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 ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA

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GROUP CHAIRMAN AND CEO Olivier D. Stocker YOUR SPECIALISTS STAMPS UK - Tim Hirsch FRPSL Guy Croton David Parsons Nick Startup Neill Granger Paul Mathews Dominic Savastano Tom Smith Ian Shapiro (Consultant) USA - George Eveleth Richard Debney EUROPE - Guido Craveri Fernando Martínez CHINA - Tommy Chau Doris Lo COINS UK - Richard Bishop Tim Robson Jon Mann Barbara Mears John Pett USA - Greg Cole Luke Mitchell Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) CHINA - Kin Choi Cheung Paul Pei Po Chow BANKNOTES UK - Barnaby Faull Andrew Pattison Monica Kruber Thomasina Smith USA - Greg Cole Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) CHINA - Kelvin Cheung Paul Pei Po Chow ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS & MILITARIA UK - Mark Quayle Oliver Pepys John Hayward BONDS & SHARES UK - Mike Veissid Andrew Pattison Thomasina Smith USA - Luke Mitchell EUROPE - Peter Christen CHINA - Kelvin Cheung BOOKS UK - Philip Skingley Jennifer Mulholland AUTOGRAPHS USA - Greg Cole Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant) WINES CHINA - Guillaume Willk-Fabia Angie Ihlo Fung YOUR EUROPE TEAM (LONDON - LUGANO) Chairman’s Office Charles Blane Directors Tim Hirsch Anthony Spink Auction & Client Management Team Mira Adusei-Poku Grace Hawkins Rita Ariete Dora Szigeti Tatyana Boyadzhieva John Winchcombe Tom Mathews Maurizio Schenini

SALE CALENDAR 2015/16 STAMPS 15/16 July 20/21 July 16 August 16/17 August 18 August September 24 September 26 September 6 October 7 October 21 October November November 24/25 November 10 December 27/28 January COINS 15 July 16 August 27 August 22/23 September 24/25 September 14 November 2/3 December BANKNOTES 8 July 16 August 27 August 24/25 September 29/30 September 1 October 14 November 8 December MEDALS 23 July 16 August 19 November

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BONDS & SHARES 16 August

IT & Administration Berdia Qamarauli Michael Addo Liz Cones Curlene Spencer Tom Robinson Cristina Dugoni Giacomo Canzi

27 August 24/25 September 14 November 27 November

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The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale Antique Maps Sale during the International Exhibition The “Sentosa” Collection of Straits Settlements, Malayan States, Labuan, North Borneo and Sarawak sale during the International Exhibition Stamps and Covers of South East Asia Sale during the International Exhibition Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History Windward Islands and British Guiana, British Honduras, Cayman Islands and Jamaica from the Vestey Collection The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The “Fordwater” Collection of New Zealand The Award-Winning Len Jury Collection of New Zealand Postal History, Stationery, 1913 Auckland and 1920 Victory Issues Great Britain Stamps and Postal History The Charles W. Adams Collection of United States and Canada The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale, featuring the John Sussex Collection of South West Africa,1880-1928 Bermuda from the Vestey Collection The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale

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An Evening of Selected Rums, Fine Wines, Whiskies and Cognacs during the International Exhibition Whisky, Cognac and Other Spirits Whisky, Cognac and Other Spirits Whisky, Cognac and Other Spirits

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AUTOGRAPHS September WINES 15 August 17 September 10 December 15 January

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Order of Sale Thursday 23 July 2015

Groups and Pairs with Orders and Decorations for Gallantry or Distinguished Service ........................................................................

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British Orders and Single Awards ................................................................ 45-55 A Collection of Medals to the Army Medical Corps and Indian Medical Service ...................................................................... 56-71 Medals to the Home Guard from the Collection of the Late Norman Brooks .................................................................. 72-157 A Collection of Medals to the Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) .......... 158-269 Medals to the Hawley Family .................................................................. 270-272 Campaign Groups and Pairs .................................................................... 273-336 Single Campaign Medals .......................................................................... 337-435 Foreign Orders, Decorations and Medals ................................................ 436-463 Coronation, Jubilee, Meritorious, Long Service and Efficiency Decorations and Medals ...................................................... 464-482 Miniature Awards .................................................................................... 483-485 Miscellaneous ............................................................................................ 486-489

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THURSDAY 23 JULY 2015 Commencing at 10.00 a.m. All Sales are subject to the Terms and Conditions for Buyers printed at the back of this catalogue. Please note that bidders who acquire lots on the-saleroom.com will have a fee of 3% on the hammer price added to their invoice for using this facility. Spink is pleased to continue to offer our brand new on-line bidding platform Spink Live for no charge through www.spink.com. Estimates The estimated selling price of each lot is printed below the lot description and does not include the Buyer’s Premium. Bidders should bear in mind that estimates are prepared well in advance of the sale and are not definitive. They are subject to revision.

GROUPS AND PAIRS WITH ORDERS AND DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY OR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE 1 A K.C.B., ‘1919’ A.F.C. Group Eleven to Air-Vice Marshal Sir D. Harries, Royal Air Force and Royal Naval Air Service; An Airship Specialist During the Great War, He Commanded No. 5 Armoured Car Company in Iraq, 1922-24; And Served As Head of Intelligence Branch, Directorate of Operations and Intelligence, 1930-34; At the Start of the Second War He Fufilled the Vital Training Role of Air Officer Commanding R.A.F. Cranwell, 193942, Before Being Appointed to the Command of No.23 Group, and Ultimately as Director-General of Personnel a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Knight Commander’s (K.C.B.) set of insignia, neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Star, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, with gold retaining pin, in Garrard, London, case of issue b) Air Force Cross, G.V.R. c) 1914-15 Star (Flt. Lt. D. Harries. R.N.A.S.) d) British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col. D. Harries. R.A.F.) e) General Service 1918-62, G.V.R., two clasps, Kurdistan, Palestine, M.I.D. Oak Leaves [sic] (S/L. D. Harries. R.A.F.) f) Defence and War Medals g) Jubilee 1935 h) Coronation 1937 i) Italy, Kingdom, Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Fifth Class breast Badge, gold and enamel, major white enamel damaged to last, light contact marks throughout, generally very fine, unless otherwise stated, breast awards mounted as originally worn, with the following related items and documents: - The recipient’s related miniature awards, the G.S.M. with Palestine clasp and M.I.D. Oak Leaves, mounted for wear - Bestowal Document for the C.B., dated 1.1.1943, with Central Chancery enclosure - Three Photographs of the recipient, one of which shows him in conversation with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (lot) £5,000-6,000

Air-Vice Marshal Sir D. Harries

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Air-Vice Marshal Sir D. Harries with H.M. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth K.C.B. London Gazette 1.1.1947 Air Vice-Marshal Douglas Harries, C.B., A.F.C., Royal Air Force (Retired) C.B. London Gazette 1.1.1943 Acting Air Vice-Marshal Douglas Harries, A.F.C. A.F.C. London Gazette 1.1.1919 Major (A./Lt. Col) Douglas Harries Italy, Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Chevalier, London Gazette 11.8.1917 Flt.-Cdr. Douglas Harries, R.N. M.I.D. London Gazette 15.9.1939 Air Commodore D. Harries, A.F.C. (01165), Royal Air Force â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;For distinguished services rendered in the field in connection with recent operations.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Air Vice-Marshal Sir Douglas Harries, K.C.B., A.F.C (1893-1972); educated at Royal Naval Colleges, Osborne and Dartmouth; commissioned Midshipman, Royal Navy, prior to advancing to Sub-Lieutenant, 15.9.1913; transferred Royal Naval Air Service, 18.12.1914; Flight Lieutenant, 1.4.1915; after service at R.N.A.S. Dover, was appointed to the command Polegate Airship Station; posted R.N.A.S. Kingsnorth, Kent, 4.3.1916; Flight Commander, 30.6.1916; Squadron Commander, 30.6.1917; posted to R.N.A.S.

Barrow, 28.7.1917; Temporary Major, Airship Branch, Royal Air Force, 1.4.1918; Squadron Leader, 1.8.1919; after brief employment at the Air Ministry he was appointed as a Staff Officer, R.A.F. Howden (Airship Base), 8.7.1920; he was serving at Howden when R38 took off and broke up in flight over the River Humber, killing 45 people, 24.8.1921; posted to R.A.F. H.Q. Iraq, April 1922; appointed Officer Commanding No. 5 Armoured Car Company R.A.F., Mosul, Iraq, November 1922; posted No. 4 F.T.S., February 1924; Wing Commander, 1.1.1926; after brief employment at R.A.F. Halton he was appointed Head of Intelligence Branch, Directorate of Operations and Intelligence, October 1930; having held this post for four years he was appointed Officer Commanding R.A.F. Ramlah, and then in a similar capacity to R.A.F. Amman the following year; advanced Air Commodore,1.11.1938; served as Air Officer Commanding, R.A.F. Cranwell, 15.8.1939-28.1.1942; on the latter date he was promoted Acting Air Vice-Marshal and appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 23 Group, Flying Training Command; appointed Director-General of Personal Services, 7.8.1943; promoted Air Vice-Marshal, Director-General of Personnel, 1.6.1944; retired 19.8.1946; in later life resided at Mill Lane Cottage, Crondall, near Farnham, Surrey; his private papers are held by the Imperial War Museum.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 2 A Well Documented and Scarce 1936 ‘Aviation’ C.B., Great War C.B.E., 1916 R.F.C. Brigade Major’s M.C. Group of Seven to ‘Early Bird’ Air Commodore N.J. Gill, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, Late Royal Garrison Artillery, Author of the Celebrated Wartime Publication ‘Gill’s Flying Guide’ a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Companion’s (C.B.) neck Badge, 50mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with miniature width neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue b) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Military Division, Commander’s (C.B.E.) neck Badge, 80mm including crown suspension x 63mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue c) Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued d) 1914-15 Star (Capt. N.J. Gill R.G.A.) e) British War and Victory Medals (Major N.J. Gill. R.F.C.) f) Jubilee 1935, good very fine or better, with the following related documents: - Commission appointing Napier John Gill as Second Lieutenant, Land Forces, dated 3.1.1911 - Commission appointing Napier John Gill as Wing Commander, Royal Air Force, dated 2.8.1919 - Bestowal Document for the Order of the Bath, C.B., dated 5.2.1936 and signed by King Edward VIII, together with original Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood Envelope - Bestowal Document for the Order of the British Empire, C.B.E., dated 1.1.1919 and signed by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) - Permission to Wear Document for Jubilee Medal 1935 - International Aviator’s Certificate (No. 174- Royal Aero Club, dated 16.1.1912) - Letter of Appointment to the Military Wing, R.F.C. Farnborough, dated August 1913 - R.F.C. Flying Certificate (No. 90- Central Flying School, Upavon, dated 15.8.1913) - Approximately 35 Family letters and correspondence from service colleagues (1924-36) - A 1916 First Impression of ‘Gill’s Flying Guide’, interleaved for corrections, containing many hand written notes for the 2nd 1917 Edition - Marriage Certificate, dated 1921 (lot) £3,500-4,500 C.B. London Gazette 1.1.1936 Air Commodore Napier John Gill, C.B.E., M.C., Royal Air Force. C.B.E. London Gazette 1.1.1919 Lieut.-Col. Napier John Gill, M.C., Royal Air Force. M.C. London Gazette 1.1.1917 Capt. Napier John Gill, R.A. and R.F.C. The Recommendation states: ‘He has done exceptionally good work from April to October 1916, as a Brigade Major. His energy and great ability have been most valuable. He has previously done very good work as Wing Adjutant during the campaign.’ Air Commodore Napier John Gill, C.B., C.B.E., M.C., born 1890; educated at Rugby and the R.M.A. Woolwich; commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Artillery, December 1910; he began flying in a Deperdussin monoplane at

Air Commodore N.J. Gill Brooklands, and quickly gained his Royal Aero Club Certificate in the same aircraft, January 1912; was seconded to the Military Wing of the R.F.C., passed the pilots course at the newly formed Central Flying School at Upavon, 15.8.1913, and reported for duty with 5 Squadron at Farnborough a few days later; appointed Flight Commander and Captain the following year, and in August 1914 was made Wing Adjutant, R.F.C. From July 1915 Gill served on the Western Front in France and was appointed Brigade Major to Brigadier General Higgins, commanding 3rd Brigade R.F.C. (M.C.); advanced to Lieutenant Colonel; appointed Assistant Adjutant General R.F.C. and was granted a permanent commission in the newly formed Royal Air Force 1.1.1918; briefly commanded 210 Squadron at Gosport in 1921; before being appointed to Command the experimental R.A.F. Station at Martlesham Heath, Suffolk; over the next few years he established the character and reputation of the Station; he became well known to many famous pilots and aircraft manufacturers, and is credited as putting Martlesham ‘on the map’; promoted Group Captain, after serving in Iraq 1925-37, and became closely involved in the preparation which led to Britain’s Schneider Trophy success in 1931; after a number of senior appointments including Air Officer Commanding No. 10 Group, S.A.S.O. H.Q. Coastal Area and A.O.A., H.Q. Fighter Command, for which he was appointed C.B. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request and was made Air Commodore; after leaving the Service he joined the Boulton Paul Aircraft Company as General Manager, and prior to his early death in October 1948 was employed as General Manager of the Marine Mountings Company.

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3 A Great War ‘1916’ C.B. Group of Six to Major-General J.J. Russell, Royal Army Medical Corps, Officer Commanding 5th General Hospital, Rouen, France, 5.8.1914-4.10.1914 a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Companion’s (C.B.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel b) Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, one clasp, Cape Colony (Major J.J. Russell. R.A.M.C.) c) King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (Maj. J.J. Russell. M.B. R.A.M.C.) d) 1914 Star, with Bar (Lt: Col: J.J. Russell. R.A.M.C.) e) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Col. J.J. Russell.), light contact overall, minor edge bruising, therefore generally very fine, with metal insignia, all housed in a customised case (lot) £800-1,200 C.B. London Gazette 14.1.1916 Colonel John Joshua Russell, M.B., Army Medical Service Major-General John Joshua Russell, C.B., M.B., born 1862, son of G.B. Russell, M.B.; educated at Trinity College, Dublin (B.A., B. Ch., and M.B. 1885); commissioned Captain, Royal Army Medical Corps, July 1886; Major July 1898; served in operations in Cape Colony south of Orange River, 1899-1900; and in operations in Cape Colony, November 1900-January 1902; Lieutenant-Colonel 28.7.1906; Officer Commanding 5th General Hospital, Rouen, France, 5.8.1914-4.10.1914; Assistant Director of Medical Services, L. of C., British Expeditionary Force, 5.10.1914-March 1915; Colonel, 1.3.1915; employed in the same capacity for the Meerut Division, March 1915-25.11.1915; and once again for the 55th Division, 26.11.1915-28.2.1916; Deputy Director of Medical Services, Rouen Base, 29.2.1916-February 1918; employed in the same capacity for the Scottish Command, 25.2.1918-31.5.1918; and once again for the Irish Command from June 1918 (Three time M.I.D. London Gazette 19.10.1914, 1.1.1916 and 29.5.1917); advanced Major-General, 7.2.1918; appointed Deputy Director of Medical Services, India, 21.3.1920; retired 7.2.1922; in later life resided at ‘Inchera’, Tramore, Waterford.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA x4 The Great War C.M.G. Group of Seven to Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Northey, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Taken Prisoner of War During the Boer War, and Commanded the 6th Battalion During the Great War; Wounded at the Battle of Loos, 27.9.1915, He Relinquished Command of the Battalion to Winston Churchill a) The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion’s (C.M.G.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue b) India General Service 1895-1902, V.R., three clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, Tirah 1897-98, unofficial rivets, top lugs removed (Lieut. H.H. Northey. Ryl. Scots. Fuslrs.) c) Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (Capt. H.H. Northey, R. Scots Fus:) d) King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (Capt. H.H. Northey. Rl. Scts: Fus.) e) 1914-15 Star (Lt: Col: H.H. Northey. R. Sc: Fus:) f) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Lt. Col. H.H. Northey.), minor edge bruising, good very fine, together with various photographs of the recipient, and a large quantity of research, including a copy of the recipient’s private diary from the Battle of Loos (7) £1,800-2,200 C.M.G. London Gazette 14.1.1916 Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Herbert Hamilton Northey, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Commanding Service Battalion ‘For services rendered in connection with Military Operations in the Field.’

Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. Northey

M.I.D. London Gazette 1.1.1916 Northey, Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) H.H., Royal Scots Fusiliers ‘For gallant and distinguished service in the field.’ Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Hamilton Northey, C.M.G., (1870-1938), educated at Somerset College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Scots Fusiliers, July 1891; promoted Lieutenant, July 1893; served during operations on the North West Frontier of India, 1897-98, including those on the Samana and the action at Ublan Pass, 27.8.1897, in addition to service on the Staff in the Tirah Expeditionary Force; promoted Captain, June 1899; served during the Boer War in South Africa; taken Prisoner of War at Colenso, whilst participating in operations to relieve the garrison at Ladysmith; subsequently released, went onto serve in the Transvaal, November 1900 to May 1902, and was latterly on the Staff and Commandant at Krokodil Poort. Promoted Major in February 1912, on the outbreak of the Great War Northey was given command of the 6th (Service) Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers; served with the Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from May 1915; and was wounded at the Battle of Loos, 27.9.1915: ‘Just after dawn the Germans attempted to attack us from the direction of Haisnes, but were repulsed without difficulty. Immediately after this I received a report that the enemy were trying to bomb down the right of Fosse Alley. I had two machine guns and also parties of bombers on that flank, and the enemy was held until our bombs were exhausted and

both machine guns put out of action by being hit by German bombs. As the German bombing parties were now making headway down the trench, I ordered the company on the right to get out of the trench into the open so as to charge round the bombers. This was done, but not without severe loss from machine-gun fire from St. Elie, and also artillery fire from the direction of Haisnes. With this party I eventually retired on to the old German trenches south-east of the Hohenzollern Redoubt. All this time we received no reinforcements and no support from our guns. On consultation with Colonel MacKenzie (10th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) we agreed that the only thing to do was to get back to the old German trenches with as little loss as possible. However as this meant returning over the open for some 300 to 400 yards, severe losses were inevitable. I was hit myself, shot through the left leg about 200 yards from the trench we were making for, and I believe Colonel MacKenzie was also hit about the same time but I never saw him again. This must have been about 3 p.m. and from onward I took no further part in the fighting. After I was hit, I stumbled on through communication trenches hopping as best I could for what seemed an interminable distance - the trenches being deep with mud and choked with dead and wounded men - and was eventually helped into a German

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA dugout by a stretcher-bearer, who tied up my leg. I then imagine I must have fainted, probably because I had lost a lot of blood, and came to finding myself being pulled out of the dug-out by two stretcher-bearers, with a terrific din going on all around. This was the German counter-attacking, and I found I was between the German and British lines. I slowly and very painfully made my way along the German trenches towards our own lines - fighting going on all round and very much afraid of being collared by the enemy. At one point a stretcher was obtained, and the two stretcher-bearers tried to carry me over the open, but just as I was being lifted a shell came, a splinter of which blew the unfortunate stretcherbearer’s brains all over me. The other stretcher-bearer then carried me away over the open on his back under a heavy fire some 150 yards - until we reached a trench in our organized front line. Very soon after this I got another stretcher, and after many varied vicissitudes I arrived at Barts where there was a dressing station. From Bart’s I was carried to Vermelles, then to Bethune (a very painful dressing and injection there), then to Lillers (for two days) and then on to the No. 20 General Hospital, Etaples.’ (recipient’s diary refers). Appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, and Mentioned in Despatches, Northey relinquished command of the 6th Battalion on account of his wounds in January 1916, and was replaced as Commanding Officer of the Battalion by Lieutenant-Colonel Winston Churchill. After a year’s recuperation, Northey returned to the 6th Battalion in France as Commanding Officer, November 1916 (Churchill having relinquished command in May 1916 in order to return to the House of Commons), and remained on active service until April 1917. He retired with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, October 1919. Northey and Churchill Lieutenant-Colonel Northey relinquished command of the 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers following the Battle of Loos, and Winston Churchill was appointed as his successor. It is interesting to parallel Northey’s and Churchill’s military careers. Both men passed out of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (only four years apart). In 1897-98, as Lieutenants, both were present in the Punjab Frontier and the Tirah campaign against Afridi insurgents. Later, in the Boer War, Northey, like Churchill, was captured by the Boers and interned as a Prisoner of War. Did Northey and Churchill ever meet? Probably, at a historic reunion of the Regiment on the 1st July 1919, their first post-War Regimental Dinner, with H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, the newly-appointed Colonel-in-Chief, as the guest of honour. Among the 80 guests was Churchill, who toasted the Prince of Wales and spoke of the ‘magnificent spirit that existed in the famous old Regiment, and how much that spirit meant, and would mean in the future.’ Also present was Lieutenant-Colonel Northey, the man Churchill had replaced. An eyewitness wrote: ‘Old friends gripped hands very warmly, but with few words. There was a feeling of reunion and thankfulness, and the regret for those who had gone, and words did not come easily.’ To believe the two commanders did not share a greeting is impossible. They had much in common. The entire proceeds of the sale of this lot are being donated to The Churchill Centre, a registered non-profit society, to further its work. The Churchill Centre exists to ensure that Sir Winston Churchill’s life’s work is never forgotten by freedom-loving peoples. With chapters in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Portugal, the aims of the Centre are to educate people of all ages worldwide using Churchill’s example of leadership, statesmanship, vision, and boldness by maintaining a global learning community that keeps the name, words, and achievements of Churchill alive in a changing and volatile world. For further information please see www.winstonchurchill.org PROVENANCE:

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5 The C.B.E. Group of Three to Test Match Cricketer Captain R.K. Nunes, British West Indian Regiment and Royal Air Force, Later the First Test Captain of the West Indies Cricket Team a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Civil Division, Commander’s (C.B.E.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with full size and miniature width neck ribands, in Garrard, London, case of issue b) British War and Victory Medals (Capt. R.K. Nunes. R.A.F.), edge bruise to BWM; VM unofficially renamed, toned, good very fine, with the recipient’s related miniature awards, and various photographic images of the recipient and the 1928 West Indies XI (3) £300-400 C.B.E. London Gazette 7.6.1951 Robert Karl Nunes, Esq. ‘For public services in Jamaica.’ Captain Robert Karl Nunes, C.B.E., was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in June 1894, and was educated at Dulwich College, London, where he excelled at cricket and topped the College batting averages in 1911 and 1912- his teammates in the Dulwich 1st XI included Arthur and Harold Gilligan, who both went on to captain England. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the British West Indies Regiment in February 1917, Nunes embarked for France in March 1917 and served with his Regiment on the Western Front for the next 15 months, being advanced temporary Captain. He returned to the UK in July 1918, and was commissioned into the Royal Air Force with the rank of Captain in October 1918. His first operational posting was with No. 236 Squadron, based at R.N.A.S. station Mullion, near The Lizard in Cornwall, where he was involved in anti-German submarine patrols, and he remained with this unit until being discharged in June 1919. After the War Nunes remained in England for a while, playing a few matches for Surrey 2nd XI, before returning to his native Jamaica. West Indies Test Captain In 1920 Nunes resumed his cricket in Jamaica, playing for the Kingston club, and in 1923 was appointed captain of Jamaica and selected as vice-captain and wicket keeper for the West Indian tour of England. The tour did not feature any Test Matches (the West Indies at this stage were not a Test Nation), but was an overall success, the tourists winning 6, drawing 7 and losing 7 of their 20 First Class matches against the Counties and other representative sides, and Nunes made his First Class debut in the nine-wicket loss against Cambridge University at Fenner’s, where he opened the batting and scored 59. Back in the Caribbean, he continued to captain Jamaica, and in 1926 became the first West Indian to score a century against an M.C.C. touring team. The following year he made his highest First Class score of 200 not out. In 1928 the West Indians again toured England, and this time the tour itinerary included three Test Matches, the first Test Matches in which the West Indies played. Nunes was appointed tour captain (and wicket-keeper), and on the 23rd June led out the West Indies for their inaugural Test Match, at Lord’s. In a rather one-sided match, England won by an innings and 58 runs shortly before lunch on the third day. The second Test Match at Old Trafford, and the third at The Oval, were equally one-sided, England again winning both by an innings, but Nunes acquitted himself well on the rest of the tour, hitting two centuries and scoring nearly 1,000 runs. In 1930 England toured the West Indies, with four Test Matches included in the itinerary. Nunes did not play in the first three, but was recalled as captain for the fourth and final Test Match, played at his home ground of Sabina Park,

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6 The C.B.E. Pair Attributed to B.G. David, Esq., Deputy Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District, 1976-86 a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Civil Division, Commander’s (C.B.E.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in Garrard, London, case of issue b) Jubilee 1977, unnamed as issued, extremely fine, mounted court style as worn, together with the recipient’s miniature awards (2) £280-320

Kingston. With the series tied at one win each, it was decided that the last match would be ‘timeless’ and played to the finish. Numerous records were set, as England scored 849 in the first innings. The West Indies responded with 286, Nunes opening the batting scoring 66, and after England declared their second innings closed on 272 the West Indies were set a target of 836 for victory. Nunes made 92, his highest Test score, adding over 200 runs for the second wicket with the great George Headley, but after nine days the match had to be abandoned as a draw as the boat taking England home was due to leave. Nunes retired from playing cricket at the end of the 1932 season, having scored 245 Test runs with an average of 30.62 in his four Test Matches, and 2,695 First Class runs (including 6 Centuries) with an average of 31.33 in his 61 First Class matches. His playing days over, he remained active in cricket administration, serving as President of the West Indies Board of Control from 1945-52, and was the West Indies’ representative on the Imperial Cricket Conference (I.C.C.) from 1947-51. Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1951, for services to West Indies cricket, a contemporary noted ‘He is perhaps the greatest name in West Indies cricket. Constantine, Headley and others have done a tremendous job for us, but Nunes not only did work on the field, but behind the scenes and at the conference tables.’ He died in London in July 1958, and was subsequently commemorated on a Jamaican $3 postage stamp.

C.B.E. London Gazette 1.1.1986 Brian Gurney David, Deputy Receiver, Metropolitan Police. Brian Gurney David, Esq., C.B.E., born 25.1.1926; educated at Alleyn’s School, Dulwich, London; joined the Metropolitan Police Office, 1946; appointed Private Secretary to the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District, 1958; Assistant Secretary (Director of Finance), 1973; Deputy Receiver, 1976; retired, 1986.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 7 The Outstanding Second War D.S.O. and Two Bars, D.S.C. Group of Eight to Captain E.N. ‘Won’t-Go-Home’ Pumphrey, Royal Navy, A Pioneering Skipper of Motor Torpedo Boats Who Was One of the Royal Navy’s Most Successful Coastal Force Captains of the Second World War, He Distinguished Himself in the ‘Spitfires of the Seas’ During The First Great M.T.B. Action of the War; During a Daring Daylight Attack On The Scharnhorst and Gneisenau; And As Commander of H.M.S. Brocklesby For The Dieppe Raid. He Was Wounded in Action Three Times a) Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse of suspension bar officially dated ‘1942’, with Second Award Bar, reverse officially dated ‘1942’, and Third Award Bar, reverse officially dated ‘1943’, with integral top riband bar b) Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., silver (Hallmarks for London 1940), reverse officially dated ‘1941’ c) 1939-1945 Star d) Atlantic Star e) Africa Star, with North Africa 1942-43 Bar f) Burma Star g) War Medal, M.I.D. Oak Leaf h) Coronation 1953, good very fine or better, mounted court-style as originally worn, with the following related items: - The recipient’s related miniature awards, mounted court-style as worn - Full and miniature-sized riband bars - Garrard, London, cases of issue for both the D.S.O. and D.S.C. - Bestowal Document for the D.S.O., named to Lieutenant-Commander E.N. Pumphrey, D.S.C., Royal Navy, and dated 31.3.1942, together with a copy of the Statutes of the Order - Letter to the recipient informing him of the award of a Third Award Bar to the D.S.O., dated 9.7.1943 - Four Mentioned in Despatches Certificates, dated 6.6.1941, 6.1.1942. 10.7.1945, and 20.11.1945, with envelope for last - The recipient’s Sailor’s Pay and Identity Book - Letter to the recipient from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the occasion of his retirement, dated 30.6.1956 - Copies of the reports of the recipient’s D.S.C. and first D.S.O. Actions - Operation Neptune File, the recipient’s complete file of Operation ‘Neptune’ Force ‘J’ Naval Operation Orders, including original maps of the route to the DDay Beaches and detailed tide diagrams - Three sporting trophy shields, one silver (Hallmarks for London 1934) for ‘Athletic Sports H.M.S. Ganges Aggregate Shield 1935’; two bronze, for ‘R.M. & R.N. Devonport 1936 Long Jump Winner’, and ‘R.M. & R.N. Devonport 1936 High Jump Winner’ - The recipient’s Royal Navy Standard Service Dress Commander’s Peak Cap, by Gieves, London, the label reading ‘Pumphrey’, together with the recipient’s belt - The recipient’s Royal Navy Officer’s Dirk, the scabbard engraved ‘E.N.P.’ - H.M.S. Cardigan Bay roundel - Various newspaper cuttings and other ephemera (lot) £25,000-30,000

Captain E.N. Pumphrey D.S.O. London Gazette 31.3.1942 Lieutenant-Commander Edward Nigel Pumphrey, D.S.C., Royal Navy ‘For daring and resolution while serving in H.M. Motor Torpedo Boats in daylight attacks at close range and against odds, upon the German Battle-Cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, and the Cruiser Prinz Eugen.’ The Recommendation, dated 17.2.1942, states: ‘LieutenantCommander Pumphrey was the Senior Officer in Command of the Motor Torpedo Boats which sailed from Dover just before noon on the 12th February, 1942, to intercept and attack a force of German ships comprising the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and Prinz Eugen, with destroyers, torpedo boats, and E-Boats in company, and heavily escorted by aircraft. Handicapped by M.T.B. 221, in which he sailed, breaking down twice he nevertheless persevered with his attack which he made from the best position he could reach, taking into consideration the relatively slow speed of his flotilla and the opposition from the enemy screen of destroyers, E-Boats, and fighter aircraft. Throughout the operation he showed fine leadership, courage, and resolution.’ D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 2.10.1942 Lieutenant-Commander Edward Nigel Pumphrey, D.S.O., D.S.C., Royal Navy ‘For gallantry, daring, and skill in the combined attack on Dieppe.’ The Recommendation, dated 29.8.1942, states: ‘Brocklesby played a very gallant part throughout the operation and particularly during the withdrawal. Realising that close support was vital to the successful withdrawal of the troops, Lieutenant-Commander Pumphrey took his ship to within 600 yards of Dieppe Beach, and bombarded the cliff faces and enemy beach defences although subjected to a heavy fire and bombing attack by three JU.88s. This action temporarily quelled some of the fire directed on the beaches, and allowed a number of the troops to get down to the landing craft.’ D.S.O. Third Award Bar London Gazette 6.7.1943 Lieutenant-Commander Edward Nigel Pumphrey, D.S.O., D.S.C., Royal Navy

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7 ‘For outstanding leadership, skill and determination in intercepting an enemy convoy, while serving in H.M.S. Goathland’ The Recommendation, dated 6.5.1943, states: ‘For determined leadership, skill, and courage in leading a destroyer sub-division to intercept an enemy convoy on the night of the 27th - 28th April, 1943, resulting in the torpedoing of two Merchant ships at point blank range, and the sinking of at least three of their escorts, in company with Albrighton. Lieutenant-Commander Pumphrey handled his ships so skilfully that the initial approach to within 500 yards of the target was achieved, and torpedoes fired, before the enemy took any action.’

establishment of navigational aids in the approaches to the Rangoon river, in minesweeping, and in the survey of the river prior to the assault on the city, May 1945.’ Captain Edward Nigel Pumphrey, D.S.O., D.S.C., was born in Ryton-on-Tyne, Co. Durham, 27.7.1910, the son of Captain C.E.W. Pumphrey, who had been awarded the Military Cross on the Somme in 1916, and entered the Royal Navy, 16.1.1924. After service as a Naval Cadet in H.M.S. Nelson and Resolution, he was Commissioned SubLieutenant, 16.5.1931, and promoted Lieutenant, 16.5.1933. Second World War - Motor Torpedo Boats On the outbreak of the Second World War Pumphrey was posted to Dover, and joined the Coastal Forces, a force comprised of Motor Torpedo Boats (M.T.B.s), Motor Gun Boats (M.G.B.s), and Motor Launches (M.L.s). These ‘Spitfires of the Seas’ operated throughout the War in the English Channel and North Sea, and were often heavily outgunned. Virtually every sortie they undertook resulted in casualties, with their commanders suffering the highest casualty rate, as the wheelhouse was frequently the main target for enemy guns. It was in gratitude of this dangerous work that Pumphrey was promoted Lieutenant-Commander, 16.5.1941, and received his first official recognition - a Mention in Despatches ‘for good service against the enemy’. More was to follow.

D.S.C. London Gazette 21.10.1941 Lieutenant-Commander Edward Nigel Pumphrey, Royal Navy ‘For courage and skill in an attack on an Enemy Convoy in the English Channel in which one Supply Ship was sunk and three other Enemy Ships were damaged.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 6.6.1941 Lieutenant Edward Nigel Pumphrey, Royal Navy ‘For good services in action against the enemy.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 6.1.1942 Lieutenant-Commander Edward Nigel Pumphrey, D.S.C., Royal Navy ‘For courage and skill when an Enemy Convoy was attacked by our light Coastal Forces.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 10.7.1945 Commander Edward Nigel Pumphrey, D.S.O., D.S.C., Royal Navy ‘For courage, tenacity and devotion to duty whilst serving in H.M. Ships Pathfinder and Phoebe, H.M. Indian Ships Narbada, Hamla, Cauvery, Jumna, Hathi and Light Coastal Forces, in operations lasting four months, frequently performed under rapidly changing conditions and with difficult lines of communication, on the Arakan Coast.’

Interception Off Blanc Nez On the 8th - 9th September 1941, a German convoy attempted to pass through the Straits of Dover. It consisted of two heavily laden merchant ships with an escort of trawlers and E-Boats. Pumphrey was in command of the force of M.T.B.s which intercepted them, and in his own account: ‘We were at long notice that night, having been at sea for the five previous nights. The available boats were M.T.B. 35 (my own), 54, and 218. We were at the local leg show when the recall came through, but got away pretty quickly. The set-up

M.I.D. London Gazette 20.11.1945 Commander Edward Nigel Pumphrey, D.S.O., D.S.C., Royal Navy ‘For courage, efficiency, and devotion to duty in the

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA was that the enemy vessels had left Boulogne northbound, and we would be in time to intercept them off Blanc Nez. We set course, and when I reckoned to be two miles from the point of interception we cut the main engines. For me, that is the worst phase of any Coastal Force action. Apart from being considerably frightened, there is the real agony of anxiety that you may have messed up the navigation and will miss the interception. However, all went well, and at about 11:30pm we saw them at a distance of around 4,000 yardstwo merchant ships around the 3,000-ton mark, loaded right down, accompanied by three trawlers and perhaps eight Eboats. It was a flat, calm night, and ran in unseen almost on their beam. It was desperately exciting, creeping in in the dark, still unseen and getting nearer and nearer. There had never been a serious M.T.B. attack from Dover before, and the escort was half asleep. We got right in, passing between two of the screening E-boats, about 1,000 yards from the rear ship. I ran in to 800 yards and then fired the torpedoes. Suddenly the enemy opened fire with heavy stuff, the flashes were blinding, and we were hit three or four times. Our own point-fives were in action, and it was good to see the red tracer going away low and level. It looked good shooting. Then a great flash leapt up from our target and we felt an underwater explosion. One torpedo had hit. We withdrew out of range and investigated the situation. The starboard torpedo had misfired, owing to a dud charge. It was still in the tube and available for further action. 218 had expended her torpedoes and returned to harbour. The time was now about ten minutes past midnight, and 35 and 54 started on what was to prove a long, stern chase. My plan was to overtake the enemy on a parallel course and when well ahead of him to cut the main engines, creep into his path, and lie in wait. At 1:40am the convoy was sighted ahead, and at about 2:00am, 54 turned northward to an attacking course and fired her torpedoes at about 1,200 yards. She then made smoke and disengaged. We ran through the smoke, and emerged to find four E-boats converging on us. However, our blood was now well up and we were going to make certain of it. At 600 yards the merchantman was sitting across our sights like a row of houses and the E-boats were far too close and hitting us hard and often. The time had come to fire- and as I pulled the levers I saw the target obliterated by a great black column of water and wreckage. 54’s torpedoes had hit square amidships and mine was wasted. I turned sharp to port away from the E-boats, and found myself almost on top of a trawler. At a range of under 100 yards she scored hits. Then a 3-inch shell blew half the stern off and a big petrol fire started amidships. The steering was shot to pieces by the hit aft and only the centre engine remained running. The Telegraphist was severely wounded, and the Seaman Torpedoman and myself slightly. Out of control, we were circling slowly at about 5 knots and under fire from the trawler and E-boats. We tried steering with buckets but without success, so I had to stop. There didn’t seem to be a lot of future. The petrol fire was being dealt with, and so I went to see what could be done about rigging hand steering. The bright spot in our situation was that the trawler’s fire had first slackened and finally ceased. For this there was a good reason. Able Seaman Carruthers at the point-fives was firing beautifully, with precision and economy. One by one he had silenced the trawler’s guns. I walked up to speak to him. He was as cool as a cucumber and utterly happy. He said “She’s quiet now. I’m not wasting ammunition on her”, and turned his attention to an E-boat that was closing on our port side. She closed to 100 yards and then opened fire. The tracer crossed in mid-air, but the enemy fire was too high, whilst our own fire streamed into the E-boats hull and bridge, a lovely sustained burst of perhaps 80 rounds. The enemy fire stopped suddenly and the E-boat sheared off. Without a word Carruthers swung back on to the trawler. Meanwhile another complication had entered our life. The

four E-boats which had first engaged us re-started their engines, formed up, and steered slowly down our starboard side. I reckoned that the time had come when all hope must be abandoned and the boat destroyed. The life-float was cleared away, and I gave orders to abandon ship as soon as the E-boats opened fire. I was to remain to re-start the petrol fire on-board. But to our amazement the E-boats cruised past us at a range of 400 yards without firing a shot! Then everything went right. It was reported that we could steer after a fashion, the third engine was got going, and we swerved off into the night on a most erratic course for home. That wasn’t quite the end of it, as the damage aft had very nearly sunk the boat. The water was almost up to the engines, we had very little idea where we were, highly erratic steeringgear, and a nice little fog to contend with as we approached our coast. We missed the Goodwin Sands on the wrong side and made the Thames Estuary just north of Margate! We entered Ramsgate at about 7:30am in sinking condition.’ (The Battle of the Narrow Seas, by Sir Peter Scott refers). In his report on the action, Pumphrey praised the conduct of his crew: ‘It is difficult to make individual recommendations among the crew of M.Y.B. 35. It is considered that they were tested severely, and the courage and initiative shown by all the crew could scarcely have been improved upon.’ In the event Pumphrey was awarded an Immediate D.S.C. for his gallantry in pressing home the attack, and Carruthers a D.S.M. Pumphrey remained at Dover commanding the M.T.B.s throughout the winter of 1941-42. By showing that success was possible even with the slow boats at his disposal, further actions were planned over the winter. On the 3rd November 1941, he shared in the sinking of a 5,000-ton ship, and got away unscathed, chiefly because of the dash and courage of Lieutenant Stewart Gould in his M.G.B. Christened by his long-suffering crew as ‘Won’t-Go-Home-Pumphrey’ because of his habit, after long hours of loafing on silent engine through the icy night whilst constantly watching, of announcing: “We’ll just have another half-hour boys- I’m sure we’re going to get something”, in all he engaged in around 20 minor battles over the next six months, and was wounded for a second time. However, the team work between him with his force of M.T.B.s, and Gould with his force of M.G.B.s, had a great influence on the development of Coastal Force tactics, and led to a second Mention in Despatches for Pumphrey. Still more was to come. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau- Bigger Prey On the 12th February 1942, the German battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, passed through the Straits of Dover on their way from Brest to Germany. Pumphrey was sitting in his office doing some paper-work when, at 11:35am, the telephone rang. “Pumphrey”, said the voice, “The Battle Cruisers are off Boulogne now. How soon can you get cracking?” Pumphrey’s own account of the action is as follows: ‘There was a mad rush down to the boats, and we got the M.T.B.s started like lightening. The M.G.B.s were unlucky- Stewart Gould was in town, and there was no time to do more than tell the duty officer to get hold of him. There wasn’t a second to be wasted if we were to make an interception of 27-knot ships with 24-knot M.T.B.s. Manning the boats was a terrific scene. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau had become almost a myth at Dover, and here we were in broad daylight setting off after them. It didn’t seem possible. Even apart from Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, to do a M.T.B. operation at noon seemed almost indecent. I shall never forget the chaps grinning all over their faces as we formed up and screamed out at 24 knots. At 12:10pm we saw fighters, masses of them, all Messerschmitts. A squadron flew over us very close, and we all blazed away at them. Simultaneously we sighted smoke in two distinct patches to the south-east, and almost immediately we saw the E-boats who were laying it- ten of them in two divisions half a mile apart. Course was altered to converge on the E-boats. When the range was down to 1,000

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON picked up by H.M.S. Brocklesby, and they gave us dry gear and put us below, but then their Skipper came down and said, ‘Can any of you Marines use an Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun?’ So my mate Knocker White went up and soon had it blazing away. We got hit six times on the Brocklesby and went aground once, but they stayed to pick up survivors- what guts that Skipper had! We came back to Pompey doing four knots under air attack most of the way!”’ (The Dieppe Raid by R. Neillands refers). When H.M.S. Brocklesby and her complement finally managed to limp home, it took six weeks to repair the damage done to her during the course of the raid. For his gallant action in the evacuation, which undoubtedly saved the lives of a number of troops, Pumphrey was awarded a Second Award Bar to his D.S.O. With H.M.S. Brocklesby in dock undergoing extensive repairs, Pumphrey was appointed to the command of another Huntclass destroyer, H.M.S. Goathland, 8.9.1942. He carried out the same sort of work as he had previously in Brocklesby, escorting convoys in the English Channel, but in April 1943 Goathland and another Hunt-class destroyer, H.M.S. Albrighton, were sent to intercept an important German supply ship off the north coast of Brittany.

yards both sides started shooting, but at that range in a moderate sea it was almost a waste of ammunition. Then the main enemy force came clear of the smoke- three great ships with destroyers stationed astern of them. They were on the same course as the E-boats, but 4,000 yards further away. I noticed that their guns were all trained fore and aft. I d their speed at 27 knots. The situation was an impossible one. The E-boats barred the path of an M.T.B. attack, and though I ordered emergency full speed ahead in an attempt to draw ahead of them, I felt pretty sure it would be useless. I was right. The E-boats merely put on another knot or two, maintaining their excellent defensive position. There were two alternatives- either to try and battle through the E-boats, or to accept firing at long range. The M.T.B.s were on the ideal bearing, but the range was hopelessly long. I altered course to try to fight through the screen. It was a mad thing to do- the inevitable result would have been the loss of all boats before the range could have been reduced to a reasonable one. But chance took a hand, and, as I turned, my starboard engine conked and my speed fell back to 16 knots. In these circumstances there was only one thing to do- to hold on until the E-boat fire became a serious danger, and then to fire at a range of 4,000-odd yards. We steered in, in line abreast, until the E-boats’ range was 200 yards. Even then they scarcely touched us- it was too rough for shooting. We fired our torpedoes carefully, but without much hope, and turned away. The whole operation had been most unsatisfactory. About three minutes after firing, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau turned 90 degrees away and our last hope of a lucky hit evaporated. We made for home, and intercepted the M.G.B.s on their way out. Stewart Gould was hopping mad at having missed the fun. He had shot down two Messerschmitt’s on his way across, which had only slightly soothed him.’ (The Battle of the Narrow Seas, by Sir Peter Scott refers). For his ‘fine leadership, courage, and resolution’, Pumphrey was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, as much for this action as for his sterling work in the many other battles he had fought. On the 1st March a force of M.T.B.s had torpedoed a tanker. The tanker, although stopped, did not sink, and was left drifting with the tide. Pumphrey was sent out later in the night to finish it off; but in the ensuing action with the tanker’s escort was wounded a third time. After recovering in hospital, Pumphrey left the Coastal Forces and was appointed to the command of the Hunt-class destroyer H.M.S. Brocklesby, 17.4.1942. His main job was escorting convoys in the Channel, but that would soon change.

Action Off Ushant On the 27th April 1943, H.M.S. Goathland, under the command of Pumphrey, and H.M.S. Albrighton, under the command of Lieutenant-Commander R.J. Hanson, D.S.O., D.S.C., were ordered to proceed to Ushant, off the Brittany coast, to intercept a German supply ship. Shortly before dawn on the 28th April, they sailed into the most strongly escorted German convoy ever caught creeping along the French coast. According to the Admiralty communiqué: ‘the destroyers Goathland and Albrighton attacked at close range in the face of intense fire from an unusually large number of escort craft. They torpedoed a large supply ship and another of medium size. Both supply ships were also heavily hit by gunfire and are believed to have sunk. The attack caused considerable confusion among the enemy forces and several of their ships were seen firing at each other. During the melee, which lasted for more than an hour, the Goathland and the Albrighton scored hits with gunfire on two of the convoy escorts. These enemy vessels burst into flames and almost certainly sank. Our ships had only slight damage and few casualties.’ The odds against H.M.S. Goathland and Albrighton, which destroyed five enemy vessels (two supply ships, two escort vessels, and one E-boat) within an hour, were more than 3 to 1 against, but the success was partly due to Pumphrey’s skill at being able to close within 500 yards of the convoy before any action was taken by the enemy. For their determined leadership, skill, and courage, Pumphrey was awarded a Third Award Bar to his D.S.O., and Hanson was awarded a Second Award Bar to his D.S.O. Promoted Commander, 31.12.1943, Pumphrey saw further action during the War in North Africa and Burma. For his services during operations on and off the Arakan Coast and during the establishment of navigational aids in the approaches to the Rangoon River prior to the assault on the city in May 1945, he was Mentioned in Despatches for both a third and fourth time. Promoted Captain, 30.6.1952, for two years he served as Naval Assistant to the Admiral Commanding Reserves, before being appointed Captain of the 7th Frigate Squadron, serving in H.M.S. Cardigan Bay, in 1954, where his personal leadership and example made their mark on the Far East Station. Captain Nigel Pumphrey retired from the Royal Navy, 1.7.1956, after more than 32 years’ service, and moved to Greatham in Hampshire. Modest to the last, in a letter to his grandson shortly before his death he wrote: ‘Many others did much more in the War than I did, for much less recognition. I was lucky to get all those gongs.’ He died, 29.9.1994.

The Dieppe Raid On the 18th August 1942, H.M.S. Brocklesby, under the command of Pumphrey, left Newhaven to support Operation Jubilee, the Commando Raid on Dieppe. She was one of eight small destroyers tasked with bombarding the Dieppe seafront and the two headland positions prior to the first wave of troops landing at 5:23am the following morning. As the raid progressed the destroyers continued to engage the larger German gun emplacements and provide what covering fire they could for both the landing craft and the assaulting British Commandos and Canadian troops. As the raid started to stall, the withdrawal was ordered, and the destroyers were tasked with shelling the German positions on the headlands to reduce their ability to hamper the withdrawal. Due to the distinct lack of small craft, ‘the Royal Navy were doing all they could to support the troops ashore while under air attack from dive-bombers and being shelled from the cliffs. H.M.S. Brocklesby went within 500 yards of the shore off the main Dieppe beach to bombard the headlands and ran briefly aground. H.M.S. Berkeley, also sailing close to the beach, was hit amidships by a bomb which killed a number of the crew and broke the ship’s back. The situation was desperate, and given Brocklesby’s proximity to the beach a lot of the troops decided to swim for it. The latter included Royal Marine Richard McConkey of ‘A’ Commando, “I swam... we were

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8 A Scarce Great War ‘Minesweeping’ 1917 D.S.O. and 1918 Second Award Bar Group of Seven to Commander L.D. Fisher, Royal Navy a) Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with Second Award Bar, and integral top riband bar b) Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Lieut. L.D. Fisher, R.N., H.M.S. Sappho.) c) Africa General Service 1902-56, E.VII.R., one clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (Lieut. L.D. Fisher, R.N., H.M.S. Merlin.) d) 1914-15 Star (Commr. L.D. Fisher. R.N.) e) British War and Victory Medals (Commr. L.D. Fisher. R.N.) f) France, Republic, Croix de Guerre 1914-17, avec Palmes, generally nearly extremely, mounted as worn, and housed in Spink & Son Ltd. leather case (lot) £2,500-3,000 D.S.O. London Gazette 1.1.1917 Lieut.-Commander (Acting Commander), Leslie Drew Fisher, R.N. ‘In recognition of bravery and devotion to duty during minesweeping operations.’ D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 24.3.1919 Lieut.Commander (Acting Commander), Leslie Drew Fisher, D.S.O., R.N. ‘For services in Minesweeping Operations between the 1st July and 31st December 1918.’

Commander Leslie Drew Fisher, D.S.O., R.N. (18801953), born Reigate; entered the Royal Navy, as Midshipman,1893; advanced Lieutenant, 29.3.1900; served with the Sappho and the Merlin before being appointed to the command of H.M.S. Electra (destroyer); commanded the latter as part of the Home Fleet, 1905-07; served in the same capacity in H.M.S. Spiteful (destroyer), 1907-09; Commander 29.3.1908; retired 4.10.1910; re-engaged as Lieutenant for Special Service, Firth of Forth (H.M.S. Columbine, for minesweeping), 29.7.1914; commanded H.M.S. Lilac (sloop) for minesweeping operations in the North Sea, 9.6.1915-17.3.1916; during which time he was required to take a short rest period as he ‘has not quite recovered from the effects of explosion damage to Lilac by striking a mine 10.8.1915; appreciation expressed for conduct on this occasion, for valuable services rendered in connection with salvage of vessel. Granted Acting rank of Commander 3.9.1915’ (service papers refer); returned to Columbine, 17.3.1916, and also ‘rendered good service on the occasion of the discovery of a hostile minefield in the approaches to the Firth of Forth 18.4.1916’ (Ibid); he was invested with his D.S.O. at Buckingham Palace, 14.11.1917; he added a Bar to his D.S.O. for ‘services in minesweeping 1.7.1918 to 31.12.1918’ (Ibid); and returned to Buckingham Palace, 27.11.1919; retired Commander, 11.11.1918; re-engaged for the Second War and employed at H.M.S. Claverhouse (Reserve Training Base), Edinburgh.

France, Croix de Guerre London Gazette 17.5.1918 A/Cdr Leslie Drew Fisher, D.S.O., R.N.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 9 The O.B.E., Order of St. John Group of Three to Miss M. Jackson, Superintendent, Northumbria Branch, St. John Ambulance Brigade a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Civil Division, Officer’s (O.B.E.) Badge, silver-gilt, with Royal Mint case of issue, and original lady’s bow riband b) The Most Venerable Order of St. John, Dame’s set of Insignia, Badge, silver and enamel, lions and unicorns in angles; Star, silver and enamel, lions and unicorns in angles, with case of issue c) Service Medal of the Order of St. John, unnamed, minor edge bruise to last, very fine, mounted as worn with stright ribands on bar, together with Bestowal Document for the O.B.E., glazed and framed; and the recipient’s scrapbook containing a large archive of congratulatory letters and cards relating to the above awards (4) £300-400

11 Family Group: An M.B.E. Group of Six to Captain D.B. Galbraith, Royal Naval Reserve and Northern Lighthouse Service a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Civil Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver, in Royal Mint case of issue b) British War and Victory Medals (4002S.D. D.B. Galbraith. 2 Hd. R.N.R.) c) 1939-1945 Star d) Atlantic Star e) War Medal, extremely fine, with the recipient’s related miniature awards; Ministry of Transport enclosure for the Second War awards; and newspaper cuttings An M.B.E. Group of Four to Captain D. Galbraith, Northern Lighthouse Service a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Civil Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver, in Royal Mint case of issue b) 1939-1945 Star c) Atlantic Star d) War Medal, extremely fine A B.E.M. Group of Four to Quarter Master A.C. Galbraith, Merchant Navy a) British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Civil Division (Allan Cameron Galbraith) b) 1939-1945 Star c) Atlantic Star d) War Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s riband bar; silver identity tag; and newspaper cuttings (14) £600-800

O.B.E. London Gazette 1.1.1976 Miss May Jackson, County Superintendent, Northumbria, St. John Ambulance Brigade. Order of St. John, Dame London Gazette 5.12.1978 May, Miss Jackson, O.B.E., S.R.N., D.N. Miss May Jackson, O.B.E., born Northumbria, trained as a nurse at Stamford General Infirmary; appointed principal tutor, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle; for 39 years worked voluntarily with the St. John Ambulance movement on both the educational and practical side, and ultimately served as County Superintendent of the Northumbria branch.

10 A Second War 1944 ‘Home Guard’ M.B.E. Group of Five to Lieutenant-Colonel A.A.A. Hawdon, Essex Home Guard, Late Second Lieutenant, Royal Fusiliers and Corporal 9th Lancers a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver, with Royal Mint case of issue b) 1914-15 Star (7346 Pte. A.A.A. Hawdon, 9th. Lrs.) c) British War and Victory Medals (7346 Cpl. A.A.A. Hawdon. 9-Lrs.) d) Defence Medal, generally very fine or better, mounted as originally worn (5) £200-240

M.B.E. London Gazette 12.6.1941 Captain Dugald Brown Galbraith, Master, Northern Lighthouse Service. Captain Dugald Brown Galbraith, M.B.E., born Jura, Argyllshire, January 1893; enlisted in the Royal Naval Reserve, 20.1.1916; promoted Second Hand, R.N.R., 11.9.1918; demobilised, 12.3.1919; served during the Second World War as Master Mariner, Northern Lighthouse Service; subsequently commanded MV Hesperus, 1946-55, and MV Pharos, Commodore ship of the Northern Lighthouse Commissioners; retired, August 1958, and appointed nautical assessor at Oban. M.B.E. London Gazette 10.6.1954 Donald Galbraith, Esq., Master, Lighthouse Motor Vessel “May”, Northern Lighthouse Board. Captain Donald Galbraith, M.B.E., born Jura, Argyllshire, March 1891; served during the Second World War as Master Mariner, Northern Lighthouse Service; subsequently commanded MV May; retired, 1956. B.E.M. London Gazette 4.1.1944 Allan Cameron Galbraith, Carpenter, Merchant Navy The Recommendation states: ‘For long and meritorious service in dangerous waters throughout the war. He has risen from Seaman to Quartermaster during the 35 years with present Company. An excellent worker at all times and a fine type of man, popular with men, officers, and public.’ Quarter Master Allan Cameron Galbraith, B.E.M., born Jura, Argyllshire, 1888; employed with David MacBrayne Ltd, Greenock, 1908-57; served during the Second World War on troop carrier King George V, and took part in the Dunkirk Evacuations, 1940. Dugald Brown Galbraith, Donald Galbraith, and Allan Cameron Galbraith were brothers, the sons of Mr. Donald Galbraith, the Keeper of Ardmenish Light House Station, Jura, Argyllshire.

M.B.E. London Gazette 15.12.1944 Major Albert Alfred Arthur Hawdon, 2md Bn. Essex Home Guard ‘In recognition of Meritorious Service in the Home Guard.’ Lieutenant-Colonel Albert Alfred Arthur Hawdon, M.B.E. (1892-1952), born Camberwell, London; served with the 9th Lancers during the Great War on the Western Front from 19.5.1915; advanced Corporal and transferred Royal West Kent Regiment; commissioned Second Lieutenant, 5th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, 5.2.1919; served as ‘D’ Company Commander, 2nd Battalion Essex Home Guard from August 1943; he commanded six platoons stationed at Great Baddow, Battlesbridge, Hanningfield and South Woodham; the battalion stood down in November 1944; in later life he resided in Chelmsford, Essex.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 12 Family Group: A Second War 1944 ‘Italian Theatre’ M.B.E. Group of Seven to Lieutenant-Colonel A.E. Tranter, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Late Sapper, Royal Engineers, As Which He Was Mentioned in Despatches in 1940 a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver, in Royal Mint case of issue b) 1939-1945 Star c) Africa Star, with 1st Army Bar d) Italy Star e) Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaf f) Efficiency Decoration, E.II.R., silver and silver-gilt, reverse officially dated ‘1952’, with Second Award Bar, reverse officially dated ‘1952’, with integral top riband bar, in Royal Mint case of issue, generally good very fine or better, with the following items and related documents: - The recipient’s related miniature awards, mounted for wear - Borough of Aston Manor Education Committee attendance medal, silver-gilt (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1911), reverse engraved ‘Arnold Tranter’, in case - Dunkirk Commemorative Medal, with miniature - Second War Campaign Medals Enclosure Slip - Portrait photograph of recipient in uniform Special Constabulary Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R. (John C. Tranter), good very fine (lot) £280-320 M.B.E. London Gazette 19.4.1945 Lieutenant Arnold Ernest Tranter (294992), Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Sutton Coldfield) ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’ The Recommendation, dated 30.9.1944, states: ‘Lt. Tranter has had the job of founding and running a Divisional Recovery Section formed by the centralisation of the three Bde Rec Secs. There is no precedent for such an arrangement and in spite of administrative difficulties attendant upon lack of a recognised establishment he has organised the three sections and welded them into an efficient and smoothly running unit. Since the formation of the unit in June this year Lt. Tranter has been tireless in his efforts to provide, what has in fact been, an exceptionally efficient recovery service to the Div. In the course of his duties he has frequently carried on without sleep for periods of over 72 hours, often under shellfire, and this example has been an inspiration to his men. This officer’s excellent work is reflected in the keenness, efficiency and high morale of his men, and their deserved reputation in the Division.’

Lieutenant-Colonel A.E. Tranter

M.I.D. London Gazette 20.12.1940 2094560 Spr. A.E. Tranter, Royal Engineers ‘In recognition of distinguished services in connection with operations in the field, March-June 1940.’ Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Ernest Tranter, M.B.E., born Aston, Birmingham, 1918; the son of John C. Tranter; joined the Territorial Army, 1937; mobilised as 2094560 Sapper, Royal Engineers, 1939; advanced to Sergeant prior to being commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 2.9.1943; served in North Africa and Italy; post-war returned to the Territorial Army.

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Private F. Gardiner

Able Seaman J.F. Gardiner

13 Family Group: Three: Private F. Gardiner, Norfolk Regiment 1914-15 Star (1566 Pte. F. Gardiner. Norf. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1566 Pte. F. Gardiner. Norf. R.), good very fine, together with the recipient’s cap Badge and Territorial Force Imperial Service Badge; two portrait photographs; a set of ten silk postcards sent from France, nine of which were sent from the recipient to his future wife, and the tenth from a friend to the same recipient; and a Military Christmas Postcard from the Boer War, dated December 1900, sent to the recipient from his father whilst serving in South Africa An M.B.E. Group of Nine to Able Seaman J.F. Gardiner, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Civil Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver b) 1939-1945 Star c) Atlantic Star d) Arctic Star e) Pacific Star f) Italy Star g) Defence and War Medals h) Russia, Soviet Union, 40th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War Medal, bronze, nearly extremely fine, together with the recipient’s identity tag and two portrait photographs (12) £240-280 1566 Private Frederick Gardiner, born Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, 1895; served with the Norfolk Regiment during the Great War in the Balkan theatre of War from 6.8.1915. M.B.E. London Gazette 1.1.1983 John Frederick Gardiner, Senior Executive Officer, Department of Health and Social Security JX348186 Able Seaman John Frederick Gardiner, M.B.E., (1923-2000), born Newark, Nottinghamshire, the son of Private Frederick Gardiner; enlisted in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 18.3.1942; promoted Able Seaman, 18.2.1943; released, 25.6.1946; in civilian life worked for the Department for Social Security in Nottinghamshire, and awarded the M.B.E. for services to the Department of Health and Social Security, 1.1.1983.

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14 14 A Great War ‘Third Battle of Ypres’ 1917 M.C. Group of Six to Lieutenant E.C. Williams, Royal Munster Fusiliers, Later Flight Lieutenant, Royal Air Force a) Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved in serif capitals, ‘2nd Lt. E.C. Williams, R.M.F., 31st July 1917’ b) 1914-15 Star (12-19345 Sjt. E.C. Williams R. Ir. Rif.) c) British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. E.C. Williams.) d) Defence and War Medals, generally very fine, G.V.R. awards mounted as originally worn (6) £1,000-1,200 M.C. London Gazette 1.1.1918 2nd Lt. Edmund Charles Williams. Spec. Res., R. Muns. Fus. Flight Lieutenant Edmund Charles Williams, M.C., born 1896, son of J. Williams of Loughview House, Larne, County Antrim, Ireland; he initially served in the ranks with the Royal Irish Rifles during the Great War on the Western Front from 3.10.1915; commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, 1.3.1917; the 1st Battalion, as part of the 47th Brigade, were engaged with the Battle of Messine 1917; in conjunction with the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish they took part in the capture of Wytschaete in June; after period of rest the Battalion moved via Broxelle to St. Omer, and from there entrained for the Ypres Sector on the 23rd July 1917; once there they were engaged in the Third Battle of Ypres for possession of the Passchendaele Ridge; Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, 1.9.1918; transferred Temporary Second Lieutenant (Technician), Royal Air Force, 6.8.1918; discharged Lieutenant (Flying), 11.2.1919; re-engaged as Flying Officer for service during the Second War, 1.7.1941; Flight Lieutenant, Administrative and Special Duties Branch, 1.7.1943; transferred Equipment Branch, 17.5.1949; retired 1.8.1950.

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15 15 A Great War 1917 ‘French Theatre’ M.C. Group of Three to Lieutenant L.C. Morris, London Regiment a) Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued b) British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. L.C. Morris), good very fine (3) £700-900 M.C. London Gazette 16.8.1917 2nd Lt. Leonard Charles Morris, Lond. R. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. After his Company Commander was killed, he reorganised the company, and by his personal example assisted in maintaining the spirits of his men under heavy shelling, and showed marked energy and judgement throughout.’ Lieutenant Leonard Charles Morris, M.C. (1894-1957), born Fulham, London, October 1894; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, London Regiment, 28.1.1916; served during the Great War with the 1/15th (County of London) Battalion (Prince of Wales’s Own Civil Service Rifles), London Regiment on the Western Front, from 26.5.1916; the battalion served as part of the 140th Infantry Brigade, 47th (2nd London) Division and were heavily engaged in the Battle of Messines, 7-13.6.1917; Lieutenant 28.7.1917; died in Wimbledon, Surrey.

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16 Family Group: A Second War ‘Western Desert’ M.C. Group of Four to Captain W. Darby, Royal Army Medical Corps a) Military Cross, G.VI.R., unnamed as issued b) 1939-1945 Star c) Africa Star, with 8th Army Bar d) War Medal, extremely fine, with named enclosure slip Five: Second Lieutenant J.K. Darby, West Yorkshire Regiment, Late Royal Army Medical Corps 1914-15 Star (401064 Cpl. J.K. Darby. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. J.K. Darby.); Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Sect. Ldr. James K. Darby), edge bruise to BWM, otherwise good very fine or better Pair: Lieutenant H. Darby, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. H. Darby.), extremely fine, with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse numbered ‘C 56439’ Four: Chief Technician J.K. Darby, Royal Air Force Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (578403. Cpl. J.K. Darby. R.A.F.); R.A.F. Long Service & G.C., E.II.R. (578403 Ch. Tec. J.K. Darby. R.A.F.), good very fine, all mounted in an unglazed display frame (15) £800-1,200 M.C. London Gazette 18.2.1943 Captain William Darby, M.B. (181396), Royal Army Medical Corps (London W.13) The Recommendation, dated 5.10.1942, states: ‘This officer has served as Sector Officer No.1 Light Field Ambulance since April, 1941. He has always shown keenness and particular aptitude in the handling of men and skill and tact in his professional capacity. Since the Unit’s arrival in the Middle East in November, 1941 he has served continuously in the Western Desert. In the operations around El Agheila and Hassieat in January this year his section was with Battle H.Q. 1 Support Group and since February his Section has been attached to Headquarters, 2 Armd. Bde. During all this time he has shown himself possessed of great courage and has carried out his duties without regard to his surroundings. During the Knightsbridge, Acroma, and Tobruch battle of May and June 1942 he particularly showed his mettle and carried on treating casualties under intense aerial and artillery bombardment. He was frequently seen busily engaged in operating and giving transfusions when others were taking shelter in slit trenches, and showing total disregard for his own personal safety. He has always got his casualties back and they arrived at the Main Dressing Station in the best possible condition. This Officer’s splendid devotion to duty has saved many lives and he is an outstanding example to all ranks. With confidence I strongly recommend that Captain Darby be awarded the Military Cross.’

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Captain William Darby, M.C., born 1916, the son of Lieutenant Harold Darby, and the brother of Chief Technician James K. Darby; educated at London University and worked as a House Physician at Paddington Hospital; served during the Second World War with No.1 Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps from 1940; died, 5.12.1942, and is buried in the Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt. Second Lieutenant James Kidson Darby, born Leeds, 1888; enlisted in the West Riding Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, 6.8.1914; served during the Great War with the R.A.M.C. on the Western Front from 13.4.1915; promoted Corporal, 1.4.1916; wounded in action by a shell wound to the ribs, 3.7.1916; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, West Yorkshire Regiment, 11.9.1918; demobilised, 8.6.1919. Lieutenant Harold Darby, born 1883, the father of Captain William Darby and Chief Technician James K. Darby; and the brother of Second Lieutenant James Kidson Darby; a surveyor by trade; Commissioned Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, 1.7.1917.

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17 A Good Second War 1944 ‘Mosquito Pilot’s’ D.F.C. Group of Five to Flight Lieutenant A.G. Willers, 21 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Who Flew In At Least 70 Operational ‘Wide Reaching’ Sorties, Over France, Holland and into Germany, Including In Support Of Operation Market Garden, 17-25.9.1944 a) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1944’ b) 1939-1945 Star c) Air Crew Europe Star, with France and Germany Bar d) Defence and War Medals, generally very fine or better, mounted for wear, with the following related items: - Two Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Books (4.12.194130.5.1946), originally bound together, but both badly water damaged and now lacking spine, entries illegible in places - Seven Photographs of recipient from various stages of his career (lot) £1,800-2,200 D.F.C. London Gazette 29.12.1944 Flight Lieutenant Albert George Willers (124693), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 21 Squadron The Recommendation states: ‘F/L Willers has now completed his first tour of operational duty during which he has carried out 50 sorties. These have been chiefly night attacks on enemy road and rail communications in and near the battle area and in addition two high-level daylight and one low-level sortie. During all these sorties F/L Willers has shown great determination and has been successful in attacking trains and convoys on many occasions.A notable sortie was on the 4th July when a train was attacked despite flak opposition and six coaches were set on fire. On the night of the 30th August he attacked a train near Abbeville and received flak damage to the port engine at a low altitude which necessitated feathering the propeller. Despite much low cloud he managed with great skill to fly his machine to base and execute a masterly landing. This officer has completed a successful and long tour of concentrated operational flying an in my opinion well deserves a D.F.C.’

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Flight Lieutenant Albert George Willers, D.F.C., initially served as a Leading Aircraftsman with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second War; carried out initial training as a Pilot at No. 32 E.F.T.S., Bowden, Canada, from December 1941, and No. 34 S.F.T.S., Medicine Hat, Canada, from February 1942; posted for instructional duties in Bristol Bolingbrokes to No. 31 B.& G.S., July 1942; having returned to the UK he carried out further training in Mosquitoes at No. 36 O.T.U., from September 1943; after further training at No. 60 O.T.U. he was posted for operational flying to 21 Squadron (Mosquitoes), Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, March 1944; he flew in 70 operational sorties with the squadron, mainly over France, Holland and into Germany; having particular success in attacks on transport, Marshalling Yards, and over battle areas; whilst a large percentage of the squadron’s work was carried out at night, he was also engaged in daylight operations, including as part of Operation Market Garden, 17.9.1944, ‘Ops. Daylight Low Level On Barracks at Nijmegen In Support Of Airbourne Landings. Intense Heavy & Light Flak Experienced At Several Points. 1 A/C Missing’ (Log Book refers); moved with the squadron to France in February 1945; continued operations in the same vein, including, 22.2.1945, ‘Ops. “Clarion” PatrolMeinburg-Schwarmstedt-Hanover-Wunsdorf. Leading Box of 4 A/C. Bombed & Strafed Two Engines & Trucks At Schwarmstedt Stn. Followed By P/O Bolton. Hits On Both Engines. Intense Light Flak From Train At Lemforde. Attacked Two Trucks On Road N. of Elspeet. Strikes. Flak Reported By P/O Bolton At Several Points. 8 A/C Missing’ (Ibid); with his long tour completed he transferred to No. 1 Ferry Unit, April 1945; discharged July 1946.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 18 A Particularly Fine Second War 1943 ‘Immediate’ Sterling and Flying Fortress Rear Gunner’s D.F.C. Group of Four to Gunnery Leader, Flight Lieutenant E. J. ‘Phil’ Phillips, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, He Flew in At Least 51 Operational Sorties; Was Severely Wounded Whilst Engaging An Enemy Fighter Over Essen, 25/26.7.1943; Shot Down a M.E. 410 During D-Day Operations, 5/6.6.1944, And Was Employed in Special Duties For Operation Market Garden a) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1943’ b) 1939-1945 Star c) Air Crew Europe, with France and Germany Bar d) War Medal, M.I.D. Oak Leaf, generally very fine or better, mounted for display, with R.A.F. Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book (29.8.19424.5.1945), and a comprehensive file of copied research (lot) £2,200-2,600 D.F.C. London Gazette 15.10.1943 Flying Officer Eric John Phillips (130236), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve,15 Squadron [jointly listed with Pilot Officer G.W. Gabel (Can./J.17528), R.C.A.F., 15 Squadron] ‘One night in July, 1943, these officers were rear gunner and pilot respectively of an aircraft detailed to attack a target in the Ruhr. During the operation the aircraft was hit by cannon fire from a fighter. The rear turret was rendered unserviceable and Flying Officer Phillips was wounded in the face and chest. One of the bomber’s engines had caught fire and Pilot Officer Gabel tried to feather the propeller. He was unable to do so, however, and the situation became serious. Suddenly the propeller fell away and the flames in the burning engine died away. Displaying great skill and tenacity, Pilot Officer Gabel battled on to eventually reach base. In spite of his injuries, Flying Officer Phillips displayed great fortitude and devotion to duty and remained on watch in the astro-hatch throughout the return flight. On a later occasion Pilot Officer Gabel flew his aircraft from Turin with one engine useless. This officer has displayed skill, and courage and coolness of a high order.’ The Recommendation, dated 17.9.43, states: ‘Flying Officer Phillips was the rear gunner in P/O Gabel’s crew. He has successfully completed fifteen operational sorties, totalling 64.20 hours, including such targets as Essen, Hamburg and Cologne. On the night of 25/26th July 1943, his aircraft was over Essen when it was attacked by an enemy fighter, which put the starboard outer engine out of action and holed the petrol tank in the starboard wing. P/O Phillips opened fire at 200 yards and his tracer either hit the enemy aircraft, or passed very close to it. Almost immediately a high explosive cannon shell hit the turret, pierced the armour plating, put all four guns out of action, and wounded the gunner in the face and chest. When he realised that his guns were useless, his turret doors blown off and his intercom and oxygen were out of action, he managed to crawl out of the turret, and was then discovered by the Wireless Operator unconscious. First aid was rendered by the Wireless Operator and P/O Phillips then returned to his turret, put his guns at safe, and stood watch in the astro-hatch for the whole of the journey home. This conspicuous devotion to duty has proved a splendid example to other gunners on the Squadron, and his is strongly recommended for above award.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 1.1.1946 Acting Flight Lieutenant E.J. Phillips, D.F.C (130236), R.A.F.V.R. Flight Lieutenant Eric John Phillips, D.F.C., initially served as a Leading Aircraftsman with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second War; trained as an Air Gunner, at No.1 A.A.S., R.A.F. Manby, from August 1942; after further training at No.26 O.T.U., 1483 Gunnery Flight Marham and 1651 Conversion Unit, Waterbeach, he was posted for operational flying to 15 Squadron (Stirlings), Mildenhall, Suffolk, April 1943; he flew in 18 operational sorties with the Squadron, including: Duisburg (2); Bay of Biscay; Bochum; Dortmund; Dusseldorf (2); Wupertal (2); Le Creusot; Krefeld; Mulheim; Gelsenkirchen; Cologne; Hamburg; Essen, 25/26th.7.1943 (see D.F.C. Recommendation); Cattegat and Frankfurt; after a posting to A.F.D.U. Newmarket he returned to operational flying with 214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron (Fortresses), Oulton, Norfolk, April 1944; as part of 100 (Bomber Support) Group the Squadron was equipped with American Flying Fortress Aircraft and was employed on Special Duties, especially radio counter-measures, the detection and jamming of enemy radio and radar equipment; he flew in 33 operational sorties with the Squadron, including: Keil (2); Trappes; D-Day, 5/6.6.1944, ‘Ops. Special Duty Patrol For Invasion. Shot Down M.E.410’ (Log Book refers), with Wing Commander McGlinn as his pilot; Martin Bowman’s 100 Group (Bomber Support) R.A.F. Bomber Command in World War Two gives the following, ‘On 5/6 June, a Mandrel screen was formed to cover the approach of the

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Normandy invasion fleet and from subsequent information received, it appeared that considerable confusion was caused to the German early warning system... Five Fortresses of 214 Squadron flown by the CO, Desmond J. McGlinn D.F.C., and Squadron Leaders Bill Day and Jefferies... Flight Lieutenant Murray Peden R.C.A.F. and Flying Officer Cam Lye R.N.Z.A.F., also operated in support of the D-Day operation in their Airbourne Cigar (ABC) role... Eric ‘Phil’ Phillips, the Squadron Gunnery Leader, manning the tail turret of McGlinn’s Fortress, also shot down an M.E. 410.’ Peden added the following details of Phillip’s action in his book A Thousand Shall Fall, ‘After six hours and 25 minutes in the air we landed at Oulton, and shortly made our way up to the parachute section, and then interrogation. When we had finished a particularly detailed questioning on our participation, I glanced around the room to see if I could see the Wingco [McGlinn]. I knew he was back; I had enquired and the WAAF driving the crew bus had told me that everyone was back. I asked the Intelligence Officer where the Wingco was. “Oh, didn’t you hear?” he said in surprise; “they shot down a fighter, a Messerschmitt 410. The Wingco and his crew are throwing a party in the mess.” “What do you mean?,” I said, not sure that I fully understood. “Right now, they’re at it now!” he laughed. “They were so tickled at getting the fighter, they left a few minutes early and came home like a shot. Beat all the rest of you here.” Since the commoner result by far in these grossly unequal night combats was the loss of the bomber and its whole crew, we too considered that the occasion warranted a celebration, particularly since it flowed directly from the launching of our long awaited invasion. I wondered if the German night fighter had been the one whose con trails we had spotted. By the fortunes of war he had not picked the easiest target in the area. Any of the Lancasters, with their light .303 calibre armament, would have been less prickly targets than a Fortress, with its point fives and extra gun positions; and of the five Fortresses he had found the one with the squadron Gunnery Leader [Phillips] manning the tail turret.’ He continued with his second tour with operations to St Valery; St. Leu O’Esserent; Chalons Sur Marne; Le Havre; Stuttgart; Hamburg (3); Stettin; flew in two ‘Special Duties Over Holland’ operations in the lead up to and as part of Operation Market Garden, 10.9.1944 and 19.9.1944 respectively; Munster (2); Nuremburg; Frankfurt (3); Cologne (2); Mannheim; Merseburgh; Opladen; Osterfeld; Karlsruhe; Neuss; Dortmund Emms Canal; Dusseldorf; Pilsen; Komotau and Schleswig-Jagel; he completed his second tour of operations in May 1945 and was recommended for Green Endorsement.

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Flight Lieutenant S.K. Coleman 19 A Fine Second War 1945 ‘Halifax Mid-Upper Gunner’s’ D.F.C. Group of Four to Gunnery Leader, Flight Lieutenant S.K. ‘Max’ Coleman, Royal Air Volunteer Reserve, Who Flew in At Least 30 Operational Sorties, The Vast Majority As Part of His Squadron Commander’s Crew; He Served in the Legendary 617 (Dam Buster) Squadron, August 1945-January 1947 a) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1945’, with Royal Mint case of issue b) 1939-1945 Star c) Air Crew Europe Star, with France and Germany Bar d) War Medal, light verdigris, very fine, mounted for wear, with the following related items: - Two Identity Tags - R.A.F. Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book (29.8.1943-18.12.1958), with additional annotations from recipient’s widow - Named enclosure for D.F.C. award - Several photographs from various stages of recipient’s career; with a file of research (lot) £1,800-2,200

D.F.C. London Gazette 22.5.1945 Flying Officer Sydney Kenneth Coleman (179388), R.A.F.V.R., 76 Sqn The Recommendation, dated 25.1.1945, states: ‘As midupper gunner this Officer has participated in very many sorties including such heavily defended German targets as Berlin, Frankfurt, and targets in the Ruhr. He is a most courageous and resourceful member of aircraft crew, and his skill and vigilance have on more than one occasion contributed to the safe return of his aircraft. As deputy Gunnery Leader he has shown great enthusiasm to inspire the training in his section and has set a fine example. It is considered that his fine record merits the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.’ Remarks by Station Commander: ‘This Officer has taken part in attacks upon many well defended German targets in a fine tour just completed. As a member of the Squadron Commander’s crew, he has contributed to the success of each sortie, particularly during combat with enemy fighters. He is recommended for the non-immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.’

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19 tuppence between the seven of us and it was some time before we found a ‘phone. All of which went to show that the world did not think us heroes even if we did ourselves.” Coleman continued his tour with trips to Terngier Marshalling Yard; Ottignies Marshalling Yard; Dusseldorf, 22.4.1944, ‘Coned Twice. Hit By Accurate Heavy Flak. Sighted Ju. 88 and F.W. 190 Over Target’ (Log Book refers); Villeneuve St. George; Malines; Morsalines; Bourg-Leopold; Amiens; Evrecy HQ 12th Panzer Division; Sterkrade; St. Martin L’Hortier; Mimoycques (2), including 6.7.1944, ‘Hit By Flak. Kite Written Off’ (Ibid); Villers Bocage (Daylight); Vielles-et-Neives; Caen; and Foret De Nieppe; his pilot Ralph Cassels had been promoted Wing Commander and given command of 76 Squadron, August 1944; Coleman went with Cassels to 76 Squadron (Halifaxes), Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire; he flew in 7 operational sorties with the Squadron (becoming Gunnery Leader in December 1944), including: Brest; Homburg; Le Havre; GelsenkirchenSchloven; Wilhelmshaven; Coblenz and Ludwigshaven; served as an Instructor at 1652 Conversion Unit and 1660 Conversion Unit, February 1945-July 1945; posted to the famous 617 (Dam Buster) Squadron (Lancasters), Waddington, Lincolnshire, August 1945; crewed with ‘Big Sax’ Saxleby as his pilot, Coleman remained with him when he was given command of the Squadron and flew them out to India for a series of Formation Flypasts as part of the Victory Celebrations, March 1946; he carried on serving with the Squadron at Binbrook until January 1947; employed by the School of Air Traffic Control, R.A.F. Watchfield; subsequent postings included to No.1 F.T.S., Moreton-inMarsh and C.N.C.S. Shawbury, before being posted to R.A.F. Eastliegh, Kenya, 1958; retired March 1962.

Flight Lieutenant Sydney Kenneth Coleman, D.F.C., born Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, 1918; educated Frensham Heights, Farnham and Nottingham University; served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second War; carried out initial training as an Air Gunner at No. 4 A.G.S., August 1943; after postings to No.10 O.T.U. and 1652 Conversion Unit, he was posted for operational service to 640 Squadron (Halifaxes), Leconfield, Yorkshire, March 1944; here he was crewed with Flight Lieutenant Ralph Cassels as his pilot; Coleman flew in 23 operational sorties with the Squadron, including: Frankfurt (2); Berlin; Essen; Nuremburg, 30.3.1944, ‘2 Fighter Attacks. Some Hits. Hit By Flack. Returned On 3. Landed Hartford Bridge. Hydraulics U/S. R.T. AL60 U/S.’ (Log Book refers); for the latter ‘795 aircraft were dispatched - 572 Lancasters, 214 Halifaxes and 9 Mosquitoes. The German controller ignored all the diversions and assembled his fighters at 2 radio beacons which happened to be astride the route to Nuremburg. The first fighters appeared just before the bombers reached the Belgian border and a fierce battle in the moonlight lasted for the next hour. 82 bombers were lost on the outward route and near the target... 95 bombers were lost in all... It was the biggest Bomber Command loss of the war’ (The Bomber Command War Diaries, M. Middlebrook and C. Everitt refers). Martin Middlebrook, in The Nuremburg Raid, also offers the following on Coleman’s crew, when having survived the raid they tried to return to base, ‘Those men who landed in the south with badly damaged aircraft returned to their home airfields by train. A 640 Squadron crew were surprised that, when they crossed London by Underground, complete with flying suits and parachutes: “Nobody took the slightest bit of notice of us despite our impedimenta and generally scruffy appearance and, when we reached Beverley, the station master refused to let us use his telephone to ring Leconfield for transport. We couldn’t raise

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20 A Second War 1945 Liberator ‘Wireless Operator Special Operator’s’ D.F.C. Group of Five to Warrant Officer R.J. Tanner, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Who Flew in At Least 69 Operational Sorties, 17 of Which Were With Guy Gibson’s 106 Squadron, and 32 Were ‘Special Duties’ Operations with 223 Squadron a) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1945’, in Royal Mint case of issue b) 1939-1945 Star c) Air Crew Europe Star, with France and Germany Bar d) Defence and War Medals, generally very fine or better, with the following related contemporary documentation: - Named Enclosure slip for D.F.C. - Recipient’s R.A.F. Service and Release Book - Air Ministry letter, dated 7.6.1947 - A group photograph including recipient in uniform; and photocopies of several pages of Log Book, including page originally signed by Guy Gibson (lot) £1,200-1,600 D.F.C. London Gazette 6.11.1945 Warrant Officer Reginald John Tanner (755488) R.A.F.V.R., 223 Sqn. The Recommendation, dated 15.5.1945, states: ‘This Warrant Officer, a wireless operator, serving as a Special Operator with this Squadron, has recently completed a second tour with Bomber Command. He has flown on a total of 57 sorties; of those 20 sorties 142.50 hours have been flown on Bomber Support duties. During his first tour W/O Tanner participated in attacks against many important and strongly defended German targets and was actively engaged on operational duties for ten months. Whilst serving with this Squadron he displayed a most determined attitude towards operational duties and his sound practical handling of his special equipment was most noticeable. By his keen and courageous actions W/O Tanner set a fine example to his crew and I consider his devotion to duty fully merits the award of the D.F.C.’ Remarks by Station Commander: ‘This Warrant Officer has been latterly employed as a Special Operator, which position demands constant attention to detail in order that success might be achieved. Warrant Officer Tanner has undertaken these duties with efficiency, and has at all times displayed a spirit of firm determination. A member of aircrew who has flown consistently against most of the more heavily defended targets in Europe.’

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755488 Warrant Officer Reginald John Tanner, D.F.C. (1919-1974), born Reading; educated at Battle School, Maidenhead; the Reading Standard offers the following, ‘Warrant Officer Reginald J. Tanner, R.A.F.V.R., who has been awarded the D.F.C., is the son of Mr and Mrs R.J. Tanner, of 117 Belmont Road, Reading. He joined the R.A.F.V.R. in 1939 and took part in operations from 1940 until after D-Day. He had flown in Manchesters, Hampdens, Lancasters and Liberators, including many trips to Berlin and is a well-known local footballer, having played for Maidenhead United and signed amateur forms for Reading FC. With his two friends Flight Lieut. Diment, D.F.C., of Castle Crescent, Reading, and Flight Lieut. S.G. Keatley, D.F.M., of 49, Norfolk Road - all three whose numbers are consecutive, have now been decorated.’ Tanner qualified as a Wireless Operator, May 1941; he was posted for operational flying to 50 Squadron (Hampdens), Swinderby, Lincolnshire, September 1941; he flew in 20 operational sorties with the Squadron, including: Hulse; Bremen; Kiel; Schipol Aerodrome; Hamburg; Oslo; Lorient; Maloy Island; St. Nazaire; Munster; Paris; Tershelling; Essen (2); Cologne; Bordeaux; Lubeck; Papenburg; Quiberon Bay; and Heligoland (Daylight); posted for service with 106 Squadron (Manchesters) Coningsby, Lincolnshire, May 1942; he flew in 17 operational sorties with the Squadron (then commanded by Wing Commander Guy Gibson), including: Cologne; Essen Amiens; Bremen (3); Bordeaux; Duisburg (3); Hamburg; Dusseldorf (2); Danzig (2); Frankfurt and Kassel; having been assessed ‘Grade 1’ Wireless Operator, he was posted for instructorial duties to No.26 O.T.U.; he returned to operational flying when he was posted to 223 Squadron (Liberators), Oulton, Norfolk, September 1944; as part of 100 (Bomber Support) Group the Squadron was equipped with Liberators and was employed on Special Duties, especially radio counter-measures, the detection and jamming of enemy radio and radar equipment; he flew in 32 operational sorties with the Squadron, including: Special Patrols - Dutch Coast (4); Cologne; Dusseldorf; Coblenz; Window Patrols Ruhr area (12); Karlsruhe; Frieburg; Rheiner; Frankfurt; Houffalize; Gravenhorst; Neuss; Delmenhorst; Kamen; Mannheim; Hagen and Hanau; having been categorised as a ‘Special Operator’ with the Squadron, he was discharged 29.11.1945.

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x21 Family Group: A Good Second War ‘1943’ D.F.C. Group of Six to Lancaster Navigator, Flying Officer R.G. Carter, 467 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, Who Flew in At Least 35 Operational Sorties, Including in the Famous Moonlight Peenemunde Raid, 18.8.1943, During Which He Was Killed in Action a) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1943’, and additionally engraved in serif capitals, ‘F/O Ronald George Carter D.F.C.’, in Royal Mint case of issue b) 1939-1945 Star c) Air Crew Europe Star d) Africa Star e) Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with Overseas bar f) War Medal, generally good very fine, with Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially engraved, ‘F.O. R.G. Carter, D.F.C. J.15862’, campaign awards all engraved in serif capitals ‘J-15862 F.O. R.G. Carter D.F.C.’ and in card boxes of issue Five: Captain G. Carter, Royal Garrison Artillery 1914 Star, with Bar this loose (31294 Cpl. G. Carter. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. G. Carter); Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal, generally very fine, Second War medals engraved in small sans-serif capitals ‘Capt. G. Carter’, mounted as originally worn (11) £2,000-2,400 D.F.C. London Gazette 13.8.1943 F/O. Ronald George Carter (C/J5862), 467 (R.A.A.F.) Sqn, R.C.A.F. The Recommendation, dated 26.6.1943, states: ‘Flying Officer Carter has completed thirty one successful operational sorties and has proved himself to be a Navigator of exceptional skill, even when flying under the most difficult conditions. He has taken part in successful raids against many of the most heavily defended targets in Germany. He was a member of a crew of a Lancaster aircraft which took part in the very successful raid on the radio-location factory at Freidrichshaven, and the raid on Spezia, made on the return flight from North Africa. Throughout the whole of his operational tour Flying Officer Carter has displayed outstanding ability, courage and determination. By his unbounded cheerfulness at all times, and his keen sense of duty, this officer has set a fine example to all members of his crew and squadron. I consider that he fully deserves the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.’

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Flying Officer Ronald George Carter, D.F.C., born London, 1920; son of Captain George Carter; studied Journalism at the University of Toronto, Canada; enlisted as LAC in the Royal Canadian Air Force, 1.7.1940; carried out training as a Navigator in Canada, and transferred to the UK, April 1941; initially posted to No. 11 O.T.U., he was posted for operational flying in the Middle East, 5.9.1941; he took part in 19 operational sorties between, 29.9.1941-27.2.1942; returning to the UK, and being commissioned, he took part in at least another 16 operational sorties (the majority of which being with 467 Squadron), between 28.7.194218.8.1943; the sorties included: the ‘Thousand Bomber Raid’ on Bremen, 25.6.1942; Hamburg; Dusseldorf; Stuttgart; Duisburg (2); Essen (2); Dortmund (2); Pilsen; Wuppertal; Friedrichshaven; Spezia and Peenemunde, 17/18.8.1943; on the latter date he flew as Navigator in the crew of Squadron Leader A.S. Raphael, D.F.C., also on board was Flight Lieutenant M.H. Parry who was the squadron’s Bombing Leader; they took part in the famous moonlight raid on the V-2 rocket research site, and took off in Lancaster III LM342 PO-, ‘2145 Bottesford. Crashed in the Baltic while approaching the target’ (Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1943, W.R. Chorley refers); the crew of eight were all killed in action, and seven of them including Carter are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Captain George Carter, served during the Great War with the 7th Anti-Aircraft Section, Royal Garrison Artillery on the Western Front, from 16.9.1914 (entitled to a Silver War Badge).

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Flying Officer K. Potts (far right) with other members of No.51 Squadron, R.A.F. Snaith, Yorkshire, June 1944

22 A Second War ‘1944’ D.F.C. Group of Five to Halifax and Lancaster Pilot, Flying Officer K. Potts, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Who Flew in At Least 46 Operational Sorties, With 51 and 35 Squadrons, Before Being Killed in Action En-route to Hannover, 5.1.1945 a) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1944’, in Royal Mint, case of issue b) 1939-1945 Star c) France and Germany Star d) Defence and War Medals, nearly extremely fine, the Campaign Medals later issues, in named card box of issue with named enclosure slip; bound photocopies of Log Books, several photographic images of recipient in uniform and correspondence from widow (lot) £1,200-1,600

D.F.C. London Gazette 12.12.1944 Pilot Officer Kenneth Potts (183583), R.A.F.V.R., 51 Sqn The Recommendation states: ‘This officer has completed a successful tour and has proved himself to be a skilful pilot and excellent captain of aircraft. His high standard of leadership, fine fighting spirit and cheerful confidence have won the admiration of all in his Squadron. In September, 1944, during an attack against a target at Venlo, two engines of his aircraft were rendered unserviceable. By skilful airmanship, Pilot Officer Potts flew his aircraft to this country where he executed an emergency landing, thus saving the lives of his crew and avoiding further damage to his aircraft.’

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Flying Officer Kenneth Potts, D.F.C., born Southport, Lancashire, 1921; educated at King George V School, Southport and Archbishop Tenisons; employed as a Newspaper Reporter with the South London Press prior to his enlistment in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 14.1.1941; carried out initial training at No. 6 E.F.T.S and No. 12 F.T.S.; after postings as an Instructor to No.1 F.I.S., No.2 (P) A.F.U. and No.6 (P) A.F.U. he converted to Wellingtons atnd Halifaxes; he was posted for operational flying to 51 Squadron (Halifaxes), Snaith, Yorkshire, May 1944; he flew in 39 operational sorties with the Squadron, including: Morsalines; Lens;Hasselt; Trappes; Haringzelles; Herquelingue; 5/6.6.1944, ‘Mont Fleury, D-Day Invasion’ (Log Book refers); Chateaudon; Alencon; Maisy-Palaiseau; Amiens; Fouillard; St. Martin L’Hortier (2); Siracourt; Oisement (2); Le Grand Rossignol; Marquise; Wizernes; Villers-Bocage - Panzer Divisions; Croixdalle; Le Catelliers; Nucourt; Caen (2); Foret De Nieppe (2); Alderbelck; 3.8.1944, ‘Bois De Cassan. S.I. Hit By Flak’ (ibid); Hazebrouck; Foret De Mormal; Tirlemont; Kiel; Sterkrade; Brest; Homburg; Lumbres; and 3.9.1944, ‘Venlo A/F. Two Port Engines Failed, Hydraulics U/S - Crash Landed’ (ibid); his Second Pilot (Flight Sergeant Frew) for the trip to Venlo later recorded, ‘Over the target visibility was clear being daylight and there was light anti-aircraft fire. I dropped the stick of bombs, as I recall, onto the runway but was then unable to close the bomb doors. The hydraulics had been hit by the flak so they could not be raised as normal. Neither could we get them up manually, so they hung down causing a considerable drag on the aircraft. This was aggravated by one of the engines also being hit so that had to be feathered. Consequently we started to lose height.... Crossing the North Sea we were very low as by then we had lost the second port engine and it was only due to the magnificent skill of the pilot, Ken Potts, that he managed to

keep the aircraft aloft, for there was little power coming from the remaining two engines... As luck would have it it was raining heavily so the ground was soft. The bomb doors, still dangling below in a vertical position, dug into the muddy fields and acted as a brake. On impact the nose of the aircraft broke off and I can recall that, as the lined up wheat sheaves and muddy earth rushed through the opening, I thought later that we had contributed to the English harvest that year! By the time we had impacted we had managed to feather the remaining engine so the propellers may have helped to retard our forward slide, I presume. The impact of the crash had bent the collapsible set I was sitting on, which had jammed it, so preventing the normal exit for Ken and I out of the rear hatch, but with the nose off, we had no problem walking through the front.’ After converting to Lancasters at N.T.U. Warboys, Potts was posted to 35 (Madras Presidency) Squadron (Lancasters), Pathfinder Force, Graveley, Huntingdonshire, November 1944; promoted Acting Flying Officer, 15.12.1944, he flew in 7 operational sorties with the Squadron, including: Sterkrade; Neuss; Dortmund; Urft Dam; Ludwigshaven; Cologne and Hannover, 5.1.1945; he was killed in action on the latter date when he piloted Lancaster III PB343 TL-M, ‘T/O Gravely. Hit by flak and believed to have crashed 1904 between Reide and Thedinghausen’ (Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, refers); the crew of seven were all killed and Flying Officer Potts is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Potts’ D.F.C. was collected from Buckingham Palace by his widow in 1944. In 1951 his widow remarried Sydney Kenneth Coleman (see lot 19). It was not until 2003 that she claimed her first husband’s campaign medals.

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23 Family Group: Four: Captain S.E. Bower, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. S.E. Bower); Defence and War Medals, BWM darkly toned, good very fine An Order of St. John Group of Ten to Colonel S.A. Bower, Royal Army Medical Corps a) The Most Venerable Order of St. John, Knight’s set of Insignia, neck Badge, silver and enamel; Star, silver and enamel, lions and unicorns in angles; together with the recipient’s Order of St. John Serving Brother’s Badge, circular type, silver and enamel b) 1939-1945 Star c) Africa Star, with 8th Army Bar d) Defence and War Medals e) General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Major. S.A. Bower. R.A.M.C.) f) Coronation 1953 g) Efficiency Decoration, E.II.R., silver and silver-gilt, reverse officially dated ‘1953’, lacking integral top riband bar h) Service Medal of the Order of St. John (Cps/ Sgn. S.A. Bower. Derbyshire. S.J.A.B.), with Second, Third, and Fourth Award Bars i) France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, reverse dated ‘1939-1940’, bronze, good very fine, together with the recipient’s RAMC cap badge and SJAB badge, all mounted in an open display frame; and a Royal Army Medical Corps presentation shield, the main plaque inscribed ‘Presented to Lt. Col. S.A. Bower by Members of 3 (N) C.C.S. For Services Rendered as O.C. 1958.’ (16) £600-800 Captain Samuel Edwin Bower, enlisted in the Royal Engineers and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 10.3.1917; Commissioned Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, 13.11.1917; served during the Second World War with Army Cadet Force, Territorial Army General List; promoted Captain, 18.3.1946. Order of St. John, Knight London Gazette 29.7.1982 Samuel Alan Bower, T.D., M.B., Ch.B., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Order of St. John, Commander London Gazette 4.11.1977 Colonel Samuel Alan Bower, M.B., Ch.B., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Order of St. John, Officer London Gazette 9.4.1970 Colonel Samuel Alan Bower, T.D., M.B., Ch.B., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Order of St. John, Serving Brother London Gazette 14.1.1964 Colonel Samuel Alan Bower, T.D., M.B., Ch.B., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. T.D. London Gazette Maj. S.A. Bower, M.B. (102587), Royal Army Medical Corps Colonel Samuel Alan Bower, T.D., Commissioned Lieutenant, Royal Army Medical Corps, 4.9.1939; promoted Captain, 4.9.1940; Major, 18.11.1948; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1.5.1954; Brevet Colonel, 30.4.1958; retired, 26.6.1959.

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24 The Exceptional, and Unique to Regiment, 1914 D.C.M. and ‘St. Eloi’ Dated Bar Group of Five to Sergeant J. Maher, Leinster Regiment, Who Died of Wounds, 9.5.1915, During the Battle of Frezenberg a) Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar dated, ‘15th March 1915’ (7622 L.Cpl. J. Maher. 2/Leins: Regt.) b) 1914 Star, with Bar, unnamed c) British War and Victory Medals (7622 Cpl. J. Maher. Leins. R.) d) Russia, Imperial, Cross of the Order of St. George, Fourth Class, silver, reverse officially numbered ‘127346’, generally very fine or better, mounted for wear by Spink & Son Ltd, St. James (5) £7,000-9,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 1.4.1915 7622 Lance-Corporal Maher, J., 2nd Battalion, Leinster Regiment ‘For gallant conduct at Prémesques on 20th October, 1914, in carrying messages on numerous occasions under heavy fire. Was previously bought to notice for gallantry on 23rd September at Cour de Soupir, when he brought up food to the trenches whilst exposed to heavy shell fire.’ D.C.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 3.6.1915 7622 Serjeant Maher, J., 1st Battalion, Leinster Regiment ‘For conspicuous gallantry, marked ability, and coolness, at St. Eloi on 15th March, 1915, when he took command of the trench after his Officer had been killed and repulsed the attack of a very superior force, inflicting great losses on the enemy.’ Russia, Cross of the Order of St. George, 4th Class London Gazette 25.8.1915 7622 Serjeant John Maher, 1st Battalion, Leinster Regiment ‘For gallantry and distinguished service in the field.’ 7622 Sergeant John Maher, D.C.M., born Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland; served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion Leinster Regiment on the Western Front from 8.9.1914.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON Last Days On The Aisne Maher served with the battalion as part of the 17th Infantry Brigade (comprising of the 2/Leinsters, 1/Royal Fusiliers, 1/Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment), 3/Rifle Brigade), 6th Division, and arrived with them on the Aisne, ‘On the 16th September... the 6th Division, delayed in transport by the shifting of the British base from Havre to St. Nazaire, arrived in rear of the III Corps. It was temporarily broken up in order to provide relief to the war-worn troops of the first five divisions. The 17th and 18th Brigades were attached to I Corps, and the 16th to II Corps. The 17th Brigade became corps reserve... On the 17th a supply of entrenching tools reached the II Corps, and from that date its casualties sensibly diminished. On the 19th arrived the first 18-pdrs. to make good part of the losses of II Corps at Le Cateau; and from that day forward a stream of drafts poured in to fill the gaps of the battalions... On the 23rd and 24th nothing of importance took place on the Aisne, although there were the usual desultory attacks and the usual bombardment [see D.C.M. citation above]. Opportunity was taken to carry out reliefs. For instance, the 17th Brigade took the place of the 5th, whose brigadier, General Haking, had been wounded, and the latter brigade was withdrawn into corps reserve’ (Official History of the War, Military Operations, France and Belgium 1914, Vol. I, refers).

The 17th Brigade on the left of the 18th... was unable to make progress, and at 5pm when still on the line PrémesquesEpinette was ordered to entrench. Its right battalion, the Leinsters, had got nearer to Lille than British troops were to be for many a long day.’ (Ibid) The early hours of the 20th October (see D.C.M. citation above) heralded the first day of the attack of the German Sixth and Fourth Armies, and the loss of Prémesques, ‘North of the 18th Brigade, the Leinsters, holding the front line of the 17th Brigade, Prémesques-Epinette, had been fired on from 2am onwards. Then at 8am, after heavy shelling for three-quarters of an hour, enemy infantry of the 24th Division of the XIX Corps stormed Prémesques. To this direction, therefore, the available reserves of the 6th Division were diverted, sadly denuding the strength of its right. The East Yorkshire on the right of the Leinsters sent first one and then a second company to their assistance. This stopped further German progress, but the first company was driven back by superior numbers, and the East Yorkshire eventually threw back their left to form a defensive flank.’ (Ibid) Despite the best efforts of the Leinsters the German numbers were overwhelming and Prémesques was lost. The 6th Division had to fall back two miles on the right and centre and a quarter of a mile on the left.

The Eve of The Battle of Ypres, The Attempt To Secure Pérenchies Ridge By the second week of October 1914 the Germans were entrenched on a low ridge between Lille and Arementières. General Pulteney gave orders for the 4th and 6th Divisions to act in concert to drive back the enemy forces from Pérenchies Ridge. He therefore ordered ‘the 6th Division to test the strength of the Germans holding the line some three miles long from La Vallée to Pérenchies, to push them back if they were weak, but to wait for the co-operation of the 4th Division if they were strong. The 4th Division was ordered to attack Frélinghien from both sides of the river. General Keir (6th Division), in consequence, sent the 18th Brigade (Br.-General W.N. Congreve) at 6.30am [18.10.1914] against the sector La Vallée-Paradis (just south of Prémesque) and the 17th (Br.-General W.R.B. Doran) against Prémesques-Pérenchies, each with an artillery brigade attached... The reconnaissance of the 17th and 18th Brigades... soon developed into an action. In the 18th, the 2/Durham Light Infantry and 1/West Yorkshire reached their objectives towards 11am, after encountering only slight resistance. On their left in the 17th Brigade the 2/Leinster and 3/Rifle Brigade sent against Prémesques and Pérenchies respectively, both met with continuous opposition as they moved up the slopes in front of them; but by 10am the Leinsters were on top of the ridge, in Prémesques and in sight of Lille. They could not get further and, finding the enemy strongly entrenched south-east of them, they dug in and waited.’ (Ibid) By nightfall, despite the best efforts to push on the two divisions ground to a halt, with the ‘Leinsters of the 17th Brigade, although in the village of Prémesques, were unable to master the Mont de Prémesques, which lies immediately south of it...

St. Eloi Maher transferred to the 1st Battalion Leinsters, and was in action with them as part of the 82nd Infantry Brigade, 27th Division, at St. Eloi 14/15.3.1915, ‘On the 14th March the Germans made a surprise attack at 5pm on a larger scale at St. Eloi, firing two mines. They captured the village, the trenches near it, and the “Mound” (an artificial heap of earth about thirty feet high, and perhaps half an acre in extent, on the western side of the knoll south of the village)... There was severe hand-to-hand fighting, in which the 2/King’s Shropshire L.I. and 4/Rifle Brigade particularly distinguished themselves. An immediate counter-attack could not be made, as owing to the heavy shelling no reserves were kept near at hand; but after midnight one was carried out by Br.-General J.R. Longley (82nd Brigade) with the 1/Royal Irish and 1/Leinster of his own brigade and the 4/K.R.R.C. of the 80th. He recovered the village and the trenches, although part of the latter had to be evacuated at daylight, after Lieut.Colonel G.F.R. Forbes of the Royal Irish had been wounded. The “Mound”, which gave good observation, was not recaptured, the Germans having at once consolidated their position on it.’ (Official History of the War, Military Operations, France and Belgium 1915, Vol. I refers) The 1st Battalion Leinsters were heavily engaged in the Battle of Frezenberg Ridge, 8th-13th May 1915; Maher died of wounds, 9.5.1915, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. The above is the only D.C.M. and Second Award Bar to Leinster Regiment for the Great War.

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25 The Superb and Well Documented Great War ‘Lake Tanganyika’ D.S.M. Group of Four to Chief Petty Officer W. ‘Brum’ Waterhouse, Royal Navy, The Senior Rating For Spicer-Simson’s Epic Trek Across the Wilds of Africa, To Ultimately Gain Naval Supremacy For Britain in Central Africa a) Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (180131. W. Waterhouse, Act. C.P.O. Tanganyika Nl. Expn.) b) 1914-15 Star (180131 W. Waterhouse, P.O., R.N.) c) British War and Victory Medals (180131 W. Waterhouse. C.P.O. R.N.), good very fine, together with the following related items: - The recipient’s original handwritten diary from the Tanganyika Naval Expedition, bound in leather with ‘W. Waterhouse’ written in ink on the cover, the pencilled entries covering many of the salient episodes of the Tanganyika Expedition, but also including nominal rolls and expenditure details - An ‘Army & Navy Film and Print Wallet’, the outer cover with pencilled name, ‘Capt. Spicer-Simson’, and the interior containing around 30 photographs taken on the expedition, quite a few of them with pencilled captions to reverse, very probably in Spicer-Simson’s own hand, this important photographic archive since discovered and added to the collection by Ron Penhall - (2) Copies of The London Illustrated News, featuring the expedition, dated 20.5.1916 and 3.6.1916 - Copy of National Geographic Magazine, featuring the expedition, dated October 1922 - (3) Books relating to the expedition: The Phantom Flotilla, Peter Shankland; Utmost Fish, H.W. McCann and Mimi And Tou-Tou Go Forth, G. Foden (lot) £15,000-20,000

D.S.M. London Gazette 11.4.1916 Actg. Chief Petty Officer W. Waterhouse, RN ‘For services in connection with the Tanganyika Naval Expedition.’ In the summer of 1915, the key to success in Central Africa lay in the overwhelming German supremacy on Lake Tanganyika. Just how this was challenged by a force of two gunboats - the Mimi and Tou-Tou - commanded by an eccentric Naval Officer with a talent for public relations is one of the most extraordinary stories of the whole War - indeed no single achievement during that conflict was distinguished by more bizarre features than the successfully executed undertaking of 28 daring men who transported a ‘readymade’ Navy overland through the wilds of Africa to destroy this enemy flotilla in control of Lake Tanganyika. William Waterhouse was among the first chosen to join this famous expedition and, as an Acting Chief Petty Officer, commanded the ratings similarly employed. He was, in fact, involved in the early trials of the boats on the River Thames, the whole under the direction of Commander G. SpicerSimson, R.N. - the man with the talent for public relations. The Phantom Flotila takes up the story: ‘It was arranged that the main party should sail for Cape Town on 15 June in the Llandstephen Castle, and that the boats should proceed to Tilbury to be shipped on the 9th or 10th latest. But first Spicer-Simson, with some difficulty, obtained permission for H.M.S. Mimi to fire one round into Messrs. Thorneycroft’s old dock at Chiswick on the Thames. He sent for his Chief Gunlayer, Chief Petty Officer James [sic] Waterhouse, to discuss the test. Waterhouse was an ideal C.P.O. - efficient, dignified, imperturbable. He never divulged, even by the flicker of an eyelid, what he thought of the outfit he found himselfin. He was sworn to secrecy in Spicer-Simson’s office at the Admiralty, and then told the object and destination of the expedition. He wasn’t at all surprised because the retired Petty Officer doorman had asked him on his way in if he was one of the Tanganyika Party for Africa.

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Hauling the boats through the Jungle The test took place on 8 June. C.P.O. Waterhouse, aware that it was a test of his skill as well as of the gun and of Mimiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stability, took careful aim and fired while the two boats were going at full speed up the river. The shell sped true to its mark, and at the same instant both gun and gunlayer shot overboard in the opposite direction because the brass locking ring had not been properly secured. Fortunately both were fished out again unharmed. The test was evidently considered a success, for on the following day the boats were taken down to Tilbury...â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

To cover the three thousand miles or so that lay between Cape Town and the Lake, the boats had to be hauled by steam traction engines and ox trains over more than 100 miles of extremely wild and difficult country, where there were no roads or communications of any kind. The whole journey, by barely navigable rivers and narrow-gauge railways, through country where sleep-sickness and other horrible diseases were rife, is one of the strangest passages in the history of the Royal Navy. By 23rd December 1915, however, the Mimi and Tou-Tou had been successfully launched on the Lake, and three days later they went into action.

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The Mimi and Tou-Tou prepare to attack the Kingani

It was on Boxing Day, which also happened to be a Sunday, and during the usual church service Spicer-Simson received a message of the impending arrival of the German ship Kingani. Coolly placing the note in his pocket, he returned his attention to the ongoing service, even though his officers - who were facing the Lake - could by now see the approaching enemy vessel. Much to the latter’s relief the service finally came to an end, and, having held up a hand to indicate that the men were not to be dismissed, SpicerSimson took a long look at the approaching gunboat. Then he said, in a cool, clear voice, ‘Chief Petty Officer Waterhouse! You may dismiss the divisions - and man the launches for immediate action!’ Waterhouse quickly reported to his station at the gun in Spicer-Simson’s command, the Mimi, while Petty Officer Flynn did likewise in Lieutenant Dudley’s command, the Tou-Tou - Dudley was Royal Naval Reserve. And in the action that ensued, it was generally accepted that it was Flynn in the Tou-Tou who scored the winning hits that resulted in the capture of the Kingani - shortly to be taken on the strength of the Royal Navy’s little flotilla and renamed Fifi, the first such enemy vessel to undergo such transformation in the War thus far. In any event, back on shore, Waterhouse sportingly agreed that it was indeed the case that Flynn’s gunnery had won the day, or certainly his final hit, but his observations were quickly corrected by an irritated Spicer-Simson ‘Certainly not! Petty Officer Flynn couldn’t possibly have scored a hit without a qualified naval officer to spot for him and give him the ranges.’ Everyone turned to Flynn, who commented dryly, ‘Brum Waterhouse can have all the hits, Sir. I am happy so long as none of them hit me.’ On 9th February 1916, Waterhouse and another Petty Officer manned the gun on the Fifi, under Spicer-Simson, in a hotly contested engagement with the Hedwig von Wissman, the whole in the company of the Mimi under Lieutenant Wainwright. And of this running fight of three hours’ duration, Waterhouse wrote in his diary:

‘Our first hit from the Fifi’s 12-pounder exploded in the engine room, killing two and wounding one, all whites. Apparently after that all the whites that were left must have left the ship and left the ten blacks aboard; but we did not know and carried on firing till we saw someone waving a white flag. Then we ceased to fire but we had done our work very well, and she was on fire and sinking fast. She went down head first and looked a pretty sight sinking. We signalled to Mimi to rescue the blacks, for it was only then that we caught sight of all the whites away to port, for they had left their ship one hour, or about that, before she sank and left the colours flying and the poor niggers to keep them flying (Brave Germans).’ It would have been doubly satisfactory if the third and largest of the German ships - the Graf von Gotzen - could have been accounted for by the British Flotilla, but she did not risk an engagement. After being bombed by a Belgian aeroplane, she was scuttled by the Germans in Kigoma Harbour, on the eastern shore of the Lake. So ended Germany’s command of Tanganyika. Apart from the material loss inflicted on the enemy, the success of the Naval Expedition did much to enhance British prestige among the locals, not only in the immediate neighbourhood of the Lake, but in the northern districts of Rhodesia and in adjacent German territory. In consequence of the great success of the expedition, SpicerSimson was awarded the D.S.O., three officers the D.S.C., and 12 ratings the D.S.M., among the latter C.P.O. Waterhouse. Although C. S. Forester’s famous novel The African Queen has a somewhat different story line, it was undoubtedly inspired by the Lake Tanganyika Expedition of 1915-16. So, too, of course, the subsequent Oscar-winning film starring Humphrey Bogart. PROVENANCE:

Douglas-Morris Collection, October 1996 Ron Penhall Collection, September 2006

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26 26 A Good Second War 1945 ‘Immediate’ Action Against E-boats D.S.M. Group of Six to Stoker Petty Officer R. Joynes, Royal Navy a) Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Sto. P.O. R. Joynes. C/KX. 76205.) b) 1939-1945 Star c) Atlantic Star, with France and Germany Bar d) Africa Star e) War Medal f) Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R. (KX.76205 (Ch. B. 24781) R. Joynes. L. Sto. R.F.R.), generally very fine or better, with the following related documents: - Parchment Certificate of Service - Named Enclosure Slip for D.S.M.; Enclosure Slip for campaign awards - Admiralty Letter informing recipient of the award of his D.S.M. for action against E-Boats in H.M.S. Valorous, dated 15.5.1945 - Liberation of Norway Certificate, named and dated December 1945 - Crossing of the Equator ‘Proclamation’, dated 13.4.1942 - Photographic image of recipient in uniform, and two original photographs from recipient’s service (lot) £800-1,200

Stoker Petty Officer R. Joynes (seated second from right), ‘D.S.M. Celebrations’, North Africa, May 1945 C/KX.76205 Stoker Petty Officer Robert Joynes, D.S.M., born Durham, 1907; joined the Royal Navy as Stoker 2nd Class, 18.5.1926; transferred Royal Fleet Reserve, 17.5.1938; service during the Second War included in H.M.S. Shropshire (cruiser), July 1941-December 1942 (L.S. & G.C. 5.5.1942); served as Temporary Stoker Petty Officer in H.M.S. Valorous (destroyer), August 1943-June 1945; she was primarily employed on coastal convoy defence duties; and it was on one such occasion when Joynes distinguished himself in action against E-boats on the night of 21st/22nd February 1945; on the latter date H.M. Ships Valorous and Verdun were tasked with protecting Convoy F.S.34; the two ageing destroyers managed to beat off a series of determined attacks by German E-boats over the course of two hours; Joynes was discharged 20.11.1945.

D.S.M. London Gazette 8.5.1945 Stoker Petty Officer Robert Joynes, C/KX.76205 (Thornton Heath) [jointly listed with Sick Berth Attendant Alexander Moodie Smith C/MX.11695 (Preston Pans, E. Lothian)] ‘For gallantry and devotion to duty whilst serving in H.M.S. Valorous and H.M.S. Verdun in seeking out E-boats and beating off a series of attacks on a convoy.’ The Recommendation for Joynes’ award states: ‘When the boiler room, of which he was in charge, was hit, a splintered steam pipe caused a most disconcerting escape of steam. Two of his crew were wounded, but Joynes by his calm and assured demeanour in obscure conditions reassured the young ratings with him, and by strict attention to duty, maintained steam under difficult circumstances.’

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27 A Fine Second War ‘Sinking of the Scharnhorst’ D.S.M. Group of Four to Leading Seaman R. Nightingale, H.M.S. Sheffield, Royal Navy a) Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (A/Ldg. Smn. R. Nightingale. P/JX. 223023) b) 1939-1945 Star c) Atlantic Star d) War Medal, generally good very fine, traces of verdigris to Stars, with the following related documents: - Admiralty Letter informing recipient of the award of his D.S.M. for action in sinking the Scharnhorst, dated 17.3.1944 - Letter of congratulations from Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Burnett, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., dated March 1944 - Portrait photographic image of recipient in uniform; and a comprehensive file of research (lot) £2,800-3,200 D.S.M. London Gazette 7.3.1944 Acting Leading Seaman Roy Nightingale, P/JX.223023 (Darwen, Lancashire) ‘For gallantry, distinguished service and devotion to duty on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet, and in H.M. Ships Duke of York, Belfast, Norfolk, Sheffield, Jamaica, Savage, Suamarez, Scorpion, Musketeer, Matchless, Virago and Opportune during the action in which the Scharnhorst was engaged and sunk.’ The Admiralty Letter, dated 17.3.1944, included in the lot, gives: ‘For courage, skill and steadfast devotion to duty in H.M.S. Sheffield in the action on 26th December 1943 in which the German Battleship [sic] Scharnhorst was destroyed.’ On the evening of the 25th December 1943 the Scharnhorst was tasked with the destruction of Convoys JW 55B and RA55A. She was to attack and destroy them as they passed the northern tip of Norway. British Intelligence intercepted these orders and informed Admiralty accordingly. Unknown to the Germans the trap was set. While Rear-Admiral Burnett in H.M.S. Belfast, in company with the cruisers Norfolk and Sheffield screened the convoys

Leading Seaman R. Nightingale and kept the Scharnhorst in play, Admiral Fraser in the battleship Duke of York (accompanied by the light cruiser Jamaica and four destroyers) would cut her off from the south. Early on the morning of the 26th December the Scharnhorst encountered Burnett’s force. She was twice driven off by the close escort force of cruisers, and was driven at high speed by Belfast and Sheffield towards the bigger guns of Admiral Fraser’s force. She was engaged by H.M.S. Duke of York, acting as distant cover for the convoy, was attacked with torpedoes by the destroyers, and was cut off from her base. She was again engaged by the Duke of York, and was finally sunk by the combined efforts of all the ships engaged. Of Scharnhorst’s compliment totalling 1,970 officers and men, only 36 were rescued by the Royal Navy.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 28 An Outstanding Family Group: A Great War 1916 ‘Somme’ M.M. Group of Four to Company Sergeant Major R.G. Kirby, Bedfordshire Regiment, Killed in Action 26.7.1917 a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (9517 Sjt. R.G. Kirby, 2/Bed. R.) b) 1914 Star, with Bar (9517 L. Cpl. R.G. Kirby, Bedf. R.) c) British War and Victory Medals (9517 W.O. Cl. 2. R.G. Kiby Bedf. R.), extremely fine, with two named card boxes of issue A Great War Group of Three to Sergeant F. Kirby, Royal Artillery, Who Died of Wounds 8.8.1917 1914-15 Star (36083 Gnr. F. Kirby R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (36083 A. Sjt. F. Kirby R.A.), extremely fine, with three named card boxes of issue A Great War Group of Four to Private C. Kirby, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Killed in Action Whilst Serving in the 1st Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Naval Division, 26.10.1917 1914-15 Star (PLY. 10040 Pte. C. Kirby R.M.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (PLY. 10040 Pte. C. Kirby R.M.LI.); Royal Navy Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (PLY. 10040 Private C. Kirby R.M.L.I.), extremely fine, with two named card boxes of issue Four: Major R. Kirby, Bedfordshire Home Guard, Late Suffolk Regiment 1914-15 Star (2458 Pte. R. Kirby Suff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2458 Sjt. R. Kirby Suff. R.); Defence Medal, privately engraved ‘Major R. Kirby, 6th Bedfs. H.G.’, good very fine (15) £1,800-2,200 The four men listed here were all brothers, and part of a family who had seven brothers that served with the armed forces during the Great War. This extraordinary circumstance was reported to King George V, and a letter was written on his behalf to their Mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Kirby, of No. 33 Alan Road, Ipswich. The letter was published as a special feature on the local paper, The Suffolk Chronicle and Mercury, on 14.1.1916: ‘Madam, I have the honour to inform you that the King has heard with much interest that you have at the present moment seven sons serving in His Majesty’s Forces. I am commanded to express to you the King’s congratulations, and to assure you that His Majesty much appreciates the spirit of patriotism which prompted this example, in one family, of loyalty and devotion to their Sovereign and Empire.’ Tragically in just over a year after this letter had been published, three of the seven brothers had died during a 12 week period, as a result of action with the enemy.

The Kirby brothers and their mother: Company Sergeant Major R.G. Kirby (No.3); Sergeant F. Kirby (No.5); Private C. Kirby (No.2); and Major R. Kirby (No.7)

36083 Sergeant Frank Kirby, born Walton, near Ipswich, Suffolk; served during the Great War in the Egyptian Theatre of War from 2.4.1915; died of wounds whilst serving with the 90th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery on the Western Front, 8.8.1917, and is buried in the Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), France. PLY10040 Private Caleb Kirby, born Saxmundham, near Ipswich, Suffolk, 1881; enlisted in the Royal Marines, November 1899; awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, 14.7.1915, by which stage he was serving in the Royal Naval Division; killed in action on the Western Front, 26.10.1917, whilst serving in the 1st Royal Marine Battalion R.N.D., and is buried in the Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France.

M.M. London Gazette 16.11.1916 9517 Sjt. R.G. Kirby, Bedf. R. 9517 Company Sergeant Major Robert Gladstone Kirby, M.M., born Felixstowe, Suffolk; served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment on the Western Front from 6.10.1914; wounded at Neuve Chapelle, March 1915; later re-joined his unit and was awarded the M.M., almost certainly as result of bravery on the Somme, July 1916; killed in action, 26.7.1917, when his party was returning to Chateau Segard and was hit by a shell near “Bedford House”; he is buried in Bedford House Cemetery, France.

Major Reginald Kirby, served during the Great War with the Suffolk Regiment on the Western Front from 18.4.1915 and was later commissioned into the Home Guard.

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29 A Great War 1916 ‘French Theatre’ M.M. Group of Four to Corporal F. Rogers, Royal Garrision Artillery, Killed in Action, 3.10.1917 a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (16550 A.Bmbr: F. Rogers. 113/Hy: By: R.G.A.) b) 1914 Star (16550 Gnr: F. Rogers. R.G.A.) c) British War and Victory Medals (16550 Cpl. F. Rogers. R.A.), very fine, mounted for wear (4) £300-400 M.M. London Gazette 27.10.1916 16550 Actg. Bombr. F. Rogers, R.G.A. 16550 Corporal Frederick Rogers, M.M., born Fareham, Hampshire, 1885; served during the Great War with the 113th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery on the Western Front; he was killed in action, 3.10.1917, and is buried in the Hibers Trench Cemetery, Wancourt, France.

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30 A Great War ‘French Theatre’ M.M. Group of Four to Sergeant C. Ryder, Royal Lancaster Regiment a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (8223 Sjt. C. Ryder. 4/R. Lanc. R.) b) 1914 Star (8223 Pte. C. Ryder. R. Lanc. R.) c) British War and Victory Medals (8223 Sjt. C. Ryder. R. Lanc. R.), generally very fine or better (4) £300-400 M.M. London Gazette 24.1.1919 8223 Sjt. Ryder, C., 4th Bn. (T.F.) Royal Lancaster Regiment (Manchester). 8223 Sergeant Charles Ryder, M.M. served during the Great War with the 4th Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment on the Western Front from 12.9.1914 (entitled to a Bar to his 1914 Star).

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31 31 A Great War 1917 M.M. Group of Five to Sergeant P. Shannon, Liverpool Regiment a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (305192 Sjt. P. Shannon. 1/8 L’Pool. R.-T.F.) b) 1914-15 Star (1702 Pte. P. Shannon, L’Pool R.) c) British War and Victory Medals (1702 Pte. P. Shannon. L’Pool R.) d) Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (3757204 Pte. P. Shannon. 8 - The King’s R.), generally very fine, with the following related documents: - Divisional Commander’s Commendation, dated 13.10.1917 - Parchment Certificate of Service - Soldier’s Paybook; Soldier’s Small Book - Certificate of Disembodiment; Certificate of Discharge - Silk ‘Forget Me Not’ Postcard, written to recipient’s sweetheart - Portrait photograph of recipient in uniform - Newspaper cutting in which recipient is pictured (lot) £400-500 M.M. London Gazette 14.1.1918 305192 Sjt. P. Shannon, L’Pool R. (Liverpool) 305192 Sergeant Patrick Shannon, M.M., born Dublin, Ireland, 1886; enlisted aged 14 as Drummer, 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, 4.7.1900; discharged 15.10.1912, during which time he served for 9 years in India; re-enlisted for service with 8th (Irish) Battalion Liverpool Regiment, Territorial Force, 21.1.1913; served with the Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 21.5.1915; when the battalion was serving as part of 55th (West Lancashire) Division he received a Divisional Commander’s Commendation, ‘for gallant conduct on the 20th September 1917 East of Ypres’; on the latter date the Division were engaged in the Battle of Menin Road Ridge, as part of the Third Battle of Ypres; he was subsequently court martialled and reduced to Private, 24.1.1918; transferred to No. 12 Prisoner of War Company, Labour Corps; discharged 24.2.1919; re-enlisted Territorial Army, 3.5.1920 and finally discharged 7.4.1927.

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32 32 A Great War 1917 ‘Mesopotamia’ M.M. Group of Four to Sergeant H.E. Palmer, Royal Engineers, Late Royal Artillery a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (549956 Sapr. H.E. Palmer. 2/Lond: F. Coy. R.E.-T.F.) b) 1914-15 Star (1522 Gnr. H.E. Palmer R.F.A.) c) British War and Victory Medals (1522 A.Sjt. H.E. Palmer. R.A.), generally good very fine, mounted as originally worn, with the recipient’s related miniature awards (4) £250-300

33 A Great War ‘French Theatre’ M.M. Group of Four to Sergeant H.F. Chant, Royal Garrison Artillery a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (58019 Sjt. H.F. Chant R.G.A) b) 1914-15 Star (58019 Sjt. H.F. Chant R.G.A) c) British War and Victory Medals (58019 Sjt. H.F. Chant R.A), nearly very fine (4) £250-300

M.M. London Gazette 18.10.1917 Spr. H.E. Palmer 2nd Lond. Fd. Coy. R.E. (T.F.) (Mesopotamia)

58019 Sergeant Howard Frederick Chant, M.M., born Gillingham, Dorset, 1890; served during the Great War with the Royal Garrison Artillery in the French theatre of war, from 15.9.1915.

M.M. London Gazette 17.6.1919 58019 Sjt. Chant, H.F., 23rd Hvy. By. (Herne Hill)

549956 Sergeant H.E. Palmer, M.M., initially served during the Great War with the Royal Field Artillery in the French theatre of war, from 5.10.1915; transferred and served with the Royal Engineers in Mesopotamia.

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34 A Great War 1916 ‘Western Front’ M.M. Group of Four to Lance Corporal F.G. Madeley, Grenadier Guards a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (19176 L.Cpl. F.G. Madeley. 4/G.Gds.) b) 1914-15 Star (19176 L.Cpl. F G. Madeley, G.Gds:) c) British War and Victory Medals (19176 Pte. F.G. Madeley. G. Gds.), light contact marks, otherwise very fine, with the following related items: - The recipient’s miniature awards - Cap Badge - Wound Stripe and Scroll, this glazed and framed - Silver War Badge, reverse numbered ‘135793’, in card box of issue - Grenadier Guards Association lapel badges - The recipient’s Soldier’s Record Book and Soldier’s Pay Book - A large quantity of original documents, letters, newspaper cuttings, and photographs both relating to the recipient and to his daughter, Petty Officer Kathleen Margaret Madeley, Women’s Royal Naval Service, including the latter’s cap tally (4) £300-400

35 A Great War 1916 ‘French Theatre’ M.M. Group of Four to Private H. Bratchie, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (S-6330 Pte. H. Bratchie. 11/A&S Hdrs) b) 1914-15 Star (S-6330. Pte. H. Bratchie, A. & S. Highrs.) c) British War and Victory Medals (S-6330 Pte. H. Bratchie A. & S. Highrs.), light contact marks, otherwise good very fine, glazed and framed in a contemporary ‘home-made’ wooden frame (lot) £300-400 M.M. London Gazette 9.12.1916 S/6330 Pte. H. Bratchie, Arg. & Suth’d Highrs. S-6330 Private Hugh Bratchie, M.M., served during the Great War with the 11th (Service) Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders on the Western Front from 9.7.1915; the Battalion served as part of the 45th Brigade, 15th (Scottish) Division on the Somme, July-November 1916; including leading the assault, with the 13th Royal Scots, on Martinpuich, 15.9.1916.

M.M. London Gazette 3.6.1916 19176 L./C. F.G. Madeley, 4th Bn., G. Gds. 19176 Lance Corporal Frank George Madeley, M.M., born Dudleston, Birmingham, October 1893; enlisted in the Grenadier Guards, 18.9.1914, and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 15.8.1915; promoted Lance Corporal, 31.12.1915; awarded the Military Medal for gallantry at Ypres on the night of 19-20.4.1916 (Battalion War Diary refers), taking one German prisoner; according to family legend he was awarded the Military Medal ‘for rescuing female members of a Belgian family who were suffering at the hands of the Germans following their capture’; wounded in both legs, 23.7.1917; discharged, 23.9.1917; subsequently served with the Staffordshire Police, and ultimately reached the rank of Sergeant; died, 5.7.1968.

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36 A Great War ‘French Theatre’ M.M. Group of Five to Sergeant A.W. Pritchard, Royal Engineers a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (502002 Sjt. A.W. Pritchard. R.E.) b) British War and Victory Medals (502002 Sjt. A.W. Pritchard. R.E.) c) Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (502002 Sjt. A.W. Pritchard. R.E.) d) Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., (Algernon William Pritchard), good very fine or better, mounted court-style for display purposes in this order, together with five photographs of the recipient in uniform; and two newspaper cuttings (5) £300-350 M.M. London Gazette 23.7.1919 502002 Sjt. Pritchard, A.W., 55th (West Lancs.) D.S. Coy, Royal Engineers (Withington) 502002 Sergeant Algernon William Pritchard, M.M., born Evesham, Worcestershire, August 1855; educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Birmingham; served during the Great War with the Royal Engineers on the Western Front; a trophy winning Horticulturalist and Cyclist in the Bourneville & Birmingham area; later awarded the I.S.M. for services as a sorting clerk and telegraphist in the Weymouth, Dorset.

37 A Great War 1918 ‘French Theatre’ M.M. Group of Three to Driver P. Harper, Royal Field Artillery a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (L-39994 Dvr: P. Harper. 40/D.A.C. R.F.A.) b) British War and Victory Medals (L-39994 Dvr: P. Harper. R.F.A.), very fine, mounted court-style for display purposes (3) £200-250 M.M. London Gazette 6.8.1918 L/39994 Dvr. P. Harper, R.F.A. (Hyde) L-39994 Driver Philip Harper, M.M., born Stockport, Cheshire, 1897; served during the Great War with 40 Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Artillery on the Western Front.

38 A Great War ‘1918’ M.M. Group of Three to Gunner A.L Andre, Royal Field Artillery a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (955572 Gnr. A.L. Andre. A. 236/Bde. R.F.A.), edge bruise b) British War and Victory Medals (1626 Gnr. A.L. Andre R.A.), generally very fine or better (3) £200-240 M.M. London Gazette 13.9.1918 955572 Gnr. A.L. Andre, R.F.A. (Clapham) 955572 Gunner Albert Louis Andre, M.M., born Southwark, 1897; the son of Robert and Alice Andre of 20 Manor Street, Clapham, London; served during the Great War with the Royal Field Artillery; whilst he survived the war to return home to his family, three of his brothers died on active service during the Great War.

39 A Great War 1917 ‘French Theatre’ M.M. Group of Three to Lance Bombardier R. Hunter, Royal Garrison Artillery a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (62756 Gnr. R. Hunter. 191/Sge: By: R.G.A.) b) British War and Victory Medals (62756 Gnr. R. Hunter. R.A.), generally good very fine (3) £240-280 M.M. London Gazette 12.12.1917 62756 Gnr. R. Hunter, R.G.A. (Carlisle) 62756 Lance Bombardier Robert Hunter, M.M., served during the Great War with the 191st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery on the Western Front; taken Prisoner of War, he died, 12.12.1918, and is buried in Niederzwehren Cemetery, Germany.

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41 A Great War 1917 ‘French Theatre’ M.M. Group of Three to Private H. Stockton, Worcestershire Regiment a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (29764 Pte. H. Stockton 14/Worc. R.) b) British War and Victory Medals (29764 Pte. H. Stockton Worc. R.), very fine or better, mounted for wear (3) £280-320 M.M. London Gazette 27.3.1917 29764 Pte. H. Stockton, Worc. R. 29764 Private Herbert Stockton, M.M., born Lady Wood, Warwickshire, May 1881; served during the Great War with the 14th (Service) Battalion (Severn Valley Pioneers) Worcestershire Regiment on the Western Front; the battalion landed in France in June 1916, and served as part of the 63rd Division on the Somme from October 1916 onwards; in particular, ‘played active role during the 63rd Division’s attack on Beaucourt (13/11)-(14/11) - moving forward with assaulting brigades and working under heavy shelling and counter attacks while consolidating gains’; they also played a role in the Battle of Ancre, November 1916.

42 A Good Great War 1918 ‘Battle of Amiens’ M.M. Group of Three to Sergeant H.P. Lewry, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (11360 Sjt. H.P. Lewry. 8/E.Surr: R.) b) British War and Victory Medals (11360 Sjt. H.P. Lewry. E.Surr. R.), suspension a little loose in places, very fine (3) £300-400 M.M. London Gazette 24.1.1919 11360 Sjt. Lewry, H.P., 8th Bn East Surrey Regiment (Tooting) 11360 Sergeant Herbert P. Lewry, M.M., born Brighton, Sussex, 1890; served during the Great War with the 8th Battalion East Surrey Regiment on the Western Front; the battalion had written itself into legend for its gallant ‘football charge’ towards the German trenches at Montauban on the 1st Day of the Battle of Somme; a company commander, Captain W.P. Nevill, had provided four footballs, one for each of his platoons and they had proceeded to kick the balls across no man’s land in an effort to take the enemy trenches; Lewry distinguished himself with the battalion during the Battle of Amiens on the Bray-Corbie Road, close to Morlancourt, between the 6th-10th August 1918; during this action six M.C.’s and twelve M.M.’s were awarded to the 8th Battalion, and it suffered 2 officers killed, 1 died of wounds, 6 wounded, 89 men killed or missing and 118 wounded.

43 A Great War 1917 ‘French Theatre’ M.M. Group of Three to Lance Corporal W.H. Chaplin, Wiltshire Regiment, Killed in Action, 10.4.1918 a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (13975 L.Cpl W.H. Chaplin. 6/Wilts: R.), minor official correction to rank b) British War and Victory Medals (13975 Pte. W.H. Chaplin. Wilts: R.), good very fine (3) £300-400 M.M. London Gazette 21.8.1917 13975 L./C. W.H. Chaplin, Wilts. R. 13975 Lance Corporal Walter Henry Chaplin, M.M., born East Malling, Kent; served during the Great War with the 6th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment on the Western Front; killed in action, 10.4.1918, during the Battle of the Messines, when the battalion formed part of the 19th Division ‘and were back in line on the Messines Ridge, and, on 10th April, were once more attacked by the Germans in great strength. By the middle of the afternoon the Battalion was under heavy frontal assault, which was held by vigorous automatic and rifle fire. An hour later both flanks were exposed, and a withdrawal was made to the support line, from where the enemy was again repulsed. At 6pm both flanks were attacked. The front companies did not receive the order to withdraw, and were surrounded, very few men getting away; the rest of the Battalion fell back fighting. Battalion Headquarters became heavily engaged, Lieutenant-Colonel Monreal was mortally wounded, and the Second-in-Command, Captain Garthwaite, was also wounded. During the night the survivors rallied, and the Battalion was withdrawn from the line the next day. At the beginning of the German attack the Wiltshires numbered 581, and, at the end, 181’ (Regimental History refers); Lance-Corporal Chaplin is commemorated upon the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

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44 A Good Second War 1944 Halifax Flight Engineer’s D.F.M. Group of Five to Flight Sergeant E. Boyles, 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Who Flew In At Least 36 Operational Sorties, Including 4 Times To Berlin and Back, and to Nuremberg, 30/31.3.1944, When He Was Severely Wounded a) Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (904972. F/Sgt. E. Boyles. R.A.F.) b) 1939-1945 Star c) Air Crew Europe Star, with France and Germany Bar d) Defence and War Medals, generally very fine or better, with the following related items: - Campaign Medal card box of issue, addressed to ‘E. Boyles, Esq. 27, Thackeray Road, Whipton, Exeter, Devon’ - R.A.F. Identity Card - Four photographs from various stages of recipient’s career, including with his Halifax crew - Three R.A.F. Christmas Day Menus, two with signatures, dated 1939, 1940 and 1942 respectively - Various Newspaper cuttings and other ephemera (lot) £1,600-2,000 D.F.M. London Gazette 16.1.1945 Flight Sergeant 904972 Flight Sergeant Edwin Boyles, R.A.F.V.R., 51 Sqn The Recommendation, dated 22.10.1944, states: ‘Flight Sergeant Boyles has successfully completed 36 operations with this Squadron, eighteen of them against Germany’s most heavily defended targets such as Berlin four times, Leipzig, Stuttgart and the Ruhr, as well as the tactical targets of Occupied Europe. His keenness to operate at all times has set a fine example to his colleagues, and at short notice he has often operated with crews other than his own. On one occasion when engaged on an attack on Nuremberg, on the way to the target, his aircraft was hit and Flight Sergeant Boyles was wounded, and unable to carry on with his job. Throughout the remainder of the trip however he continued to give instructions to the Bomb Aimer who had taken his place at the Engineer’s panel, and the aircraft arrived successfully back at base. Flight Sergeant Boyles had then completed fifteen operations, and after three months in hospital returned to the Squadron determined to complete his tour. He is a very valuable member of aircrew, always keen and conscientious in the air, and inspiring to the crew of his aircraft on the ground. He is recommended for the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.’

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Flight Sergeant E. Boyles (far right) and crew in front of their Halifax, R.A.F. Snaith, Yorkshire, 1944

904972 Flight Sergeant Edwin Boyles, D.F.M., born Paignton, Devon, 1919; resided in Exeter and was a motor mechanic prior to the War; initially served as an Leading Aircraftsman, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve; advanced Sergeant 1943, and after training as a Flight Engineer was posted to 51 Squadron (Halifaxes), Snaith, Yorkshire; flew in at least 36 operational sorties with the squadron, including: Berlin (4); Magdeburg; Leipzig; Stuttgart (3); Frankfurt (2); Essen; Nuremberg, 30/31.3.1944 (see D.F.M. Recommendation), â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;795 aircraft were dispatched - 572 Lancasters, 214 Halifaxes and 9 Mosquitoes. The German controller ignored all the diversions and assembled his fighters at 2 radio beacons which happened to be astride the route to Nuremburg. The first fighters appeared just before the bombers reached the Belgian border and a fierce battle in the moonlight lasted for the next hour. 82 bombers were lost on the outward route and near the target... 95 bombers were lost in all... It was the biggest Bomber Command loss of the warâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (The Bomber Command War Diaries, M. Middlebrook and C. Everitt refers); Villers Bocage; Oisemont; St. Martin (2); Croixdalle; Les Catelliers; Nucourt; Caen H2; Bottrop; Kiel; Anderbelck; Le Nieppe (3); Hazebrouck; Sterkrade; Brest; Hamburg; Munster; Boulogne and Calais (3)

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45 The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion’s (C.M.G.) neck Badge, silvergilt and enamel, extremely fine, with full and miniature width neck ribands, in Spink, London, case of issue £240-280

49 Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse privately engraved ‘Capt. C.A. Stiebel The Lancashire Fusiliers Attd. K.O.Y.L.I. 23.7.1918’, good very fine £500-700 M.C. London Gazette 24.9.1918 Capt. Charles Alexander Stiebel, Lan. Fus. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In a skilful reconnaissance he discovered an occupied enemy shelter about 700 yards in front of the lines. He returned and organised a raiding party, and dividing them into three sections attacked the shelter, taking two prisoners and killing six of the enemy. He then successfully brought back his party and the two prisoners. He did fine work.’

x46 Distinguished Service Order, E.II.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar, an undated, unissued example, nearly extremely fine £800-1,200

PROVENANCE:

Since 1.1.1984, Distinguished Service Orders have been issued undated.

Sotheby, December 1998

50 A Great War ‘1914’ D.C.M. to Lance-Corporal J. Daniel, Royal Highlanders, Who Died of Wounds, 6.6.1915 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1731 Pte. J. Daniel. 2/R. Hors.), toned, edge bruising, light file marks over name, therefore very fine £800-1,000

47 Imperial Service Order, G.V.R., Member’s (I.S.O.) breast Badge, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, good very fine, in Elkington, London, case of issue £180-220

D.C.M. London Gazette 1.4.1915 1731 Private J. Daniel, 2nd Battalion Royal Highlanders ‘For gallant conduct on 4th November, 1914, in carrying a wounded man into safety.’

48 Imperial Service Order, G.VI.R., Member’s (I.S.O.) breast Badge, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1949), silver-gilt, and enamel, nearly extremely fine, in Elkington, London, case of issue £140-180

1731 Lance-Coporal James Daniel, D.C.M., born Galashiels, Scotland; served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion Royal Highlanders on the Western Front from 12.10.1914; died of wounds at home, 6.6.1915, and is buried in Kirkcaldy (Bennochy) Cemetery, Fifeshire.

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51 A Fine Second War 1944 ‘Bomb Disposal’ G.M. to Lieutenant G.H. Gaylor, Royal Engineers, For Clearing An Unexploded Bomb Under Water, Beneath The Wreckage of the Railway Bridge at Hasselt, Across The Albert Canal; Having Survived the War, He Was Killed at A Mine Clearance in Scotland, 7.8.1946 George Medal, G.VI.R. (Lieut. George H. Gaylor, R.E.), letter ‘a’ of surname officially corrected, very fine £2,000-3,000 G.M. London Gazette 29.4.1945 Lieutenant George Henry Gaylor, Corps of Royal Engineers (166510) (Cardiff) ‘For conspicuous gallantry in carrying out hazardous work in a very brave manner.’ The Recommendation states: ‘On the 6th November, 1944, at Hasselt, reconstruction of the demolished railway bridge was stopped owing to the presence of an unexploded bomb under 30 ft. of water in the Albert Canal. Lieutenant Gaylor went down and located the bomb half buried in the mud underneath torn railway lines, steel girders and wreckage. To do so he had to squeeze himself between damaged girders at the risk of tearing his diving suit or fouling the air or lifeline and so being trapped. In spite of Nil visibility he identified the tail fuze by touch, found it was in a dangerous condition, and since technical equipment could not be used water, he unscrewed the fuze by hand. Due to mud and the damaged condition of the nose, Lieutenant Gaylor was unable to ascertain whether the bomb had a nose fuze, but, acting on the assumption that it had, he again went down and guided the bomb through the wreckage, inch by inch, as it was hauled out, knowing that any movement of the bomb might set if off. Lieutenant Gaylor’s brave conduct enabled work to be resumed on the vital railway and canal communications.’ Lieutenant George Henry Gaylor, G.M., born Stevenage, 1916; commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, 18.1.1941; Lieutenant 25.5.1941; served during the Second War with 23 Bomb Disposal Company R.E.; after his gallantry at the Albert Canal he transferred to 11 Bomb Disposal Company; he was killed, along with Corporal J. Fordyce and Sapper A. Hurley, when attending to a mine clearance at Rattray Head, northeast Scotland, 7.8.1946; Lieutenant Gaylor is buried at Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, London.

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52 A Great War 1917 ‘North Sea Convoy Escort’ D.S.M. to Officer’s Steward Second Class C.A. Mahoney, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (L.4842. C.A. Mahoney. Off. Std. 2Cl. H.M.S. Pellew. North. Sea. 12. Dec. 1917.), edge bruising, very fine £500-600

54 Royal Victorian Medal, E.VII.R., bronze, unnamed as issued, good very fine, in Royal Mint case of issue, with hand written note in German, dated 1.9.1948, attributing the award to ‘Robert Borth’ £80-100 55 A ‘Korea’ B.E.M. to Warrant Officer II L.A. Whitehead, Royal Artillery British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Military Division (22514142 W/O. Cl.2 Leslie A. Whitehead. R.A.), officially renamed, good very fine £150-200

D.S.M. London Gazette 22.2.1918 Off. Std., 2nd Cl., Cornelius Andrew Mahoney, O.N. L4842 (Po.). On 11.12.1917 the destroyers H.M.S. Pellew and Partridge were employed as escort for a convoy to Norway. The convoy comprised of 6 merchant ships and 4 armed trawlers. Having set off from Lerwick on the 11th, they were attacked the following day by four German vessels of the 2nd Torpedo Boat Force. The two destroyers were outgunned, and outmanoeuvred, and the entire convoy with the exception of H.M.S. Pellew was sunk during the action. Pellew suffered severe engine room damage and had only one torpedo tube working at the end of the action. Despite her almost crippled state she managed to effect her escape. She suffered 3 killed and several wounded.

B.E.M. London Gazette 29.4.1952 No.22154142 Warrant Officer Class II (Acting) Leslie Addinall Whitehead, Royal Regiment of Artillery ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Korea during the period 1st July to 31st December, 1951.’ The Recommendation, dated 27.9.1951, states; ‘This Warrant Officer was posted to the Headquarters with the particular duty of supervising the Transit Section of the F.M.A.. From the moment of his arrival B.S.M. (then Sgt) Whitehead displayed initiative, efficiency and devotion to duty of an outstanding order. By this a very heavy weight was lifted from the shoulders of the Camp Commandant. When the F.M.A. Transit Camp was divorced from HQ, F.M.A. W.O.II. Whitehead, with no Officer Commanding yet posted, continued to run the existing transit section and with no supervision virtually, and with local labour of his own choosing constructed a new transit camp complete with all the facilities such as cook houses, dining rooms, and sanitary amenities. He then transferred to this new camp, still with no Officer Commanding, and ran it as a separate installation for several days. The work of this Warrant Officer has never varied and is outstanding in every way. He has also contributed in no small manner to the efficiency of the F.M.A. as a whole.’

53 Military Medal, G.V.R. (61724 Gnr: A. Balcombe. B.82/Bde: R.F.A.), light contact marks, very fine £140-180 M.M. London Gazette 28.9.1917 61724 Gnr. (actg. Bomdr.) A. Balcombe, R.F.A. (West Hampstead, N.W.)

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A COLLECTION OF MEDALS TO THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS AND INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE 56 A Fine 1898 ‘Sudan’ C.B., 1901 ‘South Africa’ C.M.G. Group of Eight to Surgeon-General W.H. McNamara, Royal Army Medical Corps, Principal Medical Officer in Both the Sudan and South Africa a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Companion’s (C.B.) breast Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with topriband buckle b) The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion’s (C.M.G.) breast Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, minor enamel damage, with top-riband buckle, in Garrard & Co. ltd case of issue c) Egypt 1882-89, dated, one clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (Surgn Maj: W.H. McNamara A.M. Dept.) d) Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (Lt. Col: W.H. McNamara. R.A.M.C.) e) Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, one clasp, Cape Colony (Surgn: Genl: W.H. McNamara, M.D., C.B., C.M.G., R.A.M.C.) f) King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (Surg: Genl. W.H. McNamara, M.D., C.B., C.M.G., R.A.M.C.) g) Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued h) Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, two clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum (Colonel W.H. McNamara. R.A.M.C.), contemporarily engraved in sloping sans-serif capitals, light contact marks overall, therefore generally very fine (8) £2,000-3,000 C.B. London Gazette 15.11.1898 Colonel William Henry McNamara, M.D., Royal Army Medical Corps ‘In recognition of services in Egypt and the Sudan, including the Battles of Atbara and Khartum.’ C.M.G. London Gazette Colonel William Henry McNamara, M.D., F.R.C.S.I., C.B. ‘In recognition of services in South Africa’ Surgeon-General William Henry McNamara, C.B., C.M.G. (18461915), born Corbally, Limerick, Ireland; educated at Queen’s College Cork and Ledwich School of Medicine, Dublin; qualified as M.D. at Queen’s University of Ireland, 1867; appointed Surgeon, Army Medical Department, later the same year; posted for service with the 106th Foot, 1868; Surgeon Major 1879, ‘he served in the Egyptian war of 1882, with the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers... In the Nile expedition of 1898 he served as Principal Medical Officer at first of the British brigade, afterwards of the British division, was present in the actions of the Atbara river and of Omdurman, was mentioned in dispatches in the London Gazette of May 24th and September 30th, 1898... In South Africa he served from 1899 to 1902, at first as Assistant Principal Medical Officer afterwards as Principal Medical Officer of the lines of communication, was mentioned in the London Gazette of April 16th, 1901 and July 29th, 1902’ (British Medical Journal, Obituary refers); made a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, 1881; advanced Brigade Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel, 1893; granted local rank of Surgeon-General whilst acting as Principal Medical Officer in South Africa from, 17.4.1900; retired 1905; and lived in Ealing for the latter part of his life.

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57 A ‘1937’ Military Division C.B., Great War O.B.E. Group of Nine to Major-General H.M.J. Perry, Royal Army Medical Corps, Taken POW During the Great War, He Returned to Command 65 Field Ambulance, 1915-16; Assistant Advisor of Pathology B.E.F., 1916-18; Honorary Surgeon to the King, 1933-40, and Served as Director of Pathology, War Office, 1939-41 a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Companion’s (C.B.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel b) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Military Division, Officer’s (O.B.E.) breast Badge, silver-gilt (Hallmarks for London 1919) c) 1914 Star, with Bar (Capt. H.M.J. Perry, R.A.M.C.), unit double-struck d) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Major H.M.J. Perry.) e) Defence and War Medals e) Jubilee 1935 f) Coronation 1937, light contact marks throughout, generally very fine, with cloth and medal insignia (lot) £1,200-1,600 C.B. London Gazette 11.5.1937 Major-General Henry Marrian Joseph Perry, O.B.E., (late Royal Army Medical Corps), Hononary Surgeon to the King, Director and Professor of Pathology, Royal Army Medical Corps O.B.E. London Gazette 3.6.1919 Capt. Henry Marrian Joseph Perry, R.A.M.C. Major-General Henry Marrian Joseph Perry, C.B., O.B.E. (1884-1955), born Cork, Ireland; educated at Queen’s College Cork; gained LRCP&SI, LM in 1906; commissioned Lieutenant, Royal Army Medical Corps, 28.1.1907; served in Hong Kong, 1908-11; Captain 28.8.1910; served during the Great War on the Western Front, from 14.8.1914; taken Prisoner-of-War he returned to the Western Front the following year, and commanded 65 Field Ambulance, 1915-16; served as Temporary Major, 18.9.1915-18.1.1916; Assistant Advisor in Pathology, British Expeditionary Force, 1916-18 (M.I.D. London Gazette 1.1.1916, 30.12.1918 and 10.7.1919); held various post-war positions at the Royal Army Medical College, including as Director and Professor of Pathology; Brevet LieutenantColonel 9.2.1921; seconded Egyptian Government, 192630; Honorary Surgeon to the King,1933-40; Colonel 28.12.1934; advanced Major-General 26.9.1935; served as Director of Pathology, War Office, 1939-41; retired pay 25.6.1941; ceased Reserve of Officers, 11.3.1951; in later life resided at Burwood Park Cottage, Burwood Park, Waltonon-Thames, Surrey.

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58 A Scarce Great War C.I.E., Post-War ‘Civil’ C.B.E. Group of Seven to Lieutenant-Colonel J.S. Watson, Indian Medical Service, Who Served as a Surgeon in the Indian Army Hospital Ship Loyalty For the Entirety of The Great War a) The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Companion’s (C.I.E.) neck badge, gold and enamel b) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Civil Division, Commander’s (C.B.E.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel c) 1914-15 Star (Lt. Col. J.W. Watson, I.M.S. Attd. H.S. “Loyalty.”) d) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Lt.-Col. J.W. Watson.), BWM partially officially renamed e) Defence Medal f) Delhi Durbar 1911, generally very fine, with riband bar (7) £1,000-1,200 C.I.E. London Gazette 12.9.1919 Lieutenant-Colonel John William Watson, Indian Medical Service C.B.E. London Gazette 3.6.1929 Lieutenant-Colonel John William Watson, C.I.E., Indian Medical Service, Civil Surgeon, Ajmer, and Chief Medical Officer, Rajputana and Ajmer-Merwara Lieutenant-Colonel John William Watson, C.I.E., C.B.E., born 1874; commissioned Indian Medical Service, 1898; employed as an Agency Surgeon in civil employment by the Indian Government, from October 1903; reverted to military service with the outbreak of the Great War; served in the Hospital Ship Loyalty, 1.9.1914-1.12.1918 (C.I.E., M.I.D. London Gazette 26.11.1918); the Loyalty, formerly the Royal Mail ship Empress of India, was sold to and renamed by the Maharajah of Gwalior; at the outbreak of the Great War it was converted into an Indian Army Hospital Ship, equipped with operating rooms, over 500 beds and it carried more than 15,000 war patients; advanced LieutenantColonel 28.1.1918; at the end of the war returned to civil employment as Agency Surgeon for Bundelkhand, and later as Chief Medical Officer for Rajputana and Ajmer-Merwara.

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59 59 A Great War 1915 ‘French Theatre’ M.C. Group of Four to Major F.T. Turner, Royal Army Medical Corps a) Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved in sans-serif capitals, ‘Jan. 1916 Major Frederick Thomas Turner R.A.M.C.’ b) 1914-15 Star (Capt. F.T. Turner. R.A.M.C.) c) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Capt. F.T. Turner.), good very fine, mounted as originally worn (4) £700-900 M.C. London Gazette 14.1.1916 Turner, Captain F.T., R.A.M.C. M.I.D. London Gazette 1.1.1916 Captain Frederick Thomas Turner, Royal Army Medical Corps Major Frederick Thomas Turner, M.C., resided at Littleton, Strawberry Vale, Twickenham; served during the Great War with the 7th Motor Ambulance Convoy, Royal Army Medical Corps, on the Western Front from December 1914; suffering from Pleurisy he was sent home on sick leave, October-December 1915.

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60 60 A Great War 1916 ‘Western Front’ M.C. Group of Four to Captain H.S. Turner, Royal Army Medical Corps a) Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued b) 1914-15 Star (Lieut. H.S. Turner. R.A.M.C.) c) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves [for riband bar wear] (Capt. H.S. Turner.), good very fine, mounted as originally worn (4) £700-900 M.C. London Gazette 11.12.1916 Temp. Capt. Henry Strawson Turner, R.A.M.C. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He led stretcher parties and tended the wounded under intense fire. On one occasion he rescued eight wounded men in the open.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 24.12.1917 Turner, Temp. Capt. H.S., M.C. R.A.M.C. Captain Henry Strawson Turner, M.C., educated King’s College Hospital, London; served during the Great War with the Royal Army Medical Corps on the Western Front from 28.9.1915; after the war had a practice at 12, Half Moon Street and 12, Shepherd Market, Mayfair and was still in these premises in 1942; Chairman of the Pensions Board; Member of the B.M.A.; Medical Superintendent Chillagoe General Hospital, Queensland, Australia.

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61 A Second War 1941 ‘North Africa’ M.M. Group of Seven to Staff Sergeant C. Kitchener, B Company 17th Indian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps a) Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7263221 Sjt. C. Kitchener R.A.M.C.) b) 1939-1945 Star c) Africa Star, with 8th Army Bar d) Italy Star e) Defence and War Medals f) Army Long Service & G.C., E.II.R., with ‘Regular Army’ bar suspension (7263221 S. Sgt. C. Kitchener. M.M. R.A.M.C.), generally very fine, mounted for wear (7) £700-900 M.M. London Gazette 24.2.1942 7263221 Sergeant Charles Kitchener, B Company, 17th Indian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps The Recommendation, dated 21.12.1941, states: ‘At Omar Nuovo on November 21st 1941 Sgt. Kitchener remained at his post and continued to attend to the wounded in spite of continuous shelling of his A.D.S. His fine work saved the lives of many and set a fine example of courage and devotion to duty to the remainder of his company. Later and throughout the further advance his efforts at relieving the numerous wounded was unstinting and deserving of the highest praise.’

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62 A Second War Immediate 1942 ‘Battle of Gazala Knightsbridge Box’ M.M. Group of Seven to Private E.R. Maidment, No. 5 Light Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps a) Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7385540 Pte. E.R. Maidment. R.A.M.C.) b) 1939-1945 Star c) Africa Star, with 8th Army Bar d) Italy Star e) France and Germany Star f) Defence and War Medals, generally very fine or better, mounted for wear (7) £700-900 M.M. London Gazette 24.9.1942 7385540 Private Edwin Ronald Maidment, Royal Army Medical Corps The Recommendation dated, 28.7.1942, states: ‘An ambulance orderly to Dvr. Shaw A.G. in the Knightsbridge Box, his devotion to duty was an inspiration to all troops in the box. On 29 May, 42, he and his driver went out to, and brought in all the casualties from a forward battery of gunners. He was under shell and machine gun fire continuously. Several journeys were necessary. He gave first aid on the ground under constant fire, showing great skill in his treatment.’

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63 Pair: Assistant Surgeon J.C. Watson, Indian Medical Service Sutlej 1845-46, for Sobraon, no clasp (Apothy. J: Watson 10th Regt.), partially officially renamed, unit unofficially engraved; Punjab 1848-49, two clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Asst. Surgn. J.C. Watson, 15th Bengal N.I.), light contact marks, therefore very fine or better £350-400 Assistant Surgeon James Cock Watson, served with the Bengal Indian Medical Service; died in London, 27.1.1857.

64 Three: Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel W.A. Simmonds, Indian Medical Service Afghanistan 1878-80, two clasps, Charasia, Kabul (Surgn. W.A. Simmonds, 5th Punjab Infy.); India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Surgn. W.A. Simmonds 12th Ben: Cavalry); India General Service 1895-1902, V.R., three clasps, Tirah 1897-98, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Relief of Chitral (Surgn Ltn. Col. W.A. Simmonds I.M.S.), contact marks overall, very fine (3) £600-800 Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel William Allason Simmonds (1850-1940); appointed Surgeon, Bengal Indian Medical Service, 1875; served ‘in medical charge of Swinley’s Mountain Battery at Thal till December, 1878, and of the 5th Punjab Infantry from 15 December, 1878, till the return of the regiment to Peshawar in September, 1880, being present at the action of Charasiab, and the operations round Kabul and defence of Sherpur in December, 1879. Acted as Superintendent of Field Telegraphy to Brigadier-General H. Gough on the retirement from the Shutargarden’ (The Afghan Campaign of 1878-80, S.H. Shadbolt refers); Surgeon Major 1887; Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel 1895; retired 9.8.1901.

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65 Three: Brigade Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel W. Finden, Indian Medical Service, Mentioned in Despatches for Services at the Battle of Kandahar, 1.9.1880 Afghanistan 1878-80, one clasp, Kandahar (Surg-Maj: W. Finden, 2nd Goorkha); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (Surgn. Major W. Finden 2nd Goorkha Regt.); India General Service 1854-95, two clasps, Burma 1887-89, Samana 1891 last clasp loose on riband, as issued (Surgn. Major W. Finden 7th Bl. Cavry.), pitting from Star, very fine (3) £550-650 Brigade Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel Woodforde Finden; appointed Assistant Surgeon, Bengal Indian Medical Service, 1866; advanced Surgeon Major, 1878, and ‘served on the Staff of Sir D. Stewart during the advance on and occupation of Kandahar, 1878-79; was in medical charge of the 2nd Goorkhas during the occupation of Kabul; accompanied the Kabul-Kandahar Field Force in the march to the relief of Kandahar, and was present at the battle of Kandahar’ (The Afghan Campaign of 1878-1880, S.H. Shadbolt refers); he was mentioned in Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Roberts despatch for Kandahar, 26.9.1880, London Gazette 3.12.1880; Brigade Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel 1891; retired 1896; during his service in India he was accompanied by his wife Amelia Woodforde-Finden (nee Ward); the latter was a well-known composer of American birth, who wrote and composed her two best works The Lover in Damascus and the Kashmiri Song whilst in India.

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66 66 Five: Major R. Spencer, Royal Army Medical Corps Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (11554, Pte. R. Spencer, R.A.M.C.); 1914-15 Star (Q.M. & Lieut. R. Spencer R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Major R. Spencer); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, one clasp, Khartoum, unnamed as issued, light contact marks to first, therefore nearly very fine, remainder good very fine (5) £300-400 Major Robert Spencer (1876-1932), served in the ranks of the Royal Army Medical Corps, in Egypt and the Sudan 1898-1901 and 1904; in Cyprus 1901-04; Jamaica 1907-11 and in Malta, 1914-15; commissioned Quarter Master & Honorary Lieutenant, R.A.M.C., 21.2.1915; served during the Great War with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, from 1915 (M.I.D. London Gazette 13.7.1916 and 12.1.1918); Honorary Captain 21.2.1918; Temporary Major 13.10.1917-16.12.1919; Major 27.9.1922.

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67 Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Assistt. Surgeon Henry Walker Governor General’s Body Guard), good very fine, with original brass hook suspension £450-550

70 Afghanistan 1878-80, one clasp, Ali Musjid (Surg: H. Mallins, 27th Ben: N.I.), minor edge bruise, good very fine £250-300 Surgeon Henry Mallins, M.B., appointed Assistant Surgeon, Bengal Indian Medical Service, April 1873; in later life resided in Watton, Norfolk, where he was Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator for the district; appointed Temporary Captain 6th Battalion, Norfolk Volunteer Regiment, 1.9.1916.

68 Sutlej 1845-46, for Ferozeshuhur, one clasp, Sobraon (Surgn. A: Colquhoun 33rd Regt. N:I:), edge bruising, nearly very fine £350-400 Surgeon Archibald Colquhoun served with the Bengal Indian Medical Service, from 1828; initially served as Assistant Surgeon with the 12th Bengal Native Infantry before transferring to 43rd Bengal Native Infantry, 1837; retired December 1847; died in Edinburgh, 25.4.1890.

71 India General Service (2) 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (27168 Pte. T.J. Hancock, R.A.M.C.); India General Service 193639, one clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (7249724 Cpl. J.S. Long. R.A.M.C.), generally very fine (2) £90-110

69 Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Asst. Apothy M. Dullard. S.M.D.), good very fine £100-140 Assistant Surgeon Mathew Dullard, initially served as Assistant Apothecary with the Bengal S.M.D.; died 18.6.1923.

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MEDALS TO THE HOME GUARD FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE NORMAN BROOKS

72 72 A Second War ‘Home Guard’ B.E.M. Pair to Corporal J. Otterson, Ayrshire Home Guard a) British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Military Division (Cpl. James Otterson, H.G.), medal prepared prior to naming b) Defence Medal, good very fine (2) £140-180 B.E.M. London Gazette 15.12.1944 Corporal James Otteson, 4th Bn, Ayr Home Guard ‘In recognition of Meritorious Service in the Home Guard.’ The Recommendation states: ‘Enrolled in the Local Defence Volunteers 4th June, 1940. Has always been one of the most reliable and efficient men in this Battalion. He has been a good example to, and a steadying influence on, the younger members. Especially valuable has been the work he did in connection with the building of Assloss Shooting Range. For a number of weeks he worked every night and at week-ends on the Range. All ranks gave willing service under him in order to get the job completed. Great care has been taken to see that the Range was built in such a manner that it would be durable and it is a worthy example of the thoroughness SSand efficiency with which Corporal Otterson carries out all his work.’ Corporal James Otterson, B.E.M., served with the 4th (Kilmarnock) Battalion, Ayrshire Home Guard from 4.6.1940.

73 Four: Lieutenant J. Powers, Bedfordshire Home Guard, Late Royal Engineers 1914 Star, with Bar (25671 Dvr: J. Powers. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (25671 Dvr. J. Powers. R.E.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s related miniature awards; named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Lt J. Powers, 73 Conway Road, Luton, Beds.’; 1914 Christmas Tin; Church Lads Brigade Cross, bronze, with ‘1910’ date bar and integral top riband bar; cap badge and lapel badges; and the following related documents: - Third Class Certificate of Education - The recipient’s Certificate of Transfer to the Reserve and Discharge Certificate - Bedfordshire Territorial Army Association letters regarding the Defence Medal - Various photographs of the recipient Pair: Company Quarter Master Sergeant R.W. Shawl, Bedfordshire Home Guard Defence and War Medals, good very fine, with the following related documents: - The recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate - The recipient’s Certificate of Service - The recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; and Soldier’s Record and Pay Book - East Central District Battle Platoon Competition 1943 Certificate - The recipient’s Discharge Certificate - A large quantity of group and individual photographs One: Private G. Gazeley, Bedfordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, edge bruising, nearly very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; and Bedfordshire Territorial Army Association letter One: Major C.J. Freeman, Bedfordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Major C.J. Freeman, 7 St Michael’s Rd, Bedford’, and a small presentation salver, silver (Hallmarks for London 1901), engraed ‘Major C.J. Freeman, from the Officer 8th Bedfs. Bn. Home Guard. 17.5.1946.’; together with various other documents and insignia relating to the Bedfordshire Home Guard (lot) £80-120 Lieutenant Jack Powers, born 1894; enlisted as a Driver in the Royal Engineers, 2.1.1914, and served during the Great War with No.12 Field Company, R.E. on the Western Front from 8.9.1914; transferred to the Reserve, 14.2.1919; promoted Lieutenant, 26.10.1943, and served with the 4th (Luton) Battalion, Bedfordshire Home Guard. 22259069 Company Quarter Master Sergeant Ronald Walter Shawl, born 10.9.1922; served with the 6th (Dunstable) Battalion, Bedfordshire Home Guard, 17.1.1941 - 31.12.1944; subsequently served with the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army); discharged, 12.9.1957. Private George Gazeley, served with the 3rd (Ampthill) Battalion, Bedfordshire Home Guard, 10.6.1940 - 20.9.1943; died, 9.3.1946. Major C.J. Freeman, promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941; Major, 1.3.1943, and served with the 8th (Bedford) Battalion, Bedfordshire Home Guard.

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74 A Great War M.B.E. Group of Five to Captain R.L.I. Nares, Berkshire Home Guard, Late Royal Fusiliers a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Military Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver (Hallmarks for London 1919) b) 1914-15 Star (2.Lieut. R.L. Nares, R. Fus.) c) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Capt. R.L. Nares.) d) Defence Medal, good very fine, together with various photographic images of the recipient (5) £180-220 M.B.E. London Gazette 3.6.1919 Nares, Lt. Ramsay Llewellyn Ives, Gen. List. ‘For valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in the Balkans.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 11.6.1918 Nares, T./Lt. R.L.I., Gen. List. ‘For gallant conduct and distinguished services rendered in Salonika during the period from the 21st September, 1917, to February 25th, 1918. M.I.D. London Gazette 5.6.1919 Nares, T./Lt. R.L.I., Gen. List. ‘For distinguished and gallant services in Salonika during the period from 1st October, 1918, to the 1st March, 1919 Captain Ramsey Llewellyn Ives Nares, M.B.E., (18891968), born Millbrook, Southampton; educated at Marlborough School; enlisted in the 18th (Public Schools) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, General List, 6.4.1915; served during the Great War on the Western Front from 19.9.1915; promoted Lieutenant, 24.5.1916; subsequently attached HQ, 28th Division, in Salonika; retired with the rank of Captain, 16.5.1919; and later served with the 11th (Crowthorne) Battalion, Berkshire Home Guard, 15.3.1941 - 31.12.1944.

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76 Three: Captain W.T. Anthony, Carmarthenshire Home Guard, Late Welsh Regiment British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. W.T. Anthony.), VM officially renamed; Defence Medal, traces of verdigris to last, otherwise very fine Three: Major H.W.T. Jones, Sector Staff, North Wales Home Guard, Late Welsh Regiment British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. H.W. Thornton-Jones.); Defence Medal, very fine One: Private D.T. Joseph, Montgomeryshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate, with envelope One: Private A. Fall, Caernarvonshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. A. Fall, Flat 3 “Methven”, Cwlach Road, Llandudno’; together with two Caernarvonshire Home Guard Proficiency Examination Certificates One: Private D. Macnamara, Carmarthenshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. D. Macnamara, 3 Station House, Llanurda, Carms.’ Commander-in-Chief Certificate of Appreciation (Sjt. S. Ralph, 1st Brecknockshire Battalion), dated 8.6.1943 (lot) £60-80 Captain William T. Anthony, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Welsh Regiment, 26.4.1917; served during the Great War with the 13th Battalion; promoted Lieutenant, 26.10.1918; Captain, 1.2.1941, and served with the 2nd (Llanelli) Battalion, Carmarthenshire Home Guard. Major Henry William Thornton Jones, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Welsh Regiment, and served with the 3rd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6.2.1917; promoted Major, 1.2.1941, and served as Assistant to the Zone Commander, North Wales District Home Guard. Private David Thomas Joseph served with the 7th (Newtown) Battalion, Montgomeryshire Home Guard, 7.6.1940 - 3.12.1944. Private A. Fall served with the 5th (Llandudno) Battalion, Caernarvonshire Home Guard. Private D. Macnamara served with the 4th (Llandilo) Battalion, Carmarthenshire Home Guard. Sergeant S. Ralph served with the 1st (Brecon) Battalion, Brecknockshire Home Guard.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 77 Pair: Lance-Corporal W.A. Jackson, Isle of Ely Home Guard, Late Northamptonshire Regiment Defence and War Medals, very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Regular Army Certificate of Service; two letters of reference; and six photographs One: Private D.E. Jeynes, Cambridgeshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with Cambridge and Isle of Ely Territorial Army Association Letter; the recipient’s Certificate of Transfer to the Reserve; and a group photograph One: Second Lieutenant J. Parfitt, Cambridgeshire Home Guard Defence Medal, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. Jack Parfitt, 152 Hall Road, Norwich’ One: Private T.E. Lewis, Cambridgeshire Home Guard Defence Medal, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. T.E. Lewis, Trinity Hall, Cambridge’ Home Guard Service Certificate (Leslie Dixon Cundy), with Cambridge and Isle of Ely Territorial Army Association Letter, and various letters to the recipient from the Ministry of Labour and National Service (lot) £40-50 Lance-Corporal William Arthur Jackson, enlisted in the Northamptonshire Regiment, 17.11.1919; discharged, 16.11.1931, after 12 years’ service; subsequently served with the 1st (Wisbech) Battalion, Isle of Ely Home Guard, 21.8.1943 - 31.12.1944. Second Lieutenant J. Parfitt, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 15.7.1943, and served with the 6th (East Anglian Post Office) Battalion, Cambridgeshire Home Guard Private T.E. Lewis, of Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, served with the 8th (University) Battalion, Cambridgeshire Home Guard. Private Leslie Dixon Cundy served with the Cambridgeshire Home Guard, 12.7.1942 - 31.12.1944.

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78 Four: Captain O.A. Speed, Cheshire Home Guard, Late Imperial Yeomanry and Army Service Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between State and date clasps (25385 Tpr: O.A. Speed. 21st. Coy. Imp: Yeo:); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. O.A. Speed.), attempts to obliterate ‘2’ on both; Defence Medal (Capt O.A. Speed Birkenhead Home Guard), impressed ‘Boots’ style, edge bruise to first, nearly very fine (4) £120-160 Captain Orry Augustine Speed, born Warrington, Lancashire, 1880; served during the Boer War with the 21st (Cheshire) Company, 2nd Battalion Imperial Yeomanry, 10.3.1901 - 27.8.1902; discharged, 3.9.1902; re-enlisted for service in the Great War and served with the Army Service Corps on the Western Front from 10.2.1917; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Army Service Corps, 1.12.1917; promoted Lieutenant, 1.6.1919; subsequently served with the 4th (Birkenhead) Battalion, Cheshire Home Guard.

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79 Five: Lieutenant H. Yates, Cheshire Home Guard, Late Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force, and Lancashire Hussars British War and Victory Medals (403219. Sgt. H. Yates. R.A.F.); Territorial Force War Medal (403219 Sjt. H. Yates. R.F.C.); Defence Medal; Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (380 Sjt. H. Yates, Lan. Hrs.), edge bruise to TFWM, otherwise good very fine, with a group photograph (5) ÂŁ600-800 Lieutenant H. Yates, enlisted, 1.4.1908; promoted Sergeant, Royal Flying Corps, 22.10.1917; awarded Territorial Efficiency Medal, November 1922), whilst serving with the Lancashire Hussars; promoted Lieutenant, 11.2.1942, and served with the 37th (Romiley) Battalion, Cheshire Home Guard.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 80 Three: Lieutenant W.P. Knight, Cheshire Home Guard, Late Army Cyclist Corps British War and Victory Medals (10700 Pte. W.P. Knight. A. Cyc. Corps.); Defence Medal, very fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. W.P. Knight, 49 Ruskin Road, Crewe, Cheshire’; and various lapel badges Three: Lieutenant A.S. Lawton, Cheshire Home Guard, Late Liverpool Regiment British War and Victory Medals (2457 Lt. A.S. Lawton. L’pool R.), ‘Cpl’ obliterated and replaced with ‘Lt.’; Defence Medal, the Great War awards later issues, very fine One: Private T. Scott, Cheshire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s prize medal, silver, the reverse engraved ‘A, Coy. 1st. Ches. H.G. Winners Battle Squad Competition. 1944. Pte. T. Scott.’ One: Lance-Corporal J.E. Young, Cheshire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with Army Council enclosure and Cheshire Territorial Army Association letter; and various cloth insignia One: Lieutenant F.P. Ellis, Cheshire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s Certificate of Enrolment; Military Identity Card; and Medical Card One: Sergeant H.R. Shawcross, Cheshire Home Guard Defence Medal, extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency One: Lieutenant J. Booth, Cheshire Home Guard Defence Medal, extremely fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Lieut. J. Booth, 20 Carlton Avenue, Romiley, Cheshire’ Home Guard Service Certificate (Cyril Lawton); together with various other documents relating to the Cheshire Home Guard (lot) £100-140 Lieutenant W.P. Knight, promoted Lieutenant, 31.3.1942, and served with the 7th (Crewe) Battalion, Cheshire Home Guard. Lieutenant Arthur S. Lawton, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Liverpool Regiment, 1.9.1921; promoted Lieutenant, 7.2.1941, and served with the 38th (Stockport) Battalion, Cheshire Home Guard. Private T. Scott served with the 1st (Altrincham) Battalion, Cheshire Home Guard. Lance-Corporal J.E. Young served with the 5th (Chester) Battalion, Cheshire Home Guard. Lieutenant Frank Peter Ellis, born Crewe, 1899; served as a Platoon Commander with the 7th (Crewe) Battalion, Cheshire Home Guard. Sergeant Herbert Reginald Shawcross served with the 10th (Wilmslow) Battalion, Cheshire Home Guard, 2.7.1940 - 31.12.1944. Lieutenant J. Booth, promoted Lieutenant, 30.3.1942, and served with the 37th (Romiley) Battalion, Cheshire Home Guard. Lieutenant Cyril Lawton, promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, served with the 39th (Cheadle) Battalion, Cheshire Home Guard, 9.7.1940 - 31.12.1944.

81 Three: Second Lieutenant C. Tregonning, Cornwall Home Guard, Late Royal Army Medical Corps British War and Victory Medals (2120 Pte. C. Tregonning. R.A.M.C.); Defence Medal, good very fine Three: Private S.R. Morris, Cornwall Home Guard, Late London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (3030 Pte. S.R. Morris. 5-Lond. R.); Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with named card lid from Great War medals box; Service Overseas card, and Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal One: Private J.S. Harry, Cornwall Home Guard Defence Medal, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. J.S. Harry, Rear View, Fradgan, Newlyn, Penzance, C’wl’ (7) £50-70 Second Lieutenant Charles Tregonning, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 27.2.1943, and served with the 11th (Newquay) Battalion, Cornwall Home Guard. 3030 Private Samuel Ridley Morris, enlisted in the London Regiment, 11.12.1915, and served during the Great War with the 5th Battalion; transferred to the Army Pay Corps; discharged, 16.9.1918 (entitled to Silver War Badge).

82 One: Private H.H. Tinniswood, Cumberland Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency One: Private I. Tinniswood, Cumberland Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; and Commanding Officer’s Battalion Christmas Card 1943 One: Private W. Tinniswood, Cumberland Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; and Commanding Officer’s Battalion Christmas Card 1943 One: Private S. Shepherd, Cumberland Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. Stanley Shepherd, 2 Bishops Row, Penrith, Cumb.’ One: Lieutenant J. Young, Cumberland Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Lieut. James Young, Lowthian Gill, Cotehill, Carlisle’ (5) £40-50 Private Herbert Hanley Tinniswood, served with the 8th (Penrith) Battalion, Cumberland Home Guard, 2.12.1940 31.12.1944. Private Isaac Tinniswood, served with the 8th (Penrith) Battalion, Cumberland Home Guard, 3.6.1940 - 31.12.1944. Private Wilfred Tinniswood, served with the 8th (Penrith) Battalion, Cumberland Home Guard, 3.6.1940 - 31.12.1944. Private Stanley Shepherd, served with the 8th (Penrith) Battalion, Cumberland Home Guard. Lieutenant James Young, promoted Lieutenant, 19.2.1942; served with the 12th (Warwick Bridge) Battalion, Cumberland Home Guard

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83 Four: Sergeant J. Hunt, Derbyshire Home Guard, Late Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (2356 Pte. J. Hunt. Notts: & Derby: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2356 Pte. J. Hunt. Notts. & Derby. R.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue for the Great War medals and portrait photograph of the recipient One: Private H. Francis, Derbyshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency One: Corporal W.H. Roberts, Derbyshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; and three group photographs One: Corporal H. Jones, Derbyshire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency and Officers Training Corps Certificate One: Private C.B. Sheppard, Derbyshire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency and cloth unit insignia One: Private T.J. Manchester, Derbyshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. T.J. Manchester, 8 Kniveton Park, Ilkeston, Derbyshire’; together with various other documents relating to the Derbyshire Home Guard (lot) £70-90 2356 Sergeant J. Hunt served with the 13th (Derby and Borough) Battalion, Derbyshire Home Guard. Private Herbert Francis served with the 2nd (Buxton) Battalion, Derbyshire Home Guard, 4.7.1940 - 31.12.1944. Corporal William Harold Roberts served with the 14th (Derby Works) Battalion, Derbyshire Home Guard, 4.7.1940 - 31.12.1944. Corporal Hubert Jones, educated at Derby School; served with the 12th (Belper) Battalion, Derbyshire Home Guard. Private C.B. Sheppard served with the 13th (Derby and Borough) Battalion, Derbyshire Home Guard. Private T.J. Manchester served with the 9th (Ilkeston) Battalion, Derbyshire Home Guard.

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84 A Great War M.C. Group of Five to Major C. Jackson, Devonshire Home Guard, Late Royal Garrison Artillery a) Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue b) British War and Victory Medals (Capt. C. Jackson.) c) Defence Medal d) Coronation 1953, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s related miniature awards; Municipal Tramways and Transport Association neck Badge, silver-gilt (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1937) and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘C. Jackson. President. 1940-41’; in Fattorini, Birmingham, case of issue; Municipal Passenger Transport Association illuminated bookelt, named to Clement Jackson Esq, and dated 11.7.1941, in leater covers with his initials embossed on the cover; and photograph of the recipient (5) £600-800 M.C. London Gazette 1.1.1918 Lt. Clement Jackson, R.G.A. Major Clement Jackson, M.C., born Huddersfield, Yorkshire, April 1893; educated at the Central Higher School, Sheffield, and Sheffield University; enlisted as a Private in the Inns of Court O.T.C., 8.7.1915; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Garrison Artillery, 7.10.1915; served during the Great War on the Western Front from 8.10.1916; advanced Captain and awarded the Military Cross; promoted Major, 1.2.1941, and served with the 16th (Plymouth) Battalion, Devonshire Home Guard; in civilian life he was employed as General Manager and Engineer, City of Plymouth Transport.

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85 Three: Captain D. McCorquodale, Devonshire Home Guard, Late Royal Field Artillery British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. D. Mc.Corquodale.); Defence Medal, nearly very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Capt. D. McCorquodale, “The Tors”, Nr. Newton Abbot, Devon’; the recipient’s Royal Artillery and Devonshire Regiment cap badges; and cloth rank insignia Three: Petty Officer Mechanic H.E.G. Cox, Devonshire Home Guard, Late Royal Naval Air Service British War and Victory Medals (F.21648 H.E.G. Cox. P.O.M. R.N.A.S.); Defence Medal, VM officially renamed, good very fine, with two named card boxes of issue and Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal, the latter box addressed ‘Mr. H.E.G. Cox, 11 Dawlish St, Teignmouth, Devon’ One: Corporal E.B. Hoyle, Devonshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s Devonshire Regiment shooting medal, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘16th Bn. Devon H.G. Bedford Cup. Cpl. E.B. Hoyle.’ One: Sergeant D.S. Shier, Devonshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate Home Guard Service Certificate (Arthur Valentine Loveys), together with a Devonshire Home Guard Christmas Card (lot) £70-90 Captain Donald McCorquodale, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery, 30.7.1915; served during the Great War on the Western Front from January 1916; promoted Captain, 12.4.1944, and served with the 17th (Dockyard) Battalion, Devonshire Home Guard. Petty Officer Mechanic Herbert Ernest George Cox, born Newton Abbott, Devon, May 1877; enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service, 5.10.1916; subsequently served with the 9th (Teignmouth) Battalion, Devonshire Home Guard. Sergeant Donald Sidney Shier, of Mannamead, Plymouth, served with the Devonshire Home Guard for 4 years and 58 days. Private Arthur Valentine Loveys served in the 6th (Chumleigh) Battalion, Devonshire Home Guard

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86 Six: Lieutenant-Colonel C. F. Linnitt, Dorset Home Guard, Late Devonshire Regiment; A Keen Footballer In Later Life He Served as the F.A. Representative at F.I.F.A. 1914-15 Star (2.Lieut. C.F. Linnitt. Devon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. C.F. Linnitt.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1937; Cadet Forces Medal, G.VI.R. (Cadet Major. C.F. Linnitt.), very fine (6) £120-160 Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Frederick Linnitt, educated at Northampton Grammar School and Birmingham University, where he captain the University Football XI; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Devonshire Regiment, and served during the Great War in the Egyptian Theatre of War from September 1915; in Civilian life employed as a Schoolmaster, and appointed Headmaster of Weymouth Grammar School, 1934; during the Second War promoted Major, 1.2.1941, and served with the 5th (Weymouth) Battalion, Dorset Home Guard; subsequently advanced Lieutenant-Colonel, Cadet Forces. Throughout his life Linnett maintained an active involvement in football, and was elected as the Dorset representative to the Football Association (F.A.) in1943. He subsequently served as the F.A.’s representative at F.I.F.A., where he helped choose the host country and arranged World Cups: ‘It was his quality, honesty, tact, and his reliability in carrying out responsibility that brought him many important assignments in the sphere of football’ (account in the recipient’s obituary, Dorset Evening News refers). For his services to football, he was made an Honorary Life Vice-President of the F.A. in September 1969, shortly before his death in January 1970.

87 Four: Major A.N. Butler, Dorset Home Guard, Late Royal Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (2.Lieut: A.N. Butler. R.Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A.N. Butler.); Defence Medal, very fine Pair: Lieutenant A.C. Gossling, Dorset Home Guard, Late Royal Field Artillery British War Medal (2.Lieut. A.C. Gossling.); Defence Medal, very fine, together with a ‘First Aid for Fighting Men’ booklet, stamped ‘4th Bn. Dorset H.G.’ One: Private A.E. Lee, Dorset Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. A.E. Lee, No.6 Millers Close, Dorchester’ One: Private B.J. Brodby, Dorset Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. B.J. Brodby, High Street, Sydling, Dorchester’ One: Private G.H. Chidwick, Dorset Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate (lot) £100-140 Major Arthur Northcroft Butler, born Poole, Dorset, 1894; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Fusiliers, 26.1.1915; served during the Great War with the 14th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, attached 1/6th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 7.10.1915 (wounded); promoted Major, 1.2.1941, and served with the 3rd (Poole) Battalion, Dorset Home Guard. Lieutenant Alan Cuthbert Gossling, born Bournemouth, May 1899; educated at Sherborne School, Dorset; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery, 5.8.1918, and served during the Great War in Salonika from 10.11.1918 (N.B. Medal Index Card confirms not entitled to Victory Medal); promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 4th (Sherborne) Battalion, Dorset Home Guard. Private George Henry Chidwick, served with the 3rd (Poole) Battalion, Dorset Home Guard, 4.8.1942 - 31.12.1944.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 88 Four: Captain R.M. McCormick, City of Dundee Home Guard, Late Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and Gordon Highlanders 1914-15 Star (2255 L.Cpl. R.M. McCormick, Fife & Forfar Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (S17435 Sjt . R. Mc Cormick. Gordons.), light file marks to edge of BWM; Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. R.M. McCormick, 4 Fairmuir Street North, Dundee’ Three: Private R.W. Bain, City of Glasgow Home Guard, Late Merchant Navy British War Medal (Robert Bain); Mercantile Marine War Medal (Robert Bain); Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr Robert W. Bain, c/o Cunningham, 110 Attlee Avenue, Clydebank’; the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; National Identity Card; and Board of Trade letter for the Great War medals Three: Private L.L. Johnston, Zetland Home Guard, Late Seaforth Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (S-24848 Pte. L.L. Johnston. Seaforth.); Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal One: Lieutenant A. McBeath, Perthshire Home Guard Defence Medal, edge bruise, very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private D. Paxton, Scottish Border Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. David Paxton, Birkhill, Yarrow, Selkirk’ One: Private H.J. Shoebridge, Perthshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. Herbert J. Shoebridge, Craigingilt Kilbryd, Dunblane, Perthshire’ One: Private J.R. Millar, City of Glasgow Home Guard Defence Medal, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. John R. Millar, 16 Battlefield Avenue, Glasgow, S.2’; and two Corporation of Glasgow bronze medals, the first for the Celebration of the Declaration of Peace 1919, and the second for Corporation Drawing Competition 1922, the reverse engraved ‘John Millar’ One: Major R. Donald [M.B.E.], Inverness-shire Home Guard Defence Medal, extremely fine, with the recipient’s Commander-in-Chief Certificate of Appreciation, dated January 1945, and accompanying letter One: Private D. MacDonald, Ayrshire Home Guard

Defence Medal, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. Donald MacDonald, Greenbank, Dalry, Ayrshire Commander-in-Chief Certificate of Appreciation (C.S.M. J. Croll, D.C.M., City of Glasgow Bn. H.G.), dated June 1942, with a photograph of the recipient; together with various other documents and insignia relating to various Scottish Home Guard units (lot) £140-180 Captain Robert M. McCormick, served with the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry during the Great War in the Balkans Theatre of War from 7.9.1915; subsequently served with the 3rd Battalion, City of Dundee Home Guard; promoted Lieutenant, February 1941; Captain, 20.1.1943. Private Robert W. Bain served in the City of Glasgow Home Guard, 8.9.1941 - 31.12.1944. S-24848 Private Lawrence L. Johnston served with the 1st (Lerwick) Battalion, Zetland Home Guard. Lieutenant Alex McBeath served with the 4th (Perth) Battalion, Perthshire Home Guard, 15.5.1940 - 31.12.1944; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941. Private David Paxton served with the 2nd (Selkirkshire) Battalion, Scottish Borders Home Guard. Private Herbert J. Shoebridge served with the 5th (Dunblane) Battalion, Perthshire Home Guard. M.B.E. London Gazette 3.6.1919 Capt. Robert Donald (France) ‘In recognition of distinguished services rendered during the War.’ Major Robert Donald, M.B.E., Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps, 31.8.1916; served during the Great War, twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 20.5.1918 and 16.3.1919), and appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire; promoted Lieutenant, 28.2.1918; Captain 5.3.1919; advanced Major and served in the Second War with the Inverness-shire Home Guard and as Transport Officer, No.2 Scottish Home Guard Transport Column. Private Donald MacDonald served with the 2nd (Beith) Battalion, Ayrshire Home Guard. D.C.M. London Gazette 3.9.1918 19967 C.S.M. J. Croll, N. Lanc. R. (Glasgow) ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in action. He conducted a party of reinforcements to the front line, where he found the situation serious, as the enemy had captured the commanding point of the hill. He immediately led a counter-attack and forced the enemy right back, showing great initiative and skill in the way he handled his men.’ 19967 Company Sergeant Major John Croll, D.C.M. served with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment during the Great War; subsequently served with the City of Glasgow Home Guard.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 89 Four: Lieutenant W.J. Woodman, Durham Home Guard, Late Able Seaman, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (J.29607, W.J. Woodman, Boy., 1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.29607 W.J. Woodman. A.B. R.N.); Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; parchment certificate of service; Torpedo History Sheet; and photograph Three: Private R. Johnstone, Durham Home Guard, Late Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (118070 Gnr. R. Johnstone. R.A.); Defence Medal, VM with traces of verdigris, otherwise good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, named to ‘Mr. R. Johnstone, 38 Hartington Terrace, South Shields, Co. Durham’ One: Captain H. Alder, Durham Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private A.S. Dixon, Durham Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and cloth unit insignia; together with various other documents and insignia relating to the Durham Home Guard (lot) £70-90

90 Five: Private H.G. Angles, City of Edinburgh Home Guard, Late Royal Engineers 1914 Star, with Bar (7679 Sapr: H.G. Angles. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (7679 Spr. H. Angles. R.E.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Henry Greig Angles), very fine or better, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. H.G. Angles, 56 Nicol Street, Kirkcaldy; and card box of issue for the I.S.M. Three: Second Lieutenant J.J. Jamieson, City of Edinburgh Home Guard, Late Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (S-9820 Cpl. J. Jamieson. A. & S.H.); Defence Medal, extremely fine, with three named card boxes of issue, the one for the Defence Medal addressed to ‘Mr. J.J. Jamieson, 88 Polwarth Gardens, Edinburgh 11’ Three: Private D.G. Anderson, City of Edinburgh Home Guard, Late Rifle Brigade British War and Victory Medals (201750 Pte. D.G. Anderson. Rif. Brig.); Defence Medal, very fine, with cloth unit insignia Home Guard Service Certificate (Capt. J. Sturrock) (11) £140-180

Lieutenant William Johnson Woodman, born Chester-leStreet, Durham, July 1898; enlisted in the Royal Navy, February 1914; transferred to Submarines, 22.3.1921; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 2nd (Chester-le-Street) Battalion, Durham Home Guard, 15.7.1940 - 31.12.1942.

I.S.M. London Gazette 21.1.1947 Angles, Henry Greig, Postman, Kirkcaldy 7679 Private Henry Greig Angles, born Kirkcaldy, Fife, 1882; enlisted in the Royal Engineers, 6.2.1901; served during the Great War on the Western Front from 8.9.1914; discharged, 4.6.1919; subsequently served with the 11th (G.P.O.) Battalion, City of Edinburgh Home Guard.

118070 Private R. Johnstone served with the 8th (South Shields) Battalion, Durham Home Guard. Captain Harry Alder, born 22.2.1903; promoted Captain, 1.2.1941, and served with the 24th (Sunderland) Battalion, Durham Home Guard, 13.7.1940 - 31.12.1944.

Second Lieutenant James J. Jamieson, born January 1892; enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on the Centenary of the Battle of Waterloo, 18.6.1915; served with the 14th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 5.6.1916; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 28.8.1918; subsequently served with the City of Edinburgh Home Guard.

Private Arthur Stanley Dixon served with the 20th (Darlington) Battalion, Durham Home Guard, 11.6.1940 31.12.1944.

201750 Private David Gordon Anderson served with the 2nd Battalion, City of Edinburgh Home Guard. Captain J. Sturrock served as Medical Officer, 1st Battalion, City of Edinburgh Home Guard, 28.2.1942 - 31.12.1944.

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91 A Post-War ‘Civil Division’ C.B.E., Second War ‘Home Guard’ M.B.E. Group of Six to Major E. Cawkell, Essex Home Guard, Late Honourable Artillery Company and Rifle Brigade a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Civil Division, Commander’s (C.B.E.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel b) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver c) 1914-15 Star (2179 Pt. E. Cawkell. H.A.C. (Inf.)) d) British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. E. Cawkell.) e) Defence Medal, very fine or better (6) £400-500 C.B.E. London Gazette 13.6.1957 Edmund Cawkell, Esq., M.B.E., J.P. ‘For political and public services in Essex.’ M.B.E. London Gazette 8.6.1944 Major Edmund Cawkell, Essex Home Guard. The Recommendation, dated 12.3.1944, states: ‘Major Cawkell has been in the L.D.V. and Home Guard since its beginning. He Commanded “B” Company most efficiently, having raised it from the beginning, and put many of his buildings at the disposal of the Home Guard for equipment and Ammunition stores free of charge. He has been my Second in Command for close upon two years, and has performed his duties in a most capable fashion both in the field and as an administrator.’ Major Edmund Cawkell, C.B.E., born Glasgow, 1890; educated at Ampleforth College; enlisted in the Honourable Artillery Company, 8.9.1914, and served with the H.A.C. Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front from 29.12.1914; wounded in action, 6.4.1915; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Rifle Brigade, 12.3.1916; wounded by a machine gun bullet to the left thigh at Delville Wood, 18.8.1916, during the capture of Orchard Trench; promoted Major, 1.2.1941, and served with the 12th (Stansted) Battalion, Essex Home Guard. In civilian life Major Cawkell served as Chairman of Stansted Rural District Council, and was a Member of Essex County Council from 1932, as well as being a Justice of the Peace.

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92 A Second War ‘Home Guard’ B.E.M. Pair to Company Quartermaster Sergeant W. Edwards, Essex Home Guard a) British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Military Division (C.Q.M.S. William Edwards, H.G.) b) Defence Medal, the B.E.M. struck on a slightly thinner flan, good very fine, with two card boxes of issue, the one for the Defence Medal addressed to ‘Mr. W. Edwards, The Rookery, Ardleigh, Nr. Colchester, Essex’; and cloth unit insignia (2) £140-180 B.E.M. London Gazette 15.12.1944 Company Quartermaster-Sergeant William Edwards, 9th Bn. Essex Home Guard ‘In recognition of Meritorious Service in the Home Guard.’ The Recommendation states: ‘This N.C.O. has rendered most valuable service in his Company ever since its formation. In addition to carrying out his normal duties in a most efficient and conscientious manner, he has lent accommodation for Stores, vehicles, and offices; provided transport, labour, and materials of all kind free of charge; and allowed the use of ground for training. He has acted in a most helpful and generous manner throughout.’ Company Quartermaster Sergeant William Edwards, B.E.M. served with the 9th (Mistley) Battalion, Essex Home Guard.

93 Four: Lieutenant H.S. Porter, Essex Home Guard, Late Royal Fusiliers and Machine Gun Corps 1914-15 Star (2144 Pte. H.S. Porter. R.Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. H.S. Porter.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with cloth unit insignia; a Machine Gun Corps Christmas Card 1918; and a portrait photograph of the recipient Pair: Private S.C. Allen, Essex Home Guard Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Sydney Charles Allen), good very fine, with Essex Territorial Army and Air Force Association letter One: Private G.M. Brackley, Essex Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Corporal E.A.A. Read, Essex Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard membership and identity cards, and Weapon Training proficiency letter One: Private S.A. Foster, Essex Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with named Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. S.A. Foster, 3 Rose Cottages, Netteswell Cross, Harlow, Essex.’ One: Captain M.L. Larman, Essex Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Capt. M.L. Larman, 14 Branksome Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex’ Home Guard Service Certificate (George Wayland), together with the recipient’s Certificate of Transfer to the Reserve; Soldier’s Pay Book; two War Office Letters; and various group and portrait photographs (lot) £80-120 Lieutenant Harold Sewell Porter, enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers, 8.12.1914; served during the Great War with the 24th Battalion on the Western Front from 15.11.1915; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Machine Gun Corps, 24.3.1917; subsequently served with the Essex Home Guard. I.S.M. London Gazette 14.9.1945 Allen, Sydney Charles, Sorting Clark and Telegraphist, Clacton-on-Sea. Private Sydney Charles Allen served with the 13th (35th G.P.O.) Battalion, Essex Home Guard. Private George Michael Brackley served with the 5th (Brentwood) Battalion, Essex Home Guard, 5.5.1941 31.12.1944. 2267 Corporal Edward A.A. Read, served with the 16th (Southend-on-Sea) Battalion, Essex Home Guard. Private S.A. Foster served with the 10th (Harlow) Battalion, Essex Home Guard. Captain Mark Linington Larman, educated at Mill Hill School; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery, 25.2.1918; served during the Great War in the U.K. (not entitled to any Great War medals); promoted Captain, 25.5.1943, and subsequently served with the 16th (Southend-on-Sea) Battalion, Essex Home Guard. 405781 Private George Wayland; born 1899; enlisted in the Army Service Corps, 13.12.1916; served during the Great War on the Western Front; transferred to the Reserve, 8.10.1919; subsequently served with the 17th (Colchester) Battalion, Essex Home Guard, 7.5.1942 - 31.12.1944.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 94 Four: Lieutenant-Colonel A.T.G. Lockyer-Nibbs, Essex Home Guard, Late London Regiment and Army Cyclist Corps 1914-15 Star (1768 L.Cpl. A.G. Nibbs. 6/Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A.T.G. Lockyer-Nibbs.); Defence Medal, BWM darkly toned, very fine or better, with Territorial Force Imperial Service Badge, and cloth unit insignia Three: Major H.P. Turner, Essex Home Guard, Late Essex Regiment British War and Victory Medals (Lt. H.P. Turner.); Defence Medal, good very fine One: Private C.W. Stevens, Essex Home Guard Defence Medal, extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and two group photographs One: Private J.A.C. Fairweather, Essex Home Guard Defence Medal, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. W.A.C. Fairweather, “Beverley”, Lilford Road, Billericay, Essex’ One: Private I.D. Steer, Essex Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. I.D. Steer, Cambridge House, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, Essex’; and cloth unit insignia One: Private W.G. Truby, Essex Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. W.G. Truby, 33 Waldegrave Gdns, Upminster, Essex’ (11) £100-140

Lieutenant H.S. Porter

Lieutenant-Colonel Albert Thomas George LockyerNibbs, born Nibbs, and assumed the surname LockyerNibbs, 1917; enlisted in the London Regiment and served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 15.3.1915; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Army Cyclist Corps, 17.8.1915; promoted Lieutenant, London Regiment, 1.7.1917; subsequently served with the 1st (Wickford) Battalion, Essex Home Guard; promoted Captain, 14.1.1946; Major, 1.10.1946; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1.1.1949; appointed to the Command of 7th Essex Army Cadet Force, 1.1.1949; retired, 30.9.1951. Major Harold Percival Turner, born Colchester, Essex, December 1888; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Essex Regiment, 25.10.1916; served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and commanded a platoon of the 13th Battalion for the attack on Oppy Village, on the night of 28.4.1917; wounded and taken Prisoner of War in the attack; promoted Lieutenant, 25.4.1918; repatriated, 6.12.1918; promoted Major, 15.1.1943, and served with the 8th (Colchester) Battalion, Essex Home Guard Private Cecil William Stevens served with the 5th (Brentwood) Battalion, Essex Home Guard, 18.6.1940 20.12.1944. Private J.A.C. Fairweather served with the 1st (Wickford) Battalion, Essex Home Guard. Private I.D. Steer served with the 2nd (Maldon) Battalion, Essex Home Guard. Private W.G. Truby served with the 4th (Romford) Battalion, Essex Home Guard.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 95 Five: Sergeant G. Pontin, Glamorganshire Home Guard, Late Welsh Regiment 1914-15 Star (1919 Pte. G. Pontin. Welsh R.); British War and Victory Medals (1919 A. Cpl. G. Pontin. Welsh R.); Defence Medal; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., with ‘Territorial’ scroll suspension (3954598 Sjt. G. Pontin. 5-Welch R.), nearly very fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. G. Pontin, 6 Mason St, Aberaman, Aberdare, Glam’; and the recipient’s Territorial Army Rifle Association Medal, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘Simpson Challenge Cup 1929 2nd “C” 5th. Bn. The Welch Rgt.’ Four: Lieutenant D. Meacock, Glamorganshire Home Guard, Late Royal Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (PS-2978 Pte. D. Meacock. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. D. Meacock.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s Military Identity Card Three: Sergeant F.G. Pole, Glamorganshire Home Guard, Late Army Service Corps British War and Victory Medals (R4-069393 Pte. F.G. Pole. A.S.C.); Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘F.G. Pole, 11 James St., Merthyr Tydfil, Glam’; the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; the recipient’s Certificate of Transfer to the Reserve; three portrait photographs, and various other effects including a First Field Dressing, this unused One: Private D. Griffiths, Glamorganshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘D. Griffiths, 60 Standard View, Ynyshir, Rhondda’ One: Private D.F. Thomas, Glamorganshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and Glamorgan Territorial Army and Air Force Association letter One: Lieutenant E.H. Jones, Glamorganshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. E.H. Jones, 23, Grove Road, Bridgend, Glam.’ One: Private F.H. Smith, Glamorganshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. F.H. Smith, 2. Lon Madoc, Whitchurch, Cardiff’ Defence Medal (A.H. Clift Rudry Pltn 6 Glam Bn HG), contemporarily engraved in large sans-serif capitals, very fine Home Guard Service Certificate (William Herbert Wye) (lot) £160-200 Private George Pontin, enlisted in the Welsh Regiment, and served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War in the Balkan theatre of War from 9.8.1915; subsequently served with the 1st (Aberdare) Battalion, Glamorganshire Home Guard.

Sergeant F.G. Pole Lieutenant Donald Meacock, born Newport, Monmouthshire, November 1896; educated at Berkhampstead School, Hertfordshire; enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers, 4.9.1914, and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 14.11.1915; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Rifle Brigade, 26.9.1916; suffered gun shot wound to the right arm and forearm on the Western Front, 4.4.1918; subsequently served with the 14th (Swansea) Battalion, Glamorganshire Home Guard. R4-069393 Private Francis George Pole, born 1896; enlisted in the Army Service Corps, 5.8.1915; transferred to the Reserve, 13.6.1919; subsequently served with the 9th (Merthyr) Battalion, Glamorganshire Home Guard, 9.7.1940 - 31.12.1944. Private D. Griffiths served with the 2nd (Pontypridd) Battalion, Glamorganshire Home Guard. Private D.F. Thomas served with the 2nd (Pontypridd) Battalion, Glamorganshire Home Guard. Lieutenant E.H. Jones, promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 3rd (Bridgend) Battalion, Glamorganshire Home Guard. Private F.H. Smith served with the 11th (Whitchurch) Battalion, Glamorganshire Home Guard. Private A.H. Clift served with the 6th (Caerphilly) Battalion, Glamorganshire Home Guard. Sergeant Herbert William Wye served with the 4th (Neath) Battalion, Glamorganshire Home Guard, 30.6.1940 31.12.1944.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 96 A Knight Bachelor, Order of St. John Group of Six to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir H.G. Waters, Gloucestershire Home Guard, Late East Indian Railway Volunteer Rifles a) Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 1st type, 80mm x 60mm, gilt and enamel b) The Most Venerable Order of St. John, Knight of Grace’s set of insignia, neck Badge, 50mm, silver and enamel, lions and unicorns in angles; Star, 68mm, silver and enamel, lions and unicorns in angles; together with the recipient’s Officer’s breast Badge, silver, plain angles, the reverse engraved ‘Dr. H.G. Waters 1920’ c) Delhi Durbar 1911, silver (Captain H.G. Waters E.I.R.V.R.) d) Jubilee 1935 (Sir Harry Waters Chair: U.D.C. 3235), unit partially corrected e) Indian Volunteer Forces Officers’ Decoration, G.V.R., silver and silver-gilt (Surgn Lt-Col. H.G. Waters E.I. Rly. Vol. Rfls.), contemporarily engraved in large serif capitals f) Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Captn. (Hony Major) H.G. Waters. E.I. Ry. Voltr. Rifles.), generally good very fine, with the recipient’s East India Railway Volunteers Prize Medal, silver, the reverse embossed ‘Martin Challenge Shield Member of the Winning Team’, and engraved ‘1900-01 ‘F’ Company 57 Points Lieut. H.G. Waters.’; and a portrait photograph of the recipient (8) £500-700 Knight Bachelor London Gazette 1.1.1924 Harry George Waters, Esq., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Principal Medical Officer, East Indian Railway Order of St. John, Knight of Grace London Gazette 4.6.1923 Harry George Waters, M.R.C.S. (from Honorary Associate). The Recommendation states: ‘Dr. Harry George Waters is at present the Chief Medical Officer of the East Indian Railway. His connection with the St. John Ambulance Brigade may be stated to have commenced as far back as 1884, when he took his First Aid Certificate. Soon after he qualified as a doctor he commenced teaching St. John Ambulance classes at Market Weighton and in Hull in 1893-95. On joining the East Indian Railway in 1896 he commenced teaching Ambulance classes at Tundla and organized a team from this station for the first competition for the Railway Ambulance Shield which was held at Jubbulpore, and since then has been teaching and examining classes. For the past 6 years he has been Secretary and Treasurer of the East Indian Railway Centre of the Association. In 1904 he was made an Honorary Life Member of the Association; whilst in 1920 he was made an Honorary Associate of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England. Dr. Waters may be safely considered as one of the Association’s best workers in India, and as President of the Railway Medical Officers’ Conference has done much to revive the interest in the work of the Association during the past few years.’

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir H.G. Waters

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Harry George Waters, born Rathmullen, Co. Donegal, Ireland, April 1868; educated at the Royal Naval School and St. Thomas’ Hospital; appointed Chief Medical Officer, East Indian Railway, and served with the E.I. Railway Volunteer Reserve; established the St. John Ambulance First Aid Classes on the East Indian Railway; served during the Great War in the Indian Defence Force; Appointed Honorary Magistrate, Tundla and Jamalpur; knighted for his services, 1924; later Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Defence Force Medical Corps and Honorary Colonel, East Indian Railway Regiment; retired 1926; subsequently served as Medical Officer, 7th (Stroud) Battalion, Gloucestershire Home Guard.

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97 A Post-War M.B.E., Order of St. John Group of Eight to Second Lieutenant L.J. Pitt, Gloucestershire Home Guard, Late Gloucestershire Regiment a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Civil Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver b) The Most Venerable Order of St. John, Serving Brother’s breast Badge, circular type, silver and enamel c) 1914-15 Star (13944 Pt. L.J.J. Pitt. Glouc: R.) d) British War and Victory Medals (13944 Cpl. L.J.J. Pitt. Glouc. R.) e) Defence and War Medals f) Jubilee 1935, generally very fine or better, mounted as originally worn, with newspaper cutting (8) £240-280 M.B.E. London Gazette 1.1.1959 Lancelot John Pitt, Esq., Safety and Civil Defence Officer, Fielding and Platt, Ltd., Gloucester. Order of St. John, Serving Brother London Gazette 11.7.1961 Lancelot John Pitt Second Lieutenant Lancelot John Pitt, M.B.E., enlisted in the Gloucestershire Regiment and served during the Great War with the 8th Battalion on the Western Front from 18.7.1915; after the Great War served with the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, and advanced Sergeant Major and Senior Warrant Officer, served with them for five months during the Second World War; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 5th (Gloucester) Battalion, Gloucestershire Home Guard; in civilian life he served as the Civil Defence and Industrial Safety Officer of Fielding and Platt Ltd., and was chairman of the Gloucester Industrial Safety Group.

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98 A Great War 1917 ‘Ypres’ M.C. Group of Five to Lieutenant-Colonel R.W. Kemp, Gloucestershire Home Guard, Late Machine Gun Corps and Royal Fusiliers a) Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse privately engraved ‘Lieut. R.W. Kemp. Machine Gun Corps. St. Julien. Ypres. Sepr. 1917.’ b) 1914-15 Star (6358 Pte. R.W. Kemp. R. Fus:) c) British War and Victory Medals (Major R.W. Kemp.) d) Defence Medal, good very fine, with fitted case for the Great War awards, the lid embossed ‘Major R.W. Kemp Machine Gun Corps’ (5) £800-1,200

99 Six: Sergeant L.C. Haines, Gloucestershire Home Guard, Late Somerset Light Infantry and Royal Engineers 1914 Star (27598 Sapr: L.C. Haines. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (863 Sjt. L.C. Haines. R.E.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Leonard Cecil Haines); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (242056 Sjt. L.C. Haines. 5/Som: L.I.), generally good very fine or better (6) £160-200 I.S.M. London Gazette 13.7.1951 Haines, Leonard Cecil, Assistant Superintendent, Post Office, Bristol. Sergeant Leonard Cecil Haines, enlisted in the Royal Engineers, 13.6.1913; served with the Postal Section during the Great War on the Western Front from 16.8.1914; promoted Corporal, 19.9.1914; Sergeant, 19.7.1915; discharged, 28.4.1919; subsequently served with the Somerset Light infantry and the 15th (Bristol) Battalion, Gloucestershire Home Guard.

M.C. London Gazette 27.10.1917 T./2nd Lt. Reginald Walter Kemp, M.G. Corps. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in an attack. He had to advance through a heavy enemy barrage in order to engage his targets, but by his skill and judgment he accomplished this without casualties. The gun positions were heavily shelled, but by his coolness and example he inspired his men to keep their guns firing. It was largely due to his quick grasp of the situation that enemy counter-attacks were broken up.’ Lieutenant-Colonel Reginald Walter Kemp, M.C., born Bristol, April 1892; enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers, and served during the Great War with the 19th Battalion on the Western Front from 14.11.1915; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Machine Gun Corps, 26.5.1916; awarded the Military Cross for gallantry at Ypres, September 1917; promoted Lieutenant, 26.3.1918; Major, 5.4.1919; promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, 8.12.1942, and served as Colonel of the 11th (City of Bristol) Battalion, Gloucestershire Home Guard.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 100 Four: Private A. Clark, Gloucestershire Home Guard, Late Royal Artillery 1914-15 Star (51353. Gnr. A. Clark. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (51353 Gnr. A. Clark. R.A.); Defence Medal (Vol. A. Clark. Gls. H.G.), impressed naming, very fine, with the recipient’s R.G.A. cap badge, unit insignia, and two card identity tags; the recipient’s Certificate of Transfer to the Reserve; Certificate of Employment; and various letters Three: Sergeant F. Halliwell, Gloucestershire Home Guard, Late Lancashire Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (64881 Pte. F. Halliwell. Lan. Fus.); Defence Medal (1185 Sgt F. Halliwell 6th Glos H.G.), impressed naming, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal One: Lieutenant W.H. Roberts, Gloucestershire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Lieutenant W.E. Walker, Gloucestershire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s named Commander-in-Chief Certificate of Appreciation, dated 8.6.1943 Defence Medal (Lt. C.E. Miles 5 Glos H G G.A.C.), contemporarily engraved in large sans-serif capitals, good very fine Home Guard Service Certificate (Harry Haddleton) (lot) £100-140 51353 Private Arthur Clark, born 1894; enlisted in the Royal Garrison Artillery, 11.11.1914, and served during the Great War with the 52nd Siege Battery on the Western Front from 27.8.1915; transferred to the Army Reserve, 24.7.1919.

101 Six: Major H. Manson, Hampshire Home Guard, Late Indian Army and Durham Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (18-322 Pte. H. Manson. Durh: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. H. Manson.), both officially renamed; India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (2/Lt. H. Manson, 1/35/Sikhs.); Defence Medal; Cadet Forces Medal, E.II.R. (Major H. Manson.), minor edge bruising, nearly very fine or better, with the recipient’s shoulder titles, buttons, and cap badges; Medal Officer enclosure for the Cadet Forces Medal; the recipient’s Wayfarers Lodge Masonic Medal, silver-gilt (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1959) and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Presented to W. Bro. H. Manson for services rendered as TwentyFirst W.M.’, with ‘Wayfarers Lodge No.5740’ suspension bar and ‘W.M. 1958-59 Vicesimus Primus’ top riband bar; and the recipient’s Portsmouth and District Caledonian Society Medal, silver (Hallmarks for Edinburgh 1965) and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘H. Manson’, with top ‘Past Chief’ silver riband bar (6) £180-220 Cadet Forces Medal London Gazette 28.3.1958 A/Maj. H. Manson (344571), Portsmouth Northern Grammar School, Combined Cadet Force Major Horace Manson, born 1897; educated at West Hartlepool Secondary School; enlisted in the Durham Light Infantry and served with the 18th (Pals) Battalion during the Great War in the Egyptian theatre from 22.12.1915; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Indian Army, and advanced Captain, 35th Sikhs; subsequently served with the 5th (Winchester) Battalion, Hampshire Home Guard; awarded Cadet Forces Medal for service with the Portsmouth Northern Grammar School Combined Cadet Force; retired with the rank of Major, 31.12.1957.

Lieutenant Walter Henry Roberts, promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 2nd (Campden) Battalion, Gloucestershire Home Guard, 5.8.1940 - 31.12.1944 Lieutenant W.E. Walker, promoted Lieutenant, 20.3.1943, and served with the 18th (City of Bristol) Battalion, Gloucestershire Home Guard Second Lieutenant C.E. Miles, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 24.1.1944, and served with the 5th (Gloucester) Battalion, Gloucestershire Home Guard whilst employed with the Gloucester Aircraft Company. Private Harry Haddleton, served with the 3rd (Cirencester) Battalion, Gloucestershire Home Guard, 12.6.1940 12.3.1943.

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102 Four: Lieutenant F. Taylor, Hampshire Home Guard, Late Sussex Yeomanry 1914-15 Star (2166 L.Cpl. F. Taylor. Suss. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (2166 Sjt. F. Taylor. Suss. Yeo.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. F. Taylor, 3 Park Rd, Punbrook, Portsmouth’; and various group and individual photographs (4) £100-140 Lieutenant Frank Taylor, enlisted in the Sussex Yeomanry, and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War in the Balkan theatre of War from 7.10.1915; demobilised, 24.2.1919; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 16th (Havant) Battalion, Hampshire Home Guard, 27.5.1940 - 31.12.1944.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 103 Three: Captain P.J.R. Easte, Hampshire Home Guard, Late Royal Army Service Corps and Middlesex Regiment British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Capt. P.J.R. Easte); Defence Medal, minor edge bruise to first, otherwise good very fine, with named card boxes of issue for the Great War medals; the recipient’s Hampshire Regiment shooting medal, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘9th (Forest) Bn. Hampshire H.G. Pte. J.R. Easte Crofton Cup’; and Hampshire cap badge Three: Captain J. Watterston, Hampshire Home Guard, Late Royal Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. J. Watterston), BWM officially renamed; Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine Three: Private W.F.W. Fry, Hampshire Home Guard, Late Royal Warwickshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (36329 Pte. W.F.W. Fry. R. War. R.); Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal; and two Buckingham Palace letters Three: Private R.H. Kennett, Hampshire Home Guard, Late Gordon Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (S-23022 Pte. R.H. Kennett. Gordons.); Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with named card box of issue for the Great War awards; the recipient’s two card identity tags; two shooting medals, one silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1911), the reverse engraved ‘K.S.R.O.T.C. Best Shot of the Year Pte. R.H. Kennett. 1916’; the other bronze, the reverse engraved ‘K.S.R.O.T.C. Open Range Shooting Pte. R.H. Kennett. 1916’; and Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal Pair: Captain H. Crees, Hampshire Home Guard Defence and War Medals, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Commander-in-Chief Certificate of Appreciation, dated 8.1.1943; card identity disc; gold identity tag; and Army Council enclosure One: Sergeant E.C. Morgan, Hampshire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s named Mustering Instructions booklet, and Home Guard cloth insignia One: Private W.J. Littley, Hampshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private T.D. Lewis, Hampshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s Railway Service lapel badge; Certificate of Discharge; Southern Railway documents; and National Registration card One: Lance-Corporal H.C.H. James, Hampshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate, and photograph of the recipient on his wedding day

One: Sergeant Major D.A. Johnson, Hampshire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s shooting medal, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘25th Bn. Hamps. H.G. Rifle Competition 15th October 1944 3rd Prize Sgt. Major D.A. Johnson “A” Coy.’ One: Private A.E. Hodges, Hampshire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and Special Order of the Day letter; together with various other documents and insignia relating to the Hampshire Home Guard (lot) £200-250 M.I.D. London Gazette 25.5.1918 Easte, T./Capt. P.J.E., Army Service Corps Captain Percy John Revill Easte, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Middlesex Regiment, transferred to the Army Service Corps with the rank of Captain, 5.6.1916; subsequently served with the 9th (Forest) Battalion, Hampshire Home Guard. Captain James Watterston, enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, 23.2.1916, and served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 18.10.1916; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Highlanders, 29.5.1917; transferred 26th Brigade Trench Mortar Battery; promoted Captain, 1.2.1941, and served with the 12th (Southampton) Battalion, Hampshire Home Guard Private Walter F.W. Fry, served in the Hampshire Home Guard, 13.3.1941 - 31.12.1944. Captain H. Crees, appointed Captain for Administrative and Quarter-Master Duties, 18th (Dockyard Port) Battalion, Hampshire Home Guard. Sergeant E.C. Morgan served with the 1st (Andover) Battalion, Hampshire Home Guard. Private William John Littley, born 28.11.1900; served with the 11th (Eastleigh) Battalion, Hampshire Home Guard, 6.9.1940 - 31.12.1944. Private Thomas Denis Lewis, born 1914; enlisted in the Royal Army Service Corps, 1931; discharged, 13.6.1934, after 2 years and 278 days’ service; subsequently served with the 21st (4th Southern Railway) Battalion, Hampshire Home Guard Lance-Corporal Henry Charles Herbert James, served with the Hampshire Home Guard, February 1941 31.12.1944. Sergeant Major D.A. Johnson, served with the 25th (Rotherwick) Battalion, Hampshire Home Guard. Private A.E. Hodges, served with the 19th (West Wight) Battalion, Hampshire Home Guard, 5.8.1940 - 31.12.1944.

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104 A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O., Second War ‘Home Guard’ M.B.E. Group of Six to Major H.J. Glendinning, Herefordshire Home Guard, Late Royal Field Artillery a) Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar b) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge c) 1914 Star, with copy Bar (Lieut. H.J. Glendinning. R.F.A.) d) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Major H.J. Glendinning.), surname partially officially corrected on BWM e) Defence Medal, nearly very fine, the Second War awards extremely fine, the Great War awards mounted court style as originally worn, the Second War awards mounted separately for display purposes (6) £1,200-1,600 D.S.O. London Gazette 3.6.1919 Capt. and Bt. Maj. (A./Maj.) Halbert James Glendinning, D/180th Bde., R.F.A. M.B.E. London Gazette 15.12.1944 Major Halbert James Glendinning, D.S.O., 6th Bn. Hereford Home Guard. ‘In Recognition of Meritorious Service in the Home Guard.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 4.1.1917 Glendinning, Capt. H.J., Royal Artillery M.I.D. London Gazette 7.7.1919 Glendinning, Capt. & Bt. Maj. (A./Maj.) H.J., D/180th Bde., Royal Artillery Major Halbert James Glendinning, D.S.O., M.B.E., born March 1889; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery, 23.12.1909; promoted Lieutenant, 23.12.1912; served during the Great War with the R.F.A. on the Western Front from 7.11.1914; promoted Captain, 23.12.1915; appointed Brevet Major, 1.1.1917; during the Great War he was twice wounded, twice Mentioned in Despatches, and awarded the D.S.O.; served as Adjutant, 1.3.1923 - 30.3.1926; subsequently served with the 3rd (Ross) and 6th (Harewood End) Battalions, Herefordshire Home Guard.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 105 Five: Lieutenant D.M. Rowland, Hertfordshire Home Guard, Late Royal Engineers and London Regiment 1914 Star, with Bar (1023 Pte. D.M. Rowland. 1/28 Lond: R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. D.M. Rowland); Defence Medal; Service Medal of the Order of St. John (Pte. D.M. Rowland. London. S.J.A.B. 1952.), very fine, with the recipient’s Second War Intelligence Section hand-written Diary and Notes; hand-written summary of his career; various Home Guard letters; seven postcards; and group photograph (5) £140-180 Lieutenant Douglas Mayhew Rowland, born Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, April 1890, the son of Alderman W.R. Rowland, J.P.; educated at Bedford School and University College, London; on the outbreak of the Great War enlisted in the 28th (Artist’s Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment, 4.8.1914; served during the Great War on the Western Front from 26.10.1914 ‘at Ypres, Hill 60, St. Eloi Craters, Messines, Vimy Ridge, La Bassee, Neuve Chappell, and lost my horse from shell fire at Vimy Ridge’ (recipient’s handwritten account refers); Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, 9.1.1916; promoted Lieutenant, 9.7.1917, ‘after about 8 months in the Somme areas and actions, was ordered up to the Passchendaele Front, a very much shelled area, and was here wounded twice in the arm and suffered from effects of gas poisoning, and eventually sent to hospital (ibid); relinquished his Commission, 3.4.1919; in civilian life Rowland moved to Watford, and embarked upon a successful engineering career, ultimately being appointed Surveyor to the Senior Architect of the Ministry of Works; joined the Watford St. John Ambulance Brigade, 1936; served during the Second War with the 9th (Bricket Wood) Battalion, Hertfordshire Home Guard, as Intelligence and Security Officer at the Battalion Headquarters; injured in the Harrow railway crash, 8.10.1952, Britain’s worst peacetime rail disaster in which 112 people were killed, but despite his injuries helped give first aid to the wounded; awarded the Service Medal of the Order of St. John, 1952; retired, 1953.

106 Four: Private G.H. Sirett, Hertfordshire Home Guard, Late Hertfordshire Yeomanry 1914-15 Star (2513. Pte. G.H. Sirett, Herts. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (2513 Pte. G.H. 2513 Pte. G.H. Sirett. Herts. Yeo.); Defence Medal, very fine or better, with newspaper cutting of the recipient’s obituary (4) £100-140 2513 Private George Henry Sirett, enlisted in the Hertfordshire Yeomanry and served during the Great War in the Egyptian Theatre of War from 9.9.1915; subsequently served with the Hertfordshire Home Guard.

Three: Private H. Bonshor, Hertfordshire Home Guard, Late London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (535592 Pte. H. Bonshor. 15-Lond. R.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s three shooting medals, one silver, the reverse engraved ‘1947 September 4th. Herts. H.G. Rifle Club H. Bonshor’; two bronze, the reverses engraved ‘Lochboisdale Challenge Trophy 1945’, and ‘Vesey Challenge Trophy October 1950 1st Prize’ respectively; and cloth unit insignia One: Sergeant A. Moon, Hertfordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; named Commander-in-Chief Certificate of Appreciation, dated 5.1.1943; and group photograph One: Private L.A. Inglis, Hertfordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate, and 4th Battalion Final Ceremonial Parade programme One: Private A.E. Bull, Hertfordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, extremely fine, with named Army Council condolence enclosure and card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. A.E. Bull, 8 Thornton Road, Leytonstone, E11’ One: Private F.G. Spry, Hertfordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; Stand-Down Dinner Menu, and cloth unit insignia One: Private C.G. White, Hertfordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s National Registration Card and Hertfordshire Territorial Army Association letter Home Guard Service Certificate (Peter Charles Sells) (lot) £100-140 Lieutenant Herbert J. Prothero, enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment, 2.3.1915; promoted Corporal, 21.5.1915; Sergeant, 10.7.1915; served during the Great War with the King’s African Rifles; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 10th (Watford) Battalion, Hertfordshire Home Guard. 535592 Private H. Bonshor served with the 4th (Welwyn) Battalion, Hertfordshire Home Guard. Sergeant Arthur Moon served with the 10th (Watford) Battalion, Hertfordshire Home Guard. Private Lewis Alexander Inglis served with the 4th (Welwyn) Battalion, Hertfordshire Home Guard, 14.5.1940 - 31.12.1944. Private Alec Edward Bull served with the Hertfordshire Home Guard.

107 Three: Lieutenant H.J. Prothero, Hertfordshire Home Guard, Late Middlesex Regiment British War and Victory Medals (204991 Sjt. H.J. Prothero. Midd’x. R.); Defence Medal, extremely fine, with two named card boxes of issue, the one for the Defence Medal addressed to ‘Mr. H.J. Prothero, 147 Woodland Drive, Watford’

Private F.G. Spry served with the 7th (Chipperfield) Battalion, Hertfordshire Home Guard. Private Clifford G. White served with the 15th (St. Albans) Battalion, Hertfordshire Home Guard. Private Peter Charles Sells served with the 2nd (Hitchin) Battalion, Hertfordshire Home Guard, 23.2.1942 20.4.1943.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 108 An Interesting M.B.E. to ‘King of the Keys’ Mr. B.R. Young, Kent Home Guard The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Civil Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate £100-140

19770 Sergeant William George Strong, M.M., B.E.M., served during the Great War with the 9th Battalion, Scottish Rifles on the Western Front from 2.10.1915; wounded by gun shot wound to the right arm, left arm, and buttock; awarded the Military Medal and received the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal; the three campaign medals ‘returned 1923’, and subsequently re-issued 10.1.1985 (Medal Index Card refers); later served with the 15th (Cobham) Battalion, Kent Home Guard, and awarded the B.E.M.

M.B.E. London Gazette, 2.6.1973 Bernard Rosser Young, Chairman and Managing Director, Selected Toys, Didcot. ‘For services to Export.’ Mr. Bernard Rosser Young, M.B.E., (1906-86), was born in Knockholt, Kent, and after leaving school founded, with Sydney Marks, Marks and Young Dart Co. Ltd., a company which produced dartboards; at the outbreak of the Second War the company, which by this stage employed over 100 people, was converted to the War effort, making parts for aircraft fuselages. Young served in the Kent Home Guard, 10.1 - 13.6.1942, until in summer 1942 he was convicted alongside Sydney Marks of tax evasion and subsequently served six months in H.M.P. Wormwood Scrubs; whilst in prison he developed gangrene in his legs; being disabled he then became a key cutter for the criminal trade, earning the sobriquet ‘The King of the Keys’, and was heavily involved in the black market. In 1962 he sold his share in MYD to Sydney Marks, and founded his own business Selected Toys Limited; when his company was given the Queen’s Award for Industry he was awarded the M.B.E. for services to Export.

110 Family Group: Four: Battery Quarter Master Sergeant W.W. Hayward, Kent Home Guard, Late Royal Artillery 1914 Star, with Bar, reverse of Bar brooch-mounted (41980 Gnr: W.W. Hayward. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (A.B.Q.M. Sjt. W.W. Hayward. R.A.); Defence Medal, nearly very fine, with the recipient’s riband bar and Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal Four: Private D.E. Hayward 1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, good very fine, with named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. D.E. Hayward, 7 Somerset Road, Cheriton, Folkestone, Kent’ Four: Private A.W. Hayward 1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, good very fine, with named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. A.W. Hayward, 7 Somerset Rd, Cheriton, Folkestone, Kent’ (12) £80-120

109 The Great War 1917 ‘Western Front’ M.M., Second War 1944 ‘Home Guard’ B.E.M. Group of Six to Sergeant W.G. Strong, Kent Home Guard, Late Scottish Rifles a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (19770 Pte. W.G. Strong. 9/Sco: Rif:) b) British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Military Division (Sgt. William G. Strong, H.G.), officially renamed c) 1914-15 Star (19770 Pte W G Strong Sco Rif), engraved naming d) British War and Victory Medals (19770 LCpl W G Strong MM Sco Rif) e) Defence Medal, the three Great War campaign medals all 1980s later issues, good very fine, with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse numbered ‘433994’, this lacking pin; cap badge; Ministry of Pensions letters; and portrait photograph (6) £300-400

41980 Battery Quarter Master Sergeant Wilfred William Hayward, served with the Royal Field Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front from 16.8.1914; subsequently served with the 8th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, Kent Home Guard. 1914 Star re-issued, 7.2.1920. Private D.E. Hayward and Private A.W. Hayward were the sons of Battery Quarter Master Sergeant W.W. Hayward.

M.M. London Gazette 18.7.1917 19770 Pte. W.G. Strong, Sco. Rif. B.E.M. London Gazette 8.6.1944 Sergeant William George Strong, Kent Home Guard. The Recommendation states: ‘Sergeant Strong has been a member of the Home Guard from the beginning, and for three years has been Platoon Sergeant of No.2 (Shorns) Platoon, 15th (Cobham) Battalion, Kent Home Guard. He has already received a Commander in Chief’s Certificate of Merit for his work. His energy and keenness are inexhaustible and have been an inspiration to his Platoon, He is largely responsible for its present high state of efficiency.’

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 111 Four: Captain M.C. Vyvyan, Kent Home Guard, Late Machine Gun Corps and Natal Carbineers 1914-15 Star (Pte. M.C. Vyvyan 1st M.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. M.C. Vyvyan.); Defence Medal, very fine Four: Captain F. Farmer, Kent Home Guard, Late London Regiment 1914-15 Star (3129, Pte. F. Farmer, 6-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3129. Pte. F. Farmer. 6-Lond. R.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Captain F. Farmer, 45 College Road, Maidstone, Kent’; the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse numbered ‘97278’, pin reaffixed on reverse; cap badge; and cloth unit insignia Four: Private S.L. Colvill, Kent Home Guard, Late Northamptonshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (59545 Pte. S. Colvil. North’n. R.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. (Stanley Lewis Colvill), good very fine, with the recipient’s two card and one metal identity tags; the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Bestowal Document for the Imperial Service Medal, dated 29.11.1955; and Soldier’s New Testament Three: Corporal J.H. Woolgar, Kent Home Guard, Late Royal Air Force and East Surrey Regiment British War and Victory Medals (114729. A. Cpl. J.H. Woolgar. R.A.F.), surname partially officially corrected on both; Defence Medal, toned, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. J.H. Woolgar, 105 Eversley Avenue, Barnehurst, Bexleyheath, Kent’ Pair: Superintendent H.R. Jenkins, Kent Home Guard, Later Kent Police Force Defence Medal; Police Long Service Medal, E.II.R. (Supt. Herbert R. Jenkins), good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. H.R. Jenkins, 3 Mapleside, Bidborough, Kent’; the recipient’s St. John Ambulance Association badge (A123574 Herbert Jenkins); Grand Patron’s Badge (Bro. H.R. Jenkins No.3609); and two related letters Pair: Private W. Noble, Kent Home Guard Defence Medal (Vol. W. Noble. Kent H.G.), impressed ‘Boots’ style; Service Medal of the Order of St. John (35614. Pte. W. Noble. Kent. S.J.A.B. 1943), very fine One: Second Lieutenant D.W.M. Taylor, Kent Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private A.J. Tappin, Kent Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate, Army Council enclosure, and Old Comrades Association Membership card One: Lance-Corporal G. Wood, Kent Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with a prize medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1939), the reverse engraved ‘22nd. Batt. K.H.G. 1943.’; the recipient’s named Commander-in-Chief Certificate of Appreciation, dated 4.6.1943; and two photographs of the recipient One: Private B.W. Wright, Kent Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate, and accompanying envelope, addressed to ‘B.W. Wright, Esq., 30 Windermere Road, West Wickham, Kent’

Defence Medal (Lt. Col. F Briggs. 56 Bat. Kent H.G.), contemporarily engraved in upright serif capitals, good very fine One: Company Quarter Master Sergeant J.A. Rogers, Kent Home Guard, Later Royal Fusiliers and East Surrey Regiment War Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; the recipient’s Soldier’s Release Book, and various call up and release letters and documents; together with various other documents and insignia relating to the Kent Home Guard (lot) £200-250 Captain Maurice Courtenay Vyvyan, (1891-1980), born Godalming, Surrey; educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; served during the Great War with the Natal Carbineers and the South African Machine Gun Corps in German South West Africa from 8.5.1915; enlisted as a Private, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, 13.3.1916; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Machine Gun Corps, 5.8.1916; promoted Lieutenant, 5.2.1918; wounded by gun shot to the right arm on the Western Front, 1.6.1918; promoted Captain, 1.2.1941, and served with the 24th (Malling) Battalion, Kent Home Guard. Captain Frederick Farmer, served with the 6th Battalion, London Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 18.3.1915; discharged, 24.8.1916, and awarded Silver War Badge; promoted Lieutenant, 11th (Maidstone) Battalion, Kent Home Guard, February 1941; subsequently advanced Captain. I.S.M. London Gazette 29.11.1955 Colvill, Stanley Lewis, Machinist, H.M. Dockyard, Chatham 59545 Private Stanley Lewis Colvill, (1895-1982), born Chatham, Kent; served in the 31st (Dockyard) Battalion, Kent Home Guard, 19.10.1942 - 31.12.1944; died Chatham, Kent. 114729 Corporal John Harold Woolgar, born 1891; enlisted in the East Surrey Regiment, 11.10.1915, and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 2.8.1917; transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, 12.1.1918; promoted Corporal, 25.3.1918; subsequently served with the Kent Home Guard. Second Lieutenant Douglas W.M. Taylor, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 16.7.1941, and served with the 19th (Farningham) Battalion, Kent Home Guard, 22.6.1940 31.12.1944 Private Arthur James Tappin, served with the 28th (1st Southern Railway) Battalion, Kent Home Guard, 22.7.1940 - 31.12.1944. Lance-Corporal George Wood, served with the 22nd (Tunbridge Wells) Battalion, Kent Home Guard Private Bernard William Wright served with the 51st (Bromley) Battalion, Kent Home Guard, 13.7.1940 31.12.1944. Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick William Briggs, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 13th (Kent) Medium Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery, 9.6.1921; subsequently served as Commanding Officer, 56th (Erith) Battalion, Kent Home Guard. 14815329 Company Quarter Master Sergeant John Arthur Rogers, served with the 21st (Tonbridge) Battalion, Kent Home Guard; subsequently served with the Royal Fusiliers, 14.9.1944; transferred to the East Surrey Regiment, 13.12.1946.

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112 A Great War ‘Western Front’ 1916 M.M. Group of Six to Warrant Officer Class II G.E. Rainford, Lancashire Home Guard, Late Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (16957 Sjt: G.E. Rainford. 2/Co: M.G.Corps.) b) 1914 Star, with Bar (4322 L.Cpl. G.E. Rainford. L.N. Lan: R.) c) British War and Victory Medals (9322 A.W.O. Cl.2 G.E. Rainford. L.N. Lan. R.) d) Defence Medal e) Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type (7807891 W.O. Cl.II. G.E. Rainford. Loyal R.), nearly very fine, the five G.V.R. awards all mounted as worn, with the recipient’s related G.V.R. miniature awards [the Star a 1914-15 Star]; named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. G.E. Rainford, Range H.Q. Edgworth, Turton, Nr. Bolton, Lancs’; and the following documents &c.: - Warrant Appointing George Edward Rainford a Warrant Officer Class II, dated 14.1.1926 - The recipient’s Certificate of Service Book - The recipient’s Second Class Army Certificate of Education - The recipient’s First Class Army Certificate of Education - Two Home Guard Invitations - Four Testimonial Letters - Three photographs of the recipient (6) £400-500

Warrant Officer Class II G.E. Rainford 7807891 Warrant Officer Class II George Edward Rainford, M.M., born Chorley, Lancashire, April 1892; enlisted in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 30.4.1908, and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 12.8.1914; posted to the Machine Gun Corps, 23.2.1915; awarded the Military Medal for service on the Western Front; promoted Warrant Officer Class II, 14.1.1926; discharged, 18.8.1930, after 22 years and 111 days’ service; subsequently served with the 15th (Bolton) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

M.M. London Gazette 14.9.1916 16957 Sjt. G.E. Rainford, M.G. Corps

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Lieutenant-Colonel H.M. Fell

113 Six: Lieutenant-Colonel H.M. Fell, Lancashire Home Guard, Late Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment and Royal Engineers 1914-15 Star (51 Sjt. H.M. Fell. Notts: & Derby: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. H.M. Fell.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1911; Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (51 Sjt: H.M. Fell. 5/N. & D.R.), good very fine or better, with named Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Lt. Col. H.M. Fell, “Wilne”, 6 Regina Avenue, Waterloo, Liverpool 22’; the recipient’s riband bar; two postcards; and portrait photograph of the recipient (6) £120-160

114 Four: Lieutenant J. Kirkham, Lancashire Home Guard, Late Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry 1914-15 Star (2983. Cpl. -A-Sjt-. J. Kirjham, D. of Lanc. O. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (2983 Cpl. J. Kirkham. D. of Lanc. O.Y.); Defence Medal, very fine (4) £100-140 Lieutenant James Kirkham, born Bolton, 1889; enlisted in the Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry, February 1911; promoted Corporal, 5.8.1914; served during the Great War with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force from 9.9.1914; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 8th (Preston) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Machin Fell, born May 1885; enlisted in the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, 27.8.1903; served with the Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 1.3.1915; suffered gun shot wound to the right thigh, 15.8.1915; the recipient’s Medical History also states: ‘Recipient states he was gassed in April 1915 whilst in the ranks, and has another small wound on his right wrist which he states is a Bayonet Wound received in June 1915’; transferred to the Royal Engineers, 17.4.1916; advanced Warrant Officer Class II, 17.2.1917; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, 29.8.1917; Court Martialled for Drunkenness, having been found drunk in the street in Hemel Hempstead, 27.11.1919; subsequently promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, 1.2.1941, and served as Commanding Officer of the 89th (Liverpool) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 115 Four: Lieutenant-Colonel W.C.V. Brothwood, Lancashire Home Guard, Late Machine Gun Corps British War and Victory Medals (122434 Pte. W.C.V. Brothwood. M.G.C.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1953, nearly very fine Three: Private N. Covell, Lancashire Home Guard, Late South Wales Borderers British War and Victory Medals (38789 Pte. N. Covell. S. Wales Bord.); Defence Medal, toned, extremely fine, with the named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. N. Covell, 155 Devonshire Road, Bolton, Lancs.’ Pair: Second Lieutenant J. Griffiths, Lancashire Home Guard, Late Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry Defence and War Medals, very fine, with the recipient’s two card identity tags; cap badges; and Soldier’s Service and Pay Book One: Captain W.C. Young, Lancashire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s Military Identity Card and two Passes One: Sergeant H. Collier, Lancashire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; and blazer badge One: Private E.J.P. Francis, Lancashire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate, and a 12th Battalion Stand Down Souvenir Programme One: Lieutenant G. Woffinden, Lancashire Home Guard, Late West Riding Regiment Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. G. Woffinden, 26B, Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland’ One: Corporal J. Davies, Lancashire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named 24th Battalion Certificate of Proficiency; together with various other documents and insignia relating to the Lancashire Home Guard (lot) £140-180 Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfred Cyril Vernon Brothwood, (1898-1994), born Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire; educated at Manchester University; served during the Great War in the Machine Gun Corps, 15th Battalion London Regiment, and Royal Engineers; graduated as a Doctor in Medicine, 1924; subsequently served as Medical Adviser, Preston Sub-District, Lancashire Home Guard, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, from 9.7.1943. 38789 Private N. Covell, served with the 14th (Bolton Horwich) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard. Second Lieutenant John Griffiths, born Walton, Liverpool, 6.11.1903; enlisted in the Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry, 15.11.1938; advanced Sergeant; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 17.7.1943, and served as Assistant Adjutant with the 83rd (Liverpool) Battalion, Lancaster Home Guard. Captain William Cecil Young, born Longsight, Manchester, 1889; promoted Captain, 1.2.1941, and served as Engineer Officer, East Lancashire Area, Lancashire Home Guard. Private J.R. Bush served with the 4th (South Lonsdale) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard, 3.10.1940 - 3.12.1944. Sergeant H. Collier served with the 5th (Preston City) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard, 23.6.1940 - 31.12.1944. Private Edmund James Phillip Francis, served with the 12th (Leyland) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard, 26.5.1940 - 31.12.1944. Lieutenant George Woffinden, enlisted in the West Riding Regiment, 12.12.1915, and served during the Great War; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 58th (Post Office) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard. Corporal J. Davies, served with the 24th (Wigan County) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard; awarded Proficiency Badge, 25.4.1942.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 116 Three: Private E.K. Nuttall, Lancashire Home Guard, Late Lancashire Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (13-26866 Pte. E.K. Nuttall. Lan. Fus.); Defence Medal, toned, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal; two named card boxes of issue, the one for the Defence Medal addressed to ‘Mr. E.K. Nuttall, 224 Darley Avenue, Chorlton-C-Hardy, Manchester, 21’; and cap badge One: Major G. McCann, Lancashire Fusiliers Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Major G. McCann, 3 Vestris Drive, Salford 6, Lancs.’; together with the recipient’s father’s British War and Victory Medals (20616 Pte. W. Mc Cann. A.S.C.), good very fine One: Captain R.L.S. Schofield, Lancashire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Certificate of Discharge; and group photograph One: Private J. Burns, Lancashire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with Battalion certificate of membership, and portrait photograph One: Sergeant J. Gillespie, Lancashire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency One: Lieutenant J.H. Sunderland, Lancashire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Lieutenant J.H. Sunderland, 91, Keighley Road, Colne, Lancs.’ One: Lieutenant J. Riley, Lancashire Home Guard, Late East Lancashire Regiment Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. J. Riley, 384 Rosemark Road’; and the recipient’s Certificate of Disembodiment and Ration Book One: Private C. Stanley, Lancashire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Army Council enclosure; and East Lancashire Territorial Army Association letter One: Private G.L. Goozee, Lancashire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with named Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. George Louis Goozee, 3 Armstrong Street, Preston, Lancs.’; and the recipient’s named L.D.V. Certificate of Enrolment One: Lieutenant A.E. Pollitt, Lancashire Home Guard, Late East Lancashire Regiment Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Lieutenant A.E. Pollitt, 60 Owen Street, Accrington, Lancs.’; the recipient’s privatelymade identity tag, made from a 10 Piastres coin, and St. John Ambulance Association Badge, bronze (368375 Alfred E. Pollitt), with seventeen dated bars, 1934 to 1950 Defence Medal (Lieut B. Brook), impressed ‘Boots’ style, good very fine Home Guard Service Certificate (W. Ashcroft), with envelope (lot) £120-160

Private J. Burns 13-26866 Private Ernest Kirkman Nuttall, served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, before transferring to the Labour Corps, and then Northumberland Fusiliers; subsequently served with the 48th (Manchester Ardwick) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard. Major G. McCann, promoted Major, 16.10.1942, and served with the 43rd (Salford) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard. 20616 Private William McCann, the father of Major G. McCann, served during the Great War with the Army Service Corps on the Western Front from 12.11.1915 (entitled to a 1914-15 Star); later transferred to the Labour Corps. Captain Robert Lancelot Stockton Schofield, promoted Captain, 1.2.1941, and served with the 27th (Rochdale) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard. Private James Burns served with the 26th (Wigan) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard. Sergeant J. Gillespie served with the 21st (Bury) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard. Lieutenant J.H. Sunderland, promoted Lieutenant, 6.11.1942; served with the 58th (Post Office) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard. Second Lieutenant John Riley, born 1891; enlisted as a Private in the East Lancashire Regiment, 2.9.1915; served during the Great War (wounded); advanced Sergeant; disembodied, 24.2.1919; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and subsequently served with the 29th (Burnley) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON Private Charles Stanley served with the 64th (Middleton) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard, 11.7.1940 - 31.12.1944. Private George L. Goozee served with the 91st (Liverpool LMS) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard, from 15.6.1940. Lieutenant Alfred E. Pollitt, enlisted as a Private in the East Lancashire Regiment and served during the Great War with the 6th Battalion in Mesopotamia and Egypt, and advanced Sergeant; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and subsequently served with the 30th (Accrington) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard. Lieutenant B. Brook, promoted Lieutenant, 6.11.1942; served with the 43rd (Salford) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard. Private W. Ashcroft, served with the Lancashire Home Guard, 15.3 - 31.12.1944.

117 Six: Private W. Watts, Leicestershire Home Guard, Late Leicestershire Regiment 1914-15 Star (10948 Pte. W. Watts. Leic: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10948 Pte. W. Watts. Leic. R.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. (Walter Watts); Coronation 1953, edge bruising to BWM, the Great War awards nearly very fine, the last three nearly extremely fine, with cloth unit insignia (6) £100-140 I.S.M. London Gazette 29.6.1954 Watts, Walter, Postman, Leicester.

Second Lieutenant A. Tubbs

10948 Private Walter Watts, enlisted in the Leicestershire Regiment and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 29.7.1915; subsequently served with the 13th (Derby and Borough) Battalion, Derbyshire Home Guard.

119 A Second War ‘Home Guard’ M.B.E. Pair to Captain H.F. Sears, City of London Home Guard a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver b) Defence Medal, good very fine, with the Bestowal Document for the M.B.E., named to Captain Henry Frederick Sears, and dated 1.1.1943; and the recipient’s Home Guard Armband (2) £80-120

118 Three: Second Lieutenant A. Tubbs, Lincolnshire Home Guard, Late Lincolnshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (27772 Pte. A. Tubbs. Linc. R.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with two photographs of the recipient One: Captain F.G.M. Stennett, Lincolnshire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private J. McHale, Lincolnshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; 2nd Battalion Special Message of the Day, dated 3.12.1944; and the recipient’s wife’s ration book (5) £50-70

M.B.E. London Gazette 1.1.1943 Captain Henry Frederick Sears, London Home Guard. The Recommendation states: ‘Captain H.F. Sears has been serving with the Home Guard since its inception. He has given the whole of his spare time to Home Guard duties and has attended every possible course of instruction. The knowledge he has gained has been disseminated with great benefit to the men of his unit and his example and devotion to duty have been of the highest standard. He thoroughly deserves any recognition that it is possible to give him.’

Second Lieutenant Arthur Tubbs, born Holneach, Lincolnshire; served during the Great War with the Lincolnshire Regiment and Cheshire Regiment and advanced Company Sergeant Major; Commissioned Second Lieutenant 26.5.1941, and served with the 3rd Holland (East Elloe) Battalion, Lincolnshire Home Guard.

Captain Henry Frederick Sears, M.B.E. served with the 21st Battalion, City of London Home Guard; promoted Captain, 1.2.1941.

Captain Frederick George Melville Stennett, born August 1898; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Flying Corps, 26.9.1917; served during the Second War with the 11th Lindsey (Gainsborough) Battalion, Lincolnshire Home Guard; promoted Captain, 16.11.1941. Private John McHale served with the 2nd (City of Lincoln) Battalion, Lincolnshire Home Guard, 4.3.1941 31.12.1944.

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120 120 A Great War 1917 ‘French Theatre’ M.M. Group of Five to Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant E.W.C. Seward, City of London Home Guard, Late London Regiment a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (392068 Pte. E.C. Seward. 2/9 Lond: R.) b) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (392068 Pte. E.C. Seward. 9-Lond. R.) c) Defence Medal d) Coronation 1953, edge bruising to first, otherwise nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s Great War related miniature awards, various cap badges and cloth unit insignia; and the following related documents: - The recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate - Named Buckingham Palace Bestowal Certificate for the Coronation Medal - Named General Officer Commanding Certificate of Appreciation, dated 21.3.1945 - 58th London Division Great War Gallant Conduct Certificate - Two letters to the recipient’s father regarding his son’s gallant conduct during the Great War (5) £300-400 M.M. London Gazette 18.7.1917 392068 Pte. E.C. Seward, 2/9th Bn., Lond. R. 392068 Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Edward William Charles Seward, M.M., enlisted in the London Regiment and served during the Great War with the 2nd/9th Battalion on the Western Front, awarded the Military Medal for gallantry at Bullecourt, 25.5.1917, whilst serving with the 58th London Division for ‘an example of devotion to duty. Although wounded he saw to his men first and also to his Lewis Gun’ (Letter to the recipient’s father, dated 30.5.1917 refers); advanced Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant and subsequently served as an Air Raid Warden in the Inland Revenue Department, and with the 2nd Battalion City of London Home Guard, 22.6.1942 - 31.12.1944. M.I.D. Unconfirmed

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 121 Four: Major L.J. Murray, City of London Home Guard, Late Middlesex Regiment 1914-15 Star (S-6467. Cpl.-A.Sjt.- L.J. Murray, Middx. R.); British War and Victory Medals (S-6467 Sjt. L.J. Murray. Midd’x R.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s Certificate of Transfer to the Reserve and Discharge Certificate; Certificate of Employment during the War; and Third Class Certificate of Education Four: Private S.H. Burge, City of London Home Guard, Late Devonshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (290752 Pte. S.H. Burge Devon. R.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. (Sidney Herbert Burge), extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal and two named card boxes of issue, the one for the Defence Medal addressed to ‘Mr. S.H. Burge, 2 Caxton Street, Barnsley, Yorks.’ Four: Private E.J. Northam, City of London Home Guard, Late Middlesex Regiment British War and Victory Medals (22263 Pte. E.J. Northam. Midd’x R.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Ernest John Northam), in card box of issue, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. E.J. Northam, 49 Glenthorpe Rd, Morden, Surrey’; with the recipient’s Toogood and Sons, Southampton Award for Excellence Medal, bronze, named to ‘E.J. Northam’; and the following related documents: - The recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate - Imperial Service Medal Certificate - General Post Office Certificate on the occasion of the recipient’s retirement, dated 1948 Four: Private R. Easton, City of London Home Guard, Late Rifle Brigade British War and Victory Medals (S-14787 Pte. R. Easton. Rif. Brig.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. (Robert Easton), in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal and two named card boxes of issue, the one for the Defence Medal addressed to ‘Mr. R. Easton, 268 Slosyth Rd, Clacton on Sea, Essex’; and GPO letter regarding the award of the Imperial Service Medal One: Private W.H. Organ, City of London Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. W.H. Organ, 9 Medcroft Gardens, East Sheen, London, S.W.14’; and standdown letter One: Private E.H. Flynn, City of London Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; two United States Air Forces in Europe Certificates of Service; and group photograph; together with various other documents relating to the City of London Home Guard (lot) £160-200

Major Lionel James Murray, born May 1893; enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment, 22.3.1911; promoted Corporal, 1912; Sergeant, October 1914; served during the Great War on the Western Front from December 1914; wounded at Ypres, 24.5.1915; demobilized with the rank of Sergeant, 23.2.1919; promoted Major, 1.7.1941, and subsequently served with the 8th (Hackney) Battalion, City of London Home Guard. I.S.M. London Gazette 25.4.1958 Burge, Sidney Herbert, Overseer, General Post Office Private Sidney Herbert Burge served with the 22nd (5th G.P.O.) Battalion, City of London Home Guard. I.S.M. London Gazette 30.4.1948 Northam, Ernest John, Sorter, London Postal Region 22263 Private Ernest John Northam, born March 1888; joined the Post Office, 23.1.1903; served during the Great War with the Middlesex Regiment, 7.6.1916 - 12.12.1919, and during the Second War with the City of London Home Guard; retired from the Post Office, 25.3.1948, after 45 years’ service. I.S.M. London Gazette 22.9.1961 Easton, Robert, Postman, Clacton-on-Sea S-14787 Private Robert Easton, enlisted in the Rifle Brigade, 19.11.1915; served during the Great War with 20th Infantry Base Depot at Etaples from 25.5.1916; subsequently served with the 29th (8th G.P.O.) Battalion, City of London Home Guard. Private Edward Howard Flynn served with the City of London Home Guard, 11.10.1941 - 31.12.1944; subsequently served with the United States Air Forces in Europe, 1.12.1959 - 1.12.1969.

122 A Second War ‘Home Guard’ 1944 O.B.E. Pair to Lieutenant-Colonel H.N. Letts, London Transport Column, County of London Home Guard a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Officer’s (O.B.E.) breast Badge, silver-gilt b) Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s Worshipful Company of Carmen’s Past Master’s Jewel, silver-gilt (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1913), the reverse engraved ‘Presented to Lt. Col. H.N. Letts, O.B.E., M.Inst.T., Master 1949-50, by the Company in Appreciation of his Services.’ and subsequently engraved ‘Master 1955-56’, some significant enamel damage, with neck riband (3) £140-180 O.B.E. London Gazette 15.12.1944 Lieutenant-Colonel Horace Norman Letts, 1st London Transport Column Home Guard. ‘In recognition of Meritorious Service in the Home Guard.’ Lieutenant-Colonel Horace Norman Letts, O.B.E., promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, 1.2.1941, and served with No.1 London Transport Column, County of London Home Guard; subsequently twice served as Master of the Worshipful Company of Carmen.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 123 Four: Major J.D.R. Bryant, County of London Home Guard, Late East Surrey Regiment 1914 Star, with Bar (2.Lieut: J.D.R. Bryant. E. Surr: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut. J.D.R. Bryant.); Defence Medal, very fine, with Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal (4) £100-140 Major John Devereux Robertson Bryant, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, East Surrey Regiment, 14.2.1914; served during the Great War on the Western Front from 11.9.1914; promoted Major, 1.2.1941, and subsequently served with the 17th (Bermondsey) Battalion, County of London Home Guard.

124 Four: Private J.A. Hardy, County of London Home Guard, Late Army Service Corps 1914 Star, with copy Bar (T-25333 Dvr: J.A. Hardy. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (T-25333 Dvr. J.A. Hardy. A.S.C.); Defence Medal, nearly very fine, with Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal Four: Private C.H. Walter, County of London Home Guard, Late Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (558686 Spr. C.H. Walter. R.E.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Charles Herbert Walter), contact marks, nearly very fine, with two card identity discs, cap badge, and unit insignia Three: Private D. Lepla, County of London Home Guard, Late Machine Gun Corps British War and Victory Medals (82246 Pte. D. Lepla. M.G.C.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with cloth unit insignia and cap badge Three: Private F.D.W. Odden, County of London Home Guard, Late Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (50755. 1.A.M. F.D.W. Odden. R.A.F); Defence Medal, lacquered, very fine, with L.D.V. Certificate of Enrolment and Air Raid Precautions booklet One: Private C.S. Preston, County of London Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private W.F. Fenson, County of London Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; L.D.V. Certificate of Enrolment and National Identity Card; and two group photographs One: Lieutenant E.L. Douch, County of London Home Guard Defence Medal, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Lt. E.L. Douch, 50 Little Ealing Lane, S. Ealing, W.5’

One: Corporal L. Myers, County of London Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; L.D.V. application card; 7th Battalion Farewell Dinner and Dance Programme; and four group photographs One: Private H.J.F. Anderson, County of London Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipients L.D.V. armband and cloth unit insignia; named Home Guard Service Certificate; National Identity Card; various letters; and group photograph One: Private V.F.B. Mason, County of London Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private H.M. Lines, Count of London Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with Mustering Instructions booklet One: Private L. Dunn, County of London Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and the recipient’s award medal, bronze, reverse engraved ‘Balham Home Guard L. Dunn’ One: Private C.O. Hill, County of London Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s Weapon Training Certificate Defence Medal (Vol F. Brittian C O L H.G.), contemporarily impressed in large sans-serif capitals, good very fine Home Guard Service Certificate (3) (Thomas Sidney John Day; William Brown; Thomas Walter Hadland), first with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency, four Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Diplomas, 1941-44, and group photograph; the third with a group photograph; together with various other documents and insignia relating to the County of London Home Guard (lot) £160-200 T-25333 Private John A. Hardy, served during the Great War with the Army Service Corps from 10.8.1914; subsequently served with the County of London Home Guard. I.S.M. London Gazette 30.4.1948 Walter, Charles Herbert, Assistant Superintendent, London Postal Region. 558686 Private Charles Herbert Walter served during the Great War with the Royal Engineers and subsequently with the County of London Home Guard. 82246 Private David Lepla, served with the 31st (Streatham) Battalion, County of London Home Guard. Private Frederick D.W. Odden served with the 18th (Dulwich) Battalion, County of London Home Guard. Private Charles Stanley Preston served with the 18th (Dulwich) Battalion, County of London Home Guard, 22.5.1941 - 31.12.1944.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON Private William Frank Fenson served with the 15th (Bermondsey) Battalion, County of London Home Guard, 29.7.1940 - 31.12.1944. Lieutenant E.L. Douch, served with the 7th (Hammersmith) Battalion, County of London Home Guard; promoted Lieutenant, 30.5.1944. Corporal L. Myers served with the 7th (Hammersmith) Battalion, County of London Home Guard. Private Frank H.J. Anderson, served with the 27th (Roehampton) Battalion, County of London Home Guard, 20.9.1942 - 31.12.1944. Private Victor Frank Broad Manson served with the 19th (Sydenham) Battalion, County of London Home Guard, 25.5.1940 - 31.12.1944. Private H.M. Lines served with the 44th (Camberwell) Battalion, County of London Home Guard. Private L. Dunn served with the 56th (Balham) Battalion, County of London Home Guard. Private C.O. Hill served with the 30th (Tooting) Battalion, County of London Home Guard. Private Thomas Sidney John Day served with the 41st (Ilford) Battalion, County of London Home Guard, 22.4.1943 - 31.12.1944. Private William Brown served with the 39th Battalion, County of London Home Guard, 8.7.1940 - 28.8.1941. Private Thomas Walter Hadland served with the 44th (Camberwell) Battalion, County of London Home Guard, 23.7.1940 - 31.12.1944.

125 Four: Captain V.E. Farr, County of London Home Guard A.A. Rocket Battery, Late Royal Fusiliers and Bedfordshire Regiment; and Registrar of the Chancery Division of the Supreme Court 1914-15 Star (PS-4803 Pte. V.E. Farr. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. V.E. Farr.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s Army Athletic Club Prize Medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham), the reverse engraved ‘Public Schools Boxing Competition Middleweights Second Prize 1912’; riband bar; rank and unit insignia; whistle; and the following related documents &c.: - Commission appointing Vivian Eric Farr a Second Lieutenant in the Territorial Force, dated 27.6.1917 - Royal Humane Society Certificate on Vellum, awarded to V.E. Farr, and dated 3.8.1921, together with Air Ministry letter of thanks - The recipient’s Law Society Preliminary and Final Examination Certificates - The Recipient’s Articles of Clerkship - Certificate Appointing the recipient a Solicitor of the Supreme Court, dated 1.5.1922 - Five invitations to the recipient from the Lord Chancellor - Portrait photograph of the recipient (4) £140-180

Captain V.E. Farr

Captain Vivian Eric Farr, enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers and served with the 20th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 14.11.1915; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Bedfordshire Regiment, 27.6.1917; awarded the Royal Humane Society Certificate on Vellum ‘for having , on the 15th May 1921, at great personal risk, gallantly attempted to rescue Aircraftsman F.L. Turner who was unfortunately drowned whilst punting on the Ouse at Bedford’; according to the Court of Enquiry into the death Farr ‘dived many times into the water in an endeavour to reach him, and only relinquished his efforts when almost exhausted’ (letter from the Air Ministry refers); appointed Clerk to the Registrars, Chancery Division, Supreme Court of Judicature, February 1929; Registrar, December 1943; served during the Second War with the 192 A.A. Rocket Battery (106th Battalion County of London Home Guard); promoted Captain, 4.9.1944.

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126 A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.M. Group of Seven to Captain W. Kirkham, Merionethshire Home Guard and Lancashire Home Guard, Late Liverpool Regiment a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (305445 Sjt: W. Kirkman [sic]. 1/5 L’pool R.) b) 1914 Star, this a copy (2152. Sgt. Kirkham. 1st Bn. The Kings. R.), privately engraved in large serif capitals c) British War and Victory Medals (2152 Sjt. W. Kirkham. L’pool R.) d) Defence Medal e) Coronation 1953 f) Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, E.II.R. (William Kirkham), nearly very fine or better, with a portrait photograph of the recipient (7) £300-350 M.M. London Gazette 13.11.1918 305445 Sjt. W. Kirkman, Liverpool Regiment (Ellesmere, Salop). Captain William Kirkham, M.M., enlisted in the Liverpool Regiment, and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 3.5.1915; advanced Sergeant and awarded the Military Medal; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 15th (Bolton) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard; subsequently promoted Captain and served with the 4th (Corwen) Battalion, Merionethshire Home Guard. According to the recipient’s family, the recipient put his medals in for remounting, where the 1914-15 Star was lost and a replacement 1914 Star put into the group.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 127 Four: Sergeant W. Pritchard, Middlesex Home Guard, Late Welsh Regiment 1914-15 Star (13457 Pte. W. Pritchard, Welsh. R.); British War and Victory Medals (13457 Pte. W. Pritchard. Welsh R.); Defence Medal, minor edge bruising, very fine, with the recipient’s Middlesex Home Guard Winter Training 194041 Champion Platoon Medal, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘Sgt. W. Pritchard 63 Brent Park Rd. Hendon N.W.4’ Three: Lieutenant C.H. Found, Middlesex Home Guard, Late Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (201310 Sjt. C.H. Found. Notts. & Derby. R.); Defence Medal, nearly very fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Lieut. C.H. Found, 4 Alton Avenue, Stanmore, Middlesex’ Three: Private W. Brownlee, Middlesex Home Guard, Late York and Lancaster Regiment British War and Victory Medals (61519 Pte. W. Brownlee. Y. & L.R.); Defence Medal, nearly very fine, with the recipient’s Middlesex Home Guard Winter Training 194041 Champion Platoon Medal, silver, the reverse engraved ‘No.419 Volunteer W. Brownlee.’ One: Lieutenant R. Mitchell, Middlesex Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issued, addressed to ‘Lt. R. Mitchell, 10th (Middx) H.G. Bn., T.A. Centre, Boston Lodge, Wardmill Road, Ealing, W.5’ One: Private F. Harrison, Middlesex Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issued, addressed to ‘Mr. Frank Harrison, 40 Fir Tree Walk, Enfield, Middx’ One: Private F. Harrison, Middlesex Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issued, addressed to ‘Mr. J.C. Mckane, 138 Christchurch Avenue, Kenton, Harrow, Middx.’ One: Major W.G. Croot, Middlesex Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; and portrait photograph and group photograph One: Private R.J. Parish, Middlesex Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Lieutenant E.J. Ward [D.C.M.], Middlesex Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private J.L. Fowler, Middlesex Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate, cap badge, and Fairey Aviation Company documents One: Lance-Corporal G.S. Bird, Middlesex Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency One: Lance-Corporal W.E. Tyler, Middlesex Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s Middlesex Home Guard Winter Training 1940-41 Champion Platoon Medal, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘Presented to Vol. W.E. Tyler’; a small silver cup, the base broken, engraved ‘S.M.R.C. 3rd Home Guard Contest 1943-44 1st Cpl. W.E. Tyler.’; and nine additional shooting medals, the majority Middlesex Small Bore Rifle Association Medals; together with various other documents and insignia relating to the Middlesex Home Guard (lot) £160-200 111

Major W.G. Croot 13457 Private William Pritchard served with the 20th (Golders Green) Battalion, Middlesex Home Guard. Lieutenant Charles H. Found, promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 11th (Wealdstone) Battalion, Middlesex Home Guard. Lieutenant R. Mitchell served with the 10th (Southall) Battalion, Middlesex Home Guard. Private Frank Harrison served with the 30th (Enfield) Battalion, Middlesex Home Guard. Private J.C. Mckane served with the 15th (Harrow) Battalion, Middlesex Home Guard. Major Walter George Croot, promoted Captain, 1.2.1941; served with the 10th (Southall) Battalion, Middlesex Home Guard, 15.7.1940 - 31.12.1944. Private Richard James Parish served with the 18th (Wembley) Battalion, Middlesex Home Guard, 7.1.1942 31.12.1944. D.C.M. London Gazette 22.9.1916 356 Coy. S./M. E.J. Ward, R. War. R.. ‘For conspicuous gallantry. When an enemy mine had wrecked a portion of the defences, he extricated himself from a destroyed dug-out, sallied out alone, and attacked a small party of the enemy, killing the leader and one other. He was himself slightly wounded.’ Lieutenant Ernest James Ward, D.C.M., served during the Great War with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, and awarded the D.C.M.; served during the Second War with the 26th (Wood Green) Battalion, Middlesex Home Guard, 20.6.1940 - 31.12.1944; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941. Private John Lawrence Fowler, served with the 4th (Harlington) Battalion, Middlesex Home Guard, 25.10.1940 - 31.12.1944. Lance-Corporal G.S. Bird served with the 24th (Mill Hill) Battalion, Middlesex Home Guard. Lance-Corporal W. Tyler served with the 21st (Barnet) Battalion, Middlesex Home Guard.

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128 128 A Second War ‘Home Guard’ M.B.E., Great War ‘Italian Theatre’ M.C. Group of Five to Major R.S.W. Harding, Monmouthshire Home Guard, Late Royal Field Artillery a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver b) Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Capt. R.S.W. Harding. R.F.A.’ c) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Capt. R.S.W. Harding) d) Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s related miniature awards; and the following related items: - Presentation Royal Artillery Officers’ Sword, by Army and Navy Co-operative Society, London, numbered ‘02093’, the guard additionally engraved ‘Presented to Mr. R.S.W. Harding by the Iron & Steel Workers of J. Lysaght. Ltd., Newport’ - Italian Armata Altipiani Medal, 1918, silver - Bestowal Document for the M.B.E., named to Major Robert Stafford Wrey Harding, M.C., and dated 15.12.1944, with Central Chancery letter - The recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate - Brass plaque, taken from a presentation item, inscribed ‘Presented by the Officers, Warrant Officer, N.C.O’s & Men of ‘D’ Coy. (Lysaghts) 2nd Mon Batt: Home Guard as a Mark of Esteem to Capt. R.S.W. Harding, M.C. our First Commanding Officer. 1941.’ - Two silver identity tags’ three prize medals; and a fishing pass - Cap Badge and Royal Artillery sweetheart’s brooch, silver and enamel, embellished with brilliants - The recipient’s photograph album, and various group photographs (lot) £800-1,200

M.B.E. London Gazette 15.12.1944 Major Robert Stafford Wrey Harding, M.C., 2nd Bn. Monmouthshire Home Guard. ‘In recognition of Meritorious Service in the Home Guard.’ M.C. London Gazette 3.6.1919 Lt. (A./Capt.) Robert Stafford Wrey Harding, R.F.A., Spec. Res., attd. Hdqrs. 22nd Bde.. ‘For distinguished service in connection with Military Operations in Italy.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 30.5.1918 Harding, Lt. (A./Capt.) R.S.W., Royal Field Artillery (Special Reserve). ‘For distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 6.1.1919 Harding, Lt. (A./Capt.) R.S.W., H.Q. 22nd Bde., Royal Field Artillery (S.R.). ‘For distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty in Italy during the period February 26th, 1918, to midnight, September 14th, 1918.’ Major Robert Stafford Wrey Harding, M.B.E., M.C., (1881-1954), born Barnstaple, Devon, the son of Colonel S.G. Harding, M.B.E.; educated at Westward Ho! School and Durham University; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery (Special Reserve), 7.7.1916, and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 25.7.1916, and with Headquarters, 22nd Brigade in Italy, where he was awarded the Military Cross, twice Mentioned in Despatches, and received the Italian Armata Altipiani Medal, which was presented to British Officers who participated in the Battle of Piave; advanced Major and subsequently served as the first Commanding Officer of the 2nd (Newport) Battalion, Monmouthshire Home Guard, 29.5.1940 - 31.12.1944.

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Private W.H. Baggott (left), alongside his brother, Private J. Baggott

Major R.S.W. Harding

129 Four: Major J.R. Enoch, Monmouthshire Home Guard, Late Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (181166 Gnr. J.R. Enoch. R.A.); Defence Medal; Cadet Forces Medal, E.II.R. (Major J.R. Enoch.), very fine One: Private E.R. O’Brien, Monmouthshire Home Guard Defence Medal, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure; Monmouthshire Territorial Army Association letter; the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; and various Certificates of Discharge and Dock Permits One: Private S.A. Jones, Monmouthshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with unit insignia Defence Medal (12823 T.J. Whittaker C Coy 2 Monmouth Bn HG.), contemporarily impressed, good very fine, with the recipient’s brother’s War Medal (LX737999 W.H.J. Whittaker Ass/Stwd RN.), contemporarily impressed, with Admiralty enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. W.H.J. Whittaker, 51 Marshfield Street, Newport, Mon’ Home Guard Service Certificate (William H. Baggott), with a photograph of the recipient; together with various other documents relating to the Monmouthshire Home Guard (lot) £100-140

Major J.R. Enoch, promoted Major, 7.7.1943; served with the 7th (Ebbw) Battalion, Monmouthshire Home Guard. Private Edmund Robert O’Brien, born 5.2.1900; enlisted in the South Wales Borderers, 5.9.1918; subsequently served with the 3rd (Newport) Battalion, Monmouthshire Home Guard. Private Stanley Albert Jones served with the 11th (Abergavenny) Battalion, Monmouthshire Home Guard, 10.7.1940 - 21.12.1944. Private T.J. Whittaker served with the 2nd (Newport) Battalion, Monmouthshire Home Guard. Private William H. Baggott, served with the 2nd (Newport) Battalion, Monmouthshire Home Guard, 6.6.1941 - 31.12.1944

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130 Five: Private W.J.S. Roberts, Norfolk Home Guard, Late Able Seaman, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (218075. W.J. Roberts A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (218075. W.J.S. Roberts. A.B. R.N.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Walter John Samuel Roberts.), nearly extremely fine, with three named card boxes of issue, the one for the Defence Medal addressed to ‘Mr. Walter J.S. Roberts, 21, Barkers Street, Norwich, Norfolk’, and Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal Four: Major F. Bullen, Norfolk Home Guard, Late Norfolk Regiment 1914-15 Star (2566 Pte. F. Bullen. Norf. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. F. Bullen.); Defence Medal, edge bruise to BWM, otherwise very fine One: Private C.R. Evans, Norfolk Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Second Lieutenant F.W. Roshier, Norfolk Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Captain J. Sexton, Norfolk Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate (12) £100-140 I.S.M. London Gazette 9.2.1945 Roberts, Walter John Samuel, Skilled Workman Class I, Norwich Telephone Area. Private Walter John Samuel Roberts, born Thorpe Hamlet, Norfolk, March 1884; enlisted in the Royal Navy, 8.11.1901; promoted Able Seaman, 6.10.1904; served during the Great War in H.M.S. Royal Oak from 30.4.1916; present at the Battle of Jutland, 31.5.1916; demobilised, 4.6.1921; subsequently served in the Norfolk Home Guard. Major Frank Bullen, born July 1895; enlisted in the Norfolk Regiment, 4.9.1914; served during the Great War with the 5th ‘Vanished’ Battalion in the Balkan Theatre of War from 6.8.1915; reported ‘Missing’, 28.8.1915, reported ‘Wounded not Missing’, 30.8.1915; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Suffolk Regiment, 7.7.1916, and served with the Suffolk Regiment and Machine Gun Corps; promoted Major, 1.2.1941, and served with the 7th (King’s Lynn and Sandringham) Battalion, Norfolk Home Guard. Private Cecil Ronald Evans served with the Norfolk Home Guard, 1.7.1940 - 31.12.1944. Second Lieutenant Frederick William Roshier, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 10th (Norwich City) Battalion, Norfolk Home Guard, 18.6.1940 - 31.12.1944. Captain John Sexton served with the 9th (Wymondham) Battalion, Norfolk Home Guard, 24.6.1940 - 31.12.1944; appointed Medical Officer, 19.1.1942.

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B.E.M. London Gazette 15.12.1944 Sergeant Arthur Ekin Briggs, 3rd Bn. Northamptonshire Home Guard. ‘In recognition of Meritorious Service in the Home Guard.’. The Recommendation states: ‘This N.C.O. has been a keen and enthusiastic member of the L.D.V. and the Home Guard since the very beginning. He has been a Sergeant for more than 3 years and the high state of efficiency of his platoon is due to his conscientious devotion to duties often outside the normal expectations from a Sergeant. He never misses a parade and cycles in all weather, to attend his drills. He is a thoroughly reliable and dependable Sergeant.’

131 A Second War ‘Home Guard’ B.E.M. Group of Four to Sergeant A.E. Briggs, Northamptonshire Home Guard, Late Northamptonshire Regiment a) British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Military Division (Sgt. Arthur E. Briggs, H.G.) b) British War and Victory Medals (27566 Pte. A. Briggs. North’n. R.) c) Defence Medal, edge bruise to first, nearly very fine or better Pair: Corporal H. Fletton, Northamptonshire Home Guard, Late Royal Sussex Regiment British War and Victory Medals (G-36764 Pte. H. Fletton. R. Suss. R.), very fine One: Captain E.A. Barnes [M.B.E.], Northamptonshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private W.G. Walker, Northamptonshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. W.G. Walker, 18 South Road, Oundle, Peterborough’; and Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire Territorial Army Association Letter; together with various other documents relating to the Northamptonshire Home Guard (lot) £200-250

27566 Sergeant Arthur Ekin Briggs, B.E.M., served during the Great War with the Northamptonshire Regiment; subsequently served with the 3rd (Oundle and Thrapston) Battalion, Northamptonshire Home Guard. G-36764 Corporal Harry Fletton, born 1899; served during the Great War with the Royal Sussex Regiment; subsequently served with the 8th (Wellingborough) Battalion, Northamptonshire Home Guard; died, 28.5.1941, and is buried in Rushden Cemetery, Northamptonshire. M.B.E. London Gazette Captain (acting) Eric Andrew Barnes, T.D., (159779), Combined Cadet Force T.D. London Gazette 31.3.1953 A/Capt. E.A. Barnes (159779), Oundle School C.C.F. Captain Eric Andrew Barnes, M.B.E., T.D., Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 18.12.1940; served with the 3rd (Oundle and Thrapston) Battalion, Northamptonshire Home Guard, 17.6.1940 - 31.12.1944 as the Battalion Weapon Training Officer; subsequently advanced Captain and appointed an M.B.E. for services to Oundle School Combined Cadet Force. Private W.G. Walker served with the 3rd (Oundle and Thrapston) Battalion, Northamptonshire Home Guard.

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132 132 A Second War ‘Home Guard’ B.E.M. Group of Five to Sergeant A.H. Short, Northumberland Home Guard, Late Royal Field Artillery a) British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Military Division (Sgt. Arthur H. Short, H.G.), officially renamed b) 1914-15 Star (377, Gnr. A.H. Short, R.F.A.) c) British War and Victory Medals (377 Cpl. A.H. Short. R.A.) d) Defence Medal, nearly very fine or better Three: Major R.J. Oliver, Northumberland Home Guard, Late Merchant Navy British War Medal (R.J. Oliver); Mercantile Marine War Medal (R.J. Oliver); Defence Medal, the Great War awards later issues; toned, nearly extremely fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Major R.J. Oliver, Marden House, Whitley Bay’; the recipient’s Continuous Certificate of Discharge; two Ministry of Shipping letters regarding the award of the Great War medals; and a portrait photograph of the recipient Three: Major A.J.F. Trail, Northumberland Home Guard, Late Gordon Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (S-17696 Pte. A.J.F. Trail. Gordons); Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine One: Lieutenant V.J. Martin, Northumberland Home Guard Defence Medal, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. V.J. Martin, 47 Jesmond Park West, Newcastleon-Tyne 7’ (12) £200-250

B.E.M. London Gazette 8.6.1944 Sergeant Arthur Hough Short, Northumberland Home Guard.. The Recommendation states: ‘This N.C.O. joined the Home Guard at its inception. His keenness and enthusiasm have been most marked. He was appointed the Armourer Sergeant on the 3rd March 1941 and in that position has done and is doing valuable work. The reports given by the travelling Armourers who visit the Unit from time to time all speak of the excellent condition of rifles and other arms which is due to the conscientious care given to them by him. He works untiringly and is always in attendance when a Company is on the open range. He also assists and instructs on the Miniature Range and has undoubtedly been instrumental in raising the standard of Musketry throughout the Battalion.’ 377 Sergeant Arthur Hough Short, B.E.M., born 1892; enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery, 2.10.1911; served during the Great War on the Western Front from 17.4.1915; promoted Bombardier, 19.1.1916; Corporal, 3.5.1917; discharged, 20.1.1918, after 6 years and 111 days’ service; subsequently served with the 9th (Central Newcastle) Battalion, Northumberland Home Guard as Armourer Sergeant. Major Robert John Oliver, born Gateshead, 1893; served during the Great War in the Merchant Navy as a Telegraphist and Wireless Operator; promoted Captain, 1.4.1943, and served with the 6th (Blyth) Battalion, Northumberland Home Guard. Major Aubrey John Forsyth Trail, (1899-1993), served during the Great War with the Gordon Highlanders; promoted Major, 24.1.1942, and served with the 9th (Central Newcastle) Battalion, Northumberland Home Guard. Lieutenant V.J. Martin, served during the Great War with the Northumberland Fusiliers; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, 6.7.1916; promoted Lieutenant, 10.7.1942; served with the 12th (East Newcastle) Battalion, Northumberland Home Guard.

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Major R.J. Oliver 133 Five: Major W.B. Hollingbery, Nottinghamshire Home Guard, Late Royal Engineers, Machine Gune Corps, and Labour Corps 1914-15 Star 113300 Cpl. W.B. Hollingbery R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. W.B. Hollingbery.); Defence and War Medals (Lieut. W.B. Hollingbery.), contemporarily engraved in large serif capitals, very fine One: Corporal J.R. Barnes, Nottinghamshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency Home Guard Service Certificate (Walter Harman), this damaged, with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency (6) £50-70 Major William Blankley Hollingbery, enlisted in the Royal Engineers and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 13.9.1915, and subsequently with the Machine Gun Corps; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Labour Corps, 16.12.1917; promoted Major, 14.2.1942, and served with the 9th (Retford) Battalion, Nottinghamshire Home Guard.

Corporal John Radford Barnes served with the 5th (Daybrook and Bestwood) Battalion Nottinghamshire Home Guard, 5.6.1940 - 31.12.1944. Private Walter Harman served with the 13th (G.P.O.) Battalion Nottinghamshire Home Guard, 16.9.1942 31.12.1944.

134 Three: Private J.M. Wilkinson, Oxfordshire Home Guard, Late Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (6651 Pte. J. Wilkinson. A. & S. Highrs:); King’s South Africa 190102, two clasps (6651 Pte. J. Wilkinson. A. and S. Highrs:); Defence Medal, edge bruise to first, nearly very fine or better, with Oxfordshire Territorial Army Association letter for the Defence Medal Three: Private A.G. Earl, Oxfordshire Home Guard, Late Wiltshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (208816 Pte. A.G. Earl. Wilts. R.); Defence Medal, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal; two named card boxes of issue, the one for the Defence Medal addressed to ‘Mr. A.G. Earl, 36 Brittania [sic] Road, Banbury, Oxon’; and the following related documents: - The recipient’s Soldier’s Pay Book - The recipient’s Certificate of Employment during the War and Certificate of Transfer to the Reserve - Wound report - Oxfordshire Territorial Army Association letter for the Defence Medal - Three group photographs Three: Private D.C. Parrish, Oxfordshire Home Guard, Late Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (231178. Pte.1. D.C. Parrish. R.A.F.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issued for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. D.C. Parrish, 20 Crossfield Road, Hoddesdon, Herts.’, and Oxfordshire Territorial Army Association letter; together with various other documents relating to the Oxfordshire Home Guard Commander-in-Chief Certificate of Appreciation (Private G.N. Rouse, 5th Buckinghamshire Battalion), dated 5.1.1943 (lot) £180-220 6651 Private J.M. Wilkinson served with the 3rd (Chipping Norton) Battalion, Oxfordshire Home Guard. 208816 Private Alfred George Earl, born November 1898; enlisted in the Suffolk Cyclist Battalion, 14.11.1916; served during the Great War in the Dorset Regiment, the Wiltshire Regiment, the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and the Gloucestershire Regiment; wounded, 27.10.1918, whilst serving with the 6th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment; transferred to the Reserve, 24.10.1919; subsequently served with the 1st (Banbury) Battalion, Oxfordshire Home Guard. Private G.N. Rouse served with the 5th (Beaconsfield) Battalion, Buckinghamshire Home Guard.

135 A Second War ‘Home Guard’ M.B.E. Pair to Major E.H. Robinson, Perthshire Home Guard a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Civil Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver b) Defence Medal, extremely fine, with named Buckingham Palace enclosure for the M.B.E. (2) £80-120 M.B.E. London Gazette 15.12.1944 Major Ernest Howard Robinson, 2nd Bn. Perth Home Guard ‘In recognition of Meritorious Service in the Home Guard.’ Major Ernest Howard Robinson, M.B.E., served with the 2nd (Blairgowrie) Battalion, Perthshire Home Guard.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 136 Four: Private R. Nicholls, Shropshire Home Guard, Late Shropshire Yeomanry British War and Victory Medals (2553 Pte. R. Nicholls. Shrops. Yeo.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. (Richard Nicholls), last officially renamed, light contact marks, very fine, with the recipient’s football medal, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘Runners-up 1956-57 R. Nicholls’; cap badge; and group photograph Three: Private E. Hopley, Shropshire Home Guard, Late Royal Welsh Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (69280 Pte. E. Hopley. R.W. Fus.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate with envelope; cloth unit insignia; and two group photographs Home Guard Service Certificate (Charles Henry New), together with a group photograph (lot) £70-90

One: Private F. Speed, Somerset Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. F. Speed, Frome Road, Wells, Somerset’; and group photograph Home Guard Service Certificate (2) (George Napier Tomlin; Bryan John Fletcher), the latter with various letters and documents named to the recipient, newspaper cuttings, and two cloth unit insignia (lot) £140-180

I.S.M. London Gazette 14.5.1954 Nicholls, Richard, Technician, Class II (A), Shrewsbury Telephone Area.

Captain John P. Merrifield, promoted Captain, 21.10.1942, and served as Captain for Administrative and Quarter-Master Duties, 4th (Frome) Battalion, Somerset Home Guard.

2553 Private Richard Nicholls, served with the 9th (27th GPO) Battalion, Shropshire Home Guard. Private Edgar Hopley, served with the 2nd (Oswestry) Battalion, Shropshire Home Guard, 8.6.1940 - 31.12.1944 Private Charles Henry New, served with the Shropshire Home Guard, 30.5.1940 - 31.12.1944.

Second Lieutenant Henry Hoskings, born Hungerford, Berkshire, 1893; enlisted in the Household Cavalry, 31.8.1914, and posted to the 1st Life Guards; served during the Great War on the Western Front from 18.5.1915; posted to the Guards Machine Gun Regiment, 10.5.1918; promoted Corporal, 1.6.1918; discharged, 31.3.1920; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 3rd (Yeovil) Battalion, Somerset Home Guard. Although Second Lieutenant Hoskings is entitled to a 191415 Star, there is no mention on his Medal Index Card of him ever receiving it.

Private T. Stenhouse served with the 2nd (Taunton) Battalion, Somerset Home Guard. Private N. Howbrook served with the 5th (Bath City) Battalion, Somerset Home Guard. Private Fred Speed served with the 9th (Wells) Battalion, Somerset Home Guard.

137 Three: Second Lieutenant H. Hoskings, Somerset Home Guard, Late 1st Life Guards and Guards Machine Gun Regiment British War and Victory Medals (3093 Cpl. H. Hoskings. 1-L.Gds.); Defence Medal, extremely fine Three: Captain J.P. Merrifield, Somerset Home Guard, Late Dorset Regiment British War and Victory Medals (13247 Sjt. J.P. Merrifield. Dorset. R.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s shooting medal, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘4th. Som. (Frome) Bn. H.G. Capt. J.P. Merrifield. Permanent Staff Rifle Team’; an N.R.A. Rifle Clubs medal, bronze, unnamed; and the recipient’s cap badge One: Private T. Stenhouse, Somerset Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. T. Stenhouse, 23, Churchfields, Wellington, Som.’ One: Private N. Howbrook, Somerset Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. N. Howbrook, “Gramerci”, Hansford Sq. Nrth., Combe Down, Bath’

Vice-Admiral George Napier Tomlin, C.M.G., M.V.O., (1875-1947), the son of Captain G.J. Tomlin, R.N.; educated at H.M.S. Britannia; entered the Royal Navy, 1888; Midshipman, H.M.S. Raleigh, 1894, and served during the Gambia Expedition; Sub-Lieutenant, H.M.S. Philomel, 1894, and served during the Benin River Expedition; promoted Lieutenant, 1896; Commander, 1908; served as Navigating Officer, H.M.S. Medina, during the visit of Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary to India, 1911-12; served during the Great War (Mentioned in Despatches); promoted Captain, 1915; Rear-Admiral, 1925; retired with the rank of Vice-Admiral, 1930; Commissioned Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 2nd (Taunton) Battalion, Somerset Home Guard, 12.5.1940 - August 1942. Corporal Bryan John Fletcher served with the 5th (Bath City) Battalion, Somerset Home Guard, 3.7 - 31.12.1944, and subsequently with the 3rd/4th (Bath) Battalion Somerset Home Guard, 1952-56.

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138 A Second War ‘Home Guard’ B.E.M. Pair to Sergeant S. Elwell, Staffordshire Home Guard a) British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Military Division (Sgt. Samuel Elwell, H.G.) b) Defence Medal, very fine (2) £140-180 B.E.M. London Gazette 8.6.1944 Sergeant Samuel Elwell, Staffordshire Home Guard The Recommendation states: ‘Sergeant Elwell, who suffers some disability from previous war service and who has been a member of the Home Guard from inception has, by his Military bearing, pleasant and encouraging manner, reliability, efficiency and ability to impart instruction, attendance and punctuality on parades under all conditions and at any time, general helpfulness particularly to recruits, personal courage and devotion to duty at all time, and his ability to obtain the best from all ranks, been of outstanding value to his Platoon and Company Commanders and an inspiration to the N.C.O’s and men with whom he has had contact. Sergeant Elwell is universally popular not only in his Company but in the Battalion generally.’ Sergeant Samuel Elwell, B.E.M., served with the 37th (Darlaston) Battalion, Staffordshire Home Guard.

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139 Six: Lieutenant G. Rutter, Staffordshire Home Guard, Late Royal Army Medical Corps 1914-15 Star (183. Q.M.Sjt. G. Rutter. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (183 T.W.O. Cl.1 G. Rutter. R.A.M.C.); Defence Medal; Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type (437009 Q.M. Sjt: G. Rutter. R.A.M.C.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (437009 Q.M. Sjt: G. Rutter. R.A.M.C.), traces of verdigris to VM, light contact marks, very fine (6) £200-240 M.S.M. London Gazette 1.1.1919 437009 Q.M.-Sjt. Rutter, G., 2nd (S. Mid.) Fd. Amb. (T.F.) (Walsall) ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the British Forces in Italy’ Lieutenant George Rutter, served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 24.3.1915; awarded the Meritorious Service Medal whilst serving with the 2nd Field Ambulance in Italy; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 36th (Wednesbury) Battalion, Staffordshire Home Guard.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 140 Pair: Private J. Grainger, Staffordshire Home Guard, Later Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Defence Medal (Pte. -Vol. J. Grainger. S.S. (W.ton) H.G.), impressed ‘Boots’ style; War Medal, unnamed as issued, good very fine, with two Army Council enclosures; the recipient’s Soldier’s Release Book; Certificate of Transfer to the Reserve; and two letters One: Private E.C. Dawes, Staffordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; and four photographs One: Lieutenant W.J. Blood, Staffordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency One: Private W.C. Blood, Staffordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Lieutenant E.C. Scott, Staffordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and County Borough of Walsall Services Rendered Certificate One: Corporal W.T. Walton, Staffordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; County Borough of Walsall Services Rendered Certificate; Stand Down Dinner menu; and the recipient’s Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes Certificate One: Private W.B. Perkins, Staffordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Passport; Elementary Map Reading booklet; and three group photographs One: Corporal A. Dyson, Staffordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency One: Lance Corporal A.E. Rudge, Staffordshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; together with two Home Guard Service Certificates (Victor Dennis Rudge; W.A. Rudge); a Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency (E.D. Rudge); and a County Borough of Smethwick Air Raid Wardens’ Service Certificate (Arthur N. Rudge) Defence Medal (Vol. R.S. Taylor. W/ton. H.G.), impressed ‘Boots’ style, with the recipient’s damaged named Home Guard Service Certificate Home Guard Service Certificate (George Thomas Stephens), with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; together with various other documents relating to the Staffordshire Home Guard (lot) £80-120

14906940 Private James Grainger, served with one of the Wolverhampton Battalions, Staffordshire Home Guard, and subsequently with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers; transferred to the Reserve, 30.8.1947. Private Edward Clifford Dawes, served with the 22nd (Wolverhampton) Battalion, Staffordshire Home Guard, May 1940 - 31.12.1944. Lieutenant William Joseph Blood, served with the 14th (Stafford) Battalion, Staffordshire Home Guard, 21.6.1940 31.12.1944. Private William Colin Blood, served with the Staffordshire Home Guard, 2.1.1941 - 31.12.1944. Lieutenant Edgar Clement Scott, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 27th (Walsall) Battalion, Staffordshire Home Guard, 19.6.1940 31.12.1944. Corporal William Thomas Walton, served with the Staffordshire Home Guard, 24.5.1940 - 31.12.1944. Private William Butler Perkins, born Bilston, Staffordshire, 8.1.1917; served with the 34th (Bilston) Battalion, Staffordshire Home Guard, July 1940 - 31.12.1944. Corporal A. Dyson, served with the 28th (West Bromwich) Battalion, Staffordshire Home Guard. Lance Corporal A.E. Rudge, served with the 22nd (Wolverhampton) Battalion, Staffordshire Home Guard. Private Victor Dennis Rudge served with the Home Guard, 1.4.1942 - 31.12.1944. 129607 Lance-Corporal Wilfred Arthur Rudge, M.M. served during the Great War with the Royal Engineers, and awarded the Military Medal (London Gazette 12.12.1917); subsequently served with the Home Guard, 25.7.1940 31.12.1944; awarded the Imperial Service Medal on retirement from the General Post Office having served as a Technician, Class I, in Birmingham (London Gazette 29.12.1959. Private E.D. Rudge, served with the 30th (Smethwick) Battalion, Staffordshire Home Guard. Private R.S. Taylor, served with one of the Wolverhampton Battalions, Staffordshire Home Guard, July 1940 - December 1944. Private George Thomas Stephens, served with the 22nd (Wolverhampton) Battalion, Staffordshire Home Guard, 11.6.1942 - 31.12.1944.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 141 Three: Private A.E. Harris, Suffolk Home Guard, Late Army Service Corps British War and Victory Medals (M2-180847 Pte. A.E. Harris. A.S.C.); Defence Medal, extremely fine, with named card box of issue for the Great War medals and the recipient’s L.D.V. Pass and National Registration Card Three: Private F. Goldsmith, Suffolk Home Guard, Late Suffolk Yeomanry British War and Victory Medals (2176 Pte. F. Goldsmith. Suff. Yeo.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal Three: Major A.E. Lewis, Suffolk Home Guard, Late Indian Army British War and Victory Medals (Maj. A.E. Lewis.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with top silver riband bars One: Sergeant E.C. Gibbs, Suffolk Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and named Commander-in-Chief Certificate of Appreciation, dated 10.1.1942 One: Private E.H.W. Sharpe, Suffolk Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. E.H.W. Sharpe, Wash Farm, Hundon, Sudbury, Suffolk’ One: Private E. Sharpe, Suffolk Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. E. Sharpe, Clock Hall, Hundon, Sudbury, Suffolk’; together with various other documents relating to the Suffolk Home Guard (lot) £70-90

142 A Second War ‘Home Guard’ O.B.E. Group of Four to Colonel B.S. Horner, Surrey Home Guard, Late East Surrey Regiment and Indian Army a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Officer’s (O.B.E.) breast Badge, silver-gilt b) British War Medal (Capt. B.S. Horner) c) Territorial Force War Medal (Lieut. B.S. Horner. E. Surr. R.) d) Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s riband bar £300-350 O.B.E. London Gazette 15.12.1944 Colonel Bernard Stuart Horner, H Sector, London District Home Guard ‘In recognition of Meritorious Service in the Home Guard.’ Colonel Bernard Stuart Horner, O.B.E., (1899-1982), served during the Great War with the East Surrey Regiment in India from 1.12.1914; promoted Lieutenant, 5.5.1916; Captain, 5.10.1918; transferred to the Indian Army, 1919, and served in the Indian Political Service, 1921-30; promoted Lieutenant-Colonel 1.2.1941, and served with the 52nd (Surbiton) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard; promoted Colonel, 4.3.1944, and served in command of ‘H’ Sector, London District Home Guard.

M2-180847 Private A.E. Harris served with the 4th (Laxfield) Battalion, Suffolk Home Guard. 2176 Private Frank Goldsmith, enlisted in the Suffolk Yeomanry, 8.6.1915, and served during the Great War in the Egyptian Theatre of War from 22.1.1916; wounded in action by a gun shot wound to the leg, 21.9.1918; discharged, 22.3.1919; subsequently served with the Suffolk Home Guard. Major A.E. Lewis, served during the Great War with the Public Works Department, Indian Army; subsequently served with the 7th (Stowmarket) Battalion, Suffolk Home Guard. Sergeant Edward Clive Gibbs, served with the 2nd (Bury St. Edmunds) Battalion, Suffolk Home Guard, 12.6.1940 31.12.1944. Private E.H.W. Sharpe, served with the 10th (Sudbury) Battalion, Suffolk Home Guard. Private E. Sharpe, served with the 10th (Sudbury) Battalion, Suffolk Home Guard.

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One: Sergeant L.G. Higgs, Surrey Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and named 4th (Guildford) Battalion Certificate of Merit; together with various other documents and insignia relating to the Surrey Home Guard (lot) £200-250

143 A Second War ‘Home Guard’ 1944 O.B.E. Pair to Lieutenant-Colonel F.P. Marshall, Surrey Home Guard a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Officer’s (O.B.E.) breast Badge, silver-gilt b) Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Lt. Col. F.P. Marshall, Valmont, St. George’s Hill, Weybridge, Surrey’ Three: Lieutenant L.H. Barnes, Surrey Home Guard, Late Grenadier Guards and Guards Machine Gun Corps British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. L.H. Barnes); Defence Medal, very fine Four: Captain H.F. Wilson, Surrey Home Guard, Late Royal Army Medical Corps 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and two named card boxes of issue, addressed to ‘Dr. H.F. Wilson, Childe Okeford, Blandford, Dorset’; together with various letters, Release Certificate, and the recipient’s Identity card One: Captain S. Monkhouse, Surrey Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate, Commission appointing Second Lieutenant Samuel Monkhouse an Officer in the home Guard, dated 21.5.1952, and two contemporary related cartoons One: Private J. Procter, Surrey Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly very fine, with the recipient’s named 3rd (Weybridge) Battalion Certificate of Service

O.B.E. London Gazette 15.12.1944 Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Pinfold Marshall, 3rd Bn. Surrey Home Guard ‘In recognition of Meritorious Service in the Home Guard.’ Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Pinfold Marshall, O.B.E., promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, 1.2.1941, and served as Commanding Officer of the 3rd (Weybridge) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard. Lieutenant Lionel Hickman Barnes, born January 1881; educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford; called to the Bar, Inner Temple, 1904; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Grenadier Guards, 18.7.1916, and served during the Great War with the 3rd Guards Brigade, Machine Gun Corps on the Western Front from 14.2.1917; subsequently served with the 3rd (Weybridge) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard Captain Herbert Frederick Wilson, Commissioned Lieutenant, Royal Army Medical Corps, 26.9.1942; served as Sub-Unit Medical Officer, 9th (Oxted) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard; advanced Captain. Captain Samuel Monkhouse served with the 3rd (Weybridge) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard, 26.5.1940 31.12.1944; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941. Private J. Proctor served with the 3rd (Weybridge) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard, 18.7.1940 - 31.12.1944. Sergeant L.G. Higgs served with the 4th (Guildford) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard, June 1940 - 31.12.1944.

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144 A Scarce Second War ‘Home Guard’ B.E.M., Great War M.S.M. Group of Seven to Warrant Officer Class II M.M. Devaney, Surrey Home Guard, Late North Staffordshire Regiment and Leinster Regiment a) British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Military Division (Sgt. Matthew M. Devaney, H.G.), Christian name partially officially corrected b) 1914 Star, with later slide Bar (8690 Pte. M. Devaney. 1/N. Staff: R.) c) British War and Victory Medals (9690 W.O. Cl.II. M. Devaney. N. Staff R.) d) Defence Medal e) Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type (7177622 W.O. Cl.II. M.M. Devaney. The King’s R.) f) Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type (10818 C.S.Mjr: M. Devaney, 2/Leins: R.), worn, therefore nearly very fine, mounted court-style as originally worn (7) £400-500 B.E.M. London Gazette 15.12.1944 Sergeant Matthew Michael Devaney, 1st. Bn. Surrey Home Guard ‘In recognition of Meritorious Service in the Home Guard.’ The Recommendation states: ‘Was one of the first to join the L.D.V., he has been indefatigable ever since. His keenness and enthusiasm has been outstanding in the training and organisation of an Industrial Platoon which he has assisted in bringing to a high state of efficiency. Though employed in a responsible position at the Staff College, he has given all his spare time to Home Guard duties.’ M.S.M. London Gazette 17.6.1918 10818 Coy. S./M. M. Devaney, Leins. R. (Hanley) ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in France during the present war.’ 7177622 Warrant Officer Class II Matthew Michael Devaney, B.E.M., enlisted in the North Staffordshire Regiment, and served with the 1st Battalion on the Western Front from 10.9.1914; transferred to the Leinster Regiment, and awarded the Meritorious Service Medal; subsequently served with the 1st (Camberley) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard.

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145 A Good and Rare Second War 1940 ‘Bomb Disposal’ B.E.M. Pair to Private C.E. Chaplin, Surrey Home Guard, For Assisting Lieutenant J.M.S. Patton, Royal Canadian Engineers, Remove an Unexploded Bomb That Had Been Dropped On The Vickers Aircraft Factory at Weybridge, 21.9.1940; For His Gallantry On This Occasion Patton Was Awarded the George Cross a) British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Military Division (Voltr. Cyril Egbert Chaplin, H.G.) b) Defence Medal, extremely fine, with various photographs of the recipient on his wedding day (2) £600-800

Private C.E. Chaplin

B.E.M. London Gazette 22.1.1941 Volunteer Cyril Egbert Chaplin, Home Guard ‘For gallant conduct in carrying out hazardous work in a very brave manner.’

complete disregard of personal safety, and having no previous experience of handling unexploded bombs, immediately volunteered to assist. The bomb was lashed to a sheet of corrugated iron, attached to a truck by wire cable and towed to a crater about 200 yards away where it could do no harm. The task was accomplished in little more than half an hour from the time the bomb had fallen. The bomb exploded the following morning. Throughout the operation these men displayed cool courage of the highest order and contributed largely to the removal of a serious threat to the production of this factory.’

The Recommendation [a joint one with Lieutenant J.M.S. Patton, Royal Canadian Engineers (awarded the George Cross), Section Leader A.H. Tilyard-Burrows, Home Guard (awarded the George Medal), and Volunteers W.J. Avery and E.A. Maslyn, Home Guard (both awarded the British Empire Medal)] states: ‘On the morning of the 21st September 1940 at about 08:30 hours the Vickers Aircraft Factory at Weybridge was attacked by an enemy aircraft. Three bombs were dropped, two of which exploded, doing slight damage. The other, a 500-lb bomb, penetrated the factory roof, passed through a wall at the end, and came to rest on the concrete driveway outside the erecting shed, having failed to explode. As the explosion of the bomb at the position where it rested would have caused considerable damage, its immediate removal was a matter of national importance. Lieutenant J.M.S. Patton, Royal Canadian Engineers, undertook to remove the bomb to a place of comparative safety, and Section Leader Tilyard-Burrows, together with Volunteers W.J. Avery, C.E. Chaplin, and E.A. Maslyn, with

Private Cyril Egbert Chaplin, B.E.M. served with the 3rd (Weybridge) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard; two of his sons served during the Second World War, one being taken Prisoner of War in Italy whilst serving as a Gunner in the Royal Artillery. These were the only three British Empire Medals awarded to members of the Home Guard for bomb disposal during the Second World War.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 146 Four: Major R.D. O’Leary, Surrey Home Guard, Late Royal Army Medical Corps 1914 Star (Lieut: R.D. O’Leary. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. R.D. O’Leary.); Bulgaria, Kingdom, Order of National Merit, Civil Division, Knight’s breast Badge, 70mm including crown suspension x 47mm, silver and enamel, in box of issue, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s British Red Cross Society Medal for the Balkan War 1912-13, silver-gilt (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1912) and enamel, the reverse named ‘Dr. Ralph D. O’Leary.’, with ‘Bulgaria’ clasp and ‘Balkan War 1912-13’ top riband bar, in box of issue; Bulgarian Commemorative Cross of Queen Eleanora, silver and enamel; and Bulgarian Red Cross Badge, gilt and enamel, in box of issue, with two named card boxes of issue for the Great War medals (4) £500-700 Major Ralph Daniel O’Leary, educated at Melbourne University; employed as a medical superintendent at the Seamen’s Hospital, Greenwich; joined a Red Cross Unit serving in the 1912-13 Balkan War; Commissioned Lieutenant, Royal Army Medical Corps; served during the Great War on the Western Front from 19.11.1914, and in Hospital Ship Oxfordshire; subsequently served as Medical Officer with 9th (Oxted) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard; died, 29.4.1946, before claiming his Defence Medal.

147 Four: Private T.H. Byde, Surrey Home Guard, Late Royal Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (11046 Pte. T.H. Byde. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (GS-11046 Pte. T. Byde. R. Fus.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. T.H. Byde, 32 Graham Road, Wimbledon, Surrey, S.W.19’ Three: Captain A.V. Marley, Surrey Home Guard, Late King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (43818 Pte. A.V. Marley. Yorks. L.I.); Defence Medal, nearly very fine Pair: Captain T.A. Paish, Surrey Home Guard, Late East Surrey Regiment British War Medal (Capt. T.A. Paish); Defence Medal, good very fine Pair: Lance-Corporal F. Corke, Surrey Home Guard, Late Royal Engineers British War Medal (87177 Spr. F. Corke. R.E.); Defence Medal, very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. F.W. Corke, 47 Moresby Avenue, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey’ One: Second Lieutenant L.G. Short, Surrey Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and two “Z” Zone Home Guard Instructor’s Certificates One: Private L. Reader, Surrey Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. L. Reader, 7 Tennyson Road, Wimbledon, London, S.W.19’, and the recipient’s Home Guard armband

One: Private E.W. Page, Surrey Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency and Identity Card One: Private S.A. Manchester, Surrey Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Certificate of Transfer to the Reserve and Discharge; various letters; and 52nd Battalion Stand Down Order Social Function programme One: Second Lieutenant P.C. Weeks, Surrey Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with three letters to the recipient One: Private L.H. Graham, Surrey Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard Service Certificate; Home Guard Training School programme; and cloth unit insignia Home Guard Service Certificate (Ernest R. Dean), with Stand Down letter; and related 57th Battalion Surrey Home Guard Recruitment Poster (lot) £160-200 11046 Private T.H. Byde served with the 54th (Wimbledon) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard. Captain A.V. Marley, promoted Captain, 31.1.1942, and served with the 60th (Croydon) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard. Captain Thomas Allen Paish, Commissioned Second Lieutenant, East Surrey Regiment, 30.4.1915; served during the Great War with the 6th Battalion in India and Aden; promoted Lieutenant, 1.7.1917; appointed Adjutant from 1.12.1917; promoted Captain, 31.12.1941, and subsequently served with the 59th (Addington) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard. Note: Captain Paish was not entitled to, nor received, the Victory Medal. 87177 Lance-Corporal Frederick Corke enlisted in the Royal Engineers, 20.4.1915; served during the Great War in France from 20.9.1918; promoted Lance-Corporal, 13.11.1918; discharged, 10.5.1919; subsequently served with the 52nd (Surbiton) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard. Second Lieutenant Lionel George Short served with the 62nd (Norbury) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard, 17.3.1941 31.12.1944. Private L. Reader served with the 54th (Wimbledon) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard. Private E.W. Page served with the 32nd (Croydon) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard Private Stanley Aubrey Manchester, enlisted in the Devonshire Regiment, 22.11.195; discharged, 1.5.1918; subsequently served with the 52nd (Surbiton) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard, 27.5.1940 - 31.12.1944. Second Lieutenant P.C. Weeks served during the Great War with the 51st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, and advanced Corporal; subsequently served during the Second War with the 60th (Croydon) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, July 1943. Private Lewis Henry Graham served with the 55th (Sutton and Cheam) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard, 2.7.1940 31.12.1944. Sergeant Ernest R. Dean served with the 53rd (Weston Green) Battalion, Surrey Home Guard, 18.1.19423 31.12.1944.

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150 Four: Sergeant G.M. Jarman, Sussex Home Guard, Late Royal Lancaster Regiment 1914-15 Star (9389 Pte. G.M. Jarman. R. Lanc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9389 Sjt. G.M. Jarman. R. Lanc. R.), minor official correction to BWM; Defence Medal, claw rivet filed down on last, nearly very fine or better, with the recipient’s Third Class Certificate of Education and Soldier’s Pay Book Three: Captain W.W. Wills, Sussex Home Guard, Late East Lancashire Regiment and Middlesex Regiment British War and Victory Medals (235434 Sjt. W.W. Wills. E. Lan. R.); Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s cap badges and six ‘For Regular Attendance’ School Medals, white metal, five with Eton College on the reverse Three: Sergeant W. Doggett, Sussex Home Guard, Late Royal West Surrey Regiment British War and Victory Medals (14720 A.Sjt. W. Doggett. The Queen’s R.); Defence Medal, contact marks, very fine, with the recipient’s cloth rank insignia and Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency Three: Private C.A. Hole, Sussex Home Guard, Late Sussex Yeomanry British War and Victory Medals (3035 Pte. C.A. Hole. Suss. Yeo.); Defence Medal, edge bruising to Great War awards, nearly very fine or better, with Defence Council enclosure and named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. C.A. Hole, 4A Tisbury Road, Hove 3, Sussex’, and accompanying letter Pair: Private H.H. Parker, Sussex Home Guard Defence and War Medals, very fine, with Army Council enclosure and two named card boxes of issue addressed to ‘Mr. H.H. Parker, 53 Wood Ride, Haywards Heath, Sussex’; and Sussex Territorial Army Association letter One: Corporal C.E. Lorden, Sussex Home Guard Defence Medal (H.G. Cpl. Claude E. Lorden. B&M.D.U.), impressed ‘Boots’ style, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private R.E. Philcox, Sussex Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private W. Prevett, Sussex Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private A.E. Sellwood, Sussex Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private L.H. Simmons, Sussex Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private B. Ashdown, Sussex Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s

Private E.W. Page 148 A Second War ‘Home Guard’ 1944 M.B.E. Pair to Lieutenant R. Benn, Sussex Home Guard a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver b) Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with named Buckingham Palace enclosure; the recipient’s Home Guard armband; and a group photograph (2) £100-140 M.B.E. London Gazette 15.12.1944 Lieutenant Richard Benn, 25th Bn. Sussex Home Guard. ‘In recognition of Meritorious Service in the Home Guard.’ Lieutenant Richard Benn, M.B.E., promoted Lieutenant, 14.7.1941, and served with the 25th (2nd Southern Railway) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard; awarded the M.B.E. for his services as a Platoon Commander with the Sussex Recovery Company, responsible for making breakdown vehicles and skilled mechanics available to troops in the area, and also responsible for keeping roads open and traffic unobstructed.

149 Four: Private A.E.W. Hillier, Sussex Home Guard, Late East Kent Regiment 1914 Star, with later slide Bar (L-8640 Pte. A.E.W. Hillier. 1/E. Kent R.); British War and Victory Medals (8640 Pte. A.E.W. Hillier. E. Kent R.), VM officially renamed; Defence Medal, nearly very fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. A.E.W. Hillier, 10 Firle Crescent, Lewes, Sussex’; and the recipient’s miniature riband bar and cap badge Four: Private S.C. Wright, Sussex Home Guard, Late Royal Fusiliers and Norfolk Regiment British War and Victory Medals (79301 Pte. S.C. Wright. R.Fus.); India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp, Waziristan 1919-21 (5765535 Pte. S.C. Wright, Norf. R.); Defence Medal, nearly very fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. S.C. Wright, 16 Western Road, Lewes, Sussex’, and the recipient’s cap badge and wound notification letter (8) £120-160 8640 Private Albert Edward William Hillier, born Folkestone, Kent, 1890; served with the East Kent Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 7.9.1914;

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Private H.C. Barrow, Sussex Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency and Registration Card Home Guard Service Certificate (3) (Albert Edward Goodall; Eric George Jarman; Frederick Boxall), first with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; second with the recipient’s Release Leave Certificate; together with various other documents, photographs, and insignia relating to the Sussex Home Guard (lot) £180-220 9389 Sergeant George M. Jarman, enlisted in the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, 10.6.1907, and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 15.1.1915; promoted Corporal, 29.1.1916; Sergeant, 9.3.1918; subsequently served with the 2nd (Petworth) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard; he left the following Will: ‘In the event of my death I leave the whole of my property and effects to the home for the lost and stray cats, providing that they do not take in any black ones.’ (the recipient’s Pay Book refers). Captain Walter Wellington Wills enlisted in the East Lancashire Regiment, 26.9.1914; promoted Sergeant, 15.1.1915, and served during the Great War as an Instructor Schoolmaster with the 9th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment; promoted Captain, 30.6.1943, and subsequently served with the 21st (Eastbourne) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard. 14720 Sergeant William Doggett served with the 26th (Worth Forest) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard. 3035 Private Charles A. Hole served with the 14th (Hove) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard. Private H.H. Parker served with the 13th (Haywards Heath) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard. Corporal Claude Ernest Lorden served with the Bomb and Mine Disposal Unit, 17th (East Grinstead) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard, 5.2.1943 - 31.12.1944. Private Rodney E. Philcox served with the 17th (East Grinstead) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard, 7.9.1940 31.12.1944. Private William Prevett served with the 26th (Worth Forest) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard, 10.6.1940 31.12.1944. Private Albert Edward Sellwood served with the 25th (2nd Southern Railway) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard, 31.3.1941 - 31.12.1944. Private L.H. Simmons served with the 15th (West Brighton) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard, 6.2.1941 31.12.1944. Private B. Ashdown served with the 15th (West Brighton) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard, 12.8.1940 - 31.12.1944. Private H.C. Barrow, served with the 21st (Eastbourne) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard. Private Albert Edward Goodall served with the 11th (Post Office) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard, 4.11.1942 31.12.1944. Private Eric George Jarman, served with the 2nd (Petworth) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard, 17.2.1942 3.12.1944, and subsequently as a Sapper with the Royal Engineers Private Frederick Boxall served with the 5th (Worthing) Battalion, Sussex Home Guard, 1.6.1940 - 31.12.1944.

151 Four: Private H.E. Emery, Warwickshire Home Guard, Late Army Service Corps 1914-15 Star (M2-079073. Pte. H.E. Emery, A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (M2-079073 Pte. H.E. Emery. A.S.C.); Defence Medal, light contact marks, very fine, with a portrait photograph of the recipient and approximately 42 further group and action photographs One: Sergeant J. Griffin, Warwickshire Home Guard Defence Medal, with King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct plastic emblem, very fine, with the recipient’s K.C.B.C. Certificate One: Lance Corporal A. McBain, Warwickshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; Home Guard booklet; and Standing Down Parade letter and Dinner Invitation One: Private V. Palmer, Warwickshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; and several photographs One: Private H.R. Palmer, Warwickshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and Army Council enclosure One: Private G. Gilbert, Warwickshire Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. G. Gilbert, 142 Church Street, Birmingham 19’; Warwickshire Territorial Army Association letter; and group photographic image One: Second Lieutenant R.E. Mills, Warwickshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Home Guards Pass; group photograph; and Standing Down Parade letter and Dinner Invitation One: Lieutenant V.G. Beaumont, Warwickshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Sergeant L. Cooper, Warwickshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Commander-in-Chief Certificate of Appreciation, dated 1.1.1945, and other documents One: Staff Instructor F.E. Morton, Warwickshire Home Guard, Late Royal Navy Defence Medal, extremely fine, with the recipient’s Whitehead Challenge Prize Medal, silver, edge engraved ‘Won By P.O.1 F.E. Morton, Pembroke, 1910.’ One: Sergeant C.H. Holtham, Warwickshire Home Guard, Late Coldstream Guards, Royal Air Force and Royal Flying Corps Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; Regular Army Certificate of Service; Second Class Certificate of Education; Soldiers’ Pay Book; 4

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Coldstream Guards Certificates; and a group photograph One: Private T. Lewis, Warwickshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. T. Lewis, 4 Old Station Square, Rugby’ Defence Medal (W.O. A. Hobbs Wark H.G.), contemporarily engraved in small sans-serif capitals, good very fine, with cloth insignia; together with various other documents relating to the Warwickshire Home Guard (lot) £180-220

Private Victor Palmer served with the 23rd (Birmingham Erdington) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard, 3.7.1940 - 31.12.1944.

M2-079073 Private Harry E. Emery, enlisted in the Army Service Corps and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 18.7.1915; subsequently served with the 11th (Coventry) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard.

Lieutenant Victor Gordon Beaumont, promoted Lieutenant, 6.1.1943; served with the 50th (Birmingham Perry Barr) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard, 16.7.1940 - 31.12.1944.

K.C.B.C. London Gazette 18.2.1944 Serjt. Jack Griffin, Home Guard The Recommendation states: ‘On the 13th June 1942 Corporal Griffin was on duty as leading gunner/observer at the Lockheed Works, Leamington, He displayed marked bravery and devotion to duty in maintaining fire on a Dornier 217 which attacked his post with cannon and machine gun fire. Again on the 16th July 1942, when another attack developed his quick action in recognising the hostile aircraft and warning the workers when he recognised the attacking machine undoubtedly saved many lives.’

Sergeant L. Cooper served with the 5th (Solihull) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard.

Private Harold Ralph Palmer served with the 23rd (Birmingham Erdington) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard, 31.8.1942 - 31.12.1944. Private G. Gilbert served with the 44th (Birmingham Handsworth) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard. Second Lieutenant R.E. Mills, served with the 46th (Birmingham Witton) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard, June 1940 - 31.12.1944.

Staff Instructor Francis Edward Morton, born Hackney, London, April 1883; enlisted in the Royal Navy, April 1899; promoted Able-Seaman, 26.11.1902; advanced Chief Petty Officer, 1.6.1918; discharged, 31.3.1926; subsequently served as HQ Staff Instruction, Birmingham, Warwickshire Home Guard. A keen and proficient shot, Morton won many shooting prizes, including the National Rifle Association Gold Cross at Bisley, 1919. 2648564 Sergeant Charles Henry Holtham, served during the Great War as a fitter with the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force from 28.1.1918; discharged, 29.4.1919; enlisted in the Coldstream Guards, 15.9.1919, and employed as a Machine-Gunner; discharged, 14.9.1931, after 12 years’ service; subsequently served with the 6th (Sutton) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard.

Sergeant Jack ‘The G’ Griffin, served with the 1st (Warwick) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard, and awarded the King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct for anti-aircraft action over Warwick. One of only 5 King’s Commendations awarded to the Home Guard for ‘Action against the enemy’ during the Second World War.

Private T. Lewis served with the 2nd (Rugby) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard.

Lance Corporal A. McBain served with the 15th (Coventry) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 152 The Second War M.B.E. Group of Four to Captain G.T. Firth, Wiltshire Home Guard, Late Merchant Navy a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver b) British War Medal (George T. Firth) c) Mercantile Marine War Medal (George T. Firth) d) Defence Medal, toned, good very fine or better, with the Bestowal Document for the M.B.E., named to Captain George Taunton Firth, and dated 2.6.1943; and the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Lance-Corporal C.W. Noble, Wiltshire Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s Wiltshire Regiment shooting medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1939), the obverse engraved ‘7th. Batt. Wilts. H.G.’, the reverse engraved ‘Shooting Competition 1942 11 Plat. C. Coy.’, and the edge engraved ‘L/C. C.W. Noble.’ One: Lieutenant H.D. Kill, Wiltshire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. H.D. Kill, 15 Harnham Road, Salisbury’ (7) £140-180

Major W.J.C. Kendall

M.B.E. London Gazette 2.6.1943 Captain George Taunton Firth, Wiltshire Home Guard. Captain George Taunton Firth, born Barrow-in-Furness, 1896; served during the Great War with the Merchant Navy in the Adriatic; promoted Captain, 16.4.1942, and served with the 11th (Factory) Battalion, Wiltshire Home Guard, 21.3.1941 - 31.12.1944. Lance-Corporal C.W. Noble served with the 7th (Salisbury) Battalion, Wiltshire Home Guard. Lieutenant H.D. Kill, promoted Lieutenant, 1.12.1943, and served with the 8th (Sarum City) Battalion, Wiltshire Home Guard.

1915- from Kiddie’, and the following documents &c.: - Commission appointing William John Charles Kendall, M.C. a Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force, dated 1.4.1918 - Buckingham Palace enclosure for the M.B.E. - Copy of the London Gazette, 25.11.1916, detailing the recipient’s M.C. - The recipient’s Officer’s Record of Service Book - The recipient’s Passport; Driving Licence and British Legion Membership Card - The recipient photograph album and scrapbook; together with a large quantity of photographs, letters, and telegrams Scout Association Medal of Merit, gilt reverse engraved ‘W.W.C. Kendall 2.3.55’, nearly extremely fine, with Chief Scout’s Commendation for Good Service cloth badge (lot) £1,200-1,600

153 Family Group: A Second War ‘Home Guard’ M.B.E., Great War 1915 Mediterranean Expeditionary Force ‘Casualty’ M.C. Group of Seven to Major W.J.C. Kendall, Worcestershire Home Guard, Late Lancashire Fusiliers, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver, in Royal Mint case of issue b) Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue c) 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. W.J.C. Kendall. Lan. Fus.) d) British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. W.J.C. Kendall.) e) Defence Medal f) Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (William J. Kendall.), good very fine, with fitted leather case for the Great War medals, the lid embossed ‘W.J.C.K.’; together with the recipient’s Malvern Rotary Club Medal, silver and enamel, with top ‘Past President W.J.C. Kendall’ riband bar; gold (9ct) identity tag, the obverse engraved ‘Major W.J.C. Kendall R.A.F. April 1st 1918’, the reverse engraved ‘2nd Lt. W.J.C. Kendall. 12th Lancashire Fusiliers Jan

M.B.E. London Gazette 15.12.1944 Major William John Charles Kendall, M.C., 7th Bn. Worcester Home Guard ‘In recognition of Meritorious Service in the Home Guard.’ M.C. London Gazette 25.11.1916 Temp. 2nd Lt. William John Charles Kendall, Lan. Fus. ‘For conspicuous gallantry in action. He maintained his post all day under very heavy fire and repulsed an enemy attack. He has previously done very fine work. He was severely wounded.’ Major William John Charles Kendall, M.B.E., M.C., born May 1894; educated at Whitgift School, Croydon; at the start of the Great War was in Baku and then Russia; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Lancashire Fusiliers, 10.1.1915; served during the Great War with the 12th Battalion on the Western Front from 4.9.1915, and with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force from 28.10.1915, as the Battalion’s Scout and Intelligence Officer; awarded the Military Cross ‘for gallantry and devotion to duty... He was in charge of the Battalion scouts- out night after night he has brought in no end of most useful information and capped it all by particularly good work on the 14th September when the Battalion stormed a very strong position held by Prussians, and practically wiped out the garrison. He was wounded that day.’ (letter to the recipient’s father from Lieutenant-Colonel J.T.F. Tweedie, Commanding officer, 12th Lancashire Fusiliers refers); transferred to No.2 R.F.C. Cadet Wing, 3.6.1917; employed at the R.A.F. Repatriation Record Office, 5.3.1919; promoted Major, 1.2.1941, and served with the 7th (Malvern) Battalion, Worcestershire Home Guard.

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154 A 1944 ‘Civil Division’ M.B.E. Group of Five to Lieutenant L.A. Rhodes, Worcestershire Home Guard, Late County of London Yeomanry and Machine Gun Corps a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Civil Division, Member’s (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver b) British War and Victory Medals (2009 Pte. L.A. Rhodes. 3-Co. of Lond. Y.) c) Defence Medal d) Coronation 1953, nearly extremely fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to ‘Mr. L.A. Rhodes, Whitwood, Queens Drive, Great Malvern’; card box of issue for the Coronation Medal; the recipient’s cap badge, cloth unit insignia, and rank insignia Three: Private Albert E. Caswell, Worcestershire Home Guard, Late Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (213412 Sapper A.E. Caswell. R.E.); Defence Medal, very fine, with cloth unit insignia One: Private S. Coldicott, Worcestershire Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with named Army Council enclosure and card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. S. Coldicott, “Cornwall Villa”, Honeybourne, Evesham, Worcs’ (9) £200-240 M.B.E. London Gazette 10.6.1944 Leonard Albert Rhodes, Esq., A.M.Inst.C.E., Deputy Engineer, River Severn Catchment Board Lieutenant Leonard Albert Rhodes, M.B.E. served during the Great War with the County of London Yeomanry and the Machine Gun Corps; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 1st (Worcester City) Battalion, Worcestershire Home Guard. 213412 Private Albert Edward Caswell, enlisted in the Royal Engineers, 15.11.1916; served during the Great War in the 51st Artisan Works Company, R.E.; subsequently served with the 2nd (Bromsgrove) Battalion, Worcestershire Home Guard. Private S. Coldicott served with the 4th (Evesham) Battalion, Worcestershire Home Guard.

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155 155 A Second War ‘Home Guard’ B.E.M. Group of Seven to Private J. Griffin, East Riding Home Guard, Late East Yorkshire Regiment a) British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Military Division (Pte. John Griffin.) b) Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (2808 Pte. J. Griffin. E. York: Regt.), number unofficially corrected c) 1914 Star (3-2808 Pte. J. Griffen [sic]. 1/E. York: R.) d) British War Medal, erased e) Victory Medal (3-2808 Pte. J. Griffin. E. York. R.) f) Defence Medal g) Special Reserve Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (2808 Pte. J. Griffin. 3/E. York: Regt.), QSA worn, therefore fine, otherwise nearly very fine or better (7) £600-800 B.E.M. London Gazette 1.1.1943 Private John Griffin, East Riding Home Guard 3-2808 Private John Griffin enlisted in the East Yorkshire Regiment and served with the 1st Battalion in South Africa and during the Great War on the Western Front from 8.10.1914; awarded Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Army Order, January 1915; subsequently served in the 3rd (Beverley) Battalion, East Riding Home Guard. 9 Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medals awarded to the East Yorkshire Regiment.

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156 156 A Second War ‘Home Guard’ B.E.M. Group of Four to Company Quartermaster Sergeant H. Irving, West Riding Home Guard, Late West Riding Regiment a) British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Military Division (C.Q.M.S. Harry Irving, H.G.), officially renamed b) British War and Victory Medals (39516 Pte. H. Irving. W. Rid. R.) c) Defence Medal, toned, good very fine (4) £100-140 B.E.M. London Gazette 15.12.1944 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Harry Irving, 56th Bn. West Riding Home Guard ‘In recognition of Meritorious Service in the Home Guard.’ The Recommendation states: ‘Joined the Home Guard on its formation in May 1940. He suffers from diabetes and has insulin injections daily. Being therefore unfit for the active service list, he offered himself for clerical work, and when the organisation was such that Quartermasters were appointed he was made Company Quartermaster Sergeant of “A” Company of the Battalion and has carried out these duties since. He works on work of national importance, doing long hours there with overtime, but in spite of this he has averaged over a period of 4 years some 70 hours per month. His work as a Company Quartermaster Sergeant has always been excellent, and has contributed very materially to the success of his Company. He could at any time have ceased his duties on medical grounds, but he has always put his service to this country through the Home Guard before all personal considerations.’ 39516 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Harry Irving enlisted in the West Riding Regiment and served during the Great War with the 1/7th Battalion and with the 11th Battalion Durham Light Infantry; advanced Company Quartermaster Sergeant and subsequently served with the 56th (Barnsley) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 157 Four: Captain C. Coom, West Riding Home Guard, Late Royal Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (GS-73159 A.Cpl. C. Coom. R.Fus.); Defence and War Medals, good very fine, with a brass plaque taken from a presentation piece, engraved ‘Presented to Capt. Colin Coom as a Token of Esteem & Gratitude by the Officers of “D” Company 56th West Riding Battalion, Home Guard, on the Occasion of his Relinquishing Command, 26:4:41.’ Four: Private E. Boynton, West Riding Home Guard, Late Telegraphist, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (T.Z. 10918 E. Boynton. Tel. R.N.V.R.), BWM officially renamed; Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. (Ernest Boynton), in Royal Mint case of issue, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal and two card boxes of issue, the one for the Defence Medal addressed to ‘Mr. E. Boynton, 50 Third Avenue, York’ Three: Lieutenant J.S. Whiteley, West Riding Home Guard, Late Northumberland Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (45146 Pte. J.S. Whiteley. North’d Fus.); Defence Medal, good very fine Four: Private M.E. Dearnley, West Riding Home Guard 1939-1945 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to ‘M.E. Dearnley, Esq., 12 Ripon Avenue, Eartown, Huddersfield, Yorks.’ Four: Private J.H. Edge, North Riding Home Guard 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals, good very fine, with the recipient’s call-up paper and cloth unit insignia Pair: Private W. Pritchard, West Riding Home Guard Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R. (William Pritchard.), light contact marks, very fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard armband Pair: Lieutenant W.J. Aaronricks, North Riding Home Guard Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Frederick J. Aaronricks), nearly extremely fine, with two named card boxes of issue, the one for the Defence Medal named to ‘Lieut W.J. Aaronricks, 14 Oxford Road, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough’ One: Private H.E.W. Selby, West Riding Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and Identity Card One: Private P. Heszelgrave, West Riding Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; certificates of registration; and portrait photograph

Private P. Heszelgrave One: Private W. Acornley, West Riding Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate One: Sergeant P.G. Waddingham, West Riding Home Guard Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate and Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency One: Corporal T.O. Baldock, West Riding Home Guard Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s named Home Guard Service Certificate; Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; and photograph One: Lance-Corporal M.D. Prestwich, West Riding Home Guard Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency and 22nd Battalion Farewell Service Order of Service Home Guard Service Certificate (Donald Harold Hill), with the recipient’s Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency and Stand Down letter; together with various other documents relating to the West Riding Home Guard (lot) £200-250

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Corporal T.O. Baldock Captain Colin Coom, served as Captain for Administrative and Quarter-Master Duties, 56th (Barnsley) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard.

Private Henry Ernest Wilton Selby served with the 44th (Doncaster) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard, 26.5.1940 - 31.1.1942 and 13.8.1942 - 31.12.1944.

I.S.M. London Gazette 12.12.1958 Boynton, Ernest, Overseer, York

Private Percy Heszelgrave served with the 13th (Tadcaster) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard, 24.6.1940 - February 1942.

Private Ernest Boynton, born York, November 1898; enlisted in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 2.12.1916; promoted Telegraphist, 16.11.1917; subsequently served with the 14th (York) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard.

Private William Acornley served with the 56th (Barnsley) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard, 25.8.1941 31.12.1944.

Lieutenant John Selwyn Whiteley, served during the Great War with the 17th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and subsequently served with the 21st (Calder Valley) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard.

Sergeant P.G. Waddingham served with the 17th (Leeds) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard, 7.10.1940 31.12.1944. Corporal Thomas O. Baldock served with the 32nd (Skipton) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard, 1.7.1940 31.12.1944.

Private M.E. Dearnley, served with the 25th (Huddersfield) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard, 7.6.1940 - 4.6.1942.

Lance-Corporal M.D. Prestwich served with the 22nd (Calder Valley) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard.

Private J.H. Edge, served with the 8th (Middlesbrough) Battalion, North Riding Home Guard.

Lance-Corporal Donald Harold Hill, served with the 11th (Tadcaster) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard, January 1943 - December 1944.

I.S.M. London Gazette 21.1.1938 Pritchard, William, Inspector, Bradford Telephone Area (Keighley) Private William Pritchard served with the 27th (Keighley) Battalion, West Riding Home Guard. Lieutenant W.J. Aaronricks, served with the North Staffordshire Regiment and Staffordshire Special Constabulary; promoted Lieutenant, 1.6.1942, and subsequently served with the 8th (Middlesbrough) Battalion, North Riding Home Guard.

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A COLLECTION OF MEDALS TO THE ROYAL HIGHLANDERS (BLACK WATCH)

158 158 A Boer War D.S.O. Group of Three to Major A.S. Grant, Royal Highlanders, Attached Armoured Trains a) Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar, obverse central medallion loose b) Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut: A.S. Grant, 2nd. Rl: Highldrs.) c) King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (Lt. A.S. Grant. D.S.O. Rl. Hgrs.), light contact marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine (3) £1,200-1,600 D.S.O. London Gazette 31.10.1902 Lieutenant Archibald Seafield Grant, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) ‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.’ Major Archibald Seafield ‘Jackson’ Grant, D.S.O., born Paddington, London, February 1878, the son of Major Francis Grant, Oxfordshire Light Infantry, and educated at Eton; Commissioned Royal Highlanders, January 1899, and served with the Second Battalion in South Africa from October 1899, taking part in the advance on Kimberley, including the action at Magersfontein; operations in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, 1899; operations in Cape Colony, November 1900 to May 1902; promoted Lieutenant, July 1900; volunteered for service with armoured trains and sent to command one of the De Aar-KimberleyMafeking line, and later employed on the Staff; Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 29.7.1902), and created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order; promoted

Major A.S. Grant Captain; 15.2.1906; served during the Great War as Deputy Assistant Director of Railway Transport (entitled to 1914 Star and Bar trio), and Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 17.2.1915); promoted Major, 1.9.1915; died, Stratfordupon-Avon, December 1960. PROVENANCE: Spink, July 1988

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159 A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.C. Casualty Group of Three to Captain W.A. Carswell, Royal Highlanders a) Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued b) British War and Victory Medals (Capt. W.A. Carswell.), extremely fine, with the recipient’s Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (William Alexander Carswell) (3) £800-1,200 M.C. London Gazette 18.2.1918 T./Lt. (A./Capt.) William Alexander Carswell, R. Highrs. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in an attack. He led his Company forward with splendid skill and courage over ground swept by the enemy’s fire with only slight losses. When the advance was temporarily held up by a strongly held enemy position, he drove out the enemy and led his Company to the capture of their objective. His determination and aggressive spirit were an inspiration to his men.’ Captain William Alexander Carswell, M.C., enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 4.8.1914; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Highlanders, 27.4.1915; served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front; died of wounds, 21.3.1918, and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

160 A Particularly Fine and Rare Crimean War ‘Sharpshooter’s’ D.C.M. Group of Four to Sergeant J. Hartley, 42nd Royal Highlanders, Wounded Before Sebastopol, 7.7.1855, and During the V.C. Action at Fort Ruhya During the Indian Mutiny, 15.4.1858 a) Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Joseph Hartley. 42nd. Highlanders.), suspension claw resoldered b) Crimea 1854-56, two clasps, Alma, Balaklava, top lugs removed (1986 Joseph. Hartley. 42. Royal. Highlanders.), Regimentally impressed c) Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one clasp, Lucknow (Serjt. J. Hartley, 42nd. Highlanders) d) Turkish Crimea, Sardinian die, plugged, with contemporary silver floreate suspension, nearly very fine or better (4) £4,000-5,000 D.C.M. Recommended 4.1.1855 1986 Sergeant Joseph Hartley, D.C.M., born Ayr, May 1825; enlisted in the 79th Highlanders, May 1842; transferred to the 42nd Royal Highlanders, July 1842; promoted Corporal, May 1850; served with the Regiment in the Crimea, and present at the Battles of the Alma and Balaklava, in addition to serving before Sebastopol, and awarded the D.C.M. in respect of ‘gallant conduct’ when employed as a sharpshooter at Sebastopol between 1724.10.1854; slightly wounded whilst performing similar duties, 7.7.1855; served with the Regiment in India during the Mutiny, and ‘severely wounded in the left leg at Fort Rooyah [sic]’, April 1858; promoted Sergeant, September 1858; discharged, July 1863, after 19 years and 290 days with the Colours. At the storming of Fort Ruhya, Privates Spence and Davis, 42nd Royal Highlanders, were awarded the Victoria Cross. PROVENANCE:

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161 A Great War 1917 ‘Western Front’ M.M. Group of Four to Sergeant J. Gow, Royal Highlanders a) Military Medal, G.V.R. (200251 Sjt: J. Gow. 4/5 R. Hdrs.- T.F.) b) 1914-15 Star (2182 Pte. J. Gow, R. Highrs.) c) British War and Victory Medals (2182 Sjt. J. Gow. R. Highrs.), very fine, together with the recipient’s Royal Highlanders Association cap badge (4) £300-400 M.M. London Gazette 2.11.1917 200251 Sjt. J. Gow, R. Highrs. (Dundee). 200251 Sergeant John Gow, M.M., served with the Royal Highlanders during the Great War on the Western Front from 3.4.1915.

162 Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., silver (Peter Fisher. H.M.T. “Caronia”, May, 1917.), nearly extremely fine, scarce £600-800 Private Peter Fisher, served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Highlanders during the Great War; awarded the Sea Gallantry Medal as one of 18 soldiers from various regiments who helped to put out fires on board H.M. Transport Ship Caronia, May 1917, whilst she was on troop transporting duties between Halifax and Liverpool.

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163 Pair: Colour Sergeant W. Bowman, 42nd Royal Highlanders, Wounded at Toulouse, 10.4.1814 Military General Service 1793-1814, four clasps, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (W. Bowman, Serjeant, 42nd. Foot), with contemporary top silver riband bar, this engraved ‘42nd. Royl. Highd. Regt.’; Waterloo 1815 (Corp. William Bowman. 42nd or R.H. Reg. Infantry), unit partially enhanced in engraved serif capitals, with contemporary fixed silver straight bar suspension, the reverse of which engraved ‘Quater [sic] Bras 16th. June 1815.’, MGS very fine, the Waterloo worn, therefore fine (2) £2,500-3,000 32 Colour Sergeant William Bowman, born Aberdeen, 1794; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, August 1812; served with the 1st Battalion in the Peninsula; wounded by a gun shot to the right arm at the Battle of Toulouse, 10.4.1814; promoted Corporal, April 1815; served in Brevet Major Murdoch McLaine’s Company during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815; promoted Sergeant, May 1817; discharged with the rank of Colour Sergeant, November 1834, after 24 years and 95 days with the Colours; died, February 1866. PROVENANCE: Major Samson Collection, Glendining, June 1991

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164 Pair: Corporal W. Bain, 42nd Royal Highlanders Waterloo 1815 (Corp. William Bain, 42nd or R.H. Reg. Infantry.), with original steel clip and contemporary small split ring suspension; 42nd Royal Highland Regiment Peninsula Campaign Medal 1819, silver (Wm. Bain), eight Battle Honours on reverse, very fine (2) ÂŁ2,500-3,000

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 165 An Important Indian Mutiny Campaign Group of Four to Major J.C. Ross Grove, 42nd Royal Highlanders, Who Played a Prominent Role in the Storming of Fort Ruhya, 15.4.1858, During Which Brigadier Adrian Hope Died In His Arms Whilst Bullets Were Flying Around Them- A Selfless Act That Nearly Resulted In His Own Demise As Both His Bonnet And Kilt Were Shot Through Crimea 1854-56, three clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol, the backstrap of each clasp contemporarily engraved ‘20th. September 1854’, ‘25th. October 1854’, and ‘8th. September 1855’ respectively (Capt. J.C. Ross Grove, 42d. Royal Highlanders), contemporary engraved in upright serif capitals; Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one clasp, Lucknow, the backstrap contemporarily engraved ‘14th. March 1858’ (Capt. J.C. Ross Grove, 42nd Royal Highlanders), ‘C. Ross’ neatly corrected; Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, Fifth Class breast Badge, 72mm including Star and Crescent suspension x 49mm, silver, gold applique, and enamel, the reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Captain J.C. Ross Grove, 42nd Royal Highlanders’, minor enamel damage to suspension; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian die, Hunt and Roskill issue (Captain J.C. Ross Grove, 42nd Royal Highlanders), contemporarily engraved in serif capitals, minor edge bruise to first, otherwise generally good very fine, all with top silver riband buckles or bars, and housed in a fitted leather case; together with a group photograph and various photographic images of the recipient (4) £3,000-4,000 Major Joseph Charles Ross Grove, was born in Demerara, Guyana, West Indies, in December 1834, and was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned Ensign, 42nd Royal Highlanders, September 1851, he was promoted Lieutenant, June 1854. The Crimea Lieutenant Ross Grove served with the Regiment in the Crimea, and participated in the Kertch and Yenikale expeditions, in addition to the battles of Alma, Balaklava and Sebastopol. The following account, taken from a letter home (contained in the recipients papers, a large quantity of which are held in the Regimental Museum), describes his experiences at the Battle of the Alma, 20.9.1854: ‘Meanwhile, the First Division (our own), deployed on our side of the river and were ordered to lie down to avoid the shell and shot which came like hail amongst us. Many of us had narrow escapes but only three men were knocked over then. In half an hour after we deployed we got the order to advance. We crossed the river and got into a vineyard. The whistling of the bullets was perfectly astonishing. The thickness of the foliage, the river, half a dozen dykes to cross and five or six houses broke us completely. I am now speaking of my cause. We formed line as quickly as possible under a most fearful fire of shot, shell, grape and canister, and musketry. How we escaped I know not. Immediately we got into order we opened fire and continued advancing up a tremendous steep brae so rapidly that their artillery could not get our range - we were only two hundred yards from full regiments and a battery of seven guns! So the heavy shot now went over our heads... We now came up with the 79th which were, I am sorry to say, wavering. We broke through them cheering, they gave way to us, saying “Let them go they are mad.” We were now with fixed bayonets and were ordered to cease firing. The Duke and Sir Colin Campbell were with our Colonel riding in front, waving their swords. Oh it was

splendidly exciting and we cheered again and again, and then went laterally and determinedly up the hill as quick as we could march. It was too steep to double. The fire was as heavy as ever. When we came within 50 yards of the top of the hill we cheered. They gave us a parting volley and scuttled down the other side. We then got to the top of the heights. We were the first regiment of the Army who gained the position!’ He saw further action in the trenches before Sebastopol, as he recounts in a letter home, dated 31.7.1855: ‘On Thursday afternoon a shell burst in the air almost 100 yards from me. I saw a fragment coming straight at me. I considered for a moment and determined not to move. If I had done so I would have lost my left arm. The piece in descending smacked a man’s thigh and I calculate would have caught me about the elbow. We are too much used to these things now for them to affect us. It was amputated next day and he is doing well... after a beef broth pudding and a glass of port and some brandy and water I enjoyed bed tremendously.’ For his services in the Crimea, Ross Grove was promoted Captain and was one of four Officers from the Regiment to be awarded the Fifth Class of the Ottoman Order of Medjidieh. Indian Mutiny Captain Ross Grove sailed for India in August 1857, arriving in Calcutta in October. He began the march to Cawnpore on the 24th November, and was given the command of a leading company in which, with four others, he took part in the action at Cawnpore on the 6th December. These leading troops then formed part of Hope Grant’s pursuit force and were eventually joined by the rest of the Regiment on 22nd December. The 42nd then participated in the operations near Kala Nuddee, Lucknow, where they distinguished themselves. Ross Grove was present at the assault on the Martiniere and on ‘Bank’s Bungalow’, and in the numerous operations fought by the Highland Brigade under Brigadier Adrian Hope, not least the attack on Fort Ruhya, April 1858. For his part in this action is mentioned in several contemporary accounts, the task of commanding the storming party largely falling on his shoulders, in his capacity as Commanding Officer of No. 8 Company: ‘The rebels were prepared to evacuate the fort, and they had intended to fire a few rounds and retreat. But, when they saw the British general sending his infantry in skirmishing order against the face which could be defended, they changed their minds and determined to show fight. Meanwhile, Walpole had ridden up to a company of the 42nd that was in advance, commanded by Captain Ross Grove, and had directed that officer to extend and pass through the wooded ground in his front; then to close on the fort, hold the gate, and prevent the enemy from escaping. Another company of the same regiment, led by Captain Green, was to move in support. Captain Ross Grove ordered his men to fix bayonets and be in readiness and pushing through the forest before them, the 42nd dashed across the open space between the trees and the fort, and lay down on the edge of the counterscarp of the ditch, which till then had been invisible. During the advance the enemy had poured into them a continuous fire. That fire now became increasingly hot, and, as the men had no cover, many of them were shot down, killed or wounded. After waiting here for some time, Ross Grove sent a bugler to the general to tell him that there was no gate, but that if he would send scaling ladders he would escalade the place. It was evident by this time to Ross Grove that no other attack was being made. To his message to Walpole, Ross Grove received no answer. Then, as the casualties were becoming serious - there being only a few paces between his men and the enemy - he sent another message asking for a reinforcement as well as ladders, and pointing out that it was impossible to cross the ditch without the latter. Presently, Captain Cafe came down with his Sikhs, the 4th Punjab Rifles. Without communicating with Captain Ross

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165 you; you must lie down.” But it was too late. Even at that moment his immense frame had become a target to the enemy, not to be missed. He was shot through the chest, and died almost immediately in Ross Grove’s arms. Whilst holding him, Ross Grove’s own bonnet and kilt were shot through. Captain Ross Grove then told Butler that he could not and would not retire without orders, and that scaling-ladders were the things he wanted. Butler went back to report to Walpole. Meanwhile, in the hope of finding some means of entering the fort, Ross Grove crawled round the edge of the ditch, followed by two men, to keep down, as far as they could, the enemy’s fire. He persevered till one of the two men was killed by a round shot from the British guns discharged from the other side, when, finding his effort fruitless of results, he returned. A few minutes later, Brigadier Cox came up with orders to retire. This order the two companies of the 42nd obeyed in as strict order and steadiness, by alternate files, as if they were on a parade ground. Their losses had been heavy. Lieutenants Douglas and Bramley and fifty-five of their followers were killed; two other officers were wounded. The bodies of the dead officers were not allowed to remain where they fell. Quarter-Master Sergeant Simpson, Privates Douglas and Davis, especially distinguished themselves in the dangerous and heroic work of recovering them - they all received the Victoria Cross’. Captain Ross Grove, whose gallant deeds remained unrecognized, went on to see further action at Bareilly and in the Oude. He retired with the rank of Major, October 1866, and died at Lyndhurst, Hampshire, May 1889. PROVENANCE: Major Samson Collection, Glendining, June 1991.

Grove, Cafe dashed into the ditch a little to the left of the 42nd. There his men, having no ladders, were shot down like dogs. It was marvellous that any escaped. Amongst the officers killed was Edward Willoughby, a young officer of the 10th Bombay Native Infantry, who, though on the sick-list, had left his dooly to join in the fight. Of the hundred and twenty men Cafe had brought with him, forty-six men were killed and two wounded. Finding it useless to persevere, Cafe drew back the remnant of his men, and asked the 42nd to help him recover Willoughby’s body. Ross Grove, unable to go himself, being in command, gave him two Privates, Thompson and Spence. With these men Cafe returned to the ditch and brought back the body, Cafe being wounded. He received the Victoria Cross for his gallantry; so, likewise, did Thompson. Spence died two days later from a wound he received in carrying out his splendid deed. No orders had reached Ross Grove, who, with his men, remained still exposed to the enemy’s fire, when, a short time afterwards, Brigadier Adrian Hope came up, accompanied only by his aide-de-camp, Butler. It would seem that, whilst the troops mentioned were acting in the manner described on one face of the fort, Walpole, alarmed at the consequence of his rashness, had caused the heavy guns to open on the walls from the side opposite to that on which the skirmishers still were. Soon after they had opened fire, a report was made to Adrian Hope that the balls from the heavy guns were going over the fort and dropping amongst the skirmishers. He at once rode up to Walpole. What passed between them cannot with certainty be known, but it seems probable that Walpole doubted the truth of the report, for, on his return from the conversation, Hope declared to Butler that he would go and see for himself. The moment Ross Grove saw him he sprang to his feet, and, rushing to him, said, “Good God, General, this is no place for

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166 Three: Corporal G. Fleming, 42nd Royal Highlanders Crimea 1854-56, three clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol, unofficial rivets between second and third clasps (2242. George. Fleming. 42. Royal. Highlanders), Regimentally impressed; Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one clasp, Lucknow (Corpl. G. Fleming, 42nd. Rl. Highlanders); Turkish Crimea, British die, unnamed as issued, pierced with ring suspension, light contact marks, good very fine (3) £600-800 167 A Regimentally Rare ‘Medaille Militaire’ Campaign Group of Three to ‘Sharpshooter’ Corporal D. McKenzie, 42nd Royal Highlanders, Wounded Before Sebastopol, 19.10.1854, And Was Commended For His Gallantry During the First Attack on the Grand Redan; Having Survived The Horrors of War He Was Murdered on the Streets of Edinburgh, 1866 Crimea 1854-56, two clasps, Alma, Sebastopol, (Donald M’Kenzie, 42nd. Regt.), officially impressed; France, Second Empire, Medaille Militaire, silver-gilt and enamel; Turkish Crimea, British die, unnamed as issued, pierced with ring suspension, edge bruising to first, good very fine, mounted in a glazed display frame together with a photographic image of the recipient (3) £1,800-2,200

1150 Corporal Donald McKenzie, born Edinburgh, December 1822; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, April 1838; served with the Royal Highlanders in the Crimea and ‘volunteered as a sharpshooter at the commencement of the siege of Sebastopol. He was employed on that duty until he was wounded, 19.10.1854, and was highly spoken of by Captain Cameron, Grenadier Guards, and Lieutenant Cumming, 79th Highlanders, the officers in charge of the party. On the night of the 18th June 1855, during a sortie, was distinguished for his good conduct in encouraging the young soldiers, and by his example giving them confidence. The next morning he volunteered to go towards the old Russian trench from the third parallel, to bring in a missing comrade, supposed to be wounded’; subsequently served with the Regiment in India during the Mutiny (entitled to Medal with clasp for Lucknow); promoted Corporal, July 1858; discharged, July 1860, after 21 years and 360 days with the Colours. Corporal McKenzie featured in one of the Regiment’s most iconic photographs of the period- a group of Black Watch Heroes of the Crimean War, including Piper Muir, Private Glen, and Colour Sergeant Gardner, taken at Dover in 1856 by command of Queen Victoria; ten years later McKenzie was murdered in Edinburgh, June 1866. One of only 8 Medaille Militaires awarded to the Royal Highlanders for the Crimea.

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170 Pair: Private L. Slattie, 42nd Royal Highlanders Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (786 Pte. J. Slattie, 42nd. Highds. 1873-4); Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (786. Pte. J. Slattie, 42nd. Foot), light contact marks, very fine (2) £250-300

2924 Private John Carrick, born Maryhill, Lanarkshire, 1836; enlisted in the 42nd Foot, February 1853; served with the Regiment in the Crimea; discharged, July 1855, after 2 years and 90 days with the Colours.

786 Private John Slattie, born Edinburgh, 1841; enlisted in the 42nd Royal Highlanders, August 1859; served with the Regiment on the Gold Coast, December 1873 to March 1874; awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, 1880; discharged, February 1882, after 22 years and 180 days with the Colours.

169 Pair: Private W. Ferguson, 42nd Royal Highlanders Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one clasp, Lucknow (W. Ferguson, 42nd. Rl. Highlanders); Ashantee 1873-74, one clasp, Coomassie (63. Pte. W. Ferguson. 42nd. Highds. 1873-4.), suspension claw tightened and edge bruising to first, therefore nearly very fine, the second good very fine (2) £500-600

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171 Pair: Private J. Hastie, Royal Highlanders Egypt 1882-89, dated, four clasps, Tel-elKebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb_Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85 (2686. Pte. J. Hastie. 1/R. Hrs.); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, suspension claw repinned on first, suspension backstrap missing on second, minor edge bruising and light pitting, very fine (2) £300-350 Approximately 65 four clasp medals awarded to the Royal Highlanders

172 Pair: Private G. Thompson, Royal Highlanders Egypt 1882-89, dated, three clasps, Tel-elKebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb_Tamaai (99 Pte. G. Thompson. 1/R. Hrs.); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, light pitting, good very fine (2) £600-800 99 Private George Thompson, killed in action at the Battle of Tamaai, 13.3.1884

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174 Pair: Private A. Young, Royal Highlanders Egypt 1882-89, dated, three clasps, Tel-el-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb_Tamaai (102. Pte. A. Young, 1/R. Hrs.); Khedive’s Star 1882, reverse impressed ‘102 A Y’, nearly extremely fine (2) £600-800

2625 Private Thomas White, killed in action at the Battle of Tamaai, 13.3.1884.

102 Private A. Young, killed in action at the Battle of Tamaai, 13.3.1884.

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175 175 Pair: Drummer J.M. Turner, Royal Highlanders, Wounded at Kirbekan, 10.2.1885 Egypt 1882-89, dated, four clasps, Suakin 1884, ElTeb_Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan (2321. Drmr. J.M. Turner. 1/R. Hrs.); Khediveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, replacement ring suspension on Star, nearly extremely fine (2) ÂŁ400-500 2321 Drummer James Milne Turner, born Edinburgh, September 1863; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, January 1880, having previously served in the Edinburgh County Militia; served with the 1st Battalion in Egypt in 1882, and in the Eastern Soudan, 1884-85; wounded at the Battle of Kirbekan, 10.2.1885; discharged as a result of his wounds, November 1886, after 6 years and 311 days with the Colours. Approximately 65 four clasp medals awarded to the Royal Highlanders

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176 Four: Quarter Master Sergeant G.S. Fulton, Royal Highlanders Egypt 1882-89, dated, two clasps, El-Teb_Tamaai; The Nile 1884-85, naming neatly erased; Army Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R. (1186 C.Sjt: G.S. Fulton. Rl. Hdrs.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type (S 8536 Q.M. Sjt. G.S. Fulton. R. Highrs.); Khedive’s Star 1884, unnamed as issued, very fine or better (4) £180-220 M.S.M. London Gazette 22.2.1919 S/8536 Q.M.Sjt. Fulton, G.S., Depot, Royal Highlanders (Perth) ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the war.’ 1186 Quarter Master Sergeant George Samuel Fulton, born Glasgow, 1868; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, March 1882; served as Boy Trumpeter to Colonel Wachope during the Nile Expedition 1884-85, and present at the Battles of El-Teb and Tamaai; awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, 1907; retired, 1908; recalled to the Colours for service during the Great War and served at the Black Watch’s Depot as an Orderly Room Quarter Master Sergeant (awarded Meritorious Service Medal); died, 1936.

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177 Pair: Sergeant J. Ralston, Royal Highlanders Egypt 1882-89, undated, two clasps, The Nile 188485, Abu Klea (1223. Pte. J. Ralston. 1/Rl. Highrs.); Khediveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Star 1884-6, unnamed as issued, heavy contact marks, therefore fine (2) ÂŁ600-800 1223 Sergeant James Ralston, born Stranraer, Wigton, 1862; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, March 1882; served with the 1st Battalion in Egypt, November 1883 to April 1886; was part of a party of 1 Officer and 22 other ranks of the Royal Highlanders who served in the Mounted Infantry Camel Regiment on the Nile and at Abu Klea; promoted Corporal, November 1886; Sergeant, August 1889; discharged, March 1894, after 12 years with the Colours. PROVENANCE:

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180 Pair: Private J. Beattie, Royal Highlanders Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, five clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2597 Pte. J. Beattie, 2: R. Highrs.); Army Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R. (2597 Pte. J. Beattie. Rl. Highrs.), nearly extremely fine (2) £120-160

4220 Private James Young, born Edinburgh, February 1866; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, August 1890; served with the Regiment in South Africa from October 1899 to August 1902; discharged, 25.8.1902, after 12 years and 14 days with the Colours.

2597 Private James Beattie, born Bervie, Scotland, 1862; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, February 1885; served with the Regiment in Egypt, September 1885 to April 1886 (but did not see any action and not entitled to Egypt medal); and in South Africa, October 1899 to January 1900 and December 1901 to October 1902, when also attached to the 22nd Battalion Mounted Infantry; awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, 1.7.1904; discharged, 6.5.1907, after 22 years and 69 days with the Colours; died, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, 30.4.1951.

179 Pair: Private J.H. Elliot, Royal Highlanders Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Wittebergen (4184 Pte. J.H. Elliot, 2nd. Rl. Highldrs:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (4184 Pte. J. Elliot. Rl: Highrs:), good very fine (2) £100-140

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181 181 Five: Warrant Officer Class II R. Black, Royal Highlanders Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (8048 Pte. R. Black. Rl: Highrs:); 1914 Star, unnamed; British War and Victory Medals (8048 W.O. Cl.2. R. Black. R. Highrs.); Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type (8048 W.O. Cl.II. R. Black. Black Watch.), good very fine, together with a Highland Br igade Gathering India 1913 silver prize medal, unnamed, in case of issue (5) £160-200

182 Pair: Private R. Glen, Royal Highlanders Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, two clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (7433 Pte. R. Glen, 2nd. Rl. Highldrs:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (7433 Pte. R. Glen. Rl: Highrs:), very fine (2) £100-140 183 Pair: Private M. McDonald, Royal Highlanders Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (6269 Pte. M. Mc.Donald, 2nd. Rl. Highldrs:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (6269 Pte. M. Mc.Donald. Rl: Highrs:), minor edge bruise to first, nearly very fine (2) £70-90

8048 Warrant Officer Class II Robert Black, enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, 12.2.1900, and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Boer War; promoted Corporal, 26.7.1906; Sergeant, 13.12.1911; served during the Great War on the Western Front from 12.10.1914; twice wounded (11.1.1915 and 8.5.1915); discharged, 1921.

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185 Three: Private A.C. Mann, Royal Highlanders 1914-15 Star (S-7743 Pte. A.C. Mann. R. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (S-7743 Pte. A.C. Mann. R. Highrs.), nearly extremely fine Three: Private A. Michie, Royal Highlanders 1914-15 Star (9888 Pte. A. Michie. R. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (S-9888 Pte. A. Michie. R. Highrs.), good very fine (6) £70-90 S-7743 Private Arthur Crawford Mann, born Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 30.9.1915; killed in action in the Persian Gulf, 14.3.1917, and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. S-9888 Private Alexander Michie, served with the 9th Battalion, Royal Highlands during the Great War on the Western Front from 24.10.1915.

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186 Pair: Private R. Queen, Royal Highlanders, Awarded a Wauchope Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry at the Battle of Mushaidie, 14.3.1917 1914-15 Star (3-4193. Pte. R. Queen, R. Highrs.); Victory Medal (3-4193 Pte. R. Queen. R. Highrs.), nearly very fine, with the recipient’s Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Robert Queen); and Wauchope Medal, silver, the reverse engraved ‘Pte. R. Queen. For Conspicuous Gallantry in the Battle Beyond Bagdad, March 14, 1917. Presented by Colonel A.G. Wauchope.’ (3) £600-800

188 Pair: Second Lieutenant the Rev. D. McArthur, Royal Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. D. Mc Arthur), extremely fine, with the recipient’s Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Dugald McArthur), all mounted in a fitted glazed display frame (3) £400-500 Second Lieutenant the Rev. Dugald McArthur, born March 1886; educated at Glasgow University (MA 1908, BD 1911); Ordained, 13.5.1913, and served as Minister of New Androssan Parish Church, Dumbartonshire; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Highlanders, 5.9.1916; served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War in Mesopotamia from 22.3.1917; died of wounds received during the attack on the Turkish Redoubt at the Battle of Istabulat, 21.4.1917, and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

3-4193 Private Robert Queen, served with the 2nd Battalion Royal Highlanders during the Great War on the Western Front from 22.4.1915; awarded the Wauchope Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry for his services at the Battle of Mushaidie, 14.3.1917, in which the 2nd Battalion Royal Highlanders suffered over 40% casualties; died, 16.11.1918, and is buried in Beirut War Cemetery, Lebanon. Approximately 70 Wauchope Medals were awarded to NonCommissioned Officers and Men of the Royal Highlanders during the Great War; 60 for gallantry at the Battles of Loos and Mushaidie (the ‘Battle Beyond Baghdad’); and 10 to men who had specially distinguished themselves scouting in No Man’s Land.

187 Three: Warrant Officer Class II W. Donaldson, Royal Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (3-4086 W.O. Cl.2. W. Donaldson. R. Highrs.); Army Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R. (4400 Sjt: W. Donaldson. Rl. Hdrs.), minor contact marks, good very fine, together with an Edward, Glasgow, silver presentation box (Hallmarks for London 1918), the lid engraved ‘Presented by the 1-1st. Battn. Renfrewshire Volunteer Regiment on the occasion of its disbandment to Wm. Donaldson, S.M. (S.I.M.) in recognition of his valued services 30th. October, 1919.’ (3) £140-180 3-4086 Warrant Officer Class II William Donaldson, awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, 1.1.1909; served during the Great War with the 10th (Service) Battalion, Royal Highlanders on the Western Front from 20.9.1915 (additionally entitled to a 1914-15 Star).

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190 Military General Service 1793-1814, one clasp, Corunna (David Whittan, 42nd. Foot), toned, extremely fine £600-800

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191 Military General Service 1793-1814, three clasps, Busaco, Pyrenees, Toulouse (A. Sutherland, 42nd. Foot.), top right clasp facing sprung and re-soldered, edge bruising, very fine £1,200-1,600 Sergeant Alexander Sutherland, born Croy, Inverness, Scotland, 1769; enlisted in the 42nd Royal Highlanders, February 1792; served with the 1st Battalion during the Peninsula Campaign and severely wounded at the Battle of Toulouse, 10.4.1814, in which the 42nd suffered 425 Officers and men killed or wounded, the heaviest casualties of any Regiment for this action; discharged due to wounds, September 1814, after 22 years and 227 days with the Colours, of which 11 years were as a Sergeant. PROVENANCE:

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Private David Whittan, born Dundee, February 1779; enlisted in the 2nd Battalion, Royal Highlanders, August 1803; transferred to the 1st Battalion, July 1806; served with the Regiment at the Battle of Corunna, 16.1.1809, and in the Walcheren Expedition in the Scheldt Estuary, to capture the French shipyards in the Netherlands; discharged, October 1810, on account of ‘disabled left hand at Walcheren’, after 7 years and 9 months with the Colours. PROVENANCE:

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194 Waterloo 1815 (Assist. Surg. John Riach, 2nd Batt. 73rd Reg. Foot.), with original steel clip and split ring suspension, nearly extremely fine £2,400-2,800

192 Waterloo 1815 (Corp. Duncan M’Grigor. 42nd or R.H.Reg. Infantry.), with contemporary swivel silver straight bar suspension engraved ‘Peninsula’, edge bruising, nearly very fine £2,500-3,000

Surgeon John Riach, born Perth, Scotland, December 1790; educated at Edinburgh University; appointed Hospital Mate, General Service Medical Staff, May 1812; posted to the 73rd Foot as Assistant Surgeon, July 1812; served with the Regiment at Ghorde, Hanover, 16.9.1813, and ‘received the thanks of General Count Walmoden, communicated through Major-General Sir Samuel Gibbs, for his conduct on that occasion’; served during the campaign in the Netherlands under Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Graham, including the affair near Antwerp, January 1814; the attack on Merxem, February 1814; and subsequent operations against the French Fleet at Antwerp; served with the 2nd Battalion during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815; transferred to the 19th Lancers, September 1817; 63rd Foot, January 1826; 10th Hussars, August 1826; promoted Surgeon and transferred to the 67th Foot, November 1830; retired, November 1841; died, Perth, Scotland, May 1864.

Corporal Duncan McGrigor, born Callander, Perthshire, 1771; enlisted in the 73rd Foot, August 1789; discharged, January 1793; re-enlisted in the 42nd Royal Highlanders, June 1811; served with Captain Murdoch McLaine’s Company during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815, and severely wounded in the left leg at Quatre Bras, 16.6.1815; discharged, June 1820. PROVENANCE: Stewart Gager Collection 2003.

193 Waterloo 1815 (Walter Ross, 42nd or R.H. Reg. Infantry.), with original steel clip and contemporary silver straight bar suspension, nearly very fine £1,600-2,000

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Debenham, 1907 Major Samson Collection, Glendining, June 1991.

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195 Waterloo 1815 (John Smith, 2nd. Battalion 73rd. Regiment Foot), neatly engraved in upright serif capitals, with contemporary silver claw and straight bar suspension, edge bruising, very fine, with the following related documents: - The recipient’s Royal Hospital Chelsea Out-Patient’s Certificate and Statement of Service - Original character reference - The recipient’s Account Book £800-1,200 54 Private John Smith, born Calne, Wiltshire, May 1793; enlisted in the 73rd Foot, May 1811; served during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815; transferred to the 76th Foot, May 1817; discharged, August 1835, after 26 years and 55 days with the Colours; died Calne, Wiltshire, November 1878; according to his obituary, ‘his Waterloo Medal was regarded as the dearest object in his possession’ (Swindon Advertiser, November 1878 refers).

199 197 South Africa 1834-53 (I. Thorndike. 73rd. Regt.), good very fine £280-320 198 South Africa 1834-53 (D. Vincent. 73rd. Regt.), edge bruising, toned, good very fine £280-320 199 Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Alma (W. Forrester. 42nd. Regt.), officially impressed, good very fine £300-350 1449 Private William Forrester, born 1822; enlisted in the 42nd Royal Highlanders, October 1840; served with the Regiment in the Crimea and severely wounded at the Alma, 20.9.1854; died of wounds at Scutari, 17.10.1854.

196 South Africa 1834-53 (A. Milne. 73rd. Regt.), edge bruising, good very fine £280-320

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200 Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Alma (David Hart, 42nd. Regt.), officially impressed, minor edge bruising, nearly extremely fine £350-400

205 202 Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Sebastopol (3351. John. Cameron. 42. Royal. Highlanders), Regimentally impressed, edge bruise, very fine £140-180

Private David Hart, killed in action at the Battle of the Alma, 20.9.1854.

203 Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Sebastopol (2777. Corpl. Alexander. Ogilvie. 42. Royal. Highlanders), Regimentally impressed, edge bruising, very fine £140-180

201 Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Sebastopol (Wm.H. Crompton Lieut. 42nd. Royal Highlanders. July 1855.), contemporarily engraved in upright serif capitals, heavy contact marks, nearly very fine £200-250

204 Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Sebastopol (Robt. Reidman 42 Regt.), officially re-impressed and suspension claw re-affixed, edge bruising, good very fine £70-90

Major-General William Henry Crompton-Stansfield, born William Henry Crompton, August 1836, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Joshua Crompton, and a great-nephew of Robert Burns, the poet; Commissioned Ensign, 42nd Royal Highlanders, August 1854; promoted Lieutenant, February 1855; served with the Regiment in the Crimea from July 1855; promoted Captain, November 1856; transferred to the 11th Foot, January 1858; promoted Major, August 1870; Lieutenant-Colonel, July 1871; changed his name by Royal Licence to Crompton-Stansfield, May 1872; promoted Colonel, July 1876; retired with the rank of Major-General, March 1882; appointed to Command the West Yorkshire Infantry Volunteer Brigade, July 1888; died, Skipton, Yorkshire, September 1888.

205 Crimea 1854-56, three clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol, unofficial rivets between second and third clasps (2103. Alexander. Heron. 42. Royal. Highlanders), Regimentally impressed, good very fine £350-400 2103 Private Alexander Heron, born Edinburgh, 1823; enlisted in the 42nd Royal Highlanders, September 1842; served with the Regiment in the Crimea and wounded in the head, in the trenches before Sebastopol, 1.7.1855; awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, September 1860; discharged, September 1863, after 21 years and 16 days with the Colours

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211 Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one clasp, Lucknow (P. Anderson, 42nd. Rl. Highlanders, edge bruise, very fine £260-300

209 Indian Mutiny 1857-58, no clasp (John Robertson, 42nd. Highlanders), toned, nearly extremely fine £200-250 194 Sergeant John Robertson, born 1834; enlisted in the 42nd Royal Highlanders, October 1857; served with the Regiment in India during the Indian Mutiny from June 1858, and took part in the action at Kirkhut Ghur under Captain R.H. Gordon, 20.11.1858; promoted Corporal, February 1865; Sergeant, August 1865; died of dysentery at Cherat, September 1867; his name appearing on the Regimental Memorial at Cherat.

212 Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one clasp, Lucknow (W. Kimmitt, 42nd. Rl. Highlanders, light contact marks, good very fine £260-300

PROVENANCE:

213 Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one clasp, Lucknow (J.A. Leckie, 42nd. Rl. Highlanders, toned, good very fine £260-300

Major Samson Collection, Glendining, June 1991.

210 Indian Mutiny 1857-58, no clasp (Cr. Serjt. J.S. Barson, 73rd. Regt.), edge bruising, contact marks, toned, nearly very fine £160-200 1794 Colour Sergeant James Swan Barson, born Cambridge, 1824; enlisted in the 73rd Foot, March 1842; promoted Corporal, July 1844; served with the Regiment in South Africa (entitled to a Kaffir War Medal); promoted Sergeant, August 1852; awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, August 1860; discharged, April 1863, after 21 years and 25 days with the Colours; subsequently appointed First Class Sergeant Instructor, 4th West Yorkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, April 1863; discharged, March 1882, after a further 18 years and 313 days’ service.

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214 Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Major: Wm. Green. 42nd. Highds. 1873-4), officially renamed, good very fine, with two portrait photographs of the recipient; and a letter from Colonel Wauchope written after the recipient’s death £250-300 Colonel Sir William Green, K.C.B., born Lynnburn, Aberlour, August 1836; educated at King’s College, Aberdeen; Commissioned Ensign, 42nd Royal Highlanders, January 1855; promoted Lieutenant, April 1855; served with the Regiment in the Crimea from July 1855, and present at the siege and fall of Sebastopol; served during the Indian Mutiny, including the actions at Kudygunge and Shumsabad, the siege and fall of Lucknow, and assault of the Martiniere and Bank’s Bungalow, the attack on the Fort of Ruhya, action at Allygunge, and the attack and capture of Bareilly and Sissenghat (Mentioned in Despatches); promoted Captain, August 1859; Major, July 1872; served during the Ashantee War in command of 100 men at Yancoomassie Fanti; promoted Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding 1st Battalion, July 1881; served in the Egyptian War, 1882, and was present at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir (Mentioned in Despatches and appointed to the Fourth Class of the Ottoman Order of Osmania); served in the Sudan Expedition, 1884, in command of the 1st Battalion Royal Highlanders and was present at the Battles at El Teb and Tamaai (slightly wounded, Mentioned in Despatches, and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath); served throughout the Nile Expedition, 1884-85, and was present at the Battle of Kirbekan (Mentioned in Despatches); promoted Colonel, January 1885; in later life he served as DeputyLieutenant and a Justice of the Peace for Banff; advanced K.C.B., 1894; he died at Lynnburn, Aberlour, 1897.

Colonel Sir W. Green

215 Ashantee 1873-74, one clasp, Coomassie (3375. Pte. G. Dudley. 42nd. Highds. 1873-4.), extremely fine £280-320 3375 Private G. Dudley, wounded in action at the Battle of Amoaful, 31.1.1874; died of wounds, 8.2.1874. PROVENANCE:

Huxstep Collection 1994

216 Ashantee 1873-74, one clasp, Coomassie (1420. Pte. J. Edwards. 42nd. Highds. 1873-4.), edge bruise, good very fine £280-320

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217 Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Asst. Apothy. W.R. McArdle, Sub: Med: Dep:), very fine £80-120

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220 Egypt 1882-89, dated, one clasp, Tel-el-Kebir (1331. Lce. Cpl. G. Hodges. 1/R. Hrs.), contact marks and light pitting, otherwise very fine £140-180

218 Egypt 1882-89, dated, one clasp, Tel-el-Kebir (1582, Pte. R. Bain, 1/R. Hrs.), suspension claw re-pinned, edge bruise, good very fine £90-110

221 Egypt 1882-89, dated, one clasp, Tel-el-Kebir (1156. Cr. Sgt. J. Mc.Kay. 1/R. Hrs.), suspension claw loose, contact marks and heavy pitting, good fine £100-140

1582 Private Robert Bain, born Kirkcaldy, Fife, 1857; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, May 1876; served with the Regiment in Afghanistan in 1879 (entitled to medal) and in Egypt, August to November 1882; discharged, May 1888, after 12 years with the Colours.

222 Egypt 1882-89, dated, three clasps, Tel-el-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb (686 Pte. P. Stewart. 1/R. Hrs.), minor contact marks, very fine £250-300

219 Egypt 1882-89, dated, one clasp, Tel-el-Kebir (2631. Corpl. W. Garlick. 1/R. Highrs:), extremely fine £160-200

223 Egypt 1882-89, undated, one clasp, El-Teb (2011, Pte. J. Murray, 1/Rl. Highrs.), nearly extremely fine £200-240

2631 Corporal William Garlick, died, 3.9.1883.

224 Egypt 1882-89, undated, two clasps, El-Teb_Tamaai, Suakin 1885 (2010, Pte. W. Mc.Donald, 1/Rl. Highrs.), contact marks and pitting, nearly very fine £200-250

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229 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, two clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (6171 Pte. D. Mitchell, 2nd. Rl. Highldrs:), nearly extremely fine £60-80

226 Egypt 1882-89, undated, three clasps, El-Teb, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan (1968. Pte. J. Brown. 1/Rl. Highrs.), initial officially corrected, contact marks and light pitting, otherwise very fine £240-280

230 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, two clasps, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (8060 Pte. D. Waterson, Rl: Highldrs:), edge bruising, nearly very fine £60-80

1968 Private John Brown, born Inverness, 1858; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, September 1882; served with the 1st Battalion in Egypt, April 1883 to April 1886; discharged, September 1894, after 12 years with the Colours.

227 Khedive’s Star 1882, the reverse engraved ‘520 Pte. W. Reed 1st. R.H.’, good very fine Khedive’s Star 1884, unnamed as issued, good very fine (2) £80-120 228 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, one clasp, Cape Colony (6552 Pte. W. Goulding, 2nd. Rl. Highldrs:), edge nick, good very fine £140-180 6552 Private William Goulding, born Handsworth, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 1870; enlisted in the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, April 1888; transferred to the Royal Highlanders, January 1897; served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa and severely wounded at Magersfontein, during ‘Black Week’, 11.12.1899, on which occasion the Black Watch were exposed to a murderous hail of continuous rifle fire from the entrenched Boers and were pinned down before the Boer positions for 12 hours, suffering 7 Officers and 88 men killed, and 11 Officers and 207 men wounded; discharged, 8.4.1901, after 13 years with the Colours.

231 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between State and date clasps (2849 Pte. J. Maxwell. 2nd. Rl: Highldrs:), good very fine £60-80 232 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Wittebergen (3959 Pte. J. Robertson, 2: R. Highrs.), edge bruising, nearly extremely fine £160-200 3959 Private James Robertson, born Perth, Scotland, 1871; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, October 1889; served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa from October 1899; wounded at Magersfontein, during ‘Black Week’, 11.12.1899, on which occasion the Black Watch were exposed to a murderous hail of continuous rifle fire from the entrenched Boers and were pinned down before the Boer positions for 12 hours, suffering 7 Officers and 88 men killed, and 11 Officers and 207 men wounded; discharged, 15.9.1902, after 12 years and 340 days with the Colours.

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233 British War Medal (S-8492 A.W.O. Cl.2. G. Cave. R. Highrs.), minor edge bruise, very fine, with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse numbered ‘B3532’; and Wauchope Medal, silver, the reverse engraved ‘Sergt. G. Cave. For Conspicuous Good Service in the Battle Beyond Bagdad, March 14, 1917. Presented by Colonel A.G. Wauchope.’ (2) £600-800

234 Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Serj.-Major J. Granger, 42nd. Rl. Highlanders.), minor edge nicks, nearly extremely fine £400-500 1093 Sergeant Major John Granger, born Chapleton, Glassford, Lanarkshire, December 1820; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, December 1837; advanced Sergeant Major, January 1855; served with the Regiment in the Crimea; awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, with £20 Annuity, (submission to the Queen, 20.7.1855); according to Royal Mint records Granger was also awarded the D.C.M. in the same submission but, as the submission no longer survives, this cannot be confirmed; appointed Quartermaster, Land Transport Corps, September 1855; Commissioned Lieutenant, October 1855; promoted Captain, February 1856; appointed Adjutant, 1st Northern Volunteers, May 1860; retired with the rank of Major, September 1881; died at Rothesay, Bute, October 1891.

S-8492 Warrant Officer George Cave, awarded a Wauchope Medal for conspicuous good service at the Battle of Mushaidie, 14.3.1917, in which the 2nd Battalion Royal Highlanders suffered over 40% casualties; medal presented to him at Moascar Camp, Egypt, 21.1.1918. Approximately 70 Wauchope Medals were awarded to NonCommissioned Officers and Men of the Royal Highlanders during the Great War; 60 for gallantry at the Battles of Loos and Mushaidie (the ‘Battle Beyond Baghdad’); and 10 to men who had specially distinguished themselves scouting in No Man’s Land.

PROVENANCE:

Dawson Collection, 1954. A re-named D.C.M. was offered in the Major Samson Collection, Glendining, June 1991, together with his officially impressed two clasp Crimea Medal, Turkish Crimea Medal, and a cup engraved ‘Sgt. Maj. J. Granger, 42nd R.H. Camp before Sebastopol Augt. 1855’. It may have been that Granger was awarded both the D.C.M. and M.S.M., and should have returned one of these to the issuing Authority, but did not do so.

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235 Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Paymr. Serjt. John Grant. 42nd. Foot), lacquered, nearly extremely fine £200-250

240 Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (Donald Mc.Donald, 42nd. Foot.), edge bruise, good very fine £70-90

236 Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Color Serjt. John Riley 73rd. Foot), minor edge nicks, nearly extremely fine £200-250

241 Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (Corpl. W. Mills. 42nd. Regt.), suspension claw loose, good very fine £70-90

237 Army Long Service & G.C., W.IV.R. (D. Buchanan, Serjeant 73rd Regiment Foot. 1834.), with contemporary ring and straight bar suspension, heavy edge bruising, nearly very fine £400-500 238 Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (Serjt. John Henderson, 42nd. Regt. 1850), with original steel clip and straight bar suspension, minor edge bruising, very fine £160-200

242 Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (60th. Bde. 868. Pte. M. Brooks, 73rd. Foot), minor edge bruise, good very fine £80-120 868 Private Mark Brooks, born Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, 1835; enlisted in the 73rd Foot, November 1858; transferred to the 19th Foot, February 1861; served with the 1st Battalion in India, and took part in MajorGeneral A.T. Wilde’s Expedition against the Bazoti Black Mountain Tribes in Hazara, 1868 (entitled to India General Service Medal with clasp Northwest Frontier); transferred back to the 73rd Foot, September 1876; awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, August 1878; discharged, August 1878, after 21 years and 20 days with the Colours.

239 Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (3363 Hospl. Sergt. J Hynd 42nd. Regt.), minor edge nicks, toned, good very fine £80-120 3363 Hospital Sergenat John Hynd, served with the 42nd Royal Highlanders in India during the Mutiny (entitled to medal with clasp for Lucknow), and with the Army Hospital Corps during the Ashantee Campaign 1873-74 (entitled to medal with clasp for Coomassie); awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, August 1873.

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243 Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (Corpl. Ml. Fagan. 73rd. Regt.), suspension claw re-affixed, very fine £60-80 244 Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (3187. Sergt. Geoe. Hy. Noble 73rd. Foot), minor edge bruise, toned, good very fine £70-90

249 Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (654. Cr. Sergt. P. Mc.Cormac. R. Highrs:), minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fine £70-90

245 Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (55. Pte. J. Tipple. 73rd. Foot), edge nick, very fine £70-90

250 Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (326. Cr. Sergt. G. Orwin. R. Highrs.), heavy edge bruising, obverse shield worn, nearly very fine £60-80

55 Private James Tipple, born Thetford, Suffolk, 1840; enlisted in the 73rd Foot, February 1858; awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, November 1876; discharged, February 1879, after 21 years and 1 day with the Colours.

251 Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (973 Clr: Serjt: G. Strathearn. Rl: Highrs:), light contact marks, very fine £70-90

246 Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (348. Cr. Sgt. J. Connolly. Rl. Highrs.), nearly extremely fine £70-90

252 Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type (2464 Sjt: Tlr: W.S. Skilling. R. Highrs:), very fine, scarce to rank £40-50

247 Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (491. Pte. W. Hooton. Rl. Highrs:), minor edge bruising, nearly extremely fine £70-90

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Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant A.G. Brown (second from left) 253 Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd ‘Coronation robes’ type, with ‘India’ bar suspension (A-R.Q.M.S. A.G. Brown, I.U.L. Attd. A.F.I.), minor edge bruise, good very fine, with the following related prize medals: - Large Circular Prize Medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1920), the obverse engraved ‘The Black Watch’, the reverse engraved ‘Athletic Championship Half Mile First Sgt. A.G. Brown Jan. 1922’ - Small Circular Prize Medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1918), the obverse engraved ‘The Black Watch’, the reverse engraved ‘Athletic Championship Inter Coy Relay First B. Coy Sgt. A.G. Brown Jan. 1922’ - Royal Highlanders Large Circular Prize Medal, silver, the reverse embossed ‘1st. Battn. The Black Watch Annual Games’, and engraved ‘Quetta 1923. Relay Race’ - Bengal Presidency Athletic Association Prize Medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1921), the edge engraved ‘British Army Championships, Feb. 1922 1000 Yds. 1st. Prize Sgt. A.G. Brown, 42nd. R.H.’, traces of brooch mounting - Shield Prize Medal, silver-gilt (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1919), the obverse engraved ‘Allahabad Peace Sports Dec 1919’, the reverse engraved ‘Open Realy 1st. The Black Watch Cpl. Brown’ - Prize Medal, silver and silver-gilt, the obverse engraved ‘Cross Country 1921 3rd’, the reverse engraved ‘42nd Sgt A.G. Brown’ - Small Prize Medal, silver-gilt (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1918), the obverse engraved ‘B.Coy. 42nd. Football League Feb. 1920’, the reverse engraved ‘Sgt. A. Brown’

- Black Watch Prize Medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1921) and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Inter Coy. Shooting Shield 1922 “B” Coy Sgt. A.G. Brown’, on riband, with top silver riband buckle (lot) £140-180 Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant A.G. Brown, enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, 12.9.1914; served with the Regiment during the Great War (entitled to 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal); promoted Corporal, 8.3.1917; Sergeant, 28.2.1921; transferred to the Indian Unattached List, 1936; discharged, 29.11.1938.

254 Volunteer Force Long Service & G.C., V.R. (2) (6377. Pte. J. Simpson. 1/V:B: R. H’drs; Pte. Alex. Ross Forfar (Band) 2 V.B. R.H.), first worn, therefore nearly very fine, second good very fine (2) £60-80 255 Volunteer Force Long Service & G.C., V.R. (2) (399 Corpl: J. Carr. 5th. V.B. Rl: Highrs:; 790 Pte. G. Crichton, 6: VB Roy: Highdrs:), good very fine (2) £60-80 256 Volunteer Force Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R. (2) (2819 Q.M. Sjt. D. Low. 3/V.B. Rl. Hdrs.; 500 Pte. J. Connelly. 4/V.B. Rl. Hdrs.), suspension claw loose on second, good very fine (2) £60-80

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257 Miniature Awards: The V.C. Group of Four Attributed to Sergeant A. Thompson, 42nd Royal Highlanders Victoria Cross; Crimea 1854-56, three clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol; Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one clasp, Lucknow; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian die, about extremely fine, together with a photographic image of the recipient and a full-size replica of the Victoria Cross, all mounted in a glazed display frame (4) £800-1,200 V.C. London Gazette 27.5.1859 Lance-Corporal Alexander Thompson, 42nd Regiment Date of Act of Bravery, 15th April, 1858 ‘For daring gallantry, on the 15th April, 1858, when at the attack of the Fort of Ruhya, in having volunteered to assist Captain Groves, Commanding the 4th Punjab Rifles, in bringing in the body of Lieutenant Willoughby, of that Corps, from the top of the Glacis, in a most exposed situation, under a heavy fire.’ Sergeant Alexander Thompson, V.C. (1824-80) served with the 42nd Foot during the Crimean War, and present at the Battles of Alma and Balaklava, and the Siege of Sebastopol; served during the Indian Mutiny, where he was awarded the Victoria Cross for the attack on the Fort of Ruhya, 15.4.1858, one of four V.C.s awarded to the Regiment for this action; later promoted Sergeant. Sergeant Thompson’s full size Victoria Cross and Campaign Medals are held by the Black Watch Regimental Museum, Perth. PROVENANCE:

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 258 Wauchope Medal, silver, the obverse engraved ‘For Conspicuous Gallantry on Givenchy Hill Oct. 8th. 1915.’, the reverse engraved ‘2nd. Bn. The Black Watch to Pte. T. Lamb from Lt. Col. A.G. Wauchope’, nearly extremely fine, in Elkington, London, case of issue, with related lapel pin £450-500 Approximately 70 Wauchope Medals were awarded to NonCommissioned Officers and Men of the Royal Highlanders during the Great War; 60 for gallantry at the Battles of Loos and Mushaidie (the ‘Battle Beyond Baghdad’); and 10 to men who had specially distinguished themselves scouting in No Man’s Land.

259 Wauchope Medal, silver, the reverse engraved ‘L Corpl. J. Shirra. for Conspicuous Gallantry in the Battle Beyond Bagdad, March 14, 1917. Presented by Colonel A.G. Wauchope.’, extremely fine, in Elkington, London, case of issue £500-600

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S/4484 Lance Corporal John Shirra, born Stirling, Scotland; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 14.7.1915, and wounded at the Battle of Loos, September 1915; awarded the Wauchope Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry for his services at the Battle of Mushaidie, 14.3.1917, in which the 2nd Battalion Royal Highlanders suffered over 40% casualties; killed in action in the Persian Gulf theatre of War, 21.4.1917, and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. Approximately 70 Wauchope Medals were awarded to NonCommissioned Officers and Men of the Royal Highlanders during the Great War; 60 for gallantry at the Battles of Loos and Mushaidie (the ‘Battle Beyond Baghdad’); and 10 to men who had specially distinguished themselves scouting in No Man’s Land.

259 260 Wauchope Medal, silver, the reverse engraved ‘Pte. W. Wilson. for Conspicuous Gallantry in the Battle Beyond Bagdad, March 14, 1917. Presented by Colonel A.G. Wauchope.’, extremely fine, in Elkington, London, case of issue; together with the recipient’s Pocket Testament League New Testament Bible £500-600 S/8069 Private William Wilson, born Maxwelltown, Dumfriesshire; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6.7.1915; awarded the Wauchope Medal for Conspicuous Gallantry for his services at the Battle of Mushaidie, 14.3.1917, in which the 2nd Battalion Royal Highlanders suffered over 40% casualties; wounded in this action; discharged as a result of his wounds, 31.12.1918; died as a result of influenza and bronchitis brought on as a result of ‘septic poisoning from an old shrapnel wound’, and is buried in Drunscore Parish Churchyard, Dumfriesshire. Approximately 70 Wauchope Medals were awarded to NonCommissioned Officers and Men of the Royal Highlanders during the Great War; 60 for gallantry at the Battles of Loos and Mushaidie (the ‘Battle Beyond Baghdad’); and 10 to men who had specially distinguished themselves scouting in No Man’s Land.

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261 Highland Society’s Medal for Egypt 1801, 49mm, bronze, edge inscribed ‘By the Highland Society of London’, minor edge bruising, good very fine, mounted in a double-sided glazed display frame along with the accompanying transmission letter from the Royal Highland Society, named to Captain McRae [sic] Chisholm, dated 9.5.1881, and a copy of his reply £300-400 Captain Archibald Macra Chisholm, born Beauly, Inverness, 1824; Commissioned Ensign, Royal Highlanders, April 1842; promoted Lieutenant, April 1846; Captain, June 1854; served with the Regiment in the Crimean War at Scutari and Varna; retired by sale of his Commission, April 1855; awarded the Highland Society Medal in recognition of his services in connection with the Royal Highlanders, May 1881, having been a member of the Society since 1843; died, October 1897. The Highland and Agricultural Society’s Medals were struck in 1801 and were intended to be awarded to the Royal Highlanders on the Regiment’s return from Egypt, where, at Alexandria on the 21.3.1801, the Regiment captured a standard from the French Invincible Legion. However, the Government intervened, and would not allow the Society to carry out its intention, although some medals were presented to the next of kin of those who had been killed. Subsequently, the residual stock of medals was distributed by the Society over the next century to persons connected to the Royal Highlanders as a keepsake.

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262 42nd Royal Highland Regiment Peninsula Campaign Medal 1819, silver (D. Duncan), eight Battle Honours on reverse, with contemporary silver straight bar suspension, nearly very fine £200-300

264 73rd Regiment of Foot A circular engraved medal, 38mm, silver, obverse featuring a wreath of thistles and roses, with the regimental number ‘73’ in centre, the reverse engraved ‘Prize for the Best Marksman’, with contemporary silver clip and later split ring suspension, light contact marks, nearly very fine £150-200

Private David Duncan, born Dornock, Sutherland, 1782; enlisted in the Royal Highlanders, November 1804, and served with the Regiment in the Peninsula and in Captain Daniel McIntosh’s Company during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815; discharged, August 1827, after 24 years and 10 months with the Colours.

263 42nd Royal Highland Regiment Peninsula Campaign Medal 1819, silver, unnamed, eight Battle Honours on reverse, with later silver claw and floreate suspension, good very fine £140-180

Referenced in Hastings Irwin. Owing to the uncertainty that exists with the original provenance and manufacture of some early engraved Volunteer and Prize Medals, this lot is sold as viewed.

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265 Prize Medals awarded to Sergeant W.M. Davidson, Royal Highlanders - A circular engraved medal with raised wreath border, 46mm, silver, obverse featuring a Highlander at ease, the reverse engraved ‘5th. P.R.V. Blairgowrie Challenge Medal 1873. Won by Sergt. W.M. Davidson 1890’, with heavy scroll supported straight bar suspension, surmounted by a crown - A circular embossed and engraved medal, 39mm, silver, the obverse with ‘C. Company 5th. V.B. R. Highlanders Black Watch’ embossed around edge, ‘Presented by Mr. Thomas Leslie Dreadnought Hotel, Blairgowrie 1890’ engraved in centre, the reverse engraved ‘Won by Sergt. W. Davidson Champion of Club 1891-92’, with crown and crossed rifles suspension - A circular engraved medal with raised floreate border, 42mm, silver (Hallmarks for Edinburgh 1889), obverse featuring a Highlander at ease, sword in hand, stylized crossed rifles behind, the reverse engraved ‘C. Company 5th. V.B. R.H. Presented by Col. Sergt. Hill 1890 Won by Sergt. W. Davidson’, with ring suspension - An engraved Cross-shaped medal with circular wreath between arms, 37mm, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1906), the obverse featuring the Sphinx in the centre with ‘Egypt’ below, the reverse engraved ‘Westerton Challenge Shield 6th Battn. Black Watch Sergt. George Davidson 265 Points 1908’, with ring suspension, light dinting to second, otherwise generally good very fine (4) £200-300

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266 42nd Royal Highlanders A circular engraved medal with stepped and beaded rim, 45mm, silver (Hallmarks for 1896), obverse featuring the Star of the Order of the Thistle, the reverse engraved ‘Presented to Clr. Sergt. Geo. Luscombe. 42nd Royal Highdrs. (Black Watch) by his fellow Sergts. as a token of esteem and in recognition of his many years faithful service in the Regiment. 12th Sept. 1896.’, with floral scroll, ring, and straight silver bar suspension, good very fine £100-140 1444 Colour Sergeant George Luscombe, born Doddiscombleigh, Exeter, Devon, 1857; enlisted in the Devonshire Regiment, November 1876; transferred to the 78th Highlanders, September 1877; promoted Corporal, August 1880; served with the Regiment in Afghanistan, September to December 1880 (entitled to Second Afghan War Medal); transferred to the 1st Battalion, Royal Highlanders, August 1882; promoted Sergeant, June 1883; Served with the Battalion in Egypt (entitled to Egypt Medal with the clasps for The Nile 1884-5 and Kirbekan and Khedive’s Star); promoted Colour Sergeant, March 1886; awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, April 1895; discharged, March 1898.

267 42nd Royal Highlanders Medals and Militaria - Royal Highlanders Large Circular Prize Medal, silver, the reverse embossed ‘1st. Battn. The Black Watch Annual Games’, and engraved ‘Highland Fling 1925 1st. C.S.M. Swan’, with ring suspension - Royal Highlanders Small Circular Prize Medal, bronze, the reverse embossed ‘Athletic Sports’, and engraved ‘1926 Reels Class “A” 2nd. “A” Coy. C.S.M. Swan’, with ring suspension - Royal Highlanders Feather Bonnet Badge, brass, Sphinx in centre with ‘Egypt’ and ‘42’ below, and St. Andrew behind, ‘Waterloo’ on scroll at top, ‘Peninsula’ on scroll at bottom, thistles on either side - Royal Highlanders Six Layer Silk Feather Bonnet Badge, Crimean period, with brass Sphinx at centre with ‘Egypt’ below - Royal Highlanders Plaid Brooch, silver, St. Andrew in centre with motto around, Sphinx at top with ‘Egypt’ below, thistles on either side (lot) £100-140

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268 269 A 42nd Royal Highlanders Powder Flask A hollowed-out ram’s horn powder flask with silver fitting and lid, this engraved with ‘42’ above St. Andrew, with thistles to either side £180-220

268 A 42nd Royal Highlanders Coconut Powder Flask A George IV period coconut powder flask, an extremely fine and unusual item carved in relief with a grotesque head this set with double coloured glass eyes, other figures represent a Scottish Highlander, Mercury, Jack Tar, Britannia, and a North American armed Indian, the Scottish motto and thistle ‘Nemo Me Impune Lacessit’, a floriate ribbon with incised initials W.S.J.S 1825, the base plug now of mother of pearl and complete with a braided cord sling and tassels in Government Tartan colours £300-400

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270 A C.B. Group of Five to Lieutenant-General R.B. Hawley, 89th Foot, Later Colonel Commandant 60th Foot a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Companion’s (C.B.) breast Badge, gold (Hallmarks for London 1877), and enamel, significant white enamel damage, with integral gold riband buckle b) Crimea 1854-55, one clasp, Sebastopol, unnamed as issued c) Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, Fifth Class breast Badge, silver, gold applique, and enamel, minor red enamel damage d) Italy, Kingdom, Al Valore Militare, silver, reverse officially engraved, ‘Major Robert B. Hawley, 89 Regt.’ e) Turkish Crimea, Sardinian die, with ‘Hawley 60 Rifles’ lightly scratched in obverse field, pierced for ring suspension as issued, light contact marks overall, therefore nearly very fine (5) £2,500-3,000 C.B. London Gazette 2.6.1877 Colonel Robert Beaufoy Hawley, half pay, late 60th Regiment Lieutenant-General Robert Beaufoy Hawley, C.B. (1821-1898), born Upton Grey, Hampshire; a descendant of Lieutenant-General Henry Hawley, of West Green House, who commanded the cavalry at Culloden, and in the aftermath of the battle acquired the nickname of Hangman Hawley; commissioned Ensign, 89th Foot, August 1838; advanced Captain, January 1851; served with the regiment at the siege and fall of Sebastopol from 31.12.1854, and attacks on the 18th June and 8th September; served as Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General at Balaklava during 1856 (Brevet Major; 5th Class Medjidieh); Colonel, 60th Foot, May 1865; Major-General, March 1870; appointed Deputy Adjutant General, October 1878; Lieutenant-General, April 1883; Robert Hawley’s wife Annie was buried in 1861 in the same parish church, St. Mary’s, Hartley Wintney, as his ancestor Henry Hawley; he died in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

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271 Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. R.I. Hawley 1st Reg. Dragoon Guards.), minor edge nicks, otherwise good very fine, scarce, with original steel clip and later split ring suspension £5,000-6,000 Captain Robert Toovey Hawley, commissioned 1st (King’s) Dragoon Guards, September 1813; he served with the regiment during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815; during the course of the battle, the K.D.G. were involved in some eleven charges and by the time victory was secured the regiment had sustained casualties of eleven officers (including their commanding officer LieutenantColonel Fuller, who was killed) and 275 other ranks killed, wounded and missing; Hawley is mentioned in the manuscript letters of fellow officer Lieutenant John Hibbert, 1st KDG, which were used extensively in Michael Mann’s regimental work, And They Rode On; after the battle and on the road to Paris, Hibbert records Hawley as the regiment’s senior Lieutenant; during the occupation of Paris, Hibbert writes 2.12.1815, ‘I have applied for leave and it has been refused; if anyone had bet me a thousand pounds to a shilling that I should not obtain it, I would not have believed him. An officer of the name of Hawley and myself went before the Board of Health last Tuesday but one, held at St. Denis, and from the nature of the certificates we got from the regimental surgeon specifying that it was necessary we should go to England, we had no doubt of getting leave. About four days afterwards our Colonel sent us two letters from the Adjutant General, in which we found that Lord Wellington had granted us each a month’s leave, but where to? To St. Denis, there to remain under the everyday inspection of the rascally staff surgeons until we had recovered our health, and then to join our regiment. Upon reading this, I wrote to the Adjutant General saying that as St. Denis was only four miles from Ruelle, and as our surgeon had recommended my native air as necessary to the reestablishment of my health, I begged he would erase my name from the sick list and allow me to join the regiment at Ruelle, as there could be no great difference in the air, where the places were only four miles apart’; Hawley was promoted Captain, December 1826, and placed on half pay two years later.

272 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein (Major F.H. Hawley, 2/Drgns:), good very fine £300-400 Major Francis Henry Toovey Hawely, born 1860; son of Lieutenant-General R.B. Hawley, C.B.; educated at Eton (Dr. Warre’s); commissioned Cornet, 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys), August 1880; served as Adjutant, 1892-96; advanced Major, April 1897; embarked for service in South Africa, October 1899; died after three days illness at Bloemfontein, 27.4.1900.

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273 Three: Major J.R. Sladen, Bengal Artillery Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Capt.&Bt. Majr. J.R. Sladen 1st. Compy. 1st. Battn. Artillery), with contemporary silver eyelet and straight bar suspension; Punjab 1848-49, one clasp, Goojerat (1st Lieut. J.R. Sladen, 2nd Tp. 2nd Bde. H. Arty.), edge bruise, light contact marks from Star; India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Northwest Frontier (Captn. J.R. Sladen. Punjab. Irregr. Force), therefore generally very fine, all with contemporary silver riband buckles and top riband bars (3) £1,400-1,600

274 Pair: Coxswain J. Hawkins, Royal Navy Egypt 1882-89, dated, no clasp (J. Hawkins. Ch: Qr. Mr. H.M.S. Minotaur); Naval Long Service & G.C., V.R. (J. Hawkins. Coxn. Launch H.M.S. Excellent), obverses polished, worn and fine, the reverses toned and good very fine (2) £70-90

Major J.R. Sladen, commissioned Second Lieutenant, Bengal Artillery, June 1842; advanced Brevet Captain, July 1845; served with the force under Sir Charles Napier against the Belochee Hill Tribes; served with Major Fordyce’s Troop of Horse Artillery at Goojerat; served with the expedition under Brigadier N.B. Chamberain to the Meeranzaie Valley and Upper Koorum in 1856; also present at the operations in the Bozdar Hills, 6th-21st March 1857; during the latter he was in command of No.1 Punjab Light Field Battery, and is mentioned in Red with Two Blue Stripes, ‘In the centre Wilde (Capt. 4th Punjab Infantry), who had not been content with a mere covering role, was also moving forward and supported by Lieut. J.R. Sladen’s field guns had occupied successive ridges along the enemy front. Chamberlain now judged the situation was moving in his favour and ordered his central reserve of Major G. Gordon’s 1st and 3rd Sikhs to up the Pass itself. Lieut. J.R. Sladen “plied the enemy with shell” and Captain R. Renny with a company of 3rd Sikhs carried the nearest ridge losing three men wounded’; Captain, September 1857; he commanded his Battery in the expedition against the Kabul Khel Waziris, December 1859.

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275 Pair: Private P. Curry, Northumberland Fusiliers Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3615. Pte. P. Curry. 1/Northd Fus:), minor edge bruise; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, one clasp, Khartoum (3615. Pte. P. Curry. 5th Fusers), generally good very fine or better (2) £280-320

276 Pair: Leading Seaman G.P.H. Mallard, Royal Navy East and West Africa 1887-1900, one clasp, Benin 1897 (G.P.H. Mallard, A.B., H.M.S. Theseus.), minor edge nicks; Naval Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st ‘Admiral’s bust’ type (178502 G.P.H. Mallard, LDG. Sean. H.M.S. Vindex.), toned, good very fine (2) £240-280

3615 Private Patrick Curry, born Newcastle, Northumberland; enlisted Northumberland Fusiliers, October 1892; served with the regiment in the Sudan; the occupation of Crete, 1898; and during the Second Boer War, 10.9.1899-16.7.1901 (entitled Q.S.A. with Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State, and Transvaal clasps); discharged as ‘Medically Unfit’, 30.4.1902; died in America 1929.

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277 277 Three: Sergeant T. Harsley, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry India General Service 1895-1902, V.R., two clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (3827 Lce. Corpl. T. Harsley 2d. Bn. K.O. York: Lt. Infy.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Modder River, Transvaal, Wittebergen (3827 Corl. T. Harsley, 2: Yorks: Lt. Infy.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (3827 Serjt: T. Harsley. York. L.I.), minor official correction to last, good very fine, mounted for wear, with the recipient’s riband bar and the following related documents: - Record of Service Book - Third Class Certificate of Education, dated 8.9.1897 - Certificate of Military Qualifications, dated 24.8.1898 - Parchment Certificate of Discharge - Parchment Certificate of Character on Discharge - Parchment Reserve Certificate - Savings Account Book; Clothing Account Book - Program for Presentation of Medals to the 2nd K.O. Yorkshire Light Infantry, Ahmednagar, 10.12.1898 (lot) £240-280 3827 Sergeant Thomas Harsley, born Pickworth, Lincolnshire; enlisted 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 1892; Lance-Corporal 1896; advanced Sergeant, 20.4.1901; discharged 22.6.1904, after 12 years with the Colours.

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278 278 Six: Regimental Sergeant Major M.N.M. McPhie, Royal Fusiliers, Later Labour Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, five clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (5385 Pte. M. McPhie, 2nd Rl: Fus:), suspension claw re-pinned; King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps, (5385 Corpl: M. McPhie. Rl. Fusiliers); 1914-15 Star (L-5385 Sjt. M.N.M. McPhie R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (L-5385 W.O. Cl. 2. M.N.M. McPhie R. Fus.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type (154017 R.S. Mjr. M. McPhie. Lab. C.), contact marks to first two, therefore generally nearly very fine, mounted court-style as originally worn (6) £240-280 M.S.M. London Gazette 3.6.1919 154017 R.S.M. M. McPhie 636 H.S. Emp. Coy. Lab. Corps ‘For valuable services rendered in connection with the war.’ 154017 Regimental Sergeant Major Martin Nicholas Macqueen McPhie (1871-1952), born Melbourne, Australia; enlisted Royal Fusiliers, 1895; advanced Lance-Sergeant, January 1899; however, was reduced to Private, 14.5.1899, ‘for allowing a prisoner to escape’; quickly re-instated to Sergeant in October of the same year, and served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa; served with the regiment in India, from 1912; returned to the UK with the outbreak of the Great War, and served with the Regiment in the Balkans theatre of war from 24.5.1915; rapidly promoted whilst serving in Gallipoli, Colour Sergeant, 28.6.1915 and Company Sergeant Major, 4.7.1915; wounded in action (shrapnel to the elbow), 3.7.1915; returned to the UK the following month; Acting Regimental Major, 4.3.1916; transferred to the Middlesex Regiment, before transferring as Regimental Sergeant Major to the Labour Corps, 18.51917; discharged 22.9.1920, having held N.C.O. Warrant Rank for 23 years; in later life resided in Hastings, Sussex. M.I.D. Unconfirmed.

279 Pair: Corporal J. Whiting, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (4578 Corl J. Whiting. 2: D. Of C. Lt. Inft.); King’s South Africa Medal 1901-1902, two clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4578 Corpl: J. Whiting. D. Of C. L.I.), edge bruising, contact marks, therefore good very fine (2) £70-90 4578 Private Joseph Whiting, born Bermondsey, London, 1875; enlisted Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, 1894; advanced Corporal, 22.7.1902; discharged 12.8.1910, after 16 years service with the Colours; died of Pneumonia, 14.10.1910.

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280 A Great War Officer Casualty Group of Five to Second Lieutenant E.H. Charlton, East Yorkshire Regiment, Late Lance-Corporal, Yorkshire Hussars, Killed in Action During the German Spring Offensive, March 1918 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, five clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (26765 Pte. E.H. Charlton. 9th Coy. Imp: Yeo:), last two clasps loose on riband, as issued; 1914-15 Star (2691 L-Cpl. E.H. Charlton, York. Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. E.H. Charlton.); Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry Medal for South Africa 1901-02, 3rd Battalion (26765 Pte. E.H. Charlton.), naming on last double-struck in places, generally very fine, with the recipient’s Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Ernest Henry Charlton) and Parchment Memorial Scroll, and the following related items: - East Yorkshire Regiment Cap Badge - Photograph of recipient in uniform - Original typed Enclosure for Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry Medal (lot) £800-1,200 Second Lieutenant Ernest Henry Charlton, born Beverley, Yorkshire, 1879; educated Central High School Hull; enlisted, aged 18, 1st (Territorial Force) Battalion, East Yorkshire Yeomanry; served during the Boer War with the 9th (Yorkshire Hussars) Company 3rd Battalion Imperial Yeomanry; discharged 30.8.1902; with the outbreak of the Great War re-enlisted as a Private, Yorkshire Hussars, 2.10.1914; served with the regiment on the Western Front from 27.2.1915; Lance-Corporal March 1917; nominated for a commission by the Colonel of the East Yorkshire Regiment Territorial Association; completed officer training, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1/4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, 30.10.1917; he was killed in action, at the end of March 1918, as part of the German spring offensive; he is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. Recipient’s MIC at variance with CWGC reference over killed in action date, the former gives ‘25.3.1918’ whilst the latter gives ‘31.3.1918’.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 281 Four: Gunner R. Pettafor, Royal Field Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, five clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (13708 Gnr: R. Pettafor. R.F.A.); 1914-15 Star (93627 Gnr. R. Pettafor. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (93627 Gnr. R. Pettafor. R.A.), generally very fine, mounted as originally worn (4) £120-160 93627 Gunner Reuben Pettafor (1882-1949) born Holborn, London; served with the Royal Artillery in South Africa, and during the Great War in the French theatre of war, from 21.12.1914.

282 Four: Sergeant C.H. Rawlins, Royal Fusiliers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, five clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (33431 Pte C.H. Rawlins: 97th Coy Imp: Yeo:); 1914-15 Star (2157 Pte. C.M. Rawlins R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (GS50432 A. Sjt. C.H. Rawlinss. R. Fus.), Star gilded, very fine (4) £100-140 GS-50432 Sergeant Charles Henry Rawlins, born Marylebone, London,1883; served with the 97th (Metropolitan Mounted Rifles) Company 24th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa; declared medically unfit for service 21.10.1901; served during the Great War with the 24th Battalion Royal Fusiliers in the French theatre of war, from 15.11.1915. Not entitled to ‘South Africa 1902’ clasp, however, the medal appears entirely as issued.

283 Five: Private J. Brankin, Royal Army Medical Corps, Later Orderley St. John Ambulance Brigade Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (1720 Ordly: J. Brankin, St. John Amb: Bde:), clasps loose on riband as issued, sewn to riband with bottom lugs removed for mounting purposes; 1914-15 Star (40138 Pte. J. Brankin. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (40138 Pte. J. Brankin. R.A.M.C.); Defence Medal, generally nearly very fine, with two Identity discs (5) £140-180 40138 Private James Brankin (1879-1955), was a member of the Oldham Division, St. John Ambulance Brigade, and served as an Orderly in the Hospital at Elandsfontain during the Boer War; he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 18.7.1915.

284 Four: Major H.L.G. Chevers, Royal Army Medical Corps Queens South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Capt: H.L.G. Chevers. R.A.M.C.); 1914-15 Star (Major H.L.G. Chevers. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Major H.L.G. Chevers. R.A.M.C.), good very fine (4) £240-280 Major Herbert Longmore Grant Chevers, born 1860; son of Deputy Surgeon-General N. Chevers, C.I.E.; qualified at Edinburgh; joined the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Surgeon Captain 1885; retired 10.6.1897; re-engaged and served in South Africa from May 1901; served at 20 General Hospital, Elandsfontein; Major 24.2.1903; practised in civilian life in Ryde, Isle of Wight; served during the Great War with the Royal Army Medical Corps and was employed as Medical Officer for H.M.S. Kildonan Castle; died,10.8.1919, and is buried at Sandown (Christ Church) Churchyard, Isle of Wight.

x285 Pair: Agent H.N. Marshall, Field Intelligence Department, Late Private, Royal Canadian Dragoons Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, five clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (152 Pte. H.N. Marshall, Rl. Candn: Dgns:), last clasp a tailor’s copy; King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (Agent H.N. Marshall. F.I.D.), minor edge bruising, very fine, scarce £250-300 Q.S.A. Medal Roll gives ‘Lost Medal replaced 22.2.1917’. He is not listed as entitled to the ‘Belfast’ clasp.

286 Pair: Gunner G. Tizard, Royal Field Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, two clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (52430 Gnr. G. Tizard. 68th Bty., R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (52430 Gnr: G. Tizard. R.F.A.), minor edge bruising, therefore very fine (2) £100-140 52430 Gunner George Tizard, was in fact an alias used by ‘George Churchill’ during his service in South Africa; he was taken prisoner at Dewetsdorp, 23.11.1900, the town being garrisoned by the 2nd Gloucestershire Regiment, 1st Highland Light Infantry, alongside mounted infantry and two guns of the 68th Battery Royal Field Artillery; the garrison was surrendered to the Boers at the loss of 14 killed and 75 wounded, with the remainder taken prisoner; for his gallantry during the action Private C. Kennedy, 1st Highland Light Infantry was awarded the Victoria Cross; Churchill was released 5.12.1900.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 287 Five: Corporal W. Sewter, Northamptonshire Yeomanry, Late Leicestershire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (4738 Pte. W. Sewter, 1. Leic: Regt.), unofficial replacement rivet between first and second clasps; King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (4738 Pte. W. Sewter. Leicester: Regt.); 1914 Star, with Bar (711 Cpl. W. Sewter. 1/1 North’n Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (711 Cpl. W. Sewter. North’n. Yeo.), first two worn, therefore nearly very fine, with Northamptonshire Yeomanry cap badge, Northamptonshire Imperial Yeomanry shoulder title and riband bar (lot) £300-400 711 Corporal William Sewter (1879-1950), born Peterborough; served with the Leicestershire Regiment during the Boer War; re-engaged for service with the 3/1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry, 18.4.1912; served with the regiment during the Great War on the Western Front, from 6.11.1914; discharged due to Sickness, 12.10.1916; died in Epping, Essex.

288 Five: Private C. Butler, Cheshire Regiment, Late Manchester Regiment and Rifle Brigade Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (5959 Pte. C. Butler, Rifle Brigade); King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (5959 Pte. C. Butler, Rifle Brigade); 1914-15 Star (18486 Pte. C. Butler, Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (18486 Pte. C. Butler. Manch. R.), first two slightly worn, otherwise very fine or better, glazed and framed along with a riband bar and the following Cap Badges: Cheshire Regiment, Manchester Regiment, Monmouthshire Regiment, Royal Engineers and two Rifle Brigade; together with the following related documents: - Parchment Certificate of Service - Parchment Certificate of Discharge - Certificate of Transfer to Reserve - Portrait Photograph of recipient in uniform, with other ephemera (lot) £200-240 61016 Private Charles Butler, born Stockport, Lancashire, 1880; enlisted Rifle Brigade, 1898; discharged 4.7.1910; re-engaged for service during the Great War with the Manchester Regiment, 24.3.1915; served with the regiment on the Western Front from 10.11.1915; also served with the Monmouthshire Regiment before his final discharge from the Cheshire Regiment, 11.11.1918.

Private C. Butler 289 Family Group: Pair: Private C. Osborne, Essex Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, six clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (2891 Pte. C. Osborne, 1: Essex Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (2891 Pte. C. Osborne. Essex Regt.), toned, minor edge bruising, nearly very fine, with the recipient’s Record of Service Book and three Parchment Certificates of Discharge Five: Gunner A. Osborne, Royal Artillery 1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. (Alan Osborne), in Royal Mint case of issue, very fine, with the recipient’s card identity tags and Soldier’s Release Book (7) £180-220 2891 Private Charles Osborne, born Saffron Walden, Essex, 1872; enlisted in the Essex Regiment, April 1890; served with the 1st Battalion in South Africa; discharged, August 1902, after 12 years and 113 days with the Colours. I.S.M. London Gazette 3.12.1965 Osborne, Alan, Postman, Higher Grade, Saffron Walden, General Post Office, Home Civil Service 11061112 Gunner Alan Osborne, born Saffron Walden, Essex, 26.10.1905, the son of Private Charles Osborne; employed in civilian life as a Postman; served during the Second World War with the 40th (Sherwood Foresters) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery on Home Defence duties as a Gunner and driver from 14.8.1941; served post-D-Day in North West Europe, mainly in Belgium and Holland, with the 149 (Sherwood Foresters) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery shooting down V1 and V2 rockets, for which his unit was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre; discharged, 16.12.1945; after the War resumed his career with the Post Office; retired, November 1965.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 290 A Well Documented Great War ‘Jutland’ Campaign Group of Four to Stoker 1st Class J.S. Thomas, Royal Navy, Who Survived the Sinking of H.M.S. Nestor, 31.5.1916 Naval General Service 1915-62, G.V.R., one clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (K.1845. J.S. Thomas. Sto. 1 Cl. H.M.S. Proserpine.); 1914-15 Star (K.1845, J.S. Thomas, Sto. 1., R.N.); British War Medal (K.1845. J.S. Thomas. Sto. 1. R.N.), suspension slightly loose; Victory Medal (1213 Pte. R.W. Thomas. 17-Lond. R. [sic]), generally very fine, with the recipient’s riband bar and the following related items and documents: - Silver War Badge, numbered ‘RN22324’, with named enclosure certificate - Two Jutland Commemorative Medals, one in silver the other in white metal, both in original boxes - Parchment Certificate of Service - A number of documents relating to pension, having been invalided out of service - Photograph of recipient in uniform (lot) £180-220 K1845 Stoker 1st Class Joseph Stephen Thomas (18901982), born Rotherhithe; enlisted Royal Navy as Stoker 2nd Class, 16.2.1909; Stoker 1st Class, 1.4.1910; service included in H.M.S. Proserpine, 7.6.1910-29.8.1912; service during the Great War included in H.M.S. Hornet (destroyer), 13.2.1915-28.4.1916; served in H.M.S. Nestor, 29.9.191631.5.1916; on the latter date the Nestor (Commander The Hon. Edward Bingham, R.N.) was engaged as part of the 13th Destroyer Flotilla of the Grand Fleet in action at Jutland; under the command of Bingham the Nestor led the division firstly in an attack on enemy destroyers and then on their battle cruisers; the Nestor, in company with the Nicator, closed to within 3,000 yards of the battle fleet to enable the firing of torpedoes; during this time they were under continuous heavy fire, sustaining hits to the boiler room, where Thomas was stationed; she was crippled and eventually sank; Bingham was picked up and taken POW by the Germans, he was later awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the battle; Thomas was ‘Invalided’ with Epilepsy to R.N. Hospital Haslar, 24.1.1918; with the gratuity and pension received he set up a small general store in the East End of London; he and his wife were ‘bombed out’ during the Second War, and moved to Harrow; he worked for Kodak until his retirement in 1955; in later life he stated that he was in one of the lifeboats after the crew had abandoned the Nestor; from which, given his height, he volunteered to be used as a ‘human grappling hook’ in order to rescue British and German sailors from the water; held by his ankles it is believed that he rescued many stricken men despite nearly being drowned several times himself; once he had returned to Portsmouth he said that he was told that he had been recommended for a bravery award for his actions at Jutland. The Victory Medal included in the lot belonged to the recipient’s younger brother Richard Thomas. The latter was killed in action on the Western Front, 25.5.1915, and it is believed that Joseph wore his brother’s Victory Medal as a tribute to him.

Stoker 1st Class J.S. Thomas, with his wife 291 Family Group: Seven: Captain F.M. Perrett, “L” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, a Survivor of the Legendary Stand at Nery, 1914 1914 Star, with Bar (56832 A.Bmbr: F.M. Perrett. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals 56832 A. Bmbr. F.M. Perrett. R.A.); Defence and War Medals; Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type (1034604 B.Q.M. Sjt. F.M. Perrett. R.A.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R. (1034604 W.O. Cl.2. F.M. Perrett. R.A.), generally very fine or better, together with the recipient’s miniature awards, the L.S. & G.C. a G.VI.R. ‘Regular Army’ type; two sporting medals; and a large quantity of original documents including: - The recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book - Regular Army Certificate of Service - Certificate of Transfer - Officer’s Release Book - Travel Identity Card - The recipient’s Passport - Various Certificates of Education or Gunnery Courses - Several Royal Artillery Association membership booklets &c. Five: Chief Petty Officer W.H. Perrett, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (207763 W.H. Perrett, P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (207768 W.H. Perrett. P.O. R.N.); Naval Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st ‘Admiral’s bust’ type (207763 W.H. Perrett. P.O. H.M.S. Iron Duke.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st ‘Admiral’s bust’ type (207763. W.H. Perrett, P.O. 1.Cl. “Iron Duke” Services During War), contact marks, nearly very fine (12) £1,400-1,800

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291 Captain Frank Manning Perrett, born Wooton-underEdge, Gloucestershire, May 1890; enlisted in the Royal Horse Artillery, 30.8.1909; served during the Great War with “L” Battery, R.H.A. on the Western Front from 15.8.1914.

Perrett suffered ‘gunshot wounds to left eye and arm’, and returned to England, 19.10.1914; advanced Battery Quarter Master Sergeant, 7.10.1919; awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, 30.8.1927; discharged, 3.1.1931, after 21 years and 127 days’ service; and subsequently served in the Territorial Army; Commissioned Lieutenant, General List- Infantry, 9.4.1942; retired with the rank of Captain, 22.8.1945; awarded Meritorious Service Medal, 18.10.1953.

The Action at Nery Two weeks later, on the night of 31.8.1914, “L” Battery set up camp outside the village of Nery, twelve miles south-west of Compiegne. A Squadron of the Queen’s Bays was camped in the same field. The following morning, while the men were breakfasting, the camp was startled by the sound of guns very nearby. Soon the shells began to land amongst the teams harnessed up ready to march, and within two minutes there was not a single horse alive, and many men had been killed or wounded. The Battery tried to bring four of their guns into action against the Germans, who had eight guns just 500 yards away. Only one gun was successfully brought to bear on the enemy, under the command of Captain E.K. Bradbury. As they could not get an ammunition wagon alongside the gun, each round had to be carried up separately. Manning the gun until all the ammunition in both wagons had been used up, the Battery succeeded in knocking out four of the enemy’s eight guns. At this point “I” Battery arrived, and with the help of a machine gun of the Bays succeeded in silencing the remaining enemy guns, all of which were subsequently captured. “L” Battery lost 23 killed and 31 wounded; three Victoria Crosses were awarded to members of the Battery for this gallant action.

M.S.M. London Gazette 17.7.1919 P.O., 1st Cl., William Henry Perrett, O.N. 207763 (Po.). 207763 Chief Petty Officer William Henry Perrett, M.S.M., the brother of Captain Frank Manning Perrett, born Newhaven, Sussex, July 1884; enlisted in the Royal Navy, 26.1.1900; promoted Able Seaman, 28.9.1903; Leading Seaman, 22.8.1912; transferred for service in H.M.S. Iron Duke, 10.3.1914; promoted Petty Officer, 1.8.1914; awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, 1.8.1917; Meritorious Service Medal for War Service, 17.7.1919; promoted Chief Petty Officer, 1.3.1920; retired, 7.7.1924.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 293 Four: Lieutenant Colonel R.H.L Cordner, Royal Army Medical Corps 1914 Star (Capt: R.H.L. Cordner. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Lt. Col. R.H.L. Cordner); General Service 1918-62, G.V.R., one clasp, Iraq (Major R.H.L. Cordner), very fine or better, mounted as originally worn (4) £250-300 M.I.D. London Gazette 4.1.1917 Maj. (temp. Lt.-Col.) R.H.L. Cordner Royal Army Medical Corps Lieutenant Colonel Robert Harry Lucas Cordner (18781967), born Mussoorie, India, 1878; educated at Dulwich College; qualified at St. George’s Hospital, London, 1903; Assistant House Surgeon, Devon & Exeter Hospital and Junior House Surgeon, Birkenhead 1903-4; commissioned Lieutenant, Royal Army Medical Corps, 30.7.1904; promoted Captain 1908; served during the Great War in the French theatre of war, from 11.8.1914 (MIC gives ineligible for Bar); advanced Lieutenant Colonel 26.12.1917; served as Senior Medical Officer, West Africa Command, 1918-19; served in Mesopotamia from 1920-21, from where he was invalided; later postings included the Rhine and at Shanghai; a Specialist in Physical Training; Lieutenant Colonel Cordner died at the Royal Pier Hotel, Weston Super Mare.

Chief Petty Officer C.A.W. Mather

292 Four: Chief Petty Officer C.A.W. Mather, Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division 1914 Star, with Bar (206204 C.A.W. Mather, P.O. Nelson Bttn. R.N.D.); British War and Victory Medals (206204 C.A.W. Mather. P.O. R.N.); Naval Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st ‘Admiral’s bust’ type (206204 C.A.W. Mather P.O., H.M.S. Greenwich.), light contact marks, generally very fine, scarce, mounted as originally worn, with portrait photograph of recipient in uniform, reverse annotated in pencil ‘This is for our mother’ (lot) £180-220

294 A Scarce Great War Campaign Group of Six to Searcher and Stenographer Miss M.F. Rawle, Attached The Wounded and Missing Department, British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem; Later Corporal, Auxiliary Territorial Service 1914 Star (M.F. Rawle. B.R.C.S.& O. St. J.J.); British War and Victory Medals (M.F. Rawle B.R.C.S.& St.J.J.); Defence and War Medals; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., with ‘Territorial’ scroll suspension (W.14735 M.F. Rawle Cpl., A.T.S.), nearly extremely fine, mounted in a wooden display frame (6) £300-400 Miss Mary Forbes Rawle served during the Great War on the Western Front, September 1914-June 1915; as Searcher and Stenographer her job was to search for and record the details of missing personnel (those killed in action, missing, wounded, hospitalised or taken prisoner of war) from the British Expeditionary Force; she re-engaged for service with the A.T.S. during the Second War.

206204 Chief Petty Officer Charles Arthur Watts Mather (1884-1945), born Maker, Cornwall; enlisted Royal Navy as Boy Second Class, September 1899; advanced Able Seaman, October 1903; Petty Officer 18.4.1913; served with Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval Division, from 19.9.1914; subsequent service included H.M.S. Greenwich, 1916-18 (L.S. & G.C. 12.4.1917); Chief Petty Officer, 1.9.1920; ‘Shore Pensioned’ 10.4.1924, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day.

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295 Three: Corporal J. Freeman, Royal Engineers 1914 Star (14179 Sapr: J. Freeman. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (14179 A-2. Cpl: J. Freeman. R.E.), very fine Pair: Sapper E.J. Ellis, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (526352 Spr. E.J. Ellis. R.E.), nearly extremely fine, with (2) Territorial Force Association Certificates of Thanks from the County of Northampton to ‘E.J. Ellis’ in thanks for his services in the Great War Special Constabulary Long Service Medal (3) G.V.R (2) (Group Ldr. John H. Gillah; John Ellis), the first with ‘The Great War 1914-18’ clasp; G.VI.R (Frank Darrington), very fine (lot) £80-120

296 Four: Lieutenant F.R. Swynnerton, 56th Punjabi Rifles, Late Warrant Officer, Customs Department 1914-15 Star (W.O./F.R. Swynnerton, Customs Dept. M.E.F.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut. F.R. Swynnerton.); India General Service 190835, G.V.R., one clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Lieut F R Swynnerton, 2-56 Pjbis), first scarce to unit, generally very fine or better (4) £180-220 Lieutenant Frederick Richard Swynnerton initially served as a Preventative Officer, H.M. Customs, Bombay; he was commissioned Second Lieutenant, I.A.R.O., 29.3.1918; posted Lieutenant 2/56th Punjabi Rifles, 20.3.1919; in later life he resided at ‘24 Aldridge Road Villas, Westbourne Park, London, W11.’

526352 Sapper Edgar James Ellis, born Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, 1882; served during the Great War with the Royal Engineers and later the 4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment.

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297 An Extremely Well Documented Great War ‘F.E. 2b’ Pilot’s Group of Six to Squadron Leader R.W. Barton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Late Gloucestershire Regiment, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, Who Flew in 25 Operational Sorties, 1918 1914-15 Star (3422 Pte. R.W. Barton. Glouc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. R.W. Barton. R.A.F.); Defence and War Medals; Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R. (Sqn. Ldr. R.W. Barton. R.A.F.V.R.), practically Mint state, with the following original documentation and related items: - Named card boxes of issue, for all awards, complete with enclosure slips for the Second World War Campaign Medals and the Air Efficiency Award - Four Pilot’s Flying Log Books (10.1.191814.1.1919; 16.7.1923-13.7.1939; 3.5.193730.10.1942; 1.10.1944-8.6.1945), the first being a scarce ‘Army Book 425’ type - Commission appointing R.W. Barton as Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force, dated 1.4.1918 - Royal Flying Corps Training Transfer Card - Royal Flying Corps Pilot’s Home Defence Brigade Transfer Card - Royal Air Force Graduation Certificate, dated 7.5.1918 - Gunnery Card, and Aerial Navigation Card - Air Ministry Private Pilot’s Certificate and Licence with photograph of the recipient, valid until 4.7.1940 (lot) £1,400-1,800

Squadron Leader Reginald Willie Barton born 1896, Bishopton, Bristol; served during the Great War with the Gloucester Regiment on the Western Front from, 31.3.1915; transferred Royal Flying Corps, October 1917; carried out initial training with 198 (Night) Training Squadron, and 190 (Night) Training Squadron, January-March 1918; posted as a Pilot for operational flying to 38 Squadron (F.E. 2b’s), France, May 1918; flew in 25 operational sorties with the squadron including: ‘Raid Dechy (first show)’, 29.8.1918 (Log Book refers); three raids in one day on Ercourt St. Quentin, 1.9.1918; ‘Raid Denain. Pump Broke’, 3.10.1918 (Ibid); Raid on Mons, 4.11.1918; Flying Officer Reserve of Air Force Officers, 1923 and during the inter war years kept up his flying by attending courses at Northolt, Bristol Flying School and Hendon; re-engaged for the Second World War and was employed at the Central Gunnery School where he regularly flew Battles, Spitfires, Defiants, Lysanders and Wellingtons; Air Efficiency Award 1949; retired Squadron Leader, having flown in excess of 2,000 hours flying time.

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300 Five: Captain W.A. Murphy, Royal Army Medical Corps 1914-15 Star (Lieut. W.A. Murphy. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. W.A. Murphy); Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, good very fine, mounted as originally worn, with (5) related miniature awards Pair: Captain E.L. Councell, Royal Army Medical Corps British War and Victory Medals (Capt. E.L. Councell), good very fine Victory Medal (47115 Pte. W. Bowes. R.A.M.C.), good very fine (8) £100-140

298 Five: Sergeant E.P. Heafey, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Later Cameron Highlanders 1914-15 Star (9485 L. Cpl. E.P. Heafey. R. Dub. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (9485 A.C. Sjt. E.P. Heafey. R.D. Fus.); Defence Medal; Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type (7042132 Sjt. E.P. Heafey. Camerons.), edge bruising, nearly very fine, mounted as originally worn (5) £120-160 7042132 Sergeant E.P. Heafey served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers during the Great War on the Western Front from 3.5.1915.

299 Six: Captain L.B. Cane, Royal Army Medical Corps 1914-15 Star (Capt. L.B. Cane. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. L.B. Cane.); Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., silver (Hallmarks for London 1919) and silver-gilt, unnamed, with integral top riband bar, good very fine, with seven related miniature awards, including a War Medal (6) £140-180

Captain William Aloysius Murphy, educated at University College Cork; served during the Great War with the Royal Army Medical Corps attached to the East Lancashire Regiment in the French theatre of war, from 17.7.1915; later a Member of MBA, Royal Sanitary Institute and a Fellow of Royal Society of Medical Officers; he had a paper entitled ‘Epidemic of Dysentery in Mid-Glamorgan’ published in 1922. Captain Edward Leslie Councell, born Liverpool, 1884; a Dental Surgeon by profession he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Great War.

Captain L.B. Cane, M.B., commissioned Royal Army Medical Corps, 16.4.1915.

47115 Private Walter Bowes, served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Great War, entering the war on a Hospital Ship 2.12.1914; died 15.12.1918 and is buried in Pemba Cemetery, Mozambique.

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301 301 A Fine and Complete ‘Jutland’ Casualty Group of Three to Able Seaman G. Vail, H.M.S. Queen Mary, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (J.16455, E.G. Vail. A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.16455 E.G. Vail. A.B. R.N.), extremely fine, with the recipient’s Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Edward George Vail), and Parchment Memorial Scroll, all glazed and framed with a portrait photograph of recipient in uniform (3) £400-500 J.16455 Able Seaman George Vail, born Leyton, Essex, 1896; enlisted Royal Navy as Boy Second Class, 4.3.1912; service during the Great War included in H.M.S. King George V (battleship), before transferring to H.M.S. Queen Mary, 23.9.1915; he was killed in action 31.5.1916; on the latter date the Queen Mary was engaged as part of the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet in action at Jutland; the Queen Mary scored two hits on S.M.S. Seydlitz before receiving fatal hits from the former and SMS Derfflinger; her magazines exploded and she sank; there were only 18 survivors, and Vail perished along with over 1,200 of his crewmen; Vail is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

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Private J. Margetson

Private J.J. Margetson

302 Family Group: Three: Private J. Margetson, Middlesex Regiment 1914-15 Star (L-12599 Pte. J. Margetson. Middx.R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-12598 Pte. J. Margetson. Midd’x R.), good very fine or better, with the recipient’s Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (John Margetson), in original card envelope of issue with enclosure slip, and Parchment Memorial Scroll, in transmission tube addressed to ‘Mrs. H.L. Margetson, 62 Masbra Road, W. Kensington W.’, and the following related items: - Regimental Prize Medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1913), obverse engraved ‘3rd Batt. Middlesex Regt. Regimental Boxing Championship October 1914’, reverse engraved ‘Winner of Feather Weight Pte. Margetson’, with Regimental Crest from Vest worn whilst competing - Photograph of recipient wearing both medal and vest - Three named Record Office medal enclosure slips Pair: Sapper C.R. Barker, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (57213 Spr. C.R. Barker. R.E.), good very fine Three: Private J.J. Margetson, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, Taken Prisoner of War at Crete June 1941, and Imprisoned at Lamsdorf, Germany, Where he is Reputed to Have Made 13 Unsuccessful Escape Attempts Before Being Transferred to Terezin Concentration Camp, Czechoslovakia 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; War Medal, extremely fine, with King’s Badge, and the following related items: - Transmission letter from the Ministry of Pensions - Regimental Cap Badge - P.O.W. Identity Tag ‘91099/Stalag VII/A’ - Identity Disc ‘6849659 J.J. Margetson K.R.R.C.’ - Soldier’s Service and Pay Book - Pension Book, with registered envelope - Letter to the recipient from a fellow P.O.W., dated 18.4.1996 - Photograph of recipient with his immediate family (lot) £400-500 L/12599 Private John Margetson, born North Kensington, Middlesex; enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment, 1910; served during the Great War with the 3rd Battalion on the Western Front from 18.8.1915; died of wounds, 29.9.1915, and is buried in Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery, France. 57213 Sapper Charles R. Barker according to family history served in the Egyptian theatre of War initially with the Australian Light Horse and from there served in Mesopotamia before receiving a gun shot wound to his ankle, as a result of which he could no longer ride horses and as such transferred to the Royal Engineers (entitled to a 1914-15 Star); after the War he married Mrs. H.L. Margetson, the widow of John Margetson (see above). 6849659 Private John James Margetson, born 11.1.1916 (4 months after his father, John Margetson, was killed in action), enlisted King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 18.4.1940; served with the Middle East Expeditionary Force in Greece, 13.11.1940-31.5.1941; he was taken P.O.W. on Crete by the Germans, 1.6.1941 and sent to P.O.W. Camp Lamsdorf, where according to family history he is reputed to have made 13 unsuccessful escape attempts before being transferred to Terezin Concentration Camp (Czechoslovakia), from which he was eventually liberated by American troops, 27.4.1945, after nearly 4 years in captivity; he suffered from mental stress and was discharged from the Army, 31.7.1945 with a Disability Pension; he returned to Terezin in 1996 two years before he died, the pamphlets from the trip which he obtained are included in the lot. John James Margetson was the son of John Margetson, and the step-son of Charles Barker.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 303 Three: Captain E.H.E. Douglas, Royal Field Artillery 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. E.H.E. Douglas. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. E.H.E. Douglas.), generally very fine or better Three: Driver L.H. Herridge, Royal Field Artillery 1914-15 Star (38911 Dvr. L.H. Herridge. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (38911 Dvr. L.H. Herridge. R.A.), nearly very fine Pair: Driver F. Foskett, Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (120655 Dvr. F. Foskett. R.A.), nearly extremely fine Pair: Driver D.V. Harries, Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (132756 Dvr. D.V. Harries. R.A.), very fine or better, mounted for wear Pair: Gunner W.H. Fletcher, Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (200169 Gnr. W.H. Fletcher. R.A.), nearly very fine Pair: Gunner H. Hawkins, Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (121104 Gnr. H. Hawkins. R.A.), good very fine Pair: Gunner H. James, Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (49113 Gnr. H. James. R.A.), very fine or better British War Medal (2. Lieut. J.D. Marriage.), good very fine (17) £160-200 Lieutenant Eric Hamilton Ellerslie Douglas, born Ilkley, Yorkshire, October 1896; served with the Royal Artillery during the Great War; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 2.10.1916; Lieutenant 1.7.1917; died as a result of a fall during a horse race at Huntingdon, 13.5.1939. 38911 Driver Lawrence H. Herridge, served during the Great War with the Royal Field Artillery in the French theatre of war, from 25.7.1915. 49113 Gunner Harry James, born Fulham, London, 1894; served with the Royal Artillery during the Great War; died at sea, 11.4.1918, and is commemorated upon the Chatby Memorial, Egypt.

304 Family Group: Three: Gunner R.B. Brandon, Royal Field Artillery 1914-15 Star (55448 Gnr. R. Brandom [sic]. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (55448 Gnr. R. Brandon. R.A.), BWM and VM slightly later issues, good very fine Three: Private G. Brandon, Royal Berkshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (12575 Pte. G. Brandon. R. Berks: R.); British War and Victory Medals (12575 Pte. G. Brandon. R. Berks. R.), good very fine Family Group: Pair: Second Lieutenant J. Allcock, Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. J. Allock.), nearly extremely fine, together with the named card box of issue and letter of receipt from the War Office Pair: Private L. Allcock, Machine Gun Corps British War and Victory Medals (64782 Pte. L. Allcock. M.G.C.), nearly extremely fine, with the named card box of issue (lot) £140-180

12575 Private George Brandon, born Kentish Town, London, 1895; served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment in the French theatre of war, from 25.7.1915; he was killed in action, 11.6.1918, and is commemorated upon the Soissons Memorial, France. Second Lieutenant Joseph Allcock, born West Gorton, Manchester, 1893; son of Thomas and Rachel Allcock and brother of Leonard Allcock; served with the Royal Garrison Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front; he was killed in action, 16.10.1918, whilst attached Signals, Royal Engineers, and is buried in the Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau, France.

305 Three: Second Lieutenant S.C. Heaviside, Royal Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (2147 Pte. S.C. Heaviside. 21-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. S.C. Heaviside), surname partially officially corrected, very fine, mounted for wear Three: Corporal E. Compton, Royal Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (2207 Pte. E. Compton. 21-Lond, R.); British War and Victory Medals (2207 Cpl. E. Compton. 21 Lond. R.), good very fine, with a 21st London Regiment cap badge Pair: Private R.R. Colwill, Royal Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (5807 Pte. R.R. Colwill. 2-Lond. R.), good very fine Pair: Private S. Colwill, Royal Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (5699 Pte. S.J. Colwell [sic]. 2-Lond. R.), good very fine, together with Royal Fusiliers Cap Badge engraved ‘Sid’ and silver War badge numbered 283675 (lot) £140-180 2207 Corporal Edward Compton served during the Great War with the 21st Battalion London Regiment in the French theatre of war, from 16.3.1915; he was killed in action, 18.5.1916, and is buried at the Cabaret-Rouge, British Cemetery, Souchez, France. 5807 Private Roland Richard Colwill born Putney, London, April 1890; son of Thomas Colwill and brother of Sidney John Colwill; served with the 2nd Battalion London Regiment during the Great War; he died of wounds, 25.3.1917, and is buried at the Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France. 5699 Private Sidney John Colwill born Putney, London, April 1891; served with the 2nd Battalion London Regiment during the Great War; discharged due to wounds, 7.12.1917.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 306 Three: Private J. Wyatt, Royal Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (11975 Pte. J. Wyatt. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (L-11975 Pte. J. Wyatt. R. Fus.), very fine Pair: Private A. Bumford, Yorkshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (10780 Pte. A. Bumford. York:R.); Victory Medal (10780 Pte. A. Pumford [sic]. York. R.), very fine Pair: Private H.J. Robinson, Northamptonshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (9794 Pte. H.J. Robinson. North’n.R.), nearly extremely fine Victory Medal (9765 Pte. C.A. Stevens. L.N.Lan.R), very fine (8) £100-140

Pair: Private A.J. Lambert, Royal West Kent Regiment British War and Victory Medals (G-25002 Pte. A.J. Lambert. R.W. Kent R.), good very fine Pair: Private Brimelow, Royal West Kent Regiment British War and Victory Medals (27609 Pte. W. Brimelow. R.W. Kent. R.), good very fine Pair: Private N. Jones, Worcestershire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (44072 Pte. N. Jones. Worc. R.), BWM officially renamed, nearly very fine (20) £240-280

11975 Private John Wyatt, born London; served during the Great War with the Royal Fusiliers in the French theatre of war, from 19.1.1915.

Lieutenant John Stratford Collins, born 1897; served during the Great War with the 12th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment on the Western Front; commissioned 7.4.1916; suffered a grenade wound to the head, 20.6.1917, whilst instructing N.C.O.’s in throwing live grenades; he was killed in action, 5.4.1916, at Bouzincourt Ridge, being the sole Officer of a total of 127 casualties from the Regiment during the day. During the action ‘...fire was so intense that very heavy casualties occured in the first few moments’, Private Longley’s witness statement of the event gives, ‘Two companies were sent up near Albert to support the Berks., but we found the Huns in position. We attacked them and Lt. Collins got wounded twice by bullets, the 2nd killed him. We had to retire and left 30 or 40 men behind who had been killed or wounded. I am sure Lt. Collins was killed’; Collins is buried in the Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert, France.

43833 Corporal Wallace Blake, born Sudbury, Suffolk, 1895; served during the Great War with the Suffolk Regiment in the Balkans theatre of war, from 10.8.1915; discharged as a result of Chronic Nephritis, 3.7.1917.

39794 Private Horace James Robinson, served during the Great War with the 5th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment on the Western Front; he was killed in action, 30.11.1917, and on the latter date the battalion was engaged in the Battle of Cambrai, when ‘a further reinforcement consisted of a company of the 5/Northamptonshire which managed to make its way back from the old British trenches south of Gonnelieu...only withdrawn from action at Villers Guislain when all their ammunition was expended’ (Official History of the War, Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1917, Vol. III, refers); he is commemorated upon the Cambrai Memorial, Louveral, France. 9765 Private Charles Alfred Stevens, born Hounslow, Middlesex; served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in the East Africa theatre of war, from 16.10.1914; he died, 5.4.1916, and is buried in the Taveta Military Cemetery, Kenya.

9140 Private Robert Hawkins, born Reading; served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment on the Western Front, from 6.11.1914 (entitled to 1914 Star and Bar); he was killed in action, 27.5.1918, on which date the 2nd Battalion were in action during the Battle of the Aisne, ‘Heavy casualties had already been suffered in the bombardment, so that by 5a.m., though some parts of the line could still hold on until surrounded, the enemy managed to break through both the Forward Zone and the Battle Zone. The few survivors of the two and a half battalions then fell back across the Aisne’ (Official History of the War, Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918, Vol II, refers); Hawkins is commemorated upon the Soissons Memorial, France.

307 Three: Corporal W. Blake, Suffolk Regiment 1914-15 Star (2408 L. Cpl. W. Blake, Suff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2408 A. Cpl. W. Blake. Suff. R.), very fine Three: Private G.W. Cammack, Kings Royal Rifle Corps 1914-15 Star (5991 Pte. G.W. Cammack, K.R.Rif.C.); British War and Victory Medals (5991 Pte. G.W. Cammack. K.R.Rif.C.), very fine Pair: Lieutenant J.S. Collins, Norfolk Regiment British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J.S. Collins), good very fine Pair: Second Lieutenant S. Hodson British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. S. Hodson.), good very fine Pair: Private R. Hawkins, Royal Berkshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (9140 Pte. R. Hawkins. R. Berks. R.), very fine Pair: Private G.E. Taylor, Royal West Surrey Regiment British War and Victory Medals (G-40105 Pte. G.E. Taylor. The Queen’s R.), very fine or better

G-40105 Lance Corporal George Edward Taylor, born Hampstead, Middlesex; served during the Great War with the 6th Battalion Royal West Surrey Regiment on the Western Front; he was killed in action, 14.10.1917, and is commemorated upon the Arras Memorial, France. 44072 Private Norman Jones, born Bedwllty, Monmouth, March 1899; served during the Great War with the 2nd/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment on the Western Front; he was killed in action, 9.6.1918, and is buried at the St . Venant-Robecq Road British Cemetery, Robecq, France.

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308 308 Three: Lieutenant H. Bate, Manchester Regiment, Killed in Action On the Somme, 7.7.1916 1914-15 Star (Lieut. H. Bate. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. H. Bate.), nearly extremely fine, housed in a custom made leather case (3) £300-400 Lieutenant Harold Bate, born Barton, Lancashire,1896; educated at the Manchester Grammar School, and served in O.T.C.; served with the 13th Battalion Manchester Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front; he was killed in action, 7.7.1916, whilst attached to the 12th Battalion; on the latter date the battalion was part of the 52nd Brigade, 17th (Northern) Division, and was in action on the Somme during the attack on Quadrangle Support, ‘With the attack starting a few minutes late, with the consequence that the barrage lifted from the German front trenches before the troops were within assaulting distance. Machine-gun fire, most of it from Mametz Wood on the right, cut down the first wave of the attack and the second struggled forward to meet a like fate: in broad daylight the two battalions had no chance of reaching Quadrangle Support over bare and open ground’; Bate was originally reported Wounded and Missing in Action, and an enquiry held as to how he died; of the various witness accounts the conclusion was’ 7th July 1916 at Fricourt, we made the advance between 4 and 5 o’clock in the morning. I saw Lieut. Bate who had been wounded, being carried back by a Sergeant. The Sergeant got wounded, but was able to get Lieut. Bate into a shell-hole. I was told later by Sergt. Durham of C Company 12th Manchester Regiment that they had both been blown to pieces by a shell, whilst lying in the shell hole wounded’; Lieutenant Bate is commemorated upon the Thiepval Memorial, France.

309 Three: Captain L.D. Smith, Royal Army Service Corps 1914-15 Star (Lieut. L.D. Smith A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. L.D. Smith.), good very fine, with whistle and metal insignia Three: Lance Corporal H. Nie, Royal Army Ordnance Corps 1914-15 Star (09405 L. Cpl. H. Nie. A.O.C.); British War and Victory Medals (09405 Pte. H. Nie. A.O.C.), very fine Three: Driver H. Bond, Royal Army Service Corp 1914-15 Star (T4-094018. Dvr. H. Bond. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (T4-094018. Dvr. H. Bond. A.S.C.), good very fine Three: N.F. Dowie, South African Forces 1914-15 Star (926 N.F. Dowie); British War Medal (926 N.F. Dowie); Victory Medal, bi-lingual reverse (926 N.F. Dowie), very fine Pair: Lieutenant J.W. Burrough, Royal Army Ordnance Corps British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J.W. Burrough), good very fine British War Medal (2) (DM2-154118 Pte. P.B. Mitchell. A.S.C.; L/Cpl C. Nosworthy. 8th S.A.I.),1st good very fine, 2nd nearly very fine Victory Medal (111 Pte. W.E. Barker E.Afr.M.Rif.), very fine (17) £150-200 Captain Leonard Dudley Smith, born Kensington, London, 1873; served during the Great War with the Royal Army Service Corps in the French theatre of war; after the war was employed as a Stockbroker, and resided at 47 Belsize Square, Hampstead; died 21.8.1919. 09403 Lance Corporal Henry Nie, served during Great War with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in the Egyptian theatre of war, from 15.9.1915. T4-094018 Driver Harry Bond, served during the Great War with the Royal Army Service Corps in the French theatre of war, from 15.9.1915. Lieutenant James Walrond Burrough, born Wiltshire, 1884; the son of F.C. Burrough, the Vicar of Compton Chamberlayne; commissioned Lieutenant, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 10.7.1916. 350 Lance-Corporal Cornelius Nosworthy, born Grahamstown, South Africa; served with the 8th Battalion South African Infantry East African Rifles during the Great War; promoted Lance Corporal 13.1.1916; wounded in action, 21.3.1916, with a slight wound to the left leg; discharged as a result of being temporarily unfit for tropical War service, 8.3.1918.

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311 310 Three: Sister O.K. Holmes, British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem 1914-15 Star (O.K. Holmes. B.R.C. & St. J.J.); British War and Victory Medals (O.R.C. [sic] Holmes. B.R.C. & St.J.J.), good very fine Six: Rifleman Birkhamani Thapa, Gurkha Rifles 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal, all officially named ‘3880 Rfn. Birkhamani Thapa, 3 G.R.’; Indian Independence Medal 1947 (3880 Rfn. Birkhamani Thapa, 2-3 G.R.); India, Republic, General Service Medal 1947-75, one clasp, Jammu and Kashmir 1947-48 (S230438 Rfn. Birkhamani Thapa, 2-3 G.R.), nearly very fine 1914-15 Star (1208. Pte. B.T. Hayman, A.& S. Highrs.), very fine Mercantile Marine War Medal (Evan Jones), nearly extremely fine Army Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R., with ‘Regular Army’ bar suspension (2212092 W.O. Cl.2. F.W. Harris. R.A.P.C.), extremely fine Special Constabulary Long Service Medals (3), G.V.R. (2), 1st ‘Coronation robes’ type (Bert Hughes); 2nd ‘coinage head’ type, with ‘Long Service 1941’, ‘Long Service 1945’, and ‘Long Service 1952’ Additional Award Bars (James H. Were.); G.VI.R. (Charles Bailey.), edge bruising to last, generally very fine (15) £100-140

311 Five: Staff Sergeant H. Gibbs, Royal Army Medical Corps British War and Victory Medals (69 A.S. Sjt. H. Gibbs. R.A.M.C.); Territorial Force War Medal (69 Sjt. H. Gibbs. R.A.M.C.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R., with Second Award Bar (69 Cpl. H. Gibbs. 3/C. of L.F.A. R.A.M.C.); Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd ‘Coronation robes’ type (Henry Gibbs), generally good very fine or better, first four mounted as originally worn, last in case of issue, with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse numbered ‘B304467’; four related miniature awards; and riband bar (lot) £300-400 69 Staff Sergeant Henry Gibbs enlisted 3rd City of London Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps (T.F.), 1.4.1908; discharged 17.4.1919, aged 48 (Awarded T.F.E.M. Bar, August 1923). I.S.M. London Gazette 18.8.1931 Gibbs, Henry, Skilled Workman, Class II, Engineering Department, Post Office.

312 Four: Corporal J.H. Tudor, Royal Artillery, Late Royal Army Veterinary Corps British War and Victory Medals (604002 A. Cpl. J.H. Tudor R.A.); Territorial Force War Medal (604002 Bmbr. J.H. Tudor. R.A.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (6 Cpl. J.H. Tudor. Shrops: R.H.A.), good very fine (4) £180-220

M.I.D. London Gazette 4.1.1917 Holmes, Sister Miss O.K., Order of St. John of Jerusalem and British Red Cross Societies ‘For distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty.’

313 Four: Corporal F.S. Back, Devonshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (1518 Cpl. F.S. Back. Devon. R.); Territorial Force War Medal (1518 Cpl. F.S. Back. Devon. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (200188 Cpl. -A.Sjt.- F.S. Back. 4/Devon: R.), very fine (4) £240-280 197

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314 314 Three: Major F. H. Chaplin, 154th (Hampshire) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery British War and Victory Medals (Major F.H. Chaplin.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (Major F.H. Chaplin R.A.), extremely fine, with Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Frederick Hardess Chaplin), and Parchment Memorial Scroll, all housed in a contemporary leather covered hinged and glazed display case, with Enclosure Slip for Plaque (lot) £700-900 Major Frederick Hardess Chaplin, born 1873, London; educated at Tyttenhanger Lodge and Charterhouse; commissioned Hampshire Garrison Artillery (T.F.) and went to South Africa in 1901 with the Weymyss Horse; however he was invalided home after severe enteritis; appointed Adjutant to the Hampshire Garrison Artillery upon his recovery, 22.3.1909; subsequently raised a Heavy Battery, which he commanded for 8 years; served during the Great War in Command of the 154th (Hampshire) Heavy Battery, R.G.A., on the Western Front, from 29.4.1916; died of heart failure ‘by his guns’, at Ypres, 27.5.1916; he is buried at Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.

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315 315 A Rare ‘Royal Flying Corps’ M.S.M. Group of Eight to Flight Lieutenant T.H. Moore, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Late Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (16262. Sgt. T.H. Moore. R.A.F.); 1939-1945 Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaf; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type (16262 Cpl. T.H. Moore. R.F.C.), minor official correction; Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R., 1st ‘Ind: Imp:’ type (Fg. Off. T.H. Moore. R.A.F.V.R.); France, Republic, Croix de Guerre, reverse dated 1914-1918, generally good very fine, mounted as originally worn (8) £1,600-2,000 M.S.M. London Gazette 4.6.1917 16262 Cpl. T.H. Moore, R.F.C. A.E. London Gazette 24.11.1949 Flight Lieutenant R.A.F.V.R. T.H. Moore, M.S.M. (141916) M.I.D. London Gazette 1.1.1945 T.H. Moore (141916), R.A.F.V.R. Flight Lieutenant T.H. Moore, A.E., enlisted Royal Flying Corps, December 1915; served during the Great War on the Western Front as a Motor Transport Driver Royal Flying Corps; re-mustered as a Corporal Mechanic in the Royal Air Force, April 1918; commissioned Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 1.10.1943; Flight Lieutenant 26.4.1952.

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA 316 Five: Marine W. Adams, Royal Marines, Late Somerset Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (241798 Pte. W. Adams. Som. L.I.); Defence and War Medals; Naval Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R. (Ch.X.58 W. Adams. Mne. R.M.), surname officially corrected on last, generally very fine or better, with the following related items and documents: - Card box of issue for Second War Campaign Awards, addressed to ‘The Commandant, Royal Marines Barracks, Chatham’ - Two Parchment Certificates of Service, in named card envelope - Copy of Attestation - Certificate of Discharge, Royal Marines - Order of Release; National Registration Identity Card and other ephemera (lot) £70-90 CH.X58 Marine William Adams, born Taunton, Somerset, 1896; served as a Private with the Somerset Light Infantry during the Great War; joined Royal Marines, 18.2.1926; served with the Chatham Division throughout the Second War (L.S. & G.C. 2.3.1941); discharged 17.2.1947 after 21 years’ service; he re-engaged later the same month as a (X.4799) R.M. Tailor, before his final discharge after 25 years and 351 days service, 3.2.1952; in later life he resided at ‘190 Edwin Road, Rainham, Kent.’

317 A Poignant and Extremely Well Documented Great War Casualty Pair to Private R. Dormer, Leicestershire Yeomanry, Killed in Action, 22.6.1917 British War and Victory Medals (3420 Pte. F. Dormer. Leic. Yeo.), Mint state, with the recipient’s Parchment Memorial Scroll, and the following archive of related items and documents: - Two Identity discs - Signet Ring, crudely engraved ‘RJD’ - Cigarette Case, damaged and found on recipient’s body, with three unsmoked cigarettes - Brooch, gilt-metal, with a picture of recipient in uniform on one side and his sister on the other - Wallet, found with four Greetings Cards inside, from family and his sweetheart, one dated Christmas 1916 and another March 1917 - Parchment Certificate of Discharge - A number of letters from the Territorial Association and the Ministry of Pensions - Ten Letters home written by the recipient from the front throughout 1917, including one written 19.6.1917, three days before he was killed - Letter written to recipient at the front from his 15 year old sister, dated 29.5.1917 - Letter from fellow soldier and family friend to recipient’s mother with regard to his death, dated 13.7.1917 - Eight Letters of Condolence - Letter from the mother of a soldier killed with recipient, enclosed with her son’s photograph and addressed to recipient’s father, dated 23.7.1917 - A number of photographs relating to recipient’s service, and family, also found in recipient’s wallet (see above); a large framed and glazed photographic image of recipient in uniform

Private R. Dormer - Correspondence from the Commonwealth War Graves - Baptism Prayer Book, inside cover inscribed ‘John Reginald Dormer, 17th May 1896’; Book of Common Prayer, inside cover inscribed ‘Reginald Dormer Age 11’ - Sunday School Prize Book, inside cover inscribed ‘Rothley Church Sunday School, Reggie Dormer, 1906’; and other ephemera (lot) £200-240 3420 Private John Reginald Dormer, born Rothley, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire, 1896; initially enlisted 176th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, 14.6.1915; however he was discharged 10 days later, ‘Claimed by Employer for War Contract’; he subsequently re-enlisted with the Leicestershire Yeomanry, and arrived in France at the end of 1916; he was moved to the front in the Somme, and in January 1917 wrote home, ‘Well Mother I have had six weeks on the Somme and I can tell you I had enough of it as I expect you have seen in the papers (there is no mud like the Somme mud) we have had 3 weeks trench digging and we had to dig one another out of the mud in places so you can tell what it was like’ (Letter included in lot refers); he became very familiar with those trenches as another letter, dated 13.6.1917, testifies, ‘We have come out of the trenches we was in 21 days altogether and we are out for 9 days and I think we go in again for 9 more’ (Ibid); having returned to the trenches he penned his final letter home, 19.6.1917, just three days before he was killed, ‘I don’t know when I shall be coming not for another month or two if the leave goes on as it is now. But we are all looking forward to one some time. Well Mother I expect by the time you receive this letter we shall be in the trenches again we goes tomorrow Wensday [sic] for 9 days. But do not worry any more than you can help as I shall look after myself as much as possible’ (ibid); Dormer was killed in action, 22.6.1917, a letter from a friend to Dormer’s mother adds further detail, ‘the next night [I] went over to see some of them and later on saw some of the chaps who were there at the time, one was a S Nurse from Rothley and he told me a lot about it. He said it was a trench mortar that killed him and after the bombardment finished they had to dig them out of the trench, four of them together all killed. Reg got hit in the legs and S Nurse said if he had lived he would have lost both legs’; Private Dormer is buried in Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery, France.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 318 Pair: Second Lieutenant W.M. Hind, Durham Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. W.M. Hind), nearly extremely fine Pair: Private T.H. Tatters, Lincolnshire Regiment, Killed in Action, 17.4.1918 British War and Victory Medals (49803 Pte. T.H. Tatters. Linc. R.), good very fine, with Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque ‘Thomas Henry Tatters’, Cap Badge, shoulder title, button and photograph of recipient in uniform, this all glazed and framed (lot) £120-160 Second Lieutenant William Martin Hind, born Tynemouth, Durham, 1892; served as a Cadet in the Artists Rifles, O.T.C., from 9.12.1915; commissioned Second Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, 11.3.1916; served during the Great War with the Durham Light Infantry in the French theatre of war, and was wounded when a bullet passed through the back of his neck, 16.1.1917, at Flers Line, Lourenne, France; employed in the Department of the Director of Statistics in the Admiralty, from 4.10.1917; relinquished commission due to ill health caused by wounds, 4.6.1919.

Leading Signalman C.D. Syer

49803 Private Thomas Henry Tatters, born Penshaw, Durham, 1900; served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment on the Western Front; he was killed in action, 17.4.1918; on the latter date the battalion were engaged around Wytschaete, Flanders, ‘From the west, the 2/Lincolnshire and the battalion of the 39th Composite Brigade almost reached the German line; but they did not make good the Peckham craters, and, enfiladed from Spanbroekmolen which the French should have attacked, suffered heavy losses. The troops hung on until 5am on the 17th, when, as it was seen they could not remain in the position in daylight, they were withdrawn to the line about a thousand yards from Wytschaete’ (Official History of the War, Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918, Vol. II, refers); Private Tatters is commemorated upon the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

9.8.1918 (therefore his Great War entitlement was a British War Medal only); Signal Boy 19.2.1919; Signalman 1.9.1919; held various postings between the Wars including H.M.S. Verity (destroyer) and H.M.S. Ark Royal (aircraft carrier); Seedies Roll confirms Syer’s M.I.D. as an award for services in the armed merchant cruiser Ausonia, a Cunarder that was requisitioned by the Admiralty for duties with the Halifax, Nova Scotia convoy escort in the North Atlantic; after the War Syer was employed as an Assistant Supervisor at a Warehouse, for which work he was awarded the Imperial Service Medal (London Gazette 1.10.1963).

320 A Most Unusual Second War Campaign Group of Four to Lancaster Rear-Gunner, Flight Lieutenant R.H. Davis, Royal Air Force, Late Royal Artillery, Who Carried Out At Least 20 Operational Sorties, Claiming 1 Me. 110 Shot Down, Prior to Returning to His Pre-War Employment as A Prison Guard; He Was Subsequently Employed As British Chief Officer at Spandau Prison, Berlin, Where He Was Personally Responsible For Rudolf Hess India General Service 1936-39, one clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (4030740 Bmbr. R. Davies [sic]. R.A.); 1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal, generally very fine, with the following related original items and documents: - Recipient’s Identity Tags; Royal Artillery Cap Badge; H.M. Prisons Cap Badge - Regular Army Certificate of Service - R.A.F. Flying Log Book For Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners, Flight Engineers (22.4.194417.6.1946) - Army Certificate of Education First Class, dated 14.10.1936; Army Certificate of Education Second Class, dated 27.11.1930 - Corps of Military Police, School of Instruction, Course Certificate, dated 5.11.1934 - Furlough Certificate, dated 17.3.1937 - Two photographs of recipient in R.A.F. uniform

319 A Good Campaign Group of Eight to Leading Signalman C.D. Syer, Royal Navy, Mentioned in Despatches For Services in the Armed Merchant Cruiser Ausonia, 1940 British War Medal (J. 91642 C.D. Syer. Boy. 2 R.N.), suspension slack; 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal, M.I.D. Oak Leaf; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. (Charles David Syer), with case of issue; Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd ‘coinage head’ type (J.91642 (Ch. B. 22083) C.D. Syer. L. Sig. R.F.R.), last officially corrected, otherwise good very fine, with the following related items and documents: - Two R.A.O.B. named awards - The recipient’s Mentioned in Despatches Certificate, dated 1.7.1941, and Admiralty equivalent of the same date - Named I.S.M. forwarding letter, dated 1.101.1963 - Second War Campaign Medals Enclosure Slip - Portrait photograph of recipient in uniform with naval cap tally for H.M.S. Ausonia (lot) £300-400 J.91642 Leading Signalman Charles David Syer, born Highgate, London, 1901; joined the Royal Navy as Boy 2nd Class and was sent to the training establishment Impregnable,

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Flight Lieutenant R.H. Davis (third from left) and crew in front of their Lancaster, R.A.F. Mildenhall, May 1945 - A five paged autobiographical typed account of recipient’s service, written February 2002; Correspondence from recipient with regard to claiming his Second War Campaign Medals, April 1970 (lot) £300-400 Flight Lieutenant Roland Henry Davis (1910-2002); born Highley, Shropshire; the son of a coal miner, he was employed by the Highley Mining Company as a pit-pony driver; initially joined the Territorial Army in 1928, before transferring for service with the Royal Artillery, August 1929; having served in India, he purchased his discharge in 1937; he was employed by H.M. Prison Service, from January 1938; he saw service at Wakefield and Parkhurst Prisons, before moving to Winson Green, Birmingham, April 1940; as a reserved occupation he was exempt from military service; despite this he volunteered for service with the Royal Air Force, October 1943; he was selected for training as an Air Gunner, and carried out his training at No. 3 A.G.S. and No. 26 O.T.U.; after postings to 1657 Conversion Unit and No. 3 L.F.S., he was posted as a Rear Gunner for operational flying to 622 Squadron (Lancasters), Mildenhall, Suffolk, January 1945; he flew in 20 operational sorties with the Squadron, including: Wanne Eickel (2); Munchen Gladbach; Weisebaden; Gelsenkirchen (2); Dessau, 7.3.1945, ‘Shot Down Me.110’ (Log Book refers); Detteln (2); Dortmund (2); Hamm; Bocholt; Berlin; Heligoland; Regensburg; Rotterdam and The Hague (2); he adds the following, ‘On one or two of these raids we saw neither enemy planes, antiaircraft fire, or other signs of life and it sometimes appeared as if we were bombing a ghost town. On other occasions the anti-aircraft fire was so heavy and dense that Jack [a crew member] sometime remarked it was thick enough to walk on. Which meant we sometimes returned to base with the fuselage riddled with shrapnel holes of varying sizes. On one raid a heavy ack-ack shell came up through the tail plane but for some reason failed to explode, if it had done so we would have been blasted out of the sky in very small pieces’ (typed autobiographical notes included in lot refer); he also undertook five flights repatriating British POW’s 9th-29th May; commissioned Flying Officer, April 1945; carried out training as an Air Traffic Control Officer, and served as Acting Flight Lieutenant in Cairo and Naples prior to his discharge in September 1946; he returned to the Prison Service at Birmingham, ‘I had not been home long when I was sent to work in a German prison where we held all the German Field Marshals, Generals, and other high ranking

321 Eight: Rifleman P. Maguire, Royal Ulster Rifles India General Service 1936-39, one clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (7013547 Rfmn. P. Maguire. R.U.Rif.); General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine (7013547 Rfmn. P. Maguire. R.U.Rif.); 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star, with 1st Army Bar; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, light contact marks overall, therefore nearly very fine or better, mounted for wear (8) £180-220 322 A Scarce Second War ‘Far East’ Hellcat Pilot’s Casualty Group of Four to Sub-Lieutenant (A) I.T. Dean, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Killed in Action During A Strafing Attack On A Japanese Locomotive, 26.7.1945 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; Burma Star; War Medal, Mint State, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Lt. Col. H.G. Dean, Hoccomte Mill, Lydeard St. Lawrence, Taunton, Somerset’, with named Admiralty Condolence Slip (lot) £140-180 Sub-Lieutenant Ian Trant Dean, R.N.V.R., born Lancashire, 1925; son of Lieutenant Colonel H.G. Dean, D.S.O.; served as a Pilot with the Fleet Air Arm during the Second War; he was posted as a Midshipman to No. 2 Naval Fighter School, August 1944; posted for operational flying to 786 Squadron (Seafires) for service on H.M.S. Ravager (escort aircraft carrier) for Atlantic convoy escort duties, October 1944; transferred to 896 Squadron (Hellcats), May 1945; he was serving with the Squadron on H.M.S. Ameer (escort aircraft carrier), when he was killed in action, 26.7.1945; on the latter date he carried out a strafing attack as part of Operation Livery, a three day operation to clear the approaches to Phuket Island; Dean attacked a Japanese locomotive at Dhung Song Railway Junction, Phuket Island, Thailand; his aircraft burst into flames and crashed into some Palm Trees; he is buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.

323 A Second War ‘Coastal Command’ Campaign Group of Four to Halifax Pilot, Flight Lieutenant B.C. Jamieson, 518 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Who Flew Nearly 2,000 Hours as a Pilot, 744 On Halifaxes, Of Which 685 Were Operational 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War

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Flight Lieutenant B.C. Jamieson to fly the last sea level before the long climb to 20,000 feet. I opened the throttles to climb away when with a loud bang the starboard inner engine gave up the ghost. On these occasions a certain amount of speedy reaction is needed. There was! Having very smartly executed the necessary steps to avoid going into the sea one wing first, I started the painfully slow climb back to 1,000 feet, at the same time turning gradually on to a reciprocal course for home. If that aircraft was sluggish on four engines, on three it was positively lifeless. It wallowed around as if unwilling to continue, but looking at the nasty sea below, I was equally unwilling for it to stop. I had considerably increased the engine revolutions on the good engines in order to maintain a reasonable air speed; in the teeth of the strong wind and with our reduced air speed, we now faced a long haul of six or more hours back to the safety of Tiree... We had been staggering along for about an hour when the engineer, instead of using the intercom, leaned forward and lifted up the edge of my helmet and said “I didn’t want to worry the others yet, but I think that the other starboard engine is failing - the temperatures and pressures are looking bad.” I made up my mind - if that engine failed there was no way that two engines would keep this weary old plane in the air and I told the wireless operator to send a distress signal. After a short interval back came the heartening news that a Warwick air/sea rescue aircraft was being despatched to meet us and escort us back to base.’ The rescue aircraft arrived after another two hours of the listless Halifax crawling along on three engines. It accompanied the Halifax back to Scotland, but upon starting his descent Jamieson discovered that his aircraft had a complete hydraulic failure. He had to execute a landing without flaps, and perhaps more importantly brakes! Jamieson moved with the Squadron as Flight Commander to RAF Aldergrove, near Belfast, Northern Ireland, September 1945; the Squadron disbanded in August 1946, and he was discharged from the service having flown almost 2,000 hours; he resided in York in later life, and wrote his autobiography in 1980.

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324 324 A Scarce Campaign Combination Group of Twelve to Warrant Officer Class 1 L. Scorgie, 2 “Cheetah” Squadron, South African Air Force, A Veteran Wireless Operator of Both the Second War and the Korean War, He Amassed 45 Years of Service, On A Varied Array of Aircraft Including Gladiators, Furys, Hurricanes, Tomahawks and Mustangs 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Africa Service Medal, all officially named ‘P3985 L. Scorgie’; South African Medal for Korea (P3985 L. Scorgie); United Nations Medal for Korea, English language version ‘P3985 L. Scorgie’; Coronation 1953; South Africa Permanent Force Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd ‘Fid: Def:’ type (P.3985 F/Sgt. L. Scorgie - SAAF), suspension slack; South African Permanent Force Good Service Medal, officially numbered ‘2729’, with Bar; South Korea, Republic, War Service Medal, bronze, unnamed as issued, generally very fine, mounted as originally worn, with Radio Operator’s Cloth Half Wing Brevet; ROM (Radio Operator-Markonis) Cloth Half Wing Brevet; SAAF Other Ranks cap badge and comprehensive file of research (lot) £700-900 Warrant Officer Class 1 Llewellyn Scorgie, born Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, 1913; enlisted as Gunner, South African Field Artillery, 17.2.1933; transferred as Wireless Operator/Air Mechanic, South African Air Force, 25.2.1937; was serving as Air Wireless/Radar Operator, 1 (Fighter) Squadron at the outbreak of the Second War; moved with the Squadron as Air Corporal to Kenya, May 1940; the Squadron was to engage with the Italian Air Force; initially based in Nairobi he moved with part of his squadron to form 2 Squadron at their coastal base at Mombasa; the new squadron operated in an array of aircraft over East Africa including Hartbees, Gladiators, Fury’s and Hurricanes; with the Italians in retreat Scorgie moved with the Squadron to Cairo, Egypt, May 1941; re-equipped with Tomahawks the Squadron joined the Allied Desert Air Force; promoted Air Sergeant he returned to South Africa, October 1941; subsequent postings included with 43 and 28 Squadrons; having advanced to Flight Sergeant he moved with 28 (Transport) Squadron (Ansons, Dakotas and Wellingtons) to Castel Benito, Libya, October 1943; moved with a detachment from the Squadron to Bari, Italy, the following month; returned to the Squadron, then based in Algeria, May 1944, and stayed there for the remainder of the war; after the war he re-engaged into the Permanent Force, and continued his association with 2 “Cheetah” Squadron, SAAF, when he served with them during the Korean war,1950-52; during the latter campaign the Squadron flew Mustangs, and later Sabre-Jet fighters; advanced Warrant Officer Class 2, and returned to South Africa, June 1952; proceeded to London as part of the official South African contingent attending H.M. Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation, 1953; whilst in the UK he underwent training on Shackleton aircraft; having returned to South Africa his postings included SAAF HQ Pretoria, Port Alfred and Cape Town; Air Warrant Officer Class 1, December 1960; retired aged 59, 31.3.1972, and served on the SAAF Permanent Force Reserve until aged 65; he completed 45 years’ service.

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325 A Second War ‘Java’ P.O.W. Casualty Group of Four to Leading Aircraftman W. Butler, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1939-1945 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals, extremely fine, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. E. Butler, 20 Chaucer Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire’, complete with named Condolence Slip; also with portrait photograph of recipient in uniform, and silk Japanese Rising Sun Flag, the latter with the inscription ‘Commemoration of the occupation by the British Armed Forces. A propitious day in February 1946’ (lot) £80-120

326 Eight: Major (Quartermaster) R.F. Baldry, Royal Anglian Regiment, Late Regimental Sergeant Major 3rd East Anglian Regiment, and Essex Regiment 1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; United Nations Medal for Korea; General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., one clasp, Malaya (2665712 W.O.Cl.1. R.F. Baldry. 3 E. Anglian.); General Service 1962-2007, three clasps, South Arabia, Radfan, Northern Ireland (Lt. R.F. Baldry. 1 E Anglian.), with unofficial rivets; Army Long Service & G.C., E.II.R., with ‘Regular Army’ bar suspension (2665712 W.O.Cl.1. R.F. Baldry. 3 E. Anglian), light contact marks, therefore nearly very fine or better, mounted as originally worn, with the recipient’s related miniature awards and a Normandy Campaign Commemorative Medal, numbered ‘16296’ (8) £300-400

1156929 Leading Aircraftman Willis Butler, a native of Ilkestone, Derbyshire; served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second War; posted for service to Java, he was serving with No. 153 Maintenance Unit when he was captured by the Japanese, 8.3.1942; this was seven days after their invasion of the island; he died of disease whilst in captivity, aged 22, 16.11.1942, and is buried in Jakarta War Cemetery.

Major Raymond Frederick Baldry (1924-1997); born Oundle; enlisted Private, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment, 1942; the battalion took part in the Normandy Landings, as part of 56th Infantry Brigade, and landed on Gold Beach 6.6.1944; they also took part in the Battle of Le Havre and the advance through France and Germany; remained with the battalion in post-war Germany until 1953 (briefly returning home to Colchester to marry in 1951); served in Korea and Hong Kong before the Essex and Bedfordshire Regiments amalgamated to form the 3rd East Anglian Regiment; served as Regimental Sergeant Major with the newly formed regiment in Malaya (L.S.& G.C. 1960); commissioned Lieutenant (Quartermaster), 28.10.1963; the regiment amalgamated again and formed the Royal Anglian Regiment; Captain (Quartermaster) 1.4.1966; Major (Quartermaster) 13.12.1972; retired 24.11.1979, after 37 years’ service; died in Bedford aged 73.

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327 327 An Unusual Second War ‘Bronze Star’ Group of Six to Captain G.C. Samson, Royal Army Service Corps 1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaf; Belgium, Kingdom, Medal of the Red Cross 1st Class, gilt-metal and enamel, reverse engraved in sans serif capitals ‘G.C. Samson 1945’; United States of America, Bronze Star, reverse officially named ‘Geoffrey C. Samson’, generally good very fine, last two in cases of issue, with the following related items and documents: - Second War Campaign Medal Enclosure Slip - Bestowal Document for the Medal of the Red Cross of Belgium, dated 10.11.1945 - Official Citation Document for Bronze Star - War Office Enclosure Document for M.I.D. Oak Leaf, dated 28.4.1949 (lot) £100-140 M.I.D. London Gazette 9.8.1945 Capt. (temp) G.C. Samson (201936) R.A.S.C. ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished service in North-West Europe.’ U.S.A. Citation for Bronze Star, ‘Captain Geoffrey C. Samson, British Army, for meritorious service in connection with military operations from September 1944 to 8 May 1945. As Staff Captain with Headquarters Brussels Garrison, Captain Samson exhibited shrewd organizational ability in providing for leave personnel and in the processing of prisoners of war and displaced persons staged in Brussels. In spite of a shortage of personnel and transport he carried his work to a highly successful conclusion, thereby reflecting credit upon himself and the armed forces of the Allied armies.’

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328 328 A Campaign Group of Six to Halifax Flight Engineer, Warrant Officer N.D. Walker, 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Who Flew in At Least 37 Operational Sorties; He Later Re-Engaged for Service in Cyprus and Northern Ireland as Warrant Officer 1st Class, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal; United Nations Medal for Cyprus; General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, Northern Ireland (22826221 W.O.Cl.1 N.D. Walker REME.); Army Long Service & G.C., E.II.R., with ‘Regular Army’ bar suspension (22826221 W.O.Cl.1 N.D. Walker. REME), remnants of lacquer, last partially officially renamed, generally nearly very fine or better, mounted for wear, with the following original related items and documents: - The recipient’s related miniature awards and riband bars - R.A.F. Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners, Flight Engineers (25.3.194414.1.1945) - R.A.F. Service and Release Book - War Department Civilian Employee’s Certificate of Service, 29.11.1948-13.10.1950 - Portrait photograph of recipient in R.A.F. uniform, and photograph of same in REME uniform (lot) £240-280 22826221 Warrant Officer Norman Douglas Walker, born 1921; enlisted (no. 1891647) Royal Air Force, 31.5.1943; carried training as Flight Engineer, 1652 Conversion Unit, from March 1944; posted for operational flying to 10 Squadron (Halifaxes), Melbourne, Yorkshire, May 1944; flew in 37 operational sorties with the Squadron, including: Montorglieil; Mont Candon (2); Blainville; Thiverny; Kiel; Foret-de-Nieppe (2); Prouville; Bois de Cassan; St. Philibert Ferme; Dijon; Tirlemont-Gloson-Court; Brest; Lumbres; Soesterberg; Le Havre; GelsenkirchenerBenzin; Calais; Bochum; Duisburg (3); Wilhelmshaven;

Warrant Officer N.D. Walker Essen; Cologne; Dusseldorf; Munster; Sterkrade; Hagen; Soest; Osnabruck; Hannover; Hanau and Dulmen; discharged 9.12.1946; employed as a ‘Skilled Turner’ at 4 Central Workshops, REME, Donnington, Shropshire, by the War Department, 1948-1950; took up employment with the Ministry of Supply prior to service as Warrant Officer, REME, 1952-79.

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Flight Officer D. Blackstone (far right) with friends and dog 329 Three: Flight Officer D. Blackstone, Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Defence and War Medals; Jubilee 1977, on lady’s bow riband, in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine, with the following original items - Named card box of issue for campaign awards, addressed to ‘Flt. Off. D. Blackstone 18, St. Georges Square, Stamford, Lincs.’, complete with enclosure and medal slip - Four photographs of recipient, including two in uniform; and a file of research (3) £100-140 Flight Officer Doreen Blackstone (1919-2004), born Wothorpe House, Wothorpe, Stamford; her father G.M. Blackstone was the eldest son and heir of E.C. Blackstone, whose firm were a large manufacturer of agricultural machinery and industrial engines; E.C. Blackstone & Co were to become part of Lister Diesels, Hawker Siddeley and ultimately G.E.C.; after school and secretarial college in London Doreen Blackstone joined the administration branch of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force; advanced to Flight Officer for service during the Second War; after the war she was employed as Assistant Secretary, Haig Homes and Officers Family Association, Lincolnshire; it was in the latter capacity that she received her Jubilee Medal; she continued to live in Stamford in later life, becoming a founder member of Stamford Arts Centre; she also served as Secretary of the English Scottish Terrier Club, 1984-2002.

330 Three: Engine Room Artificer 1st Class S.W. Hopkins, Royal Navy Korea 1950-53, 1st ‘Britt: Omn:’ type (D/MX. 63797 S.W. Hopkins E.R.A.1. R.N.); United Nations Medal for Korea; Naval Long Service & G.C., E.II.R. (MX.63797 S.W. Hopkins. E.R.A.1. H.M.S. Cook.), generally very fine or better (3) £120-160

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333 Five: Colonel C.J. Higham, Royal Army Medical Corps and Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps United Nations Medal for Cyprus; General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, Northern Ireland (Capt. C.J. Higham RAMC); NATO Medal 1994, one clasp, ISAF; Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan, one clasp, Afghanistan (Col C J Higham Staff); Jubilee 2002, generally very fine (5) £500-700 Colonel Christopher John Higham, born 1955; commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Army Medical Corps, 23.5.1980; advanced Major (Nursing Officer), 1.7.1989; retired 1.10.1996; Lieutenant-Colonel, QARANC (T.A.), 1.12.1999; recalled for service with Infantry Reserve Corps, January 2002; Colonel 25.11.2004.

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332 Pair: Guardsman S.A. Brennan, Welsh Guards General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, Northern Ireland (24520159 Gdsm S A Brennan WG); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24520159 Gdsm S A Brennan WG), good very fine, mounted court-style as originally worn (2) £1,000-1,400

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334 Six: Warrant Officer Class 2 P.G. Bartzsch, Royal Logistics Corps, Late Royal Army Ordnance Corps General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, Northern Ireland (24494385 LCPL P G Bartzsch RAOC), officially renamed; Gulf 1990-91, one clasp, 16 Jan To 28 Feb 1991 (24494385 Cpl P G Bartzsch RAOC); United Nations Medal for Cyprus; Accumulated Campaign Service Medal (24494385 SSGT P G Bartzsch RLC); Army Long Service & G.C., E.II.R., with ‘Regular Army’ bar suspension (24494385 Sgt P G Bartzsch RLC); Jubilee 2002, generally good very fine, first five mounted for wear, last in box of issue with enclosure card (6) £240-280

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335 A ‘U.S.A. Army Achievement Medal’ Group of Four to Fusilier J.J. Cozens, Royal Welch Fusiliers General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, Northern Ireland (24830237 Fus J J Cozens RWF); United Nations U.N.P.R.O.F.O.R. Medal; Accumulated Campaign Service Medal (24830237 Fus J J Cozens RWF); United States of America, Army Achievement Medal, generally very fine or better, campaign awards mounted for wear, last in case of issue, with named Award Certificate, dated 10.10.1990, in presentation file (lot) £200-240

336 Three: Aircraft Engineer 1st Class W.A. Clarke, Fleet Air Arm Operational Service Medal for Sierra Leone 2000-02, no rosette (AEM1 W A Clark [sic] D238456L RN); Iraq 2003-11, one clasp, 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 (AEM1 W A Clarke D238456L RN); Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued, generally very fine or better, mounted as originally worn (3) £240-280

U.S.A., Army Achievement Medal To Fusilier Jammie [sic] Cozens, For ‘Meritorious performance of his duties while attached to Combat Support Company, 4th Battalion, 502d Infantry Regiment from 11 September 1990 to 13 September 1990. Fusilier Cozens’ technical and tactical knowledge was exemplified during the battalion field training exercise when he participated in a Scout-Anti-Tank Screen line that was impenetrable for three days. During those three days, four infiltrating OPFOR soldiers were captured. His performance is in keeping with the finest of military traditions and reflect great credit upon him, The “Swift Strike” Battalion, The Berlin Brigade, The Royal Welch Fusiliers and The United States Army.’

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337 General Picton’s Medal for the Defence of Gibraltar 1782, 59mm, silver, very fine £800-1,000

338 Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Trafalgar (John Bourda.), suspension slack, minor edge bruising, very fine £4,000-5,000 John Bourda served as Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Neptune 98 guns (Captain F. Fremantle) during the major fleet action off Cape Trafalgar between the British fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson and the Franco-Spanish fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral P.C. de Villeneuve, 21.10.1805. At Trafalgar the Neptune ‘was the third ship in the weather column. She got into action about 1.45pm, when she hauled up for the nearest of the enemy’s ships, and passing immediately under the stern of the French Bucentaure, delivered her broadside into it with terrible effect. She then continued under the stern and along the starboard side of the Spanish Santissima Trinidad, and luffed up to leeward of the huge fourdecker, which had already suffered badly, and which she fought until the Spaniard became wholly unmanageable. The Neptune was afterward somewhat severely handled by several ships of the combined van, which raked her after they bore up. She lost forty-four killed and wounded in the battle. Her masts and her standing and running rigging were all more or less damaged, and she had nine shots between wind and water. On the following day she took the Royal Sovereign in tow, but afterwards towed the Victory to Gibraltar.’ (The Trafalgar Roll, The Officers, The Men, The Ships, Colonel R.H. Mackenzie refers).

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Sotheby, February 1975

340 Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Basque Roads 1809 (Richard Copeland, Midshipman.), suspension claw reaffixed, otherwise Mint State, with contemporary silver top-riband buckle £1,400-1,800 Richard Copeland served as Midshipman in H.M.S. Revenge during Lord Cochrane’s successful destruction of a number of French ships, including four ships of the line, in the Basque Roads, off St. Nazaire, 11-12.4.1809. Captain Richard Copeland, R.N., born 1792; son of John Copeland, Surgeon of the 7th Fusiliers and Staff Surgeon to H.R.H. the Duke of Kent when Governor of Nova Scotia, ‘this gentleman, together with his wife and youngest son, was lost in the Frances transport, off Sable Island, in Dec. 1799. This officer [R. Copeland] entered the Navy 1 Jan. 1805 (under the auspices of Queen Charlotte and the Princess Augusta) as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Medusa 36, Capt. Sir John Gore’ (O’Byrne refers); removed with the same captain to H.M.S. Revenge, and was serving in her (under the command of Captain the Hon. Charles Paget) when Sir Samuel Hood’s squadron captured four French frigates off Rochefort, 25.9.1806; he rejoined Sir John Gore, as Midshipman, in H.M.S. Tonnant; subsequent service included in H.M.S. Belle Poule; Lieutenant, December 1811; served in H.M.S. Cygnet, February 1812-March 1815, when she was wrecked off the mouth of the Courantine River; appointed to the command of the surveying vessels H.M.S. Mastiff, from September 1825, and H.M.S. Meteor, from February 1830, both on the Mediterranean station; While ‘at Gibraltar on one occasion he seized a notorious pirate; and, in 1834, he took captive, near Thasos, another famous marauder, Kara Mitzos, with 160 of his men, all of whom were delivered over to the Greek government. Being, however, liberated without trial, these plunderers resumed their former atrocities with redoubled zest, and falling again into the hands of Capt. Copleand, were sent to the Pacha of Thessalonica, by whom they were executed’ (Ibid); placed on half-pay, February 1836, and promoted to Post-rank, June 1838. He published An Introduction to the Practice of Nautical Surveying, and the Construction of Sea Charts, &c., translated from the French of C.F. Beautems Beaupre, Hydrographer of the French Marine.

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x341 Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Java (John B. Trayneir.), very fine £800-1,000

x343 Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Syria (Geo. Lundy.), minor edge nicks, good very fine £400-500

John B. Trayneir (listed as ‘Traynier’ on the transcription of the published medal roll) served as Able Seaman in H.M.S. Hussar during the assistance given by the Navy in the capture of the island of Java, July-September 1811.

George Lundy (listed as ‘Lunday’ on the published transcription of the medal roll) served as Able Seaman in H.M.S. Edinburgh during operations on and off the coast of Syria, 1840. PROVENANCE:

Baldwin, January 1953

342 Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Algiers (John Higman.), pawn broker’s mark to edge at 10 o’clock, good very fine £800-1,000 John Higman served as Landsman in H.M.S. Minden when the combined English and Dutch fleets attacked the heavily fortified town of Algiers, 27.8.1816.

344 Military General Service 1793-1814, three clasp, Corunna, Nivelle, Nive (G. Dollimore, 1st Foot Gds.), light scratches, good very fine £800-1,000 PROVENANCE:

Glendining, December 1911 Coutts Collection 1921

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345 Alexander Davison’s Medal for the Nile 1798, 48mm, bronze-gilt, good very fine £250-300 346 Alexander Davison’s Medal for the Nile 1798, 48mm, bronze, the reverse field privately contemporarily engraved ‘Thos. Scott H.M.S. Zealous’ in running script and upright serif capitals, minor edge nicks, good very fine, pierced with bronze loop suspension £150-200 Thomas Scott served as a Private, Royal Marines in H.M.S Zealous for Nelson’s action off the Nile, 1.8.1798, and is listed on the Naval General Service Medal roll.

347 Honourable East India Company’s Medal for Seringapatam 1799, 48mm, bronze, Soho Mint, with contemporary bronze loop and ring suspension, good very fine £200-250

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348 Army of India 1799-1826, short hyphen reverse die type, one clasp, Bhurtpoor (Sepoy Hurbunse Sing. 36th N.I.), engraved in running script, India, toned, good very fine £600-800

349 The Earl St. Vincent’s Medal 1800, 48mm, silver, with contemporary silver loop suspension, edge bruising, nearly very fine, the reverse better £350-400

350 Honourable East India Company’s Medal for Egypt 1801, 48mm, silver, a slightly later striking with die crack to obverse field, with contemporary loop suspension, nearly very fine £500-700

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351 Matthew Boulton’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805, 48mm, white metal, the reverse field contemporarily engraved ‘Wm Tarrant Victory’ in running script, very fine, encased in a hinged brass frame glazed with lunettes, together with a Greenwich Hospital School Medal, bronze-gilt, reverse engraved ‘C. Tarrant 1832’; a Parchment Certificate appointing Edward Tarrant a Gunner First Class in Her Majesty’s Fleet, dated 1.7.1865; and a large quantity of research (lot) £800-1,200 Boatswain William Tarrant, born Brading, Isle of Wight, 1780; enlisted in the Royal Navy, for service in H.M.S. Utrecht, April 1803; transferred to H.M.S. Victory, May 1803; promoted Quarter Gunner, June 1804; served in H.M.S. Victory during the major fleet action off Cape Trafalgar between the British fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson and the Franco-Spanish fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral P.C. de Villeneuve, 21.10.1805, and slightly wounded, ‘third finger of right hand disabled at Trafalgar’ (ADM 38.9257 refers); transferred for service in H.M.S. Ocean, January 1806; advanced Boatswain, October 1810; discharged, March 1838; died, Portsea, Hampshire, February 1855. William Tarrant received a Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840 with clasp Trafalgar; a bronze Reward of Merit Medal named to ‘Wm Tarrant, Qr. Mr. H.M.S. Victory’ is also known. Boatswain’s Mate Charles Tarrant, born 1818, the son of Boatswain William Tarrant; educated at Greenwich Hospital School; subsequently served in the Royal Navy; advanced Boatswain’s Mate, October 1852; died, 1856.

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353 Honourable East India Company’s Medal for Java 1811, 50mm, silver, a slightly later striking with die crack to obverse field, with contemporary silver loop suspension, good very fine £350-400

352 An Attractive, Original Striking of the Honourable East India Company’s Medal for Capture of Rodrigues, Isle of Bourbon, and Isle of France 180910, 49mm, gold, with original loop suspension, suspension loose, minor edge bruise, otherwise good very fine, very rare £5,000-7,000 Approximately 45 H.E.I.C. Medals for the Capture of Rodrigues, Isle of Bourbon, and Isle of France struck in gold.

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354 Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. John Townsend, Royal Horse Artillery.), light contact marks, otherwise good very fine, with original steel clip and split ring suspension £2,800-3,200

355 Waterloo 1815 (Thomas Beck, Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery.), edge bruising, otherwise nearly extremely fine, with original steel clip and later modern ring suspension £1,600-2,000

Lieutenant John Townsend, commissioned Lieutenant, Royal Horse Artillery, December 1811; served with Lieutenant-Colonel R. Bull’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815; at Waterloo the troop ‘effected the greatest possible service throughout the early part of the battle; but owing to the loss sustained both in men and horses, together with the disabled condition of the guns (through incessant firing) it was obliged to retire before the close’ (The Waterloo Roll Call, C. Dalton refers); of the troop’s 5 officers, 1 was killed and 2 wounded during the battle; Townsend retired on half pay, February 1826 (entitled to an M.G.S. with Nivelle and Nive clasps).

Gunner Thomas Beck served in Lieutenant-Colonel May’s “H” Troop, Royal Horse Artillery during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815.

356 Waterloo 1815 (David Jordan, Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery.), edge bruising, nearly very fine, with contemporary silver clip and later ring suspension £1,400-1,800 Gunner David Jordan served in Lieutenant-Colonel May’s “H” Troop, Royal Horse Artillery during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815.

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357 Waterloo 1815 (Andrew Muir, 2nd or R.N. Brit. Reg. Drag.), minor edge nicks, good very fine, with original steel clip and split ring suspension £4,000-5,000

359 Waterloo 1815 (Serjeant George Piper, 3rd Batt. Grenad. Guards), edge bruising, nearly very fine, with later clip and ring suspension £1,800-2,200

Private Andrew Muir served in Captain J. Poole’s Troop, 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys) during the Waterloo Campaign, 1618.6.1815.

Sergeant George Piper, born Buntingford, Hertfordshire; enlisted 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards, July 1803; served with the regiment during the Peninsula Campaign (entitled to a Military General Service Medal with clasps for Corunna, Nivelle, and Nive); transferred to the 3rd Battalion and as served as Sergeant in Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. H.P. Townshend’s Company during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815; died 1858.

358 Waterloo 1815 (William Abraham. 12th Reg. Light Dragoons.), traces of brooch mounting, edge bruising, otherwise very fine, with later silver loop and split ring suspension £1,000-1,400 Private William Abraham, born Clones, Monaghan, Ireland; enlisted 12th Light Dragoon, August 1805; served in Captain G.F. Erskine’s Troop, 12th Light Dragoons during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815, and was ‘wounded in the arm, 18 June 1815’ (service papers refer) PROVENANCE:

Galway Foley Collection 1910.

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360 Honourable East India Company Medal for Coorg 1837, silver, 50mm, an original striking, with contemporary silver eyelet suspension, edge cuts, otherwise nearly extremely fine £600-800

361 Ghuznee 1839 (T. Robinson 16th Lancers), reverse contemporarily engraved in serif capitals, contact marks, nearly very fine, with later damaged and incomplete ring suspension £450-550 592 Private Thomas Robinson, born Leeds, Yorkshire; enlisted 16th Lancers, May 1829; service with the regiment included, ‘assault and capture of Ghuznee, also in action at Maharajpoor in Dec. 1843’ (service papers refer); discharged July 1846, after 17 years and 60 days service with the Colours.

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x363 Defence of Jellalabad 1842, 1st ‘Mural Crown’ type (M. Nowlan. 13th Regt.), obverse rim neatly engraved in serif capitals, good very fine £550-650 364 Defence of Jellalabad 1842, 1st ‘Mural Crown’ type, unnamed as issued, good very fine, with later steel clip and hinged straight bar suspension £400-500

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x369 Punjab 1848-49, one clasp, Chilianwala (J. Walker, 24th Foot.), edge bruising, very fine, with decorative white metal top-riband buckle £600-800

William Vaux joined the Royal Navy as Able Seaman, January 1823; service included in H.M. Ships Orestes, Sulphur, August 1838-August 1842, and Modeste; discharged January 1848, after 22 years’ service; volunteered for 10 years’ additional service, August 1854.

1712 Private Joseph Walker, 24th Foot, killed in action at the Battle of Chilianwala, 13.1.1849.

370 South Africa 1834-53 (Corpl. W. Stent. 1st Bn. Rifle Bde.), suspension claw repaired post-1873, edge bruising, nearly very fine £200-250

366 Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Private Michael Molony H.M. 40th Regt), very fine, original brass hook replaced with later ring suspension £380-420

Corporal W. Stent served with the 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade during the 2nd Kaffir War (1846-47).

367 Sutlej 1845-46, for Sobraon, no clasp (Michl. Cullinan 10th Regt.), contact marks, good fine £240-280

371 India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Pegu (Wm. Styles. Ordy. “Winchester”), contact marks, nearly very fine £180-220

1962 Private Michael Cullinan, born Galway, Ireland; enlisted 10th Foot, July 1843; served with the regiment during the Sutlej Campaign and was entitled to ‘a medal for the Punjab Campaign with clasps for Mooltan & Goojerat. Indian Mutiny Medal & Clasp for Lucknow & Good Conduct Medal’ (service papers refer); discharged August 1864, after 21 years and 24 days service with the Colours.

x372 India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Burma 1885-7 (2699 Private D. Crimmins 2nd Bn. R. Muns. Fus:), with official corrections, good very fine £70-90

368 Punjab 1848-49, one clasp, Mooltan (John Toft, 32nd Foot.), suspension post re-affixed, minor edge bruising, very fine £240-280 2520 Private John Toft 32nd Foot, died 21.2.1849.

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378 Turkish Crimea, Sardinian die (W. Halls. 1st Bn. Rifle Bde.), contemporarily engraved in upright serif capitals, very fine, pierced for ring suspension as issued Turkish Crimea, British die, unnamed as issued, very fine, medal pierced for ring suspension as issued (2) £80-120 379 Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one clasp, Lucknow (T. McHugh, 1st Battn. 5th Fusrs.), suspension claw tightened, minor edge nicks, therefore very fine £400-500 Private Thomas McHugh, enlisted 1st Battalion, 5th Foot, 1846; served during the Indian Mutiny, and was dangerously wounded at Oomreah, 2.12.1858; he was discharged, July 1860, due to ‘penetrating gun shot wound of the thorax received in action, ball still lodged which renders him unfit to perform the active duties of a soldier’ (service papers refer); admitted as an ‘In Patient’ to Chelsea Hospital, February 1882; died September 1895.

380 Indian Mutiny 1857-58, two clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (Asst. Surg. J,B, Collison, Staff Surg.), toned, extremely fine £800-1,200 Surgeon Major John Bowmer Collison was appointed Assistant Surgeon, Bengal Medical Establishment, January 1855; his postings during the Indian Mutiny included Cawnpore and as a Civil Surgeon at Durriabad; advanced Surgeon, January 1867; died September 1883.

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88 Private Thomas Good, born Bandon, County Cork, Ireland; enlisted 14th Regiment, April 1858; advanced Sergeant, September 1869 (Awarded L.S. & G.C. December 1876); discharged March 1879, after 21 years and 25 days service with the Colours.

384 Canada General Service 1866-70, one clasp, Fenian Raid 1866 (O.S. J. Colbourne H.M.S. Pylandes), letter ‘b’ double-struck, very fine £550-650

x382 New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863-1864 (R. Moseley Gnr. R.M.A. H.M.S. Esk), edge bruise, very fine £500-600

Ordinary Seaman Joseph Colbourne, born Havant, Hampshire, 1848; joined the Royal Navy as Boy Second Class, 1862; service included in H.M.S. Pylades, February 1864-November 1866. On 3.6.1866 H.M.S. Pylades was in the port of Montreal, having been sent there in response to the Fenian threat. Intelligence reports suggested that some 3,000 Fenians were massing in the general area of Malone and Potsdam, New York State to attack Canada in the Cornwall area. Fifty sailors from the Pylades formed a Naval Brigade and along with 400 regulars from the Rifle Brigade were sent by train from Montreal to Cornwall to counter the threat but the attack never came.

Approximately 119 New Zealand medals were awarded to H.M.S. Esk, 44 of which are recorded as known in Naval Medals 1857-1880, K. Douglas-Morris. Of this 4 are recorded with undated reverses, the rest are dated 1863-1864.

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393 Egypt 1882-89, dated, one clasp, Alexandria 11th July (F. Lawrence. Stoker: H.M.S. Helicon), traces of lacquer, minor edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine £140-180 Approximately 85 ‘Alexandria 11th July’ clasps to H.M.S. Helicon (Despatch Boat).

394 Khedive’s Star, undated, with Tokar bar, good very fine £140-160 395 North West Canada 1885, no clasp (Chas. Gayfer 95th M.G.), engraved in large serif capitals, toned, nearly extremely fine £220-260 Charles Gayfer served with the 95th Battalion Manitoba Grenadiers.

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400 Ashanti Star 1896, unnamed as issued, very fine £100-140 x401 Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3309. Pte. E. Goodier 2/R: Bde.), darkly toned, light scratches, good very fine £180-220 x402 Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, two clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum (4298 Private J. Kennedy 1st Sea Highrs.), engraved in sans-serif capitals, very fine £100-140 403 East and Central Africa 1897-99, no clasp, unnamed as issued, very fine £120-160 404 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (W. Tarrant, A.B. H.M.S. Monarch), toned, good very fine £90-110

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406 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (29359 Pte. J. Duncan. 20th Coy. Imp: Yeo:), toned, edge nicks, good very fine King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (6168 Corpl. W. Tryner. Grenadier Guards.), contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £100-140 407 King’s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (5329 Pte. J. McAuley. Somerset. L.I.), pawnbrokers mark to edge at 3 o’clock, toned, very fine Tibet 1903-04, bronze issue, no clasp (155 Cooly Abbas Peshawar Cooly Corps), nearly very fine (2) £90-110

41 Private Charles H. Oehley, served during the Boer War with the Somerset East Town Guard; entitled to ‘South Africa 1901’ clasp for service with Nesbitt’s Horse.

408 Queen’s Mediterranean 1899-1902 (8129 Pte J. Burns. Yorks: L.I.), toned, minor edge bruise, good very fine £200-240

13 Sergeant Oliver Charles Oehley, the son of Private Charles H. Oehley, served alongside his father during the Boer War with the Somerset East Town Guard. Approximately 186 medals awarded to the Somerset East Town Guard. M.I.D. London Gazette 29.7.1941 Lieutenant Charles Edward Oehley, R.N.R. ‘For courage, skill and devotion to duty in operations off the Libyan Coast.’

409 Transport Medal 1899-1902, one clasp, South Africa 1899-1902 (C.D. Bennett, In Command.), minor edge nicks, very fine £550-650

Lieutenant Charles Edward Oehley, born 1913, the son of Sergeant Oliver Charles Oehley; served during the Second World War in H.M.S. Fiona (convoy service ship); killed in action when the Fiona was bombed by German aircraft off Sidi Barani, North Africa, 18.4.1941, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

C.D. Bennett served as Master in command of the Nankin (P&O Line); his medal was presented by H.M. King 4.11.1903.

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410 China 1900, no clasp (H. Moore. Bandsn. H.M.S. Centurion.), toned, nearly extremely fine £100-140 97935 Bandsman Henry Moore, born Hampshire, 1862; joined Royal Navy as Band Boy, October 1876; advanced Bandsman, March 1880; service included in H.M.S. Centurion, February 1897-September 1901; H.M.S. Hindustan, September 1905-August 1907 and at H.M.S. Victory, 12.8.1914-3.5.1916; discharged to R.N. Hospital Haslar, May 1916.

411 Ashanti 1900, no clasp (539 Pte. Tapa Seidu. W.A.F.F.), toned, nearly extremely fine £200-250 412 Africa General Service 1902-56, E.VII.R., one clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (287305. W. Mc Namara, Sto. H.M.S. Fox.), very fine £100-140 x413 Africa General Service 1902-56, E.VII.R., one clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (Ply. 14046 Pte. A. Bowman, R.M.L.I. H.M.S. Diana.), good very fine £140-180 414 Tibet 1903-04, one clasp, Gyantse (2062 Rifln. Dalbir Thapa 8th. Gurkha Rifles.), good very fine £240-280

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415 Natal 1906, one clasp, 1906 (Gunr: A.E. Healey, Pom. Pom. Sect. N.F. Art.), good very fine £90-110 x416 India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (240535 Pte. G.H. Cutten, 5-Queen’s Rl. R.), very fine Delhi Durbar 1911, unnamed as issued, darkly toned, good very fine (2) £100-140 417 India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (35566 S. Sgt. F. Norman. S&T. Copps [sic]), edge prepared prior to naming, toned, good very fine 1914-15 Star (117848 Pnr. F. Smeeth. R.E.), very fine Mercantile Marine War Medal (Michael Stanton), good very fine Victory Medal, bi-lingual reverse (Pte. J. Petersen. 1st C.C.), , officially renamed, very fine United Nations Medal for Cyprus, very fine Miniature Awards: 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves, very fine, together with a Silver War Badge, the reverse numbered ‘33135’ (5) £80-120

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420 1914-15 Star (212705. H.J. Taylor. A.B., R.N.), good very fine British War Medal (4) (77135 Cpl. C.J. Roberts. R.E.; 21300 Cpl. H. Dixon. W. Rid. R.; 355621 Cpl. J. Brown. H.L.I.; 93888 Pte. R. Brown. R.A.M.C.), edge bruising, nearly very fine Victory Medal (2) (G-68489 Pte. G.S. Boyd. The Queen’s R.; 288219. 3.A.M. T.J. Smith. R.A.F.), nearly very fine Second World War Medals (6), 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence Medal; War Medal, very fine Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd ‘coinage head’ type (Edwin William Newman), very fine Miniature Awards (12): Air Force Cross, G.VI.R.; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal; 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal, very fine (26) £60-80

419 1914 Star, with copy Bar (342 L.Sjt H. Stevens. 2/Sea: Highrs), very fine £140-180 D.C.M. London Gazette 22.9.1916 342 Coy. S./M. J. Stevens, Sea. Highrs. ‘For conspicuous gallantry during operations. He led a bombing party against an enemy’s strong point, which was holding up the attack. His party broke through and bombed up the enemy’s trenches in face of strong opposition. He has shown great bravery and coolness in action.’

I.S.M. London Gazette 21.4.1931 Newman, Edwin William, Shipwright (Chargeman), H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth.

342 Company Sergeant Major John Stevens, served during the Great War with the 7th (Service) Battalion Seaforth Highlanders on the Western Front; the battalion served on the Somme, 1916, as part of the 26th Brigade, 9th (Scottish) Division and were engaged in the ‘attack on Longueval (14/7) - in support at Montauban Alley and in action around Waterlot Farm. Positions held until relieved and to Carnoy (19/7). Casualties since (1/7) - 22 officers and 429 other ranks’ (British Battalions on the Somme, R. Westlake, refers); Stevens was killed in action, 12.10.1916, and on the latter date having ‘moved forward into trenches north-east of Euacourt l’Abbaye. Attack on Snag Trenchadvancing on right suffered heavily from machine gun fire upon entering No Man’s Land. British barrage falling short also caused casualties’ (Ibid); Stevens is commemorated upon the Thiepval Memorial, France.

421 British War Medal (Rev. L. Tucker.), good very fine, with Ecclesiastical Cap and Collar Badges, in Walter Wood & Sons, Huddersfield case (lot) £80-120 Reverend Leonard Tucker, M.A., educated at University College London; having been ordained he was posted to Jamaica, and spent time in Montego Bay before serving on the staff of Calabar College; appointed Secretary of the Young People’s Missionary Association, 1902; appointed Secretary of the Young People’s Department of the Baptist Missionary Society, 1907; served during the Great War with the YMCA in France, from July 1916; Pastor of the East Queen Street Baptist Church, Kingston, Jamaica, 19181923.

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422 Naval General Service 1915-62, G.V.R., one clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (290693. P.H. Fiddyment. Sto. P.O. H.M.S. Hyacinth.), very fine £80-120 x423 Naval General Service 1915-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Yangtze 1949 (C/KX.602625 J. Pickles. Sto. Mech. R.N.), contact marks, therefore nearly very fine £500-600 424 General Service 1918-62 (2), G.V.R., one clasp, Iraq (275204 Dvr. G.S. Penfold. R.A.); G.VI.R., one clasp, Malaya (876508 Gnr. J. Devlin. R.A.), suspension claw loose on last, generally very fine or better India General Service 1936-39, one clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (4388581 Pte. E.T. Walker. Green Howards.), toned, letter ‘G’ officially corrected, minor edge nicks, good very fine (3) £100-140 425 General Service 1918-62, G.V.R., one clasp (2), Iraq (Spr. F. Overend. Rly. D.F.); N.W. Persia (4737255 Pte. E. Thompson. Y. & L. R.), very fine (2) £100-140

426 General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp (2), Malaya (21145723 Rfn. Pare Gurung 2 G.R.); S.E. Asia 1945-46 (23116 Sep. Tashi Ram. 1 Bn. Dogra R.), very fine General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, Borneo (21154188 Rfn. Barbahadur Rai. 1/10 Gr.), very fine (3) £80-120 427 General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., one clasp (2), Malaya (22955081 Gdsm. B.D. Barkham. Gren. Gds.); Cyprus (22556236 Tpr. F.M. Boggett. R.H.G.), very fine (2) £90-110 428 General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., one clasp, Malaya (23210912 Pte. F.C.D. Sleath. Int. Corps.), toned, good very fine General Service 1962-2007, two clasps, Radfan, South Arabia (23873120 Dvr. E.P. Mulholland. R.A.S.C.), unofficial retaining rod between clasps, lefthand side of 1st clasp facing sprung and re-soldered, very fine (2) £80-120 429 General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., one clasp, Arabian Peninsula (23134491 Tpr. J. Sweeney. Royals.), edge bruise, very fine General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, Northern Ireland (24213009 Pte. J.F. West Glosters), very fine (2) £100-140

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434 Family Group: General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, Northern Ireland (Lt. Comdr. G. Kemp. RN), good very fine, mounted court-style as worn, together with the recipient’s related miniature Gulf 1990-91, no clasp (Mr T H Kemp BAE), nearly extremely fine (2) £250-300

430 Second World War Medals (15), 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; War Medal; India Service Medal; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with Maple Leaf clasp; Australia Service Medal (NX11595 J. Johnson): New Zealand War Service Medal; South African Medal for War Services, generally good very fine (15) £240-280

Lieutenant-Commander G. Kemp, promoted LieutenantCommander, 16.6.1964. Mr. T.H. Kemp, the son of Lieutenant-Commander G. Kemp, served as a guided missile expert with British Aerospace during the Gulf War.

431 Southern Rhodesia War Service Medal, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fine £180-220

435 South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (RO1 (G) R M LaTouche D180356S HMS Glamorgan), good very fine £450-550

432 Southern Rhodesia War Service Medal, unnamed as issued, good very fine £180-220

During the Falklands War, H.M.S. Glamorgan fired 1,450 4.5 inch rounds, more than any other vessel in the conflict. She was slightly damaged by bombs on 1.5.1982 and was hit by a land launched exocet missile on 12.6.1982. On the latter date 14 men were killed. The fires from this attack were brought under control and she was back in service 36 hours later.

433 General Service 1962-2007, one clasp (3), Radfan (F.967952 S.R. Morgan. N.A.1 R.N.); South Arabia (T1933996 Cpl. M.R. Lawson R.A.F.), number partially officially corrected; Malay Peninsula (W1946628 SAC. A.P. Holstead. R.A.F.), generally very fine (3) £120-160

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436 x436 Austria, Empire, Order of Leopold, Knight’s breast Badge, with War Decoration wreath, 59mm including crown suspension x 30mm, silver-gilt and enamel, silver mark on suspension ring, good very fine, with crossed on riband, these superimposed with a miniature Star of the Order of Franz Joseph Austria, Empire, Medal for the Defence of the Tyrol 1866, silver, nearly very fine (2) £240-280 437 Austria, Empire, Military Merit Medal ‘Signum Laudis’, Franz Joseph, bronze-gilt, with crown suspension, good very fine France, Third Republic, Medaille Militaire, silver and silver-gilt, gilding almost all completely rubbed, nearly very fine France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1939, very fine, with two bronze palm emblems on riband Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast Badge, silver and iron centre, suspension ring resoldered, very fine (4) £60-80

438 Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold, Civil Division, Officer’s breast Badge, 64mm including crown suspension x 40mm, gold and enamel, French motto, nearly extremely fine, with rosette on riband, the riband with gold central stripe for distinguished service in the Second World War Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold, Military Division, Officer’s breast Badge, 73mm including crown and crossed swords suspension x 40mm, silvered and enamel, bi-lingual motto, very fine Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Officer’s breast Badge, 62mm including wreath suspension x 43mm, gilt and enamel, nearly extremely fine, with rosette on riband (3) £100-140 439 Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold, Military Division, Knight’s breast Badge, 73mm including crown and crossed swords suspension x 40mm, silver and enamel, French motto, minor damage, nearly very fine Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Knight’s breast Badge, 63mm including wreath suspension x 42mm, silvered, gilt, and enamel, nearly very fine Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold II, Knight’s breast Badge, 62mm including crown suspension x 40mm, silver and enamel, bi-lingual motto, minor enamel damage to motto, nearly very fine (3) £100-140

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440 Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold II, Commander’s neck Badge, 83mm including crown suspension x 52mm, gilt and enamel, bi-lingual motto, good very fine, with neck riband Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold II, Officer’s breast Badge, 65mm including crown suspension x 40mm, gilt and enamel, bi-lingual motto, good very fine, with rosette on riband (2) £70-90

x444 Germany, Bavaria, Order of Military Merit, Knight’s breast Badge, with Swords, by Hemmerle, Munich, 65mm including crown suspension x 41mm, silver and enamel, maker’s mark and silver mark to reverse, good very fine £140-180

441 Brazil, Republic, Order of Naval Merit, Grand Officer’s Star, 79mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, enamel damage to reverse medallion, otherwise nearly extremely fine £180-220 PROVENANCE:

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442 Bulgaria, Kingdom, Order of National Merit, Military Division, Knight’s breast Badge, 75mm including crown suspension x 49mm, silvered and enamel, very fine, in case of issue Bulgaria, Kingdom, Order of National Merit, Civil Division, Knight’s breast Badge, 51mm, silver and enamel, nearly extremely fine, in case of issue (2) £80-120 x443 Germany, Bavaria, Order of St. Michael, Commander’s Second Class Star, by Hemmerle, Munich, 75mm, silver, with gilt motto on enamel centre, maker’s cartouche on reverse, good very fine £300-400

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x446 Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1870, Second Class breast Badge, silver and iron, good very fine £160-200

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x447 Germany, Saxony, Order of Civil Merit, Officer’s breast Badge, 42mm, gold and enamel, extremely fine £600-800 x448 Italy, Tuscany, Order of Military Merit, Commander’s neck Badge, 82mm including crown suspension x 55mm, gold and enamel, gold marks on suspension ring, minor enamel crack, otherwise extremely fine £800-1,200 x449 Italy, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Royal Order of Francis I, Knight’s breast Badge, 60mm including crown suspension x 39mm, silver-gilt and enamel, enamel damage to one arm of cross on reverse, otherwise very fine £300-400

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x450 Japan, Empire, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Second Class Star, 74mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, one tip slightly bent, minor damage to sacred beads, generally very fine £200-250 451 x451 Korea, Empire, Order of the Taeguk, First Class sash Badge, 104mm including plum flower suspension x 76mm, silver-gilt and enamel, minor enamel damage, very fine £1,200-1,600

452 Lebanon, Republic, National Order of the Cedar, 2nd type, Grand Officer’s Star, 67mm, silver and silver-gilt, silver mark on retaining pin, central medallion loose, good very fine £150-200

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453 Poland, Republic, Order of Poland Restored, Grand Officer’s Star, by Spink, London, 77mm, silver, gold, and enamel, with gold retaining pin, nearly extremely fine £160-200 PROVENANCE:

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454 Portugal, Kingdom, Order of Christ, Commander’s neck Badge, Attributed to Major-General F.-L. Damman, Belgian Army, 44mm x 32mm, gold and enamel, the central cross embellished with 18 diamonds, gold marks to suspension ring, extremely fine £400-500 Major-General Francois-Louis Damman, (1803-60), Commanded the 2nd Brigade, 4th (Brabant) Division, Belgian Army, and was awarded the Portuguese Order of Christ for ‘meritorious and gallant services rendered to His Majesty the King of Portugal’, July 1836.

455 Portugal, Republic, Military Order of Aviz, Commander’s Star, 88mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, silver marks on retaining pin and hook, nearly extremely fine £120-160

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456 456 Romania, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, 1st type, Grand Officer’s set of Insignia, by Joseph Resch, Bucharest, neck Badge, 62mm, silver-gilt and enamel, silver mark on suspension ring; Star, 83mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, maker’s cartouche on reverse and silver marks on pin, minor enamel damage to tips of badge, therefore good very fine (2) £400-500 PROVENANCE: Spink, May 2001

457 Romania, Kingdom, Order of the Star, 1st type, Civil Division, Knight’s breast Badge, 65mm including crown suspension x 43mm, silver-gilt and enamel, minor enamel damage to obverse wreath, good very fine £60-80

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458 Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Stanislas, Fourth Class breast Badge, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 39mm, gold (56 zolotniki) and enamel, maker’s mark on reverse, gold mark on suspension ring, eagles in angles reaffixed, nearly very fine £300-400 459 Russia, Imperial, Imperial Russian Air Force Jetton 1912, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, silver (84 zolotniki) and enamel, monoplane surmounted on wreath, motto below, maker’s mark and 1908-17 kokoshnik marks to reverse, minor enamel damage, otherwise good very fine, scarce, together with four more aviation badges and emblems (5) £400-500

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x460 Serbia, Principality, Order of Cross of Takovo, Civil Division, Grand Officer’s Star, by Rothe, Vienna, M.O.IV., 90mm, silver, gilt, and enamel, maker’s mark and silver mark on reverse, blue enamel damage to central motto, otherwise good very fine £250-300 x461 Spain, Kingdom, Order of Charles III, a Late 19th Century Officer’s breast Badge, 61mm including wreath suspension x 41mm, gold and enamel, white enamel damage to arms of cross and central, otherwise good very fine, with wide gold bar suspension and gold riband buckle £200-250

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x462 Sweden, Kingdom, Order of Vasa, Commander’s neck Badge, 81mm including crown suspension x 55mm, gold and enamel, extremely fine £300-400

463 Thailand, Kingdom, Order of the White Elephant, Commander’s neck Badge, 88mm including suspension x 50mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, recipient’s name to reverse, nearly extremely fine £80-120

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464 Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Lady’s Badge, 1st ‘wreath’ type (Elizabeth Dempster), silver, bronze, and enamel, very fine, on lady’s bow riband, in Elkington, London, case of issue £240-280 I.S.M. London Gazette 4.7.1911 Dempster, Elizabeth, Sorting Clerk and Telegraphist, Glasgow.

465 Imperial Service Medal (3), G.V.R. (2) (Thomas Andrews.; Richard Dickinson.); E.II.R. (Frederick William Short), the first toned, generally extremely fine, all three in cases of issue £40-50 466 Empress of India 1877, silver, unnamed as issued, very fine, in Adams, London, case of issue £380-420

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471 Family Group: Pair: Colour Sergeant Instructor W. Dyer, Bedfordshire Regiment Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (1348 Cr. Sgt. W. Dyer. Bedf: R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type (C. Sjt. Instr. W. Dyer. Bedf. R.), extremely fine Three: Sergeant Drummer W.C. Dyer, Bedfordshire Regiment, Died of Wounds on the Western Front, 25.10.1914 1914 Star, with Bar (6689 Sjt. Dmr: W.C. Dyer. 2/Bedf: R.); British War and Victory Medals (6689 Sjt. W.C. Dyer Bedf. R.). nearly extremely fine (5) £400-500

468 Coronation 1902, silver, unnamed as issued, toned, extremely fine Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed as issued, toned, nearly extremely fine Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued, toned, extremely fine Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, toned, extremely fine Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, toned, extremely fine (5) £140-180

1348 Colour Sergeant Instructor William Dyer, born Barnstaple, Devonshire, 1859; enlisted in the 56th Foot, July 1878; promoted Corporal, January 1882; Sergeant, February 1884; transferred to the Bedfordshire Regiment, November 1887; appointed Sergeant Instructor, 1st Hertfordshire Volunteer Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, February 1896; discharged, August 1901, after 23 years and 56 days with the Colours; on the outbreak of the Great War, re-enlisted and appointed Colour Sergeant, Bedfordshire Regiment Training Depot; transferred, Middlesex Regiment, October 1916; discharged, March 1919. 6689 Sergeant Drummer William Charles Dyer, born Colchester, Essex, the son of Colour Sergeant Instructor William Dyer; served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment on the Western Front from 6.10.1914; died of wounds, 25.10.1914, and is buried in Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France.

469 Visit to Ireland 1903 (P.S. A. Dobbin. D.M.P), with integral top riband bar, nearly extremely fine Visit to Ireland 1911, unnamed as issued, toned, extremely fine (2) £100-140

472 Family Group: Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (1173 Q.M. CplMjr: M. Smith. R. Hor: Gds:), extremely fine, together with a silver plaque inscribed ‘Presented to Corp. Maj. Millward Smith by the Warrant and NonCommissioned Officers Royal Horse Guards as a mark of esteem on his leaving the Regiment 1903’, this removed from a more substantial presentation piece Three: Lance Corporal A.B. Smith, Scots Guards, Killed in Action at Ypres, 11.11.1914 1914 Star, with Bar (6163 L.Cpl. A.B. Smith. S.Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (6163 Pte. A.B. Smith. S.Gds.), nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Alfred Benjamin Smith), and Parchment Memorial Scroll Three: Staff Sergeant A.M. Smith, Royal Horse Artillery 1914 Star, with Bar (41823 Ftr: A. Smith. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (41823 A.S.Sjt. A.M. Smith. R.A.), nearly extremely fine, with the recipient’s riband bar; Silver War Badge; Corps of Commissioners Badge, cap badge and shoulder titles; Wound Certificate; and various portrait photographs of the recipient Five: Lance Corporal A.G. Smith, Royal Army Medical Corps, Killed in Action at Anzio, 19.3.1944 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, nearly extremely fine, together with a portrait photograph of the recipient (12) £600-800

470 Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R, 1st ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ type (SE-4829 Pte - A.Sjt. H. De Bolla. R.A.V.C.), toned, extremely fine £80-120 M.S.M. London Gazette 18.1.1919 SE/4829 Pte. (A./’Sjt.) De Bolla, H., 10th Mob. Vet. Sec. (Bromley) Royal Army Veterinary Corps ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Armies in France & Flanders.’

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473 Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (859 Geoe. Brayson Rl. Horse Gds.), toned, minor edge bruise, good very fine £100-140

Staff Sergeant A.M. Smith

1173 Quarter Master Corporal-Major Millward Smith, born Birmingham, December 1861; enlisted in the Royal Horse Guards, January 1882; promoted Corporal, October 1885; Corporal of Horse, June 1889; Squadron Corporal Major, April 1896; awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, 1900; appointed Regimental Sergeant Major, Scottish Horse, Imperial Yeomanry, 1.4.1903; discharged, 29.2.1908, after 26 years and 54 days with the Colours. 6163 Lance Corporal Alfred Benjamin Smith, the son of Quarter Master Corporal-Major Millward Smith; served with the Scots Guards during the Great War on the Western Front from 13.8.1914; killed in action at the Battle of Ypres, 11.11.1914, after which ‘the Battalion paraded just 69 rank and file commanded by the only surviving officer, a Captain’, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. 41823 Staff Sergeant Alfred Millward Smith, the son of Quarter Master Corporal-Major Millward Smith, and the brother of Lance Corporal Alfred Benjamin Smith, enlisted in the Royal Horse Artillery, 8.2.1906; served with 14th Brigade, R.H.A. during the Great War on the Western Front from 5.10.1914; Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 1.1.1916); discharged as a result of wounds, 18.9.1918; died, 16.3.1932. 7349467 Lance Corporal Arthur George Smith, born 1919, the son of Staff Sergeant Alfred Millward Smith, and the grandson of Quarter Master Corporal-Major Millward Smith; served during the Second World War with 141 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps; killed in action at Anzio, 19.3.1944, and is buried in Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy.

859 Private George Brayson, born Wallsend, Northumberland; enlisted Royal Horse Guards, December 1842; discharged December 1869, after 26 years and 66 days service with the Colours, all of which were in the UK.

474 Army Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R., with ‘Regular Army’ bar suspension (5333219 Cpl. E.A. Mower. Intell. Corps.), toned, partially officially corrected, good very fine Royal Air Force Long Service & G.C., E.II.R. (P4026360 Cpl. J.W.G. Simpson. R.A.F.), good very fine Indian Army Long Service & G.C., V.R. (2328 Sapper Mootoosamy “2C.” Sappers &. Miners.), toned, good very fine Royal Naval Reserve Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R. (D.2853 T. Baker, Sean 1Cl, R.N.R.), toned, minor edge bruise, good very fine (4) £120-160 475 Naval Long Service & G.C. (4), E.VII.R. (343789 E.G. Phillips. Plumber. H.M.S. Racer.); G.V.R. (2), 1st ‘Admiral’s bust’ type (M.11995 H.A. Thompson Jr. 1. H.M.S. Magnolia); 2nd ‘coinage head’ type (J.25977 F.C. Caplin. Smn. Rgr. H.M.Y. Victoria & Albert.); G.VI.R. (Mx745256 W.A.F. King. R.P.O. H.M.S. Mauritius), all toned, generally very fine (4) £120-160

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479 Militia Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R. (4382 Pte. T. Walsh. 3/Rl. Munster Fus.), toned, very fine £300-350

476 Volunteers Officer’s Decoration, V.R., silver (Hallmarks for London 1892) and silver gilt, with integral top riband bar, extremely fine, in Garrard, London case of issue £100-140

4382 Private T. Walsh, awarded Militia L.S. & G.C. by Army Order August 1908 16 Medals awarded to the 3rd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers.

477 Volunteer Long Service Medal, V.R., unnamed as issued, minor edge nick, good very fine Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Lt. Col. J. Dixon 5th Bde. C.F.A.), good very fine Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (41 Cpl. J.H. Gibson. 1/Nth’Bn B. R.F.A.), toned, good very fine Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., with ‘Territorial’ scroll suspension (5096669 Pte. T. Hodgetts. Hamps. R.), toned, good very fine (4) £200-250

480 Naval Good Shooting Medal, E.VII.R. (164491 E.J. Versey. P.O.1Cl. H.M.S. Topaze. 1905. 4.in. Q.F.), traces of lacquer, edge bruise, very fine £240-280 481 Rocket Apparatus Volunteer Long Service, G.V.R. (Daniel Donovan), suspension loose, very fine £60-80

478 New Zealand Volunteer Service, 1st type (Capt John Redmond. Wanganui Rifle Vols. (1903)), toned, good very fine, Scarce £180-220

482 Royal Observer Corps Medal, E.II.R. (Observer. C.G. Kraushaar), good very fine £80-120

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483 Miniature Awards: The C.B., C.B.E., M.V.O. Group of Eight Attributed to Admiral R.G.A.W. StapletonCotton, Royal Navy, Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod, Registrar and Secretary of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Companion’s Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Military Division, Commander’s Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, minor enamel damage to lower arm of cross; Royal Victorian Order, Member IV Class’ Badge, silver and enamel; British War and Victory Medals; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Union of South Africa Commemoration Medal, generally very fine or better, mounted as originally worn (8) £160-200 C.B. London Gazette 1.1.1926 Rear-Admiral Richard Grenville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, C.B.E., M.V.O. C.B.E. London Gazette 12.7.1919 Captain Richard Grenville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, M.V.O., R.N. ‘For valuable services as Flag Captain to the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, during the first two years of the War, and in connection with the escort of troopships from Southampton to Havre.’ M.V.O. IV Class London Gazette 12.9.1905 Lieutenant Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, R.N., His Majesty’s Yacht “Victoria and Albert.” ‘On the occasion of His Majesty’s visit to Marienbad.’ Admiral Richard Grenville Arthur Wellington StapletonCotton, C.B., C.B.E., M.V.O., (1873-1953), promoted Commander, Royal Naval College, Osborne, Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1905; promoted Captain, 1913; Commanded H.M.S. Centurion, Mediterranean Fleet, 1921-23; appointed Aide-de-Camp to H.M. The King, 1922; promoted Rear-Admiral, 1923; appointed Admiral Superintendent, Gibraltar Dockyard, 1925; promoted ViceAdmiral, 1928; appointed Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod of the Order of the Bath, 1928; Registrar and Secretary of the Order of the Bath, 1932; retired with the rank of Admiral, 1932.

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July 23, 2015 - LONDON 485 A Mounted Display of 60 Miniature British Campaign and Gallantry Medals Waterloo 1815; Army of India 1799-1826, short hyphen reverse die type, no clasp; Ghuznee 1839; Cabul 1842; Jellalabad 1842, 2nd ‘Flying Victory’ type; China 1842; Sutlej 1845-46, for Aliwal, one clasp, Aliwal [sic]; Punjab 1848-49, no clasp; South Africa 1834-53; Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Balaklava; India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Burma 1885-7; Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one clasp, Lucknow; Ashantee 1873-74, one clasp, Coomassie; Afghanistan 1878-80, one clasp, Kabul; Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880; South Africa 1877-79, one clasp, 1879; British South Africa Company’s Medal 189097, for Matabeleland 1893, no clasp; Egypt 1882-89, undated, one clasp, The Nile 1884-85; India General Service 1895-1902, V.R., one clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98; Queen’s Sudan 1896-98; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, two clasps, Defence of Mafeking, Laing’s Nek; King’s South Africa 1901-02, one clasp, South Africa 1901; China 1900, one clasp, Relief of Pekin; Africa General Service 1902-56, G.V.R., one clasp, Nyasaland 1915; India General Service 190835, G.V.R., one clasp, North West Frontier 1935; British War Medal; 1914 Star, with Bar; 1914-15 Star; Victory Medal; Territorial Force War Medal; General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine; India General Service 1936-39, one clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37; War Medal; 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Korea 1950-53, 2nd ‘Dei Gratia’ type; General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, South Arabia; South Atlantic 1982, with rosette; Gulf 1990-91, one clasp, 15 Jan to 28 Feb 1991; United Nations Medal for Cyprus; United Nations Medal for Former Yugoslavia; Victoria Cross; George Cross; Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., with integral top riband bar; Distinguished Service Order, E.II.R., with integral top riband bar; Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R.; Burma Gallantry Medal, G.VI.R.; Military Cross, G.VI.R.; Military Cross, E.II.R.; Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R.; Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.II.R.; George Medal, G.VI.R.; George Medal, E.II.R.; Military Medal, G.VI.R.; Military Medal, E.II.R.; Queen’s Gallantry Medal, all of recent manufacture, generally good very fine, mounted unglazed in a heavy wooden frame (60) £160-200

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x484 Miniature Awards: The ‘Hazara 1888’ C.S.I. Group of Three Attributed to Colonel E.L. Ommanney, 59th Bengal Infantry, Who Served as Chief Political Officer During the Second Black Mountain Expedition, October to November 1888 The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, with a central onyx cameo of a youthful Queen Victoria, with top suspension bar; Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one clasp, Delhi; India General Service 1854-95, two clasps, North West Frontier, Hazara 1888, good very fine, mounted courtstyle as worn, in a fitted Spink, London, case of issue (3) £400-500 C.S.I. London Gazette 25.5.1889 Colonel Edward Lacon Ommanney, Bengal Staff Corps. Colonel Edward Lacon Ommanney, C.S.I., (1834-1914) born Cherrapoonjee, Assam, India, the son of Major-General E.L. Ommanney, Royal Engineers; educated at Bedford Grammar School and Owens College, Manchester; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 59th Bengal Native Infantry, 1855; served during the Indian Mutiny and present at the siege and capture of Delhi with the Jheend Raja’s contingent; appointed to the charge of the ex-King of Delhi and his family, September 1857, and all other State prisoners; appointed Assistant Commissioner in the Punjab Commission, June 1858; took the ex-King of Delhi and his family to Rangoon, December 1858, and transferred to the Pegu Commission; appointed to the Staff Corps, 1861; served on the North-West Frontier as personal assistant to the Commissioners of Peshawar and Derajat; as Assistant Commissioner accompanied the Eusofzie Field Force in Hazara, January 1866; promoted Captain, 1867; as Deputy Commissioner accompanied the first Black Mountain Expedition, October to November 1868; promoted Major, 1875; appointed Commissioner of the Multan, Derajat, and Peshawar Divisions, 1880; promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, 1881; Colonel, 1885; accompanied as Chief Political Officer the second Black Mountain Expedition, October to November 1888, and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Star of India for his services rendered as Chief Political Officer; retired 1891.

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486 Arctic Medal 1818-1855, unnamed as issued, toned, good very fine £400-500

487 Highland Society’s Medal for Egypt 1801, 49mm, bronze, with original Gaelic edge inscription, good very fine £150-200

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488 An Extremely Rare Presentation Medal to Lieutenant-Colonel W.F. Charter, M.C., Commanding Officer of the British Legation Guard During The Civil Uprising in Addis Ababa, May 1936 Silver Presentation Medal, 53mm, obverse worded ‘Presented to the British Legation Guard By the British Community at Addis Ababa to Commemorate Services Rendered 2nd to 6th May 1936’, reverse engraved in upright sans-serif capitals, ‘Major W.F. Charter, M.C.’, with eyelet and ring suspension, edge bruising, very fine, with original newspaper cutting dated 8.5.1936 and numerous copies of cuttings (lot) £800-1,200 M.C. London Gazette 25.8.1917 2nd Lt. William Forster Charter, Sco. Rif., Spec. Res. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. His company formed part of a working party two hundred yards from the enemy lines. They were discovered and subjected to very heavy shell fire. When ordered to withdraw, he remained behind and succeeded in getting in all the wounded of his company, working under very heavy fire. He also went out to order the covering party to withdraw, when all the working party had gonein. His great coolness and disregard of danger contributed very largely to the orderly nature of the withdrawal, whereby many casualties were avoided.’ Lieutenant-Colonel William Forster Charter, M.C. (1893-1977), born Egremont, Cumberland; son of Commander W.F. Charter, R.N.; educated at Bedford School; he ‘was planting in Ceylon prior to the outbreak of hostilities in 1914. He was on Sogama Estate, Pussellawa and joined the Milward Contingent by the members of which he will be remembered as a very fine boxer. On his arrival in England he was given a Commission in the 13th Cameronians and was drafted to France where he was wounded in July 1917. He was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry about this time and in the following year was transferred to the Indian Army with the rank of Lieutenant being promoted Captain in 1919 and reached Field rank in 1933. It will be recalled that the departure of the Emperor of Abyssinia from Addis Ababa on May 2nd of this year [1936] was the signal for grave rioting in the Ethiopian Capital. Hooligans and disbanded soldiers sacked the Palace, roamed

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND MILITARIA the streets shooting and plundering while the city was in flames. It was during this trying time that Major Charter and his small band of Sikhs played a heroic part in the defence of the Legation and in the rescue of foreigners of all nationalities from the armed mobs then in control of the city. Major Charter’s services, and of his men, were acknowledged by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs [Anthony Eden] in the House of Commons and in the words of His Majesty the King, Major Charter and the Officers and men under his command upheld the highest traditions of the Indian Army. Major Charter has been promoted Brevet Lieut.-Colonel for his services in Addis Ababa.’ (Cutting included in lot refers) An article which appeared in the Indian Army Association Newsletter 1991 offers further incite in the events: ‘All foreign Legations in Addis Ababa, with the exception of the Americans, were situated in a diplomatic quarter some miles north of the city. The British Legation and connected buildings were in a large wooded and grassed compound of about one square mile and surrounded by a fence of sorts. At that time the situation between Ethiopia and Italy was fast deteriorating.’ As a consequence concerns were raised in Britain about the safeguarding of the British Legation. The British Government agreed with the Government of India that a company of Indian troops would be sent to protect the legation. The company, ‘selected was the Sikh Company of the 5th Battalion (40th Pathans) 14th Punjab Regiment. The Company was commanded by Major W.F. Charter, MC and to assist him two officers were detached from other regiments. They were Captain G.A.E. Keene of 1st/16th Punjab Regt. and Lt. C.W. Pearson of the 1st/12th Frontier Force Regt. In addition Captain T.E. Palmer IMS with a Jemadar and 2 nursing orderlies. On arrival the detachment constructed defence positions around the Legation; surveyed the other foreign legations as none of them had any military guards; checked and contacted people who would come under the wing of the Legation and generally familiarised themselves with the lie of the land.’ The Italians invaded in October 1935, and their advance began in earnest early the following year. Emperor Haile Selassie left Addis Ababa on the 2nd May. He ordered that the contents of his palace and the government stores were to be made available to his people, ‘Thousands of looters, wellarmed and full of drink, converged on these stores. Within one day the unrest spread to the whole city. Police and soldiers were well to the fore in the looting and many had old scores to settle. Parts of the city were set on fire and gutted. People then started to pour into the British Legation. From May 2nd to May 6th the Indian troops were on the go the whole time with little, if any, sleep or rest. Not only did they help construct a large refugee camp within the Legation grounds but they had to arrange latrines, cooking facilities and water supplies for up to 3,000 people. Meanwhile lorry patrols were sent out to keep close contact with other legations. Some foot patrols rescued stranded British protected subjects. Still other javans went out in lorries to supply arms and ammunition to various Indian and Arab traders who refused to abandon their shops and houses and wished to defend them...

The detachments had to be here, there and everywhere, and among Major Charter’s papers are numerous notes calling for help saying that they were being attacked, or expecting to be attacked... All this time the troops ran the gauntlet of indiscriminate sniping and shooting. Finally there was an attack on the Belgian Legation by a large body of the Abyssinian Imperial Guard. A platoon commanded by Lt. C.W. Pearson was rushed to their aid. This resulted in a sharp and furious engagement and the Guard were completely routed by this much smaller unit. Lt. Pearson was awarded the MC for his personal bravery... The British Legation was also attacked four times and the Americans were attacked once. By May 6th the officers and men were close to exhaustion. On that day over 25,000 Italian troops started to enter the town and they soon put down the rioting and restored a semblance of law and order... During the rest of their stay the detachment kept guard over the British Legation as well as a ‘fatherly’ eye on British nationals in the town... When the time came to depart the detachment marched to the Railway Station where an Honour Guard of Italian Askaris was drawn up and all the Diplomatic Corps were present. Everyone expressed their appreciation and admiration for the work of the Officers and Sikhs of the company. The Viceroy of Abyssinia - Marshal Graziani - made a most a complimentary farewell speech. After his inspection both sides mutually presented arms and the detachment entrained... On the diplomatic level the Belgian Govt. was particularly generous in its thanks to the Indian troops. Major Charter received numerous letters of thanks and congratulations from far and wide, both diplomatic and famous. Major W.F. Charter was awarded a Brevet promotion to Lt. Col. for his outstanding leadership. Lt. C.W. Pearson won his MC and various awards were made to the Indian troops... Here we return to the silver commemorative medal... The British community felt that some special recognition should be shown to the detachment. They had silver medals struck and presented to every member of the guard... It is thought that about 140 medals were presented in all. The medal is listed in British Battles and Medals by Gordon on page 394.’

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489 489 A Suite of Items Pertaining to Lieutenant, Later Rear-Admiral W.J. Munn, Royal Navy, KC period full dress cocked hat, epaulettes and waist belt/sword slings, plus an undress belt with sword slings all pertaining to Lieutenant W. J. Munn, R.N.; together with his GVR period full dress sword and scabbard, this with raised panel on the blade ‘W.J. MUNN Sepr 1st 1931’, complete with dress sword knot and brown leather carrying case (initialled ‘W.J.M.’), his dress Midshipman’s dirk complete with scabbard (engraved on reverse WJM) and knot, complete with original black patent linen carrying case; unifom element comprises of a frock coat (dated 1932) but bearing Rear-Admiral’s cuff lace and QEC buttons, the undress belt with some service wear, otherwise the early full dress accoutrements in mint state contained in the original carry tin with painted name W.J. Munn, the sword in very good condition but some gilt loss to the scabbard, the dirk’s release button broken off, the blade with very slight surface rust patches, the top chape of the scabbard loose, both chapes down to the brass, uniform in good condition and free of moth (lot) £250-350 PROVENANCE: Sold with Rear-Admiral W.J. Munn’s C.B., D.S.O., O.B.E. Group of Twelve, Spink November 2005.”

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The following prices in sterling do not include the buyer’s premium and are rounded to the nearest pound. Lots which did not sell are not shown. Spink & Son are not responsible for typographical errors or omissions. Lot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41

Price £18,500 £1,900 £2,000 £1,300 £2,100 £2,000 £2,900 £1,700 £520 £700 £650 £180 £320 £600 £950 £950 £850 £7,500 £7,500 £1,800 £1,800 £1,400 £1,500 £750 £2,200 £5,200 £650 £700 £480 £1,200 £350 £300 £750 £850 £300 £190 £100 £140 £650 £520 £1,100

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BUYERS These conditions set out the terms on which we (Spink and Son Limited of 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury London WC1B 4ET (company no. 04369748)) contract with you (Buyer) either as agent on behalf of the Seller or as principal if we are the Seller. You should read these conditions carefully. 1

DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply in these conditions: Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme means a VAT margin scheme as defined by HM Revenue & Customs; Buyer’s Premium means the charge payable by you as a percentage of the Hammer Price, at the rates set out in clause 5.1 below; Certificate of Authenticity means a certificate issued by an Expert Committee confirming the authenticity of a Lot; Expert Committee means a committee of experts to whom a Lot may be sent for an extension in accordance with clause 3.4.3; Forgery means a Lot constituting an imitation originally conceived and executed as a whole with a fraudulent intention to deceive as to authorship, origin, age, period, culture or source where the correct description as to such matters is not reflected by the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the auction had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description in the catalogue. Accordingly, no Lot shall be capable of being a Forgery by reason of any damage and/or restoration work of any kind (including re-enamelling); Hammer Price means the amount of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer in relation to a Lot; Lot means any item deposited with us for sale at auction and, in particular, the item or items described against any Lot number in any catalogue; Reserve the amount below which we agree with the Seller that the Lot cannot be sold; Seller means the owner of the Lot being sold by us; Spink Group Spink and Son Limited, our subsidiaries and associated companies. VAT value added tax chargeable under VAT and any similar replacement or additional tax; and VAT Symbols means the symbols detailing the VAT status of the Lot details of which are set out at the back of the catalogue.

SPINK’S ROLE AS AGENT 2.1

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3.4.3 If we accept a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity we will submit the Lot to the Expert Committee. You acknowledge and accept that the length of time taken by an Expert Committee to reach an opinion will vary depending on the circumstances and in any event is beyond our control.

All sales undertaken by us either at auction or privately are undertaken either as agent on behalf of the Seller or from time to time, as principal if we are the owner of the Lot. Please note that even if we are acting as agent on behalf of the Seller rather than as principal, we may have a financial interest in the Lot.

3.4.4 We will not accept a request for an extension on account of condition. Any Lot described in the catalogue as having faults or defects may not be returned even if an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity cites other faults or defects not included in the catalogue description, other than in the case of a Forgery.

The contract for the sale of the Lot will be between you and the Seller.

BEFORE THE SALE 3.1

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Examination of goods You are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which you are interested, before the auction takes place. Condition reports are usually available on request. We provide no guarantee to you other than in relation to Forgeries, as set out in clause 5.13 of these Terms and Conditions.

3.4.5 Should Spink accept a request for an extension under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the fact may be stated by the Auctioneer from the rostrum prior to the sale of the Lot. 3.4.6 It should be noted that any stamp accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity is sold on the basis of that Certificate only and not on the basis of any other description or warranty as to authenticity. No request for an extension will be accepted on such a stamp and the return of such a stamp will not be accepted.

Catalogue descriptions 3.2.1 Statements by us in the catalogue or condition report, or made orally or in writing elsewhere, regarding the authorship, origin, date, age, size, medium, attribution, genuineness, provenance, condition or estimated selling price of any Lot are merely statements of opinion, and are not to be relied on as statements of definitive fact. Catalogue and web illustrations are for guidance only, and should not be relied on either to determine the tone or colour of any item. No lot shall be rejected on the grounds of inaccurate reproduction. No lot illustrated in the catalogue and online shall be rejected on the grounds of cancellation, centring, margins, perforation or other characteristics apparent from the illustration. Estimates of the selling price should not be relied on as a statement that this price is either the price at which the Lot will sell or its value for any other purpose. 3.2.2 Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and the absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others.

3.4.7 If you receive any correspondence from the Expert Committee in relation to the Lot, including but not limited to a Certificate of Authenticity, you must provide us with copies of such correspondence no later than 7 days after you receive such correspondence. 4

AT THE SALE 4.1

Refusal of admission Our sales usually take place on our own premises or premises over which we have control for the sale, and we have the right, exercisable at our complete discretion, to refuse admission to the premises or attendance at an auction.

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Registration before bidding You must complete and sign a registration form and provide identification before making a bid at auction. Please be aware that we usually require buyers to undergo a credit check. If you have not bid successfully with Spink in the past, or you are registering with us for the first time, we reserve the right to require a deposit of up to 50% of the amount you intend to spend. Such deposit will be deducted from your invoice should you be successful. If you are unsuccessful at auction, your deposit will be returned by the same means it was paid to Spink. Some lots may be designated, prior to the auction, as “Premium Lots”, which means a deposit may be required before placing a bid on the item for sale. Information will be posted on our website in such an event.

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Bidding as Principal When making a bid (whether such bids are made in person or by way of telephone bids operated by Spink, commission or online or email bids), you will be deemed to be acting as principal and will be accepting personal liability, unless it has been agreed in writing, at the time of registration, that you are acting as agent on behalf of a third party buyer acceptable to us.

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Commission Bids If you give us instructions to bid on your behalf, by using the form provided in our catalogues or via our website, we shall use reasonable endeavours to do so, provided these instructions are received not later than 24 hours before the auction. If we receive commission bids on a particular Lot for identical amounts, and at auction these bids are the highest bids for the Lot, it will be sold to the person whose bid was received first. Commission bids are undertaken subject to other commitments at the time of the sale, and the conduct of the auction may be such that we are unable to bid as requested. Since this is undertaken as a free service to prospective buyers on the terms stated, we cannot accept liability for failure to make a commission bid. You should therefore always attend personally if you wish to be certain of bidding.

3.2.3 Other than as set out in clause 5.13, and in the absence of fraud, neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents, are responsible for the correctness of any statement as to the authorship, origin, date, age, attribution, genuineness or provenance of any Lot nor for any other errors of description or for any faults or defects in any Lot. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his own judgment as to such matters. 3.3

Your Responsibility You are responsible for satisfying yourself as to the condition of the goods and the matters referred to in the catalogue description.

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Extensions – Stamps only 3.4.1 If you wish to obtain an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity on any Lot (other than a mixed Lot or Lot containing undescribed stamps) you must notify us in writing not less than forty-eight hours before the time fixed for the commencement of the first session of the sale. If accepted by us, such request shall have the same effect as notice of an intention to question the genuineness or description of the Lot for the purposes of clause 5.13 (Refund in the case of Forgery) of these Terms and Conditions and the provisions of clause 5.13 (Refund in the case of Forgery) shall apply accordingly. 3.4.2 Notice of a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity must give the reason why such opinion is required and specify the identity of your proposed expert which will be subject to agreement by us. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to refuse a request for an expert opinion or Certificate of Authenticity including (without limitation) where the proposed expert is not known to us.

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On-line Bidding We offer internet services as a convenience to our clients. We will not be responsible for errors or failures to execute bids placed on the internet, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by (i) a loss of internet connection by either party for whatever reason; (ii) a breakdown or problems with the online bidding software and/or (iii) a breakdown or problems with your internet connection, computer or system. Execution of on-line internet bids on www.spink.com and Spink Live is a free service undertaken subject to other commitments at the time of the auction and we do not accept liability for failing to execute an online internet bid or for errors or omissions in connection with this activity. Buyers who acquire lots on the-saleroom.com will have a fee of 3% on the hammer price added to their invoice for using this facility.

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Telephone Bids If you make arrangements with us not less than 24 hours before the sale, we shall use reasonable endeavours to contact you to enable you to participate in bidding by telephone, but in no circumstances will we be liable to either the Seller or you as a result of failure to do so.

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Currency Converter At some auctions, a currency converter will be operated, based on the one month forward rates of exchange quoted to us by Barclays Bank Plc or any other appropriate rate determined by us, at opening on the date of the auction. Bidding will take place in a currency determined by us, which is usually sterling for auctions held in London. The currency converter is not always reliable, and errors may occur beyond our control either in the accuracy of the Lot number displayed on the converter, or the foreign currency equivalent of sterling bids. We shall not be liable to you for any loss suffered as a result of you following the currency converter.

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Video images At some auctions there will be a video screen. Mistakes may occur in its operation, and we cannot be liable to you regarding either the correspondence of the image to the Lot being sold or the quality of the image as a reproduction of the original.

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Bidding Increments Bidding generally opens below the low estimate and advances in the following order although the auctioneer may vary the bidding increments during the course of the auction. The normal bidding increments are: Up to £100 by £5 £100 to £300 by £10 £300 to £600 £320-£350-£380-£400 etc. £600 to £1,000 by £50 £1,000 to £3,000 by £100 £3,000 to £6,000 £3,200-£3,500-£3,800-£4,000 etc. £6,000 to £20,000 by £500 £20,000 and up Auctioneer’s discretion

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4.10 Bidding by Spink 4.10.1 We reserve the right to bid on Lots on the Seller’s behalf up to the amount of the Reserve (if any), which will never be above the low estimate printed in the auction catalogue. 4.10.2 The Spink Group reserves the right to bid on and purchase Lots as principal. 4.11 The Auctioneer’s Discretion The auctioneer has the right at his absolute discretion to refuse any bid to advance the bidding in such manner as he may decide to withdraw or divide any Lot, to combine any two or more Lots and, in the case of error or dispute, to put an item up for bidding again. 4.12 Successful Bid Subject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the striking of his hammer marks the acceptance of the highest bid, provided always that such bid is higher than the Reserve (where applicable), and the conclusion of a contract for sale between you and the Seller. 4.13 After Sale Arrangements If you enter into any private sale agreements for any Lot with the Seller within 60 days of the auction, we, as exclusive agents of the Seller reserve the right to charge you the applicable Buyer’s Premium in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, and the Seller a commission in accordance with the terms of the Seller’s agreement. 4.14 Return of Lot 4.14.1 Once your bid has been accepted for a Lot then you are liable to pay for that Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. If there are any problems with a Lot then you must notify us within 7 days of receipt of the Lot, specifying the nature of the problem. We may then request that the Lot is returned to us for inspection. Save as set out in clause 5.13, the cancellation of the sale of any Lot and the refund of the corresponding purchase price is entirely at our sole discretion. We will not normally exercise that discretion if the Lot is not received by us in the same condition that it was in at the auction date. 4.14.2 No lot may be returned on account of condition if the condition was stated by a third party grading company (including, but not limited to PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG, PMG, WBG). 5

AFTER THE AUCTION 5.1 Buyer’s Premium and other charges In addition to the Hammer Price, you must pay us the Buyer’s Premium at a rate of 20% of the final Hammer price of each lot, a fee of 3% on the hammer price total for using the-saleroom.com and a fee for paying by credit card.

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Value Added Tax Other than in respect of Zero-rated Lots (o) VAT is chargeable on the Hammer price and the Buyer’s premium of daggered (†) and (Ω) lots at the standard rate (currently 20%), and on lots marked (x) at the reduced rate (currently 5% on the Hammer price and 20% on the Buyer’s premium). VAT on Margin scheme lots (identified by the absence of any VAT symbol next to the lot number) is payable at 20% on the Buyer’s premium only. VAT Refunds General 5.3.1 As we remain liable to account for VAT on all Lots unless they have been exported outside the EU within 3 months of the date of sale, you will generally be asked to deposit all amounts of VAT invoiced. However, if a Spink nominated shipper is instructed, then any refundable VAT will not be collected. In all other cases credits will be made when proof of export is provided. If you export the Lot yourself you must obtain shipping documents from the Shipping Department for which a charge of £50 will be made. 5.3.2 If you export the Lot you must return the valid proof of export certificate to us within 3 months of the date of sale. If you fail to return the proof of export certificate to us within such period and you have not already accounted to us for the VAT, you will be liable to us for the full amount of the VAT due on such Lot and we shall be entitled to invoice you for this sum. 5.3.3 To apply for a refund of any VAT paid, the proof of export certificate must be sent to our Shipping Department clearly marked ‘VAT Refund’ within 3 months of the date of sale. No payment will be made where the total amount of VAT refundable is less than £50 and Spink will charge £50 for each refund processed. VAT Refunds - Buyers from within the EU 5.3.4 VAT refunds are available on the Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium of Daggered (†) and Investment Gold (g) Lots. You must certify that you are registered for VAT in another EU country and that the Lot is to be removed from the United Kingdom within 3 months of the date of sale. 5.3.5 Where an EU buyer purchases a Lot on which import VAT has been charged, no refund of VAT is available from us. It may be possible to apply directly for a refund on form VAT 65 to HM Revenue & Customs Overeseas Repayment Section, Londonderry. VAT Refunds – Buyers from outside the EU 5.3.6 Where a Lot is included within the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme and evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3 months of the date of sale, the VAT on Buyer’s Premium may be refunded. 5.3.7 Where the Lot is marked as a Daggered (†) or Investment Gold (g) Lot the VAT charged on the Hammer Price may be refunded where evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3 months of the date of sale. A refund of VAT charged on the Buyer’s Premium can also be made on receipt of proof of business as a collectibles dealer. 5.3.8 Where the Lot is marked as an Omega (Ω) Lot or an Import VAT (x) Lot and evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3 months of the date of sale, the VAT charged on both the Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium may be refunded. Where required, we can advise you on how to export such Lots as a specific form of export evidence is required. Where we advise you on the export of the Lots, please be aware that the ultimate responsibility in respect of obtaining a valid proof of export certificate will lie with you and we will not be responsible for your failure to obtain such certificate. Payment 5.4.1 You must provide us with your full name and permanent address and, if so requested, details of the bank from which any payments to us will be made. You must pay the full amount due (comprising the Hammer Price, the Buyer’s Premium and any applicable VAT) within seven days after the date of the sale. This applies even if you wish to export the Lot and an export licence is (or may be) required. 5.4.2 You will not acquire title to the Lot until all amounts due have been paid in full. This includes instances where special arrangements were made for release of Lot prior to full settlement. 5.4.3 Payment should be made in sterling by one of the following methods: II(i) Direct bank transfer to our account details of which are set out on the invoice. All bank charges shall be met by you. Please ensure that your client number is noted on the transfer. i(ii) By cheque or bank draft made payable to Spink and Son Ltd and sent to Spink at 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET. Please note that the processing charges for payments made by cheques or bank drafts drawn on a non-U.K bank shall be met by you. Please ensure that the remittance slip printed at the bottom of the invoice is enclosed with your payment. (iii) By Visa or Mastercard. A fee of 2% will be applied. Payments made by American Express are subject to a 4% fee. Payments exceeding £5,000 can normally only be made by the card holder in person whilst on our premises. 5.4.4 Payments should be made by the registered buyer and not by third parties, unless it has been agreed at the time of registration that you are acting as an agent on behalf of a third party.

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Invoices Invoices may consist of one or more pages and will show: Zero rated Lots (o); no symbol Lots sold under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme; Lots marked (g) special scheme Investment Gold; Daggered Lots (†), imported Lots marked (x) and (Ω), (e) Lots with Zero rated hammer for EU VAT registered buyers. 5.6 Collection of Purchases 5.6.1 Unless specifically agreed to the contrary, we shall retain lots purchased until all amounts due to us, or to the Spink Group, have been paid in full. Buyers will be required to pay for their lots when they wish to take possession of the same, which must be within 7 days of the date of the sale, unless prior arrangements have been made with Spink. Without prior agreement, lots will not be released until cleared funds are received with regard to payments made by cheque. 5.6.2 Unless we notify you to the contrary, items retained by us will be covered in accordance with our policy which is available for inspection at our offices from the date of sale for a period of seven days or until the time of collection, whichever is sooner. After seven days or from the time of collection, whichever is the earlier, the Lot will be entirely at your risk. 5.6.3 Our policy will not cover and we are unable to accept responsibility for damage caused by woodworm, changes in atmospheric conditions or acts of terrorism. 5.7 Notification We are not able to notify successful bidders by telephone. While Invoices are sent out by mail after the auction we do not accept responsibility for notifying you of the result of your bid. You are requested to contact us by telephone or in person as soon as possible after the auction to obtain details of the outcome of your bids to avoid incurring charges for late payment. 5.8 Packing and handling 5.8.1 We shall use all reasonable endeavours to take care when handling and packing a purchased Lot but remind you that after seven days or from the time of collection, whichever is sooner, the Lot is entirely at your risk. Our postage charges are set out at the back of the catalogue. 5.8.2 It is the responsibility of the Buyer to be aware of any Import Duties that may be incurred upon importation to the final destination. Spink will not accept return of any package in order to avoid these duties. The onus is also on the Buyer to be aware of any Customs import restrictions that prohibit the importation of certain collectibles. Spink will not accept return of the Lot(s) under these circumstances. Spink will not accept responsibility for Lot(s) seized or destroyed by Customs. 5.8.3 If the Buyer requires delivery of the Lot to an address other than the invoice address this will be carried out at the discretion of Spink. 5.9 Recommended packers and shippers If required our shipping department may arrange shipment as your agent. Although we may suggest carriers if specifically requested, our suggestions are made on the basis of our general experience of such parties in the past and we are not responsible to any person to whom we have made a recommendation for the acts or omissions of the third parties concerned. 5.10 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases 5.10.1 If you fail to make payment within seven days of your stipulated payment date set out in your invoice, we shall be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights or remedies: 5.10.1.1 to charge interest at the rate of 2% per month compound interest, calculated on a daily basis, from the date the full amount is due; 5.10.1.2 to set off against any amounts which the Spink Group may owe you in any other transaction the outstanding amount remaining unpaid by you; 5.10.1.3 we may keep hold of all or some of your Lots or other property in the possession of the Spink Group until you have paid all the amounts you owe us or the Spink Group, even if the unpaid amounts do not relate to those Lots or other property. Following fourteen days’ notice to you of the amount outstanding and remaining unpaid, the Spink Group shall have the right to arrange the sale of such Lots or other property. We shall apply the proceeds in discharge of the amount outstanding to us or the Spink Group, and pay any balance to you; 5.10.1.4 where several amounts are owed by you to the Spink Group in respect of different transactions, to apply any amount paid to discharge any amount owed in respect of any particular transaction, whether or not you so direct; 5.10.1.5 to reject at any future auction any bids made by you or on your behalf or obtain a deposit from you before accepting any bids. 5.10.2 If you fail to make payment within thirty-five days, we shall in addition be entitled: 5.10.2.1 to cancel the sale of the Lot or any other item sold to you at the same or any other auction; 5.10.2.2 to arrange a resale of the Lot, publicly or privately, and, if this results in a lower price being obtained, claim the balance from you together with all reasonable costs including a 20% seller’s commission, expenses, damages, legal fees, commissions and premiums of whatever kind associated with both sales or otherwise, incurred in connection with your failure to make payment;

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5.10.2.3 when reselling the Lot, place a notice in our catalogue stating that you successfully purchased the Lot at auction but have subsequently failed to pay the Hammer Price of the Lot; or 5.10.2.4 take any other appropriate action as we deem fit. 5.10.3 If you fail to collect within fourteen days after the sale, whether or not payment has been made, you will be required 5.10.3.1 to pay a storage charge of £2 per item per day plus any additional handling cost that may apply. 5.10.3.2 you will not be entitled to collect the Lot until all outstanding charges are met, together with payment of all other amounts due to us. 5.11 Uses of default information If you fail to make payment for a Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions: 5.11.1 We reserve the right to refuse you the right to make bids for any future auction irrespective of whether previous defaults have been settled; and 5.11.2 You consent to us disclosing details of such default to other auctioneers and live bidding platforms, which will include your name, address, nature of the default and the date of the default. Auctioneers or live bidding platforms who receive details of the default may rely on such information when deciding whether to enter into a transaction with you in the future. 5.12 Export Licence 5.12.1 If required we can, at our discretion, advise you on the detailed provisions of the export licensing regulations. Where we advise you in relation to export licensing regulations the ultimate responsibility in respect of any export will lie with you and we will not be responsible for your failure to apply for any necessary licences. 5.12.2 If the Lot is going to be hand carried by you, you may be required to produce a valid export licence to us or sign a waiver document stating that a licence will be applied for. 5.12.3 You should always check whether an export licence is required before exporting. Export licences are usually obtained within two or three weeks but delays can occur. 5.12.4 Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact that you wish to apply for an export licence does not affect your obligation to make payment within seven days nor our right to charge interest on late payment. 5.12.5 If you request that we apply for an export licence on your behalf, we shall be entitled to recover from you our disbursements and out of pocket expenses in relation to such application, together with any relevant VAT. 5.12.6 We will not be obliged to rescind a sale nor to refund any interest or other expenses incurred by you where payment is made by you despite the fact that an export licence is required. 5.13 Refund in the case of Forgery 5.13.1 A sale will be cancelled, and the amount paid refunded to you if a Lot (other than a miscellaneous item not described in the catalogue) sold by us proves to have been a Forgery. We shall not however be obliged to refund any amounts if either (a) the catalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction date corresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars or experts at that time, or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of opinions, or (b) it can be demonstrated that the Lot is a Forgery only by means of either a scientific process not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which at the date of the auction was unreasonably expensive or impracticable or likely to have caused damage to the Lot. Furthermore, you should note that this refund can be obtained only if the following conditions are met: 5.13.1.1 you must notify us in writing, within seven days of the receipt of the Lot(s), that in your view the Lot concerned is a Forgery; 5.13.1.2 you must then return the item to us within fourteen days from receipt of the Lot(s), in the same condition as at the auction date; and 5.13.1.3 as soon as possible following return of the Lot, you must produce evidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery and that you are able to transfer good title to us, free from any third party claims. 5.13.1.4 you must provide to us all evidence obtained by you that a Lot is a Forgery no later than 7 days after you receive such evidence. 5.13.2 In no circumstances shall we be required to pay you any more than the amount paid by you for the Lot concerned and you shall have no claim for interest. 5.13.3 The benefit of this guarantee is not capable of being transferred, and is solely for the benefit of the person to whom the original invoice was made out by us in respect of the Lot when sold and who, since the sale, has remained the owner of the Lot without disposing of any interest in it to any third party. 5.13.4 We shall be entitled to rely on any scientific or other process to establish that the Lot is not a Forgery, whether or not such process was used or in use at the date of the auction. 6

LIABILITY Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes our liability for: 6.1 death or personal injury resulting from negligence; or 6.2 any damage or liability incurred by you as a result of our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

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USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION 7.1 We will use the personal information you provide to us to: 7.1.1 process the bids you make on Lots (whether successful or otherwise) and other auction related services we provide; 7.1.2 process your payment relating to a successful purchase of a Lot; 7.1.3 arrange for delivery of any Lot you purchase, which will include passing your details to shipping providers and, on overseas deliveries, to customs where they make enquiries regarding the Lot; 7.1.4 inform you about similar products or services that we provide, but you may stop receiving these at any time by contacting us. 7.2 In accordance with clause 4.2, you agree that we may pass your information to credit reference agencies and that they may keep a record of any search that they do. 7.3 In accordance with clause 5.11, you agree that where you default on making payment for a Lot in accordance with these terms and conditions we may disclose details of such default to other auctioneers and live bidding platforms. 7.4 We are also working closely with third parties (including, for example, other auctioneers and live bidding platforms) and may receive information about you from them. COPYRIGHT 8.1 We shall have the right (on a non-exclusive basis) to photograph, video or otherwise produce an image of the Lot. All rights in such an image will belong to us, and we shall have the right to use it in whatever way we see fit. 8.2 The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material relating to a Lot is and shall remain at all times our property and we shall have the right to use it in whatever way we see fit. You shall not use or allow anyone else to use such images, illustrations or written material without our prior written consent. VAT You shall give us all relevant information about your VAT status and that of the Lot to ensure that the correct information is printed in the catalogues. Once printed, the information cannot be changed. If we incur any unforeseen cost or expense as a result of the information being incorrect, you will reimburse to us on demand the full amount incurred.

10 NOTICES All notices given under these Terms and Conditions may be served personally, sent by 1st class post, or faxed to the address given to the sender by the other party. Any notice sent by post will be deemed to have been received on the second working day after posting or, if the addressee is overseas, on the fifth working day after posting. Any notice sent by fax or served personally will be deemed to be delivered on the first working day following despatch. 11 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS The following provisions of this clause 10 shall apply only if you are acting for the purposes of your business. 11.1 Limitation of Liability Subject to clause 6, we shall not be liable, whether in tort (including for negligence) or breach of statutory duty, contract, misrepresentation or otherwise for any: 11.1.1 loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or similar losses, loss of anticipated savings, loss of goods, loss of contract, loss of use, loss of corruption of data or information; or 11.1.2 any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses. 11.2 Severability If any part of these Terms and Condition is found by any court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part may be discounted and the rest of the conditions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 11.3 Force majeure We shall have no liability to you if we are prevented from, or delayed in performing, our obligations under these Terms and Conditions or from carrying on our business by acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond our reasonable control, including (without limitation) strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving our workforce or the workforce of any other party), failure of a utility service or transport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or subcontractors. 11.4 Waiver 11.4.1 A waiver of any right under these Terms and Conditions is only effective if it is in writing and it applies only to the circumstances for which it is given. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right or remedy under these Terms and Conditions or by law shall constitute a waiver of that (or any other) right or remedy, nor preclude or restrict its further exercise. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exercise of that (or any other) right or remedy. 11.4.2 Unless specifically provided otherwise, rights arising under these Terms and Conditions are cumulative and do not exclude rights provided by law.

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11.5 Law and Jurisdiction 11.5.1 These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of England and Wales. 11.5.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of, or in connection with, Terms and Conditions or their subject matter.

Postal Charges Prices for books (items sent by this method are not covered by insurance) Weight

Rest of the World

Up to 1kg

£8 for any weight

£12

£15

Up to 2kg

£8 for any weight

£18

£25

Prices for all other items including postage and packaging Invoice Value

Rest of the World

Up to £1,500

£10

£15

£20

Up to £10,000

£20

£30

£40

Above £10,001

£20

£50

£60

Shipments of more than 2kg or volumetric measurement of more than 2kg have to be sent by courier. Certain countries may incur extra charge when courier services are required by our insurance policy. For lots sent by courier please contact Auctionteam@spink.com for calculation of any further relevant cost in addition to the above charges. Value Added Tax (VAT) Charging of (VAT) at Auction The information shown on this page sets out the way in which Spink intends to account for VAT. i.

Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme 1. Where possible, we will offer Lots for sale under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme. Such Lots can be identified by the absence of any VAT symbol next to the Lot number in the catalogue and will not be subject to VAT on the Hammer Price. 2. Where Lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme to UK VAT–registered businesses, the VAT on Buyers’ Premium is not recoverable as input tax. Upon request on sale day, we will issue invoices that show VAT separately on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium. This will enable VAT-registered businesses to recover the VAT charged as input tax, subject to the normal rules for recovering input tax.

ii.

Zero-Rated Lots Limited Categories of goods, such as books, are Zero-rated (o) for VAT in the United Kingdom. Such Lots are offered under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme. In these circumstances no VAT will be added to the Buyer’s premium.

iii.

Daggered Lots Lots which are Daggered (†) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 20% on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium.

iv.

Imported and Omega Lots Lots which are marked (x) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 5% on the Hammer price plus 20% on the Buyer’s premium. Lots which bear the Omega symbol (Ω) are subject to VAT at 20% on the Hammer Price and on the Buyer’s Premium. This VAT is payable on items imported from outside the EU. In these cases we have used a temporary importation procedure, which in effect means that the point of importation is deferred until the Lot has been sold. At this point the Buyer is treated as the importer and is liable to pay the import VAT due. We will collect the VAT from you and pay it to HM Customs and Excise on your behalf.

Investment Gold Lots Lots marked (g) in the catalogue are exempt from VAT on the Hammer Price and are subject to VAT at 20% on the Buyer’s Premium. A refund of VAT charged on the Buyer’s Premium can also be made on receipt of proof of business as a collectibles dealer outside of the EU.

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Finance Alison Bennet Marco Fiori Mina Bhagat Dennis Muriu Hemel Thakore Veronica Morris

BONDS & SHARES 16 August

IT & Administration Berdia Qamarauli Michael Addo Liz Cones Curlene Spencer Tom Robinson Cristina Dugoni Giacomo Canzi

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Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History

London

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An Evening of Selected Rums, Fine Wines, Whiskies and Cognacs during the International Exhibition Whisky, Cognac and Other Spirits Whisky, Cognac and Other Spirits Whisky, Cognac and Other Spirits

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The above sale dates are subject to change

Ken Imase kimase@spink.com

– VALUATIONS FOR INSURANCE AND PROBATE FOR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS – – SALES ON A COMMISSION BASIS EITHER OF INDIVIDUAL PIECES OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS –

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