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TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,K.C.B.(Military)KnightCommander’s,ChapelStallPlate,inscribed‘SirJamesLind,Post CaptainintheRoyalNavy,nominatedaKnightCommanderoftheMostHonorableMilitaryOrderoftheBath.2ndJany.1815.’ 22.5cmx18.5cm,gildedcopperplateengravedwithinscriptionandpaintedcrestofofLind,thereversewithmaker’sstamp‘G. Harris, No 31 Shoe Lane, London’, corners pierced for attachment, slightly bruised at corners, otherwise excellent condition £1,600-£2,000
JJaammeessLLiinnddreceivedhis frstcommissionin1778andservedasseniorLieutenantofthe PrincessRoyal duringtheoperationsatToulonin1793. PromotedCommanderin1795,hecommandedthe Wilhelmina intheoperationsinEgyptin1801.HispostcommissionwasconfrmedinMarch 1804 and in the Sheerness 44, he captured the French privateer l’Alfred, of 14 guns and 80 men, off Point de Galle, on 5 May 1804. On18September1804,the Centurion 50,CaptainJ.Lind,waslyingatanchorinVizagapatamRoad,waitingtoconvoytwoIndiamentoMadras, whenalineofbattleshipandtwofrigates,cameinsightinthesouthwest.Theywerethe Marengo 74,Rear-AdmiralLinois;the Atalante 40,and Semillante 36,whichsteereddirectlyfortheroadwithoutshowinganycolours.CaptainLindbeingonshore,the frstLieutenant,J.R.Phillips,took commandofthe Centurion,signalledtotheIndiamentoprovidefortheirownsafety,cuthiscableandpreparedforaction.Shortlyaftertena.m., allthreeshipshoistedFrenchcolours,andthe Centurion opened freonthe Atalante.Anengagementofanhourfollowed,the Marengo andone frigatebeingonthestarboard,andtheotherfrigateonthelarboardquarterofthe Centurion.Abatteryofthreegunsonshore,underthe commandofColonelCampbellofthe74thRegiment,gavesomeassistancetothe Centurion,buttherangewastoogreatforits fretohave mucheffect.Ateleveno'clockCaptainLindwithgreatdifficultygotonboardhisship.Theriggingandsailsofthe Centurion weresomuchcutto piecesastomakeherunmanageable,soCaptainLindanchoredatthebackofthesurf,aboutamileandahalftothenortheastofthetown,and preparedtoresistanotherattack.TheFrenchshipsagainstoodin,andrenewedtheaction,withthe Semillante wasemployedintakingpossession oftheIndiaman.Afteranactionofabouttwohours,thelowerdeckgunsof Centurion beingtheonlyonesthatwouldreachtheenemy,the Marengo cuthercable,andwiththefrigatesandherprize,madesailaway.Themasts,sails,andriggingofthe Centurion weremuchdamaged,and shehadreceivedseveralshotinherhullbetweenwindandwater;butherlosswasonlyonemanmortally,andnineslightlywounded.Forthis gallantdefence,CaptainLindreceivedthehonourofknighthoodonhisreturntoEnglandinthespringof1805.AdvancedK.C.B.on2January 1815, he died at Southampton on 12 June 1823.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘JohnHancockEsquire,PostCaptainintheRoyalNavyCompanionoftheMost HonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune1815.’,191mmx115mm,thereverseimpressedwithmaker’sname, corners pierced for attachment, with original (damaged) paper wrapper inscribed with his name, excellent condition £500-£700
Themostextensiveservicesofthisofficerarecomprehensivelydescribedover28pagesinMarshall’s NavalBiography. InJune1815Hancock receivedtheC.B.andsoughtnofurtheremployment.Hehadservedfromtheageof12to49intheNavy,over30yearsinfullpay,hehadbeen inelevengeneralactionsandover150minoractionsincludingseveralsingleshipactions;hadoncountlessoccasionsreceivednumeroustributes tohisgallantry,zealandintrepidity;hadserveddirectlyunderallthegreatcommandersofhisdayincluding,Keppel,Rodney,Howe,Colpoys, Pellew,Nelson,HydeParker,SirSydneySmith,Bridport,Keith,andLordHughSeymour;andalmosteverytheatreofwar.Hadhethebeneftsof patronageorinteresthewouldhavereceivedacceleratedpromotion.Asitwas,hispostrankof1806cametoolateforhimto fyhis faginthe NapoleonicWar.HewaspromotedtoRearAdmiraloftheBlueon28June1838,anddiedon12October1839.HadhesurvivedtoclaimhisN. G.S. medal he would have received clasps for 23rd June 1795 and Copenhagen 1801.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘ThomasBallSullivanEsquire,PostCaptainintheRoyalNavyCompanionoftheMost HonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune1815.’,191mmx115mm,thereverseimpressedwithmaker’sname, corners pierced for attachment, with original (soiled) paper wrapper inscribed with his name, excellent condition £500-£700
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘JohnPineCoffinEsquire,ColonelintheArmyandDeputyQuarterMasterGeneralofHis Majesty’sForcesintheMediterraneanCompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune 1815.’,191mmx115mm,thereverseimpressedwithmaker’sname,cornerspiercedforattachment,withoriginal(soiled)paper wrapper inscribed with his name, gilt a little tarnished and rubbed in places, otherwise very good condition £500-£700
JJoohhnnPPiinneeCCoo ffiffi nnwasthefourthsonoftheRev.JohnPineofEastdown,Devonshire,whotookthenameofCo ffinin1797,byhiswife,the daughterofJamesRoweofAlverdiscot,Devonshire,wasbornon16March1778.In1795heobtainedacornetcyinthe4thdragoons,inwhich JamesDalbiacandGeorgeScovellwereamonghisbrothersubalterns,andbecamelieutenantthereinin1799.Hewasattachedtothe quartermaster-general'sstaff ofthearmyinEgyptin1801,andwaspresentatthesurrenderofCairoandtheattackonAlexandriafromthe westward.Ontheformationoftheroyalstaff corps(forengineerandotherdepartmentaldutiesunderthequartermaster-general),hewas appointedtoacompanytherein,buttheyearafterwaspromotedtomajorandremovedtothepermanentstaff ofthequartermaster-general's department,inwhichcapacityhewasinDublinatthetimeofEmmet'sinsurrection,andcontinuedtoserveinIrelanduntil1806,afterwards accompanyingLordCathcarttotheIsleofRugenandintheexpeditionagainstCopenhagenin1807.In1808hewassenttotheMediterraneanas deputyquartermaster-generalwiththerankoflieutenant-colonel,andwasemployedwiththeexpeditiontotheBayofNaples,whichendedinthe captureofIschiaandProcida.In1810heorganisedthe fotillaofgunboatsequippedforthedefenceoftheStraitsofMessina,whenMurat'sarmy wasencampedontheoppositeshore;andin1813hecommandedthetroops(abattalion10thfoot)onboardthe Thames,32,Captain afterwardsAdmiralSirCharlesNapier,andthe Furieuse,36(18-pounders),CaptainWilliamMounsey,senttoattacktheIsleofPonza,whichwas capturedbythefrigatessailingrightintotheharbour,underaheavycross-frefromtheshore-batteries,andlandingthetroopswithoutlosinga man.HewasafterwardsemployedbyLordWilliamBentinckonstaff dutiesatTarragonaandatGenoa,andattainedtherankofbrevet-colonelin 1814.Aftertherenewalofhostilitiesin1815,whentheAustrianandPiedmontesearmiesofoccupation,ahundredthousandstrong,entered France,Coffinwasattached,inthecapacity ofBritishmilltarycommissionerwiththerankofbrigadier-general,totheAustro-Sardinians,who crossed Mont Cenis, and remained with them until they quitted French territory, in accordance with the treaty of Paris. In1817hewasappointedregimentalmajoroftheroyalstaff corps,atheadquarters,Hythe,Kent,andin1819wasnominatedlieutenant-governor andsecondincommandunderSirHudsonLoweatSt.Helena,intheroomofSirGeorgeBingham,returnedhome.WhenSirHudsonLoweleft theislandinJuly1821,afterthedeathofNapoleonBonaparte,Coffinsucceededtothecommand,whichhehelduntil,thelastoftheking'stroops havingbeenremoved,hewasrelieved,inMarch1823,byBrigadier-generalWalker,HI.E.I.C.S.Coffinwasadvancedtotherankofmajor-generalin 1825. He died at Bath on 10 February 1830.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘HenryThomasEsquire,MajorintheArmyandCaptaininthe27th(orInniskilling) RegimentofFootCompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune1815.’,191mmx115mm, thereverseimpressedwithmaker’sname,cornerspiercedforattachment,withoriginal(damaged)paperwrapperinscribedwith his name, very good condition £600-£800
HHeennrryyTThhoommaasswasappointedLieutenantinthe41stFoot,29December1798;Lieutenant,44thFoot,9July1803;Captain,27thFoot,10 September1805;BrevetMajor,26August1813;Lieutenant-Colonel,21January1819;Colonel,10January1837;Major-General,9November 1846; Lieutenant-General, 20 June 1854; Colonel 20th Foot, 25 July 1854; died at Warrington lodge, Streatham common, 21 September 1858. Lieutenant-GeneralThomasaccompaniedSirJamesCraig'sexpeditiontoMaltaandNaplesin1805,andservedinSirJamesKempt'slightbattalion. ProceededthencewiththearmywhichtookpossessionofSicily;servedtherefouryears,andwaspresentatthecaptureoftheislandsofIschia andProcida.Hejoinedthe3rdbattalionofhisregiment(the27th)atEscalliointhenorthofPortugalinAprilprevioustothecampaignof1813, andhavingcommandofthelightcompany,hewasactivelyemployedprevioustoandatthebattleofVittoria,investmentofPampeluna,battlesof thePyreneesatthePassofRoncesvalles,heightsofLinzoain,heightsabovePampeluna,stormingoftheFrenchpositiononthe30thJuly,and pursuit of the enemy until the 6th August 1813; passage of the Bidassoa, heights above Vera. Incommandofthelightcompaniesoftherightbrigade4thdivision,hecommencedthebattleoftheNivellebyanattackupontheFrench advancedredoubt;instormingtheirmainpositionhishorsewaskilledunderhim;andinfollowingthemupdrovethemoutofthevillageofSt. Pée.HewasalsoemployedintheaffairsatGarret'sHouseandnearBayonneon10thand13thDecemberandwhenthearmywasputinmotion torepeltheenemy'sencroachmentuponourwinterposition;alsoactivelyemployedupontheheightsofBidash.CommandedtheabovementionedlightcompaniesatthebattleofOrthes,battleofToulouse-thepreviousdaytowhichhetookpossessionofthebridgeovertheriver ErsandthevillageofCroixd'Orade,whichhadbeencapturedbyachargeofthe18thHussars.Nextmorninghemovedoff hispostandcovered theadvanceofthedivisionsuponMontBlanc,andsubsequentlycoveredthe fankmovementofthecolumnstoturntherightoftheenemy,and alsotheadvanceofthedivisiontillitcrownedtheheights(horsekilledunderhim);hethendroveintheenemy'sskirmishers,andtookupalineto coverthecolumnstillnight.Aftertheterminationofthe PeninsularWarheembarkedatBourdeauxwiththe1stbattalion27thRegimentfor Canada;waspresentinalltheoperationsonLakeChamplain,andcoveredtheretreatfromPlattsburgtoMontreal.Hewasafterwardspresentat thecaptureofParisandservedinFrancewiththearmyofoccupation.HehasreceivedtheGoldMedalandtwoClaspsforNivelle,Orthes,and Toulouse; and the Silver War Medal with three Clasps for Vittoria, Pyrenees, and Nive.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘AlexanderWallaceEsquire,ColonelintheArmyandLieutenantColonelinthe88th RegimentofFoot(orConnaughtRangers)CompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune 1815.’,191mmx115mm,thereverseimpressedwithmaker’sname,cornerspiercedforattachment,withoriginalpaperwrapper inscribed with his name, very good condition £600-£800
JJoohhnnAAlleexxaannddeerrDDuunnllooppAAggnneewwWWaallllaacceewasbornabout1775,theonlysonofSirThomasDunlopWallace,Bart.,ofCraigie,Ayrshire,byhis frst wife,Eglantine,ladyWallace.Hewasgivenacommissionasensigninthe75th(Highland)regimenton28December1787,hisfamilyhavinghelped toraiseit.HejoineditinIndiain1789,becamelieutenanton6April1790,andservedinCornwallis'soperationsagainstTippooin1791-2, including the siege of Seringapatam. He acted as aide-de-camp to Colonel Maxwell, who commanded the left wing of the army. Heobtainedacompanyinthe58thregimenton8June1796,andreturnedtoEnglandtojoinit.HewentwithittotheMediterraneanin1798, waspresentatthecaptureofMinorca,andinthecampaignof1801inEgypt.ItformedpartofthereserveunderMoore,andwasveryhotly engagedinthebattleofAlexandria(SilvermedalwithclaspforEgypt).Itcamehomein1802.Hewaspromotedmajoron9July1803,and obtainedalieutenant-colonelcyinthe11thFooton28August1804.Attheendof1805hewastransferredtothe88th(ConnaughtRangers)to command a newly raised second battalion.
HewenttothePeninsulawiththisbattalionin1809.Withthreehundredmenofithejoinedthe frstbattalionatCampoMayor,whiletherest wentontoCadiz.The frstbattalionhadsufferedintheTalaveracampaign;hesethimselfvigorouslytorestoreit,andmadeitoneofthe fnest corpsinthearmy.ItgreatlydistinguisheditselfatBusacowhereitwasontheleftofthethirddivision,andwhentheFrenchhadgainedtheridge, andseemedtohavecutthearmyintwo,achargemadebythe88th,withonewingofthe45th,drovethemdownheadlong.Wellington,riding up,said,‘Wallace,Ineversawamoregallantchargethanthatjustmadebyyourregiment,'andmadespecialreferencetoitinhisdespatch.Picton, who was with another part of his division at the time, gave Wallace the credit of 'that brilliant exploit.’
Hecommandedthe88thatFuentesdeOnoro,andwasagainparticularlymentionedinWellington'sdespatch.Hewasalso mentionedinthe despatchafterSalamanca,wherehewasincommandoftherightbrigadeofthethirddivision(Pakenham's).Duringtheretreatofthearmyfrom Burgos,hehadaverysevereattackoffeveratMadrid.ConveyanceinacarttoSantareminverybadweatheraggravateditseffects,andhewas dangerouslyillfornearlyeightmonths.HesawnofurtherserviceinthePeninsula,buthecommandedabrigadeinthearmyofoccupationin France in the latter part of 1815. He received the Gold Medal with two clasps, and was made C.B. in June 1815. Hehadbecomecolonelinthearmyon4June1813,andon12August1819hewaspromotedmajor-general.Hewasgiventhecolonelcyofthe 88thon20October1831,andwasmadeK.C.B.on16September1833.Hebecamelieutenant-generalon10August1837,andgeneralon11 November 1851. He died at Lochryan House, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, on 10 February 1857, aged 82.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘JosephMantonMorrisonEsquire,LieutenantColonelinthe89thRegimentofFoot CompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune1815.’,191mmx115mm,thereverse impressedwithmaker’sname,cornerspiercedforattachment,withoriginalpaperwrapperinscribedwithhisname, giltrubbedin parts, otherwise very good condition
£600-£800
JJoosseepphhMMaannttoonnMMoorrrriissoonnenteredtheservicein1794,andservedwiththe17thFootintheexpeditiontotheHelder,andwaspresentatthe battleofEgmont-op-Zee(severelywounded);alsowiththe89thinCanada,duringtheAmericanWar,1813-14,andcommandedtheCorpsof ObservationwhichinfictedsuchasignaldefeatontheAmericanforcesatthebattleofChrystler’sFarm,11November1813.Inthefollowing yearhecommandedthe89thatthebattleofLundy’sLane,nearthefallsofNiagara(severelywounded).Commandedtheforcewhicheffected theconquestofArakanin1825.HisconstitutioncompletelybrokedownundertheeffectsoftheclimateofArakan,andhediedassea,whenon his way to England for the recovery of his health, 15 February 1826.
EEddwwaarrddOO’’HHaarraawasappointedLieutenantinthe7th(orRoyal)Fusilierson7October1796;servedinCanada,NovaScotia,Bermudaandthe Bahamas;wasfor2yearsAssistantQuarterMasterGeneralinNovaScotia.FromAugust1803asCaptaininthe7thFusiliers,servedinBermuda andHalifaxN.S.untilAugust1805;inScotlandwiththe7thRoyalsfromSeptembertoDecember1805;transferredtotheYorkLightInfantry VolunteersandappointedAidedeCamptotheCommanderoftheForcesandsailedfortheWestIndies,January1806.AsMajor,YorkLight InfantryVolunteers,servedatStLuciefrom1807until17January1810,whenheembarkedwiththeCorpsforGuadaloupeandassistedatthe captureoftheislandwhentheregimentunderhiscommandwassharplyengaged.AwardedtheGoldMedalforthecaptureofGuadaloupe; Lieutenant-Colonelbybrevet,4June1813;Lieutenant-Colonel,YorkLightInfantryVolunteers,15June1815;Lieutenant-Colonel,63rdFoot,19 December 1816. Lieutenant-Colonel O’Hara died on 24 June 1833.
TheMostHonourableOrderofTheBath,anattractiveMilitaryDivisionbadgeofreducedsize,37mmx27mm,goldandenamel, unmarked,withlatersmallgoldsuspensionringandloop,withreducedwidthsectionofneckribandfordisplaypurposes, about extremely fne, rare £500-£700
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,K.B.E.(Civil)KnightCommander’s1sttype,setofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge andbreaststar,silver,silver-giltandenamels,completewithneckcravatin Garrard&Co.Ltd. fttedcaseofissue, alittle tarnished, otherwise good very fne
£700-£900
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.,(Civil)Commander’s1sttype,neckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,in Garrard, London, case of issue, extremely fne
£240-£280
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.,(Military)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,with full neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, extremely fne
£240-£280
Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated 1943, in Royal Mint case of issue, contact marks, very fne £600-£800
JJaammeessTThhoommaassWWaalltteerrCChhaarrlleesswasbornon2August1865.JoiningtheMercantileMarinein1880,hewasawardedhisFirstMate’scerti fcate beforerisingthroughtheranksoftheCunardShippingLine.CommissionedSub-LieutenantintotheRoyalNavalReserve,hewasadvanced Lieutenantin1895,andCommanderin1907beforetheawardoftheR.D.thefollowingyear.AppointedaCompanionoftheOrderoftheBath inthe1911CoronationHonourslistandadvancedCaptainin1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarasCaptainof,amongstothers,R.M.S. Lusitania andR.M.S. Mauretania beforebeinggivencommandofR.M.S. Aquitania inMarch1918.Hewasselectedasoneofthesixrepresentative MercantileMarinecaptainstobeappointedK.B.E.in1920,andwasappointedCommodoreoftheCunardLinein1921.Duetoretireon2 August1928,hesufferedafatalinternalhaemorrhageattheendofhis fnalvoyageincommandof Aquitania,whenreturningfromNewYorkto Southampton on 16 July 1928. During the course of his career, he had made 726 transatlantic voyages. Sold with detailed copied research.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.,(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge,convertedforneckwear,silver-giltand enamel,withfullneckriband;TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sbreastbadge, convertedforneckwear,silver-giltandenamel,withfullneckriband;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(Col: S.H.Winter.A.S.C.)engravednaming, areaoferasurebeforerank;1914-15Star(Brig.Gen.S.H.Winter.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Brig.Gen.S.H.Winter.);togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,theCBandCMG badgesbothgoldandenamelwithintegralgoldribandbuckles, obversecentralmedallionsdepressedonboththefull-sizedCB and CMG, and minor enamel damage to one arm of CMG, generally very fne and better (6) £1,200-£1,600
C.B. London Gazette 23 June 1915.
C.M.G. London Gazette 8 November 1915:
‘For distinguished service in the Field during the operations at the Dardanelles.’
M.I.D. London Gazettes 5 August 1915 and 5 November 1915 (both Dardanelles).
SSaammuueellHHeennrryyWWiinntteerrwasbornon4July1854andwascommissionedSubAssistant-CommissaryintheControlDepartmenton9April1873, beingpromotedAssistantCommissaryon9April1875.HewasadvancedAssistantCommissary-GeneralwiththehonoraryrankofMajorinthe CommissariatandTransportStaff on1August1886andwasappointedtotheArmyServiceCorpsonitsformationon11December1888.He waspromotedLieutenant-ColonelontheSupernumeraryListon1August1891.PromotedBrevetColonelin1899,heservedinSouthAfrica duringtheBoerWarontheStaff intheCapeColonyin1899to1900,andwaspromotedColonelin1903.Heretiredin1909,butsawfurther serviceduringtheGreatWarasDeputyQuartermasteronSirIanHamilton’sStaff intheDardanellesfromMarch1915,withtherankof Brigadier-General.Invalidedwithdysenteryon7August1915,forhisserviceshewastwiceMentionedinDespatches,andwasappointeda Companion of Order of the Bath and the Order of St. Michael and St. George. He died on 6 June 1938.
Soldwiththerecipient’spaywallet,withembroideredinitials‘S.H.W.’,withinsidelabelinscribed‘ColonelS.H.Winter,C.B.,C.M.G.,c/oLloyds Bank(Cox&KingBranch)PallMallLondonSW1’;andanunrelatedmountedgroupoffourSecondWorldWarminiaturedressmedals, comprising 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45.
CChhaarrlleessBBaarrkkeerrTTuurrnneerrwasborninNottinghamshireon23July1788,andwasagedeighteenuponhis frstappointmenttotheArmyasEnsignin the11thFooton10September1806;Lieutenant,11thFoot,10March1807;Captain,11thFoot,12October1812;Major,11thFoot,26March 1826;BrevetLieutenant-Colonel,unattached,9November1830,andInspectingFieldOfficerofMilitiainNewBrunswick;appointedKnightof Hanover(K.H.)1832;appointedto8thFoot,3February1837;Lieutenant-Colonel,1January1838,onParticularServiceinCanada;placedonhalfpay, Unattached, 4 September 1843; retired in September 1845. Lieutenant-Colonel C. B. Turner, K.H., died at Toronto, Canada, on 14 May 1853. ServedinthePeninsula,11thFoot,August1809toOctober1810,andJanuarytoDecember1813;withPortugueseArmy,Captain,2nd Caçadores,14November1810to19December1812(retired).Lieutenant-ColonelTurnerservedwiththe11thatthetakingofMadeirain1807; thePeninsulacampaignsfromJuly1809toJanuary1814,includingthebattleofBusaco,retreattotheLinesofTorresVedras,pursuitofMassena, battleofFuentesD’Onor,actionofElBoden,secondsiegeofBadajoz,siegeandstormingofCiudadRodrigo,affairontheheightsofSan Christoval,captureofthefortsandbattleofSalamanca,captureofMadridandtheRetiro,siegeofBurgos,defenceofthebridgeofValladolid, investmentofPampeluna,battlesofthePyreneesonthe28th,29thand30thJuly,andbattleoftheNivelle,besidesbeingengagedintwenty-eight skirmishesandtrifingactions.Dangerouslywoundedthroughtheleftshoulderbyamusket-shotwhilstpressingtherear-guardoftheenemyin theeveningafterthebattleoftheNivelle.Commandedandbroughtthreecompaniesofthe11thoutofactioninthePyreneesonthe29thJuly. Ledtheattackofthe6thdivisionatthebattleoftheNivelle,andbroughttheLightCompaniesoftheBrigadeoutofaction.(Hart’sArmyList 1845 refers)
In his 1829 Statement of Service, Turner gives the following details: Battles,siegesandcampaigns:‘BattleofBusaco28Sept.1810,asLieutenantofLt.Company,andAdjt.ofLightBattalion4thDivision.Battleof FuentesdeOnor5thMay1811.SiegeofBadajosJune1811.SiegeandStormingofCiudadRodrigoJany1812,asCapt.of2ndPortuguese Caçadores.BattleofSalamanca22ndJuly1812,asA.D.C.toCol.Collis,CommandingPortugueseBrigade7thDivision.SiegeofBurgosinOctober 1812,asCaptain2ndCaçadores.InvestmentofPamplonaJuly1813.BattlesofthePyrenees28th,29th&30thJuly1813.BattleandPassageofthe Nivelle10thNovr.1813,asCaptainCommandingLt.Companyofthe11thRegiment,besidesbeingengagedin28Affairsandskirmishesin differentpartsofPortugalandFrance.Servedthecampaignsof1809,1810,1811,1812,and1813.WaspresentduringthewholeoftheRetreat of the Army to the Lines of Torres Vedras, and the whole of the Retreat from Burgos to Portugal in 1812.’
Distinguishedconduct: ‘The2ndCaçadoresthankedinDivisionordersbytheEarlofDalhousiefortheirconductintheDefenceoftheBridgeof VallodolidontheRetreatfromBurgosinwhichIboreapart.CommandedandbroughtthreeCompaniesofthe11thRegt.outofactionatthe BattleofthePyreneesonthe28thJuly1813,afterthemortalWoundsofCaptainWrennwhowasincommand.LedtheAttackofthe6th DivisionattheBattleandPassageoftheNivelle10thNovr.1813,andbroughttheLightCompaniesoftheBrigadeoutofActionaftertheDeath of Captain Furnace 61st Regiment.’
Woundsreceivedinaction: ‘ShotintheshoulderontheEveningofthe10thNovr.1813,whilstpressingtheRearGuardoftheEnemyafterthe Action:-BallextractedninedaysafterfromundertheBladeBoneoftheshoulder,senttoEnglandformyrecoveryandgotaGrantofoneyear’s Payforit.LostthelowerandthinpartoftheBladeBoneofmyshoulderfromit,andIsufferveryconsiderablepain&inconveniencefromitin Cold or damp Weather, and Cannot bear my Arm suspended for any time without much pain. No Pension.’
Titles, honorary distinctions and medals: ‘Received a Medal from the Portuguese Government for my Services whilst employed in their Army.’ Serviceabroad: ‘24thDecr.1807toSept.1809,Madeira.2ndAug.1809toJanuary1814,Portugal,SpainandFrance.March1816toJanuary1821, Gibraltar. January 1827 to March 1828, Portugal. March 1828 to 31st Decr. 1829, Corfu. 1st Jany. 1830 to 1st June 1830, Corfu.’ TurnermarriedIsabellaDillon,2April1823,atStMary’sChurch,Dublin.Shediedduringchildbirthwiththeir frstchild,1September1825. Turner married Eliza Hassard, 18 October 1828, at the Palace of St Michael and St George, Corfu. They had one child by 1830. ‘TheDiaryofColCBTurnerKH’ wasdonatedtotheNationalLibraryofNewZealandin1975.Itcontains‘Detailedreminiscencesofservice withthe11thRegimentinSpain,1807-1814;mentionofserviceinGibraltar1821-26,Portugal1828-30,BritishNorthAmerica,1831-43.Also includes newspaper clippings of marriages and deaths in the New Zealand branch of the family, particularly Captain A. C. Turner.’ SoldwitholdcabinetphotographofaportraitofLieutenant-ColonelTurnerwearinghisK.H.,M.G.S.andPortuguesedecoration(mostlikelythe campaigncrossforofficers),andoriginalcertifedcopyofhismarriagelicence: ‘CharlesBarkerTurnerMajorofthe11thRegimentofInfantry, widower,wasbyLicencefromtheLordHighCommissioneroftheIonianIslandsatthePalaceofCorfuthis18thdayofOctober1828married to Eliza Hafsard Spinster Daughter of Colonel Hafsard Royal Engineers.’
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AAnniinntteerreessttiinnggGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’DD..SS..OO..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooBBrriiggaaddiieerrGGeenneerraallMM..PP..HHaannccoocckk,,22nnddBBaattttaalliioonn,, RRooyyaallFFuussiilliieerrss,,wwhhoowwaassmmaarrrriieeddttootthheeAAmmeerriiccaannssoocciiaalliitteeaannddffaammoouussGGrreeaattWWaarrnnuurrsseeMMaaddeelloonnBBaattttlleeHHaannccoocckk,,tthheellaatttteerr rreecceeiivviinngg tthhee nniicckknnaammeess ““GGlloorryy HHaannccoocckk”” aanndd ““MMoosstt DDeeccoorraatteedd WWoommaann ooff WWoorrlldd WWaarr OOnnee”” DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;1914-15Star(MajorM.P.Hancock.R. Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Col.M.P.Hancock.);DelhiDurbar1911,silver,unnamedasissued, mounted for wear, and housed in a Spink & Son Ltd leather case, generally very fne or better (5) £1,000-£1,400
D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1918.
M.I.D. London Gazette 18 December 1917 and 23 May 1918.
MMoorrttiimmeerrPPaawwssoonnHHaannccoocckkwasborninMillHill,MiddlesexinSeptember1870.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinOctober1891,and advancedtoLieutenantintheRoyalFusiliersinJune1893.HancockadvancedtoCaptaininApril1899,andservedasAdjutantofthe2nd Battalion,February1902-May1904.HethenmarriedtheAmericansocialiteandlaterfamousGreatWarnurse,MadelonBelknapBattle,who receivedthenicknames“GloryHancock”and“MostDecoratedWomanofWorldWarOne”,alsobeingmadetheComtessedeHellencourtby the King of Belgium (a large amount of detail, and images, are available online with regard to her).
HancockadvancedtoMajorinNovember1909,andservedwiththe2ndBattalioninIndia.HeadvancedtoLieutenantColonelandreturnedto theUKinDecember1914,servinginEgypt,GallipoliandFrancewiththeBattalion(woundedin1916).HancockadvancedtoColonelandserved withthe5thArmyInfantrySchool.HeretiredasBrigadierGeneral,andresidedatAbbeyMillHouse,Coggeshall,Essex.Hedied,19April1939, and his son Westray Battle Hancock also served as a Colonel with the Royal Fusiliers. Sold with copied research, and copied photographic images of the recipient.
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£1,800-£2,200
Provenance: Bonhams, October 2008.
C.M.G. LondonGazette 3June1918:Captain(temporaryLieutenant-Colonel)SydneyHerbertCharrington,D.S.O.,ReserveofOfficers,Tank Battalion, late Hussars
‘For services rendered in connection with Military Operations in France and Flanders’.
D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1917: Captain (temporary Major) Sydney Herbert Charrington, Reserve of Officers, Hussars ‘For distinguished service in the Field.’
M.I.D. London Gazettes 4 January 1917; 11 December 1917; and 25 May 1918 (all Western Front).
SSyyddnneeyyHHeerrbbeerrttCChhaarrrriinnggttoonnwasborninHam,Surrey,on1December1878,thesonofthebrewerJ.D.Charrington,andwaseducatedatEton. HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe7th(Militia)Battalion,RoyalFusilierson15February1899,andtransferredtotheRegularArmy asaLieutenantinthe15thHussarson30January1901.HeservedasAdjutantofthe15thHussarsfrom24November1906to24November 1909,andwaspromotedcaptainon13April1907.ServingwiththeRegimentinSouthAfricaatthetimeoftheUnionin1910hewasawarded theUnionofSouthAfricaMedal.Heresignedhiscommissionon3April1912andwaspostedtotheReserveofOfficers,beforeemigratingto Kenya.
FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarCharringtonwasgrantedacommissionasaSignalOfficerintheEastAfricanMountedRifeson10 August1914,andservedinEastAfricaduringtheinitialmonthsoftheGreatWar.AppointedtotheStaff asaGeneralStaff Officer,ThirdGrade, he served on the Staff of the 2nd Mounted Division during the Gallipoli campaign from 18 August to 21 December 1915.
Charringtontransferredtothe6thBattalion,NorthamptonshireRegiment,asSecond-in-CommandwiththerankofActingMajor,on30May 1916,andservedwiththemontheWesternFront,beingpresentthroughouttheBattleoftheSomme,includingtheactionatTronesWoodon 14July1916.HeassumedcommandofthebattalionfollowingthedeathoftheirCommandingOfficer,Lieutenant-ColonelG.E.Ripley,on17 October 1916, being promoted temporary Lieutenant-Colonel whilst commanding the battalion.
CharringtontransferredtotheHeavyBrigade,MachineGunCorps(latertheTankCorps)on2February1917, asOfficerCommanding,“C” Battalion,and fnishedtheWarincommandofthe5thTankBrigade,beingpromotedtemporaryBrigadier-Generalon2November1918.Forhis servicesduringtheGreatWarhewasappointedaCompanionofboththeOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.GeorgeandalsotheDistinguishedService Order;wasawardedtheFrenchCroixdeGuerre;andwasthreetimesMentionedinDespatches.Followingthecessationofhostilitieshe transferred to the Reserve of Officers as a Lieutenant-Colonel, 15th Hussars. ReturningtoKenya,CharringtonservedasamemberoftheLegislativeCouncilinKenya,1920-21,aswellasindulginghispassionforbiggame hunting. He moved to Monmouthshire in 1931, and died in Gloucester on 1 October 1954.
ThisOfficerhasa fneoperationalrecord.Hehasdisplayedthehighestqualitiesofskill,courageandleadershipandhisexamplehasbeenwell refectedintheefficiencyofthesquadronhecommands.Lieutenant-ColonelJouberthastakenpartinthreeairborneoperationsincludingthe Rhinecrossing.Intheseundertakingshisworkhasbeenoutstanding.Inadditiontohisworkintheairagainsttheenemy,Lieutenant-Colonel Joubert has rendered yeoman service in the training of other members of the squadron.’
A.F.C. London Gazette 1 September 1944. The recommendation states:
‘Major Pierre Simond Joubert, Air Force Station Germiston. Recommendation by Lt. Col. F. C. Elliot-Wilson.
ThisOfficer,whowasapilotinthelastwar,has fownatotalofapproximately3,600hoursonalltypesofaircraft.MajorJoubertispossessedofa veryhighdegreeof fyingskillandhasbeenentrusted,andcarriedout,someofthemostimportant fyingdutiesinconnectionwithFerryingand AirTransportduringthiswar.Duetohischeerfulandconvincingmanner,hisinitiativeandskillin fying,hehasgainedtheconfdenceofallwhom he has come in contact and has been a very defnite inspiration to the younger pilots.’
PPiieerrrreeSSiimmoonnddJJoouubbeerrtt,oneof14children,wasbornin1896inthesmallOrangeFreeStatetownofTrompsburgwherehisfatherwasthevillage schoolmaster.He frstservedasaTrooperin"B"SquadronofEnslin'sHorsefrom7October1914duringtheRebellionandthenagainlaterinthe GermanS.W.A.campaignuntiltheunitwasdisbandedon28May1915.Laterthatyearheattestedforfurtherserviceasasignallerwiththe2nd Regiment,S.A.HorseandservedinGermanEastAfrica.HisGreatWarservicepapersindicatethathewasawardedthe‘Dist.ServiceMedal’(sic) thisbeingerroneouslyrecordedasbeingconfrmed(thispresumablyreferringtoarecommendationforanawardbyhisOfficerCommanding) with the remark "Above decoration is cancelled".
SufferingfrommalariahereturnedtoDurbanon29November1916.Hesubsequentlyre-attestedwiththeRoyalFlyingCorps.Howeveritwould appearthatneitherdetailsofhissubsequentserviceintheR.F.C./R.A.F.northeissueoftheBWMandAVM(presumablyBritishAirMinistryissue) arenotedonhisSouthAfricanW.W.Iattestationandservicedocuments.AnexaminationofhisW.W.IIservicedocumentsindicatesthathis servicewiththeR.A.F.extendedfromOctober1917untilDecember1919.HeislistedasinitiallyservingasaLieutenantinEgyptand subsequently with the Home Establishment.
HeservedwiththeS.A.A.F.fromApril1924untilApril1926andwasthentransferred,withtherankofCaptain,totheS.A.A.F.SpecialReserve and later, in June 1933, to the S.A.A.F. General Reserve. From23June1940untilNovember1940heservedasaStaff CaptainwiththeMinesEngineeringBrigadeS.A.E.C.transferringbacktotheS.A.A.F. inDecember1940.WhileservingwiththeS.A.A.Fheisrecordedashaving fownasapilotforsome3092hoursonmiscellaneousaircraft, includingOxford,Maryland,LodestarandVenturaAircraft.InJuly1943,hewassecondedtotheR.A.F.No.271SquadronservingasaFlight Commander.OnthenightbeforeD-DayJoubert’sDakota,takingoff at22h50,wasoneofsevenglidertugssharingaloadof20menandavariety ofequipmentintowingHorsa"262"whichwaspilotedbyStaff Sgt.Andrews,D.F.M.inwhatwaslaterdescribedas"awonderfulsuccess".The followingevening,inOperationMallard,JoubertonceagainsuccessfullytowedaglidertoalandingzonenearGonneville.HewasawardedtheAir ForceCrossinSeptember1944justtwoweeksbeforetheill-fatedbattleofArnhemwhenJoubertalsoplayedapartinOperationMarket Gardenwhen271Squadrondeliveredelementsof1AirborneDivisiontoalandingzonebehindtheGermanlinesnearArnhem,establishinga bridgeheadovertheRhine.On17SeptembertheSquadroncontributed24crewsforthe frstglidertug.Joubert,withhisco-pilotFlyingOfficer R.Boasten,followedWingCommanderBoothforthesixhourroundtrip.TheSquadroncontinuedwiththeir fightsoverthenextfewdaysand on 21 September his aircraft once again received a battering during a low-level drop.
HewaspromotedLieutenant-ColonelinOctober1944andpostedtoH.Q.DownAmpneyasWingCommander,Flying.Hesoonreturnedtohis squadronasCommandingOfficerinJanuary1945, intimeto fytoBrusselstobringbackthe50,000thcasualtycarriedbyhisGroup.Onceagain, on24March1945,JoubertwastotowHorsaGlidersintotheGermanheartlandacrosstheRhinenorthofWesel.On23Aprilitwasannounced thathehadbeenawardedtheDistinguishedServiceOrder.ThewarinEuropeendedon5Mayandaftermakingjustonefurtheroperational fighthewasseriouslyinjuredinlightinganimprovised freworktocelebrateVJday.Hediedthefollowingdaywithaverdictof‘misadventure’ being returned by the subsequent inquest.
Soldwithcopiedrecordofservice;photocopiedcopiesofvariousreferencearticles;anarticlewritteninAfrikaanstitled‘Wapenskoutradgedieop Kuruman’ by Kobus Willers (1990); and various newspaper extracts.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Officer’s1sttype,breastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1919,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;VictoryMedal1914-19(MajorL.F.McLeod.);togetherwiththerecipient’sminiature awards,comprisingOBE,BWM,VM,andRussianOrderofSt.Stanislas[entitlementtolastnotconfrmed],thesemountedas worn and housed in a Baldwin, London, leather case, good very fne (2) £180-£220
O.B.E. London Gazette 3 February 1920:
‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with Military Operations in Archangel, North Russia’
M.I.D. London Gazette 3 February 1920:
‘ForvaluableanddistinguishedservicesrenderedinconnectionwiththeoperationsinArchangel,NorthRussia,duringtheperiod25Marchto26 September 1919.’
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;1939-45Star;Burma Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,S.E.Asia1945-46,Malaya(Capt.F.West.R.A.P.C.)the OBE loose, the remainder mounted as worn, very fne (6) £200-£240
O.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 20 December 1968.
BesidesperformingthedutiesofForcePaymaster,Lieutenant-ColonelWesthas,overthepastthreetofouryearsbeenemployedasForce MilitaryAdvisor.HehastaughtRegimentalAccountstoallofficers(includingthepresentForceCommander)intheForce.SincetheCountry’s return to Civilian and Constitutional rule, Lieutenant-Colonel West has been running all Military Accounts in the Army. Inaddition,thishighlyexperienced,loyalanddevotedOfficerisinthemainresponsibleforthecurrenthealthystateoftheMilitaryAccountsparticularlyinthesetryingtimesintheabsenceofofficerswhoareindetention.AtalltimesLieutenant-ColonelWesthasbeenanexcellent Ambassador for both Great Britain and the Commonwealth in general.’
FFrraannkkWWeessttwasborninthesmallvillageofWinksley,nearRipon,Yorkshire,on20December1915,andinitiallyjoinedtheRoyalCorpsofSignals on3January1934,hisArmyServiceRecordstatinghissportingtalentasaFirstClassRugby-FootballerforHartlepoolRoversandSale. TransferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorpson1October1936,hewasappointedLanceSergeanton1October1939andservedwiththeBritish ExpeditionaryForceinFrance.EvacuatedtoEnglandon20June1940,hewasappointedWarSubstantiveStaff Sergeanton25July1942,servingin Assam, Sumatra and Java as Staff Paymaster between September 1944 and November 1946.
AppointedtoanEmergencyCommissionasSecondLieutenant,RoyalArmyPayCorps,WesttransferredtoSingaporeinDecember1946and wasmadeLieutenantandPaymasteron4September1947.AssignedtotheR.P.O.,Malaya(attachedtoHeadquarters,MalayaCommand)on1 June1957,hewasstruckoff strengthFARELFon15December1959andwassenttoSierraLeoneinFebruary1962;raisedTemporary Lieutenant-Colonelon7December1968,hewasawardedtheO.B.E.andtookhisretirementon22December1970.Westdiedofmotor neurone disease at Harrogate General Hospital on 13 May 1978.
SoldwithcomprehensivecopiedArmyServiceRecordwhichconfrmsentitlement; originallettersfromtheMinistryofDefenceandCentral ChanceryoftheOrdersofKnighthoodregardingtheinvestitureatBuckinghamPalacewhichwasheldon8July1969;with3photographsofthe recipient, one in military uniform wearing medals.
I.O.M. 3rd Class G.G.O. 614, 25 June 1892. 2557 Naik Badhawa Singh, 23rd Bengal Infantry (Pioneers):
‘ForconspicuousgallantryinactionatthecaptureanddestructionofthestrongholdoftheYaoChiefMakanjira,onthesouth-eastshoreofLake Nyasa, Central Africa, on the 30th October 1891.’
AseriesofexpeditionsagainsttheYaoslaver,Makanjira,basedonLakeNyassa,wereundertakenbyforcesledbyCommissionerH.H.Johnston, CaptainMaguire,ahandfulofcivilianvolunteersandhisIndianpolicemenduringtheperiod1891-94.Furtherdetailsoftheexpeditionthat Badhawa Singh was involved in, is given in Indian Order of Merit: Historical Records 1837–1947 by Cliff Parrett and Rana Chhina:
‘ThenextexhibitionwaslaunchedagainsttheslaverMakanjirawhosesettlementwasontheshoresofLakeNyasa.CaptainMaguireembarkedon theS.S. Domira withhisSikhgendarmesandaccompaniedbyJohnsonandtwoothercivilians.Theyarrivedattheirdestinationearlyonthe morning of 29th October 1891.
TheyfoundedayellingcrowdofYaosonthebeachandimmediatelydisperseditbytheir frstshell.JohnsonlandedwithafewSikhsundercover fromMaguire’s frefromthesteamer,butwasforcedbacktotheshipwithoneortwocasualties.ThenextmorningMaguirelandedinforceand after hard fghting in which several Sikhs were wounded, took all of Makanjira’s defences and destroyed his town and dhows.’ In total 8 I.O.M’s were awarded for the above action.
Soldwithaletteraddressedto‘C.W.TomkinsEsq.,“Woodstock”,CedarRoad,Sutton,Surrey’fromtheAssistantMilitarySecretary,India Officer, Whitehall, giving details surrounding the above awards, dated 11 November 1908.
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£1,600-£2,000
R.R.C. London Gazette 13 December 1901:
‘In recognition of their services to the sick and wounded during the operations in China.’
MMaarriioonnJJeeaanneetttteeHHiissllooppwasappointedProbationeratSt.Bartholomew’sHospitalinLondonfromNovember1884toNovember1887,andtook her frstappointmentasSisterattheGreatOrmondStreetHospitalForSickChildrenfromJune1889toOctober1890.AppointedtotheIndian ArmyNursingServiceinOctober1891,sheservedasDeputySuperintendentattheSister’sQuartersoftheStationHospitalinAllahabad, subsequentlyboardingthetransport Palamcolla andsailingforHongKongforserviceduringtheBoxerRebellion.The NursingRecordand Hospital World offers a little more information regarding this period:
‘FiveoftheSistersoftheIndianArmyNursingServiceareatpresentservinginChina.TheyareSeniorNursingSisterMarionJeanetteHislop,and SistersAgnesMaryWaterhouse,LouisaE.Lingard,ClaraLucyCusins,andChristianFrancesHill.Theirserviceare,nodoubt,muchappreciatedby oursicksoldiers.WehearverylittleofthenursingarrangementsmadeforthecareofoursickandwoundedinChina,andthenewsthat fve experienced Sisters of the Indian Army Nursing Staff are on duty there, is welcome, even though their services may be but as a drop in the ocean.’
TThheeuunniiqquueeGGrreeaattWWaarr''GGiibbrraallttaarrNNaavvaallHHoossppiittaall''RR..RR..CC..aanndd''PPllyymmoouutthhNNaavvaallHHoossppiittaall''SSeeccoonnddAAwwaarrddBBaarrppaaiirraawwaarrddeeddttoo HHeeaadd--SSiisstteerr--iinn--CChhiieeff MM.. LL.. HHuugghheess,, QQuueeeenn AAlleexxaannddrraa''ss RRooyyaall NNaavvaall NNuurrssiinngg SSeerrvviiccee RoyalRedCross,1stClass(R.R.C.),G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar,silver-gilt,gold,andenamel;BritishWarMedal1914-20(Hd. SisterM.L.Hughes.Q.A.R.N.N.S.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay,withlady’sbowribandtotheRRC, goodvery fne;theaward of a Second Award Bar to the RRC unique to the QARRNS for the Great War (2)
£1,600-£2,000
Only8RoyalRedCrossesFirstClassand1SecondAwardBarwereawardedtoQueenAlexandra’sRoyalNavalNursingServiceduringtheGreat War.
R.R.C. London Gazette 16 December 1916.
R.R.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 9 May 1919.
MMiissssMMiillddrreeddLLllooyyddHHuugghheesswasbornatLampeter,Cardiganshire,on9March1879,andtrainedatSt.Thomas’Hospital,London,joiningQueen Alexandra'sRoyalNavalNursingServiceon28December1908.PostedinitiallytoHaslarHospitalasaNursingSisteron15September1909,she wasadvancedSuperintendingSisterin1911,beforebeingpostedtoGibraltarHospitalon14January1913.SheservedinGibraltarduringthe frst twoyearsoftheGreatWar,wherethehospitalwas,fromthestartofMay1915onwards,dealingwiththeinfuxofcasualtiesfromGallipoli.For her services dealing with both the administrative and medical needs of the wounded, she was awarded the R.R.C.
FollowingtheevacuationoftheGallipoliPeninsulaMissHugheswaspostedbacktotheU.K.inApril1916,andon22November1916wasposted toPlymouthNavalHospitalasHeadSister.ForherservicesatPlymouthNavalHospitalshewasawardedtheunprecedentedSecondAwardBar totheR.R.C.AftertheGreatWarshecontinuedtoserveinthispositionatPlymouth,beingpromotedHead-Sister-in-Chiefon14March1929. She retired on 9 March 1934 and died in Cheshire in 1962.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,hallmarked1914;1914-15Star(W.S.A.820,A.E.Sayers,D.S.C.,Skr.,R.N.R.);BritishWarand Victory Medals (W.S.A. 820. A. E. Sayers. Skr. R.N.R.) together with Memorial Plaque (Albert Edward Sayers) extremely fne (5) £1,800-£2,200
D.S.C. London Gazette 13th September 1915. Thefollowingextractistakenfrom 'TheAuxiliaryPatrol' byE.Keble-Chatterton:-‘ThePeterheadtrawlers,whileonpatrolinJuly,1915,hada meetingwithaU-Boat.The Searanger, Cameo and EastwardHo wereoff thesamecoastwhen Cameo sightedasubmarine,madeforher,and informedtheothers.Theenemybegan fringwithhisgunandtriedtogetround Cameo's stern,butSkipperAlbertSayerscleverly outmanoeuvredhimandopened frewithnothingbetterthana3-pounderagainsttheenemy's3.4-inchplusoneothergun.Ashellcame,struck the Cameo's wheelhouse,passedthroughthesteelplating,smashedtheupperpartoftheship'swheelandpassedoutoftheopendooratthe after-sideofthewheelhouse.ItwasaprettynarrowescapefromdeathforSkipperSayers,whowaswoundedinhisrightsideandeye,buthe remainedathispoststeeringwiththeremainderofthewheelinhishand.Asecondshotstruck Cameo onthestarboardquarterjustabovethe deckandathirdexplodedinsidethegalley,wreckingit.Owingtothedirectionofthewind EastwardHo heardneitherthe fringnor Cameo's whistle,butsawthesplashoftheshells,somadeforthesubmarineaftertheengagementhadbeengoingonforaquarterofanhour.Butthe submarineatonceceased fring,andmadeoff athighspeedonthesurface.ForhispluckyconductSkipperSayerswasawardedaDistinguished ServiceCrossandthegunneraD.S.M.’ThegunnerwasLeadingSeamanAlfredButtonwhosubsequentlywonaBartohisD.S.M.foranother action with a submarine.
SSkkiippppeerrAAllbbeerrttEEddwwaa rrddSSaayyeerrss,D.S.C.,R.N.R.,wasthesonofThomasandMarthaSayers,ofHull,andhusbandofKate,alsoofHull.Hewaskilled whilstservingonH.M.Trawler Gambri whenshewassunkbyamineintheEnglishChannel,nearRoyalSovereignLightVessel,on18January 1918. He was forty-seven years old and is commemorated by name on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,thereversehallmarkedLondon1916;1914-15Star(S.Lt.J.McLoughlin,R.N.R.);BritishWar andVictoryMedals(Lieut.J.McLoughlin.R.N.R.);MercantileMarineWarMedal(JosephMcLoughlin);FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc, Croix de Guerre 1914-1917, the last with repaired suspension, otherwise good very fne (6)
£1,400-£1,800
D.S.C. London Gazette 31 May 1916.
Onthemorningof5April1916,LieutenantMcLoughlin,incommandofhalfadozenofournetdrifters,namedthe Endurance,WelcomeStar, Stately,Comrades,Pleiades, and Pleasance, wentouttoshoottheirnetsinthevicinityoftheWhistlingBuoy,off Havre,asubmarinehavingbeen sightedthatmorning.Theyhadnotlongtowait,for Comrades feltastrangeshockofsomethingbumpingthebottomoftheship,then Endurance realisedunmistakablythatasubmarinewasinhernets.Asiftoprovethisstillmoreforcibly,theperiscopestrucktherudderof Endurance so heavilyastoputtherudderoutofaction.Cleverlypayingouthernetslikeananglerplayinga fsh, Endurance allowedthesubmarinetoget thoroughly wrapped up in the tangle and then let the nets go. Therestofthedriftersinresponseto Endurance’s signalhadalreadyencircledtheenemy,andaFrenchtorpedo-boatdroppedbombsoverthe spot,afterwhich UB-26 wascompelledtorisetothesurfaceandsurrender.Itwasaneatlittleoperation,andtheusual£1,000wasawarded among the drifters, with a D.S.C. for both Lieutenant McLoughlin and Skipper T. C. Wylie of the Endurance.
ThiswasapparentlytheonlyU-boattakensolelywithnets.McLoughlinwaslaterassistantshippingintelligenceofficerinH.M.S. Colleen, Queenstown, from 23 October 1917, and in H.M.S. Earl of Peterborough from 11 September 1918.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,thereversehallmarkedLondon1917;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.H.M.Morris.R. A.F.);DefenceandWarMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaf,theselasttwowiththeiroriginalO.H.M.S.cardforwardingbox, goodvery fne or better (5) £1,800-£2,200
Provenance: Spink, April 1999.
D.S.C. London Gazette 1 October 1917:
‘For services on patrol duties and submarine searching in Home Waters.’ HHaarroollddMMaarrsshhMMoorrrriisswasborninWanstead,Essexon16April1898,andeducatedatReptonCollegepriortojoiningtheRoyalNavalAirService asapupilAeroplaneandSeaplaneOfficerinAugust1916.Havingtakenhisaviator’scertifcateinaMauriceFarmanbiplaneatR.N.A.S.Eastbourne in the following month, he was posted to Cranwell as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant and attended his fnishing course at Calshot in April 1917.
AdvancedtoFlightLieutenantinDecember1917,hereceivedhisD.S.C.fromthehandsoftheKingatImminghaminApril1918,thesamemonth inwhichhewasappointedanHon.CaptaininthenewlyestablishedRoyalAirForce.HavingthenservedintheseaplanetenderH.M.S. Pegasus and the early aircraft carrier Furious, Morris was placed on the Unemployed List in February 1919. ReturningtohisstudiesatCambridgeinmid-1919,heplayedfortheUniversityCricketXIbeforesettlingdownasanEstateAgentand Auctioneer,buthemaintainedhiscricketinginterestbyplayingforEssex.Indeed,bythelate1920s,hisskillsweresufficientforhimtobeelected tothecaptaincy,theplayerandjournalistCharlesBraydescribinghimas‘comparativelyyoung,abrilliant felderandahard-hittingbatsman’.Bythe time of Morris’ retirement in 1933, he had played over 350 innings and knocked up 7,000 runs, statistics that gave him an average of 20. Theadventofhostilitiesin1939foundMorrisbackin uniformwiththeR.A.F.V.R.andhewasmentionedindespatchesforhisworkas Commander (Ops.) at St. Mawgan, Cornwall (London Gazette 2 June 1943, refers).
Soldwithaquantityoforiginaldocumentation,includingtherecipient’sM.I.D.certifcateasActingSquadronLeader,R.A.F.V.R.,dated2June1943; hisAviator’sCertifcate(No.3633),leatherboundwithportraitphotograph,dated20September1916,andhisBritishPassport,dated12July 1932;togetherwithahallmarkedsilverplaqueengravedwiththepresentationdetailsofhisD.S.C.,mountedgroupofthreeGreatWarminiature medals, a Repton College silver sports medal inscribed ‘220 Yards - 1916 - 25 secs’, and Czech Flying Badge tie-pin.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,thereversehallmarkedLondon1918;1914-15Star(Flt.S.Lt.J.E.B.Maclean.R.N.A.S.);British War and Victory Medals (Major J. E. B. B. Maclean. R.A.F.) very fne or better (4)
£2,000-£2,400
D.S.C. London Gazette 15 June 1917:
‘Flight Lieutenant James Edward Baker Maclean, R.N.A.S.
SinceApril1916,hascarriedoutconstant fightsovertheenemy’scoast,includingreconnaissances,bombdroppingandspotting;waswounded when fying over Bagamoyo.”
JJaammeessEEddwwaarrddBBaakkeerrBBeerreeMMaacclleeaannwasbornon26October1894.HejoinedtheRoyalNavalAirServiceasaprobationaryFlightSub-Lieutenant on23November1914,andunderwentinstructionattheCentralFlyingSchool,borneonthebooksof President; FlightLieutenant,1January 1916;FlightCommander31December1916.HeservedinGermanEastAfricawithNo.8SeaplaneSquadron,R.N.A.S.,fromH.M.S. Manica,a kiteballoonshipspeciallyrefttedforseaplaneoperations.ThesquadronleftEnglandearlyinFebruary1916completewithfourShortSunbeam SeaplanesandfourVoisins.ItwasengagedinbombingandreconnaissanceduringtheoffensiveagainstTangainApril,withtwoseaplanesonboard H.M.S. Laconia. Thefollowingmonthanotherseaplanewasputonboardthe Manica,andMacleanwasoneofthethreeofficerswhoworked continuouslyfromthisship.AsseaplanePilotandFlightCommander,Macleantookpartinagoodnumberofbombingandothermissionsduring the squadron’s operations over the coast of Zanzibar during 1916 and 1917.
BagamovowascapturedtowardstheendofAugust1916,operationsbeingcarriedoutprincipallybytheaidofaphotographicmapwhichhad been prepared by Maclean and his observer, Lieutenant Fitzherbert, from the Manica.
MacleanisshownasTemporaryMajorin1918,andFlightLieutenantin1920.HeservedwithNo.267Squadron,MediterraneanGroup,1921-22, and with No. 70 Squadron, Iraq Command-Hinaida, in 1924, retiring in December that year.
SoldwitharelatedR.N.A.S.metalandembroideredcapbadgeandtwocrowns,togetherwithextensiveresearchincludingmany fightreports submitted by Maclean, amongst which he reports on his reconnaissance over the Koenigsberg in October 1916.
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MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar,thereverseoftheCrossprivatelyengraved‘24/1/16C.E.Park,Lieut.R.E.4/6/16’, andthereverseoftheBar‘7thNovr.1916.’;1914-15Star(2.Lieut.C.E.Park.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.C.E. Park.) mounted court-style for display, staining to obverse of VM, otherwise very fne and better (4) £1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2013.
M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1916.
M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 21 December 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.He,accompaniedbyaCorporalandapartyofmen,workedonehourunderintense freanddugoutaparty of men who had been buried in a mine shaft.’
CChhaarrlleessEEnnvveerrddaalleePPaarrkkwasborninCouperAnguson26July1885,thesonofJamesParkof26DireltonGardens,Alloa,andnephewofProvost AndersonofCouperAngus.OriginallyappointedtoacommissionintheSeaforthHighlandersinthe LondonGazette of23February1915,Park servedinFrancefrom25October1915andwasattachedtotheRoyalEngineersatthetimeofhis frstaward.SubsequentlyawardedaSecond AwardBartohisM.C.forserviceduringtheBattleoftheSomme,hesurvivedtheattritionoftheWesternFrontandlatersettledinNewcastle uponTyne.In1939heisrecordedasasteel,ironandmachinerymerchant(manager)livingatKenilworthRoad;accordingto TheScotsman newspaper, Park died suddenly at Newcastle upon Tyne on 25 November 1952.
Sold with a Royal Engineers cap badge.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..CC..ggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooCCaappttaaiinnAA..DD..OOppeennsshhaaww,,1100tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,,EEsssseexxRReeggiimmeenntt,,ffoorr hhiiss ggaallllaannttrryy ssoouutthh eeaasstt ooff PPooeellccaappppeellllee oonn 2222 OOccttoobbeerr 11991177,, dduurriinngg wwhhiicchh hhee wwaass sseevveerreellyy wwoouunnddeedd MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(2.Lieut:A.D.Openshaw.EssexR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (Capt. A. D. Openshaw.) good very fne (4)
£700-£900
M.C. London Gazette 18 January 1918; citation published 25 April 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinorganisingandcarryingoutaseparateoperationwithhiscompany.Thoughtheyhadtowaittill threehoursafterzerounderheavyshell fre,heledthemforwardingoodorderandtookallhisobjectives.Hewasseverelywounded,butwaited to see that the company was entirely successful before handing over. He then sent in a clear report.’
Annotated Gazette states: ‘South East of Poelcappelle, 22 October 1917’.
‘Forconspicuousgallantryinanattack.Heledhiscompanysplendidly,andtookhisobjective.Shortlyafterwards,whentheobjectivewas subjectedtoveryheavy fre,hewaswoundedandpartiallystunned.However,heheldontohispositionandremainedondutyfor12hoursuntil evacuated to a feld ambulance. He set a fne example of courage and devotion to duty.’
Award for action on 24 August 1918, at Happy Valley on the Somme during the opening week of the ‘Battles of One Hundred Days’.
M.I.D. London Gazette 25 May 1918 (Haig). For service with 2/11th London Regiment in 58 Division, almost certainly for 3rd Ypres. RRoobbeerrttRRooggeerrssTTiiddddlandedinFranceon4February1917,with58Division.Actions-followupGermanretirementtoHindenburgLineFebruary -May1917;attachedtoAustraliansatQUEANT(HindenburgLine)April-May1917;battleofBULLECOURTMay-June1917;3rdBattleof Ypres.OntransferringwithhisCompanyto1/21London,47Division-retirementacrossoldSommebattlefeldsMarch-April1918;Battlesof Albert,secondBattleofBapaume(HappyValley).OtherappointmentsincludedBrigadeMusketryOfficer175Brigade,58DivisionfromJuly16January 1918 (an additional duty).
Soldwithcomprehensiveoriginaldocumentation,includingfullrecordofservice;applicationformforcommission;graduationA.F.B.2076from UniversityofLondonO.T.C.;contradictorylettersfromtheCityofLondonTerritorialForceappointinghimtoboth3/7LondonRegimentand 12thBattalion,RoyalFusiliers9April1915;illuminatedprintedArmyOrdersfromG.O.C.FourthArmy(GeneralSirH.S.Rawlinson,Bart.)dated 21October1918,listingimmediateawardsforgallantry,including8M.C.'s,alltoLondonRegiment;ArmyMedalOfficeforwardingslipforBWM &VM,with1MIDemblem(large)and1emblem(small);OrderoftheDaydated30March1918fromGeneralGorringeregardingextricationof DivisionfromFlesqueriesSalienton21March1918;NewYearCard1919with47DivisionemblemandBattleHonoursaddressedtoCaptainR. R.Tidd,M.C.andsignedbytheG.O.C.(MajorGeneralGorringe)personally;twocopiedphotographs,oneofTiddalonewearingbadgesofRoyal Fusiliers,andagroupshottakenonaMusketrycoursewearingbadgesofFinsburyRifes;alsomanylettersandnewscuttings,announcingawards, promotions, transfer to Reserve, etc.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseengraved‘Lieut:H.J.Crose[sic]August.1918.’;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.H.J. Grose.) mounted court-style, good very fne (3)
£600-£800
M.C. London Gazette 15 October 1918:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Heledasmallpatrolmorethanamileforwardandsecuredvaluableinformation,whichenabled thebattaliontoputoutanoutpostcompany,andadvancethelinetoadepthof1,000yards.Heseta fneexampleofcoolnessanddetermination to all ranks.’
HHaarroollddJJoohhnnGGrroosseeservedinFrancewiththe24thBattalion,LondonRegiment,fromJune1916toDecember1917(wounded),andfromApril 1918 (wounded again, 18 May) to March 1919.
GGeeoorrggeeCClleemmeennttssservedwiththeAdvancedMotorTransportDepot,ArmyServiceCorps,inFranceandFlandersfrom15September1914.He is also entitled to the Silver War Badge. Sold with copied Medal Index Card.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.thereverseneatlyengravedinscript‘LieutR.J.Goodman50thCanadiansLens24.8.17’;BritishWarand Victory Medals (Lieut. R. J. Goodman.) nearly extremely fne (3)
£800-£1,000
M.C. London Gazette 7 March 1918: 'ForconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutywhenactingasAdjutantduringseveraldayssevere fghting.Whenmostoftheofficershad becomecasualties,hewentforwardandtookcommandofabombingparty,andbyhisdeterminationandgallantleadershipgainedand consolidated his objective.'
1939-45Star;PacifcStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,allprivatelyengraved‘Lt.H.F.R.KindersleyF.M.S.V.F.’,mountedfor wear, with a Federated Malay States V.F. cap badge, nearly extremely fne (7) £1,400-£1,800
M.C. London Gazette 22 October 1940.
Theoriginalrecommendation,submittedbyBrigadierJ.G.Smyth,V.C.,states:‘On29May1940when1stH.L.I.becamesurroundedbyenemy tanksandinfantrythisofficerwasactingasBrigadeLiaisonOfficer.HecamethroughtoBrigadeH.Q.toreportthesituationofhisbattalionat greatpersonalriskandlatertookbackamessagetohisC.O.whichenabledconsiderableelementsofthebattaliontobeextricatedundercover of darkness. His behaviour throughout was admirable and his reports clear, intelligent and helpful.’
PPhhiilliippDDoouuggllaassRRoonnaallddKKiinnddeerrsslleeyywasbornin1918atRekkoHill,Kajang,Malaya,wherehisfatherwasestablishedasapioneerco ffeeandrubber planter,andwaseducatedatReptonSchoolandtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheHighland LightInfantryin1938,andservedasintelligenceofficerofthe1stBattalionwhenitjoinedtheBritishExpeditionaryForceinFrance.Thereitwas assignedtoBrigadier‘Jackie’Smyth’s127InfantryBrigadeathisparticularrequest,hishighopinionoftheregimenthavingbeenformedwhenits 2ndBattalionwaspresentattheactioninwhichhewontheVictoriaCrossin1915.InmidMay1940,whenthecollapseoftheFrencharmyand theGermaninvasionofHollandobligedtheB.E.F.’swithdrawaltowardstheEscautline,127Brigadecameunder‘Macforce’,ascratchformation createdtoguardthebridgesovertheRiverScarpebetweenRachesandSt.Amandandprotecttheexposedright fank.HeretheH.L.I.came undersustainedattackfromtheair,thebeginningoftwoweeksofhard fghtingduringwhichtheydevelopedsomethingofaspecialityasa rearguard unit, in the retreat north-westwards to the Channel coast.
On29May1940theBattalionwasatRexpoëde,lessthan10milesfromDunkirk,havingjustcompletedaparticularlyarduousmarchof25miles, hardontheheelsoftwosuccessivenightwithdrawals.Thebattalionwassuddenlyattackedintherearbytankswhichhadbrokenthrougha neighbouringformation.Determinedandeffective resistancewasimmediatelyorganised,whichkepttheenemytanksandinfantryatadistanceall afternoon, the position being subjected to shelling and mortar fre throughout. Any movement at once drew rife and automatic fre.
Thesituationwasconfused-thebattalionoutoftouchwithhighercommandandlikelysurrounded.Itwasinthesecircumstancesthatthe CommandingOfficer,Lieutenant-ColonelJ.D.Russell,gaveKindersleyhistask.Asherecountedtoabrotherofficer:‘IhavesentbackPhiliptoget orders and fnd out what is happening. We can be quite sure that if it is humanly possible for anyone to get back, Philip will do it.’
Thisconfdencewasnotmisplaced;Kindersley’sjourneytoBrigadeH.Q.underheavy fre,andhishazardousreturnwiththeordertoretire, enabledthesurvivaloftheremainderofthebattalion.TheirarrivalwithintheDunkirkperimeterwasagreatrelieftotheirBrigadier,asrecalledby Smythinhismemoir:‘IwasparticularlypleasedwiththeH.L.I.Theyhadhadbyfartheworsttime.Theylookedanawfulcrowdofruffians, unshavenandblackwithsweatanddirt.Buttheyweretremendouslypleasedwiththemselves.Theyhadbeenupagainstaveryawkwardsituation, hadhadaroughclose-quarterscrapandgivenagreatdealmorethantheyhadreceivedinthewayofhardknocks.Theygavemeagreatwelcome and were full of fght and in high morale. I remembered my words when I chose them: “But they’ll fght like hell when it does start”. And they did.’ WhentheReconnaissanceCorpswasformedinJanuary1941,LieutenantKindersleywasappointedtocommandCSquadronof42nd ReconnaissanceRegiment,intheactingrankofCaptain.However,hispromisingcareerwasbroughttoanabruptclosewhenaboutofscarlet fever developed into meningitis. He died at Ipswich Isolation Hospital in March 1941.
HHeennrryyFFrraanncciissRRoonnaallddKKiinnddeerrsslleeyy,theelderbrotheroftheabove,wasbornin1912andaftereducationatRadleyCollegehefollowedinhis father’sfootstepsasaplanterinMalaya, frstlywiththeBritishAmericanTobaccoCompany,andafterwardsattheSengatRubberEstate,Ipoh (1937-56).AsanofficerintheMalayVolunteershewascapturedatthefallofSingaporeon15February1942,andworkedonconstructionofthe infamous Burma railway. Repatriated following the cessation of hostilities, he died on the Isle of Wight in 1970.
M.C. London Gazette 8 February 1945. The original recommendation states:
‘AtSatpaungonthe24Jan1944afteranexhausting8hourmarchovermountainouscountryinvolvingthecrossingofthePiandKaladanrivers, Lieut. Evans plunged into the deep, broad, swift fowing waters of the Kaladan to save a gunner of the 5th W. A. Lt. Bty. from drowning.
InactionatNataraingyaungPassonthe8Feb1944whenhisPl.wasambushedheslewtheJapComd.insinglecombatandcollectingsevenofhis scattered Pl., counter-attacked successfully, took the enemy position and captured arms and ammunition.
InactionintheKalapanzinpaddyraidsonthe5May1944heledhisPlinabayonetchargeagainsttheJapheldvillageofNanyagon.His determinationandleadershipresultedintheheadlong fightoftheJapaneseandthecapturebyhimpersonallyofaprisonerwhowasthesource of valuable information about the operations in progress.
ThroughoutthecampaignLieut.Evansleadership,unboundedenergyandhiscourageoneverytaskundertakenhasbeenasourceofinspirationto his men and to those with whom he has operated.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 10 January 1946.
M.I.D. London Gazette 14 August 1953 [Korea]
PPhhiilliippSSyyddnneeyyEEvvaannsswasthesonofMrandMrsS.Evansof7MowbrayPlace,Rotherham.HewaseducatedatKimberworthCentralSchool, Rotherham,andemployedasabutcherwithN.Harrop,Rotheram,priortojoiningtheArmy.Heresidedwithhiswifeat250BradfordRoad, Keighley,Yorkshire.EvansservedduringtheSecondWorldWarattachedtothe8thBattalion,GoldCoastRegimentinBurma,aspartofthe5th West African Infantry Brigade, 81st West African Division.
MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.,1stissue,reverseofficiallydated‘1948’;1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;Defenceand WarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Palestine1945-48,Cyprus(MajorD.A.WindelerM. C., R. Tks.) mounted court-style for display, some contact wear, otherwise generally very fne or better (7) £5,000-£7,000
Provenance: Bill Green Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, April 2004. 1 of just 11 Military Crosses awarded for post-War Palestine.
M.C. London Gazette 23 July 1948: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Palestine.’ TheoriginalRecommendation,dated1January1948,states‘On20December1947,intheGalileedistrictofPalestineMajorWindelerwas commanding‘L’SquadronMechanisedRegimentoftheTrans-JordanFrontierForceatKhalisa,withtwoTroopsofthe17th/21stLancersin armouredcarsundercommand.Atabout15:00hoursaJewishconvoyescortedbytwovehiclesoftheJewishSettlementPolicewasheavily fred onbyarmedArabsinthevillagesofZuketTahtaniandKhisas.MajorWindelerimmediatelysetoff alongtheroadtoKhisasinajeepwithatroop of17th/21stLancers.AtZuketTahtanioneoftheJ.S.P.vehicleswasfoundoverturnedintheriverbedwhiletwoJ.S.Ps.,oneofwhomwasslightly woundedwerecrouchingintheditchatthesideoftheroad,ArmedArabswereclosinginontheJewswiththeobviousintentionsofmurdering them.MajorWindelerwalkedforwardwithhisdriverandorderlyandpersuadedtheArabstostopshooting.Hethenmanagedtogetthetwo JewsawayinhisjeepanddroveontowardsKhisas.OnarrivalnearKhisas,MajorWindelerfoundthattheJewishconvoyhadbeenheavily fredon fromthatvillagebuthadmanagedtoturnroundandwasmakingitswaytowardsBeitHillelsettlement.Shootingcontinued,butMajorWindeler, thoughhimselfunder fre,dismountedandwalkedintoKhisaswithhisdriverandorderly.HefoundthesecondJ.S.P.vehicleknockedoutbysmall arms freandtheJ.S.Ps.,twoofwhomwereseriouslywounded,dispersed.ThevillagewasfullofarmedArabswhowereinadangerousstateof excitement;butheretooMajorWindelermanagedtocalmthemdownandstoptheshootingsothattheJewswereabletomaketheirwayto BeitHillelwithoutfurthermolestation.HethenmadearrangementsfortheevacuationofthetwoJ.S.P.vehicles.Atnotimedidhepermitthe troops under his command to open fre.
MajorWindeler’shandlingofacriticalsituationwasamodelofwhataBritishofficer’sbehaviouronInternalSecuritydutiesshouldbe.Without theuseofanyoftheconsiderabledegreeofforceathisdisposal,butbythe exerciseofcooljudgementandpersonality,under freandatgreat personalrisk,hepreventedadangeroussituationfromgettingoutofcontrol.Thereisnodoubtthatthisofficersavedthelivesofatleasttwelve Jews,attheriskofhisown.Atthesametimehisunwillingnesstoopen freunderconsiderableprovocation,andhispreferenceforacoursewhich involved great personal danger to himself, but did not embroil British troops with the population, merit high praise.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 23 May 1946:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Mediterranean Theatre.’ DDaavviiddAAlliisstteerrWWiinnddeelleerrwrotethefollowing,whichareextractsfromhisautobiography PartPomPartKiwiPartfella:h, thelattergivinga favour of his life:
The45th[RTR]weredeployedalongtheseafrontoftheseasideresortofHove[1941-42].Manyofthecivilianpopulationhadbeenevacuated anditwasmoreorlessaghosttown.WedidtroopsquadronandregimentalexerciseswithValentines(tanks)ontheSouthDowns....Despite everythingmoralewashighandwemadeourselvescomfortableinthemanyemptyhousesinroadsandavenuesbetweenKingswayandNew ChurchRoad.Thelocalpeoplewereextremelykindandhospitableandweweretospendacomfortablewinterinthispleasantcoastaltown.At nightthepubswerefullandlikewisethecinemasandtheatres.The fnalactofthe45thpriortoleavingforNorthAfricawasaChurchParadeat theParishChurch(AllSaints)intheDrivewhichwas flledwithHovepeoplewhohadcometowishusGodSpeed.WesailedtotheMiddleEast via the Cape. We were decimated at El Alamein.’
Windeler offers the following on the action for which he was awarded the Military Cross: ‘LikethemajorityofofficerswhohadservedintheTrans-JordanFrontierForcewewerepersonanon gratainthenewstateofIsraelandhad beenprimetargetsduringtheperiodoftheBritishMandateinPalestine...Thedatewas19December1947andIwastobeawitnesstothe massacreoftheinnocents...Theorderlyofficerwokemeintheearlyhoursofthemorningandhandedmeasignalfromthe“Oberst’[hisC/O]. “Policereportheavy fringcomingfromKhissasSTOPmovetoKhalsaSTOPinvestigateSTOP...ThedutytroopandIsetoff atspeedwithall lightsonandwewerequicklydowntheescarpmentandheadingnorthforKhalsa.AtKhalsacrossroadsthedutytrooptookupallround defensivepositionswhilstIwalkedtheshortdistancetothepolicepostwhichwasmannedbyasmallpolicedetachment;infactsosmallthey couldnolongercarryoutanypolicepatrols....IleftthedutytroopatKhalsaandmotoreddueeastontheDanroad.Ashortdistancefrom KhissasDS[hisdriver]andIdismountedfromthejeepandcommencedtowalktowardsthevillage..Inthestillnessofthebreakingdawnwecould hearthekeeningofwomen.DSmuttered,“Wallahi”(myGod)andI,“JesusChrist.”ItwasobviousthatKhissashadbeenattackedandamidstthe shamblestheremusthavebeenadozenbodiesallintherigidungainlysprawlofdeath;limbstwistedgrotesquely.Theywerewomenandchildren andtherewasoneoldman.OnthebodieswerehandbillsandItookoneofthesedocumentsfromthecorpseofawoman.ItwasinArabicand JHofregimentalheadquarterswastotranslateit.HardenedasIwastothesightofbloodandbitsofguts,thisscene,particularlythechildren, revoltedme...Isentoff asituationreport...andrequestedthatacurfewbeplacedonthewholeoftheHulehValleyuntilfurthernotice.Towhich our masters in Jerusalem agreed and a decree was issued by the Mandate Government... Meanwhile,LSquadronhadarrivedatKhalsaandIsightedtheminallrounddefensivepositionsandtoldthemto‘digin’.JHhadtranslatedthe handbill I had given him. It said: ‘Thisisinretaliationforthekillingof......Ifithappensagainexpectmorethesame,tenfold.SignedHaganah.’Thisputadifferentcomplexiononthe situationfortheHaganathweretrainedbyWingate,theChinditleader,todefendJewishsettlementsduringthe1936-1939“troubles”. Theyhad beentrainedinoffensiveactiontoo.ItwasdecidedthatLSquadronshouldbereinforcedwithahalfsquadronofDaimlerarmouredcarsand scoutcarsfromthe17th/21stLancers.Theywereplacedundermycommand.Inaddition,theR.A.F.madeconstantlowsweepsovertheareajust incasetheoccupantsofthevariouskibbutzimhadanyfancyideasofaKhissasrepeatperformance.Nomovementwasallowedbydayorbynight andiftheywerecaughttheywere‘thumped’,betheyAraborJew.TheJewishAgencyinJerusalemhadpersuadedtheMandateGovernmentto allowthemtosendaconvoyofsuppliestothevariouskibbutzimintheKhissasarea.Iobjectedbutwasoverruled.Ataboutthreepmon20 December,IwatchedtheconvoywindingitswayuptheHulehValley,frommyviewpoint.ItwasescortedbytwoarmedvehiclesoftheJewish settlementpoliceandcamethroughourposition,turnedeastwardstowardsDanandwentoutofsight.Thenithappened:allhellbrokelooseand wecouldhearthesoundofheavy fring.Myreactionwastothink,“Servesyoubastardsright,”andthenIrealised“GodAlmighty,Iamsupposed tomaintainlawandorder!”Ispokeonthewireless, frstinArabicandtheninEnglish,“Nooneistoopen freunlesstheygetadirectorderfrom me.”
NotwishingtoinvolveArabagainstArab,Isetoff withDSinmyjeep...closelyfollowedbyatroopofthe17th/21stLancers.AtZuketTahtaniI foundoneoftheJewushescortvehiclesupsidedownintheriverbedandtwoofitsoccupantscrouchingintheditch.ArmedArabs,whomust havecrossedtheSyrianfrontierundercoverofdarkness,wereclosinginonthesetwowiththeobviousintentionofcuttingtheirthroats.I shoutedatthem,“StopwhereyouareotherwiseIwilltellthearmouredcarstoputalargeholethroughyouwiththeircanon.”Theycursedme andcalledmea“Yahoudi”(Jew)andmyparentagealsocameintoit!IsignalledtotheJews,onewounded,togetintothejeepandMMtookthem backtothepolicepost.DSandIcontinuedonfoottoKhissasfollowedbytheLancertroopwhichwascommandedbyanexcellentsergeant. The convoyhadbeenshotupandtherewasafairamountof“shit” fyingabout.ThankGodsomeoftheseguyscouldnothitabarnat fveyards!A youngArabappearedfromnowhereand fredatmefromthehip:missed.Iclosedonhimandall ffteenstoneofmekickedhimveryveryhardin thecrutch.HedroppedlikealogandIrelievedhimofhis.303Enfeldrife...Somehowtheconvoymanagedtoturnroundandwastryingtomake forBeitHillel.InthevillagewefoundthesecondescortvehicleknockedoutandtheJewishsettlementpolicedispersed;twooftheirnumber badlywounded.TheplacewasswarmingwitharmedArabswhowerefarfromfriendly.Imanagedtocalmthemdownandtheyquicklyrealised that I had the upper hand with the armoured cars zeroed in on them. The fring died down and the convoy got safely away to Beit Hillel. Itwasnowaquestionofpickingupthepieces:theevacuationofthewoundedandtherecoveryofthetwoJewishsettlementpolicevehicles. BeforeIleftKhissasIwenttoseetheArabIhad fattened,whohadbeencarriedintoanearbyhouse.Herefusedmyoffertohavehimevacuated withthewoundeddespitethepainhewassuffering.Hetoldmethathehadnowishtokillmeonlytofrightenme.Hedidthat!Weshookhands andhesaid“Yasidi(sir)pleasemayIhavemyrifeback?”Igaveittohimandadded,“Learntouseit,Icouldhaveeasilykilledyouwithmypistol.” Icalledinatthepoliceposttohavea“word”.Thehalf-dozenorsoJewishsettlementpolicewerepresentandhadmoreorlessrecoveredfrom theirordeal.Notaworddidtheysaytome.Ithoughtthat“thankyou”mighthavebeeninorder.TheLancersdepartedforTiberiason22 Decemberandwewere fnallystooddownonthetwentythird.OnChristmasEveIsataloneinmymessdrinkingG&TandIthought,“Godwhat a life, what a Christmas...” ‘
SoldwiththeoriginalMentionedinDespatchesCertifcate,named‘Major(Temp.)D.A.Windeler,RoyalTankRegiment,RoyalArmouredCorps’ anddated23May1946,andhousedinaglazedframe;namedBuckinghamPalaceenclosurefortheM.C.,similarlyhousedinaglazedframe; an originalgroupphotographentitled,‘ArmySchoolofPhysicalTraining,Aldershot1940’featuringtherecipient;andafascinatingautobiography, titled PartPomPartKiwiPartfella:h,publishedbyrecipientforprivatecirculationinApril1999,hardbound,229pages,includingmuchdetailon his military service and a number of pictures - the inside cover inscribed ‘For Bill, from David, 30/11/99’. wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk
DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1944’;DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(1066636F/Sgt.L.J. Hampton.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;General Service1918-62,2clasps,Malaya,Cyprus(Fg.Off.L.J.Hampton.R.A.F.)lastwithunofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps, generally good very fne (7) £3,000-£4,000
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘WhilstreturningfromaraidonEssenrecently,FlightSergeantHampton'saircraftwasshotdownintothe seainthevicinityoftheDutchcoast.HeandhiscrewwererescuedthreedayslaterbyanAir/Searescuelaunchafterundergoingextreme hardships.Arescuewascompletedunder frefromthreeenemyE-boats.Inspiteofthisgrimordeal,thisCaptainhascontinuedtooperatewith undiminishedardour.DuringanattackonKielinOctober,1942,hisaircraftwasilluminatedbysearchlightsandrepeatedlyhitbygunfre.Inspite ofthis,FlightSergeantHamptondivedfrom14,000to6,000feettobombandsecureoutstandingphotographs.Throughhisdevotiontodutyand unfaggingenthusiasmforoperations,FlightSergeantHamptonhasbecomeoneoftheoutstandingCaptainsofthissquadronandheisstrongly recommended for the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.
RemarksbyStationCommander:ThisN.C.O.isa fneleaderanddeterminedCaptain.Despitehisexperienceswhenforceddowninthesea,he has continued to display unswerving determination to get on with the job. I recommend him for the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.
RemarksbyAOC:ThisCaptainhascompleteda fneoperationaltourandhasbeenpostedfortrainingdutieswithaheavyconversionunit.Very strongly recommended for the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.’ LLeesslliieeJJoonneessHHaammppttoonnwasborninJune1916, andaftertrainingwaspostedasaSergeantpilotforoperationalservicewith10Squadron (Halfaxes)fromMelbourne.He fewintwooperationaltourswiththeSquadron,betweenJuly1942-March1943,andJanuary1944-July1944. TheraidtoEssenwasnottheonlyeventfultripduringhis frsttour,Hampton’saircrafthadanenginefailureinthevicinityofGenoa(7 November1942)andwasforcedtoabandonthemission-jettisoningbombsnearSkegnessandcrashlanding,leadingtoaburntoutaircraft. Further raids on heavily defended German targets followed before being commissioned at the end of his tour in March 1943. HamptonwaspostedasaninstructortoNo.1663HeavyConversionUnit,Rufforth,inApril1943.Thiswastoproveanequallydangerous posting,asoneofhispupils(FlightSergeantH.R.W.Whittle)crashedaHalifaxwithHamptonasinstructor,25May1943.Bothsurvivedthe undercarriagecollapse,buttheaircraftwasawrite-off.HamptonadvancedtoFlyingOfficerinSeptember1943,andreturnedtooperational fying withhisoldsquadron,stilloperatingoutofMelbourne,inJanuary1944.OperationalsortiesincludingMinelayingandGardening,aswellasto Berlin,Leipzig,Dusseldorf,Karlsruhe,EssenandattacksontheMontFleuryCoastalDefenceBatteryandSt.Lo,on5-6June1944.Having completedhissecondtour,HamptonwaspostedforInstructionalDutiesatNo.1652C.U.inSeptember1944.HeadvancedtoFlightLieutenant in March 1945, and retired in June 1966.
OrderofSt.John,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(80721Pte.J.Benson.L’pool R.);DefenceMedal;RoyalNavalAuxiliarySickBerthReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(5241J.Benson.L.S.B.A.R.N.A.S.B.R.); St.JohnServiceMedal,silver,withthreeAdditionalAwardBars(16076D/Sup.J.Benson.HollinwoodF.Div.No.4Dis.S.J.A.B. 1936.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, very fne and better (6) £120-£160
JJoosseepphhBBeennssoonnwasbornin1898andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe4thand1/6thBattalion,King’sLiverpoolRegiment.Admittedtothe 18thGeneralHospitalon18October1918,hetransferredashortwhilelatertoRoyalNavalAuxiliarySickBerthReserveandwasawardedhis LongServiceandGoodConductMedalon15February1937.HisservicewiththeSickBerthReserveappearstohavecoincidedwithvaluable work with the St. John Ambulance at Hollinwood, part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester. Sold with copied Medal Index Card confrming entitlement to a Pair, and copied research.
DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R.(A.Sandison.79th.Highlanders.);Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Alma,Sebastopol, claspcarriage brokenbetweenclaspsonlefthandside (Prie.Alexr.Sandison,79th.Regt.)contemporarilyengravednaming;TurkishCrimea 1855,Britishissue(AlexanderSandison79th.Regt.)contemporarilyengravednaming,pluggedand fttedwithaCrimea-style suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne and better (3) £1,800-£2,200
D.C.M. recommendation dated 15 January 1855.
AAlleexxaannddeerrSSaannddiissoonnwasbornintheParishofBower,nearWick,Caithness,andattestedforthe79thHighlandersatWickon8November1843, aged17.Hewasdischargedon30January1855,havingservedinTurkeyandtheCrimeaforeightmonthsandben‘awardedCrimeaMedalwith clasps“Alma”and“Sebastopol”,andthe“DistinguishedConductMedal.’Itisalsostatedonhisdischargepapersthathewas“Woundedseverely whenhavingvolunteeredasaSharpShooterbeforeSebastopolonthe18thOctober1854.”ThePrincipalMedicalOfficerreported,“Iamofthe opinionthatPte.AlexanderSandisonisunftforfurtherserviceinconsequenceofpermanentlyimpaireduseofleftarmbyexcisionofthehead andneckoftheboneaftergunshotwound.”HewasafterwardsappointedasaSergeantInstructorwiththe1stSutherlandHighlandRife Volunteers, from 18 December 1861 to 8 May 1883, when he was fnally discharged. Soldwithatwo-piece‘79CameronHighlanders’waistbeltbuckle,twoshoebuckles,andabullionsharpshooterssleevebadge;togetherwith copied discharge papers and other research.
Family Group:
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ DD..CC..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSeerrggeeaanntt LL.. RR.. NNaaiinnbbyy,, NNoorrtthhuummbbeerrllaanndd FFuussiilliieerrss Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (37708 Sjt. L. R. Naimby [sic] 9/North’d. Fus.) good very fne Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue ((LLeewwiiss NNaaiinnbbyy)) extremely fne (2)
D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1919:
£700-£900
‘Whenincommandofadaylightpatrolon18thAugust,1918,nearMerville,heshowedmarkedgallantryandinitiative.Withsixmenhewent forwardandenteredawoodwhereanenemymachinegunpostwaslocated.Workingbehindtheenemyposttheyrushedit,takingthegunand fourprisoners.Thisenabledthewholelinetomoveforward.Healwaysshowsgreatcouragewhenleadingmen,andisalwayscoolintight corners. He sets a very fne example to all round him.’
LLeewwiissRRoobbeerrttNNaaiinnbbyyinitiallyattestedfortheNorthernCyclistBattalionatSeatonSluce,andservedwiththe9thBattalion,Northumberland Fusiliers during the Great War on the Western Front, being awarded the D.C.M. for his gallantry near Merville on 18 August 1918.
Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7500 Cpl. J. Pridden. 1/L’pool R.) edge bruising, otherwise very fne
D.C.M. London Gazette 28 March 1918:
£600-£800
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Wheninchargeofpartiescarryingbombsandsmall-armammunition,althoughonmorethanone occasionallhismenbecamecasualties,hecollectedmoremen,organisedfreshparties,andneverfailedtodelivertheammunitionatbattalion headquarters.Healsofoughtwithextremegallantryatbattalionheadquarters,whereheaccountedforseveraloftheenemyhimself.Hisenergy and courageous endurance for forty-eight hours were most outstanding.’
JJaammeess PPrriiddddeenn served in France and Flanders from 20 September 1914, and is entitled to the 1914 Star. He ended the war in the rank of Sergeant. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and London Gazette extract.
Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (12904 Sjt: H. Simpson. 6/Shrops: L.I.) good very fne £1,200-£1,600
D.C.M. London Gazette 1 May 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Intheattackhiscompanycameupagainstaverystrongenemypost,andatthesametimeunder closedirect frefromanenemy feldbattery.Onseeingthishe,withgreatinitiative,ledhisplatoonroundthe fankofthispost,andthroughhis action and skilful leadership his company were able to effect the capture of the post and continue its advance on to its objective.’
HHaarroollddSSiimmppssoonnwasbornatMadeley,Shropshire,andwasanapprenticemodellerfortheCoalportChinaCompanywhenheattestedforthe ShropshireRegimentatShrewsburyon7September1914.HeservedinFrancewiththe6thBattalionfrom23July1915,andwaswoundedbya gunshotintheleftshoulderon16August1917.Postedtothe3rdBattalion,ShropshireLightInfantryinFebruary1918,hejoinedthe2/10th Battalion,RoyalScots,asCompanySergeantMajor,on30July1918.HeembarkedintheS.S. CityofCairo atNewcastleon17Augustandarrived inNorthRussiaaspartoftheNorthRussianExpeditionaryForceon27August.Hewaskilledinactionon20October1918,andis commemorated by name on the Archangel Memorial, Russia.
C.G.M. awarded for the battle of Amoaful, 31 January 1874. The recommendation by Captain Gubbe states: ‘ParticularlymentionedbyLieutenantW.F.S.Mann,R.N.,forthegoodexamplehesetduringthebattleofAmoafulbyhiscoolnessand cheerfulness under a heavy fre. Was severely wounded and lost an eye.’
One of 22 C.G.Ms. awarded for the Ashantee War of 1873-74.
One of 39 clasps for Coomassie awarded to H.M.S. Amethyst for services with the Naval Brigade. DDeenniissDDrriissccoollllwasbornatCoughmachina,CountyCork,on11February1849,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinH.M.S. Hastings on11February1867.HevolunteeredforContinuousServiceon11February1867,(CSNo.67843)foraperiodofthreeyears.He joined Amethyst on 10 July 1873, was advanced to Leading Seaman on 26 January 1874, and was invalided out on 20 May 1874.
The original recommendation states: ‘Thismanremainedathisstationbythehandwheelin Iphigenia,armedwithaboxofammonalanddetonatorswithwhichitwasintendedto destroytheguns,untilafterthecutterhadleft.TheCommandingOfficerof Iphigenia hadpreviouslytoldhimthathewouldtellhimwhento destroyhisgunbutoverlookeditandlefttheshipafter fringthemines.Davisbravelyremainedathispostuntiltheshipsankunderhim,whenhe jumped into the water and swam to the boats’.
French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 28 August 1918: ‘For services in the operations against Zeebrugge and Ostend’ AAllbbeerrttOOssccaarrDDaavviisswasbornatLambeth,Surrey,on15September1880,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinJune1896.Advanced toOrdinarySeamaninSeptember1898andtoAbleSeamanoneyearlater,heservedoff SouthAfricainH.M.S. Terpsichore fromApril1901, qualifyingforthe‘CapeColony’and‘SouthAfrica1901’claspsandnotthatfor‘Natal’aspresentlyattachedtohisQueen’sSouthAfricaMedal (TNA ADM171/53, refers). His service record states that he was invalided from Terpsichore in April 1904 and ‘sent home by mail steamer.’ Joiningthecruiser Duncan inAugust1908,DaviswentontoqualifyfortheMessinaEarthquakeMedalpriortobeingdischargedashore‘time expired’ at the end of 1910. But he quickly rejoined via the Royal Fleet Reserve, being appointed a Leading Seaman in June 1911. ALeadingSeamaninthecruiser Lancaster ontheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,heremainedlikewiseemployeduntilcomingashorein July1915,followedbyfurtherseagoingserviceinthesloop Zinnia fromNovember1915toNovember1917.Thelatterperiodwitnessed Zinnia carryingoutseveralattacksonU-boatsoff theIrishcoastandelsewhere,inadditiontoenactingvaluablerescuework,includingassistancelentto the torpedoed Q-ship Pargust in June 1917.
Asrelatedabove,however,hismomentofgloryoccurredduringhisnextappointmentaboardthecruiser Iphigenia,whenshewasscuttledasa blockshipintheBrugescanalduringthefamousZeebruggeraid.UnusuallytherecommendationforhisC.G.M.omitsmentionofthefactthathe receivedgunshotwoundsandafracturedhumerus,anomissionputrightonhisservicerecord(TNAADM188/322 refers).Hewasalsoawarded an annuity of £10. Davis, who was invalided in August 1919, later served in the Merchant Navy and settled in Australia.
Soldwithaquantityoforiginaldocumentation,includinghisBoardofTradeContinuousCertifcateofDischarge,withentriesforAugust1919to August1922;MembershipBookletsoftheNationalSailors’andFiremen’sUnionandFederatedSeamen’sUnionofAustralasia,theformerwith entriesforJanuary1920toAugust1922,andthelatterApril1924toJune1928;aMelbourneHarbourTrust(EngineeringBranch)Certifcateof Service(dated24April1929);aCommonwealthofAustralia‘PeaceOfficer’CertifcateofDischarge(dated4September1942);aBritishMinistry ofPensionsletterreferringtotherecipient’spensionabledisabilitiesas‘gunshotwoundheadandrightarm,deafnessandnasalobstruction’(dated 10 May 1950), and other related correspondence.
AASSeeccoonnddWWoorrllddWWaarr‘‘11994433’’GG..MM..ggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooSSqquuaaddrroonnLLeeaaddeerrSS..LL..TThhoommppssoonn,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoo sseerrvveeddaassAArrmmaammeennttOO ffiffi cceerraattRR..AA..FF..MMaarrhhaamm,,aannddddiissttiinngguuiisshheeddhhiimmsseellffwwhheennaa225500llbbbboommbbeexxppllooddeeddiinnaabboommbbdduummppaatt tthheePPaatthh ff nnddeerrFFoorrcceessttaattiioonn,,2266JJuunnee11994433,,aannddsseett ff rreettooaassttoorreeccoonnttaaiinniinnggttaarrggeettiilllluummiinnaattoorrss..WWoorrkkiinnggwwiitthhLL..AA..CC..DD..WW.. SSeettcchheellll,,aallssooaawwaarrddeeddtthheeGG..MM..ffoorrtthhiissaaccttiioonn,,tthheettwwoommeennmmaannaaggeeddttoorreemmoovveetthheeuunneexxppllooddeeddbboommbbssoonnaattrroolllleeyyttoo ppllaaccee ooff ssaaffeettyy,, ddeessppiittee aa rraaggiinngg ff rree aanndd tthhee ttaarrggeett iilllluummiinnaattoorrss ‘‘eexxppllooddiinngg aanndd bbuurrnniinngg ffuurriioouussllyy’’ aarroouunndd tthheemm GeorgeMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(Sqdn.Ldr.SamuelLeonardThompson.RAF)incardboxofissue;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45, generally good very fne, scarce to R.A.F. Officer (3)
£4,000-£5,000
G.M. LondonGazette 24December1943.Theoriginalrecommendation(jointlylistedwithL.A.C.D.W.Setchell-thelatterbeingoriginally recommended for a B.E.M.) states:
‘At02.00hourson26June1943,a250lbbombexplodedinabombdumpandset fretoastorecontainingtargetilluminators.SquadronLeader Thompson,anarmamentofficer,immediatelyproceededtothescene.Thesteeldoorsofthestorecontainingthetargetilluminatorswhichwere explodingandburningfuriously,werepartiallyclosed.Althoughtheheatwasintenseandanumberoffusedbombswerelyingnearby,Squadron LeaderThompsonandLeadingAircraftmanSetchell,whoworkedundertheofficer'sinstructions,forcedopenthedoorssufficientlytoenable watertobeplayedonthe fre,whichwaseventuallygotundercontrol.Itwasthennecessarytoremovetheunexplodedbombstoaplaceof safety.Threeofthebombswerefused;theyhadsufferedaseverejarfromthe frstexplosionandtherewasagraveriskofdetonation. Nevertheless,thisofficerandairman,ignoringthedanger,loadedthebombsonatrolleyandmovedthemtoasafearea.Theirpromptand courageous action prevented further very severe damage being caused.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1943.
SSaammuueellLLeeoonnaarrddTThhoommppssoonnwasborninGillingham,KentinOctober1897.HeenlistedintheranksoftheRoyalAirForceinJuly1920,and advancedtoSergeantwhilstservingontheNorthWestFrontierofIndia.ThompsonwasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.inJuly1938,andwaspromoted Warrant Officer in August of the same year. He was commissioned Flying Officer (Technical Branch) in February 1940.
ThompsonadvancedtoTemporarySquadronLeaderinMarch1942,andservedasanarmamentofficeratR.A.F.Marham.Thelatterwas operatedoutofby105SquadroninMosquitoesaspartofPathfnderForce.Thefollowingwasgivenby EasternDailyPress regardingThompson and Setchell’s heroism:
‘TwoNorfolkairmenwhofoughta freinastorecontainingtargetilluminatorsand, despitetheriskofanexplosion,afterwardsremoveda number of fused bombs, have each been awarded the George Medal. They are Squadron Leader Thompson, of 140, Cromer Road, St. Faith’s, Norwich, and L.A.C. Donald William Setchell, of King’s Lynn.
IntheearlyhoursofJune26ththisyear,a250lbbombexplodedinabombdumpandset fretoastorecontainingtargetilluminators.Squadron Thompson,anarmamentofficer,immediatelywenttothescene.Thesteeldoorsofthestorecontainingthetargetilluminators,whichwere exploding and burning furiously, were partially closed.
Althoughtheheatwasintenseandanumberoffusedbombswerelyingnearby,SquadronLeaderThompsonandLeadingAircraftmanSetchell, whoworkedundertheofficer’sinstructions,forcedopenthedoorssufficientlytoenablewatertobesprayedonthe fre,whichwaseventually brought under control.
Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry
Itwasnecessarytoremovetheunexplodedbombstoaplaceofsafety.Threeofthebombswerefused;theyhadsufferedaseverejarfromthe frstexplosion,andtherewasagraveriskofdetonation.Nevertheless,thetwoairmen,ignoringthedanger,loadedthebombsonatrolleyand moved them to a safe area. Their prompt and courageous action prevented further very severe damage being caused, adds the citation. SquadronLeaderThompson,whoisanativeofGillingham,Kent,hasbeenintheAirForceforjustover20years.Heservedhisapprenticeshipat Chatham Dockyard.
HemadehishomeinNorwichinJune,1940,andiswellknowninthecity,wherehehasbeenlecturingonbombsandbombdisposaltotheA.R. P. Wardens and to members of the Observer Corps.
SpeakingoftheexploitwhichwonhimtheGeorgeMedal,SquadronLeaderThompsonpaidhightributetothemenofhissectionallofwhom turned up at the post of danger without being called.
Healsopraisedthe fresection,whoinsistedoncompletingtheirjobafterthedangerwaspointedouttothem....L.A.C.D.W.Setchell,whois married,isthesecondsonofMrandMrsR.H.SetchellofLindens,SouthWootton.HevolunteeredfortheR.A.F.inMay1941,havingpreviously been employed in his father’s business - wholesale food distributors - at King’s Lynn....’ ThompsonwasgrantedHonoraryMembershipofTheRoyalSocietyofSt.George,13December1944,andwasinvestedwiththeGeorgeMedal byH.M.TheKingatBuckinghamPalace,26February1946.SquadronLeaderThompsonretiredfromtheR.A.F.,16September1946,and remained in Norfolk. He died in October 1983.
Soldwiththefollowingrelatedoriginaldocumentation:CommissionappointingrecipientasaFlyingOfficerintheR.A.F.,dated23May1940;M.I. D.Certifcate,dated1January1943,andwithoriginalO.H.M.S.envelopeaddressedto‘FlightLieutenantS.L.Thompson,RoyalAirForceStation, Marham,King’sLynn,Norfolk’;namedBuckinghamPalaceInvestitureInvitation,dated8February1946,with2InvestitureTickets,dated26 February1946;Photographofrecipientinuniformatinvestiturewithhisfamily;TheRoyalSocietyofSt.Georgenamedcertifcate,dated13 December1944;SecondWorldWarcampaignmedalenclosureslip,withticker-tapeentitlement;3CongratulatoryTelegramsfromfriends,all datedinDecember1943;AirMinistryletterofappreciationontheoccasionofrecipient’sretirementfromservice,dated27June1947;Letterof condolencetorecipient’swidowfromAirViceMarshalM.M.J.Robinson,C.B.,TheRoyalAirForceBenevolentFund,dated15November1983; newspaper cuttings and other ephemera.
Note -entitledtoanI.G.S.1908-35,withclasp‘NorthWestFrontier1930-31’andanR.A.F.L.S.&G.C.-bothmedalsretainedbythefamily, when these three were purchased along with the original documentation.
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D.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1916. The recommendation states:
‘H.M.S. Cumberland SecondBattleGarua,Cameroons,31Mayto10June1915.AsNo.1oftheNaval12pdrgunatGaruahedisplayedgreat ability and coolness under fre. His gunlaying during the fnal operations was excellent’ (ADM 137/380/170 refers).
TThheeeexxcceeppttiioonnaallGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘JJuuttllaanndd’’DD..SS..MM..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooCChhiieeffPPeettttyyOO ffiffi cceerrWW..CC..RR..GGrrii ffiffi nn,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,oonnee ooffaahhaannddffuullooffssuurrvviivvoorrssffrroommtthheeddeessttrrooyyeerr SShhaarrkk ffoolllloowwiinngghheerrlloossssaattJJuuttllaanndd::ttaalleessoofftthhaattsshhiipp’’sshheerrooiiccppooiinnttbbllaannkk““llaasstt ssttaanndd”” ff lllleeddtthheeffrroonnttppaaggeessooffnnaattiioonnaallpprreessss,,aannddooffhheerrsskkiippppeerr,,LLooffttuussJJoonneess,,wwhhoosseesshhaatttteerreeddlleeggwwaassddrreesssseeddbbyyGGrrii ffiffi nn,, aanndd wwhhoo wwaass ssuubbsseeqquueennttllyy aawwaarrddeedd aa ppoosstthhuummoouuss VV..CC.. DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(201404.W.C.R.Griffin,P.O.H.M.S.Shark.31.May,-1.June,1916.);1914-15Star(201404, W.C.R.Griffin,P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(201404W.C.R.Griffin.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R., 1stissue(201404.W.C.R.Griffin,P.O.H.M.S.Hecla)mountedasworn,minorofficialcorrectionstosurnameonthe frst,and ship’s name on the last, contact marks and polished, thus nearly very fne (5) £4,000-£5,000
Provenance: R. C. Witte Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2007.
D.S.M. London Gazette 15 September 1916: ‘For services rendered by Petty Officers and Men of the Grand Fleet in the action in the North Sea on 31 May-1 June 1916.’ Afurtherannouncementappearedinthe LondonGazette of6March1917,listingsixD.S.Ms‘tothesurvivorsofH.M.S. Shark fortheirservices duringtheBattleofJutland’,amongthemtherecipient,butwithanaccompanyingnote:‘TheawardtoPettyOfficerGriffinhasalreadybeen gazetted).’
WWiilllliiaammCChhaarrlleessRRiicchhaarrddGGrrii ffiffi nnwasborninPortsmouthinMay1883andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinOctober1898.Bythe outbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,hewasservingasaPettyOfficerinthecruiser Edgar, buthecameashoreattheendoftheyeartotakeup anappointmentin Vernon. Inmid-May1916,however,hejoinedthedestroyer Shark asaTorpedoCoxswain,anditwasinthiscapacitythathe waspresentinthatship’smemorable“laststand”atJutlandaweekortwolater.Ofthataction,inhisreportastheseniorsurvivorofhisship-a report that was included in the official Jutland despatches - Griffin wrote: ‘I,WilliamGriffin,TorpedoCoxswain,willendeavourtogiveyoutheinformationtothebestofmyknowledgeoftheactionandsinkingofH.M.S. Shark.Wewereincompanywiththebattlecruisers Invincible &c.,alsofourdestroyers(includingthe Shark):duringtheday31Mayweweretold bythecaptainthatwewouldprobablymeettheenemy.Duringtheafternoon,about3o’clock,Ishouldsay,thereportoftheenemysightedwas received,whichwasingreatnumber,andactionstationswasrungonthealarmbell.Wethenproceededataspeedof25 knots.Thesignalwas made to open fre, at which we altered course to port, the course being N.E., the starboard guns being used.
Againwealteredcoursetoport,thecoursebeingN.,anditwasthenthatoursteeringwashit.Ireportedsteeringgeargone,sir,atwhichthe captaingaveorderstometomantheafterwheel.ItwasthenthatIgotwoundedintheheadandovertherighteye.Wethenwenttostarboard makinguseofourgunsontheportside,andthiswaswhentheforecastle’sguncrewwerecompletelyblownaway,gunandall;aboutthistime Acasta arrived,andthecaptainof Acasta askedifhecouldassistus,andthecaptainreplieddon’tgetsunkoverus,wethenwithoursteeringgear andenginesoutofaction.Shewashelplessandwithonlyonegun fringwhichwasthemidshipgun,andthecaptaincameoff thebridgeand spottedforthemidshipgun.Duringthattimehegavemeordersfortheboatsandraftstobeloweredandgotout,buttheboatswereuseless, andhealsogaveordersforthecollisionmattobegotout,whichwasdone;allthistimetheenemy’slightcruisersanddestroyerswereconstantly shellingus;severaloftheenemydestroyerscameveryclosetousinlineformation,therangebeingonlyabout600yards,andwewere fringour onlygun,bythistimethegun’screwconsistingofthreemen,MidshipmanT.Smith,R.N.R.,J.Howell,A.B.,GunlayerH.,andC.Hope,A.B.The captainwasthenwoundedslightlyintheleg,buthemanagedtocontrolthegun,myselfremainingthereforordersfromthecaptain.Imustsay thatduringthe frstpartoftheactiontheforemostandaftertorpedowere fred,andthesparetorpedowasjusthoistedupinlinewiththetube whenashellhittheairchamberandexploded.Wewereabouthalfanhourinactionwhenourenginesstopped.Shewasbatteredaboutbyshell andbegantosettledownatthebows.AtthistimetheGunlayer,J.Howell,A.B.,waswoundedintheleg,anditwasaboutaminuteafterwards thatthecaptainhadhislegshotaway,theshellnotexploding.C.Hope,A.B.,leftthegunandassistedthecaptain,doingwhathecouldtoit. Itwas about fveminutesafterwardsthattheshipsunk.Thecaptaingaveorderstosaveourselves,thetworaftswere flledup(thethirdraftcouldnot begotoutowingtoshellfre),andastimewentonthemenbegantograduallydieawaywithexposure,thewaterbeingverycold.Whilewe wereinthewaterwesawanumberofourshipsanddestroyerspassusatfullspeed,chasingtheenemy.At10o’clockwewerepickedupbythe DanishsteamerS.S. Vidar, boundforHull.Thereweresevenofus,oneofwhom,ChiefStokerNewcombe,diedonboard.Nearlyeveryoneon boardworelifebeltsorlifesavingcollars,whichprovedagreatsuccess,andtheraftswerealsoofgreatservicetous,carryingabouttwelve.Thisis the best account I can give.’
Afarmorelivelyaccountof Shark’s actionwaslaterpublishedbyGriffininthe SundayGraphicandSundayNews inJune1935,fromwhichthe following extracts have been taken:
‘Fromour fagshipcamethesignal“OpenFire.”Iwas,ofcourse,atmypostatthewheel.AlsoonthebridgewasCommanderLoftusJones,the look-outandtwoTelegraphists...Suddenlyaterrifcfulminationrenttheairandthe frstsalvofromtheGermangunswhinedoverhead.Itfell short.Waterspoutsandfountainsofsprayleaptupwards.Theseaarounduswaslashedintoawhitefury.Ourowngunnersaboardthe Shark replied with a well-directed salvo that hit one of the destroyers. Again the Germans fred.
Nextmomentthe Shark quiveredfromstemtostern.Shehadbeenhit.CommanderJonesleanedoverthebridgerails.Hereportedtheforemost gunhad gone,itscrewwithit.Everymanhadperished.Afewsecondslateranothersalvotoreover,wrenchingthewheelfrommyhandsand takingawaythetelegraphaboveus.Shrapnelspatteredallaround.CommanderJonesstaggeredbackwardswithanintakeofbreath.Hehadbeen woundedintheleg.ItwasthenthatIbecameconsciousthatI,too,hadreceivedawound.Therewasblooddrippingfrommyrighthand. CommanderJonesgavetheorderfortheafter-wheeltobemannedandweallscrambleddowntheladdertoreachthenewsteeringposition.It was now that he threw the confdential books and papers overboard.
Onallsidestherewaschaos.Deadanddyinglayeverywherearound.Thedeckswereashambles.Greatfragmentsoftheship’sstructurewere strewneverywhere...salvoaftersalvowascomingover.IhadjustreachedtheforemostfunnelwhenIwasthrowntothedeck.Ilost consciousness.HowlongIlaythereIhavenoidea,butwhenIcametothebattlehadsubsided...CaptainJohnBarroninthe Acasta,seeingour plight, had been alongside and offered assistance. But our commander had just hailed back, “Don’t get sunk for us!”
Imanagedtocrawlalongtothemidshipgun,whereIfoundCommanderJoneswiththeguncrew.Hewasurgingeverybodytoleavetheship, whichwasbeginningtosink.Butitwasimpossibletolaunchtheboats.Theyhadbeenshottosplinters.Thelifesaving foatsandcollisionmats weregotout.Itwasaboutthistimethe Invincible waslost...Itwasshortlyafterthetragedyofthe Invincible thattwoenemydestroyersadrift from their squadron came across us and renewed the battle. It was an attack of far greater intensity than the frst.
Smith,HopeandHowell,thesurvivors,werealongsidethecaptainwhenashellwhichfailedtoexplodetorethroughtheair,severinghisleg abovetheknee. Hopeleftthegunandcarriedhimaft,aidedbymyself,wherewedidourbesttobandagehisdreadfulwoundwhiletheshells continuedtoscreamoverhead...Anotherdreadfulshatteringblowagainhitthe Shark.Oneoftheenemydestroyershad fredatorpedowhich had struck us abreast of the after funnel. We began to heel over.
NowbeganaterriblevigilthatIshallneverforget.TheGermanshipshadsteamedawayandtherewasnotaBritishvesselinsight.Thewaterwas bitterlycold.Theraftsdriftedinalldirections.Therewere ffteenorsixteensurvivorsoneach.Oneafteranotherofthemenslippedtothe bottom from sheer exhaustion and exposure.
IhadcaughtaglimpseofCommanderJonesononeoftheraftsjustbeforethe Shark wenttothebottom.Hewaswitheightornineofhismen. We waved. It was the last I saw of him.
Itmusthavebeennearlyeleveno’clockwhenwesightedthelightsofapassingship.HopefranticallylitaHolmes’lightwhichwehadbroughtwith us and managed to preserve. It fared up. We prayed that the ship might see us.
Atlastweknewthatithad.Itwasheadinginourdirection.Aboatwaslowered.Thesevenofusweretakenaboard.Weweregivenfoodand stimulatingdrinksandsoonfeltmuchbetter.ExceptingastokernamedNewcombe,whosuccumbedthesamenight.ItwasaDanishcargo steamer, Vidar, that had found us and which took us to Hull, where we were landed the following day.
ShortlyafterwardsthenewswentforththataposthumousVictoriaCrosshadbeenawardedtoourgallantcaptainwhohadgonetohisend withoutthoughtofselforsurrender, fghtingtothelast.Hisbodywaseventuallyrecoveredoff thecoastofSwedenandburiedatFiskebaksill.The local fshermen honoured the memory of a gret hero and raised a monument above his last resting place.’
FollowingJutland,Griffinreturnedto Vernon andwasadvancedtoChiefPettyOfficerinApril1919.Havingthenservedinthedestroyer Westminster intheBaltic1919,andbeenpresentatthebombardmentoftheBolshevikfortsontheEstoniancoast,hewaspensionedashorein May 1923. He was awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal in June 1916, a few days after Jutland.
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D.S.M. London Gazette 15 September 1916: ‘For services rendered in the North Sea on the 31 May-1 June 1916.’ WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyMMaarrttiinnwasbornatBristolon12May1878.HewasaGunsmithbytradeandenlistedintotheRoyalMarineson15August1896, buttransferredtotheRoyalNavyasArmourer’sCrewinNovember1898.HebecameChiefArmourer,whilstservingat Excellent, inApril1912 andrecievedhisL.S.&G.C.medalintheAugustfollowing.Heservedaboardthebattleship Hercules fromJune1913untilMarch1919,andwas awardedtheD.S.M.forservicesrenderedintheactionintheNorthSea,31May-1June1916,when Hercules formedpartofthe1stBattle Squadronand fredninety-eight12-inchshellsduringtheaction.Itwas Hercules thatbroughttheAlliedArmisticeCommissiontoKielon3 December 1918, shortly before she was placed in the reserve feet in February 1919.
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AAssccaarrccee‘‘SSwwiiffttaannddBBrrookkee’’aaccttiioonnDD..SS..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooPPeettttyyOO ffiffi cceerrFF..PP..MMuurrcceellll,,HH..MM..SS.. SSwwiifftt,, ‘‘ccrreeddiittooffaahhiittwwiitthhtthheeaafftteerr ttoorrppeeddoo ttuubbee iiss dduuee ttoo tthhiiss mmaann’’ DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(162299.F.P.Mursell,P.O.,H.M.S.Swift.20-21Apl.1917.)smallofficialcorrectiontonaming, minor edge bruise, otherwise good very fne £800-£1,000
D.S.M. LondonGazette 8May1917‘AwardsforserviceintheactionbetweenH.M.Ships Swift and Broke andGermanDestroyers,onthenight of 20 to 21 April 1917’. Twenty-three D.S.Ms awarded for this action.
Particularsofdutiesetc.,performedbythefollowingmenbelongingtoH.M.S. Swift duringthedestroyeractiononthenightof20/21April1917: Petty Officer Frederick Percy Mursell, O.No.162,299 ‘The credit of a hit with the after torpedo tube is due to this man.’
The following is an extract from the official Action Report submitted by the Commanding Officer of H.M.S. Swift, Commander A. M. Peck, R.N.:
‘IhavethehonourtoreportthatwhileonpatrolincompanywithH.M.S. Broke thismorningat0.45a.m.inaposition3milestotheeastwardof SouthGoodwinLightVessel,adivisionof5enemydestroyersweremetwithandengaged.Weweresteamingat12knots,whentheenemywere sightedbytheLeadingSignalmanonWatchontheportbow.Immediatelyafterwards,theenemyopened fre.Iatonceorderedfullspeedahead both,andobservingtheenemyvesselstobesteaminginlineaheadonanoppositecourse,orderedhard-a-starboardwiththeintentionof ramming if possible. Flashes from enemy’s funnels revealed their position and made it obvious they were working up to high speed.
Weopened freimmediately.Owingtotheblindingeffectofthe6-inchgunwefailedtoram,andpassingthroughtheirlineIfoundmyself engagingcloselyanenemyvesselonmyportside.Theaftertorpedo,settoruncoldonthesurface,wasobservedtohitthisshiponher starboardquarter,andshealsosufferedfromourgun fre.Onehitfromthe6-inchgunsetting fretotheforeendoftheship.Shewasatthis time steering a diverging course about 150-300 yards on my port beam.
Thecoursewasagainalteredtoportwiththeintentionoframminganothervessel,butatthistimeallOfficersonthebridgewereveryseriously incomodedbythe fashofthe6-inchgun,theblindingeffectofwhichlastedforhalfaminuteormoreandIattributeourfailuretousetheramto this cause as we undoubtedly passed very close under the stern of an enemy boat.
Afterthusmissingherthehelmwasputhard-a-portandwecommencedachaseofatleasttwoenemyboats,engagingonenearlyendon,and werestillseverelyhamperedbygun fashblindness.ShortlyafterwardsitwasreportedtomethattheStoker’sMessDeck,whichextendsfrom24 stationto46stationwas foodedwithfourfeetofwater.Thiswasthe frstintimationIhadthatwehadsufferedanydamagetoourhull.Ithad beenreportedashorttimepreviouslythatthemainW/TInstallationwasoutofactionastheaerialhadbeenshotaway.Thishadbeendonebya shell passing between the fore bridge and fore mast.
AboutthistimeIheardseveralvoicesinthewaterneartheshipcryingforhelp,butcouldseenothingowingtothepitchdarkness.Isighted anotherdestroyerrightaheadofmebroadsideonandheardfromhercriesof‘surrender’.ObservinghertobeverylowinthewaterIswitched thesearchlightonherandwatchedhersinkbythestern.Iloweredboatsasshewentunderandpickedupsurvivors.Wepickedupaltogether during the night and following daylight hours 6 unwounded Officers, 50 unwounded Men, 13 wounded and one dead.
Iregrettoreportthatwesufferedonedeathcasualty:-J.Donell,StokerPettyOfficer,whowaskilledontheStoker'sMessDeck,andfourother Stokers were injured at the same time: F. Brien and Barnes seriously, S. Sykes and J. Brooks slightly. IcannotspeaktoohighlyofthebehaviourofallOfficersandMenofH.M.ShipsundermyCommandwhobehavedthroughoutinaccordancewith a high tradition of the service.’
FFrreeddeerriicckkPPeerrccyyMMuurrsseellllwasbornatNortham,Southampton,on27August1875,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon28August1891.He was promotedtoPettyOfficer2ndClassinNovember1901,andtoPettyOfficer1stClassinFebruary1907.DuringtheGreatWarheserved aboard Cormorant,fordutywithTB88,LocalDefenceFlotilla,Gibraltar, Vernon (May1916),and AttentiveII,fordutywith Swift intheDover Patrol.WhilstinthisvesselasTorpedoGunner’sMate,hewasspeciallypromotedtoChiefPettyOfficeron21April1917,followinghispartin theactionbetweenthe Swift and Broke and fveGermandestroyersinwhichtwoenemyvesselsweresunkandanotherdamaged.Whilestill servingin Swift helatertookpartintheraidonZeebruggeandOstendon23April1918,formingpartoftheinshoredestroyerscreen. Swift was selectedasFlagShipforthesecondraidonOstendscheduledfor9/10May1918,but,whilstoperatingoff Griz-Nez,theshipstruckamineand wasseverelydamaged,losing2killedand11wounded.Soldwithfulldetailsincludingacopygroupillustrationofsomeof Swift’s D.S.M.recipients, including Mursell.
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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(152865.S.R.Marsh,C.P.O.AtlanticOcean,7July1917.);1914-15Star(152865,S.R.Marsh, C.P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(152865.S.R.Marsh.C.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(152865 S. R. Marsh, C.P.O. H.M.S. Aubrietia.) nearly extremely fne (5)
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SStteepphheennRRiicchhaarrddMMaarrsshhwasbornatSholden,Kenton5September1874,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon17January1890.Theoutbreakofthe GreatWarheisaChiefPettyOfficeraboardthebattleship Implacable andservedwiththe5thBattleSquadronintheDardanellescoveringthe landingsontheGallipolipeninsula.InApril1916heremovedto Pembroke1 inpreparationforthecommissioningoftheQ-ship Aubrietia or Q -13, in which he was to serve until his demobilisation.
On19June1916,whilewestwardofthesouthwestIrishcoast, Q-13 approachedaU-boatattackontheQ-ship Wonganella,inadvertently disruptingtheengagementandcausingthesubmarinetowithdrawwithouthits.Inanotableengagementon12January1917,off LesCasquets, operatingoutofMilfordHaven, Q-13 encountered UB-23.Thecrewsimulatedabandonment,thenattackedthesubmarine,whichdivedand escaped.TheAdmiraltyrejectedasinkingclaim,butcommanderJohnLockeMarxwasawardedtheCompanionoftheBathfortheaction.Marx, whohadcommandedsince20August1916,wasalsoawardedtheDistinguishedServiceOrderforhisQ-shipservice. Q-13 revertedtoher original name Aubrietia on 1 May 1917, ending the disguised Q-ship phase. Marx was relieved of his command on 24 September 1917. InMay1917, Aubrietia,havingrelinquishedherQ-shipdisguise,joinedthe1stSloopFlotillaforconvoyescortdutiesintheIrishSea,operating fromthebaseatQueenstowninIreland. Aspartofthisassignment,shecontributedtotheprotectionofmerchantshippingagainstU-boatthreats duringaperiodwhenunrestrictedsubmarinewarfarewasintensifyingAlliedlosses.On20June1917, Aubrietia playedakeyroleinrescue operationsfollowingthesinkingofhersistershipH.M.S. Salvia (Q-15)bytheGermansubmarine U-94 southwestofIreland.Fivecrewmembers from Salvia werekilledintheengagement,andhercommanderwascapturedbytheU-boat,but Aubrietia arrivedtopickupthesurviving personnelfromthewater,highlightingthe fotilla'smutualsupportinhazardouspatrols.ThroughoutJuly1917, Aubrietia engagedinseveralantisubmarineactionsoff theIrishcoast,includingasubmarineactionon7July.Theseencountersunderscored Aubrietia's roleindeterringU-boat activity, though without confrmed sinkings.
ChiefPettyOfficerMarshwas‘mentionedindespatches(A.W.O.393of9November1917refers)and‘NotedforWarServices:Actionwith enemysubmarine,12January1917(A.W.O. 867of14March1918refers).HereceivedhisL.S.&G.C.medalin Aubrietia on17January1918,and was discharged to shore on 21 February 1919.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(M.17482.S.F.Heath,Wrn.1Cl.R.N.SiegeGuns.Flanders1917)minorofficialcorrectionsto afewlettersofnaming;1914-15Star(M.17482S.F.Heath.Wmn.2.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M.17482S.F.Heath. Wmn.1R.N.);ImperialServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue(SamuelFoxallHeathD.S.M.)officialcorrectiontopostnominalletters, good very fne (5)
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D.S.M. London Gazette 16 March 1918: ‘For services with the Royal Naval Siege Guns in France.’
Therecommendationstates:‘R.N.SiegeGuns,Vauxaillon,BattleofArras,16April1917.Wirelessman1stClassHeath,ShipwrightGoddardand LeadingSeamanTaplingweresoontheonlymembersoftheirgun’screwwhowereunwounded.Theycontrivedtoservetheirowngunsand assistothersinservingtheirswithsomesuccess.Goddardisplayedexceptionalcourageandcalmnessthroughoutthewholecounterbombardmentandcontinuallyworkedhisgunbyhandafterthe fringmechanismhadjammed.(TheOfficialHistoryoftheWarNavalOperations Vol. VII by Henry Newbolt refers).
M.I.D. London Gazette 11 December 1917: ‘For distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty.’ SSaammuueellFFooxxaallllHHeeaatthhwasborninBirminghamon6August1889.Anelectricianbytrade,hejoinedupon24November1915,fortheperiodof thehostilities,beingratedasaWirelessman2ndClass‘forserviceinlandoperations.’HeservedinFranceasaWirelessman1stClasswiththeR. N. Siege Guns until 13 June 1918, and was demobilised on 16 January 1919.
The frstNavalSiegeguns,a9.2-inchandtwo6-inch,wherelandedinFrancein1914,andservedunderCommanderH.C.Halahan,R.N.,who waslaterkilledatZeebrugge.Inthesummerof1915fourshort9.2'sMarkVIwerelandedfromthemonitorswhich,duetotheirrelativelyshort rangehadbeenfoundunsuitedforcoastalbombardment,andweremountedwellupatthefrontnearNieuportBails.Twoofthegunsknownas ‘Eastney’and‘Barbara’weremountedinconcretepits,theothertwo,mountedat frstintheopen,wereafterwardssimilarlyprotectedand became‘CarnacBattery’.‘Barbara’and‘Carnac’weremannedbytheRoyalNavy;‘Eastney’wasmannedbytheR.M.A.underCaptainJ.H. Hollingsworth. The whole unit formed the Royal Naval Siege Guns.
DuringAugust1916theR.N.officersandmenmanningtheNavalGunsbegantobewithdrawn.Thiswas broughtaboutbythedemandsofthe anti-submarinewarwhichcausedsuchagreatdemandfortheservicesofallregularNavalofficersandmenafoatastomakeitimperativethat noneshouldbeemployedonshoreonworkforwhichefficientsubstitutescouldbefound.AsofficersandmenoftheR.M.A.becameavailable they were sent to the siege guns.
Inadditiontotheselargecalibreguns,eight7.5-inchgunsfromH.M.S. Swiftsure werelandedandmounted,onship’spivotmountings,well forwardnearOostDunkerketoassistincounterbatterywork.TheR.N.SiegeGunscontinuedduring1917asaseparateunitunderCaptain Halahan,R.N.,buttheirpersonnelwasgraduallyreplacedbyMarinesuntil,inFebruary1918,theywereentirelyMarinemanned,andwere absorbed into the R.M.A. Heavy Siege Train.
D.S.M. and M.I.D. London Gazette 28 August 1918: ‘Thefollowingvolunteeredforaveryhazardousserviceandsistinguishedthemselvesinthe“Vindictive”onthenightof9th/10thMay.Lieut. Crutchley reports: “I fnd it impossible to select any other names, as all behaved equally well.”
A.B. Victor Vernon Surridge, O.N. 235405 (Ch.). To receive the Distinguished Service Medal.’ VViiccttoorrVVeerrnnoonnSSuurrrriiddggeewasbornatColchester,Essex,on27October1889,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassin Ganges on17June 1906.RatedasAbleSeamaninMarch1909,hewasservingaboardH.M.S. MarshalSoult atthetimeofvolunteeringforhazardousserviceinthe Vindictive andparticipatinginthesecondraidonOstend,inwhichraidheisrecordedashavingbeenwounded.Heleftthe MarshalSoult in November 1918 and remained on shore at Pembroke 1 until his discharge on 30 July 1920.
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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(222535.A.C.Groom,A.B.“Ophelia”10Sept.1918.);1914-15Star(222535.A.C.Groom, A.B.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(222535A.C.Groom.A.B.R.N.)togetherwithanamedBritishRedCrossSociety Blood Transfusion Service bronze medal, nearly very fne (5)
£1,000-£1,400
D.S.M. London Gazette 22 January 1920: ‘For services in action with an enemy submarine.’ Therecommendationstates:‘SinkingofGermansubmarine UB83 bydepthcharges10September1918.Thefactthatallthechargesletgoand detonated correctly refects great credit on the torpedo staff.’ On10September1918thedestroyer Ophelia, whilsttowingaballoonthroughthesky,attackedandsankwithdepthchargestheGerman submarine UB-83 off the Orkney Isalnds.
AArrtthhuurrCChhaarrlleessGGrroooommwasborninIslington,London,on20September1886,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassin Impregnable in September1902.Duringhispre-warservicehewas‘confned’tocellsonthreeoccasions.Heservedthegreaterpartofthewarinthebattleship Superb whichhehadjoinedinMay1913andsawactionatthebattleofJutland.Heafterwardsservedin Ophelia fromJanuary1918toMarch 1919 when he was demobilized to shore.
‘Actionof26th/27thMay,1943.Wilsonremainedathisstationintheengineroomwhentheentirecompartmentwas flledwithexhaustgasses fromadamagedengine.Hecarriedtwostokerswhohadbeengasseduptotheupperdeckandthenremainedonwatchdespitethefumes.He wasthesolememberofthesixengineroomcrewwhodidnotleavehispost,butdidhisbesttoobeytelegraphsandtendthegunpumps.His determination and energy under the most difficult circumstances was an example to all.’
The Operational Action Report submitted by Lieutenant P. A. Berthon, R.N.V.R. further stated:
‘IntheactionM.T.B. 632 hadbeenhitbyshellsplintersintheengineroomwhichbadlyholedtheexhaustsystem.Theengineroomcrew attemptedtokeeptheenginerunningbuttheexhaustfumed flledtheroomandgassedthem,soithadtobestopped.Asecondenginefailed throughdamagedignition.At0310unitstopped...Fiveofthesixengineroompersonnelweregassedandrenderedunconscious.Onestokerwas out for four hours, the remainder were resuscitated after an hour or two. All were given artifcial respiration.’
Sold with copied recommendation and Operational Action Report.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(Sto.1.,C.Egerton,P/KX.144221)officiallyengravednaming;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, mounted as worn, good very fne (7) £800-£1,000
D.S.M. London Gazette 27 March 1945: ‘For gallantry during the invasion of the South of France.’
The original recommendation states: ‘DuringaminesweepingoperationinFrejusBay,aspartofOperation‘Dragoon’,YMS 24 struckamineandhadthewholeofherbowblown completely away. M.L. 563 closed to render assistance and take off survivors and herself struck a mine and had all her stern blown away. StokerEgertonwas frstoverthesideinthescramblingnetassistinginthedifficulttaskofraisinganunconsciousmanoutofthewaterandwas oneofthe frstaboardtheYMS.WhenM.L. 563 struck,K.Hughes,A.B.,P/JX.386598,sufferedsevereinjuriesandwasthrownintothewater betweenthedamagedshipsandYMS 63, whichwasalsoendeavouringtoclose.EgertonsawthatHugheswasinahelplessconditionandin dangerofdrowningandatoncesliddownaropeintothewaterandsupportedHughesuntilpickedupinadinghyrowedbyanAmericanofficer. Thedinghyhadsustainedsomedamageandsankundertheweightofthethreemen.Egertonnowsupportedthetwomeninthewateruntila rope was thrown to them, and they were hauled aboard YMS 63
Throughout,EgertonconductedhimselfwithcompletedisregardforhisownsafetyandatoncewenttotheassistanceofHughes,althoughthere was a strong possibility of being crushed between the manoeuvring ships, or at least the large pieces of foating wreckage between them.’ CCyyrriillEEggeerrttoonn,anativeofManchester,likelyjoinedM.L. 563 onhercommissioninginMarch1943.Bethatasitmay,hewascertainlyservinginher bythetimeofOperation‘Dragoon’,theinvasionofthesouthofFranceinAugust1944,forhisawardofhisD.S.M.stemmedfromthose operations.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(J.99296C.J.Thomas.A.B.R.N.)impressednaming;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;Defenceand WarMedals;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.3rdissue,coinagehead(J.99296C.J.Thomas.A.B.,H.M.S.Alecto)mountedforwear, together with ‘H.M. Submarines’ cap tally and cloth submariners badge, medals cleaned, otherwise nearly extremely fne £1,400-£1,800
CChhaarrlleessJJaammeessTThhoommaasswasborninPerranDowns,Marazion,Cornwallon31July1903.HeenteredtheServiceasaBoy1stClassin1920and attainedtherankofAbleSeamanin1923,duringwhichtimeheservedaboardthe Hood and Caradoc.ThomasvolunteeredfortheSubmarine Servicein1927andwaspostedtothesubmarinedepotship Dolphin forthe frsttimein1932.DuringtheSecondWorldWarhisCertifcateof Servicerecordsserviceaboardthesubmarinedepotships Dolphin,Medway and Forth amongstothers.Whilstservingonthe Forth inAugust 1942 he attained the rank of Leading Seaman. He was released from the service in October 1945. HewasawardedtheD.S.M.forhispartintheactionof31January1941,whichtookplaceoff theYugoslavislandofKerculaintheAdriatic. Whilstonpatrol,thesubmarine Rorqual observedtheItalianarmedsea-goingtug Ursus ofabout1,000tons,mountingtwosmallguns,towingan armoured100tonlightermountingtwo6-inchguns,oneA.A.gunandtwomachineguns.Correctlyassumingthattheseaborneartillerywould beunabletobearonitstargetinaseaswell,the Rorqual surfacedandwithitssingle4-inchgun,opened freonthetugatarangeofabout500 yards.Thesubmarine’s frstshothitthebridgeofthetugandbothtugand foatingbatteryreturned frebutwithnoeffect.Eventually fre broke outonboardthetugandshebegantosinkandthesubmarinebrokeoff theengagement.Thedriftinganddamagedbattery,holdingthesurvivors fromthetugwaseventuallytowedbytheYugoslavS.S. Drava toHvarharbourandwasthencecollectedbyanotherItaliantug.TheBritish accountoftheactionspeaksofthebatterybeing‘dirtyandramshackletothelastdegree’andofthecrew,‘asdemoralisedanddefeatist.Their greatesthopewastobeinternedinYugoslavia.’IntheItalianaccount,extractedfromthenewspaper CorrieredellaSera,8February1941,states that,‘asalvoofthreeshellshitsthehullofthesubmarine....whichgoesslowlytothebottom,leavinglargepatchesofoilonthesurface.....thus ending this magnifcent action’.
Fortheaction,CommanderR.H.DewhurstwasawardedtheD.S.O.,twoofficerstheD.S.C.,fourotherranks,includingThomas,theD.S.M.and fve others were mentioned in despatches.
H.M.S. Rorqual,1768tons(surfaced)waslaunchedin1936,builtbyVickers-ArmstronginBarrow-in-Furnessandarmedwithsix21-inchtorpedo tubes,carrying12torpedoes,one4-inchgunand50mines.Withguns,torpedoesandminesshewasthe10thhighestscoringBritishsubmarineof the Second World War, sinking over 45,000 tons of enemy shipping. The boat was broken up in 1946.
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalCertifcateofService,GunneryHistorySheetandTorpedoHistorySheet,anewpapercuttingfromthe Daily Sketch,22May1942,illustrating12submariners,Thomasincluded,whoreceivedtheD.S.M.atanInvestitureon19May1942;togetherwitha quantityofcopiedresearchdetails,includingthewarservicehistoryofH.M.S. Rorqual,officialrecommendationforD.S.M.andconfictingBritish and Italian reports of the ‘D.S.M.’ action.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(X.6102E.S.G.A.Jacobs,Engn.R.N.R.)impressednaming, officialcorrectiontonumber;1939 -45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, very fne (6) £800-£1,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2003.
D.S.M. LondonGazette 7April1942:‘Forbravery,skillandseamanshiponpassagetoTobrukwhileservinginH.M.Ships Wolborough and Klo.
Engineman George Alfred Jacobs, LT/X.6102 E.S., R.N.R.’
Alltheawardsannouncedunderthisgazetteheading(oneD.S.O.,oneD.S.C.andtwoD.S.Ms)weretothe Wolborough,officersandmenofthe Klo gaining nothing higher than a mention. Seedies Roll states that these awards were for seven voyages to Tobruk in August 1941.
M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 18 October 1917. French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 17 December 1917. WWaalltteerrWWiittcchheerrattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatKing’sSomborneandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 1916.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar(S-40676PteR.Dingwall. 8/Sea: Hdrs) minor edge bruising, very fne £500-£700
M.M. London Gazette 9 July 1917.
M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 18 October 1917. RRoonnaallddDDiinnggwwaallllwasbornin1896.Heenlistedinthe1stLovatScouts(T.F.)inMarch 1913,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarinGallipolifromSeptember1915. Subsequentserviceincludedwiththe1stBattalion,CameronHighlandersand8th,2nd and4thBattalions,SeaforthHighlanders.Dingwallwasdischargedduetowounds,7 February 1919 (entitled to Silver War Badge). He resided in Portree, Skye.
Military Medal, G.V.R. (6731 Pte C. Cubitt. 13/Hrs:) very fne
Provenance: Buckland Dix & Wood, April 1995
£300-£400
1of14M.M.’sawardedtotheRegimentforserviceinMespotamiaduringtheGreat War.
M.M. London Gazette 20 August 1919.
CChhaarrlleessCCuubbiittttservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe13thHussarsintheFrench theatreofwarfrom15December1914(entitledto1914-15Startrio).He subsequentlyservedwiththeregimentinMesopotamia,withtheRegimentalHistory recordedhisM.M.beingawardedforactionon2June1918.Cubitttransferredtothe Army Reserve in May 1919.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(40446Gnr:C.E.Ball.287/Sge:By:R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(40446Gnr.C.E.Ball.R.A.); DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(1409519Gnr.C.E.Ball.(M.M.)R.A.) mounted as worn, edge bruising and heavy contact marks and wear to the G.V.R. awards, fair to fne (6) £240-£280
A short while later he received a gunshot wound to the right forearm and was admitted to medical care on 24 December 1917.
BallsurvivedtheGreatWarandremainedintheserviceoftheArmyasamusicianspecialisinginthebrassfamilyofwindinstruments.An accompanyingreference(1925)writtenbyMr.G.Landrock,BandMasteroftheRoyalArtilleryBandatGibraltar,adds:‘Heissober,obligingand most trustworthy, and only left my band owing to his tour abroad having terminated... I was very sorry to lose him.’ ReturnedhometoEngland,BallwasadvancedBandQuartermasterSergeantandperformedwiththeRoyalArtillery(SalisburyPlain)Banduntil 1947.
M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919. AArrtthhuurr HHoocckkiinngg served during the Great War with the 23rd Field Company, Royal Engineers. AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. HHoocckkiinngg,, 2233rrdd FFiieelldd CCoommppaannyy,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss Military Medal, G.V.R. (223512 Spr: A. Hocking. R.E.) edge nicks, very fne
Military Medal, G.V.R. (19643 L. Cpl J. Reynolds. 4/G. Gds:) minor edge bruising, very fne
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2009
M.M. London Gazette 14 January 1918.
£300-£400
JJoohhnnRReeyynnoollddsswasborninthevillageofAughton,nearOrmskirk,WestLancashire.EmployedasaDockLabourerinLiverpool,heenlistedinto theGrenadierGuardson5October1914.Withthe4thBattalionheenteredtheFrenchtheatreofwaron15August1915(entitledto1914-15 Star trio), where the Battalion, as part of the 3rd Guards Brigade, fought at Loos and Hill 70.
The4thBattaliontookpartintheBattleoftheSommeandarrivedatHalloyon30July.TheyfoughtatvarioussitesintheBeaumontHamel Sectorandon25Septemberat12.35hoursattackedLesboeufs.TheRegimentalHistorynotesthatover150Germanswerekilledwiththe bayonetinthisattack.Duringtheperiodfromthe18SeptembertheBattalionsuffered458casualties.GuardsmanJohnReynoldssurvivedandwas promoted Lance-Corporal on 4 August 1917.
On1December1917the4thBattalion,GrenadierGuardstookpartintheBattleofGonnelieuwheretheyearnedtheBattleHonour‘Cambrai 1917’. In the battle, one officer earned the Victoria Cross; Guardsman Reynolds was killed in the action and awarded the Military Medal.
Theattackbeganat06.30hourswhentheleadingcompaniesofthe4thBattalionmovedforward,withoutapreliminarybombardment.“Theline ofadvancewasoveropengroundupagentleslopeleadingtoGonnelieuandtherewasnocoverorprotectionofanykind.Oncametheleading companiesofthe4thBattalioninperfectorder.Whentheenemy’smachinegun frebrokeoverthemitwasterrible,likeadrivinghailstorm,but the pace never checked for a moment and eventually the objective was reached.”
CaptainG.H.T.Paton,aScotsman,wascommanding4Companywhentheunitonhisleftwasdrivenback,thusleavinghis fankintheairandhis companypracticallysurrounded.,CaptainPatonwalkedupanddownadjustingthelinewithin50yardsoftheenemyunderwithering fre.He personallyremovedseveralwoundedmenandwasthelasttoleavethevillage.Later,heagainadjustedthelineandwhentheenemycounterattackedfourtimes,eachtimesprangontotheparapet,deliberatelyriskinghislife,inordertostimulatehismen.Hewaseventuallymortally wounded. (His Victoria Cross is displayed in the Guards Regimental Headquarters, London.)
Military Medal, G.V.R. (8572 Pte - L. Cpl. - J. Heaney. 2/Ir: Gds:) edge bruise, very fne £340-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2003
M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918.
JJaammeessHHeeaanneeyy,whowasfromClonbalt,Longford,enlistedintheIrishGuardsinMay1915,aged18years.ArrivinginFranceinNovemberofthe sameyear,hewasadvancedtoActingLance-CorporalinMay1916andreturnedtotheU.K.thatSeptember.DeprivedofhisLance-Corporal’s stripeinthenewyear,HeaneyreturnedtoFrancewiththe2ndBattalionandwasawardedtheM.M.forhisdeedsduringanattackon27 November 1917:
‘WhenhisCompanycameunderaheavy frefromthe fank,hewentoutinfrontandgettinghisLewisgunintoaction,succeededinsilencingthe enemy’s fre,therebyallowinghisCompanytogetforwardandsavingmanylives.Throughouttheattackhisconductwasexceptionally fneunder heavy fre. When the line was withdrawn he brought his Lewis gun back intact (regimental records refer).’
InthefollowingmonthHeaneyregainedhisstatusasActingLance-Corporal,buton26March1918,nearArras,hewasseriouslywounded‘bya highexplosiveshelljustabovetheleftknee’.TreatedataCasualtyClearingStationfortwodays,hewasnextevacuatedtoNo.2Australian GeneralHospital,whereanoperationwascarriedoutandthe‘woundexcised’.Suchwastheseriousnatureofhiswound-alotofmuscletissue hadtoberemovedandhiskneejointbecame‘almostcompletely fxed’-thatHeaneywasstillreceivinghospitaltreatmentaftertheWar.Hewas awarded the Silver War Badge and was discharged in February 1919.
Military Medal, G.V.R. (11359 Pte. G. H. Cox. 2/The Queen’s R.) nearly extremely fne
M.M. London Gazette 18 July 1917.
£260-£300
GGeeoorrggeeHHeerrbbeerrttCCooxxwasborninStrood,Kent,andattestedtherefortheEastKentRegiment.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom11November1914,beforetransferringtothe2ndBattalion,RoyalWestSurreyRegiment,andwasawarded the Military Medal. He died of wounds on 28 October 1917, and is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Military Medal, G.V.R. (93810 Pte J. Hutchinson. 4/L’Pool R.) good very fne
M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1919.
£260-£300
JJoosseepphhHHuuttcchhiissoonn(listedas‘Hutchinson’ingazette)wasthesonofSarahE.Gri ffiths,of78WoodvilleTerrace,Anfeld,Liverpool.Heinitially servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe12th(Service)Battalion,LiverpoolRegiment.Hutchisonsubsequentlytransferredtothe4th(ExtraReserve) Battalion,andservedwiththemontheWesternFront(entitledtoBWMandVM).HewaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,11October 1918, and is buried in the Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau, France.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee HH.. KKeemmppsstteerr,, 22nndd BBaattttaalliioonn,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss Military Medal, G.V.R. (55259 Pte. H. Kempster 2/R.W. ..s:) unit partially erased, very fne
M.M. London Gazette 17 December 1917.
£160-£200
HHaarrrryyKKeemmppsstteerrwasborninWestFelton,Oswestry,on10July1898,andservedwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliers,duringtheGreat WarontheWesternFront.HewaslikelyawardedtheMilitaryMedalforgallantryduringtheBattleofPasschendaele.Returnedhometo Shropshire, he subsequently took employment as a Police Constable in Monmouthshire. Sold with copied research.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeEE..PPaarrrryy,,1166tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,,RRooyyaallWWeellsshhFFuussiilliieerrss,,aattttaacchheedd117777tthh TTuunnnneelllliinngg CCoommppaannyy,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss Military Medal, G.V.R. (40140 Pte. E. Parry 16/R.W. Fus.) polished to obverse with minor edge knocks, nearly very fne £240-£280
M.M. London Gazette 22 June 1919.
EEddmmuunnddPPaarrrryy,aresidentofClwt-y-Bont,asmallvillageinGwynedd,Wales,servedontheWesternFrontwiththe16thBattalion,RoyalWelsh Fusiliers,attachedtothe177thTunnellingCompany.Occupiedwithoffensiveanddefensivemininginvolvingtheplacingandmaintainingoflarge quantitiesofexplosivesunderGermanlines,thetunnellers-typicallycomprisingWelshandCornishminers-spenttheearlySpringof1918 workingalongside173rdTunnellingCompanyconstructingtheFifthArmy’sGreenLinenearTempleuxontheSomme;thecommencementofthe GermanSpringOffensiveon21March1918sawthemenhastilydirectedtowardsbridgedemolitiondutiesandotherdefensiveactivities,designed toholdbackwavesoffastmovingshocktroops.TransferredtoInfantrybasedepot,ParrysurvivedtheGreatWarandlikelyreturnedhometo the Welsh valleys.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘BBaattttlleeoofftthheeSSoommmmee’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppooffsseevveennaawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttHH..RR..PPlleesstteedd,,RRooyyaallBBeerrkksshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,llaatteerr RRooyyaall FFllyyiinngg CCoorrppss aanndd RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee,, wwhhoo wwaass ttwwiiccee wwoouunnddeedd iinn aaccttiioonn MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(9862Pte.H.R.Plested.1/R.Berks:R.);1914Star,withclasp(9862Pte.H.R.Plested.1/R.Berks:R.);British WarandVictoryMedals(9862Pte.H.R.Plested.R.Berks.R.);FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45, mounted as worn, contact marks from Star, nearly very fne (7)
£400-£500
M.M. London Gazette 20 October 1916.
HHeerrbbeerrttRRiicchhaarrddPPlleesstteeddwasborninBalhamon5August1894andattestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentatReadingon16November1912. Postedtothe1stBattalionon15March1913,heservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13August1914andwaswoundedin actionatGheluvelton3November1914;locatedastridetheMenintoYpresroad,thesmallvillageheldgreatstrategicvaluein1914,itsrecapture proving to be a tipping point during the First Battle of Ypres which effectively halted the great German advance in its tracks. EvacuatedtoEnglandtwodayslaterformedicalattention,PlestedreturnedtoFrancefrom4May1915to30April1917,hissecondperiodof activeserviceresultingintheawardoftheMilitaryMedalbutprematurelyhaltedbyashrapnelwoundtotheleftshoulder.Returnedhomeonce again,heservedbriefywiththeArmyServiceCorpsMotorisedTransportbeforebeingappointedtotheRoyalFlyingCorps(PersonnelSupply Park)on13March1918.RaisedActingSergeant18December1919,Plestedre-musteredasanaircrafthandanddisciplinarian,butwas fnally dischargedsurplustorequirementsashortwhilelaterhavingsufferedimpairmentinhisrole.IssuedaSilverWarBadge,herejoinedtheRoyalAir Forcein1939atWestDrayton,servingduringtheSecondWorldWaratthenewlyformedWomen’sAuxiliaryAirForce(WAAF)newentrant depot. He died at Reading in 1973.
Sold with copied research.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr MM..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSeerrggeeaanntt RR.. PP.. WWaallkkeerr,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(3066L.Cpl.R.P.Walker.9/Durh:L.I.-T.F.);1914-15Star(3066Cpl.R.P.Walker.Durh:L.I.);BritishWar andVictoryMedals(9-3066Sjt.R.P.Walker.Durh.L.I.);togetherwiththerecipient’sSilverWarBadge,thereverseofficially numbered ‘B227414’, good very fne (4)
£300-£400
M.M. London Gazette 9 December 1916
RRoobbeerrttPPuurrvviissWWaallkkeerrattestedfortheDurhamLightInfantryon10November1914andservedwiththe9thBattalionduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom27June1915.AwardedtheMilitaryMedal,hewasdischarged,permanentlyunftforWarservice,on18February1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. B227414. He saw further service during the Second World War as an A.R.P. Warden. SoldwithaGreatWarwoundstripe;aDurhamLightInfantrycapbadge;silverA.R.P.lapelbadge;RecordOfficeenclosureforhteSilverWar Badge; and other ephemera.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr11991188‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooLLaanncceeCCoorrppoorraallSS..BBeeaarrdd,,1133tthh((SSeerrvviiccee))BBaattttaalliioonn,,RRii ff eeBBrriiggaaddee,,wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt,, 2200 JJuunnee 11991188 Military Medal, G.V.R. (S-31018 L. Cpl S. Beard. 13/Rif: Brig:) polished, very fne
£260-£300
M.M. London Gazette 7 October 1918.
SSyyddnneeyyJJoohhnnBBeeaarrddwasthesonofSydneyBeardofSouthBlock,PeabodySquare,LaurenceStreet,Chelsea,London.Heinitiallyservedduringthe GreatWarwiththe10th(Service)Battalion,RifeBrigade,priortotransferringtothe13th(Service)Battalion.BeardadvancedtoLanceCorporal, and was killed in action on the Western Front, aged 20, 2 June 1918. He is buried in the Couin New British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttBB..PPrruuccee,,2211sstt((CCoouunnttyyooffLLoonnddoonn))BBaattttaalliioonn((FFiirrsstt SSuurrrreeyy RRii ff eess)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(2183L.Cpl.B.Pruce.1/21Lond:R.) surnamepartiallyofficiallycorrected;1914-15Star(2183.Pte.B. Pruce, 21-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2183 Sjt. B. Pruce. 21-Lond. R.) good very fne (4) £240-£280
M.M. London Gazette 9 December 1916. BBeerrttrraammPPrruucceeattestedforthe21st(FirstSurreyRi fes)Battalion,LondonRegiment,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 16 March 1915
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSeerrggeeaanntt FF.. TT.. RRuuddddoocckk,, 11//11sstt BBaattttaalliioonn,, HHeerrttffoorrddsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt Military Medal, G.V.R. (285059 Pte F. T. Ruddock. 1/Herts: R.) very fne
£300-£400
M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919. FFrraannkkTThhoommaassRRuuddddoocckkservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/1stBattalion,HertfordshireRegimentintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom23 January1915.Hesubsequentlyservedwiththe6thBattalion,NottinghamshireandDerbyshireRegiment,beforeadvancingtoSergeantand returningtotheHertfordshireRegiment.TheBattalionWarDiaryrecordsRuddockasbeingamongstthelistofgallantryawardsgivenin September1918(thesamemonthforwhichSecondLieutenantFrankYoungwouldbeposthumouslyawardedtheVictoriaCross,forhisgallantry with the Battalion on the Somme).
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(5671286Pte.D.T.Sowden.A.A.C.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy,this loose;ItalyStar; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very fne (6) £4,000-£5,000
M.M. London Gazette 13 January 1944. The original recommendation states:
‘On 11 Sep 43 when A Coy of 156 Para Bn was ordered to carry out attacks on German positions Pte Sowden was a member of 4 Pl of this Coy. Thesecondcomd.hadbeenkilledandthe2i/cwasmissing,soPteSowdentookcomd.Fromthebeginninghewasanexampleoftoughnessand coolnesstotheremainderofthemen.WhenthePl.wasorderedtoputincovering frehetookcomd.ofanotherBrengungp.,sightedhistwo gunsandbroughtdownsteadyandaccurate freontotheenemypositions,despitethefactthathewasunder frefrommortarsandsmallarms, as he had been, from the commencement of the battle.
OnthesamedaywhenthePl.was fghtingtheirwaythroughaseriesofsmallstonewalledolivegroves,hecameunder freatcloserange.Taking hisBrengunheranroundthe fankshootingfromthehipandclearedanumberoftheenemyoutofastrongposition.Hechargedontillhewas fnally wounded himself but by then, largely owing to the single-handed action of this soldier, his Pl. had managed to get forward.
Throughout the engagement, this soldier’s selfessness and courage proved a most inspiring example to the other men.’
DDoonnaallddTThhoommaassSSoowwddeennservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththe156thBattalion,ParachuteRegimentaspartofthe4thParachute Brigade,1stAirborneDivisioninItaly.TheBattalionlandedinTaranto,8-9September1943,andthenspearheadedtheadvancefromTarantoto Bari.ThefollowingadditionaldetailbehindSowden’sgallantryinItaly,wasprovidedbytheAirborneForcesMuseuminMarch1978(letter included with the lot):
‘Withreferenceto156ParaBnlocationandactionsonSept11th1943.TheBn.disembarkedatTarantoItaly9thSept.andmarchednorthwards occupying the village of Masafra, and then on to attack and occupy Mottola in the afternoon of 10th Sept.
TheBn.movednextday11thafterpatrolsduringthenighthadfailedtocontactenemypositions,arrivingatSanBasilioatmidday.Apatrolledby Lieut.Cambriawentoutontotheleft fankandestablishedcontactwithanenemyforceofapproximatelycompanystrengthatCastellanita,but were pinned down on the roadway. Bn ‘Ops’ Group were surprised by a German patrol and had to run for it!
TheCOdecidedtomountatwoCompanyattackfromtheleft fank,andbydoingsocompletelyoverrantheenemypositions,butnotbefore themainforcehadmanagedtoextricateitselfanddisappearinthedirectionofAltamura.MajorJohnPott[’A’CompanyCommandingOfficer] successfully led this attack and later was awarded the M.C., other awards being made to Pte. Sowden ‘A’ Company and 4 M.I.D.’s
TheBattalion thenmovedforwardinthedirectionofGioiaandoccupiedpositionsoverlookingtheairfeld.Thenspentthenextfewdays patrolling, replenishing with ammunition and re-equipping.’
ThefollowingaccountbyMajorPott,M.B.E.,M.C.[wholatercommanded‘A’CompanyatArnhem,wherehewastakenprisonerofwar]appears online in the Pegasus Archive:
'A'CompanywasassaultCompany[Sowden’sCompany],whileSupportCompanyandthegunsof'B'and'C'Companiesgavecovering fre.It wentaccordingtoplan,andasweleftthevineyardstogodowntheforwardslope,everythingopenedup.Ijustsaid"Father",andexperienceda deeppeaceinside,andtheabilitytogetonwiththejob.Crossingthedeepgully,andclimbinguptowardsthefarm,Irealisedthatwehadsuffered casualties,andthattoomanyoftheircomradeswereriskingtheirlivesintheopentohelpthem,insteadofleavingittothestretcherbearers.4 Platoon[includingSowden]hadquiteascrapinalittlewoodontheleft;butastherestoftheCompanyreachedthefarm,severalyoung Germans from a parachute unit seemed keen to give themselves up.'
'Weconsolidatedasnightclosedin,andaftercheckingoursentries,Iwentbackwithafewmentoclearthebattlefeld,collectingourtwodead.It waslateanddarkwhenIgotbacktothefarm,andRotherhammetme."Hereyouare,sir,justtheplaceforyou,"asheshoneatorchonapileof straw, where I slept warmly till dawn came.’
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AASSeeccoonnddWWaarr‘‘IIttaallyyccaammppaaiiggnn’’iimmmmeeddiiaatteeMM..MM..ggrroouuppooffsseevveennaawwaarrddeeddttooHHaavviillddaarrGG..JJiillaannii,,33//88tthhPPuunnjjaabbRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoo ccaarrrriieeddoouuttvviittaallbbrriiddggiinnggwwoorrkkiinntthheeiimmmmeeddiiaatteeaafftteerrmmaatthhoofftthheeccrroossssiinnggoofftthheeRRiivveerrSSeenniioo,,99//1100AApprriill11994455--aaVV..CC..aaccttiioonn ffoorrSSeeppooyyAAlliiHHaaiiddaarroofftthhee1133tthhFFrroonnttiieerrFFoorrcceeRRii ff eess..JJiillaanniiwwaassiinnccoommmmaannddooffaappaarrttyyttaasskkeeddwwiitthheerreeccttiinnggoonneeooffttwwoo OOllaaffssoonnBBrriiddggeess,,ffoolllloowwiinnggoonnffrroommtthheeaassssaauulltt,,aanndduunnddeerrhheeaavvyysshheellllaannddmmoorrttaarr ff rree..HHee,,aannddhhiissmmeenn,,ssuucccceessssffuullllyy ccoommpplleetteedd tthhee ttaasskk iinn uunnddeerr hhaallff aann hhoouurr -- hhaavviinngg ccrroosssseedd aa mmiinnee ff eelldd jjuusstt ttoo ggeett ttoo tthhee ssttaarrttiinngg ppooiinntt MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(15152HavGhulamJalani[sic]PunjabR);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier 1937-39(15152Sep.GhulamJilani.3-8PunjabR.);1939-45Star;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;IndiaServiceMedal;Pakistan Independence Medal 1947 (15152 Hav Ghulam Jilani 8 Punjab R.) mounted for display, generally very fne or better(7) £700-£900
M.M. London Gazette 23 August 1945.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Onthenightof9-10April1945,atthecrossingoftheRiverSenio,HavildarGhulamJilani,3/8Punjab Regiment,wasinchargeofapartyerectingtheleftofthetwoOlafsonbridgesovertheRiverSenio,inthebrigadesector,immediatelyafterthe assaulting troops had crossed.
Asthepartywereerectingandlaunchingthebridgetheyhadtotraverseaminefeldwhichcausedoneortwocasualtiesamongstthemandheavy shellandmortar frewaslandingonthebridgesite.Regardlessofthedanger,HavildarGhulamJilanisoencouragedhispartybyhispersonal courageandfearlessexamplethatthebridgewaserectedinunder30minutes,inspiteofthefactthatonethirdofhispartybecamecasualties before the task was completed.
GGhhuullaammJJiillaanniiwasfromMarivillageinJhelumdistrictandwasservingwiththe19thIndianInfantryBrigade,acomponentof8thIndianDivision,at the time of the above cited deeds.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(13949NkKhanBahadurSikhR);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45, mounted for display, generally good very fne(6)
£700-£900
M.M. London Gazette 21 June 1945.
Theoriginalrecommendation-foraGeorgeMedal-states:‘On11January1945,NaikKhanBahadurvolunteeredtogetsomewoundedclearof theSchuminefeldinwhichtheywerelyingintheCasalearea.Hedidthistaskwithgreatbraveryandskill.Whenonebadlywoundedmanonly remainedtobecleared,NaikKhancontinuedtoworkforwardtothissepoy,whowarnedhimthathethoughttherewereotherminesaround himandthathemightbelyingonone.Inturningoverthebodyofthewoundedsepoyaminewassetoff,whichkilledthewoundedsepoyand wounded Naik Khan Bahadur in the face and arms.
Themineswereburiedinthesnowanddifficulttodetect.NaikKhanBahadurmusthaverealisedthedangerinwhichhewas,butinspiteofthis knowledgeandthewarningsofthewoundedman,NaikKhanBahadurcarriedouthisrescueworkwithdeterminationandcoolcourage,givingan example of cold blooded bravery of a high order, and by his efforts assisting in the rescue of several of his comrades.
The whole task was carried out in the full view of the enemy under a Red Cross fag.’
KKhhaann BBaahhaadduurr was serving with the 25th Indian Infantry Brigade, a component of 10th Indian Division, at the time of the above cited deeds. The‘Schützenmine42’was asmall,Germananti-personnellandmine.Constructedfromasimplewoodenboxwithahingedlid,itwas exceptionally difficult to detect with a magnetic mine detector.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue(21144802Rfn.KeshuThapa.2G.R.) edgebruise;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI. R. (21144802 Rfn. Kesu [sic] Thapa 2 GR) mounted for display, generally very fne (2)
£1,600-£2,000
Provenance: Philip Burman Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, May 2018
M.M. London Gazette 17 August 1951:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Malaya.’
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘On28May1951,intheLabisareaofJohore,RifemanKeshuwastheBrengunnerinthecentreplatoonof hiscompanywhichwasadvancinginlinethroughtherubberinsearchofbanditswhohadbeenreportedinthevicinity.Theleft-handplatoonof thecompanywassuddenlyengagedbytheenemyandhearingthe fringKeshu’splatooncommanderorderedhismentodoubletotheir assistance.Overadistanceofcloseontwothousandyards,andinspiteoftheweightofhisBrengun,Keshuwastheleadingmanofhisplatoon throughout this period.
RifemanKeshu’soutstandingbravery,tirelessdevotiontodutyandskillatarmswereaninspirationandexampleofthehighestordertothemen of his platoon.’
KKeesshhuuTThhaappaa,whowasbornin1929,enlistedinthe2ndGurkhaRi fesinFebruary1948.Hesubsequentlycompletedfouroperationaltoursin Malaya,the frstofthemendinginAugust1951,followinghisM.M.-winningexploits.HeundertookhisothertoursintheperiodsJuly1952to September1953,December1957toApril1958andNovember1960toMay1963.AdvancedtoCorporal,hewasdischargedinNovember1963, having served 15 years and 275 days with the Colours.
DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.V.R.(109538Sergt.McGuinness.P.A.,R.A.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(100538Sergt.P.A. McGuinness. R.A.F.) last two officially renamed, remnants of lacquer, generally very fne (3) £1,000-£1,400
D.F.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919.
PPaattrriicckkAAllooyyssiiuussMMccGGuuiinnnneesssswasbornin1890,andwastheyoungestsonofMrandMrsJ.McGuinnessofShanidHouse,Felling,TyneandWear. Thefamilybusinesswasdrapery,andafterthedeathofhisfatherin1907,McGuinnessandhiselderbrotherJameshelpedtheirmotherrunthe business.Hisservicepapersgivehispre-waroccupationasBusinessDirector.Bothbrothersenlistedinthearmedforcesforserviceduringthe GreatWar,withMcGuinnessenlistingintheRoyalFlyingCorpsas2/A.M.,15November1917,andhisbrotherJamesbeingkilledinactionwhilst serving as a Private with the 7th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment on the Western Front, 8 August 1918.
Patrick McGuinness advanced to Acting Corporal in March 1918, and transferred as Private 1 to the Royal Air Force the following month.
McGuinnesswaspromotedtoSergeantMechanic(Pilot),1August1918,andwaspostedforoperational fyingwith11Squadron(BristolF.2b’s)at VertGaland,7September1918.HeremainedwiththeSquadronaspartoftheArmyofOccupation,returningtotheUKinApril1919. McGuinness was commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant, 3 May 1919, and transferred to the Reserve. He was discharged 30 April 1920.
Note: Therecipient’sservicepapersgivehisBWMandVMasbeingissuedinNovember1921,andhis‘D.F.M.Replacement17.2.42’.Thelatter, was sold at Lockdales, 26 January 2013, when listed as ‘re-engraved’.
DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(547912F/Sgt.J.N.Oliver.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, very fne (5) £1,000-£1,400
D.F.M. London Gazette 7 December 1945.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘FlightSergeantOliverhasnowcarriedout42operationalsortiesagainsttheenemyasanAirGunnerin heavybombers.Byhisconscientioussenseofresponsibilityhehasshownhimselftobeagunnerofvery fneability.Hiskeennessto fyon operationsandhiscoolnessunder frehavegainedforhima fnereputationandmadehimamostvaluablememberofthesquadron. Recommended for the non-immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.’ JJaacckkNNoorrmmaannOOlliivveerrservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththeRoyalAirForce.HewaspostedforoperationalserviceasanAirGunner with35Squadron(Lancasters)Gravely,attheendofSeptember1944.CrewedwithFlyingOfficerJ.A.Murrellashispilot,Olivercarriedoutat least42operationalsortieswiththeSquadronby23April1945.Theseincluding:Walcheren(2);Cologne(2);Oberhausen;Dusseldorf;Bochum; Duren;Wesel;UrftDam;MerseburgLeuna;Essen;Ludwigshafen(2);Duisburg(2);Koblenze;Ryhdt;Bonn(2);Buer;Hanover;Hanau;Munich; Grevenbroich;Magdeburg;Stuttgart;WanneEickel;Goch;Politz;Bohlen;Chemnitz(2);Pforzheim;Kamen;Dessau;Hamburg;Paderborg;Leuna; Kiel; Leipzig and Schwandorf.
DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(565574Sgt.G.E.Cowan.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;WarMedal1939-45, mounted for display, very fne (4) £1,200-£1,600
D.F.M. London Gazette 24 December 1940.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘ThisN.C.O.wasCaptainofaHampdenbomberwhichwasattackedbyaMesserschmitt110 fghterover theDutchcoastwhenreturningfromaraid.Duringthe fight,theWirelessOperatorwaswoundedinthefoot.OnreachingtheEnglishcoast, visibilitywasnilduetolowcloudandheavyrainand,asthewirelesshadbeenrenderedunserviceableintheaction,itwasimpossibleto fndan aerodrome.Asthepresenceofthewoundedmanmadeitoutofthequestiontoabandontheaircraft,SergeantCowandecidedonaforcedlandinginconditionsofnilvisibility.Ineffectingthis,hedisplayedadmirablepresenceofmindomittingnosafetyprecautionandalthoughthe aircraftwasdamaged,noinjurywassustainedbythecrew.SergeantCowanhascompleted26operational fightsinvolving134hours fyingandhas always pressed home his attacks with great determination.’
GGeeoorrggeeEEddwwaarrddCCoowwaannwasthesonofMrandMrsG.Cowan,andwasborninNewcastleuponTyneinJune1916.HeservedduringtheSecond WorldWarwiththeRoyalAirForce.CowanadvancedtoSergeant,andresidedwithhiswifeat28HatfeldRoad,Ipswich.Hewaspostedfor operationalserviceasaPilotwith61Squadron(Hampdens),andhadcarriedoutatleast26operationalsortieswiththeSquadronby1 November 1940.
SergeantCowantookoff inHandleyPageHampdenMK1X3128QRfromHemswellforaraidonMannheim,16/17December1940.The Squadron Operations Record Book gives the following for the raid:
‘4AircraftofNo.61Squadrontogetherwith5AircraftofNo.144SquadronweredetailedtoattackTargetD55.Excellentweatherconditions; brightmoonlightandcloudless.Thiswasthe frstoperationaltripwhichhadtheoperationordertocauseamaximumdestructioninaGerman city,andwaspresumablyareprisalforrecentmassattacksonEnglishcities.Altogether101aircraftoftheBomberCommandtookpartinthe attack.Theraidwasasuccessandseveralbig freswerestarted.Agoodnight’sworkwasmarredbythelossofSgt.CowanandhisCrew,who failed toreturn.ThislosswasallthemoresadasSgt.Cowanwasonhislasttriptocompletehis200hoursandprecededbyonly4daysthe conferring on him of the D.F.M.’
Further details about the raid are provided in The Bomber Command War Diaries:
‘ThisraidtoMannheimwasprobablythemostinterestingoperationofthisperiodofthewar.BomberCommandwasauthorizedbytheWar CabinettocarryoutageneralattackonthecentreofaGermancityinretaliationfortherecentheavybombingofEnglishcities,particularly CoventryandSouthampton.Mannheimwaschosenandaforceof200bomberswaspreparedunderthecode-nameOperation AbigailRachel the force was cut to 134 aircraft... but this was still the largest force sent to a single target so far.
Theraidwasopenedby8Wellingtons, fownbythemostexperiencedcrewsavailable,whoattemptedtostart fresinthecentreofMannheim usingall-incendiarybombloads.Followingcrewsweresupposedtousethese fresasaguideandattempttocauseasmuchdestructionas possible.Forthe frsttimeinmorethan ffteenmonthsofwar,BomberCommandwasdeliberatelyaimingatatargetwhichwasnotprimarily militaryorindustrialinnature.ThegeneralareaofthecentreofMannheimwasthetarget.ItwasanearlyforerunnerofwhattheR.A.F.would later call ‘area bombing’ and the Germans called ‘terror bombing’.
Resultsweremixed,andthebombingrelativelyscattered.Cowan’swas1of2Hampdens,and1Blenheimlostontheraid,with4furtheraircraft crashinginEngland.SergeantCowanandhiscrewwerelostwithouttrace,andcommemoratedontheRunnymedeMemorialaswellastheonline Ipswich War Memorial (which illustrates a photograph of the recipient in uniform).
DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(CAN/R.104908.Sgt.G.Breakwell.R.C.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp, FranceandGermany;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, mounted for display, remnants of adhesive, very fne (6) £1,200-£1,600
D.F.M. London Gazette 19 October 1943.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘ThisN.C.O.hascarriedoutatotalof29sortiesandhas fownatotalof182operationalhours.Hehas madeseveralattacksagainstveryheavilydefendedtargetsinGermanywhichhaveincludedHamburg(5)andtheRuhr(10).Hehasalsocarried out3sortiesagainsttargetsinItaly.Hepossessesgreattenacityofpurpose,enduranceanda fneoffensivespirit.Byhisexampleofunselfshness andsacrifceandbyhisunconquerablespiritofdeterminationtoachievehisobjective,hehasinspiredahighstandardofmoraleinhiscrew.He appearstohavecompletedisregardfortheenemyoppositionandhasshownexceptional fghtingqualitiesandresourcefulnessinallthesortieshe has carried out. He is recommended for the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.
GGrraahhaammBBrreeaakkwweellllservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththeRoyalCanadianAirForce.HewaspostedforoperationalserviceasanAir Gunner with 76 Squadron (Halifaxes), and had carried out at least 29 operational sorties with the Squadron by 23 August 1943.
D.F.M. London Gazette 5 February 1943. One of only 22 awards of the Distinguished Flying Medal to the South African Air Force. The recommendation states:
‘ThisAirGunnerhasbeenwiththesquadronsince5thApril1942,andduringthistimehascompleted69sorties.Hehasprovedhimselfavery goodgunnerandhasatalltimesshowngreatdeterminationanddevotiontoduty.Theconscientiousmannerinwhichhehasappliedhimselfto his task is deserving of the highest praise.’
WWiilllliiaammRRoobbeerrttAAnnddeerrssoonnwasborninJohannesburgon28November1916;A.C.F.TransvaalScottish1934-37;A.C.F.S.A.A.F.1937-40;joined fulltime,22July1940;PupilPilot,27E.F.T.S.IndunaBulawayo,16February1941;O.T.U.Shandara,20November1941;W.O.P./A.G.No.223 Squadron(MiddleEast),October1941-February1942;No.24Squadron(MiddleEast),February1942-March1943;No.31Squadron(Italy), March-October, 1944; discharged 27 September 1943; Lieutenant, 1 September 1943; Captain, 14 May 1945; Major, 17 October 1944. Soldwithagoodselectionofwartimephotographs,manyannotated,andwithothersinlaterlifewearinghismedals;AirGunner’sbrevetandS.A. A.F. cap badge; together with copied record of service, official documents and copied articles.
AA ff nneeSSeeccoonnddWWaarrBB..EE..MM..ggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttRR..AA..CC..GGrriimmsshhaaww,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,ffoorrhhiissggaallllaannttrryyiinn rreessccuuiinngg 66 ccrreewwmmeenn ffrroomm aa mmeeddiiuumm--bboommbbeerr wwhhiicchh hhaadd ccrraasshh llaannddeedd aanndd bbuurrsstt iinnttoo ff aammeess BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)G.VI.R.,2ndissue(644448Sgt.ReginaldA.C.Grimshaw.R.A.F.);DefenceandWarMedals1939 -45, the frst mounted as worn from top wearing pin with original riband, nearly extremely fne (3)
£300-£400
B.E.M.(Military) LondonGazette 7September1943(inajointcitationwith1298702CorporalAlbertEdwardMills,RoyalAirForce[alsoawarded the B.E.M.]):
‘InMay,1943,aWellingtonaircraftcrashedandcaught fre.Thepilotwasabletoextricatehimselfbuttheremaining6membersofthecrewwere allinthewreckageinadazedorinjuredcondition.Ammunitionwasexplodinganditwasnotknownwhethertheaircraftcarriedbombs.Acting withgreatpromptitude,andwithoutwaitingforthe fretendertogetintofulloperationandprotectthemwithfoam,theseairmen,withthe assistanceofthreeotherairmen,crawledintotheburningwreckageandsucceededinbringingthe6membersofthebomber’screwtosafety. They displayed a complete disregard of their personal safety in effecting this rescue and in so doing undoubtedly saved the lives of the crew.’ RReeggiinnaallddAAllbbeerrttCCrroommppttoonnGGrriimmsshhaawwwasborninRawalpindi,India,inNovember1918,thesonofFrankGrimshawofMarhowrah.He disembarkedatLiverpooldockspertheAnchorLineM.V. Cilicia on13January1939withtheintentionofstudyingintheUnitedKingdom,but wascalledtoservicewiththeRoyalAirForceupontheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar,servingathomeduringtheSecondWorldWar. Settling in Bangor post-war, Grimshaw died in September 1989.
Sold with copied research.
AAnnppoosstt--WWaarrBB..EE..MM..ppaaiirraawwaarrddeeddttooSSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaannttFF..WW..MMaarrttiinn,,RRooyyaallAArrmmyyPPaayyCCoorrppss,,wwhhoowwaassrreeccooggnniisseeddffoorrhhiisswwoorrkk aass ‘‘TTeecchhnniiccaall OO ffiffi cceerr aanndd VViissiittiinngg PPaayy NN..CC..OO.. ffoorr UU..DD..RR.. mmaatttteerrss’’ iinn NNoorrtthheerrnn IIrreellaanndd iinn 11997744 BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)E.II.R.(22978989S/Sgt.FrederickW.Martin.R.A.P.C.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp, Northern Ireland (22978989 S.Sgt. F. W. Martin RAPC.) good very fne (2) £160-£200
B.E.M. (Military) London Gazette 1 January 1974.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Staff SergeantMartinwasselectedforaspecialassignmentinvolvingtheanalysisofthepay,taxand accountancyrequirementsoftheUlsterDefenceRegiment.Havingcompletedthisphasehewasthentooriginatesystemsandproceduresto meet those requirements.
HecommencedthistaskinJanuary1972andinthenineteenmonthssincethenhehas,byhisoutstandingdevotiontodutyandtirelessefforts, succeededinaccomplishingtasksfarinexcessofthoseoriginallyaskedofhim.Hehasconceived,andactivated,administrativeproceduresfora uniquepaysystem,fortheintroductionofafullPAYEincometaxsystem,andforanUlsterDefenceRegimentBenevolentFund.EachBattalion hasbeenpersonallyinstructedbyhimintheseproceduresandbyestablishingacloseliaisonwithpay,incometaxandCustomsandExcise authorities he has ensured the smooth operation of all these aspects.
Additionally,andwithinitiativeandexpertiseworthyofamuchhigherrank,hehasimprovised,organisedandinstructedatcontinualweek-end accountancycoursesforisolatedsub-unitsoftheUlsterDefenceRegimentthroughouttheProvince.Hehasdonethiswithoutregardforhisown personalconvenience&safetyandbyhisoutstandingexamplehehasinspiredtheseunitstoattainastandardofefficiencythatwouldnot otherwise have been achieved.
HehasfrequentlycarriedoutthedutiesoftheVisitingWarrantOfficerFirstClassandhasneverfailedtoimpartbothknowledgeandconfdence wherever he has gone. In all these capacities his services have never been less than exceptional both in quality and quantity.’ FFrreeddeerriicckkWWiilllliiaammMMaarrttiinnwasborninHat feldon3October1927,thesonofgenerallabourerAlbertEdwardMartin.HejoinedtheRoyalArmy PayCorpsaround1950andservedasC.P.O.inMaltaandLibyafromMarch1963.TransferredtoNorthernIrelandintheautumnof1973,heis mentionedinthe JournaloftheR.A.P.C. ashortwhilelater:‘ThroughouttheperiodS/Sgt.F.W.Martinhasdevotedalotofextratimeatthe weekends,tryingtoinstilthebasicprinciplesofServiceFundsaccounting intowillingUDRmembers’ears...Hiseffortsarebeginningtoprovetheir worth.’
AwardedtheB.E.M.,MartinwastransferredtotheRegimentalPayOfficeatBrightoninthespringof1974.Acontemporaryissueofthe Journal oftheR.A.P.C. adds:‘HavingbeenpostedtoRPOBrighton,hehasnothingmoretofearthanthestingofajellyfshashedipshisfeetinthebriny; oh, the dodging of oil slicks, of course.’ Martin later took his retirement from the Brighton RPO in the autumn of 1976.
SoldwithcopiedB.E.M.citation;withanewspapercuttingand2colourphotographsshowingthepresentationoftheawardbyMajorGeneralJ. C. Gould.
The Jack Russell Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment
Robert Charles ‘Jack’ Russell was born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, in 1963, and made his First Class debut for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 1981. Soon recognised as the fnest wicket-keeper in the country, he played his frst Test Match for England against Sri Lanka at Lord’s in August 1988, and came within a single shot of making a Test century on debut. The following year, with Australia the tourists for the Ashes, he cemented his place in the England team, and with 314 test runs at an average just under 40, including an unbeaten century at Old Trafford, to go with 18 dismissals behind the stumps, he fnished the season as England’s player of the series. The following year he was named as one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year.
The 1990s were, in general, lean years for English cricket, and it quickly became apparent to the England selectors that they only had two Aces to play: one was the world’s best wicket-keeper in Jack; and the other was the only world-class batsman who could competently keep wicket in Alec Stewart. And so a familiar pattern took hold – Jack would be selected for England, would remind everyone of his undoubted brilliance behind the stumps (and more
than competence with the bat in hand), and then be jettisoned to make way for an extra batsman or bowler as yet another series slipped away. There were some notable and glorious highlights along the way, in particular his matchsaving marathon fourth-innings partnership with Michael Atherton against South Africa in Johannesburg (the same match in which Jack took a world-record eleven dismissals behind the stumps), and a Test Match Century against India at Lord’s, but more often than not the paucity of talent in the England team meant that he was left out. Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1996 Birthday Honours’ List, he played the last of his 54 Test Matches for England in the Caribbean in 1998 – he should (and in a stronger team would) have played many more.
However, England’s loss was Gloucestershire’s gain, and over the next few years Jack was at the forefront of the county’s success in one-day cricket, winning four Lord’s fnals in a row. I frst saw Jack play live in the summer of 1999, in the frst of these fnals, against Yorkshire: standing up to the stumps to the Gloucestershire fast bowlers, and directing affairs in his trademark battered old sun-hat, he had an aura around him, and was clearly still the fnest purveyor of his craft in the land.
Cricket aside, Jack is today equally famous as an Artist, with his own gallery, as well as regularly exhibiting. He has a wide portfolio of subjects that include the buildings and countryside of Gloucestershire; sporting and military personalities; and of course the cricket grounds of England. What he is less well known for, until now, is his interest in Military History, in particular the history of his own county regiment, the Gloucestershire Regiment (formerly the 28th and 61st Regiments of Foot). His collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment tells the story not only of this fne old Infantry Regiment and its major actions, but also, and perhaps more fttingly, the individual stories of some of the men of the Glorious Glosters. It is by their deeds that they are known.
‘How
I started Medal Collecting’
From an early age, I have always had an interest in history, and in particular military history. Being a Gloucestershire boy, I naturally took a strong interest in my own county regiment. The passion intensifed during my teenage years when my driving instructor, Sargent Henry Pegler, would tell me stories of his involvement at the Battle of Imjin River where the regiment fought its famous action, and where he himself was badly wounded and taken prisoner of war. When abroad on tour with the England cricket team I would always try to spend as much time as I could visiting the nearest battlefeld or military site and, whenever possible, pay my respects to any military graves that I could fnd. I always found this very poignant as it is the experiences of the men themselves that hold the greatest fascination for me. What were their experiences like? What was it like to be in the heat of battle? If I hadn't been fortunate enough to play cricket and paint pictures for a living, there is no doubt I would have ended up being a soldier.
I started collecting medals around thirty years ago. Initially I collected to all regiments, but I soon focused my attention on my home county regiment, trying to cover each battalion and as many campaigns as possible. I suspect it may happen with most collectors, but for me it has now come to a point where I feel it is time for a change in direction. I feel that I have got as close to the regiment and its fghting men as I possibly could, and it is now the time to hand them on to other collectors to take guardianship and look after these extraordinary men’s medals for the next stage of their journey. In which direction will my collecting go now? I'm not entirely sure. My Gloucestershire roots are strong so I may start collecting medals to Gloucestershire men who fought in other regiments. I may even narrow it down to soldiers from my hometown, Stroud. Who knows? However, I am certain that my passion for military history will continue to grow – with me it is an addiction! Finally, a message to the new custodians of the medals in this collection: I hope you enjoy their company as much as I have.
Jack Russell, M.B.E. March 2026.
AAppoosstt--WWaarrKKnniigghhttBBaacchheelloorr,,CC..BB..‘‘CCiivviillDDiivviissiioonn’’ggrroouuppooffeeiigghhttaawwaarrddeeddttooMMaajjoorrSSiirrSSttaannlleeyyPP..OOssmmoonndd,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaassMMeennttiioonneeddiinnDDeessppaattcchheessffoorrhhiisssseerrvviicceessiinntthheeDDuuttcchhEEaassttIInnddiieess,,bbeeffoorreejjooiinniinnggtthheeCCiivviillSSeerrvviiccee,,wwhheerree hheesseerrvveeddaassPPrriivvaatteeSSeeccrreettaarryyttooPPrriimmeeMMiinniisstteerrCClleemmeennttAAttttlleeee,,11994488--5511,,aannddwwaassllaatteerrSSeeccrreettaarryyttootthheeCChhuurrcchh CCoommmmiissssiioonneerrss ffoorr EEnnggllaanndd,, 11997755--8800,, ffoorr wwhhiicchh sseerrvviicceess hhee rreecceeiivveedd tthhee hhoonnoouurr ooff KKnniigghhtthhoooodd KnightBachelor’sBadge,3rdTypeneckbadge,by Garrard,London,silver-giltandenamel,withshortsectionofneckribandfor displaypurposes;TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Civil)Companion’sneckbadge,silver-gilt,withshortsectionof neckribandfordisplaypurposes;1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp, S.E.Asia1945-46,withM.I.D.oakleaf(Maj.S.P.Osmond.Glosters.);Coronation1953,unnamedasissued,mountedcourt-style for display, good very fne, the GSM extremely rare to the Regiment (8)
£1,800-£2,200
Provenance: R.A.LynesCollection,Christie’s,November1990(whensoldasagroupofthree,comprisingDefenceandWarMedals,andGeneral Service Medal with clasp S.E. Asia 1945-46).
One of only 2 ‘S.E. Asia 1945-46’ clasps awarded to the Gloucestershire Regiment.
Knight Bachelor London Gazette 8 January 1980: Stanley Paul Osmond, C.B., Secretary to the Church Commissioners for England. Received the accolade from H.M. the Queen at Buckingham Palace on 18 April 1980.
C.B. (Civil) London Gazette 11 June 1966: Stanley Paul Osmond, Esq., Third Secretary, H.M. Treasury.
M.I.D. London Gazette 22 August 1946:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Far East.’
SSiirrSSttaannlleeyyPPaauullOOssmmoonnddwasbornon13May1917andwaseducatedatBristolGrammarSchoolandJesusCollege,Oxford.Commissionedinto theGloucestershireRegiment,heservedwiththe10thBattalionduringtheSecondWorldWarinBurma,andwasadvancedMajor.Remainingin theFarEastfollowingthecessationofhostilities,hesawfurtherserviceduringtheSouthEastAsiacampaignof1945-46ontheStaff,andwas Mentioned in Despatches.
Followinghisreturntocivilianlife,OsmondjoinedtheCivilServicein1946,initiallyattheMinistryofEducation,andfrom1948until1951served asPrivateSecretarytothePrimeMinisterClementAttlee-hisSecondWorldWarmedalswereforwardedtohim‘c/o10DowningStreet, Whitehall’,anditwashewhoconveyedtothePrimeMinisterthelettersfromHaroldWilsonandAneurinBevanannouncingtheirresignations fromtheGovernment.Hethenheldofficeinanumberofdepartments,includingattheTreasuryfrom1962to1968,forwhichserviceshewas appointedaCompanionoftheOrderoftheBath.In1970joinedtheLordChancellor’sOffice,wherehewascloselyconcernedwiththe reorganisationoftheLawCourtsasrecommendedbyaRoyalCommission,andin1972hebecameDeputySecretary(Administration)inthe DepartmentofHealthandSocialSecurity.From1975to1980hewasSecretarytotheChurchCommissioners,anditwasforisservicesherethat he received the honour of knighthood in 1980. hHe died on 17 January 2000.
Sold with a portrait photographic image of the recipient; and a bound book of copied research.
The Jack Russell Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment
D.S.O. London Gazette 20 October 1916: ‘Forexcellenthandlingofhisbattalionwhiletemporarilyincommand,notablyontwooccasions,whenhecaptured,respectively,500yardsand 400 yards of the enemy's trenches.’
M.I.D. London Gazettes 1 January 1916, 4 January 1917, and 5 July 1919.
The Jack Russell Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment
HHeerrbbeerrttTThhoommaassDDoobbbbiinnwasbornon27May1878,thesonofLieutenant-ColonelG.M.Dobbin,lateoftheBombayArtillery,andwaseducated atBedfordSchool.CommissionedSecondLieutenantintheDukeofCornwall'sLightInfantryinJanuary1899,hewasadvancedtoCaptaininJuly 1904andservedintheGambiaCompanyoftheWestAfricaFieldForcefromJanuary1908toJanuary1913.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalion,D. C.L.I.duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromDecember1914,andhavingbeenadvancedtoMajorinSeptember1915,wasappointed to the Command of the 1/4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment on 29 June 1916, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
Transferringtothecommandofthe1/8thBattalion,RoyalWarwickshireRegiment,inSeptember1916,Dobbinremainedsimilarlyemployeduntil beingappointedCommandingOfficerofthe1/8th(Ardwick)Battalion,ManchesterRegiment,inMarch1917.Hecommandedthelatterunitat HavrincourtWooduntilJuly1917,whenhewasappointedCommandantofthe4thArmyMilitarySchool.Finallyhecommanded75thBrigadein thetemporaryrankofBrigadier-GeneralfromFebruary1918untilthecessationofhostilities.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasthree timesMentionedinDespatches,andwasawardedtheFrenchCroixdeGuerre(LondonGazette 19June1919,andtheBelgianOrderofthe Crown and Croix de Guerre (London Gazette 24 October 1919 for both).
AfteraspellasColoneloftheDukeofCornwall'sLightInfantry,DobbinwasplacedontheRetiredListasaBrigadier-Generalin1935.Hediedat Budleigh Salterton, Devon, on 9 September 1946.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(2985Sjt.J.A.Fletcher.Glouc.R.);BritishWar andVictoryMedals(MajorJ.A.Fletcher.);CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver, mounted as worn, minor edge bruising, generally very fne and better (6)
£1,800-£2,200
M.C. London Gazette 26 March 1917:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Hehandledhiscompanywithmarkedability,andsucceededinrepulsingastrongenemyraidingparty.Heset a fne example to his men.’
Annotated Gazette states: ‘Near Bianches, 4 February 1917’.
M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 26 November 1917; citation published 6 April 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Heledhiscompanywithgreatskill,capturingastrongredoubtwiththirtyprisonersandfour machine guns. He then formed a defensive fank and beat off a counter-attack.’
Annotated Gazette states: ‘Near Poelcappelle, 9 October 1917’.
JJoohhnnAArrcchhiibbaallddFFlleettcchheerrattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentandservedwiththe1/6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom31March1915.CommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe1/6thBattalion,GloucestershireRegimenton26August1915,heserved withthemthroughouttherestofthecampaignontheWesternFront,andwasawardedtheMilitaryCrossforrepulsingastrongenemyraiding partynearBiancheson4February1917,andaSecondAwardBartohisM.C.forcapturingastrongredoubtwiththirtyprisonersandfour machinegunsnearPoelcappelleon9October1917.AdvancedMajor,hesubsequentlyemigratedtoCanada,andsawfurtherservicewiththe Canadian Forces at home during the Second World War.
Sold with copied research.
The Jack Russell Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment
Provenance: Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment, Dix Noonan Webb, February 2016.
M.C. London Gazette 23 June 1915.
M.I.D. London Gazette 15 June and 22 June 1915. Legion of Honour London Gazette 24 February 1916.
GGrraahhaammBBrroommhheeaaddBBoossaannqquueettwasbornatLiandinabo,Herefordshire,on17November1885,onlysonofAdmiralSirDayHortBosanquet,G.C. V.O.,K.C.B.,RoyalNavy.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe3rd(Militia)Battalion,SuffolkRegimenton18February1905,and transferredtotheRegularsasaSecondLieutenantintheGloucestershireRegimenton16January1907.AppointedAdjutantofthe7th (Blythswood)Battalion,HighlandLightInfantry,on11March1914,heservedwiththe1stBattalion,GloucestershireRegimentduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom2November1914,andwaswoundedatFestuberton21December,onwhichdatetheBattalionwastasked withretakingtrencheslostbytheIndianCorps.Theattackcommencedat3:00p.m.,andtheyhadgainedabout500yardsbydark,butatthecost of16otherrankskilled;6officersand86otherrankswounded;and1officerand94otherranksmissing.Inhisreportontheauction,LieutenantColonelA.C.Lovettwrote:‘CaptainandActingAdjutantBosanquetwasinvaluableinassistingtodirectthecompaniesintheiradvanceunder very heavy fre.’
BosanquetwasagainwoundedintheattackonAubersRidgeon9May1915,andwasawardedtheMilitaryCrossinJune1915,althoughno defnitivecitationforhisM.C.hasbeentraced.HewaspromotedBrevetMajoron21April1916,andwaskilledinactionatOvillersonthe frst dayoftheBattleoftheSommeon1July1916,whilstattachedasBrigadeMajortothe64thInfantryBrigade.HeisburiedinGordonDump Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boiselle, France, the 1st Battalion’s only fatal casualty on the frst day of the Battle of the Somme. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(Lt.A.M.Jones11tInfantry);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.A.M. Jones.) minor edge bruise to BWM, otherwise nearly extremely fne (4)
£1,000-£1,400
M.B.E. London Gazette 22 August 1918: Lt. Arthur Melville [sic] Jones, R. of O. ‘For services in connection with the Campaign in German South West Africa, 1914-15.’
TheRecommendation,originallyforaMilitaryCross,states:‘LieutenantArthurMowbrayJones,ReserveofOfficers.Fortheabilityandzeal exhibited by him in the execution of his duties as Officer Commanding, Lines of Communication, this officer merits special recognition.’
Annotated Gazette states: ‘High Wood, 20-27 August 1916.’
AArrtthhuurrMMoowwbbrraayyJJoonneesswasbornon3November1867,thesonofColonelArthurMowbrayJones,sometimeAdjutantofthe1stVolunteer Battalion,GloucestershireRegiment,andservedinitiallywiththe4th(Militia)Battalion,GloucestershireRegiment.Ametallurgistbyprofession,he wasemployedpriortotheGreatWarinAustraliafrom1893to1904,thattheninSouthAfricafrom1904untiltheoutbreakoftheGreatWar. ObtainingacommissionintheRandLightInfantry,heservedwiththeminGermanSouthWestAfricafromSeptember1914toJuly1915,before proceeding to England, and was commissioned into the 3rd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (Special Reserve).
Jonesservedonattachmenttothe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwasawardedtheMilitaryCrossforhisgallantry ontheSommeinAugust1916.Hewaswoundedbygunshottoboththighs,andbyshrapneltothearm,atHighWoodon8September1916, andwasrepatriatedtoEnglandon13September.Twicehospitalisedasaresultofhiswounds,he fnishedtheWarconfnedtolightduties.He died in Johannesburg on 8 January 1929.
Sold with a portrait photograph of the recipient; and copied research.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.C.S.Dyer);RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofSt.Anne, MilitaryDivision,breastbadge,bronze-giltandenamel,unmarked,butofpost-1917manufacture,mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, good very fne (4) £1,400-£1,800
M.C. London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 4 October 1919: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryandinitiative.NearSweveghem,on20thOctober,1918,whenthebattalionwasformingupintheassemblyposition, battalionhead-quarterswas fredonbymachine-gunsfromtheleftrear.Battalionhead-quartersimmediatelytookupa frepositionandengaged theenemywithrifeandmachine-gun fre.Hedashedoutandforcedthesurvivorsoftheenemytosurrender,accountingforoneofthem personally.’
CCeecciillSSppeenncceerrDDyyeerrwasborninBrighton,Sussex,in1887andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe4thBattalion,Gloucestershire Regimenton5August1916,havingpreviouslyservedinaCadetBattalion.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from6October1917,andwaspromotedLieutenanton5February1918.AppointedAdjutantofthe4thBattalion,NorthStaffordshireRegiment, onsecondment,asActingCaptainon26August1918,hedistinguishedhimselfnearSweveghemon20October1917forwhichhewasawarded theMilitaryCross.Herelinquishedhisappointmenton30March1919,revertingbacktheGloucestershireRegiment.Demobilisedon31October 1919 he relinquished his commission on 30 September 1921, and was granted the honorary rank of Captain. ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarDyerwasawardedtheRussianOrderofSt.Anne,ThirdClass,withSwords,hisnameappearingonthe officialWarOfficelistofrecipientsofRussianawardsof16July1921(whichalsonotesthelackofavailableinsignia,andtheremotepossibilityof any official insignia being forthcoming).
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(2.Lieut.A.Otterburn) very fne (3)
£800-£1,000
Provenance: R.A. Lynes Collection, Christie’s, November 1990; Dix Noonan Webb, October 1997.
M.C. London Gazette 1 February 1919:
‘ForgallantryanddevotiontodutySouthWestofFleurbaixon30September1918.Hecommandedhisplatoonandsubsequentlyhiscompany withgreatskillandgallantry.Whenhereachedhisobjectivehefoundhimselfunsupportedandbeingsurrounded,hewithdrewfromtheenemy linesaftercapturingtwelveprisonersandinfictingcasualtiesandclearingupanorchard,whichwasholdingupthetrooponhis fank.Hedisplayed great gallantry under fre, and by his coolness and fne leadership, extricated his platoon from a dangerous position with slight casualties.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 27 December 1918.
AAllffrreeddOOtttteerrbbuurrnnattestedinitiallyforthe20th(BlackheathandWoolwich)Battalion,LondonRegiment,beforebeingcommissionedSecond LieutenantintheGloucestershireRegimenton30October1917.Heservedwiththe2/5thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front, being awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry near Fleurbaix on 30 September 1918.
TheBattalionWarDiarygivesthefollowingaccount:‘TheBattalionattackedat5:45a.m.LeadingcompaniesoccupiedJunctionPostbutwereheld upatthecopseonleftofit.Oneplatoonoftherightreachedtheroadbutwereforcedback.Thelinewasreinforcedandthecopsewastakenby workingroundit.EnemycounterattackedstronglyatthecopeandJunctionPostanddroveusoutoftheformer.Asecondcounterattackagainst JunctionPostwasalsorepelled.Thecopsewasattackedat2:30p.m.andcompletelyoccupiedbyus.TrenchrunningsouthwestfromJunction Postisheldbyus.Theenemyputupastoutresistanceandfoughthad.Areawascoveredwitholdtrenchesandenemycarriedoutanumberof bombingattacks.Agreatdealof frecamefromthesouthandeastwhiletheoperationwastakingplace.Seventeenprisonersweretakenanda trench mortar and six machine guns. Total casualties during the attack were 17 killed in action; 2 missing; and 53 wounded.’ Otterburn was Mentioned in Despatches by Sir Douglas Haig in 1918, and was promoted Lieutenant on 1 May 1919. Sold with copied research.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(Lieut.J.D.Deacon.Glouc.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.J. D. Deacon.) good very fne and better (4)
£600-£800
Provenance: R. A. Lynes Collection, Christie’s, November 1990.
M.C. London Gazette 25 August 1917:
‘For distinguished service in the Field in Mesopotamia (to date from 3 June 1917)’.
JJoohhnnDDuurraannddDDeeaaccoonnwasborninBoulogne,France,in1874andwasbyprofessionaSolicitor.HewascommissionedtemporaryLieutenantin theGloucestershireRegimenton7December1914,andservedwiththeRegimentintheGallipolitheatreofWarfromMay1915.Appointed Adjutanton25April1916,hewaspromotedCaptainon22May1916,andwasawardedtheMilitaryCrossforhisgallantryinMesopotamia.He subsequentlyservedwiththeGeneralStaff attheWarOfficefrom1918to1920,andwaspromotedBrevetMajoron3June1919.He relinquished his commission in 1920 and returned to his Solicitor’s practice.
DurandDeaconmarriedMissOliveFargusinLondoninSeptember1918.HediedinMarylebone,London,on25January1928.Hiswidow,Olive DurandDeacon,wassubsequentlymurderedon18February1949,the fnalvictimofJohnHaigh,the‘AcidBath’Murderer,whowashangedfor her murder in August of that year.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereversecontemporarilyengraved‘Revd.C.A.Clark.C.F.’;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Rev.C.A. Clark.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,reverseofficiallydated1942,with integral top riband bar, mounted court-style as worn, very fne and better (6) £1,000-£1,400
One of only four Military Crosses awarded to Chaplains attached to or serving with the Gloucestershire Regiment.
M.C. London Gazette 24 September 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryandresourceshownduringanenemyattack.Hestayedwiththe fringlineandcollectedthreewoundedmen,whom withgreatdifficulty(owingtothecloseapproachoftheenemy)hebroughtsafelytothedressingstation.Whenourlinewasrestored,he immediately went forward again to assist in collecting the wounded and dead. He showed splendid devotion to duty.’
Annotated Gazette states ‘Asiago Plateau, Italy, 16 June 1918’.
TThheeRReevveerreennddCChhaarrlleessAAuubbrreeyyCCllaarrkkwaseducatedattheUniversityofWalesandStMichael’sTheologicalCollege,Llanda ff,andwasordained Deaconin1913,andPriestin1914.AppointedTemporaryChaplaintotheForces,FourthClassin1917,heservedattachedtothe1/5th Battalion,GloucestershireRegimentduringtheGreatWarinItaly,andwasawardedtheMilitaryCrossforhisgallantryontheAsiagoPlateau, Italy,on6June1918.PostWarheservedasVicarofSt.Dyfrig,Cardiff,from1921to1936,andwasaChaplaintotheForcesintheTerritorial Armyfrom1922to1945,beingawardedtheEfficiencyDecorationasaChaplaintotheForcesThirdClassin1942(LondonGazette 23June 1942). He served as Rector of Llanelwedd with Llanfaredd, Breconshire, from 1936, and was an Honorary Cannon of Brecon from 1949 to 1957. Sold with the recipient’s Chaplain to the Forces black Clerical Stole, complete with riband bar; and copied research.
Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Corpl. Geo. Wm. Hughes. 28th Regt.) minor edge bruising, good very fne £1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment, Dix Noonan Webb, February 2016.
One of 17 Distinguished Conduct Medals awarded to the 28th Regiment of Foot for the Crimea.
D.C.M. recommendation dated 18 July 1855; medal ordered 2 August 1855.
GGeeoorrggeeWWiilllliiaammHHuugghheess,aClerkfromCripplegate,London,attestedforthe28th(NorthGloucestershire)RegimentofFooton16October 1835. He served with the Regiment in the Crimea; was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, and died in the Crimea on 5 June 1855. Sold with copied muster rolls.
DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R.(3232L.-Serjt.A.J.Clarke.GloucesterRegt.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Cape Colony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(3232Corpl.A.J.Clark[sic].Glouc:Rgt.)engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2 clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3232Serjt:J.[sic]Clarke.Glouc:Regt.) numberofficiallycorrectedonlast,contact marks, nearly very fne or better (3)
£2,000-£2,400
Provenance: Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment, Dix Noonan Webb, February 2016.
One of only 12 Distinguished Conduct Medals awarded to the Gloucestershire Regiment for the Boer War.
D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901.
AArrtthhuurrJJaammeessCCllaarrkkwasborninBristolin1872andattestedtherefortheGloucestershireRegimenton20April1891.Heservedwiththe1st BattalioninMaltafrom1November1893to20November1895;inEgyptfrom21November1895to5February1897;andinIndiafrom6 February1897to14February189.HegainedhiscertifcateforMountedInfantrywhilststationedatCairo,Egypt,on30June1896,andwas promotedCorporalinOctober1896,andappointedLance-SergeantinOctober1898.HetransferredtotheArmyReserveon17February1899, butwasrecalledtotheColourson13November1899,andservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom6January 1900to9August1902,beingpromotedSergeantinAugust1901.ForhisservicesinSouthAfricahewasMentionedinEarlRoberts’despatchof 29November1900for‘specialandmeritoriousserviceinthe feld’,andwasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedalwithagratuityof£20.He was discharged on 19 April 1903. Sold with copied service papers.
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(12069Pte.H.Pugh.8/Glouc:R.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(12069Pte.H.Pugh.8/Glouc:R.); 1914-15Star(12069Pte.H.Pugh.Glouc.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12069Pte.H.Pugh.Glouc.R.);FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrdd RReeppuubblliicc,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-1918,withbronzestaremblemonriband,mountedcourt-stylefor display;togetherwiththerecipient’sSilverWarBadge,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘340865’, thehookontheSWBcrudely re-soldered; light contact marks, generally very fne and a rare combination to the Regiment (6) £2,400-£2,800
Just17membersoftheGloucestershireRegimentwereawardedboththeDistinguishedConductMedalandtheMilitaryMedalduringtheGreat War, of whom only three were members of the 8th Battalion.
D.C.M. London Gazette 26 January 1917: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Heledapartywithgreatgallantryagainstanenemymachinegun,andhimselfshotthreeofthegunteam.He has previously done fne work.’
Annotated Gazette states: ‘Grandcourt, 18 November 1916’
M.M. London Gazette 21 September 1916.
HHaarrrryyPPuugghhattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimenton31August1914andservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom18July1915.HewasawardedtheMilitaryMedalforhisgallantryontheSommeonthenightof22-23July1916.Aletter published in his local home newspaper gives the following account:
‘Mr.HenryPugh,of94AlmaPlace,Gloucester,hasreceivedaletterfromhisson,PrivateH.Pugh,BattalionScout,whohasbeeninFrance13 months,statinghehasobtainedpermissionofhisCompanyCommandertosenddetailsoftheincidentwhichledtothisbeingawardedthe MilitaryMedal.Hesays:“ItwasduringoursecondbattleontheSomme,ataplacecalledBazentinlePetit.OurRegimentwentintosupporton the22ndJuly,andmovedintothefrontlinethatsamenight,andchargedat3o’clockinthemorning.AftertheRegimentleftthesupportonthe nightofthe22ndnothingwasheardoftheBrigade,soIvolunteeredtogoand fndanyinformationpossible.Afterdodgingthroughtheenemy’s heavy shill fre I succeeded in bringing in important despatches to the Brigade at 5 o’clock the next morning.’
‘HewasrunnertohisCompanyCommanderatGrandcourton18November1916.AfterthisOfficerhadbeenkilledbymachine-gun fre,Private PughledapartyagainsttheGermantrenchfromwhichthegunhadbeen fring.Heshotthreeofthemachinegunpersonnelhimself.He subsequently assisted in a marked manner in holding the trench. He showed he greatest courage and devotion to duty.’
PughwassubsequentlyawardedtheFrenchCroixdeGuerreandwasseverelywounded,asevidencefromafurther lettertotherecipient’sfather than was published in the local press:
‘Mr.H.Pugh,of94AlmaPlace,Gloucester,hasreceivedaletterfromChaplainWallaceinforminghimthathisson,Sergeant[sic]H.Pugh, GloucestershireRegiment,hadbeenwoundedinthehead,andwasinabasehospitalinFrance.Thegallantsoldierforsometimelost consciousness,butwritingagainonSeptember29th,theChaplainsaidtherewasaslightimprovement,buthewasstillveryweak.“Thehospital peoplesaythatheimprovesveryslightlyeveryday,sothereishope”.SergeantPughhasgreatlydistinguishedhimselfinFrance,andholdstheD.C. M., Military Medal, and a French decoration.’
Pugh was discharged due to sickness on 5 April 1918, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 340865.
Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9360 Sjt: T. J. Knight. 1/Glouc: Regt.) nearly extremely fne £1,200-£1,600
D.C.M. London Gazette 10 November 1914: ‘WithOfficersdeadtheydefendedtrenchesandrepelledheavyattacktowithin50yardsofthemcausinggreatlosstoenemy.The2ndplatoon lost 60% of men and each man fred 500 rounds average.’
TThhoommaassJJoosseepphhKKnniigghhttwasborninBedminster,Bristol,andattestedtherefortheGloucestershireRegimenton29July1910.Heservedwiththe 1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13August1914,andwasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedalforhis gallantry for repulsing the enemy attack at Langemarck on 23 October 1914.
The Gloucestershire Regiment in the War 1914-1918, by W. Everard, gives the following account: ‘At7.30a.m.on23OctoberGermancolumnswereobservedadvancingfromKoekuit.Duringtheadvancetherewerecoveredbytheirguns, whichopenedheavy freonLangemarckandonthetrenchesinfrontofthevillage.About9a.m.,however,having fredafarmandhay-stackson thesouthernbanks,about400yardsfromtheBritishline,theyadvancedundercoverofthesmoke.Apartyoftheenemyalsotriedtoadvance downtheroad:theywereledbyamancarryinga fag.Thelatterwassoonshotdownandthepartydrivenback.Coveredbyheavymachine-gun fretheenemyadvancedtowithin200yardsoftheBritishtrenchesandthencrawledthrougharoot feldtowithin100yards.Heretheytriedto build up a fring-line.
TheGermanmachine-gunwassoonputoutofactionbytheGloucestershireRegiment,butCaptainRising,seeinghowseriousthesituationwas becoming,wentbackforsupportsandsucceededindivertingNo.15Platoon,underLieutenantYalland,whichwasmovingupwiththerestof“D” Company to assist the Welsh Regiment farther to the right. With these men he was able to strengthen the line on the left of the road. Suddenlythesituationbecamecritical.InfrontoftheColdstreamGuardstherewasaditchleadingupfromtheKortebeek,undiscoveredinthe darknessbytherelievingcompany.AlongthiscoveredapproachtheGermanshadbeencreepingforward:therewasasudden rushandthe Guardsweretakeninrearand fank.TheGuards,however,managedtofallbacksome200yardstoafreshpositioninaturnip feld.Here,greatly assisted by the three platoons of Glosters under Captain Rising, they held on.
TheGloucestershireplatoons,exposedonone fank,wereattackedagainandagain,butbeatoff everyfreshattempt.LieutenantsHippisleyand Yalland fell dead, and Lieutenant Baxter was seriously wounded. The casualties among the other ranks of the platoons were severe. HavingtriesinveintooverwhelmtheGloucestershire,theenemyatabout1p.m.graduallydrewoff,coveredbyhisartillery,andby3.30p.m.,but for hostile shell-fre, there was no further activity on this sector of the front.
Inadditiontotheofficersmentioned,thelossesofthe1stBattalioninthisattackanddefencewere:“A”Company–2N.C.O.sand7menkilled, and2N.C.O.sand22menwounded;“D”Company–2N.C.O.sand4menkilledand3N.C.O.sand9menwounded–atotalof3officersand 51 ranks out of three platoons already involved in the previous fghting. “B” and “C” Companies lost 4 men each.
But for the splendid resistance of the two platoons of “A” and one platoon of “D” Company, the enemy might have broken through.
CaptainR.E.Rising,whocommandedthethreeplatoonswasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceOrder.LieutenantBaterwasawardedthe Military Cross and Sergeants Eddy and Knight and Privates Crossman and Wilson were awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Thenextdayover1500bodiesofGermantroopswerecountedinfrontofLangemarch,andincluding600prisoners,itislikelythattheenemy’s total loss in that sector for three days fghting was around 10,000 killed, wounded or prisoner. “Forthetimebeing,anyfurtherthoughtofabreakthrough,”statestheGermanofficialaccount,“wasoutofthequestion”.Theactionunderlined the professional competence of the British Expeditionary Force having prevailed against overwhelming numbers.’
Knight was killed in action a week later on 29 October 1914, and is buried in Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Belgium. Sold with copied research.
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(7411L.Sjt:H.E.Needs.1/Glouc:Regt.);1914Star,with laterslide clasp(7411L.Cpl.H.E. Needs. 1/Glouc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7411 Cpl. H. E. Needs. Glouc. R.) good very fne (4) £1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, October 1997.
D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantry.Whileactingasastretcherbearer,hedressedandbroughtinfromthefrontoftheparapetseveralwoundedmen under heavy fre.’
Annotated Gazette states: ‘Richeborg, 9 May 1915.’
HHeerrbbeerrttEErrnneessttNNeeeeddssattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimenton20January1904andservedinIndiafrom23November1904to24 November1910,andwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13August1914.Hewaswoundedinactionbygun shottotherightwaiston4November1914,andhavingrecoveredwasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedalforhisgallantryasastretcher bearerduringtheBattleofAubersRidgeon9May1915,duringwhichactionthebattalionsufferedtotalcasualtiesof11officersand253men.He wasagainwoundedbygunshottotherightthighatPozieresRidgeontheSommeon25August1916,andwasevacuatedbacktoEnglandon9 September 1916. He was discharged on 22 February 1919.
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.ThisN.C.O.hasservedcontinuouslywiththebattalionsincethebeginningofthewar,being headquarter“runner”forthelasttwoyears.Oneveryoccasionduringsevere fghtinghehasdisplayedtheutmostcourage,takingmessages through heavy barrage fre to companies of the battalion scattered over a wide front, and his energy and initiative have been conspicuous.’
AArrtthhuurrFFrroouuddwasborninStratton,Swindon,Wiltshire,on27March1896andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentthereunderageon4 June1912,havingpreviouslyservedinthe3rd(Militia)Battalion,SouthWalesBorderers.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFrontfrom13August1914,andwasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedalforhisgallantryasaHeadquarters‘runner’over the fnal two years of the War.
Sold with copied research, which gives no trace as to the award of a Mention in Despatches.
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(200474Cpl.R.E.Crossman.1/4Glouc:R.-T.F.);1914-15Star(2328L.Cpl.R.E. Crossman.Glouc.R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(2/Lt.R.E.Crossman.Glouc.R.)andstamped‘Duplicate’;VictoryMedal1914 -19(2.Lieut.R.E.Crossman.) minorofficialcorrectiontosurname;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,thesemountedas worn, the BWM a Duplicate, good very fne (4)
£800-£1,000
D.C.M. London Gazette 18 June 1917: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hetookoutapatrolunderveryheavy freofallkinds,andsucceededinbringingbackmost valuable information. He showed a splendid example of courage and determination throughout.’
Annotated Gazette states: ‘Knoll.’
RReeggiinnaallddEEddwwaarrddCCrroossssmmaannwasborninBristolon15October1896andattestedtherefortheGloucestershireRegimenton1September1914. Heservedwiththe1/4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom31March1915,andwasawardedtheDistinguished ConductMedalforhisgallantryduringapatrolonthenightof22April1917,priortotheBattalion’sattackontheKnollon24April-theattack tookpaceat11:00p.m.thatnight,andbytheearlymorningon25April“C”Companyhadgainedtheirobjective,but“A”and“D”Companieshad pushedtoofarforwards.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe2/5thBattalion,GloucestershireRegimenton30October1917,and sawfurtherservicewiththem,beingwoundedbygunshottotheleftlegon24March1918.HewasevacuatedtoEnglandon29March1918,and relinquished his commission in 1919.
Sold with a portrait photograph of the recipient, mounted in a glazed oval frame; and copied research.
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(240057Dmr:E.H.G.Farmer.1/5Glouc:R.-T.F.) edgebruiseandpittingfromStar,nearly very fne £800-£1,000
D.C.M. London Gazette 26 May 1917: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hedisplayedgreatcourageanddeterminationonseveraloccasionsincarryingmessagesunder the most intense fre.’
Annotated Gazette states: ‘Lempire, 5 April 1917.’
EEddwwaarrddHHaarroollddGGeeoorrggeeFFaarrmmeerrattestedfortheGloucestershireRegiment(TerritorialForce)andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom29March1915.HewasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedalforhisgallantryatLempireon5April1917,theonly Drummer from the Regiment to be awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in the Great War.
InalettertoFarmer’sfather,hisCompanyOfficerCommandingwrote:‘Duringarecentattackwecameuponavillage,whichwasdefendedby MachineGunsandwire,throughwhichwehadtomakeourway.Ataverycriticalperiod,whiletryingtoturnmy fankinorderbettertomake theassault,yoursonwentforward,takingmymessageunderextremelyheavy fre,andnotonlyconveyedhisordersbutalsopersonallycheered andencouragedthemen,sothatIconsiderthesuccessofthe fnalassaultwasduetoyourson'sabsolutedisregardtodangerandpersonal initiative.Atpresent(April22nd)unfortunatelyyoursonisinhospitalsufferingfromslightchesttrouble,butIdon'tthinkthereisanyneedfor anxiety as the doctor expects him to come out and rejoin us in a few days. Please accept my sincerest congratulations on your son’s fne work.’ Farmerwasdisembodiedfollowingthecessationofhostilities,andwasawardedaTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalperArmyOrder23of February 1920.
Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(4196Pte.A.H.Clark[sic].1/6Glouc:R.-T.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4196Pte. A. H. Clarke. Glouc. R.) edge bruising to DCM, contact marks throughout and some staining to VM, nearly very fne (3) £700-£900
D.C.M. London Gazette 22 September 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryduringoperations.Afteranattackhehelpedaseverelywoundedofficertoashell-hole.Hethenreturnedtoour trenches,tookoff hisequipment,wentbacktotheofficerandcarriedhimin.Itwasquitelightatthetime,andhewasexposedtoheavyrifeand machine gun fre.’
Annotated Gazette states: ‘Pozieres, 21 July 1916’.
AAlleexxHHeerrbbeerrttCCllaarrkkeeattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentandservedwiththe1/6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from1916,beingawardedtheD.C.M.forhisgallantryatPozieresRidgeontheSommeon21July1916.Hesubsequentlytransferredtothe Machine Gun Corps, and was disembodied on 7 January 1919.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..aannddSSeeccoonnddAAwwaarrddBBaarrppaaiirraawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttHH..WW..PPoorrtteerr,,22//44tthhaanndd22//55tthh BBaattttaalliioonnss,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaassaawwaarrddeeddtthheeMMiilliittaarryyMMeeddaallffoorrhhiissggaallllaannttrryyoonntthheeSSoommmmeeiinnJJuullyy11991166,,aanndd aaSSeeccoonnddAAwwaarrddBBaarrffoorrhhiissggaallllaannttrryyaattLLaaVVaaccqquueerriieeoonn22DDeecceemmbbeerr11991177,,wwhheerreehheeoorrggaanniisseeddaannddccoommmmaannddeeddaappaarrttyy ccoolllleeccttiinnggssttrraagggglleerrss,,aannddffoorrmmeeddaaddeeffeennssiivvee ff aannkk,,wwhhiicchhhheehheelldduunnttiillrreelliieevveeddiinntthheeeevveenniinngg..HHeewwaassssuubbsseeqquueennttllyywwoouunnddeedd bbyy gguunn sshhoott ttoo tthhee rriigghhtt tthhiigghh oonn 2222 MMaarrcchh 11991188,, oonn tthhee sseeccoonndd ddaayy ooff tthhee GGeerrmmaann SSpprriinngg OO ffff eennssiivvee MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar(2024Cpl.H.W.Porter.2/4Glouc:R.-T.F.);VictoryMedal1914-19(2024Sjt.H. W. Porter. Glouc. R.) minor edge bruising, nearly very fne (2)
£600-£800
M.M. London Gazette 21 September 1916.
M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 23 February 1918.
HHaarroollddWWaalltteerrPPoorrtteerrwasborninPill,Somerset,in1898andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegiment(TerritorialForce),servingwithboththe 2/4thand2/5thBattalionsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1916(alsoawardedtheBritishWarMedal,VictoryMedal,and TerritorialForceWarMedal).AwardedtheMilitaryMedalforhisgallantryontheSommeinJuly1916,hewasawardedaSecondAwardBaror hisgallantryduringtheBattalion'sactionatLaVacquerieon2December1917where,accordingtoacontemporarynewspaperarticle,‘he organisedandcommandedapartycollectingstragglers,andformedadefensive fank,whichhehelduntilrelievedintheevening.’Hewas subsequentlywoundedbygunshottotherightthighon22March1918,ontheseconddayoftheGermanSpringOffensive.HediedinBathin September 1949.
Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeWW..HH..MMaarrrriiootttt,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaass aawwaarrddeedd tthhee MMiilliittaarryy MMeeddaall iinn 11991166,, aanndd ddiieedd oonn 55 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991188,, jjuusstt oonnee wweeeekk bbeeffoorree tthhee AArrmmiissttiiccee Military Medal, G.V.R. (10053 Pte. W. H. Marriott. 1/Glouc: R.) good very fne
£240-£280
M.M. London Gazette 16 November 1916.
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyMMaarrrriioottttwasborninStratford,Essex,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatCanningTown,London.Heservedwith the1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom10February1915,andwasawardedtheMilitaryMedal.Subsequently transferring to the 8th Battalion, he died on 5 November 1918, and is buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France. Sold with copied research.
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HHeennrryyTThhoommaassGGlloovveerrattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimenton26May1915andservedinitiallywiththe14thBattalionduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontpost1916.Transferringtothe1stBattalion,hewaswoundedduringareconnoitringpatrolwhichtookplaceat Poelcappelleonthenightof31March-1April1918,priortoaraidwhichtookplacetwonightslater,‘Duringthereconnaissance,ledbySecond LieutenantA.N.Gould,CorporalGlover,PrivateAustin,andPrivateHunterwerewounded.PrivateAustinwasabletowalkbackwhilstSecond LieutenantGouldandCorporalGloverassistedPrivateHunter(whowasseverelywounded)backtowithin50yardsofourfrontline.Whenthis pointwasreachedCorporalGloverbecameexhaustedandSecondLieutenantGouldreturnedforstretcherbearersand fnallybroughtin CorporalGloverandPrivateHunter.ForhispersonalgallantryandsuccessfulreconnaissanceSecondLieutenantGouldwassubsequentlyawarded the Military Cross’ (Battalion History refers).
GiventhedatethatGlover’sM.M.wasGazetted,itislikelythathewasawardedhisMilitaryMedalforthatsameaction,forassistinginbringingin the wounded Private Hunter. He was discharged on account of his wounds on 1 August 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no, B273618. Sold with copied research.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘11991188BBaattttlleeooffFFeessttuubbeerrtt’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooLLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraallFF..BB..GGrreeeennhhaamm,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,, GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasstthhrriicceewwoouunnddeedddduurriinnggtthheeGGrreeaattWWaarr,,aannddwwaassaawwaarrddeeddtthheeMMiilliittaarryyMMeeddaallffoorrhhiiss ggaallllaannttrryydduurriinnggtthheeaaccttiioonnaattFFeessttuubbeerrttoonn1188AApprriill11991188,,wwhheenntthheeBBaattttaalliioonnhheellddtthheeiirrppoossiittiioonnwwhheennddeessppeerraatteellyyaattttaacckkeedd ffrroommffrroonnttaannddrreeaarrbbyyffoouurreenneemmyyRReeggiimmeennttss––ffoorrtthheeiirrggaallllaannttrryytthhaattddaayytthheeRReeggiimmeennttwwaassssuubbsseeqquueennttllyyaawwaarrddeeddtthhee ‘‘llaarrggeessiizzee’’BBaacckkBBaaddggee,,aannddrreecceeiivveeddnnooffeewweerrtthhaann2255MMiilliittaarryyMMeeddaallss,,tthheemmoossttMM..MM..ssaawwaarrddeeddttooaassiinngglleeRReeggiimmeennttffoorraa ssiinnggllee aaccttiioonn dduurriinngg tthhee GGrreeaatt WWaarr MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(25468L.Cpl.F.B.Greenham.1/Glouc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(25468Pte.F.B.Greenham. Glouc. R.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne (3) £500-£700
Provenance: R. A. Lynes Collection, Christie’s, November 1990.
Oneof25MilitaryMedalsawardedtotheGloucestershireRegimentfortheiractionatFestuberton18April1918,themostM.M.sawardedtoa single Regiment for a single action during the Great War.
M.M. London Gazette 6 August 1918.
FFrreeddeerriicckkBBeerrnnaarrddGGrreeeennhhaammattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimenton15November1915andservedwiththe1stBattalionduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFront.Woundedbygunshottothebackon23August1916,andbygunshottothefaceandthighon18March 1917, he was present during the Battalion’s epic action at Festubert, during the Battle of Bethune, on 18 April 1918.
At6:30a.m.enemyartilleryopenedupontheGlosterslineandat8.15a.m.Germanmachine-gunnersledtheadvanceovertherisingground500 yardsnorthofFestubertandwererepeatedlyrepelledby“B”and“D”CompaniesoftheGlosters,whobytheendoftheactionhadsufferedonly 29casualties.Butalthoughtheenemywereheldonthemainfront,theywereabletocreateonegapwhichhadbeenwidenedbyshellfre. Reinforcementsweresentforbyrunner,buteverysoldierwasalreadyengagedandthesolereinforcementsavailablewere12menfromBattalion HQ,whocomprisecooks,batmen,anddrivesrs.TheyweresentforwardtojointhebattlejustastheenemyattackedtheRegimentfrontand rear.Itwasamostdesperatebattle.TheGermanstriedineverywaytoannihilatetheGlosters,placingsnipersintheruinedhousedandbringing up feldgunstoopen freatpointblankrange.StilltheGlostersheldonuntilverygraduallytheGermansstartedtotowithdraw,discardingall arms and equipment. By mid-afternoon the line was reformed on its original position.
The following signal was sent by the Brigade Commander to the 1st Battalion after the action:
‘IwishtoexpressmyadmirationforthegallantdefenceputupbyyourBattalionyesterday.Thetenacitywithwhichtheyheldtheirpositionwhen attackedfromfrontandrearbyfourRegimentshasearnedthepraiseofCommandersofallgrades.Underthepeculiarcircumstancesofthe sector,itwasfortunatethataBattalionwhichhadfoughtundersimilarconditions,havebeenintheline.Allranksfought asthoughmindfulofthe emblem [the Back Badge] they wear, and fully justify the wearing of it.’
FortheirgallantryonthisoccasiontheRegimentwassubsequentlyawardedthe‘largesize’BackBadge.Numerousindividualgallantryawards weregivenfortheaction,includingaDistinguishedServiceOrder;4MilitaryCrosses;3DistinguishedConductMedalsandnofewerthan25 Military Medals (23 M.M.s and 2 Second Award Bars), the most M.M.s awarded to a single Regiment for a single action during the Great War. Greenhamwaswoundedforathirdtime,thistimedangerously,on11August1918,andwasdischargedonaccountofwoundson30January 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge, no. B99861. Sold with copied research.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘11991188BBaattttlleeooffFFeessttuubbeerrtt’’MM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeGG..NNeewwppoorrtt,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoo wwaassaawwaarrddeeddtthheeMMiilliittaarryyMMeeddaallffoorrhhiissggaallllaannttrryydduurriinnggtthheeaaccttiioonnaattFFeessttuubbeerrttoonn1188AApprriill11991188,,wwhheenntthheeBBaattttaalliioonnhheelldd tthheeiirrppoossiittiioonnwwhheennddeessppeerraatteellyyaattttaacckkeeddffrroommffrroonnttaannddrreeaarrbbyyffoouurreenneemmyyRReeggiimmeennttss––ffoorrtthheeiirrggaallllaannttrryytthhaattddaayytthhee RReeggiimmeennttwwaassssuubbsseeqquueennttllyyaawwaarrddeeddtthhee‘‘llaarrggeessiizzee’’BBaacckkBBaaddggee,,aannddrreecceeiivveeddnnooffeewweerrtthhaann2255MMiilliittaarryyMMeeddaallss,,tthheemmoossttMM.. MM..ss aawwaarrddeedd ttoo aa ssiinnggllee RReeggiimmeenntt ffoorr aa ssiinnggllee aaccttiioonn dduurriinngg tthhee GGrreeaatt WWaarr
Military Medal, G.V.R. (29454 Pte. G. Newport. 1/Glouc: R.) minor edge bruising, lightly polished, nearly very fne £300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, October 1997.
Oneof25MilitaryMedalsawardedtotheGloucestershireRegimentfortheiractionatFestuberton18April1918,themostM.M.sawardedtoa single Regiment for a single action during the Great War. M.M. London Gazette 6 August 1918.
GGrraahhaammNNeewwppoorrttattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront, being present during the Battalion’s epic action at Festubert, during the Battle of Bethune, on 18 April 1918.
At6:30a.m.enemyartilleryopenedupontheGlosterslineandat8.15a.m.Germanmachine-gunnersledtheadvanceovertherisingground500 yardsnorthofFestubertandwererepeatedlyrepelledby“B”and“D”CompaniesoftheGlosters,whobytheendoftheactionhadsufferedonly 29casualties.Butalthoughtheenemywereheldonthemainfront,theywereabletocreateonegapwhichhadbeenwidenedbyshellfre. Reinforcementsweresentforbyrunner,buteverysoldierwasalreadyengagedandthesolereinforcementsavailablewere12menfromBattalion HQ,whocomprisecooks,batmen,anddrivesrs.TheyweresentforwardtojointhebattlejustastheenemyattackedtheRegimentfrontand rear.Itwasamostdesperatebattle.TheGermanstriedineverywaytoannihilatetheGlosters,placingsnipersintheruinedhousedandbringing up feldgunstoopen freatpointblankrange.StilltheGlostersheldonuntilverygraduallytheGermansstartedtotowithdraw,discardingall arms and equipment. By mid-afternoon the line was reformed on its original position.
The following signal was sent by the Brigade Commander to the 1st Battalion after the action:
‘IwishtoexpressmyadmirationforthegallantdefenceputupbyyourBattalionyesterday.Thetenacitywithwhichtheyheldtheirpositionwhen attackedfromfrontandrearbyfourRegimentshasearnedthepraiseofCommandersofallgrades.Underthepeculiarcircumstancesofthe sector,itwasfortunatethataBattalionwhichhadfoughtundersimilarconditions,havebeenintheline.Allranksfoughtasthoughmindfulofthe emblem [the Back Badge] they wear, and fully justify the wearing of it.’
FortheirgallantryonthisoccasiontheRegimentwassubsequentlyawardedthe‘largesize’BackBadge.Numerousindividualgallantryawards weregivenfortheaction,includingaDistinguishedServiceOrder;4MilitaryCrosses;3DistinguishedConductMedalsandnofewerthan25 Military Medals (23 M.M.s and 2 Second Award Bars), the most M.M.s awarded to a single Regiment for a single action during the Great War. Sold with copied research.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(2628Spl.F.W.Robbins.1/Glouc:R.) surnamepartiallyofficiallycorrected;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899 -1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902(5628Pte.F.W.Robins[sic].Glouc:Regt.);1914Star,with clasp(5628Pte.F.W.Robbins.1/Glouc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5628Cpl.F.W.Robbins.Glouc.R.)mountedcourtstyle for display, light contact marks, very fne and a rare combination of awards to the Gloucestershire Regiment (5) £500-£700
M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919.
FFrraannkkWWiilllliiaammRRoobbbbiinnsswasborninCheltenham,Gloucestershire,in1881,oneofsevenbrothersallofwhomservedintheArmy,andattested therefortheGloucestershireRegimenton15August1899.HeservedduringtheBoerWarwiththe2ndBattalion,initiallyguardingPrisonersof WaronSt.Helenafrom11May1900to7February1902,andtheninSouthAfricaduringthelatterstagesoftheWarfrom8Februaryto11 November1902.Hesawfurtherservicewiththe1stBattalioninIndiafrom12November1902to12March1907,andthenwiththeBritish Expeditionary Force during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 November 1914.
PromotedSignallingCorporalon3December1916,RobbinswasawardedtheMilitaryMedalforhisgallantryduringtheattackandcaptureof FresnoyandMaronniersWoodon24September1918–theattackwasasuccessandallobjectives,includingtheGermantrenchesbeyondat Gricourtweretakentogetherwithjustunder400prisoners,28machineguns,8trenchmortars,andone77FieldGun.Hewasdischargedon31 March 1920, after 20 years and 229 days’ service.
Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeAA..VViinncceenntt,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass aawwaarrddeedd tthhee MMiilliittaarryy MMeeddaall ffoorr hhiiss ggaallllaannttrryy dduurriinngg tthhee aattttaacckk oonn MMaannnneeqquuiinn HHiillll,, AAiissnnee,, oonn 55 OOccttoobbeerr 11991188 MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(9592Pte.A.Vincent1/Glouc:R.);1914Star,withclasp(9592Pte.A.Vincent.1/Glouc:R.);BritishWarand Victory Medals (9592 Pte. A. Vincent. Glouc. R.) mounted for display, light contact marks, generally very fne (4) £400-£500
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2018. M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919.
AArrtthhuurrVViinncceennttattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13 August 1914. He was awarded his M.M. for gallantry in the operations at Mannequin Hill, Sequehart, Aisne, on 5 October 1918.
The Battalion War Diary gives the following account: ‘On5thOctoberBattalionwasorderedtoattackandholdMannequinHill,S.ofPriselleFarmbetweenRamicourtandSequehart.Thehillwas gainedby‘C’Coyandpartof‘A’Coy.‘D’Companycomingunderstrongenflade frebyM.G.swasunabletogeton-thelinehadtofallback.6 M.G.sand26prisonerstakenandaconsiderablenumberkilled.CorpsCommanderapprovedoffollowingawards:No.9592PrivateA.Vincent,M. M.; No. 32269 L/Cpl. A. Yarranton, D.C.M.’
WilliamColtman(themostdecoratedotherrankoftheGreatWar-V.C.,D.C.M.andBar,M.M.andBar)wasawardedtheVictoriaCrossforhis gallantry during the same operations over the course of the previous two days.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(8703Sjt:T.Denny.2/Glouc:R.);1914-15Star(8703Cpl.T.D.W.Denny.Glouc.R.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(2.Lieut.T.D.W.Denny.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay;togetherwithanunofficial‘reducedsize’Memorial Plaque, engraved ‘T. D. W. Denny Glos Regt’, nearly extremely fne (4)
£500-£700
M.M. London Gazette 22 January 1917.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘On31September1916,atKara-Jala-Bala(StrumaValley)SergeantDennywasincommandofaplatoon duringanattackanddisplayedqualitiesofleadershipofahighorder,andbyhiscoolnessandexampleencouragedhismenandcontributed materially to the success of the operations.’
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘BBaattttlleeoofftthheeSSoommmmee’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeHH..WW..WWaallll,,22//66tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaassaawwaarrddeeddtthheeMMiilliittaarryyMMeeddaallffoorrhhiissggaallllaannttrryyiinnbbrriinnggiinnggiinntthheewwoouunnddeeddoonn2211JJuullyy11991166;;hheewwaasskkiilllleeddiinn aaccttiioonn aa mmoonntthh llaatteerr oonn 2288 AAuugguusstt 11991166
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(3043Pte.H.W.Wall.2/6Glouc:R.-T.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3043Pte.H.W.Wall.Glouc. R.); Memorial Plaque (Henry William Wall) nearly extremely fne (4)
£500-£700
M.M. London Gazette 21 September 1916.
HHeennrryyWWiilllliiaammWWaallllwasborninBedminster,Bristol,andattestedtherefortheGloucestershireRegiment.Heservedwiththe2/6thBattalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1916andwasawardedhisMilitaryMedalforhisgallantryontheSomme.Anarticleinthe Bristol Observer gives the following account: AcallwasmadeforvolunteerstobringinwoundedandWallwasthe frsttovolunteer.Hewasbringingmeninfor15hoursandwasawarded theMilitaryMedal.TherewasonemanhalfburiedinaparapetexposedtotheviewoftheHuns;twotriedtogethiminbutwasshot.Wallgot up and bandaged him in full view of the enemy and got him out.’
Wall was killed in action on 28 August 1916, with the Bristol Observer again giving the following account: ‘ItiswithregretwehavetorecordthedeathofPrivateHarryWalloftheGloucestershireRegimentwhowaskilledinactionon28Augustwhilst returning from covering a wire working party.’
Wall is buried in Pont-de-hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, France.
Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
EEddwwaarrddWWrriigghhtt,anativeofCheltenham,attestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentandservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom20September1915.HewasawardedtheMilitaryMedalforhisgallantrydisplayedontheSommeduringthe frstweek oftheGermanSpringOffensive,21to28March1918.CapturedandtakenPrisonerofWar,hewasrepatriatedfollowingthecessationof hostilities, and was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 11 March 1919.
Forhisgallantryduringthesameweek,CaptainM.A.James,alsoofthe8thBattalion,GloucestershireRegiment(whowasalsocapturedandtaken Prisoner of War) was awarded the Victoria Cross (London Gazette 28 June 1918), his citation stating: ‘FormostconspicuousbraveryanddevotiontodutyinattackatVeluWood.CaptainJamesledhiscompanyforwardwithmagnifcent determinationandcourage,infictingseverelossesontheenemyandcapturingtwenty-sevenprisonersandtwomachineguns.Hewaswounded, butrefusedtoleavehiscompany,andrepulsedthreehostileonslaughtsthenextday.Twodayslater,althoughtheenemyhadbrokenthroughon hisright fank,herefusedtowithdraw,andmadeamostdeterminedstand,infictingveryheavylossesontheenemyandgainingvaluabletimefor thewithdrawalofguns.Hewasorderedbytheseniorofficeronthespottoholdon“tothelast”,inordertoenablethebrigadetobeextricated. Hethenledhiscompanyforwardinalocalcounter-attackonhisowninitiative,andwasagainwounded.Hewaslastseenworkingamachinegun single-handed,afterhavingbeenwoundedathirdtime.Nopraisecanbetoohighforthegallantstandmadebythiscompany,andCaptainJames, by his dauntless courage and magnifcent example, undoubtedly enabled the battalion to be withdrawn before being completely cut off.’
Sold with a group photographic image of Cheltenham prisoners-of-War returned from Germany, in which the recipient is identifed.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeGG..LL..PPaaggee,,88tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwaassaawwaarrddeedd tthhee MMiilliittaarryy MMeeddaall ffoorr hhiiss ggaallllaannttrryy dduurriinngg tthhee GGeerrmmaann OO ffff eennssiivvee iinn CChhaammppaaggnnee iinn tthhee ssuummmmeerr ooff 11991188 MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(35998Pte.G.L.Page.8/Glouc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(35998Pte.G.L.Page.Glouc.R.) mounted as worn, edge bruising and light contact marks, very fne and better (3)
£240-£280
M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1918.
GGeeoorrggeeLLeeoonnaarrddPPaaggeewasborninSouthall,Middlesex,in1899andwasemployedasaTelephoneBoywiththeGreatWesternRailwayfrom November1914.AttestingfortheGloucestershireRegiment,heservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontpost 1916,andwasawardedtheMilitaryMedal,mostlikelyforhisgallantryduringtheGermanOffensiveinChampagneinthesummerof1918.He died in Newton Abbot, Devon, in 1992.
Sold with copied research.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttGG..CC..SSmmaarrtt,,88tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaass aawwaarrddeedd tthhee MMiilliittaarryy MMeeddaall ffoorr hhiiss ggaallllaannttrryy aatt LLaannddrreecciieess oonn 1188 OOccttoobbeerr 11991188 Military Medal, G.V.R. (240236 Sjt. G. C. Smart. 8/Glouc. R.) nearly extremely fne
£300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2013.
M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919.
GGiillbbeerrttCC..SSmmaarrttattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatGloucester,andservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 29 March 1915. Advanced Sergeant, he was awarded his Military Medal for his gallantry at Landrecies on 18 October 1918. The25thDivisionalHistoryrecords,‘SergeantSmart,whenhisplatoonofficerwasseverelywounded,atoncetookcommandandledhisplatoon right through the fght, capturing several prisoners ... All received well-earned decorations.’ Sold with copied research.
Military Medal, G.V.R. (29793 L. Cpl. W. L. Palmer. 10/Glouc: R.) good very fne
M.M. London Gazette 23 February 1918.
£200-£240
WWiilllliiaammLL..PPaallmmeerrattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentandservedwithboththe8thand10thBattalionsduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front post 1916, being awarded the Military Medal whilst serving with the latter unit. Sold with copied research.
Military Medal, G.V.R. (241515 Pte. G. A. Rea. 10/Glouc: R.) good very fne
M.M. London Gazette 23 February 1918.
£240-£280
GGeeoorrggeeAAllbbeerrttRReeaaattestedfortheRoyalGloucestershireHussarson26May1915,beforetransferringtotheGloucestershireRegiment (Territorial Force), and served with the 2/5th, 10th, and 12th Battalions during the Great War on the Western Front. Sold with copied research, including a group photographic image in which the recipient is identifed.
Sold with the recipient’s two fbre identity discs.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeAA..SS..JJaammeess,,1188tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,, llaattee1199tthh((CCoouunnttyyooffLLoonnddoonn))BBaattttaalliioonn((SStt..PPaannccrraass)),,LLoonnddoonnRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaassaawwaarrddeeddtthheeMMiilliittaarryyMMeeddaallffoorrhhiissggaallllaannttrryy dduurriinngg tthhee ff nnaall mmoonntthhss ooff tthhee WWaarr MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(52628Pte.A.S.James.18/Glouc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R-18027Pte.A.S.James.19-Lond. R.) good very fne (3) £240-£280
M.M. London Gazette, 11 February 1919.
AArrtthhuurrSSttaannlleeyyJJaammeess,anativeofCardi ff,attestedinitiallyintothe19th(St.Pancras)Battalion,LondonRegiment,andservedwiththemduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontpost1916,beforetransferringtothe18thBattalion,GloucestershireRegiment,withwhichunithewas awarded the Military Medal. Sold with copied research.
Military Medal, G.V.R. (19393 Pte -L. Cpl.- V. J. Lonergan. 13/Glouc: R.) very fne
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2016.
M.M. London Gazette 6 August 1918.
£240-£280
VV..JJ..LLoonneerrggaannattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentandservedwiththe13thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom3 March1916.AwardedtheMilitaryMedal,mostlikelyforhisgallantryintheoperationsaroundWytschaeteandVoormezeeleinApril1918,in particularthecounter-attackonWytschaeteon17April1918,whentheBattalionadvancedthelineconsiderably,inspiteofenflade fre;the award of his Military Medal was announced in the Battalion War Diary at the month’s end (30 April). Lonergan subsequently transferred to the Military Foot Police. Sold with copied research.
Military Medal, G.VI.R. (5182185 Pte. C. Cater. Glouc. R.) extremely fne
Provenance: Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment, Dix Noonan Webb, February 2016.
M.M. London Gazette 9 March 1943:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma.’
£1,600-£2,000
TheoriginalRecommendation,dated31May1942,states:‘AtPaundgeon27March1942,PrivateCater’sPlatoonwastakingpartinanattackon thevillage.AshissectionwasapproachingtheobjectivePrivateCaterobservedmovementbehindtherailwayembankmentawaytotheir fank. Hedetachedhimselffromhissectionandwenttosee.Onreachingthecoveroftheembankmenthecreptalongitforsomedistanceand observedanenemydetachmenttakingupapositionwithaLightMachineGun.Hethrewamillsbombintothemandthenranbacktorejoinhis section.Althoughwoundedhimselfhecontinuedtotakepartintheactionuntilhiscoywaswithdrawnandhewasevacuated.PrivateCater,by initiative and individuality saved the section from being enfladed and enabled it to go forward to the objective.’
Sold with named Buckingham Palace forwarding slip for the M.M. and a related newspaper cutting announcing the award.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(5569507Pte.F.M.Barnett.Glouc.R.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45, minor edge bruise to MM, otherwise nearly extremely fne (4)
£1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, October 1997.
62 Military Medals and one Second Award Bar awarded to the Gloucestershire Regiment during the Second World War. M.M. London Gazette 12 July 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe’.
TheoriginalRecommendation,foranImmediateaward,states:‘FordevotiontodutyandoutstandingbraveryasamemberofPioneerAssault Sectionattachedto“B”CompanyduringthatphaseofOperation Anger whichinvolvedanassaultcrossingoftheRiverIjssel,nearWestervoort, on12/13April.Shortlyafterlanding,thecompanyencounteredanextensiveminefeldconsistingofSchuminesand“S”mineswhichcauseda numberofcasualties.Speedofadvancewasessentialinordertosecuretheright fankofthebridgehead,and,realizingthis,PrivateBarnettand oneothersoldierwentaheadoftheleadingtroopsoftheCompanyandveryquicklyclearedagapintheminefeldbyliftingthemine,well knowingthattheymightbeboobytrapped,neutralisingthemandputtingthemtooneside.Thisoperation,hazardousenoughindaylight,was carried out in the dark and under enemy small arms and mortar fre.
Bythisunhesitatingdisplayofgallantryanddevotiontoduty,involvingasitdidacompletedisregardofpersonalsafety,PrivateBarnettenabledthe Companytopressonrapidlyandwithaminimumoffurthercasualties,toitsobjective,reorganiseandmakesecuretheopen fankwhich constitutedaconsiderablethreatandmaywellhaveprejudicedthewholeoperation.OncethephasewascompletePrivateBarnettproved indefatigableinsearchingforandliftingormarkingmines.Heaccompaniedeverypatrolcalmlyattendingtohisbusinesswithsuchcoolnessand deliberationthattheremainderofthetroopswereinspiredbyhiswholeheartedenthusiasmandbraveryunder fre.Hisworkthroughoutthe operation undoubtedly led to the saving of a number of casualties in the company.’
FFrreeddeerriicckkMMaauurriicceeBBaarrnneettttservedwiththe2ndBattalion,GloucestershireRegimentduringtheSecondWorldWar,andwasawardedhisMilitary Medal for his gallantry in Operation Anger, the assault crossing of the River Ijssel, near Westervoort, on 12-13 April 1945.
Soldwithcopiedresearch,includingagroupphotographof‘Recipient’softheMilitaryMedalservingwiththe2ndBattalionatSoest,German, 1945’, taken on the occasion of Field Marshal Montgomery’s visit to the Battalion on 22 November 1945, in which the recipient is identifed.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(5186290L.Cpl.R.L.E.Mayo.Glouc.R.);1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45,mountedcourt-stylefor display, edge bruising to MM, good very fne and better (3)
£2,400-£2,800
Provenance: R. A. Lynes Collection, Christie’s, November 1990.
62 Military Medals and one Second Award Bar awarded to the Gloucestershire Regiment during the Second World War.
M.M. London Gazette 3 February 1944: ‘For gallant and distinguished service during and prior to captivity.’
The following account was published in The Back Badge (The Gloucestershire Regimental Journal): ‘The5thBattalionwere fghtingintheVillageofLedringhemonthe28thand29thMay1940.Onthe28thLedringhembecamequitesurrounded withtheenemywhowereattackingonfoursides.ItwasconfrmedthatthetheyweresurroundedwhenadespatchridersenttoBrigade Headquartersfailedtoreturn.Athalfpastsevenintheeveningtheenemycommencedanintensemortarbombardment,obviouslypreparingfora largescaleattack...Therewereshort,sharpburstsofmortarbombardment,followedbyairburstartilleryoverthevillage.Soonafterthishad beguntworunnersgotintoBattalionHeadquartersfromBrigade,Lance-CorporalsBarnfeldandMayoofa“C”Companyplatoonwhichhadbeen detachedatRietweld,farthertothenorth,butwhichhadbeenwithdrawntoBrigadeHeadquartersearlieron.Ithadtakenthemfourhoursto completethethreemilestoLedringhem,throughstrongenemypositions,andtheybothreceivedtheM.M.fortheirtimelyactionandbravery. Themessagetheybroughtwasoftheutmostimportance,andiftheyhadnotgotthroughtherewouldhavebeenlittlehopeforthesurvivalof the battalion.’
Whilethecompaniesestablisheddefensivepositions,Mayo’splatoonwassenttodefendBrigadeH.Q.atRietveld.Underconstantattack,the5th GlostersheldLedringhem,evenmakingabayonetchargeupastreettodriveoutGermanattackers.Eventually,Germanarmourandtroops surroundedthetownandallcontactwaslostwiththebattalion.Lance-CorporalsMayoandBarnfeldthenvolunteeredtoattempttogetinto LedringhemwiththeordertobreakoutandwithdrawtoDunkirkforevacuation.Theytookover4hourstopickawaythe3milesthroughthe Germanunitsandintothetown.MajorPriestley,theAdjutant5thGlosters,subsequentlywrote:‘TheywerebothawardedtheMMfortheirbrave andtimelyaction,withoutwhichtheBattalionwouldhavestoodfastandwouldhavebeeneventuallyoverrun.Theplanofwithdrawalwasbased onatimedthinningoutfromallpositions,aconcentrationintheorchardwheretheMThadbeenparked,andastealthycreepingawaybythe felds and hedges remote from the road.’
Asthemenpreparedtomoveout,theGermansrushedintothetownchurchyardandanotherbayonetchargewasneededtopreventabreakin thedefences.At0015hourson29MaythebattalionbegantoslipoutofLedringheminsingle fle,helpedbythesmokefromtheburningtown. At 0630 the head of the column reached Bambecque, where the 8th Worcesters were waiting.
TheAdjutantoftheWorcesterswrote:‘Duringtheearly-morningstand-toIsawawonderfulsight.RoundthecornerasIcameoutofBattalion HQappearedthesurvivorsofthe5thGlosters.Theyweredirtyandhaggard,butunbeaten.Theireyesweresunkenandredfromlackofsleep, andtheirfeetastheymarchedseemedtomenomorethananinchfromtheground.Attheirheadlimpedafewprisoners.IrantowardsColonel Buxton, who was staggering along, obviously wounded. I took Colonel Buxton indoors, assuring him again and again that his men were all right.’
TheBattalionwasembussedlaterthatmorningandtakentoRexpoede.Allthewoundedwereevacuated,prisonershandedover,andthe remaining13officersand130menweresoonontheirwaytothecoastforevacuation.Themoveto thecoastcommencedaftermidnighton30 May. The beaches were reached close to Bray Dunes at about 0430hrs. During the day the men waded out to small boats for transport to ships. Mayothoughwasnotsolucky:shotinthehiphehidinaditchbeforebeingcapturedandtakenPrisonerofWar,andwasheldinMarlagund MilagNordP.O.W.camp,nearBremen.Owingtohiswoundshislegwasamputatedattheknee,andhewasrepatriatedtotheU.K.via Switzerland in 1944.
Soldwithvariousphotographicimages,includingfromhistimeasaPrisonerofWar;alettertotherecipient’sgrandmotherfrontheMarchioness of Normanby regarding him being a Prisoner of War; and copied research.
Note: The M.M. group to Lance-Corporal Barnfeld sold in these rooms in October 2020.
Pair: CCaappttaaiinn JJ.. GG.. TTuurrnneerr,, 2288tthh RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(Captn.J.G.Turner.28th.Regt.)Depotimpressednaming;TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinian issue,unnamedasissue, fttedwithaCrimea-stylesuspension,both fttedwithcontemporarytopsilverribandbuckles, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne and better (2) £240-£280
JJaammeessGGrraahhaammTTuurrnneerrwascommissionedEnsigninthe28th(NorthGloucestershire)RegimentofFootbypurchaseon30March1849,andwas promotedLieutenanton18October1853,andCaptainon9October1855.HeservedwiththeRegimentduringtheCrimeancampaignin1855, and was present at the Siege of Sebastopol. He transferred to the Half-Pay List on reduction of the establishment on 10 November 1856.
BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,noclasp(TrooperG.G.Pomeroy,M.R.F.);Queen’sSouth Africa1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(Lieut.G.G.Pomeroy.Glouc.Rgt.)engravednaming; AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,N.Nigeria1902(Lt.G.G.Pomeroy,Glouc:Rgt:) the frstvery fne,otherwiseextremely fne (3) £2,400-£2,800
Provenance: Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment, Dix Noonan Webb, February 2016. GGrraannvviilllleeGGeeoorrggeePPoommeerrooyywasbornatBristolon15May1878,theeldestof fvesons,andwaseducatedatCliftonCollegeandservedinthe SomersetMilitia.HeattestedfortheMashonalandMountedPolicesometimein1895,andinthefollowingyeartookpartintheJamesonRaid, beingshotthroughtheleftkneeandtakenprisoner.HewastreatedatKrugersdorpFieldHospitalandwasoneofthetwentyorsowounded prisonerswhosignedaletterofappreciationtothehospitalstaff fortheirkindnessandattention.Hewasoneofthelastprisonerstobereleased, on 31 January 1896, and later that year took part in the operations in Rhodesia with the Matabeleland Relief Force. BackinEnglandPomeroyobtainedacommissionwiththe4thSomersetLightInfantry,asSecondLieutenant,inMay1897.AdvancedtoLieutenant inNovember1899,hetookaregularcommissioninthe1stBattalionGloucestershireRegimentinMarch1900andservedwiththemintheBoer War,includingtheoperationsoftheDrakensburgDefenceForceandtheseizingofVanReenan’sPass.Hewassubsequentlyattachedtothe WestAfricanFrontierForceandtookpartintheoperationsinNigeriain1902.DuringtheGreatWarheservedinFranceasaCaptaininthe SouthStaffordshireRegiment,12thYorkshireRegiment,andlaterwiththeWestAfricanFieldForce,attachedtotheNigeriaRegiment(entitledto a 1914-15 Star trio). He was latterly Assistant Commissioner of Police, North Nigeria, and died of malaria at Zungeru, Nigeria, on 30 March 1917. Sold with a copy of the book ‘The Jameson Raid, by Jean van der Poel; and copied research.
Eight: QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerrSSeerrggeeaannttWW..DD..WWoooolllleenn,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,llaatteerrQQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerraannddCCaappttaaiinn,,OOxxffoorrddsshhiirreeaanndd BBuucckkiinngghhaammsshhiirree LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo sseerrvveedd dduurriinngg tthhee DDoonnggoollaa ccaammppaaiiggnn aattttaacchheedd ttoo tthhee 1166tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, EEggyyppttiiaann AArrmmyy Queen’sSudan1896-98(2119Sgt.W.D.Wollen,16/Bn.E.A.);IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897 -98,Samana1897(2119Col:Sgt.W.D.Woollen,GloucesterRegt.) renamedinrunningscript;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902, 2clasps,DefenceofLadysmith,OrangeFreeState(2119ColSejt.W.Woollen,Glouc:Regt.);1914-15Star(Q.M.&Lieut.W.D. Woollen.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Q.M.&Capt.W.D.Woollen.);ArmyL.S.& G.C.,E.VII.R.(2119Qr:Mr:Sjt:W.D.Woollen.Glouc:Regt.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Gedaref,unnamedasissued, mounted as worn on two bars, contact marks, nearly very fne or better, the Sudan medals very rare to the regiment (8) £900-£1,200
Only 6 Queen‘s Sudan medals awarded to the Gloucestershire Regiment, all for services whilst attached to the Egyptian Army.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,Natal,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Transvaal(MajorC.J.Vines,Glouc. Rgt.)engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Col.C.J.Vines,Glouc.Rgt.) engraved naming, one or two edge nicks, very fne or better (2)
£800-£1,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, November 2015.
CChhaarrlleessJJaammeessVViinneesswasborninJune1858andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheGloucestershireRegimentdirectfromtheRoyal MilitaryCollegeSandhurstinJanuary1878.AdvancedtoLieutenantinJune1880andtoCaptaininJune1885,hewasappointedAdjutanttothe 1st (Volunteer) Battalion in 1891. He remained similarly employed until 1896, gaining advancement to Major in July 1895.
DuringtheBoerWar,whenheheldtheregimentalrankofLieutenant-Colonel,Vinescommandedthe2ndBattalionintheperiodsFebruaryto March1900andDecember1900toMay1901;the1stBattalionintheperiodMaytoJuly1900,andthe4thBattalion,DerbyshireRegimentinthe periodJulytoNovember1900.His frstperiodofcommandofthe2ndBattalionwasoccasionedbyColonelLindsellbeingseriouslywoundedat Paardeberg in February 1900, on which occasion Vines led the left of the regiment’s advance against the ‘Northern kopje’, which was the highest. VineswasalsopresentatthereliefofKimberley,inadditionattheactionsatDriefonteinandPoplarGrove,andservedinNatalintheperiod MarchtoJune1900(Queen’sMedalwith5claspsandKing’sMedalwith2clasps).HewasgiventheBrevetofLieutenant-Colonelandwastwice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 10 September 1901 and 29 July 1902).
HavingthenbeengiventheBrevetofColonelinJuly1905,VineswasplacedontheRetiredListinJuly1907.Heappears,however,tohave commanded the 9th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, at home in late 1915.
Aprominentmemberofthe“InandOut”Clubinhisretirement,ColonelVinesdiedinLondoninFebruary1928,aged69years,oneobituarist describing him as one of the most popular Battalion Commanding Officers of his era.
Soldwithembroideredbattlehonoursfor‘Paardeberg’andthe‘ReliefofKimberley’,ondarkpurplebackgroundwithyellowedging,presumablyas removedfromanoldregimentalbanner;agroupphotographicimageoftheOfficersofthe9thBattalion,GloucestershireRegiment,when stationed in Cheltenham; and copied research.
Four: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneellGG..SS..TTuulllloohh,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhooccoommmmaannddeeddtthhee22nnddBBaattttaalliioonndduurriinnggtthheetthhee ff rrsstt mmoonntthhssoofftthheeGGrreeaattWWaarr,,aannddwwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnaattSSaannccttuuaarryyWWoooodddduurriinnggtthheeBBaattttlleeooffYYpprreessoonn99MMaayy11991155,,aaggeedd4488,, bbeeiinngg ppoosstthhuummoouussllyy MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,OrangeFreeState(Capt.G.S.Tulloh.Glouc.R.)engravednaming;1914-15Star(Lt. Col.G.S.Tulloh.Glouc.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.G.S.Tulloh.) theBWMandVMboth recently renamed, mounted court-style for display, generally very fne (4) £300-£400
M.I.D. London Gazette 22 June 1915.
GGeeoorrggeeSSwwiinnttoonnTTuulllloohhwasborninEdinburghandwaseducatedattheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.HewascommissionedSecond LieutenantintheGloucestershireRegimenton5February1887,andwaspromotedLieutenanton1April1889,andCaptainon4September 1895. He served with the 1st Battalion in South Africa in 1900 and took part in the operations in the Orange River Colony.
PromotedMajoron25July1906,andLieutenant-Colonelon25July1914,Tullohcommandedthe2ndBattalion,GloucestershireRegimentduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20December1914.HeHewaskilledinactionatSanctuaryWoodduringtheBattleofYpreson9 May1915–afteraGermanattackthatmorningwhichhadoccupiedsomeoftheforwardtrenches,theGlosterscounter-attackedthatafternoon at15:45–thecounter-attackwentinandtheassaultingplatoonsmanagedtogetwithintwentyyardsofheGermanswheretheyestablisheda fringline.However,supportwasslowincomingforwardandtheattackingforcewaspracticallywipedout.Threesmallgroupsmanagedtohold outforalittlelongerbeforebeingforcedtowithdraw,anditwasatthispointthatLieutenant-ColonelTulloh,exposedinacommunication trench, was hit in three places and killed.
ForhisgallantryTullohwasposthumouslyMentionedinDespatches(theonlyaward,otherthantheVictoriaCross,thatcouldatthetimebe granted posthumously. Aged 48, he is buried in Bedford House Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium. SoldwithagroupphotographicimageoftheOfficersoftheGloucestershireRegimentatWarleyin1906,inwhichtherecipientisidentifed;and copied research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(Capt.J.G.H.Whylock.Glouc:Rgt.) engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Cpt.J.G.H.Whylock.Glouc:Rgt.) engraved naming, about extremely fne (2)
£300-£400
JJaammeessGGrreeeetthhaammHHoowwaarrddWWhhyylloocckkwascommissionedLieutenantinthe9th(Militia)Battalion,King’sRoyalRi feCorpson1September1883, beforetransferringtothe4th(Militia)Battalion,RoyalWestKentRegimenton19January1884.Heobtainedaregularcommissionedasa LieutenantintheGloucestershireRegimenton25November1885,andwaspromotedCaptainon18May1894.HeservedinSouthAfricaduring theBoerWarincommandoftheMountedTroopsatStanderton,andtookpartintheoperationsintheOrangeFreeState,FebruarytoMay 1900;intheOrangeRiverColonyfromMayto29November1900andagainfromJanuaryto31May1902;inCapeColonyin1900andagainin January1902;andintheTransvaalfromNovember1900toJanuary1902.Heretiredonretiredpayon11November1903,andhavingbeen advanced Major saw further service at Home with the 8th Battalion during the Great War.
Sold with copied research, including a group photographic image in which he recipient is identifed.
The Jack Russell Collection of Medals to the
TThheeeexxcceeppttiioonnaalllloonnggsseerrvviicceeaannddMM..SS..MM..ggrroouuppoofftthhiirrtteeeennaawwaarrddeeddttooMMaajjoorrFF..JJ..WWoooolllleenn,,llaatteeGGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeaannddDDoorrsseett RReeggiimmeennttss,, aanndd IInnddiiaann AArrmmyy OOrrddnnaannccee DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass ffoorr mmaannyy yyeeaarrss aa YYeeoommaann ooff tthhee QQuueeeenn’’ss BBooddyy GGuuaarrdd Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,DefenceofLadysmith,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal, claspsmountedin thisorder,withunofficialrivets (5739BoyF.J.Woollen,GloucesterRegt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica 1901,SouthAfrica1902(5739Boy:F.J.WoollenGlouc:Regt.) renamed;IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,NorthWest Frontier1908,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(5739Lce.Sergt.F.W.[sic]Woollen.1stBn.Glouc.Regt.);1914-15Star(S.Sergt.F.J. Woollen,S.&T.Corps.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9593A.W.O.Cl.1F.J.Woollen.DorsetR.);DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S. &G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(Staff Sergt.F.J.WoollenS.&T.Corps);MeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(5718196W.O.Cl. 1 F. J. Woollen. I.A.O.C.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, otherwise very fne or better (13) £1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Denny Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, May 2019.
FFrraanncciissJJaammeessWWoooolllleennwasbornatCirencester,Gloucestershire,on20December1884,hisfatheraColour-Sergeantinthe4thBattalionofthe GloucesterRegiment.HehimselfalsoattestedfortheGloucesterRegimentatDublinon11December1899,aged15years.HeservedinSouth Africafrom17October1900to26August1901,and,asrecordedinhisdischargepapers,waswoundedatDewetsdorpon23November1900. HismedalentitlementappearstobetheQueen’sMedalwithclasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,andSouthAfrica1901.Heisnotentitledto the King’s Medal nor the clasp for Defence of Ladysmith.
WoollenreturnedtoSouthAfricainApril1903,wherehewaspromotedtoCorporalinMay1903,andreturnedhomethefollowingOctober andwasappointedLance-SergeantinApril1906.InFebruary1906hewenttoIndiawithhisregimentandsubsequentlytookpartinthe operationsoftheMohmandFieldForceintheearlypartof1908(Medalwithclasp).HewaspromotedtoSergeantinDecember1908and transferredtotheIndianUnattachedListforservicewiththeS.&T.Corpsinthe1stPeshawurDivisionfromNovember1909.Hetransferredto the2ndRoyalWelshFusiliers,inthePoonaDivision,inMay1910,andre-engagedatKarachifor2/R.W.F,inDecember1910,tocomplete21 years.HewaspromotedtoStaff SergeantinMay1912,andtransferredtothe2ndBattalion,DorsetRegimentinSeptember1913,servingwith thatregimentontheNorthWestFrontier1915-17,incommandofasupplydepot.HisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalwasannouncedin IndianArmyOrder521of1918.HewasonFieldServicewiththeNorthWestFrontierForce(Afghanistan),JunetoAugust1919(ClasptoIndia Medal).Woollenwasdischargedon11October1921.HewasawardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedalperArmyOrder161of1936,without annuity, as a Yeoman of the King’s Body Guard. He died at Leeds on 29 May 1975 and is described as a Retired Army Major. AnaccompanyingnewscuttingshowshimbeingpresentedtotheQueen,andanewspaperObituaryNoticedescribeshimas‘Major(late1st6th Gurkhas and a Member of the Queen’s Body Guard).
Sold with copied discharge papers and two small photographs of the recipient.
JJoosseepphhHHeennrryyGGrrii ffiffi tthhsswasborninGloucesterin1868andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimenton26November1886,havingpreviously servedwiththeRegiment’s3rdMilitiaBattalion.PromotedCorporalon26July1890,andSergeanton17August1893,heservedwiththe2nd BattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom1January1900to7June1902.PromotedColour-Sergeanton24June1903,hewasawarded his Long Service Medal on 1 April 1905, and was discharged on 27 February 1908, after 21 years and 94 days’ service.
FFrraanncciiss GGrrii ffiffi tthhss, son of the above, served with the 14th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, during the Great War. Sold with copied research.
Pair: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall FF.. LLeeaacchh,, GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass wwoouunnddeedd aatt RRiieettffoonntteeiinn oonn 2255 OOccttoobbeerr 11889999 Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,TugelaHeights, unofficialrivets betweenthirdandfourthclasps (3926Pte.F.Leach,Glouc:Regt.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(3926L.Cpl.F.Leach. Glouc: Regt.) edge bruising to QSA, very fne and a rare clasp combination to the Regiment (2) £240-£280
Only51ReliefofLadysmithclaspsandonly23TugelaHeightsclaspsawardedtotheGloucestershireRegiment,ofwhomonly22menreceived both. Leach’s medal is one of only 4 Queen’s South Africa Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment with this exact clasp combination. FFrraannkkLLeeaacchhwasborninBristolin1873andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatBristolon6April1893.Heservedwiththe1st BattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom24September1899to23August1900,andwasslightlywoundedatRietfontienon25 October 1899. He was discharged on 14 June 1911, after 18 years and 70 days’ service.
Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract, the Tugela Heights clasps added in a later hand.
Four: PPrriivvaattee AA.. EE.. BBrreetthheerrttoonn,, GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2233 MMaayy 11991155 Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902(5607.Pte.A.E.Bretherton. Glouc:Regt.);1914Star(5607Pte.A.E.Bretherton.1/Glouc.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5607Pte.A.E.Bretherton. Glouc. R.) edge bruising to the QSA, this polished thus nearly very fne; the Great War trio nearly extremely fne (4) £240-£280
AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddBBrreetthheerrttoonnwasborninGloucesterin1880and frstattestedthereforthe3rd(Militia)Battalion,GloucestershireRegiment,on13 April1898.HetransferredtotheRegularForceson4July1899,andservedwiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andthenwiththe1st BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13August1914.Hewaskilledinactionon23May1915(althoughthe CommonwealthWarGravesCommissionRollofHonourerroneouslyrecordshisdateofdeathas29October1914);hehasnoknowngrave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Sold with copied research.
1914Star,withclasp(9292Pte.S.H.Blackmore.1/SomL.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9292A.W.O.Cl.2.S.H. Blackmore.Som.L.I.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1919-21(25902Sjt.S.H.Blackmore,Glouc.R.);War Medal1939-45;IndiaServiceMedal;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxed suspension (S-Sjt. S. H. Blackmore, I.A.O.C.) mounted for display, good very fne (8)
£500-£700
Provenance: R. A. Lynes Collection, Christie’s, November 1990.
Only 5 ‘Waziristan 1919-21’ clasps awarded to the 3rd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, of whom Blackmore is the highest ranking recipient SSyyddnneeyyHHaarroollddBBllaacckkmmoorreewasborninWalcot,BathSomerset,on13April1896andattestedforthSomersetLightInfantryasaBoySoldieron5 February1912,agedjust15.HewasappointedaBugleron31May1914,andservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom21August1914.Hetransferredtothe3rdBattalion,GloucestershireRegimenton8November1915,andsawfurtherservicewith the7thBattalionaspartoftheMesopotamianExpeditionaryForce,beingpromotedSergeanton21April1916.Hewastwicewoundedinaction, frstlyatSanniyatton22April1916duringtheattempttorelievetheKutgarrison,andagainon10February1917duringtheactionsthat preparedthewayforthe fnaladvanceonBaghdad.ProceedingtoIndiaon13September1917,hewasappointedActingCompanySergeant Majoron5June1918,andsawactiveserviceduringtheWaziristancampaign1919-21whilstattachedtotheOrdnanceDepot,oneofonly fve men from the 3rd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment to be awarded this clasp.
BlackmoretransferredtotheIndianArmyOrdnanceCorps,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal,withgratuity,on15 October1930.PromotedSub-Conductoron9October1933,andConductoron16November1935,hewasawardedtheCoronationMedalin 1937,andwasappointedActingCommissary,withtherankoftemporaryLieutenant,on1May1941.HewaspromotedCaptainon1June1943. Returning to the U.K. in 1945, he relinquished his commission the following year.
JJoohhnnRRiicchhiinnggsswasborninWinchcombe,Gloucestershire,in1883andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimenton2February1904.Heserved withthe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13August1914,andwaswoundedbygunshotinlateOctober1914. EvacuatedtoEngland,hesubsequentlytransferredtothe10thBattalion,andsawfurtherservicewiththemontheWesternFrontfrom13 December 1915. He was discharged on 31 December 1918. Sold with copied research.
Soldwiththerecipient’sSmallBook;CertifcateofDischarge;SpecialReserveRecruits’TestCard;RecordOfficenotifcationofhavingbeen wounded; cut named section of the recipient’s Wounded and Honourably Discharged certifcate; and copied research.
AArrtthhuurrGGaarrddiinneerr,sonoftheabove,attestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheSecondWorldWarin Burma.HewaskilledinactioninanattackonaJapaneseroadblockatTaukkyanon7March1942,inwhatwastheGloucestershireRegiment’s frstactionagainsttheJapaneseduringtheWar,andinwhichtheRegimentsuffered3officersand17otherrankskilledinaction,and3officers and 23 other ranks wounded. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial, Burma.
SoldwithofficialNotifcationofDeath,andRecordOfficenotifcationofthesame;effectsletter;therecipient’sThirdClassArmyCertifcateof Education,dated11February1938;GloucestershireRegimentalAssociationLifemembershipCard;aBirthdayWishespostcardfromtherecipient to his mother; and copied research.
Three: PPrriivvaattee WW.. KKiinngg,, GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1155 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991144 1914Star(7318Pte.W.King.1/Glouc:R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(7318Pte.W.King.Glouc.R.) unofficiallyrenamed; Victory Medal 1914-19 (7318 Pte. W. King. Glouc. R.) very fne (3)
£80-£100
WWiilllliiaammKKiinnggwasborninEastLeach,Gloucestershire,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatStroud.Heservedwiththe1stBattalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13August1914,andwaskilledinactionon15November1914.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Three: PPrriivvaattee EE.. SStteevveennss,, GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1914Star(1478Pte.E.Stevens.1/Glouc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1478Pte.E.Stevens.Glouc.R.);togetherwiththe recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘263615’, good very fne (3)
£80-£100
EEddwwaarrddSStteevveennssattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimenton10November1911andservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom11September1914.SubsequentlytransferringtotheWorcestershireRegiment,hewasdischargedduetosicknesson7 November 1917, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 263615.
Four:CCaappttaaiinnRR..VV..TTrreennggrroouussee,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,aattttaacchheedd44tthhNNiiggeerriiaaRReeggiimmeennttiinntthheeCCaammeerroooonnssccaammppaaiiggnn,,wwhheerree hhee wwaass wwoouunnddeedd iinn OOccttoobbeerr 11991155 1914-15Star(Lieut.R.V.Trengrouse.Glouc.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.R.V.Trengrouse.);AfricaGeneralService 1902-56, 1 clasp, Nigeria 1918 (Lieut. R. V. Trengrouse. Glouc. R.) nearly extremely fne (4) £900-£1,200
One of only two Africa General Service Medals with the clasp ‘Nigeria 1918’ being awarded to officers of the Gloucestershire Regiment. RRiicchhaarrddVVyyvvyyaannTTrreennggrroouusseewasborninLondonon7August1887,agreat-grandsonofHenryTrengrouse,inventoroftherocketapparatusand ‘bosun’schair’forrescuingpeoplefromships.EducatedatUppingham,hewascommissionedintothe11thBattalion,GloucestershireRegimentas aTemporarySecondLieutenanton6March1915.SecondedtotheWestAfricanFrontierForceon14July1915,hedisembarkedatDualaon4 August1915,andwaspostedtothe4thNigeriaRegiment,seeingactiveserviceduringtheCameroonscampaign.Hewaswoundedinanattackby the2ndNigeriansatWumBiagason9October1915,sufferingaslightwoundtotherightankleandamoreseverewoundfromabulletwhich enteredhischestandexitedthroughtheoutersideofhisleftarm.HewasadmittedtoBaseHospitalatDuala,wherehealsohadaboutof malarial fever, and on 15 December 1915 he embarked for England on sick leave.
ReturningtoLagosinJune1916,Trengrouserejoinedthe4thNigeriansandinNovember1916sailedforEastAfrica,disembarkingatDaar-esSalaamon20DecembertojointhecampaignagainstVonLettow.HewaspromotedtoLieutenanton1July1917,andcommandedaCompanyin the feldfrom1to31Julyandagainfrom20December1917to4March1918,servinginPortugueseEastAfricaduringJanuaryandFebruary 1918.AfterreturningtotheU.K.onleaveinMarch1918,hewasappointedTemporaryCaptain,4thNigeriaRegiment(WestAfricaService Brigade)on1June1918,andshortlyafterwardsembarkedforWestAfrica.ArrivingatLagoson13July,hetookpartintheEgbaExpedition (Medal with clasp).
HHaarroollddJJ..CClliiffttoonnattestedfortheGloucestershireHussarsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheEgyptiantheatreofWarfrom20 April1915.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe4thBattalion,GloucestershireRegimenton25October1916,andsawfurtherservice attached to both the 1/5th and 12th Battalions on the Western Front on 19 July 1917, being wounded with the former unit. Abankofficialincivilianlife,CliftonwasgrantedanemergencycommissionasaLieutenantandPaymasterintheRoyalArmyPayCorpsduringthe SecondWorldWaron15January1942,beforebecomingdangerouslyillin1944.Herelinquishinghiscommissiononaccountofdisabilityon15 December 1944, being granted the honorary rank of Captain.
WWiilllliiaammRRuuffuussKKeennnnaarrddHHeeaatthhwasborninWotton-under-Edge,Gloucestershire,in1886andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe3rd Battalion,GloucestershireRegimenton24February1915.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20 November1915,andwaskilledinactionatLooson25February1916:At7:00p.m.thatdayanAlliedminewasexplodedunderHart’sCrater (itselfanolderminecrater).SecondLieutenantHeathwasorderedtotakeabombingpartyuptothelipofthenewcrater;itwaswhilstdoing this that he was killed, probably by fre from a German trench mortar or by a rife grenade. He is buried in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Loos, France. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
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1914-15Star(10548Sjt.-A.C.Q.M.Sjt.-J.H.Thornton.Glouc.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10548C.Sjt.J.H.Thornton. Glouc.R.);DefenceMedal;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(Sergt.JosephH.Thornton) thelastheavily polished and worn, this fair; the trio very fne (5)
JJoosseepphhHH..TThhoorrnnttoonnattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentandservedwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreof Warfrom1August1915.HesubsequentlytransferredtotheArmyOrdnanceCorpsandthentotheMachineGunCorps,andwasdischargedon 26 April 1920.
Sold with copied research.
115511
Pair: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. EE.. RRoobbiinnssoonn,, GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2211 JJuullyy 11991166 1914-15 Star (1916 L. Cpl. J. E. Robinson. Glouc: R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (1916 Sjt. J. E. Robinson. Glouc. R.) good very fne
British War and Victory Medals (2446 Pte. H. Isgar. Glouc. R.) good very fne (4)
£60-£80
JJoohhnnEEddwwaarrddRRoobbiinnssoonnwasborninCleatorMoor,Cumberland,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatBristol.Heservedwiththe 1/6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom31March1915,anddiedofwoundson21July1916.HeisburiedinWarloyBaillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
HHeerrbbeerrtt IIssggaarr served as a Drummer with the 2/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment during the Great War. Sold with a postcard group photograph believed to include the recipient.
AAllffrreeddAAllooyyssiiuussRRuummmmiinnggsswasborninCheltenhamin1889andattestedtherefortheGloucestershireRegimentinFebruary1907.Heserved withthe2ndBattalioninIndia,Malta,andChina,beingstationedatTientsinontheoutbreakoftheWar.HeservedwiththeBattalionduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19December1914,andwasinvalidedwithfrostbittenfeet.Subsequentlytransferringtothe12th Battalion,heservedwiththemduringtheSommecampaign,andwaskilledinactionon3September1916;onthisdatetheBattaliontookpartin theassaultonthevillageofGuillemont,andwhilstreachingtheirobjectives,suffered45killed;235wounded;and48missing.Heisburiedin Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, France.
Sold with copied research.
WWiilllliiaammCCoolllleettttwasborninRandwick,Gloucestershire,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatStroud.Heservedwiththe1stBattalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom18July1915,beforetransferringtothe8thBattalion,andwaskilledinactionon30May1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Soissons Memorial, France.
Three: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall WW.. CChhaannddlleerr,, GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn CCoorrppss aanndd MMiilliittaarryy FFoooott PPoolliiccee 1914-15 Star (2331 Pte. W. Chandler, Glouc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2331 Pte. W. Chandler. Glouc. R.) very fne (3) £60-£80
WWiilllliiaammCChhaannddlleerrattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimenton4August1914andservedwiththe5thBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom29March1915,aspartofhiscompany’smachinegununit.HetransferredtotheMachineGunCorpson22July1916,still attachedtotheGloucestershireRegiment,andthentransferredoncemoretotheMilitaryFootPoliceon6July1918,servingforthe fnalfew months of the War in Italy. He was demobilised on 15 March 1919. Sold with a Gloucestershire Regiment cap badge; copied record of service; and other research.
Three: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraallWW..JJ..PPeerrkkss,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaassddaannggeerroouussllyywwoouunnddeeddoonntthhee ff rrssttddaayyoofftthheeGGeerrmmaann SSpprriinngg OO ffff eennssiivvee,, 2211 MMaarrcchh 11991188,, aanndd ddiieedd aass aa rreessuulltt ooff hhiiss wwoouunnddss oonn 1166 DDeecceemmbbeerr 11991188 1914-15Star(17489Pte.W.J.Perks.Glouc:R.) rankofficiallycorrected;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(17489Pte.W.J.Perks. Glouc. R.) good very fne (3) £60-£80
GGiillbbeerrttEEddwwiinnAAyyllii ffff eewasborninOaksey,Malmesbury,Wiltshire,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatBristolon7September1914. Heservedwiththe9thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20September1915,beforeproceedingtoSalonikawiththe MediterraneanExpeditionaryForceon11November1915,andtransferredtotheMachineGunCorpson15July1917.Hediedofinfuenzaon5 December 1918, and is buried in Sofa War Cemetery, Bulgaria.
Sold with two original postcards written by the recipient to family; a Gloucestershire Regiment cap badge; and extensive copied research.
AAllffrreeddOOlliivveerrCCaallllaagghhaann(alsorecordedasCallahan)wasborninBirminghamandattestedtherefortheGloucestershireRegiment.Heservedwith the10thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom9August1915,andwaskilledinactionon25September1915,onthe frst day of the Battle of Loos, on which date the Battalion suffered casualties over 450 casualties.
Onesurvivorrecalled:‘Whatasight.Menriddledonthebarbedwire...lyingabout,discolouredthroughgas,andothersgaspingforbreath...how many of our lads at Loos had a last fond look at photos of loved ones, and died with them tightly held in their hands?’ 900menfromtheBattalionwentintoBattleatLoos,butatarollcallseveraldayslateronly9officersand276otherrankswerestill ftforactive service. Callaghan was amongst those killed: he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.
AArrtthhuurrEEssttwwiicckkCChhaalllleennggeerrwasbornatTotterdown,Bristol,on25September1894andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentat Cheltenham.Heservedwiththe1/5th(Territorial)BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29March1915,anddiedof wounds at 9 General Hospital, Rouen on 28 July 1916. He was buried in St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.
AAllbbeerrttGGeeoorrggeeFFlliigghhttwasborninRuscombe,Gloucestershire,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentinGloucester.Heservedwiththe 8thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom18July1915,andwaskilledinactionon3July1916,onwhichdatetheBattalion wasinvolvedintheattackonLaBoisselle–forhisgallantryduringtheattack,theBattalion’sCommandingOfficer,LieutenantColonelAdrian Carton de Wiart, was awarded the Victoria Cross: ‘Formostconspicuousbravery,coolnessanddeterminationduringsevereoperationsofaprolongednature.Itwasowinginagreatmeasuretohis dauntlesscourageandinspiringexamplethataseriousreversewasaverted.Hedisplayedtheutmostenergyandcourageinforcingourattack home.AfterthreeotherbattalionCommandershadbecomecasualties,hecontrolledtheircommands,andensuredthatthegroundwonwas maintainedatallcosts.Hefrequentlyexposedhimselfintheorganisationofpositionsandofsupplies,passingunfinchinglythrough frebarrageof the most intense nature. His gallantry was inspiring to all.’ (London Gazette 9 September 1916). Flight has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
Sold with the recipient’s Aluminium identity disc; Gloucestershire Regiment back badge; and copied research.
HHeerrbbeerrttHHaawwkkiinnssattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimenton8September1908andservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom19December1914.Hewaswoundedbygunshottohisfaceon10May1915,whichlefthimpermanentlyblinded,and was discharged on account of his wounds on 22 September 1915, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. 88907.
HHeennrryyLLaawwrreenncceewasborninRodborough,Gloucestershire,in1895andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatStroud.Heservedwiththe 1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFronton18February1915,andwaskilledinactionduringtheBattalion’sdefenceofthe Chalk Pit on the last day of the Battle of Loos on 8 October 1915.
TheBattalionWarDiarystates:‘Heavybombardmentcommencedat1100andgrewinintensityuntil1600,at1610theGermansattackedthe ChalkPitandtrencheseithersidefromthedirectionoftheBoisHugo.TwoBattalionstrengthattackindenselines,swingingwesttocrossthe HulluchRoad,rapid freopenedwithrifesandmachinegunsuntilattackwasbroken,theirlossfromrife freinfrontoftheBattalion400to500 killedandwounded.AfewGermansgottowithin60yardsofourtrenchtotheeastofChalkPitbeforebeingshotdown,ourcasualties22killed and 96 wounded, Battalion relieved at 2300.’
FortheirgallantrythatdaytheBattalionwasawardedaDistinguishedServiceOrderandthreeDistinguishedConductMedals.Lawrencewas amongst those killed; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.
Oneof30AfghanistanN.W.F.1919claspsawardedtotheGloucestershireRegiment(20tothe3rdBattalion),alltoOfficersandmenservingon attachment to other units.
AAllbbeerrttPPrreessttoonnattestedfortheGloucestershireRegiment,andservedwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarintheBalkantheatreofWar from27October1915.Hesawfurtherservicewiththe3rdBattalionduringtheThirdAfghanWar,attachedtothe2/6thBattalion,RoyalSussex Regiment, and was admitted to hospital at Nowshera on 20 August 1919, being discharged from hospital six days later. Soldwithcopiedresearch.,includingagroupphotographicimageentitled‘Officers,N.C.O.’s,andmenofthe7thGloucestershireRegiment, convalescent abroad’, dated 2 December 1916.
Four: PPrriivvaattee AA.. PPrreessttoonn,, GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(16242Pte.A.Preston.Glouc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(16242Pte.A.Preston.Glouc.R.);IndiaGeneral Service1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(16242Pte.A.Preston,Glouc.R.)mountedfordisplay, goodvery fne,thelast rare to unit (4) £240-£280 115599 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)
JJoohhnnTThhyynnnneeRRuusssseellllattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimenton5August1914andservedwiththe1/5thBattalionduringtheGreatWaron the Western Front from 29 March 1915. He was discharged due to sickness on 22 August 1916, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 76099. Sold with copied research.
CChhrriissttoopphheerrJJoohhnnSShheeaarrmmaannattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimenton9November1914andservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom18February1915.Hewaswoundedinactionbygunshottothebuttockon9May1915;repatriatedbackto Englandon19May1915,hesawfurtherservicewiththe6thBattalionaspartoftheMediterraneanExpeditionaryForcefrom27October1915, and then in Mesopotamia from 7 July 1916. He was discharged on 12 May 1919, after 4 years and 185 days’ service. Soldwithapostcardphotographbelievedtobeoftherecipient;a6thBattalionDinnerandBallprogrammeforCoronationYear1937,with accompanying Battalion Prize List for 1937; and copied research.
British War and Victory Medals (5235 Pte. O. J. Sterry. Glouc. R.) very fne (4)
CChhaarrlleessDDoouuggllaassEEyyrreeDDeewwééwasborninFarmingham,Kent,on2May1879andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheGloucestershire Regiment.PromotedtemporaryLieutenanton3December1914,heservedwiththe13th(Pioneer)BattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front, and was wounded by gun shot to the right arm at Kemmel on 16 April 1918. Sold with copied research.
OOwweennJJaammeessSStteerrrryywasborninHuntley,Gloucestershire,in1887andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimenton10December1915.He servedwiththe6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1916andwaswoundedontheSommeinAugust1916.Hewas discharged on account of wounds on 18 August 1917, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. 132791, and died in Gloucester in December 1952. Soldwiththerecipient’sSoldiers’SmallBook,andvarioushand-writtenlettersandpostcardsfromtherecipienttohisfamily,includigntwo feld hospital postcards, dated 26 and 27 August 1916.
Pair: LLiieeuutteennaanntt LL.. GG.. MMaacchhiinn,, OO..BB..EE..,, GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. L. G. Machin.) good very fne and better (2)
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2017.
£80-£100
O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 1 January 1951: Lionel Gilbert Machin, Esq., Deputy Director of Audit, Exchequer and Audit Department.
M.I.D. London Gazette 21 February 1919:
‘For services in Mesopotamia, Lines of Communications, Indian Army.’ LLiioonneellGGiillbbeerrttMMaacchhiinn wasborninBristolon4March1897,andwaseducatedatBristolGrammarSchool.HeservedwiththeBristolGrammar SchoolOfficerTrainingCorps,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe11thBattalionGloucestershireRegimenton11August1915.He servedduringtheGreatWarinMesopotamiawiththe7thBattalionGloucestershireRegimentfrom14June1916,andsubsequentlypost-Warin India,asTemporaryCaptainandactingAdjutantofNo.16SpecialBattalion.Herelinquishedhiscommissionon18December1920,retainingthe rank of Lieutenant.
On2July1920,LionelMachinwasadmittedasanExaminer,ExchequerandAuditDepartment,CivilService,andwasappointedanOfficerofthe Order of the British Empire in the 1951 New Year’s Honours’ List. He died in Bexley, Kent, on 13 May 1962. Sold with copied research.
Four: SSeeccoonnddLLiieeuutteennaannttJJ..RR..DDuunnnniinngg,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeennttaannddSSppeecciiaallCCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy,,wwhhoowwaasswwoouunnddeeddbbyysshheellll ff rree oonn 2222 AAuugguusstt 11991177,, aanndd wwaass rreennddeerreedd uunnccoonnsscciioouuss ffoorr 1155 hhoouurrss BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.J.R.Dunning.);DefenceMedal;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2nd issue (Ralph Dunning.) mounted as worn, good very fne
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(19516Pte.R.C.Stallard.Glouc.R.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue (Robert C. Stallard.) very fne (7)
£100-£140
JJaammeessRRaallpphhDDuunnnniinnggwasborninBuckfastleigh,Devon,on23December1894andattestedforthe5thBattalion,DevonshireRegimenton22 November1915.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheGloucestershireRegimenton1May1917,andservedwiththe2/5thBattalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromMay1917.Hewaswoundedfromshell freon22August1917:‘observingtheenemyhewas blownupbyashellexplosionandwasrenderedunconsciousforabout15hours.’EvacuatedtoEngland,hewasdeemednolonger ftformilitary service,andwasawardedaSilverWarBadge,no.B45940.HesubsequentlyservedwiththeSpecialConstabulary,anddiedatShipley,Yorkshire, on 12 June 1958.
RRoobbeerrttCChhaarrlleessSSttaallllaarrddwasborninCoberley,Cheltenham,Gloucestershire,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatCirencesteron20 March1915.Heservedwiththe13thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom3March1916,andsawfurtherservicewiththe 3rd and 12th Battalions, before being demobilised on 10 May 1919. He died in Swindon in 1960. Sold with copied research for both recipients.
British War and Victory Medals (36017 Pte. A. A. Field. Glouc. R.) edge bruising, nearly very fne (4)
KKeeiitthhSSiillvveerrwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheGloucestershireRegimenton22September1915andservedwiththe8thBattalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1916.HewaskilledinactionontheSommeon18November1916,andisburiedin Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, France.
Sold with a photograph of the recipient’s grave; and copied research.
AAllbbeerrttAArrtthhuurrFFiieellddattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentandservedwithboththe8thand18thBattalionsduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front post 1916.
British War and Victory Medals (203331 Pte. E. A. Edge. Glouc. R.) extremely fne (2)
£60-£80
EErrnneessttAAllffrreeddEEddggeewasborninRedland,Bristol,andattestedtherefortheGloucestershireRegiment.Heservedwiththe1/5thBattalionduring the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 5 April 1917. His Platoon commander, Second Lieutenant A. K. Stanley, wrote: ‘LanceCorporalEdgewaskilledinaverysuccessfulattackonavillage.Hediedinstantaneouslyverygallantlyleadingthepeopleroundhimand you have every reason to be proud of him ... we are all sorry to lose him. We laid him to rest close to the very spot where he fell.’ Edge is buried in Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile, France.
Soldwiththreehand-writtenlettersofcondolencetotherecipient’smother,fromhisCompanyCommander;hisPlatoonCommander;andthe Reverend G. F. Helm, Chaplain, attached 1/5th Battalion; a Condolence card; two small photographs; and other ephemera.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(27600Pte.A.G.Lockyear.Glouc.R.) mounted for wear, good very fne (2)
£60-£80
AAllbbeerrttGGeeoorrggeeLLoocckkyyeeaarrwasborninRadstock,Somerset,andattestedforthe GloucestershireRegimentatTauntonon21March1916.Heservedwiththe14th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1July1916,andwaskilled inactionwhilstservingintheLewisgunsectionofhisBattalionon22October1917,on whichdatetheBattalionwasinactionintheHoulthulstForestSector.Hehasno known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
Soldwith fvepostcardphotographsfeaturingtherecipient,fourofthemwrittenhome to his sweetheart, a Miss E. Parftt, of Bristol.
British War and Victory Medals (202044 Pte. G. H. Jefferies. R. Berks. R.) extremely fne (4)
BBeennjjaammiinnJJee ffff eerriieesswasborninBristolin1896andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegiment.Heservedwiththe1/4thBattalionduringtheGreat War on the Western Front from 1916, and died of wounds on 13 September 1916. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Sold with named Record Office enclosure and copied research.
GGeeoorrggeeHHeennrryyJJee ffff eerriieess,brotheroftheabove,wasborninBristolin1897andattestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegiment.Heservedwiththe 1/4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontpost1916,andwaskilledinactionon26April1917.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
AAllffrreeddMMaauurriicceeJJoonneessattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentundertheDerbyschemeon20November1915,andwasmobilisedon18 March1916.Heservedinitiallywiththe2/6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom28July1916,beforebeingtransferred totheDukeofCornwall’sLightInfantryinItalyon6October1918,andsufferedagunshotwoundtothefaceinOctober1918,whichfractured his jaw, and a further gun shot wound to the right thigh. He was discharged on 11 December 1920.
Soldwithapresentation3rdLondonGeneralHospitalSouvenirAlbum,inscribedto‘Pte.Jones,D.C.L.I.’;apostcardphotographoftherecipient;a postcard from the recipient to his sweetheart; and copied research.
CChhaarrlleessHHeennrryyWWiillkkeessattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentandservedwiththe13th(Pioneer)BattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontpost1916,aswellastheRoyalEngineer’sRailwayCompany.CapturedandtakenPrisonerofWar,hewasrepatriatedfollowing the cessation of hostilities.
RReeggiinnaallddKKeerrrriissoonnSSaauull,anemployeeofNorwichUnion,attestedfortheGloucestershireRegiment(TerritorialForce)on19March1913and servedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Woundedin1916,hewrotethefollowinglettertotheDirectorsofNorwich Union whilst recuperating at Edmonton Military Hospital on 8 August 1916: ‘Iamgladtosaythatmywoundsarenotserious,theybeingagunshotwoundinthefaceandshrapnelsplintersineyesandshouldersbuttrust that I shall now very soon be convalescent. At the same time I am really not in a hurry to return to the Front.’
SaulsubsequentlytransferredtotheMachineGunCorps,andwasdischargedduetosicknesson16March1919,beingawardedaSilverWar Badge no. 518608. Sold with copied research.
British War and Victory Medals (4271 Pte. E. J. Taylor. Glouc. R.); Memorial Plaque (Edwin James Taylor) extremely fne (3)
£80-£100
EEddwwiinnJJaammeessTTaayylloorrwasborninFulbrook,Oxfordshire,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatGloucester.Heservedwiththe1/5th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontpost-1916,andwaskilledinactionon6October1918–theBattalionWarDiaryforthis datestates:‘At18:30on5October,underacreepingbarrage,thebattalionadvancedtowardsBeaurevoirinartilleryformation.Whennearingthe RailwayEmbankmentwhichskirtedthewestofthetown,“A”Company,fromoverkeenness,advancedintooutbarrage,followedby“B” Companyontheleft;althoughsufferingseveralcasualtiestheCompanieswerethusabletosurpriseamachinegunnestholdingtheembankment, whilststilltakingcoverfromourbarrage.At1:00a.m.on6Octobertheenemystartedshellingthewestofthevillage.Weattemptedtoraidan advancedenemyposition,butonmeetingstubbornresistancefrom5machinegunsandsufferingseveralcasualties,theraiderswerecompelledto withdraw. Our casualties were two killed and three wounded.’ Taylor was amongst those killed. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.
British War and Victory Medals (32076. Pte. W. Tinsley. Glouc. R.) very fne (2)
M.M. London Gazette 23 February 1918.
£60-£80
WWiilllliiaammTTiinnsslleeyyattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentandservedwiththe14thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontpost -1916, being awarded the Military Medal. He subsequently transferred to the Royal West Kent Regiment. Sold with the recipient’s riband bar; and copied research.
Six: MMaajjoorr MM.. KK.. SSmmiitthh,, GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI. R.(Capt.M.K.Smith.T.D.Glosters.) withofficialcorrections;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1950’, lacking ‘Territorial’ top riband bar, mounted as worn, nearly very fne (6) £200-£240
Provenance: Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment, Dix Noonan Webb, February 2016.
M.I.D. London Gazette 5 April 1945:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma and on the Eastern Frontier of India.’ MMaarrttiinnKKeennnneetthhSSmmiitthhwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheGloucestershireRegiment,havingpreviouslyservedintheArmyAirCorps (TerritorialForce),andwaspromotedLieutenanton25October1946,withseniorityfrom3March1941.HewasawardedtheTerritorial EfficiencyDecorationin1950(LondonGazette 21April1950),andwaspromotedMajoron18August1951.HetransferredtotheReserveof Officers on 1 March 1954, and fnally retired, having reached the age limit, on 29 June 1966.
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‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished service in Cyprus for the period 1 July to 31 December 1957.’ AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddSSttrraannggeewasborninPlymouth,DevononArmisticeDay,11November1918,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentin November1937.Postedtothe2ndBattalion,‘heestablishedquicklyanameforhimselfintheMTSection,andaccompaniedtheBattalionto Francein1939.HewaswoundedatSteenvordeduringthewithdrawaloftheBritishExpeditionaryForceandwasevacuatedsafelytoEngland. Throughouttheremainderofthewarandimmediatepost-waryearsheheldanumberofinstructorappointmentsandwasgrantedanemergency commissionin1944.Thosewhoknewhimwellwillrememberhimasanefficientand feryMTO-oneuponwhomnotrickscouldbeplayed, calmunderstressandalwaysagoodcompanion.Hewasaccomplishedinmanysportsandaqualifedhockeyreferee.Inlaterlifehetookalively interestinbowlsbecominganactivememberofmorethanoneDevonclub.CompletinghisserviceasOCHeadquartersCompanyin1962,he died at his home in Tavistock on 3 June 1988.’ (the recipient’s obituary in the Back Badge refers). Sold with copied research.
1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation 1937,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy (3702710W.O.Cl.I.W.J.Gibbs.Glouc.R.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, edge bruise to last, good very fne, the Coronation Medal scarce to unit (6) £120-£160
Oneofonly58Coronation1937MedalsawardedtotheGloucestershireRegiment(40 to the Regular Army and 18 to the Territorial Army)
SoldwithaphotographicimageoftheBandofthe1stBattalion,Gloucestershire Regiment, taken in June 1937, in which the recipient is identifed; and copied research.
Four: aattttrriibbuutteedd ttoo SSeerrggeeaanntt LL.. SShhaarrdd,, GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedcourtstyle for wear, good very fne (4) £50-£70
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2017. LLeesslliieeSShhaarrddwasborninMay1921,andresidedat64PeachStreet,Wokingham, Berkshire.HeservedwiththeGloucestershireRegimentduringtheSecondWorldWar in Burma, and transferred to the Army Reserve on 26 October 1946.
1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;Coronation1937,unnamedas issued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(5172629Pte.W.A.Ferguson.Glouc.R.) nearlyextremely fne,the Coronation Medal scarce to unit (6) £240-£280 118800
Oneofonly58Coronation1937MedalsawardedtotheGloucestershireRegiment(40totheRegularArmyand18totheTerritorialArmy),of whichfourwereawardedtotheRegimentalDepot,toMajortheHon.N.F.Somerset,D.S.O.,M.C.,QuartermasterC.A.Budd,Regimental Sergeant Major W. Middlecote, D.C.M., and Drummer W. Ferguson.
M.I.D. London Gazette 9 August 1945:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished service in North-West Europe.’ WW..AA..FFeerrgguussoonniscon frmedontheRollforthe1937CoronationMedalas‘Drummer,Depot,TheGloucestershireRegiment.’Heservedwith the Regiment during the Second World War, and was Mentioned in Despatches whilst serving as a Lance-Corporal.
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RRoobbeerrttWWiilllliiaammHHuugghheesswasborninBirminghaminMay1920andattestedfortheWiltshireRegimentinAugust1938.Amemberofthe2nd Battalion,hesawactionwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForceinFranceinMay1940,inadditiontotheMadagascaroperationsof1942.Embarked fortheMiddleEastinJune1943,hewaswoundedinactioninItalyon3June1944andtreatedat158FieldAmbulance,priortobeingevacuated toaGeneralHospital.Rejoininghisbattalioninlate1944,hesawfurtheractioninNorth-WestEuropefromMarch1945andwasdischargedasa Lance-Corporal to the Royal Army Reserve in July 1946.
RecalledtotheColoursinAugust1950,Hughesjoinedthe1stBattalion,GloucestershireRegimentandwasembarkedforKoreawherehewas killedinactionatthebattleofImjinon25April1951.Amemberof“D”Company,underCaptainHarvey,hewaslikelyamongthe81menwho triedtoreachtheU.N.rearguardonthemorningofthe25April.Forthe frstthreemilesoftheirjourneytheymanagedtoavoidcontactwith theenemybutonreachingajunctionoftworiversjustnorthofTaechonvillage,theycameunderveryheavymachine-gunandrife fre,several casualtiesbeingincurredastheycrossedoneoftherivers,withthoseintherearofthecolumn fndingthemselvesengagedinhandtohand combat. It was here that Hughes likely fell in action.
Finally,onreachingaCommonwealthtankunit,theCompanycameunderfriendly freandsustainedfurthercasualties.OfCaptainHarvey’s originalpartyof81men,41reachedsafety,16ofwhomwerewounded.Atleasttenmenwerekilledinthe fghtingatTaechonvillageandthe remaining 30 were captured.
Sold with the named Army Council enclosure for the Korea pair; and copied service records.
JJ..DDaavviieessattestedfortheWelshGuardsin1939,andservedwiththemduringtheSecondWorldWar.RecalledtotheColoursinAugust1950, he was posted to the Gloucestershire Regiment and served during the Korean War in 8 Platoon, ‘C’ Company.
AsaresultoftheaccurateshootingbytheRoyalArtilleryand9Platoon,thirtyoftheenemylaydeadinthisthe frstactionintheKoreanwarfor the Glosters. Amongst the 7 men wounded was Lance-Corporal J. Davies.
Korea1950-53,1stissue(22334842Pte.W.E.Kear.Glosters.) numberpartiallyofficiallycorrected;U.N.Korea1950-54, unnamed as issued; together wit ha United States of America Presidential Unit Citation riband, in gilt frame, good very fne (2)
£600-£800
WW..EE..KKeeaarrwasborninJanuary1931andservedwiththeHeadquarters,1stBattalion,GloucestershireRegimentduringtheKoreanWar.Hewas capturedandtakenPrisonerofWarattheBattleofImjinRiver,22-25April1951.PostedMissingon4May1951,hewasconfrmedasaPrisoner on 22 December 1951, ands was held at P.O.W. Camp No. 5.
Sold with copied research.
For the Great War Tribute Medal awarded to J. J. Kear, see Lot 225.
AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya(23230119Pte.G.Greenway[sic].Glosters.);GeneralService1918-62,2clasps, Cyprus, Arabian Peninsula (23230119 Pte. G. N. Greenaway. Glosters.) nearly extremely fne (2)
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Waterloo1815((WWiilllliiaammWWeebbbb,,2288tthhRReeggiimmeennttFFoooott..)) fttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, edgebruisingand contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne £2,000-£2,400
Provenance: Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment, Dix Noonan Webb, February 2016.
WWiilllliiaammWWeebbbbwasbornintheParishofLaycock,nearDevizes,Wiltshire,andattestedforthe28th(NorthGloucestershire)RegimentofFootat Fermoy,CountyCork,on21March1804,agedtwenty-sixyears.HeservedwiththeRegimentinthePeninsulaandsurvivedtoclaimtheMilitary GeneralServiceMedalwithclaspsforCorunna,Barrosa,Vittoria,andPyrenees,andsawfurhterserviceduringtheWaterloocampaign,16-18June 1815. He was discharged on 11 May 1824, in consequence of ‘being worn out in the service’, after 22 years and 189 days’ service.
RRiicchhaarrddWWooooddiinnggwasbornatBerriew,Welshpool,Montgomeryshire,in1820andattestedforthe61st(SouthGloucestershire)Regimentof FootatWellington,Shropshire,on16December1839.HeservedwiththeRegimentinIndiafromNovember1845,andsawactiveserviceinthe SecondSikhWar,beingpresentatthepassageoftheChenab,andthebattlesofChilianwalaandGoojerat,andwaswoundedatGoojeraton21 February1849.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny(entitledtoanIndianMutinyMedalwithclaspDelhi),andwasawardedhis LongServiceandGoodConductMedal,togetherwithagratuityof£5,on17October1860.HewasdischargedatPlymouthon21January1861, after 21 years and 37 days’ service, of which 14 years and 10 months were spent soldiering overseas.
Sold with copied discharge papers and other research.
Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Alma,Sebastopol((CCoorrppll..GGoorrggHHyyddee2288tthh..RReeggtt..))Depotimpressednaming, edgebruisingandcontact marks, very fne
£240-£280
Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol((PPttee..RRdd..GGrriieerr..2288tthh.. FFtt..))contemporarilyengravednaming, retainingrodtightened,edgebruising and heavy contact marks, good fne
£400-£500
One of only 23 Balaklava clasps awarded to the 28th Regiment of Foot. RRiicchhaarrddGGrreeeerrwasborninFerbane,King’sCounty,Ireland,in1835andattestedforthe 80thRegimentofFootatLiverpoolon29July1853.Hetransferredtothe28th(North Gloucestershire)RegimentofFooton15February1854,andservedwiththeRegiment intheCrimea,wherehewasoneof23menfromtheRegimentpresentatBalaklavaon 25October1854.AwardedaLongServiceandGoodConductMedal,togetherwitha gratuityof£5,hewasadvancedQuartermasterSergeanton29May1874,andwas dischargedon10August1874,after21yearsand13days’service,ofwhich14years and 24 days were spent soldiering overseas.
Soldwithapartial28thRegimentofFootColoursfromtheCrimeanWardisplaying the Battle Honour ‘Peninsula’; copied discharged papers and medal roll extracts.
Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol((11774499HHeennrreeyy[sic]DDaayy..2288tthh..RReegg..))depotimpressednaming, suspension claw re-affixed, heavy contact marks that has virtually obliterate number, therefore fne, rare to unit
£400-£500
Provenance: R. A. Lynes Collection, Christie’s, November 1990.
One of only 23 Balaklava clasps awarded to the 28th Regiment of Foot.
HHeennrryyDDaayywasborninAxbridge,Somerset,in1820andattestedforthe28th(NorthGloucestershire)RegimentofFootatBristolon16May 1842.HeservedwiththeRegimentintheCrimea,andwasoneof23menfromtheRegimentpresentatBalaklavaon25October1854.He transferredtotheRoyalCanadianRifeson23April1858,andwasdischargedatKingston,Ontario,on8October1867,after25yearsand95 days’ service, of which 16 years were spent soldiering overseas.
Sold with copied service papers and other research.
TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue((44331122..JJaammeess..PPrriiccee..2288tthh..RReeggtt..))impressednaming,pierceasissueswithringsuspension, edge bruising, polished and worn, therefore fne
£50-£70
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1887-89((22445522LLccee..CCoorrppll..ZZ..AAnnddrreewwss22ddBBnn..GGlloouucc..RR..)) minorofficial correction to surname, otherwise extremely fne and rare to regiment
£400-£500
Only5claspsfor‘Burma1887-89’awardedtotheGloucestershireRegiment.AndrewsisconfrmedontherollforservicesasaMilitarySignaller attached to the Government Telegraph Department in upper Burma from 20 May 1887 to 1 July 1889.
ZZaacchhaarriiaahhAAnnddrreewwsswasbornatAberdare,Glamorgan,andenlistedatBristolon26February1881,aged19.Hepassedclassesofinstructionin ElectricTelegraphy,andreceivedaCertifcateofEducation,2ndClass,on12October1885.HeservedabroadinSouthernAfghanistanfrom February1882toFebruary1883;inIndiafromMarch1883toMay1857;inBurmafromMay1887toJuly1889;andbackinIndiafromJuly1889 to June 1890. He was discharged on 10 June 1890, his discharge papers confrming medal for Burma 1887-9.
Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extract.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi ((TT.. PPaattttiissoonn.. 6611sstt.. RReeggtt..)) edge bruising, good very fne
£400-£500
TThhoommaassPPaattttiissoonnattestedforthe61st(SouthGloucestershire)RegimentofFooton1October1842andservedwiththeminIndiafrom1845, seeingactiveserviceduringtheSecondSikhWar,beingpresentattheactionsatChilianwalaon13January1849andatGoojeraton21February 1849 (Medal with two clasps). Remaining in India, he saw further service during the Great Sepoy Mutiny. and died before Delhi on 19 July 1857. Sold with copied medal roll extracts and other research.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi ((DDrruummrr.. CC.. WWeellllss.. 6611sstt.. RReeggtt..)) edge bruising, polished and worn, good fne £180-£220
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Ladysmith ((44442255 PPttee.. CC.. BBuuttlleerr,, GGlloouucc:: RReeggtt..)) edge bruise, nearly very fne £100-£140
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Natal((44665577PPttee..GG..CCaavviillll,,GGlloouucc::RReeggtt..)) initialofficiallycorrected,minoredgenicks, good very fne £160-£200
Provenance: Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment, Dix Noonan Webb, February 2016. GG..CCaavviillllservedwiththe1stBattalion,GloucestershireRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwaskilledinactionatFarquharsFarm on 30 October 1899.
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,ReliefofLadysmith((33779977PPttee..OO..WWiilllliiaammss,,GGlloouucc::RReeggtt..)) goodvery,claspscarceto unit £160-£200
Only the Mounted Infantry element of the 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment received the clasp Relief of Ladysmith.
OOssccaarrWWiilllliiaammsswasborninFailand,Bristolin1874andattestedtherefortheGloucestershireRegimenton21November1892,havingpreviously servedwiththe3rd(Militia)Battalion,WelshRegiment.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninMaltafrom1November1893to20November1895; Egyptfrom21November1895to5February1897;Indiafrom6February1897to8December1899;SouthAfricafrom9December1899to23 August1900;andCeylonfrom24Augustto29December1902.HetransferredtotheArmyReserveon2July1903,andwasdischargedon20 November 1904, after 12 years’ service.
Williamsre-enlistedintheWelshRegimentfollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,andservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom9February1915.Hewaskilledinactionon9May1915;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedonLeTouret Memorial, France.
Sold with copied record of service and other research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Natal,OrangeFreeState((44996699PPttee..DD..DDoouuggllaass,,GGlloouucc::RReeggtt..)) edgebruisingand contact marks, nearly very fne
£160-£200
DD..HH..WW..DDoouuggllaassservedwiththe1stBattalion,GloucestershireRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwaswoundedatRietfontein on24October1899,inwhatwastheBattalion’s frstengagementoftheWar,inwhichactiontheregimentsufferedColonelE.P.Wilfordand11 other ranks killed, and 6 officers and 98 other ranks wounded.
Provenance: Doug Jenkins Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2017.
One of only 23 Queen’s South Africa Medal with this clasp combination awarded to the Gloucestershire Regiment EEddwwaarrddJJoohhnnBBeellsstteennwasborninRedland,Bristol,Gloucestershire,in1873andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatBristolon20June 1892.HeservedwiththeRegimentinMaltafrom1November1893to7October1895;inCyprusfrom8October1895to11November1896; inEgyptfrom12November1896to5February1897;inIndiafrom6February1897to7December1899;inSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar from8December1899to23August1900;andinCeylonfrom24August1900to29December1902.HetransferredtotheArmyReserveon6 August 1903 and was discharged on 19 June 1904, after 12 years’ service.
Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.
AAllbbeerrttBBllaakkeewasborninCheltenham,Gloucestershire,in1875andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatBristolon8June1893,having previouslyservedintheRegiment’s3rd(Militia)Battalion.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionoverseasinMaltafrom1November1893to20 November1895;inEgyptfrom21November1895to5February1897;inIndiafrom6February1897to23September1899;andinSouthAfrica duringtheBoerWarfrom24September1899to5July1900,qualifyingfortheDefenceofLadysmithclasp.Afterabriefperiodathomeatthe Depot,hereturnedtoSouthAfricawiththe2ndBattalionon12September1900,andcontinuedservingthereuntil15September1902, qualifyingfortheOrangeFreeStateandTransvaalclasps(andalsoentitledtoaKing’sSouthAfricaMedalwiththeusualtwodateclasps).He transferred to the Reserve on 11 January 1903, and was discharged on 7 June 1905, after 12 years’ service. Soldwithcopiedservicepapersandmedalrollextracts(whichalsostatesentitlementtotheNatalclaspforhisservicewiththe2ndBattalion, although entitlement to the Defence of Ladysmith clasp would disqualify him from receiving the Natal clasp)
WWiilllliiaammLLeeoonnaarrddBBeerrttrraamm‘‘BBeerrttiiee’’HHiillllwasborninCheltenhamon2December1871,sonofMajorW.A.Hill(laterColonelSir,K.C.B., commanding3rdBattalion,GloucestershireRegiment).HewaseducatedatCheltenhamCollege,1884-87,andafterwardsservedinthe3rd GloucestershireMilitia.ItwasreportedinRegimentalOrdersthaton17July1891,Hillrescuedaboyfromdrowning,whohadfallenintothelock atEastFarleigh,ontheMedway,nearMaidstone.Hewasappointedtoaregularcommissionon23December1893,as2ndLieutenantinthe1st Battalion,GloucestershireRegiment,whichwasatMaltaandboundforIndia,beingpromotedtoLieutenanton22January1898,andappointed Adjutant of his battalion on 30 July 1898.
HillservedintheBoerWarwhere,on29October1899,hisbattalionwaspartofaforcedespatchedfromLadysmithtoattackaBoerposition nearNicholson’sNek.Thecolumnconsistedof450menoftheGlosters,520oftheRoyalIrishFusiliers,andNo.10MountainBattery,Royal Artillery.Theyreachthehillatabout2a.m.andpreparedpositionsonaslope.However,asdaylightbroketheyfoundthemselvesexposedand surroundedbyBoers.OnepartyofGlosterswascutoff and,runningoutofammunition,theofficerincharge,CaptainDuncan,raisedawhite toweltosavehismen.Amidtheconfusionabuglesounded‘cease-fre’andtheBoersbegantocheer.ThemistakenbeliefthatthewholeBritish force had surrendered took hold and the fght was over. It was called the largest surrender of British troops since the Napoleonic Wars.
ThecapturedofficersweretransportedtotheStaatModelSchoolinPretoria,whichwasconvertedintoaprisoncampforofficers.Lieutenant Radice,oftheGlosters,wrote:‘TheschoolwasalongsinglestoryredbrickbuildingstandingonacornerplotofaresidentialquarterofPretoria. Breasthighrailingsseparatedtheschoolfromtheadjoiningtwostreets.Wewerelodged8or9toaroom.Oneofthelargerroomswas ftted outas adiningroom.Theschoolgymnasiumretaineditsapparatus,wefoundthismostusefultokeep ft.Hill,theAdjutantofthe28th,whohad beenthroughagymcourseinIndia,organisedaclassofphysicalexercises...Ourguardconsistedof30militarypolicewholivedintentspitchedon the southern half of the school playground. They were called Zarps from their collar badges which formed the initials of the name of their corps.’ HillwaslodgedinroomNo.12alongwithTemple,Knox,Breul,Short,Radice,Beasley(allGlosters)andGallway(NatalCarbineers).Fivedays afterarriving,themeninroom12begantoplantheirescape.TheyhaddiscoveredthatatrainleftPretoriaatabout10p.m.eachnightandthatit hadtoslowdowntoclimbasteepgradientnearby.Itwouldbepossibletoboardthetrainandthenjumpoff nearMiddleburgandwalkinto Swaziland. But frst they had to get out of the camp.
Inaseriesofthreeletters,writtentohisfathershortlyafterhisreleasefromPretoriainJune1900,Hillchronicleshistimethereandattemptsat escape, including tunnelling, not to mention a general dislike towards Winston Churchill: ‘IshouldliketoaddalittleaboutChurchill’sescape.Itwasquiteeasy,simplyamatterofclimbingontothetopofaurinallikeanyoneyouseein thestreets,thosegreenthingsyouknow,anddroppingtheotherside.Thereweremanyofuspreparingtodothesamethingbutwerewaiting becausewehadnotgotthenecessariesoflifeandwerecollectingthem.Whatsoannoyedeveryonewas,thatforhisownaggrandisementandfor copy,heshouldgiveawayhismeansofescapedirectlyhewasclear,andsospoileveryone’schancesofusingthesamemethod,chiefyaboutthe railway I mean. The Boers would have never found out but for him. It was not playing the game and he is cordially loathed in consequence.’
AsaresultofChurchill’smuchpublicisedescape,HillandhiscomradesweremovedtoabarbedwirecompoundoutsidePretoria,wherethey remaineduntilPretoriafelltoBritishtroopsinJune1900.HillwassubsequentlyattachedtoaProvisionalBattalion,madeupofrecentlyreleased prisonersofwar,whichleftforKronstad.EventuallyhereturnedtohisregimentatLadysmith,whichwaspreparingtoleaveforCeylonwhere,on 17December1901,heresignedasAdjutant.Hewasplacedontemporaryhalf-payonaccountofill-healthon20December1902,andwasretired onretiredpayon15June1907.Hehadmeanwhile,inMarch1904,sailedonthe StLouis fromSouthampton,boundforNewYork.Heeventually settledatKonoctiBay,Kelseyville,LakeCounty,California,wherehebecameafruitgrower.Whenwarbrokeoutin1914,heeventuallymadehis waybacktoEngland,wherehewasappointedtemporaryCaptainon30July1916,inthe5thGarrisonBattalionoftheWorcestershireRegiment. AccordingtohisMedalIndexCard,heservedinEnglandduringtheremainderofthewarfromJuly1916andwasentitledtotheBritishWar Medal.Herelinquishedhistemporaryrankoncompletionofserviceon16February1921,andreturnedtohishomeinCalifornia,wherehedied on 16 May 1944.
SoldwithagoodportraitphotographofCaptainHillinuniformoftheWorcestershireRegiment,andseveralotheroriginalphotographsincluding twofromtheBoerWar;copiedtranscriptsofhisthreeletterstohisfather(the frstdatedKronstad,4June1900,theothertwodatedColombo, Ceylon, 17 and 18 October 1900); and a quantity of copied research.
HH..CCooookkservedwiththe2ndBattalion,GloucestershireRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,anddiedofdiseaseatBloemfonteinon20 April 1900.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein((55001133..PPttee..WW..WW..GGrreeeennwwoooodd..GGlloouucc.. RRggtt..)) engraved naming, edge bruising, good very fne
Sold with the recipient’s Parchment Certifcate of Discharge; Parchment Certifcate of Character on Discharge; and Certifcate of Identity.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein((22556699..PPttee..AA..WWrriigghhtt..GGlloouucc..RRggtt..)) engraved naming, good very fne
AAllffrreeddWWrriigghhttwasborninRedcli ffe,Bristol,in1869andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatHorfeldon9February1889.Heserved withthe1stBattalioninIndiafrom21February1891to6November1893;inMaltafrom7November1893to20November1895landinEgypt from21November1895to23February1897.TransferringtotheArmyReserveon3March1897,hewasrecalledtotheColourson13 November1899,andservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom1January1900to12February1902(alsoentitled to a King’s South Africa Medal with the usual two date clasps).
WrightwaswoundedandtakenPrisonerofWaratDewetsdorpon22November1900,ontheoccasionofdeWet’sfamouschargesouth, whereheovercametheDewetsdorpGarrisonwhichcomprised3CompaniesoftheGloucestershireRegiment;oneCompanyoftheHighland LightInfantry;andsomemenfromthe2ndBattalion,RoyalIrishRifes-totalGloucestershirecasualtiesthatdaynumbered30,with19taken Prisoner of War. He was released on 5 December 1900 and was discharged on 17 February 1902, after 13 years and 8 days’ service.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extract.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps ((55557777 CCppll.. WW.. PPoollllaarrdd,, GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggtt..)) edge nicks, very fne £140-£180 220055
WWiilllliiaammEEddwwaarrddPPoollllaarrddwasborninTownsendRandwick,Gloucestershire,on6November1881andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegiment. Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarandwasslightlywoundedatPompiSiding,Edenburg,on26February1920, oneofthreeRegimentalcasualtiesthatdayatthesamelocation.HewasstillservingintheGloucestershireRegimentupontheoutbreakofthe Great War, and died at home on 5 January 1915. He is buried in Oxford (Botley) Cemetery. Sold with copied research.
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Johannesburg, DiamondHill,Wittebergen((44446633PPttee..CC..LLaannee..GGlloouucc..RRggtt..))engraved naming, good very fne, last three clasps all rare to unit £300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2004.
17MenfromtheGloucestershireRegimentformedpartofthe5thMountedInfantry, and generally only they (and a few odd men) received the last three clasps, viz 21JohannesburgclaspsawardedtotheGloucestershireRegiment,ofwhich17wereto men serving with the 5th Mounted Infantry
13DiamondHillclaspsawardedtotheGloucestershireRegiment,ofwhich9wereto men serving with the 5th Mounted Infantry.
12WittebergenclaspsawardedtotheGloucestershireRegiment,ofwhich9wereto men serving with the 5th Mounted Infantry.
CChhaarrlleessHHeennrryyLLaanneewasborninWeston-under-Penyard,Ross,Herefordshire,in1876 andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatGloucesteron19November1894, havingpreviouslyservedwiththe4th(Militia)Battalion,ShropshireLightInfantry.He servedwiththe1stBattalioninEgyptform30October1896to29Aril1897,andthen inSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom6January1900to21November1902, wherehewaspartofthe5thMountedInfantry,oneofjust17menfromtheRegiment soseconded.ForhisservicesinSouthAfricahewasawardedtheQueen’smedalwith fourclaspsandKing’smedalwithtwo.HetransferredtotheArmyReserveon7 November 1902, and was discharged on 18 November 1906, after 12 years’ service.
Sold with copied service papers and other research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901((55339966PPttee..TT..BBiisshhoopp.. GGlloouucc.. RRggtt..)) engraved naming, minor official correction to number, edge bruising, polished and worn, therefore good fne £120-£160
TT..BBiisshhooppservedwiththe2ndBattalion,GloucestershireRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwaswoundedatPaardebergon20 February 1900.
The Jack Russell Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya ((22//LLtt.. JJ.. TTaayylleerr.. GGlloosstteerrss..)) cleaned, very fne £100-£140
JJoohhnnFFrreeddeerriicckkTTaayylleerrwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheGloucestershireRegiment(NationalServiceList)on30July1955,andwas grantedtheactingrankofLieutenanton14January1957.HetransferredtotheRegularArmyReserveofOfficerson1January1960,withthe rank of Lieutenant.
AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya((2233220000772211PPttee..DD..BBrriinnddlleeyy..GGlloosstteerrss..)) minorofficialcorrectiontonumber; together with the recipient’s wife’s Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue ((MMrrss.. RRoosseemmaarriiee AAnnnn BBrriinnddlleeyy)) good very fne (2) £100-£140
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1921-24((55117733994422PPttee..HH..FF..HHeemmmmiinnggss..GGlloouucc..RR..)) extremely fne,rareto unit £200-£260
Provenance: Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment, Dix Noonan Webb, February 2016. Only36Waziristan1921-24claspsawardedtotheGloucestershireRegiment,alltoOfficersandmenofthe2ndBattalionattachedtoavarietyof other units.
HH.. FF.. HHeemmmmiinnggss served during the Waziristan campaign attached to the Ordnance Department, Mari Indus.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,Waziristan1919-21,Waziristan1921 -24 ((5555770000 PPttee.. HH.. GG.. SSmmiitthh,, GGlloouucc.. RR..)) good very fne, rare to unit
Only1Officerand6otherranksoftheGloucestershireRegimentqualifedfortheIndia General Service Medal with these two clasps, all attached to a variety of other units. HHaarroollddGG..SSmmiitthhoriginallyattestedfortheDevonshireRegimentbeforetransferringto theGloucestershireRegiment,andservedduringtheWaziristancampaignsof1919-21 and 1921-24 attached to the Railway Transport Establishment, Mari Indus.
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HHeennrryyRRiicchhaarrddTTrreenn ff eellddwasborninGloucesterandattestedtherefortheGloucestershireRegiment.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11November1914,andwaskilledinactionatFestuberton21December1914,onwhichdatethe BattalionwastaskedwithretakingtrencheslostbytheIndianCorps.Theattackcommencedat3:00p.m.,andtheyhadgainedabout500yardsby dark,butatthecostof16otherrankskilled;6officersand86otherrankswounded;and1officerand94otherranksmissing.Trenfeldisburied in the Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France. 1914 Star ((11888899 PPttee.. HH.. RR.. TTrreennff eelldd.. 11//GGlloouucc:: RR..)) very fne
1914-15Star(3)((1111441155PPttee..EE..BBeenniioonn,,GGlloouucc..RR..;;1111888855PPttee..JJ..BB..SSmmiitthh..GGlloouucc::RR..;;1166448811PPttee..RR..JJ..WWiillttsshhiirree..GGlloouucc::RR..)) very fne (3) £100-£140
EEddwwaarrddBBeenniioonnattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimenton1September1914andservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom18July1915.Subsequentlytransferringtothe16thBattalion,RifeBrigade,hewasdischargedon10September1917,and was awarded a Silver War Badge no. 309774.
Soldwithcopiedresearch,includingaphotographicimageoftherecipientpublishedinthe CheltenhamandGloucesterGraphic of7August1915, entitled ‘Gotherington and Cleeve Soldiers’ in which the recipient is identifed.
JJaammeessBBeerrttrraammSSmmiitthhwasborninRudy,Middlesbrough,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatWestminster.Heservedwiththe10th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19January1915,andwaskilledinactionon22July1916.HeisburiedinCaterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France.
Sold with original named Record Office enclosure for the 1914-15 Star.
RRoollaannddJJaammeessWWiillttsshhiirreewasborninAbbot’sLeigh,Somerset,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatBristol.Heservedwiththe13th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21November1915,andwaskilledinactionon21April1918.Hehasnoknown grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(6)((1155335533CCppll..PP..TT..BBiisshhoopp..GGlloouucc..RR..;;1100550099PPttee..JJ..JJoonneess..GGlloouucc..RR..;;2244111177PPttee..WW..JJoorrddaann.. GGlloouucc..RR..;;22004499PPttee..HH..LL..NNeewwllaanndd,,GGlloouucc..RR..;;1100113322PPttee..WW..JJ..PPeerrrriiss..GGlloouucc..RR..;;3355552266PPttee..GG..SS..PPoommeerrooyyGGlloouuccRR..)) generally very fne and better (6)
Sold with copied research; and a Gloucestershire Regiment cap badge.
JJoohhnnJJoonneesswasborninYstradyfodwy,Glamorgan,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatPentre,Glamorgan.Heservedwiththe12th BattalionduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom19June1915.ProceedingtotheWesternFront,hediedofwoundson26 September 1916, and is buried in Grove Town Cemetery, France.
WWiilllliiaammJJoorrddaannattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatWorcester,andservedwiththe14thBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 1916. He was killed in action on 27 May 1916, and is buried in St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France. HHaarrrryyLLiioonneellNNeewwllaannddwasborninDerbyandattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatBristol.Hservedwiththe7thBattalionduringthe Great War Mesopotamia from 1916, and died on 26 September 1916. He is buried in Tehran War Cemetery, Iran.
VictoryMedal1914-19(4)((LLiieeuutt..WW..LLaavveerrttoonn..;;2222330099PPttee..JJ..RR..LLeeaa..GGlloouucc..RR..;;229922001133PPttee..GG..SShhaawwyyeerr,,GGlloouucc..RR..;;3366777755 PPttee.. WW.. PPeeaarrccee.. GGlloouucc.. RR..)) good very fne (4)
£80-£100
WWaalltteerrLLaavveerrttoonnattestedoriginallyfortheRoyalFusiliersandservedwiththe21stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 14November1915.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheGloucestershireRegimenton5August1916,andwaspromotedLieutenant on 5 February 1918.
Sold with extensive copied research.
JJoohhnnRRaannddoollpphhLLeeaawasborninSuttonBenger,Wiltshire,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentasBristol.Heservedwiththe7th BattalionduringtheGreatWarinGallipolifrom16August1915,anddiedofdoublepneumoniainAlexandriaon6October1915.Heisburiedin Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Cemetery, Egypt.
WWaalltteerrPPeeaarrcceewasborninWestWellow,Hampshire,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatWinchester.Heservedwiththe1st BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1916,andwaskilledinactionon17December1916.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine((55117799773388..PPttee..JJ..KKiillmmiinnsstteerr..GGlloouucc..RR..)) minorofficialcorrectiontosurname, extremely fne and scarce £140-£180
Provenance: Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment, Dix Noonan Webb, February 2016. 45 Palestine clasps awarded to the Gloucestershire Regiment, mostly to men attached to the 2nd Battalion, Staffordshire Regiment.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2244115533665555 PPttee.. CC.. RR.. PPaacckkeerr GGlloosstteerrss)) good very fne
£60-£80 221188
llaattee 6611sstt FFoooott)) engraved naming, edge bruising, very fne
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2015.
JJoohhnnSSqquuiirreewasborninSalisbury,Wiltshire,in1822,andattestedforthe54thRegimentofFootatLondonon24June1840.PromotedCorporal inAugust1844andSergeantinMarch1846,hetransferredtothe61stRegimentofFootinApril1849andwaspromotedColourSergeantin March1854.Heservednearly9yearsinIndiaandsawactiveserviceduringtheGreatSepoyMutinywhere,atthesiegeofDelhi,hewaspresent attherepulseofthesortiesof4,9and18July1857(Medalwithclasp).AwardedaLongServiceandGoodConductMedalwithagratuityof£15, hewasdischargedtopensionathisownrequeston28June1861,andwasawardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedal,togetherwithanannuityof £10, on 20 August 1892. He died on 16 November 1893. Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
Pair: SSeerrggeeaanntt DDrruummmmeerr WW.. GGrreeeennwwoooodd,, GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension(Sjt.Dmr.W.Greenwood.Glouc.R.);ArmyL.S.&G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1754 Drumr. W. Greenwood. Glouc: R.) engraved naming, good very fne (2) £140-£180
Greenwoodre-enlistedintheGloucestershireRegiment(SpecialReserve)on5October1914,aged55,andservedathomeduringtheGreat War,beforebeingdischarged,physicallyunftforfurtherservice,on3October1917,afterafurther2yearsand364days’service.Undeterred,he attested for the Royal Air Force at Bristol on 21 June 1918, and fnally transferred to the R.A.F. Reserve on 22 February 1919. Sold with copied research.
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Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. ((CCrr.. SSggtt.. JJ.. SSqquuiirree,,
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,2ndissue,largeletterreverse((22999955..SSeerrjjtt..WWmm..MMcc..EEvvooyy..2288tthh..RReeggtt..1155tthh..MMaayy11885577..))impressed naming, good very fne £140-£180
WWiilllliiaammMMccEEvvooyywasborninKuillyman,Dungannon,CountyTyrone,Ireland,andattestedforthe64thRegimentofFooton4October1838.He transferredtothe28th(NorthGloucestershire)RegimentofFooton1January1849,andwaspromotedCorporalon1August1849,and Sergeanton4February1853.Hewasdischargedon30October1860,after22yearsand27days’service,havingservedoverseasinJamaicaand North America for 3 years and 4 months; in Malta for three and a half years; and in India for 1 year and 4 months.
Sold with copied service papers.
Note: AQuartermasterSergeantThomasMcEvoy,alsoofthe28thRegimentofFoot(whomaywellhavebeenarelation)wasawardedtheD.C. M. for the Crimea.
JJoohhnnFFllaahheerrttyywasborninCountyMayo,Ireland,andattestedforthe61st(SouthGloucestershire)RegimentofFootatLiverpoolon14October 1857.PromotedCorporalon22June1863,andSergeanton5April1865,hewasappointedSergeantInstructorOfMusketryon1March1869, andwasdischargedon5November1878,after21yearsand23days’service,ofwhich1yearand71dayshadbeenspentsoldieringinIndia;1 year and 58 days in Mauritius; and 5 years and 296 days in Canada and Bermuda. Soldwithapewterhalfpinttankard,engravedwiththecapbadgeofthe61st(SouthGloucestershire)RegimentofFoot,withredglassbottom; and copied service papers which confrms that this is his sole medallic entitlement.
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(2)((55117722001122WW..OO..CCll..IIII..JJ..WWeebbbb..GGlloouucc..RR..;;55117722004444CC..SSjjtt..EE..WWaarrrriicckk,,GGlloouucc..RR..)) both polished and worn, better than good fne (2) £80-£100
Sold with a CD-ROM of copied research relating to E. Warrick.
Memorial Plaque ((AArrtthhuurr WWiilllliiaamm BBrriiaann DDaannnnee)) good
AArrtthhuurrWWiilllliiaammBBrriiaannDDaannnnee,thesonofDr.WilliamDanne,ofRedland,Bristol,wascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe3rdBattalion, GloucestershireRegimenton4August1915andservedattachedtothe13thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Hewas killed in action on 30 March 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial.
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Lydney,Gloucestershire,GreatWarTributeMedal,25mm,gold(9ct.,10.08g),theobversedepictingBritanniawelcominghomea returingsoldier,Gloucestercoatofarmsabove,‘Lydney’sWelcomeHome’onscrollbelow,thereverseinscribed‘PresentedtoJJ.. JJ.. KKeeaarr who served in the Great War 1914-18’, with ring suspension, nearly very fne
JJoohhnnJJaammeessKKeeaarrservedwiththe10thBattalion,GloucestershireRegimentduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom9August1915.He subsequently transferred to the 7th Battalion, ands was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 5 May 1919. Sold with copied research.
For the medals awarded to Private W. E. Kear, see Lot 183.
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TThhee MMaahhaarraajjppoooorr SSttaarr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo CCoolloonneell TThhoommaass RReennnnyy--TTaaiillyyoouurr,, llaattee BBeennggaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss MaharajpoorStar1843(1stLieutenantT.RennyEngineerDepartmentoftheArmyofGwalior) fttedwithadaptedsilverbar suspension,silverribbonbuckleandsilverbroochbar;togetherwithcontemporaryminiatureMaharajpoorStar,engravedcentre, fttedwithgoldbarsuspensionandsilverbroochbucklewithgoldpin,andH.E.I.C.HaileyburyCollegeprizemedalfor Mathematics by T. Wyon, 38mm, gold (32.08g), unnamed, this with light surface scuffs, otherwise good very fne (3)
£4,000-£5,000
One of only 10 officers of the Bengal Engineers present at Maharajpoor. TThhoommaassRReennnnyywasbornatExmouthon18March1812,3rdsonandheirofAlexanderRenny-Tailyour,ofBorrow feld(whoaddedthesurname ofTailyourtothatofRennyin1806.AnAddiscombeCadetfrom1826till12June1829,hewasappointed2ndLieutenant,BengalEngineers,4 November1829;arrivedinIndia8March1831;Lieutenant,20May1839;Captain,4November1848;retired,1January1854;Hon.Major,28 November 1854; Hon. Colonel 1st Administrative Battalion, Forfarshire Rife Volunteers, 4 June 1861. HewasemployedundertheSuperintendentofFoundry,11July1831;AssistantontheGrandTrigonometricSurveyofIndia,23July1832till 1844;FieldEngineerwiththeArmyofReservedforAfghanistan,24September1842tillJanuary1843;OfficiatingBrigadeMajorEngineerswith ArmyofExercise,1December1843;servedintheGwaliorcampaignatthebattleofMaharajpoor(despatches LondonGazette 8March1844), attachedtotheCavalryDivision(BronzeStar);onfurlough,17July1844till1846;1stAssistantontheGrandTrigonometricSurveyofIndia,4 September1847,andAstronomicalAssistantonsame,19July1850tillretirement.Hewasgrantedlicensethatheandhisissuemaytakeanduse the Surname Designation and Coat of Armorial of Renny Tailyour of Borrowfeld, 16 November 1849. SoldwithvariousoriginaldocumentsincludingsaidLicensequotedabove;vellumgrantofarmswiththreeattachedseals,containedinitsoriginal woodandleatherbox,embellishedingiltwithcrownsandVRcyphers;commissiondocumentasMajorintheArmyintheEastIndies,dated15 February1855;commissiononvellumasDeputyLieutenantinandfortheCountyofForfar,dated6February1860,andseveralrelated documents and letters; also various documents relating to his father Alexander Renny-Tailyour, including a fne silhouette profle on card.
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TThhee SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaa MMeeddaall aawwaarrddeedd ttoo CCaappttaaiinn EE.. RR.. RReennnnyy--TTaaiillyyoouurr,, PPoorrtt EElliizzaabbeetthh MMiilliittiiaa South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 (Ag. Capt: E. R. Renny-Tailyour, No. 2. Co. Pt. Eliz: Militia) toned, extremely fne £600-£800
CCeecciillRR..RReennnnyy--TTaaiillyyoouurrwasbornin1882,secondsonofHenryWaughRenny-Tailyour,Colonel,RoyalEngineers.HeservedinSouthAfricawith the44th(Suffolk)Company,12thBattalion,ImperialYeomanry,andwasdischargedmedicallyunfton24December1901.Hediedunmarriedon 25March1911,ofblackwaterfever,whilstemployedasAssistantEngineerontheBaro-KanoRailway,NorthernNigeria.Medalrollconfrms name as ‘Tailyour-Kennie’ (sic)
SoldwithcabinetportraitphotographinuniformpriortodeparturetoSouthAfricaandfourotherstakeninSouthAfrica,togetherwithtwo official letters concerning his death.
DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamels,withintegraltopribandbar;1914-15Star(MajorJ.W.RennyTailyour.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorJ.W.Renny-Tailyour.);IndiaGeneralService1908 -35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(Lt.Col.J.W.Renny-Tailyour,R.F.A.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Jubilee1935; FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,CroixdeGuerre,reversedated1914-1916,withbronzepalme,mountedasworn, centreslooseonD.S. O., otherwise good very fne and better (9) £1,200-£1,600
D.S.O. London Gazette 18 June 1916. Croix de Guerre London Gazette 31 August 1917.
Soldwithacomprehensivecollectionoforiginaldocuments,photographsanddiaries,includingWarrantandstatutesforD.S.O.;fourM.I.D. certifcates;aquantityofcorrespondenceaddressedtoJ.W.R-T,mostlytoMesopotamiaandIndia;typescript‘WarDiary2ndBatteryR.F.A. 1914-18’;post-wardiaries1930-50;R.A.golfngaward(23September1920);twolargegroupphotographs,severalportraitphotographsfrom 1900-1920, and two large photograph albums 1900-37 with many wartime photographs in India and Afghanistan.
JJ.. WW.. RReennnnyy--TTaaiillyyoouurr,, DD..SS..OO..,, RRooyyaall HHoorrssee AArrttiilllleerryy DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,goldandenamels,withintegraltopribandbar;1914-15Star,noteincorrectstar;BritishWar andVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2ndissuebust,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; French Croix de Guerre, with bronze palme, good very fne (9) £80-£100
1914Star,with copy clasp(2.Lieut:H.F.T.Renny-Tailyour.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(2.Lieut. H.F.T.Renny-Tailyour.);MemorialPlaque(HenryFrederickThorntonRenny-Tailyour)mountedwitha fneportraitminiature, oils on ivory, in a glazed display frame, extremely fne (4) £600-£800
HHeennrryyFFrreeddeerriicckkTThhoorrnnttoonnRReennnnyy--TTaaiillyyoouurrwasthefourthandyoungestsonofColonelHenryWaughRenny-Tailyour,R.E.,ofBorrow- feld, Forfarshire, and of Emily Rose his wife.
HeenteredtheSchoolin1907,andpassed11thintotheR.M.A.,Woolwich,in1911.WhileatWoolwichhewontheMile,andwassecondinthe TwoMilerace.HegainedhisCommissionintheR.E.inDecember,1912,andservedwiththe5thFieldCompany,2ndDivision,1stArmyCorps, from the beginning of the War.
HewaswoundedonSeptember14th,ontheAisne,butdidnotleavehisduty.HewaskilledonNovember11th,1914,justoutsidePolygone Wood, near Ypres, while leading his section in a successful charge against trenches held by the Prussian Guards. Age 21.
He was mentioned in Despatches of January 14th, 1915.
The Brigadier-General commanding R.E., 1st Army, writing of him, said :—
"HewasamostpromisingyoungOfficerandtheCaptainofhisCompanythoughtmosthighlyofhim.Imyselftoo,onmorethanoneoccasion, haveobservedhiskeennessandthethoroughnesshedisplayedinanydutywhichfelltohim.Itishoweversomeconsolationtoknowthathelost his life while taking part in a most gallant action, the success of which was of vital importance to us all at the time." (Printed ‘In Memoriam’ refers).
Soldwithprinted InMemoriam withphotographicportrait(2copies);M.I.D.certifcate,dated14January1915;Memorialscroll;forwardingletters andenclosuresforallmedalsandnotifcationofM.I.D.;extractfromRoyalEngineersJournaldescribingthePolygoneWoodaction;sixteenletters from‘Fred’tohisfather,datedfrom12Augustto5November1914;amapshowingwhere‘Fred’waskilled;numerouslettersoncondolence and news cuttings; grant of probate, etc.
FFlloorreenncceeRReennnnyy--TTaaiillyyoouurrwasbornin1876,theeldestdaughterofHenryWaughRenny-Tailyour,Colonel,RoyalEngineers.SheservedasaV.A.D. at the St John Ambulance Brigade Hospital in France, and in Dublin during the Sinn Fein rebellion. Florence died unmarried in 1955. SoldwithminiatureServingSisterbadge,silverandenamel,in fttedcase;TrinityCollegeDublincasedsilvermedalby West&Son,Dublin, 49mm (FlorenceRenny-Tailyour.1910);B.R.C.S.WarServicemedal1914-18;StJohnAmbulanceWarServiceenamelledbadgewith‘Dublin’brooch suspension;awardcertifcateasHonoraryServingSister,16May1919,andletterforwardingbadgeandminiatureofsame;S.J.A.B.letterdated15 July1916,announcingawardofBronzeMedal‘forthegallantrydisplayedbyyourselfduringtheSinnFeinRebellion’,andanewscuttingannouncing all of the St John awards in connection with the rebellion.
Pair: MMiissss EE.. MM.. RReennnnyy--TTaaiillyyoouurr,, VVoolluunnttaarryy AAiidd DDeettaacchhmmeenntt British War and Victory Medals (E. M. Renny-Tailyour. V.A.D.) mounted as worn, extremely fne (2)
£80-£100
SoldwithB.R.C.S.WarServicemedal1914-18;StJohnAmbulanceWarServiceenamelledbadgewith‘Dublin’broochsuspension,andrelated miniature medals, these mounted for wear.
Korea1950-53,1stissue(Lt.A.Renny-Tailyour.B.W.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued,togetherwithElizabethCross (Lt. A. Renny-Tailyour BW 400037) the frst two mounted as worn, extremely fne (3)
£2,000-£2,400
AAlleexxaannddeerr‘‘AAlleecc’’RReennnnyy--TTaaiillyyoouurrwasbornon25January1929,onlysonofColonelandMrsJ.W.Renny-Tailyour,D.S.O,andwaseducatedat WellingtonCollege.HejoinedtheArmyinMarch1947,andafteraperiodintherankswenttoSandhurstwherehewasanUnderOfficer.He wascommissionedinDecember1948andjoinedthe1stBattalion,TheBlackWatch,inGermanyandservedtherefor18monthsbefore returningtothiscountryinJuly1950.LieutenantRenny-TailyourcarriedtheRoyalcolourswhenQueenElizabeth,theQueenMother,Colonel-inChiefoftheRegiment,inspectedtheBattalionatCrailpriortoitsdepartureforKoreaonMay6th,1952.Thebattalionwentintothelinein Korea on 9th July and Lieutenant Renny-Tailyour was killed in action on 25 July leading “D” Coy Fighting Patrol.
In a letter dated 26th July 1952 to Mrs Renny-Tailyour, Colonel David Rose, Commanding The Black Watch, wrote: ‘Alecwaskilledwhenincommandofa fghtingpatrolearlyyesterdaymorning.Ifeelsurethatyouwouldlikemetotellyoualittleabouthislast hourswithus.HedinedatmyCommandPostthepreviouseveningandwasasgayandcharmingaswehaveeverknownhim.Severalpeople remarkedonhisgoodspiritsandhowwellhelooked.ThenextmorningheandIandourGunnerandMortarofficersallmettodiscusshisplanin detailandmakeallthenecessaryarrangements.Hethenspentsometimewithhismenandtheyallrestedduringtheafternoon.Wemetagainin the evening to make sure that everything was in order. Alec was full of confdence and enthusiasm and looked so tough and strong. Itwasjustbeforemidnightthathewaswounded.TheCorporalwhowaswithhimtiedthebandageastightlyashecouldroundhislegandthen theystartedtocarryhimbacktoourlines.Wesentoutapartytomeetthem,butAlechadpassedawaybeforetheyhadjoinedforces.Idon’t think he suffered much pain as he very soon lost consciousness through loss of blood.
OneofAlec’smenmadearemarkwhichputsinverysimplelanguagewhatweallthoughtofhim.Hesaid,“Hisheartwasfarbiggerthatyonhill.” Indeed it was. He was courageous and gay and a most charming companion and he leaves many sad friends in this battalion.’
Ghuznee1839(JohnMastersCorporal16thQueen’sLancers)engravedinreversecentreinusualregimentalstyle;Sutlej1845-46, forAliwal1846,1clasp,Sobraon(TroopSerjt.MajorChas.Masters16thLancers)noteerrorinChristianname;Army MeritoriousServiceMedal,V.R.(Tp:Sergt.Maj:J.Masters.Late16thLancers) the frsttwowithedgebruisingandlightcontact marks, nearly very fne, the last extremely fne (3) £1,600-£2,000
M.S.M. awarded 24 June 1856
JJoohhnnMMaasstteerrsswasbornintheParishofLittleChart,nearAshford,Kent,andenlistedintothe16thLancersatMaidstoneon26December1832. HewaspromotedtoCorporal,5April1838;Sergeant,13December1840;andTroopSergeantMajor,3July1844.Heserved24years124days, including11yearsintheEastIndiesfrom30January1835to11August1846;servedthroughoutthecampaigninAfghanistan,in1838/9andatthe AssaultandCaptureofGhuznee(Medal),alsointheActionatAliwalJanuary1846(Medal)andatSobraoninFebruary1846(Clasp).Hewas dischargedatLongfordon28April1857,inconsequenceofhistermofservicehavingexpiredandreductionoftheArmy.Itisnotedonhis dischargepapersthat,‘SincetheassemblyoftheBoardJohnMastershasreceivedtheSilverMedalfor“LongandMeritoriousService”witha Gratuity of £10.’ Masters died on 5 April 1897.
Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll for Sujlej campaign.
AA CCrriimmeeaann ccaammppaaiiggnn ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee aattttrriibbuutteedd ttoo CCaappttaaiinn CChhaarrlleess HHuurrtt,, 11sstt BBaattttaalliioonn,, TThhee RRooyyaallss Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol,unnamedasissued, fttedwithsilverribbonbucklewithgoldpin;Turkish Crimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued;FFrraannccee,,SSeeccoonnddEEmmppiirree,LegionofHonour,Knight’s5thClassbreastbadge, silver,goldandenamels, fttedwithgoldribbonbuckle, centresandarmsmuchchippedanddamaged; togetherwithrelatedsetof threeminiaturemedals,theCrimeanamedontheedge((LLiieeuutt..CChhaarrlleessHHuurrtt,,11ssttBBnn..RRooyyaallss))thisandtheLegionofhonour ftted with silver ribbon buckles, unless otherwise described very fne or better (6)
£300-£400
Legion of Honour (Knight 5th Class) London Gazette 4 August 1856: Captain Charles Hurt, 1st Royals, 1st Battalion. CChhaarrlleessHHuurrttwasappointedEnsignbypurchase,17June1851;Lieutenant,30December1853;Captainbypurchase,16November1855;placed onhalf-pay,byReductionon10November1856.CaptainHurtservedtheEasterncampaignof1854-55,includingthebattlesofAlmaand Inkermann, and siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal and Clasps, and Knight of Legion of Honour).
Pair: CCoolloouurrSSeerrggeeaannttJJ..BBooyyssee,,2233rrddRReeggiimmeennttooffFFoooott,,wwhhoowwaassaawwaarrddeeddtthheeFFrreenncchhMMeeddaaiilllleeMMiilliittaaiirreeffoorrhhiissggaallllaannttrryyiinntthhee CCrriimmeeaa,, aanndd ddiieedd aatt LLuucckknnooww dduurriinngg tthhee IInnddiiaann MMuuttiinnyy IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow(Cr.Serjt.Jas.Bayse[sic],1st.Bn.23rd.R.W.Fusrs.);FFrraannccee,,SSeeccoonnddEEmmppiirree,,Medaille Militaire, silver-gilt and enamel, the gilding to second largely absent, otherwise good very fne (2)
£300-£400
France, Military Medal, 1 of 7 awarded to Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the 23rd Regiment in the Crimea: ‘2952ColourSergeantJamesBoyse.Recommendedforgeneralgoodservice,andespeciallyforverydistinguishedconductintheattackonthe Redanon8September1855,onwhichdayheshowedgreatcoolnessinendeavouringtokeepupa freontheenemywholinedtheparapeton the right of our attack. Present at Alma and Inkermann.’
JJaammeessBBooyysseeservedasaSergeantinthe23rdRegimentofFootduringtheCrimeanWarandwasdecoratedbytheFrenchgovernmentforhis gallantattemptstostormtheThirdBastiononthe fnaldayoftheBattleoftheGreatRedan,partoftheSiegeofSevastopol.AdvancedColour Sergeant, Boyse served with the Regiment in India and is recorded upon the Indian Mutiny Roll as having died at Lucknow. Sold with copied research including medal roll entries.
IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow(JohnDurant,1st.Bn.23rd.R.W.Fusrs.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletter reverse (5382 Pte. J. Durant. 1st. Bn. 23rd Foot.) edge digs, contact marks, otherwise very fne (2)
£280-£340
JJoohhnnDDuurraannttwasborninNorfolkin1829andattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersatWelshpoolon30January1856.HeservedinIndiafor12 years,includingserviceduringtheGreatSepoyMutinyatLucknow,andwasdischargedinDublinon24October1876,after21years’service, with his character noted as ‘Very Good’.
Sold with copied medal roll extract and copied discharge papers.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Alexandria11thJuly,Suakin1884(A.Underwood.Pte.R.M.H.M.S.“Decoy”); RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming(Alfd.Underwood,Pte:No.891CH:R.M.L.I.);Khedive’sStar, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, mounted for display from a triple buckle, light contact marks, otherwise good very fne (3) £300-£400 224422
AAllffrreeddUUnnddeerrwwooooddwasbornatChelsworth,Su ffolk,on19June1856,andenlistedintotheChathamR.M.L.I.atManchesteron19June1875.He servedaboardH.M.S. Decoy from8November1881to1March1885,andwasdischarged‘LengthofService’on21August1896.Here-enlisted into the Royal Navy as a Domestic 1st Class on 22 August 1896, and served latterly as Admiral’s servant until 27 July 1897. Sold with copied record of service.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee TT.. LLllooyydd,, SSccoottss GGuuaarrddss EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885 (6053.Pte.T.Lloyd.2/Scots.Gds.);Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6, unnamed as issued, the obverse to the frst heavily pitted, with the number and rank partly obliterated, fne (2) £140-£180
TThhoommaassLLllooyydd,aGroomfromWellington,Shropshire,attestedintotheScotsGuardson8January1884.HeservedinEgyptwiththe2nd Battalionfrom21February1885to8July1885beforefurtherserviceinCyprusandatHome.TransferringintotheArmyReserveon8January 1891, he was discharged on 7 January 1896, after 12 years’ service.
Sold with copied service papers and copied medal roll extract.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885(1093Pte,C.Ballantyne.1/Shrops:L.I.);Khedive’sStar,dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, edge dig to frst, otherwise good very fne (2)
£280-£340
CC..BBaallllaannttyynneeattestedfortheShropshireLightInfantryandservedinEgyptwiththe1stBattalionduringtheSuakin1885campaign.Hewaskilled inactionon11March1885,onthe frstdayofthecampaignshortlyafterhisregimenthadlandedashore. The1stBattalion,TheKing’s Shropshire Light Infantry in Egypt and the Sudan 1882-1886 , by the Shropshire Regimental Museum, gives the following account: ‘Onthe frstnightashoretheK.S.L.I.wassubjecttojustsuchadisturbance.Fromduskonwards,theArabskeptupadesultoryrife frewhich wentonformostofthenight.Atmidnight,the15thSikhs,encampedtotheleftoftheK.S.L.I.,wereattackedbyanArabpartyandopenedvolleyfringintothenight;theGuard’sBrigadetotheK.S.L.I.’srightalsoopened fre.At2.00a.m.theK.S.L.I.wasorderedtofallinandmanthefront trenches.TheirpiquetswereorderedbackandtwoK.S.L.I.soldiers,PrivatesHannaandBallantyne,werecaughtintheopenandspearedtotheir deaths as they withdrew from their posts. These were the battalion’s frst casualties of the campaign.’ Sold with copied research.
Approximately 14 ‘Transkei’ clasps awarded to the Worcester Burghers
Pair: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. TT.. BBllaacckkmmoorree,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt IndiaGeneralService1895,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(4403Lce.Corpl.J.T.Blackmore.1stBn.Devon Regt.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Natal,SouthAfrica1901(4403Sgt.J.T.Blackmore.Devon:Regt.) edgebruising and contact marks, polished, nearly very fne (2)
£180-£220
JJoohhnnTThhoommaassBBllaacckkmmoorreewasborninDeptford,Greenwich,in1874.AClerkbyoccupation,heenlistedfortheDevonshireRegimenton22 August1895.Postedtothe1stBattalionstationedatPeshawar,India,thebattalionjoinedtheTirahFieldForceatKohaton8October1897. WoundedbyaseveregunshotwoundtotheleftfootduringtheactionatKarappaon25October1897,hewaspromotedCorporaland subsequentlyservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricain1900onlytobeinvalidedhomein1901.ItwaswhilstasaColourSergeantwiththe 1stBattalionatTidworththathediedon22June1909,attheageof35.Atthetimeofhisdeathhewasunderopenarrestandaninquestfound he had shot himself due to insanity.
Sold with a postcard depicting the recipient’s military funeral; and copied research.
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Pair: PPrriivvaattee AA.. HHeesslloopp,, 2211sstt LLaanncceerrss,, wwhhoo rrooddee wwiitthh ‘‘BB’’ SSqquuaaddrroonn iinn tthhee ffaammoouuss cchhaarrggee aatt OOmmdduurrmmaann,, 22 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11889988 Queen’sSudan1896-98(3387P’teAHeslop21/L/crs);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum(3387Pte.A.Heslop.21st. Lcrs.) contemporarily engraved naming in the usual Regimental style, minor edge bruising, very fne (2) £1,800-£2,200
AA..HHeessllooppservedwiththe21stLancersintheSudanandasamemberof‘B’SquadronrodeinthefamouschargeatOmdurmanon2September 1898 – his squadron suffered the heaviest losses during the charge, with 9 men killed and 26 wounded.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(C.Phillips.Stoker.H.M.S.Fearless);1914-15Star(285645,C.Phillips,Mech.,R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (285645 C. Phillips. Mech. R.N.) good very fne and better (4)
£180-£220
CChhaarrlleessPPhhiilllliippsswasborninPortseaon28April1878andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasStokerSecondClasson30June1897.Postedaboardthe3rd ClasstwinscrewcruiserH.M.S. Fearless 15June1898,hewasadvancedStokeron22September1898andawardedhisQueen’sSouthAfrica MedalforserviceduringtheBoerWar,1of145Medalsawardedtotheship.PromotedStokerFirstClassinH.M.S. Indefatigable on1July1906, hejoinedthescoutcruiserH.M.S. Fearless asMechanicfrom14October1913to1August1916,participatingintheBattleofHeligolandBight andtheCuxhavenRaid.ReturnedtoPortsmouthbriefy,hecontinuedtoserveaboard Fearless from26September1916to3June1918,being presentduringOperation E.C.1 onthemistynightof31January/1February1918whenhisshipaccidentallyrammedandsankaBritishsubmarine in the Firth of Forth, Scotland; the incident later sardonically came to be known as the Battle of May Island.
PhillipssurvivedtheGreatWarandjoinedtheCoastguardon1October1919.StationedatSelseyinWestSussex,hevolunteeredasMotor MechanictotheSelseylifeboatandwasprovidedahousebytheRoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution.AtsomestagehetravelledwesttoDevon andspent18monthsinasimilarrolewiththeBrixhamlifeboat.PhillipsremainedintheserviceofthelifeboatsuntilJune1936whenill-health renderedanyfutureserviceuntenable;forhispartinrescuing40livesfromshipwreck,hewasawardedaR.N.L.I.CertifcateofService,officially placingonrecordhisvaluablecontribution.Histermofservicealsocoincidedwiththerescueof2menfromthemotor-yacht LucyB on2 November 1930, which resulted in Selsey Coxswain F. Barnes being awarded the bronze medal.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4278Pte.T. Cooper.20th.Hussars.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(5504Pte.T.Cooper.10Hrs.);DelhiDurbar1911,silver(5504Pte.Cooper 10thRoyalHussars.)Regimentallyimpressednaming;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(5504Pte.T.Cooper.10/Hrs.) edge bruising and light contact marks, nearly very fne and better
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Belfast(452Cpl.H.Chapman,Rl.Scots.);King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (452 Serjt: H. E. Chapman. Rl: Scots.) very fne (2) £140-£180
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(2237 Pte.P.Young,Devon:Regt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(2237Pte.P.Young. Devon: Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (665 L. Cpl. P. Young. C. of M.F.P.) good very fne (3) £180-£220
Family Group:
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal((55887711 PPttee.. JJ.. LLyynncchh,, RR.. WWeellsshh FFuuss::)) repair to suspension post, heavy edge bruising, good fne
1914Star,withclasp(6541Cpl.C.Lynch.1/R.W.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6541Cpl.C.Lynch.R.W.Fus.);Service MedaloftheOrderofSt.John(19175.Pte.C.Lynch,DunlopDvn.1939.);DefenceMedal,the frstfourmountedasworn, very fne and better
JJoosseepphhLLyynncchhwasborninBirminghamin1898andattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersinhishomecityon15November1898.Heservedwith the1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarandwaslatertransferredtoHongKongon20July1900.TransferredtoIndiaandBurmahe was discharged on 22 April 1911.
CChhaarrlleessLLyynncchhservedwiththe1stBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliersduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6October1914.Hewas captured and taken Prisoner of War in Belgium on 30 October 1914 and was released upon the cessation of hostilities.
Soldwitha fnehallmarkedsilverpocketwatch,attractivelyengravedtoinside:‘CharlesLynch.PresentedbyhisWifePollieJune11th.1919.’-The watch does not appear in working condition at present.
FFrraanncciissLLyynncchhattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusilierson19February1914andservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom11August1914.HereceivedagunshotwoundtotherightsideoftheheadduringtheBattleoftheSomme,andwas discharged due to wounds on 7 August 1916, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. 10700.
Three: SSeeccoonndd LLiieeuutteennaanntt WW.. HH.. CCooxx,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss,, llaattee WWeellsshh RReeggiimmeenntt aanndd WWeellsshh HHoorrssee Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(378Pte.W.Cox,WelshRegt.);1914-15Star(231Pte.W.H.Cox, Welsh H.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2. Lieut. W. H. Cox) minor staining to obverse of VM, nearly very fne and better (3) £140-£180 225555
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyCCooxxwasbornintheParishofYstradbodwg,Glamorganshire,in1883,andattestedforthe3rdWelshRegimentatPontypriddon 1April1900.Heservedwiththe3rdBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom11September1900to8March1902,andwas additionally entitled to the two date clasps to his Queen’s South Africa Medal. Dischargedfromfurthermilitaryservicein1904,Coxisrecordedin1911workingasacollieryblacksmithlivingandworkingatTreherbert.He subsequentlyenlistedintheWelshHorseasCorporalon4February1915,sailingforGallipoliperS.S. Olympic 25September1915;disembarked at Anzac Cove 8 October 1915, he witnessed the entrenched stalemate of the campaign and the fooding of the peninsula as winter approached. EvacuatedtoEgypt,CoxspentthenextfewmonthsdefendingtheSuezCanal.AppointedtoacommissionintheRoyalWelshFusilierson27 April1917,heservedthe fnalyearoftheGreatWarwiththe7thBattalionontheWesternFront;therecipient’sM.I.C.statesthatheclaimedhis medals in 1923, his address at the time recorded as No. 1 The Green, Llandaff, Nr. Cardiff.’ Sold with copied research which indicates possible service with the 25th Battalion, R.W.F., in France.
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Pair: CCoorrppoorraall WW.. BB.. BBaarr ff eelldd,, AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee KKiinngg’’ss RRooyyaall RRii ff ee CCoorrppss Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(659.Corpl.W.Barfeld.A.P.C.)engravednaming; King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(659Corpl:W.B.Barfeld.A.P.C.)mountedcourtstyle for display, light contact marks, good very fne (2) £100-£140
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(9245Cpl:J.Murchie.Brabant’sHorse); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (9245 Tpr: J. Murchie. S.A.M.I.F.) good very fne (2)
WW.. BB.. SShhaanndd served in the Civil Service Redoubt during the Defence of Kimberley.
Pair: CCoorrppoorraall LL.. EE.. JJaammeess,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss,, wwhhoo ddiieedd iinn sseerrvviiccee iinn 11991111 China1900,noclasp(10114Corpl:L.E.James.R.A.M.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(10114Cpl.L.E.James.R.A.M.C.) light polishing to frst, very fne and better (2) £200-£240
LLeeoonnaarrddEEaarrnnsshhaawwJJaammeesswasborninWynberg,SouthAfrica,in1872,andattestedfortheMedicalSta ff CorpsatWoolwichon19July1893.His enlistmentpapersadd:‘ThisisaveryexceptionalclassofrecruitandshouldbeamostdesirablemanfortheMedicalStaff Corps...Heinformed me that his father (who died about 1880) served as a Surgeon Major in the Indian Medical Service’. PostedtoDublin,PortsmouthandHongKongin1896,JamesisconfrmedupontheChinamedalroll.The BritishMedicalJournal ofJanuary1912 noteshoweverthathispromisingcareerwascutshortataroundthetimehisL.S.&G.C.Medalwasissued:‘Itiswiththesincereregretofallhis comradesherethatIchroniclethedeathofthelateNo.10114CorporalL.E.James,whichoccurredattheCambridgeHospital,onDecember 11.Deceasedwasonlyailingfortwenty-fourhourswhenhesuccumbedtoa“haemorrhageofthebrain”.Thefuneraltookplaceonthe14thinst. and was largely attended.’ Sold with copied research.
AAllffrreeddAApppplleeffoorrddwasborninAlton,Hampshire,andattestedfortheQueen’sRoyalWestSurreyRegimentatGuildford,Surrey.Heservedwith the11thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionon24September1917.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
AArrtthhuurrEErrnneessttAApppplleeffoorrddservedwiththe2/4thBattalion,HampshireRegiment,duringtheSecondWorldWar,anddiedatHomeon2March 1942. He is buried in Alton Cemetery, Hampshire. His medals were sent to his mother, Gertrude E. Appleford.
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Six: MMaasstteerr GGuunnnneerr SS.. GG.. PPeennnnyy,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy 1914Star,with laterslide clasp(65897Gnr:S.G.Penny.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(65897A-W.O.Cl.2.S.G. Penny.R.A.);DefenceMedal;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension(1041864W.O.Cl.II.S.G.Penny.R.A.); ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,3rdissue(1041864W.O.Cl.2.S.G.Penny.R.A.)mountedcourt-styleasworn, the Great War awards polished, good fne, the last three good very fne and better (6)
£160-£200
SSttaannlleeyyGGoorrddoonnPPeennnnyywasborninBristolon25July1892andenlistedintheRoyalArtilleryasGunneron14June1911.AdvancedPaidActing Bombardieron29April1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20October1914beforebeingtransferredto MesopotamiaintherankofCorporalinDecember1915.SenttoEgypton21June1918,hesurvivedtheGreatWarandspentaconsiderable timeinIndiawherehegainedcertifcatesinpreciswriting&manuscriptcopying,mapreading,Britishhistory,andmathematics.Returninghometo England,heservedfrom1923-32asMasterGunneratHartlepool,takinghisdischargeatWoolwichupontheterminationofhisperiodofcolour service. He later served with the Home Guard during the Second World War and was awarded an annuity Meritorious Service Medal. Soldwithalargecollectionoforiginaldocumentationincludingtherecipient’sArmyBook64,Soldiers’ServiceandPayBook;RegularArmy CertifcateofService;MasterGunner’sCertifcate,ArtilleryCollege;AletterfromtheSocietyofBristolians;furthereducationalCertifcatesand letters of reference.
Three: GGuunnnneerr WW.. CChhiippppiinnggttoonn,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy 1914Star,withclasp(9473Gnr:W.Chippington.R.F.A.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(9473Gnr.W.Crippington[sic].R.A.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (9473 Gnr. W. Ghippington [sic]. R.A.) very fne (3)
£100-£140
WWiilllliiaammCChhiippppiinnggttoonnservedwiththe34thBrigade,RoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom16August1914.He was discharged, surplus to Military Requirements, on 8 February 1919.
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammSSiimmkkiinnssattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersaround1905andwasawardedhisThirdClassCerti fcateofEducationwhilstserving withthe1stBattalionon14August1906.AqualifedInstructorinPhysicalTraining,hetransferredtothe2ndBattalionandqualifedRegimental TransportAssistantatMaymyo,Burma,on13September1909.RecalledhomeasaLanceSergeant,heservedduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom11August1914andwastakenPrisonerofWarduringtheBritishandFrenchretreatfromSt.Quentin,wheretheAllies attempted to destroy the bridges over the Oise and stem the German Army under General Karl von Bulow. HeldatDulmencamp,Simkinswasrepatriateduponthecessationofhostilities.RemainingwiththeRoyalWelshFusiliershespentthenextfour yearsasTransportSergeantandlaterreceivedanimpressivereferencefromhiscommandingofficer;‘[he]isverygoodwithhorses.Heismost conscientious and hard working. I shall be sorry when he leaves us.’
SoldwithanimpressivearchiveoforiginaldocumentationincludingCertifcatesofEducation;ArmyFormB.2079confrmingawardofhisLong Service and Good Conduct Medal; Identifcation Card (bearing a small portrait photograph of recipient) and personal bible; and other ephemera.
Three: PPrriivvaattee WW.. AA.. DDaavviiss,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass ccaappttuurreedd aanndd ttaakkeenn PPrriissoonneerr ooff WWaarr oonn 3300 OOccttoobbeerr 11991144 1914Star,withclasp(10409Pte.W.A.Davies[sic].1/R.W.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10409Pte.W.A.Davis.R.W. Fus.) mounted as worn, good very fne (3)
£120-£160
WWiilllliiaammAAllbbeerrttDDaavviissattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6 October1914.Capturedafewshortweekslater,heisrecordedasaPrisonerofWaratMunstercamp(Westphalia);contemporaryreportsfrom 1915describedovercrowdedbarrackswithtieredwoodenbeds,clay-heavysoilandscarcefood,arelianceonRedCrossparcelsandthe prisoners being forced to work in the local coal mines. Sold with copied Medal Index Card which states his correct surname as ‘Davis’.
AArrcchhiibbaallddLLeeoonnaarrddWWeessttwwooooddwasborninFulhamon23October1886.InitiallypostedtoFrancefrom1November1914asaPrivateinthe 1/16thBattalion,LondonRegiment,hewasappointedtoacommissioninthe3/4thBattalion,King'sOwnYorkshireLightInfantryon2December 1915andreturnedtotheWesternFrontattached2ndBattalion.RecordedasMissinginAction18November1916,hisnamecaughtthe attention of the Kensington News & West London Times on 1 December 1916: 'HewasamemberoftheQueen'sWestminstersandresignedin1911,butpromptlyrejoinedthedayprevioustotheoutbreakofwar,andwas forthirteenmonthsinthetrenchesofFranceandFlanders.InDecemberlast,afterstrenuousandfrequentlyperilousserviceintheranks,hewas granted a commission in the 4th Batt. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.'
The WarDiary ofthe2ndBattalion,K.O.Y.L.I.carefullydetailsthehoursleadinguptohiscapture;advancedtounfamiliarpositionsinthefront lineatBeaumontHamelonthenightof17-18November1916,Westwoodandhiscomradesweredetailedtoanattacksometimesreferredto as'TheActionontheAncre'whichwasdesignedtoimprovetheBritishpositionbeforewintersetin.OrderedtocaptureMunichTrench, FrankfortTrenchandTenTreeAlley,the2ndBattalion,K.O.Y.L.I.weretoadvanceonafrontof225yardsincompanywithmenofthe11th (Lonsdale) Battalion, Border Regiment and the 16th and 17th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
Theweatherwasbad;snowfalljustbeforezerohourat5.15ammadeobservationdifficult,withtherighthalfofWestwood'sBattalionbeing forcedtotakerefugeinfrozenshell-holesbeforetheGermanwireandMunichTrench.Servingaspartof'C'Companywhichformedtheright sideoftheK.O.Y.L.I.advance,Westwoodandhiscomradeswerepinneddownbyheavymachine-gunandrife fre,theirpositioneverhopeless uponretirementoftheLonsdale'sontheir fankandtheencirclementofover130comradestothesouth-east.Withthesunstilllow onthe horizon,Westwoodwasforcedtosurrender,thereturnjourneytotheAlliedfrontlinenowimpossibleduetotheweightofGermanretaliatory gunfre.The WarDiary confrmsLieutenantA.L.WestwoodasMissinginAction,theBattalionasawholereducedinstrengthto4officersand 170 other ranks in less than 24 hours.
WestwoodwassubsequentlysenttoClausthalPrisonerofWarCampinLowerSaxony,whichhadareputationforhousingofficerswhowere troublemakersorconsideredescaperisksfromothercamps.Hesurvivedincarcerationandlaterclaimedhismedalsin1920,hisaddressrecorded as'Tresco,WestvilleRoad,ThamesDitton,Surrey'.ReturnedtoemploymentwiththeSocietyofFreemasonsatGreatQueen'sStreet,London, he died on 8 April 1941.
Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. EE.. SScchhuullzz,, KKiinngg’’ss SShhrrooppsshhiirree LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy 1914Star,withclasp(8780Pte.J.E.Schulz,1/Shrops:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8780Sjt.J.E.Schulz.Shrops.L.I.);India GeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31(4025717Sjt.J.E.Schulz.K.S.L.I.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2nd issue with fxed suspension (4025717 Sjt. J. E. Schulz. K.S.L.I.) mounted for wear, contact marks, very fne (5) £220-£260
JJoosseepphhEE..SScchhuullzzattestedfortheKing’sShropshireLightInfantryandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from10September1914.AdvancedSergeant,heappearsinacasualtylist,inthatrank,publishedin TheTimes dated2December1914stating thathewasadmittedaswoundedtotheRoyalHerbertHospital,Woolwich,on28October1914.Uponrecovery,heappearstohavereturned tohisbattalionandcontinuedtoservepostwar.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder368of1926 before he saw further service in India during the North West Frontier Campaign of 1930-31. Sold with copied research.
1914 Star (7072 L. Cpl. J. Fergie. 1/D.Gds.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (D-7072 Cpl. J. Fergie. 1-D.Gds.) nearly very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. FF.. CCrroossss,, LLaannccaasshhiirree FFuussiilliieerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2266 AAuugguusstt 11991144 1914 Star (1336 Pte. W. F. Cross. 2/Lan: Fus.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (1336 Pte. W. F. Cross, Lan. Fus.) good very fne (4) £100-£140 226688
JJaammeessFFeerrggiieeservedwiththe1stDragoonGuardsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11November1914.AdvancedCorporal,he later saw active service with the Regiment on the North West Frontier of India during the Third Afghan War.
WWiilllliiaammFFrreeddeerriicckkCCrroosssswasborninNewport,IsleofWight,andattestedfortheLancashireFusiliersatParkhurst.Heservedwiththe2nd BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom22August1914,andwaskilledinactionfourdayslater,on26August1914.Hehas no known grave and is commemorated on La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, France.
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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, N.W. Persia ((44773377007700 PPttee.. FF.. GGaallllaannttrreeee.. YY.. && LL..RR..)) minor edge bruise, good very fne (4) £120-£160
AArrtthhuurrWWiilllliiaammGGaallllaannttrreeeewasborninLeedsin1894andattestedfortheWestYorkshireRegimentatYork.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5November1914,andwaskilledinactionon11March1915.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France. Sold with a postcard photograph of the recipient, housed in an oval frame.
GGeeoorrggeeTThhoommaassRRooggeerrsswasborninBristolin1883andservedwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliers,duringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom22August1914.AdmittedtoNo.4StationaryHospitalinthespringof1915,herecoveredandwaslaterreportedmissingin actionduringtheBattleoftheSommeon20July1916;theBattalionWarDiaryforthatdaystates:‘TheBattalionwasheavilyshelledfrom3:00a. m.to8:00a.m.andthenintermittentlyuntilnoonwhenwewereunderorderstogouptoHighWood,whichtheBrigadehadonlypartially captured.HighWoodwasreachedatabout2:00p.m.andoutattacksucceededincapturingandclearingthewood,includingtheStrongPointin the north west corner. Casualties were 29 killed, 180 wounded, and 29 missing.’ Rogers’ MIC states ‘death assumed 27.7.16’. He has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Thiepval Memorial. Sold with copied research.
1914 Star (9812 L.Cpl. L. Edwards. 2/R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (9812 Cpl. L. Edwards. R.W. Fus) very fne (3) £70-£90
LLeeoonnaarrddEEddwwaarrddssservedwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliersduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11August1914.He later transferred to the 1st and 9th Battalions.
AAllbbeerrttPPoowweellllGGrrii ffiffi nnservedwiththe1stBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliersduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6October1914.The recipient’sMICstatestheword‘deserted’whichhasbeencrossedthrough-likelyanadministrativeerror,asheremainedintheserviceofthe Regiment throughout the Great War, was promoted Lance-Corporal, and was discharged on 5 April 1919.
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Three: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall AA.. LLeeddsshhaamm,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss 1914Star(7474Pte.A.Ledsham.4/R.W.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7474Pte.A.LedshamR.W.Fus.)mountedas worn, minor edge bruising to BWM and VM, nearly very fne and better (3)
£70-£90
AAllffrreeddLLeeddsshhaammservedwiththe4thBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliers,duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6November1914. Joining3rdBrigade,1stDivisionon7December1914,theBattalionsawheavy fghtingattheBattleofAubers.Transferredtothe47th(2nd London)DivisioninSeptember1915asaPioneerBattalion,themenwitnessedtheBattleofLoosandintenseactionsattheHohenzollern Redoubt.TheyassistedinthecaptureofHighWoodontheSommeandfoughtattheButtedeWarlencourtandforcontroloftheAlbertBapaumeroad.TransferredtoYpresandMessinesin1917,LedshamwouldhavebeenoneofthefewDenbighshire‘originals’wholandedatLe Havrein1914towitnessthe fnalyearoftheGreatWarfromthetrenches.Incommonwithsomanyothermenhishealth fnallybegantofail him and he was discharged on 12 January 1918.
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Five: PPrriivvaattee EE.. DD.. BBiitthheellll,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss 1914Star(6818Pte.E.D.Bithell,4/R.W.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6818Pte.E.D.Bithell.R.W.Fus.);Territorial EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(200207Pte.E.D.Bithell.4-R.W.Fus.);EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,Territorial(4178270Fsr.E.D.Bithell.4R.W. Fus.) mounted as worn, the frst four polished, fne, the last rather better (5) £200-£240
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2016.
EEddwwaarrddDDaavviiddBBiitthheellllwasborninWrexham,Denbighshire,on13December1893,andservedwiththe4thBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliers duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6November1914.HewasawardedtheTerritorialEfficiencyMedalperArmyOrder491of 1921 and is recorded in 1939 as a ‘general collier - underground’ residing in Wrexham. He died in 1962.
WWiilllliiaammMMaahhoonneeyywasborninNewport,Monmouthshire,in1882,andattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersatConway.Heservedwiththe1st BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2November1914,andwaskilledinactionduringoperationsaroundTenTreeAlley andSerreon25February1917;detailedto fghtadelayingactionatPuiseaux,theBattalionWarDiaryrecords‘3killed,13wounded,1missing,1 to hospital, 2 died of wounds’. He is buried at Euston Road Cemetery. Sold with Buckingham Palace enclosure and copied research.
1914Star(9723Pte.A.Miles.2/R.W.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9723Pte.A.H.Miles.R.W.Fus.);togetherwiththe recipient’s aluminium identity tag, very fne (3)
£80-£100
AAllbbeerrttHHeennrryyMMiilleesswasborninBirminghamandattestedatWrexhamfortheRoyalWelshFusilierson7January1908.Senttothe2ndBattalion, heservedinBurmaandIndiabeforedisembarkinginFranceon13August1914.Therecipient’sArmyServiceRecordstatesthathereceiveda gunshotwoundtothelefthandandthighon29March1915andwasevacuatedacrosstheEnglishChannelformedicalattention.Transferredto the Royal Army Medical Corps 14 November 1917, he was discharged in consequence of his wounds on 22 February 1919. Sold with copied service record.
1914 Star (7380 Pte. J. Reeves. 4/R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (7380 Pte. J. Reeves. R.W. Fus.) good very fne (3)
£70-£90
JJaammeess RReeeevveess served with the 4th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 November 1914.
Three: PPrriivvaattee HH.. TTwwiisssseellll,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss 1914Star(9847Pte.S.Twissel[sic].2/R.W.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9847Pte.H.Twissell.R.W.Fus.)mountedas worn, with rosette on 1914 Star riband, nearly very fne and better (3)
£80-£100
HHeennrryyTTwwiisssseellllwasborninSparkhill,Birmingham,around1888,andattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliers.Heisrecordedin1911asservingwith the2ndBattalioninIndia.PostedtotheWesternFronton13August1914,heisbelievedtohavesufferedagunshotwoundtotherightkneeon 15July1916andanothertotheforeheadon27February1917;thelotisaccompaniedbyadeformedbulletwhichispurportedtohavebeen removed from the body of the recipient in the 1950’s.
Sold with copied research.
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Three: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall DD.. AAnnddeerrssoonn,, HHiigghhllaanndd LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass sseevveerreellyy wwoouunnddeedd iinn tthhee SSpprriinngg ooff 11991155 1914Star(7562Pte.D.Anderson.2/High:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7562Pte.D.Anderson.High.L.I.) minorstaining to VM, nearly very fne and better (3)
£80-£100
DDaavviiddAAnnddeerrssoonnwasborninDundeeon23January1883andenlistedintheHighlandLightInfantryinhishomecityon23April1901.Heserved with the 2nd Battalion on the Western Front from 31 August 1914 and was discharged in consequence of a wound to the knee on 30 April 1915. Soldwitha fneC.D.V.oftherecipientinmilitaryuniform,thissometimetornacrossthemiddle;originalCertifcateofDischargeandextensive copied research, including the recipient’s Army Service Record.
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LLeeoonnaarrddFFaarrrrwasborninLutonin1886andlivedatMarkgate,Bedfordshire.HeattestedfortheHighlandLightInfantryandservedwiththe2nd BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14August1914,beingpresentattheBattleofLoosin1915andearlypreparations fortheBattleoftheSomme.Hewaskilledinactionon17April1916,andhisdeathwaslaterannouncedinthe LutonReporter on1May1916: ‘InformationhasbeenprivatelyreceivedofthedeathofLeonardFarr,oftheHighlandLightInfantry,whohadbeenservingthroughouttheperiod of war and had been previously wounded.’Farr is buried in Tranchee de Mecknes Cemetery, France.
1914 Star (MS-838 Pte. B. Coxell. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (MS-838 Pte. B. Coxell. A.S.C.) extremely fne
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. LLiigghhttffoooott,, KKiinngg’’ss OOwwnn YYoorrkksshhiirree LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy 1914-15Star(9883Cpl.J.Lightfoot.Yorks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9883Sjt.J.Lightfoot.Yorks.L.I.)mountedas worn, good very fne BritishWarMedal1914-20((TT--336699993355PPttee..HH..BBooddllee..AA..SS..CC..));VictoryMedal1914-19(2)((226699114411AA..22..CCppll..HH..EE..WWiillddee..RR..EE..;; MM22--222222553366 PPttee.. WW.. HH.. OOssbboorrnn.. AA..SS..CC..)); Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45, good very fne (11)
£120-£160
BBeerrttiieeCCooxxeellllattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpson11August1914andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 14 August 1914. He was discharged due to sickness on 21 March 1917, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 44204. JJ..LLiigghhttffoooottattestedfortheKing’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantryon20October1908andservedwiththe3rdBattalionduringtheGreatWaron the Western Front from 15 July 1915. He was discharged due to wounds on 19 March 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no B325570.
Four: CChhiieeff EEnnggiinnee RRoooomm AArrttii ff cceerr FFiirrsstt CCllaassss SS.. HH.. HHiinneess,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1914-15Star(272363S.H.Hines.ERA.2.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(272363S.H.Hines.C.E.R.A.2.R.N.);Royal NavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, fxedsuspension(272363S.H.Hines.C.E.R.A.1.H.M.S.Pembroke.);togetherwiththe recipient’s riband bar, pitting and contact marks, nearly very fne (4)
£100-£140
SSyyddnneeyyHHeerrbbeerrttHHiinneesswasborninWeymouth,Dorset,on30January1881andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanActingEngineRoomArti fcerFourth Classon4April1907.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,includingH.M.S. Wear from1March 1915to11November1917,andwasadvancedChiefEngineRoomArtifcerSecondClasson10July1917.HewaspromotedChiefEngineRoom Artifcer First Class on 1 May 1920, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 21 April 1922.
Six: AAccttiinngg LLeeaaddiinngg SSttookkeerr WW.. MM.. PPrreessttoonn,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, llaatteerr SStt.. JJoohhnn AAmmbbuullaannccee BBrriiggaaddee 1914-15Star(K.9546,W.M.Preston,Sto.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(K.9546W.M.Preston.Act.L.Sto.R.N.); ServiceMedaloftheOrderofSt.John,withtwoAdditionalAwardBars(36890.Cpl.W.M.Preston.Hampshire.S.J.A.B.1944.); DefenceMedal;ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(WilliamMarkPreston)in RoyalMint caseofissue,the frstfourmounted as worn, the last two loose, very fne (6)
£140-£180
WWiilllliiaammMMaarrkkPPrreessttoonnwasborninBournemouth,Hampshire,on26August1892andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon21November1910.Heserved from30July1914to11June1917aboardtheTribal-classdestroyerH.M.S. Amazon,engagedinNorthSeaandEnglishChanneloperationswith the6thDestroyerFlotilla.AdvanceLeadingStokeron8July1917,PrestonwasinvalidedattheRoyalNavalHospital,Haslar,on13November 1919,andreturnedhometoBournemouthwherehetookcivilianemploymentasapostman.Heretiredin1956hadwasawardedtheImperial Service Medal (London Gazette 5 June 1956).
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalParchmentCertifcateofService;originalAwardCertifcatefortheI.S.M.,dated8June1956;aletterof congratulationsfromhislocalM.P.;anoriginalS.J.A.B.AirRaidPrecautions&FirstAidCertifcate(1938)withalargenewspapercuttingbearinga photographofthelocalS.J.A.B.CorpsinuniformduringtheSecondWorldWar,therecipientidentifed;withasmallRoyalLifeSavingSociety Swimming Profciency Medal, bronze, engraved to reverse ‘W. M. Preston Dec. 1935.’, in box of issue.
1914-15 Star (J.7413, C. Warriner, A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.7413 C. Warriner. A.B. R.N.) nearly very fne
Three: CChhiieeffMMoottoorrMMeecchhaanniiccVV..JJ..PPeeaarrll,,RRooyyaallNNaavvaallVVoolluunntteeeerrRReesseerrvvee,,llaatteeBBrriittiisshhRReeddCCrroossssSSoocciieettyyaannddOOrrddeerrooffSStt.. JJoohhnn ooff JJeerruussaalleemm 1914-15Star(MB.373,V.J.PearlC.M.B.,R.N.V.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M.B.373V.J.Pearl.C.M.M.R.N.V.R.) very fne (6) £100-£140
CCllii ffff oorrddWWaarrrriinneerrwasborninLeedson9June1892andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasBoySecondClasson8February1910.AdvancedAbleSeaman on28November1911,heservedduringtheGreatWaraboardtheForward-classscoutcruiserH.M.S. Foresight from1July1913to15April 1918;initiallyassignedtotheDoverPatrol, Foresight wassenttotheMediterraneanduringtheGallipolicampaignandbecamepartoftheAegean Squadronin1916;inNovemberofthatyearsheassistedthewoundedsurvivorsofH.M.H.S. Britannic aftertheoceanlinerhadstruckaGerman mine near the Greek island of Kea. Transferred to the former ‘Q’ Ship Heather 11 June 1919, Warriner was discharged to shore on 8 June 1922. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalR.N.RecordofServiceonparchment;with22photographsandphoto-postcardsoftherecipient,fellowsailors, familymembersandvesselsoftheRoyalNavy;BoardofTradeContinuousCertifcateofDischarge,noting2passagesaboard Mongolia from Tilbury Docks to Australia in 1923 (Australian Mail); and Seaman’s National Insurance membership card.
VViiccttoorrJJaacckkPPeeaarrllwasborninInishowen,Ireland,around1897,andisrecordin1901aslivingwithhisparentsandelderbrotherinCounty Donegal.HejoinedtheBritishRedCrossSocietyandOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalemasaMechanicattheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,transferring totheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon9June1915.PostedtotheguardshipH.M.S. Hermioneon 29October1916,hespentmuchofhistime protectingSouthamptonWaterfromenemyincursions;theageingprotectedcruiserlaterbecameHQshipformotorlaunchesandcoastalmotor boats from December 1916 to December 1919, at which date Pearl was discharged to shore.
Sold with copied service record and research which confrms that his 1914-15 Star was issued by the Admiralty.
TThhoommaassWWiilllliiaammSSttaaccee,agas ftter,wasborninEastbourne,EastSussex,on22March1883,andspenthischildhoodlivingatHarebeatingFarm, Hailsham.HejoinedtheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserve(SussexDivision)on29March1909andinitiallyservedatPortsmouthasAbleSeaman. PostedtothearmedmerchantcruiserH.M.S. Andes on21April1915,hewaspresentaboardheronpatrolintheNorthSeaon29February 1916 when four British vessels attempted to intercept the German raider Greif which was maintaining the illusion of a neutral Norwegian steamer. Spottedby Andes and Alcantara atabout8.45am,thetwoBritishshipsclosedonthe Greif untilwithinsignallingrange.CaptainWardleof Alcantara orderedtheGermanvesseltostopandtwoblankroundswere fred.TheGermanshovetoandsignalledthattheywerefrom TrondheimandwereheadedforRiodeJaneiro.Atabout09.40amtheBritishwerecloseenoughtolowerafewboatswithaboardingpartyto takecommandoftheseeminglyharmlesssteamer.Itwasatthismomentthat Greif unmaskedhergunsand fred;the frstroundsstruck Alcantara’s bridgecausingheavydamageanddestroyingthecommunicationsequipment.Witnessingherplight, Andes opened freupon Greif, her frstshotsdestroyingtheraider’ssteeringgear. Greif respondedbylaunchingtwotorpedoes,oneofwhichstruck Alcantara amidships. Andes and Alcantara thensettheGerman’sfueltankson fre,withoneshelldetonatingintheengineroombringingtheenemytoahalt.German freceased at10.18amamidstamassof fameandconfusion,buttheBritishcontinuedtoshootandstrucktheGermancommanderintheneckkillinghim instantly; it was around this time that Comus and Munster arrived to assist Andes in fnishing off the German raider.
Theengagementcostthelivesof72Britishsailorsand187Germans,withthesurvivorsfrom Alcantara pickedupafterabout20minutesinthe water; Captain Wardle was subsequently invested with the Distinguished Service Order for gallantry and was later advanced Rear Admiral. Stacecontinuedtoserveaboard Andes until25May1916,whenhewassenttoPortsmouthNavalBase.Hesawjust4furtherdayswiththeR.N. V.R.,beingtransferredtotheRoyalNavyasPlumber’sMateon31May1916,thedatecorrespondingwiththeBattleofJutland.SenttotheRoyal NavalCollege,Osborne,asPlumberIVClassformuchoftheremainderofhostilities,Stacewasdemobilisedon27September1919.Hereturned home to Hailsham and resumed employment as a workshop foreman for a gas company.
Four: SShhiipp’’ss SStteewwaarrdd DD.. HH.. IIvveeyy,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn iinn HH..MM..SS.. IInnvviinncciibbllee aatt tthhee BBaattttllee ooff JJuuttllaanndd oonn 3311 MMaayy 11991166 1914-15Star(341600.D.H.Ivey,S.S.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(341600D.H.Ivey.S.S.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G. C., G.V.R., 1st issue (341600. D. H. Ivey, Sh. Stwd. H.M.S. Invincible.) good very fne and better (4) £400-£500
DDaavviiddHHaarrrryyIIvveeyywasborninPortsmouthon4October1882.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyfromschoolandwasappointedShip’sStewardBoy27 July1897.AdvancedShip’sStewardinthearmouredcruiserH.M.S. Sutlej on1September1906,hewastransferredtothebattlecruiserH.M.S. Invincible on3August1914.PresentattheBattleofHeligolandBight, Invincible andhersistership Infexible latersucceededinsinkingtheGerman armoured cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at the Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8 December 1914.
IveywasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon20October1915,andwasstillservinginH.M.S. Invincible attheBattleofJutland. Itwasduringthisengagementthatthearmourofoneofhergunturretswaspenetratedbyahighcalibreshell,causinghertobeblowninhalfbya magazineexplosionamidships. Invincible sankwithin90secondswiththelossofallbutsixofhercrewof1,032officersandratings.Iveywas amongst those killed, and is commemorated upon the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
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1914-15Star(Lieut.J.Willits,R.N.R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lt.Commr.J.Willits.R.N.R.);MercantileMarineWarMedal 1914-18(JohnWillits);VictoryMedal1914-19,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Commr.J.Willits.R.N.R.);RoyalNavalReserve Decoration, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1920, good very fne (5)
£260-£300
M.I.D. London Gazette 20 September 1918:
‘For long and good service in destroyers during the period 1 January to 30 June 1918.’
JJoohhnnWWiilllliittsswasborninBerwick-on-Tweedon2January1878andwasappointedSubLieutenantintheRoyalNavalReserveon1January1908. PromotedActingLieutenantatNavalHeadquarters,Portsmouth,on4April1908,hisrecordsstategoodmannersandtheabilitytotrainwith diligence,attentionandsobriety.Sentto Mars and Cochrane fortraininginnavigation,hewasadvancedLieutenantinFebruary1915andposted toTorpedoBoat 86 on4May1915.PlacedinCommandofH.M.S. Fawn asLieutenantCommanderon1August1916,hespenttheremainderof theGreatWarservingwiththe7thFlotillaontheRiverHumberengagedinanti-submarineandcounter-miningpatrols;Willitswassubsequently Mentioned in Despatches.
TransferredtothenewlycommissionedHuntClassminesweeperH.M.S. Longfordon 25July1919,Willitsspentthenextfourmonthsclearing theNorthSeaofordnancebeforebeingdemobilisedon4November1919.HewassubsequentlyawardedhisR.N.R.Decorationon5July1921 and placed upon the retired list in consequence of age on 2 January 1928.
JJoohhnnHHuummpphhrreeyyNNiixxoonnwasborninMaryporton13February1891andisrecordedin1911asaSeamanintheMerchantNavyresidingat10 StrandStreet,Maryport,Cumberland.HeenrolledintheRoyalNavalReserveon17February1915andservedaboardawidevarietyofvessels duringtheGreatWarincludingtheIsleofMansteampacket KingOrry -latersunkatDunkirkin1940-andthedreadnoughtbattleshipH.M.S. Bellerophon.TransferredtoH.M.S. Aquitania in1918,NixonlaterreturnedtoservicewiththeMerchantNavyaboardtheS.S. Cheyenne operatingoutofNewcastle.RemainingintheRoyalNavalReserve,hereceivedascarceSecondAwardClaspforhisLongServiceandGood Conduct Medal on 15 March 1943, one of approximately 230 men to be so honoured. Sold with copied service record and other research.
Four: EEnnggiinneeeerr TT.. HH.. WWaaddsswwoorrtthh,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall RReesseerrvvee 1914-15Star(E.S.51,T.H.Wadsworth,Engn.,R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(51EST.H.Wadsworth.Engn.R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (43E.U. T. H. Wadsworth. Engn. R.N.R.) very fne and better (4) £80-£100
Three: PPrriivvaattee GG.. VV.. DDaallee,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinnee LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy 1914-15Star(PLY.9012Pte.G.V.Dale,R.M.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(PLY.9012Pte.G.V.Dale.R.M.L.I.);together with an unrelated Board of Trade Rocket Apparatus Proof of Service at a Wreck, bronze medallion, generally nearly very fne (4) £80-£100
Six: MMaarriinnee WW.. PPiimmllootttt,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinnee LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo ssuurrvviivveedd tthhee lloossss ooff HH..MM..SS.. RRuusssseellll iinn 11991166 1914-15Star(Ch.1734Pte.W.Pimlott.R.M.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Ch.17342Pte.W.Pimlott.R.M.L.I.);Defence andWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, fxedsuspension(Ch.17342W.Pimlott.Mne.R.M.) contact marks and polishing, edge bruising to BWM, nearly very fne (6) £120-£160
WWiilllliiaammPPiimmlloottttwasbornatOldTra fford,Manchester,on6July1894,andenlistedintheRoyalMarineLightInfantryon22January1912.Sentto therecruitdepotatDealforinitialtraining,hejoinedtheChathamDivisionasPrivate3December1913andwaspostedtothebattleshipH.M.S. Russell on14January1914.Hewitnessedoperationsoff theBelgiancoastin1914andDardanellesin1915,andwaspresenton27April1916 whenshestruckamine4milesoff theentrancetotheGrandHarbour,Malta;therollofhonourrecordsatleast122crewmenkilled,with625 survivors.
ReturnedhometoEngland,PimlottspentmuchoftheremainderoftheGreatWaraboardthenewly-launchedmonitor Erebus,engagedin bombardingGermannavalforcesbasedintheBelgianportsofOstendandZeebrugge.Hehadasecondcloseescapeon28October1917,when Erebus wasdamagedbyaGermanremotecontrolled Fernlenkboot,a17metrelongmotorboatcarrying1,500lbs.ofexplosives.Remaininginthe serviceoftheChathamDivision,Pimlottwas fnallydischargedfromtheserviceuponterminationofhissecondperiodofengagementon5July 1933. Recalled in 1938, he served the entire duration of the Second World War at home - likely training new recruits.
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EErrnneessttWWaalltteerrSSaawwffoorrddwasborninRingstead,Northamptonshire,on27July1894andenlistedintheRoyalMarineson29July1912.Heserved duringtheGreatWarafoatinH.M.S. Venerable from27November1914to27December1916,includingoperationsoff theBelgianCoastin 1914,andinH.M.S. Caledon from7March1917untilthecessationofhostilities,andwasawardedaHurtCertifcateforwoundsonhisheadon 12May1916.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon9October1927.Hewaspensioned,timeexpired,on28July1933, andsubsequentlyre-enlistedintheRoyalMarinePoliceon6February1934,servingatDevonportDockyard.HewasdischargeddeadfromtheR. N. Hospital, Plymouth, on 22 October 1934.
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalParchmentCertifcateofServiceandcontinuationCertifcateforhisservicewiththeRoyalMarines;Parchment CertifcateofServiceforhisservicewiththeRoyalMarinePolice;CertifcateofDischargefromtheRoyalMarines;lettertotherecipient’swidow informing her of her husband’s death; the recipient’s cap badge, riband bar, and clothing naming block; and copied research
InitiallyshippedtoMurmansktoassistinthewithdrawalofBritishforces,theBattalionwasorderedforwardunderArmyCommandtodefend theshorelineofLakeOnegawhichheldconsiderablestrategicvalueastheonlyroutebetweenSt.PetersburgandtheAlliedandWhiteRussian baseatMurmansk.AsthoroughfareoftheMurmanskRailwayandoneofthefewplacesunencumberedbydenseforest,theshorelinewitnessed ferce fghtingbetweentheMarinesandRedArmy;theattackonthevillageofKoikorion28August1919bythe6thRoyalMarineBattalion resultedin3Marineskilledand18wounded.Reportsofanumberofmenbeingshotinthebackledtomutinyintwocompanies;returnedhome, 90MarineswerechargedandimprisonedatBodmingaol,13ofwhomwerelatersentencedtodeath.Thesentenceswerelatercommutedto1 year with dishonourable discharge.
Andrews was discharged on 8 January 1920 and likely returned home to Oxford.
Four: WWaarrrraanntt OO ffiffi cceerr CCllaassss IIII RR.. AAddaamm,, FFiiffee aanndd FFoorrffaarr YYeeoommaannrryy 1914-15Star(915.Sq.S.Mjr.R.Adam.Fife&ForfarY.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(915.W.O.Cl.2.R.Adam.Fife&Forfar Y.);TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(915W.O.Cl.II.R.Adam.Fife.&ForfarY.)mountedasworn, patchesofstainingto Star and VM, good fne and better (4) £160-£200
RRoobbeerrttAAddaammwasborninKirriemuiraround1876andenlistedintheFifeandForfarYeomanryatDundeeon13March1906.Heembarkedat DevonportforGallipoliasSquadronSergeantMajoron7September1915andlandedonthepeninsulaon26September1915.Admittedtoa feldambulanceatSuvlaon17December1915,hewasevacuatedtoCairoperH.S. Essequibo,andembarkedforEnglandaboardthetroopship Tunisian in March 1916. He later returned home to Scotland and applied for the T.F.E.M. in 1920. Soldwiththerecipient’sFifeandForfarYeomanrycapbadge;copiedservicerecord;andasmallcopiedphotographtitled‘N.C.O.’satFakenham, 1915’, in which the recipient is identifed.
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Three: CCoorrppoorraall AA.. EEddwwaarrddss,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy 1914-15 Star (21306 Cpl. A. Edwards. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (21306 Cpl. A. Edwards. R.A.) very fne
AAllffrreedd EEddwwaarrddss served with the Royal Field Artillery during the Great War in Egypt from 8 November 1914. FFrreeddeerriicckkGGeeoorrggeeJJaammeessMMaatttthheewwsswasborninPembrokeDockin1883andenlistedinthe1stBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliersasDrummeraged 14years.Heserved15yearswiththe1stBattalion,takinghisdischargeatDublininJuly1912.HelaterservedduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 7 April 1915 and was demobilised on 26 March 1919. He died at Plymouth in April 1934. Sold with copied research.
Three: DDrriivveerr NN.. GG.. FFrroosstt,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy 1914-15Star(967.Dvr.N.G.Frost,R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(967Dvr.N.G.Frost.R.A.);togetherwithanO.H.M. S. card transmission box addressed to ‘Mr. Neville G. Frost, 20, Fitzwilliam Road, Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge’, god very fne Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue ((3300551177 CC..SS.. MMjj:: WW.. EE.. DDaayy.. RR..GG..AA..)) good very fne (4) £70-£90
WWaalltteerrEEddwwaarrddDDaayyattestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryandservedwiththemasaBatterySergeantMajorduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 23 April 1915. He died on 23 May 1919.
Three: CCaappttaaiinnFF..CC..KKaattoonn,,AArrmmyySSeerrvviicceeCCoorrppss,,aattttaacchheeddEEggyyppttiiaannCCaammeellTTrraannssppoorrttCCoorrppss,,llaatteeRRooyyaallEEnnggiinneeeerrss,,llaatteerrRRooyyaall AAiirrFFoorrcceeaannddAArrmmyyEEdduuccaattiioonnaallCCoorrppss,,wwhhoolliiaaiisseeddwwiitthhLLaawwrreenncceeooffAArraabbiiaaiinnPPaalleessttiinneedduurriinnggtthheeAArraabbRReevvoolltt,,bbuuttwwaass llaatteerriinnvvaalliiddeeddffrroommtthheeAArrmmyyoonnaaccccoouunnttooff‘‘sshhaatttteerreeddnneerrvveess’’aafftteerrbbeeiinnggssttoonneeddbbyyaammoobbiinnCCaaiirroodduurriinnggtthheeEEggyyppttiiaann CCaammppaaiiggnn ffoorr IInnddeeppeennddeennccee 1914-15 Star (1894. Cpl. F. C. Katon, R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. F. C. Katon.) extremely fne (3) £160-£200
FFrreeddeerriicckkCChhaarrlleessKKaattoonnwasborninCamdenTownon8March1888.HeworkedbeforethewarasaschoolmasteremployedbytheNorfolk EducationCommitteeandCountyCouncil,andenlistedatBurySt.Edmundsforthe54th(EastAnglian)DivisionalSignalCompany,Royal Engineerson1February1915.Qualifedasamotorcycledespatchriderandcablehand,heservedinEgyptfrom20August1915,hisunitdetailed to the defence of the Suez Canal and maintaining communications across hundreds of miles of open desert to Military Headquarters in Cairo. AdvancedCompanyQuartermasterSergeanton3December1915,Katon’sArmyServiceRecordstatesthathewasdischargedtoacommission asSecondLieutenantintheArmyServiceCorps,fordutywiththeEgyptianCamelTransportCorpson22July1917.UtilisinghistalentsinFrench andArabiclanguage,Katonspenttheremainderof1917leadingcaravansofskilledandknowledgeableEgyptiancameldriversacrosstheSinaiand onintoPalestineandSyria.Thegreatvalueofthisserviceintransportingsuppliestothetroopsinextremegeographicandweatherconditions waslateracknowledgedbyGeneralAllenbyinhisdespatchof16December1917,wherehementionstheirsteadinessunder freanddevotionto duty.ItalsotwicebroughtKatonintocontactwithLawrenceofArabia,whoatthattimewasheavilyengagedinattackingOttoman communications,notablyrailways,steamenginesandbridges,inthelead-uptothedefeatofTurkishforcesatAbaelLissanandattheBattleof Taflah in January 1918.
Recognisingthestrategicimportanceofaerialsuperiorityindesertregions,notjusttosuppresstheenemy,butalsoasameansofcommunication andtheresupplyofmenandmaterials,KatontransferredtotheRoyalAirForce.SenttotheMiddleEastTrainingBrigade(Cairo),hewasposted toNo.3SchoolofArmamentsforinstructionon28August1918.Struckoff strength30March1919,KatonreturnedtotheBritishArmyas InspectorofSchoolsinEgypt,utilisinghispreviousexperienceasaMaster.Transferredtothe fedglingArmyEducationalCorps,hewasadvanced LieutenantNovember1920,butwascorneredin1922byanEgyptiannationalistmobandstoned;atthistimeviolenceandprotestcentred aroundtheongoingBritishpresence,with largenumbersofmilitarypersonnelandciviliansforcedtoleaveCairo.ReturnedhometoEpsomwith his wife and 3 children per Dongola in July 1922, Katon sought out medical attention for what we would recognise today as P.T.S.D. Takinghisdoctor’sadvice,Katondivestedhisenergiesintomotorracing,inparticularattheBrooklandsracingcircuitinSurrey.Regardedasa ‘Brooklandsexpert’,hetookpartinthe frst200mileraceheldon24September1924,asprivateerdriverofaMarseal.HelaterbecameGeneral ManageroftheTriumphPetrolCompany,buthisloveofcarscametoatragicendinDecember1931whilstatthewheelofa18horsepower Essexsalooncar.CaughtoutbyexcessivespeedontheWalpoleHighway,Wisbech,hefailedinhisattempttoovertakeanAustinSevenand careeredoff theroadintoapartyofmotherswiththeirbabiesandtoddlers.The BirminghamDailyGazette of9December1931adds:‘the offsidewheelofthevehiclemountedtheright-handvergeoftheroadandcontinuedalongitfor70feet...hurlingtheperambulatorsandpeople aside, it continued across the grass verge and struck a fence.’
Theaccidentresultedinthedeathof16month-oldNevilleRoyHammondandsevereinjuriesto2furtherchildrenand3adults.Triedfor manslaughter,Katonwasfound‘notguilty’atNorfolkAssizeson6February1932duetoconfictingevidence.Alateractionfordamagesat CambridgeAssizesdidhowever fndinfavourofthoseinjuredandtheparentsofthedeceased;Katonwasorderedtopay£2,163pluscosts, including those of the driver of the Austin Seven, Mr. Arthur Lumby, whom Katon in part blamed. DuringtheSecondWorldWar,KatonservedasanadvisortotheAirMinistry.Inhisobituarypublishedinthe SleafordGazette on8January 1954, he served as a waterproofng specialist and ‘did extremely valuable work at Biggin Hill, Headquarters of Fighter Command.’ Soldwithcopiedresearch,includingtherecipient’sobituarydetailingtherecipient’sGreatWarandlaterexperiences;withapostcardphotograph of the recipient as a young Gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery (Hampshire), as detailed in his attestation documents in 1915.
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Six: BBaannddssmmaann MM.. MMoonnttggoommeerryy,, RRooyyaall SSccoottss,, llaatteerr HHiigghhllaanndd LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy 1914-15Star(10597Pte.M.Montgomery.R.Scots.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(10597Pte.M.Montgomery.R.Scots.);DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45,withArmyCouncilenclosure,innamedcardboxofissueaddressed ‘Mr.M.Montgomery,222DoverhouseRoad,Roehampton,LondonSW15’; EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,Territorial(3304117Pte.M.Montgomery.5-H.L.I.) light contact marks to earlier awards, nearly very fne and better (6) £120-£160
MMoorrrriissMMoonnttggoommeerryywasbornintheEastIndiesin1893andlivedinPortDundas, Glasgow.Heservedwiththe1stBattalion,RoyalScotsRegimentduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFrontfrom19December1914,andwasadmittedtoNo.3Casualty ClearingStationon27April1915,hisrankatthattimerecordedasDrummer. Transferredtothe2ndBattalion,hewassenttoNo.34CasualtyClearingStationon29 September1918andwasdischargedon17February1919sufferingfromdisability.He died in Wandsworth in 1971.
Soldwithahallmarkedsilverfobmedallion,engravedtoobverse ‘H.L.I.Inf.Bde.1937’, andreverse‘M.R.Shoot.WonbyH.Q.Coy.5.H.L.I.Cpl.M.Montgomery’;asmall bronzefobmedallion,engravedtoreverse‘RunnersUpDepotCup5th.Battn.H.L.I. L/C.M.Montgomery’,in ftted Phillips(Aldershot) case;withaWW2periodMusician’s badge,apostcardphotographinmilitaryuniform,andthreegroupphotographicimages, including a military band in rehearsals.
Four: SSeerrggeeaanntt MM.. IImmrraayy,, NNoorrtthhuummbbeerrllaanndd FFuussiilliieerrss 1914-15Star(20040Sjt.M.Imray.North’dFus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(20040Sjt.M.Imray.North’dFus.);Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (83 Sjt: M. Emery [sic] 6/Nth’ld Fus.) good very fne (4)
£120-£160
MMaatttthheewwIImmrraayyattestedfortheNorthumberlandFusilierson9September1914andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 9 September 1915. He was discharged due to wounds on 27 February 1918, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 347749.
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt BB.. BBiirrcchh,, LLiivveerrppooooll RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss 1914-15Star(7999Sjt.B.Birch,L’PoolR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(65908Sgt.B.Birch.R.W.Fus.)mountedasworn, light staining to obverse of VM, very fne
Three: PPrriivvaattee WW.. JJ.. JJoonneess,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss 1914-15 Star (14504 Pte. W. J. Jones. R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (14504 Pte. W. J. Jones R.W. Fus.) very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee FF.. PPeeaarrssoonn,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn 66 MMaayy 11991188 British War and Victory Medals (45798 Pte. F. Pearson. R.W. Fus.) very fne (8)
£120-£160
BBeennjjaammiinnBBiirrcchhenlistedintheKing’sLiverpoolRegimentSpecialReservein1908andwasmobilisedon8August1914.Heservedwiththe4th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5March1915,andwasdischargeduponterminationofengagement11August1915. Helaterre-enlistedintheRoyalWelshFusilierson3November1916andwasdischargedon4December1918,hislatterservicebeingwiththe Labour Corps.
WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnJJoonneessservedwiththeRoyalWelshFusiliersduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5September1915.Helater transferred to the Labour Corps and was discharged on 20 April 1919.
FFrraannkkPPeeaarrssoonnenlistedinLondonforthe19thBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliers.TransferredfromInfantryBaseDepottothe2ndBattalion,he servedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,anddiedofwoundsontheSommeon6May1918.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated upon the Pozieres Memorial, France. Soldwithcopiedresearch,includinganextractfromChapter17oftheBattalionWarHistorywhichnotesthat‘D’Companyhadtwoposts blown in [by shellfre] during the night of 6 May 1918, with two stretcher bearers knocked out.
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Three: PPrriivvaatteeJJ..HHeeyyss,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,LLaannccaasshhiirreeFFuussiilliieerrss,,wwhhoowwaasswwoouunnddeeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonn‘‘WW’’BBeeaacchh,,GGaalllliippoollii,,oonn2255AApprriill 11991155,, wwhheerree tthhee BBaattttaalliioonn wwaass aawwaarrddeedd ‘‘SSiixx VV..CC..''ss bbeeffoorree BBrreeaakkffaasstt’’ 1914-15 Star (2904 Pte. J. Heys. Lan. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (2904 Pte. J. Heys. Lan. Fus.) very fne (3) £200-£240
'Sostrong,infact,werethedefencesof'W'BeachthattheTurksmaywellhaveconsideredthemimpregnable,anditismy frmconvictionthatno fnerfeatofarmshaseverbeenachievedbytheBritishsoldier-oranysoldier-thanthestormingofthesetrenchesfromtheopenboatsonthe morningof25April...TheFusiliersliterallyhurledthemselvesashoreand, fredatfromright,leftandcentre,commencedhackingtheirway through the wire. A long line of men was at once mown down as by a scythe, but the remainder was not to be denied...’ Heyswasreportedaswoundedinactionin TheMorningPost on31May1915,alongsidethenamesof163comradesofthe1stBattalionwho hadbeenstruckdownbyTurkishgunfreinthe frstfewdaysofthecampaign.Evacuatedfromthepeninsula,hesurvivedtheGreatWarandwas discharged home to Bolton on 5 February 1919.
Three: MMaajjoorrHH..CC..GGoorrttoonn,,RRooyyaallWWeellsshhFFuussiilliieerrssaannddMMaacchhiinneeGGuunnCCoorrppss,,wwhhoowwaasswwoouunnddeeddiinnaaccttiioonndduurriinnggtthheeBBaattttlleeooff tthhee SSoommmmee,, aanndd wwaass ttwwiiccee MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess 1914-15Star(Capt.H.C.Gorton.R.W.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorH.C.Gorton.) good very fne (3)
£140-£180
M.I.D. London Gazettes 25 May 1918 and 10 July 1919.
HHeennrryyCCoonnrraaddGGoorrttoonnwasborninLancasterinOctober1882,thesonofAldermanA.W.Gorton.Hewasappointedtoacommissioninthe 14thBattalion,TheRoyalWelshFusiliers,inFebruary1915,andservedwiththeBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1 December1915.PresentontheSommebattlefeld, TheRecordsoftheRoyalWelchFusiliersVol.III listsGortonaswoundedinactioninJuly 1916followingtheintense fghtingtocaptureandholdMametzWood.Likelyreturnedhometoconvalesce,GortonwasadvancedMajorand transferredtotheMachineGunCorps,beingtwiceMentionedinDespatchesforfurtherserviceontheWesternFront.Accordingtothe Morecambe Visitor, he later became Town Major of Bonn - in charge of maintaining security and civil rest. ReturninghometoMorecambe,GortonbecameafoundingpartnerofGorton&PenhaleSolicitorsin1923andforgedareputationasa prominentFreemasonandRotarian.Accordingtothelocalpress:‘IntheSecondWorldWarhefoundedtheHomeGuardatHeysham,andatthe end of the war was awarded a certifcate of appreciation for his services.’
Gorton died at the Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe in April 1962.
1914-15Star(13293L.Cpl.H.TackR.W.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(13293Sjt.H.Tack.R.W.Fus.)withnamedcard boxes of issue and original O.H.M.S. envelopes of transmittal, extremely fne
1914-15Star(13382Pte.A.E.Tack.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(13382A.Cpl.A.E.Jack[sic].Oxf.& Bucks. L.I.) with named card boxes of issue and original O.H.M.S. envelopes of transmittal, extremely fne
HHeerrbbeerrttTTaacckkwasborninAylesbury,Buckinghamshire,in1897,andservedwiththe9thBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliersduringtheGreatWaron the Western Front from 19 July 1915. A letter to his father written in February 1916 describes his early experiences: ‘DearDad,Ireceivedyourparcel&letteronthe20th[February].Thecontentscameinveryhandy,especiallythecoughsweets,asIhaveat present a nasty cold that seems to hang to me like glue. Since I was gassed I can’t shake it off & think the effects of the gas still cling to my lungs...’ AdvancedfromLanceCorporaltoSergeant,TackwaskilledinactionduringtheBattleoftheSomme.on10August1916.Aged19years,heis buried at La Laiterie Military Cemetery, France.
SoldwithRecordOfficeforwardinglettersregardingtheissueofmedals;BuckinghamPalaceletterofcondolence;correspondencebetweenthe recipientandhisfatherandfriends;officialnotifcationofdeathfromtheInfantryRecordOffice;witha fneletterofcondolencefromTack’s Commanding Officer detailing how he had ‘risen to his position’ to become one of his most valued N.C.O.’s.
AArrtthhuurrEEddwwaarrddTTaacckk,brotheroftheabove,wasbornatWing,Buckinghamshireon11January1894andattestedfortheOxfordshireand BuckinghamshireLightInfantryatWolverton,Buckinghamshire.Heservedwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from21September1915beforeproceedingtoSalonika,andwaskilledinactionon9May1917 fghtingtheBulgarianArmyandtheiralliesinthe Balkans. He is buried in Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece.
An accompanying account from a comrade adds a little more detail: ‘Sir.Iregrettohavetoinformyouthatareporthasthisdaybeenreceivedtotheeffectthat13382A/Cpl.A.E.Tack,7thOxf:&Bucks:Lt:Infy: previouslyreportedMissing9.5.17,isnowreported“believedkilled”onthatdate.Thereasonforthisbeliefisasfollows:-18794Pte.C.H.Bath states “I saw Corporal Tack leading his Section, a trench mortar shell burst near him, & later I saw that he had been killed”.’
Soldwithanimpressivearchiveoforiginaldocumentationincludingtheaboveaccount;Recordofficeforwardinglettersregardingissueofmedals; BuckinghamPalaceletterofcondolence;CemeteryRegisterdocument;LetterofcondolencefromtheDirectorsoftheLondon&NorthWestern Railway;a fnehandwrittenletterfromTack’sCommandingOfficer,dated12.6.17;withtwopoignantlettersfromtherecipienttohisfatherprior to his death.
AAllbbeerrttTTaacckk,brotheroftheabove,wasbornon11March1899andservedwiththeRoyalFlyingCorpsfrom6July1917.Transferringtothe Royal Air Force as a Founder Member on 1 April 1918, and posted to 222 Squadron, he was discharged on 3 September 1919. SoldwithRecordOfficeforwardingletterregardingBWMandVM;withanimpressivecollectionof8handwrittenlettersbetweentherecipient and his father and friends, photo postcards and a small notebook with notes regarding the Enfeld maxim gun.
1914-15Star(15337Pte.D.J.Beynon.R.W.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(15337Pte.D.J.Beynon.R.W.Fus.)mounted court-style for display, better than good fne
British War and Victory Medals (M2-132249 A.Cpl. C. G. Mason. A.S.C.) good very fne (7)
£120-£160
DDaavviiddJJ..BBeeyynnoonnservedwiththeRoyalWelshFusiliersduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom27September1915andwasdischarged on 13 February 1919.
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammTTuurrnneerr,anativeofCardi ff,attestedfortheSouthWalesBordererson14November1916,andservedwiththemduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFront.SubsequentlypostedtotheBedfordshireRegiment,hesufferedagunshotwoundtotheleftlegon29August1918 and was evacuated to England for medical attention.
CChhrriissttoopphheerrGGeeoorrggeeMMaassoonnattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpson20October1915andservedasaMotorTransportDriver.Demobilised20 April 1919, he returned home to Buckswood Lodge, near Crawley, where he likely resumed employment as a chauffeur.
Sold with original Certifcate of Demobilisation and Certifcate of Employment during the War.
Three: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. JJoonneess,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass ssttrruucckk bbyy aa bboolltt ooff lliigghhttnniinngg wwhhiicchh kkiilllleedd aanndd iinnjjuurreedd 88 mmeenn 1914-15 Star (6151 Pte. J. Jones. R.W. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (6151 Pte. J. Jones. R.W. Fus.) good very fne
Three: PPrriivvaattee HH.. PPrriiccee,, SShhrrooppsshhiirree LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy 1914-15 Star (11229 Pte. H. Price Shrops: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (11229 Pte. H. Price. Shrops. L.I.) very fne (6) £100-£140
JJoohhnnJJoonneessservedinFrancewiththe1stBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliersfrom23November1914(andtherebyjustmissingoutona1914Starby amatterofhours).HesurvivedtheBattlesofLoosandtheSomme,buthadacloseshavewhenhistentwasstruckbylightningon19June1917 killingthreeofhiscomrades.AsubsequentCourtofEnquiryheardeyewitnessaccountsthatJonesandacomradewerefoundtohavelost temporaryuseoftheirlowerlimbs;othersurvivorsweresufferingfromburnsandshock,theirtenthavingactedasaconductorduringalightning storm. Jones was later discharged on 28 March 1918 and issued a Silver War Badge.
Sold with copied research, including Court of Enquiry documentation and extracts from the Roll of Honour, 1st R.W.F.
HHeennrryyPPrriicceeservedinFrancewiththe5thBattalion,King’sShropshireLightInfantryfrom22May1915.AdmittedtoNo.3CasualtyClearing Station 17 June 1915, he survived the Great War and was discharged on 25 April 1919.
WWiilllloouugghhbbyy WWeessttoonn attested for the Worcestershire Regiment and served with them in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 4 October 1915. CChhaarrlleessDDeennnniisswasborninDerbyandattestedfortheDukeofCornwall’sLightInfantryatBermondsey,London.Heservedwiththe7th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom23July1915,anddiedon24May1918.HeisburiedinEtaplesMilitaryCemetery, France.
Three: PPrriivvaattee AA.. RR.. MMaarrttiinn,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy 1914-15Star(1636Pte.A.R.Martin.R.A.M.C.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(1636Pte.A.R.Martin.R.A.M.C.);TerritorialForce Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (882050 Dvr: A. R. Martin. R.F.A.) nearly very fne (5)
£100-£140
FFrraannkkSSttoocckkddaalleewasborninSydenham,Surrey,andattestedfortheEastSurreyRegimentatLambeth.Heservedwiththe9thBattalionduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom31August1915andwaskilledinactionon26September1915.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Loos Memorial.
JJoohhnnAAlleeccSStteeuuaarrttBBuuttttwasborninSutton,Surrey,on7May1892andoriginallyattestedfortheHonourableArtilleryCompanyon28August 1914.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheDukeofCornwall’sLightInfantryandservedwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFrontfrom24July1915.PromotedCaptain,hewasawardedaSilverWarBadge,no.200862.Hesubsequentlyservedasan Inspector in the Metropolitan Special Constabulary, and was awarded the 1935 Jubilee Medal in this capacity. Akeencricketer,ButtplayedasingleFirstClassmatchforSussex,againstthetouringWestIndiansin1923,scoring8and2.Hediedin Kensington, London, on 30 October 1966.
Three: LLiieeuutteennaanntt JJ.. MM.. KKnniigghhtt,, KKiinngg’’ss RRooyyaall RRii ff ee CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(Lieut:J.M.Knight.K.R.Rif:C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.J.M.Knight.)mountedforwear;together with the related miniature awards, these similarly mounted, and all housed in a leather case, nearly extremely fne
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8232Pte.J.Somerville.K.O.S.B.)mountedasworn;togetherwithaKing’sOwnScottish Borderers cap badge and a ‘Trained Soldier’ badge, good very fne (5)
£120-£160
JJaammeessMMoowwaattttKKnniigghhttwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheKing’sRoyalRi feCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 31 March 1915.
1914-15Star(2908Pte.T.Allman.Manch:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2908Pte.T.Allman.Manch.R.)allinnamedcard boxes of issue; Memorial Plaque (Thomas Allman) in original card envelope, nearly extremely fne
British War and Victory Medals (57331 Pte. E. Allman. Suff. R.) with fattened named card box of issue, nearly extremely fne (8) £240-£28
TThhoommaassAAllllmmaannwasbornin1891,thesecondsonofMr.G.AllmanofBoatLane,Northenden.HeservedatGallipoliwiththe1/7thBattalion, ManchesterRegimentfrom18August1915,likelytoreplacethehugenumbersofmenlostinthefailedattempttocaptureKrithia.Transferredto theWesternFrontaspartoftheEastLancashireDivision,hewaskilledinactionduringtheBattleofPasschendaeleon14September1917,when hugenumbersofmenbecameboggeddowninendlessmudcausedbyheavyrainfallandadrainagenetworkobliteratedbyshellfre.Heisburied in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium.
An accompanying letter written by a volunteer of the Church Army Recreation Hut, adds: ‘Dear Mr. Allman, Iamverysorrytobethebearerofdistressfulnewstoyou.IregrettosaythatyourTomwaskilledlastFridaymorning,14thinst.,whilegoingfor water.Hediedpeacefullyandinstantaneously.Allthechapsinthecompanysendtheirdeepestsympathiesonyourbereavement,for,although youhavelostason,theyhavelostafriendandpal.Hewasverypopularinthecompanyandhewaseverybody’sfriend.Hisdeathwasagreat blow to us all. He was buried in Ypres.’
Soldwithtwooriginallettersoftransmissionformedals;BuckinghamPalacecondolenceslip;four fnepostcardphotographs,including2ofthe recipient in military uniform; with the recipient’s wallet containing a small bible and ‘Active Service 1914-15’ Gospel.
GGeeoorrggeeAAllllmmaann,brotheroftheabove,attestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestenrFront.He wasadmittedtothe2ndCanadianGeneralHospitalatLeTreporton6July1918asaresultofgaspoisoning.Hisparentsreceivedaletteraweek later to confrm that he was no longer seriously ill.
Soldwithtwoofficiallettersconfrmingtheabove;witha fneportraitpostcardoftherecipientinmilitaryuniformandanumberoffurther postcards of the recipient serving in military sports teams, notably the East Lancashire football team.
EErrnneessttAAllllmmaann,brotheroftheabove,wasbornin1899andattestedinitiallyfortheSu ffolkRegiment,servingwiththemduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFront.Transferringtothe2ndBattalion,NorthamptonshireRegiment,hewasadmitted tothe22ndGeneralHospitalatCamieres on21November1918sufferingfrominfuenza.Recovering,henexttransferredtothe1stBattalion,King’sLiverpoolRegiment,whereheserved as an officer’s servant for 14 months before taking his discharge at Preston on 26 June 1922.
Soldwithoriginalpostcardphotographsoftherecipientinmilitaryuniform;withdischargecertifcateandcharacterreferencefromtheO.C. King’s Liverpool Regiment, Jersey.
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt FF.. GGoolliigghhttllyy,, AAuuxxiilliiaarryy TTeerrrriittoorriiaall SSeerrvviiccee DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,withAdditionalAwardBar(W.19723Sjt.F. Golightly. A.T.S.) good very fne (9) £240-£280
GGeeoorrggeeFFrreeddeerriicckkGGoolliigghhttllyyattestedfortheNorthumberlandFusiliersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 22November1915.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheDurhamLightInfantry,andwaskilledinactionon7May1917,whilstserving with the 19th Battalion. He is buried at the Nesle Communal Cemetery, France.
JJoosseepphhHHeennrryyGGoolliigghhttllyy,thebrotherofGeorgeFrederickGolightly,attestedfortheNorthumberlandFusiliersandservedwiththe1st/5th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1November1915.Hewaskilledon15September1916,aged22.Hehasnoknown grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
Sold with an embroidered representation of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers cap badge, housed in a glazed display frame.
Family Group:
Three: PPrriivvaattee AA.. AAsshhwwoorrtthh,, RRooyyaall IIrriisshh RRii ff eess,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 99 MMaayy 11991155 1914-15Star(2-1524Pte.A.Ashworth.R.Ir:Rif:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3-1524Pte.A.Ashworth.R.Ir.Rif.);Memorial Plaque (... Ashworth) Christian name erased from plaque, this somewhat polished and worn; the medals good very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee EE.. AAsshhwwoorrtthh,, LLaannccaasshhiirree FFuussiilliieerrss,, wwhhoo ddiieedd oonn 2255 MMaarrcchh 11991188 British War and Victory Medals (281441 Pte. E. Ashworth. Lan. Fus.) good very fne (6)
£180-£220
AAllbbeerrttAAsshhwwoorrtthhattestedfortheRoyalIrishRi fesandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom7March 1915. He was killed in action on 9 May 1915; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. EEddwwaarrddAAsshhwwoorrtthh,brotheroftheabove,attestedfortheLancashireFusiliersandservedwiththe1st/7thBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front. He died on 25 March 1918, and is buried in Sauchy-Cauchy Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Three: PPrriivvaattee SS.. CCooooppeerr,, AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(DM2-075558,Pte.S.Cooper,A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(DM2-075558.Pte.S.Cooper.A.S.C.) mounted for wear, good very fne
British War and Victory Medals (T4-211974 Dvr. W. H. Thompson. A.S.C.) mounted for wear, very fne (7)
£80-£100
SSttaannlleeyyCCooooppeerrattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12August1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 14 June 1919.
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyTThhoommppssoonnattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpson5May1915andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front post 1916. He was discharged due to sickness on 7 April 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge B278980.
Three: MMaajjoorr FF.. CC.. PPyybbuuss,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss 1914-15 Star (Major F. C. Pybus. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Major F. C. Pybus.) extremely fne (3) £70-£90 331155
Three: CCoorrppoorraall WW.. HH.. GGlloovveerr,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(56350Pte.W.H.Glover,R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(56350Cpl.W.H.Glover.R.A.M.C.)with named card boxes of issue, these slightly fattened, extremely fne
Pair: SSeeccoonnddLLiieeuutteennaannttCC..JJ..GGlloovveerr,,1100tthh((CCoouunnttyyooffLLoonnddoonn))BBaattttaalliioonn((HHaacckknneeyy)),,LLoonnddoonnRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhooddiieeddooffwwoouunnddss iinn FFrraannccee,, 88 OOccttoobbeerr 11991166,, aattttaacchheedd ttoo 55tthh ((CCiittyy ooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((LLoonnddoonn RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. C. J. Glover.) with fattened named card box of issue, extremely fne (5) £100-£140
WWaalltteerr HH.. GGlloovveerr served in the Balkans theatre of war from 26 October 1915.
CCyyrriillJJoohhnnGGlloovveerrwasbornatSurbitonon17November1915,andjoinedtheArtistsRi fesO.T.C.asaCadeton30August1915.Hewas appointed2ndLieutenantinthe1/10th(CountyofLondon)Battalion(Hackney),LondonRegiment,on25July1916,wentoverseasanddiedof woundsinFranceon8October1916,whilstattachedto5th(CityofLondon)Battalion(LondonRifeBrigade),LondonRegiment.Heisburiedin Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, Somme, France.
Sold with copied Medal Index Card and correspondence fle.
TThheeRReevveerreennddRRoobbeerrttJJoonneessattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarinEgyptfrom5July1915 before being commissioned Chaplain to the Forces Fourth Class, Royal Army Chaplains’ Department, on 29 December 1916.
Pair: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall WW.. SStteepphheennss,, 2244tthh CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy 1914-15Star(65934Pte.W.Stephens.24/Can:Inf;);BritishWarMedal1914-20(65934L.Cpl.W.Stephens.24-Can.Inf.) some staining to the reverse of frst, otherwise, good very fne BritishWarMedal1914-20(2)((442200664422CCppll..HH..MMaarrsshhaallll..4433--CCaann..IInnff..;;3366110066PPttee..MM..GGrriieerrssoonn..CC..AA..SS..CC..));VictoryMedal1914 -19(3)((446600447788PPttee..AA..HHiillll..2277--CCaann..IInnff..;;333388119900GGnnrr..VV..HH..CCllaarrkk..CC..GG..AA..;;443300338855PPttee..JJ..JJ..HHooaaddlleeyy..CCaann..PPnnrr..BBttnn..)) generally very fne (7) £140-£180
HHeeccttoorrMMaarrsshhaallllattestedintotheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFront withthe43rdCanadianInfantryBattalion.Hewasseverelywoundedon6June1916anddiedofwoundson18June1916.HeisburiedinEtaples Military Cemetery, France.
AA..PPaatttteerrssoonn, alias Hill,attestedintotheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWestern Frontwiththe27thCanadianInfantryBattalion.Hereceivedashrapnelwouldtohisrighthandandshoulderon6April1916,and,uponrecovery, was killed in action on 15 September 1916. He is buried in Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, France.
VVeerrnnoonnHHaarrccoouurrttCCllaarrkkwasborninVictoriaHarbour,Ontario,in1897.HeattestedintotheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceforservice duringtheGreatWarandservedasaWirelessSignallerontheWesternFrontwiththeCanadianGarrisonArtilleryfrom14July1918.Hekilled in action whilst serving with the 2nd Brigade on 26 September 1918 and is buried in Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquoin, France.
JJoohhnnJJaammeessHHooaaddlleeyywasbornin1888.AprewarmemberoftheGrandForksIndependentRi feCompany,BritishColumbia,heattestedinto theCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe48thCanadianInfantry Battalion,beforetransferringintotheMachineGunCompanyofthe3rdCanadianPioneerBattalion.Hewasseverelywoundedbyshrapnel,at Ypres, on 2 June 1916, and was invalided to Canada the following year. He died in Colchester, Essex, in 1962. Sold with copied research.
British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Tom C. F. Meadus) mounted as worn, good very fne (4) £80-£100
WWiilllliiaamm PPeerrccyy TThhoommaass EEvvaannss was born in Trelewis, Glamorgan in 1886, and served as a Marine Engineer during the Great War. TToommCChhaarrlleessFFoosstteerrMMeeaadduusswasborninPoole,Dorset,around1856andisrecordedin1911asaSeaCaptainresidingwithhiswifeand4 children at 17 Taylor’s Road, Gorse Hill, Manchester. He died on 15 September 1939, his last address recorded as Hyde, Cheshire.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(G.H.Pugh.Ck.M.F.A.);MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18(GeorgeH.Pugh);VictoryMedal 1914-19 (G. H. Pugh. Ck. M.F.A.) good very fne (5)
£80-£100
DDaanniieellAArrtthhuurrHHoouusseeggoowasborninTotton,Hampshirein1888.HejoinedtheMerchantNavyinFebruary1913andinitiallyservedasCoal Trimmeraboard Avon plyingthemerchantsealanebetweenSouthamptonandBrazil.TransferredtotheS.S. Saxon asTrimmerheenjoyed fve pre-war voyages shipping mail between England and Brazil & the River Plate.
Soldwith2originalContinuousCertifcatesofDischarge(No.722986D.A.Housego),theGreatWarperiodBoardofTradebookcontaininga fne portrait photograph of the recipient.
GGeeoorrggeeHHeerrbbeerrttPPuugghhwasborninBradfordin1887andengagedatBirkenheadfortheMerchantNavyon9June1906.Appointed2ndClass StewardaboardtheS.S. Gladiator 8June1907,hebeganalongcareertravellingbetweenLiverpoolandNewOrleans,Galveston,BrazilandSt. Johns.AdvancedMessStewardin1908andChiefStewardaboard Bellailsa 8January1910,heservedduringtheGreatWarasCookaboardthe SaxonMonarch,S.S. Griqua and St.Stephen.PughremainedintheserviceoftheMerchantNavyuntilAugust1937,his fnalvoyageas2ndClass Bath Steward aboard the M.S. Apapa from Liverpool to the west coast of Africa.
Soldwith3originalContinuousCertifcatesofDischarge(No.420737G.H.Pugh); fattened cardboxofissueforBWMandVM;Seaman’s CookerySchool(CityofLiverpool)CertifcateofCompetencyasShip’sCook;aportraitphotographandgroupphotographoftherecipient;with contemporary vaccination card and associated paperwork.
British War and Victory Medals (J.27280 P. C. Lane. A.B. R.N.) contact marks, nearly very fne British War Medal 1914-20 (2) ((KK..11775555 WW.. GG.. PPaallmmeerr.. LL.. SSttoo.. RR..NN..;; SSiiddnneeyy GG.. HHaayywwaarrdd)) very fne (6)
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(K.37829E.Fry.Sto.1R.N.);togetherwithacrudelynamedhallmarkedsilverandenamelledH.M. S. Monarch sporting medallion; and a copied photograph of the recipient in uniform, extremely fne
JJoohhnnAAlleexxaannddeerrwasborninPengeon12July1900andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasBoySecondClasson11September1916.Postedtothetraining ship Powerful,hewasadvancedOrdinarySeamanaboardthedreadnoughtbattleshipH.M.S. Neptune in12July1918.TransferredtotheRoyal FleetReserveon12July1930,hewasmobilisedatPortsmouthon29September1939andjoinedthecrewoftheS-classdestroyerH.M.S. Scout on26May1941;detailedtotheChinaStation, Scout assistedinthedefenceofnorthernSumatraandtookpartintheevacuationofnaval personnelfromSingapore.Remainingonherbooks,AlexanderwastakenPrisonerofWaratHongKongon13December1941,twelvedays beforethesurrenderofthegarrison.HewaslaterreleasedbytheJapaneseatthecessationofhostilitiesandlefttheserviceoftheRoyalFleet Reserve in May 1946.
Soldwithcopiedresearchconfrmingthere-issueofaVictoryMedalin1950followingthelossoftheoriginalduetoenemyaction;andwith copied service record and Japanese P.O.W. document.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(186705F.C.Turtle.A.B.R.N.);NavalGoodShootingMedal,E.VII.R.(186705F.C.Turtle,A.B., H.M.S. Essex. 1908. 12 Pr. Q.F.) mounted for wear, edge nick to frst, good very fne (3)
£300-£400
FFrreeddeerriicckkCChhaarrlleessTTuurrttlleewasborninRyde,IsleofWight,on3September1880andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson18 December1895.PromotedAbleSeamanon9December1900,heservedinH.M.S. Essex from15September1907to30May1910,andwas awardedhisNavalGoodShootingMedalin1908.Shoredischarged,timeexpired,on2September1910,herejoinedtheRoyalNavyon15 February 1917, and served in H.M.S. Superb from 29 May 1917 to 31 March 1918. He was shore demobilised on 13 June 1919.
British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 1182-S- Gr. B. Blackburn.) very fne (6)
£120-£160
GGeeoorrggeeMMeewwwasborninSandown,Hampshire,andjoinedtheRoyalMarinesatEastneyon2January1896.Hesubsequentlyenrolledinthe RoyalFleetReserve21April1913andservedaboard KingAlfred and Leviathan duringtheGreatWar,latterlytransportingtroopsacrossthe North Atlantic.
WWiilllliiaammMMccKKiinnnneellllwasbornon5February1891andspenthischildhoodlivingat107DurwardAvenue,Glasgow.HejoinedtheRoyalNaval ReserveatPortsmouthon12February1916andwastransferredforcodingdutiesatArdrossanNavalBaseon26January1917;describedas ‘exceptionallycapable’hewassentfordutywiththeofficerinchargeofdefensivearmamentsatGlasgow,endinghisservicespecialisingin ‘accountant and secret duties’ in June 1919.
BBeennjjaammiinnBBllaacckkbbuurrnnwasborninHudders feldon5November1884andwitnessedinitialservicefrom7January1902asPrivateinthe1st Battalion,King’sRoyalRifeCorps.AdvancedLanceCorporal1April1904,heservedinMalta,CyprusandEgypt,beingdischargedon4May1909. HesubsequentlyenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryatManchesteron5November1915;appointedGunneraboardthenewlycommissioned battleshipH.M.S. RoyalOak on1May1916,hewaspresentattheBattleofJutlandon31May1916andservedaboardheraspartoftheFirst Battle Squadron until the cessation of hostilities. Discharged in April 1919, Blackburn later became a postman at Kirkheaton, Yorkshire. Sold with copied service records relating to all three recipients.
British War and Victory Medals (20289 Pte. H. W. Dewey. Glouc. R.) with fattened card box of issue, nearly extremely fne (6) £100-£140
OOlliivveerrPPrreessttnnaallllGGeeaarryywasborn1885andattestedfortheColdstreamGuardsatCaterhamon27November1916.Heservedwiththe3rd BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom8July1917andsufferedamildaccidenttothescalpon23July1917.Transferredto the 2nd Battalion 26 August 1918, he survived the war and was demobilised in April 1919.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5547Pte.R.E.Attwooll.15-Lond.R.);togetherwiththerecipient’sSilverWarBadge,the reverse officially numbered ‘27643’ and fattened box of issue for medals, good very fne (8)
GGooddffrreeyyWWiilllliiaammJJoonneesswasbornin1888andenlistedintheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon2March1916,hisaddressrecordedas67AngusStreet, Cardiff. A signaller, he was later transferred at Dover from Home Defence to Army Reserve on 1 March 1919. Sold with original Certifcate of Demobilisation.
WWaalltteerrCCoouurrttFFaarrmmeerrwasborninCardi ff on28August1884andworkedasabankclerkatMelcombeRegis,Dorset.Appointedtoa commissionasTemporarySecondLieutenantintheDevonRegimentin1915,hesurvivedtheGreatWarandislistedasacashierresidingat Plymouth in 1939.
RReeggiinnaallddEErrnneessttAAttttwwoooollllwasbornatNewCrossin1896andlivedat2RosenthalRoad,Catford,London.HeservedduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom12June1916to9October1916,butstruggledwithasevereinfectionduringtheBattleoftheSomme.Evacuatedto hospital in London with rheumatic fever, he was discharged on 20 February 1917 and was awarded a Silver War Badge.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(3)((3322441133GGnnrr..JJ..TT..BBooyyllee..RR..AA..;;1177553322DDvvrr..LL..SSppiillllmmaann..RR..AA..;;111155448866DDvvrr..AA..WWeesstt..RR..AA..)) suspension broken on frst, generally nearly very fne (9) £120-£160 332288 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)
British War and Victory Medals (165634 Gnr. T. C. Campbell. R.A.) nearly very fne
CChhaarrlleessLLaannggrriiddggeewasborninTonbridge,Kent,on2April1887,andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryon10November1908.Initiallyposted overseastoHongKong,hetransferredtoSierraLeonefrom1July1914to20January1915,beforebeingsenttotheWesternFronton17May 1916inthepreludetotheBattleoftheSomme.Thricewoundedon7September1916,23September1916and26April1918,heappearsto have witnessed extensive action whilst serving with the 110th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. HavingsurvivedtheGreatWar,LangridgeremainedintheserviceoftheRoyalArtilleryandenjoyedfurtheroverseaspostingstoIndiaandHong Kong.Dischargedupontheterminationofhisengagementon9November1929,here-enlistedon24November1939andservedwiththeRoyal ArtilleryonhomedefencesduringtheSecondWar;dischargedatRugbyon29August1944inthetemporaryrankofWarrantOfficerClassI,he joinedNo.258(Sussex)HeavyAnti-AircraftRegimentinSeptember1947whilstlivinginEastbourne,andwasawardedanannuityMeritorious Service Medal.
SoldwithoriginalSoldier’sSmallBook;Soldier’sServiceandPayBooks(2);RegularArmyCertifcateofService;OpenAirServicePrayerBook; with Certifed Copy of Attestation Documents (2) relating to Second World War service.
British War and Victory Medals (203910 Pte. F. A. Dunford. R.W. Kent R.) very fne (6)
£120-£160
JJaammeessHH..HHeeaappservedwiththe155thHeavyBattery,RoyalGarrisonArtilleryduringtheGreatWarinItaly,andwasMentionedinDespatches (London Gazette 26 October 1918).
CChhaarrlleessBBaarrkkeerrattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusilierson30April1910andwaspostedtothe2ndBattalionon10November1911.Initiallysent toIndia,heservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13August1914andwaswoundedinactionon26May1916;therecipient’s ArmyServiceRecord,adds‘shellwd.tohead,chestfall,faceandabdomen’.InvalidedtoEnglandperH.S. Panama,helaterservedwithaWorks Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry.
FFrreeddeerriicckkAA..DDuunnffoorrddwasborninGloucesteron20December1898andwascapturedbytheGermanson28March1918whilstservingwith the6thBattalion,RoyalWestKentRegiment.Hewaslaterreleasedandwasdischargedduetosicknesson4March1919,beingawardedaSilver War Badge.
British War and Victory Medals (21706 Pte. W. H. Bayliss. C. Gds.); Memorial Plaque (William Henry Bayliss) good very fne (3)
£80-£100
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyBBaayylliisssswasborninLeicesterandattestedfortheColdstreamGuardsatNottingham.Heservedwiththe3rdBattalionduringthe Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 13 April 1918. He is buried in Aire Communal Cemetery, France.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(18-555A.W.R.Bell.North’dFus.);DefenceMedal;BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,MilitaryDecoration, silver-gilt,withembossedcaseofissue,mountedasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’sSecondWarHomeGuardunitpatch, light contact marks, very fne (4)
£80-£100
AAllffrreeddWW..RR..BBeellllattestedforthe18th(1stTynesidePioneers)Battalion,NorthumberlandFusilierson28October1914andwasdischarged,no longer physically ft for War service, on 5 March 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. B177159.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(202763Sjt.A.E.Dunford.Som.L.I.);DefenceMedal;TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R. (491 Sjt. A. E. Dunford. 5/Som. L.I.) incorrectly mounted for wear, contact marks, very fne (4)
JJoohhnnRR..EEyyttoonnwasborninWrexhamin1890andlandedatZeebruggewiththe1stBattalion,RoyalWelshFusilierson6October1914.Killedin action two weeks later, he has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
FFrraannkkHHeennnneeyywasborninWarwickandworkasacoalhewerpriortotheoutbreakoftheGreatWar.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalion,Royal WelshFusiliersduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom28April1916andwaskilledinactionduringalargeandsuccessfulnighttrench raiddirectedtowardsGermanpositionsknownas‘TheWarren’atGivenchy.TheBattalionWarDiarystatesthat39Germansweretaken prisoner,4deadwerebroughtin,withamachinegun,trenchmortarandconsiderableamountsofequipmentrelievedfromtheenemy.The operationcostthelivesof1officerandtenmen,includingHenney;aged18years,hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheLoos Memorial, France.
JJoohhnnRRiicchhaarrddTThhoommaasswasborninLlanerfyl,Montgomeryshire,andenlistedintheRoyalWelshFusiliersatNewtown.Postedtothe7thBattalion, he served during the Great War in Egypt from 27 June 1916 and was killed in action on 6 November 1917. Sold with copied research.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10728Pte.F.G.Cole.R.W.Fus.);MemorialPlaque(FrederickGeorgeCole)inoriginalcard envelope; Memorial Scroll ‘Pte. Frederick George Cole Royal Welch Fusiliers’, in card transmission tube, good very fne (4) £120-£160
FFrreeddeerriicckkGGeeoorrggeeCCoolleewasborninBiggleswade,Bedfordshire,around1891,andattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersatSt.Ives, Cambridgeshire.InitiallysenttoInfantryBaseDepot,heservedwiththe4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontanddiedat the 5th Canadian Stationary Hospital, Doullens. He is buried at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1, France. Sold with original Record Office letter of transmittal relating to BWM and VM; and copied research.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.W.L.Julyan.); DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,bothinindividualnamedcardtransmission boxesofissue,bothaddressedto‘Lt.Col.W.L.Julyan,TyrellsCroftHouse, Andover,Hampshire’;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial, reverseofficiallydated1950,withintegraltopbroochbar, thislackingpin,in RoyalMint caseofissue;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards, good very fne and better (5) £200-£240
M.I.D. London Gazettes 18 December 1917 and 28 December 1918.
Soldwiththerecipient’stwoMentionedinDespatchesCertifcates(thesebothnamed Julian),inOHMStransmissionenvelope,addressedto‘W.L.JulyanEsq.,4thBn.,D.C.L. I.’;alargequantityoforiginalphotographs,bothindividualandgroup;andcopied research and other ephemera.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(51847Pte.H.Richardson.K.O.Y.L.I.);MemorialPlaque(HaroldRichardson)inoriginalcard envelope; Memorial Scroll ‘Pte. Harold Richardson Yorkshire L.I.’, extremely fne (4)
£120-£160
HHaarroollddRRiicchhaarrddssoonnwasborninBingley,Yorkshire,in1898andattestedfortheKing’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantry.Heservedwiththe2/4th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontandwaskilledinactionon4June1918afterapproximatelyfourmonthsintheline.Hehas no known grave and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France.
Sold with with Buckingham Palace enclosure; an original newspaper clipping bearing a photograph of Richardson; and copied research.
Six: FFllyyiinngg OO ffiffi cceerr WW.. AA.. WWaallkkeerr,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee VVoolluunntteeeerr RReesseerrvvee,, llaattee MMaanncchheesstteerr RReeggiimmeenntt BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3359Pte.W.Walker.Manch.R.);1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AirEfficiency Award, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Fg. Off. W. A. Walker. R.A.F.V.R.) mounted as worn, generally very fne and better (6) £120-£160
WWiilllliiaammAAnntthhoonnyyWWaallkkeerrwascommissionedaPilotO fficerintheAdministrativeandSpecialDutiesBranch,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve, on 21 January 1943, and was promoted Flying Officer on 18 September 1943. He awarded his Air Efficiency Award on 6 March 1947.
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BritishWarandVictoryMedals(48453Pte.E.F.Holland.M.G.C.);FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,MedalofHonour,withSwords, bronze, unnamed, in case, good very fne and better (3)
£80-£100
France, Medal of Honour, with Swords, in bronze London Gazette 15 December 1919.
EErrnneessttFFrraanncciissHHoollllaannddwasbornon22December1894andresidedinBalham,London.HeservedwiththeMachineGunCorps,LabourCorps and43rdGarrisonBattalion,RoyalFusiliersduringtheGreatWar,andwasawardedtheFrenchMedalofHonour.Helaterforgeracareerasa printer in south London and died in consequence of a hernia at his home in Thornton Heath on 11 January 1963.
SoldwithcopiedMICconfrmingentitlementtoapaironly;withoriginalletteroftransmissionfromtheofficeri/cinfantryrecords,London,dated 16 November 1920, enquiring as to how the recipient would like to receive the French decoration.
HHeennrryySSoommeerrsseettAAllllaannwasbornin1883atPuckingtonRectory,Somerset,sonoftheRev.G.A.Allan;DykeScholar1903;B.A.Oxon1906; Ordained1907;Chaplain1912-14,HolyEvangelists,KillertonPark,Devon;served12yearsintheranks,viz.:fourintheOxfordU.R.V.C.,and seveninthe5thBattalion,SomersetLightInfantryathomeandinIndiafrom9September1914.Hewascommissioned2ndLieutenantinthe 1/6thLondonRegiment(CityofLondonRifes),on16January1916,diedofwoundsinFranceon2October1916,andisburiedinEtaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
Sold with copied Medal Index Card which also shows entitlement to the Territorial Efficiency Medal, viz. Army Order 64 of 1917.
WWiilllliiaammEEddwwiinnPPoollggeewasreportedmissingpresumedkilledinactioninFranceon16 August1917,whilstattachedtothe1/2nd(CityofLondon)Battalion(RoyalFusiliers), LondonRegiment,inanattempttotakeapositiononGheluveltPlateau.Heis commemoratedbynameontheMeninGateMemoreil.Hewasaged25,sonofHenry and Ella Polge, of Croyden, Surrey.
Soldwithoriginalportraitphotograph,apostcardphotographwithfellowofficersin camp, and letter to his parents from the Chaplain of 1/2nd London Regiment.
British War and Victory Medals (217458 Cpl. S. P. Barnett. A.S.C.) good very fne
British War and Victory Medals (1325 Wkr. I. K. Wooster. Q.M.A.A.C.) good very fne (2)
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Pair: AAiirr MMeecchhaanniicc 11sstt CCllaassss AA.. WW.. HHiillll,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall AAiirr SSeerrvviiccee aanndd RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee BritishWarandVictoryMedals(215264.1.A.M.A.W.Hill.R.A.F.)bothinindividualnamedcardboxesofissue,withoriginal damaged O.H.M.S. envelope of transmittal addressed to ‘Mr. A. W. Hill, 51 Montholme Road, Battersea’, extremely fne (2) £50-£70
AAllffrreeddWWaalltteerrHHiillll,asorterfortheGeneralPostO ffice,wasborninLambethon13December1889andjoinedtheRoyalNavalAirServiceon 30May1916,beforetransferringtotheRoyalAirForceasaFounderMemberon1April1918.PostedtoDunkirkasAirMechanic1stClass,he served for two months in France and Belgium and was issued his British War and Victory Medals in 1922.
RReexxWWiilllliiaammJJaacckkssoonn,fromPurley,Surrey,waseducatedatSidneySussexCollege,Cambridge.AnHonoraryLieutenantintheSerbianArmy,he servedasmemberofthe1stBritishFieldHospitalforSerbiain1915,andwasawardedtheSerbianCrossofCharity.ReturningHomehewas commissionedintotheRoyalFieldArtilleryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandtransferredintotheRoyalAirForce.Afterpilottraining,he servedontheWesternFrontwith5SquadronandwaswoundedwhilstapilotinganR.E.8,on18August1918.Hewastransferredtothe Unemployed List on 11 January 1919.
Sold with copied service papers, copied research, and an Inns of Court O.T.C. Cap Badge. Note:Alargequantityofcorrespondence,entitled‘LettersfromSerbia’,writtenbytherecipientwhilstanhonoraryLieutenantintheSerbian Army and a member of the 1st British Field Hospital in Serbia, were published in the Cambridge Magazine in 1915.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.W.A.Rahm.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45;IndiaServiceMedal;Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., India (Pte. W. A. Rahm Yercaud Coy., A.F.I,) mounted court-style as worn, generally very fne (6)
£140-£180
WWiilllliiaammAAllffrreeddRRaahhmmwasbornon13August1899andspenthischildhoodlivingwithhisuncleinWoodfordGreen,Essex.HejoinedtheRoyal AirForceinthespringof1918andspentapproximatelythreemonthstrainingonairshipsatRoehamptonandCranwell.AppointedSecond Lieutenant(Flying)on5June1918,RahmwaspostedtoAngleseyinOctober1918,likelytaskedwithprotectingtheconvoyspassingthroughthe IrishSeafromGermanU-Boats.TransferredtotheKingGeorgeVHospitalatDublin,hewasstruckoff strengthandrelinquishedhiscommission on 8 May 1919.
RahmlaterappearstohaveemigratedtoIndiawhereheinitiallyservedintherankswithlocalforces,beinglaterappointedtoacommissioninthe Yercaud Company on 13 August 1934. He returned to England in his latter years and died at South Tehidy in Cornwall on 16 January 1982. Sold with original A.F.I. commission document; and copied service record and other research.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.R.Morrison.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,N.W.Persia(Lieut.R.Morrison.);Defence andWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1953;togetherwithrelatedminiatureawards,theG.S.M.with‘S.Persia’clasp,andafull size unrelated Defence Medal, the groups mounted as originally worn, generally very fne (lot)
£200-£300
Pair:PPrriivvaatteeWW..CC..LL..BBlloowweerr,,CCaannaaddiiaannPPiioonneeeerrBBaattttaalliioonn,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt,,wwhhiillssttaattttaacchheeddttoo tthhee 117766tthh TTuunnnneelllliinngg CCoommppaannyy,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss,, oonn 3300 MMaarrcchh 11991177 British War and Victory Medals (103159 Pte. W. C. L. Blower. Can. Pnr. Btn.) extremely fne 1914-15 Star ((665566 PPttee.. WW.. VV.. TTrraayylleerr.. RR.. CCaann:: DDnnss::)) extremely fne (3)
£80-£100
WWaalltteerrCChhaarrlleessLLuuccaassBBlloowweerrattestedintotheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe WesternFrontwiththe67thCanadianPioneerBattalion.Hewaskilledinactionon30March1917whilstattachedtothe176thTunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, and is buried in Hersin Communual Cemetery Extension, France.
WWiilllliiaammVVaalleennttiinneeTTrraayylleerrattestedinitiallyintotheFortGarryHorseandservedwiththeRoyalCanadianDragoonsduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom4May1915.HewaswoundedbygunshottotheleftlegattheBattleofFestuberton27May1915,whilstservingaspartof Seely’s Detachment. He was subsequently commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on 6 October 1917. Sold with copied research for both recipients.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(S.S.2112T.W.Hutchinson.A.B.R.N.);RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(SS.2112Po. B.5565 T. W. Hutchinson. A.B. R.F.R.) minor edge bruising, nearly very fne (2)
£80-£100
TThhoommaassWWiilllliiaammHHuuttcchhiinnssoonnwasborninHexham,Northumberland,on15April1889andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon12September1907. PromotedAbleSeamanon3October1910,hetransferredtotheRoyalFleetReserveatPortsmouthon15September1912,andwasrecalled forWarserviceon2August1914.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwasshore pensioned on 20 March 1919.
Sold with a Second World War card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. T. W. Hutchinson, 33 Elliott Terrace, off Mill Lane, Newcastle-on-Tyne’.
Three: MMaarriinnee WW.. FF.. LLaannggffoorrdd,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinneess BritishWarMedal1914-20(Po.19152Pte.W.F.Langford.R.M.L.I.);Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (Po.19152 W. F. Langford Mne. R.M.) contact marks, nearly very fne (3) £60-£80
BritishWarMedal1914-20(14022W.O.Cl.2.J.Davis.R.A.) minorofficialcorrectiontorank;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue with fxed suspension (14022 W.O. Cl.II. J. Davis. R.A.) good very fne (2)
£80-£100
JJaammeessDDaavviissattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryon19February1896andservedwith43rdBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from16August1914(entitledtoa1914Starwithclasp).Hewasdischarged,permanentlyunftforfurtherservice,on16December1918,and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no B63524. He died on 6 April 1936.
Five: RRaabb TTrreemmmmaa YYookkhhaammaann NNaarrssaa,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee IIrraaqq LLeevviieess GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Kurdistan(45719YokhananNarsa,2-IraqLevies);1939-45Star;WarMedal;RoyalAirForceL.S. &G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,clasp,RoyalAirForceLevies,Iraq(X.30A/R.T.MokhanaNasu);IraqActiveServiceMedal,noclasp, mounted as worn, polished, generally nearly very fne or better, extremely rare (lot)
£2,200-£2,600
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2011
Confrmedonroll,theprefxindicatingthathewasalocallycommissionedofficer.ThisrareLongServiceawardwasinstitutedin1949,andwas terminatedin1955.AftertheFirstWorldWartheR.A.F.tookoverresponsibilityfordefendingmuchofBritishterritoryintheMiddleEast,asa fewaircraftwereconsideredtobeasefficientinremoteareasasstaticarmygarrisons.InIraq,locallevieswereraisedtoassisttheR.A.F.,and wereformostpurposesconsideredtobeapartoftheR.A.F.,althoughtheywerecommandedbyarmyofficersinthemain.DuringtheSecond WorldWar,theIraqLeviesremainedloyalduringtheRashidAliRevoltandby1944theynumberedover10,000.Afterthewartheirstrengthwas muchreduced,andwhentheBritishwithdrewfromIraqtheyweredisbanded.Atotalof309medalswereissued,about115ofwhichwere awardedtolocallycommissionedofficers.Despitetheapparenthighnumbersissued,onlyasmallhandfulofmedalsisknowntoexisttoday, probablyrefectingtheturbulenthistoryofthatregionintheyearssincetheSecondWorldWar.RabTremmaisaveryhighrankintheService, and only 6 medals were awarded with this rank - the one to Yokhaman Narsa in the rank of Acting Rab Tremma is unique.
In1946,withtherankofRabEmma,YokhananNarsa(notevariationsinspellingofname)wasamemberoftheIraqLeviescontingentthatsailed totheU.K.toparticipateinthe1946LondonVictoryParade.ThecontingentarrivedatLiverpool,viaMaltaandGibraltar,on20May1946.Over theensuingmonththeLeviesweretreatedtoagreatvarietyoftoursandvisits,bothinandaroundLondon,butalsoaDakota fighttoGermany wheretheylandedatCologneandBerlinandvisitedHitler’sHeadquartersandtheairraidshelterwherehedied.Otherhighlightsincludedvisits to the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and the Whitbread brewery.
ThesejauntswereinterspersedwithoccasionaldrillandrehearsalsfortheVictoryParadeitselfwhichtookplaceon8June,theofficer commandingthecontingentnotingthat‘theparadewentverywellexceptfortherainattheend.Weworeourfullrig-outandmadequitea splash of colour in the centre of the R.A.F. blue. Our plumes were somewhat bedraggled, however, when we eventually returned to camp.’ RabEmmaYokhananNarsawasoneoftheofficerswhoattendedaneveningreceptionatHamptonCourtPalaceon 11June,alsoattendedby KingGeorgeandQueenElizabeth,andQueenMary.TeawiththeBishopofLondonon25Juneconcludedtheirvisitbeforetheyembarkedat Liverpool on the following day en route to Habbanyia.
Soldwithoriginalinvitationto‘meetTheirMajestiesTheKingandQueenandQueenMary’ataneveningreceptionatHamptonCourtPalace, namedintherankofRabEmma(leaderof100men);withsomeresearchincludingextractsfromadiaryoftheirvisitwithseveralcopiedgroup photographsofmembersofthecontingent,someidentifedincludingYokhananNarsa(orvariantsofthatname)whowaslatersometime promotedtoActingRabTremma;amongsttheresearchisincludedacopyoftherollforhisL.S.&G.C.,whichillustratesamisspellingofhis details (later transcribed on to his medal).
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‘In recognition of distinguished services in the Middle East during the period February to July 1941.’ AAnntthhoonnyyRRaallpphhTTiimmbbrreellllwasbornon23May1918,thesonofLieutenant-ColonelThomasTimbrell,D.S.O.,IndianArmy,andwascommissioned SecondLieutenantintheWestYorkshireRegimenton27January1938,servingwiththe2ndBattalioninPalestinefromOctober1938.Following theoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarhemovedtoSudanasatemporaryCaptain,andhavingbeenpromotedWarsubstantiveLieutenanton 16 April 1940, saw further service in Abyssinia and Eritrea, being Mentioned in Despatches. ProceedingtotheWesternDesert,TimbrellwasadvancedtemporaryMajoron8August1941,andsawfurtherserviceduringthedisastrous5th Libyan campaign, being killed in action at the ‘Knightsbridge Cauldron’ on 5 June 1942. As the Regimental History laconically notes: ‘At6:25a.m.on5JunetheBattalioncrossedthe“startline”behindthetanks.Communicationwasmostdifficultbecausetheunithadnowireless equipmentandhadtorelyon fagsignals.Littleisknownofthefateof“B”[Timbrell’sCompany]and“C”Companieswhichledtheattack,except thattheyfoughtgallantlyagainstimpossibleoddsundertheconcentratedandclose freofGermantanksandarmouredcarsandItalianInfantry. TheWarDiarysimplystated:“Nonewsfrom‘B’and‘C’Companies.Laterdiscoveredthatallofficersandheadquartersarecasualties”.Small partiessucceededinwithdrawingtojoinothercompaniesortoreportatBattalionheadquarters,butmostofthesurvivorsweretakenprisonerin or near the enemy positions. They were unfortunate victims of inadequate liaison and support by other arms.’ Timbrell is buried in Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya. Sold with extensive copied research.
Pair: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. LLiisshhmmaann,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn// ddiieedd oonn 2211 JJuunnee 11994411 General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (519495. L.A.C. J. Lishman. R.A.F.); War Medal 1939-45, good very fne (2) £80-£100
IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1937-39(7585728Cpl.IMacDougall.R.A.O.C.;1939-45Star;Pacifc Star;WarMedal1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(7585728W.O.Cl.1.I.MacDougall.R.E.M.E.) very fne (5) £240-£280 336688
IIaannMMaaccDDoouuggaallllwascapturedbytheJapaneseImperialArmyattheFallofSingaporeon15February1942whilstservingasaSergeantinthe RoyalArmyOrdnanceCorps.SenttocampsinThailand,hesurvivedoverthreeandahalfyearsofincarcerationandforcedlabour,oftenina hostileenvironmentwithhighlevelsofmalnutritionanddisease.Repatriatedon2September1945,MacDougallisrecordedon11October1949 servingwiththeR.A.O.C.,attached11thLightTankCompany,beforesometimetransferringtotheR.E.M.E.withwhomhewasawardedhisLong Service and Good Conduct Medal.
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Three: AAbblleeSSeeaammaannRR..FF..HHuugghheess,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnwwhheenntthheeSSppeecciiaallSSeerrvviicceeVVeesssseellHH..MM..SS.. FFiiddeelliittyy wwaass ttoorrppeeddooeedd bbyy tthhee GGeerrmmaann UU--bbooaatt UU--443355 iinn tthhee mmiidd--AAttllaannttiicc oonn 3300 DDeecceemmbbeerr 11994422 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with slightly torn named Admiralty enclosure, extremely fne (3) £100-£140
RRooggeerrFFeeeenneeyyHHuugghheessservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Fidelity.FormerlytheFrenchsteamship LaRhone builtin1920,shewasalso operatedbytheFrenchColonialIntelligenceServiceasanarmedmerchantman.AtthefallofFrancein1940sheescapedfromMarseillesandwas takenoverbytheAdmiraltyinGibraltar.Afteraseriesofspecialoperations,shereturnedtotheU.K.foranextensivereftandwasrenamedH. M.S. Fidelity.Completelyoverhauledandarmedwithtwofourinchmainguns;fourtorpedotubes,twoKingfsherseaplanes,twolandingcraft (LCV’s752 and 754)andamotortorpedoboat(MTB105),shewastooperateasaDisguisedMerchantshiporS.S.V.(SpecialServiceVessel), with a crew of 280, and in addition carried 51 Royal Marines and 4 other personnel. InDecember1942H.M.S. Fidelity wassailingaspartofconvoyONS154fromLiverpooltoHalifax.Theconvoyof50merchantmenandescorts hadbeensightedbyenemyU-boatson26Decemberandhadfoughtarunningbattlelosingseveralships.Themainattackcameontheeveningof 28December,andduringtheseattacks Fidelity escapedtorpedoeslaunchedby U-225 and U-615,byloweringhertorpedonetsandlaunchinga Kingfsherwhichunfortunatelycrashedintothesea.Thefollowingmorning,29December, Fidelity wasstopped30milesasternoftheconvoy withengineproblems.Sherestartedhermainenginesat5:00a.m.anddeclinedtheoffertodispatchatugfromGibraltar.Speedwaslimitedto twoknotswhilestreaminganti-torpedonetswhenshewasobservedbyS.S. Meteor andS.S. Milne at5:30a.m. U-615 found Fidelity whileher mainengineswereagainstoppedforrepairsbetween10:15and11:00a.m. U-615 identifedH.M.S. Fidelity asaDisguisedMerchantShipand shadowedhercautiously.Areconnaissance fightby Fidelity'sremainingKingfsherobservedtwoshadowingsubmarinesandtwoofS.S. Empire Shackleton'slifeboats. Fidelity immediatelylaunched LCV-752 and LCV-754 totow-inthelifeboats.ShethenrecoveredtheKingfsherandthe two-landingcraftwithS.S. EmpireShackleton'ssurvivorsthatafternoonandlaunched MTB-105 toconductanti-submarinepatrolsthroughthe night. U-615 launchedfourtorpedoesat Fidelity atabout8:00p.m.,buttheanti-torpedonetprotectedtheshipfromdamage. MTB-105 however experiencedengineproblemsandlostcontactwith Fidelity duringthenight.Thefollowingafternoon,at4:30p.m.on30December1942, Fidelity wastorpedoedby U-435,underthecommandofSiegfriedStrelow,approximately250milesnorth-north-westoftheAzores.Intotalittook fve torpedoesto fnallysinkherandsheexplodedwithsuchforcethattheGermanU-boatcommanderStrelow,suspectingsomesortofantisubmarine trap, crash dived immediately. The casualties numbered 325 men, some of which were crew from the Empire Shackleton Hugheswasamongstthosekilled,andiscommemoratedonthePortsmouthNavalMemorial.Likemanyofthecasualties,hisdateofdeathwas officially recorded as 1 January 1943.
AAllffrreeddEErrnneessttHHoouugghhttoonndiedathomewhilstborneonthebooksofH.M.S. VictoryX,andisburiedinSt.Patrick’sChurchyard,SalterStreet, Warwickshire. His medals were sent to his mother, Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Houghton. BBeennjjaammiinnFFiisshheerrservedwiththe9thBattalion,Cameronians(ScottishRi fes)duringtheSecondWorldWarintheNormandycampaign,andwas killed in action/ died on 8 August 1944. He is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery, France.
Four: NNaavvaall CChhaappllaaiinn tthhee RReevveerreenndd AA.. RR.. BBoottttiinngg,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall VVoolluunntteeeerr RReesseerrvvee 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45,withnamedAdmiraltyenclosure,incardboxofissueaddressedto ‘Mrs. B. M. Waine, 4 The Avenue, Clifton, York’, extremely fne (4)
£140-£180
TThheeRReevveerreennddAArrtthhuurrBBoottttiinnggwaseducatedatHertfordCollege,Oxford,andWestcottHouseTheologicalCollege,Cambridge,andwas ordainedDeaconin1935andPriestin1936.HeservedasCurateofSt.Mark’s,Portsea,from1935to1937,andthenasPriestofChapel Allerton,Yorkshire,from1937.CommissionedatemporaryChaplainintheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserve,heservedduringtheSecondWorld WarinthelightcruiserH.M.S. Galatea,andbyNovember1941wasbasedatMaltawithForce‘K’,operatingagainsttheaxissupplyconvoysto North Africa.
FFrreeddeerriicckkGGoouullddiinnggservedduringtheSecondWorldWarintheRoyalMarines,andwaskilledinactionwhentheS.S. Aguila,partofconvoyOG -71,fromtheU.K.toGibraltarwastorpedoedby U-201,commandedbyAdalbertSchnee,off FastnetRockat04.16hourson19August1941, andsankwithin90seconds,withthelossof158lives,includingtheconvoycommodore,Vice-AdmiralP.E.Parker,R.N.,and22womenfromthe Women’s Royal Naval Service who had volunteered for cypher and wireless duties in Gibraltar. Thiswasonlythestartoftheconvoy’stroubles–overthenextfourdays,from19-23August1941,arunningbattleensued,andduringthe variousactionstheconvoylostafurther8merchantmenandtwoescorts,theDestroyerH.M.S. Bath,andtheCorvetteH.M.S. Zinnia.Theauthor NicholasMontsarrat,whowasservinginoneoftheconvoy’sescorts,claimedthatthisconvoywashisworstexperienceofthewar,andhe incorporated the events surrounding the sinking of H.M.S. Zinnia into his famous novel The Cruel Sea, later turned into a flm. Goulding is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Eight: SSeerrggeeaannttDD..FFooggaarrttyy,,44tthhHHuussssaarrss,,llaatteerrCCoollddssttrreeaammGGuuaarrddss,,wwhhoowwaassaawwaarrddeeddaaQQuueeeenn’’ssCCoommmmeennddaattiioonnffoorrBBrraavvee CCoonndduucctt ffoorr hhiiss sseerrvviicceess iinn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn AAddeenn PPrrootteeccttoorraattee iinn 11996655 1939-45Star;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya, G.VI.R.(22305199Tpr.D.J.Fogarty.4H.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia,withQ.C.B.C.oakleaf(22305199 Sgt. D. Fogarty. Coldm. Gds.); Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, good very fne (8) £300-£400
Q.C.B.C. London Gazette 25 January 1966:
‘ThecampandpicquetsoccupiedbyNumber1Company,2ndBattalion,ColdstreamGuardsatMukeirasintheWesternAdenProtectoratewere attackedfromfourdifferentpositionbydissidentsarmedwithmortars,lightmachineguns,rifesandblindicides.Thepicquetwashitseverely woundingtheN.C.O.inCommandandaGuardsman,anotherGuardsmanwaskilled.SergeantFogartyhadthebodyandthetwoinjuredmen returnedtothemaincamp,andtookimmediatecontrolofthepicquet,reorganisedthedefencesanddirectedmortar freonfurtherdissident groups.HispromptactionundoubtedlysavedthelifeofthewoundedN.C.O.,andhisdeterminationandcouragerestoredtheconfdenceand moral of the survivors of the picquet.’
EErriiccHHiittcchheennwasbornon25May1911,thesonofMrs.E.Hitchenof48AbbotsfordRoad,Blackpool,Lancashire.HeembarkedatLiverpoolper DominionMonarch 27September1941anddisembarkedinSingaporewherethe137thFieldRegimentwereimmediatelyentrainedforKajang, nearKualaLumpur.MovedtotheJitraCrossroadson8December1941,hewassoonengagedin ferce fghtingagainsttheImperialJapanese Army;on7January1942,twothirdsofhisunitwascutoff atSlimRiver,withtheremainderedgingtheirwaytowardsSingaporealongsideother scatteredunits.Ashortwhilelaterthesurvivorsweretakenprisoner,beginningwhatforHitchenwouldbeover3yearsofincarcerationand forced labour. Released to Allied hands upon the capitulation of Japan, he was later awarded the Efficiency Medal in 1949.
Sold with copied research and original small Army Form B.2696 forwarding the E.M. (T).
HHeerrbbeerrttDDoouuggllaassMMiinnnniisswasborninFebruary1916,andresidedat20RedhillRoad,Hitchin,Hertfordshire.HeservedduringtheSecondWorld WarasaLanceBombardierwith135thFieldRegiment,RoyalArtillery,andwastakenprisonerofwarbytheJapaneseattheFallofSingapore,15 February 1942. Minnis was interned in Thailand and Japan, and was repatriated in September 1945.
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Eight: GGuunnnneerr AA.. WW.. JJ.. BBuuttlleerr,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy,, llaatteerr CCaappttaaiinn,, RRhhooddeessiiaann FFoorrcceess 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1st issue,Territorial(888408Gnr.A.W.J.Butler.R.A.);RRhhooddeessiiaa,GeneralServiceMedal(CaptA.W.J.Butler)the frstseven mounted as worn, nearly very fne or better (8)
£80-£100
AAssccaarrcceeaannddwweellllddooccuummeenntteeddSSeeccoonnddWWaarrCCzzeecchhoosslloovvaakkMMeeddaallffoorrGGaallllaannttrryyggrroouuppooffssiixxaawwaarrddeeddttooGGuunnnneerrEE..EE.. PPoouullttnneeyy,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy,, llaatteerr CCoorrppss ooff MMiilliittaarryy PPoolliiccee aanndd WWaarrwwiicckksshhiirree CCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;PoliceL.S.&G.C(Sergt.ErnestR.Poultney); CCzzeecchhoosslloovvaakkiiaa,, RReeppuubblliicc, Medal for Gallantry, court mounted for wear, contact marks, very fne (6)
£400-£500
EErrnneessttRReeggiinnaallddPPoouullttnneeyy,aPoliceConstablewithWarwickshireConstabulary,wascalledupforforserviceduringtheSecondWaron15April 1943.TransferringfromtheGeneralServiceCorpsintotheRoyalArtilleryon28May1943,heservedinEuropeandwasawardedthe CzechoslovakMedalforGallantryon30August1945,forpersonalcourageduringtheliberationofCzechoslovakiawhilstservingwith3LAA/SL Battery,RoyalArtillery.TransferringintotheCorpsofMilitaryPoliceon10June1945,hewasadvancedActingLanceCorporalbeforehis dischargeon22December1945.ReturningtoWarwickshireConstabularypostwar,hewasadvancedSergeantandretiredtopensionon21 February 1970.
TakenPrisonerofWarattheFallofSingaporeon15February1942,Thirkhillspentoverthreeandahalfyearsinforcedlabourcamps,includinga spellatFukuokaCampin1945;duringthistimemanymenofthe122ndFieldRegimentweretransferredasslavelabourtotheinfamous Burma/Siamrailwaywhereitisbelievedoneprisonerdiedforeverysleeperlaidthroughthejungle.ThesurrenderofSingaporeeffectivelyended the fghtingcapabilitiesoftheRegiment;with500mencaptureditwasneverreformedandcametobeknownasthe‘ForgottenRegiment’bythe 368 survivors. Released from captivity on 2 September 1945, Thirkhill likely returned home to northern England.
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Malaya in 1942.’ LLeesslliieeCCoorrrriinneeBBrriinnttoonnMMoorrrriisswasborninRomsey,Hampshire,on17August1902andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersatWinchesterin1922. Heservedwiththe41stFortressCompany,RoyalEngineersduringtheSecondWorldWar,andwaskilledinactionon7February1942,during theDefenceofSingapore-thecasualtyrollstates:‘Killed7.2..42byDemolitionUnitExp.Storethroughenemyaction’.PosthumouslyMentioned in Despatches, he is buried at Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Sold with copied research.
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Three: CCoorrppoorraallWW..HH..BBeennddeellooww,,999944DDoocckkssOOppeerraattiinnggCCoommppaannyy,,RRooyyaallEEnnggiinneeeerrss,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddwwhheenntthheeSS..SS.. JJuummaa wwaass ttoorrppeeddooeedd bbyy UU--8811 aanndd ssuunnkk oo ffff tthhee LLiibbyyaann ccooaasstt oonn 1177 JJuunnee 11994433 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;WarMedal1939-45,withArmyCouncilenclosure,incardboxofissue,addressedto ‘Mrs.M.R.T.Bendelow,14,ForthStreet,LeamanRoad,York’;togetherwiththerecipient’sMemorialScroll‘CorporalW.H. Bendelow, Corps of Royal Engineers’, in transmission envelope similarly addressed, extremely fne (3) £120-£160
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyBBeennddeelloowwservedwiththe994DocksOperatingCompany,RoyalEngineers,duringtheSecondWorldWar,andwaskilledin actionwhentheDefensivelyEquippedMerchantShipS.S. Yoma,travellinginConvoyGTX-2fromTripolitoAlexandriainpreparationfor Operation Husky,wastorpedoedandsunkoff theDerna,Libya,by U-81 onthemorningof17June1943,withthelossof484lives.Bendelow’s body was recovered, and he is buried in Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya. His medals were sent to his widow, Molly Ruth Bendelow. Soldwiththerecipient’sSt.JohnAmbulanceAssociation‘FirstAidtotheInjured’CertifcateawardedtohiminFebruary1931whilsthewas employed by the London and North Eastern Railway at York; and a photograph believed to be of the recipient.
AAllffrreeddGGeeoorrggeeBBrraaddbbuurryyservedwiththe1010DocksOperatingCompany,RoyalEngineers,duringtheSecondWorldWar,andwaskilledin actionwhentheDefensivelyEquippedMerchantShipS.S. Yoma,travellinginConvoyGTX-2fromTripolitoAlexandriainpreparationfor Operation Husky,wastorpedoedandsunkoff theDerna,Libya,by U-81 onthemorningof17June1943,withthelossof484lives,including87 men from the 1010 Docks Operating Company. His body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial, Surrey. Sold with copied research.
Four: PPrriivvaattee CC.. WW.. DDeewweeyy,, RRooyyaall CCoorrppss ooff SSiiggnnaallss,, llaattee RRooyyaall HHaammppsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,togetherwiththerecipient’soriginalSoldiers Service and Pay Book, very fne
Three: LLeeaaddiinngg AAiirrccrraaffttmmaann DD.. MM.. BBrruuccee,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee VVoolluunntteeeerr RReesseerrvvee DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,innamedcardboxofissue,addressedto‘D.M.Bruce,Esq.,35LyndhurstAvenue,Norbury, London SW16’; Civil Defence Long Service Medal, E.II.R., unnamed, very fne (7)
£60-£80
CChhaarrlleessWWiilllliiaammDDeewweeyywasborninRomsey,Hampshire,on13March1919andworkedasaclerkforHampshireCountyCouncil.Heattested fortheHampshireRegimentatParkhurston16October1939andpassedtrainingasa3rdand2ndclassClerk,and2ndclassrifemanandlight machinegunner(brengunspecialist)in1941-42.TransferredtotheRoyalCorpsofSignalson11November1943,hewaslaterborneonthe strength of 2 G.H.Q. Signals from 24 April 1944.
DDoonnaallddMMccGGrreeggoorrBBrruucceewasbornon29June1913andenlistedintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveasLeadingAircraftmanon28 September1940.Dischargedon19May1942inconsequenceoffailingtomeetphysicalstandards,hesubsequentlycompletedSectiontrainingin the Warden Section of the Civil Defence Unit formed at the Ministry of Defence on 5 February 1965.
Soldwiththerecipient’sR.A.F.V.R.cardidentitytags(2)andCertifcateofDischarge;CivilDefenceServiceIdentityCardandlettersof congratulations regarding award of Civil Defence Long Service Medal; with 5 fabric Civil Defence badges.
Five: WWaarrrraannttOO ffiffi cceerrCCllaassssIIIIJJ..TToommppssoonn,,KKiinngg’’ssOOwwnnRRooyyaallRReeggiimmeenntt,,aa‘‘CChhiinnddiitt’’wwhhoottooookkppaarrttiinnlloonngg--rraannggeeppeenneettrraattiivvee mmiissssiioonnss bbeehhiinndd JJaappaanneessee lliinneess iinn tthhee jjuunnggllee ooff BBuurrmmaa,, aanndd wwaass wwoouunnddeedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn 2255 AApprriill 11994444 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(3767861.W.O.Cl.2. J. Tompson. King’s.) surname officially corrected to last, very fne (5)
£160-£200
JJ..TToommppssoonnservedinBurmawiththe1stBattalion,King’sOwnRoyalRegimentaspartof81and82Columns.TheBattalionwitnessedheavy fghtingbehindJapaneselinesatKohimaandImphal,relyingonairresupplytodisruptJapaneseinfrastructure;Tompsonislaterrecordedas wounded in action on 25 April 1944 whilst serving in the rank of Acting Sergeant. Sold with copied records which incorrectly list him as ‘Thompson’.
HHeennrryyAArrtthhuurrTThhoommppssoonnwasborninLondonandservedwiththe6thBattalion,GreenHowards,duringtheSecondWorldWarinNorthAfrica. He was killed in action/ died on 1 August 1942, and is buried in Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt. His medals were sent to his widow, Kathleen Ellen Thompson.
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‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished serves in Sicily.’
WWaalltteerrAAllffrreeddHHaappggoooodd--SSttrriicckkllaannddenlistedintheRoyalEngineersinDecember1939andservedwithNo.677R.E.ConstructionCompanyas partoftheBritishExpeditionaryForceinFrancefromJanuary1940.HewasevacuatedfromDunkirkonaRamsgate fshingsmackon29May 1940,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe7thBattalion,CheshireRegimenton13September1941.Heservedoverseaswiththe BattalionfromJanuary1942,hisrathercircuitousroutetakinghimviaFreetown,CapeTown,Bombay,Calcutta,Basra,Baghdad,Qum,Tehran, Damascus, and Alexandria, before landing on Sicily on 13 July 1943. For his services in Sicily he was Mentioned in Despatches. Hapgood-StricklandservedthroughouttheItaliancampaign,landingatAnzioon8March1944,andthensawfurtherserviceduringthe fnal operations of the War in North West Europe. He was demobilised with the rank of Captain in June 1946. Sold with a hand-written timeline of the recipient’s service career.
1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp, Palestine1945-48(6403443Pte.D.K.E.Steel.R.Sussex.);Korea1950-53,2ndissue(6403443Pte.D.K.E.Steel.Mx.) minor officialcorrectiontosurname;U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued,mountedcourt-stylefordisplay;togetherwithaRepublic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation riband in outer gilt frame, good very fne (7)
£400-£500
Provenance: Buckland Dix & Wood, July 1995.
DDaavviiddKKeennnneetthhEEddwwaarrddSStteeeellwasbornon23April1917andattestedfortheRoyalSussexRegimenton15February1940.Heservedwiththe 1stBattalionduringtheSecondWorldWarinNorthAfrica,andwascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarintheWesternDesertatAgadir, Morocco,on29January1942.HewasinternedinStalag4F,atHartmansdorfChemnitz.Hesawfurtherservicewiththebattalioninpost-War Palestine,andlaterwiththeMiddlesexRegimentduringtheKoreanWar,aspartofthe27thBrigade,wheretheywereawardedaPresidential Unit Citation by the Republic of Korea for their outstanding action at the battle of Naktong River in 1950. He died in Chichester, Sussex, in 1993. SoldwithaportraitphotographoftherecipientinKorea;anothersmallgroupphotograph;andcopiedresearch,includingaphotocopyofaletter from the then Prime Minister regarding the the non-wearing of the Presidential Unit Citation riband.
1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withnamedArmyCouncilenclosure,in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. S. Scaldwell, 34 Broomfeld Rise, Abbots Langley, Watford, Herts’, extremely fne (5) £60-£80
WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnSSccaallddwweellllservedwiththe7thBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryduringtheSecondWorldWarinboth North Africa and Italy, and was killed in action/ died on 19 January 1944. He is buried in Minturno War Cemetery, Italy.
LLaauurreenncceeJJoohhnnEEmmiillHHeessssattestedfortheWiltshireRegimentandservedwiththe5thBattalionduringtheSecondWorldWarintheNormandy campaign,landingshortlyafterD-Day.Hewaskilledinactionon1July1944,onwhichdatetheBattalionwasoccupyingadefensivepositionon Hill112intheBaronarea,andcameunderintensemortarandshell fre,sufferingatotalof17otherrankskilledand2officersand50otherranks wounded. He is buried in Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, France.
Sold with copied research.
1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,withnamedArmyCouncilenclosure,incard box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. G. C. Finnis, 31A High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight’, extremely fne (4) £100-£140 338899
RRoobbeerrttMMuurrrraayyservedwiththe1stBattalion,ArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersasRegimentalSergeantMajorduringtheSecondWorldWarin North Africa, and was killed in action/ died on 10 December 1940. He is buried in Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt. His medals were sent to his widow, Mrs. G. C. Finnis, who had since remarried.
Seven: WWaarrrraanntt OO ffiffi cceerr CCllaassss II AA.. CC.. RRooggeerrss,, RRooyyaall EElleeccttrriiccaall aanndd MMeecchhaanniiccaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R. (7590523W.O.Cl.1.A.C.Rogers.R.E.M.E.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(7590528W.O.Cl.2.A.C. Rogers.R.E.M.E.);MMaallaayyssiiaa,,FFeeddeerraattiioonn,GeneralServiceMedal,silver,unnamedasissued,the frstsixmountedasworn,thelast loose, good very fne (7) £200-£240 339900
AAnntthhoonnyyCCeecciillRRooggeerrsswasbornon15April1924andattestedfortheArmyOrdnanceCorpsatNewporton14July1938,agedjust14years. TransferringtotheRoyalElectricalandMechanicalEngineersuponthelatter’sformationin1942,heservedinNorthWestEuropefrom28June 1944to20August1948,andwasdischargedon14April1950.Re-enlistingthefollowingday,heservedwiththeBritishArmyoftheRhinefrom 20March1951,andlaterservedinSingaporefrom12May1956to6December1958.HewasdischargeduponreturntoEngland;histestimonial from the Regimental C.O. at Kuala Lumpur on 15 January 1959, adds: ‘A/WO1Rogershasbeeninsolechargeofthislightunitworkshopfor18months.Hehasbeenresponsibleforunitrepairof160vehiclesof differing types... He has discharged these responsibilities to my entire satisfaction and has been very loyal and co-operative.’
Sold with the recipient’s 2 original Regular Army Certifcate of Service red books, confrming entitlement to the British awards.
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Four: AAttttrriibbuutteedd ttoo SSeerrggeeaanntt CC.. AAbbbbootttt,, RRooyyaall MMiilliittaarryy PPoolliiccee 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, unnamed as issued, generally very fne (4) £70-£90
CCeeddrriiccAAbbbbootttt,aWarehousemanfromRusholme,Manchester,wasbornin1914.HeattestedintotheManchesterRegiment,(TerritorialArmy), on17November1931,beforeattestingintotheLancashireFusilierson10April1933.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarandtransferred intotheRoyalMilitaryPoliceon1June1940.ServingmainlyinWestAfrica,hewasadvancedSergeantbeforeserviceinIndiafrom8June1945 and was discharged at Home on 17 February 1946. Soldwithinterestingdetailedoriginalpaperworkincludingpolicenoticesinrelationtotherecipient’sinvolvementinseparatemurderandserious assault investigations, copied service papers, certifcates of service, an original R.W.A.F.F. cloth epaulette; and other ephemera.
TThheeSSeeccoonnddWWoorrllddWWaarr‘‘BBaattttlleeooffBBrriittaaiinn’’ccaammppaaiiggnnggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooSSppiitt ff rreeaannddHHuurrrriiccaanneeppiilloottGGrroouuppCCaappttaaiinn WW..FF..CC..HHoobbssoonn,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhooccoommmmaannddeedd660011((CCoouunnttyyooffLLoonnddoonn))SSqquuaaddrroonn--tthhee‘‘MMiilllliioonnaaiirreessSSqquuaaddrroonn’’,,JJuullyy-AAuugguusstt 11994400 1939-45Star,1clasp,BattleofBritain;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Gp. Cpt. W. F. C. Hobson. R.A.F.) mounted for wear, generally good very fne £5,000-£7,000
M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1943.
WWiilllliiaammFFrraanncciissCCrriippppssHHoobbssoonnwasborninLondoninDecember1910,andeducatedatWellingtonCollege.HeenteredR.A.F.College, CranwellasaFlightCadetinJanuary1929.OngraduationHobsonwasawardedaPermanentCommission,andpostedto54(F)Squadronat HornchurchinDecember1930(havinggainedhisPrivatePilot’sCertifcateandLicenceinAugustofthesameyear).HetookpartintheR.A.F. PageantatHendon, fyingaBristolBulldog,inJune1932.ThompsonsufferedanenginefailureinMarchofthefollowingyear,whilsttakingpartina training exercise, ‘Force Landed in Marshy Field. Crashed in Ditch & Overturned. A/C Written Off’ (Log Book refers) ThompsontookpartintheSirPhilipSassoonFightingAreaTrophycompetitioninMarch1933,beforebeingpostedforacourseattheAir ArmamentSchool,EastchurchinFebruarythefollowingyear.HejoinedtheStaff atNo.1AirDefenceGroup,ADGB,LondoninSeptember 1935,beforebeingpostedoverseastotheAircraftDepot,KarachiinMarch1936.ThompsonadvancedtoFlightLieutenant,andcommandedthe T & D Flight at the Depot.
ThompsonreturnedtotheUKinMay1938,andwaspostedtoNo.6ArmamentTrainingStationatWarmwellinAugustofthesameyear.He waspostedtoNo.4AirObserverSchoolatWestFreughinMay1939,andadvancedtoSquadronLeader.Thompsonwaspostedforarefresher courseatNo.6O.T.U.,SuttonBridge,inJune1940.AfterconvertingtoHurricanes,hewaspostedto64Squadron(Spitfres)atKenleyasa supernumerary, during the frst week of July 1940. Thompson few his frst solo in a Spitfre, 5 July 1940.
Thompsonwaspostedforoperational fyingwith601(CountyofLondon)Squadron(Hurricanes)atTangmereinJuly1940.Hetookover commandofthesquadronknownasthe‘MillionairesSquadron’,fromSquadronLeaderTheHon.J.W.M.Aitken(later2ndBaronet,D.S.O.,D.F. C.and fghterace),20July1940.ThompsonledtheSquadrononseveral‘Scrambles’andaConvoyEscort,duringtheBattleofBritainpriorto being hospitalised due to illness and having to relinquish command, 10 August 1940. Thompsonreturnedtodutybybeingsent onaController’sCourseatR.A.F.Wittering,18October1940.Thefollowingmonthhewaspostedto No.7(BomberO.T.U.)GroupatBrampton, fyingfromWyton.ContinuingtoservewiththesameGroup,ThompsonadvancedtoWing CommanderandwaspostedtoWinslow, fyingfromBicesterinSeptember1941.SubsequentpostingsincludedwithNo.25Group,undertaking aGunneryLeadersCourseFlyingatSuttonBridge.ThompsonwasattachedtoCoastalCommandatR.A.F.CastleArchdale,NorthernIrelandin May1943,and fewasapassengerinSunderlandson3AtlanticConvoyEscortoperations.ThefollowingmonthhewaspostedtoNo.1Training CommandH.Q.,RoyalCanadianAirForceinToronto.ThompsonremainedinCanada,atNo.4TrainingCommand,CalgaryandNo.3B.&G. School, Macdonald. He returned to the UK in March 1945, when he was posted to No. 1663 H.C.U., Rufforth. ThompsonwaspostedtotheR.A.F.Staff College,HaifainMay1946,andtoH.Q.R.A.F.MiddleEastinNovemberofthesameyear.Heretiredas GroupCaptaininMay1956,andwasaChurchWardenatthechurchofSt.SimonZelotes,Chelsea,1969-79,aswellasbeingarepresentativeof the Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association. Group Captain Thompson died in Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire in June 1995. Soldwiththefollowingrelateditemsanddocuments:3RoyalAirForcePilot’sFlyingLogBooks,thelastofwhichbeinganR.A.F.(India)Form414, theserespectivelynumberBookII,IIIandIV(coveringtheperiodDecember1931-December1947);GreatBritainAirMinistry,PrivatePilot’s Certifcate and Licence (Flying Machines), complete with photograph of recipient; R.A.F. ‘Wings’ and small amount of copied research.
Six: SSqquuaaddrroonn LLeeaaddeerr RR.. GGaattffoorrdd,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee 1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Bomb&Mine Clearance1945-49(Flt.Lt.R.Gatford.R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(Act.Flt.Lt.R.Gatford,R.A.F.) mounted on card for display purposes, light contact marks overall, very fne, scarce (6) £1,200-£1,600
RReeggiinnaallddGGaattffoorrddwasborninBitternePark,SouthamptoninNovember1905.HeenlistedintheR.A.F.asaHaltonApprenticeinSeptember 1921(4thEntry).HavingcompletedhistrainingGatfordwaspostedasaCarpenterRiggerto55SquadroninIndiaattheendof1926.He subsequentlyadvancedtoCorporal,andremusteredasanAirGunner.GatfordadvancedtoSergeant,andwascommissionedasaPilotOfficer (on probation) in the General Duties Branch (Air Gunner) with effect from January 1940. GatfordadvancedtoFlyingOfficerinJanuary1941,andtransferredtothetheTechnicalBranch(Armament)inJuneofthesameyear.He subsequentlyservedwith295Squadron,andNo.8301AirDisarmamentWingfromMarch1945.GatfordretiredasSquadronLeaderfromthe Engineering Branch in April 1960, and died in December 1993. Sold with research.
Four: aattttrriibbuutteeddttooFFlliigghhttLLiieeuutteennaannttWW..KKeennnneeddyy,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,bbeelliieevveeddttoohhaavveebbeeeenniinntteerrnneeddiinnnneeuuttrraallSSwweeddeennaafftteerr bbeeiinngg ffoorrcceedd ddoowwnn tthheerree aafftteerr aa bboommbbiinngg rraaiidd oonn GGeerrmmaannyy 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, generally good very fne (lot) £200-£240
WW..KKeennnneeddyywasgivenasbeingChurchofScotlandonthereverseofhisidentitybracelet.HeinitiallyservedintheranksoftheRoyalAirForce asAircrewduringtheSecondWorldWar.Accordingtothephotographicimagesofhim,headvancedtoWarrantOfficerpriortobe commissionedFlyingOfficer,andthenFlightLieutenantinJanuary1946.Kennedyappearsinoneofthepicturesinanarticlethatappearedin IllustratedMagazine, 29July1944,whichshows‘daily’lifeofairmenwhohadbeenforceddowninneutralSwedenaftercarryingoutbombing raids on Germany.
Soldwiththefollowingrelateditemsanddocuments:IdentityDiscsandadditionalSterlingSilvernamedbracelet;R.A.FForageCap,including buttons,withlabeldated1940;pairofFlightLieutenant’sShoulderBoards;aquantityofR.A.F.buttons;R.A.F.A.giltmetalandenameltieclip; AircrewAssociationNorthStaffordshireBranchtankard,withrecipient’sinitials;namedProvisionaltoWearAuthorityslip,withentitlementgiven as‘1939/45Star,AirCrewEuropeStar&Clasp,DefenceMedalWarMedal1939/45’;severalcopiedphotographicimagesofrecipientinuniform, andacopiedpagefromIllustratedMagazine,29July1944,inwhichtherecipientisillustratedasoneoftheaircrewforceddownoverneutral Sweden returning from a raid over Germany.
Campaign Groups and Pairs
Seven: FFlliigghhtt SSeerrggeeaanntt TT.. WWaallkkeerr,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;Defence andWarMedals1939-45,allcontemporarilyimpressed‘F/SgtT.Walker’; GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(561796F.Sgt.T.Walker. R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(561796F.Sgt.T. Walker R.A.F.) mounted as worn, good very fne (7) £120-£160
TT.. WWaallkkeerr served with 208 Squadron during the Second World War in North Africa. SoldwithAirCouncilenclosureand‘tickertape’entitlementslip;apostcard photograph of the recipient; and other ephemera.
CChhaarrlleessDDeerrrriicckkSSmmiitthhservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaNavigatorwith103Squadron,RoyalAirForce,andwaskilledinactionwhen hisLancasterwasshotdownbyanti-aircraftgunsoverKalscheurenduringaraidonCologneonthenightof26-27February1943,aged25.Heis buried alongside his crew in a collective grave in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany. His medals were sent to his widow, Rosina Edith Smith, of Harrow Weald, Middlesex.
Three: SSeerrggeeaannttJJ..EE..BBooyyeess,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrcceeVVoolluunntteeeerrRReesseerrvvee,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnwwhheennhhiissSSttiirrlliinnggwwaasslloossttmmiinniinnggoo ffff LLaa RRoocchheellllee oonn 1188 MMaayy 11994433 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, extremely fne (3) £240-£280
JJoosseepphhEEddwwaarrddBBooyyeessservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaNavigatorwith149Squadron,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,andwas killedinactionwhenhisStirlingwaslostminingoff LaRochelleintheBayofBiscayon18May1943,aged21.HeisburiedinSt.Hilare-de-Riez Communal Cemetery, France.
Three: SSeerrggeeaannttOO..LL..WWiilllliiaammss,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrcceeVVoolluunntteeeerrRReesseerrvvee,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnwwhheennhhiissHHaalliiffaaxxccrraasshheeddiinnttoo tthhee NNoorrtthh SSeeaa oo ffff tthhee DDuuttcchh ccooaasstt dduurriinngg aa rraaiidd oonn BBrreemmeenn oonn tthhee nniigghhtt ooff 22--33 JJuullyy 11994422 1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;WarMedal1939-45,withnamedAirCouncilenclosure,withnumberandrank‘tickertape’, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. S. A. Walters, 145, Margam Road, Port Talbot, Glam.’, extremely fne (3) £240-£280 339988
OOwweennLLlleewweellllyynnWWiilllliiaammssservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasanAirGunnerwith10Squadron,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,andwas killedinactionwhenhisHalifaxcrashedintotheNorthSeaoff theDutchcoastduringaraidonBremenonthenightof2-3July1942,aged20. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
His medals were sent to his mother Sarah Adeline Williams, of Port Talbot, Glamorgan, who had since remarried.
Four: LLiieeuutteennaanntt MM.. JJ.. JJ.. GGrreeyyvveennsstteeiinn,, NNoo.. 1199 SSqquuaaddrroonn SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann AAiirr FFoorrccee 1939-45Star;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,theseallofficiallyimpressed‘281627M.J.J.Greyvenstein’, good very fne (4) £60-£80
MMaatttthhyyssJJoohhaannnneessJJaaccoobbuussGGrreeyyvveennsstteeiinnwasbornatIndweon5September1923.HeattendedNo.45AirSchoolandwasappointed2nd Lieutenant in S.A.A.F. as an Observer on 29 April 1944, and was posted to No. 19 Squadron on 14 January 1945. No.19Squadron(S.A.A.F.)wasformedon12August1944,byreplacingthepersonnelofNo.227Squadron,R.A.F.,withSouthAfricans.The renumberedsquadronwasequippedwiththeBristolBeaufghter,whichitusedtoattackGermantargetsinYugoslavia,AlbaniaandGreece,as well as coastal shipping in the Adriatic. The squadron was disbanded on 10 July 1945, and its South African personnel returned home. Soldwithtransmissionslipformedalsandagoodwartimephotographalbumwithmanyrocket-attackcombatphotographstakenintheBalkans, together with a good quantity of similar loose photographs including some group personnel shots.
Four: WWaarrrraanntt OO ffiffi cceerr CCllaassss IIII FF.. MM.. FFrraasseerr,, 1177tthh//2211sstt LLaanncceerrss DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(316668W.O.Cl.2F.M.Fraser.17/21L.); ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(22782589W.O.Cl.2.F.M.Fraser.17/21L);togetherwiththerecipient’s riband bar for the frst three medals; and a pair of 17/21L brass shoulder titles, good very fne (4) £120-£160
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Four: AAttttrriibbuutteedd ttoo LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell OO.. SShheerrlloocckk,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,reverseofficiallydated1943,withone AdditionalAwardBar,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,thereverseofficiallydated1951,withintegraltopribandbar;UUnniitteeddSSttaatteessooffAAmmeerriiccaa, MedalsofFreedom,bronze,withbronzepalmonriband,withcaseofissuewithnamelabel‘LtColOliverSherlock’,mountedas worn;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,thesesimilarlymounted;andribandbar,thelattertwousingBritishM.I.D. emblems on the American riband, good very fne (4) £120-£160
American Meal of Freedom with Bronze Palm London Gazette 14 November 1947: ‘In recognition of distinguished services in the cause of the Allies.’
OOlliivveerrSShheerrlloocckk,aLieutenant-ColonelintheRoyalEngineers,TerritorialArmyReserveofO fficers,wasawardedtheEfficiencyDecorationin 1943 (London Gazette 28 January 1943); and an Additional Award Bar to it in 1951 (London Gazette 14 August 1951).
SoldwithalettertotherecipientfromtheOfficeoftheMilitaryAttaché,AmericanEmbassy,London,informinghimoftheawardofthe AmericanMedalofFreedomwithBronzePalm,‘formeritoriousserviceasJointSecretaryoftheRadioAssignmentSub-CommitteeoftheLondon MunitionsAssignmentBoard,fromMarch1942toJuly1945’,dated7May1947;andahand-writtenletterofcongratulationsontheaboveaward from Colonel Sir Vivian Gabriel.
GG..HH..WWiilllliiaammssisrecordedinthe ShrewsburyNews on26March1943and5May1944servingwiththelocalunitoftheRoyalObserverCorps. ShewsburylaterbecameHeadquartersofNo.16Group,RoyalObserverCorps,housingofficersandseniorpersonnelinaplottingroomand nuclear bunker constructed in the early 1960’s at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(7669385S/Sjt.T.Jones.R.A.P.C.);ArmyL.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (7669385 W.O.Cl.2. T. Jones. R.A.P.C.) mounted as worn, good very fne (4) £60-£80
TT..JJoonneesswasappointedSergeantintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson16April1946.TheSeniorityrollcon frmsserviceatSHAPEAugust1958, followed by postings to Cyprus in April 1959 and CPO Western Command, May 1962.
EEsstthheerrKKiiddddiieewascommissionedSecondSubalternintheAuxiliaryTerritorialServiceon15January1942,andwasawardedherE fficiencyMedal in 1948, whilst holding the rank of honorary Junior Commander (London Gazette 14 May 1948).
DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,bothCanadianissuesinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp,theseall unnamed as issued; together with Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (F.O. J. R. Dunne J41844) extremely fne (4) £140-£180
JJoohhnnRRoobbeerrttDDuunnnnee,,FlyingO fficer,RoyalCanadianAirForce,diedon18November1944,aged21,andisburiedinChester(Blacon)Cemetery, United Kingdom.
BritishWarMedal1914-20((LLtt..CCoommmmrr..EE..WW..CCaassttllee..RR..NN..RR..));VictoryMedal1914-19((77880044PPttee..JJ..PP..RRyyaann..IIrr..GGddss..));Atlantic Star,1 copy clasp,AirCrewEurope;PacifcStar,1 copy clasp,Burma;BurmaStar,1 copy clasp,Pacifc;FranceandGermanyStar, 1 copy clasp, Atlantic, the clasps all tailor’s copies, good very fne (8) £80-£100
JJoohhnnPPhhiilliippRRyyaannattestedfortheIrishGuardsatBirminghamandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom17August 1915. He was killed in action on 21 October 1915; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Belgium.
NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(C/SSX.843499T.S.IvesonOrd.Smn.R.N.);Korea1950-53,1stissue (C/SSX. 843499 T. S. Iveson A.B. R.N.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, the frst cleaned, good very fne (3) £120-£160
Sold with the recipient’s riband block.
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Three: MMaarriinnee WW.. AA.. TToonnkkiissss,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinneess NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(Ply/X.5666.W.A.Tonkiss.Mne.R.M.);Korea1950-53,1stissue (Ply/X.5666. W. A. Tonkiss. Mne. R.M.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, good very fne (3) £240-£280
WWiilllliiaamm AAllbbeerrtt TToonnkkiissss was born in Plymouth on 19 February 1930 and enlisted there into the Royal Marines on 18 August 1947. HeservedafoatinH.M.S. Superb from16July1948to28August1950,andinH.M.S. Swiftsure from29August1950to19April1951before attendingCommandoSchoolfromMaytoAugust1951.Postedto41CommandoR.M.on19September1951,hesawactiveserviceinKorea until29Jan1952,duringwhich41CommandowereinvolvedinraidingpartiesontheNorthKoreanPeninsula,beinginsertedbysubmarineto sabotageinfrastructuresuchasrailwaylinesseverelydisruptingthecommunistwareffort.Hesawfurtherservicewith40CommandoinMalaya from30January1952to17December1953,andwaspromotedCorporalon5August1953;whilstinMalayaduringtheMalayanEmergency40 Commandocausedamediascandalwhenphotographswereleakedtothepublicshowingtheirmarinesposingwiththeseveredheadsofproindependence guerrillas. Tonkiss was discharged to the Royal Marines Emergency Reserve on 18 February 1955. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalParchmentCertifcateofService;CertifcateofDischarge;JNCOCourseCertifcate;Chosin25thAnniversary booklet;acharacterreferencesignedbyW.R.Kinchin,CaptainR.M.;a493C.C.Squadgroupphotograph;RoyalMarinesBlazerbadge;anda newspaper cutting with Tonkiss photographed wearing his medals.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(6977070Cpl.J.P.Conroy.R.A.P.C.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp, Kenya (6977070 Sgt. J. Conroy. R.A.P.C.) minor scratch to obverse of AGS, good very fne and better (2) £100-£140
JJ..PP..CCoonnrrooyyoriginallyenlistedinthe2ndBattalion,RoyalInniskillingFusiliers,andislistedaswoundedinactionduringtheretreattoDunkirkin 1940,whilstservingasaLanceCorporal.TransferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorps,hewitnessedfurtheroverseasserviceduringtheMalayan EmergencyandMauMauUprisingbytheKikuyupeople,thelatterbetween21October1952and17November1956.Accordingtothe Journal oftheR.A.P.C.,Winterissue,1956:‘ItiswithregretthatweheardthatSergeantConroyhadbeenadmittedtohospitalontheeveofdeparture for BAOR, and at the time of writing he is still in hospital... We all wish Sergeant Conroy a speedy recovery from his illness.’
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(22043191Sgt.D.Gill.R.A.P.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy (22043191 W.O.Cl.2. D. Gill. RAPC.) mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely fne (2)
£70-£90
DDeennnniissGGiillllwasbornon19March1930andisrecordedinJuly1956asSergeant,servingaspartoftheBritishArmyoftheRhine.AwardedtheL. S.&G.C.Medalperlist76/68of16June1966,hewaspostedtoNo.2GroupArmyCostingServicesinDecember1968andadvancedCaptain 14August1969.PromotedActingMajor4June1973,thelocationrollshowsGillatHeadquarters,RoyalElectricalandMechanicalEngineers,31 May 1975, prior to retirement on 17 June 1978.
HH..LLllooyyddenlistedintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson16August1955andwasadvancedCorporal6August1958,andSergeant26August1969.He qualifed for the L.S. & G.C. Medal in 1977 in List 120/1979, and served from March 1978 at Headquarters, British Army of the Rhine.
NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula(RM.18478R.W.Ball.Mne.R.M.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp, MalayPeninsula(RM18478R.W.BallCplRM);U.N.Medal,onUNFICYPriband,mountedasworn, lightcontactmarks,good very fne (3) £180-£220
Sold with a pair of cloth shoulder fashes.
Pair: CCaappttaaiinn MM.. SS.. PPhhiippppss,, NNeeww ZZeeaallaanndd AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula(23492819Cpl.M.Phipps.R.A.P.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,New Zealand (41784 Capt M S Phipps NZAPC) good very fne and better (2)
£120-£160
MMaallccoollmmSSyyddnneeyyPPhhiippppsswasborninHoddeston,Hertfordshire,on5April1938,andservedattheD.P.O.AdenfromMarch1957.Transferredto R.P.O.FootsCrayasCorporalJune1960,hewasraisedSergeantandpostedtoHeadquarters,EasternCommand.SenttoHeadquartersFARELF inSeptember1965,hewasdischargedfromtheBritishArmyatSingapore22June1967andenlistedintheNewZealandArmyatChristchurchas an Infantry Sergeant. He was subsequently awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal whilst serving as a commissioned rank in the New Zealand Army.
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalforwardingletterfromtheMinistryofDefenceenclosingtheGSM,claspsRadfanandSouthArabia,dated16 January1969,Harwood’saddressnotedatthistimeas27ChurchDrive,Rhos-on-Sea,Denbighshire;AletterofcongratulationsfromMr.H.E. Walmsley,GeneralManagerofAirworkServicesLimited,Salalah,dated8June1974;anotherfromBrigadierJ.S.Fletcher,O.B.E.,Headquarters, DhofarBrigade,datedJune1974;furthercorrespondencefromAirworkServicesLimitedandanofficialletterfromBuckinghamPalace,dated15 May 1975, granting The Queen’s unrestricted permission to wear the Sultan’s Commendation.
Pair: GGuunnnneerr HH.. HH.. BBrraassss,, RRooyyaall NNeeww ZZeeaallaanndd AArrttiilllleerryy Vietnam1964-73(383606GnrHHBrassRNZA);SouthVietnamMedal1964,1clasp,1960-(383606HHBrass)correctly impressed as issued to New Zealand personnel, good very fne (2)
HH.. HH.. BBrraassss served as a Forward Fire Controller with Victor 6 Infantry Ri fe Company in Vietnam.
£240-£280
Three: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoommmmaannddeerrII..MMccLLaarreenn,,MM..BB..EE..,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassMMeennttiioonneeddiinnDDeessppaattcchheessffoorrhhiisssseerrvviicceessiinnHH..MM..SS.. GGlloouucceesstteerr dduurriinnggtthheeFFiirrssttGGuullffWWaarr,,aallmmoossttcceerrttaaiinnllyyffoorrtthheeppaarrtthheeppllaayyeeddiinntthheesshhoooottiinnggddoowwnnooffaaSSiillkkwwoorrmmMMiissssiillee ff rreeddaatttthheeUU..SS..SS.. MMiissssoouurrii bbyy ff rriinnggoo ffff aassaallvvooooffSSeeaaDDaarrttmmiissssiilleess;;tthhee ff rrssttssuucccceessssffuullmmiissssiilleeoonnmmiissssiilleeeennggaaggeemmeennttaattsseeaa iinn ccoommbbaatt bbyy tthhee RRooyyaall NNaavvyy SouthAtlantic1982,withrosette(LtIMc.LarenHMSFearless) anofficialreplacement,theedgestamped‘R’;Gulf1990-91,1 clasp,16Janto28Feb1991,withM.I.D.oakleaf(LtCdrIMc.LarenRN);OOmmaann,,SSuullttaannaattee,PeaceMedal,bronze,withOmani crown emblem on riband, mounted court-style as worn, edge bruising to frst, good very fne and better (3) £1,000-£1,400
M.B.E. London Gazette 15 June 1996.
M.I.D. London Gazette 29 June 1991:
‘In recognition of service during the operations in the Gulf.’ IIaannMMccLLaarreennjoinedtheRoyalNavyandservedasaLieutenantintheamphibiousassaultshipH.M.S. Fearless duringtheFalklandsWar; Fearless wasquicklyinthethickoftheactioninSanCarlosWater,successfullylandingherembarkedforceson21May1982,andsubsequentlyundertook taskssuchasferryingWelshGuardsaroundthecoast.McLarenisalsorecordedasservingashoreaspartofNavalParty2160,andwasgiven commandoftheMV Monsunen,aFalklandIslandscoastalvesselusedforinter-islanduse,thathadoriginallybeencapturedinthecourseofthe Argentine invasion, and was requisitioned by the Royal Navy after the Battle of Goose Green. AdvancedLieutenant-Commander,McLarensawfurtherserviceduringtheFirstGulfWar,asOperationsOfficerinH.M.S. Gloucester,andwas MentionedinDespatches,almostcertainlyforthepartheplayedintheshootingdownofaSilkwormMissile fredattheU.S.S. Missouri by fring off asalvoofSeaDartmissiles;the frstsuccessfulmissileversesmissileengagementatseaincombatbytheRoyalNavy.RemainingintheRoyal Navy, he was created a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1996.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24779484PteWPShannonRAPC);RoyalUlsterConstabularyService Medal, E.II.R. (R/Const W P Shannon) on 1st type riband, traces of adhesive to reverse, extremely fne (2) £140-£180
The above being a relatively scarce combination of awards, with the VRSM superseding the A.E. AA..EE..RReeeess--WWiilllliiaammsswasawardedAirE fficiencyAward22February1995,andhisVRSMwas gazetted inMay2005,withtheclaspsbeing gazetted inAugust2010andJuly2015respectively.Rees-WilliamsservedasaReservistwithNo.2624(CountyofOxford)MovementsSquadron,Royal Auxiliary Air Force, and by 2010 had served some 25 years as an Auxiliary (with his NATO Medal being awarded in March 2000).
JJoohhnnMMaarrkkHHiirrssttwasbornin1971andenlistedintheRoyalAirForceasanapprentice(servicenumberJ8154271).Hewascommissionedfrom therankofJuniorTechniciantoFlyingOfficerintheEngineeringBranchinFebruary1993.HirstadvancedtoFlightLieutenantinFebruary1996, andtransferredtotheGeneralDutiesBranch(Flying)inNovemberofthesameyear.SubsequentAirForceListsshowhimasaPilot,andthebox of issue for his Jubilee Medal is annotated ‘42 (R)’ suggesting his presence on the Nimrod Force Training Squadron at Kinloss. TheNimrodForce fewextensivelyinbothAfghanistanandIraq,andHirst’sretirementinApril2010coincidesmoreorlesspreciselywiththe phasingoutoftheMR2variantinMarch2010(followingadisastrouscrashofanaircraftinAfghanistan).TheNimrodMR2Forceatthattime consisted of 11 aircraft, supplied by 120 and 201 Squadrons. Hirst was subsequently employed in Civil Aviation. Sold with copied research.
BattleofLowestoft1665,62mm,silver,byJ.Roettier,theobversedepictingthelaureateanddrapedbustofCharlesIIfacingright, thereversedepictingtheKingdressedasaRomangeneralstandingatright,watchingbattlefromtheshore,‘protalibusausis’[for anysuchenterprises]inexergue, twoneatpiercingtotherimat12o’clocksuggestingthemedalwaspreviously fttedwithapost suspension, but now unmounted, edge bruising, very fne £800-£1,000
On3June1665[O.S.;13June1665N.S.]aBritish feetundertheDukeofYork,PrinceRupert,andtheEarlofSandwichdefeatedtheDutchoff Lowestoft.NineteenoftheDutchshipswereeitherdestroyedorcaptured.ThismedalwasstruckasaNavalReward,inbothgoldandsilver,and presentedtoofficersoftherankofCaptainorabovewhohad‘signalisedthemselvesintheengagement’.MIstatesthat‘thesemedalsare purposely without date, or any peculiarity of design, that they might be equally applicable on any occasion.’
CaptureofLouisbourg1758,silvermedalbyThomasPingo,44mm,theedgewithcontemporaryinscriptionengravedinupright serifcapitals,‘‘IIEEFFFFEERRYY..AAMMHHEERRSSTT..GGEENNEERRAALL..CCOOMMMMAANNDDIINNGG**EEDDWWAARRDD..BBOOSSCCAAWWEENN..AADDMMIIRRAALL’’,asuperboriginal striking with no sign of usual 4 o’clock die crack on reverse, very fne and very rare
£4,000-£5,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2011.
AspartofamultipleoffensiveduringthelaterFrenchandIndianwars,aBritishexpeditioncommandedbyGeneralJeffreyAmherstwithabout 9000Britishregulartroopsand500Colonials,supportedby40shipsunderAdmiralEdwardBoscawen,investedtheFrenchfortressof Louisbourg.Theexpeditionlandedunderheavy freon8June1758,andbesiegedthegarrisonwhich,afterintense fghting,surrenderedon27July. TheyoungBrigadier-GeneralJamesWolfedistinguishedhimselfinthe fghtingwhichresultedinthe frstmajorvictoryofthewar.Wolfe’s subsequent victory at Quebec the following year established British supremacy in Canada.
HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforDeccan1778-84,silver,32mm.,correctlymillededge, fttedwithsmallsolderedring for suspension, nearly very fne and scarce £1,000-£1,400
illustrated full size
HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforMysore1790-92,silver,38mm.,agoodoriginalstriking fttedwithmillededge, ftted with a repaired silver post and loop for suspension, very fne £1,400-£1,800
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 1 June 1794 ((JJaammeess WWooooddccoocckk..)) severe edge bruising, otherwise very fne £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Hayward’s Gazette, June 1975; Dix Noonan Webb, March 2005. JJaammeessWWooooddccoocckkiscon frmedasanOrdinarySeamanaboardH.M.S. RoyalGeorge inthefamousactionof1June1794.The fagshipofViceAdmiralSirAlexanderHood,K.B.(afterwardsViscountBridport)the RoyalGeorge washeavilyengagedagainstthe Republican and Sanspareil, and suffered casualties of fve men killed and another 45 wounded.
Anativeof‘Crail,NorthBritain’,WoodcockoriginallyvolunteeredfortheRoyalNavyinDecember1792and,followingseveralseagoing appointments, was “beached” when the Royal George was paid-off at Cawsand Bay in April 1802.
Sold with service details researched by Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Camperdown ((DDaavviidd LLoonnggwwiillll..)) small edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fne £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Glendining’s, October 1940; Spink, May 2003.
DDaavviidd LLoonnggwwiillll is con frmed as a Landsman aboard H.M.S. Lancaster at the battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797.
H.M.S. Lancaster wascommissionedbyCaptainJohnWellsintheFebruaryof1797.ShewasinvolvedintheNoreMutinyatGravesend,buthad beenrestoredtodutybythe6thofJuneinthesameyear.Onthe11thofOctoberofthatyearshetookherplaceintheWeathercolumnatthe battle of Camperdown, during which action she suffered 3 men killed and 18 wounded.
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Nile ((JJoohhnn EEwwiinnss..)) edge bruising and surface marks, nearly very fne
JJoohhnn EEwwiinnss is con frmed as a Landsman on board H.M.S. Leander at the battle of the Nile.
£3,000-£4,000
UnderCaptainThomasThompson Leander tookpartinthebattleoftheNileon1August1798.ShewasabletoexploitagapintheFrenchline andanchorbetween PeupleSouverain and Franklin,fromwhichpositionsherakedbothenemyshipswhileprotectedfromtheirbroadsides.In the battle she suffered only 14 men wounded.
CarryingNelson'sdispatchesfromtheNileandaccompaniedbySirEdwardBerry, Leander encounteredthe74-gunFrenchthirdrate Généreux off Creteon18August1798.Inthesubsequentaction, Leander lost35menkilledand57wounded,includingThompson.TheFrenchsuffered 100 killed and 180 wounded, but captured Leander and took her into service under her existing name.
TheFrenchtreatedtheprisonersbadlyandplunderedalmosteverythingbuttheclothestheBritishhadontheirbacks.WhenThompson remonstratedwithCaptainLejoilleof Généreux,Lejoilleanswerednonchalantly, "J'ensuisfâché,maislefaitest,quelesFrançaissontbonsau pillage." ("I'msorryaboutthat,butthefactis,theFrencharegoodatpillaging.")TheyrefusedtreatmentforThompson,whohadbeenbadly wounded. Leander'ssurgeon,Mr.Mulberry,wasabletoremoveamusketballfromThompson'sarmonlyafterthevesselsreachedCorfuon1 SeptemberandhewassmuggledaboardthevesselwheretheFrenchwereholdingThompson.MostoftheofficersreturnedtoBritainonparole buttheFrenchdetainedanumberofseamen,andinparticularThomasJarrat,thecarpenter,afterherefusedtorevealtothemthedimensionsof Leander'smastsandspars.CaptainLejoilletried,albeitunsuccessfully,togetsomeoftheBritishcrewthathehaddetainedtoassisthimwhena Russo-Ottoman feet appeared off Corfu. The British refused. Thesubsequentcourt-martialaboardH.M.S. America atSheernessmosthonourablyacquittedThompson,hisofficers,andhiscrew.Thecourt alsothankedBerryfortheassistancehegaveduringthebattle.AsThompsonwasrowedbacktoshore,thecrewsofalltheshipsatSheerness saluted him with three cheers.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Egypt ((JJoohhnn JJoorreeyy..)) nearly extremely fne
£1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Glendining’s, May 1902; Wallis & Wallis, July 2005. JJoohhnn JJoorreeyy is con frmed as an Able Seaman on board H.M.S. Thisbe in the Egypt operations, one of three clasps issued to this 28-gun frigate.
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Copenhagen1801((JJaammeessLLiittllee,,SSuurrggnn..RR..NN..))officialengravedcorrectiontolastfour letters of surname, original ribbon, extremely fne
£3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Wallis & Wallis, July 2005.
JJaammeessLLiittllee(Littleonroll)iscon frmedasaSurgeononboardH.M.S. London atCopenhagen1801.HewasappointedaSurgeonR.N.on28 December1792.Hewastheauthorofapamphlet, AnEssayontheNatureandTreatmentoftheMalignantContagiousUlcerasitGenerally Appears in the British Navy (London, 1809).
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Trafalgar((EEmmaannuueellBBlliigghhtt,,MMiiddsshhiippmmaann..))originalribbonand fttedwithasilverribbon bar, brilliant extremely fne
£10,000-£14,000
Provenance: Bonhams,December2003,whichsalealsoincludedtheN.G.S.withclasp‘Terpischore13Octr1796’tohisbrother-in-law,William Love Paterson, a Volunteer in the Terpsichore.
EEmmaannuueellBBlliigghhttwasbornon8February1790,andwasbrotherofRear-AdmiralWilliamBlight.HeenteredtheNavyon24June1803,asanA.B. onboardthe Brittania 100,CaptaintheEarlofNorthesk,underwhom,whenRear-Admiral,hefought,inthesameshipasMidshipman,at Trafalgar,21October1805.Heaccompaniedhislordship,inFebruary1806,intothe Dreadnought 98;servednextforthreeyearsinthe London 98,CaptainsEdwardOliverOsbornandThomasWestern,latterlyontheBrazilianstation,whitherheescortedtheRoyalFamilyofPortugal.He passedhisexamination5July1809,andthenjoined,asMaster’sMate,the Courageux 74,CaptainRobertPlampin.Fromthelattershiphewas shortlyafterwardsdetached,incommandofNo.63gunboat,toassistintheexpeditiontotheScheldt,whereheaidedincoveringthe frstlanding ofthetroops,co-operatedinthebombardmentofFlushing,andsustainedalossof2menkilledandanotherwounded.FromDecember1810, untilSeptember1815,Mr.Blightfurtherserved,ontheWestIndia,Home,andMediterraneanstations,inthe Dragon 74, fagshipofSirFrancis Laforey,and Queen and Montagu 74’s,CaptainsLordJohnColville,JohnCoode,andPeterHeywood.Hewasthenplacedonhalf-pay,havingbeen awardedacommissiondatedon20ofthepreviousFebruary.HewastransferredinJuly1851fromtheactivetothereservedlistofLieutenants. Mr. Blight has received a medal for the battle of Trafalgar, was advanced to retired Commander in 1861, and died in 1864.
Single Campaign Medals
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar ((JJaammeess BBuutttteerrss..)) two minor rim bruises, otherwise good very fne £5,000-£7,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2005. JJaammeess BBuutttteerrss is con frmed as an Ordinary Seaman aboard H.M.S. Achilles at the battle of Trafalgar. Achilleswasintheleecolumnandcloselyfollowedthe Colossus intoaction.Shewasheavilyengagedduringthebattle, frstlywiththeSpanish ships Montanez and Argonauta,andthen,havingfoughtthe Argonauta toasupposedsurrenderafternearlyanhour’scloseaction,fellinwiththe French Berwick which in turn was defeated after another hour’s fghting. The loss in the Achilles amounted to seventy-two killed and wounded.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 4 Novr 1805 ((WWiilllliiaamm TToommkkiinnss..)) dark toned, good very fne £2,400-£2,800
Provenance: Gregg Collection 1887; Glendining’s, May 1992. WWiilllliiaammTToommkkiinnssiscon frmedontherollasanAbleSeamanaboardH.M.S. Caesar, Strachan’s fagshipatthecaptureoffourFrenchship’softhe line escaped from Trafalgar.
JohnBannatyneisconfrmedasMaster’sMateaboardthe Volontaire forbothBoatServiceactions,oneofjust110and48recipientsofthese clasps respectively recorded on the Admiralty roll.
WWiilllliiaammLLeeaappeerr,anativeofCawood,WestYorkshire,enteredtheRoyalNavyasanOrdinarySeamanon16November1798,aged20.Joiningthe Vimiera asanActingCarpenterinOctober1808,hewentontoparticipateintheGuadaloupeoperationsof1810,priortoremovingtothe Goshawk inMay1811asaCarpenter.Aboardthelattership,inApril1812,heparticipatedintheactionfoughtoff Malaga,Spain,whena combinedforceofboatsmannedbymenfromhisship,andthe Hyacinth and Resolute,togetherwithGunboatNo.16,capturedtheFrench Corsairs Brave and Napoleon. Leaper was fnally discharged in July 1835 and became a Greenwich Pensioner (ADM 29/75 refers).
Sold with full record of service.
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,3clasps,Martinique,Pompee17June1809,Guadaloupe((TThhoommaassHHiittcchhccoocckk..)) claspcarriage re-built, good very fne
£3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Tinlin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2007 (but see footnote).
TThhoommaassHHiittcchhccoocckkisauniquenameontherollsandiscon frmedasanOrdinarySeamanatMartiniqueandGuadaloupe,andasanAbleSeaman atPompee,aboardH.M.S. Pompee atallthreeactions,oneofonly21recipientsrecordedontheAdmiraltyrollfortheclasp‘Pompee17June 1809’ [the real date of this action was 17 April 1809].
EarlyinFebruary1809,theFrenchdispatchedaforceunderthecommandofCommodoreAmable-GillesTrude,onamissiontoresupplythe garrisonatMartinique.Hisforcecomprisedthe74-gunshipsoftheline Courageux,Polonais,and D’Haultpoult.Theseshipswereescortingthe en-futefrigates Felicité and Furieuse.Thetermen-futemeantawarshipwithsomeofit'sarmamentremovedtomakeroomforcargo.Trude's forcearrivedintheLeewardIslandson29MarchandfoundthatMartiniquehadalreadyfallen.Heanchoredhissmallforceoff theIlesdesSaintes, off Guadeloupe,wheretheywerespottedbypatrollingBritishwarships.AdmiralCochrane,onlearningofthis,orderedthatmenandheavyguns belandedontheislandstodrivetheFrenchouttosea,wheretheycouldbepursuedandbroughttoaction.Operationsontheislands commencedon14April1809 andby8p.m.thatday, frefromthegunslandedbytheBritishhadthedesiredeffectandTroudeorderedhisships toweighanchorandputtosea.Thishadbeenseenbythe Hazard 18andreportedtotheblockadingsquadronwhichcomprisedofthe fagship Neptune with York,Pompee,Polyphemus and Recruit.By10p.m., Pompee and Recruit hadcaughtupwiththerear-mostFrenchship,the74gun ship-of-the-line D’Haultpoult.Pompee fredtwobroadsidesinto D’Haultpoult withouteffectandtheFrenchshipcontinuedonwithoutreturning fre.At8.15p.m.,CommanderNapiermanagedtomanoeuvrehisvesselunderthesternofthe D’Haultpoult andopened fre.Napierwas displayingalevelofcourageborderingontheinsane.The D’Haultpoult wasafterall,almostsixtimesthesizeofhisvesselandwasseveralorders ofmagnitudemorepowerful.At30minutespastmidnight,Neptunegotcloseenoughtoopen freandherbroadsidekilledoneandwounded fourof D’Haultpoult’s men.At4a.m., Recruit gotcloseenoughto freanotherbroadsideintotheFrenchship. Pompee opened frefromlong rangewithherbow-chasersandthroughoutthenight, Recruit continuedtoharasstheFrenchship.At10.45a.m.,theFrenchship'scommander decidedtodosomethingabout Recruit's fre,sohebriefyturnedhisshipintothewindand fredafullbroadsideattherelativelysmallBritish vessel.Thisdamaged Recruit's riggingontheportside,butdidnosignifcantdamageandcausednocasualties.Napierwasnotintimidatedbythis andassoonas D'Haultpoult hadresumedhercourse,hecontinuedwithhisattacks,pullinguptotheFrenchman'ssternandlettingthemhave twobroadsidesthroughthestern.Thiscontinuedthroughouttheday,with Pompee joiningintherunningbattlewhileshewasableto.By daybreakonthe16April, Recruit hadbeenforcedtodropasternof D'Haultpoult asaresultofthedamagetoherrigging.Inthemeantime,the chasehadbeenjoinedby Latona,an18-pdrarmed38-gunfrigateandthe Castor,a12-pdrarmed32-gunfrigate. Castor took Recruit's placeoff D’Haultpoult’s sternandcontinuedtoharassthelargerFrenchshipuntil Pompee closedtherangesufficientlytobringhertoactionproperly.The harassing from Recruit and then Castor had slowed the French ship enough for Pompee to come alongside and batter her into surrender.
Note: Amedalwith2clasps(MartiniqueandGuadaloupe)wassoldbySothebyinFebruary1886,andbyGlendininginMarch1930andFebruary 1935.Asecondmedal,describedasa‘Fraud,re-punchedname’byE.E.Needesinhiscomprehensivenotesoftheperiod,withthesingleclaspfor Pompee,wasofferedbySothebyinMay1926andbyGlendininginSeptember1926.Itisprobablethatthe frstmedalhasbeenreconstitutedasa three-clasp medal and is the one now offered above, correctly named in all respects.
TheAdmiraltyClaimants’ListrecordsthatHitchcockclaimedtheMedalwiththeclaspsMartiniqueandGuadaloupethroughGreenwichHospital (withbothclaspsbeinggiventhesameclaimantcodeS/917);andsubsequentlyclaimedtheclaspPompee17June1809(withtheclaspbeinggiven a different claimant code U/99). The Martinique and Guadaloupe clasps were both authorised in June 1848; and that for Pompee in January 1849.
Single Campaign Medals
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,7clasps,Corunna,Pyrenees,St.Sebastian, Nivelle,Nive,Orthes,Toulouse((GGeeoorrggeeBBiibbbbyy2233rrddFFoooott)) lightedgebruise and distorted carriage by fourth clasp, otherwise nearly extremely fne £2,000-£2,400 GGeeoorrggeeBBiibbbbyywasbornatHalewood,Lancashire,circa1775,andattestedforthe23rd FootatWarringtonon14September1807,aged32,awatchhandmakerbytrade.He waspromotedtoCorporalon25February1810anddischargedon30October1814. The official medal roll states Vittoria disallowed - not present.
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,7clasps,Talavera,Busaco,Fuentes D’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Salamanca,Vittoria,Pyrenees((WW..CCrroouucchh,,2244tthh FFoooott..)) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne £1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2013. WWiilllliiaammCCrroouucchhenlistedintothe2/24thFooton25March1808.Inthe fnalmusterfor 1814, when the 2nd Battalion was disbanded, he is shown as a Fifer/Drummer.
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,8clasps,Busaco,CiudadRodrigo, Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria,Nivelle,Nive,Toulouse((RR..FFaarrmmeerr,,4433rrddFFoooott..)) very minor edge bruise, otherwise toned, nearly extremely fne £2,200-£2,600
WWiilllliiaammRRoobbiinnssoonnwasbornintheparishofThorne,Yorkshire,andattestedforthe7thFootatDoncasteron5August1807,agednineteen years.‘Servicewhichheisentitledtoreckonuptothe31stAugust1830,istwentythreeyearsandsixty fvedays-servedatCopenhagenin1807 -NorthAmericaandWestIndies1808and1810-Portugal,Spain&Francefrom1810to1814-ArmyofOccupationfrom1815to1818wounded severely at Albuera - discharged at his own request under Article 47 Pension Warrant.’
TThhee FFuussiilliieerr bbrriiggaaddee aatt AAllbbuuhheerraa ‘Theday,however,wasredeemedbythe4thDivision,ofwhichonlytwobrigadeswereinthe feld,theone,Portuguese,underGeneralHarvey, theother,the“Fuzilerbrigade,”consistingofthe1stand2ndbattalionsofthe7thandthe1stbattalionofthe23rdRegiments,commandedbySir W.Myers.Major-GeneralLowryCole,leadingtheFusilierbrigadeinperson,havingthePortugueseonhisright fank,chargedtheheights.What followed is vividly described in the words of Napier the historian:
“Suchagallantline,issuingfromthemidstofthesmokeandrapidlyseparatingitselffromtheconfusedandbrokenmultitude,startledtheenemy's heavymasses,whichwereincreasingandpressingonwardsastoanassuredvictory:theywavered,hesitated,andthenvomitingforthastormof fre,hastilyendeavouredtoenlargetheirfront,whileafearfuldischargeofgrapefromalltheirartillerywhistledthroughtheBritishranks.Myers waskilled;Cole,andthethreecolonels,Ellis,Blakeney,andHawkshawe,fellwounded;andtheFusilierbattalions,struckbytheirontempest, reeledandstaggeredlikesinkingships.Suddenlyandsternlyrecovering,theyclosedontheirterribleenemies,andthenwasseenwithwhata strengthandmajestytheBritishsoldier fghts.InvaindidSoult,byvoiceandgesture,animatehisFrenchmen;invaindidthehardiestveterans, extricatingthemselvesfromthecrowdedcolumns,sacrifcetheirlives togaintimeforthemasstoopenoutonsuchafair feld;invaindidthe massitselfbearup,and, fercelystriving, freindiscriminatelyuponfriendsandfoes,whilethehorsemenhoveringonthe fankthreatenedtocharge theadvancingline.Nothingcouldstopthatastonishinginfantry.Nosuddenburstofundisciplinedvalour,nonervousenthusiasm,weakenedthe stabilityoftheirorder;their fashingeyeswerebentonthedarkcolumnsintheirfront;theirmeasuredtreadshooktheground;theirdreadful volleyssweptawaytheheadofeveryformation;theirdeafeningshoutsoverpoweredthedissonantcriesthatbrokefromallpartsofthe tumultuouscrowd,asfootbyfootandwithahorridcarnageitwasdrivenbytheincessantvigouroftheattacktothefarthestedgeofthehill.In vaindidtheFrenchreserves,joiningwiththestrugglingmultitude,endeavourtosustainthe fght;theireffortsonlyincreasedtheirremediable confusion,andthemightymassgivingwaylikealoosenedcliff,wentheadlongdowntheascent.Therain fowedafterinstreamsdiscolouredwith blood, and ffteen hundred unwounded men, the remnant of six thousand unconquerable British soldiers, stood triumphant on the fatal hill!" Five of the six captured guns were recovered by the Fusilier brigade.’ (Records of the Twenty-Third Foot refers)
Sold with copied discharge papers.
AA ssccaarrccee 1111--ccllaasspp MM..GG..SS.. mmeeddaall aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee WWiilllliiaamm KKeellllyy,, 4433rrdd FFoooott MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,11clasps,Vimiera,Corunna,Busaco,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca, Vittoria,Pyrenees,Nive,Toulouse(Wm.Kelly,43rdFoot)tracesofbroochmountingtoreverse,suspensionre-affixedand generally reconstituted, contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fne
£2,800-£3,400
Provenance: Sotheby’s, May 1982; Spink, May 2003; Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008. Just six medals issued to the 43rd with 11 clasps.
WWiilllliiaammKKeellllyyvolunteeredforservicewiththe2ndBattalion43rdFoot,fromtheCumberlandMilitia,on20April1808.Hethroughoutthe PeninsulaWar,inPortugal,SpainandFrance,1808-14,andwaspresentatmanyofthesignifcantbattlesandsiegesofthewar.Theregiment, travellingbackfromNovaScotia,missedtheWaterlooCampaign,arrivingontheEuropeanmainlandjustafterthebattlebutwasemployedas part of the ‘Army of Occupation’ based at Bapaume and Valenciennes. Kelly was discharged at Belfast on 6 November 1818. Sold with full muster search details and other research.
AlexanderDavison’sMedalforTheNile1798,bronze-gilt,piercedat12o’clockwithringsuspension, minoredgebruise,good very fne £240-£280
Alexander Davison’s Medal for The Nile 1798, bronze, unmounted,
ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Nepaul((SS..DDaavveeyy,,2244tthhFFoooott..))short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, very fne £1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Sotheby’s, March 1980.
Two men of the name and initial are shown on the medal roll for Nepaul.
SSaammuueellDDaavveeyy//DDaavvyywasborninCoventry,Warwickshire,circa1790,andenlistedinto the24thFootatCoventryon25March1809,forunlimitedservice.Hewasdischarged on31October1827,being‘wornoutandhavingmarksofextensiveoldulcerationon the right leg’, a ribbon weaver by trade.
Sold with copied discharge papers for both men.
Honourable East India Company Medal for Seringapatam 1799, silver, 48mm, Soho Mint, unmounted, toned, very fne £600-£800
Earl St. Vincent’s Testimony of Approbation 1800, silver, unmounted, toned, extremely fne
£400-£500
HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforEgypt1801,silver,unnamedasissued,agoodoriginalstriking,withusualsilverbarrel suspension, small edge bruise and overall general wear, otherwise very fne
£1,200-£1,600
HighlandSocietyMedalforEgypt1801,bronze,usualengravedGaelicinscriptiontoedge, fttedwithbronzeloopandringfor suspension, better than good fne £100-£140
HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalfortheCaptureofRodrigues,IsleofBourbon&IsleofFrance1809-10,silver, agood original striking with contemporary silver loop suspension, nearly extremely fne £1,000-£1,400
Honourable East India Company Medal for Java 1811, silver, ftted with riveted loop for suspension, good very fne £1,200-£1,600
HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforNepaul1814-16,silver,agoodoriginalstriking fttedwithusualrivetedsilverpostfor suspension, good very fne £1,800-£2,200
Waterloo1815(WilliamHawkins,1storRoyalDragoons.) fttedwithoriginalsteelclipandreplacementsilverbarsuspension, a few edge bruises and light marks in obverse feld, otherwise better than very fne £1,800-£2,200
The1st(Royal)Dragoonswasoneofthethreeheavydragoonregiments,togetherwiththe2ndDragoons(ScotsGreys)andthe6th(Inniskilling) Dragoons,thatformedthe2ndor‘UnionBrigade’underSirWilliamPonsonby,whowaskilledintheirfamouscharge.TheeagleoftheFrench 105th Regiment was captured by Captain Kennedy Clark of the 1st (Royal) Dragoons.
AA ff nnee‘‘UUnniioonnBBrriiggaaddee’’WWaatteerrlloooommeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeCCuunnnniinngghhaammBBoowweess,,22nnddDDrraaggoooonnss((SSccoottssGGrreeyyss))wwhhoowwaass wwoouunnddeedd oonn 1188 JJuunnee 11881155,, bbyy aa ssaabbrree wwoouunndd ttoo tthhee lleefftt hhaanndd Waterloo1815(CunninghamBowes,2ndorR.N.Brit.Reg.Drag.) fttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, light edge bruising and contact marks,otherwise about very fne £3,000-£4,000
CCuunnnniinngghhaammBBoowweesswasbornintheParishofRenfrew,inthecountyofRenfrew,andwasenlistedforthe2nd(orRoyalNorthBritish)Dragoons atGlasgow,Lanarkshire,on2September1811,agedtwenty-fve,afarmerbytrade.HeservedSeventeenyears337daysandwasdischargedat Dublinon27May1829,inconsequenceof‘beingreportedunftforfurtherservicefromhavingHepaticDisease&wornout.’Hisconductasa soldierwasdescribedas‘good&waswoundedattheBattleofWaterlooonthe18thofJune1815’,whereheservedinCaptainT.C.Fenton’s forwhichhereceived2years’additionalservice.Woundedbyasabrecuttohislefthand,BoweswasdischargedtoaRoyalHospital,Chelseaoutpensionof9dperdiem,drawnontheEdinburghDistrictfrom10June1829.HemarriedoneJanetMcLeishinGlasgowon4June1828,andboth were resident in Gorbals. He died on 7 January 1854, aged 69.
Sold with copied discharge papers and extracts from Chelsea Hospital pension register.
Waterloo1815((EEnnss..FFrraanncciissFFiinniirraann,,22nnddBBaatttt..6699tthhRReegg..FFoooott..)) fttedwithreplacementsilverbarsuspension, rankre-engraved (see footnote), minor edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good very fne £1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Colonel Dudley Thornton Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, July 2010. FFrraanncciissFFiinniirraann(alsonotedasFeniranandFineran)wasborninKinsale,CountyCorkon22March1790,andenlistedinthe2/69thRegimentof Footon16May1810,aged20years.HewaspromotedtoColour-SergeantinDecember1814andwaspresentduringtheWaterloocampaignin thatrank.Finiran’sexpectationsofobtainingacommission,asevidencedbythealteredrankonhismedal,wereclearlyfrustratedbycircumstances and events beyond his control, as explained in the following note on his ‘Return of Service’, which states: ‘HavingbeendisappointedinobtaininganEnsigncyintheArmyandinconsequenceofpromisesmadebyhisFriendSirThomasBrownewho commandedthe2Bn69Regt.,hewasinducedtoengageforatermof7yearsandwasatonceappointedSerjeantandPaymastersClerk[2July 1810].SirThomashavingbeenremovedtoIndiatocommandthe1Battn.-hethererecommendedhimfortheQuartermastershipvacantearly in1815butwasadvisedbyCol.MorrisCommg.the2Battn.nottoacceptitasheintendedtorecommendhimforabetterappointment.The gallantColonelfellatWaterloo.The2Battn.wasdisbanded.Asthereappearednoprospectofpromotion,whenthereexistedsonumerousa halfpaylisthisfriendswouldnotpermithimtore-engage.InJuly1822hewasrecommendedbyLordBeresfordfortheQuartermastershipofthe 69thRegt.thenvacantbutasdelayoccurredinsendinginhisnameitwas flledotherwise,buttheCommanderinChiefpromisedhimthe frst vacancythatwouldoccurintheArmy.HoweverhewasnotappointeduntilDecember1823.Heafterwardsmadeseveralunsuccessful applications to be removed to an Ensigncy although strongly recommended by his Commanding Officer.’ Finiran fnallyreceivedhiscommission,asQuartermastertothe95thRegiment,on1December1823,becomingPaymasterinthesameregiment inDecember1837.HebecamePaymastertotheDepotBattalioninApril1854andreceivedpromotiontoMajor(Honorary)inJanuary1860and to Lieutenant-Colonel (Honorary) in August 1870. Lieutenant-Colonel Feneran last appears in the Monthly Army Lists in 1877.
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HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforBurma1824-26,silver,unnamedasissued, fttedwithoriginalsteelclipandsplitring suspension, good very fne £1,000-£1,400
HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforBurma1824-26,silver,unnamedasissued, fttedwithoriginalsteelclipandsplitring suspension, very fne £800-£1,000
Ghuznee1839((WWmm..AAllllwwrriigghhtt1177tthh..RReeggtt..))namingimpressedintheRegimentalstyleinthereversecentre, edgenicks,good very fne £400-£500 446611
Meeanee1843((LLiieeuutt..FF..WWeellllss..))namingengravedinthesamestyleasforH.M.22ndFoot, fttedwithreplacementsilverclipand straight bar suspender and silver riband buckle, toned, nearly extremely fne and rare £1,600-£2,000
Believed to be Francis Charles Wells of the 15th Bombay N.I., who is mentioned in Outram’s official report to Major-General Napier thus: ‘On board the Planet Steamer, 15 miles above Hyderabad, 6pm., 15th Feb., 1843. Sir,
MydespatchesofthelastfewdayswillhaveledyoutoexpectthatearnestendeavourstoeffectanamicablearrangementwiththeAmeersof Scindewouldfail,anditiswithmuchregretIhavenowtoreportthattheirHighness’shavecommencedhostilitiesbyattackingmyresidencethis morning,which,afterfourhoursmostgallantdefencebymyhonoraryescort,thelightcompanyherMajesty’s22ndregiment,commandedby Captain Conway, was compelled to evacuate, in consequence of our ammunition running short.
Atnine,a.m.,thismorningadensebodyofcavalryandinfantrytookpostonthreesidesoftheAgencycompound(thefourthbeingdefendedby the Planet steamerabout fvehundredyardsdistant)inthegardensandhouseswhichimmediatelycommandtheenclosure,andwhichitwas impossibletoholdwithourlimitednumbers.Ahot frewasopenedbytheenemyandcontinuedincessantlyforfourhours,butalltheirattempts entertheAgencyenclosure,althoughmerelysurroundedbyawall,varyingfromfourto fvefeethigh,werefrustratedbyCaptainConway’sable distributionofhissmallband,andtheadmirableconductofeveryindividualsoldiercomposingitunderthegallantexampleoftheircommanding officerandhissubalterns,LieutenantHardingandEnsignPennefather,herMajesty’s22ndRegiment;also,CaptainsGreen,ofthe21stRegiment NativeInfantry,andWWeellllssoofftthhee1155tthhRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoovvoolluunntteeeerreeddtthheeiirrsseerrvviicceess,,ttooeeaacchhooffwwhhoommwwaassaassssiiggnneeddtthheecchhaarrggeeooffaasseeppaarraattee qquuaarrtteerr;alsotoyouraide-decamp,CaptainBrown,BengalEngineers,whocarriedorderstothesteamer,andassistedinworkinghergunsand directingher fanking fre.Ourammunitionbeinglimitedtofortyroundsperman,theofficersdirectedtheirwholeattentiontoreservingtheir fre,andkeepingtheirmencloseundercover,nevershowingthemselvesorreturningshot,exceptwhentheenemyattemptedtorush,orshow themselves in great numbers, consequently great execution was done with trifing expenditure of ammunition and with little loss. Ourhopesofreceivingareinforcement,andsupplyofammunitionbytheSatellitesteamer(hourlyexpected)beingdisappointedbythearrivalof thatvessel,withouteither,shortlyafterthecommencementoftheattack,itwasdecidedattwelvea.m.,afterbeingthreehoursunder fre,to retiretothesteamer,whilewestillhadsufficientammunitionleftto fghtthevesseluptheriver.AccordinglyIrequestedCaptainConwaytokeep theenemyatbayforonehour,whilethepropertywasremoved,forwhichthattimewasample,couldthecampfollowersbeinducedtoexert themselves;afterdeliveringtheir frstloadsonboard,however,theyweresoterrifedattheenemy’scross freontheclearspacebetweenthe compoundandthevessel,thatnonecouldbepersuadedtoreturnexceptafewoftheofficers’servants,withwhoseassistancebutlittlecouldbe removedduringthelimitedtimewecouldafford,consequentlymuchhadbeabandoned,andIamsorryto fndthatthelosschiefyfelluponthe officers and men, who were too much occupied in keeping off the enemy to be able to attend to their own interests.
Accordingly,aftertheexpirationofanotherhour(duringwhichtheenemy,despairingofotherwiseeffectingtheirobject,badbroughtupsixguns tobearuponus)wetookmeasurestoevacuatetheAgency.CaptainConwaycalledinhisposts,andallbeingunited,retiredinabody,coveredby afewskirmishers,asdeliberatelyasonparade(carryingoff ourslainandwounded),which,andthe frefromthesteamboats,deterredtheenemy from pressing as they might have done.
Allbeingembarked,I thendirectedMr.ActingCommanderMiller,commandingthe Satellite steamer,toproceedwithhisvesseltothewood station,threemilesuptheriver,ontheoppositebank,tosecureasufficiencyoffuelforourpurposesereitshoulddestroyedbytheenemy,while Iremainedwiththe Planet totakeoff thebargethatwasmooredtotheshore.Thisbeingaworkofsometime,duringwhichahot frewas openedonthevesselfromthreeguns,whichtheenemybroughttobearonher,besidessmallarms,andrequiringmuchpersonalexposureofthe crew,(especiallyofMr,Cole,thecommanderofthevessel,)Ideemitmydutytobringtoyourfavourablenoticetheirzealousexertionsonthe occasion,andalsotoexpressobligationstoMessrs.MillerandCole,forthe fanking fretheymaintainedontheenemyduringtheirattackonthe Agency,andfortheirsupportdaringtheretirementandembarkationofthetroops.The Satellite wasalsoexposedtothreegunsinherprogress uptothewoodsandstation,oneofwhichshedismountedbyher fre.Thevesselswerefollowedbylargebodiesoftheenemyforaboutthree miles,occasionallyopeningtheirgunsuponustonopurpose;sincethenwehavepursuedourvoyageuptheIndusabout ffteenmiles,without molestation, and purpose tomorrow morning anchoring off Mutarie, where I expect to fnd your camp.
OurcasualtiesamounttotwomenofherMajesty’s22ndRegt.andonecampfollowerkilled;andMr.ConductorKiely,Mr.Carlisle,agencyclerk, twoofthesteamer’screw,fourofherMajesty’s22ndRegt.andtwocampfollowerswounded,andfourcampfollowersmissing.Total–Three killed, ten wounded, and four missing.
Ioughttohaveobservedinthebodyofthisdespatch,thatIhad,thenightbeforetheaction,detachedMajorOutraminthesteamerswith abouttwohundredsepoys,toset fretothewoodinwhichweunderstoodtheenemy’sleft fankwasposted.Thiswasanoperationofgreat difficultyanddanger,butwouldhavebeenmostimportanttotheresultofthebattle.However,theenemyhadmovedabouteightmilestotheir rightduringthenight,andMajorOutramexecutedhistaskwithoutdifficultyatthehourappointed,viz.,nineo’clockandfromthe feldwe observedthesmokeoftheburningwoodarise.Iamstronglyinclinedtothinkthatthiscircumstancehadsomeeffecttheenemy.Butitdeprived meoftheableservicesofMajorOutram,Capt.Green,andLieuts.BrownandWells,togetherwith200men,whichImuchregrettedfortheir sakes,andformyown,forImuchwantedtheofficers;andhereIhopeyourlordshipwillpardonmeforsayingthatthewantofEuropeanofficers inthenativeregimentsatoneperiodendangeredthesuccesstheaction...ThedefencetheResidencybyMajorOutramandthesmallforcewith him,againstsuchnumbersoftheenemy,wasadmirable,thatIhavescarcelymentioneditintheforegoingdespatch,becauseIproposetosend your lordship a detailed account of it, as a brilliant example of defending a military post.
I have, &c.,
(Signed) C. J. Napier, Major-General, Commanding in Scinde and Beloochistan.
The action was fought at Meeanee, within sight of the towers of Hyderabad. C. J. N.’ LieutenantWellsisnotlistedintheOrderofBattleforthebattleofHyderabadwhichtookplacemorethanamonthlateron24March1843.As withthecrewaboardthetwosteamers Planet and Satellite, LieutenantWellscorrectlyreceivedthemedalwiththeMeeaneereverseinrespectof his ‘detached’ service, the 15th Bombay Native Infantry not being present as a unit. Wells was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on 20 June 1854.
NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1845to1846((WW..BBeennnneetttt,,AA..BB..,,HH..MM..SS..CCaassttoorr)) fttedwithacontemporarytopsilver brooch bar, nearly extremely fne £1,400-£1,800
69 medals issued with these reverse dates to H.M.S. Castor. Approximately 160 medals with these dates issued to the Royal Navy. WWiilllliiaammBBeennnneettttjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoyFirstClasson11October1838andservedinH.M.S. Pilot untilbeingpaidoff on9May1843.He nextjoinedH.M.S. Castor asanAbleSeamanon25July1843,andservedinheruntilbeingpaidoff on16November1847,seeingactiveservicein NewZealandwatersfromDecember1845toJune1847,andservedaspartofthecontingentfrom Castor duringtheattackonKawiti’sPaat Ruapekapekaon11January1846.AfterthreeyearsinH.M.S. Inconstant,from22December1847to7December1850,hewasnextpostedto H.M.S. Fantome,andservedinherfrom8December1850untilbeingpaidoff on14June1856;whilstservinginH.M.S. Fantome hereturnedto NewZealandwatersandhelpedevacuatetheresidentsfromtheAucklandislandsin1852,andwasadvancedLeadingSeamanon28February 1856.
BennetttransferredtotheCoastGuardon1September1856,andwasadvancedCommissionedBoatmanon24July1861.He fnallyretiredon 17 December 1870, after 29 years and 160 days’ service. Sold with copied service record.
Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Mooltan ((TThhooss.. FFlliinnddeerrss,, 3322nndd.. FFoooott..)) minor edge nick, good very fne £300-£400
TThhoommaass FFlliinnddeerrss died on 15 October 1850.
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Baltic 1854-55 ((JJ.. WW.. SSttrreeeett.. HH..MM..SS.. CCeennttaauurr)) contemporary engraved naming, polished to high relief, nearly very fne £140-£180
JJaammeess SSttrreeeett is recorded upon the Baltic medal roll as Carpenter’s Crewman aboard H.M.S. Centaur
Crimea1854-56,noclasp(butentitledtoclasps)((CC..BBeellllwwoooodd..6633rrddRReeggtt..))officiallyimpressednaming, edgebruising,contact marks and polished, good fne £140-£180
CChhaarrlleess BBeellllwwoooodd was killed in action at the battle of Inkermann, 5 November 1854.
Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, unnamed as issued, light pitting, very fne
TThhee ‘‘HHeeaavvyy BBrriiggaaddee’’ CCrriimmeeaa MMeeddaall aawwaarrddeedd PPrriivvaattee JJ.. RRooddggeerr,, 22nndd DDrraaggoooonnss Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol(J.Rodger.2nd.Dragoons.)officiallyimpressednaming, edgebruising and contact marks, very fne
£1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Dr. A. A. Payne Collection, Glendining’s, July 1918; Glendining’s, June 1992 and June 1994.
JJaammeessRRooddggeerr(alsorecordedasRodgers)wasborninEdinburghin1826andattestedforthe2ndDragoonsatBrightonon4December1841, aged15yearsand10months.HeservedwiththeRegimentintheCrimeaandisshownontheMusterRollsasservingonactivedutywithhis regimentfortheperiodbetween1Octoberand31December1854;itismostprobable,therefore,thathetookpartinthefamouschargeofthe HeavyBrigadeatBalaklavaon25October1854,inwhichtheScotsGreyshadtwomenkilledand56wounded.SevenmenfromtheRegiment were awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He was discharged on 16 March 1857 and 11 years and 295 days’ service.
Note: The2ndDragoonswerenotpresentatInkermannandRodger’smedalshouldtechnicallyhaveclaspsforBalaklavaandSebastopolonly.The mistakeiseasilyexplainedbyexaminingtheregimentalmedalrollcompiled‘CampCrimea.11January1855’(WO100/24)whichclearlyshows theletter‘I’inthecolumnfor‘InkermannNovr.5’againstmanynames,includingRodger,inadditiontotheletter‘B’toindicateentitlementtothe claspforBalaklava.Consequently,manymenofthe2ndDragoonswereofficiallyissuedwiththeInkermannclasp.Aseparaterollwascompiledin November 1855 listing those entitled to clasps for Sebastopol.
Sold with copied service papers.
TurkishCrimea1855(2),Britishissue;Sardinianissue,bothunnamedasissued,bothpiercedwithsmallringsuspension, good very fne (2) £120-£160
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Pegu((SSeerrjjtt..WWiillllmm..LLeeaahhyy..5511sstt..KK..OO..LLtt..IInnffyy..)) edgebruising,worninparts,nearlyvery fne £140-£180 447711 xx
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Jowaki 1877-8 ((22554499 PPttee.. JJoohhnn FFaarrrraann.. 5511sstt.. FFoooott..)) edge nicks, good very fne £140-£180
FFaarrrraann (also recorded as Ferren) transferred to the Army Reserve on 3 April 1880, and was discharged on 10 September 1884.
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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1888((554411PPttee..CC..CCoonnnneerryy22dd..BBnn..RR..SSuussss..RR..)) attemptederasureofnumberof rank, but details still perfectly legible, minor edge bruise, good very fne
£100-£140
CChhaarrlleessCCoonnnneerryywasborninBirminghamandoriginallyattestedfortheRoyalWarwickshireRegimentpriortotransferringtotheRoyalSussex Regiment. He saw further service with the Army Pay Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 September 1918.
CChhaarrlleessHHuugghhHHuugghheess,aFarmLabourerfromDolwen,Abergelly,wasbornon1January1864.HeattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusilierson15 November1886andservedinIndiawiththe1stBattalion,includingserviceduringtheHazara1891campaign.AkeenmemberoftheArmy TemperanceAssociation,hewasadvancedCorporalanddischargedaroundJanuary1895.HeattestedintotheRoyalDefenceCorpsforservice duringtheGreatWar,and,servingatHome,wasadvancedLanceCorporalbeforehisdischargeduetoosteoarthritis,forwhichhewasawarded a pension. He died in Faringdon, Berkshire, on 8 July 1936.
Sold with detailed original paperwork including service papers and character references, some of which are in poor condition.
£100-£140 447766
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447799
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Looshai,Bhootan, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps ((SSeeppooyyNNaaiinnSSiinnggRRaannaa4444tthh.. RReeggtt.. NN..II..)) suspension crudely re-affixed and no longer swivels, edge bruising, good fne
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Burma1887-89,Burma1885-7, claspsmountedinthisorder,asusual ((4488PPttee..JJ..MMuulllliiggaann.. 11sstt..BBnn..YYoorrkk..LL..II..)) unitpartiallyofficiallycorrectedascommonlyencounteredtotheYorkshireLightInfantry(seefootnote), good very fne £140-£180
JJaammeessMMuulllliiggaannwasborninMullingar,Westmeath,Ireland,in1862andattestedtherefortheKingsOwnLightInfantry(SouthYorkshire Regiment)on3December1881.HeservedwiththeminIndiaandBurmafrom7February1883to20December1887,andsawactiveservicein Burma 1886-87. He transferred to the Army Reserve on 20 May 1888, and was discharged on 2 December 1893, after 12 years’ service.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp ((DDoonndd.. MMcc..LLeeoodd,, 8800tthh.. RReeggtt..)) edge digs, contact marks, otherwise better that good fne
£160-£200
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Delhi((CCoorrppll..TThhooss..HHeerrrriinnggsshhaaww,,7755tthhRReeggtt..)) somewhatpolishedwithedgedigs,theedgedrilled and plugged through the letter ‘N’ of surname at 6 o’clock, good fne £200-£240
TThhoommaassHHeerrrriinnggsshhaawwattestedintothe75th(Stirlingshire)RegimentofFootandwasadvancedCorporal.HeservedwiththeminIndiaduringthe GreatSepoyMutinyandwasslighywoundedbymusketballwoundstotherighttempleandearatDelhion8June1857.Hewassubsequently discharged back home, at Chatham.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts and copied casualty roll entries from the London Gazette
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow ((JJaass.. FFrraammppttoonn,, 11sstt.. BBnn.. 2233rrdd.. RR..WW.. FFuussrrss..)) edge bruising, nearly very fne £240-£280 448811
JJaammeessFFrraammppttoonnwasborninBermondsey,London,in1836,andattestedforthe23rdRegimentofFooton5January1855.PostedtotheCrimea, hewasawardedtheCrimeanMedal,claspSebastopol,andTurkishCrimeanMedal,asconfrmedintherecipient’sArmyServiceRecord. TransferredtoIndiaduringtheMutiny,hewaspromotedCorporal9September1859butwastriedandimprisonedfordrunkennessafew monthslaterandreducedtoPrivate.Re-engagedatAgraforafurther11yearson11July1864,FramptonwasdischargedatDevonport permanently unft for further service in March 1870. His papers add that discharge coincided with the reduction of the army. Sold with copied service record and medal roll confrming entitlement.
448822
IndianMutiny1857-59,2clasps,Delhi,Lucknow ((GGuunnrr..TT,,CCaaiirrnneess..11ssttBBddee..BBeennggll..HH..AArrtt..)) contactmarks,sometimeplated, very fne £300-£400
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448844
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow ((EEddwwdd.. SSaarrnneeyy,, 11sstt.. BBnn.. 2233rrdd.. RR..WW.. FFuussrrss..)) contact marks, very fne £240-£280
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Ashantee1873-74,noclasp((993322..PPttee..DD..SShheeaarriinngg..22..BBnn..2233..RR..WW..FFuuss::11887733--44..)) minoredgenicksandpolishedtohighrelief, nearly very fne £200-£240
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1553. Pte. R. Ayres. 94th. Foot.) good very fne
£1,400-£1,800
RRiicchhaarrddAAyyrreessservedwiththe94thRegimentofFoot(later2ndBattalion,ConnaughtRangers)inSouthAfricafromFebruary1879,including operationsagainsttheZuluandSekukini,andintheTransvaalduringtheFirstBoerWar,wheretheregimentwasheavilyinvolvedatthesiegesof Lydenburg and Standerton.
AyreswaskilledinactionatBronkhorstspruiton20December1880.Onthisdate,‘Lieutenant-ColonelAnstrutherofthe94thRegimentwith9 officersand254otherrankswasmarchingfromLydenburgtoPretoriawhenhewasambushed37milesfromhisobjectiveatBronkhorstSpruit. HehadbeeninformedoftheBoerrisingandwarnedagainstbeingsurprised,butevensotheBoers’tacticswereofdoubtfulfairnesssinceitwas bynomeanscertainthatastateofwarexisted.ThestragglingcolumnsofwagonswashaltedbyafewBoersinanexposedspot,theColonelwas handedaproclamationorderinghimtoturnback;hewasgivenonlytwominutestoreply,andwhenherefused frewasopenedatonce.The Boerleader,Joubert,hadconcealedaboutathousandmeninexcellent fringpositions,clearlyexpectingarefusal.Theactionlastedlessthanhalf an hour and amounted to a massacre.’ (Victorian Military Campaigns refers).
The 94th Foot suffered 54 killed in action, 21 died of wounds and 77 wounded in this action, as well as many taken prisoner. Sold with copied medal roll extract
Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((11447744.. PPttee.. AA.. WW.. PPoonnttiioouuss.. 1155tthh.. HHuussssrrss..)) minor edge nicks, otherwise good very fne
HH..HH..SSwweetteennhhaammservedwiththeregiment,asAdjutant,throughoutthe frstcampaign,andtillJanuary1880,duringthesecond.(Sincedeceased). (The Afghan Campaign of 1878-1880, S. H. Shadbolt, refers).
Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Ali Musjid ((88 BBddee..//448833.. PPttee.. JJ.. MMaarrrriiootttt.. 5511sstt.. RReeggtt..)) good very fne
JJoohhnn MMaarrrriiootttt served with the Service Company, 51st Regiment of Foot during the Second Afghan War.
£140-£180
Afghanistan1878-80,2clasps,Charasia,Kabul((4400..BB//445500..PPttee..JJ..CCaappppeerr..6677tthh..FFoooott..)) contactmarks,holedrilledthroughfourth letter of surname, somewhat polished, good fne £160-£200 448899
449900
Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 ((22007766 PPrriivvaattee TT.. BBrriieerrcclliiffff ee 22//6600 FFoooott)) minor wear to high relief, good very fne
£200-£240
TThhoommaassBBrriieerrccllii ffff eewasbornin1856andattestedforthe60thRegimentRoyalRi feson2November1877.Heembarkedwiththe2ndBattalion forIndiaon30October1878andisconfrmedupontherollasfurtherentitledtotheAfghanistan1878-80Medal,2clasps,AhmedKheland Kandahar. He later resided at Edge Hill, Liverpool, and died on 22 March 1921.
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Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Basutoland ((TTpprr.. WW.. HH.. HHaauupptt.. LLaannddrreeyy’’ss LL.. HHssee..)) very fne £240-£280 449911
449922
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp ((EE.. WW.. PPaatttteenn.. AA..BB.. HH..MM..SS.. ““TThhaalliiaa””)) pitting and contact marks, nearly very fne £80-£100
EEddwwaarrddWWiilllliiaammPPaatttteennwasborninStokeDamerel,Devon,on9September1858,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson4May 1874.AdvancedAbleSeamanaboardH.M.S. RoyalAdelaide on12September1877,heservedduringtheAnglo-EgyptianWaraboardthe corvetteH.M.S. Thalia from24July1882to31October1882.TransferredtoH.M.Ships Dragon,Defance and Cambridge,hewasadvanced PettyOfficerSecondClasson1July1889andlatertookcivilianemploymentasMasterofthecoaldepotvessel Espoir atDevonportin1901.He died at Devonport in June 1940.
Sold with copied service record and other research.
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir ((339922.. PPttee.. TT.. JJoonneess.. 22//DD ooff CC..LL..II..)) light pitting, good very fne £120-£160 449933 xx
North West Canada 1885, 1 clasp, Saskatchewan ((SS’’ddtt.. JJ.. GGaauuddeettttee.. 6655.. BBaatt..)) engraved naming, good very fne
JJoosseepphh GGaauuddeettttee is con frmed for both medal and clasp on the roll of No. 3 Company, 65th Battalion, Mount Royal Rifes.
£800-£1,000
449966
449977
EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,2clasps,BeninRiver1894,BrassRiver1895((WW..HH..BBooxx,,SSeeggnn..HH..MM..SS..WWiiddggeeoonn..)) lightcontact marks, very fne £400-£500
Only 25 medals issued with these two clasps, all to H.M.S. Widgeon WWiilllliiaammHHoosskkiinnBBooxxwasborninLaunceston,Cornwall,on9July1874andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson11December1889. HeservedinH.M.S. Widgeon from15September1893to11July1895,initiallyasaSignalman,andwasre-ratedOrdinarySeamaninJanuary 1895,beingpromotedAbleSeamanon6February1895.Hewasshoredischarged,timeexpired,on9July1904,andjoinedtheRoyalFleet Reservethefollowingday.RecalledforWarserviceon2August1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebased establishments, and was shore demobilised on 5 February 1919.
AArrtthhuurrDDuunnnn,aGardenerfromRichmond,Surrey,attestedintotheHampshireRegiment,fromthe3rdVolunteerBattalion,MiddlesexRegiment, on4September1890.TransferringintotheEastLancashireRegimentheservedinIndiawiththe1stBattalionfrom26November1892,andwas advancedLanceCorporal.Afterserviceduringthe1895ReliefofChitralcampaign,hesawwasadvancedCorporalandfurtherserviceinBurma, andwasadvancedSergeantbeforefurtherserviceinIndia.TransferredtothePunjabUnattachedList,forfurtherservicewiththeSupplyand TransportCorps,hesawfurtherserviceinChinaduringtheBoxerRebellionandisadditionallyentitledtotheChina1900medalwiththeclasp ‘Relief of Pekin’. He was discharged on 7 June 1904.
Sold with copied service papers and copied medal roll extracts.
Note: The recipient’s China 1900 medal and clasp were sold in these rooms in May 2024.
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India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 ((NNoo.. 44668822 PPttee.. JJ.. DDuunnccaann.. 22.. HHiigghh.. LL..II..)) very fne £100-£140
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98((33448811SSeerrggtt..FF..GGiinnnnss..22dd..BBnn..KK..OO..YYoorrkk..LLtt.. IInnffyy..)) rank officially corrected, minor edge bruising, very fne
£140-£180
FFrraannkkGGiinnnnsswasborninKettering,Northamptonshire,in1870andattestedfortheKing’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantryatWellingborough, Northamptonshire,on11August1891,havingpreviouslyservedintheNorthamptonshireVolunteers.Heservedwiththe2ndbattalioninIndia from3September1892to16February1899,andsawactiveservicewiththeTirahExpeditionaryForceonthePunjabFrontier1897-98,being presentattheactionon29January1898.HesawfurtherserviceinMauritiusfrom17Februaryto9June1899,beforetransferringtotheArmy Reserve on 13 June 1899. He was discharged, medically unft, on 16 March 1900, after 8 years and 218 days’ service.
SoldwithcopiedmedalrollextractsconfrmingadditionalentitlementtoaKhedive’sSudanmedalwiththeclasp‘Khartoum’,andaQueen’sSouth Africa medal with the clasps ‘Cape Colony’, ‘Tugela Heights’ and ‘Relief of Ladysmith’.
Queen’s Sudan 1896-98, edge inscribed in Arabic to a soldier in the Sudanese infantry ‘2492’, nearly very fne
£140-£180
£100-£140
£100-£140 550033
Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum((44115533..CCoorrppll..JJ..HHaarrttlleeyy..22nndd..LL..FF..))contemporarilyengravednamingintheusual Regimental style, minor edge bruise, good very fne
550044
550055
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902(2),1clasp,ReliefofLadysmith((33111144CCoorrll..WW..HH..AAlllleenn,,WW..YYoorrkk::RReeggtt..)) partiallyrenamed;3 clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen((77880088,,DDmmrr..TT..GG..MMaarrkkhhaamm..SS..GGddss..))officiallyengravednaming,butinaslightly later style; edge bruising and contact marks, generallygood fne and better (2) £120-£160
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState, secondclasplooseonriband ((77553311PPttee..PP..EEddwwaarrddss.. VVooll:: CCooyy.. RR..WW.. FFuuss::)) very fne
£60-£80
PPeetteerrEEddwwaarrddsswasborninDenbighshirearound1880andattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersatWrexhamon4February1901.Postedto SouthAfricafrom25February1901,themedalrollstatesthatheservedwiththe2ndVolunteerServiceCompanyandwasinvalidedtoEngland on 23 October 1901. Discharged at his own request in December 1901, he is further entitled to clasps Transvaal and South Africa 1901.
JJaammeessHHeerrbbeerrttTThhoommaasswasborninMold,Flintshire,around1877,andattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersatWrexhamon4February1901. HeservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom25February1901to26August1901andwasdischargedathisownrequeston29 November 1901.
Sold with copied service papers.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902((22999922PPttee..FF..FFrreeeemmaann..EE..YYoorrkk::RReeggtt..)) edgebruising, very fne £80-£100
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Mafeking, Transvaal ((115511 TTpprr:: CC.. BBuusshhnneellll.. PPrrootteecctt:: RReeggtt.. FF..FF..)) very fne £1,000-£1,400
CC.. BBuusshhnneellll served with Mitchell’s Mounted Ri fes.
WW..RRoowweeservedwiththe2ndBattalion,King’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantryduringtheBoerWarinSouthAfrica,anddiedofdiseaseat Standerton on 10 May 1902.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen((PPttee..HH..FF..MMaarrkkss..BBoorrddeerrHHoorrssee..)) slightcontact marks, good very fne £80-£100 551100
Sold with copied medal roll extracts confrming the recipient’s entitlement to the frst two clasps.
WW.. BBrraaddffoorrdd.. LLiivveerrppooooll RReeggtt..)) very fne £70-£90 551111
JJ..HHooppkkiinnssservedinSouthAfricawiththe1stBattalion,LiverpoolRegiment,andwastakenprisoneratHelvetiaon29December1900,whenhis postwascapturedbyalargeBoerforce.CommandedbyMajorStapletonLynchCotton,Hopkinsandagarrisonof250menhadspentthe previouscoupleofweeksguardingachainoffourhillsanda4.7inchnavalgun,nicknamed“TheLadyRoberts”.Scoutingtheposition,theBoers hadwaitedforanopportunemomenttoattackandfounditamongtheearlymorningmist.Attackinginforce,theKing’smenweresoonoverrun, theirplightexacerbatedwhentheircommandingofficer-alreadystrickenwithmalaria-sufferedaglancingbulletwoundtothehead,rendering himincapableofclearthinking.With9killed,29woundedandcasualtiesmountingbytheminute,Cottonmadetheeventfuldecisiontohoistthe white faginsurrender;hewassubsequentlystretcheredfromthebattlefeldbybearersoftheIndianMedicalCorps,underthesupervisionof Mahatma Gandhi, the future leader of Indian Independence.
ThedefeatatHelvetiaprovedagreatembarrassmentfortheBritish,theabsenceofsentriesandwatchproceduresheapingconsiderableblame upontheofficersincommand.Thecaptureofthenavalgunofferedpropagandavalue,butthelackofshellsmeantthatitwasoflittlemilitary value.Strippedoftheirpossessionsincludingweapons,boots,cashandwatches,theprisoners-includingHopkins-werereleasedashortwhile laterintotheSouthAfricanveldt.NinemonthslaterCottonwascourtmartialledatPretoriaandwasfoundguiltyofshamefullydeliveringupa post, the sentence being dismissal from the Army.
Sold with a fne article from Medal News ‘Major Cotton and the disaster at Helvetia’ by author George Wilson.
Soldwithcopiedmedalrollextractsconfrmingtheissueofallclasps,andtheadditionalentitlementtoaKing’sSouthAfricamedalwiththeusual two clasps, named to ‘5342 Pte. J. McKetterick’.
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,DefenceofMafeking,Transvaal((338811TTpprr::WW..IIrreellaanndd..PPrrootteecctt:: RReeggtt FF..FF..)) edge nicks, good very fne
£1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Payne Collection, Glendining’s, July 1918; J. B. Hayward, August 1971.
Sold with copied medal roll.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg, claspsmountedin this order ((22997766 PPttee.. JJ.. PPuulllleenn,, YYoorrkksshhiirree RReeggtt..)) good very fne280
TThheeQQuueeeenn’’ssSSoouutthhAAffrriiccaaMMeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooCCoorrppoorraallJJ..AAnnnnoonnii,,8888tthh((MMoonnttggoommeerryysshhiirree))CCoommppaannyy,,IImmppeerriiaallYYeeoommaannrryy,, wwhhoowwaassccoommmmiissssiioonneeddiinnttootthhee1133tthhBBaattttaalliioonnAAuussttrraalliiaannIImmppeerriiaallFFoorrcceessffoorrsseerrvviicceedduurriinnggtthheeGGrreeaattWWaarr,,aanndd,,hhaavviinnggbbeeeenn MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess,, wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn aatt GGaalllliippoollii oonn 2277 AAuugguusstt 11991155 Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, unofficialrivets between state and date clasps (26957 Corpl: J. Annoni. 88th. Coy. Imp: Yeo:) good very fne £180-£220 551166
SoldwithcopiedImperialYeomanryservicepapers,BoerWarmedalrollextracts,copiedGreatWarAustralianRedCrossSociety fleincluding witness statements from comrades and other copied research.
JJoohhnnLLuukkeeJJoonneess,aBarberfromBangor,Caernarvonshire,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersfromthe4th(Militia)Battalion,on8December 1898.HeservedinSouthAfricawiththe1stBattalionduringtheBoerWarfrom23October1899to3February1903.Afterfoursyears’Home Service,heservedinIndiaandBurma,beforehisdischargeatShweboon7December1910.HeisadditionallyentitledtoaKing’sSouthAfrica Medal with the usual two date clasps.
Sold with copied service papers and copied medal roll extracts.
551188
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 ((2222551122 TTpprr:: HH.. YYoouunnggeerr.. 4444tthh.. CCooyy.. IImmpp:: YYeeoo::)) light scratches to obverse, otherwise very fne £120-£160
HHaarrrryyYYoouuggeerr,aFootmanfromLongMelford,Su ffolk,attestedintothe44th(Suffolk)Company,ImperialYeomanry,on25January1901.He servedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom25February1901,and,returningHomeon5August1902,wasdischargedsixdayslater. EmigratingtoCanada,heattestedintothe5th(Saskatchewan)Battalion,CanadianInfantry,forserviceduringtheGreatWar,andservedonthe WesternFront.AdvancedSergeant,hewaskilledinactionatHill70on18August1917andisburiedinLoosBritishMilitaryCemetery,France. He is further commemorated on the Long Melford War Memorial, Suffolk. Sold with copied research.
552200
552211
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, unofficial rivets between clasps ((66991100 CCoorrppll:: RR.. CCuummmmiinnss.. LLiivveerrppooooll RReeggtt..)) very fne
King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(2)((22117722PPttee..AA..AAnnddeerrssoonn..LLiivveerrppoooollRReeggtt..;;11885500 PPttee.. JJ.. WWeellsshh.. LLiivveerrppooooll RReeggtt..)) nearly very fne (2)
AA..AAnnddeerrssoonnandJJ..WWeellsshhbothservedwiththe1stBattalion,King’sLiverpoolRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwereboth additionally entitled to the Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps Cape Colony and Belfast.
King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((33886622PPttee..CC..CCoommbbeess..WW..RRiiddiinnggRReeggtt..));together witha renamed Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902((77221199PPttee..HH.. PPrriiccee..66tthh..BBaatttt..RR..WW..RReeggtt..)) theQSArenamed,withheavyedgebruisingand fttedwithareplacementnon-swivelsuspension; the KSA with re-affixed suspension claw, but otherwise good very fne (2)
£60-£80
Queen’sMediterranean1899-1902((77448855SSeerrjt:W.MoorhouseYYoorrkkss::LL..II..)) attemptederasureofinitialandsurnamebutdetails just about legible under a loupe, the number, initial part of rank, and unit all unaffected, good very fne
£140-£180
WWaalltteerrMMoooorrhhoouusseewasborninRotherham,Yorkshire,andattestedforthe3rd(Militia)Battalion,King’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantryatShe ffield on3April1900.Embodiedon6May1901,hewaspromotedCorporalon13April1901,andSergeanton14September1901,andservedduring theBoerWarguardingBoerPrisonersofWaronMaltafrom19June1901to2April1902.Disembodiedon2April1902,hewasdischargedby purchase on 29 September 1903.
Sold with copied service papers.
St.JohnMedalforSouthAfrica1899-1902((991111PPttee..JJ..GGrreeeenn..DDeerrbbyyDDiivv..));togetherwithaMasonicSt.Johnbreastbadge,silver and enamel, with top silver brooch bar, edge bruising, good fne (2)
£200-£240
Transport 1899-1902, 1 clasp, S. Africa 1899-1902 ((CC.. TTeeaassddaallee..)) edge bruise, lacquered, good very fne
China 1900, 1 clasp, Defence of Legations (Pvte. A. Scadding, R.M.L.I.) nearly extremely fne £12,000-£16,000
Provenance: Buckland Dix & Wood, April 1995; John Goddard Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, November 2015. AAllbbeerrttSSccaaddddiinnggwasbornatStokeGabriel,Totnes,Devon,on11November1878,andenlistedintotheRoyalMarinesatNewtonAbboton10 June1897.AfterbasictrainingattheR.M.DepotatWalmer,Kent,hewastransferredtothePlymouthDivision.On16September1898,he embarkedaboardH.M.S. Barfeur andwasdischargedtotheWei-Hai-WeiDepotinDecember1899.HewaspartoftheLegationGuardinPekin and became the frst Englishman to lose his life in the defence when, on 22 June 1900, he was killed in action whilst on watch on a stable roof. DuringtheentiresiegetheRoyalMarinecasualtiesamountedto2menkilled,1officer(CaptainStrouts)and1mandiedofwounds,and21men wounded.Hismedalwasissuedtohisbrother,SamuelScadding,on11June1903.ThemedaltoCaptainB.M.Strouts,whowasmortally wounded and appears on the official casualty list as ‘died of wounds’, is in the Royal Marines Museum. InhisreportontheparttakeninthedefenceofPekinbytheRoyalMarineLegationGuard,CaptainEdmundWray,R.M.L.I.,Commandingthe BritishMarineGuard,gavethefollowingentryfor22ndJune1900:‘AnunsuccessfulattemptwasmadetoburntheLegationsatthesouth-west corner. Captain Poole with 15 Marines, reconnoitred the Hanlin, Private Scadding was killed.’
China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin ((44668844 PPttee.. RR.. BBaaiilleeyy.. 22nndd RRll:: WWeellsshh FFuuss::)) edge bruise to the reverse, otherwise very fne £300-£400
RRiicchhaarrddBBaaiilleeyy,aCollierfromNewtown,Cardi ff,wasbornaround1877andattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusilierson7June1895,having previouslyservedwiththePembrokeArtilleryVolunteers.hesawactiveservicewiththe2ndBattalionduringtheoccupationofCrete,andthen inChinaduringtheBoxerRebellion,includingattheReliefofPekin.Dischargedon6June1907,heattestedintotheWelshRegimentforservice duringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalionfrom16March1915.Hewaskilledinactionon8May1915;he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin ((44661111 PPttee.. TT.. WWhhiittnneeyy.. 22nndd.. RRll:: WWeellsshh FFuuss::)) contact marks, very fne
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp(3),AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(2)((CCllkk..NNaazziirrAAhhmmeedd,,MM..AA..DDeepptt..;;CCllkk..KKiirrppaaRRaamm,,MM..AA.. DDeepptt)); Malabar 1921-22 ((CCllkk.. TT.. SSiivvaappeerruummaann.. MM..AA..DD..)) nearly very fne and better (3) £80-£100 553333
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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1921-24(3)((44117799442222FFssrr..EE..JJ..LLeewwiiss..RR..WW..FF..;;44118822997722FFssrr..AA..RRooggeerrss..RR..WW.. FFuuss..;;44118833449922FFssrr..TT..RR..LLeewwiiss..RR..WW..FFuuss..)) the frstgoodvery fne,thesecondandthirdwithedgebruisingandwear,nearlyvery fne (3) £160-£200
EE.. JJ.. LLeewwiiss served in Waziristan with the 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and was discharged on 1 June 1923.
TThhoommaassRReeeessLLeewwiisswasbornatFochriw,Bargoed,Glamorganshire,on12November1903.HeattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusilierson12 December1921andservedwiththeWaziristanFieldForcefrom18Marchto22April1923.Dischargeduponterminationofhis frstperiodof engagement 11 December 1933, he re-enlisted on 17 July 1941 and acted as a carrier driver in the Pioneer Corps during the Second World War.
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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31(2)((44668866333355PPttee..HH..JJ..PPaarrddooee..KK..OO..YY..LL..II..;;44003300223355PPttee.. AA.. GG.. TTaayylloorr.. KK..SS..LL..II..)) number partially officially corrected on frst, and initials officially corrected on second, good very fne (2)
Soldwithcopiedmedalrollextractforthesecondmedal,whichshowsthatthemedalwasoriginallynamed‘H.Taylor’,beforebeingcorrectedto ‘A. G. Taylor’.
1914Star(2)((88114444PPttee..TT..FFaatthheerrss..11//RR..WW..FFuuss::;;1100663399PPttee..RR..PPiieerrccee..22//RR..WW..FFuuss..;;66116655CCppll..AA..DDaavviieess..44//RR..WW..FFuuss..)) contact marks and wear to second, nearly very fne and better (3) £140-£180
TThhoommaassFFaatthheerrsswasborninMarston,Oxford,in1885,andattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersatBirmingham.Heservedwiththe1st BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2November1914andwaskilledinactionon16May1915duringtheBattleof Festubert. He has no known grave and is commemorated upon Le Touret Memorial, France.
RRoobbeerrttWWaalltteerrPPiieerrcceewasborninBarry,Glamorganshire,around1892,andattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersatBirmingham.Heservedwith the2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11August1914andwaskilledinactionon15March1918.Heisburiedat Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, France.
AArrtthhuurrDDaavviieesswasbornin1891andservedwiththe1/4thBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliersduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6 November 1914. Advanced Temporary Sergeant, he died of wounds on 11 May 1915 and is buried at Chocques Military Cemetery.
Sold with a photographic image of the recipient, and copied research.
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1914 Star ((1111114477 PPttee.. AA.. DDaalleeyy.. 22//RR..WW.. FFuuss..)); Memorial Plaque ((AArrtthhuurr DDuulleeyy)) very fne and better (2)
£100-£140
AArrtthhuurrDDaalleeyy//DDuulleeyywasborninBirminghamandservedwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliersduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom11August1914.Hewaskilledinactionon20July1916duringtheBattleoftheSomme;hehasnoknowngraveandis commemoratedontheThiepvalMemorial,France.TheDependant'sPensionCardrelatingtohismother,MrsAngelinaDuley(notespelling)of41 Prospect Hill, Redditch, adds: ‘blown up.’
Soldwithcopiedresearch,includingtwoMedalIndexCards(onefortheStarnamedDaley,andtheotherfortheBWMandVM,namedDuley, both with the same Regimental number, indicating that both awards relate to the same man.
1914-15Star(4)((447777,,DDvvrr..HH..JJeessssoopp,,RR..FF..AA..;;1111992277PPttee..HH..PP..SShhaaww..LLeeiicc..RR..;;22225511PPttee..HH..RRhhooddeess..CChheess::RR..;;1122992200PPttee..JJ..FF.. AAlllleenn.. DDoorrsseett RR..)) nearly very fne and better (4)
HHaarrrryyJJeessssooppservedwiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom15April1915.Hediedofwoundson5May 1916 whilst serving with 1st/6th Battery, 1st/2nd (West Riding) Brigade, and is buried at Mesnil Ridge Cemetery, France.
HHeennrryyPPeerrccyySShhaawwservedwiththe1stBattalion,LeicestershireRegimentduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29July1915and was killed in action on 19 September 1918. He is buried at Chapelle British Cemetery, Holnon, France.
JJoosseepphhFFrreeddeerriicckkAAlllleennservedwiththeDorsetRegimentintheAsiatictheatreofwarfrom17February1915.Therecipient’sM.I.C.states ‘Presumed dead 29.4.16’; he has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Basra Memorial, Iraq.
EErrnneessttHHiillllenlistedatHalifaxintheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryandwaskilledonactionontheWesternFrontwhilstservingwiththe229thSiege Battery on 26 April 1917. He is buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France. EErrnneessttNNoottttaaggeewasbornin1897andoriginallyservedwiththe3/10thBattalion,LondonRegiment.Transferringtothe22ndBattalion,London Regiment, he was killed in action in the Balkans on 7 March 1917, and is buried at Sarigol Military Cemetery.
AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddLLaawwrreenncceewasborninBirminghamin1882andoriginallyenlistedintheKing’sLiverpoolRegimentasPrivate.Transferredtothe 20thLondonRegiment,hediedofwoundsontheWesternFronton5October1916andisburiedintheDernancourtCommunalCemetery Extension, France. 1914-15Star((11223366..DDvvrr..GG..RReeeess,,RR..FF..AA..));BritishWarMedal1914-20(3)((110044445522GGnnrr..EE..HHiillll..RR..AA..;;33993355PPttee..EE..NNoottttaaggee..1100-LLoonndd.. RR..;; 66222299 PPttee.. AA.. EE.. LLaawwrreennccee 2200--LLoonndd.. RR..)) nearly very fne and better (4)
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M.I.D. London Gazette 15 June 1916.
JJoohhnnPPeennmmaannwasbornatBalcastle,Slamannan,in1880andisrecordedin1901asacoalhewerworkingalongsidehis51year-oldfatherata colliery in New Monkland, Lanarkshire: 'Whenthecallcameformenwhohadexperienceinmining,Lieut.Penman,whowasthenUnder-ManagerwithWoodhallCoalCompanyLtd.,at Pencaitland,appliedforacommission,whichhewassuccessfulinobtaining,andwasgazettedSecondLieutenanton8thOctober,1915.Oneweek aftersawhimengagedwiththesappersinFrance,wherehispracticalexperiencebroughthimtothenoticeofhissuperiorofficers.Hewasputin chargeofaminingschoolatthefrontafterbeingoutafewweeks,andinappreciationofthegoodworkinthisconnectionhewaspromotedto LieutenantinMarchlast.Onhisvisittothevillage,Lieut.PenmanwaswarmlycongratulatedinreceivingthehonourofbeingMentionedin Despatches' (The Falkirk Herald 1 July 1916, refers).
Accordingto TheWarUnderground1914-18 byauthorSimonJones,PenmanwasplacedinchargeoftheThirdArmyMineRescueSchoolin 1916andwasdetailedtodeliver8-daycoursestrainingtunnellersintheuseofthenewPROTO(breathing)apparatuswhichprotectedthe wearerforupto2hoursusingacarbonateofsodacartridgeonthechest,airbottleonthelowerbackandairbagtothefront.Suchwasthe insidiousanddeadlynatureofcarbonmonoxideundergroundthatpartofhisroleinvolvedteachingthementotrimtheclawsofcanariessothat they would immediately fall off their perches upon the frst inhalation of gas - as opposed to the birds clinging on a precious few seconds more.
Thepressureofteachingincreasingnumbersofmeninthebuild-uptotheBattleoftheSommebegantohaveanadverseaffectonPenman's health.Removedfromactiveduty,hespenthistimedevelopingthePenmanstretcher.Hisstreamlineddesignandropetiesenabledacasualtyto behoistedalongandupashaftwhilstalsorestrained-Penmanhavingwitnessedmanyvictimsofgasbecoming violenttowardstheirrescuersin consequenceofthepoisoningandhallucinations.Lateradaptedtothe'sledstretcher'hisdesignwasadoptedbytunnellersforthedurationofthe Great War.
Penman survived the campaign and later returned home to Slamannan, Falkirk, where he died on 27 March 1950. 1914-15 Star, with copy M.I.D.
1914-15Star((555500PPttee..AA..OO..TThhoorrppee..22--RRhhooddeessiiaaRReeggtt..));BritishWarMedal1914-20(2)((CCoonnsstt..MM..AA..SStteewwaarrtt..EE..AA..PPoolliiccee..;; 1122000055SSpprr..HH..JJ..EEddwwaarrddss..EE..AAffrr..TTeell..SS..));VictoryMedal1914-19((11337766PPttee..MM..DDoohheerrttyy..22--RRhhooddeessiiaaRReeggtt..)) thelastwith contact marks and edge digs, otherwise generally very fne (4) £120-£160 554422
AAlllleennOOccttaavviiuussTThhoorrppeeattestedintotheRhodesiaRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarintheEastAfrica, Nyasaland,andNorthernRhodesiatheatreofWarfrom15March1915.Hesawfurtherservicewith1stSouthAfricaninfantryBrigadebefore beingcommissionedintothe5th(SpecialReserve)Battalion,King’sRoyalRifeCorps,servingasaRailwayTransportOfficer,andwasadvanced temporary Lieutenant on 30 April 1919.
MMaatttthheewwDDoohheerrttyyattestedintotheRhodesiaRegimentfromtheWitwatersrandRi fes,andservedduringtheGreatWarintheEastAfrica, Nyasaland,andNorthernRhodesiatheatreofWarfrom30October1915.Hewasdischarged‘medicallyunft’on16August1916,andhis pension card is stamped as ‘Dead’. Sold with copied research for all four recipients.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(3)((SS..SS..110022660099TT..GGrraattwwiicckk..SSttoo..11RR..NN..;;MM..22334444GG..TT..TTiibbbblleess..22..CCkk..MMttee..RR..NN..;;RReeggiinnaallddLL..CCoolllliinn)); VictoryMedal1914-19((222244000088GG..EE..LLiittttllee..AA..BB..RR..NN..))thelastwithsilver‘H.M.S.Natal1915’medalaffixedtoriband,this engraved to edge ‘George Little’, generally very fne and better (4) £140-£180
TThhoommaassGGrraattwwiicckkwasborninHorshamon13October1884andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon22March1906.TransferredtotheRoyalNaval Division (Benbow Battalion) on 17 September 1914, his service record states: ‘Interned in Holland after retreat from Antwerp’.
RReeggiinnaallddLLeewwiissCCoolllliinnwasborninPooleon15April1887andservedasMateintheMercantileMarineduringtheGreatWar.Hewas shipwreckedanddrownedon19December1918whenthesteelketch Iris ranagroundandsankoff FortleMarchant,Guernsey,enroutefrom Fowey, Cornwall, with a cargo of china clay. Sold with copied research, including a photograph of the recipient.
GGeeoorrggeeEErrnneessttLLiittttlleewasborninHackneyon27August1887andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasBoy2ndClasson10December1902.Advanced AbleSeamanaboard Shearwater 19December1907,hewaskilledinactionwhenH.M.S. Natal wassunkon30December1915.Heis commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
TThheeBBrriittiisshhWWaarrMMeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooCCoorrnneelliiuussGG..SSppaarrkkss,,MMeerrccaannttiilleeMMaarriinnee,,wwhhoossuurrvviivveeddtthheessiinnkkiinnggooffSS..SS.. BBrriittaannnniicc,,wwhhiicchh rreessuulltteedd iinn tthhee aammppuuttaattiioonn ooff hhiiss lleefftt lleegg,, aafftteerr hhee hhaadd ssttrruucckk oonnee ooff tthhee sshhiipp’’ss pprrooppeelllloorrss wwhhiillsstt iinn tthhee wwaatteerr British War Medal 1914-20 (Cornelius G. Sparks), light scratches, good very fne
CCoorrnneelliiuussGGeerraallddSSppaarrkksswasborninSouthampton,Hampshire,in1884.HevolunteeredforserviceduringtheGreatWarwiththeMercantile Marine,inAugust1914,servingasaFiremaninHospitalandTransportShipsincludingH.M.T. Araguaya,H.M.T. Caledonia,and,whenservingasa FiremaninH.M.H.S. Britannic on21November1915,wasseverelyinjuredaftershehadhitaGermanmineneartheGreekislandofKea,sinking 55minuteslaterwiththelossof30ofthe1,066peopleonboard.Sparkswasoneofthe1,036survivorsrescuedfromboththewaterand lifeboats,andisnotedashavingsufferedan ‘Amputationofleftlegasaresultofaninjuryreceivedbybeingstruckbypropellorwhileinthewater after vessel had been mined or torpedoed.’ Discharged as a consequence of his disability in 1916, he was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 24. Sold with copied research including the recipient’s copied National Roll of the Great War entry.
RRaallpphh TTuurrnneerr served with the Royal Garrison Artillery in Aden from 4 July 1915. WWiilllliiaammCCllaauuddeeCCrroossssenlistedintheYorkshireLightInfantryon1April1915andservedwiththe10thBattalioninFrancefrom6July1915.He was later discharged on 11 September 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge due to sickness.
GGeeoorrggeeHHoouussttoonnwasborninGovanin1896andenlistedintheArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersatGlasgowon21January1915.Postedto Francewiththe11thBattalion,hewasgrievouslywoundedon1June1916whenhetriedtoforceoutthedetonatorofaMillsbombusingakey; accordingtotherecipient’sArmyServiceRecord:‘LanceCorporalHoustonunfortunatelyappearedtolosehisheadanddroppedthebombathis feet’. Wounded in the lungs by shrapnel he died the following day.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(6)((22--LLiieeuutt..TT..MMoollyynneeaauuxx..;;225577447744SSpprr..EE..EE..GGooddddaarrdd..RR..EE..;;113388003311SSpprr..JJ..EE..HHeennddeerrssoonn..RR..EE..;; 111166008844PPttee..HH..HHaarrrriissoonn..MM..GG..CC..;;1100110044PPttee..JJ..SSmmiitthh..RR..AA..MM..CC..;;119911118811..33..AA..MM..WW..JJ..HHaarrrriiss..RR..AA..FF..)) suspensionbrokenfrom third and this now planchet only, edge bruising, nearly very fne (6)
British War Medal 1914-20 (23/609 Pte. A. Laws. North’d Fus.) lacking retaining rod, otherwise nearly extremely fne £160-£200
AAnntthhoonnyyLLaawwsswasborninChoppington,Northumberland,andattestedintotheNorthumberlandFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWar.He servedontheWesternFrontwiththe23rd(4thTynesideScottish)Battalionandwaskilledinactionon1July1916,the frstdayoftheBattleof theSomme,onwhichdatetheBattalion,alongsidethe1st,2nd,and3rdTynesideScottishBattalion,aspartofthe102ndBrigade,34thDivision, wastaskedwithattackingtheGermanpositionsatLaBoisselle.Theyattackedsouthofthevillageat7:30a.m.andweremetwithheavymachine gunandshell fre.ThetremendouscasualtiessufferedbythefourTynesideScottishbattalionswereamongtheworsteverrecordedonthe Somme,withlossesincludingallfourCommandingOfficerskilledandallsecondincommandsandadjutants.Ofthe80officersthatwentinto actiononlytenreturned,andofthemensome80percentbecamecasualties,with940otherrankskilledandsome1,500wounded.Lawswas amongst those killed. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(6)((220022446622PPttee..FF..HH..JJ..GG..BBaarrttlleetttt..BBeeddff..RR..;;3388229999PPttee..HH..MMoooorree..YYoorrkk..RR..;;2266111100PPttee..GG..FF.. MMiillnnee..RR..SS..FFuuss..;;4422221199PPttee..WW..KKeeaann..CChheess..RR..;;5511772222PPttee..LL..HHuugghheess..RR..WW..FFuuss..;;2211556666PPttee..JJ..FFaarrlleeyy..SS..WWaalleessBBoorrdd..)) generally nearly very fne (6) £100-£140
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(5)((CCaapptt..HH..JJ..PPeeaacchh..;;1100224433PPttee..GG..BBeellll..RR..WW..FFuuss;;99334488PPttee..CC..LLeewwiiss..RR..WW..FFuuss..;;2299552211PPttee..RR.. PPlluummttrreeee..NNoottttss&&DDeerrbbyy..RR..;;44118811FF..SSggtt..WW..TT..CCuuddddoonn..RR..AA..FF..)) heavyedgebruisingandweartotheBWM’stoBelland Plumtree, fair, the remainder nearly very fne and better (5)
£160-£200
HHaarroollddJJoohhnnPPeeaacchhwasbornon17December1877andlivedinCrouchEnd,London.AppointedtoacommissionintheRoyalFieldArtilleryon 11August1917,heservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2November1917andreturnedhometoresumeemploymentasa manager with Temple Brothers Ltd. A centenarian, Peach died aged 102 years at St. Albans in 1979.
CChhaarrlleessLLeewwiissenlistedintheRoyalWelshFusiliersatCardi ff on8July1907andservedoverseasinIndiaandBurma.ReturnedtoWalesonthe eveofwar,LewisservedatZeebruggefrom6October1914anddiedofheartfailureandcongestionofthelungswhilstenjoyingleaveataFrench café on 9 December 1914.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(6)((2222992255PPttee..JJ..GGoorrnnaallll..SSccoo..RRiiff..;;226600229922PPttee..AA..BBeennddoonn..GGlloouucc..RR..;;2288773388PPttee..HH..AAlllleenn..DD..ooff CCoorrnn..LL..II..;;LL--1122001100PPttee..HH..RRaaddwwaayy..MMiidddd’’xxRR..;;5533558800PPttee..AA..AA..RReeaaddsshhaaww..YY..&&LL..RR..;;55114400PPttee..AA..GG..WWaaiigghhtt..66--LLoonndd..RR..)) generally nearly very fne (6)
£100-£140
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British War Medal 1914-20 ((LL.. LL.. WWaallllaaccee..)) extremely fne and scarce
£70-£90
LLeeoonnaarrddLLeesslliieeWWaallllaacceewasborninCheadleon26November1870andisrecordedin1911asamarineengineerwithresponsibilityfor searchingcargoandmerchantvesselsonbehalfoftheMerseyDockandHarbourBoard.Affordedtwomedalindexcards,the frststates‘Mersey Defences1stEng.’,noting‘ineligibleformedals’andstatinghisaddressforcorrespondenceasNo.1PilotBoat,PilotOffice,CanningPierhead, Liverpool.ThesecondnoteshisemploymentasacivilianwiththeExam[ination]Service,laterservingaboutthePilotBoat QueenVictoria.The recipient lived at Wallasey and died in 1951. Confrmed as sole entitlement.
British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue ((666666 LLaabbrr.. JJaasswwaanntt SSiinngghh,, 114455 LLaabb CCppss..)) nearly very fne
£100-£140
VictoryMedal1914-19(6)((LL--3311551155DDvvrr..FF..CC..MMiilleess..RR..AA..;;LL--4422668855DDvvrr..AA..WWhheellaann..RR..AA..;;112244330044PPnnrr..JJ..IIrreeddaallee..RR..EE..;;009922556666 DDvvrr..AA..EE..DDyyee..AA..SS..CC..;;MM22--110033993322PPttee..SS..JJ..MMoooorree..AA..SS..CC..;;TT44--112244669966PPttee..JJ..FFoorrdd..AA..SS..CC..));togetherwithtwoFrenchAllied Victory Medals, the VM to Iredale fair; the rest generally nearly very fne (8)
£60-£80
VictoryMedal1914-19,withM.I.D.oakleaves((TT--114444WW..OO..CCll..22..GG..WW..CC..MMaayynnaarrddTThheeQQuueeeenn’’ssRR..));VictoryMedal1914-19(3) ((1155221155PPttee..WW..BBaaiilleeyy..EE..LLaann..RR..;;2277226688CCppll..JJ..WW..HHoolltt..RR..AA..MM..CC..;;449955770077PPttee..HH..GG..MMeerrtteennss..1133--LLoonndd..RR..)) the frstheavily stained, good fne, otherwise very fne and better (4) £80-£100
GGeeoorrggeeWWiilllliiaammCChhaarrlleessMMaayynnaarrddwasbornon30August1885andisrecordedasaschoolmaster.HeservedwiththeRoyalWestSurrey RegimentduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontandwasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 8July1919).AdvancedWarrant Officer Class II, he was awarded the Territorial Efficiency Medal per Army Order 148 of 1920. WWiilllliiaammBBaaiilleeyywasbornatWhalley,Lancashire,andenlistedin11thBattalionoftheEastLancashireRegimentatAccrington.Postedtothe WesternFronthewaskilledinactionon24September1916duringtheBattleoftheSomme.HeisburiedinBrown’sRoadMilitaryCemetery, Festubert, France.
JJaammeessWWiilllliiaammHHoollttwasborninCrawshawbooth,Lancashire,andenlistedintheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsatTidworth.AdvancedCorporal,he waskilledinactionontheWesternFronton23July1918whilstservingwiththe46thFieldAmbulance.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Soissons Memorial, France.
HHuugghhGGrriieerrMMeerrtteennsswasborninArdingly,Sussex,andenlistedintheLondonRegimentatBrighton.Postedtothe13th(Kensington)Battalion, London Regiment, he was killed in action on the Western Front on 9 August 1918 and is buried at Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette, France.
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VictoryMedal1914-19(7)((3344445588PPttee..WW..SS..BBrriissttooww..LL’’ppooooll..RR..;;5588111122PPttee..JJ..AA..HHuurrlloocckk..LL’’ppooooll..RR..;;9911111122PPttee..JJ..WWhhiittee.. LL’’ppooooll..RR..;;1199554433PPttee..CC..HH..GGooooddmmaann..WWoorrcc..RR..;;2299666644PPttee..AA..FF..BBuulllleenn..DD..ooffCCoorrnn..LL..II..;;2244113355PPttee..WW..JJ..GGeerrrryyDD..ooff CCoorrnn..LL..II..;;3300110022PPttee..FF..MMiillllss..DD..ooffCCoorrnn..LL..II..));togetherwithaSilverWarBadge,thereverseo fficiallynumbered‘B217228’, generally nearly very fne and better (7) £80-£100
JJaammeessWWhhiitteeattestedfortheKing’sLiverpoolRegimenton29November1916andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front. He was discharged due to sickness on 16 May 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. B217228.
Victory Medal 1914-19 ((LLiieeuutt.. EE.. CClloouugghh)) good very fne
M.C. London Gazette 26 July 1918.
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£70-£90
EErrnneessttCClloouugghhservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe3rdBattalion,WestYorkshireRegiment,andwasawardedtheMilitaryCrossin1918.The Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette of 4 May 1918, adds: ‘2ndLieutenantCloughobtainedhiscommissionin1916fromtheInnsofCourtCadetCorpsandwenttotheFrontinJanuary,1917,serving withtheWestYorksRegiment.ItwasforgallantconductonandaboutMarch21st[1918]thattheLieutenantreceivedtheM.C.Heandasmall partyofmenwerecutoff byalargeforceoftheenemyandallseemedlostandsurrenderinevitablewhenLieutenantCloughinspiredthemento highaction,andbythedeadlyuseofbombsfoughtawaythrough.OnMarch31stSecondLieutenantCloughwaswounded,andheisnowan inmate of St. Mark’s College, Chelsea.’
VictoryMedal1914-19(4)((2233338899SSjjtt..JJ..VV..CCooookk..RR..WW..FFuuss..;;99444488PPttee..TT..EEddwwaarrddss..RR..WW..FFuuss..;;44555599PPttee..JJ..HHuugghheess..RR..WW..FFuuss..;; 1100777700 PPttee.. SS.. LLaarrggee.. RR..WW.. FFuuss..)) nearly very fne and better (4)
£80-£100
JJaammeessVViinncceennttCCooookkwasbornon21January1887andservedwiththe10thBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliersduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom27September1915.AppointedtoacommissionintheRoyalAirForce,heattendedtheschoolofphotographyat Farnborough and qualifed as a grenade instructor.
TThhoommaassEEddwwaarrddsswasborninAberporth,Cardigan,andservedwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliersduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 1 September 1914. Transferred to the 1st Battalion, he was killed in action at Festubert on 24 July 1915.
JJoohhnnHHuugghheesswasborninLiverpoolandservedwiththe3rdGarrisonBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliersduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom2November1914.Therecipient’sArmyServiceRecordstatesthathewaswoundedon29March1916andadmittedtothe1st GeneralHospitalsufferingfromaseveregunshotwoundtothelefthand.Hewassubsequentlydischargedon24January1917andissuedaSilver War Badge.
SoldwithoriginalcorrespondencebetweentheWarOfficeandtherecipient’swidow,includingahandwrittenletterfromMrs.Largetothe RegimentalPaymasteratGreatBarrow,nearChester,dated28July1917:‘Ishallbemostgratefulifyouwouldkindlyurgemydependant’s allowance claim, as I am almost destitute.’
Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 ((222266224477.. GG.. EE.. PPaayynnee,, LLgg.. SSeeaa.. HH..MM..SS.. PPeerrsseeuuss..)) good very fne £120-£160
GGeeoorrggeeEEddwwiinnPPaayynneewasborninAlverstoke,Hampshire,on9September1887andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasBoySecondClasson5May1903. AdvancedAbleSeamanon5October1906aboardtheprotectedcruiser Amethyst,hetransferredtosister-ship Perseus 29September1909and tookpartinoperationstosuppressthetrafficofarmsintheArabianSeaandPersonGulf.ThiswasfollowedbyapostingtoFarnboroughin1912 whereheundertookanairshipcourse.Transferredtothelightcruiser Bristol asLeadingSeaman13May1914,PayneservedintheNorth AmericaandWestIndiesStation,beingbriefydeployedtoMexicotoprotectBritishinterestsduringtheMexicanRevolution.Hespentmuchof the remainder on the Great War at home ports before being invalided from the service on account of defective vision on 1 February 1920.
Sold with copied service record confrming entitlement to a 1914-15 Star trio and a Silver War Badge.
Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Yangtze 1949 ((CCHH//XX..44778844 CC.. HH.. RRoobbiinnssoonn.. MMnnee.. RR..MM..)) nearly very fne £800-£1,000
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(2)((6699998844PPttee..AA..MMiittcchheellll..KK..OO..YY..LL..II..;;2233227744PPttee..JJ..GG..GGaaddssttoonnee..DD..CC..LL..II..)) contactmarks, nearly very fne (2) £120-£160
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Southern Desert, Iraq ((335555553300 LL..AA..CC.. GG.. HH.. BBeesstt.. RR..AA..FF..)) toned, nearly extremely fne
£550-£750
GGeeoorrggeeHHeennrryyBBeessttwasborninHammersmith,LondoninMarch1903.HejoinedtheRoyalAirForceinSeptember1923,andremusteredasan A.C.2(Carpenter).BestadvancedtoL.A.C.inJuly1925,andwaspostedforservicewith70SquadroninIraqinSeptember1926.Hereturnedto the UK from Hinaidi in November 1928, and subsequently transferred to the Reserve. BestwasmobilisedforserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar,initiallyto13M.U.,HendonandthentoH.Q.C.F.F.inJanuary1940.Headvanced to Temporary Corporal in February 1941, and to Temporary Sergeant in February the following year. Soldwiththefollowingrelateditems:PortraitPhotographofrecipientinuniform;RibandBarforG.S.M.and1939-45Star;LeatherWalletand PocketDiaryfor1952,thelatterwithsomeentries-includinganewspapercuttingrelatingtoanabortiveBOACHermesairliner fighttoNairobi, during which he was a passenger.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine ((33331122777711 PPttee.. HH.. MMccCCoollll.. HH..LL..II..)) very fne
£60-£80 556633 xx
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46 ((1144880099885533 CCppll.. TT.. WW.. CCrroocckkeetttt.. CCaammeerroonniiaannss..)) good very fne, rare to unit £70-£90
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,(2)Palestine1945-48((11553322996611LL..AA..CC..DD..JJ..TThhoommaass..RR..AA..FF..));ArabianPeninsula((2222330066779933 BBddrr.. RR.. WWaarrddllee.. RR..AA..)) the frst nearly extremely fne, the second nearly very fne (2)
£100-£140
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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Malaya,G.VI.R.((1199007700889955PPttee..AA..JJeennnniissoonn..KK..OO..YY..LL..II..));Cyprus((2233226600661199PPttee..KK.. HHuubbbbaarrdd.. KK..OO..YY..LL..II..)) minor official correction to surname on latter, good very fne (2)
BBeerrnnaarrddWWaattssoonnwasborninYeovil,SomersetinAugust1928.HeattestedfortheWiltshireRegimentatBristolinOctober1946,andservedas Drummerwiththe1stBattalion.HelefttheBattalioninHongKong,9March1953,andtransferredfortrainingwith22S.A.S.Thiswastragically short-lived, when he died during a training incident as recorded in the Daily Mail, 23 March 1953: ‘KualaLumpur,Sunday.Twoofficersandtwoprivatesweredrownedinanoldminingpoolnearhereyesterdaywhilecarryingoutwater-crossing training for operations.
All four were attached to 22nd Special Air Service Regiment. S.A.S. troops have often been dropped behind enemy lines for sabotage work. Oneofthefour,TrooperBernardWatsonaged25,ofYeovilhadarrivedinMalayafromHongKonglessthanaweekago.Theotherswere: Trooper E. Duckworth of Liverpool; Second Lieutenant F. M. Donnelly-Wood and Lieutenant Cartwright.
The Army has put a security ban on statements pending an inquiry.’
The following additional detail was provided in a letter to Watson’s father by The War Office, dated 9 May 1953: ‘Iwritetoinformyouthatthefullreportofthecircumstancesattendingthedeathofyourson19034207PteB.WatsonWilts(Attached22SAS Regt), has now been received from the Military authorities overseas. The report discloses the following information: Yoursonwasamemberofapartyundergoingspecialisttrainingwhichincludedanexerciseinwatercrossing.Theexercisetookplaceonthe21st March,1953andinvolvedswimminginfulljungledressacrossalakeatSungaiBesi,adistanceofapproximatelysixtyyards.Thestronger swimmersweretoswimovertotheothersideofthelake,mantheassaultboatsmooredthereandbringtheboatsbacktoassisttheweaker swimmers across.
Yoursonenteredthewaterwiththe frstwaveofswimmers.Whensometwentyyardsorsofromthestartingshorehewasseentobein difficultiesandturningback.Hesankbeforerescuerscouldreachthespot,andrepeatedeffortsweremadetolocatehim.Whensuccessful,he wasatoncebroughtbyboattotheshore,andartifcialrespirationwasimmediatelycommenced.TheMedicalOfficer,however,confrmedthat death had already taken place. A post-mortem examination revealed that the cause of death was asphyxia due to drowning.
After a thorough investigation it was found that your son was on duty at the time of his death and that he was in no way to blame.’
Trooper Watson is buried in the Cheras Road Christian Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur, and is commemorated at The National Arboretum. Soldwiththefollowingrelateddocuments:CertifedCopyofAttestation;StatementofAccountsforrecipient,withWarOfficeenclosure,dated 20August1953;WiltshireRegimentCertifcateofAppreciation,dated7March1953;WarOfficecorrespondencerelatingtorecipient’sdeath, andhislasteffects;3PostCardsdepictingH.M.T. Lancashire,writtentorecipient’sfamilydocumentinghistravelonthevessel,2dated16 February1952andtheotherdated24February1952;4ColouredPhotographsofrecipient,allreversesannotated‘Sep.1950CampTamMi,Nr. HongKong,China.Withlotsoflove&kisses.Bernard’; DailyMail newspapercuttingconcerningrecipient’sdeath;otherephemeraandcopied research.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. ((44112244 PPCC MMoottii BBaahhaadduurr RRaaii.. SS’’PPoorree PPooll)) good very fne and scarce to unit £80-£100 556688
MMoottiiBBaahhaadduurrRRaaiiservedinSingaporeduringtheMalayanEmergencyaspartoftheBritishArmyGurkhaContingent.Deployedatthetimeofthe raceriotsbetweentheMalayandEuropeanCommunitieswhichbrokeoutoverthedisputedcustodyofMariaHertogh,theGurkhaswere deployedasPoliceOfficersinaneutralforce.Theirpresencebecameincreasinglyimportantbecausethelocalpolicewereperceivetobe–or even expected to be – biased towards their own European, Malay or Chinese communities, which in turn further fuelled the violence. Inhisautobiography,formerPrimeMinisterofSingaporeLeeKuanYewrecountedtheuseoftheGurkhaContingentasanimpartialforceinthe years after Singapore had gained its independence in 1965: ‘WhenIreturnedtoOxleyRoad(theOfficialResidenceofthePrimeMinister),GurkhaPolicemen,recruitedbytheBritishfromNepal,were postedassentries.TohaveeitherChinesepolicemenshootingMalaysorMalaypolicemenshootingChinesewouldhavecausedwidespread repercussions. The Gurkhas on the other hand, were neutral, besides having a reputation for total discipline and loyalty.’
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(3)Malaya,E.II.R.(2)((2233002233883333FFuuss..EE..BB..EEvvaannss..RRWWFF..;;2233224411115599FFuuss..JJ..JJ..GGaallllaagghheerr..RR..WW..FF..)); Cyprus ((2233554455889966 FFuuss.. SS.. BBaaiilleeyy.. RR..WW..FF..)) good very fne and better (3)
£140-£180
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(3)((2233116666993388FFuuss..CC..WW..IIssrraaeell..RR..WW..FF..;;2233229900331122FFuuss..RR..TTuufftt..RR..WW..FF..;; 2233002211770033 FFuuss.. MM.. TTuurrnneerr.. RR..WW..FF..)) minor edge nicks to frst, very fne, the remainder nearly extremely fne (4)
£140-£180
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.((LLtt..AA..MM..MMcc..RRaaee..QQ..AA..RR..AA..NN..CC..)) areaoferasurebeforerank,otherwisegood very fne
£60-£80
AAnnnnaaMMaaccddoonnaallddMMccRRaaeewascommissionedLieutenantinQueenAlexandra’sRoyalArmyNursingCorpson4September1950,andwas promotedCaptainon4September1956.ShetransferredtotheRegularArmyReserveofOfficerson7November1957,andrelinquishedher commission on 6 November 1959.
£100-£140 557722
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(3),Malaya,E.II.R.((2233223355770044CCppll..KK..CC..SSppiinnkkss..RR..AA..PP..CC..));Cyprus(2)((2233223322445511SSggtt..RR..BB.. WWaarrddeenn.. RR..AA..PP..CC..;; 2233117744115588 CCppll.. AA.. WWaarrrreenn.. RR..AA..PP..CC..)) very fne and better (3)
KKeennnneetthhCChhaarrlleessSSppiinnkksswasborninNorwichon22April1937.HeenlistedintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson7March1955andwaspostedto HeadquartersR.A.P.C.CostingsServices,inApril1956.TransferredtoPayServicesGHQFARELFinthesummerof1957,hewasdischargedfrom the Pay Office, Northern Command on 6 March 1964.
RRooggeerr BBaarrrriinnggttoonn WWaarrddeenn was born in Derby on 1 March 1937 and served at the R.P.O. Taunton from August 1958.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,NearEast((2233112266118800PPttee..AA..MMcc..CCoollll..YY..&&LL..));GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp(2),Borneo ((22336688996633PPttee..GG..CCrruummmmaacckk..KKOOYYLLII..));NorthernIreland((2244227799338833PPttee..JJ..DD..GGrrii ffiffi tthhssPPWWOO..)) edgebruiseto frst,generally good very fne (3) £120-£160
1939-45Star(2),1witha copy BattleofBritainclasp;AtlanticStar(3),1withAirCrewEuropeclasp,anotherwithFranceand Germanyclasp; copy AirCrewEuropeStar,with copy FranceandGermanyclasp;AfricaStar(4),1with8thArmyclasp,another with1stArmyclasp,andanotherwithNorthAfrica1942-43clasp;PacifcStar(2),1withBurmaclasp;BurmaStar(2),1with Pacifcclasp;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar(2),1withAtlanticclasp;DefenceMedal(2),1ofwhichisaCanadianissuein silver;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;WarMedal1939-45(4),2ofwhichareCanadianissuesinsilver,and2withM.I. D. oak leaf, generally good very fne and better (23) £200-£240 557744
1939-45Star;DefenceMedal(3);WarMedal1939-45;ImperialServiceMedal(2),G.VI.R.,1stissue((GGrraacceeMMaabbeellAArrnnoolldd))incard boxofissue;E.II.R.,1stissue((AAnnddrreewwGGrraahhaamm))in RoyalMint caseofissue;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1st issue,2clasps,LongService1946,LongService1956((HHoorraacceeNNoottttiinngghhaamm));togetherwithaChurchLadsBrigadeBronzeCross,1 clasp,1910,withtopbroochbar;NationalServiceMedal1939-60,withRoyalBritishLegioncard,numbered40608,incaseof issue;aNorfolkEducationCommitteeSchoolAttendanceMedal,whitemetal,unnamed,withtop1908broochbar;andaMayor of Peterborough Coronation Medal 1911, white metal, generally very fne and better (lot)
£60-£80
Sold with various cap badges.
Air Crew Europe Star, unnamed as issued, slightly mottled fnish, good very fne
Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, Atlantic, unnamed as issued, scratches to reverse of clasp, good very fne £180-£220
Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, Atlantic, unnamed as issued, good very fne
£180-£220
557799
558800
558811 xx
Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany, unnamed as issued, good very fne
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp(2),Borneo((2233770022332211PPttee..JJ..RRaattcchhffoorrdd..KKOOYYLLII..));SouthArabia((2244007788448822PPttee..GG..SS.. JJaacckkmmaann.. KKOOYYLLII..)) good very fne (2)
£100-£140
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp(3),Borneo((2233997711889911PPttee..EE..RReennwwiicckk..RRAAPPCC..));SouthArabia(2)((2233992200662266CCppll..BB..JJ.. NNoorrtthhmmoorree.. RRAAPPCC..;; 2244003311336655 CCppll PP OOxxlleeyy.. RRAAPPCC..)) the frst sometime lacquered, very fne and better (3)
£100-£140
EErriiccRReennwwiicckkwasborninHoughton-le-Spring,Durham,on30October1947.HejoinedtheRoyalArmyPayCorpson9March1967andserved withalargenumberofBritishArmyunitsincludingNo.16SignalsRegiment,1stCorpsR.A.O.C.,No.11FieldAmbulanceR.A.M.C.,andthe10th GurkhaRegimentinHongKong.AppointedtoC.P.O.HongKonginOctober1977,hewaspostedtotheQueen’sGurkhaEngineersinAugust 1978 and was demobilised around 1985.
BBrriiaannJJoohhnnNNoorrtthhmmoorreewasborninIslingtonon17July1946.HejoinedIntakeNo.1,ApprenticeSchool,RoyalArmyPayCorpson11 September1962,andwaspostedtotheBAORatLemgoinAugust1965.TransferredtoAdenin1966andMunsterinJune1968,heendedhis service as Staff Sergeant at the R.A.P.C. Computer Centre from January 1974. Relocating to Doncaster, he died on 20 January 2023.
PPhhiilliippOOxxlleeyywasbornatWaltonHallon17July1946.HeservedwiththeRoyalArmyPayCorpsinAdenfromNovember1965,andenjoyeda seriesofoverseaspostingsincludingtoCommandPayOffice,NEARELF(Episkopi),fromthespringof1973.HediedatPontefracton7July2010, his last employment listed as Local Government Officer (retired).
MM..JJoohhnnssoonnattestedfortheRoyalArmyPayCorpson14January1963.Attachedtothe1stEastAnglianRegiment,heservedinAdenfrom February to April 1964 and as part of BAOR at Celle in November 1965.
KKeennnneetthhTTrraanntteerrwasborninBirminghamon28June1943andenlistedintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson9January1963.RaisedSta ff Sergeant attached3rdQueen’sRegimentinAugust1974,hewasdischargedon30September1976andlaterservedasMayorofDoverfrom2005-06.He died on 21 October 2017.
GG..WW..DDaavviisswaspartofIntakeNo.3attheRoyalArmyPayCorpsApprenticeCollege,May1963.Attachedtothe1stBattalion,Parachute Regiment as Company Pay Clerk, he served in Aden from May to November 1967, and was transferred to the Reserve on 15 December 1968.
558844
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Vietnam, an unnamed specimen, extremely fne
558855
£300-£400
Only68SouthVietnamclaspstotheGeneralServiceMedal1962-2007wereawarded,alltomembersoftheAustralianArmyTrainingTeam,for the period from 24 December 1962 to 29 May 1964.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(3)((2244004477666688FFuuss..KK..GG..HHaayywwaarrddRRWWFF..;;2233884411001155CCppllJJSSaannddyyRRWWFF;; 2244224422332299PPttee..DD..AA..SSttrruuddwwiicckkDD&&DD..)) the frstgoodvery fne,thesecondwithscratchestoobverseandminoredgenicks, nearly very fne, the last extremely fne (3) £120-£160
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(3)((2244882233441188FFuussRRRRJJoonneessRRWWFF;;2244333399771111FFuuss..TT..II..PPooppeeRRWWFF..;; 2244222288779933 FFuuss.. SS.. PP.. WWeellllss RRWWFF..)) the frst two mounted for wear on original pins, good very fne and better (3) £120-£160
AAppooiiggnnaanntt‘‘NNoorrtthheerrnnIIrreellaanndd’’mmeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeCC..II..AAllddeerr,,PPaarraacchhuutteeRReeggiimmeenntt,,aabbllaacckksseerrvviicceemmaann,,wwhhoowwaassllaatteerr uunnllaawwffuullllyy kkiilllleedd iinn ppoolliiccee ccuussttooddyy General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24433478 Pte C I Alder Para) extremely fne £300-£400 558877
CChhrriissttoopphheerrIIbbiikkuunnlleeAAllddeerrwasbornininHull,EastYorkshire,on25June1960.HeattestedintotheBritishArmyasajuniorsoldieron1 September1976,and,aftertransferringintotheParachuteRegiment,passedoutattheDepotwith443Platoonon19May1978.Hisservice includedatourinNorthernIreland,beforehisdischargeon4July1981withhisconductnotedas‘VeryGood’.Hedied,aged37,on1stApril 1998,intheChargeRoomatHullCentralPoliceStation,afterhisarrestfollowinghospitaltreatmentforaheadinjuryreceivedduringa fght outsideaHullnightclub.Aninquestdated24August2000,heldintothecircumstancessurroundinghisdeath,ruledthathiscauseofdeathwas ‘Multifactoraleventsleadingtoalevelonunconsciousnesswhichresultedinupperairwayobstructionandpositionalasphyxia.Verdict ChristopherAlderwaskilledunlawfully’.Fivepoliceofficerspresentathisdeathwereallmedicallyretiredinlate2004,followedbyan IndependentPoliceComplaintsCommissionrulinginMarch2006,whichledtocommentsfromtheirchairmanthatthetreatmentofMr.Alder amountedto‘unwittingracism’,beforecondemningthebehaviourofthepoliceofficersas‘disgraceful’,aswellascriticisingthetwopreviously heldpoliceinvestigationsintotheirconduct.Inafurtherpoignanttwistoffate,itwasdiscoveredinlate2011,that,duetoamistakeattheHull RoyalInfrmarymortuary,theremainsoftherecipienthadbeenconfusedwithanotherpersonwhohadbeenmistakenlyburiedinhisnamein 2000. He was fnally laid to rest when his second funeral took place in February 2012. Sold with detailed copied research and press reports.
KKeevviinnDDuunnnneewasborninLiverpoolon5November1943andenlistedintheRoyalElectricalandMechanicalEngineerson25June1973.He servedtwooverseastourstoGermanyaspartoftheBritishArmyoftheRhine,aswellas5monthsactiveserviceinNorthernIrelandfrom5 December1974to10April1975.DunnewaslaterdischargedintherankofCraftsmanon7May1977afterceasingtofulflarmymedical requirements.Hiscommandingofficeradds:‘Dunneisacompetentdriverwhohashadawiderangeofexperiencedrivingandmaintainingmilitary vehicles. The greater part of his service was spent driving and maintaining 4 ton and 10 ton vehicles.’ Soldwiththerecipient’sRegularArmyCertifcateofService;CertifcateofQualifcations;ArmyFormB6335JobDescription,namedtoDunne, showinghimpassingClassThree(1975)andClassTwo(1977)Standarddrivingexaminations;withasmallcolourphotoofDunneinmilitary uniform and a large black and white group photograph, annotated in pencil ‘Kevin Dunne Top Left’.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(3)((2244009911999977CCppll..CC..PP..GGrreeeennRRAAPPCC..;;2244116688227777PPtteeGGJJKKnnoowwlleess RRAAPPCC;; 2244009911880077 CCppll II AA SS LLaaww RRAAPPCC)) nearly extremely fne (3)
CC..PP..GGrreeeennenlistedintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson10August1967andinitiallyservedatWorthyDown.PostedtotheRegimentalPayO ffice inBrightonJune1971,hetransferredto29Cdo.Lt.Regiment,RoyalArtillery,June1973,andwastransferredtoArmyReserveasSergeant312 December 1974.
GG..JJ..KKnnoowwlleessjoinedtheRoyalArmyPayCorpsaround1977andwaspostedtoRegimentalHeadquarters,WelshGuardsinApril1983.The following summer he served in the Military Accounts Department at the School of Infantry (Support Weapons Wing).
II..AA..SS..LLaawwjoinedtheRoyalArmyPayCorpsApprenticeCollege(Intake15)on24April1967andwasadvancedCorporalwhilstservingat Barton Stacey with No. 16 Light Air Defence Regiment, Royal Artillery.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(3)((2244115566441100CCppll..CC..SS..LLaannttRRAAPPCC..;;2244880055448822CCppllNNJJMMaacchhiinnRRAAPPCC;; 2244666677444455 PPttee TT II MMaarrttiinn RRAAPPCC)) nearly extremely fne and better (3)
£100-£140
CCoolliinnSSaammuueellLLaannttwasborninNewcastleon3June1950andattestedfortheRoyalArmyPayCorpson7October1969.Attachedto40Field Regiment,RoyalArtillery,heservedinBallymurphy,NorthernIreland,from22February1973,beforereturningwiththeRegimenttoGutersloh on 25 June 1973. Sent to Worthy Down in 1976, he was transferred to the Reserve on 11 February 1977.
NNiiggeellJJaassoonnMMaacchhiinnwasborninDoncasteron12April1970.HejoinedtheRoyalArmyPayCorpsin1989andservedinOmagh,attached2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets from February 1991.
TTiimmootthhyyIIaannMMaarrttiinnwasborninWoolwichon18March1967.HejoinedIntakeNo.60attheRoyalArmyPayCorpsApprenticeCollege, September1983,andwaspostedtoAPDONorthernIrelandinNovember1985.AdvancedCorporal,attached2ndBattalion,ScotsGuards,he served a roulement tour from October 1987 to February 1988, returning to Hounslow in March 1988.
GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Borneo,MalayPeninsula, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps ((2233553388444444PPttee..WW..CC.. LLaaiiddllaaww.. PPaarraa..)) with uno fficial small silver parachute badge emblem on riband, edge bruise, good very fne £240-£280
Sold with cloth Parachute Regiment insignia.
559933
GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,NorthernIreland,Lebanon((2244339933226655 TTpprr RR EE TThhoommaass QQGGDD)) minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fne £900-£1,200
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2014.
RRoobbeerrttEEddggaarrTThhoommaasswasbornon14January1960.HeenlistedintotheRoyal ArmouredCorpsatSwanseaon3May1976andwiththeQueen’sDragoonGuardshe servedinNorthernIreland,October1980-November1982andinLebanon,FebruaryAugust1983.HealsoservedwiththeB.A.O.R.,September1977-September1978; October1978-July1979;August1979-October1980;andSeptember-October1984. As a Lance-Corporal he was transferred to the Reserve in January 1985. 559922
559944
SouthAtlantic1982,withrosette((PP..SS..MM..CCuuzznneerr))officiallynamedinthestyleassociatedwiththeMercantileMarine;together with a National Service Medal and a Merchant Naval Service Medal, nearly extremely fne (3) £260-£300
Sold with Secretary of State for Trade enclosure for the South Atlantic Medal.
South Atlantic 1982, with rosette ((2244551111554477 SSpprr PP JJ HHoollddccrroofftt RREE)) nearly extremely fne
£360-£440
£400-£500 559955
Empress of India 1877, silver, unnamed as issued, with long length of neck riband, extremely fne
559966
Jubilee 1887, clasp, 1897, Metropolitan Police ((PP..CC.. EE.. PPaappwwoorrtthh.. HH.. DDiivvnn..)) edge bruise, otherwise good very fne
Jubilee1897,MetropolitanPolice(P.S.J.Bagley.S.Divn.);Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze(P.S.J.Bagley.S.Div.); Coronation1911,MetropolitanPolice(P.S.J.Bagley.)with crushed namedlidsfromthethreecardboxesofissue,the frsttwo mounted as worn, the last loose, nearly extremely fne (3)
Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze(P.C.T.Adams.V.Div.);Coronation1911,MetropolitanPolice(P.C..T.Adams.) light contact marks and some staining to frst, good very fne (2)
TThhoommaassBBoowwiinnsswasborninDublinon8April1842andattestedforthe54th(WestNorfolk)RegimentofFootatCanterburyon8April1856, on his 14th birthday. Soon after he proceeded with the Regiment to India in the troopship Sarah Sands
TThhee SSaarraahh SSaannddss
The SarahSands,asteamshiprequisitionedfortrooptransport,setsailon15August1857withthreecompanies,and14officersofthe54th Regiment,boundforIndia.Alsoaboardweresomeofthesoldiers’families,includingthatoftheirCommandingOfficerLieutenantColonelB. Moffat;theRegiment’ssupplies;and128barrelsofgunpowderfordeliverytotheCalcuttaArsenal.SuchTransportships,withpressgangcrewsof questionablequality,hadacquiredabadreputationamongstsoldiers,duetoincidentssuchasthesinkingofthe Birkenhead,which fveyears earlier had struck an uncharted reef off the South African coast causing the loss of 445 lives.
On11November,afteraperiodofinclementweather,SergeantJ.Murrayofthe54thFootwasleadingafatiguepartytocollectrationswhenhe noticedsmokebillowingoutfromthehatchwayontheOrlopdeck.ThegeneralalarmwasraisedandtheCaptainoftheship,CaptainCastle, orderedthewomenandchildrenintothelifeboats.Workpartieswereimmediatelyorganisedtotryandclearthepowderandammunitionaway fromthestern,wherethe frewasconcentrated.Allthebarrelswereseeminglyaccountedfor,andeffortstoquelltheblazelookedliketheymay reachasuccessfulconclusion;however,twobarrelsoftheship’ssignallingpowderstillremainedinthehold.Theheighteningwindfannedthe famesandledtoitsspreadtotheriggingintheearlyevening,climaxingat9:00p.m.withthecacophonousexplosionasthe fre fnallyfoundthe signallingpowder.Flamingdebriseruptedintotheskyandthesterncabinswerevisuallyblownabovethedeck.Themostcriticaldamagecamein the shapeofthelargeholecreatedinthethickironhullplates.ItwasatthispointthatCaptainCastleorderedthecrewandthe54th,whowere gallantly fghting the fre, to prepare to abandon ship.
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Long Service Medals
Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse ((1177771133 SSggtt.. WW.. CCaallccootttt.. RR..EE..)) impressed naming, nearly extremely fne £70-£90
WWiilllliiaammCCaallccoottttwasborninBanbury,Oxfordshire,in1860andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersatShe ffieldon26September1882.He witnessed19yearsand175daysofhomeserviceandwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1901;therecipient’sArmy Service Record adds that he died of pneumonia and heart failure at Southampton on 19 March 1902 whilst continuing to serve as a Sergeant. Sold with copied research.
Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse ((771111.. SSeerrggtt.. HH.. MMeeww,, 22--88tthh.. FFoooott)) minor edge nicks, good very fne £60-£80
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse((22774433MMiicchhll..TTaalllloonn11sstt..BBaattttnn..1100tthh..FFoooott))impressednaming, seconddigit of number officially corrected, edge nicks, suspension claw slightly loose, very fne £60-£80
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse((22666666,,SSeerrjjtt..HH..BBaakkeerr,,2266tthh..FFoooott..))engravednaming, minoredgebruise, good very fne £100-£140
HHeennrryyBBaakkeerrwasborninShelfanger,Diss,Norfolk,in1825andattestedforthe26thRegimentofFooton28May1845.Hewaspromoted Corporalion6June1850,andSergeanton1April1854;andwasappointedColour-Sergeanton1JulyJuly1858,andSergeantMajoron6 August1862.ThefollowingyearhewastriedandreducedtoPrivatefordrunkenness.HewassubsequentlyrestoredSergeanton20June1865, andwas fnallydischargedon19January1869after23yearsand214days’service,ofwhich2yearsand3monthswerespentsoldieringBermuda; 3yearsinIndia;andtwomonthsinAbyssinia.HesubsequentlyservedasRegimentalSergeantMajoroftheWestKentLightInfantryMilitia,and died from poisoning at the Militia Barracks, Maidstone, on 15 April 1875.
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JJaammeessLLeesssseellsswasborninEdinburghon6April1846andenlistedasa15year-oldupholstererintothe92nd(GordonHighlanders)Regimentof Footon4April1861.PostedtoIndiaon22November1862,hewasadvancedCorporalon14May1869andSergeanton13March1872, returningtoAberdeenasPaymasterSergeantatthe56thBrigadeDepotfrom7January1874.EmployedintheArmyPayOffice,75thRegimental Districtfrom21November1883,LesselstransferredthefollowingyeartotheCorpsofMilitaryStaff Clerksandendedhisserviceas Superintending Clerk, Army Pay Department. He died at Chapel Street, Aberdeen on 6 May 1919.
ArmyL.S.&G.C.(2),E.VII.R.((33223355PPttee..JJ..BBllaacckkrroocckk..NNoottttss::&&DDeerrbbyy::RReeggtt..));G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy((44118844665522WW..OO.. CCll.. 22.. HH.. TT.. RRoobbeerrttss.. RR..WW.. FFuuss..)) minor contact marks to second, generally good very fne (2) £80-£100
HHeennrryy TThhoommaass RRoobbeerrttss was born in Manchester in 1901 and enlisted at Wrexham for the Royal Welsh Fusiliers on 24 January 1923.
Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army ((44990077118800 SSjjtt.. EE.. BBaaiilleeyy.. SS.. SSttaaffff .. RR..)) good very fne RRhhooddeessiiaa,GeneralServiceMedal(10)((1100115599PP//OOJJ..AA..AAzzeevveeddoo;;PP4411008866RRffnn..JJ..RR..SS..BBoonnnneeyy;;PPRR110055005500RRffnnPP..JJ..LL..JJaaccoobbss;; 3377002255PPtteeWW..SStteewwaarrtt;;338811009999MMVVDDTTAA..SS..vvaannddeerrMMeerrwwee;;1188006611VV..DD..TT..HH..DD..SSmmiitthh;;RR4411336655LL..CCppll..LLoottii;;2277007733CCoonnsstt.. AA.. CChhaakkuunnddaa;; 2233885544 CCoonnsstt DDuubbee;; 2255553333 CCsstt.. AA.. PP.. MMaappuuiiyyee)) good very fne (11) £100-£140 660077
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RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension((GGee..WWeebbbbeerr,,SSeerrggtt..RR..MM..HH..MM..SS..IInndduuss..))engravednaming, edgebruise,good very fne £120-£160
GGeeoorrggeeWWeebbbbeerrwasborninExeter,Devon,in1842andattestedthereforthePlymouthDivision,RoyalMarineson14September1861,having previouslyservedinthe1stDevonMilitia.PromotedCorporalon1April1869,andSergeanton1September1872,heservedafoatinH.M.S. Indus for2yearsand45months,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon1June1875,despitethefactthatoverthe courseofhiscareerhewasseventimeslistedintheDefaulter’sBook.Hewasdischargedon6October1882,after21yearsand21days’service, of which 10 years and 99 days were spent on shore, and 10 years and 287 days were spent afoat. This is his sole medallic entitlement. Sold with copied service papers.
HHeennrryyTThhoommaassHHaayywwaarrddwasborninChathamon7September1865andenlistedasDriverintheChathamDivision,RoyalMarinesLightInfantry on6April1877.Postedto Comus,Urgent andthePearl-classcruiser Ringarooma,hewaspromotedSergeant21July1889andColourSergeant 31December1894.Therecipientof fvegoodconductbadges,HaywardenrolledintheRoyalFleetReservein1904,hisconductandcharacter stated to be ‘very good.’
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RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.(2),E.VII.R.((PPllyy..88005500TThhoommaassMMcc..CCaarrttaann,,PPrriivvaattee,,RR..MM..LL..II..));G.V.R.,1stissue((PPoo..88997766GGeeoorrggeeEEaassttmmaann,, SSeerrggeeaanntt,, RR..MM..LL..II..)) small scratch to obverse feld of frst and light contact marks to second, otherwise good very fne (2)
£100-£140
TThhoommaassMMccCCaarrttaannenlistedinthePlymouthDivisionoftheRoyalMarineLightInfantryon27November1893andserveda foatinH.M.S. Monarch from13April1899to17May1901,seeingactiveserviceduringtheBoerWar(entitledtoanoclaspQueen’sSouthAfricanMedal).He wasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon27January1909,andwasdischarged,invalid,on24November1914.Hediedin Devonport in 1915.
GGeeoorrggeeEEaassttmmaannenlistedinthePortsmouthDivisionoftheRoyalMarineLightInfantryon1March1897andserveda foatinH.M.S. Endymion from7June1899to6December1900,seeingactiveservicewiththeNavalBrigadeinNorthChinaduringtheBoxerRebellion,beingwoundedin actionbyabullettotheleftlegatHsikuon29June1900(entitledtoaChinaMedalwithclaspReliefofPekin).PromotedCorporalon14 December1901,andSergeanton2April1911,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon30June1912,andsawfurther serviceduringtheGreatWar,hisnamebeingbroughttothenoticeoftheAdmiralty‘forvaluableservicesintheprosecutionofthe War’ (London Gazette 12 July 1919). Promoted Colour Sergeant on 20 August 1917, he was discharged on 1 April 1923.
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RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(2),1stissue((113333223355..HHeennrryyOOssmmoonndd,,PP..OO..11CCll..HH..MM..SS..EExxcceelllleenntt..));2ndissue, fxedsuspension ((PPOO..1122881155UU..BBoossttoocckk..PPttee..RR..MM..LL..II..));RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue((UU..11007733..RR..GGooooddwwiinn,,SSttoo..RR..NN..RR..)) nearly extremely fne and better (3)
£120-£160
HHeennrryyOOssmmoonnddwasbornatRydeontheIsleofWighton31December1869.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyatPortsmouthon13May1885and witnessedextensiveservicewiththeRoyalNavy.TransferredtotheRoyalFleetReserve4January1910,heservedthemajorityoftheGreatWar atH.M.S. Excellent,theRoyalNavy’sshore-basedgunneryschoolonWhaleIsland,Portsmouth,responsiblefortrainingsailorsinnavalweaponry; Osmond was fnally invalided from service on account of defective vision on 31 December 1917. UUrriiaahhBBoossttoocckkwasborninIlkeston,Derbyshireon5January1885andjoinedtheRoyalMarineLightInfantryon27December1902.He witnessedextensiveservice,beingpostedtoAscensionIslandfrom1January1916to12October1918.Dischargeduponterminationofhisthird period of engagement in 1924, his service record notes the award of a hurt certifcate in consequence of the amputation of his right big toe. RRiicchhaarrddGGooooddwwiinnwasborninAnnan,Dumfriesshire,on10June1875,andenrolledintheRoyalNavalReserveon2August1901.Heserved throughouttheGreatWaraboardthebattlecruiserH.M.S. Infexible,beingaboardherduringtheBattleoftheFalklands,theDardanelles Campaign,theBattleofJutlandandthecollisionwiththeBritishsubmarineH.M.S. K22 off theIsleofMayon1February1918.AwardedhisLong Service and Food Conduct Medal on 31 July 1918, he likely returned home to Maryport.
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Volunteer Officers’ Decoration, V.R. cypher, hallmarks for London 1892, lacking integral top brooch bar, very fne £100-£140
661133
Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R. ((66664488 PPttee.. JJ.. JJ.. MMoorrggaann.. 11sstt.. VV..BB.. RRll:: WWaarrwwiicckk:: RReeggtt..)) impressed naming, good very fne Silver War Badge ‘‘223344559966’’, very fne (2)
£60-£80
SilverWarBadge‘234596’wasawardedtoNo.11291PPrriivvaatteeJJaammeessTTaayylloorr,,22nnddBBaattttaalliioonn,,SSoouutthhWWaalleessBBoorrddeerreerrss,whoservedatGallipoli from29August1915andthenontheWesternFront;accordingtotherecipient’sArmyServiceRecordhewaswoundedinactionontheFirst DayoftheBattleoftheSommeon1July1916andwasadmittedtothe2ndCanadianGeneralHospitalatleTreportsufferingfromagunshot wound to the right hip. He was discharged as a result of his wounds on 13 July 1917. Sold with copied service record.
CChhaarrlleessHHeennrryyGGwwyynnnnwasborninBarnham,Essex,in1855andwasawardedhisVolunteerForceLongServiceMedalin1895(shownasSurgeon Captain on the Medal roll).
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VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R.((NNoo..991111SSeerrggtt..CC..HH..FFrraanncciiss..EE..CCoo..22nndd..VV//BB..KK..SS..LL..II..))engravednaming, fttedwitha contemporary top silver brooch bar, minor edge bruising, good very fne £80-£100 661155
CChhaarrlleessHHooookkFFrraanncciisswasborninCoventry,Warwickshire,in1859andwasawardedhisVolunteerForceLongServiceMedalinApril1898 (shown as Corporal on the Medal roll).
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VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R.(3429Cpl.W.Ruddle.2nd.V.B.Wilts:Regt.)impressednaming;DevizesFireBrigade LongServiceMedal,silver,hallmarksforBirmingham,thereverseengraved‘DevizesFireBrigadeW.Ruddle.March1911.20Years Service’, minor edge bruise to latter, good very fne (2)
WWiilllliiaamm RRuuddddllee was born in Roundway, Wiltshire, in 1852 and was awarded his Volunteer Force Long Service Medal in April 1901. Sold with copied research.
Special Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. ((66771133 PPttee.. JJ.. KKiillbbuurrnn.. 44//LL’’ppooooll RReeggtt..)) edge bruising, otherwise very fne
Army Order 232 of July 1913. The only such award to the 4th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment.
£400-£500
Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, reverse officially dated 1941, in Royal Mint case of issue, good very fne £80-£100
Sold with original slip of ticker tape ‘756913 Sgt.’ Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R., 1st issue ((CCppll WW PP LLllooyydd ((775566991133)) RRAAFFVVRR))an official replacement marked ‘R’, extremely fne £60-£80 662200
WWiilllliiaammPPrriicceeLLllooyyddservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththeRoyalAirForce,hisapplicationfortheBurmaStarAssociationin1958stating ‘WABUonMalayBorder’.Itfurtherconfrmedhisaddressas‘7AllertonCourt,PentywynRoad,Deganwy’,andentitlementtothe1939-45Star, Burma Star, Defence and War Medals and Air Efficiency Award.
Metropolitan Fire Brigade Good Conduct Medal, bronze ((WWiilllliiaamm llee GGrrooss..)) nearly extremely fne
FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,MedalofHonourforSavingLife,MinistryoftheMarineandtheColonies,smallsilvermedal,8thissue,by Barre,33mm,Marianneonobverse;6thmodelreverseinscribed‘AWilliamRiddallParrSujetAnglais.CourageetDevouement 1890.’oncartouche fankedbysupporters,withballandringsuspension,silverstampstoedge;TheOrderoftheRoundTable, silvermedalforgallantry,engravedtoobverse‘ToW.R.ParrDec.1890.’ broochmountedforwearuponlapel;DefenceMedal, nearly extremely fne and likely a unique combination (3)
£160-£200
The Order of the Round Table, silver medal for Gallantry, 1 December 1890.
The Wallington&CarshaltonHerald 7March1891,states:‘ThesecondsilvermedalofTheOrderoftheRoundTablehasbeendulypresentedto WilliamRiddellParr,aged15,sonoftheRev.E.R.Parr,BritishChaplain,Boulogne-sur-Mer,whonearlylosthisownlifeinaheroicefforttosave a drowning French lad in an ice accident on the Lisne [sic].’
TThheeRReevveerreennddWWiilllliiaammRRiiddddaallllPPaarrrrwasbornin1875,thesonoftheReverendEdwardRobinsonParr,VicarofChertsey.A ffectionatelyknown as'Willie',ParrwastwicerecognisedforhisgallantryinattemptingtosaveOscarGermain, frstlybyTheOrderoftheRoundTableandlater,by the French Authorities.
‘Tobebrave,trueandhonest;tobecourteousandobliging;defendersofallweakchildrenanddumbanimals;andhelpersofthoseinneed;to refrain from bad language; and to say kind words and do a kind action every day.’
RiddallParrsubsequentlyenlistedasGentlemanintheEastSurreyRegimentandwasappointedtoacommissionasSecondLieutenantinthe3rd VolunteerBattalionon1December1894.Helaterfollowedinhisfather'sfootstepsandservedasRectoratSwanagefor18years, Winchester from1934-41,andChaplaintotheRoyalMidlandCounties'HomeforIncurablesfrom1947-49.DuringtheSecondWorldWarhevolunteeredas an A.R.P. Warden in Kent; he died at Brighton in 1956 and is buried at Hove Cemetery.
TThheePPoollaarrMMeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooDDrrTTeerreenncceeMM..WWhhiittaakkeerr,,ffoorrhhiisssseerrvviicceesswwiitthhtthheeBBrriittiisshhAAnnttaarrccttiiccSSuurrvveeyy11997711--7733;;hheewwaass oonneeoofftthheessmmaallllBB..AA..SS..ppaarrttyybbaasseeddaattGGrryyttvviikkeennoonnSSoouutthhGGeeoorrggiiaaaatttthheettiimmeeoofftthheeAArrggeennttiinneeiinnvvaassiioonnoofftthheeiissllaannddiinn 11998822,, wwhheenn tthheeyy aanndd tthhee ssmmaallll RRooyyaall MMaarriinnee ccoonnttiinnggeenntt wweerree aallll ttaakkeenn pprriissoonneerr PolarMedal1904,E.II.R.,2ndissue,silver,1clasp,Antarctic1971-73(TerenceMWhitaker)mountedoninvestiturepininits Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fne £5,000-£7,000
Polar Medal authority London Gazette 17 July 1979, one of four clasps awarded with these dates. TTeerreennccee((TTeerrrryy))MMiicchhaaeellWWhhiittaakkeerrwasborninLeedson21September1947,andeducatedatArdwynGrammarSchool,Aberystwyth.He earnedaB.Sc.Zoology(Ord.)attheUniversityofLeedsin1969,aLicentiateBiol.atThePolytechnicWolverhamptonin1970andMasterof Institute Biol. in 1971 at the same institution.
In1971hejoinedBritishAntarcticSurvey(B.A.S.)asMarineBiologistspendingovertwoyearsinAntarctica,mainlyworkingonmarinealgaeand seawaterchemistryfromtheB.A.S.scientifcbaseonSignyIslandintheSouthOrkneyIslands.Theseislandsbelietheirrelativelynortherly positionof60degrees43minutesS.andtotheN.E.oftheAntarcticPeninsulabytheirbeingfullyexposedtothecoldandstormyWeddellSea regiontothesouth.Consequently,travelandworkbothoverandaroundtheislandswhetheronfoot,ski,orboatcanbeparticularlychallenging and hazardous.
TerryWhitakerreturnedtotheUKin1974andwasquicklyre-appointedbyB.A.S.onapermanentbasisaspartofateamsettingupthe frstB.A. S.shipboardoceanographicresearchprogrammeonAntarcticKrill.B.A.S.atthistimewasgreatlyincreasingitsoceanographicworkandits researchvesselR.R.S. JohnBiscoe wasextensivelyrefttedforthisrole.Theworkofresupplyingthescientifcbaseswithpersonnelandstoresetc. was being switched to larger ships.
TerrywroteuphisworkatSignyIslandasapaperfortheRoyalSocietyandasathesistitled: PlantproductionintheinshorewatersofSigny IslandAntarctica andwasawardedaPh.D.(Botany)bytheUniversityofLondonin1977.HewasawardedthePolarMedalforhisoutstanding contribution to polar research, in 1977.
Dr. Whitaker(ashewasbythen)ledthisprogrammeforseveralyearsandspentfurthertimeinAntarcticaduringseveral(austral)summer seasons.Unfortunately,thisinvolvementcametoanuntidyendwhenhewascapturedalongwiththerestoftheB.A.S.scientifccontingentanda smalldetachmentofRoyalMarinesbytheArgentinianarmywhentheyinvadedSouthGeorgiain1982.Adaylater,theFalklandIslandsthemselves wereinvaded,thustriggeringafour-monthwarbetweenArgentinaandtheUnitedKingdom.Alongwiththerestofhisscientifccolleaguesand the marines, after a brief period of imprisonment in Argentina he was released to Montevideo, Uruguay and thence to UK.
Since1983Dr.WhitakerhaslivedintheYorkshireDalesandbeenself-employedinvariousrolesincludingthebuildingtradeandzoologicaland botanicalconsultancywork.ThislatterhastakenhimtomanyremotepartsoftheworldincludingBorneo,WesternChina,Laos,andTibetnotto mention extensive feld and organisational work in his beloved Yorkshire!
Hislongstandinginterestinthenaturalworld,mountainsandparticularlycavinghavetakenhimonnumerousexpeditions,includingMexico, France,Spain,Morocco,MalaysiaandIndiaandhehasheldmanypositionsoncavingandrelatedbodies.HehasahouseintheCantabrian mountains of northern Spain, ideally situated for his abiding interests as well as being a relief from the North Yorkshire winters!
SoldwiththeUnionFlag fownattheBritishAntarcticSurveybaseatGrytviken,SouthGeorgia,immediatelypriortotheArgentineinvasionin April 1982.
This fag,approximately(163cmx82cm)was fyingoverthebasehut(aswasthepractiseatalltheBritishbasesinAntarcticaandtheSouth AtlanticIslands)duringthe(Austral)summerandautumnof1981-82.OnApril2nd,1982,ArgentinainvadedtheFalklandIslands,about950miles WNWofSoutGeorgia,atwhichpointthebasecontingentofscientistsandsupportstaff knewthatthey,andthecontingentofRoyalMarineson theisland,wouldbenext.Thisrathertattered fagwasreplacedbyanewoneontheprinciplethatifoneisto“showthe fag”,atleastitshould be a clean and bright one!
ARoyalMarinecontingentof22menunderLieutenantKeithMillshadbeendespatchedtoSouthGeorgiaon31stMarchtomonitortheactivities ofagroupofArgentinesillegallylandedontheislandandtoprotecttheBritishAntarcticSurveyTeambasedthere.On3rdApril1982amajor Argentineassaultbeganontheislandandafteravaliantdefenceandinthefaceofoverwhelmingodds,impossiblyoutnumbered,themarineshad nochoice buttosurrender.Thescientists,allcivilians,werealsotakenprisonerbytheArgentineforces.AfterbeingshippedtoArgentinaand imprisoned, they were all repatriated via Uruguay to the U.K. a couple of weeks later.
Dr.TerenceM.WhitakerwasoneoftheBritishscientistsinvolvedinallthisandhehaskeptthisUnionFlaguntilrecently,whenhedonateditto the British Antarctic Survey Club to be sold alongside his Polar Medal, gazetted in 1979.
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PrizeFiringBlueJacketMedal,forGoodShootingintheBritishFleet,48mm,silver,theobversedepictingthebustofAdmiralLord Nelson,thereversedepictingaheavygunbeingloaded,with‘BritishFleetPrizeFiringBlueJacketMedalHeavyGun’inscribed around((WW..JJ..PPrriimmmmeerr))thenauticalcrownribandbarinscribed‘PrizeCrew’,thetopbroochbarinscribed‘H.M.S.GoodHope, 1903’, extremely fne and extremely rare, one of only six silver awards £1,200-£1,600
The‘BluejacketMedal’wastheprecursorof,andprobablythecatalystfor,theNavalGoodShootingMedalintroducedinOctober1903.Atthe instigationofthe BluejacketandCoastguardGazette, whichwastheorganoftheRoyalNavalProvidentFundandCoastguardBenevolentFund, the medal was announced in the issue for November 1902, as follows:
'Asourreadersknowwehavepersistentlypointedoutthenecessityofgoodshooting,andalsothenecessityofgivingsomeextrainducementto themenofthenavytoperfectthemselvesinthisart.Notsatisfed,however,withpointingoutwhatshouldbedone,wedecidedthatwe, ourselves,woulddosomething,andimmediatelyafter,thephenomenalscoreofGroundsin1901,theEditorofthe Bluejacket approachedawellknownandpopularnavalofficeronthesubject.Notonlydidthisgentlemanagreewiththeproposalslaidbeforehim,buthealsoofferedto speciallydesignamedalforthepurpose.Theoriginalideawastopresentasilvermedaltothebestshotinthenavyeachyear,butitwaspointed outthatasthenumberoneofthecrewcouldnotmakegoodshootingwithouttheco-operationofhisgun'screwonwhomhelargelydepended, abronzemedalshouldalsobepresentedtoeachoneofthebestshotsgun'screw.Notonlywasthisagreedto,buttheproprietorsofthispaper also decided to make the medal retrospective to the year 1900.
Rules for Competition
That the Proprietors of the Bluejacket present annually to the best heavy gun shot in the best shooting ship in the British Fleet, a silver medal. Thattoeachmancomprisingthegun'screwofthebestshot,abronzemedalbepresentedexactinallrespectsandstruckfromthesamedieas the silver medal.
That the crews of all guns from 4.7" upwards be eligible to compete, and that the winners be decided from annual gunnery returns.'
Atthe 'Terrible' banquetinSeptember1902,medalswereawardedtotwogun'screwsbecausetheybothproducedequalscoresinthe1900 PrizeFiring.Aguncrewfrom'Terrible'alsowonthemedalsfor1901.Thesewerealsopresentedatthebanquet.Themedalsfor1902werewon byacrewformedofmenfromtheRoyalMarineArtilleryinH.M.S. Ocean.AstheAdmiraltydifferentiatedbetweenBattleshipsandCruisersin resultsofthePrizeFiringfor1903theGazetteawardedtwosetsofmedals,onesettoaRoyalNavalcrewinH.M.S. Majestic andthesecondtoa RoyalMarineArtillerycrewinH.M.S. GoodHope. WiththeintroductionoftheNavalGoodShootingMedalinOctober1903,nofurtherawards oftheBluejacketMedalweremade.Ineachinstancethegun’s‘numberone’receivedasilvermedalandeachofthegun’screwof7or8men received a bronze medal, a grand total of six silver and 44 bronze medals.
WW..JJ..PPrriimmmmeerrwasthe‘numberone’ofH.M.S. Majestic’s winning6-inchquick-fringguncrewin1903,althoughitshouldbenotedthathismedal carriesthetopbarinscribedH.M.S. GoodHope inerror,thisbeingtheshipofthewinningRoyalMarineArtilleryguncrew.Primmerwasalso awarded the newly introduced Naval Good Shooting Medal.
Soldwithcontemporarynewscuttingmentioningtherecipient:‘“Worththeirweightindiamondstothecountry”istheappraisementwhichLord CharlesBeresfordhasputuponPettyOfficerCarter,ofthe Jupiter,andPettyOfficerTrimmer[sic],ofthe Majestic,whohaveprovedthemselves the best shots with the guns of the Channel Fleet...’
PrizeFiringBlueJacketMedal,forGoodShootingintheBritishFleet,48mm,bronze,theobversedepictingthebustofAdmiral LordNelson,thereversedepictingaheavygunbeingloaded,with‘BritishFleetPrizeFiringBlueJacketMedalHeavyGun’ inscribedaround((WW..MMcc..MMuulllleenn..))thenauticalcrownribandbarinscribed‘PrizeCrew’,thetopbroochbarinscribed‘H.M.S. Good Hope, 1903’, edge bruising, very fne, rare
£300-£400
WW.. MMccMMuulllleenn, Gunner, Royal Marine Artillery, was a member of H.M.S. Good Hope’s winning6-inch breech loading gun crew in 1903.
Memorial Plaque ((EEddwwaarrdd HHeennrryy AAnntthhoonnyy NNaayylloorr)) in its card envelop with Buckingham enclosure, good very fne
EEddwwaarrddHHeennrryyAAnntthhoonnyyNNaayylloorr,PettyO fficerAirMechanic(F/25223)ArmouredCarDivision,RoyalNavalAirService,diedon29August1917, aged19.HeisburiedinOverstrand(StMartin)ChurchyardandExtension,Norfolk.HewasawardedtheCrossofStGeorgeofRussia,4thClass, for gallantry under fre and service rendered on the Galician front, 10 August 1917, wounded in this action and died in Hospital.
Memorial Plaque ((EEddwwiinn JJaammeess AAsshhlleeyy)); Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. ((1199448822 PPttee.. SS.. WWeessttoonn)) nearly extremely fne (2)
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EEddwwiinnJJaammeessAAsshhlleeyywasborninBow,London,andattestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryatEaston,Bristol.Heservedwiththe157thSiege BatteryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionon9April1918.Hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedon the Pozieres Memorial, France.
SSaammuueellWWeessttoonnwasborninManchester,Lancashire,onChristmasDay1888,andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedfortheCanadian OverseasExpeditionaryForceatValcartieron24September1914,declaring7years’priorservicewiththe3rdBattalion,LancashireFusiliers.He servedwiththe36thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom8February1915,andwaswoundedbygun shottothelegon24April1915.AdmittedtotheCentralMilitaryHospital,Shorncliffe,heeventuallyreturnedtotheFronton18July1915,but wasgassedatYpres,andwasagainadmittedtohospital.Hewasdischargedduetoshellshockon10May1916,anduponhisdeathhisfamily received a Canadian Memorial Cross.
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TThheeooddoorreeSSaammuueellSSiimmoonnMMaarrsshhaallllwasbornatDevonporton19February1884andlivedwithhiswifeAdaat50ChelshamRoad,Clapham, London.Heisreportedinthe NewcastleJournal on26October1916whenadvancedfromStaff SergeanttoSecondLieutenantonprobationin theTyneElectricalEngineers(TerritorialForce).Likelypostedtoananti-aircraftsearchlightunitonhomeservice,hediedatColchesteron31July 1917. Memorial Plaque ((TThheeooddoorree SSaammuueell SSiimmoonn MMaarrsshhaallll)) very fne
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TThhoommaassJJaammeessAAssttaallll,a fshmonger,attestedfortheRoyalWelshFusilierson12October1914,therecipient’sArmyServiceRecordstatinghis addressas6BelleauTerrace,Gt.Orme,Llandudno.Postedtothe1/6thBattalion,heservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaraspartofthe Egyptian Expeditionary Force, and was killed in action on 28 December 1917. He is buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery.
CChhaarrllootttteeBBaarrbbaarraaSSttaannffoorrddwasborninLucan,Dublin,Ireland,on22August1869,andtrainedatLincolnCountyHospitalfrom17February 1900to18March1903.AppointedaQueen’sNurseon1July1905,shewasemployedpriortotheGreatWarbytheEtonDistrictNursing CommitteeasaSickNurseforthePoorofEton,andservedwiththeTerritorialForceNursingServiceduringtheGreatWarfrom17August 1914beforebeinginvalidedouton15August1915.SheappliedforherSilverWarBadgeon17September1916,just5daysaftertheSilverWar Badgewasinstituted,andwasissuedherSilverWarBadge,no.2475,on2November1916.Heraddressisrecordedas53AHighStreet,Eton, Buckinghamshire. She died in 1958.
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PPrriivvaatteeWWiilllliiaammLLeeeess,4thPrincessLouiseDragoonGuards,RoyalCanadianArmouredCorps,waskilledinactioninItalyon15December1944, aged 27, and is buried in Villanova Canadian War Cemetery, Italy.
TTrrooooppeerrDDaanniieellTThhoommaassRReeiidd,14thCanadianHussars,RoyalCanadianArmouredCorps,8thReconnaissanceRegiment,waskilledinactionin Belgium on 18 October 1944, aged 27, and is buried in Schoonselhof Cemetery, Belgium.
GGuunnnneerrJJaammeessFF..SSaammppssoonn,2FieldRegiment,RoyalCanadianArtillery,waskilledinactioninItalyon1November1943,aged23,andisburiedin Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy.
TThheeEElliizzaabbeetthhCCrroossssaannddMMeemmoorriiaallSSccrroollllttooSSeeccoonnddLLiieeuutteennaannttTT..EE..WWaatteerrss,,GG..CC,, WWeessttYYoorrkksshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,aattttaacchheedd11sstt BBaattttaalliioonn,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaassaawwaarrddeeddaappoosstthhuummoouussGGeeoorrggeeCCrroossssffoorrhhiissoouuttssttaannddiinnggggaallllaannttrryyaassaa PPrriissoonneerr ooff WWaarr iinn KKoorreeaa –– iinn aaddddiittiioonn ttoo bbeeiinngg MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess ffoorr hhiiss ccoooollnneessss aanndd ggaallllaannttrryy aatt tthhee BBaattttllee ooff IImmjjiinn ElizabethCross,E.II.R.,thereverseofficiallyengraved‘2LtTEWatersGCWYorkRP/403718’;togetherwiththerelated miniaturebadge,bothinpresentationE.II.R.caseofissue,withoutercardboxsimilarlynamed;memorialScroll,inscribed‘Second Lieutenant T E Waters GC, The West Yorkshire Regiment’, extremely fne (2)
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TheElizabethCrosswasinstitutedbyHerlateMajestyQueenElizabethIIin2009,tobepresentedtothenextofkinofanymemberofH.M. Forceswhodiedwhilstonoperationdutyorasaconsequenceofanactofterrorism,withawardsback-datedtotheendoftheSecondWorld War.ItisaccompaniedbyaMemorialScroll.Originallyitwasintendedthat,inthecaseofKoreanWarcasualties,theElizabethCrossalonewould bepresented,asaMemorialScrollforthatconficthadalreadybeenissued;howeverin2010itwasdiscoveredthatveryfewKoreanWar MemorialScrollshadactuallybeenawardedanddespatched,andconsequentlyH.M.QueenElizabethIIapprovedtheawardofboththeElizabeth Cross and the Memorial Scroll to all next of kin of the fallen in Korea.
G.C. LondonGazette 13April1954LieutenantTerenceEdwardWaters(463718)(deceased),TheWestYorkshireRegiment(ThePrinceof Wales's Own), attached The Gloucestershire Regiment.
‘LieutenantWaterswascapturedsubsequenttotheBattleoftheImjinRiver,22–25April1951.Bythistimehehadsustainedaseriouswoundin the top of the head and yet another most painful wound in the arm as a result of this action.
OnthejourneytoPyongyangwithothercaptives,hesetamagnifcentexampleofcourageandfortitudeinremainingwithwoundedotherranks on the march, whom he felt it his duty to care for to the best of his ability.
Subsequently,afterajourneyofimmensehardshipandprivation,thepartyarrivedatanareawestofPyongyangadjacenttoP.W.Camp12and knowngenerallyas“TheCaves”inwhichtheywereheldcaptive.Theyfoundthemselvesimprisonedinatunneldrivenintothesideofahill throughwhichastreamofwater fowedcontinuously, foodingagreatdealofthe foorinwhichwerepackedagreatnumberofSouthKorean andEuropeanprisoners-of-warinrags, flthy,crawlingwithlice.Inthiscavernanumberdieddailyfromwounds,sicknessormerelymalnutrition: they fed on two small meals of boiled maize daily. Of medical attention there was none.
LieutenantWatersappreciatedthatfew,ifany,ofhisnumberswouldsurvivetheseconditions,inviewoftheirweaknessandtheabsolutelackof attentionfortheirwounds.AfteravisitfromaNorthKoreanPoliticalOfficer,whoattemptedtopersuadethemtovolunteertojoinaprisonerof-wargroupknownas“PeaceFighters”(thatis,activeparticipantsinthepropagandamovementagainsttheirownside)withapromiseofbetter food,ofmedicaltreatmentandotheramenitiesasarewardforsuchactivity–anofferthatwasrefusedunanimously–hedecidedtoorderhis mentopretendtoaccedetotheofferinanefforttosavetheirlives.Thishedid,givingthenecessaryinstructionstotheseniorotherrankwith the party, Sergeant Hoper, that the men would go upon his order without fail.
Whilstrealisingthatthisactwouldsavethelivesofhisparty,herefusedtogohimself,awarethatthetaskofmaintainingBritishprestigewas vested in him.
RealisingthattheyhadfailedtosubvertanofficerwiththeBritishparty,theNorthKoreansnowmadeaseriesofconcertedeffortstopersuade Lieutenant Waters to save himself by joining the camp. This he steadfastly refused to do. He died a short time after. Hewasayoung,inexperiencedofficer,comparativelyrecentlycommissionedfromtheRoyalMilitaryAcademy,Sandhurst,yethesetanexample of the highest gallantry.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 8 December 1953.
Theoriginalrecommendation(foraMilitaryCross,whichwassubsequentlydowngradedasitwasdecidedbytheHonoursandAwards CommitteethatposthumousM.C.swoldnotbegivenforKorea),initiatedbyLieutenant-ColonelJ.R.‘Fred’CarneV.C.D.S.O.(whoCommanded the 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment during period covered by citation) states: ‘LieutenantWaterswasaplatooncommanderofACompany,1Glosters.DuringtheopeningphaseoftheBattleoftheImjinRiveronthenight ofthe22/23April1951,ACompanywereheavilyattackedbyalargeenemyforce.Withstandingrepeatedattacksforabouteighthours,the Companysufferedseverecasualtiesandallofficers,withexceptionofLieutenantWaterswerekilled.AssumingcommandoftheCompanyata mostcriticalperiod,about0650hourson23April,LieutenantWatersquicklygraspedthesituationandreorganisedtheCompany.Then,when ordered to withdraw, he extricated the Company with great skill from a dangerous situation, and brought it back to the Battalion HQ area. Duringthe fnalphaseofthebattleonthenightof24/25April1951,LieutenantWaterswasagaincommandinghisplatoon.OnceagainA Companyreceivedthebruntoftheenemyattackwhichwascarriedoutwithgreatferocity.LieutenantWaterssetasplendidexampleofcoolness andgallantry;eventuallyhewasseverelywounded,butherefusedtoleavehismenuntilhewasorderedtodoso.Throughoutthisbattle, Lieutenant Waters devotion to duty, his personal gallantry, and his able leadership were of the highest order.’
TTeerreenncceeEEddwwaarrddWWaatteerrsswasborninSalisbury,Wiltshireon1June1929,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheWestYorkshire RegimentfromtheRoyalMilitaryAcademy,Sandhurst,in1949.Heservedattachedto‘A’Company,1stBattalion,GloucestershireRegimentin Korea,andwaspresentatheBattleoftheInjimRiver,22-25April1951,wherehisRegiment,underthecommandofLieutenant-ColonelJ.R. Carne,V.C.,wassubjectedtoanalmostcontinuousassaultbyvastlysuperiorforceofChinesetroopsoveraperiodofthreedays.Severely wounded,hewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWar,andwasthensubjectedtoa200mileforcedmarchofimmensehardshipandprivation, fnally arriving at a prisoner of war camp known as ‘The Caves’.
TheinhumanetreatmentofBritishandAmericanprisonersofwarbytheirCommunistcaptorsduringtheKoreanWarhasbeenwell documentedbuttheevents whichunfoldedconcerningWatersaresurelyunique.Bythetimetheyreached‘TheCaves’,theconditionofmany prisonershaddeteriorateddangerously;fortheyhadhadnomedicalattentionofanysortenrouteandmanystillworethedressings,bynow raggedand flthy,placedontheirwoundsbytheirownmedicalstaff beforecapture.TheywereplacedinacavealreadycrowdedwithKoreans themselvesdyingofstarvationanddisease.Exceptwhentheirtwodailymealsofboiledmaizewerehandedthroughtheopening,theysatin almosttotaldarkness.Asubterraneanstreamranthroughthecavetoaddtotheirdiscomfort,and,intheseconditions,itwasoftendifficultto distinguish the dead from the dying.
Oneday,aNorthKoreancolonelvisitedthemtoputforwardaproposition–iftheyweretojoina‘PeaceMovement’to fghtAmerican aggressioninKorea,theywouldbetakentoapropercampwhere,inadditiontobetterrationsandimprovedaccommodation,theirwounds wouldbecaredforbyasurgeon.Theofferwasrejectedunanimously,butWaters,seeingtheircondition,andtheirnumbersdwindling,cametoa decision,andorderedhismentoacceptinordertosavetheirlives,whilsthimself,asanOfficer,feltithisdutytorefusetogo.TheNorthKorean colonel returned four times. Armed with greater promises in order to entice Waters to join the ‘Peace Movement’, he failed each time.
‘TerryWaterswasayoungsubaltern,notlongoutoftheRoyalMilitaryAcademy,Sandhurst.Yet,irrespectiveofhisserviceandyouth,hewas,he sawclearly,anofficerrepresentingtheBritishCommonwealthinenemycountry:byhisactions,theCommonwealth’sreputationwouldbejudged. Quitesimply,hewasgivenachoice:life,andagreementtoreject,atleastoutwardly,theprinciplesforwhichhewas fghtinginKorea;ora steadfastadherencetothoseprinciples-anddeath.Coolly,loyally,likethegallantofficerhewas,Terrychosedeath.Andsohedied.’(TheEdge of the Sword by Captain Anthony Farrar-Hockely D.S.O., M.C. refers).
WaterswasposthumouslyawardedtheGeorgeCross,themedalbeingpresentedtohisparentsatBuckinghamPalaceon6July1954.Hehasno known grave and is commemorated at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery at Busan, South Korea.
Note:Therecipient’sGeorgeCross,KoreaMedal,andU.N.KoreaMedalweresoldintheseroomsinFebruary2021,fortheWorldRecordprice of £280,000. A fuller write-up relating to Lieutenant Waters can be found with that lot.
TheDartmoorAutumnManoeuvresof1873wasamajorArmyexercisethattookplaceinAugust1873whenthe1stand2ndDivisions, consistingofover12,000menand2,000horses,carriedoutformationtrainingintheRingmoor,Roborough,andYennadonDownsarea.During theexerciseblankcartridgeswereusedforthe frstrimebytheartilleryandinfantry.Theexercisehadtobecalledoff earlybecauseofatrocious weather(averyseniororganisingofficerdrownedwhenthrownfromhishorseintoaDartmoorbog),andaspecialmedalwasstrucktocelebrate surviving the rainstorms. Overall command was held by Deputy Controller Strickland, C.B., of the Commissary General’s Department.
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RoyalLifeSavingSocietyAwardofMerit,silver((FF..RRaallpphh..11992299..))incaseofissue;RoyalLifeSavingSocietyProfciencyMedal, bronze((RR..HHiigghhssoo--SSmmiitthhDDeecc11994499))withR.L.S.S.topribandbar;togetherwithaCoronation1902,Natalissue,29mm,silver, piercedwithsmallringsuspension;eightunofficialCoronationandJubileeMedals1911,1935,1937,and1953;anunofficialGreat War‘ForFreedomandHonour’Medal1914-19;anda1stBattalionQueen’sOwnRoyalWestKentRegimentMedal,bronze ((CCaapptt.. CC.. EE.. PP.. CCrraavveenn)) edge bruising and contact marks to last, this nearly very fne; the rest better (13)
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Berkshire Regimental Sweetheart Brooches. Fourgoodhallmarkedsilverexamples,the frstagildedexamplewithaVictoriancrownsurmountingaregimentalbadgeabovea scroll ‘2ndBatt.’;thesecondasilverandblueenamelledexample;theothersallsilverexamples,thereversesallwithbroochand pin fxings, generally very good condition (4)
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Irish Protestant, Benevolent Society, Hamilton, Canada, Badges. TwoscarceVictorianBadges,the frstintheformofalargetwopartmedal,theupperpartwithaVictoriancrownandbar ‘Hamilton’,withshamrockandmaplespraysand ‘1869’ ,thelowerpartwithascrollinscribed‘IrishProtestant’aboveatwopart circlettheoutercirclewithashamrockwreath,thevoidedcentrewithaHarpandtheMaidofErinaboveascrollinscribed ‘BenevolentSociety’,possiblysilverplated,thereversewithahookandpin fxing;withlargegiltmetallapelbadgewithaKing’s crownsurmountinganovalGarterstrap,withouterringandtitle ‘IrishProtestantBenevolentSociety,Hamilton’,centredwitha motto‘ErinGoBragh’andaHarpabove‘Gal.V1-10’,above ‘1869’,thereversewithabroochandpin fttinganda fxedslider loop, with maker’s marks ‘Geo. H. Lees & Co’, very good condition (2)
A fnequalityRoyalSouvenirBadge,30mmx22mm,goldandenamel(totalweight4.56g),skeletalbadgecomprisingacrowned GRcipherincentresurroundedbyaGarter,withgoldretainingpintoreverse,housedin Plante,London,gilttooledredleather case, extremely fne, rare £300-£400
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BoerWarChocolateTin1900,tinbox,153x92x23mm,lidbearingabustofQueenVictoria,acrownedcypher,andinscribed, ‘SouthAfrica1900’,withthegreeting, ‘IwishyouahappyNewYear-VictoriaR.’,thetincontainingitsoriginal broken chocolate, some dents and gilding lost to tin, with scratched, generally good condition
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PrincessMaryChristmas1914GiftTin,completewithoriginalunopenedpacketoftobaccoandopenedcigarettepacketwith17 monogrammed cigarettes, and Princess Mary Christmas Card with envelope, good condition
Acircularsilverink-well,75mmhigh,thebase89mmindiameter,silver,hallmarksforBirmingham1937,withappliedfouled anchor,andengraved‘CeliaAnne,fromViceAdmralGordonCampbell,V.C.,D.S.O.,1938’,completewithinnerglassinkglobe, good condition £140-£180
GGoorrddoonnCCaammppbbeellll,,VV..CC..,,DD..SS..OO..aannddttwwooBBaarrss(1866-1953)wasoneofthemostcelebratedNavalO fficersoftheGreatWar,whowasawarded theVictoriaCrossforhisgallantryascommanderoftheMystery‘Q’ShipH.M.S. Farnborough.HewasadvancedViceAdmiral,andwasMember of Parliament for Burnley from 1931 to 1935. The ink well was a gift to his God-daughter. Sold with two books written by Gordon Campbell and signed by the author: i)‘MyMysteryShips’,theinsidepageinscribed‘ToC.D.Harris,ontheoccasionofhisWedding.Withallbestwishesforhealthandhappiness. Yours very sincerely, Gordon Campbell’ ii) ‘Witch of the Wave’, the inside page inscribed ‘Yours very sincerely, Gordon Campbell, July 1937.’
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Averygoodtwopieceebonisedandsilverexample,withanattractivelyengravedSilverTop,CollarandFerrule,withhallmarks for‘London1933’,41cm,thecollarengraved ‘Mr.P.E.Flynn.FromAldershotBritishLegionBandNov.1936’,initsblackleather, silk or satin lined ftted box, embossed with retailer’s marks for ‘Bosey & Hawkes, London. W.1.’, very good condition £80-£100
CartedeVisite studioportraitphotographs(2)ofGeneralSirHughHenryGoughV.C.,G.C.B.andLanceCorporalAbraham Boulger V.C, good condition (2)
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MMaajjoorr GGeenneerraall SSiirr HHuugghh HHeennrryy GGoouugghh,, 33rrdd BBeennggaall CCaavvaallrryy V.C. London Gazette 24 December 1858.
LLaannccee CCoorrppoorraall AAbbrraahhaamm BBoouullggeerr,, 8844tthh ((YYoorrkk aanndd LLaannccaasstteerr)) RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott V.C. London Gazette 18 June 1858.
‘Fordistinguishedbraveryandforwardness,asaskirmisher,inallthetwelveactionsfoughtbetween12thJuly,and25thSeptember,1857.’(Extract from Field Force Orders of the late Major-General Havelock, dated 17th October, 1857
CartedeVisite studioportraitphotographs(2)ofMajorGeneralHenryEdwardJeromeV.C.andColonelPatrickRoddyV.C, good condition (2) £80-£100
MMaajjoorr GGeenneerraall HHeennrryy EEddwwaarrdd JJeerroommee,, 8866tthh RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott.. V.C. London Gazette 11 November 1859.
‘ForconspicuousgallantryatJhansi,onthe3rdofApril,1858,inhaving,withtheassistanceofPrivateByrne,removed,underaveryheavy fre, LieutenantSewell,ofthe86thRegiment,whowasseverelywounded,ataveryexposedpointoftheattackupontheFort;also,forgallantconduct atthecaptureoftheFortofChandairee,thestormingofJhansi,andinactionwithasuperiorRebelForceontheJumna,onthe28thofMay, 1858, when he was severely wounded.’
CCoolloonneell PPaattrriicckk RRooddddyy,, TThhee OOuuddhh MMiilliittaarryy PPoolliiccee CCaavvaallrryy,, HHoonnoouurraabbllee EEaasstt IInnddiiaa CCoommppaannyy FFoorrcceess V.C. London Gazette 12 April 1859.
‘Major-GeneralSirJamesHopeGrantK.C.B.,CommandingOudhForce,bearstestimonytothegallantconductofLieutenantRoddy,onseveral occasions.Oneinstanceisparticularlymentioned.OnthereturnfromKuthirgaoftheKuppurthullaContingent,onthe27thofSeptember,1858, thisofficer,whenengagedwiththeenemy,chargedaRebel(armedwithapercussionmusket),whomtheCavalrywereafraidtoapproach,as eachtimetheyattemptedtodoso,theRebelkneltandcoveredhisassailant;this,however,didnotdeterLieutenantRoddy,whowentboldlyin, andwhenwithinsixyards,theRebel fred,killingLieutenantRoddy’shorse,andbeforehecouldgetdisengagedfromthehorse,theRebel attemptedtocuthimdown.LieutenantRoddyseizedtheRebeluntilhecouldgetathissword,whenheranthemanthroughthebody.The Rebel turned out to be a Subadar of the late 8th Native Infantry, – a powerful man, and a most determined character.’
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CartedeVisite studioportraitphotographs(2)ofLieutenantColonelWilliamRennieV.C.andColourSergeantHenry MacDonald V.C, good condition (2)
‘ForconspicuousgallantryintheadvanceuponLucknow,underthelateMajor-GeneralHavelock,onthe21stofSeptember,1857,inhaving chargedtheenemy’sgunsinadvanceoftheskirmishersofthe90thLightInfantry,underaheavymusketry fre,andpreventedthemdraggingoff onegun,whichwasconsequentlycaptured.ForconspicuousgallantryatLucknowonthe25thofSeptember,1857,inhavingchargedinadvance of the 90th column, in the face of a heavy fre of grape, and forced the enemy to abandon their guns.’
‘Forgallantconduct,whenengagedineffectingalodgmentintheenemy’sRifePits,infrontoftheLeftadvanceoftheRightAttackonSevastopol; andforsubsequentvalour,when,bytheEngineerOfficersbeingdisabledfromwounds,thecommanddevolveduponhim,andhedeterminedly persisted in carrying on the sap, notwithstanding the repeated attacks of the enemy.’
CartedeVisite studioportraitphotographs(2)ofCaptainoftheAfterGuardThomasPrideV.C.andMidshipmanDuncan Gordon Boyes V.C, good condition (2)
‘ Fortheconspicuousgallantrywhich,accordingtothetestimonyofCaptainAlexander,C.B.,atthattimeFlagCaptaintoVice-AdmiralSir AugustusKuper,K.C.B.,Mr.Boyesdisplayedontheoccasionofthecaptureoftheenemy’sstockade.HecarriedaColourwiththeleading Company,keptitinadvanceofall,inthefaceofthethickest fre,hisColourSerjeantshavingfallen,onemortally,theotherdangerously,wounded; andhewasonlydetainedfromproceedingyetfurtherbytheordersofhissuperiorOfficer.TheColourhecarriedwassixtimespiercedby musketballs.ThomasPride,CaptainoftheAfter-guard,thesurvivorofthetwoColourSerjeantswhosupportedMr.Boyesinthegallantrush which he made in advance of the attack, is also recommended for the Victoria Cross for his conduct on this occasion.’
MMiiddsshhiippmmaann DDuunnccaann GGoorrddoonn BBooyyeess,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy V.C. London Gazette 21 April 1865.
‘Fortheconspicuousgallantrywhich,accordingtothetestimonyofCaptainAlexander,C.B.,atthattimeFlagCaptaintoVice-AdmiralSir AugustusKuper,K.C.B.,Mr.Boyesdisplayedontheoccasionofthecaptureoftheenemy’sstockade.HecarriedaColourwiththeleading Company,keptitinadvanceofall,inthe faceofthethickest fre,hisColourSerjeantshavingfallen,onemortally,theotherdangerously,wounded; andhewasonlydetainedfromproceedingyetfurtherbytheordersofhissuperiorOfficer.TheColourhecarriedwassixtimespiercedby musketballs.ThomasPride,CaptainoftheAfter-guard,thesurvivorofthetwoColourSerjeantswhosupportedMr.Boyesinthegallantrush which he made in advance of the attack, is also recommended for the Victoria Cross for his conduct on this occasion.’
CartedeVisite studioportraitphotographs(2)ofEnsignJohnWorthyChaplinV.C.andCorporalCharlesAndersonV.C, good condition (2) £80-£100
EEnnssiiggnn JJoohhnn CChhaapplliinn,, 6677tthh RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott.. V.C. London Gazette 13 August 1861.
‘FordistinguishedgallantryattheNorthTakuFort.ThisOfficerwascarryingtheQueen’sColouroftheRegiment,and frstplantedtheColours onthebreachmadebythestormingparty,assistedbyPrivateLane,ofthe67thRegiment,andsubsequentlyonthecavalieroftheFort,whichhe was the frst to mount. In doing this, he was severely wounded.’
CCoorrppoorraall CChhaarrlleess AAnnddeerrssoonn,, 22nndd DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss.. V.C. London Gazette 11 November 1862.
‘ForsavingthelifeofLieutenant-ColonelSeymour,C.B.,commandingtheregiment,inanattackmadeonhimonthe8thofOctober,1858,by mutinoussepoys,inadensejungleofsugarcanes,fromwhichanattemptwasmadetodislodgethem.Themutineerswerebetween30and40in number.Theysuddenlyopened freonLieutenant-ColonelSeymourandhispartyatafewyardsdistance,andimmediatelyafterwardsrushedin uponthemwithdrawn(native)swords.Pistollingaman,cuttingathim,andemptyingwithdeadlyeffectatarm’slengtheverybarrelofhis revolver,Lieutenant-ColonelSeymourwascutdownbytwoswordcuts,whenthetwomenaboverecommended,rushedtohisrescue,andthe Trumpetershootingamanwithhispistolintheactof cuttingathim,andbothTrumpeterandDragoondrivingattheenemywiththeirswords, enabledhimtoarise,andassistindefendinghimselfagain,whenthewholeoftheenemyweredispatched.Theoccurrencetookplacesoonafter the action fought near Sundeela, Oudh, on the date above-mentioned.’
CartedeVisite studioportraitphotographs(2)ofQuartermasterSergeantWilliamGardenerV.C.andSergeantJohnPearsonV. C, good condition (2) £80-£100
QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerr SSeerrggeeaanntt WWiilllliiaamm GGaarrddnneerr,, 4422nndd ((RRooyyaall HHiigghhllaanndd)) RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott.. V.C. London Gazette 24 August 1858.
‘WhenSerjeant,90thLightInfantry,attheassaultoftheRedan,8thSeptember,1855,hepersonallyencounteredandkilled fveRussians.Rescued from near the Redan a wounded Officer, under a heavy fre.’
‘Fortheintrepiditywithwhichheexposedhimselftothe freoftheenemy,inbringingin,andattendingto,thewounded,onthe25thof September, at Lucknow.’ (Extract from Field Force Orders of the late Major-General Havelock, dated 17th October, 1857.)
Irish Constabulary Carte De Visites.
Verygoodimages(3)oftheRoyalIrishConstabularyandDublinMetropolitanPolice,onelargerwithaConstableinwalkingout dress,withapillboxcapwithcrownandHarpbadge,aneightbuttontunicwithleatherbeltandsnakebuckle,glovesandswagger stick,by‘LauderBros’,32WestmorelandSt,&45LrSackvilleStDublin’;thesecondsmallerimagewithaConstabledressedas before,by ‘F.Hendrick.WellingtonQuay.Dublin’withminorcreases,Thelastsmallerstill,withaConstableposingnexttoa plinthandcurtain,wearingathighlengthfrocktunic,withnumbertothehighneck collar‘124B’,withaleatherbeltwithsnake clasp,withanearlyImperialcrownedHelmetonasidetable;withaphotographofaSergeantwiththreeupturnedchevronson hisrightcuff,acrownandHarptobothcollars,holdingadog,interestinglynamedanddated,(frstinitialillegible),surnameof ‘Field’,dated, 10.02.1922;withillustrations(6)oftheDublinMetropolitanPolice,byG.Thompson1979, verygoodcondition,plus acomediccardwithminordamagenamedanddatedtothereverse,1355QueenStWestCity.anewspaperclippingreporting the death of Mr Denton Booth a 33 years service veteran of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, generally very good condition (lot) £40-£50
Assorted Irish Military Post Cards and Photographs. AgoodselectionincludingagoodimageofaplatoonofIrishGuardsmenandNonCommissionedOfficersonSaintPatrick’sDay 1914,apartsetofTucks’imagesfromtheseries IrishGuards featuring,TheRegimentalPet,BoySoldierandWolfhound,Piper andBandsman,BassDrummer,OnGuard,etc.;FamousBritishBattles ‘Ramillies’;aCartedeVisiteofanIrishcavalrytrooper,by ‘LauderBrosDublin’;ACanadianExpeditionaryForcessoldiersittingbeneathatree.Twophotographsofsoldiersofthe18th (LondonIrish)Battalion,LondonRegiment,oneinfull fghtingordertheotherastudioportrait;aphotographoftwosoldiersin uniform,IrishCanadianinterest;agoodphotographofaveteran‘aged86’, ‘MichaelBropheywhofoughtintheCrimea,dressedin a1914perioduniformwithhismedals’,includingaCrimeaMedal,FrenchLegionofHonour,CanadianGeneralServiceMedal, claspFenianRaid,TurkishCrimea,andanArmyandNavyVeteran’sMedal.Thesubjectisstandingtoattentionwithawalking stickbyhissideoutsideamarquee,withhisdetailsmarkedtothelowerportionoftheimage;severalPostCardsandimagesof the 5th Irish Lancers, etc. very good condition (lot) £40-£50
TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel;BritishWarand VictoryMedals;DefenceMedal;Jubilee1935;EEggyypptt,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheNile,Officer’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel,with rosetteonriband;Khedive’sSudan1910-21,1stissue,1clasp,Darfur1916,mountedcourt-styleaswornandhousedina Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, London, leather case, good very fne (7)
£100-£140
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss 1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofSt.Anne,MilitaryDivision,badge,silver-giltandenamel, ofContinentalmanufacture,mountedaswornandhousedina Spink,London,leathercase, oneswordhiltonlastslightlybent, good very fne (4) £60-£80 665555
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus, mounted as worn, very fne
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ppaaiirr ooff mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss Korea 1950-53, 2nd issue; U.N. Korea 1950-54, mounted as worn, very fne
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy,mountedasworn, very fne (16) £80-£100
AAffgghhaanniissttaann,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheGoldStar,SecondClassStar,77mm,silverwithgoldcentre,Arabicinscriptiontoreverse, with wide loop suspension to reverse and ftted with riband for neck wear, very fne
CCaammeerroooonn,,RReeppuubblliicc,OrderofMerit,6thtype,FirstClasssashbadge,60mm,silver-gilt,uniface,silvermarkstoedge,onfullsash riband, with lapel rosette, in Arthus Bertrand, Paris, case of issue, extremely fne, scarce
£100-£140
FFrraannccee,,SSeeccoonnddEEmmppiirree,St.HelenaMedal,bronze(2);withanoriginalcardboxofissuewithembossedlid,allmountedfordisplay in a ftted case, extremely fne (2)
GGeerrmmaannyy,, HHaannnnoovveerr, War Merit Medal 1813, bronze-gilt, edge bruise, good very fne
£60-£80
GGeerrmmaannyy,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,unmarked;CrossofHonour1914-18,combatant’s issuewithswords,bronze,thereversemakermarked‘W.D.L.’;KyffhauserWarVeteransCommemorativeMedal1914-18, bronze,5clasps,Champagne,Somme-Schlacht,Marne-Schlacht,LaBassée-Arras,Maas-Aisne,withcrossedswordsonriband, generally very fne (3)
£80-£100
SoldwithaBestowalCertifcatefortheIronCrossSecondClass,namedto‘Gefreitend.Res.Mauerder9KompagnieInfanterie-Regimentvon Goeben (2. Rhein.) Nr. 28’, and dated 12 March 1918.
GGeerrmmaannyy,IronCross1939,FirstClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,makermarkedtotheexteriorofthewidetapering pin ‘20’, a couple of rust spots to upper arm of cross, nearly extremely fne £80-£100
GGeerrmmaannyy,I ronCross1939,SecondClassbreastbadge(2),silverwithironcentre,indistinctmaker’smarktoringof frst,the secondunmarked;SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,unmarked;NationalFaithfulServiceMedal,silverand enamel;WinterWarMedal1941-42,zinc;CrossofHonouroftheGermanMother,2ndtype(3),FirstClassbadge,giltbronze andenamel,withneckriband,in damaged caseofissue;SecondClassbadge,silveredandenamel;ThirdClassbadge,bronzeand enamel, generally very fne (7) £140-£180
Sold together with two Second War Eastern Campaign riband bars.
IInnddiiaannSSttaatteess,,BBaahhaawwaallppuurr, OrderofAbbassia,SecondClassneckbadge,56mmx50mm,silver-giltandenamel,unmarked, very fne £200-£240
IIrraaqq,, KKiinnggddoomm, Active Service Medal, 1st type, no clasp, bronze, mounted for display on card, very fne
IIrraaqq,, KKiinnggddoomm, 1954 Flood Rescue Medal, gilt metal, by Huguenin, Switzerland, good very fne £40-£50
Awardedtothosewhoassistedinrescueoperationsinthecontextofthemassive foodingoftheTigrisandEuphratesRiversin1954.Itwasasa directresultofthese foodsthatthemajor food-controlandirrigationworksatSamara(ontheTigris)andatRamadi(ontheEuphrates)were opened in 1956
The following is a translation of the recipient’s Al Valore Militaire citation: ‘Menegoni Giovanni, from Viareggio (Lucca). Silver Medal, Law Decress of April 8, 1920. Lieutenant, 83a aircraft squadron. Cleverandbraver fghterpilot,duringalongwarserviceperiodheshowedmeritoriousqualitiesofbraveryanddevotiontoduty,alwayscarefully protectingtheaircraftwhichhewasinchargeofduringescort fights,and fghtingatlowaltitudeonourinfantry’sside,bydroppingbombsand fringwithhismachinegun.Duringverybrave fghts,oftenmadeinsituationofinferiornumber,heshotdownthreeenemyaircraft.He distinguishedhimselfparticularlyduringJune,OctoberandNovember1918operations,when,oftenbymany fightsduringthesameday,he contributedtogainingairsuperiorityandtomakeefficientoffensiveactions,thusconfrminghisuttermostwillingnessto fghtandhisunequal bravery.
Carso and Asiago Altipiano and Piave skies, June 1916 - November 1918.’
Sold with copied research, including small photographic image of recipient.
IIttaallyy,OrderofSts.MauriceandLazarus,RoyalArchconfraternityofTurin,Member’sbadge,98mmincludingcrownsuspensionx 55mm, gilt and enamel, uniface, mounted on circular bow, in Granero case of issue, good very fne
£100-£140
lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)
MMaallaawwii,,RReeppuubblliicc,GallantryCross,silver-gilt,unnamed,in Spink,London,embossedcaseofissue;BraveryMedal,silver,unnamed, in Spink, London, case of issue, extremely fne (2)
£140-£180
MMaallaayyssiiaa,,FFeeddeerraattiioonn,OrderoftheRoyalHousehold,Companion’sneckbadge,84mmincludingstarandcrescentsuspensionx 64mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, unmarked, with neck riband, in embossed case of issue, good very fne
£240-£280
NNeeppaall,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheGurkhaRightHand,FifthClassneckbadge,by Hamilton,Calcutta,60mm,silver,maker’smarkand silver marks to reverse, with neck riband, in case of issue, good very fne £80-£100
£240-£280 667766
SSeerrbbiiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheStarofKarageorge,O fficer’sbreastbadge,withSwords,63mmincludingcrownsuspensionx 40mm, silver-gilt and enamel, unmarked, in Huguenin, Le Locle, embossed case of issue, very fne
SSiieerrrraaLLeeoonnee,,RReeppuubblliicc,OrderoftheRokel,Commander’sneckbadge,51mm,gold(18ct.,106.54g)andenamel,goldmarkand maker’s mark I-F to base, with neck riband, in Huguenin, Le Locle, embossed case of issue, extremely fne, rare £5,000-£7,000
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SSwweeddeenn,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheNorthStar,Knight’sbreastbadge,57mmincludingcrownsuspensionx37mm,silver-giltand enamel, unmarked, in Carlman, Stockholm, case of issue, good very fne £60-£80
UUnniioonnooffSSoovviieettSSoocciiaalliissttRReeppuubblliiccss, OrderoftheRedBanner,2ndtype(2),Firstaward,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘383548’; Thirdaward,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘1291’;OrderoftheBadgeofHonour,2ndtype,thereverseofficiallynumbered ‘330055’;OrderoftheRedBannerofLabour,6thtype,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘763937’;OrderofLabourGlory(2), SecondClass,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘17109’;ThirdClass,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘130042’,allwith Monetny Dvor mint marks, very fine or better (6) £240-£280
Sold with named award booklet of the Order of Labour Glory, Third Class, numbered ‘130042’, and awarded 21 April 1975.
UUnniioonnooffSSoovviieettSSoocciiaalliissttRReeppuubblliiccss,MedalforBraveryinFire- fghting;FireServiceMedal,for20yearsservice;FireServiceMedal, for ffteenyearsservice;FireServiceMedal,fortenyearsservice;RRuussssiiaa,FireServiceMedalforexcellentservice,ingold;Fire ServiceMedalforexcellentservice,insilver;FireServiceMedalforexcellentservice,inbronze;togetherwithanunknowncross withredenamels;BBeellaarruuss,FireService70thAnniversaryMedal;FireService150thAnniversaryMedal;FireServiceMedal, very fne (11) £80-£100
YYuuggoossllaavviiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheCrown,FifthClassbreastbadge,57mmincludingwreathsuspensionx43mm,silverand enamel, unmarked, in Huguenin, Le Locle, embossed case of issue, good very fne
£60-£80
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Five: FFlliigghhtt SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. FF.. NNyyoowwaannii,, ZZiimmbbaabbwwee AAiirr FFoorrccee ZZiimmbbaabbwwee,IndependenceMedal1980(420313);AirForceLongandExemplaryServiceMedal(70858FSNyowaniAF.);TenYear ServiceMedal(70858SgtNyowaniA.F.);MedalinDefenceofZimbabweEconomicLifeLine-Mozambique1984-85(70858 NyowaniA.F.);ZimbabweDemocraticRepublicofCongoCampaignMedal1998-2002(70858SgtNyowaniA.F.)mountedas worn, good very fne, the last two scarce (5)
£200-£240
Georgian Light Cavalry, or Yeomanry, Officer’s Sword.
AverygoodGeorgianexample,1796pattern,withacurvedsingleedgeblueandgilt85cmblade,etchedwithvarioussymbols,a stirruphiltandsilverwireboundleathergrip,withlangetsofanelongatedform,completewithitsoriginalpolishedsteelscabbard, marked on the drag with the initials ‘RG’, very good condition
This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.
Gordon Highlanders Officer’s Full Dress Edwardian Dirk and Suspension Belt.
AverygoodEdwardiansilverexamplewithHallmarksforEdinburgh1909,withmaker’smarksfor ‘R.&H.B.Kirkwood’.The32 cmbrightplainbladewithasinglefullerandsawback,withabogoakhandlewithsilverpinstuds,anornatesilverpommel, toppedwithalargefacetted fnialstone,theblackleatherscabbardwithseparatelyhallmarkedsilvermounts,thescabbardthroat bearingasilverminiatureregimentalbadge,matchingknifeandforkwithbogoakhandles,thesilverscabbard fttingswiththistle sprays,completewithitsoriginalbluesilkorsatinlinedredleathercoveredwoodenbox,withinthelid,maker’sandretailer’s marks ‘ByAppointmentR.&H.B.Kirkwood.Goldsmith,66&68ThistleStreet,Edinburgh,Established1833’., thedirkand mountsinverygoodcondition,theouterareaoftheboxfadedandscuffedwithareasofleatherworninplaces,andasmallpiece of wood missing at one end £2,000-£2,400
This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.
16th Middlesex Rife Volunteers (London Irish) Other Ranks Helmet Plate.
Averygooddie-stampedblackenedbrassexample,circa1878-1901,withaVictoriancrownsurmountingaMaltesecross,with VictoriancrownsurmountingaHarptothevoidedcentreinsideacirclebeltinscribed‘LondonIrishRifeVols’,thereversewith two loops, very good condition £120-£160
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28th Middlesex (London Irish) Volunteer Rife Corps, Officer’s and Other Ranks Shako Plates. Victorianexamples(2),the frstonOfficer’sbronzedplateexamplewithaVictorianCrownsurmountinganeightpointedstar, withanovalGarterstrapinscribedwiththetitle‘IrishVolunteers’,centredwithasilveredharpattachedviatwopins, thereverse lackingitstwoloops;withablackeneddie-castbrassOtherRanksexample,withaVictoriancrownsetpartiallydownwithinthe starsurmountinganovalGarterstrapinscribedwiththetitle‘IrishVolunteers’,thecentrehastwosmallholesfortheattachment of a Harp, which is lacking, the reverse with two loops, generally good condition (2) £90-£120
Other Ranks Shako Plate.
A standard original general pattern example,circa 1800, the shield with a Royal cypher and Garter belt and motto, centred with a Georgian cypher, with trophies of fags, arms and musical instruments to the sides, all above a crowned lion, with several heavy service wear holes, well polished, fair condition £80-£100
668888
Royal Hibernian Military School Officer’s Cap Badge.
Averygoodgiltexample,circa1902-21,withaKing’scrownsurmountinganovalcircletinscribed ‘RoyalHibernianMilitary School,1769’,withaHarptothevoidedcentre,aboveascrollinscribed ‘FearGod,HonourTheKing’,thereversewithtwo loops, very good condition £60-£80
668899
29th (Irish Horse) Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, Slouch Hat Badges and Shoulder Titles.
Very good Victorian or Edwardian brass die-stamped examples of Slouch Hat Badges (2), with three shamrocks above the letters ‘IH’, the reverses with four loops, one example lacking its bottom two loops, (see K.K. 1405, p.336), with a similar frosted silver example, the reverse with two loops, this example possibly a copy; with a good pair of brass Shoulder Titles ‘IY’, the reverses with two loops, very good condition (5) £60-£80
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669911
669922
28th Middlesex (London Irish) Volunteer Rife Corps, Officer’s Silver Pouch Belt Plate. A very good and scarce silver example with hallmarks for London 1861, with a Victorian crown surmounting a large hallmarked shamrock wreath, the wreath has become detached from the crown on both sides, with a hallmarked silver harp upon a black velvet voided centre, set upon an oval silver plated back plate, with three screw post fxings to the reverse, lacking one of its original three nut fttings; with Officer’s silver plated buttons (4), large (3), small (1), as described, otherwise very good condition and scarce (5)
For the corresponding Waist Belt Plate with the same dated hallmarks, see the following lot, Lot 691.
28th Middlesex (London Irish) Volunteer Rife Corps Officer’s Silver Waist Belt Clasp.
£220-£260
AverygoodandscarceheavysolidsilverexamplewithhallmarksforLondon1861uponbothparts,centredwithaVictorian crownedHarp,bothsideswithshamrockclusters,withthetitle ‘IrishVolunteers’ onastippledcircletaboveashamrockspray, very good condition and scarce
£300-£400
For the corresponding Shoulder Belt Plate with the same dated hallmarks, see the previous lot, Lot 690.
South Irish Horse, Cap and Collar Badges.
Agoodselection,alloftheCapBadgeswithalargeshamrockwithraisedletters ‘S’‘I’‘Y’ oneachpetal,inbrassorgildingmetal, thereversewithaslider ftting(7);inwhitemetal,andbrassorgildingmetal,thereversewithtwoloops(3);withaVictorian brass shoulder title “S I Y’, the reverse with two loops, generally very good condition (11) £70-£90
King’s County Militia Forage Cap Badge, and scrolls.
AgoodandunusualVictorianexamplewithastandardKing’sCountyScroll,thereversewithtwoloops,affixedwithacentred whitemetalcollarbadge,withaseparatewhitemetalVictoriancrown,thereversewithoneloop;withapairof‘King’sCounty’ title scrolls in blackened brass, each reverse with two loops, very good condition (4) £120-£160 669933
Queen’s Own Royal Dublin City Militia Glengarry Badge and Collar Badges.
Goodandscarcedie-stampedwhitemetalVictorianexamples,theGlengarryBadgewithaVictoriancrownsurmountinganoval strapwiththeraisedletters‘Queen’sOwnRoyalRegiment’,theouteredgeofthestrapwithshamrockedging,centredwiththe CityofDublinarmswiththree famingcastles,thereversewithtwoloopsnorthandsouth;withamatchingpairofCollarBadges, withaVictoriancrownsurmountingthreecastlestoavoidedcentre,withinashamrockwreath,withanothersingleexample, this withitscrownlackingitscrossandmonde,butwithitsgreenfeltbackingandpin,withtwoloopstotheirreverses, generallyvery good condition (4) £80-£100
North Irish Brigade Officer’s and Other Ranks Badges.
AgoodselectionincludingaverygoodandscarceexampleNorthIrishBrigadeOfficer’sCapBadge,witheitheraPouchBelt BadgeorShoulderBeltPlateBadge,bothwithagiltElizabethancrownsurmountingasilverplatedHarpandMaidofErin,abovea gilttitlescroll‘NorthIrishBrigade’,thereverseofthelargerbadgewithfourloops,thereverseoftheCapBadgewithaslider withmaker’smarksfor‘J.R.Gaunt.London’;withtwoOtherRanksanodisedBeretBadges,circa1959-67,thereverseswith sliders and maker’s marks for ‘J. R. Gaunt’, one ‘London’, the other ‘Bham‘, excellent condition (4)
£100-£140
88th Foot Other Ranks Foreign Service Helmet Pagri Badge.
AverygoodandscarcegiltVictorianexample,circa1869-78,withVictoriancrownsurmountingawreathoflaurelleavesbearing aGarterbeltwithitsmotto‘Honi.Soit.Qui.Maly.Pense’,withaseededcentrewithpiercedstencillednumerals ‘94’,thereverse with two loops, very good condition
£140-£180
Edinburgh City Police Constable’s & Sergeant’s ceremonial Helmet Plate.
Averygoodandscarcedie-stampedwhitemetalexample,circa1855-1932,withthearmsoftheCityofEdinburghwithina thistle wreath, above a motto scroll ‘Nisi Dominus Frustra’, the reverse with two loops, very good condition
Averygoodandextremelyscarcedie-struckwhitemetalplatedVictorian example,withaVictoriancrownsurmountingalargeovalGarterBelt inscribed‘MetropolitanPolice’withaHarptothevoidedcentrerestingupon asprayoflaurelandoakleaves,thereversewiththreescrewposts, very good condition and extremely scarce £400-£500
Dublin Metropolitan Police Cap Badges. Verygoodandscarcenickelsilverexamples(2),the frstanEdwardianexamplewithanEdwardiancrownsurmountinganeight pointedstar,withanovalstrap,withthemotto‘QuisSeparabit’,withanERVIIcyphertoitsdomedcentre,thereverse withthe loopsreplacedwithare-enforcingplateandasinglescrewpost,otherwiseverygoodcondition;thesecondexamplewith frst beinganImperialcrownsurmountinganeightpointedstar,withanovalstrap,withthemotto ‘QuisSeparabit’,withaGVR cypher to its domed centre, the reverse with two loops north and south, very good condition (2) £180-£220
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Royal Irish Constabulary Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate.
AverygoodandscarceEdwardiandie-stampedsilverexample,withhallmarks forBirmingham,1906,withmaker’smarks ‘T.B.W.’, forT.B.Wilkins,onthe leftandrightarmstothefrontofthecross,withanEdwardiancrowned circularstrapinscribed ‘RoyalIrishConstabulary’ incorporatingaCelticcross overlaidwithalargeIrishHarptothevoidedcentre,thereversewithtwo screw post fasteners north and south, very good condition and scarce £800-£1,000
Armagh Light Infantry Militia, Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
Averygoodandscarcedie-stampedwhitemetalVictorianexamplewithaVictoriancrownsurmountingalargestrungbugle horn, (see K.K. 1267), the reverse with two loop fasteners north and south, very good condition
£80-£100
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Carlow Rifes Militia Other Ranks Glengarry Badges.
TwogoodVictoriandiestampedblackedbrassexamples,circa.1874-81,eachwithaVictoriancrownsurmountingaGarterstrap withthemotto,'ErinGoBragh'abovetheregimentaltitle ‘CarlowRifes’,centeredwithaHarpandtheMaidofErin,with shamrockspraysaroundthebase,eachreversewithtwoloopfasteners,(seeK.K.1269), oneloopreplacedonthe frstexample, the other with both loops possibly neatly replaced, otherwise good condition (2)
£80-£100
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Irish Fermanagh Light Infantry Militia, Glengarry and Collar Badge
TwoverygoodVictoriandie-stampedbronzedbrassexamples,circa1874-1881,eachwithaVictoriancrownsurmountinga Garterstrapinscribed ‘KildareRifes’,centredwithtwoserpentsentwinedandthemotto ‘PrudensUtSurpens’,eachreversewith two nicely toned loops, very good condition (2) £100-£140
North Mayo Militia Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
A very good die-stamped white metal example, with a phoenix rising from a mural crown above a regimental title scroll ‘North Mayo’, the reverse with two nicely toned loops, (see K.K. 1290) very good condition
£90-£120
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Queen’s County Rifes Militia Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
AgoodandscarceIrishVictoriandie-stampedblackenedbrassexamplewithaVictoriancrownaboveastrungbuglerestingupon alargescrollwithatitlescroll ‘QueensCountyRifes’,thereversewiththreeloops, minorrubbingtotheblackeningotherwise very good condition £80-£100
Roscommon Militia Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
AgoodVictoriandie-stampedwhitemetalexample,circa.1874-81,withaVictoriancrownsurmountingaHarpandtheMaidof Erintothevoidedcentre,shroudedwithasprayofshamrocks,aboveatitlescroll ‘Roscommon’,thereversewithtwoloops north and south, (see K.K. 1297), good condition £80-£100
Royal Meath Militia Glengarry Badges.
TwoverygoodVictoriandie-stampedwhitemetalexamples,circa1874-1881,eachwithaVictoriancrownsurmountingaTara broochpattern,theupperhalfinscribed ‘RoyalMeath’,eachreversewitha verynicelytoned pairoflugsnorthandsouth, very good condition (2) £140-£180
West Meath Rifes Militia Glengarry Badges.
Good Victorian die-stamped examples (2), one blackened brass examples, the other bronzed, circa 1874-1881, both with an Imperial crown surmounting a French Horn centred with a shamrock, the horn resting upon a Gaelic tri-part title scroll, the reverses with three loops, very good condition £160-£200
AgoodwhitemetalorsilverplatedVictorianexamplewithacrownedovalwithaGarterstrapinscribedwiththeregimentaltitle ‘1stVBTheKingsOwnRoyalLancasterRegt’,centredwithalionuponapolisheddomedground,thereversewiththreescrew posts, with a manufacturer’s plate for ‘Hobson & Sons 1,3, & 5 Lexington St, London W.’, very good condition £120-£160 771122
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1stVolunteerBattalion(TheKing’sOwn)RoyalLancasterRegiment,Officer’sorSeniorNonCommissionedOfficer’sShoulder Belt Plate.
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5th (Congleton) Battalion, Cheshire Rife Volunteers Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate.
5th (Royal Irish) Lancers Non Commissioned Officer’s Arm Badges.
Agoodselection(4)includingagooddie-stampedwhitemetalVictorianexamplewithaVictoriancrownsurmountingaMaidof ErinandaHarp,thereversewithtwoloopsnorthandsouth;anotherVictorianwhitemetalunmarkedexampleofhollow construction,thereversewitha fatbackplateanditsthreeloopsreplacedwithtwoscrewposts;aKing’scrownwhitemetaldiestampedexamplewiththecrownsurmountingaMaidofErin,thereversewiththreeloopfasteners, onereplaced;withaKing’s crown solid cast example in nickel silver, the reverse with two tombstone drilled loops, generally good condition (4) £120-£160
AgoodselectionincludingOfficer’sandOtherranksassortedexamplesincludingadie-castfrostedsilvered,CapBadge,the reversewithtwoplatedloops,OtherRanksblackenedexamples(3)thereverseswithsliders,onemarked, ‘FirminLondon’ (3)A whitemetal,pre1922example,withfeltbacking,thereversewithtwoloops;assortedwhitemetalandsilverplatedOfficer’sand Other Ranks examples (5), 1939-52 pattern, the reverses with sliders, generally good condition and better (10) £140-£180
London Irish Rifes Officer’s Pouch Badge. Averygoodsilverplatedexample,circa1953-1967,withalargeElizabethancrownsurmountingaHarp,thereversewithtwo screw posts and both washer and nut fxings, excellent condition £40-£50 771166
Assorted Irish Guards Insignia, including an Officer’s Silver Forage Cap Badge.
£80-£100 771177
AgoodselectionincludinganOfficer’ssilverandenamelCapBadge,thereversewithtwoloopsandmaker’smarksfor ‘J.R. Gaunt.LondonS’ (forsilver), excellentcondition;anOfficer’sCollarBadge;adutyBedPlate;anIrishGuardsSweetheartBadge;a ShoulderTitle ‘IG’,withregimentalbadgeandbackplate;apairofbrassCollarBadges;OtherRanksCapBadges(2),onereverse with a slider, the other with two loops, etc., generally very good condition (lot)
Royal Irish Rangers assorted Badges.
AverygoodselectionincludingOfficer’sandOtherRanksCapandCollarBadges;apairofPiper’sCaubeenBadges;apairofgilt andsilveredanodisedCapCadges,1968pattern,withagiltcrownsurmountingasilveredMaidofErinandHarpaboveagilttitle scroll‘RoyalIrishRangers’,thereversewithloops;anOfficer’smetal,1994pattern,wornbythe4th/5thBattalion;Pairsoffrosted silverandgiltmultipiecemetalOfficer’sCollarBadges,postJuly1968pattern(2);largesilveredandgiltOfficer’sCaubeenBadges (2), one with its brass backing plate and pins, both with four loops to the reverse, etc., very good condition (9)
£100-£140
Assorted Irish Collar Badges.
AgoodselectionofassortedcrownedexampleswornbyIrishregimentsandconstabulary,mostlypatternedwithaHarpandthe MaidofErin,withtwelvematchedpairs,twentyfoursingles,somewithmaker’smarksincludingaKing’scrown5th(RoyalIrish) Lancers full gilt example, with maker’s marks for ‘Gaunt .London’, very good condition (lot)
£80-£100
Irish Regimental Collar Badges, Officer and Other Ranks.
AverygoodlargeselectionincludingVictorianandEdwardianexamples,somematchedpairsandsingles,includingRoyalMunster Fusiliers,RoyalDublinFusiliers,RoyalIrishFusiliers,RoyalIrishRifes,IrishRegimentofCanada,etc.,mostwiththeiroriginalloop fttings to the reverse, generally very good condition (lot)
£80-£100
772244
Assorted Irish and Canadian Irish Cap Badges, Collar Badges and Pouch Badges. AgoodandlargeselectionincludingOfficer’sandOtherRanksexamplesfromassortedregimentsandconstabulary,mostlywitha Harpdesign,withassortedcrownedanodised,brass,whitemetalandsilverplatedexamples,agoodnumberwithmaker’smarks andassorted fttingstothereverseincludingsliders,loops,pins,blades,etc., twoexampleslackingtheirloopstothereverse, otherwise very good condition (lot) £80-£100
Assorted Colonial Irish Regimental Badges.
AverygoodselectionincludingascarcediestampedexampleSouthAfricanIrishRifesCapBadge,circa1914-15,withabrass shamrockwiththetitle‘S.A.IRISH’,thereversewith fatbentroundloopsandpin,verygoodcondition;ascarcewhitemetal EdwardianNewSouthWalesIrishRifeRegimentCapBadge,circa1903-1912,thereversewithtwotonedloops;achromed exampleSouthAfricanIrishRegimentPouchBadge,thereversewithtwoscrewpostsanditswasher fxings;IrishRegimentof CanadaShoulderTitles(2),IrishRegimentofCanadaCapBadges(2),Elizabethanexamples,thereverseswithloopsandsliders; IrishRegimentofCanadaCapBadge,King’sCrownexamples(2), onelackingitsloopsandreplacedwithasturdybroochpin; assortedIrishFusiliersofCanadaShoulderTitles(6),etc.;anElizabethanwhitemetalexampleIrishRegimentofCanadaShoulder Belt Plate, the reverse with two screw posts, generally very good condition (lot)
£140-£180
Assorted British Naval Cloth Badges.
AgoodselectionofassortedClothBadgesincludingRoyalNavy,MerchantMarine,FleetAirArm,RoyalNavyVolunteerReserve, includingaRoyalNavyOfficer’sCapBadge,King’scrown,aRoyalNavyVolunteerReserveOfficer’sCapBadge,King’scrown, assortedPettyOfficer’sinsignia,onebullionexamplewithmaker’slabelfor ‘SSimpson,lacemaker,Preston’,agoodbevoweave TorpedoArmBadge, RDYC insigniainbullionwire,King’scrown,agoodselectionofFleetAirArmPilot’sBadges,varioussizes, etc., some with service wear, generally very condition (18) £100-£140
Assorted Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force, Women’s Royal Air Force, Eagle Badges.
AgoodselectionofexamplesofArm,Cuff,ShoulderandChestEagleBadgesincludingaGreatWarexampleredembroidered eagleonkhaki,facingright, serviceworncondition;aGreatWarwhiteeagleonblackfacingleft, serviceworncondition;agold bullioneaglefacingright;awhitepaddedeaglefacingright;assortedmetalexamples,somewithbackplates,somemulti-piece, some with fxed crowns, with loop, brooch, screw and wire fxings, generally very good condition and better (13) £120-£160
Royal Flying Corps Bullion Wire Pilot’s Brevet Badge.
AverygoodandscarceservicewornembroideredbullionwireexamplewithaKing’scrownuponadarkblueorblackbacking clothabove ‘RFC’ withinalaurelspray,withwingsextendingfromthecentre,thirteenlowerfeatherstoeachwing, thewire colourhasdulledacrossthewings,theredclothstillwithsomecolouruponthecrown,verygoodconditionwithservicewear, having been removed from a uniform, scarce £300-£400 772255
Royal Flying Corps Bullion Wire Pilot’s Brevet Badge.
AverygoodandscarceservicewornembroideredgoldbullionwireexampleofalargefullsizearchedPilot’sBrevet,withaKing’s crownuponadarkblueorblackbackingcloth,thecrownabove ‘RFC’ withinalaurelspray,thewingsextendingfromthecentre withthirteenlowerfeatherstoeachwing, thegoldbullionwirehasdulledacrossallofthewings,theredclothstillwithsome colour upon the crown, very good condition with service wear having been removed from a uniform, scarce £300-£400 772266
Royal Air Force Cloth Pilot’s & Observer Brevet Badges.
Agoodselection,allwithKing’scrowns,inbothbullionandclothincludingacrownuponadarkbluebackingcloth,withawhite ‘RAF’ withinabrownwreath,withwingsextendingfromthecentre,withabrassplatetoreversewithalongpinandhook attachment, verygoodcondition;agoodbullionembroideredexample inserviceworncondition;astandardembroideryexample with fre damage to one side; an excellent Second War fat example Observer Brevet Badge, excellent unworn condition (4) £100-£140 772277
Assorted Royal Air Force Officer’s Cloth Cap Badges.
Royal Australian Air Force Cloth Pilot’s Brevet Badges.
Agoodselection,allwithKing’scrownsincludingacrownembroidereduponadarkbluebackingclothwithawhite ‘RAAF’ within askybluelaurelwreath,withwingsextendingfromthecentre,includingtheatremadeexamples, generallyverygoodcondition, some with service wear (4) £140-£180 773300
Royal Australian Air Force Cloth Pilot’s Brevet Badges.
Averygoodandscarceselectionofexamples,allwithKing’scrownsincludingawhitecrownembroidereduponadarkblue backingcloth,centredwithawhite ‘RAAF’ withinaskybluelaurelwreath,withthewingsextending,oneapaddedexampleand theatre made examples, generally very good condition with service wear (5) £180-£220 773311
Australian and New Zealand Air Force Cloth Badges.
AselectionofgoodexamplesofOtherRank’sClothShoulderBadgesincludingalarge ‘NewZealand’,withtheeaglefacingright, creamonablackbackground;‘R.N.Z.A.F.’ onarchedpaleblueletteringuponarectangularblackbackground,possiblyofSecond WareraUSAmanufacture; ‘NewZealand’ inlargepalebluestraightblockembroidery; ‘NewZealand’ withaneagle,wide examplefacingleft; ‘Australia’ inpaleblueuponarchednavyblue; ‘Australia’ inlightbluearcheduponrectangulardarkblueor black; Propellor badges (2); a later ‘RAAF’ slip on variety, very good service worn condition (9)
£80-£100
773333
Chopta Nagpur Indian Frontier Force Officer’s Cap Badge.
Ascarceofficer’scapbadge,whitemetalcrownedhorseshoewith‘C.N.REGT.’withentwinedcobratothecentre,complete with two pairs of blades to the rear, very good condition
£100-£140
773344
Royal 117th Mahrattas Edwardian Officer’s Cap and Collar Badges Set.
AgoodunmarkedsilverorwhitemetalgroupofEdwardianOfficer’sinsigniawithanEdwardiancrownedstarcentredwitha circletinscribed ‘RoyalMahrattas’,withthenumerals ‘117’ tothevoidedcentreuponadarkblueorblackclothground,the reverseofthecapinsigniabroochbackedwithasilverdiscattachedviatwobladestosecurethevoidedcentrebackingcloth,the collar badges identical save for the reverse with two loops, very good condition (3) £60-£80
773355
Indian Army Cap Badges.
AmiscellaneousselectionofIndianArmycapbadgesincluding1stPunjabi,2ndPunjabi,ProbynsHorse,SignalCorps,Ordnance Corps, and Pioneer Corps; together with an 11th Sikhs shoulder title, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180
Assorted Colonial Military Badges.
AsmallselectionincludingascarceTanganyikaTerritoryColonialForcesOfficer’sPagriorCapBadge,withabrasscircletwith thetitle‘TanganyikaTerritory’withagiraffe’sheadtothevoidedcentre,thereversewithalongsliderandit’soriginalsewing hole;abrassexampleSardarRissalaJodhpore,MartingaleBadge,brass,thereversewithtwostuds, polished,faircondition;a frostedsilveredRhodesianGreysScoutsCollarBadge,withahorse’sheadsurmountingahornaboveatitlescroll ‘Grey’sScouts’, thereversewithtwoloopsandmaker’smarksfor ‘ReutelerMfdRhodesia’, verygoodcondition;acopperexampleAustralian Commonwealth Military Forces Collar Badge, the reverse with two loops, very good condition (4) £40-£50
773377
Assorted Irish Buttons.
Agoodandscarceselectionincludingthefollowingexamples:BelfastHarbourPolice;CommissionersofIrishLights;Dublin Waterworks;ConvictDepartment;RoyalSaintGeorge’sYachtClub;RoyalMailSteamPacketCompany;The1782PoliticalClub, etc., some loops absent from the reverse, generally very good condition (lot) £30-£40
774411
Assorted Irish Military Buttons.
A very good and interesting large selection with many scarce examples from assorted periods, including 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers; South Irish Horse; North Irish Horse; Young Citizens Volunteers; Armagh Light Infantry; Armagh Regiment; Londonderry Militia; Royal Tyrone Regiment; North Tipperary Militia; Galway Militia; South Cork Militia; Loyal Dublin Infantry; Queen’s Own Royal Regiment Dublin; Irish Volunteers; 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot; 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot; 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment; 87th South Cork; 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot; 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Foot; 100th Princess of Wales’ Royal Canadians; 101st (Royal Bengal Fusiliers); 102nd (Royal Madras Fusiliers); 103rd (Royal Bombay Fusiliers) Regiment; 104th Bengal Fusiliers; 108th (Madras Infantry) Regiment; Connaught Rangers; Royal Dublin Fusiliers; Royal Irish Rifes; Royal Irish Regiment; 18th (London Irish) Battalion, London Regiment, etc., some duplicates, three buttons in relic condition, the others ranging from fair to excellent condition (lot)
AselectionofBritishArmyValiseplatesincludingearlyColdstreamGuards(2),WorcestershireRegimentwithfourlugs,a Victorian West Kent Regiment die struck example with four folding plates to the reverse, generally very good condition (4)
£40-£50
Royal Ulster Rifes and Royal Irish Rifes green cord Bosses.
Goodexamples(3),the frsttotheRoyalUlsterRifes,withanoverlaidsilverregimentalbadge,circa1921-52,thereversewitha singlescrewpostanditsnut fxing, verygoodcondition;withRoyalIrishRifes(2)examples,eachwithasilverKing’scrownabove aHarpandtheMaidofErin,withascrollacrossthelowerportioninscribed‘RoyalIrishRifes’, onereverselackingitscomplete ftting, the other with the brooch lacking its pin fxing, otherwise good condition (3)
£40-£60
£180-£220 774422
Royal Irish Constabulary Officer’s Waist Belt Plate. Averygoodandscarceexampletwopartclasp,bothpartsbenchmarked ‘19’,thefemalepartalsowithitsVictorianregistration mark,thesilvercircletinscribed‘RoyalIrishConstabulary’centreduponastippledgroundwithaVictoriancrownsurmountinga Harp, each belt loop with several shamrocks, very good service worn condition
774433 xx Compass.
A Middlesex Regiment Flag.
Alarge fag,1100mmx1600mm,inthecountycoloursofMiddlesex,withthebadgeoftheMiddlesexRegimenttothecentre, complete with lanyard and toggle, some moth damage and a small repair patch, otherwise reasonable condition
£40-£50
Agood‘Verner'sPatentMarchingCompass’,serialnumber332,manufacturedbyMessrs.J.H.Steward,406&457TheStrand, London,withmaker’sdetailsandVernerpatentmarkings,approximately55mmdiameter,ahand-paintedcompasscardwitha centralareatreatedpaintedblackandalargeblackNorthmarker,transitlockoperatedbyaslidingbutton,asmallbrakebutton, brownleathercase,withleatherbeltbuckleandoriginalbuttonclasp, caseshowingwearcommensuratewithuse,verygood working condition £80-£100 774444
774455
Great War Divisional Cloth Badges
Twoverygoodexamples,the frsta34thDivision,blackandwhitechequerboard;withablackclothshamrockuponalargerred cloth shamrock background, centred with a brass numeral ‘4’, the reverse two loops, very good condition (2) £100-£140
Assorted Military and Civilian Collectables and Ephemera.
AgoodandlargeselectionconsistingofclothandmetalbadgesmostlyIrishrelatedincludingWaistBeltPlates,RankCrowns, SweetheartBadges,LapelBadges,SilkCigaretteCards,VictorianandEdwardianBandsman’sBadges,CapandCollarBadges;Garda SiochanaBadge;DefenceForcesButtonStick;MasonicBadges;VictorianTemperanceMedal;ButtonsCufflinks;PostCards,etc., generally good condition and better (lot) £60-£80 774466
Assorted Militaria.
Alargeselectionofpostwarmostlyforeignexamples,withafewBritishitems,includingFrench,Dutch,German,Russianand ItalianexamplesofForageCaps,SideCapsandBerets;aleatherHelmetwithabadge, thefrontandrearpeaksdetachedwith somedamagetotheside,henceatfault;aRoyalNavySailor’sCap, lackingitstally;apieceoftrenchart;aRussiantouristSide Cap;aPostWarR.A.F.airman’speakedcap;severalberets, mostlywithoutbadges;medicalepaulettes, lackingsomeinsignia;a UNDutchArmband;DustGoggles;AnAmerican‘SonsoftheDesert’styleembroideredFez;etc., generallygoodcondition, some items damaged or service worn, (lot)
£100-£140
Second War Belgian Cloth Insignia.
£100-£140 774488
VerygoodembroideredandprintedexamplesofSecondWarBelgianClothInsigniaincludingembroideredandprinted4th InfantryBrigadeexamples‘Steenstraete’ (2);2ndInfantryBrigadeprintedexamples‘Yser’ (2), oneunworn;amatchedpairof wovenclothinsignia‘HeadquartersBelgianForcesInNorthernIreland’(2), withtwominormothnipstoonebadge,otherwiseall in very good and original condition (6)
A German Second War Krim Shield. AserviceusedKrimShield,thebronze fnishslightlycorrodedintheextremities,withbackingplateand,completewithfour fxing pins on the reverse side, fair condition
£80-£100
SoldwithtwoGermanSecondWarWoundBadgesinBlack, theoriginalblack fnishalmostallwornfromone;a copy TankBattleBadge;a copy Infantry Assault Badge; a German Naval ‘tinny’ badge; and two German belt buckles.
£120-£160 775500
A Second World War Luftwaffe Me-109 Cockpit Clock. ALuftwaffeMe-109CockpitClock,JunghansJ30BZmovement,withchronograph,subsidiarydial,androtatingbezel,withoriginal lockingleverforsettingthetime,thereversewithserialnumber634228,themovementwiththeoriginalprotectivecoverwithin the back case, in working order, reasonable condition
End of Sale
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Please bid on my behalf at the above sale for the following Lot(s) up to the price(s) mentioned overleaf. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids or any reserve.
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1 The buyer
The highest bidder shall be the buyer at the ‘hammer price’ and any dispute shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion. Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written acknowledgement by Noonans Auctions Ltd. (“Noonans”) that he acts as agent on behalf of a named principal. Bids will be executed in the order that they are received.
2 Minimum increment
The auctioneer shall have the right to refuse any bid which does not conform to Noonans’ published bidding increments which may be found at noonans.co.uk and in the bidding form included with the auction catalogue.
3 The premium
The buyer shall pay to Noonans a premium of 24% on the ‘hammer price’ and agrees that Noonans, when acting as agent for the seller, may also receive commission from the seller in accordance with Condition 16.
4 Value Added Tax (VAT)
The buyers’ premium is subject to the current rate of Value Added Tax if the lot is delivered to or collected by the purchaser within the UK.
Lots marked ‘X’ are subject to importation VAT of 5% on the hammer price unless re-exported outside the UK, as per the conditions below.
Buyers who wish to hand carry their lots to export them from the UK will be charged VAT at the prevailing rate and importation VAT (where applicable) and will not be able to claim a VAT refund.
Buyers will only be able to secure a VAT free invoice and/or VAT refund if the goods are exported by Noonans or a pre-approved commercial shipper. Where the buyer instructs a pre-approved commercial shipper, proof of correct export out of the UK must be provided to Noonans by the buyer within 30 days of export and no later than 90 days from the date of the sale. Refunds are subject to a £50 administrative fee.
5. Artist’s Resale Rights (Droit de Suite)
Lots marked ARR in the catalogue indicate lots that may be subject to this royalty payment.
The royalty will be charged to the buyer on the ‘hammer price’ and is in addition to the buyers’ premium. Royalties are charged on a sliding percentage scale as shown below but do not apply to lots where the hammer price is less than 1000 euros. The payment is calculated on the rate of exchange at the European Central Bank on the date of the sale.
All royalty charges are paid in full to The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).
Portion of the hammer price Royalties
From 0 to €50,000 4%
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From €200,000.01 to €350,000 1%
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10 (a) The buyer shall at his or her own expense take away the lot(s) purchased not later than 5 working days after the day of the auction but (unless credit terms have been agreed in accordance with Condition 7) not before payment to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’.
(b) The buyer shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges on any lot not taken away within 5 working days after the day of the auction.
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11 Buyers’ responsibilities for lots purchased
The buyer will be responsible for loss or damage to lots purchased from the time of collection or the expiry of 5 working days after the day of the auction, whichever is the sooner. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents shall thereafter be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, while any lot is in its custody or under its control.
Loss and damage warranty cover at the rate of 1.5% will be applied to any lots despatched by Noonans to destinations outside the UK, unless speci cally instructed otherwise by the consignee.
12 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchase
If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with Conditions 6 and 10, or if there is any other breach of either of those Conditions, Noonans as agent of the seller shall, at its absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights it may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies:
(a) to proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract.
(b) to rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the defaulting buyer at the same or any other auction.
(c) to re-sell the lot or cause it to be re-sold by public auction or private sale and the defaulting buyer shall pay to Noonans any resulting de ciency in the ‘total amount due’ (after deduction of any part payment and addition of re-sale costs) and any surplus shall belong to the seller.
(d) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer and, in the case of storage, either at Noonans’ premises or elsewhere.
(e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month on the ‘total amount due’ to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 5 working days after the day of the auction.
(f) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the sale or any other auction and release it only after payment of the ‘total amount due’.
(g) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer at any future auctions or obtaining a deposit before accepting any bids in future.
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(a) Goods auctioned are usually of some age. All goods are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. Illustrations in catalogues are for identi cation only. Buyers should satisfy themselves prior to the sale as to the condition of each lot and should exercise and rely on their own judgement as to whether the lot accords with its description. Subject to the obligations accepted by Noonans under this Condition, none of the seller, Noonans, its servants or agents is responsible for errors of descriptions or for the genuineness or authenticity of any lot. No warranty whatever is given by Noonans, its servants or agents, or any seller to any buyer in respect of any lot and any express or implied conditions or warranties are hereby excluded.
(b) Any lot which proves to be a ‘deliberate forgery’ may be returned by the buyer to Noonans within 15 days of the date of the auction in the same condition in which it was at the time of the auction, accompanied by a statement of defects, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at which it was purchased. If Noonans is satis ed that the item is a ‘deliberate forgery’ and that the buyer has and is able to transfer a good and marketable title to the lot free from any third party claims, the sale will be set aside and any amount paid in respect of the lot will be refunded, provided that the buyer shall have no rights under this Condition if:
(i) the description in the catalogue at the date of the sale was in accordance with the then generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a con ict of such opinion; or (ii) the only method of establishing at the date of
publication of the catalogue that the lot was a ‘deliberate forgery’ was by means of scienti c processes not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which was unreasonably expensive or impractical.
(c) A buyer’s claim under this Condition shall be limited to any amount paid in respect of the lot and shall not extend to any loss or damage su ered or expense incurred by him or her.
(d) The bene t of the Condition shall not be assignable and shall rest solely and exclusively in the buyer who, for the purpose of this condition, shall be and only be the person to whom the original invoice is made out by Noonans in respect of the lot sold.
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14 Warranty of title and availability
The seller warrants to Noonans and to the buyer that he or she is the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. The seller will indemnify Noonans, its servants and agents and the buyer against any loss or damage su ered by either in consequence of any breach on the part of the seller.
15 Reserves
The seller shall be entitled to place, prior to the rst day of the auction, a reserve at or below the low estimate on any lot provided that the low estimate is more than £100. Such reserve being the minimum ‘hammer price’ at which that lot may be treated as sold. A reserve once placed by the seller shall not be changed without the consent of Noonans. Noonans may at their option sell at a ‘hammer price’ below the reserve but in any such cases the sale proceeds to which the seller is entitled shall be the same as they would have been had the sale been at the reserve. Where a reserve has been placed, only the auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller.
16 Authority to deduct commission and expenses
The seller authorises Noonans to deduct commission at the ‘stated rate’ and ‘expenses’ from the ‘hammer price’ and acknowledges Noonans’ right to retain the premium payable by the buyer.
17 Rescission of sale
If before Noonans remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the buyer makes a claim to rescind the sale that is appropriate and Noonans is of the opinion that the claim is justi ed, Noonans is authorised to rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to Noonans in respect of the lot.
18 Payment of sale proceeds Noonans shall remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller 35 days after the auction, but if by that date Noonans has not received the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer then Noonans will remit the sale proceeds within ve working days after the date on which the ‘total amount due’ is received from the buyer. If credit terms have been agreed between Noonans and the buyer, Noonans shall remit to the seller the sale proceeds 35 days after the auction unless otherwise agreed by the seller.
19 If the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within 3 weeks after the auction, Noonans will endeavour to notify the seller and
take the seller’s instructions as to the appropriate course of action and, so far as in Noonans’ opinion is practicable, will assist the seller to recover the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer. If circumstances do not permit Noonans to take instructions from the seller, the seller authorises Noonans at the seller’s expense to agree special terms for payment of the ‘total amount due’, to remove, store and insure the lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Noonans shall in its absolute discretion think t, to take such steps as are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer to the seller and if necessary to rescind the sale and refund money to the buyer if appropriate.
20 If, notwithstanding that, the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within three weeks after the auction and Noonans remits the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the ownership of the lot shall pass to Noonans.
21 Charges for withdrawn lots
Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, Noonans reserve the right to charge a fee of 15% of Noonans’ then latest middle estimate of the auction price of the property withdrawn, together with Value Added Tax thereon if the seller is resident in the UK, and ‘expenses’ incurred in relation to the property.
22 Rights to photographs and illustrations
The seller gives Noonans full and absolute right to photograph and illustrate any lot placed in its hands for sale and to use such photographs and illustrations and any photographs and illustrations provided by the seller at any time at its absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with the auction).
23 Unsold lots
Where any lot fails to sell, Noonans shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-o er the lot for sale or to collect the lot.
24 Noonans reserve the right to charge commission up to one-half of the ‘stated rates’ calculated on the ‘bought-in price’ and in addition ‘expenses’ in respect of any unsold lots.
GENERAL CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS
25 Noonans sells as agent for the seller (except where it is stated wholly or partly to own any lot as principal) and as such is not responsible for any default by seller or buyer.
26 Any representation or statement by Noonans, in any catalogue as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his or her own judgement as to such matters and neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions.
27 Whilst the interests of prospective buyers are best served by attendance at the auction, Noonans will, if so instructed, execute bids on their behalf. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for any neglect or default in doing so or for failing to do so.
28 Noonans shall have the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission to its premises or attendance
at its auctions by any person.
29 Noonans has absolute discretion without giving any reason to refuse any bid, to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to withdraw any lot from the auction and in case of dispute to put up any lot for auction again.
30 (a) Any indemnity under these Conditions shall extend to all actions, proceedings costs, expenses, claims and demands whatever incurred or su ered by the person entitled to the bene t of the indemnity. (b) Noonans declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants and agents of the bene t of every indemnity under these Conditions to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the bene t of its servants and agents.
31 Any notice by Noonans to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder or buyer may be given by rst class mail or airmail and if so given shall be deemed to have been duly received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.
32 These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. All transactions to which these Conditions apply and all matters connected therewith shall also be governed by English law. Noonans hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and all other parties concerned hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
33 In these Conditions:
(a) ‘catalogue’ includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or other publication; (b) ‘hammer price’ means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the auctioneer to the buyer;
(c) ‘total amount due’ means the ‘hammer price’ in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer in pounds sterling;
(d) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source which is not shown to be such in the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with that description;
(e) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller being the ‘hammer price’ of the lot sold less commission at the ‘stated rates’ and ‘expenses’ and any other amounts due to Noonans by the seller in whatever capacity and howsoever arising;
(f) ‘stated rate’ means Noonans’ published rates of commission for the time and any Value Added Tax thereon;
(g) ‘expenses’ in relation to the sale of any lot means Noonans charges and expenses for insurance, illustrations, special advertising, certi cation, remedials, packing and freight of that lot and any Value Added Tax thereon; (h) ‘bought-in price’ means 5 per cent more than the highest bid received below the reserve.
34 Vendors’ commission of sales
A commission of 15 per cent is payable by the vendor on the hammer price on lots sold. Insurance is charged at 1.5 per cent of the hammer price.
35 VAT
Commission, illustrations, insurance and expenses are subject to VAT if the seller is resident in the UK.
AT NOONANS OUR EXPERTISE EXTENDS BEYOND THE KNOWLEDGE WITHIN OUR SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS TO INCLUDE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR AUCTION HOUSE, FROM OUR PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO TO OUR ADVANCED PROPRIETARY ONLINE BIDDING SYSTEM.
We’re a close-knit team of experts with deep knowledge across our specialist subjects: banknotes, coins, detectorist finds, historical & art medals, jewellery, medals & militaria, tokens and watches. Focusing on these fascinating items, we share this expertise with an international community of sellers and buyers.
Each sale item that passes through our Mayfair auction house is appraised by an expert recognised as a leading authority in a particular field of interest, ranging from ancient coins and military medals to jewellery and vintage watches. This depth of knowledge across all departments sets us apart from other generalist auctioneers.
SELL WITH US
Respected worldwide for the breadth and depth of our specialist expertise, we can connect you to a broad, deep pool of potential buyers. Over the years, we’ve brought together an international community of people who share our particular passion. As recognised experts, with a vast store of freely available in-house knowledge and experience, we’ve earned the trust of buyers across the globe.
Our fees are transparent. Unlike many other auction houses, we don’t charge for collecting your lots, photography or marketing and there’s no minimum lot charge.
Not surprisingly, our position as a trusted authority, with deep global reach, often leads to the achievement of higher than expected prices at auction.
Free valuation
If you’re interested in selling your items and you’d like a free auction valuation, without obligation, our specialists will be happy to help. You can submit online or bring your sale item to a valuation day at our Mayfair auction house or at a regional venue. Alternatively, request a home visit.
BUY WITH US
We’re here for you, whether you’re an experienced collector with a depth of knowledge or an occasional buyer attracted to a particular piece of jewellery or vintage watch.
Be assured that the item in question has been accurately described and photographed, detailing all available information, from its provenance to its current condition. Be certain that our price estimate is fair and sensible.
Delve deep into our website and you’ll discover a vast store of helpful background data, including prices achieved for similar items at previous auctions. Informed and empowered, study our detailed online catalogue, then place your bid in complete confidence.
