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TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge, 22caratgoldandenamels,hallmarked London1815,maker’smark‘IN’forJohnNortham, completewithcorrectwidegoldswivel-ringsuspensionandgoldribbon buckle, minor enamel loss to both wreaths and chip to white enamel of one obverse arm, otherwise good very fne £3,000-£4,000
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Civil)Member’s2ndtype,breastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon 1918, good very fne £80-£100
Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1943, in Royal Mint case of issue, good very fne (7) £1,000-£1,400
RoyalRedCross,2ndClass,G.V.R.,silverandenamel,unnamedasissued,onlady’sbowriband,in Garrard,London,caseofissue, very fne £100-£140
During the Great War approximately 59 R.A. officers received a bar or bars to the D.S.O., of whom 8 had the M.C. in addition.
D.S.O. London Gazette 3 June 1918.
D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 16 September 1918:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Forfourhoursbeforeattackingtheenemytriedbygasandhighexplosiveshelltodestroythis officer’sbattery.Oneofficerbeingkilledandanotherwounded,hewasduringtheworsttwohoursalonewiththeguns.Hewashimselfwounded intheleg,butlimpedaboutencouragingthemen.Asstragglerscamebackhecollectedthemandgotthemintoaction.Whentheenemygot within500yardsitwasdecidedtowithdrawtheguns,threebeinggotawaywithoutloss,thefourthhavingallsixhorseshit.Hegotthethreeguns intoactionabout1,000yardsintherear.Hewasthenputonahorseandrodeuptothefrontcollectinginformationandrallyinginfantry.Inthe evening, having reorganised his battery, he again rode up to the front to encourage the men, being unable to get off his horse.’
M.C. London Gazette 19 November 1917; citation published 22 March 1918:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hewentoutinadvanceofthefrontlinetogetspecialobservationonanareathatwastobe raidedthefollowingday.Fromtherehewasabletoregisterallthebatteriesconcerned,withthemostsuccessfulresults.Later,ontwooccasions, byreconnoitringandobserving,hewasabletosendininformationofimpendinghostilecounter-attacksandotherenemymovementswhichwas of the greatest value.’
M.I.D. London Gazettes 15 June 1916; 21 May 1918; and 23 December 1918.
AAuugguussttiinneeBBaarrkkeerrwasbornon14August1887,sonofEdwardDunningBarker.EducatedatHighgate,hejoinedKingEdward’sHorseinAugust 1914,andwascommissioned2ndLieutenantintheRoyalFieldArtilleryon5December1914.Wasincommandofabatteryuntil1918when promotedActingLieutenant-Colonel,33rdDivision.Accordingtothe Historyofthe33rdDivisionalArtilleryintheWar1914-1919, Barker command‘C’Battery,156BrigadeR.F.A.fromApril/May1917totheendofSeptember1918,andthathisBartotheD.S.O.wasfortheaction near Kemmel on 25 April 1918, on which date, according to the War Diary, Barker was wounded at Zonnebeke.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘SSttEEllooii,,JJuunnee11991177’’DD..SS..OO..aanndd‘‘KKlleeiinnZZiilllleebbeekkee,,AAuugguusstt11991177’’SSeeccoonnddAAwwaarrddBBaarrggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttoo LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell WW.. CC.. CCllaarrkk,, 3322nndd BBaattttaalliioonn,, RRooyyaall FFuussiilliieerrss,, llaattee MMaanncchheesstteerr RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall WWeesstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withSecondAwardBarandintegraltopribandbar;Queen’sSouth Africa1899-1902,3clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lieut:W.C.Clark,Manch:Rgt.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.W.C.Clark.) the frstwithusualenamellosstobothwreathsandgiltalittle rubbed, the Q.S.A. with edge bruising, otherwise very fne and better (4)
£2,000-£2,400
D.S.O. London Gazette 25 August 1917: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinleadinghisbattalionwithgreatcoolnessandabilityunderheavy fre.Hehasonalloccasions proved himself a courageous and capable officer.’
Register of the D.S.O. states ‘St Eloi 7th June 1917’:
D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 19 November 1917; citation published 22 March 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Whenhewastheonlycommandingofficerremaininginactioninhisbrigade,hepersonallyled forwardtheleadingwavesofthebrigadeinamostgallantandfearlessmanner.Hispersonalconduct,coolnessandexampleduringthemost criticalmomentssecuredtheeventualsuccessoftheattackafteraverystubborn fght.Duringthetwodaysfollowingtheattackherendered most valuable service in organising the defence of the captured position, though frequently exposed to very heavy shell fre.’ WWiilllliiaammCChhaarrlleessCCllaarrkkwaseducatedatHarrowandTrinityCollege,Oxford.Hejoinedthe6thManchesterRegimentas2ndLieutenantinMarch 1900;Lieutenant,June1900;Temp.LieutenantinArmy,attached1stManchesterRegiment,February1901;2ndLieutenant,1stManchester Regiment, April 1902; Lieutenant, January 1904; resigned commission, November 1908. Temp.Lt.,14thManchesterRegiment,October1914;Temp.CaptainandAdjutant,November1914;Temp.Major,December1914;Temp.Major, 32ndRoyalFusiliers,March1916,andservedinFrancewith32ndRoyalFusiliersfrom4May1916.PromotedAct.Lieutenant-ColonelinFebruary 1917andTemp.Lieutenant-Colonellaterthesamemonth,hewasawardedtheD.S.O.andBarin1917,receivingbothawardsfromtheKingat Buckingham Palace on 9 February 1918. He transferred as Temp. Lieutenant to the 10th Royal West Surrey Regiment on 19 March 1918. Sold with copied research.
DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamels,withSecondAwardBar,thisengravedonreverse,‘A/Lt.Col.T.S. Eves,R.A.M.C.’,completewithintegraltopribandbar;1914-15Star(Capt.T.S.Eves.R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals, withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.T.S.Eaves.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;Jubilee1935,unnamedas issued, mounted for display, good very fne and better (9)
£4,000-£5,000
Provenance: Colonel Riddick Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2007.
D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1918.
D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 26 July 1918.
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hewasinchargeofanadvanceddressingstationwhichwasheavilyshelledbytheenemyandhe personallyandthoroughlycarriedoutacompletechangeoforganization.Laterhewassuperintendingtheloadingofambulancecarsneararailway bridgewhichwasaspecialtargetfortheenemy’sgunsandalthoughtwicethrownoverandbruisedbyburstingshellshestucktohisposttillall thewoundedhadbeenevacuated.His fneperformanceundercontinuousshell fretilltheenemywerealmostuponhimwasasplendidexample to all.’
M.I.D. London Gazettes 13 July 1916; 24 December 1917; and 30 December 1918.
TThhoommaassSSwwaannEEvveesswasborninDonnybrook,Dublinon31March1884.Hequali fedatDublinUniversityandRotundaHospitalwithaM.B.,B. Ch.,B.A.O.andL.M.,afterwhichheenteredtheR.A.M.C.asaLieutenantinFebruary1908.PromotedtoCaptaininAugust1911,he frstsaw activeserviceintheGreatWarasMedicalOfficertothe1stBattalionKing’sOwnScottishBorderersduringtheGallipolicampaign,1915-16,and afterwardswasattachedtotheEgyptExpeditionaryForce,January-April1916.HethenservedinFranceandFlandersuntiltheendofthewar, servingasActingMajorandTemporaryLieutenant-Colonel,August1916-February1919afterassumingcommandofNo.36FieldAmbulance soonafterhisarrival.Threetimesmentionedindespatches,EveswasfurtherrewardedwiththeD.S.O.andBar.AftertheArmistice,heservedin GermanyasC.O.ofNo.139FieldAmbulance,June-October1919.PromotedtoMajorinFebruary1920andLieutenant-ColonelinFebruary 1933,heservedinEgypt,1921-26and1927-31,andIndia,1931-36-inthelatterasC.O.oftheB.M.H.Calcutta,1934-36.Hewasthenappointed C.O.oftheMilitaryHospitalatHolywood,NorthernIreland,1936-39.DuringtheSecondWorldWarhewasC.O.ofNo.6HospitalShip,1939 -44.Thehospitalship St.David waspreviouslyaGreatWesternRailwayPacketShip.Lieutenant-ColonelEveswaskilledinactionon24January 1944, when the ship was bombed and sunk by German aircraft 25 miles off the Anzio beach head; one of 57 to be killed in the attack.
Sold with copied research and photographs.
AArraarreeSSeeccoonnddWWoorrllddWWaarrDD..SS..OO..aannddBBaarr,,iinntteerr--wwaarrOO..BB..EE..ggrroouuppoofftteennaawwaarrddeeddttooCCaappttaaiinnGG..FF..SStteevveennss--GGuuiillllee,,RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwoonnhhiiss ff rrssttDD..SS..OO..ffoorrsseerrvviicceessaassSSeenniioorrOO ffiffi cceerrooffaannEEssccoorrttGGrroouuppiinn11993399,,aannddaaBBaarrffoorrhhiissccoommmmaannddooff tthheeddeessttrrooyyeerr CCooddrriinnggttoonn aattDDuunnkkiirrkk,,tthheerreebbyybbeeccoommiinnggtthheeNNaavvyy’’ss ff rrsstt““DDoouubblleeDD..SS..OO..””oofftthheeWWaarr--aammoonnggtthhoosseehhee eemmbbaarrkkeedd iinn tthhee ccoouurrssee ooff ooppeerraattiioonn ““DDyynnaammoo”” wwaass aa cceerrttaaiinn MMaajjoorr--GGeenneerraall BB.. LL.. MMoonnttggoommeerryy DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,1stissue,withSecondAwardBar,silver-giltandenamels,thereverseofthelower suspensionbarofficiallydated‘1939’andthereverseoftheBar‘1940’,completewithintegraltopribandbar;TheMostExcellent OrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon1930;1914-15Star (Mid.G.F.Stevens-Guille,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S.Lt.G.F.Stevens-Guille,R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted court-style for display, good very fne or better (10) £5,000-£7,000
Stevens-Guille being presented to H.M. the King on his appointment as Aide de Camp
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2008.
Approximately 110 Second Award Bars to the D.S.O. were given to the Royal Navy during the Second World War. O.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 3 June 1931.
D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1940: ‘Commander George Frederick Stevens-Guille, O.B.E., R.N., H.M.S. Bittern.’ D.S.O.SecondAwardBar LondonGazette 7June1940:‘CaptainGeorgeFrederickStevens-Guille,D.S.O.,O.B.E.,R.N.‘Forgoodservicesinthe withdrawal of the Allied Armies from the beaches of Dunkirk.’
The recommendation states:
‘H.M.S. CODRINGTON - Captain George Frederick Stevens-Guille, D.S.O., O.B.E., R.N. Duringtheperiod28thMay-3rdJuneCODRINGTONmade7tripstoDunkirk,5beingtothebeaches,andbroughthomeatotalofabout6175 troops.
Althoughseveraltimesattackedbyaircraftandonseveraloccasionsundergun frefromshorebatteries,CODRINGTONwasnothitand suffered no damage.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 23 January 1945: ‘For distinguished service in the planning and execution of amphibious operations in the Mediterranean.’
GGeeoorrggeeFFrreeddeerriicckkSStteevveennss--GGuuiillllee,whowasborninDecember1898,thesonofaclergymanfromGuernsey,enteredtheRoyalNavyasacadetin September1911andwasappointedaMidshipmaninthebattleship Glory inOctober1914.Removingtothe RoyalOak inApril1916,inwhich battleshiphewaspresentatJutland,andadvancedtoSubLieutenantinMarch1917,hejoinedthetorpedoboatdestroyer Ferret inJuneofthe latteryear,inwhichcapacityheserveduntiltheendoftheWar.ShortlythereafterheattendedacourseatCambridgeUniversity,butwas admittedtotheR.N.HospitalPlymouthwithgunshotwoundstohisrightarminJanuary1919-luckilynotoftooseriousnatureforhewasback at sea in the Marksman by August of the same year.
AdvancedtoLieutenant-CommanderinFebruary1927andtoCommanderinDecember1931,shortlyafterbeingawardedhisO.B.E.,hewas serving as Senior Officer of the 1st Anti-Submarine Flotilla at Portland on the renewal of hostilities, in command of the sloop H.M.S. Bittern QuicklyorderedtoRosyth,homeofthe15thDestroyerFlotilla,hewasactivelyengagedinaspateofcoastalconvoysbetweenSeptemberand November1939,gallantanddemandingworkthatwonhimhis frstD.S.O.ThusconvoysF.S.5andF.N.6inSeptember,when Bittern stoppedto pick-upsurvivorsfromthemined CityofParis anddeliveredadepth-chargeattackonthe17th;convoyF.S.20inmid-October,when Bittern engagedenemyaircraftanddeliveredfurtherdepth-chargeattacks;convoysF.S.24andF.N.25inlateOctober,withfurtheractionbeingtakenby Bittern againstenemybombers;convoysF.S.29andF.N.30,andF.N.32andF.N.33,inearlyNovember,thelatterwitnessingatleastone engagementwithaprowlingDornier;convoysF.S.37andF.N.38inmid-November,andconvoysF.S.40and F.N.41attheendofthatmonth, the latter witnessing the mining of the S.S. Hookwood on the 23rd, and Bittern once more stopping to pick up survivors. Stevens-GuillewasadvancedtoCaptaininDecember1939andreceivedhisD.S.O.ataninvestitureheldon5March1940-oneofthevery frst suchdecorationsoftheentireWar,justadozenorsootherR.N.recipientshavingbeengazettedbeforehandinDecember1939.Abriefperiod ofcommandensuedinthedestroyer Duncan,butinmid-May1940heremovedtothe fotillaleader Codrington,inwhichshiphewouldquickly winaBartohisD.S.O.,forgoodservicesinthewithdrawaloftheAlliedArmiesfromthebeachesofDunkirk.Therelevantoperations commencedonthe28thMay,whenheoversawtherescueof32survivorsfromthetorpedoed Aboukir intheNorthSea,followingwhich Codrington proceededtoDunkirk’sEastMole.Thereafter,overthecomingweek,shecarriedoutapunishingagendaofreturntripstoDover, eventually bringing back over 6,000 troops, among them Major-General B. L. Montgomery: ‘Saturday1June:Securedalongsideeasternpier,Dunkirk,at0525hours.Embarkedabout500troops,includingMajor-GeneralB.L.Montgomery, temporarilycommandingacorps.ThelatterinformedmethatembarkationatBrayehadbeenverydifficultduetothepierbeingunsuitable.While inDunkirkharbourlowcloudpersistedandseverallowbombingattackstookplace...oneHeinkelwasbroughtdownapparentlybythe freof Codrington and another destroyer’ (Stevens-Guille’s official operation “Dynamo” report refers). He was awarded a Bar to his D.S.O., thereby becoming the Navy’s frst “Double D.S.O.” of the War. Codringtonhavingthenbeenbombedandsunkoff Doverinthefollowingmonth,cameashoretotakeupanappointmentin Victory,witheffect from August 1940, about the time he attended his second Buckingham Palace investiture. Returningtoseawithcommandofthecruiser Cardiff inFebruary1942,heremovedtothe Durban thatSeptemberandthencetotheAlgiers base Hannibal inDecember1943.Theninthefollowingyearhejoinedthestaff of Byrsa,theR.N.baseatBougie,NorthAfrica,which establishmentremovedtoNaplesat theendof1943-anappointmentthatwouldhavewitnessedhimplanningamphibiousoperationsinthe Mediterranean, not least for the Sicily and South of France landings, for which he won his “mention”. FromJune1946,Stevens-Guillecommandedthetrainingestablishment Raleigh,andhewasplacedontheRetiredListinJanuary1949,having latterly been appointed an A.D.C. to H.M. the King - original letter of notifcation [included with Lot], dated in August 1948, refers. Soldwithasmallquantityofotheroriginaldocumentation,includingtherecipient’soriginalM.I.D.certifcate,inthenameof‘CaptainGeorge FrederickStevens-Guille,D.S.O.,O.B.E.,R.N.,H.M.S.Byrsa’anddated23January1945,togetherwithhis1939-45Warcampaignaward forwardingslip,aquantityofhiscallingcards;andoneortwoitemsofuniform,includinga fnepairofCaptain,R.N’sfull-dressepaulettes,by Gieves, and mounted set of four miniature medals, comprising O.B.E. and Great War trio.
DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,silver-giltandenamel,reverseundated,withintegraltopribandbar;1939-45Star;Defence Medal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissuein silver;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,reverseinscribed‘MajorD.C.Orme’,undated,withreplacementbroochbar, mountedfordisplay, thecampaignmedalsprivatelygildedandplatedascommonlyfoundwithCanadiangroupsatthistime,good very fne (6) £2,000-£2,400
D.S.O. London Gazette 14 March 1946:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services at Dieppe in August, 1942.’
Theofficialcitationstates:‘MajorDavidClaudeOrme,incommandof“C”Company,SouthSaskatchewanRegiment,alone,ofallthecommanders inwhateverrankamongtheCanadianforcesatDieppe,August19th1942,ledhiscompanyforwardandcapturedandheldthepositionwhichhe wasorderedthentooccupy,thehighgroundontherightofGreenBeachatPourville.Inthisheenjoyedadistinctionforwhichhecannotbetoo highlypraised.Havingdestroyedtheenemypostsinthisarea,heheldhispositionandbeatoff theenemycounterattacksuntilorderedto withdrawtothebeachforre-embarkation.Heaccomplishedthewithdrawalsuccessfullyagainststrongopposition,andthemajorityofhis companywereeventuallyre-embarked.Afterreachingthebeach,heincompanywithasmallparty,re-mountedtheheightinordertointerfere withthestrongenemy frewhichwascausingheavycasualtiesamongthetroopsenteringthelandingcraft.Duringthisoffensivepatrol,he,with hiscomrades,engagedinactualhandtohand fghtingwiththeadvancingenemy.Havinginfictedcasualtiesupontheenemywhichvastly outnumberedit,thepatrolwithdrewtothebeachoncemore,buttherebeinginsufficientcraftforthere-embarkationofall,MajorOrme remainedbehindandwastakenprisoner.Throughouttheoperationhesuccessfullycarriedoutallhisallottedtasksandexhibitedgreat determination and fearlessness in the face of enemy fre.’
DDaavviiddCCllaauuddeeOOrrmmeewasborninTottenham,Middlesex,on25December1900,thethirdsonofcashierJosephJamesOrme.Aquali fedteacher byprofession,OrmeenlistedintheCanadianArmyon4September1930andwasappointedLieutenantinTheWeyburnRegiment.Advanced Captain21August1934,laterSignalsOfficer,hewaspromotedMajorintheSouthSaskatchewanRegimentinSeptember1939.Appointed OfficerCommanding“C”Company,hewastakenPrisonerofWaratDieppeon19August1942,andwasincarceratedfor3yearsatOfagVIIB (Eichstatt)from1September1942to15April1945.AwardedtheEfficiencyDecorationin1945,Ormereturnedhome toCanadaandlater taughthighschoolpupilsatChilliwack.TheinsigniatohisD.S.O.awardwaspresentedtohimbytheGovernor-GeneralatH.M.C.S.RoyalRoads, Victoria, B.C., on 4 June 1948.
Soldwiththerecipient’sdressminiatureawards,thesecourtmountedbutlackingthewhiteenamelcrosstotheD.S.O.andtheovaldisctothe Efficiency Decoration; with a modern D.S.O. replacement copy, this with enamel damage, and an unrelated Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., Canada.
Note: Orme’sD.S.O.isundated,incommonwithanumberofotherDSOsissuedtoDominionandColonialrecipientswheretheawardwasnot Gazetted until after the cessation of hostilities.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;TheOrderofSt.Johnof Jerusalem,Officer’s(Brother’s)breastbadge,silverandenamel;1914-15Star(1222Cpl.J.Holt.Lan.Fus.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(1222Cpl.J.Holt.Lan.Fus.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;DelhiDurbar1911,silver,unnamedasissued;RoyalAir Force L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (104814 S.M.1. J. Holt. R.A.F.) mounted court style for wear, good very fne (9) £800-£1,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2012.
M.B.E. London Gazette 14 June 1945.
Order of St. John, Officer London Gazette 8 July 1947.
JJoohhnnHHoollttservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,LancashireFusiliersintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom25April1915.Rowedto shoreaboardthesmallcuttersof Euryalus and Implacable,themenofthe1stBattalionweregreetedat6a.m.byaceaselesshailofrife,machine gunandpompom fre;manydiedintheboatsandofthosewhostruggledashorethroughbarbed-wireentanglementsanddeep,softsand,few wereunscathed.Throughrallyingcriesandextremecouragethehighgroundbehindthebeachwascarried,butataterriblecost.Bynightfallonly 11 officers and 399 other ranks remained ft for duty. General Sir Ian Hamilton later wrote in his despatch: ‘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.’
SubsequentlytransferringtotheRoyalAirForce,HoltwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon2June1925,whilstholdingthe rankofSergeantMajor1stClass.HewasCommissionedMedicalQuartermasterandFlyingOfficeron8September1930,andwaspromoted Flight Lieutenant on 1 August 1938, and Squadron Leader on 1 July 1943. He retired on 26 December 1946. Sold with copied research.
R.R.C. LondonGazette 21June1918:‘...inrecognitionoftheirvaluableservicesinconnectionwiththeWar’‘MissMaudCharlesGoodhue, Matron and Admins., Finsbury Sq. Hospl., London.’ Presented by the King at Buckingham Palace on 3 July 1918.
A.R.R.C. LondonGazette 23February1917:‘...inrecognitionoftheirvaluableservicesinconnectionwiththeWar’‘MissM.C.Goodhue, Secretary, County of Lond. Branch, British Red Cross Society, and Matron i/c City of Lond. Red Cross Hospl., Finsbury Sq, N.’ DuringtheBoerWarMissMaudGoodhueservedwithPrincessChristian’sArmyNursingServiceReserveandwasvariouslybasedatCapeTown and Pretoria.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,hallmarksforLondon1919;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1908-10 (Asst:Engr:T.Kerr,R.I.M.S.‘Hardinge’.);1914-15Star(Engr.T.Kerr,R.I.M.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oak leaves (Engr. Lt. T. Kerr, R.I.M.); Coronation 1911, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, generally good very fne (6)
£6,000-£8,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2007.
D.S.C. London Gazette 21 January 1916: ‘InrecognitionoftheirservicesduringtheadvanceonKut-el-Amaraonthe27and28September1915:-EngineerKerrnotonlykepttheLascar engine-roomcomplementofthe Comet inexcellentorderduringtheaction,butassistedincarryingdownthewoundedunder fre.’Thesefour awardsoftheD.S.C.followimmediatelyaftertheannouncementofthePosthumousVictoriaCrosstoLieutenant-CommanderE.C.Cookson,D. S.O., R.N.
M.I.D. LondonGazette 13July1916(Mesopotamia);31January1919(EastAfrica);and5June1919(EastAfrica).Hisservicerecordalsostates ‘Despatches November 1915.’
TThhoommaassKKeerrrrwasborninKilmarnock,Ayrshireon12April1883and,havingservedasa4thEngineerintheP.&O.SteamshipCompany1903 -07,wasappointedtotheRoyalIndianMarineasanAssistantEngineerinthelatteryear.JoiningtheR.I.M.S. Hardinge inthesamerankinApril 1909,hewaspresentintheSomalilandoperationsandwasadvancedtoEngineerinApril1911.TheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914found himongeneraldutiesinAden,butthatNovemberhejoinedthearmedpaddle-steamer Comet, anappointmentthatwouldleadtohisactive employment in the Tigris Flotilla in the following year.
FollowingthefallofTurkish-heldElAmarainJune1915,battlecommencedforthecaptureofKut,120milesupriver,andaspartofhisoverall plan,GeneralTownshendaskedtheTigrisFlotillatoattempttoforceapassageupstreamandtakeabridgetheenemyhadbuiltjustshortofthat place.Butaspartoftheirdefenceline,theTurkshadconstructedaformidableboomacrosstheriverataplacecalledEsSinn,abouteightornine milesfromKut-twoironbargeshadbeengrounded,oneoneachbank,andthenlinkedbyaheavyironcabletoanativedhow,sunkin midstream.Addedtowhich,thiswholereachoftheriverwascommandedbyenemyartillery,whilethebarrieritselfwasheldbywell-armed troops in trenches on the banks.
Anditwashere,beforeduskon28September,amidstaterriblebarrageofpoint-blank fre,thatLieutenant-CommanderE.C.Cookson,D.S.O., triedtoforceapassageforthe Comet,initiallybydirectinggunfreontothenativedhow,butafterwardsbyrammingatfullspeed.Neither attemptworked,leadingtohimcomingalongsideandjumpingontotheboom,armedwithanaxe,adesperateundertakingthatledtohimbeing riddledwithbullets-hediedbackaboardthe Comet shortlyafterwards,havingsaid,“Iamdone.Itisafailure.Returnatfullspeed.”Norwashe thesolecasualty,atleastanotherdozenhavingbeenhit,includingfoursoldiersoftheRoyalWestKentsandtwoGoaneseseaman.Itwasfor his gallantry in bringing these wounded down to the comparative safety of the lower deck that Kerr was awarded his D.S.C.
HeendedtheWarwithanappointmentatAlexandriaDocks,gainedadvancementtoEngineerLieutenant-CommanderinJune1919,was appointedEngineerandHarbourMaster,PortBlairinJanuary1922,wasadvancedtoEngineerCommanderinNovember1930,andwasplaced on the Retired List on 1 January 1934.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1943’andprivatelyengraved‘BosunP.J.Allsebrook,NorthAfrica’; DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(J.58032P.J.Allsebrook.C.P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.58032P.J. Allsebrook.Ord.R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oak leaf;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(J.58032P.J.Allsebrook.P.O.H.M.S.Rainbow.)thepre-warmedals mountedasoriginallywornonratherfrayedribbons, polishedgood fne, theremaindermountedcourt-stylefordisplay, good very fne or better (9) £5,000-£7,000
Provenance: Glendining’s, June 1989; Dix Noonan Webb, September 2010; since reunited with Great War pair and L.S. & G.C. medal.
Only 11 D.S.C. and D.S.M. combinations were awarded in the 1939-45 War.
D.S.C. London Gazette 4 May 1943. The original recommendation states: ‘WhileinchargeofL.C.S.No. 3,herenderedinvaluableserviceinthesalvageofstrandedlandingcraft.Hisuntiringdevotiontodutyandgood seamanshipwereresponsiblefor26craftbeingsalvedandthemajorityreplacedinservice,therebynotablycontributingtothesuccessofthe operation.’
D.S.M. London Gazette 13 November 1940. The original recommendation states:
‘For high example set to the crew as Coxswain, contributing to the general efficiency of the submarine.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 2 October 1942. The original recommendation states:
‘For courage and skill in supporting the landing on “White” beach in command of Glengyle’s Landing Craft Support.’
Surfacedandproceededtoestimatedpositionoftheenemysubmarine,whentorpedohit.Onarrivalinthispositionfoundanareaabouthalfa mileacrossthicklycoveredwithoilwhichsmeltstronglyofdieselfuel.Limitsofthisareawereclearlydefnedandtherewerenoindicationsthat thesubmarinewasstillafoatandleavinganoiltrack.Judgingfromthequantityoftheoil,severedamagemusthavebeeninfictedandIdonot consideritpossiblethatthesubmarine,shouldshehavebeenabletokeepafoat,wouldhavebeenabletorepairthedamageinsoshortatimeas to leave an oil track. I concluded that the submarine had sunk. Searched the area for an hour and then proceeded.’
LucewasawardedtheD.S.O.,hisNo.1theD.S.C.andhisCoxswainandthreeotherstheD.S.M.,inadditionto fvemenbeingmentionedin despatches.AndAllsebrookwaslikelystillactingas Cachalot’s Coxswainafewweekslater,whenon23September1940,shemadeasuccessful mine-layingtripthatresultedinthesinkingoftheGermanauxiliaryminesweeper M.1604 and,onthefollowingday,madeaninconclusiveattack on another U-Boat.
On25October1940,beingappointedTemporaryActingBoatswain,AllsebrooktransferredtoH.M.S. Glengyle,underLieutenant-CommanderJ. A.Lowe,R.N.R.,inwhichcapacityhewona“mention”forhisgallantryintheDiepperaidinAugust1942.The Glengyle hadbeenconvertedtoa LandingShip,Infantry(Large)in1940andwascapableofembarkingaround700troops,inadditiontocarrying24L.C.AsandthreeL.C.Ms,andit wasinthisrolethatshelentvaluablesupportin“OperationJubilee”,aroleepitomisedbyAllsebrookinhisgallantcommandofhersupport landingcraftoff “White”beach-asittranspirednoplacetobeonthe19August1942,forunbeknowntoAlliedintelligence,alargenumberof camoufagedenemygunpositionsoverlookedtheverysamespot.Moreover,duetooneofourlandingcraft fotillashavingearlierrunintoa Germanconvoy,allelementofsurprisewaslostandtheenemyfullyalertedtothependingassault.This,too,whereCommanderGeoffrey Lambert,theR.N.’sPrincipalBeachMaster,optedtoestablishhisH.Q.,oneof Glengyle’s L.C.AsbeingchargedwithdeliveringhisAssistant Beachmaster. In Lambert’s own words:
‘Theenemy’s freincreasedconsiderablyaswesteppedontothebeach.Mypartylandedon“White”beachnearthecentreofthetown’sfront. Wehadnothadtimetoscatternortakewhatcovertherewasunderthesteeperbanksofshingle,beforeashellormortarbombfellamongstus, killingorseverelywoundingallexceptfour,whowereliberallyspatteredwith fyingstones.Severalmoreshellslandedinquicksuccession;the effect of this fre then and throughout the operation was multiplied considerably by the beach being composed of large shingle …’ AndinthewordsoftherecommendationforLambert’ssubsequentawardoftheD.S.C.,specifcmentionoftheheavylossinfictedonthelanding craft sent to rescue him and his comrades, including the Glengyle’s support landing craft under Allsebrook’s charge:
‘Thisbeachwasunderheavyandcontinuallyincreasingobserved frethroughouttheoperation.Thetroopswholandedonthisbeachwere pinneddown,havingbeenrepulsedwithheavycasualties,whichplacedtheNavalBeachPartyinapositionoftheutmosthazard.Itthenbecame themaindutyoftheNavalBeachPartytoevacuatethetroops,which,regardlessofhisownsafety,CommanderLambertdideverythingpossible toorganise.ThatthisverygallanteffortwaslargelyfrustratedwasowingtothefactthatfewL.C.AssucceededinreachingRed-WhiteBeachand of those that did, the majority were afterwards sunk by enemy fre.’
The majority indeed sunk by enemy fre, on arrival or in the withdrawal. The Dieppe Raid by R. Neillands takes up the story:
‘ThescenesonRedandWhiteBeachesduringthistimewerequiteterrible,eachalargerreplicaofthosetakingplaceatPourville.OfthefourL. C.Asthatmadeupthe frstwaveintoWhiteBeach,allwereimmediatelyrushedbytroops,onewaspromptlyoverturnedandthenhitbyartillery fre,allonboardbeingkilled.Theotherthreecraftmanagedtolimpouttothedestroyers,eachcarryingsomeseventymen,abouttwicethesafe number.AnothereightL.C.As,supposedtolandonWhiteBeach,actuallyarrivedonRed,wheresixwerequicklyhitbyshellfreanddestroyed. ThesewerethelastcrafteventoattemptalandingonRedBeach.Thetwosurvivingcraftgotaway-onecarryingnofewerthaneightymen-but were so badly damaged that they sank shortly after delivering their passengers to the destroyers.’
Stillsimilarlyemployedinthe Glengyle,Allsebrooknextparticipatedin“OperationTorch”,theAlliedlandingsinNorthAfricainNovember1942, and, as cited above, was awarded the D.S.C. for his gallantry in command of L.C.S. 3 in salvaging numerous landing craft. Allsebrook,whopresumablyservedinasimilarcapacitycometheNormandylandings,receivedhisD.S.C.andD.S.M.ataBuckinghamPalace investiture held on 28 September 1943.
Sold with copied record of service and comprehensive copied operational reports.
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M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918:
‘For distinguished service in connection with Military Operations in Salonika.’
JJoohhnnEEddwwaarrddWWooooddwasborninWokingham,Berkshire,on7November1876andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatAldershoton7May1891. HeservedwiththeminIndiafrom16September1895to16April1900,andpassedaRoughRiderscourseatLucknowinMay1897.Hewas promotedCorporalon5May1900;Sergeanton13October1900;andBatterySergeantMajoron7May1910,andservedduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFrontfrom16August1914.CommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalFieldArtilleryon11March1915,hesawfurther servicewiththeArtilleryinSalonika,holdingtherankoftemporaryCaptainfrom16November1915,whilstcommanding146FieldArtillery BrigadeAmmunitionColumn;andactingMajorfrom1January1917to30December1918,whilstcommandingDSection,12thCorps AmmunitionColumn.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarwasawardedtheMilitaryCross.HewasplacedonRetiredPayon12July1919,and was granted the honorary rank of Major.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseengrave‘8th.Sept.1916.–4.11.16.KennethGatey.DevonRegt.’;BritishWarandVictory Medals(Lieut.K.Gatey.)mountedasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’sCityofExeterPastMayor’sneckbadge,gold(18ct., hallmarksforBirmingham1933,totalweight33.92)andenamel,thereverseengraved‘PresentedtoKennethGateyEsquireM.C. B.A.MayorofExeter1932-33byAldermen,Councillors&OfficialsoftheCity.9th.November1933.’,withneckriband;anda PresentationKey,115mm,silver-gilt,hallmarksforBirmingham1932,engraved‘SouthernRailwayExeterCentralNewStation Opened by The Mayor of Exeter Kenneth Gatey Esq., M.C. 1st. July 1933.’, good very fne (5) £2,400-£2,800
M.C. London Gazette 20 October 1916:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryduringaraid.Whenhungupbytheenemy'swirehedeliberatelycutit,aidedbyaCorporalandaLance-Corporal,and, entering the enemy's trenches, accounted for several enemy and took a prisoner.’
Annotated Gazette states: Moated Grange Sector, 5 September 1916.
KKeennnneetthhGGaatteeyywasbornin1886andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheDevonshireRegimenton24November1914.Heservedwith themduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1916,beingawardedtheMilitaryCrossforhisgallantryontheSommeon5September 1916. He subsequently served as Sheriff of Exeter in 1925 and Mayor of Exeter 1932-33, and died in 1938. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient.
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Inthecourseof fvedaystheenemymadethreeattemptstoraidhiscompany'sfront,butonno occasiondidanyoftheenemysucceedinenteringthefrontline.Thiswaslargelyduetohisskilfuldispositionsandorganisationandtothe splendid example of courage and devotion to duty which was an inspiration to his men.’
Annotated Gazette states: ‘St. Emile Section.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 1 June 1917.
PPeerrccyyHHaarroollddGGaarrddnneerrwasborninArnprior,Ontario,on28June1895andattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceon26March 1915.Heservedwiththe38thBattalion(EasternOntarioRegiment)duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13August1916,andwas woundedbygunshottotherightarmatVimyRidgeon22February1917;hewaslaterseriouslyillwithpneumonia,andwasdemobilisedon10 June1919.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasMentionedinDespatchesandwasawardedtheMilitaryCross.Hewasawardedhis ColonialAuxiliaryForcesOfficers’Decorationper CanadianGovernmentGazette 24May1930,andhavingbeenadvancedLieutenant-Colonel served as Commanding Officer of the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment, from 1942 to 1943.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseprivatelyengraved‘LLFrenchCaptainRoyalEngineersPresentedbyKingGeorgeVBuckingham PlaceMay1919BailleulWulverghemFranceApril1918’;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.L.L.French.) VMofficiallyreimpressed; together with the recipient’s Pretoria Citizens Great War Service Medal 1914-19, bronze, good very fne (4) £800-£1,000
M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinsavingrailwaymaterialandammunitionfromadump.Whenhostileshellingsettheammunition depoton fre,andseverallargedumpswereablaze,andthetrackwasdamagedinthreeplaces,thisofficerenteredthedepotwithanengineand pulledoutloadedtruckstoapositionofsafety.Thenextdaythisofficerkeptintouchwithtwoheavyguns,andatacriticaltimebroughtuptwo engines, and pulled them both out, with their personnel and ammunition, under very heavy shell fre.’
An extract from his service papers reads as follows:
(2)ConspicuousgallantryatWulvergmem,atdaybreak,on10April,1918,whenowingtoenemyshelling,notelephonecommunicationcouldbe maintainedwithabatteryof12"gunsinactionatD.V.10andD.V.11,thisofficer,onhisowninitiativeandatgreatpersonaldanger,established poststokeepintouchwiththeguns,heldanengineinreserve,andlaterbetween12noonand1:30p.m.tooktwoenginesthroughshell-freup to the gun spurs and pulled out both guns, personnel, and all ammunition and equipment without mishap. Undoubtedly the prompt action taken by this officer saved what at one time was a dangerous situation.’
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A letter written to French’s Commanding Officer from the Deputy Assistant Director of Supplies, Second Army, reports: ‘AtTrentDepotonthe9thinstant,atabout4.00p.m.theammunitiondepotcaught freduetohostileshelling.Onarrivingatthesceneofthe freatabout5.00p.m.,thelatterwasragingfuriously,andIsawaR.O.D.enginerunningupanddownthebroadgaugespurs,etc.,pullingand placingtrucksloadedwithammunitiontoaplaceofsafety.Atthetimethiswasgoingonsevenoreightlargedumpsofammunitionwereablaze, andtheshellswerefallingandexplodinginalldirections;theengineetc.,passedwithin100yardsofthe fresandexplosions,andthisworkwas carriedoutatgreatpersonalrisk,asthisofficerandmenhadnocoverwhateverfromtheexplodingshells.Thesplendidworkperformed undoubtedly saved all the rolling stock in this depot. And the majority of trucks loaded with ammunition. IshouldliketobringtoyournoticethegallantryandindividualeffortsofLieutenantFrench,R.E.,who,byhisuttercontemptfordanger,seta splendidexampletothemenunderhisorders,andIconsideritmydutytobringthiscasetoyournoticewithaviewtothisofficerreceivingan immediate award.’
LLiivviinnggssttoonneeLLoonnddoonnFFrreenncchhwasborninMotherwell,Scotlandin1880,andhavingemigratedtoSouthAfricaarrivedinPretoriainAugust1902. HeservedduringtheGreatWarinGermanEastAfricawiththe9thSouthAfricanInfantryfrom7Februaryto12December1916,before proceedingtotheU.K.asofficeinchargeofanescortofGermanprisoners,andwascommissionedLieutenantintheRoyalEngineerson12April 1917.HeservedwiththemontheWesternFrontfrom8September1917.InDecember1917hewaspostedtoaCanadianRailwayCompany, andwasOfficerinchargeoftheforwardareasinBailleul,KemmelHill,MessinesRidgeandelsewhere.PromotedCaptaininMarch1918,hewas awardedanimmediateMilitaryCrossforhisgallantryon9April1918,andwasinvestedwithhisM.C.byH.M.KingGeorgeVatBuckingham Palace on 20 April 1920.
IncivilianlifeFrenchwasakeenfootballplayerand PresidentoftheSouthAfricanFootballAssociationforseveralyears.Hewasalsoelectedto the Pretoria City Council in 1915, and was reputedly the frst person to travel as a passenger by air all the way from London to Cape Town.
Soldwithtwosilverprizemedallionsengraved,‘M.H.1896-7,2ndPrize5Mls.,Nov.Hp.,wonbyL.French’and‘M.H.1897-98,7MIs.Hcap.,2nd. L. French’; a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research.
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DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1945’,andadditionallyprivatelyengraved‘F/O.J.H.Cole.No.190906. No.644SquadronR.A.F.TarrantRushton’,in RoyalMint caseofissue;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,AirCrewEurope;Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, extremely fne (6)
£1,400-£1,800
D.F.C. London Gazette 15 June 1945.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘PilotOfficerColehasbeenengagedon fyingdutiescontinuouslysince17July1939.His frsttourof operations was in No. 53 Squadron, fying Blenheims of Coastal Command on daylight and night bombing. His frst tour consisted of 26 trips. Afteraspellofinstructionaldutieshewaspostedtoasquadronengagedonairborneworkandhasbeen fyingasaNavigatorandlateranAir BomberinWhitleys,AlbermarlesandHalifaxessince1December1942.HehasengagedintheairborneinvasionsofSicily,Normandy,Arnhem andtheRhinecrossingandonalloccasionstheparatroopsandglidershavebeendeliveredontimeandtothecorrectplace.Hehascarriedout 12specialsupplymissionsoverFrance,HollandandNorwaywithmarkedsuccess.Theseareexactingtasksandtheycallforaveryhighstandard of navigation.
JJaammeessHHeennrryyCCoollee,whosefatherJamesservedasagunnerintheGreatWar,enlistedintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveinMay1939and passedhisAirObserver’sNavigationCourseatR.A.F.Yatesburyinlate1940.Postedto53SquadronofCoastalCommand,aBlenheimunitbased atSt.Eval,inMarch1941,heundertookhis frstoperational fyinginthesamemonthandremainedlikewiseemployeduntilmid-July.Thusaspate of 26 sorties against French targets, including Brest, La Rochelle and St. Nazaire, in addition to several anti-shipping sweeps.
TheninJuly1941,hewaspostedforscreeningdutiesatNo.42OperationalTrainingUnit,whereheremainedemployeduntiltransferringto296 Squadron,aWhitleyunitbasedatNetheravon,inJune1942.InthefollowingmonthhewaspostedtoBrizeNortontocommencetrainingfor glider towing operations, but he rejoined to 296 in December 1942.
TobeginwiththesquadronwasassignedtoNickelraids,ColetakingpartinjustsuchsortiestoParis,Poitiers,Limoges,Nantesandelsewhere overthecomingweeksandmonths.ButinJuly1943,afterre-equippingwithAlbermarles,thesquadronwasorderedtothe MiddleEast,where ColejoinedupwithFlyingOfficerHughScott’screw.Itwasthecommencementofanotablechapterofglideroperations,forColeandhiscrew were assigned to recce. mainland Italy for suitable landing zones. Hence three such sorties fown in September 1943.
HavingthenreturnedtotheU.K.viaGibraltar,pilotandcrewcommencedtrainingforS.O.E.supplydrops,the frstsuchsortiebeing fownto Franceon4February1944.AndcometheeveofD-Day-inOperation‘Tonga’on5June1944-Coleandhiscrewdroppedmenofthe5th ParachuteBrigadeonaDZnearthevitalCaenbridges,togetherwithassortedkitbagsandadog.AccordingtotheSquadronOperationsRecord Book (O.R.B.), it was an eventful trip:
‘The frstaircraftofthesecondphasetookoff at23:39.Aircraftwas fownbyFlightLieutenantH.Scott.Considerablelight fakwasencountered andafewaircraftsufferedminordamage.FlightLieutenantScotthadadventuresinthebackofhismachine.Threemendroppedonthe frstrun andthedoorsthencollapsed.Onthesecondrunthestickwasnotreadytojumpandathirdrunwasmade.Attheendofthisthewireless operatorreportedfromthefuselagethattherewasstillonemanandadogleft.Afourthrunwasmade.OntheapproachtotheDropZonethe wirelessoperatortriedtoencouragethedogtojumpbutittookrefugebythegunner’sturret.Thedogandthemanjumpedonthe fnalrun.The areawasnow‘awake’andmoreoppositionwasencounteredthanonthe frstphase.Bright fashesrevealedtheaircraftincloseproximityallover the Drop Zone but there were no collisions.’ PilotandcrewwerebackoverFranceon7June1944,Cole’s fyinglogbooknoting,‘ParaDrop.S.A.S.Troops.BrestArea.’Asittranspired,they madeabraceofidenticaltripsinJuly,inadditionfourS.O.E.supplydropsintheperiodleadinguptotheendofAugust.NextupwasOperation ‘Market Garden’, in which Cole and his crew made three trips to Arnhem.
On17September1944,theyeffectedasuccessfulHorsagliderreleaseonto‘Z’landinggroundat13:20.Nextday,however,theiraircraft’s starboardenginecutoutwhiletheircombinationwasformingup,causingthemtopartcompanywiththeirHorsa.Bothmadeemergencylandings ona fghterstripnearAshford,Kent.Takingoff withthesametroopsintowthenextday,Scottwasunabletokeeptherendezvousowingtobad weather,whereupontheloadintheglidershifted,leadingtohair-raisingadventuresin–andbetween–athickstreamofDakotas.Attheglider pilot’s request, the combination returned to base.
Havingthen fowna‘NestEgg’operationtoGuernseyon21September1944,inwhichtheirAlbermarlewasholedby fak,Coleandhiscrew reportedtoR.A.F.TilstocktoundertakeaheavyconversioncourseforHalifaxaircraft.Dulyqualifed,theyembarkeduponfurtherS.O.E. operations,sometimesoperatingoutofR.A.F.Tempsford.Firstupwasatriptothe‘Draughts10’circuitinHollandon11December1944,and, followingtheirtransferraltoNo.644Squadron,abraceoflikesortiestoNorwayinFebruary.AnothertriptoNorwayon2March1945ended with an emergency landing at Langford.
On24March1945,Coleandhiscrew fewaHamilcartowaspartofOperation‘Varsity’,theRhinecrossing,and,asnotedinhislogbook,the tripwas‘reportedandbroadcastbyR.Dimbleby’.Finally,inApril,Coleroundedoff hisoperationalcareerwithtwofurtherS.O.E.supplytripsto Norway and another to Denmark. He was awarded the D.F.C.
Soldwithaquantityoforiginaldocumentation,comprisingtherecipient’sR.A.F.Observer’sandAirGunner’sFlyingLogBooks(Form1767), coveringtheperiods17July1939to31October1944,and1November1944to19June1945;acongratulatorysignalfromH.Q.No.38Group ontheawardofhisD.F.C.,datestampedatR.A.F.TarrantRushtonon25April1945;asignedauthoritytoweartheabovedescribed1939-45 campaignmedals;aRoyalLifeSavingSocietySwimmingProfciencyMedal,bronze,thereverseengraved‘J.H.Cole,July1934’;andacassette recording of Richard Dimbleby’s Rhine crossing broadcast.
Sold also with the recipient’s father’s medals: Pair: GGuunnnneerr JJ.. AA.. CCoollee,, RRooyyaall GGaarrrriissoonn AArrttiilllleerryy British War and Victory Medals (119716 Gnr. J. A. Cole. R.A.) good very fne
AAnnuunnuussuuaallSSeeccoonnddWWaarr11994444DD..FF..CC..ggrroouuppooffssiixxaawwaarrddeeddttooSSqquuaaddrroonnLLeeaaddeerrWW..CCllaarrkk,,RRooyyaallCCaannaaddiiaannAAiirrFFoorrccee,,llaattee BBaanndd MMaasstteerr,, SSoouutthh SSaasskkaattcchheewwaann RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass ddeeccoorraatteedd ffoorr AAiirr SSeeaa RReessccuuee ooppeerraattiioonnss iinn tthhee HHuuddssoonnss ooff 227799 SSqquuaaddrroonn DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1944’;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal, withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianForcesDecoration,G.VI.R.(S/L.W.Clark)mounted for display, generally good very fne (6) £2,000-£2,400
D.F.C. London Gazette 22 August 1944.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘FlightLieutenantClarkhastakenpartinnumerousoperationalsortiesmanyofwhichhavebeenofadifficult anddangerousnatureandhavecalledforahighdegreeofairmanship.Hehasalsoparticipatedinanumberofair-searescues.InFebruary1944, whileonpatrolandduringasnowstorm,thisofficersightedadinghy.Helaidalineof fame foatsandguidedthehighspeedlaunchtothedinghy and,despiteadverseweatherwhichwasrapidlydeteriorating,hestayedwiththelaunchuntiltheoccupantsofthedinghyhadbeenrescued.More recently this year, Flight Lieutenant Clark participated in a successful rescue whereby the complete crew of a Fortress were saved.’ WWiilllliiaammCCllaarrkk,whowasbornatWeyburn,Saskatchewan,servedintheSouthSaskatchewanRegimentin1927-41,latterlyasaBandMaster.In Februaryofthelatteryear,however,hetransferredtotheRoyalCanadianAirForce,andcommencedpilottrainingthatAugust,andonbeing awardedhis‘Wings’hewascommissionedasaPilotOfficerinDecember1941.ClarkremainedinCanadauntilJuly1942,latterlyonattachment to a R.A.F. Ferry Command unit, and he few a Ventura across the Atlantic to Prestwick at the end of that month.
FollowingaconversioncoursetoHudsonsatR.A.F.Thornaby,Clarkjoined279Squadron,anAir-SeaRescue(A.S.R.)unitatBirchamNewton, andhe fewhis frstsortieinmid-March1943.BetweenthenandJune1944,hecompletedaprotractedtourof60sorties,totallingseveral hundred fyinghours,hislogbookrevealinganumberofsuccesses,notleasttherescueof10menfromadownedFortresson22February1944, andanother10fromasimilaraircrafton20May1944,bothincidentsbeingcitedinhissubsequentD.F.C.recommendation;morepoignantly,his log book also reveals the failures, such as ‘Burning Fortress found - No survivors’.
InSeptember1944,Clarkjoined122(Composite)Squadron’sA.S.R.Flight,apostingthatwitnessedhimcarryingouttestdropsofrescue equipment,andinNovemberofthesameyear,theunitmovedtoCanada,whereitservedastheAir-SeaRescueFlightatPatriciaBayuntilthe war’s end. He, however, remained in the R.C.A.F. until 1957, gaining advancement to Squadron Leader and the Canadian Decoration Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalRoyalCanadianAirForcePilot’sFlyingLogBooks(2),coveringtheperiods8August1941to28February1947 and10March1947to22May1957,andincludingoriginalair-to-sea operationalphotographsofthetwoFortresscrewsherescuedinFebruary and May 1944.
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CCllaauuddeeVViinncceennttSStteerrlleeyy,whowasborninPretoriaon17September1916(toaSouthAfricanfather,andanAustralianmother),commencedhis operational tour as a pilot in Bostons of No. 24 (S.A.A.F.) Squadron in October 1942.
Inthatmonth,he fewadozenorsosortiesagainstenemyPanzerformationsandlandinggroundsintheElAlameinsector,hisBostonbeing holedby fakintwoofthem.AndinNovemberhe feweightfurthersortiesagainstsimilartargetsintheElDabaandSollumsectors,enemy fghters attacking his formation on three of them.
GroundedinthemonthofDecember,SterleyreturnedtoanoperationalfootinginJanuary1943,whenhe feweightsorties,includingastrikeon CastelBenito:‘ExtremelyheavyandaccurateA.A. fre–manysearchlights–25holes–woundedinrightarmandrightside’;anofficiallistofhis sorties,refers.Notwithstandinghiswounds,SterleywasbackinactioninasortietoTarhunaafewdayslaterandroundedoff themonthwith two trips to Ben Gardane.
TheninMarch1943,hecompleted10sorties,severalofthemas‘BoxLeader’,includingmultipletripstotheMarethLine,wherehisBostonwas holedby fakandhisformationattackedbyMe.109s.Andhisaircraftwasonceagainholedby fakinearlyApril,inasortieagainstSfax,oneof nine trips made that month.
Thereafter,intheperiodMay-August1943,24(S.A.A.F.)SquadronturneditsattentiontotargetsinSicily,Sterley fyingaround30suchsortiesas either Box Leader or Deputy Leader. Thus attacks on assorted towns and villages, including Milazzo, where his aircraft was yet again hold by fak. At the time of being recommended for his D.F.C., he had completed a total 54 sorties by day and 19 by night.
Post-war, Sterley became an airline pilot, and he died in Durban in June 1984.
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd SSeeccoonndd WWaarr AA..FF..CC.. ggrroouupp ooff ssiixx aawwaarrddeedd ttoo aa CCaannaaddiiaann aaiirrmmaann AirForceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated1943;1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissuein silver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver,mountedcourt-style for wear, nearly extremely fne (6) £700-£900 2222 xx
Coronation1953,contemporarilyimpressed‘J.G.Krige’;AirForceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated1946; 1939-45Star; AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal1939-45,theseallofficiallyimpressed‘102672J.G.J. Krige.’, mounted court-style for display in this order, good very fne (8) £1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Spink, July 2021 (when sold without the AFC)
Inadditiontohisexperienceandabilityasapilot,Lieutenant-ColonelKrigehasspecialiseinnavigationandhisspecialknowledgeinthissubject playedalargepartinthesuccessfulcaptureoftheVichyConvoyoff theUnionCoastin1941.Onthecompletionofhisoperationaltourinthe MediterraneaninJune1944,Lieutenant-ColonelKrigewaspostedtoOperationHeadquarters,MediterraneanAlliedCoastalAirForces,onstaff duties,whereheremaineduntilMay1945.Duringthisperiodhis fyingwasrestrictedbut,sincehispostingto10WinglastmonthasOfficer CommandingFlying,hehascheckedout40Pilots, fying40hoursin27dayswithoutadualcontrolsettingtheaircraft.Ononeoccasionhe checkedoutPilotsfrom18:00hoursto05:00hours.Thoughheis35yearsofage,Lieutenant-ColonelKrigehasnever finchedfromany fying task, and his courage, stamina, and devotion to duty has inspired all the younger air crew in the various units in which he has served.’
JJaaccoobbuussGGeerrhhaarrdduussJJoouubbeerrttKKrriiggeewasbornon2December1909andwaspostedfortheopeningofWater foofAirStationon1August1938, whenthey fewHawkerHartbees.HeservedwithdistinctionduringtheSecondWorldWar,andwasawardedtheAirForceCross.Hediedin Pretoria in 1991.
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Officer‘s(Brother’s)breastbadge,1926-36issue,silver,withheraldicbeastsinangles; Coronation1911,St.JohnAmbulanceBrigade(Supt.Sec.W.T.Atkinson.);Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937, unnamedasissued;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,with fveAdditionalAwardBars,twoofwhichareinscribed‘5Years Service’ (Corps Secy. W. T. Atkinson. Hull Corps. 1912.) good very fne (5)
Mr.AtkinsontookpartinpublicdutyinLondonontheoccasionoftheRoyalProgressofTheirMajestiesin1902andtheCoronationofKing GeorgeVin1911.HewasonparadeattheRoyalReviewinWindsorGreatParkin1912andattheCentenaryReviewinHydeParkin1931and onbothoccasionsledacontingent.DuringtheGreatWarhewas,withDr.HammersleyJohnston,inchargeoftheFirstAidPostsinHulldealing with air raid casualties.
Mr.AtkinsonwasadmittedasaServingBrotheroftheOrderofSt.JohninMay1914andwaspromotedtoOfficer(Brother)inMay1930.He died at his home in Hull on 17 January 1958, aged 86.’ (the recipient’s obituary refers). Sold with copied research.
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Officer’s(Sister’s)smallshoulderbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles; ServiceMedaloftheOrderofSt.John,silver,unnamed,withSt.JohnAmbulanceWarServiceBadge‘7728’,CanadaWarService shield badge, and three shoulder pips, nearly extremely fne (2)
£60-£80
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D.C.M. London Gazette 16 May 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantrywheninchargeofanisolatedtrenchmortargun.Whenhiswireswerecuthecontinued fringwithgoodeffectand observing for himself under very heavy fre.’
Annotated Gazette states ‘St. Eloi, 27 March 1916’.
M.M. London Gazette 28 January 1918.
AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddCChheewwwasborninUlverston,Lancashire,on13March1883andattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtillery.Heservedinitiallywiththe 40thBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19August1914,andwaswardedtheDistinguishedConductMedalwhilstserving with 308th Trench Mortar Battery. Subsequently awarded the Military Medal, he later transferred to the Military Foot Police. Chew subsequently pawned his medals for 7 shillings, as confrmed by a report in the Sevenoaks Chronicle in 1940: ‘Chew,aged58,wasfounddrunk,singing,andshoutinginthehighStreet,afterdrinkingatoxicmixofbeerandmethylatedspirit.Broughtbefore thelocalmagistrates,hedeclaredhimself“Guilty,Sir,andIamvery,verysorry.”ItwasstatedthatChewhadfallenonhardtimesandhadalready pawnedhismedals.Hewasabouttoprovidethepaperworktodemonstratethathehadkeptupthepaymentsinthehopeofbeingableto recoverthemedals.Thecasewasdismissedasa frstoffenceontheunderstandingthatChewwouldleavethedistrict.Thiswasnothis frst appearanceonsuchacharge.Beforeapreviouscourthehadexplainedthat“hewashitontheheadduringtheWarandhadnotbeenright since”.Hisstoryclearlymovedthemagistrateswhoheardthecase.Oneoftheirnumber,SirEdwardMeyersteinpaidthecoststoredeemhis medals and returned them to him.’
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(439041R.Q.M.Sjt.J.H.King.52/Can:Inf.) minoredgebruisingandcontactmarks,good very fne £600-£800
D.C.M. London Gazette 9 March 1919: ‘Forcourageanddevotiontodutyduringnearlythreeyears’serviceinthe feld.AsCompanyQuartermaster-SergeantforoverayearinFrance, andsincethattimeasBattalionQuartermaster-Sergeanthehasconstantlyseta fneexampleofcourageundermosttryingconditions,andhas showngreatresourceandunfaggingenergyinseeingthathisbattalionalwayshadthenecessarysuppliesandequipment,inparticularduringthe open fghting of 1918, when he was constantly in the forward area, supervising and maintaining supply under fre.’ JJoosseepphhHHaarroollddKKiinnggwasborninDerbyon19January1889andservedforfouryearsintheSouthNottinghamshireHussarsbeforeemigratingto Canada.HeattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatKenora,Ontario,on22December1914,andswasadvancedCompany QuartermasterSergeanton14May1915.HearrivedinEnglandon3December1915,andservedwiththe52ndBattalion,CanadianInfantry, duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20February1916,beingpromotedRegimentalQuartermasterSergeanton2June1917.For his services during the Great War he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He was discharged on 25 March 1919.
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C.G.M. LondonGazette 25January1944:‘Forgallantry,leadershipandundaunteddevotiontodutyunderheavyandcontinuous frefromthe enemy during landings on the Italian mainland.’
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal.
‘Able Seaman Thomas Henry Richard Hills, C/JX.372402
AbleSeamanHillswasservinginaLandingCraftwhichwasheavilydamagedbyashellwhichburstjustoverthebridge.Alltheofficerswerekilled orbadlywoundedandhewastheonlymanleftaliveonthebridge.Withcompletecoolnesshetookcontrolandsteeredthecraftthrough bursting shells and ammunition out of range of the enemy’s guns and brought her to safety.’
TheoriginalrecommendationforthisawardinAdmiraltyHonoursandAwards fleH&A1257/43isintheNationalArchivesunderreference ADM1/14593 - Operations “Baytown” and “Ferdy” awards to personnel for services in support of the invasion of Sicily (sic). It reads:
Fleet Honours Committee, Commodore Parker, 31st October, 1943, noted: ‘Concur. Propose Conspicuous Gallantry Medal. An outstanding act of gallantry and devotion to duty.’ Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, Admiral A. B. Cunningham, 2nd November, 1943, also noted: ‘Fully concur with the recommendation of the H & A Committee.’
Able Seaman Thomas Henry Richard Hills received his award of the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal at an Investiture on 19 November 1946.
ViboValentiaishighupthe‘foot’ofItaly,midwaybetweenReggioCalabriaandCosenza.TwolandingattackswereplannedbytheAlliesin September1943, frstacrosstheStraitsofMessinainoperation“Baytown”,the frstlandingontheItalianmainland,andthenfurtherupthecoast in operation “Ferdy” at Vibo Valentia. These were planned to disrupt enemy activities and to hasten their retreat north.
Operation“Ferdy”wasoriginallyscheduledtotakeplaceon6September1943.Theobjectwastoland231BrigadeatGioja,somemilesbehind enemylines.ThiswouldhelpspeeduptheadvanceofXIIICorps,interferewiththeenemy’sprogrammeofwithdrawalandroaddemolition,and, inthewordsofFlagOfficerSicily,‘putsomeGermansinthebag’.Operation“Ferdy”wasputintoactiononTuesday7September,whenthe assembled force proceeded at 1830, to sail so as to arrive at Vibo Valentia Marina at 0530 on D-Day, 8 September.
Paul Lund and Harry Ludlum take up the story in their War of the Landing Craft in the aptly named chapter The Guns of Vibo Valentia: ‘IthadbeenthoughtthatthelandingatViboValentiawouldbewellbehindtheenemy’slinesandwouldonlymeetwithslightopposition.But[...] thevanoftheGermanwithdrawalhappenedtobepassingwhenthelandingoccurredandthisaccountedforthelargenumberofgunsand machine guns brought to bear…
Andthenitcame,withasoundsofullofbitter,impersonalhatred…theLCT’sranthegauntletofshell-freintotheharbour.Theairwasfullof thesharpcrackofthegunsandthealmostinstantaneousexplosionoftheshells,whichgavenopreliminarywhistle,forthesewerehighvelocity German 88-millimetre guns.
Wecontinuedtostand,silent,clusteredtogetherinthetankspace,watchingtheapproachofseveralmorelandingcraft, oneofwhichcarrieda cargo of ammunition. As she now waddled towards the shore shells began to fall on either side of her.
“Christ” said a low voice, “she only needs to get the next lot in that ammo, and there’ll be fuck-all left.” “There’ll be fuck all left of any of us, mate, if that lot goes up,” added another.
ButasweawaitedwhatseemedliketheinevitablefateofthatLCT,theresuddenlybrokeouttoseawardthesoundofgunfrefollowedbybursts ofOerlikonandpom-pom fre,whichimmediatelydrewtheattentionoftheGermangunnersanddramaticallyeasedthesituationfortheLCTs… It transpired that an LCG and an LCF had closed the shore and begun to engage the enemy defences. ItwastwelveminutespastsixwhenLCG12opened frewithhertwofour-point-sevensatthebatteryofmobileGerman88s,whileLCF4 sprayedthewoodsabovethetownwheremachine-gunnestsweregivingtrouble.Theeffectofthisinterventionwasinstantaneousforthe GermangunnersatonceturnedtheirattentionontheLCGwithhergreater frepowerandbegantoscorehits.ButLCG12stoodherground and continued to fre and so give the landing craft a chance to make good their escape from the harbour.
Later[…]lookingthroughtheirbinocularswhereLCG12hadceased fring.“She’sunderwayandshe’sbadlydamaged”Snaggesaid.Thethreeof uswatchedinsilenceastheLCGslowlyheadedawayfromtheshore.AswemadeourwaydowntheItaliancoastwiththewarmthofthesunon ourbacks,eachofusknewhowmuchweowedtoLCG12.Monthslater,bitbybit,weheardthefullstoryofOperationFerdyandthepartthat LCG 12 and the LSTs and support craft had played.
For38minutesLCG12hadengagedtheenemyshorebatteriesandduringthattimeshewashitseveraltimes.Then,at6:50a.m.aftermostof theLSTshadleftthebeach,ashellexplodedabovethebridgekillingallthecraft’sofficersandmanyofthecrew.Itwasatthatmoment,when conditionsaboardtheguncrafthadreachedacriticalstate,withnooneincontrol,withbothhergunsoutofactionandstillunderheavy fre,that OrdinarySeamanT.H.Hillswithgreatpresenceofmindandunderconsiderabledifficultytookthecraftouttoseaandtosafety.Hiscoolness savedtheLCGandthelivesoftherestofhercompany.AndthedistractionthatLCG12hadprovidedduringthose38minuteshadallowed nearly all the 16 LCTs to escape – only one being hit.
Buttheoperationwassuccessfulinfulfllingitsmainobjectforitgreatlyincreasedthespeedoftheenemywithdrawalandhardlyabridgewas demolished on the long road to Sapri.’
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D.S.M. London Gazette 1 October 1917: ‘ForservicesonpatroldutiesandsubmarinesearchinginHomeWaters’.AlsoawardedtohisfellowcrewmemberE.R.A.W.A.Shawonthe same occasion, these are probably the earliest dated awards of the D.S.M. ever made.
HHeerrbbeerrttGGeeoorrggeeCCooookkwasborninWoking,Surreyon17August1888,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinMay1904Having theattendedanairshipcourseatFarnboroughandqualifedasacoxswain,hewasadvancedtoPettyOfficerandpostedtoR.N.A.S.Kingsworthon the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, where he joined the crew of H.M.’s airship No. 4.
BytheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,R.N.A.S.FarnboroughwasfullyestablishedbutKingsworthwasstillbeingdeveloped.Betweenthem theycouldmusteratotalofsevenairships,Nos.2,3and4,andthefourex-armyshipschristened‘Beta’,‘Gamma’,‘Delta’and‘Eta’,butofthese only three were in fying condition.
Onthevery frstnightofthewar,Nos.3and4carriedoutareconnaissance fightoverthesouthernportionoftheNorthSea,andNo.4came underthe frefromterritorialdetachmentsatthemouthoftheThamesonreturningtoKingsworth.Thesoldiersinquestionthoughtshewasa German airship bent on observation of the dockyard at Chatham.
Shortlyafterwards,on13August1914,No.3andNo.4renderedmostnoteworthyserviceinescortingtheoriginalExpeditionaryForceacross the Channel. But, as neatly summarised in the pages of Wilson’s The Great War, not all was well in No. 4: ‘AconspicuousactofbraverywasperformedinaBritishairshippatrollingtheStraitsofDoverwhileourExpeditionaryForcewascrossing.The Secretary of the Admiralty’s report ran as follows:
Ononeoccasionitbecamenecessarytochangeapropellor-blade.Thecaptainfearedhewouldhavetodescendforthispurpose,buttwoofthe crewimmediatelyvolunteeredtocarryoutthisdifficulttaskintheair,andclimbingoutontothebracketcarryingthepropellorshafting,they completed the hazardous work two thousand feet above the sea.’
AndthatheroicrepairworkwasundertakenbyCookandE.R.A.W.F.Shaw,bothofwhomwouldlaterreceivetheD.S.M.fortheiractions.By thetimetheirworkwascomplete,darknesshadfallen,andNo.4haddriftedacrosstheChanneltoBelgium,wheregun fasheswereobserved below.OntheireventualreturntoKingsworth,No.4’sskipper,CaptainJ.N.Fletcher,laterconfdedtohiscrewthathehadpreparedtodestroy the airship’s papers, soaking them in petrol.
InOctober1914,CookwasdraftedtoVickersatBarrow-on-Furness,wherehewasappointedcoxswaintoH.M. AirshipNo.6,thenunder construction.Intheinterim,hewastaskedwithriggingnewairships.Meanwhile,No.4hadundergoneamajorreftandherejoinedherfortrials inNovember1915.ThusensuedaprotractedperiodoninstructionaldutiesatR.N.A.S.HowdeninEastYorkshire.Here,underfellowairship pioneerCommanderE.A.D.Masterman,R.N.,hehelpedtrainlaterrigidairshipcoxswains.Ononeoccasion,inDecember1916,he‘plougheda twelve-inch furrow’ across Howden’s feld after being caught by a sudden down draught whilst landing.
InJanuary1917,CookwasappointedaWarrantOfficerandtransferredtotheofficer’ssection.AndwithBritishmaderigidairshipscoming online,hewasappointedTrialsCoxswainofH.M.AirshipNo.9,alsoknownas‘SilverQueen’.Anditwasinasimilarcapacitythatheoversawthe trial fights of several more British rigid airships, often in the face of challenging teething problems. He was mentioned in despatches.
OntheformationoftheRoyalAirForceinApril1918,Cookwascommissionedasa2ndLieutenantandpostedtoShort’sAirshipWorksat Cardington, where he was appointed Chief Coxswain of the R. 31.
Onhersecond fight,on31October1918,inanincidentreminiscentofhisearlierD.S.M.-winningexploits,hewasagaincalledupontotake drasticaction.Abouttwohoursintothe fight,andonmakingaturn,R.31’suppertail fncollapsedontothestarboard fnandelevator.Allher controlsurfaceslockedsolid,asshedriftedwiththewindatanaltitudeof2,000feet.Cookimmediatelycollectedapartyofvolunteersand climbedoutontotheshatteredframework,securingthecollapsedstructuretothehull.Havingthendisconnectedthecablesfromthebroken rudderandportelevator,itwaspossibletofreeupthecontrolsofthebottomrudderandportelevatorandrestartherengines.Onglancing down as he climbed back inboard, Cook had a good view of Reading.
However,theoutcomeofhisnextemergencysituationwaslesshappy.WhilstexaminingR.31’sriggingandgasbagsatthetopofherhull,hewas overcomebyescapinghydrogenandfelltothekeel.Hewasseriouslyinjuredandhospitalised,butasubsequentmedicalreportrecommendedhis returntoduty.Andjudgingbytheswatheofpositiveentriesonhisservicerecord,it’seasytoseewhy,forhehad‘acquiredexceptionalrigid airship knowledge and experience.’
Dulyre-musteredattheexperimentalairstationatR.A.F.Pulham,‘forcivilianairshiptrials,ondetachedduty’,Cookjoinedateamofexpertsin workingontheconstructionofmastsforairshipmooringpurposes.Beforelong,Pulham boastedhalfadozensuchmasts,butfollowingtheR.38 airship disaster in August 1921, the R.A.F.’s interest in airships dwindled.
Nonetheless,ongoingworkforacivilianairshipprogrammecontinued,inwhichCookplayedasignifcantrole.HencehisworkontheR.33inthe early-to-mid1920s.Onthenightof16-17April1925,inagaleforcestorm,thearmonR.33’smooringmastbroke,andshedriftedhelplessly withher‘anchorwatch’crewaboard.Cookandhisfellowofficersrushedtothemooringmasttoassessthedamage,and,atlength,R.33was coaxed safely back to Pulham.
Meanwhile,Britain’sgiantR.100andR.101airshipsweretakingshape,theirproposedroutestoCanadaandIndiarequiringtheconstructionof several overseas mooring masts. One such was needed in Ismailia, and that brief was handed to Cook in the summer of 1927.
Backhome,andhavingbeenpromotedtoFlightLieutenant,hereturnedtohisdutiesas‘TowerOfficer’atCardington,buthewasnotpresentat thetimeoftheR.101disasterinOctober1930,havingbeenadmittedtohospitalwithanulcer.HewasplacedontheRetiredListin1932and settled in North Yorkshire, where he died in January 1970.
‘Thewarcontinuedrelentlessly,andonlytwonightslater,on11-12October[1944],TimBlightookfourboats ofhis57thFlotillaintoanactionoff VirIsland,northofZara,whichbyitsresultsandbythesignifcanceofthe challengeitpresentedtotheheavilyarmedF-Lighters,hasfrequentlybeenreferredtoasthe fnestCoastal Forces action of the war.
Ithasbeendescribedindetailinboth‘Flag4’and‘TheBattleoftheTorpedoBoats’,andeachhadthe advantageofthebeautifullywrittenreportbyBligh.Indeed,thatreportwaspublishedinTheLondonGazette of 15 October 1948 as one of a selection of the great Coastal Forces actions of 1939-45.’
Dog Boats at War, by L. C. Reynolds, O.B.E., D.S.C., refers.
‘For outstanding courage and determination in skilful attacks on enemy shipping in the Adriatic while serving in Light Coastal Craft.’
The original recommendation - dated 16 October 1944 - states:
‘Onthenightof11-12October1944,H.M.M.G.B. 662 andH.M.M.T.Bs 634, 637 and 638,onpatrolNorthofZara,encounteredoneormore enemy‘F’-lighterconvoys.Ourunitcarriedoutthreewell-orderedgunneryandtorpedoattackswhichlasted fvehours.Infaceofheavyenemy fretheseattackswerepressedhomeandasaresult6enemy‘F’-lighters,4enemyPi-LBoatsand1E-Boatweredestroyed,1‘F’-lighterand1EBoatwereprobablydestroyedand2E-Boatsweredamagedbygunfre.Thisgreatsuccesswasachievedatthecostofonlyveryfewcasualties, andminordamagetoourowncraft...Forleadership,courageandgreatskill.AbleSeamanWhiteleywasasix-poundergunlayeronHisMajesty’s M.G.B. 662 andCaptainofthegun.Inthefaceofheavyenemy frehedidsomebrilliantspottingthatwasanexampletoeveryboatintheunit; and by his great accuracy quickly sank a number of enemy craft.’
Remarks of Administrative Authority:
‘Forwardedfullyconcurring.AsagunlayerthisratinghasshownhimselftobeunsurpassedinMediterraneanCoastalForces,andnoamountof enemy fre has any effect on his coolness and accuracy.’
Mention in despatches London Gazette 21 November 1944:
The original recommendation - dated 26 April 1944 - states: ‘Onthenight24-25June1944,H.M.M.G.Bs 662, 659 andH.M.M.T.B. 670 encounteredtheex-JugoslavTorpedoBoat T.7.Afteraveryintensive closerangegunactionthe T.7 wasdrivenashoreanddestroyedandsomeprisonersweretaken...Forskillcoolnessandinitiativeassix-pounder gunlayer on H.M. M.G.B. 662. He did a very good shoot and scored many useful hits.’
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Remarks of Administration Authority:
‘Forwarded fully concurring. This rating has been in M.G.B. 662 for 9 months and seen much action.’
Remarks of Operating Authority:
‘Fully concur. He inficted severe damage on the enemy.’
RRaayymmoonnddSStteewwaarrttWWhhiitteelleeyy,whowasborninEpsominJuly1921,servedinM.G.B. 662 inthe57thM.G.B.Flotillafromthesummerof1943until at least October 1944.
HisskipperformuchofthesameperiodwasActingLieutenant-CommanderT.J.“Tim”Bligh,R.N.V.R.,whowastobeawardedanO.B.E.,D.S.O., D.S.C.andBarforhisgallantryintheMediterraneanandAdriatic-theformerdistinctionfortakingthesurrenderofGermanNavalForcesinthe AdriaticinhiscapacityasSeniorOfficer,57thM.G.B.Flotilla.AccordingtoLenReynolds,oneofBligh’sFlotillaC.Os,he‘wasanaturalleader,an extrovert with a huge personality backed by the intellect of a scholar at Balliol’.
UnderBligh,withhercomplementofthreeofficersand30ratings, 662 wastobecomeoneofthemostdecoratedDogBoatsofthewar,her crewwinningaD.S.O.,twoD.S.CswithBars,aD.S.M.andBarandnineD.S.Ms,inadditiontoagoodtallyof“mentions”.Asaconsequence,her storyisthesubjectofconsiderablecoverageinsuchhistoriesasDudleyPope’s Flag4 andLenReynolds’s DogBoatsatWar;so,too,inthelatter’s account of his own boat, Motor Gun Boat 658, one of 662’s consorts.
WhenWhiteleyjoined 662 inthesummerof1943,shewaspartofthe20thM.G.B.Flotilla,andinthatcapacityhewouldhaveparticipatedin operations off the Italian coast, operating out of bases at Bastia and Corsica.
FFiirree--ffgghhttss aapplleennttyy -- tthhee ‘‘ppiirraatteess ooff VViiss’’ -- MMeennttiioonn iinn ddeessppaattcchheess aanndd DD..SS..MM.. InJanuary1944,TimBligharrivedas 662’snewskipper,asaconsequenceofwhichshebecamepartofthe57thM.G.B.Flotilla.Itwasthe commencementofaremarkablechapterofoperationalservice,achapterthatcommencedamidsta furryofgunfreonthenightofthe29th -30th. Dog Boats at War takes up the story: ‘Attheendofthemonth,on29-30January,Lt.CommanderTimBlighinM.G.B. 662,withM.T.B. 97 (Lt.M.Bowyer)setoutonhis frstpatrolin theAdriatic,andindeedoneofhis frstasthenewS.O.ofthe57thFlotilla.TheyfoundasmalltankerandaschoonerattheeasternendofBrae andmadeagunattack,asneitherwasasuitabletargetfor 97'storpedoes.Bothweresunk,aftereightItalianprisonershadbeentaken. InterrogationbytheItalianspeakingBritishLiaisonOfficerinVisrevealedthattherehadbeenaGermanpresenceaboardeachvessel,asguns' crews,butallhadbeenkilledintheengagement.Theschoonerwasthe350-ton Folgore,justreturningfromuseasasupplyshipandonherway fromDurazzo(inAlbania),boundforSibenik,north-westofSplit.Blighwasoutagaininhis 662 on2-3February,thistimewithM.T.B. 649 (Hughes).TheirpatrolwasnorthwardtotheZaraChannel,andafterquestioningsome fshermen,theysightedathree-mastedschoonersituated verysatisfactorilyup-moon.Despitesomespiritedreturn fre,shewasrapidlyseton freatveryshortrange.Survivorsbegantojumpoverboard, and twelve of them were picked up.’
AsrelatedbyCaptainS.W.Roskill,D.S.C., R.N.,in TheWaratSea (Vol.III,PartII),ourspecialforcesandTito’spartisansrequiredtheassistance of the Navy to go about their business:
‘InJune1944,afterMarshalTito’sescapefromItaly,theislandbecamehisheadquartersandacentrefromwhichtoresumethedirectionof Partisanactivities;Tito’spartisanscombinedwiththeBritishForcesalsobasedonVis,whichconsistedofmenof40thand43rdRoyalMarine Commandoand2ndS.A.S.BrigadeunderthecommandofBrigadierGeorgeDaly,andusedthenavalvesselspresenttotransportmaterialsand mentoliberatetheislandsofDalmatia...raidswererepeatedlymadeagainstenemy-heldDalmatianislandsandtheadjacentmainland.Theassault forces,consistingofBritishCommandosandYugoslavPartisans,wereescortedandcoveredbydestroyersandcoastalcraftfromVis;andtheir foraysundoubtedlyincreasedtheinsecurityoftheenemy’scommunicationsalongthecoastalroadsandhisholdontheoffshoreislands.In additionthesteadypressureofoursurfaceshipsandaircraftagainsttheenemy’sseabornesupplytrafficcontinuedallthetime,onbothsidesof the Italian mainland.’
InfacttheM.G.BsandM.T.BsbasedatVisundertooknolessthan fvemajoroperationswiththeCommandosandpartisans,namelytheseaborne landings on Korcula, Solta, Hvar, Mljet and Brac. M.G.B. 622 undoubtedlyplayedherpartintheseoperationsand,asithappened, she hadapartisanofficerembarkedinhernextnotablesurface action,asuccessfulrun-inwithanex-Jugoslavtorpedoboatonthenightof24-25June1944.Asrecountedelsewhere,theterrifedpartisanofficer clungtoBlighbegginghimtocalloff hisattack.ThelatterremainedunmovedandcalledforWhiteleyandhisfellowgunnerstoprepareforaction. Dog Boats at War describes overall events thus:
‘Lt.CommanderTimBlighwithhis57thFlotillareturnedtotheAdriaticfromBastiaandarrivedatVisinmid-June;his frsteventfulpatrolwason 24-25June.HisunitwasM.G.Bs 662 and 659 (Barlow),withM.T.B. 670 (Hewitt).TheywentnorthtothecoastofMurterIsland,andwere rewardedwhentheysightedawarshipwhichwasidentifedasthe T7,awell-armedtwo-funnelledex-Yugoslavtorpedoboatofabout250tons, oneofthefewreallysignifcantthreatstoBritishboatsintheislands.Blighordered 670 toattackwithtorpedoes,butbothmissedasternand Blighhadtodecidewhether,withhisunitnowinanadversepositionandprobablydetected,tomakeagunattack.Hedismissedtheentreatiesof hisPartisanLiaisonOfficertolethergo,andsetoff inpursuit.Heworkedhiswayintoaninshoreposition,stillabaftthebeam,preparedtoclose therangeasfaraspossibleuntil T7 opened fre.Whenshedid,at150yards,thethreeDogs,nowgainingbearingeverysecond,wereableto bringalltheirforwardandportsidegunstobear,andtheirattack,accuratelydelivered,had T7 on frewithgunssilencedwithinhalfaminute. Suddenlythe T7,stillsteamingatabout12knots,swungtostarboardacross 662'sbows.Whetheritwasanattempttoramortheresultof damagetothesteeringwasirrelevant:shejustmissed 662 (Blighestimatedby5feet!)andsteamedstraightintotheMurtershore.Afterawhile,a thoroughsearchwasmadeofher, fveprisonerstaken(othersescaped),herweaponsexamined,andshewasleft frmlyaground, fllingupandon fre above decks. An Army demolition party later ensured there was no chance of salvage.’ Whiteley,who‘didaverygoodshootandscoredmanyusefulhits’,wasmentionedindespatches.Infact14ofthe T.7’s crewwerekilledand fve taken P.O.W.
HissubsequentawardoftheD.S.M.almostcertainlystemmedfromaspectacularduelwithanF-Lightersoff Vir,northofZara,onthenightof7-8 August 1944, when 622 was seriously damaged by return fre. Dog Boats at War takes up the story: ‘On7-8August,TimBlighinhisownboatM.G.B. 662 ledM.T.Bs 667 (Jerram)and 670 (Hewitt)northwardtotheirpatrolareaoff VirIsland, northofZara.ltwasa fnecalmnight,withvisibilityatabout11/2miles.Soonafter2200,aconvoyofthreeshipswassightedapproachingfrom thesouth.Astheygotnearer,BlighidentifedthemasasmallescortandtwoF-Lighters.Rememberinghowlittlesuccess theDogBoatshad previouslyhadwhenusingtorpedoesagainstF-Lighters,hedecidedtoattack frstwithguns.Heopened freat2216at350yardsrange,buteven ashis frstsalvohittheleadingF-Lighter,sheopened freveryaccuratelyandscoredimmediatehits,puttingoneof 662'senginesoutofactionand damaginganother,startinga freandcausingtencasualtiesstraightaway.But 662'sgunnersdidnotwaver.Withthoseof 667,inclosestation,they pouredaconcentratedandaccuratereturn freontheF-Lighter,whichpresentlyburstinto fameswithgunssilenced.Eventsfollowedeachother with almost lightning rapidity.
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At2218,thesecondF-Lighterseemedtobetryingtoescape,andBlighordered 670 toattackherwithtorpedoes.Hewittfoundthathehadareal problem,asthetargetturnedrightroundtothesouthwardandstartedtostealawaywithout fringanyguns.Hehastilymanoeuvred,turning shortround,adjustedhistorpedosightandat2226sankthetargetwithonetorpedo,becoming(accordingtoBlighlater),the frstMediterranean DogBoattosinkamovingF-LighterwithaMarkIVtorpedo. 662 wasinrealtrouble.Phosphorous freswerespreadinginpocketsalloverthe boat,andtheengineroom frehadbeensoseverethatthemethyl-bromideextinguishershadtobeused,requiringevacuationoftheengine room.Themotormechanicswentbelowagainratherearlierthantheyshouldhavedone,andstartedoneenginetoallow 662 tohobbleawayto avoidtheshorebatterieswhichhadopenedup.ThetwoM.T.Bsusedtheirthreeremainingtorpedoestryingtosinkthe frstburningF-Lighterbut failed to hit. However, by midnight, gunfre fnished the task and she sank.’
InSeptember, 622 participatedinaremarkableround-triptotheCorfuChannel,aproftablesojournfor,onthe3rd,sheandherconsorts encounteredaconvoyofsmallschoonersandlighters.Intheensuingactionmuchammunitionwasexpendedandsevenenemycraftweresunk.In all when they got back to base, the M.G.Bs of the 57th had been under way for a total of 47 hours and covered 535 miles.
Nowtoeventsofthenightof11-12October1944andtheaforementionedactionthathasbeendescribedasthemostbrilliantCoastalForces actionofthewar.ThiswasWhiteley’scrowningmoment,manning 622’s 6-pounder,thegreataccuracyofhisguncostingtheenemydearlyand winninghimtheglowingaccoladeofbeingunsurpassedasagunlayerinMediterraneanCoastalForces.Itwas,asLenReynoldsexplainsinhis history, Dog Boats at War, an action fought against huge odds:
‘ThetruesignifcanceoftheactionwasthatthiswasabattlebetweenfourDogBoatsandatleastsevenF-LightersandfourPi-LBoats(smaller lighterswithahighbowandsternwhichmadethemdifficulttodistinguishfromF-Lightersexceptfromabeamview).Inmanycircumstances (frequentlydescribedearlierinthesepages)thesewouldhavebeendauntingodds,astheGermancraft,somewith88-mm.andquadruple20-mm. guns,coulddefendthemselveswellandpreventashort-rangeattack.Butcloseinshore,inlowvisibility,withuncertaintyofidentifcation,'absurdly closeranges'(Bligh'swords)and'excellentgunneryandadmirablecoolnessonthepartoftheDogBoats'COs',allthesepossiblehazardswere nullifed, although early on in the action damage and casualties were suffered.
Theoperationhadbegununusually,asthiswasaperiodintheDalmatiancampaignwhentheislandswerebeingrapidlyevacuatedbytheenemy, andSNOVlSwasprobingnorthwardwithaviewtousinganchoragesclosetotheaction,Visnowbeingrathertoofarsouth.Partisansandcovert forces(theL.R.D.G.especially)werefeedingbackinformation.TimBligh'smostseniorC.O.(WalterBlount),whohadalreadyvisitedtheislandof Ist,wellnorthofZara,wassentonaheadoftheunittodiscoverthelatestintelligence.Bligh'sordersweretobepreparedtolieupatleastfor one night, to patrol the mainland route on the second, and return to Vis on the third, depending on what was found.
HisunitwashisownM.G.B. 662,followedbyM.T.Bs 634 (Blount), 637 (Davidson)and 638 (Lummis).BlountandDavidsonwereimmensely experienced, and Lummis, although less so, was to perform very well.
Blountin 634 decidedhewastooclosetoattemptatorpedoattackasordered;thepom-pom'sreadyuselockerwashitandwentupin fames, butthe faklighterat50yardsrangewashittimeaftertimeandburstinto fames,withherbridgecollapsed.HethensawanothergroupofFLighterssteeringsouthward(the frstindicationthattheremayhavebeentwoconvoyscrossing),andengagedthem,damagingtwobeforethey moved into 637's feld of fre. Lastly, what Blount thought was an E-boat appeared, and he saw it explode and sink. Davidsonin 637 thenhadhisturn.Facedwithlessenemy freandatpoint-blankrangehisgunnerswererelentlesslyhittingallthreetargets presented to them, one of which became a blazing wreck. He also saw two large objects to port which turned out to be upturned vessels. Lummis in 638 further damaged two of 637's F-Lighters and a Pi-L boat and fred on another E-boat.
Bligh,ofcourse,didnothavethebeneftofallthisinformationat frst,butbynowallhisboatsweretothenorthoftheaction.Hefeltsureno enemyshipswouldbemovingonnorthward,sodecidedtomakeawidesweepwestward,southwardandthenbackintotheshoreaboutamile southofVirLight.Bynowitwas2346andhemovedquietlyupthecoast.Hesightedthewrecksoftwolighters,andwaswelluptowardsVir Pointwhenhesawtargetstotheportbow,closeinshore. 637 illuminatedwithstar-shell,andtheunitengagedthreecraft:anF-Lighterwasseen to sink and the others were hit. Heavy fre came suddenly from hidden sources further south, but ceased after the boats fred at the fashes. Itwasjustonmidnight,andknowingthemoonwasduetoriseat0114,Blighdecidedtowaitinordertogaintheadvantageofmorelighttohelp hisunit fnishoff anyremainingvesselsbytorpedo.Hehadgreatconfdenceinhisradaroperatorandbelieveditunlikelythathewouldallowany crafttocreepsouthwardandescapecloseinshore.Sohemovedwestwardagainandtookupawaitingpositionabout2milesoff VirLightuntil 0151,whenheilluminatedwithstar-shell,butwaschagrinedto fndnoevidenceofanytargets.Hehadtwomorepauses,and fnallymovedinto thecoastlineat0251,andsearchedsouthward.AlmostatoncehefoundaverylargeF-Lighterbow-ontothebeach-aperfecttorpedotarget. 634 dulyobligedwithhitsbybothtorpedoes.Soonafter,hefoundanothergroupoftwobeached'Fs'andsomesmallcraft.Theywereall subjected to heavy fre, and 637 sank the only one not blazing with one torpedo at 0337.
Blighfeltthatnovesselsremainedtobedispatched,anddecidedtoreturntoVis.IndiscussionwithhisC.Os,heanalysedtheresultsoftheaction. Hecomments,verywisely,'...greatdifficultywasexperiencedinthistask.Thenaturaldesiretoclaimwhatonebelievestohavebeensunkhas been curbed!' His conservative and considered estimates were:
Six F-Lighters sunk.
One F-Lighter probably sunk.
Four Pi-L boats sunk.
One E-boat sunk, one possibly sunk, and two damaged.’
Whiteley was awarded a Bar to his D.S.M. and quite likely remained in 662 until she was paid off in Malta in July 1945. He died at Southend-on-Sea, Essex in December 1985.
Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second and Third Award Bars (10758 Pte - L. Cpl - J. H. Hills. 1/R. Sc: Fus:) lacquered, very fne £2,000-£2,400
Just 180 Military Medals with 2 Bars were awarded in the Great War.
M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1918.
M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 13 March 1919.
M.M. Third Award Bar London Gazette 17 June 1919.
JJoosseepphhHHeennrryyHHiillllsswasborninWandsworth,Londonin1898andenlistedintheRoyalScotsFusiliersasaboyrecruitinOctober1912,whenhe was appointed a musician; his Medal Index Card confrms his entitlement to the British War and Victory Medals.
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MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.,withSecondandThirdAwardBars(M.2-050512Pte.G.Fraser.M.T.A.S.C.);1914-15Star(M2-050512Pte. G.Fraser.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M2-050512Pte.G.Fraser.A.S.C.)minorofficialcorrectiontoprefxto number on MM, good very fne (4)
£3,000-£4,000
180 Military Medals and 2 Bars awarded during the Great War.
M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916.
M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 7 October 1918.
M.M. Third Award Bar London Gazette 21 October 1918.
GGeeoorrggeeFFrraasseerrwasbornatTemplestones,Ra fford,on10October1887.AresidentofEdinburghandachauffeurbytrade,Fraserattestedat Cuparon21February1915,foroneoftheMechanicalTransportCompaniesoftheArmyServiceCorps,histradenotedasmotordriver. Applicationsuccessful,hewaspostedtoFranceon9March1915,withthenewlyformed272Company,MechanicalTransport,ArmyService Corps, attached to the ammunition column of the 12th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Accordingtotherecipient'sArmyFormZ.21.,Fraserservedasa'HeavyI.C.Driver'.Thismostlikelyreferstoaroleasaheavyinternal combustiondriver.TheLondonGazetteentriesforeachofhisawardsfurthernotethathewasthricedecoratedwhilstservingwiththe12th SiegeBattery,withwhomFraserappearstohaveservedforalmosttheentirewar.Itwasnotuncommonatthattimeforthosewithspecialist skillstoremainwiththeirunitsforthelongterm;theresponsibilityassociatedwithtransportingvastquantitiesofexplosiveandpoisongasshells acrossalandscaperakedbyenemyartillery frebeingentrustedtoahandfulofexperiencedmenwithlong-standingappreciationoftheirpartof the front.
SoldwithoriginalCertifcateofDemobilisation,aletterfromthedealerwhopurchasedthegroupdirectlyfromtherecipient'sdaughter,dated15 August 1972, and extensive copied research.
Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (97878 Sapr. A. C. Austen. 18/D.S. Coy. R.E.) light contact marks, very fne
£500-£700
M.M. London Gazette 18 October 1917.
M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 17 June 1919.
AArrtthhuurrCC..AAuusstteennattestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththe18thDivisionalSignalCompanyduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 5 October 1915. Awarded both the Military Medal and a Second Award Bar, he was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 21 March 1919.
RRoobbeerrttLLaawwlloorrwasborninWillingtonQuay,Northumberland,andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersatNewcastle-upon-Tyne.Heservedwiththe 446thFieldCompanyduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontpost1916,andwasawardedboththeMilitaryMedalandaSecondAwardBar. He died of wounds on the Western Front on 7 November 1917.
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£260-£300
M.M. London Gazette 19 August 1916.
WWiilllliiaammWWrriigghhttwasborninToxteth,Liverpoolon13August1889andjoinedtheRoyalMarineArtilleryinSeptember1909.Bytheoutbreakof war in August 1914, he was serving in the cruiser H.M.S. Warrior and remained similarly employed until coming ashore in September 1915. Inthefollowingyear,hewaspostedtotheR.M.HowitzerBrigadeandhewasservinginthatcapacityatthetimeofbeingawardedhisM.M.Sadly, however,justoveramonthlater-on22September1916–hewaskilledinactionontheSomme.HeisburiedintheDantzigAlleyBritish Military Cemetery at Mametz.
Military Medal, G.V.R. (DEAL-3843(S) Pte W. Hodson. R.M. Med: Unit.) number officially corrected, nearly extremely fne
£300-£400
M.M. London Gazette 23 February 1918. WWiilllliiaammHHooddssoonnwasborninAshton-on-Lyne,Lancashireon15September1880andjoinedtheRoyalMarinesinApril1915.Draftedtothe RoyalMarineBrigadeintheRoyalNavalDivision,he frstsawactioninGallipoli,priortobeingembarkedforFranceinMay1916.Subsequently awarded the M.M. for his gallant deeds in the Royal Marines Medical Unit, he was advanced to Lance-Sergeant and demobilised in May 1919.
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cceerr CCllaassss IIII JJ.. EE.. WWrriiddee,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss Military Medal, G.V.R. (59112 Sjt: J. E. Wride. 93/Fd: Co: R.E.) contact marks, nearly very fne
M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916.
£160-£200
JJoohhnnEE..WWrriiddeeattestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththe93rdFieldCompanyduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom16 July 1915. Awarded the Military Medal and advanced Warrant Officer Class II, he was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 17 December 1919.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSeerrggeeaanntt GG.. WW.. CCoollee,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess Military Medal, G.V.R. (12548 Cpl. G. W. Cole. 3/Corps Sig: Co: R.E.) extremely fne
£200-£240
M.M. London Gazette 3 June 1916.
GGeeoorrggeeWW..CCoolleeattestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedinitiallywith‘F’CableSectionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14 August1914.AwardedtheMilitaryMedalwhilstservingwithIIICorpsSignalCompany,hewaspromotedSergeant,andwassubsequently Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 7 July 1919).
Military Medal, G.V.R. (98179 L. Cpl. J. H. Simpson. 207/F. Coy. R.E.) light contact marks, very fne
M.M. London Gazette 18 June 1917.
£200-£240
JJoohhnnHHeennrryySSiimmppssoonnattestedfortheRoyalEngineerson15May1915andservedwiththe207thFieldCompany,RoyalEngineersduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1916.AwardedtheMilitaryMedal,hewasadditionallyMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 18May 1917), and was discharged due to the effects of gas poisoning on 23 December 1918, being awarded a Silver War Badge, no. B322842.
Military Medal, G.V.R. (83483 Sapr. T. W. Gregory. 30/D.S. Coy. R.E.) nearly extremely fne
M.M. London Gazette 22 January 1917.
£160-£200
TThhoommaassWW..GGrreeggoorryyattestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththe30thDivisionalSignalCompanyduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 7 November 1915. Awarded the Military Medal, he was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 5 July 1919.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSaappppeerr AA.. OOrrwwiinn,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss Military Medal, G.V.R. (478067 Sapr. A. Orwin. 456/W. Rid: F. Coy. R.E. -T.F.) light contact marks, very fne £160-£200
M.M. London Gazette 28 January 1918.
AAllffrreeddOOrrwwiinnattestedfortheRoyalEngineers(TerritorialForce)andservedwiththe456thWestRidingFieldCompanyduringtheGreatWar on the Western Front post 1916, being awarded the Military Medal.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(48446Pr.H.G.Smith.6/D.S.Coy.R.E.);1914-15Star(48446Pnr:H.G.Smith.R.E.);BritishWarand Victory Medals (48446 Pnr. H. G. Smith. R.E.) good very fne (4)
£300-£400
M.M. London Gazette 19 March 1918.
HHeennrryyGGeeoorrggeeSSmmiitthhwasborninLongford,Warwickshire,andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersatCoventry.Heservedwiththemduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom16August1915,andwasawardedtheMilitaryMedalwhilstservingwiththe6thDivisionalSignal Company.Transferringtothe31stDivisionalSignalCompany,hediedofdiseaseon10November1918,andisburiedinTerlincthunBritish Cemetery, Wimille, France.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(10060CplH.Foley,1/Bord:R.);1914-15Star(10060Pte.H.Foley.Bord.R.);BritishWarandVictory Medals (10060 Cpl. H. Foley. Bord. R.) very fne and better (4)
£260-£300
M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919.
HHeennrryyFFoolleeyyenlistedintheBorderRegimentinJune1911andwasdraftedtothe1stBattalioninIndiainthefollowingyear.ReturningtotheU. K.inOctober1914,heandhiscomradeswereembarkedforGallipoli,wheretheyquicklysawactioninthelandingson25April1915.LieutenantGeneralSirWilliamMarshallnotedwithsatisfactionhowtheBorderscarriedoutagallantcharge,when‘overthecliff edgetheywentwithringing cheers’ and swept the Turks from their positions.
On3May1915,Foley–amemberof10Platoon,‘C’Company,underLieutenantF.I.L.Perry–wasassignedwithhisunittoacounter-attack near the Sniper’s Hut feature, in which his unit sustained further serious casualties. The Border Regiment in the Great War takes up the story: ‘Successseemedabouttocrownthiseffortwhen,within5yardsoftheobjective,CaptainMortonandLieutenantPerrywerekilled,whileCaptain andAdjutantEllis,whowasbringingupsupportsfromtherear,waswounded.Abarehalf-dozennon-commissionedofficersandmennow remainedunwoundedinashallowtrenchwithin10yardsoftheTurkishrife-muzzles,andthese,afterholdingonhereforoverhalfanhour, managed to crawl back whence they had started, one man at a time.’
Foleyappearstohaveemergedunscathedonthisoccasion,buthisluckranoutafewdayslater,when,onthe8th,hewasseriouslywoundedand evacuatedhomeinthehospitalship Transylvania.Rejoiningthe1stBattalionbackinGallipoliinNovember1915,heremainedactivelyemployedin theMediterraneanExpeditionaryForceuntilMarch1916,whenhewasembarkedforFranceandsomehowsurvivedthebattalion’shorrifclosses on the Somme on the 1st of July.
HewassubsequentlyadvancedtoCorporalandwoundedontwofurtheroccasions,inNovember1917,whenhereceived‘bombwounds’tohis neck and left thigh and was evacuated to the U.K., and again on 22 October 1918, when he was hit by a bullet in the left wrist.
HewasawardedtheM.M.,whichdistinctionrefectedgallantdeedsintheperiodAugusttoOctober1918,includingactionsatOuttersteene Ridge, Ploegsteert and Hill 63.
Military Medal, G.V.R. (570265 Cpl. L. Collinson. 1/17 Lond: R.) minor edge bruise, very fne
M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918.
£200-£240
LLiioonneellCCoolllliinnssoonnwasborninMileEnd,thebrotherofMissDorothyA.Collinsonof26LibraRoad,Bow,London.HeservedinFrancefrom9 March1915asPrivateinthe1/17thBattalion,LondonRegiment,andfoughtattheBattleofLoosandtheBattleoftheSomme,latterlyin operationstocaptureHighWoodon15September1916;attackingastherighthandbattalionof141stBrigade,the1/17thhadadesperate fght for every inch of their advance through the maze of shell holes and broken tree stumps.
AdvancedCorporal,CollinsonwaskilledinactiononthefourthdayoftheGermanSpringOffensiveon24March1918ashisunitattemptedto fallbackonsuccessivelinesofhalf-dugtrenches.DespitethevaliantattemptsofrearguardstostemthewavesoffastmovingGermantroops, largenumbersofmenfromthe17thBattalionwerekilled,woundedortakenprisoner,thebattlefeldasceneofmassconfusionshroudedin mustard gas and smoke. He has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Arras Memorial, France.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeFF..LLaanneess,,1188tthh((CCoouunnttyyooffLLoonnddoonn))BBaattttaalliioonn((LLoonnddoonn IIrriisshh RRii ff eess)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(593504Pte.F.Lanes.1/18Lond:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6370Pte.F.Lanes.18-Lond.R.) mounted court-style for display, very fne and better (3)
£240-£280
M.M. London Gazette 2 August 1918.
FFrreeddeerriicckkLLaanneessservedinFrancefrom1September1916andwassooninvolvedinheavy fghtingwiththeLondonIrishatHighWoodonthe Somme.Onthevergeofbeingcapturedon14July1916by7thDivision,whatremainedofthewood-amiserableaggregationofcharredand splinteredtreestumps,combinedwithlingeringgasfumesandthepangofhighexplosives-wasattackedbytheLondonIrishonthemorningof 15 September with huge loss of life, a true baptism of fre for Lanes and his comrades.
TransferredtoYpresinthespringof1917,the18thBattalionwitnessedfurtheractionatMessinesRidge,includingregularskirmishesatSpoil BankandthetrenchesleadingnorthtotheQuarry.ThiswasfollowedbydefensiveactionsatBourlonWoodandspiritedattemptstoholdback theGermanSpringOffensiveontheoldSommebattlefeld.AwardedtheMilitaryMedalforBraveryintheField,Lanessurvivedfurther engagements at Happy Valley from 22-25 August 1918, when the Battalion suffered 7 officers wounded and 204 other ranks killed or wounded.
GGiillbbeerrttDDeewwhhuurrssttattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsandservedwiththe27thFieldAmbulanceduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom10May1915.HewasawardedtheMilitaryMedalforhisgallantryduringtheBattleofArras;acontemporarynewspaperarticle, entitled ‘Through Enemy Barrages – Military Medal for a Daring Burnley Soldier’ gives the following account:
‘TheMilitaryMedalhasbeenawardedtoPrivateGilbertDewhurst,of227PadihamRoad,Burnley,forgallantconductinthe feld.Inalettertohis parents,thegallantsoldier’sbrotherwrites:–“He(Gilbert)isinthe1stFieldAmbulanceofthe1stDivisionofKitchener’s.Thereasonwhyhewas awardedtheMilitaryMedalwasthat,inourlastoffensive,hewasinchargeofthreestretcher-bearerswhowerecarryingwoundedfrom‘No Man’sLand’backthroughseveralGermanbarragestotheregimentalaidposts.OurDeputyAssistantDirectorofMedicalServices,whohasseen allthebigengagements,sawGilbert’ssquadontheirarrivalattheaidpost,andaskediftheyhadcomethroughtheheavybarrages.Gilbertsaid ‘Yes’,andtheofficerproceededtotakedowntheirnames,sayingthatthebarragesweretheworsthehadseen.Oneofthesquadtoldmethat Gilbert was a cool and capable leader, and under a man less experienced he would have been killed”.’ Soldwithagroupphotographoftherecipientwithhissection,inwhichtherecipientisidentifed,andmountedinasmalldisplayframe;and copied research.
TheoriginalRecommendation,dated18April1918,states:‘Forgreatbraveryduringthe fghtingnearLoisnefrom11thto14thofApril1918. Regardlessofdangerheworkedunceasinglyandwiththegreatestcoolnessthroughanintensebombardmentinbringingcasualtiestocomparative safety.Onseveraloccasionshevolunteeredtotakemessagesthroughveryheavyshell fre,therebysecuringearlyhelp,andhasteningthe evacuation of the wounded.’
EEddwwaarrddGGlleeaavvee,anativeofSt.Helens,Lancashire,servedwiththe2/1stWestLancashireFieldAmbulanceduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front,andwasawardedtheMilitaryMedalforhisgallantrynearLoisneinApril1918;hewasalsoawardedaDivisionalGallantrycardforthesame actions. After the war he became a teacher at Rydal School, Colwyn Bay, from 1919 to 1954, and wrote a number of published poems & verses. SoldwiththeoriginalXICorpsMilitaryMedalawardcardand55th(WestLancashire)andDivisionGallantConductcard;andcopiedresearch, including various photographic images of the recipient.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘OnTues.14May[1940]atOttenberg.L/Sgt.Howardwasdetailedtoremoveatemporaryfootbridgewhich hadbeenconstructedacrosstheR.Dyletoenableourinfantrytocarryoutpatrolduty.Atabout2100hrstheinfantryonpatrolretired,overthe footbridgeandwerecloselypursuedbytheenemy.L/Sgt.Howardworkingwaistdeepinwaterwaiteduntilthelastofourinfantryhadcrossed thebridgeandthenproceededtodemolishitunder frefromtheenemywhowereatcloserange.Ourowninfantrywereabletorepelthe enemy until L/Sgt. Howard had completed the task.’
AA..HHoowwaarrddservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththe506thFieldCompany,RoyalEngineersaspartofthe2ndInfantryDivisionduringthe BattleforFrancein1940,andduringtheadvancetoImphalintheBurmacampaign.On10May1940GermanyinvadedBelgium.Inresponse Anglo–FrencharmiesmovedintoBelgiuminaccordancewiththeAlliedDylePlan.ThedivisionreachedtheRiverDylewithoutdifficulties. Althoughthedivisionachievedtacticalsuccessinits frstactionon15May,strategicdevelopmentsforcedtheBEFtowithdrawthenextday.The division retreated 40 miles within 27 hours. Howard distinguished himself during this operation.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(6003818A-W.O.Cl.1.S.W.E.Jackson.Essex.R.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWest Frontier1930-31(6003818Pte.S.Jackson.EssexR.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45, withM.I.D.oakleaf;Coronation1953;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,withtwoadditionalserviceclasps(6003818 Sjt. S. W. E. Jackson. Essex.) mounted as worn, some light contact marks to I.G.S., otherwise good very fne (8) £2,000-£2,400
M.M. London Gazette 8 February 1945. One of fve awards of the M.M. (including one Bar) to the Essex Regiment for the Burma campaign. M.I.D. London Gazette 27 September 1945 (A/W.O.1 Indian Army Ordnance Corps).
The recommendation for the M.M. states: ‘6003818 W/O.Q.M.S. (P/A/Sub-Conductor W.O. 1) Samuel Jackson, Indian Army Ordnance Corps. Attd. HQ 9 Ind Inf Bde. From15Nov43-15May44Sub-ConductorJacksonhasbeenB.O.W.O.9IndInfBdeintheARAKANandIMPHALPLAIN.Duringthewhole periodthebdehasbeencontinuouslyinactionunderdifficultconditionsandSub-ConductorJacksonhascarriedouthisdutieswithexceptional zeal and efficiency.
Duringthetime9Bdewasinthe7IndDivAdmBoxEastoftheNGAKYEDAUKPASShewasattachedto60IndianA.T.CompanywithBrigade ‘B’Echelonandthroughouttheperiodshowedgreatgallantryandwillinglyundertookthedutiesofa fghtingsoldier.Duringoneattackhekilled fourJapaneseandwoundeda ffthwhowaslatertakenprisoner.Hisexcellentexamplewasagreatinspirationtoallranksandhisenthusiasmwas largely responsible for the excellent fghting spirit of the Bde ‘B’ Echelon. His boundless energy and cheerful disposition has been of immense value in maintaining morale in the ‘B’ Echelon area.’
Sold with copied recommendation and extracts from the regimental history covering service in Burma.
AASSeeccoonnddWWaarrBBuurrmmaaooppeerraattiioonnssMM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttTT..GG..WWiilllliiaammss,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,NNoorrtthhaammppttoonnsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,ffoorr ggaallllaannttrryyiinntthheePPyyiinnggaaiinnggaarreeaaiinnDDeecceemmbbeerr11994433--JJaannuuaarryy11994444uunnttiillhheewwaasswwoouunnddeeddiinntthheelleeddwwhhiilleelleeaaddiinnggaabbaayyoonneett cchhaarrggee dduurriinngg tthhee ccaappttuurree ooff BBuuddaalliinn Military Medal, G.VI.R. (5251138 Sjt. T. G. Williams. North’n. R.) official correction to second initial, very fne £1,800-£2,200
M.M. London Gazette 6 June 1944. One of 14 awards of the M.M. to the regiment for the campaign in Burma.
The recommendation states:
‘Between20th-23rdDecember1944SgtWilliams’companywasdetailedtocarryoutasweeptoPYINGAINGinordertodiscoverwhatthe enemywereusingthetownforandtoobtainidentifcations.SgtWilliams’sectionwasprotectingcompanyHQwhenhenoticedthreeJapanese movingaboutonehundredand fftyyardsaheadinachaung.HeimmediatelymovedtheBrensectiontoprotectcompanyHQandwiththe remainingthreemenherushedupthechaunginpursuit.AfterapursuitofseveralhundredyardshepersonallyshotaJapaneseSergeantMajor andleftonemanbehindtosearchhim.OnthisJapanesewasfoundtheoperationorderforthenextphaseoftheoperations.Thisdelaygavethe remainingJapanesealeadwhichSgtWilliamsandhisremainingmenwereunabletoreduceandtheygotaway.ButforSgtWilliams’immediate andpersonalactionconfrmationoftheenemy’sintentioninthePYINGAINGareaatacriticalperiodoftheoperationswouldnothavebeen obtained.ThiswassbutanisolatedexampleofthisNCO’sgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hewas fnallywoundedandevacuatedatBUDALINon aboutthe8thJanuary1945whileleadinghisplatooninabayonetchargewithcompletedisregardforhisownsafety.Throughoutthecampaignhis conduct and leadership were always an inspiration to his men.’
TThhoommaassGGllyynnnnWWiilllliiaammssofTylersTown,Glamorgan,SouthWales,originallyenlistedintotheWorcestershireRegimentbutservedwith1 NorthamptonsinBurma.Theoutbreakofwarin1939foundthe1stBn.NorthamtonshireRegimentongarrisondutyinIndia,wherethey remaineduntilJuly1942whenpostedtoCeylonaspartof20thIndianDivision.InAugust1943theymovedbacktoIndiaandtothefrontin BurmainDecember.TheyweresentintotheKabawvalleywherevariouspatrolsandoperationswereundertaken.WiththeJapoffensiveonthe TiddimRoadtheywerewithdrawntoMorehthensentintotheNagaHillsbeforemovingtotheSilcharTrackwheretherewereseveralmonths ofdogged fghtingtokeeptheroadopen. ThebattalionwasrelievedinJulyandrestedbeforeparticipatingintheadvanceacrosstheChindwin towards Mandalay from November 1944 onwards. It was during these operations that Sergeant Williams won the Military Medal.
ThecaptureofBudalinwaslargelyeffectedbyNo.2Company,1Northamptons.ItisclearfromWarDiaryextracts(soldwiththelot)that WilliamswasplatoonsergeanttoLieutenantFrankStoddartandaccompaniedhimonanexploratorypatrolon7January1945,andintheattempt tocapturethevillage.On8January1944,SergeantWilliamswashitinthelegandLieutenantStoddartintheneckwhodiedofhiswoundsthe same day.
Sold with copied extracts fro the regimental history, war diaries, and recommendation for the M.M.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(13496L-NkMohdRahimPunjabR);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45,mountedfordisplay, generally good very fne (5)
£700-£900
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2003 (when sold as a single M.M.)
M.M. London Gazette 28 June 1945.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘AlthoughaveryjuniorN.C.O.,Lance-NaikMohdRahimhasledhissectionmagnifcentlyduringthelastfour months. He has shown great initiative and a ferce determination to get to grips with the enemy and destroy him. Ononeoccasion,on17June[1944],whilehissectionwasleadingsectionofa fghtingpatroladvancingalongtheJessami-Marasonetrack,he successfullysurprisedasmallenemyrearguardpartyonahilljustoff thetrack.Lance-NaikMohdRahimledhissectionintotheattack, fringwith hisT.M.S.G.andkilledoneenemyandwoundedthreeothers.HewaspersonallyattackedbyaJapandina fercehand-to-handstrugglestrangled him, whereupon the remainder of the enemy party fed into the jungle.
ThisisonlyoneexampleofthedashanddeterminationtowinwithwhichLance-NaikMohdRahimhasledhissectionfromthereliefofIpmhal, right on during the pursuit of the enemy along the Tiddim Road. He is an inspiration to the men he leads and a fne example to all around him.’ MMoohhaammeeddRRaahhiimmwasfromKhalabatvillageinRawalpindidistrictandwasserving161IndianInfantryBrigade,acomponentof5IndianDivision,at the time of the above cited deeds.
The1/1Punjabisformedpartof161stIndianInfantryBrigade,5thIndian(“BallofFire”)Division.So,too,the4/7Rajputsand4/RoyalWestKents, thewholetrainedto‘ahighpitchofreadinessforjunglewarfare’(BurmaVictory byD.Rooneyrefers).Itwas,ofcourse,tothe4/RoyalWest KentsthatthedefenceofKohimalargelyfellinApril1944,butlesswell-knownistheequallyimpressivesupportlentthembythe1/1/Punjabis, whosepositionsintheBrigade’s“JotsomaBox”overlookedtheentireKohimaRidge.RooneydescribeshowtheJapanese‘putinconstantattacks onthebrigadebox,butwererepelledbywell-directedautomatic freandbywell-aimed36grenades.After fvedaysofbattlethewholeareawas litteredwithbloatedcorpses,andinsideKohimathedefendershopedeverydaythatthebattalionsinJotsomawouldbreakthroughandraisethe siege, but the troops in the Jotsoma Box were now themselves surrounded and fghting for their lives.’
ThatLance-NaikMohdRahimwaswitnesstothissavage fghtingisalmostcertain,asindeedmustbehispresencewiththePunjabiswhen, fnally, theyfoughttheir waythroughtothereliefofthegallantgarrisonofKohimaon18April1944.Itwastheywho frstmadecontactwiththeRoyal WestKentsandtowhomtheunenviabletaskofholdingthepositionnextfell,atourofdutythatwitnessedfurthersavage fghtinginwhat became known as the Second Battle of Kohima.
ByJune,however,themonthinwhichLance-NaikRahim’senactedhisgallantdeedsagainstaJapaneserear-guard,thePunjabiswereonthemove inthehillcountrytothenorth,eastandsouth-eastofKohima,toacceleratethe161stBrigade’sdrivetoChakbhamaandTuphema,operations that brought an end to the Kohima battle on the 27th, when the latter place was captured.
Military Medal, G.VI.R. (26206 Sep Mohd Niwaz Punjab R) good very fne
M.M. London Gazette 22 March 1945.
The recommendation (for an I.D.S.M.) states: ‘ARAKAN, PONRA Village - MAUNGDAW.
£1,000-£1,400
Onthenightof15/16Sep1944thissepoywasinadugpositionwith2otherswheresomeenemypenetratedthewire.Allthreeatonceleft theirpostandchargedtheenemywiththebayonet,killingtwo.InwrestlingwithaJapSepoyMohdNiwazlosthisrife,butcontinuedahand-tohandstrugglewithaspade.TheJapbithiminseveralplacesonhisarmandonhisear.Hewasthenknockedunconsciousforafewminutes.On recoveringheatoncerantohisCompanyCommanderandgavehimvaluableinformation,whichenabledtheCompanyCommandertoplana counter-attackwiththebayonet,whichevictedtheenemy.Hispluckanddeterminationplayedaconsiderablepartinbreakingupthepenetration at this point.’
AA ff nneeSSeeccoonnddWWaarr‘‘BBuurrmmaaccaammppaaiiggnn’’iimmmmeeddiiaatteeMM..MM..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooLLaannccee--NNaaiikkMM..DDiinn,,77tthhRRaajjppuuttRReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhookknnoocckkeeddoouuttaanneenneemmyymmaacchhiinnee--gguunnppoosstt::oonnbbeeiinnggsseerriioouussllyywwoouunnddeeddbbyysshheellll ff rree,,hheeiinnssiisstteedd‘‘oonnhhiisswwoouunnddeeddmmeenn bbeeiinngg eevvaaccuuaatteedd bbeeffoorree hhee ccoouulldd aallllooww hhiimmsseellff ttoo bbee ccaarrrriieedd oouutt ooff tthhee bbaattttllee’’ MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(18322L/Nk.Mohd.Din.7RajputR.)officiallyengravednaming;1939-45Star;BurmaStar;Defenceand War Medals 1939-45, mounted for display, generally very fne or better(5)
£600-£800
M.M. London Gazette 27 July 1944.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Onthenightof2-3May1944,intheattackonBunfeature,Arakan,MohdDin,commandingtheleading sectionoftheplatoon,cameunderheavymachine-gun frewhenonly10yardsfromtheobjective.Oneofhissectionwaskilledand5wounded. MohdDinthenmovedroundtoa fankandapproachingthepostfromtheleftrear,droppedtwogrenadesintotheloophole,silencingthegun andkillingthegarrison.ThesuccessfulcaptureofBunwaslargelyduetotheinitiativeanddeterminationdisplayedbythisyoungN.C.O.Hewas laterseriouslywoundedbyshell frebutremainedcheerfulthroughout,insistingonhiswoundedmenbeingevacuatedbeforehecouldallow himself to be carried out of the battle.’
MMoohhaammeeddDDiinnwasfromKalacheehivillageinGurdaspurdistrictandwasservingin4IndianInfantryBrigade,acomponentof26IndianDivision,at the time of the above cited deeds.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(16206NkAlamKhanFFR);BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf(notconfrmed);India Service Medal, these last three unnamed as issued, nearly very fne £1,400-£1,800
M.M. London Gazette 2 August 1945.
The recommendation (for an Immediate I.O.M.) states:
‘AtMANDALAYon10Mar45No.16206NaikAlamKhanwastheseccmdoftheleadingsectiondetailedforthefrontalassaultonFort Dufferin.Hissection,undercontinuousheavyenemyautomatic frefromthefortwallsucceededingettingontothebridgeacrossthemoat wherethesectionwascompletelyexposed,andwasunableeithertoadvanceorwithdraw.Duringthisperiodtheenemycontinuedto freupon hissectioncausingfourcasualties.Thesectionwasorderedtowithdrawandasmokescreenwaslaidbythesupportingtanksinordertoassistin the withdrawal.
ThisscreenprovedinsufficientbutNaikAlamKhanorganisedthewithdrawalofhissectionandpersonallyremovedthedeanandwoundedfrom the bridge with complete die=sregard for his own safety.
TheoutstandingbraveryanddevotiontodutyshownbythisN.C.O.undoubtedlysavedthelivesofthewoundedmenandresultedinthe successful withdrawal of the remainder of his section.’
Sold with copied recommendation and other research
Military Medal, G.VI.R. (25007 Sepoy. Barkat Singh. 13th F.F. Rif.) good very fne
M.M. London Gazette 18 May 1944 (the frst Gazette of M.Ms. to the Indian Army).
The recommendation (for an Immediate I.D.S.M.) states:
£1,400-£1,800
‘On14thFebruary1944,nearNGANGYAUNG,SepotBarkatSinghwaswithACompany8/13F.F.Rifeswhenthecompanyattackedastrong enemypositionundercoverofartillery fre.Twodayspreviouslytheenemyposition,situatedonaridgehadbeenreconnoitred,andeverymanin thecompanywasawareofthefactthatiftheartilleryfailedtoneutraliseenemyhiddenMediumMachineGuns,theywouldhavetofaceheavy aimed freatcloserange.Onnearingtheobjectiveitwasfoundthattheenemygunswerestillinaction.SepoyBarkatSinghbecamewoundedin thefaceearlyintheattack,hecontinuedtoattackunderheavycloseenemy fre,ledtheshoutingoftheSikhwarcry,andcarriedhisLight MachineGunintoactiononaforwardposition.WhentoldbySubedarSantaSinghtoreturntotheRegimentalAidPost,hewasunwillingtogo, saying that he would get amongst the enemy or die.
OnreceiptofadefniteorderhereturnedtotheRAPsingingPunjabisongstoencourageotherwalkingwounded.OnarrivingattheRAPhe announcedhisintentionofreturningtothe fght,butwasgivenadirectordertoreturntotheAdvancedDressingStation.Thissepoyhad previously been wounded in an attack near MAUNGDAW in 1943.’
BBaarrkkaattSSiinngghh,aJatSikhfromChurchakVillageinGujratwonasplendidimmediateMilitaryMedal(originallyrecommendedforimmediateI.D.S.M.) duringafuriousandcostlyattackbythebattalion'sSikhCompanyupaknife-edgeridgetoassaultaJapanesepositionintheArakanthatinhonour of this event was henceforth ordered to be known as "Sikh Ridge."
88tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, 1133tthh FFrroonnttiieerr FFoorrccee RRiiffeess iinn BBuurrmmaa Thebattalionwasraisedin1940andjoined36thBrigadeatQuettainJuly1941.initiallyemployedguardingrailwaysetc.inIndia,itthenproceeded totheArakanforactiveserviceinApril1943.ThelinehadstabilisedaroundtheButhidaung-Maungdawroadandthebattalionwasinactionhere untilretreatingintoBawliBazaarforthemonsoon,throughoutwhichlong-distance"Tiger"patrolsoperatedintheMaungdawdistrict.Whenthe JapanesebegantheiroffensiveinJanuary1944theymetthe5thand7thIndianDivisions,themselvesadvancing.The‘TigerHeadDivision’was calledfromreserveandthe8thF.F.RifesadvancedtocontacttheenemyontheBawli-Maungdawroad.Atduskon10thFebruarythebattalion arrivedatNgangyaung.EarlynextmorningtheJapaneseattackedtheirpositionbutwererepulsed.Patrolswereoutandon12thFebruaryone fromtheSikh(”A")Companylocatedandreconnoitredastrongenemypositiononahighhillfeature.Thepositionwasonlyapproachableupa knife-edge ridge which was covered my machine guns.
SSiikkhh RRiiddggee
Itwasdecidedtoattackthispositionon14thJanuarywithartillerybarragetosilencethemachineguns.Thiswasadecidedly"do-or-die" operation.TheSikhsapparentlyvowedto"reachtheenemyposition,ifwehavetomakeapathwiththebodiesofourdead"andtheregimental historian wrote that the attack "was worthy of the highest traditions of the Frontier Force Rifes and the Indian Army."
The knife-edge ridge was such that men could only advance in single fle, sometimes on their hands and knees as it was so steep. Themachinegunshadnotbeensilenced.Theleadingplatoonwasmowndownandthenextcameon,shoutingtheSikhwarcry.Thecompany commanderwaskilledthrowinggrenades10yardsfromtheobjectiveandSubedarSantaSinghtookover,consolidatedthepositionthereand held on.
BarkatSingh,clearlyanoutstandinglybraveman,ledtheshoutingoftheSikhwarcryandwasevidentlywithSubedarSantaSinghwhopersonally ordered him to the rear.
DespitesupportfromthePathan(or"D")Companythepositionwasconsidereduntenableandwasrelinquished.Subsequentpatrols,however, foundthattheJaps.had fed,leavingtheirdeadbehind.Sikhequipmentonthebattlefeldwasnottouchedand"Nothingmorewasseenofthe enemy on the west side of the Mayu range from that day on." As well as a fantastically brave fght, these tangible results were achieved. "A"CompanyattackedwithoneBritishOfficer,threeV.C.O.sand115otherranks.Thecompanycommanderwaskilled,aswere16otherranks; 63 were wounded and fve missing, total casualties 85 out of 119, over 70%.
SubedarSantaSinghreceivedtheI.O.M.and"A"CompanyreceivedoneI.D.S.M.and fourM.Msforthisdayswork(outofjustnineM.Msawarded to the battalion in Burma).
AAnniimmpprreessssiivveeSSeeccoonnddWWaarr‘‘IIttaallyyccaammppaaiiggnn--GGootthhiiccLLiinnee’’iimmmmeeddiiaatteeMM..MM..ggrroouuppoofftteennaawwaarrddeeddttooHHaavviillddaarrMM..AAsshhrraaff,, 33//1155tthh PPuunnjjaabb RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr PPaakkiissttaann AArrmmyy PakistanIndependenceMedal1947;GeneralServiceMedal,1clasp,Kashmir1948;PakistanRepublicDayMedal1956;Military Medal,G.VI.R.(11722HavMohdAshraf15PunjabR) edgebruise;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted for display in this order, generally very fne (10) £700-£900
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2004
M.M. London Gazette 8 March 1945.
Theoriginalrecommendation–foranI.D.S.M.–states:‘On12September1944,HavildarMohdAshrafwascommandingNo.3Platoonwhich hadbeenorderedtocaptureMountCiterna.Duringtheeveningtheplatoonwasheldupbywireandenemymachine-gunsandcouldnotget forwardtillafterdark.Bymidnight,inspiteofseveraldeterminedattempts,theplatoonhadbeenunabletomakeprogressowingtobarbedwire, enemymachine-guns,grenades,thesteepnessofthehillandthedarknessofthenight.HavildarMohdAshrafwasthenorderedtotakehisplatoon further round the right, while No. 1 Platoon attacked at the same time from the left.
HavildarMohdAshrafimmediatelystartedoff againandthistimesucceededincapturingtheenemypositionshortlybeforedawn,afteran exhaustingandgruellingstruggleinthepitchdarknessagainstanenemystronglyentrenchedbehindbarbedwire,onanexceptionallysteephill morethan500feethighandthicklycoveredinscrub.Duringtheattack5enemywerecapturedand2killed,whiletherestbolted,leavingbehind a number of machine-guns and other weapons.
DuringthisoperationHavildarAshrafshowedthegreatestendurance,determinationandtenacity;withouthisinspiringleadershipinthefaceof verygreatdifficulties,hisplatooncouldneverhavereachedthetopofthehill,andhiscaptureofsuchacommandingandwell-preparedposition by day would have been most costly and difficult.’
MMoohhaammeeddAAsshhrraaffwasservingin21IndianInfantryBrigade,acomponentof8IndianDivision,atthetimeoftheaboveciteddeeds. RecommendedbyhisC.O.,Lieutenant-ColonelP.R.MacNamara,foranimmediateawardoftheI.D.S.M.,GeneralAlexander,theC.-in-C.,Allied Central Mediterranean Force, ultimately approved an M.M.
The15thPunjabisparticipatedinanumberofimportantactionsinItaly,including“CassinoII”,butforsheerphysicalcouragethestormingofthe enemypositionsonMonteCiternawasamongtheirmostimpressive,the‘PunjabiMussalmans’,intheopinionofoneofficer,having‘openedwith a magnifcent innings.’
AArraarreeSSeeccoonnddWWaarr‘‘BBuurrmmaaccaammppaaiiggnn’’iimmmmeeddiiaatteeMM..MM..ggrroouuppooffssiixxaawwaarrddeeddttooRRii ff eemmaannSS..BB..KKhhaannddkkaa,,MMaahhiinnddrraaDDaall RReeggiimmeenntt,, tthhee ‘‘ccoooolleesstt mmaann’’ iinn hhiiss sseeccttiioonn wwhhoo ffaacceedd oo ffff aa JJaappaanneessee bbaayyoonneett cchhaarrggee aanndd ppeerrssoonnaallllyy kkiilllleedd ttwwoo ooff tthheemm MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(955RfmnSBKhandkaMDalRegt);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;NNeeppaall,,Bahaduri Paduk Bravery Medal, bronze; Assam-Burma Medal 1945, silver, mounted for wear, lacking retaining pin, generally very fne (6) £800-£1,000
One of two Military Medals awarded to the Regiment for the Second World War. M.M. London Gazette 12 July 1945.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘AtSayeon24February1945,RifemanSurjeBahadurKhandka’ssectionwasholdinganimportantpartofits company front. At 0430 and again at 0500 hours the position was subjected to heavy shell fre from enemy guns. At0530hours,60Japschargedhispostwiththebayonet.SurjeBahadurKhandkawasthecoolestmaninthesection.Whenhispitwas surrounded, he shot and killed one Jap in front of it and one Jap behind it.
Hiscoolbehaviourandgoodshootingwasaninspirationtothewholesectionduringthisactionanditwaslargelyduetohissteadinessand bravery under the attack that the enemy were driven back.
OnlysixJapcorpseswerepickedupinandaroundhiscompanyposition,buttherewereundoubtedlymorecasualtiesinfictedontheJapsinthe rear, as the Japs, with Burmans helping them, were seen carrying casualties through a village below the company position.
Thisman,inthefaceofaverydeterminedenemybayonetcharge,showedthebraveryandcoolnessofaseasonedsoldier,thoughinactualfactit was his baptism of fre. In my opinion, the fghting qualities and outstanding courage shown by him in this action are worthy of an award.’
SSuurrjjeeBBaahhaadduurrKKhhaannddkkaawasfromSamarivillageinthewestofNepalandwasservingintheNepalesecontingentoftheMahindraDalRegiment,a component of 268 Indian Infantry Brigade, at the time of the above cited deeds.
AA ff nneeaannddssccaarrcceeSSeeccoonnddWWaarr‘‘IIttaallyyccaammppaaiiggnn’’iimmmmeeddiiaatteeMM..MM..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooDDrriivveerrBBaahhaadduurr,,RRooyyaallIInnddiiaannAArrmmyy SSeerrvviicceeCCoorrppss,,aannaammbbuullaanncceemmuulleetteeeerraattttaacchheedd11//55tthhRRooyyaallGGuurrkkhhaaRRii ff eess,,wwhhooeexxhhiibbiitteeddhhiisssskkiillllaannddggrriimmddeetteerrmmiinnaattiioonnttoo eevvaaccuuaattee wwoouunnddeedd -- uunnddeerr ff rree oonn tthhee ttrraacckkss aanndd ssnnoowwyy ppaasssseess aarroouunndd tthhee rriivveerr GGeessssoo,, PPiieeddmmoonntt MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(TC-62649DvrBahadurRIASC);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939 -45, generally very fne or better(5)
£700-£900
M.M. London Gazette 31 May 1945.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘AttheendofDecember1944,fourambulancemulesandtwodriverswereattachedtotheRegimentalAir Post of the 1/5 Royal Gurkha Rifes, near Pozzo. Two of these had to go back for saddlery repairs, leaving Lance-Naik Bahadur to carry on alone. Forseveralnightsheevacuatedtheoneortwowoundedonasinglemule,makingonetripeachnight.Thetrackfromthecompanypositionon theforwardslopeoftheRivadelGessowasnotonlyprecipitousbutdangerouslynarrowforalargeambulancemuleloadedwithtwostretchers. Thesnowincreasedthedangerofafatalslipwhichmightcostthelivesofthetwowoundedmenonthestretchers.Besidesthis,thetrackand pass, being in full view of, and known to the enemy, were subject to accurate mortar and machine-gun fre. Onthenightof31December,fourcasualtiesweretobeevacuated.Thesecouldhavebeencarriedalltogetheronthetwomules,butLance-Naik Bahadurconsideredthatbydoingsothedangerofanaccidentwasincreased.Hethereforevolunteeredtomaketwotripswithasinglemule thoughhefullyrealisedthathewasdoublingtherisktohimself.Withinfnitepatience,courageandskill,regardlessofdangerandfatigue,snow andcold,henotonlybroughtallthewoundedtotheAdvancedDressingStationbutmateriallyincreasedtheconfdenceofallranksintheability of the muleteer and ambulance mule to evacuate wounded with the minimum of discomfort and danger.’ BBaahhaadduurrwasfromButialavillageinHazaraandwasservingin17IndianInfantryBrigade,acomponentof8IndianDivision,atthetimeofthe above cited deeds.
TThheerraarreeSSeeccoonnddWWaarr11994411‘‘AAbbyyssssiinniiaaccaammppaaiiggnn’’iimmmmeeddiiaatteeMM..MM..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttRR..GG..LLaammbb,,5522((GGoolldd CCooaasstt)) FFiieelldd CCoommppaannyy,, WWeesstt AAffrriiccaann EEnnggiinneeeerrss MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(100173Sjt.R.B.Lamb.G.CoastFld.Coy.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45, mounted for display, generally very fne or better (5)
£1,600-£2,000
Provenance: J. Seabrook Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2002
M.M. London Gazette 30 December 1941.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Duringthe fghtingbeforethedefencesofUadarainsouthernAbyssiniaonthemorningof22April[1941], SergeantLamb,accompaniedbyoneB.N.C.O.andsixAfricansappers,wasinstructedtoproceedalonganexposedroadinfrontoftheenemy positiontosearchformines.Althoughundersustainedandheavyenemymachine-gun fre,hedisplayedhighcourageandcompletedisregardfor danger.WhentheB.N.C.O.fellwounded,he frstfoundcoverfortheAfricansandthencrawledforwardandbroughttheB.N.C.O.backinto cover.Hethenwentforwardagainwithhisdetachmenttoadeviationroundademolishedbridgewhichwasunderheavy freandassistedinthe successful extrication of an armoured car which was in difficulty.’
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(NA.95577Pte.Saidu-Sokoto.Nig.R.) suspensionclawre-pinned,andloose;1939-45Star;BurmaStar; War Medal 1939-45, mounted for display, otherwise very fne or better(4)
£1,000-£1,400
M.M. London Gazette 21 June 1945.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘On25January1945,thissoldierwasamemberofapatrolengagedonraidingastoredumpatMychaung, defendedbyabout50JapanesewithatleastsixLightMachineGuns.PrivateSokotoputhimselfintheforefrontoftheattackandwithgreat courageandresolutionpressedforwardtothecentreofthedumpinspiteofheavyL.M.G. fredirectedathim.Hereheencounteredtwoofthe enemywhoweretryingtobringoneoftheL.M.Gsintoactionfromadifferentposition.Hekilledboththesetwoandwhenthepatroleventually withdrewowingtothegreatlysuperiorstrengthoftheenemy,hebroughttheL.M.G.backwithhim.Althoughthusencumbered,hecontinuedto use his rife effectively and thereby assisted in covering the withdrawal of the patrol. His behaviour throughout this action was characterised by his cool courage and a disregard, almost amounting to contempt, for the enemy.’ SSaaiidduu SSookkoottoo was serving in the 2nd Battalion, Nigeria Regiment, in 1 West African Infantry Brigade, at the time of the above cited deeds.
AASSeeccoonnddWWaarr‘‘NNoorrtthh--WWeessttEEuurrooppeeccaammppaaiiggnn’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppooffssiixxaawwaarrddeeddttooLLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraallOO..TT..CCaammpphhaauugg,,CCaannaaddiiaann PPrroovvoosstt CCoorrppss,, wwhhoo,, aammoonngg ootthheerr ffeeaattss,, ddiissppllaayyeedd ggrreeaatt ggaallllaannttrryy uunnddeerr ff rree oonn NNiijjmmeeggeenn BBrriiddggee MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(L.12647L/Cpl.O.T.Camphaug.C.Pro.C.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal, Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver, mounted for wear, generally very fne(6) £1,600-£2,000
Provenance: Ron Penhall Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2006
One of 10 M.Ms awarded to the Canadian Provost Corps in the 1939-45 War.
M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1945:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North-West Europe.’
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘AtthetimehisunitwasstationedinthevicinityofNijmegen,Holland,personnelofthisCompanywereon dutyonthebridges,whichwereatargetareaforheavyshellingbyGermanbatteries.Inthefaceofconstantshellfre,thisN.C.O.remainedathis postoveralongperiodoftimeand,onnumerousoccasions,calmydirectedtraffic,removedvehicleswhichwereobstructingtrafficandbyhis example of grim determination and coolness under fre, enabled convoys to proceed through the target area.
On1March1945,thisN.C.O.wasstationedatCleve,Germany.OnthisdatethecentralareaofthetownandespeciallytheareaofCompanyH. Q.,cameunderheavyshellfre.Alargenumberofvehicleswereconcentratedinacentralsquare,nearawaterpoint.Severalvehicleswerehitby shrapnel,andone,afterreceivingadirecthit,burstinto fames.Lance-CorporalCamphauguncoupledthewatertrailer,enteredthevehiclewhich wasburning fercelyandmoveditoutofthesquare,abandoningitattheentrancetoanalleywaywhereitdidnotendangertheremaining vehicles. Despite heavy shelling of the square, this N.C.O. removed the immediate threat to remaining vehicles and personnel in the vicinity.
DuringthemonthsthisN.C.O.hasservedintheEuropeantheatre,hisconductinthefaceofenemyactionhasbeenaninspirationtohis comrades.Hiscompletedisregardforpersonalsafety,andhiscoolnessundershellfreonseveraloccasions,enabledconvoystransportingvital supplies to the forward troops to proceed through the target area with a minimum loss of vehicles and time.’
OOrrvviilllleeTThheeooddoorrCCaammpphhaauuggwasbornatBattrum,SaskatchewaninDecember1916andenlistedintheCanadianArmyinApril1940,initially beingpostedtothe1stBattalion,SouthSaskatchewanRegiment.ArrivingintheU.K.inthatDecember,hesubsequentlytransferredtothe CanadianProvostCorpsandwasembarkedforNorth-WestEuropeinJuly1944,initiallywithanappointmentinthe12thBattalion,butfrom Octoberofthesameyearinthe13thBattalion.Asverifedbytheaboverecommendation,hesubsequentlywitnessedextensiveaction,notleast atNijmegen-presumablynotthatlongafter thecaptureofthebridgeduringtheArnhemoperations-andatCleveinGermanyinthefollowing year.Hewas fnallyrepatriatedtoCanadainDecember1945,wherehewasdischargedatRegina,SaskatchewaninFebruaryofthefollowingyear. InAugust1950,however,andnodoubtasaresultoftheoutbreakofhostilitiesinKorea,here-enlistedintheCanadianArmySpecialForce,but he never went overseas and was discharged on medical grounds at the end of the same year. Camphaug died in British Columbia in June 1992.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(77229V.Cpl.A.O.Moss.2Regt.Botha.) ‘H’double-struck,edgebruising;1939-45Star;WarMedal1939 -45, campaign awards officially impressed ‘77229 A. O. Moss’, mounted for display, nearly very fne(3) £1,000-£1,400
M.M. London Gazette 26 July 1945.
Theoriginalrecommendation(inajointrecommendationwithSapperJ.B.Harrod,S.A.E.C.)states:‘Onthedaythathewasoriginallycapturedat Tobruk,Harrodeludedhisguards,butthreedayslaterwasagainapprehended.MosswastakenprisoneratSidiRezeghon23November1941. SubsequentlytransferredtoItaly,bothweresenttoworkingcampsattachedtoGravina,whereHarrodandtwootherP./W.organisedstrikesand destroyedcrops.InJuly1943,Harrodandhistwocompanionsescapedafterremovingthetilesofthebuildinginwhichtheywerehoused.Eight dayslatertheywerearrestedatManfredoniawhilsttryingtoescapebysea.AtBaritheymetMosswhohadescapedbycuttingthewireofhis camp when the guards were drunk.
EnrouteforLaterina,Harrod,Moss,andanotherP./W.jumpedfromthetrainasitwasnearingBolognastation.AlthoughHarrodalone succeeded in bluffing his way out of the station, he was caught by a carabinieri patrol the following night.
WhentheItalianArmisticewasannounced,HarrodandMossabandonedthetunneluponwhichtheywereengagedatLaterinaCamp.After participatinginthemassbreakouton9September1943,Harrod,inspiteofadvicetothecontrary,joinedMossinleavingthecampwhenthe Italian sentries deserted. Shortly afterwards they separated.
MossinthemeantimejoinedabandintheMancianoarea.ForminginJanuary1944hisownsectionnearSorano,hewasresponsibleforthe openingofthelocalgrainstoreandmanyactsofsabotage.AlthoughthebandwasdispersedduringFebruary1944,itwasreformedthreemonths later.SoranowasoccupiedandhandedovertoadvancingAmericanforceson14June1944.Beforereportingtotherepatriationcentre,Moss was employed for three weeks in assisting A.M.G.O.T.’
AArrtthhuurrOOssbboorrnneeMMoosssswasservingin5InfantryBrigade,1SouthAfricanDivision,atthetimeoftheaboveciteddeeds.Followinghisattachment totheAlliedMilitaryGovernmentofOccupiedTerritories(A.M.G.O.T.),hearrivedbackintheUnioninAugust1944,wherehewasdischarged on medical grounds.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘On2June1953,whilehisplatoonwasoperatingintheSungeiBilutarea,Pahang,acampcontainingthree communistterroristswaslocatedandsurrounded.GaneshbahadurSunwarwasinchargeofagrouptakingpartintheassault.Heledhismenwith greatdashanddeterminationbutduringthechargewasseriouslywoundedintheleg.Despitethishecarriedonpressinghardtheattackuntilhis woundcausedhimtocollapse.Duringthistime,hekilledoneoftheterroristshimselfandcontinuedtoexhortandencouragehismen,displaying leadership and courage of a very high order. He was eventually evacuated by helicopter, being operated on immediately on arrival in hospital. Inthisactionandonmanyothers,GaneshbahadurSunwar’sspirit,dashandpersonalcouragewereanoutstandingexampletotherestofhis comrades.Hehasonnumerousoccasionsspreadoverthepastsixmonthspushedhimselftotheforefrontofanyengagementandhasshowna willingness to face the enemy which is worthy of the highest praise.’
GGaanneesshhbbaahhaadduurrSSuunnwwaarrjoinedthe7thGurkhasinDecember1948,completedseveraloperationaltoursinMalayaintheperiod1948-1960,and was fnally discharged in January 1964.
MilitaryMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(217893T/Sgt.W.T.Ward.R.Aust.Inf.Regt.);Vietnam1964-73(217893W.T.Ward);South Vietnam Medal 1964, 1 clasp, 1960- (217893 W. T. Ward) mounted for wear, generally very fne(3) £2,800-£3,400
One of approximately 86 M.M.’s awarded for Vietnam.
M.M. London Gazette 22 May 1970:
‘In recognition of their gallant services in Vietnam.’
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘InMay1969,elementsof‘A’Companywerepinneddowninheavycontactagainstawell-armedenemy battalionheadquarterspositionentrenchedinbunkersandcaves.Arifeplatooncommanderandseveralsoldiershadbeenwoundedinfrontof the enemy position and despite repeated attempts, the officer could not be extracted.
This was the frst known usage of the fame thrower under close combat conditions by Australian troops in this theatre. ThisoutstandingdisplayofpersonalcouragebySergeantWardhasservedasaninspirationtoallmembersofhisbattalionthroughout1969.It refects great credit on himself and The Royal Australian Regiment.’ WWiilllliiaammTTaassmmaannWWaarrddwasanativeofNewSouthWales,andenlistedintheAustralianArmyinSeptember1967.Hewaspostedtothe5th Battalion,TheRoyalAustralianRegiment,attheyear’send.WararrivedinSouthVietnaminFebruary1969,asaSectionCommanderofthe Assault Pioneer Platoon, Support Company.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘WhilstreturningfromanoperationagainstAcheres,France,onthenightof7-8June1944,theHalifax bomberinwhichSergeantMcEvoywasMid-UpperGunnerwasattackedbyanenemy fghter.Withcooldetermination,andhighlycommendable skill, Sergeant McEvoy returned fre so effectively that the enemy aircraft was destroyed.
Onthenightof12-13June,whilstreturningfromaraidonCambrai,France,SergeantMcEvoyagaindisplayedoutstandingcourageanddevotion todutywhenhisaircraftwasoncemoreattackedbyanenemy fghter.Byhisskilfuldirectionstothepilotonthisoccasion,henotonlyprevented damagetohisaircraftandpossibleinjuriestothecrew,butsubsequentlysucceededindestroyingtheenemyaircraft,whichwasseentohitthe ground and explode.
DDoonnaallddRRaallpphhMMccEEvvooyywasborninMidland,Ontarioon18April1923andwaseducatedatSt.Dominic’sSchoolandBakerBusinessCollege, prior to taking up work with General Motors at Oshawa.
HavingthenenlistedintheRoyalCanadianAirForceinMay1942,hequalifedasanAirGunnerandwasembarkedfortheU.K.inSeptember 1943.Postedto425(Alouette)Squadron,aHalifaxunitoperatingoutofR.A.F.Tholthorpe,Yorkshire,inJanuary1943,hecompleted19 operational sorties in the lead up to the recommendation for his immediate D.F.M.
Clearly,someofthosesortiesresultedinhighdrama,acaseinpointbeingaraidonStuttgarton15March1944,whenhisaircraft-HalifaxLW 417–wasseverelydamagedby fak,somuchsothathisskipperorderedthecrewtobaleoutoncebackoverEngland.Allofthemsurvivedtheir parachutedescentsbutMcEvoyinjuredoneofhisankles;sadly,theiraircraftcrashedinAdelaideStreet,BrierleyHill,Staffordshire,killingone civilian and injuring others.
His fnalsortiewas fownonthenightof15-16June1944,whenhisaircraft–HalifaxLW715–wasshotdownoverCalais.Fourofhiscrew weretakenP.O.W.andtwomanagedtoevadecapture,butMcEvoywaskilled.Hisappointmenttoacommissionhad beenapprovedafortnight earlier.
Aged21,McEvoywasthesonofBernardandInezMcEvoy,ofLindsay,Ontario,Canada,andheisburiedinMarquiseCommunalCemeteryinthe Pas de Calais.
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AA ff nneeSSeeccoonnddWWaarrnniigghhtt ff gghhtteerr’’ssDD..FF..MM..ggrroouuppooffeeiigghhttaawwaarrddeeddttooWWaarrrraannttOO ffiffi cceerrBB..KKoovvaa řř ííkk,,CCzzeecchhAAiirrFFoorrcceeaannddRRooyyaall AAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoo,,hhaavviinnggccoommpplleetteeddaannooppeerraattiioonnaallttoouurrooff3311ssoorrttiieessiinnWWeelllliinnggttoonnssooff331111((CCzzeecchh))SSqquuaaddrroonn,,aaddddeeddaaffuurrtthheerr 3344ssoorrttiieessttoohhiissccrreeddiittaassaarraaddiioooobbsseerrvveerriinnBBeeaauu ff gghhtteerrssooff6688SSqquuaaddrroonn,,iinnwwhhiicchhrroolleehheesshhaarreeddiinntthheeddeessttrruuccttiioonnooff tthhrreeee eenneemmyy aaiirrccrraafftt,, iinn aaddddiittiioonn ttoo ccllaaiimmiinngg aa bbrraaccee ooff ‘‘pprroobbaabblleess’’ DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(787326F.Sgt.B.Kovarik.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany; CCzzeecchhoosslloovvaakkiiaa,,RReeppuubblliicc,WarCross1939,bronze,with2clasps;MedalforGallantry;MilitaryMedalforMerit;War Commemorative Medal 1939-45, mounted for wear, lacking retaining pin, generally very fne or better(8) £2,600-£3,000
InconsequenceofwartimepolicyinrespectofpersonnelfromOccupiedEurope,thisD.F.M.wasnotgazetted,butofficialrecordsconfrmitwas presented to Kovařík at R.A.F. Coltishall on 16 October 1942.
Subsequentlyretrainedfornight fghterduties,hejoinedFlightSergeantLadislawBobekashisradioobserveratNo.53O.T.U.atChurchFenton, followingwhichtheywerepostedto68Squadron,aBeaufghterunitbasedatColtishall,Norfolk,inApril1942.Anditprovedtobeahighly successful partnership, the pair claiming a spate of ‘kills’ and ‘probables’ over the course of the coming months. Onthenightof28-29May1942,inBeaufghterX7583,theyinterceptedaloneDornierDo.217off Yarmouth,sendingitplungingintotheNorth Seaaftera20-minutechase.TwofurtherclaimsweremadeinJuly,anotherDo.217off Yarmouthonthenightof23rd,anda‘probable’onthe night of the 27th.
Of a subsequent engagement fought on the night of 1 August 1942, their combat report states:
‘W./O.BobekandhisRadioObserverFlightSergeantKovaříktookoff fromColtishallat02.30hoursundersectorcontrol…contactwasmade at 03.27 hours at a range of three miles and below, with Beau. Above at 9,000 feet. The E./A. was diving and weaving.
PilotlostheightunderthedirectionofhisR./O.andwhenat5,000feetaltitudevisualwasobtainedofaDornier217 fyinglevelanddeadaheadat about 250 yards.
W./O.Bobekclosedto100yardsandopened frefromdeadbehindwithcannonandmachine-guns.Manystrikeswereseenalloverthemain plane and the pilot was dazzled by his own fre.
TheDornierturnedtoportwiththestarboardenginesmoking.TheE./A.opened freandadog fghtfollowedwithourpilot fringwheneverhe could bring the E/A in his sights. Many strikes were seen all over the Dornier.
Thereturn fretothepilotlookedliketracers,buttheR./O.reportsthatblobsof frewereexplodingbehindtheBeau.Withanorange-yellowish fare breaking up into many burning fragments. Some seemed to explode in front of the Beau. All fre came from the top turret.
Thedog fghttookplacedownto2,000feetandupagainto4,000feet.WhenclimbingtheDornierpresentedaneasiertargetasitcouldnot manoeuvre so violently.
Whenitreached4,800feetreturn freceasedandtheE./A.divedgentlytowardstheseawhenitwaslostinthemistat2,000feet…At03.50 hours 12 Group reported “Humber Radio message – German aircraft in sea in position C.4040.”
W./O. Bobek and Flight Sergeant Kovařík claim this Dornier 217 as destroyed.’
TheninSeptembertheyclaimedaDo.217damagednorth-eastofCromeronthenightofthe15thandanotherdamagedeastofHappisburghon the 19th.
Bobek was awarded the D.F.C. and Kovařík the D.F.M. Finally,inacombateastofLowestoftinMarch1943,inwhichtheirBeaufghterwasbadlydamagedbyreturn fre,theintrepidpairtookoutaJu. 88. Both emerged unscathed from their wheels-up forced landing back at Coltishall.
Kovařík married the daughter of Sir Norman Vernon, Diana Vernon, a W.A.A.F., and appears to have settled in the U.K. after the war.
PPoollaanndd,,RReeppuubblliicc,OrderofVirtutiMilitari,FifthClassbreastbadge,silveredandenamel, lackinggreenenamel,andmissingone pointofcross;CrossofValour1920,bronze,unnumbered;DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(784690Sgt.S.Stachura.);1939-45 Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedfordisplay,togetherwithalaterpost-Warexampleof the Polish Pilot’s wings generally very fne or better, unless otherwise stated (8)
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InconsequenceofwartimepolicyinrespectofpersonnelfromOccupiedEurope,thisD.F.M.wasnotgazetted,butofficialrecordsconfrmthe award was approved in October 1942.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘ThisPolishN.C.O.hasagoodrecordasareargunnerin305PolishSquadron.Althoughhisaircrafthasbeen severaltimesholedbyA.A. fre,hehasalwaysremainedkeenforhisjobandhascertainlykeptagoodlookoutforenemyaircraft.Notdeterred by heavy A.A. fre he has at all times concentrated on his job and stuck to his guns.
Onthenightof26July1942,hewasthereargunnerofaWellingtondetailedtoattackHamburg.Onhiswaytowardsthetargethisaircraftwas severaltimesattackedbyanenemy fghter.OwingtothecoolnessdisplayedbySergeantStachura,whowarnedhiscaptainofthedirectionofthe attacks, the enemy was shaken off
Ashorttimeafterwards,theaircraftwasagainattackedbyaMe.109.SergeantStachurawasable,inspiteofviolentevasiveactionappliedbyhis pilot, to engage the enemy. At the third attack he set the Me. on fre. It was seen to explode and the pilot was observed to bale out.’
SSttaanniissllaawwSSttaacchhuurraa,whowasborninNida,Kielce,Polandon7November1916,commencedhisoperationalcareerasanairgunnerin Wellingtonsof305(Polish)SquadroninApril1942,whenhe few fvesortiesoutofR.A.F.Helmswell.AbraceoftripstoLeHavreaside,those sortiesincludedtripstoDortmund,HamburgandEssen,norweretheyincidentfree,hisaircraftsustaining fakdamageontheDortmundand Essen runs.
HavingtheninMaybeendetailedtoattackMannheimandCologne-thelatterontheoccasionofthe frst‘ThousandBomber’raid-Stachuraand hiscrewcarriedoutnolessthanninesortiesinJune,includingtwotoBremen,twotoEmdenandthreetoEssen,oneoftheformerandoneof the latter being ‘Thousand Bomber’ raids.
BremenwasbackontheoperationalagendainJuly,aswasHamburg,thelatteronthe26th,the frstnightofOperation‘Gomorrah’.Here,then,a challenging trip in which Stachura gained his ‘kill’. The O.R.B. states: ‘Taskabandoned–attackedbyMe.110.Nodamage.AlsoattackedbyMe.109–E/Aclaimeddestroyed–4shortburstsbyreargunner(Sgt. Stachura). Another long burst by rear gunner at 250 yards. E/A caught fre and exploded in air. Enemy pilot baled out.’
HavingthenattackedtargetsinDusseldorfandKasselinAugust,Stachuraand hiscrew few fvefurthersortiesinSeptember,includingyet anothertoEssen-theirsixth.And fnally,onthenightof6-7October1942,theycompletedtheiroperationaltourwithastrikeonOsnabruck, their Wellington being hit by fak in the process.
StachuragainedBritishcitizenshipinApril1952andmarriedMargaretAnderson,anurse,inthefollowingyear.HediedinMontrose,Scotlandin January 1994.
Provenance: Glendining’s, November 1937; Sotheby’s, October 1982; John Darwent Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, April 2004. JJoohhnnSSaalltteerrwasbornatNorwich,Norfolk,circa1791,andenlistedintothe59thFooton3October1812,aged21years.Themustersfor September1813showhimas‘sick’atStSebastian,probablywhenwoundedinthethroat,andhewascontinuouslyshownassickfornearlysix monthsfollowing.HewaspresentwiththeregimentatWaterlooinCaptainAndrewMancer’sCompany,whenthe2nd59thformedpartof Colville’sreservedivision.Hesurvivedthewreckofthetransport LordMelville on30January1816,andwasdischargedtoKilmainhamHospitalat Kinsaleon27March1816,inconsequenceof‘wantofvoicefromawoundinthethroat’,atthesiegeandassaultofStSebastianinSeptember 1813.Here,theLightCompaniesofthe4th,47th,and59thFootwerethe frsttobesentintothebreachofthecurtainwall.Thesethreelight companieswerevirtuallydestroyed,but,joinedbytheremainderofthe59th,theyheldthewallsforoverthreehourswhilsttheremainderofthe brigade forced their way into the town.
Sold with copied discharge papers and muster details.
Provenance: Brian Ritchie Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2005.
NNoorrmmaannCChheesstteerrMMccLLeeoodd(Macleod),ascionoftheMacleodsofDrynoch,wasthesonofNormanMcLeod,B.C.S.,theo fficiatingJudgeofthe ProvincialCourtatMurshidabad,andwasborninCalcuttaon15June1813.HewasnominatedforaCadetshipintheBengalEngineersin1830by N.B.Edmonstone,Esq.,ontherecommendationofhiswidowedmother,Eleanora,thenresidingatBath.HavingattendedtheMilitarySeminaryat Addiscombe,nearCroydon,hewasappointed2ndLieutenanton8December1831,andpassedthefollowingyearatChathambeforeproceeding toIndiainAugust1833.InOctoberofthelatteryearhewasdirectedtoDelhitododutywiththeBengalSappersandMinersandwasappointed ActingAssistantEngineertotheDelhiDivisioninMarch1834tillJanuary1836.BetweenMay1834andJanuary1835,heoversawtheconstruction ofabridgeovertheHindaunRiver,andinearly1837,hewasappointed2ndAssistanttotheSuperintendentofCanalsWestoftheJumna.Itwas probablyduringthisperiodthathecontractedthe‘fearfuljunglefever’whichdoggedhimfortherestofhisdays,andwhichhekeptatbaywitha vegetable diet and by the use of ‘hydropathic appliances’.
OnLordAuckland’sdisastrousdecisiontosendanarmyintoAfghanistantosupportShahSoojah,McLeodwasattachedtotheEngineercadreof theBengalColumnwiththeArmyoftheInduson21October1838,andwasappointedtothecommandofacompanyofSappersandMiners. TheBengalColumnassembledatFerozeporeunderSirWilloughbyCottonandmarchedouton10December,muchhamperedby fftytosixty thousandcampfollowers.AjunctionwasmadewiththeBombayColumnunderSirJohnKeaneintheIndusdelta,andthedifficultcrossingofthe twochannelsoftheriveratRohrieffectedsolelyduetotheeffortsof‘therelativelyjuniorEngineerofficersoftheBengalcorps’,Lieutenants McLeodandRobertPigou(RitchieCollectionpart1,Lot53)amongthem.WithgreatdifficultytheArmystruggledonin temperaturesofover 100°Fonthe150-milejourneytoQuetta,viathesixty-milelongBolanPass,andafteraheavylossintransportanimalsandbaggagetothe predatoryBaluchirobberbands,theBengalColumn,sufferingfromtheeffectsofintenseheat,inadequaterationsanddysentery,arrivedat Candaharon26April1839.KeanearrivedeightdayslaterwiththeBengalColumn,andon27JunetheArmystaggeredontowardsGhuznee, where, according to the Envoy to Afghanistan, Sir William MacNaghten, there would be no resistance. On21July,theycamewithinsightofthefortressofGhuznee,whichcontrarytoallreportshadbeenfortifedbyHyderKhan,andwasheldbya garrisonofsomefourthousandmenwhoimmediatelyopenedaheavy fre.Thewallswereoversixtyfeethighrulingoutthepossibilityofan assaultbyescaladeandminingoperationswereimpracticableduetothewetditchwhichsurroundedtheplace.Furthermore,Keanehadleftallof his18-poundergunsatCandaharduetotheshortageofdraught-animals,theruggedterrainandthefalseintelligence.Hewasnowinacritical situation,heonlyhadtwodays’rationsinhandandnomorethanoneday’ssupplyofammunitionforhislightartillery.Eithersideofhimlaythe twoarmiesofGhilzaitribesmenwhohadshadowedhimsinceleavingCandahar,andbeyondGhuzneelaythemainAfghanarmyunderDost Mohamed.Inhisdilemma,KeaneconsultedhisChiefEngineer,CaptainGeorgeThomson,BengalEngineers,whopronouncedthereweretwo alternatives.EitherKeanecouldmaskGhuzneeandadvanceto fghtDostMohamedorcarrythefortressbyasurpriseassaultaftertheEngineers hadblownintheCabulGate.KeanecouldnotsparethetroopstomaskGhuznee,andsoplacedthefateofthearmyinthehandsofthejunior Engineer officers.
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TheEngineersandSappersvolunteeredtoamanfortheExplosionPartywhichwastoblowdownthegate.Thehonour,however,wentto CaptainA.C.PeatoftheBombayEngineers,LieutenantHenryMarionDurandoftheBengalcorps,andLieutenantMcLeod,togetherwiththree Britishnon-commissionedofficers,SubadarDaveySinghand ffteenmenoftheBengalSappersandMiners,andJemadarBhowaneySinghand fve menoftheBombaySappersandMiners.AlltheofficersandmenoftheExplosionPartywerevolunteers,asthetaskaheadofthemwas consideredtobea‘ForlornHope’.Theyalsocarriednoarms,asthesewouldhaveinterferedwiththetaskinhand.ToCaptainThomsonisdue the credit for planning the demolition and the assault. The affair was one of simple daring.
Atthe frststreakofdawnon23July1839,thepartymovedoff towardsthegate.DurandintheleadwithMcLeodincloseattendance,followed bysixmenofH.M’s13thRegiment;theBengalSappers,carryingpowderbagsorbagsofearthwithwhichtotampthecharge;Sergeants RobertsonandVivianwiththehose;and fnallyPeatwiththeotherSergeantandtheBombaySapperstoassistwiththebagsofearthorto replacecasualtiesasrequired.Whenabout150yardsfromthegate,thepartywaschallengedand fredupon.Bluelights faredonthebattlements and a general fusillade began, but owing to the smart practice of the covering party there were no casualties.
DurandandRobertsonretreatedandlaydowntowatchthe fameoftheignitedtrainrunuptothegateway.Meanwhile,Peatcuriousastothe longdelayhadventuredforwardfromasally-portinthefausse-bray,andashenearedthegatethechargeexploded,throwinghimviolentlytothe ground.Theroaroftheexplosionabovethegeneraldinofbattletoldtheattackersthatthewaywasopenbutnobuglessoundednortroops advanced.Peatlookedupandsawthatthegatehadbeendemolished,butbeyondhesawalargepileofdebrisblockinganinnerarchway. Believingthatthewaywasnotclear,hestumbledbacktoreporttoThomsonwhowaswiththeinfantry.WhatPeathadnotrealised,however, wasthattherouteintothefortressturnedsharprightafterthemaingateway,andthattheinnerarchwayhadbeenblockedupbytheAfghans becauseitwasunsafe.BeforereachingThomson,PeatcollapsedwhereuponMcLeodcameupanddraggedhimunderthecoverofatombbythe roadside.Durandranbacktotheinfantrycoveringpartyandstartedtoharanguethesubaltern,tellinghimtoorderhisBuglertosoundthe Charge.ThewitlesssubalternrefusedtoactwithoutfurtherordersfromhisMajor,andsoDurandmadefortheheadofthefourcompaniesled by Colonel Dennie, but as he dashed back he tripped over a tomb and fell heavily.
Againstthetremendousdin,McLeodaskedthedazedPeatwhathadhappenedandwastoldthatthegatewasblownalrightbutthewaywasstill blocked.Standingcloseby,Brigadier‘FightingBob’SaleoverheardthisexchangeandhisBugler,whetherbyordersornot,soundedtheRetreat. AsDurandlayalmosthelplessontheground,hewasmortifedtohearthecallbeingrepeatedbyothers.Hestruggledtohisfeetandlimpedback totheheadoftheassaultingcolumn,determinedtorectifythesituation.OnthewayhemetLieutenantGeorgeBroadfoot,BengalEngineers,who shouted“Hasitfailed?”“No,no”repliedDurand,andBroadfootranbacktoinformSalewhoseBuglersimmediatelypealedouttheadvancewhilst Dennie’scompaniessurgedthroughtheCabulGatetoengageinhand-to-hand fghting.Oncetheassaultingtroopshadcarriedallbeforethem, theAfghansthrewthemselvesfromtherampartsratherthanfacetheBritishbayonets.ThusfelltotheArmyoftheIndusthestrongestfortress south of Cabul.
The frstoccasiononwhichtheOrderofMeritwasawardedtotheIndianArmywasforgallantryatthecaptureofGhuznee,whenSubadar DaveySinghandJemadarBhowaneySingh,togetherwithseventeenSepoys,eachreceivedthe3rdClassofthisnewlyinstitutedaward.These werethemenwhocarriedthebagsofpowderandearthwhichwerecarefullyarrangedatthebottomoftheGateunderthecooldirectionof Lieutenant McLeod.
In1840McLeodwasappointedExecutiveEngineerintheRamgarhDivision’sDepartmentofPublicWorksandreturnedtocanalwork.The followingyearheservedasActingAssistantSecretarytotheMilitaryBoard,and,in1844,hewentonafouryearfurlough.Hereturnedtodutyas theExecutiveEngineeroftheMidnaporeDivisioninMarch1850,butchangedstationthenextmonthtoserveinthesamecapacityatAgratill 1857.InthetumultuousMayofthatyear,McLeod,whohadbeenpromotedBrevet-Majorin1856,wasappointedtemporaryMilitarySecretaryto thenormallycapableandresoluteLieutenant-GovernoroftheNorthWestProvinces,JohnRussellColvin,thenonthevergeofanervous breakdown.AssuchMcLeodwasoneoftheofficerswhosucceeded inbringingsomeordertothedaytodayexistenceofthe6,000soulsbottled upinthefortatAgrawhilealargeabodyofrebelsandmutineersfromtheGwaliorContingentlurkedaboutthevicinity.WhenColvin fnally cracked,McLeodwasobligedtomakeoverthegovernmenttoaprovisionalcouncil.HisfellowmembersofthecouncilwereBrigadierPolwhele, theseniormilitaryofficer,andE.A.ReadeoftheBengalCivilService.FortheseservicesMcLeodwasthankedinColonelH.Cotton’sdespatchon the operations at Agra (Calcutta Gazette 24 December 1857).
FollowingthearrivalatAgraoftheDelhiFieldForceon10November,McLeodwassentdowntotakechargeoftheentrenchedcampat Cawnporeandmakevariousimprovements.J.W.Shererinhisbook Havelock’sMarchonCawnpore mentionshimhereasamanof‘avery modestdisposition’andonewhocouldnot‘escapethechargeofeccentricity’.AttheshabbyaffairoftheSecondBattleofCawnporewherethe BritishweredefeatedbynumericallysuperiorforcesofTantiaTopelaterthatmonth,McLeodservedonthestaff ofMajor-GeneralC.A. Windhamandwasdulythankedinthelatter’sdespatchof30November1857,withothers,for‘thegreatservicestheyhavevoluntarily rendered’(CalcuttaGazette 24December1857).McLeodnextand fnalappointmentwasasSuperintendingEngineeratAllahabadinAugust 1858. He became Lieutenant-Colonel on New Year’s Day 1859, and retired on 1 July 1860, with the rank of Honorary Colonel. NormanMcLeod,oneofthefour‘heroesoftheCabulGate’,marriedMariaIsabella,theyoungestdaughterofJ.Uniacke,Esq.,ofChesterand Bath, and died at Brighton on 23 January 1875. wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk
Three: AAssssiissttaanntt CCoommmmiissssaarryy GGeenneerraall RR.. CCuummmmiinngg,, CCoommmmiissssaarriiaatt DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt SouthAfrica1834-53(Dy.Asst.Com.Genl.R.Cumming.);Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol(Asst.Comsy. General.R.Cumming.)contemporaryengravednaming;TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue,unnamedasissued, lightcontact marks, otherwise good very fne (3) £500-£700
RRoobbeerrttCCuummmmiinnggwasappointedSeputyAssistantCommissaryGeneralon16December1845,andpromotedtoAssistantCommissaryGeneral on1January1855.HeservedinthesecondandthirdKaffirwarsandwasalsopresentintheCrimeaatAlma,Inkermannandthesiegeof Sebastopol. He retired on 1 April 1869.
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TThhoommaassBBiirrcchhenlistedintothe5thDragoonGuardsatBirminghamon12April1850,aged18,andafterserviceinIreland,embarkedwithhis RegimentforserviceintheCrimeainApril1854.MustersshowBirchtobepresentwithhisregimentduringtheperiodSeptembertoDecember 1854andthusprobablyrodeinthefamouschargeoftheHeavyBrigadeatBalaklava,25October1854.On10December1854,hewasoneof51 mensenttoScutari,whereheremaineduntil4May1855.ReturninghomeinJune1856,hespenttimeinEdinburghasanofficer'sservantandon 5August1857wasoneof15menfromhisregimentwhovolunteeredforservicewiththe7thHussars.PromotedtoCorporalon6August 1857,hesailedforIndiaon27AugustthatyearandservedwithhisregimentduringtheIndianMutiny.BirchwaspromotedSergeanton1April 1858 but was reduced to Private four months later. He returned home in June 1862 and was discharged from the army on 27 October that year. Sold with full muster details.
Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol(T.Meehan.1stRl.Dragns.)officiallyimpressednaming;Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, very fne (2)
£1,000-£1,400
TTeerreenncceeMMeeeehhaanniscon frmedbythemusterrollsasbeingonactivedutywithhisregimentforthewholeofthequarterof1Octoberto31 December1854,anditismostprobable,therefore,thathetookpartinthefamouschargeoftheHeavyBrigadeatBalaklavaon25October 1854;mostmembersoftheHeavyBrigadeentitledtotheBalaklavaclasp,intheabsenceofanyevidenceorstatusdetailstothecontrary,took part in the charge. Meehan transferred to the Military Train in December 1856.
AACChhaarrggeeoofftthheeLLiigghhttBBrriiggaaddeeppaaiirraawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeGG..BBaaddggeerr,,1133tthhLLiigghhttDDrraaggoooonnss,,wwhhoowwaasswwoouunnddeeddiinntthheeCChhaarrggeeaatt BBaallaakkllaavvaa,, 2255 OOccttoobbeerr 11885544,, aanndd lleefftt aa vviivviidd ddeessccrriippttiioonn ooff tthhee CChhaarrggee Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol, unofficialrivetsbetweenclasps (G.Badger.13thLt.Dragoons.) officiallyimpressednaming, suspensionpostre-fxed;TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue,unnamedasissued,pluggedand ftted with a small swivel ring suspension, the frst a little polished, therefore good fne, the second very fne (2) £6,000-£8,000
GGeeoorrggeeBBaaddggeerrwasbornatShrewsburyandenlistedintothe13thLightDragoonsatBirminghamon23January1854,aged18,aservantby trade.HejoinedtheregimentinTurkey,atVarna,on13August1854,beforeproceedingtotheCrimea.AccordingtotheRegimentalHistoryhe wasoneofthefourmenwoundedintheaffairattheBulganakRiveron19September1854,thedaypriortothebattleoftheAlma.Hewassent toScutarionthe20thandisshownasbeingintheGeneralHospitalthereuntilthe24thor25th.Atthetimeofhisdeathanewspaperreport mentionedthat“Inanearlyengagementhewaswoundedinthefoot,andwasinhospitalforashorttime.”Badgerreturnedtohisregimenton3 October, in time to take part in the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava on 25 October. Badger,alongwithsome57othermenoftheregiment,transferredtothe17thLancerson10September1857,havingvolunteeredforservicein IndiaandarrivedinBombayon19December1857.HedoesnotappeartohaveseenactiveserviceduringtheIndianMutinyanddoesnotappear onthemedalroll,despitethefactthatheappearsinaphotographinalocalnewspaperaroundthetimeofhisdeathwhenheisshownwearinga Mutiny medal without clasp. He was discharged ‘time expired’ at Colchester on 24 January 1866, intending to live in Birmingham. HewasamemberoftheBalaklavaCommemorationSocietyin1879,andsignedtheLoyalAddresstotheQueenin1887.On5November1895, Badger,togetherwithjustover100veteransofcampaignsuptoandincludingtheAshanteeWarof1873-74,wereinvitedtoanAssemblyand BanquetatShrewsbury,andfromtheMarketSquaremarchedtotheMusicHall.Anewspaperreportofthetimestatedthat:‘CorporalBadger, anothersurvivorofthefamousCharge,ascendedtheplatformafterthemealandgaveagraphicaccountofthe“ride”,andthenrecitedthe “ChargeoftheSixHundred”,forwhichhewasroundlyapplauded.’HeattendedtheannualDinnerin1897,andwasalsopresentattheFleet StreetofficesofMrT.H.RobertsfortheJubileecelebrationsheldthereinJune1897,andsignedthetestimonialgiventoMrRobertsonthat occasion (sold by Dix Noonan Webb, 18 September 2014, Lot 590).
GeorgeBadger,wholivedatWolverhampton,receivedhelpfortheT. H.RobertsFund.HediedatWolverhamptonon11January1904,lengthy obituariesappearinginthe WolverhamptonChronicle andthe ShrewsburyChronicle, fromwhichlatter,dated15January1904,thefollowing extract is taken:
‘MrBadgerenlistedatBirminghaminJanuaryof1854,whenhejoinedthe13thLightDragoons(now13thHussars).Hewassentoutinashort timetoVarnainTurkey,afterwardsproceedingtotheCrimea.Inanearlyengagementhewaswoundedinthefoot,andwasinhospitalfora short time.
Heleftavividdescriptionofthe“Charge”inwhichhesays:“TheRussiansopened freonourright,onourleft,andtheninfront...Threemenon myright(nexttome)andtwoonmyleftfell;Ifoundmyhorsewaswounded,butwithalittlereinandcloseleg,Imanagedtokeephimup. Gettingnearertheguns,Iwasstruckwithapieceofshell,whichtoreawaypartofmyclothes,andtookapieceofmy feshawaywithit.Stillwe keptpushingontotheguns,andonreachingthemIwasattackedbyaRussiangunner,whomadeapointatme,thesteelenteringmysidebefore Icouldparryhisthrust.Then,fortunately,oneofthe4thDragoonscameupandcutthemandown.Theartillerymenstucktotheirgunsuntil theywerenearlyallcutdown.TheRussiansintherearthenrushedonus,andwehadtomakethebestofourwayback,theRussiansstillkeeping up the heavy fre.”
InthereturnrideMrBadger’shorsewasagainstruckbyashell,andkilled,andBadgerfell:“Oneofthe8thHussarshappenedtopass,“hesays.“I caught hold of the stirrup-iron of his saddle, but not being able to run fast enough, I was obliged to let go.”
Helayonthegroundforsometime,butwaseventuallyabletogetoutoftheenemy freandrejoinhiscomrades.Lateron,MrBadgerwas posted to the 17th Lancers, to which regiment he belonged at the time of his retirement.
Thecoffinwasofpolishedoakwithbrassfurniture.ItwascoveredwiththeUnionJack,andboretheinscriptiononthebreastplate:“George Badger. Died 11th January 1904. Aged 69 years.”
The many handsome wreath included two sent by the 13th Hussars and the 17th Lancers.’
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EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Alexandria11thJuly(W.J.Kittow.Ord:H.M.S.“Monarch.”);Queen’sSouth Africa1899-1902,noclasp(Gunr.W.J.Kitts,RN,H.M.S.Magicienne.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Jubaland(Gunr. W.J.Kitto,R.N.,H.M.S.Magicienne.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.W.J.Kitto.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrow suspension(W.J.Kitts,P.O.1stCl.,H.M.S.Defance.)impressednaming;Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued,mounted fordisplay, notedifferentspellingsofsurname,toned,occasionaledgebruise,otherwisegoodvery fneandascarcegroup–especially to an officer (6) £800-£1,000
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WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessKKiittttoowasborninGorran,Cornwall,inJune1863.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinOctober1879,andadvancedto OrdinarySeamaninJuly1881.KittoservedwithH.M.S. Monarch fromMarch1882toApril1885.HeadvancedtoPettyOfficer1stClassinJuly 1889,andwascommissionedGunner(Torpedo)inMarch1893.KittosubsequentlyservedwithH.M.S. Magicienne duringtheSecondBoerWar andJubalandoperations.KittowasoneoftheRoyalNavymenwholandedatKismayutosupplementthegarrisonthere,andwasthankedforhis servicesagainsttheOgadenSomalis.HeadvancedtoChiefGunnerinApril1910,andtoLieutenantinJune1912.Kittowasappointedto Actæon toqualifyfortheNavalWingoftheRoyalFlyingCorps4July1912,andservedinaStaff CapacityfortheentiretyoftheGreatWar.Heretired Lieutenant Commander in June 1920, and died in August 1940. Sold with copied service papers.
Pair: AAccttiinngg BBooaattsswwaaiinn JJ.. WWaalltteerrss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Alexandria11thJuly(J.Walters.Cap:F:Top.H.M.S.“Sultan.”);Khedive’sStar, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, minor edge bruising to frst, generally very fne (2)
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JJaammeessWWaalltteerrsswasborninTruro,Cornwall,on15December1854andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoyFirstClasson8December1872. AdvancedPettyOfficerFirstClasson5March1881,heservedinH.M.S. Sultan from20April1882to7September1885,andwasadvanced Captain of the Foretop on 8 September 1885. He was appointed Acting Boatswain on 17 May 1887. Sold with copied research.
Six: PPeettttyy OO ffiffi cceerr 11sstt CCllaassss HH.. FFlleemmiinngg,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(H.Flemming,A.B.H.M.S.“Ruby,”);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp (H.Fleming,P.O.1stCl:H.M.S.Powerful);1914-15Star(106250H.Fleming,P.O.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (106250 H. Fleming. P.O.1. R.N.; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, very fne or better (6)
£400-£500
HHeennrryyFFlleemmiinnggwasbornatGreatBolas,Shropshire,on3November1862,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyon13August1878.HebecameaPetty Officer1stClasson23May1893,andwasShorePensionedon31October1900.RecalledforserviceintheGreatWar,heservedaboardM.F.A. CrownofCastile from2August1914to12February1915,andaboardtheArmedMerchantCruiser Orcoma from19April1915to2 September 1917. He was demobilised on 18 March 1919. Sold with copied record of service.
Pair: AAbbllee SSeeaammaann FF.. HHaarrvveeyy,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Suakin1884,El-Teb(F.Harvey,A.B.,H.M.S.Euryalus.) officiallyre-engraved naming;Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued,mountedforwear, pittingandcontactmarks,nearlyvery fne,theclasp combination rare to the Royal Navy (2)
£500-£700
Approximately85‘El-Teb’claspsissuedtoR.N.recipients,including19tothe Euryalus.Only55RoyalNavyandRoyalMarinespersonnelreceived the Suakin 1884 and El-Teb clasp combination FFrreeddeerriicckkHHaarrvveeyywasborninCarisbrooke,IsleofWight,on19May1858andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson22May1873. PromotedAbleSeamanon23March1878,heservedinH.M.S. Euryalus from12January1882,andwaspresentintheEgyptoperationsof1882, theSuakinoperationsof1884andatthebattleofEl-Tebon29February1884,whereheservedaspartoftheNavalBrigadeinthevictorious force commanded by Major-General Sir Gerald Graham. He was shore discharged by purchase on 23 August 1884. Sold with copied research.
Three: SSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaanntt CCoollllaarr MMaakkeerr PP.. BBuurrnnss,, AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,Suakin1885(2600Pte.P.Burns,12thCoy.S.&T.C.);Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(2600S:S:Cr:Mr:P.Burns,A.S.C.);Khedive’sStar, dated 1882, the frst with bent suspension bar and pitting from Star, good fne, the Q.S.A. good very fne (3) £180-£220
PPaattrriicckkBBuurrnnsswasbornintheParishofShankhill,Belfast,andattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsatBelfaston2June1879,aged23,a shoemakerbytrade.HewasappointedCorporalCollar-Makeron21April1887,andpromotedtoStaff SergeantCollar-Makeron31October 1900.HeservedinEgypt,16August1882to16March1883;withtheSuakinExpeditionaryForce,17Februaryto6August,1885;andinSouth Africa, 28 October 1899 to 11 June 1901. He was discharged on 5 June 1903.
Sold with copied discharge papers.
Three: PPrriivvaatteeGGeeoorrggeeHHaarrvveeyy,,2200tthhHHuussssaarrss,,llaatteerrcciivviilliiaannsseerrvvaannttttootthheeEEaarrllyyooffRRoossssllyynnwwhhoosseerrvveeddwwiitthhTThhoorrnneeyyccrroofftt’’ss MMoouunntteedd IInnffaannttrryy iinn tthhee SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann WWaarr 11990000,, aanndd aacctteedd aass wwaarr ccoorrrreessppoonnddeenntt ffoorr tthhee DDaaiillyy MMaaiill EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,Gemaizah1888,Toski1889(2407.Pte.G.Harvey.20thHusrs.);Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp,bronzeissue(G.Harvey.T.M.I.);Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6, the frstwithcontactpitting from star, nearly very fne, the Q.S.A. good very fne and a very rare bronze issue (3) £500-£700
GGeeoorrggeeHHaarrvveeyyhadadecidedlychequeredmilitarycareer.Accordingtohis frstsetofAttestationPapersheenlistedinthe8thHussarson18 April188,3as2405HarryBriarlyBale,a19year11montholdFarrier.Hedesertedon18July1883,butre-joinedhisuniton29October1883, onrelegationfromthe3/RoyalFusiliers,andwasinconfnementawaitingtrialupto5December1883.Afterhistrialhewasimprisonedfrom6 December 1883 to 12 April 1884. Following his release on 13 April he served again, only to desert a second time on 18 July 1884. On28July1884,heattestedinthe20thHussarsas2407GeorgeHarvey,age19,claimingthathehadnopreviousconvictionsoranyprevious military service. After some 14 months service at home he served in Egypt from 4 October 1885 to 2 November 1890.
During this period (on 25 July 1887) he signed a formal Confession, which was also signed by Lt.-Col. Frank Graves, C/O of the 20th Hussars: "IHarryB.Bale,nowbeingNo2407PrivateGeorgeHarveyofthe20thHussars,doherebyconfessthatIwasNo2405privateinthe8th Hussars,thatIabsentedmyselffromthatcorpsinApril1884&thatIfraudulentlyenlistedintheRegularForcesonthe28thJuly1884atGreat Yarmouth"
HisrelevantMilitaryHistorySheetrecordsthefollowingCampaigns:EgyptianF.F.F.1885-6BattleofGinis,Gemaizah1888.Medals:EgyptianMedal & clasp Gemaizeh 1888; Khedive's Bronze Star 1884-6.
Startingon3November1890,hedidhomeserviceupto27July1891,whenhewastransferredtotheArmyReservethenextdayand fnally discharged on 27 July 1896.
AtsomestageduringthenexttwoyearsHarveyfoundemploymentasadresserattheCourtTheatreinLondon.Anewspapercorrespondent's review of a show at the Court Theatre on 28 January 1898, contained the following: "ThenwastherenotarealliveearlwithaseatintheHouseofLords,the ffthEarlofRosslyn,underthemodestnameofJamesErskine,making hisdebutontheprofessionalstageafterhavingadded£110,000totheencumbrancesonthefamilyestatesthroughhisdevotiontotheracecourse and the gaming table"
TheEarlofRosslynmusthavetakenalikingtoHarvey,who,atthestartoftheBoerWar,travelledwithhimtoSouthAfricawheretheEarl enlistedinThorneycroft'sMountedInfantry.Inhisbook, TwiceCaptured,Rosslynnoted:"Ihad fnishedbreakfastby5ambeforemycivilian servant Harvey, late of the 20th Hussars, and who had been my dresser at the Court Theatre, put in an appearance...."
Helaterlamented:"ThistimeIhadmytentpitched,butnotbymyservant,who,forsomeunaccountablereason,haddisappeared.He waslast seenonaGovernmentponywithmykodakinhishand,but,worstofall,hehadallmymoney,andtheoriginalofLordRoberts'lettertoSir Redvers Buller asking his courtesy to allow me to witness the operations and write my diary."
Harvey'sbronzeQ.S.A.wasissuedtohimon5October1909at36CristoweRoad,Fulham,London(WO100/277,p88).ItisalsonotedonWO 100/300, p3 but with the date stated as 5 November 1909. True to form, Harvey added a second clasp to his Egypt medal, probably because many of the 20th Hussars did qualify for it. Sold with copied discharge papers and other research.
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Pair: PPllaatteellaayyeerr GG.. BBaaiilleeyy
EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885(Platelayer.G.Bailey.);Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6,unnamedas issued, mounted for wear from a decorative silver mounting bar, nearly extremely fne (2)
£200-£240
78EgyptandSudanMedalswithclaspSuakin1885wereawardedtoplatelayersintheemployofMessrs.LucasandAird,amongstthe475-strong workforceemployedintheconstructionoftheproposed280-milerailwaylinefromSuakintoBerber;ultimately,afteraseriesofmishaps,and mounting expense, the project was abandoned with just 20 miles of track laid, at the colossal cost of £865,000.
BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseundated,2clasps,Mashonaland1890,Rhodesia1896(Cpl.Henry.M.-B.S. A.C.P.);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(S/SjtM.Henry,2ndC.C.);togetherwithhisoriginalBritishSouthAfrica Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (Sergt. Major M. Henry. A.T.) generally good very fne or better (4) £2,000-£3,000
‘‘332222..CCoorrppoorraallHHeennrryy,,MMaauurriiccee::Attestedon13/2/1890,heservedinDTroop,waslaterpromotedtosergeant,andwasdischargedfromF Troop(Artillery)on25/8/1891.Hehadareputationforneverwashing-inthosedayssomepeoplethoughtthatitbroughtonfever-yetwhen seen at the Jubilee celebrations of 1930 he was extremely spruce; a marvellous change.’ (Men who made Rhodesia refers).
WhentheMashonaland1890MedalwassanctionedbytheSouthernRhodesiaGovernmentinApril1926,ConditionNo3fortheawardofthe medalstatedthat‘MembersofthePioneerCorpsandescortofBritishSouthAfrica’sCompanyPolicewhohavealreadybeenawardedthemedal grantedforoperationsinMatabeleland1893orRhodesia1896willsurrenderthatmedalandreceiveinlieuthereoftheMashonaland1890Medal withclasp‘Mashonaland1890’and‘Matabeleland1893’or‘Rhodesia1896’respectively...’AlthoughtheUpfll-BrownListimpliesthatheforfeited his1896medal,thisclearlydidnothappen.Howhemanagedtohangontoitwillunfortunatelyneverbeknown.IntheShonaRisingof1896he hadbeeninvolvedintheactionsatBeatriceMine,Hunyani,Mazoe,andChibanuta.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndCapeCorpsand was discharged as a Staff Sergeant at Kinmerley on 14 December 1918
Soldwithfullmedalrollconfrmation,laterrecordofservice,andcopiedgroupphotograph(Henryidentifed)celebratingthe40thAnniversaryof the Occupation in 1930.
Five: SSttookkeerr PPeettttyy OO ffiffi cceerr JJ.. WWiillllss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,BeninRiver1894(J.Wills,Sto.H.M.S.Philomel.) renamed;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899 -1902,1clasp,DefenceofLadysmith(160756Sto.J.Wills.H.M.S.Powerful.)engravednaminginuprightserifcapitals;1914-15 Star(160756J.Wills,S.P.O.,R.N.);VictoryMedal1914-19(160756J.Wills.S.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (160756. Joseph Wills. Sto. P.O. H.M.S. Constance.) very fne and better (5)
£300-£400
JJoosseepphhWWiillllsswasborninStonehouse,Devon,on23February1872andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson25May1891.He servedinH.M.S. Philomel from10November1891to30November1894,andwaspromotedStokeron24July1892.Hesawfurtherservicein H.M.S. Powerful from8June1897to8June1900,andwaspartoftheNavalBrigadeattheDefenceofLadysmith.AdvancedStokerPettyOfficer on1July1906,hewasshorepensionedon21June1913,andjoinedtheRoyalFleetReservethefollowingday.RecalledforWarservice,on2 August1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGood Conduct Meal in August 1918. He was shore demobilised on 12 March 1919.
CapeofGoodHopeGeneralService1880-97,1clasp,Basutoland(Pte.G.D.L.Robertson.D.E.O.V.R.);Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (294 Tpr: G. Robertson. D.E.O.V.R.) contact marks, edge digs, otherwise very fne (2)
£280-£340
GGeeoorrggeeRRoobbeerrttssoonnattestedintotheDukeofEdinburgh’sOwnVolunteerRi fesandservedinBasutolandduringthecampaignagainsttheBasutos. Hereenlistedintohisregimenton22ndJanuary1901forserviceduringtheBoerWar,andisadditionallyentitledtothe‘SouthAfrica1901’claps on his Queen’s South Africa Medal.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts and copied second attestation paper.
CapeofGoodHopeGeneralService1880-97,1clasp,Bechuanaland(Pte.R.D.Steel.D.E.O.V.R.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899 -1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(436T.Serjt:Maj:R.D.Steel.S.A.C.)togetherwithasecondCapeofGood HopeGeneralService1880-97,1clasp,Bechuanaland,tothesamerecipientwithCapestyleimpressednaming, thislastvery fne, otherwise good very fne and better (3)
£280-£340
Family Group:
Three: SSttookkeerr PPeettttyy OO ffiffi cceerr WW.. CC.. JJeewweellll,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,Benin1897(W.C.Jewell;Sto.H.M.S.Philomel.);1914-15Star(166630,W.C.Jewell,S. P.O., R.N.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (166630 W. C. Jewell. S.P.O. R.N.) light contact marks, very fne DefenceMedal,withArmyCouncilenclosure,innamedcardboxofissue,addressedto‘Mr.W.F.Jewell,53,WestTowers, Pinner, Middx.’, extremely fne (4) £240-£280
Pair: CCoorrppoorraall WW.. HHaammbblleettoonn,, OOxxffoorrddsshhiirree LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, llaatteerr OOxxffoorrddsshhiirree aanndd BBuucckkiinngghhaammsshhiirree LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(4696Pte.W.Hambleton2d.Bn.Oxf:Lt. Infy.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(4696Cpl.W.Hambleton.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.) latterpartofsurnamedoublestruckon last, minor edge bruising to frst, generally good very fne and better (2)
£200-£240
WWiilllliiaammHHaammbblleettoonnwasborninBurgh feld,Berkshire,in1875andattestedfortheOxfordshireLightInfantryatCavershamon15January1894, havingpreviouslyservedinthe3rd(Militia)Battalion,RoyalBerkshireRegiment.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninIndiafrom13February1896 to16October1907,andsawactiveservicewiththeMohmandFieldForceandtheTirahExpeditionaryForceonthePunjabFrontierin1897-98. HewasdischargedatAldershoton19January1912,butre-enlistedintheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon12October1914. HeservedthroughouttheGreatWarathome(notentitledtoanyGreatWarmedals),andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct Medal in October 1921.
SoldwithtwoTemperanceMedals,the frstanArmyTemperanceAssociation,India,6MonthMedal,silver;thesecondaSoldiers’Total Abstinence Association 1 Year Medal, silver, both unnamed; and copied research.
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Ten: CCoommmmaannddeerr GG.. LL.. SSaauurriinn,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(Mid.G.L.Saurin,R.N.,H.M.S.Diadem)engravednaming;1914-15Star(Commr.G.L. Saurin,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Commr.G.L.Saurin,R.N.);Jubilee1897,silver,unnamedas issued;Coronation1902,silver,unnamedasissued;Coronation1911,unnamedasissued;RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofStStanislas, breastbadge,gold(56zolotniki)andenamel;BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofLeopold,MilitaryDivision,FourthClassbreastbadge, giltandenamels,Frenchmotto,withrosetteonriband;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-18, withbronzepalm,mountedcourt-styleasworn;togetherwithaVisittotheBritishColonies,T.R.H.Duke&DuchessofCornwall &York,H.M.S.Ophir1901,smallsilvermedalet,withintegralloopandringsuspension, lacquered,enameldamagetoboth Russian and Belgian Orders, otherwise nearly extremely fne, the QSA extremely rare to ship (11) £1,800-£2,200
Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 1997. Barrett J. Carr Royal Navy Queen’s South Africa Collection.
OOnnee ooff oonnllyy ttwwoo QQuueeeenn’’ss SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaa mmeeddaallss nnaammeedd ttoo HH..MM..SS.. DDiiaaddeemm (to Midshipman Saurin and Acting Chief Yeoman of Signals Farnley). M.I.D. London Gazette 12 January 1916.
GGeerraallddSSaauurriinnwasborninLeamington,Warwickshire,on13October1880,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasa13yearoldCadetaboardthe TrainingShip Britannia on15July1884.HewaspromotedtoMidshipmanon15July1886priortojoiningH.M.S. Magnifcent inSeptember1896), seeingfurtherserviceinH.M.S. Powerful fromJune1897;H.M.S. Boscawen fromMarch1899;andH.M.S. Diadem fromJuly1899.Hewas promotedtoActingSubLieutenanton15January1900andwasnextappointedtoH.M.S. Sylvia inJanuary1901,andH.M.S. Ophir fromFebruary 1901.Heservedin Ophir duringtheRoyalVisittotheColoniesandqualifedfortheQueen'sSouthAfricaMedalwithoutclasp.Forsome unknownreasontheMedalwasengravedwiththenameofhispreviousship Diadem and,incommonwithallothermedalsto Ophir appearsto have been issued by the War Office. He was specially promoted to Lieutenant on 6 November 1901 for services in Ophir SaurinsubsequentlyservedinthisrankinavarietyofshipspriortobeingappointedtotheRoyalYacht VictoriaandAlbert inOctober1910.He wasaboardthevesselattheCoronationFleetReviewin1911andreceivedtheCoronationMedaltoaddtotheJubileeMedalhereceivedin 1897, and the Coronation Medal for 1902 given for service in Ophir during the Royal Cruise.
SaurinwaspromotedtoCommanderonleavingtheRoyalYachtandretiredatownrequeston8April1913havingspentjustunder20yearsin uniform.HewasrecalledforWarservicejoiningH.M.S. Dublin forTransportServiceson1August1914andtransferredtotheNavalCampat Walmeron19August1914.HenextjoinedH.M.S. Racer ‘forOsborneNavalCollege’,andon4May1915wasgivenCommandoftheGunboat H.M.S. Excellent inwhichhetookpartinthebombardmentoftheBelgianCoastfromAugusttoNovember1915.Forhisservicesduringthe GreatWarhewasMentionedinDespatches,andwasappointedFlagCommandertoAdmiralSirG.A.Callaghanfrom21January1917until1 March1918.Hewassupersededfromthispostduetoillhealthandwasdischargedmedicallyunftforfurtherserviceon24July1918being promoted to Captain on the Retired List in recognition of services rendered during the War but somewhat unusually he declined this promotion. Saurin’sservicerecordstatesthatinAugust1909hewasgrantedprivatepermissiontoweartheRussianOrderofStStanislasandthathewas awarded the Order of Leopold (Officer) during the Great War (London Gazette 1 January 1917). He died on 8 April 1954, aged 73 years.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal(5168 Pte.T.Rowland,Somerset:Lt.Infy.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(5168Pte.T. Rowland,Somerset:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(112278.Pte.2.T.Rowland.R.A.F.)mountedasworn, contactmarks, nearly very fne and better (4)
£200-£240
Sold with an empty Queen Victoria Boer War Christmas Tin 1900.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(2997Corl.W.Barker,Oxford:Lt.Infy.);1914-15Star(9200Sjt.W.Barker.Oxf:& Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9200W.O.Cl.2.W.Barker.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);MemorialPlaque(WilliamBarker) the plaque heavily polished, with solder marks to reverse, this fne; the medals good very fne and better (5)
£240-£280
WWiilllliiaammBBaarrkkeerrattestedfortheOxfordshireLightInfantryandservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,beingwounded atPaardebergon10February1900.HesawfurtherservicewiththeOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryduringtheGreatWearon the Western Front from 22 July 1915, and did at home on 14 November 1918, just three days after the armistice.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(565Ordly:C.H.Rodd,St.JohnAmb:Bde:);St.John MedalforSouthAfrica1899-1902(565Pte.C.H.Rodd.RedruthDiv.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(2ndC/W.O.C.H.Rodd.S.A. M.C.) minor edge nicks, good very fne (3)
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,Waziristan1901-2(3069SepoyKhairAli3rd.Sikhs.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (3069 Sepoy Khair Ali 53d. Sikhs F.F.) test mark to edge of latter, nearly very fne (2) £100-£140
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Wepener,Transvaal,Wittebergen(2709Pte.T.R.Lowes.CapeM.R.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2709 Corpl. T. R. Lowes. Cape M.R.) nearly very fne
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek((447766TTpprr::WW..LLoowweess.. BBeetthhuunnee’’ss MM..II..)) small edge bruise, otherwise good very fne (3)
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,CapeColony,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901(Br:H. G.Watson.NatalVol:Amb:C.)claspsmountedinorderlisted;BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Pte.H.G.Watson.1st S.A.I.) good very fne (3)
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek,SouthAfrica1901 (22502Cpl.J.M.Anderson,C.inC.Bdy:Gd:);Natal1906,1clasp,1906(Cpl.J.M.Anderson,NatalCarbineers.);Defenceand War Medals 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, these last three all officially impressed ‘289871 J. M. Anderson) very fne (5)
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(295Pte.J.Dembitzer.O’OkiepVols.);CapeCopperCompanyMedalfortheDefence ofOokiep,bronzeissue(J.Dembitzer.)togetherwithtwoJ.Dembitzer1897coppertokens,onefor6d.andanotherfor3d., small edge bruise to the O’Okiep medal, otherwise good very fne and very rare (4)
£3,000-£4,000
MMrr..JJoosseepphhDDeemmbbiittzzeerrlivedinPortNolloth,justacrossfromO’Okiep,whereherananumberofgeneralmerchantstoresandiswell-knownin the numismatic world for the commercial tokens he issued in 1897, a 2/-, a 1/-, a 6d., and a 3d. in value, all ‘payable in goods.’
JJaammeessSSttuuaarrttDDaawwssoonn,aclerk,wasborninAberdeenin1888andattestedfortheSeaforthHighlandersatAldershoton15March1907.Posted tothe1stBattalionon19February1908,heservedwiththeRegimentontheNorthWestFrontierofIndiaandlaterpassedacourseof instructionintelegraphyatRawalPindion1July1909.DescribedinAugust1914asa‘steady,goodoperator’whilststationedatAgraintheIndian StateofUttarPradesh,Dawsontransferredtothe1stBattalion,ConnaughtRangersandservedinMesopotamiafrom11December1914. Discharged to Army Reserve 19 July 1919 whilst attached to the Indian Telegraph Department at Baghdad, he likely returned home to Scotland.
Three: DDrriivveerrAA..GG..MMccMMiillllaann,,MMoottoorriisseeddTTrraannssppoorrttCCoommppaannyy,,RRooyyaallNNaavvaallDDiivviissiioonn,,llaatteerrAArrmmyySSeerrvviicceeCCoorrppss--oonneeooff114400 ddrriivveerrssaannddmmeecchhaanniiccssoofftthheeLLoonnddoonnGGeenneerraallOOmmnniibbuussCCoommppaannyywwhhoovvoolluunntteeeerreeddttooaaccccoommppaannyytthhee110000‘‘BB’’TTyyppeeLLoonnddoonn TTrraannssppoorrttbbuusseesstthhaatttthheeAAddmmiirraallttyyhhaaddccoommmmaannddeeeerreeddttoottaakkeetthheemmeennaannddeeqquuiippmmeennttoofftthheerreecceennttllyyffoorrmmeeddRRNNDDffrroomm tthhee ppoorrttss ooff DDuunnkkiirrkk aanndd OOsstteenndd ttoo AAnnttwweerrpp iinn SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991144 1914Star,withclasp(75.S.DriverA.G.Mc.Millan.M.T.R.N.Div.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M-314500Pte.A.G. McMillan.A.S.C.);withtherecipient’soriginalLondonGeneralOmnibusCompany1914busdriverbadgeby FattoriniandSons, numbered ‘8’ to reverse, this particularly scarce, very fne (4)
£400-£500
AAllbbeerrttGGeeoorrggeeMMccMMiillllaannwasborninSt.Marylebone,London,on22May1890,andenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryforserviceinFranceas TransportDriver,attachedR.N.D.MotorisedTransportCompanyon22September1914.ImmediatelyembarkedtoDoverorSouthampton, McMillanandhisfellowDriversstoppedenrouteatChathamorEastney,wheretheyweregivenasuitofuniformandafewarticlesofkit,before continuing on to Dunkirk.
Thusitwasthatthe feetofbusesfromtheLondonGeneralOmnibusCompanybegantheirwartimeserviceandearnedtheiruniqueplaceinthe annalsofwar.Thebuses,whichweredecoratedwithgarishadvertisementsjustastheyhadlefttheLondonstreets,andtheirdrivers,wearinga mixtureofcivilianandmilitaryuniform,madearemarkableimpressiononthepeopleofFlanderswhichwasneverforgotten.Similarly,theirrolein transportingtroopswascrucialintheearlystagesofthewar,aswastheparttheyplayedinthesupplyingoftheNavalandMarineBrigadesin Antwerp, along with the evacuation of the wounded.
AftertheR.N.D.hadreturnedtoEngland,theunitwaslenttotheArmyandproceededinitiallytoStOmer.Fromthereitrenderedparticularly valuableserviceduringthe frstbattleofYpresand,fromthenon,itwascontinuouslyemployedineveryaspectoftrooptransportation.InAugust 1915,itwaseventuallydecidedthattheArmywouldtakeovertheunitandincorporateitintotheArmyServiceCorps.TheNonCommissioned OfficersandmenoftheMotorisedTransportCompanyweregiventheoptionofdischargeortransfertotheCorpsatthelowerrateofpay; McMillan chose the latter, serving with the Army Service Corps from 1 September 1915.
‘For valuable and distinguished services rendered with the British Military Mission in South Russia.’ NNeeiillJJoohhnnCCoonnssttaabblleeFFaarrmmeerrwasborninPetworthin1890,thesonofCorrallFarmerofLoxwood,Billingshurst,Sussex.EducatedatRadley School,hewasappointedtotheunattachedlistasSecondLieutenantonprobation21June1913andservedinFrancewiththeRoyalEngineers from5August1914.AdvancedCaptainintheRoyalEngineersSpecialReservein1917,hewascapturedbytheGermansatEpehyon22March 1918andwassenttothePrisonerofWarhospitalatMagdeburgtorecoverfromwounds;repatriatedon13December1918,helikelyreturned to his father’s house for respite.
AdvancedMajorin1919,FarmerwitnessedfurtheroverseasserviceaspartoftheBritishMilitaryMissiontoSouthRussiafrom1March1920to 21October1920.HisnamewassubsequentlybroughttothenoticeoftheSecretaryofStateforWarbyMajorGeneralH.C.Holmanfor valuable service supporting General Denikin’s White Army against the Bolsheviks.
AfterthewarFarmerwenttoNyasalandfor9yearsasanengineeremployedbytheBuildingandPublicWorksDepartment.Abachelor,he returnedtoSussexandspentmuchoftheremainderofhislifelivingwithhisthreesistersinthefamilyhome.HeservedasmemberoftheParish Council, churchwarden at Loxwood and treasurer of the North Hall, and died at the Royal County Hospital in Guildford in December 1965. Soldwithcopiedresearch,includingtherecipient’sentryintheRadleyRegister1847-1933,whichnotesthefurtherawardoftheRussianOrderof St. Anne, Second Class. This remains unconfrmed.
Three: SSaappppeerr SS.. EElllliissoonn,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn aatt NNiimmyy,, nneeaarr MMoonnss,, oonn 2233 AAuugguusstt 11991144 1914Star,withclasp(22421Sapr:S.Ellison.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(22421Spr.S.Ellison.R.E.); copy plaster MemorialPlaque(StanleyEllison);MemorialScroll(SapperStanleyEllison,RoyalEngineers)thislastmountedoncard, tracesof adhesive to reverse of VM, good very fne (4) £300-£400
SSttaannlleeyyEElllliissoonnwasbornatEn feldon15May1893butlatermovedwithhisparentstoSouthBenfeet,Essex.Hewaslikelythe frstlocalmanto fallinaction.HavingjoinedtheRoyalEngineersin1912,hewasservingasacyclistsignallerin56thFieldCompanyatNimy,nearMons,on23 August1914,whenhewasshotintheheadanddiedinstantly.Thepreviousdayhehadwrittenhometosayhewaswellandanindicationofhis fateappearsonlytohavereachedhisfamilyattheendoftheyear,whenalettersentbyhismotherwasreturnedwiththeenvelopestamped ‘Missing’. Dated 2 December 1914, it stated:
‘Dear Stanley, Ifthisletterreachesyou,whichItrustitwill,letmehavealineifpossibleasweareallveryanxiousaboutyou.Dadhaswrittenaskingaboutyou and, of course, I cannot send any news until I hear from you. Grandma and Amy are also anxious to have news of you.’
Asittranspired,newsofEllison’sexactfateonlybecameknownwhenoneofhiscomrades,SapperE.Hargreaves,whohadbeenwoundedand taken prisoner, put pen to paper in October 1915. He wrote:
‘Dear Mrs. Ellison,
On23August1914,yoursonwentintoactionwithmeasacyclistsignallerataplacecalledNimy,nearMons.At10a.m.,hereceivedabullet throughthehead,deathbeinginstantaneous.Iwasmyselfseverelywoundedatthesametimeandplace,butIamnowwellagain.ThesadnewsI give you with great reluctance and I trust that you may bear up under the shock.’
Ellison is buried in the Hautage Military Cemetery, Belgium, and ‘Sapper Ellison Way’ was named after him in Benfeet in the summer of 2016.
Soldwithan‘InMemoriam’enamelledlapelbadgeandapoignantarchiveoforiginaldocumentation,comprisingtherecipient’sbaptismcertifcate, dated19October1894;aBushHillParkBoys’SchoolCertifcateofMerit,dated24September1901;hismembershipcardfortheBandofHope, datedAugust,1902;aportraitphotograph,mountedoncard;Christmascardsfor1913fromhissister,Hilda,onetohimandtheothertotheir mother,andasprigofluckyheather;hismother’sletterdated2December1914,asquotedabove,withitsenvelopebearing feldstampsand ‘Missing’;aprinted‘InMemoriam’cardinthenameof‘SapperStanleyEllison,RoyalEngineers,aged22Years,whodiedforhiscountryatMons, August23rd,1914’;aforwardingletterfromtheR.E.RecordOfficefor hisMemorialScrollandsimilarforhisBritishWarandVictoryMedals, dated29March1921and6June1921,withrelatedbut fattenedcardboxesofissueandregisteredenvelopes;newspapercuttingsreportinghis deathandtheunveilingofSouthBenfeet’swarmemorial;ahandwrittenverseonblack-borderedpaper,entitled‘AfewlinesfromMother’;acopy oftheregisterofnamesforthe‘South-WestHainaultGroupofCemeteries,Belgium’andtwoImperialWarGravesCommissioncommunications from the 1920s.
1914Star,with copy clasp(9360Pte.A.Heren.1/D.ofCorn:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9360Pte.A.R.Heren.D.of Corn. L.I.) good very fne (3) £140-£180
AAnnttoonnRRoobbeerrttHHeerreennwasbornatSt.George’s-in-theEast,LondonandattestedfortheDukeofCornwall’sLightInfantryon2February1910at Bodmin.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarfrom21August1914and,havingfoughtatMons,diedatNo.2EasternGeneral Hospital,Brightonon6September1914.HewasgivenamilitaryburialatBrightonCity(BearRoad)Cemetery,aneventwhichwasreportedby the local press:
‘PrivateAntonRobertHeren,25,oftheDukeofCornwall’sLightInfantry,diedon6September1914.HehadarrivedatDykeRoadearlythe previousweekinabatchof300woundedandhadbeenoneofthefewseriouscases,havingcontractedrheumaticfeveronthebattlefeldat Mons.Hisfuneralwasaccordedallthesolemnhonoursthatamilitaryfuneralcouldbestow.AlargecrowdassembledinOldShorehamRoadto witnessthedeparture,underarmedescort,ofthecortegeforthecemetery.Abodyofsoldiersactedasbearersofthecoffin,overwhichthe Union fag was draped. At the graveside, a fring party fred three volleys as a last farewell.’
‘Plasticsurgerycouldnothavebeenadvancedinthosedays,buthisravagedfacehaditsownbeauty.Hemusthavebeenverygoodlookingbefore thatshellexploded.Thenose,notmuchdamaged,washighandstraight.Hehadagoodforeheadandwavyhair.Hisglasseyescouldbepainful, andheoftenwentwithoutthemandworeabandage.Buthealwayslookedalert.Hismobilefaceinspiteofthebandage,andashefolloweda conversation or listened to music, I often forgot that he could not see.’
Sold with a paperback copy of Growing Up Poor in London and a quantity of copied research.
1914Star,withclasp(4278L.SjtA.Osborne.2/K.R.Rif:C.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(Cpl.A.Osborne.K.R.Rif.C.);MemorialPlaque(Albert Osborne) traces of adhesive to reverse of plaque, good very fne (4) £180-£220
AAllbbeerrttOOssbboorrnneeattestedfortheKing’sRoyalRi feCorpsatGosport,Hampshirein March1902andservedwiththe2ndBattalioninIndiaintheperiod1903-10.Advanced toLance-SergeantinMay1912,hewasembarkedwithhisbattalionforFranceon13 August1914,wherehewaskilledinactionon 3October1914.Hehasnoknowngrave and is commemorated on the Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, France.
Sold with copied portrait photograph; Sergeant’s uniform stripes; and copied research.
WWiilllliiaammAAllbbeerrttEEyyeeaarrsswasbornatLewes,Sussexon12September1889andattestedfortheRi feBrigadeininJune1908.Heservedwiththe 3rdBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom10September1914,andwaswoundedbygunshottohisrightlegatBois Grenieron6November1914andwasevacuatedhome.Recovering,hewasappointedCompanyQuartermasterSergeantinthe8th(Service) Battalion in March 1917, and saw further service with them on the Western Front.
1914Star(CaptainG.H.F.Abraham,R.M.Brigade.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Maj.G.F.H.[sic]Abraham.R.M.L.I.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very fne (5)
£600-£800
GGeerraallddHHeegguueerrttyyFFuurrttaaddooAAbbrraahhaammwasborninVictoriaChambers,St.Georges,HanoverSquare,LondoninSeptember1884.Hewasthesonof JohnFurtadoAbraham,ateamerchantbasedinJamaica,andfromaSephardicfamilyofPortugueseJews.AbrahamwaseducatedatSt.Paul’s School,LondonandRoyalNavalCollege.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalMarineLightInfantryin1903,andadvancedto Lieutenant the following year. Abraham served as an Interpreter in French in Hong Kong, as an Assistant Intelligence Officer there from 1909. AbrahamadvancedtoCaptain,andservedwiththeChathamBattalion,RoyalMarineBrigade(underthecommandofLieutenantColonelM.N. Parsons)atOstendfrom27August1914.HereturnedtotheUKafterthefallofAntwerp,andwaspostedasanIntelligenceOfficertoSt.John’s, forservicewiththeGovernorofNewfoundlandinSeptember1914.AbrahamservedasaGeneralStaff OfficerontheStaff oftheCommanderin Chief,NorthAmericaandWestIndiesfrom1916,andwasappointedBrevetMajorthefollowingyear.HereceivedaletterofappreciationfromJ. R.Bennett,MinisterofMilitia,forservicesrenderedasGeneralStaff Officer,St.Johns,Newfoundlandin1919,andadvancedtoMajorintheRoyal Marines. Abraham was seconded to the Naval Intelligence Department, Admiralty, and posted to Shanghai in 1918. AbrahamservedwiththeNavalIntelligenceDepartment,1919-1930,andwasappointedamemberofthePermanentSecretariatofLeagueof Nationsin1924.Heretiredbetweenthewarsandresidedat54AlbionGate,Paddington,London.Abrahamwasrecalledforserviceduringthe SecondWorldWarwiththeNavalIntelligenceDepartment,andhadpostswiththeLegationinJapan,andatSofa.Hewasapprovedforrelease in1943,intheeventthathisserviceswererequiredfortheUnitedNationsReliefandRehabilitationAssociation.AbrahamdiedatStoke Mandeville Hospital in March 1964.
Sold with copied research, including small photographic image of recipient in uniform.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. RRuutthheerrffoorrdd,, NNoorrtthh IIrriisshh HHoorrssee 1914 Star (786 Pte. W. Rutherford. N. Ir: H.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (786 Pte. W. Rutherford. N. Ir. H.) very fne (2)
£140-£180
WW..RRuutthheerrffoorrddattestedfortheNorthIrishHorseandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20August1914.He transferred to the Royal Irish Fusiliers on 20 September 1917.
Five: WWaarrrraanntt OO ffiffi cceerr CCllaassss IIII DD.. PPoolllloocckk,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy,, llaattee RRooyyaall HHoorrssee AArrttiilllleerryy 1914Star(27790Bmbr.D.Pollock.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(27790W.O.Cl.2.D.Pollock.R.A.);Army MeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(27790B.Q.M.Sjt.-A.B.S.Mjr.-D.Pollock.R.F.A.);FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,Croixde Guerre, reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze Palme, good very fne (5) £160-£200
M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919.
French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 17 August 1918. DDaavviiddPPoolllloocckk,anativeofGlasgow,servedinFrancefrom10November1914asBombardierintheRoyalHorseArtillery.Transferredtothe RoyalFieldArtillery,hewasawardedtheFrenchCroixdeGuerrewhilstservingasBatteryQuartermasterSergeantandwaslatertherecipientof the M.S.M. in the Peace Gazette of 1919 for service with the 9th Battery, 41st Brigade.
GGeeoo ffff rreeyyFFrraanncciissBBoowweess--LLyyoonnwasborninLutonon30September1886,thesecondsonofTheHonourableFrancisBowes-LyonandLadyAnne CatherineSybilLindsay,andthegrandsonofthe13thEarlofStrathmoreandKinghorne;hewasthe frstcousinofLadyElizabethBowes-Lyon, laterH.M.QueenElizabeththeQueenMother.EducatedatEtonCollege,hewasappointedtoacommissionasSecondLieutenantinthe4th Battalion,PrincessLouise’s(ArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders)on26March1904.AppointedtotheTemporaryrankofCaptainandAdjutantin the5thBattalion,TheBlackWatch(RoyalHighlanders)2January1914,hecrossedtheEnglishChannelperS.S. Architect anddisembarkedatLe Havrewiththe1/5th(Angus&Dundee)Battalionon2November1914.Allocatedto24thBrigade,8thDivision,theBattalionwasemployedas line of communication troops, digging trenches under Royal Engineer supervision, mostly at night. BilletedatEstairesintheNorddepartment,theweatherbegantoturninthelead-uptoChristmaswiththeincessantrainandincreasingcold making the working conditions for the officers and men hard going. A contemporary account from a Dundee Sergeant, adds: ‘Thetrenchesweredeepinmud.Wewalkedinit;westoodinit;wesatinit;wesleptinit;weateinit;wedrankinit;nothingbutmud,mud, mud!’
OnChristmasDay1914thegroundturnedwhitewithahardfrostandthetrenchesbecameeerilysilentunderanunofficialtruce.Buoyedbythe apparentcalm,theRegimentalMedicalOfficersuggestedatongueincheekcurlingmatchwiththeGermans,butanysuchfraternisationbetween the Black Watch and the enemy was limited to a shaking of hands and exchange of souvenirs between Privates.
RemainingontheWesternFront,Bowes-Lyonandthe1/5thBattalionwitnessedtheBattleofNeuve-Chapellefrom10-13March1915andthe BattleofAubersRidgeinMay1915,whichattemptedtoexploitthediversionofGermantroopstotheEasternFront.Thelatterprovedadisaster fortheFirstArmyduetoalackofhighexplosiveshells,laterprecipitatingapoliticalscandalknownastheShellCrisisof1915.Convertedtoa PioneerBattalioninOctober,Bowes-LyonandhismenwererelocatedtotheSommeregionin1916aspartofthe51stHighlandDivision.It was herethathecaughttheattentionofthe MontroseStandard on27October1916,afterbeingreportedaswoundedinactionduringtheBattleof the Somme.
EvacuatedtoEngland,thewoundeffectivelyendedhisoverseasservice.Bowes-Lyonlaterworkedasacollierydirector,lookingafterthefamilyownedinterestsinDurhambeforethecoalindustrywasnationalisedbytheLabourGovernmentin1947.RetiredtoSennicottHouse,Chichester, he died on 30 August 1951.
Pair: SSeeccoonnddLLiieeuutteennaannttGG..WW..HHiillllss,,1100tthh((CCoouunnttyyooffLLoonnddoonn))BBaattttaalliioonn((HHaacckknneeyy)),,LLoonnddoonnRReeggiimmeenntt,,llaattee1166tthh((CCoouunnttyyooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((QQuueeeenn’’ss WWeessttmmiinnsstteerr RRii ff eess)),, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1144 JJuunnee 11991177 1914Star(2213Pte.G.W.Hills.1/16Lond:R.) frstinitialofficiallycorrected;VictoryMedal1914-19(2.Lieut.G.W.Hills.); Memorial Plaque (Geoffrey Wilfrid Hills) good very fne and better (3) £140-£180
GGeeoo ffff rreeyyWWiillffrriiddHHiillllsswasborninPaddington,London,in1895andservedinFranceasPrivateinthe16thBattalion,LondonRegimentfrom1 November1914.Appointedtoacommissioninthe3/10thBattalion,LondonRegimenton4December1915,hewaskilledinactionatBullecourt duringaraidonaGermanfrontlinetrench.Theoperationresultedinthecaptureof2prisonersofthe119thInfantryDivisiontogetherwith1 Germanmachine-gun,withafurther2machine-gunsputoutofactionbybombs.TheBattalionWarDiaryadds:‘Casualties2/Lt.G.W.Hillsand4 O.R. killed, Capt. W. Bowra and 2/Lt. G. Joy and 38 O.R. wounded, 7 O.R. missing.’
Aged 22 years, Hills is buried in the H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein, France.
Sold with copied research, including war diary entries.
FFrreeddeerriicckk CChhaarrlleess WWaallkkeerr served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 August 1914.
Four: SSuurrggeeoonnRR..SS..FFrreenncchh,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyyaannddMMeerrccaannttiilleeMMaarriinnee,,wwhhoossuurrvviivveeddsshhiippwwrreecckkaannddtthheeaatttteennttiioonnssooffaaGGeerrmmaann ssuubbmmaarriinnee wwoollffppaacckk dduurriinngg tthhee GGrreeaatt WWaarr 1914-15Star(Surg.R.S.French.R.N.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(SurgR.S.French.R.N.);MercantileMarineWarMedal1914 -18 (Riversdale S. French); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Surg R. S. French. R.N.) mounted as worn, very fne and better (4) £140-£180
RRiivveerrssddaalleeSSaammppssoonnFFrreenncchhwasborninKing’sCounty,Ireland,on28December1862,andquali fedM.B.,B.Ch.(Dublin)in1889.Appointedto theLicentiateofMidwiferywhilstservingatTheRotundaHospitalinDublin,hewascommissionedTemporarySurgeonLieutenantintheRoyal Navyon6August1914andwaspostedtotheArmedMerchantCruiser Oceanic on11August1914.Hisserviceaboardherprovedbrief; groundedandlaterwreckedoff theislandofFoulaintheShetlandIsles,Frenchandtheship’screw-includingFirstOfficerCharlesLightollerof Titanic fame - were forced to take to the lifeboats to facilitate rescue by the Aberdeen trawler Glonogil TransferredtotheArmedMerchantCruiser Virginian inDecember1914,Frenchspentmuchof1915and1916employedonpatrolsofthe watersbetweenScotlandandIceland.On19October1916hesufferedabrokenanklewhilstondutywhichresultedinanadmissiontoPlymouth Hospitaland8weeksofsickleave.HelaterreturnedtoserviceatseaasSurgeonaboardtheconvertedliner Justicia.Convertedasatroopshipin 1914,shemaderepeatedjourneysacrosstheNorthAtlanticfromLiverpooltoHalifax,NovaScotia,andNewYork.On19July1918, Justicia was spottedbytheGermansubmarine UB-64 twentymilesoff Skerryvore,Scotland;struckbyatorpedo,sheattemptedtoreachthesanctuaryof LoughSwilly,butwashitbyfurthertorpedoesfrom UB-124 killingalargenumberoftheengineroomcrew.Evacuatedfromthesinkingwreck, French resigned from further naval service.
Sold with extensive copied research.
Three: MMeecchhaanniiccCC..FF..BBaarrnneess,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnaatttthheeBBaattttlleeooffJJuuttllaannddiinnHH..MM..SS.. BBllaacckkPPrriinnccee oonn3311MMaayy 11991166,, wwhheenn hhiiss sshhiipp wwaass bblloowwnn uupp wwiitthh tthhee lloossss ooff aallll hhaannddss 1914-15Star(288302[sic].C.F.Barnes.Mech.,R.N.) onedigitofnumberover-struck;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(288302 [sic] C. F. Barnes. Mech. R.N.); Memorial Plaque (Charles Frederick Barnes) good very fne (4) £300-£400
CChhaarrlleessFFrreeddeerriicckkBBaarrnneesswasborninRedbourne,Wiltshire,on8March1877andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson14April 1898,withnumber288300.AdvancedMechanicianon1July1912,heservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. BlackPrince fromtheoutbreakof War, and was killed in action whilst serving in H.M.S. Black Prince at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916. H.M.S. BlackPrince metherfatewhenshelosttouchwiththeBritish feetandturnedsouthinanattempttorejoin.Atabout12:15a.m.shewas stillonthesamecoursewhensheencounteredtheGermanHighSeasFleetsteamingtowardtheHornReefs.Thepositionofthe BlackPrince washopelessfromthestart,forshewasatoncethecentreoftheGermansearchlights.Shewassweptfromendtoendfortwoorthreeminutes bysalvosfromheavyguns.Shethencaught freandblewupwiththewholeofhership’scompany;outofatotalof37officers,815menand5 civilians, there was not one survivor.
Barnes is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Sold with copied research.
Three: CChhiieeff PPeettttyy OO ffiffi cceerr JJ.. SS.. RRoobbeerrttss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1914-15Star(173186.J.S.Roberts.P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(173186J.S.Roberts.C.P. O. R.N.) very fne (3) £60-£80
JJoohhnnSStteepphheennRRoobbeerrttsswasborninDartford,Kent,on31December1877andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson27May1893. AdvancedPettyOfficerFirstClasson1April1903,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductmedalon13January1911,andserved duringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,beingadvancedChiefPettyOfficeron1June1917.Hewasshore pensioned on 6 April 1920. Sold with copied research.
Note: M.I.D. unconfrmed.
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all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)
AAssccaarrccee‘‘MMuurrmmaannsskkOOppeerraattiioonnss’’nnaavvaallMM..SS..MM..ggrroouuppooffsseevveennaawwaarrddeeddttooCChhiieeffPPeettttyyOO ffiffi cceerrFF..GG..TTiittccoommbbee,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,, wwhhoowwaassffuurrtthheerraawwaarrddeeddtthheeBBrroonnzzeeMMeeddaallaannddCCeerrttii ff ccaatteebbyytthheeRRooyyaallHHuummaanneeSSoocciieettyyiinn11992288,,aannddllaatteerrsseerrvveeddiinntthhee RRooyyaall YYaacchhtt VViiccttoorriiaa && AAllbbeerrtt 1914-15Star(J.23823.F.G.Titcombe.Ord.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.23823F.G.Titcombe.L.S.R.N.);Jubilee 1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, fxedsuspension (J.23823F.G.Titcombe.C.P.O.H.M.S.St.Vincent);RoyalNavalMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.(J.23823F.G.Titcombe,P.O. “Glory” Murmansk.) mounted court-style for display upon modern ribands, generally very fne (7) £500-£700
M.S.M. London Gazette 12 December 1919.
FFrreeddeerriicckkGGeeoorrggeeTTiittccoommbbeewasborninFaringdon,Berkshire,on4January1898.Formerlyemployedasagardener’sassistant,hejoinedthe RoyalNavyasBoySecondClasson11March1913andservedasBoyFirstClassaboardthearmouredcruiser Cochrane from8May1914to27 May1915.Accompaniedbyhersistership Achilles,Cochrane spentthistimereinforcingthedefencesoftheShetlandIslandsandguardingthe North Sea gateway to the Atlantic.
Transferredtothesloop Mallow on1October1915,TitcombespentmuchoftheremainderoftheGreatWaronminesweepingdutiesinthe Mediterranean;on31December1915hehelpedtoevacuatethesurvivorsofthepassengership Persia whichhadbeentorpedoedoff theisland ofCrete.AdvancedLeadingSeamanon21August1917,hetransferredtothepre-dreadnoughtbattleship Glory on6October1918,serving aboardthe fagshipoftheBritishNorthRussiaSquadronduringtheAlliedIntervention.Forhisvaluablecontributionduringthisperiod,Titcombe was promoted Petty Officer on 1 January 1919 and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.
ReturnedhometoPortsmouthaboard Glory inlate1919,TitcombecontinuedintheserviceoftheRoyalNavy.Postedto Enchantress and QueenElizabeth,hejoinedthecrewoftheheavycruiserEffinghamon18October1927;deployedtotheSeychellesin1928,Titcombewas recognisedbytheRoyalHumaneSocietyforanattempttosavelifefromdrowningon15May1928.Awardedthe1935JubileeMedaland1937 CoronationMedalwhilststationedaboardtheRoyalYacht Victoria&Albert,Titcombewasdischargedtopensionon3January1938.Helater rejoinedtheRoyalNavyinthe leaduptotheSecondWorldWarasChiefPettyOfficeratPortsmouthfrom31July1939to11September1940, and died in Dorset in 1967.
Four: SShhiippwwrriigghhtt FFiirrsstt CCllaassss JJ.. GG.. OO’’GGrraaddyy,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1914-15Star(345605J.G.O’Grady,Shpt.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(345605J.G.O’Grady.Shpt.2R.N.);Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (345605 J. G. O’Grady. Shipt. 2Cl. H.M.S. Fisgard.) contact marks, nearly very fne (4) £100-£140
JJaammeessGGeeoorrggeeOO’’GGrraaddyywasborninPortsmouthon5January1887andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoyShipwrighton16July1902.Heserved duringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Dido from5December1914to30September1918,andwasnotedforhisgoodserviceineffectingrepairstoH. M.S. Valkyrie afterthatshiphadbeendamagedonthenightof22-23December1917.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct Medal in 1919, was promoted Shipwright First Class on 3 September 1920, and was shore pensioned on 4 January 1927.
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Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 ((PPeerrccyy MMaayyoo)) good very fne (7)
£140-£180
WWiilllliiaammPPeerrccyyDDuunnnnwasborninSt.Austell,Cornwall,on12March1893andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson1September 1913.HeservedduringtheGreatWarprimarilyinH.M.S. Nottingham fromtheoutbreakofWarto27August1916,andwaspresentatthe BattlesofHeligolandBight,DoggerBank,andJutland;andinH.M.S. Glorious from14October1916untilthecessationofhostilities.Hewasshore discharged on 9 January 1920, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day.
WWiilllliiaammRReeggiinnaallddCCaarrtteerrwasborninSwanseaon3August1887andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson8July1903.PromotedAble Seaman on 2 December 1907, he served during the Great War in a variety of ships and shore based establishments.
PPeerrccyy MMaayyoo was born in Guildford, Surrey, on 24 October 1893 and served with the Mercantile Marine during the Great War
1914-15Star(J.29691,M.Copp,Boy.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.29691M.Copp.A.B.R.N.) edgebruisingand contact marks, good fne and better (3) £200-£240
MMaarrkkCCooppppwasborninExeteron20May1898andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasBoy2ndClasson13February1914.AdvancedBoy1stClasswhilst servingaboard Impregnable 24October1914,hetransferredtoH.M.S. Lion on30October1914andwaspresentattheBattleofDoggerBank on23January1915when Lion wasrepeatedlystruckbyheavycalibre12-inchand5.9-inchshellsfromtheGermanbattlecruiser Derfflinger;the shockoftwolargeshellsstrikingherportsidebelowthewaterlinewassogreatthatCaptainChatfeldthoughtshehadbeentorpedoed.Listing 10 degrees to port, Lion had to be towed home to port at 7-10 knots by Indomitable, before a long schedule of repairs at Rosyth and Newcastle. AdvancedOrdinarySeaman20May1916,Coppremainedaboard Lion attheBattleofJutland.Servingasthe fagshipofAdmiralBeatty’s BattlecruiserFleet, Lion wasstruckbya12-inchshellon‘Q’turretwhichkilledandwoundedallthoseinsideandstarteda frewhichhadthe potentialtodestroytheship;RoyalMarineMajorFrancisHarvey,themortallywoundedturretcommander,waslaterposthumouslyawardedthe VictoriaCrossforhavingorderedthemagazine fooded,thuspreventingthedetonationofthearmamentandcorditestock.Hittwicemore duringthe‘RuntotheNorth’ Lion andtheremainderofthebattlecruiser feetreachedRosythonthemorningof2June1916,hercrewhaving suffered 99 dead and 51 wounded during the battle.
Coppremainedaboard Lion onanumberofNorthSeapatrolsandwaspresentasAbleSeamanwhensheprovidedsupportforBritishlight forcesinvolvedintheSecondBattleofHeligolandBighton17November1917.Transferredto Hindustan 1March1918,helatertookpartin operationstoblocktheBelgianportsofZeebruggeandOstendfrom22-28April1918,whichwerebeingusedbytheImperialGermanNavyas basesfortheFlandersU-Boat fotillas;therecipient’sRoyalNavyServiceRecordstates‘Invalided(shrapnelwound)’on25September1918,and confrms his participation in the subsequent Clause 13 ballot for the Victoria Cross
1914-15Star(J.6951,S.J.Douch,A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.6951S.J.Douch.A.B.R.N.);RoyalFleetReserveL. S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue(J.6951(Po.B.14617)S.J.Douch.A.B.R.F.R.)mountedfordisplay, pittingandcontactmarks,nearly very fne (4) £80-£100
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and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)
Four: AAbblleeSSeeaammaannOO..EE..MMoorreeyy,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassddeeccoorraatteeddffoorr‘‘ZZeeaalloouussSSeerrvviiccee’’wwhhiillsstteemmppllooyyeeddwwiitthhtthheeBBrriittiisshh NNaavvaallMMiissssiioonnttooSSeerrbbiiaaaatttthheeDDeeffeenncceeooffBBeellggrraaddee,,aannddwwaassllaatteerrwwoouunnddeeddiinnaaccttiioonnaannddrreessccuueeddffrroommtthheecchhooppppyywwaatteerrss ooff tthhee DDoovveerr SSttrraaiitt aafftteerr aa ff eerrccee eennggaaggeemmeenntt wwhhiicchh ssaaww hhiiss sshhiipp ttoorrnn iinnttoo tthhrreeee ppiieecceess 1914-15Star(227568,O.E.Morey,A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(227568O.E.Morey.A.B.R.N.);SSeerrbbiiaa,, KKiinnggddoomm,MedalforZeal,silvered;togetherwiththerecipient’sSilverWarBadge,thereverseo fficiallynumbered‘R.N.26950’, nearly very fne and better (4) £400-£500
OOwweennEErrnneessttMMoorreeyy,anerrandboy,wasborninPortsmouthon13August1887,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasBoy2ndClasson18August 1903.AdvancedOrdinarySeamanon13August1905andAbleSeamanon24January1907,hetransferredtotheislandofMaltaon11May1913 andservedunderRear-AdmiralSirErnestTroubridgeaspartoftheBritishNavalMissiontoBelgrade1914-16.Detailedtothedefenceofthe DanubeandSavaRiversagainstAustro-Hungarianmonitors,theMissioncomprisedasmallnumberofRoyalNavysailorsandRoyalMarines armed with 4.7 inch naval artillery who were later reinforced with a 45-foot picket boat ftted with torpedo dropping gear. InitiallysuccessfulinpreventingAustro-Hungariandominationofthewaterway,theentryofBulgariaintothewarandthecombinedAustrianGerman-BulgarianOffensiveinOctober1915causedthedisintegrationoftheSerbianposition,despitevaliantattemptsbyMoreyandhis comradestodefendBelgrade.HugelyoutnumberedandwiththeRiverDanubegainingincreasingstrategicvaluefortheenemyasanarterial supplyroutebetweencentralEuropeandtheGallipoliPeninsula,TroubridgeandhissmallforceretreatedwiththeSerbianArmytowardsthe Adriaticcoast,fromwheretheywereevacuatedbytheItalianNavy.Thoseleftbehind,includingmostofthedefendersofBelgrade,underthe commandofMajorDragutinGavrilovic,werekilled,withtheheroismoftheSerbianArmybeingrecognisedbyGermanFieldMarshalAugustvon Mackensen via the construction of a monument, suitably inscribed ‘Serbian heroes rest here’.
ReturnedtoPortsmouthon7February1916,MoreyspentthreemonthsonhomeservicebeforebeingpostedtotheAcasta-classdestroyerH.M. S. Paragon on26May1916.AssignedtotheDoverPatrol, Paragon wassunkonthenightof17March1917whenshewasstruckintheforward boilerroombyatorpedofrom SMSS49 andthensetuponbythreeGermandestroyersandtorpedoboatsatcloserange.Asurvivorlater reportedthattheforwardpartof Paragon had‘completelygone’withenemyshellssetting fretoheroiltanksandcausingherdepthchargesto explodeastheafter-partoftheshipslippedbeneaththewaves;theremainingcentralpartofthehullwasthelastto sink,some8minutesafter the start of the action.
Rescuedbythedestroyers Llewellyn and Laforey,MoreyreturnedtoPortsmouthwherehelikelyreceivedextensivemedicalattention.HisService Recordadds:‘Gastriculcer,traumaticneurasthenia,G.S.W.mouth&righteyebrow’.HereturnedtoactiveserviceintheMediterraneanaboard the Acheron-class destroyer Hydra from 6 June 1917, but was invalided from the Royal Navy on 27 June 1918 and issued a Silver War Badge. Sold with copied service record.
Three: OOrrddiinnaarryySSeeaammaannCC..BBeennssoonn,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoosseerrvveeddiinnHH..MM..SS.. NNoommaadd aatttthheeBBaattttlleeooffJJuuttllaanndd,,3311MMaayy11991166,,aanndd wwaass ttaakkeenn PPrriissoonneerr ooff WWaarr aafftteerr NNoommaadd wwaass ssuunnkk bbyy tthhee ccoonncceennttrraatteedd ff rree ooff tthhee GGeerrmmaann HHiigghh SSeeaass FFlleeeett 1914-15 Star (J.41771 C. Benson Ord. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.41771 C. Benson. Ord. R.N.) good very fne (3) £400-£500 112233
CChhaarrlleessBBeennssoonnwasborninWake feld,Yorkshire,on9December1895andenlistedintheRoyalNavyon6July1915onahostilitiesonlybasis. HeservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Nomad from13April1916,andwaspresentedinherattheBattleofJutland,31May1916. The Fighting at Jutland takes up the story: ‘H.M.S. Nestor andH.M.S. Nomad weresunkbytheconcentrated freoftheGermanHighSeasFleet.Theirendwasgallant.Damagedintheir attackontheGermanbattlecruisers,theywerebothlyingstoppedunabletosteaminthetrackoftheGermanHighSeasFleetasthelattercame upinanapparentlyendlessprocessionfromthesouth,apparentlyabout20capitalshipswithlightcruisersandmassesofdestroyers.Therewas nopossiblereplyfortwodestroyerstothebroadsidesofadozensuper-Dreadnoughts.Anofficerof Nomad wrote,“AwholeGermanbattle squadronwasapparentlyusingusasatargetforpractice fring,andthe Nomad wasrapidlybeingturnedintosomethingremarkablylikeaGruyere cheese.”
Butbeforetheywereputdown Nestor and Nomad fredtheirtorpedoes.“Wewereabout2,000yards,asfarasIcanremember,fromthe leadingGermanbattleshipwhenwe fredourlasttorpedo,andsowewereatpracticallypoint-blankrangefromtheir11-inchand12-inchguns. Theshipstartedsinkingbythesternwithagreatrattlefromtheloosegeartumblingaboutinher,andthengraduallydisappeared,butallthemen weregotclearjustbeforeshesank,andafterashortswimintheseaalife-savingapparatusintheformofaGermantorpedoboat,sosmallwe couldalmosthavetakenitonwithour fsts,cameupandpickedusupoutofthewater.Shewasasingle-funnelcraft,withonepop-gunonthe foc’sle,onetorpedotubemountedontherails, andherdeckspiledhighwithcoal.However,onedoesn’tlookagifthorseinthemouth,andin her we were taken back to Germany, and, as you probably know, were were the “Kaiser’s guests” for the next two and a half years”.’
Sold with a fle of copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
Three: AAccttiinngg LLiieeuutteennaanntt CCoommmmaannddeerr AA.. CC.. BBeeddoouurraa,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall RReesseerrvvee 1914-15 Star (Lieut. A. C. Bedoura. R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Commr. A. C. Bedoura. R.N.R.) very fne (3) £80-£100
AAllbbeerrttCChhaarrlleessBBeeddoouurraawasborninQuebec,Canada,in1871,andwasawardedhisCerti fcateofCompetencyasFirstMateofaForeign-Going Shipon25January1904.QualifedasMaster13November1909,hewasnamedinthe IsleofWightCountyPress on6December1913when appointedtothecommandofthelargesteam-yacht Salvator,ownedbyM.SaintsSenoch.AppointedtoaTemporaryCommissionasLieutenant intheRoyalNavalReserve8December1914,heservedascommanderandsecondincommandoftheYacht VenetiaII from1914-17. RequisitionedbytheAdmiraltyin1914,shewasarmedwitha12poundergunforwardanda6pounderaft.,andspenttheGreatWarasapatrol vessel crewed by members of the Royal Naval Reserve.
GGeeoorrggeeAAnnddeerrssoonnwasbornatFindochty,Ban ffshire,on16June1868,andenrolledintheRoyalNavalReserveon19November1914.Hewas awardedahurtcertifcateon23December1914whenafallinggangwayplankbrokehislegwhilstonwatchdutyaboardthesteamdrifter Glen Corran.Transferredtothehireddrifter CampaniaII inJune1915,AndersonwaspromotedSkipper21July1916andspenttheremainderofthe year operating as a net barrier tender at Tyneside.
On5March1917, CampaniaII wascaughtinaviolentsnowstormoff theNorthumbriancoast.Shedisappearedwiththelossof12men,8of whomwerelaterwashedupatthe fshingharbourofAnstruther,Fife.Aged49years,AndersonisburiedinthefamilyplotatRathven(Hillhead) Cemetery, located a short distance from his home in north east Scotland.
Sold with a fne photograph of Anderson in R.N.R. uniform, alongside his wife and daughter.
Three: CCoorrppoorraallFF..CC..PPaarrssoonnss,,RRooyyaallMMaarriinneeLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoossuurrvviivveeddtthheessiinnkkiinnggooffHH..MM..SS.. PPeeggaassuuss iinnZZaannzziibbaarrHHaarrbboouurr oonn2200SSeepptteemmbbeerr11991144,,aannddllaatteerrsseerrvveeddwwiitthhtthheeEEaassttAAffrriiccaannEExxppeeddiittiioonnaarryyFFoorrcceeiinnooppeerraattiioonnssaaggaaiinnsstttthheeGGeerrmmaannffoorrccee uunnddeerr tthhee ccoommmmaanndd ooff CCoolloonneell PPaauull vvoonn LLeettttooww--VVoorrbbeecckk 1914-15Star(Ply.8456,Cpl.F.C.Parsons,R.M.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Ply.8456Cpl.F.C.Parsons.R.M.L.I.) better than very fne (3)
£140-£180
FFrreeddeerriicckkCChhaarrlleessPPaarrssoonnsswasborninPoplaron14October1878andenlistedinLondonfortheRoyalMarinesLightInfantryon9September 1896.InitiallysenttoWalmerfortraining,hespenttheearly1900’sservingaboardawidevarietyofshipsincluding EmpressofIndia, Leviathan, Donegal, Monmouth and Amphitrite.TransferredtothePelorus-classprotectedcruiser Pegasus 12December1912,hewaspresentontheCape Stationattheoutbreakofwarandspentthe frstfewdaysprotectingthetraderoutes.On23August1914, Pegasus sailedtoBagamoyoin GermanEastAfricawiththeintentionofforcingatrucesothattheportwouldtakenopartinthewar;whentheGermanauthoritiesrefusedto agree to the truce, Pegasus shelled the Port’s Customs House. ReturnedtoZanzibarHarbourtocarryoutenginerepairson18September1914, Pegasus wascaughtentirelyunpreparedbyanearlymorning attacklaunchedbytheGermanlightcruiser Konigsberg;withherenginesshutdown,outrangedandoutgunned, Pegasus wasincapacitatedwithin eightminutes.Corneredintheharbour,herCaptain,CommanderIngles,struckthecolourstoavoidfurtherbloodshed,herfatealreadysealedby gapingholesbeneaththewaterline.Shesanklaterthatafternoon,theengagementcostingthelivesof31sailorswithafurther55menwounded, themajorityinconsequenceofshrapnelandextensive fresbelowdeck.Rescuedbythe ClanMacrae and Gascon,thesurvivors-including Parsons-werebroughtashoreformedicalattentionandshelter;overthenextfewdaystheywouldassistintheburyingof theirfallencomrades in the naval cemetery at Grave island, Zanzibar.
Transferredtothebooksof Hyacinth (Zanzibar),ParsonswentontoservewiththeEastAfricanExpeditionaryForcefrom1August1916to7 October1916.HereturnedhometoRegimentalDepotatWalmeron4October1917andspentthe fnalsixmonthsoftheGreatWaraboard the Q-Ship H.M.S. Pangloss, prior to discharge in 1919. Soldwitha fneidentitydiscfashionedfromasilverGermancoin‘Corpl.F.C.ParsonsPLY.8456.C.ofE.’;withapostcardphotographof Pegasus and copied service record.
GGeeoorrggeeHHuuttssoonnwasborninBishopsgate,London,on30July1885,andenlistedintheRoyalMarineLightInfantryon20May1903.Sentto RegimentalDepotatDealfortraining,hewaspostedtothePelorus-classprotectedcruiser Pegasus on31January1905andbeganthelong journeytowardstheNewHebridesGroupofislandsintheSouthPacifc.LiaisingwiththeFrenchwarship Meurthe,thesailorshadordersto policetheislands,protectthe(predominantly)BritishandFrenchsettlersandtheirproperty,andavengeaseriesofmurders,allclearobjectivesof the Joint Naval Commission established in 1887.
LedbyCommanderWarrenHastingsd’Oylyof Pegasus andLieutenantMaindrevilleofthe Meurthe,60Marinesand50Frenchsailorslandedat LopangelloBeachandproceededtomaketheirwayinland.Thenatives,greatlyalarmedhavingalreadyexperiencedFrenchattentionafterthe murderofaFrenchmantheyearpreviously,soonrealisedthenatureoftheexpeditionandbegantopreparetwolargepigsasapeaceofferingat Bullcz.Thegestureinpartsucceeded;Commanderd’OylymadethedemandinthenameoftheJointCommissionforthehandingoverofthe principlemurderersofthecrewoftheketch CharolIaiso inAugust1904,thentookastepbackasthelocalchieftainsdeclinedtohandoverany numberoftheirmen.Ratherthanforcetheissue,hedeterminedtocontinuethemarchonthevillageofBuliiozanditssurrounds,deployinga small mitrailleuse feld gun as food for thought.
Issue 227 of the Auckland Star, 22 September 1905, describes events: ‘Thenativesstockadedthevillagesinpreparationforanattack.Themenoftheexpeditionhadtoscaleacliff 900feethigh,followingatrackthat wasnearlyimpassable.Thenatives fredthreevolleys,andthebulletsdroppedamongstthesailors,butnonewerehit.Astheforceadvancedthe nativesclearedintothebush,andshotsfrommaximscausedthemtoretireintotheinterior.Theirvillagesandplantationsweredestroyed.A noticeable feature of the affair was the cordial relations of the French and English sailors.’
AdmittedtotheSouthernGeneralHospitalatEdgbaston,Birmingham,on3October1918,HutsonwasinvalidedfromtheRoyalMarineLight Infantry on 28 January 1920. He later received a £30 war gratuity which was sent to his home address at Great Eastern Street, London. Sold with copied service record and private research.
‘For services in action with enemy submarines.’ RReeuubbeennSSttuuaarrttNNaasshhwasborninPortsmouthon1February1890andenlistedintheRoyalMarineLightInfantryatGosporton23March1908. SenttoRegimentalDepotatDealfortraining,heservedaboardthearmouredcruiser KingAlfred from4August1914to15October1914, employedaspartoftheNorthSeablockade.Postedto Venerable from15December1914to27December1916,hewitnessedthebombarding of the Belgian coastline and the mid-latter stages of the Dardanelles campaign.
ReturnedtoPortsmouthDockyard,NashwastransferredtotheRoyalFleetReserveinSeptember1917andwasstationedaboardtheAngloAmericanOilCompanytankerS.S. Lackawanna.Appointedtowatchdutyontheafternoonof16August1918,Nashwasthe frsttospotthetelltalesignsofanincomingtorpedo fredbyasubmergedU-Boat.Realisinghispredicament,heimmediatelyinformedtheSecondOfficerwho alteredcoursejustenoughtowatchthetorpedopassingasternbyafewfeet.Afewmomentslaterasecondtorpedowasspottedinbound; fring theship’sdefensivearmament,Nashsucceededindivertingitfromitscoursecausingittopassastern.Thesubmarinethenrosetothesurface andanintense frefghtopenedupatadistanceof11,600yards;struckbyshellfrefromtheguncrewof Lackawanna,alargeexplosionwasseen onthebowoftheU-Boat.Shethenslippedbeneaththewaves,goingdown‘rapidlybythehead’.NashwassubsequentlyMentionedin Despatches and demobilised in February 1919.
Sold with copied service record and an official report of the engagement, the recipient named on three occasions.
AAssccaarrccee‘‘NNoorrtthhRRuussssiiaannEExxppeeddiittiioonnaarryyFFoorrccee’’NNaavvaallMM..SS..MM..ggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooCCoolloouurrSSeerrggeeaannttCC..BBrryyaann,,RRooyyaall MMaarriinneeAArrttiilllleerryy,,wwhhooaallssooppaarrttiicciippaatteeddiinntthheebbaalllloottffoorrtthheeaawwaarrddoofftthheeVViiccttoorriiaaCCrroossssggrraanntteeddffoorrooppeerraattiioonnssaaggaaiinnsstt ZZeeeebbrruuggggee aanndd OOsstteenndd oonn tthhee nniigghhtt ooff 2222--2233 AApprriill 11991188 1914-15Star(R.M.A.8229.Sgt.C.Bryan.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(R.M.A.8229Cr.Sgt.C.Bryan.);RoyalNavalMeritorious ServiceMedal,G.V.R.(R.M.A./8229.Cl.Sgt.C.Bryan,R.M.A.NorthRussianE.F.1918.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (8229 Charles Bryan, Sergeant, R.M.A.) nearly very fne and better (4)
£300-£400
M.S.M. London Gazette 9 November 1919.
CChhaarrlleessBBrryyaann,acoachbodymaker,wasborninBatharound1878andenlistedintheRoyalMarinesArtilleryatBristolon26June1899.Posted to Anson,Exmouth and PrinceofWales,hewasadvancedSergeant6May1914andawardedtheNavalL.S.&G.C.Medalon20December1914. HeinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWaraboardthearmouredcruiser Antrim,spendingthe frsttwoyearsofthecampaignassignedtotheGrand FleetandpatrollingthenorthernexitsfromtheNorthSea.Transferredtothedreadnoughtbattleship Centurion from23September1916to9 February1918,Bryan’snavalservicerecordstatesthathewasawardedahurtcertifcateafterstrikinghisheadagainstabeam.Unperturbedby thisaccident,BryanrecoveredandtookpartintheZeebruggeRaidwhichattemptedtoblocktheBelgianPortandpreventitsusebytheImperial GermanNavy,inparticulartheFlandersU-BoatFlotillas;hisnamewassubsequentlyenteredintotheballotfortheVictoriaCrossunderRule13 of the V.C. Warrant.
PromotedColourSergeant8June1918,BryanwasawardedtheM.S.M.forserviceinNorthRussiaagainsttheBolsheviksin1919andwas dischargedfromtheRoyalMarinesArtilleryon23July1920havingcompletedtimeforpension.AppointedtotheRoyalFleetReservethe following day, the recipient’s Service Record states his future address as Chapel Row, Bath.
Pair: MMuussiicciiaann EE.. TTuullll,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinneess BBaanndd,, wwhhoo wwaass pprreesseenntt aatt tthhee BBaattttllee ooff JJuuttllaanndd oonn 3311 MMaayy 11991166 aabbooaarrdd HH..MM..SS.. MMaarrllbboorroouugghh British War and Victory Medals (R.M.B. 1997 Mus. E. Tull.) good fne (5) £100-£140 113300
EEddwwaarrddWWiilllliiaammCChhaannnnoonnwasborninFarnhamon2March1895andenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryatSouthamptonon5January1914. HespentmuchoftheGreatWarservingwiththeR.M.A.HowitzerBrigade,initiallyoperating15-inchhowitzersontheWesternFrontfrom21 July1915to17February1916,includingtheBattleofLoos.RecalledforsimilarserviceduringtheBattleoftheSomme,helaterservedaboard EmperorofIndia and Superb beforebeingappointedtothe6thRoyalMarineBattalionandembarkedforRussiaon18July1919.Billettedat Murmansk,partoftheR.M.A.companywereemployedasgundetachmentsforthearmouredtrains,withtheremainderscatteredupanddown the railway line in support of operations against the Bolsheviks at Koikori, Ussuna, and other strategically important settlements. Returnedhomeon6November1919,Channonwasdischarged‘unsuitable’forfurthermilitaryserviceon19August1920,possiblylinkedtothe infamous mutiny which resulted in the death penalty being conferred upon the leading protagonists. Sold with copied service record.
EEddggaarrTTuullllwasbornon15October1897andenlistedintheRoyalMarinesBandasBandBoyon15March1912.AdvancedMusicianaboardH.M. S. Marlborough on20June1914,hewaspresentinherattheBattleofJutlandon31May1916whenshewasstruckbyatorpedolaunchedby thelightcruiserSMS Wiesbaden;thedetonationtorea28-footholeinherhullresultinginsignifcant fooding.ReturnedtotheRoyalMarines School of Music on 15 November 1919, Tull was discharged in 1922.
£200-£240 113311
Five: GGuunnnneerr EE.. LLaakkee,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinnee AArrttiilllleerryy 1914-15Star(R.M.A.6529,Gr.E.Lake.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R.M.A.6529Gr.E.Lake.);DelhiDurbar1911,silver, unnamedasissued;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(6529.ErnestLake.Gunner.R.M.A.) minorcontactmarkstoDelhi Durbar and LSGC medals, otherwise very fne and better (5)
EErrnneessttLLaakkeewasborninNorwichon22November1879andenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryon21January1897.PostedtoRegimental DepotatWalmerfortraining,hewasadvancedGunner2ndClass2November1879andGunner8March1898.Postedto Jupiter,Illustrious and KingGeorgeV,heservedaboardtheIronDuke-classbattleshipH.M.S. EmperorofIndia from11October1914to12December1915,taking partinnumeroussortiesintothenorthernNorthSeainordertoenforcetheblockadeofGermany.Returnedtoland,hejoinedtheEastAfrican ExpeditionaryForcefrom24December1915to8June1916,beforebeingtransferredtothenewlycommissionedRevenge-classbattleshipH.M. S. Resolution for the remainder of the Great War.
Sold with copied service record and private research confrming entitlement to the Delhi Durbar Medal: ‘Guard of Honour, Delhi’ (Medina).
GGeeoorrggeeMMiiddddlleettoonnwasbornon13August1895andenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryatBristolon7September1912.AdvancedGunner2nd Classon28June1913,andGunneron8September1913,hewaswaspostedtotheLion-classbattlecruiserH.M.S. PrincessRoyal on17 September1913andwaspresentaboardherattheBattleofJutlandon31May1916.Struckbyenemyshellfreninetimesduringthebattle-six timesby Derfflinger duringthe‘RuntotheSouth’,twiceby Markgraf duringthe‘RuntotheNorth’,andonceby Posen -the PrincessRoyal suffered 22 seaman killed and 81 injured. TransferredforServicewiththeRoyalMarineBattalionon18February1918,MiddletonwaskilledduringtheZeebruggeRaidon23April1918. He is buried at Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery.
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1914-15Star(R.M.B.1510,Mus.G.Winsor.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R.M.B.1510Bd.Cpl.G.Winsor.);RoyalNavyL.S. &G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, fxedsuspension(R.M.B.15--G.Winsor.Bdmr.2.H.M.S.EmperorofIndia.) lightpittingtoBWM, naming feint and worn in places, good fne to nearly very fne (4) £140-£180 113333
GGeeoorrggeeWWiinnssoorr,amusician,wasborninCaterhamon28August1894andenlistedintheRoyalMarinesasBandBoyatEastneyBarrackson10 February1909.PostedtotheRoyalNavalSchoolofMusicfrom1909to1912,heservedasMusicianaboardtheKingGeorgeV-classdreadnought H.M.S. Centurion from18September1913to26March1917.PresentattheBattleofJutland, Centurion fredfoursalvoesofarmour-piercing shellsatthebattlecruiserSMS Lutzow,butfailedtohithertarget.ReturnedtotheSchoolofMusicfor6months,WinsorendedhisGreatWar campaign aboard the protected cruiser H.M.S. Hyacinth on the Cape Station.
AwardedthisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon20November1927,WinsorwasadvancedBandmaster1stClasson21April1928and was discharged from the band of the Royal Marines at Eastney on 27 August 1933.
SoldwithoriginalCertifcateofServiceandCertifcateofDischarge,thelatterstatingWinsor’scharacteras‘verygood’,adding:‘Acapable bandmaster&instrumentalist.’;witha fnephotographicpostcardalbum,containing21postcardsandsnapshots,includingmanyoftherecipientat various stages of his career, some annotated to reverse.
WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnHHaayyattestedforthe2ndDragoonsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20October1915.He was killed in action on 23 March 1918, the third day of the German Spring Offensive, and is buried in Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery, France. Sold with original Record Office letter of transmittal relating to the 1914-15 Star, dated 28 January 1921.
Pair: CCoorrppoorraall CC.. JJoohhnnssoonn,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy 1914-15 Star (4467 A. Bmbr: C. Johnson. R.F.A.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (4467 Cpl. C. Johnson. R.A.) good very fne
Three: GGuunnnneerr NN.. PPaatttteerrssoonn,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy 1914-15 Star (6365 Gnr. N. Patterson. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (6365 Gnr. N. Patterson. R.A.) very fne
Three: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. NNoorrrriiss,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(67083,Pte.J.Norris.R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(67083Pte.J.Norris.R.A.M.C.) theStarcleaned, glue residue to the reverse of Star and BWM, nearly very fne (9)
£100-£140
RRoobbeerrttWWiilllliiaammWWeellllsswasborninShe ffieldin1895andattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryon2September1914.Heservedwiththe MediterraneanExpeditionaryForcefrom19June1915to11October1915,andlaterfoughtinFranceduringtheBattleoftheSomme.Advanced Acting Corporal whilst serving with D/185 Brigade 19 July 1916, he was discharged in March 1920. NN.. PPaatttteerrssoonn served with the Royal Field Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front from 3 May 1915. JJaammeessNNoorrrriisswasbornin1893andlivedat5Hay feldRoad,Pendleton,Manchester.HeattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpson26August 1915 and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 November 1915.
FFrreeddMMeeddllaannddwasborninPaignton,Devon,andservedwiththe77thFieldCompany,RoyalEngineersduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 15 July 1915. He was killed in action on 27 May 1917, and is buried in Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arras, France.
Seven: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. JJ.. OO’’GGoorrmmaann,, SSccoottss GGuuaarrddss 1914-15Star(10857Pte.J.O’Gorman.S.Gds.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10857Pte.J.J.O’Gorman.S.Gds.);Defenceand WarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(2688252Sjt.J.J.O’Gorman.S.Gds.);ArmyMeritorious ServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(2688252Sjt.J.J.O’Gorman.S.Gds.) contactmarkstotheGreatWartrio,thesegood fne,the remainder good very fne and better (7) £180-£220
JJoohhnnJJoosseepphhOO’’GGoorrmmaann,astore-keeper,wasborninDublinon14November1886andservedinFrancewiththe1stBattalion,ScotsGuards from1December1914.Hewasn’tlongatthefrontbeforebeingadmittedtoNo.3CasualtyClearingStationon17December1914suffering froman‘oldgunshotwoundtotheside’.EvacuatedbackacrosstheEnglishChannel,hetransferredtotheMilitaryFootPoliceasLanceCorporal andreturnedtotheWesternFronton6April1916.Despitethenatureofhisnewrole,hisserviceprovedindifferent,mostnotablywhentwice triedbyFieldGeneralCourtMartialfordrunkennessandusingviolencetowardshissuperiorofficeratLeHavre.Sentencedto6months’ imprisonment with hard labour, O’Gorman concluded his service in France on 18 November 1918 with the Labour Corps. ReturnedhometohiswifeLucyat11UpperDominickStreet,Dublin,Ireland,itwasn’tlongbeforeO’Gormanre-enlistedintheScotsGuardson 13February1919.HeremainedintheserviceoftheRegimentduringtheSecondWorldWar,beingpromotedActingSergeantwhilstat RegimentalDepoton12December1941.Heattendedacourseof fre-fghtingatBordonCampin1942andwasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.Medal withgratuityunderArmyOrderNo.131of1943.Struckoff Strength18June1947,O’GormanwasawardedanannuityM.S.M.havinglargelykept his nose clean since the Great War - with the exception of losing a set of publicly funded dentures in 1935.
WWiilllliiaammEEllddrriiddggeewasborninBattersea,Londonon12July1885andenlistedinthe13th(Service)Battalion,RoyalFusiliersaftertheoutbreakof war.EmbarkedforFranceattheendofJuly1915,hewouldhaveseenconsiderableactionontheSommeinJuly1916,whenthebattalion mountedasuccessfulattackbetweenOvillersandContalmaison.HavingthenseenfurtheractionontheAncreinlate1916,Eldridgediedof woundsreceivedinthebattleofArrason11April1917,whenhisbattalionsufferedheavycasualties.HeisburiedinDuisansBritishCemetery, Etrun, France.
Sold with a pair of cut-steel shoe buckles; and copied research.
Three: LLiieeuutteennaanntt EE.. GGrraavveerr,, NNoottttiinngghhaammsshhiirree aanndd DDeerrbbyysshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaattee NNoorrffoollkk RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15 Star (3-10545 Pte E. Graver. Norf. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3-10545 Cpl. E. Graver. Norf. R.) very fne (3)
£60-£80 114400
EEddwwaarrddGGrraavveerroriginallydisembarkedinFranceon11January1915asPrivateinthe1stBattalion,NorfolkRegiment.Servingaspartof15th Brigade,5thDivision,theBattalionenduredintensetrenchwarfarearoundStEloiinthespringof1915,characterisedbymud,shellingandsniping. TransferredtotheSommebattlefeld,theysawactionatHighWoodandsufferedheavycasualtiesatFalfemontFarminSeptember1916; repeatedlybombardedbyAlliedartillery,theGermanstrongpointwaslittlemorethanapileofreinforcedconcreterubblewhenitwascaptured by the Norfolk Regiment, leaving the men to spend the night out in the open, devoid of any type of shelter.
DischargedtoacommissionintheNottinghamshireandDerbyshireRegiment17December1917,Graverspenttheremainderofthecampaign on home service. He later claimed his medals in 1923 from an address in West Kensington, London.
Three: PPrriivvaattee GG.. KKeemmpp,, NNoorrffoollkk RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall DDuubblliinn FFuussiilliieerrss 1914-15Star(10703Pte.G.Kemp.Norf.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10703Pte.G.Kemp.Norf.R.)mountedasworn on incorrect ribands in the wrong order, very fne (3)
£100-£140
GGeeoorrggeeKKeemmppattestedfortheNorfolkRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom13 October 1915. He subsequently transferred to the 6th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, and was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 3 April 1919. Sold with copied research.
1914-15Star(11245PteG.A.Proudfoot.Linc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(11245Pte.G.A.Proudfoot,Linc.R.); Memorial Plaque (George Arthur Proudfoot) in original card envelope, good very fne (4)
GGeeoorrggeeAArrtthhuurrPPrroouuddffoooott,whowasborninBermondsey,London,enlistedintheLincolnshireRegimenton5September1914,whenhestated thathewas19yearsold.Infact,hewasjust16.Postedtothe7thBattalioninFranceon12October1915,hewaskilledinactionnearHoogeon 19December1915,whenhisunitcameunderheavyartillery freandsufferedcasualtiesof11killedand28wounded.HisC.O.laterspokeofhis admirationforallranks‘inasomewhattryingperiodofdutyduringwhichanysleeporrestwasquiteimpossible.’HeisburiedinMeninRoad South Military Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium. SoldwithaLincolnshireRegimentcapbadge;WalthamstowEducationCommitteeSchoolAttendanceMedal,bronze,thereverseengraved‘A. Proudfoot, 1906’; and copied research.
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1914-15Star(15915Pte.F.J.Embery.Devon.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2Lieut.F.J.Embery);togetherwiththe recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘B.80969’, good very fne (3) £120-£160
FFrreeddeerriicckkJJaammeessEEmmbbrreeyywasborninCrediton,Devonon9September1889andenlistedintheDevonshireRegimentinMarch1915.Draftedto the1stBattalioninFranceinmid-July1915,inwhichhewasadvancedtoLance-Corporal,hewaswoundedsouth-westofLonguevalonthe Somme on 27 July 1916 and admitted to hospital in Rouen.
HavingthenrejoinedhisunitinNovember1916,hewasrecommendedforacommissioninthenewyearandattendedacoursebackin Aldershot,followingwhichhewasappointedaSecondLieutenantintheDevonshireRegimentinJune1917.ButonreturningtoFranceinthe followingmonth,hewasattachedtothe9thBattalion,TheKing’s(LiverpoolRegiment),inwhichcapacityheclearlysawfurtheraction,forinlate AugusthewasevacuatedtotheU.K.sufferingfrom‘severeneurastheniaandfunctionaldisorders.’Suchhadbeenthehorrendous freenduredby himandhiscomradesintheThirdBattleofYpres.HewassubsequentlytreatedforshellshockatCraiglockhartWarHospital,Edinburgh,where the famous war poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon were likewise treated around this time.
EmbreyremainedintheU.K.fortheremainderofthewarandreturnedtohiscivilianemploymentaftertheArmistice.Notwithstandinghisearlier experiences and shell shock, he gamely offered his services to the War Office in July 1939 but his offer was declined on account of health issues. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalcommissiondocumentfortherankofSecondLieutenant,dated27July1917,togetherwithagroupphotograph of fvepatientsinthegroundsofCraiglockhartWarHospital,Edinburgh,takeninSeptember1918andincludingtherecipient;aDevonshire Regiment cap badge; and copied research.
Three: PPrriivvaattee HH.. TToosssseellll,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(15367Pte.H.Tossell.Devon:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(15367Pte.H.Tossell.Devon.R.);togetherwith a damaged Devonshire Regiment cap badge, nearly very fne
Pair: DDrriivveerr PP.. MM.. RReennddeerr,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss 1914-15 Star (80239 Dvr: P. M. Render. R.E.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (80239 Dvr. P. M. Render. R.E.) good very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. CCrraawwffoorrdd,, RRooyyaall SSccoottss British War and Victory Medals (2190 Pte. H. Crawford. R. Scots.) nearly very fne (7)
£80-£100
Four: CCoorrppoorraall LL.. PPoovveeyy,, CChheesshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(14865Cpl.L.Povey.Ches:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(14865Cpl.L.Povey.Ches.R.);BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm, King Albert Medal 1914-18, bronze, very fne (4)
£60-£80
LLeeoonnaarrddPPoovveeyyattestedfortheCheshireRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom26September1915. He was demobilised on 12 April 1919. Belgian Medal unconfrmed.
Five: PPrriivvaatteeWW..GG..BBuurrrroowwss,,22nnddBBaattttaalliioonn,,SSoouutthhWWaalleessBBoorrddeerreerrss,,wwhhoosseerrvveeddaassppaarrttoofftthheeIInntteerrnnaattiioonnaallGGaarrrriissoonnaatt TTiieennttssiinnuuppoonntthheeoouuttbbrreeaakkoofftthheeGGrreeaattWWaarr,,aannddllaatteerreemmbbaarrkkeeddiinnaanneexxppeeddiittiioonnaaggaaiinnsstttthheeGGeerrmmaannooccccuuppiieeddtteerrrriittoorryyooff KKiiaaoocchhooww aanndd iittss ppoorrtt ooff TTssiinnggttaaoo 1914-15Star(10781Pte.W.G.Burrows.S.WalesBord:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10781Pte.W.G.Burrows.S.Wales Bord.;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedaswornonincorrectribands, thesuspendertotheBWMlooseandalittle bent, contact marks and wear to Great War awards, good fne and better (5) £120-£160
WWaalltteerrGGeeoorrggeeBBuurrrroowwssservedintheAsiatictheatreofoperationsfrom23September1914withthe2ndBattalion,SouthWalesBorderers. StationedinChina,theSouthWalesBorderers,supportedbyhalfaBattalionofthe36thSikhs,wereinitiallydetailedtotheprovisionoflocal securityandtheprotectionoftheBritishLegationatPeking.TheylaterjoinedtheirJapanesealliesinanexpeditiontoTsingtao,layingsiegetothe Germannavalbasefortwomonths.ConsideredasignifcantthreattoAlliedinterests,theportwassurroundedby20,000Japanesetroopsand 1,500 Welsh and Indian soldiers under the command of Major-General Nathaniel Barnardiston. Despitebeingbombardedbyover140Japaneseartillerypieces,theGermangarrisonheldoutviaanetworkoftrenches,batteriesand fortifcations,butwere fnallyforcedtosurrenderon7November1914.Withtheport’scapture,Britishforceswerewithdrawnhavingsustained 12killedand53wounded.TheFallofTsingtaoprovidedtheSouthWalesBordererswithabattlehonourheldbynootherregimentoftheBritish Army.TheBattalionreturnedhometoWalesinJanuary1915andlaterservedatGallipoli.BurrowssurvivedtheGreatWarandtransferredto Army Reserve on 25 May 1919.
HHaarrrryyTThheeoobbaallddEErrnneessttLLiippppeettttwasborninCheltenhamin1892andisrecordedasservinginChinawiththe2ndBattalion,SouthWales Bordererson23September1914.InitiallydeployedtoprotecttheLegationsatPeking,theBattalionleftTientsinandunitedwithJapaneseland forcestolaysiegetotheGermannavalbaseatTsingtao.Wagedfrom27August1914to7November1914,thesiegelastedfarlongerthan expectedowingtoGermanpreparations,notablybunkerconstructionandlinesoftrenches.Japanesecasualtiesnumbered733killedand1,282 wounded; the British suffered 12 killed and 53 wounded, whilst the stubborn German defenders lost 199 men killed and 504 wounded. LippettlaterembarkedwithhisBattalionforAvonmouthaboardtheP&Ovessel Delta on18November1914.HesurvivedtheGreatWarand was discharged to Army Reserve on 26 April 1919.
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JJaammeessSSiinnccllaaiirr,whowasborninIrelandon2September1898,wasembarkedforFranceasaPrivateintheRoyalInniskillingFusiliersinearly October1915.Hewassubsequentlywoundedinthekneewhilstservinginthe9th(Service)Battalion(CountyTyrone)andwasentitledtowear awoundstripe,asperArmyOrder 204 of6July1916.Sinclair’swoundcontinuedtogivehimtrouble,officialrecordsrevealingthathereceived furthertreatmentinahospitaltrainatAchiet-Le-GrandinDecember1917.HavingthenendedthewarasamemberoftheLabourCorps,hereenlisted in May 1924, when he joined the Irish Guards;. SoldwithasmallpieceofdecorativeplasterworktakenfromtheTownHallatYpres,andanA.I.F.collarbadgerecoveredfromPasschendaele; and copied research.
1914-15Star(2028Pte.E.Potter,Hamps.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2028Pte.E.Potter.Hamps.R.)mountedcourtstyleforwear, slightattempttoobliteratesurnameonBWMandVM,butdetailsallperfectlylegible,tracesofadhesivetoreverse of all, very fne (3)
£40-£50
EEddwwaarrddPPootttteerrattestedfortheHampshireRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheHedjaztheatreofWarfrom13March 1915. He subsequently transferred to the East Kent Regiment. Sold with fve unrelated Oxfordshire Light Infantry silver-plated small officer’s buttons c.1895.
CChhaarrlleessEEddwwaarrddEEddeennattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon8September1914andservedwiththe4thBattalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29March1915.Hewasdischargedduetosicknesson7August1916,andwasawardeda Silver War Badge, no. 40430. Soldwiththerecipient’scapbadge,shouldertitle,andribandbar;threepostcards;andthreeunrelatedmedals,comprisinganunofficialJubilee Medal1897inwhitemetal;anunofficialCoronationMedal1902inbronze;andaCameronians(ScottishRifes)sportingprizemedallion,bronze, the reverse engraved ‘1932 H. D. Wing Bos. F. Thomas.’.
Five: LLiieeuutteennaanntt RR.. GG.. MMoorrttoonn,, HHiigghhllaanndd LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(Lieut.R.G.Morton.1/5Bn.H.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.R.G.Morton.1/5Bn.H.L.I.);Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn on incorrect ribands, very fne
Three: SSeeccoonndd LLiieeuutteennaanntt JJ.. GG.. TT.. HHaammppeerr,, BBeeddffoorrddsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaattee AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss 1914-15 Star (5411. Pte. J. G. T. Hamper. A.P.C.); British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut J. G. T. Hamper.) good very fne (8) £100-£140
RRoobbeerrttGGiillcchhrriissttMMoorrttoonn,abanker,wasborninInvernesson12June1889andinitiallyservedinFrancefrom12February1915to10January 1916withthe1/8th(Lanarkshire)Battalion,HighlandLightInfantry,attached8thBattalion,RoyalScots.ReturnedtotheWesternFrontwiththe 5th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry on 8 November 1918, he later resumed employment with the Bank of Scotland in Glasgow. RecalledtoserveaspartoftheOfficer’sEmergencyReserve22February1940,MortonspenttwoyearsattheRegimentalPaymaster’sOfficein EdinburghbeforeembarkingforSouthAfricaon30August1942.TransferredtoIndiaCommand1942-45,hesufferedrepeatedboutsofsickness but returned to the R.A.P.C. offices at Glasgow in May 1945. He died at Carluke in 1973.
JJoohhnnGGeeoorrggeeTThhoorrppeeHHaammppeerrwasborninWinchesteron26December1892andattestedatLondonfortheArmyPayCorpson22January 1915.DisembarkedinFrance30April1915,heservedatHeadquartersasFieldCashierandwassubsequentlyappointedtoacommissioninthe 5thBattalion,BedfordshireRegimenton27November1917.HesurvivedtheGreatWarbutdiedofaccidentalcarbonmonoxidepoisoningat home in Wimbledon on 1 January 1969.
Sold with copied Army Service Records for both officers.
Three: PPrriivvaattee HH.. EE.. JJeeppppss,, QQuueeeenn’’ss OOwwnn CCaammeerroonn HHiigghhllaannddeerrss aanndd MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(10154Pte.H.E.Jepps.Cam’nHighrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10054Pte.H.E.Jepps.Camerons); together with a Cameron Highlanders cap badge, good very fne
Three: CCoorrppoorraall JJ.. RReeiidd,, AArrggyyllll aanndd SSuutthheerrllaanndd HHiigghhllaannddeerrss aanndd MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(398Pte.J.Reid,A.&S.Highrs.)innamedcardboxofissue;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(398Cpl.J.Reid.A.& S.H.) in named card box of issue, nearly extremely fne (6) £100-£140
HHeennrryyEEddwwiinnJJeeppppssattestedfortheQueen’sOwnCameronHighlandersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 9 July 1915. He subsequently transferred to the Machine Gun Corps, and was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 10 August 1919. Soldwitha copy ofaletterwrittentotherecipientonbehalfofH.M.QueenElizabeth,theQueenMother,dated10May1966,regardinghervisit toNewZealand;theconnectionbeingthatJepps’familyhadfarmedontheBowes-Lyonfamily’sestatepriortotherecipientemigratingtoNew Zealand.
JJoohhnnRReeiiddattestedfortheArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19 December 1914. He subsequently transferred to the Machine Gun Corps, and transferred to the Reserve on 17 May 1919.
JJoohhnnSSccoottttwasborninCastleton,Roxburghshire,in1895,andattestedfortheCameronHighlandersatHawickon26November1914.Posted tothe7thBattalion,heservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom8July1915andwitnessedheavy fghtingontheSommewith “C”CompanyatContalmaison,MartinpuichandFricourtaspartofthe15th(Scottish)Division.Hediedofwoundson12October1916,andis buried in Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery, France. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalbase-metalidentitydiscandbracelet‘J.Scott.Pres.15835.7.Cam.Hrs.’;apostcardphotographoftherecipient in full military uniform; and a group shot of ‘No. 9 Platoon, “C” Coy., 7th Battalion, Q.O. Cameron Highlds. Parkhouse. 30/6/15.’
Three: AAccttiinngg SSeerrggeeaanntt GG.. AA.. CCoobbbb,, RRooyyaall IIrriisshh RRii ff eess,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall IIrriisshh RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(8231Pte.G.Cobb.R.Ir.Rif.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8231A.Sjt.G.A.Cobb.R.Ir.Rif.)mountedcourt style for display, with named card box of issue, good very fne and better Pair: PPrriivvaattee FF.. CC.. CCllaarriiddggee,, 1100tthh ((CCoouunnttyy ooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((HHaacckknneeyy)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(2025.Pte.F.C.Claridge.10-Lond.R.);VictoryMedal1914-19(2025Pte.F.C.Claridge.10-Lond.R.) weartoVM, nearly very fne (5) £80-£100
GGeeoorrggeeAAllffrreeddCCoobbbbservedwiththe6thBattalion,RoyalIrishRi fesduringtheGreatWarintyheGallipolitheatreofWarfromSeptember 1916.WheninitiallylandedatAnzacCoveon5August1915,theBattalionconsistedof23officersand743otherranks,butheavyTurkish resistanceatChailakDereandTheFarm,AghylDere,hadreducedstrengthbyover300officersandmen.Deployedasreplacementtroops, CobbandhiscomradesweresenttoRussell’sTop,thehighestpointwithintheANZACperimeterwithcommandingviewsoftheTurkishlines. They remained in this area until evacuation to Mudros on 29 September 1915.
Transferredtothe1stBattalion,RoyalIrishRegimentasActingSergeant,CobbsurvivedtheGreatWarandwasdischargedtoArmyReserve19 August 1919.
FFrreeddeerriicckkCChhaarrlleessCCllaarriiddggeeservedatGallipolifrom10August1915withthe1/10thBattalion,LondonRegiment.Lessthanamonthlaterhewas awarded21daysFieldPunishmentNo.2for‘breakingboundstogetwateranddrinkingatwells’(atSariBair).AdmittedtotheH.S. Somali with dysentery, he was later discharged in 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge.
GGeeoorrggeeWWaalltteerrWWrriigghhtt,apoliceman,attestedatHuntingdonforthe5thBattalion,RoyalIrishRegimenton15September1914.Disembarkedat Gallipoli7August1915,therecipient’sArmyServiceRecordstatesthathesufferedagunshotwoundtotherightarmon16August1915. EvacuatedtoSt.David’sHospitalinMaltafortreatment,helaterembarkedforSalonikaper Minnetonka on18December1916,andspent8 months in military hospital suffering from malaria prior to discharge.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee LL.. II.. BBrriiccee,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee,, llaatteerr 1100tthh ((CCoouunnttyy ooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((HHaacckknneeyy)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt British War and Victory Medals (211355 Pte. L. I. Brice. Rif. Brig.) very fne (4) £100-£140 115566
DDaanniieellLLeeaarryywasborninTuosest,Kenmare,CountyKerry,Ireland,andenlistedinBelfastfortheConnaughtRangers.Heservedwiththe6th BattalioninFrancefrom17December1915,anddiedofwoundsreceivedinoperationsaroundHulloch,tothenorthofLoos.Aged34years,he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.
LLeesslliieeIIssaaddoorreeBBrriicceewasborninBatterseaon14April1895andservedinEgyptwiththe19thBattalion,Ri feBrigadefrom9January1918. TransferredtotheLondonRegiment,hereturnedtoEnglandon1June1919andisrecordedin1921asa26year-oldomnibusconductor employedbytheLondonGeneralOmnibusCompanyatGrosvenorRoad,Westminster.Interestingly,thecensusnoteshimas‘Professor’, repeated in 1939 when he is listed as a Battersea bus conductor. He survived the London Blitz and died in Battersea in 1964.
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Three: SSeeccoonnddLLiieeuutteennaannttPP..GGrraayy,,TThheeKKiinngg’’ss((LLiivveerrppoooollRReeggiimmeenntt)),, aattttaacchheeddSSeeaaffoorrtthhHHiigghhllaannddeerrss,,llaatteeAArrggyyllllaannddSSuutthheerrllaannddHHiigghhllaannddeerrss,,wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn iinn tthhee OOppppyy sseeccttoorr oonn 1188 JJuunnee 11991188 1914-15Star(777.P.Gray.A.&S.Highrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (2.Lieut.P.Gray);MemorialPlaque(PeterGray)inoriginalcardenvelope, the BWM officially re-impressed, good very fne (4) £100-£140
Pair: LLiieeuutteennaanntt EE.. OO’’CCaallllaagghhaann,, RRooyyaall MMuunnsstteerr FFuussiilliieerrss 1914-15Star(2.Lieut.E.O’Callaghan.R.Muns.Fus.);VictoryMedal1914-19(Lieut.E.O’Callaghan.) patchesofverdigristoStar and staining to VM, otherwise nearly very fne (2)
£100-£140
EEddwwaarrddOO’’CCaallllaagghhaannwasbornin1876andservedwiththeRoyalMunsterFusiliersduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19 December 1915. Issued a Silver War Badge on 22 January 1919, his address at the time was listed as 5 Hillsboro’ Place, Old Blackrock Road, Cork.
Three: RRii ff eemmaann JJ.. DDuunnddrrooww,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee SSoommmmee oonn 33 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991166 1914-15Star(S-7777Pte.J.Dundrow.Rif:Brig:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S-7777Pte.J.Dundrow.Rif.Brig.);Memorial Plaque (John Drummond) in original card envelope, good very fne (4)
£100-£140
JJoohhnnDDuunnddrroowwwasbornatthePoorLawUnionIn frmary,Shadwell,Middlesexon6May1895andattendedCopperfeldRoadSchoolbefore fndingworkasaplater’sapprentice.InJanuary1915,heenlistedinthe10th(Service)BattalionoftheRifeBrigade,whichwasembarkedfor FranceinJuly1915.InitiallydeployedtotheLaventiesector,andthencetotheYpressalient,thebattalionwassubsequentlyheavilyengagedon theSommeinthesummerof1916.Anditwasthere,onthe frstdayofthebattleofGuillemonton3September1916,thatDundrowwaskilled inaction.Aged21,hewasthesonofAlexanderandElizabethDundrowofLavenderPlace,St.George-in-the-East,London,buthiseffectswere claimed by his sister, Annie Kimberley. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.
Three: PPrriivvaattee EE.. GG.. WW.. GGeeeevveess,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee,, wwhhoo wwaass sseevveerreellyy wwoouunnddeedd eeaasstt ooff BBooeessiinngghhee oonn 66 JJuullyy 11991155 1914-15Star(Z-498PteE.G.W.Geeves.Rif:Brig:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Z-498Pte.E.G.W.Geeves.Rif.Brig.) good very fne (3) £60-£80 116600
EEddwwaarrddGGeeoorrggeeWWiilllliiaammGGeeeevveesswasborninNewington,Londonon26March1894andenlistedintheRi feBrigadeaftertheoutbreakofwar. EmbarkedforFranceinlateJanuary1915,heservedinthe1stBattalionandwasseverelywoundedinthelefthumerusandelbowinaspirited attackagainstGermantrencheseastofBoesingheon6July1915.Describedatlengthintheregimentalhistory,itwasanattacknotedforabitter exchange with enemy bombing parties and heavy artillery. The battalion’s casualties amounted to 36 killed, 180 wounded and 37 missing. GeeveswasconveyedtoBoulogneinNos.9and17AmbulanceTrains,andthencetoEnglandbyhospitalship.Suchwastheseriousnatureofhis wounds that he was honourably discharged in July 1916 and awarded the Silver War Badge. Sold with a copied research.
WWiilllliiaammMMaaccLLaarreenn,aresidentofWillowbankCrescent,WoodlandsRoad,Glasgow,disembarkedinFrancewiththeExpeditionaryForceCanteens on17February1915.AdvancedTransportCorporalintheMachineGunCorps,hespenttheremainderoftheGreatWarmanagingthehorsedrawntransport,specifcallythelimberedwagonsandsmallarmsammunitioncartsthatcarriedtheheavyVickersmachinegun,tripod, ammunition and spare parts. He survived the campaign and was discharged to Army Reserve on 15 January 1920.
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Three: AAccttiinnggCCoorrppoorraallVV..HH..BBeelllleenniiee,,1100tthh((CCoouunnttyyooffLLoonnddoonn))BBaattttaalliioonn((HHaacckknneeyy)),,LLoonnddoonnRReeggiimmeenntt,,llaatteerrMMaacchhiinneeGGuunn CCoorrppss,, wwhhoo sseerrvveedd aatt GGaalllliippoollii aanndd wwaass llaatteerr ffoouunndd gguuiillttyy ooff ddiissoobbeeyyiinngg oorrddeerrss iinn EEggyypptt 1914-15Star(2178Pte.V.H.Bellenie,10-Lond.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2178Pte.V.H.Bellenie.10-Lond.R.) contact marks and staining to obverse of Star and VM, good fne (3) £70-£90
VViiccttoorrHH..BBeelllleenniieewasborninBethnalGreenin1897andattestedforthe10thBattalion,LondonRegimenton20October1914.He disembarkedatGallipolion15August1915andwaslikelypresentattheevacuationoftheBattaliontoEgyptinDecember.Dischargedfromthe LondonRegiment25April1916,hejoinedtheMachineGunCorpsatElKubri(Egypt)on2July1916,qualifyingasaMachineGunner1stClasson 2May1916.AdvancedCorporal,therecipient’sArmyServiceRecordadds:‘21daysF.P.No.2:Conducttotheprejudiceofgoodorderand militarydisciplineinthathemadeanimproperreplytohissuperiorofficer...herefusedtoobeyordersgiventofetchtwosheetsofcorrugated iron, & replied “Yes. I refuse!” Sold with copied Army Service Record.
Six: SSeerrggeeaannttJJ..HHooookkeerr,,RRooyyaallSSiiggnnaallss,,llaattee1177tthh((CCoouunnttyyooffLLoonnddoonn))BBaattttaalliioonn((PPooppllaarraannddSStteeppnneeyyRRii ff eess)),,LLoonnddoonnRReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo ssuu ffff eerreedd aa gguunnsshhoott wwoouunndd ttoo tthhee hheeaadd dduurriinngg tthhee GGrreeaatt WWaarr 1914-15Star(2471Pte.J.Hooker.17-Lond.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2471Pte.J.Hooker.17-Lond.R.);1939-45Star; WarMedal1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,Territorial,withSecondAwardClasp(2560748Sjt.J.Hooker.R.Signals.)mounted as worn, the clasp to last separate, nearly very fne and better (6) £100-£140
JJaammeessHHooookkeerrwasbornon20November1896andenlistedinthe17thBattalion,LondonRegimenton2September1914.Postedto“D” Company,heservedinFrancefrom9March1915andwasdischargedduetowounds.Returnedhometo7Wyatt’sLane,Walthamstow,helater rejoinedtheBritishArmyatStratfordon2September1924,histradeuponenlistmentrecordedasDriver.SenttoFrancewiththeRoyalSignals, he was evacuated in the summer of 1940 and was later awarded a Second Award clasp to the Efficiency Medal (Territorial) on 19 June 1943. Soldwith3originalSoldier’sServiceandPayBooks;disabilityawardletter,dated9May1923confrmingentitlementtoa15%payment;abronze tugofwarsportsfobmedallion,engravedtoreverse‘Sigln.J.HookerNo.1Coy.1927’,in fttedcaseofissue;withtherecipient’selectroplate cigarette case and accompanying ephemera.
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Three: PPrriivvaatteeHH..CC..AAbbbbootttt,,1177tthh((CCoouunnttyyooffLLoonnddoonn))BBaattttaalliioonn((PPooppllaarraannddSStteeppnneeyyRRii ff eess)),,LLoonnddoonnRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2299 MMaayy 11991155 1914-15Star(2757.Pte.H.C.Abbott.17-Lond.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2757Pte.H.C.Abbott.17-Lond.R.) minor staining to VM, very fne
HHeennrryyCChhaarrlleessAAbbbbootttt,aresidentofClapton,wasbornin1892andenlistedinthe17thBattalion,LondonRegimentatBow.PostedtoFranceon 9March1915,hewaskilledinactionwhilstservingwith“C”Company,17thBattalion,LondonRegimenton29May1915.Heisburiedat Woburn Abbey Cemetery, Cuinchy, France.
JJoohhnnFFrreeddeerriicckkAAbbbbootttt,brotheroftheabove,wasborninBermondseyin1897andservedasDriverinFrancefrom31May1915.Postedto“C” Battery,121stBrigade,hediedtendaysaftertheArmistice,likelyinconsequenceofinfuenzaorillnessderivedfromactiveservice.Aged21years, he is buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.
Three: AAccttiinnggSSeerrggeeaannttWW..TT..EE..KKiinnggssllaanndd,,2211sstt((CCoouunnttyyooffLLoonnddoonn))BBaattttaalliioonn((FFiirrssttSSuurrrreeyyRRii ff eess)),,llaattee1177tthh((CCoouunnttyyooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((PPooppllaarr aanndd SStteeppnneeyy RRii ff eess)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(2859Pte.W.T.E.Kingsland.17-Lond.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2859Cpl.W.T.Kingsland.17-Lond.R.) good very fne (6) £100-£140
AAllffrreeddJJoohhnnCCaattoonn,aresidentofBow,originallyattestedfortheSomersetLightInfantryon20November1914.Postedtothe1/17thLondon RegimentasRifeman,heservedinFrancefrom28June1915andwaswoundedinactionon15September1916duringoperationsinHigh Wood. Evacuated home to England four days later for treatment, he was later transferred to the Labour Corps. WWiilllliiaammTThhoommaassEE..KKiinnggssllaannddservedasRi femaninFrancefrom6December1915andwasraisedActingSergeantwhilstwiththe21stBattalion, London Regiment.
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Three: RRii ff eemmaannEE..CC..WWiissee,,11//1188tthh((CCoouunnttyyooffLLoonnddoonn))BBaattttaalliioonn((LLoonnddoonnIIrriisshhRRii ff eess)),,LLoonnddoonnRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1111 MMaayy 11991188 1914-15Star(2322.Pte.E.C.Wise,18-Lond.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2322Pte.E.C.Wise,18-Lond.R,)intheir cardboxofissuewithrelatedRecordOfficeforwardingletter,dated2May1922;MemorialPlaque(EdwardCharlesWise)in original card envelope and O.H.M.S. forwarding envelope addressed to the recipient’s father, extremely fne (4) £140-£180 116666
EEddwwaarrddCChhaarrlleessWWiisseewasborninMarylebone,Londonon7May1895andenlistedinthe1/18thBattalion,LondonRegiment(LondonIrish Rifes)followingtheoutbreakofwar.EmbarkedforFranceinMarch1915,heandhiscomradesquicklysawactionatFestubertandLoos.Of subsequenteventsleadingtohisdeathinactionon11May1916,theenemymountedaferociousattackonthebattalion’spositionsafter detonating a mine which created a substantial crater. Sydney Major’s regimental history takes up the story:
‘Anextremelyhot frewasdirectedontotheTallandierandRubineautrenchesandabarrageof freofdevastatingintensityfellonSoutienand 130 Alley. A good deal of shelling was enfladed from the direction of Lieven.
At7.30p.m.,theGermansopenedabombingattackontherightpostofNewCutCraterafterdrenchingthatpostwithshrapnelandtrench mortar fre.Undercoverofthebombing,theenemyendeavouredtopushupsnipersontheeastsideofNewCutCrater,whileenemybombers also engaged our grenadiers in Mildren Crater.
Theattackswerecounteredwithsteadyandwelldirectedbombingand,foranhour,thebombingduelcontinued,whileourartillerypoureda torrentofshellsontotheenemylineandourtrenchmortarbatterypitchedtheirprojectilesintoIrishCraterandthenenemydefencesinthe immediatevicinity.ThedetermineddefencebytheLondonIrishbomberscompletelyfrustratedtheenemy’seffortsand,afterafrenziedhourand a half, the enemy’s fre slackened.
CasualtiessustainedbytheBattalionintheactionamountedto51.CaptainMahonand2nd Lt.R.G.Tophamwerewounded(theformer remaining in duty) and of the other ranks, 7 were killed and 42 wounded.’
Wise was among those killed, and is buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France.
Sold with three Regimental Buttons; and copied research.
Three: PPrriivvaattee AA.. MMeetthhvveenn,, AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(M2-054611.Pte.A.Methven.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M20-054611Pte.A.Methven.A.S.C.); together with the recipient’s riband bar and two small photographs, very fne
Five: DDrriivveerr AA.. RR.. SSmmiitthh,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss BritishWarandVictoryMedals(209379Dvr.A.R.Smith.R.E.);FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,the lastthreewithArmyCouncilenclosure,innamedcardtransmissionbox,addressedto‘Mr.A.R.Smith,113,TunstallCrescent, Aspley,Nottingham’;togetherwithanEmpireDay1927Medalinwhitemetal, edgebruisingtotheGreatWarpair,thesevery fne; the Second War awards extremely fne
AAnnddrreewwMMeetthhvveennattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom28March1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 8 June 1919.
AArrtthhuurrRRiicchhaarrddSSmmiitthhattestedfortheRoyalEngineerson4November1916andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront. Hewasdischargedduetosicknesson25February1919andwasawardedaSilverWarBadge,no.B182561.Hesawfurtherserviceduringthe Second World War in North West Europe in the fnal months of the War.
AArrtthhuurrCCooookkwasbornin1896andattestedfortheNottinghamshireandDerbyshireRegimenton8October1914.Heservedwiththemduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontpost1916,andwascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarin1918.Repatriatedfollowingthecessationof hostilities, he was disembodied on demobilisation on 3 March 1919.
‘For valuable services rendered on Hospital Ships during the War.’ FFrreeddeerriicckkGGeeoorrggeePPhhiippppsswasborninBristolin1882andhavingattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsservedduringtheGreatWarin Hospital Ships from 20 August 1914.
1914-15 Star (68309. Pte. A. J. Page, R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (68309 Pte. A. J. Page, R.A.M.C.) good very fne Pair: PPrriivvaattee TT.. RR.. PPaaggee,, SSuu ffff oollkk RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn iinn tthhee TThhiirrdd BBaattttllee ooff YYpprreess oonn 2244 OOccttoobbeerr 11991188
AAllffrreeddJJoohhnnPPaaggeewasborninOssett,Yorkshireon18April1877andwasemployedasanattendantataLondonmentalasylumpriortothe GreatWar.FollowinghisenlistmentintheRoyalArmyMedicalCorps,hewasembarkedforEgyptinOctober1915.Havingthenqualifedasa mental nurse after the war, he retired to Norfolk and died at Thetford in February 1956. TThhoommaassRReeggiinnaallddPPaaggee,sonoftheabove,wasborninChigwell,Essexin1899andwaskilledinactionintheThirdBattleofYpreson24October 1918, whilst serving in the 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. He is buried in Vendegies Crossroads British Cemetery, Bermerain, France. Sold with a damaged commemorative scroll and a quantity of copied research.
Three: LLiieeuutteennaanntt MM.. WW.. OOaakkeess,, SSiieerrrraa LLeeoonnee BBaattttaalliioonn,, WWeesstt AAffrriiccaa FFrroonnttiieerr FFoorrccee,, aattttaacchheedd HHeeaaddqquuaarrtteerrss,, NNiiggeerriiaa RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15 Star (T. Lieut. M. W. Oakes.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. M. W. Oakes.) good very fne (3)
£140-£180
MMoonnttaagguueeWWaaddddiinnggttoonnOOaakkeesswasborninLowestofton30May1899,theeldestsonofBrilbyPorteusOakes,aClerkinHolyOrders.Educated attheUniversityofCambridge,hetookemploymentasacivilservantandservedasTemporarySecondLieutenantinWestAfricafrom23August 1914. Confrmed upon the medal roll for the 1914-15 Star, the recipient’s MIC adds: ‘resumed civil duties’.
ReturnedhometoEngland,OakesmarriedMissCynthiaLacey,theseconddaughterofSirPierceandLadyLacey,in1928.Thecouplelaterlived at Great Barton in Suffolk until his death on 23 August 1944.
Three: LLiieeuutteennaanntt HH.. WW.. CChhaapplliinn,, AArrmmyy PPaayy DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt,, llaattee AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss 1914-15 Star (2650. Pte. H. W. Chaplin. A.P.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. H. W. Chaplin.) very fne (10) £120-£160
AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddCChheenneerryywasborninEssexon21January1896andattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsatStratfordon11August1914. TransferredtotheArmyPayCorps8September1914,hedisembarkedinFranceon2December1915andjoinedtheCommandPayOfficeBase atRouen.HewasappointedtoanEmergencyCommissionon16November1939andwasadvancedMajoron15June1947;postedfrom KingstonuponThamestoPayServicesHeadquarters,HamburgDistrictinthespringof1949,hetookhisretirementfromtheR.P.O.Nottingham on 12 August 1953. He died in Kent on 5 May 1978.
HHeerrbbeerrttWWaalltteerrCChhaapplliinnwasborninWalthamAbbey,Essex,on8July1886,thesonofHenryChaplin,anenginedriverintheRoyalGunpowder FactoryatWalthamAbbey.HejoinedtheArmyPayOfficeatCanterbury29October1914andembarkedforFranceon14September1914as PrivateintheArmyPayCorps.HewaslaterappointedtoacommissionasTemporarySecondLieutenantandActingPaymaster,ArmyPay Department,on21September1918,whilstservingwiththeExpeditionaryForce.Dischargedfromserviceinthelatespringof1919,heislater recorded in 1939 as a Municipal Chief Clerk residing at 18 Brockley Park, Lewisham. Sold with copied research relating to both recipients.
£140-£180 117722
Five: CCaappttaaiinnEE..WW..CCooee,,RRooyyaallAArrmmyyPPaayyCCoorrppss,,llaatteeKKiinngg’’ssSShhrrooppsshhiirreeLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryyaanndd2288tthh((CCoouunnttyyooffLLoonnddoonn))BBaattttaalliioonn ((AArrttiissttss RRii ff eess)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(3361,Pte.E.W.Coe,28-Lond.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.E.W.Coe.);DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45, mounted court-style for wear, very fne
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(24750Pte.J.R.T.Norris.R.W.KentR.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy (7733098 W.O. Cl. II. J. R. T. Norris. R.A.P.C.) very fne and better (8)
EErrnneessttWWiillffrreeddCCooeewasborninGreenwichon13June1893andenlistedinthe28thBattalion,LondonRegimenton13October1914.Posted toFrance9May1915,hewasappointedtoacommissionasTemporarySecondLieutenant,7thBattalion,King’sShropshireLightInfantryon5 December1915.InvalidedhometoEngland2April1916duetosickness,hespentthenextfewmonthstrainingnewrecruitsonanti-gasandthe Lewisgun,andeturnedtotheWesternFrontwiththe10thBattalioninMay1918,beingpresentduringtheheavyhandtohand fghtingaround theLysCanalon22August1918.AppointedtoanEmergencyCommissionasLieutenantintheR.A.P.C.on18April1940,CoejoinedtheR.P.O. atBrightonandwassubsequentlyappointedRegimentalPaymasteratRadcliffeinOctober1941.Herelinquishedhiscommissionon15March 1954 and died at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in Smithfeld on 3 March 1965. SoldwithoriginalCommissionCertifcate;a fneportraitphotographoftherecipientwearinghisofficer’suniform;andcopiedArmyService Record which notes fuency in German and French, and elementary Swedish. JJaammeessRRiicchhaarrddTThhoommaassNNoorrrriisswasborninLimehouseon9October1889andservedwiththe4thBattalion,RoyalWestKentRegimentfrom21 October1916.StationedatTunbridgeWells,hetransferredtothe1stBattalionanddisembarkedinFrance23January1917.Hesuffereda gunshotwoundtotheleftlegon5March1917andwascompulsorilytransferredtothe15th(Garrison)Battalion,EssexRegimenton29April 1918.PostedtotheOrdnanceDepartment,attachedTowerofLondon,30May1919,NorrisservedatTientsinasAccountantStaff Sergeant9 October1924beforerevertingtoAccountantSergeantathisownrequestupontransfertotheR.A.P.C.AdvancedLieutenant(Paymaster)23 September 1947, he died of heart complaints at Bournemouth in 1965.
1914-15Star(V.O’Neill-Power.F.A.N.Y.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(V.O’Neill-Power.F.A.N.Y.C.);BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm, OrderofLeopoldII,FifthClassbadge,silverandenamel;MedailledelaReineElisabeth,bronzeandredenamel;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrdd RReeppuubblliicc,CroixdeGuerre,reversedated1914-1918,withbronzestaronriband,mountedasworn, theStarandVMlightly silvered, blue enamel loss to Order of Leopold II, otherwise very fne (6)
£600-£800
Belgian Order of Leopold II London Gazette 24 October 1919.
France Croix de Guerre London Gazette 23 August 1918.
VViioolleettOO’’NNeeiillll--PPoowweerrwasbornatSnowhill,CountyKilkenny,Ireland,around1890,andspentherchildhoodatPowerHallwheresheexcelledas ahorseriderandmemberoftheSnowhillfoxhounds.ShejoinedtheFirstAidNursingYeomanryasaTrooperaround1907,beingoneofthe frst entrantsunderthecommandofCaptainEdwardBaker.AppointedSecondLieutenant,shedisembarkedinFranceon27October1914andwas soontendingtowoundedsoldiersandcivilians feeingtheGermanadvanceatLamarckHospitalinCalais.Theseearlydayswerelaterdetailedby author Irene Ward in her book F.A.N.Y. Invicta (1955):
‘Withthepaintstillwetontheambulance,the frstunit,organisedbytheCorps,leftforFolkestoneon26October,1914,andsleptthatnightin thewaiting-room.Itwasasmallpartysetouttoblazeatrail,consistingofFranklin(incommand),Ashley-Smith,Walton,Marshall,O’Neill-Power andWicks,whowasalsoatrainednurse.TheyweredelayedsomehoursinFolkestoneasaBelgianrefugeeboathadbeenmined,andtheRed Crossyachtwasnotsailing.TheF.A.N.Y.’s,however,employedtheirtimeincarryingwoundedfromthePavilionHotel-atemporaryhospital-to ambulances... Finally, the unit crossed to Calais in a mail-boat and their War Service began in earnest.’
EightthousandwoundedFrenchandBelgian’spassedthroughCalaisinthe frst fvedayswiththousandsmorefollowingastheFirstBattleof Ypresraged.Bythesummerof1916,MissO’NeillPowerwasinchargeoftheBelgianConvoyatCalais,operatingfrom‘delightfulhutments’next totheGareduNord;withtwentyvehicleshousedinwell-builtbays,aconcretewashandsunkenpetrolpit,theF.A.N.Y.provedinvaluablein providingcaretowoundedservicemenduringtheBattleoftheSommeandBattleofPasschendaele.Whennotprovidingvitalmedicalservices, they also helped boost morale, with Violet joining her friends as part of a performing stage troop called “The Fantasticks”.
RecognisedforherworkbyboththeFrenchandBelgianGovernments,MissO’Neill-PowerwasreleasedfromserviceinFebruary1919.The Waterford Standard of 8 March 1919, adds:
‘WehearthatMissVioletO’Neill-Power,ofSnowhill,hasrecentlyreturnedfromFrance,where,since1914,shehasbeenattachedtotheBelgian Army.MissO’Neill-Powerdidsplendidworkduringthegreatand fnalpushoftheAlliedArmies,andnotablythroughoutthefrequent bombardments.InrecognitionofherstrenuouslaboursandfearlessdevotiontodutythisyoungladyhasbeendecoratedwiththeFrenchCroix de Guerre with Silver Star (sic), and the Ordre de la Reine Elisabeth.’
Henry Keown-Boyd’s article, From Private to Pilot (O.M.R.S., June 2010), takes up the story: ‘Withhindsight,theinclusionoftheFlightseemstohavebeenacuriouslyunnecessaryadditiontotheburdenofthewareffortbearinginmind theconsiderablelogisticalandtransportationproblemsinvolved,balancedagainstituncertaineffectiveness.Neithertheaircraftorequipmentand storesrequiredcouldbe fowninthosedaysthe1,000milestodestination,sofourcratedaeroplanes,theirfuelindrums,twoLeylandlorries, fourCrossleytenders,aspareaeroengine,twocanvashangarstogetherwitharms,ammunitionandabout60officersandmenhadtobe transportedbyseaandland,thelatterpartofthejourneyacrosstracklessdesertintocentralAfrica.Viaaseriesoflandinggroundsanddepots theFlightanditsequipmentwastransportedfromPortSudanviaKhartoumandElObiedbyrail,lorryandcameltoitsmainbaseatNahudand advance base at Jebel el Hula.
The frstoperational fightwasmadeon12May1916byLieutenantF.Bellamyandonthe17thaplanepilotedbyCaptainBannatynewashitbya bullet.Onthe23rd,2ndLieutenant(laterMarshaloftheRoyalAirForceSirJohn)SlessorwaswoundedinthethighwhileattackingAliDinar’s armyretreatingfromitsdefeatatthebattleofBeringiabutdisplayingacertaindefanceagainstWingate’sFlyingChariots!TheSultanAliDinar escaped from Beringia but was killed by a Camel Corps patrol a few months later.’
OrderedbacktoEgyptinJune1916,thedetachment’spersonnelundertookyetanotherepic journey,comprising350milesbycamelandlorry, 900milesbyrailtoPortSudanandthenan800-mileseavoyage.Here,then,anotherchapterinwhichHorton’sskillsweresurelycalledupon.He mayearlierhavetakena‘backseat’intheunit’sB.E.2cs,asdidoneofhismessmates,1stClassAirMechanicJohnGarside.Alas,Garsideperished in the desert with his pilot, after their aircraft was forced down with fatal engine trouble. Whateverhisexactpartinthecampaign,Hortonclearlydistinguishedhimself.Andhewasmentioned‘forgallantanddistinguishedservicesinthe Field’ in General Sir F. R. Wingate’s despatch, dated 8 August 1916, in addition to being awarded the M.S.M. in January 1917. Horton’sservicerecordalsorevealsthathewasinvalidedtoMaltainthehospitalship GloucesterCastle inSeptember1916,whenhewas suffering from malaria. He was transferred to the R.A.F. Reserve in April 1919 and fnally discharged in April 1920. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalM.I.D.certifcate,inthenameof‘36821stClassA.M.T.Horton’,forgallantanddistinguishedservicesintheField intheSudan,togetherwitharelatedR.A.F.RecordOfficeforwardingletter,dated21October1921,andfurtherwartimedocuments,includinga copyofRoutineOrdersforNo.17Squadron,dated24November1916,inwhichreferenceismadetotheannouncementoftherecipient’s ‘mention’,aprintedcopyoftheKing’sMessagetotheRoyalAirForce,11November1918,hisCertifcateofTransfertotheReserve,datedat Blandford on 19 April 1919; four wartime photographs, these last creased and worn; and Royal Flying Corps cap badge and cloth title.
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JJaammeessWWeebbbbenlistedintheAustralianImperialForceinMelbourne,Australia,inJanuary1915,aged21.Draftedtothe7thAustralianBattalion,he joined‘C’CompanyinGallipoliinMay1915andwitnessedmuchaction.Infact,hisservicerecordrevealsthathereceivedgrenadewoundstohis head on 8-9 August 1915 and was admitted to hospital in Malta from the hospital ship Itonus Webbcollectedthosewoundsinthebattalion’sgallantstandatLonePine,astandforwhichnofewerthanfourofitssoldierswereawardedthe V.C.Theactioninquestiontookplaceinarecentlycapturedtrench,asheldbyLieutenantHaroldTubbandtenmen,theTurksmounting determinedbombingattackstoretakeit.Giventhenatureofhiswounds–describedashavingbeeninfictedbyagrenade–itseemsfeasible WebbwasoneofthetenmenwhofoughtalongsideTubb.Webbwasre-embarkedforEnglandinthehospitalship Oxfordshire,wherehis treatment continued at a military hospital in Hampstead, London.
HavingthentransferredtotheAnzacPoliceCorpsinApril1916,Webbhadseveralrun-inswithhisseniorsinEgyptinlate1916,priorto rejoiningthe7thBattalioninFranceinMarch1917.HewassubsequentlyawardedsevendaysFieldPunishmentNo.2forusing‘obscenelanguage’ to an N.C.O. and detached for service as a belt ftter in the 2nd Australian Machine Gun Company in September 1917. Butitseemshehadreturnedtotheranksofthe7thBattalionbythetimeofhisdeathinactionon4October1917.Hehasnoknowngraveand is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
1914-15Star(23/178Pte.A.Jones.N.Z.E.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(23/178Pte.A.Jones.N.Z.E.F.);WarMedal1939 -45; New Zealand War Service Medal, very fne
Three: RRii ff eemmaann WW.. RRiicchhaarrddss,, NNeeww ZZeeaallaanndd EExxppeeddiittiioonnaarryy FFoorrccee 1914-15 Star (23/578 Rfm W. Richards. N.Z.E.F.); British War and Victory Medals (23/578 Rfm. W. Richards. N.Z.E.F.) very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. RReeiidd,, NNeeww ZZeeaallaanndd EExxppeeddiittiioonnaarryy FFoorrccee British War and Victory Medals (69288 Pte. J. Reid. N.Z.E.F.) very fne 1914-15Star((66//22993322PPttee..WW..JJ..BBeeddddiiss..NN..ZZ..EE..FF..));BritishWarMedal1914-20((4444339933PPttee..PP..WW..LLiinneehhaamm..NN..ZZ//EE..FF..)) very fne (12) £160-£200
WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessBBeeddddiissservedwiththe2ndBattalion,CanterburyRegiment,NewZealandExpeditionaryForceduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front, and died of wounds on 30 September 1916. He is buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. PPeetteerrWWiilllliiaammLLiinneehhaammservedwiththe1stBattalion,OtagoRegiment,NewZealandExpeditionaryForceduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front, and died of wounds on 3 December 1917. He is buried in Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Three: SSaappppeerr JJ.. RRaannddllee,, NNeeww ZZeeaallaanndd EExxppeeddiittiioonnaarryy FFoorrccee 1914-15 Star (4/573 Spr. J. Randle. N.Z.E.F.); British War and Victory Medals (4/573 Spr. J. Randle. N.Z.E.F.) very fne (3) £60-£80
JJoohhnnRRaannddllee,aresidentof17PirieStreet,Wellington,embarkedfromWellingtonper Maunganui withtheNewZealandFieldEngineerson16 October 1914.
1914-15Star(Pte.H.S.O.Chadwick17th.M.R.);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Cpl.H.S.O.Chadwick.4thS.A.H.) very fne (3)
£80-£100
HHeennrryySSlliinnggssbbyyOOsslleerrCChhaaddwwiicckk,,alawstudent,wasborninCapeProvincein1895andwitnessed6monthsofinitialserviceinGermanWest Africawiththe17thMountedRifespriortothedisbandmentofhisunit.HesubsequentlyattestedfortheSouthAfricanExpeditionaryForceat Johannesburgon6December1915andwaspostedtoEastAfricaasTrooperin“A”Squadron,1stMountedBrigade,4thSouthAfricanLight Horse.EmbarkingtheCapeon6February1916,Chadwickwassooninthethickoftheactioninoperationstowrestlecontrolofthefoothillsof MountKilimanjarofromGermancontrol;forcedtowithdrawalongtheTaveta-MoshiroadintotheReataandLatemiHillson10March1916,the troops under Lettow-Vorbeck were in no mood to make the South African advance easy:
‘Theapproachtothehillshadbeensownwithboobytrapsandmencrawlingthroughthethickbushtumbledintolion-pitswithsharpenedstakes. Warningcanshungfromthethornbushesandrattledastheymovedthroughthem,anddowncameGermanbulletsuponthemfrom fxedlines of fre. Voices cried out to them, in English or in Afrikaans, directing them onto the German guns’ (The Duel for Kilimanjaro, refers).
Sufferingasignifcantlossoff manpowerwitheveryhourthatpassed,LieutenantGeneralSmutsdecidedonafrontalattackbythe2ndDivision aimedatcapturingtwohillswhichdominatedthelandscape,thusallowingtheMountedBrigadetopushonwestwardspastMambaMission towards Moshi; it was during this action that Chadwick was killed.
Three: SSeeccoonndd LLiieeuutteennaanntt JJ.. AA.. WWaallkkeerr,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRhhooddeessiiaann RReeggiimmeenntt aanndd EEaasstt AAffrriiccaann MMoouunntteedd RRii ff eess 1914-15Star(Sjt.J.A.Walker1st.Rhodn.Rgt.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(--Lieut.J.A.Walker.);togetherwiththree SouthernRhodesiaRifeAssociationhallmarked9ct.goldsportingfobmedallions,individuallyengravedtothereverse‘J.A.Walker Score103Byd.Record1911;J.A.Walker1912Score101;Corpl.WalkerS.R.V.(W.D.)1912.’,totalgoldweight38.42g, erasure of frst part of rank to BWM and VM, patches of staining to VM, nearly very fne (6) £600-£800
JJoohhnnAAnnddeerrssoonnWWaallkkeerrinitiallyservedinGermanSouthWestAfricafrom20October1914asSergeantinthe1stBattalion,RhodesianRegiment. TransferredtotheEastAfricaasTrooperintheEastAfricanMountedRifes,September1915,hewaslaterappointedtoacommissionasSecond LieutenantintheRoyalArmyServiceCorps;therecipient’s MIC statesthathismedalsweresentin1920‘c/o.B.T.A.Ltd.,P.O.Box593,Salisbury, S. Rhodesia, Vic. S. Africa.’
Pair: PPrriivvaattee GG.. SS.. JJoossss,, RRhhooddeessiiaann 11sstt SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann IInnffaannttrryy BBrriiggaaddee,, llaattee RRhhooddeessiiaa RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15 Star (1100 Pte. G. S. Joss, 2-Rhodesia Regt.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Pte. G. S. Joss Rhodn 1st. S.A.I, Bgde.) very fne
British War and Bilingual Victory Medal (Pte. D. Morgan. S.A.S. R.F.C.) good very fne 1914-15Star((PPttee..GG..CC..MMcc..AArrtthhuurr11sstt..FF..AAmmbb..--SS..AA..MM..CC..));mountedwiththerecipient’sGreatWarTributeMedal1914-19from the Pretoria Citizen’s Service, bronze, unnamed, very fne (6)
RRoonnaallddRRuummbboollddBBllaayyddeenn--TTaayylloorrwasborninMussoorie,Bengal,India,on18January1870.AjournalistandcontemporaryofRudyardKipling, movingtoEastAfrica,hesettledinKenyaandwaspossiblythe frstEuropeansettlerinKikuyu,whereheworkedasafuelcontractorforthe railwayandafarmer.HeattestedasaSergeantintotheEastAfricanMedicalServiceforserviceduringtheGreatWar,servingintheatrefrom26 October1914untilhisdischargeinJune1915,hewasawardedaSilverWarBadge,No.418996.HediedinNairobion6January1951,andis buried in City Park Cemetery, Nairobi, Kenya. Sold with copied research and copied photograph.
Pair: CChhiieeffOO ffiffi cceerrCC..WW..OOlliivveerr,,MMeerrccaannttiilleeMMaarriinnee,,wwhhoowwaassccoommmmeennddeeddffoorrccoouurraaggeeffoorrrreemmaaiinniinnggaabbooaarrddtthheeSS..SS.. SShheeaaff FFiieelldd aafftteerr sshhee ssttrruucckk aa mmiinnee aatt tthhee mmoouutthh ooff tthhee RRiivveerr DDeebbeenn,, SSuu ffff oollkk,, oonn 2288 OOccttoobbeerr 11994400 British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Cornelius W. Oliver) extremely fne (2) £80-£100 118822
CCoorrnneelliiuussWWeebbsstteerrOOlliivveerrwasborninSouthShieldsin1868andwas72yearsofagewhenthedrycargovessel ShiefField fellvictimtoa Germanmine.Remainingaboard,Oliverandhiscomradestriedeverythingintheirpowerstosavetheshipandcargo,tolittleavail.Aconfdential interview with Captain T. O. Wright, Ship’s Master, adds a little more detail: ‘WhenwelefttheSheafFieldhersternwaspracticallyunderwater.Ihavesincelearnedthathermagazineblewupat8p.m.onMondayandthat thevesselandcargoareacompleteloss.IwouldliketocommendthecourageofmyChiefOfficer,C.C.W.(sic)Oliver,myBo’sunJ. Goodmanson,andVictorMatchett,A.B.,forstayingaboardthevesselwhentherewaseverypossibilityofit’sblowingup,andinspiteofthefact that I several times suggested that they should leave whilst there was still the opportunity of doing so.’ Sold with extensive copied research.
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VictoryMedal1914-19(WR-42309Pnr.F.Edwards.R.E.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;NationalFireBrigadeAssociation LongServiceMedal,bronze,withTenYearsclaspedgeofficiallyimpressed‘10999’andadditionallyprivatelyengraved‘Fred Edwards.’;togetherwithaNationalFireBrigadesUnionLongServiceMedal,bronze,noclasp,theedgeimpressed‘3025’;withN. F.S. and A.F.S. badges, and other insignia, very fne
Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (3) ((EErrnneesstt AA.. AAlleexxaannddeerr;; JJoohhnn AA.. LLaawwrreennssoonn;; TThhoommaass MMccRRaaee)) very fne and better (10) £100-£140
FFrreeddEEddwwaarrddssservedwithNorthamptonshireCountyFireServicefrom1925to1940,andisbelievedtohavebeenkilledwhilstondutyduringan air raid on London on 26 November 1943.
BritishWarandMercantileMarineWarMedals(AlfredJ.Steele.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45, minor traces of verdigris, otherwise good very fne
British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. F. A. Downes. R.A.F.) in remnants of named card box of issue, extremely fne (8) £120-£160
AAllffrreedd JJoohhnnssoonn SStteeeellee was born in Sunderland in 1883 and served during the Great War as a Master in the Mercantile Marine. FFrreeddeerriicckkAAllaannDDoowwnneesswasborninRetford,Nottinghamshire,on11November1898andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyal FlyingCorpson8August1917.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinairships,andtransferredtotheRoyalAirForceasafoundermemberon1 April 1918. He saw further service during the Second World War, and died in Midhurst, Sussex, in 1974.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Surg.Lt.T.S.Bradburn.R.N.);RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofSt.Anne,ThirdClassbreastBadge,with Swords, gilt and enamel, repairs to enamel on both sides, fair to fne, the BWM and VM very fne (3) £400-£500
Russia, Empire, Order of St. Anne, Third Class with Swords, London Gazette 3 February 1916. TThhoommaassSSttrraattffoorrddBBrraaddbbuurrnnwasborninWolverhamptonin1880andwaseducatedatShrewsburySchoolandHertfordCollege,Oxford.He tooktheM.R.C.S.andL.R.C.P.London,in1909,andtheD.P.H.,Bristolin1913,afterwhichheservedasHousePhysicianandHouseSurgeonof Queen’sHospital,Birmingham,andasHousePhysicianoftheBromptonConsumptionHospital.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasTemporarySurgeon on21September1914andwaspostedtotherepairship Cyclops 9October1914.Transferredtothereceivingship Imperieuse atScapaFlowa fewweekslater,Bradburnwasrecognised‘forvaluableservices’bytheImperialRussianGovernmentin1915,hisawardbeinggazettedin February1916.HelaterservedwiththeRoyalNavalArmouredCarDivisionunderthecommandofOliverLocker-Lampson,whichoperatedin RussiauntilevacuationthroughtheWhiteSeaportofArchangelinJanuary1918.ItwasataroundthistimethatBradburncontractedasevere illness,likelyinfuenza;returnedhometohismother’shouseinWasperton,Warwick,hediedinMarch1918andisburiedinthevillage churchyard.
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British War and Victory Medals (J.45514 W. D. Clarke. A.B. R.N.) very fne (2)
£80-£100
WWiilllliiaammDDaavviiddCCllaarrkkeewasborninBethnalGreenon16April1899andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasBoySecondClasson22October1915.Sentto theTrainingShip Impregnable,hewasadvancedAbleSeamanaboardthedreadnoughtbattleshipH.M.S. Collingwood on16October1917,and transferredtothebooksofH.M.S. Actaeon on16January1919.ItwasataroundthistimethathewassenttoHisMajesty’sPaddleMineSweeper Erin’sIsle,taskedwithclearingtheThamesEstuaryofBritishandGermanmines;recognisedashighlydangerouswork,ofteninatrocious conditions, he lost his life when a sea mine detonated off The Nore on 7 February 1919. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Sold with copied research confrming full entitlement.
British War and Victory Medals (J.42358 T. H. Quantock. A.B. R.N.) staining to VM, nearly very fne (2)
£70-£90
TThhoommaassHHeennrryyQQuuaannttoocckk,anerrandboy,wasborninBristolon12December1899andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson29July 1915.Senttotheboy’strainingestablishment Impregnable atDevonport,hetransferredtothedreadnoughtbattleshipH.M.S. Canada asBoyFirst Class on 30 March 1916 and was present at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, likely one of the youngest participants.
Sentto Dolphin (theprimaryshoreestablishmentandtrainingbasefortheR.N.SubmarineService)on13January1920,Quantockjoinedthe submarine L24 asAbleSeamanon1April1920andwaskilledduringExerciseGAwhenshewasstruckbythebattleship Resolution intheEnglish Channel, 11 miles to the south-west of Portland Bill. The submarine sank in a matter of seconds with the loss of all hands.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3259S.D.A.Douglas.L.D.H.R.N.R.);SSeerrbbiiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,ObilichMedalforBraveryinGold,silvergilt, good very fne (3)
£140-£180
Serbia, Gold Medal for Military Valour London Gazette 21 June 1919.
AAlleexxaannddeerrDDoouuggllaasswasbornatCullipool,IsleofLuing,Argyll,on20January1894.HeenrolledintheRoyalNavalReserveatGreenockon15 November1915andqualifedasahydrophoneoperatoron1September1917.PostedtoH.M.S. OsirisII,thedepotshipatMudros,hespent muchoftheGreatWarusingunderwaterlisteningdevicestodetectandtrackenemysubmarinesintheMediterraneanSea.Returnedhomefrom MaltatoPortsmouth3July1919,hisServiceRecordconfrmstheawardoftheSerbiangoldmedalandstatesthathisBWMandVMpairandwar gratuity were later claimed by the executor of his will in the early 1920’s, Douglas having died in the interim.
WWiilllliieeWWaaiinnwwrriigghhttwasborninThornhillLees,Yorkshire,thesonofMrs.FrancesAmeliaWainwrightof420,BankHouse,Dewsbury.Heinitially servedontheWesternFrontin1916withthe13thBattalion,NorthumberlandFusiliers,beforebeingkilled fghtingalongsidemenofthe1/8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, on 5 November 1916 He has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Thiepval Memorial, France.
British War and Victory Medals (Flt. Lt. H. E. Winter. R.N.A.S.) very fne (2) £200-£240
HHeennrryyEEddggaarrWWiinntteerrwasborninLondonon27October1898andeducatedat ReptonSchool.HejoinedtheRoyalNavalAirServicein1914andspentseveralmonths volunteeringinFrenchhospitals‘AsIwastooyoungtoservewith[the]Army’(the recipient’sServiceRecord,refers).SenttoHendonin1915,hequalifedasapiloton single-seatSopwithScoutaircraftandwaspostedtoNo.11Squadron,IVWing,R.N.A. S.,inJune 1917.TheDailyOperationalReportsgiveagoodindicationofhisearly experiences above the skies of Ostend and Dunkirk:
‘27.7.17.F.S.L.Winterattackedagreycolouredmachine,typeunknownandmanaging to train his sights fred about 100 rounds, machine going down in a spin.’
TheCombatReportforthedayadds:‘Themachinehadadirtylookingappearanceon itsunderside.MetanddivedonH.A.betweenNieuportandOstendandtrainedmy gunontoit...Firedahundredroundsandsawitspindown.Mygunthenjammedbadly owingtoacrossfeed,soputmachineintoanosediveandspinandcameoutoverthe basin at Ostend at under 10,000 [feet].’
British War and Victory Medals (306654 Pte. A. J. Lover. Tank Corps.) good very fne (6)
£120-£160
WWaalltteerrNNeeaallGGrrii ffiffi nnwasborninWorcesterandenlistedintheWorcestershireYeomanryatMalvern.PostedtoEgyptfrom20April1915,he waskilledbyOttomanforcesattheChargeatHujon8November1917,oneofthelastBritishcavalrychargesoftheGreatWar.The engagementprovedasuccesswithelevenpiecesofGerman,AustrianandTurkishartillerycaptured,alongsidefourmachineguns.However, Britishcasualtieswereextremelyheavy;ofthe170mountedtroopswhotookpart,26werekilledand40werewounded.Over100horseswere also killed or had to be put down due to wounds.
AAllffrreeddJJaammeessLLoovveerr,aresidentofCroydon,wasbornaround1880andenlistedintheRoyalEngineerson24June1916.TransferredtotheTank Corps he disembarked at Le Havre on 21 May 1918 and later proceeded on a maintenance course in July 1918
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(30377Cpl.A.J.Hamm.R.A.);BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.,bronze,mountedfor wear, good very fne (3)
£80-£100
Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 15 April 1918.
AAllbbeerrttJJaammeessHHaammmmattestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon31December1908andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontpost1916,beforetransferringto‘Y’5thDivisionalTrenchMortarBattery,RoyalFieldArtillery,andwasawardedtheBelgian CroixdeGuerre.Hewasdischargedduetosicknesson3June1919,andwasawardedaSilverWarBadge,no.467884.Hediedathomeon26 January 1920, and is buried under a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone in Sandown Churchyard, Isle of Wight. Sold with copied research.
Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 15 April 1918.
PPeetteerrHHeennddeerrssoonn,apoliceconstable,attestedfortheScotsGuardsatGreenockon11December1915.Postedtothe1stBattalion,heservedon theWesternFrontfrom26September1916to10January1918andwasawardedtheBelgianCroixdeGuerre.Dischargedinthespringof1919, he returned home to 11 Alexandra Street, Partick, Glasgow.
Sold with copied Army Service Record.
Three: AAccttiinngg LLaannccee CCoorrppoorraall AA.. BBaarrrraassss,, RRooyyaall WWaarrwwiicckksshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss BritishWarandVictoryMedals(14048Pte.A.Barrass.R.War.R.);Khedive’sSudan1910-21,2ndissue,noclasp(14048Pte.A. Barrass. R. War. R.) officially impressed naming, mounted court-style for display, very fne and better (3) £400-£500
AAmmoossBBaarrrraassss,anengine freman,wasborninGlossop,Derbyshire,in1894,andenlistedatBanburyfortheRoyalWarwickshireRegimenton24 August1914.AppointedpaidLanceCorporalinthe1stGarrisonBattalionon9August1915,hewaspostedtotheEgyptianExpeditionaryForce inthespringof1916andqualifedSkilledSignalmanatZagazigon24August1916.Takenonstrengthof3rdEchelonatAlexandria12December 1916, Barrass was transferred to the Royal Engineers and posted to the Railway Operating Division as Sapper from 9 April 1917. SenttotheSudanfor6months,hisArmyServiceRecordstatesthathebecamedangerouslyillduetopneumoniainNovember1917andwas evacuated to the Citadel Hospital in Cairo. He recovered and returned home via Port Said in March 1919.
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Pair: PPrriivvaatteeCC..GG..PPiittcchhffoorrdd,,LLaannccaasshhiirreeFFuussiilliieerrss,,wwhhooeenndduurreedd3300ddaayyssooffFFiieellddPPuunniisshhmmeennttNNoo..11aafftteerrbbeeiinnggccoonnvviicctteeddooff ‘‘ccoonndduucctt pprreejjuuddiiccee ttoo ggoooodd oorrddeerr aanndd mmiilliittaarryy ddiisscciipplliinnee’’,, nnaammeellyy bbyy nneegglliiggeennttllyy wwoouunnddiinngg hhiimmsseellff iinn tthhee lleefftt lleegg British War and Victory Medals (307408 Pte. C. G. Pitchford. Lan. Fus.) good very fne
British War and Victory Medals (15549 Pte. J. Salisbury. D. of Corn. L.I.), in their card box of issue good very fne (4) £100-£140
CChhaarrlleessGGoorrddoonnPPiittcchhffoorrddenlistedintheLancashireFusiliersinAugust1916andwaspostedtothe1/8thBattalioninFranceinFebruary1917. Hewassubsequentlyconvictedof‘conductprejudicetogoodorderandmilitarydiscipline’,namelybynegligentlywoundinghimselfintheleftleg on1April1917.Hisself-infictedgunshotwoundsrequiredtreatmentat18and22GeneralHospitalsatCamiers,fromwhencehewasinvalided homeinAugust1917.Self-infictedwoundsbecameaseriousmatterintheGreatWar,althoughlegislationtodealwithithadlongexistedunder Section18ofthe1881ArmyAct,namelyseverepunishmentforasoldierwhowilfullyinjuredhimself‘withtheintenttorenderhimselfunftfor service’.Pitchfordwasoneofnearly4,000menfoundguiltyoftheoffenceandinhiscase,ratherthanaprisonsentence,hewasawarded30days ofFieldPunishmentNo.1.PresumablythatsentencewascarriedoutbackintheU.K.Bethatasitmay,helatertransferredtotheLabourCorps and was discharged in November 1919. Sold with copied service record.
JJoosseepphhSSaalliissbbuurryywaspostedmissing,presumedkilledinaction,whilstservinginthe6thBattalion,DukeofCornwall’sLightInfantryatHoogeon 31 July 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
AArrtthhuurrWWaarrbbuurrttoonnwasborninKingsley,Cheshire,andattestedfortheLancashireFusiliersatChester.Heservedwiththe15thBattalionduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontpost-1916,andwaskilledinactionon12June1918.HeisburiedinCabaret-RougeBritishCemetery, Souchez, France.
British War and Victory Medals (Major W. G. MacAlister.) very fne (2) £80-£100
WWiilllliiaammGGrriieerrssoonnMMaaccAAlliisstteerrwasborninGlasgowin1879,thesonofRobertDrummondMacAlister.HegraduatedfromtheUniversityof Glasgowwithadegreeinlawin1901andlaterwentontocommandtheGlasgowUniversityOfficers’TrainingCorpsin1911.PostedtoFrance on5November1914(entitledto1914Star),hewasadvancedMajorandwastwiceMentionedinDespatches.Apopularofficer,thenewsofhis death soon caught the attention of the Daily Record who published a tribute article on 31 July 1916: ‘CameronianOfficer.MuchregretwasexpressedinGlasgowwhenthenewscameinthatMajorW.G.MacAlisterhadfallen.Assecondin commandofhisregiment(TheCameronians)whenLieutenant-ColonelKennedywaswoundedearlyinthebrilliantandsuccessfulattackonthe HighWoodintheGermanthirdline,wheretheregimentwongreatdistinction,MajorMacAlistertookcommand,andfellleadinghismento victory.Asasoldierhewasheldinhighesteem.Keen,competentandresourceful,joiningtheold1stLanarkin1902,hispromotionwasrapid, andby1905hehadattainedcommissionedrank.WhentheregimentwasembodiedinAugust,1914,hehadacaptain’scommand,andhehad been on continuous duty at the front since November of that year.’
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.G.Poston.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(Lieut.G.Poston.E.Surr.R.) VM officially re-impressed, good very fne (3)
£300-£400
GGuuyyPPoossttoonnwasborninEpsomon7July1891,theyoungersonofGeorgeJamesPostonofBishopsford,Mitcham,Surrey.Heinitiallyservedasa CadetintheMalvernCollegeContingentbeforebeingappointedtoacommissionasSecondLieutenantinthe5thBattalion,EastSurreyRegiment on12March1913.RaisedLieutenant29August1914,heservedoverseasinIndiafrom28October1914andMesopotamiafrom20December 1917, latterly engaging in operations along the Tigris and in Southern Kurdistan against Ottoman forces. Disembodied30April1919,PostonreturnedhometoSurreyandmarriedChristineRutterattheParishChurch,Mitcham,on3November1920. Takingemploymentasacivilengineer,heisrecordedin1939livingwithhiswifeand14year-oldsonat‘Josselyns’inthesmallBerkshirevillageof Midgham.ThehouseanditsinhabitantslatercaughttheattentionofauthorHenryHemmingwhospent3yearscombingdeclassifedMI5 documentsintheNationalArchivesatKew.Inhisbook M:MaxwellKnight,MI5’sGreatestSpymaster Hemmingdescribesindetailthelifeof MaxwellKnight,publiclyaBBCwildlifebroadcaster-theDavidAttenboroughofhisday-butbehindtheblackoutcurtainsaseniorMI5operative, runninghisown‘M’Sectionwithapenchantforexoticpetsontheside.SometimerecruitedbyKnight,Postonbecameoneofhisoperatives duringtheColdWar,detailedtothemonitoringofpoliticalsubversion.Asidefromtappingphones,Poston’srolealsoinvolved feldworkincluding breaking into the home of Rajani Palme Dutt, a leading member of the Communist Party in Britain. Asthe1960’sprogressed,soKnight’sfortunesbeganto founder.Besetby fnancialdebts,largelyonaccountofthreefailedmarriagesandthe salaryofacivilservant,heturnedtohischildhoodfriendPostonforroomandboard.ResidingatJosselynsinhis fnalyears,Knightdiedin1968. Poston died fve years later on 27 February 1973, his work with the senior MI5 spymaster still largely shrouded in secrecy.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(124777Pte.W.Westoby.M.G.C.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(1855Pte.W. Westoby. R.W. Kent. R.) nearly extremely fne (3) £200-£240
WWiilllliiaammWWeessttoobbyywasawardedtheTerritorialForceWarMedalforservicewiththe5thBattalion,RoyalWestKentRegiment.Hesurvivedthe Great War and was disembodied on 28 December 1919.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R-24250Pte.W.G.Collins,K.R.Rif.C.);MemorialPlaque(WilliamGeorgeCollins) tracesof adhesive to reverse of plaque,good very fne (3) £80-£100
WWiilllliiaammGGeeoorrggeeCCoolllliinnssdiedofwoundsontheSommeon16September1916,whilstservinginthe9thBattalion,King’sRoyalRi feCorps.On thatdate,thebattalionsufferedheavycasualtiesintheFlers-Courcelettesector,whenitadvancedunderheavymachine-gun frenearGridTrench and Bulls Road.
AccordingtotheC.W.G.C.register,Collinshadonlybeeninserviceforthreemonths.Aged25,hewasburiedintheCorbieCommunal Cemetery Extension, France.
Sold with a portrait of the recipient; a K.R.R.C. cap badge; and copied research.
JJaammeessEElllliissSScchhoo ff eellddKKeerrsshhaawwwasborninHalifax,WestYorkshire,on24January1898,andservedduringtheGreatWarasPrivateinthe1st, 3rdand9thBattalionsoftheNorthStaffordshireRegiment.Transferredtothe1/6thBattalion,RoyalWarwickshireRegiment,hewasawarded the Italian War Cross by His Majesty the King of Italy in 1919.
SoldwiththeoriginalCertifcateofAwardfortheItalianWarCross,namedto‘48576PrivateJamesEllisSchofeldKershaw,1/6thBattalion,Royal Warwickshire Regiment (Territorial Force) (Hoyland), 30 March 1922.’, sometime folded and rolled, with small tear along crease.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee SS.. WWaalleess,, RRooyyaall IIrriisshh RRii ff eess British War and Victory Medals (3385 Pte. S. Wales. R. Ir. Rif.) very fne 1914-15Star(2)((55001111PPttee..TT..FFeennddeerr..RR..IIrr..RRiiff..;;99559977PPtt..eeJJ..MMccGGuucckkiioonn,,RR..DDuubb..FFuuss,,));BritishWarMedal1914-20((1100660055 PPttee..WW..RRoobbiinnssoonn..RR..IIrr..FFuuss..));VictoryMedal1914-19(2)((1100889944PPttee..WW..MMeerreeddiitthh..RR..IIrr..RReeggtt..;;2211885588PPttee..PP..KKeeaarrnnss..RR..DD.. FFuuss..)) nearly very fne and better (7)
£140-£180
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Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. SS.. CChhaarrrreetttt,, MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn CCoorrppss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2233 AAuugguusstt 11991188 British War and Victory Medals (132337 Pte. H. S. Charrett. M.G.C.) good very fne
Pair: CCaappttaaiinn WW.. DD.. WWaattttlleewwoorrtthh,, AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss,, wwhhoo wwaass ttwwiiccee MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess BritishWarandVictoryMedals,with small M.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.W.D.Wattleworth)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, good very fne (4) £120-£160
HHaarroollddSStteepphheennCChhaarrrreettttwasborninEsher,Surrey,andattestedfortheMachineGunCorpsatKingston-on-Thames.Heservedwiththe6th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontpost1916,andwaskilledinactionon23August1918.HeisburiedinDouchy-les-Ayette British Cemetery, France.
WW..DD..WWaattttlleewwoorrtthhservedwiththeArmyServiceCorpsduringtheGreatWar,andwastwiceMentionedinDespatches( LondonGazettes 12 March 1918 and 21 February 1919.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(13290Pte.W.Felton,M.G.C.);MemorialPlaque(WalterFelton)inoriginalcardenvelope, somewhat polished, very fne (3) £80-£100
WWaalltteerrFFeellttoonnwasborninGestingthorpe,Essexandoriginallyenlistedinthecountyregiment.HesubsequentlytransferredtotheMachineGun Corpsandwasservinginthe93rdCompanyatthetimeofhisdeathfromwoundsinthebattleofArrason3May1917.Hehasnoknowngrave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
Soldwithcopiedresearch;andtherecipient’sbrother’sSilverWarBadge,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘B.215842’.Felton’sbrotherArthuris confrmedashavingbeenawardedtheabovenumberedSilverWarBadge,andoriginallyenlistedintheSuffolkRegimentinDecember1915but wasservingintheCambridgeshireRegimentwhenwounded.HewashonourablydischargedinMay1919.Yetanotherbrother,Harry,waskilled in action whilst serving in the 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment on 4 February 1916.
Pair: SSeeccoonndd LLiieeuutteennaanntt HH.. CCllaarrkkssoonn,, TTaannkk CCoorrppss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn aatt BBeehhaaggnniieess,, nneeaarr AArrrraass,, oonn 1111 AApprriill 11991177 British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. H. Clarkson.) nearly extremely fne (2)
£100-£140
HHaarroollddCCllaarrkkssoonnwasbornin1893andlivedat26GrosvenorStreet,Bolton,Lancashire.HeservedontheWesternFrontasSecondLieutenant intheMachineGunCorps(HeavyBranch),attached“D”Battalion,TankCorps,andwaskilledinactionduringadawnattackdesignedtobreak throughtheHindenburgLinenearBullecourt;hesufferedadirecthittohistankfromGermanartilleryandwasunabletoberecoveredfromthe wreckage. He has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Arras Memorial, France.
Pair: AAccttiinnggLLaanncceeCCoorrppoorraallTT..WW..FFoowwlleerr,,TTaannkkCCoorrppss,,llaatteeRRii ff eeBBrriiggaaddee,,wwhhoowwaassaawwaarrddeeddaaCCeerrttii ff ccaatteeooffCCoommmmeennddaattiioonn ffoorr ‘‘ggoooodd wwoorrkk aanndd ssoollddiieerrllyy ccoonndduucctt iinn aaccttiioonn aaggaaiinnsstt tthhee eenneemmyy nneeaarr PPrreeuuxx oonn 77 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991188’’ British War and Victory Medals (12861 Pte. T. W. Fowler. Rif. Brig.) good very fne (2)
£60-£80
TThhoommaassWWiilllliiaammFFoowwlleerr,aresidentof19HoratioStreet,Hackney,attestedfortheRi feBrigadeinLondonon7June1915.PostedtoFrance from3February1916,heinitiallyservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalion,RifeBrigade.Transferredtothe14thTankCorpsat Camiers5December1917,therecipient’sArmyServiceRecordstatesthathewasdisciplinedforbeinginpossessionof3bottlesofwhitewine whilstonactiveduty.WoundedinActionon16November1918,hewassubsequentlyrecognisedforgoodworkbytheOfficerCommanding and advanced Acting Lance Corporal on 12 January 1919.
Sold with the upper half of the original Certifcate of Commendation, with the handwritten citation clearly visible, this fragile
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. HH.. CChhaarrlleess,, 1100tthh ((CCoouunnttyy ooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((HHaacckknneeyy)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt BritishWarandVictoryMedals(421451Pte.W.H.Charles.10-Lond.R.);EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,Territorial(6618918Sjt.W.H. Charles. 10-Lond. R.) very fne
Three: PPrriivvaattee EE.. CC.. WW.. DDaavviieess,, 1100tthh ((CCoouunnttyy ooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((HHaacckknneeyy)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(1873.Pte.E.C.W.Davies,10-Lond.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1873Pte.E.C.W.Davies.10-Lond.R.) mounted as worn, better than very fne (6)
£120-£160
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyCChhaarrlleesswasbornon16November1889andservedinFrancewiththe10thBattalion,LondonRegimentfrom5February1917 to 24 April 1917.
EErrnneessttCChhaarrlleessWWiilllliiaammDDaavviieessservedatGallipoliwiththe10thBattalion,LondonRegimentfrom2December1915to13December1915. Transferred to Egypt and Palestine, he returned home to England on 13 February 1919.
WWiilllliiaammAAllbbeerrttRRoouusseewasborninBethnalGreen,London,on2November1885.Recordedin1911asageneralcarterresidingwithhiswifeand twochildrenat13WestdownRoad,Leyton,heattestedfortheLondonRegimentandservedinFrancefrom5February1917to3December 1918.AwardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedalforDevotiontoDuty,hereturnedhometoLondonandtookemploymentwiththeGreatEastern Railway as a lifter; he is later recorded in 1939 as a chargeman in the railway wagon shop at Leyton.
Pair: AAccttiinngg CCoorrppoorraall AA.. EE.. MMaawwddiitttt,, 1100tthh ((CCoouunnttyy ooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((HHaacckknneeyy)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt British War and Victory Medals (47729 A.Cpl. A. E. Mawditt. 10-Lond. R.) nearly very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. MMiittcchheellll,, 1100tthh ((CCoouunnttyy ooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((HHaacckknneeyy)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt British War and Victory Medals (420937 Pte. J. Mitchell. 10-Lond. R.) very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee FF.. JJ.. WW.. WWeellffaarree,, 1100tthh ((CCoouunnttyy ooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((HHaacckknneeyy)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr KKiinngg’’ss RRooyyaall RRii ff ee CCoorrppss British War and Victory Medals (427302 Pte. F. J. W. Welfare. 10-Lond. R.) very fne (6) £80-£100
JJaammeess MMiittcchheellll, a resident of Mile End, served in France from 5 February 1917 to 10 October 1918 with the 10th Battalion, London Regiment. FFrraannkkJJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammWWeellffaarree,abootrepairerresidingat104ChesterTerrace,Brighton,attestedfortheLondonRegimentin1917,aged17years. HeservedinFrancewiththe10thand2/25thBattalions,LondonRegiment,andwaslaterdischargedfromtheKing’sRoyalRifeCorpsinOctober 1919.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3378.Pte.A.J.Harris.10-Lond.R.);MemorialPlaque(AlbertJohnHarris)inoriginalcard envelope, good very fne (3)
£100-£140
AAllbbeerrttJJoohhnnHHaarrrriissservedwiththe1/10th(Hackney)Battalion,LondonRegiment,duringtheGreatWarintheMiddleEast,andwaskilledin action on 19 April 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial.
British War and Victory Medals (79978 Sjt. W. Oakes. M.G.C.) staining to VM, good fne and better (4) £100-£140
GGeeoorrggeeNNooaakkeessoriginallyservedinFranceasDriverintheRoyalFieldArtilleryfrom20September1916.AppointedtoacommissionasSecond Lieutenantinthe17thBattalion,LondonRegimenton31July1918,NoakeslaterclaimedhismedalsinMarch1924,hisaddressatthetime recorded as ‘View Park, 5 Melrose Road, Weybridge, Surrey’.
WWaalltteerrOOaakkeessservedduringtheGreatWarasSergeantintheMachineGunCorps(MotorBranch),andwasdischargedtoArmyReserveon17 April 1919.
SoldwithanattractivesilveridentitydiscfashionedfromanEgyptiancoin,engravedtoreverse‘79978Sgt.Oakes.ArmouredCarBrigade,France, Egypt, Persia, Russia, Mesopotamia 1918’, mosque and palm trees design to centre, with two lugs to facilitate wear.
Pair: CCoorrppoorraall EE.. JJ.. HHaallll,, 1177tthh ((CCoouunnttyy ooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((PPooppllaarr aanndd SStteeppnneeyy RRii ff eess)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt British War and Victory Medals (2051 Cpl. E. J. Hall. 17-Lond. R.) good very fne
British War and Victory Medals (33865 Pte. H. Maple. 10-Lond. R.) good very fne (6)
£100-£140
AAllffrreeddCChhaarrlleessHHoollddoommenlistedatCamberwellforthe17thBattalion,LondonRegimenton5August1916.HeservedontheWesternFront from11December1916andwascapturedontheFirstDayoftheGermanSpringOffensivewhentheBattalionfrontlinewasoverwhelmedby waves of fast moving and lightly equipped storm troopers.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(574453Pte.W.J.B.Ford.17-Lond.R.);TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(574453Pte.-L. Cpl.- W. J. B. Ford. 17/Lond. R.) very fne (3) £80-£100 221199
WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessBBaaiilleeyyFFoorrddwasborninReadingaround1880andenlistedinthe4thBattalion,RoyalBerkshireRegimenton30April1912. Transferredtothe1/17thBattalion,LondonRegiment,hedisembarkedatLeHavreon22March1917andwaslaterawardedtheTerritorial Force Efficiency Medal in August 1920.
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Pair: PPrriivvaattee PP.. JJ.. MMaarrrriiootttt,, 1177tthh ((CCoouunnttyy ooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((PPooppllaarr aanndd SStteeppnneeyy RRii ff eess)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5673Pte.P.J.Marriott.17-Lond.R.);togetherwiththerecipient’sSilverWarBadge,thereverse officially numbered ‘269579’, staining to VM, otherwise very fne VictoryMedal1914-19(3)((440033116611..11..AA..MM..FF..GG..FFeennmmoorree..RR..AA..FF..;;44007755PPttee..EE..MMaaiinn..1100--LLoonndd..RR..;;8822111133PPttee..GG..TTaayylloorr..MM..GG.. CC..)) very fne and better (5)
£100-£140
PPhhiilliippJJoohhnnMMaarrrriioottttservedinFrancefrom11December1915to13November1917withthe17thBattalion,LondonRegiment,andwas awarded the Silver War Badge in consequence of wounds.
EEddwwaarrddMMaaiinnwaskilledinactionon2November1917whilstservingwith“B”Company,1/10thBattalion,LondonRegiment.ThesonofCharles and Margaret Main and husband of Mary E. Main of 19 Menotti Street, Bethnal Green, his name is commemorated upon the Jerusalem Memorial.
British War and Victory Medals (3195 Pte. F. Wiggins. 17-Lond. R.) very fne (6)
£100-£140
FFrreeddeerriicckkWWiiggggiinnss,aresidentofMileEnd,attestedforthe17thBattalion,LondonRegimenton9September1914.PostedtoFrancefrom9 March1915,therecipient’sArmyServiceRecordstatesthathewaswoundedinactioninOctober1915(sufferingfromshock),andagainon1 October1916whenhereceivedagunshotwoundtotheleftleg.Evacuatedhomeformedicaltreatment,hetransferredtotheRoyalEngineersin February 1917 and served in Russia, utilising his civilian skills as a tinsmith and sheet metal worker.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S4-146900W.O.Cl.1.A.Whittaker.A.S.C.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue (S4-146900Cpl-A.Sjt:-A.Whittaker.A.S.C.)with fattened namedcardboxesofissue;RRoommaanniiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,MedalforBraveryand Loyalty, 2nd Class, silver, with crossed swords, with fattened card box of issue, good very fne (4)
£300-£400
M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918.
Romania Medal for Bravery and Loyalty, 2nd Class with swords London Gazette 3 December 1920.
AArrtthhuurrWWhhiittttaakkeerrwasbornin1891andattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsatBuryon8November1915.AdvancedActingCorporal15June 1916,heservedinFrancefrom14July1916andwasappointedtoIntelligenceCorpsG.H.Q.on3May1917.RaisedActingSergeant19July1917, hewasawardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedalwhilstattachedGeneralHeadquartersinFrance,andreturnedtoEnglandfordutyattheWar OfficeinFebruary1919.Dischargedsixmonthslater,hisArmyServiceRecordcontainsareferencerequestforemploymentintheColonial Government Service; the accompanying reply, dated 16 April 1920, c/o. Woolwich Dockyard A.S.C. Records, adds: ‘Anexcellentclerk&anefficientandcapableWarrantOfficer,withgoodcontrolofmen.Heisthoroughlyhonest,sober&trustworthy&gave satisfaction.’
Five: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell AA.. NN.. EEvveerrss,, CCoorrppss ooff MMiilliittaarryy AAccccoouunnttaannttss,, llaattee KKiinngg’’ss OOwwnn YYoorrkksshhiirree LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.A.N.Evers);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45,mountedcourt-stylefor display, good very fne
AAllffrreeddNNooeellEEvveerrsswasborninLeedson22December1890andwasappointedtoacommissioninthe12thBattalion,King’sOwnYorkshire LightInfantryon7October1915.DisembarkedinFrancewiththe10thBattalion12July1916,therecipient’sArmyServiceRecordstatesthathe receivedagunshotwoundtothethighatFlersduringtheBattleoftheSommeonoraround20September1916.EvacuatedtotheRoyalHerbert Hospital,hewitnessedtheremainderoftheGreatWaronhomeserviceinnorthernEngland,includingapostingasmusketryofficeratRipon from March 1918.
TransferredtotheCorpsofMilitaryAccountants,EverswasmadeAccountantOfficer5thClassatDublininAugust1920;hesubsequentlyforged alongasuccessfulcareeratYork,Catterick,AldershotandEastAfricain1940.RaisedTemporaryPaymaster2ndClassintheMiddleEast22June 1941,hebalancedthebooksinJerusalemandBaghdad,latterlywithB.C.P.O.PAIFORCE.FurtherpromotedActingLieutenantColonelandStaff Paymaster 1st Class in Persia/Iraq, Evers ended his career working for the British Foreign Office in Brazil.
SoldwithcopiedArmyServiceRecordandprivateresearch,includingacopyoftherecipient’sBrazilianPassport,dated22May1957,bearinga photograph of Evers.
VViiccttoorrJJoohhnnKKeemmppttoonnwasborninWinchesteron23February1899andenlistedintheWiltshireRegimentinMarch1917.Therecipient’s obituary published in the Journal of the R.A.P.C. in the autumn of 1977, adds:
Six: LLiieeuutteennaanntt WW.. JJ.. NNeewwttoonn,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee KKiinngg’’ss SShhrrooppsshhiirree LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy BritishWarandVictoryMedals(43635Pte.W.J.Newton.K.S.L.I.);ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G. C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (4026887 S.Sjt. W. J. Newton. R.A.P.C.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne
Six: WWaarrrraanntt OO ffiffi cceerr CCllaassss II JJ.. SSccoorree,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee YYoorrkksshhiirree aanndd LLaannccaasshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(20953Pte.J.Score,York.&Lanc.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(20953Sjt.J.Score.Y.&L.R.);Defenceand WarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(7657364W.O.Cl.II.J.Score.R.A.P.C.)mountedcourtstyle as worn, the VM polished, nearly very fne and better (12)
£140-£180
WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessNNeewwttoonnwasborninShrewsburyon12June1897andattestedfortheKing’sShropshireLightInfantryon14August1916.He servedwiththe6thBattalioninFrancefrom5October1918andjoinedNo.2RecordsOffice,attachedRegimentalDepoton27January1919. AttachedonProbationtotheArmyPayCorpsatShrewsbury4May1920,hewaspostedoverseastoConstantinopleandTientsinandShanghai from 1923-30, and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal under A.O.195 of 1936.
SenttoHalifax,NovaScotiaasWarrantOfficeri/cPayDuties,R.A.RecruitingParty,9March1940,NewtonproceededtoSt.John’sattachedto theRoyalCanadianArtillery.ReturnedtoLondoninNovember1941,hewasawardedaCertifcateforGoodServiceinconnectionwiththeNew Year’sHonoursListof1944andwasappointedtoacommissionasLieutenantintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson6February1945.Releasedfrom military duty a short while later, he died of self inficted wounds at Lewisham Hospital on 18 March 1955.
JJaammeessSSccoorreewasbornon5September1889andenlistedintheArmyServiceCorpsatIslingtonon9August1914.TransferredtotheYorkand LancasterRegiment,heservedwiththe6thBattalioninEgyptfrom20September1915andwasadvancedSergeantinDecember1917.Helater joinedtheArmyPayCorpsatCologneintherankofPrivate1May1920,andwasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.Medalin1933.SenttoMaltafrom16 November1935to25May1940,hereturnedtoLondonasWarrantOfficer1stClassanddiedattheMilitaryHospital,Shrewsburyon30 December 1945.
Sold with copied Army Service Records for both recipients.
RRooyyssttoonnGGrraannvviilllleeGGrreeeennwasborninPortsmouthon27December1889andworkedasaschoolmasterwiththePortsmouthEducation CommitteeintheyearsleadinguptotheGreatWar.AppointedtoacommissionintheIndianArmyReserveofOfficerson14April1915, attachedSupplyandTransportCorps,helatertransferredtothe3rdBattalion,RoyalBerkshireRegimentandwasappointedtotheRoyalFlying CorpsasObserverinOctober1917.SenttoItalywith34Squadron,hetookpartinabombingraidon5January1918,buthisaircraft,R.E.8. A/4723 piloted by Second Lieutenant R. J. Hunter, was forced to land due to engine trouble. AdvancedLieutenantandFlyingOfficer13March1918,Greenspentthespringandearlysummerof1918 fyingreconnaissanceandbombing missionsandtakinginstructioninintelligenceduties.TransferredtotheHomeEstablishmenton6July1918,hewassenttotheAdministrative Branch on 1 November 1918 and was later discharged from Military Hospital at Hemel Hempstead to dispersal in November 1919.
Three: LLiieeuutteennaannttGG..MM..‘‘SSccoottttyy’’KKnnooxx,,SSccoottttiisshhRRii ff eess,,wwhhoowwaasssseeccoonnddeeddffoorrsseerrvviicceewwiitthhtthheeRRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrcceeaassaannAArrttiilllleerryy OObbsseerrvveerr iinn 1155 SSqquuaaddrroonn BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.G.M.Knox.R.A.F.);GGrreeeeccee,,KKiinnggddoomm,MedalforMilitaryMerit,FourthClass,bronze, mounted as worn, surname officially corrected on BWM, generally good very fne (3) £100-£140
GGeeoorrggeeMMuuiirrKKnnooxxwasborninPaisleyon10February1893andlivedat158KenmoreStreet,Pollockshields,Glasgow.Appointedtoa commissionasSecondLieutenantinTheCameronians(ScottishRifes)on17November1915,heservedwiththe8thBattalioninEgyptfromJuly 1916toJanuary1917.TransferredtotheRoyalAirForceasObserveron16April1918,heservedinFranceandFlanderswith15Squadronfrom 7June1918.DetailedtopatrolsaboveThiepvalinR.E.8.aircraft,hehada‘closecall’on22October1918whenhismachinewasattackedbya fight of Fokker biplanes. The combat report, adds: ‘Twoofthebiplanesseparatedfromtheformationanddiveduponus[ataheightof5,000feet].Theobserver fred80roundsfromhislewisgun intotheattackingmachine,whorepliedwithafewbursts,obtainingafewhitsonourmachine.Nodirecthitswereobservedonhostilemachine, butoneoftheattackingmachinesappearedtodropoutofcontrol,recoveringitselfabout50feetfromtheground,anddisappearedeast.The other machine withdrew and rejoined the formation.’
Assigned further artillery observation missions, Knox recorded over 230 hours in the air before demobilisation on 12 February 1919. Sold with copied research including Squadron Record Book entries.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(14805.Cpl.G.I.Andrews.R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.(14805Cpl. G. I. Andrews. R.A.F.) nearly very fne and better Pair: PPrriivvaattee FF.. JJ.. AAnnddrreewwss,, AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss,, llaattee LLooyyaall NNoorrtthh LLaannccaasshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt British War and Victory Medals (S4-161432 Pte. F. J. Andrews. A.S.C.) mounted as worn, nearly very fne (5) £400-£500
M.S.M. London Gazette 1 April 1920.
GGeeoorrggeeIInnsskkiippAAnnddrreewwss,abutcher,wasborninBrixtonon18January1886andenlistedintheRoyalFlyingCorpson12November1915. AdvancedCorporalon1August1916,heservedinSouthRussiafrom13April1919,latterlyemployedasTemporarySergeant(Cook&Butcher Group3)from1August1919,attached‘M’Section,47Squadronfrom20April1920.AwardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedalforvaluableservice inSouthRussia,hisRoyalAirForceServiceRecordstatestransfertothereservepoolatManstoninApril1921anddischargeinconsequenceof time expired 11 November 1923. He later worked as a dairyman in Croydon, and died at Hounslow in 1972.
FFrreeddeerriicckkJJoohhnnAAnnddrreewwss,brotheroftheabove,initiallyservedwiththe8thBattalion,LoyalNorthLancashireRegiment,beforetransferringtothe Army Service Corps.
Three: AAiirr MMeecchhaanniicc FFiirrsstt CCllaassss HH.. WW.. GG.. FFeeaakkiinnss,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee,, llaattee RRooyyaall FFllyyiinngg CCoorrppss BritishWarandVictoryMedals(403251.1.A.M.H.Feakins.R.A.F.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(403251Pte.H.W.G. Feakins. R.F.C.) very fne, the last rare to unit (3)
£400-£500
Approximately600TerritorialForceWarMedalswereissuedtomembersoftheRoyalFlyingCorpsandRoyalAirForceforserviceduringthe Great War. Of the above fgure, fewer than 40 are believed to have been awarded to the Royal Flying Corps. HHaarrrryyWWiilllliiaammGGoollddssmmiitthhFFeeaakkiinnsswasborninBekesbourne,Kent,on7August1897,andjoinedtheRoyalFlyingCorpson4August1916, servinginFrancefrom1April1917.AppointedAirMechanic1stClasson1March1918,hetransferredtotheRoyalAirForceasaFounder Member on 1 April 1918 and was sent to General Reserve on 15 February 1919.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(501031.A.M.W.H.Winchcombe.R.A.F.);DefenceMedal;RoyalAirForceMeritoriousService Medal, G.V.R. (50103 A.M.1. W. H. Winchcombe. R.A.F.) contact marks, nearly very fne and better (4) £200-£240
M.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1919.
WWaallllaacceeHHeennrryyWWiinncchhccoommbbeewasborninSandyLane,Wiltshire,on9October1897,theeldestchildofPoliceSergeantPhilipCharles WinchcombeofWiltshireConstabulary.Aformersortingclerkandtelegraphist,heenlistedintheRoyalFlyingCorpson11December1915and wasappointedAirMechanic2ndClasson1March1917.SenttoFrancefrom27March1917,hewasAdvancedAirMechanic1stClasson1 August1917andwasawardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedalintheNewYear’sHonourslistof1919forhisworkasawirelessoperatorduring theGreatWar.WinchcombewaslaterdeployedtoArquatainItaly,wherehesufferedrecurringboutsofscabies;therecipient’sServiceRecord notes his transfer from 54 Squadron, 7th Brigade, to R.A.F. Reserve on 4 May 1919.
British War and Victory Medals (107087. 2.A.M. T. Done. R.A.F.); together with a Royal Flying Corps cap badge, very fne Renamed Medals: British War and Victory Medals ((PP.. KK.. WWiillssoonn 8822776655 RR..AA..FF..)) both renamed, nearly very fne (4) £60-£80
TThhoommaassDDoonneeattestedfortheRoyalFlyingCorpson10November1917andtransferredtotheRoyalAirForceasaFounderMemberon1 April 1918. He was discharged to the Reserve on 27 May 1919. Sold with fve contemporary photographs and copied research.
British War and Victory Medals (510646 S.Sjt. J. W. Dempster. C.A.S.C.) nearly extremely fne (6)
£100-£140
EEllddrreeddMMeellmmoorreeCCaarrttmmeerrenlistedintheCanadianOrdnanceCorpson14September1918andarrivedinSiberiawiththe9thDetachmenton26 October1918.AdmittedtoNo.11StationaryHospitalinVladivostoksufferingfrominfuenza19January1919,hereturnedtoCanadaon compassionategroundsjustafewdaysaftermedicaldischargeon5February1919.Therecipient’sArmyServiceRecordstateshisaddressatthis time as Elizabeth Street, London, Ontario.
JJaammeessGGrraahhaammBBllyytthheewasborninWinnipegandenlistedintheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatReginaon2July1915.Embarkedfor Englandwiththe46thCanadianInfantry21October1915,heservedinFrancefrom11August1916,witnessingthe fnalmonthsoftheBattleof the Somme. Discharged 11 June 1919, he likely returned home to Regina and civilian employment as a teacher.
JJoohhnnWWyylliieeDDeemmppsstteerrwasborninTorontoandenlistedintheCanadianArmyServiceCorpsinhishomecityon31December1915.Hearrived inEnglandperS.S. Scandinavian 13March1916andproceededtoFranceaspartofthe3rdFieldBakery17March1916.AdvancedStaff Sergeant, he survived the Great War and later returned home to 1311 Dundas Street (West), Toronto.
British War and Victory Medals (908111 Pte. P. Smadu. 102-Can. Inf.) nearly very fne (6)
£100-£140
PPeettrriiaaSSmmaadduuwasborninRomaniaandhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatRegina, Saskatchewan,on18May1916,declaringtwoyearspriorservicewiththeRomanianArmy.HeservedduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from November 1916, and was fnally discharged on 31 October 1919.
Sold with copied record of service.
£140-£180 223344 xx
Four: CCoommppaannyySSeerrggeeaannttMMaajjoorrWW..EE..HHaarrttmmaann,,33rrddBBaattttaalliioonn((TToorroonnttooRReeggiimmeenntt)),,CCaannaaddiiaannIInnffaannttrryy,,llaatteerrQQuueeeenn’’ssOOwwnn RRii ff eess ooff CCaannaaddaa BritishWarandVictoryMedals(171404A.Sjt.W.E.Hartman.3-Can.Inf.);ColonialAuxiliaryForcesLongServiceMedal,G.V.R. (Sgt.W.E.Hartman.Q.O.R.ofC.);EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue,Canada(C.S.M.(W.O.Cl.2)W.E.HartmanQ.O.R.ofC.) good very fne and better (4)
WWiilllliiaammEErrnneessttHHaarrttmmaannwasborninOntarioon23September1882,andenlistedinthe83rdOverseasBattalion,CanadianExpeditionaryForce atTorontoon16August1915.Postedtothe3rdBattalion,CanadianInfantry,therecipient’sArmyServiceRecordstatesthathereceivedabullet woundtothefaceinOctober1916duringtheBattleoftheSomme;evacuatedtoNo.13StationaryHospitalatBoulogne,helaterreceived specialistcareattheWestCliff CanadianEyeandEarHospitalFolkestone.ReturnedhometoCanada,HartmanwasdischargedfromNo.2 DistrictDepoton27February1919.HewasawardedhisColonialAuxiliaryForcesLongServiceMedalin1925(CanadaGazette 25April1925), and was awarded his Efficiency Medal in 1936 (Canada Gazette 1 February 1936
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1010235Pte.L.T.Warren.5-Can.Inf.);CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal;WarMedal1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee AA.. EE.. BBeeaattoonn,, 8877tthh BBaattttaalliioonn ((CCaannaaddiiaann GGrreennaaddiieerr GGuuaarrddss)),, CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy British War and Victory Medals (178328 Pte. A. E. Beaton. 87-Can. Inf.) scratches to edge of BWM, very fne
AAllbbeerrttEErrnneessttBBeeaattoonnwasborninSta ffordshireon15November1884andenlistedintheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatMontrealon 11April1916.PostedtoFrancefrom10August1916withthe87thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,hisArmyServiceRecordstatesanumberof health problems associated with life in the trenches, culminating in medical discharge 13 February 1919. GGeeoorrggeeWWiilllliiaammBBrriittnneellllwasborninLondonon5February1880andattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatTorontoon25 September1915.PostedtoFrancewiththe2ndPioneerBattalion9March1916,hisactiveservicewascutshortthroughpoorhealth,notablya hernia, and he was discharged in July 1919 having spent his latter years as provisional transport Sergeant. SoldwithextensiveoriginalephemeraanddocumentationincludingCanadianLegion1936VimyPilgrimageMedals(2);ComradesoftheGreat Warpinbadge‘414680’,incardbox;Soldier’sOwnDiaryandSectionofPlatoonRollBook,withminorannotations/insights;‘Towhomitmay concern’introductoryletterregardingtherecipientfromtheMayor’sOffice,Toronto;originalphotographsoftherecipient(3),andhisbrother’s grave; fattened named lid of medal box
British War and Victory Medals (769186 Pte. J. B. Tegg. 18-Can. Inf.) good very fne (4) £100-£140
HHoowwaarrddGGoouugghhservedwiththe14thBattalion(QuebecRegiment),CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwas killed in action on 2 September 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France. JJaammeessBBeeeecchhTTeeggggwasborninTornoto,Ontario,on17May1897andservedwiththe18thBattalion,CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWar on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 3 April 1918 and is buried in Bellacourt Military Cemetery, France.
British War and Victory Medals (835565 A.Sjt. J. W. Carey. 15-Can.Inf.) good very fne
Pair: LLaannccee CCoorrppoorraall TT.. MMaaccAAlliisstteerr,, 4466tthh BBaattttaalliioonn ((SSoouutthh SSaasskkaattcchheewwaann)),, CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy British War and Victory Medals (781201 L.Cpl. T. MacAlister. 46-Can.Inf.) good very fne and better
British War and Victory Medals (534183 A.Sjt. R. H. Power. C.A.M.C.) very fne (6)
£100-£140
JJoohhnnWWeesslleeyyCCaarreeyywasbornatSharbotLake,Ontario,on9October1889,andenlistedintheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceat Kingstonon4February1916.HeservedinFrancewiththe15thBattalion,CanadianInfantryfrom26September1917to16January1919,and was later discharged home to Canada.
TThhoommaassMMaaccAAlliisstteerrwasborninGreenock,Scotland,on13December1879,andenlistedintheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatMoose Jawon10August1915.PostedtoFrancefrom25May1917withthe46thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,hisArmyServiceRecordstatesthathe wasadmittedtotheMilitaryHospital,Canterburyon26August1917,sufferingfromagunshotwoundtothechin.Herecoveredandwaslater discharged at Toronto on 15 June 1919.
Four: AAccttiinngg RReeggiimmeennttaall SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr PP.. RR.. LLaannggffoorrdd,, CCaannaaddiiaann MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn BBrriiggaaddee BritishWarandVictoryMedals(112243Cpl.P.R.Langford.C.M.G.Bde.);Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI. R.,1stissue,Canada(A/R.S.M.P.R.LangfordR.C.A.(N.P.)rank,initialsandpartsurnameoflastofficiallyre-impressed, generally very fne (4) £80-£100
PPeerrccyyRReeggiinnaallddLLaannggffoorrddwasborninGranton,Ontario,on29April1893,andenlistedintheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatLondon (Ontario)on14January1915.PostedtoFrancewiththeCanadianMachineGunBrigadefrom24February1916,therecipient’sArmyService RecordshowstransfertotheCanadianCavalryBrigadeMachineGunSquadron1June1918.Evacuatedtohospitalsufferingfromstomach complaints and infuenza, he was medically discharged unft for further service in January 1919 and returned home to 23 Moore Avenue, Toronto
WWiilllliiaammDDaavviiddSSmmiitthhwasborninAshford,Kent,on15January1898,andenlistedintheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatKingston, Ontarioon1October1918.RecordedassomewhatunderweightathismedicalinOttowahewasneverthelessacceptedintotheCanadianArmy anddisembarkedatVladivostokon27February1919.TakenonstrengthofNo.6SignalCompany,CanadianExpeditionaryForce,hewaslater appointedSapperandplacedoncommandoftheBritishRailwayMissionfrom16May1919.ItwasaroundthistimethatSmithwascaptured whilst on active service, the story being detailed in a contemporary newspaper article (held in the recipient’s Army Service Record): ‘Was Taken 45 Miles through Heavy Snow - Sapper W. D. Smith, of Kingston, writes from Russian Bolshevik Prison Camp SapperWilliamD.Smith,husbandofthelateGladysPollittSmith,whorecentlydiedatthehomeofhermotheronCharles-street,writingfroma PrisoncampinRussia,statesthatafterbeingtakenprisonerbytheRussianrevolutionaryparty,hewastakenthroughheavysnowforadistance ofaboutforty-fvemiles.ConditionsinRussiaweredreadful,hesaid.Thenewsthathewasstillalivewasagreatrelieftothemembersofthe family as they thought he had been killed or lost, as no word of him had been heard for months.’
Held as Prisoner of War for 15 months, Smith was later repatriated home to Canada.
British War and Victory Medals (3040740 Pte. G. Irwin. C.S.E.F.) nearly extremely fne (2)
£140-£180
GGeeoorrggeeIIrrwwiinnwasborninKingston,England,on8August1885,andenlistedintheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatTorontoon13 September1918.Originallypassedasmedically fttoservefollowingexaminationinNewYork,heservedwiththeCanadianSiberiaExpeditionary Forcefrom5December1918.PostedtoBaseHeadquarters,hisservicewasmarredbysicknessbroughtonbyeatingJapanesecandy.Sentback home to the 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Central Ontario Regiment, he was discharged in May 1919.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6149Pte.W.R.Garnham.38-Bn.A.I.F.);togetherwithagoldtributemedal(9ct.,4.87g), engravedtoreverse‘GlenthompsonReturnedSoldierGreatWar1914-18.ToW.GarnhamfromDistrictResidents.’, minor patch of staining to obverse of VM, otherwise very fne (3)
British War and Victory Medals (Major W. M. Griess.) contact marks, nearly very fne (2)
£100-£140
WWiilllliiaammMMaassoonnGGrriieesssswasborninBurtonuponTrent,Sta ffordshire,on11June1873.MovingtoUgandawhereheworkedasanAssistant EngineerwiththeEastAfricaRailways,hewascommissionedasanHonoraryMajorintotheEastAfricanRailwayTransportDepartmentfor service during the Great War. He died in Brockham Green, Surrey, on his 80th birthday, on 11 June 1957.
Sold with copied research and a copied named group photograph, including the recipient.
British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Lt. H. L. Eminson.) nearly extremely fne (2)
£80-£100
HHeerrbbeerrttLLuutthheerrEEmmiinnssoonnwasbornin1880,thesecondsonofDr.EminsonofBootle,Liverpool.EducatedattheCollegiateSchool,Ebworth,and AtherstoneGrammarSchool,hewentontostudyminingengineeringbeforeservinginthelatterstagesoftheBoerWarwiththeStaffordshire ImperialYeomanry(Nomedalentitlement).RemaininginSouthAfrica,hewasappointedsurveyorofroadsfortheworksdepartmentofthe Government of Natal, with particular emphasis upon road surveying in Zululand.
On13December1915,EminsonattestedfortheSouthAfricanExpeditionaryForceatPotchefstroom.Appointedtoacommission30November 1916,hespentthewinterof1916-17sufferingfrommalariacontractedatKondoaIrangi.ReturnedtofulldutyinJune1917,hewaskilledatBesai, Tanganyika,andwasburiedlocally;hisremainswerelaterexhumedandre-interredatKilwaKivinjiCemetery,beforebeingtransferredtotheDar Es Salaam War Cemetery in the early 1970’s.
Sold with copied research including an image of the recipient in military uniform with his wife and daughter.
Pair: CCaappttaaiinnWW..MMaaccLLeeoodd,,RRooyyaallNNaavvaallRReesseerrvvee,,wwhhoowwaassrreeccooggnniisseeddbbyytthheeSShhiippppiinnggFFeeddeerraattiioonnffoorraannaaccttooffggaallllaannttrryyaatt BBaarrrryy DDoocckkss iinn SSoouutthh WWaalleess BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.W.MacLeod.R.N.R.);ShippingFederationMedalforMeritoriousService,1sttype,silver(Capt. W. Mc.Leod. 20th. Feb. 1917.) very fne (2) £300-£400
The Liverpool Journal of Commerce, 1 October 1917 states:
BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.L.A.S.Thomas.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1919-21(Capt.L.A.S. Thomas.I.A.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(Lieut.I.[sic]A.S.Thomas.);WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal1939 -45,theselasttwoofficiallyimpressed‘213727L.A.S.Thomas’,mountedcourt-stylefordisplayinthisorder, very fneandbetter (5) £200-£240
LLaanncceelloottAArrtthhuurrSSmmiitthhTThhoommaasswasbornatStourbridge,Worcestershire,in1892andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe NorthumberlandFusilierson21October1915.Heservedwiththe2/5thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19 September1917,andsawactiveserviceatYpres,ontheSomme,andatCambrai,subsequentlytransferringtotheMachineGunCorpsandthe Tank Corps (also entitled to the Victory Medal).
PostedtotheIndianArmy,Thomassawfurtherservicepost-WarinIraqin1919,attachedtothe2-9DelhiInfantryasCompanyCommander.He nextsawactiveserviceinWaziristanontheNorthWestFrontierofIndiafrom1919to1921CommandingNo.8IndependentMechanical TransportCompany,andwaspromotedCaptainon23July1920,andActingMajorfrom29July1921.HeretiredfromtheIndianArmyon23 January1923withtherankofCaptain,andsubsequentlyemigratedtoAfrica.HesawfurtherserviceasaCaptainwiththe1stBattalion,Railways and Harbours Brigade, Union Defence Force during the Second World War.
Sold with copied research.
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Pair: DDrriivveerr GG.. AA.. HHoowweess,, EEaasstt AAffrriiccaann RRaaiillwwaayyss,, llaatteerr EEaasstteerrnn BBeennggaall RRaaiillwwaayy BBaattttaalliioonn,, AAuuxxiilliiaarryy FFoorrcceess IInnddiiaa BritishWarMedal1914-20(15828Dvr.G.A.Howes,E.A.Rlys.);VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.(Pte.G.A.Howes, E. B. Ry. Bn., (A.F.I.)) contact marks, very fne (2)
£100-£140
Soldwithcopied O.M.R.S.Journal article,December2009,byPeterLiversidge,identifyingtherecipientasanAngloIndianrailwayemployeewho worked as a Conductor in the East African theatre, and copied Medal Index Card.
M.I.D. London Gazette 13 January 1944: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.’ JJoohhnnLLeesslliieeGGoorrddoonnservedwiththe2ndBattalion,Ri feBrigadeinpre-WarPalestine,andthenasCompanyQuartermasterSergeantduringthe Second World War, being Mentioned in Despatches for his services in the Middle East. He was discharged on 26 January 1946. Sold with copied research.
DDiillbbaahhaadduurrGGuurruunnggwasborninPhedi,KaskiDistrict,on1December1914andattestedforthe3rdGurkhaRi feson27October1931.He servedwiththe2ndBattalionontheNorthWestFrontierofIndia1937-39,andsawfurtherservicewiththemduringtheSecondWorldWar. ProceedingtotheFrontierWarfareSchool,KabulintheSummerof1944,hepassedwithDistinctionandwascommissionedJemadarinthe SirmoorRifeson1January1945.TransferringtotheBritishArmyfollowingIndianIndependence,heretiredwiththerankofCaptainon18July 1954, and died on 5 January 1961.
TheoriginalRecommendation,foraDistinguishedServiceMedal,dated19June1941,states:‘EvacuationofHeraklion.Forcourage,skill,and devotiontodutyandexemplaryconductasCaptainofa4”gunon28and29May[1941]onwhichdatestheshipwasfrequentlyandsheavily attacked from the air.
Remarks by Commander-in-Chief: We consider a Mention in Despatches more appropriate.’ WWiilllliiaammTTeeddbbuurryyCCoooommbbeesswasborninHornsey,London,on13May1907andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson16September 1922.HeservedinH.M.S. Orion from17July1937to30Septemebr1941,andwaspromotedActingLeadingSeamanon23August1939; LeadingSeamanon23August1940;andActingPettyOfficeron28February1941.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal inApril1940,andforhisservicesduringtheevacuationofCretewasMentionedinDespatches(havingoriginallybeenrecommendedfora Distinguished Service Medal). He was shore pensioned on 21 March 1947.
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Family Group:
£80-£100 225500
Four: SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. NN.. WWrriigghhtt,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy,, wwhhoo wwaass ccaappttuurreedd aanndd ttaakkeenn PPrriissoonneerr ooff WWaarr iinn NNoorrtthh AAffrriiccaa 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(777299Sgt.W.N.Wright.R. A.) mounted as worn, minor edge bruising, very fne British War Medal 1914-20 ((1166228822 PPttee.. HH.. WWrriigghhtt.. KK..SS..LL..II..)) good very fne (5)
WW..NN..WWrriigghhttservedwiththeRoyalArtilleryduringtheSecondWorldWar,andwascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarinNorthAfrica,being held at Stalag 344.
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Seven: CCoorrppoorraall JJ.. OO.. WWaattkkiinnss,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss,, llaatteerr CChhiieeff SSuuppeerriinntteennddeenntt,, BBrriittiisshh SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaa PPoolliiccee 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,with‘8’emblemonriband;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1st issue,Territorial(6968549Cpl.J.O.Watkins.Lond.R.E.);ColonialPoliceForcesMeritoriousServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue (JamesO.Watkins,Ch.Supt.B.S.A.Police.)theGVIRawardsmountedasworn,thelastloose;togetherwiththerelatedminiature awards, these all mounted as worn in the correct order, verdigris to War Medal, generally good very fne (7) £260-£300
C.P.M. for Meritorious Service London Gazette 29 December 1964: James Oliver Watkins, Chief Superintendent, British South Africa Police. JJaammeessOOlliivveerrWWaattkkiinnssservedwiththeRoyalEngineersduringtheSecondWorldWar,beforeemigratingtoSouthAfrica.HejoinedtheBritish SouthAfricaPoliceon29December1946androsetotherankofChiefSuperintendent.AwardedtheColonialPoliceMedalforMeritorious Service,hewassubsequentlyawardedthePoliceLongServiceMedal(RhodesianGovernmentGazette 15January1971),andtheRhodesia General Service Medal.
TThhoommaassBBrrooookksswasborninBury,Lancashireon14March1920andwasemployedby Messrs.HoskinsofRayleigh,EssexonenlistingintheRoyalEngineersinMay1940. Postedto236thFieldCompany,heundertooktrainingatInverary,Scotland,priortohis transferto1ParachuteSquadron,R.E.inMay1942.Havingthenpassedhisparachute courseatR.A.F.Ringway,hewasembarkedwiththesquadron’s‘C’TroopforNorth AfricainNovember1942,whereheparticipatedinOperation‘Torch’andwas hospitalised in April-May 1943.
NextdeployedtoOperation‘Husky’,theinvasionofSicilyinJuly1943,Brooksandhiscomradeshadadifficult fightfromTunisiaandwerehitby bothalliedandenemy fak.Onarrival,theirtaskwastoremovedemolitionchargesfromthePrimosoleBridge,beforelayingdefensiveminesof theirown.OnlyoneaircraftoutofsixmanagedtodropitsmenontheintendedDZ.Despitetheinaccuracyofthedrop,however,thesquadron succeededinitstaskbeforetheGermansbriefyretookthebridge.Astheenemywereunabletodestroyit,however,theengineershadachieved theirobjective.ThebridgewaslatercapturedintactbyadvancingtroopsoftheDurhamLightInfantry.HavingthenalsobeendeployedtoItalyas part of Operation ‘Slapstick’, a costly attack on Taranto, Brooks returned to the U.K. in December 1943. Brooksandhiscomradesin1ParachuteSquadron,R.E.weresubsequentlyallocatedtoOperation‘MarketGarden’andwereemplanedfor Arnhemon17September1944.There,inaforceabout60strong,underthecommandofCaptainEricMackay,theytookuppositionsinthe schoolhouseclosetothebridge.Theysubsequentlyplayedasignifcantandgallantroleinthedefenceofthebridge,whereonesapperknocked outsixorsevenarmouredvehicleswithaPiatanti-tankgun.Forhisownpart,Brookswasposted‘missing’onthe20th,aglimpseofhisprobable fate being found in a War Office letter sent to his wife, Florence, in August 1945. It states: ‘Iamdirectedtoinformyou,withdeepregret,thatreportshavebeenreceivedtotheeffectthatyourhusbandwaslastseenseverelywounded during the fghting at Arnhem and is believed to have died in a dressing station to which he had been removed.’ NolesspoignantisthefacthiswidowgavebirthtotwinsonsinFebruary1945.Brooks,whowas24,hasnoknowngraveandiscommemorated on the Groesbeek Memorial, Holland.
Soldwithaquantityoforiginaldocumentation,comprisingaRoyalEngineers’RecordOfficecommunicationreportingtherecipientas‘missing’in actionon20September1944,‘believedprisonerofwar,North-WestEurope(wounded)’,dated9October1944;aWarOfficecommunication, dated3August1945,inwhichhisdeathisconfrmed;hisBuckinghamPalacecondolenceslipandmemorialscroll,thelatterinthenameof‘Sapper T.Brooks,ParachuteSquadronR.E.’,initsforwardingenvelopeaddressedtohis widow;awartimeportraitphotographofhiminuniform,June 1942;acongratulatorytelegramandcolouredweddingphotographofhimandhiswife,May1944;twowartimenewspapercuttings,andhis copied attestation and service papers.
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished service in North-West Europe.’ VVaalleennttiinneeOOlliivveerr,anativeofHawick,enlistedintheKing’sOwnScottishBorderers(TerritorialForce)andservedwiththe1/4thBattalionduring the Second World War in North West Europe, and was wounded on 22 December 1944, as recorded in the Battalion History: ‘OneparticularnightwillneverbeforgottenbythemenoftheCarrierPlatoonwhoweredisposedindefensivepositionsaroundalargewhite house,describedbyallthedefendersasbeinganextremelyeeriepositionindeed.Asevereclashwithanenemypatroltookplacewithheavy fring onbothsides;CaptainW.D.AlexanderimmediatelycalleddownDF3”Mortar frewhichthrewtheenemyintoconfusionandcosthimmany casualties.UnfortunatelytheenemypatrolwassoclosetotheCarrierpositionsthatcasualtieswerealsosufferedbyourownmen,amongwhom Private Val Oliver, although badly hit in the shoulder, was quite outstanding for the manner in which he assisted in bringing in casualties.’ ForhisserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar,mostlikelyfortheaboveaction,OliverwasMentionedinDespatches,andwasawardedhis Efficiency Medal per Army Order 134 of 1946. Sold with copied research.
EEddwwaarrddAArrtthhuurrWWiilllliiaamm‘‘TTeedd’’NNoobblleewasborninHackney,London,on12August1924and,onleavingMountPleasantLaneSchool,found employmentasaheatingandplumbingengineer.EnlistingintheArmyatBrentford,EssexinOctober1942,heappearstohavejoinedthe2nd Battalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,towardstheendof1943.Aspartof6thAirlandingBrigade,6thAirborneDivision,the battalionwasintrainingfortheforthcomingNormandylandings,inwhich,underMajorJohnHoward,aspeciallyselectedforcewastomounta glider-borne assault on the bridges spanning the Caen Canal and River Orne.
OOppeerraattiioonn TToonnggaa Noblewaspartofthatforce,beingembarkedinGliderNo.3,pilotedbyStaff SergeantsBarkwayandBoyle,with22menfrom14Platoon,‘B’ Company,ofthe2ndBattalion,underLieutenantR.A.A.‘Sandy’Smith,togetherwith fveRoyalEngineersandaMedicalOfficer,MajorVaughan. AspartofHoward’s coupdemain force,theirHorsatuckedinbehindGlidersNo.1andNo.2,intheircasetocaptureandholdthebridgeover the Caen Canal, afterwards known as ‘Pegasus Bridge’. Three further gliders were allocated to the nearby bridge over the Orne.
TowedovertheChannelbyHalifaxes,thesixgliderswere‘letgo’overCabourg,shortlyaftermidnighton5-6June1944,theirpilotstakingover forthe fnalapproachtotheirrespectiveDZs.Howard’sGliderNo.1wasthe frsttoland,followedbyGliderNo.2,which‘droppedtothe groundwithamightycrash’,andthencebyGliderNo.3,withNobleandhiscomradesembarked.Eventssurroundingthelatter’slandingare described in in Stephen Ambrose’s Pegasus Bridge – 6 June 1944: ‘LikeNo.1,No.3bounced,streameditschute,andcamebackdownonitsskidswitharesoundingcrash.DocVaughan,ridingjustbehindthe pilots,wasthrownstraight throughthecockpit;hislastthoughtwaswhatabloodyfoolhehadbeentovolunteerforthesedamngliders.He ended up some feet in front of the glider, really knocked out – it was well over ffteen minutes before he came to.
Lieutenant‘Sandy’Smithwasbesidehim.‘Iwentshootingstraightpastthosetwopilots,throughthewholebloodylot,shotoutlikeabullet,and landedinfrontoftheglider.’Hewasstunned,coveredwithmud,hadlosthisStengun,anddidn’treallyknowwhatthebloodyhellwhatIwas doing.’Pullinghimselfuptohisknees,Smithlookedupandintothefaceofoneofhissectionleaders.‘Well,’theCorporalsaidquietly,‘whatare wewaitingfor,sir?’.Andthis,’asSmithanalysestheeventfortyyearslater,‘iswherethetrainingcomesin.’Hestaggeredtohisfeet,grabbeda Stengun,andstartedmovingtowardsthebridge.Halfadozenofhismenwerestilltrappedinsidethecrashedglider;oneofthemdrownedinthe pond, the only casualty of the landing. It was 0018.’
‘By0021,thethreeplatoonsatthecanalbridgehadsubduedtheslittrenches–theenemyhadeitherbeenkilledorrunoff.Menpreviously detailedforthejobbeganmovingintothebunkers.Thiswasnotthemostpleasantoftasks,accordingtoSandySmith:‘Wewerenottakingany prisonersormessingaround,wejustthrewphosphorusgrenadesdownandhigh-explosivegrenadesintothedugoutsthere,andanythingthat moved we shot.’
Atlength,Howard’smensettleddowninreadinessfortheinevitablecounter-attack,andmuchtoeveryone’sdismay,thatattackedarrivedinthe formofMarkIVtanks.Howard’sstockofgammonbombshadsomehowgoneastray,anditfelltoaPiatgunnertofaceoff thecomingonslaught. Remarkably,hedidjustthat,cripplingtheleadingtankandsettingitablaze,theresultant freworkdisplaybeingvisibleformilesaround.The remaining tanks turned tail, convinced that Howard’s force was equipped with six-pounder anti-tank guns. Meanwhile,thewiderairbornedrophavingtakenplace,reinforcementsfromthe5thParaBrigadeweremakingtheirwaytothetwobridges, amongthemRichardTodd–thefutureactor–inthe7thParachuteBattalion.Butitwouldnotbeuntillater,whenLordLovat’scommandos madetheirwayupfromthebeaches,thatHoward’staskwasaccomplished.Famously,Lovatarrivedonthescenewithhispiper,BillMullin,infull fow.
Noble and his comrades were destined to see further action in Normandy over the coming days and weeks.
‘The fightfromhometonearingtheDZwasuneventful,exceptfortheusualwartimesongsweallsang.Butitwasalltochangeveryabruptlyon beingreleasedfromthetowingplane.Firstcametheordertoopenthedoors.MyselfandPaddyAntonweresittingintwoseatsattherearand wehadthejobofopeningthereardoor. Thiswedidandthesightthatmetoureyeswasfarfromcomforting.WecouldseetheParasjumping fromtheirplanes,someofwhichwereablaze.Theskywasfullofexplodingshellsandbelowuswasblottedoutbysmoke.Thegunsthenturned togiveustheirfullattention.Fortunately,wewereverylowbythistime.Wewerehitandallthecontrolswereshotawayandthegliderpilot shoutedbackweweregoingtocrash.AtthistimeIcouldhearbulletszippingthroughtheglider.Suddenlywecrashed,smackintotheedgeofthe wood.Ifoundmyselfstandingupandleaningforwardabouttenfeetfromahugetree.Ilookedbackandfoundthatmysafetybelthadheldand stoppedmefrom fyingintothetree.PaddyAntonwasOKandstillinhissafetybelt.Thenwerealisedtherestofthegliderwassmashedto piecesandtherewerebodieseverywhere,someminuslimbsandothersbadlyinjured.Thenamiracleoccurred,outofthewreckagecrawled fve other men, apparently unhurt. They had been thrown clear.’
Nobleisquotedbyothersourcesashavingundertakensterlingworkintreatingthewounded,butinhisownmodestwords,‘Iwentroundwith the medic attending to the dying, and if anyone deserved a medal that day, it was our medic – his name by the way was Greenwood.’
Furtheradventuresensued,includingsomecloseencounterswiththeenemy.Onturningonecorner,Noblerecalledseeing‘abunchofJerries standinginagrouptalkingtoeachother,behindthemabloodygreatTigertanktuckedinthewood…Thatwasit.Thetimehadcometogo.’A dash under fre ensued, Noble and two others reaching the positions of the Royal Ulster Rifes.
Post-war, and having seen further active service in Palestine, he was transferred to the Army Reserve in July 1947.
i)Therecipient’soriginalSoldier’sServiceandPayBookandSoldier’sReleaseBook,Class‘A’,theformerwithopeningendorsement,‘Temporary issue – original lost in operations’
v)Acopyoftherecipient’saccountoftheRhinecrossingandaquantityofrelatedbooksandpamphlets(15),someofthemwithmultiple signatures of Normandy veterans, including Lord Lovat’s piper, Bill Mullin, D.C.M.
vi) An envelope containing ‘micro relics from Glider No. 2’ and a wartime ‘souvenir’ pair of German feld grey uniform epaulettes vii)A silk ‘Zones of France’ evasion map viii) Two post-war red berets, one with Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire badge ix) Eight Normandy campaign commemorative medals and medallions, some of them in boxes / cases of issue; and copied research.
Six: SSeerrggeeaanntt RR.. CC.. SSttoonnbbee,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee,, wwhhoo wwaass ccaappttuurreedd aanndd ttaakkeenn PPrriissoonneerr ooff WWaarr iinn NNoorrtthh WWeesstt EEuurrooppee iinn AApprriill 11994455 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R. (6204713Sgt.R.Stone.R.B.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial(6204713.Cpl.R.C.Stone.R.B.) minorofficial correction to last, mounted as worn, good very fne and an unusual combination (6) £260-£300
RRooyyCChhaarrlleessSSttoonneewasborninWoodGreen,Londonon20July1920andenlistedinthe7thBattalion,MiddlesexRegiment(TerritorialArmy) on22September1938.Embodiedon2September1939,hetransferredtotheKing’sRoyalRifeCorpson7July1941,andthentotheRife Brigadeon8August1944.HeservedwiththeRifeBrigadeduringtheSecondWorldWarinNorthWestEuropefromAugust1944,andwas postedmissing,believedtobeaPrisonerofWaron6April1945.Herejoinedhisuniton18April1945,andtransferredtoClass‘Z’Reserveon 21 May 1946.
Stonere-attestedintheRegularArmyatPortsmouthon12March1947.HewasawardedhisEfficiencyMedalperArmyOrder101of1949,and waspromotedSergeanton1April1953.HeservedinMalayafrom13Aprilto6October1957,waspromotedColourSergeanton2June195. He was fnally discharged on 4 March 1963 and died in Portsmouth in October 1986. Sold with copied service papers and other research.
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Eight: MMaajjoorr PP.. FF.. HHoolllleeyy,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss,, wwhhoo wwaass MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;Korea1950-53,1stissue(Capt. P.F.Holley.R.A.M.C.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula(MajorP.F. Holley. R.A.M.C.); Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, good very fne (8) £300-£400
M.I.D. London Gazette 8 November 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished service in North-West Europe.’ PPeerrccyyFFrreeddeerriicckkHHoolllleeyy(alsorecordedasPeterFrederickHolley)wascommissionedSecondLieutenant(WarSubstantiveLieutenant)intheRoyal ArmyMedicalCorps(Non-MedicalSection)on22April1944,andservedwiththemduringtheSecondWorldWarinNorthWestEurope,being MentionedinDespatches.PromotedLieutenanton1November1947,andCaptainon13June1950,hesawfurtherserviceinKorea,andwas promoted Major on 22 April 1956. He relinquished his commission on 1 April 1963. Sold with copied research.
£80-£100 225577
Five: BBrriiggaaddiieerr RR.. WW.. SShhaaww--HHaammiillttoonn,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(Lt.Col.R.W. Shaw Hamilton. R.A.P.C.) mounted as worn, good very fne (5)
RRuuppeerrttWWaarrhhaammSShhaaww--HHaammiillttoonnwasborninKillylea,CountyArmagh,NorthernIreland,on7April1908.EducatedattheRoyalNavalCollege, Dartmouth,heattendedtheR.M.A.WoolwichinSeptember1926andwasappointedtoacommissionasSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArtillery 2February1928;immediatelysentonayoungofficer’scourseofinstructionattheSchoolofArtillery,hewaspostedto7/2MediumBrigade4 June1928andNo.1SurveyCompany,RoyalArtilleryfrom12January1931.Transferredfromthe12thFieldBrigadeatMeeruttotheR.A.P.C.as Lieutenant&Paymaster,C.P.O.Aldershoton1January1936,hewaspostedtoTidworthasofficeri/cCostAccounts(SalisburyPlainandSouth Midland Area) 11 May 1939.
EmbarkedforFrance,hereturnedtoLiverpoolviaMarseilles1July1940andservedathomeinKidderminster,Cornwall,Manchesterand Edinburgh.TransferredtoIndia,Shaw-HamiltonembarkedRangoonforMalaya23August1945andwaspostedasAssistantPaymasterinChiefat Headquarters,ALFSEA.ReturnedtoSingaporefromRangoon,ShawHamiltonwaspromotedLieutenantColonelandStaff Paymaster1January 1951; he retired as Honorary Brigadier 7 January 1963 and died at Guy’s Hospital on 21 November 1977. Sold with copied Army Service Record and private research.
Six: CCaappttaaiinn AA.. EE.. TTaayylloorr,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee SSccoottss GGuuaarrddss aanndd AArrggyyllll aanndd SSuutthheerrllaanndd HHiigghhllaannddeerrss 1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(Capt.A.E.Taylor.R.A.P.C.); ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(2688495W.O.Cl.II.A.E.Taylor.S.Gds.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G. VI.R., 2nd issue (2688495 W.O. Cl. 1. A. E. Taylor. S.G.) mounted court-style as worn, good very fne (6) £160-£200
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2010. AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddTTaayylloorr,agardener,wasbornatUppingham,Rutland,on11January1902.HeenlistedatLeicesterfortheScotsGuardson7May 1919andwaspostedtothe2ndBattalionon16August1919.AdvancedCorporal20December1920andSergeant22August1922,heservedin ChinaasCompanySergeantMajorfrom11April1927andwaspostedtothe1stBattalionasDrillSergeanton18March1933.Transferredto the6thBattalion,ArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersinthespringof1939,heservedinFrancefrom10January1940to29May1940andwas appointed to an Emergency Commission in December 1940. Transferredtohomedetails18June1942,TaylorspenttheremainderoftheSecondWorldWarasAdjutanttothe21stBattalion,Durham HomeGuard.HesubsequentlyacceptedapostingtotheR.A.P.C.TrainingCentreon1July1949andwasawardedtheM.S.M.underthetermsof Army Order 98 of 1953 without annuity, whilst a serving Captain in the Royal Army Pay Corps. Sold with copied research.
1939-45Star,1clasp,BattleofBritain;AtlanticStar,1clasp,AirCrewEurope;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;Italy Star;DefenceandWarMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaf,theStarsalllaterissueswithlargeringsuspension,inoriginalpaperpackets, the clasps (including the Battle of Britain clasp) all original issues, extremely fne (6)
£2,000-£2,400
A.F.C. London Gazette 1 January 1945.
RRiicchhaarrddWWaarrrreennDDeenniissoonnwasborninLondonon27April1916andjoinedtheRoyalAirForceonashortservicecommissioninDecember 1935.SenttoNo.3FlightTrainingSchool,Grantham,hejoinedNo.213SquadronatChurchFentonon8March1937andservedwithNo.236 SquadronduringtheBattleofBritain;creditedwiththeprobabledestructionofaHeinkelabovetheIsleofWightonthenightof26/27June1940, he later claimed a damaged Junkers 88 on 17 July 1940 whilst piloting Blenheim L8684/D alongside Pilot Officer A. O. Price.
ConvertingtoHurricanes,DenisontransferredtoNo.79SquadronandclaimedafurtherpossibleJunkers88on10March1941,buthisluckwas soontorunoutwhenhisaircraftwasshotdownon frenearAckworth,Pontefract;forcedtobaleoutfromablazingBlenheim,hewasfortunate toescaperelativelyunscathed.TransferredfromYorkshiretotheWesternDesert,DenisontookcommandofNo.80SquadronfromAprilto September1942,andlaterledNo.46SquadronatIdkuinEgyptformuchof1944.AwardedtheA.F.C.asWingCommander,hereturnedto CanadaandtookemploymentasaPilotforCanadianPacifcAirlinesandlater,YellowknifeAirways.Hewaskilledon6February1951whenhis cargoaircraftfailedtogainheightandstruckatallbuildinginYellowknife,NorthwestTerritories;overloadedbysome1400lbsandencumberedby alayerofsnowandicetothewings,asubsequentcourtofenquiryfoundhisdeathattributabletopoorpreparationandtheaircraft’sinabilityto generate lift given such variables.
Soldwith2UnderSecretaryofStateforDefence(ArmedForces)complimentsslips,theformerconfrmingentitlementabovewiththeexception oftheBattleofBritainclasp,thelattersolelyconfrmingawardofBattleofBritainclasp(underlinedinbirowithatick);withlaterissuetickertape, the frstpartconfrmingentitlementwith‘x’printedalongsidemedalsandahanddrawn‘x’alongsideBattleofBritainclasp;afurtherpieceof ticker tape printed to ‘37596 Wg Cdr’.
Six: SSqquuaaddrroonnLLeeaaddeerrCC..DD..EErraassmmuuss,,DD..FF..CC..,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrcceeVVoolluunntteeeerr RReesseerrvvee,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oovveerr HHoollllaanndd oonn 99 MMaarrcchh 11994455 1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWar Medals1939-45,allofficiallyengraved‘S/Ldr.C.D.Erasmus226Sqdn.’as issued to deceased Rhodesian personnel, good very fne (6) £400-£500
D.F.C. London Gazette 5 September 1944: ‘Thisofficerisaskilfulandresolutepilot.Hehastakenpartinalargenumberofsorties, includingnumerousattacksonenemyshipping.Heisanextremelyableandgallant leaderandhisexcellentworkhascontributedmateriallytothesuccessofthesquadron. FlyingOfficerErasmushasdestroyedtwoandassistedinthedestructionoftwomore enemy aircraft.’
CChhaarrlleessDDeerreekkEErraassmmuusswasborninSalisbury,Rhodesia,andjoinedtheRoyalAirForce VolunteerReservein1941.HewascommissionedfromtheranksasaPilotOfficerin theGeneralDutiesBranch,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveon31July1943. PromotedFlyingOfficeron31January1944,hewasawardedtheDistinguishedFlying Crossin1944,havingbeencreditedwithtwovictories(aFW190on15August1943, andaMe109on2September1944).AdvancedSquadronLeader,hewaspostedto193 SquadronasFlightCommanderinNovember1944,andwaskilledinactionon9March 1945,whilstonattachmentto266Squadron,whenhisTyphoonRB381washitby debrisofthetargethehadjustdestroyedontheground,andcrashedinRaalte, Holland. He is buried in Raalte General Cemetery, Holland.
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Five: CCaappttaaiinn JJ.. HH.. SSeegguuiinn,, CCaannaaddiiaann AArrmmyy 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, with original linen Canadian Army (Active) Certifcate of Service, very fne
JJaammeessHHaarroollddSSeegguuiinnservedasSergeantintheCanadianArmyfrom1September1939to13August1942.AppointedtoaCommissionedRank 14 August 1942, he relinquished his commission upon re-enlistment in the ranks of the Canadian Army (Active Force) 13 September 1946.
FFrraannkkLLiioonneellRRaaddkkeeenlistedintheCanadianArmyatOttawaon8February1940andservedinNorthWestEuropewiththeCanadianArmy MedicalCorps.HewaslaterdischargedatLansdownePark,Ottawa,on17September1945,uponreturntocivilianemployment.Soldwith corresponding buttons (3), brass cap badge and fabric shoulder title.
FFrreeddaaVViioollaaWWeellllsswasborninBiddulph,Ontario,on14December1914,andservedwiththeRoyalCanadianAirForceduringtheSecond WorldWar(W.308619).SoldwithDepartmentofNationalDefence(AirForce)slipconfrmingentitlementtoweartheWarServiceBadge, dated 24 July 1946, and a second slip confrming entitlement to Defence Medal.
Five: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall WW.. BBeellvveerrssttoonnee,, CCaannaaddiiaann AArrmmyy 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseas clasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianMemorialCross,G.VI.R.(K.51591L-Cpl.W.Belverstone)incaseof issue with outer card box, the Second World War Medals contained in original card boxes of issue, good very fne and better AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd CCaannaaddiiaann SSeeccoonndd WWaarr ggrroouupp ooff ssiixx 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, in original boxes of issue, extremely fne
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd CCaannaaddiiaann SSeeccoonndd WWaarr ggrroouupp ooff ssiixx 1939-45Star;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal, withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver,mountedcourt-styleasworn;togetherwithaP.P.C.L.I.cloth badge, good very fne (18)
£160-£200
Five: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall CC.. AA.. SSccootttt,, CCaannaaddiiaann AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseas clasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver,thesemountedforwear;CanadianMemorialCross,E.II.R.‘H-51837L/Cpl.C. A. Scott.’, with brooch bar, in embossed case of issue, extremely fne (6)
£60-£80
CCeecciillAAlleexxaannddeerrSSccoottttwasbornon25February1905andenlistedintheCanadianArmyServiceCorpsatWinnipeg,Manitoba,on17July1940. HeservedwiththeC.A.S.C.duringtheSecondWorldWaroverseasfrom8August1942to4September1945.Hewasdischarged9November 1945. He died in 1961 and is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Canada. Sold with copied service papers.
Seven: SSqquuaaddrroonnLLeeaaddeerrWW..AA..PPrreesstt,,RRooyyaallCCaannaaddiiaannAAiirrFFoorrccee,,aaSSppiitt ff rreeppiilloottwwhhooeexxppeerriieenncceeddccoonnssiiddeerraabblleessuucccceessssiinntthhee sskkiieess ooff NNoorrtthh--WWeesstt EEuurrooppee,, aanndd wwaass aawwaarrddeedd tthhee DDuuttcchh FFllyyiinngg CCrroossss ffoorr AArrnnhheemm 1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteer ServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;NNeetthheerrllaannddss,,KKiinnggddoomm,FlyingCross1941,silver, thereversestamped‘Sterling’;UUnniitteeddSSttaatteessooffAAmmeerriiccaa,AirMedal,bronze,thereverseengraved‘Flt.Lt.WilliamA.PrestR.C.A. F.’,mountedonboardfordisplaypurposesalongsidecontemporary‘wings’andbadges, heavyglueresiduetoreverseof frst fve, these lacquered, nearly very fne, the foreign awards good very fne (7)
£800-£1,000
Netherlands Flying Cross London Gazette 1 January 1946.
Theofficialcitationstates:‘SquadronLeaderPrestledhissquadrononmanypatrolsinsupportoftheFirstAirborneDivision.Ononeoccasiona forceofatleastonehundredenemyaircraftwasencountered.DisplayingpowerfulleadershipandcourageSquadronLeaderPrestcontinuedto leadhissquadrontoattackthisoverwhelmingforce.IntheengagementSquadronLeaderPrestdestroyedoneenemyaircraft.Duringtheperiod theFirstAirborneDivisionwas fghtingatArnhem,SquadronLeaderPrest’ssquadronaccountedfortenenemyaircraftdestroyedandmany others damaged and probably destroyed.’
U.S.A. Air Medal London Gazette 20 July 1943.
The U.S.A.A.F. Eighth Air Force General Order No. 104, dated 16 July 1943, states: ‘Formeritoriousachievement,whileparticipatinginfourteen fghtercombatmissionsdirectlyconnectedwiththeprotectionofUnitedStates ArmyAirForcebombersonraidsoverenemyoccupiedterritory.ThecourageandskilfulairmanshipdisplayedbyFlightLieutenantPrestonall these occasions refect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of His Majesty’s Government.’ WWiilllliiaammAArrnnoolldd‘‘AArrtthhuurr’’PPrreessttwasborninCanadaon5July1918andjoinedtheRoyalCanadianAirForceatSaskatoonon18July1940.He receivedhisprimarytrainingatNo.1I.T.S.,graduating22November1940,beforecontinuingadvancedtrainingatNo.2E.F.T.S.andNo.1S.F.T.S. PostedtoEnglandasSergeantPilotwithNo.122SquadronfromDecember1941toMay1943,he fewcannon-equippedSpitfresunderthe leadershipofsquadroncommanderFrantisekFajtl-the frstCzechtoleadanR.A.F.Squadron.ServingaspartoftheHornchurchWing,No.122 Squadron few offensive sweeps over northern France and participated in the Dieppe operations. SentbacktoCanadainthelatespringof1943,PrestwasrecognisedbytheUnitedStatesArmyAirForceforhisessentialworkinproviding escortstothe8thAirForce.ReturnedtoEngland16February1944,Prestserveduntil26July1944withNo.443SquadronoperatingSpitfre aircraftfromR.A.F.DigbyinLincolnshire;knownastheHornetSquadron,No.443washeavilyengagedinprotectingEngland’ssouthcoastand sitesofstrategicimportancefromlow-level ‘hitandrun’enemyraiders.TheSquadronsubsequentlyswitchedfromdefensivetooffensiveduties followingtheD-Daylandings,offeringclosesupporttothegroundforcesastheyattemptedtomaketheirwayoff thebeachesandpenetrate deeperintoNormandy.Transferredto421SquadronfromJulytoNovember1944,PrestwasfurtherrecognisedbytheDutchMilitary AuthoritiesforhisworkintheskiesaboveArnhemduringOperation MarketGarden.HesurvivedtheSecondWorldWarhavingpersonallyshot down two enemy aircraft and damaged four others.
Five: FFllyyiinnggOO ffiffi cceerrVV..HH..WWiillssoonn,,RRooyyaallCCaannaaddiiaannAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonn2255OOccttoobbeerr11994444wwhhiillssttsseerrvviinnggwwiitthh NNoo.. 111155 SSqquuaaddrroonn oonn aa ddaayylliigghhtt bboommbbiinngg mmiissssiioonn ttoo EEsssseenn 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseas clasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;togetherwiththerecipient’sCanadianMemorialCross,G.VI.R.(F.O.V.H. WilsonJ37822) thislastlackingringsuspension;andaRoyalCanadianAirForceOperationalWings,silver-gilt,thereverse stamped ‘Birks Stirling’, with double screwback suspension, very fne and better (6) £120-£160
VViiccttoorrHHeennrryyWWiillssoonnwasborninTorontoin1914andwaseducatedatKitchenerAvenuePublicSchoolandDanforthTechnologicalSchool. InitiallyemployedbytheBritishAmericanOilCompany,hejoinedtheRoyalCanadianAirForceinAugust1942andgraduatedwithhisAir Bomber’s‘wings’andcommissionfromO.T.U.MaltoninOctober1943.PostedtoEnglandforoperationalservicewith115Squadronthe followingmonth,hediedaboardLancasterNF960whilstattemptingtobombtheGermanindustrialcityofEssen,homeoftheKruppsteelworks. He is buried alongside his crew at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.
EEmmiilleeFFrraannccooiissBBrruunnooMMaannddiinnwasbornin1916,thesonofGustaveandMarieLouise MandinofDuckLake,andhusbandofHeleneA.MandinofOntario,Canada.Educated atSt.MatthieuCollege,Gravelbourg,Saskatchewan,hegraduatedfromtheUniversity ofSaskatchewanwithadegreeinlawin1938.HesubsequentlyenlistedintheRoyal CanadianAirForceinthesummerof1940andwaspostedtoR.A.F.SnaithasObserver in No. 150 Squadron in 1942.
DetailedtothecrewofFlyingOfficerWinstonDavidLove,RoyalAustralianAirForce, MandinwaskilledonamissiontobombEssenaboardWellingtonX3725.Takingoff at 23.05hrson8June1942fromR.A.F.Snaith,hejoinedabomberstreamofsome170 aircraft,19ofwhichwerelost-mostlyduetonight fghtersovertheNetherlands.The resultingoperationonthecitywasreportedaspoor,withscatteredbombing.His aircraftwaslaterclaimedasshotdownovertheNorthSea,tothenorth-westof Callantsoog,bynight fghter‘ace’andKnight’sCrossrecipientOblt.LeopoldFellerer, operatingfromLeeuwardenairfeld.ThebodiesofMandinandhiscrewwerenot recovered from the water, and all are commemorated upon the Runnymede Memorial. Sold with a photograph of the recipient.
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd RRooyyaall CCaannaaddiiaann AAiirr FFoorrccee ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr 1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissue insilver,mountedcourt-styleasworn,withRoyalCanadianAirForceOperationalWings,silver-gilt,thereversestamped‘Birks Stirling’, with double screwback suspension, very fne (4)
Five: CCoorrppoorraall AA.. EE.. AAsshhbbyy,, UUmmvvoottii MMoouunntteedd RRii ff eess,, wwhhoo wwaass aallssoo ccaappttuurreedd bbyy tthhee GGeerrmmaannss iinn NNoorrtthh AAffrriiccaa oonn 2200 JJuunnee 11994422 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,allofficiallyimpressed‘1492A.E.Ashby’;SouthAfrican Defence Force Good Service Medal, silver (532) mounted as worn, good very fne (11) £160-£200
CChhaarrlleessWWiilllliiaammAAsshhbbyywasborninHull,Yorkshire,on21April1900,thesonofJamesAshbyofEshowe.Heinitiallyservedwith”A”Reserveof theUmvotiMountedRifesfrom1923-27,beforerejoiningtheRegimentaspartofthe1stSouthAfricanBrigade.PostedtoNorthAfrica14 August 1941, he served nearly 3 years as a Prisoner of War and was released home to Nongoma in Zululand on 11 May 1945. AArrtthhuurrEErrnneessttAAsshhbbyy,theyoungerbrotheroftheabove,wasborninEshoweon26October1905andenlistedintheUmvotiMountedRi fesat Pietmaritzburgon3May1940.PostedtoNorthAfrica14August1941-thesamedateashiselderbrother-hewasalsotakenPrisonerofWar on20June1942.Therecipient’sArmyServiceRecord,adds:‘Forairevacuation,medicalplane14/5/45’(repatriation).Ashbywaslaterdischarged on 10 October 1945.
Sold with copied Army Service Records and two brass Umvoti Mounted Rifes cap badges.
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Pair: CCoorrppoorraall SS.. NN.. PPrriissccootttt,, 1155tthh//1199tthh KKiinngg’’ss RRooyyaall HHuussssaarrss,, wwhhoo ddiieedd aatt hhoommee oonn 2266 FFeebbrruuaarryy 11994433 DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;togetherwiththenamedArmyCouncilcondolenceslip,inscribed‘7906645Cpl.S.N. Priscott.’;andMemorialScroll‘CorporalS.N.Priscott,15th/19thKing’sRoyalHussars’,allmountedinaglazeddisplayframe, Memorial Scroll slightly faded, good very fne (2) £80-£100
DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(Capt.P.N.Pearson.Som.L.I.);General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (Major P. N. Pearson. RAPC.) mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely fne (4) £140-£180
PPeetteerrNNoorrmmaannPPeeaarrssoonnwasborninHenley-on-Thameson21July1925andenlistedintheSomersetLightInfantryon16July1943.Appointedto anEmergencyCommissionon12August1944,hewasadvancedCaptainon21July1952,andtransferredtotheR.A.P.C.onprobationin1955, laterbeingdetailedtoHeadquartersBattalion,BritishSupportUnitSHAPE,inParisfromJuly1959.TransferredasMajortotheR.P.O.FARELFin March1963,heservedatHeadquarters,BritishForcesinBorneo,andlateratC.P.O.HongKong.Retiredfrommilitaryservice22April1967,he died in Farnham, Surrey, on 12 May 2010. Sold with copied research.
Pair: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. FFeennwwiicckk,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (22791776 Sgt. J. Fenwick. R.A.P.C.) mounted as worn, very fne
Pair: WWaarrrraanntt OO ffiffi cceerr CCllaassss IIII JJ.. AA.. MMccCClluusskkeeyy,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(22516276Sgt.J.A.Mc.Cluskey.R.A.P.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue, Regular Army (22516276 W.O.Cl.2. J. A. Mc.Cluskey. RAPC.) mounted as worn, better than very fne (7) £160-£200
FFrraanncciissCCyyrriillHHiicckkiinnbboottttoommwasborninDerbyon20August1914.Recordedin1939asamarriedclerk,ARPWarderandFirstAid representativelivingat5AshfeldAvenue,Shardlow,hejoinedtheR.A.P.C.atDerbyon13March1940andpassedtheTradeTestforClerk, Class3.AdvancedClass1,19February1943,heservedfrom29December1944attachedLondonDistrictAssemblyCentre.Dischargedtoan EmergencyCommission28February1946,hewassenttotheStaff Paymaster’sOfficeinSumatrafrom24March1946.HediedinLeicesteron 30 June 1984.
Sold with copied Army Service Record and private research.
JJoohhnnFFeennwwiicckkwasbornatGainsboroughon14October1926.HejoinedtheRoyalArmyPayCorpson5February1953andservedat Headquarters,CyprusDistrictin1955.PostedtoEastAfricainSeptember1957,hewaspostedtoA.P.O.RailwaysinSeptember1962andC.P.O. Eastern Command from July 1963. He died in Halifax on 10 May 1992.
JJ..AA..MMccCClluusskkeeyywasbornon4September1925andservedwiththeR.P.O.WolverleyfromMarch1956.PostedtoBAORandSwaziland,he servedasevenweektourofCyprusin1966andwaspostedtotheStaff Paymaster’sOffice,Highland,fromAugust1968.Transferredto Headquarters, Scotland, and the R.P.O. York, he was discharged on 23 August 1972.
AArrnnoollddCCooooppeerrSSttiinnssoonnwasbornatChurchGreen,Mardon,Kent,on6April1915,andenlistedinLondonfortheRoyalArmyPayCorpson2 September1940.TakenonStrengthinIndia27July1942,hewasadvancedWarSubstantiveStaff Sergeant8July1946andtransferredtoLagos, Nigeriain1947.ReturnedtoCanterburyin1955,hewastransferredtotheMinistryofDefenceinLondoninOctober1969andawardedthe MeritoriousServiceMedalthefollowingyear.PostedtoNo.18Company(R.A.M.C.)atMillbankinAugust1971,heleftthePayServiceson1 September 1973 to take employment with a stockbroking frm in the City. Stinson died in Canterbury, Kent, on 16 January 2000.
Sold with copied Army Service Record, copies of marriage and death certifcates, and private research.
Approximately1,500InternationalCommissionofControlandSupervision(I.C.C.S.)‘Peace’MedalswereawardedtopersonnelfromCanada, India,andPoland,whoservedwiththeI.C.C.S.foratleast90daysinLaos,Vietnam,andCambodiafrom1954to1973,inordertoimplementthe terms of the Geneva Agreement of 1954.
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Three: LL.. AA.. JJ.. VVeerrmmeettttee,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SH800413L.A.J.Vermette);U.N.Korea 1950-54 (SH 800413 L. A. J. Vermette) nearly very fne
Pair: PP.. TTuucckkeerr,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess Korea 1950-53, Canadian issue, silver (P. Tucker 11889 ‘H’); U.N. Korea 1950-54 (P. Tucker 11889 ‘H’) very fne (5) £100-£140
£100-£140 227755
Pair: CCooookk DD.. WW.. OOxxlleeyy,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy Korea1950-53,1stissue(P/SMX.886472D.W.OxleyCk.R.N.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued, the frstshowingsigns of fre damage, with suspension bent, therefore fair GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.((22776600007777AA..CC..11..GG..MMoorrrriiss..RR..AA..FF..));GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Borneo, ((EE44224411772244 CCppll.. GG.. FF.. WWaalllliiss RR..AA..FF..)) good very fne (4)
Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SL-819H.J.Behr);CanadianVolunteerServiceMedalforKorea,unnamed;U.N.Korea 1950-54(SI-819H.J.Behr);Corrections,ExemplaryServiceMedal(H.J.Behr)mountedfordisplaypurposeswithaCorrectional Services cap badge, shoulder fash, pocket fash, and a pair of brass C.S.C. collar titles, good very fne and better
Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SM940R.W.Wournell);CanadianVolunteerServiceMedalforKorea,unnamed;U.N. Korea 1950-54 (SM 940 R. W. Wournell); U.N. Emergency Force Medal, unnamed as issued, good very fne and better
Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SM-9453Steadman);CanadianVolunteerServiceMedalforKorea,unnamed;U.N.Korea 1950-54 (SM-9453 F. F. Steadman) mounted court-style for display, privately engraved naming, good very fne (11) £140-£180
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(Capt.P.H.Redford.R.A.P.C.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial (5621641 W.O.Cl.1. P. H. Redford. A.E.C.) the last in named box of issue, extremely fne (4)
£120-£160
FFrraanncciissAAnntthhoonnyyFFrreeddeerriicckkHHeerreewwaarrddMMaaiillttaannddwasbornin1932andservedasO fficerCadetattheR.M.A.Sandhurstfrom24May1951to24 August1951.AppointedtoacommissionasSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson3November1951,heservedinJapanfrom1953 -55,followedbypostingstoSingaporeandMalayaaspartofFARELF.Heisrecordedashavingdiedon30October1962attheRadcliffeInfrmary (Oxford),whenonly30yearsofage,inconsequenceofaroadtrafficaccident;therecipient’sdeathcertifcatestates‘brainstemcompression. While driving a motor car, deceased was in collision with a lorry. Accidental.’
Sold with copied Army Service Record confrming entitlement.
PPhhiilliippHHaarrrryyRReeddffoorrddwasborninEastneyon27August1920andattestedforthe4thBattalion,DevonRegimenton2June1939.Embarkedfor Indiawiththe1stBattalion2November1939,hetransferredtotheA.E.C.asActingSergeant26May1941andservedatJubbleporewithNo.1 T.T.Battalion.TransferredtotheArmySchoolofEducationatPachmarhi5January1945,hewasappointedtoanEmergencyCommissionas2nd LieutenantintheA.E.C.7December1945andservedatSouthernCommandandWesternCommandHeadquarters.TakenonstrengthR.P.O. MalayaandFARELF13July1957,RedfordservedduringtheMalayanEmergencyattachedHeadquarters,17thGurkhaDivision.Hediedat Chichester on 12 August 1993.
Sold with copied Army Service Record and private research.
AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya(22846997Rfn.J.D.Hall.R.B.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Borneo (22846997 Rfn. J. D. Hall. 3 Green Jackets) mounted court-style for display, edge bruising to frst, very fne and better (2) £180-£220
Sold with a Rife Brigade Boxing Medal in white metal.
InternationalCommissionforSupervisionandControlPeaceMedal,Canadianissue,bronze(Sgt.A.W.Carter);SpecialService Medal,1clasp,NATO,unnamed;CanadianForcesDecoration,E.II.R.,withSecondAwardClasp(S.Sgt.A.W.Carter)mounted for display with corresponding cap badges and shoulder titles, nearly extremely fne (3) £120-£160 227799 xx
Approximately1,500InternationalCommissionofControlandSupervision(I.C.C.S.)‘Peace’MedalswereawardedtopersonnelfromCanada, India,andPoland,whoservedwiththeI.C.C.S.foratleast90daysinLaos,Vietnam,andCambodiafrom1954to1973,inordertoimplementthe terms of the Geneva Agreement of 1954.
AAllbbeerrttWWiillffrreeddCCaarrtteerrwasforwardedtheI.C.C.S.Medalon1February1972forhisservicewiththeCommissioninIndo-China.Ashortwhile laterhewasawardedtheclasptotheCanadianForcesDecorationon6February1973.Releasefromservice7January1974,heretiredto Toronto where he died at the Scarborough Grace Hospital on 8 April 2001.
Sold with copied research and the recipient’s original Royal Canadian Legion Membership Card (1987), Branch No. 345.
Pair: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall OO.. RR.. MMeerrrriicckk,, AArrmmyy AAiirr CCoorrppss SouthAtlantic1982,withrosette(24579659AirTprORMerrickAAC);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland (24579659 LCpl O R Merrick AAC) mounted court-style for wear, nearly extremely fne (2) £1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 1999.
OOwweenn RRoobbeerrtt MMeerrrriicckk served with 656 Squadron, Army Air Corps during the Falklands War. Sold with copied research.
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BBeeddddyy’’ss SSccoouuttss
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((TTpprr.. CC.. FFeerrnnaannddeess,, BBeeddddyy’’ss SSccoouuttss..)) polished, otherwise nearly very fne £140-£180
ThiscorpswasraisedforserviceintheextremenorthoftheTransvaal,thesamewilddistrictinwhichtheBushVeldtCarbineershadworked untildisbanded.Beddy'sScoutsmadesundrysmallcapturesofprisonersduringtheperiodJanuarytoApril1902.AtSpelonkinon23rdMarch 1902theirpostwasattacked,butheldout;CaptainBeddyandseveralmenwerewounded.On16thApriltheyhad fghtingatHaenertsburg,and suffered some losses. Captain W. Beddy was mentioned in Lord Kitchener's fnal despatch, under the heading, "Intelligence Department".
Sold with copied medal roll entry.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Relief of Ladysmith ((LLiieeuutt:: WW.. HHiillll,, BBoorrddeerr SSccoouuttss..)) good very fne
£300-£400
TheBorderScoutswereraisedatUpingtoninMay1900asalocaldefenceforce,andinSeptemberallthewhitetroopsinthedistrictwere withdrawntoPrieska.Themenwereallhalf-castes,chiefydescendantsofBoerfarmersandnativewomen;manyofthemwerewell-to-do farmershavinglargeherds,otherswerehuntersintheKalahariDesert.Allcouldrideandshoot.Theirknowledgeofthecountryandexcellent eyesight made them invaluable as scouts.
WWiilllliiaammAArrtthhuurrHHiillllwasbornon7July1877,inYork.Accordingtoagranddaughter,hestowedawayonashiptoAustraliaattheageofseven. He was handed over to the authorities on arrival and raised by foster parents in Brisbane, eventually going to South Africa in September 1894. AfterenlistinginThorneycroft'sMountedInfantryon8January1900,hewaswoundedatSpionKop,losingthesightofhislefteye,takenprisoner and held at Waterval PoW Camp, north of Pretoria, from where he was released on 6 June 1900.
InexplicablytheQ.S.A.RollofThorneycroft'sMountedInfantryhasamarginalnote"KilledinAction",althoughjustaboveitisnoted"Lieut.Border Scouts".HillenlistedasLieutenantintheBorderScoutson19October1901,andresignedhiscommissionon26March1902.InMarch1905he was awarded the South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 clasps, but these were never ftted to his medal.
King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((118855SSeerrjjtt::CC..WW..VV..MMoolllleerr..BBoorrddeerrSSccoouuttss..)) polished, nearly very fne
£100-£140
Awarded D.C.M. London Gazette 31 October 1902.
M.I.D. London Gazette 29 July 1902 (Namaqualand Border Scouts).
Also entitled to Q.S.A., 1 clasp, Cape Colony.
BBoorrddeerr SSccoouuttss
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Three: SSccoouutt BB.. WW.. JJaannuuaarryy,, BBoorrddeerr SSccoouuttss,, llaatteerr DDrriivveerr,, CCaappee AAuuxxiilliiaarryy HHoorrssee TTrraannssppoorrtt CCoommppaannyy Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp,bronzeissue(ScoutB.W.January.BorderScouts.);BritishWarandBilingualVictory Medals (Dvr. B. W. January. C.A.H.T.C.) together with named Pretoria Citizens’ Service Medal 1914-1919, very fne and rare (4)
£300-£400
BBeennjjaammiinnWWiilllliiaammJJaannuuaarryyenrolledintheBorderScoutson11April1902,andwasdischargedon30June1902.TheMedalRolloftheBorder Scouts carries the annotation: ‘Added authy 68/SA./4046 Bronze Medal without clasp issd. 31-3-19.’
Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.
CCaannaaddiiaann SSccoouuttss
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((664488 TTpprr:: HH.. BBrraatttteenn.. CCaannddnn:: SSccttss::)) good very fne £140-£180
HHaarrrryyBBrraatttteennwasborninStockholm,Sweden,andattestedfortheCanadianScoutsatDurbanon26March1902.Apostmanbytrade,hewas discharged at Pretoria on 30 June 1902, upon disbandment.
Sold with copied Attestation and medal roll extracts.
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CCoolloonniiaall SSccoouuttss
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Ladysmith ((440099 TTpprr:: EE.. MM.. FFiinnllaayyssoonn.. CCoolloonniiaall SSccoouuttss..)) extremely fne
£140-£180
EEddwwiinn MMiittcchheellll FFiinnllaayyssoonn enrolled for the Colonial Scouts at Pietermaritzburg on 9 December 1899.
Sold with copied Enrolment Form and medal roll extract.
HHeennrryy JJoohhnn EEddyy enlisted in Rimington’s Guides on 4 November 1899, and was discharged, time expired, on 25 January 1901. RaisedattheoutbreakofthewarbyMajorM.F.Rimington,6thInniskillingDragoons,Rimington’sGuideswasnotalargeunit,numberingabout 150attheoutset,butdistinguishedthemselvesinmanyoftheearlyactionsofthewar.SirArchibaldHuntersaidofthem,‘MajorRimingtonhas gatheredabodyofmenwhosevirtuesarelikehisown.Theycanride,see, fght,andshootstraight.Theyareintheforefrontwherethereis danger.Theyhaveneverdisappointedme,letalonefailedme.’WhenRimingtonlefttheGuidestotakeanothercommand,theunitwas resuscitatedunderanotheroftheirleaders,MajorDamant.AlthoughthecorpswasstillcalledofficiallyRimington’sGuides,iteventuallybecame Damant’sHorse.Uniquely,membersservingexclusivelywithRimington’sGuides/Damant’sHorsewereentitledto8battleclasps,thegreatest number of clasps (excluding the two date clasps) issued to the Queen’s South Africa Medal.
SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. KKeeeelleeyy is listed as having been severely wounded at Kraaipan on 10 May 1901 - unit given as ‘Keeley’s Vryburg F.A.’ Sold with copied medal roll extracts which notes [also on roll of] ‘Mosita Squadron D.M.T. (since joined Keeley’s Scouts)’.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(39983Q.M.Sjt:C.F.R.Robinson, Dennison’sScts.)namingrubbedandpossiblyofficiallyre-impressed;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901, SouthAfrica1902(204Q.M.Serjt.C.F.R.Robinson.KimberleyH.);1914-15Star(Cpl.C.Robinson5thS.A.M.R.);BritishWar andBilingualVictoryMedals(Cpl.C.Robinson.5thS.A.M.R.);WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,thesetwoofficially impressed‘65307C.F.R.Robinson’;SouthAfricaPoliceGoodServiceMedal(No8088(M)2/CSergeantC.F.R.Robinson) mounted as worn, the frst with corrosion to obverse, good fne, otherwise nearly very fne or better (8) £200-£240
DDooyyllee’’ss
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902((33332211PPttee..JJ..HHaawwlleeyy.. DDooyyllee’’ss AAuusstt.. SSccttss..)) extremely fne and rare
£300-£400
Thiswasacorpsofspeciallyselectedmen,raisedbyCaptainRDDoyle,DSO,oftheNewSouthWalesforces. Hehadservedinthe6thImperial Bushmenandthe3rdRegimentofNewSouthWalesBushmen. Theofficersandmenwerenot,however,restrictedtothosefromNewSouth Wales.Thesmallcorpsdidmostexcellentworkinthelatterstagesofthewar,andforitsnumbersgainedalargeproportionofMentions, including Captain R. D. Doyle, D.S.O.
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901((2200884488TTpprr..HH..GG..SS..HHuuttcchhiinnssoonn.. DDrriissccoollll’’ss SSccttss..)) good very fne
£140-£180
Thiscorpswasraised,onamodestbasisasregardsnumbers,aboutthetimeLordRobertslandedatCapeTown.Theirleader,CaptainDriscoll, wasaBritishresidentinBurma,whomadehiswaytothefront,andwhetherhismotiveswerelovetodosomethingforthemothercountry, ambition, or mere love of adventure, he most certainly did work of the highest value throughout more than two years' hard campaigning. Sold with copied medal roll extract.
AAuussttrraalliiaann SSccoouuttss
DDrriissccoollll’’ss SSccoouuttss
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EElllliioott BBoorrddeerr SSccoouuttss
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Wepener((LLiieeuutt..JJ..DD..HH..BBrreeddiinn..EElllliioottBBddrr..SSccttss..))alaterimpressed issue with fxed suspension, nearly extremely fne
Commissioned Lieutenant in the Elliot Border Scouts he was re-issued with a medal and 2 clasps off the roll for that unit in June 1922. Elliot is in the Eastern cape, to the east of Xalanga. There are 76 names on the roll of Elliott Border Scouts, including 3 officers.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
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FFrreenncchh’’ss SSccoouuttss
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast,SouthAfrica 1901 ((SSeerrjjtt.. WW.. RR.. WWaallllaaccee.. FFrreenncchh’’ss SSccttss..)) good very fne
£260-£300
Wounded at Ermelo on 16 October 1900. Thiscorpswasformedtowardsthecloseof1899.Itsgreateststrengthwasaboutthreesquadrons,butitafterwardsfellmuchinnumbers. The corps was commanded by Captain Bettelheim, and was composed of men selected for knowledge of the country and its ways.
WithGirouard’sabsenceinEnglandinearly1897,Gorringesupervisedthelayingofthe frst25milesofthedesertrailwayfromWadiHalfato AbuHamed.OnGirouard’sreturnGorringebuiltabridge,andsankawellontheKermarailwayandoneonthedesertrailway.Hehandedthis workovertoMicklemandresumedhisstaff duties.GorringeactedasprovostmarshaltoGeneralHunterduringhisadvance onAbuHamedand constructedafortatAbuHamed.HealsodesignedandconstructedthefortatthejunctionoftheAtbaraRiverandtheNile.Heonceagain becameaD.A.A.GduringtheadvanceonOmdurman,andaccompaniedKitchenerthroughoutthedayofthebattle.InOctober1898he accompaniedGeneralRundletorelievetheBritishforcesatGedarefandclearthedervishesoutoftheEasternSudan.Hewasorderedto undertakethereconstructionofKhartoumbyKitchener.Gorringehada“WorksBattalion”about1,000strong,underEgyptianofficersandabout 2,000Jehadia(formerfollowersoftheKhalifa).Theywereemployedinroad-making,brickmaking,lime-burningandwoodcutting.Suchrapid progresswasmadethatalltheroadshadbeenlaidoutand7,000treesorderedfortheavenuesby6February1899.Constructionofthe Governmentofficeshadalsobegun.Gorringedesignedthenewpalacehimself,obtainingbooksonItalianandotherarchitecture.Itwasreadyfor occupation by Kitchener in the autumn of 1899.
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British War Medal, since mislaid.
GorringewaspromotedCaptaininFebruary1899andonthefollowingdaywasgazettedbrevetmajorinaccordancewiththepromisemadeafter theAtbaracampaign.GorringewasgiventhecommandoftheIrregularSudaneseBattalion,composedofJehadiafromKhartoum,when operationsresumedagainsttheKhalifainNovember1899.GorringecommandedtheBattalionattheactionsofAbuAadelandUmmDebeikerat. HewasawardedtwomoreclaspstotheEgyptianmedalandon14March1900,hewaspromotedbrevetLieutenant-Colonel,havingbeen advanced to this rank from that of Lieutenant R.E. in thirteen months.
WhenKitchenerwenttoSouthAfricainDecember1899,hetookGorringewithhimashisA.D.C.ShortlyafterwardshewasappointedD.A.A.G ontheheadquartersStaff.Earlyin1900KitchenerorderedhimtoorganiseandcommandtheColonialDefenceCorps,abodyofCapeloyalists formedforthepurposeofpreventingtheinvasionofCapeColonybyenemycommandosandofpreventinguprisingsofBoersympathiserswithin theColony.GorringeusedthisforcetochasedownaBoerleadercalledKritzinger,whohadbeenstirringupdisaffectioninthenorthernCape. FollowingthebreakupoftheColonialDefenceForceinJune1901,Gorringecontinuedthepursuitusinganewforcehehadraised.Having chasedKritzingernorthoftheOrangeRiver,hethenbegantotrailSmutswhenhemovedsouth-westthroughtheCapeProvince.Gorringe trackedSmutsfromDordrechttothePrinceAlbertarea.HehadbeenofferedtheappointmentofMudir(Governor)ofSennarProvincebySir ReginaldWingate,whohadsucceededKitchenerasGovernor-GeneralofSudan.However,questionswereaskedinboththeCapeParliamentand theHouseofCommonsabouthisactionsascommanderoftheisolatedcolumnswhenhehadfounditnecessarytotakeactionagainstespionage and evasion of requisitions. The allegations were not upheld, but undoubtedly affected his career and relations with Kitchener.
ReturningasGovernorofSennarProvinceinearly1902heorganisedtheciviladministrationoftheprovinceandatthestartof1904,commanded anexpeditionagainstanotoriousslavetraderIbrahimWadMohamed.Hecapturedandhungtheslavetraderhimself.Fortheseserviceshe received a clasp "Jerok" to the Egyptian medal, the Egyptian order of the Osmanieh, 3rd Class, and the brevet of colonel.
ABritishofficerwasonlyallowedtoservefor10yearsintheEgyptianArmyatthattimeandGorringereturnedtoEnglandinSeptember,1904. LongserviceintheSudanhadaffectedhishealthandheneededrest.AlthoughhewasbrevetColonel,onhisreturnhomethe WarOfficefelt thathecouldnotbeemployedinanythingelsethanathisregimentalrankofCaptainandhewasappointedDivisionOfficer,Lands,Aldershot.He continuedinthisoccupationtillApril1906,whenhebecameStaff OfficertotheChiefEngineer,Aldershot.GorringewasappointedDirectorof MovementsandQuarteringsattheWarOfficeinJune1906,promotedtothesubstantiverankofcolonel,andshortlyaftertothetemporaryrank ofbrigadier-general.Hecontinuedinthispostuntil1909whenhetookcommandof18thInfantryBrigadeatLichfeld.Hewaspromotedmajorgeneral in September 1911, and three months later was placed on the unemployed list.
InMay1912,hetookcommandoftheBombayBrigade.HewasawardedtheC.B.inJune,1912.TheBombayBrigadehadasmallmilitarygarrison andmainlydealtwithadministrativeduties,despatchingtroopsandstoresupcountryoroverseas.InMarch1915Gorringewassenttotake commandof33rdInfantryBrigadetoreinforcetheIndianForce“D"underGeneralBarrett,whichwasengagedindrivingtheTurksandtheir Arab allies out of Lower Mesopotamia.
12thDivisionwasformedinApril1915andGorringetookcommand.InMayhewasorderedtoreopencommunicationswithAhwazonthe KarunriverandclearingArabistanoftheenemy.TheoperationshecarriedoutgreatlyassistedtheadvanceofGeneralTownshenduptheTigris. ThedivisionalsoguardedtheAnglo-Persianoilfelds.HewasthenorderedtocaptureNasiriyaatthejunctionoftheEuphratesandtheShatt-alHai.Itwasaverydifficultopposedadvancenothelpedbytheintenseheat.TheforcecapturedNasiriyaamonthafterithadstarted,taking950 prisoners,17gunsandmuchbooty.ThisstrikingsuccesselicitedfromH.M.theKingthefollowingmessage:“ThesplendidachievementofGeneral Gorringe's column, in spite of many hardships and intense heat, flls me with admiration."
FromSeptember1915toJanuary1916,GorringetookoverthecommandoftheLineofCommunicationsDefenceTroopswithhisheadquarters atAmara,whenhewasthenappointedChiefofStaff toGeneralAylmer,commandingtheTigrisCorps,whichwasengagedinoperationsforthe reliefofKut.HewaswoundedinFebruary,whilecarryingoutapersonalreconnaissance,andsincehewasstillunabletorideonaccountofhis wound,duringthemajoroperationearlyinMarch,forthecaptureoftheDujailaRedoubtandtheEssSinnposition,hecarried onthedutiesof Chief of Staff, being carried about in an ambulance tonga, HesucceededtothecommandoftheTigrisCorpsandimmediatelysetaboutplanninganotherattempttorelieveKutwherethegarrisonfood supplieswererunningdangerouslylow.5April1916sawthestartofoperationsandsomeinitialsuccesswasgained,butsevere foodingofthe Tigrishamperedoperationsandon22AprilGorringehadtoadmitthathistroopshadreachedthelimitoftheiroffensivecapabilities.Thiswas theendoftheoperationstorelieveKutwhichsurrenderedon29April.TheappreciationofH.M.theKingwasexpressedinthefollowing telegramtoGen.Gorringe:-“AlthoughyourbravetroopshavenothadthesatisfactionofrelievingtheirbeleagueredcomradesinKut,theyhave, undertheableleadershipofyourselfandsubordinatecommanders,foughtwithgreatgallantryanddeterminationunderthemosttrying conditions.Theachievementofreliefwasdeniedyouby foodsandbadweatherandnotbytheenemywhomyouhaveresolutelypressedback.I havewatchedyoureffortswithadmirationandamsatisfedthatyouhavedoneallthatwashumanlypossibleandwillcontinuetodosoinfuture encounterswiththeenemy."GorringewasrelievedofhiscommandoftheTigrisCorpsbytheArmyCommanderfollowingaseriousdifference ofopinioninJuly.TheArmyCommanderhadwantedtoundertakealimitedoffensiveinJuneuptheTigris,butGorringedidnotbelievethathis troopswere fttocarryoutsuchanoperation.HehadwantedtentageforthetroopsandforarailwaytobebuiltuptheTigris.Alightlinehad beenbegunfromSheikhSaad,theadvancedlandingpointontheriver,towardsEssSinn,butwasprogressingslowlyowingtodelaysinsupplyof materials;theprojectedlinefromBasratoAmarahadnotbeenbegun.TheArmyCommanderandGorringehadirreconcilabledifferencesand Gorringe, fed up with the impasse appealed directly to higher authority. He was thus sent home. Gorringewasappointedtocommandthe47th(London)DivisionontheWesternFront.HethentookpartinalltheDivision’smajoractionsuntil theArmistice.Helaiddowncommandofthedivisionon6April1919,whenitwasdemobilised.FromJuly1919hetookcommandof10th DivisioninEgypt,duringaperiodofpoliticalunrest,andcontinuedthereuntil17December1921. HewaspromotedLieutenant-Generalin August 1921. He was placed on the unemployed list after Egypt and retired on 18 December 1924. Hetookoverhisfather’sfarmatKingstonBuci,Shoreham-by-Sea,Sussex,wherehewasengagedformanyyearsindairyfarmingwithalargeherd ofJerseys.Healsohuntedandplayedpolowhichhadbeenhisrecreationsthroughouthislife.In1936hemovedtoafarminNorfolk,butmoved backtoSussexin1939whenpartofhisNorfolkfarmwasrequisitionedforanairfeld.Hecontinuedfarmingabout50acresuntilhishealthfailed andinJuly1943hehadtogointoanursinghomeasgangrenehadsetinonhisfootowingtoablockedartery.Henevermarriedanddiedinthe nursing home in October 1945.
229955
HHaannnnaayy’’ss SSccoouuttss
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((11 SSjjtt.. MMjjrr.. AA.. GG.. DDeennnniissoonn.. HHaannnnaayy’’ss SSccttss)) extremely fne
£300-£400
AAlleexxaannddeerrGGeeoorrggeeDDeennnniissoonn,theeldestsonofGeorgeandAnnie,wasamemberoftheRhodesianPioneerColumnin1890,servingasa lieutenantunderMajorFrankJohnson.ThiscolumnwasformedatthebehestofRhodesforthepurposeofimplementingtheRhodes-Rudd miningconcessiongrantedbyLobengula.AlexwasamongthosewhoreturnedtoSouthAfricaaftertheoperationwasaccomplishedandthe corpsdisbanded,manyremainingintheterritory.In1896hemarriedDoraPembertonBradfeldandsettledinVryburgwhereheranastore.He servedintheAnglo-BoerWarasalieutenant (sic) inHannay'sScoutsandwaswoundedinactionon18September1901,intheVryburgdistrict. He died of his injuries while in the ambulance-wagon in the feld. Hannay's Scouts were amalgamated into the Western Light Horse in April 1902.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal((66005533TTpprr::SS..JJ..MMoooonn..II..YY..SSccoouuttss..)) good very fne £140-£180
SSiiddnneeyy JJoohhnn MMoooonn also served as a Civilian Conductor, Army Service Corps, and in the Rand Ri fes. Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(8729Serjt:A.Fraser,Lovat’sScouts.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(37375Serjt:A.Fraser.Lovat’sScouts.I.Y.);1914-15 Star(S.S.M.A.Fraser2ndS.A.H.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withsmallM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.A.Fraser.);SouthAfrica Medal for War Service, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, good very fne (6)
£280-£340
AAlleexxaannddeerrFFrraasseerrwasoneofthe269menfromtheScottishHighlandswhojoinedtheunitraisedbyLordLovat,aservingo fficeroftheBlack Watch,aftertheBritishreverseatMagersfontein.ThesemenweremainlystalkersandghilliesfromestatessurroundingthedepotatInverness. TheoriginalcontingentwereenlistedasaspecialserviceunitoftheBlackWatch,butwereknownbytheCommandingOfficer’sname.Thelater contingents were formed as the 113th, 114th and 178th Companies of the Imperial Yeomanry. Lovat'sScoutsreturnedtoInvernessinJuly/August1901:FraserreceivedtheFreedomoftheBurghon14August1901,andwasdischargedthere on 20 August 1901. He soon joined up again for South African service (178th Coy, I.Y.) and was fnally discharged at Elandsfontein on 1 July 1902. FraserstayedoninSouthAfrica,marriedandjoinedTweefonteinCollieriesatOogies,Transvaal.On8December1915,heattestedforWWI serviceinthe2ndSouthAfricanHorseandwasappointedasSquadronSergeantMajor.AtthetimehewastheMineSecretaryandhadalso served in the Middelburg District Rife Association. HewasoneofthesmallnumberofSouthAfricanswhoreachedtheEastAfricanTheatreofWarbeforetheendof1915andqualifedforthe 1914-15Star.Obviouslyacompetentsoldier,hewasappointedTemp.LieutenantinApril1916.Hetransferredtothe1stS.A.Horsein November1916and,sufferingtheusualboutsofmalaria,hewasgranted3monthssickleaveinJanuary1917.AfterserviceatDurbanBasehe was involved in Draft Conducting for the Union Defence Force (June-Aug 1918). During this period, on 17 July 1918, he embarked for England. On3September1918hejoinedtheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsandsawserviceintheNorthRussiaExpeditionaryForcefrom21Januaryto10 October,1919.HewasMentionedintheDespatchofGeneralLordRawlinson(LondonGazette 3February1920)for"valuableanddistinguished servicesrenderedinconnectionwiththeOperationsinNorthRussiaduringtheperiod1Marchto12October1919."Whenonereadsthe DespatchofGeneralRawlinsonitisobviousthattogetsuppliestotroopsinNorthRussiawasaformidabletaskandtheR.A.S.C.nodoubtplayed a signifcant role.
At the outbreak of WWII Alexander Fraser was already 60 years old and did voluntary war service work. SoldwithtwooriginalparchmentDischargeCertifcatesfortheBoerWarandcopiedcertifcatecreatinghimaBurgessandFreemanoftheRoyal Burgh of Inverness, together with copied record of service.
HHaarrrryyBBrreewwaarrddenlistedatPietermaritzburgon12January1901andservedasFarrierSergeantwithMenne’sScoutsuntildischargedon14 January 1902.
ThiscorpsdidexcellentandoftenverydaringworkintheTransvaal,chiefyintheneighbourhoodoftheNatalandDelagoaRailwaysduringthe secondphaseofthewar.Nightexpeditionswerenumerous,andastheforceemployedwasgenerallyveryslender,thetruequalitiesofscoutshad to be exhibited.
ThisirregularcorpswasraisedinNatal,mostlyinPietermartizburgdistrict,duringthelastweekinOctober,1899,andtookthe feldintheAngloBoerWarearlyinNovember,about80strong,undertheHon.ThomasKeirMurray,ex-ColonialSecretaryofNatal,whoheldtherankof Commandant.Withinaweekthestrengthhadrisento150.Nomilitaryrankwasheldbymembers,theybeingpurelycivilianswhohad volunteeredtoassistinamilitarycapacitythemilitaryforcesinanypossiblewayinfaceoftheinvasionofNatalbytheenemyforcesearlyinthe war,theirrapidadvancedowncountryandtheinvestmentofLadysmith.Themembersprovidedthemselveswitheverything—horse,arms, equipment,uniformsandothernecessariesattheirowncost,andtheyservedwithoutanypayorallowances,exceptrationsandammunition. Theirparticularefficiencylayintheirvalueasscouts,guides,interpretersandintelligencework.Manyofthemembershadanintimateknowledge ofthedistrictsoperatedin,weregoodZuluandAfrikaanslinguistsandfullofveldcraft.Thisforcewasreallyacommando,withanorganisation, or absence of any, similar to the system of Boer commandos, but with military discipline.
The frstandurgentdutiesofthecorpswerethatofpatrollingthedistrictssouthoftheTugelaRiver,andputtingupatbigashowofforceas possibleduringthecriticalfortnightfollowingtheretirementoftheBritishforcesacrosstheTugelaRiver,closelybesetbytheenemyinstrength, pendingthearrivalofreinforcementsfromCapeTownandoverseas,beinghurriednorthwardstostemthetideofinvasion.ThesedutiesMurray's Horsecarriedoutwithgreatdeterminationandefficiency.Thereafteraportionoftheforcewasreleasedfromtheirmilitaryduties,but CommandantT.K.Murray,andthebulkoftheunit,nowknownasMurray'sScouts,remainedonactiveservicewiththeNatalFieldForceuntil the relief of the beleaguered Ladysmith on 28th February, 1900, when they, too, were released from military service and returned home.
HHaawwoorrtthhGG..CCaawwssttoonnservedwiththeNamaqualandBorderScoutsfrom5July1901until13December1901.Themedalrollnotesthathewas dismissedbyFieldGeneralCourtMartialbutthatthedecisionofF.G.C.M.wasquashedbytheJudgeAdvocateGeneral.Hismedalwasissuedin December 1907.
Thiscorps,about360strong,wasalmostwhollyrecruitedfromhalf-castes.InthewordsofaBritishofficerwho,althoughnotbelongingtothem, sawmuchoftheirwork,"theywereanexcellentforce,whichdidagreatdealofhardpatrolworkunderColonelWhite,andhadseveralstiff brusheswiththeenemy.Theywereconspicuousforconsistentlyrefusingtosurrenderwhensurrounded,aspatrolswereattimes.Theywould keepupa fghttilldark,andalthoughhalfofthemwerekilledthesurvivorsofthepartywouldescape.Theymadewonderfulmarcheswithout waterintheirdesertcountry".TheworkoftheregimentwasverysimilartothatoftheBorderScouts.Thecorpswasemployedintheirown districtin1901and1902,andhadthegoodfortunetobepartofthegarrisonofOokiepwhenthattownwasbesiegedinApril1902.Theforce which held the town made a most excellent defence, and were complimented by Lord Kitchener. Sold with copied medal roll extract.
330022
NNaattiioonnaall SSccoouuttss
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((22117777 VV.. CCoorrnneett JJ.. DD.. DDuu TTooiitt.. NNaattiioonnaall SSccoouuttss)) good very fne
£140-£180
TheNationalScoutsweremainlyrecruitedfromBoerswhohadsurrenderedtotheBritishorchosento fghtfortheimperialforces.Ofthe 1,750turncoatBoerswhoservedontheBritishsideintheNationalScouts,onlyabout10%claimedtheirmedalsandamongstthosethatsurvive manyaredefaced(eguniterased).As'Handsuppers'and'Joiners'theyweredespisedandostracisedbythe'Bitterinders'andtheirwomenfolk.So much animosity abounded that a separate Afrikaan church, the 'Kruiskerk' was established shortly after the war to accommodate them.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,ReliefofMafeking,DefenceofKimberley,Transvaal,OrangeFreeState,CapeColony (247Serjt:E.Chapman.S.A.C.)claspsmountedinorderaslisted;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,South Africa1902(Lieut:E.Chapman.NationalScouts);MayorofKimberley’sStar1899-1900,reversehallmarkwithdateletter‘a’,the reverse inscribed ‘Sergt. Edwin Chapman B. Squadron Kimberley Light Horse’, good very fne and better (3) £800-£1,000
TogetherwitharenamedCapeofGoodHopeGeneralServicemedal fttedwithacopyclaspfor‘Bechuanaland’(Trpr.E.Chapman.D.F.Horse) not on roll.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts for the various units.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Orange Free State ((223399 TTpprr:: JJ.. PP.. HHuurrlleeyy.. NNaayyllaann’’ss OO..RR.. SSccoouuttss..)) nearly extremely fne £140-£180
WhilstmedalssuchasthisexistnamedtoNaylan’sorNeylan’sOrangeRiverScouts,theyarealllistedontherolloftheOrangeRiverScouts. Hurleyislistedontherollwiththesingleinitial‘P’andisshownasalsohavingservedintheTranskeiMountedRifesandentitledtoadditional clasp for ‘South Africa 1902’. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
OOrraannggee RRiivveerr SSccoouuttss
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902((118877TTpprr..HH..JJ..RReeeevveess..OO..RR..SSccoouuttss..)) minor edge bruises, otherwise nearly extremely fne £140-£180
The Orange River Scouts were commanded by Major Nolan-Neylan and were disbanded on 30 June 1902.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Belmont,ModderRiver,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg((CCaapptt..LL..HHaarrttwweellll--GGrriieerr.. RRiimmiinnggttoonn’’ss GGuuiiddeess)) good very fne and rare
£400-£500
WhilstitisgenerallyacceptedthatmenwhoservedinRimington’sGuidesreceivedmedalsnamedtoDamant’sHorse,theabovemedalwithfour claspsisverifedandissuedoff arollheaded‘Rimington’sGuides’(AG2/M/4845refers).Therollcontainsonenameonly‘Capt.L.HartwellGrier’ andissignedbynoneotherthan‘M.F.Rimmington,ColonelComdgColumn’,datedKroonstadt17.9.01.Themedalitselfwasissuedon30 August1902.Themedalrollfor‘Damant’sHorse(lateRimington’sGuides)’alsolists‘Captn.L.H.Grier’asentitledtothemedaland6claspswith DriefonteinandTransvaalinadditiontothoseontheabovemedal.However,therearetwomarginalnotes:oneindicatingthattheselasttwo claspswerereturnedon15January1907,andthesecondthattheotherfourclaspswereissuedoff anotherroll,namelyAG2/M/4845.Whilstthis provesthatthismedaliscorrectly(andprobablyuniquely)namedtoRimington’sGuides,italsoraisesthepossibilitythatasecondmedalcould have been issued named to Damant’s Horse, although there is no reference on the roll of such a medal having been issued.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,K.C.B.(Military)KnightCommander’s,setofinsignia,comprisingneckbadgeinsilver-gilt andenamels,andbreaststarinsilverwithappliquécentreingoldandenamels, fttedwithgoldpinforwearing;TheRoyal VictorianOrder,C.V.O.,Commander’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘C520’;Queen’sSouth Africa1899-1902,8clasps,Belmont,ModderRiver,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Wittebergen,Reliefof Kimberley(Major&Lt:Col:M.F.RimingtonC.B.,Rimmington’sGuides,InniskillingDgns.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps, SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Brig:Genl.M.F.Rimington,C.B.Innis.Dgns.);1914Star,withclasp(Maj:Gen:M.F. Rimington.C.B.C.V.O.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Gen.M.F.Rimington.);DelhiDurbar1911, silver,unnamedasissued,thelastsixoncontemporarycourt-stylemountingasworn;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,LegionofHonour, Commander’s neck badge, gold and enamels, generally good very fne or better (10)
£6,000-£8,000
LLiieeuutteennaanntt--GGeenneerraall SSiirr MM.. FF.. RRiimmiinnggttoonn –– AA ffnnee CCaavvaallrryy LLeeaaddeerr..
Lieutenant-GeneralSirM.FRimington,whosedeathattheageof70isannouncedonanotherpage,wasanotablecavalryleader,theorganizerof thefamouscorpsofscouts,knownasRimington'sGuides,intheSouthAfricanWar.AllovertheEmpirethedeathof"Mike"Rimingtonwillbe receivedwithrealsorrow,formenofallkindsofunits,regularandirregular,hadservedunderhimandknowhisremarkablepersonalityand powers of leadership.
ThesonofMr.MichaelRimington,ofTynefeld,Penrith,MichaelFredericRimingtonwasbornonMay23,1858,andwenttoHighgateSchooland thentoKebleCollege,Oxford.Aftertakinghisdegree,bepassedintotheArmyasauniversitycandidate,andwasgazettedtoalieutenancyinthe 6th(Inniskilling)DragoonsinOctober,1881,joiningtheminNatalwheretheywerethenquarteredontheconclusionoftheBoerWarofthat year in which the regiment had taken part.
FormanyyearsbeforethiswartheGovernmentoftheTransvaalbadbeenendeavouringtogainpossessionofBechuanaland,andnowthese attemptswerereneweduntilin1882,indirectbreachofthePretoriaConvention,theDutchestablishedinBechuanalandtherepublicsof StellalandandGoshen.ItseemedlikelythatthewholeofBechuanalandmightbepermanentlylost,whileGermanterritoryonthewestmight readilybeextendedtojoinwiththatoftheBoers.IndignantprotestsagainsttheactionoftheTransvealwereraisedbothinSouthAfricaandin England,andMajor-GeneralSirCharlesWarrenwassentwithanexpeditionaryforcetoremovetheBoer flibusterswhohadenteredthe country, to bring about peace, and to hold Bechuanaland until further measures had been decided upon.
Thisforcecontainedsome4,000men,andincludedinit wasthe6thDragoons.YoungRimingtonaccompaniedthecolumn,which,without fringa shot,brokeupthenewlycreatedrepublicsandformallytookthewholecountryunderBritishprotection.Someyearslater,in1888,Dinizulu,a Zuluchief,rebelledagainsttheBritishGovernment,whichintheyearbeforehadannexedZululand,andtherewasasharpcampaigninJune,July, andAugustinwhichtheInniskillingswereemployed,andwhichendedwiththesurrenderofthechiefinNovember.Rimingtonhadbeenadjutant of his regiment from August 1886 to October 1888, and had been promoted captain in October, 1887.
The6thDragoonsnowcamehomefromSouthAfrica.Rimingtonwaspromotedmajorinthespringof1897,andinSeptemberwasappointed staff captainontheRemountEstablishment,apostwhichhehelduntiltheendofJune,1899.BythistimerelationswiththeDutchRepublicshad become strained, and Rimington went out to the Cape as a special service officer, the date of his appointment being July 1.
TheSouthAfricanWarhadscarcelybegunwhenMajorRimingtonwascommissionedtoraiseacorpscompetenttoactasguidesinanypartof thesub-continent.Itsofficialtitlewas“Rimington’sGuides,”butitwasbetterknownasthecampaignprogressedas“Rimington’sTigers,”in allusiontothestripofwild-catskinwithwhichtheheaddressesofthemenwereadorned.Itbecameaverywell-known,hard-fghtingbodyof men,anddevelopedintoacorpsofscoutssupplyingguidestotheArmy.Forthesuccessfulcommandofsuchacorpspersonalitycountedfar morethandida“p.s.c.,”andRimingtonprovedhimselfanadmirableleaderoflightirregularhorse;hismenwereveteransofthemanySouth Africanwars-Zulu,Basuto,Kaffir,Boer,orMatabele;theybadbeencarefully,evenindividually,selected,andtrainedonnovelandunofficiallines; and they would have followed their major anywhere. Here is what one of his men wrote of him:"Heoughttohavelived500yearsagoanddressedinchain-mail,andledouthislancestoplunderandforay.Picturesqueisthewordthatbest describeshim.Hemakeseveryoneelselookhopelesslycommonplace.Hismenadmirehimimmensely,likehimagooddeal.Generalsin commandsometimes fndhim,Ifancy,abitofahandful,thatis,iftheirpolicyisatallabackwardone.Heisessentiallyamanwhomeansbusiness, whobelievesthattheArmyishereto fght,anditisespeciallyinactionthathemakeshisvaluefelt.Inallscoutingoperationsinourfrequentlong patrols he shows the same mixture of prudence and daring: he has never got trapped or cut o ff; he has an extraordinarily good eye for country."
Withacommandothatdevoutlybelievedinhim,RimingtonjoinedMethuen’scolumnandfoughtatEnslinandModderRiver,andeitherwithhis "Tigers,"orwithhisownregiment,tothecommandofwhichhewasgazettedinSeptember,1900,orincommandofverymobilecolumns,he servedalloverthethreeColoniesintheoperationsroundColesberg,thereliefofKimberley,atPaardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,Diamond Hill,andintheWittebergen,andforhisserviceswas fvetimesmentionedindispatches,wasmadeC.B.,andgivenabrevetlieutenant-colonelcy and ten clasps to the two war medals.
ColonelRimingtoncommandedhisregimentforthefullperiod,becomingasubstantivecolonelinJanuary,1903,andinthesamemonthwas appointedtocommandthe3rdCavalryBrigadeathomewiththerankofBrigadier-General.Foursearslaterhewasappointedtocommandthe SecunderabadCavalryBrigade,andinMarch,1911,beingnowamajor-general,hewasselectedforthepostofInspectorofCavalryinIndía,He washoldingthisappointmentwhentheGreatWarbrokeout,andhefollowedtheinfantryoftheIndianContingenttoFranceascommanderof theIndianCavalryCorps,servingduringthat frstterriblewinter,anduntiltheIndianswerewithdrawnfromtheEuropeantheatreofwarand there was no longer any scope for a cavalry corps commander.
For his services in the War he was twice mentioned in dispatches, and was appointed a Commander of the Legion of Honour. FromApril,1916,toJanuary,1918,Major-GeneralRimingtonwascommanderofaReserveCentre.Hewasappointedcolonelofhisoldregiment (nowthe5thInniskillingDragoonGuards)inJune,1912,wasgivenadistinguishedservicerewardinAugust,1919,andwaspromotedK.C.B.in 1921. He retired in July, 1919, with the rank of lieutenant-general.’ (The Times Obituary, 20 December 1928 refers).
SoldwithseveraloriginaldocumentsincludingRoyalMilitaryCollegeHalfYearlyReportofGentlemanCadetRimington(December1880Exemplary);R.M.C.vellumCertifcateofprofciencyinMilitaryTopographyandRiding(August1881);twoHorseGuards,WarOfficeletters relatingtohisLieutenancyinthe6thDragoons(October1881);andacopyoftheSpecialOrderoftheDayupongivinguptheCommandofthe IndianCavalryCorps(4thMarch1916);togetherwithfourBoerWarperiodphotographs,alargeprintofRimingtononhorsebacktitled ‘Rimington of Rimington’s Guides, S. Africa 1899 to 1902’, and another print from the I.L.N. or similar.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901(25Tpr:G.S.Whitmore.Rundle’s Scouts); Africa Service Medal (141467 G. S. Whitmore) good very fne (2) £180-£220 RRuunnddllee’’ss SSccoouuttss
Rundle'sScoutswereauthorisedon13July1900,andhadastrengthof1Captain,1Lieutenant,1SergeantMajor,2Sergeants,2Corporals,1 Farrier (or Shoeing-Smith) and 30 troopers.
36 medals and 73 clasps were issued to the unit, most from February 1904 onwards. A few men received the 1901 clasp. The scouts were disbanded on 6 May 1901.
GGeeoorrggee SSttuuddddaarrdd WWhhiittmmoorree served as a trooper in Rundle’s Scouts (No. 25) from 25 July 1900, and was discharged on 12 February 1901.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1919;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast(Lieut.R. H.Struben.Struben’sScouts.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Capt.R.H.Struben.);Jubilee1935, frstthreemountedasworn, together with the related miniature awards, about extremely fne, the QSA unique to an officer in the unit (4) £1,800-£2,200
13namesarerecordedontheQueen’sSouthAfricamedalrollcompiledbyLieutenantStrubenbutonly5medalswereissuednamedto Struben’s Scouts, the remaining eight being issued off the rolls of other units such as Gorringe’s Flying Column and Nesbitt’s Horse.
O.B.E. London Gazette 5 June 1919.
RRoobbeerrttHHeennrryySSttrruubbeennwasbornon29March1876,thesonofWilliamCharlesStruben,C.M.G.,aveteranofboththeZuluandFirstBoerWars, andwaseducatedatWadhamCollege,Oxford.ReturningtoSouthAfricaasagentlemanfarmer,heservedduringtheBoerWar, frstasOfficer CommandingStruben’sScouts,aunitofmainlylocalfarmersthatheraisedhimselfinFebruary1900.TheunitwasdisbandedatPretoriainJuly 1900,and,havinginitiallyremainedinserviceonGeneralR.Pole-Carew’sStaff,StrubenwassubsequentlypostedasIntelligenceStaff Officerto Colonel D. Haig in January 1901. For his services in South Africa during the Boer War he was Mentioned in Despatches (L>G> 16 April 1901). StrubenservedduringtheGreatWarasa1stAssistantSuperintendent,RemountService,CavalryoftheLine, frstattheRomseyRemount Depotfrom15November1916until13June1919,andthenattheRemountDepot,ArmyoftheRhine,atAntwerpfrom14Juneto16July 1919,andatCologneGeneralHeadquartersfrom17Julyto30October1919,whereheheldtherankofActingMajor.Forhisservicesduringthe GreatWarhewascreatedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire,andwasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 25March1919). Herelinquishedhiscommissionon13February1920,retainingtherankofCaptain,andreturnedtoSouthAfrica,whereheservedasMemberof Parliament for Albany, Eastern Cape. He died on 28 February 1936.
331100
SoldtogetherwiththebestowaldocumentfortheO.B.E.,namedto‘TemporaryCaptainRobertHenryStruben’anddated3June1919;Bestowal documentfortheJubileeMedal1935,namedto‘R.H.StrubenEsq.,M.P.,O.B.E.’;therecipient’sRecordofServiceBooklet;originalletterfromthe recipientrequestingaMedalRollforStruben’sScouts,andtheresultingoriginalQ.S.A.RollforStuben’sScouts;therecipient’slettersof naturalizationfortheColonyoftheCapeofGoodHope,dated28June1898;aportraitphotographoftherecipient;andagroupphotographof some of the ‘Struben’s Scouts’.
TTrraannsskkeeiiaann SSccoouuttss
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((LLiieeuutt:: JJ.. MM.. BBllaakkeewwaayy.. TTrraannsskkeeiiaann SSccttss..)) nearly extremely fne
£300-£400
Fourmedals,allwithoutclasp,wereissuedtotheTranskeianScouts,namelyMajorJ.A.Davey,CaptainE.H.McAllister,andLieutenantsJ.M. Blakeway and W. McAllister. No ‘natives or coloured men’ were allowed medals.
Sold with copied medal roll extract signed by Major Davey.
331111
TTuucckkeerr’’ss SSccoouuttss
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Paardeberg, Driefontein ((66 TTpprr.. JJ.. HH.. EEaakkiinn.. TTuucckkeerrss SSccoouuttss..)) extremely fne
£240-£280
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Only 7 medals issued to Tucker’s Scouts, all with these two clasps.
JJaammeess HHoowwaarrdd EEaakkiinn is con frmed as a Trooper (No. 6) in Tucker’s Scouts.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp((77TTpprr::SS..JJ..BBootthhaa..VViicc..WW..MMttdd..SSccoouuttss)) edgebruisingandgeneralwear,otherwise nearly very fne
£160-£200
23medals,allwithoutclasp,issuedtotheVictoriaWestMountedScoutsforscoutingservicesinVictoriaWestDistrictduringthemonthsof January to July 1901.
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Lieutenant Struben (extrememe left) with some of his scouts
PPeellaaggoossaa iinn NNoovveemmbbeerr 11881111 NavalGeneralService1793-1840,2clasps,1NovBoatService1809,Pelagosa29Novr.1811(J.Montagu,Lieut.R.N.) fttedwith silver ribbon brooch, clasp carriage a little distorted, otherwise good very fne £8,000-£10,000
Provenance: Medals to the Montagu family, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2009. JJaammeessMMoonnttaagguuwasbornon10April1791,youngersonofAdmiralSirGeorgeMontagu,G.C.B.,andbrotherofCaptainJohnWilliamMontagu, R.N.HeenteredtheNavyin1803asFirstClassVolunteeronboardthe PrincessRoyal 98,bearingthe fagatPortsmouthofhisfather,Admiral GeorgeMontagu,underwhom,from1804to1806,heservedintheRoyalWilliam.Hethenjoinedthe Medusa 32,inwhichfrigatehe participated,asMidshipman,inalltheoperations,includingthecaptureofMaldonadoandtheislandofGorriti,thattookplaceintheRiodela PlatabetweenOctober1806andherreturntoEngland,inSeptember1807,withLieutenant-GeneralWhitelocke.Afterhavingfurther,in companywiththe Thalia 36,goneinfruitlesspursuitoftwoFrenchfrigatestothelatitudeofGreenland,andenduredthreemonthsofgreat privationonthecoastofLabrador,heremovedin1808tothe Africaine 38,andsailedfortheMediterranean,wherehejoinedthe Tigre 74, Captain Benjamin Hallowell.
Onthenightof31October/1November,1809,heservedintheboatsofasquadronunderLieutenantJohnTailouratthecaptureand destruction,afteradesperatestruggleandalosstotheBritishof15killedand55wounded,oftheFrenchstore-ship Lamproie of16gunsand116 men,bombards Victoire and Grondeur,andarmedxebec Normande,withaconvoyofsevenmerchantvessels,defendedbynumerousstrong batteriesintheBayofRosas.Hehad,afewdayspreviously,assistedincausingtheself-destructionoftheFrenchships-of-the-line Robuste and Lion
MontaguwasconfrmedaLieutenanton17August1810,inthe VilledeParis 110,CaptainRichardThomas,andthefollowingmonthtothe Alceste 38,CaptainMurrayMaxwell.Inthatshipheaided,incompanywiththe BellePoule 38,indestroying,5May1811,aFrenchnationalbrig lyingintheharbourofParenzaanddefendedbyagallingcross frefromtwobatteries.Healsotookpart,29November1811,andobtained mentionfortheadmirablemannerinwhichhedirectedthemain-deckguns,inanactionoftwohoursandahalf,foughtwithconsummate gallantry,betweenthe Alceste and Active 38ononeside,andtheFrench40-gunfrigates Pomone and Pauline ontheother,whichterminatedin the capture of the Pomone and escape of the Pauline, after a loss to the Alceste of 7 men killed and 13 wounded.
AfteraperiodoftwoyearspassedasLieutenantofthe Sceptre and Albion 74’s, fag-shipsofRearAdmiralGeorgeCockburnontheNorth Americanstation,Montagureceivedasecondpromotalcommission,7June1814,andonthe23rdofthesamemonthappointedtothecommand ofthe Thistle 12,whichsloophebroughthomeandwaspaidoff inSeptember1815.HislastappointmentwasinApril1823,tothe Rifeman 18, ftting for the Halifax station, where he remained until posted Captain on 17 July 1824. He accepted Retirement on 1 October 1846.
Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Egypt ((JJ.. GGiilllliieess,, 9922nndd.. FFoooott)) minor edge bruising, nearly very fne £1,200-£1,600
Provenance: Spink, July 1994.
JJoohhnnGGiilllliieesswasborninInvernessandattestedforthe100th(GordonHighlanders)RegimentofFooton13March1794,onlyonemonthafter theinceptionoftheRegiment,andbeingoneoftheirinitialrecruits.InOctober1798,whilstservinginIreland,theRegimentwasrenumberedthe 92nd(Highland)RegimentofFoot.HewaspresentwiththeregimentwhentheylandedontheDutchcoaston27August1799,servingaspartof SirJohnMoore’s4thBrigade,andwitnessed(butwasnotinvolvedin)theBattleofCallantsoogthatday.HesawactionattheBattleofEgmontop-Zee on 2 October 1799 when the Regiment suffered 60 officers and men killed, and 193 wounded.
GilliesproceededwiththeRegimenttoEgyptin1801,landingatAboukirunderheavy freon8March1801.Hewaswoundedinactionat MandoraduringtheadvancetoAlexandriaon13March1801,sufferingawoundtothelefthandandhead,andisnotedonthemusterrollas ‘woundedandsentonboardship’.HewasnotpresentattheBattleofAlexandriathefollowingweek.Hetransferredtothe9thRoyalVeterans Battalion on 11 May 1805, and was discharged on 10 May 1814, after 20 years and 73 days’ service. Sold with copied research.
JusttworecipientsarelistedonthepublishedmedalrolloftheAncientIrishFencibles.However,afurther16recipients,includingJamesVictory, areconfrmedforthemedalandclaspforEgyptonasupplementaryroll(WO 100/12,p.114refers).Heafterwardsenlistedintothe20thFoot andisconfrmedonthemedalrollofthatregimentashavingalsobeenissuedwithamedalwith5clasps,forMaida,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Orthes and Toulouse.
JJaammeessVViiccttoorryywasbornintheParishofLeckclay,nearGranard,CountyWestMeath,Ireland,andwasenlistedintotheAncientIrishFencibleson 20December1799,aged21.LeavingIreland,theAncientIrishwas frstsenttoMinorcainJanuary1800.Upontheirarrivalthemenofthe Regimentwerefoundtobeundisciplined,andtheBritishgovernmenthadonlyprovidedhalfofthemwitharms.Afterafewmonthstrainingon MinorcatheRegimentwassufficientlyreadytofreebetter-trainedregimentsontheislandfordutieselsewhere,andforatimewereconsidered foranattackonCadiz,butweredivertedtoEgyptasCadizhadsuccumbedtoplague.TheAncientIrisharrivedinEgyptinJuly1801,servingas reinforcementstoGeneralJohnHely-Hutchinson,whocommandedtheBritishforcesbesiegingthecityofAlexandria.TheRegimentformedpart ofBrigadierGeneralBlake’sVIBrigade(alongwiththe1stand2ndBattalionsofthe20thRegimentofFootandthe24thRegimentofFoot)and served in the operations against the city of Alexandria, from 9 to 26 August 1801.
InNovember1801,threehundredthirtymenoftheAncientIrishFenciblesarrivedatMalta,andby1January1802therestoftheregimenthad followed,ashadthe20thand24thRegimentsofFoot.ProbablywiththeknowledgethattheFenciblesweretobereturnedtoEnglandand disbanded(ashappenedinAugust1802),JamesVictoryenlistedintothe20thFooton22February1802,aged23,andservedwiththe20thfora further16years248days.HesawserviceatthebattleofMaidaandinthePeninsulaatthebattlesofVittoria,thePyrenees,OrthesandToulouse. HewasdischargedatDublinon26October1818,‘beingwornout’andadmittedtoanout-prensionattheRoyalHospital,Kilmainham,on28 October1818.Hehadmarriedinabout1811,EllenBoyle,andhad fvechildrenby1831.Inmid1840,however,thefamilyemigratedand embarkedaboardthe MaryDugdale,boundforAustralia,partoftheColonelRobertTorrensSouthAustraliacolonisationplan.The Mary Dugdale arrivedatPortAdelaideon1October1840,wheretheVictoryfamilyresidedatBowdenandleasedfarminglandatHayValley.James VictoryisknowntohaveworkedforashorttimeasaguardatthestillincompleteAdelaidegaol.JamesVictorydiedon25September1853,‘after apainfulandlingeringillness,inthe79thyearofhisage,attheresidenceofhisson,MrPeterVictory,Gumeracha,deeplylamentedbyhisfamily.’ He is buried with other family members in the Mount Barker Catholic Church Cemetery Sold with copied discharge papers. For further family history please visit https://www.fndagrave.com/memorial/201960668/james-victory
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Vimiera((JJoohhnnBBrrootthheerrttoonn,,66tthhFFoooott..)) edgebruiseandalittlepolished,otherwise better than very fne £1,200-£1,600
Provenance: Sotheby, June 1987; Spink, November 1994.
One of only two single clasps for Vimiera issued to the 6th Foot.
JJoohhnnBBrrootthheerrttoonnwasbornatWiganon13July1779,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaLandsmanonboardthe Mars 74,on8June1798, presumablyasabattlecasualtyreplacement.The Mars hadsailedfromStHelens,IsleofWight,on12April1798,andonthe21stAprilengaged theFrench74 L’Hercule ina fercebroadsidetobroadsideaction,losing29killedormissingand60woundedbefore L’Hercule surrendered, heavingherselflost290killedorwounded. Mars returnedtoPlymouthon27April(N.G.S.clasp‘Mars21April1798’authorisedin1848butonly 26issuedtosurvivingclaimants).BrothertonservedfouryearsintheNavy,thewholeotitinthe Nars untilpaidoff on17April1802.Heenlisted intothe6thBattalionArmyofReserveon6July1803untiljoiningthe6thFooton20October1804.ByJune1808hewasservingwiththe1st BattalioninPortugal,wherehewaspresentatVimierainreserveontheeasternridge.Subsequentmustersshowhimas‘missing’,10January 1809,duringtheretreattoCorunna,Hereturned‘FromPrisonerofWar,25October1814,PaidatHilseaDepotuntil24October.Helater servedatChippewa,UpperCanada,fromDecember1814toJune1815,andfromSeptember1815tolate1818heservedwiththeArmyof OccupationinFrance.HewasthenintheU.K.untilembarkedinJune1821boundforSouthAfrica,wherehehadarrivedbyDecember1821.In March1823,hewassent‘ToCapeTownonhiswaytoEnglandbeinginvalided.’HewasdischargedfromtheArmyon2March1824,‘being severelyafflictedwithanhepaticeruptionofthefaceforseveralyears’,andwasgrantedapensionfrom3March1824.HediedatWiganon26 March 1856.
SoldwithcopiedMuster-TableforH.M.S. Mars showinghisentrythereinandcopieddischargepapers,togetherwithcomprehensivepayand muster details.
Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Busaco, Salamanca (J. Williams, Lieut. 11th Foot) good very fne £5,000-£7,000
The11thFootwereheavilyengagedatSalamanca,22July1812,receivingahighrateofcasualties,anditwasforthisbattlethattheyreceivedthe sobriquet‘TheBloodyEleventh’.LieutenantWilliamswasoneofonlyfourofficerswoundedatSalamancawhosurvivedtoclaimtheM.G.S.for that action and the only one to also receive a Pension for those wounds.
JJaammeessWWiilllliiaammsswasappointedEnsigninthe11thFooton9April1807,aged19;Lieutenant,10August1808;Captain,14September1813;Halfpay,25February1816,‘atmyownrequestbeingincapableofdoingRegimentalDutyinconsequenceofillhealth,fromthesevereinjuryIreceived fromawoundattheBattleofSalamancawiththelossoftheuseofmyleftArm&hand.’‘HavinglosttheuseofmyleftarmIdonotfeelmyself competentforactiveservice’(1829 StatementofServiceforRetiredOfficers refers).HewasgrantedaPensionof£100perannumforsevere woundsatSalamanca,commencing22July1813.Marriedtwice,the frsttimeatBarnstaple,7May1814,hehadonechild,bornin1823.Afterthe deathofhiswife,possiblyinchildbirth,hemarriedasecondtime,alsoatBarnstaple,1January1828,andwasgenerallyresidentatBickington,near Barnstaple, Devon. Captain Williams died in 1865.
Provenance: Glendining’s, May 1992; Dix Noonan Webb, March 2008. TThhoommaassHHoolllloowwaayywasanativeofCam,Gloucestershire,andwasawheelwrightbytradepriortoenlistingintothe52ndFootcirca1800.He served13yearsand2monthsasaPrivatebeforebeingdischargedtoChelseaHospitalasanout-pensioneron9December1812,having‘lostleft eye & wounded hip at Badajoz’. He was then aged 32 and granted a pension of 1 shilling per day. Sold with copied Chelsea Hospital pension register entry..
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,4clasps,Busaco,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Salamanca((RRiicchhdd..MMaayyoo,,CCoorrppll..2244tthh FFoooott..)) edge bruising, otherwise good very fne
£1,800-£2,200
RRiicchhaarrddMMaayyooenlistedintothe2ndBattalion24thFooton20January1807.HeaccompaniedtheregimenttothePeninsulain1809butmissed Talaveraashewassickinhospitalatthetime.HesawactionatthebattlesofBusacoinSeptember1810andFuentesd’OnorinMay1811,andas aCorporal,thesiegeofCiudadRodrigoinJanuary1812,andthebattleofSalamancathefollowingJuly.Theregimentalmusterrollfor4October 1812showsMayoasbeing‘KilledatBurgos’.Infact,hehadbeentakenprisoner,mostprobablywounded,andthemusterrollfor1May1814 showshimasreturnedfrom‘PrisonerofWar’.HeisrecordedashavingserveduptoNovember1814whenthebattalionreturnedhomeand was disbanded.
AtBurgosontheafternoonofthe4October1812,the2ndBattalion24thFoot,weremarchedintothetrenches,wheretheywereformedinto twostormingparties.140menweredetailedfortheassaultonthemainbreach,ledbyLieutenantStephenHolmes,whilstthesecondparty, comprising58menledbyLieutenantFraser,weredetailedtoassaultthebreachexpectedtobemadebythemine.Theattackwastobedelivered indaylightandmanyofficersofotherregimentsmanagedto fndtheirwaytothehilltowitnesstheassault,Wellingtonhimselfbeingpresenton San Miguel.
The24thmaintainedthemselvesinthecapturedpositionuntilnightfall,whentheywererelieved.Onreachingtheircamptheyfounditthronged withofficerswhohadcometooffertheircongratulations.Carriedoutinfullviewofalargeconcourse,thestormhadcaughttheimaginationof thearmyandwonthebattaliongreatrenown.Thestormhadcostthe24th12menandtwoofficers,CooteandStack,killed,and56men wounded.Wellingtonhimselfwrotewarmlyofthe24th,whoseconducthedescribedtoLordBathurstas‘highlypraiseworthy’,whilehewrotea speciallettertotheDukeofYorktorecommendtoH.R.H.’s‘favourandprotection’CaptainHedderwickandLieutenantsHolmesandFraser, who had so greatly distinguished themselves. Sold with relevant copied regimental muster rolls.
RRiicchhaarrddWWiinnddoowwwasrecruitedintothe43rdFootatTetbury,Gloucestershire,on29October1800,andjoinedtheregimentstationedin Guernseywhereheremaineduntiltheendof1803,thenservedinEnglanduntilgoingtoPortugalwiththeregimentlatein1809.Hewaspresent atFuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigoandBadajoz.Allthreemusterlistsfortheperiod25Marchto24June1814showhimasbeing‘sick’atElvas, AlterdeChao,andEstremos,soitisastrongprobabilitythathehadbeenwoundedintheassaultonFortPicurinaon25Marchorinthe stormingofBadajozon3April1812.The43rdwereheavilyengagedinbothoftheseoperations.WindowremainedonthesicklistatAbrantes andthenatSantauminallmustersuntiltheendofDecemberofthatyear.HewassubsequentlypresentatthebattlesofVittoria,thePyrenees andToulouse.HewasdischargedatPlymouthon8November1814,andnofurthertracecouldbefounduntilhisdeathwasrecordedatthe Union Workhouse, Cheltenham, on 30 May 1855, as a ‘Chelsea Pensioner, 81 years’.
AAlleexxaannddeerrPPaatttteerrssoonnwasanativeofStNinans,Stirlingshire,andwasanailerbytradebeforehejoinedthe24thFooton15January1812,a volunteerfromtheStirlingMilitia.Heappearsonthemustersofthe2ndBattalioninPortugal,SpainandFrancefromJanuary1812untilJune1814 whenhereturnedtoEnglandandwastransferredtothe1stBattaliononthedisbandmentofthe2ndinDecember1814.Hethenembarkedat RamsgateforIndia,wherehewaspresentduringtheNepaulcampaignin1815-16(butdidnotclaimmedalforthis).HeembarkedforEuropeon 12January1819,timeexpired,andwasdischargedon27August1819,invalid.AtanExaminationofInvalidSoldierstheRoyalHospital,Chelseaon 25October1853,itwasnoted‘woundedrightkneeatBurgosalsointheheadandsternumruptured’.HewasgrantedaPensionof6dperdiem, increased to 1/- on 10 September 1867 and to 1/6 on 5 May 1874. Sold with copied Examination register and full muster details.
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,7clasps,Talavera,Busaco,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Orthes ((CChhaarrlleess DDaawwssoonn,, 2244tthh FFoooott..)) light scratches in obverse feld, otherwise very fne
£1,800-£2,200
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,8clasps,Talavera,Busaco,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Salamanca,Vittoria,Nivelle,Nive ((TT.. FFoowwlleerr,, 33rrdd FFoooott GGuuaarrddss..)) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne
£3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Hyde Gregg 1887; Whitaker 1890; J. B. Hayward, March 1976.
TThhoommaassFFoowwlleerrwasbornatTattershall,Lincolnshire,andenlistedforthe3rdFootGuardson24June1799,aged29,ablacksmithbytradeanda volunteerfromtheNorthLincolnMilitia,inwhichunithehadservedsince24December1795.Heservedatotalof22years152daysincluding2 yearsallowanceforWaterloo,andwasdischargedatLondonon25June1816,inconsequenceof‘beingwoundedintherightarmatFuentesde Onor-andwornout.’HeservedinLieutenant-ColonelDashwood’sCompanyofthe2ndBattalionatWaterloowhichdefendedHougoumont Farm and was granted a pension of 1/- per diem from 16 August 1816.
Sold with copied discharge papers.
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,11clasps,Vimiera,Talavera,Busaco,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Toulouse ((JJaammeess OOddddyy,, 4433rrdd FFoooott)) minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fne £4,000-£5,000
Onlyoneofficerand19menofthe43rdreceivedtheclaspforTalaverawheretheyservedinthe1stBattalionDetachments.Six11-claspmedals to the 43rd, this being an unique combination.
JJaammeessOOddddyy,anativeofNorthYorkshire,enteredtheranksofthe43rdFootdirectfromtheMilitiainJanuary1808andembarkedforPortugal withthe2ndBattalionthatSeptember.HeappearstohavebeenwoundedatVimiera,afterwhichhe‘joinedthe1stBattaliondetachments’. AccordingtohisentryintheRoyalHospitalChelseaPensionerRegisters,healsoservedinCanada.OddydiedatBirstallon17August1850,aged 60 years, and was buried in St. Peter’s Church; his wife, Mary, died in December of the same year.
Sold with medal roll verifcation and related muster details.
ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Bhurtpoor((SSeerrjjttMMaajjoorrTT..CCoouugghhllaann,,66tthhNN..II..))shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressed naming, minor edge bruising, good very fne £1,000-£1,400
Provenance: MontaguCollection,Glendining’s,November1926;CaptainJ.Batty,M.M.Collection,Sotheby’s,October1971;A.WolfeCollection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2005.
TTiimmootthhyyCCoouugghhllaannwasbornintheParishofBallyclogh,nearMallow,Co.Cork.HeattestedforunlimitedserviceintheH.E.I.C.infantry,19 January1815,aged18,andembarkedforBengalonthe WilliamPitt,27March1815,disembarkingatCalcuttaon23August.Coughlanwas originallypostedtotheBengalEuropeanRegimentwithwhomheservedforthenext fveorsixyears,risingtotherankofSergeant.Inthe musterrollofJuly1824heisshownasQuarter-MasterSergeantinthe6thBengalNativeInfantry,andinthelistofJuly1825,asSergeant-Majorin thesameunit.CoughlanremainedinthelatterrankuntilinvalidedtoEurope,21September1837.HewasadmittedtopensionontheLordClive Fund, 31 May 1838, and died in Ireland, 22 April 1856.
Waterloo1815((RRoobbeerrttBBuulllloouugghh,,22nnddBBaatttt..GGrreennaadd..GGuuaarrddss..)) fttedwithreplacementsteelclipandsilverbarsuspension, light contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise very fne
£1,800-£2,200
RRoobbeerrttBBuulllloouugghhwasborninBolton,Lancashire,andenlistedatDalkeithon1April1813,aged22years,aweaverbytradeandavolunteerfrom the1stRoyalLancashireMilitia.HeservedatWaterlooinLieutenant-ColonelSirNoelHill’sCompany,andwasdischargedon1April1820,time expired (1st Foot Guards at Waterloo and Beyond by Barbara J. Chambers refers).
Waterloo 1815 ((JJoonnaahh SSppeenncceerr,, 3333rrdd RReeggiimmeenntt FFoooott..)) ftted with steel clip and ring suspension, extremely fne
JJaammeessCCooooppeerrwasbornatOldham,Lancashire,andattestedforunlimitedserviceinthe52ndFootatDungenesson19April1805,ahatterby trade, aged 21. He died at Wigan, Lancashire, on 21 March 1819, whilst ‘on furlow’ (WO 25/407 refers).
WWiilllliiaamm RRuuffuuss CChhuurrcchhoouussee served with the Auckland Militia. The medal roll states that his medal was subsequently re-issued.
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1866 ((33556633 WWiilllliiaamm NNuuttttaallll,, 44tthh.. BBaattttnn.. MMiilliittyy.. TTrrnn..)) minor edge bruise, good very fne £300-£400
WWiilllliiaamm NNuuttttaallll served with the 4th Battalion, Military Train in the Field from 19 April to 1 June 1866.
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Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol((WWmm..LLaammbbeerrtt,,CCaasshhiieerr,,LLaannddTTrraannssppoorrttCCoorrppss..))engravednaming, acoupleofminoredge knocks, good very fne £120-£160
Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Inkermann,Sebastopol((LLaannccee--CCoorrppll..WW..BBeennnneessss..RRll..SSaapprrss..&&MMiinnrrss..))officiallyimpressednaming, minor edge nicks, nearly extremely fne £260-£300
WWiilllliiaammBBeennnneessssislistedonthemedalrollsas‘Deceased’,andisadditionallyentitledtotheclasp‘Alma’.HismedalwasclaimedbytheReverendJ. Currie of West Lavington, Midhurst.
Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Inkermann,Sebastopol((FFrreeddkk..JJaammeessCCiivviillAArrttrr..FFiieellddTTrraaiinnDDeepptt..))engravednaming, edgenicks,good very fne, rare to unit £240-£280 333366
Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol((WW..GGiilllleetttt..44tthh..DDrraaggoooonnGGrrddss..))officiallyimpressednaming, edge bruise and minor edge nicks and contact marks, very fne £1,000-£1,400 333377
Provenance: Glendining’s, May 1992. WWiilllliiaammGGiilllleettttiscon frmedbythemusterrollsasbeingonactivedutywithhisregimentforthewholeofthequarterof1Octoberto31 December1854,anditismostprobable,therefore,thathetookpartinthefamouschargeoftheHeavyBrigadeatBalaklavaon25October 1854;mostmembersoftheHeavyBrigadeentitledtotheBalaklavaclasp,intheabsenceofanyevidenceorstatusdetailstothecontrary,took part in the charge. He entered the Hospital at Scutari in January 1855, and died on 14 February 1855.
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Bhootan ((777711 HH.. EEllbboouurrnnee HH..MM’’ss.. 8800tthh.. RReeggtt..)) very fne £140-£180
HHeennrryyEEllbboouurrnneewasborninBarnwell,Cambridge,andservedfor fveyearswiththe80thRegimentofFoot,priortobeingdischargedon2 August 1866.
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Jowaki 1877-8 ((MMrr.. WW.. CC.. NNeeggiill JJoonneess,, TTeelleeggrrttaapphh DDeepptt..)) good very fne, scarce £300-£400
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7((CCaappttnn..JJ..LL..TTaayylloorrMMaaddrraassRRaaiillwwaayyVVooll..)) officiallyre-engravednaming, scratch marks to rank, very fne, rare to unit £120-£160
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7((771166..VVooll..AA..MMaaccDDoonnaallddRRaannggoooonnVVooll..RRiiff eess..)) nearlyextremely fne, scarce to unit £140-£180 334411
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 ((665533 PPttee.. BB.. CCaarrtteerr 22dd.. BBnn.. CChheess.. RR..)) polished, nearly very fne £100-£140 334422
BBeennjjaammiinnCCaarrtteerrservedwiththe2ndBattalion,CheshireRegimentinBurmafrom20November187to23December1888.Hesawfurther serve at home during the Great War with the 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1887-89((AAsssstt..AAppootthheeccaarryyJJ..AA..II..CCoonnnnoorrII..MM..DD..MMaaddrraass)) minoredgebruise, good very fne £120-£160 334433
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1888((114422DDuuffff rr..GGhhuullaammHHoosseeiinnKKhhaann1155tthh..BBll..CCaavvyy..)) suspensionslightlyloose, edge bruising, cleaned, good fne £70-£90
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1888 ((RReevvdd.. HH.. WW.. GGrriiffiffi tthh EEccccll.. EEsstttt..)) good very fne
£300-£400
334466
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Chin-Lushai 1889-90 ((22229900 PPttee.. WW.. CCaarrrr 11sstt.. BBnn.. CChheess.. RR..)) nearly extremely fne
£180-£220
WWiilllliiaammCCaarrrrwasborninLeek,Sta ffordshire,andservedwiththe1stBattalion,CheshireRegimentduringtheChin-LushaicampaignatFort White from 15 November 1889 to 30 April 1900.
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, N.E. Frontier 1891 ((MMrr.. HH.. GG.. YYoouunngg DDyy:: CCoonnsseerrvvaattoorr ooff FFoorreessttss)) good very fne, rare
£180-£220
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334499
335500
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Samana1891((33994400SSeeppooyyAAllaammKKhhaann11sstt..PPuunnjjaabbIInnffyy..));IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 9999114477 SSeeppooyy JJuummaa KKhhaann,, SS..WW.. SSccoouuttss..)) very fne and better (2) £100-£140
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Samana1891,bronzeissue((1111MMuulleetteeeerrMMiirraannBBaakkhhsshh((22))NNoo..33MMnn..BByy..RR..AA..)) with minor official corrections, good very fne £100-£140
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hunza 1891 ((666644 SSeeppooyy GGhhuullaamm HHaassaann 3333dd.. BBll.. IInnffyy..)) edge bruising, nearly very fne £400-£500
AArraarreeIInnddiiaannMMuuttiinnyyMMeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooaawwoommaann,,MMrrss..MMaarriiaaGGeerrmmoonn,,wwiiffeeooffCCaappttaaiinnRRiicchhaarrddCChhaarrlleessGGeerrmmoonn,,wwhhoowwaass iinnLLuucckknnoowwtthhrroouugghhoouutttthheeSSiieeggeeaannddwwrrootteeaahhiigghhllyyddeettaaiilleeddJJoouurrnnaallwwhhiicchhwwaassllaatteerrppuubblliisshheeddiinn11995588oonntthheecceenntteennaarryyooff tthhee aa ffff aaiirr::
‘‘MMrrss..GGeerrmmoonnmmaakkeessuusslliivveewwiitthhhheerrtthhrroouugghhtthheessiieeggeeaannddsseeeeiittaasssshheessaawwiitt::aannaa ffff aaiirrooffddiirrttaannddoovveerrccrroowwddiinngg;;ooff hhiiddeeoouussbbooiillss,,lliicceeaannddtthheeddeeaatthhooffffrriieennddss;;ooffmmeennddiinnggCChhaarrlliieess““uunnmmeennttiioonnaabblleess””;;ooffssmmaallllpplleeaassuurreesslliikkeeaaccuuppoofftteeaa,,oorr ssiinnggiinnggiinntthheeeevveenniinngg;;ooffppeettttyyssqquuaabbbblleessaassttoowwhhooffeettcchheesswwaatteerrffoorrwwhhoomm,,wwhhooccooookksswwhhaattffooooddtthheerreeiissaannddwwhhooddooeess tthhee wwaasshhiinngg--uupp,, aallll ccoonndduucctteedd ttoo tthhee aaccccoommppaanniimmeenntt ooff sshhoott wwhhiissttlliinngg tthhrroouugghh tthhee wwiinnddoowwss aanndd wwaallllss..’’ IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp(MariaGermon)officiallyimpressednaming,minorattempttoeraselasttwolettersofsurname, these still clear under a lens, suspension reaffixed, fair to good fne £500-£700
MMaarriiaaVViinncceennttGGeerrmmoonn,,nnééeeGGaarrrraattttwasborninEly,Cambridgeshire,on27April1822,thedaughterofgrocerJohnGarratt.Shemarried CaptainRichardCharles‘Charlie’Germonofthe13thBengalNativeInfantryattheChurchofSt.John,Calcutta,on21October1851,andwas presentasamilitarywifethroughouttheSiegeofLucknowfrom30Mayto27November1857.AsfriendofSirHenryLawrence,Chief CommissionerofOudhwhooversawthedefenceoftheLucknowResidency,andhusbandtoCaptainGermon,herdiary,commencinginMay 1857, offers a rare frst-hand account of her life and the lives of the soldiers, women and children around her, including:
19 May 1857: Preparations
‘CharliegotupearlyandwenttotheLinestoseeafterthesepoys-OnhisreturnwewentoverandhadchotahazreewiththeAitkensand heardtherethatMrs.Chambers,wifeoftheAdjutantofthe11thNativeInfantry,hadbeenmurderedatDelhibyabutcheroutofabazaar,but that the wretch had been afterwards caught by some sweepers and roasted alive.’
Fearingforthesafetyofhimselfandhiswife,CaptainGermonprocuredadouble-barrelledgunwhichheloadedwithachargeofshotsandkept byhisbedside:‘Itismuchmoreusefulthanabullet,foritwoulddisableseveral,whereasabulletmightmissaltogether’.Nottobeleftout,Maria Germon adds in her diary: ‘My weapon is the affghan dagger - just suited to me, not being too large or heavy...’
23 May 1857: The eve of the Siege
‘Ladiesandchildren-suchascene-whenwedroveuptotheResidencyeverythinglookedsowarlike-gunspointinginalldirections,barricades andEuropeantroopseverywhere-sucha sceneofbustleandconfusion...Awaywewentthankfultogetgoodquarters.Allthewomenand children of the 32nd barracks.... such a hubbub and commotion!’
30 May 1857: A close shave
‘Talksabouttreacheryof71stRegiment,husbandfortunatetobealiveafterthe20sowarswithwhomhegallopedthroughtheCityallturned against us!’
ByJune1857,theResidencywasfulloftalkrelatingtomassacreatCawnpore.Asmoraledecreasedamongthedefenders,theirwivesand servants, military discipline began to falter:
18 June 1857: Hallucinations and violence
‘Charliecameabouthalfpastsix,oneofhisSikhshad‘ranamuck’asthesayingis,takenanimmenseamountof“churrus”andbecomequite frenziedandthenstabbedanotherSikh-Theycalledonhimtoputdownhisarmsorhewouldbeshot,sohethrewdownhismusketwithsuch force that he broke it in pieces - the other poor man died.’
Militaryjusticewasshortandswift,notleastasameanstoattempttosetanexampleandencouragethementorefrainfromdrugs,alcoholor anyotheractivitywhichcouldtipthebalanceofmorale;themanwashangedon23June1857,alongsideanother.Afewdayslater,Germonheard news of her friend, Sir Henry Lawrence:
2 July 1857: the lingering death of Sir Henry
‘WewereallinexpressiblytouchedandgrievedtohearthatpoorSirHenryhadbeenmortallywounded-Ashellfromtheveryeight-inch howitzertheenemyhadtakenfromusatChinhathadburstinhisroomattheResidencyandgivenhimafearfulwoundinhisthigh.Hewas broughtovertoourverandahandMr.HarrisadministeredtheSacramenttohim.The fringwasfearful-theenemymusthavediscoveredfrom somespiesthatSirHenrywasatourhousefortheattackonthegatewasfearful.Weallgaveourselvesupforlostforwedidnotknowthe cowards they were and we expected every moment they would be over our garden wall - There would be no escape for us!’
Thefollowingday thenativeservants fedtheResidency,withtheexceptionofMrs.Germon’skitmatgurandoneortwoayahs.Withfood runningscarce,shewaspleasedtoseeherhusbandthateveningwhohadreturnedwithajugofmilkforthechildren.Takingonincreasing logisticalandcareroles,shealsohadtoconsiderwhattodowiththebodiesofthedead;giventhecircumstancesandpressuresonhertime,it wasdeterminedthateachpersonwhodiedinbedwouldbesewnupintheirownbeddingandburied,whilstthosewhodiedduringtheday would be placed in a mass grave.
10-20 July 1857: Intense fghting yards away, disease and death
‘Usingmustardtotreatcasesofcholera-livelymosquitoes.Towardsmorning[20July]the frstroundshotbegan fyingaboutthickly-Two eighteenpounderscameintoMr.Harris’sroomwherehewasdressing.Theycameinhighandcoveredhiminacloudofdust.Soontheattack becametremendousallroundus-Roundshot fyinginalldirections,musketryontheroofofourhouseincessant.StrangetosayIneverwinced orclosedmyeyes.Thatattacklastedmorethanfourhours,Theysay,attheleast,weweresurroundedby4,000.Sixoftheirgunswerepointed at our house.’
Asthemonthsrolledon,MariaGermon’sdiarybegantoofferhopeofrelief,especiallyfollowing‘demolitionofNana’sforcesandburningofhis house....Gloriousnews!’EvacuatedfromtheruinsinlateNovember1857,itappearsthatsheremainedinIndiaforafurther12years;her husband,advancedLieutenantColonelintheBengalStaff Corps,tookhisretirementin1869.ReturnedtoEngland,MariaGermondiedather home ‘La Quinta’ in Dawlish on 2 February 1898.
Sold with a fne hardback copy of Journal of the Siege of Lucknow by Maria Germon.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi ((GGeeoo.. WWrriigghhtt,, 11sstt.. BBnn.. 88tthh.. RReeggtt..)) suspension post re-pinned, good very fne £180-£220 335522
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow ((CCoorrppll.. WWmm.. SSuutthheerrllaanndd 7799tthh.. HHiigghhllaannddeerrss)) good very fne £200-£240 335533
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (Lieut. J. H. Worsley.) nearly extremely fne £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Brian Ritchie Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2005. JJaammeessHHeennrryyWWoorrsslleeyy,thesonofFrancisWorsleyofBirch feld,wasbaptisedon7July1834,atArretonontheIsleofWight.Hewaseducatedat Christ’sHospital,atMrDuncan’sinSouthampton,andunderoneCharlesHowardinStJohn’sWood.HewasnominatedforaCadetshipinthe BengalInfantrybyWilliamButterworthBayley,Esq.,ontherecommendationofWilliamHenryWhitbread,Esq.HeembarkedforBengalinthe Devonshire on7July1854,andlandedatCalcuttaon12November.PostedEnsignondeparture,hewasappointedtododutywiththe11th Bengal N.I. in December, prior to joining the 71st N.I. at Lucknow.
WorsleyrodeinthedisastrousactionatChinhuton30June1857,wheretheVolunteerCavalrydistinguishedthemselvesbydrivingsome500 rebelhorsefromtheKokrailbridge,thussecuringthelineofretreat,andalsobycarryinginmanyofthewoundedontheirhorses.Thisaction was to save the Lucknow garrison from almost certain annihilation although losses were nonetheless 118 killed. WorsleywasoneoftheoriginaldefendersoftheResidencyandhisstatementof‘ServicesintheField’,statehecommanded‘anout-post’forpart ofthetime.HewasmentionedinInglis’sdespatchof26September1857,andsubsequentlyreceivedthethanksoftheGovernor-Generalin GeneralOrderson8December1857.FollowingtheSecondReliefofLucknowhetookpartinthevictoryovertheGwaliorrebelsatCawnpore on6December,intheactionatKhodagunge,andinthere-occupationofFatehgar.InApril1858hewasappointed BaggageMastertoBrigadier Walpole’s force, and, in March, he served under Hope Grant at the storming and capture of Lucknow, and in the affairs at Baree and Nugger. InJunehejoinedtheOudhMilitaryPoliceandon9SeptemberbecameDistrictAdjutant,priortobeingappointedDivisionalAdjutantonthe18th following.Thenextmonth,hecommandedthe7thPoliceInfantryatthereliefofSemdulahandintheactionatJhumoounderBrigadierBarker, andwassubsequentlymentionedindespatches(LondonGazette 31January1859).PromotedDistrictCommandantinJanuary1859,hecontinued tohuntdownthelastoftherebelsinOudh,takingpartinoperationsunderBrigadierEvelegh,andbeingpresentattheactionofPoorwah,the capture Sunree, the actions of Beerah and Dhoondeah Kherea, the capture of Oomerah and Trans-Gogra. InJanuary1861,hewasappointedtododutywithH.M’s20thRegimentandtoofficiateasInterpreter.InApril1862hewasmadeAssistant Superintendent,BengalPolice,andtookpartinquellingthedisturbancesintheCossyahandJynteahHills.Hewasgrantedfurloughonsick certifcatefor ffteenmonths,andembarkedforEnglandatBombayaboardthe Nemesis on16July1864.Hediedof‘dropsy’enroutetoEngland andwasburiedinSteamerPointBurialGround,Aden.AninscriptiononthetombofhisfatherintheIsleofWightstates‘diedonhispassage home from India July 30th 1864 aged 36.’
Sold with a fle of copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
China1857-60,2clasps,TakuForts1860,Pekin1860((PPaayyMMrr..SSeerrjjtt..JJoohhnnFF..PPiicc----rriinngg..11sstt..BBnn..MMiill..TTrraaiinn))officiallyimpressed naming, edge bruise part obscuring surname, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne £160-£200
JJoohhnnFFrreeddeerriicckkPPiicckkeerriinnggwasborninBradfordin1831andattestedforthe4thLightDragoonsatBirminghamon16July1855.Transferredto theMilitaryTrain1November1856,hewasappointedPaymasterSergeant1January1857andTroopSergeantMajor1January1860.Postedto Auckland22February1864,heserved3yearsinNewZealandbeforereturninghometoWoolwichinOctober1867.Pickeringsubsequently transferredtotheArmyServiceCorpson21February1870andwasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.Medalwith£5gratuityon18March1874. Appointed1stClassStaff SergeantinLondon27March1878,hisdischargepapersstatehisintendedresidencefromSeptember1880as8 Cambridge Terrace, Lupus Street, Pimlico. Sold with copied Army Service Record and private research.
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyHHoosskkiinnAAlllleennwasbaptisedattheparishchurchofSt.Teath,Cornwall,inMay1855,thesonofChristopher,aquarrymanfrom Pengelly, and his wife Catherine. AllenwaskilledinactionatIsandhlwanaon22January1879,aged24years,whileservingasaSergeantinthe2ndBattalion,3rdRegimentofthe NatalNativeContingent,Governmentcreditlistsrecordingapaymentof£17.2s.6dtohisnextofkin.Aninscriptiondedicatedtohismemoryis inscribed on a family gravestone at St. Teath.
AArraarreeIIssaannddhhllwwaannaassuurrvviivvoorr’’ssSSoouutthhAAffrriiccaaMMeeddaallttooTTrruummppeetteerrJJ..JJ..HHoorrnnee,,NNeewwccaassttlleeMMoouunntteeddRRii ff eess,,sshhootttthhrroouugghhtthheelleegg hhee wwaass ffoorrttuunnaattee ttoo eessccaappee tthhee mmaassssaaccrree aatt FFuuggiittiivvee’’ss DDrriifftt aanndd,, ssoommee 5500 yyeeaarrss llaatteerr,, rreellaatteedd hhiiss ssttoorryy ttoo aa nneewwssppaappeerr rreeppoorrtteerr SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879(Trumpt.Horne,NewcastleMd.Rifs.),togetherwithtwosportingprizemedalsawardedto therecipient’sson,RobertHorne,silver,andsilverandenamel,namedanddated1901and1902, the frstwithcrudelyrefxed suspensionandre-constitutedfromabrooch-mounteddiscwithconsequentwearto feldsandedge,andremnantsofpin ftting to reverse of clasp, otherwise good fne, the sporting medals very fne or better (3)
£5,000-£7,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2014
Around75EuropeanofficersandmenescapedthemassacreatIsandhlwana,JohnJosephHorneappearingonthelistofsurvivorspostedto Helpmekaaron24January1879.Just38SouthAfricaMedalswereissuedtotheNewcastleMountedRifes,atleastsevenofwhomwerekilledin action on 22 January 1879.
NobettersummaryofHorne’smilitarycareermaybequotedthanthefollowingfeaturewhichappearedinthe NatalAdvertiser on24January 1920, on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Isandhlwana:
‘Asurprisingnumberoflsandhlwanasurvivorshasbeenrevealedbythe50years’peacecelebrations.Mr.JohnJ.Horne,anorganiserofthe Newcastle Mounted Volunteer Corps in 1875, and one of the survivors of lsandhlwana, is still hale and hearty and lives in Durban.
Hisaccountofthepreparationsforthebattleatlsandhlwanashednewlightonwhynolaagerwasformed.Heandhiscorpswerestationedatthe farendofthecampandtwomembersofhiscorps,BerningandDinckleman,wereonvedettedutyaboutfourmilesoutofcampDinckleman rode in to Home with the report that the natives were approaching in mass formation.
ColonelDurnford,thenincommand,rodeup,andHomepassedonthereporttohim.TheColonelorderedthedispatchingoftheoxwagons andtheformationofalaager,butshortlyafterwardsColonelPullinrodeupwithanauxiliaryforceandthelaagerwasnotformed.Whytheorder was countermanded is not known to Horne.
Sold with copied research, including small photographic image of recipient.
335599
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 ((TTpprr.. HH.. DD.. WWaallddeecckk.. CC//33rrdd CCaappee YYeeoorryy..)) nearly extremely fne
£500-£700
£300-£400 336600
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 ((PPttee.. MM.. AAffrriiccaa.. HHeerrsscchheell MMdd.. VVoollss::)) minor edge bruise, good very fne
59 South Africa Medals, all with clasp 1879, awarded to Herschels Mounted Volunteers.
£400-£500 336611
SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879((PPttee..AA..VVaattaa..HHeerrsscchheellNNaatt::CCoonnttggtt..))smallofficialcorrectionto frsttwoletterofunitand ftted with replacement suspension claw, nearly very fne
Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((11662288.. PPttee.. HH.. TThhoommppssoonn.. 1100tthh.. RRll.. HHuussssaarrss..)) minor edge bruising, very fne
26EgyptandSudanMedalswithclaspSuakin1885wereawardedtocarpentersintheemployofMessrs.LucasandAird,amongstthe475-strong workforceemployedintheconstructionoftheproposed280-milerailwaylinefromSuakintoBerber;ultimately,afteraseriesofmishaps,and mounting expense, the project was abandoned with just 20 miles of track laid, at the colossal cost of £865,000.
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 ((LLaabboorreerr.. GG.. GGiibbbbaarr..)) light pitting, very fne
£160-£200
244EgyptandSudanMedalswithclaspSuakin1885wereawardedtolabourersintheemployofMessrs.LucasandAird,amongstthe475-strong workforceemployedintheconstructionoftheproposed280-milerailwaylinefromSuakintoBerber;ultimately,afteraseriesofmishaps,and mounting expense, the project was abandoned with just 20 miles of track laid, at the colossal cost of £865,000.
£140-£180 338833
EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,El-Teb_Tamaai,TheNile1884-85((1100665500,,CCoo..QQrr..MMrr..SSeerrggtt..GG..SSttuuddlleeyy,, 2266tthh.. CCoo.. RR..EE..)) heavy pitting, nearly very fne
338844
338855
338866
EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,Suakin1885,Tofrek((RReevv..SS..PP..HH..SSttaatthhaamm..)) edgebruising,lightpittingand contact marks, nearly very fne £300-£400
Khedive’s Star (2), dated 1882, the reverse engraved ‘FF.. RR.. DDaadddd..’; dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, good very fne (2) £100-£140
EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1896-98((33550077PPttee..GG..CCllaarrkkee..22nndd..WW..IInnddiiaaRReeggtt..))impressednaming, lightcontact marks, very fne, scarce
£300-£400
Authorisedin1900forseveralminorexpeditionsinthenorthernpartoftheGoldCoast.Onlyissuedtoapproximately200menofthe2ndWest India Regiment.
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
338877
338888
EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1897-98((33446655PPttee..JJ..RReeiidd..22nndd..WW..IInnddiiaaRReeggtt..))impressednaming, lightedgedigs, otherwise very fne and better £160-£200
BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseMatabeleland1893,noclasp(TrooperD.C.Dillon.VictoriaColumn.) two small edge bruises, otherwise good very fne and a rare casualty £5,000-£7,000
InSeptember,1890,hewasstationedattheheliosignalstationatBaobabSpruit,7or8milesontheMacloutsiesideofFortTuli.Herehewas inspectedbyhistroopofficer,Capt.A.G.Leonard,whoappreciatedhisoptimism(hehopedtomakehalfamillion)anddescribedhimas"Young Dillon,who,withhisIrishblueeyes,brightface,andcurlylocks,looksmorelikeanartBohemian,waslivelyandcheerfulasusual.”Elsewhere Leonardreferstohimas"mymathematicalprofessor."Hehadasimilarreputationatschool,wherehewasageneralfavouritewithmastersand fellowstudents,"acleverscholarandgoodathlete.”FrankBurnham,theAmericanscout,reportedin ScoutingonTwoContinents, thatthey “found the station in charge of a youth named Dillon, only eighteen years old, blue-eyed and full of boyish pranks.” DillonwasdischargedfromETroopon11December1891.HeservedasatrooperintheVictoriaRangersintheMatabeleWarof1893,and waskilledinactionwithAllanWilson'sShanganiPatrolon4December1893,whenWilson’ssmallpatrolofalittleover30officersandmenwas ambushed and massacred to the last man by an overwhelming force of Matabele warriors.
HewasagainmentionedbyBurnhamoveranincidentearlythatfatefullastmorning:"IsawIngrampickupFitzgerald,asthecaptain'shorsewas killed.Aswefellback,IheardWilsonshout:'Cutthosesaddlepocketsoff thehorses.’Atthat,littleDillon,ourwonderfulhelioscout,dashedback and cut off the pockets containing the precious ammunition.”
FrederickBurnham, wasthelastmantoleavethebeleagueredpatrolbeforetheir fnalstandatShanganiRiver.Inhisbook,hedescribeshislast meeting with Major Wilson and his officers, and the fate that befell his patrol: ‘Ithadnowstoppedraining.CaptainsJudd,Kirton,Fitzgerald,GreenfeldandBrowngatheredwithusroundWilson.The frstthreewere experiencedcolonials,andWilsonaskedeachwhathethoughttobethebestmove.Kirton,withabittersmile,said:"Thereisnobestmove." Fitzgerald said: "We are in a hell of a fx. There is only one thing to do, cut our way out.” Judd said: "This is the end.” Pickingupthethreadsofthegrimstory,wearetoldbyMajorsForbesandSirJohnWilloughbythat,aftercrossingtheriverandfollowingthe king'sspoor,MajorWilsonandhismenreachedaseriesofscherms,ortemporaryencampmentsprotectedbyfelledbushortrees.These schermswere flledwithMatabele,who,however,offerednoresistance,probablybecausetheydidnotknowthestrengthofthewhites,or believedthemtobebuttheadvanceguardofalargerbody.SothePatrolrodeontilltheyreachedtheroyalscherm,withinwhichtheking's wagonsweredimlyvisibleinthegatheringgloom.Hereahaltwascalled,andLobengulasummonedtosurrender.Thereplywasanominousrattle ofarmswithinthereedfence,whilepartiesofMatabele,rifeinhand,camehurryingupfromtherear.Withsosmallaforcenothingcouldbe done,andthePatrolwithdrewintothebush,CaptainNapierandTroopersRobertsonandMaynebeingsentforreinforcements.Theseindue timeappearedintheformofCaptainBorrowwitheighteenmountedmen.Amiserablenightwaspassedunderarmsinthedrenchingrain,and whendayatlengthdawned,MajorWilsondecidedtomakeonemoredashfortheking,withthetragicresult,whichwillnotsoonbeforgottenin SouthAfrica.FromthestartthePatrolwasoutnumbered,andalmostassoonastheattackbegan,Ingram,Burnham,andGoodinghadtobesent tocrosstheriver,ifthatwerepossible,toaskforfurthersupport.Thatsupport,however,neverarrived,andBurnham's frstbreathlessremarkto MajorForbes,afterreachingthemainbody,was“IthinkImaysaywearethesolesurvivorsofthatparty.”TheShanganihadrisenin food,added towhichMajorForbeswashimselfattackedinforceonthewaydowntotheriver. Eitherofthesecircumstanceswasenoughtopreventthe arrivalofsuccourintimetosavethedoomedmentowhomthelastchanceofescapewaslost.Totheend,however,therewasnothoughtof surrender,norequestforquarter.TheyresolvedtoshowtheMatabelethatthewhitemancouldplayalosingaswellasawinninggame.Taking coverbehindthedeadbodiesoftheirhorses,withanironcalmnesstheyfoughtonfortwolonghours,pouringadestructive freintotheir encirclingfoes,andcoollysinglingouttheIndunasfortheiraim.Onebyone,however,theysankundertheheavy frefromthebush,butmanyof thewoundedcontinued,sothenativessay,tore-loadandpasstheirrifestotheiruninjuredcomrades.AgainandagaintheMatabelewouldissue fromtheircovertoattemptaconclusivecharge,butagainandagainwererepulsedwithawell-directed fre;uponwhichWilsonandhismen wouldwaketheechoeswithanundismayed,defantcheer.Butatlasttheendcame.Ofthethirty-fourvaliantmenwhoseheartsbeathighwith hopeandcourageastheyrodebehindtheirleaderintheearlydawnthatmorning,onlyoneremainederect;therestlayprone,deadordying, upon that feld of honour.
ThenameoftheonemanwhostoodatbayagainstanarmyofMatabelewillneverbeknown;hisremainscouldnotbeidentifed.Butthenatives tellthat,pickingupseveralrifesandbandoliers,thisheroamongstheroesmadehiswaytoanant-heapsometwentyyardsfromwheretherest lay stretched upon the earth. From that point of vantage he checked, single-handed, several rushes of the Matabele with a cool and deadly fre.
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Atlength,shotthroughthehips,hesankonhisknees,butcontinuedtoloadand freuntilhesuccumbedtohiswounds.Then,andnottillthen, theMatabelecameoutfromthebush,butonreachingthehallowedcirclewherethePatrollaysidebyside,were freduponbyseveralofthe unconquerablewoundedwhowerestillalive.SogreathadbeentheterroranddemoralisationinspiredbythedesperatebraveryofthePatrol, thatwhentherevolversrangoutthenativesturnedand fedprecipitatelyintothebush;anditwasnottillseveralhourslater-‘whenthesunwas rightoverhead'-astheMatabeletellthetale-thattheyagainventuredtoleavetheircover.Butbythistimedeathhadmercifullycometothe wounded, and as the native warriors gazed upon the forms of their fallen foes there was silence.’
Inhisnovel TheWhiteMenSang,AlexanderFullertonassembledandrearrangedtheknownfactsaboutthePatrol.Thisdramatisedversionofthe event had Dillon and Wilson as the last two men to die. Again, no one will know if this was really the case.
BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,noclasp((SSeerrggtt..JJ..JJ..WWiillllmmootttt..RRoobbeerrttssoonnss..CC..BB..CC..)) edge bruising, cleaned, nearly very fne
£200-£240
181 British South Africa Company Medals awarded to Robertson’s Cape Boy Corps.
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98((9944554411GGuunnrr..AA..BBrreettttNNoo..11MMttnn..BByy..RR..AA..)) suspension slightly loose, otherwise good very fne
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902(2),2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,ReliefofChitral1895, claspsremountedinthisorder, withunofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps,andadditionallugsaddedtotopclasp ((11001177SSeeppooyyJJuuttuuiinnaa3377tthh..BBll..IInnffyy..));3clasps, PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897,Tirah1897-98((11006644SSeeppooyySSkk..AAhhmmaaddHHuussaaiinn1122tthh..BBll..IInnffyy..)) suspensionlooseand clasp carriage damaged on last; edge bruising and contact marks throughout, generally good fne (2)
£80-£100
JummooandKashmir1895,1clasp,Chitral1895,unnamedasissued,claspbackstrapimpressed‘Gurney,London’, suspension claw loose, very fne
£400-£500
East and Central Africa 1897-99, 1 clasp, Uganda 1897-98 ((MMaajjoorr SS.. TT.. AAvveettoooomm,, II..MM..SS..)) nearly extremely fne £800-£1,000
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp((11113300TTpprr::JJ..RR..SSppiillssbbuurryy..SStteeiinnaaeecckkeerr’’ssHHoorrssee..)) suspensionclawre-riveted;King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((11111155PPttee..JJ..RR..AAttkkiinnssoonn..PPeenniinnssuullaaHH..)) the frstpolished, this better than good fne; the second good very fne (2) £100-£140
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((LLiieeuutt.. AA.. EEvvaannss.. TTeemmbbuullaanndd MM..RR..CC..)) good very fne £100-£140
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((MMrr.. LL.. WWhhiittee.. IImmpp:: MMiill:: RRllyy::)) extremely fne £70-£90
£70-£90 440033
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((JJ.. EE.. KKeeeennaann,, CC..GG..RR..)) extremely fne
JJ.. EE.. KKeeeennaann served with the Cape Government Railways.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((CCoonnddrr:: CC.. EEcckkeerrsslleeyy.. NNaattaall TTrraannssppoorrtt)) good very fne
£60-£80
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902(2),noclasp((MMiissssTT..RRoobbiinnssoonn..)) suspensionclawre-affixed,withtracesofbroochmountingto obverse;2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState((11001100TTrrpprrLL..SStteevveennssoonn..CCaappeeMMoouunntteeddPPoolliiccee..)) thelatterrenamed, generally nearly very fne (2)
£80-£100
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony ((LLiieeuutt:: HH.. JJoowweerrss,, SS..AA..MM..II..FF..)) engraved naming, good very fne £120-£160
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony ((33777700 PPttee.. WW.. KKeennnneeddyy.. CCaappee MM..RR..)) good very fne
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Kimberley ((PPttee.. BB.. SStteeiinnbbeerrgg.. KKiimmbbeerrlleeyy TToowwnn GGdd::)) good very fne £160-£200
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Ladysmith ((224433 PPttee.. WW.. CC.. HHaawwoorrtthh.. NNaattaall RR.. RRiiff eess..)) very fne
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Mafeking ((AA.. LLeeeess.. MMaaffeekkiinngg TToowwnn GGdd..)) nearly extremely
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902((LLiieeuutt::EE..WW..CChhaappmmaann,,33rrdd..RRll::WWeellsshhFFuuss..)) Battalion number officially corrected, good very fne
£180-£220
EErrnneessttWWaallkkeerrCChhaappmmaannwasborninLondonon30April1883andwaseducatedatSt.PetersCollege,Adelaide,SouthAustralia.Hewas commissionedSecondLieutenantintothe3rd(Militia)Battalion,RoyalWelshFusilierson17April1901,andwaspromotedLieutenanton28June 1901.HeservedintheSouthAfricanWarasaMilitiaOfficer,R.W.F.,attachedto3rdBattaliontheKing’sLiverpoolRegiment.Hesubsequently obtainedaregularcommissionasSecondLieutenantin1stBattaliontheSouthWalesBorderers,servinginIndiafromJuly1903,anddiedfrom Enteric Fever at Karachi Station Hospital on 18 December 1905, aged 22.
RR..AA..FFiitttteessservedwiththe8th(Railway)Company,RoyalEngineersinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,anddiedofdiseaseatKimberleyon7 July 1900.
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith((22774400..SSaapprr..JJ..HH..KKeeeeffee..RR..EE..))engravednaming, good very fne
£100-£140
JJ..HH..KKeeeeffeeservedwiththe37thFieldCompany,RoyalEngineersinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,anddiedofentericfeveratElandslaagteon 3 May 1900.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902((33226633PPttee..EE..FFiisshheerr..KK..RR..RR..CC..))togetherwitha copy Ashanti Star 1896, good very fne (2)
£60-£80
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal((335599TTpprr::FF..MM..OO’’NNeeiillll..NNaattaallCCoommpp::RReeggtt..)) very fne, scarce to unit
£120-£160
TheNatalVolunteerCompositeRegimentwasformedattherequestofLordRobertsfromdetailsbelongingtovariouspermanentNatal volunteerregimentswhovolunteeredtoserveinthe felduntiltheendofthewar.Thecompositeregimentincluded1squadronImperialLight Horse, 1 squadron Carbineers, some regular Mounted Infantry, and some of the Police.
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((229900LL..CCppll::RR..FF..BBrrooookkss..WW..PPrroovv::MM..RR..));King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((448899TTpprr::WW..DD..CCllaaddeerr..PPiieetteerrssbbuurrggLL..HH..)) retainingrod tightened on frst, good very fne (2)
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith((2299776655..SSaapprr..HH..TTaayylloorr..RR..EE..)) engraved naming, minor edge bruise, good very fne
£100-£140
HH..TTaayylloorrservedwith‘A’PontoonTroop,RoyalEngineersinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwasadmittedtoHospitalon5May1900. He was invalided on 12 June 1900, and subsequently transferred to ‘D’ Troop on 23 June 1900.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal((11333399OOrrddllyy::HH..CChhrriissttiiaann,,SStt..JJoohhnnAAmmbb:: BBddee::)) minor edge bruising, good very fne
£80-£100
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen((1100448822PPttee..JJ..RRoollpphh,,5577tthhCCooyy..1155tthhIImmppll:: YYeeoo::)) edge bruise, otherwise nearly very fne
CC..JJ..PP..CCaarrddwweellllservedwiththe1stSussexRoyalEngineerVolunteersinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar(alsoentitledtotheclaspSouth Africa 1901).
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein((7733110000DDrr..TT..[sic]TTaagggg,,QQ..BB..,,RR..HH..AA..)) edge bruise, very fne
ResultingfromDeWet’sambushofGeneralBroadwood’sBrigadeatKornSpruit(Sanna’sPost),“Q”Battery,RoyalHorseArtillery,behavedwith greatgallantryandmanagedtosavefourofitsgunsfromanapparentlyhopelesssituation.TheconductofthebatterywaspraisedbyBrigadierGeneralBroadwoodinhisreportontheaction.Asaresultofthisreport,LordRobertstooktheunusualstepoforderingthebatterytoballotfor theVictoriaCross,tochooseoneofficer,onenon-commissionedofficer,onegunnerandonedrivertoreceivethecovetedaward,therebeingno fairerwaytochoosefourfromsomanywhoperformedwithsuchheroismthatday.Asaresult,MajorEdmundJohnPhipps-Hornby,Sergeant CharlesEdwardHaydonParker,GunnerIsaacLodge,andDriverHoraceHenryGlassockwereeachawardedtheVictoriaCross.DriverJames Tagg’s name would have been in the ballot for the Victoria Cross to the ‘Driver’. Tagg returned to England on 19 August 1900, and was subsequently discharged.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein((2277999999..SSaapprr..AA..MMiilllleerr..RR..EE..))engraved naming, minor edge bruise, nearly very fne £100-£140
AA..MMiilllleerrservedwiththe38thFieldCompany,RoyalEngineersinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,anddiedofdiseaseatBloemfonteinon10 May 1900.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Rhodesia,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal((222244SSeerrjjtt..GG..BB..CCoooocchh DDrriissccoollll’’ss SSccttss..)) good very fne
£360-£440
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg((2233663377SSaapprr..GG..WWiillllbboonndd..RR..EE..)) engraved naming, edge bruise, light contact marks, good very fne
£80-£100
GG..WWiillllbboonnddservedwiththe9thFieldCompany,RoyalEngineersinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar(alsoentitledtoaKing’sSouthAfrica Medal with the usual two date clasps).
FFrreeddeerriicckkCCaarrmmeennwasborninLondonin1880andattestedfortheImperialYeomanryatthePallMallDepot,London,on14February1901, whilstcurrentlyservingwiththe1stVolunteerBattalion,RoyalSussexRegiment.Heservedwiththe37th(Buckinghamshire)Company,10th BattalionImperialYeomanryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom16Marchto31October1901,andwasdischargedatGosport, Hampshire, on 1 November 1901, after 261 days’ service.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extract.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((2255999922SSeerrjjtt:: BB.. BBeeddffoorrdd.. 5577tthh.. CCooyy.. IImmpp:: YYeeoo::)) minor edge bruising, good very fne
BBeerrttiieeBBeeddffoorrddwasborninMarlow,Buckinghamshire,andattestedfortheImperialYeomanryatthePallMallDepot,London,on7February 1901.Heservedwiththe57th(Buckinghamshire)Company,15th/19thBattalionImperialYeomanryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom15 March1901to25June1902,andwaspromotedSergeanton8February1902.HewasdischargedathisownrequestatElandsfonteinon25June 1902, after 1 year and 139 days’ service.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Wittebergen((LLiieeuutt::RR..GG..LL..LLeeeebb..DD..EE..OO.. VV..RR..)) contact marks, very fne
£140-£180
PPeetteerrGGeeoorrggeeLLeeoonnaarrddLLeeeebbwasborninCapeTownon7December1872.CommissionedintotheDukeofEdinburgh’sOwnVolunteerRi fes and served during the Boer War. Additionally entitled to a King’s South Africa Medal, he saw further service with Rimmington’s Guides. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Transvaal((3333443399GGnnrr::MM..TT..EEddwwaarrddss,,UU BBttyy..,, RR..HH..AA..)) minor edge bruising, good very fne
£300-£400
MMaayyooTThhoommaassEEddwwaarrddsswasborninBristolin1880andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatDevonporton30January1899,havingpreviously servedintheDevonArtilleryMilitia.Postedto‘U’Battery,RoyalHorseArtilleryon15November1899,heservedwiththeminSouthAfrica duringtheBoerWarfrom21December1899.HewascapturedandtakenatPrisoner’sofWar‘withpracticallythewholepersonneland fve guns’ at Sannah’s Post on 31 March 1900, and died of disease in captivity at Pretoria in June 1900. Sold with copied research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902,unofficialrivets between state and date clasps ((33223333 TTpprr:: FF.. KK.. SSmmiitthh.. IImmpp:: LLtt.. HHoorrssee)) minor edge bruise, good very fne
£80-£100
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast((889955..TTpprr..AA..AA.. BBuurrggiinn..NN..SS..WW..LLrrss::))engravednaming, backstrapoftopandbottomclasps fttedwithbroochpin,withreplacementretainingrod and unofficial top retaining rod, edge bruising, nearly very fne £600-£800 443333 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk
AAllffrreeddAArrtthhuurrBBuurrggiinn,anativeofParramatta,servedasaTrooperwiththeNewSouthWalesLancersinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.A letterwrittenhomebytherecipienttohisparents,dated14March1900,states:‘WhenwereachedtheModderRiver,wheretheBoershadabig camp,wetookthembysurprise.Theyclearedoff,leavingeverythingbehindthem,eventheir four.Theylefttheirwaggonswiththebullocksall harnessedup.Wewere frstacrosstheriver.Wefoundthefordforthecavalry.Wehadnotgonemorethanamilebeforetheenemyletus knowwewerenotgoingtohaveallourownway.Theirartillery frewassplendid.Wehadagoinwiththemandgotthebestofthem,driving themalongbeforeus.WehadnomoretroubletilljustoutsideKimberley.Westartedat4o’clockinthemorning,withoutanytucker,not thinkingweweregoingoutto fght.Whenoutabout fvemilesandwithin150yardsofakopjetheyopened freonus.Weewere fghtingallday. Thebiggestdaywehavehadyet.Wewereinitallhetimes.I freduntilIcouldnotholdmyrife,itwassohot.Nowater,food,orshelter.We returned just about dusk, capturing three prisoners on our way to camp. We would have settled them only for an officer stopping us.’
JJ..GGiibbssoonnservedwith‘U’Battery,RoyalHorseArtilleryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarat Sanna’s post on 31 March 1900, being subsequently released.
RR..FFrroossttservedin‘C’SubDivisonwith‘Q’Battery,RoyalHorseArtilleryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwascapturedandtaken Prisoner of War at Sanna’s post on 31 March 1900, being subsequently released.
£140-£180 443366
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Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 ((AArrttiilllleerriiss EE.. GGoollddsscchhaagggg)) good very fne
China 1900, no clasp ((33229911 SSaapprr:: EE.. OO’’KKeeeeffff ee.. RR..EE..)) good very fne
£160-£200
EEuuggeenneeOO’’KKeeee ffff eesawfurtherserviceasatemporaryCompanyQuartermasterSergeantduringtheGreatWar(alsoentitledtoaBritishWar Medal and a Victory Medal).
China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin ((334488 PPttee.. KKiinngg YYuunngg CChhiinngg.. 11sstt.. CChhiinneessee RReeggtt..)) minor edge nicks, rare to unit
£500-£700
Approximately 131 China Medals with clasp Relief of Pekin awarded to the 1st Chinese Regiment. The1stChineseRegimentwasraisedin1898initiallytoprotecttheRoyalNavy’snewly-acquiredNavalBaseatWeiHaiWei,buttwoyearslater was deployed against China itself during the Boxer Rebellion. The Regiment was fnally disbanded in 1906.
Sold with copied research, including a large number of photographic images relating to the 1st Chinese Regiment.
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Nyasaland 1915 ((WW.. WWoooodd.. CCiivviill LLiisstt)) nearly extremely fne, rare to unit
£180-£220
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Nigeria 1918 ((HH.. WWeeiigghhttmmaann..)) extremely fne £500-£700
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya ((2233229900441188 SSpprr.. BB.. RReeaassoonn RR..EE..)) minor edge bruise, very fne £70-£90
AfricaGeneralService1902-56,2clasps,N.Nigeria1903,N.Nigeria1904((RReessddtt..MMrr..HH..BB..RRyyaannNN..NN..RReeggtt..)) edgebruise,good very fne, scarce £400-£500
Provenance: Buckland Dix & Wood, November 1991.
AnothermedalwiththesameclaspswassoldintheseroomsinAugust2020,aspartoftheJackWebbCollection,named‘Asst.Resdt.Mr.H.B. Ryan, Political Dept.’
HH..BB..RRyyaanniscon frmedonthemedalrollforbothclasps:‘N.Nigeria1903’asResident,and‘N.Nigeria1904’asAssistantResident.Thelatter rollisannotated,‘MrH.B.RyanwaspresentinthecampbelowSemolikawhentheexpeditionarrived,&wasattachedasassistantpoliticalofficer from that date. He subsequently traversed the Egbirra country as political officer.’
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 ((3344 KK.. DD.. CCaallllaagghhaann.. RRllyyss..)) good very fne
IndiaGeneralService1908-35(3),1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919((44666666SSoowwaarrFFaatteehhMMoohhdd,,2255//CCaavvyy..FF..FF..));2clasps(2), Mahsud1919-20,Waziristan1919-21((226633NNkkMMiirrzzaaJJhhaann,,22--115522PPjjbbiiss..));NorthWestFrontier1930-31,Mohmand1933, unofficial retaining rod between clasps ((1111998855 SSeepp.. KKuunnddaann LLaall,, 55--1100 BBaalluucchh RR..)) edge bruising, generally nearly very fne (3) £100-£140
1914Star,with copy clasp(2)((99559900PPttee..TT..LLyynneess..RR..WWaarr::RR..;;TT//2244115511DDvvrr::PP..BBeecckkiinngghhaamm..AA..SS..CC..));1914Star((7700332266DDvvrr::PP.. KKeellllyy.. RR..FF..AA..)) very fne and better (3) £120-£160
TThhoommaassLLyynneesswasborninCoventryaround1884andservedinFrancefrom22August1914withtheRoyalWarwickshireRegiment.Initially postedtothe1stBattalion,helatertransferredtothe11thBattalionanddiedofwoundsreceivedontheSomme19July1916.Heisburiedat Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt L-Abbe, France.
PPeerrccyyBBeecckkiinngghhaammservedinFrancefrom9August1914withtheArmyServiceCorps,andwaslateradvancedActingCorporal;therecipient’s MIC states ‘ineligible for clasp to 1914 Star’ and gives his home address as Flanchford Mill, Reigate, Surrey. PPhhiilliippKKeellllyywasborninIrelandin1893andservedinFrancefrom19August1914with28thBrigade,RoyalFieldArtillery.Helatermadeclaimto a military pension, his place of residence recorded as Dublin.
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1914 Star, with clasp ((77001100 PPttee.. WW.. RR.. SSmmiitthh.. 55//SSccoo:: RRiiff..)) very fne
WWiilllliiaammRR..SSmmiitthhattestedfortheScottishRi fesandservedwiththe5thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5 November 1914.
1914 Star, with copy clasp ((CCaapptt.. WW.. CC.. HHoobbbbss.. CCoommssyy.. II.. OO.. DDeepptt..)) minor verdigris to obverse, nearly very fne
WWiilllliiaammCChhrriissttiiaannHHoobbbbssservedinFrancefrom26October1914withtheIndianOrdnanceDepartment.AdvancedMajorintheIndianArmy Ordnance Corps, he applied for the 1914 Star via the India Office (Whitehall) on 21 January 1919.
1914 Star ((SSSS..110066116600.. JJ.. TTaannsslleeyy,, SSttoo.. 11CCll.. BBeennbbooww
JJoosseepphhTTaannsslleeyywasborninNottinghamon8April1888andattestedfortheRoyalNavyasStoker2ndClasson21November1907.Transferred totheRoyalFleetReserveatPortsmouth17November1912,hejoinedtheBenbowBattalionoftheRoyalNavalDivisionon17September1914 andwaslaterinternedinHollandfollowingtheretreatfromAntwerp.Demobilised7June1921,helikelyreturnedtohisformercivilian employment in the electrical trade.
1914Star((446655PPttee..AA..LLaawwssoonn..1166//LLrrss..));1914-15Star(2)((2200552277PPttee..OO..RRoooonneeyy..RR..SSccoottss..;;GG--1100223399..PPttee..HH..CC..MMccLLeeoodd.. MMiiddddxx.. RR..)) traces of verdigris to second, generally very fne and better (3)
£100-£140
AAlleexxaannddeerrLLaawwssoonnattestedforthe16thLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom26October1914(also entitled to a clasp to his 1914 Star).
1914 Star (2) ((99667722 PPttee.. WW.. HHaacckkeetttt.. 11//CCoonnnn:: RRaanngg..;; 55332277 SSjjtt.. DDmmrr:: OO.. JJ.. DDaavviiss.. RR.. DDuubb:: FFuuss..)) very fne and better (2) £140-£180
WWiilllliiaammHHaacckkeettttattestedfortheConnaughtRangersandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom26 September 1914.
OO.. JJ.. DDaavviiss attested for the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 August 1914.
1914 Star ((117700 11//AA..MM.. JJ.. DDaannggeerrff eelldd.. RR..FF..CC..)) good very fne
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JJoohhnnDDaannggeerr ff eelldd,aclerkanddraughtsman,wasborninPinner,Middlesex,in1894andenlistedintheRoyalFlyingCorpson10July1912.Posted toFranceon13August1914asAirMechanic1stClasswithNo.2Squadron,hewasadvancedCorporalon1February1916andSergeantPilot on22March1917.Hesubsequentlyjoined16SquadronwhichwasbasedatLaGorgueAerodromeintheNorddepartmentofnorthernFrance, and fewavarietyofoffensivepatrolandtacticalreconnaissancemissionsovertheWesternFront,pilotingavarietyofaircraftincludingtheBleriot XI, the Martinsyde S.1 and the Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c.
On20April1917,DangerfeldandhisObserver,AirMechanic2ndClassHarvey,tookoff onalateafternoonpatroloftheskiesaboveWillerval, asmallcommuneinthePas-de-Calaisabout8kilometresnorthofArras.ReportedasMissinginAction,theywerelaterconfrmedasPrisonersof WarhavingbeenforceddownbehindGermanlines;senttoDulmenCamp,DangerfeldwaseventuallyrepatriatedfromGermanyon19 December 1918.
Provenance: Jack Webb 1914 Star Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2003. M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916
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JJaammeessHHeennrryyMMiilllliiggaannwasbornin1886,thesonofDr.DavidMilliganof11,PalmerstonPlace,Edinburgh.HeservedontheWesternFrontwith 58thVaughansRifes(FrontierForce)andwaskilledinactionatLaBasseeon25September1915,the frstdayoftheBattleofLoos. Posthumously Mentioned in Despatches, he has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Neuve-Chapelle Memorial.
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1914Star(3)((11770077DDvvrr..KKaarraammEEllllaahhii..II..MM..CC..;;NNoo..33119988SSeeppooyyMMuuhhaammmmeeddKKhhaann,,11//112299//BBaalluucchhiiss..;;NNoo..2200TTiinnddaallRRaajjwwaallii,, RRaawwaallppiinnddii AArrsseennaall..)) generally nearly very fne and better (3)
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AArrtthhuurrJJaammeessMMiittcchheellllwasbornon12December1891andlivedat157BeafortStreet,Liverpool.EmployedbytheMerseyDocks&Harbour Boardasalabourer,heenlistedintheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon10September1914andservedatGallipoliwiththeAnsonBattalion, RoyalNavalDivision.PostedtoFrance6June1916,hetransferredtotheRoyalFlyingCorpsasAerialGunneron4January1917andwassentto No. 5 Brigade, Royal Flying Corps.
Joining3Squadroninthespringof1917,Mitchellwassoondetailedtopractice fightsandreconnaissancemissionsinMoraneaircraftPilotedby LieutenantFrancisSt.VincentMorris.Knownasthe‘PilotPoet’,MorriswasthearchetypalOxford-educatedacademic,aformerSherwood Forestersofficerof fnepedigreebutlimited fightexperience.Thissoonbecameclearon5April1917whenMitchellsufferedslightcutstothe headaftertheiraircraftexperiencedenginetroubleattake-off andwasirreparablywreckedaftercollidingwithahangar.FivedayslaterMorris struckatreedestroyingasecondMoraneaircraftnearAlbert;Mitchellescapedthewreckagewithafractured fbulaandinjurytohisback.The brokenlegprovedablessingindisguisewhendayslater,Morriscrashedagain,thistimeinasnowstorm.Aged21years,Morrisdiedofhisinjuriesless than 3 weeks after arriving in France.
Transferred to the Royal Air Force as Sergeant 1 April 1918, Mitchell survived the Great War and was awarded a 20% disability pension in 1919. Sold with extensive copied research.
((FF..776611 MM.. HH.. LL.. MMeettccaallff,, PP..OO..MM..,, RR..NN..AA..SS..)) minor patch of verdigris to obverse, otherwise very fne
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2007. MMaauurriicceeHHoollmmeessLLeeiigghhMMeettccaallffwasborninMontreal,Canada.LivinginWalthamstowandanengineerbyoccupation,heenteredtheR.N.A.S.asa PettyOfficerMechanicon27October1914,havingpreviouslyservedinKingEdward’sHorseforthreeyears.AfterserviceinFrance,he embarked for Russia on 1 December 1915 and served in armoured cars. His record of service states: ‘Nov.1916OndetachedserviceinPersia.Novr.-Decr.OndetachedserviceDobrudsha.Topolul.Decr.OndetachedserviceinRoumania. Braila.....18May1917.OndetacheddutyinRoumania.Galatza....22May.OndetacheddutytoOdessa,forwardtoPetrograd....22ndJuneLeft TiraspolBaseforserviceinGalicia.Kozova.3rdAugust.LeftProskurovBaseforBerdeechevBase.9thSeptr.ReturnedtoProskurovBase.?Septr. LeftProskurovBaseforBrovaryBase.Septr.LeftBrovaryforKurskBase.?Oct.LeftKurskforEnglandonleave.?Octbr.AwardedSilverBreast Medal with St. Stanislaus ribbon for Hard Work. 12.11.17 Arrived in England. 11.8.18 Discharged to take up Commission’.
On28October1918,MetcalfbecameaTemporaryLieutenantintheR.N.V.R.Heservedonthemonitor M.25 aspartoftheArchangelRiver Expedition where he was employed on interpreting duties. He was demobilised on 1 January 1920. Sold with copied research.
1914-15Star(2)((2255558833DDvvrr::GG..HHaarrddiinngg..RR..FF..AA..;;1133999988PPttee..HH..HHoorrnnbbyy..NNoorrtthh’’ddFFuuss::));BritishWarMedal1914-20((FF..3366553322GG.. EE..DD..LLaannee..AA..CC..11..RR..NN..AA..SS..));VictoryMedal1914-19(3)((88112244CCppll..WW..OOwweennss..HH..LL..II..;;4477337777PPttee..AA..HHeennddeerrssoonn..MM..GG..CC..;; 4466557733.. 22..AA..MM.. JJ.. CC.. MMccCCaarrtthhyy.. RR..AA..FF..)) nearly very fne and better (6)
HHaarrrryyHHoorrnnbbyywasborninRiponandenlistedintheNorthumberlandFusiliersatDarlington.Heservedwiththe10thBattalionduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom25August1915,anddiedofwoundson1January1916.HeisburiedatErquinghem-LysChurchyardExtension, France.
GGeeoorrggeeEE..DD..LLaanneeenlistedintheRoyalNavalAirServiceon30January1918,hisaddressuponjoiningstatedas‘Kilmuir,AldeburghonSea, Suffolk’.Appointedtoservicewithkiteballoons,hewastransferredtotheunemployedliston6March1919;theBWMconfrmedasfull entitlement for Great War service
1914-15 Star (G-1580 Pt.e A. H. Nye. The Queen’s R.) good very fne
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AAllbbeerrttHHaazzeellllNNyyeewasborninBrierley,India,andattestedfortheQueen’sRoyalWestSurreyRegimentatCroydon.Heservedwiththe7th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,from27July1915,andwaskilledinactiononthe frstdayoftheBattleoftheSomme,1 July 1916, on which date the Battalion suffered over 530 casualties. He is buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, France.
1914-15Star(3)((99992244PPttee..CC..NN..BBaarrnneettttRR..IIrr..RReeggtt;;SS..QQ..MM..SS..AA..EE..GGaayyeerr22nnddII..LL..HH..;;55119977PPttee..JJ..MMccGGhheeee..CCoonnnn::RRaanngg::)) generally very fne and better (3) £100-£140
1914-15Star((2200773377PPttee..TT..MMcc..LLoouugghhllaanndd..1100//CCaann::IInnff::));BritishWarMedal1914-20(3)((22552222778822PPttee..RR..HHeerroonn..CCaann..TTaannkk BBnn..;;227799331133SSpprr..MM..RRoobbuukk..CC..RR..TT..;;33221122995522PPttee..AA..AA..BBrruunneellllee..AA..RR..));VictoryMedal1914-19(2)((9911884455BBmmbbrr..RR..TTaannnneerr..CC.. GG..AA..;; 551111550022 AA.. CCppll.. JJ.. CCoollbbuurrnn.. CC..AA..SS..CC..)) generally very fne and better (6)
Sold with a Buckingham Palace ‘Returned Home’ letter, in envelope; various postcards; and copied research.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(6)((KK..44003355JJ..WWoooodd..SSttoo..11..RR..NN..;;CCaapptt..HH..EE..BBaattttyy..;;11339944CCppll..AA..CC..YYoouunngg..RR..AA..;;115555118899SSpprr..JJ.. PPrreennttiiccee.. RR..EE..;; BB--11889944 PPttee.. JJ.. EE.. BBoooorreerr.. RRiiff.. BBrriigg..;; MM22--110000116600 AA.. SSjjtt.. EE.. GG.. HHaawwkkiinnss.. AA..SS..CC..)) generally very fne and better (6) £140-£180
HHeennrryy EEddmmuunndd BBaattttyy served as a Captain with the Army Ordnance Department.
AAlleexxaannddeerrCC..YYoouunnggservedwiththeRoyalArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwasadditionallyentitledtoaTerritorial Force War Medal.
EE..GG..HHaawwkkiinnssservedwiththeArmyServiceCorpsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom28September1915,andwasdischarged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 13 July 1919.
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British War Medal 1914-20 (2) ((GG.. BBaarrttlleetttt.. SSeerrvviiccee wwiitthh tthhee RRooyyaall NNaavvyy;; 118833000066 HH.. BBaarrttlleetttt.. PP..OO.. RR..NN..)) nearly extremely fne (2) £140-£180
GG.. BBaarrttlleetttt, a civilian, served as Master of the Restive at His Majesty’s Dockyard Malta, and was awarded the B.W.M. for Great War Service. HHaarrrryyBBaarrttlleetttt,astableboy,enlistedintheRoyalNavyatPortsmouthon26February1895andwasappointedPettyO fficeraboard Odin 1July 1915.Transferredtothedestroyer Partridge 2November1917,heservedonconvoyescortdutiesbetweentheShetlandIslandsandScandinavia andwaskilledinactionon12December1917when Partridge wasambushedbyfourenemyraidersoff BjorneFjord,Norway.Heis commemorated upon the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Sold with copied service record and private research.
British War Medal 1914-20 ((WW.. RReeddddiinngg.. SSeerrvviiccee wwiitthh tthhee RRooyyaall NNaavvyy..)) with fattened named card box of issue, extremely fne £80-£100
WW.. RReeddddiinngg, a civilian dockyard worker, was awarded the B.W.M. for his Great War service aboard the Tug Perseverance at Chatham. Sold with copied medal roll confrming the above and noting his rank as Able Seaman.
RRoobbeerrttSSmmiitthhssoonnattestedfortheNorthumberlandFusiliersatBlackburn,Lancashire,andservedwiththe1/5thBattalionduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFrontpost1916.Hediedathomeon22January1918,andisburiedinBlackburnCemetery,Lancashire.Soldwithasmall portrait photograph of the recipient.
Sold with a silver shooting medal, the reverse engraved ‘6633335500 SSggtt.. MM.. RR.. WWaaggssttaaffff 22nndd.. WWeesstt YYoorrkkss RReeggtt FFrruuggeess’.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(4)((5588000044PPttee..SS..KKnniigghhtt..DDeevvoonn..RR..;;3322448811PPttee..MM..LL..WWiilllliiss..DDeevvoonn..RR..;;2288555511PPttee..JJ..JJaaggoo..DD..CC..LL.. II..;;MM22--110055889977PPtteeWW..TTrriiddggeellllAA..SS..CC..))thirdinnamedcardboxofissue;VictoryMedal1914-19(2)((CCaapptt..JJ..NN..WWaauugghhtt..;; 227700554422SSpprr..FF..SSttaarreess..RR..EE..));BilingualVictoryMedal1914-19((22nnddCCppll..FF..WWiillllss..MM..TT..CC..));TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19 ((11337700GGnnrr..FF..SSttaarreess..RR..AA..)) officiallyrenamed;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq((11004455112266DDvvrr..PP..LLaavveerryy..RR..AA..)) nearlyvery fne and better (9)
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PPaattrriicckk LLaavveerryy attested for the Royal Field Artillery and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 August 1914.
WWiilllliiaammFFrraannkkSStteeeellwasborninWandsworthandservedwiththe2/10thBattalion,LondonRegimentduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom5February1917.Hewaskilledinactionon14June1917;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheArrasMemorial, France. BritishWarMedal1914-20(4)((442222550000CCppll..EE..HH..RR..DDoovvee..1100--LLoonndd..RR..;;442266006622PPttee..TT..AA..EE..PPeeaarrssoonn..1100--LLoonndd..RR..;;442222PPttee.. GG..SSnneellll..1100--LLoonndd..RR..;;442233004422PPttee..WW..FF..SStteeeell..1100--LLoonndd..RR..));VictoryMedal1914-19(3)((442244442200PPttee..WW..AA..CChhaammppiioonn..1100-LLoonndd.. RR..;; 442200336611 PPttee.. WW.. SSeeaarrllee.. 1100--LLoonndd.. RR..;; 442211445566 PPttee.. GG.. AA.. WWoooodd.. 1100--LLoonndd.. RR..)) generally very fne and better (7) £120-£160
LLeesslliiee PPeeaarrssoonn was wounded in action on 8 December 1917, su ffering a gun shot wound to the left wrist whilst on active service in Jerusalem. BritishWarMedal1914-20(3)((557766889911PPttee..WW..BBaatteess..1177--LLoonndd..RR..;;44335533PPttee..JJ..FF..MMoooorree..1177--LLoonndd..RR..;;557777009911PPttee..PP..RR.. WWiicckkhhaamm..1177--LLoonndd..RR..));VictoryMedal1914-19(2)((33554400PPttee..CC..RR..HHeeaarrnn..1177--LLoonndd..RR..;;557744664433PPttee..LL..PPeeaarrssoonn..1177--LLoonndd..RR..)) the last with patches of staining, otherwise nearly very fne and better (5) £100-£140
British War Medal 1914-20 ((BB.. MM.. CCrroouucchheerr FF..AA..NN..YY..CC..)) minor edge bruising, nearly extremely fne
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MMiissssEEsstthheerrMMaarryyCCrroouucchheerrenlistedintheFirstAidNursingYeomanryCorpson29May1918,andsawactiveserviceduringtheGreatWarasa DriverwithNo.6UnitfromMaytoOctober1918;thisunitwasanAmbulanceConvoyconsistingof20carsthatworkedwiththeFrenchin Amiens, and by 1918 was stationed at Chateau-Thierry. Each Driver was issued with a fur coat by the French authorities. In civilian life Miss Croucher was an owner and breeder of Irish Wolfhounds, and was sometime Secretary of the Irish Wolfhound Club of England. Sold with copied research.
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PPeerrccyyRRuusssseellllGGrraacceewasborninBallybrophy,CountyLaois,Ireland,on6June1879,thefourthsonofwealthyIrishbankerJohnWilliamGrace. EducatedatPrincetonfrom1897-98,hetookemploymentasadraughtsmaninSunderlandandlaterenrolledatGlasgowUniversitytostudy architecture.Intheautumnof1902hebecameastudentattheRoyalTechnicalHighSchoolofBerlin,laterreturningtoEnglandandjoiningthe Aero Club of Great Britain.
ThedeathofhisfathersawGracebecomeagentlemanofindependentmeans.Realisinghisexperiencewithaircraftwouldbeofbenefttothe military,heenlistedintheRoyalFlyingCorpssoonaftertheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,theattestationpapersnotinghisprivateownershipof fyingmachinesfrom1909to1912.AppointedtoacommissionasSecondLieutenantinNovember1914,heservedinEgyptwiththe20th (Reserve)Wing,RoyalFlyingCorpsin1915.ItwashereinNorthAfricathathishealthbegantofail,resultinginhishospitalisationwithavirulent formoftuberculosis.Returnedtohomeduties,hewasMentionedinDespatchesinthe LondonGazette of12January1918whilstservingas TemporaryMajor(SpecialReserve).Hesurvivedthecampaign,buthishealthneverfullyrecoveredandhediedon27February1922atWrotham Heath House, near Sevenoaks British War Medal 1914-20 ((MMaajjoorr
JJoosseepphhRRiicchhaarrddssoonn,ofVancouver,BritishColumbia,servedwiththe2ndBrigade,CanadianFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWar,anddiedon27 August 1918. He is buried in Southampton (Hollybrook) Cemetery, Hampshire. Sold with a number of unrelated pin badges; Red Cross War Work pamphlets; and other ephemera. BritishWarMedal1914-20((333388991144GGnnrr..JJ..RRiicchhaarrddssoonn..CC..FF..AA..));togetherwiththerecipient’sCanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R. (338914 Gnr. J. Richardson) in embossed case of issue, good very fne (2)
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(3)((22338811889900PPttee..CC..BBooiisssseellllee5522--CCaann..IInnff..;;226600007788SSpprr..JJ..HH..SSttuutttt..CC..EE..;;110055995555PPttee..GG..BB..TTaayylloorr.. CCaann..LLaabbrr..BBnn..));VictoryMedal1914-19(5)((990077226688PPttee..CC..BB..BBeellll..55--CCaann..IInnff..;;1122669955PPttee..WW..CCuummmmiinngg..55--CCaann..IInnff..;;887722006633 PPttee..WW..PPiicckkeerriinngg..CCaann..PPnnrr..BBnn..;;993311227788PPttee..AA..PPooddrraasskkyy22--CC..MM..RR..::444400115533PPttee..AA..BB..WWeebbeerrgg..55--CCaann..IInnff..)) replacement suspension, edge bruising and wear to BWM to Stutt, fair, the remainder nearly very fne and better (8) £100-£140
AAddoollffPPooddrraasskkyywasborninBohemiaon10September1894,andenlistedinthe225thOverseasBattalion,CanadianExpeditionaryForceat Michel,BritishColumbia,on19April1916.PostedtotheWesternFrontfrom18April1917withthe2ndCanadianMountedRifes,the recipient’sArmyServiceRecordstatesthathereceivedeyetreatmentinJune1917andwaslatersenttohospitalon11October1918suffering from a gunshot wound to the left arm; the compound fracture resulted in evacuation to Epsom and the end of his campaign.
AAllbbeerrttBBeenneeyyWWeebbeerrggwasbornatFergusFalls,Minnesota,UnitedStatesofAmerica,on28March1885,andenlistedintheCanadianOverseas ExpeditionaryForceatHumboldton29December1914.PostedtotheWesternFrontfrom24August1915withthe53rdBattalion,Canadian Infantry,hisArmyServiceRecordnotesthathesometimetransferredtothe5thBattalionandsufferedrepeatedboutsofillhealth,including defectivevision,conjunctivitis,andproblemswithhistonsils.EvacuatedtohospitalatWestcliffeinAugust1916,theMedicalOfficerwasclearin hisappraisal:‘Thismanwasprobablyunftwhenheenlisted...Iwouldstronglyadvisehisdischarge’.ReturnedtoCanada,Webergwasdischarged 16 December 1916.
BritishWarMedal1914-20((33008877..PPttee..MM..HHooddggssoonn..1188BBnnAA..II..FF..));MemorialPlaque((EEddwwiinnJJaammeessHHoowweellll))inoriginalcard envelope, light fle marks to surname on frst (but not renamed), otherwise good very fne (2) £70-£90
EEddwwiinnJJaammeessHHoowweellllservedwiththe10thBattery,AustralianLightTrenchMortarBattery,duringtheGreatWar,andwaskilledinactiononthe Western Front on 31 July 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(2)((JJ..RRoossee..AAuussttrraalliiaa..559977..;;MM--11884477PPttee..MMwwaannggaa..RRhhooddeessiiaann..RReeggtt..)) the frstbroochmounted; MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18((WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessHHuugghheess));VictoryMedal1914-19(3)((BB..PP..AAlllliissoonn..OOrrdd..SSmmnn..998833..RR..NN.. CC..VV..RR..;;00225566PPttee..RRuubbaaiinnii..NN..RRhhoodd..PPooll..;;11331133SSaarr..ZZaammaann,,5522CCaammeellCCppss..)) wearandstainingtoVMtoZaman,good fne,the remainder very fne and better (6) £140-£180
WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessHHuugghheesswaskilledinactionon12March1917whilstservingasDonkeymanaboardthecargoshipS.S. Memnon off PortlandBill. The husband of Ellen Hughes of 12 Park Street, Liverpool, his name is commemorated upon Tower Hill Memorial.
British War Medal 1914-20 ((SSuupptt.. JJ.. OO.. RR.. IIssaaaaccss.. UUggaannddaa PPoolliiccee..)) minor edge bruise, very fne £60-£80
JJoohhnnOOwweennRR..IIssaaaaccsswasborninNorthamptonin1878andservedduringtheBoerWarasTrooperintheSouthAfricanConstabulary. TransferredtotheUgandanPoliceForceasSuperintendent,therecipient’s MIC confrmssoleentitlementtotheBritishWarMedalforGreat War service and notes that he applied for his medal on 5 November 1925.
BritishWarMedal1914-20,bronzeissue((11995588LLaabbrr..KKuusshhaallSSiinngghh..2244LLaabb..CCooyy..)) suspensionbarbentandsuspensionclaw loose, edge bruising, nearly very fne £80-£100
Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 ((AAmmyy.. EE.. JJoohhnnssoonn)) very fne and scarce to a female recipient £100-£140
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2006.
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Victory Medal 1914-19 ((MMaajj.. RR.. EE.. KKiillvveerrtt.. RR..MM..AA..)) minor staining to obverse, otherwise very fne
D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1918.
RRoobbeerrttEEddggaarrKKiillvveerrttwasborninHarlesdenin1881andwasappointedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalMarineArtilleryinthe LondonGazette of 11February1898.HeservedasCaptainaboardthedreadnoughtbattleship Neptune attheBattleofJutlandon31May1916,andwasMentioned in the Despatches by the Commander in Chief, Grand Fleet, on 15 September 1916. The Supplement to the same Gazette, adds: ‘OfficersRecommendedtobenotedforBrevetsorEarlyPromotion.CaptainRobertEdgarKilvert,R.M.A.Wasincommandof“X”turretduring theaction,andascommandingofficeroftheMarinedetachment,isrecommendedashavingspeciallycontributedtothegeneralefficiencyofthe ship.’
AdvancedMajor,KilvertwasappointedtodutywiththeHeavySiegeGunsfrom1February1917to14December1917.Duringthistimehe servedincommandoftheR.M.A.HeavySiegeTrainHeadquartersatAdinkerke,Belgium,andwasagainMentionedinDespatchesinthe London Gazette of11December1917.AwardedtheDistinguishedServiceOrderintheNewYear’sHonoursListof1918,Kilvert’snamewasbroughtto thenoticeoftheAdmiraltyfor‘valuableservicesintheprosecutionoftheWar’on12September1919.Itwasfurtherbroughtbeforethe Adjutant General, Royal Marines ‘for good work as second in command of 10th R.M.A. Battalion during the coal strike, 1921.’
Postedtothebattleship Barham 23June1921,Kilvert’slongandimpressivecareerwasbroughttoaprematureendwhenhediedofillnessatthe Military Hospital, Gibraltar, on 28 March 1923.
PPeerrccyyAAaarroonnLLaannkkeesstteerrwasborninSutton,Su ffolk,andattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatIpswich.Heservedwiththe7thBattalionduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30May1915,andwaskilledinactionon7July1916.Hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedon the Thiepval Memorial, France.
AAggnneess GGrrii ffiffi tthhss served with Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 December 1917.
Victory Medal 1914-19 (20457 Pte. W. H. Austwick. K.O. Sco. Bord.) good very fne £80-£100
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyAAuussttwwiicckkwasborninAckworth,Yorkshire,andattestedfortheKing’sOwnScottishBorderersatDewsbury,Yorkshire.He servedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarinitiallyintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom3October1915,beforeproceedingtothe WesternFront,andwaskilledinactiononthe frstdayoftheBattleoftheSomme,1July1916,onwhichdatetheBattalionsufferedover550 casualties. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
Victory Medal 1914-19 ((LLiieeuutt.. FF.. RR.. GGoolllloopp.. RR..FF..CC..)) good very fne
FFrraannkkRReennttoonnGGoollllooppwasborninManchesteron21June1893andeducatedattheSalfordRoyalTechnicalInstitute.Heoriginallyservedas Trooperinthe2/1stWelshHorseRegimentatDorchesterbeforebeingrecommendedforacommissioninthe5thBattalion,Manchester Regimenton23September1915.TransferredtotheRoyalFlyingCorpson30October1916,hequalifedFlyingOfficer9July1917andcrossed the English Channel to France on 18 August 1917.
Postedto40Squadron,GollopsoonfoundhimselfinthecompanyofCaptainEdwardCorringham‘Mick’Mannock,laterrecognisedasoneofthe greatest fghteracesoftheGreatWarandtherecipientofmultiplegallantryawardsincludingtheVictoriaCross.PilotingS.E.5aircraft,Gollop spentmuchofthewinterof1917-18engagedinescort fightsandobservationpatrols.UponreturningfromtargetpracticeinFebruary1918,his S.E.5a.‘pancaked’from20feet,causingextensivedamagetothemachine:‘Propsmashed.4longeronssmashed.2bottomaileronssmashed.Rear fuselage badly strained, Undercarriage wrecked... Recommended to be struck off charge of No. 40 Squadron and R.F.C. in the feld.’
Sold with copied service record; entries from the Squadron Record Book and private research.
Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 ((332211558811 BBmmbbrr.. JJ.. WWiillllss.. RR..AA..)) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne
Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 ((MMaajjoorr SS.. WWrriigghhtt.. 2211--LLoonndd.. RR..)) good very fne £140-£180
SSaammuueellWWrriigghhttservedinFrancefrom24June1916asMajorinthe21st(CountyofLondon)Battalion(FirstSurreyRi fes),LondonRegiment. AdvancedTemporaryLieutenantColonelwhilstattachedtotheLabourCorps,hewasMentionedinDespatchesinthe LondonGazette of24 December 1917.
Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 ((440033116611 PPttee.. FF.. FFeenneemmoorree.. RR..FF..CC..)) nearly extremely fne and rare to unit £300-£400
Approximately600TerritorialForceWarMedalswereissuedtomembersoftheRoyalFlyingCorpsandRoyalAirForceforserviceduringthe Great War. Of the above fgure, fewer than 40 are believed to have been awarded to the Royal Flying Corps. FFrreeddeerriicckkGGeeoorrggeeFFeenneemmoorree,aplumber’smate,wasborninBrightonon20March1896andenlistedintheRoyalFlyingCorpson29August 1914.AppointedAirMechanic2ndClasson10August1916,heservedinFrancefrom18December1916to21February1919,latterlywith211 Squadron.Dischargedon30April1920,FenemorelaterreturnedtoservicewiththeRoyalAirForceasAircraftman2ndClass(Coppersmith)on 16 October 1937.
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Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Yangtze 1949 ((CC//JJXX.. 337755224499 HH.. EEaassttoonn.. AA..BB.. RR..NN..)) toned, extremely fne £800-£1,000
HHeerrbbeerrttHHeennrryyTThhoommppssoonnwasborninMileEndon21July1885andwasappointedtoacommissionintheRoyalArmyPayCorpsasTemporary Lieutenant&ActingPaymaster3April1919.HeservedattheR.P.O.BasraandC.P.O.Baghdadin1920,andlaterembarkedforTemporaryduty atPoona.ReturnedtoEnglandin1923,hewaspostedtotheOverseasBasePayment’sOfficeatRegentsPark,followedbydutiesatWoolwich, Hamilton and Lichfeld.
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CCllaarreenncceeAAlllleennWWiillkkiinnssoonnwasbornin1879andservedwiththeRoyalArmyPayCorpsduringoperationsinIraqfrom1919-20.Recordedasan Army Pay Office Clerk, he died in Perth, Scotland, on 27 July 1938 in consequence of a heart attack. Sold with copied death certifcate.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq ((JJ.. LLllooyydd.. PPoossttss && TTeellss..)) minor edge bruise, very fne, scarce
449933
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, N.W. Persia ((55332299441155 PPttee WW.. JJ.. GGrreeeenn.. RR.. BBeerrkkss.. RR..)) polished, good fne
£60-£80
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(3),Cyprus(2)((2222778877777766SSggtt..TT..HH..PPeerrrryy..RR..AA..PP..CC..;;33995599221133WW..OO..CCll..11..LL..EE..RRiibbttoonn..RR..AA..PP.. CC..)); Near East ((2222995511553388 SSggtt.. AA.. NN.. PPiinncchhbbeecckk.. RR..AA..PP..CC..)) edge nick to frst, very fne and better (3) £100-£140
TThhoommaassHHeennrryyPPeerrrryywasbornatSennybridgeon16November1932,thesonofgenerallabourerGwynPerry.Heservedfromthesummerof 1959 at GHQ MELF as Sergeant, Command Pay Office, and was discharged on 14 April 1967. LLeesslliieeEEddwwaarrddRRiibbttoonnwasborninCardi ff on19October1910,thesonofcommercialtravellerGeorgeFrederickRibton.Heattestedforthe WelshRegimenton27April1934andservedwiththe1stBattalionatAldershotfrom31December1936.TransferredtotheRoyalArmyPay CorpsasClerk,3April1937,hewastakenonstrengthinEgypt5August1940andspent fvedaysinhospitalinJerusalemfrom10March1941. PostedtoC.P.O.Baghdad26May1942andBaseClearingHousePAIFORCE28January1943,helaterservedinCyprusfrom2February1955. Discharged termination of engagement 26 April 1959, he died in Woking in 1973, his last employment listed as a school accountant. Sold with copied Army Service Record.
AAnntthhoonnyyHHaammiillttoonnPPiinncchhbbeecckkwasbornatIlfordMaternityHomeon7February1935andattestedfortheRoyalArmyPayCorpsaround1954. HeservedattheR.P.O.CanterburyfromAugust1958anddiedatFairviewCourt,Kingswood,on20November2013,hislastemployment recorded as supply teacher (retired).
GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,NearEast,Cyprus, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps ((2233223399333344SSpprr..BB..VVaasstt..RR..EE..)) nearly extremely fne £70-£90 449944 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)
550011
IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37((33331100330066PPttee..TT..KKeellllyy..AA..&&SS..HH..)) officiallyre-impressed naming, edge bruise, very fne
£60-£80
1939-45Star,1clasp,BomberCommand;togetherwithtwofurtherlooseBomberCommandclasps;andaKing’s Commendation for Brave Conduct plastic Wartime badge, extremely fne
£60-£80
1939-45Star(8),1witha copy BattleofBritainclasp;AirCrewEuropeStar(2), thesebothcopies;AfricaStar(2),1witha copy 8thArmyclasp,theotherwitha copy NorthAfrica1942-43clasp;PacifcStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar(2), these bothcopies;DefenceMedal(2);WarMedal1939-45(3);AfricaServiceMedal((1111885533JJ..OO’’CCoonnnnoorr));IndiaServiceMedal;New ZealandWarServiceMedal;AustraliaServiceMedal((NNXX88554466WW..SS..MMccLLeeaann));SouthAfricaMedalforWarService;CivilDefence LongServiceMedal,E.II.R.,unnamedasissued;togetherwithaQueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingServiceReservecape badge, silver, generally very fne and better
1939-45Star(3);AtlanticStar(2);AfricaStar(2);BurmaStar(3);ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal(2); CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal;WarMedal1939-45(2);AfricaServiceMedal((223388994455JJ..EE..SSppoonnnneecckk)) surnameofficially corrected;IndiaServiceMedal;NewZealandWarServiceMedal;AustraliaServiceMedal((VVXX55223344LL..SSttaannlleeyy..));togetherwithan unofficial National Service Medal 1939-60, generally very fne and better (22)
£70-£90
550022
Air Crew Europe Star, unnamed as issued, a somewhat later issue, nearly extremely fne
Korea1950-53,1stissue((CCaapptt..WW..OOllddff eelldd..RR..AA..PP..CC..)) light flemarksacrosspartofrankandinitial(althoughnotcorrected), otherwise good very fne £80-£100
WWiilllliiaammOOlldd ff eellddwasborninBakewell,Derbyshireon11July1929.HewasappointedtoacommissionintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson17 October1949andwasadvancedLieutenantandPaymaster27September1950.PostedtoKoreaandWesternBrigade,Kuching,September 1964,heservedfrom24August1966asStaff Paymaster2ndGradeatHeadquarters,FARELF.PromotedActingLieutenant-Colonelat Headquarters,EngineerSupportGroup(Woolwich)in1972,heendedhiscareerasSeniorManagementAccountant,SHAPE(BAE)1975,taking his retirement as Lieutenant-Colonel on 23 September 1978.
Sold with copied research confrming further entitlement to GSM, clasp Borneo.
MM..JJoohhnnssoonnattestedfortheRoyalArmyPayCorpson14January1963.Attachedtothe1stEastAnglianRegiment,heservedinAdenfrom February to April 1964 and as part of BAOR at Celle in November 1965. 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. GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp(2),Radfan((2233993399778844CCppll..MM..JJoohhnnssoonn..RRAAPPCC..));SouthArabia((2233996611228822CCppll..GG..DDaavviiss.. RRAAPPCC..)) the frst in named card box of issue with M.O.D. forwarding letter, nearly extremely fne and better (2) £80-£100
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GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(2)((2244228811113333GGnnrr..RR..PP..MMaawweerrRRAAPPCC..;;2233999966441188CCppll..PP..WWhhaalllleeyy RRAAPPCC..)) good very fne (2) £80-£100
RRiicchhaarrddPPaauullMMaawweerrwasbornintheCountyMaternityHomeatCleethorpeson19September1953.HeenlistedintheRoyalArmyPayCorps on 21 February 1972 and served in Northern Ireland attached to No. 2 R.T.R. from August 1977.
GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Radfan,SouthArabia, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps ((2233990022888899SSpprr..BB..SSpprruuccee..RREE..)) good very fne
£70-£90
550066
SouthAtlantic1982,with copy rosette((MMEEAA22AALLSSuummmmeerriillllDD117744228877AAHHMMSSFFeeaarrlleessss)) surnamepartiallyofficiallycorrected, good very fne £300-£400
South Atlantic 1982, with rosette ((MMEEMM((MM))11 PP SS RRoobbeerrttss DD118822336699XX HHMMSS GGllaammoorrggaann)) nearly extremely fne
H.M.S. Glamorgan,aCounty-classDestroyerlaunchedin1964,servedthroughouttheFalklandsWar,whenshe fred1,4504.5-inchrounds,more thananyothervesselintheconfict.Shewasslightlydamagedbybombson1May1982,andwashitbyaland-launchedexocetmissileon12June 1982, with the loss of 14 men killed. The fres from this attack were brought under control and she was back in service 36 hours later.
South Atlantic 1982, with rosette ((AALLSSttdd MM DD TThhoommaass DD112255445599JJ NNPP 11222222)) nearly extremely fne £400-£500
Smalldetachments,orNavalParties(NP),usuallycomprisedof6-8membersandwereusedtorunandrepairnonRoyalNavyshipswhich formed part of the Task Force. Their duties later included running and repairing captured Argentinian shipping which was then put into service.
South Atlantic 1982, with rosette ((2244553333664499 SSpprr GG TTaayylloorr RREE)) small official correction, extremely fne
South Atlantic 1982, with rosette ((JJnnrr TTeecchh DD AA CCoolllliiee ((GG88113377117777)) RRAAFF)) nearly extremely fne £400-£500 551100
JJoohhnn JJaammeess FFiinnllaayy was appointed to the Royal Irish Constabulary on 4 August 1881 and was pensioned on 1 August 1920.
VisittoIreland1903((CC..PP..BBrrooggaann..RR..II..CC..)) lackingintegraltopshamrockbroochbar;VisittoScotland1903((PP..CC..PP..BBrrooggaann..)) complete with integral top thistle brooch bar, edge bruising and contact marks to frst, this good fne; the second very fne (2) £180-£220 551122
VisittoIreland1903((CC..JJ..LLaawwlleerr..RR..II..CC..)) lackingintegraltopshamrockbroochbar,minoredgebruising,polishedandworn, better than good fne £80-£100
JJoohhnnLLaawwlleerrwasbornin1874andwasappointedtotheRoyalIrishConstabularyon8August1895.HewaspromotedSergeanton1January 1916, and was pensioned on 19 September 1920.
Visit to Ireland 1903 ((CC.. SS.. EE.. BB.. WWaatttteerrss.. RR..II..CC..)) lacking integral top shamrock brooch bar, nearly very fne
£80-£100
SSaammuueellEE..BB..WWaatteerrsswasbornin1868andwasappointedtotheRoyalIrishConstabularyon28August1889.Hewaspensionedon16 September 1914, and died in Belfast on 19 November 1922.
VisittoIreland1903((PP..CC..TT..KKeellllyy..DD..MM..PP..))completewithintegraltopshamrockbroochbar, lightcontactmarks,nearlyvery fne £120-£160 551155 xx
Coronation 1911, St. John Ambulance Brigade ((PPttee.. WW.. GGaauullttoonn..)) good very fne Pair: AA.. WW.. HHaarrrriissoonn,, SSppeecciiaall CCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy aanndd OOrrddeerr ooff SStt.. JJoohhnn
SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(AnthonyW.Harrison);ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,with two Additional Award Bars (A. W. Harrison 1967) mounted as worn, very fne Service Medal of the Order of St John ((2233882266 AA//OOffff .. HH.. KK.. HHaayywwaarrdd.. NNoo.. 1100 DDiisstt:: SS..JJ..AA..BB.. 11994411..)) good very fne (4) £120-£160
Visit to Ireland 1911 ((DD.. MMaatteeeerr.. RR..II..CC..)) contemporarily engraved naming, good very fne
£100-£140
DDaanniieellMMaatteeeerrwasbornon17April1886,thesonofR.I.C.HeadConstableWilliamMateer,andwasappointedtotheRoyalIrishConstabulary on 1 October 1907. He was promoted Sergeant on 1 November 1920, and was discharged on the R.I.C.’s disbandment on 31 August 1922.
ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(2)((WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessLLeewweerr;;LLoouuiissCChhaarrlleessMMaarrttiinn)) frstin RoyalMint caseofissue;ArmyL. S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy((881199776644WW..OO..CCll..22TT..WW..KKeeeebbllee..RR..AA..));RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2nd issue ((SSggtt BB JJ PPeennnneeyy ((EE88001111660000)) RRAAFF)) good very fne and better (4)
Royal Naval Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (D.A. 1207 H. Curman, Dk. Hd. R.N.R. “Algenib” Gibraltar 1918) very fne £200-£240
Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, January 1997. Approximately 102 Meritorious Service Medals were awarded to the Royal Naval Reserve.
M.S.M. London Gazette 22 April 1919:
‘For services on the Mediterranean Station (Gibraltar) between 1 July and 11 November 1918.’
H.M.S. Algenib (ex-Neptune) was a Portuguese trawler purchased in 1915 for anti-submarine duties, based at Gibraltar in 1918. HHaarrrryyCCuurrmmaann,adeckhandintheRoyalNavalReserve,wasadditionallyawardedaSeaGallantryMedalinbronzeforhisoutstandingbraveryand couragedisplayedwhentheSteamship LordCharlemont wassunkwithoutwarningbyatorpedofromaGermanSubmarine22milesNorthfrom AlboranIslandintheWesternMediterraneanon19April1918.Eightofthecrewwerekilledintheattack.‘Onobservingthatthevesselhadbeen struck,the Crucis,whichformedpartoftheescort,atonceboredownandlaunchedaboatwhich,underthecommandofSecondHandAlfred Elsome,andmannedbyLeadingSeamanJosephAnsleyandDeckhandHarryCurman,succeededinpickinguptheMasterandfourChinese membersofthe LordCharlemont'screw.Theboatwasbeingdrivenbytherisingwindandseaanditbecameimpossibletoreturntothetrawler. ItwasaccordinglydecidedtomakefortheSpanishcoast.TheMasterofthe LordCharlemont hadbeenseverelyburnt,andElsomeattendedto hisinjuries,takingoff hisownshirtandsingletinordertobandagetheMaster'sfaceandhands.Curmanalsotookoff hissingletandputitround oneoftherescuedmen.TheboatultimatelyreachedSanJoséonthemorningofthe20April,twooftheChinesemenhavingdiedonthe passage.Elsomeandthetwootherswereunremittingintheirattentionstotherescuedmen,andinadditiontothisheremainedatthetiller, while they continued rowing, without a break, in very rough seas, for about 27 hours.’ (The Sea Gallantry Medal, by R. J. Scarlett refers).
FortheirgallantryElsomewasawardedtheSeaGallantryMedalinSilver(aswellasbeingawardedtheDistinguishedServiceMedalfor'Servicesin theAuxiliaryPatrol');andAnsleyand CurmantheSeaGallantryMedalinBronze.CurmanwaspresentedwithhisMedalbyH.M.KingGeorgeV on 3 December 1919.
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ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2)((334400..PPaayymmrr..SSeerrggtt..MM..DDoorraann,,22--2200tthh..FFoooott;;117700..SS::QQ::MM::SSggtt..AA..LLyynnaann.. AA..PP..CC..)) very fne and better (2) £120-£160
MMiicchhaaeellDDoorraannwasborninLissmore,CountyWaterford,Ireland,around1839,andenrolledasaVolunteerintheNorthCorkRi fesRegimentof Militiaon13November1855.Postedtothe20th(EastDevonshire)RegimentofFoot9June1858,heservedoverseasinIndia,ChinaandHong Kong,transferringtoJapanin1864.AppointedPaymasterSergeant1March1868,hewitnessedfurtheroverseasserviceinMauritiusandwas grantedhisL.S.&G.C.Medalon1January1877.AppointedStaff SergeantonthePermanentStaff ofthe3rdBattalion,MiddlesexRegiment,14 August 1880, he was discharged at his own request in 1883 and died of senile decay in 1919.
AAnntthhoonnyyLLyynnaannwasborninTullamore,Ireland,around1855.HeenlistedintheWelchRegimentatCardi ff on15October1879.Transferredto theCorpsofMilitaryStaff Clerks3October1890,hewasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.MedalunderArmyOrderNo.52of1898whilstservingwith the Army Pay Corps. Discharged at Canterbury in 1901, he died of myocarditis in Kensington on 1 March 1935. Sold with private research for both recipients.
WWiilllliiaammAArriieessattestedfortheOxfordshireLightInfantryon9December1890atthe ageof18,havingpreviouslyservedwiththe3rd(Militia)Battalion,RoyalBerkshire Regiment.HewaspromotedCorporalin1892;Sergeantin1894;ColourSergeantin 1898;andwasappointedQuartermasterSergeanton10November1906.Hewas dischargedontheterminationofhissecondperiodofengagementon8December 1911,havingqualifedasaninstructorofmusketryandtheuseandmechanismofthe rifecalibremachinegunin1898.Akeenshot,hewon,amongstothershootingprizes, theGreen-WilkinsonTrophyin1899.TheLongServiceandGoodConductMedalwas his sole medallic entitlement. He died in 1952.
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Long Service Medals
£80-£100 552222
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(3)((77773333221155WW..OO..CCll..IIII..HH..JJ..DDaayy..RR..AA..PP..CC..;;77665577445555SSjjtt..TT..FF..KKeemmppttoonn..RR..AA.. PP..CC..;; 77665588001188 WW..OO..CCll..IIII.. AA.. WW.. LLiisssseennddeenn.. RR..AA..PP..CC..)) generally good very fne (3)
HHaarroollddJJoosseepphhDDaayywasborninIslingtonin1885andservedwiththe2/9thBattalion,HampshireRegimentfrom12March1917.Transferredto the2/1stHampshireYeomanry7May1917,hewaspostedtoIrelandfromMay1918andtransferredtotheCorpsofMilitaryAccountantson5 March1920.AdvancedW.O.2.andappointedAccountantQuartermasterSergeant,hewaslaterrecalledformilitaryservicein1939,butwas detained at the Royal Victoria Hospital (Netley) and discharged ‘physically unft for any form of Army service’ on 12 November 1939.
TThhoommaassFFrreeddeerriicckkKKeemmppttoonnwasborninSheptonMallet,Somerset,on22December1873.HeattestedfortheArmyPayCorpsasa41year-old schoolmasteron22December1914andwasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.MedalunderArmyOrder.No.63of1933.HelaterdiedinExeteron17 April 1938.
AAlleeccWWiilllliiaammLLiisssseennddeennwasbornatHerne,Kent,on24April1899.Heservedwiththe2/8thEssexRegimentfrom4December1917andlater transferredtotheRifeBrigadeon30November1918.TransferredonprobationtotheArmyPayCorpsin1920,heservedoverseasinCologne and the Saar, and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal in 1935. Sold with extensive copied research relating to all three recipients.
RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(2)((220066337733..HH..HH..PPaarrkkeerr..AAcctt..LLddgg..SSmmnn..HH..MM..SS..EExxcceelllleenntt..;;99229911FF..GG..SStteevveennss,, GGuunnnneerr,,RR..MM..AA..));RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.((8877449933JJ..SStteepphheennss..SSeeaann..11CCll,,RR..NN..RR..)) lightcontactmarks,generally very fne and better (3)
£100-£140
VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R.(2)((33884477SSeerrggtt..JJ..HH..OOppiiee..11//DDuurrhhaamm..RR..EE..VV..;;SSaappppeerrFF..SSttoocckkDD..SS..RR..EE..VV..11889977..))both engraved naming, minor edge bruise to last, good very fne (2)
£100-£140
VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R.,unnamedasissued;TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.((443344119933SSjjtt..CC..DDuuttttoonn.. RR..EE..)); E fficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial ((33665511554499 SSjjtt.. JJ.. AA.. CCuulllleeyy.. RR..AA..)) good very fne (3)
£120-£160
VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,E.VII.R.(3)((117777SSaapprr..AA..RR..RRoobbiinnssoonn..11//HHaannttss::RR..EE..VV..;;55005533SSaapprr..SS..RRooddggeerrss..11//LLaanncc::RR..EE.. VV..;; 22111133 SSaapprr.. SS.. BBrroowwnn.. EE.. LLoonnddoonn RR..EE..VV..)) all impressed naming, nearly very fne and better (3)
£100-£140
£120-£160 552277
552288
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TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal(2),E.VII.R.((4400LL..CCppll..SS..WW..BBrriigghhtt..DDeevvoonn::((FFttrrss..))RR..EE..));G.V.R.((228888SSaapprr..WW..EE..PPooddggeerr.. HHaannttss:: ((FF)) RR..EE..)) good very fne (2)
CChhaarrlleessHHeennrryyKKiinnggsslleeyyservedinFrancefrom9March1915to6February1919withthe18th(CountyofLondon)Battalion(LondonIrish Rifes).HewasawardedtheTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalperArmyOrderNo.372of1December1918,andtheSecondAwardclaspin 1927.Therecipientisfurtherentitledtoa1914-15StartrioforGreatWarServiceandtheM.S.M.whichwasawardedforserviceinFranceinthe Peace Gazette of 3 June 1919.
£70-£90 552299
553311
Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. ((332233 CCppll.. AA.. BBaaxxtteerr.. 1177//LLoonndd:: RR..)) good very fne
AArrcchhiibbaalldd BBaaxxtteerr was awarded the Territorial Force E fficiency Medal per Army Order No. 425 of 1915.
TerritorialEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.((888811774411SSjjtt..RR..MMoooorree..RR..AA..));SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue,1 clasp,TheGreatWar1914-18((EEddwwaarrddMM..YYoouunngg));BritishRedCrossSocietyMedalforWarService1914-18(2),bothwith integraltopbroochbar,oneincardboxofissue;MemorialPlaque((JJaammeessHHeennrryyHHeeaalleeyy));togetherwithaSilverWarBadge,the reverse officially numbered ‘CC3355550066’; and a Tank Corps cap badge, generally very fne Copy Medals (2): Victoria Cross; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue with fxed suspension, good very fne (8)
£80-£100
JJaammeessHHeennrryyHHeeaalleeyyattestedforthe21st(FirstSurreyRi fes)Battalion,LondonRegimenton2November1915,andservedwiththe2/21st BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom25June1916.HeproceededtoSalonicainDecember1916,andthencetoEgyptin June 1917, and died of wounds in Syria on 8 June 1918. He is buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery. Sold with copied service papers.
Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., Territorial ((55337766004499 PPttee.. WW.. GG.. BBrraaddbbuurryy.. 44--OOxxff.. && BBuucckkss.. LL..II..)) good very fne
£80-£100
WWaalltteerrGGeeoorrggeeBBrraaddbbuurryywasborninDidcot,Berkshire,on22January1903andenlistedinOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryasa BoySoldieratOxfordon7March1917,aged14.Hewasdischargedduetosicknesson28November1919,andwasawardedaSilverWar Badge, no. B345201, and subsequently re-enlisted in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 11 March 1921.
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CanadianForcesDecoration,E.II.R.(4)((CCppllBBOOBBuuttaallaa;;MMaajjEE..AA..CCrraaiigg;;SSpprrVVFFPPrreevvoosstt));withSecondAwardClasp((CCppllJJ..AA.. KKooppeerr)) the frst three in original cases of issue, nearly extremely fne (4) £120-£160
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553344
RoyalHumaneSociety,smallbronzemedal(successful)((SSeerrggtt..JJoohhnnLLaattiimmeerr,,RR..II..CC..1199JJuunnee11888866..))withintegraltopbroochbar, good very fne £200-£240
R.H.S. Case no. 23,1128.
JJoohhnnLLaattiimmeerr,aSergeantintheRoyalIrishConstabulary,wasawardedtheRoyalHumaneSociety’sBronzeMedalforhisgallantryinsavinglifeat Enniscorthy,CountyWexford,on19June1886.Hewaspensionedon16August1891,after25yearsand5months’service.HediedinYork, Ontario, Canada, on 19 April 1912.
RoyalHumaneSociety,smallbronzemedal(successful)((WWiilllliiaammAA..GG..TThhoommaass1133tthh..AAuugg..11992211))withintegralbronzeriband buckle,in Elkington caseofissue;togetherwiththerecipient’sshootingmedal,38mm,silver,hallmarksforBirmingham1913,the obverseengraved‘WarFêteNagpurC.P.Dec.1915’,thereverseengraved‘BestRifeShot&YoungestCompetitorAge10 ½ years.’,theedgeengraved‘WilliamA.G.Thomas’,withsmallringsuspension, edgebruisetolatter,thisnearlyvery fne;theRHS Medal nearly extremely fne (2) £120-£160
R.H.S.Caseno.46,275:‘At9:30a.m.on13August1921ataLakeatNagpur,India,threeboyswerewadinginthelakeandgotintoablindwell 10to15feetdeep30yardsout.CecilClaudius,aged23,wentinandsavedonebayandongoingaftertheothertwowasclutched.William Thomas, a student aged 16, then went in and with great difficult saved all three.’
HHeennrryyHHaammaarrHHaannnnaahhwasborninBelfaston6February1873andwasappointedtotheRoyalIrishConstabularyon25January1893.Hewas awardedtheGoldMedaloftheUlsterSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimalsin1912,andwaspromotedActingSergeanton1 October1913,HeservedwiththeRoyalIrishRifesduringtheGreatWarfrom4February1916,beingre-admittedtotheRoyalIrish Constabularyon6February1919.HewasdischargedontheR.I.C.’sdisbandmenton31August1922.HediedatVancouver,Canada,on22 January 1934.
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AlliedTheatricalInterestsandNeptuneAssociationMedal,theobverseinscribed‘TheCrewofS.S.PresidentRoosevelt’,the reverseinscribed‘PPrreesseenntteeddttooRR..SScchhuullzziinnrreeccooggnniittiioonnooffGGaallllaannttrryyaannddHHuummaanniittyyiinnccoonnnneeccttiioonnwwiitthhtthheerreessccuueeoofftthheeSS..SS.. AAnnttiinnooee FFeebb.. 1199 11992266’, bronze, mounted from original red, white and blue riband with top wearing pin, extremely fne and rare £200-£240
Soldwithasmallnewspapercuttingdetailingthedeathoftherecipient’sbrother,Uffz.i.e.LuftwaffeneinheitKurtSchulz,arecipientofthe Knight’s Cross 2nd Class and Russian Front Medal, who was killed in action on 12 December 1942.
BoyScoutsAssociationGallantryCross,3rdClass,2ndissue,gilt,unnamed,withintegraltopribandbar,incaseofissue;War Medal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,thesebothofficiallyimpressed‘203330T.Grantaire-Robertson’,inoriginalpaperenvelopes ofissue;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;togetherwithaScottishClanCrestBadgefortheRobertsonClan;andtwoSouth Africa Royal Visit medallions, bronze, both unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fne (4)
£300-£400
TThhoommaassGGrraannttaaiirree--RRoobbeerrttssoonnwasbornon20August1896andwasaschoolmasterbyprofession.AScoutMasterofthe15CentralMethodist ScoutTroop,hewasawardedtheScoutAssociationGallantryCrossThirdClasson10January1922.HeenlistedforserviceintheSouthAfrican AirForceinJanuary1941,andwaspostedasSecondLieutenantat71AirSchool,MilnerPark.Hetransferredto6AirSchoolinJuly1942,and waspromotedtoCaptainon1October1943.HewasreleasedfromserviceinAugust1946andresumedemploymentwiththeTransvaal Education Department. He died on 12 February 1962.
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Note: Coronation Medal unconfrmed.
43rdMonmouthLightInfantryMedal,55mm,silver,theobverseengravedwithacrownwithpendantbuglehorn,with‘43’inthe centre,‘MonmouthLightInfantry’around,thereverseengraved‘PPrreesseenntteeddttooJJaammeessWWeebbbbSSeerrggtt..,,BBrreevveettMMaajjoorrTTyyllddeenn’’ssCCooyy..,, 11ssttBBaatttt..4433rrddLL..II..AArreewwaarrddffoorrhhiissSSoollddiieerrllyyMMeerriitt&&GGaallllaannttCCoonndduuccttwwhhiilleesseerrvviinnggiinntthheePPeenniinnssuullaawwiitthhtthheeLLiigghhttDDiivviissiioonn 11881144’, with fxed ring suspension, good very fne
Provenance: Cheoros Collection of medals relating to the American War of 1812, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004. Not recorded in Regimental and Volunteer Medals by Balmer.
SirJohnMaxwellTyldenwascommissionedaLieutenantinNovember1804,promotedtoCaptaininSeptember1809andreceivedthebrevetof MajorinDecember1811.Withthe43rdRegimentheservedasBrigadeMajorinSouthAmericaandwaspresentatthecaptureofMontevideo, January/February1806andtheunsuccessfulattackonBuenosAiresinJuly1807.Waswiththe43rdinSirJohnMoore’sPeninsulacampaignof 1808-9andwiththe1stBattalionwhenitreturnedtoPortugalin1809.PresentintheattackonJava,August1811,hethenreturnedtothe PeninsulaandservedatthebattleofNive,13December1813.Withthe52ndLightInfantryattheendofthePeninsulaWar,hewaspresentat thebattlesofOrthes,27February1814andToulouse,10April1814.HewaslaterawardedtheM.G.S.Medalwith4clasps.Hethenservedinthe latterstagesofthewarinAmericaandservedasAssistantAdjutantGeneralatthebattleofNewOrleans,January1815.Heretiredfromthe service with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 12 August 1819 and died on 18 May 1866. SoldwithcopieddischargepapersforaJamesWebb,bornintheParishofHampnell,Norfolk,whoservedwiththe43rdinthePeninsulaand FrancefromJuly1812toJune1814,NewOrleans,ArmyofOccupationfromJune1815toOctober1818,PortugalfromJanuary1827toMarch 1828,andGibraltarsevenyears.However,heneverreachedtherankofSergeant,nordidanotherJamesWebbwhoalsoservedintheregiment at the same time.
Note: OwingtotheuncertaintythatexistswiththeoriginalprovenanceandmanufactureofsomeearlyengravedVolunteerMedals,thislotissold as viewed.
xx Memorial Plaque (2) ((RR.. TT.. SSmmiitthh;; CChhrriissttoopphheerr TTuucckkeerr)) generally very fne (2)
Memorial Plaque (Reginald Gregg)in original card envelope, good very fne £100-£140
RReeggiinnaallddGGrreeggggwasborninSalford,Lancashire,on20May1880andservedwiththe3rdVolunteerServiceCompany,ManchesterRegiment,in SouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.CommissionedSecondLieutenantintheManchesterRegiment(TerritorialForce)on25October1916.Posted tothe1/5thBattalion,whereoneofhisbrotherofficerswasthepoetWilfredOwen,heservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront fromlate1916,andwaswoundedinApril1917.Attachedtothe6thBattalion,hewaskilledinactionbyamachinegunbulleton1October1918, afactreportedbyOweninhisletterof19October1918:‘LieutenantGreggdiedofwounds[sic].IhadknownhiminScarborough.Hehadbeen very fond of his wife, and proud of his little daughter.’ (Letters of Wilfred Owen, Letter 668 refers). Gregg is buried in Uplands Cemetery, Magny-la-Fosse, France.
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CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.((446600224455PPttee..RR..BBeeaatthh))broochmountedtoreverse,inoriginalembossedcaseofissue, good very fne £70-£90
RRoobbeerrttBBeeaatthhwasborninScotlandon16August1896andattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatWinnipegon2June1915. Postedtothe44thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,hewitnessedinitialserviceinEnglandatBramshottandSeaford;therecipient’sArmyService Recordnotesanumberofindiscretionsatthistimeincludingafondnessforsingingsongsofacheerynaturebutdubiouscontent.Postedto FranceinApril1917,hesufferedashrapnelwoundtotherightkneeandhandon11May1917;bandagedupatNo.6CasualtyClearingStation, BeathreturnedtotheWesternFrontanddiedofwoundson4September1918.ThesonofRobertandJemimaC.Beathof445,Newton Avenue, Elmwood, Winnipeg, he is buried at Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension.
‘PrincessMargaret’DeliverancefromBolsheviksMedal1919,by Spink,London,38mm,whitemetal,theobversefeaturingafouled anchorenclosedbyalife-belt,‘PrincessMargaret’inraisedlettersabove,thereverseinscribedinraisedletters,‘Riga-London,3rd Jany.1919,17thJany.1919,FromtheGratefulPassengersinRemembranceoftheirDeliverancefromtheBolsheviks’,unnamed, pierced with replacement period suspension, this loose, nearly very fne £50-£70
GGeerrmmaannyy,,EEmmppiirree,BaralongMörder[TheBaralongMurder],1915,acastironmedalbyK.Goetz,handholdingdagger,cu ff of sleeve decorated with the Union Jack, rev. three standing fgures, 58mm (K 162; Frankenhuis 1430), extremely fne GGeerrmmaannyy,,EEmmppiirree,AcastironmedalcommemoratingtheCaptainofSMS'Möwe',NikolausBurggrafundGrafzuDohnaSchlodien.Obverse:BustofCountDohna-Schlodieninuniform(three-quarterright).Legend:'KORVETTENKAPITAENGRAF ZUDOHNASCHLODIEN'.Reverse:BackviewofanudemanwelcomingasteamerintotheriverWeser;aseagulloverhead. Inscription: 'S. M. S. MOEWE', numerous small patches of corrosion to both sides, otherwise very fne (2) £100-£140
TheBaralongMurdermedalrelatestothesinkingofthesubmarine U-27 bytheBritishdestroyer Baralong,disguisedasaneutralAmerican merchantman, on 19 August 1915.
LegionofFrontiersmenL.D.D.F.Cross(9517P.Danyliuk);LegionofFrontiersmenCanadianDivisioncommemorativemedal,with beaveremblem(P.Danyliuk);BritishColumbiaProvincialCommandMedal,bronze,withbeaveremblem,unnamed,mountedas worn, very fne
Three: FFrroonnttiieerrssmmaann MM.. RRoouutthhiieerr,, LLeeggiioonn ooff FFrroonnttiieerrssmmeenn,, SSaasskkaattcchheewwaann CCoommmmaanndd LegionofFrontiersmenEfficientServiceMedal,bronze(Frtsm.M.Routhier);LegionofFrontiersmenSaskatchewanCommand, For Service Medal, unnamed; 75th Anniversary Medal, unnamed, nearly very fne (10)
£140-£180
International Commission for Supervision and Control Peace Medal, Canadian issue, bronze ((CCaapptt.. JJ.. PP.. DDuuffoouurr)) good very fne £120-£160
Approximately1,500InternationalCommissionofControlandSupervision(I.C.C.S.)‘Peace’MedalswereawardedtopersonnelfromCanada, India,andPoland,whoservedwiththeI.C.C.S.foratleast90daysinLaos,Vietnam,andCambodiafrom1954to1973,inordertoimplementthe terms of the Geneva Agreement of 1954.
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AselectionofmiscellaneousCanadianmedals,including;InternationalCommissionofControlandSupervisionVietnamService27 January1973Medal(5),allunnamed,3incasesofissue, someoflocalmanufacture;I.C.C.S.VietnamPeaceMedal,bronze;Korea MedalforVoluntaryService(3);KoreanWar40thAnniversaryCommemorativeMedal1950-1990;KoreaCanadaVeteran’s AssociationCommemorativeMedal,giltandenamel,uniface;CanadaConfederationCentenaryMedal,1867-1967,silver, unnamed,withcorrespondingdressminiatureandlapelpin;MultinationalForceandObserversMedal(2),oneonmilitaryriband, theotheroncivilianriband;CanadaSomalia1992-93Medal,gilt;OntarioFireServicesForLongServiceMedal,TheFireMarshals Act,unnamed;MilitaryCollectorsClubofcanada15YearMembershipMedal,silveredandenamel,thereverseengraved‘WW..JJoohhnn ##3311’;togetherwithKoreaVeteran’sAssociation,Canada,fabricbadgesandpins;andaFrenchRepublicMedalforKorea,bronze, generally good very fne (lot)
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Regimental Shooting Medals.
Eightmiscellaneousshootingmedals,allbronze,includingaSocietyofMiniatureRifeClubsBellMedal;anArmyRifeAssociation TerritorialForceMedal;aNationalRifeAssociationMedal;andthreeOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryMedals,six named to ‘LL.. BBiiggggss’, and dated 1947 to 1949, the other two unnamed, good very fne (8)
£30-£40
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Miscellaneous Masonic Presentation Items.
AMasonicMedal,bronzegilt,withtopribandbar,comprisingtwoV.R.pennies,hingedtotop,whichopentorevealengraving ‘‘WW..LL..BBaarrrriinnggttoonnMMoonnttrreeaallCChhaapptteerrNNoo..77..GG..RR..QQ..MMaayy1177..11992288’’;aMasonicBadge,gold(14ct.,9.74g)bearingtheHolyBible andmasonicsymbols,engraved‘‘PP..PP..GG..MM..’’and‘‘LL..OO..BB..AA..’’toobverse,and‘‘PPrreesseenntteeddttooRR..WW..SSiiss..SS..DDoonnaallddssoonn..PP..GG..MM..11992244 AAllbbeerrttaa’’toreverse;asmallunmarkedgold(14ct?,totalweight3.58g)andenamelmasonicbadge,withtopwearingpin, generally very fne (3)
£200-£240
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Sweetheart Brooches.
Agoodselectionincludinganattractiveexampleenamelledandgold,15ct.(2.3g)broochandpinbearinganavyblueenamelled pennantbearingawhitePrinceofWales’plumeoffeathers;anattractivegold,9ct.(3.7g)RoyalNavyexampleset,with17small seedpearls,uponagoldbroochandpin;agold,9ct.(4.4g)RoyalArtilleryexample,setuponapinandhook;asilverandblack enamelled sword set upon a brooch and pin, with one matching yellow metal clip-on earring, generally very good condition (5)
£100-£140
Two Boer War Shell Heads from projectiles fred into Mafeking during the Siege. Mountedona20cmx9.5cmwoodblock,withawhitemetalplaqueonthefrontengraved‘BoerShellsFiredIntoMafeking’, slight surface rust on the shells, otherwise good condition
£200-£240
Proclamations to the People of the Wilayat of Baghdad 1917 TwocopiesoftheProclamationtothePeopleoftheWilayatofBaghdad,issuedbyLieutenantGeneralSirStanleyMaudeon11 March1917,onecopyinEnglish,theotherinArabic,bothmeasuring450mmx280mm,mountedsidebysideinanattractivegilt framewithreddecorativeinlay,withplaquebelowinscribed‘NothingChanges’,theframemeasuring780mmx650mm, good condition £200-£300
The full text of the Proclamation reads:
‘To the People of the Wilayat of Baghdad.
In the name of my King, and in the name of the peoples over whom he rules, I address you as follow:Ourmilitaryoperationshaveastheirobjectthedefeatoftheenemy,andthedrivingofhimfromtheseterritories.Inordertocompletethistask, IamchargedwithabsoluteandsupremecontrolofallregionsinwhichBritishtroopsoperate;butourarmiesdonotcomeintoyourcitiesand landsasconquerorsorenemies,butasliberators.SincethedaysofHalakayourcityandyourlandshavebeensubjecttothetyrannyofstrangers, yourpalaceshavefallenintoruins,yourgardenshavesunkindesolation,andyourforefathersandyourselveshavegroanedinbondage.Yoursons have been carried off to wars not of your seeking, your wealth has been stripped from you by unjust men and squandered in distant places. Since the days of Midhat, the Turks have talked of reforms, yet do not the ruins and wastes of today testify the vanity of those promises? ItisthewishnotonlyofmyKingandhispeoples,butitisalsothewishofthegreatnationswithwhomheisinalliance,thatyoushouldprosper evenasinthepast,whenyourlandswerefertile,whenyourancestorsgavetotheworldliterature,science,andart,andwhenBaghdadcitywas one of the wonders of the world.
BetweenyourpeopleandthedominionsofmyKingtherehasbeenaclosebondofinterest.For200yearshavethemerchantsofBaghdadand GreatBritaintradedtogetherinmutualproftandfriendship.Ontheotherhand,theGermansandtheTurks,whohavedespoiledyouandyours, havefor20yearsmadeBaghdadacentreofpowerfromwhichtoassailthepoweroftheBritishandtheAlliesoftheBritishinPersiaandArabia. ThereforetheBritishGovernmentcannotremainindifferentastowhattakesplaceinyourcountrynoworinthefuture,forindutytothe interestsoftheBritishpeopleandtheirAllies,theBritishGovernmentcannotriskthatbeingdoneinBaghdadagainwhichhasbeendonebythe Turks and Germans during the war.
ButyoupeopleofBaghdad,whosecommercialprosperityandwhosesafetyfromoppressionandinvasionmusteverbeamatteroftheclosest concerntotheBritishGovernment,arenottounderstandthatitisthewishoftheBritishGovernmenttoimposeuponyoualieninstitutions.Itis thehopeoftheBritishGovernmentthattheaspirationsofyourphilosophersandwritersshallberealisedandthatonceagainthepeopleof Baghdadshall fourish,enjoyingtheirwealthandsubstanceunderinstitutionswhichareinconsonancewiththeirsacredlawsandtheirracialideals. InHedjazthe ArabshaveexpelledtheTurksandGermanswhooppressedthemandproclaimedtheSherifHusseinastheirKing,andhisLordship rulesinindependenceandfreedom,andistheallyofthenationswhoare fghtingagainstthepowerofTurkeyandGermany;soindeedarethe noble Arabs, the Lords of Koweyt, Nejd, and Asir.
ManynobleArabshaveperishedinthecauseofArabfreedom,atthehandsofthosealienrulers,theTurks,whooppressedthem.Itisthe determinationoftheGovernmentofGreatBritainandthegreatPowersalliedtoGreatBritainthatthesenobleArabsshallnothavesufferedin vain.ItisthehopeanddesireoftheBritishpeopleandthenationsinalliancewiththemthattheArabracemayriseoncemoretogreatnessand renown among the peoples of the earth, and that it shall bind itself together to this end in unity and concord.
OpeopleofBaghdadrememberthatfor26generationsyouhavesufferedunderstrangetyrantswhohaveeverendeavouredtosetonArab houseagainstanotherinorderthattheymightproftbyyourdissensions.ThispolicyisabhorrenttoGreatBritainandherAllies,fortherecanbe neitherpeacenorprosperitywherethereisenmityandmisgovernment.ThereforeIamcommandedtoinviteyou,throughyournoblesand eldersandrepresentatives,toparticipateinthemanagementofyourcivilaffairsincollaborationwiththepoliticalrepresentativesofGreatBritain whoaccompanytheBritishArmy,sothatyoumaybeunitedwithyourkinsmeninNorth,East,South,andWestinrealisingtheaspirationsof your race.
Signed: F. S. Maude, Lieutenant-General, Commanding the British Forces in Iraq.’
Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.
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Presentation copy of Southey’s ‘The Life of Nelson’, 1884. Completewithallillustrations,redleatherbinding,withgoldblockedtitleonspine,andReptonSchoolbadgeoncover.Label inside front cover inscribed ‘Repton School Prize to J.H. Kelsey Christmas 1885’, good condition £60-£80
Official History of the Great War, Military Operations, Gallipoli.
CompiledbyBrigadier-GeneralC.F.Aspinall-Oglaner,publishedbyWilliamHeinemann,London,1929and1932,2Volumes,Vol. I,InceptionoftheCampaigntoMay1915,380pp,includingsketchmapsandsindex;Vol.II,May1915totheEvacuation,517pp, includingsketchmapsandindex,eachVolumeaccompaniedbythecorrespondingbookofMapsandAppendices,hard-boundin cloth covers, the spines somewhat discoloured by the sun, some light foxing, generally good condition
Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18, The Story of Anzac.
CompiledbyC.E.W.Bean,publishedbyAngusandRobertsonLtd.,Sydney,1921and1924,2Volumes,Vol.I,Fromthe outbreakofWartotheendofthe frstphaseoftheGallipoliCampaign,4May1915,660pp,including111mapsand56 illustrations,withglossaryandindex;Vol.II,From4May1915totheEvacuationoftheGallipoliPeninsula,975pp,including524 illustrations and maps, with index, hard-bound in cloth covers, some annotations throughout, reasonable condition
The New Zealanders at Gallipoli.
ByMajorFredWaite,publishedbyWhitcombeandTombsLtd,Auckland,1919,330pp,withnumerousb/wphotographsand accompanying fold-out map, hard-bound in cloth covers, generally good condition
29th Divisional Artillery War Record and Honours Book 1915-18.
CompiledbyLieutenant-ColonelR.M.Johnson,beingalistofallOfficers,Non-CommissionedOfficers,andMenwhoreceived honoursforserviceinthe29thDivisionalArtilleryduringtheGreatWar;togetherwithalistofallthosewhowereKilled, Wounded,ofMissingwhilstservinginthe29thDivisionalArtillery;aRecordofOfficers’Servicesinthe29thDivisionalArtillery; andaShortHistoryofthe29thDivisionArtillery1915-1919,boundinpapercovers, ExLibris BrianJ.Turnerlabeltoinsidecover, the covers and spine somewhat damage, otherwise reasonable condition (8) £80-£100
A French Waterloo 45th Infantry Regiment Document Stamp. Woodhandle,brasscircularstampengravedwiththecrownedImperialeagleandregimentaldetails.Almostcertainlypickedup fromtheFieldofWaterloobyaBritishsoldierafterthevirtualdestructionofthisregiment,whichformedpartofd’Erlon’sCorps, at the beginning of the Battle, good condition and extremely rare £400-£500
Copymedals(12):Waterloo1815;Crimea1854-56,noclasp;SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879;China1900,1clasp,Reliefof Pekin;IndiaGeneralService1908-35,noclasp,E.VII.R.;ArcticStar;AirCrewEuropeStar;PacifcStar;NewfoundlandVolunteer WarServiceMedal;SouthernRhodesiaServiceMedal;GeneralServiceMedal2008,1clasp,NorthernAfrica;EfficiencyMedal,E.II. R., 2nd issue, Territorial, the majority all very modern copies, with the balance relatively poor-quality cast copies (12) £80-£100
CopyMedal:PourleMerite,giltandenamel;togetherwitha castcopy oftheSinkingoftheS.S. Lusitania Medal1915, byK. Goetz,theobversedepictingthelinersinking,legendanddate5may1915inexergue,thereversedepictingpassengersbuying tickets from a skeleton at the Cunard booth, in original card box of issue, with enclosure leafet, good very fne (2) £80-£100
DamagedandDefectiveMedals(2):AfricaGeneralService1902-56,noclasp,E.II.R.((1133888877PPttee..NNjjiijjaaBBiinnaallii,,EEAAAASSCC..)) planchet only,minorofficialcorrection;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.((1199003399335511CCppll..JJ..BBrraammlleeyy..KK..OO..YY..LL..II..)) suspensiondetachedfromplanchet,andstruckonasomewhatthinner fan;the frstpolishedandworn,therefore fne;the second better
AA CCoonnttiinneennttaall mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff ff vvee mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss FFrraannccee,,FFiifftthhRReeppuubblliicc,LegionofHonour,O fficer’sbadge,silverandenamel,withrosetteonriband; PPoorrttuuggaall,,RReeppuubblliicc,Military OrderofChrist,Officer’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withrosetteonriband; NNeetthheerrllaannddss,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofOrangeNassau, CivilDivision,Knight’sbadge,silverandenamel; BBeenniinn,,FFrreenncchhCCoolloonniiaall,OrderoftheBlackStar,Chevalier’sbadge,silverand enamel; MMoorrooccccoo,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofOuissamAlaouitCheri fen,Chevalier’sbadge,silver,gilt,andenamel,mountedContinentalstyle as worn from a double braided gilt chain with affixing pins at both ends, good very fne AA mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss MMoorrooccccoo,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofOuissamAlaouitCheri fen,Chevalier’sbadge,silver,gilt,andenamel; BBeenniinn,,FFrreenncchhCCoolloonniiaall,Order oftheBlackStar,Chevalier’sbadge,silverandenamel;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,PhysicalEducationMeritMedal,silver,mountedas worn, very fne (8) £80-£100
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ThefollowingLotsareacollectionofitemsgatheredtogetherbyMr.JohnWellsoftheBritish1936Olympics Committee, of which he was an official member
Aheavyglassmouldedandetcheddeskornament,thefrontdepictingtheBrandenburgGatewiththeOlympicringsabove,and ‘Berlin’ and ‘1936’ either side in frosted glass, the base section inscribed ‘XI Olympiade’, excellent condition
£140-£180
£100-£140 556611
TwoBerlin1936Badges,73mmx72mm,giltandwhiteenamel,bothdepictingtheBrandenburgGatewithOlympicringsbelow, theBrandenburgGateinscribed‘1936XI.OlympiadeBerlin’,the frstwiththeOlympicringsincolour,thereversewithmaker’s mark‘PC’;thesecondwiththeOlympicringsinwhite,andstamped‘Wilh.Deumer,Ludenscheid’,bothwithtwosmallaffixing loops, good condition (2)
OlympicsCommitteeMember’sBadge,inwhitemetal,depictingtheOlympicringsovertheBrandenburgGate,onaredrosette, withpinbacksuspension;togetherwithacard,150mmx100mm,withalargemetallicbadgeattopshowingadiscusthrower above ‘Olympische Spiele Berlin. 1936’, with Olympic rings in colour, very good condition
£60-£80
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Ascarce1936OlympicGamesRidingCompetitionBadge.Gildedovalbadgedepictingaredjacketedrideronalargewhitehorse, ‘Reiter-Olympia-Spende’above,withtheOlympicringsincolouredenamelsbelow,thereversewithpinbackandembossed‘Ges. Gesch.’ and ‘Deutsch. Olymp.-Kom.F. Reiterei.’, excellent condition, scarce
£80-£100
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Apairofenamellapelbadgesforthe1936OlympicGames,bothdepictingtheBrandenburgGatewithOlympicringsbelow,the BrandenburgGateinscribed‘1936XI.OlympiadeBerlin’,the frstwiththeOlympicringsincolour;thesecondwiththeOlympic ringsinwhite,andstamped‘W.D.-Ges.Gesch.’,bothwithaffixingpins;togetherwiththeremnantsofanOlympicsrings enamel badge, this last worn, the frst two in good condition (3)
A small Collection of Insignia from the 1936 Olympic Games
A1936OlympiaAusweis,No.4668,namedtoJohnHermannWellsofKilburn,London,signedbyhim,withphoto,confrming him as a Nationale Olympische Komitee member, representing the British Olympic Association, folded, good condition
OfficialHandbookGuidesforboththe1936SummerOlympicsand1936WinterOlympics,fullcolourcover,showingaplanof alltheevents,ticketprices,locations&c.;togetherwithabookletonGarmisch-Partenkirchen(thevenuefortheWinter Olympics);anOlympicGames1936SouvenirMenufortheship‘Europa’,GermanandEnglishVersion,for25August1936;and an American Express Handbook and Olympics Guide for Munich and its surroundings, generally good condition (5) £140-£180
16OlympicGames1936Postcards,producedforthe1936SummerandWinterGames,7withOlympicstamps;togetherwith5 commercial photos, generally good condition (16) £140-£180
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AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr AAuussttrriiaann ggrroouupp ooff ff vvee
AAuussttrriiaa,,EEmmppiirree,BraveryMedal‘DerTapferkeit’,FranzJoseph,smallsilvermedal;BraveryMedal,‘Fotitudini’,Karl,bronze;Karl TroopCross,whitemetal;GGeerrmmaannyy, CrossofHonour1914-18,combatant’sissuewithswords,bronze,thereversewithmaker’s mark ‘W.D.’; AAuussttrriiaa, Wound Medal, white metal, with riband for 1 wound, mounted continental-style as worn, very fne AAuussttrriiaa,,EEmmppiirree,BraveryMedal‘DerTapferkeit’,FranzJoseph,smallbronzemedal;BraveryMedal,‘Fotitudini’,Karl,largesilver medal, very fne (8)
AAuussttrriiaa,,EEmmppiirree,WarCrossforCivilMerit,SecondClassCross,silver-giltandenamel,maker’smarkandsilvermarkstoreverse; IronMeritCross,lackingcrown;KarlTroopCross,whitemetal;WoundMedal,whitemetal,onribandfor1wound; FFiirrsstt RReeppuubblliicc,WarCommemorativeMedal1914-18,bronze; TirolDefenceCommemorativeMedal1914-18,bronze, generallyvery fne and better
HHuunnggaarryy,, RReeppuubblliicc, War Commemorative Medal 1914-18 (2), silvered, very fne (lot)
Sold with two Naval Badges, one in case of issue.
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£120-£160
AAuussttrriiaa,,EEmmppiirree,HonourDecorationoftheRedCross(3),SecondClassbadge,silverandenamel,withWarDecorationwreath; SilverMedal,silverandenamel,withWarDecorationwreath;BronzeMedal,bronzeandenamel,withWarDecorationwreath, last in card box of issue, good very fne (3)
£100-£140
BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofLeopold,CivilDivision,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,withbilingualmotto;Orderof theCrown(2),Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,withsilverpalmonriband; SilverPalmsoftheOrder,silvered;Order ofLeopoldII, Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,withFrenchmotto,withcrossedswordsdeviceonriband;Military Decoration,post-1952issue,SecondClassMedal,gilt,onlongserviceriband;CivilDecoration,A.I.R.,FirstClassCross,giltand enamel,with1914-1918ribandbar;CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.,bronze;YserCross1914,bronzeandenamel;YserMedal1914, bronzeandenamel;MedalforLiege1914,bronze;KingAlbertMedal1914-18,bronze;CommemorativeMedalforAid1914-18, bronze;AlliedVictoryMedal1914-18,bronze;CommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar1914-18,bronze;CrossforDeportees 1914-18(2),bronze;CombatVolunteersMedal1914-18,bronze;FrontlineFireServiceCross(2),bronze;Colonial Commemorative Medal, bronze, with 1914-1918 riband bar, generally very fne and better (20)
£240-£280
BBuullggaarriiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofNationalMerit,MilitaryDivision,Knight’sbreastbadge,50mm,silverandenamel,unmarked,in embossedcaseofissue;MilitaryOrderofBravery(5),FourthClassbadge,dated1879,silveredandenamel;FourthClasspin badge,withswords,dated1915-1917;Soldier’sCrossforBravery,dated1915(3),gilt;silver;bronze,oneincaseofissue, very fne and better (6)
£120-£160
BBuullggaarriiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofMerit,SilverMedaloftheOrder,FerdinandI;MedalforMerit,FerdinandI(2),GoldMedalwith Crown,gilt;BronzeMedalwithCrown,bronze; LongServiceCross(2),FerdinandI,BronzeCrossfor10Years’service;BorisIII, SilverCrossforOfficersfor10Years’service;CommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar1915-18,bronze;RedCrossMedal, silvered, good very fne and better (7) £100-£140
Approximately 6,000 - 7,000 Cuban Allied Victory Medals awarded.
CCzzeecchhoosslloovvaakkiiaa,,RReeppuubblliicc,WarCross1918,bronze,withbronzelindenleavesonriband;RevolutionaryCross1914-18,bronze, with bronze linden leaf on riband; Allied Victory Medal, bronze; Volunteer Cross 1918-19, bronze, good very fne EEssttoonniiaa,, RReeppuubblliicc, Medal for the War of Independence 1918-20, bronze, good very fne FFiinnllaanndd,, RReeppuubblliicc, Medal for Bravery 1918, Second Class, bronze, good very fne LLaattvviiaa,,RReeppuubblliicc,MedalfortheWarofIndependence1918-20,silveredandenamel;CommemorativeMedalforthe10th Anniversary of the War of Independence 1928, bronze, with crossed swords on riband, good very fne (8) £100-£140
FFrraannccee,, SSeeccoonndd EEmmppiirree, Mexico Expedition Medal 1862-63, by Barre, silver, lacking original embroidered riband, good very fne £70-£90
FFrraannccee,,SSeeccoonnddEEmmppiirree,St.HelenaMedal,bronze ; TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,MedalofHonour,MinistryofWarforEpidemics,bronze,the reverseembossed‘MMmmee..MM..RRoouuxx..11991166’;MedalofHonour,MinistryofWork,bronze,thereverseengraved‘MMllllee..DDeellttoouurr MMaarriiee..LLoouuiissee’;VolunteerCombatantsCross,bronze;VerdunMedal,bronze,withVedunclasp;CommemorativeMedalforthe GreatWar1914-18(2)bronze;AlliedVictoryMedal,bronze;LevantCampaignMedal(2),bronze,onewithLevantclasp;Orient Medal,bronze;ReconaissanceMedal,bronze;PrisonersofWarMedal,bronze;EvadersMedal,bronze;FrenchRedCrossMedal 1914-19,bronze;UnionNationaldesCombattantVeterans’Medal,bronze;togetherwithanunofficialSerbiancampaignMedal, silvered; and a Great War transport Medal, bronze, generally very fne (18) £100-£140
GGeerrmmaannyy,,AAnnhhaalltt,FriedrichCross,WarCross(2),FirstClass,bronze,withpinbacksuspension;SecondClass,bronze;BBaaddeenn,Civil MeritMedal,FriedrichII,silver;WarMeritCross,gilt;BBaavvaarriiaa,MilitaryMedicalServiceVolunteers’Cross,silvered-bronzeand enamel;KingLudwig’sCross1916(2),bronze;zinc,the frstlackingringsuspension;RedCrossMedal,bronze;BBrruunnsswwiicckk,War MeritCross(2),FirstClass,bronze,withpinbacksuspension;SecondClass,bronze,withcrownedwreathandcrossedswords device on riband, generally very fne (10) £160-£200
GGeerrmmaannyy,,BBaavvaarriiaa,MilitaryMeritOrder,FourthClass,withSwords,silver,goldappliqué,andenamel,withembossedcaseofissue; GGeerrmmaannyy,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,unmarked,withreplacementringsuspension, mounted German-style as worn, very fne (2)
GGeerrmmaannyy,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,suspensionringstamped‘KO’for Königliches MünzamtOrder,Berlin;BBaavvaarriiaa,MilitaryMeritCross,ThirdClassbreastbadge,withcrossedswords,bronze;GGeerrmmaannyy,Crossof Honour1914-18,combatant’sissuewithswords,bronze,reversemarked‘R.V.26Pforzheim’,mountedGerman-styleasworn, crossed swords slightly bent on second, otherwise very fne (3)
£80-£100
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GGeerrmmaannyy,,HHaammbbuurrgg,FieldHonourBadge,silvered,bronze,andenamel,withpinbacksuspension;togetherwiththerelated miniatureaward;GGeerrmmaannyy,HonourMedal1914-18(2),bronze;MarineCorpsMedal1914-18,bronze;togetherwithaGerman SchlesienEagleSecondClassBadge,iron, suspensionringbroken;andGermanSomme1914-18andVerdun1914-18Crosses, nearly very fne (7)
GGeerrmmaannyy,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,unmarked;HHaannsseeaattiiccSSttaatteess,HanseaticCross, silver and enamel, with key central medallion for Bremen, mounted German-style as worn, very fne
GGeerrmmaannyy,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,unmarked;HHaannsseeaattiiccSSttaatteess,HanseaticCross, silverandenamel,withtowercentralmedallionforHamburg; GGeerrmmaannyy,CrossofHonour1914-18,combatant’sissuewith swords, bronze, reverse marked ‘O.4’, mounted German-style as worn, very fne GGeerrmmaannyy,,HHaannsseeaattiiccSSttaatteess,HanseaticCross,silverandenamel,with doubleeaglecentralmedallionforLübeck, goodvery fne (6)
£200-£240
GGeerrmmaannyy,,HHeesssseenn--DDaarrmmssttaaddtt,GeneralHonourDecoration‘FürTapferkeit’,ErnstLudwig(2),silver;silvered-bronze;PPrruussssiiaa,War AidMeritCross,whitemetal;RedCrossMedal(2),silverandenamel;zinc;ReserveLongServiceMedal,SecondClass,small bronzemedal;SSaaxxee--AAlltteennbbuurrgg,BraveryMedal1914,whitemetal;SSaaxxee--CCoobbuurrggGGootthhaa,Saxe-ErnestineHouseOrderMeritMedal, Carl Eduard, Gold Medal, silver-gilt, generally nearly very fne and better (8) £160-£200
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GGeerrmmaannyy,,LLiippppeeDDeettmmoolldd,WarMeritCross,bronze-gilt;LLiippppeeSScchhaauummbbuurrgg,LoyalServiceCross1914,bronze;MMeecckklleennbbuurrgg SScchhwweerriinn,MilitaryMeritCross1914(2),FirstClass,bronze,withpinbacksuspension;SecondClass,bronze;OOllddeennbbuurrgg,Friedrich AugustCross1914,FirstClassCross(2),zinc,bothwithpinbacksuspension, oneslightlycorroded;WarMeritMedal,iron, generally nearly very fne and better (7) £180-£220
GGeerrmmaannyy,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,unmarked;OOllddeennbbuurrgg,FriedrichAugustCross, SecondClassbreastbadge,blackenediron;GGeerrmmaannyy,CrossofHonour1914-18,combatant’sissuewithswords,bronze,reverse marked ‘T. & T. L.’, mounted German-style as worn, good very fne (3)
£80-£100
GGeerrmmaannyy,,PPrruussssiiaa, HohenzollernHouseOrder, copy Knight’sbreastbadge,withcrossedswords,57mmincludingcrown suspension x 39mm, bronze-gilt and enamel, good very fne £100-£140
GGeerrmmaannyy,,PPrruussssiiaa,IronCross1914,FirstClassbreastbadge(2),silverwithironcentre,the frststamped‘KO’for Königliches MünzamtOrder,Berlin;thesecondunmarkedandofslightlyconvexmanufacture, thesecond fttedwithreplacementhinge, generally very fne (2) £140-£180
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GGeerrmmaannyy,,PPrruussssiiaa,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,unmarked;GGeerrmmaannyy, CrossofHonour 1914-18(5),combatant’sissuewithswords(3),bronze, frstincaseofissuewithminiaturelapelstick;non-combatant’sissue without swords (2), bronze, reverses marked ‘GWL’ and ‘O.10’, generally very fne and better, the case rare (6) £100-£140
GGeerrmmaannyy,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,unmarked;RReeuussss,HonourCross,SilverMerit Medal,silver,withcrossedswords;GGeerrmmaannyy,CrossofHonour1914-18,combatant’sissuewithswords,bronze,reversemarked ‘HKM’, mounted German-style as worn, good very fne (3)
GGeerrmmaannyy,,SSaaxxoonnyy,FriedrichAugustMedal,bronze,withclasp‘Vogesen’and‘Mulhausen’onriband;GGeerrmmaannyy,IronCross1914, SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,silvermark‘800’toring;KyffhauserWarVeteransCommemorativeMedal 1914-18, bronze, mounted German-style as worn, good very fne
GGeerrmmaannyy,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,unmarked;SScchhwwaarrzzbbuurrgg--SSoonnddeerrsshhaauusseenn,War MeritMedal1914,silver;GGeerrmmaannyy,CrossofHonour1914-18,combatant’sissuewithswords,bronze,reversemarked‘T.&T.L.’, mounted German-style as worn, good very fne (3)
GGeerrmmaannyy,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,suspensionringstamped‘E.W’;WWaallddeecckk,Orderof Merit,FourthClassbadge,silverandenamel,withcrossedswords;GGeerrmmaannyy,CrossofHonour1914-18,combatant’sissuewith swords, bronze, reverse marked ‘HKM’, mounted German-style as worn, good very fne (3)
GGeerrmmaannyy,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,unmarked;WWuurrtttteemmbbeerrgg,MilitaryMeritMedal 1892-1918,silver;GGeerrmmaannyy,CrossofHonour1914-18,combatant’sissuewithswords,bronze,reversemarked‘G10’; WWuurrtttteemmbbeerrgg,LongServiceMedal,ThirdClassMedal,for9Years’Service,iron,mountedGerman-styleasworn;togetherwitha gilt bar for the Long Service Medal, good very fne (4)
£80-£100
GGeerrmmaannyy,,WWüürrtttteemmbbeerrgg,WilhelmsCross(2),FirstClass,withcrownandcrossedswords,bronze,withpinbacksuspension; Second Class, bronze; Military Merit Medal, Wilhelm II, silver, very fne (3)
MMoonntteenneeggrroo,, KKiinnggddoomm, Bravery Medal, silver, edge bruise, very fne NNeetthheerrllaannddss,, KKiinnggddoomm, Mobilisation Cross 1914-18, bronze, good very fne
PPoorrttuuggaall,,RReeppuubblliicc,WarCross1917,FourthClass,bronze,withbronzecrossemblemonriband;AlliedVictoryMedal,bronze, unsigned, nearly very fne (7)
£100-£140
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IIttaallyy,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheCrown,FourthClassbreastbadge,goldandenamel,withrosetteonriband;WarMeritCross,V.E.III. R.,bronze;Italian-AustrianWarMedal(2),bronze,onewith3clasps,for1915,1916,and1917;AlliedVictoryMedal,bronze; VolunteersMedal,bronze;LiberationofFiumeMedal1919,bronze;togetherwitha30thAnniversaryCommemorativeMedal 1918-48, bronze, generally good very fne (8)
£120-£160
IIttaallyy,,KKiinnggddoomm,AlValoreMilitare,bronze,thereverseengraved‘SS..MMaarrttiinnooddeellCCaarrssoo2277..22..11991188SSoollddaattooBBaaiiaammoonntteeGGiioovvaannnnii’; ThirdArmyCommemorativeCross,silver;ArditiCommemorativeCross,silveredandenamel,withtwodevicesonriband; OrienteBalcanicoExpeditionaryCorpsCommemorativeCross,silveredandenamel;67thBattalionCommemorativeMedal1916, silver, nearly very fne and better (5)
£120-£160
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JJaammaaiiccaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,JamaicaDefenceForceMedalforGeneralService,1clasp,Grenada1983-85((11222211EExx..MMjjrr..HH..GG..BBeennssoonnJJDDFF -- 22000000.. 0055.. 2233)) in named card box of issue, extremely fne
£100-£140
JJaappaann,,EEmmppiirree,OrderoftheRisingSun,FifthClassbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withlapelrosette,inrio-nurilacquered caseofissue;OrderoftheSacredTreasure,FourthClassbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withrosetteonriband,in damaged rio-nurilacqueredcaseofissue;OrderoftheGoldenKite,SixthClassbreastbadge,silver-gilt,withlapelrosette,inrio-nuri lacqueredcaseofissue;WarMedal1931-34,withclaps,bronze,incaseofissue;ChinaIncidentWarMedal1937-39,withclasp, bronze,incaseofissue;MMaanncchhuukkuuoo,NationalFoundationMeritMedal,blackenedbronze,incaseofissue;togetherwiththe recipient’sImperialJapaneseArmyKilledinActionNextofKinbadge,silver,withtassel,incardboxofissue;anda commemorativebadgeforthe700thAnniversaryofthedeathofDogen-Zenji,1953,silverandsilver-gilt,withpinbacksuspension, allhousedinalacqueredwoodenbox(thisoriginallyintendedtoholdtheawarddocumentsoftherecipient),thelidinscribedto ‘Superior Private Masao Sugitani’, with securing tassel, generally very fne and better (lot)
£600-£800
Sold with copied research.
£80-£100 660066
JJaappaann,,EEmmppiirree,WarMedal1914-15,withclasp,blackenedbronze,inoriginalwoodenboxofissue;WarMedal1914-20,with clasp,blackenedbronze;AlliedVictoryMedal,bronze,inoriginalwoodenboxofissue;RedCrossMembershipMedal,white metal, with rosette on riband, in box of issue, nearly extremely fne (4)
OOttttoommaann EEmmppiirree, Sanayi Medal, silver, with Sene 1332 crossed scimitars clasp to riband, good very fne
Undeterredbyhisinjury,deRobillardthenarmedhimselfwithhisownrife,cockeditwithhisfoot,andagainre-engagedtheterroristswhowere still fring.Hewoundedone,causinghimtoabandonhisweapon.Oncheckingoutsidethehouse,afourthterroristwasseenoutsidethediningroom.Shotswereexchangedbeforehe fed.A ffthterrorist,locatedcrouchingontheverandah,wasalsodrivenoff, fringasheran.Field ReservistdeRobillard,havingsuccessfullythwartedtheterroristattack,checkedfortheoccupantofthehouseandfoundhimsafe,havingtaken refuge in one of the rooms.
ThebraveandgallantconductofFieldReservistdeRobillard,whowasinitiallyunarmed,incounter-attackingarmedterroristsandsuccessfully drivingthemoff whilewoundedandunaided,displayedcouragebeyondthenormalcallofdutyandundoubtedlypreventedlossoflifetothe homestead occupants and destruction of ranch property.’
MMaarrccCCyyrriillAAnntthhoonnyyddeeRRoobbiillllaarrddattestedforthePoliceReserveinAugust1976,‘andwasundergoinghis frststintof“BrightLights”dutyata farminBikitawhentheterroristsstruckon30October1976.The47-year-oldFortVictoriagarageowner,bornandraisedinMauritius,lostfour fngers of his left hand after seizing the barrel of a terrorist’s rife and disarming him. It was his frst call up.’ (Salisbury Herald refers).
Only24PoliceDecorationsforGallantrywereawardedforthewholeoftheBushWar.ThisisdeRobillard’sonlymedal;hedidnotapplyforhis Rhodesian General Service Medal.
Sold together with two photographic images of the recipient.
RRhhooddeessiiaa,GeneralServiceMedal(PR65869RfnH.S.Booysen);ServiceMedaloftheOrderofSt.John,noclasp,unnamed, mounted court-style for wear, good very fne
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2017. GGeeoorrggeeSS..CCaarrmmiicchhaaeellattestedforNo.8L.A.R.(Airframes)on1February1961.Heisdescribedin WindsofDestruction:TheAutobiographyof aRhodesianCombatPilot,byPetterBowyer,as‘Hoffy’sgood-lookingtechnician’wholateracquiredthenicknameof‘KillerCarmichael’-likelyon account of his claiming the frst ‘Kill’ of the war when fring a crudely mounted machine gun from pilot Murray Hofmeyr’s helicopter. Sold with copied research, including a group photograph of Carmichael in military uniform.
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Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2017. LLeeoonnaarrddMMoorriiaarrttyydiedon5January1979alongsidesixcolleaguesofNo.1Squadron,RhodesianEngineers,whenattemptingtoclearamine feld ofRhodesian-madeCarrotanti-personnelmines,stretchingfromVirginiaFallstoDeka;whilstformingahumanchaintoloadboxesofminesupon a truck, the men were caught by an ‘enormous explosion’ which resulted in heavy casualties. Sold with copied research.
RRhhooddeessiiaa, General Service Medal ((772266227700 TTpprr WW.. RR.. MMiilllliikkeenn)) nearly extremely fne £80-£100
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008.
The following extract has been taken from The Saints, by Chris Cocks: ‘Atmidnighton22January,SecondLieutenantG.Murdoch,CorporalR.J.Travers,LieutenantA.ThrushandTroopersW.R.MillikenandM. ShiptonwereonatracknearalargekraalcomplexintheMutasaNorthT.T.L.,neartheMozambicanborder.Theyhadtwoofficercadetswith them-R.HaylockandA.Telfer.Thepathwas fankedonbothsidesbywirefencesandmielie felds.Thepatrolhadmovedintotheareaona missiontocarryoutthekidnappingofaninsurgentcontactmaninthekraal.Astheywaitedjustoff thepathfor frstlighttheysawfourinsurgents walkinginsingle flealongthepath,headingfortheborder.Thepatrolsetupanimmediateambushandwhentheinsurgentsapproachedthey opened fre,fatallywoundingthesecondinsurgentashecameintothekillingground.The frstinsurgent,asiftriggeredbyaswitch,tookoff towardtheborder.Thelasttwo,withsimilarreactionaryspeed,ranbackthewaytheyhadcome.Thepatrolnowmovedbehindsomedecent coverattherearoftheiroriginalposition.Heretheywere,unbelievably,challengedbywhatlookedlikeacivilianfromthenearbykraal.They repliedtotheeffectthattheyweresecurityforces.Apparentlystillbelievingwhathewastoldthemanpersistedinmaintainingthechallenge.The patrolopened freandkilledhim.Oncloserexaminationheturnedouttobeaninsurgent.TwoAKMswererecoveredaswellasaTokarevpistol and an RPG-7 with three rockets. All weapons were handed in to S.B. Rusape.’
RRhhooddeessiiaa,GeneralServiceMedal(8)((3311669999VV..DD..TT..WW..CCllaarrkkee;;PPRR7766119988RRffnnCCooeettzzeeeeKK..TT..;;PPRR8899559977RRffnnGG..CC..LLooggaann;;2277553366EE FF//RRNN..RR..PPeeaarrccee;;5544661122PPtteeEE..CC..RRaahhmmaann;;RR7777335544TTLLCCppllTT..UUsshheerr;;66445566RRffnnDD..OO..YYaatteess;;2211330000CCoonnsstt..LLiinnddaannii)) thelast with suspension reaffixed and replacement retaining rod, this fne; the rest good very fne and better (8)
RRhhooddeessiiaa,GeneralServiceMedal(8)((PPRR9966333300RRffnnDD..WW..AArrmmiittaaggee;;110099449900AACCSS..VV..GG..NNeewwmmaann;;PPRR111166223322RRffnnTT..CC.. OOlliivviieerr;;111155889933PPtteeBB..JJ..OOwweellll;;PPRR4466992233RRffnnKK..JJ..WW..RRoobbiinnssoonn;;PPRR7711003322RRffnnSSttyylliiaannooiissCC..MM..;;PPRR3311114433SSpprrEE..LL..JJ..VVeenntteerr;; 33993333 AA//CCppll.. TT.. DD.. WWoooollrriiddggee)) nearly very fne and better (8) £100-£140 661177
£100-£140 661188
RRhhooddeessiiaa,GeneralServiceMedal(8)((PPRR2299002211LLCCppllRR..WW..AArrbbiitteerr;;PPRR6600448833RRffnnRR..GG..AAuusstteenn;;110011441122RRffnnMM..LL..BBuurrttoonn;; PPRR111144881188RRffnnPP..BB..HHoowwaarrdd;;RR1199664499TTPPtteeGG..MM..JJoohhnnss;;111199111188PPtteeJJ..KKhhaann;;PPRR9999333333RRffnnPPoottggiieetteerrAA..MM..;;666600773344SSpprrFF.. ZZvviippiinndduu)) very fne and better (8)
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RRhhooddeessiiaa,GeneralServiceMedal(6)((338844881166RRffnnDD..WW..BBaaiilllliiee--CCooooppeerr;;PPRR6699995522RRffnnJJ..CC..CClleemmeennttss;;PPRR110033779900RRffnnGG.. HHeewwiitttt;;PPRR6688661122RRffnnMM..RR..TToowwnnsseenndd;;PPRR2200009955RRffnnJJ..AA..VVaannNNiieekkeerrkk;;112233998877RRffnnSS..WWaarriinngg));DistrictServiceMedal(4) ((112200003366YYDD..SS..AA..BB..CChhiinnyyaammaa;;228833000011JJDD..SS..AA..EE..GGwwaattaa;;665533221100KKDD..SS..AA..RR..NNddlloovvuu;;PP..DD..AA..VV..TTaa ff rreeyyii));BronzeCrossof Rhodesia, unnamed; Medal for Territorial or Reserve Service, unnamed, generally nearly very fne and better (12) £100-£140
RRhhooddeessiiaa, District Service Medal ((664444887711WW DD..SS..AA.. SS.. NNccuubbee)) mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fne £80-£100
SSaannyyaammii NNccuubbee was killed on 20 August 1979 which serving as District Security Assistant, Internal A ffairs Department.
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RRoommaanniiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheCrown,1sttype,MilitaryDivision,Knight’sbreastbadge,silveredandenamel, somewhite enamelrestorationworktoreversecentralmedallion;MedicalMeritCross,FirstClassCross,giltandenamel, obversecentral portraitdetachedbutpresent;CommemorativeCrossfortheGreatWar,bronze,reversedated1916-1919;AlliedVictoryMedal, unofficial issue, bronze, mounted Continental-style as worn, nearly very fne
RRoommaanniiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheStar,1sttype,CivilDivision,Knight’sbreastbadge,silveredandenamel;CommemorativeCross fortheGreatWar,bronze,reversedated1916-1918,4clasps,1918,Marasti,Carpati,Ardeal;QueenMariaCross,ThirdClass, bronze;MedalforLoyalty,withswords,SecondClass,silver;togetherwithaRomanianRedCrossskeletalbadge,silverand enamel, generally nearly very fne and better (9)
£160-£200
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofSt.Stanislaus,SecondClassneckbadgewithswords,45mm,bronze-giltmetalandenamel,reversewith basemetalmarkandfaintmanufacturer’smark;togetherwithtwoCrossesoftheOrderofSt.George,FirstClass,bothin bronze-gilt,thereverseofonenumbered‘18811’,thereverseoftheotherunnumbered;anda castcopy JettonfortheDefence of Port Arthur 1904-05, silvered and enamel, nearly very fne (4)
£300-£400
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,CrossoftheOrderofSt.George,FourthClass,silver,thereverseo fficiallynumbered‘844890’;Medalfor Bravery,NicholasII,FourthClass,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘1071537’;MedalforZeal,NicholasII(2),silver,bothunnamed asissued;MobilisationMedal1914,bronze;togetherwithaMedalfortheFightersforHomelandandFreedom1917,bronze, generally good very fne (6) £160-£200
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,MedalforZeal,NicholasII,smallsilvermedal((116600668800..HH..DDooiiddggee..LLgg..SSiigg..HH..MM..SS..JJuuppiitteerr))o fficiallyimpressed naming, on Order of St. George riband, very fne
£180-£220
InJanuary1915theAdmiraltyreceivedarequestforassistancefromtheRussianGovernment,theiricebreakerusedtokeepopenthepassageto ArchangelintheWhiteSeahadbrokendown.InresponsetheRoyalNavysentouttheTyneGuardShipH.M.S. Jupiter,anoldMajestic-class battleship.ShedepartedforArchangelinFebruary1915,freeingenrouteanumberofvesselsstuckintheice,occasionallybyusingexplosive charges.She,too,sometimesbecameicebound,butstillmanagedtomakeamajorimpressionontheproblem,improvingthesafepassageof numerousvessels,manyofthemladenwithhighlyimportantwarmaterials,amongthemtheS.S. Thracia.Thelatterwastakenintowaftertheuse ofexplosivechargestofreeher.Throughouttheseoperationsitwasnotunusualforthetemperaturetofallaslowasminus20degrees,ahard testindeedonthemoraleandwellbeingofthe Jupiter’screw.HermissioncompletedbyMay1915,theTsarexpressedhisgratitudebythe presentation of a variety of Russian Honours and Awards to her crew.
HHaarroollddDDooiiddggeewasborninBirminghamon18October1875andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson28Mary1891.Hewas advancedtoLeadingSignalmanon10September1895,andservedinH.M.S. Jupiter from5September1914to19May1915.Hesawfurther service during the Great War in a variety of other ships and shore based establishments, and was demobilised on 30 January 1919.
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,ArareFirstWorldWar‘Empress’sSpecialRedCrossOrder’presentationgoldmedalintheformofadouble headedeagle,bearingredcrossenamelonitsbreastwiththecypherof‘TsarinaAlexandraFeodorovna’;thereversehallmarked Birmingham1916,9ct.gold(13.26gincl.riband)withmaker’sdetails‘HSW&B.’,mountedfromtopwearingpinwithoriginal white, blue and red silk riband, unnamed, extremely fne
£400-£500
ThesemedalsweredesignedandnamedbytheTsarinaherselfandpresentedinrecognitionofdistinguishedserviceinorganisingandraisingfunds duringthe'RussiaDay' fagdayevents.ThefundswereusedtohelpestablishtheAnglo-RussianHospitalsincludingthatatPetrograd.TheTsarina wasthegranddaughterofQueenVictoriaandretainedherstrongbondwithhermothercountry,GreatBritainandtheBritishRedCross.She would be murdered along with her husband the Tsar of Russia and her children in July 1918.
SSeerrbbiiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofSt.Sava,Knight’sbreastbadge,61mmincludingcrownsuspensionx38mm,silverandenamel,Bishop withredrobes,unmarked;BraveryMedal1912,silver;BraveryMedal‘MilosObilic’,36mm,silver;CommemorativeMedalfor LoyaltytotheFatherland1915,silveredbronze;CommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar,bronze,reversedated1914-1915, minor enamel damage to frst, generally very fne (5)
£120-£160
SSeerrbbiiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheStarofKarageorge,Soldier’sCrossFirstClass,withswords,gilt,reversedated1914-17, gilding almost all rubbed, especially on crossed swords, nearly very fne £80-£100 662277
SSeerrbbiiaa,, KKiinnggddoomm, Order of the Star of Karageorge, Soldier’s Cross First Class, with swords, gilt, reverse dated 1914-18, very fne £100-£140
SSppaaiinn,,KKiinnggddoomm,SanSebastianMedal1836,silver,theedgeengraved‘LLiieeuuttCCooll..SShhaaww,,1100tthh..RReeggtt..BB..LL..’,withreplacementball and small ring suspension, good fne and scarce £140-£180
Duringthe1stCarlistWar(1833-39),aforceofBritishvolunteers-the‘BritishAuxiliaryLegion’waspermittedbytheBritishGovernmentto lendsupporttotheliberalRoyalistforcesofQueenIsabellaofSpain-theLegionbeingunderthecommandofGeneralSirLacyEvans.In November 1836 a detachment of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, consisting of three officers and 36 other ranks, was also sent to assist.
UUnniitteeddSSttaatteessooffAAmmeerriiccaa,PurpleHeart,giltandenamel,thereverseengraved‘GGeeoorrggeeGG..LLiivviinnggssttoonn’,incaseofissue,theinside ofthecaseinscribed‘GeorgeLivingston,Co.L.101st.Inft.Y.D.A.E.F.’;AlliedVictoryMedal(5),bronze,withclaspscollectivelyfro France,DefensiveSector,Ypres-Lys,MineSweeping,andAviation;UnitedStatesMarineCorpsMedal,bronze,3clasps,MeuseArgonne,St.Mihiel,Aisne,withtop‘U.S.MarineCorps’broochbar;ArmyofOccupationofGermanyMedal,bronze;Stateof OregonGreatWarTributeMedal,bronze;CityofRahway,NewJersey,GreatWarTributeMedal,bronze;togetherwithvarious uniform devices, generally very fne and better (10) £80-£100
Six: CChhiieeff SSuuppeerriinntteennddeenntt DD.. HH.. SSaannddeerrssoonn,, BBrriittiisshh SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaa PPoolliiccee iinn RRhhooddeessiiaa ZZiimmbbaabbwwee,IndependenceMedal1980(10655);RRhhooddeessiiaa,PoliceCrossforDistinguishedService(SnrAsstCommD.H. Sanderson);PoliceMeritoriousServiceMedal(C/Supt.D.H.Sanderson);GeneralServiceMedal(C/Supt.D.H.Sanderson);Police LongServiceandGoodConductMedal,withSecondandThirdAwardClasps(C/Supt.D.H.Sanderson);Coronation1953, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style for wear, good very fne and better (6)
£160-£200
DD..HH..‘‘SSaannddyy’’SSaannddeerrssoonnservedasChiefSuperintendentintheBritishSouthAfricaPolice,withthemajorityofhisservicetakingplaceinand aroundSalisbury,includingrolesatAvondale,Marlborough,UmtaliandSalisburyCentral.Heisfrequentlymentionedinthebook RhodesianFront War:Counter-InsurgencyandGuerillaWarinRhodesia,1962-80,byauthorHenrikEllert,whoexplorestheriseoftheRhodesianFrontandthe military struggle; Ellert later notes Sanderson’s love of deep-sea game fshing in the Mozambique Channel.
AlliedVictoryMedals:Belgium(2);Czechoslovakia;France;GreatBritain((3355888899DDrr..JJ..TTaayylloorr..RR..HH..AA..)) renamed;Greece;Italy; Japan(2),onehousedinoriginalbalsawoodboxofissue;Portugal;SouthAfrica,bilingualreverse((DDvvrr..AA..JJoohhnnssoonnCC..AA..HH..TT..CC..)); UnitedStatesofAmerica(2),1clasp,Siberia,withoriginaltopwearingpin;5clasps,DefensiveSector,Aisne-Marne,MeuseArgonne,Oise-Aisne,SommeOffensive;togetherwithaBelgianOrderofLeopoldIIKnight’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,with ‘L’silverpalmsdeviceonriband;aBelgianCroixdeGuerre,L.III.R.,bronze,with‘L’bronzepalmsdeviceonriband;aJapanese SiberianInterventionMedal1914-20,housedinoriginalbalsawoodboxofissue;andaJapaneseChinaIncidentWarMedal1937 -439, generally very fne and better (17)
£120-£160
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The Duke of Manchester's Huntingdonshire Mounted Rife Volunteers Helmet. AveryscarceTrooper’sleatherexample,circa1860-1861,withablackleatherskullwithsimilarpeaksfrontandback,a futed whitemetalcrest fttedwithawhiteoverredfallinghorsehairplumeandfrontalredshavingbrushplumesection,withadiestampedwhitemetalfrontalbadge,thiswithaDucalcoronetabovescriptcapitals 'MV',withanornateregimentaltitlescroll belowinscribed'1storDukeofManchester's',withplatedrosesideornamentsandawhitemetalchinchain, lackingitsleather backing,withabrownvelvetheadband, lackingitsquiltedlining,thefrontpeakwarped,therearpeakdetachedduetolackingits stitching, otherwise good service worn condition and very scarce, £600-£800
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Forfarshire Artillery Volunteers Helmet Plate.
AverygoodVictoriannickelsilverexampleinthetypicalform,withaRoyalcoatofarmsandtri-partmottoscrollinscribed ‘Dieu EtMonDroit’,thecentreofscrollwith ‘1st’ abovealargecannon,witharegimentaltitlescrollbelowinscribed‘Forfarshire Artillery Volunteers’, the reverse with three original nicely toned loops, excellent condition £80-£100
Royal Artillery Badges.
AgoodselectionincludingplatedOtherRank’sVolunteerArtilleryFurCapGrenadeBadges(2)bothwitha faminggrenade centredwithanartillerypiece,withinawreathoflaurelleaves,thereverseswithplumeholdersandlongslider fttings;adiestruckfrostedsilverplatedTerritorialCapBadge,thereversewithaslider ftting;aRoyalMaltaArtilleryOtherRanksbi-metal example, upon a white metal Maltese cross, the reverse with a slider ftting, very good condition (4) £120-£160
Coldstream Guards Badges.
Verygooddie-stampedsilveredandenamelledexamples(2)the frstanOfficer’sServiceDressCapBadge,anunmarkedsmall facettedsilveredstarmountedwithapiercedGarterstrapuponablueenamelground,centredwithaCrossofSt.Georgeinred enamel,thereversewithtwolongloops;thesecondaWarrantOfficer’sdie-stampedfacettedsilveredCapstar;theGarterstrap piercedwithblueenamelground,centredwithaCrossofSt.Georgewithtranslucentredenamel,thereversewithtwoloops and its pin fxing, very good condition (2) £60-£80 663377
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Scots Guards Piper’s Bonnet Badge. An unofficial cast silver (untested) example with a Garter belt bearing the regimental title ‘Scots Guards’, with a regimental badge to the voided centre, the reverse with two loops, unofficially cast, very good condition
£50-£70
Scots Guards and Irish Guards Forage Cap Badges. GoodOfficer’sandWarrantOfficer’sexamplesincluding;earlyIrishGuardsWarrantOfficer’sexamples(2);averygoodIrish GuardsOfficer’sexample;agoodScotsGuardsWarrantOfficer’sexample,thereversebearingasmalltabletwithmaker’smarks for‘J.R.Gaunt.London’;anOfficer’sScotsGuardssmallexample,thereversewithmaker’smarksfor ‘F&S’,generallyverygood condition (5) £140-£180 663399
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The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), 5th Volunteer Battalion Cap Badges. Agoodselectionincludingascarcedie-stampedwhitemetalexmapleGlengarryBadge,circa1888-1903,withathistlepatternstar witharegimentaltitlescrollinscribed,‘5thVol.Batt.’aboveacentredSt.AndrewandtheSaltire,aboveafurtheregimentaltitle scroll‘TheRoyalScots’,thereversewithtwobrassloop fttings;anOfficer’sForageCaporGlengarryBadge,circa1931-59,the reversewithtwoloops;aVolunteerBattallionwhitemetalexample,thereversewithwhitemetalloop fttings;a4/5thBattalion wihitemetalexample,thereversewithtwoloop fttings;aSecondWarplasticexample,withavoidedcentreandaredplastic insert,thereversewithtwometalblades,maker’smarksfor ‘I-A’ ‘A.Stanley&SonsWalsall’, generallyverygoodconditionand better (5) £160-£200
King’s Own Scottish Borderers Officer’s Glengarry Badges. Verygooddie-stampedsilver(untested)examples(2)circa1901-52.the frstfactorypierced,theotherpiercedbyhand,each withaRoyalcrestaboveaSaltiresurmountedwiththistlesprays;centredwithEdinburghCastle,withregimentalmottoscrolls and title circlet. the reverses with two loops, very good condition (2)
Averygoodandscarcedie-stampedsilveredbrassVictorianpost1861example,withathistlewreathencompassinganoval Garterstrapinscribed‘LanarkshireRifeVolunteers’;centredwithstencillednumerals ‘31’,aboveatri-partmottoscrollinscribed, ‘Nemo Me Impune Lacessit’, the reverse with two brass loops, the plating worn, otherwise very good condition and scarce
£120-£160
3rd Lanarkshire Rife Volunteers Other Ranks Shako Badge.
£90-£120 664444
Averygoodandscarcedie-stampedbrassVictorianexample,circa1859,witharampantlionuponaraisedground,thereverse with two loops, very good condition and scarce
664455
3rd Lanarkshire Rife Volunteers Helmet Plate.
A good and scarce die-stamped silvered Victorian Other Ranks example, circa 1884-1901, with a Victorian crown surmounting a star bearing laurel sprays and a Garter strap with the regimental title ‘3rd Lanarkshire Rife Volunteers’, with a strung bugle to the voided centre, the reverse lacking one if its original loops, with two nicely toned loops remaining, otherwise very good condition
£80-£100
1st (City of London) Battalion, Volunteer Rife Brigade, Officer’s Shoulder or Pouch Belt Plate.
Avery fnesilveredpost1920examplewithaThistlestarwithregimentaltitlescrolls ‘TheGlasgowHighlanders’ and ‘Highland LightInfantry’,bearingagiltImperialcrownedmount,centredinsilverwithSt.AndrewholdingaSaltireinsideaGarterstrap bearing the motto ‘Nemo Me Impune Lacessit’, the reverse with two loops and its centre fxing pin, very good condition
A very good and scarce die-stamped white metal Other Ranks example, circa 1879-86, with a Victorian crown surmounting a star with the regimental title circlet ‘1st A. B. Elginshire Rifes’, with a large thistle to the voided centre, the reverse with two brass loops, very good condition and scarce £220-£260
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Gordon Highlanders Officer’s Bonnet or Glengarry Badge.
Averygoodsliver(untested)inthestandardformwithastag’shead,eachantlerwith fvepoints,uponaPrincess’coronet, centredwithinawreathofivyleaves,aboveamottoscroll‘Bydand’,thereversewithastoutpinfastenerandhook,withmaker’s marks for ‘A. & J. Smith. Aberdeen’, very good condition £120-£160
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4th (Donside Highland) Volunteer Battalion, Gordon Highlanders Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
Averygoodandscarcedie-stampedwhitemetalexample,ofanovalform,circa1893-1908.witharegimentaltitle ‘4thDonside Hlnd.Vol.Bn.GordonHighrs’,uponasprayofthistles,withastruttingcockereluponatorsetothevoidedcentre,thereverse with two toned loops, very good condition and scarce £120-£160
AverygoodandscarceVictorianblackenedbrassexample,circa1860-80,withaPrinceofWales’plumeoffeatherssurmounting astarbearingtheregimentaltitle ‘Renfrewshire.Rife.Volunteers.’ outsideadomedcirclet,centredwithraisedromannumerals ‘XIV’, the reverse with two loops, minor service wear, very good condition and scarce
Averygoodandscarcedie-stampedwhitemetalexample,circa1887-1908,inonepiece,asusedbyregularbattalions,witha wreathofthistleswithacentraltitlebetl “ArgyllAndSutherland’,withaPrincess’coronet,centredwithaboar’sheadanda sitting cat, above a title scroll ‘1st (Renfrew) V.B.’, the reverse with two nicely toned loops, very good condition
Averygooddie-stampedbrassexample,circa1874-1881,withitsoriginal fnish,see(K.K.1275),thereversewithtwooriginal cooper loops, excellent condition £80-£100
1st Lanarkshire Rife Volunteers Officer’s Cap Badges.
Verygoodexamples(2)the frstaVictoriandie-stampedbronzeOfficer'sCapBadgewithaVictoriancrownsurmountingacoiled buglewith ‘1’ tothevoidedcentre,thereversewithtwoloops;thesecondanEdwardiandie-stampedsilver(untested)example, circa1902-08,withanImperialcrownsurmountingacoiledbuglewith ‘1’ tovoidedcentre,thereversewithtwonicelytoned loops, very good condition (2)
£80-£100
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1st Aberdeenshire Rife Volunteers Other Ranks Shako Badge.
Averygoodandscarcedie-stampedbrassexample,circa1860-84,withawreathofthistlescentredwithadomedstippledoval bearingSt.AndrewuponaSaltire,abovearegimentaltitlescroll ‘1stAberdeenshire’ withalinedovaltabletbelowcentredwith ‘33’, the reverse with two toned loops, very good condition and scarce £100-£140
Norfolk Regiment Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp.
Averygoodbrassexample,1881-1902pattern,centredwithasilver(untested)BritanniaaboveNorwichCastle,insideawhite metalcircletoverlayinscribed ‘TheNorfolkRegiment’,withmatchingbenchmarks ‘24’,(seeRyan173), slightedgedigsatthetop, otherwise very good condition £70-£90
Cameronians (Scottish Rifes) Officer’s Waist Belt Plate.
AgoodexampleCameroniansOfficer’sWestBeltPlate,mountedwithaGuelphiccrown,withamulletandstrungbuglehorn between the thistle sprays, the reverse with one hook ftting, lacking its plain loose loop, very good condition £60-£80
Lanarkshire Rife Volunteers Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp.
3rd Volunteer Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp.
AgoodsilveredexamplewitharectangularplateandclaspwithsilveredoverlayintheformofaPrincess’coronetrestingupona twopartregimentaltitlescroll ‘PrincessLouise’s’, abovetheregimentalinsignia,withafurtherregimentaltitlebelow,withinatripartscroll‘ArgyllAndSutherlandHighlanders’,abovealowerscrollwiththeadditionaltitle‘3rdVolunteerBatt.’,thereversewith bar and hook fxings, and the ftting pin for the central device, very good condition
£80-£100
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1st Lanarkshire Rife Volunteers Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate.
AfaircastblackenedbrassexamplebearingthecoatofarmsofScotlandaboveatri-partmottoscroll ‘NemoMeImpuntLacessit’, the reverse lacking its two fxings, rubbed at its higher points, fair condition £50-£70
4th Duchess Harriet's Company (Rogart), Sutherland Rife Volunteers Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate.
£240-£280 666633
Averygoodandscarcesilverplatedexample,circa1860-1863,withaDucalcoronetsurmountingaThistlewreathwithcentral devicecomprisinganovalcircletinscribedwiththeregimentaltitle'DuchessHarriet'sCompany(Rogart)',centredwithashield bearingherfamilycoatofarms,thereversewiththreescrewpostsandtheiroriginalnutandwasher fttings, withtheremainsof a sticker to the reverse side of the shield, very good condition and scarce
British Cavalry Badges.
Agoodselectionincluding2nd(RoyalScotsGreys)Dragoons(3);2nd(Queen’sBays)DragoonGuards,aVictorianexample,the reversewithloop fttings;4th(Queen’sOwn)Hussars;4th/7thDragoonGuards;5thDragoonGuards;6thDragoonGuards;10th HussarsNonCommissionedOfficer’sArmBadge,solidbacktwoloops;12thLancers;13thHussars,AVictorianexample,the reversewith re-enforced loops;14/20th(King’s)Hussars;15th/19thHussars;16th(Queen’s)Lancers;18th(QueenMary’s)Own Hussars, most reverses with slider fttings, unless otherwise stated, generally good condition and better (15) £120-£160
British Cap Badges.
AgoodmixedselectionincludingaRoyalScots,brassexample,thereversewithtwocopperloopsanditsbackingcloth;a4th/5th BattalionRoyalScots,whitemetalexample,thereversewithtwoloops;aRoyalWelshFusiliersbrassexample,thereversewitha slider ftting;averygood40th(2ndSomersetshire)RegimentofFoot,brassexample,thereversewithtwobrassloops;Royal FlyingCorpsbrassexamples(2),thereverseswithtwoloops, oneloopbent;BedfordshireRegiment(2)oneapre1919bi-metal example;SuffolkRegiment,abrassexample,thereversewithaslider ftting;Queens’RifeVolunteerBrigade,c.1902-08,ablack Imperialcrownedexample;RoyalFusiliers(CityofLondon),a1stpatternVictoriancrownedgildingmetalexample;,thereverse withtwoloopsnorthandsouth;WelshRegiment,abrassexample,thereversewithaslider ftting;GloucestershireRegiment BackBadges(2)largeandsmallversions,bothreverseswithslider fttings;King’sRoyalRifeCorpsCadets(2)blackenedbrass examples,thereverseswithslider fttings;ablackenedbrassexampleImperialCrownedHarp,thereversewithtwoloops;a Women’sTransportServiceF.A.N.Y.,bronzeexample,thereversewithtwoloops;WestYorkshireRegiment,abi-metal example,thereversewithtwoloops;RoyalArtillery,aVictorianwhitemetalGrenadeBadge,thereversewithtwoloops; BermundaRifes,awhitemetalexample,thereversewithtwoloops;602(CityofGlasgow)BomberSquadron,abrassdie-cast example,thereversewithtwoloops;ObserverCorps,Officer’sandOtherRanksexamples(4);ReconaissanceCorps(2),brass examples,thereverseswithtwoloops;IntelligenceCorps,awhitemetalKing’scrownexample,thereversewithaslider ftting;a silveredbakeliteHomeGuardexample,thereversewithbrooch fttingsandmaker’smarksfor ‘I-A’ , ‘Prov.Pat.’ and ‘A.Stanley& Sons, Walsall’; etc., generally good condition and better (lot) £220-£260 666655
Irish Regimental Cap Badges.
A good selection including: 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards (4); Connaught Rangers (2); Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (3) one 1926 -34 pattern; Royal Irish Regiment (2); Royal Dublin Fusiliers (2); a Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Fur Cap Grenade Badge; Royal Irish Rifes; a London Irish Rifes Caubeen Badge, etc., generally good service worn condition and better (16) £160-£200
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Royal Scots Fusiliers and London Scottish Regiment Shoulder Titles.
FiveRoyalAirForceOfficers’capbadges;togetherwiththreeRCAFclothbrevets;anAirGunner’sclothbrevet;aBRCAFcloth brevet;aGQParachutistbadge;aRoyalCanadianAirForceOperationalWings,silver-gilt,thereversestamped‘BirksStirling’, withdoublescrewbacksuspension;aCanadianMemorialCross,G.VI.R.,thereversenamingdetailsobscured,suspendedfroma RCAF silver brooch; and other ephemera, generally good condition (lot)
Averygoodandscarcewhitemetalexample,bearingtheTughraofSultanKhalifbibHarabAlBusaidi(1911-60)insideaseeded circularborder,thereversewithaslider fttingwithmaker’smarksfor ‘Firmin,London’,uponaredcircularfeltbackground, very good condition and scarce £200-£240 667700
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Zanzibar Police Shoulder Title.
Averygoodandscarcewhitemetalplatedexample,bearingtheTughraofSultanKhalifbibHarabAlBusaidi(1911-60)the reverse with two plated loop fttings, upon a red vinyl shaped background, very good condition and scarce £220-£260
British Army Tunic and Coatee Buttons.
Averygoodselectionofpre-1881mostlyOfficer’sexamples,withtwoOtherRanksexamples,including6thRegimentofFoot, coatee,gilt,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;7th,(RoyalFusiliers)RegimentofFoot,coatee,giltmounted,with maker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;14th(Buckinghamshire)RegimentofFoot,1855patternwithoutarim,gilt,with maker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;19th(1stYork,NorthRiding)RegimentofFoot,coatee fatsmallexample,unmarked; 34th(Cumberland)RegimentofFoot,coatee,gilt,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Firmin,&Son,153Strand,London’;40th(2nd Somersetshire)RegimentofFoot,coatee,gilt,withmaker’smarksfor ‘P.&S.Firmin,153Strand’;71st(Highland)Regimentof Foot,coatee,gilt,withmarksfor ‘Engaged,Quality’;77th(EastMiddlesex)RegimentofFoot,coatee,gilt,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;79th(CameronHighlanders)RegimentofFoot,doublet,diamondpattern,gilt,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;90th(PerthshireVolunteers)LightInfantry,coatee, fatexample, relicconditionwithlittlegiltremaining, withmaker’smarksfor ‘Pitter&Fox,London’;AidedeCamp,coatee fatexample,gilt,withmaker’smarksfor ‘I.McGowan, London’;93rd(SutherlandHighlanders)RegimentofFoot,coatee,gilt,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;Royal Artillery,circa1855-73,gilt,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;OtherRanksexamplesincluding55thRegimentof Foot relic condition; Royal Sappers and Miners, coatee, etc., generally good condition (15) £240-£280
Averygoodselection,circa1902-1947,including:4thGrenadiers;7thRajputs;10thJatInfantry;15thLudhianaSikhs;16th LucknowRegiment;17thDogras;18thInfantry;37thDogras;41stDogras;44thMerwaraInfantry;75thCarnaticInfantry;83rd WallajambadInfantry;86thCarnaticInfantry;94thRussell’sInfantry;101stGrenadiers;119thInfantry;120thRajputanaInfantry; 124th Baluchistan Infantry; 126th Baluchistan Infantry; 2nd Burma Battalion, etc., very good condition (lot) £140-£180
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Indian Army Tunic Buttons.
Averygoodselection,circa.1902-1947,including:7thMadrasInfantryRegiment;14thPunjabRegiment;16thPunjabRegiment; 19thPunjabRegiment;22ndPunjabRegiment;28thPunjabiRegiment;31stPunjabRegiment;32ndPioneers;48thPioneers;64th Pioneers;67thPunjabRegiment;76thPunjabRegiment;87thPunjabRegiment;90thPunjabRegiment;MadrasPioneers,etc., very good condition (18) £60-£80
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Indian Army Cavalry Buttons. AgoodselectioncoveringthelateVictorianperiodto1947including:2ndLancers;3rdSkinner’sHorse;6thLancers;7thLancers; 11thLancers;16thLancers;16thBengalLancers;18thIwanaLancers;18thKingGeorge’sOwnLancers;19thLancers;19th DeccanHorse(2);26thLightCavalry;27thLightCavalry;37thLancers;RoyalDeccanHorse;BengalLancers,etc.,mostlyfullgilt examples, some silvered, two smaller examples, very good condition (lot) £120-£160
Agoodselectionofmostlylargegiltexamples,circa1842-1947,including:1stBengalinfantry(3),circa1861-03,circa1903-22, circa1922-27;2ndBengalInfantry,circa1903-22;3rdBengalInfantry(2),circa1842-1855.circa1903-1922;4thBengalInfantry,a Victorianmountedexample;4thRajputInfantry(3),circa1901-03, scarce, circa1903-22,circa1922-47;5thLightInfantry,circa 1903-22;6thLightInfantry;7thRajputInfantry,circa1922-27;8thBengalInfantry,33rdBengalInfantry,circa1861-03;79th Carnatic Infantry; generally very good condition, some scarce (17)
£60-£80
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Indian Army Buttons.
AverygoodandscarceVictorianselection,mostlylargesizegiltexamples,including:38thMadrasNativeInfantry;39thMadras NativeInfantry;40thMadras,circa1857-1903;41stMadrasNativeInfantry;43rdMadrasNativeInfantry;46thMadrasNative Infantry;48thMadrasNativeInfantry;49thMadrasNativeInfantry;50thMadrasNativeInfantry;51stMadrasNativeInfantry;51st Native Infantry; 52nd Madras Native Infantry, etc., very good condition, some scarce (12)
A very good and scarce Regency and later selection, mostly large gilt Coatee Buttons including: 5th Bengal Native Infantry, circa 1807-31, with maker’s marks for ‘W.I.F.’, with Prince of Wales’ plumes; 1st 14th H.E.I.C. Bengal Native infantry, circa 1796-1824, with maker’s marks for ‘W. R. Smith’, an open back silvered coatee example, scarce; 14th Bengal Native Infantry, circa 1824-28, with maker’s marks for ‘Ranken, & Co’ ; 2nd Bengal Infantry, circa 1803-24, silver (untested), with maker’s marks for ‘A Craig & Co’, scarce; 24th Bengal Infantry, silvered, circa 1824-30, with maker’s marks for ‘I. M. Gowan, London’; H.E.I.C. Royal East India Volunteers, with maker’s marks for ‘I. M. Gowan, London’, scarce; 3rd Bengal Native Infantry, circa 1830-53, with maker’s marks for ‘Jennens & Co, London’; 17th Bengal Native Infantry, circa 1824-28, with maker’s marks for ‘Firmin & Sons Ld, London’; 41st Native Infantry, circa 1828-46, with maker’s marks for ‘Maynard & Co, Poultry, London’; 45th Bengal Native Infantry, circa 1824 -57, with maker’s marks for ‘Jennens & Co, London’; H.E.I.C. Bengal Engineers, with maker’s marks for ‘Boggett & Rynolds, London’; Bengal Artillery, with maker’s marks for ‘Ranken & Co Calcutta’, very good condition, some scarce (12) £280-£340
Indian Army Buttons.
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AgoodselectionofVictorianandearlyEdwardianlargesizegiltCoateeaandTunicbuttonsincluding:BombayArtillery,a mountedexamplewithmaker’smarksfor‘Jennens&Co,London’;2ndMadrasNativeInfantry,circa1857-1903,withmaker’s marksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’; 3rdPalamcottahRegimentMadras,circa1857-1903(2)onewithmaker’smarksfor‘Firmin& SonsStrand,London’; 5thMadrasInfantry,circa1880-1903,withmaker’smarksfor‘Jennens&Co,London’;13thMadrasInfantry, withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;9thMadrasInfantry,apre1903examplewithmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co, London’; 10th Madras Infantry, a pre 1903 example with maker’s marks for ‘Jennens & Co, London’, very good condition (8) £80-£100
lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)
Indian Army Buttons.
Averygoodandscarceselectionofpre1861mostlygiltcoateebuttons,including:1stMadrasNativeInfantry,withmaker’smarks for‘Oakshette&Co,15MillStreet,London’, mintcondition;22ndBombayNativeInfantry,apost1840example,withmaker’s marksfor‘Jennens&Co,London’;32ndRegimentBengalNativeInfantry,circa1828-61,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co, London’;51stRegimentBengalNativeInfantry,circa1824-44;54thRegimentBengalNativeInfantry,circa1846-57,withmaker’s marksfor‘Jennens&Co,London’;55thRegimentBengalNativeInfantry,circa1824-57,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Ledsams, London’;56thRegimentofNativeInfantry,withmaker’smarksfor‘Ranken&Co,Calcutta’;56thRegimentofNativeInfantry, circa.1824-53,withmaker’smarksfor‘Ranken&Co’;57thRegimentBengalNativeInfantry,circa1828-51,withmaker’smarks for‘Gibson,McKellars&Co.Calcutta’;58thRegimentBengalNativeInfantry,circa1844-57,withmaker’smarksfor‘Jennens& Co,London’;60thBengalNativeInfantry,circa.1842-57,withmaker’smarksfor‘Jennens&Co,London’;62ndBengalNative Infantry,asilveredpre1830examplewithmaker’smarksfor‘Ranken&Co’;65thBengalNativeInfantryVolunteers,apre1830 examplewithmaker’smarksfor‘Ranken&Co’;65thBengalNativeInfantry,withmaker’smarksfor‘Jennens&Co,London’, very good condition (14)
Indian Army Buttons. AverygoodandscarceselectionofEdwardian,Victorianandearliermostlycoateebuttons,gilt,somescarceincludingaBombay Marine,circa1820-30example,plainreverse;4thMadrasNativeInfantryRegt,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Porr&Sons,Madras’;5th LightInfantry,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co’;6thBengalLightInfantry,circa1901-03,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Ranken& Co,Calcutta’;8thMadrasNativeInfantry,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;8thBengalNativeInfantry,circa1830 -57,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;9thBombayInfantryRegiment,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Oakshette&Co.15 MillStLondon’;10thMadrasNativeInfantry,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;14thBengalNativeInfantry,circa 1846-57,withmaker’smarksfor ‘HGarden,Piccadilly’;25thBombayNativeInfantry,withmaker’smarksfor ‘J.Jones6Regent Street’;25thRegiment,withXXVaboveashieldwithinaVictoriancrownedlaurelspray,thereversewithmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;26thMadrasNativeInfantry,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Firmin&Sons,153Strand,WarwickStreet’;27th MadrasNativeInfantry,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Stillwell&Son,London’;28thMadrasNativeInfantry,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;33rdRegimentofMadrasInfantry,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;a37thGrenadier RegimentMadrasNativeInfantry,circa1840-57example,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;3rdFrontierBrigade, pre1860example,withmaker’smarksfor‘Smith&Kemp,Birm’;a1stScindiahs’Contingent,pre1860example,withmaker’s marksfor ‘Smith&Kemp,Birm’;LoyalPoorbeahRegt,1861-03,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;IndianStaff Corps,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;MedicalStaff,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co,London’;Medical Staff,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Boggett&Reynolds,London’;1stBnTrichinopoleLightInfantry,anopenbackexample,plain reverse,circa1800-24;MadrasEuropeanRegiment,earlygiltopenbackedslightlydomedbutton,thereversenotgilded;Kelat.I. GhilzieRegiment,silver,circa1842-61,London;HonourableEastIndiaCompany,circa1840’sexample,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens & Co, London’, etc., very good condition, some scarce (lot)
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Indian Army Buttons. Averygoodselection,circa1842-1947,mostlyCapandMessDresssmallexampleButtons,including:19thLancers;20thLancers; MadrasEngineers;7thRajputs;1stBellucheeBattalion;15thSikhs;17thDogras;22ndRajputs;37thDogras;67thRajputs;81st Pioneers;94thRussell’sInfantry;116thMahrattas;122ndRajputs,etc.,someduplicates, mounteduponacardwithcleartapeto the obverse of each button, very good condition (lot)
£120-£160
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Indian Army Buttons.
AverygoodselectionofmostlyOfficer’sassortedsizedButtons,circa1810-1947,withsomeveryscarceexamples,including:2nd ScindeHorse,a fatsilverexamplewithhallmarksfor ‘London1933’;7thBengalCavalry,anopenbackedCoateeexample;1st Battalion,BengalNativeInfantry,asilveropenbackedCoateeexamplewithmaker’smarksfor ‘W.R.Smith’,withaPrinceof Wales’plumeoffeathers; 2ndBengalInfantry,anopenbackedCoateeexample;3rdMadrasRegiment;7thRajputRegiment;15th PunjabRegiment;16thLucknowRegiment;25thPunjabRegiment;31stPunjabRegiment;37thDograsRegiment;38thDogras Regiment,asilverexamplewithmarker’sandhallmarksfor‘Birmingham,J&C.1890’;41stDograsRegiment;83rdWallajahbad LightInfantryRegiment;90thPunjabRegiment;124thBaluchistanInfantryRegiment,etc.,mountedupontwocardswithclear tape to the obverse of each button, generally very good condition, some scarce (lot)
£180-£220
Indian Army Buttons.
Averygoodselection,circa1844-97,mostlyfullsizeTunicButtons,withanumberofCoateeButtons,Officer’sandOtherRanks examplesincluding;2ndBengalLancers;20thLancers;23rdCavalryRegiment;MadrasArtillery,Coatee;BombayArtillery,a mountedexample;BombayEngineers,Coatee;MadrasEngineers;Q.V.O.MadrasSappers&Miners;3rdSappers&Miners; MadrasStaff Corps;BombayStaff Corps;BengalStaff Corps;BengalMedicalService;BombayMedicalService;IndianMedicalStaff; 12th Malabar Battalion, etc., some duplicates, very good condition (lot)
£220-£260
669944
A Napoleonic era Royal Navy Gunner’s Cannon Priming Flask, c.1800-05.
A fnepriming faskofthetypeusedtopour fnegunpowderintothetouch-holesorlocksofnavalguns,cowhorn,39cmlong, withoriginalwoodenscrewplugfor fllingandbrassnozzlewithspringleverend,with2screw-eyesforsuspensioncord, good condition
£200-£240
£40-£50 669955
AsetofblackmetalGreatWarerabinoculars,engraved ‘C.F.D.Perrins’,intheir fttedleathercase,completewithitsleather strap, the lid impressed ‘C. W. Dyson Perrins’, generally very good condition
CChhaarrlleessWWiilllliiaammDDyyssoonnPPeerrrriinnss , thesonofJamesDysonPerrins,theowneroftheLeaandPerrinsWorcestershiresaucefactoryandthe grandsonofWilliamPerrins,itsco-originatoroftheLea&Perrinssecretrecipe.Hisson,CChhaarrlleessFFrraanncciissDDyyssoonnPPeerrrriinnsswascommissionedinto the Royal Field Artillery for service during the Great War. He served on the Western Front from 2 December 1915 and was advanced Captain. Binoculars.
A Pair of Crimean War Period Russian Infantry Captain’s Epaulettes. Apairofepaulettesforthe20thInfantryRegiment,redfeltwithgoldbraidedging,alargegoldbullion‘20’oneachand2stars, with gilt retaining buttons with tying laces, three tiny moth nips, otherwise very good condition (2)
£240-£280
See ‘The Russian Army of the Crimea’, by Albert Seaton, 1973.
Swords.
TwoOfficer’s1895patternSwords,the frstby HenryWilkinson,PallMall,London,onanetchedblade,withG.V.R.cypherto thehilt,witha fshskincoveredgriptohandle,scabbard,swordknotandleatherstrap;thesecondby S&JKitchin,Sheffield,on anetchedblade,withG.V.R.cyphertothehilt,withaleathercoveredgriptohandle, scabbardandswordknotand damaged leather strap, some staining and rust spots, the plating lacking in places, generally good condition (2)
£140-£180
This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.
A Prussian Pilot’s Badge.
£200-£240 669988
A fneexampleoftheskeletalversionofthePrussianPilotsBadge,silver,unmarked,completewithoriginalpinandhingebut lacking hook, generally good condition
A German Pilot’s Badge.
A fneexampleofGermanPilot’sBadge,silverthereversestamped‘800’,withadditionalsilvermarktopin,completewithoriginal pin, hook, and hinge, very good condition
£200-£240
Imperial German Wound Badges.
SevenImperialGermanWoundBadges,allstamped;togetherwithoneskeletalbadge,themajoritylackingtheiroriginal fnishes; threeImperialGermanNavalWoundBadges,allstamped;togetherwithtwo copy Observer’sBadges;a copy Kreigsmarinebadge; two copy Imperial Austrian Flying Badges; an Imperial German belt buckle; and other insignia, reasonable condition (lot)
£140-£180
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(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.
