Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (12 October 2022)

ORDER OF SALE

DECORATIONS, MEDALS AND MILITARIA

WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER 2022 AT 10AM

SINGLE ORDERS AND DECORATIONS 1-7

GROUPS AND SINGLE DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY 8-65

CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 66-265

SINGLE CAMPAIGN MEDALS 266-369

CORONATION, JUBILEE AND LONG SERVICE MEDALS 370-400

LIFE SAVING AWARDS 401-411

MISCELLANEOUS 412-458

WORLD ORDERS AND DECORATIONS 459-524

BOOKS 525-530

MILITARIA 531-565

GERMAN MILITARIA 566-600

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Single Orders and Decorations

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,G.C.B.(Civil)KnightGrandCross,setofinsignia,sashbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksfor Birmingham2015;Star,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,withgoldretainingpin,housedonoriginalcaseinsert, ofmodernmanufacture, extremely ne (2) £1,600-£2,000

TheOrderoftheCompanionsofHonour,G.VI.R.,neckbadge,silver-giltandenamel, withminorredenameldamagetointeriorof crown, and some blue enamel damage to motto, otherwise nearly extremely ne £1,800-£2,200

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

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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,K.B.E.(Civil)KnightCommander’s2ndtypesetofinsignia,comprisingneck badge,silverandsilvergilt,withbothfullsizedandminiaturewidthneckriband;Star,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,in Garrard, London, !tted case of issue, about extremely ne (2) £700-£900

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

cer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1919, good very ne £100-£140

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon 1918, crown suspension slightly bent, very ne £80-£100

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

Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel, on lady’s bow riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, very ne £100-£140

Soldwithtwoundatedoriginalpresscuttingsandresearch,attributingtheawardoftheA.R.R.C.toNursingSisterMissMildredGraceWiseman, PrincessMary’sRoyalAirForceNursingService,whowasawardedtheA.R.R.C.inthe1935BirthdayHonours’List(LondonGazette 3June1935), ‘InrecognitionoftheexceptionaldevotionandcompetencydisplayedinthenursingandcareofthesickinRoyalAirForceHospitalsatHomeand Abroad.’ShehadpreviouslyservedintheGreatWarwiththeTerritorialForceNursingServiceandtheRoyalAirForceNursingService,andwas entitled to the British War and Victory Medals.

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

AKnightBachelor’sgroupofsevenawardedtoMajorSirStephenP.Low,HampshireRegiment,later Solicitor to the Board of Trade and Ministry of Fuel and Power

KnightBachelor’sBadge,2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,hallmarksforLondon1938,in RoyalMint caseofissue; BritishWarandVictoryMedals(MajorS.P.Low.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(Capt.S.P.Low.Hamps.R.);Jubilee 1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued,thelastsixmounted courtstyle as worn, nearly extremely ne (7) £400-£500

Knight Bachelor London Gazette 9 June 1938: Stephen Philpot Low, Esq., Solicitor to the Board of Trade. SirStephenPhilpotLow wasbornon17September1883,thesonofSirFrederickLow,K.C.,M.P.,andwaseducatedatWinchesterCollege and Magdalen College, Oxford. Called to the Bar in 1906, he practised on the South Eastern Circuit until the outbreak of the Great War. Lowservedwiththe1st/9th(Cyclist)Battalion,HampshireRegiment(TerritorialForce)duringtheGreatWarinIndiafromFebruary1916,and theninSiberiaduringtheRussianIntervention,arrivingatVladivostockon28November1918,andremaininginSiberiauntilthefollowing November. He was promoted Acting Major on 25 October 1918.

FollowingtheGreatWarLowjoinedtheLegalDepartmentoftheMinistryofLabourin1920,andin1934wasappointedSolicitortotheBoard ofTrade.Knightedforhisservicesinthe1938BirthdayHonours’List,from1942untilhisretirementin1948headditionallyheldtheappointment of Solicitor to the Ministry of Fuel and Power. He died in Harrow on 25 October 1955. Sold with copied research and medal roll extracts which con!rm the award of all three Coronation and Jubilee Medals.

A Great War C.M.G. group of three awarded to Surgeon Captain G. T. Bishop, Royal Navy

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,indamaged caseofissue;BritishWarMedal1914-18(Surg.Commr.G.T.Bishop.R.N.); France,ThirdRepublic,Medailled’Honneurdes Epidimies,silver-gilt(M.GeorgesF.BishopMalte1919)edgestamped‘argent’,ribbonwithembroideredanchor, goodvery ne(3) £700-£900

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2001.

C.M.G. London Gazette 4 June 1917:

‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the War’.

Medailled’HonneurdesEpidimies LondonGazette 25February1921-anapparentlyuniqueawardingilttotheRoyalNavy;threeawardsare recorded issued in bronze and four issued in silver.

GeorgeThompsonBishop wasbornon17May1965,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyinMay1892.HewaspromotedtoStaff SurgeoninOctober 1903 and to Fleet Surgeon in May 1908. Promotion to Surgeon Captain came on his retirement in 1920. Sold with full service record, con!rmation of both awards and sole entitlement to British War Medal.

24% (+VAT

AGreatWarC.M.G.groupofnineawardedtoColonelJ.R.Dyas,HampshireRegiment,laterRoyal Warwickshire Regiment

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withneck riband,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885(Lieut:J.R.Dyas. 2/Hamps:Regt.);IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Burma1885-7,Burma1887-89(Lieutt.J.R.Dyas.2d.Bn.Hamps:R.); Queen’sSudan1896-98(Capt.J.R.Dyas.1/R.War:R.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFree State,Johannesburg,DiamondHill(Major.J.R.Dyas,Rl:WarwickRgt.)engravednaming;BritishWarMedal1914-20(Col.J.R. Dyas.) ranko ciallycorrected;Coronation1902,silver,unnamedasissued;Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6,unnamedasissued; Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum(CaptainJ.R.Dyas,1st.Bn.TheRoyalWarwickshireRegt.)contemporarily

(9) £1,200-£1,600

C.M.G. London Gazette

March

JamesRidgewayDyas wasbornon11March1862,theonlysonofLieutenant-ColonelJosephDyas,RoyalEngineers,andwaseducatedat WellingtonCollegeandtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe67thRegimentofFooton22 January1881,andservedwiththeRegiment(laterthe2ndBattalion,HampshireRegiment)inIndiafrom10March1881.Hewaspromoted Lieutenanton1July1881,andservedintheSudancampaignin1885,andthenwiththeBurmeseExpeditionin1885-86(Mentionedin Despatches)andagainin1887-89.PromotedCaptainon4September1889,hetransferredtotheRoyalWarwickshireRegiment,andservedin thecampaignintheSudanunderSirHerbertKitchenerwiththe1stBattalion,andwaspresentattheBattleofKhartoum.Hewaspromoted Majoron1April1899,andsawfurtherserviceinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfromFebruarytoJune1900.HewasappointedSecondin Commandofthe2ndBattalion,RoyalWarwickshireRegiment,on6April1902,andwaspromotedLieutenant-Colonelon22December1905. PromotedBrevetColonelon22December1908,hewasplacedonhalfpayoncompletionofhistenureofcommandofthebattalionthe following year.

DyasrejoinedfortheGreatWaron21September1913,andwasappointedtothecommandofthe11thBattalion,CheshireRegiment.He transferredtothecommandofthe9thBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon6August1915,andthentothecommandof the36thTrainingReserveBattalionon1September1916.Herevertedtoretiredpayon24July1919,andsubsequentlyservedasLibrarianatthe Staff College,Camberley.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewascreatedaCompanionoftheOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,and received the British War Medal only. He died on 23 January 1933.

Sold with a photographic image of the recipient, and copied research.

Apost-WarC.M.G.groupoffourawardedtoSirChristopherChancellor,GeneralManagerofReutersfrom 1944 to 1959

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withneck riband;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued; Greece,Kingdom,OrderofthePhoenix,Commander’sneckbadge,silver-gilt andenamel,withneckriband; France,ThirdRepublic,LegionofHonour,Officer’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,with rosette on riband, generally good very ne (4) £400-£500

C.M.G. London Gazette 4 June 1948: ‘General Manager, Reuters’

SirChristopherJohnChancellor wasbornon29March1904,thesonofLieutenant-ColonelSirJohnRobertChancellor,G.C.M.G., G.C.V. O.,G.B.E.,D.S.O.,andwaseducatedatEtonandTrinityCollege,Cambridge.HejoinedReutersin1930andremainedwiththeagencyfor29 years.BasedinShanghaifrom1931to1939withhisyoungfamily,hekepttheagency'sChinaserviceoperatingaftertheJapaneseinvasionin1932. HereturnedtoLondonduringtheWar,andworkedwithWilliamMoloneyandWilliamHaleyinreorganisingReuters'newsandbusiness operations, succeeding Sir Roderic Jones as the general manager of Reuters in 1944.

TheDailyTelegraph creditedhimforkeepingthecompanyrunningunderextremelydi

cultwartimecircumstances,notingthat‘Itwaslargely thankstoChancellorthatReutershadsurvivedthewarintact,despitethelossforseveralyearsofthegreatestpartofitsworldmarket.’By1951, at the #rm's 100th anniversary, Chancellor was credited with tripling the agency's correspondents and revenues. Hewasadditionallyknightedin1951andreceivedtheKingHakkonVIILibertyCross(1947),OfficeroftheOrderofOrangeNassau(1950), CommanderoftheOrderofDanebrog(1951),OfficeroftheLegionofHonour(1951),CommanderoftheSpanishOrderofCivilMerit(1952), CommanderoftheOrderofthePhoeneix(1953),CommanderoftheOrderofVasa(1953)andCommanderoftheItalianOrderofMerit (1959).

FollowinghisretirementfromReutersin1959,ChancellorheldvariousFleetStreetdirectorships,aswellasservingonvariouscharitable committees.Hisyoungerson,AlexanderChancellor,waseditoroftheSpectatorform1975to1984,andhisgrand-daughteristheactressAnna Chancellor. He died in 1989.

Sold with original named Coronation Medal transmittal slip, this framed.

AGreatWar‘Palestineoperations’D.S.O.groupof !veawardedtoVice-Admiral(Retired)J.D.Nares,Royal Navy,whowasdecoratedandmentionedindespatchesforserviceswhilstservinginH.M.S. Enterprise in October & November 1917

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,with M.I. D.oakleaves(Commr.J.D.Nares.R.N.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,unnamedasissued, akingtoobverseredenamel central medallion, otherwise good very ne (5) £1,400-£1,800

D.S.O. LondonGazette 20February1919:‘Cdr.JohnDoddNares,R.N.,H.M.S. Enterprise.Didmostusefulservicepriortotheoperationsin !xing positionsnorthofGaza,thusenablingamaptobedrawnup.Renderedevery'assistance’toR.A.Egyptfromthe6thto12thNovember,1917, when the Rear Admiral’s "ag was "own in Enterprise.’ JohnDoddNares wasbornon11December1877,thesonofAdmiralSirGeorgeNares,theArcticexplorer.HeenteredtheRoyalNavyon 15January1892andwaspromotedtoSubLieutenanton15December1897,havingservedasaCadetinH.M.S.Britannia,andinH.M.S.Crescent, inwhichheadvancedtoMidshipmanon15March1994.AsaMidshipmanheservedinH.M.S.Katoomba, H.M.S.Orlando, H.M.S.Flora, H.M.S Calliope, H.M.S.Victory andH.M.S.Volage.Itwasremarkedthathe"suffersgreatlyfromseasickness".HebecameanAssistantSurveyor4thClass on1September1898and,asaSub-Lieutenant,servedinH.M.S. Triton andH.M.S. Penguin.HewaspromotedtoLieutenanton1April1900,then servinginH.M.S.Dart, H.M.S.Penguin,H.M.S.Research and,fromMarch1908toFebruary1911,inH.M.S.Egeria,asFirstLieutenantand,from March1910,incommand.HewasinH.M.S.Fantôme from21February1911,andincommandfromMay1911untilMay1913,whenhespenta fewmonthsintheHydrographicDepartmentbeforetakingcommandofH.M.S.Hearty on7November1913.HewaspromotedtoCommander on31December1913,andleft Hearty onlyacoupleofmonthslateron28February1914,whenhereturnedtotheHydrographicDepartment thefollowingdayasaNavalAssistant,beforebecomingSuperintendentofChartson17February1915.HejoinedH.M.S.Enterprise on1 September1917,incommandandasChargeHydrographicSurveyor,andwasalsoappointedtotheStaff oftheCommander-in-Chief,EastIndies, nominallytoconductsurveysintheRedSea.But,fromOctobertoDecember1917,operatedinH.M.S. Enterprise off thecoastofPalestine,for whichhewasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceOrderandwasalsomentionedindespatches.From19August1918,hecommandedH.M.S Merlin,inHongKongandwaspromotedtoCaptainon30June1919.It isrecordedthatTheirLordships"expressedsatisfactionatthe circumstancesinwhichhydrographicinformationofconsiderablevalueofCantonRiversEastandWestwasobtained".HewasSuperintendentof ChartsintheHydrographicDepartmentfrom1November1920to1March1922,whenhetookcommandofH.M.S.Endeavour onthewest coastofAfrica,remaininginheruntil13August1924.HereturnedtotheHydrographicDepartmentasAssistantHydrographeruntil23February 1928,whenhejoinedH.M.S.Iroquois incommandontheChinaStationuntil6December1929.ViceAdmiralTyrwhittdescribedhimas"Above average.AmostefficientsurveyorandhascarriedouthisdutiesinaccordancewithAdmiraltyOrders.Charmingpersonalityandapleasant companion." He was promoted to Rear-Admiral on 4 April 1931 and retired the following day. During1931-32heundertooksurveysofBharanagerChannelonthewestcoastofIndia,beforebecomingthePresidentoftheDirecting CommitteeoftheInternationalHydrographicBureauinMonacofrom1932to1940when,withthecollapseofFrance,hereturnedtoEnglandto serveintheHydrographicDepartment- !rstasaRetiredCommanderandthenasaRetiredCaptain.From1942-44heheldthepostofAssistant HydrographerinBath.HereturnedtoMonacoasaViceAdmiral(datingfrom1Jan1936)in1945,andremainedthereuntilhisdeathon18 January 1957.

Sold with copied research, including record of service and con!rmation of Second War medals.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront1918’D.S.O.andM.C.groupofsixawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelR.C.Lloyd, commanding1/1stDenbighYeomanry,laterre-designatedas24th(DenbighshireYeomanry)Battalion,Royal Welsh Fusiliers

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued; BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.R.C.Lloyd.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(Capt.R.C. Lloyd.DenbighYeo.);TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,hallmarksforLondon1919,thelast "vemountedaswornandcontainedina contemporary "ttedglazeddisplaycasewiththeD.S.O.stillonitsoriginalintegralribbonbrooch, obversecentredepressedonthe D.S.O., otherwise good very ne, the TFWM rare to unit (6) £3,600-£4,400

D.S.O. LondonGazette 2April1919;citationpublished10December1919:‘Captain(actingMajor)RoderickCroilLloyd,M.C.,1/1stDenbigh Yeomanry, attached 24th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Duringthesuccessfuloperationsof31stOctober1918,inthevicinityofTieghem,heshowedgreatgallantryandableleadershipincommandof hisBattalion.AtoneperiodoftheoperationshewentforwardtotheleadingCompanyCommander,andwithhimsoeffectivelyreorganisedthe Companyunderheavy "rethathewasabletoorderitforwardtotheattackonthesecondobjective.HethenfoundthesupportingCompany, who had lost direction, reorganised it and placed it in position’.

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1919: ‘Captain (acting Major), 1/1st Denbigh Yeomanry.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 12 January 1918 (Egypt) and 5 July 1919 (France).

RoderickCroilLloyd wasborninFlint,Mold,on3July1885,thesonofMajorEdwardLloydandhiswifeEthelMary.EducatedatCheltenham College,hewas "rstcommissionedintheDenbighshireHussarsYeomanryasSecondLieutenanton30August1902;Lieutenant,1April1908; Lieutenant,DenbighYeomanry,fromT.F.ReserveofOfficers,19August1914;TemporaryMajor,7May1916;ActingMajorwhilstemployedon H.Q.ofaYeomanryRegiment,20June1918;ActingLieutenant-Colonel,9November1918,whilstcommandingaYeomanryBattalion. RelinquishingtherankofLieutenant-Colonel,3December1918,hewaspromotedsubstantiveLieutenant-Colonelon7March1921.PostWarhe commanded the 5th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers from 10 September 1920.

Servingwiththe MediterraneanExpeditionaryForcefrom3March1916withtheDenbighshireYeomanry,on1March1917whilstinEgyptitwas re-designated24th(DenbighshireYeomanry)Battalion,RoyalWelshFusiliersTerritorialForce.LeavingEgypton30April1918,theBattalion arrivedinFranceon18May1918.On21June1918,itbecamepartof94thBrigade,31stDivisionandtookpartinthefollowingactions:battleof StQuentin,battleofBapaume,battlesofArras,Estaires,Hazebrouck,defenceoftheNieppeForest,attackatLaBecque,captureofVieux Berguin,battleofYpresincludingtheactionatTieghem.WarServicesofArmyO

cers(1920)recordsthatLieutenant-ColonelLloydwas wounded.

PostWarhereturnedtohisestateandprobablycontinuedhisformercareerasaLandAgent.HemarriedJoanTateon29April1924,whose family owned the well-known Tate & Lyle Company. He was a J.P. of Denbigh and died there in 1971 aged 86 years.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.S.O.groupoffourawardedtoMajorE.A.Widdowson,NewZealandArmy Medical Corps

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;1914-15Star(3/463Major.E.A. Widdowson.N.Z.E.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(3/463MajorE.A.Widdowson.N.Z.E.F.) nearly extremely ne (4) £2,000-£2,400

D.S.O. London Gazette 3 June 1918.

EricArthurWiddowson wasborninChristchurch,Canterbury,NewZealand,on11November1888andenlistedatOtagoon21October 1914.CommissionedaCaptainintheNewZealandArmyMedicalCorps,heembarkedforservicewiththe2ndReinforcement,NewZealand ExpeditionaryForceatWellingtonon14December1914,andservedduringtheGreatWaratGallipoli;withtheEgyptianExpeditionaryForce; andontheWesternFront.PromotedMajoron13December1917,heservedlatterlywithNo.1NewZealandFieldAmbulance,andforhis servicesduringtheGreatWarhewasMentionedinDespatchesbyFieldMarshalSirDouglasHaig‘forhisgallantconductanddevotiontoduty duringtheperiod25September1917to24February1918’(LondonGazette 28May1918),aswellasbeingappointedaCompanionofthe DistinguishedServiceOrder.ReturningtoNewZealandon20May1919,hewasdischargedon21August1919,andinlaterlifepractisedasa G. P. in England. He died on 29 April 1959.

Sold with a portrait photograph of the recipient, housed in a glazed display frame.

AnunusualSecondWar‘1944’D.S.O.,‘1943’A.F.C.,UnitedStatesofAmericaBronzeStargroupofnine awardedtoGroupCaptainD.C.R.MacDonald,RoyalAirForce,aHawkerHindandBaltimorepilot,who servedwith613Squadronin1939andcommanded211and52SquadronsintheMiddleEast,Mediterranean and North Africa. He also commanded the Mediterranean Air Transport Service, December 1944 - May 1945 DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,silver-giltandenamel,reverseofficiallydated‘1944,withintegraltopribandbar;AirForce Cross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1943’;1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;Italy Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45; UnitedStatesofAmerica,BronzeStar,reverseengraved‘D.C.R.MacDonald’, mounted for display, generally very ne or better (9) £2,800-£3,200

D.S.O. London Gazette 9 June 1944. The original recommendation states:

‘GroupCaptain(WingCommander)MacDonaldtookoverthecommandof52SquadroninMarch1943,whilstrearmingwithBaltimoresforuse asbombersintheMiddleEast.InJunetheSquadronwastransferredtothisCommandforreconnaissance.LatertheSquadronwasemployedin theprotectionofshippingrunningbetweenSicilyandSalernofromenemysubmarines.Thesechangesinrole,thoughconsiderable,weremade e

ciently and quickly. Credit for this is due to Group Captain MacDonald.

SincethearrivaloftheSquadroninNorthAfrica,GroupCaptainMacDonaldhas "ownaconsiderablenumberofhoursonactiveoperations. Duringthelastsixmonths,forexample,hehas "own150operationalhours.These #guresarehighforaSquadronCommander,butthe Squadronwaswithoutpreviousexperienceofseareconnaissanceandanti-submarineworkandhadtolearnasitwentalong.Itisinthisrespect thatGroupCaptainMacDonaldhasshownoutstandingleadershipinthefaceoftheenemyasheneverhesitatedtodothemorehazardous sorties himself #rst of all and to pass on his experience to his squadron.

TheSquadronarrivedinNorthAfricaatatimewhenitwasvitalshippingbestoppedbetweenItalyandSicily.Thisshippingtravelledcloseinshore andunder #ghterprotection.Muchofthisreconnaissancewascarriedoutby52Squadronandonsightingreportsbeingmadeshippingtorpedo strikes were made by Beau#ghters or Wellingtons in North Africa, and also by bombers of the Strategic Air Force.

ShippingreconnaissanceswerealsonecessarytostoptrafficbetweenSardiniaandCorsicaandItalyduringtheperiodoftheevacuationofthese islands by the enemy. Many of the successful strikes on shipping were made as a result of reconnaissance by 52 Squadron.

Muchofthisseareconnaissancewasveryhazardous.ManyofthesightingsofenemyshippingmadebyGroupCaptainMacDonald,despitethefact thattheshippingwascoveredbyenemy #ghters,resultedinsinkingsbytheshippingstrikes.Iattributetheexcellentworkdoneby52Squadronin seareconnaissancetothepersonalexampleandcourageousandgallantleadershipofGroupCaptainMacDonald,whosetaveryhighstandardof achievement to the rest of the Squadron.’

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

A.F.C. London Gazette 2 June 1943. The original recommendation states:

‘Sincetheformationofthisunit[No.72OperationalTrainingUnit],thisofficerhasbeenengagedaschiefinstructor.Hehasproducedconsistently goodresultsduringtheperiod.TheschoolhasbecomeanexceptionallyefficienttrainingunitandWingCommanderMacDonaldhasseta "ne example.’

United States of America Bronze Star. The official citation, dated 24 October 1945, states:

‘GroupCaptainD.C.R.MacDonald,RoyalAirForce, "rstasCommanderandlaterasDeputyCommander,MediterraneanAirTransportService, fromDecember1944toMay1945,assumedhisdutiesatthetimeofdepartureoftheAmericancommanderofthetheatre.Withunusualability heappliedhimselftothedifficultandcomplextaskofoperatinganalliedairlineinacombatzone.Hischangesinoperationcontrol,andhis diplomacyandtactintransactionswiththeassociatedcarriers,materiallyincreasedtheefficiencyofthecommand.Hisenthusiasticandloyal supportofthelaterAmericancommandernotonlyinspiredmembersoftheorganisationbutpavedthewayforfuturealliedco-operation.Group CaptainMacDonald’soutstandingservicesintheMediterraneanAirTransportServicecontributedgreatlytotheexecutionofthealliedwar effort.’

DuncanCharlesRuthvenMacDonald wasborninWoolwichin1913,andeducatedathomeandUniversityCollege,London.Hejoinedthe RoyalAirForceasActingPilotOfficeronprobationinSeptember1934,andwaspostedtoNo.5F.T.S.,Sealandforpilottraining.Havingquali"ed asapilot,subsequentpostingsincludedto4and614Squadrons.MacDonaldadvancedtoFlyingOfficerinMarch1937,andwaspostedto613 Squadron(AuxiliaryAirForce)astheRegularOfficerAdjutantandInstructorwiththerankofFlightLieutenantinMarch1939.TheSquadronwas anarmyco-operationunit,andattheoutbreakofthewarwasallocatedtotheAirComponent,BritishExpeditionaryForceinsupportoftroops in France. Flying Hawker Hinds, they also carried out raids on German installations.

MacDonaldadvancedtoSquadronLeaderinSeptember1940,andtoWingCommanderinFebruary1941.Heappearstohavespentthe remainderofthewarin $yingappointmentsintheMiddleEast,MediterraneanandNorthAfrica,includingastheCommandingOfficerof211 Squadron,July-November1941.AtthislatterdateanelementofthesquadronformedNo.72O.T.U.(SeeA.F.C.).MacDonaldwasappointedto thecommandof52Squadron(Baltimores),Egypt,in March1943.HemovedwiththeSqaudrontoTunisiainJune,fromwheretheycarriedout shippingreconnaissanceandconvoyescortdutiesbeforemovingtoItalyinNovember1943.MacDonaldadvancedtoGroupCaptain,and commandedNo.328WingpriortocommandingtheMediterraneanAirTransportService,December1944-May1945.Bytheendofthewarhe had $ownover2,000hours,andatleast63operationalsorties.GroupCaptainMacDonaldwaspresentedwithisD.S.O.andA.F.C.byH.M.the King at Buckingham Palace in December 1946), and retired in September 1958.

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A Great War O.B.E. group of four awarded to Paymaster Commander C. C. Merry, Royal Navy

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,hallmarkedLondon1919; Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(Ast.Clk.C.C.Merry,R.N.,H.M.S.Gibraltar.);NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp, PersianGulf1909-1914(Asst.Paymr.C.C.Merry,R.N.H.M.S.High$yer.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Payr.Lt.Cr.C.C.Merry. R.N.) mounted on card for display, good very ne (4) £500-£700

O.B.E. London Gazette 27 June 1919:

‘For valuable services as Secretary to Vice Admiral Sir Edmund R. Pears, K.B.E., C.B., in charge of the naval establishments at Invergordon.’

ColinCampbellMerry wasbornon22January1884andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanAssistantClerkon15July1901;AssistantPaymasterand Secretary’sClerk,June1905;ActingPaymaster,November1916;Paymaster,February1917;PaymasterLieutenant-Commander,January1920. DuringtheGreatWarhewassecretarytoRear-AdmiralR.H.AnstrutheratHongKong,andtoRear-AdmiralE.R.PearsatCromarty.Hewas afterwardssecretarytoVice-AdmiralSirDouglasNicholsonintheReserveFleet,1922-23,beforetakingchargeofsupplydutiesatPortEdgar Base,havingbeenpromotedtoPaymasterCommanderinFebruary1923.InMay1925hewasappointedassecretarytoRear-AdmiralP.H. HallThompson, commanding Third Battle Squadron, Atlantic Fleet.

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AscarceandunusualSecondWar‘1942’militarydivisionO.B.E.,‘Iraq1920-21’D.F.M.groupofsixawarded toAircraftman1stClass,laterColonel,R.Hayne,RoyalAirForceandRoyalArmyOrdnanceCorps,who distinguishedhimselfwhilstservingwith30SquadronoverthenewlyformedKingdomofIraq,andstayedon intheMiddleEastfortheinter-waryearsafterhisdischarge.Obviouslyhavingmadeasuccessofhimself, andnowpro!cientinArabic,Haynere-engagedatCairoforcommissionedservicewiththeR.A.O.C.during the Second War

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

cer’s2ndtype,breastbadge;DistinguishedFlyingMedal, G.V. R.(39018A.C.1.R.Hayne.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D. oak leaf, mounted for display, generally good very ne (6) £2,000-£2,400

O.B.E. London Gazette 18 February 1943:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the Middle East during the period May 1942 - October 1942.’

The original recommendation states:

‘ThisOfficerhasshownexceptionaldevotiontoveryresponsibledutiesconnectedwith "ghtingandothervehicles.Hehasalsoshownoutstanding meritduringtwomajorreorganisationsofhisdepotduringaperiodofunprecedentedactivityandexpansion.Thesehighqualitieshave contributedconsiderablytothecourseofoperationsintheMiddleEastgenerally,andparticularlyduringthepresentcrisisintheWesternDesert. Hehassetaninspiringexampletoallbyhistenacityofpurpose,organisingability,untiringefforts,leadershipandabsolutesel$essservicetothe "ghting troops.’

D.F.M. London Gazette 10 October 1922:

‘For distinguished services rendered during active Service operations in Iraq during 1920-21.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 April 1941:

‘For distinguished service in the Middle East during the period August 1939 - November 1940.’

RichardHayne wasborninDorking,SurreyinJanuary1901,andenteredtheRoyalFlyingCorpsasaBoyinJuly1916.Hewasstillmusteredas aBoyontheformationoftheRoyalAirForceinApril1918,andisshownasbeingattheRecruitsDepotonthatdate.Subsequentpostings includedC.F.S.Upavon,Eastchurch,No.1AeroRepairDepartmentFarnborough,thenagaintoC.F.S.,andfromthereto63Squadronin MesopotamiainJuly1919.HaynewaspostedasAircraftman1stClassto30Squadron(D.H.9A’s),BaghdadWest,1March1920,anditwasfor hisservicewiththeSquadronthathewasawardedtheD.F.M.TheSquadron,commandedbySquadronLeaderR.Collishaw,D.S.O.andBar, D.S. C., D.F.C., was employed as one of the permanent squadrons in Iraq, engaged with providing security for the new kingdom.

HaynewaspostedtoAmman,TransJordaninFebruary1922.Thelatterwasthebasefor14SquadronandanArmouredCarSquadron.Hayne wastransferredtotheReserveinJanuary1923,butmoreorlessimmediatelyrecalledforReserveService,before "nallydischargedlocally,8 January1924.Unusually,hisaddressondischargewasgivenas‘c/oChiefBritishRepresentative,Amman,TransJordan.’Hayneappearstohave decided that his civilian future lay in the Middle East, and he remained there throughout the inter-war years.

HaynewasawardedaRegularArmyEmergencyCommissionintheRoyalArmyOrdnanceCorpsinSeptember1939.HejoinedatCairo,and declaredhispreviousservicewiththeR.F.C.andR.A.F.,claiminglinguistictalentinArabic,butchoosingtomakenoreferencetohisD.F.M.Hayne alsoprovidedproofofaClass‘A’PrivatePilot’sLicence.HeadvancedtoTemporaryColonelinOctober1943,andservedduringtheSecond WarinEgypt,Libya,Palestine,theUnitedKingdomand "nishedinEgypt.Haynerelinquishedhiscommission,26March1946,andwasgrantedthe Honorary Rank of Colonel. In later life he resided at 34 Cheniston Gardens, Kensington, London.

ItisunusualthatHayne didnotdeclarehisD.F.M.onentryintotheArmy,forheisknowntohavewornitaftertheSecondWorldWar.Indeed, healsoworeaG.S.M.,with‘Iraq’claspwhichwasnamedtoanative-amedaltowhichhewasnotentitled.HayneisnotlistedontheIraqclasp medalroll,noristhereanyreferencetotheawardofthemedalonhisRecordofService(asaconsequencethemedalwasremovedfromthe groupbythecurrentvendor).HisR.A.F.RecordofService,however,suggeststhathewasentitledtotheBWMandVM(authorisedon8January 1923-thedaybeforehisdischarge),butagainthisisincorrect.HayneneversawserviceoutsideoftheUKduringGreatWaroperations.Hadhe received them, he would surely have worn them, given his willingness to wear a G.S.M. to which he was not entitled!

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Apost-War‘CivilDivision’O.B.E.pairawardedtoLieutenantJ.C.O’Dwyer,IndianArmyReserveof Officers,laterH.M.Consul-General,Berlin,whoseConsularcareersawhimservinginMunichinthelead-up totheSecondWorldWar,andinSanFranciscoatthetimeoftheJapaneseattackonPearlHarborand America’s entry into the War

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;IndiaGeneralService 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Lt. J. C. O’Dwyer, I.A.R.O.) good very ne (2) £260-£300

Provenance: Roger Perkins Collection, Sotheby’s, December 1990. O.B.E. London Gazette 13 June 1959.

JohnChevalierO’Dwyer wasbornwasbornon15September1900,thesonofSirMichaelO’Dwyer,GovernorofthePunjab(whowas murderedin1940bytherevolutionistUdhamSinghasareprisalfortheAmritsarmassacreof13April1919inwhichanestimated1,000 protesterswereshotdead,UdhamSinghbeingoneofthesurvivors),andwaseducatedatDownsideSchoolandClongowesCollege,County Kildare.TravellingtoIndiatoseehisparentsandarrivedinLahoreinDecember1918,hewascommissionedintotheIndianArmyReserveof Officers,andservedduringtheThirdAfghanWaronattachmenttothe31stDukeofConnaughtsOwnLancersandtookpartintheThird AfghanWarof1919.ReturningtoEnglandhewentuptoBalliolCollege,Oxford,andaftertakinghisdegreejoinedtheLevantConsularService, thebranchoftheForeignOfficedealingwiththeMiddleEast,in1923.Overthenext "veyearsheworkedalmostexclusivelyinPersiabeing appointed Vice Consul and Acting Consul in Tehran, Shiraz, Ahwaz, Meshed, Kermanshah and Basra. ContractingPulomaryTuberculosisin1931,O’DwyerbecameveryillandinOctober1931leftBasrabyseaandtravelleddirectlytoGermany wherehewastreatedataBavarianMountainSanatorium.Onhisrecovery,hetransferredtotheGeneralConsularServiceandstayedinGermany initiallyasHisMajesty’sViceConsulinFrankfurt,beforetransferringtotheveryheartofthepoliticalscenebybeingappointedViceConsulin Munichin1936.HeleftGermanyinMay1938andwasappointed "rstViceConsulthenConsulinSanFrancisco,California,UnitedStatesof America.PromotedConsulGeneralfollowingAmerica’sdeclarationofwaronJapanfollowingtheattackatPearlHarbor,herepresentedH.M. Governmentonallnon-militarymattersonthewesternseaboard.ReturningtoLondonin1943,hespentayearattheForeignOfficebefore returningtothePaci"c,thistimeHawaii,uponhisappointmentasConsulinHonolulu.FollowingthesurrenderofJapan,hewasinvolvedinthe preparation of pre-trial documents for the war crimes tribunals. In1950O’DwyerwasappointedtoTokyoasConsulintimefortheoutbreakoftheKoreanWarandlatermovedtoYokohamaasConsul General.HereturnedtotheForeignOfficeinLondonin1952attheheightoftheColdWarremainingthereuntil1956whenhewasappointed ConsulGeneralinBerlin,a posthehelduntilhisretirementin1959.AppointedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireonhisretirement, he died in 1978 and is buried near his father in Brookwood Cemetery, Woking. SoldwithaphotographicimageoftherecipientpresentingtheC.B.E.toLieutenant-GeneralE.Hull,U.S.Army,whilstBritishConsulinHonolulu; and copied research.

A M.V.O. and R.V.M. group of !ve awarded to Sergeant H. G. Barrett, Royal Horse Artillery

TheRoyalVictorianOrder,M.V.O.,Member’s5thClassbreastbadge,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,thereverseunnumbered[see footnote], minorblueenamelrestorationtomotto;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(49234Sgt.H.G. Barrett.UBty.,R.H.A.);Coronation1911,silver,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(49234Sjt:H.G.Barrett.R.H.A.);

RoyalVictorianMedal,G.V.R.,silver,unnamedasissued,mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, tracesoflacquer,otherwisegoodvery ne and better (5) £700-£900

Provenance: JohnTamplinCollection,DixNoonanWebb,June2009(whentheM.V.O.waserroneouslydescribedasbeing‘officiallynumbered 589’; and the Q.S.A. additionally had the clasp Orange Free State).

M.V.O. 5th Class London Gazette 2 January 1933

HenryGulliverBarrett wasborninWoolwichon2May1871;hisfatherwasRichardBarrett,aSergeantintheRidingEstablishment,Royal Artillery.Followinghisfather’sfootsteps,BarrettjoinedtheRoyalHorseArtilleryandasaSergeantin‘U’BatteryR.H.A.servedinSouthAfrica duringtheBoerWarfrom21December1899to5March1900.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalwithGratuityper ArmyOrder172ofOctober1903.AfterleavingtheArmyhejoinedRoyalService,andasClerkoftheStablesatMarlboroughHousehewas awardedtheRoyalVictorianMedalinSilveron31December1925,ontheoccasionofthedeathofQueenAlexandra,on20November1925.He wassubsequentlyintheHouseholdofH.R.H.thePrinceofWalesandformanyyearsorganisedthereuniondinnersof‘Q’Battery,R.H.A.As ‘Storekeeper,RoyalMews,BuckinghamPalace’,hewasappointedaMemberFifthClassoftheRoyalVictorianOrderon29July1932,andwas presented with the insignia in hospital by Sir Arthur Erskine shortly before he died in Croydon General Hospital on 13 November 1932.

Note: Researchincludedwiththelot,compiledbyJohnTamplin,indicatesthattherecipientwasallocatedtheM.V.O.badgeno.589;however, owingtothefactthattheinsigniaoftheOrderwaspresentedtohiminhospitalinapresumablyhurriedceremony,andbeforethenoti"cationof the award had even appeared in the London Gazette, it is possible that he was invested with an unnumbered badge.

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TheuniqueGreatWarM.B.E.,‘Darfur1916-Sudanoperations’D.C.M.groupofsixawardedtoWarrant OfficerClass1R.J.Sladden,17Squadron,RoyalFlyingCorps,whoservedastheseniorWarrantO

cerin Darfur, Sudan in 1916, and was later commissioned rising to the rank of Captain

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttype,breastbadge,hallmarksforLondon‘1919’; DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(212Fl.Sjt:R.J.Sladden.No.17Sq:R.F.C.);1914-15Star(212S.Mjr.R.J.SladdenR.F.C.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(212W.O.Cl.1.R.J.SladdenR.F.C.);Khedive’sSudan1910-21,1clasp, Darfur1916,looseonriband(212Sjt.Mjr.R.J.Sladden.R.F.C.)o

ciallyimpressednaming,withasilvershootingprizemedal, hallmarksforBirmingham1920,reverseengraved‘F/O.SladdenInterSquadronO

cers,Halton,May1921’,allhousedina privately made velvet lined wooden case with ‘RFC’ embossed on lid, and R.F.C. cap badge, generally very ne (6) £4,000-£5,000

M.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919:

‘In recognition of distinguished services during the war.’

D.C.M. London Gazette 31 May 1916 (Egypt):

‘For consistent good work in connection with the care and repair of aeroplanes.’

One of only 92 Distinguished Conduct Medals awarded to members of the Royal Flying Corps.

Approximately 63 Khedive’s Sudan 1910 Medals were awarded to R.F.C. personnel, 23 of them with them with the ‘Darfur 1916’ clasp.

RobertJohnSladden wasborninStoke,Devon,andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatDevonportinAugust1906.HeservedasaGunner with148Battery,RoyalFieldArtillerypriortotransferringtotheRoyalFlyingCorpsandbeingpostedtotheFlyingDepot,16July1912.He advancedtoSergeantinJuly1913,andtoSeniorMechanic1stClassandSergeantMajor,andservedwith17SquadronintheEgyptiantheatreof war,November1915-December1916.Sladdenparticipatedastheseniornon-commissionedo

cerintheDarfuroperationsof MarchDecember1916,whenfourB.E.2caircraftfromthesquadron’s‘C’FlightwentintoactionwiththeGovernor-GeneralSirReginaldWingate’s blessing, for ‘the sudden appearance out of the blue of "ying chariots would impress on Ali Dinar’s followers the futility of resistance.’

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 "owninthosedaysthe1,000milestodestination,sofourcratedaeroplanes,theirfuelindrums,twoLeylandlorries, fourCrossleytenders,aspareaeroengine,twocanvashangarstogetherwitharms,ammunitionandabout60officersandmenhadtobe transportedbyseaandland,thelatterpartofthejourneyacrosstracklessdesertintocentralAfrica.Viaaseriesoflandinggroundsanddepots theFlightanditsequipmentwastransportedfromPortSudanviaKhartoumandElObiedbyrail,lorryandcameltoitsmainbaseatNahudand advance base at Jebel el Hula.’

Keown-Boyd continues:

‘The $rstoperational "ightwasmadeon12May1916byLieutenantF.Bellamyandonthe17thaplanepilotedbyCaptainBannatynewashitbya bullet.Onthe23rd,2ndLieutenant(laterMarshaloftheRoyalAirForceSirJohn)SlessorwaswoundedinthethighwhileattackingAliDinar’s armyretreatingfromitsdefeatatthebattleofBeringiabutdisplayingacertainde$anceagainstWingate’sFlyingChariots!TheSultanAliDinar escaped from Beringia but was killed by a Camel Corps patrol a few months later.’

HavingbeenawardedtheD.C.M.forhisgoodworkinEgypt,SladdenreturnedtotheUKattheendof1916.HewascommissionedActing SecondLieutenantintheRoyalFlyingCorpsinApril1917,andsawout theremainderofthewarwithpostingsintheUK.Sladdenadvancedto ActingCaptaininMarch1919,andtoFlyingOfficerinJuly1920.HesubsequentlyservedatNo.1TechnicalTrainingSchool,Halton,andretired as Captain in November 1921.

Themedalgroupisillustratedinboth AContemptibleLittleFlyingCorps byI.McInnesandJ.V.Webb,and OnPatrol,TheStoryoftheKhedive’sMedal 1910-22 by B. Hewitt.

M.I.D. uncon$rmed.

AGreatWarM.B.E.groupof !veawardedtoMrHenryA.Harrington,DirectorofPostsatAlexandria, Egypt, late Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, King’s Royal Ri"e Corps

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,breastbadge,hallmarksforLondon1918;EgyptandSudan1882-89,dated reverse,2clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,TheNile1884-85(2288.Lce.Cpl.H.A.Harrington,3/K.R.Rif:C.); OttomanEmpire,Orderof theMedjidieh,FifthClassbreastbadge,silver,goldandenamel,withmintmarktoreverse; Egypt,Kingdom,OrderoftheNile, FourthClassbreastbadge,silver,silver-giltandenamel,withrosetteonriband;Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued, good very ne (5) £1,500-£2,000

Only 4 Egypt medals issued to 3/K.R. Rif. C. with this combination of clasps. M.B.E. London Gazette 30 March 1920:

‘For services in connection with the war - Henry Augustus Harrington, Esq., Postmaster, Alexandria.’ Order of the Nile, 4th Class London Gazette 29 December 1916: ‘Director of Post Office, Alexandria.’

HenryAugustusHarrington wasbornattheRi"eDepot,Winchester,on3April1864,wherehisfatherwasservingasaColour-Sergeantin 3/60thKing’sRoyalRi"es.Henryenlistedinhisfather'sregimentasaboyrecruitinFebruary1879and,asperregimentalmusters,'LadW.H. Harrington' was embarked for South Africa in February 1880.

AttheonsetoftheFirstAnglo-BoerWar,itislikelyyoungHenrywaskeptbackatthebattalion'sbaseatNewcastle.InDecember1881,hewas appointed to the Mounted Infantry of 3/60th Royal Ri"es, the regiment being retitled the King's Royal Ri"e Corps in the same year.

HewasembarkedforAlexandriainJuly1882,andewaspresentintheactionsatMagfarandKassassin,andatbattleofTel-el-Kebir(Medal& Clasp;Khedive'sStar).PromotedtoLance-CorporalinApril1883,HarringtonwasnextdetailedtoserveasPostmasterfortheArmyof OccupationatCairo,andheremainedsimilarlyemployeduntilJune1884;hewasdetachedfordutyintheSouthStaffordshireandEssex Regimentsinthesameperiod.DuringtheNileoperationshewasdetachedfordutyonthestaff asPostmasteratDongola(Clasp).Heservedin the Egyptian Postal Service from 1883 to 1916.

Postal Arrangements in Sudan in 1884

Thetrainedstaff availableforpostalserviceconsistedoftheChevalierSantoni,nineEgyptianemployees,andthreeorfourBritishnoncommissionedofficers[oneofwhomwasSergeantHarrington]whohadworkedatthePostOfficeatCairo.Thesemenwerereservedforthe threeprincipalPostOffices[SergeantHarringtonwastoserveonthestaff atDongolaasPostmasterduringthe1884-85SudanCampaign],the intermediate offices being served for the most part by convalescent soldiers.

MailsweremadeupatCairoforbattalionsandcorpsoninformationtelegraphedtotheCommandantofthebase.Aparcelspostwasestablished underthesuperintendenceoftheCommandantofthebase.ThemailswerecarriedfromCairotoAssiutbyrailway;AssiuttoAssuanby steamers;AssuantoPhilaebyrailway;PhilaetoHalfabysteamers;HalfatoSarrasbyrailway,SarrastoAbuFatmehbycamel;andAbuFatmehto the south by camel.

Separatecontractsweremadeforthecarriageofletters,parcels,andnewspapers,bycamel;threecamelssufficedasarulefortheletters,andten fortheparcels,&c.LocalpostswerealsoorganisedbythemilitaryauthoritiesontheLineofCommunications;themeansoftransportbeing almost entirely camels, sometimes hired, but generally government property. The post riders were either natives or Egyptian soldiers. RegularpostofficeswereopenedatDongola[whereHarringtonwasappointedpostmaster]andKortiandalsoatransitofficeonboardthe Lotus, bytheEgyptianpostalauthorities,inwhichacompletepostalservicewasestablished,letterscouldberegisteredandmoneyordersobtained. (History of the Sudan Campaign, Vol. 1 p. 86 refers).

On1November1885,HarringtonrevertedtoRegimentalDuty,frompaywiththe2ndEssexRegimentatAssuan,and,on1January1886,he purchasedhisdischargeinEgypttoacceptanofferfromtheEgyptianauthoritiesofapositioninthePostOffice.Andthereheremainedhappily employed for many years, rising to the office of Local Director of Posts at Alexandria.

DuringtheGreatWarheshowed'ageneralinterestinthewelfareofBritishtroops'andundertookcanteenwork.HewasawardedtheM.B.E. andappointedanOfficeroftheEgyptianOrderoftheNile(LondonGazette 29December1916,refers);hisOrderofMedjidiehwaslikely awarded in the same period but was not gazetted.

Henry Harrington died at Walton-on-Thames on 4 November 1948. Sold with research copied to CD.

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

AnInter-WarM.B.E.groupof !veawardedtoSub-ConductorH.I.Macdonald,IndianMiscellaneousList, later Director, Regulations and Forms, Executive Council of the Governor General TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,hallmarksforLondon1931,on2nd typeriband;BritishWarMedal1914-20(S-Condr.H.I.Macdonald,I.M.L.);DelhiDurbar1911,silver,unnamedasissued;Jubilee 1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued,mounted-court-styleasworn;togetherwiththerelatedminiature awards, good very ne (5) £300-£400

ciencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial,reverseo

MM

ciallydated1950,withintegraltopribandbar,mounted

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;MilitaryMedal,G.V.R. (39929Sjt:A.C.Shelton.48/D.A.R.F.A.);1914Star,withclasp(39929Sjt.A.Shelton.R.F.A.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(39929 W.O.11.A.Shelton.R.A.);VictoryMedal1914-19(39929W.O.2.A.Shelton.R.A.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp, NorthWestFrontier1930-31(1026026W.O.Cl.I.A.Shelton.R.A.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R., 1stissue(1026026W.O.Cl.II.A.Shelton.R.A.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(39929B.S.Mjr:A.Shelton.R. H.A.);E

BWM, these very ne, the rest better (11) £700-£900

Lieutenant(Quartermaster)intheRoyalArtillery(TerritorialArmy)on5August1939.HewaspromotedCaptainon5August1945,andMajor on1May1947,andrelinquishedhiscommissionhavingexceededtheagelimiton5April1948,retainingtherankofMajor.Hewasawardedthe

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ASecondWarM.B.E.groupofsixawardedtoWarrantOfficerClassIJ.E.Eames,RoyalSussexRegiment, lateHampshireRegiment,whowascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarnearAmienson20May1940escaping, he was recaptured 24 hours later, and held in captivity for the rest of the War

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;BritishWarandVictory Medals(24603Sjt.J.E.Eames.Hamps.R.);1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy (5485467 W.O. Cl. II J. E. Eames. Hamps. R.) generally very ne and better

Coronation 1911, County and Borough Police (P.C. Joseph Eames Winchester City Police) good very ne (7) £600-£800

M.B.E. London Gazette 29 November 1945:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Field.’

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘RegimentalSergeantMajorEames,7thBattalion,RoyalSussexRegiment,servedwiththeBattalionfromits inceptionattheoutbreakofWar.ThisWarrantOfficerwasinvaluableinhelpinglaythefoundationofgeneraldisciplineandintrainingand buildingupahealthystructureofnon-commissionedofficers,inspiteofthealmostcompletelackofanyrealexperienceamongstthosefrom whom he had to draw. His assistance in training young officers was also of great importance.

Heseta "neexampletoallandhisdeportmentandpatienceatalltimeswentfaringuidingthenumbersofyoungrecruitsontotherightlines. Thisexamplewascarriedoutinfull,when,ontheweekendof18-20May1940theBattalion,entirelyaloneinaFrenchSector(justwestof Amiens)wasattackedbyGeneralRommel’sPanzerDivision.Averygreatdealisowingtothis "neoldsoldier(whohadbeenapensionerandwas 52yearsoldatthetime)forthemannerinwhichallrankscarriedouttheirordersandheldtheirgrounduntilheandothersurvivorshadnot alternativetobeingtakenPrisoner.AfterbeingtakenPrisonerheescapedwithsomeothersonthesameevening(20May1940),buttheywere overtaken by Armoured Cars 24 hours later. I recommend that this Warrant Officer be awarded the M.B.E.’

JosephEdwardEames wasbornin1889,thesonofPoliceConstableJosephEames,WinchesterCityPolice,andservedduringthelatter stagesoftheGreatWarwiththeHampshireRegiment.AdvancedCompanySergeantMajor,heproceedtoGuernseyon19December1924for postingtothePermanentStaff,1stBattalion,RoyalGuernseyLightInfantry,andservedontheislandforanumberofyears.Returningtohis parent unit, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in April 1933.

EamessubsequentlytransferredtotheRoyalSussexRegiment,andservedwiththe7thBattalionaspartoftheBritishExpeditionaryForceduring theSecondWorldWar.HewascapturesandtakenPrisonerofWaron21May1940(seeM.B.E.Recommendation),andheldincaptivityforthe restoftheWar.ForhisservicesleadinguptohiscapturehewascreatedaMemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.HediedatRyde,Isleof Wight, on 10 September 1949.

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A "ne‘MilitaryDivision’M.B.E.,M.S.M.combinationgroupofsixawardedtoWarrantOfficerP.A.‘Paddy’ Jeffers, Royal Air Force, who completed over 40 years continuous service

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtype,breastbadge,silver;WarMedal1939-45; GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia(D2227774Act.F.Sgt.P.A.JeffersR.A.F.);Jubilee1977;RoyalAirForce MeritoriousServiceMedal,E.II.R.(WOPAJeffers(D2227774)RAF);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,withSecond Award Bar (2227774 Sgt. P. A. Jeffers. R.A.F.) mounted for display, generally good very ne or better (6) £800-£1,000

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1972.

PatrickAnthonyJeffers wasborninCrosshaven,CountyCorkinDecember1925.HeenlistedintheRoyalAirForceasanAC2inJanuary 1944,andadvancedtoSergeantinApril1952.‘Paddy’JeffersservedattheAdenSupplyDepot,SteamerPoint,fromNovember1965,and subsequentlyatMuharraqandSharjah.HeadvancedtoFlightSergeantinJanuary1966,andtoWarrantOfficerinJuly1969(receivedAOC’s Commendation,24June1960and13June1964).JefferswasamuchrespectedWarrantOfficerwhoservedcontinuouslyuntil14June1984, beingdischargedattheageof58andhavingservedfor40yearsandfourmonths(awardedL.S.&G.C.inJanuary1962andtheSecondAwardBar in December 1977).

Jefferswasconsideredthe‘Father’oftheR.A.F.CateringTrade,andhislatteryearswerespentattheR.A.F.SchoolofCatering,R.A.F.Hereford. He was awarded the M.S.M. in June 1978, and was in the #rst tranche of awards of the M.S.M. on its re-introduction to the R.A.F.

On retirement Jeffers became the Secretary of the Hereford City Conservation Club, and he died in December 2007.

Sold with typed details of service originally provided by recipient.

ASecondWar‘Paci!cOperations’D.S.C.groupofsevenawardedtoSurgeonLieutenant-CommanderA.C. K.Yates,RoyalNavalVolunteerReserve:decoratedforhisgallantryandskillinministeringtothewounded oftheaircraftcarrierH.M.S. Indefatigable duringJapanese“kamikaze”attacksin1945,hewentontowinthe LiverpoolShipwreckandHumaneSociety’sMarineMedalwhileservingasShip’sSurgeonintheR.M.S. Queen Mary in1955-onenewspaperdeclaringthelatterincidenttobe‘oneofthemostdaringrescuesever carried out by a giant liner’s crew’

DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.,thereverseofficiallydated‘1945’;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;BurmaStar,clasp, Paci!c;WarMedal1939-45;LiverpoolShipwreckandHumaneSociety’sMarineMedal,bronze(ToArthurK.YatesforGallant Service, 30/1/55), mounted as worn, good very ne or better (7) £3,600-£4,400

Provenance: Ron Penhall Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2006. D.S.C. London Gazette 23 October 1945:

‘Forgallantry,skillandgreatdevotiontodutyduringoperationsperformedincollaborationwiththeUnitedStatesPaci!cFleetinthecaptureof Okinawa and the Nansei Shoto area, over the period 26 March to 20 April 1945.’

ArthurCharlesKingsgateYates quali!edinmedicineatSydneyUniversityin1922,andservedasanHonoraryAssistantGynaecologistat theRoyalSouthSydneyHospitalbeforecomingtotheU.K.in1925,wherehewasappointedaF.R.C.S.(Edinburgh).Lateron,however,he journeyed South to take up an appointment as a Clinical Assistant at the Great Ormonde Street Hospital for Sick Children in London.

The War Years

Joiningthe“WavyNavy”asaSurgeonLieutenantinNovember1939,YateswasservingasaTemporaryActingSurgeonLieutenant-Commander inthecruiserH.M.S. Hermione byMarch1941,intime,therefore,forherpartintheBismarckepisodelaterthatyearand,indeed,fortheactionin whichsherammedandsanktheItaliansubmarine Tambien off TunisthatAugust.Infact,asacomponentof“ForceH”,the Hermione wentonto seeextensiveactionintheMediterraneanrightupuntilherlosson16June1942,whenshewastorpedoednorthofSollumbytheU-202-she wentdownstern !rstwitheightofficersand79ratingsoutofhercomplementofabout450men.ItisprobablethatYateswaspresentonthe same occasion, for he is still listed as her Surgeon in the Navy List of February 1942. HavingthenreturnedtotheU.K.,whereheenjoyedalongpostingashoreat President,Yatesjoinedtheaircraftcarrier Indefatigable.Andbyearly 1945,herF.A.A.aircraftwerehotlyengagedagainstassortedJapanesetargetsin“OperationIceberg”,whenshelentsupporttotheU.S.landings atOkinawa.Itwasatthecommencementofthelatteroperation,on1April1945,that Indefatigable becamethe !rstBritishvictimofakamikaze aircraft,beinghitonthe $ightdeckaboveher“island”superstructure,thedetonationoftheZero’s500lb.bombwreckingboth $ightdeckbarriers andthebrie!ngroom.Moreover,insofarasYateswasconcerned,italsowreckedthe $ightdecksickbay-eightmenwerekilledinstantly,and the !nal casualty total was four officers and ten ratings killed, and 16 wounded.

NorwerethesetheonlycasualtieswithwhichYateshadtocontend,F.A.A.aircrewsometimesreturningwoundedfromoperations.Acasein pointwouldbeSub.LieutenantD.M.James,R.N.V.R.,anAvengerpilot,whowasseriouslywoundedinthethighby13mm.shell!reon17May 1945 - he carried out an emergency landing on Indefatigable’s $ight deck and was taken below to Yates but sadly died of his wounds later that day. FollowingrepairsatSydney, the Indefatigable returnedtoanoperationalfooting,andheraircraftwereinactionrightupuntil15August1945,on whichdatetheyfoughtthelastair-to-aircombatoftheWar.Throughoutthisperiodsheremainedunderthreatfromfurtherkamikazeattacks. Mostprobably,however,thecatalystbehindtheawardofYates’D.S.C.datedbackto Indefatigable’s !rstpainfulexperienceof“TheDivineWind” on 1 April 1945.

High drama in the North Atlantic AsevidencedbyYates’subsequentawardoftheLiverpoolShipwreckandHumaneSociety’sMarineMedal,hispost-warcareeralsotookhimto sea,andhispartintherescueoftwoinjuredseamenfromtheS.S. Liberator intheNorthAtlanticon30January1955,wascertainlyoneofhigh drama-allthemoreremarkablethenthatthe QueenMary’s captainlaterreportedthathissurgeon‘lookedasfreshandsmilingasifhewasjust going in to bat for his home team in Sydney, Australia’. The Society’s records state: ‘At15.40hourson29January1955,the QueenMary receivedaradiomessagefromtheS.S. Liberator askingformedicalaidfortwomembersof crewwhowereseriouslyinjured.AreplywasdispatchedimmediatelyinformingtheMasterthatthe QueenMary wouldproceedtowards Liberator Arendezvouswasmadeandthe Liberator wasreachedat0.30hourson30January.At2.01hoursthe QueenMary loweredNo.1seaboatin chargeofMr.L.K.Goodier,Senior1stOfficer,whichtookacrosstheShip’sSurgeon,Dr.A.C.K.Yates,andtheship’sSecondDispenserMr.A.J. Chapman.The Liberator’s gunwalewasabout30feetfromthewaterlineandshewasrollingheavily.Withtheship’srollandthehighseatheboat, when alongside the Liberator was rising and falling approximately 25 feet up and down the ship’s side, against which it was being thrown heavily.

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Whentheboat !rstarrivedtherewasaladderoverthe Liberator’s leeside,butsofaraftthattheboatcouldnotapproachitowingtothedanger ofgettingwaterunderthecounter,orofgoingontothepropellerwhichwashalfabovewater.Theladderwaseventuallymovedtoamidships, butbecauseofthelanguagedifficultiesitwasdecidedtoputaseamanonboardtoassistthesurgeonandtoconveythe1stOfficer’s requirementsastoboatropesandloweringlines.AbleSeamanMarringtonjumpedontotheladderwhentheboatwasontopofasea-thenext seabroughttheboathigheruptheship’ssideandbutforhisagilityhewouldhavebeencrushedbetweentheshipandboat.WhenMarrington gotonboardhehadalineloweredfortheSurgeonandDispenser,whowerehoistedupclearoftheboatandontotheladder.Fromthetime theboatleftthe QueenMary thewindandseahadbeenincreasinginforcetoafreshgale,highseaandheavyconfusedswellwith !ercerain squalls.AftergettingtheSurgeonandDispenseronboardthe1stOfficerconsidereditwastoodangeroustoliealongside,orintheleeofthe Liberator while the surgeon was examining the injured men, so he returned to lie in the lee of the Queen Mary.’ Atthisjuncture,itwasdecidedtohoisttheNo.1seaboatbackaboardthe QueenMary,thelatter’scaptainremainingconvincedthatthe prevailingconditionswouldmakeitnearimpossibletoreturntocollectYatesandcolleagues.Hewas,therefore,verysurprisedtoreceivearadio message reporting that he did indeed intend to return to the Queen Mary with the two injured men. The Society’s records continue: ‘At3.33theboatwasagainloweredandsentawaywithadifferentvolunteercrewinchargeofMr.P.A.Read,ChiefOfficer,andreachedthe Liberator at03.48hours.TheythentookaboardDr.Yates,theDispenserandtheseamenfromthe QueenMary andthetwoinjuredseamenfrom the Liberator andreturnedtothe QueenMary at04.27hours.Thesecondboat’screwexperiencedthesamehighriseandfallalongsidethe Liberator andthetwofoldedspring-mattresseswhichwereusedasfenderssooncarriedawaywiththeheavypoundingagainsttheship’sside, whichwould,withoutdoubt,havestoveinawoodenboat.Boatropeshadbeenriggedbythe Liberator andbyhaulingandeasingout,andwith continuoususeoftheengineandruddertheboatwaskeptalongsidetheladder.AbleSeamanHorrocksboardedbytheladdertoassistlowering theinjuredmen.ANeilRobertsonstretcherwasputonboard,andtheSurgeonandDispenser,withtheaidofalifeline,returnedtotheboatby meansoftheladder.The !rstinjuredmanwasloweredinthestretcherwithaguidelinetotheboat.Astheboatroseonthecrestofaseafour oftheboat’screwcaughtthestretcherandpulledtheinjuredman’shandclearoftheship’sside.Hewasremovedfromthestretcherwhichwas thensentupforthenextman,andtheoperationwasrepeated.Thetwoseamenreturnedbyjumpingdownfromtheladderwhentheboatwas on top of a wave. While lying alongside the Liberator the port side of the boat was heavily indented and one buoyancy tank was damaged.

Onreturningtothe QueenMary veryhighseaswereencounteredwhenclearofthe Liberator’s lee.Alargeamountofseaandspraywereshipped and difficulty was experienced in keeping the boat’s head up to the sea.

Onarrivalalongsidethe QueenMary itwasagainfounddifficulttohookon,andtheboathadbythenshippedalotofwater.Theheightfromthe waterlinetotheseaboat’sdavitheadinthe QueenMary is83feet,andtheoperationofhoistingtheboatinboardtookabouthalfanhour.Asit wasbeinghoistedtheshipwasrollingabout5degreeseithersideoftheupright,andthefallhavingalongdriftfromthedavitheadtheboat crashedheavilyagainsttheship’sside.The !rstandheaviestimpactthrewtheChiefOfficeroverboard,butAbleSeamanChiverscaughthisfeet, and with the assistance of the Engineer Officer, he was hauled inboard before the next impact.’

So ended ‘one of the most daring rescues ever carried out by a giant liner’s crew’. Yates last appears in the Medical Directory in 1968, when he was listed as being resident at Bognor Regis, Sussex.

Sold with comprehensive research including several copied Admiralty photographs of the attacks on Indefatigable.

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamed;DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(4009C.S.Mjr:-A.R.S.Mjr:-G.F.Hyde.9/E.Surr:R.); 1914-15Star(4009Cpl.G.F.Hyde.E.Surr:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4009T.W.O.Cl.1.G.F.Hyde.E.Surr.R.);1939 -45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;ArmyMeritorious ServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,3rdissue(5998774W.O.Cl.2G.F.Hyde.M.C.D.C.M.Essex.R.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue, RegularArmy(5998774W.O.Cl.II.G.Hyde.(M.C.,D.C.M.)Essex.R.)mountedcourt-styleasworn, the1914-15StarandVictory Medal sometime gilded, the Great War awards with contact marks and polished, good ne, otherwise very ne and better (12) £3,400-£4,000

M.C. LondonGazette 1January1919:‘No.4009C.S.M.(A./R.S.M.)G.F.Hyde,D.C.M.,9thBn.E.Surr.R.’-AwardedfortheactionatHaussyon16 October1918(RegimentalHistoryrefers).OneofeightawardsoftheM.C.toWarrantOfficersintheEastSurreyRegiment,Hydebeingtheonly recipient with a D.C.M.

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918: ‘4009 C.S.M. (A./R.S.M.) G. F. Hyde, E. Surr. R. (Baldock).’

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyduringanenemyattack.Underintenseshellandmachine-gun "reheseizedaLewisgun,andby pouring "reintotheenemydidmuchtochecktheadvance.Hesetavery "neexampleofcourageandenergy.’AwardedforthebattleofSt Quentin, 21/22 March 1918 (Regimental History refers.)

M.I.D. London Gazette 23 May 1946:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Mediterranean theatre - Capt. (Qr. Mr.) G. F. Hyde, M.C.’ M.S.M. Army Order 98 of 1953, without annuity.

GeorgeFrederickHyde wasanativeofBaldock,Hertfordshire,whojoinedupinSeptember1914andproceededtoFrancewiththe9th Battalion,EastSurreyRegimenton5October1915.HewasawardedtheD.C.M.forgallantryduringtheBattleofStQuentin,21/22March1918, the "rstbattleoftheGermanspringoffensives.TheRegimentalHistorytakesupthestoryoftheactionatFalvyonthemorningofthe22nd March:

‘At10:30theGermaninfantryadvanced,butonreachingourwirearapidandaccurateri$eandLewis-gun "rewasopened,andinafewminutes everyoneoftheenemywhocouldbeseenwaslyingdeadorwoundedontheground.Anhourlaterasimilarattackwasmetwiththesamefate. AllranksoftheBattalionwereinhighspirits,feelingimplicitcon"denceinthemselvesandtheirarms.About12.30p.m.theenemymadeathird anddesperateattack,bringingseveralmachine-gunstobearontheleft $ankoftheBattalion.Aportionofthelinewasdrivenin,butthesituation wasquicklyrestoredwiththehelpofafewHeadquarters’detailsunderthecommandofMajorClark.Thegroundinfrontofthewireswasnow thickly strewn with dead and dying Germans, many bodies hanging on the barbed wire.

SoonafterthethirdrepulseoftheenemytheBattalionwasorderedtoretire,inconsequenceofGermanadvancesatotherpointsoftheline... TheDistinguishedConductMedalwasconferredonCompanySergt.-Major,afterwardsActingRegtl.Sergt.-Major,G.HydeandCpl.W.Halliwell for conspicuous gallantry on the 21st and 22nd March.’

AlthoughSergeant-MajorHyde’sawardoftheMilitaryCrosswasgazettedintheNewYears’HonoursListof1919,theRegimental Historymakes itquiteclearthatitwasoneof "veawardsoftheM.C.giventotoregiment‘FortheactionatHaussyonOctober16,1918.’Thefollowing extractsaretakenfromtheRegimentalWarDiary,largelyrepeatedintheRegimentalHistory,anddescribethebitter "ghtingthatresultedinthe capture of the village of Haussey:

‘Haussy.16.10.18.Duringtheearlyhoursofthemorningthe3Coysmarcheddowninsmallparties&graduallygotacrosstherivertotheir formingupspot.ByZerothe3Coyswereacross.Theschemewasfor“B”&“D”Coystopushforwardrapidlyunderthecreepingbarrage,take theirobjectives-&inthemeantime“C”Coywouldmopupthevillage.Theobjectivewasasunkenroadrunningalongthebridgejustoutsidethe village.Somestiff"ghtingwasexperienced.Theenemyhaddefendedalltheroadswithbarricades&therewerenumerouswalls&“netting”fences tobecrossed.Themenfoughtsplendidly&withveryfewcasualtiesourobjectivehadbeengainedbyapproximately7.0am.Twoofourofficers werekilled(2/LtTaylor&2/LtGoddard)&17men;alsoseveralwerewounded.“C”Coycarriedonwiththemoppingup&bynoon285 prisonershadbeencountedatBattn.H.Q.Amongstthemwere9officers-oneofwhomwasaMedicalofficer.Severalmachinegunsweretaken &turnedagainsttheenemy-also2anti-tankri$es,2Minenwerfers-togetherwiththeircarriages.Numbersoftheenemywerekilled-80ata roughinsideestimate.Civilianswerediscoveredtakingrefugeinvariouscellars-&itwasproposedtotrytoevacuatethemlateroninthe evening.Aboutnoon2platoonsof“A”CoyarrivedatBattn.H.Q.Whilereportingthere2/LtKeepwaskilledbyashellwhichblewdownhalfthe house. At about this time the enemy started to shell the whole area very heavily.

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Atabout2pmsomemenofanotherRegtwereseendoublingdownthestreetbyBatt.H.Q.sayingthattheenemyhadbrokenthroughonour right !ank.This !ankshouldhavebeenheldbyaPlatoonoftheColdstreamGuards,joiningusupwiththeGuardsDivisiononourright.Firing washeardinthevillage.Everyavailableofficer&manstoodto&mannedthewalls&c.alongthebankoftheriver&aLewisGunteampostedto coverourbridgehead.Theenemycontinuedtosendoveraterri#cbarrage-&presentlynumbersoftheenemywereseenopposite.Firewas openedonthem&casualtiesin!icted.Thesemenappearedtobefreshreinforcementsastheywerealldressedinentirelynewuniforms&looked likepicked“Stormtroops”.Lateronsomeofficers&menof“B”,“C”,“D”&“A”Coyscamein-allprettywet,theyhavinghadtowade&swim acrosstheriverlowerdown.Whathadhappenedwasthatbytheright !ankhavingbeenturnedtheysuddenlydiscoveredtheenemyright betweenthem&theriver.HeavyM.G. #re&ri!e #rehadbeenonthem&compelledthemeithertotaketheirchances&trytoreachourbank oftheriver&althoughlosingalargenumbersomesucceededingettingthroughtous.Murderousfrontal& !ankM.G. #rewasopenedonto themastheytriedtocrosstheriver.Numberofourmenwerekilled&severaldrownedintheriver.TheTrenchMortarofficer(2/LtNielson)is amongstthemissing.ThisofficerhaddoneexceedinglygoodworkearlierinthemorningwithhisStokesGunsin‘outing’enemymachinegun nests.Wesucceededinpreventingtheenemyfromcrossingtheriver-&duringthenighttheremainderoftheBattn.(unfortunatelyonlyabout onequarterofouroriginal #ghtingstrength)wasrelievedbythe7thBn.NorthamptonshireRegt.fromthe73rdInf.Bde.TheBatt.returnedtoits billets at St Aubert about 6 am in the morning of 17/10/18.’

WarrantOfficerHydeservedwith9/EastSurreyRegimentuntilitsdisbandmentinJanuary1920,then20yearswiththeEssexRegiment,until commissionedinthePioneerCorpson7September1940.AsCaptain(Qr.-Mr.)inthesame regimenthewasmentionedindespatchesforgallant and distinguished services in the Mediterranean Theatre in the latter stages of the war.

Sold with comprehensive copied research including gazette entries, War Diary and Regimental History extracts.

AGreatWar‘Pozières,August1916’M.C.groupoffourawardedtoLieutenantT.D.Harvey,RoyalWelsh Fusiliers and Machine Gun Corps, who died in Nigeria in 1918 whilst attached to the Nigeria Regiment

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseinscribed‘Lt.T.D.Harvey.MachineGunCorps.Pozières,Aug.1st.1916’,mountedonoriginal investiturepin;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.T.D.Harvey.)namingerasedonB.W.M.;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1 clasp, Nigeria 1918 (Lieut. T. D. Harvey. R.W. Fus.) the last three mounted for display with the M.C., good very ne or better (4) £1,000-£1,400

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1917: ‘Temp. 2nd Lt., attd. M. Gun Co.’ ‘Nigeria 1918’ is unique named to an officer in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

ThomasDanielHarvey wasborninDouglas,IsleofMan,andenlistedintotheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsinSeptember1914,adentistby profession.PromotedtoCorporalinFebruary1915,hewasdischargedfromthe70thFieldAmbulanceR.A.M.C.on21March1915,havingbeen grantedacommissioninthe12thBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliers.HeservedinFrancefrom23May1916,andwaswoundedwhilstservingwith theMachineGunCompanyatPozièreson3August1916,withshrapnelwoundstotheleftwrist,leftthighandrightOsCalcis,thesebeing considered small and super#cial. He was, nevertheless, repatriated to England and was on medical leave until 6 September.

HarveywasawardedtheMilitaryCrosswithoutcitationinthe1917NewYeargazettebutheclearlyfeltthatthiswasforhisworkatPozières, thesedetailsbeinginscribedonhisaward.Accordingtohisobituaryin TheIsleofManTimes itwasawarded‘forconspicuousbraveryinhandling hismachinegunwhilstinapositionofgravedanger.’HewastransferredtotheWestAfricanFrontierForceinSeptember1917andattachedto the Nigerian Regiment. Whilst serving in Nigeria in 1918, he died of in!uenza at Zungeru on 17 October and is buried in the cemetery there.

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A Great War ‘Salonika’ M.C group of !ve awarded to Captain J. R. Green, Hampshire Regiment MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(2.Lieut.J.R.Green.Hamps.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.J. R. Green.); France, Thrd Republic, Medal of Honour, with Swords, gold (silver-gilt), unnamed, good very ne and better (5) £1,000-£1,400

M.C. London Gazette 11 January 1919:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryduringanattack.Hecommandedhiscompanywithgreatskillanddetermination.Afterthecaptureofallhisobjectives heorganisedhiscommandunderexceptionallyheavyartillery !re,andthroughouttheactiondisplayedaveryhighstandardofcommandandseta !ne example of courage and devotion to duty. When the enemy endeavoured to counter-attack he drove them back’ French Medal of Honour with Swords in Gold London Gazette 17 March 1920.

JohnRussellGreen wasbornon10August1891andfollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarattestedfortheWelshFieldCompany,Royal Engineers(Reserve)on19October1914.HewasdischargedtoacommissionintheHampshireRegimentandservedwiththe10thBattalionin theGallipolitheatreofwarfrom4October1915.AdvancedCaptain,hesawfurtherserviceinSalonika,andwasawardedtheMilitaryCross.He died on 15 January 1953.

SoldwiththenamedBestowalDocumentfortheFrenchMedalofHonourwithSwordsinGold,withWarO

enclosure for the Military Cross; various portrait photographs of the recipient; and copied research.

ceenclosure;namedWarO

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AGreatWar1918‘WesternFront’M.C.groupofthreeawardedtoLieutenantW.A.Wood,LoyalNorth Lancashire Regiment, attached York and Lancaster Regiment

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. W. A. Wood.) very ne (3) £500-£700

M.C. London Gazette 15 February 1919; citation published 30 July 1919:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryandleadership.On21and22September1918,nearGavrelle,northofArras,duringanightattack,thisofficer'splatoon wastheonlyonewhichmanagedtoreachandkeepitsobjective.Theymaintainedtheirpositionforsometime,but,seeingthattheenemywere workingroundthemandthattheywereindangerofbeingsurrounded,hesucceeded,inspiteofheavymachine-gun "re,inwithdrawinghismen toamorefavourablepositionabout150yardsintherear,inwhichhemaintainedhimself,althoughverymuchinadvanceoftheremainderofthe line. By so doing he- made possible a subsequent operation which was successful. He has previously done "ne work on patrol.’

WilliamAlfredWood attestedortheLoyalNorthLancashireRegimentandservedwiththemasCompanyQuartermasterSergeantduring theGreatWaronheWesternFrontfrom31July1915.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe1stBattalion,andwasawardedthe Military Cross whilst serving on attachment to the 1st/5th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment.

Soldwithcopiedmedalindexcardwhichstatesthatatsomepointtherecipient’smedalswerereturnedandre-issued.Themedalsindexcardis alsounclearastowhethertheBritishWarandVictoryMedalpairshouldshowtherank2ndLieutenantorLieutenant,andthisispossiblythe reason whey the medals were re-issued. Two other officers with the name W. A. Wood also served with this rank during the Great War.

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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. attributed to Second Lieutenant E. D. Lane, Machine Gun Corps

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereversecontemporarilyengravedandthenerased,butwiththefollowinginscriptionstilljustabout legible‘ForConspicuousGallantryandDevotion...2nd...rdDionL...GunCo...’,incaseofissue, savefortheerasuregoodvery ne £400-£500

M.C. London Gazette 4 February 1918; citation published 5 July 1918: Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Edward Dion Lane, Machine Gun Corps: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryandsdevotiontoduty.Heengagedandputoutofactiontwoenemymachineguns.Hetookupapositioninadvanceof the infantry, and succeeded in covering their withdrawal, causing casualties to the enemy, though under heavy "re himself.’

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. attributed to Lieutenant C. F. K. Ekensteen, Australian Field Artillery MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseprivatelyengraved‘Lt.K.Ekensteen,Prémont.Sept.1918’,completewithoriginalpinbrooch, nearly extremely ne £400-£500

M.C. London Gazette 8 March 1919.

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘DuringtheoperationeastofJoncourtonthemorningof6thOctober,whilstsupportingthe30thAmerican Division,thisofficerwasdetailedtotakechargeofamountedreconnaissancepatrol.Theadvancedidnotproceedaccordingtoprogrammeand thisofficerassumingthepartofanintelligenceofficermovedalongtheadvancedlineoftheRegimentalfrontthroughouttheday,forwardingthe mostusefulinformationashostilemachinegunpositionsthatwerede"nitelyholdingourinfantryadvance.Throughoutthedayalthoughexposed toheavymachinegunandartillery "re,theArtilleryGroupwerekeptinformedofthepositionofourinfantryandtheartillerywerethusenabled togivetheutmostsupporttotheadvancinginfantry.Withanutterdisregardforpersonalsafety,thisofficercommunicatedthepositionofour troops when it was very difficult to ascertain the situation.’

CliveFrederickKeithEkensteen wasbornatWatson’sBay,Sydney,NewSouthWales,Australia.Heenlistedintotheranksofthe AustralianArtilleryon20September1915,asGunnerNo.7171.HeembarkedforEgypton18November1915,andlandedthereon21 December1915.Hewassubsequentlypostedto5thFieldArtilleryBrigade,destinedforFrance,landingthereinMarch1915.Hewastransferred tothe2ndDivisionalAmmunitionColumnandwascommissionedSecondLieutenant‘inthe "eld’,on26November1917.On21May1918he wastransferredtothe4thFieldArtilleryBrigade,withwhichhewastoearntheMilitaryCross.HewaspromotedtoLieutenanton9March 1918.

Note: ThedateandlocationengravedtothereverseofM.C.doesnottallywiththeofficialRecommendation,although,incommonwithsimilar cases,itmaybethattherecipient,nothavingseenacopyoftheRecommendation,wasunawareoftheexactcircumstancesforwhichhehad been awarded the M.C.

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hasparticipatedinattacksonmanyheavilydefendedenemytargets,includedamongstwhichareBerlin,MannheimandStuttgart.Hehasa thoroughknowledgeofhistradeandinspirescon"dencebythecoolandefficientmannerinwhichheperformshisdutiesevenwhenstrongly

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

HaroldRossHart wasborninLeicesterinApril1924,andenlistedintheRoyalAirForceinAugust1942.AfterinitialtrainingasaFlight Engineer,hewaspostedtoNo.1661ConversionUnit,WinthorpeinJuly1943.Hartwaspostedforoperational !yingwith61Squadron (Lancasters)atSyerstoninAugust1943.He !ewin6operationalsortieswiththeSquadron,including:Nuremburg(his "rst‘Op’),27August1943, ‘Attacked3Times&ShotUpByLanc.W/OpInjured.AileronsU/S’(LogBookrefers);MunchenGladbach;Berlin(3)andMannheim.Hartwas postedtothePathFinderForceN.T.U.atUpwoodinFebruary1944,andthenforoperationalservicewith156Squadron(Lancasters)aspartof No.8Group,PathFinderForceatUpwoodinMarch1944.He !ewinatleast35operationalsortieswiththeSquadron,crewedinitiallywithPilot OfficerW.J.Taggart(anAustralian)ashispilotandthenwithSquadronLeaderK.J.Lawson(D.S.O.andBar,D.F.C.)from11July1944,including: Stuttgart;Frankfurt;Nuremburg,30/31March1944,when95aircraftwerelostaspartofBomberCommand’sbiggestlossofthewar;Rouen; Cologne;Dusseldorf;St.Ghislain,1May1944,whenthecrewwereemployedasDeputyMasterBomber;MontDidier(2);Bougnenais;Hasselt, 11May1944,whenthecrewwereemployedastheMasterBomber;Aachen;Tergnier;Tours,11June1944,asMasterBomber;St.Pol,14June 1944,asMasterBomber;Biennais;Revigne;Cagne;Rollez;CoulenVillers;ForetdeCroc;Acquet;Stuttgart(2),including25July1944whenhe !ewwiththeSquadron’sCommandingOfficerWingCommanderT.L.Bingham-Hallashispilot;BattleArea,30July1944;BoisdeCassan; Pauillac;St.Quentin;Eindhoven;Kiel(3);Connantre;Russelheim;Stettin;LeHavre(2);Schalven;Frankfurt,12September1944,‘HitbyFlak’(Log Book refers); Calais and Saarbrucken.

Harttransferredwithhispilot,nowWingCommanderLawson,to405(Vancouver)Squadron,R.C.A.F.(Lancasters)atGransdenLodge, BedfordshireinOctober1944.TheSquadronwasalsoamemberofNo.8Group,andHart !ewin7operationalsortieswiththem,including: Stuttgart;Cologne(2);WarneEickel,9November1944,‘HitbyFlak’(Ibid);Julich;Freiburg,27November1944,‘HoleinNoseTwoBombing Runs’(Ibid)andKarlsruhe.ThelatterraidmarkedtheendofHart’ssecondtourofoperations.ThefollowingmonthWingCommanderLawson and 4 other members of his crew were killed when they were shot down returning from a raid to Nuremburg. HartwaspostedtotheEmpireAirNavigationSchool,ShawburyinFebruary1945,andstayedatthispostinguntilJunethefollowingyear. Subsequentpostingsincludedto50Squadron(Lincolns)atWaddington,December1946-April1947and617Squadron(Lincolns)atBinbrook, April1947-September1947(includingtakingpartinthe‘GoodWillTour’oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica).TheremainderofHart’sservicewas splitbetween50and97Squadrons,before "nishingatShawburyandNo.7R.F.S.DesfordinAugust1952.HewasdischargedasaWarrant Officer and after the war resided at 13 Wheatley Road, Stocking Farm Estate, Leicester. Soldwiththefollowingoriginalrelateditems:RoyalAirForceNavigator’s,AirBomber’sandAirGunner’sFlyingLogBook(10July1943-23 September1953);R.A.F.ServiceandReleaseBook;namedBuckinghamPalaceenclosureforD.F.C.;PathFinderForceBadgeAwardCerti"cate, dated 8 December 1944, with named enclosure for Badge; annotated crew photograph and newspaper cuttings.

TheA.F.C.awardedtoCaptainL.L.M.Evans,RoyalFlyingCorpsandRoyalAirForce,whowaskilledasa resultofanenginefailurewhilst !yinganexperimentalaircraftfromFrancetoEngland,9May1919,‘Itis di

culttoimagineamoretragicsituationthanthatofthosethreemen,uninjuredandnotdrowned,but driftingintheirlifebeltsforhoursupanddowntheChannelholdingeachotherupastheydiedfrom exhaustion one after another, and were found next morning’

Air Force Cross, G.V.R., in John Pinches case of issue, this with remnants of original named label on underneath, Mint £1,000-£1,400

A.F.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918. LlewellynLewisMeredithEvans wasborninNovember1897,andwasthesonoftheVicarofBrightlingsea,Essex.HewaseducatedatSt. Cuthbert’sCollege,Nottinghamshire,andwasaCorporalintheO.T.C.EvanscutshorthisstudiesatCambridge,andwascommissionedSecond LieutenantintheRoyalFlyingCorpsinMay1916.Hegainedhis‘Wings’inaMauriceFarmanBiplaneattheMilitarySchoolinBirmingham,6July 1916,andcarriedoutfurthertrainingasapilotatC.F.S.,Upavon.EvanswasemployedasanInstructorandFlightCommanderatvarioustraining squadronsandestablishments(A.F.C.).HeadvancedtoTemporaryCaptaininMarch1918,andtransferredtotheRoyalAirForcethefollowing month.Evanswaskilledina !yingaccident,9May1919,intheEnglishChannelnearDoverwhile !yinganexperimentalaircraftfromFranceto England.

The following is an extract from his college magazine, 'The Cuthbertian', September 1919 issue No 2: 'ItwasagreatshocktoallofustoreadinthepaperslastMaythatLl.L.M.Evanswasoneofthethreeairmenwhoweredrownedsotragicallyin theChannel.EvanswasCaptainoftheSchoolduringtheLastTermof1915,duringwhichhewonaHistoryExhibitionatMagdaleneCollege, Cambridge.ThefollowingquotationistakenfromtheletterofaPriestwhoknewhimsinceinfancyandhadbeenalife-longfriend."InLllewellyn Evans,S.Cuthbert'shasindeedsufferedthelossofoneofitsbrightestandbest.Itisdifficulttoimagineamoretragicsituationthanthatofthose threemen,uninjuredandnotdrowned,butdriftingintheirlifebeltsforhoursupanddowntheChannelholdingeachotherupastheydiedfrom exhaustiononeafteranother,andwerefoundnextmorning.Tosayexactlywherehischarmlaywouldbedifficult,butitwaschie!y,Ithinkinhis undisguisedeagerness,andintheunaffecteddelighthetookineverybodyandeverything."Afewdaysbeforehisdeath,hehadannouncedhis intentionofgivingup !yingonthe $rstopportunity,forhehadbeguntofeelthetremendousstrainonhisnerves,andofpreparinghimselffor holyorderswhichhadbeentheambitionofhislife.TheSchoolhaslostoneofitsbestsons,astandingtributetoherin!uence. TheChurchon earthhaslostanidealpriest.Hisfriendshavelastonewhomitwasajoytohaveevermet.Theveryworldisthepoorer.Thatistobesetonthe other side. His own gain, doubtless, and for us a fragrant and unsullied memory, with a lively hope of meeting him again.’

Captain Evans was buried at Spring$eld Holy Trinity Churchyard, Essex, and is commemorated on the Chelmsford War Memorial. Soldwiththefollowingrelateditemsanddocuments:aselectionofitemscutfromrecipient’stunicincludingRoyalFlyingCorpsclothWings,with A.F.C.horizontalstripedribandunderneath;7R.F.C.Buttonsand2R.F.C.CollarBadges;R.A.F.CadetBrigadebronzemedal,incaseofissue;War O

celetteraddressedtorecipientatThePark,Brightlingsea,Essex,informinghimofhisselectionforappointmentasSecondLieutenanton probationintheR.F.C.,dated15May1916;CampKitListsentinconjunctionwiththelatterletter;and4Photographs,includingoneofrecipient in uniform.

A Boer War D.C.M. group of !ve awarded to Sergeant Major W. Marsden, Royal Field Artillery

DistinguishedConductMedal,E.VII.R.(5781Serjt:-Maj:W.Marsden.R.F.A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Cape Colony,Wittebergen,Transvaal(5781S.Major.W.Marsden.R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901, SouthAfrica1902(5781S.Major.W.Marsden.R.F.A.) recentlyrenamed;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (5781ByQ.M.Sgt:W.Marsden.R.A.)engravednaming;ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,E.VII.R.(Serjt:Maj:W.Marsden.R.A.) light contact marks, generally very ne (5) £1,600-£2,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901.

WilliamMarsden wasborninSheffieldin1857andattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryatNottinghamon11December1877.Postedtothe 3rdBrigadeasaGunner,heservedwiththe64thFieldBatteryinIndiafrom4February1887to12December1888,andinSouthAfricaduring theBoerWarfrom6November1899to17September1902,withtherestofhisservicebeingathome.HewasadvancedBattery QuartermasterSergeanton1July1889,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder75of1896.Hereceived theDistinguishedConductMedalforhisgallantryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwasdischargedon10December1903,after26years’ service.HewasawardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedal,togetherwithanannuityof£10,inJanuary1905,andsawfurtherserviceduringthe GreatWarasanArmyPensionerCanteenStewardwiththeTerritorialForces.Hediedon4October1918,andisburiedunderaC.W.G.C. headstone in Ladywell Cemetery, London.

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AGreatWarWesternFront‘Rieux,October1918’D.C.M.and‘Somme1916’M.M.groupof !veawardedto Sergeant W. J. Nicholl, 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(15868Cpl.W.J.Nicholl.M.M.1/R.Fus:);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(L-15868L.Cpl.W.J. Nicholl.1/R.Fus:);1914Star,withclasp(L-15868Pte.W.J.Nicholl.1/R.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-15868Sjt.W.J. Nicholl. R.Fus.) mounted as worn, contact marks and polished, good ne or better (5) £2,000-£2,400

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

‘EarlyintheattackeastofRieuxon11thOctober,1918,heassumedcommandofaplatoonaftertheofficerhadbecomeacasualty,andhandled hismenwithgreatgallantry,coolnessandinitiativeunderveryheavymachine-gun "re.Byhisableleadershiphefacilitatedtheadvanceofanother unitwhichhadbeenhelduponthe #ank.Althoughhisplatoonsufferedheavycasualtiesheheldhisgroundandmanagedtoestablishapostwhich was of great assistance to the general advance.’

M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916. Most probably an award for the Somme.

WilliamJ.Nicholl hailedfromBattersea,London,andservedwiththe1stBattalion,RoyalFusiliersinFranceandFlandersfrom7September 1914.Thebattalionwaspartofthe17thBrigade,6thDivisionuntilOctober1915,andthereafterpartofthe24thDivision.HisM.M.wasmost likelyanawardfortheSommein1916,andhisD.C.M.a "neawardforoneofthebattalion’sdarkestdaysofthewar.ThebattalionWarDiary contains the following short and terse entry for 11 October 1918:

‘Rieux11/10/18.BattalionwentthroughaheavybarrageatRieuxwhenassemblingforattackat4am.Theintentionwastopassthroughthe73rd Brigade.TheBattalionwasheldupbyenemyMachineGunsbeforereachingthe "rstobjective.Casualtieswereveryheavy.Itwasimpossibleto advanceagainstsuch "reowingtothenatureofthecountry.Hadtherebeenartilleryco-operationorasingletankthe3rdobjectivecouldeasily havebeengained.Duringthemorningandwhilstthe73rdBrigadewereactuallybeingrelievedtheenemysent1tankforwardwhich "redaburst ofMachineGun "reandafewshrapnelandimmediatelyreturned.Duringthenightpatrolswerepushedoutandtheenemyhavingretired,posts wereestablishedonhighgroundwestofVillersenCauchies (sic) andStAubert.’Casualties:4Officersand40O.R.killed,6Officersand181O.R. wounded.

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AGreatWar‘Ypres,October1917’D.C.M.andM.M.groupof !veawardedtoSergeantT.F.Johnson,22nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(20999Sjt:T.F.Johnson.22/Manch:R.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(20999Cpl.T.F.Johnson. 22/Manch:R.);1914-15Star(20999Pte.F.Johnson.Manch:R.)notesingleinitial;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(20999Sjt.T.F. Johnson. Manch. R.) medals unmounted, toned, nearly extremely ne (5) £2,200-£2,600

D.C.M. London Gazette 20 November 1917; citation published 6 February 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinadifficultsituation.Hereorganisedthemenofhisplatoonunderheavysnipingandmachinegun "re, and was slightly wounded.’

Annotated Gazette states: ‘East of Ypres, 4 October 1917’.

M.M. London Gazette 26 May 1917.

ThomasFrederickJohnson wasanativeofCravenArms,Shropshire,andservedwiththe22ndBattalion,ManchesterRegimentinFrance from 12 November 1915. He was discharged to a commission on 5 March 1919.

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AScarceGreatWar‘WesternFront1918’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoActingSergeantMontisWatts, NorthSomersetYeomanry,oneofonly !vesuchawardsidenti!edtothisunit,hesingle-handedlyrushed and captured an enemy machine-gun detachment DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(165463A.Sjt:M.Watts.1/1N.Som:Yeo:);1914-15Star(1240L.Cpl.M.M.Watts,N. Som.Yeo.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1240Pte.M.Watts.N.Som.Yeo.)mountedoncardfordisplay, contactpittingfrom Star, otherwise very ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1918; citation published 21 October 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Thisnon-commissionedofficerwheninadvanceofapatrolfellinwithanenemymachine-gun detachment. Without the slightest hesitation he rushed them alone, capturing both gun and team. He is at all times keen and courageous.’ MontisM.Watts hailedfromQueenCamelbutwasbornnearbyatSparkford,Somerset,youngersonofFrankandEthelWatts.Heservedin Francewith1/1NorthSomersetYeomanryfrom30May1915,winningoneofjust "veD.C.M’sidenti"edashavingbeenawardedtotheregiment duringtheGreatWar.Theregimentformedpartofthe6thCavalryDivisionbutwasdisembodiedinApril1918.HiselderbrotherClementwon the M.M. and Italian War Cross as a Corporal in the 3rd Devons.

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ArareGreatWarPosthumousD.C.M.groupoffourtoSapperA.W.Kay,57thFieldCompany,Royal Engineers,whowasdecoratedforendeavouringtorescueawoundedmanunderveryheavymachine-gun andri!e "re,atKemmel,nearYpreson12March1915;SapperKaywaskilledintheattemptandsowasthe wounded man he went out to save

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(23921Sapr.A.W.Kay.57/F.Co.R.E.);1914Star,withclasp(23921Sapr:A.W.Kay.R.E.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(23921Sapr.A.W.Kay.R.E.)togetherwithMemorialPlaque(ArthurWilliamKay)initscard envelopewithBuckinghamPalaceenclosureandouterO.H.M.S.transmissionenvelopeaddressedtohisfather,andnamed Memorial Scroll (Sapr. Arthur William Kay, D.C.M. Royal Engineers) extremely ne (4) £2,000-£3,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1915:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryinendeavouringtorescueawoundedmanunderveryheavymachine-gunandri!e "re.SapperKaywaskilledinthe attempt and so was the wounded man he went out to save.’

ArthurWilliamKay wasborninBirminghamandjoinedthearmybeforethewar.HelandedinFranceon16August1914,withthe57thField Company,RoyalEngineers,aspartoftheoriginalBritishExpeditionaryForce.Hewaskilledinactionon12March1915,whilstattemptingto rescue a wounded comrade, 23356 Sapper H. S. Regan, who unfortunately also died.

TheWarDiaryfor57thFieldCompanyR.E.indicatesthatfromMarch7thtoMarch13ththeunitinvolvedinlayingoutandsupervisingthe diggingofnewtrenchesnearKemmel.Duringthatperiod "veothermenwerereportedasbeingwoundedbutKayandReganweretheonlytwo fatalities.BothmenarecommemoratedinWytschaeteMilitaryCemetery,theirgravesoriginallyknowntohavebeenintheR.E.(Beaver)Farm cemeterybutcouldnotbefoundwhenthesesmallcemeterieswereamalgamatedafterthearmistice.Thecemeteryislocatedabout7ksouthof Ypres. Kay was aged about 20 when he died and was the son of Mr & Mrs A. E. Kay of 49 Cartland Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham.

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AGreatWar‘Mesopotamia1917’D.C.M.andM.S.M.groupofsixawardedtoActingRegimental SergeantMajor Samuel Gibson, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, late Manchester Regiment DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(7755A.R.S.Mjr:S.Gibson.6/R.Lanc:R.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps, Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(6648Pte.S.Gibson,Manch:Regt.);1914-15Star(7755C.Q.M.Sjt.S.Gibson.R. Lanc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7755W.O.Cl.1.S.Gibson.R.Lanc.R.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1st issue(7755A.R.S.Mjr:S.Gibson.6/R.Lanc:R.)mountedfordisplay, the1914-15Starsometimegilded,lightcontactmarks, otherwise very ne and better (6) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 29 August 1917:

‘For gallantry and devotion to duty. He has done consistent good work under !re, and has set a !ne example of duty to those under him.’

M.S.M. London Gazette 16 August 1917 (Mesopotamia).

SamuelGibson wasborninManchesterandenlistedintotheManchesterRegimenton14March1901,aged19years8months.Heservedwith theManchesterRegimentinSouthAfricafrom9November1901to8April1903(Queen’smedalwith3Clasps).HetransferredtotheRoyal LancasterRegimenton26February1903,andservedinIndiafromFebruary1904fornearly !veyears,returninghometotheU.K.on7January 1909,whenhetransferredtotheArmyReserveasaLance-Sergeant.HewasappointedpaidLance-Sergeantuponmobilisationintothe6thKing’s OwnRoyalLancasterRegimenton13August1914,andpromotedtoSergeantninedayslater.HewasappointedCompanyQuarter-Master SergeantinFebruary1915andproceededoverseaswiththeMediterraneanExpeditionaryForceon13June1915.PromotedW.O.2and appointedCompanySergeant-MajorinAugust1915,hewasappointedActingRegimentalSergeant-Majorthefollowingmonthandservedinthat capacity with the 6th Battalion in Mesopotamia from 13 February 1916, until August 1918. He was !nally discharged on 17 November 1919. Soldwithcopiedresearchincludingdischargepapers,6thBattalionWarDiaryfor1917inMesopotamia,andacopiedphotographicimageofthe recipient in uniform with his wife and infant child.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoActing-SergeantJ.Firth,1stBattalion,West Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in action in Flanders on 4 June 1916

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(7522Cpl.J.Firth.1/W.York:R.);1914Star(7522Pte.J.Firth.1/W.York:R.);BritishWar andVictoryMedals(7522A-Sjt.J.Firth.W.York.R.)medalsunmounted, theVictoryMedalwithsomeverdigris,otherwisenearly extremely ne (4) £1,200-£1,600

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1916; citation published 21 June 1916:

‘For consistent gallantry and good work throughout, notably when he carried messages at a critical time under heavy !re.’

JohnFirth enteredtheFrenchtheatreofwarasaPrivateinthe1stBattalion,WestYorkshireRegiment,on8September1914.Hewaskilledin actionasanActing-Sergeantinanattacktocaptureandhold‘OldBritishTrench’,nearYpres,onthenightof3rd/4thJune1916.Hewasaged30 years,thesonofSquireandMarthaFirth,ofLiversedge,WestYorkshire,andisburiedinEssexFarmCemetery,West-Vlaanderen,Belgium.Itwas in this cemetery that Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae of the Canadian Army Medical Corps wrote the poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ in May 1915.

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AGreatWar1915‘NeuveChappelle’D.C.M.pairawardedtoBandsman,laterLanceCorporal,A.Woodage, 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 17 May 1915

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(9022Bndsmn:A.Woodage.2/York:Regt) suspensionclawre-pinned; Russia, Empire, Cross of St George, Third Class, silver, the reverse numbered ‘183669’, generally very ne (2) £800-£1,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1915:

‘ForconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyatNeuveChappelleon13thMarch1915,involuntarilyleavinghistrench(hisBattalionnotbeing engagedatthetime)underveryheavy !re,andattendingonthewoundedregardlessofdanger.ThegallantryofthisBandsmanwasvery noticeable.’

Russia, Cross of St. George, Third Class London Gazette 25 August 1915.

ArthurWoodage wasborninArbor!eld,Wokingham,andwasthesonofMrandMrsAlfredWoodageofLittleSandhurst,Berkshire.He servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalion,YorkshireRegimentintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom14November1914.Woodage advancedtoLanceCorporal,andwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,17May1915.OnthelatterdatetheBattalionwasheavilyengaged during the Battle of Festubert.

Lance Corporal Woodage is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France. Sold with copied research, and a photographic image of recipient in uniform.

AGreatWar1918‘WesternFront’D.C.M.awardedtoSergeantT.Willamson,2/4thBattalion,South

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DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.,withSecondAward copy Bar(200530Sjt:T.Williamson.2/4S.Lan:R.) polished,edgebruise, nearly very ne £800-£1,200

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

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Ononeoccasion,whenhisplatoonhadsufferedheavycasualtiesfromtheenemy’sshell !re,he displayedmuchskilfulinitiativeinthewayhereorganiseditunderheavy !re;healso,onanotheroccasion,rescuedadangerouslywoundedman, andbyhispromptactionsavedhislife.Hesetaverya !neexampleofcourageandofcoolnessunder !retoallabouthim,andduringthewhole period under review this non-commissioned officer has shown marked ability.’

D.C.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 15 November 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryandinitiativeinanattack.Whenalltheofficersofhiscompanyhadbeenwoundedhetookcommandofthecompany andledittotheobjective.Whentheattackonhislefthadbeenheldupheformedadefensive $ankwithgreatskill.Heshowedsplendid judgement and leadership.’

ThomasWilliamson wasanativeofWarrington,Cheshire.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2/4thBattalion,SouthLancashire Regiment on the Western Front (entitled to BWM and VM).

AGreatWarWesternFront‘BattleofRichebourg,May1915’and‘BattleofGivenchy,September1915’ D.C. M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantF.Merry,2ndBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLight Infantry

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(9140L.Cpl.F.Merry.2/O.&B.L.I.);1914-15Star(9140Pte.F.Merry.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9140 Sjt. F. Merry. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) mounted on card for display, contact marks, very ne (4) £800-£1,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘Forconspicuousdevotiontoduty.Althoughveryill,herefusedtogosick,andcarriedonallhisduties,includingthevoluntarycollectionofthe wounded between the lines, till he became light-headed. He also did very good work on another occasion.’

Annotated Gazette states: ‘Richebourg 15 & 16 May 1915; Givenchy 25 & 26 September 1915’.

FredMerry wasbornon26September1884,andserved7yearswiththeOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantrybeforebeing transferredtotheReserve.Recalledontheoutbreakofwar,here-enlistedon2September1914,atNuneaton,Warwickshire.Helandedin Franceon26January1915,joiningthe2ndBattalionO.&B.L.I.,thenalreadyonthewesternfrontaspartof5thBrigade,2ndDivision.Appointed Lance-CorporalinAugust1915,hewasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedalforhisactionsduringthebattlesofFestubertinMay1915,and LoosinSeptember1915.InOctober1915MerrycontractedbronchitisandwasinvalidedtoEngland.InMay1916hedepartedfromDevonport tojointhenewlyreconstituted1stBattalioninMesopotamia,landingatBasraon24June1916.HewasappointedCorporalinAugust1916,and promotedtoSergeanton3February1917,followingshortperiodsasLance-SergeantandActingSergeant.HeembarkedagainatBasraon22 February1919,boundforEnglandandsubsequentdemobilisationon25April1919.FredMerrywasafterwardspublicanof ThePunchBowl public house at Nuneaton and died at Fleetwood, Lancashire, on 23 May 1981. SoldwithoriginalPostCardportraitphotographandCerti!cateofTransfertoReserve,togetherwithcomprehensivecopiedresearchincluding War Diary extracts.

A !neGreatWar‘WesternFront1918’D.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPrivateS.Powner,2/4th (Hallamshire)Battalion,YorkandLancasterRegiment,whowastakenprisoneratVaulx-Vraucourton2 Septemberbutescapedamidtheconfusionofashellburstingamongsttheescortparty,dashedbackto secure a Lewis gun and turned it with great effect on the enemy as he fought his way back to his Company DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(57911Pte.S.Powner2/4York&Lanc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(35853Pte.S. Powner. York. R.) mounted as worn, edge bruising, otherwise good very ne (3) £900-£1,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 16 January 1919:

‘Whenonlyheandhissectionleaderescapedbecomingcasualties,fromtheeffectoftheheavybarragebytheenemyontheirtrench,near VaulxVraucourt,onthe2ndSeptember,1918,theyweresurroundedandmadeprisoners.Ashellburstamongthegroup,disorganisingtheescort. PrivatePowner,whohadbeenknockeddownbytheexplosion,dashedbackwithgreatcourageandpresenceofmind,andsecuredaLewisgun, whichheturnedontheenemywithgreateffect,andfoughthiswaybacktohiscompany,wherehecarriedonthe "ghtwith "negallantryand determination.’

SydneyPowner wasbornon22September1898,atHanley,Staffordshire,sonofJamesandEmmaPowner.HeattestedfortheLancashire Fusilierson24July1916,bywhichtimehewaslivinginCheshire,andwasgiventheregimentalnumber‘12515’.Althoughatthattimehewould havebeen17yearsoldhegavehisageas18years7daysandhisoccupationasawagoner.ThereisnorecordofwhenPownerwas "rstposted overseasbut,on30April1918,hewastriedbyDistrictCourtMartialfordisobeyingalawfulcommandfromhissuperiorofficerandsentencedto 91daysdetention.Hissentenceappearstohavebeenrescindedfor,on29June1918,hewastransferredtothe13thBattalion,Yorkshire Regiment,andgiventhenumber‘35853’.Fromtherehewasagaintransferred,on8August1918,totheYorkandLancasterRegiment,with another new number, ‘57911.

PownerwasawardedtheD.C.M.forhisactionswith2/4YorkandLancasterRegiment,nearVaulx-Vraucourton2September1918,duringthe attackontheDrocourt-QueantSwitchline.Hewasthenwoundedinthearmon14SeptemberduringtheattackonHavrincourt,andevacuated toEnglandviaRouen.On19thNovemberhewaspostedtotheTankcommandatCatterickand,on6January1919,hewaspostedtothe3rd Battalion,YorkandLancasterRegiment,priortohisdischargeandtransfertoClassZArmyReserveon4March1919.InApril1921,atwhich timehegavehisoccupationasFarmer,here-enlistedintheArmyfor90daysemergencyserviceandwasdischargedinJulyofthatyear.In1927 hewrotetotheArmyrecordofficerequestingareferenceforhis timeintheArmyashewaslookingtojointhePoliceForcebutitisnotknown if he was successful in this respect. He died in East Staffordshire in 1980.

Soldwithcopiedresearchincludingrecordofservice,gazettenotices,D.C.M.andMedalIndexCards,WarDiaryextractsforAugustand September 1918, and a small photograph of Powner in later civilian life.

Groups

AgoodGreatWar‘GasAlley’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantH.Gerrard,9thBattalion,Ri!e Brigade, for gallantry during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on the Somme in September 1916

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(S-5328Sjt:H.Gerrard.9/Rif:Bde:);1914-15Star(S-5328Pte.H.Gerrard.Rif:Brig:);British WarandVictoryMedals(S-5328Sjt.H.Gerrard.Rif.Brig.)togetherwiththreeRi!eBrigadebadges, somecontactwearandedge bruising, therefore nearly very ne (4) £1,200-£1,600

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

‘Forconspicuousgallantryduringoperations,whenhecollectedapartyofbombersfromseveralunits,madeablockinacommunicationtrench, anddefendeditagainstrepeatedattacks,inspiteofheavycasualtiesandasmallsupplyofbombsandammunition.Hisbraveryandresourcewas very marked.’

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

DuringtheBattleofFlers-Courceletteon15September1916,the9thRi!eBrigadelostallbutoneofficerkilledintheactionknownas‘Gas Alley’,andnearlyeverymanofthebattalionkilledorwounded.MostofficersseemedtofallontheadvancetoBullsRoadfrommachine-gun #re ontheright !ankwheretheGuardsDivisionhadfailedtokeepupwiththe14thDivision.At10.30a.m.theydecidedtodiginandawaitthe GuardsDivisiontocatchup,withadefensiveblockmadeinGasAlley,nearitsjunctionwithGirdTrench,withGasAlleybecomingadefensive !ank.

Sold with copied research including gazette notices, War Diary extracts and Medal Index Card which also refers to award of S.W.B.

AwelldocumentedGreatWar‘WesternFront,April1917’D.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeant (later 2nd Lieutenant) W. J. England, 1st South African Infantry DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(3558Sjt:W.J.England.1/S.A.Inf:);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(2ndLt.W.J. England.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (3) £800-£1,000

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

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hedisplayedgreatcourageandresourceindealingwithanattempttocutoff hisplatoonbythe enemy. His great coolness set a splendid example throughout.’

The citation as shown on the accompanying Regimental Testimony of Gallantry certi"cate states: ‘ThisN.C.O.displayedgreatresourceandinitiativeindealingwithanattemptbytheenemyE.ofFampouxtoisolatehisplatoon&byquickly reorganisingalltheri#esinhisvicinity,successfullysmashedthemovement.Heborehimselfthroughouttheoperationsof12thApril1917with greatcoolness&seta "neexampletohismen(AwardedD.C.M.-B.R.O.24/5/17).’Thecerti"catedated15January1918andsignedbythe Commanding Officer of 1st South African Infantry.

On12April1917,theSouthAfricanBrigadeformeduptoadvancefromthevillageofFampouxtowardstheGermanchemicalworksatRoeux. Anattempttocapturetheseworksthepreviousdayhadbeenmadebythe2ndSeaforthsandtheRoyalIrishFusiliersbutbothBattalionshad beendecimated.WhentheSouthAfricansbegantheiradvance,thepromisedBritishbombardmentdidnotarriveandtheGermansdidnotmiss theopportunitytocauseheavycasualtieswithinyardsofoftheadvancebeginning.Britishguns "nallybeganacreepingbarragewhichwassofast thatitwasuselesstothestrugglingadvancingmenandwhenthemeneventuallyreachedtheGermanfrontlinethebarragehadmisseditandthe enemylinewasintact.TheattackwasatotalfailureandtheSouthAfricanBrigadewasvirtuallywipedout,onlybeingabletoparticipateinminor operations for the remainder of the war.

WilliamJohnEngland wasborninManchester,England,andattestedforthe1stSouthAfricanInfantryatPotchefstroomon30August1915, aged29,givinghissister,Daisy,ashisnextofkin,livingatPaarl,CapeProvince.HeproceededtoEnglandfortrainingfromOctober1915and "rst servedinEgyptfrom12January1916,beforeproceedingtoFrancewhereheservedfrom21April1916to9February1918.Englandwasgranted acommissionas2ndLieutenantinthe1stSouthAfricanInfantryon2November1918,andreturnedtothefrontinFranceon8November1918.

He was released from service on 23 July 1919, and returned to his home at Sea Point, Cape Town.

SoldwithoriginallargeRegimentalTestimonyofGallantrycerti"catewithhand-writtencitation;Commissiondocumentas2ndLieutenantin SouthAfricanInfantry,inO.H.M.S.envelopeaddressedtohimatSeaPoint;namedcard boxesofissueforcampaignmedals;1924SouthAfrican Passportwithphotographsofhimselfandhiswife;portraitphotographinuniformwithcollardogsmarked‘C38’;agroupphotographtakenafter traininginEngland;metalidentitydisc;DrivingLicencedatedMarch1939;togetherwithtwomiscellaneousCitizensofCapeTownbookletsand copied research including full record of service.

Anoutstandingandwell-documentedSecondWar‘Dunkirk1940’ImmediateD.C.M.groupoftenawarded toRegimentalSergeant-MajorW.J.Gilchrist,IrishGuards,laterNorfolkRegiment,whoservedwiththe Commando‘HarpoonForce’whichevacuatedtheDutchRoyalFamilyjustdaysbeforethecountryfell,and thendistinguishedhimselfinactionagainsttheGermanadvancetoDunkirkwhichresultedintheknocking outofanenemytank-despitebeingwoundedbythreebulletsthattorethroughhishelmetandlefthim blind for three months he refused to leave his post.

GilchristsawlateractionpostD-DaywiththeIrishGuardsduringtheirfamousstandonthe‘Bridgetoofar’ atNijmegen,andthensawfurtherservicewiththeRoyalNorfolkRegimentinKorea,forwhichhewas Mentioned in Despatches

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.VI.R.(2717907Sgt.W.J.Gilchrist.I.G.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;Defenceand WarMedals1939-45;Korea1950-53,1stissue,withM.I.D.oakleaf(2717907W.O.Cl.1.W.J.Gilchrist.R.Norfolk.) numberand unitpartiallyo ciallycorrected;U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus(2717907W.O. Cl.1.W.J.Gilchrist.D.C.M.R.Norfolk.);Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy (2717907 W.O. Cl.1. W. J. Gilchrist. D.C.M. R. Norfolk.) good very ne (10) £4,000-£5,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 22 October 1940.

TheoriginalRecommendation(foranImmediateaward)states:‘Boulogne23May1940.SergeantGilchristwasinpersonalchargeofananti-tank ri!ewhichprotectedtherearoftheBattalionduringitswithdrawalintoBoulogneonthe23rdMay.FortwohoursthisN.C.O.,withafewmen, succeeded in holding their post at a street corner, thus enabling the remainder of the Battalion to move on unmolested.

Althoughunderextremelyheavymachinegun "reheshowedthegreatestcontemptofdangerandcontinuedtokeephisanti-tankguninaction. Hewasinstrumentalinhittingandsettingon "reanenemytank,thusblockingastreetdownwhichtheenemywastryingtomove.Laterinthe actionhehimselfwaswoundedbutrefusedtoleavehisanti-tankri!euntilitandtheBrensupportingitbecamejammedfromover "ring. ThroughoutthewholeactionSergeantGilchristshowedcourageandbraveryofaveryhighorderandsetthe "nestexampletotheremainderof his platoon.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 24 April 1953:

‘For gallant and distinguished service out in Korea in the period from 1st July to 31st December 1952.’

WilliamJohnGilchrist wasborninCastlederg,Co.Tyrone,(Northern)Irelandon15August1915,andattestedfortheIrishGuardson16 January1934.Postedtothe1stBattalion,byfamilyreputeheservedforsometimeatBatmantothefutureFieldMarshalEarlAlexanderofTunis, beforeproceedingwiththeBattaliontoEgyptinNovember1936.AppointedaLanceCorporal,hetransferredtotheArmyReserveon14May 1938.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarhewasrecalledfromtheReserve,andpostedtothe2ndBattalion.Assuchheremained onhomeserviceinitially,butwiththeGermaninvasionofFranceandtheLowCountries,hisbattalionwasorderedtodepartfromDoverforthe HookofHollandtocovertheevacuationoftheDutchRoyalFamilyandGovernmentinMay1940aspartofwhatbecameknownasHarpoon Force.

Harpoon Force

AstheGermanblitzkriegravagedacrossEurope,oldKingdomswerebeensweptasidewithimpunitybytheGermanarmy.TheDutchRoyal familywerenextonthelistandbylateApril1940theirsituationwasonthebrink.A'Commando'stylewithdrawalwasrequired.MajorHaydon, OfficerCommanding2ndBattalion,IrishGuards,wascalledtoarmsinordertoraiseasmallcombinedforcetobringtheRoyalFamilytoBritain so they might rule in exile.

HarpoonForceleftoff fromDoveraboardHereward.Theinvasionhadtakeneveryonebysurprise,so aboutaquarterofthemenwereonleave andcouldn’tbereachedthroughphoneortelegram.WiththelandingplannedforWalcherenthewideraimswere:1.Secureitforuseofthe RoyalNavy;2.RescuetheRoyalfamily;3.Evacuateembassystaff andotherBritishcitizens;4.CovertheescaperoutefromTheHagueto Walcheren.BesidesthisthetroopsalreadyinHollandweretotryandsecureanygoldordiamondsanddestroyasmuchaspossibletodamage anything the Germans might soon 'inherit'.

HarpoonForcereachedtheHookofHollandatdawnon13Mayto "ndtheplacein !amesandhadjustdockedwhenStukasbeganbombing theirshipandstra"ngthemforgoodmeasure.Theyalsofoundthatitwasn’tjusttheenemywhowereshootingatthem.Someofthelocals supportedtheGermaninvasionandbegantakingpotshotsatthe2ndBattalionfromseveralhouses,forcingthemtotakecover.TheIrishGuards hadtogettoTheHaguetoescorttheDutchroyalfamily,butitwashardgoingevenwhenmembersoftheDutchresistancecametotheiraid. TheDutchalsowarnedthemnottoacceptcandyorcigarettesfromanylocalbecausetheywerelikelypoisonedbyNazi-sympathizers.Since Haydonwasgivensomeleewayinhisorders,hechosenottosacri"ceanyonetoTheHague.Walcherenwasundersiege,sosecuringitwashard enough.Besidestheship’sguns,allhisbattalionhadwereafew3-inchmortarguns,thestandardissueBrenguns,someanti-tankguns,andtwo signal trucks.

Bylatemorning,trucksbeganarrivingfromAmsterdam,butnonecarriedtheRoyalFamily.Theyinsteadbroughtdiamond-"lledcrateswhichthe sailorsloadedontotheHereward.Tomakeroomformore,theybeganunloadingtheship’sstoresfortheuseoftheresistance.Withthe Germansstillstra"ngthemandstillnotaDutchRoyalinsight,Haydon "nallygavetheordertosecuretheroadsbetweenWalcherenandthe docks.TheyhopedthatsomeBritishnationalsmightmakeitout.Shortlyafternoon,a !eetofcars "nallymadeittothedocks–theRoyalswere fashionablylate!HaydonthuspassedtheworktoCaptainThomasHalsey,oftheMalcolm,buthecamebackwithbadnews:'Nonsense!Sheleft yesterday!’

Crossedwires meantthatQueenWilhelminaandherpartywereleftstandingonthedock,barredfromboarding.It "nallytranspiredthat PrincessJulianahadbeenevacuatedthepreviousevening,sotheyeventuallyweregivenaberth.TheproblemwastheQueensimplyrefusedthat theshipleft.ShewasnotgoingtoleaveherpeoplewithouttheGovernment,who "nallyarrivedatsixo’clockthatevening.TheGermanshad spenttheafternoontakingpot-shotsandbombingthedockstokeepthemselvesamused.HarpoonForce "nallyweighedanchorandtooktheir precious cargo off, but at the cost of some 36 Guardsmen.

Boulogne - Immediate D.C.M. WithHollandfallingjusttwodaysaftertheyreturnedhome,the2ndBattalionweresoonsentoff toFrancetoattempttostemthetide.Posted toBoulogne,Gilchrist,bythenaSergeant,waspartofanimportant6-manteamthatattemptedtoholdoff theGermanattackatBoulogneon23 May1940.Itwasatthisstagethatheearnedan‘immediate’awardoftheDistinguishedConductMedal.IngainingtheD.C.M.Gilchristhad sufferedwhenthreebulletsrippedthroughhishelmet.Havingstayedathispostuntiltheverylast,Gilchristwaspulledfromhisgunandevacuated home.BythetimehereachedEngland,hehadgoneblindandspentsomethreemonthsinablindhospitallearningbraille,beforewakingoneday to "nd his vision restored.

Gilchristwasthenpostedtothe3rdBattalion,IrishGuards,andshortlyafterhisrecoveryfoundhimselfduginontheCliffsofDoverduringthe heightoftheBattleofBritain-hefoundhomeon‘Hell"reCorner’.GilchristwassoonpromotedtoActingWarrantOfficer1stClassand Regimental Sergeant-Major, a promotion that left him with the nickname ‘That Bastard Mick’.

Arnhem - A Bridge Too Far GilchristwentontolandwiththeHeadquartersCompanyofthe3rdBattalioninNormandyinJune1944,whenpartoftheGuardsArmoured Division,andtookpartintheattempttocaptureCaenaspartofOperationGoodwood.TheyalsosawactionintheMontPinconarea.On29 August, the 3rd Battalion crossed the Seine and began the advance into Belgium with the rest of the Guards Armoured Division towards Brussels. TheIrishGuardswerepartofthegroundforceofOperation MarketGarden,'Market'beingtheairborneassaultand'Garden'thegroundattack. TheIrishGuardsledthevanguardofXXXCorpsintheiradvancetowardsArnhem,whichwastheobjectiveoftheBritish1stAirborneDivision, furthestfromXXXCorps'startline.TheCorpscrossed theBelgian-Dutchborder,advancingfromNeerpelton17SeptemberbuttheIrish Guardsencounteredheavyresistancewhichslowedtheadvance.Followingtheconclusionof MarketGarden,theIrishGuardsremainedinthe NetherlandsuntiltakingpartintheAlliedadvanceintoGermanyandseeingheavyactionduringtheRhinelandCampaign.Gilchristwaspresentin thefamousactionsfortheIrishGuardsinNormandyandattheLommellBridge,Nijmegen-‘ABridgetooFar’-duringSeptember1944.He served alongside the legendary Brigadier 'Joe' Vandeleur and clearly made quite an impression, for the pair corresponded for the rest of their lives.

WiththecessationofhostilitiesGilchristwasdischarged,butthenre-enlistedintotheRoyalNorfolkRegimentatNorwichon23October1946, andwaspromotedbacktothewarsubstantiverankofSergeantonrejoining.HesawserviceoutinGermanywiththeBritishArmyoftheRhine from15September1947to23June1950,andwaspromotedtoActingWarrantOfficerClassIIon19July1949,andActingWarrantOfficer ClassIon30July1950.HesawfurtherserviceastheRegimentalSergeantMajorofthe1stBattalion,priortobeingpostedhomeon17February 1951.

Korea

GilchristsawactiveserviceduringtheKoreanWarfrom29August1951,andagainfoundhimselfinthethickoftheaction.Hewasalsopartof the‘tourparty’thatwelcomedFieldMarshalAlexander,thethenBritishDefenceMinister,whenhepaidavisittothe "eldinJune1952.The SundayDispatch takesupthestory:'Ashewentfromhilltoptohilltop,LordAlexandersawhundredsofmenfromAustralia,NewZealand, CanadaandtheUnitedKingdomstrippedtothewaistinthehotsun.Ononepositionhemetanoldfriend,R.S.M.W.G.Gilchrist,D.C.M.,of StaffordAvenue,Norwich,formerlyoftheIrishGuards-theFieldMarshal'soldregiment-andnowservingwiththeNorfolks.LordAlexander asked the R.S.M. two questions:

“What do you think of National Servicemen?”

The R.S.M. replied:

“National Servicemen are No. 1, Sir. They are terri"c.”

The Field Marshal then asked: “How do you like Korea?”

The R.S.M. replied: “Too many hills, Sir”.’

ForhisservicesinKorea,GilchristwasMentionedinDespatches.HewasthenpostedfromKoreatoHongKongon29September1952,andwas giventhehonouroftakingtheRegimentalColourbacktoBritainfortheCoronationin1953.Hemadeitbackinonepiecebutsoonafterfell veryill,withaDoctoratonepointsuggestinghemighthavejusttwoweekstolive.HavingsentthisnewsbacktoHongKong,hegotareplythat perhaps he got himself back to see his family to be with them. A typical R.S.M.'s reply followed by Telegram: 'No! Queen and Country First!!!'

Empire Windrush

Recovering,Gilchristwaspostedhomeagainon1April1954.Thehomewardjourneywouldprovequiteinteresting.Forthejourneyhome, Gilchristandhisfamilyfoundthemselvesloadedontothetroopship EmpireWindrush,withGilchristappointedTroopdeckSergeant-Major.The vesselhadfamouslypreviouslycarriedsomanyfamiliesfromtheCaribbeantoanewlifein1948. UntoldLives bytheBritishMuseumtakesupthe story: ‘InMarch1954,the Empire Windrush wasbringing1,276men,womenandchildrenbacktotheUKfromJapan,HongKong,SingaporeandSuez. Many were National Servicemen returning home to be demobbed.

Onthemorningof28Marchtheshipwas20milesoff Algiers.Atabout6.15amofficersonthebridgehearda“whoof”ofairand,turninground, sawoily,blacksmokepouringoutofoneoftheship’sfunnels.Thentenfoothigh $amesappeared.Therewasa "reintheengineroom.Sincethe alarm bell system failed to work, stewards and catering staff were sent to arouse crew and passengers.

Someofthemilitaryofficersthoughtitwasapracticaljokewhentheywereawokenbystewardsburstingintotheircabinsshouting‘Getquickly toyouremergencystation!'.CaptainAndersonturnedoverinhisbunkandcontinuedtowaitforhismorningcupoftea,butthenbecameaware ofasmellofburning.Hethrewonhisovercoatandrushedondeck.Hotpaintfromthetopofthefunnelwassettinglighttothewoodendecks. The ship’s power failed and there was no light, water, or telephone.

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Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

Evacuationproceduresswungintoaction.LifeboatsandraftswerelaunchedandshipsweresentfromAlgiers.Everythingproceededina disciplinedmanner.Withintwentyminutesoftheordertoabandonship,all250womenandchildrenhadbeenplacedinlifeboats,aswellas500 oftheservicemenandtheship’scatTibby.Oneboatwasdamagedasitwasbeinglaunchedandlatersankwhenfullofsurvivors.Someofthese wereintheseafortwohoursbeforebeingrescued.Asthe !respread,theorderwas !nallygiven-everymanforhimself.Atabout7.15amthe last men left the ship, including the Captain.’

Gilchrist and his family were picked up by a large oil tanker and dropped at Algiers.

Later Life

TwoquietyearsfollowedinEngland,beforeanattachmenttotheKing'sAfricanRi"esoutinEastAfricafrom12Augustto14December1957 gave Gilchrist two interesting subordinates during his time in Uganda - Idi Amin and a young Crown Prince (later King) Hussein of Jordan.

WiththeEOKAEmergencyinCyprus,Gilchristwaspostedtheretojoinhisbattalionon14December1957,andwasstillouttherewhenhis battalionwasretitledthe1stBattalion,EastAnglianRegimenton1June1960.InMay1960hewasawardedhisArmyLongServiceandGood ConductMedalbyLieutenant-GeneralSirRogerBower,andwaspostedhomeon4August1960,beingpensionedfromtheserviceon30April 1961. Looking back on his army life he said: ‘I have no regrets. I’d do it all over again if I could.’

HavingretiredtoAustralia,GilchristsettledinBrisbaneandsetupacarbusiness.AppointedaMagistrateofQueenslandinAugust1966,he donneduniformforthe !naltimeasaSecurityOfficerduringthe1982BrisbaneCommonwealthGames.GilchristreturnedtoKoreauponthe invitationoftheSouthKoreanPresidentin2000andattendedaGardenPartyinhonourofKoreanVeterans,beingpresentedtoTheQueen. EngaginginconversationwithHerMajesty,itissaidsheenduredthelongesthandshakeofherreign.GilchristdiedinBrisbanejustmonthslaterin September 2000 and his ashes were returned to Ireland to be interred at Castlederg in Tyrone in November 2000.

Sold with the following extensive archive:

i) The recipient’s British Army Soldier’s Record and Pay Book, cover inscribed ‘C.S.M. Gilchrist. W. J.’

ii) The recipient’s three Regular Army Certi!cate of Service Red Books, dated 28 January 1938, 28 July 1950, and 7 March 1961.

iii)Therecipient’stunicmedalribbonbarandamountedgroupof10CommemorativeMedalscomprising:DunkirkVeteran’sMedal1960; EuropeanUnionCombatantsCross;Belgium:KingAlbert1stCommemorativeCrossforVeteranswithgold,silverandbronzepalmdevices; Belgium:NationalOrganisationofVeteransofKingAlbertI1948-197325thAnniversaryCommemorativeMedal;NormandyCampaign CommemorativeMedal;BattleforBritain1939-1945CommemorativeMedalwithTheArmyClasp;FrontlineBritain1939-194550thAnniversary CommemorativeMedal;France:OperationOverlord50thAnniversaryCommemorativeMedalasissuedbythetownofCaeninNormandy; InternationalFederationofKoreanWarVeteransAssociation1950-1953CommemorativeMedalasissuedin1990;RepublicofSouthKorea: Korean War Medal, mounted as worn; together with various award Certi!cates

iv)Therecipient’sArmyCerti!cateofEducationThirdClass,dated9May1934;ArmyCerti!cateofEducationSecondClass,dated21July1937; and Army Certi!cate of Education First Class, dated 19 March 1953

v)TypedCerti!cateofServicewithAssessmentsofMilitaryConductandCharacter,dated7March1951,andWarOfficeLetterissuedon Pension after 25 years, dated 11 April 1961.

vi)ArareTroopdeckSergeant-Major'sclotharmband,asusedbyGilchristduringthelossofthe EmpireWindrush on28March1954off Algiersin the Mediterranean

vii)PressphotographrelatingtotheKoreanWar,detailingGilchristofferingahelpinghandtoFieldMarshalLordAlexander,theBritishDefence Minister.Thecaptionreads:‘FieldMarshalLordAlexander,theBritishDefenceMinister,receivingafriendlyhelpinghandupashelltownhillside ontheKoreanfrontbyR.S.M.Gilchristwhenhevisitedthe1stBnTheRoyalNorfolkRegiment,whoseCommandingOfficer,Lt.Col.J.H.R. Orlebar is seen looking on.’

viii)Twophotographs,bothpressimages,showingAmericantroopsdetailingthefunctionsofatripodmountedbazookatotwomenoftheRoyal NorfolkRegiment(Gilchristisidenti!ableinboth);togetherwiththreephotographicimagesrelatingtoaKoreanWarveteransreunion,two takenintheRepublicofSouthKorea,inbothofwhichGilchristiswearingallofhismedalsincludingthecommemorativeawards,andthethird showingGilchristshakinghandswithHerMajestyQueenElizabethII;andaphotographicimageofGilchristinuniformwearinghismedals,taken shortly before his retirement.

ix) Various 21st Army Group Personal Messages &c.

x)IrishGuardsAssociationLondonBranchAnnualDinnercommemoratingthe50thAnniversaryoftheformationoftheRegiment,dated18 March 1950, this signed in pencil ‘Alexander of Tunis’ for Field Marshal Lord Alexander.

xi)Newspapercuttingfromthe SundayDispatch,dated15June1952,detailingthevisittoKoreaofFieldMarshalLordAlexander,theBritish DefenceMinister,titled‘AlexanderSeesKoreaNapalmAttack’;anewspapercuttingfromthe TyroneConstitution,dated20May1960,detailingthe awardoftheArmyLongServiceandGoodConductMedaltoGilchrist,carryinganimageofhimbeingpresentedwithhismedalbyLieutenant GeneralSirRogerBowerinCyprus,andthearticleistitled:‘Twenty-FiveYearsGlobe-TrottingwiththeArmy-CastledergMan’sExperience’;and anewspapercuttingfromtheSundayLife,dated5November2000,with anarticletitled:‘HomeistheHerotoanIrishGrave’,detailinghow Gilchrist’s body was returned to Ireland for burial, he having latterly lived in Brisbane, Australia.

xii) A copy of the book ‘Women and Children First... The Loss of the Troopship “Empire Windrush”’, by Captain W. N. Seybold.

xiii) various other ephemera and copied research.

ASecondWar‘BurmaOperation’D.C.M.groupof !veawardedtoSergeantL.J.Rawlins,Hampshire Regiment,attachedGoldCoastRegiment,forhisgallantry !rstlyinsavingawoundedcomradeunder intenseenemy !reinFebruary1944,andsecondlyforeffectingadaringescapefromcaptivityhavingbeen takenPrisonerofWarbytheJapaneseinMarch1944,bringingbackwithhimmuchvaluableinformation about the enemy position and strength DistinguishedConductMedal,G.VI.R.(5496658Sjt.L.J.Rawlins.Hamps.R.);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45, with Army Council enclosure, mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely ne (5) £2,400-£2,800

D.C.M. London Gazette 8 February 1945.

TheoriginalRecommendation,originallyforaMilitaryMedal,states:‘AtChathandon15February1944SergeantL.J.Rawlinswenttothe assistanceofanambushedpatrolthathadsufferedcasualties,includingtheEuropeanpatrolleaderwhowaslyinginthepaddy.Onreachingthe sceneoftheambushSergeantRawlinsandhissectioncameunderthesameheavy "reandsufferedcasualties.Theseriouslywoundedpatrol commander of the previous patrol was lying in the open paddy and his every movement brought down searching enemy "re.

Thesurroundingbushhadbeen "redbytheJapsand #amesweresweepingacrossthepaddytowardsthewoundedEuropean.Regardlessofhis personalsafety,andthinkingonlyofhiswoundedcomrade,SergeantRawlins,togetherwithoneAfrican,crossedtheopenpaddyandcarriedthe wounded European to safety.

AgainatPalegaingon2March1944,SergeantRawlinswastakingpartinanightpatroltoanenemyposition.Thepatrolwasambushedandsplit, theofficercommandingthepatrolbecomingcutoff.SergeantRawlinsassembledthepatrol,thenwentaloneinsearchoftheofficer.Clambering over the area, he was overpowered and disarmed by three Japs and escorted to their H.Q.

TakingtheJapcommandercompletelybysurprise,despitehisescortwithraisedbayonets,helashedout,kickedtheJapcommanderinthe stomach,andsmadehisescape.Thatnighthespentevadingcaptureintheenemypositionandreturnedthefollowingdayabletogiveaccurate and valuable information of the enemy position and strength.

Sergeant Rawlins in both actions showed supreme courage, devotion to duty, and above all, self-sacri"ce for the safety of his comrades.’ LawrenceJohnRawlins,anativeofBitternePark,Southampton,attestedfortheHampshireRegimentandservedduringtheSecondWorld War in Burma attached to the 8th Battalion, The Gold Coast Regiment. Sold with copied research.

AGreatWarD.S.M.groupofthreeawardedtoLeadingSeamanW.J.W.Newland,RoyalNavy,forservices in H.M.S. Hecla during a heavy gale in December 1917 DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(225861.W.J.W.Newland,Lg.Sean.H.M.S.Hecla.1917);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (225861 W. J. W. Newland. L.S. R.N.) light contact wear, otherwise nearly very ne (3) £700-£900

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

‘For services in destroyer and torpedo boat !otillas during the period ending 31st December 1917.’

Therecommendationstates:‘H.M.S.Hecla2ndT.B.Ds.16December1917.AtRathmullanaveryheavygalesprungupatabout3am.Thismanat veryconsiderablerisktohislife,wentdownintosteamboatslyingalongside,whichhadnocrewinthem,andbyhispersonalexertionsprevented the loss of the boats. (ADM 116/1561/MS18 refers).

WilliamJohnsonWarnesNewland wasbornon9June1885,atBlakeney,Norfolk.HecommencednavalserviceasBoy2Class,H.M.S Northampton,on2April1903,andadvancedtoBoy1Classon2July1903;OrdinarySeaman,H.M.S.Cleopatra,2October1903,andtoAble Seaman,H.M.S.Brilliant,on13October1904.HebecameaSeamanGunneron14July1905;Gunlayer3rdClass,31January1913,andGunlayer 2ndClasson20March1915.Itwasnotuntil1October1915thathewasadvancedtoLeadingSeamaninH.M.S.Tartar.HeservedinH.M.S Hecla, atleastnominallyforpaypurposes,from9December1915to6November1920.Hewasshorepensionedon15June1925,after22years service,joiningtheRoyalFleetReservetwodayslater.RecalledforwarserviceinOctober1939,heservedinH.M.S. PembrokeI,andH.M.S. Wild re (QueenboroughPier).HewasinvalidedoutoftheserviceinJanuary1944.Hewasalsoentitledtoa1914-15Starandwouldhaveamedal entitlement for his Second World War Service.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.andSecondAwardBarawardedtoCorporalW.Whitcher,Hampshire Regiment

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar(29562Pte.W.Whitcher.2/Hants:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(29562 Cpl.W.Whitcher.Hamps.R.); France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-1917,withsilverstar emblem on riband, toned, nearly extremely ne (4) £600-£800

M.M. London Gazette 16 January 1917.

M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 18 October 1917. French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 17 December 1917. WalterWitcher attestedfortheHampshireRegimentatKing’sSomborneandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 1916.

AGreatWar1917‘WesternFront’M.M.andSecondAwardBargroupoffourawardedtoPrivateMacSwain, 42ndBattalion(RoyalHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantryandNo.2TunnellingCompany,Canadian Engineers, who also received a gun shot wound to the face in August 1917

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar(4188383PteA.Macswain.42/Can:Inf:);1914-15Star(418383PteAMacswain. 42/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (418383 Pte. A. Macswain. 42-Can. Inf.) very ne (4) £800-£1,000

M.M. London Gazette 16 August 1917.

M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 17 September 1917.

AngusMacSwain wasborninEdinburgh,ScotlandinAugust1885.HeservedwiththeRoyalArmyMedicalCorpspriortovolunteeringfor service,10March1915.MacSwaininitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe42ndBattalion(RoyalHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantry intheFrenchtheatreofwarfromOctober1915.HewasattachedforservicewithNo.2TunnellingCompany,CanadianEngineersfrom7July 1916, and distinguished himself during operations at Tor Top, 21 June 1917. On the latter date the unit’s War Diary gives: ‘SeveralInfantryOfficersandmenweregassedbyashellindugoutsoff GSubway;theywerebroughtoutbysomeofoursappersandrevivedby Proto Novita Revivers.’

The diary gives him as being one of the above sappers, and being awarded the M.M. as a consequence.

MacSwainreturnedtohisparentunit,andwasservingwiththe42ndBattalionwhenhereceivedagunshotwoundtothefaceinAugust1917.He suffered partial loss of sight, and hearing on one side. MacSwain returned to Canada in December 1917, and died in July 1964.

Sold with copied research, and a photographic image of recipient in uniform taken from the Toronto Evening Telegram, 14 September 1917.

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(823Cpl.LH.Had#eld.1/2Hants:A.T.Co.R.E.-T.F.);1914-15Star(823.Spr.L.H.Had#eld.R.E.);British War

(823. S. Sjt. L. H. Had#eld. R.E.)

£300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 14 September 1916. L.H.Had!eld attestedfortheRoyalEngineers(TerritorialForce),andservedwiththe1st/2ndHampshire(ArmyTroops)Companyduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontform21January1915.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 15 June 1916), and awarded the Military Medal. Promoted Staff Sergeant, he was disembodied on 28 February 1919.

ArareGreatWar1917‘Frenchtheatre’R.E.8AerialGunner’sM.M.groupofnineawardedtoAirMechanic 2ndClassT.A.H.Lea,RoyalFlyingCorpsandRoyalAirForce,late1/7thBattalion,ManchesterRegiment(T. F.).HewaswoundedinactionservingwiththeArmyinGallipoliin1915,priortotransferringtotheRoyal FlyingCorpsandbecoming1ofthe !rst12R.F.C.gunnerstobeformallytrainedatHytheinDecember 1916.

HedistinguishedhimselfasanAerialGunnerwhilstservingwith52SquadroninFrance,inparticularwhen attackedby6hostileenemyaircraftsoutheastofMory,18September1917.Onthelatterdatehehelped fendoff theswarmofenemyaircraft,forcingonedown,priortosuccumbingtothesamefatewithhispilot SecondLieutenantS.Canning.Leare-engagedforserviceasLieutenantwiththeRoyalCorpsofSignals(T.F.) between the wars, and advanced to Major during the Second World War

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(493382.Cl.A.M.T.H.Lea.52/Sq:R.F.C.);1914-15Star(3071Pte.T.H.Lea.Manch.R.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves, loose (401031.2.A.M.T.H.Lea.R.F.C.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;Defence andWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1937;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,reverseofficiallydated‘1944’, with2additionalG.VI.R.longserviceawardbars,mountedcourt-styleby Spink&SonLtd asoriginallyworn,withrelatedminiature awardssimilarlymounted,thelastlackingadditionalawardbars,allhousedinaleather Spink&SonLtd case, lacquered,generally nearly very ne or better(lot) (9) £2,000-£3,000

M.M. London Gazette 12 December 1917. The original recommendation states:

‘Lea.ThomasHenry2ndA.M.Aerl.Gunr.No.52Squadron,R.F.C.HasshownconspicuousabilityinactionsincejoiningtheR.F.C.intheFieldas anAerialGunneron8.5.1917.Hehashadseveralcombatswithhostileaeroplanesandhasprovedhimselftobeagunneruponwhomhispilot canrelyforprotectionwithabsolutecon!dence.Ontheeighteenthultimo[September]heputupavery !ne !ghtagainstheavyodds,defending hismachineagainstasimultaneousattackbysixhostileaeroplanes,andbygoodshootingsucceededinforcingoneofthemtolandclosetothe enemy’s front line. Recommended for the Military Medal 4.10.17.’

Approximately 167 M.M.’s, and 2 Second Award Bars were awarded to the Royal Flying Corps for the Great War.

ThomasAlfredH.Lea wasborninWilmslow,CheshireinJanuary1898.Heenlistedinthe1/7thBattalion,ManchesterRegiment(T.F.),12 November1914,aged16yearsand10months.LeaservedwiththeBattalionintheGallipolitheatreofwarfrom11June1915,andreceiveda gun shot wound to the right thigh the following month being admitted to the Clearing Hospital on ‘W’ Beach, 12 July 1915.

LeatransferredtotheRoyalFlyingCorpsasanAirMechanic2ndClass,5September1916,andwasoneofthe !rst12RoyalFlyingCorps gunnerstobeformallytrained.HegraduatedfromHythe,22December1916,andwaspostedforoperationalserviceasanAerialGunnerwith 52SquadroninFranceinMay1917.TheSquadronwasequippedwithR.E.8’sandmostlytaskedwithreconnaissanceandlightbombingduties.Lea "ewwithSecondLieutenantS.Canningashispilot,andtheyengaged6enemyaircraftinaerialcombatsoutheastofMory,18September1917. Leasuccessfullyforcedoneoftheenemyaircraftdown,beforeheandCanningwereforceddownthemselves,landingatanAlliedAdvanced LandingGround.Theiraircraftwasclaimedasthe6th‘Victory’ofLeutnantV.SchobingerofJasta12(hewentontoaddanother2tohisscore, and was awarded the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class, and the Knight’s Cross with Swords of the Hohenzollern House Order).

LeatransferredtotheRoyalAirForceasPrivate1inApril1918.HewaspostedtoNo.1O

cerCadetWinginMay1918,andgraduatedasa FlightCadet,5October1918.LeawastransferredasSecondLieutenanttotheUnemployedListinFebruary1919.Hewascommissioned LieutenantintheRoyalCorpsofSignals(T.F.)inAugust1931,andadvancedtoMajorinJuly1939(awardedhisE

ciencyDecorationin September 1944, and the additional clasps both in January 1955). Major Lea retired in March 1948, and died in Bangor, Wales in October 1966. M.I.D. uncon!rmed.

Sold with copied research.

A Poignant Family group: AGreatWar1916‘Courcelette,Somme’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPrivateL.Mann,8thBattalion (90th Winnipeg Ri!es), Canadian Infantry

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(A-38378Pte.L.Mann.8/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(438378Pte.L.Mann.8-Can.Inf.)with Silver War Badge, reverse officially numbered ‘C35532’, nearly very ne

Three: PrivateJ.Mann,8thBattalion(90thWinnipegRi!es),CanadianInfantry,whowaskilledinactionwhilst attachedtoNo.2TramwaysCompany,CanadianEngineers-inchargeofanammunitiontrainwhich suffered a direct hit on route to a Battery near Lens - 24 September 1917 1914-15Star(A38372PteJ.Mann.8/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(438377Pte.J.Mann.8-Can.Inf.);Memorial Plaque (John Mann) generally very ne or better

Pair: PrivateA.Mann,8thBattalion(90thWinnipegRi!es),CanadianInfantry,whowaskilledinactionat Courcelette, 26 September 1916, the same day and action as his brother Lauchlan was to win his M.M. British War and Victory Medals (623045 Pte. A. Mann. 8-Can. Inf.) good very ne (9) £700-£900

M.M. London Gazette 9 December 1916. The original recommendation states:

‘DuringthegeneraladvanceonSept.26th-27th,he,althoughonlyaPrivateshowedconspicuousgallantryanddeterminationinorganisingthe smallpartywhicharrivedatthe !nalobjective.Hepushedforwardfromthe !nalobjectivewithapartyandbroughtbackvaluableinformation.He supervisedtheconstructionofblocks,carriedupgrenadesandwhenhesawthemanfallwhohadbeendetailedtocarrytheS.O.S.rocketshe relievedhimofhisburden.HefurthervolunteeredhisservicesasbombcarriertoasquadofanotherRegimentwhichhadbeendetailedtomake an attack on an enemy trench.’

LauchlanMann wasborninCulloden,Inverness-shire,Scotland,inSeptember1893.Hesharedhisfather’sname,andwasemployedasaFreight TrainBrakemaninCanadapriortotheGreatWar.MannservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe8thBattalion(90thWinnipegRi"es),Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and distinguished himself at Courcelette, Somme, 26-27 September 1916.

JohnMann wasborninCulloden,Inverness-shire,Scotland,inJune1892.HewasemployedbytheRailwayslikehisyoungerbrotherLauchlan. MannservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe8thBattalion(90thWinnipegRi"es),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.Hewaskilledinaction ‘whileattachedtotheNo.2TramwaysCompany,CanadianEngineers,hewasemployedasabrakeman,andwasinchargeofatraincarrying ammunitionfortheBatteryinthevicinityofLens,onthenightof24thSeptember,1917.Hostileshellingwasrathersevereinthissector,andhe was instantly killed when the enemy obtained a direct hit on the train.’

Private Mann is buried in Thelus Military Cemetery, France.

AlexanderMann wasborninFortWilliam,Argyllshire,ScotlandinJune1891.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe8thBattalion(90th WinnipegRi"es),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateMannwaskilledinactionatCourcelette,26September1916,thesamedayand action as his brother Lauchlan was to win his M.M.

Private Mann is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Sold with copied service papers.

AGreatWar‘Cambrai’M.M.awardedtoDriverJ.Flynn,CanadianArmyServiceCorps,attachedasan AmbulanceDrivertoNo.10CanadianFieldAmbulance,andanoriginalmemberofEaton’sMotorMachine Gun Battery

Military Medal, G.V.R. (761 Dvr: J. Flynn. Can: A.S.C.) very ne £180-£220

M.M. London Gazette 3 July 1919.

JerryFlynn wasborninDurham,EnglandinDecember1894.Hewasamotormechanicandresidedat137AvenueRoad,Toronto,Canada. FlynnwasanoriginalmemberofEaton’sMotorMachineGunBattery,andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Hetransferredto theCanadianArmyServiceCorps,andwasattachedasanAmbulanceDriverwithNo.10CanadianFieldAmbulancefortheawardofhisM.M. (the Unit War Diary giving the award as for Cambrai). Flynn served with the Veteran’s Guard of Canada during the Second World War. Sold with copied service papers.

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AGreatWar1917‘Hill60,Ypres’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSapperO.Palmer,1stTunnelling Company,AustralianEngineers,AustralianImperialForce,whowasgassed,9April1917,anddiedof Pneumonia in Belgium, 24 February 1919

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(233SaprO.Palmer.1/T’Lg:CoyAust:E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(233Spr.O.Palmer.1Tun.Coy A.I.F.) mounted for display, surname partially o cially corrected on rst two, nearly extremely ne (3) £700-£900

M.M. London Gazette 25 May 1917. The original recommendation states:

‘Noisesinthethehalf-untampedHill60gallerywereheardandonApril5th,theGermanscouldbeheardworkingawinchinsomeneighbouring shaft.FourdayslatertheenemyraidedtheBritishtrenchessearchingformines,andblewintheentrancesofsomeoftheshallowinfantry subwaysandcaptured !veAustraliantunnellers.Thedamageonthesurfacewasextensivebut,exceptforimpededventilationthe‘deeps’were intact.Twenty-!veBritishinfantrymeninoneofthesubwayswereasphyxiatedbygasfromtheGermandemolitionchargesdespitethe !ne effortsofSapperPalmerandotherstoguidethemclear.AnAustralianofficerdiedasaresultandseveralAustraliansweregassedinthisrescue work.’

OscarPalmer wasthesonofMrF.W.PalmerofSelwynRoad,Plaistow,Essex.HeresidedinTemora,NewSouthWales,Australia,and enlistedintheAustralianImperialForceatCootamundrainSeptember1915.PalmerembarkedfortheMiddleEastwith1Company,1Mining CorpsinFebruary1916,andservedwiththe1stTunnellingCompany,AustralianEngineersintheFrenchtheatreofwar,April1916-May1917. HedistinguishedhimselfduringthetunnellingoperationsatHill60,Ypres(1stTunnellingCompanymovedintothepositioninNovember1916 and stayed until the Battle of Messines in June 1917) and was gassed in the process, 9 April 1917.

PalmerwasonleaveintheUKinJanuary1919,andrejoinedhisunit,13February1919.HewasadmittedtoNo.2AustralianFieldAmbulance twodayslater,andtransferredtoNo.20CasualtyClearingStation.SapperPalmerdiedofPneumonia,24February1919,andwasburiedin Charleroi Communal Cemetery, Belgium.

Sold with copied service papers, a copy of Beneath Hill 60 by W. Davies and a DVD of the documentary Beneath Hill 60.

A !neSecondWar‘AnzioCampaign’M.M.groupofsixawardedtoLance-BombardierL.T.Nurse,Royal Artillery,laterLieutenant,RoyalPioneerCorps,aWestIndianfromBritishGuyana,forhisgallantryin single-handedlyrepellingaforceofover20Germanswhentheconvoyhewasincameunderautomaticand mortar !re south-west of Rome on 4 June 1944

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(750487L.Bmbr.L.T.Nurse.R.A.)innamedcardboxofissue;1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Army Council enclosure, extremely ne (6) £3,000-£4,000

M.M. London Gazette 26 October 1944.

TheoriginalRecommendation,foranImmediateaward,states:‘On4June1944,this N. C.O.wasridinginhistroopcommander’sarmouredcarwhichwasfollowingthe batterycommander’sarmouredcardownanarrowlaneinthewoodssouth-westof Rome.Bothvehicleswerecaughtinanambushandcameunderautomatic "refrom thefrontandbothsides,andmortar "refrominfront.Atonetimeasmanyastwenty Germanswerevisiblesimultaneouslyandthebatterycommanderorderedboth vehiclestoreversedownthelane.Thearmouredcarcoulddonothingbut "resmoke, andseeingthattheGermanswereclosingLance-BombardierNursestoodupand started "ringhisri!e.Thischeckedtheenemywhorepliedwithovertwentymortar bombsandrenewedautomatic "re.WithcompletedisregardofhisownsafetythisN. C.O.remainedunprotectedbythearmourofthevehicleinordertokeepuphis "re andalthoughhisvehiclewasrepeatedlystruckdidnotdesistuntilithadreversedfor overhalfamile.Tohisoffensiveactionhisbatterycommanderattributesthefailureof the enemy to close to grenade throwing distance.

ThisN.C.O.hasservedasO.P.A.throughouttheoperationsatAnzioandhastwice takencontrolwhenhisofficerhasbeenwounded.Hisworkhasbeenremarkablefor itsefficiencyinthefaceofenemyactionandhistroopcommandershavefoundhis behaviour "rst class under "re.’

LaurieThomasNurse wasborninGeorgeTown,Demerara-Mahaica,BritishGuyana,on18October1905.HisfatherwasRichardDavid NursefromBarbados(1865-1928),abuildingcontractorbytradealmostcertainlyworkingonSt.George’sCathedralatGeorgeTown,andhis motherwasFrancinaGertrudeNurse,néeMacDonald(1863-1928),anativeCreole.Thefamily’sfortunesclearlychangedandtheyshowat MarchmontRoad,Edinburghfrom1919-1923,withLaurieNursebeingeducatedatthefee-payingGeorgeHeriotsSchool.Heexcelledatsports andwasinthe2ndXVforrugbyandwasheavyweightboxingchampion;however,hewasaskedtoleaveHeriotsinJuly1922onaccountofhis bad in!uence over the other boys, his report at the time stating:

‘Aboywithabilitywholackedapplications.Hissize,hisageandhiscolourcausedhimtobeidolisedbytheboysinhisclass.Hisin!uencebecame more and more hurtful.’

NurseattestedfortheRoyalArtillery(TerritorialArmy)inMay1923andservedforfouryears.Here-joinedtheArmyon27November1939, interestinglythenasaBritishcitizen,hisparentsbothdeclaredas‘British’onhisattestationform.Heservedwiththe2ndFieldRegiment,Royal Artillery,withthe1stArmyinNorthAfrica,attheassaultlandingsatPantellariaandatAnzio,andalsoattheGothicLineandintoNorthernItaly.

Ubique by A.M. Cheetham, M.C., describes him thus:

‘BombardierNursewasalargeWestIndianandaverycheerfulcharacter.Hewasquiteartisticandwasverygoodatdrawingthepanoramaview fromtheO.P.Thiswasasketchoftheareawewereobserving,onwhichweremarkedsalientfeatures...Unfortunately,hesometimeslethis poeticlicenceovercomehisfactualvision.OncehedrewapanoramawhichincludedRome,sittingonitssevenhills,whentheeternalcitylay twentymilesawayobscuredbyacoupleofinterveningridges.Hecouldseeenemymoving,smokefrommortarsandgun !ashesthatwere invisibletotherestofus...hewasagreatassetinthathealwaysmanagedtoacquiresomeextrarationsforus,especiallywhatwasknownasthe 'makings', namely tea, sugar and powdered milk.’

AwardedanImmediateMilitaryMedalfortheAnzioCampaign,NursewassubsequentlycommissionedintotheRoyalPioneerCorps.Heresigned his commission, with the rank of Lieutenant, in February 1962, and died in Birmingham in October 1984.

Soldwiththerecipient’sribandbars;Certi"edcopyoftherecipient’sbirthcerti"cate;therecipient’sCerti"edCopyofAttestationintothe TerritorialArmy;anoriginalpostcardphotograph showingtherecipientaspartoftheGeorgeHeriots2ndXV,1922,thereversewrittenfrom therecipienttohisfather:‘5/5/22.DearFather,thisphotographwillshowyouthatIhavealottodoinsports.Ihavealsorecentlywontheheavyweight championship of the School in boxing so you see I need a lot of cash. Yours, Laurie.’; and copied research.

ASecondWar‘NorthAfrica’M.M.groupofsixawardedtoCorporalJ.Anderson,RoyalTankRegiment,who was subsequently wounded in North West Europe MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(2693929Cpl.J.Anderson,R.TankR.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;Franceand Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very ne (6) £1,800-£2,200

Provenance: David Oldham Collection, Auckland 2016 (when sold without the 8th Army clasp; the Italy Star; and the France and Germany Star). M.M., London Gazette 5 November 1942.

TheoriginalRecommendation,foranImmediateaward,dated6September1942,states:‘On3September1942,intheareaofDeirelAgram ridge,CorporalAndersoncommandedalighttankwhichformedpartofa !ghtingpatroldirectedagainstenemyMotorTransport.Thepatrolwas surprisedbyfourconcealedanti-tankgunsfromabout300yardsrange.CorporalAnderson’stankwasnearestthegunsandreceivedadirecthit, butremainedinaction.NocoverwasavailableandCorporalAndersondirectedhistankstraightatthegunsandsucceededinkillingthecrewsof twoofthembeforehistankreceivedanotherhitandburstinto "ames.Hemanagedtoevacuatethecrewfromthetankalthoughtwoofthem were wounded and brought them to safety using his burning tank as a screen.’

TheoriginalRecommendationiscounter-signedbythreeoftheoutstandingcommandersoftheSecondWorldWar,Horrocks,Montgomery,and Alexander.

JackAnderson,anativeofSelkork,joinedtheScotsGuardsinMay1931underthealiasGeorgeWhyte.Hedesertedin1936,andre-enlistedin theRoyalTankRegimentin1937atPrivate7887636JackAnderson.Hewassooncaughtout,punished,andrevertedtohisoriginalScotsGuards number,butremainedwiththeRoyalTankRegimentunderhiscorrectname.Heservedwiththe1stRegimentduringtheSecondWorldWarin NorthAfrica,Italy,andNorthWestEurope,andinadditiontobeingawardedtheM.M.wastwicewounded,athomein1941,andinNormandy in 1944 (copied press reports refer).

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AscarceSecondWar1940‘FallofFrance’Evader’sM.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeantG.Roskell, RoyalAirForce,whowaswoundedwhilsttaxiingaircraftonhisaerodromeduringaGermanairattack,14 June1940.Hisarmwasamputatedthesameday,andtwodayslaterwiththeGermansapproachingheleft hospital,partlywalking,partlybeggingforliftsandarrivinginNanteson17June1940.Afteranumberof unsuccessfulattemptstogetoutofFrance,andinacontinualraceagainsttheadvancingGermans,Roskell managedtogetintoUnoccupiedFranceandoutthroughMarseillesandtheAmericanConsulatein December 1940

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(613552Sjt.G.Roskell.R.A.F.) minoro cialcorrectiontosurname;1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45, mounted for display, suspension slack on rst, nearly very ne (3) £3,000-£4,000

M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1942. The original recommendation states:

‘OnJune14th,1940thisSergeantPilotwaswoundedasaresultofaGermanairattackonhisaerodrome.Hisarmwasamputatedonthesame day.Twodayslater,astheGermanswereapproaching,helefthospitaland,partlywalking,partlybeggingforlifts,succeededinreachingNanteson June17th.AweeklatertheGermansoccupiedNanteswhereSgt.Roskellwasinhospital.AftertwomonthsheescapedwithFrenchhelp,crossed thelineofdemarcationonfoot,andeventuallyreachedPerpignan.Hewasunabletoraisesufficientmoneyforguidessowasobligedtoreturnto MarseilleswherehewasrepatriatedbytheMedicalBoard.Thissergeantshowedgreatcourageandpersistenceinattemptingtoescapewhilst badly wounded.’

Approximately 119 Military Medals awarded to the RAF during the Second World War.

GeorgeRoskell wasborninLeyland,PrestoninJune1919.HeenlistedintheRoyalAirForceasaFitterAirframesEngineerinJune1938,and subsequentpostingsincludedtoNo.7F.T.S.,PeterboroughinJuly1939,wherehere-musteredtobecomeaFitterII(Engines).Roskellwasposted toNo.2AirDepotatHenlowinSeptember1939,andmovedwiththemtoFrance.ThefollowingmonthhewaspostedtoNo.1SalvageSection aspartof72Wing,andthenjoinedNo.6Repair&SalvageUnitinFebruary1940.HeadvancedtoSergeant(butwasnotaircrewaserroneously listedinrecommendation),andwasservingwith226Squadron,andhadbeentaxiingaircraftwhenhisair"eldwasattackedbyGermanaircraft,14 June 1940.

226Squadron #ewBattles,andwasoneoftheday-bombersquadronsthatmadeuptheAdvancedAirStrikingForceinFrance.Thelattertooka hammeringduringthefallofFrance,regardlessofwhich226Squadroncarriedon "ghtingaretreatingbattleuntilitssurvivingaircraft #ewbackto the UK on 15 June 1940 (the day after Roskell was wounded).

Roskell’s M.I.9 debrief adds the following:

‘On14June,whileengagedinsalvagework,connectedwiththecomingevacuationoftheaerodromeinthevillageofSooge(sic),about30miles northofParis,IwashitbypiecesofabombinaG.A.F.raid.Wasremovedinanambulancewithtwoother(L.A.C.VictorMacFarlane-slight injuries,L.A.C.Taylor-rightlegblownoff)AirForcepersonneltoahospitalinSooge.TherewasalsoaCanadian,Pte.Thompson,George,lyingin hospital with internal trouble. My fore-arm was amputated the same day.

Twodayslater,havingbeentoldthat theGermanswererapidlyapproaching,MacFarlane[alsoawardedtheM.M.forhisgallantryduringevasion], ThompsonandIleft,andshortlyafterwardswewerepickedupbyaFrenchconvoyandtakenasfarasAngers.Wewalkedsouthforaboutten milesandwerepickedupbyanotherFrenchambulanceandtakentoNantes(17thJune).WewereadmittedtoalargeFrenchMilitaryHospital ontheoutskirtsofNantes.AweeklatertheGermansoccupiedNantes,tookoverthehospital,but,fortunately,theFrenchwereabletosmuggle usoutandtookustoasmallhospitalinaconventinthecentreoftown.AweeklatertheGermanshadevidentlybeeninformedofour whereaboutsastheyenteredthehospitalandwewereinformedthatwewereP/Wandwerenottoleavethebuildings.Weweretwomonths in this convent, and towards the end of this period a Frenchman, Mssr. B. (a dental mechanic working in Nantes), came and offered to get us out. About30thSeptemberweavailedofhisplanandscrambledovertheoutsidewallintothestreet,wheretheFrenchmanandtwootherswere waitingtoguideus.Theytookustothehouseofafriendoftheirsandwehidthereforsevendays;duringthistimetheFrenchmangotuscivilian clothesandcollectedabout5,000frs.forusfromamonghisfriends.Wewentwithhim,andtwootherFrenchmenandaFrenchwoman,inatrain toAngouleme,whichwereachedthefollowingevening.WethentookasmalllocaltraintoCelleFromeandwentonfoottoLaPladieureatthe line of demarcation and were guided across by friendly farmers.

OnceinUnoccupiedFrancewewentbytrainagaintoLimogesandToulouseandfromtheretoPerpignan,whereweintendedtocrossthe PyreneesintoSpain.Aswecouldnotraisesufficientmoneybetweenusforguidesandthenecessarybribing,wedecidedtomakerforMarseilles, whereweapproachedMr.Fullerton,theAmericanConsul.OnhisadvicewethreeAirForcepersonnelwentto36RuedeForbin,wheretheRev. CaskielookedafterusduringourstayinMarseilles.Onthe14thDecemberIwentbeforetheMixedMedicalBoardattheMichel-LevyHospital and was passed for repatriation, as being un"t.’

RoskellleftGibraltaron14February1941,andarrivedatGreenockon23February.HewaseventuallytransferredtoHaltonHospital,andwas presentedwithhisM.M.byHisMajestytheKingatBuckinghamPalace,5May1942.SergeantRoskellwasdischarged‘MedicallyUn"t’inAugust 1941, and died in Chelmsford in 1981.

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The‘BillSpeakmanV.C.Action’KoreaM.M.groupof !veawardedtoCorporalJ.R.Pender,King’sOwn ScottishBorderers,forhismagni!centgallantrywhen‘United’ridgewasattackedbyanentireChinese Division;as‘B’CompanyKOSBwasonthepointofbeingover-run,actingentirelyonhisowninitiative PenderjoinedSpeakman’spartyofgrenadethrowers,takingupapositionrightnexttoSpeakman,despite beingexposedtoheavymachine-gun !re;foralmostfourhoursPenderchargedrepeatedly, !ringhisBren machine-gunfromthehipand‘moweddowntheenemynothitbythegrenadeparty’;likeSpeakman,he was seriously wounded but carried on !ghting, until the KOSBs had withdrawn with all their casualties MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R,2ndissue(22202755Pte.J.R.Pender,K.O.S.B.);Korea1950-53,1stissue(22202755Pte.J.R.Pender,M. M.,K.O.S.B.); U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(22202755Pte.J.Pender, K.O.S.B.) surnamepartiallyo ciallycorrected;GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Radfan,Borneo, claspsmountedinthisorder (22202755 Pte. J. R. Pender, K.O.S.B.) mounted court style, generally good very ne (5) £14,000-£18,000

M.M. London Gazette 23 December 1951.

The original Recommendation, submitted by Major D. H. Tadman, O.B.E., on the same date that he put forward Bill Speakman for the V.C., states: ‘On4November1951,PrivatePenderwasservingasaBrengunnerin‘B’Companywhichwassituatedon“United”.Atapproximately1600 hours the Company was subjected to very heavy artillery and mortar !re, and shortly afterwards attacked by wave after wave of the enemy.

The !ghtingverysoonbecameconfusedandasaresultPrivatePenderattachedhimselftoagrenadepartyorganisedbyPrivateSpeakman. Withouthesitation,andwithnoregardtohispersonalsafety,hetookuppositionontherightofthepartyinthefaceofheavymachine-gun !re. Hemadeandcontinuedtomakerepeatedrushesforwardattheenemyastheyassaulted, !ringtheBrengunfromthehip.Asaresultofhis actionthecrestoftheCompanypositionwaskeptclear.PrivatePenderdisplayedthegreatestgallantryandskillandmoweddowntheenemynot hitbythegrenadeparty.Withhisjersey !lledwithBrenmagazineshecontinuedtoexposehimselftotheenemy’s !reandafterbeingbadly wounded refused to be evacuated.

Duringthe !nalwithdrawaloftheCompanyfrom“United”PrivatePenderagaindisplayedoutstandingcourageanddisregardforhisown conditionbycontinuingto !rehisBrenguntocoverthewithdrawal.Hecalledagainandagainformoreandmoremagazinesuntiltheoperation was successfully accomplished.

His personal courage and devotion to duty throughout the action, for the major part of which he was badly wounded, deserves the highest praise.’ Pender’sgallantrywascloselylinkedwiththatofBillSpeakman,giventhedirectreferencetotheV.C.winnerinhisM.M.recommendation. Speakman’s V.C. is one of just four V.C.s awarded for the Korean War, all of which are displayed in different museums. His citation reads: ‘From0400hours,4thNovember,1951,thedefensivepositionsheldby1stBattalion,TheKing'sOwnScottishBorderers,werecontinuously subjectedtoheavyandaccurateenemyshellandmortar !re.At1545hours,this !rebecameintenseandcontinuedthusforthenexttwohours, considerablydamagingthedefencesandwoundinganumberofmen.At1645hours,theenemyintheirhundredsadvancedinwaveuponwave against the King's Own Scottish Borderers' positions, and by 1745 hours, !erce hand to hand !ghting was taking place on every position.

PrivateSpeakman,amemberof‘B’CompanyHeadquarters,learningthatthesectionholdingtheleftshoulderoftheCompany'spositionhad beenseriouslydepletedbycasualties,hadhaditsN.C.O.swoundedandwasbeingoverrun,decidedonhisowninitiativetodrivetheenemyoff thepositionandkeepthemoff it.Toeffectthishecollectedquicklyalargepileofgrenadesandapartyofsixmen.Thendisplayingcomplete disregardforhisownpersonalsafetyheledhispartyinaseriesof grenadechargesagainsttheenemy;andcontinueddoingsoaseachsuccessive waveofenemyreachedthecrestofthehill.Theforceanddeterminationofhischargesbrokeupeachsuccessiveenemyonslaughtandresultedin anevermountingpileofenemydead.Havingledsometencharges,throughwitheringenemymachinegunandmortar !re,PrivateSpeakmanwas eventuallyseverelywoundedintheleg.Undauntedbyhiswounds,hecontinuedtoleadchargeafterchargeagainsttheenemyanditwasonly after a direct order from his superior o

cer that he agreed to pause for a !rst !eld dressing to be applied to his wounds.

Havinghadhiswoundsbandaged,PrivateSpeakmanimmediatelyrejoinedhiscomradesandledthemagainandagainforwardinaseriesof grenadecharges,uptothetimeofthewithdrawalofhisCompanyat2100hours.Atthecriticalmomentofthewithdrawal,amidstaninfernoof enemymachinegunandmortar !re,aswellasgrenades,PrivateSpeakmanleda !nalchargetoclearthecrestofthehillandholdit,whilstthe remainderofhisCompanywithdrew.Encouraginghisgallant,butbynowsadlydepletedparty,heassailedtheenemywithshowersofgrenades andkeptthematbaysufficientlylongforhisCompanytoeffectitswithdrawal.Underthestressandstrainofthisbattle,PrivateSpeakman's outstandingpowersofleadershipwererevealedandhesodominatedthesituation,thatheinspiredhiscomradestostand !rmand !ghtthe enemy to a standstill. His great gallantry and utter contempt for his own personal safety were an inspiration to all his comrades.

Hewas,byhisheroicactions,personallyresponsibleforcausingenormouslossestotheenemy,assistinghisCompanytomaintaintheirposition forsomefourhoursandsavingthelivesofmanyofhiscomradeswhentheywereforcedtowithdrawfromtheirposition.PrivateSpeakman's heroism under intense !re throughout the operation and when painfully wounded was beyond praise and is deserving of supreme recognition.’

Speakman’sreactionafterbeinginformedthathehadbeenawardedtheV.C.wastoask,“Whatabouttheotherguys?”.The‘B’CompanSergeant MajorreceivedtheD.C.M.forzealandleadershipthroughoutthecampaign;Penderandtwoothermen(WoodandBuchanan)fromSpeakman’s groupofgrenadethrowerswereawardedtheM.M.;theremaining‘otherguys’(includingDuncanandWilson)werenotdecoratedTheWar OfficestrictlylimitedthenumberofhighergallantryawardsfortheKoreaWar;althougharound60,000menservedinKorea,ofwhomover 1,100werekilled,theauthoritiesapprovedfewerhigher-tierbraverycitationsthantheintensityofthe "ghtingwarranted,especiallyforiconicand desperatehand-to-handstruggleswhereBritishforceswerevastlyoutnumbered,suchasthebattlesneartheHanandImjinriversin1950-51 before the UN defence lines were stabilised in 1952-53 as armistice arrangements were slowly and painfully negotiated.

JohnRodgerPender wasaBrengunnerin‘B’Company,1stBattalion,King’sOwnScottishBorderers.TheKOSBwereholdingadefensiveline ontherecentlycaptured“United”ridgefeaturewhichwassuddenlysubjectedtoamassiveChineseartillerybombardmentfollowedbyaninfantry onslaught.TheBritishPopularPressofthetimedubbedthePLAcounterattack“CharlieChinaman’sGunpowderPlot”,becauseitwaslaunched onSunday4November1951,theeveofGuyFawkesDay.Asthebattleapproacheditsclimax.‘C’Companyhadbeenoverrunandforcedto retire,and‘B’Companybesideit,holdingHill217,begantocrumble.Theferocityoftheresponsefromahandfuloftheprivatesoldiersof‘B’ Companyledbythecompanysignaler/runner,BillSpeakman,costtheenemyover1,000casualties.Incontrast,theBorderers’lostthreeofficers wounded and one missing, seven other ranks killed and 81 wounded.

Speakman’smodestaccountgivesthemostauthenticpictureofwhattookplaceonHill217:‘Wewereoutreinforcingthewireandhadafunny feelingthatsomethingwasgoingtohappen.Twoorthreehourslater,allhellbrokeloose.TherewerethousandsofChinese-theymusthave concealedthemselveslikerabbitsintheground.Theywereveryskilfulatit.Itwasgettingdarkandwecouldonlyjustpickthemout.Theycame atusinarushallalongthefront.Therewasalotofhand-to-hand.Therewerethreewaves-thecannonfodderwho #attenedthewire,the second and the third are the really tough ones, and you have to mix it with them. There were so many of them, you just had to get on with it. Theyweremillingaroundyou-youcan’tevenpullyourboltback,soyou "ghtwiththebuttof yourri#eandbayonet.Thebattlewentonforsix hours.Whenweranoutofammunitionwestartedtothrowrocksandstonesandanythingwecouldlayourhandson.Iledupto "fteen counter-charges-wehadtogetourwounded.Wecouldn’tjustgivein-we’dfoughtforsolongwejustcouldn’tgiveupthatbloodyhill.Youare "ghtingforyourlifeanditsyourjobtoholdtheline.Ifyougiveinthey’llattacktheotherunitsfromtherear.Weweretoldtowithdraw,and that’swhenwewentforwardtoclearthehill-togetourwoundedoff...Iwasorderedoff thehilltogetmywoundsdressed.Themedicalorderly tending me was caught in a burst and I said ‘Stuff it’ and went forward again.’

Overtherestofhislife,Speakmangavemanyinterviews,andhewasusuallyaskedprofoundquestionssuchashowmanybeer-bottleshethrew attheenemywhenheranoutofgrenades.Resentingtheinsinuationthatheandhiscomradesweredrunk,sometimeshedeniedthestory,at othertimeshesaidthathehadrunoutofgrenadesquiteoftenduringthe "ght(hethrewover100)andhadpickedupanythingthatcameto handinthedark,includingstonesandfallenweapons.Otherswhowerepresentcon"rmthatbeerbottleswerealsothrownbyJimmyBurgess (seeBillBallinger,2002,onbritains-smallwars.com)andthatSpeakmanhadtomakeaboutadozentripsbacktotherationspit,whichwassome waydownthereverseslopeoftheridge,tocollectmoregrenades.Duringeachpickuptripheandhiscomradeswerevulnerableandhadfew meanstodefendthemselves.Withouttheprotectivecovering "reprovidedbyPender’sBrengunshootingfromhiship,thestoryof‘Speakman’s Six’ may never have been told.

ASpecialOrderoftheDay,fromLieutenant-ColonelJ.F.M.Macdonald,D.S.O.,O.B.E.,commanding28thInfantryBrigade,read:'Sunday,4th November1951,willberememberedandreveredforalltimeintheannalsoftheKing'sOwnScottishBorderers.Onthisdayyoustoodyour groundfromearlydawninthefaceofintenseandaccurateenemybombardment,andastheafternoonworeon,youmetandheldamajor ChineseCommunistattackanddealttheenemyadeadlyblow.Theactionsfoughtbyyouall,bothcollectively andindividuallyonthisday,were beyondpraise,anditistruetosaythatyourgallantryandsacri"cesavedthedivisionalfrontfrombeingpenetrated.Youradversarywasclearly con"dentthathisintensebombardmentandhumanmass-attack,inwhichheusedonedivision(6,000men),wouldoverwhelmthedefendersof thenowfamousPoint217-Point317ridgeline.Hehadfailedcompletelyandutterly,however,toappreciatethathewasopposedbymen,whose courage,tenacityand "ghtingskillwassecondtonone-The1stBattalionKing'sOwnScottishBorderers.Yourmagni"centexploitsonthisfateful Sunday have, therefore, given him further proof, if such be needed, that such tactics against you are doomed to disaster.’

LikeSpeakman,PenderwaspromotedtobecomeanN.C.O.,duetotheexamplehehadsetonHill217.Pender’ssubsequentcareerlargely mirroredSpeakman’s,bothmenseeingactionwiththeKOSBsinMalaya,thenRadfanandBorneoin1964-66.PenderfoughtinanactioninAden on 10 May 1964 when rebels got to within yards of his piquet.

BothPenderandSpeakmansoldtheiroriginalmedalgroupsafterleavingthearmybutreplacedthemwithmade-upreplicasetsforwearingon suitableoccasions.JohnPender,“stillaproudBorderer”(KOSBRegimentalJournalrefers),diedinEdinburghon30August2017.Pender’sfamily bequeathedhissetofreplicamedalstotheRegimentalMuseumoftheKing’sOwnScottishBorderersatBerwick-on-Tweed.Speakmanalso donatedhisownreplicastotheKOSBMuseum(Speakman’soriginalV.C.andhisothermedalsareownedanddisplayedbytheNationalWar MuseumofScotland,locatedwithinthewallsofEdinburghCastle).Thetworeplicagroupshavebeendisplayedside-by-sideintheKOSB Museum’s ‘Korean Medals Case’.

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ASecondWar‘DefensivelyEquippedMerchantShip’B.E.M.groupof !veawardedtoGunnerR.J.Gallagher, Royal Navy

BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)G.VI.R.,1stissue(A.B.RichardJ.Gallagher.C/JX.188421.R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;Paci!c Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very ne (5) £400-£500

B.E.M. (Civil) London Gazette 28 April 1942:

‘Thevesselwasattackedbyenemyaircraft.Preparednessofthegunscrew,ofwhichGallagherwasincharge,andtheaccuracyoftheir !re, undoubtedly prevented the attack from assuming a more serious nature. The enemy was probably damaged.’

TheoriginalRecommendation,dated6March1942,givesfurtherdetails:‘RichardJohnGallagherwasservingintheS.S. Bondicar on23June1941 whenthatvesselwasattackedbyenemyaircraft.Thedefensivearmamentwasusedwithgoodeffectanddamagewasprobablyin#ictedonthe enemy.Preparednessofthegunscrew,ofwhichGallagherwasincharge,andtheaccuracyoftheir !re,undoubtedlypreventedtheattackfrom assumingamoreseriousnature.Theenemywasprobablydamaged.OneyearpreviouslyGallagherhadbeenstronglyrecommendedbythe Master of his ship for his conduct under !re and the training of his gun’s crew.’

RichardJohnGallagher wasborninGreenwich,on8August1900andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasOrdinarySeamaninH.M.S. PembrokeI on12 August1918.HesubsequentlyjoinedH.M.S. Dragon on2August1919andwaspromotedAbleSeamanaboardthisshipon7May1921. Dischargedonreductionoftheserviceon5November1922,hesubsequentlyGallagherjoinedtheMerchantNavy,andservedduringtheSecond World War in the Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship S.S. Bondicar as an Acting Able Seaman (Seaman Gunner) from 18 May 1940.

Gallagher was !rst Recommended for an award by the Master of the Bondicar on 27 June 1940: ‘Thisratinghasbeenindefatigableinhiseffortstotrainanefficientguncrewfromship’spersonnel.Hiseffortshavebeensuccessfulandre#ect credituponhim.Gundrillwith12pounder,LewisGunandRi#ehasbeencarriedoutfor2hoursdaily.Highlyefficientinaction(against)aircraft at Tyne 26 June 1940.’

On23June1941the Bondicar wasagainattackedbyenemyaircraft,theMasterreportinginhisservicerecord:‘Gunsopened !re,planeappeared tobefalling,crewbehavedverygood’,anditwasfortheseservicesthathewasawardedtheB.E.M.,hisawardbeingpresentedtohimbyH.M. The King at Buckingham Palace on 21 July 1942. He was discharged from the Royal Navy on 1 November 1944, and died in London in 1966.

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ASecondWarB.E.M.awardedtoVolunteerR.Juby,HomeGuard,forhisgallantryinattemptingtosavethe lifeofthepilotofaHandleyPageHampdenthathadcrashedandcaught !reonthe Nottinghamshire/Yorkshire Border on 27 September 1940

British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Voltr. Richard Juby. H.G.) good very ne £240-£280

B.E.M. London Gazette 22 January 1941:

‘For gallant conduct in carrying out hazardous work in a very brave manner.’

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘On27thSeptember1940anaircraftfromtheRoyalAirForceStationatFinningleystruckthegroundnear Missonandimmediatelyburstinto #ames.Thepilot,afterbeingthrownfromhisseat,wascaughtbyhisparachuteharnessandremainedhanging fromtheaircraft.VolunteerJuby,whoimmediatelyrantotheaircraftwhenitcrashedandburstinto #ames,cutawaytheparachuteharnessand freedthepilot.Hethencarriedhimtothewindwardsideoftheaircraft.Thepilotwaslatertakenbyambulancetohospitalbuthediedfromthe injurieshehadsustainedintheaccident.VolunteerJubydisregardedpersonalsafetyanddangerwhenheapproachedtheburningwreckageand enteredthe #amestocutawaythepilot'sharness.Haditnotbeenfortheinjurieswhichhehadreceivedintheaccident,thereislittledoubtthat

Volunteer Juby's prompt action would have saved the pilot's life.’

RichardJuby servedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththe3rdBattalion,DoncasterGroup,HomeGuard,andwasawardedtheBritish EmpireMedalforattemptingtorescuethecrewofaHandleyPageHampdenfrom106SquadronthathadcrashednearthevillageofMissonon the Nottinghamshire/ Yorkshire border at 21:25 hours on 27 September 1940.

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Family Group: ASecondWarB.E.M.awardedtoPoliceConstableW.G.Grant,PortsmouthPoliceForce,forhisgallantry during the Portsmouth Blitz on 27 April 1941

British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (William George Grant) on original mounting pin, nearly extremely ne

Pair: Driver W. T. Grant, Australian Imperial Force

British War and Victory Medals (11065 Dvr. W. T. Grant. 3 F.A.B., A.I.F.) very ne (3)

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B.E.M. LondonGazette 19September1941:WilliamGeorgeGrant,PoliceConstable,PortsmouthPoliceForce(inajointcitationwithMissJessie Eskdale Walker, Section Leader, First Aid Party, Portsmouth, and John Maurice Holder, Police Constable, Portsmouth Police Force): ‘WhileaFirstAidPartywererenderingassistancetoair-raidvictims,abombfellnearbyandmostofthePartywerekilledorseverelyinjured.Miss Walker,althoughsufferingfromshockandtheeffectsofblast,remainedatherpostandbeganrescuework.ShewasjoinedbyConstablesGrant andHolder,whohadalsobeenbadlyshakenbytheexplosions.Thetwomenentereddamagedpropertyandbroughtoutinjuredpeopleand thesewereattendedtobyMissWalker.Agasmaincaught "reandconditionswereextremelydangerousbutMissWalkerandthetwo Constablescontinuedworkingandmanycasualtieswererescuedandgiven "rst-aidtreatment.Allthreeshoweddevotiontodutywithnoregard for themselves.’

WilliamGeorgeGrant servedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththePortsmouthPoliceForce,andwasawardedtheBritishEmpireMedal for his gallantry on the night of 27-28 April 1941. The recipient’s own account states:

‘AfterthesoundingoftheAlertonthenightof27April1941,togetherwithP.C.Holder,Ileftmylodgingsat245ChichesterRoad,NorthEnd,in civilianclothes,andpatrolledthatvicinityforthepurposeofdealingwithanyincendiarybombswhichmightbedropped.Lateritcametoour noticethathighexplosivebombshadbeendroppedinthecity,andwedecidedtochangeintouniformandreporttoourstation.Aswe approachedBeresfordRoadwesawthatanairraidincidenthadoccurredthere,andthatahighexplosivebombhadfallennearthejunctionof LaburnumGrove.Anumberofhouseshadbeendamagedandtherewerecasualtieslyingontheground.Wecommencedtohelpgenerally... Suddenlytherewasablinding #ashfollowedbyaloudexplosion,andIlostconsciousnessmomentarily.WhenIrecoveredIsawmasonryand otherobjectsfallingdownontopofus.Iheardcriesofhelpfromvariousdirections.Goingtothecraterwefoundthatalandminehaddropped ontheedgeoftheoriginalcrater.SeveralmembersoftheFirstAidPartyandRescueSquadlaynearthecrater,somedeadandothersinjured.... FromNo,57BeresfordRoadweheardamancryingout“Iamnearlyburied”.HolderandIclimbedoverthedebrissurroundingthefrontofthis houseandin thepassagefoundamanburieduptohisneckindebris.Wedughimout,andusingadoorasanimprovisedstretcher,carriedhim tothejunctionofLaburnumGroveandBeresfordRoad,wherewemetMissWalker.ShewastheonlysurvivingmemberoftheFirstAidParty who was not a casualty.

Atthistimeagasmainwhichhadbeenfracturedwasblazingfuriously,enemyaircraftwereoverhead,gun"rewasextensive,andhighexplosive bombswerestillfalling.TogetherwithMissWalkerweattendedtootherpeoplewhowerelyinginjured.Theheatfromthe "rewasalmost unbearable,buttorenderaidtothepeoplewhowereinjuredwehadtoworknearit.Wealsofoundseveralpeopleinshelterswhowereinjured, and Miss Walker dressed their injuries, working heroically and without thought for herself.’

WilliamThomasGrant,fatheroftheabove,wasborninPortsmouth,andhavingemigratedtoAustralianattestedfortheAustralianImperial ForceatLithgow,NewSouthWales,on11September1915.Heservedwiththe3rdFieldArtilleryBrigadeduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 29 April 1916.

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Pair: ColonelJohnVandeleur,12thLightDragoons,late71stFoot;hewasseverelywoundedatFuentes D’Onor and later commanded the 10th Hussars

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,5clasps,FuentesD’Onor,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Nivelle,Nive(J.Vandeleur,Ensn.71stFoot& Lieut.12thLt.Dns.);Waterloo1815(Lieut.JohnVandeleur,12thReg.LightDragoons.) !ttedwithcontemporaryreplacement silver clip and bar suspension, the second with edge bruising and contact pitting, otherwise good ne, the rst good very ne (2) £6,000-£8,000

Provenance: Wallis & Wallis, May 1964.

JohnVandeleur wasbornin1793andattendedtheRoyalMilitaryCollege.HewascommissionedasanEnsigninthe71stFootin1809and sailedwithits1stBattaliontoPortugalinSeptember1810.HeservedwiththemintheLinesofTorresVedrasandwasseverelywoundedat FuentesdeOñoroon5May1811.HiswoundsweresoseverethathewassentbacktoEnglandtorecuperateandshortlyafterarrivinghomehe waspromotedtoLieutenant.Heexchangedintothe12thLightDragoonsandreturnedtoPortugalwiththemintheautumnof1812.InAugust 1813LieutenantVandeleurwasabletoconvincehiscousin,GeneralJohnOrmsbyVandeleur,totakehimonasanextraaide-de-camp.Heserved inthatpositionthroughtheinvasionofFranceintheautumnof1813andthewinterof1814,untiltheBritishArmyreturnedtoEnglandafterthe abdicationofNapoleoninApril1814.DuringthatperiodhewaspresentatVittoria,Pyrenees,Nivelle,Nive,AdourandBordeaux.Lieutenant VandeleurservedatWaterloowithhisregimentandwaspartoftheArmyofOccupationofFrance.HewaspromotedtoCaptain,28February 1822;Major,1October1825;Lieutenant-Colonel,18December1827;HereceivedaspecialgoldmedalattheQueen’scoronation(TheWaterloo Roll Call refers); Colonel, 10th Hussars, 23 November 1841. He died at Ballinacourty, County Limerick, on 1 April 1864.

See LettersofColonelJohnVandeleur1810-1846, privatelypublishedin1896;reprintedbyFrontlinein2015underthetitle WithWellington’s Outposts: the Peninsula and Waterloo letters of John Vandeleur, edited by Andrew Bamford.

Pair: Sergeant J. Mann, 47th Foot

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,5clasps,Barrosa,Vittoria,St.Sebastian,Nivelle,Nive(JohnMann,Serjt.47thFoot.);Armyof India1799-1826,1clasp,Ava(Serjt.J.Mann,47thFoot)shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming, lightcontactmarks, otherwise very ne (2) £3,000-£4,000

Provenance: Glendining’s, December 1901; Dalrymple-White Collection, Glendining’s, July 1946; Elson Collection, Glendining’s, September 1963. John Mann was born at Norwich, Norfolk. His discharge papers are supposedly in WO 97/617 but have not been found online.

Pair: Private John Dennison, 2nd Life Guards

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Vittoria(JohnDennison,2ndLifeGuards.);Waterloo1815(JohnDenison,2ndReg. LifeGuards.) "ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, minoredgebruisingtothelast,lightcontactmarksoverall,otherwise nearly very ne (2) £3,000-£4,000

Provenance: Sotheby, April 1910.

JohnDennison/Denison wasbornintheParishofGuisley,Yorkshire,andenlistedintothe2ndLifeGuardsatLeedson27October1802, aged19,awool-sorterbytrade.Heserved17years90days,including2yearsforWaterloo,andwasdischargedatLondonon24January1818, due to length of service. He was admitted to an out-pension of 5d per day on 4 February 1818. Sold with copied discharge papers.

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JohnOctaviusGoodridge wasborncirca1810or1811andwasappointedanAssistantSurgeonintheRoyalNavyon17September1835. HewasassistantSurgeoninH.M.S. Starling duringtheFirstChinawar,andwasservingaboardH.M.S. Hermes whenpromotedtoSurgeonon20 September1843,andappointedtoH,M.S. RoyalWilliam. HewasappointedasSurgeonto Herald on10February1845,thisship,incompanywith Plover, beingengagedonsurveyingworkinthePaci!cfrom1846.BothshipsweresenttotheBeringStraittoawaitthearrivalofFranklin.Sailing southforthewinter Herald wasintheArcticin1848andforshortperiodsin1849and1850.DuringthesurveyingworkbothHeraldIslandand thePloverIslandswerediscoveredandchartedwhileSurgeonGoodridgehadthehonourofhisnamebeinggiventotheGoodridgeIslandsand GoodridgePeninsulaonthecoastofBritishColumbia.Heservedin Herald until16June1851,whenhewaspaidoff havinginvalidedhimselfwitha rectalprolapseandstricture,andbeingdeemed‘un!tforfurtherserviceatsea.’InretirementhelivedatChildeOkeford,Dorset,wherehedied on 25 November 1865, from a septic !nger, aged 57. He had married on 28 April 1852, and had three sons and a daughter. Soldwithafolderofresearch,includingextractsfromthe ‘NarrativeoftheVoyageofH.M.S.Heraldduringtheyears1845-51’ inwhichGoodridgeis several times mentioned.

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Four: Colonel F. W. Drummond, Bengal Cavalry

PunniarStar1843(Lieutt.F.W.Drummond8thRegimentLightCavalry)originalbrasshooksuspension;Sutlej1845-46,for Ferozeshuhur1845(Lieut.F:W:Drummond8thRegt.L:C:);Punjab1848-49,2clasps,Chilianwala,Goojerat(Lieut.F.W. Drummond,Adjt.8thBengalCavalry);IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp(Capt.F.W.Drummond,5thBengalEurn.Cavy.) generally very ne or better (4) £3,000-£4,000

FrancisWalkerDrummond wascommissionedCornetinthe8thBengalRegimentofLightCavalryon2June1837;Lieutenant,8March 1848;BrevetCaptain,2June1852;Captain,8thBengalLightCavalry,1November1854;Major,18February1861;Lieutenant-Colonel,2June 1863; Colonel, 2 June 1868.

HeservedinthecampaigninBundelecundin1842.PresentatthebattleofPunniar,29thDecember1843(BronzeStar).Sutlejcampaignof 1845 -46,includingthebattleofFerozeshuhur(Medal).AlsothroughoutthePunjabcampaignof1848-49,includingtheaffairatRamnuggur,andactions ofSadoolapore,Chilianwala,andGoojerat(MedalwithtwoClasps).Uponthedisarmingofthe8thBengalLightCavalryatMeanMeerin1857, CaptainDrummondtransferredtothe5thRegimentofBengalEuropeanCavalryinJuly1858andservedwiththeRightWingoftheregiment during the Indian Mutiny campaign (Medal).

For the medals awarded to the recipient’s son, see Lot 77.

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Three: Attributed to Admiral and First Sea Lord Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton, G.C.B., Royal Navy Baltic1854-55;ArcticMedal1818-55;China1857-60,1clasp,Fatshan1857,mountedasworninthisorder,allunnamedasissued butattributedtoAdmiralandFirstSeaLord,RichardVeseyHamilton,RoyalNavy,containedinleathercaseretailedbyPhillipsof CockspurSt.,London,accompaniedbyextensiveresearchandacopyphotographofAdmiralHamiltonwearingthethreemedals

mounted in the same order and style, good very ne, the last better (3)

£2,000-£3,000

SirRichardVeseyHamilton wasbornatSandwich,Kent,on28May1829,the youngersonoftheRev.JohnVeseyHamilton,vicarofSt.Mary’sChurch,Sandwich, andhiswifeFrancesAgnesMalone.HewaseducatedattheRoyalNavalSchool, Camberwell,andenteredtheRoyalNavyin1843,proceedinginthe Virago tothe Mediterranean.In1850hevolunteeredforserviceinoneoftheexpeditions !ttedout bytheAdmiraltyinthatyeartosearchfortheArcticexplorer,SirJohnFranklin.He proceededtotheArcticasmateinthe Assistance andonhisreturnin1851was promotedLieutenant.HeservedintheArcticin Assistance 1850-51, Resolute 1852-54 andwith Assistance again1852-54.HewasFirstLieutenantof Desperate intheBaltic, from16January1855,andwasdischargedto Haughty on4Mar1856.Hewas appointedLieutenantandCommanderof Haughty and,forhispartintheactionin FatshanCreekon1June1857,heachievedimmediatepromotiontoCommanderand, muchlater,in1875,receivedaC.B.inrecognitionofthisaction.Helefttheshipon21 September1857followinghispromotion.Afterleaving Haughty on6December1857, hecommissioned Hydra on4June1858,andwaspromotedtoCaptainon27January 1862.Heleft Hydra on15July1862tojoin Vesuvius.HewaspromotedRearAdmiral on17September1877;ViceAdmiral17February1884;andwascreatedK.C.B.on21 June1887,whenCommander-in-Chief,ChinaStation;Admiral18October1887; SecondSeaLord,31December1888;FirstSeaLord,24October1889until27 September1891,whenhebecamePresidentoftheRoyalNavalCollegeGreenwich. HewastransferredtotheRetiredList(aged65)andceasedtobeAdmiralPresident on 1 October 1894. He died on 17 September 1912, aged 83.

Attribution: Themedalsareunnamedbutarehousedinacontemporary !ttedcase(Phillips,CockspurStreet,London)andisofastylethata seniorofficerwouldhavecommissioned.Thecaseappearscontemporary,andtheribbonsareofolderweaveandseemtobeoriginal.Research suggeststhatthatonlyfourofficershadthiscombinationofmedals-T.B.Collinson,R.P.Jenkins,andR.Wynniatt(medalsknown)beingthe other three. None rose to Flag rank apart from Hamilton who was First Sea Lord in 1889-91. AportraitofAdmiralRichardVeseyHamiltonintheNationalMaritimeMuseum(NegativeNo.6573)showshimintheuniformofafullAdmiral (withG.C.B.sashandstar)wearinghismedalgroupbothintheorderasmountedbutalsowiththe2ndChinamedalsigni!cantlylowerthanthe others,justasinthisgroup.Theportraitwouldhavebeenpaintedinorafter1895whenhereceivedtheG.C.B.Thismedalgrouphasbeen attributed to Hamilton for many years and the portrait evidence is compelling.

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Baltic1854-55,unnamedasissued;Ashantee1873-74,noclasp(R.Eustace.Staff Surgn.2ndCl.R.N.H.M.S.Himalaya.73-74.)

cleaned and lacquered, otherwise good very ne (2)

£500-£700

RichardEustace joinedtheRoyalNavyasanAssistantSurgeoninFebruary1854.InJune1862hewaspromotedtoSurgeon,andStaff (later Fleet)SurgeoninMarch1874.HereceivedtheBalticMedalforhisserviceinH.M.S. Monarch, "agshipofRear-AdmiralBruce,Commander-in-Chief Paci#c Station at Petropaulouski during the Russian War of 1854-55. InJune1872hewasappointedtoH.M.S. Himalaya andservedduringtheAshanteeWarof1873-74.HereceivedthethanksoftheAdmiraltyfor thecareofthesickintroopship,andwaspromotedfromStaff Surgeon2ndClasstoStaff Surgeonforhisservices(LondonGazette 31March 1874).

HisMedicalOfficersJournaldescribingthe‘intermittentfevers,remittentfeversandmalariousformsofdysentery,whichdecimatedthegreater partoftheRoyalMarineslandedontheGoldCoastinsummerof1873’earnedhimtheGilbertBlaneGoldMedal.In1876hewasawardedthe degree of M.D. Honoris Causa by Queen’s University Ireland.

Hisrecordsshowthaton4August1878hewasdirectedtoproceedtothewreckofthe Eurydice whichhadbeencaughtinaheavysnowstorm off theIsleofWighton24March1878,capsizedandsank.Onlytwooftheship's378crewandtraineessurvived,mostofthosenotcarrieddown withtheshipdyingofexposureinthefreezingwaters.ItseemsthatEustacewroteacriticalletterconcerninghisduties,whichpresumably involvedthesalvageandrecoveryofbodies,whichmetwiththedispleasureoftheAdmiralty.Hewasreprimandedandplacedonhalfpayin September 1878 and, in November 1879, he retired at his own request.

Sold with copied record of service

Campaign Groups and Pairs

Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol,unnamedasissued,clasplooseonribbon;IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow(W.H. Morgan,Sailmrs.Crew.Shannon.);TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamed, the rstcleaned,lightcontactmarks,otherwise very ne (3) £1,200-£1,600

WilliamHenryMorgan wasbornon8September1837,andchristenedon15OctoberfollowingatSt.DunstanintheWest,CityofLondon, toWilliamMorgan,ashop-man,andhiswifeSarah.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasBoy2ndClassaged14andwasplacedonthebooksofH.M.S. Victory on4June1851.Hewastransferredto Furious on15December1852until20August1856.HewasadvancedtoBoy1stClasson20 November1854,andtoOrdinarySeaman,19May1856.The Furious waspresentintheCrimeafromSeptember1854toSeptember1855, earningMorganhisCrimeanmedals.HejoinedH.M.S. Shannon on1October1856,asSailmaker'sCrewandwaspresentaspartoftheNaval BrigadeintheoperationsthatresultedintheCaptureofLucknow.The Shannon returnedtoEnglandon1January1859,andaftershoreleavehe brie!yjoined Cossack beforetransferringto Cumberland.HewaspromotedtoSailmaker'sMateon23November1862,andjoinedH.M.S. Bombay on25February1864,beingappointedShip'sCorporal2ndClassonthesamedateandrapidlyraisedtoShip'sCorporal1stClasson29thApril. or Petty Officer 1st Class.

On14December1864Ship'sCorporalHenryMorganexperiencedamariner'sworstnightmarewhenH.M.S. Bombay wastotallydestroyedby #re off Montevideo.

‘The following despatch, addressed to Lord Clarence Paget, was received at the Admiralty last night:Lisbon, Jan. 15, 2:30 P.M.

“AdmiralElliotreportsthetotallossofHerMajesty'sship Bombay by #re,atMontevideo,onthe14thDecember.MrSmallhorn, AssistantSurgeon,oftheofficers,aloneismissing;but93ofthecrewaresupposedtobelost.LieutenantStirling,bearerofthedespatches,proceedsby French packet to Bordeaux today.”

H.M.S. Bombay a2ndRate84gunshipofthelinewas !agshiptoRearAdmiralCharlesG.J.B.Elliot,underthecommandofCaptainColinAlan Campbell.OriginallybuiltasateakwoodsailingshipinBombayin1828,shehadbeenlengthenedandconvertedinApril1864toaLine-of-battle screw steamer of 400 horsepower at Chatham. She had a complement of 619 officers and men.

CaptainCampbell'sreportstatesthatthe Bombay wasorderedtoleaveMontevideoforgunneryoperationsat6:15a.m.on14December1864. Theship'scompanyhadbeenexercisingthegunsatgeneralquartersuntilforenoonclosetoFloresIslandandEnglishBank.“At1:45p.m.weagain wenttoquarterskeepingtheforemostlowerdeckgunsexercisingattargetsuntilnearly3:00p.m.At 3:35p.m.the #rebellwasrunganda #re reportedtomeintheaftermagazine.AgoodsupplyofwaterwasraisedandIorderedtheaftermagazine !ooded.Bothmainandlowerdecks werefullofsmoke.Nomancouldstandontheorlopdeckand !amesstartedcomingoutoftheafterhold.Idirectedthequarter-boatstobe loweredandthesicktobeplacedinthem.At3:52p.m.Iorderedtheboom-boatstobegotoutandthecutter,pinnaceand1stlaunchwere hoistedoutthestarboardside.At4:00p.m.theboatswereoutwiththeexceptionofthe2ndlaunch.Flamesstartedcomingoutofthehatchways ignitingtheawningsandsailsrenderingitimpossibleforthementowork.Thesickwerealreadyintheboatsandthecrewfollowed.Iinstructed thatallgratings,hammocksandanythingthatwould !oatbethrownoverthesidetoassistthosealreadyinthewater.At4:15p.m.themainmast wentoverthesidequicklyfollowedbythemizzenmastat4:40p.m.Theforemastfellat5:50p.m.andtheaftermagazineexplodedat8:25p.m. The ship immediately sank in 8 fathoms of water.”

WithnotelegraphinMontevideotwoofficersfromtheBombaytravelledbythe #rstavailablevesseltoLisbon,Portugalwiththedespatch outlining the disaster.

AdmiralElliotadvisedtheAdmiraltythathehadfoundpassagefor200officersandmen,includingMorgan,ontheSteamVessel Herschel which arrived in Liverpool 6th February 1865 (the Herschel sank while navigating the River Plate almost exactly one year to the day in December 1865).

Alltheship'sofficersandmenwerebroughtbeforeacourt-martialwhichwasconvenedonH.M.S. Victory on8February1865.Forthedurationof the court-martial the Ship's company were berthed on the Training Ship Duke of Wellington CaptainCampbell,ofH.M.S. Bombay statedindefence,“thattheheroicconductandsteadydisciplineofbothofficersandmenwhoremainedon boardtheshipnoblydoingtheirdutyunderthemomentaryexpectationofexplosionofthemagazine,whilelargeshellswereburstingbetween decks,wasonlyequalledbythedevotiondisplayedbymanyofthoseintheboats,who,notwithstandingthefactthatsomeofthegunswere shotted,thatsomeofthemastswerefallingovertheside,thatthewholeshipwaswrappedin !ames,andthatanexplosionwasimminent,pulled in and picked off those who, unable to swim, were still clinging to the ship, thus saving by means of the ship's boats alone 525 lives out of 619.”

On20February1865,thecourt,havinginvestigatedthetragiclossofthe Bombay,could #ndnoevidenceofthesourceofthe #reandthatthe officersandcrewwereblameless,insteadblamingtheshipyardworkwhichcausedacompletestateofventilationthatallowedthe #retospread so rapidly.

ThecrewwerepaidwagesandgrantedleavewithallpassesbeingpaidbytheAdmiralty.Beforebeingdismissed,aletterfromLordPagetwas readtothecrewstating:“TheirLordshipscannotallowtheship'scompanytobebrokenupwithoutexpressingtheiradmirationofthenoble conductofbothofficersandmenunderthetryingcircumstancesinwhichtheywereplaced.MyLordsaresatis#edthatifhumaneffortscould havesavedthe Bombay fromdestructiontheywouldnotnowhavehadtolamentthelossofaship,which,underanycircumstancesinwhichshe might have been placed, would have re!ected the highest credit on the British Navy.”

WilliamMorgandoesnotappearinthetranscriptsofthecourt-martialalthoughtwoShip'sCorporalsdiedinthedisaster.On18February1865 hesignedoff H.M.S. Bombay andaftershoreleavejoinedH.M.S. Terrible,duringwhichtime,inconjunctionwiththeS.S. GreatEastern,theylaidthe #rstsuccessfulAtlanticcable.Hewasdischargedtoshoreon15February1867,atwhichtimehetooktheopportunitytogetmarried,toLouisa Lockwood, at St Martin in the Fields, Westminster, on 9 March.

HereturnedtoseainH.M.S. Nymph on30April1867,andafterwardsservedaboard St.Vincent, 15July1867; PrinceConsort,1July1870; Caledonia,18September1871;and St.Vincent, 25September1872,until1April1876,whenheretiredtopensionhavingservedatotalof21 years136days.ThroughouthislatterserviceheretainedtherankofShip'sCorporal1stClass.Theregulationsexistingatthetimerequiredthat allShip'sCorporalsshouldbeatleast5foot7inchesortallerbutMorgan'sheightislistedas5foot3inches.Hedoesnotappeartohavebeen issued with his L.S.G.C. Medal.

HenryMorganandLouisahadissue7children.In1881heisshownasbeingaGreenwichPensionerandGreengrocerbutthecensusesof1891 and1901showhimasthePierMasteratPortsmouthdocksandalsotheDockInspector,hiswifeLouisabeinglistedasblind.Hediedinthelast quarter of 1912 at Portsmouth aged 75.

Soldwithover40pagesoftranscriptsofthe #ndingsoftheCourt-Martialtogetherwitheyewitnessstatements.Alsoattachedarethereportson the shipyard work carried out in converting and lengthening the Bombay from sail to steam power.

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Three: PrivateR.Bex,RoyalMarines,whoservedintheArcticinH.M.S. Assistance,intheCrimeainH.M.S. Medusa, and in the Third China War in H.M.S. Urgent, when he met his death in 1860 ArcticMedal1818-55privatelyengraved(RichardBex);Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol,privatelyengraved(RichardBex); TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,privatelyengraved(RichardBex) the rstwithneatsolderrepairtostarandclawsuspension; allthreeprivatelyengravedinuprightserifcapitalsandappeartohavebeenengravedbythesamehand;the rsthasadditionalfaint crudescratchengraving‘R.Bex’tobotheastandwestfacesandthethirdhasadditionalscratchengraving‘RichardBex’totheedge; some rubbing to the edge of the second, contact marks, nearly very ne (3) £1,200-£1,600

RichardBex wasborninGodalming,Surrey,inFebruary1825or1826.Bytradeashoemaker,heenlistedintotheRoyalMarineson18 October1845.Hejoined Assistance on21February1852,asaPrivate,RoyalMarinesforthevoyageinsearchforSirJohnFranklin'slost expedition.Hewaspaidoff from Assistance on17October1854,afterreturninghome,theshiphavingbeenabandonedintheArctic.Hewas thenin Medusa 24February1855to19July1856,duringtheCrimeanWar.Hejoined Urgent on16November1858,duringtheSecondChina Warandwas"DischargedDead"at8.30pmonSunday14October1860ontheWoosungRiver,hisbodybeingtakenashorethefollowingday forburial.ItseemslikelythathewasnotentitledtothemedalsfortheCrimea.Whilstitiscon"rmedthathewasaboard Medusa,fortheCrimea campaign, Medusa wasintheBlackSeabetweenthequalifyingdatesof1October1854to9September1855,thoughforonlytwomonths.The Crimeamedalrollfor Medusa has58namesawardedtotheship,butthereisalsoscrawledacrosseachsheet-"NotentitledtoTurkishMedal" andtheheadingfortheship'snamehas(’notonlistofthoseentitled')-andthismayindicatethatshewasnotentitledtotheBritishmedaleither. AlthoughDouglas-Morrisincludes Medusa amongstthoseentitledtotheCrimeaMedal,sheisnotincludedinthelistingofshipsin BritishBattles andMedals;indeedthelatterdoesnotlisttheshipsentitledtomedalswithoutclasps.Howeveritdoesseemthatthemedals(whetherTurkishor British-orboth)weresenttotheship("Deliveredonboard"),but,immediatelyundertheship'snameattheheadofthelistingofthecrew,isa crypticnotesayingthataletter:"....fromCommanderinChiefdated9thJune1856statesthatoutoftheoriginalnumberofmedalsissuedtothis ship,58,CaptainOsbornehadreturned43andaccountedfortheremaining15asstatedagainstthemen'snames.Bexisnotedasbeingstillon boardandthathismedalwasreturned.HethereforedoesnotappearentitledtoeithertheTurkishMedalortheSebastopolclaspanditislikely thathisCrimeaMedalwasreturnedinaccordancewiththeCommander inChief'sinstruction.InrelationtothemedalfortheSecondChinaWar, hedoesappearonthe Urgent medalrollforthemedalwithclasp‘TakuForts1860’,isnoted‘DischargedDead’butnomentionofmedalbeing issued.

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Three: Private D. Lanaghan, 89th Foot

Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol, clasplooseonriband (3177Pte.DarbyLanaghan89th.Regt)contemporarilyengraved naming; France,SecondEmpire,MedailleMilitaire,silver,gilt,andenamel;TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue,unnamedas issued,piercedwithdoubleringsuspension,the "rstandthirdbothwithtopcontemporarytopsilverribandbars,andallhoused in a "tted display case, minor edge bruising, nearly extremely ne (3) £500-£700

DarbyLanaghan wasborninLongford,Ireland,in1836andattestedforthe89thFootatNewry,Co.Down,on20June1853.Heservedwith theRegimentinGibraltarfor11months,theCrimeafor18months,attheCapeofGoodHopefor12months,andinIndiafor7yearsand11 months. For his services in the Crimea he was awarded the French Medaille Militaire, the citation stating: ‘PrivateDarbyLanaghanperformedzealousandconstantserviceinthetrenchesfromthearrivaloftheRegimenton15December1854to9 September 1855, and did not miss a single duty.’

Lanaghan was discharged on 4 February 1874, un"t for further service, after 20 years and 28 days with the Colours. Sold with copied research.

Three: Assistant Surgeon C. F. Williams, Royal Navy

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Pegu,(Chas.F.Williams.Asst.Surgn.“Cleopatra”);Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol (Chas.F.Williams,Asst.Surgn.“Cyclops”)contemporaryengravednaming;TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedas issued, "tted with rings for suspension, light contact marks, otherwise better than very ne (3) £600-£800

CharlesFosterWilliams wasbornin1824andwasappointedAssistantSurgeonintheRoyalNavyon21November1846,havingpassedthe LondonDiplomaon29Maythatyear.Heservedaboardavarietyofvesselsincludingthe Cleopatra duringtheoperationsinBurma,andthe Cyclops intheCrimea.WilliamswascourtmartialedinSeptember1863fordrunkenness,beingreprimandedandadmonished‘tobemore circumspectinhisconductinfuture’.LaterthatyearhewaslateinjoiningH.M.S. Cambridge andaspecialreportwastobemadeonthestateof hishealth.InJanuary1864hewasadmittedtoR.N.Hospital,Plymouthwithastrictureoftheurethra.Thisstrictureledto "stulaformationand hewasnotdischargeduntilAugust1864.HewasagainadmittedinMarch1865withhaematuriaandwasdischargedinMay1865.InAugust1867 he was surveyed and placed on half-pay. Williams died on 8 March 1874. Sold with copied record of service.

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Pair: Major F. C. W. Drummond, 11th Bengal Native Infantry, late H.M. 53rd Regiment IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow(EnsignF.C.W.Drummond,53rdRegt.);China1857-60,noclasp(Lieut.F.C.W. Drummond. 11th Regt. N.I.) officially impressed naming, edge bruise to latter, contact marks, otherwise very ne (2) £1,000-£1,400

FrancisCharlesWalkerDrummond wasbornatCawnporeon26June1840,thesonofEnsignF.W.Drummond,8thLightCavalry.He wasnominatedasaCadetfortheBengalInfantrybyJohnH.Astell,aDirectoroftheEast-IndiaCompany,andrecommendedbySirJ.C.Melvill, K. C.B.; examined and passed on 11 November 1857, he proceeded overland to India on 4 January 1858.

He‘joinedHerMajesty’s53rdFootinFebruary1858.ContinuedwithHerMajesty’s53rdFoottillNovember1858,whenorderedtojointhe 70thNativeInfantry;joined70thNativeInfantryinChinainFebruary1859;appointedActingAdjutantin11th,late70thRegimentNativeInfantry inMay1862;remainedinthatappointmenttillreturnoftheAdjutantfromfurloughinNovember1862;attachedto7thRegimentNativeInfantry inApril1863;appointedWingSubaltern25thPunjabRegimentNativeInfantryinAugust1863;appointedQuarterMaster25thPunjabRegiment NativeInfantryinJanuary1864;appointedAdjutant7thRegimentNativeInfantryinAugust1854andremainedinthisappointmentuntil November1869;appointedOfficiatingW.WingOfficer7thRegimentNativeInfantryinNovember1869;commandedRightWing7thRegiment NativeInfantryandStationatCacharduring1870;appointedStaff OfficeratBandainadditiontootherdutiesin1864;StationOfficeratDaccain addition to other duties in January 1868.

HeservedatthesiegeandcaptureofLucknowwithHerMajesty’s53rdFoot,inMarch1858(MedalandClasp).PresentattheaffairofKoossie and the passage of the Goomtee at Sultanpore in 1858. Foreign service in China with 70th Native Infantry in 1859 and 1860 (Medal).’

Sold with copied Cadet papers and statement of services. For the medals awarded to the recipient’s father, see Lot 70.

Four: Bandmaster A. Barry, 67th Foot China1857-60,2clasps,TakuForts1860,Pekin1860(Sergt.Andw.Barry.67th.Regt.);Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp(2892,Band Mr.ABarry,6th.Foot.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2892BandMr.Sergt.Andw.Barry,67th.Foot.); ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,E.VII.R.(Bndmstr.A.Barry.67/Foot.) contactmarksandsedgebruising,especiallyto rst,China nearly very ne, the rest better (4) £600-£800

AndrewBarry wasbornon27July1832andattestedforthe67th(SouthHampshire)RegimentofFootasDrummerBoyon24July1846.He waspromotedCorporalon15September1858;Sergeanton5August1859;andBandmasteron1January1864.HeservedwiththeRegimentin Gibraltar,theWestIndies,Canada,India,China,HongKong,theCapeColony,Burma,andAfghanistan,andwasdischargedon29June1880,after 29 years and 338 days’ man’s service. He was awarded his Meritorious Service Medal, together with a gratuity of £10, in February 1907. Sold with copied record of service and other research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

Three: DeputyInspector-GeneralEdwardMeade,RoyalNavy,whowasspeciallypromotedtoFleetSurgeon for services at the bombardment of Alexandria, 11 July 1882 Abyssinia1867(E.MeadeAsst.Surgn.H.M.S.Satellite);EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Alexandria11thJuly(E. Meade,Staff Surgn.R.N.,H.M.S.“Penelope”);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued,mountedasworn, goodvery ne(3) £900-£1,200

EdwardMeade wasbornon25May1836,andwasappointedAssistantSurgeonintheRoyalNavyon4August1862.Heservedaboard Satellite 1866-70,includingoperationsinAbyssinia(Medal),andwaspromotedtoSta

Surgeonon19February1876.HewasStaff Surgeonof Penelope atthebombardmentofAlexandria,11July1882(promoted),andduringtheEgyptianwar(MedalwithAlexandriaClasp;Khedive’s BronzeStar).SpeciallypromotedtoFleetSurgeon,11July1882,forservicesatthebombardmentofAlexandria.AppointedDeputy InspectorGeneral of Hospitals and Fleets on the Retired List, 25 May 1891. Meade died of cardiac dropsy and ascites on 23 March 1924. Sold with research saved to CD.

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Three: Gunner J. Keating, Royal Horse Artillery, later Police Constable, Metropolitan Police Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp(1337.Gunr.J.Keating.1/A.Bde.R.H.A.);Jubilee1887,1clasp,1897,MetropolitanPolice,bronze (P.C.J.Kealing.[sic]R.Div.);Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze(P.C.J.Keating.R.Div.) heavilypolishedandworn, contact marks, therefore fair to ne (3) £140-£180

JohnKeating wasbornon22February1854andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryon27May1872.Heservedwith1/ABrigadeduringthe SecondAfghanWar,andswasdischargedon23March1882.HesubsequentlyjoinedtheMetropolitanPoliceon14July1884andservedwith ‘R’ (Greenwich) Division. He was pensioned on 4 May 1906. Sold with copied research.

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Three: Surgeon John Brunt, Royal Navy, later Mercantile Marine

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(J.Brunt.Surgn.R.N.H.M.S.“Agincourt”;Transport1899-1902,1clasp,S. Africa1899-1902(J.Brunt.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued, theEgyptpairnearlyvery ne,thesecondgoodvery ne, and an unusual combination (3) £1,200-£1,600

JohnBrunt wasbornon24September1851,andhavingquali!edasadoctorenteredtheRoyalNavyasaSurgeonatPlymouthHospitalon1 October1879.HewasnextappointedtoNetleyHospital(November1879)andjoinedhis !rstshipH.M.S. RoyalAdelaide inMarch1880,and subsequentlyservedasSurgeonaboard London (April1881), DukeofWellington (June1881),and Agincourt (September1881).Whilstemployedin thelattershipinEgyptianwatersheearnedtheEgyptianmedalandKhedive’sbronzestar.Heservednextin Boscawen (September1883),R.M.A. DivisionEastney(September1884), Flora (August1886)and DukeofWellington (April1889).On21June1889hewasallowedtowithdrawfrom theRoyalNavyafternineyearsservicewithagratuityof£1,000.00underthetermsofanOrderinCouncildated1April1881.In1900hejoined theMerchantMarineasaSurgeon,servedwiththeUnionCastleSteamshipCompanyandwhilstaboardthe HawardenCastle employedon Transport Duties during the Boer War he gained entitlement to the Transport medal and clasp. Sold with copied R.N. record of service.

Pair: Assistant Paymaster S. H. Benson, Royal Navy

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(S.H.Benson.Asst.Paymr.R.N.H.M.S.“Euryalus”);Khedive’sStar,dated1882, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely ne (2) £160-£200

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£260-£300

Only 21 Egypt medals issued to H,M.S. Chester. FrederickBowles wasbornatNewbury,Berkshire,on3December1858,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassaboardH.M.S. Fisgard on28May1875,andwasmadeanOrdinarySeaman2ndClassaboard Boscawen inDecember1876.AfterreceivingadvancementtoOrdinary SeamaninSeptember1877,hewasdraftedto Raleigh (1877-81),andsubsequentlysentto Alexandra toserveaboardthetankvessel Chester from 10July1882until30October1882,followedbytimeaboard Ruby untilNovember1882.AsanAbleSeamanheservedaboard Canada (1883-86), followedbyacommissionaboard Edinburgh (1887-90)wherehereceivedadvancementtoPettyOfficer1stClass(Captain'sCoxswain)andhis L. S.&G.C.medal.HewasmadeActingChiefPettyOfficerinJuly1895,andhadhisrequesttoserveanadditional !veyears,overandabovethe20 yearshehadoriginallysignedonfor,approvedinDecember1896.Hewaspensionedtoshorefrom Seahorse (1899-1901)on1December1901, and discharged from the Royal Fleet Reserve

1908.

Campaign Groups and Pairs

Pair: Able Seaman W. Field, Royal Navy

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Alexandria11thJuly(W.Field,A.B.H.M.S.“Invincible”);Khedive’sStar,dated 1882, unnamed as issued, pitting and contact marks, nearly very ne (2) £160-£200

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Pair: Corporal G. Clibborn, 7th Dragoon Guards

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(2589Pte.G.Clibborn,7.Dn.Gds.), tracesofbroochmountingto reverse,withsuspensionclawcrudelyre-a xed;Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued, heavypittingandcontactmarks, therefore ne, the Star better (2) £100-£140

GeorgeClibborn wasborninHertfordin1860andattestedforthe3rdDragoonGuardsatBowStreet,London,on4June1879.He transferredtothe7thDragoonGuardson24July1882,andservedwiththeRegimentinEgyptfrom7August1882to11March1883.Hesaw furtherserviceinIndia,andwaspromotedCorporalon9July1886.HetransferredtotheReserveon4June1887,andwasdischargedon3June 1891, after 12 years’ service.

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Pair: CorporalW.Buchan,HighlandLightInfantry,whowasseverelywoundedatthebattleofTel-el-Kebiron 13September1882;MentionedinDespatchesforhisgallantry,hewaspersonallypresentwithhisEgypt Medal by H.M. Quen Victoria EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(2693.Corpl.W.Buchan.2nd.Highd.Lt.Infy.);Khedive’sStar,dated 1882, unnamed as issued, light pitting, very ne (2) £300-£400

WilliamBuchan attestedfortheHighlandLightInfantryandservedwiththe2ndBattalioninEgypt.Hewasseverelywoundedbygunshotto theleftankleattheBattleofTel-el-Kebiron13September1882,andforhisgallantrywasMentionedinGeneralWolesley’sDespatch(London Gazette 2November1882),oneofonly5otherranksfromtheRegimentsohonoured.HewaspersonallypresentedwithhisEgyptMedalby H. M.QueenVictoriaon29November1882.Hewasdischargedonaccountofhiswoundson30January1883,andafter2yearsand62days’ service, and was subsequently an out-patient of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. He died at East Ham on 9 February 1939.

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Pair: Private. T. Foster, Highland Light Infantry

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(1733Pte.T.Foster2/High.L.I.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882, unnamed as issued, suspension loose, heavy pitting from star, nearly very ne (2) £240-£280

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Four: Able Seaman,

Tett, H.M.S. Woodlark, Royal Navy EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,noclasp(A.TettA.B.H.M.S.Woodlark.);IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp, Burma1885-7(A.Tett,A.B.H.M.S.Woodlark.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednamingAbm.Tett. A. B. H.M.S. Woodlark.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, nearly very ne (4) £500-£700

AbrahamTett wasbornon6March1847,atStPeter'sPort,Guernsey.HecommencednavalserviceasAbleSeaman,H.M.S.Dukeof Wellington,on1December1875,andwasemployedasboats'crewfortheHarbourMasteratPortland.Heremainedthereuntil9April1883, untilbrie!ymovingtoH.M.S.Hercules on10April1883.HereturnedtoH.M.S.DukeofWellington until23February1884,againapartfroma shortspellinH.M.S.Repulse.HejoinedH.M.S.Woodlark ontheEastIndiesStationon24February1884,remaininginherasanAbleSeamanuntil 25March1887.HewasadvancedtoLeadingSeamanon18April1888;toPettyOfficer1Classon24October1889;toActingC.P.O.,10May 1893,and #nallytoC.P.O.on10May1894.HewastracedforhisL.S.&G.C.medalon24February1887.Hewasdischargedtoshorefrom H.M. S. Australia on 2 December 1895 and pensioned after 20 years service, aged 48. For the medals awarded to the recipient’s son, see Lot 149.

Campaign Groups and Pairs

Three: Corporal H. Green, Military Mounted Police, late 20th Hussars

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,Gemaizah1888,Toski1889(2629.Pte.H.Green.20thHussars);ArmyL.S.& G.C.,E.VII.R.(317Corpl:H.Green.Mil:Mtd:Police.);Khedive’sStar,undated,unnamedasissued,mountedfordisplay, lightpitting from star, otherwise nearly very ne and better (3) £500-£700

HenryGreen wasbornatEn"eld,Middlesex,in1865andenlistedintothe20thHussarsatBedfordon9March1886,aged21,afarmlabourer bytrade.HeembarkedforEgypton2December1886,totakepartintheMahdistWarintheSudan.TheAnglo-EgyptianArmymovedto counteranattackintheSuakinregionbytheMahdistGeneralOsmanDingain1888.ThisattackwasfocusedonapairofBritishFortsat GemaizahwhichwerebesiegedandthedecisionwastakenbyGeneralGrenfelltobreakthissiegeassoonashewasable.Withthearrivalof reinforcementsfromCairoincludingaSquadronofthe20thHussars,theattackcommencedon20December1888.Duringthebattlean out#ankingmanoeuvrebytheMahdistcavalrywascounteredbythe20thHussarsanddrivenfromthe "eld.Notablythispursuitcontinuedwell beyond the order to cease "re.

ThenextyearGreenagainservedunderGrenfell'scommandaspartoftheBritishSquadronpresentatthebattleofToski.AMahdistArmyofsix thousandmenhadadvancedintoEgyptandGrenfellledtheEgyptianArmytomeetit.ThebattlewasaresoundingvictoryfortheEgyptianswith theMahdistArmyutterlyshatteredanditscommanderkilled.TheonlyBritishtroopspresentwereasinglesquadronofthe20thHussarswho took part in the "nal decisive cavalry charge which broke the wavering enemy line.

GreenremainedinEgypttransferringtotheMilitaryMountedPoliceon1February1891.FinallyreturningtoEnglandon29March1896,he continuedtoserve,beingpromotedCorporalon7December1898.HewasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.medalin1904.Onhisdischargeon8March 1907, his conduct and character were described as 'exemplary' and a ‘good groom’. He served a total of 21 years.

Three: Sergeant-Major H. Cross, Hampshire Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Burma1887-89,Burma1885-7, clasps mountedinthisorder,asusual (382Sergt.H.Cross.2d.Bn.Hamps.R.);Army L.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(382Serjt:-Maj:H.Cross.HampshireRegt.);Army MeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(3/4895S.Mjr.H.Cross.Hamps.

R.) light contact marks, nearly very ne and better (3) £300-£400

M.S.M. London Gazette 22 March 1919: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the War.’

HenryCross wasborninSouthamptonin1863andattestedfortheHampshire RegimentatWinchesteron2August1882,havingpreviouslyservedinthe3rdMilitia Battalion.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninIndiaandBurmafrom19January1886to 7February1888,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalper Army Order 10 of 1903. He was discharged on 1 August 1907, after 25 years’ service.

FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarCrossre-enlistedintheHampshireRegiment on17September1914,andservedthroughouttheWaratthedepotathome.Forhis serviceshewasawardedanImmediateMeritoriousServiceMedal,andwasdischarged on 17 January 1919, after a further 4 years and 121 days’ service.

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Three: Sergeant J. Muir, Hampshire Regiment, later Inspector, Scottish Police

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1887-89(1768SergeantJ.Muir.1st.Bn.Hamps.R.) ranko ciallycorrected;Visitto Scotland 1903 (Insp. J. Muir.); Coronation 1911, Scottish Police (Insp. J. Muir.) mounted as worn, the IGS last, good very ne (3) £240-£280

JamesMuir wasborninGosport,Hampshire,in1862andattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatPortsmouthon17July1880.Hewas promotedSergeanton1April1883,andservedinIndiaandBurmafrom9January1886to5March1890.HetransferredtotheMilitaryFoot Policeon6October1890,andwasdischargedon31August1892after12yearsand46days’service.HesubsequentlyjoinedtheScottishPolice in Edinburgh on 29 November 1892, and was advanced Inspector on 7 October 1902. He retired to pension on 30 November 1921.

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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Burma1887-89,Burma1885-7, claspsre-mountedinthisorder,asusual (840Pte.A.W. Burgess2d.Bn.Hamps.R.);VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(India&theColonies),G.V.R.(VoltrA.W.Burgess1st.Bl: Nagpur Ry. Voltr. Ri#e Corps) good very ne (2) £180-£220

A. W. Burgess was awarded his Volunteer Force Long Service Medal per Indian Army Order 292 of June 1915.

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Campaign Groups and Pairs

Five: Commissioned Gunner P. W. Tregillis, Royal Navy, later Lieutenant Commander (retired) EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,Gambia1894(P.Tregillis.Ord.H.M.S.Raleigh.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,no clasp(P.W.Tregillis,P.O.1Cl.,H.M.S.Beagle.);1914-15Star(Gnr.P.W.Tregillis,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Ch. Gnr. P. W. Tregillis, R.N.) very ne and better (5) £400-£500

PercyWilliamTregillis wasborninHastings,Sussex,on16December1875,andcommencednavalserviceon15September1891,asBoy SecondClass,H.M.S.St.Vincent.HewasadvancedtoBoy1stClasson24November1892,brie!ytransferringtoH.M.S.Invincible inMarch1893, priortojoiningH.M.S.Raleigh on15April1893.HewasadvancedtoOrdinarySeamanon16December1893,andtoAbleSeamanon26January 1895.Inthisshiphetookpartinthecampaignoff theGambiain1894.HejoinedH.M.S.Excellent inApril1895totrainasaSeamanGunner, qualifyingon11September1895.FromtherehejoinedH.M.S.Vernon, forafewmonths,beforeservinginH.M.S.RoyalOak fromJanuaryto November1896,andtheninH.M.S.PrinceGeorge from26November1896to26June1899,advancingtoLeadingSeamanon2April1899.On 27June1899hereturnedtoH.M.S.Excellent remainingthereuntil23February1901,undergoingfurthergunnerycoursesfor,on2December 1900,headvancedtoPettyOfficer2ndClassandon4April1901,quali$edasaGunneryInstructor.On21May1901hejoinedH.M.S.Beagle and wasadvancedtoPettyOfficer1stClasson21October1901.Heremainedinheruntil4September1902,qualifyinginherfortheQueen'sSouth AfricaMedaland,ayearlater,on29October1903,waspromotedtoActingGunnerandappointedtoH.M.S.Centurion ontheChinaStationon4 November1903.HewasinreceiptoftwoGoodConductBadgesbutwaspromotedbeforehehadsufficienttimetoqualifyforthethird,orfor theLongServiceandGoodConductMedal.HethenwenttoH.M.S.Virago inJanuary1905,alsoontheChinaStation,beforereturningHometo H.M.S.Leviathan inApril1907("forinstructionalpurposes"),H.M.S.Excellent inAugust1909("fordutywithTenders")andH.M.S.Ganges inMarch 1911("forinstructionalduties")attheBoys'TrainingEstablishment.InAugust1912hewaslenttothenewlyformedRoyalAustralianNavyin H. M.S.Encounter, arrivinghomeinNovember1916,beforejoiningH.M.S.Boxer inFebruary1917,andH.M.S.Glory inNovemberofthatyear.On13 September1918hewaspromotedtoChiefGunnerandin1919toCommissionedGunnerwiththesamesenioritydate.InSeptember1919he wasappointedtoH.M.S.Hermione andinAugust1920joinedH.M.S.Philomel onloantotheRoyalNewZealandNavy.On22August1922,he waspromotedtoLieutenant,returningtotheRoyalNavybeforebeingplacedontheretiredliston16December1925,his50thbirthday.Hewas promoted to Lieutenant-Commander on the Retired List on 12 August 1930, and died on 11 September 1937, aged 62.

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Pair: Gunner C. H. Card, Royal Horse Artillery, who was wounded at Uitval’s Nek on 11 July 1900 IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(81345Gunr.C.H.Card.A.By.R.H.A.); Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,ReliefofMafeking,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,SouthAfrica 1901, uno cialrivetsbetween fthandsixthclasps (81435Gnr:C.H.Card,O.Bty.,R.H.A.) QSApartiallyo ciallycorrected;contact marks, polished and worn, nearly very ne (2) £300-£400

C.H.Card attestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryandservedwith‘A’BatteryonthePunjabFrontier(oneofonly22two-claspmedalsawarded totheBattery),andwith‘O’BatteryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom10February1900.HewaswoundedaUitval’sNekon11July 1900.

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Pair: Driver R. Prince, Royal Horse Artillery

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(36362DriverR.Prince“F”By.R.H.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII. R. (36362 Dvr: R. Prince. R.H.A.) contact marks and minor edge bruising, nearly very ne (2) £140-£180

RichardPrince wasborninTorquay,Devon,on19December1859,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaDomesticFirstClasson1April1878.He wasshoredischarged,timeexpired,on24October1882,andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryatPortsmouthon10January1883.He servedwiththeArtilleryinIndiafrom8September1883to13December1893,andagainfrom17September1895to25April1903,andsaw activeserviceonthePunjabFrontier.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder10of1903,andwasdischarge on 31 July 1903, after 20 years and 203 days’ service, of which almost 18 years had been spent soldiering in India.

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Three: Chief Sick Berth Steward O. Fearnley, Royal Navy

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,SierraLeone1898-99(O.Fearnley,S.B.Std.H.M.S.Alecto.);BritishWarMedal1914-20 (137407O.Fearnley.Ch.S.B.S.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(OwenFearnley.Sk.Bth.Stewd.H.M.S.Gladiator.)together with Silver War Badge No. ‘RN34623’, contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne or better and rare to sick berth personnel (3) £400-£500

OwenFearnley wasborninMileEnd,LondoninJune1870.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinMay1886.Fearnleywaspostedas aSickBerthAttendanttoHaslarHospitalinJune1888,andadvancedtoSickBerthStewardinJune1893.SubsequentserviceincludedH.M.S. Alecto,fromMarch1897-April1898earninghisEast&WestAfricaMedal.HewasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.medalinOctober1907,andwas dischargedon7January1909.Mobilisedon2August1914,FearnleyservedtheentiretyoftheGreatWarasaChiefSickBerthStewardat Chatham Naval Hospital, and was eventually invalided from service on 24 December 1918.

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Five: Surgeon-Commander P. H. Bannister, Royal Navy Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(Surgn.P.H.Bannister,R.N.,H.M.S.Rattler.);NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp, PersianGulf1909-1914(St.Surg.P.H.Bannister,M.B.,R.N.,H.M.S.Fox.);1914-15Star(Ft.Surg.P.H.Bannister.R.N.);British War and Victory Medals (Surg. Commr. P. H. Bannister. R.N.) mounted court-style as worn, good very ne (5) £700-£900

PercyHooperBannister wasbornon31August1873inHavant,Hampshire.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaSurgeonon8September1898, beingappointedtoH.M.S. Victory forHaslarHospital.Hewasappointedto Benbow on9February1900,andto Rattler on14February1901, servinginthisgunboatontheCapeofGoodHopeandWestAfricastation.FromNovember1903heservedinH.M.Ships Northampton and Hawke, bothemployedasseagoingtrainingshipsforboys.HewaspromotedtoStaff SurgeoninNovember1906andappointedto Vernon, torpedoschoolatPortsmouth.InOctober1908hewasappointedtoH.M.S. Skirmisher attachedtotheChannelFleet,andinNovember1912to H.M.S. Fox ontheEastIndiesstation.HewaspromotedtoFleetSurgeoninNovember1914andwasstillservingin Fox in1915.InSeptember 1916hewasappointedtoH.M.S. Briton, DrillShipforNewfoundlandRoyalNavalReservewhereheremaineduntilhewasplacedontheretired list at his own request on 14 December 1919. He died at Altrincham, Cheshire on 21 December 1942. Sold with copied record of service and photographs of his various ships.

cialcorrectiontoship,mountedfordisplay, contactmarks, otherwise nearly very ne or better (4) £600-£800

JesseWilliamLewis wasbornatWymering,Hilsea,Hampshireon23August1869.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyon23September1885,giving histradeasmarketgardener.HispromotiontoChiefPettyOfficerinJanuary1909wassteadyalthoughhewasdisratedononeoccasion.He earnedhis #rsttwocampaignmedalsasaPettyOfficeraboardH.M.S. Magicienne,andwasawardedhisL.S.&G.C.medalwhilstservinginH.M.S. Caesar inSeptember1908.LewiswaspensionedinAugust1909.However,inMay1915hewasrecalledforservice,earningthesingleBritishWar Medal for service at various shore bases until demobilised in April 1919.

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Five: Chief Petty Officer S. J. Thornbarrow, Royal Navy

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(S.J.Thornbarrow.A.B.H.M.S.Rambler);1914-15Star(188515S.J.Thornbarrow, P. O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals188515S.J.Thornbarrow.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(188515 S. J. Thornbarrow. P.O. H.M.S. Pembroke.) mounted on card for display, polished, otherwise nearly very ne or better (5) £160-£200

SamuelJamesThornbarrow wasbornatSydenham,Kent,on20June1880,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClasson22April 1896.HejoinedH.M.S. Rambler inNovember1897,wasadvancedtoOrdinarySeamaninJune1898andtoAbleSeamaninJanuary1900,andsaw serviceo

SouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.ThornbarrowattainedPettyO

cerstatusinMay1911andduringtheGreatWarsawservicein therivergunboat Scarab fromDecember1915atPortSaid.During1917shewasdeployedinsupportofmilitaryoperationsontheDanube, basedatBucharest.HereceivedhisL.S.&G.C.medalin Pembroke inJanuary1920,wasadvancedtoChiefPettyO

ceron1March1920,andwas invalided out with poor eyesight on 25 August 1920.

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Four: Shipwright H. E. Green, Royal Navy

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(H.E.Green,Car:Cr:H.M.S.Thetis);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(341787H.E. Green.Shpt.1R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(341787.H.E.Green,Shpt.1Cl.H.M.S.Minerva.)mountedfor display, good very ne (4) £160-£200

HerbertGdwardGreen wasbornatPurbrook,Hampshire,on21January1877,andwasacarpenterbytradewhenhejoinedtheRoyalNavy asCarpenter’sCrewon22November1897.HeservedaboardH.M.S. Thetis fromFebruary1898toJune1901,includingserviceinSouthAfrica duringtheBoerWar.HeadvancedtoLeadingCarpenter’sCrewon1December1901;Shipwright,14January1904;LeadingShipwright,1January 1906;Shipwright2ndClass,1December1912;Shipwright1stClass,1January1913.HeservedduringtheGreatWaraboardthecruiser Minerva whichtookpartintheGallipolicampaigninsupportofthelandingsatCapeHellesandSuvlaBay,andwasafterwardsdeployedontheChina Stationin1916,andthentotheIndianOceanandRedSeain1917.GreenreceivedhisL.S.&G.C.medalaboard Minerva inFebruary1915andleft the ship on 31 December 1917. He was Shore Demobilised on 18 December 1919.

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Pair: Able Seaman F. J. Ellis, Royal Navy

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(F.J.Ellis,A.B.,H.M.S.Terpsichore.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Jubaland (F. J. Ellis, A.B., H.M.S. Terpsichore.) mounted for display, light contact marks, otherwise very ne (2) £500-£700

45 clasps for Jubaland issued to H.M.S. Terpsichore.

FrancisJohnEllis wasbornatHythe,Hampshire,on13April1879,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClasson18May1894;Boy1st Class,25April1895;OrdinarySeaman,13April1897;AbleSeaman,24October1899;LeadingSeaman,18August1904.Heservedaboard H.M. S. Terpsichore from17February1901until25April1904,seeingserviceinSouthAfricaandinJubaland.Hewasinvalidedoutwithatubercleof lung on 4 June 1908.

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Three: Able Seaman H. W. Pursell, Royal Navy

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(H.W.Pursell,A.B.H.M.S.Barrosa);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (188513 H. W. Pursell. A.B. R.N.) mounted on card for display, good very ne (3) £160-£200

HenryWilliamPursell wasbornatStAlbans,Hertford,on2March1881,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndclassaboardH.M.S. Impregnable on22April1896.AdvancedtoBoy1stclassinFebruary1897,heservedin Barrosa fromSeptember1898toAugust1899,being advancedtoOrdinarySeamaninMarch1899,and,followingabriefperiodin Doris inAugustandSeptember1899,rejoined Barrosa againon5 September1899.HewasadvancedtoAbleSeamanon13February1900,andremainedin Barrosa until24May1901,beingoneof31recipients oftheQueen’smedalwiththesingleclaspforCapeColony.HewasdischargedtoshorebypurchasefortheRoyalFleetReserveon8December 1905,whichhejoinedthefollowingday,andwasdischarged‘timeexpired’on1March1911.HewasrecalledforserviceinApril1917andserved aboard Calypso from June 1917 to December 1918, and was !nally demobilised on 21 March 1919.

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Pair: Private G. Ellis, Royal Marine Light Infantry

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Natal(5097Pte.G.Ellis,R.M.L.I,H:M:S:Terrible);China1900,noclasp(G.Ellis,Pte. R. M., H.M.S. Terrible.) mounted on card for display, contact marks, nearly very ne (2) £300-£400

GeorgeEllis wasbornon9May1871,atIsleworth,Middlesex.HejoinedthePortsmouthDivisionoftheRoyalMarineson9October1889. AfterseveraldraftshejoinedH.M.S. Terrible inAugust1897andservedonheruntilOctober1901,duringwhichtimehesawserviceashoreinthe BoerWarandalsotheBoxerRebellion.Ellishadanindifferentcharacterbeingincellsonaregularbasis.Hewasdischargedon19February1902, and died on 14 July 1943.

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Pair: Trooper E. E. Squibb, 50th (Hampshire) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, later Portsmouth Police

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps (36481Tpr:E.E.Squibb.50th.Coy.Imp:Yeo:) minoro cialcorrectiontosurname; Coronation1911,CountyandBoroughPolice(P.C.C.Squibb.Portsmouth.10Years.) edgebruisingto rst,nearlyvery neand better (2) £140-£180

CharlesSquibb wasbornatBlandford,Dorset,in1879andattestedfortheImperialYeomanryatWinchesteron12February1901,serving withthe50th(Hampshire)Company,17thBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom24March1902to29July1902.Hewas discharged on 5 August 1902, and subsequently joined the Portsmouth Police.

Note: Therecipient’sservicepapersaresignedunderthenameof36481CharlesSquibb;themedalrollfortheQueen’sSouthAfricaMedallists him initially as 36481 Squibb, C., with the initial crossed out and replaced by the initials E. E. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.

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Pair: LieutenantS.Sheffield,ImperialYeomanry,laterHampshireRegiment,whowasMentionedin DespatchesandpromotedCorporalbytheCommander-in-ChiefforhisgallantryatRetief’sNekon29April 1901,andwassubsequentlykilledinactionleadinginhiscompanyinanattackontheTurkishtenchesat Gallipoli on 6 August 1915

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen(11386Cpl.S.Sheffield.62nd.Coy.11thImp: Yeo:);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lieut:S.H.Sheffield.Imp:Yeo:);1914-15Star (Lieut.S.Sheffield.Hamps.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lieut.S.Sheffield.) nearlyextremely ne(5) £600-£800

M.I.D. London Gazette 20 August 1901: Lance-Corporal S. Sheffield, 62nd Company Imperial Yeomanry ‘For gallantry in the attack on Retief’s Nek, Orange River Colony, 29 April 1901. Promoted Corporal by Commander-in-Chief.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 November 1915 (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force).

SurteesSheffield wasborninLondonon8June1878andwaseducatedatGodolphinSchool.He‘wasamedicalstudentatGuy’sHospital, London,butaftertheoutbreakoftheSouthAfricanWarheenlistedasaTrooperintheMiddlesexYeomanryearlyin1900,andobtaineda commissionsoonafter.Heservedthroughthatcampaign,forwhichhewasMentionedinDespatches,wasawardedtheQueen’sMedalwiththree clasps,andstheKing’sMedalwithtwoclasps,thelatterbeingpersonallypresentedtohimbyKingEdwardVIIatBuckinghamPalaceinrecognition ofhisgallantryatRetief’sNek.OntheterminationofthewarheresignedhiscommissionandwenttoMalaya,wherehewasengagedinrubber plantingwhenwarwasdeclaredinAugust1914.HereturnedtoEnglandatonceandtookuphiscommission,becomingLieutenantinthe13th Battalion,HampshireRegimenton29January1915.HewenttoGallipolion25May1915,withadraftforthe2ndBattalion,andaswaswounded inJuly,beingsenttohospitalinAlexandria.Hereturnedtohisregimenton1August,andwaskilledinaction "vedayslater,whileleadinghis companyinanattackontheTurkishtrenchesbeforeAchiBaba.ForhisgallantanddistinguishedserviceintheFieldhewasMentionedin Despatches by Sir Ian Hamilton.’ (The Roll of Honour refers).

Sheffield has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.

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Five: Captain E. Lloyd, East African Mounted Ri"es, late Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902,OrangeFreeState (33920Corpl.E.Lloyd.89thCoy.Imp:Yeo:)lastclaspwithuno

cialrivets,engravedcorrectiontorank;1914-15Star(97Sjt.E. Lloyd,E.Afr.M.Rif.)‘Maj.’privatelyengravedabove‘Sjt.’;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.E.Lloyd.);Montgomeryshire TributeMedal,SouthAfricanCampaign1901,bronze,unnamedasissued, "ttedwithsmallringsuspension,thisslack, lightedge

£500-£700

EdwinLloyd wasbornintheParishofBodfari,Denbighshire,andenlistedintotheImperialYeomanry18March1901,aged27,givinghis occupationasfarmerandwithpreviousservicein2ndVolunteerBattalionRoyalWelshFusiliers.HeservedinSouthAfricafrom7April1901 until27August1902,andwasdischargedon3September1902.HeservedduringtheGreatWarasaSergeantintheEastAfricanMountedRi#es inEastAfricafrom8August1914.HewaspromotedtoLieutenant,andlatertoCaptain.HealsoservedafterwardsintheEastAfricanLabour Corps.

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Six: Battery Quartermaster Sergeant J. Hollington, Royal Horse Artillery Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Laing’sNek, Belfast, uno cialrivetsbetween rstandsecond,andbetween fthandsixthclasps (27369Bomb:J.Hollington,A.B.R.H.A.);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, toplugsremoved (27369Bomb:F.Hollington.G.Bty. R.H. A.);1914Star(27369Sjt.J.Hollington.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(27369B.Q.M.Sjt.J.Hollington.R.A.);ArmyL.S.& G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(RA-27369B.Q.M.Sjt:J.Hollington.R.H.A.) contactmarksandedgebruisingtotheBoerWarpair,therefore these nearly very ne; the rest better (6) £300-£400

JohnHollington wasborninBethnalGreen,Middlesex,on2June1878andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryatDalston,Middlesex,on19 April1898.Heservedwithboth‘A’and‘G’BatteriesinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom8January1900to2September1902,andwas promotedBombardieron21October1901.HewasadvancedSergeanton24May1909,andsawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom27September1914.AdvancedBatteryQuartermasterSergeant,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal per Army Order 68 of April 1917.

IncivilianlifeHollingtonwasemployedbyMessrsYardley&Co.Ltd,Stratford,andwascongratulatedbythecompanyfor‘thecoolandprompt mannerinwhichhedealtwiththe !recausedbytheincendiarybombwhichfellthroughthePackingShoproofinMarch1941’,receivinga gratuity of £2.

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Four: Corporal F. J. Thompson, Royal Horse Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902(12082[sic]Dvr:F. Thompson.R.H.A.);1914Star,withclasp(12802A.Bmbr:T[sic].Thompson.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12802 Cpl. F. J. Thompson. R.A.) light pitting from star, otherwise very ne (4) £240-£280

FrancisThompson wasborninIpswich,Suffolk,in1881andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryatGuernseyon12October1900.He servedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom10Mayto1October1902,andstheninIndiafrom2October1902to6December1907. RecalledforservicefollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,hewasappointedActingBombardieron14October1914,andservedduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5November1914.PromotedCorporalon19August1915,hetransferredtotheLabourCorpson6July 1917, and was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 21 February 1919.

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Pair: Bombardier T. Wainwright, Royal Horse Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill, Wittebergen, uno cialrivetsbetween fthandsixthclasps (81709Bomb.T.Wainwright,P.B.,R.H.A.) ranko ciallycorrected;King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(81709Bomb:T.Wainwright.R.H.A.) lightcontactmarks, very ne (2) £160-£200

TomWainwright wasborninAshbydelaZouch,Leicestershire,in1872andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryon19November1890.He transferredtotheReserveon19November1897,butwasrecalledtoArmyServiceon9October1899,andservedwith‘P’BatteryinSouth AfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom28October1899to6September1902.HewasappointedActingBombardieron1August1900,andwas subsequently promoted Bombardier. He was discharged on 18 November 1902, after 12 years’ service.

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Four: Major K. H. Devitt, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Royal Garrison Artillery, later Royal Field Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps (Lieut.K.H.Devitt.Hants&I.ofW.R.G.A.)engravednaming;1914-15Star(Capt.K. H. Devitt. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Major K. H. Devitt.) minor edge bruising to rst, good very ne and better (4) £300-£400

KennethHaywardDevitt wasborninUpperClapton,Middlesex,in1882andservedwiththeServiceCompany,DukeofConnaught’sOwn HampshireandIsleofWightRoyalGarrisonArtilleryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.HesawfurtherservicewiththeRoyalFieldArtillery during the Great War on the Western Front from May 1915.

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Six: MajorW.Jones,CheshireRegiment,lateNorthumberlandFusiliersandRoyalWelshFusiliers,whowas Mentioned in Despatches in both the Boer War and the Great War

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,OrangeFreeState, last claspattachedwithuno cialrivets (1705ColSej:W.Jones.R:WelshFus:);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica 1901,SouthAfrica1902(1705Clr:-Serjt:W.Jones.Rl:WelshFus:);1914-15Star(Lieut.W.Jones.North’dFus.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorW.Jones.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(1705Clr.Sjt.W.Jones.Rl.WelshFus.) mounted for display, very ne and better (6) £500-£700

M.I.D. London Gazette of 10 September 1901.

M.I.D. LondonGazette 14June1918,withEgyptianExpeditionaryForce.The LlangollenGazette of6September1918recordsthementionasbeing for gallantry in Palestine.

WalterJones wasborninWrexhamon12September1867.HeinitiallyjoinedtheEastYorkshireRegimenton31August1886,buttransferred to2ndRoyalWelshFusilierson16December1886.HewaspromotedtoLanceCorporalon2March1887,andtoCorporalon18July1888.He sawsteadypromotiontoLanceSergeantinAugust1891,SergeantinOctoberofthesameyearandColourSergeantinApril1894,having transferredtothe2ndBattalioninFebruary1892.HewentwiththeBattaliontoSouthAfricainOctober1899,servingthereuntilFebruary1902, andwasMentionedinDespatches(Q.S.A.rollshowshimasattachedtoVolunteerBattalion.)InFebruary1902hewaspostedtothe3rd VolunteerBattalionasSergeant&Instructor.InMay1902hewastransferredtothe2ndVolunteerBattalionandservedwiththemuntilhis discharge on 30 August 1904. His Long Service Medal was awarded in April 1905.

Asanoldsoldierof47hejoinedupagainon12September1914,intotheranks.Hewasrapidlypromotedover3daystoSergeant-Major,and wasgivenacommissionintotheNewArmiesafterserving131days.HisMedalIndexCardshowshistheatreofentryintothewarasGallipolli, whereheservedwiththe15thBattalion,NorthumberlandFusiliers,beingwoundedbyabombinJune1915.Hewasrepatriatedhomevia Alexandriawhilstattachedto1/5thEastLancashireRegiment.InNovember1915hewastransferredtothe2ndGarrisonBattalion,Cheshire Regiment.

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Six: Major J. Pragnell, Hampshire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Transvaal(3172Sejt.J.Pragnell,2:HampshireRegt.);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3172Cr:-Serjt:J.Pragnell.HampshireRegt.);BritishWar andVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Q.M.&Capt.J.Pragnell.) rankpartiallyo ciallycorrectedonBWM;ArmyL.S.&G.C., E. VII.R.(3172C.Sjt:J.Pragnell.Hants:Regt.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,3rdissue(3172C/Sjt.J.Pragnell.R.Hamps.)

mounted

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 June 1919 (Mesopotamia).

£400-£500

JohnPragnell ‘joinedtheHampshireandIsleofWightRoyalArtilleryattheageof17,andasaSergeantintheSouthAfricanWarwaspresent attheReliefofKimberley.DuringtheGreatWarheservedinthe6thHampshireRegiment(Territorials)inIndiaandMesopotamia,andretiredin 1930,after40years’servicewiththeRegiment.SincethenMajorPragnellhasattendedregularlythereuniondinnersoftheWarVeterans’ Association.’ (The recipient’s obituary in The Royal Hampshire Regiment Journal, August 1957, refers).

PragnellwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder101ofApril1909,andservedduringtheGreatWaras Quartermaster of the 6th Battalion in Mesopotamia from 16 September 1917.

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Pair: Private G. E. R. Dartnell, Hampshire Regiment, later Hampshire Yeomanry

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902(300Pte.C.[sic]Dartnell.Vol:Coy.Hants:Regt.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (157 Pte. G. E. R. Dartnell. Hants: Yeo.) light contact marks, nearly extremely ne (2) £200-£240

GeorgeE.R.Dartnell wasborninLambeth,London,in1882andattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatWinchesteron11February1902. HeservedwiththeVolunteerCompanyinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,from8Marchto31July1902,andwasdischargedon30August 1902.HesubsequentlyenlistedintheHampshireYeomanry(TerritorialForce),andwasawardedhisTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalperArmy Order 11 of January 1913.

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Five: Warrant Officer Class II W. A. Paine, Northumberland Fusiliers, late Oxfordshire Light Infantry

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1901,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (6090Pte.W.Paine.OxfordLt.Infy:);1914-15Star(9928Sjt.W.A.Paine.North’dFus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9928 W.O. Cl. 2. W. A. Paine. North’d Fus.) edge bruise to QSA, generallygood very ne (4) £140-£180

William A. Paine served with the Northumberland Fusiliers during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 September 1915.

Five: Colour Sergeant C. Freeman, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1901,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902, uno cialrivetsbetweensecondand thirdclasps (6345Cpl.C.FreemanO.L.I.) renamed;1914-15Star(6345Sjt.C.Freeman.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(6345C.Sjt.C.Freeman.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);ImperialServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(CharlieFreeman) goodvery ne (5) £100-£140

I.S.M. London Gazette 11 December 1945 ‘Head Postman, Woking’

CharlesFreeman servedwiththe1stBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 26 May 1915.

Pair: Private J. Berry, Oxfordshire Light Infantry

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1901,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(4786Pte:J.Berry.Oxfd:L.I.)engraved naming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4786PteJ.Berry.Oxford:L.I.) edgebruising, nearly very ne (2) £120-£160

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Five: Private R. Blanchard, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1901,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (3294Pte.R.Blanchard.Oxford:LtInfy:) uno ciala xingbetweenstateanddateclasps;1914-Star,with copy clasp(6981Pte.R. Blanchard.2/Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.) Battalionno.o ciallycorrected;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6981Pte.R.Blanchard.Oxf.& Bucks. L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (6931 Pte. R. Blanchard. Oxf & Bucks. L.I.) very ne (5) £200-£240

R.Blanchard servewiththe2ndBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontform 13 August 1914.

Soldwithphotographcutfromaregimentalchronicleof‘Officersandotherranks,2ndBattalion,1914-19’whowenttoFranceinAugust1914 and came home in 1919, in which the recipient is identi"ed.

Pair: Private W. Cook, Oxfordshire Light Infantry, later York and Lancaster Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901, uno cialrivetsbetween secondandthirdclasps (4051Pte.W.Cook.Oxfd.L.I.)engravednaming;BritishWarMedal1914-20(209601Pte.W.Cook.Y.& L.R.) minor edge bruise to QSA, very ne (2) £80-£100

WilliamCook servedwiththe18thBattalion,YorkandLancasterRegiment,duringtheGreatWar,andisadditionallyentitledtotheVictory Medal.

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Four: Private H. J. Payne, Oxfordshire Light Infantry, later Hampshire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902(6663Pte.H.J.Payne.Oxford: L. I.);1914-15Star(17207Pte.H.J.Payne.Hamps:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(17207Pte.H.J.Payne.Hamps.R.) contact marks, nearly very ne (4) £120-£160

Henry J. Payne served with the Hampshire Regiment during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War for 17 July 1915.

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Four: Lieutenant-ColonelF.T.T.Moore,3rdBattalion,King’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantry,attached7/8th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers, late Imperial Yeomanry and Indian Army Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902(Capt:F.T.T.Moore,Imp:Yeo:);Tibet1903-04,1 clasp,Gyantse(Captn.F.T.T.Moore,S.&T.Corps);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.F.T.T. Moore.) mounted for

(4) £1,000-£1,400

FrederickThorntonTrevorMoore wasbornon20May1870.Hewas appointedSecondLieutenant,fromtheMilitia,intheConnnaughtRangerson8June 1889,andwaspromotedLieutenanton24September1890.Hetransferredtothe IndianArmyon5September1891,andwaspromotedCaptain,IndianArmyon8June 1900;Captain,ImperialYeomanry,from11Januaryto20October1902;andMajor, Indian Army on 8 June 1907. He retired on 11 August 1911.

Accordingtohisownstatementofservices,MoorewasAdjutantofthe4thCavalry, IndianArmy;Adjutantofthe28thBattalionImperialYeomanry,whichhehelpedto raiseandtookittoSouthAfricain1902;raisedandcommandedthe56thCamel Corps;commandedthe10thMuleCorpsontheTibetExpedition;andwasStation Sta

cer at Jubblepore.

DuringtheGreatWarheappliedforandwasrecommendedtoavacantMajorityin 3rdBattalion,King’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantry.Hewasappointed LieutenantColoneloftheBattalionon4August1914,andafterwardsraisedandcommandedthe 7thServiceBattalion,RoyalIrishFusiliers,andservedwiththemfor8monthsinFrance from18February1916,untilthebattalionwasamalgamated,beingMentionedinSir DouglasHaig’sdespatchof7November1917(LondonGazette 1January1918). Lieutenant-Colonel Moore died at Richmond, Yorkshire, on 15 November 1925.

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Pair: CaptainC.G.Collins,CameronHighlanders,whocommandedtheHoweBattalionoftheRoyalNaval DivisionthroughouttheGallipolicampaignand‘ledadashinglifethatmadetheromanticheroesof !ction seem pale’

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill(Lieut.C.G.Collins. 1/Camn.Hdrs.)engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lieut.C.G.Collins. Cam. Hrs.) engraved naming, edge nick to QSA, otherwise about extremely ne (2) £700-£900

CharlesGlenCollins wasbornin1880,thegrandsonofWilliamCollinswhofoundedthewell-knownpublishing !rmofthesamename.He waseducatedatCheltenhamCollege,wherehewasanoutstandingsportsman,andtheRoyalMilitaryCollegeSandhurst.Commissionedintothe Queen’sOwnCameronHighlanderson14September1898,hejoinedhisregimentinCairoaftertheconclusionoftheSudancampaign.His colourfulunpublishedmemoirsintheNationalArmyMuseum(Archives2007-07-02)giveafullaccountofthepleasuresofpeacetimesoldieringin acrackHighlandregiment.Heplayedontheregimentalpoloteam,shotduckandleftdetailedaccountsofregimentalcustomssuchasdinner nightsandsubaltern’scourtmartials.HistimeinEgyptwasnotwithoutincident.HewaschallengedtoaduelinAlexandriaafteranaltercation overaHungariandancerandhewasnearlylynchedinMarseillesonhiswayhomeonleave.Havingpushedadrunkcabdriver,whofellover,word spread along the corniche that an English officer had killed a Frenchman. A mob soon attacked the Hotel De Noailles where Collins was staying: ‘Stonesandmissileswereeverymomentbreakingthewindowsinthehotel.Theaffairofthedrunkencabmanwasbeginningtoassumeserious proportions.Atthesametimeloudknockingatmydoorannouncedthearrivalofthehotelmanagerwho,badlyfrightened,verystrongly suggestedthatIshouldgooutandquietthemob.IsawthatthismanhadcompletelylosthisheadsoIslammedthedoorandlockeditinhisface. Ithenpushedalargewardrobeinfrontofthedoor,drewmyClaymore,whichhappenedtobeamongmyhandluggageanddecidedtoputup thebest !ghtpossibleunderthecircumstances.Ithensawthroughthewindowthatalargebodyofpolice,bothonhorseandonfoot,had arrived.Afewminuteslater,imperativeorderstoopenmydoor,withtherepeatedmentionof“Police!”causedmetopushasidethewardrobe and admit a Captain of the Gendarmes. He also appeared somewhat excited so I decided it would be wise to hand him a hundred franc note.’

The Boer War, Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts and Mentioned in Despatches

CollinssurvivedtheordealandwaslaterrecalledfromleaveinEnglandtore-joinhisregimentinCairo.Itwasheldinreadinessforimmediate embarkationforSouthAfrica.The1stBattalionCameronHighlandersarrivedinSouthAfricaon23March1900andfoughttheirwaytoPretoria aspartofthe21stBrigadeinGeneralIanHamilton’sforce.TheirexploitswerewellrecordedbyWinstonChurchillinhisbook IanHamilton’s March.Theycoveredover2,500milesonfoot.Forhispart,CollinsnotedthatChurchillandtheDukeofMarlborough,onthestaff,werebilleted nexttotheirlines:‘WewerealwaysentertainedbyobservingthattheDukeinvariablydidallthedirtywork:pitchingandstrikingtheirbivouac, cooking and cleaning the pots and pans while his cousin smoked his pipe and freely criticised him.’

On10June1901,CollinswasappointedAdjutantof1stKitchener’sFightingScoutswiththerankoflocalCaptain.Hewasonlytwenty-oneyears old.Kitchener’sFightingScoutswasanirregularregimentofvolunteersraisedinDecember1900andcommandedbythelegendarycolonial warrior,JohanColenbrander,called‘TheWhiteWhirlwind’bytheZulus.TheyfoughttheBoers,GeneralBeyersandhiscommandoespecially,in theharshNorthernTransvaal.TheofficersandTroopersweresomeofthetoughestRhodesians,SouthAfricans,AustraliansandAmericans.They werenotoriouslyaversetothedisciplineexertedbyaregularAdjutantbutwhichwasrequirediftheregimentwasnottorunamok,ashappened to‘Breaker’MorantandtheBushveldtCarbineersoperatinginthesamearea.Collins’smemoirsdetailsomeoftheincidentshedealtwith, including the execution of three captured Boers who were dressed in British uniform and had lured some of the KFS into a lethal ambush. ColenbranderandhismencapturedmanyBoers,theirlaagers,wagonsandcattlebutnotBeyersduringtheguerrillawar.Colenbrander recommendedCollinstoLordKitchenerforanawardon23December1901:‘Capt.C.G.Collins,S.O.andAdjt.1stK.F.S.(1stCameron Highlanders).TowhomasmyStaff OfficerIhavealwayslefttheorganisationalworkoftheColumnandtowhosecapabilityIattributeinagreat partcapturesandsuccesseswehavebeenabletomake’andagainon28April1902:‘Adjutant1stK.F.S.andSta

certomycolumntowhose untiringenergyandmostablemanagementIoweingreatmeasureanysuccesswemayhaveaccomplished.Tothiso

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cerIhaveonalloccasions entrustedthewholeoftheorganisationoftheColumn,andhisassistancetomehasalwaysbeenofthemostreadyandpracticalorder’(The National Archives, Kew, WO108/140 & 141). Collins was Mentioned in Despatches in Kitchener’s !nal despatches (London Gazette 29 July 1902).

Balmoral, bankruptcy, marriage and divorce in the U.S.’s ‘Gilded Age’ CollinswaschosenasoneofthethreeCameronofficersofthe !rstKing’sGuardtobemountedatBalmoralduringKingEdwardVII’sreign.His memoirscontainmuchdetailaboutlifeatBalmoralandtheRoyalfamily,someofitrepeatedinaseriesofarticlesaboutCollins publishedinthe book MississippiGumbo byBobJonesin2003.Collins’stimeatBalmoralgotoff toashakystartwhenhenearlycrashedhisnewlyacquiredcar,a PanhardLevassor,intoacoachcontainingthePrincessofWalesandher !vechildrenincludingthefutureKingsEdwardVIIIandGeorgeVI.He was ordered to garage the car for the remainder of his duty.

Collinswasaninveterategambler,atMonteCarloandontheracecourse.Helaterattributedhis !nancialdifficultiestobackingbillsforhisfriend CharlesInnes-Ker,aGentlemanUshertoKing.Whateverthecause,accordingtoCollinsitwasill-health,heresignedhiscommissioninFebruary 1904beforehewasdeclaredbankruptinSeptember1904.BythisstagehewasinNewYorkandconspicuousasapoloplayerandcharming

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memberoftheGildedAgesetwhichincludedhisfriendstheVanderbilts,GouldsandBelmonts.InApril1904hehadmarriedtheAmerican heiressNathalieSchenck,the‘GranddaughterofBrooklyn’.Themarriagewasshortlived,notleastbecauseofhisgambling.Helostaquarterofa million dollars on Boxing Day night in December 1904 playing baccarat at the Khedieval Club in Cairo. She divorced him in 1905. Collinsspentthenexttenyearsinrecurrent !nancialdifficultyintheUnitedStates,oftenreportedintheU.S.papers.Hesetouttomarryan heiress.In1911hewasengagedtobemarriedtoClaraParks,stepdaughterofthemillionaireJohnH.Parks.Theengagementendedwhen PrincessZoltykoff,theformerburlesquedancerEthelClinton,accusedhimpubliclyofhavingappropriatedtwovaluableChinesevasesfromherin Londonsevenyearsearlier.Soonafterwards,CollinsdeclaredpersonalbankruptcyinNewYorkwithdebtsof$414,000(theequivalentof$10 milliontoday)and148personalcreditorsintheUnitedStatesandEuropeincludingmembersofhisfamilyandCartierjewellersinParis.Itwas reported that his clothes cost $20,000 a year. The scale of the bankruptcy merited mention in The Wall Street Journal

In1914heattemptedfourtimestoelopewithAmelia,the30-somethingyear-olddaughterofthesewingmachinemanufacturerandmillionaire SamuelH.Wheeler.HerincensedfatherhiredPinkertondetectivestostalkhiseverymove.Theymanagedtoabortthethirdattempt,during whichCollinshaddisguisedhimselfasanoldwoman.AmeliawasthenlockedinahouseinChicagowiththreemaidenaunts.Aftercorresponding throughherhairdresser,theysucceededinAugust1914toelopeatthefourthattempt.Theyrousedaretiredclergyman,whowasworkingasa postman, out of his bed at midnight to marry them.

Command of the Howe Battalion in Gallipoli campaign - twice Mentioned in Despatches

CollinsreturnedtoEnglandsoonafterandwenttoseeLordKitchenerattheWarOfficeinLondon.HewasmadeaTemporaryCaptaindated7 October 1914 and embarked on recruiting duties in Chelsea: ‘AttheendofaweekIwasboredtodeathwithmyjobandhatedthesightoftheposter“YourKingandCountryneedyou.”EveryfewdaysI wascalledovertotheWarOfficeforaconferencewith[Captain]Whiffen.EarlyinSeptember,Ialmostcollidedwiththepreoccupiedand harassed looking First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, an old fellow campaigner of Egypt, South Africa, and the polo !eld.

“Hello, Colenso. What the devil are you doing here?”

“Rotten job, helping to raise Kitchener’s hundred thousand.”

“Well, I’m raising a division, like to join us?” Like a $ash came, “Nothing better.”

“Allrightthen,I’dliketohaveyou.I’monmywaytoarrangesomeswapswithK.YouknowArnoldQuilter[Lt.-Col.J.A.C.Quilter],don’tyou? Go and see him and he will arrange everything.”

InthistotallyunexpectedmannerIfoundmyselfwithina weektransferredfromaStaff CaptaincyintheArmytotherankofCommanderinthe Navy with the post of Second-in-Command if the “Hood” Battalion of the Royal Naval Division.’

CollinswasappointedTemporaryLieutenant-CommanderintheR.N.V.R.on26October1914.TheHoodBattalionwascommandedbyQuilter andincludedthePrimeMinister’sson,ArthurAsquith,andRupertBrookeasofficersamongstothers.However,Collins,stillonly34,wassoon appointedastheCommandingOfficeroftheHoweBattalionwiththerankofTemporaryCommanderon24December1914,followingthe resignationofitspreviousC.O.aftertheAntwerpdebacle.CommandingOfficerswerelatertransferredtotheRoyalMarinesandCollinswas gazettedasaTemporaryLieutenant-Colonelon4February1915.Hetrainedhisbattalion,obtainedsomeregularofficersforitthroughadirect approachtothePrimeMinister’swife,paidforabandandpipersfromhisownpocket,andheardabouttheforthcomingGallipolicampaignata dinner at Churchill’s house along with the other Commanding Officers of the Royal Naval Division.

TheHoweBattalionleftBlandfordCampon20February1915andembarkedonthe RoyalGeorge fortheMediterranean.Heledhisbattalion ashoreontheGallipolipeninsulaonthemorningof26AprilandtheyrepulsedaTurkishattackonthenightof30Aprilto1May.‘Iwillnever forgetthatnightsolongasIlive.Desperatehand-to-hand !ghtinglasteduntildawn.InseveralplacestheBritishlinewasbrokenonlytobe recaptured by bayonet charges, with terri!c cost of life’, wrote Collins.

TheHoweBattalionnexttookpartinthedisastrousattack,thesecondBattleofKrithia,4June1915alongsidetheHood,Ansonandnewly arrivedCollingwoodBattalions.800menoftheHoweBattalionlefttheirtrenchesatnoonafterapreliminarybombardmentandattackedthe Turkishtrenches250and350yardstotheirfront.Withinanhour,theHoweBattalionhadsuffered410casualties:14officersand279menkilled andthebalancewounded.TheotherBattalionsofthe2ndBrigadeoftheRoyalNavalDivisionfaredevenworse.Bythetimeoftheevacuationof theGallipoliPeninsulaon7January1916,Collinsreckonedthathewastheonlyoneof96CommandingOfficerstosurvivefromthelandingsto theevacuationwithoutbeingkilled,captured,evacuatedthroughwoundsorsicknessorsacked.HewastwiceMentionedinDespatches,by GeneralSirIanHamilton(LondonGazette 5November1915),andhissuccessor GeneralSirCharlesMunro(LondonGazette 12July1916).Later, CollinswastoclaimthathehadbeenawardedtheLégiond’HonneurandcitedfortheC.M.G.Owingtosubsequenteventshedidnoteven receive his First World War campaign medals.

Resignation, arrest, imprisonment and extradition to India from the U.S. Collinsresignedhiscommandandcommissionon17May1916afterthereturnoftheHoweBattaliontoEngland.Itisnotclearwhetherthiswas duetohisundischargedbankruptcyorbecausehehadembarkedonanaffairwithElsieMuntz,thewifeofabrotherofficerintheRoyalNaval Division.Heappearedintwodivorcecases,theMuntz’sandhisown,in1917and1918.In1917hetravelledtoIndiawithMrsMuntzandaMrs OlgaOlsen.Hebought£8,000poundsworthofpearlsfromaBombayjewellerbuthisdraftswerenothonoured.TheIndianjewellerssoughthis extraditiontoBombaytofacetrialforfraud.WiththehelpoftheBritishEmbassyinNewYork,hewasfoundandarrestedinNewOrleans. WhentheU.S.Marshalsarrivedathis‘death-bed’inaNewYorkhospitaltoservehisextraditionpapershehaddisappeared.Hewasre-arrested in New Orleans and locked up in the House of Detention.

Forthenext !veyearsCollinsfoughtthelongestextraditionbattleinUSlegalhistory.Itbecameaninternational causecélèbre.Forthreeofthem hewaskeptinjailinNewOrleans,alongwiththemostmagni!centwardrobethejailershadeverseen.Theyranhisbetstothebookiesand wentsailingwithhimontheyachtheboughtafterwinning$100,000attheraces.Fortwoofthe !veyears,aBritishpoliceofficerwaitedinNew OrleanstoescorthimbacktoLondonandontoBombay.OnoneoccasionCollinsescapedfromtheHouseofDetentiontakingthekeytohis cell as a souvenir. U.S. Marshals captured him trying to board a steamer to London.

Eventually,thefutureU.S.PresidentWilliamH.Taftruledthatheshouldbeextradited.AtthatstageCollinswaslivingonbailintheFrench QuarterinNewOrleanswherehehadbecomefriendswiththeyoungauthorWilliamFaulkner.HefeaturedasMajorAyersinWilliamFaulkner’s NewOrleansnovel Mosquitoes.Collinswasthesubjectofmanynewspaperarticles,withheadlinessuchas‘HisLoveCharmed.DashingLieutenant ColonelaFavoritewithWomen’(TheSalinaEveningJournal,Kansas,16October1918),‘Capt.GlenCollins,Hero –andRascal?TheStrangeJekyll andHydeCareerofaBraveandDistinguishedOfficerWhoMarriedIntotheFashionable400andIsNowtobeTriedasAdventurerandSwindler (TheWashingtonTimes,5January1919)and‘FreshAdventureAheadofCollins,SoldierofFortune–What’sthat‘somethingabout’him?–HeHas Looks,Brains,Wit,Courage,LuckandCharm,YetCourtSaysheMustReturntoIndiaUnderSeriousCharges’(TheEveningWorld,NewYork,10 May1921).AccompaniedbyarecentlyarrivedBritishpoliceofficerheleftNewOrleansbyboatin1923.Hisfriendsorganisedabandtoseehim off.HestoodtrialtwiceintheHighCourtofBombay.Bothtimeshewasacquitted.HereturnedtoNewOrleansin1924onaslowboathome, receiving a rapturous welcome from friends and another band.

CollinslivedreasonablyquietlyinNewOrleansforthenext !fteenyears,marryingoncemore.Hediedin1939.Whentoldofhisterminalillness he is reported to have remarked, ‘Life owes me nothing. I have tasted all of its joys.’

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Pair: Private W. Morris, Ri!e Brigade

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Transvaal,Laing’sNek,OrangeFreeState, uno cialrivetsbetweenclasps (6458Pte.W. Morris.Ri!eBde.)engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(6458Pte.W. Morris. Ri!e Brigade.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne (2) £120-£160

WilliamMorris attestedfortheRi!eBrigadeandservedwiththe1stand2ndBattalionsduringtheBoerWar.HelaterservedduringtheGreat War with the 1st Battalion on the Western Front from 15 August 1914. He was discharged on 17 February 1916. Sold with copied medal roll extracts and copy Medal Index Card con"rming his award of a 1914 Star Trio.

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Pair: Sergeant L. P. Thatcher, Canadian Army Medical Corps, late Royal Army Medical Corps

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902(15720PteL.P.Thatcher.R.A.M.C.) attempttoobliterate part of surname; British War Medal 1914-20 (525172 A. Sjt. L. P. Thatcher. C.A.M.C.) otherwise very ne (2) £60-£80

LouisPercyThatcher wasborninKennington,SurreyinMay1878.Heservedfor5andhalfyearswiththeRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsprior tomovingtoCanada.Thatcherwasemployedasanurse,andresidedattheStrathconaHotel,Victoria,BritishColumbia,Canada.Heserved during the Great War as a Sergeant with the Canadian Army Medical Corps in the UK.

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Pair: Private G. D. McLean, Kimberley Town Guard

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,DefenceofKimberley(Pte.G.D.McLean.KimberleyTownGd:);MayorofKimberley’s Star1899-1900,reversehallmarkwithdateletter‘a’,andadditionallyengraved‘H.Coy.K.T.G.’,withintegraltopribandbar,this additionally engraved ‘Pte. G. D. McLean’, nearly extremely ne (2) £400-£500

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Six: Surgeon Captain K. H. Jones, Royal Navy China1900,noclasp(Surgn.K.H.Jones,R.N.,H.M.S.Waterwitch);1914-15Star(Ft.Surg.K.H.Jones,M.B.,R.N.);BritishWar andVictoryMedals(Surg.Commr.K.H.Jones.R.N.); Belgium,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,Officer’sbreastbadge, silvergiltandenamel; Russia,Empire,OrderofStStanislaus,SecondClassneckbadge,withswords,goldandenamel,byEduard,St Petersburg, the "rst "ve mounted as worn, good very ne (6) £1,200-£1,600

KennethHurlstoneJones wasbornon10February1873,atManchester,andwaseducatedatOwensCollegeManchesterandVictoria University,M.B.,Ch.B.(2ndclassHonours),1897.OngraduationhejoinedtheRoyalNavy,servinginhomewatersuntilsenttoH.M.S. Waterwitch ontheChinastation,whereheearnedhis "rstmedal.In1905,afterashortperiodonhalfpay,hejoinedR.N.H.HongKong.In1908hewas promotedStaff SurgeononhisreturntotheU.K.In1909hepublishedanarticlein“Ibis”entitled“NotesonbirdsseenontheTrans-Siberian Railway”,soitispossiblehereturnedtotheU.K.overland.Hispapersshowhewasinterestedinnaturalhistoryandseveralpapersinarangeof journals were to follow. He then held a range of appointments, being promoted to Fleet Surgeon in 1913 ante-dated to 1911.

InWorldWar1afteraperiodonH.M.H.S. Agadir Jonesjoinedthe DukeofEdinburgh, servingonheratJutland.HewasawardedtheOrderofSt Stanislaus (London Gazette 5 June 1917) for his services at Jutland, and also the Order of the Crown of Belgium (London Gazette 29 August 1917).

Afterthewarheservedinarangeofestablishments,beingdischargedin1924withanhonorarystepinranktoSurgeonCaptain.Hewasa FellowoftheZoologicalSociety,aFellowoftheSocietyofAntiquariesandamemberoftheCounciloftheR.S.P.B.HediedinNovember1938at Canterbury aged sixty "ve from a coronary thrombosis.

Three: Surgeon-Commander E. J. Biden, Royal Navy China1900,noclasp(St.Surgn.E.J.Biden,R.N.,H.M.S.Orlando.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Surg.Commr.E.J.Biden.R.N.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp (Staff Surgeon E. J. Biden. H.M.S. Scout 1896) good very ne (3) £800-£1,000

EdwardJonesBiden wasbornon13February1859,andwasappointedaSurgeonintheRoyalNavyon25August1881;Staff Surgeon,25 August1892;FleetSurgeon,25August1897.HeservedaboardH.M.S. Scout from1October1904until10July1897,includingserviceinthe Sudanin1896(Khedive’sMedal).Hejoined Orlando on16February1899forserviceontheChinastation(Medal),Heretired1December1904, butwasrecalledasSurgeonCommanderfrom2August1914,andservedforthedurationofthewarat Fisgard, beingpromotedtoSurgeon Captain (Retired) for services during war. He died on 1 August 1940.

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Five: AbleSeamanJ.Day,RoyalNavy,whoservedinH.M.S. Challenger intheNavalBrigadeashoreinthe Cameroons and German East Africa, and was involved in the hunt for and destruction of S.M.S. Königsberg AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1908-10(230601J.Day,A.B..H.M.S.Fox.);NavalGeneralService1915-62,1 clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914(230601.J.Day.A.B..H.M.S.Fox);1914-15Star(230601.J.Day.A.B.R.N.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(230601J.Day.A.B.R.N.)mountedcourtstyleasworn, lightcontactmarks,smallstaintoloweredgeofV.M.,overallvery ne (5) £400-£500

JamesDay wasborninBristolon1January1887,andwasacarterwhenhe commencednavalserviceon5May1904asaBoy2ndClass,H.M.S.Pembroke. Hewas advancedtoBoy1Class,H.M.S.Northampton,on1July1904,andtoOrdinarySeaman, H.M.S.VividI, on30January1906.HewasadvancedtoAbleSeamaninH.M.S Monmouth on14February1906,andremainedasanAbleSeamanfortheremainderof hisnavalcareer.Hewasretiredin1922onareducedpensiononreductionofthe Navy.Hehadaslightlychequereddisciplinarycareerhavinglostgoodconductbadges onthreeoccasions,butbyOctober1919hehadattainedthree,butlostoneon12 August1921(restored10February1922),howeverthismeantthathewasnoteligible fortheL.S.&G.C.medal.HeservedinH.M.S.Fox from24June1908to13July1910 andinH.M.S.Challenger from30July1914to11January1918.HisserviceintheGreat WarwasalmostentirelyinH.M.S.Challenger duringwhichshewasengagedinthe campaigninGermanEastAfrica,includinglandoperationsashore,inwhichitseems Daywasinvolved.H.M.S.Challenger wasinvolvedinoperationsoff theCameroonsand EastAfricaduringtheGreatWar,includingthecaptureofDuala(Cameroons)on27 September1914,supportingthedestructionofS.M.S.Königsberg on15July1915,and thecaptureofDar-es-Salaamon4September1915.H.M.S. Challenger wasinaction againstthe Marie,thesupplyshipforS.M.S. Königsberg,on26April1916,andsupplied5 officersand50sailorsaspartofaNavalForceof300,underCommanderWatson, R. N.,tocaptureBagamoyo.Thistheydideventhoughtheywereshelledby Königsberg gunsemplacedashore.Duringbayonetchargesandhandtohand !ghtingCaptainR.H. Thomas,R.M.,andtheGermanofficerincommandwereamongthekilled.Itseems likelythatDayalsotookpartinoperationsashorein1916and1917,whenasmall NavalBrigadeunderCommanderH.D.Bridges,R.N.,wereamongsttheforcethat marched on Dar-es-Salaam which was captured on 4 September 1916.

Soldtogetherwithaportraitphotographoftherecipientwearingthe !rsttwomedals,andtwooddbitsofmemorabilia,onecomprisinga German1Markpiecesolderedtoasmallplaqueengraved"BombardmentofDualabyH.M.S.Challenger26Sept1914",andthesecond,a ½ Markpiecesolderedtoalittleplaquewhichisengraved"KamerunGermanBullets1914"-bothre#ectingtheCameroonoperationsinthesecond month of the Great War.

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Three: SergeantC.Cox,RoyalFieldArtillery,whowasMentionedinDespatchesin1914,andwaskilledin action on the Western Front on 31 May 1916

1914Star,with laterslide clasp(27415Cpl.C.Cox.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(27415Sjt.C.Cox.R.A.) nearlyvery ne (3) £140-£180

CharlesCox wasborninAldershot,Hampshire,andattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryatLiphook,Hampshire.Heservedwiththe113th BatteryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom16August1914,andwasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 4December 1914). He was killed in action on 31 May 1916, and is buried in Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

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Four: Gunner S. H. Bamsey, Royal Garrison Artillery

1914Star,with copy clasp(16460Gnr:S.H.Bamsey.R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(16460Gnr.S.H.Bamsey.R.A.); Defence Medal, mounted as worn, contact marks (4) £80-£100

SidneyHerbertBamsey attestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe31stBatteryontheWestern Front from 21 August 1914. He saw further service during the Second World War as an A.R.P. Warden.

Three: SergeantC.Newton,RoyalWarwickshireRegiment,whowaswoundedontheWesternFronton24 March 1915

1914Star,with copy clasp(9460L.Sjt.C.Newton.R.War:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9460Sjt.C.Newton.R.War.R.) very ne (3) £100-£140

CharlesNewton attestedfortheRoyalWarwickshireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 22 October 1914. He was reported wounded on 24 March 1915.

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Three: LieutenantG.O.deP.Chance,1stBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliers,whowaskilledinactionnear Dadizeele on 19 October 1914

1914Star,withclasp(Lieut.G.O.deP.Chance.R.W.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.G.O.deP.Chance.)mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely ne (3) £800-£1,000

GuyOgdendePeysterChance wasbornatEdgbastonon28February1892,youngestsonofMrW.E.Chance,ofThurstonGrange,Bury St.Edmunds.Hewasgazetted2ndLieutenantintheRoyalWelshFusilierson20September1911,andpromotedLieutenanton19April1913.He accompaniedthe1stBattaliontoBelgium,aspartoftheVIIthDivision,fromLyndhurst,disembarkingatZeebruggeon4October1914.Hewas killedinactionon19October1914inthesevere !ghtingnearDadizeele,aged22.Havingnoknowngrave,hisnameiscommemoratedonthe Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, and also on commemorative plaques in the Chapel at Eton College, and in St Peter’s Church, Thurston.

HisGrandfatherwasGeorgeChanceofBirmingham,whomarriedCorneliaMaria,daughterofArentSchulyerdePeysterofNewYork.Arent SchuylerDePeyster(27June1736–26November1822)wasaBritishmilitaryofficerbestknownforhistermascommandantoftheBritish controlledFortMichilimackinacandFortDetroitduringtheAmericanRevolution.FollowingthecaptureofLieutenant-GovernorGeneralHenry Hamilton, De Peyster is often credited as being the military leader of British and Indian forces in the Western American and Canadian frontiers.

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Three: Second Lieutenant B. Waterworth, East Lancashire Regiment

1914Star,with laterslide clasp(5838Pte.B.Waterworth.1/E.Lan:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.B.Waterworth.) very ne (3) £120-£160

BenjaminWaterworth attestedfortheEastLancashireRegiment,andservedwiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar(entitledtoa Queen’sSouthAfricaMedalwithclaspsCapeColony,OrangeFreeState,andTransvaal).Hesawfurtherservicewiththe1stBattalionduringthe Great War on the Western Front from 26 August 1914, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant.

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Three: Private R. Downham, Welsh Regiment

1914Star,with copy clasp(8856Pte.R.Downham.2/WelshR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8856Pte.R.Downham.Welsh R.) very ne (3) £80-£100

RobertDownham attestedfortheWelshRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13 August 1914.

Four: Sergeant R. A. Harris, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1914Star,with copy clasp(6940L.Cpl.R.A.Harris.2/Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6940Cpl.R.A.Harris. Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(5373053Sjt.R.A.Harris.Oxf:&Bucks.L.I.) edgebruisingtolast,nearlyvery ne (4) £100-£140

RonaldA.Harris attestedfortheOxfordshireLightInfantryandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 14 August 1914. Sold with the recipient’s card identity disc.

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1914Star,with copy clasp(2302/A.M.O.R.Rowe.R.F.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(230F.Sgt.O. R.Rowe.R.F.C.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,3clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Waziristan1919-21,Waziristan1921-24(230 F-Sgt.O.R.Rowe,R.A.F.InIndia);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(230F/Sgt.O.R.Rowe.R.A.F.)mountedfordisplay, generally very ne (5) £600-£800

OscarReginaldRowe attestedfortheRoyalEngineersinSeptember1910,andservedasaSapperwith17Company,RoyalEngineers.He transferredtotheRoyalFlyingCorpsinJuly1912,andwaspostedtotheFlyingDepot.RowewasaCarpenterRigger,andwaspostedas1A.M. totheAircraftPark,France,16August1914(M.I.C.givesasineligiblefor1914clasp).HeadvancedtoFlightSergeant(Carpenter)inDecember 1916,andtransferredtotheRoyalAirForceasChiefMechanic(MentionedinanAirMinistryPressReleaseof29August1919,andalsointhe Times ‘B’ Press Release the same day).

Roweservedwith20SquadronontheNorthWestFrontier,andhismedalgroupisillustratedin AContemptibleLittleFlyingCorps byI.McInnes and J. V. Webb, and which also gives:

‘The3-barIGScombinationofbarsoccursonlythreetimesin4,561medalsissuedtotheR.A.F.,twotoofficersandthisone,uniquetoanOther Rank. (He is also shown on the Waziristan, 1925 roll but could not of course have this clasp and that for 1921-24).’

Roweservedwith41SquadronatNortholtpriortotransferringtotheReserve,after24yearsservice,23September1934.HediedinUxbridge in 1957.

1914Star,withrosetteonriband(5916Pte.G.H.Lambourne.12/Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5916Pte.G.H. Lambourne. 12-Lrs.) good very ne (3) £120-£160

1914Star(53960Gnr.L.Eggett.R.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(53960Gnr.L.Eggett.R.A.);ArmyMeritoriousService Medal,G.V.R.,1stissue(53960Gnr:L.Eggett.R.H.A.)mountedasworntogetherwithanunnamedbronzeRobRoyPrize Medallion, nearly extremely ne (5) £240-£280

M.S.M. London Gazette 18 January 1919:

‘In recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.’

LeonardEggett wasborninKingston,Surrey,andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryin1908.Heservedin‘X’BatteryduringtheGreat War on the Western Front from 26 April 1914, and was discharged on 18 August 1919.

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Three: Driver W. S. Newman, Royal Field Artillery, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 25 May 1915

1914 Star (57935 Dvr: S. Newman. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (57935 Dvr. W. S. Newman. R.A.) good very ne (3) £100-£140

WilliamStewartNewman wasborninPlymouthandattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryatDevonport.Heservedwiththe6thDivisional AmmunitionColumnduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11September1915,anddiedofwoundson25May1915.Heisburied in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

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Three: Warrant Officer Class II R. O. Berks, Grenadier Guards

1914Star(11534Sjt:R.O.Berks.2/G.Gds.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(11534W.O.Cl.2R.O.Berks.G.Gds.) nearlyvery ne (3) £80-£100

RichardO.Berks attestedfortheGrenadierGuardsandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20 September 1914.

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Three: Private H. H. Tounge, Coldstream Guards

1914Star(10874Pte.H.H.Tounge.C.Gds:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10874Pte.H.H.Tounge.C.Gds.) tracesof verdigris, very ne (3) £100-£140

HaroldH.Tounge attestedfortheColdstreamGuardsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11November 1914.

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Three: Private H. Lambert, Royal West Surrey Regiment

1914Star(L-9102Pte.H.Lambert.2/TheQueen’sR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9102Pte.H.Lambert.TheQueen’sR.) contact marks, nearly very ne (3) £80-£100

HenryLambert attestedfortheQueen’s(RoyalWestSurreyRegiment)andservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 4 October 1914.

Three: PrivateW.Benson,RoyalLancasterRegiment,whodiedofwoundsontheWesternFronton3March 1915

1914Star(8531Pte.W.Benson.R.Lanc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8531Pte.W.Benson.R.Lanc.R.) goodvery ne(3) £100-£140

WilliamBenson wasbornatFlookburgh,Lancashire,andattestedfortheRoyalLancasterRegimentatLancaster.Heservedwiththe1st BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20September1914,anddiedofwoundson3March1915.HeisburiedatSt.Saver Cemetery, Rouen, France.

Three: Private E. Jenner, Royal Sussex Regiment

1914 Star (8438 Pte. E. Jenner. 2/R. Suss: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8438 Pte. E. Jenner. R. Suss. R.) very ne (3) £80-£100

EdwardJenner attestedfortheRoyalSussexRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12 August 1914.

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ApoignantcampaigngroupofthreeawardedtoLieutenantG.K.Cathles,RoyalFlyingCorpsandRoyalAir Force,late14th(CountyofLondon)Battalion(LondonScottish),LondonRegiment.Cathlesreceiveda severegunshotwoundtotheface,25January1915,leadingto17monthsinhospitaland13different operations.OfferedanhonourabledischargefromtheArmy,insteadhedecidedtovolunteerfora commissionintheKiteBalloonSection,RoyalFlyingCorps.Thelatterwasshort-livedwithhisnerves shattered,andonceagainhewouldhavebeenofferedawayout.Howeverhepersevered,andservedasan EquipmentOfficerandthenaTechnicalOfficerwith144SquadroninEgypt.Theninanastonishingturnof eventsthatcon#rmedhisdetermination,hewasdeclassi#edfromTechnicaltoFlyingObserverinAugust 1918.Itwasadecisionthatwastocosthimhislife-whenhewentupinaD.H.9pilotedbytheCanadian ‘Ace’ Captain A. L. Fleming, M.C. and was killed in a $ying accident, 11 August 1918 1914Star(2316PteG.K.Cathles.14/Lond:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.G.K.Cathles.R.A.F.)withprivatelymade memorialplaqueinsilvermountedonwooddepictingtheRoyalAirForceEagleabovetheforcemotto,additionallyengraved ‘George Kinloch Cathles Served Royal Air Force Aug 12th 1914 - Aug 11th 1918’, generally good very ne or better (3) £600-£800

GeorgeKinlochCathles wasborninOctober1894,andeducatedatHornseyCountySchool,HighgateGrammarSchoolandtheSouth LondonPolytechnic.HewasemployedasaShippingClerkwitha !rmofEastIndianMerchantspriortothewar.Cathlesenlistedinthe14th (CountyofLondon)Battalion(LondonScottish),LondonRegiment,17August1914,andservedwiththeBattalionintheFrenchtheatreofwar from16September1914.Hesu

eredaseveregunshotwoundtotheface,25January1915,andspentthenext17monthsinhospital undergoing 13 di

erent operations.

eredhisdischargefromtheArmy,butchoosetoapplyforacommissionintheKiteBalloonSectionoftheRoyalFlyingCorps.He wascommissionedTemporarySecondLieutenant,9September1916,andappointedasaBalloonO

Cathleswaso

cer,26October1916.Cathlesservedwith No.24KiteBalloonSectioninFrancefromNovember1916.However,hisoperationalserviceinballoonswasveryshort-livedanditappearsthat hisnerveswereshatteredandhewasreadmittedtohospitalonChristmasDay1916.Therethenfollowedmonthsoftreatmentandsickleave andaR.F.C.MedicalBoardarraignedon8May1917gavethefollowingverdict,‘Hisnerveforballoonworkhasgone,andinmyopinionheisnot likely to stand the strain of general service in any branch.’

Cathlescontinuedtopersevereandwasre-appointedasanEquipmentO

cer3rdClassinAugust1917.HewaspromotedTemporary LieutenantandpostedtoEgyptinMarch1918.CathlesservedasTechnicalO

cerwith144SquadronatPortSaid,andtheninanastonishing turnofeventsthatcon!rmedhisdetermination,hewasdeclassi!edfromTechnicaltoFlyingObserverinAugust1918.Itwasadecisionthatwas tocosthimhislife.CathleswentupinaD.H.9withCanadian‘Ace’CaptainA.L.Fleming,M.C.(with8Victoriestohisname)ashispilot.The aircraftcrashedwiththepilotsurviving,andCathlesbeingkilled-‘thecauseoftheaccidentwasinouropinionduetothemachinebeingstalled onaturnthuscausingittogointoaspincomingoutintoanosediveandowingtoalackofheightthepilotwasunabletoextricate himself.’ (Court of Inquiry !ndings refer).

Lieutenant Cathles is buried in Port Said War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Sold with extensive copied research.

Campaign Groups and Pairs

Three: Assistant Surgeon First Class T. St. M. Rimmer, Indian Subordinate Medical Department 1914Star(1st.Cl.Asst.Surg.T.St.M.Rimmer.I.S.M.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1st.Cl.Asst.Surg.T.St.M.Rimmer. I.S. M.D.) BWM and VM both o cially re-impressed, very ne

Five: Captain Hira Lall, Assam Burma Volunteers Railway Battalion 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;IndiaServiceMedal,theseallcontemporarilyimpressed‘Captain.HiraLallAsm BurmaVolsRy.Bn’;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,India(CaptainHiraLallAsmBurmaVolsRy.Bn.)impressednaming, good very ne (8) £100-£140

Five: PaymasterLieutenantA.M.Rogers,RoyalNavy,laterCaptain,Section‘D’,SpecialIntelligenceService, andSpecialOperationsExecutive,whowascapturedandinterrogatedbytheGestapo,butsurvivedthe experience, his cover as a Consular Clerk holding up 1914-15Star(Clk.A.McK.Rogers,R.N.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Papr.S.Lt.A.McK.Rogers.R.N.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (Payr. S. Lt. A. McK. Rogers. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, generally very ne ands better (5) £600-£800

AlanMacKenzieRogers wasborninPortsea,Hampshire,on19July1896,theson ofaNavalOfficer,andenteredtheRoyalNavyon15January1914,attheageof17,as aClerk.HeservedduringtheGreatWarintheLightCruiserH.M.S. Castor,andswas presentattheBattleofJutland,31May1916,wherehisshipwasdamagedbyGerman "re,suffering10casualties.AdvancedPaymasterLieutenantin1919,heresignedhis commissioninFebruary1921,andsubsequentlyfoundemploymentwiththeVacuum OilCompany,whichwastomergewithStandardOilofNewYorkin1931.Hiswork tookRogerstoYugoslavia,andin1940hewasrecruitedbySection‘D’oftheSpecial IntelligenceServiceonavoluntarybasis.InJulyofthatyearSection‘D’wasmerged withtwootherintelligenceagenciestoformthenowfamousSpecialOperations Executive (S.O.E.) which carried on its work in occupied and threatened territories.

Section‘D’(the'D'standingfordemolition)hadbeenformedwithinS.I.S.inApril 1938,withthepurposeofcreatingdisruptionandfosteringlocalresistancewithin territoriesthatwere,orwerelikelytobe,occupiedbyAxisforces.Theirprimary responsibilitywas,astheirnamesuggests,sabotage.AtthatstageHitlerhadalready occupiedtheSaarlandandtheRhineland,andannexedAustria,andbythetimethat SectionDreceivedauthorisationtocommenceoperations,inMarch1939,hehad annexedtheSudetenlandunderthetermsoftheMunichAgreement.Inthatmonth,he contravened the agreement by annexing Bohemia and Moravia.

ThisprocesshadbeenfacilitatedbytheconciliatorypoliciesofPrimeMinisterNevilleChamberlain,butfromthechronologyitisclearthatS.I.S. didnotshareChamberlain'sindulgentviewofHitler.ThepersonnelofSection‘D’wentto(irregular)warwiththeNazis "vemonthsbeforethe officialdeclarationofwarbetweenBritainandGermany.Theirmethodstendedtoinvolveencouragingandequippinglocal'partners'tohelpthem pursuetheaimsofsabotageandsubversion,andsuchwasthecaseinYugoslavia,wheretheirobjectivesincludedviolentinterferencewithtraffic ontheDanube(vitaltotheGermansformaintainingthesupplyofoilfromtheBalkans)andpromotingtheinterestsoflocalfactionslikelyto resistanAxisinvasion.Rogersbecamepartoftheeffort,workingunderthecoverofaconsularclerk,andisdescribedasformingatriumvirate withTrevorGlanvilleandMajorAlexanderLawrenson,runningtheCroatianandSloveniannetworks,atatimewhenconsiderablepressurewas beingexertedonthembytheAxispowers-includingtheattemptedmurderandmurderoftwooftheircolleagues(Section‘D’forDestruction,by Malcolm Atkin refers).

Yugoslaviawas "nallyinvadedbytheAxison6April1941,andfourdayslaterRogerswasarrestedinSplitontheAdriaticcoast.Official documentsmakeitclearthathehadremainedinplace,andwascaptured,becauseofhisworkforS.O.E.TheGestapoheldhimata concentrationcampnearGrazinStyria,onunspeci"edcriminalcharges.Correspondenceindicatesthathewasregardedasbeinginserious dangerandinstructionsweregiventhatGermanconsularofficialscapturedinIraqbedetainedbytheForeignOfficeasaformofsecurity.The followingmonthRoger’sstatuswasformalisedbythegrantingofaSecretCommissionasaCaptainonthegenerallist.Hiscoverasaconsular clerkheld,andhewaseventuallytransferredtoaciviliandetentioncampinPoland(LagerIlag8),inDecember1941.LiberatedinMay1945he resigned his commission with the honorary rank of Captain in 1949. Returning to the oil industry, he died in Palma in 1970.

Sold with copied research, including a photocopy of the recipient’s S.O.E. service "le, and a photographic image of the recipient.

Four: MechanicianJ.Byng,RoyalNavy,whowaskilledinaction whenH.M.S. Hampshire wassunkoff Orkney,5

1914-15Star(286748J.Byng,Mech.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(286748J.Byng.Mech.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (286748. James Byng, Actg. Mechn. H.M.S. Monarch.) nearly extremely ne (4) £300-£400

loss of 737 lives. There were only 12 survivors. Byng is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Sold with copied record of service.

Groups and Pairs

Family Group:

Six: Chief Stoker W. E. Seale, Royal Navy

1914-15Star(364379,W.E.Seale,S.P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(364379W.E.Seale.S.P.O.R.N.);Defenceand WarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, !xedsuspension(364379W.E.Seale.Ch.Sto.H.M.S.Hood.)

minor edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne

Six: Petty Officer Stoker Mechanic W. E. Seale, Royal Navy

1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(D/KX. 97702W.E.Seale.L.S.M.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,1stissue(KX97702W.E.Seale.P.O.S.M.H.M.S.Dalrymple.) edge wear, contact marks, some verdigris spotting to stars, otherwise nearly very ne (12) £300-£400

WilliamEdwardSeale wasbornon13September1887,atDevonport.HecommencednavalserviceasaDomestic3Class,H.M.S. VividI on2 February1906.HetransferredtobecomeStoker2ndClass,H.M.S. Cornwallis,on8June1906.HeadvancedtoStoker1Class,H.M.S. Cambrian, on29April1908,andActingLeadingStoker,H.M.S. VividII on17June1913,andcon!rmedinthatrateinH.M.S. Indus,on23October1913.He servedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Exmouth,H.M.S. VividII andH.M.S. Apollo,beingadvancedtoStokerPettyOfficeron1November1915. HismedalsforserviceintheGreatWarweresenttohiminH.M.S. Tiger.Hewaspensionedon1February1928,joiningtheRoyalFleetReserve thefollowingday,havingreceivedhisL.S.&G.C.whenservingintheBattlecruiserH.M.S. Hood,on12March1927.On25August1939he rejoinedand,until16October1944,servedinH.M.S. Forte,thenavalbaseatFalmouth.Hewasdischarged !nallyon16November1944.Medal Recordcardshowsthathewassentthe1939-45DefenceandWarMedalson22September1949,tohishomeinLiskeard,Cornwall (thevendor advises that these two medals were added to the group as entitlement and issue was con rmed).

WilliamEdgarSeale wasbornon5June1921inCallington,Cornwall,andhewasavanboybeforehejoinedtheNavyon21August1939,as aStoker2ndClass.AftertraininghewenttoH.M.S. Illustrious on4May1940andon21August1940wasadvancedtoStoker1stClass.On25 February1941hewenttoH.M.S. Nile,thenavalbaseatAlexandriawhereheservedinKOS21(oneofsome23Norwegianwhalershiredin 1940);KOS21wasusedforanti-submarineduties(re-named Whippet)andhetookpartintheBattleofCreteinherinMay-June1941.On30 July1941hereturnedtoH.M.S. Drake and,from2June1942wasintheHuntClassdestroyer,H.M.S. Catterick which,from1August1942was basedonH.M.S. Tana,thebaseatKilindini,Kenya.From7February1943hewasinH.M.S. Assegai,thenavalbaseatDurban,beforejoiningthe repairshipH.M.S. Resource untilmid-AprilwhenhereturnedtoH.M.S. Tana inKenya.HeadvancedtoActingLeading Stoker(temporary)on19 July1944.On16January1945hewasbasedbrie#yatH.M.S. Afrikander inSimonstownbeforereturningtoH.M.S. Drake on27February1945.He subsequentlyservedinthedestroyerH.M.S. Childers operatingintheMediterraneanbasedonMalta(StAngelo)until1May1948.Itwasduring thistimethattheshipoperatedoff PalestineandheearnedtheNavalGeneralServiceMedal(claspPalestine1945-48)whichwasissuedtohimon 11March1952.HewasadvancedtoActingPettyOfficer(StokerMechanic),andwascon!rmedintherateayearlater.Hesubsequentlyservedin severalshipsincluding,H.M.S. Drake,H.M.S. De ance,H.M.S. LochVeyatie,H.M.S. Dalrymple,H.M.S. SeaEagle,thefrigateH.M.S. Orwell andthe destroyersH.M.S. Cossack andH.M.S. Cheviot,untilFebruary1960,whenhejoinedhislastsea-goingship,theminesweeperH.M.S. Acute,untilApril 1961.Hewas !nallypensionedashoreon20August1961.HishomeaddresswasatBangor,CountyDown.HewasawardedtheL.S.&G.C. Medal in July 1954.

Three: Chief Petty Officer W. Tett, Royal Navy 1914-15Star(180404,W.Tett,P.O.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(180404W.Tett.C.P.O.R.N.) nearlyextremely ne (3) £70-£90

WalterTett wasbornon4January1877atPortland,thesonofSeamanAbrahamTettandhiswifeKate.HecommencednavalserviceasBoy 2Class,H.M.S.Northampton,on28July1894.HewasadvancedtoBoy1Class,28October1894,andtoOrdinarySeaman,H.M.S.Cambrian,on 23January1895.HewasadvancedtoAbleSeaman,H.M.S.Raleigh,on17September1898,toLeadingSeaman,H.M.S.Mercury,on23October 1903,andthereafter,rapidly,PettyOfficer2ndClasson18January1904.AyearlaterhewasadvancedtoPettyOfficer1stClass.Hehadquali!ed asaSeamanGunner2ndClasson10February1899andasaSeamanGunneron1September1901.Hequali!edasaPettyOfficer(Gunner)on 17September1909.Hereceivedhis1stGoodConductBadgeon17September1898,andhis2ndon22January1903,buthewasdeprivedof thison30April1904.Itwasrestoredsixmonthslater,on30October1904,butitmeantthathischaracterattheendof1904wasreducedto `Good'.ThereisnotraceonhisrecordofserviceofhisreceivingaLongServiceandGoodConductMedal,possiblyasaresultoftheoffence whichcosthimhis2ndGoodConductBadge.HewasadvancedtoActingChiefPettyOfficeron1Mar1916,andcon!rmedintherateayear later on 1 March 1917. He remained in service until 1 May 1919, when he was demobilized from H.M.S. Victory I. For the medals awarded to the recipient’s father, see Lot 88.

Three:

Hampshire wassunk

1914-15Star(346362E.G.Harrison.Ch.Sh.Ck.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(346362E.G.Harrison.Ch.Sh.Ck.R. N.);MemorialPlaque(EdwinGeorgeHarrison);MemorialScroll‘Ch.Sh.CookEdwinGeorgeHarrison,H.M.S.Hampshire’, Buckingham

£400-£500

EdwinGeorgeHarrison wasborninHat!eld,Hertfordshire,on29July1885andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanActingSecondCook’sMateon 31July1903.AdvancedShip’sCookon30October1911,hejoinedH.M.S. Hampshire on27January1914,andwaspromotedChiefShip’sCook on4December1914.Hewaskilledinactionwhenthe Hampshire,conveyingFieldMarshalLordKitcheneronadiplomaticmissiontoRussia, struckaGerman-mineoff Orkneyon5June1916andsankwithin15minuteswiththelossof737lives.Therewereonly12survivors.Harrisonis buried in Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Orkney.

Soldwiththerecipient’shand-writtencook-book,whichpaintsagraphicpictureofboththequalityandvarietyoffoodintheRoyalNavy;atrue copyoftherecipient’sCerti!cateofService;Admiraltylettersregardingtherecipient’spresumedandcon!rmeddeath;namedAdmiralty enclosure,

copied record

Campaign Groups and Pairs

Eight: SickBerthPettyOfficerA.Bennison,RoyalNavy,whoservedwiththeBritishNavalMissiontoSerbia 1915-16

1914-15Star(M.4003,A.Bennison,S.B.A.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M.4003A.Bennison.2S.B.S.,R.N.);Defence andWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, !xedsuspension(M.4003A.Bennison.S.B.P.O.H.M.S. Revenge); Serbia,Kingdom,MedalforZeal,silveredbronze,mostsilveringlostfromobverse;MedalfortheRetreatfrom Albania 1915, bronze, mounted as worn, some edge bruising, ne or better and a rare group (8) £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Fevyer Collection, Spink, November 1998; Dix Noonan Webb, May 2011. AlanBennison wasborninDulwich,Londonon13January1894.AMechanicbyoccupation,heenteredtheRoyalNavyon22January1912as aProvisionalSickBerthAttendant.Hewascon!rmedatthatrankinOctober1912whenbasedatHaslarHospital.Duringthewarheservedat MaltaHospital,June1914-February1915; Egmont (Malta),February1915-February1916;fromMaltaBennisonwassentoutwiththeBritishNaval MissiontoSerbiaunderRear-AdmiralTroubridgein1915.Itconsistedofatorpedoandminingpartyandeight4.7”guns.Eachgunhad3seaman gunnersinthecrewtotraintheSerbians.TheunitalsohadapicketboatwhichwasusedtoattackAustrianMonitors.PeterSinglehurstrecords that the crew of the picket boat all received Serbian awards (OMRS Journal 2000 p60 refers). HereturnedtoHaslarHospital,February1916-November1917;andtherepairship Assistance,November1917-September1920,beingadvanced to2ndClassSickBerthStewardinJanuary1918andLeadingSickBerthAttendantinAugust1920.ForhisservicesduringthedefenceofBelgrade hewasawardedtheSerbianMedalforZealinsilver.HewaspromotedtoSickBerthPettyOfficerwhilstonthebattleship Revenge inOctober 1924 and was awarded the Long Service Medal whilst on the same vessel in 1927. Sold with copied record of service which con!rms Serbian Medal for Zeal.

Five: SickBerthAttendantG.J.Grieve,RoyalNavy,whowasseverelywoundedinactionatAthensin December1916,beingmentionedindespatchesandawardedboththeFrenchMedailleMilitaireandCroix de Guerre

1914-15Star(M.4417.G.J.Grieve,S.B.A.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(M.4417G.J.Grieve. S.B. A.R.N.); France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre1914-16,withbronzepalmes;MedailleMilitaire,silver,silver-giltand enamel, mounted for display, enamel chipped on reverse centre of last, otherwise good very ne (5) £1,000-£1,400

M.I.D. London Gazette 23 March 1917. Croix de Guerre with Palme London Gazette 23 March 1917.

Medaille Militaire London Gazette 12 May 1917.

GeorgeJohnsonGrieve wasborninTenby,Pembrokeshire,on24May1893.He enlistedintotheRoyalNavyon6May1912,atDevonport,wasratedasa probationarySickBerthAttendantandservedinthisrateuntilMay1913whenhewas ratedSickBerthAttendanthavingcompletedhistrainingattheR.N.hospitalPlymouth. HejoinedH.M.S. Exmouth asS.B.A.on30July1914. Exmouth wassenttoGallipolias #agshiptoAdmiralNicholsonandremainedoff thebeachesevenafterthetorpedoing of the Goliath, Majestic and Triumph

GrievewaslandedashorewiththeAlliedNavalBrigadeatAthensinDecember1916, inwhichoperationshewasseverelywounded,asdescribedinBlumberg’s Historyofthe Royal Marines:

‘Duringthe !ghtingSurgeonLt.JohnDesmondMilliganoftheExmouthcontinuedto attendtothewoundedonthecrestofahillallthroughthe !rstperiodofthe !ghting, althoughfullyexposedtotheGreek !re,andwasassistedbySickBerthAttendant Grieve, who was wounded three times in the arm.’

FollowinghiswoundinginGreece,Grievespentseveralmonthsinhospitalbeforere joining Exmouth whichshiphelefton31August1917,returningtodutiesatR.N. Hospital,Plymouth.Unfortunately,Grievedevelopedepilepsyandwasinvalidedoutof the Navy on 12December 1917. He died of tuberculosis in November 1929.

Sold with the following archive:

i) A !ne studio portrait photograph of the recipient

ii) The recipient’s Mentioned in Despatches Certi!cate, dated 23 Marcy 1917.

iii) Admiralty Telegram to Mrs Grieve informing her that he son had been severely wounded.

iv) Certi!cate of discharge from Hospital.

v) Vellum parchment certi!cate for Medaille Militaire.

vi) Borough of Tenby certi!cate admitting Grieve as an Honorary Freeman of the Borough.

vii) Obituary notice from a Tenby newspaper.

viii) Certi!ed Copy of Birth Certi!cate.

Three: Skipper H. O’Dell, Royal Naval Reserve 1914-15 Star (WSA. 634 H. O’Dell. Skr. R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (WSA. 634 H. O’Dell. Skr. R.N.R.) extremely ne Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Alan C. Fewings) very ne (4) £60-£80

AlanCharlesFewings wasbornatDeptford,Londonin1889.Heservedas3rdEngineerintheMerchantNavy,withDischarge‘A’No. 791640. He died in Salisbury in 1962.

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Five: AbleSeamanW.A.Carter,RoyalNavalReserveandMercantileMarine,whowaswoundedwhilstserving inH.M.S. Cornwallis duringtheGallipolilandingon25April1915,onwhichdateMidshipmanMalleson,ofthe Cornwallis,wasawardedtheVictoriaCross,andwassubsequentlyawardedtheShipwreckedFishermenand MarinesRoyalBenevolentSociety’ssilvermedalforagallantrescueintheEnglishChannelon23October 1937

1914-15Star(A.5190,W.A.Carter,Smn.,R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5190A.W.A.Carter.Smn.R.N.R.);Royal NavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(4763D.W.A.CarterSmn.R.N.R.);ShipwreckedFishermenandMarinersRoyal BenevolentSociety,silver(W.Carter.A.B.S.S.“St.Briac”October23.1937.)withdouble-dolphinsuspension, goodvery neand better (5) £400-£500

WilliamAlfredCarter wasborninTollesbury,Essex,on31July1891andjoinedtheRoyalNavalReserveon18October1913.Heserved duringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Cornwallis andwaswoundedinaction‘sustainingagunshotwoundtotheleftelbow,fracturedarm’,on25April 1915,the !rstdayoftheGallipoliLandings,whenthe Cornwallis actedasthelandingshipfortheSouthWalesBorderers,beforegoingonto supportthelandingsfromthe RiverClyde.Numerousactsofgallantrywereperformedbythecrewofthe Cornwallis,whichresultedintheaward oftheVictoriaCrosstoMidshipmanMalleson,aswellastwoDistinguishedServiceOrders; !veDistinguishedServiceCrosses;oneConspicuous Gallantry Medal; and !ve Distinguished Service Medals. Total casualties were 16 killed in action and 46 wounded.

CarterrecoveredfromhiswoundsandwentontoserveinH.M.S. Jupiter andvariousDefensivelyArmedMerchantShipsuntilbeingdemobilisedin 1919.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon22May1929.RemainingintheMercantileMarine,hewasawardedthe ShipwreckedFishermenandMarinesRoyalBenevolentSociety’ssilvermedalfortherescueoffourmenfromtheyacht Tess on23October1937.

A local newspaper carried the following account:

‘Fourmenwererescuedfromthe60tonyacht Tess whenshewassinkingintheChannelonSaturdaybytheSouthernRailwaySteamer St.Briac andarrivedatSouthamptonyesterday.The St.Briac wasdelayedbythegaleanddidnotreachSouthamptonfromHavreuntilsixhoursafterher scheduledtime.CaptainP.Lewis,theCommanderofthe St.Briac,saidhehadtolaunchalifeboattotakethemenoff theyacht,whichwasthen almost at the point of foundering.

Mr.McBain,oneofthefourmenrescued,said,“WewentovertoHavretobringtheboatbacktoPooleforMr.Bonham-Christie,whohad boughtherandleftagainonFridaynight.Allthreeengineswereputoutofactionbywater.Wewerenearlywaistdeepinspiteofbalingandthe yachtthentookalisttostarboard.Wesentup #aresandasalasthopesoakedamattressinpetrolondeckandsetitalight.Thiswasfortunately seen by the St. Briac”.’

Carter,alongwith !vecrewmateswhomannedthelifeboatwiththeChiefOfficer,Mr.D.Denny,andtheCaptainofthe St.Briac,Mr.P.Lewis, werepresentedtheir ShipwreckedFishermenandMarinesRoyalBenevolentSociety’smedalsatapresentationbytheMayorofSouthamptonon boardtheSt.BriacatSouthamptonon22December1937.TheywerealsoawardedTheEmilRobinawardastheywerejudgedtohavecarried out the bravest rescue of the year. Sold with copied research.

Three: Deck Hand W. A. Glover, Royal Naval Reserve

1914-15Star(D.A.716.W.A.Glover.D.H.R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(716D.A.W.A.Glover.D.H.R.N.R.) contact marks, very ne

Three: Engineer J. Hunter, Royal Naval Reserve

1914-15Star(E.S.3123.J.Hunter,Engn.,R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3132.E.S.J.Hunter.Engn.R.N.R.) theStarlightly gilded, contact marks, very ne

Three: Seaman H. Randell, Royal Naval Reserve

1914-15Star(X.1677.H.Randell.D.H.,R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1677X.H.Randell.Smn.R.N.R.),innamedbox of issue for star, nearly extremely ne (9) £70-£90

Six: Private A. J. Critcher, Royal Marine Light Infantry, later Royal Fleet Reserve

1914-15Star(Po.16841,Pte.A.J.Critcher,R.M.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Po.16841.Pte.A.J.Critcher.R.M.L.I.); DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue(Po.16841(Po.B.2056)A.J.Critcher.Mne. R.F.R.) the BWM and LS&GC both cleaned, generally very ne and better (6)

£100-£140

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Three: Steward K. MacDonald, Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary

1914-15 Star (K. Mc [sic] Donald, Std., M.F.A.) British War and Victory Medals (K. MacDonald, Std., M.F.A.) nearly extremely ne

Pair: Telegraphist H. T. Sharp, Royal Navy

British War and Victory Medals (J.40910 H. T. Sharp. Tel. R.N.) nearly extremely ne (5) £60-£80

KennethMacDonald. AnumberofmenwiththisnameservedwiththeMercantileMarineduringtheGreatWar,includingamanwiththis ratewhowaskilledinactionwhilstservingwiththeMercantileMarineReserve,inH.M.Y. Sanda,whenshewassunkbygun!re,off theBelgian Coast on 25 September 1915.

HarryThomasSharp, aGrocer’sAssistantfromBrighton,Sussex,wasbornon14January1899.HeattestedfortheRoyalNavy,asaBoy,on 18May1915.AdvancedTelegraphiston11September1915,hesawserviceduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Glasgow from18January1916to26 February 1918. He was discharged to shore on 7 April 1920.

Family group:

Four: Private S. H. Thomas, 4th Dragoon Guards

1914-15Star(D-10320L.Cpl.S.H.Thomas.4thD.Gds.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(D-10320Pte.S.H.Thomas.4-D. Gds.); Defence Medal, good very ne

Pair: Lance-CorporalC.F.Thomas,12thBattalion,NorthumberlandFusiliers,whowaskilledinactiononthe Western Front on 27 September 1915

1914-15Star(6744Pte.F.C.Thomas.North’dFus:);BritishWarMedal1914-20(6744Pte.F.C.Thomas.North’dFus.); Memorial Plaque (Frederick Charles Thomas) good very ne

Pair: SecondLieutenantW.E.Thomas,16thBattalion,RoyalSussexRegiment,whowaskilledinactiononthe Western Front on 29 September 1918

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. W. E. Thomas); Memorial Plaque (Walter Edward Thomas) good very ne Jubilee 1887, Metropolitan Police (P.C. C. Thomas. S. Divn.) good very ne (11) £300-£400

WalterEdwardThomas wascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe11th(SouthDowns)Battalion,RoyalSussexRegiment,andservedwith themduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Hewaskilledinactionon21September1918andisburiedatUnicornCemetery,Vend’huile, France.

CharlesFrederickThomas wasborninRegent’sPark,London,andattestedfortheNorthumberlandFusiliersatWimbledon.Heservedwith the12thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionon27September1915.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

Sidney H. Thomas attested for the 4th Dragoon Guards and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 18 October 1915.

Six: Gunner C. L. J. Allen, Royal Horse Artillery, later Sergeant, West Yorkshire Police

1914-15Star(97577Gnr.C.L.J.Allen.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(656873Gnr.C.L.J.Allen.R.A.);GeneralService 1918-62,2clasps,Iraq,N.W.Persia(286100Gnr.C.L.J.Allen.R.A.);DefenceMedal;PoliceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.(Const.CyrilJ. Allen.) very ne and better (6) £240-£280

CyrilLeoJamesAllen wasbornatWatford,Hertfordshire,on8February1899andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtillery,underage,in1915. Heservedwiththe37thDivisionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30July1915,andsubsequentlyinIrelandduringtheperiodof theIrishCivilWar,whenhewasstationedatCurraghCamp,Dublin.Hesawfurtherservicewith‘A’Battery,36th(Indian)MixedBrigade,R.H.A. in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and north west Persia, before being discharged in 1922.

AllenjoinedtheLincolnshireCountyPolicein1922,transferringtotheWestRidingPolicethefollowingyear.Overthenext30yearshewas stationedatWake!eld,Pontefract(MountedDepartment),Keighley,Harrogate,Knaresborough,andElescarr.Heretiredin1953,andwas subsequently employed by the Parks Department at Sewerby Park, Bridlington.

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Three: Gunner C. H. Cooper, Royal Horse Artillery

1914-15Star(77237Gnr.C.H.Cooper.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(77237Gnr.C.H.Cooper.R.A.) theStara slightly later issue; edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne

Three: Gunner A. Key, Royal Horse Artillery

1914-15 Star (53936 Gnr. A. Key. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (53936 Gnr. A. Key. R.A.) contact marks, nearly very ne

Three: Driver A. Leadbeater, Royal Horse Artillery

1914-15Star(88376Dvr.A.Leadbeater.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(88376Dvr.A.Leadbeater.R.A.) contactmarks, nearly very ne (9) £100-£140

CharlesHenryCooper attestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29 January 1915. His Medal Index Card notes that a replacement 1914-15 Star was issued in 1925.

ArthurKey attestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryon2December1908andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from14December1914.HewasdischargedfromtheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon13March1919,andwasawardedaSilverWarBadgeNo. B245311.

ArthurLeadbeater attestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12July 1915.

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Three: BatteryQuartermasterSergeantE.C.Furse,RoyalFieldArtillery,whowasMentionedinDespatches during the Great War

1914-15Star(28764Sjt.E.C.Furse.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(28764B.Q.M.Sjt.E.C.Furse.R.A.) spotsofverdigris on star, very ne

Three: Shoeing Smith G. M. Currie, Royal Field Artillery

1914-15 Star (15778 S. Sth. G. M. Currie. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (15778 Gnr. G. M. Currie. R.A.) very ne (6) £80-£100

EdwardCharlesHallFurse, aBoatman,fromNaylor,Famouth,Cornwall,witheightyearspreviousserviceasaSeamanintheRoyalNaval Reserve,attested,aged32yearsand11monthsfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2 September1915.Hewasmentionedindespatches(LondonGazette on4January1917),andwashospitalisedasaresultofaGunShotWoundto his !nger,fromChristmasDay1916to14March1917.AppointedBatteryQuartermasterSergeanton14April1918,hewasdischargedClass‘Z’ on 24 February 1919.

GeorgeMcKellerCurrie attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom17July1915.He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 8 May 1919.

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Three: Private J. Bundy, East Kent Regiment

1914-15Star(1905Pte.J.Bundy.E.Kent.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1905Pte.J.Bundy.E.Kent.R.) verdigristostarand VM, otherwise very ne

Pair: D. J. Bundy

FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45,innamedcardboxofissue,addressedto‘D.J.Bundy,23SelborneRoad,Ilford, Essex’, extremely ne (5) £50-£70

JohnBundy, aTailorfromFolkestone,Kent,attestedfortheEastKentRegimenton6August1914andservedwiththe1st/4thBattalionduring theGreatWarinAdenfrom5August1915.HesawlaterserviceinMesopotamiawiththe1st/5thBattalionandwasdisembodiedon5May 1919.

DerekJohnBundy,thesonoftheabove,servedinthearmywithinfantryinNorthWesternEurope,duringthelaterstagesoftheSecond World War.

Four: Lieutenant-ColonelR.Griffith,6th(CarnarvonandAnglesey)Battalion,RoyalWelshFusiliers,later Royal Army Medical Corps

1914-15Star(Capt.R.Griffith.R.W.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.R.Griffith.);Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1919, complete with brooch bar, mounted as worn, good very ne (4) £400-£500

M.I.D. London Gazette 21 February 1919 and 5 June 1919.

RichardHenryGriffith wasthesonofDrSamuelGriffithandwaseducatedatCliftonandClareCollege,Cambridge.Afterqualifyingas M.R.C. S.Eng.fromtheLondonHospitalin1902hesettledatPortmadoc,wherehisfatheralsowasinpractice.DuringtheGreatWarheheldacaptain’s commissioninthe6thBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliersandwaspresentatthelandingatSuvlaBayin1915.Afterbeingwoundedandinvalided homehewastransferredtotheRoyalArmyMedicalCorps,andservedinEgypt,Mesopotamia,andPalestine.Hewastwicementionedin despatchesandgainedtherankofbrevetLieutenant-Colonel.DrGriffith,likehisfather,wasajusticeofthepeaceforthecountyofCarnarvon, and he was a medical referee for the Ministry of Pensions. He died at Carnarvon on 21 May 1927. Sold with copied research.

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Three: PrivateG.C.S.Cox,GloucestershireRegiment,whowaskilledinactionattheBattleofLangemarck on 12 August 1917

1914-15Star(2509Pte.C.G.S.Cox.Glouc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2509Pte.C.G.S.Cox.Glouc.R.);Memorial Plaque(CharlesGordonStuartCox)incardenvelope;togetherwithone #attenedoriginalnamemedalboxofissue, nearly extremely ne

Three: PrivateT.S.Cox,GloucestershireRegiment,whowaskilledinactioninthe "ghtingforPozieresRidge on 23 July 1916

BritishWarMedal1914-20, namingerased;VictoryMedal1914-19(5293Pte.T.S.Cox.Glouc.R.);MemorialPlaque(Thomas Stuart Cox) in card envelope, edge bruise to BWM, very ne and better (7) £200-£240

CharlesGordonStuartCox wasbornatMargate,thesonoftheRev.CharlesEdwardStuartCox,andattestedfortheGloucestershire RegimentatBristol.Heservedwiththe1st/6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom31March1915,anddiedofwounds received during the Battle of Langemarck on 12 August 1917. He is buried at Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Soldwithanoriginalpostcardphotographoftherecipient,twooriginalnamedtransmissioncondolenceslipsforthemedals,andoriginal registered envelope for the memorial plaque.

ThomasGeorgeStuartCox wasbornatTockington,Gloucestershire,thesonoftheRev.CharlesEdwardStuartCox,andthebrotherofthe above,andattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentatBristol.Heservedwiththe1st/5thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front, and was killed in action at Pozieres Ridge on 23 July 1916. He is buried at Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers La Boiselle, France.

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Three: Private J. McHale, Worcestershire Regiment, who died of wounds in Mesopotamia on 6 October 1916 1914-15 Star (9031 Pte. J Mc.Hale. Worc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9031 Pte. J. Mc.Hale. Worc. R.) very ne

Pair: Private H. Smith, Worcestershire Regiment, who died of wounds in Mesopotamia on 28 January 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(30022Pte.H.Smith.Worc.R.) reverseofBWMandobverseofVMheavilypolishedandworn, therefore n, the other sides better

Pair: Private B. L. Charlton, Monmouthshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (266587 Pte. B. L. Charlton. Monmouth. R.) good very ne (7) £100-£140

JamesMcHale wasborninBirminghamandattestedtherefortheWorcestershireRegiment.Heservedwiththe9thBattalionduringtheGreat WarintheBalkantheatreofWarfrom15September1915,anddiedofwoundsinMesopotamiaon6October1916.HeisburiedinAmaraWar Cemetery, Iraq.

HaroldSmith wasborninWorcesterandattestedfortheWorcestershireRegimentatBirmingham.Heservedwiththe9thBattalionduring the Great War in Mesopotamia, and died of wounds on 28 January 1917. He is buried in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

Three: Second Lieutenant W. D. Culley, Hampshire Regiment, late 8th Battalion, London Regiment

1914-15Star(2289Pte.W.D.Culley.8/Lond.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.W.D.Culley.);MemorialPlaque (Walter Duncan Culley) with Buckingham Palace enclosure, good very ne (4) £140-£180

WalterDuncanCulley attestedforthe8thBattalion(PostOfficeRi"es),LondonRegiment,inSeptember1914andservedwiththemduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom18May1915.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheHampshireRegimenton27November 1917, and died of wounds on 12 July 1918, whilst serving with the 1st Battalion. He is buried in Pernes British Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research.

Seven: Lieutenant G. E. Middleditch, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1914-15Star(Lieut.G.E.Middleditch.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.G.E.Middleditch.);Defence Medal, good very ne (4) £80-£100

G.E.Middleditch waswoundedon23May1916whileservingwiththe6th(Service)Battalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry. During the Second War, he was Adjutant of the 3rd Lancaster City Battalion, Country of Lancaster Home Guard.

Three: Sergeant W. Gomm, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1914-15Star(16871Pte.W.Gomm.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(16871Sjt.W.Gomm.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.) extremely ne

Three: Private A. Davis, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(24396Pte.A.Davis.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1st issue (Arthur Davies [sic]) nearly extremely ne

British War Medal 1914-20 (19883 C. Sjt. F. Panter. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) extremely ne (7) £80-£100

WilliamGomm,aCarterfromAmersham,Buckinghamshire,attested,aged29,on16December1914,intotheOxfordshireand BuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFront,from21September1915.AppointedActing Corporal on 18 August 1916, he was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 19 April 1919.

ArthurDavis attestedintotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWaron9December1915.Serving with the 7th Battalion, he was discharged, aged 27, due to sickness on 13 March 1918 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 351841.

FrederickPanter attestedintotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar,servingoverseaswiththe 1st Battalion. He was appointed Colour Sergeant.

Three: Private J. Clarke, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1914-15Star(12178Pte.J.Clarke.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12178Pte.J.Clarke.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.) nearly extremely ne

Three: Private J. W. Maberley, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1914-15Star(9003Pte.J.W.Maberley.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9003Pte.J.W.Maberley.Oxf.& Bucks. L.I.) contact marks, some verdigris, very ne

Three: Private A. Preston, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1914-15Star(699Pte.A.Preston.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(699Pte.A.Preston.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.) edge bruising and contact marks, some verdigris, good very ne (9)

£100-£140

JohnClarke attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon2September1914,andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe 6thBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom22July1915.Hewasdischargedduetowoundson23December1918andawardedaSilverWar Badge, No. B214836.

JohnW.Maberley attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalionin Mesopotamia from 15 December 1914. He was discharged Section ‘B’ on 28 April 1919.

AlbertPreston attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon24February1909andservedduringtheGreatWarwith the1st/4thBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom29March1915.Hewasdischargedduetosicknesson11March1916andawardedaSilverWar Badge, No. 70,238.

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Four: Private T. J. Dillow, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1914-15Star(1381Pte.T.J.Dillow,Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1381Pte.T.J.Dillow.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.); Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (265136 Pte. T. J. Dillon. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) good very ne (4) £70-£90

ThomasJ.Dillon attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry(TerritorialForce),andservedwiththe1st/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 30 March 1915. He was disembodied on 18 March 1919.

Three: Private J. Shelton, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1914-15Star(12760Pte.J.Shelton.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12760Pte.J.Shelton.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.) nearly extremely ne

Three: Private J. Steptoe, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1914-15Star(3234Pte.J.Steptoe.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3234Pte.J.Steptoe.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.) contact marks, very ne

Three: Private H. Slaymaker, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1914-15Star(2603Pte.H.SlaymakerOxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2603Pte.H.Slaymaker.Oxf.&Bucks. L.I.) contact marks, very ne (9) £100-£140

JohnShelton attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWestern Frontfrom21September1915.Helaterservedwiththe7thBattalionandwasdischargedclass‘Z’on30April1919.Soldtogetherwithacopyof his National Roll of the Great War entry, suggesting that he "rst served at Gallipoli and later in Salonika.

JesseShelton attestedforthe1st/1stBuckinghamshireBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon14December1914for serviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom25June1915.Hewasdischargedduetowoundson31May1917and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 209675.

HaroldSlaymaker attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedwiththe 1st/4thBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom29March1915.Soldtogetherwithahand-writtennotestatingthat,accordingtotheAppendixof TheWarRecordofthe1st/4thBattalion,hewasnamedasoneoftheN.C.O.’sandMenwhoservedthroughoutthecampaign,mentioninghimas serving with the Transport section.

Three: Private J. C. Wran, Middlesex Regiment

1914-15Star(3952Pte.J.C.Wran,Midd’xR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3952Pte.J.C.Wran.Midd’xR.) stainingto reverse of Star, generally very ne

Six: Fusilier J. D. Broad, Royal Fusiliers

1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue, Territorial (2044222 Fsr. J. D. Broad. R. Fus.) good very ne (9) £100-£140

JohnC.Wran attestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheEgyptiantheatrefrom24August1915. He subsequently transferred to the 9th Battalion, London Regiment. Sold with an empty Princess Mary 1914 Christmas tin; various cap badges; and a pair of gold (9ct) cufflinks, engraved ‘John’ and ‘Betty’.

Three: PrivateT.Carroll,ConnaughtRangers,whowaskilledinactionbyasniperontheWesternFronton2 April 1916

1914-15Star(2873Pte.T.Carroll.Conn:Rang:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2873Pte.T.CarrollConn.Rang.) tracesof verdigris to Star, otherwise good very ne (3) £100-£140

ThomasCarroll attestedfortheConnaughtRangersandservedwiththe6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom17 December 1915. He was killed in action on 2 April 1916, and is buried in Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, France.

Soldwithanoriginal(butseverelyfoldedandcrudelyrepairedwithsellotape)lettertotherecipient’ssisterfromChaplaintotheForcesW. O’Neill, dated 4 April 1916: ‘IsincerelyregrettohavetotellyouthatPrivateT.Carroll,6thConnaughtRangers,hasbeenshotbyasniperonSundaymorningashewas manningthetrenchesanddiedalmostimmediately.Hehadagloriousandpainlessdeath.HehadbeenatConfessionandCommunionafewdays before and was buried here by me surrounded by his comrades.’

Three: PrivateW.Jepps,8thBattalion,LondonRegiment(PostOfficeRi"es),whowaskilledinactiononthe Western Front on 7 October 1916

1914-15Star(2539.Pte.W.Jepps.8-Lond.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2539Pte.W.Jepps.8-Lond.R.);togetherwitha white metal cap badge of the Post Office Ri$es, nearly extremely ne (3) £100-£140

WalterJepps attestedforthe8thBattalion,LondonRegiment(PostOfficeRi$es)andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom18March1915.Hewaskilledinactionon7October1916,aged31,andisburiedatWarlencourtBritishCemetery,France.Hehad previously been employed by the Post Officer as a Sorter at the London East Central Sorting Office.

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Arareandwell-documentedcampaigngroupofsevenawardedtoGroupCaptainW.H.Dolphin,RoyalAir Force,lateRoyalFlyingCorpsandRoyalIndianMarine,whowasoneoftheWorld’spioneeraviators,being awardedtheRoyalAeroClubAviator’sCerti!cateNo.82,9May1911.Ahugelyexperiencedpilot,whowas mentionedindespatchesforhisservicesduringtheGreatWarandontheNorthWestFrontierin1919,and who was bestowed with the Order of the Nile by King Fuad of Egypt 1914-15Star(Asst.Engr.W.H.Dolphin,R.I.M.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.W.H.Dolphin. R. A.F.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,3clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Mahsud1919-20,Waziristan1919-21,withM.I.D.oakleaf (Ft-Lt.W.H.Dolphin,R.A.F.)2ndand3rdclaspsrivetedtogetherandlooseonribandasissued, surnameandunitpartiallyo cially corrected;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45; Egypt, Kingdom,OrderoftheNile,4thClassbreastbadgeby Lattes,silver,silvergilt and enamels, generally very ne or better (lot) £1,800-£2,200

Approximately 117 ‘Mahsud’ clasps awarded to the Royal Air Force, 66 of which appear in 3 clasp medals. Wilfred Herbert Dolphin was born in Duddeston, Birmingham in May 1882. The following was provided by the Victoria Times, B.C. in 1936: ‘OneofGreatBritain’spioneeraviationpilots,WingCommanderW.H.Dolphin,whorecentlyretiredfromtheRoyalAirForceisaninteresting visitor to Victoria in the course of a holiday tour of the world.

WingCommanderDolphinisvisitingthiscontinentforthe !rsttimeafteralifespentmostlyonserviceintheFarEast,India,Afghanistan, MesopotamiaorIraqasitisnowknown.Arabia,Egypt,Palestine,TurkeyandMalta,eachinturnhavingbeenthesceneofhisactivitiesduringthe last thirty years.

WingCommanderDolphinhasthedistinctionofhavingworntheuniformsofallthreeservices.OriginallyservingintheRoyalIndianMarine,now theRoyalIndianNavy,asanengineerofficer,helatertransferredtotheIndianArmyinsearchofmoreexcitement,andfromtherewasseconded to the Royal Flying Corps seeing active service with all three forces.

ButitwasnotuntilhewassecondedforservicewiththeRoyalAirForcethathewasabletomakeuseofhisknowledgeofaircraftandskillasa pilot.OntheformationoftheR.A.F.hewasgazettedtoapermanentcommissionandhasbeenlargelyconcernedwiththetechnicaldevelopment of that service, although he continued active !ying until shortly before his retirement last January.

AmongthemanyinterestingpersonalitieshewasassociatedwithduringhisR.A.F.servicewasAirCommodoreRaymondCollishaw,theformer Nanaime boy who after a distinguished career during the war is now one of the outstanding "gures in the air force in Great Britain.

WingCommanderDolphinhashadacareerofgreatinterestwhich,althougharduouswasfullofexcitementandadventure.Henumbersamong hismanyexperienceslifeinthepalacesofvariousOrientalrulers,expeditionsagainsttribesmenoftheNorthwestFrontier,andofKurdistan,and epic !ightsoverinaccessiblemountaincountrywhereaforcedlandinggenerallymeantinstantdestruction,aswellastigershootsinBengalandbig game hunting in many other parts by way of diversion.

Twicementionedindespatches,WingCommanderDolphinhasinadditiontothe1914-18warmedals,theIndianNorthwestFrontiermedalwith threeclaspsandtheEgyptianOrderoftheNile,presentedtohimpersonallybythelateKingFuadofEgyptataninvestitureattheAbdinPalacein Alexandria in 1922.....’

Dolphinhadinitiallybeenemployedasanautomobileengineer,andlearnedto !yinaHanriotMonoplaneatBrooklands,gaininghisRoyalAero ClubAviator’sCerti"cate,9May1911.PriortothishehadspenttimeinIndia,andwasaFreemasonandmemberoftheDeccanLodge.He initiallyservedduringtheGreatWarasanAssistantEngineerwiththeRoyalIndianMarine,beforeultimatelytransferringtotheRoyalFlying CorpsandtheRoyalAirForce(M.I.D.).DolphinadvancedtoCaptaininApril1918,andservedasapilotontheNorthWestFrontier(M.I.D.for Afghanistan 1919).

DolphinadvancedtoSquadronLeaderinJune1923,servedinEgyptthefollowingyear[OrderoftheNile,4thClass],andwasappointed CommandingOfficer,MarineSection,Basrah,Iraqin1926.DuringthelatterpostinghewasinchargeofRAFvesselsusingthewaterwaysofIraq.

Dolphin advanced to Wing Commander in July 1931, and retired in January 1936. Aftercarryingouthis‘WorldTour’,DolphinwasrecalledforserviceattheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar.HeretiredasGroupCaptainin August 1941.

Soldwiththefollowingrelatedoriginaldocumentation:M.I.D.Certi"cate,dated23October1918;RoyalAeroClubAviator’sCerti"cate, numbered‘82’, dated9May1911,andcompletewithphotograph-thisrare;RoyalIndianMarineenclosureaddressedtorecipientatH.Q.,R.A.F. MiddleEast,Egyptforwardinghis1914-15StarfromR.I.MDockyard,Bombay,dated21December1922;AirMinistryenclosureaddressedto recipientattheAircraftDepot,R.A.F.Aboukir,Egypt,forwardingtheI.G.S.with‘AfghanistanN.W.F.1919’clasp,dated3May1923;Bestowal DocumentfortheOrderoftheNile,withR.A.F.MiddleEastenclosure,dated19August1919;passport,photographicimagesofrecipientin uniform including attending to the Duchess of Gloucester during an official visit in 1941, and copied research.

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Eight: Warrant Officer S. T. Towns, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force 1914-15Star(41582.A.M.S.T.Towns.R.F.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4158.Sgt.S.T.Towns.R.A.F.);IndiaGeneral Service1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1925(4158.F/Sgt.S.T.Towns.R.A.F.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1937; RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(4158F/Sgt.S.T.Towns.R.A.F.)mountedfordisplay, minoro cialcorrectiontonumberon4th and last, generally very ne or better(8) £800-£1,000

S.T.Towns enlistedintheRoyalFlyingCorps,17March1915,andservedasaRiggerAerointheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom24Julyofthe same year. He advanced to Sergeant in February 1918, and to Warrant O

cer in March 1936 (awarded the L.S. & G.C. in March 1933.

Three: Staff SergeantG.A.Renton,RoyalCanadianMountedPolice,late78thBattalion(Winnipeg Grenadiers), Canadian Infantry, who was gassed and received a shrapnel wound during the Great War BritishWar1914-20(147900.A.C.S.Mjr.G.A.Renton.78-Can.Inf.);VictoryMedal1914-19(721147Pte.A.Sinclair.16-Inf.Can [sic]);Jubilee1935;RoyalCanadianMountedPoliceLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(Renton.G.A.)mountedasworn, toned very ne (lot) £600-£800

GeorgeAllanRenton wasborninLeith,ScotlandinNovember1892,andattestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryatDundeeinJuly1910.He servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe78thBattalion(WinnipegGrenadiers),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront(receivedashrapnelwound totheleftshoulder,30September1918,andwasgassed,23July1918).RentonwasaMasterMasonattheSt.Michael,LeucharsandTayport Lodge,andwasappointedMarkMasterinMay1919.HejoinedtheManitobaProvincialPolicein1920,andservedwiththemwithhisbrotherW. G.Renton(whohadalreadyservedwiththeFifeshirePoliceinScotland).RentontransferredtotheRoyalCanadianMountedPoliceasStaff Sergeantin1932(awardedL.S.&G.C.inAugust1941).HewaspostedastheSeniorNCOondetectivedutiesattheWinnipegDetectiveBranch in1937.AttheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarRentonwasappointedtothecommandoftheIntelligenceBranch,DDivision,andwas ‘Invalided to Pension’ in May 1945.

Soldtogetherwiththefollowingrelateditemsanddocuments:SilverWarBadge,reversenumbered‘C6141’;OpenFacePocketWatchCase,by Longines, ingoldandglazed,reverseengraved‘PresentedtoS/SgtG.A.RentonByO

cers,N.C.O.’s&Men“D”Div.R.C.M.P.OnHisRetirement 31stMay1945’;RoyalCanadianMountedPoliceCapBadge,CollarBadge,pairofbuttonsandRCMPCollarTitle;ManitobaProvincialPoliceCap Badge;ManitobaProvincialPoliceShield;100thRegiment,WinnipegGrenadiersPrizeMedallet,reverseengraved‘SectionPrizeH.C.O.100thRegt. W.G.1913’;aFifeshirePoliceuniformbuttonconvertedintoalocketcontainingtwophotographsofyoungmeninuniform;namedBuckingham PalaceEnclosureforJubileeMedal;Soldier’sSmallBook;CanadianExpeditionaryForceDischargeCerti#cate;RoyalCanadianMountedPolice ForceDischargeCerti#cate;ManitobaProvincialPoliceDischargeCerti#cate;LetterofAppreciationfromCommissionerofManitobaProvincial Police,dated23March1932;2Postcardsaddressedtorecipient’sparentsinTayport,Fife,ScotlandshortlyaftertheGreatWar;Various Education Certi

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Three: SergeantT.F.Thorogood,RoyalCanadianMountedPolice,lateLanceCorporal,PrincessPatricia’s Canadian Light Infantry 1914-15Star(21430PteT.F.Thorogood,P.P.C.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(21430A.L.Cpl.T.F.Thorogood.P.P.C.L. I.);RoyalCanadianMountedPoliceLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(T.F.Thorogood)mountedfordisplay, generallyvery ne or better (4) £400-£500

ThomasFrancisThorogood wasborninLondoninFebruary1895.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwithPrincessPatricia’sCanadianLight InfantryontheWesternFront,andwaswoundedinaction,19April1916and30October1917.ThorogoodwasdischargedinMarch1919,and joinedtheManitobaProvincialPolicefollowedbytheRoyalCanadianMountedPolicein1933.HeadvancedtoSergeant(awardedhisL.S.&G.C. in 1943), and retired in March 1946.

Soldwithcopiedresearchandservicepapers,includingphotographicimageofrecipientinuniformasitappearedinthe RoyalCanadianMounted Police Quarterly, July 1941.

Three: SecondLieutenantW.F.J.Lait,8th(Service)Battalion,BorderRegiment,late2ndDivisionalCyclist Company, Canadian Corps of Cyclists, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 3 August 1917 1914-15Star(186PteW.F.J.Lait.2/Can:Div:Cyc:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2Lieut.W.F.J.Lait.) generallyvery neor better (3) £140-£180

WilfredFrancisJamesLait wasborninLondoninSeptember1890.HewasemployedasaBankClerkwiththeMerchantsBankofCanada priortotheGreatWar.Laitenlistedinthe2ndDivisionalCyclistCompany,CanadianCorpsCyclistsatTorontoinNovember1914,and embarkedfortheUK.HeservedwiththeunitintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom15September1915,andadvancedtoLanceCorporalin November of the same year. Lait was commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, Border Regiment in May 1917. SecondLieutenantLaitwaskilledinactionwhilstattachedtothe8th(Service)Battalion,BorderRegimentontheWesternFront,3August1917. He is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Sold with copied service papers.

Pair: PrivateG.Ives,25thBattalion(NovaScotiaRi!es),CanadianInfantry,whowastakenprisonerofwaron the Western Front, 16 April 1916

1914-15 Star (67419 Pte G. Ives 25/Can: Inf:); Victory Medal 1914-19 (67419 Pte. G. Ives. 25-Can. Inf.) generally very ne or better

Pair: Private C. Preston, Canadian Forestry Corps

British War and Victory Medals (2323347 Pte. C. Preston. C.F.C.) generally very ne or better (4) £60-£80

GeorgeIves wasborninWigan,LancashireinMay1896.HewasaMinerbyoccupation,andservedwiththe25thBattalion(NovaScotiaRi!es), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Ives was taken prisoner of war, 6 April 1916. CharlesPreston wasborninManchester,EnglandinOctober1880.HewasemployedasaLoggerandMillwrightinBritishColumbia,Canada. Preston served during the Great War with the 56th Forestry Company, Canadian Forestry Corps on the Western Front.

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Three: Private J. Burrowes, South African Forces

1914-15Star(Pte.J.Burrowes.5thM.R.);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Pte.J.Burrowes.4th.S.A.H.) minoro cial correction to latter part of surname on Star and VM, otherwise very ne

BritishWarMedal1914-20 (Lieut.J.A.Mc.Namara.);MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18 (MatthewFlynn);Victory Medal1914-19 (TS-32Dvr.J.Nearnly.A.S.C.);togetherwithtwo erased VictoryMedals;BritishRedCrossMedalforWar Service1914-18,withintegraltopribandbar;MemorialPlaque (WilliamTurner);ItalyStar(2);DefenceMedal;WarMedal 1939-45;togetherwithTerritorialForceNursingServiceandTerritorialArmyNursingServiceminiaturecapebadges, generally very ne (16) £100-£140

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Three: Private J. Hazan, Zion Mule Corps

1914-15Star(625Pte.J.Hazan.ZionMuleC.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(T4-232813Dvr.J.Hazan.A.S.C.)mountedfor wear, contact marks, nearly extremely ne, rare to unit (3) £500-£700

Joseph(Joussef)Hazan wasbornin1897andattestedinEgyptforservicewiththeZionMuleCorps,the !rstJewishmilitaryunittoberaised duringtheGreatWar.TheideaofaJewishregimenthadbeenformulatedbytheZionistactivist,Ze'evJabotinsky,whohadbeeninstrumentalin persuadingexpelledPalestinianJews,ofbothAshkenazi(EasternEuropean)andSephardic(NorthAfrican,PortugueseandSpanish)heritage,to enlistto !ghtagainsttheTurks.TogetherwithJosephTrumpeldor,aone-armedveteranoftheRusso-Japanesewar,hehadlobbiedtheBritish CommanderinEgypt,GeneralSirJohnMaxwell,oftheneedforaJewishregiment,buttheonlysuggestedresponsewastheZionMuleCorps,the !rst draft of whom, left for Gallipoli in April 1915.

AlthoughtheCorpswasonlyemployedinatransportrole,some650Jewishmenenlistedundertheir !rstcommander,ColonelJohnPatterson, anIrishProtestant,whowaswellversedinbothJewishhistoryandtheBiblestoriesofhisyouth.Heensuredthatdailyordersweregivenin Hebrew,Kosherfoodwasprovidedforhismen,(includingunleavenedbreadduringPassover),andencouragedthedepictionoftraditionalJewish symbols throughout the unit.

AcutelyawarethattheJewishpeoplehadnotpossessedanarmyforalmosttwomillennia,asaboy,PattersonhadreadaboutJoabwhohadbeen appointedbyKingDavidtocommandhisarmy.Hesawhimselfinasimilarlight,evenlookingtheotherwaywhensomeoftheMuleteersactually tookuparmsandfought,duringachargeonTurkishpositions,alongsidetheRoyalInniskillingFusiliers.YettheirroleasMuleteersledthemto become increasingly frustrated and distant from their aim to oust the Turks from Palestine.

InJune1915,justtwomonthsfollowingtheirAprilarrivalinGallipoli,75membersofthe !rstdraftrequestedrepatriationtoEgypt.Patterson, muchtoTrumpeldor’sexasperation,hadthethreeringleaderstiedtothewheelsofawagon, "oggedandputonapunishmentrationofbread andwaterforthreedays,explainingthat,iftheZionMuleCorpswastobecomethenucleusofaJewisharmy,thentherehadtobebothunity and discipline. He recalled the example of Moses berating the wandering and squabbling children of Israel before entering the Promised Land. Duetoheavylosses,aseconddraftleftforGallipoliinSeptember1915,ofwhichHazanappearstohavebeenamember,asthedateofentryon bothofhisMedalIndexCardsisnotedas3September1915.AttheendoftheGallipolicampaign,theZionMuleCorpsreturnedtoEgyptbefore being disbandedon26May1916.SomeoftheirmenappeartohavetransferredtotheArmyServiceCorps,andoverahundredtravelledto London to enlist in the 20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.

AftertheGreatWar,andtakingthesurnameof‘Chazan’,hesettledinGlasgow,Scotland,wherehedied,aged84,on10January1961.Soldwith copy Medal Index Cards, copy medal roll extracts and a scanned photograph of the recipient, with his wife, in later life.

Three: Midshipman T. A. S. Beeston, Royal Naval Reserve and Mercantile Marine

BritishWarMedal1914-20(Mid.T.A.S.Beeston.R.N.R.);MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18(ThomasA.S.Beeston); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Mid. T. A. S. Beeston. R.N.R.) very ne (3) £50-£70

ThomasArthurScho!eldBeeston wasborninLeedson11April1899andwascommissionedMidshipmanintheRoyalNavalReserveon 21January1916.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinthecommissionedMerchantVessel Avenger from17March1916,andthenintheTorpedo Boat Destroyer H.M.S. Ferret from 12 July 1917 until the cessation of hostilities. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

Five: George Keedwell, Mercantile Marine

BritishWarandMercantileMarineWarMedals(GeorgeKeedwell);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45 verdigrison obverse of MMWM, otherwise extremely ne (5) £60-£80

Soldwiththecardboxofissueandbestowalslipfortherecipient’sSecondWorldWarmedals,addressedtohimat:‘OoliteLodge,OoliteRoad, Old Down, Bath, Somerset’, and the medal roll extract for his Second World War medals.

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Pair: Private W. E. Latimer, Chatham Division, Royal Marines

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BritishWarandVictoryMedals(CH.20834W.E.Latimer.Pte.R.M.) VMstruckonunusuallythin an,andnamedbelowcentreline of rim towards edge, better than very ne

Pair: Driver E. E. Sapstead, Royal Field Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (1430 Dvr. E. E. Sapstead. R.A.) very ne

Pair: SecondLieutenantS.J.Benton,SomersetLightInfantry,lateLondonRi!eBrigadeand28thBattalion, London Regiment (Artists Ri!es)

British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. S. J. Benton) nearly extremely ne

Pair: Private G. C. Payne, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (25874 Pte. G. C. Payne. D. of Corn. L.I.) very ne

Pair: Private H. I. Page, 2nd and 2/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (202921 Pte. H. I. Page. R. Berks. R.) very ne

Pair: Private A. L. Rowley, 1st and 5th Battalions, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (24345 Pte. A. L. Rowley. K.S.L.I.) minor edge nicks, otherwise very ne (12) £160-£200

WilliamErnestLatimer wasbornatCroydon,Surrey,inApril1899andenlistedintotheRoyalMarinesatLondonon18July1916.Heserved during the Great War in the Chatham Division and in H.M.S. Calliope. He was discharged with neurasthenia in June 1918.

SydneyJohnBenton wasbornatAveley,Essex,in1883andservedintheranksoftheLondonRi!eBrigadeasPrivateNo.7494,from1899to 1905.Heattestedforserviceinthe28thBattalion,LondonRegiment,ArtistsRi!esO.T.C.in1915andsubsequentlyreceivedacommissioninhe Somerset Light Infantry. He served with the 6th Battalion on the Western Front in 1918, and was released from Service in January 1919.

HerbertIsaacPage attestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimenton9December1915andservedinthe2ndand2nd/4thBattalionsduringthe Great War on the Western Front. He was discharged on 12 February 1918, due to sickness and was awarded Silver War Badge No. 327205.

Pair: Private W. F. Green, 7th Hussars

British War and Victory Medals (7609 Pte. W. F. Green. 7-Hrs.) good very ne

Pair: Lieutenant G. M. Pargiter, Royal Engineers

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. M. Pargiter.) good very ne

Pair: Private V. E. Clements, Machine Gun Corps, who was killed in action at Zillebeke on 29 May 1917

British War and Victory Medals (68515 Pte. V. E. Clements. M.G.C.) nearly extremely ne (6) £80-£100

GordonM.Pargiter wasborninIndiaandwascommissionedintotheRoyalEngineers.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwithaRailwayunitin Salonika from 4 January 1917 and was invalided home in 1919.

VictorEdgarClements wasborninPortsmouthandattestedtherefortheMachineGunCorps.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWar on the Western Front, and was killed in action at Zillebeke on 29 May 1917. He is buried at Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium.

Pair: ActingSquadronQuartermasterSergeantR.Cameron,NorthumberlandYeomanryand Northumberland Fusiliers

BritishWarMedal1914-20(171173A.Sq.Q.M.Sjt.R.Cameron.North’dFus.);VictoryMedal1914-19(171173A.Sq.Q.M.Sjt.R. Cameron. North’d Yeo.) good very ne

Pair: Second Corporal W. Cole, Royal Engineers, late Middlesex Regiment, who was Mentioned in Despatches

British War and Victory Medals (129762 2.Cpl. W. Cole. R.E.) good very ne

Pair: Lieutenant V. W. Thompson, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. V. W. Thompson.) good very ne (6) £100-£140

WilliamCole attestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Transferringtothe Royal Engineers, for his services during the Great War he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 7 July 1919).

Five: Sergeant O. R. Williams, Denbigh Yeomanry, later Royal Welsh Fusiliers

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(246Sjt.O.R.Williams.Denbigh.Yeo.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(246Sjt.O.R. Williams.Denbigh.Yeo.);TerritorialEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(345009Sjt.O.R.Williams.24-R.W.Fus.) smallo cialcorrectionto regimentalnumber;ImperialServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue(OwenRichardWilliams)mountedoncardfordisplay, goodvery ne, the TFWM scarce to unit (5) £700-£900

T.E.M. announced in Army Order of August 1922.

I.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1949: ‘Postal & Telegraph Officer, Lich#eld.’

Soldwithacontemporaryphotographalbumcontaining60annotatedphotographstakeninEgyptandPalestineduring1916-17,andagroup photographofN.C.O.’satBoulogneinJanuary1919,includingWilliamsasC.Q.M.S.SergeantWilliamsappearstohavebeenservingwiththe signalsectionoftheDenbighshireHussarsYeomanryandinearly1917wasstationedatDakhlaOasiswhich‘issituatedabout500milesfrom nearesttown.Fromthis“office”wewereincommunicationwithmain-body80milesbackbywire-alsowith“LightcarPatrol”90milesout,by heliograph’.

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Three: Captain J. D. Stobart, Hampshire Yeomanry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.J.D.Stobart.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(JamesD. Stobart.) the Great War pair slightly later issues, nearly extremely ne (3) £140-£180

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Three: Private R. A. Lewington, Hampshire Yeomanry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(768Pte.R.A.Lewington.Hamps.Yeo.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(768Pte.R.A. Lewington Hamps. Yeo.); together with the related miniature awards, these additionally with M.I.D. oak leaves, good very ne (3) £240-£280

Ten: Lieutenant-Colonel A. N. R. Broom!eld, Hampshire Heavy Brigade, Royal Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.A.N.R.Broom!eld.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;Paci!cStar;ItalyStar;War Medal1939-45;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;EfficiencyDecoration,G.V.R.,Territorial,silverandsilver-gilt,unnamedas issued, with integral top riband bar, mounted as worn, good very ne (10)

£200-£240

ArchibaldNevilleRobertBloom!eld wasbornin1893and‘volunteeredfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryinDecember1914,andwas engagedonimportantdutiesatvariousstationsinEnglanduntilsentoverseasin1917.Hesawmuchheavy !ghtingontheWesternfrontandtook partinthebattleoftheSommeandmanyotherimportantengagements.HewasdemobilisedinDecember1919.’(NationalRolloftheGreatWar refers).

Bloom!eldwasawardedtheEfficiencyDecorationin1933(LondonGazette 27June1933),andwasawardedtheCoronationMedalin1937whilst Lieutenant-ColonelCommanding,HampshireHeavyBrigade,RoyalArtillery(TerritorialForce).HesawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorld War, and died in Cape Town, South Africa, on 11 June 1973.

Sold with copied research.

Family Group:

Pair: Bombardier A. E. Bond, Royal Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (40530 Bmbr. A. E. Bond. R.A.) good very ne

Pair: Private S. F. Bond, Royal Irish Fusiliers

British War and Victory Medals (42004 Pte. S. F. Bond. R. Ir. Fus.) good very ne

Family Group:

Pair: Private G. R. Hearsey, Durham Light Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (59705 Pte. G. R. Hearsey. Durh. L.I.) good very ne

Pair: Sergeant H. V. Hearsey, Machine Gun Corps

British War and Victory Medals (79739 Sjt. H. V. Hearsey. M.G.C.) verdigris to VM, nearly very ne (8) £100-£140

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Family Group:

Pair: Gunner G. Bate, Royal Artillery

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(171605Gnr.G.Bate.R.A.);togetherwithasmallgenericbronze1919peacemedal, nearly extremely ne

Four: Trooper F. Bate, 3rd Carabiniers, Royal Armoured Corps

1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withArmyCouncilenclosure,incardboxofissuedaddressedto ‘Mr. F. Bate, 186 Slazebrook Lane, Slazebrook, Nr. Manchester’, nearly extremely ne(6) £70-£90

Soldwith FrankBate’sBurmaStarAssociationLapelBadge;andseveraloriginaldocumentsincludingbirthcerti!cate,drivinglicenceand Embarkation Certi!cate issued by 33 Indian Corps, Army Service Book; Certi!cate of Transfer to the Reserve; and Soldiers Release Book.

Pair: Private W. F. Barrett, Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7102Pte.W.F.Barrett.H.A.C.-Inf.);togetherwithanH.A.C.grenadecapbadgewithslider;a laterH.A.C.RoyalArtillerycapbadgewithslider;twoH.A.C.allbrassshouldertitles,eachwithtwolugs;alaterwhite embroidered red felt shoulder title with black fabric backing; and a brass H.A.C. uniform button, good very ne (2) £70-£90

WalterFredBarrett enlistedon28February1916,into2ndBattalionH.A.C.,heservedinFrancefromOctober1916toDecember1916, andwasinvalidedhomesufferingfromseveretrenchfootandnephritis.Hewasdischargedon8February1919,duetosickness,andwasawarded Silver War Badge No. B198791. His home address was at 48 Grove Road, Walthamstow.

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Pair: Lance-CorporalJ.Cartwright,GrenadierGuards,whodiedofhiswoundsasaPrisonerofWaron3 December 1917

British War and Victory Medals (17923 Pte. J. Cartwright. G. Gds.) traces of verdigris to VM, nearly very ne (2) £60-£80

JamesCartwright wasborninLiverpoolandattestedtherefortheGrenadierGuards.Heservedwiththe4thBattalionduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFront,andisrecordedontheofficiallettercommunicatinghisdeathincaptivitythathediedfromgunshotwoundstotheupper arm,kneeandabdomenwhilstaprisonerofwarinaGermanFieldLazarett,atClary,France,on3December1917.HeisburiedatHonnechy British Cemetery, France.

Sold with original Army Form B.104-82, notifying his widow of his death whilst a prisoner in German hands.

Six: CorporalA.E.Smith,HampshireRegiment,whowasawardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedalforhis services with the British Forces in Siberia during the Russian Intervention

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(355107Pte.A.E.Smith.Hamps.R.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(217Pte.A.E.Smith. Hamps.R.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(355107Cpl.A.E.Smith.9/Hamps.R.);TerritorialForceEfficiency Medal,G.V.R.(355107Cpl.A.E.Smith.9/Hamps:R.); Italy,Kingdom,WarCross,bronze, minoredgenicks,nearlyvery neand better (6) £500-£700

M.S.M. London Gazette 22 January 1920:

‘For valuable service rendered with the British Forces in Siberia.’

Italian War Cross London Gazette 7 May 1920.

AlbertEdwinSmith attestedfortheHampshireRegimentatBournemouthandservedwiththe9thBattalionduringtheRussianIntervention inSiberia.ForhisservicesinRussiahewasawardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedalandalsoreceivedtheItalianWarCross.Hewasawardedthe Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 23 of February 1920. Sold with copied Medal Index Cards.

MelvilleSalterChaning-Pearce wasborninThanet,Kent,on9June1886andwaseducatedattheKing’sSchool,Canterbury,and WorcesterCollege,Oxford.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe4thBattalion,DorsetshireRegimenton29August1914.His battalionembarkedforIndiaon9October1914,landingatBombayon10November,beforemovingtoMesopotamiaearlyin1916tobecome partof15thIndianDivision.Melvilleisrecordedasenteringthetheatreofwaron5February1916whilethemainbodyof1st/4thDorsetslanded atBasraon23February.HewaspromotedtoLieutenanton1June1916andCaptainandAdjutanton18March1917.InSeptember1917the divisionwastaskedwiththecaptureofRamadi.ForhisserviceinIraqwith1st/4thDorsetshewasawardedtheBritishWarMedalandVictory Medal.

FollowingtheFallofBaghdadChaning-PearcewastransferredtotheciviladministrationofIraqandservedvariouslyasaPoliticalOfficer, InspectorGeneralofArabLevies,DistrictMagistrateinBaghdadandSecretarytotheHighCommissioner.Heresignedhiscommissionon30 September1921,butremainedinIraqworkingfortheciviladministrationuntil1924,andwasawardedtheGeneralServiceMedalwithclaspIraq.

FollowinghisreturnfromIraqhereturnedtoteaching,foundingtheAlpineCollegeinArveyes,Switzerlandandwasheadmasterthereuntilhe returnedtoEnglandin1934tosetupSouthLeighCollegeinOxfordshire.Hewasacommittedlaychurchmanandauthoredawiderangeof

in the north Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, in 1969.

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Pair: Corporal C. Moore, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (23725 Cpl. C. Moore. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) extremely ne

1914-15Star(2) (9112Pte.H.A.Long.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.,3342Pte.J.Lowe.Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.) contactmarks, nearly extremely ne(4) £80-£100

CyrilMoore attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryandservedduringtheGreatWar.AppointedCorporal,helater transferred to the Army Service Corps on 14 November 1917.

HaroldA.Long attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalioninthe Asiatictheatrefrom5December1914.HewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 18August1917)fordevotiontodutyduringthe Mesopotamian campaign and was later appointed Acting Sergeant.

JohnRandolphSherbrookeLowe attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryandservedduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 30 March 1915. He was killed in action on 13 August 1916 and is buried in the Pozieres Military Cemetery, France.

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Three: Private E. Castle, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6432Pte.E.Castle.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(6423Pte.E.Castle. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.) contact marks, very ne

Three: Private H. S. Sills, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(30672Pte.H.S.Sills,Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);DefenceMedal;togetherwithanunofficialBelgianMedal for Veterans of King Albert 1909-34, good very ne (7) £70-£90

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Pair: PrivateJ.Longland,2nd/1stBuckinghamshireBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 2 April 1917 British War and Victory Medals (23808 Pte. J. Longland. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) extremely ne

Pair: PrivateL.Oakley,5thBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,whowaskilledin action on the Western Front on 27 September 1917

British War and Victory Medals (235084 Pte. L. Oakley. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) extremely ne 1914-15Star (13351Pte.R.P.Parker.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (22963Pte.P.G.Woodley.Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) extremely ne (6) £120-£160

JosephLongland attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryandservedwiththe6thBattalionontheWesternFront duringtheGreatWar.Helatertransferredtothe2nd/1stBuckinghamshireBattalion,withwhomhewaskilledinactionon2April1917.Heis buried in Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

LeonardOakley wasborninTring,HertfordshireandlivedinWing,LeightonBuzzard,Bedfordshire.HeattestedfortheOxfordshire YeomanryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandlatertransferredtotheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,withwhomheserved ontheWesternFront.Hewaskilledinaction,aged28,withthe5thBattalionon27September1917andisburiedinWesthofFarmCemetery, Belgium.

RobertParker attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon3September1914andservedduringtheGreatWarin Salonikawherehewashospitalisedwithshellshockon27September1916.HelatertransferredtotheRoyalFlyingCorpson24March1918,a weekbeforeitwasamalgamatedintotheRoyalAirForce.Hediedofin"uenzaon10December1918andisburiedinMikraBritishCemetery, Kalamaria, Greece. Sold with copy service record.

PercivalCharlesWoodley wasborninSt.Ebbes,OxfordandresidedinCassington,Oxfordshire.HeattestedfortheOxfordshireand BuckinghamshireLightInfantryandservedwiththe2ndBattalionontheWesternFrontduringtheGreatWar.Helatertransferredtothe2nd BattalionRoyalWarwickshireRegiment,withwhomhewaskilledinactionon9October1917.HeiscommemoratedontheTyneCotMemorial, Belgium.

Four: Private A. J. Andrews, Middlesex Regiment and Special Constabulary

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G.49274Pte.A.J.Andrews.Midd’xR.);DefenceMedal;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal, G.VI.R.,1stissue,2clasps,LongService1943,LongService1954(ArthurJ.Andrews) VMwithreplacementsuspensionring, otherwise very ne and better (4) £60-£80

ArthurJohnAndrews attestedfortheMiddlesexRegimenton7October1916andservedwiththe25thBattalionduringtheGreatWaron the Western Front. He was discharged due to sickness in May 1919 and was awarded a Silver War Badge No. B.218266.

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Pair: Private F. J. Archer, Ri!e Brigade

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British War and Victory Medals (S-27477 Pte. F. J. Archer. Rif. Brig.) very ne

Pair: Private G. F. Pindred, Machine Gun Corps

British War and Victory Medals (31514 Pte. G. F. Pindred. M.G.C.) nearly very ne

Pair: Ri!eman A. D. Kemp, 9th Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(39480Rfn.A.D.Kemp.9-Lond.R.);togetherwithaduplicateBritishWarandVictoryMedalpair (394830 Rfn. A. D. Kemp. 9-Lond. R.) note additional digit in number on the duplicate pair, generally very ne (8) £80-£100

FrederickJ.Archer attestedunderagefortheRi!eBrigadeon8December1915andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe12thBattalion.He was discharged, aged 18, on 11 January 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B90993. GeorgeFrederickPindred attestedfortheMachineGunCorpsandservedduringtheGreatWar.HewasdischargedClass‘Z’on19May 1919.

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Pair: Private R. Hunt 1st (City of London, Royal Fusiliers) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(201350Pte.R.Hunt.1-Lond.R.);togetherwithaRoyalFusilierscapbadgeand1stCityof London Volunteer Battalion brass shoulder title, very ne

Pair: Private A. L. Rushton, 2nd (City of London, Royal Fusiliers) Battalion, London Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (3793 Pte. A. L. Rushton. 2-Lond.R.); together with a Royal Fusiliers cap badge, nearly very ne

Pair: Private A. E. Twynam, 3rd (City of London, Royal Fusiliers) Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (391832 Pte. A. E. Twynam. 3-Lond. R.) minor edge bruising, nearly very ne

Pair: Private H. G. Newman, 4th (City of London, Royal Fusiliers) Battalion, London Regiment BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5451Pte.H.G.Newman.4-Lond.R.);togetherwithaRoyalFusilierscapbadge, scratchto obverse of BWM, otherwise very ne (8) £100-£140

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Pair: Private T. J. Bywater, 5th (London Ri!e Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S.33507Pte.T.J.Bywater.5-Lond.R.)innamedboxofissueinouterOHMStransmission envelope, addressed to ‘Mr. T. J. Bywater, 17 York Grove, Queen’s Road, Peckham, SE15’, extremely ne

Pair: Private G. Stanger, 6th (City of London Ri!es) Battalion, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (6514 Pte.G. Stanger. 6-Lond. R.) good very ne

Pair: Private F. S. Erwood, 7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(355471Pte.F.S.Erwood.7thLond.R.);togetherwitha7thCityofLondonTerritorialbrass shoulder title, a 7th City of London bi-metal cap badge with slider, and a regimental button, minor edge nicks, very ne (6) £90-£120

Pair: Private H. A. Sims 9th (Queen Victoria’s Ri!es) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5929Pte.H.A.Sims.9-Lond.R.);togetherwitha9thCityofLondonQueenVictoria’sRi!escap badge, good very ne

Pair: Sergeant W. W. Carter, 10th (Hackney) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(422400Sjt.W.W.Carter.10-Lond.R.);togetherwitha10thBattalionLondonRegiment (Hackney) cap badge and matching bronzed lapel badge, good very ne

Pair: Private C. F. Slade, 11th (Finsbury Ri!es) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6293Pte.C.F.Slade.11-Lond.R.)bothinnamedcardboxesofissue;togetherwithan11th CountyofLondonRegiment(FinsburyRi!es)capbadge;andanunrelated12thBattalionCountyofLondonRegiment(The Rangers) cap badge, extremely ne (6) £100-£140

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Pair: Private H. C. Ham, 13th (Kensington) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(494264Pte.C.Ham13-LondR.);togetherwitha13thBattalionLondonRegiment(Kensington) cap badge and three uniform buttons, very ne

Pair: Private W. R. Rookes, 14th (London Scottish) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5137Cpl.W.R.Rookes.14-Lond.R.);togetherwitha14th(LondonScottish)BattalionLondon Regiment large white metal headdress badge, good very ne

Pair: Private G. H. Cole, 15th (Prince of Wales Own Civil Service Ri!es) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3554Pte.G.H.Cole.15-Lond.R.);togetherwitha15thCountyofLondon(PrinceofWales Own) Civil Service Ri!es cap badge, light contact marks, very ne (6) £100-£140

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Pair: Private W. M. Robinson, 16th (Queen’s Westminster Ri!es) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(555423Pte.W.M.Robinson.16-Lond.R.);togetherwithtwo16thBattalionCountyofLondon Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Ri!es) cap badges and a white metal uniform button, good very ne

Pair: Private F. G. O’Brien, 17th (Poplar and Stepney Ri!es) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(589104Pte.F.G.O’Brien17-LondR.);togetherwitha17thBattalionLondonRegiment(Poplar and Stepney Ri!es) cap badge, nearly extremely ne

Pair: Private P. Crowley, 18th (London Irish Ri!es) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8323Pte.P.Crowley.18-Lond.R.);togetherwithawhitemetalcapbadgeandtwoLondonIrish Ri!es uniform buttons, good very ne (6) £100-£140

Pair: Private H. Maxted, 19th (St. Pancras) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7150Pte.H.Maxted.19-Lond.R.);togetherwitha19thBattalion(St.Pancras)Countyof London Regiment cap badge, nearly extremely ne

Pair: PrivateH.A.Speight,20th(BlackheathandWoolwich)Battalion,LondonRegiment,whowaswounded on the Western Front in October 1916

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5887Pte.H.A.Speight.20-Lond.R.);togetherwitha20th(BlackheathandWoolwich)Battalion, London Regiment cap badge, light contact marks, very ne

Pair: Private H. G. Farrant, 21st (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2814Pte.F.G.Farrant.21-Lond.R.);togetherwitha21st(FirstSurreyRi!es)CountyofLondon Regiment cap badge, good very ne (6) £100-£140

HerbertAlexanderSpeight voluntarilyenlistedinNovember1915,into10thBattalionEastSurreyRegimentandtransferredtothe20th (BlackheathandWoolwich)Battalion,LondonRegimentinJune1916.HesufferedashellorshrapnelwoundtothebackinOctober1916and wasinitiallyreportedmissing,butre-joinedandwasevacuatedtotheU.K.HelaterservedintheLabourCorpsandwasre-numbered341867.He was discharged in February 1919.

Pair: Private T. E. Tisdall, 22nd Battalion, London Regiment (The Queen’s)

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4449Pte.T.E.Tisdall.22-Lond.R.);togetherwitha22ndCountyofLondonRegiment(The Queen’s) cap badge, generally very ne

Pair: Private R. Brown, 23rd Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5601Pte.R.Brown.23-Lond.R.);togetherwitha23rdBattalionLondonRegimentcapbadge, good very ne

Pair: Private W. H. Hozier, 24th Battalion, London Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (4367 Pte. W. H. Hozier. 24-Lond. R.) very ne

Pair: Private M. C. Savage, 25th (Cyclist) Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3024Pte.M.C.Savage.25-Lond.R.);togetherwitha25th(Cyclist)BattalionCountyofLondon Regiment cap badge, heavy scratches to obverse of BWM, therefore nearly very ne

Pair: Private F. W. Dell, 33rd Battalion, London Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(860505Pte.F.W.Dell.33-Lond.R.)mountedasworn;togetherwithaCityofLondon Territorial Yeomanry shoulder title, very ne (10) £140-£180

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Pair: CaptainB.M.Young,2ndSouthWesternMountedBrigadeFieldAmbulance,RoyalArmyMedicalCorps, who was Mentioned in Despatches

British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. B. M. Young.) light contact marks, very ne (2) £70-£90

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

BertramMichellYoung wasbornon13April1872andwaseducatedatCliftonCollege,Bristol.Hequali!edasadoctoratSt.Thomas’s HospitalMedicalSchool,London,becomingDemonstratorinHygieneatKing’sCollegeLondon,andwasaFellowoftheInstituteofPublicHealth. In1905hewasinmedicalpracticeatHassocksinSussex.HewascommissionedLieutenantintheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpson16October 1914,and,havingbeenpromotedCaptainon16April1915,servedwiththe2ndSouthWesternMountedBrigadeFieldAmbulanceonthe WesternFrontfromJune1916,laterbecomingpartofthe74th(Yeomanry)Division.ForhisservicesintheGreatWarhewasMentionedin Despatches. He later resided at the family home at Crocombe House, Taunton, and died in 1948.

Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.

Five: CaptainF.C.Parsons,BritishRedCrossSocietyandSerbianReliefFund,lateSouthernProvinces Mounted Ri!es BritishWarandVictoryMedals(F.C.Parsons.B.R.C.&St.J.J.);DelhiDurbar1911,silver,unnamedasissued;IndianVolunteer ForcesOfficers’Decoration,G.V.R.,reverseinscribed(CaptainF.C.ParsonsS.P.MtdR#s.)completewithtopsuspensionbrooch; Serbia,Kingdom,OrderofStSava,FourthClassbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,in !ttedcaseofissue;togetherwithgilt medal for Serbo-Turkish War of 1912, this last uncon!rmed, extremely ne (6) £500-£700

FrancisCottonParsons wasbornon29November1867,thesecondsonofWilliamBaldockParsons,ofAylmerHall,King’sLynn,Norfolk. EducatedatWaterbeach,CambridgeandAmershamHallSchool,ReadingandthenatTrinityCollege,Cambridge,hewasappointedtotheIndian Civil Service in 1886.

ParsonssubsequentlyservedinMadrasasAssistantCollectorandMagistrate,in1894asSpecialSettlementOfficer,in1897asHeadAssistant CollectorandMagistrate,thefollowingyearasSpecialSettlementOfficerinMalabar,in1901HeadAssistantCollectorinSouthCanara,in1902 Sub-CollectorandJointMagistrate,in1904CollectorandMagistrate,becomingaDistrictandSessionsJudgeduring1907-08.Hewaslateran Assistant Magistrate and Assistant to the Governor of Vizagapatam and retired in August 1914.

Heisshownin1912asbeingon‘Leaveex-India2yrs’.ItisnotknownwhathedidinthisperiodbutitispossiblethatheisentitledtotheSerbian Medal for the war with Turkey. He had, meanwhile, in December 1905, been appointed a Captain in the Southern Provinces Mounted Ri#es.

Withtheoutbreakofwar,ParsonsservedwiththeBritishRedCrossSocietyandtheSerbianReliefFund,beingawardedtheOrderofStSava, 4thClass(FO372/1162con!rms.)Parsonsiscon!rmedasbeingouttherebeforetheretreatandwastheadministratorwiththeSecondFarmers unit.

He died at Lausanne on 23 December 1924. Sold with copied research.

Pair: TrooperL.Grisdale,CanadianLightHorse,CanadianCavalry,whowaskilledinactionduringamounted patrol, 9 August 1918

British War and Victory Medals (227022 Pte. L. Grisdale. Can. Cav. Bde.) good very ne 1914-15Star(2) (77067PteE.Smyth.7/Can:Inf:;20690PteW.M.Tawse.10/Can:Inf:) lastwithSilverWarBadge, reverse numbered ‘C331’, last with verdigris, generally very ne (4) £100-£140

LionelGrisdale wasborninThorold,Ontario,CanadainJuly1897.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCanadianLightHorse,Canadian CavalryontheWesternFront.TrooperGrisdalewaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,9August1918,whenhewasinamountedpatrol whichwentforwardintotheenemylineinfrontofBouchoirtocutoff aGermanammunitionconvoy.Theobjectivewassafelyreachedbythe patrol,butonitsreturnwascaughtby #ankingenemymachinegun !re,andTrooperGrisdalewasinstantlykilled.Heiscommemoratedonthe Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

EdwardSmyth wasborninBelfast,CountryAntriminJanuary1888.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe7thBattalion(1stBritish Columbia),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateSmythdiedofillness,4October1917,andisburiedintheFortMasseyCemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

WilliamMichaelTawse wasborninTurriff,Aberdeenshire,ScotlandinJanuary1888.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwith10thBattalion (Canadians),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront,andwaswoundedinactionatSt.Julien23April1915.PrivateTawsewasdischargeddueto his wounds, 27 September 1916.

Pair: TrooperG.Lewis,CanadianLightHorse,whowaskilledinactionduringthe "rstdayoftheBattleof Vimy, 9 April 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(551380Pte.G.Lewis.C.L.H.);CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(551380Pte.G.Lewis) goodvery ne (3) £300-£400

GeorgeLewis wasborninColwall,HerefordshireinApril1893.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCanadianLightHorseintheFrench theatreofwarfromApril1916.TrooperLewiswaskilledinactionduringtheBattleofVimyRidge,9April1917,andisburiedintheBois-Carre British Cemetery, Thelus, Pas de Calais, France.

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Pair: LieutenantL.H.Simpson,43rdBattalion(CameronHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantry,wounded in action in France, 26 June 1917

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. L. H. Simpson.) very ne

British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. W. P. Mackasey.) very ne (3) £80-£100

LeslieHowardSimpson wasborninWinnipeg,Manitoba,CanadainMay1896.Heinitiallyservedintheranksforthe43rdBattalion (CameronHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantrypriortobeingcommissioninthatunitinFebruary1917.Simpsonsufferedafracturedleg,7 April1916mandgunshotwoundstotheshoulders,legsandbuttocksontheWesternFront,26June1917.LieutenantSimpsonwasinvalidedto Canada in October 1917.

WilliamPatrickMackasey wasborninMoncton,NewBrunswick,CanadainOctober1881.HewasaSurgeonbyprofession,andwas commissionedCaptain,No.6TrainingDepot,CanadianArmyMedicalCorpsforservingduringtheGreatWar.Mackaseywasattachedforservice with the Royal Army Medical Corps on a hosptial ship in the Dardanelles in 1915.

Pair: Private N. McSween, 67th (Pioneer) Battalion, Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (102338 Pte. N. McSween. 67-Can. Inf.) with identity disc, good very ne

Pair: Lance Corporal A. A. Butterworth, 72nd Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (1015363 L. Cpl. A. A. Butterworth. 72-Can. Inf.) suspension slack on rst, otherwise good very ne

Pair: SergeantG.S.Powell,11th(Service)Battalion,TheQueen’sRegiment,whowaskilledinactiononthe Western Front, 16 October 1916

British War and Victory Medals (G-10968 Sjt. G. S. Powell. The Queen’s R.) good very ne (6) £80-£120

NeilMcSween wasbornontheIsleofSkye,ScotlandinSeptember1884.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe67th(Pioneer)Battalion, Canadian Engineers on the Western Front.

ArthurArnoldButterworth wasborninManchester,EnglandinMay1890.HeservedwiththeRoyalNorthWestMountedPolicein Whitehorse,CanadaforthreeyearspriortotheGreatWar.Butterworthservedwiththe72ndBattalion(SeaforthHighlandersofCanada), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and was wounded in action, 21 July 1918.

GeorgeSydneyPowell wasborninBritishColumbia,Canada.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe11th(Service)Battalion(Lambeth), TheQueen’sRegimentontheWesternFront.SergeantPowellwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,16October1916,andis commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Pair: Second Lieutenant E. M. Eldridge, British West Indies Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut. E M. Eldridge)mounted as worn, very ne (2) £70-£90

ErnestMonroEldridge wasbornonAntiguaintheBritishWestIndiesin1897,thesonofAlfredErnestGatewardEldridgeandFlorence Eldridge.HewasabankclerkbyprofessionandworkedinseveralbanksintheWestIndies,hishomeaddressfromhismedalindexcardbeingc/o Colonial Bank, St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. He died in Hampshire in 1962.

Three: Private W. W. Goulding, South African Forces

BritishWarMedal1914-20(Pte.W.W.GouldingC.C.S.);BilingualVictoryMedal1914-19(Pte.W.W.Goulding2ndS.A.H.); together with a Pretoria Citizen’ Great War Tribute Medal 1914-19, bronze, unnamed, some staining to VM, nearly very ne (3) £50-£70

Pair: Private E. S. Cox, South African Infantry

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. E. S. Cox. 7th. S.A.I.) good very ne

Pair: Private E. S. Cox, South African Pioneer Battalion

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pnr. J. Dunlop. S.A.P.B.) good very ne (4) £50-£70

Four: Captain A. E. Farrow, Royal Horse Artillery

BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.A.E.Farrow.);Coronation1902,silver,unnamedasissued;Coronation1911,silver,unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (67663 B.Q.M. Sjt: A. E. Farrow. R.H.A.) generally very ne (4) £200-£240

AlbertEdwardFarrow wasborninTongoo,Burma,on14January1873andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtillery,servingintheranksfor22 yearsand60days.PresentattheCoronationsofbothH.M.KingEdwardVIIin1902,andH.M.KingGeorgeVin1911,aspartoftheRoyalHorse Artillery’sCoronationContingent,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder67ofApril1907.Hewas commissionedLieutenant(DistrictOfficer)on27March1912,andservedduringtheGreatWarinIndiafrom4August1914(entitledtoaBritish War Medal only). He was promoted Captain on 18 December 1919, and died on 19 March 1927. Sold with copied research.

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Order of Medijieh London Gazette 23 September 1902.

Order of Osmanieh London Gazette 22 March 1912.

Order of the Nile London Gazette 20 June 1916.

CuthberyHansonTownsend wasbornon5April1872,atRushbrook,nearQueenstown,sonofAdmiralS.P.Townsend,R.N.Hewas educatedatUnitedServiceCollege,WestwardHo!,NorthDevon,andR.M.C.Sandhurst1891.NotedtobeacquaintedwithFrenchandGerman, followingtrainingattheRoyalMilitaryCollegehewascommissioned2ndLieutenanton18June1892,intotheEastSurreyRegiment.Promoted Lieutenanton29May1894,hewasappointedAdjutantinNovember1896.SecondedtoEgyptianArmyon9March1899,hewasA.A.G.Egyptian Army1905-07.HeretiredfromtheBritishArmyin1910butcontinuedtoserveinEgypt.HewasGovernorofBerberProvinceforthreeyears, thenGovernorandCommandantofTroops,KassalaProvinceforfouryears.HeretiredfromtheEgyptianArmyandSudanGovernmentService in1917,andwasemployedattheWarOffice1917-18(singleB.W.M.forservicesinSudancon"rmed.HewasafterwardsRegionalDirectorof Pensions for the N.W. Region, 1919-25.

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Pair: Lieutenant R. E. Birtwistle, 13th Rajputs, Indian Army, late Middlesex Regiment

BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.R.E.Birtwistle.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(1372Pte.R.E.Birtwistle.Midd’xR.) good very ne (2) £200-£240

RobertEdwardBirtwistle servedasaPrivatewiththe1st/10thBattalion,MiddlesexRegiment(TerritorialForce)inIndiaduringtheGreat War.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheIndianArmyon5October1917,andwaspromotedLieutenanton5October1918.He remained in India post-War and was by trade a Jute broker.

Sold with copied Medal Index Card that con!rms the recipient was not entitled to, nor received, a Victory Medal.

Pair: Second Lieutenant H. R. Wright, 11th Gurkha Ri!es, Indian Army

BritishWarMedal1914-20(2.Lieut.H.R.Wright.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(2-Lt.H.R. Wright. 3-11 Gkhs.) extremely ne (2) £140-£180

Hubert R. Wright was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 10 July 1918.

Pair: Lieutenant J. G. Bingham, 32nd Sikhs, Indian Army

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(Lieut.J.G.Bingham.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,Mahsud1919-20,Waziristan 1919-21 (Lieut. J. G. Bingham, 32 Sikhs.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very ne (2) £200-£240

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2009.

Ascarce ‘Somaliland1920’M.I.D.and1918‘Egypt’M.S.M.pairawardedtoSergeantE.Evans,RoyalAir Force, late Imperial Camel Corps and Welsh Regiment

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1920,withM.I.D.oakleaves(334212Sjt.E.Evans.R.A.F.);ArmyMeritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (51136 Sjt. E. Evans. H.Q. Centre. C.C.) mounted for display, very ne (2) £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Charles Lovell Collection (A.G.S. only, M.S.M. reunited in 1994).

M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1918 (Egypt).

M.I.D. London Gazette 12 July 1920 (Somaliland). The original recommendation (for promotion to Flight Sergeant) states: ‘ThisSergeanthasdonemostexcellentworkbothingeneraldutiesandlookingafterstores.Hisknowledgeofthecountryandlanguagehas provedinvaluable,hehasfrequentlybeeninsolechargeofmentrekkingupcountry,alwaysbringingthemthroughsafely.Heisahardworking and very reliable N.C.O.’

EvanEvans wasborninGlamorgan,WalesinFebruary1887.HeinitiallyservedwiththeWelshRegiment(No.9093),beforetransferringtothe CorpsofHussarsandsubsequentlytheCamelCorps.EvansservedduringtheGreatWarintheEgyptiantheatreofwarfrom5August1914 (entitledtotrio),andwasawardedtheM.S.M.forserviceattachedtoNo.5Company,H.Q.CentreCamelCorps.EvanstransferredasSergeant to the Royal Air Force in August 1919.

Evanswaspartofadetachmentofofficers,N.C.O’sandmendetailedfordutywith‘Z’Unit.Thelatter(alsoknownas‘Z’Force)wastobean independentR.A.F.unitinitiallyoperatingoutofBerbera,underthecommandofGroupCaptainR.Gordon.Itcomprisedof36officers,and189 otherranks,inclusiveofahospitalmedicalstaff of4officersand25otherranks.‘Z’UnitwasequippedwithelevenDH9A’sandoneDH9 !tted upasanairambulance.Gordon’sforcewastocombatthe‘MadMullah’andhisDervishesinSomaliland.ItispossiblethatEvanswouldhavebeen recommendedfortheR.A.F.M.S.M.forSomaliland,butforthefactthathealreadyhadtheArmyM.S.M.HiscardinMODSL0Jisannotated,“has MSM as 51136 Sgt. E. Evans - Imperial Camel Corps.”

Sergeant Evans was discharged in April 1920.

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Six: Attributed to Trooper J. Perry 5th Royal Tank Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31(7880597Tpr.J.Perry1ACCRTC) re-named;1939-45 Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45,thelast !veallprivatelyengraved ‘7880597 Tpr. J. Perry 5 RTR’, the rst polished, nearly very ne the others very ne

Five: Attributed to Sergeant D. T. Tillson, 131/22 Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very ne (11) £70-£90

JosephPerry iscon!rmedontheMedalrollforthe1stArmouredCarCompany,RoyalTankCorpsashavingreceivedtheIndiaGeneral Service Medal with clasp for North West Frontier 1930-31.

SoldwithArmyCouncilmedalissueslipfor !vemedalsandoneclasp,RoyalTankRegimentwhitemetalcapbadgewithKing’sCrownwithtwo lugsandredleatherbacking,originaldistressedNationalRegistrationIdentityCardnamedtoJosephPerryofWrexham,namedRoyalBritish LegionmembershipcardsandseveralnamedRoyalBritishLegionmembershipsubscriptionreceipts,severalpresscuttingsrelatingtoElAlamein reunion meetings; and several topographic and regimental fancy dress photographs the majority apparently taken in India.

DouglasThomasTillson wasbornon15November1918.HeenlistedfortheRoyalArtillery(Militia)atSouthendon15July1939servingin North Africa and Italy, being released in 1946. His Army Books con!rm the award of the !ve medals and 8th Army clasp.

Soldwiththerecipient’sribandbarforthe !vemedals,andalargequantityoforiginaldocumentationincluding,twooriginalArmy‘Brown’ SoldiersServiceandPayBooks(ArmyBook64)oneinreliccondition,MembershipcardfortheSouthendonSeaRoyalArtilleryAssociation, originalCerti!cateofTransfertoArmyReserve,dated9May1946,hospitaldischargecerti!catenotinghisservicewith131/32H.A.A.Regiment, datedMarch1944,original8thArmypropagandanoticeinItalian,AlliedMilitarycurrencyItalian10Lirenote,originalArmyRecordofService formshowingservicefrom30October1939to8May1946,headandshouldersportraitphotographoftherecipientinuniform,clothoverseas embroideredservicechevrons,onewithfourredchevronsandanothersingle,togetherwithotheroriginalnameddocumentationandseveral original unit photographs and photographs in action in North Africa.

Six: Major G. W. Stilwell, Royal Hampshire Regiment, who was Mentioned in Despatches for Malaya

GeneralService1918-62,3clasps,Palestine,Palestine1945-48,Malaya,withM.I.D.oakleaf(2-Lieut.Stilwell.Hamps.R.);1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely ne (6) £300-£400

M.I.D. London Gazette 20 December 1957:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished conduct in operations in Malaya.’

GodfreyWilliamStilwell wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheHampshireRegimentfromtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,on26 August1937,andwaspromotedLieutenanton26August1940;Captainon26August1945;andMajoron26August1950.Hetransferredtothe Reserve of Officers on 3 September 1959, and died on 23 August 1971. Sold with copied research.

Six: Sergeant K. W. Coates, Royal Air Force

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(518789L.A.C.K.W.Coates,R.A.F.)innamedcardboxofissue;1939-45Star;Burma Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,innamedcardboxofissueaddressedto‘518789Sgt.Coates,K.W.,c/oS.H.Q.,216M. U.,RoyalAirForce’;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,1stissue(518789Sgt.K.W.Coates.R.A.F.)innamedcardboxofissue, extremely ne (6) £140-£180

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2008.

Four: Major J. F. Everard, Royal Corps of Signals

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(2323052Sgln.J.Everard,R.Signals) minoro cialcorrection tounit;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(Capt.J.F.Everard.R.Sigs.) goodvery ne (4) £180-£220

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2007.

JamesFrederickEverard attestedfortheRoyalCorpsofSignalson1February1933.HewasgrantedanEmergencyCommissionon25 March1943andwaspromotedLieutenantandWarSubstantiveCaptainon26April1946.HelefttheArmyon15November1948butwas subsequentlyappointedtoacommissionasLieutenant,RoyalSignals,TerritorialArmy.On29November1950hewaspromotedtoCaptain. EverardrejoinedtheArmyon15February1952andwasappointedtoaShortServiceCommissionasaLieutenant(TechnicalOfficer Telecommunications)intheRoyalCorpsofSignals.HewaspromotedtoCaptainon26July1952andMajoron26July1958.Herelinquishedhis commissiononcompletionofserviceandwasgrantedthehonoraryrankofMajoron15January1969.Hequali!edasanInterpreterSecond Class in Malay in February 1953.

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Six: Yeoman of Signals, G. V. Topping, Royal Navy

1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,S.E.Asia1945-46(C/JX.161983G.V. Topping.Ldg.Sig.R.N.) asomewhatlaterissuewitho cialcorrections;Korea1950-53,2ndissue(C/JX.161983G.V.Topping.Yeo. Sigs.R.N.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued, thisalaterUnitedStatesissue,the !rstfourmountedasworn,theKoreapair loose, good very ne (6) £140-£180

Soldwithauniformribandblockforthe !rstfourmedals,withsilverrosetteontheribandoftheAtlanticStar,suggestingentitlementtothe France and Germany clasp.

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Three: AbleSeamanF.L.G.Ellissen,RoyalNavy,aD.E.M.S.Gunnerwhodiedatseaon12September1942, whentheCunardWhiteStarliner,S.S. Laconia wastorpedoedandsunkby U-156 inshark-infestedwaters off WestAfrica,with1,800ItalianPrisonersofWaraboard:onlearningofthis,theU-Boatcommander commencedrescueoperations,buthisadmirableendeavours,andthoseofotherU-Boatsthatjoinedthe scene,werequicklycurtailedbyanunfortunateattackdeliveredbyAlliedaircraft-andthetransmittalof Doenitz’s notorious ‘Laconia Order’ 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45,withnamedAdmiraltyenclosure,incardboxofissuedaddressedtoMrs.I.M.M. Ellissen, 6 Cardigan Road, Richmond Hill, Surrey’, nearly extremely ne (3) £100-£140

FrancisLyonGordonEllissen wasborninRichmond,Surreyin1918.HeservedintheRoyalNavyintheSecondWorldWarwithservice numberD/JX199792,asanAbleSeamanandaDefensivelyEquippedMerchantShipGunner.HewaskilledinactionwhentheS.S. Laconia was sunk by U-156 on 12 September 1942, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Attributed to D. E. Ridley, Royal Navy

1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45;togetherwiththeribandoftheAtlanticStar,incardboxofissue,addressedto‘Mr.D.E. Ridley, 28 Gilpin Avenue, East Sheen, London’, and inscribed in ink ‘C/LDX 4775’, good very ne

Five: RepresentingtheentitlementofTrooperJ.McGrath,41stRoyalTankRegimentT.A.,3rdKingsOwn Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps, late Lancashire Fusiliers and Manchester Regiment 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,courtmounted, unnamedasissuedbutaccompaniedbycopiesofservicerecords,somelaminated,andastatementthatthemedalshadbelonged to the former owner’ grandfather, good very ne

Three: Attributed to Private R. Williams, Devonshire Regiment 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;togetherwithonelargebrassandonesmallerbi-metal regimental button; a personalised 1936 Christmas Card from Roy Williams; and two photographs of the recipient, very ne

Three: Attributed to Private R. D. Williams, Royal Army Medical Corps 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very ne

One: Attributed to Mr. A. T. W. Daniels DefenceMedal;unnamedasissued,withHomeSecretary’senclosure,innamedHomeOfficecardboxofissueaddressedto‘Mr. A. T. W. Daniels, 51 Navarino Mansions, Dalston Lane, Hackney’, and Home Secretary enclosure slip, very ne South Africa Medal for War Service, unnamed as issued, good very ne (15) £80-£100

D.E.Ridley,No.X4775wasanActingPettyOfficerTelegrapher,RoyalNavalVolunteerReserve,andreceivedtheRoyalNavalReserveLong Service Medal in October 1945.

JohnMcGrath wasbornon24February1914.He "rstenlistedinto10thBattalionManchesterRegimenton12May1936,andwastransferred to41stRoyalTankRegimentinSeptember1939,butwasdischarged,ashewasurgentlyrequiredforcivilemployment.Here-enlistedintothe RoyalArmouredCorpson24June1940,butwaspostedto1st/5thBattalion,LancashireFusiliers,untilpostedto108thRegimentR.A.C.andthen to142ndRegimentR.A.C.in1942,servingwiththatunitinNorthAfricaandItaly.HewastransferredtoClass‘Z’ArmyReserveinMay1946.His homeaddressin1940wasatOldham,LancsandlateratWarwickRd.,ClactononSea,Essex.Thereisnoindicationinhisservicepapersthathe was mentioned in despatches, and the award has not been traced in the London Gazette

RaymondD.Williams servedintheB.E.F.withH.Q.3rdFieldAmbulanceR.A.M.C.HelaterservedinNo.10GeneralHospital,Gibraltar.His homeaddresswasat29PenbrynTerrace,Penrhiwceiber,Glamorgan.Ahandwrittennotewiththelotstatesthatheassistedintheburialofthe "rstBritishCasualtyintheB.E.F.,atLuttange,ofaPte.Priddy[sic]oftheKing’sShropshireLightInfantry(PrivateT.W.Priday,K.S.L.I.,diedon9 December1939,andisburiedinLuttangeCommunalCemetery,France;heisrecognisedbytheCommonwealthWarGravesCommissionasthe "rst British casualty of the Second World War).

Soldawithnamed‘TocH’Passissuedto7264200Pte.R.D.Williams,RoyalArmyMedicalCorpsdated9December1939;asmallpersonaldiary for1940issuedbythe‘TocH’organisationtonamedtoR.D.Williams,H.Q.3rdFieldAmbulanceB.E.F.France,containingsomefaintpencil entriesrelatingtohistimeintheB.E.F.andbeingevacuatedfromCherbourgon12/13thJune1940,thisdistressedwithloosepages;acoupleof presscuttingsinwhichheismentioned;andaglossypostcardphotobookcontaining10postcardphotographsofGibraltarwherehewaslater stationed

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Four: AttributedtoActingTemporaryLieutenant-CommanderR.C.Hewson,RoyalNavalVolunteer (Wireless) Reserve 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, very ne

Five: Attributed to P. F. St. John, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, with Admiralty enclosure, very ne (9) £80-£100

RonaldCharlesHewson wasbornatWestcliff onSea,Essexin1911.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyasaTelegrapherwithservicenumber C/WRX688.Having‘PassedOut’fromH.M.S. KingAlfred hewasappointedTemporarySub-Lieutenanton15November1940.In1942theNavy ListrecordshimasservinginH.M.S. Valkyrie.HewaspromotedTemporaryLieutenanton1September1942,andbyOctober1943isnotedas servinginH.M.S. Rodney.In1945heisrecordedasservinginH.M.S. Collingwood andattheR.N.RadarSchoolandwasholdingtherankofActing Temporary Lieutenant-Commander. He was released from Naval Service on 4 January 1946. Soldwiththerecipient’sOfficialRoyalNavyIdentitycardinthenameofTemp.Sub.Lieut.RonaldCharlesHewson,withphotograph,anddated 28November1940,;OriginalparchmentRoyalNavalVolunteer(Wireless)ReserveCerti#cateofService;original‘PassingOut’certi#catefrom H. M.S. RoyalAlfred havingbeenexaminedfortherankofTemp.Sub-Lieutenant;originalwartimecommissioncerti#cateasTemp.Lieutenant,dated 29May1941;originalannualreportastohisconductattheR.N.SignalSchool,in1941;variouspresscuttings;severalnavalphotographsof warshipsincludingH.M.S. Rodney atseaandinactionshellingtheGermancoastaldefencesatAlderney;variouswartimenavaldinnermenucards; severalphotographsoftherecipientinuniform,bothaloneandingroups;personaltravelexpensesledger;andascruffyex-librarycopyof‘H.M.S. Rodney at War’ by Kenneth Thompson.

PeterFrancisSt.John wasborninPlymouth,Devonin1922.ResearchnoteswiththemedalsindicatethatheservedintheRoyalNavyinthe SecondWorldWarinH.M.S. PrinceofWales,but6monthspriortoH.M.S. PrinceofWales beingsunkbythe Bismark hetransferredtoanother ship,possiblyH.M.S. Exeter.TheresearchnotesalsoindicatethattherecipientplayedsoccerforTorquayUnitedandTotnesTown.Hediedin Plymouth in 1997.

Soldwithahandwrittennotefromthepreviousownerstatingthatthemedalswereagiftdirectlyfromthefamily;afamilyphotoalbum containingseveralphotosoftherecipientandotherfamilymembers,someinuniform;agroupphotooffourseameninuniformstatedtoinclude therecipientandseveralloosefamilyphotographs;andaSouthHams,PlymouthandDistrictrunnersuphallmarkedsilver-giltprizemedal1949 -50, in box with hand written inscription to ‘P. F. St. John’ in the lid.

Three: Attributed to Third Officer G. Humphrys, Women’s Royal Naval Service

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45;withAdmiraltyenclosure,innamedcardboxofissuedaddressedto ‘MissG.Humphreys,Greenbank,HastingsRoad,Bexhill-on-Sea,Sussex’;togetherwithasilverA.R.P.lapelbadgeinredboxof issue, with an official receipt slip for the badge issued by Bexhill Borough Council, extremely ne

Three: Attributed to Miss B. A. Chance, Auxiliary Territorial Service

FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-4r,withArmyCouncilenclosure,inpartiallynamedcardboxofissue, very ne

VoluntaryMedicalServiceMedal,silver,with #veAdditionalAwardBars,fourwithGenevaCrossandonewithKingsCrown centre, with V.A.D. top suspension pin bar (Margaret E. Tuttiett.) good very ne (7) £70-£90

MissGeorginaHumphrys appearsintheOctober1945NavyListasThirdOfficerWomen’sRoyalNavalService,withseniority12March 1944. She still appears in the Navy List for 1958 as Third Officer in the Women’s Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. MargaretE.Tuttiett of4Cran#eldRoad,Bexhill-on-Sea,appearsonthelistofBritishRedCrossSocietyVolunteers1914-18,andworkedasa fulltimeV.A.D.AssistantNurseforV.A.D.DetachmentSussex24,atTheRedCrossHospitalat13-15,CantelupeRoad,Bexhill-on-Sea.Shedied at Bexhill-on-Sea in 1970.

Four: LieutenantSirCharlesJ.Jessel,Bt.,15th/19thHussars,whowasMentionedinDespatchesforgallantand distinguished services in North West Europe

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,allprivatelynamed‘Lt.C.J. Jessel’, court-mounted for wear, laquered, good very ne(4) £60-£80

M.I.D. London Gazette: 8 November 1945:

‘For gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe’.

SirCharlesJohnJessel,Bt.,wasbornatGoudhurst,Kent,on29December1924,thesonofSirGeorgeJessel,Bt.,M.C.,andMurielJessel,the daughterofColonelJ.W.Chaplin,V.C.,andwaseducatedatEtonandBalliolCollege,Oxford.CommissionedSecondLieutenant,GeneralList,on 20August1944,heservedintheSecondWorldWarwith15th/19thHussars,waspromotedWarSubstantiveLieutenanton20February1945, andwasMentionedinDespatches.IncivilianlifehewasaJusticeofthePeaceandheldseveralimportantpositionswithintheNationalFarmers Union, and other bodies.

Three: Attributed to Gunner W. J. Storton, Royal Horse Artillery

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45,withArmyCouncilenclosure,innamedcardboxofissued addressedto‘Mr.W.J.Storton,41BunyanEoad,Southend,Bedford’;togetherwiththerecipient’sMedicalCardandvarious photographs of the recipient, good very ne

Six: Attributed to Private J. Baker, Royal Army Service Corps

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;,withArmyCouncilenclosure; andofficialnamedletterfromtheR.A.S.C.RecordsOfficedated30August1946,con#rmingentitlementtothefourcampaign stars, good very ne (9) £60-£80

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Five: Gunner E. G. Pannell, 610 Regiment ‘The London Scottish’, Royal Artillery 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, light contact marks, very ne Four: PrivateH.Holder,SuffolkRegiment,whoreceivedaDivisionalCommandingOfficer’sCommendation for devotion to duty and personal courage for the campaign in North West Europe following D-Day 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withArmyCouncilenclosure,innamedcardboxof issue,theaddresssomewhatfaded;togetherwitha3rdBritishInfantryDivision,DivisionalCommander’sCommendationcard congratulatingPte.H.Holder,1stBn.,SuffolkRegiment,forhis‘consistentdevotiontodutyandpersonalcourageduringthe entirecampaignfromDDay,actingasrangetakerandwirelessoperatorintheMortarPlatoon’signedbyMajorGeneralL.G. Whistler and dated 28 June 1945, nearly extremely ne (9) £80-£100

EdwinGeorgePannell wasbornon25May1908andenlistedatOswestryforthedurationofthewaron16January1941.HisArmyBook con!rms the award of the Africa Star with 1st Army clasp, and the award of three service chevrons in January 1944. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalSoldiersServiceandPayBook(ArmyBook64);Certi!cateofTransfertotheArmyReserve,datedMarch1946; originalSoldier’sReleaseBookwith‘exemplary’officersreference,con!rmingservicewith610RegimentRoyalArtillery(Garrison)‘TheLondon Scottish’, a wedding photograph, and an additional photograph of the recipient’s wife.

Four: AttributedtoLieutenant-ColonelH.Lacy,O.B.E.(Civil),M.B.E.(Military),RoyalArtillery,laterChief DesignOfficerattheWarO

ceArmamentDesignDepartment,PrincipalInspectingO

ceratWoolwich Arsenal,AssistantDirectorofArtilleryatattheMinistryofSupply,andlatterlyaDirectoroftheBritish Aircraft Corporation (Guided Weapons) Limited

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, very ne (4) £60-£80

O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 11 June 1977: Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Lacy (Retd.), M.B.E., lately Director, British Aerospace (B.A.C.).

M.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 10 June 1954: Major (now Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Harry Lacy (222157), Royal Regiment of Artillery.

HarryLacy wascommissionedintotheRoyalArtilleryasaSecondLieutenanton19December1941,andwasadvancedMajoron2April1949. He retired on 1 April 1955, and was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. An un-attributed obituary of hte recipient states: ‘Lieutenant-ColonelLacywhowaseducatedatBurnleyGrammarSchoolandtheUniversityofLondon,beganhiscareerasatechnicalcollege lecturerinmathematics.Heleftareservedoccupationin1939tojointheArmy,risingfromtherankstowinacommissionintheRoyalRegiment ofArtillery,andwaslatergrantedaregularcommission.From1939to1945Lieutenant-ColonelLacyservedwiththeRoyalRegimentofArtillery athomeandoverseas,subsequentlyjoiningthetechnicalstaff courseattheRoyalMilitaryCollegeofScience,wherehequali!edasatechnicalstaff officerin1946.LaterthesameyearhewasappointedChiefDesignOfficerattheWarOffice’sArmamentDesignDepartment,FortHalstead,and becamePrincipalInspectingOfficerfortheChiefInspectorofArmamentatWoolwichArsenalin1948.From1950to1953hewasAssistant DirectorofArtilleryatMinistryofSupplyHeadquarters,andin1954wasappointedSeniorTechnicalOfficer,TrialsEstablishments,RoyalArtillery, atTyCroes,Anglesey.In1955Lieutenant-ColonelLacyjoinedVickersLimitedasChiefTechnicalAdvisertotheArmamentDepartmentand joinedBritishAircraftCorporationonitsformationin1960.From1955to1960,hewasassociatedwiththedevelopmentoftheChieftaintank andAbbotself-propelledgun,bothprojectsnowbeinginservicewiththeBritishArmy.Hehadalsobeenconcernedwiththedevelopmentofthe Vigimantanti-tankweaponsystemsincetheinitiationoftheprojectin1957.On13February1968Lieutenant-ColonelLacywasappointeda Director of the British Aircraft Corporation (Guided Weapons) Limited.

Soldwithover25originalphotographs,inseveralofwhichtherecipientisidenti!ed,including124thOfficerCadetTrainingunitChristmasparty invitationaddressedtoCapt.&MrsLacy,severaloriginalportraitphotographsoftherecipientinuniform,anumberofnamedRoyalArtillery groupphotographs,includingoneof22WarGunneryCourse,December1942-May1943,namedgroupphotoof124O.C.T.U.R.A.A.A.

Regimental Soccer team, 1943-44, including Capt. Lacy and an original print of his obituary which includes a photograph.

Six: Staff Quartermaster Sergeant T. H. Ashworth, Royal Signals

1939-45Star;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya, E. II.R. (2324213 S.Q.M.S. T. H. Ashworth. R. Sigs.) number o cially corrected, generally very ne (6) £70-£90

ThomasHeraldAshworth wasborninCardiff on28January1917.HediedinserviceinSeremban,Malaya,ofasphyxiaduetoCarbon Monoxide poisoning, on 15 June 1953. Sold with copied birth and death certi!cates.

Seven: WarrantOfficerClassIIG.E.Fox,RoyalSignals,whowasMentionedinDespatchesforOperationsin Malaya in 1950

1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp, Malaya,withM.I.D.oakleaf(2320365WO2GEFoxRSignals);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(2320365 WO2 G E Fox R Signals), all o cial replacements, the stars with large ring suspensions and the last two marked ‘R’, extremely ne (7) £120-£160

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M.I.D. London Gazette 27 April 1951: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Malaya during the period 1 July to 31 December 1950.’

Five: Sergeant D. Betts, West Yorkshire Regiment

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1939-45Star;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(1460073 Sjt. D. Betts. W. Yorks.) extremely ne (5) £60-£80

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Five: AttributedtoSergeantA.Wantling,EastYorkshireRegiment,whowaskilledinactionon11June1944, a few days after his battalion landed in the !rst wave at ‘Gold Beach’ on ‘D’ Day 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,oneclasp,8thArmy;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withnamedArm Councilenclosure,incardboxofissue,addressedto‘MrsWantling,8RichelieuStreet,GreatLever,Bolton’, nearlyextremely ne (5) £100-£140

ArthurWantling servedasSergeantNo.5955913,in5thBattalion,EastYorkshireRegimentandwaskilledinactionon11June1944,D-Day plus5,aged29.HeisburiedatTillysurSeullesWarCemetery,Calvados,France.HewasthesonofThomasandFlorenceWantlingandhusband of Elizabeth Wantling, of Bolton, Lancashire.

The5thBattalionEastYorkshireRegimentwasbrigadedwiththe6thand7thBattalions,GreenHowards,aspartofthe69thInfantryBrigade, 50th(Northumbrian)Division,andwerea1stwaveassaultbattaliononGoldBeachonD-Day.Thebattalionreceivedordersataround10.00 hoursonthe11June1944toadvancetoOristot,andataround14.30followedthe6thBattalionGreenHowardsthroughDuoySt.Marguerite, comingundershell!re.Audrieuwasreachedat16.00hoursandthe5thEastYorkshiresestablisheda !rmbaseforanattackbyarmour.Thetanks havingpassedthroughAudrieu,theGreenHowardsfollowedon.At18.00hours,astheyapproachedLesHautsVerts,theGreenHowardscame underheavy !refromsmallarmsandSpandausfromOristot.A !ercebattleensued.TheGermanslaunchedacounter-attackwithtanksandthe 5thEastYorkshireswerecalledin,sustainingcasualties;MajorH.F.Dixon,theactingCommandingOfficer,diedofwounds;MajorH.C.Cocking andLieutenantJ.L.Sykesweremissing(laterfoundtohavebeenkilledinaction),whiletenotherranksweremissingandtwenty !vewere wounded. Wantling was amongst those missing and was later con!rmed killed in action.

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Four: Ri"emanC.R.Richardson,Cameronians(ScottishRi"es),whowasreportedmissinginactionshortly after landing in Normandy on 26 June 1944, and later con!rmed as a prisoner of war 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withArmyCouncilenclosure,incardboxofissed addressed to ‘Mr. C. R. Richardson, 113 Garwood St., South Shields, Co. Durham’, good very ne (4) £80-£100

CharlesRobertRichardson wasbornon13July1912.HeenlistedatTisbury,forthedurationofthewaron30September1940,into9th BattaliontheCameronians.Hewasoriginallyreportedmissinginactionon26June1944,butwassubsequentlycon!rmedashavingbeentaken prisonerofwar,andwasheldatStalagVIIIA(Gorlitz)andVIIIC(Sagan).The9thBattalionCameronianslandedinNormandyattheMulberry HarbouratArromancheson23June,their !rstengagement,inwhichRi#emanRichardsonwastakenprisoner,wason26Junewhenthe battalion’s !rst objective was to capture the village of Haut du Bosq. SoldwithaCameronianswhitemetalcapbadgewithplaidbacking,twooriginalSoldiersServiceandPayBooks(ArmyBook64);originalSoldiers PayBook(ActiveService)(A.B.64PartII);originalcerti!cateoftransfertoArmyReserve,dated28April1946,originalprisonerofwarslip con!rmingthattherecipientwascaptiveandheldatCampVIIIC(Sagan-Silesia),withP.O.W.number81244;andoriginalGermanWar-time P. O.W. workers identity card

Five: Private F. E. Care, 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal;WarMedal1939-45,innamedcardboxofissueaddressedto‘Mr.F.E. Care, “Lenwade”, Herne Road, Crowborough, Sussex’, very ne

Four: Craftsman D. A. Mowbray, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withArmyCouncilenclosure,innamedcardboxofissueaddressed to ‘Mr. D. A. Mowbray, 117 Holt Road, Aston, Birmingham’, very ne (9) £70-£90

DennisAlfredMowbray wasbornon6June1914andenlistedatBirminghamon15July1940.HeservedintheRoyalEngineersfromJulyto August1940,andthenintheRoyalArtilleryuptoMarch1941,theRoyalArmyOrdnanceCorpsuptoSeptember1942andthen !nallytheRoyal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers until his discharge in June 1946.

Soldwiththerecipient’sofficialR.E.M.ERecordofServicesheet;Soldier’sServiceandPayBook(ArmyBook64);OriginalCerti!cateofTransfer toArmyReserve;Originalcerti!cateforhavingcrossedtheequatoron27December1941;andoriginalReleaseCerti!catewithofficer’s reference.

G. E. Care, a native of Crowborough, Sussex, served with the 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Soldwitha5thBattalionRoyalSussexRegiment(CinquePorts)Regimentalprizemedal;variouscapbadges;andaschoolattendancefobnamed to a G. Care.

Eight: Major C. F. Broom!eld, Royal Hampshire Regiment

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya(Major C.F.Broom!eld.R.Hamps.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(Lieut.C.F.Broom!eld.R.Hamps.) minoro cial correction to surname; Uganda Independence Medal 1962, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, good very ne (8) £240-£280

CharlesFrederickBroom!eld wasborninLondonderry,Ireland,on24May1911.HeattestedfortheGrenadierGuardsandservedwith theminAfricaandBurma,beforebeingcommissionedintotheHampshireRegimentasLieutenant(Quartermaster)on25March1945.Hewas awardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinOctober1948,andsawfurtherserviceinKenyaagainsttheMauMau,sometimebeing attached to the 4th Battalion, King’s African Ri#es. He died in Portsmouth in 1990.

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Three: AttributedtoPrivateB.B.Airey,11thBattalion,ParachuteRegiment,whowaskilledinactionat Arnhem on 21 September 1944

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45,incardboxofissue,addressedtohismother‘Mrs.M.Airey,8 Mill!eldAvenue,York’,somelosstopaperaddresslabelandcornersplit,medalsissuedbytheInfantryandA.A.C.RecordsOffice, no named condolence slip, nearly extremely ne (3) £80-£100

BernardBurwellAirey wasbornatYorkon21July1919,thesonofClarenceandMayAirey.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWaras PrivateNo.4749730,in7Platoon,‘C’Company,11thBattalion,ParachuteRegiment,ArmyAirCorps,andwaskilledinactionatArnhem,on21 September1944,age25.HehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheCanadianWarMemorialatGroesbeek,Netherlands.Inthe1939 Register he is shown as a 19 year old clerk for a sugar manufacturer, residing in his parents household at 8 Mill!eld Avenue, York.

Five: Squadron Leader A. Blackwell, Royal Air Force 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45, nearlyextremely ne(5) £240-£280

AlunBlackwell wasbornon13September1915andwascommissionedPilotO

cerintheRoyalAirForceon9July1938.Heservedduring theinitialstagesoftheSecondWorldWarwith217Squadron,andwaspromotedFlyingO

ceron3September1940andFlightLieutenanton3 September1941.Afteraspellat31AirNavigationSchool,Canada,hewaspostedto612Squadronon1May1943,andwasappointed temporarySquadronLeaderon1January1944.FlyingWellingtons,themajorityofhisoperationalsortieswerepatrolsovertheBayofBiscay.He transferred to the Reserve on 14 November 1948, and relinquished his commission, retaining the rank of Squadron Leader, on 1 July 1959. Soldwiththerecipient’stwoR.A.F.Pilot’sFlyingLogBooks,coveringtheperiod19May1938to18November1950;originalAirNavigator’s Certi!cate, and copied record of service.

Ascarce‘1947’R.V.M.groupofsixawardedtoWarrantO

cer,laterFlightLieutenant,D.Morrison,Royal

Force 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,allprivatelyimpressed‘WODMorrison’;RoyalVictorianMedal, G. VI.R.,1stissue(W.O.D.Morrison)privatelyengraved;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue(W/O.D.Morrison. (512672)

DuncanMorrison wasborninSeptember1911,andenlistedintheRoyalAirForceinApril1930.HeadvancedtoWarrantOfficerinJanuary 1941,andwasawardedtheRoyalVictorianMedalforhavingservedaspartoftheRoyalTourofSouthAfricain1947.Therewere5awardsto R. A.F.personnel,somepresumablyformembersoftheKing’sFlightwhichhadreformedthepreviousyearwithVickersVickings.TheRoyalFamily had travelled to South Africa by H.M.S. Vanguard, but their transport during the visit was mainly by use of the four Vikings.

MorrisonwascommissionedFlyingOfficerintheSecretarialBranchinMarch1950,andadvancedtoFlightLieutenantinSeptember1953.He retired in December 1958, and died in Greenwich, London in 1986.

TherearebelievedtobeonlyahandfulofR.V.M.’sawardedtoR.A.F.personnelduringthereignofKingGeorgeVI.Thisismainlyasa consequenceofthemedalbeingveryrarelyissuedtomilitarypersonnelduringtheSecondWorldWar-therewereonly13awardedtothe Army, and 3 each to the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force during that con#ict. Sold with copied research.

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Four: SergeantA.E.Hammarton,RoyalAirForce,whodiedatseaon12September1942,whentheCunard WhiteStarliner,S.S. Laconia wastorpedoedandsunkby U-156 inshark-infestedwatersoff WestAfrica, with1,800ItalianPrisonersofWaraboard:onlearningofthis,theU-Boatcommandercommencedrescue operations,buthisadmirableendeavours,andthoseofotherU-Boatsthatjoinedthescene,werequickly curtailedbyanunfortunateattackdeliveredbyAlliedaircraft-andthetransmittalofDoenitz’snotorious ‘Laconia Order’

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withnamedAirCouncilenclosure,incardboxofissueaddressedto ‘N. V. Hammarton, 5 Cowslip Road, South Woodford, London E.18’, nearly extremely ne (4) £100-£140

AlbertEdwardHammarton,priortotransferringtotheRoyalAirForce,hadservedasGunnerNo.861173in175thHeavyBattery,Royal Artillery(T.A.).DuringtheSecondWorldWarheservedintheRoyalAirForceasSergeantNo.538645,andhadvolunteeredforserviceasan AirGunner,hesawservicein47(B)SquadronintheMiddleEastatHeliopolisandatKhartoum,beforetransferringasoperationalaircrewto162 (Wellington)SquadronasSergeantWirelessOperator.HeappearstohavebecomeunwellandwastransferredNo.7GeneralHospitalandwas thenbeingrepatriatedtotheU.K.aboardthe Laconia whenhediedatseaon12September1942.Hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt.

S.S. Laconia

TheS.S. Laconia washomewardboundfromtheCapeinSeptember1942,withsome2,700peopleaboard,including1,800ItalianPrisonersof Warundera160-strongPolishguard,whenshewastorpedoedbythe U-156,commandedbyKapitainWernerHartenstein,on12September 1942,inapositionabout500milessouthofCapePalmas,Liberiaandabout360milesnorth-eastofAscensionIsland.Shortlyaftertheliner capsized,thecrewofthenowsurfacedU-BoatwereamazedtohearItalianvoicesyellingamongstthesurvivorsstrugglinginthewater,andon speakingtosomeofthem,WernerHartensteinimmediatelybeganrescueoperations,alertingatthesametimenearbyU-Boatstocometohis assistance.AlsobyradiohecontactedhisseniorsinGermany,askingforinstructionsand,morecourageously,sentoutanun-codedmessage invitinganynearbyshipstoassist,alliedorotherwise,promisingnottoattackthemonthebasishisU-Boat,too,wasleftunmolested.And amazingly,tobeginwithatleast,Berlinrepliedintheaffirmative,althoughHitlerpersonallyintervenedtothreatenAdmiralRaederintheeventof anyU-Boatsbeinglosttoenemyactionasaresultoftherescueoperation.Overthenextfewdays,Hartenstein’s‘rescuepackage’achieved commendableresults,andby16September, U-156 hadpickeduparound400survivors,halfofwhichshetowedasterninlifeboats,whileother enemy U-Boats, the U-506 and the U-507, and the Italian Cappellini, had arrived on the scene and acted with similar compassion.

Tragically,on16September,anAmericanLiberatorbomber,operatingoutofAscensionIsland,attackedthegatheredU-Boats,forcing Hartensteinandhisfellowcaptainstocuttheirtowswiththelifeboatsandsubmerge.Mercifully,someVichyFrenchwarshipsarrivedonthe scene soonafterwardsfromDakar,andintotal,includingthosestillaboardtheU-Boats,someseveralhundredmen,womenandchildrenweresaved. Buttwolifeboatsremainedundiscovered,theiroccupantshavingtoendurealivingnightmare,adriftwithoutadequatesustenance,underaburning sun, with sharks for company, for several weeks.

Followinghisenforceddeparturefromthesceneofrescueon16September,KapitainHartensteinremainedincontactwithBerlin,inavain attempttocompletehisworthytask.Intheevent,he,andhisfellowU-Boatcommanders,receivedDoenitz’sinfamous‘Laconia Order’,forbidding anyattempttoassistsurvivorsofsunkenvessels,adiktatthatmercilesslyrewrotetheconductofseawarfare(andbecameoneofthecharges levelled at the Grand Admiral at Nuremberg).

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Four: Leading Aircraftman J. Gordon, Royal Air Force

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withAirCouncilenclosureandtickertapecon"rmingrankand number,innamedcardboxofissueaddressedto‘J.GordonEsq.,c/oCruickshank,403BilslandDrive,Ruchill,Glasgow,N.W.’; togetherwiththerecipient’sribandbar;andaPublishedServicesGuidetoAlexandria,FourthEdition,asissuedfreetoBritish Forces in North Africa, good very ne

Four: Attributed to B. Lane, Royal Air Force

1939-45Star;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1939,withsilver staremblemonriband;togetherwithamatchingmountedminiaturemedalgroup;ribandbarfortheCroixdeGuerre;R.A.F. shoulderembroideredeaglebadge;R.A.F.capbadge;andtwosetsofnamedcardidentitytagstoB.Lane,withservicenumbers 1672182 and 10596201, good very ne (8) £100-£140

French Croix de Guerre uncon"rmed.

HarryDennisRichards servedasLeadingAircraftmanintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReservewithserviceNo.1395098.Hewas

ceron19September 1943, and to War Substantive Flight Lieutenant on 19 March 1945. Harry Dennis Richards married Maud Reynolds at Islington in January 1945. SoldwithoriginalR.A.F.medalribandentitlementslipnamedto151667F/OH.D.Richards,con"rmingentitlementtoweartheribandsofthe 1939-45Star,FranceandGermanyStarandDefenceMedalsignedbyGroupCaptainD.RossShore,ofFighterCommand,R.A.F.Bentwater; singleFlyingO

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cerportraitphotographsinuniformandseveralsmallerphotographsinotherranks uniformwearingobserver’sbrevethalfwings;anotherinciviliandress;R.A.F.groupphotographwithAirspeedOxfordtrainingaircraft,in distressedcondition;thelotaccompaniedbyhiswife’sRoyalAirForceServiceandReleasebooknamedtoLeadingAircraftWomanM.Richards, No.472257,whohadservedasateleprinteroperatorandtelephonist;herR.A.F.notebook;severalotherphotographsandarelatedfamilyration book.

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Four: AttributedtoFlyingOfficerR.G.Berry,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,wholaterservedattached totheUnitedNationsReliefandRehabilitationAdministrationinthepost-Warreconstructionperiod,and was later an employee of the British Broadcasting Corporation 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Air Council enclosure, nearly extremely ne (4) £80-£100

RaoulGeoffreyBerry wasbornin1909.HeenlistedatUxbridgebetweenSeptember1939andJune1940,andservedduringtheSecond WorldWarasCorporal(No.90391)RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,beingcommissionedPilotOfficer(onprobation)intheAdministrative andSpecialDutiesBranch,on28November1941,butwithseniorityfrom27August1941.HewaslaterpromotedtoWarSubstantiveFlying Officerwithseniorityfrom1October1942.HeremainedintheR.A.F.V.R.EmergencyReserveuntilrelinquishinghiscommissionfromthe R.A.F. V.R.EmergencyList,on10August1954,retainingtherankofFlightLieutenant.HewassecondedforservicewiththeUnitedNationsReliefand RehabilitationAdministration(U.N.R.R.A.)inthepostwarre-constructionperiodandseemstohavebeenbasedinWarsawandinBremen.He later worked with the B.B.C. He died at King’s Lynn, Norfolk, on 26 January 2001.

Soldwithafadedluggagelabelnamedto‘F/LtR.G.Berry,PhotoCorrespondent,U.N.R.R.A.’;twoscarceredfeltU.N.R.R.A.whiteembroidered shouldertitles;twoR.A.F.buff rankslidesforaFlightLieutenant;singleR.A.F.V.R.PilotOfficerrankepaulette;aphotographbelievedtobeofthe recipienttogetherwithanAmericanU.N.R.R.A.colleague;severalofficialU.N.R.R.A.photographstakeninBremenandWarsaw,inparticular relatingtoanti-smugglingoperations1946-47;andaluxuryleatherboundautographbookbearingthegiltblockedcrestandmottooftheBritish BroadcastingCorporationandadditionallynamedto‘RaoulBerry’,containingnumeroussignaturesandretirementmessagesfromhiscolleaguesat the B.B.C.

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Three: AttributedtoPilotOfficerR.A.G.Crane#eld,630Squadron,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,who waskilledinactionon12September1944,whenhisLancasterfailedtoreturnfromafromabombing mission to Darmstadt, Germany

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45,incardboxofissueaddressedto‘A.W.Crane#eld,Esq.,The Nook, Woodlands Avenue, Eastcote, Ruislip, Middlesex’, nearly extremely ne (3) £70-£90

RobertArthurGodwinCrane#eld,thesonofArthurWilliamandDorisEdithCrane#eld,ofEastcote,Middlesex,andwaseducatedat HarrowCountySchoolofBoys.Hejoined630SquadronatKirkby,LincolnshireinJuly1944,asaFlightEngineer,and $ewbombingmissionswith hissquadronfromAugust1944,includingtwodaylightbombingattacksonTossySt.Maximin,andotherraidsoveroccupiedFrancetoBoisde Cassan,Secqueville,anenemyfueldepotatChatelleault,Bordeaux,QuesnayWood,andL’IsleAdam.HewaskilledinactionwhenhisLancaster Mk.1,No.PB.283failedtoreturnfromaraidonDarmstadt,Germany,on12September1944,havingcrashedatSchmidthachenbach,andis buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany.

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Four: Attributed to Sergeant S. Lovett, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

1939-45Star;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;togetherwithbadlydamagedRoyalAirForceServiceandRelease book, very grubby worn and with loose pages, named to 1272801 Cpl./Sgt. S. Lovett, very ne;

Four: Representing the entitlement of Sergeant F. R. Lamin, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

1939-45Star; copy AirCrewEuropeSta;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;togetherwithahallmarkedsilverschoolsports medallionfromRobertMay’sGrammarSchool,Odiham,withengraveddetail‘R.LaminSnr.X-CountryHurdles-14-16Hurdles 1934’, in Mappin & Webb case of issue, very ne

Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (W/O. C. T. Broom#eld. (358950) R.A.F.) nearly extremely ne (9) £80-£100

StephenLovett servedintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReservefrom12December1940andservedoverseasfrom28July1943.Hisservice book con#rms the award of the four medals for his service in the M.E.F., 240 Wing, 205 Group. He was released from service in June 1946.

FrancisRolandLamin,106Squadron,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,waskilledinserviceon29October1941whenHampdenMk.1, X3021ZN,fromR.A.F.Coningsbycrashedintotheseaoff theLincolnshirecoast.Hisbodywasneverrecoveredandheiscommemoratedonthe Runnymede Memorial.

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Three: AircraftmanSecondClassH.G.Edwards,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,whowasMentionedin Despatchesforhisroleintheextinguishingofa !reinanammunitionconvoyat21O.T.U.,Moretonin Marsh, in May 1944

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,withAirCouncilenclosure,incardboxofissue addressed to ‘H. G. Edwards Esq. “St. David’s” Merthyr Road, Llwydcoed, Aberdare, Glamorgan’, good very ne (3) £100-£140

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

BomberCommandCommandRoutineOrdersA.84fromAirChiefMarshalSirA.T.Harris,K.C.B.,O.B.E.,A.F.C.,states:‘At22.55hoursonthe nightof15May1944,alargelorrywhichformedpartofanAmericanammunitionconvoycaught !reandwashaltedontheChippingNorton/ Moreton-in-MarshroadimmediatelyoppositetheOfficers’MessofNo.21O.T.U.Thislorryandotherlorriesinthisconvoywereloadedto capacity with shells which were live and fuzed.

TheFireTenderproceededimmediatelytothe !re,reachingitwithinthespaceofaboutaminuteandahalf.Onarrivalthelorrywasfoundtobe on !refromfronttorearandthe #ameswereenvelopingthewholeoftheloadofshellswhichwereenclosedintheusualwoodencrates.At greatpersonalrisktothemselvesandwithfullknowledgeofthisdangerandoftherisktopersonnelandAirForcepropertythatwouldensueon theexplosionofanyofthisammunition,theFirePiquetproceededtouseboth“Froth”todampdownthe #amesandwatertocooltheburning load of shells, and eventually put the !re out in the space of from 9 to 10 minutes...

ThepromptactionoftheFireSectionwasnotonlyinstrumentalinpossiblysavinganumberoflives,butalsointhesavingofR.A.F.property which undoubtedly would have been destroyed had an explosion occurred. The action taken by all concerned is highly commended.’

HughGoreEdwards enlistedintotheRoyalAirForceon25May1942,andserveduntilhisreleasetoClassAReserveon12April1946.He died on 24 January 1975, at Aberdare.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalMentioninDespatchesCerti!catenamedto‘Aircraftman2ndClassH.J.[sic]Edwards,RoyalAirForceVolunteer Reserve’;originaltransmittalenvelopefortheM.I.D.Certi!cate,namedto‘1417977Aircraftman2ndClass,EdwardsH.J.’;originalcopyofH.Q. BomberCommandRoutineOrdersA.84,dated27May1944,referringtotheincidentwhenthe !recrewfromNo.21O.C.T.U.,includingthe recipient,gallantlyextinguisheda !reinanammunitionconvoyatChippingNorton/MoretoninMarsh,onthenightof15May1944;originalcopy ofletterfromH.Q.BomberCommandtotherecipientenclosingapersonalcopyoftheBomberCommandR.O.A.84,referringtotheincident andstatingittobefromtheCommanderinChief,Bombercommandand‘arecordofhisappreciationfortheirfortitude,courageand perseverance’;originalRoyalAirForceServiceandRelease Book,R.A.F.(Form2520A,Airman),namedtoL.A.C.1417977Edwards,H.G.;andan original‘TheAeroplane’AircraftIdenti!cationbooklet‘Howtotellfriendfromfoe’,LondonDecember1939,inscribedininkwiththerecipient’s name, containing numerous photographs and silhouettes of of Allied and Axis aircraft.

Four: Sergeant R. J. Cannon, Royal Air Force

DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula(1784014Act.Sgt.R.J.Cannon.R.A.F.); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (1784014 Sgt. R. J. Cannon. R.A.F.) mounted as worn, good very ne (4) £140-£180

RobertJohnstonCannon wasborninWorkington,Cumberland,on22August1912,anddiedinservicewhilststationedatR.A.F.Wittering on 3 January 1964.

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Pair: Attributed to Leading Aircraftwoman A. V. Glover, Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withtwopart‘tickertape’labelscon!rmingtheawardofthetwomedalsto‘442568 L.A.C. W.’, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Miss A. Y. [sic] Glover, 30 Weston Drive, Stanmore, Middlesex.’, nearly extremely ne (2) £50-£70

Audrey Vera Glover enlisted into the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force at Gloucester shortly after February 1941.

Soldwiththerecipient’sembroideredLeadingAircraftwoman’sshouldertwin-blade‘propeller’badge;originalMinistryofPensions,‘King’sBadge’ inboxofissue;originalletterfromthePensionsAppealTribunal,dated8November1946,acceptingthattherecipienthadavalidclaimforawar servicedisability,andthatherappealagainstanearlierdecisionhadbeenreversed;originalenclosureletterfortheawardoftheKing’sBadge, dated13November1946,aspresentedtomembersofthearmedforces,disabledasaresultofwarservice;andanoriginalmemorandumdated 30 September 1949 from the London Telephone Region, North West Area, that she had been con!rmed in appointment as a Telephonist.

Pair: Craftsman P. G. Pollard, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

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WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(14845871CfnPGPollardREME) theGSMasomewhat later issue, extremely ne (2) £80-£100

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Pair: Corporal Budhibahadur Thapa, 2nd/6th Gurkha Ri!es GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(21138605Rfn.Budhibahadur.Thapa.6GR.);GeneralService1962-2007,1 clasp, Borneo (21138605 Rfn. Budhibahadur Thapa. 2/6 GR.) mounted for wear, light polishing, very ne (2) £80-£100

BudhibahadurThapa wasbornin1935andjoinedtheBritishArmyon9August1950,asRi!eman(No.21138605)2nd/6thBattalion,Gurkha Ri!es.HeisrecordedashavingservedinMalaya,havingdisembarkedatPenanginSeptember1953andreturningtoIndiainNovember1954,he againservedinMalayafromMarch1959toJuly1961whenhewaspostedtoHongKong,andthenbacktoIndiainNovember1961.Hemoved withhisfamilytoresidedinHongKonginMay1952.HewasagainpostedtoLabuaninIndonesiafromJune1963,returningtoHongKongin September1963.HewasappointedLanceCorporalon10May1964andwasposted,withhisBattaliontoBruneiinSeptember1964and subsequentlyservedatLabuaninIndonesiaandin1966sawfurtherserviceinBorneo.HewaspromotedtoActingCorporalinNovember1966, andhavingextendedhisservicetocomplete16yearswascon"rmedinthatrankinMarch1967.Hewasdischargedon2August1968,his conduct being noted as ‘Exemplary’.

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C.JohnC.Wynne-Edwards wasbornon16July1930.HecommencednavalserviceasMidshipmanwithseniority1May1948,andservedin H.M.S.Superb fromOctober1948.HewasadvancedtoActingSubLieutenantfrom1September1949,joiningH.M.S. Finisterre inMay1950.He joinedH.M.S.Sparrow inJune1951,servinginherintheFarEastandoff Koreaasacon"rmedSubLieutenant,andasaLieutenant,appointed16 April1952,untiljoiningH.M.S.Vidal asahydrographicsurveyorand4thClassAssistantSurveyorinSeptember1953.Hejoinedthesmall SurveyingMotorLaunch (S.M.L. 325) inOctober1955,andwasincommandofthissmallsurveyingvesseluntilmovingtoH.M.S.Protector,theIce PatrolShipinlate1956where,duringtheAntarcticsummersof1956-57and1957-58hesurveyedtheBismarkStraitandGrandidierChannel.He thenservedintheHydrographicOfficebrie!ybeforeservinginH.M.S.Cook intheSouthPaci"c,andinH.M.S.Scott asFirstLieutenant,having beenpromotedtoLieutenantCommanderon16April1960.Intheearly1960s,heservedinH.M.S.Egeria intheInshoreSurveySquadron, workingmainlyintheSouthernNorthSeaandthen,from1965,inthenewOceanSurveyingShipH.M.S.Hydra, againasFirstLieutenantbefore goingtoHydrographer’sOfficeinWhitehall,wherehisrôlewastobringnewsurveyingshipsintoserviceand,especially,theIcePatrolShipH.M. S.Endurance,previouslytheice-strengthenedDanish AnitaDan.Atsomestageatthistime,healsojoinedthefairly-newnuclear-powered submarineH.M.S.Valiant andundertooka12,000milesubmergedvoyageover28daysfromSingaporetoU.K.bywayofthePaci"candAtlantic oceans. He left the Navy at his own request in late 1967 and later emigrated with his wife to South Africa.

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Pair: Gunner W. E. Holbrook, Royal Artillery

Korea1950-53(19038448Gnr.W.E.Holbrook.R.A.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued. o cialcorrectionto rstdigiton service no., very ne (2) £60-£80

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Pair: Lance Corporal M. A. Williams, Royal Fusiliers

Korea1950-53,1stissue(22468216LCplMA.WilliamsRF)innamedcardboxofissue;U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedas issued, both somewhat later issues, nearly extremely ne (2) £70-£90

MauriceArthurWilliams wasbornon3December1932.Heenlistedon15March1951andservedfortwoyearswiththecoloursandover three years in the Territorial Army, being discharged on 14 September 1956.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalCerti!cateofServiceintheTerritorialArmy(NationalService);originalnoticeofArmyReserveobligationson completionofservice;originalDischargeBookfrom8thBattalionRoyalFusiliers(CityofLondonRegiment)T.A.,TowerofLondon;largely unusedpersonaldiaryfor1953,namedandincludingtherecipient’shomeaddressof2RignoldMansions,140ChurchStreet,London;original completedSoldiersWillform;BritishCommonwealthForcesleaveslipfortheTokyoarea,datedNovember1952;partiallyusedvoucherbook for the Maple Leaf Club, in Tokyo; one Korean and one Japanese bank note; and a photograph post card of H.M. Troopship Lancashire

Pair: Corporal M. H. Michaud, 22nd Royal Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SE-103633M.H.Michaud)innamedcardboxofissue;U.N.Korea1950-54,French language issue (SE-103633 M. H. Michaud) in named card box of issue, virtually Mint condition (2) £200-£240

MarcHenriMichaud wasbornatSt.Josephd’Alma,Quebec,on30July1924,andattestedforthe22ndRoyalRegiment,RoyalCanadian InfantryCorps,atQuebecon11March1949.HeservedwiththeRegimentinKorea,anddiedinSouthKoreaon8October1953.Hisbodywas repatriated and he is buried in St. Charles Cemetery, Quebec, Canada.

Pair: PrivateJ.S.Piche,2ndBattalion,22ndRoyalRegiment,whowaskilledinactionnearPacksong,just north of the Imjin River, 28 September 1951

Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SD-802422J.S.Piche);U.N.Korea1950-54,Frenchlanguageissue(SD-802422J.S.Piche) very ne (2) £300-£400

JosephSergeantPiche wasanativeofMontreal,Quebec,andservedwiththe2ndBattalion,22ndRoyalRegimentinKorea.Hewaskilledin actionnearthevillageofPacksong,justnorthoftheImjinRiver,Korea,28September1951.PrivatePicheisburiedintheUNMilitaryCemetery, Tanggok, Korea.

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Pair: Private W. G. Chief, Canadian Forces

Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SH62356W.G.Cheif[sic]);U.N.Korea1950-54(SH-62356W.G.Chief) nearlyvery ne (2) £120-£160

W. G. Chief was an Ojibwa First Nations native Indian.

Pair: Lance-Bombardier B. D. Burrows, Royal Horse Artillery

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,NearEast(23301856Gnr.B.D.Burrows.R.A.);GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Radfan, South Arabia (23301856 L/Bdr. B. D. Burrows. R.H.A.) nearly extremely ne (2) £140-£180

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Waterloo1815 (Lieut.RichardDown,6thorInniskillingDrag.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandGermansilverbar suspension, light marks, otherwise nearly extremely ne £4,000-£5,000

RichardDown wasappointedCornetinthe6thDragoonson7March1811;Lieutenant,31March1814;Captain,29September1824; exchanged to half-pay Unattached, 7 April 1826. Captain Down died at 13 Grand Parade, Brighton, on 9 November 1857, aged 66.

Waterloo1815 (GeorgeWeston,23rdReg.LightDragoons.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, minoredge bruising, otherwise nearly extremely ne £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Cleghorn Collection 1872; Whitaker Collection 1890. George Weston served at Waterloo in Captain Thomas Gerrard’s Troop No 1.

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Waterloo1815 (CaptainBoldero,3rdBatt.Grenad.Guards.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandbarsuspension, clipalittle loose, otherwise light contact marks, very ne £3,000-£4,000

LonsdaleBoldero wasbornon8September1793,andwascommissionedEnsignintheGrenadierGuardson15December1809;Lieutenant, 29 December 1813; Captain, 20 October 1814; Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, 22 July 1830; Colonel, 15 April 1845. BolderoservedinthePeninsulawiththe2ndBattalionGrenadierGuardsfromDecember1810toMay1811,andwiththe1stBattalionfrom September1812toOctober1813.HewaspresentatCadizin1810andatthebattleofBarrosain1811,inthePeninsularin1812and1813,in Hollandin1814,andthecampaignof1815,inwhichheservedasAdjutantofthe3rdBattalionatthebattlesofQuatreBrasandWaterloo,andat thetakingofPeronne.HereceivedtheWarmedalwithoneclaspforBarrosa.HewastheyoungerbrotherofHenryBolderowhowasalso present at Waterloo as a Lieutenant in the 14th Foot. Colonel Boldero died at Lower Beeding, West Sussex, on 20 January 1863.

Waterloo 1815 (John Browne, 1st Batt. 27th Reg. Foot.) !tted with steel clip and ring suspension, nearly extremely ne £2,000-£2,400

JohnBrown/e wasbornintheParishofBodgough,nearMoate,CountyWestmeath,andenlistedintothe27thRegimentatSligoon8May 1811,aged18,forunlimitedservice.Heserved9years128daysandwasdischargedon12September1820,inconsequenceofbeing‘ruptured leftside’.HesubsequentlyenlistedintotheFirstRoyalRegimentofVeteransatNaas,CountyKildare,on28December1821,andwasdischarged from that regiment on 24 April 1826, on disbandment. Sold with copied discharge papers.

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AlexanderDavison’sMedalforTheNile1798,bronze,unmounted, smallscratchtoobverse eld,edgebruisingandcontactmarks, very ne £80-£100

Crimea 1854-56, no clasp, unnamed as issued, minor edge nicks, otherwise nearly extremely ne £80-£100

Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Inkermann (W.Fitzjohn.Driver.Rl.H.Arty.)

ciallyimpressednaming, minoredgenicks,nearly extremely ne £180-£220

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Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol (A.Johnson.Gr.Rl.HorseArty.)

ciallyimpressednaming, edgebruising,nearlyvery ne £200-£240

AlexanderJohnson wasborninNewcastle-upon-Tynein1831andattestedtherefortheRoyalArtilleryon13May1848.Heservedwith‘A’ Troop, Royal Horse Artillery in the Crimea, and was discharged on 27 September 1870, after 21 years and 44 days’ service. Sold with copied record of service.

Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol (No.1613.CharlesDavies.23.R.W.F.) Regimentallyimpressed naming, light contact marks, very ne £260-£300

CharlesDavies attestedforthe23rdRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedwiththemintheCrimea,andinIndiaduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny (slightly wounded, Medal and clasp for Lucknow). He died in India on 7 June 1858.

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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Jowaki1877-8 (2082DriverJamesBaddely.1/CR.H.A.) minoredgenicks,goodvery ne £180-£220

James Baddely died on 20 June 1878.

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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Surgeon H. P. Jervis, 7th Bombay Infy.) edge bruising, very ne £220-£260

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2007.

HenryPruceJervis wasbornon17June1855.StudyingattheGrantMedicalCollege,BombayandSt.Bart’s,hegainedtheL.M.S.Bombay, 1877andtheL.R.C.S.Edinburgh,1877andL.S.A.,1877.AppointedaSurgeonintheIndianMedicalServiceon1October1877,heservedas Surgeontothe7thBombayN.I.duringtheBurmacampaignof1885-87.HewaspromotedtoSurgeonMajorinOctober1889andSurgeon Lieutenant-Colonel in October 1897. Retiring on 27 November 1902, he died at New Milton, Hampshire, on 7 February 1927.

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1887-89 (Lt.ColonelF. Cochran 1st. Bn. Hamps. R.) good very ne £300-£400

FrancisCochran wascommissionedEnsigninthe37thNorthHampshire)Regiment ofFooton8July1862,andwaspromotedLieutenanton31May1864,andCaptainon 23March1866.HewasappointedBrevetMajoron31December1878,andwas con"rmedinthatrankon1July1881,beingpromotedLieutenant-Colonelon21April 1886.

‘In1888,aftersucceedingtothecommandoftheRegiment,Cochranhadtotakeitto MadrasenrouteforUpperBurma.Theworktherewasveryarduous,involvinggreat responsibilities.ItwastheperiodafterthetakingofMandalay.Thewholecountrywas inastateofferment,andColonelCochranhadthedifficulttaskoforganisingcolumns togooutthroughthevillagestocapturethedacoitsandsubjugatethepeople.In1895,

Lord Wolsely paid him the following complement:

“IfBurmaisnowcomparativelyquiet,itisthankstomenlikeColonelCochran,who tookadistinguishedpatinsettlingtheNorthernpartofBurma,andinputtingdown dacoiting-averydifficultoperation,becausethatspeciesofoccupationseemstobethe instinct of the people.”

NomentionofColonelCochranwouldbecompletewithoutanallusiontohis wonderfulfeatwhileshootinginBurmaofkillingtwowildelephants.Hedistinguished himselfinsportofallkinds,includingshootingforbiggameandthebestoftiger,aswell asMahsia "shing.’(therecipient’sobituary,takenfromthe HampshireRegimentalJournal, dated March 1914 refers).

RelinquishinghiscommandoftheRegimentin1894,CochranwaslatterlyDeputyJudge Advocate, before retiring in 1902. He died on 6 February 1914.

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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, N.E. Frontier 1891 (1444 Ri!eman Tikaram Thapa, 44th Bl. Infy.) very ne £140-£180

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TheIndianMutinymedalawardedtoAbleSeamanJamesFrench,whoservedwith Shannon’s NavalBrigade and was severely wounded at Khujwa November 1857

IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp(Jas.French,A.B.Shannon.) smallbruisetoobverserimandotherminoredgebruises,otherwisebetter than very ne £800-£1,000

Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2002 (See footnote below).

Approximately 66 no-clasp medals issued to the Shannon

JamesFrench wasbornon9July1833,andwasbaptisedon25AugustfollowingatGillingham,Kent,theillegitimatesonofElizabeth(Betsy) French.HejoinedH.M.S.Poictiers,adepotshipmooredatChatham,asaBoy2ndClasson17November1847,aged14.Hewastransferredto H.M.S. King sher on28June1848;advancedtoBoy1stClass,2August1850;transferredtoH.M.S. Imaum, 9March1851;andadvancedto OrdinarySeamanon19June1853.HecommencedhisenlistmentwiththeContinuousServiceNumber353on1July1853,aged20,andjoined H.M.S. Boscawen headingtojointheFrench !eetintheBalticSeaatBaroSoundon1November1854.HetransferredatseatoS.S. Malacca on12 July1856,forpassagebacktoEnglandtojoinH.M.S. Shannon asanAbleSeamanon30September1856,theshipintheprocessofbeing "ttedfor a voyage to China.

OntheoutbreakoftheIndianMutiny, Shannon wasdivertedfromHongKongviaSingaporetoCalcuttaandJamesFrenchtookpartintheNaval Brigade’s "rstactionatKhujwaon1November1857,whenastrongforceofmutineerswassignallydefeated.Hewasseverelywoundedinthis actionbyagunshotwound,theballpassingdirectlythroughthefrontoftheanklejoint.Inthisaction,fromastrengthof103officers,menand marinestheNavalBrigadehad3ratingsmortallywounded,andthreeofficersandelevenratingswounded.HerMajesty’s53rdRegimentsuffered badlyinthisactionwith12killed,includingtheircommandingofficer,Lieutenant-ColonelT.S.Powell,C.B.JamesFrenchconsequentlyreceived treatment at Futtehpore on 2 November 1857, before being invalided to Calcutta.

Shannon returnedtoEnglandon7May1858,andFrenchbecameatemporaryout-pensionerofGreenwichHospital.HecamebeforetheNavy Pensionsboardon10March1859andwasawardedanannualpensionof16Guineasforaperiodof2years.HereturnedtodutyonH.M.S. Castor, 6February1860,atrainingshipfortheRoyalNavyReserve.The1861censusshowshimlivinginalocalhostelryinNorthShieldsworking on Castor. The last entry on his service record shows he signed off from Castor on 1 February 1861. He had served just 5 years 258 days. HeafterwardsfoundemploymentasaRopemaker,lateofRoseLane,TwigFolly,BethnalGreen,butdiedon21May1866,aged33.Hewas buried 6 days later at Gillingham, Kent, the town of his birth.

Note: WhensoldaspartoftheTamplinCollectioninMarch2002,itwasstatedthatJamesFrenchservedon Valorous duringtheCrimean campaignandwasentitledtotheCrimeamedalwithclaspforSebastopol.HisDescriptionbooksandservicerecordshowthistobeincorrectas theFrenchonthe Valorous wascalledCharlesandwasaBoy1/C.JamesFrenchactuallytransferredatsea12July1856tothe Malacca from H.M. S. Boscowan for passage to England to join Shannon, as stated above. (ADM/38 con"rms).

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IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp (CollarMakerJohnOates,Rl.H.Art.) tracesofbroochmountingtoobversewithsuspension claw re-a xed, pawn-broker’s mark to obverse, edge bruise, nearly very ne £100-£140

IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp (Asst.Surgn.W.S.Chapman,37th.Regt.) scratchtoobverse eld,edgebruising,nearlyvery ne £240-£280

WilliamS.Chapman wascommissionedAssistantSurgeonon15September1857,andservedwiththe37thRegimentofFootinIndiaduring the Great Sepoy Mutiny. He was promoted Surgeon on the Staff on 29 November 1871.

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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (J. Rowe, 2nd. Bn. Ri!e Bde.) contact marks, very ne £300-£400

JosephRowe wasborninIslington,Middlesex,on22January1830andattestedfortheRi!eBrigadeon22January1847.HeservedasanActing Corporalwiththe2ndBattalionintheCrimea,andon22April1855waspartofapartyofsixmenwho,ontheirowninitiative,attackeda forti"edRussianposition.TheRussianshadestablishedthemselvesinri!epitsandwereimpedingtheworkofanewBritishbattery:Noorders hadbeengiventodealwiththispositionbutactionwasbadlyneeded.CorporalWinchcombedecidedtotakemattersintohisownhandsand gatheredtogetheranactingCorporaland "veri!emenfromvariouscompaniedwhowereondutywiththepiquet,comprisedofActingCorporal JosephRowe,andRi!emenArnitt,Bradshaw,Humpston,MacGregorandPerkins.ThegroupcreptcloseenoughtotheRussianpositiontocharge it.Assoonastheycrossedtheopen,theyreceivedgalling "refromtheenemyri!emen.Themen’sdeterminationcarriedthemonandtheysoon reachedtheri!epit.Winchcombewasthe "rsttoreachitandsetaboutattackingtheRussiansatthestonewallofthebreastwork.Thisenabled Bradshaw,HumpstonandMacGregorwhohadnowreachedhimtoentertheri!epit.TheRussianswhoweretooslowtomaketheirescape werekilledbythesethreeRi!emen.ActingCorporalRoweandRi!emenPerkinswereslightlywoundedandRi!emanHumpstonreceivedaslight woundwhilst "ghtinginthepit.CaptainForemanwitnessedtheactionandrecommendedWinchcombe,Bradshaw,HumpstonandMacGregor fortheDistinguishedConductMedal.HowevertheCommanderinChiefLordRaglanrefusedthisonthegrounds‘thatthemenhadactedon theirowninitiativeandwithoutordersfromahigherauthority'.OnreturningtoEnglandBradshaw,Humpston,andMcGregorwereawardedthe Victoria Cross.

RowewasseverelywoundedduringtheV.C.action,andhavingrevertedtoPrivatedesertedon20May1857.Re-joiningon4November1857,he sawfurtherserviceinIndiaduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny.HewasdischargedatCalcuttaon3February1863,after14yearsand150days’man’s service.

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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (J. Archer,) pawnbroker’s mark in obverse eld, very ne £300-£400284x

J.Archer wasanUncovenantedCivilServant,whoservedasHeadClerkintheDeputyCommissioner’sOfficeatBarraitch,Oudhin1857.He was serving as Head Clerk in the Commissioner’s Office in 1864.

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Driver Chas. Steward, Rl. H. Art.) good very ne £240-£280285x

Charles Steward attested for the Royal Horse Artillery and served as a Drier with ‘E’ Troop in India during the Great Sepoy Mutiny.

China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Taku Forts 1860, unnamed as issued, lightly polished, otherwise good very ne £160-£200286

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (Corpl. A. Dyasson. Northn. Bord: Horse.) virtually Mint state, rare to unit £500-£700 287

A.Dyasson (alsorecordedasDyason)appearsonthemostrecentpublishedtranscriptofthemedalrollashavingservedwiththeJansenville Yeomanry,oneofonly6Officersandmenoftheunittoreceivethemedal,andtheonlymantoreceiveitwiththeclasp1877-8-9.Hedoesnot appearontherollfortheNorthernBorderHorse(15medalsawardedtothisunit),althoughincommonwithalotofthemenwhoservedwith the smaller Colonial units it is likely that he served with both the Jansenville Yeomanry and the Northern Border Horse.

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (2364. Pte. R. Allen. 91st Foot.) toned, nearly extremely ne £500-£700288x

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (1639. Pte. J. Mc.Carthy. 1/5th. Fusrs.) nearly extremely ne £80-£100289

Soldwithamodern NavalandMilitaryPress reprintof‘WhattheFusiliersDid’,anaccountoftheparttakenbythe1stBattalion,5th Northumberland Fusiliers in the Afghan Campaigns 1878-80, by Private H. Cooper.

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (1555 Drumr. W. McMillan, 2/11th Regt.) contact marks, nearly very ne £100-£140290

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2010.

WilliamMcMillan wasborninCumbernauld,Dumbartonshire.AQuarrymanbyoccupation,heattestedforthe52ndRegimentatGlasgowon 16August1860,aged19years.Transferredtothe2ndBattalion,11thRegimentinJuly1861,hewasappointedaDrummerinFebruary1869.He servedoverseasattheCapeofGoodHopefor7years,ninemonths;inChina,for1year,onemonth,inIndiafor3years,onemonth,andin Afghanistanfor "vemonths.ForhisserviceshewasawardedtheAfghanistanMedalwithoutclaspandthreeGoodConductBadges.McMillanwas discharged on 12 July 1881, being found un"t for further service.

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Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (1675 Sgt. J. Brown, C.M. Rif.) very ne £200-£240291

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2008.

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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98 (11772Gunr.A.D.TravorsK.By.R.H.A.) minoredge bruise, nearly extremely ne £80-£100

A. D. Travors served with 3rd Brigade, Mohmand Field Force during the operations on the Punjab Frontier.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (64166Gunr.J.Chapman.A.By. R.H. A.) mounted for display alongside the riband of the Queen’s South Africa Medal, toned, nearly extremely ne £140-£180

J.Chapman attestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryandservedwith‘A’BatteryonthePunjabFrontier(oneofonly22two-claspmedalsawarded totheBattery),andwith‘O’BatteryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.HedrownedintheUmsindustRiveron8May1900(entitledtoa Queen’s South Africa Medal with Natal clasp).

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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (6749Br.Cr.Mr.O.Waters,57thFd. By. R.A.) minor edge bruising, nearly extremely ne £160-£200

Provenance: Strong Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, May 2011. OwenWaters wasborninCo.Wicklow,Ireland.AShoemakerbyoccupation,heattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatPrestonon6June1888, aged19years,2months.ServinginitiallyasaGunner,hewaspromotedtoBombardierCollar-MakerinOctober1891.WiththeR.A.heservedin Indiafrom21October1896andwasawardedtheIndiaMedalwithtwoclasps.Here-engagedinJuly1900inordertocomplete21yearswiththe Colours but died of Enteric Fever at Rawalpindi on 31 May 1902.

Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,noclasp (Pte.O.Hill.Gren.Gds.) namingimpressedinsmallcapitalsasusual, contactmarks, otherwise nearly very ne £80-£100

Soldwithcopiedmedalrollextractscon!rminghisentitlementtotheKhartoumClasp,andaQueen’sSudanMedal,as6493PrivateO.Hill,1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards. He is also entitled to a Boer War pair, as a Sergeant, serving under the service no. 6749.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (7281 Corpl: A. Porter. Midd’x Regt.) minor edge bruise, nearly extremely ne £70-£90

A. Porter was additionally entitled to the clasp ‘South Africa 1901’.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,DefenceofMafeking (181Tpr:A.H.Hodgkinson.Protect:Regt.F.F.) suspension re-constituted, cleaned, nearly very ne £1,400-£1,800

AlbertHarryHodgkinson servedwith‘D’Squadron,ProtectorateRegimentduringtheDefenceofMafekingandwaswoundedinthe FitzClarenceBayonetattackon27October1899.Hosking’sDiarysayshewaswoundedaftertheRedCross "aghadbeen "ownbyasplinter fromashellrightthroughhisthigh.HewasalsowoundedinthesurpriseattackinWesternLaager(MafekingSiegeRegister,byColinWalker refers).

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Belfast (43649Gnr:W.KeoghJ.B.R.H.A.) lightscratchestoobverse eld,otherwise good very ne £100-£140

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState (30177Gnr:W.Harper.36th.S.D.,R.G.A.) good very ne £120-£160

W.Harper servedwiththe36thCompany,SouthernDivision,RoyalGarrisonArtilleryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,anddiedofdisease at Bloemfontein on 3 May 1900.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902 (39513Pte.H.H.Metcalfe.129th.Coy.Imp: Yeo:) nearly extremely ne £100-£140

HerbertHenryMetcalfe wasborninManchesterin1879andattestedfortheImperialYeomanryatDoncasteron6January1902.Heserved withthe129th(WestminsterDragoons)Company,28thBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom1Mayto19October1902,andwas discharged on 26 October 1902.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein (1652Pte.A.Thomas,WelshRegt.) minor edge bruise, otherwise extremely ne £160-£200

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2010.

A. Thomas died of disease at Bloemfontein on 5 June 1900.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1901,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902 (4761Pte.H.Walklin.Oxford L. I.) contact marks and edge bruising, good ne £60-£80

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen,SouthAfrica1901, uno cialrivetsbetweenthird and fourth clasps (53391 Gnr: H. Scutts. Q,B, R.H.A.) cleaned, very ne £140-£180

HarryScutts wasborninGloucestershirein1867andattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryatLondonon8February1886.Hetransferredto theReserveon8February1893,butwasrecalledfoeserviceon20December1899,andservedwith‘Q’BatteryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoer War from 26 April 1900 to 6 January 1902,. He was !nally discharged on 12 April 1902.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalParchmentCerti!cateofCharacter;ParchmentCerti!cateofDischarge;andParchmentCerti!cateofCharacter on Discharge; and copied record of service and medal roll extracts.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Talana,DefenceofLadysmith,Laing’sNek,Belfast (3596Pte.J.Bishop,1:Leic: Regt.) light contact marks, very ne £260-£300

JohnBishop wasborninLeicesterinJanuary1874andsattestedfortheLeicestershireRegimenton2November1892,havingpreviouslyserved inthe3rd(Militia)Battalion.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricafrom17December1895to9September1902,includingtheentirety of the Boer War. He transferred to the Reserve on 20 March 1903, and was discharged on 1 November 1904, after 12 years’ service.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek (1402Pte.E.Pleass, Impl: Lt. Infy.) worn, therefore ne £100-£140

EdwardPleass wasbornatGosport,Hampshire,on23March1868andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryon10May1890.Dischargedon28July 1892,hesubsequentlyenlistedintheBritishSouthAfricaPoliceandservedinRhodesiain1896(Medal).HesawfurtherserviceduringtheBoer WartheImperialLightInfantry,beingdischargedon22October1901atPietermaritzburg,andsubsequentlywithSteinaecker’sHorsefrom November 1901 to February 1903.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Rhodesia,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901, uno cial rivets between state and date clasps (4779 Tpr: G. W. Suter. 50th. Coy. 17th. Impl: Yeo:) good very ne £400-£500

GeorgeWilliamSuter wasborninGosport,Hampshire,in1877andattestedfortheImperialYeomanryatWinchesteron14February1900, havingpreviouslyservedinthe3rdVolunteerBattalion,HampshireRegiment.Heservedwiththe50th(Hampshire)Company,17thBattalion ImperialYeomanryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom7April1900to9June1901,andwascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarat Boshof on 16 January 1901:

‘Thecolumnwassubjectedtoa !erceattackfromtheenemy,whowerestronglypostedonalongrangeofkopjeswhichcommandedtheroad. The !ghtcontinuedforoverthreehoursbeforetheenemyweredislodgedfromtheirpositionbyafrontaladvanceonfootoftheHampshires andothertroops,andat2p.m.theBoerpositionwasinourhands.Duringtheengagementthe50thhadnocasualtiesexcept !vehorsesshotin theearlypartofthe !ght,andoneman,TrooperSuter,beingmadeprisoner.SuterwascarriedtotheruinsoftheViljoensKloof(whichhadbeen burnedbytheSquadronupontheirformervisit),andtoldhewouldbeshotinthemorning;butduringthenightheeffectedhisescapeand rejoined his comrades in Boshof.’ (Rhodesia - and after, by Sharrad H. Gilbert refers).

Suter was discharged on 15 June 1901, after 1 year and 122 days’ service.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cial rivets between state and date clasps (1818 Gr. W. Weeks. Hants: & I. of W. R.G.A.) edge bruising, nearly very ne £140-£180

WilliamWeeks wasbornatBrading,IsleofWight,andattestedfortheDukeofConnaught’sOwnHampshireandIsleofWightRoyal GarrisonArtilleryatSandownon22February1898.HewasembodiedforserviceduringtheBoerWaron8April1901,andwasdisembodiedon 24 February 1902.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cial rivets between state and date clasps (290 Pte. W. White. Hampshire Regt.) minor edge bruise, nearly extremely ne £100-£140

WilliamHarryWhite wasbornatCorfeCastle,Dorset,in1876andattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatBournemouthon7February 1901,havingpreviouslyservedintheRegiment’s4thVolunteerBattalion.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar from 16 March 1901 to 13 May 1902, and was discharged on 12 June 1902, after 1 year and 126 days’ service.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast (7650Pte.J.T. Searle, Cldstm: Gds:) suspension loose, edge bruises and contact mark, very ne £80-£100

J.T.Searle attestedfortheColdstreamGuardsandservedwiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.AlsoentitledtoaKing’sSouth Africa Medal with the two usual date clasps, he was discharged ‘Time Expired’ on 21 February 1902.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill (70527 Gnr: M. Fanning., G. Bty., R.H.A.) good very ne £100-£140

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill (14664Dr. T. Devereux, G Bty., R.H.A.) good very ne £140-£180

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Laing’sNek, Belfast (93566 Dr: R. Hill, A.B. R.H.A.) edge nicks, very ne £200-£240

RichardHill wasborninDevonin1874andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryon17October1892.HeservedinIndiafrom10October 1894to7January1900,andsufferedafractureofbothbonesintheleftlegwhilstondutyon23March1898.HesubsequentlyservedinSouth AfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom8Januaryto11December1900,andwaswoundedinactionatBadfonteinon2September1900.He transferred to the Army Reserve on 4 August 1902, and was discharged on 16 October 1904, after 12 years’ service.

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King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (3808Serjt:A.Atkins.Bedford:Regt.) suspension loose, edge knocks, contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £60-£80

AlfredArthurAtkins wasborninStanmore,Middlesex,andattestedforthe4thBattalion,BedfordshireRegiment,aged18,on21October 1898.HeservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar(Queen’sSouthAfricaMedalwithclaspsCapeColony,OrangeFreeStateandTransvaal). AppointedSergeantin1901,hewasdisembodiedon11June1902.HerejoinedhisregimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar,aged38,on3 November 1916 and served with the 1/5th Battalion in Egypt from 3 March 1917. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 7 March 1919.

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China 1900, no clasp (65301 Gnr: B. White. R.H.A.) edge bruising, very ne £180-£220314x

BertieWhite wasbornatSouthend,Essex,in1869andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryon31December1887,havingpreviouslyserved inthe4thBattalion,EssexRegiment.HeservedduringtheBoxerRebellionatTientsinwiththe1stSection,11thMaxims,fromSeptember1900 to February 1901.

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AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1908-10 (215723H.Hill,A.B.,H.M.S.Philomel);togetherwithanItalian MessinaEarthquakeMedal1908,silver;anda‘PrincessMargaret’DeliverancefromBolsheviksMedal1919,by Spink,London,38mm, whitemetal,theobversefeaturingafouledanchorenclosedbyalife-belt,‘PrincessMargaret’inraisedlettersabove,andprivately engraved‘WilliamWilliamson’below,thereverseinscribedinraisedletters,‘Riga-London,3rdJany.1919,17thJany.1919,From theGratefulPassengersinRemembranceoftheirDeliverancefromtheBolsheviks’,piercedwithringsuspension, theAGSpitted and worn, therefore fair, the others better (3) £140-£180

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb September 2006 (AGS only).

HarryHill wasborninBeaminster,Dorset,on30April1886andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinH.M.S. Boscawen on29July 1901.AdvancedAbleSeamanon22September1905,heservedinH.M.S. Philomel from12February1908to25July1909,andwasoneof35 menfromtheshipwholandedtoprovideassistancefollowingtheMessinaEarthquakeon28December1908.HeservedduringtheGreatWarin H.M.S. Princess Margaret from 9 November 1915 to 20 January 1920, and was advanced Leading Seaman on 1 May 1916.

Actingonsomedisturbingnews,theminelayer,H.M.S. PrincessMargaret berthedatRigaon19December1918,whereshelandedhermarineson 27Decemberwho,accompaniedbyanarmedpartyfromH.M.S. Ceres,marchedthroughthetown.ThefollowingdayfrightenedBritishsubjects begantoarriveonboard.On29DecemberitwasheardthataLettishRegimenthadmutinied,andarrangementsweremadeforthedefenceof theapproachestoH.M.vesselsbytheaidofsearchlights,andtheuseofstarandlydditeshells.Evenmorerefugeesjoined PrincessMargaret that night,bringingthetotalonboardto392souls,143men,169womenand80children.From30Decemberto3January1919armedpartieswere constantlylandedtopolicethetownandsowardoff menacingparties.On3January1919 PrincessMargaret sailedforCopenhagen,wheretwo days later she landed some of the refugees prior to her passage to the United Kingdom where the remainder were disembarked.

Hill was shore pensioned on the reduction of the Navy on 21 August 1922. Soldwithcopiedrecordofservice;andextensivecopiedresearchrelatingtoH.M.S. PrincessMargaret intheBaltic,includingacopyoftheship’s Log.

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya (Swr1003Cpl.NelsonCachoka.G.KAR.) acoupleofminoro cial corrections to name and unit, nearly extremely ne £60-£80

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AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya (T.1257SP.Kipsoi.A.Cheriyoi,KenyaRegt.(TF)) minoro cialcorrection to unit, nearly extremely ne £60-£80

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (18125672 Pte Elias Onyango E.A.E.M.E.) toned, extremely ne £60-£80

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (2-Lieut.A.D.Johnson.Hamps.R.) tracesoflacquer,nearly extremely ne £100-£140 319

AlfredDouglasJohnson attestedforthe25thBattalion,LondonRegiment,andservedwiththemasaSergeantduringtheGreatWar(entitled toBritishWarandVictoryMedals).HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheHampshireRegimenton18August1918,andsawfurther service with them during the Third Afghan War.

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Khedive’s Sudan 1910-21, 2nd type, 1 clasp, Darfur 1921, silver issue, unnamed as issued, good very ne £200-£240

1914Star(2) (8559Pte.A.Batley.2/Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.;7280Pte.A.Pope.2/Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarMedal 1914-20 (20934 Pte. G. F. Phillips. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) contact marks, generally very ne (3) £120-£160

ArthurBatley attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon16October1907andservedwiththe2ndBattalionduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14August1914.Awardedaclasptohis1914Star,hewasdischargedduetosicknesson21March 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B220481.

AlfredPope attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon29October1902andservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringthe theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14August1914.Helaterservedwiththe5thBattalionandwasdischargedon30August1916dueto wounds, being awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 52815.

George.F.Phillips attestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryon10August1915andservedwiththe1stBattalionduring the the Great War. He was discharged due to sickness on 17 January 1919 and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B214806.

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ArthurBaines wasbornatBradford,Yorkshirein1882andhavingemigratedtoNewZealandenlistedintheWellingtonInfantryBattalion, NewZealandExpeditionaryForceatMasterton,on17August1914,declaringpriorservicewiththeScotsGuards(June1903toDecember1904, dischargedathisownrequestonpayment).Heisrecordedonthe1914nominalrolloftheN.Z.E.F.asaBugler,andwasaresidentof Mauriceville,Wairapa,NewZealand.HewaskilledinactionwiththeWellingtonBattalion,atGallipoliintheattackonChunukBairon8August 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Turkey.

ThomasDansie wasborninLondonon18June1888,andhavingemigratedtoNewZealandwasresidingatLancaster’s,Denniston, CanterburyandwasintheemployoftheWestportCoalCompany.Heenlistedinto‘C’Company,8thReinforcementBattalion,N.Z.E.F.,andon arrivinginFrancehewaspostedto1stCanterburyRegiment.HewasadmittedtohospitalinFrancewithagunshotwoundtothecheston25 September1916,anddiedofhiswoundsat3rdStationaryHospital,Rouen,on4October1916.HeisburiedatSt.SeverCemetery,Rouen, France.

StanleyNelsonWillmott wasbornatTamworth,NewSouthWales,Australia,on23September1912.HeenlistedatPaddington,N.S.W., andservedasPrivate,No.NX18450,duringtheSecondWorldWarin2/13thAustralianInfantryBattalion,AustralianArmyandwaskilledin action, in Egypt, on 24 October 1942. He is buried at El Alamein War Cemetery, Mersa Matruh, Egypt.

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(7) (686367Gnr.A.E.Davies.R.A.;3.2.Cpl.W.A.Dormon.R.E.;145326Pte.T. Butler.M.G.C.;89345Pte.E.A.Sykes.M.G.C.;59469Pte.G.Hooton.R.A.M.C.;SE-18303Pte.G.Brunton. A. V.C.; 033995 Pte. S. Brown. A.O.C.) edge bruises and contacts to some, generally very ne (7) £70-£90

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BritishWarMedal1914-20(7) (206014A.Sjt.A.H.Chapman.Devon.R.;15628Sjt.J.Cade.Som.L.I.;G-19487 Pte.J.Cook.R.W.Kent.R.;4140.Pte.A.Piper.9-Lond.R.;2417Pte.C.E.Tolley.16-Lond.R.;3812Pte.J.S. Williamson.16-Lond.R.;5492A.Sjt.W.G.Patmore.22-Lond.R.) someedgebruisesandcontactmarks,generally nearly extremely ne (7) £80-£100

ArchibaldHenryChapman attestedfortheDevonshireRegimentduringtheGreatWarandservedwiththe2/6thBattalion.Hewas disembodied on 25 January 1920.

JosephCade attestedforSomersetLightInfantryduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe8thBattalionfrom8 September 1915.

CharlesE.Tolley attestedforthe16th(Queen’sWestminsterRi!es)Battalion,LondonRegimentduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe Western Front from 21 January 1915.

JohnS.Williamson attestedforthe16th(Queen’sWestminsterRi!es)Battalion,LondonRegimentduringtheGreatWar,on15February 1915. He was discharged on 14 February 1919, aged 30, and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 476970.

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Pte. J. S. Murray. A. & S.H.) nearly extremely ne (6) £70-£90

BritishWarMedal1914-20(5) (2.Lieut.A.H.Maynard.R.A.F.;2/Lieut.J.C.Morgan.R.A.F.;2/Lieut.J.H.Wright. R.A.F.;316136F/Cadet.G.H.Munro.R.A.F.;2.Lieut.R.S.McKenzie.R.A.F.) retainingrodmissingfrom rst,edge bruise to last, generally good very ne (5) £100-£140

AllanHarveyMaynard,aCanadianfromOttawa,attestedforRoyalAirForceasaCadeton4December1917.CommissionedasaSecond Lieutenant,heappearstohaveservedintheU.K.from1April1918to15April1919,whenhewasplacedontheunemploymentlistafter repatriation to Canada. Sold with copy service papers.

James Clarence Morgan, a Canadian, attested the the Royal Air Force during the Great War and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant.

J.H.Wright.ThereappeartobetwomenofthisnamecommissionedintotheRoyalAirForceduringtheGreatWar,namelyJohnHenry Wright and Joseph Herbert Wright.

GordonHughMunro,aStudentfromWestmount,Ontario,Canada,wasborninPeterborough,Ontarioon23December1896.Heattested intothe35thCanadianFieldArtilleryforserviceduringtheGreatWaron29November1915.HelatertransferringtotheRoyalAirForceasa FlightCadet,andservedwith3CadetWing,Egypt.AppointedSecondLieutenanton16October1918,hewasdischargedtoreturnhometo Canada from Crystal Palace, London, on 18 March 1919.

RonaldStuartMcKenzie,thesonofColonelJ.S.F.McKenzieofFrensham,Surrey,attestedintotheRoyalCanadianDragoonson22 September1914.HeservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom9June1915.AppointedCorporalon5July1916,hewas commissionedon18March1917andtransferredtotheRoyalFlyingCorpson26August1917.AppointedObserveron3November1918,he relinquished his commission on 21 September 1919 and sailed for Canada the following month.

BritishWarMedal1914-20 (1066136Pte.J.Welbon.C.O.R.;431012Pte.W.Shilcock.48-Can.Inf.;142455Pte.H. Turner.76-Can.Inf.;180724Pte.W.J.Scott.88-Can.Inf.;790891Pte.W.E.Williams.131-Can.Inf.) 2nd o cially renamed, suspension loose on last, otherwise generally very ne or better (5) £50-£70

JohnWelbon wasborninNewcastle-on-Tyne,EnglandinNovember1884.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe248thBattalion,Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and died of wounds, 16 November 1917. Private Welbon is buried in Shorncliffe Military Cemetery, Kent. HughTurner wasborninOldham,LancashireinJune1883.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe76thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,and died of war related injuries/illness in July 1921. Turner is buried in the Hamilton Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.

BritishWarMedal1914-20 (34852A.Cpl.W.E.Moor.C.O.C.;111329Pte.H.F.Milton.6-C.M.R.;201220A.S. Sjt.N.Macphee.95-Can.Inf.;706006Sjt.D.M.Evans.103-Can.Inf.;646261PteC.H.Holbech158-CanInf;) number of 4th partially o cially corrected, generally very ne (5) £50-£70

BritishWarMedal1914-20 (348810.Gnr.F.H.Berry.R.C.G.A.;446830A.S.Sjt.P.W.Cope.56-Can.Inf.; 2137336A.Cpl.A.A.Stiff B.C.R.;826715Pte.G.S.Walker.B.C.R.;3345365Pte.J.R.Tucker.M.R.) lastwith For Honourable Service Canada badge, reverse numbered ‘22841’, generally very ne (5) £50-£70

F. H. Berry served with the St. Lucia Garrison, British West Indies (sole entitlement).

BritishWarMedal1914-20 (123065Pte.J.Martin.70-Can.Inf.;690257A.L.Cpl.W.E.Bailey173-Can.Inf.; 648185Pte.J.Comerford.C.F.C.;2650682Pte.H.E.Dick.C.M.G.Bde.;3159437Pte.A.Malouf.Q.R.) generally very ne (5) £50-£70

JamesMartin wasborninChatham,Ontaria,CanadainDecember1876.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe70thBattalion,Canadian Infantry,anddiedofillnessatMooreBarracksHospital,Shorncliffe,England,13July1916.PrivateMartinisburiedinShorncliffeMilitaryCemetery, Kent.

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BritishWarMedal1914-20 (2139881PteFCookB.C.R.;....H.C.H.Cannon.121-Can.Inf.;48030Pte.I.Eyles. 1Can.Div.H.Q.;787346PteJ.A.Connell.130-Can.Inf.;1009586A.Sjt.J.M.W.BavinSR) 2ndpartiallyerased,last lacking retaining rod hence good ne, remainder generally very ne (5) £40-£50

FrankCook wasborninFenwick,HuronCounty,OntarioinJune1892.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndDepotBattalion,British Columbia Regiment in the UK, and died of illness, 15 October 1918. Private Cook is buried in Efford Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon.

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BritishWarMedal1914-20 (9947Pte.J.D.Phillips.3-Can.Inf.;77084A.Sjt.P.C.Roberts.30-Can.Inf.;862115A. Sjt.S.Nixon.180-Can.Inf.;1000654Pte.W.H.Simpkins.226-Can.Inf.;2139157Pte.C.Simpson.B.C.R.)

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JohnDohertyPhillips wasborninGlasgowScotlandinNovember1892.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe3rdBattalion,Canadian InfantryandwastakenprisonerofwaratLangemarke,24April1915.PrivatePhillipswasinternedatGiessen,repatriatedattheendofthewar, and died of illness 24 November 1918. Private Phillips is buried in Hull Northern Cemetery, Yorkshire.

WilliamHowardSimpkins wasborninChippenham,WiltshireinApril1896.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe226thBattalion(Men oftheNorth),CanadianInfantryintheUK,anddiedofillness,26June1917.PrivateSimpkinsisburiedintheBramshott(St.Mary)Churchyard, Hampshire.

BritishWarMedal1914-20 (700831Pte.L.Borman.7-Can.Inf;133050Pte.M.H.Gilchrist.73-Can.Inf.;2712005 PteH.W.Edward.C.S.E.F.;2203380Pte.G.Burch.C.F.C.;L-21367A.Sjt.F.Berezovskiy.Midd’xR.) number partially o cially corrected on 2nd, generally very ne or better (5) £100-£140

LeonardBorman wasborninNorthampton,EnglandinApril1894.HeemigratedtoManitoba,Canadain1914,andservedduringtheGreat Warwiththe7thBattalion(1stBritishColumbia),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.Bormanwaswoundedintherightarmduringthe attackonHill70,15August1917.HewasevacuatedtoEngland,andunderwentsurgerypriortobeinginvalidedtoCanada.Duringhisstayin hospitalhetookupart,andafterthewarBormanbecameawellknownartistandsetupastudiowithhiswifeinPasadena,California.Hediedin Canyonville, Oregon, in August 1995 - aged 101 years old.

MauriceHowardGilchrist wasborninRichmond,Quebec,CanadainJuly1897.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe73rdBattalion (RoyalHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateGilchristwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,16August 1918, and is buried La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Belgium.

HaroldWillardEdwards wasborninChicago,U.S.A.inDecember1897.HewasaPharmacistbyprofession,andresidedinWolsley, Saskatchewan.HeservedwiththeCanadianSiberianExpeditionaryForceduringtheAlliedInterventioninRussia,andwasemployedasaGunner with the Canadian Field Artillery.

GeorgeBurch wasborninArundel,SussexinOctober1872.HeresidedinSouthVancouver,BritishColumbia,Canada,andservedduringthe Great War with the Canadian Forestry Corps Depot in the UK during the Great War.

FeodorBerezovskiy initiallyservedwiththeCanadianExpeditionaryForceduringtheGreatWar,beforeservingwiththeMiddlesexRegiment (entitled to pair) in North Russia. After the war he resided at 588 Canning Street, Montreal, Canada.

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Victory Medal 1914-19 (Flt. S. Lt. E. N. Chamberlain. R.N.A.S.) nearly extremely ne £60-£80336

ErnestNobleChamberlain wasbornatWarrington,Cheshire,on14January1899andjoinedtheRoyalNavalAirServiceasaTemporary ProbationaryFlyingOfficeron29July1917.PostedtoCrystalPalace,hetransferredtoR.N.A.S.Eastbourneandhavingattendedtheofficers courseatCranwellwascon"rmedintherankofFlightSubLieutenanton19December1917.HegraduatedfromCranwell,asaquali"edAirplane Pilot,withhisrecordnotedthathewas‘aGoodPilotandkeenofficer,recommendedforSeaplanes’.HetransferredtothetheRoyalAirForceas afoundermemberon1April1918,andwasbasedatR.A.F.Killingholme,beinggrantedtherankofTemporaryLieutenant.Heisnotedashaving #ownMauriceFarman,B.E.3andAvroaircraft,learnedto #yseaplanes,practisedAerialgunneryandbombdroppingandundertakentherolesof 2nd Pilot and Observer.

Chamberlainresignedhiscommissioninordertoresumehismedicalstudieson17August1918,andwasgrantedtherankofLieutenant.He continuedinhischosenmedicalprofessionandquali"edM.B.ChB.,Liverpool(1921),M.D.(1924),M.R.C.P.(1925),MSc.(1928),&F.R.C.P.(1937). Hequali"edasaphysicianatLiverpoolUniversityandlaterbecameMedicalRegistrarattheLiverpoolRoyalIn"rmary.By1925heheldasenior appointmentattheRoyalSouthernHospital,Liverpool,asphysiciantooutpatientsandtothecardiologydepartment.In1933hereturnedtothe LiverpoolRoyalIn"rmaryandassistedtodeveloptheHeartDepartmentandlaterbecamethe "rstdirectoroftheLiverpoolRegionalCardiac Centre. He was also a distinguished author of several important Medical texts. He died in Merionethshire on 9 February 1974. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient in R.N.A.S. uniform.

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VictoryMedal1914-19(9) (2.Lieut.F.S.Dawson.;677Sgt.G.W.Turner.R.A.;1348Sjt.R.Butler.R.Lanc.R.; 307716Pte.E.Illingworth.W.Rid.R.;46497Pte.J.Tallentyre.Durh.L.I.;S-10434Pte.W.Henry.Cam’n. Highrs.;3-5122Pte.N.Morrison.Cam’n.Highrs.;7989Pte.J.Ross.Cam’nHighrs.;1367L-Nk.SultanMohd, 29MuleCps.;RPCD-378BhistyBahadurAli.) someedgebruises,somecontactmarks,afewspotsofverdigris,generallyvery ne (9) £140-£180

Frank Stewart Dawson was commissioned into the Royal Engineers and served during the Great War in the Inland Water Transport section. GeorgeW.Turner attestedforserviceintheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom6June 1915. He was appointed Sergeant and awarded the Military Medal (London Gazette 12 September 1916).

ReubenButler attestedforservicewiththeRoyalLancasterRegimentduringtheGreatWar.AppointedSergeant,heservedontheWestern Front with the 1/5th Battalion from 14 February 1915.

EdwardIllingworth attestedfortheDukeofWellington’s(WestRiding)Regiment,on5December1915andservedduringtheGreatWar with both the 1/5th and 9th Battalions. He was discharged on 26 April 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B233,368.

JamesTallentyre attestedintotheDurhamLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWaron19November1917.Heservedwiththe15th Battalion and was discharged on 24 July 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B305,317.

WilliamHenry wasborninDalkeith,MidlothianandattestedatMusselburghintotheCameronHighlanderson25August1914.Heservedon theWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalionfrom12November1914andwaswounded,withaGunShotWoundtohisface,onChristmasDay 1914.(HisnameismisspeltasHendryonthe1914Starroll).Woundedagainin1916,hewastransferredtotheReserve,ClassWA,beforebeing recalledandwasawardedtheMilitaryMedal(LondonGazette 13March1919)forhisbraveryatEpehyinSeptember1918.Soldwithcopied research.

NeilMorrison attestedfortheCameronHighlanderson12November1909,servingwithB(SouthUist)Company.HeservedduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom10May1915andwaswoundedthefollowingyear.Hewasdischargedasaconsequenceofthosewoundson8 August 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 236,928. Sold with copied research.

JamesRoss,aButcherfromColeraine,Co.Londonderry,attested,aged18,intoCameronHighlanderson14August1907.Heservedduringthe Great War on the Western Front from 19 December 1914 and was discharged on 13 August 1919.

VictoryMedal1914-19(10) (1812Bmbr.W.Ramsey.R.A.;52260A.W.O.Cl.2.J.G.Kingswood.R.E.;G-72579 Pte.W.C.Morris.TheQueen’sR.;GS-86167Pte.W.G.T.Jones.R.Fus.;45438Pte.W.Sharman.Linc.R.; 62148Pte.F.Lees.W.York.R.;64974Pte.J.W.Garside.York.R.;61696Pte.E.G.Parker.Ches.R.;20893 Pte.A.E.Boyce.Y&L.R.;030015Pte.J.Waters.A.O.C.) ringmissingandsuspensionpoorlyreplacedonMorris’medal, ring missing on Jones’ medal, some edge bruises, contact marks and verdigris, generally very ne (10) £70-£90

JohnGeorgeKingswood attestedfortheRoyalEngineerson22September1914andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from24August1915.AppointedWarrantOfficerClass2,hewasdischargedduetosickness,aged46,on25February1918andawardedaSilver War Badge, No, 333,884.

William Charles Morris attested for the Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment during the Great War and served with the 2/4th Battalion.

FrankLees,aCollieryDriverfromGreatWyrley,Staffordshire,attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryon16January1917duringtheGreatWar. HetransferredtotheWestYorkshireRegimentandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe3rdBattalionfrom1April1918.HereceivedaGun Shot Wound to his neck and arm on 29 June 1918 and was discharged on 18 February 1919.

James W. Garside attested for the Yorkshire (Green Howards) Regiment during the Great War, and serving with the 6th Battalion.

ErnestGeorgeParker attestedfortheCheshireRegimenton15January1916andservedduringtheGreatWar.Hewasdischargedaged30 on 8 July 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B252325.

AlbertE.Boyce attestedfortheYorkandLancasterRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe6thBattalioninEgyptfrom25 August 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 28 April 1919.

John Waters attested for the Army Ordnance Corps and served during the Great War. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 31 August 1919.

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NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Minesweeping1945-51 (P/SSX.747908R.W.RowsellA.B.R.N.) polished, otherwise very ne £120-£160

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (349924. A.C.2. N. Rockett. R.A.F.) polished, good very ne £160-£200

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Iraq (134526Pte.G.H.Hull.R.Fus.);Palestine1945-48 (AS.29022.L/Cpl.L. Makoae. A.P.C.) edge bruising to rst, good very ne and better (2) £70-£90

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (S-4697 T.W.O. Cl.1. J. Mc Gaffney. R.A.O.C.) light contact marks, very ne £60-£80344

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Palestine (2695377GdsmnA.Murray.S.Gds.);Palestine1945-48 (6849240Rfn.F. G. Boast. K.R.R.C.) nearly extremely ne (2) £80-£100

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.E.Asia1945-46,unnamedasissuedtoIndianpersonnel;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (534921Pte.F.W.Allidine.13-Hrs.);togetherwiththe planchetonly ofasilverKhedive’sSudanMedal1896-1908,silver (4890Pte.G.Robinson.2nd.L.F.) laterengravednamingedge,withtracesofbroochmountingtoobverse;edgebruising,nearly very ne, the GSM better (3) £80-£100

FrederickWalterAllidine wasbornatPreston,Lancashirein1881andattestedforthe11thHussarsatNorwichon8September1900.He latertransferredtothe13thHussars,servingduringboththeSouthAfricanWarandtheGreatWar(alsoentitledtotheQueen’sSouthAfrica Medalwiththreeclaspsanda1914-15Startrio).HewasdischargedinDecember1920,hisconductbeingdescribedasexemplary,andwas awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in October 1921. Sold with copied research.

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Palestine1945-48 (6204465Pte.J.Mason.Mx.);Malaya,G.VI.R. (22214080Gdsm.E. Dobson. Coldm. Gds.) contact marks and edge bruise, second medal heavily polished, otherwise very ne (2) £50-£70

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (2/Lt. R. I. Donner, R.E.) in named card box of issue, extremely ne £140-£180

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2010. RobertIanDonner wasbornon4December1930andwascommissionedasaNationalServicemanintotheRoyalEngineerson2May1950. HeconvertedtoaShortServiceCommissionon20July1952andwaspostedtoMalaya.Heretiredin1955andwenttoworkfortheRailway eventually rising to the position of Senior Controller Railway. He died in Canterbury on 27 November 1999.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (22274117 Cpl. K. Williams. R.E.) good very ne £60-£80349

KeithWilliams wasbornin1933andenlistedfortheGeneralServiceCorpsandRoyalEngineersatBrightonon16February1949.Heroseto therankofSergeantandwasdischargedon15December1968,havingservedforover19years.Here-enlistedintotheRoyalCorpsof Transport (T.A.) on 15 September 1970 and was discharged on 31 October 1972, on his own request. Soldwiththerecipient’ssoldiers‘RedBook’Certi!cateofServiceandlaterT.A.DischargeCerti!cate;togetherwithfouroriginalphotographsof the recipient in uniform.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R. (2279228L.A.C.C.K.Lawson.R.A.F.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp, Northern Ireland (25025695 LCpl. G. A. Wrixon. L.I.) edge bruise, heavy contact marks to rst, otherwise extremely ne (2) £70-£90

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R. (21145363Rfn.ChandraBahadurLimbu.10G.R.) edgebruisingand contact marks, nearly very ne £50-£70

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Canal Zone (21126482 Spr N D Wheeler RE) extremely ne £140-£180352x

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Cyprus (23435384Fus.B.Shields.L.F.)

;ArabianPeninsula (4096366L.A.C.F. Morris.R.A.F.)

;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia (24074552Pte.D.J.McGlasson.Loyals.) lightcontact marks and edge bruising, good very ne (3) £100-£140

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (2775 P.S. F. Pearce.) nearly extremely ne, scarce to unit £80-£100

F. Pearce served as a Police Sergeant with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary.

DefenceMedal (NX33200J.E.K.Tate);WarMedal1939-45(11) (MajorT.C.F.Rolls;RevN.H.Bland.;241586H. V.Dolman;C166731J.J.Fransch;N56989A.Majiyezi;VK35338E.P.Blake;NX6798GAPrendiville; NK23101A.Cook;R.N.H.M.S.Cey/184023AlexanderSailor;WilliamJ.Seymour;S.Wait) the !rsteightofficially impressed, the last three privately engraved, generally nearly very ne and better (12) £60-£80

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DefenceMedal(17),14namedtoIndianpersonnel,3unnamed;WarMedal1939-45(21),11namedtoIndianpersonnel,10 unnamed;IndiaServiceMedal(9),6namedtoIndianpersonnel,3unnamed, suspensiondamagedormissingonsome,generally ne and better (47) £80-£100

War Medal 1939-45 (30), generally nearly very ne or better (30) £60-£80357

Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22639860 Tpr. J. G. Berry. R. Tks.) nearly extremely ne £140-£180358

John Berry, a native of Liverpool, served with the 1st Royal Tank Regiment in Korea from February 1952 to January 1954. SoldtogetherwithahandwrittenletterfromhiscomradeMauriceWilkins,inresponsetoanearlierrequestforinformationabouttherecipient, which had been sent to the Royal Tank Regiment association.

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GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp(2),Borneo (23733387Pte.C.J.Brooks.R.Hamps.);NorthernIreland (24336121 Pte. A. J. Barrett R. Hamps.) the latter with the related miniature award, good very ne (2) £80-£100

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia (23775617 Gnr. R. W. Blair. RHA.) nearly extremely ne £60-£80360x

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GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland (24656490LCplWSMcHugh5InnisDG) courtmountedasworn, nearly extremely ne £100-£140

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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24277940 Tpr. P. M. Peabody. QOH.) some scratches, very ne £80-£100

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GeneralService1962-2007(2),1clasp,NorthernIreland (24221499Pte.C.MainStaffords);2clasps,Borneo,Malay Peninsula, uno cial retaining rod between clasps (24011588 Gnr. R. J. Summers. R.A.) very ne (2) £100-£140

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GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland (24334946PteHRJamesPara) mountedcourt-styleasworn, nearly extremely ne £140-£180

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GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland (24428704PtePSmitheymanPara) mountedcourt-styleasworn, good very ne £140-£180

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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24373964 L/Cpl. B. Wilson Int Corps.) good very ne £80-£100

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Dhofar (SAC J Neill (58094260) RAF) minor repair to clasp, nearly extremely ne £160-£200

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2009.

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GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,MalayPeninsula,Borneo, claspsmountedinthisorder (23983708Pte.W.W.Houston. ACC.) very ne £50-£70

South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (M. Kelly) large engraved naming, in Mercantile Marine box of issue, nearly extremely ne £300-£400

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ImperialServiceMedal,E.VII.R.,Lady’sbadgewithwreath (JohannaPhelan) mountedonoriginallady’sbowribandwith Elkington pin brooch, good very ne and rare to a female Irish recipient £400-£500

I.S.M. London Gazette 14 October 1910: ‘Johanna Phelan, Assistant Supervisor, Post O

Dublin.’

Three: Sergeant J. Newbery, Hampshire Regiment, and a Plumber, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Circularissue,1st‘coinagehead’issue(JohnNewbery.);VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,E.VII. R.(6047L.Sjt::J.Newbery.3rd.V.B.HampshireR.);TerritorialForceE

ciencyMedal,G.V.R.(380329Sjt.J.Newbery.17/Hamps: R.) unit o cially corrected on last, good very ne (3) £140-£180

JohnNewbery wasawardedhisVolunteerForceLongServiceMedalinOctober1903,andhisTerritorialForceE

ciencyMedalperArmy Order148ofApril1920.IncivilianlifehewasemployedasaPlumberChargemanatH.M.Dockyard,Portsmouth,andwasawardedtheImperial Service Medal upon his retirement (London Gazette 11 July 1924). Sold with copied research.

ImperialServiceMedal(4),G.VI.R.,1stissue(2) (FredCalvert,DavidMacKenzie);E.II.R.2ndissue(2) (CyrilFrank Hayman,MargaretThomson) threein RoyalMint casesofissue;FireBrigadeL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R. (Ldg.FiremanHenryG. Blandford) nearly extremely ne (5) £80-£100

Fred Calvert, Sorting Clerk and Telegraphist, Barrow-in-Furness. I.S.M. London Gazette 10 March 1944.

David McKenzie, Postman, Inverness. I.S.M. London Gazette 31 October 1950.

Cyril Frank Hayman, Technician, Class II (B), Exeter. I.S.M. London Gazette 1 July 1966. Margaret Thomson, Telephonist, Glasgow. I.S.M. London Gazette 29 November 1960.

Jubilee 1935 (6), all unnamed as issued, light contact marks, generally nearly very ne and better (6) £80-£100373

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Jubilee1935(6),onecontemporarilyengraved (2229Hav.LachhmanSingh3-11SikhR.);onewithnaming erased;the remainingfourunnamedasissued,onewithlady’sbowriband, minortestmarktoedgeofone,contactmarksandedgebruising, nearly very ne (6) £60-£80

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Coronation1937(4),allunnamedasissued,oneonlady’sbowriband;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued,onlady’sbow riband, nearly very ne and better (5) £70-£90

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Pair: Prison Officer J. Sparkes, H.M. Prison Service

Jubilee2022,unnamedasissued;PrisonService(OperationalService)L.S&G.C.,E.II.R.(Off JSparkesKM084)bothinoriginal embossed box and case of issue, extremely ne (2) £240-£280

Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (84695 Sjt. C. Burdett. R.E.) contact marks, good very ne £60-£80377

M.S.M. London Gazette 30 May 1919

CecilBurdett,anativeofNorwich,attestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththe208thFieldCompanyduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front.

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CanadaMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R. (30372W.O.2.S.BeardC.A.S.C.) seconddigitofnumberdouble-struck,polishedand slightly worn, minor edge bruise, nearly very ne and scarce £400-£500

M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

SidneyBeard wasborninLondon,England,inApril1882,andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionary ForceatValcartieron23September1914.PostedtotheCanadianArmyServiceCorps,1stDivisionalTrain,heservedwiththemduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFront,andwasadvancedCompanyQuarterMasterSergeanton9May1917.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWar hewasawardedtheColonialMeritoriousServiceMedal;healsoreceivedaSilverWarBadge.DemobilisedinMay1919,hesubsequentlysettledin London, Ontario, and died there in October 1960.

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Pair: Sergeant Trumpeter J. Davies, Royal Horse Artillery ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(1400.Tptr.J.Davies.R.H.A.)engravednaming;ArmyMeritoriousService Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue with !xed suspension (Sjt. Tpr. J. Davies. R.H.A.) good very ne (2) £200-£240

JohnDavies wasborninBirkenhead,Cheshire,in1857andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryatWoolwichon22October1878.Heserved withtheArtilleryinIndiafrom29September1879to7November1889,withtherestofhisserviceathome,andwasawardedhisLongService andGoodConductMedal,withGratuity,perArmyOrder43ofApril1897.HewaspromotedSergeantTrumpeteron13January1899,andwas dischargedon17July1906,after27yearsand269days’service.HewasawardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedal,withgratuity,perArmyOrder 166 of 1928. This is his entire medallic entitlement.

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ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2) (Serjt.JacobClayton,Staff;17799Sgt.A.Fincher,R.E.) traces of brooch mounting to reverse of rst, with copy suspension; the second a somewhat later issue, nearly very ne (2) £60-£80

JosephClayton wasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1862ontherecommendationoftheBarrackManagerat Cottonera, Malta. He was at the time Superior Barracks Sergeant, and had prior service with 1/23rd Foot. AlanFincher wasbornin1874atAshperton,Herefordshire.HeenlistedasaSapperintotheRoyalEngineersatHerefordinDecember1882, andwaspromotedCorporalinNovember1891,SergeantinApril1896,andCompanySergeantMajorinFebruary1902.Hewasawardedthe Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in April 1901, and was discharged in December 1903.

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (21728. Gunr. H. Tinson. R.A.) engraved naming, very ne £60-£80381

Soldwiththe planchetonly ofaBritishWarMedal1914-20 (2611Gnr.E.Day.R.A.);andabronzeCommemorativeMedallionforthe Defenders of Arras 1914-18.

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ArmyL.S.&G.C.,(2);V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (17197Q.M.Sejt.A.Murray.R.E.);G.VI.R,1stissue,RegularArmy (2870578 Gnr. W. Will. R.A.) suspension loose and contact marks on rst, otherwise bothnearly extremely ne (2) £120-£160

M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901

AlexanderMurray, aJoinerfromPeterhead,Aberdeenshire,andamemberofthe1stPeterheadArtillery,attestedfortheRoyalEngineersat Aberdeenon1November1881.AppointedQuartermasterSergeanton1January1895,heservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom11 November1899to28October1902,duringwhichtimehewasawardedhisLSGCunderArmyOrder156of1900,andappointedSergeant Majoron29November1900.AwardedaQSA(CC,OFS,Tvl)andaKSAwiththetwousualdateclasps,hewasMentionedinDespatchesinLord Robert’s despatch, in the London Gazette of 10 September 1901. He was discharged at his own request, on 1 November 1907.

Sold together with an Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes medal named to “Bro. William Will. Raised 1-5-70, Pinhoe Lodge, 6931’.

Militia L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (8994 Pte. G. Cleverley. Hamp: Regt. Mil.) about extremely ne £400-£500383

One of only 8 Militia Long Service and Good Conduct Medals awarded to the Hampshire Regiment. GeorgeCleverley wasborninPortsmouthandattestedtherefortheHampshireRegimentMilitia19February1881.Hewasawardedhis

Militia Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 138 of July 1905. Sold with copied Attestation papers.

Pair: Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant E. J. Dewey, Hampshire (Carabiniers) Imperial Yeomanry ImperialYeomanryL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(163S.Q.M.Sjt:E.J.Dewey.Hamp:Cbnrs:I.Y.);TerritorialForceE

ciencyMedal,G.V.R. (100001W.O. Cl.II. E. J. Dewey. Hamps. Yeo.) minor o cial correction to unit on latter, nearly extremely ne (2) £400-£500

Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008. ErnestJ.Dewey wasborninPortsmouthin1868.Heenteredthefamilycoalbusinesswhichhelatertookoverwhenhisfatherdied.Thishe managed,withtheassistanceofhiswifeduringhisServicedays,untilheretiredattheageof79.HejoinedtheHampshireCarabiniersYeomanry in1888.Withthemhewonmanyprizesandtrophiesforshootingandhorsemanship.Duringhisperiodofservicehewasamongstthosewho wentovertotheIsleofWighttorideinQueenVictoria’sfuneralprocession.DuringtheBoerWarheremainedinEnglandemployedasan Instructor.DuringtheGreatWarhewastransferredtotheRoyalRegimentofDragoons.HewasawardedtheImperialYeomanryLongService and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 27 of 1905 and the Territorial Force E

ciency Medal per Army Order 65 of 1921.

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Territorial Decoration, E.VII.R., silver and silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1910, with integral top brooch bar, good very ne £80-£100 385

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TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.(2),silverandsilver-gilt,onewithhallmarksforLondon1911,theotherunmarked,bothwith integral top brooch bars, nearly extremely ne (2) £120-£160

TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,E.VII.R. (117L.Cpl.J.Allen.Hants:Yeo.) edgebruiseandtestcuttoedge,otherwisegood very ne £100-£140

J. Allen was awarded his Territorial Force E

ciency Medal per Army Order 10 of January 1910.

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TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R. (61Sjt:W.H.White.1/WessexB.R.F.A.) smallscratchtoobverse eld,nearly extremely ne £70-£90

W. H. White was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal per Army Order 101 of April 1914.

EfficiencyMedal(2),G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial (836768Gnr.W.G.Taylor.R.A.);E.II.R.,2ndissue,T.&A.V.R. (22227207 Cpl. A. F. Roy. RAPC.) test mark to edge of rst, very ne and better (2) £60-£80

EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial (914711Gnr.C.R.Cambridge.R.A.);SpecialConstabularyLongService Medal,G.VI.R.,1stissue (WalterDew);NationalFireBrigadesUnionLongServiceMedal,silver,edgeofficiallynumbered‘1791’, with 20 Years top riband bar, and three Additional Five Years award Bars, unnamed as issued, generally very ne (3) £60-£80

Charles Robert Cambridge was discharged to the Territorial Army Reserve on 6 June 1946, and probably had Second World War Service. WalterDew isnoted,inresearchaccompanyingthemedal,asthesonofDetectiveChiefInspectorWalterDew,whowasinvolvedinthehunt for both Jack the Ripper and Dr. Crippen, and arrested Dr. Crippen in Canada.

EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Canada,withSecondAwardBar (Pte.A.TremblayRl.22eR.) suspensionslack,nearlyvery ne £60-£80

390 AdrienTremblay wasborninQuebecCity,CanadainMay1908.HeservedwiththeVoltigeursdeQuébec,April1934-January1940,before transferringtotheRoyal22ièmeRegiment.TremblayservedduringtheSecondWar(entitledtoC.V.S.M.andWarMedal),andadvancedto CompanySergeantMajor(awardedEfficiencyMedalin1944,andSecondAwardBarin1950).HesubsequentlyservedasActingCompany Quarter Master Sergeant with the Royal Canadian Engineers, and died at Ste. Foy Hospital in June 1956. Sold with copied service papers.

SpecialReserveL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R. (3167Cpl.J.Davison.D.C.O.Hants&I.ofW.R.F.R.A.) rstdigitofnumberslightly double-struck, good very ne, scarce to unit £400-£500

Oneofonly3SpecialReserveL.S.&G.C.MedalsawardedtotheDukeofConnaught’sOwnHampshireandIsleofWightRoyalFieldReserve Artillery.

J. Davison was awarded his Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 6 of January 1909.

Royal Observer Corps Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (Chief Observer. F. E. O. Couchman.) nearly extremely ne £100-£140

RoyalObserverCorpsMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue,withSecondAwardBar (ChiefObserverP.A.Elsom.);togetherwithtwo R.

£100-£140

P. A. Elsom was awarded his Royal Observer Corps Medal in 1955, and the Second Award Bar in 1968 while serving with No.

edgenicksto rst,good

£80-£100

RoyalUlsterConstabularyServiceMedal,E.II.R. (ConstWFDobson) on1sttyperiband,in RoyalMint caseofissue, extremely

£100-£140

SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,E.II.R.,‘Ulster’reverse (FrederickWithers) innamedcardboxofissue, extremely ne £140-£180

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ColonialPoliceForcesL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue (2992Const.HerbertD.B.Gregory,B.S.A.Pol.) in RoyalMint caseof issue, extremely ne £70-£90

HerbertDavisBruceGregory

wasborninGlamorganshirein1898and,havingemigratedtoRhodesia,servedwiththeBritishSouthAfrica Police from 13 January 1928 to 12 January 1948. He died in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on 19 April 1953. Sold with copied research.

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbadge,1sttype(1892-1939),circularbadgewithwhiteenamelcrosswith heraldicbeastsinanglesraisedabovethebackground;ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue (ThomasCharlesMiller);Police L.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue (Const.JamesF.Kivlahan);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue,2clasps, TheGreatWar1914-18,LongService1929 (Inspr.AlfredH.Hawkes);FireBrigadeL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R. (FiremanJohnF. Nelson);ServiceMedaloftheOrderofSt.John,unnamedasissued;VoluntaryMedicalServiceMedal (LillaG.Greenwood); Women’s Voluntary Service Medal, unnamed as issued, generally good very ne (8) £100-£140

LiverpoolCityPoliceGoodServiceMedal,silver,reverseengraved‘PresentedbyWatchCommitteetoCon.199D.J.B. Jones19-8-44’,withtopsilverribandbar;AssociationofProfessionalFireBrigadeOfficersLongServiceMedal,silver,1clasp, 10Years (Supt.J.F.Collins.1913.);NationalFireBrigadesAssociationLongServiceMedal,bronze,1clasp,TenYears,the edgeofficiallyimpressed‘10559’andengraved‘SidneyFennell’,thereverseengraved‘Gellygaer’;NationalFireBrigadesUnion LongServiceMedal,silver,1clasp,FiveYears,withtop‘TwentyYears’ribandbar,theedgeofficiallyimpressed‘1141’,andthe reverseengraved‘PresentedtoC.H.Chinnery,WoodfordFireBrigade,1914’;togetherwithaProfessionalFire Brigade Association lapel bade, generally very ne (5) £80-£100

Life Saving Awards

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(2504Pte.W.E.Berry.20/Midd’x.V.R.C.)engravednaming;RoyalHumaneSociety,small bronzemedal(successful)(WilliamEd.Berry.Aug.26,1880.Duplicate)withintegraltopribandbuckle, theRHSMedalaDuplicate, light scratches to rst and suspension claw crudely re-a xed on latter, nearly very ne (2) £80-£100

WilliamEdwardBerry wasbornon1857atBrompton,Middlesex.Hewasacommercialtraveller,andattheageof21,wascommendedfor an award for saving life at Great Yarmouth and was awarded the Royal Humane Society’s Bronze Medal (R.H.S. Case No. 21079).

The Norwich Mercury of 6 November 1880 reported, under the heading ‘Reward for Bravery’, that: ‘Mr.W.BerrysonofInspectorBerryofGravesend,andlateInspectoroftheGreatYarmouthPoliceForce,hasbeenawardedtheRoyalHumane Society’s Bronze medal for rescuing a young man named Bartram, who was nearly drowned while bathing on the beach last summer.’

In the 1911 Census he is recorded as a commercial traveller for a galvanised iron manufacturer and was residing at Brownhill Rdoad, Catford. Sold with copied research.

ARoyalHumaneSocietygroupofthreeawardedtoPrivateJ.T. Young,Ri!eBrigade,forhisgallantryinsavinglifeatCowes,Isle of Wight in November 1892

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1036Pte.J.Young.Rif.Brig.);RoyalHumane Society,smallbronzemedal(successful)(JamesThomasYoung,26th. November1892.)withintegraltopbronzeribandbuckle, minoredgebruising, the last polished, nearly very ne (3) £200-£240

R.H.S.CaseNo.26,259:‘Whilstscullingaboatbetween11and12a.m.on26 November1892atCowes,IsleofWight,SidneyPeach,aged18,slippedandfellinto thewater20yardsfromshore.JamesThomasYoung,ashipwrightfromWestCowes, jumpedfromthepierandswam20yards,andwithgreatdifficultycaughtPeachand brought him safely to shore.’

Soldwithaphotographicimageoftherecipientinuniform,wearingtheRoyalHumane Society riband.

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ShippingFederationMedalforMeritoriousService,1st(1910)type,silver (A.Hellman12th.January1922) unmounted, small test-mark to edge, nearly extremely ne, rare £300-£400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2001.

ArthurHellman,anAbleSeamanintheS.S. Dalton ofNewcastle-upon-Tyne,was,alongwithSecondOfficerRobertSpencer;BoatswainMartin Wennerburg;AbleSeamanArthurEdwardClerk;andDonkeymanHenryFudge,allofthe Dalton,awardedtheSeaGallantryMedalinBronze;the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society Medal in silver; and the Shipping Federation Medal for Meritorious Service. ‘Onthe12thJanuary1922,theS.S. Tidal ofCardiff,ladenwithcoal,wasindistressabout8milesoff theCortonLightship,nearLowestoft,the vesselhavingshippedtremendousseas,whichcausedhertotakeaheavyandincreasinglist.InresponsetosignalsofdistresstheS.S. Dalton of Newcastle-upon-Tynecametoherassistance,andalthoughtheweatherconditionswereverybadthemasterofthe Dalton decidedtotryto launchaboat.Volunteerswerecalledfor,andafterthe Dalton hadbeenmanoeuvredabout50yardstothewindwardofthe Tidal alife-boat,in chargeofMrRobertSpencerandmannedbytheseamenmentioned,waslaunchedandsucceededinrescuingthecrewandpassengersconsisting oftenmen,twowomen,andthreechildren,andsafelytransferredthemtothe Dalton.Therescuingboathadonlygonesome30yardsonthe return journey when the Tidal foundered.’ (The Sea Gallantry Medal, by R. J. Scrlett refers).

ApieceofPlate(Salver)value£15wasawardedbytheBoardofTradetoJamesJ.Shaw,Masterofthe Dalton,andapairofBinocularsvalue£8.2.6 to Robert Spencer, Second Officer. Henry Fudge was subsequently selected for the ‘Emile Robin’ award for 1922.

RoyalLifeSavingSocietyAwardofMerit,silver (T.E.Harvey1932);RoyalLifeSavingSocietyBronzeCross(3) (A.Watson July1954;T.Hawkins;H.Collins1974);the #rstwith #vedatebarsfor1955,1956,1957,1958,and1959,andwithtop R. L.S.S.ribandbar;RoyalLifeSavingSocietyPro#ciencyMedal,bronze (A.WatsonJune1953),withfourdatebarsfor1955, 1956,1957,and1958,andwithtopR.L.S.S.ribandbar;togetherwith #veR.N.L.I.badges,includingthoseforthePresidentofthe R.N.L.I. Ladies’ Life-Boat Guild; and the Chairman of the R.N.L.I., generally very ne (10) £70-£90

LiverpoolShipwreckandHumaneSociety,SwimmingPro#ciencyMedal,silver(HallmarksforBirmingham1929),thereverse inscribed‘PresentedbytheLiverpoolShipwreck&HumaneSocietytoDorisM.Parkes,GarstonCh.ofE. School,forpro!ciencyinswimmingexerciseswiththeobjectofSavingLife,1/10/30’,withtop $oreatesilver riband bar, in #tted case of issue, good very ne £40-£50

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FrenchLifeSavingSocietyoftheOise,silvermedal,32mm,thereverseengraved‘L.J.Dubois2Février1868’;FrenchLife SavingSocietyoftheSeine,silvermedal,31mm,thereverseengraved‘E.L.A.M.RousselMbre.Honre.1885’;FrenchLife SavingSocietyoftheAisne,silvermedal,40mm,thereverseembossed‘PrixArthurLacroix’;togetherwithaFrenchGeneral SocietyofLife-Saversbronzemedallion,theedgenumbered‘170’;aFrenchMedalforHygiene,bronze-gilt,thereverseinscribed ‘EugénePétel,Paris1902’;aFrenchMinistryofSocialAffairsMedalofHonour,silver-gilt,‘Mme.E.Petel1970’;anda Dutch National Union of Royal Societies Medal for those decorated with life-saving awards, bronze, generally very ne (7) £100-£140

LouisJulesDubois wasamemberofthe #rebrigadeof29years,andwasawardedtheLifeSavingSocietyoftheOisesilvermedalforsaving the life of the mayor’s wife who dell into the Canal of Ourcy, and also the life of a child who had fallen into a well.

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FrenchMedalofHonourforSavingLife,MinistryoftheMarineandtheColonies,smallsilvermedal,8thissue,by Barre,33mm, Marianneonobverse;6thmodelreverseinscribed‘AWolterWalfordMatelotAnglais,CourageetDevouement 1874.’oncartouche $ankedbysupporters,withballandringsuspension,silvermarktoedge, pawn-broker’smarktoobverse, suspension re-a xed, otherwise nearly extremely ne £80-£100

WolterWalford and #veother #shermenfromColchestersavedthecrewoftheFrenchthree-master Lion

Harwichonthenightof29-30 November 1874.

FrenchHumaneandShipwreckSocietyMedal,41mm,silver,theobverseportrayingHumanityprotectingawomanandchild,with ashipwreckandlighthouseinthebackground,thereverseengraved‘AM.JohnDonavanpoursauvetage11Septembre 1885

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The‘life-saving’groupofthirty-oneminiaturedressmedalsattributedtoColonelR.A.Munro,Royal Canadian Air Force, and a Canadian ‘Adventurer Extraordinaire’ OrderofCanada,Member’sbadge;OrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Officer’sbadge;1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;Defence Medal;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withOverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45;CanadianCentennialMedal1967;Jubilee 1977;Canadian125thAnniversaryMeal1992; Poland,Republic,OrderofVirtutiMilitari,FifthClass;PolishCrossofBravery; International,CanadianOrderofIcarusSeniorCompanion’sbadge;MilitaryandHospitallerOrderofSt.LazarusofJerusalem KnightGrandCrossbadge;JapaneseRedCrossSocietyGoldOrderofMeritbadge;NobilityOrderoftheNiadhNaskofIreland Member’sbadge;CompanionateofMeritofSt.LazarusKnightCommander’sbadge;MembershipMedaloftheCanadianAviation HallofFame,withthreerosettesonriband;CompanionoftheOrderofFlight(Edmonton);MemberoftheOrderofPolaris (YukonTerritory),withclasp;FrenchLiberationMedal;EuropeanCombatantCross;JapaneseRedCrossSocietyMember’sMedal; Commemorative‘CastelloLanzun’InaugurationMedal; LifeSaving,RoyalLifeSavingSocietyRecognitionBadge,withtop ‘R.L.S. S.’ribandbar;RoyalLifeSavingSocietyofCanada(AlbertaandNorthWestTerritoriesBranch)MeritoriousServiceMedal;Royal LifeSavingSocietyofCanada(AlbertaandNorthWestTerritoriesBranch)Benefactor’sMedal,withclasp;RoyalLifeSaving SocietyofCanada(AlbertaandNorthWestTerritoriesBranch)DiamondJubileeMedal1984;PortugueseLifeSavingSociety ‘ProtectorBenfeitor’Medal;ImperialJapaneseSeaDisasterRescueSocietyMedalofMerit;AssociationofMilitarySurgeonsofthe UnitedStatesMember’sbadge,allmountedfordisplaypurposes;togetherwiththerecipient’sfull-sizedLifeSavingBenevolent AssociationofNewYorkMedal,silvered,thereverseengraved‘ColonelR.A.Munro’,with‘December1971’suspensionbar;and a St. John Ambulance Priory of Canada Centennial Commemorative Medallion 1993, generally nearly extremely ne (33) £400-£500

Provenance: ExhibitedbyCaptainJackBoddingtonatthe OrdersandMedalsSocietyof America AnnualConvention,Philidelphia,2003(forwhichitwonaBronzeExhibit Medal).

RaymondAlanMunro wasborninMontreal,Quebec,on14July1921,andwas educatedinCanadaandtheUnitedStates.Hecommenced "yingatToronto,Ontario, in1937andjoinedtheRoyalCanadianAirForcein1940.Hewaspostedto145 Squadron,R.A.F.,andbecameaSpit#repilot.Hesurvivedthreemajorcrashesandwas returnedtoCanadaandmedicallydischargedinMarchof1942.Hesubsequently becameacommercialpilot,lawstudent,investor,balloonist,andparachutist.hisname appearsinthe GuinnessBookofWorldRecords twice, #rstlyforthemostnortherly parachutedescent(landingontheNorthPolein1969),andsecondlyforpilotingthe #rsthotairballoonacrosstheIrishSeain1971.HewasadmittedtoCanada’sAviation Hall of Fame in 1973, and was appointed to the Order of Canada the following year.

MunrowasawardedtheLifeSavingBenevolentAssociationofNewYork’sMedalfor savinghumanlifeinperilinDecember1971.Whilstslyinganamphibiousaircraftalone inbadweather,hespottedanoverturnedboatinPelhamBay,NewYork,someone andahalfmilesfromshore.Helandedinroughwater,divedin,andbroughtoneman totheaircraftandrevivedhi.Hethenattendedtoanothermanandlaidhimacrossthe "oat of the aircraft and taxied to shore and safety.

Therecipientofnumeroushonours,awards,andlifesavingmedals,Munrodiedon26 May 1994. His full-sized medals are housed in Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame.

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Theemotiveandextremelywell-documentedP.D.S.A.DickinMedalforGallantry-“TheAnimals’V.C.”andR.S.P.C.A.RedCollarforValourawardedtoWarDogRob,forhisgallantryandoutstandingservice duringtheSecondWorldWar,duringwhichheundertook20parachutedescentswhileservingwithInfantry in North Africa and the 2nd S.A.S. Regiment in Italy

People’sDispensaryforSickAnimalsDickinMedalforGallantry,bronze,thereverseinscribed‘“ROB”WarDogNo.471/322 Attached2nd.S.A.S.Regt.February1945A.F.M.C.No.99811’,piercedwithringsuspension,andattachedbyribandtothe recipient’sRoyalSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimalsRedCollarForValourleathercollar,thiscompletewithintegral R.S.P.C.A.ForValourmedallion,withaccompanyingcampaignribandsforthe1939-45Star,AfricaStarandItalyStar, goodvery ne (lot) £20,000-£30,000

InstitutedbyMariaDickin,C.B.E.,thefounderofthePeople’sDispensaryforSickAnimals,in1943,theDickinMedalhassincebeenawardedon 71occasions-32ofthemgoingtopigeons,34todogs,4tohorses,and1toacat.Thevastmajority(andallthoseawardstopigeons)were grantedinrespectofactsofbraveryintheSecondWorldWar,butmorerecentlyanumberofawardshavebeenmadetoArmsandExplosives Search Dogs of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps for their gallantry in Iraq and Afghanistan.

P.D.S.A. Dickin Medal for Gallantry awarded 8 February 1945.

TheaccompanyingP.D.S.A.(ThePeople’sDispensaryforSickAnimals)andA.F.M.C.(AlliedForcesMascotClub)certi!catestates:‘Thisisto certifythatRob,WarDogNo471/322hasbeenawardedtheDickinMedalforGallantryforoutstandingserviceincluding20parachutedescents while serving with Infantry in North Africa and SAS Regiment in Italy. Signed M. E. Dickin (Founder).

Inscriptiontothereversereads:‘WarDogNo471/322“Rob”tookpartinthelandingsintheNorthAfricancampaignwithanInfantryunit.Since September1943,hehasservedwithaSpecialAirForceRegimentandtookpartinoperationswiththatUnitinItaly,mostofwhichwereofan unpleasant nature. He was used as patrol and guard over small parties who were lying up in enemy occupied territory. Thereisnodoubtthathispresencewiththesepartiessavedmanyofthemfrombeingdiscovered,andtherebycapturedorkilled.TheDoghas made over 20 parachute descents.’

Rob,ablack-and-whitecollie-retriever,wasboughtasapuppyin1939for5shillings,andlivedhisearlyyearswiththeBaynefamilyofTetchill, Ellesmere,Shropshire,astheirfarmdogandpet.WhenRobwasstillasmallpuppy,hewentonanexplorationbeyondtheboundariesofTetchill andwasbroughthomebyJohnBrunt,thenaschoolboyatEllesmereCollege.Johnbecameafrequentvisitor,takingRobforwalkswhentime allowed.AfterleavingcollegeJohnjoinedthearmyandledadistinguishedcareeruntilhewaskilledinaction.OnthedaythatRobreceivedthe ‘animalV.C.’,itwasannouncedthatJohnhadbeenposthumouslyawardedtheV.C.,astrangebutsadcoincidencethattheboyandadogwho roamed the Shropshire !elds together should both have received the highest honour.

Atthetimeofreceivingtheaward,hisowner,EdwardBayne,toldthe ObanTimes howcaringhehadbeenasafarmdog:‘Heusedtohelpsettle thechicksintheirhousesatnight,pickingthemupinhismouthwhentheyhadstrayedaway-hehadawonderfulmouth-andtuckingthemin under their mothers.’

TheBaynes’son,Basil,hadlearnt towalkbyholdingontoRob’stailorclutchinghiscoat,andifthechildwascryingRobputhisfrontpawsupon the pram, soothed him and made him laugh.

Rob’s owners volunteered him as a War Dog in 1942 and he was signed up on 19 May of that year.

FollowingactionintheNorthAfricacampaign,fromSeptember1943RobservedwiththeSpecialAirServiceRegiment(SAS),the !rstwardogto doso.Withtheregiment,hetookpartinoperationsinItaly,parachutinginonsabotagemissions.AccordingtoofficialWarOfficerecords,Rob completed more than 20 parachute descents, 3 of them operational.

An account included with the lot gives further details of his war-time exploits:

‘AtnearbySousse,the2ndS.A.S.,thenvirtuallyunknown,hadtheirtrainingbase.CaptainBurtwasaveryworriedman.Thecommandingofficer wasawayillandstoresweredisappearinginamostdisconcertingway.CaptainBurtaskedtheholdingsectionfor2dogs.Onedevelopedskin diseaseandwasreturned-theotherwasRob,whoprovedmorethanequaltothetask.HesoonbecameraceconsciousandpilferingArabs became honest men over night!

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Itwasfromtherethatthe2ndS.A.S.practisedtheirparachutedropsandonedaythemensmuggledRobupintheplaneforaride.Itwasallthey coulddotopreventhimfromjumpingoutafterthemen.SotheyborrowedaharnessfromanearbyAmericanbasewhoweretryingtotrain dogstojumpandonthenext !ightup,againtookRobwiththem.ThistimeRobjumpedandonlandingthemenrantohimtoreleasehimfrom theparachute.Hehadmadeaperfectdrop,fallingsilentlywithoutpanicthroughtheair.Itwasonlyatthispointthatthecommandingofficerwas informed of the fact that Rob had been airborne and from then on his training began in earnest.’

The account tells how Rob later completed three separate sabotage missions behind enemy lines.

AletterfromJenniferHodges,daughterofVictor(Sam)Redhead,Rob’sS.A.S.handler,con#rmsRedhead’saccountofhowRobwould‘eagerly parachuteaheadofmyfatherandhisS.A.S.groupandthenbringthemtogetherassoonaspossibleaftertheyhadlanded’.Thelettercontinues: ‘WhilethesoldiersweresleepingRobwouldpatrolroundthemandlicktheirfacestobringthemtoinstantwakefulnessattheslightestsound. Ononemission,hewentmissingfor #veweeksbutinthattimeheroundedupallthewidelyscatteredmembersofhis2ndS.A.S.patrolandthey returned home safely’. (letter included with lot refers).

Robwasthe #rstWarDogattachedtotheS.A.S.tobeawardedthe‘animalV.C.’,andwasreportedlytheonlyWarDogtohavebeennominated fortheDickinMedalbytheWarOffice.HewaspresentedwithhisDickinMedalbyMajortheHon.W.P.SidneyV.C.M.P.(laterViscountde L’Isle, V.C., K.G.), the Anzio beachhead hero, at a ceremony at the Prisoner of War Funds Exhibition in London on 8 February 1945.

Demobilisedon27November1945,RobledtheWembleyParadeof32wardogson16July1947infrontof10,000spectators,beingtheonly dog present to hold both the Dickin Medal and the R.S.P.C.A. Red Collar and Medallion for Valour.

Followinghiswartimeexploits,RobwasreturnedtotheBaynesandsettledbackintofamilylifeonthefarm,occasionallymakingpublic appearancestohelpraisefundsforreturningPrisonersofWarandtheirfamilies.InFebruary1948hedisappearedfor #vedayswithhis companion,theBaynes’otherdog,Judy,aspaniel.Extensivepresscoverageaccompaniedthedisappearance,withsomepapersexpressingthefear thatRobmighthavebeenkidnapped, TheDailyGraphic describinghimas‘theno.1canineheroofthewar’.Fivedayslaterhewasfoundbya neighbouringfarmer, hisfacegashedandsufferingfromexhaustion,withJudystandingguardoverhim,hiscollarandribbonmissing.Itappeared that he had been caught in a rabbit hole. His damaged collar, now missing its buckle, was later recovered. Rob died in 1952, aged 12.

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JimmyQuentinHughes’book WhoCaresWins includesacontroversialpassagesettingouttodebunkRob’sstory.HughesstatesthatRob’s parachutejumpscanonlyhavebeentrainingexercisesas‘the[S.A.S.]regimentwasnotonoperationsinNorthAfrica’,and‘Noonedidmore jumps than were necessary to train one to land safely behind enemy lines. Twenty for a dog seems excessive and unlikely.’ HughesalsoreferstoananonymouslettersenttotheBaynesattheendofthewar,whichfromJenniferHodges’accountclearlycamefromher fatherCorporalVictor(Sam)Redhead,Rob’s2ndS.A.S.Regimenthandler.HughesstatesthatanoperationasdescribedbytheRadioTimesin whichRobwassaidtohavetakenpart‘didnottakeplace’.HughesgoesontoallegethatwhenheservedwithMajorTomBurtatWivenhoePark laterinthewar,BurtbecamedepressedbyaletterfromtheBaynesfamilyaskingforthereturnofRob,towhomhehadbecomeveryattached. HugheswritesthathearrangedtotakeRobupinaplaneforaparachutejumpsothathecouldwriteupareportsayinghowindispensablethe dogwas‘andyoucankeephimuntiltheendofthewar’.Intheevent,poorweathermeantthe !ightwascancelledbutHughesstatedthathe wrotealettertothefamilyanywayandtheyusedittoapproachorganisationstolobbyforRobtoberecognised.Although,asHughesnotesand theoriginalletterattests,theWarO

cetoldtheBaynesthatRob’shandlerswerekilledonactiveservice,thiswasnottrue,asSamRedhead survived the war, dying in March 2000.

However,Hughes’accountdoesnottallywithotherevidence.AslettersfromtheWarOfficetotheBaynefamilyincludedintheconsignment hereshow,itwastheWarOfficeitselfthatrecommendedRobfortheDickinMedalandtheR.S.P.C.A.MedallionforValour.AnotherWarOffice lettertotheBaynes,signedbyaMajorH.A.ClayonbehalfoftheBrigadier,DirectorofArmyVeterinary&RemountServices,dated29January 1945 and headlined SECRET, con#rms that Rob ‘has made over 20 parachute drops, including 3 operational, during the last 18 months.’ EvelynLeChêne’sbook SilentHeroes alsocontradictsHughes’claims.DespiteS.A.S.heroAlastairMcGregorwritingtoHeatherBaynelateinlife sayingthatalthoughhehadvisitedRobatWivenhoein1944-45he couldnotrememberRobonhisvariousmissions,acontemporaryaccount statesthatMcGregor’smotherhadwrittentoEdnaBayneafterreadingaboutRobafterthewartosayherson‘hadbeenforeverspeakingofRob andRob’scourageandexploits.’LeChênealsogoesontoinvestigatewhichoperationsRobmighthavebeeninvolvedin.Discountingatleasttwo missionsforlogisticalreasons,shealightsonOperation Pomegranate of12-24January1944,toknockoutGermanreconnaissanceaircraftbasedat SanEgidioinpreparationfortheAnziolandingsinItaly.TheoperationwasledbyaMajorWiddrington,whowaskilled,andaLieutenantHughes, whowasseverelywounded.LeChênewrites:‘OfRob’spresencewithWiddringtononthatoccasiontherecanbenodoubt,giventhetestimony of Widdrington’s mother after the war.’

It is also notable that it was Major Philip Sidney V.C. M.P., the Anzio beachhead hero, who was chosen to present Rob with his Dickin Medal.

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i) A framed portrait of Rob the Dog, oil on canvas, 730mm x 530mm.

ii) The recipient’s original Collar, with ‘War Dog 1939-1945’ medallion, this lacking buckle and in relic condition

iii)Therecipient’sP.D.S.A.andAlliedForcesMascotClubCerti!catefortheDickinMedal,dated8February1945;togetherwiththeoriginalWar Officeletterdated24January1945announcingtheawardoftheDickinMedaltoRob;andoriginalWarOfficeletterdated5November1945 announcing Rob’s R.S.P.C.A. Medallion of Valour award.

iv)TypescriptExtractfromMissMarjorieAndersonoftheOverseasDivisionrelatingherbroadcastatthepresentationofRob’sDickinMedal, includingthefollowingregardingCorporalVictor(Sam)Redhead,whohadbeenhis2ndS.A.S.Regimenthandler:‘Whileheacceptedtheadmiring patsofthecrowdmillingroundhimIhadachatwithSam,andhetoldmethatheandthedogalwaysmadetheirparachutejumptogether–“He’s never done one without me” – said Sam proudly.’

v)A21-page,untitled,hand-writtenmanuscriptrelatingtheimaginarystoryofRobtheDogasadialoguebetweenRobandtheBayne’sotherdog Judy, written by Mrs Edna Bayne, Rob’s owner; together with a typewritten service memoir as though written by Rob the Dog.

vi)Acopyof AsBrothersIntheFray,TheLifeStoryofBritain’sAceofWarDogs.“Rob”D.M.471/322-TheParachuteDog-Mascotofthe2ndSpecial Air Service Regiment. By Edna Bayne, typescript in 18 chapters with foreword by the Lord Stafford, dated 1949

vii)Letterdated26May1948fromRob’soriginalhandlerinNorthAfricaMajorTomBurtM.B.E.toMrsEdnaBayneinresponsetoMrsBayne’s request for details of Rob’s war service.

viii)Afoldercontainingplasticwallets !lledwithphotographsandnewsreportsrelatingtoRob’shistoryandservice,includinga(torn)photograph ofhishandlerMajorTomBurt;togetherwithaseriesofarticles,newspapercuttings,lettersandhand-writtennotesconcerningRobtheDog, serviceanimalsandmilitary !gures;andvariousphotocopiesofnumerouspresscuttingssettingoutRob’swarrecord,oftenasthepre-eminent example of war animal exploits.

ix)CorrespondencewithvariousorganisationsregardingresearchintoRob’swarrecord;togetherwithafoldercontainingvariousphotographs, newspaper cuttings and War Office correspondence regarding Rob’s return and award.

x)VariousarticlesandoriginalphotographsofRobtheDogandtheBaynefamily;togetherwithafoldercontainingvarioushand-writtenmemoirs ofRob’slifebyoneoftheBaynechildren(Heather),includingspeci!cdetailsofhowhecametocompleteparachutejumpsatSousseinTunisiain 1942, and how the family met John Brunt.

xi) A letter from Jennifer Hodges, daughter of Corporal Redhead, Rob’s S.A.S. handler, with a photograph of Rob and Redhead together.

xii) A folder containing details and tributes to Captain John Brunt V.C., M.C., who as a pupil at Ellesmere College had exercised Rob the dog

xiii) A box !le containing a printer’s metal slug of the photograph of Rob receiving his Dickin Medal, with print copy of the image.

xiv)AphotographofRobandanotherdogapparentlyonmanoeuvreswithtroops,takenfroma !lmattheImperialWarMuseumofGuelma, Algeriaon6February1943.CataloguenumberAYY471/2,createdbytheWar OfficeFilmUnit.Titled: Reconstructionofanarmymessagedogin actioninGuelma,oneoffourbelongingtotheRoyalIrishFusiliersinNorthAfrica.Fulldescription: CloseupofCompanySergeantMajorGarrettofS Company,1stBattalionRoyalIrishFusilierslaying at,writingamessageforhisplatoonsergeant.HehandsthemessagetoLance-CorporalH.Evans,with hisdogsRobandBoy.Lance-CorporalEvansplacesthemessageinacollararoundRob’sneckandreleaseshim.Robheadsforhisotherkennelman, FusilierWilliams,whoisontheothersideofthe eld.Robnegotiatesastream.Afterrunningamile,RobdashestoFusilierWilliams.FusilierWilliams detachesthecollarandhandsittoPlatoonSergeantMTMcHugh.SergeantMcHughextractsandreadsthemessageandrunso tohisplatoonhiddenin theundergrowth.Robispettedandfedbyhismaster.CloseupofRob;togetherwithaccompanyingCDofthe !lmandletterfromthe !lmmaker’s daughter; and further correspondence regarding the !lm from the maker’s daughter.

xv)Sevenvideocassettes,comprisingBasilBayneDogandFootball;AnimalPassions,dated2July1996and9July1996;2labelled:Robcopyof 16mm !lm(circa1949)forHeatherBayne;and2labelled:AnimalsatWar;togetherwithacassettetapeoftheBBCRadioFourseries The Animals’ VC, with accompanying note from the BBC to Heather Bayne.

xvi)Aboxof15booksrelatingtoanimalwarheroes,theS.A.S.,andthememoirofanInfantrydespatchrider.Thebooksinclude WhoCaresWins, by Jimmy Quentin Hughes M.C. and Silent Heroes by Evelyn Le Chêne.

xvii) Two copies of Rob the Paradog, a softback children’s book by Dorothy Nicolle.

xviii)Varioussundrynewsarticles,photocopiesofphotographs;P.D.S.A.booklets;cuttingsfromandcompletecopiesofthe RadioTimes for6-12 May 1989, featuring Rob on the cover for the Inside Story series programme Animals In War; and other ephemera.

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ArcticMedal1818-55,privatelyengravedtothethreeloweredgesofthemedal (W.Murray1818-1855) alittlelooseatclaw, contact marks, otherwise very ne £1,200-£1,600

WilliamMurray wasbornatFalmouth,Cornwall,inabout1825,thesonofWilliamJamesMurrayandElizabeth.Hecommencednavalservice asBoy2ndClass,joiningH.M.S.Inconstant on24March1839.HejoinedH.M.S.Magicienne on16October1841,andwasadvancedtoBoy1st Classon6May1842.HavingbeenadvancedtoOrdinarySeamanheservedinH.M.S.America from18May1844to20October1847.Hejoined H.M.S.Investigator on16April1848,remaininginheruntil26November1849.HejoinedH.M.S.Enterprise atWoolwichasavolunteerAble Seamanon24December1849,andremainedinheruntil24May1855,therebycompletingtwovoyagestotheArctic.Hesignedforthemedal ‘with his mark’, on 24 June 1857. In 1871 he was a resident of Deptford, London.

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Actionoff ToryIslandMedal1798,38mm,copper,theobverseshowingtheuniformedbustofSirJohnWarrenBt.facing,the reversedepictingBritishandFrenchshipsengagedinbattle;TheWreckofH.M.S. Foudroyant Medal1897,38mm,copper,the obverseshowingtheuniformedbustofLordNelsonfacing,thereversedepictingthe Foudroyant;JutlandCommemorativeMedal 1916(2),both45mm,the !rstinbronze,thesecondinwhitemetal;togetherwitha castcopy oftheSinkingoftheS.S. Lusitania Medal 1915, 55mm, bronze, nearly extremely ne (5) £100-£140

The !rst referenced in British Historical Medals 456 and Eimer 896; the second referenced in British Historical Medals 3613 and Eimer 1813.

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XVIIIHussarsRegimentalMedal,aStarshapedmedalcommemoratingthecampaignsinthePeninsulaandWaterloo,unmarked whitemetal,66mm,a5pointedsilverstarwithhighreliefborderandstippledground,withswivellingsuspension,inscribedtothe obversewiththecrownedmotto ‘ProRegeProLegeProPatriaConamur’with‘Peninsula’and‘Waterloo’intheopposingtop arms of the star and ‘XVIII Hussars’ within the central garter circlet, plain reverse, unnamed as issued, good very ne £80-£100

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NorthumberlandFusiliersMeritMedal1836(2),34mm,silver,for14years’service,theobversefeaturingSt.Georgeslayingthe Dragon,‘QuoFataVocant’onscrollabove,thereverseinscribed‘VNorthumberlandFusiliersMeritMarch10th.1767’within wreath,unnamed;34mm,bronze,for7years’service,inscribedasabove,unnamedwithloosebronzeclipandringsuspension, the rst crudely pierced twice for ring suspension, edge bruising, polished, therefore good ne (2) £60-£80

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22nd(Cheshire)RegimentofFootMedal1820,36mm,silver,forfourteenyears’goodconduct,obversefeaturingGeorgeIII receivingthemedalfromColonelCrosbieontheterraceatWindsor,theCastleinthebackground,‘EstablishedunderRoyal Sanction’above,‘1785’inexergue,thereverseinscribed‘ReestablishedbyCol.SirH.Gough1st.January1820’,withtwopalm branches below, ‘Order of Merit 22nd. Regiment’ around, unnamed and unmounted, in !tted case, minor edge nicks, very ne £60-£80

Provenance: Referenced in Balmer, R.246. SoldwiththreeQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalclasps,forCapeColony,Belfast,andSouthAfrica1902;andthree copy clasps,forPaardeberg, Driefontein, and Johannesburg.

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42ndFootMedal1819,byParkes,astrucksilvermedal,theobversewithcrossandSt.Andrew,viewofPyreneesandlegend ‘NemoMeImpuneLacessit’,reversewith #ying !gureofFamewithtrumpet,laurelwreathcontainingbattlehonoursfor ‘Corunna,FuentesD’Onor,Pyrenees,Nivelle,Nive,Orthes,Toulouse,Peninsula’,andinarectanglebelow,‘42R.H.Rt.’,therim impressed ‘Serj. Angus Mc’Pherson’, !tted with straight bar hinged suspension, very ne £240-£280

Referencedin Balmer, (R336a)asthetype‘a’variantofthismedal.AnA.McPhersonisreferredtoinalistoftheknownmedalsincludedinthe book.

AngusMcPherson wasbornatAbernethy,Inverness,in1789.Heattestedforthe42ndFoot(RoyalHighlandRegiment)inJuly1803,attheage of14,atFortGeorge.Heservedfor21yearsincludingserviceinthePeninsulaandatWaterloo.HeisentitledtotheWaterlooMedal(Captain Mungo McPherson’s Company) and the Military General Service Medal with clasps for Busaco, Fuentes d’Onor, and Cuidad Rodrigo.

Note: AsimilarmedalwassoldintheseroomsinMarch2018namedtoA.McPherson,althoughitispossiblethatthereweretwomenofthis name in the regiment.

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LoyalLondonVolunteers1803,astrucksilvermedal,34mm,theobverseembossed‘LLVFirstRegiment’withtrophy-of-arms,the reverseinscribed(nameengraved),‘Toperpetuatethememoryof ThosDavis asavoluntarydefenderofhiscountry1803’, unmounted, good very ne £60-£80

SoldwithacopyoftheBulletinoftheMilitaryHistoricalSociety(May1984)containinganarticleontheMedaloftheLoyalLondonVolunteers, 1803; and related research.

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S.S. Maine AmericanLadies’HospitalShipFundCommemorativeMedallion1899,44mm,whitemetal,unnamed, minoredgebruise, very ne £60-£80

The Maine wasoriginallytheAtlanticTransportLinesteamer Swansea,renamedin1899andlenttotheBritishGovernmentasahospitalshipfor useintheBoerWarandlateroff ChinaduringtheBoxerRebellion.FittedoutasahospitalshipinLondonbyMessrs.Fletcher&SonandFearnall Ltd.,thecostsweremetbytheAmericanLadiesHospitalShipFund,undertheChairmanshipofLadyRandolphChurchill,motherofthefuture Prime Minister, who struck the above medallion to help with their fund raising.

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TheGreatWarMemorialPlaquetoStokerP.Connolley,RoyalNavy,whowaskilledinactionwhen H.M.S. Hampshire was sunk on 5 June 1916

Memorial Plaque (Patrick Connolley) some verdigris, very ne

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PatrickConnolley waskilledinactionwhilstservinginH.M.S. Hampshire whenshe,conveyingFieldMarshalLordKitcheneronadiplomatic missiontoRussia,struckaGermanmineoff theOrkneyIslandson5June1916andsankwithin15minuteswiththelossof737lives.Therewere only 12 survivors. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.

TheGreatWarMemorialPlaqueawardedtoAbleSeamanA.R.Daykin,RoyalNavy,whodiedinH.M.S. Begonia, a Q-Ship that was sunk after a collision with a German submarine on 6 October 1917

Memorial Plaque (Alfred Richard Daykin) a few spots of verdigris, very ne £70-£90

AlfredRichardDaykin wasborninWestminster,London,on8December1885.HeattestedforserviceintheRoyalNavyduringtheGreat Waron15November1915and "rstsawserviceinH.M.S. Camellia, beforejoiningthe“Q-Ship’(Q-10),H.M.S. Begonia,inwhichhedied,aged32, on6October1917,whenshecollidedwithaGermansubmarine,whilstoperatingindisguiseasaMerchantman,off Casablanca,Morocco.Heis commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.

Memorial Plaque (Emer Coleman Driver) in card envelope, very ne £50-£70423x

EmerColemanDriver wasborninHallaton,Uppingham,LeicestershireinApril1891.Heattestedintothe7thDragoonGuardsduringthe GreatWarandsawserviceontheWesternFrontfrom18October1915.Hediedofwoundson1August1916andisburiedinHeillyStation Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbe, France.

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TheGreatWarMemorialPlaquetoPrivateS.E.Adams,DorsetYeomanry,whowaskilledinactionat Gallipolion21August1915andwasposthumouslyMentionedinDespatchesfordistinguishedandgallant services

Memorial Plaque (Stanley Edgar Adams) very ne £80-£100

M.I.D. London Gazette 13 July 1916

StanleyEdgarAdams wasborninHolnest,Dorset,andattestedatSherborne,Dorset,fortheDorsetYeomanryforserviceduringtheGreat War,enteringtheEgyptiantheatreon23April1915.HelaterservedatGallipoliwherehewaskilledinactionon21August1915.Hewas posthumouslyMentionedinDespatchesfordistinguishedandgallantservicesrenderedduringtheperiodofGeneralSirCharlesMunro’s Command of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (London Gazette 13 July 1916). He is buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey. Sold with copied Medal Index Card

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JohnHenryLinley wasborninClaythorpe,Nottinghamshire,andattestedintotheNorthumberlandFusiliers.HeservedduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFrontfrom10September1915.AppointedSergeant,hesawlaterservicewithCCompany,RailwayOperatingDivision,Royal Engineers, and died of wounds on 28 June 1917. He is buried is Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium.

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JamesWilliamMahan wasborninLeicesterandattestedatCoventry,Warwickshire,intotheRoyalEngineers,forserviceduringtheGreat War.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe5thFieldCompany,anddied,aged28,on7November1918.HeisburiedinTerlincthunBritish Cemetery, Wimille, France.

EdwinHenryFox wasborninKobe,JapanandattestedfortheRoyalFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWestern Frontwiththe10th(Stockbrokers)Battalionfrom31July1915.AppointedCorporal,hediedathome,aged24,on30January1916.Heisburied in Hillingdon and Uxbridge Cemetery, London.

NathanielHarrison,anativeofSalford,Lancashire,attestedatCheetham,ManchesterintotheManchesterRegimentforserviceduringthe GreatWar.HewaskilledinactionontheWesternFrontwhilstservingwiththe2/9thBattalionon9October1917andisburiedinTyneCot Cemetery, Belgium.

CharlesJosephLawrence wasborninMontreal,CanadaandattestedatStratford,London,intotheNorfolkRegimentforserviceduringthe GreatWarandservedwiththe7thBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom20May1915.HelatertransferredintotheNorthStaffordshire Regiment and was killed in action whilst serving with the 1/6th Battalion on 27 August 1918. He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France. SoldtogetherwithanoriginalphotographofaNorthStaffordshireRegimentsoldierwithaRoyalNavySeaman,andanotherofthesameSeaman signed ‘Jim’.

JohnMcWilliamLees wasborninNewcastle-on-TynewhereheattestedintotheEastYorkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar. He died on 29 October 1918 whilst serving with the 7th Battalion and is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France.

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Memorial Plaque (2) (Levi Underwood; Frederick Douglas Wood) some verdigris, very ne (2)

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LeviUnderwood attestedatWoking,Surrey,fortheMiddlesexRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar.TransferringintotheLancashire Fusiliers,hesawserviceontheWesternFrontandwaskilledinactionon1December1917whilstservingwiththe10thBattalion.Heis commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

FrederickDouglasWood wasborninChapeltown,YorkshireandattestedfortheDukeofWellington’s(WestRiding)Regimentforservice duringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe10thBattalionandwaskilledinactionduringtheBattleoftheSommeon29July 1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

Memorial Plaque (Robert Jeffrey Wise) hole at 12 o’clock, polished, therefore ne £50-£70429

RobertJeffreyWise wasborninWorkington,Cumberland,andresidedinLeeds,Yorkshire.HeattestedforKing’sOwnScottishBorderers duringtheGreatWarandservedwiththe7thBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom9July1915.Hewaskilledinactionon25September1915, the !rst day of the Battle of Loos, and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France. Sold with copied Medal Index Card.

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MemorialPlaque(3) (RobertWheelerMarshall;ErnestDunnett;WilliamJohnMoss) twoverysmallholestothe rst, traces of verdigris, the second fair, otherwise generally very ne (3) £80-£100

RobertWheelerMarshall attestedatPortreath,CornwallintotheDukeofCornwall’sLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar. Appointed Sergeant, he was killed in action on 7 June 1917 and is buried Orchard Dump Cemeterey, Arleux-En-Gohelle, France.

ErnestDunnett wasborninHolbrook,SuffolkandattestedatIpswich,intotheSuffolkRegimentduringtheGreatWar.Heservedonthe WesternFrontwiththe1stBattalionfrom18May1915andwaskilledinactionjustaweeklateron25May1915.Hehasnoknowngraveasis commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Several men with the name William John Moss appear on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour.

Memorial Plaque (Aleck Mayson Sawyer) in !tted leather free standing case, extremely ne

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AleckMaysonSawyer wasborninBirkdale,Lancashire,inApril1894.HeattestedintotheDenbighshireYeomanryforserviceduringthe GreatWar,andservedwiththeMediterraneanExpeditionaryForcefrom3February1916.CommissionedasaSecondLieutenantintothe MachineCorpson25September1917,hewaskilledinaction,aged23,on13December1917whilstservingwiththe59thCompany,onthe Western Front. He is buried in Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France.

Memorial Plaque (John Widgery) some bubbling due to possible re damage, otherwise very ne £50-£70432

JohnWidgery wasborninWestminster,London,andresidedinFinchley,Middlesex.Heattestedforthe9th(QueenVictoria’sRi#es)Battalion, LondonRegimentinOxfordStreet,Westminster,London,forserviceduringtheGreatWarandlatertransferredtothe2/23rd(Countyof London)Battalion,LondonRegiment,withwhomheservedintheMediterraneantheatre.HediedofwoundsduringthecaptureofJericho,on22 February 1918, and is buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel.

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MemorialPlaque(3) (WilliamTiltman;WilliamJamesDavison,SidneySpence) somespotsofverdigris,generallyvery ne (3) £80-£100

Twomenofthename WilliamTiltman appearontheCommonwealthWarGravesCommissionRollofHonour,bothservingintheRoyal Navy.

Twomenofthename WilliamJamesDavison appearontheCommonwealthWarGravesCommissionRollofHonour;aPaymaster Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy; and a Private in the Royal Fusiliers. Three men of the name Sidney Spence appear on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R.

ne £80-£100

WilliamEvanDavies wasborninSwansea,Wales,on13January1892andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedfortheCanadianOverseas ExpeditionaryForceon24September1914,havingpreviouslyservedinthe103rdCalgaryRi#es.HewascommissionedtemporaryLieutenantin the10thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,on30January1916,andwasattachedtheRoyalFlyingCorpsfrom26September1916.Hewasaccidentally killedina #yingaccidentoverFranceon11May1917whilstservingwith7Squadron,andisburiedinRoiselCommunalCemeteryExtension, France.

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LieutenantA.H.Wood,AuxiliaryAirForce,dated1January1942’,the !rstmountedoncard,thesecondhousedin

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Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2006.

LondonGazette 6September1915:SecondLieutenantSidneyClaytonWoodro

eBrigade(ThePrinceConsort’s Own):

‘Formostconspicuousbraveryon30July,1915,atHooge.Theenemyhavingbrokenthroughthecentreofourfronttrenches,consequenton theuseofburningliquids,thisO

cer’spositionwasheavilyattackedwithbombsfromthe "ankandsubsequentlyfromtherear,buthemanaged todefendhispostuntilallhisbombswereexhausted,andthenskilfullywithdrewhisremainingmen.ThisverygallantO

cerimmediatelyledhis partyforwardinacounter-attackunderanintenseri"eandmachine-gun $re,andwaskilledwhilstintheactofcuttingthewireobstaclesinthe open.’

SidneyClaytonWoodroffe wasbornatLewes,Sussex,on17December1895andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRi"eBrigade on23December1914.Heservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom25May1915,andwaskilledinaction 30 July

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A Presentation Scroll given to Captain W. J. Symons, V.C. Amagni!centilluminatedvellumpresentationscrollset,‘FromtheCitizensofBrunswick,Capt.WilliamJohnSymons,V.C.’, presentedtothelatterbythedignitariesofBrunswick,Victoria,Australia,asassignofappreciationandrespectuponhis celebratedhomecoming,13May1916,beautifullyboundinfullcalfleatherbindingandexquisitelyhandtooledingiltandvarious othercolouring,440mmx330mm,by Arhall&Jackson,478CollinsSt.,Melbourne;togetherwithaMenufromtheVictoryDay8 June1946DinnergiventotheholdersoftheVictoriaCrossbytheDirectorsofthe NewsofTheWorld attheDorchesterHotel, London,thiswithanumberofV.C.recipient’ssignaturesincludingSymondshimselfandCharlesUphamV.C.andBar, the rstvery slightly bowed, but both in generally good condition (2) £4,000-£5,000

V.C. London Gazette 15 October 1915:

‘For most conspicuous bravery on the night of the 8-9 August, 1915, at Lone Pine trenches, in the Gallipoli Peninsula.

LieutenantSymonswasincommandoftherightsectionofthenewlycapturetrenchesheldbyhisbattalion,andrepelledseveralcounter-attacks withgreatcoolness.Atabout5amon9Augustaseriesofdeterminedattacksweremadebytheenemyonanisolatedsap,andsixofficerswere in succession either killed or severely wounded, a portion of the sap being lost.

LieutenantSymonsthenledachargeandretookthelostsap,shootingtwoTurkswithhisrevolver.Thesapwasunderhostile "refromthree sides,andLieutenantSymonswithdrewsome "fteenyardstoaspotwheresomeoverheadcovercouldbeobtained,andinthefaceofheavy "re builtupasandbarricade.Theenemysucceededinsetting "retothefascinesandwoodworkofthehead-cover,butLieutenantSymons extinguished the "re and rebuilt the barricade. His coolness and determination "nally compelled the enemy to discontinue their attacks.’

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CommissionandBestowalDocuments(3),comprisingBestowalDocumentappointingWalterWestleyRussell,RoyalAcademian, aCommanderoftheRoyalVictorianOrderdated1January1931,withaccompanyingCentralChanceryletterandacopyofthe StatutesoftheOrder;CommissionDocumentappointingJohnLloyd,M.D.,anAssistantSurgeondated19February1870;and CommissionDocumentappointingFrederickWilliamWatkinsaLieutenantintheRoyalEngineersdared22December1864, generally good condition (3) £80-£100

A hand-written letter from Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar, V.C., K.G., &c. Averyrarehand-writtenletterofinvitationtoLieutenantGeoffreyDuvalHallandhiswifefromLordRoberts,dated17October 1911,togetherwiththeoriginalenvelope.Robertswholivedat‘Englemere’,Ascot,Berkshire,hasheardfromaMajorSimpson thattheHallsarelivingat‘Heatherlands’,Sunninghill,Berks.TheHallsarecordiallyinvitedtocallatabout !veo’clock,‘anyday except Saturday, good condition £160-£200

SoldtogetherwithdetailsofHall’smilitarycareer.LordRobertshad !rstmetHallinSouthAfricawhenhewasajuniorofficerinMarshall’s Horse. Lord Roberts was certainly helpful in assisting Hall when he came over to the U.K.

A large quantity of Documents, Wartime Photographs, and other Ephemera. IncludingaCommissionDocumentappointingTheodoreFrancisEdwardsaSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArmyServiceCorps, dated17August1935;WartimephotographsattributedtomembersoftheDunscombefamily,speci!callySubLieutenantE.W. Dunscombe,RoyalNavalVolunteerReserve(31photographs);LieutenantT.A.Dunscombe,RoyalArtillery(4photographs);and DorothyDunscome,AuxiliaryTerritorialForce(4photographs);WartimephotographsandArmyTrainingManualsattributedto CaptainA.ThorneandLieutenantP.Turnbull,bothGrenadierGuards,principallyrelatedtobombandminelayinganddisposal; DocumentsandphotographsrelatingtoFlightLieutenantF.M.Fuller,RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve;asmalllotof photographsattributedtotheSamuelsandKirklandfamiliesofNewtonleWillows,Yorkshire,togetherwithasmallsilverR.A.F. wingssweetheartbadge;andaFatherandsonpairofMetropolitanPolicepensioncerti!catesandMetropolitanPolice J.Hudson& Co.,Whistles,toPoliceConstableH.Parker,‘K’(Bow)Division,andPoliceConstableH.A.Parker,‘M’(Southwark)Division, generally good condition (lot) £60-£80

Sold with copied research.

AlargequantityofSecondWorldWardocumentsandephemera,includingdocuments,photographsandatincigarettebox relatingtoRegimentalSergeantMajorF.Fowler,RoyalArtillery,whoreceivedtheMeritoriousServiceMedal;aRoyalArtillery officer’sphotographalbum,mainlycontainingimagesofserviceinPalestineandtheMiddleEast;aquantityofindividualandgroup photographsandcontemporarynewspapers;aquantityofephemera,relatingtotheSecondWorldWarandpost-warPalestine, including copy GeneralServiceMedal1918-16,1clasp,Palestine1945-48;anAccountbookrelatingtoS.H.Smith,6thDragoon Guards(enlisted1869);Armypaybooks(6)relatingtoSecondLieutenantC.RConner,RoyalArtillery;SecondLieutenantD.G. Madgett,IntelligenceCorps;SignalmanA.Petrie,RoyalSignals;W.E.Elms;K.Shaw;NormanWestaway;Armycerti!catesof service(3)relatingtoSergeantS.E.Oxley,RoyalArmouredCorps;CorporalH.Robertson,RoyalArmyServiceCorps(2);Army servicerecordandotherdocumentsrelatingtoCaptainH.Cockshott,RoyalArmyMedicalCorps;R.A.F.certi!cateofservice relatingtoL.A.C.T.A.Humphreys;R.A.F.servicebooksrelatingtoSergeantW.H.Brumby;CorporalF.J.Adkins;CorporalL. Matthews;DocumentsrelatingtoFlyingOfficerR.Wann,aFlightEngineerwhowastakenprisoneraftertheraidofJuvisyonthe nightofthe7-8June1944,containedwithinaringbinder;andotherdocuments,photographs,andephemera, generallygood condition (lot) £80-£100

Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.

AselectionofmiscellaneousNavalmedals,comprisingaMarineSocietyRewardofMerit,silver‘A.H.Baker22May29.’;the IncorporatedThamesNauticalTrainingCollege,H.M.S. Worcester GeneralGoodConductMedal,silver,‘L.D.Byrne, Midsummer1918’; Arethusa and Chichester TrainingShips3Years’ServiceatSeawithVeryGoodCharacterMedal,silver‘E.J. Martin’;twoGreenwichHospitalSchoolGoodConductMedals,silver,bothnamed‘W.F.C.Strong’andonedated‘1871.’; RoyalMarinesVolunteerBoysCorpsMedalfor4Years’VeryGoodConduct,silver,unnamed;NavyLeagueSeaCadetCorps LongServiceandGoodConductMedal,silver,unnamed;aMineswepersandPatrolVesselsoftheGreatWarMedallion‘Tothe FishermenDefendersofourCoast’,silver,unnamed;anImperialMaritimeLeaguemedallion,silverednasdenamel;andaMersey Division No.

Medallion 1913, silver, generally very ne (10) £140-£180

Sick-Berth

Royal Naval Temperance Society Medals.

£40-£60

Miscellaneous RoyalNavalTemperanceSociety,MembershipMedal(2),silveredandenamel(RNTS.2),onewith‘15Years’bar,bothwith‘R.N. T.S.’topribandbar;OneYearMedal,silveredandenamel(RNTS.3),with‘Fidelity’topribandbar;ThreeYearMedal,silveredand enamel(RNTS.4),with‘ThreeYears’topribandbar;FiveYearMedal,silveredandenamel(RNTS.5),with‘VictoryMedal’top riband

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Scots Guards Association Regimental Medals. ComprisingaScotsGuardsAssociationLondonBranchPresident’sMedal,gold(9ct.,14.88g),bearingtheScotsGuardsheaddress badgetotheobversewithinacircletengraved‘*ScotsGuardsAssociation*LondonBranch*’,withtwotierribandbarreading ‘President1940’,andengravedsuspensionpinbroochengraved‘SerjeantJ.Imrie’,withtartanriband;aScotsGuardsPastand PresentAssociationPresident’sbadgeintheformoftheScotsGuardsbadgeinwhitemetal,giltcentrewithgreenandpurple enameldetail,engravedtothereverse‘PastandPresentAssociation1963J.Imrie’,suspendedfromatartanribandwith suspensionbroochengraved‘President’;aScotsGuardsAssociationPresident’sMedal,silver-gilt(hallmarksforEdinburgh1975), bearingtheScotsGuardsbadgetotheobverse,thereverseengraved‘A.M.Somerville’withinwreath,suspendedfromatartan ribandwithsuspensionpinbroochengraved‘ChairmanS.G.A.’andadditionalribandbarwiththedate‘1980’;andaScotsGuards WarrantOfficersleevebadge,silverandgiltbullionwireembroideredbadgewithcrossedsabresbelow,sphinxwithinwreath, ScotsGuardsembroideredbadgewithgreencentre,surmountedbyKingsCrown,blackfeltbackground,purplesatin "ag,and crownwithredvelvettrim,thewholewithheavystiffenedbuff canvasorbuckrambacking; thebadgewithsomeweartovelveton crown, and tarnishing to bullion wire, otherwise better than very ne (4) £160-£200

AmounteddisplayofBritishRedCrossSocietymedalsandbadges,comprisingBritishRedCrossSocietyMedalforWarService 1914-18(2),onewithMentionedinDespatchesemblemaffixed;whiteembroideredRedCrossuniformbadges(2);V.A.D. Detachmentembroidereduniformbadge;RedCrossandOrderofStJohn,smallwhitemetal‘PennyaWeekFund’lapelbadge (2);RedCrossCountyofSurreypinbadge,engravedtoreverse‘18862V.M.Morris’;BritishRedCrossSocietyhatorcap badgewithenamelledcentre(2),onemodernbrightgilt $nish,lackingpin $tting,theotherolderagedbrasslackingoneblade $xing;capribboncockadewithaffixedpinbackbrassandenamelcapbadge;silveredandenamelJuniorRedCrossPro$ciency badgeengravedtoreverse‘O587Hygiene8.8.52.’;4blackbakelite/plasticbuttons,twolargeandtwosmall;1942RedCross quali$cationclasp,giltandenamel;brassshouldertitle;small1914-15lapelstickpinbadge,hallmarkedsilverandenamel;Boy’sLife BrigadeSemiJubileeFund1925,giltandenamellapelbadgewithredcrosstocentre;JuniorRedCross‘ServeOneAnother’lapel pinbadge;BoysBrigadeFirstAidPro$ciencybadgewithredcrosstocentre;BritishRedCrossSocietygiltandenamelledpinback lapel badge; Pro$ciency in Red Cross Nursing Medal, engraved to reverse ‘35904 R. S. Bowerman’, generally very ne (lot) £60-£80

TheBritishRedCrossSocietyMedalsforWarService1914-18,havehand-writtenattributionsto‘D.J.Newell,MentionedinDespatches’,and‘Y. M. V. Russell’.

Aselectionofmiscellaneousmedals,includingaSt.Andrew’sAmbulanceAssociationmedalforserviceintheSt.Andrew’s AmbulanceCorps (W.Bannoche.);aNewSouthWalesAmbulanceTransportServiceBoardLongServiceMedal (T.Ryan 1926.);aSt.JohnAmbulanceAssociationRe-ExaminationCross,bronze ‘162465WillisH.Norkett’;IrishAssociationof KnightsoftheSovereignandMilitaryOrderofMaltaAmbulanceCorpsMedal ‘AnthonyMorrisseyK.M.1973’;anOrderof St.JohnandBritishRedCrossSocietyServicesRenderedMedal ‘GeoffretDawsonJan.1919’;aSt.JohnAmbulanceWar ServiceMedallion,with‘Dublin’suspensionbar,unnamed;aRoyalHospitalSchoolMedal,unnamed;andanIrishWarHospital Supply Depot lapel badge, generally very ne (lot) £60-£80

Aselectionofmiscellaneousmedals,includingaMedalliontocommemoratethevisitofthePrinceandPrincessofWalesto Irelandin1868, thisinpoorcondition;aGreatWarTributeMedalfromtheCitizensofLidcombe1918,silver (Cpl.W.E. Simpson);aGreatWarSilverWarBadge‘132571’,withbrasswoundstripe;aLondonCountyCouncil‘King’sMedal’forgood attendance,silver,1clasp,1911-12 (F.Kitchen.),withanundatedsecondclasp,and‘L.C.C.’topribandbar;aLondonCounty Council‘King’sMedal’forgoodattendance,bronze,1clasp,1911-12 (M.Chat"eld.),with‘L.C.C.’topribandbar;two AssociationofConservativeClubsDistinguishedServiceMedals,bronzeandenamel,the $rstwithtwo‘FiveYears’clasps,‘M.J. Blades1904’;thesecondwiththree‘FiveYears’clasps,‘H.Edmunds1957’,bothwithtop‘DistinguishedService’ribandbars; aSalvationArmyLongandFaithfulServiceMedal,silverandenamel,‘MajorGeorgeW.P.Read.1917’;threeSafeDriving CompetitionBadges,the $rsttheWarsubstitutefortheGoldMedal,‘E.A.Owen’,withtop1941ribandbar;theseconda5 yearsDriverAward,‘E.A.Owen’,withtop1936ribandbar;thethirdabronzemedalfor25Years,1926-1950,‘G.P. Lucking’,withadditionalclaspsfor1951,1952,1953,and1954,andtop195025[Years]ribandbar;aBritishSecuricorMedal forLongService,silver,unnamed;threeNationalSavingBankLongServiceBadges,for7Years,15Years,and20Years;aRoyal IrishRangers1689-1989CommemorativeMedal,unnamed;aGordonHighlandersGlengarrycapbadge;aCanadianlapelbadge;a Yachtsmanlapelbadge;aGeorgeIVpendantwith $vemiscellaneoustokens;aRoyalDublinSocietysilverovalmedallion,‘Spring Show1939,LongServiceAward,EdwardFarrelly,42YearsService’;aU.S.S. Constellation CommissioningMedallion 1961, bronze; and a Pakistan Republic Medal 1956, generally very ne (lot) £100-£140

Miscellaneous (+VAT

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Aselectionofunofficialcommemorativemedals,comprisingacross-shapedgenericpeacemedal1914-19,pressedmetalwithpin; circularbronzepeacemedalwith "gureofwinged‘Victory’totheobverseand #agsofthealliednationstoreverse‘European War1914-1919;agenericpeacemedal1914-19,inwhitemetalalloy;‘TheGreatWarPeaceProclaimed’,bronzepeacemedal withredwhiteandblueribbon;BoerWar1900BadenPowellDefenceofMafekingcommemorativemedalinleadalloy, this heavilybruisedandcontactmarked;BritishServicesTattoo,Dortmund&Berlin1947,unifacecommemorativemedal;H.R.H. FrederickDukeofYork,‘TheSoldiersFriend1763-1827,whitemetalalloycommemorativemedal, largecrudeholepiercedfor suspension;H.R.H.DukeofYork,marriagecommemorativemedallion‘England’sHope’,1893;aMasonicH.R.H.theDukeof Connaught’ssilverMedalcommemoratingthebi-centenaryofthePremierGrandLodgeofEngland,1917;R.S.P.C.A.,‘Bandof Hope’brassmedalwithringsuspension;FreeKuwait,1991pinbadge;RoyalVisitbytheDukeandDuchessofConnaught,to Rhodesia1910,ovalbronzemedalwiththebustofPrinceGeorge,andtothereversethecoatofarmsofBritishSouthAfrica Company,withantelopesupporters,lioncrestandmotto‘JusticeCommerceFreedom’onaribbonscrollbelow;andaFrench CommemorativemedalofMarchalFoch,‘CommandantenChefdesAllieesoperantenFrance,14Avril1918’,whitemetalwith ring suspension, generally very ne (13) £60-£80

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AselectionofPrimroseLeaguebadges,comprisingtwoHonourableOrderoftheGrandStarbadges,the "rstwith‘Special Service1893’topribandbar,thesecondwith‘SpecialService1897’topribandbar;aWarden’sBadge,withSpecialServicetop ribandbar,twoDelegateclasps,for1908and1909,andaGeneralElectionSpecialService1910bar;apre-1888Associate’sfull dressbadge;aDame’sfulldressbadge;apost-1888Associate’sBadgewithGeneralElectionSpecialService1895bar;andan Associate’s lapel pin badge, all mounted for display in a glazed frame, generally very ne (7)

£100-£140

AselectionofMasonicandRelatedJewels,includingasilverCompassandSquarePastMaster’sneckJewel,silverandsilver-gilt, thereverseengraved‘PresentedtoW.Bro.H.RileyP.M.1941bySapphireLodge561’,in "ttedcase;a GreatWar MasonicMillionMemorialFundJewel,silver,thereverseengraved‘W.Bro.F.G.YeomanNo.1745.’;PeaceMedallion1919, silver,unnamed;anR.A.O.B.PeaceJewel1919,bronzeandenamel,thereverseengraved‘PrimoW.G.Swannell’;asilver MalteseCross,thereverseengraved‘W.D.Collins’,withtopsilverribandbar,incaseofissue;aMurdostounPrioryFounders Jewel,giltandenamel,thereverseengraved‘Fr.JohnWalker17-6-16’;aFortisGreenChapterJewel,silver-giltandenamel, thereverseengraved‘PresentedtoEx.Comp.C.W.PaineforhisservicesasM.E.Z.oftheChapterasamarkof esteemandaffectionbytheCompanions1957-58’;threeMasonicJewels,fortheFortisGreenLodge,theBrynLodge, andtheSt.John’sLodge,allsilver-giltandenamel,namedto ‘W.BroChristopherWalterPaine,P.M.,25thMaster1954 -55;W.Bro.WilliamHarrison,1955-56;Wor.Bro.ErnestE.Wagstaff,34thW.M.,1934’respectively;andaR.M. B.I. Steward’s Badge 1979, gilt and enamel, unnamed, generally good very ne (lot) £200-£240

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MiniatureMedals:IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Waziristan1894-5;IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,Punjab Frontier1897-98,Malakand1897;1914Star,withclasp;1914-15Star;BritishWarMedal1914-20(2);VictoryMedal1914-19(2), onewithM.I.D.oakleaves;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.;IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWest Frontier1936-37;1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceMedal;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;DelhiDurbar1911,silver, all of contemporary manufacture, generally very ne (15) £80-£100

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A Sudan Defence Force Soldier. Anattractivewater-colourofaSudanDefenceForceSoldier,paintedbySirGuyCampbell,Bt.,O.B.E.,M.C.,anddated1939, mounted in a glazed display frame, 390mm x 310mm, good condition £50-£70

CasesofIssue(16):TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s2ndtype,by Garrard,London; TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtype,by RoyalMint;DistinguishedServiceOrder,by Garrard,London,GreatWarperiod;RoyalRedCross,1stClass(R.R.C.)(2),bothby Garrard,London,andbothGreatWarperiod; TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Commander;BritishEmpireMedal,by RoyalMint;ImperialServiceMedal,by RoyalMint; togetherwitheightmiscellaneousorforeigncasesorcardboxesofissue;andthenamedlidofthecardboxofissueforthe GeneralServiceMedal1962withclaspSouthArabia,namedto‘24090124FusA.JacksonRIrF’, generallygoodcondition(17) £100-£140

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A Naval General Service Brooch. TheplanchetofaNavalGeneralServiceMedal1793-1840,heldinanoutersilverband,thisengraved ‘Lieut.W.TDance. R. N.’ with glazed lunette to reverse, the whole contained in a circular brooch mount, obverse lunette missing, otherwise very ne £200-£240

Entitledto29AprilBoatService1813Clasp(oneofonlytworecipientsofthisclasp,authorisedbecauseDancehimselfwaspromoted,theother recipient of the clasp being Midshipman Gordon G. MacDonald).

WilliamTownsendDance enteredtheNavyasaMidshipmanon16May1806,inH.M.S. Triumph (CaptainT.M.Hardy,ofTrafalgarfame), withwhomhecontinuedtoserve,asMaster’sMateofthe Bar eur and Ramillies ontheWestIndia,Lisbon,andNorthAmericanstations.Henext becameActing-Lieutenantofthe Orpheus,andaftercommandingherboatsatthecaptureanddestructionoftheAmericanletter-of-marque Whampoe of8gunson29April1813,duringwhichengagementLieutenantW.M.Collinswasmortallywounded,wasofficiallypromotedon12 Julyofthesameyear.HewasadvancedtotherankofCommanderon23October1823,andwasplacedonhalf-payin1832.Hewaspromoted Captain on 5 June 1834.

Ahand-writtennotewiththelotstates(althoughthishasnotbeenveri"ed):‘LieutenantW.T.Dance.R.N.Themedalishis:thenaming underneath the silver band (named) is original naming but it has been rubbed and silver solder has #owed into it when the silver band was applied.’

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DefectiveMedal:SouthAfrica1834-53 (Serjt.J.Brown.45th.Regt.) theobversebroochmounted,withreplacementsuspension, edge bruising and abrasively cleaned, nearly very ne £80-£100

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DefectiveMedal:IndiaGeneralService1854-95,noclasp[sic] (Robt.Smith.80thRegt.) copysuspension,withtracesofbrooch mounting, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne £60-£80

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RenamedandDefectiveMedals(5):Ashantee1873-74,noclasp (W.G.B.Weeden.B.J.C.H.M.S.Tamar) renamed; VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(2),V.R., planchetonly ‘Cpl.A.RootesGivenbyhisMother’ renamed;G.V.R., naming erased;togetherwitha poor-qualitycastcopy RocketApparatusVolunteerLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.;anda castcopy Belgian Prisoner of War Medal, generally nearly very ne (5) £50-£70

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Belgium,Kingdom,Aframeddisplayof43BelgianOrders,Decorations,andMedalscoveringtheperiodfromtheGreatWar tothepresentday,includingtheOrderofLeopold,MilitaryDivision,Officer’sbreastbadge,withrosetteonriband;theOrderof theCrown,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,withCrossedswordsemblemonriband;andtwoOrdersofLeopoldII,Chevalier’sbreast badge,bothwithsilverpalmemblemontheribands,oneforA.I.R.,theotherforL.III.R.,allmountedinaglazeddisplayframe, generally good very ne (43) £200-£240

Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.

Belgium,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown(2),Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silver,silver-giltcentre,andenamel,withcrossedswords deviceonriband;SilverPalmsoftheOrder,silver,in Wolfers,Brussels,case;CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.(4),bronze,onewiththree bronzepalmsonriband,anotherwithfourbronzepalmsandgiltLionemblemonriband;YserMedal1914(2),bronzeand enamel;AlliedVictoryMedal(5),bronze;CommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar,bronze,withthreesilverandonegiltbars onriband;CombatVolunteersMedal1914-18(2),bronze;FrontlineFireServiceCross,bronze;AlbertICommemorativeMedal 1909-34,bronze;ResistanceMedal1940-45,bronze;WarMedal1940-45,bronze;MilitaryCombatant’sMedal1940-45,bronze, generally good very ne (21) £100-£140

Bulgaria,Kingdom,OrderofNationalMerit,CivilDivision,Commander’sneckbadge,86mmincludingcrownsuspensionx 55mm, gilt and enamel, unmarked, with neck riband, good very ne £100-£140

Bulgaria,Kingdom,OrderofNationalMerit(2),CivilDivision,Officer’sbreastbadge,73mmincludingcrownsuspensionx 47mm,giltandenamel,unmarked,withrosetteonriband;MilitaryDivision,Knight’sbreastbadge,50mm,silverandenamel, unmarked, good very ne (2) £80-£100

Bulgaria,Kingdom,OrderofNationalMerit,MilitaryDivision,Knight’sbreastbadge,withWarDecorationwreath,75mm including crown suspension x 47mm, silvered and enamel, in "tted and embossed case of issue, good very ne £70-£90

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Estonia, Republic, Honour Decoration of the Home Guard, Third Class breast badge, silvered, gilt and enamel, good very ne Latvia, Republic, Commemorative Badge for the Latvian War of Independence 1918-20, silver and enamel, very ne (2) £80-£100

465 Ethiopia,Empire,MeritMedalofMenelikI,gilt;StarofVictory1941,silvercross;Patriot’sMedal,bronze;EritreaMedal1952, bronze;CongoMedal1965,bronze;togetherwitheightmiscellaneousWorldmedals,includingaBhutanCoronationMedal1974; a Republic of Korea Medal; and two copy Third Reich medals, good very ne (13) £140-£180

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France,Bourbondynasty, OrderoftheLily,areducedsize47mmincludingcrownsuspensionx28mmscarcestarshaped variantoftheOrderoftheLilyinsilverandenamelwithgoldcentre,theobverseblueenamelledcircletsurroundingthebustof therestoredmonarchLouisXVIII,reading‘FideliteDevouement’andthereversewiththecentraldeviceoftheFleurdeLys,and circletwiththedates‘12Avril,3Mai1814,19Mars,8Juillet1815’,andsuspendedfromringwithFleurdeLysbelowcrown, chipping to obverse blue enamel, but overall very ne and scarce £200-£240

SoldwithanoriginalhandwrittenletterinFrench,fromtheSurgeonMajorofthe15thRegimentofInfantrystatingthattheChefdeBattalion, GuillaumeLanglois,commandingofficerandholderoftheLegiond’Honneur,wassufferingfromillnessanddysentery,andrequestingleaveto recuperate, dated 15 October 1808. A Napoleonic ‘sick note’.

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France,SecondEmpire,LegionofHonour,Officer’sbreastbadge,silver,silver-gilt,gold,andenamel,withrosetteonriband, minorchippingtoobverseblueenamelcirclet,andchippingtopointsofseveralarms,acoupleofball nialsalittlebent; butoverallnearly very ne £140-£180

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France,SecondEmpire,St.HelenaMedal,bronze;MexicoExpeditionMedal1863,silver,by Barre,lackingembroideredriband, the latter somewhat worn and polished, better than good ne (2) £70-£90

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France,SecondEmpire,St.HelenaMedal,bronze;ItalyCampaignMedal,silver,by Barre,silver, thislastlackingringsuspension, polished and worn, therefore ne, the rst better

France,ThirdRepublic,MedailleMilitaire,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,withtrophyofarmssuspension, lackingblueenamelto reverse;CroixdeGuerre(2),bronze,the #rstwithreversedated1914-1918,withbronzestaronriband;thesecondundated,as issuedbytheFreeFrenchForcesduringtheSecondWorldWar;CroixduCombattant,bronze;Franco-PrussianWarMedal 1870 -71, planchet only, bronze, generally nearly very ne and better (7) £100-£140

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France,ThirdRepublic,MedailleMilitaire(3),silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,allwithtrophyofarmssuspension, blueenamel damagetoreverseofone;CommemorativeMedalfortheFranco-PrussianWar1870-71(2),bronze;togetherwitharelatedRed CrossMedal,bronze;MoroccoMedal1909,silver;AlliedVictoryMedal,bronze;CommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar(2), bronze;Combatant’sCross(3),bronze;WoundMedal,Combatant’sissue,giltwithredenamel;VerdunMedal(2),bronze,one withsilver‘Verdun’clasp;DardanellesCampaignMedal,bronze;SoldiersoftheMarneMedal1914-18,bronze;MedalforVictims oftheInvasion1914-18,bronze;EscapersMedal,bronze;CroixdeGuerre,Theatresd’OperationsExterieurs(4),bronze,one withgiltstardeviceonriband;OverseasMedalsilvered,1clasp,Zaire;togetherwithasilverFrenchSocietyMedal1894, generally very ne (25) £100-£140

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France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre(14),bronze,reversedated1914-1915(2);reversedated1914-1916(2);reverse dated1914-1917(2);reversedated1914-1918(8),collectivelywithonebronzepalmandsevenstardevicesonribands, oneof the latter a later striking, some dinting to reverse central medallions, generally nearly very ne and better (14) £80-£100

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France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre(14),bronze,reversedated1914-1916(2);reversedated1914-1917(2);reverse dated1914-1918(10),collectivelywithonebronzepalmandeightstardevicesonribands, oneofthelatteralaterstrikingand another gilded, some dinting to reverse central medallions, generally nearly very ne and better (14) £80-£100

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France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1939(8),collectivelywithfourbronzepalmandonegiltstar device on ribands, some dinting to reverse central medallions, generally nearly very ne and better (8) £70-£90

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France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,Theatresd’OperationsExterieurs(10),bronze,threewithgiltstardeviceonriband, generally very ne (10) £70-£90

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France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,Theatresd’OperationsExterieurs(7),bronze,onewithbronzepalmonriband; VichyGovernment,CroixdeGuerre,reversedated1939-1940(3),bronze,allwithbronzepalmsonriband, generallyvery ne (10) £70-£90

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Germany,Baden,FieldServiceMedal,bronze; Bavaria,CampaignCross1813-14(2),bronze;Veteran’sCampaignCross 1848, thislastwithheavytracesofverdigris; Wurttemberg,CampaignMedal1793-1815,bronze,forserviceintwocampaigns; Germany,ImperialMilitaryCommemorativeCrossfor1813-14,bronze;togetherwithanAustrianArmyCannonCross 1813 -14,blackenedbronze;anda castcopy PrussianWarMeritMedal1815,non-combatant’sissue, generallynearlyvery neandbetter (8) £160-£200

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Germany,Hannover,Waterloo1815 (Soldat...Landw.Bat.Bremervoerde) withreplacementsilvermountandring suspension, partially erased with name removed, other impressed details as issued, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne £140-£180

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Germany,Hannover,CommemorativeMedalforthe50thAnniversaryoftheBattleofWaterloo1815-65,silver; Prussia, War Merit Medal 1815, combatant’s issue, bronze, very ne

Netherlands, Kingdom, Veterans Cross 1813-15, silver, with import marks and test cut to reverse, nearly very ne (3) £100-£140

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A German Great War Iron Cross group of four Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre; Bavaria,MilitaryMeritCross,Third Classbreastbadge,bronze,withcrossedswordssuspension;KingLudwig’sCross1916,bronze; Germany,CrossofHonour 1914-18,combatant’sissuewithswords,bronze,reversemarked‘39R.V.Pforzheim’,mountedGerman-styleasworn, tracesof verdigris to fourth, generally very ne and better (4) £100-£140

Sold with the recipient’s wallet, containing a Bavarian lapel riband and eyeglass; and two German postcards.

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A German Great War Iron Cross group of !ve Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre; Bavaria,MilitaryMeritCross,Third Classbreastbadge,bronze,withcrossedswordssuspension; Germany,CrossofHonour1914-18,combatant’sissuewith swords,bronze,reversemarked‘B10’; Bavaria,ArmyJubileeMedal1905,bronze;LongServiceMedal,ThirdClass,for9Years’ Service, silvered, mounted German-style as worn, traces of verdigris to fourth, generally very ne and better (5) £100-£140

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A German Great War Iron Cross group of !ve Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre; Germany,CrossofHonour1914-18, combatant’sissuewithswords,bronze,reversemarked‘R.V.9Pforzheim’; Brunswick,WarMeritCross,SecondClass,bronze; Prussia,CommemorativeMedalfortheGermanKaiser1914,bronze;LongServiceMedal,ThirdClass,for9Years’Service, silvered, mounted German-style as worn, good very ne (5) £80-£100

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A German Great War Iron Cross group of four Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre; Oldenburg,FriedrichAugustCross, SecondClassbreastbadge,blackenediron; Mecklenburg-Schwerin,MilitaryMeritCross1914,bronze,oncombatant’sriband; Germany,CrossofHonour1914-18,combatant’sissuewithswords,bronze,reversemarked‘R.V.43Pforzheim’,mounted German-style as worn, good very ne (4) £100-£140

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A German Great War Iron Cross group of four Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre; Saxony,MilitaryMeritMedal,silver; FreidrichAugustMedal,silver; Germany,CrossofHonour1914-18,combatant’sissuewithswords,bronze,reversemarked‘Ad.

B. L.’, mounted German-style as worn, good very ne (4) £100-£140

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A German Great War Iron Cross group of !ve Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre; Germany,CrossofHonour1914-18, combatant’sissuewithswords,bronze,reversemarked‘32R.V.Pforzheim’; Austria,FirstRepublic,WarCommemorative Medal1914-18,bronze,withcrossedswordsdeviceonriband; Hungary,Republic,WarCommemorativeMedal1914-18, silvered; Bulgaria,Kingdom,GreatWarCommemorativemedal1915-18,bronze,mountedGerman-styleasworn, goodvery ne (5) £100-£140

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A German Great War Iron Cross group of four Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre; Germany,CrossofHonour1914-18, non-combatant’sissuewithoutswords,bronze,reversemarked‘PS’; Austria,FirstRepublic,WarCommemorativeMedal 1914-18,bronze; Hungary,Republic,WarCommemorativeMedal1914-18,silvered;mountedGerman-styleasworn, good very ne (4) £70-£90

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre, lackingringsuspension, otherwisevery ne

Greece,Kingdom,WarMedal1940-41,bronze;CampaignStar1941-1945,forcampaignsintheAegeanIslands,NorthAfrica and Italy, bronze; Medal for Outstanding Acts 1940, second issue, bronze, very ne Italy, Kingdom, Medal for Italian Schools Abroad, V.E.III.R., silver; Italo-German North Africa Campaign Medal, bronze, very ne Poland, Republic, Cross of Valour 1920, bronze; War Service Medal 1939-45, bronze, very ne (8) £80-£100

Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, unmarked, very ne Russia,Empire,CrossofSt.George,FourthClass,silver,thereverseo

ciallynumbered‘564046’, withreplacementring suspension, nearly very ne (2) £80-£100

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2002. Only508MerchantMarineMedalswereeverawarded,299ofwhichhadnoclasp,122withoneclasp,34withtwoclasps,and58withthree clasps.AstheawardcriteriaforclaspstotheMerchantMarineMedalwastwoyearsserviceperbarbetween1939and1946,thefactthatGrimes died in 1943 would suggest that he could have quali"ed for no more than two clasps.

TheSteamship Kyleclare wastorpedoedandsunkbytheGermansubmarine U-456 whilstabout100mileswestofthemouthoftheRiverDouro, Portugalon23February1943.Eighteenmen,includingtheCaptainweredrowned.Grimesiscon"rmedontherollofthecasualtiesforthe Kyleclare.TheCommanderofthe U-456,KapitanLeutnantMaxTeichert,laterclaimedthathecouldnotseethe Kyleclare’sneutralmarkingsasshe waslowinthewater,listingtostarboardandhisperiscopewasawash.Justafewweekslaterthe U-456 washerselfsunkwithallhandsinthe mid-Atlantic by a Canadian escort vessel.

Soldwithanoriginalphotographofrecipientinuniform;andtwooriginalletterstohiswidow,the "rstfromtheLimerickSteamShipCompany Limited,dated4March1943,‘Weverymuchregrettoinformyouthattheabovementionedvessel[S.S. Kyleclare]isconsiderablyoverdue,and wehavenonewsofhersinceleavingherlastport.Wearethereforegravelyconcernedastoherwhereabouts...’;theotherfromtheDepartment ofIndustryandCommerce(TransportandMarineBranch),dated3June1943,‘IamdirectedbytheMinisterforIndustryandCommerceto acknowledgereceiptofyourletterofthe23rdultimoenquiringastothesafetyofyourhusbandwhowasservingonthemissingS.S. Kyleclare,and toinformyouthatnonewsregardingtheshiphascometohand.’,theletters,photographandmedalallmountedonadisplayboardoverlapping

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Italy,Kingdom,OrderofSt.MauriceandSt.Lazarus,Knight’sbreastbadge,withoutcrownsuspension,giltandenamel;War MeritCross(4),bronze;AlliedVictoryMedal,bronze;CommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar(2),bronze;FiumeMedal1926, bronze;EastAfricaMedal,bronze;MedalofMeritforItalianSchoolsAbroad,V.E.III.R.,silver,incaseofissue;togetherwithan 11th Army Commemorative Cross, bronze and enamel, generally very ne (12)

£140-£180

Japan,Empire,OrderoftheGoldenKite,SeventhClassbreastbadge,silver,withgildedfalcon,inrio-nurilacqueredcaseof issue;OrderoftheRisingSun,EighthClassbreastbadge,silver,inrio-nurilacqueredcaseofissue;OrderoftheSacredTreasure (2), Sixth Class breast badge, silver and enamel; Seventh Class breast badge, silver, good very ne (4) £100-£140

Japan,Empire,WarMedal1904-05,bronze,withclasp;WarMedal1914-15,bronze,withclasp, suspensioncrudelybroken,with claspdetachedbutpresent;WarMedal1914-20(2),bronze,bothwithclasp;AlliedVictoryMedal,bronze;RedCrossMembership Medal(4),silver;bronze(2);aluminium, the rsttwolackingringsuspension;TaishoEnthronementMedal,silverwithgoldappliqué; CapitalRehabilitationCommemorativeMedal,silver,anumbercontainedwithintheoriginalbalsa-woodboxesofissue;together with a large number of reduced-sized awards; lapel badges; and other miscellaneous items, generally very ne (lot) £120-£160

Norway, Kingdom, St. Olav Medal, Olav V, silver, in Rui, Oslo, case of issue, extremely ne £100-£140

Norway, Kingdom, Narvik Participation Medal 1940-45, bronze, on Tostrup mounting pin, extremely ne, scarce £60-£80494

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Rhodesia, General Service Medal (PR88417 Spr Adlem B. D.) nearly extremely ne Zimbabwe,Republic,TenYearServiceMedal (25003SgtL.B.Majiga);withSilverBatonSpecialCommendationdevice, edge bruise, very ne (2) £80-£100

LovemoreBravoMajiga was,alongwithSergeantMareve,awardedtheCommissionerofPolice’sSpecialCommendation(andtherightto weartheinsigniaoftheSilverBaton),aswellasagratuityof$20,‘inrecognitionofthehighdegreeofcourageanddevotiontodutydisplayedby himwhenheandsSergeantLazarusMareverescued42passengerstrappedinaminibusstrandedintherisingwatersoftheInsizaRiver. (Zimbabwe Republic Police Force Order No. 364 of 25 June 1981 refers).

Sold with the named Certi!cate for the award.

496

Russia,Empire,MedalforBravery,NicholasII,FourthClass,silver,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘726819’, lightlygilded,edge nicks, nearly very ne £70-£90

497

Russia,Empire,MedalforthePatrioticWar,1812,bronzeissue,forcivilians;MedalforZeal,NicholasII,smallsilvermedal; togetherwitha copy MedalforPassagetotheSwedishCoast1809,silver;andaSovietUnionMedalforthe40thAnniversaryof Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1945-85, bronze, generally very ne and better (4) £200-£240

498

Russia,Empire,CommemorativeMedalfortheCentenaryofthePatrioticWar1812-1912,bronze(2);CommemorativeMedal forthe300thAnniversaryoftheRomanovDynasty,1613-1913,bronze;togetherwithacommemorativemedalforFieldMarshal CountSuwarrowforthedefeatoftheFrench1799,bronze;andaKingdomofBulgariaMedalforMerit,FerdinandI,bronze, the rst three all with suspension loops but lacking their larger suspension rings, generally nearly very ne (5) £80-£100

499

Spain,FrancoPeriod,OrderofIsabellatheCatholic,Commander’sStar,71mm,silver-giltandenamel, lowerlimbchipped; OrderofMilitaryMerit,FirstClassCross,giltandredenamel;OrderofAeronauticalMerit,SecondClassCross,silver,gilt,and white enamel; War Cross, silvered, gilt, and enamel, good very ne or better (4)

£100-£140

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Sweden,Kingdom,MedalforZealandDevotion (FörNitOchRedlighetiRicketsTjänst),GustafV,31mm,silver,thereverse embossed ‘Daglönaren vid K. Flottan S. A. Andersson’, good very ne £60-£80

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2005.

MedalawardedtopersonsemployedbytheSwedishstatefor30years’goodservice.‘Daglonaren’translatesas‘Dayworker’.Therecipient probably worked continuously for the Swedish Navy, likely in shipyards or warehouses.

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Orders and Decorations

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,2ndtype,ThirdClassneckbadge,84mmincludingcrownsuspensionx54mm,silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, maker’s mark to reverse of suspension, with neck riband, good very ne £60-£80

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,3rd(1941)type,ThirdClassneckbadge,89mmincludingcrownsuspensionx 56mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,maker’smarktoreverseandtoreverseofsuspension,withneckriband, nearlyextremely ne £70-£90

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,2ndtype(6),FourthandFifthClassbreastbadges,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,with various maker’s marks to reverse, three on lady’s bow ribands, generally good very ne (6) £160-£200

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheWhiteElephant,2ndtype,SecondClasssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge,88mm includingcrownsuspensionx52mm,silver-giltandenamel,maker’smarktoreverseofcrown;Star,83mm,silver,silver-gilt,and enamel, with maker’s mark to reverse of retaining pin, with neck riband, in case of issue, nearly extremely ne (2) £180-£220

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheWhiteElephant,2ndtype,ThirdClassneckbadge,88mmincludingcrownsuspensionx 49mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker’s mark to reverse of crown, with neck riband, in case of issue, good very ne £70-£90

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheWhiteElephant,2ndtype,ThirdClassneckbadge,92mmincludingcrownsuspensionx 54mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker’s mark to reverse of crown, with neck riband, good very ne £60-£80

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheWhiteElephant,2ndtype,ThirdClassneckbadge,90mmincludingcrownsuspensionx 50mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker’s mark to reverse and to reverse of crown, with neck riband, good very ne £60-£80

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheWhiteElephant,2ndtype,Lady’sshoulderbadge(3),all80mmincludingcrownsuspensionx 45mm,silver,silver-giltandenamel,maker’smarktoreverseofcrownontwo,allonlady’sbowribands, oneofrecent manufacture, good very ne and better (3) £120-£160

Thailand,Kingdom,OrderoftheWhiteElephant,2ndtype(5),FourthandFifthClassbreastbadges,silver,silver-gilt,and enamel, with various maker’s marks to reverse, two on lady’s bow ribands, generally good very ne (5) £120-£160

Thailand,Kingdom,MedaloftheOrderoftheCrown(10),gilt(4);silver(6),allwithintegralcrownsuspension,withmaker’s mark to reverse of suspension, generally very ne (10) £80-£100

Thailand,Kingdom,MedaloftheOrderoftheWhiteElephant(7),silver,allwithintegralcrownsuspension, generallyvery ne (7) £60-£80

Thailand,Kingdom,Medalfor15Years’LoyalService,silver(2);RamaVICoronationMedal1911,2nd‘portrait’type,silver; RamaVIICoronationMedal1925,silver;Bangkok150thAnniversaryMeal1932,silver;VictoryMedal(4),fortheSecondWorld War (2); for the Korean War (2), silver, all with integral top riband bars, generally nearly very ne and better (9) £80-£100

UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics, OrderofthePatrioticWar,3rd‘1985issue’type,SecondClassbadge(2),silver,silvergilt,andenamel,reverseso

ciallynumbered‘1811508’and‘1912801’,bothwithMonetnyDvormintmarkandscrewback suspension;OrderoftheBadgeofHonour,4thtype(2),silver,silver-giltandenamel,reverseso

ciallynumbered‘1011338’and ‘1460082’,bothwithMonetnyDvormintmarkandribandsuspension;OrderofGlory(2),SecondClass,2ndtypebreastbadge, silver,gold,andenamel,reverseo

ciallynumbered‘5521’,withribandsuspension;ThirdClass,2ndtypebreastbadge,silverand enamel, reverse o

cially numbered ‘261564’, with riband suspension, nearly very ne and better (6) £100-£140

UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics, OrderofthePatrioticWar,3rd‘1985issue’type,SecondClassbadge,silver,silver-gilt, andenamel,reverseo

ciallyengraved‘531808’,withMonetnyDvormintmarkandscrew-backsuspension;OrderoftheBadge ofHonour,4thtypebadge(2),silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,thereverseso

ciallynumbered‘690576’and‘706348’,bothwith MonetnyDvormintmarkandribandsuspension;OrderofGlory,ThirdClass,2ndtypebadge(2),silverandenamel,thereverses

ciallynumbered‘9246681’and‘430814’,withribandsuspension;OrderofLabourGlory,ThirdClass,2ndtype,silver,silver-gilt and enamel, reverse

numbered ‘58578’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and riband suspension, generally very ne (6) £100-£140

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,OrderoftheRedBannerofLabour(5),5thtypebreastbadge,silver,silver-gilt,and enamel,reverseofficiallynumbered‘243259’;6thtypebreastbadge(4),silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,reversesofficiallynumbered ‘627604’; ‘641145’; ‘790360’; and ‘1103503’, all with Monetny Dvor mint mark and riband suspension, good very ne (5) £80-£100

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,MedalforBravery(3),silverandenamel,thereversesofficiallynumbered‘685927’; ‘932748’;and‘3272816’,allwithribandsuspension;MedalforMilitaryMerit(5),silverandenamel,thereversesofficially numbered‘363702’;‘193673’;‘297447’;‘764703’;and‘1615009’,the "rstwithscrewbacksuspension,thelatterfourallwith riband suspension, generally very ne (8) £80-£100

UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics,MedalforBravery(4),silverandenamel,thereversesofficiallynumbered‘905989’; ‘1673685’;‘2749653’;and‘3619709’,allwithribandsuspension;MedalforMilitaryMerit(4),silverandenamel,thereverses officially numbered ‘680425’; ‘2013930’; and ‘2860799’; with one unnumbered, all with riband suspension, generally very ne (8) £80-£100

UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics, OrderofMaternalGlory(5),FirstClass(2),silver,silver-giltandenamel,reverses officiallynumbered‘1144523’and‘821088’,bothwithMonetnyDvormintmarkandgiltandenamelledribandsuspension;Second Class(2),silverandenamel,reversesofficiallynumbered‘1578275’and‘1620343’,bothwithMonetnyDvormintmarkandsilver andenamelledribandsuspension;ThirdClass,silver,reverseofficiallynumbered‘1462588’,withMonetnyDvormintmarkand silver and enamelled riband suspension, good very ne (5) £60-£80

UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics,MedalfortheDefenceofMoscow,bronze;MedalfortheDefenceofLeningrad, bronze;MedalfortheSixtiethAnniversaryofVictoryintheGreatPatrioticWar1945-2005,(6),bronze;togetherwithtwotrade pro"ciencybadges,bronzeandenamel;andotherrelatedawards,includingaSocialistRepublicofRomania Orderfor DistinguishedServiceinDefenceoftheFatherland,ThirdClassStar,bronzeandenamel,withtenpaste‘diamonds’, generallyvery ne (lot) £60-£80

UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics,MedalfortheDefenceofLeningrad(2),bronze;MedalfortheDefenceofStalingrad, bronze;MedalfortheCaucasus,bronze;MedalfortheCaptureofKoenigsberg,bronze;LabourMedal(2),silverandenamel,both unnumbered; Medal for a Veteran of Labour, silvered, generally very ne (8) £60-£80

UnitedStatesofAmerica,Aframeddisplayof92UnitedStatesDecorationsandMedalscoveringtheperiodfromtheGreat Wartothepresentday,includingtheNavyCross,theDistinguishedServiceCross,theAirForceCross,theSilverStar,the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart, all mounted in a glazed display frame, generally good very ne (92) £200-£240

Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.

UnitedStatesofAmerica,AlliedVictoryMedal(3),bronze,onewith1clasp,France,anotherasomewhatlaterstriking; WorldWarIIVictoryMedal,bronze;PennsylvaniaNationalGuardWorldWarCommemorativeMedal,bronze;togetherwitha U.N.Medal,onUNMOGIPriband;andvariousothermiscellaneousWorldDecorationsandMedals,includingtwoGreekMilitary MeritMedals;aHungarian‘SignumLaudis’Medal,withcrossedswordsdeviceonriband,incaseofissue;aRhodesianGeneral ServiceMedal (117930TprD.J.Fravett);aZimbabweanIndependenceMedal1980,bronze,officiallynumbered‘27951’;a SpanishCivilWarCampaignMedal;twoPeople’sRepublicofPolandCrossesofMerit;andothermainlyEasternEuropean awards, generally nearly very ne and better £120-£160

Venezuela,Republic,OrderoftheLiberator,Commander’sneckbadge,55mmx50mm,silver-giltandenamel,unmarked, with neck riband, nearly extremely ne £50-£70

International,Aframeddisplayof21Orders,Decorations,andMedalsfromtheSovereignMilitaryOrderofSt.Johnof Jerusalem,Rhodes&Malta,coveringallaspectsoftheaward,includingtheneckbadgesofaKnightofHonourandDevotionanda KnightofGrace;theCrossofMerit;andthevariousMedalsoftheOrder;togetherwithvariousminiatureawards,allmountedin aglazeddisplayframe;togetherwiththreeoftherelatedcasesofissue, generallygoodvery neandamostcomprehensivecollection

mainland Britain

£1,000-£1,400

War Medals ands Decorations.

ByD.HastingsIrwin,publishedbyL.UpcottGill,London,1910,FourthEdition,536pp.,withindexandnumerousplatesandline drawings, hardback, fair condition

The Grand Fleet 1914-16.

ByAdmiraloftheFleetViscountJellicoeofScapa,publishedbyCassell&Co.Ltd.,London,1919,517pp.,withindexand appendices, and 9 photographic plates and 13 plans and diagrams, hardback, fair condition

The Concise Story of the Dover Patrol.

ByAdmiralSirR.H.Bacon,publishedbyHutchinson&Co.Ltd.,London,320pp.,withindexandappendices,and25illustrations and charts and 12 diagrams, hardback, spine detached but present, fair condition

The Clan Line in the Great War.

ByArchibaldHurd,publishedbyCassell&Co.,Ltd.,London,1924,136pp.,withtwelvephotographicplates,hardback, reasonable condition

The Welch Regiment in the [First] World War.

ByColonelReesBan!eld,Reprintedfromthe WesternMail,39pp.,withsomephotographs,andwithalistofhonoursandawards to the Regiment, paper covers, fair condition

Armed Forces Decorations and Awards of the United States of America.

PublishedbytheDepartmentofDefense,Washington,D.C.,1989,34pp.,includingindex,infullcolourwithphotographsofeach award, paper covers, good condition (6) £40-£50

Sold together with a photocopy of ‘Some Notes on Prussian Orders’ by A. A. Purves.

Manual of Seamanship.

ByAuthorityoftheLordsCommissionersoftheAdmiralty,TwoVolumes,publishedbyH.M.S.O.,London,1932,446pp.and 357pp., with numerous charts, diagrams, and photographic plates, both volumes with index, hardbound, good condition

Uniform Regulations of Officers of the Fleet.

Admiralty,publishedbyH.M.S.O.1924,28pp.,togetherwith18plates,hardbound;togetherwith !vesupplementaryAmendment sheets,published1926-31;twocopiesofthecompleterevisededitionfor1937,onehardbound,theotherwithpapercovers;and an Amendment sheet published in May 1939, the two bound copies annotated with amendments, generally good condition

Regulations for the Royal Naval Reserve (Men).

AdmiraltyandBoardofTrade,publishedbyH.M.S.O.1928,133pp.,withindex,hardbound;togetherwithasimilarrevisededition for 1933; and various Orders in Council regarding the Mercantile Marine, good condition

Dress Regulations for Officers of the Royal Air Force.

AirMinistry,publishedbyH.M.S.O.1929,26pp.,togetherwith21plates,hardbound;togetherwiththreesupplementary Amendmentsheets,published1930-35;andacopyofthecompleterevisededitionfor1939,withpapercovers;acopyofKing’s RegulationsandAirCouncilInstructionsfortheRoyalAirForce1944,withappendicesandindex,hardbound;andacopyof

Regulations for the Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service 1929, hardbound, good condition (lot) £80-£100

Soldwithvariousotherpamphletsandpublications,including‘TailorandCutter’;‘ServiceUniforms’;‘NotesontheUniformofNavalO cers’;‘Rigofthe Day1805-1955’;‘TheDressoftheBritishSailor’;‘TheDressofNavalO cer’;and‘TheRoyalNavy1790-1970’,thelastpartoftheOsprey Men-atArms series.

A Second World War Flying Log Book.

ARoyalAirForceFlyingLogBookforNavigators,AirBombers,AirGunners, andFlightEngineerspertainingtoWirelessOperator/AirGunnerF.‘Crash’ Barker,RoyalAirForce,coveringtheperiod14June1944to7March1946, recordingoperationalservicewith153Squadron(Lancasters),R.A.F. Scampton;togetherwiththerecipient’srelatedminiatureawards,comprising 1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar(withclaspAirCrewEurope[sic]); DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AirEfficiencyAward,G.VI.R.,1sttype, mountedasworn;Path"nderForceBadge;therecipient’sphotographalbum, containingapproximately110photographs,amixtureofserviceandfamily; and an annotated Navigator’s Log Book Folder cover, good condition (lot) £140-£180

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German Army Uniforms and Insignia 1933-1945.

ByBrianL.Davis,publishedbyArmsandArmourPress,London,1971,224pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,with dust-jacket, good condition

Uniforms and Insignia of the Luftwaffe, Volume 1: 1933-1940.

ByBrianL.Davis,publishedbyArmsandArmourPress,London,1991,256pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,with dust-jacket, very good condition

Uniforms and Insignia of the German Foreign Office and Government Ministries 1938-1945.

ByJillHalcomb,publishedbyAgincourtPublishers,1984,233pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,withdust-jacket, very good condition

Helmets and Headdress of the Imperial German Army 1870-1918.

ByColonelR.H.Rankin,publishedbyN.Flayderman,NewMilford,1965,152pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound, with dust-jacket, good condition

Pickelhauben (Spiked Helmets): German Headdress 1650-1918.

ByEricJ.Johansson,publishedbyH.S.M.Publications,Missouri,1982,180pp.,withnumerouscolourphotographs,withindex, hardbound, with dust-jacket, very good condition

Uniforms and Badges of the Third Reich, Volume 1: NSDAP.

Published by Military Collectors Service, 76pp., with numerous b/w illustrations, hardbound, good condition

Waffen SS - Its Uniforms, Insignia, and Equipment 1938-1945

ByD.S.V.FostenandR.J.Marrion,publishedbyAlmarkPublications,London,1971,112pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs and illustrations, softback, reasonable condition

Uniforms of the Luftwaffe 1939-1945

ByMatthewCooper,publishedbyAlmarkPublications,London,1974,80pp.,withnumerousb/wandcolourphotographs, softback, reasonable condition

Casques a Pointe et Coiffures Prestigieuses de l’Armée Allemande 1842-1918 [French text]

TwoVolumes(InfantryandCavalry),byJean-LouisLarcade,publishedbyJacquesGrancher,Paris,1985,160pp.and197pp.,with numerous b/w and colour photographs, hardback, both volumes with dust-jackets, good condition (lot) £80-£100

SoldwithaboundfolderoflooseplatesofGermanhelmets;andotherpamphletsandpublications,including‘DieUniformen’[inGerman];and ‘

German Military Police Units 1939-45’, the last part of the Osprey Men-at-Arms series.

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Small Arms, Artillery, and Special Weapons of the Third Reich.

ByTerryGanderandPeterChamberlain,publishedbyMacdonaldandJane’sPublishers,London,1978,371pp.,withnumerous b/w photographs, and index, hardbound, with dust-jacket, good condition

German Small Arms.

ByA.J.R.Cormack,publishedbyPro!eldPublications,Windsor,1979,160pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,with dust-jacket, good condition

Military Holsters of World War II.

ByEugeneJ.Bender,publishedbyTaylor,Dallas,1984,205pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,withdust-jacket, good condition

A History of Marksmanship.

ByC.C.Trench,publishedbyFerndaleEditions,London,1980,127pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound,with dustjacket, good condition

Fire!ght! The History of Personal Firepower.

ByPeterNewark,publishedbyDavidandCharlesPublishers,NewtonAbbot,1989,190pp.,withnumerousb/wandcolour photographs and illustrations, hardbound, with dust-jacket, reasonable condition

Mauser Ri"es and Pistols.

ByW.H.B.Smith,publishedbyMilitaryServicePublishing,Harrisburg,1989,236pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs, hardbound, with somewhat torn dust-jacket, reasonable condition

Walther Pistols.

ByW.H.B.Smith,publishedbyMilitaryServicePublishing,Harrisburg,1946,94pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardbound, with somewhat torn dust-jacket, reasonable condition

The Machine Gun, Volume I.

ByLieutenant-ColonelG.M.Chinn,U.S.M.C.,publishedbytheDepartmentoftheNavy,WashingtonD.C.,1951,2688pp.,with numerous b/w photographs, and index, hardbound, reasonable condition

Small Arms of the World.

ByW.H.B.Smith,publishedbyMilitaryServicePublishing,Harrisburg,1989,768pp.,withnumerousb/wphotographs,andindex, hardbound, reasonable condition (lot) £80-£100

Soldwithvariousotherpamphletsandpublications,includingalargevolumeonSwordsmanship[inGerman],withnumerouscolourplates;‘Small Arms Manual’;and ‘Classic Arms’.

Mein Kampf [German text].

By Adolf Hitler, 1943 Edition, 781pp., hardbound, reasonable condition

Wir Alle Helfen dem Führer [German text].

By Robert Ley, 1937 Edition, 230pp., hardbound, reasonable condition

Personnel Documents of the S.S.

ByCharlesJ.BargerandJ.A.Bowman,publishedbyImperialPublication,Lancaster,1991,352pp.,withnumerousb/w photographs, hardbound, with dust-jacket, very good condition (3) £60-£80

A Dart and Erme Yeomanry Cavalry Officer’s Coatee 1823-1828. AmostrareandprobablyuniqueexampletothissmallandshortlivedDevoncorps.Singlebreastedinnavyblue "nequality woollenclothwithsimilarqualitylightbluewoollenclothfacings,button-onplastron,bottomedgingandskirtpanels.Thereverse ofthesleevesandthebackarealsopipedinthesamecolour.Goldbullionwire‘waterfall’attherearwithatwoclipprovisionfor

"nequalitygiltbuttonsarepresent,convex,openback,

linedwithalightlywaxedwhitelinen.Thecoateeisunnamed, thegarmentis‘peppered’withmothdamagewithtwomoreserious damagedareasontheshoulders.Thoroughtreatmenttopreventfurtherinfestationhasbeencarriedoutandthecoateeiswellworthyof

£1,200-£1,600

ThisCorpswasformedfromtheashesoftheDevonGuides1803-1820.TheWarO

ceListof20thSeptember1825,‘O

cersoftheMilitia, YeomanryCavalry&VolunteerInfantry’,indicatethattwotroopsexisted,seveno

cerinthelatter yearsoftheGuidesandforthewholeoftheDartandErme’sexistencewasArthurHoweHoldsworth(1780-1860)alocalmanofgreatwealth andimportanceinthearea.Hisfamilyheldtherighttothe‘WatersoftheDart’(1725-1860)enablingthemtolevytollsonallgoodslanded betweenSalcombeandTorbay.HewasthelastGovernorofDartmouthandGovernorofDartmouthCastle,andwasMemberofParliamentfor Dartmouth from 1802 to 1819 and again from 1829 to 1832. Family seats were Widdicombe House and Mount Galpin.

cersintotalareshown.Thecommandingo

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3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales’s) N.C.O. Hall Marked Silver Arm Badge.

A !neexampleofthePrinceofWales’sPlume,Hallmarkedsilver(Birmingham1901)onthefrontandrearofthebadge;together withaHallmarkedsilver(London1870)PresentationSchoolMedal,CollegeHouseUpperEdmonton,presentedby‘C.P.S. White Xmas 1870’, generally good condition (2) £120-£160

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British Heavy Cavalry Other Ranks Helmet Plate 1838-1847.

Arareexampleindie-stampedbrass,oforiginalcurvedshape(approx.195mmx90mm).TheplatedisplaysthefullArmsof GreatBritainpost1837.Inuseonthe1834and1843patternhelmetsbythefollowingregiments,2nd,4th,5th,and6thDragoon Guardsandthe1stDragoons, smallperforationsthroughwearinafewplacesandoneray-tipfasteningelementmissing,otherwise good condition for age £200-£240

534

A Brigade of Guards Banner.

A !nebanner,madeofcrushedvelvet,withlargeGarterStaratcentre,silkwithbullionthread, somesilkdamagetoStar,otherwise good condition £100-£140

535

8th Lancashire (Bury) Volunteer Ri"e Corps, Officers Pouch Belt c.1880. Thewhiteleatherbeltwithblackpatternpouchtothecentresilveredentwinned‘LVRC V111’,theleathercrazedtothepouch; togetherwithseveralparchmentcommissionsandlettersrelatingtoCaptainJohnMullen,whoservedasAdjutantofthe Lancashire Volunteer Ri"e Corps, generally good condition (lot) £280-£340

536

38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot Officer’s Cuff Panel c.1850. A !ne example, gilt bullion oak leaf complete with three gilt buttons on a red ground, good condition £120-£160

537

The South Staffordshire Regiment, 2nd Volunteer Battalion Officers Helmet Plate 1884-1901.

A !neexampleinsilverplate,crownedstarbackplatewithlaurelandgarteroverlays,tothecentre,onagroundofblackvelvet,a silverStaffordshireknotbelowtitlescrolls,‘TheSouthStaffordshireRegiment’and‘2ndVolunteerBattalion’,completewiththree loop fasteners, very good condition £280-£340

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538

The South Staffordshire Regiment Regimental Band Pouch Badges. AscarceselectionofRegimentalBandpouchbadgesincludingalargegiltmetalKCStaffordshireKnotandregimentaltitle, anothersilveredE.II.R.example,alargeKCgildingmetalexample,agiltKCStaffordshireknotwith‘XXXVIII’,collectivelywith various "ttings to the rear, good condition (7) £180-£220

539

The South Staffordshire Regiment Drum Major’s Sash c.1920. AscarceDrumMajorsSashgiltembroideredGVCypherwithsilveredplatebelowandRegimentaltitlewithgiltandredsilk borders,retailedby‘Hobson&Sons,LexingtonStreet,London’,bothsmalldrumsticksaremissingandoneloopmissingfrom silver plate, reasonable condition £120-£160

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64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot Officer’s Shako Plate c.1869-78.

A "neexampleincoppergilt,standardcrownedlaurelswithcentralstencilled‘64’,withtwoloopfastenerstotherear, verygood condition £220-£260

64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot Other Ranks Shako Plate c.1869-78. A "neexampleingiltmetal,standardcrownedlaurelswithcentralstencilled‘64’,withtwoloopfastenerstotherear,theloops having been regimentally altered to "t the shako, good condition £60-£80

542

The North Staffordshire Regiment Volunteer Battalions Officers Torin Side Cap c.1900. OfdarkblueMeltonclothwithembroideredsilveredregimentalbadge,PrinceofWales’PlumesandStaffordshireknotwith further embroidered rim to the cap, minor service wear, good condition £180-£220

543

The North Staffordshire Regiment Regimental Band Pouch Badges. AscarceselectionofRegimentalBandpouchbadgesincludinglargeStaffordshireVolunteerssilveredVictoriancrownedbugle withStaffsknottothecentre,anotherexamplesilveredlaurelwreathwithPrinceofWalesPlumesandStaffordshireknotwith ‘64’,anothergildedmetalexamplewithVictoriancrownedlaurelwreath,tothecentrealyre,sphinxEgyptand‘80’,collectively with various "ttings to the rear, good condition (7) £180-£220

544

The North Staffordshire Regiment Volunteer Battalions. AcompleteselectionofRegimentalSergeantMajorsclotharmbadgesc.1970withvariouscolouredbackgrounds, goodcondition (lot) £60-£80

545

The Staffordshire Regiment Sealed Pattern Badges c.1950-70. Ascarceselectionofsealedpatternbadges,embroideredclothGliderclotharmbadge,anotherexampleinyellowandgreenboth mounted on card, another small button, and another metal glider with paper label, good condition (4) £120-£160

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A Royal Air Force Officer Air Ranks Cap.

A "neexample,withstandardgiltKCcapbadge,doublegiltembroideredlaurelstothepeak,retailedby‘Bates,Hatters,Jermyn Street, London’, very good condition £140-£180

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552

A Royal Air Force Officer Air Ranks Cap.

A "ne example, with standard gilt KC cap badge, double gilt embroidered laurels to the peak, very good condition £140-£180

Royal Flying Corps Insignia c.1915-18.

Ascarceselectionofinsignia,includingaPilotsBrevetWing;apairofclothshouldertitles;servicedresscapbadge;anOfficersID braceletinscribed‘2ndLt.Wm.LyneWattRFC’;asilverFlorinengravedwithRFCand‘Jennie’;andsundrybadgesandbuttons, generally good condition (lot) £200-£240

553

Royal Air Force Insignia c.1940-50.

Amiscellaneousselectionofinsignia,includingBrevetWings,10xpaddedand #atPilotsexamples,3xObserver;andsundrycloth items, generally good condition (lot) £200-£240

554

Royal Air Force Insignia c.1940-50.

Amiscellaneousselectionofinsignia,includingBrevetWings,10xpaddedand #atPilotsexamples;cap/armeagles;ascarceplastic cap badge; Arm Band; Air Gunner arm badge in gilt metal; and sundry badges, generally good condition (lot) £200-£240

555

Royal Air Force Insignia c.1940-50.

Amiscellaneousselectionofinsignia,includingBrevetWings,9xpaddedand #atPilotsexamples;cap/armeagles;ascarceplastic cap badge; an Air Gunner’s arm badge in gilt metal; an Officers cap badge; and sundry other badges, generally good condition (lot) £200-£240

556

New Zealand Air Force Insignia c.1940-50.

Amiscellaneousselectionofclothinsignia,includingBrevetWings3xPilot,2xSignallers,2xEngineers;agoodselectionof shoulder titles; an Officers cap badge; and sundry cloth items, generally good condition (lot) £200-£240

557

Commonwealth Royal Air Force Insignia c.1940-50.

Amiscellaneousselectionofinsignia,includingCanadianclothshouldertitlesandCapbadge;Rhodesianclothshouldertitlesand giltsidecapbadge;Australiacapbadges,andgilteagles;RoyalAirForceBrevetbadges,Pilot,Navigator,2xAirgunner;anAir Gunner arm badge in gilt metal; and sundry other badges, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

558

Polish Air Force Brevet Badges.

A "neselectionofBrevetbadges,includingPilots,Observers,PilotMaster,Navigator,RadioOperator,rearbolt "xingsinplace, some copies, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

559

A Selection of Polish Military Insignia.

Amiscellaneousselection,including,2ndGrenadiers,9thArmouredLancers,3rdCarpathians,5thLowaTransportBattalion,10th LothianLancers,GrocholoskiLancers,twoNavalcapbadges,anAirForcesilverwirecapbadge,andsundrylapelandcloth badges, some reproductions, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

560

Rhodesian Internal Affairs Gorget Badges c.1960.

AHeadman’skidneyshapedbrassplategorgetwithmountedRhodesianCoatofarms1924-1981;togetherwithanother rectangular example, good condition (2) £80-£100

561

Rhodesian Internal Affairs Gorget Badges c.1960.

AHeadman’soctagonalbrassplategorgetwithmountedRhodesianCoatofarms1924-1981;togetherwithanotherrectangular example, good condition (2) £80-£100

562

Rhodesian Internal Affairs Badges c.1960.

Three badges, brass with blackened lettering, the "rst two for a Kraal Head; the third for a Chief’s Messenger, good condition (3) £80-£100

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A Soviet Army (Land Forces) Officer’s Dress Dagger. Thedaggerdated1957,thepommelbearingtheSovietstatesealwith15scrollsrepresentingthethencurrentnumberof republicsintheUSSR.Thethroatmakermarkedincorrectelectricpencilengravedstyle,"ZIK‘57"andserialnumbered "ПО1121".MediumtonedlightlyspeckledBakelitegrip.Top $ttingofthescabbardbearingtheimageoftheKremlintower.The daggermeasuringapprox.34cm,includingscabbard.OneofthelastSovietArmydaggerswithZIKmakermarkproducedprior tothe1958changeinmilitaryuniformcode.Thebrilliantbladewithonlyminorinandoutwear,thebrass $ttingswithtoned unpolished $nish.Theleathercoveringtoscabbardingoodconditionwithonlyafewsmallmarksandscuffs.Thebrasschapeor trim to bottom $tting of scabbard with a few small scratches, consistent with service use, very good condition £100-£140

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A selection of Italian Military Insignia c.1939-45. IncludingcapbadgesfortheAirForce,5thEngineers,80thInfantry,andHorseArtillery;togetherwithascarceselectionof Fascists badges; and sundry cloth and lapel badges, some reproductions, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

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Miscellaneous World Militaria.

AmiscellaneousselectionofmilitariaincludingNavalandMilitaryclothandmetalbadgesfromEurope,theUnitedStatesof America, and the Far East, some reproductions, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

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TheCitationfortheLuftwaffePilotObserver’sBadgeinDiamondstoOberstHermannGraf.Thecitationisloosewithinitshighly attractivefolder,thefolderisthenplacedinsideaverynicelyconstructedpresentationcase,theoutercasecoveredinacream semihardcardsimulatedleathercovering,whichhastheraisedimpressionoftheLuftwaffeeagletothecentre,theLuftwaffe impressedcoveringisthenplaceduponabox-likeconstructioncoveredinafawncoloured "brematerial,theboxitself constructedinaheavyhardcard,theboxisclosedbytwoattractiveboneclosurepins.Theinteriorremovablefolderhighly attractive,againinafawnleatheroverhardcard,gildedtwisteddecorationedgingwiththecentrallargeformoftheGoering ReichMarshalleagleinheavygilt.Thecitationitself,whichsitsinsidethefolderexactlyisconstructedinvellumwiththeraised impressionoftheLuftwaffeeagleatthetop,withafacsimileoftheouterfolderReichMarshaleagleinraisedrelieftothelower partofthecitation.IngoldleafitreadsthatthisisapresentationoftheLuftwaffePilotsandObserverBadgeinGoldwith Diamonds,presentedbytheReichMinisterfortheLuftwaffeandCommander-in-Chief.Indarkprintedletteringfurther informationwiththedateleftblankfortheheadquartersandtheprintedwordsofReichMarshalabovewhereasignaturewould normallyoccur.TheconstructionoftheseelaboratedocumentsduringtheThirdReichperiodwerenormallyconstructedbya numberofartisansandsometimesinvolvedseparatecompanies.We "rmlybelievethatthisouterboxandthefolderforthe citationhavebeenconstructedbyonecompanyandthustheinteriorcoversofboththeboxandthecoverareun"nished.The vellumdocumentwouldbeproducedbyaseparateartisanwithinitself,thendeliveredtotheboxmakersforcompletionand presentation, good condition and an extremely rare award citation of the Third Reich £3,000-£4,000

OberstHermannGraf wasborninBaden,Germany,in1912andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaLuftwaffePilot.Hereceivedthe KnightsCrosstotheIronCrossonthe27December1941followinghis42ndvictoryincombat.ByMaythefollowingyearhisscoreof104 enemyaircraftresultedintheawardoftheOakLeavestotheKnightsCrossonthe14May1942,followedimmediatelyafterbytheSwordsto theOakLeavesoftheKnightsCross.Atthattimehewasonlythe11thmemberoftheGermanArmedForcestohavereceivedtheawardatthat level.By16September1942hewasanOberleutnantandCommanderofthe5thStaffelKapitanofthefamousJagdgeschwader52andbynow with172victories,attheendofthatmonthheachievedhis200thvictory,the "rstLuftwaffepilottoachievethis,gainingthenickname‘The HunterofStalingrad’,havingdestroyed76Sovietaircraftinonly4weekswhenhewas #yingfromPitonnikAir"eld.On29March1944Graf rammedaU.S. "ghterresultinginhimbeingwoundedandceasingcombat #ying.On17May1945heledtheremainsofhisunitintoAmerican captivity,whopromptlyhandedhimovertotheSoviets,andhe "nallyreturnedtoGermanyinDecember1949.Hemadeatotalof830combat #ightsduringtheSecondWorldWar,shootingdown212enemyaircraft,whichincluded10westernones,6ofthosebeingfourenginebombers and one a De Havilland Mosquito. He died in Rastatt, Baden, in 1988.

ThePilotObserver’sBadgewithDiamondsissaidtohavebeenawardedonly27times,includinggiftstoimportantmilitarypersonalitiessuchas HermannGoering,BenitoMussolini,AdmiralDonitz,OttoSkorzeny,andFieldMarshalsRommelandVonManstein.Allofthefamousaces receiveditincludingMolders,Galland,Wick,Rudel,HartmannandOesau.Grafisnotlistedasarecipient,buthewould "tintotheacesgroupand anumberofphotographsexistshowinghimwearingwhatappearstobethePilotObserversBadgewithDiamondsonhisleftbreastpocketofhis tunicabovetheIronCrossFirstClass.Towardstheendofhostilitiesmanyawardsandawardeesofmanylevelsofalltypesneverreceivedtheir award documents and we believe that the award to Hermann Graf was a very late award, and was never completed and presented.

TheonlyotherawarddocumentknowntoexisttoaGerman recipientoftheObserver’sBadgewithDiamondswastheonegiventoRobert RitterVonGreim,dated17April1945,hiscitation "rstappearingforsaleatPhillips,Londonintheearly1970s,andfurtherappearingforsale through Andreas Thies. It was also photographed on page 109 of Formans guide to Third Reich Documents and their values, Volume 2.

567

A German Second World War S.A. Dagger. AnNSKKdagger,heavilystainedblade,RZMM79withtheremaininglettersobscuredbyblackspotting.Anattempthadbeen madetode-nazifytheswastikaandtheeaglebuttheswastikastillremains.Aluminiumhilt !ttings.Fittedintoitsblackpainted NSKK scabbard with the ball to the lower scabbard mount totally destroyed, reasonable condition £200-£240

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568

A German Second World War Parade Bayonet. ThelongerversionoftheGermanparadebayonet,excellentbladebyCarlEickhorn.UnusuallynumberissuedGGH2tothecross guard.Allplatingtothecrossguard,hiltandeaglesheadpommelinplace,undamagedgrips.Theleatherwasherisstillinplace. Fittedintoitsoriginalscabbard,whichhassomeminorindentationsandlightservicerust, !ttedwithaK98bayonetfrog, reasonable condition £80-£100

This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.

569

A German Second World War Red Cross Mans Hewer. Excellentblade,allcrossgrain !nishremaining,markedGesGeschbelowthereverselanget.Therewereonlytwomakersofthis formofdagger,whichcanonlyberevealedbyremovingthegrips,eitherP.D.LuneschlossorRobertKlass.Thecasthiltisin excellentcondition,nickelplatingslightlydull,bothplasticgripsunbroken.Fittedintoitsoriginalscabbard,whichretainsvirtuallyall ofitsoriginalblackpainted !nishwithrust "oodingthroughonthefaceside.Bothupperandlowerscabbardmountscomplete with their screws, good condition £300-£400

This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.

570

A German Second World War Clamshell Police Bayonet.

Theshorterversionofthepolicebayonetwith260mmcarbinetypeblade,theknifeoverall390mm.Unfortunatelytheclamshell hassplitalthoughtheclamshellisstill !ttedtothebayonet,itdoesmoveslightlywhendepressed.Theremainderofthehiltis goodwiththePolicebadgedetachedbutpresent.Fittedintoitsoriginalleatherandnickelscabbardthathasnoindentationsorno damagetotheleather.Thepatentleatherfroghasanunusualsteelbacking,whichismarkedDRPwithapoliceknotattached, reasonable condition £200-£240

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571

A German Second World War Standard Length Police Bayonet. ExcellentbladebyF.W.Holler,completewithitspolicebadge,thisisthetypethatenablesitto !tari"ewiththeri"eretaining buttoninplace,withitsleatherscabbard.Theupperscabbard !ttingnonnumberedandinsteelwithmatchingsteelbottom chape.Leathergoodwithstitching !rm.Thestaplethatholdsthelowerscabbardmountismissing.Completewithabrown leather frog, which is not of the correct pattern for a police bayonet, good condition £200-£240

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572

German Second World War 6x30 Service Binoculars. AniceconditionsetofthetanpaintedDienstglas6x30,makercodedDDXwithitsindividualnumber,withitsoriginalneck strap. Optics generally good but does need clean. Fitted into a post war American canvas case, good condition £80-£100

573

A German Gau East Prussia Commemorative Badge. The Gau badge for East Prussia is a rare piece, this is the tinny version and is of superb quality, extremely good condition £60-£80

574

Miscellaneous German Second World War Badges.

German Militaria 575

3unusualbadges,comprisingtheRADtraditioncapbadgeforArbeitsgauXVIIILowerSaxonyEast,highqualitythickbadgeweight solidconstructionwith !ttingpinsfor !ttingtoeitherasectionofheadgearoruniform,somelossof !nish;theGauEssen commemorativebadgewithitstinnytypeconstructionandmakermarking;andGauMunichcommemorativebadgeinbronze with its tinny type construction, fully marker marked on the reverse side, good condition (3) £70-£90

German Second World War Hunting Badges.

2HuntingAssociationbadges,oneinplasticwithitslapelpinminiature,theotherinheavynickel,bothidenticalsizes,maker markedonthereversesidewithaLandAssociationRheinProvinceunidenti!edHuntingAssociationbadgewithpinback !tting. AccompaniedbyanimpressivelargecentralprizechaindeviceforaGermanShootingAssociationwithitssuspensionloop,these were awarded as prize chains to be worn around the neck by the private Hunting and Ri"e Associations, good condition (5) £80-£100

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579

Miscellaneous German Third Reich Awards and Tinnies.

ComprisingaNSAPSStockholm1937meetingTinny.NSFKmembershippin,bronze !nish,lapelpin !xing.Unidenti!edsmall enamelledhighqualitybadgeDBV,twistedandgroovedlapelpin !xing,GesGeschmarkedonthereverseside.AsmallNS Frauenschaftbadge,enamelundamagedbutscratched,RZMmarkedonthereverseside.NSBOstickpin.Highqualitytinnyof NurembergPartyDay1929withtinnytype !xing.NorwegianHirdcapbadgewithdamagedenamelswithslider !xing.AGerman ThirdReichmedalribbonbarcomprising8sections.A95mmThirdPrizemedallionforanSSshootingcompetition1939.A 55mmSecondPrizemedallionforaGeneralGovernmentcompetition,Romanstyleimageonthereverseside, generallygood condition (10) £60-£80

Miscellaneous German Third Reich Badges and Objects.

ComprisinganicequalityRedCrossmembershiplapelpininsilver,black,redandwhiteenamels.60mmx70mmAdolfHitlerside viewplaque,possiblyoriginallymountedonawoodbase.Ahomemadecigaretteorobjecttinallinbrass,crudelyengravedDAK withaswastikaseparatelyappliedwiththepaintedoutlineofapalmtree,couldbecalledGermantrenchart.AsetofRAD cufflinks.ApairofGrossdeutschlandenlistedranksshoulderboardmotifs,one !xingpinmissingtoeachmotif.HitlerSupportpin statingJA1933.RADstyleArbeitsDayBadge1934.GermanWarGravesCommissionsupportpin.Starshapedbadgewith crownsurmountingaswastikaandcrossedswords,obviouslyfromashootingawardchain.UnusualcelluloidSAsportsvest plaque dated 1934 Nuremberg for SA Brigade 78 of Mittelfranken, generally good condition (10) £80-£100

Miscellaneous German Third Reich Badges, Tinnies, and Awards. Comprisinga1939German,EnglandlightathleticmeetinginKoln,multicoloured,multienamelledbadge,nicequality.50mm CortinaItaly1941WinterOlympicmedallion.AshieldforoneoftheseriesoftheGermanMarksmanshipawardswithoutits pins.AgoodconditionSABraunschweigOktober1931badgewithitspin !tting.AnexampleoftheThirdReichawarded1914 WarHonourCrosswithcrossedswords,makermarkedWK.Agroupof3Kriegsmarineofficersbuttons,twoingilt,onein whitemetal.DutchNSBtinnyforGoudsbergin1940,pinsuspensionmissing.GermanmultienamelledReichLuftschutzpin, makerandGesGeschmarkedonthereverseside.AbrokenandrepairedMeissencommemorativeplaquefortheBattleof NorwayApril1940.Luftwaffemarkeddinnerservicefork,markedVesterland1939witheagleandswastika.Unidenti!edGerman blackenamelledpin,centralcrosswithlargeoutlineofamortartypeweapon,lapelbuttonhole !xing, generallygoodcondition(11) £70-£90

Miscellaneous German Lapel Pins and Badges. ComprisingaLufthansablueenamelledstickpin.Unidenti!edtriangularpinwithwingedwheellettersEPV.Asmalllapelbadgefor buttonhole !xingusingthePanEuropeanmotifforapostservice,wingedwheelandbuglehorn.RLBmembershippin,nice conditionwithundamagedblackenamelswastikawithsuspensionpin.DLVmembershippin,redenamelundamagedwithmaker markandsuspensionpin.Austrianenamelledmembershippin.Unidenti!edsmallswastikadaybadgewithlettersNSGover swastikawiththemottooftheStrengthwithJoyOrganisationbelow.APostschutzinsigniaingiltwithlapelpin !xing.AThird Reichawarded1914-18WarHonourCrosswithswords,makermarkedRVofPforzheimwithoutribbon.Themetallicemblem from a lozenge form cloth based NSKK drivers badge, pins missing, generally good condition (10) £60-£80

Miscellaneous German Tinnies and Badges.

ComprisinganArmedForcesedelweissbadgefor !ttingtotheM.43cap,gluedtoadisplaypiece.TinnyDayofWorkFrankfurt 1933withpinbacksuspension.PartybadgenonenamelledOpferingElsass,makermarkedonthereversesidewithpinback suspension,theOpferingElsasswasgiventopartysympathisersfromtheAlsaceLorraineregion,makermarkedR.Hauschildof Pforzheim.1934WinterHelpWorkbadge,centraleaglewithsunburstabove,multicolouredwithpinbacksuspension.AWinter HelpWorkovalPerspexbadge,no !tting.Alargeswastikabroochwithpinbacksuspension,nomarkings,thiscouldpossiblybea preThirdReichuseoftheswastika,3.5cm.RibbonmedalbarfortheDutchNSBknownastheMussertCrosswithcrossed swordsandpinbacksuspension.Smallswastikadoublesidedpaperlapelpin.16individualitemsbeingpiecesfromtheNSKK childrensboardgame.Anunidenti!ed1933huntingorshootingaward,attractiveenamels,inraisedreliefonthereverseside RheinlanderDank(Rhinelandersthankyou).1942PoliceCommemorativebadge,theseweregiventopoliceofficialsto commemorativesportingevents.Anotherthesame.2differentshapedGermansVeteransAssociationscontributionbadges,both with pin back suspension, generally good condition (lot) £50-£70

582

Miscellaneous German Tinnies and Badges. Comprisinga1930Stalhelmbadge,individuallynumberedonthereversesidewithitshookbutmissingitspinandhinge, undamagedenamels.Jagercapbadgewithpinsmissing.DayofWork1933ovaltinnywithpinbacksuspension.NSDAPWork DayBielefeld1939,plastic,fullystampedandRZMmarkedonthereversesidewithpin,onesmallchiptotheedge.Allblacktinny Westfalia,nopin,itappearstohavebeenrepaired.Agriculturalsmalltinnywithpinbacksuspension.Largeshieldshapedveryhigh qualitytinny,makermarkedonthereverseside,pinmissingKoln1933.OldComradesAssociationmultienamelledbadgefor25 yearservicewithoriginalpinbackandmakermarked.Policecutoutlapelpinbadge.1941multienamelledbadgeforashooting prizeinAustriaintheareaoftheVorarlbergwithpinbacksuspension,Innsbruckmakermarkedonthereverseside.WinterHelp Work1936tinnywithpinbacksuspension.Smallunidenti!edtinnywithahandclaspingwhatappearstobeaswordhiltwith swastika.Oldenburgtinnywithpinback !ttingbutthepinisbroken.Thuringentinnyofasunwheelwithredcentrewithpinback suspension, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

Miscellaneous German Third Reich Tinnies, Badges, and Lapel Pins. ComprisingaGermanWestWallMedalwithoutribbon.Motorvehicletaxpaiddiscforanumberplate,areaofSteinfurt.Metallic shieldforthearmedforcestropicalhelmetwithallthree !xingpins.Twofurthernationaltricolourshieldsforthetrophelm,one withonepinmissing.AdolfHitlersupporttinny,probablyfortheelectionof1933withlapelpin !xing.Unusualplastictinnyfor 18-19June1938withtinny !xingonthereverseside.NicequalityRLBlapelpinwithpinmissing,goodundamagedenamels. Postschutzlapelpin.VeteransAssociationLighthouseMemorialwithcrossedswords,centralblackswastika.Threeseagullglider lapelpin,plastictinnyforJugendburgYouthDaywithtinnytypereverse !xing.4unidenti!edlapelpins,blackswastikawith standinglionbelow,possiblyforThuringen.LapelpinDABV.LapelpininenamelsABBwithbower,obviouslyaBoxing Association.Slightlylargerlapelpinbadge,greencrosswithlionrampanttothecentre,fullymakermarkedonthereverseside withindividualawardnumber13493.VDAcontributiontinny.Anothertinny,possiblynotGerman,crownovera7multicoloured enamels. STOP sign lapel pin, meaning unknown, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

583

Miscellaneous German Third Reich and Associated Badges.

Comprisinga1943shootingawardforKriesVolkmarktwithpinbacksuspension,Innsbruckmakermarkermarkedonreverse side.TheNationalEagleshieldforanarmytrophelm,pinsmissing.Olympicbadge1936allwhiteenamelswithpin !xing.Avery unusual50yearNationalFaithfulServicefemalewraplapelminiaturewithitsribbon.ADutch1940NSBmedallion.LapelPolice pinwithpin !xing.AnunusualSpanishFalangelapelbadgeindividuallynumbered8177onthereversesidewithastickpinwiththe imageofGeneralFranco.Averysmall8mmminiatureoftheNationalFaithfulServiceMedalwithlapelpin !xing.HitlerMussolini joint meeting lapel badge, nice quality construction, pin back suspension !tted, generally good condition (10) £80-£100

584

Miscellaneous German Third Reich and Associated Badges.

ComprisingaNSDAPpartymembershipbadge,markedRZMM1/103,latenonpaintedtype.Anunusualredpaintedbadgefor theNobelDynamiteFactory,St.LambrectisatowninAustria,thiswasobviouslyaworkerspass,individuallystamped109with themakersnameonthereversesidewithpin !xing.3individualdifferentVeteransAssociationcontributionpinsallwiththeirpin backsuspensions.DutchNSBnicelyenamelledindividuallynumbered4625lapelpin.Unidenti!edlapelpinPSVinwhiteandblue enamels.NSBOpin,obviouslyforsewingandnoevidenceofany !xingpinseversecured.AscarceLufthansalapelpinwith individualmembershipnumber6846onthereverseside.1933NurembergRallypinwithpinbacksuspensionsecured.Der Stalhelmlapelpinwithsuspension.AsmallmedallioncelebratinghisofficeofMinisterPresidentofthePrussianPolice.Asmall celluloidlapelpin,WehelptoreliefHungerandCold.AscarceNSKKfemaledriversbadgeingreenandblackpaint,markedRZM M1/35 on the reverse side with its pin back suspension, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

585

Miscellaneous German Tinnies and Lapel Pins.

ComprisingaGermanLutheranChurchDay10November1933withalloriginal !nish.AfurtherLutheranChurchDay November1933, !nishdull.Unidenti!edsportstinnywith4sewn !xingholes.25yearVeteransAssociationmultienamelledlapel pinwithitscorrectlapelpin !xing.2DAFlapelpinswiththeirpins.AfurtherDAFlapelpinwithpinmissing.AGermanGraves CommissionlapelpinwiththeletteringVDKinenamels.Anunidenti!edworklapelpininenamelsshowingthe5Olympicrings withhammerandwheatsheafbelow.Averyinteresting10mmcircumferenceenameltinnyoftherareFreikorpsWerewolf Organisation. 4 lapel pins, 1 in enamels 1 in plastic colour, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

586

Miscellaneous German Second World War Lapel Pins and Membership Badges. ComprisingaLuftschutztinnywithpinback.2HitlerYouthMembershiplozengebadges,bothofthelaterperiodnonenamelled typewith !ttingpinsonthereverseside.ArareindividuallynumberedLufthansalapelpinnumbered725inblueenamel.German Turnerbundlapelbadgewithmobileswastika.Stalhelmbadgewithpinback.4veteranspinsbothlapelandpinback !xing.Alarge swastika lapel pin. 12 mixed organisational lapel pins and tinnies, generally good condition (lot)

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587

Miscellaneous German Second World War VDA and Shooting Badges. Comprising7GermanVDAbadges,amixtureoftinandenamels,VDAbeingtheGermanCulturalAssociationduringtheThird Reich period, and 6 shooting awards of various qualities, reasonable condition (13) £70-£90

588

Miscellaneous German Lapel Pins and Tinnies. Comprising 11 DLRG lapel pins in bronze; together with various other mixed tinnies, reasonable condition (lot) £60-£80

589

Miscellaneous German Tinnies, Pins, and Plaques.

Comprising6mixedGermantinniesallwithpins.2Germantinnieswithoutpins.AnunusualFinnishblueenamelswastikaaward, makermarkedandindividuallynumbered.RADuniformtinnywithboth !xingpins.AnunusualFlemishDevlaglapelpinbadge. Whatappearstobealifesavingpinwithlargeeagleandswastikaoveramancarryingabody.Enamelledbadgewithpinsbroken onthereversesidedenotingsomeformofBirdAssociation,enameldamaged.AsmallsportsplaqueforDanzig, generallygood condition (lot) £120-£160

590

Miscellaneous German Second World War Tinnies.

Comprisingahighlyunusualdownsweptwingedeagleandswastikabadge,solidconstructionwithAmericanstyleclutchpinrear !tting.LargeplastictinnyforBrunswick1939withpinbacksuspension.PlastictinnyinwhiteandgoldforGruppeNiederrhein 1939withpinbacksuspension.AnunusualHitlerYouthFliegerbadge,goodconstructionmakermarkedwithtinnytypepin construction.GauBerlincommemorativebadge,stampedaluminium,makermarkedwithtinnytype !tting.Reuni!cationofthe Saar,bronzetinnywithpin !xing.May1939SudetenlandAnnexationpin,slightoxidisationwithtinnytypeconstruction.1928high qualitybadge.Koln1928DeutscheTurnfestbadge.RADwomen’scapbadgewithboth !ttingpins.DayofGermanWork1May 1933 with tinny type construction, generally good condition (10) £160-£200

591

Miscellaneous German Third Reich and Associated Tinnies.

Comprising1DutchNSBaluminiumtinnyOudsberg1940,somelightoxidisationtothefrontfaceside.Heimat1933Munster, colourfulsquarelargetinny.HitlerYouthshieldshapedtinny.DAF1933tinny.SAGruppeNiedersachsen1936aluminiumtinny. VDA1934tinny.WorldYouth,undated,inbronzetinny.NationalSoldiersDaytinny.Saar1936Reuni!cationtinny.Kreistag Nuremberg 1940, some light oxidisation. All with pins on the reverse side, generally good condition (10) £120-£160

592

Miscellaneous German Third Reich and Associated Tinnies and Badges. ComprisingaFireServicecapbadge,nicedeepstrikewithbothpins.FrauenschaftbeautifullyenamelledbadgeofaFrauenschaft LeaderinanOrtsgruppe,blueenamelpipededging.Unidenti!edRLBcapbadgenonenamelled.BelgiumVNVcapbadge,excellent conditionwithbothlugs.AluminiumtinnyforGautagLimbergJune1936.DAFcruise1939tinny.HighqualityMay1939heavy nickel,makermarkedonbackwithtinny !xing.Unidenti!edmultienamelledgreen,blackandsilverbroochtypefor1925with swastikacentrewithcentralmedicalmotifletteringVPKhavingaRigaLatviamaker’smarkonthereverseside.Unusuallongtinny withswastika,pinbacksuspension.ItalianOperaBalilla,goodqualitybadgewithtinnytypeconstruction,makermarkedonthe reverse side, generally good condition (10) £140-£180

593

Miscellaneous German Second World War Badges and Lapel Pins.

ComprisingaVehicleregistrationplate,taxpaiddiscNurtingen.4Luftwaffelabourrelatedlapelpinsallwiththeirscrew !xings, mintunissued.DAFcapcockade,beautifullymachinewovengoldonblack,RZMmarkedonthereverseside.Women’sRADneck brooch,minuspins.SquarelargeSAtinnycompletewithpinbacksuspension.DeutscheFrauenwerkbadgewithenamels,RZM markedonthereverse,pinback !xing.NSKKmembershiplapelpin.NSDAPLippe1933.WinterHelpWorkGauEssen1935-36 tinny with pin back suspension. 7 individual glass runic badges, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

594

Miscellaneous German Badges.

ComprisingaRLBmulticoloureddoorplaque.NSVmulticoloureddoorplaque.Children’sAssociationverynicelyenamelledblue andwhitebadgewithpinbacksuspension.ThirdReichtaxpaidnumberplateregistrationforAschendorf-Hummling.Multi colouredplasticdaybadgeforSADayDortmund1938withpinbacksuspension.GermanCyclingAssociationenamelledlapelpin, makermarkedonthereverseside.Unidenti!edforestrystylecapbadge,swastikalaidonthreeoakleaveswithcaptypedouble pin !xing.Unidenti!edcaptypebadge,swastikaovercrossedswordswithdoublepin !xing.Unidenti!edcapbadge,swastikaon oakleaveswithpinsmissingonthereverseside.RADwomen’scapbadgewithsealedpatterntagattached.DAFcapbadgewith !nelywovencentralinsignia.AscarceDAOVcapbadge, !nelywovenbutscuffedtothecentre.Women’sRADcapbadgewith pin missing. Impressive tinny SA drummer on horseback. Heid September 1933 pin missing, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

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595

Miscellaneous German Third Reich Hitler Youth Insignia.

ComprisignaHJSportwart(sportsattendant)redmachinewoventitleandanHJGelandesportwart(Overlandsportsattendant) yellowonblackmachinewoventitle.Accompaniedby2HitlerYouthceramictinnies,bothdated21June1934,bothwithpins and in excellent condition, extremely good condition (4) £60-£80

596

German Second World War Documentation.

ComprisingaGermanpassporttoEleonoreKenda,passphotographincivildress.VisasforItalyin1943.Servicebookfora StabshelferinnenDesHeeres,womanoperative,tothesamerecipient,photoincivildress,thisisthewomensequipmentofthe armysoldbuch,manyentries,thelastentrybeing12May1945.Arbeitsbooktothesamerecipientwithannotationsfromthe CommanderoftheSecretPoliceSDinUntersteiemarkin1942.AfurtherdocumentknownastheHorekarteissuedbythe StrengthThroughJoyOrganisationtoanothermemberofthefamily,whichincludesaStamm!tzkarte.Remainingsmallitemsof postcards,paperworkandaStrengthThroughJoyluggagelabelforthelinerofthe Oceania 17June1937.Anicecoloured illuminated days menu on board the Strength Through Joy cruise ship, good condition (lot) £60-£80

597

German Second World War Documentation with Wound Badge. ComprisinganA5sizecitationtoGefreiterFranzLaduchofthe2ndCompanyGrenadierRegiment130,datedAugust1944with anoriginalexampleoftheWoundBadgeinblackinitsoriginalpacket,thebadgeismakermarked63,thecitationfoldedtwice. AccompaniedbyanA5sizecitationtoKarlHeinzRohl!ngofStaff BatteryArtilleryRegiment240,foldedonce;andanNSDAP greenmembershipcardfortheareaofOberdonauwithmembershipstampsfrom1939throughto1942, reasonablecondition (lot) £50-£70

598

German Second World War Identity Documents.

Comprising10individualdocumentsforalldifferentGermanorganisations.DAFmembershipbookwithdetailsoftheownerand stamps.Apostofficesavingsbankbookletwithdetailsofsavingstotheinterioranddetailsoftheowner.OrganisationTodt servicebookfully !lledoutwithstampsanddetailsofthebearer.TheforerunneroftheRADtheFADmembershipbook showingaphotographofthememberinFADuniformfully !lledout.GermanworkbookknownastheArbeitsbuch,detailsto theinterior.AfurtherArbeitsbuchwithinteriordetails.DeutschesReichKennkartforafemalewithherphotographincivildress, swastikainkedout.ApersonalausweisofaladyinHeidelbergwithphotograph.AVDU(civilservantsmembershipcard)ofa femalewithphotograph.AnunusualpersonalausweisissuedbytheGeneralGouvernemetofaWarsawresident, reasonable condition (lot) £100-£140

German Second World War Documentation. ComprisingaGermanKennkartforafemale,swastikaobliterated.Armydrivinglicensewithoutphotographfully !lledout.A GermanpassportknownastheReisepasstoafemale,goodinteriordetailsoftraveltoSlovakia.ABDMmembershipcard.Work bookknownastheArbeitsbuchwithpersonaldetailsbutnophotograph.AfurtherArbeitsbuchwithpersonaldetails,no photograph.Aciviliandrivinglicensewithphotographoftherecipientincivildress.AsmallversionoftheAhnenpassfully !lled outwithfamilydetails.AfurthercopyofthelargeformatAhnenpasswithfamilydetails.AfurtherlargecopyoftheAhnenpass with !lledoutdetails.AfurtherlargecopyoftheAhnenpasswithhardbackcoverwith !lledoutdetails.GermanKennkartwith theeagleandswastikacoveredoveronthecover,photographoffemalerecipient.Anausweiskartfortheworksoffice, Nuremberg.AnationalsavingsbookownedbyapoliceNCO.Apistolshootingrecordbook.Alargefoldingdocumentfora German notary (solicitor). ADB savings card, reasonable condition (lot) £100-£140

600

Miscellaneous German and Italian Second World War Documents and Photographs. Comprising35mixedpressphotographsandsomeoriginalsofbothGermanandBritishsoldiersintheSecondWorldWarin variousactions.ThirdReichwomansFrauenschaftpassholder.2ThirdReichpostalsavingsbankbooks.AprintedFreiKorps SauerlandbadgeaccompaniedbytheGermanpublicationoftheFreiKorpsSauerland1976publication.13FascistItaliancoloured postcards.Germansoldierssongbook.27individualbothsmallandlargeGermanSecondWorldWardeathcards.2AdolfHitler postcards.5AdolfHitlerindividualimagesalltakenfromtheDeutschlandErwachecigarettecardbook.46individualcigarette cardimagesofAustriaincludingsomegoodpoliticalimages.44individualphotographsbyacigarettecardcompanyinHamburgof theOlympicGames1936,withtwointheiroriginalpacket.SingleFeldpoststampdatedJune1940,frankedandwritten.Winter HelpWorkbooklet.Aquantityofwhichappearstobea !rstdaycoverforstampsfromtheGeneralGovernmentsdated November 1939, franked in Krachow, generally good condition (lot) £50-£70

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CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING BUYERS

1 The buyer

The highest bidder shall be the buyer at the ‘hammer price’ and any dispute shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion. Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written acknowledgement by Noonans Auctions Ltd. (“Noonans”) that he acts as agent on behalf of a named principal. Bids will be executed in the order that they are received.

2 Minimum increment

The auctioneer shall have the right to refuse any bid which does not conform to Noonans’ published bidding increments which may be found at noonans.co.uk and in the bidding form included with the auction catalogue.

3 The premium

The buyer shall pay to Noonans a premium of 24% on the ‘hammer price’ and agrees that Noonans, when acting as agent for the seller, may also receive commission from the seller in accordance with Condition 16.

4 Value Added Tax (VAT)

The buyers’ premium is subject to the current rate of Value Added Tax if the lot is delivered to or collected by the purchaser within the UK.

Lots marked ‘X’ are subject to importation VAT of 5% on the hammer price unless re-exported outside the UK, as per the conditions below

Buyers who wish to hand carry their lots to export them from the UK will be charged VAT at the prevailing rate and importation VAT (where applicable) and will not be able to claim a VAT refund.

Buyers will only be able to secure a VAT free invoice and/or VAT refund if the goods are exported by Noonans or a pre-approved commercial shipper. Where the buyer instructs a pre-approved commercial shipper, proof of correct export out of the UK must be provided to Noonans by the buyer within 30 days of export and no later than 90 days from the date of the sale. Refunds are subject to a £50 administrative fee.

5. Artist’s Resale Rights (Droit de Suite)

Lots marked ARR in the catalogue indicate lots that may be subject to this royalty payment. The royalty will be charged to the buyer on the ‘hammer price’ and is in addition to the buyers’ premium. Royalties are charged on a sliding percentage scale as shown below but do not apply to lots where the hammer price is less than 1000 euros. The payment is calculated on the rate of exchange at the European Central Bank on the date of the sale.

All royalty charges are paid in full to The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).

Portion of the hammer price

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS

(a) confirm to Noonans his or her name and address and, if so requested, give proof of identity; and

(b) pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling within five working days of the end of the sale (unless credit terms have been agreed with Noonans before the auction). Please note that we will not accept cash payments in excess of £5,000 (five thousand pounds) in settlement for purchases made at any one auction.

7 Noonans may, at its absolute discretion, agree credit terms with the buyer before an auction under which the buyer will be entitled to take possession of lots purchased up to an agreed amount in value in advance of payment by a determined future date of the ‘total amount due’.

8 Any payments by a buyer to Noonans may be applied by Noonans towards any sums owing from that buyer to Noonans on any account whatever, without regard to any directions of the buyer, his or her agent, whether expressed or implied.

9 Collection of purchases

The ownership of the lot(s) purchased shall not pass to the buyer until he or she has made payment in full to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling.

10 (a) The buyer shall at his or her own expense take away the lot(s) purchased not later than 5 working days after the day of the auction but (unless credit terms have been agreed in accordance with Condition 7) not before payment to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’.

(b) The buyer shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges on any lot not taken away within 5 working days after the day of the auction.

(c) The packing and handling of purchased lots by Noonans staff is undertaken solely as a courtesy to clients and, in the case of fragile articles, will be undertaken only at Noonans’ discretion. In no event will Noonans be liable for damage to glass or frames, regardless of the cause. Bulky lots or sharp implements, etc., may not be suitable for in-house shipping.

11 Buyers’ responsibilities for lots purchased The buyer will be responsible for loss or damage to lots purchased from the time of collection or the expiry of 5 working days after the day of the auction, whichever is the sooner. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents shall thereafter be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, while any lot is in its custody or under its control.

Loss and damage warranty cover at the rate of 1.5% will be applied to any lots despatched by Noonans to destinations outside the UK, unless specifically instructed otherwise by the consignee.

(a) to proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract.

(b) to rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the defaulting buyer at the same or any other auction.

(c) to re-sell the lot or cause it to be re-sold by public auction or private sale and the defaulting buyer shall pay to Noonans any resulting deficiency in the ‘total amount due’ (after deduction of any part payment and addition of re-sale costs) and any surplus shall belong to the seller.

(d) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer and, in the case of storage, either at Noonans’ premises or elsewhere.

(e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month on the ‘total amount due’ to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 5 working days after the day of the auction.

(f) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the sale or any other auction and release it only after payment of the ‘total amount due’.

(g) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer at any future auctions or obtaining a deposit before accepting any bids in future.

(h) to apply any proceeds of sale then due or at any time thereafter becoming due to the defaulting buyer towards settlement of the ‘total amount due’ and to exercise a lien on any property of the defaulting buyer which is in Noonans’ possession for any purpose.

13 Liability of Noonans and sellers

(a) Goods auctioned are usually of some age. All goods are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. Illustrations in catalogues are for identification only. Buyers should satisfy themselves prior to the sale as to the condition of each lot and should exercise and rely on their own judgement as to whether the lot accords with its description. Subject to the obligations accepted by Noonans under this Condition, none of the seller, Noonans, its servants or agents is responsible for errors of descriptions or for the genuineness or authenticity of any lot. No warranty whatever is given by Noonans, its servants or agents, or any seller to any buyer in respect of any lot and any express or implied conditions or warranties are hereby excluded.

Royalties

From 0 to €50,000 4%

From €50,000.01 to €200,000 3%

From €200,000.01 to €350,000 1%

From €350,000.01 to €500,000 0.5%

Exceeding €500,000 0.25%

6 Payment

When a lot is sold the buyer shall:

12 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchase

If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with Conditions 6 and 10, or if there is any other breach of either of those Conditions, Noonans as agent of the seller shall, at its absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights it may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies:

(b) Any lot which proves to be a ‘deliberate forgery’ may be returned by the buyer to Noonans within 15 days of the date of the auction in the same condition in which it was at the time of the auction, accompanied by a statement of defects, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at which it was purchased. If Noonans is satisfied that the item is a ‘deliberate forgery’ and that the buyer has and is able to transfer a good and marketable title to the lot free from any third party claims, the sale will be set aside and any amount paid in respect of the lot will be refunded, provided that the buyer shall have no rights under this Condition if:

(i) the description in the catalogue at the date of the sale was in accordance with the then generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of such opinion; or (ii) the only method of establishing at the date of

publication of the catalogue that the lot was a ‘deliberate forgery’ was by means of scientific processes not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which was unreasonably expensive or impractical.

(c) A buyer’s claim under this Condition shall be limited to any amount paid in respect of the lot and shall not extend to any loss or damage suffered or expense incurred by him or her.

(d) The benefit of the Condition shall not be assignable and shall rest solely and exclusively in the buyer who, for the purpose of this condition, shall be and only be the person to whom the original invoice is made out by Noonans in respect of the lot sold.

CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING SELLERS AND CONSIGNORS

14 Warranty of title and availability

The seller warrants to Noonans and to the buyer that he or she is the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. The seller will indemnify Noonans, its servants and agents and the buyer against any loss or damage suffered by either in consequence of any breach on the part of the seller.

15 Reserves

The seller shall be entitled to place, prior to the first day of the auction, a reserve at or below the low estimate on any lot provided that the low estimate is more than £100. Such reserve being the minimum ‘hammer price’ at which that lot may be treated as sold. A reserve once placed by the seller shall not be changed without the consent of Noonans. Noonans may at their option sell at a ‘hammer price’ below the reserve but in any such cases the sale proceeds to which the seller is entitled shall be the same as they would have been had the sale been at the reserve. Where a reserve has been placed, only the auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller.

16 Authority to deduct commission and expenses

The seller authorises Noonans to deduct commission at the ‘stated rate’ and ‘expenses’ from the ‘hammer price’ and acknowledges Noonans’ right to retain the premium payable by the buyer.

17 Rescission of sale

If before Noonans remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the buyer makes a claim to rescind the sale that is appropriate and Noonans is of the opinion that the claim is justified, Noonans is authorised to rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to Noonans in respect of the lot.

18 Payment of sale proceeds

Noonans shall remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller 35 days after the auction, but if by that date Noonans has not received the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer then Noonans will remit the sale proceeds within five working days after the date on which the ‘total amount due’ is received from the buyer. If credit terms have been agreed between Noonans and the buyer, Noonans shall remit to the seller the sale proceeds 35 days after the auction unless otherwise agreed by the seller.

19 If the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within 3 weeks after the auction, Noonans will endeavour to notify the seller and

take the seller’s instructions as to the appropriate course of action and, so far as in Noonans’ opinion is practicable, will assist the seller to recover the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer. If circumstances do not permit Noonans to take instructions from the seller, the seller authorises Noonans at the seller’s expense to agree special terms for payment of the ‘total amount due’, to remove, store and insure the lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Noonans shall in its absolute discretion think fit, to take such steps as are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer to the seller and if necessary to rescind the sale and refund money to the buyer if appropriate.

20 If, notwithstanding that, the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within three weeks after the auction and Noonans remits the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the ownership of the lot shall pass to Noonans.

21 Charges for withdrawn lots

Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, Noonans reserve the right to charge a fee of 15% of Noonans’ then latest middle estimate of the auction price of the property withdrawn, together with Value Added Tax thereon if the seller is resident in the UK, and ‘expenses’ incurred in relation to the property.

22 Rights to photographs and illustrations

The seller gives Noonans full and absolute right to photograph and illustrate any lot placed in its hands for sale and to use such photographs and illustrations and any photographs and illustrations provided by the seller at any time at its absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with the auction).

23 Unsold lots

Where any lot fails to sell, Noonans shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-offer the lot for sale or to collect the lot.

24 Noonans reserve the right to charge commission up to one-half of the ‘stated rates’ calculated on the ‘bought-in price’ and in addition ‘expenses’ in respect of any unsold lots.

GENERAL CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS

25 Noonans sells as agent for the seller (except where it is stated wholly or partly to own any lot as principal) and as such is not responsible for any default by seller or buyer.

26 Any representation or statement by Noonans, in any catalogue as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his or her own judgement as to such matters and neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions.

27 Whilst the interests of prospective buyers are best served by attendance at the auction, Noonans will, if so instructed, execute bids on their behalf. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for any neglect or default in doing so or for failing to do so.

28 Noonans shall have the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission to its premises or attendance

at its auctions by any person.

29 Noonans has absolute discretion without giving any reason to refuse any bid, to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to withdraw any lot from the auction and in case of dispute to put up any lot for auction again.

30 (a) Any indemnity under these Conditions shall extend to all actions, proceedings costs, expenses, claims and demands whatever incurred or suffered by the person entitled to the benefit of the indemnity. (b) Noonans declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants and agents of the benefit of every indemnity under these Conditions to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the benefit of its servants and agents.

31 Any notice by Noonans to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder or buyer may be given by first class mail or airmail and if so given shall be deemed to have been duly received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

32 These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. All transactions to which these Conditions apply and all matters connected therewith shall also be governed by English law. Noonans hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and all other parties concerned hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

33 In these Conditions:

(a) ‘catalogue’ includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or other publication;

(b) ‘hammer price’ means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the auctioneer to the buyer;

(c) ‘total amount due’ means the ‘hammer price’ in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer in pounds sterling;

(d) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source which is not shown to be such in the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with that description;

(e) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller being the ‘hammer price’ of the lot sold less commission at the ‘stated rates’ and ‘expenses’ and any other amounts due to Noonans by the seller in whatever capacity and howsoever arising;

(f) ‘stated rate’ means Noonans’ published rates of commission for the time and any Value Added Tax thereon;

(g) ‘expenses’ in relation to the sale of any lot means Noonans charges and expenses for insurance, illustrations, special advertising, certification, remedials, packing and freight of that lot and any Value Added Tax thereon;

(h) ‘bought-in price’ means 5 per cent more than the highest bid received below the reserve.

34 Vendors’ commission of sales

A commission of 15 per cent is payable by the vendor on the hammer price on lots sold. Insurance is charged at 1.5 per cent of the hammer price.

35 VAT Commission, illustrations, insurance and expenses are subject to VAT if the seller is resident in the UK.

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