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Three: PPrriivvaattee CC.. CCllaarrkkee,, 2211sstt LLaanncceerrss Queen’sSudan1896-98(3635.Pte.C.Clark[sic]21/L/cers.) smallareaoferasureaftersurname;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899 -1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(3635Pte.C.Clarke.21st.Lcrs.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3635 Pte. C. Clarke. 21st. Lancers) very fne (3)
Clarkesawfurtherservicewiththe21stLancersinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar, fnallybeingpostedhomeon3November1902.He transferred to the Reserve on 25 March 1903, and was discharged on 14 September 1905, after 12 years’ service. Sold with copied service records, medal roll extracts, and other research.
EEddwwaarrddLLaarrggeewasborninLiverpoolandattestedforthe21stLancerson28December1900,havingpreviouslyservedwiththe6thMilitia Battalion,LiverpoolRegiment.HetransferredtotheArmyReserveon27December1908,butwasrecalledtotheColourson5August1914and waspostedtothe9thLancers.Heservedwiththe9thLancersduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom15September1914,before reverting to the 21st Lancers on 14 June 1916, and was discharged on 5 November 1917, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. 285,998. Sold with copied service papers and other research.
‘TheMohmandtribe,awarriorraceofAfghanorigin,encouragedbyGermanandTurkisharmsandmoney,advancedsouththroughtheKhyber PasstowardstherichPunjab.AFieldForcewasimmediatelysenttomeetthemandtheRegimentalHeadquarterswith‘B’and‘C’Squadronsand the Machine-Gun Section marched from Risalpur at the end of August 1915, to join it.
Earlyonthe5September,afteradayortwospentpatrollingthearea,alargenumberoftribesmenwasfoundentrenchedinthefoothillsnearthe villageofShabkadar.AconfusedbattledevelopedaftertheFieldForceinfantryadvancedand fnallyachargewasmadebythetwosquadronsled by the Commanding Officer, to clear a force of the enemy which was outfanking our line.
Acanalhadtobecrossedinordertoreachtheenemyandinevitablytherewassomeconfusionandlossofformation.Aseachmanscrambled outhewasengagedatclosequartersand,althoughtribesmenoutnumberedthesquadronsby fvetoone,alargenumberofthemwere accounted for before they could escape into the thick felds of eight-foot-high maize.
RegimentalSergeant-MajorE.Ryder,Staff-Sergeant(Saddler)W.SimpsonandLance-CorporalT.BallardwereallawardedtheDistinguished ConductMedal.Mr.Ryder,whowascommissionedasaRegimentalOfficersoonafterwards,freedaPrivatewhosefootwascaughtinthestirrup ironofhisfallenhorse.Staff-SergeantSimpson frstrescuedaSergeantwhohadbeendismounted,wassurrounded,andingreatdanger,andthen wentonfoottoprotectanofficerwho,beingmortallywounded,wasunabletoprotecthimself.Lance-CorporalBallard frstofferedhishorseto hisCommandingOfficer,Lieutenant-ColonelJ.B.Scriven,whoseownhadbeenshotunderhim.The Colonelrefusedtotakeit,but,catchinghold ofastirrupleather,wentforwardagainwithBallardandLance-CorporalLucastowardstheenemy.TheyhadnotgonefarbeforeColonelScriven wasshotthroughtheheart,hislastwordsbeing:“Goon,lads,I’mdone.”Ballard,however,refusedtoleavehisbody,and,withLucas,draggedit totheedgeofamaize feld.Theylaybehinditandkepttheenemyatbay fringoverituntilBallardsawthe1stLancers(IndianArmy)comingup when he broke from cover and guided the Commanding Officer to the body of his Colonel.’ Barker was subsequently advanced Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant. Soldwithcopiedresearch,includingvariousgroupphotographicimagesoftherecipientaspartoftheOmdurmanShieldWinningShootingTeam 1919.
1914-15Star(No.L-2351Pte.F.Draper,21Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-2351Pte.F.Draper,21Lrs.);IndiaGeneral Service1908-35,2clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,NorthWestFrontier1930-31,withM.I.D.oakleaves(2351L.Cpl.F.Draper. 44Sig.Coy.) unitofficiallycorrected;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension(311950Sjt.F.Draper.R.Signals.) contact marks, generally nearly very fne (5) £240-£280
FFrraannkkDDrraappeerrattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheFrontierRegionsofIndia,takingpartinthe Regiment’scelebratedchargeatShabkadaron5September1915,whenfellow21stLancer,Shoeing-SmithCharlesHull,wasawardedtheV.C.He wassubsequentlytransferredtotheRoyalCorpsofSignals,andservedwiththe44thSignalCompanyduringtheThirdAfghanWar,andthenwith the 1st Indian Divisional Signals on the North West Frontier of India in 1930 Sold with copied research and medal roll extracts.
Note: M.I.D. unconfrmed.
Four: CCoorrppoorraall RR.. HH.. BBaakkeerr,, 2211sstt LLaanncceerrss aanndd MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn CCoorrppss ((CCaavvaallrryy)) 1914-15Star(2635Pte.R.E.Baker,21-Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2635Cpl.R.H.Baker.21-Lrs.);IndiaGeneral Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (121324 Cpl. R. H. Baker. M.G.C.) very fne (4) £140-£180
RRoobbeerrttHHeennrryyBBaakkeerrattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheFrontierRegionsofIndiafrom8October 1915.HesubsequentlytransferredtotheMachineGunCorps(Cavalry),andsawfurtherserviceasaCorporalwiththe22ndSquadronM.G.C. during the Third Afghan War. He later transferred to the 9th Lancers. Sold with copied research.
1914-15Star(L-2270L.Cpl.A.J.Brotchie.21-Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-2270Pte.A.J.Brotchie.21-Lrs.) light contact marks, very fne (3) £140-£180
AAllffrreeddJJaammeessBBrroottcchhiieewasborninLee,Kent,inJuly1890andattestedforthe21stLancers.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe FrontierRegionsofIndia,andtookpartintheRegiment’scelebratedchargeatShabkadaron5September1915,whenfellow21stLancer, Shoeing-SmithCharlesHull,wasawardedtheV.C.PromotedCorporalin1918,aphotographofhimappearsinthe30September1918issueof the Regimental Journal The Vedette. He died in Cambridge on 10 January 1962. Sold with copied research.
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Five: CCoorrppoorraallHH..PP..SSmmiitthh,,2211ssttLLaanncceerrss,,llaatteerr22nnddDDrraaggoooonnGGuuaarrddss,,wwhhoottooookkppaarrttiinntthheerreeggiimmeenntt’’sscceelleebbrraatteeddcchhaarrggeeaatt SShhaabbkkaaddaarr oonn 55 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991155 1914-15Star(L-1163,L-Cpl.H.P.Smith,21st.Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-1163Pte.H.P.Smith.21-Lrs.);Defence Medal;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension(315088Cpl.H.P.Smith.TheBays.)mountedasworn, pitting and contact marks, generally nearly very fne and better (5) £180-£220
HHeennrryyPPaattrriicckkSSmmiitthhattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheFrontierRegionsofIndia,takingpartinthe Regiment’scelebratedchargeatShabkadaron5September1915,whenfellow21stLancer,Shoeing-SmithCharlesHull,wasawardedtheV.C.He subsequently transferred to the 2nd Dragoon Guards, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 150 of 1927. Sold with copied research.
Three: PPrriivvaatteeHH..AA..AAttkkiinnss,,2211ssttLLaanncceerrss,,wwhhoottooookkppaarrttiinntthheerreeggiimmeenntt’’sscceelleebbrraatteeddcchhaarrggeeaattSShhaabbkkaaddaarroonn55SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991155,, aanndd ddiieedd iinn IInnddiiaa oonn 2288 OOccttoobbeerr 11991188 1914-15Star,unnamed (noterased);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-1737Pte.H.A.Atkins.21-Lrs.);MemorialPlaque(Henry Arthur Atkins) with Buckingham Palace enclosure, in card envelope, nearly extremely fne (4)
£180-£220
HHeennrryyAArrtthhuurrAAttkkiinnsswasborninDover,Kent,andattestedforthe21stLancersatCanterbury.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaron theFrontierRegionsofIndia,andtookpartintheRegiment’scelebratedchargeatShabkadaron5September1915,whenfellow21stLancer, Shoeing-SmithCharlesHull,wasawardedtheV.C.HediedinIndiaon28October1918(hisMedalIndexCarderroneouslygivesthedateas20 October 1918); he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Delhi War Memorial, India. Sold with copied research.
Three: PPrriivvaattee HH.. CC.. BBaakkeerr,, 2211sstt LLaanncceerrss 1914-15Star(3383.Pte.H.C.Baker.21-Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-3383Pte.H.C.Baker.21-Lrs.)mountedas worn, good very fne (3)
£80-£100
HHeerrbbeerrttCChhaarrlleessBBaakkeerrwasborninCranbrook,Kent,in1892andattestedoriginallyfortheEastKentRegiment,beforetransferringtothe21st Lancerson1October1912.Heservedwiththe21stLancersduringtheGreatWarontheFrontierRegionsofIndiafrom29August1915.He laterbecameaHospitalOrderly,andalsoservedwiththeGarrisonMountedPolice,andwasdischargedon10January1923.His1914-15Star was issued in 1939; at the same time an application for an India General Service Medal was refused. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalSoldiers’SmallBook;CharacterCertifcate;DischargeCertifcate;WarOfficeenclosures;andotheroriginal documents; and copied research.
JJoohhnnBBrraanncchhattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththempre-WarinEgyptfromNovember1910.HesawactiveserviceduringtheGreat WarontheFrontierRegionsofIndia,andtookpartintheRegiment’scelebratedchargeatShabkadaron5September1915,whenfellow21st Lancer, Shoeing-Smith Charles Hull, was awarded the V.C. Branch,whowentontoserveasamarksmanin‘B’Squadron,changedhisnametoChristopherJohnSimmondsinJanuary1920andtransferred to the 6th Dragoon Guards in the following month, and was still serving as an Acting Corporal in August 1922. Sold with copied research.
Four: PPrriivvaatteeAA..AA..CCaassttlleettoonn,,2211ssttLLaanncceerrss,,llaatteerrSSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaannttIInnssttrruuccttoorr,,IInnddiiaannUUnnaattttaacchheeddLLiisstt,,wwhhoottooookkppaarrttiinntthhee rreeggiimmeenntt’’ss cceelleebbrraatteedd cchhaarrggee aatt SShhaabbkkaaddaarr oonn 55 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991155 1914-15Star(L-3396.Pte.A.A.Castleton.21st.Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-3396Pte.A.A.Castleton.21-Lrs.); ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,India(S-Sjt.Instr.A.A.Castleton,I.U.L.attd.A.F.I.) unitpartiallyofficiallycorrectedonlast,the Star lightly gilded, heavy pitting, polished, therefore good fne; the LS&GC better (4) £160-£200
AArrtthhuurrAAlleexxaannddeerrCCaassttlleettoonnwasbornin1894andattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheFrontier RegionsofIndia,takingpartintheRegiment’scelebratedchargeatShabkadaron5September1915,whenfellow21stLancer,Shoeing-Smith CharlesHull,wasawardedtheV.C.HesubsequentlytransferredtotheIndianUnattachedList,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGood Conduct Medal whilst attached to the Auxiliary Forces India as a Staff Sergeant Instructor. Sold with copied research.
Four: PPrriivvaatteeAA..GGrraayy,,2211ssttLLaanncceerrssaannddMMaacchhiinneeGGuunnCCoorrppss((CCaavvaallrryy)),,wwhhoottooookkppaarrttiinntthheerreeggiimmeenntt’’sscceelleebbrraatteeddcchhaarrggeeaatt SShhaabbkkaaddaarr oonn 55 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991155 1914-15Star(3498Pte.A.Gray,21-Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3498Pte.A.Gray.21-Lrs.);IndiaGeneralService1908 -35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (121357 Pte. A. Gray. M.G.C.) generally very fne (4)
£240-£280
AArrtthhuurrGGrraayyattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheFrontierRegionsofIndia,takingpartinthe Regiment’scelebratedchargeatShabkadaron5September1915,whenfellow21stLancer,Shoeing-SmithCharlesHull,wasawardedtheV.C.He subsequentlytransferredtotheMachineGunCorps(Cavalry),andsawfurtherservicewiththe22ndSquadronM.G.C.duringtheThirdAfghan War.
GGeeoorrggeeEE..HHeeyybbuurrnnattestedforthe13thHussarsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom15December1914. Transferringtothe21stLancers,hesawfurtherserviceduringtheThirdAfghanWarattachedtothe22ndSquadron,MachineGunCorps (Cavalry), and was transferred to the Army Reserve on 9 December 1919.
Sold with copied research.
Five: PPrriivvaatteeEE..AA..SS..IIsswwoorrtthh,,2211ssttLLaanncceerrss,,wwhhoowwaasswwoouunnddeeddiinntthhee rreeggiimmeenntt’’ss cceelleebbrraatteedd cchhaarrggee aatt SShhaabbkkaaddaarr oonn 55 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991155 1914-15Star(L-2417.Pte.E.A.S.Isworth,21st.Lrs.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(L-2417Pte.E.A.S.Isworth.21-Lrs.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1 clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(L-20311Pte.E.A.S.Isworth.21Lrs.); Defence Medal, mounted as worn, generally very fne (5) £400-£500
Provenance: Tom Gustard Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2006. EEddwwaarrddAAnngguussSSiinnccllaaiirrIIsswwoorrtthhwasbornon20October1891andattestedforthe 21stLancers.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheFrontierRegionsof India,andisconfrmedashavingbeen woundedintheregiment’sfamouschargeat Shabkadar in the 21st Lancers’ regimental journal, The Vedette. Moreover,itwasreportedinthesamepublicationin1991-bythenretitled TheWhite LancerandTheVedette- thattheoldestsurvivoroftheregiment,CharlesAlbert Wildman,himselfacasualtyonthatfatefuldayatShabkadarinSeptember1915,had recently celebrated his 100th birthday - and was a friend of Isworth:
‘He[Wildman]waspresentduringtheactionin1915whereLieutenant-ColonelScriven andCaptainAnderson,hisCommandingOfficerandSquadronLeader,werekilled.He recallssettingupaheliographonsomehighground,promptlybeingshotatandhaving hishorseshotfromunderhim,recoveringhisrife,swordandlanceandbeingpickedup byafriendAngusInsworth.Heinhisturnnoticedthathisfriendwassufferingfroma wound to his arm, administered frst aid and returned him to the regimental Aid Post.
Hewasalsowoundedhimselfwhenashellfrom‘M’Batteryfell100yardsshort,woundinghimintherear.’Isworth’swoundswouldappearto havebeenquiteserious,‘C’SquadronrecordsnotingthathewastransferredforfurthertreatmentatPindiaslateasDecember1915.Recovering, he saw further service during the Third Afghan War. He died in Wembley, Middlesex, on 1 December 1962. Sold with copied research.
Four: PPrriivvaatteeGG..EE..NNeewwmmaann,,2211ssttLLaanncceerrss,,llaatteerrKKiinngg’’ssDDrraaggoooonnGGuuaarrddss,,wwhhoottooookkppaarrttiinntthheerreeggiimmeenntt’’sscceelleebbrraatteeddcchhaarrggee aatt SShhaabbkkaaddaarr oonn 55 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991155 1914-15Star(L-1816.Pte.G.E.Newman,21st.Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-1816Pte.G.E.Newman.21-Lrs.);Army L.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension(314988Tpr.G.E.Newman.K.D.G.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, pitting and contact marks, good fne and better (4) £180-£220
GGeeoorrggeeEE..NNeewwmmaannattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheFrontierRegionsofIndia,takingpartinthe Regiment’scelebratedchargeatShabkadaron5September1915,whenfellow21stLancer,Shoeing-SmithCharlesHull,wasawardedtheV.C.A keenfootballer,hewasamemberoftheRegimentalfootballteam.Hesubsequentlytransferredtothe7thDragoonGuardson1February1922, and thence to the King’s Dragoon Guards. SoldwithcopiedresearchincludingagroupphotographicimageoftheRegimentalfootballteam,showingtherecipientstandingnexttoShoeing Smith Hull, V.C.
AArrtthhuurrRR..PPrriioorrattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheFrontierRegionsofIndia,takingpartinthe Regiment’s celebrated charge at Shabkadar on 5 September 1915, when fellow 21st Lancer, Shoeing-Smith Charles Hull, was awarded the V.C. Sold with copied research.
HHeerrbbeerrttJJoosseepphhWWaarreewasborninNorwood,London,andattestedthereforthe21stLancers.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaron theFrontierRegionsofIndia,andtookpartintheRegiment’scelebratedchargeatShabkadaron5September1915,whenfellow21stLancer, Shoeing-SmithCharlesHull,wasawardedtheV.C.HediedinIndiaon18December1918;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedonthe Delhi War Memorial, India.
Sold with the recipient’s original Soldiers’ Small Book; and copied research.
1914-15Star(1867Pte.H.Williams,21-Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1867Pte.H.Williams.21-Lrs.);IndiaGeneral Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (130804 Pte. H. Williams. M.G.C.) some staining to VM, very fne (4)
£140-£180
HHeennrryyWWiilllliiaammssattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheFrontierRegionsofIndiafrom8October1915. HesubsequentlytransferredtotheMachineGunCorps(Cavalry),andsawfurtherservicewiththe22ndSquadronM.G.C.duringtheThird Afghan War.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-211Pte.S.H.Oakes.21-Lrs.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(314961Cpl.S.H.Oakes.12Lrs.) minor edge bruising, very fne (3)
£80-£100
SSyyddnneeyyHHeerrbbeerrttOOaakkeesswasborninDudley,Worcestershire,andattestedforthe21stLancers.Hesubsequentlyservedwiththe12thLancers, and is noted as having re-enlisted in the Tank Corps at Meerut, India, on 28 February 1919. Sold with copied research.
Six: SSeerrggeeaanntt--MMaajjoorr LL.. FFoorrmmaann,, 2211sstt LLaanncceerrss,, llaatteerr AAssssaamm VVaalllleeyy LLiigghhtt HHoorrssee,, IInnddiiaann DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee BritishWarMedal1914-20(4671Sgt.L.Forman.I.U.L.);WarMedal1939-45;IndiaServiceMedal;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1st issue(Actg.Sjt:-Maj.L.Forman.6th.AssamValleyLt.Horse.I.D.F.);EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,India(Tpr.L.Forman,AssamV.L.H. A.F.I.); Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, mounted for display in this order, good very fne (6)
£140-£180
LLeeoonnaarrddFFoorrmmaannwasborninSkegness,Lincolnshire,in1880andattestedforthe3rd(Militia)Battalion,NorthamptonshireRegiment,at Northamptonon15December1899.Hetransferredtothe21stLancerson8January1900,andservedwiththempre-WarinbothEgyptand India,beingawardedthe‘BestShotofSergeants’atRawalpindiin1913.HetransferredtotheIndianUnattachedList,IndianArmy,on24 December1914,andwaspostedtotheAssamValleyLightHorseon23March1915.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct Medal,togetherwithagratuityof£5,on17February1919,andretiredfromtheRegularArmyin1924.HesubsequentlyjoinedtheAuxiliary Forces India, and was awarded his Efficiency Medal per Indian Army Order 531 of 9 October 1934. Sold with copied research.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(L-1277Pte.F.James.21-Lrs.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension(314976Sjt. F. James. 17-21-Lrs.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, good very fne (2)
£60-£80
FF..JJaammeessattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththempriortotheGreatWarinEgypt,andtheninIndia.PromotedSergeantin1924,he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1927. This is his full medallic entitlement. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.
2222
Pair: PPrriivvaattee BB.. JJ.. EElllliiss,, 2211sstt LLaanncceerrss aanndd MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn CCoorrppss ((CCaavvaallrryy)) BritishWarMedal1914-20(11495Pte.B.J.Ellis.21-Lrs.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (121350 Pte. B. J. Ellis, M.G.C.) good very fne (2)
£100-£140
BBeerrnnaarrddJJ..EElllliissattestedforthe21stLancersandservedattachedtothe22ndSquadronMachineGunCorps(Cavalry)duringtheThirdAfghan War. This is his full medallic entitlement; he was not entitled to a Victory Medal. Sold with an unofficial white metal 1937 Coronation Medal; other ephemera; and copied research.
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Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum((33444400CCoorrppll..SS..SS..WW..HHaarrrriiss2211sstt..LLccrrss..))Regimentallyengravednaming, good very fne £300-£400
JJoohhnnHHaawwkkeeattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththemduringtheThirdAfghanWarattachedtothe22ndSquadron,MachineGun Corps (Cavalry). He formally transferred to the Machine Gun Corps on 31 October 1919.
TThhoommaassWWiilllliiaammSSmmiitthhattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheFrontierRegionsofIndia,takingpartin theRegiment’scelebratedchargeatShabkadaron5September1915,whenfellow21stLancer,Shoeing-SmithCharlesHull,wasawardedtheV.C. HesawfurtherserviceduringtheThirdAfghanWarattachedtothe22ndSquadron,MachineGunCorps(Cavalry),andwasformallytransferred to the Machine Gun Corps on 31 October 1919.
Sold with copied research.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919((LL--1199997722PPttee..GG..SSttaannnneetttt,,2211LLrrss..)) minoredgenick,otherwise about extremely fne £80-£100
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 ((LL--2200225555 PPttee.. HH.. WWhhiittmmaann,, 2211 LLrrss..)) lacquered, good very fne
£80-£100
HHeennrryyWWhhiittmmaannattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththemduringtheThirdAfghanWarattachedtothe22ndSquadron,MachineGun Corps (Cavalry).
Sold with copied research.
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse((669977..TTpp..SSeerrjjtt..MMaajj..BB..KKeehhooee,,2211sstt..HHuussssrrss..)) suspensionslack,minoredge bruising, very fne
£80-£100
BBeerrnnaarrddKKeehhooeewasborninLiverpoolin1838andattestedforthe4thBengalCavalryon30December1858.HeservedinIndiafrom20May 1859to19December1873,andtransferredtothe21stHussarson1May1861.PromotedTroopSergeantMajoron24September1871,he was discharged on 9 November 1880, after 21 years and 316 days’ service, of which 14 years and 214 days were spent soldiering in India.
Sold with copied discharge papers and other research.
WWiilllliiaammNNoorrvviillllwasborninFrome,Somerset,in1839andattestedfortheBengalCavalryatWestminsteron6January1860.HeservedinIndia from31October1860to19December1873,andtransferredtothe21stHussarson1May1861.PromotedSergeanton31January1877,he wasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon1February1879.Heasdischargedon9August1881,after21yearsand215days’ service, of which 13 years and 50 days were spent soldiering in India.
Sold with copied service papers and other research.
Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse ((442200.. PPttee.. JJ.. CCaallllaagghhaann,, 2211sstt.. HHuussssaarrss)) good very fne £80-£100
JJoohhnnCCaallllaagghhaannwasborninMallaw,CountyCork,in1840andattestedfortheBengalCavalryon23February1860.Hetransferredtothe21st Hussarson1May1861andwasdischargedon15October1878,after18yearsand235daysservice,ofwhich13yearsand180dayswerespent soldiering in India. His intended place of residence was stated to be ‘H. M. College, Sandhurst’.
Sold with copied discharge papers.
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DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(22530Pte.D.Williams.2/S.WalesBord:);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(22530Pte.D.Williams. 2/S.WalesBord:);1914-15Star(22530Pte.D.Williams.S.WalesBord:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(22530Pte.D. Williams. S. Wales Bord.) edge bruising and contact marks, generally very fne (5) £2,200-£2,600
D.C.M. London Gazette 18 February 1919, citation published 10 January 1920.
‘ForconspicuousgallantryanddeterminedcourageatOuttersteeneon18August1918.Hewithanothermanlocatedamachine-gunpost,shot downthegunner,andcalledontheresttosurrender.Thistheydid,buttreacherously fredonthetwoastheyadvancedtotaketheprisoners. They rushed the post, shot down the leaders, and captured twelve of the enemy.’
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(9813Pte.T.Woods.2/S.W.Bord:) very fne £600-£800
D.C.M. London Gazette 6 September 1915:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryonthenightofthe18th-19thJune1915,ontheGallipoli Peninsula.Hisregimenthavingbeenorderedtoretakeatrenchwhichhadbeen capturedbytheenemy,PrivateWoodsvolunteered,withanotherman,toprecedethe bomb-throwingparty.Heenteredthetrench,clearingthewaywithhisbayonet,while hiscompanionkeptdowntheenemy’senflading fre,bothmenshowingthegreatest coolnessandbravery,exposingthemselvesabsolutelyregardlessofdander.Thegavea fne exhibition of the highest courage and devotion to duty.’
The regimental history describes the action:
‘At3a.m.threeplatoonsunderLieutenantCassdashedoutacrosstheopen.Shownup byaTurkish fare,theyweremetbyaheavy fre;LieutenantCassandabout30men wentdownandthefewwhoreachedthetrenchwereallkilledthere.Buttheattack hadrelievedthepressureand,afteroneunsuccessfulattempttoadvancedownTurkey Trenchandashortbombardment,afresheffortat4.45a.m.metwithbetter success. ThiswasmadebyCaptainFowler,RegimentalSergeantMajorWestlakeandsome bombers,andsupportedbyCaptainWalker,CaptainO'SullivanoftheInniskillingsand somemenofbothbattalions.ThepartywasheadedbyPrivateWoods,whocleared thewaywiththebayonetwhilePrivateMatthewskeptdowntheenemy'senfading fre. Bothmendidmagnifcently,exposingthemselvesfearlesslyandpushingsteadilyon.By 5.15a.m.thirtyyardshadbeenwonback,by6a.m.seventy,halfanhourlaterthe wholetrenchwasinBritishhands.CaptainFowlerhadbeensplendidandinspiredhis menbyhisgallantry;havingexhaustedhisownbombshepickedupTurkishbombsand threw them back with great effect.
CaptainFowlerwhowasrecommendedfortheV.C.,whichhisgallantrywellmerited, was awarded the D.S.O., while the two privates got D.C.M.’s.’
Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (5-15424 L. Sjt. P. Casey. 5/S.W. Bord:) good very fne
M.M. London Gazette 12 March 1917.
£300-£400
M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 28 September 1917. TheregimentalhistorynotesthatCaseywasoneofthosethatparticularlydistinguishedthemselvesinthe5thBattalion’sattackatBeaumont Hamel on the frst day of the battle of the Somme. It is probable that the award of the M.M. stems from this.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(S-17567L.Cpl.A.J.Thomas.6/S.W.Bord:);1914-15Star(17567Pte.A.J.Thomas,S.WalesBord:);British War and Victory Medals (17567 Cpl. A. J. Thomas, S. Wales Bord.) nearly extremely fne (4) £240-£280
Military Medal, G.V.R. (6-16769 Pte. A. Berry. 6/S.W. Bord:) good very fne
M.M. London Gazette 12 March 1917.
£180-£220
TheregimentalhistorynotesthatBerrywonhisM.M.atThiepvalandGrandcourt,1-22October1916:‘PrivateBerrydisplayedgreatcourageand coolnessinmendingagapinthelinebetweentheStuff andSchwabenRedoubts.Thepositionwasunderheavy fre,buthevolunteeredtobuild up the gap, and not only did fne work himself but inspired others by his example.’
Military Medal, G.V.R. (6-17506 Pte. W. Nethercott. 6/S. Wales Bord:) good very fne
M.M. London Gazette 24 October 1918.
4455
£180-£220
WWiilllliiaammNNeetthheerrccoottttdiedinFranceon14November1918,aged24,sonofJohnandEmmaNethercott,ofBlackwood,Monmouthshire.Heis buried in Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee GG.. BBoowweenn,, 88tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, SSoouutthh WWaalleess BBoorrddeerreerrss Military Medal, G.V.R. (8/16671 Pte. G. Bowen. 8/S. Wales Bord:) extremely fne
M.M. London Gazette 11 March 1919.
£180-£220
4477
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee TT.. AA.. LLiippssccoommbbee,, 1100tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, SSoouutthh WWaalleess BBoorrddeerreerrss MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(36091Pte.T.A.Lipscombe.10/S.WalesBord:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(36091Pte.T.A. Lipscombe. S. Wales Bord.) nearly extremely fne (3)
£200-£240
M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee GG.. EE.. SSmmiitthh,, 1122tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, SSoouutthh WWaalleess BBoorrddeerreerrss MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(39949Pte.G.E.Smith.12/S.W.Bord:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(39949Pte.G.E.Smith.S.Wales Bord.) good very fne (3)
£200-£240
M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918.
The regimental history states that Smith’s M.M. was awarded for the attack on Bourlon Wood, during the battle of Cambrai, 23 November 1917.
1914Star(9511Sjt.N.McLeod.S.WalesBord.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9511Sjt.N.McLeod.S.WalesBord.) good very fne (3)
£60-£80
Pair: CCoorrppoorraall DD.. DDaavviieess,, SSoouutthh WWaalleess BBoorrddeerreerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn 99 MMaayy 11991155 1914 Star (8254. Pte. D. Davies, S. Wales Bord.); British War Medal 1914-18 (8254 Cpl. D. Davies. S. Wales Bord.) good very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee BB.. JJ.. RReeaaddee,, SSoouutthh WWaalleess BBoorrddeerreerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn 33 MMaarrcchh 11991155 British War and Victory Medals (10889 Pte. B. J. Reade. S. Wales Bord.) good very fne (4)
DDaavviidd DDaavviieess proceeded to France on 13 August 1914, and was killed in action on 9 May 1915. BBeerrttiiee JJ.. RReeaaddee proceeded to France on 13 November 1914, and was killed in action on 3 March 1915. Also entitled to 1914 Star.
JJaammeessRRaallpphhSSiimmmmoonnddssproceededtoFranceasaLieutenantwiththe10thBattalion,SouthWalesBordererson3December1915,andlater transferred to the Royal Engineers. Sold with copied Medal Index Card.
JJoosseepphhDDuukkeewasbornintheParishofBrechin,Angus,andenlistedintothe5thFooton3May1783,servinginthatregimentuntil24June1797, whenheenlistedintothe24thFoot,aged34years.HewaspromotedtoCorporalin1806andtoSergeantinthefollowingyear,beingdischarged on24June1815,withatotalserviceof32years59days,inconsequenceofdebilityandage,beingthenabout ffty-oneyearsold.Ahairdresser bytrade,hewasadmittedtoaChelseaout-pensionof2/2dperweekon28July1816.HeclaimedhispensionintheEdinburghdistrictwherehe died on 29 December 1850, aged 86.
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 ((11559944 PPttee.. JJ.. BBrriieenn 22nndd BBnn.. SS.. WWaalleess BBoorrdd)) cleaned, nearly very fne £140-£180
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp ((22331188 SSeerrggtt.. WWiilllliiaamm HHeennrryy WWiilllliiaammss.. 11 BBaatttt.. 2244 FFoooott..)) later impressed naming, very fne £120-£160
WWiilllliiaamm HHeennrryy WWiilllliiaammss was discharged to pension on 19 July 1864, Bristol District.
SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1877-8-9(1176.Pte.T.Lockhart.2-24thFoot.) oneveryminorrimbruise,otherwiseextremely fne and rare
£16,000-£20,000
Provenance: Purchased from Peter Ireland Ltd, April 1977, and held continuously until now offered.
TThhoommaassLLoocckkhhaarrttwasbornintheParishofStMichael,Manchester,andenlistedforthe25thBrigadeatDerbyon6February1877,aged19anda ftterbytrade.HejoinedtheRegimentatBreconon10February1877,wherehewasassignedtothe2ndBattalion12dayslater.Heservedat theCapeofGoodHopefrom1February1878,takingpartintheKaffirWarofthatyearandtheZuluWarof1879.Hispresencewith“B” CompanyatthedefenceofRorke’sDriftisconfrmedonChard’sroll,Bourne’samendedroll,andonDunbar’slist.DespitenotarrivinginSouth AfricauntilFebruary1878,themedalrollconfrmsthathewasissuedwiththeclaspfor‘1877-8-9’.HeafterwardsservedatGibraltarand returnedtoEnglandon11August1880.InSeptember1881,whilstatColchester,hewasattackedandbadlybeatenbyothersoldiersand receivedablowontheheadwhichcausedhimtosufferfromepilepsy.FollowinganexaminationbyaninvalidingboardatColchesteron30 January1882,hisepilepsywasfoundtobeofa‘permanentnature’,being‘inducedbyaninjurytotheheadreceivedatthehandsofsoldiersofthe ColchesterGarrisonwhowaylaidandmaliciouslyill-treatedhimwithoutprovocationandnotice-causingafractureoftheorbitanddisplacement ofcertainotherbones’.Itwasconsideredthathisdisabilitywould‘veryseriouslyinterferewithhispowersofsupportinghimself’.Hewas consequentlyfoundunftforfurtherserviceanddischargedon18February1882,statinghisintentiontoresideat41ButlerStreet,Manchester, thehomeofhismother.AsecondInjuryAssessmentBoardheldattheRoyalHospital,Chelsea,on13June1882,confrmedtheabovemedical fndings.TheCourtofInquiryfoundtheinjuryhadtakenplacewhenabsentwhennotonduty-hahadbrokenoutofbarracks.Hewasawardeda pension of 6 pence per diem for 8 months. According to the Regimental Journal of 1938, Thomas Lockhart was then still alive. SoldwithresearchconductedbyPeterGastonforMessrs.PeterIrelandLtdinJuly1976,togetherwithRegisteredenvelopefromPeterIreland addressed tothelateR.HopkinswithoriginalInvoicefor£1500,andsomeadditionalresearchincludingcopieddischargepapersand correspondence with a Lockhart descendant, all contained in a Peter Ireland stock fle for this medal.
Provenance: Purchased from J. B. Hayward & Son, July 1976, and held continuously until now offered.
EEddwwiinnHHuugghheessenlistedatWrexham,Denbighshire,on5December1874,aged19years.HewaskilledinactionatIsandhlwanaon22January 1879,hiseffectsbeingclaimedbyhismother,brothersandsisters.Byanerroroftranscriptionthemedalshowshisnumberas‘553’asperthe medalrollbuthiscorrectnumberwasactually‘533’,asconfrmedinaletterfromNormanHolmetoJ.B.HaywardinJune1976andnowsold with the Lot.
1914Star(2)((1144221133PPttee..HH..DDuuffttyy..SS..WWaalleessBBoorrdd..;;88881177LL..SSjjtt..HH..LLaacceeyy..SS..WWaalleessBBoorrdd..));1914-15Star((66333399PPttee..DD..RRyyaann..SS.. WWaalleess BBoorrdd::)) the frst polished, nearly very fne, otherwise very fne (3)
£60-£80
HH.. DDuuffttyy proceeded to France on 13 November 1914, and later transferred to the 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
HHeerrbbeerrtt LLaacceeyy proceeded to France on 13 August 1914, and was killed in action on 21 October 1914. DDaavviidd RRyyaann proceeded to France on 9 February 1915, and died of wounds on 9 May 1919. Sold with copied Medal Index Cards.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine ((33990088338866 PPttee.. AA.. JJ.. WWiillllccoocckkss.. SS.. WWaalleess BBoorrdd..)) very fne £60-£80
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. ((2233007744883322 PPttee.. DD.. WW.. SSmmiitthh.. SS..WW..BB..)) good very fne
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia((2244000033116655PPttee..EE..AA..CCoorrrriiaa..SSWWBB..)) edgebruiseandminoredgenicks, otherwise very fne £60-£80
Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. ((11443300 SSeerrjjtt:: DDmmrr:: RR.. DDoowwnniiee.. SS.. WWaalleess BBddrrss..)) good very fne
£50-£70 6633
AA BBaarroonneett’’ss BBaaddggee ppaaiirr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo tthhee RRtt.. HHoonn.. SSiirr HHeennrryy CCrraaiikk ooff KKeennnnoowwaayy,, BBtt..,, KK..CC..BB..,, MM..PP.. Baronet’sBadge,oftheUnitedKingdom,silver-giltandenamel,hallmarksforLondon1929,reverseinscribed,‘CraikofKennoway 1926’andinsmallerletters,‘d.d.R.A.J.’,withneckriband,incaseofissue;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1st issue, 1 clasp, The Great War 1914-18 (Sergt. Sir Henry Craik, K.C.B., P.C., M.P.) nearly extremely fne (2) £1,400-£1,800
Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2009.
TThheeRRtt..HHoonnSSiirrHHeennrryyCCrraaiikk,,BBtt..,,wasborninGlasgowon18October1846,thesonofRev.JamesCraik,D.D.,ModeratoroftheGeneral Assembly,ChurchofScotland,andwaseducatedattheHighSchool,Glasgow;atGlasgowUniversity;andBalliolCollege,Oxford.Heenteredthe EducationDepartmentin1870,andduring1885-1904wasSecretaryoftheScottishEducationDepartment.Forhisserviceshewasappointeda CompanionoftheOrderoftheBathin1887,andadvancedtoaKnightCommanderoftheOrderoftheBathin1897.Followinghisretirement in 1904 he was elected a Member of Parliament in 1906 for the Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen, and remained an M.P. until his death.
DuringtheGreatWarSirHenryvolunteeredforserviceasaSpecialConstable,attainingtherankofSergeant,ofwhichhesaid,‘Idonotknow thatIevervaluedanypromotionmore!’.Hewasabletoclaimthathenevermissedaroll-call,exceptwhendetainedattheHouse,andthathe had been out in every air raid over London. He retired from the Special Constabulary in 1919. SirHenrywasmadeaPrivyCouncillorofGreatBritaininJanuary1918,andwascreatedaBaronetoftheUnitedKingdom(CraikofKennoway)in the1926NewYear’sHonours’List.Theauthorofseveralbooks,including, SelectionsfromSwift,1893; EnglishProseSelections,1892-96; A CenturyofScottishHistory,1901;and ImpressionsofIndia,1908,hediedon21September1927andwassucceededtothebaronetcybyhisson, George Lillie Craik, M.C.
TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withneck riband,in Spink,London,caseofissue;TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Civil)Officer’s2ndtype,breast badge,silver-gilt,in RoyalMint caseofissue;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;UUnniitteeddSSttaatteessooffAAmmeerriiccaa,LegionofMerit, Officer’sbreastbadge,giltandenamel,thereverseofficiallynamed‘IanInnesMilne’,completewithribanddevice,withribandbar and lapel pin, in case of issue, about extremely fne (5)
£700-£900
C.M.G. London Gazette 4 June 1965: Ian Innes Milne, Esq., O.B.E., Foreign Office.
O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 24 June 1946: Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Innes Milne, Employed in a Department of the Foreign Office.
United States of America, Legion of Merit, Officer London Gazette 23 May 1947
Theofficialcitationstates:‘Lieutenant-ColonelIanInnesMilne,RoyalEngineers,BritishArmy,servingfromJanuarytoJune1945inaspecialbranch ofmilitaryoperations,facilitatedtheinterchangewithhisAmericanAlliesofinformationonsubjectsofstrategicurgency.Laterhecarriedout headquarters policy in the feld to such good effect as materially to hasten the defeat of the enemy.’
IIaannIInnnneessMMiillnneewasborninBrentfordon16June1912,thenephewofAlanAlexanderMilne,theauthorof‘WinniethePooh’,andwaseducated atWestminsterandChristChurch,Oxford.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalEngineerson2November1940,andafter servingbriefyasAssistantAdjutantintheSurveyTrainingCentreatRuabon,NorthWales,wasrecommendedasapotentialrecruittotheSecret Intelligence Service (M.I.6) by his close friend Kim Philby, a friendship that would haunt him in later years.
AfterbeingemployedinespionageworkduringtheSecondWorldWar,forwhichhewasappointedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritish Empire,wasadvancedtotherankofLieutenant-Colonel,andwasawardedtheLegionofMeritbytheUnitedStates,MilneremainedwithM.I.6in thepost-Waryears,andservedoverseasattheBritishEmbassiesatTeheran,Berne,andTokyo.In1953,asaformerheadofSectionV(Counter Espionage),hewaspartofa14manteamofbothM.I.6andC.I.A.officersinvolvedinOperation Gold,whichaimedtodigatunnelfromWest BerlinintotheSovietsector,withtheaimofallowingAlliedspiestotapintothetelephoneandtelegraphcablesthroughwhichtheSovietmilitary commandinGermanycommunicatedwithMoscow.However,alsopartofthis14manteamwasthedoubleagentGeorgeBlake,whobetrayed the the tunnel to his Soviet handlers.
CreatedaCompanionoftheOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.Georgein1965,Milne’s fnalM.I.6postingwastoHongKong.HeretiredfromM.I.6in 1969,andsubsequentlyservedasaSeniorClerkinheHouseofCommons,notablyservingas ClerkoftheTradeandIndustrySub-Committeeof the Expenditure. He fnally retired in 1976, and died in Yeovil, Somerset, on 17 February 2010, aged 97. Sold with copied research.
DistinguishedServiceOrder,V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps, Transvaal,OrangeFreeState, secondclasplooseonriband (Lieut.J.W.Lichtenberg,D.S.O.,18/Hrs:)engravednaming;King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lt.J.W.Lichtenberg.D.S.O.18/Hrs.)engravednaming; Khedive’sSudan1910-21,1stissue,1clasp,Sudan1912,unnamedasissued, minorenamellosstowreathsoftheDSO,otherwise very fne and better (4) £4,000-£5,000
D.S.O. London Gazette 11 October 1901: ‘For gallantry in action on Oliphant’s River (Maseppa Drift) 30 July, 1901.’
ThecommendationfromLordKitchener’sDespatchof8October1901,states:‘AwardedtheD.S.O.forconspicuousgallantryonOliphant’s River,July30thinpursuitofViljoen’sconvoy,wheninfaceofverysuperiornumbersoftheenemy;thoughdangerouslywounded,byhisgreat courageandsplendidexampleenabledhissmallpartytoholdoutforovertwohoursagainstrepeatedattacks,andtherebysecuredcaptureofa great portion of the Boer convoy.’
JJoohhnnWWiillllssLLiicchhtteennbbeerrggwasborninCheshireon19June1872,andjoinedtheArmyon21April1900,asaSecondLieutenantinthe18th Hussars,beingpromotedtoLieutenanton21April1901.HeservedintheSouthAfricanWar1899-1902(severelywounded).Tookpartinthe operationsintheTransvaal,December1900toSeptember1901,andNovember1901to31May1902;alsoduringoperationsontheZululand FrontierofNatalinSeptemberandOctober1901(despatches LondonGazette 11October1901.Queen’smedalwith2clasps,andKing’smedal with 2 clasps. D.S.O.).
OOlliipphhaanntt’’ss RRiivveerr
On30July1901,LieutenantLichtenbergwasincommandofasmallpartyofthe18thHussarsandafewIrregularsandscouts,23meninall,who setoff inpursuitofalargeBoercommandoandtheirconvoyofwagons.Afterhavingbeenbeatenoff bytheBoerswiththelossofsomeofhis men,hetooktheremainderaroundthecommandoandlayinambushandattackedastheycameintorange.Afterseveralhoursofveryheavy fghting, a squadron of his regiment came up to his position and drove off the Boer commando.
Despitethefactthatmostofhismenwerekilledorwounded,outofwaterandalmostoutofammunition,herefusedseveraltimestosurrender when called upon to do so by the Boer commander. He (Lichtenberg) was himself dangerously wounded early in the fght.
On2ndAugust1901,hiscommandingofficer,Lieutenant-ColonelP.Marling,V.C.,recordedinhisdiary:‘HaltedatDiepkloof.Ihave recommendedLichtenbergfortheV.C.and7N.C.O.’sandmenfortheDistinguishedConductMedal.TheGeneralhasforwardedand recommended them. Lichtenberg got the D.S.O. in a week, and two D.C.M,’s were awarded to the men.’
AfterrecoveringfromhiswoundLichtenbergservedwithhisregimentthroughouttheremainderoftheSouthAfricanwar.Hewaspresented withtheinsigniaofhisD.S.O.byH.M.theKingon24October1902.PromotedtoCaptainon29November1904,inMarch1911hewas seconded to the Egyptian Army.
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On11March1912,LichtenbergwasappointedtocommandtheMountedInfantryofapatrolofathousandmenofthe13thSudaneseInfantry, withonemountaingunandadozenBritishofficers.TheobjectofthepatrolwastowipeoutslaveraidingbyatribecalledtheAnuaks,andto liberate a large number of men and women being carried off by them as slaves.
AfteralongmarchuptheRiverSobatandonintothedesertforseveralhundredmiles,thepatrolfoundthemselvescompletelyoutofwater, withverylittlefood.Whenallseemedlost,anAnuakwomanwalkedintotheircampand,asshemusthavecomefromasourceofwaterwithin easyreach,shewaspersuadedtoleadthentoit.Theeventsthatfollowedaredescribedbythemedicalofficerofthepatrol,DoctorWilliam Byam, in his autobiography The Road to Harley Street:
‘Lichtenberg,GibbsandafewmenoftheM.I.wentwiththewomanwholedthemacrosssomemilesof fatcountry,thicklycoveredwithtall,dry grass,toatrough-likedepressionorditch,abouteightyardswide,withalmostverticalsides,uncrownedbyanythingwhichprojectedabovethe levelofthesurroundingground-henceitsinvisibility.Thewateritcontainedwaslowandstagnant,butIstilltreasureaphotoItook oftheyoung woman being brought back to us in a basket on a mule surrounded by a jubilant throng. Earlynextdaywemovedforwardintwogroups.The frstconsistedofourentire fghtingforce,withtheM.I.inthelead.Thesecondcomprised ourthousandcarriersandsupplies.Mymedicalunitwasincludedinthe frstgroupthoughIandmymencarriednoarms.Needlesstosay,we wore no Red Cross or other emblem to show we were non-combatants as such symbols would have had no signifcance among savages. Lichtenberg,inlight-heartedmood,ledhisMountedInfantryrapidlyalongthemarginofournewfoundditchwiththeavowedintentionofcutting downanyAnuakwhodaredtoshowhisface.Instead,theAnuaksremainedhiddeninthegrassuntiltheM.I.camewithineasyrangeandasudden burstof freemptiednearlyhalfthesaddlesinafewmoments.Lichtenbergwasoneofthe frsttofall,mortallywounded.Notoneofhisofficers remainedunscathedandasa fghtingforcetheM.I,.ceasedtoexist.Wehadbeenledintoawellpreparedambush,wherewefacedadetermined enemyarmedwithlarge-borerifes(.450).Theseweapons,wefound,wereofRussianorigin.TheyhadbeenretrievedbytheJapanesewhenthey defeatedtheRussiansandtradedthroughAbyssiniainexchangeforivorypoachedfromtheherdsofelephantsinourterritory.Thewoundsthey inficted were appalling and mostly fatal. All their bullets were soft-nosed.’
AlthoughthisincidenteffectivelybroughttheAnauakPatroltoanend,theensuing fghtingretreatstilltookseveralweeks.CaptainLichtenberg and Captain Kinehan, also killed, were both buried where they fell.
DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar, obversecentreloose;1914-15Star(2. Lieut.J.C.Russell.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorJ.C.Russell.R.A.F.);IndiaGeneralService 1908-35,3clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Mahsud1919-20,Waziristan1919-21(Sqdrn.Leadr.J.C.Russell,R.A.F.)2ndand3rd claspslooseonriband,asissued;1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued; Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;BBeellggiiuumm,, KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofLeopold,Knight’sbreastbadge,withswords,silverandenamel; CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.,bronze,mountedforwear,housedincustommade Gieves,Ltd case,lidembossedingoldlettering‘Air Commodore J. C. Russell. D.S.O.’, toned, generally very fne or better (11) £3,000-£4,000
M.I.D. LondonGazette 1January1916(France),11July1919(France),10June1921(Waziristan),17December1942(Waziristan)and25 November 1943 (Waziristan).
Belgium, Order of Leopold, Chevalier London Gazette 24 September 1917: ‘Fordevotiontoduty.ThisOfficerhasshownthegreatestskillandcourageasanOffensivePatrolLeaderandsetsasplendidexampletohis fight. HehasledfortyOffensivePatrols,including3Balloonattacks.Onthe24thApril,eastofSt.Quentin,he,singlehanded,attacked fveenemy machines, bringing one of them down.’
‘AirCommodoreJohnCannanRussell,D.S.O.-ThisofficerisincommandofNo.1(Indian)Group.HehasruntheGroupinamost commendablemannerinspiteofmanydifficulties.Hehastakenthekeenestinterestinallaspectsofhiswork,andtheoperationshehasplanned havebeenmarkedbythoroughnessandaclearappreciationoftheconsiderationsinvolved.HehashadanexcellentliaisonwiththeGovernorof the North West Frontier Provinces who has remarked on the efficiency of his work.’
JJoohhnnCCaannnnaaaannRRuusssseellll(middlenameoftenrecordedas‘Cannon’or‘Cannan’)wasborninBalmaghie,Kircudbright,ScotlandinMarch1895.He wasthesonofWilliamRussell,J.P.,andwaseducatedatFettesCollege,Edinburgh.RussellwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheScottish SignalsCompany,RoyalEngineersinAugust1914.HeservedwiththeCompanyintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom18February1915,before transferringtotheRoyalFlyingCorpsinNovemberofthesameyear.RussellinitiallytrainedasanObserver,beingbeingappointedFlyingOfficer (pilot),1April1916.AfterashortspellasaninstructorattheCentralFlyingSchool,Russellwaspostedforoperational fyingasaTemporary CaptainandFlightCommanderwith54Squadron(SopwithPups)atCastleBromwichinNovember1916.HemovedwiththeSquadrontoSt. Omer,andthentoBertanglesattheendofDecember1916.TheSquadronwereengagedin fghterandescortmissions,aswellaslow-level attacks on troops and transport.
RussellledhisFlightonatleast40offensivepatrols,andshotdownatleastoneenemyaircraftduringhistimewith54Squadron.Headvancedto TemporaryMajorandwasappointedtocommand32Squadron(S.E.5A’s)atDroglandtinSeptember1917.RussellledhisSquadronon fghter andground-attackmissionsuntilthecessationofhostilities.HisD.S.O.recommendationprovidinganinsightintohowhechosetocommandputtingthewelfareofhismenaboveallelse,includingpersonalscoresandaccolades.AtthetimeoftheArmisticeRussellwascommanding32 Squadron from Le Hameau, and he was subsequently attached to the British Army of the Rhine.
RussellwaspostedasSquadronLeadertocommand20SquadronatBannu,India,25April1919.HeremainedwiththeSquadrononrevertingto FlightLieutenantandbeingappointedtoaPermanentCommission.The‘Mahsud1919’and‘Waziristan1919-21’claspsonRussell’sI.G.S.are looseonribandasissued,astheywereissuedsometimeafterthemedalitself.The‘Mahsud1919’claspisnotconfrmedontheunofficialrollof theI.G.S.,whichisknowntobeinaccurateontheearlyclaspsinparticular,butthereislittledoubtthatRussell’sentitlementiscorrect.Duringthe periodoftheoperationshewaseitherthecommandingofficerorsenior fightcommanderandassuchwouldhavequali fedfortheaward. Moreover,heisentitledtoanoakleafonhisI.G.S.,butsuchrecognitionwasnotapproveduntilaftertheSecondWorldWar,anditwould appear that he never got around to displaying it.
RussellreturnedtotheUK,andwaspromotedSquadronLeaderinJune1922.HeattendedR.A.F.Staff College,AndoverinMay1923.Russellwas a fnescrumhalf,playingforLeicester,theBarbariansandcaptainingtheRoyalAirForceRugbyTeamforfourconsecutiveseasonsfrom1924.He commanded3Squadron(Woodcocks),Manston,1924-1926,beforebeingpostedtotheDirectorateofOrganisationandStaff Duties,Air MinistryinMay1926.RusselladvancedtoWingCommanderin1930,andwaspostedtotheH.Q.TransjordanandPalestineinMarch1930.The following month he was appointed to the command R.A.F. Amman, and advanced to Acting Group Captain in October of the same year.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttype,breastbadge,hallmarkedLondon1919; Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2contemporarycopytailor’sclasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902(Lieut:W.A.Youden.Vol: Coy.HighlandL.I.);1914-15Star(MajorW.A.Youden.High.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col. W.A.Youden.);DefenceMedal;VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,E.VII.R.(MajorW.A.Youden.3/V.B.H.L.I.);Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., hallmarked London 1913, with integral top riband bar, mounted as worn, very fne or better (8) £400-£500
WWiilllliiaammAAllffrreeddYYoouuddeennservedwith3rdVolunteerBattalion,HighlandLightInfantry,inSouthAfrica,operationsinCapeColony,Februaryto31 May1902;Warof1914-19,7thBattalion,HighlandLightInfantry,Gallipolifrom25May1915,laterLieutenant-ColonelattachedNorfolk Regiment (Despatches London Gazette 1 December 1916); O.B.E.; T.D.
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O.B.E. LondonGazette 30March1920:EdithMary,LadyHavelock-Allan,DeputyPresidentandAssistantCountyDirector,DurhamCounty Branch, British Red Cross Society.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Officer’s2ndtype,breastbadge,silver-gilt;DistinguishedFlying Cross,G.V.R.,reverseadditionallyengraved‘Sqd.Ldr.H.F.V.Battle.’;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.H.F.V.Battle.R.A. F.);GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Iraq,N.W.Persia,withM.I.D.oakleaf(F/L.H.F.V.Battle.R.A.F.) minoredgebruise;India GeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1935(F/L.H.F.V.Battle.R.A.F.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,both privatelyengraved‘A/Cdre.H.F.V.Battle.;Coronation1937,lastengraved‘H.F.V.Battle.’,housedinacustom-madeglazed wooden Spink & Son, St. James display case, lacquered, generally very fne or better (9)
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O.B.E. London Gazette 11 July 1940:
‘In recognition of distinguished service in operational commands.’
D.F.C. London Gazette 8 May 1936:
‘ForgallantanddistinguishedservicerenderedinconnectionwiththeMohmandOperationsontheNorthWestFrontier,India,duringtheperiod 15/16th August to 15/16th October 1935.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 28 October 1921 (Iraq).
Notation in Records - Air Ministry Order No. 439/1924 (and notation made in record of service):
‘Brought to notice in recognition of distinguished services in Iraq, 1922’
Only4D.F.C.’swereawardedforthe1935operations,withBattle’sbeingapprovedandinvestedbyKingEdwardVIIIatBuckinghamPalace,14 July 1936. This, the only award to 11 Squadron, was among the last of the G.V.R. crosses to be awarded.
HHeennrryyFFrreeddeerriicckkVVuulllliimmaayyBBaattttlleewasborninSeptember1899,andthesonofaSurgeon,residedinHarleyStreet,London.Hewaseducatedat HighfeldSchool,andhewasoneof fvechildren.Battle’selderbrotherEdwardwaskilledinactionwhilstservingwiththeWorcestershire Regiment in October 1914:
‘OnceHenryhadovercomethisshockhedecidedthathewouldshootdownasmanyHunsasthegoodLordwouldlethim,andso,asthe monthswentby,heconcentratedonlearningaboutairtacticsasdescribedinthebiographiesofthegreat fghterpilotsofbothsides,andvisited Hendonasoftenashecouldduringtheholidays,tostudytheartof fying.’(Line!TheReminiscencesofaRoyalAirForcePilot,therecipient’s autobiography (throughout which he refers to himself in the third person) refers)
BattlewasemployedasaSpecialApprenticeattheRoyalAircraftFactory,SouthFarnborough,July-September1917,andjoinedtheRoyalFlying Corps,19September1917.HecarriedoutpilottrainingatBeaulieuandTurnberry,andwasawardedRoyalAeroClubCertifcateNo.6463in February 1918. Battle was posted for operational fying with 60 Squadron (S.E.5’s), Boffles, near Auxi-le-Chateau, France: ‘FivedayslatermypostingtoNo.60Squadroncamethrough,andthatnight,Iwasonmywaytojoinoneofthetwomostfamous fghter squadronsontheWesternFront(theotherwasNo.56).BothBallandBishophadbeenmembersofNo.60,anditwillberememberedthat McCudden, another V.C., was on his way to that unit when he was killed.’ (Ibid)
Battle served with ‘C’ Flight (commanded by Captain B. McEntegart) 60 Squadron on the Western Front, August - September 1918: IwassoonabletoownabedinoneofthesmallNissenhuts,whichcouldjustholdfourbedseach.IhadnotmovedinlongbeforeIdidmybest toset fretothehut.AnewFrenchpetrollighterboughtinBoulogneburstinto fameswhenItriedtolightacigarette.Theonlyotherlivingthing inthehutatthetimewasthe squadronmascot,asmallblackterriercalledHispano,whichimmediatelygotintotopgearandchaseditstailround thehutuntilIhadopenedthedoorandkickedthe faminglighteroutontothegrass.Hispanowasaverypopularcharacter,butsufferedfrom the loss of one eye, sustained in the course of his favourite game of mole hunting.’ (Ibid)
Battle carried out numerous offensive patrols:
‘’C’Flightnowsettleddown,astheweatherimproved,totwosortiesaday,oneusuallyatdawnandanotherintheafternoonorevening.The dawnpatrolsIratherliked.Itwasnotfungettingupinthedarkwithold‘ChuChinChow’[theorderly]knockingusup,butIlikedgettingintomy cockpitjustastheskywaslightingupandtakingoff informationwhenonecouldjustseetheedgeofthe feldahead, famesandsparksstreaming out of our shortened exhaust pipes, then rising into the sunlight before it had reached the ground.
Unlikemy frstsortie,mostofoursubsequentpatrolsweredoneatabout16,000feet,alwaysovertheGermansideofthelines.Wesawvery littleexcepttheoccasionallargeenemyformationswhichalwaysappearedwellaboveus.Butourmainconcernwastoavoidbeingshotdownby enemyA.A. fre.WesoonfoundoutthatthebestshootingwasdonebyabatterynearHavrincourtWood,andIwastoldthenthatthisbattery andanothernearOstendwerethetwobestwhichtheGermanspossessed.ItmustbeadmittedthatonoccasionstheshellsburstsoclosethatI instinctively put an arm up in a pathetic attempt to protect myself.’ (Ibid)
SSaavveedd BByy aa ‘‘CCoommffoorrttaabbllee SSeeaatt’’ Battle moved with the Squadron to Baisieux, near Albert in September 1918. After his birthday on 18 September 1918: ‘Istartedexperimentinginseatingarrangements[duringOffensivePatrols]andfoundthatanextracushionundermyposteriorgavemeamuch better feldofview...TheDestinydecidedtotakeahandinourdailygamesofhide-and-seek.Igotupasusualforthedawnpatrol...Westooged aroundasbeforeatabout16,000feetandsawtheusualenemyformationsaboveus,thesunglintingoff themeverynowandthenasthey wheeledaround.AtthispointIdecidedthatthereweretoomanycushionsunder meandIwasfeelingthecold.Iwassittingonthreeandasa modifcation the third cushion was a failure, but it undoubtedly saved my life. SuddenlyeightHunspeeledoff fromtheirparentformationanddivedontoourtails.ImmediatelyMac[McEntegart]startedadiveawayleft,with myhangingontotheformationwithfullengineon.Then,at12,000feetmyattentionwasdrawnbyanastoundingsight.Streamsofsmoke pouredpastmeandthenIrealisedsomeonewas fringatme.Iimmediatelyyankedthestickbackandsidewaystogetoutoftheunhealthy lookingstreamsofbulletsand,asIdidso,feltahotburningpaininmysit-upon.Abullethadhitme,thoughthepainatthetimefeltmoreasifI had sat on a red-hot poker. There was none of the hammer blow which I had read about.
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Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry
Havingleftmyformationbecauseofmyhalf-rollIimmediatelydivedforthenearestcloud,alargewoollycumulusaffair,butkeptinatightspiral withfullengineon,andthe fringstopped.Iwasbleedingprofusely,sosaidtomyself‘Atallcosts,REMAINCONSCIOUS!’Alas,therewasnoneof the V.C. make-up in me. The enemy having drawn frst blood, the victim had no fght left in him. A really poor show. Down,downIwentthroughacloudwhichseemedtobeinterminable.AtlastIcameout,atabout1,000feet,andthrottledtheengineback,then headedWest.Mynextactionwasto fyreallylowincaseanyHunwasstillonmytail,butIneednothaveworried.Ihadshakenthemalloff EventuallyIsawanaerodromeonmyleftand,OhJoy!anR.E.8stoodoutsideaBessonneauhangarandthefour-bladedpropelleronasecondR. E.8waspokingoutofanotherhangar.ThiswasgoodenoughformesoIdecidedtoland.AllwentwelluntilIhadtousemyleftlegintryingto keep straight after touching down. This was a painful business, and the subsequent taxying in was even worse. Iswitchedtheengineoff assoonasIwasinpositionalongsidetheR.E.8.AnairmanranupandIshoutedtohimthatIhadbeenhitandwanteda doctor.Hesoongotholdofanotherairmanandbetweenthemtheymanagedtoliftmeoutandlaymeoutonthegrass....ArrivedatNo.56 CasualtyClearingStation,Iwasimmediatelystrippedofeverything,wrappedinblanketsandcarriedonastretchertotheoperatingtheatre,a largemarquee.MyturnsooncamefortheministrationsoftwoR.A.M.C.surgeons.On fndingoutmynamefromthecardaccompanyingmy body,theyvolunteeredtheinformationthattheyhadbothstudiedsurgeryundermyfatheratSt.Thomas’sHospital....Hefoundalovelygreat holeinsidemyleftthighwherethebullethadpassedthrough....TheSisterinchargeofmyward-tentwaskindandgavemeasleepingdraughtof Port and Champagne....’ (Ibid)
BattlewasmovedtoNo.8BritishRedCrossHospitalatBoulogne,beforebeingmovedonboardahospitalshipboundfortheUK.Hebeganhis recuperationattheR.F.C.hospitalinEatonSquare,beforebeingmovedbyhisfathertoSt.Thomas’sHospital.AfterrecuperationBattlewas employedferryingaircraft,December1918-February1920,beforebeingpostedforoperational servicewith30SquadroninIraqandPersia, March 1920 - April 1922 (M.I.D. and Notation in Records).
BattlearrivedattheSquadron’shomeinBaghdadWest,16April1920.Theaerodromebeingsharedby6and30Squadrons,withthelatterbeing equippedwithD.H.9a’s.HewasappointedSquadronArmamentOfficerinMay1920,andtheconditionsandstateoftheSquadron’ssupplies were hardly ideal:
‘Wefoundsomeantiquatedbombssightswhichnooneknewhowtouse.Asfaras30Squadronwasconcerned,forthenexttwoyearswe neverusedabombsight.Ourbombingrunswerealldoneaheightof3,000feet,thepilotreleasinghisbombsintowindwhentheundercarriage axleandasuitablenutprotrudingfromthesideofthefuselagelinedupwiththetarget.Itwascurioustoseehowaccurateonecouldbe, fying each time at a steady indicated air speed of 90 mph and allowing for the wind speed, which seemed to vary very little.’ (Ibid)
‘Onthe10th[June1920]IwasfortunateinbeingabletogoasObserver/AirGunnerina9a fownbyF/OBladon.LeavingMosulat04.30we foundthecolumn[underthecommandofLieutenant-ColonelIarel,11th(K.E.O.)Lancers]atTelAfarwherewedroppedahugeparcelofmotor tyres,whichhadtobeheavedoutofthebackseat,andsomemessageswhichhadstreamersattached.FlyingontoJebelSinjarweshotupsome Arabs,then,justnorthofWannawefoundabout250horsemen.Theygotallofoureight20pounderCooperbombsandboth112pounders, (released by Bladon with good effect), and 600 rounds from my machine gun. We landed at Mosul at 0800 hours.’ (Ibid)
‘A’Flight,basedinMosul,carriedoutmostoftheoperational fying.However,theyoftenrequiredaircraftpartsandsupplieswhichmeantthat Battle became a frequent fyer to Mosul. He suffered a bout of Sandlfy Fever in June, before returning to fying the following month:
‘Iwasableto fyagainandonthe12th[July] fewdownto34Bde.atDiwaniyahwithdespatchesfromG.H.Q.Gregson fewmeina9aandwe returneddoingareconnaissanceoftherailway....ThefollowingdayIwasallowedto fyaspilotinaformationof fve9a’sandthreeBrisfts.De SoercamewithmeasmyAirGunnerandweallbombedtheoutskirtsofRumaithah[whichwasundersiege]whilethegarrisondidasortieinto the town to collect food. They were very successful obtaining sufficient for another eleven days.’ (Ibid)
The relief column fghting it’s way to Rumaithah was supported by the R.A.F.:
‘....theR.A.F.wasbusybombingandreconnoitringaheadandonboth fanksofthecolumn.OwingtotheshortageoftrainedObserversandAir Gunners,pilotsusuallytooktheirplaceandIfoundthisgreatfun....Onthe15thJulyIhadaverygoodtripwithLockasmypilotina9a.We frst hadtodropamessagetothegarrisonatKufah,thenbombtheoutskirtsofAbuSukhair,thendoareconnaissanceofthearea.ThistriptoKufah was done at 5,000 feet but we had to come down to 200ft. in order to drop our message, where we found quite a reception committee... AfterourbombingeffortatAbuSukhairwefoundalargebodyofarabhorsemenandIhadconsiderablesuccesswithmyLewisgun,casualties beingseenamongthem.Althoughwehadtheirbulletholesinourmachinewegotbacktobasewithouttrouble,thatisuntilwelanded.There wassuchastrongwindblowingthatIhadtogetouttopullthewingroundtohelpLocktaxiin....Within24hourswe[GregsonandBattle]were off againinanother9a,todoarecce,ofAbuSukhairand,ifpossible,getintouchwiththegarrison,but“wemustnot freashot”.Whilstcircling roundthetownwenoticedsomeonesignallingtousinMorse,usinganArmysignalling fag.Hewasdifficulttoseeinawalledenclosureinthe middleofthetownsoGregsonthoughtweshouldgodownlowertoinvestigate.Wedid,inalong fatstraightglide.Naturallyweboughtit,hook, lineandsinker!Youcouldseethearabsonthe fatroofpointingtheirrifesandbundooksatus.ThenGregsonthoughthewoulddoitagain.That wastemptingProvidencetoomuch,andwepulledoutat200feetwithpetrolstreamingoutandGregsonshouting“Hi,we’vebeenhit inthe tank!”Wereturnedsafelytobasethankstothefactthatthemaintankina9awasbuiltwithtwocompartments,whichcouldbeisolatedone fromtheother.OurconversationwhilecoveringthehundredmilestoBaghdadwasbothanimatedandilluminating.Afterlandingwecounted sixteen bullet holes in the machine....
Onthe20thJulyLocktookmedowninanR.E.8tobombthefarendofRumaithahtown.Iwasnotfeelingverywellbutfeltevenworseafter landingandrefuellingandre-armingatSamawah.Wethenbombedthetownagainbeforethe37thLancersentereditthatafternoon,anddida specialrecce.onourwayhome.Wegotshotatquitealotalthoughonlyhitonce.Thismayhavebeenscoredbyanarabwespottedonourway, andwhogaveusgoodsportforourmoney.Hewasattheendofawallwhichranoutfromsomepalmtreesandendedabruptlyintheopen country.LockcircledthismanafewtimeswhilstIgavehimtheworkswithmyLewisgun.Eachtimewegotroundhissideofthewallour sportsmanranroundtotheothersideandhadanothershotatus.Weconcededthegame,setandmatchtohimwhenmygunstoppedwitha broken extractor. On reaching Baghdad I crawled into bed with jaundice.’ (Ibid)
Battlespent2weeksrecuperatinginbedfromjaundice.OnhisreturntoactivedutyatthestartofAugusthewasappointedAdjutantforthe Squadron.Battlecontinuedto fyrecce’sthroughoutAugust,andbombingraidsonrebelsonpositionssuchasSamawahinSeptember.Bynow theinsurrectionhadspreadNorthandSouthofBaghdad,andBattlewasappointedOperationsOfficerfor30Squadron-amongsthisduties beingthekeepingoftheSquadronOperationsRecordBook.InOctoberhewasdetailedto fyescorttoanaircraft fyingthenewlyappointedG. O.C. North Persia Force - Major General Sir Edmund Ironside.
On19October,BattlecarriedoutanothereventfulbombingraidonAbuSukhairwhen‘someArabsintrenchessucceededinputting6holesin mymachine,includinganenormousholeinthecornerofthetrailingedgeofmytopplane,closetomyhead.’(Ibid)Withthereliefofthe garrisonsatKufah(asiegelastingsome89days)andSamawah,andthesubsequentpunitiveoperations,mostofthemembersofthetemporary ArabGovernment gavethemselvesaswellasrebelliousseveraltribeswhosubmitted.Battlewasthenengagedinmoppingupoperationsagainst those tribes who had yet to surrender.
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With operations over, Battle provided the following summary:
Battletookfourmonthsleave,duringwhichtimehepurchasedacarandembarkedonagrandtouroftheUK.InOctober1922,hereturnedto duty and was awaiting a posting:
‘Finally,onbeingtoldthatoldchiefwasdelightedtoseehisboysontheirreturnfromtheMiddleEast,IobtainedaninterviewwithSirGeoffrey SalmondwhowasnowA.M.S.O.attheAirMinistry.HewasquitecharmingandtoldmeIcouldhaveaPermanentCommissionifIcouldpasthe medicalexaminationand,inthemeantime,wherewouldIliketobeposted?Iimmediatelyblurtedout‘MartleshamHeath’andtomyjoythiswas arranged. So, on November 1, 1922, I duly reported to the Aeroplane Experimental Establishment at Martlesham Heath in Suffolk. ThisunithadthetaskoftestingeverynewtypeofaeroplanebuiltfortheR.A.F.inorderto fndoutitsactualperformanceandsuitabilityforits intendedrole...ForthistasktheestablishmentwasorganisedintothreeFlightsentirelymannedbyservicepersonnel.‘A’Flighthandledthesingle engine fghtersandlightplanes,‘B’Flighttookonthelargemulti-enginebombersandtransportsand‘C’Flighthadtherest,composedmainlyof singleenginemultiseaters.Atechnicalsectionofmixedcivilianandservicescientists supervisedthetrialscollectingreportsfromthepilots...To mydelightIwaspostedto‘A’Flightwhichwascommandedby‘Hargo’Haig,theverymanwhoasWingExaminingOfficeratBeaulieuhadpassed me ft to go solo in April, 19198.’ (Ibid)
Battle fewtest fightsfortheFaireyFlycatcher,ParnallPloverandNieuportNighthawk,beforemovingontotheFaireyFawn.He fewthePlover attheR.A.F.AirDisplayatHendoninJune1923,andsubsequently fewtheBristolTaxiplane,GlosterGrebe,VickersVixenandShortSpringbok amongstothers.ThefollowingyearBattle fewaspartofatwoaircraft(theSiskinIIIandtheGrebe)displaypersonallyrequestedby‘Boom’ Trenchard.Hethen fewtheGrebeattheR.A.F.AirDisplayatHendoninJune1924,andinthesameyearhisunitnowbecameknownasThe Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment (A. & A. E. E.).
Battletestedalargenumberofotheraircraftduringhistimewiththeunit,andalsolostanumberofcolleaguesandfriendsduringthetesting process.HesubsequentlyservedasAreaNavigationOfficerandP.A.toA.O.C.,Headquarters,WessexBombingArea,Andover,April1926August1928.BattlethencarriedouttheOfficer’sEngineeringCourse,H.A.D.,Henlow,August1926-August1930,afterwhichhewasattached to Rolls Royce Ltd amongst others prior to gaining a posting to India.
BattleembarkedforIndiainearlyOctober1930,anduponarrivalheservedasOfficerCommanding,AeroplaneRepairSection,R.A.F.Depot, Karachi,India,October1930-April1934.Whilstinthisposthecarriedoutserviceabilitytest fightsforallthedifferenttypesofaircraftthatcame in for repair, including the Wapiti. Battle also undertook the return of some of these aircraft to various parts of India.
Battlewaspostedto39SquadronatRisalpurinFebruary1934,‘Iwasgivencommandof‘A’Flightin39Squadronwhich,like11Sqn[theother squadronbasedatRisalpur]wasequippedwithHawkerHartsingleengineddaybombers,andwassoonactiveintheairtryingmyhandatthe long series of air exercises set us by Group Hqrs. under G/C N. Bottomley at Peshawar.’ (Ibid)
The Squadron also carried out recce fights, and then in October 1934: ‘FourdayslatercamenewsofthewhereaboutsoftheFaqirofIpi.Thismanwasamendicantpriestwhospenthistimegoingfromhouseto houseamongtheMohmandsstirringthemupagainsttheGovernment.Icannotrememberwhatallthereasonswereforthemtobesoupsetbut taxes and road building through tribal territory would be a good guess.
Anyhow,afteraliaison fighttotheChitcolofRobatinthemorningofOctober11th,Ihadtogooutthatafternoonagainleadingtwoother aircraft,andbombahouseinthevicinityofZulum.Thissortiewasrepeatedthenextmorningonanotherhouseinthesamearea.Eachhouse receivedadoseof48twentypoundCooperanti-personnelbombsandapepperingfromourrearmachineguns.Thebombinginbothcaseswas good and I say this with some justifcation as news eventually came through that the Faqir had been wounded in a wrist.’ (Ibid)
AttheendofOctoberBattletransferredtocommand‘C’Flightof11Squadron(HawkerHarts),andcarriedouttheSquadron’strial reinforcementexercisetoSingaporeandbackinJanuary1935.He fewwiththeSquadronfromRisalpurtoTaiping,some3,250miles,overthe courseof7days.Theysubsequently fewthereturn fight,andreturnedtoRisalpurby24January1935.Battletook2monthsleavetoreturnto the UK, before returning to command 11 Squadron in May 1935:
‘BytheendofJulyandforthenextweekintoAugustthoseofourpilotswhohadjustreturnedfromleavehadtobetestedtoensuretheyhad not forgotten their cockpit drill. But rumours started to circulate that all was not well among sections of the Mohmands.’ (Ibid)
BattleledhisSquadroninHawkerHartsaspartoftheMohmandOperations,August-October1935.ThePostscriptofhisbook(writtenafter Battle’s death, and before he had the chance to fnish the publication) gives the following:
‘Andin1935,theMohmandswerestillperturbedabouttheexistenceofamotorableroadwhichhadbeenlaidupthroughtheGandabValleytwo yearsbefore.TheMohmandscouldtravelalongitiftheywished,buttheyhadnouseforit,andregardeditasameansofsubduingtheirterritory -asindeeditwas.Andso,atabigjirgahorcouncilon14thAugust1935,Badshah GulIunitedUpperandLowerMohmandsinalashkar(ortribal army) of 1,400 men to destroy the Gandab Road south of the Karapa Pass.
BadshahGulIwastheeldestsonofthereligiousleadernamedHajiFazal-i-Wahid,whohadearliersucceededinstirringupthetribesagainstthe British.... So on the 15th August 1935, an Indian Army Brigade set out from Peshawar to march the twenty miles to Michni near the Gandab valley. Rightfromtheverybeginning,theR.A.F.(includedHenry)co-operatedcloselywiththegroundforces.Indeed,itwashopedthatthethreatof punitiveairattackwouldbesufficienttodiscouragethetribes.Thisoptimismwasill-founded;nonoticewastakenofwarningleafetsandposters distributedbyhandandbyairon17thAugust1935.SothebombingofMohmandvillagesbeganon19thAugust1935.Thesquadronsmounteda continuousseriesofoperations.By23rdAugust,mostvillagesinthedisaffectedareaswereemptyordestroyed,andmanyofthecommunity leadersagreednottoengageinhostilitiesifthebombingraidswerecalledoff.Yet,inspiteofthis,thelashkarsucceededincuttingtheGandab Road and even increased in size....’
AsaconsequencetheBritishMohmandForceunderAuchlinleckincreasedtherateoftheirmethodicaladvanceandincreasedtheintensityof their operations:
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‘Duringallthistime,theR.A.F.(inparticular34and11Squadrons,whichHenrycommandedoneaftertheotherinsuccession)maintainedtheir reconnaissance,bombingandliaisonmissions,reachingaclimaxintheattackonPoint4080.Thispeakwasheldinconsiderablestrengthbythe Mohmands,andaninfantryassaultwaslaunchedagainstitattheendofSeptember1935.Somanyunitswereengagedinsecuringthecovering heights,thatonlysixplatoonsofTheGuideswereavailableforthe fnalassaultonPoint4080.Theinfantrylost108officersandmenkilledor woundedoutof139(thirty-eightbeinginjuredbyfallsdownthemountain).CaptainMaynellwontheVictoriaCross,butintheendtheBritish survivors were forced to evacuate Point 4080, which was then subjected to heavy bombardment by artillery, light tanks and aircraft. Bothsideshadmademistakesinthisaction,butthemostsignifcantwastheMohmands’errorinchoosingtostandand fghtforPoint4080, insteadofconductingtheirusualguerillatactics.Asaresultofthecasualtiestheysuffered,theyagreedtodispersethelashkarandnottointerfere withtheGandabRoad.On18thOctober1935,theMohmanCampaignwasover,andforhispartintheoperations,Henryhadbeenawardedthe Distinguished Flying Cross.’ Battle’ssubsequentpostingsincluded:toRoyalAirForceStaff College,Andover,January-December1936;returnedtotheUKandcommanded 34Squadron,January1937-October1938;servedasWingCommanderWarOrganisationandGroupCaptain,OrganisationHeadquarters, BomberCommand,October1938-April1941(O.B.E.);servedasStationCommanderatR.A.F.SwantonMorley,April1941-May1942;served asT.L.O./C.R.D.,MinistryofAircraftProduction,May-July1942;servedasChiefOverseer,MinistryofAircraftProduction,July1942-July1944; servedasSeniorAirStaff Officer,Headquarters,No.38Group,August1944-February1945;servedasAirOfficerCommanding,No.228 Group, Calcutta (Renumbered No. 3 (Indian) Group), March 1945 - June 1946.
Battle retired as Air Commodore in October 1946. He died in Suffolk in October 1981.
Soldwithaglazedandframedportraitphotographofrecipientinuniform;acopyofhisautobiography Line!TheReminiscencesofaRoyalAir Force Pilot; and copied research.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;1914-15Star(2.Lieut.J. Griffiths.R.W.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.J.Griffiths.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedfordisplay purposes, good very fne (6) £160-£200
JJoohhnnGGrrii ffiffi tthhsswascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 1915. No defnitive details regarding the recipient’s M.B.E. have been traced.
M.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 29 December 1944.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘LieutenantGraydisplayedgreatcourageanddevotiontodutywhenHospitalCarrier“Amsterdam”wassunk byenemyactionoff thecoastofNormandyon7thAugust1944.Hewasinchargeoftwowardsonthelowestdeckoftheshipandtheir evacuationrequiredgreatsteadiness.Moreover,oneward,throughwhichtheshipbrokeintwo14minutesaftertheexplosionwasunderhis charge.Hesuperintendedtheevacuationofpatientsanddidnotleavethesewardsuntilalllivingpatientshadgone.Theshipcapsizedandsank whilethisofficerwasstandingonherhorizontalstarboardsideintheendeavourtorescueanursingofficerthroughaportholeofthelowerdeck in which she had been trapped.’
OOlliivveerrGGrraayywasbornin1899inGlasgowandwaseducatedatBoothamSchool,York,in1911-16;appointedTemporarySurgeonSubLieutenant,R.N.V.R.,8May1916;RegularArmyEmergencyCommissionasLieutenant,R.A.M.C.,1April1944;W.S.Captain,1April1945. Doctor Oliver Gray, M.B.E., was for many years a Physician in Haslemere, Surrey and died on 28 January 1964, aged 64.
His obituary states:
‘Dr.OliverGraywhowasatBoothamfrom1911to1916willberememberedbymanyforhewasatonetimeafrequentvisitortotheSchool; hewasabrotherofDonaldGray.FormanyyearsworkingingeneralpracticeatHaslemere,inSurrey,OliverGraywongreatdistinctionforhis workonotology,thestudyofears,anddevelopednewtechniquesforthepreparationofspecimenstodemonstratetheworkingsoftheear;his samplesareexhibitedwidelyinthiscountryandabroad.In1944hewasappointedM.B.E.'forcourageanddevotiontodutyincarryingout hazardousworkinaverybravemanner';thisreferstohisactionwhenahospitalshiphewasservingonwastorpedoedandsankreturningfrom theNormandylandings.OliverGraywasamanwho flledhislifefullwithworthwhileinterests,naturalhistory,painting,photography,andinhis earlieryearssport;aswellashismedicalwork,since1948heservedasaJusticeofthePeaceforSurrey.Dr.P.D.Abbatt(1913-16),writingfor the Lancet, gives this appreciation:
‘ThosewhoknewOliverGrayonlyinhislastyearscanhavelittleconceptionofhimin thevigourofhisathleticearlydays.Allgamescameeasily tohimandhewasanoutstandingRugbyfullback,swimmerandhighdiver.HisabidingloveoftheWestHighlandsandhiswidevarietyofinterests wereimplantedandfosteredbyhisfatherandmotherandtheirlargefamilyholidayscontainedamagicwhichstayedwithhimallhislife.Always anidealist,andaperfectionist,hechosegeneralpracticeinaremoteScottishtowninsteadofspecialising,becausehethoughtitrepresentedthe bestformofmedicalpractice.Laterhesettledinthesouth,partlyinresponsetotheappealsofhisfriendsandrelationswhowerenotseeing enoughofhim.Herehefoundtimeforwritingarticles,painting,musicandreading.Hewasgreatlyinfuencedbyhisfather,Dr.AlbertGray(1880 -82),anear,noseandthroatspecialist,whohaddevotedmuchofhislifetoresearchintothelabyrinthofanimals,andhadproducedanotable workonthesubject.Afterthesecondwar,OliveGraytookupthiswork,andwiththenewmaterialsavailableperfectedamethodofdissecting outandpreservingthemembranouslabyrinth,andobtainedaremarkableseriesofspecimensfrom fshandmammals.Hepublishedpapersonthe anatomicalvariationsthathefound,andhisworkwasexhibitedatvariousotologicalconferences,whereitsoriginalitywasmuchappreciated.He readwidely;history,Shakespeare,ScottandStevensonalwayscomingatthetopofthelist.Myaffectionandadmirationwerenot,however, governedbyhisaccomplishmentsorachievements,butwerebasedonhisqualitiesasaman.Oftheseasterlinghonestywasthemost outstanding,andfromthisfollowedadislikeofhypocrisy,humbugandthemeretricious.HishonestywasquiteuncompromisingandlikeJohn Bright'Hedidnottrimhissailstoeverypassingbreeze.'IfIhavegivenanimpressionofatraditionaldourScot,Imustcorrectit,becausehissense oftheincongruouswassostrongthatmuchofourtimetogetherwasspentinribaldry...Hiswitwasofthedryunexpectedvarietythatisneither savageorunkind.Naturehelovedinallitsaspects,andhewasneverhappierthanwhendiscussingthestrangepathsofevolutionandheredity. No doubt the new generation has much to give, but the thoughtfulness, kindness and integrity of men like Oliver Gray is not easily replaced.’
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Civil)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;1914-15Star(3600L.Cpl. P.Davis,Hamps.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,with miniature M.I.D.oakleaves(3600A.Sjt.P.Davis.Hamps.R.);Army MeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(574464Cpl.-A.Sjt.-P.Davis.R.E.)mountedasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’s related miniature awards and miniature-width riband bar, very fne
‘In recognition of valuable service rendered with the British Forces in Mesopotamia.’
PPeerrccyyDDaavviissattestedfortheHampshireRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheEgyptiantheatreofWarfrom24August 1915.MentionedinDespatcheswhilstattachedtotheRegimentalStaff inMesopotamia(LondonGazette 15August1917),hetransferredtothe Royal Engineers, and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his services in Mesopotamia. DavissubsequentlyservedinacivilcapacityinIndia,andwasappointedaMemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1945NewYear’s Honours, having served as Superintendent of Government Printing in the Punjab, and as Controller of the Provincial Stationery Office in Lahore.
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DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,hallmarksforLondon‘1918’,unnamedasissued;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.C.A. Maitland-Heriot. R.A.F.) mounted on card for display with photographic image of recipient and of aircraft, very fne (3)
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D.S.C. London Gazette 22 June 1917:
‘InrecognitionoftheirservicesinabombingattackontheKuleliBurgasBridgeonthe 4thJanuary1917,whenseveraldirecthitswerescoredandconsiderabledamagedone. Themachineswereexposedtoanti-aircraft,rifeandmachinegun freduringthe attack, and also on the return journey.’
CChhaarrlleessAAddrriiaannMMaaiittllaanndd--HHeerriioottwasborninAugust1886,andwasthesonofF.M. Heriot.He‘waseducatedatBradfeldCollegeandtheArmstrongCollegeofScience, NewcastleuponTyne,andservedhisapprenticeshipbetween1904and1908atthe NorthEasternMarineEngineeringWorksandwithMessrs.BottandStennett,Ltd.He beganhiscareerinArgentinain1909withthepostofassistantengineertocontractors engagedupontheconstructionofbranchlinesfortheCentralArgentineRailwayand subsequentlywasinchargeofirrigationworks.In1912hewentintobusinessonhis ownaccountandestablishedthe frmofMessrs.AdrianM.HeriotandCompany, contractors,forwhomheactedasgeneralmanagerandlaterasmanagingdirector.His activitieswerechiefydirectedtorailwayconstruction,ofwhichhewasinchargefor thecontractors.Duringthe1914-18warhesawservicewiththeRoyalNavalAir Service and the Royal Air Force.’ (Institution of Mechanical Engineers Obituaries 1951)
Maitland-HeriotreturnedtotheUKwiththeoutbreakoftheGreatWar,andwascommissionedSub-LieutenantintheRoyalNavalVolunteer Reserve,5February1915.HeservedwiththeArmouredCarDivision(entitledto1914-15Star),thisformationgrewoutofascoutingand aircraftrecoveryunitmaintainedbytheR.N.V.R.whichwasoutfttedwithmachinegunsandarmourinlate1914foramoreattackingrole. TrenchwarfareinFranceandBelgiumpreventedtheuseofthesevehicles,andinmid-1915theyweretransferredtothecommandoftheArmy. Maitland-HeriottransferredtotheRoyalNavalAirServeinJune1915,andundertookpilottraining.HegainedhisRoyalAeroClubCertifcate from Eastbourne, 31 July 1915.
Maitland-HeriotwaspostedasaFlightLieutenantforoperational fyingwithNo.2WingintheAegean,inOctober1915.Nos.2and3Wings fewfromImbros,primarilyfocussedonreconnaissanceandartilleryspottingduties.Maitland-Heriot fewHenriFarmanHF20’sonoperations againstTurkishandBulgariantargets.TheattackontheKuleliBurgasRailwayBridge,4January1917,wascarriedoutbythreeHenriFarmanlight bombers, causing great damage to the span which was a valuable supply route between the Turks and their allies in Central Europe.
Maitland-Heriotdidnothavelongtobaskinthesuccessoftheraid,ashewasshotdown fyingHenriFarmanF27N3021overtheseaport Canakkale,12February1917.Maitland-Heriot, fyingwithFlightLieutenantW.C.Jamesonashisobserver,becamethesecondvictimofthe GermanFighterAceLeutnantEmilMeinecke.BothMaitland-HeriotandandJamesonsurvivedbeingshotdown,andweretakenprisonerofwar. Maitland-HeriotadvancedtoCaptainandtransferredtotheRoyalAirForcewhilstinternedasaPOW.HewasrepatriatedinDecember1918, and demobilised in May the following year.
AfterthewarhereturnedtoArgentina,and‘forthelastthirteenyearsofhislifehewasworkinginthesouthoftheArgentine,onroads, irrigationcanals,andairfelds.Mr.HeriotwaselectedaGraduateoftheInstitutionin1907,andtransferredtoAssociateMembershipin1915.He wasalsoanAssociateMemberoftheInstitutionofCivilEngineers....[having]spentthewholeofhisprofessionalcareerinArgentina,wherehis death occurred on 26th July 1950, at the age of sixty-three.’ (Ibid) Sold with copied research, including photographic image of recipient.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,reverseengraved‘Capt.R.H.Freeman.R.A.F.Egypt1915.’;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oak leaves(MajorR.H.Freeman.R.A.F.);FFrraannccee,, TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-1916,withbronze palm on riband, mounted for wear, generally very fne or better (4)
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M.C. London Gazette 26 January 1917:
'Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Heattackedanddroveoff anenemyaeroplanewhichhadforcedoneofourmachinestoland.Laterhe landed and rescued the pilot under very difficult conditions. He set a fne example of courage and initiative.'
M.I.D. London Gazette 6 July 1917.
France, Croix de Guerre London Gazette 21 May 1917.
FreemanwaseducatedatWinchesterCollege,andstudiedmedicineatChristChurch,Oxford.TheoutbreakoftheGreatWarinterruptedhis studies,andFreemanwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe3rdBattalion,WorcestershireRegimentinAugust1914.He’proceededto Franceon1January1915,andservedinthetrenchesuntilthespring,whenhewasinvalidedhomesufferingwithparatyphoid.Oncerecovered,he appliedforsecondmenttotheR.F.C.,takinghisRoyalAeroClubCertifcate(Number2452)on9February1916[onaMauriceFarmanbi-planeat Shoreham].Aftercompletinghisformaltraining,hewasconfrmedandgazettedFlyingOfficeron16Mayfollowing.SentouttoEgyptand14 Squadron[B.E.2c’sandMartinsydeScouts],hearrivedon19June1916.Freemanwasinvolvedinafamousincidenton2November1916,when helandedhisMartinsyde‘Elephant’inthedesertalongsideacrashedcolleague’smachineand,takingoff again,carriedthedownedPilot,CaptainF. F.R.Minchin,sittingastridetheenginecowl,tosafety.’(TheMilitaryCrosstoFlyingPersonnelofGreatBritainandtheEmpire1914-1919 btH. Giblin and N. Franks refers)
ItwasfortheaforementionedactionthatFreemanwasawardedtheMilitaryCross(anawardalsowonduringtheGreatWarbyhisbrother Wilfred Rhodes Freeman - who went on to become Air Chief Marshal Sir W. R. Freeman, G.C.B., D.S.O., M.C.).
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Heshowedthegreatestskillandcourageinleadingpatrols,withtheresultthatduringfourdays' operationstheformationswhichheleddestroyed19enemyaeroplanesanddrovedownseveralothers,thefateofwhichwasnotobserved, owing to the intensity of the fghting. He has destroyed altogether fve enemy machines, and has driven down seven others out of control.’
Theoriginalrecommendation,fromwhichtheabovewastaken,variesalittleandnotes12enemyaircraftaccountedforby6thApril1918(the dateoftherecommendation).Ititsalsomorespecifcatimeperiod,whichwasfortheGerman‘MarchOffensive’,anincrediblyconfusedand chaotic period on both land an air:
Whilst serving with No.41 Squadron Capt Chappell has led 30 offensive patrols.
The total number of EA accounted for by this officers is 12. 4 crashed, one in fames, and seven driven down out of control.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 15 May 1917 (France).
Captain Chapell standing next to his 41 Squadron S.E.5a
RRooyyWWiilllliiaammssoonnCChhaappppeellllwasborninCheddleton,Leek,CheshireinDecember1896,andmovedtoSouthAfricain1913.Attheoutbreakofthe GreatWarheenlistedintoHartigan'sHorseinDecember1915,andservedwiththeunitduringthecampaigninGermanSouthWestAfrica. ChappellreturnedtotheUKtotrainasapilot.ReceivinghisRoyalAeroClubpilot'scertifcateon17July1916,hewascommissionedFlying OfficerintheRoyalFlyingCorpsthefollowingmonth.Clearlyanaturalpilot,hewasimmediatelyselectedasa fghterpilotandpostedfor operational fying to 27 Squadron Fienvillers, France.
TheSquadronwasequippedwithMartinsydeG100Elephant’s,asingleseat fghteraircraftrenownedforitsimmobilityandungainliness.Despite this,Chappellbecameoneofthefewpilotstoscore2victorieswiththisaircraft.On27September1916,Chappellwas fyingwithaformationof 27SquadronElephantswhenattackedbyAlbatrosscoutsofJasta2,ledbythefamedGerman40victoryAceandPourLeMeritewinner, HauptmannOswaldBoelke.Duringthiscombat,twoElephant’sweredowned,anotherpilotwaswoundedandanotheraircraftwasshotup,as wasChappell'sownplane,whichsufferedextensivedamageandover100bulletholesallover.Despitethis,Chappellrecordedhis frstaerial victoryduringthiscombat,sendingaGerman fghterdownOutofControl.On17March1917,Chappelladdedtohisscore,whenheshotdown Out of Control an Albatros C over Havrincourt: ‘..fredintothemachineandsawtracersenteringthepilotandobserversseats.Pilotcontinuedcombatdownto6500feetwhenhostilemachine startedtospin,withasmallstreamofsmokecomingfromthefuselage.TheEAwaslastseeninaspinningnosediveat1000feet’(Combat Report refers)
ChappellwaseventuallywithdrawnfromcombatinMay1917,promotedtoTemporaryCaptainandpostedasaninstructortotheCentralFlying School(S.E.5a’s).Hereturnedtooperational fyingwhenhewaspostedasaFlightCommanderto41Squadron(S.E.5a’s)atLealvillersinOctober 1917.TheSquadronwastaskedwithground-attackandescortmissions. Duringacontactpatrolon13January1918,Chappellwaswoundedin thefacebutmanagedtolandhisaircraft.Thewoundwasonlyslightandheremainedonduty.Howeveron2February1918,Chappelladdedto his score, with his frst two victories as an SE5a pilot. RFC Communiqués gives further details:
‘CaptRChappell,41Squadron,shotdownanAlbatrosscoutwhichcrashed,butwasthenattackedbysixmoreEAscouts.Heputhismachine intoaspinandoncomingoutsawoneEAinfrontofhimand fvestillabove.HeattackedthesingleEAwhichdidalongside-slipandwaslast seen about 2000 feet from the ground still spinning out of control.’
ChappelladdedaPfalzDIIIshotdownOutofControloverNiergnies,6March1918.Thusconfrminghisstatusasan‘Ace’,andthencontinuing to add to his growing reputation Chappell Destroyed an LVG C over Brebieres, 16 March 1918. According to R.F..C Communiqués:
‘WhilstonDOP,observedthreetwo-seaterEAoverBrebieres.Hedivedonthetopmostgettinginaburstofabout70roundsfrombothgunsat about125yardsrange.Alargecloudofsmokeandasheetof famecamefromtheEA’scockpitanditappearedtospindown.CaptainChappell could not see this EA hit the ground as he had to return owing to oil pressure trouble.’
23 Mar 1918 - Albatros DV - SE5a (B624) - Bourlon Wood 1130hrs – Out of Control
24 Mar 1918 - Fokker DRI - SE5a (B624) - Sailly 1455 hrs - Out of Control
24 Mar 1918 - Fokker DRI - SE5a (B624) - Havrincourt 1500hrs - Out of Control
25 Mar 1918 - Albatros DV - SE5a (B624) - Sailly 1040hrs – Destroyed.
Not only did these three days bring about his second ‘double in a day’, but the Albatros destroyed on 25 March 1918 was his 10th victory. Chappellremainedwith41SquadronontheformationoftheRoyalAirForceinApril1918.Headdedone fnalvictoryofaGerman reconnaissancemachine,sentdownsoutheastofArrason16May1918.Amonthlater,andafterasecondtourofoversixmonthscombat service,CaptainChappellMC,wassenttoHomeEstablishmentasaninstructor.His fnaltallywas11,thoughitseemshelikelyclaimedseveral more that were not confrmed.
Chappellspenttheremainderofthewarasaninstructor,andwasappointeda fightcommanderoftheAirInspectionSquadron(24Squadron)in November1919.Subsequentpostingsincludedto70SquadronfromDecember1922,and84Squadron(DH9’s)inIraqfromFebruarythe followingyear.ChappellreturnedtotheUKattheendof1923,andwasassignedasaTestPilotatR.A.F.HendoninFebruary1924.Itseemsthat during theearly20’s,Chappellfewinvariousaerialderby’swithotherwartimepilots,indeedanewspaperarticleinoneofhisalbumstellsofhow atonein1920,Chappellcrashedbut‘byskillfullmanoeuvring’wasjustabletomissthecrowd!Withinthegroup,arevariousprogrammesfor derby’s and meets, many well known pilots and aces are noted as taking part.
Chappellstudiedlanguages,andwasassignedtotheSchoolforOrientalStudiesandpostedtotheBritishEmbassy,TokyoastheLanguages Officer in October 1925. Three years later he advanced to Leader and was posted to London as an Intelligence Officer, R.A.F. ChappellwassecondedfordutyasaninstructorwiththeImperialJapaneseNavyinSeptember1930.Hispupils,amongstothers,includeda CommanderMinoruGenda-wholaterplannedandledtheinfamousattackonPearlHarbourinSecondWorldWar.Chappellre-qualifedasa Japanese Interpreter, First Class, in June 1931.
On12November1933ChappellwasappointedOfficerCommanding,1Squadron(HawkerFury’s),promotedtoWingCommanderandposted asAirAttache,BritishEmbassy,Tokyo.OntheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar,andprobablygivenhisexperiencewithworkinginJapanwith theirairforce,ChappellwasappointedDeputyDirectorofIntelligence,AirMinistry,FarEastSection.AsJapaninvadedMalayaandSingaporein 1942,ChappellleftforJavaand fewtoBritainviaCalcutta,CairoandEquatorialAfrica.OnrepatriationtotheUKin1942,hewasappointed ChiefIntelligenceOfficer,FighterCommandandsubsequentlyAirAttachetoBrazil, fnallyretiringfromserviceagedjust50in1946,withtherank of Air Commodore. Air Commodore Chappell died in Sussex in February 1982.
SoldwithawealthofChappell'sWWIR.F.Candlaterephemera,including2photoalbumsoforiginalphotographs.Contentofthealbumsvery mixedwithalargenumberofWW1aviation,civilian/familyandphotosofhisserviceintheearly1920’sinIraqandtheUK.Ofmostinterestare thenumerousphotosfrom41squadron;Chappellwithothersquadronmembers,SE5a’s,severalofacapturedAlbatrosDVandinparticular3 closeupshotsof fghterpilotsinthecockpit’softheirSE5a’s.Alsoincludedareoriginalnewspapercuttingsandaselectionof8nameddiplomatic invitationalcards,aerialderbyprogrammes,andafewloosephotos,includingaphotoofhimwithMinoruGendaandotherJapaneseNaval Officers.Withaverylargequantityofcopiedresearch,includingvariousarticlesonChappellandhissquadrons,combatreports,RFC/RAF Communiqués, MIC, copy photos, Army service records, copy MC recommendation etc.
DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1941’,andadditionallyengraved‘P/OF.C.A.Lanning141Squadron’; 1939-45 Star, 1 copy clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very fne (5)
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D.F.C. London Gazette 6 June 1941 (jointly listed with Flying Officer R. L. F. Day): ‘InMay,1941,FlyingOfficerDayandPilotOfficerLanningwerethepilotandairgunnerrespectivelyofanaircraftengagedinnight fghting operations.Observinganenemyaircraftatabout1,000feetbelowhim,FlyingOfficerDayskilfullyclosedintoattackandenabledPilotOfficer Lanningtoshootdowntheraider.Thesamenight,onfurtherpatrol,theseofficersdestroyedanotherenemyaircraft.FlyingOfficerDayandPilot Officer Lanning have carried out many night operational fights and both have displayed great courage and devotion to duty.’
FFrraanncciissCChhaarrlleessAAnntthhoonnyyLLaannnniinnggwasborninSydenham,LondoninFebruary1907.HisfatherwasfromLuxembourgandhismotherfrom Switzerland.ThefamilynamewasLorang,untilF.C.A.Lorangchangeditto‘Lanning’inthe1930’s.HewaseducatedatSt.Paul'sSchoolin London, and subsequently studied languages in Switzerland before returning to marry at Hendon in 1929.
Lanning’snamechangemayhavebeenduetotheextensivepublicitygiventothetrialofhisnamesakeFrancisLorang(1878-1970)of Luxembourg.ThelatterperpetratedwhatwasatthetimeamassivefraudinEnglandregardingsharesintheBlueBirdPetroleumCompany.He was extradited from a nightclub in Paris, and after a lengthy trial sentenced to seven years penal servitude.
LanningwascommissionedintheRoyalAirForceasadirect-entryAirGunnerinMay1940.Hewaspostedforoperationalservicewith141 Squadron(Defants)atTurnhousethefollowingmonth.Lanningwasbadlyinjured,alongwithhispilotPilotOfficerA.N.Constantine,inarunway landingcollisioninDefantL6990,8July1940.TheiraircraftcollidedwithDefantL6998crewedbyPilotOfficerR.E.OrchardandPilotOfficer W. F. P. Webber. Both Lanning and Constantine were admitted to Gogarburn Emergency Hospital, Edinburgh.
Lanningwasreleasedfromhospitalon14August1940,andrejoined141SquadronlaterthatmonthduringtheBattleofBritain.Hewas subsequentlycrewedupwithFlyingOfficerR.L.F.Dayashispilot.Duringthenightof6/7May1941Lanningwas fyingwithDaywhentheyshot downaHe111.Onalaterpatrolthesame nighttheyshotdownaJu.88,whichmadeaforced-landingonHolyIsland,Northumberland.The aircraftwasburnedbythecrew,whowerealltakenprisoner.Lanninglaterrecounteddetailsoftheabove,whichappearedinthe DailySketch,8 July 1964:
‘MypilotandIwerecirclingatabout11,000ftoverNewcastlehopingtospotoneofthemanyGermanbombers fyinginfromStavangeracross the North Sea.
ItwasJune[sic],1941,andIwastheairgunnerinaDefanttwo-seaternight fghter.AdullishredglowtotheNorth-Westtolduswhatwas happening in Glasgow... all the more reason for trying to penetrate the darkness that enveloped the in-coming raiders.
Itwasnearlymidnightandverycold.Radarwasstillundeveloped,anditwasjustacaseofusingoureyestothebestofourability.Suddenlywe sawhim1,000ftbelow.Ina fashwediveddowntocomeupalmostunderneaththefat,bat-likeHeinkelwhich,unperturbed,continuedtoplod on its sinister way.
NowBingo,mypilot,pushedbackhiscockpithoodsothathecouldseemoreclearlywhilehe fewbeneaththebomber.Wewererisingand falling with the machine above, and trying to keep the intervening distance at a steady range of 100 ft to help me fre accurately.
AtthesametimeIpointedthefourgunsofmypower-operatedturretupatanearangleof90degrees.Inearlybrokemyneckbendingdown and trying to get my eye right underneath the electrically lit gunsight, which now lovingly criss-crossed the fat belly of the intruder.
Ipressedthe fringbuttonforaboutsixseconds,whichmeantthatourunwelcomevisitorwasbeinghitbyabout250bullets.Itwasnosurprise when his fuselage started to glow.
TheshockoftheattackmusthavecausedtheGermanpilottodivesharplybecauseheonlyjustmissedusasheplunged, famingrightpastuswith bright bits coming off and whizzing past.
Weweresopreoccupiedinfollowinghimdownincaseheshouldneed fnishingoff thatanexclamationofalarmandaverytightturnbyBingo made me realise we had just missed running into what looked like a lot of frog spawn suspended in space - the Newcastle balloon barrage! ButnowitwasobviousthattheHenikelwasdoomedandsowereturnedtoAcklingtonaerodrome.Wemadeourreportsandlearned,toour joy, that the bomber had fnally crashed in Morpeth.
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Thistimeourtacticshadtobedifferent.Wewereatthesameheightofabout10,000ftnaditmeantslowlyoverhaulingthebomberand fringas sparinglyaspossiblefortherewasonlyenoughammunitionfortenseconds’shooting.SlowlywecreptupontheJunkers,headingouttoseafor home, and at 400 yards I tried him out with an exploratory two-second broadside.
Iwasnottheleastsurprised,butratherannoyed,whenamenacingstreamoftracerhose-pipedbackinourdirectionandpassedmuchtooclose for my liking. Again I gave a two second burst, but now there was a clatter and and a bang inside my turret and I feared the worst.
Losing one’s gunsight in aerial combat at night was, I might say, worse than losing one’s right hand.
“Right,” said Bingo, “we’ll just have to get as close as we can and then fre pointblank.”
Soonarunning fghtdeveloedalongthebleakNorthumberlandcoast,andwemanagedtocreepuptowithin100yardsoftheraiderwithout being hit. As in the previous encounter, Bingo threw back his perspex hood to enable him to see better - and then disaster struck!
AttheverymomentthehoodslippedbackIwaswigglingthegunsabout,beforetakingoptimisticaimforwhatmusthavebeenthelast,asI hoped,successfulburst.Thispreventedmefrombringingtheturretandgunstobearontheenemy.Forwhatseemedhourswesweated,cursed and wrenched and struggled to free the guns and when we did - the bird had fown.
Crestfallenanddisappointed,wereturnedtobase.Twobombersinonenightwouldhavebeenquiteanachievementinthoseearlydaysof1941, and we had thrown away the chance.
OnthegroundweturnedinourreportstotheIntelligenceOfficerandthencrepttobed,nottosleepbuttodwellonwhatmighthavebeen. We had, after all, missed an absolute sitter!
Butthenextmorningbroughtwonderfulnews.OurbomberhadmadeaforcedlandingonHolyIsland,notfarfromtheScottishborder,andthe crew had been detained by the local policeman.
OfthefewbulletsthathadmanagedtohittheJunkers,onehadluckilypenetratedthestarboardpetrolfeedpipe.Itputoneengineoutofaction and made the long North Sea crossing back to Stavanger impossible. So we were able to celebrate after all.’
LanningandDaywerebothawardedtheD.F.C.forthereexploits thatnight.Lanningwaspostedto410(R..C.A.F.)Squadrononitsformationat Ayr,30June1941;andthenonto289SquadronatTurnhouseinNovemberofthesameyear.Thelattersquadronwereemployedonantiaircraft co-operation duties. Lanning advanced to Flying Officer in June 1941, and to Flight Lieutenant in June the following year.
LanningwasappointedAir-to-GroundRangeOfficeratR.A.F.PredannackinJanuary1944.HewasappointedOfficerCommanding,HQ701Air DisarmamentWingatGraz,AustriainAugust1945.Lanning’s fnalpostingwasasCampCommandantatR.A.F.Klagenfurt,AustriainJune1946, and he was released from the R.A.F. in November of the same year.
HewasreleasedfromtheRAFinNovember1946asaFlightLieutenant.LanningjoinedtheControlCommission,setuptorunGermany.Hewas then with the diplomatic service before returning to London to work in publishing. Flight Lieutenant Lanning died in February 2002 in Darlington.
WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessBBooddddiinnggttoonnwasborninBirminghaminMarch1921.HewasthesonofP.J.Boddington,aSurgeonwhosawserviceintheSecond BoerWar,andalsoservedasaSurgeonCaptainwiththeRoyalHorseGuardsduringtheGreatWar(wounded,5October1915).Boddington waseducatedatHaileyburyandR.M.C.Sandhurst,priortobeingcommissionedSecondLieutenantintheCameroniansinDecember1939.He servedwiththe7thBattalioninFrance,priortojoiningtheHeadquartersStaff,156Brigade.BoddingtonescapedthefallofFrance,andadvanced to Lieutenant in July 1941. He was seconded to the Royal Air Force in October 1941, and carried out training as a pilot.
Boddington’spilottrainingwaseventful,especiallywhilstonMustangs15December1942.Onthelatterdatehewas fyinginaformationexercise overtheYorkshireMoors,whenhebecamelostinthickfog.RunninglowonfuelBoddingtonattemptedtolandonFountainsEarthMoor, Nidderdale. The terrain made this impossible, and he was forced to climb to a safe height and bale out.
Despitethelossoftheaircraft,Boddingtonwasstillpostedforoperational fyingwith‘A’Flight,613(CityofManchester)SquadronatRingwayin 1943.TheSquadron fewMustangsandweretaskedwithtacticalreconnaissanceand fyingescortforCoastalCommandanti-submarinestrikes. BoddingtonwascreditedwithoneF.W.190destroyed(seeD.F.C.recommendationabove),whenhisformationofMustangsinterceptedan enemy force over Yarmouth following a raid on Folkestone, 11 May 1943.
Boddington advanced to Squadron Leader, prior to returning to service with the Cameronians after the war:
‘AfterthewarhereturnedtotheRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalioninGibraltarandTriesle....HeservedattheDepotinWinston Barracks,Lanarkbetween1949and1951andthereafterasaGSO3atGHQFarelf.HerejoinedtheRegimentinGermanyin1955andwentwith themtoBahreinin1957andthencetoKenya...Heretired[Major]in1958andafteraperiodwithCharrington’sBreweryinLondon,wenttolive in Somerset [Manor Farm, Beercrocombe]...’ (Obituary refers)
Major Boddington died in Somerset in 1985.
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TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Officer‘s(Brother’s)breastbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles;British EmpireMedal,(Civil)G.VI.R.,1stissue(ErnestJ.Prew);DefenceMedal;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937, unnamedasissued;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,withthreeAdditionalAwardBars(12383D/Offr.E.J.Prew.District Staff N. 8 Dis. S.J.A.B. 1930.) mounted court-style as worn, good very fne (6)
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fficer, Order of St. John London Gazette 21 June 1940.
B.E.M. LondonGazette 9January1946:ErnestJessePrew,DistrictOfficer,JointWarOrganisationoftheBritishRedCrossSocietyandOrderof St. John.’
EErrnneessttJJeesssseePPrreeww‘isoneofthemostwell-knownambulancemeninCroydonanddistrict,andmanyreaderswilljoinwithhisintimatefriendsin congratulating him on his right to add the letters “O.St.J.” after his name.
Croydon'sindebtednesstoDistrictOfficerPrewdatesbackto1912,whenhebecameSecretarytotheAddiscombeRoadClass,andcontinuedin thiscapacityuntil1924yearspackedwithactivity.In1914hewasappointedasaDistrictCommitteemanontheoldSouthEasternandChatham Railway,apositionwhichhehelduntilfusionwiththeSouthernRailway,whenhewaselectedtothesucceedingCommittee,andremainsa member to the present day.
Withtheoutbreakofwarin1914itbecameobviousthataseverestrainwouldbeplacedonallengagedinambulancework.Mr.Prewsethimself tothetaskenthusiasticallyandwasresponsiblefortheunloadingofallconvoysofwoundedatrailwaystationsintheLondonarea,inadditionto WestCroydon,Orpington,Greenwich,andWoolwich,andotherplacesontheline.Itsaysmuchforhispersonalitythathisenergywasinfectious. UnderhisleadershipofficersandmenoftheDivisionworkedwithawill,notonlyinconvoyservice,butalsoinairraids,andattheDavidson RoadandCrescentWarHospitalsduringtheperiod ofseveresicknessamongthemilitarypersonnel.In1917hewasappointed frstaid demonstratortothe“W”DivisionSpecialPolice,continuingassuchuntiltheendoftheWar.HisloveofteamtrainingledtothatDivisionofthe “Specials”enteringforvariouscompetitions,inwhichItwasremarkablysuccessful.Itwaslargelyduetohisenergythatclasseswereformedat Orpington,Sevenoaks,Woolwich,andChipstend,resultinginDivisionsoftheBrigadecomingintobeinginthosedistricts.TheLondonBridge Nursing Division, too, owes much to his early activities.
In 1923 District Officer Prew attended an investiture at Buckingham Palace, where he was Invested by his late Majesty with the medal and rankof“ServingBrother.”TheinstigatoroftheAddiscombeDivision,oftheSt.JohnAmbulanceBrigade,hiskeennessproducedexcellentofficers, andforatimehewasabletoleavemuchinthehandsoftheDivisionalSuperintendent,Mr.C.Hawker,followedbyMr.F.M.Twidle.Whenfailing healthcausedthelattertoretire,Mr.Prewonceagaintookoverthereins,andhasforsomeyearsheldthedualpositionsofDistrictOfficerand Officer-in-Charge of the Division.
Theyear1925sawtheinceptionoftheAddiscombeMotorAmbulanceService,aservicewhichhasproveditsvaluetomanyhundredsof bedriddenpatientsforwhomimmediateandskilfulremovalwasnecessity.DistrictOfficerPrewwasoneofthoseresponsibleforthisidea,and hasheldthepositionofTrusteefromtheverybeginning,makingaspecialpointofensuringnotonlythatcasesshouldbedealtwithatno reasonable a charge as possible, but also that every attendant accompanying the patients was ftted for the delicate nature of the work involved. Onewouldhavethoughtthat,ongaininghis30years'certifcatein 1937,DistrictOfficerPrewcouldverywellhaveretiredtoenjoyawell-earned rest.Butnotso.HesetouttolearntheintricaciesofA.R.P.andanti-gastrainingtosuchgoodeffectthathewasdulyregisteredasGrade1 Instructor.Inthiscapacityhehasgiveninnumerablelecturestomembersofthepublicin frstaidandanti-gastreatment,andincorporatedA.R.P. trainingintheprogrammeoftheAddiscombeDivision,allmembersofwhichhavesatisfedtheexaminersintheirknowledgeofthissubject.His efficiencyasademonstratorledtohisappointmentasanA.R.P.lecturertotheSouthernRailwayCentre,wherehehasearnedthe commendations of experts from all sources.’ (article in the Croydon Times refers).
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GGeeoorrggeeEEddggaarrPPuuggiinnMMeellddoonn(1875-1950),M.D.(Dublin)1898,F.R.C.S.(Ireland),wasthesonofDr.AustinMeldon,PresidentoftheRoyal CollegeofSurgeonsinIreland,andservedwiththeRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromSeptember 1917.Inhisobituary,publishedin TheIrishTimes on3July1950,itwasreportedthat‘DuringtheRisingof1916heactedwithgreatgallantryin bringinginwoundedunder fre.The“followingresolutions[bytheBoardofDirectorsoftheRoyalCityofDublinHospital]wereunanimously passed:‘Thatreviewingtheterribleeventsofthepastfewweeks,whentheresourcesofthehospitalweretaxedtotheutmostintreating upwardsof200casualties,theDirectorsdesiretoplaceonrecordtheirwarmappreciationoftheservicesofthosewhorespondedtothe extraordinaryandunforeseencallsmadeupontheirskillandenergy,especiallythemembersofthemedical,surgical,andnursingstaffs,who provedtheirefficiencyunderverytryingcircumstances,astheywereworkingoftenunder fre,andalwaysatconsiderablepersonalrisk.The Boarddonot fnditpossibletoreferbynametoallwhosharedinthework,buttheycannotrefrainfromexpressingtheirmostgratefulthanksto …DrGPuginMeldon…’”.’HisnamewassubsequentlyincludedinalistofcivilmedicalpractitionersbroughttothenoticeoftheSecretaryof State for War for valuable medical services rendered in the United Kingdom in connection with the war, March 1919.
KKeennnneetthhFFrraasseerrLLuunndd(1871-1953)servedasAssistantCommissioner,CentralArea,No.1District,StJohn’sAmbulanceBrigade.Duringthe GreatWarheservedashonorarySurgeoninCharge,BritishRedCrossAuxiliaryHospital,No.184,Queen’sGate,SouthKensington(TheMichie Hospital)from1914to1918,andhisnamewasbroughttothenoticeoftheSecretaryofStateforWarforhis‘valuablemedicalservices renderedintheUnitedKingdominconnexionwiththewar’inAugust1919.HewasadvancedtotheGradeofCommander(Brother)ofthe Order of St John in December 1945.
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,thereversecontemporarilyengraved ‘AmbulanceOfficerHenryBaker.Feby.19.1926HonoraryServingBrotheroftheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem’;ServiceMedal oftheOrderofSt.John,withthreeAdditionalAwardBars(3235.Amb.Offr.H.Baker.(G.W.R.SnowHill)Div.No.3Dist.S.J.A. B. 1922.) mounted as worn, edge bruise to frst, very fne and better
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,thereversecontemporarilyengraved ‘AwardedtoF.Broderick18th.May1960.No.490873’;DefenceMedal;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofSt.John,withone Additional Award Bar (Cpl. F. Broderick. Yorks. S.J.A.B. 1953.) enamel damage to frst, nearly very fne
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingSister’sbadge,silverandenamel;DefenceMedal;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofSt. John,withtwoAdditionalAwardBars(11403.L/D/Supt.A.M.Duke.HeeleyNsg.Div.No.5Dis.S.J.A.B.1932.)mountedas worn, edge bruise to frst, very fne and better
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,Wartimeissue,silverskeletalbadge;DefenceMedal;Service MedaloftheOrderofStJohn(11622A/Offr.A.J.Woolams.KynochDiv.No.3.Dis.S.J.A.B.1933.);togetherwiththerecipient’s St.JohnAmbulanceAssociationRe-examinationCross,silver,thereverseengraved‘231607AlfredJ.Woolams’,with19dated bars,beingacompleterunfrom1922to1940;andanImperialChemicalIndustriesLtd.LongServiceMedal,silverandenamel,the reverse engraved ‘Kynoch Limited Presented to A. J. Woolams for 28 Years Service’, good very fne
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingSister’sbadge,Wartimeissue,silverskeletalbadge;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofSt John, with one Additional Award Bar (21114. L/Amb/Offr. M. E. Crowther. Blackpool Nsg. Dvn. 1940.) nearly extremely fne ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,withtwoAdditionalAwardBars((66449955..LL..LL..RRoollffee..SS..AAffrriiccaa..SS..JJ..AA..BB..11995500..));togetherwith various metal and cloth insignia, good very fne (6)
£100-£140
AAllffrreeddJJoohhnnWWoooollaammss(1884-1969)servedwithKynochDivision,No.3District,St.JohnAmbulanceBrigade,andwasadmittedasaServing Brother to the Order of St John in 1947 (London Gazette 8 July 1947).
LLlleewweellllyynnLLiioonneellRRoollffeeservedasaSergeant,EastLondonRailwayAmbulanceDivision,andwasawardedbothhismedalandthetwoadditional award clasps in 1950 (having qualifed for the medal in 1939 and the clasps in 1944 and 1949).
MMaarryy EElllleenn CCrroowwtthheerr was appointed a Serving Sister of the Order of St John in 1945 ( London Gazette 1 January 1946).
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingSister’sbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles;DefenceMedal;Jubilee 1935,unnamedasissued;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,withoneAdditionalAwardBar(7450L/Supt.O.Livingstone [sic]. E. Croydon & Addisbe. N Div. No. 1. Dis. S.J.A.B. 1929.) mounted as worn, generally good very fne (4) £70-£90
OOllggaaLLiivviinnggssttoonnwasbornin1883andservedasaDivisionalSuperintendent,EastCroydonandAddiscombeNursingDivision,St.JohnAmbulance Brigade. Created a Serving Sister of the Order of St John in 1943, she died in Johannesburg, South Africa on 11 September 1973, aged 90.
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingSister’sbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles;DefenceMedal;Service MedaloftheOrderofStJohn,withtwoAdditionalAwardBars(N/Mem.M.H.Atherley.Lancs.S.J.A.B.1953.)mountedasworn, good very fne (3) £60-£80
MMaarryy HHeelleenn AAtthheerrlleeyy was appointed a Serving Sister of the Order of St John in 1966 ( London Gazette 21 June 1966).
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939 -45;AfricaServiceMedal,thefourSecondWarawardsallofficiallyimpressed‘215502E.E.deVries’;ServiceMedaloftheOrder of St John, with one Additional Award Bar (S.A. 631 E. E. de Vries 1949) very fne Five: GG.. JJ.. vvaann ddeenn BBeerrgg,, UUnniioonn DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Bgl.G.J.v.d.Berg.R.H.B.) bothunofficiallyrenamed;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal, bothofficiallyimpressed‘298854G.J.vandenBerg’;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn(6411.G.J.vander[sic]Berg.Sth Africa. S.J.A.B. 1949.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne
ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn(3)((SS..AA..556622PP..PPaattttiinnssoonn11995577;;SS..AA..11668899WW..DD..DDoouuggllaass11997711));withoneAdditional Award Bar ((22445577.. AA.. KKiimmmmoonntt.. SS.. AAffrriiccaa.. SS..JJ..AA..BB..OO.. 11993388..)) good very fne (14)
£120-£160
EEwwaallddEEsseelliinnddeeVVrriieesswasbornin1899andservedwiththeSouthAfricanRailways&HarboursBrigade,andasCorpsO fficer,TownCorps, CapeWesternSub-District,St.JohnAmbulanceBrigade.hewascreatedaServingBrotheroftheOrderofStJohnofJerusalemon20July1955, and was awarded the Service Medal of the Order of St John, together with an Additional Award Clasp, in 1959.
GGaabbrriieellJJaaccoobbuussvvaannddeennBBeerrgg(1899-1964)servedasaSergeantintheSouthAfricanMedicalCorps;in1941heclaimedtohaveservedinthe SouthAfricanHorse(ImperialServiceUnits)inthecampaigninGermanEastAfrica,1916-18,althoughnoservicerecordmatchingthisclaimhas been found in the archives of the South African National Defence Force.
PPhhyylllliiss PPaattttiinnssoonn served as acting Ambulance O fficer, Witwatersrand and Southern Transvaal District.
WW.. DD.. DDoouuggllaass served as a Divisional Superintendent, Griqualand West District.
MMrrss..AAnnnniieeKKiinnmmoonntt(néeHeydenrych)(1874-1953),servedasaLadyCadetSuperintendent,SeaPointNursingCadetDivision,andwasawarded an Additional Award Clasp in 1945.
AA rraarree SSeeccoonndd BBooeerr WWaarr DD..CC..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo TTrrooooppeerr CCaarrll OOllssssoonn,, 22nndd KKiittcchheenneerr’’ss FFiigghhttiinngg SSccoouuttss DistinguishedConductMedal,E.VII.R.(Pte.C.Olsson.2/K.F.S.)slightlylaterofficiallyimpressednaming,withfragmentaryribbon and contemporary suspension brooch, suspension re-pinned and a little slack, otherwise good very fne and rare
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Provenance: Purchased from a family source outside Durban in 2003.
D.C.M. LondonGazette 31October1902.Oneofjust3suchawardstoKitchener’sFightingScoutsanduniqueto2ndK.F.S.(Recipientsofthe Distinguished Conduct Medal, by P. E. Abbott, refers).
CCaarrllOOllssssoonnwasofScandinavianancestry.Heservedbrie fyasTrooper230withtheUtrecht-VryheidMountedPolice,andthenenlistedas Private 540 into the 2nd Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts, 31 August 1901, and was slightly wounded at Boschbult on 31 March 1902.
‘InthebeginningofMarchWilson’scolumnwas,withothertroopstakentotheWesternTransvaal,where,itwillberemembered,LordMethuen hadmetwithdisaster.The2ndK.F.S.wereplacedunderGeneralWalterKitchener,andwerepresentatthe fercelyfoughtactionofBoschbulton 31stMarch1902,whentheylost1killedand7wounded.Theytookpartinthe fnalgreatdrives,underGeneralIanHamilton,towardsthe Mafeking railway and back to Klerksdorp.
Kitchener’sFightingScoutstookthe feldwhenthewarwasfaradvanced,butduringthewholeofthesecondphaseofthecampaigntheydid splendidwork.Judgedbythelossesinfictedontheenemy,nocorpscouldpointtoa fnerrecord,andtheyareananoutstandingexampleof what can be made in a very short time of Colonial material, provided that officers suitable for irregulars can be found.’
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(9-12167Sjt:H.Pearson.9/W.Rid:R.);1914-15Star(12167.Sjt.H.Pearson.W.Rid.R.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.H.Pearson.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue(Harold Pearson.) mounted as worn, good very fne (5)
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D.C.M. London Gazette 22 January 1916 [in a joint citation with 9/12455 Lance-Corporal R. Rossall, 9th Battalion, West Riding Regiment]:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryonthenightof22November1915,nearHooge.WhenaLance-CorporaloftheirBattaliononbombingpatrolhad beenmortallywoundedabout10yardsfromtheGermantrenches,SergeantPearsonandLance-CorporalRussellpromptlywentout,althougha Germanpatrolwasadvancingtowardsthem.Lance-CorporalRossalldrovethepatroloff withbombs,andthenheandtheSergeantwentforward and brought in the wounded Lance-Corporal.’
AppointedCompanyQuartermasterSergeanton19November1915,hewasawardedtheDistinguishedGallantryMedalforhisgallantrynear Hoogeon22November1915,andwasslightlywoundedinactionon25February1916,butremainedatduty,beforereturningtoEnglandin August 1916 with a view to being granted a commission.
CommissionedSecondLieutenantintheTankCorpson26January1917,Pearsonreturnedtothefrontandwaswoundedinthechestbya machinegunbulletduringtheThirdBattleofYpresinthemajoractionon22August1917,whilstservingwiththe6thBattalion,TankCorps,in command of Tank F.45 (Fiducia):
‘ProceededatZeroinfrontoftheInfantry,andcameintoactionimmediatelyoncrossingoutfrontline.Shortlyafterwardsbecameditchednear Gallipoli,theunditchinggearbeingbrokenwhilstinuse.F.49laterattemptedtotowF.45out,butfailed.TheOfficerincharge,SecondLieutenant Pearson, being a casualty by this time, also 4 of his crew. The guns were removed, and taken on board F.49.’
PearsonwasadmittedtoNo.7StationaryHospitalatBoulognethefollowingday.RepatriatedtoEnglandon7September1917,herecovered sufficientlytobeappointedanAssistantInstructorwiththerankofActingLieutenanton17July1918,andwassubsequentlyconfrmedasan AssistantInstructor,withtheranktemporaryLieutenantandActingCaptain.Heresignedhiscommissionon22August1920,andwasgrantedthe honorary rank of Captain.
IndianDistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(1734SepoyBhullaSingh69thPjbs) someheavybruisestoobverseand reverse, otherwise very fne
£300-£400
I.D.S.M. GGO 849 of 1916. One of fve such awards for France to the 69th Punjabis.
AA ff nneeGGrreeaattWWaarr11991144‘‘BBaattttlleeoofftthheeFFaallkkllaannddIIssllaannddss’’DD..SS..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooPPeettttyyOO ffiffi cceerrSSeeccoonnddCCllaassssMM..JJ..WWaallttoonn,,RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,,ffoorrhhiisssseerrvviicceessiinnHH..MM..SS.. KKeenntt dduurriinngghheerreeppiiccdduueellwwiitthhtthheeSS..MM..SS.. NNuurrnnbbeerrgg,,ffoorrwwhhiicchhhheewwaassaallssooMMeennttiioonneeddiinn DDeessppaattcchheess
Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (118358 M. J. Walton. P.O. 2Cl. H.M.S. Kent.) nearly extremely fne £1,600-£2,000
D.S.M. London Gazette 3 March 1915:
‘ThefollowingawardshavebeenmadeinrecognitionoftheservicesmentionedintheforegoingdespatchfromViceAdmiralF.C.D.Sturdee regarding the action with the German Squadron off the Falkland Isles.’ A total of 12 D.S.M.’s were awarded for the Battle of the Falkland Islands.
M.I.D. London Gazette 3 March 1915.
MMaatttthheewwJJaammeessWWaallttoonnwasborninRotherham,Yorkshire,on13November1866andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson10 January1882.AdvancedPettyOfficerSecondClasson1April1897,hewasshorepensionedon10December1905,andjoinedtheRoyalFleet ReserveatPortsmouthon13December1905.RecalledtotheServicewiththeonsetofwar,hewaspostedtotheoldarmouredcruiserH.M.S. Kent on 3 October 1914.
Thearmouredcruiser Kent,commandedbyCaptainJohnD.Allen,wasavesselof9,800tons,designedforaspeedoftwenty-threeknots,andon themorningwhentheGerman feet,underAdmiralvonSpee,walkedintothetrapthathadbeenpreparedforitattheFalklandIslands,shewas doingthedutyofguardshipattheentrancetoPortWilliamharbour.Manyoftheshipsinsidehad flledupwithcoalthedaybefore,butthe Kent wasoneofthosedetailedto fllherbunkersonthe8th,sothatshewasnonetoowellprovidedwithfuel.AssoonastheGermansweresighted, AdmiralSturdeeorderedthe Kent toweighanchorandkeepintouchwiththeenemywhiletheremainderofourshipsweregettingupsteam. Thecruiserstoodouttoseaatonce,anditwillalwaysremainamystery whytheheavyGermanships,withtheirlong-range8.2inchguns,didnot thereandthenopen freontheisolatedBritishvessel,fortheywerewellwithinrange,andaltogetheroutmatchedthe Kent,withher6-inch weapons.Thoseonboardfullyexpectedthattheattackwouldbemade,butmuchtotheirsurprise,theenemysheeredoff insteadtotheeast, leaving the Kent to shadow them without interference.
PresentlytherestoftheBritishsquadronheadedoutofharbouratarapidlyincreasingspeed,andtheshipsquicklydisposedthemselvesinto battleformation,thebattlecruisers Invincible and Infexible leadingthelineandengagingthe Gneisenau and Scharnhorst.Inthecourseofafew hourstheactionhadresolveditselfintothreedistinctphases.Theheavyarmouredshipsfoughtouttheirbattlealone;the Glasgow and Cornwall devotedthemselvestothe Leipzig;whileCaptainAllen,thejuniorofthecruisercaptains,wasentrustedwiththetaskofaccountingforthe Nurnberg.Itwas,perhaps,acuriousselection,fornotonlywasthe Glasgow twoknotsfasterthanthe Kent,butthelatterwas,onpaper,actually halfaknotslowerthantheGermanshewassenttochase.The Nurnberg wasinfactafastershipthanthe Leipzig towhichthe Glasgow and Cornwall weredevotingthemselves;the Kent havingnothadthechanceofcompletingwithcoal,wasnotparticularlywellplacedforcarryingout alongchase.However,ifherbunkershadbeenloadedtotheirfullcapacity,theaddedweightwouldhavereducedherspeedandprobablyput thepossibilityofachasecompletelyoutofthequestion.Itwasachanceeitherway,andthemenofthe Kent rosemagnifcentlytotheonebefore them.
Iftheyweretocatchtheenemyatalltheywouldhavetodoitquickly,otherwisethe Kent wouldbelefthelplessinmid-oceanwithoutfuel.Ina fewbriefwordsCaptainAllentoldtheengineersandthestokershowtheystood,andappealedtothemtogettheirutmostoutoftheship. Seamanandotherswhocouldbesparedweresentdownbelowtohelpintheblisteringbusinessoffeedingthefurnacesandrushingupthecoal fromthebunkers.Theengineers,withacarefuleyeonthevanishingfuel,tightenedupavalvehereandopenedasteampipethere,coaxingthe 22,000horsepowerenginesasajockeycoaxesaracehorse.Asoneofthestokersputitafterwards,‘Itwasacaseofeithergettingthe Nurnberg or busting up in trying to’.
Littlebylittlethe Kent increasedherpace.Herrecordspeedintenyearsofservicewasashadeovertwenty-fourknots,butbeforelongEngineer CommanderAndrewandhisperspiringbandofartifcersandstokershadherdoingwellovertwenty-fve,anachievementwhichcan,perhaps, onlybeadequatelyappreciatedbyanengineer.Allthetimethevoraciousfurnaceswereeatingupthecoalatanenormousrate,andalthoughthe Nurnberg wasbeinggraduallyoverhauled,itwasbecomingdoubtfulwhetherthe Kent wouldhavesufficientfueltocompletethebusinesswhen shegotwithinrange,tosaynothingofgettingbacktoherbaseattheFalklandsafterwards.Itwasthereforedecidedtoekeoutthecoalwith anythingcombustiblethatcouldbefoundonboard.Woodenboatsweretakenoutoftheircradles,brokenup,andtakenbelowtofeedthe furnaces.Woodenspars,companionwaysandladderssharedasimilarfate,andeventhewoodenplankingofthedeckswastornupandpassed down to the stokeholds.
Shortlyafterfouro'clockthe Kent passedwithinrangeofthe Leipzig,givingherthreebroadsidesasshewent,andinlessthananhourafterwards thegrimystokersdownbelowgaveagreatshoutastheyheardoneofthe6-inchgunsintheforwardturretbarkoutits100-lbmessage. They well knew what that bow-chaser meant. The enemy was within range at last.
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LiketheotherGermanshipsinthisaction,the Nurnberg foughtexceedinglywell.The Kent hadopened freateleventhousandyards,nearlysix andahalfmiles,andinafewminutesthefull-speed fghtwasinfullswing.Bothvesselsmadegoodshooting,andbyacombinationof fne marksmanshipandgoodluckoneoftheearliestofthe Kent’sshellsstruckthe Nurnberg squareinthestern,disablingtheaftergunsandseriously affectingtheenemy'sspeedandmanoeuvringpower.TheGermanweapons fredmorerapidlythanours,andtheshellsfellthicklyaroundthe Britishcruiser.ThesilkensignpresentedtotheshipbythepeopleofKentwasshottoribbons,theforetopmastwascarriedaway,andmany shellsandfragmentspenetratedthefunnels.Onehitcameperilouslynearendingthe Kent’scareerforever.Ashellfromthe Nurnberg entereda casementbythegun-port,amostremarkablechance,andburstinside,killingorwoundingthewholeofthegun'screw.A frewasstartedamong thecorditechargeslyingabout,anda fashof fameshotdowntheammunitionhoistandintothepassagesbelow.AsergeantofMarines,Charles Mayes,dashedthroughthe famesandthrewtheburningchargesandsacksawaysothatthe frewouldnotspread,andthen,seizingahose, foodedthecompartmentandextinguishedthe fre.InthewordsoftheCommander-in-Chief,‘theextinctionofthis fresavedadisasterwhich might have led to the loss of the ship’, and there were some seven hundred souls on board. Whentherangehadclosedto7,500yardsandthetwoshipswererunningbroadsidetobroadside,the Kent started fringlyddite.Afterthat,the endwasnotlongincoming.The Nurnberg’supperdeckwasalreadyamassoftwistedandbatteredscrap-iron,andhersideswerepepperedwith holes.Agreat frenowburstoutintheforepartoftheship,andhergunsbecamesilent;butwhenthe Kent alsoceased freandclosedto3,000 yards,theenemy'scolourswereseentobestill fying atthemasthead.Another fveminutes'hammering,however,broughtthemdownwitha run,andtheactionwasoverat0657,havinglastedalmostexactlytwohoursfromthe fringofthe frstshot.The Kent nowdevotedherselftothe taskofsavinglife.Nearlyallherwoodenboatshadbeenburnt,andtheenemy's frehadbeensoheavythatallthoselefthadseveralholes knockedinthem.Thesehadtobepatchedupbeforetheboatscouldbelaunchedintotherisingsea,forastiff breeze,withrain,hadsprungup duringtheafternoon,anditwashalfanhourbeforethe frstcouldbegotaway.Bythattimethe Nurnberg haddisappeared,showinghowgreat wasthedamageshereceivedbeforegivingin.Asshewentdownagroupofmencouldbeseenonherquarterdeck,wavingtheGerman fagas theywentunder.Onlyaboutascorewerepickedup,andalthougheverythingpossiblewasdoneforthem,manydiedofexposure.TheGerman losswasabout350officersandmen,whilethesunkencruiserwasavesselof3,400tons,armedwithten4.1inchguns,andlessthansevenyears old.
The Kent hadbeenhitaltogetherthirty-sixtimes,withoutcountingtheholesmadebysplinters.Herlossinmenwas fvekilledandeleven wounded,ofwhomthreelatersuccumbedtotheirinjuries.The Kent hadsailedsoclosetothewindthatwhenshegotbacktotheFalklandslittle morethanthesweepingsofcoalremainedinherbunkers.Fortheirgallantryduringtheaction,CaptainJ.D.AllenwasultimatelymadeaC.B.; CarpenterW.H.VenningwasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceCross;SergeantMayes,forvirtuallysavingtheshipfromdestruction,was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal; and four ratings, including Walton, were awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. Threemonthslater,on15March1915,the Kent waspresentatthedestructionofthe Dresden,theonlyenemyshiptohaveescapedanearlier demiseoff theFalklands.InFebruary1916, Kent sailedtoSouthGeorgiatosearch,withoutsuccess,forShackletonandsheeventuallyreturnedto PlymouthinJanuary1917.MentionedinDespatchesandawardedtheD.S.M. forhisservicesatthebattleoftheFalklandIslands,Waltonwas advancedPettyOfficerFirstClasson16September1916,andwasdemobilisedon29March1920.HewasnotentitledtoaLongServiceMedal. He died at Bucklow, Cheshire, in June 1926.
Soldwithacopyofthebook‘CoronelandFalklands1914-DuelintheSouthAtlantic’,byMichaelMcNally;togetherwithcopiedservicepapers and other research.
D.S.M. LondonGazette 24April1918‘ThefollowingawardshavebeenapprovedfortheevacuationofThermiAerodrome,Mityleni,onthe9th to15thOctober1917,whichwascarriedoutunderacontinuousbombardmentbytheenemy,andwaseffectedentirelywithoutcasualtiesand without loss of stores.’
One D.S.O., one D.S.C., and four D.S.Ms were awarded for services on this occasion.
The recommendation states:
‘H.M.S. Forward. FortheevacuationofThermiAerodrome,Mityleni[capitaloftheGreekIslandofLesbos],onthe9thto15thOctober1917, whileunderacontinuousbombardment,carriedoutentirelywithoutcasualties,andwithoutlossofstores,inanoperationwhichrefects considerablecreditonthoseconcerned,observingthattheworkhadtobedoneundercontinuous(thoughnotheavyorconcentrated) fre,on dark nights with no moon, and that the majority of the stores had to be embarked from an open beach.’ (ADM 137/1417/425 refers).
M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 2 November 1917.
AAllffrreeddDDrruurryyattestedintothe1/5thBattalionRoyalHighlanders(BlackWatch),TerritorialForce,forserviceduringtheGreatWar.Heservedon theWesternFrontfrom17December1914andsawfurtherservicewiththeMachineGunCorps.ThreeM.M.andSecondAwardBarswere awarded to this Battalion.
Sold with copied Medal Index Card and copied research.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall RR.. QQuuiinnnn,, 99tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy Military Medal, G.V.R. (325156 L. Cpl. R. Quinn. 9/Durh: L.I.) very fne
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(50185Sjt:F.J.Dorrell.185/Coy.M.G.C.);1914-15Star(1627L.Cpl.F.J.Dorrell,Hereford.R.);BritishWar and Victory Medals (1627 Sjt. F. J. Dorrell. Hereford. R.) extremely fne
British War and Victory Medals (1897 Pte. H. E. Dorrell. Shrops. Yeo.) extremely fne (8)
M.M. London Gazette 19 March 1918.
FFrraanncciiss JJ.. DDoorrrreellll entered the Balkan theatre of war on 9 August 1915, and was killed in action on 9 March 1918. Sold with copied Medal Index Card for all three men.
£300-£400
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘IIttaallyy ooppeerraattiioonnss’’ MM..MM.. ppaaiirr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee JJ.. EE.. TTaayylloorr,, MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn CCoorrppss MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(119733Pte.J.Taylor.23/M.G.C);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Pte.J.E.Taylor.M.G.C.)with fattened named card box of issue for the recipient’s British War and Victory Medals, official correction to last digit on frst, very fne (2) £260-£30
M.M. London Gazette 29 March 1919.
JJoosseepphhEEddwwiinnTTaayylloorr,fromCricklewood,Middlesex,attestedintotheMachineGunCorpsforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedinItaly with the 23rd Battalion. He was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 22 February 1919. Sold with copied research.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(M2-115464Sjt:P.Bridge.18/Aux:Bus:Coy.A.S.C.);1914-15Star(M2-115464.Pte.P.Bridge.A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (M2-115464 Sjt. P. Bridge. A.S.C.) edge bruise to frst, generally very fne (4)
£300-£400
M.M. London Gazette 16 July 1918.
PPeerrcciivvaallBBrriiddggeeattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom26August1915. HewasawardedtheMilitaryMedalwhilstservingwiththe18thAuxiliaryOmnibusCompany-thisunithadbeenformedin1916andwas attachedtothe4thArmytocopewiththeeverincreasingworkload.TheCompanywasissuedwithLocomobilelorrieswhichhadbeensoldby AmericatoGermany,buthadbeencaptureden-routebytheRoyalNavy;inanodtotheirintendedrecipient,theIronCrosswasdesignatedas the unit sign and was painted onto the vehicles. Bridge was discharged, Class ‘Z’, on 8 July 1919.
Soldwithapostcardphotographofthebus‘OldBill’attheCenotaph;twoCigarettecardsdepictingmotorbuses,the frstconveyingtroopsto the Front, the second converted for use as a pigeon-cote; and copied research.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee PP.. GG.. HHaarrrriiss,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(495483Pte.P.G.Harris.2/2H.C.F.A.R.A.M.C.-T.F.) numberpartiallyofficiallycorrected;BritishWarand Victory Medals (8163 Pte. P. G. Harris. R.A.M.C.) good very fne (3)
£160-£200
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2000.
M.M. London Gazette 12 December 1917.
PPaattrriicckkGGeeoorrggeeHHaarrrriisswasborninDealon14July1895andattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpson28May1915.Heservedwiththem duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromJanuary1917,andwasawardedtheMilitaryMedalforhisgallantryatYpresduringtheperiod September to October 1917. He subsequently served as an Assistant Steward in the Mercantile Marine Sold with numerous photographic images of the recipient, and copied research.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo CCoorrppoorraall CC.. FFoorrssyytthh,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy Military Medal, G.V.R. (90817 Cpl. C. Forsyth. 18/By: Can: F.A.) good very fne £180-£220
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(524530Pte.G.Gibson,7/Br.Col.R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20, namingerased;VictoryMedal1914-19 (524530Pte.G.Gibson,7-Can.Inf.);togetherwiththerecipient’sWarAmputationsofCanadaMeritoriousServiceMedal,silver, unnamed, minor official corrections to number on the frst, good very fne (4)
£500-£700
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, May 2016.
M.M. London Gazette 24 January 1919.
GGaarrnneettGGiibbssoonnwasbornatRiversInlet,BritishColumbiainJanuary1892andenlistedintheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForce-directfrom hisstudiesasaTheologystudent-inOctober1915.EmbarkedforEnglandinMarch1916,heservedataCanadianArmyServiceCorpsdepot until March 1918, when he joined the 7th Battalion Canadian Infantry in France. ItwasinthislattercapacitythathewasseverelyconcussedandappallinglywoundedinthelegsbyshellfrenearAmiensinAugust1918,the commencementofatorturousjourneyfromFieldAmbulancetoCasualtyClearanceStationandbeyond.Medicalreportsdatedonthe19threfer totheamputationofhisshatteredrightlegatthethighandhisleftlegatmid-calf.RemovedfromthedangerouslistinSeptember,hewasdeemed well enough for onward transport to the U.K. in October - his concussion still causing ‘singing noises’ in his head.
GibsonwasdischargedatVancouverinSeptember1919,hissubsequentawardoftheCanadianAmputees’M.S.M.speakingvolumesinrespectof his courage and endurance in the face of much suffering.
Sold with copied research, including service record and medical reports.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(116580L.Cpl.D.J.Buck.29/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(116580A.Cpl.D.J.Buck.29-Can. Inf.),theBWMandVMpairinnamedcardboxofissue,withMinisterofNationalDefenceenclosure,inoriginaltransmission envelope, addressed to ‘Mrs. S. A. Buck, The Grange Lodge, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth, England’, extremely fne (3)
£260-£300
M.M. London Gazette 23 February 1918.
DDaavviiddJJoohhnnBBuucckkwasborninGreatYarmouth,Su ffolk,on12January1890,andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedfortheCanadianOverseas ExpeditionaryForceatVernon,B.C.,on24August1915.Heservedwiththe29thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,duringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom13October1916,andwaswoundedbyshrapnelon6November1917.ReturningtoCanadaattheendoftheWar,hewas demobilisedon21March1919.Nomentionismadeofhisdeathonhisservicepapers,butpresumablyitoccurredpriortohiscampaignmedal being despatched to his mother on 19 November 1924.
Sold with copied service papers.
AASSeeccoonnddWWaarr‘‘IIttaallyyooppeerraattiioonnss’’iimmmmeeddiiaatteeMM..MM..ggrroouuppooffssiixxaawwaarrddeeddttooSSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaannttEE..JJ..BBaakkeerr,,RRooyyaallAArrttiilllleerryy,,aawwaarrddeedd ffoorr hhiiss oouuttssttaannddiinngg ccoouurraaggee,, lleeaaddeerrsshhiipp aanndd ddeevvoottiioonn ttoo dduuttyy dduurriinngg aanndd aafftteerr aann eenneemmyy aaiirr rraaiidd MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(784486S.Sjt.E.J.Baker.R.A,);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (784486 S. Sjt. E. J. Baker. R.A.) mounted for wear, contact marks, very fne (6) £900-£1,200
EErrnneessttJJoohhnnBBaakkeerr,fromKendal,Cumbria,attestedintotheRoyalArtillery,TerritorialArmy,andservedduringtheSecondWarinNorthAfrica and Italy with 278 Battery, 88th Regiment of Royal Artillery.
Soldwithtwooriginalphotographsoftherecipientinuniform,atypewrittencopyoftheoriginalcitation,iandahand-writtenletterfromthe recipient, dated 22 March 1980, at the time that he sold his medal group.
D.F.M. London Gazette 10 November 1942. The original recommendation states: ‘Onthenightof8th/9thOctober1942,thisN.C.O.wasCaptainofaWellingtontorpedoaircraftdetailedtoattackanenemyconvoybetween CreteandtheNorthAfricancoast.Whenlocated,theconvoywasfoundtoconsistofonemerchantvesselof6,000to7,000tonsescortedby twodestroyers.Twoattacksagainstthetargetvesselweremadeandconfrmationobtainedbylaterreconnaissanceprovedthattheshiphad sunk.SergeantBuchananhascompleted33operationalsortiesandhastwicepreviouslyclaimedhitsonenemyshippingbytorpedoattackswhich werealsoconfrmed.Onthenightof23rd/24thSeptember1942,SergeantBuchananattackedatankerof5,000tonsinthecentralMediterranean. Heavy freandasmokescreenfromtwoescortingdestroyersagainprovidedamostdifficulttarget,butadeterminedapproachandanaccurate dropresultedinanexplosion.Theaircraftcircledtoobserveresultsandallmembersofthecrewsawabroadstreakofoilbehindthetanker.He had a previous success on the night of 1st September 1942 against a tanker of approximately 2,500 tons.’
GGeeoorrggeeBBuucchhaannaannwasbornin1913,andwasanativeofGlasgow.HeservedasamemberoftheMetropolitanPoliceWarReserve,5September -27December1939.BuchananenlistedintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,22September1940,andwasmobilisedthefollowingmonth. HecarriedouthisinitialtrainingasapilotatNo.17E.F.T.S.,NorthLuffenham,beforecarryingoutfurthertrainingatNo.8F.T.S.,Montrose. HavingcarriedouttrainingonMastersandHurricanes,BuchananconvertedtoWellingtonsatNo.20O.T.U.,LossiemouthfromOctober1941. BuchananadvancedtoSergeant,andwaspostedforoperational fyingwith38Squadron(Wellingtons)inJanuary1942.TheSquadronbegan trainingfornighttorpedoattacksaspartofNo.201(NavalCo-operation)Group.BasedinShallufa,Egyptandvarioussatellitestations,theywere continuouslyemployedasanemergencytorpedo-bomberunitagainstshippingbetweenEuropeandCyrenaica(EasternLibya),includingminelayingoperations,untiltheendoftheBattleofAlamein,afterwhichtheywerechiefyemployedonanti-submarineoperationsintheEastern Mediterranean.Buchanan fewinatleast37 operationalsortieswith‘A’Flight,February-November1942,including:multipletorpedo-attackson theItalian feet,May-June;6mine-layingsortiestoTobruk,11-23July,including11/12July‘Tobruk-BombLoad:2x1,000lbsOnrunup, silhouettedbyunfortunate fare,andcaughtinsearchlights.Divedfrom7,000’to3,000’toescape.Aircraftdamaged.Bombsjettisoned’(LogBook refers); and multiple convoy attacks, August - November 1942. Amongsttheconvoyattacks,thefollowingwereofnote:18/19August‘Convoyoff Crete.2x18InchTorpedoes.Attackwith fares.Both torpedoesreleasedonsinglerun-uponmerchantvesselofapprox.4,000tons.Resultnotobserved’(Ibid);22/23August‘Convoyoff Derna.2x 18InchTorpedoes.StarboardreleasedonLightCruiser:Probablemiss.Portreleasedonmerchantvesselofapprox.8,000tons:veryprobablya hit,butresultsnotobserved;intensegunfreduringbreak-awaynecessitatedviolentevasiveaction.Partofporttailplaneshotaway.Both moonlightattacks’;1/2September,‘TorpedoattackonconvoyinEasternMediterranean.Directhitgainedamidshiptankerofapprox.3,000tonsshiplatersank,perGroupconfrmationof3/9/42’;17/18September‘Torpedoattackonconvoyoff Tobruk.ProbablehitonM.V.ofapprox.5,000 tons’;23/24September,‘Torpedoattackonconvoy(1Tanker,2Destroyers)inEasternMediterranean.HitobtainedonTanker-confrmed 24/9/42.Sanklater’;7/8October,‘Torpedoattackonconvoy(OneM.V.ofapprox.6,000tonsandtwoDRs.)off Derna.Twoattackswith fares. Flashobservedafter2ndattack,byanother“Strike”aircraft.Hitgained.Shipsanklater.PerGroupIntelligence,8/10/42’;and25/26October, ‘Torpedoattackonconvoy(OneTanker,OneM.V.,4Destroyers&atleast2Ju.88Fighters)off Derna.Interceptedtwicebynight-fghters.Full Moon directly overhead. Flares inadequate. Returned to base with torpedoes.’ (Ibid) Buchanan,havingcompletedhistourofoperations,waspostedasaTorpedoInstructortoNo.5M.E.T.S.,EgyptinNovember1942.Hewas grantedanemergencycommissionthefollowingmonth,beforereturningtooperationalserviceinMarch1943.OnthelatterdateBuchananwas postedto458(R.A.A.F.)Squadron(Wellingtons)atShallufaforareturntotorpedo-bombingdutiesovertheMediterranean.Buchanan fewwitha detachmentoperatingfromR.A.F.Luqa,Malta.Hecarriedoutacoupleofsortiesoff Sicily,andthenon20March1943‘Torpedooperationoff MarettimoIslandagainstformationof 7Destroyers(oneverylarge;perhapssmallCruiser).Load:218InchTorpedoes.TwoAcross-Moonattacks madeagainstlargestvessell,formationleader,asconvoywassteamingdownMoon.Brilliantblue fashobservedaftereachattack.Flakaccurate and intense during breakaway. Two hits claimed.’ (Ibid)
Buchananandcrewtookoff fromLuqaat2120hrs,24/25March1943.Theywerepartofaformationof5Wellingtonstaskedtocarryoutan armedshippingsearchcoveringanareaEastofSardinia,Maritime,PalermoandNaples.Buchanan’saircraft(HX522)sentoutasignalsouthof Capristatingthatitwasexperiencingenginetrouble.Nothingfurtherwasheardoftheaircraft,untilthreedayslaterwhenanItaliannewsbulletin stated “Six more airmen forming the crew of a British machine which crashed in the sea have been taken prisoner south of Capri.’
Itwaslaterlearnedthattheaircraftcouldnotmaintainheightafteranenginehadfailed,andBuchananwasforcedtoditch65kmsouthwestof Naples.Allofthecrewsurvivedtheditching,andwereeventuallypickedupbyanItaliandestroyerseventeenhourslater.Thecrewwere interrogated prior to being sent to prisoner of war camps.
BuchananwasinitiallyinternedinItaly,priortobeingtransferredtotheinfamousStalagLuftIIIatSagan.Heliststhe‘EventsDuringCaptivity’in his A Wartime Log, A Remembrance From Home Through The Canadian Y.M.C.A. as follows:
‘25 March 1943 Captured by Italian Destroyer in Tyrrhenian Sea, about 70 miles South of Naples.
26 March 1943 Military interrogation at Naples.
27 March 1943 Arrived at Poggio Mirteto Quarantine Camp, via Rome.
10 April 1943 Arrived at P. G. 21, Chieti.
9 September 1943 Announcement of Italian Armistice, via Camp Radio.
18 (?) September 1943 German Paratroops take over P. G. 21.
23 September 1943 Arrived at Sulmona, transferred there by Germans.
2 October 1943 Commenced journey North through Italy by railway box-car.
4 October 1943 Bolzano bombed by Allied aircraft. Slept in court of block of fats in Bolzano, after unsuccessful attempt to escape.
6 October 1943 Arrived in Transit Camp, Muisburg, near Munich.
15 October 1943 Arrived in North Camp, Luft 3.
15 February 1944 Transferred to East Camp, Luft 3.
28 January 1945 Marched from Sagan to Spremburg.
4 February Rail to Luckenwalde (M. Stammlager 3 A).’
A useful artist, Buchanan taught drawing in the camps prior to taking up the forging of documents to be used for escape purposes: ‘TaughtdrawingwithDickBarnsdale(SladeDiploma)atP.G.21,Chieti,Italy,fromApril1943untilSept.1943.InstructedindrawinginNorth Camp,Luft3,Germany,from27/10/43until12/2/44.TransferredtoEastCampon15/2/44,&amassistingDilly[ColinN.Dilly,pre-warartistand illustrator]athisdrawingclass.OrganisedtwoclassesinNorthCamp.F/Lt.LeyKenyon,D.F.C.,tookoverthedocumentarydrawinginstruction. OnmovingtoEastCampIlefttheadvanceddrawingclassinhandsofF/Lt.BertComber.’(recipient’s AWartimeLog,ARemembranceFrom Home Through The Canadian Y.M.C.A. refers)
TheabovementionedBertComberwasanAustralianartist,whowasshotdownoverItalyin1942,andinternedatStalagLuftIII.Hepainteda seriesofpicturesin1945toillustrateaspectsoftheescapetunnelsusedduringthe‘GreatEscape’.Buchanan,ComberandLeyKenyon(playedby DonaldPleasanceinthe flm TheGreatEscape)wereamongstthoseengagedintheforgingofdocumentsforthe‘GreatEscape’,24/25March 1944,aswellasprovidingartlessonsforprisoners.Comber’snotetoBuchanan(includedinthelot),writtenjustfourdaysbeforetheescape, seems to allude to such work:
Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry
‘Dear George,
Manythanksforthenote,andmustapologiseforthisbelatedreply.TheClasshereiscomingalongquitenicely-somenewpeople,allupfrom Kenyon’sClass.Ampleasedwithmyownwork-amimproving-butwouldlikeyoutobeamongstusagain,asmostofusgotalotofhelpfrom yourwork.Kazik[FlyingOfficerKazimierzZakrzewski]andW/CMylne[A.M.Mylne]thankyouforbestwishessent,andreturntheirs.Alsothe chaps in the room send regards.
Buchanan lists the ‘East Camp Artists’ in his A Wartime Log, A Remembrance From Home Through The Canadian Y.M.C.A. as follows:
‘Colin Dilly Block 66
(Max) Bear Block 68
(Squiz) Taylor Block 66
S/Ldr Peter Mason Block 66
Dick Bird Block 66
Bakker Block 63/9
Mylner Block 67
(Larry) Lazlitt Block 67
Sgt. Furnival Block 63
May Block 66/9
Hardacre Block 64/11
Saunders Block 64/11
Bateman Block 64/13.’
Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry
Littlefurtherneedstobeaddedherewithregardstotheeventsthatoccurredduringthenightof24/25March1944,when76menoftheR.A.F. brokeoutofStalagLuftIII.Eachmanwasallocatedhisescapenumber,withBuchanan’sbeing128.ThedatewasayeartothedaythatBuchanan survivedditchinghisaircraftintheseaoff Naples,andperhapshisluckheldonceagain-as50ofthe73menrecapturedaftertheescapewere shotbytheGestapo.OneofthegreatestwarcrimescommittedbyNaziGermanyagainstBritishservicemenduringthecourseoftheSecond World War.
BuchananremainedatSagan,untilforcedtoundertakethe‘LongMarch’duringthefreezingconditionsofJanuary1945.Hewaseventually repatriatedinMay1945,anddischargedinOctober1946.AfterthewarreferenceswereprovidedbytwoseniorofficersfromhistimeatSaganfrstlyinapost-warletterfromAirCommodoreH.M.Massey,C.B.E.,D.S.O.,M.C.,lateSeniorBritishOfficerStalagLuftIII,andofficerwho authorised the ‘Great Escape’, who wrote of Buchanan:
‘IwasaPrisonerofWarinGermanywiththeabove-named.BuchanandidsomeexcellentworkinconductingArtClasses.Apartfromhisskilland ability to teach he had those qualities which inspired others to work with him. Many Prisoners of War received great value from his instruction...’
And in a similar letter from Group Captain A. H. Willetts, D.S.O., late Senior British Officer Stalag Luft III: ‘IamverygladtoplaceonrecordmyappreciationoftheworkyoudidforyourfellowprisonersinGermany...Iamgladyouproposetakingup Artteachingasaprofession.IknowfromyouractivitiesatSaganthatyouhavethepatienceandthe fareforteaching,andthoughtIcannotclaim any ability to judge art, I know many who thought highly of your own work...’
iv) Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book (21 April 1941 - 26 May 1945)
v)RoyalAirForceServiceandReleaseBook;Hand-writtenpencilnoteaddressedto‘F/OG.Buchanan,Block67(Room11)East’fromFlight LieutenantA.H.‘Bert’Comber,R.A.A.F.,dated20March1944(thisdatebeingjust4daysbefore‘TheGreatEscape’tookplace),givinghis ‘address’ as ‘North 103/4’
vi)recipient’s AWartimeLog,ARemembranceFromHomeThroughTheCanadianY.M.C.A., insidecoverannotated‘F/Lt.G.Buchanan,East Camp65/7,P.O.W.No.2670,31.12.43,Luft3Sagan,Germany,thecontentsofwhichincludeaddressesofinternees,recordsofmailsentand received during his captivity, and ‘events during captivity’
vii)Letterofappreciation/recommendationfromAirCommodoreH.M.Massey,C.B.E.,D.S.O.,M.C.,lateSeniorBritishOfficerStalagLuftIII, dated 5 August 1947
ix) A series of hand-written notes/recollections of recipient’s time as a POW x)2Pocket‘RoughLogBooks’withrecipient'strainingnotes,datedJune1941andannotated‘1118713L.A.C.Buchanan,G.Cadet’sMess,No.8 F.T.S., Montrose, Angus’
xi) Air Ministry statement of service, dated 9 December 1947
xii) Metropolitan Police statement of service, dated 18 April 1947
xiii) A number of photographs from various stages of the recipient’s service career, including a portrait photograph of recipient in uniform xiv)Newspapercuttingsfrom1939,whentherecipienthadaseriesofshortstoriesfeaturedin TheStar,togetherwithothernewspapercuttings relating to his military service and that of his career in art after the war; and other ephemera.
A total of 24 D.F.M., 2nd type, were issued for service in Malaya and Korea, of which 10 were awarded to the Royal Air Force.
£4,000-£5,000
D.F.M. London Gazette 18 December 1951. The original recommendation states: ‘SergeantCoverhasbeenaSquadronPilotwithaVampireSquadronsinceJuly,1949.DuringthetimehehasbeenintheSquadron,hehas completedover80operationalstrikesagainsttheinsurgentsoperatinginthejunglesofMalaya.Hehasoftenledsortiesinadverseweather conditions,when fndingandattackingthetargetshasnotbeeneasy.Atalltimes,SergeantCoverhasdisplayed fnequalitiesofleadershipandhas setasplendidexampletotheothermembersoftheSquadron.OnoneoccasionwhilereturningfromastrikeintheSerembenarea,hisengine developedacoolantleakandsubsequentlyseized.SergeantCovermadea fneforcedlandinginverydifficultterrain.Hisairmanshiponthis occasionwasofahighorder.Althoughsufferingfromshockandaninjuredhand,SergeantCoverwasagain fyingwiththeSquadroninafewdays. SergeantCoverhasshowncommendablezeal,courageanddeterminationwhileservinginhisSquadrononoperationsinconnectionwiththe EmergencyinMalaya.Asapilothehasprovedhimselfcapableofsuccessfullyfacingadifficultsituationcallingforairmanshipofahighorder.His cool efficiency has been an inspiration to his fellow pilots.’
AArrtthhuurrEErrnneessttCCoovveerrwas‘borninDecember1924,atTidworth,Amport,Southampton,enlistedinJune1942.DuringthewarheservedinSouth Africa, the Middle East and India. His wife lives at Weybridge, Surrey’ (Press addendum to D.F.M. recommendation refers). WhilsttheD.F.M.recommendationdoesnotrefertotheCover’sSquadron,itcanonlybe60Squadronastheyweretheoneunitoperatingwith VampireaircraftinMalayaatthattime.ThesquadronhadtakendeliveryofVampiresbetweenDecember1950-January1951,havingpreviously beenequippedwithSpitfres.TheawardofaD.F.M.forjetaircraftoperationsisbelievedtobethe frstsuchawardinthattheatre.Coverwas promotedMasterPilotinAugust1958,andthereisarecordofhimand37otherR.A.F.personnelleavingLiverpoolontheS.S. Brittanic bound forYorkon 9January1959.ItwouldappearthatthisdetachmentwasaselectedcrewvisitingtheU.S.Afortraininginoperationswiththe AmericanThorMissile-soontobedeployedintheUKandmannedbyR.A.F.crews.Themen,atleast5beingMasterPilots,weredetachedto USmanufacturersfortrainingandthenshippedtoVandenburgAirForceBase,Californiaforspecialistlaunchtraining.Itisworthnotingthat MasterPilotMauriceSloan,acolleagueofCoveronthedetachmenttotheU.S.A.,ispicturedinaFlightMagazineasbeingtheLaunchMissile Console Operator on the inaugural trial launch by R.A.F. personnel in April 1959. CoverwasawardedhisL.S.&G.C.inOctober1961,andhewasdischargedfromtheRoyalAirForcein1966.InlaterlifeheresidedinBerkshire, and he died in Bracknell in January 1991. Sold with copied research.
British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Gladys Ann Shee) on lady’s bow riband; Defence Medal, nearly extremely fne (2) £100-£140
B.E.M. London Gazette 6 June 1941: Miss Gladys Ann Shee, Chief Woman Assistant, Public Assistance Department, Kesteven County Council. ‘For Services to Civil Defence.’
British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R. (Mary Ann, Mrs Hitchins)mounted on lady’s bow riband, extremely fne £120-£160
B.E.M. (Civil) London Gazette 1 January 1953: ‘Beamer, Joshua Hoyle and Sons.’ Cotton Spinners, Manchester.
Single Orders and Decorations
An exceptional 18th Century Order of the Garter ‘Great George’ pendant collar badge of outstanding style and condition making it one the finest known surviving examples from this period
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, K.G., Great George pendant collar badge, mid to late 18th century, gold and enamels, 56.23g, approximately 46mm x 47mm x 23mm overall, the nely modelled free-standing mounted gure of St George slaying the dragon; St George, facing right, wears a blue cap with red plume and integral loop for suspension, with blue cuirass and red skirt, owing red sash, red enamelled sword and blue boots, attacking the dragon with a gold lance; the white enamelled horse has gold trappings with a red saddle cloth, gold tail and hooves; the dragon is speared through the head, with green enamelled scales and spread wings, it’s long barbed tail wound around a rear leg of the horse and returning under the horse’s belly; on the natural ground of earth, foliage and grass is a crouching green, spotted salamander with a long barbed tail, its mouth agape, the whole surrounded by a red and white enamelled rope-twist border, the base of translucent green enamel on a diaper-pattern cut gold base, some old restoration to red enamel sash and minor chips to dragon’s tail and body but overall in exceptionally good original undamaged condition and of the greatest rarity thus £40,000-£50,000
The Royal Collection holds a similarly styled badge almost certainly by the same modeller (RCIN 442086) and probably later used as inspiration for the Great George made for Emperor Alexander II of Russia by Robert Garrard in about 1867, especially the red sash rather than the more usual cape (RCIN 440084). A similar badge is also held in the Spada Collection exhibited in the Museum of the Legion of Honour, Paris.
Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for London 1951, very fne
£200-£240
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) Companion’s, neck badge, silver-gilt, very fne
£200-£240
DistinguishedServiceOrder,V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar,in Garrard,London,caseofissue, obverse central medallion slightly depresses, minor green enamel damage to wreath on reverse, otherwise good very fne £1,000-£1,400
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttype,breastbadge,hallmarkedLondon1919, good very fne £100-£140
TheImperialServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver,goldandenamel,hallmarksforBirmingham1930,onoriginalmountingpin,in Elkington, London, case of issue, a couple of minor scratches to central medallion, otherwise nearly extremely fne £200-£240
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type, breast badge, good
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel((GGeeoorrggeeTT..GGuueesstt..CChh..CCoonnsstt.. DDeennbbiigghhsshhiirree)),contemporarilyengravednaming,withcorrespondingminiature,togetherwithagroupof fveminiaturedress medalscomprisingofTheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Officer’s(Brother’s)breastbadge;King’sPoliceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue; Coronation 1911, County and Borough Police; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, mounted as worn, nearly very fne (7) £70-£90
O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 10 June 1944: ‘Air Raid Precautions Controller, Denbighshire.’ Order of St John, Officer London Gazette 22 June 1937. King’s Police Medal London Gazette 1 March 1929: ‘Chief Constable of Denbighshire.’ GGeeoorrggeeTThhoommaassGGuueessttjoinedtheCaernarvonshireConstabularyin1899andwaspromotedSergeantin1907.Twoyearslaterhewaspromoted SuperintendentinchargeoftheBangorDivision.In1913hewasappointedDeputyChiefConstableofCaernarvonshireandwasthentransferred toConway.HebecameChiefConstableofDenbighshirein1921,andin1929wasawardedtheK.P.M.forefficiency.Fromtheoutbreakofthe SecondWarheheldthepostofChiefCo-ordinatingOfficerforA.R.P.andin1942becameA.R.P.Controllerforthecounty,withheadquartersat Ruthin. He was awarded the O.B.E. in the King’s birthday honours list in 1944. He retired on 30 June 1946.
Order of St. John Knight of Grace London Gazette 3 April 1914. RRiicchhaarrddHHeennrryyGGrriimmbbllyywasborninBanbury,Oxfordshirein1852.Hequali fedasGeneralPractitionerandSurgeonatStThomas’sHospital, Londonon14December1876.By1881hehadestablishedhisMedicalPracticeinNewtonAbbotandhefoundedtheNewtonCorpsoftheSt JohnAmbulanceBrigadein1887.AJointFounderoftheFreemasonryLodgeofTheThreePillarsNo2806inTorquay,consecratedon8May 1900,hewasawardedtheStJohnAmbulanceCoronationMedalin1911andtheOrderofStJohnServiceMedalinJuly1911.Advancedfrom HonoraryAssociatetoKnightofGrace,OrderofStJohnofJerusalemon2April1914,heasappointedMedicalOfficerinChargeNewtonAbbot VADHospitalinNovember1914.H.R.H.theDukeofConnaught,GrandPrioroftheOrderofStJohn,visitedNewtonAbbotVADHospitalwith Dr. Grimbly, Medical Officer in Charge, in attendance on 30 October 1917.
GrimblywasappointedanOfficerofTheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinrecognitionofhiswarserviceon1January1918andwasduetobe commissionedtemporaryMajorintheDevonshireMedicalVolunteerCorpson29January1918(althoughintheendallappointmentsinthe DevonshireMedicalVolunteerCorpswerecancelledowingtotheunitnotbeingraised).SirArthurStanleyM.P.,ChairmanJointWarCommittee BRCS & OStJ, paid an official visit to Newton Abbot VAD Hospital on 24 March 1918 and drew special notice to the work of Dr Grimbly. DuringhislifetimeGrimblyheldmanylocalvoluntaryappointmentsandwhena50bedadditionalwardwascreatedattheNewtonAbbotVAD HospitalitwasnamedtheGrimblyWardinrecognitionofhiswork.HediedsuddenlyatNewtonAbboton4April1918,aged65,andisburied inIslington,DevonChurchyard.AwellattendedMemorialServicewasheldatWolboroughChurchon8April1918atwhichitwasrecordedthat Dr Grimbly’s incessant labours for the welfare of the wounded led to his fatal illness.
Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.A.H.Drake.)mountedforwear, about extremely fne (3) £600-£800
M.C. London Gazette 16 August 1917
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotion.Heledaparty,withgreatdashtoreinforceacompanywhichhadlostallitsofficersinapartially successful enemy counter-attack, and by his skill and coolness he succeeded in clearing up a very critical situation.’
Annotated Gazette states: ‘Attack on Bullecourt 9 May 1917.’
AArrtthhuurrHHeennrryyDDrraakkeewasbornatHeavitree,Exeterin1889.EducatedatPlymouthCollegehefollowedhisfatherintoacareerinbanking. AttestingatBathon8October1914hewaspostedPrivatetothe21stBattalionRoyalFusiliers(TheLondonRegiment).Applyingfora TemporaryCommissioninDecember1914hewassubsequentlyappointed2ndLieutenantDevonshireRegimenton22January1915andwas postedtothe8th(Service)BattalioninFrance.Inactionwith‘D’CompanyatBullecourton9May1917heledapartytoreinforceacompany andsucceededinclearingupacriticalsituationforwhichhewasawardedtheMilitaryCross.AppointedactingCaptainhewashitbyshell fragmentsandseverelywoundedinactionatHoogeCrateron3October1917.Recordedintheregimentalhistoryas‘killedinaction’heinfact survivedwithsevereshrapnelwoundstohisleftarmandrightleg.EvacuatedtoEnglandandhavinghadhisleftarmamputatedabovetheelbow hewasadmittedtoAchesonHospitalforOfficersatRegentsPark.Grantedleaveandagratuityof£250duetothelossofhisarmhe fnally relinquishedhiscommissionretainingtherankofCaptainon1September1921.ReturningtohisemploymentwiththeNationalProvincialBankat Salisbury he was later appointed Manager of the bank’s branch at Hove. He died at Hove on 6 March 1955, aged 65. Sold with copied service record and other research.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(12608Cpl.A.E.Holmes.2/Devon:R.);1914-15Star(12608Pte.A.E.Holmes.Devon:R.);BritishWar and Victory Medals (12608 Cpl. A. E. Holmes. Devon. R.) good very fne (4)
£260-£300
M.M. London Gazette 27 October 1916
AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddHHoollmmeesswasborninBattersea,Surreyin1895,andattestedfortheDevonshireRegimentatKingston-on-Thames.Postedtothe 2ndBattalion,heservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom24March1915,andwasawardedtheMilitaryMedalduring theSpringof1916‘fordevotiontodutyandshowinggreatdaringandresourceonPatrol.Alwaysvolunteersforanydangerouswork.’Hewas presentedwiththeribandforhisMilitaryMedalbytheDivisionalCommanderon30November1916.AdvancedCorporal,hewaskilledinaction at Lieramont, Hindenburg Line on 27 March 1917 and is buried in Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeWW..JJ..RRoobbeerrttss,,55tthh((TTeerrrriittoorriiaall))BBaattttaalliioonn,,DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass wwoouunnddeedd iinn aaccttiioonn dduurriinngg ooppeerraattiioonnss oonn tthhee RRiivveerr SSeellllee iinn OOccttoobbeerr 11991188 MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(241160Pte.W.Roberts.5/Devon:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(241160Pte.W.Roberts.Devon. R.) minor edge bruising and contact marks, very fne (3) £200-£240
M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1919
WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnRRoobbeerrttsswasborninBuckfastleigh,Devonin1896.APackerintheSergeFactoryatBuckfastleighheenlistedinthe5th(Territorial) BattalionDevonshireRegimenton6December1915.Joiningthe1/5thBattalionstationedatLahore,Indiain1916helatterembarkedwithhis battalionatBombayon22March1917tojointheEgyptExpeditionaryForce.During1917-18theyadvancedintoPalestinetakingpartinthe actionsatSampson’sRidge,UmbrellaHill,Burkha,PimpleHillandBerukinbeforebeingwithdrawntotakepartinthe fnalactionsof1918in France,wheretheyassistedintheattackdowntheArdreValleyinJuly1918,repulsingthecounterattackatHavrincourtandcapturingthe trenches at Beaurevoir and Plaisir in September.
RobertsreceivedagunshotwoundtohisleftarmduringoperationsontheRiverSelleinOctober1918andwasinvalidedhome.HisMilitary MedalisgazettedforFranceandwillhavebeenawardedforhisserviceduringthistime.Hesubsequentlyreceiveda30%DisabilityPensionforlife duetotheinjuriestohisarm.ReturningtohisemploymentwiththeCWSWoolenMillsatBuckfastleigh,laterbecomingForeman,heisrecorded asbeingamemberofthelocalARPinBuckfastleighduringtheSecondWorldWar.AkeenmemberoftheBuckfastleighCricketClubheplayed for them from 1921 through to 1940. He died in the local hospital on the 8 September 1976, aged 80. Sold with the recipient’s riband bar; and copied research.
‘AwardedforbraveconductinCivilDefence:HaroldEwartCusack,InspectorofBoilermakers,H.M.Dockyard,Malta.Cusackhasdone outstandingworkofamosthazardouskindinhelpingtosubdue fresinships.Ononeoccasionheremainedonboardwiththepumpuntilthe decks were awash. He retrieved the pump by foating it off on a raft. He showed complete intrepidity in this and many other operations.’
I.S.M. London Gazette 14 May 1946: Harold Ewart Cusack, Boilermaker (Permanent Chargeman), H.M. Dockyard, Devonport HHaarroollddEEwwaarrttCCuussaacckkwasborninDevonportin1885and,followinghisfather,heenteredservicewithH.M.Dockyard,Devonporton5July 1900.HewasappointedbytheAdmiraltyasaBoilermaker,H.M.DockyardsandNavalEstablishments,on28January1919andwasadvanced EstablishedChargemanofBoilermakers,H.M.Dockyard,Devonporton20March1931.His frstassociationwithMaltaisrecordedwhenhe embarkedfortheIslandon19August1933.AsChargemanofBoilermakers,DevonporthereceivedtheCoronationMedal1937whilstservingin Malta.ReturninghomefollowingtheSecondWorldWarheretiredfromDevonportDockyardreceivinghisImperialServiceMedalinMay1946. He died at Plymouth on 10 June 1949, aged 63.
Note: SearchesofAdmiraltycorrespondencerecordscoveringMaltaduringtheSecondWorldWarhavesofarfailedtorevealtheexact circumstances surrounding this award beyond that given in the official citation quoted above. Two possible events have been identifed:
1/ Raid No. 1529 on H.M.S. Maori on 11 February 1942. 2/RaidNo.1893onConvoy M.W.10 on23-26March1942involvingH.M.S. Breconshire,S.S. Talabot andS.S. Pampus.Themostlikely,butnot proven, being S.S. Talabot which was scuttled to avoid her cargo of ammunition exploding.
Sold with copied research.
Pair: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell RR.. EE.. KKeellssaallll,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp(Lieut:R.E.Kelsall.2/11th.Regt.);IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1889-92(MajorR. E. Kelsall. 2nd. Bn. Devon. Regt.) good very fne (2)
£500-£700
Only 3 officers of the Devonshire Regiment received both the Afghan and the Burma medals: T. A. H. Davies; R. E. Kelsall; and J. H. Yule. RRiicchhaarrddEEddwwaarrddKKeellssaallllwasborninDublin,Irelandin1847.CommissionedEnsignbypurchaseinthe64thRegimentofFooton31July1867,he transferredto11thRegimentofFooton14August1867.Appointedto2/11thFoothejoinedhisbattalioninGrahamstown,CapeofGoodHope beforereturningwiththemtoIrelandinJuly1870andlatertakingpartinthenotoriousAutumnManoeuvres’onDartmoorin1873.The2/11th embarkedforIndia9February1877andformedpartof2ndDivisionKandaharFieldForceatQuettaon5July1880.Commencingonfootthe 120milemarchinsixstagesthroughtheBolanPass,13mendiedfromheatstrokebeforetheyarrivedatKandahar19September1880.22 officers and 720 men crossed from India and after eight months gruelling soldiering in Afghanistan only 14 officers and 372 men returned. PromotedCaptainon8February1881beforedetrainingwiththe2/11thon12May1881atJullunduratnighttohidetheirraggedand disreputableappearance,thebattalionthencommencedalengthyperiodofrehabilitationwhilststationedatJullundur.FollowingtheArmy OrganisationActthe2/11thFootchangedtitleto2ndBattalionDevonshireRegimenton1July1881.EmbarkingforEnglandfor‘mid-tour’ furloughon17June1883andbeingattachedtothe1stBattalionatNewryin1884,KelsallwaspromotedtoMajoron5October1885before beingpostedbacktothe2ndBattalioninJhansion15February1886.HeembarkedwithhisbattalionforRangoonon7December1890, embarkingnextonriversteamersuptheIrrawaddyforKyoukMyoung.MajorKelsalland2companieswerestationedatBernardmyobeforehe commandedtheMomeikColumn,MantonDistrictfrom27Januaryto28March1891,wherehesawactiveservicepatrollingagainstKachin dacoits, and attacked and captured eight villages and extracted fnes.
AtthecessationofhostilitiesKelsallembarkedforEnglandon11May1892.PromotedsubstantiveLieutenant-ColonelheretiredonHalf-Payon9 November 1892, after 25 years and 101 days’ service. He died at Plymouth on 16 September 1928, aged 81.
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1Officerand8MenfromDevonshireRegimentservedwiththeMaximGunDetachmentduringtheWaziristanExpedition1894-5andreceived the India General Service Medal with clasp Waziristan 1894-5. The was the frst occasion the machine gun was used in action by the British Army. MMaarrkkDDyymmoonnddwasbornatGittisham,nearHoniton,Devonin1873.ALabourerbytradeheattestedfortheDevonshireRegimentatExeteron 6August1889givinghisageas18yearsand4monthswhereashiscorrectagewas16yearsand4months.Postedtothe1stBattalionhe embarkedwithhisbattalionforEgyptinJanuary1891andlatermovingtoIndiainJanuary1893beingstationedinRawalpindi,andwaspartofa smalldetachmentof1officerand8menfromthe1stBattalionthatformedtheMaximDetachmenttojointheWaziristanExpeditionon23 October 1894. Embarking for home he was transferred to Reserve 19 February 1897.
DymondrejoinedtheColoursunderArmyOrder23of1898andwaspostedtothe2ndBattalionatPembrokeDock,SouthWaleson22 February1898.Heembarkedwiththe2ndBattalionforserviceduringtheBoerWarandarrivedinDurban19November1899.Thebattalion tookpartintheactionsatColenso,SpionKop,Pieter’sHill,ReliefofLadysmithandthecaptureofBotha’sPass(Laing’sNek).Woundedinaction atPieter’sHillon26February1900hewassubsequentlyinvalidedhomeandpostedtotheDepotatExeteron6July1901.Postedagaintothe 2ndBattalionatDevonporton31January1905hereceivedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinApril1909,andwasdischargedafter21 years’servicetoPensionon5August1910..Re-enlistingintheDevonshireRegimentforthedurationoftheWaron5October1914heserved athomeuntilbeingtransferredtotheRoyalFlyingCorpsas3rdClassAirMechanicon23March1918andclassifedasBatman.Subsequently transferredtotheRoyalAirForceReservehewas fnallydischarged‘Unft’on30April1920.RecordsindicatethathehadHomeServiceonlyfor the Great War and therefore was not entitled to any medals. He died at Taunton on 27 December 1937, aged 65. Sold with copied service records and other research.
FFrraannkkRRuubbeennAAsshhlleeyyTToowweellllwasborninHoniton,Devonin1870.AHairdresserby occupationandservingwiththe3rdVolunteerBattalionDevonshireRegiment,he volunteeredforoneyear’sservicewiththeColourstoserveinSouthAfricaandwas attestedon2February1900,embarkingwiththeVolunteerCompany,Devonshire RegimentforSouthAfricaon15February1900.TheVolunteerCompanywas employedasa RifeCompanywith2ndBattalionDevonshireRegimentandwaspresent atthecaptureofBotha’sPass(Laing’sNek)inJune1900.ReturningtoExeteron8June 1901he fnallyreturnedhometoHonitonandisrecordedasbeingcarriedshoulder hightoMarketPlaceon10June1901.Alocalnewspaper,recountingthescene,hadthe headline: ‘By Jove, Sir! That Pte Towell’s a grat chappie.’ Towellwasdischargedon17June1901.HeparadedagainatHigherBarracks,Exeter withtheVolunteerCompanytobepresentedwithhisQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalby LordRobertson12September1901.Continuingtoservewith3rdVolunteerBattalion here-enlistedasSergeantinthe4thTerritorialBattalionDevonshireRegimenton formationoftheTerritorialArmy7April1908andawardedhisTerritorialForce EfficiencyMedalinJanuary1909.EmbodiedforGreatWarserviceon4September 1914hewaspostedtothe2/4thBattalioninIndia.Latertransferringtothe1st GarrisonBattalion,SouthStaffordshireRegimentforcontinuedserviceinIndiaand appointedSergeantCook,hereturnedhomeandwasdischarged‘Sick’on17July1919. Well respected as the local hairdresser in Honiton, he died on 17 August 1931, aged 60.
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Forthemedalsawardedtotherecipient’sbrother-in-law,QuartermasterSergeantA. H. Dunsford, see Lot 137.
Four: SSeerrggeeaanntt GG.. PPrroowwssee,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1914Star,withclasp(6760Pte.G.Prowse.1/Devon:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(6760Sjt.G. Prowse. Devon. R.); BBeellggiiuumm,, KKiinnggddoomm, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, light contact marks, good very fne (4) £140-£180
M.I.D. London Gazette 18 December 1917.
Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 15 April 1918.
GGeeoorrggeePPrroowwsseewasbornatThorverton,Devonin1882.ABlacksmithbytradeheenlistedintheDevonshireRegimentin1902andembarked forFrancewiththe1stBattalionon20September1914.Whilstservingwith‘B’CompanyatHill60hereceivedagunshotwoundtohisarmand wasadmittedtoNo14FieldAmbulanceon21April1915.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasbothMentionedinDespatchesand awardedtheBelgianCroixdeGuerre;giventhecloseproximitytoboththeseawardsbeinggazetteditislikelythathewasconsideredfora MilitaryMedal.DischargedtoClass‘Z’Reserveon6April1919,heobtainedemploymentasaPlatelayerwiththeTaff ValeRailwayCompany, South Wales and died whilst still employed in the railway industry at Pontypridd on 21 June 1940, aged 56.
1914Star,with copy clasp(8324Pte.E.B.J.Hodge.2/Devon:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8324Pte.E.B.J.Hodge. Devon.R.);WarMedal1939-45;NationalFireBrigadesAssociationMedal,bronze,1clasp,TenYears,theedgeofficially numbered‘12918’andadditionallyprivatelyengraved‘EdwinB.J.Hodge’,thereverseengraved‘TotnesCorporationFireBrigade’, the Great War trio heavily polished and worn, these fne; the latter two good very fne (5) £100-£140
EEddwwiinnBBaarrtthhoolloommeewwJJoohhnnHHooddggeewasborninTotnesin1890.ALabourerbytradeheattestedforthe4th(Militia)BattalionDevonshire RegimentinFebruary1907,enlistingtoservewiththeColoursatExeteron28March1907.Postedtothe2ndBattalionatDevonporton6July 1907heembarkedwiththematPlymouthboundforCandia,CretetoformpartoftheInternationalGarrisonservingontheisland,arrivingon19 January1909.ServingnextinMaltaandthenEgyptbeforeembarkingwithhisbattalionforFrance,disembarkingatLeHavreon6November 1914.WoundedwhilstservingontheSommeinlate1916(possiblyatLeTransloyon7-9November)heremainedwiththe2ndBattalionin FranceuntilbeingpostedhometotheDepot,Exeteron1April1917.HetransferredtotheMilitaryFootPoliceon14February1918andwas appointedLance-Corporal.HewasdischargedClass‘Z’Reserveondemobilisationon27March1919andreturnedhometoTotnes,wherehe wasemployedbythelocalcouncilandvolunteeredforservicewiththeTotnesCorporationFireBrigade.AttestingatTotnesforfouryears’ servicewithTerritorialArmyhewaspostedtothe5th(PrinceofWales)BattalionDevonshireRegimenton6January1925andwaspromoted Corporalon29July1928.Havingattendedannualtrainingeachyearhewasdischargedafter6years’serviceon5January1931.Attestingagainfor ‘DurationofEmbodiment’atExeteron5December1939hewaspostedPrivatetotheRoyalArmyMedicalCorps.HewasgrantedWar SubstantiverankCorporalon5March1940;servingatNo11DepotRAMChewasfoundtobe‘PhysicallyunftforanyformofArmyService’ anddischarged22April1940.His139days’SecondWarservicequalifedhimfortheawardoftheWarMedal1939-45whichwasissuedtohim on 26 October 1948. He died at Totnes on 24 April 1971, aged 81.
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Six: SSqquuaaddrroonn SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr WW.. JJ.. TTuucckkeetttt,, RRooyyaall 11sstt DDeevvoonn YYeeoommaannrryy 1914-15Star(1385Sq.S.Mjr.W.J.Tuckett.R.1/Devon.Yeo.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1385W.O.Cl.2.W.J.Tuckett. R.1-Devon.Yeo.);DefenceMedal;TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(220008Sq.Sjt.Mjr:W.J.Tuckett.R.1/Devon:Hrs:); SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue,2clasps,LongService1941,LongService1945(WilliamJ.Tuckett.) mounted for wear, edge bruise to TFWM, polished, generally very fne (6) £500-£700
WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessTTuucckkeettttwasbornatFranklandsFarm,Hennock,Devonin1886andenlistedintheRoyal1stDevonImperialYeomanry,being appointedaLanceCorporalin‘C’Squadronon14May1907.DischargedfromtheImperialYeomanryontheformationoftheTerritorialArmy heenlistedintheRoyal1stDevonYeomanryon24April1908.Mobilisedstillwith‘C’Squadronon4August1914hewaspostedwiththeRoyal 1stDevonYeomanrytoEssexforintensivetraining.Embarkingon23September1915inH.M.T. Olympic atLiverpoolforGallipolitheylandedat SuvlaBayon8October1915andmarchedtoreservedugoutswestofKarakolDagh.FollowingthewithdrawalfromGallipoli,theRoyal1st Devon Yeomanry took over duties in the Canal Zone before advancing into Gaza and Palestine.
TheRoyal1stDevonYeomanryandtheRoyalNorthDevonHussarsformed16th(DevonYeomanry)Battalion,DevonshireRegimenton21 December1916.AtsomestageTuckettreturnedhomeashismarriageisrecordedashavingtakenplaceatBoveyTraceyParishChurchin October1917.HisEfficiencyMedalwasawardedinNovember1917andhewasdisembodied21January1919.Returningtothefamilyfarmin Hennockheisshowninthe1939RegisterasSergeantSpecialConstabularyandisknowntohaveservedatBoveyTracey.Heheldanumberof voluntarypositionsincludingbeingamemberoftheDevonWarAgriculturalCommitteeandVice-ChairmanoftheNewtonAbbotRuralCouncil. He died at Hennock on 19 December 1945, aged 59.
‘For valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.’ HHoorraacceeGGeeoorrggeeBBuucckklleeyywasbornatTorquay,Devonin1876.AMasterPrinterbytradehepreviouslyservedwiththeDevonandSomerset RoyalEngineersVolunteersbeforeenlistingintotheDevonFortressRoyalEngineersontheformationoftheTerritorialArmyon3April1908. AwardedhisTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalin1912hewasembodiedatPlymouthasCorporal567Devon(ArmyTroops)CompanyRoyal EngineersinAugust1914.EmbarkingforFranceon24March1915andpromotedSergeantheisrecordedintheCompanyWarDiaryfor23 February1917atCoigneuxontheSomme:‘SgtBuckleyand14SappersproceededtoColinCampsforworkonpipelinetoEllisSquare’.The award of his Meritorious Service Medal may in some manner be linked to this specifc mention in the War Diary. HospitalisedwithJaundiceandaHerniainSeptember1918,BuckleywasevacuatedtoEnglandfortreatmentatLiverpoolbeforebeingtransferred totheWesternHospital,Torquay.DisembodiedatChatham26March1919hereturnedtohishomeaddressUnionStreet,Torquaytoresume his employment in the printing trade. He died at Torquay on 18 September 1951, aged 74.
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HHaarroollddSSeeyymmoouurrAAddaammsswasborninLupusStreet,Belgrave,Londonin1891andrecordedasattachedtotheO fficerTrainingCorpsin1907-08. MedicallyexaminedatColombo,CeylonfortheRifeBrigadeSpecialReserveon19October1914heattestedinLondonon13December1914 fortheCeylonCivilianContingentSpecialReserveandwaspostedRifemantotheDepotatWinchester.DischargedontakingupaCommission, hewasappointedSecondLieutenantinthe10thBattalion,DevonshireRegiment,on26January1915.Thisnewlyformedbattalioncompleted trainingonSalisburyPlainandembarkedforFranceon23September1915.EntrainingforMarseillesinNovemberpriortopostingtoSalonica,he disembarkedon23November1915andwasemployedinLinesofCommunication.MovingtotheLakeDoiranareaoppositePetitCouronnéhe waswoundedintheraidonPetitCouronnéreceivingabulletwoundthatpenetratedhisleftlungonthenightof10-11February1917.Admitted tothe28thGeneralHospital,SalonicawithadangerouswoundtothechesthewasevacuatedbyHospitalShiptoMaltaandeventuallytoEngland disembarking on 16 May 1917.
OnrecoveryAdamsattendedtheMusketrySchoolonHaylingIslandbeforebeingpostedtothe5thBattalion,DevonshireRegimentinFranceas BrigadeLewisGunOfficerandAssistantAdjutantbetweenJuly1918andFebruary1920.Relinquishinghiscommissionon21February1920as LieutenantoncompletionofservicehemovedtoPaignton,Devonwherehemarriedin1921givinghisoccupationasretiredSuperintendent, BritishPetroleumCompany.MovingnexttoHaytor,NewtonAbbotandstatedtobeofprivatemeanshewasenrolledintheLocalDefence Volunteerson23December1941andappointedSecondLieutenantinthe13thBattalion(Totnes)DevonHomeGuard.AppointedLieutenantin 1942andCaptaininAugust1944,heservedastheOfficerinCharge,BickingtonPlatoon,DevonHomeGuard.Hewas fnallydischargedon disbandmentoftheHomeGuardon31December1945.LaterPresidentoftheIslingtonandBickingtonbranchoftheRoyalBritishLegion,he died at Haytor on 19 March 1952, aged 60.
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JJoosseepphhAArrtthhuurrWWoorrllaannddwasborninFoxton,nearRoyston,Cambridgeshirein1893andenlistedinthe6th(Territorial)BattalionDevonshire Regimenton18June1913,beingembodiedwithhisbattalionon5August1914.EmbarkingatSouthamptonforIndiatheyarrivedatLahoreon 14November1914andcommencedaperiodofintensivetraining.Heformedpartofadraftof29NCO’sandMenunderLieutenantH.G. Walram,allofwhomhadvolunteeredforservicewith2ndBattalionDorsetRegimentinMesopotamia,andembarkedatKarachion20May1915. HewasreportedwoundedinMesopotamiawhilstattachedtothe2ndDorsetson28September1915;the6thBattalionDevonshireRegiment PartIIOrdersdated5June1916recordshimasCorporalPresumedPrisonerofWarattached2ndDorsets.Hisrecordsthenbecomeunclear,he isunlikelytohavebeenreleasedbytheTurkshoweverheisshownastransferredtothe2ndGarrisonBattalionNorthumberlandFusilierson15 July1917andheisbackhomeinBude,NorthCornwalltogetmarriedon24December1918.Demobilisedon5March1919hereturnedto Bude and was employed as a mason’s labourer.
AttestingatBudefortheTerritorialArmyon2October1922hewaspostedtothe6thBattalionDevonshireRegimentandappointedLance CorporalinJune1923andCorporalon14January1927.AwardedhisTerritorialEfficiencyMedalinMay1935hewastransferredtothe4/5th DukeofCornwall’sLightInfantrylaterthatyear.PromotedSergeanton18October1935hewasembodiedforSecondWorldWarservicewith the5thBattalionDCLIon2September1939andwasappointedCompanyQuarterMasterSergeantthefollowingyear.ServingonHomeDuties hewasdischarged‘PermanentlyUnftforanyformofMilitaryService’on7January1943.Hewasawardedanadditionalawardclasptohis Efficiency Medal in 1948 together with Defence and War Medals. Returning to the building trade in Bude he died on 15 May 1965, aged 71. Sold with copied service records and other research.
Six: CCoommppaannyy QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerr SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. AA.. WWoorrllaanndd,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr DDuukkee ooff CCoorrnnwwaallll’’ss LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy 1914-15Star(1735Pte.J.A.Worland.Devon.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1735Pte.J.A.Worland.DevonR.);Defence andWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,Territorial,withoneadditionalawardbar(5612907Pte.J.A.Worland.6Devon. R.) mounted for wear, the Great War trio polished and worn, therefore fne; the later awards better (6) £100-£140 113300 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk
M.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1919: ‘For valuable service rendered with British Forces in Italy.’
FFrreeddMMoorrrriissWWiilllliiaammsswasborninPenzance,Cornwallin1889.EnlistingintotheDevonshireRegimenthewaspostedtothe8th(Service) Battalion.Thisnewly-formedbattalioncompletedtrainingonSalisburyPlainandembarkedforFranceon25July1915.Their frstactionwasat Looson25September1915andtheywerelaterinvolvedontheSommeatMametz,HighWoodandGinchybeforetakingpartintheattackon BullecourtandGheluvelt.EntrainingforItalyon18November1917theysawactionontheAsiagoPlateauandthesuccessfulcrossingofthePiave River. Sergeant Williams was fnally discharged to reserve on demobilisation on 21 April 1919.
SubsequentlyenlistingintheRoyalAirForceon10February1920andemployedasClerk‘General’(Typist),Williamswaspostedto‘M’Section, Indiaon4May1920.AdmittedseriouslyillatStationHospital,LahorewithSandfyFeveron23July1920andreportedasdangerouslyillthe following month, he died at Lahore from Addison’s Disease on 27 September 1920 and is commemorated on the Karachi War Memorial. Sold with copied RAF service record and other research.
Four: PPrriivvaattee FF.. WWeessttllaakkee,, 44tthh ((MMiilliittiiaa)) BBaattttaalliioonn,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss 1914-15Star(111318Pnr.F.Westlake.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(111318Pnr.F.Westlake.R.E);MilitiaL.S.&G.C.,E. VII.R. (842 Pte. F. Westlake. 4th Devon: Regt. Mil.) polished and worn, good fne and better (4)
£400-£500
Approximately 11 Militia Long Service and Good Conduct Medals awarded to the 4th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. FFrreeddeerriicckkWWeessttllaakkeewasborninExeterin1865.In1881heisrecordedaged14asbeingaScholarGardinerresidingattheBoysIndustrialSchool, DevonandExeter(theVictorianreformschoolforunrulyyouths).HesignedhisMilitiaattestationatExeteron6June1885andwaspostedto the4th(Militia)BattalionDevonshireRegiment.AtthetimehewasresidingatStMarySteps,Exeter,heprovedadiligentmilitiamember attendingtrainingregularlyfrom1885throughto1899.EmbodiedatExeteron11May1899heservedtheperiodoftheBoerWaratFort RegentBarracks,JerseybeingdisembodiedatExeter16July1901.Re-engagedasaPrivateintheMilitiafromMay1903hewasawardedhisMilitia LongServiceMedalinFebruary1905.Hewasgrantedafreedischargehavingserved24yearson14December1909andatthetimeresidingat Stepcote Hill, a notoriously poor district of Exeter (two contemporary photographic postcard images included). AttestingagainforthedurationoftheWarfortheRoyalEngineerson10August1915,WestlakewaspostedasPioneertothe2ndLabour BattalionandembarkedforFranceon22August1915joiningthe3rdProvisionalCompanyREthefollowingday.AdmittedtotheRoyalVictoria Hospital,Netleyhewasdischarged‘Beingnolongerphysically ftforWarService’on17March1916.HediedinExeteron17September1954, aged 89.
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BritishWarandVictoryMedals(MajorJ.H.Commin.);DefenceMedal;TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,silverandsilver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919, unnamed as issued, with integral top riband bar, nearly extremely fne (4)
£160-£200
JJaammeessHHeennrryyCCoommmmiinnwasborninExeterin1882andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe1stDevonshireandSomersetshireRoyal Engineers(Volunteers)on7February1900.PromotedCaptainon29March1907,hewasappointedtotheDevonFortressRoyalEngineerson formationoftheTerritorialForce1April1908.MobilisedforWarserviceatExeterinAugust1914,hewaspromotedMajorinJune1916and embarkedforFranceon10August1918.AwardedtheTerritorialDecorationin1919(LondonGazette 27May1919)herelinquishedhis commissionon30September1921,andwasappointedLandTaxCommissionerfortheCityofExeterinLondonon2August1927.Inthe1939 Register he is shown as a Bookseller (Master) and ARP Deputy Head Warden, Exeter. He died at Exeter on 12 September 1952, aged 70. Sold with copied research.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5114115A.Cpl.S.Davey.R.E.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(2652.Cpl.S.Davey.R.E.); DefenceMedal;Coronation1953(Stn.Off.S.E.P.DaveyExeterFireBrigade)contemporarilyengravednaming,incardboxof issue;FireBrigadeL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R. (Stn.Offr.SidneyE.P.Davey);NationalFireBrigadesAssociationMedal,2ndtype,bronze, withtwoAdditionalAwardBarsfor‘TenYears’and‘FiveYears’,officiallyimpressed‘9657’andadditionallyprivatelyengraved‘E. P.Davey.’;AssociationofProfessionalFireBrigadeOfficersLongServiceMedal,silver,unnamedasissued,innamedcardboxof issue;SocietyfortheProtectionofLifefromFire,5thtype(1902-83),bronze(SidneyE.Davey,Exeter.5-2-36)withintegraltop riband bar, in John Pinches, London, case of issue, good very fne and better (9) £800-£1,000
SSiiddnneeyyEErrnneessttPPeetteerrDDaavveeyywasborninPinhoe,Exeterin1894.ABrassEngraverbytradeheattestedatExeterfortheTerritorialForce,Devon (Fortress)RoyalEngineerson25September1912.AppointedLanceCorporalhewasembodiedforGreatWarserviceon5August1914andwas postedto1/2Devon(Works)CompanyRE,disembarkingatGibraltaron29March1915.ReturninghomehewaspostedtotheExpeditionary ForceFrancewith568Devon(ArmyTroops)CompanyRoyalEngineers,disembarkingon14March1917,andwaspresentattheBattleof Messines7-14June1917.PromotedActingCorporalhereturnedhomeon26February1919andwasdemobilisedon26March1919.He subsequentlyfoundemploymentwiththeExeterCityFireBrigadeasaMotorDriverin1919,andwasadditionallyawardedtheTerritorialForce Efficiency Medal in August 1920 (not present).
DaveywasawardedtheNationalFireBrigadesAssociationBronzeMedalwithadditional5years’servicebarasaFireman(PermanentStaff)with theExeterFireBrigadefor16years’serviceon2January1931,andwasinattendanceatthefatal freatGuineaStreet,Exeteronthenightof5 February1936forwhichhewasawardedtheSocietyfortheProtectionofLifefromFire’sBronzeMedalforhispartintherescueof12 occupants.Inthe1939RegisterheisrecordedasSub-Officer,ExeterFireBrigadeanddoubtlesshewillhaveexperiencedthefullforceofthe ‘Blitz’ontheCityofExeterduringtheSecondWorldWar.PromotedtoSectionLeader,NationalFireService,ExeterinNovember1941andas CompanyOfficerhewasawardedtheAssociationofProfessionalFireBrigadeOfficersLongServiceMedalon18February1944.Inhiscapacityas StationOfficer,ExeterFireBrigadehereceivedtheCoronation1953Medal.OnretiringfromtheBrigadehecontinuedtoresideinExeter,and died there on 21 June 1984 aged 89. Soldwiththerecipient’sAFSlapelbadge;originalribandbar;variousNFSbuttons;andcopiedservicerecordsandotherresearchincludingcopied contemporary newspapers cuttings and copy photographs
BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.T.K.Wigan);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq,withM.I.D.oak leaf (T. K. Wigan.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted for wear, nearly extremely fne (6) £300-£400
M.I.D. London Gazettes 21 February 1919 (Mesopotamia); 12 January 1920 (Mesopotamia); and 9 September 1921 (Siege of Kufah).
TThhoommaassKKeebblleeWWiiggaannwasborninLadbrokeSquare,Kensington,Londonin1892andwaseducatedatRadleyandChristChurch,Oxford. CommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe6th(Territorial)Battalion,DevonshireRegiment,on22August1914,heembarkedwithhisbattalionfor Indiaon9October1914.FollowingintensivetraininginIndiathe1/6thBattaliondisembarkedatBasra,Mesopotamiaon6January1916andthen commencedthe230milesmarchonfootupthebanksoftheRiverTigristoElOrah.RecordedasincommandNo.1Platoonwhenhedrovethe enemyoff inactionon3March1916,thebattalionsubsequentlytookpartintheattemptedreliefofKutduringtheactionatEsSinnDujailah Redoubton8March1916.PromotedLieutenantinMarch1916andActingCaptainon9June1916hewasinvalidedtoIndiaandjoinedthe Depotofthe2/6thBattalionatChakrataon4August1916.Returningtothe6thBattalioninMesopotamiawiththerankofCaptainheassumed command of the detachment at Tel-El-Lahm on 20 October 1917, and was appointed Company Commander of ‘C’ Company on 31 May 1918. WiganwasgazettedOfficerservingundertheCivilCommissioner,MesopotamianExpeditionaryForce,hewasappointedAssistantPolitical Officer,Najaf,ShamiyahDivisionon13October1919.FollowingtwomonthshomeleavehereturnedtoIraqandwasappointedAssistant PoliticalOfficer,Kufah,on19July1920.KufahwasbesiegedbyIraqirebelsforthreemonthsfromJulytoOctober1920withmanyliveslost. CaptainWiganisrecordedasthesolePoliticalOfficersurvivingthesiegeforwhichhewasMentionedinDespatches.Subsequentlyappointed Under Secretary to the High Commissioner for Iraq 1921-23 before returning home, he was called to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn on 6 May 1925. ResidinginBagshot,Surrey,WiganwasrecalledforserviceduringtheSecondWorldWarandwasappointedSecondLieutenant(AdminBranch) RoyalArmyOrdnanceCorpson2June1941andwaspostedtotheOccupiedEnemyTerritoryAdministrationCyrenaica,NorthAfricaon11 April1942.AppointedPoliticalOfficerandpromotedTemporaryCaptainon4August1942hewasattachedtoCivilAffairsBranchGHQon26 July1943beforebeingappointedLegalOfficer,Eritrealaterthatmonth.ProceedingtoAddisAbaba,Ethiopiaontemporary dutyon11October 1944hewasappointedJudgeoftheHighCourtofEthiopia1944-45.HisnextappointmentwasasLegalOfficertotheBritishMilitaryAuthority DodecaneseIslands,AegeanSea,arrivingon9November1945withpromotiontoActingMajor.PromotedTemporaryMajoron10February 1946,herelinquishedhisappointmentasLegalOfficer17March1946andembarkedforUKforreleaseon26March1946,hisSecondWar serviceearninghimthe1939-45Star,AfricaStarandWarMedal1939-45.Returningtothelegalprofessionathomehewasappointedtothe Woking Magistrates’ Court in 1947. He died at Lincolns Inn, Holborn on 6 March 1957, aged 64.
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Three: LLiieeuutteennaanntt HH.. EE.. JJoohhnnssoonn,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr IInnddiiaann AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.H.E.Johnson);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,N.W.Persia(Lieut.H.E.Johnson.) good very fne (3)
£300-£400
HHeennrryyEEddwwaarrddJJoohhnnssoonnwasbornatUgbrook,Chudleigh(theResidenceofLewisHenryHughCli fford,9thBaronCliffordofChudleigh)in1892, thesonofLordClifford’scoachman.HeattestedatNewtonAbboton8September1914forthe5th(Territorial)BattalionDevonshireRegiment asaPrivatesoldierandgaveashisoccupation‘Interpreter’.Embarkingwiththe1/5thBattalionon9October1914theydisembarkedatBombay beforemovingbyrailtoMultaninNovember1914.PostedtotheAgraOrdnanceDepoton21October1916hewasdischargedtoa CommissionintheIndianArmyReserveofOfficers,SupplyandTransportBranch,on6September1917andwaspromotedLieutenanton6 October1918.Postedtothe3rdDivisionalSupplyColumnin1919heservedinNorthWestPersiabetween10Augustand31December1920. Showninthe1921CensusasaLieutenant,IndianArmyRetired,hisGeneralServiceMedalwithclaspN.W.PersiaappearsontheIndianArmy Service Corps roll dated 24 May 1924.
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AAllbbeerrttHHeennrryyDDuunnssffoorrddwasbornatSidbury,EastDevonin1885andenlistedintothe 3rdVolunteerBattalionDevonshireRegimenton12February1904.Dischargedfrom theVolunteersontheformationoftheTerritorialArmy,heenlistedatHonitoninthe 4thTerritorialBattalionDevonshireRegimenton7April1908,andon11November 1913hesignedtheagreementtoserveoutsidetheUKintheeventofaNational Emergency.Embodiedwiththe4thBattalionandappointedLanceSergeanton5August 1914heembarkedforIndiawiththebattalion,arrivingatFerozeporeon13November 1914foraperiodofintensivetraining.PromotedActingSergeantheembarkedwithhis battalionaspartofExpeditionaryForce‘D’Mesopotamiaon23February1916. AwardedhisTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalinAugust1918,hewasappointedActing QuarterMasterSergeantthefollowingmonth.ReturningtoIndiafromMesopotamia in April 1919, he embarked for home on 20 September 1919.
DemobilisedatExeteron12December1919havingappliedforspecialenlistmentintheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsMotorTransport,Dunsford attestedforoneyearasaMotorDriverandjoinedNo.4DepotRASCatAvingtonPark,Winchesteron17December1919.Nextpostedto615 M.T.CompanyinDublinon21May1920,hewasdischargedonterminationofhisengagementon31December1920.ReturningtoHonitonhe was employed as a Motor Driver by Matthews Brothers, Ironmongers. He died at Honiton on 6 January 1963, aged 77.
Soldwithcopiedservicerecords,otherresearchandincludingoriginalDetention(inIndia)Certifcate,DischargeCertifcate,Protection Certifcate, Furlough Pass and Issue Voucher for Territorial War Medal. For the medals awarded to the recipient’s brother-in-law, Sergeant F. R. A. Towell, see Lot 124.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(56710Pte.T.Keveren.Devon.R.);togetherwithaRoyalMedico-PsychologicalAssociation Cross for Profciency in Mental Nursing, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘T. Keveren.’, good very fne (3) £50-£70
TThhoommaassKKeevveerreennwasborninSouthHamlet,Gloucesterin1896.Asachildin1902hereceivedaninjurywhichresultedinadeformitytohisright hand.InspiteofthisdisabilityhewasenlistedfortheArmyServiceCorpsatGloucesteron8February1916withhisoccupationshownasFish Fryer.After187days’servicehewasdischargedon12August1916‘Hisservicesnolongerrequired’.Calledupagainforservice27February1917 hewaspostedtoNo6LabourCompanyDevonshireRegimentandembarkedforFranceon14March1917onlytobeadmittedtohospitaldue to‘DeformedHand’on12June1917.FinallyclassifedunftforserviceinFrancehewastransferredtoHomeEstablishmenton12August1917 andpostedtoaReserveEmploymentCompany.FollowingaMedicalBoardhewasdischargedduetohisdeformedhandatNottinghamon7 January1918andsurprisinglyawardeda80%permanentdisabilitypensionChelseaNo209388.Returningtocivilianlifehewasemployedasan Asylum Attendant by the Committee of Visitors, Gloucester. He died at Gloucester on 27 September 1962, aged 66. Sold with copied service records and other research.
Three: PPrriivvaattee WW.. PPaarrkkeerr,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt BritishWarandVictoryMedals(200909Pte.W.Parker.Devon.R.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F. 1919,RoyalMintissue(200909Pte.W.Parker.DevonR.)mountedasworn, tracesofverdigristoVM,lightcontactmarks, otherwise good very fne (3)
WWiilllliiaammDDoonnaallddWWiilllleeyywasborninExeterin1892.Heenlistedinthe7th(Cyclist)BattalionDevonshireregimentandwasembodiedforGreat WarserviceatTotneson5August1914.The7thBattalionwasemployedpatrollingtheNorthEastCoastbetweenScarboroughandSeaton DelavalandassistedinrescuingsurvivorsfromtheHospitalShip Rohilla wreckedoff Whitbyon30October1914;thefollowingDecemberthey wereinvolvedduringtheGermanNavalbombardmentoftheEastCoasttowns.Transferringtothe8thBattalionDevonshireRegiment,Willey wasreportedas‘Wounded’inthe WesternTimes on5September1917.Demobilisedon25March1919hewasawardedhisEfficiencyMedalin April 1920, and returning to Exeter was employed as a Painter and Decorator. He died at Exeter on 3 January 1956, aged 63.
One of only 6 G.V.R. Territorial Force Efficiency Medals awarded to the 1st Wessex Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps.
JJoohhnnMMaarrttiinnenlistedintheWessexFieldAmbulance,RoyalArmyMedicalCorps(Territorial)in1908andwasawardedhisE fficiencyMedalinJuly 1914.WithhislownumberitmaybeassumedhewasintheVolunteerspriorto1908.HeembarkedforFranceon11March1915andwas discharged due to sickness on 13 August 1917. He was also entitled to a 1914-15 Star. The1stWessexFieldAmbulance,RoyalArmyMedicalCorps,wasrecognisedasaunitofthenewlyformedTerritorialArmyon25June1908, Headquartered at Exeter.
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Eight: MMaajjoorr GG.. EE.. CCooooddee,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1937, unnamedasissued;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial, reverseofficiallydated1940,withintegraltopribandbar,with RoyalMint caseofissue;TerritorialEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(290007Cpl.-A.Sjt.-C.E. Coode.7-Devon.R.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2nd issue (Gilbert E. Coode.) mounted for wear, good very fne (8) £200-£240 GGiillbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddCCooooddeewasborninBuckfastleigh,Devonin1893andwaseducatedat AshburtonGrammarSchool.Heattestedforthe5th(Volunteer)BattalionDevonshire RegimentatBuckfastleighon2April1908andwaspostedasBuglerto‘A’Company withregimentalnumber514,beingrecordedas‘GrammarSchoolPupilaged14’.On theformationoftheTerritorialArmyhere-attestedlaterin1908inthe5th (Territorial)BattalionDevonshireRegiment.Transferringtothe7th(Cyclist)Battalion asBugleron12May1909hewasembodiedforGreatWarserviceasaBuglerinthe 7thBattalionon5August1914.PromotedCorporalinSeptember1914andActing SergeantinMay1916,hewasdischargedforthepurposeofbeingappointedtoa Commissionon9October1918andwasgazettedTemporarySecondLieutenantinthe WestRidingRegiment,servingathomethroughouttheGreatWar(andconsequently not entitled to any Great War medals).
1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedalG.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,withon Additional Award Bar (5617233 Sjt. W. W. Parker. Devon) mounted for wear, nearly extremely fne (5) £120-£160
WWiillffrreeddWWiilllliiaammPPaarrkkeerrwasborninHoniton,Devonin1914.ASolicitor’sClerkbyprofessionheattestedfortheTerritorialArmyatHonitonon 16August1932andwaspostedasPrivatetothe4th(Territorial)Battalion,DevonshireRegiment.Attendingannualcampeachyearfrom1933to 1939,hewaspromotedCorporalon10July1939.CalledupasKeyParty,Exeteron25August1939hewasembodiedforSecondWorldWar serviceon2September1939.MusteredasClerkOrderlyRoomSergeantandpromotedSergeanton28March1940,heembarkedwiththe4th BattalionatPlymouthanddisembarkedatGibraltaron28May1940.Thebattalionwasemployedondefensivedutiesandprovidingworking partiestocarryoutfurtherenlargementtotheexistingtunnelsystemwithintheRock.PromotedColourSergeanthewasawardedhisEfficiency Medal in September 1942 and was subsequently accepted as candidate for OCTU, returning home on 1 October 1942.
WWaalltteerrGGeeoorrggeeBBeeeerrwasborninNewtonAbbot,Devonin1906.HeattestedfortheTerritorialArmyatNewtonAbboton16February1924 andwaspostedto382(Totnes)Battery,96th(RoyalDevonYeomanry)Brigade,RoyalFieldArtillery.HeattendedAnnualTrainingin1924and 1925andwasmusteredGunneron10April1926.DischargedhavingenlistedintheRegularArmyhewaspostedtotheDepot,Devonshire Regiment,atExeteron17February1927andtothe2ndBattalioninPlymouthlaterthatyear.HedisembarkedinIndiaon4March1931having beenpostedtothe1stBattalionatQuettaontheNorthWestFrontier.AppointedLance-Sergeantin1933hewaswiththebattalionduringtheir notoriousmarchonfootof187milestoRazmakwhichtheyreachedon25March1934.Postedbacktothe2ndBattalioninDoverinFebruary 1937hetookpartintheCoronationcelebrationsinLondoninMay1937.HenextembarkedforservicewiththeRoyalWestAfricanFrontier ForceinApril1938andwaspromotedSergeantattheDepot,GoldCoastRegimentatAccraon1October1938.VariousappointmentsinWest Africa followed during which time he was appointed Acting Regimental Sergeant Major in 1942. DischargedhavingbeengrantedanEmergencyCommissionasSecondLieutenantintheDevonshireRegiment23June1943,Beerwaspostedto the3rdBattalionGoldCoastRegimentthesameday.EmbarkingwithhisbattalionforIndiainJune1944heenteredtheConcessionalArea(South EastAsia)on15October1944.HeembarkedforUKforreleaseon15July1945andreturningtoNewtonAbbothewasemployedbytheGreat WesternRailwayinthetown.HisLongServiceMedalwasissuedfollowingtherulingthatofficersmayreceivetheawardsubjecttothemhaving completedthenecessaryqualifyingperiodofservicepriortoreceivingtheircommissionandwasawardedinJanuary1974,appearinginthe London Gazette on 27 May 1975. He died at Newton Abbot on 9 September 1987, aged 80. Soldwithcopiedservicerecordsconfrminghismedalentitlement,issueslipfortheSecondWarmedals,originalMODletterenclosingLS&GC medal, and other research.
Seven: RReeggiimmeennttaallQQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerrSSeerrggeeaannttGG..JJ..QQuuaaiinnttaannccee,,DDeevvoonnsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasspprreesseennttoonnMMaallttaatthhrroouugghhoouutttthhee SSiieeggeeoofftthheeIIssllaanndd;;ttooookkppaarrttiinnOOppeerraattiioonn HHuusskkyy,,tthheeiinnvvaassiioonnooffSSiicciillyy;;aannddllaatteerrllaannddeeddoonnGGoollddBBeeaacchhoonn‘‘DD--DDaayy’’,,66JJuunnee 11994444 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;France&GermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1st issue, Regular Army (5613617 C.Q.M. Sjt. G. J. Quaintance. Devon. R.) mounted for wear, nearly extremely fne (7) £200-£240 114455
GGrraahhaammJJaammeessQQuuaaiinnttaanncceewasborninPaignton,Devonin1907.AMason’sLabourerbytradeheattestedatExeterfortheDevonshire Regimenton13June1924.Postedtothe1stBattalionatBlackdownheembarkedwiththebattalionforShanghaiwherein1927theyformedpart oftheShanghaiDefenceForceandservedlaterinMaltaandIndia.PromotedCorporalhewaspostedtothe2ndBattalioninDoverin1934and tookpartintheCoronationcelebrationsinLondoninMay1937.PromotedSergeantheembarkedwiththe2ndBattalionforMalta23July1938 andservedontheIslandthroughoutthesiegeduringwhichtimehewaspromotedColourSergeantandappointedCompanyQuartermaster Sergeant.The2ndBattalionmovedtoEgyptinApril1943beforetakingpartinOperation Husky,landingonthebeachatMarzamemi,Sicilyon10 July 1943 and taking part in the successful capture of the island. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in July 1943. Returninghomewiththe2ndBattalioninOctober1943,QuaintancewaspromotedWarrantOfficerClassIIandappointedRegimental QuartermasterSergeant,beforeundergoingintensivetraininginpreparationfortheD-Daylandings.EmbarkinginH.M.S. Glenroy atSouthampton, thebattaliontransferredtoInfantryAssaultVesselsandlandednearLesRoquettes,GoldBeachat0630hrson6June1944,successfullycapturing LonguesBatterythefollowingday.TheytookpartintheBocageactionsbeforebreakingoutfromNormandyfollowingtheliberationofCaen. TheyenteredBrusselson4September1944,advancedthroughHolland,crossedtheRhineinMarch1945and fnallyenteringBerlinon4July 1945.ReturninghomehewasreleasedtotheReserveinJanuary1946andwas fnallydischargedon15August1953.Hediedon16January1967, aged 59.
Sold with copied service records confrming his medal entitlement and other research.
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Four: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. AAggggeetttt,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr CCoorrppss ooff MMiilliittaarryy PPoolliiccee 1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedalG.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,withtwoAdditionalAwardBars (5615158 Pte. J. Aggett. 6-Devon R.) mounted for wear, nearly extremely fne (4) £80-£100
JJoohhnnAAggggeettttwasborninSouthTawton,nearOkehampton,Devonin1908andattestedforthe6th(Territorial)BattalionDevonshireRegiment atOkehamptonon17September1927;heregularlyattendedannualcampthroughto1939.EmbodiedforSecondWorldWarservicewiththe 6thBattalionon2September1939hewasawardedhisEfficiencyMedalinMay1940.Postedinitiallyto10th(HomeDuties)BattalionDevonshire RegimentatOkehampton,hewastransferredto7th(HomeDuties)Battalion,DukeofCornwall’sLightInfantryatPlymptonon14October 1940,andtransferrednexttotheCorpsofMilitaryPoliceatBulfordon22April1942withvarioushomepostings.Hereceivedthe frstclaspto hisEfficiencyMedalinApril1944.HeembarkedforBLA,NorthWestEuropeon25March1945returninghomefromBAORon2October1945 tobereleasedtotheReserve6December1945,andwasawardedthesecondclasptohisEfficiencyMedalin1947.EmployedasaGeneral Labourer at Battle Camp, Okehampton he died on 15 June 1982, aged 72.
Sold with copied service records confrming his medal entitlement and other research.
FFrraanncciissJJoohhnnGGllooyynnwasborninPlymouthin1899andwaseducatedatCattedownSchool.Originallyenlistinginthe4thReserveBattalion, DevonshireRegimentinJuly1918here-enlistedon13January1919andwaspostedtoDepotDevonshireRegimentatExeteron26May1919, laterbeingpostedtothereformed2ndBattalionatDevonport.EmbarkingforIndiathebattalionarrivedatQuetta,BaluchistanDistrict,on23 November1919.PromotedCorporalandappointedOrderlyRoomClerkon20January1924,thebattalionreturnedhomeviaAdento Devonportin1927.PromotedSergeantandthenColourSergeantonappointmenttoOrderlyRoomSergeanton20January1930,hewas awardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1937andwaspromotedRegimentalQuarterMasterSergeantattheInfantryTraining Centreon13April1940.DischargedtoaCommissioninMarch1941hewaspostedLieutenant(Quartermaster)toHQ9CorpsasAssistant CampCommandant,Leeds.AdvancedtoCampCommandantandCaptain(Quartermaster)inMarch1944,heembarkedforNorthWestEurope on12January1945andassumedthedutiesasCombatOfficer,NorthWestEurope,on27March1945.PromotedMajorinSeptember1945he voluntarilydeferredhisreleaseinJuly1946andservedwithGHQ2ndEchelonBAORuntil fnallybeingreleasedfrommilitarydutyon7 November1948.HewasawardedhisAnnuityMeritoriousServiceMedalin1954.EmployedbytheHospitalManagementBoardatExmouthasa Clerical Assistant, he died at Exmouth on 27 May 1972, aged 72.
Sold with copied service records confrming his medal entitlement and other research.
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt CC.. RR.. VVeeaallee,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedalG.V.R.,1stissue,Territorial,withtwoAdditionalAwardBars(7869675Cpl. C. R. Veale. 4-Devon R.) mounted for wear, minor edge bruise to last, good very fne and better (3)
£80-£100
CCllaarreenncceeRReeggiinnaallddVVeeaalleewasborninExeterin1897.AnAssistantCinemaOperatorbyoccupationheattestedatExeteron20February1916 andwasmobilisedfromArmyReserve15April1916.PostedtotheDepotDevonshireRegimentandallocatedtoNo7WorksCompanyhewas discharged11August1916‘Notlikelytobecomeanefficientsoldier’.AsaReservisthewascalleduponceagain8December1916andthistime postedto4thYeomanryCyclistDevonYeomanry.Sentencedto14days’detentionatChelmsfordDetentionBarracksfor‘Insolence’in December1917hewaspostednextasaLance-Corporalto2/1stWestSomersetYeomanryinDecember1918.Dischargedonre-enlistmentfor theTankCorpsatAthlone22January1919hewaspostedto17thBattalion,TankCorpsfollowedby5thArmouredCarCompanyon29May 1920.Hewasdischargedonterminationofengagement31March1923witha‘VeryGood’characterreferencewhichincludedthewords‘Heisa good driver of both Tanks and Rolls-Royce Cars’.
Sold with copied service records confrming his medal entitlement and other research.
Four: PPoolliicceeSSeerrggeeaannttHH..RR..DDeeaann,,EExxeetteerrCCiittyyPPoolliiccee,,wwhhoowwaassccoommmmeennddeedd ffoorrhhiissccoonndduuccttdduurriinnggtthhee‘‘BBlliittzz’’oonnEExxeetteerraannddwwaassiinnjjuurreedddduurriinnggtthhee ff rree bboommbbiinngg ooff EExxeetteerr DefenceMedal;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;PoliceL.S.&G.C.,E.II. R.,2ndissue(Sergt.HoraceR.Dean);ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn, withtwoAdditionalAwardBars(Pte.H.R.Dean.DevonS.J.A.B.1952) mounted for wear, good very fne (4) £240-£280
CommendedbyWatchCommitteeExeterforhisconductduringenemyairattackon 25 April 1942 on the City. Dated 26 November 1942. ThankedbyWarEmergencyCommitteeExeterbyspecialresolutionon17July1943 forco-operationandableassistanceduringonandoff dutyperiodsintrainingmembers of the Fire Guard. Dated 23 July 1943 CommendedbytheOkehamptonMagistrates,withP.C.Oldridge,ontheveryefficient mannerinwhich hehadperformedhisdutyinpursuingandarrestingamannamed Strideforthetheftofamotorvehicle.Dated13August1947.EndorsedbytheWatch Committee on 11 September 1947.
HHoorraacceeRReeggiinnaalldd‘‘DDiixxiiee’’DDeeaannwasbornatTorpointin1913.ASalesmanwithPrice’s TailorsLtdofPlymouthhewasappointedConstableCollarNumber21withtheExeter CityPoliceon1April1935,andsuccessfullypassedtheexaminationforpromotionto Sergeanton1February1940.Hewason-dutyat10:00p.m.onthenightof24-25April 1942workingBeat5(ForeStreet),whentheairraidalertsoundedat12.06a.m.During theraid73werekilled,73injured,76premisesdemolishedand102premises subsequentlydemolished.DeanwassubsequentlyCommendedbytheWatch CommitteeExeterforhisconductduringtheenemyairattackonthatnight.Onduty againthefollowingweekwhenExeterwasheavily frebombedonthenightof4May 1942, Dean was reported as injured during the bombing.
Inaspecialresolutionpassedon17July1943ConstableDeanwasthankedbytheEmergencyCommitteeExeterfortrainingmembersoftheFire Guard.FollowingtheendofhostilitieshewasCommendedbytheOkehamptonMagistrateson13August1947forpursuingandarrestingaman. AwardedtheServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohnin1952,theCoronationMedal1953andlaterthePoliceLongServiceandGoodConduct Medal,towardstheendofhispolicecareerhewasthePoliceSergeanton-dutyduringvisittoExeteron28March1963ofthepopbandthe Beatles. He retired to pension on 27 May 1965 and returned to Plymouth where he died on 6 September 1998, aged 85.
Sold with copied police service records and other research, ribbon bar and original photograph taken at the time of The Beatles visit.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee SS.. PP.. NNeeiill,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree aanndd DDoorrsseett RReeggiimmeenntt GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(2255003344116699PPtteeSSPPNNeeiillDD&&DD);U.N.Medal,onUNPROFORriband, mounted court-style as worn, about extremely fne (2) £80-£100
SS..PP..NNeeiill,1stBattalion,DevonshireandDorsetRegiment,servedwithboth‘A’CompanyandtheAnti-TankPlatooninNorthernIrelandin1993 and 2002/-04; and with ‘A’ Company in Bosnia, May to November 1995
Sold together with a ‘Devon & Dorset’ British Army Brassard as worn in Bosnia 1995, complete with all original insignia cloth badges.
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,2clasps,Busaco,Salamanca((RRoobbtt..MMcc..NNaammaarraa,,1111tthh..FFoooott..)) tracesofhavingbeenheldina circular mount, otherwise good very fne
£700-£900
Approximately 279 Military General Service Medals issued in total to the 11th Foot, 62 of which (22%) are recorded as extant. RRoobbeerrttMMccNNaammaarraawasborninBallynahinch,CountyDownin1783.AWeaverbyoccupation,heattestedforthe11thRegimentofFooton9 August1808.PresentatSalamancaon22July1812hewaswoundedintherightarmatBurgosinSeptember/October1812.Admittedfor Pensionduetolossofrightarmabovetheelbowon16August1814after5yearsand350days’service,hewasgrantedapensionof1/-perday for life, his intended place of residence being Ballynahinch, County Down. Sold with copied discharge papers.
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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,ReliefofChitral1895,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98, claspcarriagealtered toaccommodateadditionalclasps,withunofficialrivetsbetweenclasps ((11773333PPttee..GGeeoorrggeeBBeettttaamm11sstt..BBnn..DDeevvoonn::RReeggtt..)) minor edge bruising and contact marks, very fne £200-£240
27ReliefofChitral1895claspsawardedtotheDevonshireRegiment.2Officerand16MenfromtheRegimentservedwiththeMaximGun DetachmentduringtheReliefofChitral1895andreceivedthisclasp(thiswasthesecondoccasionthemachinegunwasusedinactionbythe British Army); and a further 9 officers and men from the Regiment received the clasp for their involvement elsewhere in the relief.
GGeeoorrggeeBBeettttaamm,‘B’Company,1stBattalionDevonshireRegimentwasamemberoftheMaximGunDetachmentcomprising2o fficersand16 men who took part in the Relief of Chitral. Later a Brewery Foreman, he died at Pontypool on 17 August 1925, aged 56.
Note: TherecipientisalsoentitledtoanIndiaGeneralServiceMedal1854-95withclaspBurma1889-92;anda1914-15Startrio,allnamedto theDevonshireRegiment.TheIGS1854andIGS1895medalrollsareeachannotatedinthesamehand‘ReplacementIs/0710.4.23’;itwould appear therefore that this medal is his original issue and is named in the correct engraved running script contemporary style.
Soldwithcopiedmedalrollextractsandotherresearchincludingtherecipient’sobituaryfrom FreePressofMonmouthshire dated28August 1925 detailing his service career and medals.
HHeerrbbeerrttCCooookkeessEEddwwaarrddss(alsorecordedasEdwardes)wasborninStGiles,Oxfordin1880.AnEngineerbyoccupationandservingwiththe1st VolunteerBattalionRoyalSussexRegimentheenlistedon1February1901toserveinSouthAfricaandwaspostedtothe2ndContingent,27th (Devon)Company(100men),7thBattalionImperialYeomanry,beingpromotedCorporal.The2ndContingentjoinedthe7thBattalionat Welverdiendon18May1901andwereinactionatElansfonteinon29Maywhentheylost2officersand9menkilledand9menwounded. AppointedLanceSergeanthewasnextinactionatMoedwillon30September1901whenhewasseverelywounded,andwas fnallyinactionat Roodewalon11April1902beforepeacewassignedon30May1902.ReturninghomehewasdischargedatAldershoton11August1902.An ElectricalEngineerresidinginNewcastlehewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheDurham(Fortress)RoyalEngineerson28October1915 andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11November1917.PromotedCaptain,forhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhe was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 7 July 1919). He died at Dorking, Surrey on 23 July 1963, aged 82.
Sold with copied service records and other research.
WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnBBaazzlleeyywasborninDawlish,SouthDevonin1881.ACarpenterbyoccupationandservingwiththe1stVolunteerBattalion DevonshireRegiment,hevolunteeredforoneyear’sservicewiththeColourstoserveinSouthAfricaandwasattested17January1900.He embarkedwiththeVolunteerCompany,DevonshireRegimentforSouthAfricaon15February1900;thevolunteerswereemployedasaRife Companywiththe2ndBattalionDevonshireRegimentand frstcameunder freatElandslaagteon10April1900.ReturninghometoExeter8 June1901hewasdischargedon17June1901.HeparadedagainatHigherBarracks,ExeterwiththeVolunteerCompanytobepresentedwithhis Queen’sSouthAfricamedalbyLordRobertson12September1901.Hecontinuedtoservewith‘H’Company(DawlishandStarcross)1st Volunteersandwasamemberof‘H’Company’sshootingteamwhentheywontheGreenhillCupinboth1906and1907.Heissubsequently recording as emigrating with his brother for Canada in March 1912.
ACarpenterresidingatTheWesternHotel,Saskatoon,Bazleyattested‘DurationofWar’fortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceat Saskatoonon29March1916anddeclaredhispreviousservicewiththeDevonshireRegiment.EnlistingasPrivatewiththe203rdBattalionhewas promotedSergeanton25April1916andembarkedatHalifax,NovaScotiaforLiverpool,arrivingon4November1916.LandinginFrancehe revertedtoPrivateathisownrequestandwastransferredtothe8thCanadianBattalionon18December1917.AppointedLanceCorporalhe receivedagunshotwoundtothefaceon11August1918andwasevacuatedtoEngland.AdmittedtoDorsetCountyHospital,Dorchesterhis woundsaredescribedas‘GunShotWoundLeftSideandGunShotWoundLeftEye’.Transferringtothe14thReserveBattalionwith20% DisabilityduetoDefectiveVisionandHearinghewasevacuatedtoCanadaon7December1918andwasdischargedatWinnipegbeingmedically unfton24January1919.ReturninghometoEnglandwiththeWhiteStarDominionLinedisembarkingatLiverpoolon27July1920hereturned to Devon and was employed as a Clerk of Works (Builders) at Exeter. He died in Warwickshire on 26 July 1955, aged 73.
Sold with a Regimental cap badge; a photographic image of the recipient, and copied research.
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya ((2222556611883344 PPttee.. MM.. SSccrreeeecchh DDeevvoonn)) nearly extremely fne £70-£90
HHaarrrryyTThheeaakkeerrwasborninChester feld,Derbyshirein1910.AnImproverFitterbyoccupation,heattestedatBirminghamfortheDevonshire Regimenton4July1928.Postedtothe2ndBattalionheservedathomeuntiltransferredasLanceCorporaltoSection‘B’ArmyReserveinJuly 1935.MobilisedatExeteron5September1936andpostedtothe2ndBattalionWiltshireRegimenton9September1936,heembarkedfor Palestineon18September1936;returningtoUKhewasre-transferredtotheArmyReserveon14December1936.Ontheoutbreakofthe SecondWorldWarhis‘Call-up’wassuspendedon27November1939andhewasreleasedfromtheArmyforCivilEmploymentbeing fnally discharged from General Reserve Group on 10 February 1954. Employed a Progress Chaser in Birmingham he died on 6 January 1979, aged 68. Sold with copied service records and other research.
FFrraannkkMMaanniiccoommwasborninEastStonehouse,Devonportin1887.Recordedinthe1921CensusasaShipFitteremployedbytheAdmiraltyat HMDockyardSouth,Devonport,heretiredasaShipFitterandwasawardedtheImperialServiceMedal(LondonGazette 28April1952).Hedied in Chichester from an injury received by misadventure on 8 May 1966, aged 79.
FFlleeeettwwooooddMMaayywasborninPenzance,Cornwallin1863.EducatedatPlymouthPublicSchoolandTrinityCollege,Cambridgehewasappointed HeadmasteratCheritonFitzpaineBoardSchool,Devon.ThecircumstancessurroundingtheawardoftheGoldenJubileeMedal1887havenot beenuncovered.AppointedHeadmasteratTopshamBoys’Schoolin1893,hewasawardedtheVolunteerLongServiceMedalinFebruary1906 andenlistedintothe7th(Cyclist)BattalionDevonshireRegimentontheformationoftheTerritorialArmyin1908.Dischargedfromthe TerritorialForceinOctober1911here-enlistedinthe7th(Cyclists)Battalionon14October1914andwaspromotedActingQuarterMaster Sergeant.AttachedtotheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpshewasappointedWardMaster,RedCrossHospitalasQuarterMasterSergeant. CommissionedSecondLieutenantintheTerritorialForceReserveon15June1915hewaspromotedLieutenantonbeingappointedtotheRoyal DefenceCorps,73rdProtectionCompanyon15December1915.HewasemployedduringtheGreatWarfortwoandahalfyearson propagandaworkofasecretandconfdentialnaturefrom1916,andworkedforCaptainA.J.Dawson,CaptainW.B.Wallis,andMajorC.Street at M.I.7b(1) at Watergate House, Adelphi Court and Adastral House as part of the War Office. MayrelinquishedhiscommissiononceasingtobeemployedandretainedtherankofLieutenant,andwasdisembodiedfrom73rdProtection Company,RoyalDefenceCorpsatCrystalPalaceDispersalUniton13March1919.AwardedtheTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalinMay1921 he returned to his teaching appointment in Topsham. He died at Exeter on 1 December 1926, aged 62. Sold with the original ribands as mounted, and copied service records and other research.
StJohnAmbulanceBrigadeCoronation1911(Cpl.G.Martin);NationalFireBrigadesUnionLongServiceMedal,bronze,theedge officiallynumbered‘5106’,withtop‘TenYears’broochbar;NationalFireBrigadesAssociationLongServiceMedal,silver,the edgeofficiallynumbered‘2694’andadditionallycontemporarilyengraved‘GeorgeMartin.’,withadditional‘FiveYears’clasp,and top ‘Twenty Years’ brooch bar, light contact marks, nearly extremely fne (3)
GGeeoorrggeeMMaarrttiinnwasborninOkehampton,Devonin1874.MovingtoTorquaywherehemarriedin1896hewasemployedbytheTorquayTown CouncilasaTurncockwiththeWaterworksDepartment,andreceivedtheCoronationMedal1911asaCorporalwiththeTorquayStJohn AmbulanceBrigade.HisemploymentasaTurncockmadehimanidealvolunteerwiththeTorquayFireBrigade,andhewasawardedtheFire BrigadesUnionbronzemedalforTenYearsserviceon5February1914andlatertheFireBrigadesAssociationsilvermedalforTwentyYears servicewithanadditionclaspforafurtherFiveYearsservice.By1921hehadbeenpromotedtoForemanwiththeTorquayWaterworks Department. He died at Newton Abbot on 18 February 1965, aged 90.
Sold with the original named and numbered enclosure for the NFBU Medal; and copied research.
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JJoohhnnBBrruussttyywasbornatBrimleyFarm,Ilsington,Devoncirca1813andattestedforunlimitedservicewiththeRoyalMarinesatPlymouthon25 March1840.ALabourerbytradehewaspostedtothe63rdCompanyattheRoyalMarinesBarracks,Plymouth.Servingafoatinthe MediterraneanandCanadahewaspromotedCorporalin1845andSergeantin1849.HesailedfromPlymouthwithH.M.S. Portland on8 November1850makingfordutywiththePacifcStationandspentnearly4yearspatrollingbetweenVancouverIslandandCapeHorn,during whichtimehevisitedmostofthePacifcIslands.ReturningtoPlymouthandpromotedColourSergeanthewasdischargedon27March1861 havingspentover9yearsafoat.AwardedaGreenwichPensionof2/-aday,hisservicewillhavequalifedhimtoreceivetheRoyalNavyLong Service medal had the quota system in place at the time permitted. HavingreturnedtoPlymouthheappliedtojointheMilitiaandtheCommandingOfficerofthe1stDevonMilitiaatExeterrequestedon6March 1862thesanctionoftheSecretaryofStateforWarforhimtobeappointedtothePermanentStaff oftheRegimentunderhiscommand.Hewas broughtonstrengthPermanentStaff No3522SergeantNo6Company1stDevonMilitiaon19March1862.Examinationofthe1stDevonMilitia ‘lettercopybook’(previouslyheldinthearchiveatRHQWyvernBarracksExeterandnowbelievedtobeheldintheDevonCountyArchivesat Exeter)for20March1863revealedtheCommandingOfficer1stDevonMilitiarequesttotheAdjutantGeneral,HorseGuardsforasilvermedal withoutgratuityforSergeantJohnBrusty.Afurther‘lettercopy’dated19June1863fromtheAdjutant1stDevonMilitiatotheAdjutantGeneral at Horse Guards confrms receipt of the medal and confrms the medal was presented on parade that morning. In1867thecountrywaswidelyaffectedbycivilunrestduetothepriceofbreadamongstothercauses.ThisdisturbancespreadtotheWest CountryandtheMayorofExeterfounditnecessarytocallfortheassistanceofthePermanentStaff 1stDevonMilitiatosuppressabreadriotin thecityon4November1867.ThePermanentStaff 1stDevonMilitiaheldExeBridgeagainstmorethan1,000rioterstopreventthementering theCity;aftertheRiotActwasreadtheStaff chargedthemobwith fxedswordsandclearedthebridgeon5November1867.Manyofthe SergeantsandDrummersaswellastheSergeantMajorandtheAdjutantreceivedcontusionsfromStonesandBrickbatsduringthisencounter withtherioters.FollowingthesuppressionoftheriotstheCommandingOfficer1stDevonMilitiareceivedtheofficialthanksfromtheMayorof Exeter and the Secretary of State for War – Sergeant John Brusty was amongst those on duty that day.
Brustywasdischargedon20March1877havingcompletedhisengagementandbeingfoundtobemedicallyunfttobere-enrolled,havingserved 15years.Hisageatthetimewasgivenas55whereashewasactuallyaged64,andhewasgrantedafurtherpensionof6daday.Inretirementhe resided in St Thomas, Exeter and died there on 3 August 1890, aged 78.
Rocket Apparatus Volunteer Long Service Medal, G.V.R. ((SSaammssoonn PPuutttt)) nearly extremely fne
£140-£180
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2012. SSaammssoonnSSttoonneePPuutttt(alsorecordedasSampson)wasbornatPrawle,Chivelstone,Devonin1853.LandlordoftheProvidenceInn,Chivelstonehe enrolledintheBoardofTradeLifeSavingApparatusVolunteersatPrawleStation,SalcombeDivision,SouthDevonandwasawardedtheLong Service medal on 14 June 1911. He died at East Prawle on 3 November 1917, aged 65.
RRhhooddaaYYeellllaannddLLeeeewasborninPlymouthin1894andservedasanAmbulanceSisterwiththePlymouthCo-operativeSocietyNursingDivisionof the St John Ambulance Brigade. She died, a retired Maternity Matron, at Yelverton on 10 August 1979, aged 84. JJoosseepphhFFrreeddeerriicckkJJaammeessMMaannnniinnggwasbornatSellanSancreed,Penzancein1878.ADomesticGardenerbyoccupationhediedinMarldon, Paignton on 3 August 1950, aged 71.
R.H.S.CaseNo.18,804:At10a.m.on19August1871MissF.Fremlinaged19was carriedoutbythetidewhilstbathingintheseaatLynmouth,NorthDevon.AnneLord aged 19 ran out of the house swam to Miss Fremlin and brought her ashore.’
AAnnnniieeLLoorrddwasborninLynton,NorthDevonin1853,thedaughterofalocal Limeburner.Aged19atthetimeoftherescue,shemarriedJamesWitheridgefrom Lynmouththefollowingyear.Widowedin1882shebecameaHousekeeperworking for various families. She died at Moreton-in-Marsh on 28 May 1951, aged 97.
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RoyalHumaneSociety,smallbronzemedal(successful) ((RRiicchhaarrddJJ..CCrruusseePP..CC..MMaayy..99..11990022))withintegralbronzeribandbuckle, in Elkington, London, case of issue, edge bruise, otherwise extremely fne £180-£220
R.H.S.CaseNo.31,947:‘At7.15pmon9May1902ReginaldBallaged4fellintotheseaatKingsbridge.Theboyfellintothewaterfromthequay 12 feet out 8 feet deep, tide on the ebb. The Constable ran some distance and plunged in and was able to rescue him.’ RRiicchhaarrddJJaammeessCCrruusseewasborninTaunton,Somersetin1869.ACarpenterandJoinerbytradeandhavingservedthreeyearsintheSomerset Volunteershewasappointed3rdClassConstableCollarNo165withtheDevonConstabularyon3July1891.Promoted2ndClassConstablein September1893,1stClassinSeptember1901andMeritClassinMay1902hewasservingatKingsbridgeatthetimeherescuedReginaldBall. PromotedSergeant1July1908hewasemployedatCrownHillPoliceStationatthetimeofhisretirementtopensionafter30years’serviceon 30 April 1922. He retired to Paignton and died there on 12 December 1940, aged 71. Sold with copied police service records and other research.
TThheeeexxcceeppttiioonnaallRR..NN..LL..II..BBrroonnzzeeMMeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooCCrreewwMMeemmbbeerrRR..RR..BBrroowwnn,,TToorrbbaayyLLiiffeebbooaattSSttaattiioonn,,ffoorrtthheeGGoollddMMeeddaall rreessccuueeoofftthheeccrreewwoofftthheeMM..VV.. LLyyrrmmaa oo ffff SSttaarrttPPooiinnttoonn66DDeecceemmbbeerr11997766;;oovveerrtthheeccoouurrsseeooffhhiisssseerrvviicceewwiitthhtthheeTToorrbbaayy LLiiffeebbooaatt BBrroowwnn aaddddiittiioonnaall rreecceeiivveedd ttwwoo RR..NN..LL..II.. CCeerrttii ff ccaatteess aanndd aa RR..NN..LL..II.. LLeetttteerr ooff AApppprreecciiaattiioonn ffoorr ffuurrtthheerr rreessccuueess RoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution,SirWilliamHillary,bronze(RichardR.Brownvoted17thMarch1977)withuniface‘double dolphin’ suspension, in embossed case of issue, extremely fne £1,200-£1,600
6December1976:‘Sixmilessouth-eastofStartPoint,Devon,theM.V. Lyrma wasintroublewithherradaroutofaction,hersteeringgear brokendownandlistinginasoutherlygaleandhugeseas.TheArunclasslifeboat EdwardBridges(CivilServiceNo.37) slippedhermooringsat 1.15a.m.undercommandoftheSecondCoxswain.Attemptstotakeoff thecrewbyhelicopterwereabandoned;SecondCoxswainBower closedthecasualty’sstarboardquarterandfourmenweretakenoff inthe frst fveapproaches,butthelifeboatwasdamagedinthenexteffort. Despitethis,twomoresurvivorsandtheMasterweretakenoff inthreemorepassagesandthelasttwosurvivorswerepickedupfromalife-raft. The lifeboat reached Torbay at 5 a.m.’ (Lifeboat Gallantry by Barry Cox refers).
ForthisactionActingCoxswainKWBowerwasawardedtheRoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution’sGoldMedal;CrewMemberJDewwas awardedanAdditionalAwardClasptohisexistingBronzeMedal;andMechanicS.J.Bower,AssistantMechanicW.J.Hunkin,andCrewMembers R. R. Brown, N. Davies, and M. Mills were all awarded the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s Bronze Medal. Thiswasthe frstoccasionthatthefullcrewoftheTorbayLifeboathadbeenrecognisedwiththeawardofmedals,anextremelyrareoccurrence in modern times.
Soldwithcopiedresearch,considerableoriginalcorrespondencewiththerecipient,contemporarynewspaperscuttings,photocopiesofhistwo RoyalNationalLifeboatInstitutionCertifcatesandtwonamedoriginalphotographicprintsoftheTorbayLifeboatCrew(onewearingmedals) following presentation.
Possibly HHeennrryy CChhaarrlleess DDaayy residing in Osborne Street, Wolborough, Newton Abbot, a Stationery Engine Driver born circa 1850 in Hampshire. 5th(Haytor)VolunteerBattalion,DevonshireRegimentMedal,36mm,silver,theobverseengraved‘B(HeadquartersCompany) The5th(TheHaytor)VolunteerBattalionDevonshireRegiment’,thereverseengraved‘‘NNeewwttoonnAAbbbboottWWoonnbbyySSeerrggtt..HH..DDaayy 11889933 EE ffiffi cciieennccyy’, ftted with scroll suspension, with top silver brooch bar, minor edge nicks, good very fne £40-£50
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AA rraarree 1122--ccllaasspp MM..GG..SS.. aanndd WWaatteerrlloooo ppaaiirr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSeerrggeeaanntt--MMaajjoorr JJaammeess MMccLLaauugghhlliinn,, 5522nndd FFoooott MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,12clasps,Corunna,Busaco,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria, Pyrenees,Nivelle,Nive,Orthes,Toulouse(J.McLaughlin,Serjt.Major,52ndFoot);Waterloo1815(Serj.JamesM’Laughlin.1st Batt.52ndReg.Foot.) fttedwith fttedwithsteelclipandsilverbarsuspension, thesecondwithobversesolderdepositsat12 and 3 o’clock, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fne, the frst good very fne (2) £7,000-£9,000
Provenance: PurchaseddirectlyfromthenewtenantsofthelateSergeant’shomeatCheapside,StHelier,in1961,havingbeenfoundattheback of an old wall cupboard during restoration work.
JJaammeessMMccLLaauugghhlliinnwasborncirca1787/88intheParishofBallykally,NewtonLimavady,CountyLondonderry,andenlistedintotheLondonderry Militiaon15March1803.HevolunteeredforActiveServiceinaregimentofthelineon9May1805,andwassenttojointhe52ndFootshortly afterwards,thenstationedatHythe,beingquicklypromotedtoCorporalon25Septemberthesameyear.Hewaspresentwiththeexpeditionto Copenhagenin1807andwasafterwardswenttoPortugalandSpainfromthesummerof1808.By1812hewasalreadyaSergeantinthe1st BattalionandwaspromotedtoColour-Sergeanton25June1813,inCaptainRowan’sNo.8Company,thentoNo.7Company,andon25 September1814toNo.6Companywhereheremaineduntiltheendof1815.HewaspresentatWaterlooasColour-SergeantinMajor Brownrig’sCompanyand,on24February1822,hejoinedtheStaff oftheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,inthesamerank.Inearly1826he transferredtothe‘GuernseyStaff’oftheMilitiathere,waspromotedtoSergeant-MajorandremainedonthatStaff untilbeingpensionedfromthe Serviceon14January1835,being‘Unft,chronicrheumatismandinfrmity.’HistotalArmyServicewas31years9months,including2years allowanceasa‘WaterlooMan.’Hewasawardedapensionof3/5daweekwhichhecollectedintheJerseyDistrictwherehelivedatStHelier. McLaughlin died at Cheapside, St Helier, of a stroke on 15 December 1850, aged 65, and was buried in the Strangers Cemetery, Westmount. Sold with detailed research.
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,6clasps,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Nivelle,Nive,Orthes,Toulouse(J.Gardiner,Lieut.95thFoot); Waterloo1815(Lieut.J.Gardiner,RifeBrigade.1stBatt.) fttedwithcontemporarysilverhingedbarsuspensionandribbon buckle, this with heavy edge bruising and contact marks, fne, the frst good very fne (2)
£8,000-£10,000
Provenance: Glendining’s, October 1905, June 1934, and October 1952.
Gardiner’sWaterloomedalisoneofagoodnumbertoofficersandmenofthe1st95thshownonaSupplementaryListontheRoyalMintroll which were issued slightly later, hence the naming ‘Rife Brigade, 1st Batt.’
JJoohhnnGGaarrddiinneerrwasbornatKinnaird,Perthshire,on11November1782,andwasappointed,fromEnsignintheRoyalPerthshireMilitia,tobe2nd Lieutenantinthe95thfooton9April1809;Lieutenant,30August1810;Captain71stFoot,16June1825;BrevetMajor,28June1838;appointed to the 82nd Foot, 16 July 1841, and retired on 27 May 1842.
GardinerservedintheWalcherenexpeditionin1809islisted,bothinthe LondonGazette andbySimmonsin ABritishRifeMan, aswellas CaptainMacCarthy’s RecollectionsofStormingtheCastleofBadajos, ashavingbeenseverelywoundedatthestormingofBadajozon6April 1812.PresumablyhereturnedhometorecoverfromhiswoundsbeforereturningtoserveinthePeninsulaagain,fromJanuary1813toApril 1814,andwaspresentatSanMillan,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Vera,Bidassoa,Nivelle,Nive,Orthes,TarbesandToulouse.HeservedinChawner’sNo.1 CompanyatWaterlooandwasagainseverelywounded.Hediedon18June1852,ontheanniversaryandatthesamehour,onwhichhewas carried severely wounded from the feld of Waterloo.
The following obituary was published in the Perth Courier in June 1852:
‘WeregrettohavetoannouncethedeathofMajorJohnGardinerlateofthe82ndFoot,athishouse,Jock'sLodge,Kinnoull,onthe18thinst.at thesamehouronwhichhewascarriedfromthe feldofWaterlooveryseriouslywounded.MajorGardinerwasinhis69thyearandforsome yearshadsufferedmuchfromwateronthechest.HewasthesonofahighlyrespectablefarmerintheneighbourhoodofErrollandcommenced hismilitarylifeas aLieutenantinthePerthshireMilitiain1809.Hesoonaftervolunteeredtothelineandreceivedacommissionas2ndLieutenant inthe95Foot,afterwardsthecelebratedRifeBrigadewithwhichheservedtillthecloseofthePeninsularwar.InKincaidandSurtree's (sic) HistoryofthatRegiment,Lieut.Gardinerisrepeatedlyreferredtoinconnectionwithgallantservices;throughwhich,notlessthanhissocial qualitiesandamiabledisposition,hewasagreatfavouritewithallclasses.HewasseverelywoundedatWaterlootowardsthecloseofthebattle. HecontinuedwiththeRifestill1825,inwhichhewasstillLieutenant,whentheDukeofYorkinconsiderationofhislongserviceincludedhimin thebrevetofJunethatyear,bygivinghimhiscompanyinthe71stFoot.HeattainedhisMajorityattheCoronationbrevetof1838,andshortly afterwardssoldoutinconsequenceofdeclininghealth.MajorGardinerhasresidedinthisneighbourhoodsincethattime,anduntilsevere indispositioncompelledhimtowithdrawfromsociety,hewasmuchesteemedbyallclasses,particularlyhismilitaryfriends,retainingthe espritde corps to the last.’
In Kincaid’s Adventures in the Rife Brigade, the following anecdote is recounted: [November1813]‘TheonlyinstanceofawantofprofessionalgenerositythatIeverhadoccasiontoremarkwasthatofaFrenchofficer,which occurredononeoftheseoccasions.Wewereabouttopushintheirout-posts,forsomeparticularpurpose,andIwassentwithanorderfor LieutenantGardinerofours,whowasonpiquet,toattacktheposttohisfront,assoonasheshouldseeacorrespondingmovementonhis fank, whichwouldtakeplacealmostimmediately.Theenemy’ssentriesweresonear,astobequiteatMrGardinersmercy,whoimmediatelysaidto me,“Well,Iwon’tkilltheseunfortunaterascalsatallevents,butshalltellthemtogoinandjointheirpiquet.”Iapplaudedhismotives,androde off;butIhadonlygoneashortdistancewhenIheardavolleyofmusketrybehindme;andseeingthat ithadcomefromtheFrenchpiquet,I turnedtoseewhathadhappened,andfoundthattheofficercommandingithadnosoonergothissentriessogenerouslyrestoredtohim,thanhe instantlyformedhispiquetand fredatLieutenantGardiner,whowaswalkingalittleapartfromhismen,waitingfortheexpectedsignal.Theballs allfellnear,withouttouchinghim,and,forthehonouroftheFrencharmy,Iwasgladtohearafterwardsthattheofficeralludedtowasa militiaman.’
BBeennjjaammiinn PPrrooccttoorr is con frmed on the roll as a Stoker on board H.M.S. Gorgon for the Syria operations. ProctorvolunteeredatPlymouthandjoined Gorgon asastokeron13August1839,aged27. Gorgon wasthelargeststeamvesselintheservice oftheRoyalNavy,withaccommodationforonethousandtroopsonboard.SheisknownforherprominentpositionintheSyriancampaign, duringwhichshetransferredtroopstotheregionandwasinvolvedinrepeatedbombardmentsofBeyrout.Themostnotableengagementofthe confictwaswhensheparticipatedinthebombardmentofAcrealongsidepaddlesloops Vesuvius,Stromboli, and Phoenix,allunderthecommand ofAdmiralRobertStopford.Itwaseither Gorgon orhersistershipH.M.S. Benbow that fredtheconsequentialshellwhichdestroyedAcre's powdermagazineandgreatlyweakenedthecity'sdefences-signifcantlyaidingaBritishvictory.AdmiralStopfordcommented,'Thesteamvessels havebeeneminentlyusefulinconstantlymovingalongagreatextentofcoastwithtroopsandarms,andtakingpartintheattacksuponthe different forts, which services have been executed entirely to my satisfaction.’
After the close of the confict, Gorgon returned to England where Proctor was paid off at Woolwich on 2 April 1842.
China1842,1clasp,China1842(WilliamIbbett,H.M.S.Vixen) fttedwithoriginalstraightbarsuspensionbutwithminor adaptation to take clasp; Arctic Medal 1818-55, unnamed as issued, suspension neatly re-affixed, good very fne (2) £5,000-£7,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2005.
WWiilllliiaammJJoosseepphhIIbbbbeettttenteredtheRoyalNavyinSeptember1841asanEngineer’sBoy4thClassservingaboardthe Vixen.Inher,hesawservice intheFirstChinaWarof1842,withmenofthe Vixen takingpartinthestormingandcaptureofthecityofChin-Keang-Fooattheentranceof the South Grand Canal on the Yangtse-Kiang. Promoted Assistant Engineer 2nd Class in September 1846 and Engineer 1st Class in October 1851. IbbettservedasSecondEngineeronthe Intrepid,1852-54,onthelastGovernmentfundedFranklinSearchExpedition.Fiveshipsweresentout underthecommandofSirEdwardBelcher-the Assistance,Pioneer,Resolute,Intrepid and NorthStar. Belcherwasorderedtoproceedto BeecheyIslandwherethe NorthStar wastoremainasthedepotshipwhilstthe Assistance and Pioneer weretoproceednorthwardupthe WellingtonChannelandthe Resolute and Intrepid weretosailwestforMelvilleIsland.ReachingBeecheyIslandbymid-1852,theshipsthen proceededtotheirallottedstations.Heavyicepreventedthe Resolute and Intrepid fromreachingMelvilleIslandandsobasedonDealyIsland nearby,preparationsweremadetocarryoutsledgingjourneysduringtheAutumnof1852andSpringof1853acrosstoMelvilleIsland.Ibbettis confrmedashavingtakenpartinasledgingjourneyin BritishPolarExpeditionsandResearch.Thesledgingexpeditionsweresuccessfulinlocating the menofthestranded Investigator (ashipofthe1850-53SearchExpedition)anddiscoveringseveralnewislandsinthevicinityofMelvilleIsland. The fveshipsweresomewhatunfortunateinthelatterpartoftheexpedition,withthe Assistance,Pioneer and Resolute allhavingtobe abandoned to the ice.
IbbettwaspromotedtoEngineerinOctober1854andattainedtherankofChiefEngineerinDecember1859.Appointedtotheironscrew troopship Urgent onthe9thofthatmonth,hesubsequentlytookpartintheoperationsoff thecoastofChina,forwhichhegainedentitlementto the clasp ‘China 1842’.
Inthelatteryearsofhisnavalcareer,Ibbett’sservicepapersrevealapersonaltragedy.Anentrydated1869reads,‘Wishesanearlyappointment, wifeisalunatic,hastoemployapersonforthecareofhishome’.ChiefEngineerIbbettretiredfromtheNavyon11May1876,anddiedon2 December 1887.
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Sutlej1845-46,forSobraon1846,noclasp(Robt.Horner9thLancers) suspensionre-affixed;IndianMutiny1857-59,3clasps, Delhi,ReliefofLucknow,Lucknow(Robt.Horner,9thLancers) frstwithheavycontactmarks,otherwisegenerallynearlyvery fne or better (2) £1,400-£1,800
AAnnAArrccttiiccEExxpplloorraattiioonnppaaiirraawwaarrddeeddttooDDooccttoorrTThhoommaassCCoollaann,,PPrriinncciippaallMMeeddiiccaallOO ffiffi cceerrffoorrtthheeAArrccttiiccEExxppeeddiittiioonnooff11887755--7766,, aanndd llaatteerr IInnssppeeccttoorr--GGeenneerraall ooff HHoossppiittaallss aanndd FFlleeeettss Baltic1854-55(Dr.ThomasCoghlan,H.M.S.RoyalGeorge)contemporaryengravednaming;ArcticMedal1876(Dr.T.Colan. Fleet Surgn. R.N. H.M.S. Alert.) light edge bruising, contact marks and wear, therefore nearly very fne (2)
£6,000-£8,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2003. Coghlan’s China 1857-60 medal was sold in these rooms on 9 April 2025.
A total of 156 Arctic 1876 medals awarded, including 62 to the Alert TThhoommaassCCoogghhllaann((llaatteerrCCoollaann))wasborninCorkon7November1830.HeenteredtheRoyalNavyon5December1853,asanAssistant Surgeononboardthe RoyalGeorge,inwhichshipheservedintheBalticduringthecampaignsof1854-55.Duringthesummerof1854the Royal George sufferedmuchfromcholera.InJanuary1856hejoinedthe Pylades andagainvisitedtheBalticwiththeAdvancedSquadronintheiceof theGulfofFinland(Medal).AfterwitnessingthegrandnavalreviewheldatSpitheadattheconclusionofthewar,hesailedfortheNorthAmerica andWestIndiastationwherehecontinuedtoserveinthe Boscawen 70,andinthe Scorpion surveyingvessel,untilApril1857.Afterservingin the Hastings 60,hejoinedthe Beagle,inwhichvesselheservedduringtheSecondChinaWar,beingpresentatthecaptureofthePeihoForts, and in the Tientsin River during the operations which resulted in the fall of Pekin (Medal with clasp).
CoghlanwaspromotedtoSurgeonon30January1863,andshortlyafterwardschangedhisnametoColan.HewasawardedtheGilbertBlane GoldMedalfor1872forhisMedicalJournalontheWestCoastofAfrica.In1873heservedin Rattlesnake duringtheAshanteeWar,forwhich servicehewasspeciallypromotedtoStaff SurgeoninMarch1874(Medal).AppointedPrincipalMedicalOfficerfortheArcticexpeditionof1875 -76underCaptainGeorgeS.Nares,Colanservedonboardthe Alert,andforhisserviceswasonceagainspeciallypromoted,toDeputy Inspector-GeneralofHospitalsandFleets(ArcticMedal).FromOctober1877heservedforthreeyears asDeputyInspectorofHospitalsatPort RoyalinJamaica,duringwhichtimeyellowfeverbrokeouttwiceatPortRoyal.InJanuary1883hewaspromotedtoInspector-Generalof HospitalsandFleets,andretiredinAprilofthatyear.HewasaFellowoftheRoyalGeographicalSocietyandauthorof AMemoironParasitic Vegetable Fungi and Diseases induced by them, besides his paper on the West Coast of Africa. He died on 18 August 1885, aged 54.
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Four: MMaasstteerr HH.. HHuuttcchhiinnggss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy Baltic1854-55(H.Hutchings,MasterH.M.S.Gladiator.)contemporarilyengravednaming;Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Sebastopol, Azoff, secondclasplooseonriband (H.Hutchings,Master.H.M.S.Gladiator&Wasp.)contemporarilyengravednaming;St.Jean d’Acre1840,silver(HenryHutchings,Mr.Asst.H.M.S.Benbow.)contemporarilyengravednaming,pierced,withringandstraight barsuspension;TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue(H.Hutchings,Master,H.M.S.Gladiator&Wasp.)contemporarilyengraved naming, pierced as issued with small ring suspension, mounted for display, nearly extremely fne (4) £800-£1,000
HHeennrryyHHuuttcchhiinnggsswasborninPortsmouthin1816andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaVolunteerSecondClassin1832.AppointedMaster’sAssistant in1837,heservedinH.M.S. Hecate from20October1840to12June1841andsawactiveserviceduringtheoperationsonandoff thecoastof Syriain1840;inadditiontoreceivingaSilverMedalfortheBombardmentofSt.Johnd’Acreon3November1840alsoreceivedaNavalGeneral ServiceMedalwithclaspSyria.Hewasappointed2ndMasteron7November1843inH.M.S. Albion,andpassedforMasteron24July1847, servinginthatcapacityinH.M.S. Volcano from11November1851.heservedinH.M.S. Gladiator from13July1854to12March1855,andthen inH.M.S. Wasp from14March1855to7January1856.HetransferredtotheCoastGuardon10January1857,butwasrecalledtothehospital ship H.M.S. Acorn on 17 March 1863, and died in service on 9 June 1864.
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Five: CChhiieeff PPeettttyy OO ffiffi cceerr WWiilllliiaamm SSllooaann,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy Baltic1854-55,unnamedasissued;Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol,unnamedasissued;IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp, Lucknow(Wm.Sloan,A.B.Shannon.);Ashantee1873-74,noclasp(W.Sloan,Chf:P.:Offr.H.M.S.Simoom.73-74.);Turkish Crimea1855,Britishissue,unnamedand fttedwithstraightbarswivelsuspension, minorcontactwear,otherwisegenerallygood very fne and a rare group (5) £1,800-£2,200
Provenance: Douglas-Morris Collection, Buckland Dix & Wood, October 1996. WWiilllliiaammSSllooaannwasbornatBereIsland,Cork,on11May1834.HejoinedtheserviceasaprimeseamanandwasimmediatelyratedasanAble SeamanaboardH.M.S. Queen inSeptember1853forathreeyearcommission.HewasdraftedtoH.M.S. Shannon on16August1856,servingas anAbleSeamanuntilpaidoff inJanuary1859.However,afterhehadreturnedaboard Shannon fromNavalBrigadedutyhemisbehavedandwas senttotheHouseofCorrectionatCalcuttaon21August1858,rejoininghisvesselon12September,surprisinglywithoutbeingdisratedto OrdinarySeaman.HesubsequentlyservedasAbleSeamanaboard Doris (1859-63),completinghistimethereasaPettyOfficer,Captainofthe MizzenTop,andwasnextdraftedto Canopus wherehewasadvancedto2ndCaptainoftheForeTopon16May1863,justthreedaysbefore misbehavingyetagainandbeingdeprivedofhisonlyGoodConductBadge.HisnextCommandingOfficeraboard Alert wrotehimupasa“Smart activemanandanexcellentPettyOfficer-mostdeserving”whenhisshipwasrecommissionedinOctober1865.Heservedsixyearsin Alert duringwhichtimehewasadvancedtoBosun’sMateandearnedtwoGoodConductBadges,butthenthepersonwritinguphispersonal ParchmentCertifcatestatedbluntley-“Ran1868”.InfacthehadnotdesertedatallbuthadbeendraftedtoH.M.S. Lion,via Canopus,on31May 1868,andthento Agincourt on11June1869asaBosun’sMateuntilpaidoff on31August1871.Hewasthendraftedtothe‘Reserve’at SheernessasaChiefPettyOfficer,ChiefCaptainoftheForecastle,andhislastvesselwas Simoom inwhichheearnedhisAshanteereward.He was pensioned to shore on 27 April 1874, without earning his L.S. & G.C. medal.
Sold with two original parchment Certifcates of Service and some copied research.
WWiilllliiaammPPiittttDDrraa ffff eennwasborninDublinin1825,thesonofLieutenantFrederickDra ffen,RoyalNavy,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenant intheRoyalMarineson2July1845.PromotedFirstLieutenanton27May1848,heservedinH.M.S. Gladiator from17April1854,seeingactive serviceintheBalticcampaign,beforetransferringtoH.M.S. Stromboli forserviceduringtheCrimeanWarintheBlackSea.PostedtoH.M.S. Excellent as Superintendent of Royal Marine Cadets on 24 March 1855, he was promoted Captain on 5 July 1856. DraffenwasplacedonHalfPayathisownrequeston10January1862forthepurposeofholdingtheappointmentofAdjutantofthe CumberlandVolunteerArtillery,beforeretiringfromthisposttojointheRoyalWestmorlandMilitiain1867.HewaspromotedMajoron22 November1870,andsLieutenant-ColonelCommandingon2March1878.HewasstillservingasCommandingOfficerwhenitwasre-designated the4th(Militia)Battalion,BorderRegiment,in1881.Hecontinuedinpostuntil1889,whilstlivingat64LowndesSquare,Chelsea,anddiedat home on 3 March 1906.
DDaanniieellPPaatttteennwasbornintheParishofStPancras,Londonon7June1828,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanOrdinarySeamanaboardH.M.S. William&Mary on1Julyuntil16July1846.Heservedinthesamerateinthefollowingships: BlackEagle, July1846toOctober1847; Stromboli, November1847toFebruary1848; Monarch, July1851toSeptember1852; London, September1852toJanuary1856; Pearl, 27Januaryto6June 1856,whenadvancedtoAbleSeamanandremaininginthesameshipuntil16June1859; Mars, September1859toFebruary1863; Fisgard, February to May 1863; Boatman, H.M. Coast Guard, May 1863 to 28 February 1874, when discharged to Shore pension.
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Three: QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerrWW..MMaajjoorr,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassaawwaarrddeeddtthheeFFrreenncchhLLeeggiioonnooffHHoonnoouurrffoorrhhiisssseerrvviicceessdduurriinnggaa1122-mmaann ‘‘ccoommmmaannddoo--ssttyyllee’’ rreeccoonnnnaaiissssaannccee rraaiidd oonn tthhee TTcchhoonnggaarr BBrriiddggee,, iinn tthhee SSeeaa ooff AAzzoo ffff ,, iinn JJuullyy 11885555 Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Azoff,Sebastopol(Wm.Major.H.M.S.Ardent.)contemporarilyengravednaming;FFrraannccee,,SSeeccoonndd EEmmppiirree,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silver,goldappliqué,andenamel, signifcantenameldamageandrestoration totipsofpoints;TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued,piercedasissuedwithsmallringsuspension, minor edge bruising to frst and third, these good very fne; the LdeH fair but a rare award to a Naval rating (3) £800-£1,000
French Legion of Honour, Chevailer, London Gazette 1 May 1857.
WWiilllliiaammMMaajjoorrwasborninWoolwich,Kent,in1823andenteredtheRoyalNavyinSeptember1840.HeservedasQuartermasterinthepaddlesloopH.M.S. Ardent,5guns,from2July1851to29August1856,andsawactiveserviceduringtheCrimeanWar,beingdecoratedforhisservices in a dangerous but unsuccessful raid on the Tchongar Bridge in the Sea of Azoff in July 1855.
TheTchongarBridgewasasecretcrossingofthePutridSea,onapeninsulawestoftheSpitofArabatandGenitchi,whichallowedtroopsand suppliestomovefromSouthernRussiaontotheCrimeanPeninsula.ItsdestructionwouldgreatlyhamperthemovementofRussianforcesand supplies to the front.
InJuly1855,CaptainSherardOsborn,ofthe Vesuvius,ledasmallpartyofthreeofficersandninemen,includingQuartermasterWilliamMajor,on a reconnaissance mission, with the ultimate aim of destroying the bridge. The following is his own report of the action:
‘Inexecutionoftheplanofproceedingsenclosedinmylastletter,IlefttheSpitofArabatintwolightgigsmannedasperannexedlistonthe eveningofthe3rdJulyforTchongarBridge.Thedistancewehadtotraversewastwenty-onemiles.Astronggalefromthenorth-eastandthe shallownatureoftheseainapartattheendofthe frstsevenmilesdelayedthepassagesomuchastorenderitnecessaryformetoreturnto the spit and then secrete the boats until the following night, so as to prevent my intentions being detected by the enemy.
Onthe4th,weagaingotaway,theweathermorefavourable,butstillwithanorth-eastwindblowingwhichhadprevailedfortendaysandaftera longten-hours'pullthrough(forthemajorpart)aseaaveragingfromfourtotwofeetindepthandfullofshoals,Ifounddaylightcomeinuponus whilststillsixmilesfromthebridge.Asneartotheextensivemarshesthat fllthechartsmarked"PutridSea"asthewaterwouldadmitof,we securedthetwogigsforthedayandthroughoutthe5thJulyhadanexcellentopportunityofobservingthevastconvoysofcamels,waggons,etc. whichcontinuedalmostincessantlytopourdownthePeninsulaofTchongar.Ourpositiononlyadmittedofanobliqueviewofthebridge,the embankmentoneithersidebeingmainlyvisible.ThankstotheexcellentarrangementsofCommanderRowleyLambert,whodivertedthe attentionoftheenemybyafalseattackuponGenitchiStraits,theenemyappearedtotakenonoticeofusandnotanarmedmanofany description was seen by the gigs throughout the day.
Thefearfulheatoccasionedbyacalmdayandahotsunactinguponthesurfaceofthesaltmarsh,inwhichweweresecreted,wasalmost insupportableandwarnedmethatatthisseason,alengthenedstayinsuchapositionwouldbeimpossible.Intheeveningthereappearedevery chanceofasuccessfulissuetoourenterpriseandat9p.m.westartedforthebridge;shoalwater,however,soonbroughtusupand notwithstandingalloursearch,nothinglikeachannelforthegigscouldbefoundnearerthanaboutthreemilesfromthebridge.Ourguide informedusthatthelownessofthewaterwasmainlytobeimputedtothestrengthandprevalenceofthelateeasterlywindsandthatuntilwe had south-easterly winds for some time, not even a fat boat could reach the bridge.
Therewas,atmidnight,noprobabilityofourreachingthebridgeinourboats;thewaterwasonlyaboutfourtosixinchesdeepandthebottoma soft,deepmud,inwhichthemensunktotheirknees,yieldedtooinsecureafootingforthemtoriskwadingwithaloadofarmsandmaterialsfor destroyingthebridge.Itherefore,withgreatreluctance,decidedtobepatientandreturntoourvesselsandawaitthechangeofwind,whichIam ledtohopewillraisethewaterafootornineinchesoverthe fatswhichlieeastwardofTchongarBridge.Icouldeasilyhaveattackedand destroyedoneormoreoftheconvoyswhichpassedbeforeoureyes:indeed,IwasatonetimeonthepeninsulaofTchongarandwithintwenty yardsoftheroad,butdoingsowouldatoncehaveraisedanalarm,andtheenemy,whosealarm-fresextendedfromGenitchias farastheeye could reach towards Perekop, would have taken measures to prevent what I hope may yet be a successful attempt on Tchongar Bridge.
Favouredbyastrongnortherlygale,Ireturnedtothesouth-eastandreachedtheshipsat7a.m.thismorning,thecrewsmuchexhausted,butI trustalittlerestwillsoonbringthemround;anddirectlythechangeinthestateoftheseatakesplace,bythecommencementofasouth-east wind,Ishallagainmakeanotherattempt.NothingcouldexceedthezealandabilityexhibitedbyLieut.CommanderHortonofHerMajesty'sship Ardent andLieutenant-CommanderCommerelloftheWeser andthey,aswellasthecrews,didallthatmencoulddoinstrugglingthrough shallow water, mud and marsh, to merit success.’
ItisremarkablethatthatOsborn,theseniornavalofficerintheSeaofAzoff,shouldhavejoinedinwiththisdangerousexploit.Forhisserviceshe wasawardedtheFrenchLegionofHonourandtheOttomanOrderoftheMedjidieh;theothertwoofficers,HortonandCommerell,wereboth similarlyhonoured(andCommerellwasalsoawardedtheVictoriaCrossforhisgallantryinaseparateaction);andQuartermasterWilliamMajor, Boatswain’s Mate Goerge Rowe, and Captain of the Foretop Thomas Potter were all awarded the Legion of Honour. MajorwasdischargedasQuartermasterfromH.M.S. Alecto on9May1861,andinlaterlifewasthepublicanoftheWarrior’sArmsinFratton, Portsmouth. He died there on 11 April 1868, aged 45.
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Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol, claspunofficiallyaffixedbymeansoftwosmallrings (Corpl.O.Prince.2nd.Dra...)officially impressednaming;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(1592.Pte.O.Prince.2ndDragns.);TurkishCrimea1855, Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued,pluggedand fttedwithaCrimea-stylesuspension,mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, heavy contact marks to frst that has partially obscured naming, edge bruising throughout, the frst fair; the latter two better £300-£400
OObbiinnPPrriinnccee(1834-80)servedasaPrivate,withthe2ndDragoonsintheCrimea.Hewasdischargedon28December1875,andwasawarded the Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1876.
Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(Corpl.W.J.Hall.6thBatn.Rl.Arty.)officiallyimpressednaming;IndianMutiny1857-59,no clasp (Corpl. Wm. J. Hall V. Fld. Baty. No. 1. Cpy. 6th Bn. R.A.) edge bruise to the frst, otherwise good very fne (2) £240-£280
HHeennrryyHHaammmmoonnddwasbornatKingston-upon-Hullon26October1826andwascommissionedSecondLieutenanton11June1838.Promoted FirstLieutenanton17August1841,hewasappointedtoraiseandcommandNo.2Battery,PunjabIrregularFieldForceinNovember1850,and servedonthePunjabFrontierfromJanuary1851toAugust1853.HewaspresentatthevariousactionswiththeWuzeereeTribeofAfghanistan in1851;withtheexpeditionagainsttheEusofyzeinMarch1852,underSirColinCampbell;andintheexpeditionagainsttheSheraneesinApril 1853, under the command of Brigadier Hodgson, Commanding Punjab Irregular Force.
PromotedCaptainon3March1853,HammondsawfurtheractionduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny,servingastheBrigadeMajortotheArtilleryof theforceunderthecommandofLordClydeduringalltheoperationsconnectedwiththereliefofLucknow,forwhichserviceshewasMentioned inDespatches(CalcuttaGazette 11December1857).HewaspresentasBrigadeMajorofArtilleryattheactionofKalkarNuddee,1January 1858, and was severely wounded at the taking of the Secunderabagh, 16 January 1858.
PromotedBrevetMajoron24March1858,HammondwasappointedtocommandtheArtilleryofthecolumnunderthecommandofGeneral PennforoperationsinRohilcund,andwaspresentattheactionofKukrowleewhenGeneralPennywaskilledon1May1858,beinghonourably MentionedbyBrigadierJonescommandingthecolumn:‘the4gunsofCaptainHammond’sLightFieldBatterywerenoworderedtothefront,and nobly did this officer and his men respond to the call’ (London Gazette 28 July 1858). HammondsubsequentlycommandedtheFootArtilleryatthereductionofBareillyunderLordClydeon5May1858,andwasthenattachedto BrigadierCoke’scolumnforservicesinRohilcundfrom9May1858,beingpresentatShajehanporeandinthepursuitofrebelstoMahomdeeon 20May1858,againbeingMentioned(CalcuttaGazette 21July1858).HewaspromotedLieutenant-Colonelon26April1859;Colonelon31 December 1867; and Major-General on 1 August 1872. He died on 23 February 1898.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(P.Hanvey.A.B.H.M.S.“Northumberland.”);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut. P.Hanvey.R.N.);Coronation1911,unnamedasissued;Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued,mountedcourt-stylefor display, light pitting to frst, generally very fne and better (4)
£300-£400
PPaattrriicckkHHaannvveeyywasborninBangor,CountyDown,Ireland,on8December1857andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson8 September1873.AdvancedAbleSeamanon1September1877,heservedinH.M.S. Northumberland from1July1881to3August1884. PromotedActingBoatswainon29September1892,heretiredasChiefBoatswainon1April1912,andwasgrantedapensionforwounds. RecalledforWarservice,heservedduringtheGreatWarinPortsmouthDockyard,andwaspromotedLieutenant(Retired)on18November 1916. Awarded a Greenwich Hospital Pension of £30 per annum, he died at Brighton on 6 June 1952. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Alexandria11thJuly,Tel-El-Kebir(W.Broad.Sk.Bth.Attt.H.M.S.“Alexandra”); Khedive’sStar,dated1882,reverseengraved‘W.Broad.Sk.Bth.Attt.H.M.S.Alexandra’, lightcontactpittingfromstar,otherwise better than very fne (2)
£400-£500
38 medals issued to H.M.S. Alexandra with these two clasps, unique to this rate.
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Three: LLaannccee CCoorrppoorraall WW.. LLoocckkee,, GGrreennaaddiieerr GGuuaarrddss EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885(7222L/Corpl.W.Locke.3/Grenr.Gds.);Khedive’sStar,dated 1884-6;TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(78Pte.W.Locke.Notts:(S.N.H.)Yeo.) the frstgood fnewithedgebruising and pitting from the star, otherwise very fne
WWiilllliiaammLLoocckkee,anAgriculturalLabourerfromMinsterLovell,Oxfordshire,wasbornin1864.HeattestedintotheGrenadierGuardson19 January1892andwasadvancedLanceCorporalandservedduringtheEgyptandSudancampaign.HeappearstohavelaterservedasaPrivatein the South Nottinghamshire Hussars and was awarded a Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, however this unconfrmed.
AArrtthhuurrGGaaiinnssLLoocckkee,sonoftheabove,attestedintotheArmyServiceCorpson30March1915forserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedon the Western Front from 15 September 1915. He was discharged on 25 October 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 464641.
Three: PPrriivvaattee EE.. WW.. OOwweenn,, MMeeddiiccaall SSttaa ffff CCoorrppss,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885(6089.Pte.E.Owen.M.S.Corps.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899 -1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Driefontein,Paardeberg(6089Pte.E.W.Owen.R.A.M.C.);Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6,unnamed as issued, edge bruising and light pitting the Egypt pair, these nearly very fne; the QSA good very fne (3) £260-£300
EEddwwaarrddWWiilllliiaammOOwweennwasborninBagshotin1865andattestedfortheArmyHospitalCorpsatReadingon6August1884.HeservedinEgypt andSudanfrom24Februaryto15May1885,seeingactiveserviceatSuakin,andtheninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom13Januaryto4 October 1900. He was discharged, medically unft for further service, on 28 April 1901, after 16 years and 266 days’ service. Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
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Four: SSeerrggeeaannttPPiippeerrJJ..BBrroowwnn,,GGoorrddoonnHHiigghhllaannddeerrss,,wwhhoowwaassoonneeoofftthheePPiippeerrsswwhhoolleeddtthheeGGoorrddoonnHHiigghhllaannddeerrssiinntthheeiirr ffaammoouuss cchhaarrggee oonn tthhee DDaarrggaaii HHeeiigghhttss oonn 2200 OOccttoobbeerr 11889977,, oonn wwhhiicchh ooccccaassiioonn PPiippeerr FFiinnddllaatteerr wwaass aawwaarrddeedd tthhee VViiccttoorriiaa CCrroossss IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,ReliefofChitral1895,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98, claspcarriagealteredin ordertoaccommodateadditionalclasps (1886Sgt.Pr.J.Brown,1st.Bn.Gord.Highrs.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps, CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,Belfast(1886Sgt.-PiperJ.Brown,GordonHighrs:);King’sSouthAfrica1901 -02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(1886Serjt:J.Brown.GordonHighrs:);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(1886C.Sjt: J. Brown Gordon Hdrs.) mounted for display, contact marks and minor edge bruising, generally nearly very fne (4) £2,400-£2,800
Intheautumnof1897theGovernmentofIndiareactedtotheunprovokedaggressionoftheAfridisandOrakzaisbymountinganexpeditionof 44,000mentoentertheirsummerhomelandsofTirah.TheexpeditionaryforcewascommandedbyLieutenant-GeneralSirWilliamLockhart,and the 1st Gordon Highlanders were brigaded with the 1st Dorsets, 1st/2nd Gurkhas, and the 15th Sikhs.
On18October1897the2ndDivisionunderSirPowerPalmer,movedouttodislodgetheenemy.AfteralongwearisomeapproachtheGurkhas, SikhandBritishinfantryswarmedupthesteepascentandtookthepositionatacostofonlytwokilledandthirteenwounded.Duringthe afternoonhoweveritwasdecidedtoabandonthepositionduetodifficultiesofsupplyandwater.Itwasthoughtthatthetribesmenwouldnot followbutasthebrigadebegantowithdrawsome4,000freshtribesmen,havingdeterminedtoreinforcetheAlikhels,advancedfromtheKhanki valleyandbegantocloselypresstherearguard,killingsevenmenandwoundingthirty-fourbeforethebrigadereachedcamp.Lockhartfeltthatthe presenceofworkingpartieswiththeirstrongcoveringpartiesimprovingtheroadthroughtheChagruValleywoulddetertheenemyfrom reoccupyingtheDargaiHeightsbutontheeveningofthe19thhereceivedinformationthatsome12,000oftheenemywereinevidence.The1st and 2nd Divisions were accordingly put under orders to retake the heights next day and thus open the way through the pass into Tirah. SirGeorgeMacMunn,thenayounggunnerofficer,wasaneyewitness:‘ManyhoursbeforedawnonOctoberthe20thintheyearofgrace1897 thetroopscommencedtheascentofthepass.Theleadingbrigade,whichwastostormtheheightswascommandedbyBrigadierKempster...The Gurkhasweretolead,supportedbytheDorsets,andsothattheBrigadiershouldnotdrawtooheavilyonhisownbattalionsatthatstage,the Derbyswerelenthimalso.Fromthetopofthepassalongnarrowridgeconnectedwiththeheights,runningparallelwiththemforsome hundreds of yards, and then was joined to the foot of the actual cliffs by a narrow neck with steep sides that fell away to the gorges below. Untilthisneckwasreachedtheattackersweremoreorlessundercover,butastheyemergedonthenecktheywouldbesweptbyhundredsof rifespostedonthecliffsabove.TherestofthedivisionwasnowcrowdedontheChagruKotalandasfarastheeyecouldseelonglinesof transportanimalsstoodundertheirload,anddownintheplainsbelowtensofthousandsmorewaitingfortheleadingtroopstoclear theway. ThreemountainbatteriesperchedontheKotal...commencedtobombardtheheights...ThensuddenlyColonelTraversandhisleadingGurkhas dashedoutontotheneckandgainedthecoverofamassofoverhangingrock.Therifemenabovehadnotexpectedit,butnowhundredsof muzzleswereturnedonthissolealleywayoftheneckthatlaybelowthem...invainmorementriedtojoinColonelTraverssothathemight attempttoscalethenowdefantheights!Invain,officerafterofficertriedtoleadanddribblehismenover.Astormofrifebulletssweptthem awayandthefallenrolleddowntheprecipitousslopesoftheneck.TheDorsetscameup,onlytobesweptawaybythehailof frefromabove... Still the fying bullet down the pass was master and the cold steel and fxed bayonets had no say.’
‘UpontheKotalthedivisionalgeneralwasmuchconcerned;herewasheblockingthemovementofthewholearmy,thehourswereslipping away,andhewasduetohavehisdivisionassembledintheKhankivalleythatnightandpassGod-alone-knowshowmanythousandtransport animalsovertheKotaltoo...’IndeedallthatYeatman-Biggscoulddowastosendinmoretroops,andsotheGordonswereorderedupwiththe 3rdSikhs.‘Theconstantstreamofthedeadandwounded[whohadtriedbefore]...wasnotanencouragingsighttotheGordons;whilethe enemy,fullofconfdenceintheimpregnabilityoftheirposition,werewavingtheirstandards,beatingtheirdrums,andshoutingdefance.On reachingthespotwheretheDerby’sandDorsetswere,theHighlanderslayundercoverwhilethegunsconcentratedtheir freforthreeminutes onthesummit.Whenthemomentforactioncame,ColonelMathiasaddressedtheminthesesimpleandsoldier-likewords,whichsentathrillnot onlythroughhisownmenbutthroughthewholeoftheBritishEmpire-“TheGeneralsaysthishillmustbetakenatallcosts-theGordon Highlanders will take it.”
‘Mathiasdecidedthatasitwasuselesstomaketheascentindribsanddrabs,theregimentwouldadvanceenmasse,reasoningthatsomewould surelyreachthecrest.AfteramomentaryhushtheHighlandersassuredtheirColonelwithaheartycheerthathisconfdence inthemwasnot misplaced-“TheGordonHighlanderswilladvanceincloseorder!Officersandpiperstothefront!”Thepipe-majorswunghisplaidandhisdrones overhisshoulderwithamagnifcentgesture,andstruckup“CockoftheNorth.”andthen,withtheirColonelattheirheadasinthedaysofold, theHighlandersrushedforthandwiththemtheimpatientremnantsofthosewhohadtriedbefore.Furiousvolleyssweptfromabove,andmanya bullet found its billet on that jostling crowded neck, but nothing could stop the rush.’
FortheirgallantryintakingtheDargaiHeights,theGordonHighlanderswereawardedtwoVictoriaCrosses,toPiperGeorgeFindlaterand Private Edward Lawson, and seven Distinguished Conduct Medals.
Six: SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. DD.. KKiinnggssttoonn,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy,, llaatteerr SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann CCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy aanndd OOxxffoorrddsshhiirree YYeeoommaannrryy BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,1clasp,Mashonaland1897(93360Bomdr.W.D.Kingston 13/Bty:R.F.A.) renamed,withtracesofbrooch-mountingtobackstrapofclasp;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,Talana, DefenceofLadysmith,Laing’sNek,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal, Laing’sNekclaspatailor’scopy (93360Sgt.W. D.Kingston,13/Bty:R.F.A.) Batterynumberre-engraved;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica 1902(1469T.Sj:-Maj:W.D.Kingston.S.A.C.);1914Star,withclasp(2184Sjt.W.D.Kingston.Oxf:Yeo.);BritishWarandVictory Medals, BWM and VM both erased; generally good fne and better (6) £240-£280
WW..DD..KKiinnggssttoonnattestedfortheQueen’sOwnOxfordshireHussarsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2 October 1914. He was discharged on 10 August 1917, and was awarded a Silver War Badge. Sold with a Lord Roberts South Africa 1900 medallion.
Queen’sSudan1896-98(3941Pte.T.Long21/Lcrs.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum(3941Pte.T.Long21st Lcrs) heavy contact marks, good fne and better (2)
£2,400-£2,800
Provenance: Warwick Cary Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2020.
TT..LLoonnggservedwiththe21stLancersintheSudan,andiscon frmedashavingtakenpartinthefamouschargeatOmdurmanon2September 1898aspartof‘D’SquadronunderCaptainEadon.TheSquadron,inthecentreofthecharge,enteredthe khor atitswidestpointandwherethe Dervishes were most densely packed, as a result of which it suffered the highest number of fatalities. Accordingtothe21stLancersregimentaljournal, TheVedette, No.110-ExtractsfromOrdersJan1st-June30th1899-the5thprizeforBest Swordsman, £1 10s and Badge, was awarded to 3941 T. Long.
FFrreeddeerriicckkSSwwiinnddlleehhuurrssttattestedintothe2nd(RoyalScotsGreys)DragoonsandservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.HisBoerWarmedal rollextractsnotethathewasdischargedwithignominyandthathismedalswereforfeited,butlaterrestoredon21January1929.Hefurther attestedintotheRoyalFieldArtilleryon17April1911underthepseudonymJohnCharlesBrown,withregimentalno.64863andservedduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontwith190thBrigadefrom10September1914.AdvancedBombardier,hewasdischargedasaconsequence of sickness in March 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 464113. Sold with copied research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, unofficialrivetsbetweenthird,fourth,and ffthclasps(15106Tpr:J.Churchill.74th.Coy.Imp:Yeo:) surnamepartiallyunofficially re-engraved;1914Star(RTS-2413Strpr.J.Churchill.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(RTS-2413Pte.J.Churchill.A.S.C.) nearly very fne (4)
JJoohhnnCChhuurrcchhiillllwasborninSomersetin1877andservedwiththe74th(Dublin)Company,ImperialYeomanryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoer War,andthenwiththeArmyServiceCorpsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom8October1914.Hewasdischarged,nolonger physically ftforwarservice,on17December1917.HisGreatWarattestationpapersstatethathewasdischargedfromtheImperialYeomanry on the termination of his engagement on 4 July 1901, and so his South Africa 1902 clasp is unconfrmed.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Talana,DefenceofLadysmith,Laing’sNek,Belfast(4038Pte.F.Landon,I:Leic:Regt.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4038Pte.F.Landon.Leicester:Regt.) edgebruising, nearly very fne (2)
FFrraanncciissWWiilllliiaammLLaannddoonnwasborninLoughborough,Leicestershire,in1873andattestedtherefortheLeicestershireRegimenton14April1894. Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricafrom2January1896to11October1902.HetransferredtotheReserveon23November1902, andwasdischargedon13April1910,after16years’service.Re-enlistingfollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,hesawfurtherservicewiththe 2ndBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom8December1914,andwaskilledinactioninMesopotamiaatShaikhSa’adduringtheoperationsto relieve Kut on 7 January 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. Sold with copied research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(4767Pte.T.Proctor.Worcester:Regt.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4767Pte.T.Proctor.Worcester:Regt.);BritishWar and Victory Medals (12709 Pte. T. Proctor. Welsh R.) minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fne (4) £140-£180
TThhoommaassPPrrooccttoorrservedwiththe2ndBattalion,WorcestershireRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andthenwiththe2ndBattalion, WelshRegimentduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29November1914(alsoentitledtoa1914-15Star).Hewasdischargedon9 January 1919.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
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Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. DDuu ffff ,, RRooyyaall HHiigghhllaannddeerrss Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(7709Pte.J.Duff Rl.Highrs.) renamed,tracesofbroochmounting,andsuspensionclawre-affixed;1914-15Star(1866.Sjt.J.Duff.R.Highrs.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1866Sjt.J.Duff.R.Highrs.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial, namingerasedonlast; the QSA nearly very fne, the rest generally very fne and better (5)
£60-£80
JJaammeessDDuu ffff servedwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalHighlandersinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom2May1915.Hewasdischarged,nolongerphysically ftforWarservice,on21March1918,andwasawardeda Silver War Badge, no. 373430.
Sold with a photographic image of the recipient taken in later life wearing his medals, and copied medal roll extracts.
WWaalltteerrAAllbbeerrttKKeellllyytthhoorrnneewasborninShorditch,London,on19July1881andservedwiththeVolunteerSpecialServiceCompany,1stBattalion, EssexRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Invalidedon14September1900,hesubsequentlyservedwiththe87thCompany(Rough Riders)ImperialYeomanry(alsoentitledtotheBelfastclasp).HesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarwithboththe24thBattalion,Rife BrigadeandtheNorthumberlandFusiliers,andwasdisembodiedon14June1920.Atrolleybusconductorincivilianlife,hediedinIlford,Essex, on 21 March 1950.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts and other research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(5934Pte.T.Collins.MiddlesexRegt.);1914Star(L-5934Pte.V.E.Ellis.1/Middx:R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-5934 Pte. V. E. Ellis. Midd’x R.) mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fne (4)
£140-£180
VVaalleennttiinneeEEddwwaarrddEElllliissattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentunderthe alias T.Collinson9September1899andsawactiveserviceduringthe BoerWar.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom22September1914,wasgassedandwoundedintheBattle of Loos on 25 September 1915, and was discharged due to wounds on 31 July 1916, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. 58,493.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(2267Pte.D.Daft.K.R.R.C.) suspensionclawre-affixed;1914-15Star(2267Pte.D.Daft.K.R.Rif:C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2267A.Cpl.D.Daft.K. R. Rif. C.) nearly very fne (4) £100-£140
DDaavviiddDDaaffttservedwiththeKing’sRoyalRi feCorpsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom24November1914,missingoutonbeing awarded a 1914 Star by just two days.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,ReliefofLadysmith, TugelaHeights, topclaspatailor’scopy (3239Pte.A.Kempster,I:Yk:&Lanc: Regt.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(1806Bndsmn:A.E.Kempster.IrishGds.) mounted as worn, contact marks, very fne (2) £180-£220
AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddKKeemmppsstteerrwasborninHammersmithon2February1877andattested fortheYorkandLancasterRegimentasaBandBoyatGuildfordonhis15thBirthday,2 February1892.Postedtothe1stBattalion,hewasappointedaBandsmanon20 October1897,andservedwiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom13 December1899,beingduringthereliefofLadysmithincludingtheforcingoftheTugela HeightsduringFebruary1900,andseeingfurtherserviceduringoperationsintheCape Colony.Postedhomeon11June1900,hewasappointedLance-Corporalon2 February1901,andtransferredtothe2ndBattalionon20December1902.Reverting toBandsmanon23December1902,hebecameoneofthefoundingmembersofthe IrishGuardsonitsformation,andjoinedthenewregimentasaBandsmanon24 October1903.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinOctober 1910, and was discharged on 1 February 1913, after 21 years’ service.
Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
AArrtthhuurrJJoonneesswasborninBirminghamin1882andattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpson9March1901,havingpreviouslyservedinthe 5th(Militia)Battalion,RoyalWarwickshireRegiment.HeservedwithNo.5GeneralHospital,Pretoria,duringthelattermonthsoftheBoerWar, departingforSouthAfricaon20December1901,andsawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarwiththe8thFieldAmbulanceontheWestern Front from 20 August 1914.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(Mr.W.Kemery.NatalGovt:Rlys:);1914-15Star(Spr.W.KemeryS.A.E.C.);British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Spr. W. Kemery S.A.E.C.) good very fne (4)
£120-£160
WWaalltteerrKKeemmeerryywasborninBathford,Somerset,on20June1878andin1896wasemployedbytheGreatWesternRailwaysintheGoods DepartmentatBristolRailwayStation.SubsequentlyemigratingtoSouthAfrica,hewasemployedbytheNatalGovernmentRailwaysinDurban, andservedduringtheBoerWarasaFiremanwiththeLocomotiveDepartmentoftheN.G.R.,workingsupplytrainsbetweenStandertonand ElandsfonteinintheTransvaal.HesawfurtherduringtheGreatWarwith“C”Company,SouthAfricanEngineeringCorpsinGermanSouthWest Africa, and died in Durban on 3 November 1954.
HHeennrryyJJoohhnnssoonnattestedfortheIrishGuardson9September1913andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13 August 1914. He was discharged due to wounds on 19 October 1917, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 256,452. Sold with copied research.
Three: PPrriivvaattee AA.. SShhaaww,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss 1914Star,with copy clasp(9283Pte.A.Saw.2/R.W.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9283Pte.A.Shaw.R.W.Fus.) mounted for wear, slight contact marks, very fne (3)
£90-£120
AAllffrreeddSShhaawwwasborninAltrincham,Cheshire,on21May1888.HeattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusilierson21October1906andservedfor sixyearsbeforetransferringtotheArmyReserveon31May1912.RecalledforserviceduringtheGreatWar,heservedontheWesternFront withthe2ndBattalionfrom1September1914.Dischargedasnolongerphysicallyforforwarserviceon15June1916,hewasawardedaSilver War Badge, No. 10697.
Soldwithdetailedoriginalservicepapersanddischargedocuments,aregimentalcapbadgeandshouldertitles,copiedMedalIndexCardand copied medal roll extracts.
FFrraannkkGGeeoorrggee,aTelephoneEngineerfromStanley,Liverpool,attestedintotheArmyServiceCorpsandwasadvancedSergeant.Heservedduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe5thAmmunitionParkfrom16August1914andwascommissionedintotheRoyalFlyingCorpsin February1917.SeriouslyInjuredinanairaccidenton20August1917,whilstservingatHomewith28Squadron,hewaspronouncedunftfor general service and later ft for light duties on 17 November 1919. He died on 10 April 1972.
1914Star(71510Gnr:N.Stanniforth[sic].R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(71510Gnr.N.Staniforth.R.A.) theStar polished and lacquered, nearly very fne (3) £60-£80
NNoorrmmaannSSttaanniiffoorrtthhattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththe43rdBatteryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom16 August 1914 (also entitled to a clasp to his 1914 Star).
Sold with copied Medal Index Cards confrming that the correct spelling of his name was with one ‘n’.
TThhoommaassPPeerrcciivvaallGGoouugghhattestedfortheRoyalEngineerson4February1900,andservedpriortotheGreatWarwiththeBalloonSection.He sawactiveservicewiththe8thRailwayCompany,RoyalEngineersRailwayTransportDepartmentduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 15 August 1914, and was discharged due to sickness on 27 November 1917, being awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 284151.
Sold with a photogrpahic image showing the ascent of an observation balloon over the Front.
FFrraannccee,, TThhiirrdd RReeppuubblliicc,, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1916, with bronze star on riband, good fne (6) £100-£140
FFrraannkkBBoonneeattestedintotheRoyalEngineersandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwith57thFieldCompany.Hewastaken prisoner on 9 January 1915.
TThhoommaassAAllddeerrssoonn,fromBangoronDee,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe 1stBattalionfrom6October1914.Hereceivedashrapnelwoundtohisleftlegon27October1914whenhisbattalionwereoccupyingtrenches East of Kleine, at Zillebeke, during the First Battle of Ypres. He was discharged as no longer physically fr for service on 6 June 1916.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee TT.. HHuugghheess,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2266 JJaannuuaarryy 11991155 1914 Star (9094 Pte. T. Hughes. 2/R. W. Fus.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (9094 Pte. T. Hughes. R. W. Fus.) generally very fne
TThhoommaassHHuugghheess,aBootTradeShopAssistantfromWrexham,Denbeighshire,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusilierson3May1906.Heserved duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe2ndBattalionfrom13August1914andwaskilledinactionon21January1915.Heis buried in Bois-Grenier Communal Cemetery, France.
M.I.D. London Gazette 4 January 1917.
EEddwwaarrddEEvvaannLLllooyyddwasborninLantysilio,Dendighshire,andattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringthetheGreatWar.He servedontheWesternFrontwiththe17thBattalionfrom5December1915beforefurtherservicewiththe10thBattalion.Mentionedi despatches, he died of wounds on 4 October 1917 and is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Sold with copied Medal Index Cards.
1914 Star (7337 Pte. A. Maxfeld. 4/R. W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (7337 Pte. A. Maxfeld. R. W. Fus.) very fne (3) £100-£140
AAaarroonnMMaaxx ff eellddattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusilierson24February1914,presumablyagedaround14,andservedduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontwiththe4thBattalionfrom6November1914.TherollextractfortheSilverWarBadgesuggeststhathewasdischarged,aged 18, on 6 February 1919 and awarded Badge, No. B275483.
1914 Star (7299 Pte. E. Roberts. 2/R. W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (7299 Pte. E. Roberts. R. W. Fus.) very fne (3) £80-£100 221166
EEddwwaarrddRRoobbeerrttssattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe2ndBattalionfrom29 August 1914.
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Three: CCaappttaaiinn FF.. LL.. NNeewwllaanndd,, 11//22nndd BBaattttaalliioonn,, MMoonnmmoouutthhsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt ((TT..FF..)) 1914 Star (2. Lieut: F. L. Newland. Mon: R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. F. L. Newland.) very fne
1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. N. C. Newland Mon. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. N. C. Newland) very fne (6) £500-£700
FFrraannkkLLeesslliieeNNeewwllaannddwasthesonofAlfredNewlandof97Oak feldRoad,Newport,Monmouthshire.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenant inthe1/2ndBattalion,MonmouthshireRegiment(T.F.)inNovember1914.NewlandservedwiththeBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom7 November 1914, and advanced to Captain.
NNoorrmmaannCChheesstteerrNNeewwllaannddwasthesonofAlfredNewlandof97Oak feldRoad,Newport,Monmouthshire,andwasthebrotheroftheabove. HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe1/1stBattalion,MonmouthshireRegiment(T.F.)inNovember1914.Newlandservedduringthe GreatWarwiththeBattalionintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom1April1915.Hewaswoundedandcapturedinthebitter fghtingwhichfollowed the frstGermanGasattackatYpres,whenhisBattalionwasvirtuallyannihilatedlosing7officerskilled(includingtheCommandingOfficer LieutenantColonelC.L.Robinson)onthe8thMayalone.Newlandwasalmostcertainlywoundedandcapturedonthelatterdate,with British BattalionsonTheWesternFront,JanuarytoJune1915 givinghimassuch.Thefollowingextractfroma ShortHistoryoftheMonmouths givesthe following:
‘Ifthe2ndBn.escapedtheintense fghtingof8thmaywhenthe1stand3rdBns.werereducedtomerefragmentsindefenceoftheFrezenberg position,ithadaprolongedandstrenuoustrailanditisonlyincomparisonwiththeothertwoBns.thatitmayseemtohavefaredwell.On8th Mayoneoftheworstdaysinthewholestruggle,the1stBn.werethe frsttobearthebrunt ofthetremendousbombardmentfollowedbyan attackingreatforce.BothBns.werevirtuallyannihilatedbytheendofMay.Theirsurvivorsbetweenthemhardlyamountedtoacompany,but theyhadputupasplendid fght.Itsstandhasbeenpickedoutbytheofficialhistoryofthewarasahistoricepisodeinthewar.(Note1,2and3 Bns. amalgamated on 22nd May. Their total strength being 900 Officers and men, two thirds of which were from 2nd Bn.’ NewlandwasnotrecordedontheBattalion’sstrengthatBrielen,9May1915,andhewaslistedas‘MissinginAction’,11May1915.Second Lieutenant Newland died of wounds in German hands, 31 May 1915, and is buried in Roeselare Communal Cemetery, Belgium.
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Three: PPrriivvaattee GG.. PP.. BBeennnneetttt,, AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss,, llaatteerr LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt 1914Star(M1-5972Pte.G.P.Bennett,A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M-05972Pte.G.R[sic].Bennett.A.S.C.) very fne and better
1914-15Star(8704.Pte.J.F.Battams.R.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8704Pte.J.F.Battams.R.Fus.) generallygood very fne (6) £100-£140
GGeeoorrggeePP..BBeennnneettttattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththe4thAmmunitionParkduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 28 October 1914 (also entitled to a claps to his 1914 Star). He subsequently transferred to the London Regiment.
JJoohhnnFFrreeddeerriicckkBBaattttaammssattestedfortheRoyalFusilierson1665July1915andservedwiththe20th(PublicSchools)BattalionduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom12November1915.HetransferredtotheLabourCorpson29June1917,andsufferedaninjurytothehead whenaBritishRedCrossSocietyambulanceinwhichhewasapassengercollidedwithatramwaycarinFranceon5January1919.Hewas discharged Class ‘Z’ on 27 March 1919.
1914Star(S-33990Pte.A.Ward.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S-33990Pte.A.Ward.A.S.C.) edgebruisingto second, some staining, contact marks, good fne
British War Medal 1914-20 ((6633227733 PPttee.. FF.. HH.. DDaawwssoonn.. RR.. WW.. FFuuss..)) slight edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fne (4) £60-£80
AAllffrreedd WWaarrdd attested into the Army Service Corps and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 August 1914. FFrraanncciiss HHeennrryy DDaawwssoonn attested into the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and served during the Great War in Palestine with the 7th Battalion. Sold with copied Medal Index Cards.
1914-15Star(T3-024209,Dvr.F.Jesty.A.S.C.)Pte.S.E.Lloyd.R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(T3-024209Cpl.F. Jesty. A.S.C.) very fne (9)
£100-£140
Five: PPrriivvaattee CC.. BB.. SShhrriimmppttoonn,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss,, llaatteerr UUnniioonn DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee 1914Star(2229Pte.C.B.Shrimpton.R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2229Pte.C.B.Shrimpton.R.A.M.C.);War Medal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,thesebothofficiallyimpressed‘42076C.B.Shrimpton’, edgebruisingandcontactmarks, generally good fne and better (5) £80-£100
CCyyrriillBBeerrttiieeSShhrriimmppttoonn(1891-1970)attestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom17October1914.HesubsequentlyattestedatCullinanintheTransvaalasPrivate,No.42076,intheSouthAfricanMedicalCorpson 8 April 1940, and was discharged on 9 January 1947.
Four: PPeettttyy OO ffiffi cceerr HH.. VViinniinngg,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1914-15Star(227670H.Vining.L.S.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(227670H.Vining.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fxed suspension (227670 H. Vining. P.O. H.M.S. Pembroke.) mounted for wear, nearly very fne
Three: CCaappttaaiinn SSiirr PPrryyccee VViiccttoorr PPrryyccee--JJoonneess,, BBtt..,, WWeellsshh HHoorrssee 1914-15Star(Capt.P.V.Pryce-Jones.WelshH.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.P.V.Pryce-Jones.),intheirdamaged named card boxes of issue, extremely fne
TThhee11993399--4455WWaarrMMeeddaallttooLLiieeuutteennaannttJJoohhnnPPrryycceeHHaarrddiieeMMoorrrriissVVaauugghhaann,,DDuukkeeooffCCoorrnnwwaallll’’ssLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,aattttaacchheedd77tthh BBaattttaalliioonn SSoouutthh LLaannccaasshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo ddiieedd oonn 2288 DDeecceemmbbeerr 11994444 WarMedal1939-45,unnamed,initscardboxofissueaddressedto‘Capt.SirV.Pryce-Jones,TheManorHouse,GreatRyburgh, Fakenham, Suffolk’, together with its original named condolence slip to ‘Lieutenant J. P. H. M. Vaughan’, extremely fne (4) £400-£500
PPrryycceeVViiccttoorrPPrryyccee--JJoonneesswasbornon10June1887,thesonofColonelEdwardPryce-JonesandBeatrice,daughterofHerbertHardie,ofOrford House,Cheshire.ColonelPryce-JoneswasanM.P.forMontgomeryDistrict,1895-1906,andwasHon.Major,MontgomeryshireYeomanryand Lieutenant-ColonelandHon.ColonelCommandingthe5thVolunteerBattalionSouthWalesBorderers,whichheraised.ColonelPryce-Joneswas createdaBaronetin1918.PryceVictorPryce-JoneswaseducatedatEtonandCambridge.Heservedasa2ndLieutenantinthe5thBattalion SouthWalesBorderers,1904-08andasaCaptaininthe7thBattalionRoyalWelshFusiliers,July1908-December1914andCaptaininthe Welsh Horse, December 1914-June 1921.
WiththeonsetoftheGreatWarhewaslistedasaCaptaininKingGeorge’sOwnCentralIndiaHorseandwaslateraCaptainintheWelsh Horse,attachedtothe2/1stCheshireYeomanry.HeservedontheWesternFrontfrom3April1915andlatersucceededhisfatheras2nd Baronetin1926.FinallyleavingtheTerritorialArmyReserveofOfficersin1937,helatterlylivedatTheManorHouse,GreatRyburgh,near Fakenham, Norfolk and died on 27 February 1963.
JJoohhnnPPrryycceeHHaarrddiieeMMoorrrriissVVaauugghhaann,thesonofCaptainEdwardHaroldVaughan,M.C.andnephewofSirPryceVictorPryce-Jones,2ndBaronet, wascommissionedintotheDukeofCornwall’sLightInfantryforserviceduringtheSecondWar.AdvancedLieutenant,hewasattached7th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment and died on 28 December 1944, aged 20. He is buried in the Kirkee War Cemetery, India.
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Three: PPrriivvaattee BB.. WWiilllliiaammss,, WWeellsshh HHoorrssee 1914-15Star(920Pte.B.Williams.WelshH.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(920Pte.B.Williams.WelshH.);togetherwitha R.A.O.B.medal,bronze,inscribedonreverse,‘PresentedtoBro.B.WilliamsNo.35579025thBatt.R.W.F.bytheCliftonLodge No. 1884’, with ‘Service’ top bar and enamelled shield on riband, mounted for display, good very fne and better (4) £120-£160
BBeennjjaammiinnWWiilllliiaammssattestedintotheWelshHorseandservedduringtheGreatWarintheBalkanstheatrefrom1October1915.Hesawfurther service with the 25th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers and was discharged on 14 February 1919. Sold with copied Medal Index Card.
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Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt TT.. CCrroossss,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy 1914-15Star(30484Bmbr:T.Cross.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(30384Sjt.T.Cross.R.A.) the frstgilded,generally very fne
1914-15Star(1233Dvr.J.W.Cross.2/F.A.Bde.A.I.F.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1233Dvr.J.W.Cross.2-F.A.Bde.A.I.F.) very fne
Pair: TTeemmppoorraarryy CCoorrppoorraall SS.. SSiimmoonnss,, 11sstt PPiioonneeeerr BBaattttaalliioonn,, AAuussttrraalliiaann IImmppeerriiaall FFoorrccee British War and Victory Medals (2678 T-Cpl. S. Simons. 1 Pnr. Bn. A.I.F.) very fne (8)
£80-£100
TThhoommaassCCrroossss,fromWalsall,Sta ffordshire,attestedintotheRoyalFieldArtilleryon29September1914forserviceduringtheGreatWarand servedontheWesternFrontfrom28August1915.AdvancedSergeant,hewasdischargedasaconsequenceofsicknesson30June1916and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 89630.
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammCCrroossss,believedtobethebrotherofThomas,wasborninCaxton,Bedfordshire,andattestedintothe6thBattery,Australian Artillery,atAlbertPark,Victoria,on18August1914,forserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedatGallipoliwherehewaswoundedbyashell splintertohisspine,whilstcarryingawoundedcomrade.Transferredtohospital,hesubsequentlydevelopedcardiacdilationandwasreturnedto Australiawherehediedon16December1917.HeisburiedinBrisbaneGeneral(Toowong)Cemetery,Australia.Hisnextofkinwasnotedashis mother, Mrs. M. Roberts, of Walsall, Staffordshire.
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SSaammuueellSSiimmoonnss(norelationtotheCrossfamily),anOxiAcetyleneWelderoriginallyfromManchester,England,livinginAnnandale,NewSouth Wales,attestedintothe1stPioneerBattalion,AustralianImperialForce,atSydney,on22May1916.HeservedontheWesternFrontfrom13 October 1917 and was advanced Temporary Corporal.
Soldwithcopiedservicepapers,anoriginalPostWaroftherecipientinuniform,alongsidehiswife,therecipient’sdogtag’s,capbadge,trade badge,areturnedfromactiveservicebadge,no.172925,withlapelbuttonbadge,ahallmarkedsilvertiepin,andasilverandenamelWomenof Australia ‘For Duty Done’ badge, no. 18537.
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Four: GGuunnnneerr DD.. AA.. MMaannssoonn,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy,, llaatteerr LLootthhiiaann aanndd BBoorrddeerr HHoorrssee 1914-15Star(3185Gnr.S.A.Manson.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3185Gnr.D.A.Manson.R.A.);Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (3185 Gnr. D. A. Manson. R.A.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fne
Pair: MMrrss.. EEllssiiee MM.. MMaannssoonn DefenceMedal;VoluntaryMedicalServiceMedal,withthreeAdditional‘GenevaCross’AwardBars(Mrs.ElsieMayManson) mounted as worn, very fne (6)
£100-£140
DD..AA..MMaannssoonnservedwiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom8June1915.Helatertransferred to the Lothian and Border Horse.
British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. E. C. Andrews.) very fne (8)
£140-£180
JJoohhnnTTaallbboottattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29July1915.Helater transferredtotheMotorMachineGunService(RoyalFieldArtillery);MachineGunCorps(Motors);HeavySection,MachineGunCorps;andTank Corps, and was wounded in action in the left forearm during operations in the vicinity of Cambrai on 23 November 1917.
OOrrmmoonnddBBeellcchheerrAAnnddrreewwss(1896-1971)servedduringtheGreatWarwiththeTransvaalScottish;the12thSouthAfricanInfantry;theKing’s ShropshireLightInfantryandtheGuards’MachineGunRegiment,andsawactiveserviceinSouth-WestAfrica,GermanEastAfrica,andonthe Western Front. He was gassed on 24 April 1918, and later served during the Rand Revolt of 1922.
EErriiccCCaannttyyAAnnddrreewwss,brotheroftheabove,wasbornin1895andservedinitiallywiththeRandRi fesonoperationsagainsttherebelsinthe northernOrangeFreeState,1914,andinGermanSouth-WestAfrica,1914-15(alsoentitledtoa1914-15Star,butthereisnoindicationinthe recordsoftheSouthAfricanDefenceForcethatthemedalwaseversenttohisfamily).Transferringtothe9thFieldCompany,RoyalEngineers, hesawfurtherserviceontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionatTronesWoodon12October1916.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
Three: LLiieeuutteennaanntt KK.. WW.. HHaarrttllaanndd,, 220088tthh SSiieeggee BBaatttteerryy,, RRooyyaall GGaarrrriissoonn AArrttiilllleerryy,, llaattee GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15 Star (2826 Pte. K. Hartland. Glouc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. K. W. Hartland.) good very fne
KKeennnneetthhHHaarrttllaannddattestedfortheGloucestershireRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom31March 1915.TransferringtotheRoyalEngineers,hewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe208thSiegeBattery,RoyalGarrisonArtillery,on14 September1917,andsawfurtherservicewiththemattachedtotheRoyalEngineers.WoundedonChristmasDay1917,heremainedatduty. SubsequentlyappointedChiefSurveyor,SurveyDepartmentofNorthernRhodesia,duringtheSecondWorldWarhejoinedtheNaval IntelligenceDivision,andwasputinchargeofthedrawingofficeoftheOxfordSub-Centre.Hisunitwasresponsibleformaps,diagrams,andline drawingsofMoroccoandTurkey,bothpublishedin1942;Algeria,FrenchWestAfrica,PalestineandTransjordan,andSyria,allpublishedin1943; the Belgian Congo, published in 1944; Italy, Persia, and Tunisia all published in 1945; and Western Arabia and the Red Sea, published in 1946. AArrtthhuurrRRiicchhaarrddAAnnssoonnDDiicckkiinnssservedwiththeSouthSta ffordshireRegimentduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromApril1915,and wasthreetimeswoundedinaction(twicein1915,andagainin1916).HewassubsequentlyappointedasanAssistantDistrictOfficer (Administrative Officer) in the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria in January 1921.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(W-4575Dvr.J.Dalley.R.A.);DefenceMedal,mountedasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’s grandson’s Fire Brigade Long Service Medal, E.II.R. ((FFiirreemmaann GGllyynn JJ DDaalllleeyy)) in Royal Mint case of issue, good very fne
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(950999Dvr.J.Jasper.R.A.);togetherwiththerecipient’sCommemorativeMedalfor Combatants of the Somme 1914-18 and 1940, bronze, unnamed, together with an unnamed certifcate, good very fne
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.T.H.M.Barnett.),1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf, the WWII awards all privately engraved ‘Lt. Col. T. H. M. Barnett’, good very fne (15)
£180-£220
TThhoommaassDDuunnllooppLLaawwssoonnattestedfortheSeaforthHighlandersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11 August1915.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheNorthumberlandFusilierson14February1917,andwaswoundedandtaken PrisonerofWaratHeudicourt,nearEpéhy,on22March1918,ontheseconddayoftheGermanSpringOffensive.Forhisservicesduringthe Great War was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 23 May 1918).
JJaammeessDDaalllleeyy(1891-1950)wasadmittedtoNo.2GeneralHospital,LeHavre,su fferingwithneurasthenia(“shellshock”)on25August1917. Whenthe1939Registerwascompiled,hewasdescribedasagenerallabourerandauxiliary fremanintheHayesFireServicedetachment,livingat No. 25, Commonwealth Avenue, Hayes in West London.
JJoohhnnJJaassppeerr‘volunteeredinOctober1915,andservedoverseasasaSaddlerwiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryfromMarch1916.Whilstonthe WesternFronthewasengagedinthe fghtingatVimyRidge,Loos,theSomme,Beaumont-Hamel,andwaswoundednearArrasin1918.Hewas senttohospitalinEngland,anduponrecoveryrejoinedhisBatteryinthe fringline,andserveduntiltheendofthewar.Hewasdemobilisedin March 1919.’
RRoobbeerrttAArrtthhuurr,fromNewcastleuponTyne,attestedintotheNorthumberlandFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe WesternFrontwiththe1/6thBattalionfrom20April1915.AdvancedCorporal,hesawfurtherservicewiththe1/5thBattalionandwaskilledin actionon27January1918.TheCommonwealthWarGravesCommissionregisternoteshisrankasLanceSergeant.Heiscommemoratedonthe Arras Memorial, France, and the Warkworth War Memorial, Northumberland.
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammLLaaxx,aCollieratWindlestoneColliery,Darlington,attestedintotheYorkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarand servedontheWesternFrontwiththe7thBattalionfrom12August1915.Hewaskilledinactiononthe frstdayoftheBattleoftheSomme,1 July1916,duringtheattackonFricourtvillage,andiscommemoratedontheSpecialMemorialinFricourtMilitaryCemetery,France,where59 non commissioned officer’s and men are believed to have been buried in a shell hole.
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Three: CCaappttaaiinn EE.. WW.. BBeellll,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss 1914-15 Star (Capt. E. W. Bell. R. W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt E. W. Bell) good very fne (3)
£100-£140
EErriiccWWaalltteerrBBeellllwascommissionedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwith10th Battalion from 27 September 1915. He saw further service with the Railway Transport Establishment.
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Three: CCaappttaaiinn CC.. HH.. JJoonneess,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass sseevveerreellyy wwoouunnddeedd oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt,, aatt LLaavveennttiiee oonn 1166 MMaayy 11991166 1914-15 Star (Capt. C. H. Jones. R. W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. C. H. Jones) good very fne (3) £180-£220
CChhaarrlleessHHeennrryyJJoonneess,aPrinterfromWrexham,Denbighshire,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusilierson30September1914forserviceduring theGreatWar.CommissionedSecondLieutenanton18December1914,hewasadvancedCaptainandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe 17thBattalionfrom4December1915.HewasseverelywoundedbyarifegrenadewhilstinthetrenchesatLaventieon19May1916,receiving seriouswoundstohislefteye,armsandlegs.ReturningHomethereafter,hespentaperiodoftimeinhospitalandwaslaterassessedashaving 80% disability at a medical board held in Wrexham on October 1919. He claimed his Great War medals in May 1938. SoldwithcopiedMedalIndexCard,copiedmedicalrecords,copiedservicepapersandanoriginalphotographoftherecipientinuniform,possibly taken from a portrait painting.
1914-15Star(21203Pte.L.H.Williams.R.W.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(21203Pte.L.H.Williams.R.W.Fus.) very fne (9) £80-£100
RRiicchhaarrddLLllooyyddattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandwasadvancedLanceCorporal.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe6thBattalion at Gallipoli from 8 August 1915 and was further advanced to Acting Company Sergeant Major. He was demobilised on 5 April 1919.
EEddwwaarrddRRoowwllaannddssattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedduringtheGreatWaratGallipolifrom8August1915Hewasadvanced Sergeant and saw further service with the Labour Corps. Discharged on 8 April 1916, he noted as having his medals re-issued.
LLeewwiissHHuugghhWWiilllliiaammssattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1December1915. He saw further service with the Labour Corps was discharged on 25 March 1918.
1914-15Star(16107Sjt.J.E.Jones.S.[sic]W.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(16107Sjt.J.E.Jones.R.W.Fus.);Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (John E. Jones.) edge bruising to second, otherwise very fne
Three: AAccttiinngg CCoommppaannyy SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr EE.. EE.. TTuucckkeerr,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss 1914-15Star(3919Sjt.E.E.Tucker.R.W.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3919A.W.O.Cl.2.E.E.Tucker.R.W.Fus.) good very fne
Three: PPrriivvaattee WW.. AA.. DDuuttttoonn,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss 1914-15 Star (29 Pte. W. A. Durron. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (29 Pte. W. A. Dutton. R.A.M.C.) very fne £100-£140
M.I.D. London Gazette 22 May 1917.
JJoohhnnEE..JJoonneess,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandwasadvancedSergeant.HeservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwith the 13th Battalion from 1 December 1915 and was mentioned in despatches before further service with the Royal Engineers.
EErrnneessttEEddwwaarrddTTuucckkeerrattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandwasadvancedSergeant.HeservedduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front from 23 November 1914 and saw further service with the Labour Corps, with whom he was advanced Acting Company Sergeant Major.
WWiilllliiaammAAnnddeerrttoonnDDuuttttoonnattestedintotheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom 16 January 1915. He was discharged ‘Clss Z’ on 16 April 1919.
JJoohhnnPPaarrrryyJJoonneess,fromPwllheli,Carnarfornshire,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedatGallipoli withthe1/7thBattalionfrom8August1915.AdvancedLanceSergeant,hediedofwoundson30October1917andisburiedinKantaraWar Memorial Cemetery, Egypt, on 30 October 1917.
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1914-15Star(23543Pte.J.Farrer.R.W.Fus.);VictoryMedal1914-19(23543Pte.J.Farrer.R.W.Fus.) slightedgedigstosecond, otherwise very fne (10)
£140-£180
TThhoommaassRR..AAllllmmaarrkkattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1st Battalion from 25 May 1915. He saw further service with the Bedfordshire Regiment.
AAllffrreeddTT..JJoonneessattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe13th Battalion from 2 February 1915 and saw further service with the Royal Engineers.
OOwweennJJoonneessattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe17thBattalion before further service with the 11th Battalion and was demobilised on 23 April 1919.
TThhoommaassAArrtthhuurrRRiicchhaarrddssoonnattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom2 December 1915. He saw further service with the Labour Corps and was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 10 March 1919.
JJoosseepphhFFaarrrreerrattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalion 30 September 1915. He saw further service with the 6th and 5/6th Battalions and was demobilised on 4 August 1919.
Three: PPrriivvaattee EE.. DDaavviieess,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1100 JJaannuuaarryy 11991166 1914-15Star(19965Pte.E.Davies.R.W.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(19965Pte.E.Davies.R.W.Fus.);Memorial Plaque (Evan Davies) some staining to plaque, otherwise good very fne (4)
£120-£160
EEvvaannDDaavviieess,fromBlaenauFfestiniog,Gwyndd,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe WesternFrontwiththe9thBattalionfrom19July1915.Hediedofwoundson10January1916andisburiedinMervilleCommunalCemetery, France.
HHaarrrryyDDuuddlleeyyattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe10thBattalion from 28 September 1915. He was killed in action on 30 April 1916 and is buried in Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery, Belgium. Sold with copied research.
1914-15Star(22296Pte.J.M.Williams.R.W.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(22296Pte.J.M.Williams.R.W.Fus.) slight edge digs to second, otherwise good very fne (9) £100-£140
LLeesslliieeTTaarrbbuucckkJJoonneessattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththw13th Battalion from 1 December 1915.
EEddwwiinnCCooookksseeyyattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedatGallipoliwiththe5thBattalionfrom8 August 1915. He was discharged on 29 March 1919.
JJoohhnnMMeerreeddiitthhWWiilllliiaammssattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom2 December 1915. He saw further service with the Labour Corps.
1914-15Star(15357Pte.J.H.Lane.R.W.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(15357Pte.J.H.Lane.R.W.Fus.);Memorial Plaque (John Henry Lane) very fne (4)
£120-£160
JJoohhnnHHeennrryyLLaannee,fromHorwich,Lancashire,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWestern Frontwiththe10thBattalionfrom27September1915.Hewaskilledinactionon13November1916andiscommemoratedontheThiepval Memorial, France.
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1914-15Star(14431Pte.H.Helsby.R.W.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(14431Pte.H.Helsby.R.W.Fus.),innamed fattened card box of issue, together with remnants of torn original envelope, nearly extremely fne (9) £90-£120
SSyyddnneeyyAAllffrreeddMMiiddddlleebbrrooookk,fromStepney,London,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe WesternFrontwiththe2ndBattalionfrom22December1915.Hesawfurtherservicewiththe9thBattalionandwaskilledinaction,death accepted, on 22 March 1918. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
JJoohhnnEEddwwaarrddssattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe10thBattalion from 27 September 1915. He saw further service with the 24th Battalion and was demobilised on 16 February 1919.
HHaarrrryyHHeellssbbyyattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe11thBattalion from 5 September 1915. He was demobilised on 7 May 1919.
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GGeeoorrggeeMMaatttthheewwMMiillllss,aRoadmanfromLlanmerewig,Montgomeryshire,wasbornaround1886.HeattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliers TerritorialForceon8March1913declaringpreviousservicewiththeMontgomeryshireYeomanry.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe7th Battalionfrom8August1915andwaskilledinactionon26March1917likelyduringtheattackonAliMuntarridge.Heiscommemoratedonthe Jerusaleum Memorial Israel and Palestine.
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Three:PPrriivvaatteeJJ..WWaarrbbuurrttoonn,,RRooyyaallWWeellsshhFFuussiilliieerrss,,wwhhooaattddiieeddaatthhoommeeaassaaccoonnsseeqquueenncceeooffwwoouunnddssrreecceeiivveeddoonntthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt,, oonn 2222 JJuullyy 11991166 1914-15Star(25415Pte.J.Warburton.R.W.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(25415Pte.J.Warburton.R.W.Fus.); Memorial Plaque (John Warburton) very fne (4) £120-£160
1914-15 Star (13104 Cpl. J. O. Williams. R. W. Fus:); British War Medal 1914-20 (13104 Cpl. J. O. Williams. R. W. Fus.) very fne 1914-15 Star (2) ((3311887711 PPttee.. WW.. RRoobbeerrttss.. RR.. WW.. FFuuss::;; 55772288 PPttee.. WW.. FF.. RRuuddggee.. RR.. WW.. FFuuss::)) very fne (4) £100-£140
JJoohhnnOOlliivveerrWWiilllliiaammss,fromLlanfechell,wasborninLiverpoolandattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWar. AdvancedCorporal,heservedontheWesternFrontwiththe9thBattalionfrom19July1915.Hewaskilledinactionon25September1915,the frst day of the Battle of Loos, and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.
WWiilllliiaammRRoobbeerrttss,fromFlint,Flintshire,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe 9th Battalion from 2 September 1915. He was killed in action 7 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
RRiicchhaarrddLLiioonneellDDiixxwasthesonofMrD.Dixof2CliftonRoad,Gloucester.HewasemployedbyMessrs.FieldingandPlatt’spriortoenlistingin theArmy28August1914.DixservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe7th(Service)Battalion,GloucestershireRegimentinGallipolifrom19June 1915.Hewasinitiallylistedaskilledinaction,9August1915,butlaterconfrmedasprisonerofwarandashavingreceivedseveralwoundsin action (entitled to Silver War Badge). On the latter date the Battalion were engaged during the Battle of Chunuk Bair.
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Three: PPrriivvaattee WW.. JJ.. WWhhiittlloocckk,, HHaammppsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2222 AAuugguusstt 11991177 1914-15Star(17906Pte.W.J.Whitlock.Hamps:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(17906Pte.W.J.Whitlock.Hamps.R.); Memorial Plaque (William John Whitlock) very fne (4)
£90-£120
WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnWWhhiittlloocckkattestedintotheHampshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe11th Battalionfrom19December1915.Hesawfurtherservicewiththe2ndBattalionandwaskilledinactionon19December1915.Hehasno known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and copied research.
Knight Bachelor London Gazette 10 June 1948: James Steuart Wilson, Esq., lately Music Director, Arts Council of Great Britain.
Order of the Crown of Italy, Fifth Class London Gazette 26 May 1917.
SSiirrJJaammeessSStteeuuaarrttWWiillssoonnwasborninBristolin1889,thesonoftheheadmasterofCliftonCollege,CanonJamesWilson,D.D.,andthebrother oftheSirArnoldT.Wilson,K.C.I.E.,C.S.I.,C.M.G.,D.S.O.,M.P.EducatedatWinchesterCollegeandKing'sCollege,Cambridge(wherehewasin theUniversity’sOfficerTrainingCorps),hisearlystudiesandcareerinmusicandsinginginLondon,GermanyandSwitzerlandwereinterruptedby theoutbreakofwarin1914,andhewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheKing’sRoyalRifeCorpson15August1914.PromotedCaptain on22September1914,heservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom23November1914(andthereby missingoutona1914Starbyamatterofhours),andwasseverelywoundedatYpresbygunshotthroughthelungson28December1914, wounds that led to the loss of a lung and a kidney.
RepatriatedbacktoEnglandon20January1915,Wilson’sinjuriesseemedalmostcertaintocurtailanycareerinsinging,butwhisltrecuperatinghe continuedtopractisesingingtechniques.Afteralongrecovery,hereturnedtotheFrontwiththe6thBattalion,K.R.R.C.,asOfficerCommanding ‘A’Company,andwasagainseverelywoundedintheattackonHighWoodontheSommeon19-20August1916,sufferingapenetratinggun shot wound to the abdomen.
RepatriatedoncemorebacktoEngland,anotherverylongperiodofrecoverywasnecessary,beforehewaspostedtotheGeneralStaff atthe WarOfficeintheIntelligenceBureauwithMilitaryIntelligence3B,alsoservingatGeneralHeadquartersinFrance.Forhisservicesduringthe Great War he was awarded the Fifth Class of the Order of the Crown of Italy.
Tothesurpriseofmanyfriends,despitetheseverityofthewoundsandtheireffectsonhisbreathing,heperseveredwithsingingandoverthe courseoftheinter-Waryearsbuiltupaformidablereputationasaleadingconcertandoratoriosinger,performingunderthebatonofmany famouscomposers.Wilsonbecamealeadinginterpreter ofSchubertsongsandoftheEvangelistinBach’sPassionsandofthetitlepartinElgar’s TheDreamofGerontius,whichhesangunderthebatonofthecomposerandotherconductorsincludingHamiltonHarty,MalcolmSargent, AlbertCoates,andAdrianBoult. TheTimes calledhim‘thebestexponentof[Gerontius]atthepresenttime’.ThetenorPeterPearssaidthatit was hearing Wilson singing as Evangelist in Bach’s St Matthew Passion that ‘started me off’.
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WilsondevelopedaparticularlycloserelationshipwithRalphVaughanWilliamsandgavesomeofthe frstperformancesofVaughanWilliams’ works,aswellasbeingthededicateeofanumberofworksbyVaughanWilliams.Healsowroteextensively(booksandarticles)onmusicand teachingthroughouthislife,andwasinstrumentalinfoundingtheLondon-basedsextet,theEnglishSingers,in1920,thegroupspecialising (unusually for that time) in music of the English renaissance.
In1937WilsonsettledintheUnitedStatesandjoinedtheCurtisInstituteofMusicinPhiladelphia;therehetaughtsinging,Englishdiction,vocal repertoire,andvocalensemble.Hecontinuedtogiveconcertrecitalsintotheearly1940s.In1941heresignedfromtheCurtisInstituteandthe followingyearreturnedtoEngland.ThismovemarkedtheendofWilson'sprofessionalcareerasasinger.ThefollowingyearhejoinedtheB.B.C. andwasappointedMusicDirectorfortheBBCOverseasService.AfterthewarhewasappointedMusicDirectoroftheArtsCouncilofGreat Britain,newlyformedfromthewartimeCouncilfortheEncouragementofMusicandtheArts,andhehelpedreorganisethemusicdepartment forpeacetimework.Inthatpost,hegavesupporttoBenjaminBritten'sEnglishOperaGroupinits frstyears.Hewasknightedforhisservicesas DirectoroftheArtsCouncilin1948,andwasappointedtheBBC'sDirectorofMusic.In1949,aged60,hemovedtoCoventGardentotakethe postofDeputyGeneralAdministratoroftheRoyalOperaHouseandinthatpositionhegavesupporttothePolishcomposerAndrzejPanufnik, whohadrecentlydefectedfromcommunistPolandandwasresponsible,amongstmanyotherthings,forsecuringthepremiereofVaughan Williams' ThePilgrim’sProgress attheRoyalOperaHousein1951.HislastmajorappointmentwasasPrincipaloftheBirminghamSchoolof Music from 1957 to 1960, which he ‘administered with an aggressive sensitivity and wit that veered between the inspired and the impossible.’ ThroughouthislifeWilsonalwayshasadeepattachmenttoPetersfeld,andappreciatedthe‘endlessvarietyofbeautywhichthatcornerof Hampshire affords’. He died at his home in Petersfeld on 18 December 1966, aged 77, and is buried in Steep Churchyard.
i) A copy of the detailed biography of Wilson (“English Singer”) by his wife; this of course contains information on his military career.
ii)Anoriginal78rpmrecordof“TheEnglishSingers”whichWilsonfoundedin1920(singingapiecebyWeelkesandafolksongarrangedby Vaughan Williams )
iii) An “Ace of Clubs” 33 rpm LP of Wilson singing a range of songs, taken from recitals in the 1920s-30s.
iv)Apaperback1923Novelloscoreof TheDreamofGerontius bySirEdwardElgar,signedbySirHenryWood(twice,onedated1927),Steuart Wilson and two other singers, the covers frail
v) A large fle of research, including copies of rolls, MIC, officer service papers, army lists, gazettes, Who's Who entries, and other research.
1914-15Star(12648Pte.H.R.Arrow.K.R.Rif:C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12648Pte.H.R.Arrow.K.R.Rif.C.); DefenceMedal;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(394239Sjt.H.R.Arrow.5R.Innis.D.G.) numberpartially officiallycorrected;PoliceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(Inspr.HenryR.Arrow)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, contactmarks, especially to the Great War trio, these nearly very fne, the last three better (6)
£140-£180
HHeennrryyRRaallpphhAArrrroowwwasbornin1899and,havingliedabouthisage,originallyattestedforthe9thBattalion,MiddlesexRegiment,on10June 1915,beforegoingabsentwithoutleaveandre-attestingintheKing’sRoyalRifeCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom24November1915.Helaterservedwiththe5thRoyalInniskillingDragoonGuards,andthenasanInspectorwiththeWar Department Constabulary, and died in 1974.
1914-15Star(S-7026Pte.F.Horwood.Sea:Highrs.);VictoryMedal1914-19(S-7026Pte.F.Horwood.Sea.Highrs.)togetherwith Silver War Badge (RN 36118)
BritishWarandVictoryMedalpairs(3),((1133553399PPttee..JJ..HHoowwaarrdd..CC..GGddss..;;2255004433PPttee..DD..HHyymmaann..SSccoo..RRiiff..;;22444477PPttee..HH..GG.. SSmmiitthhyyeess.. MMiidddd’’xx RR..)) very fne or better (9)
£40-£50
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Three: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. FF.. EExxttoonn,, RRooyyaall DDuubblliinn FFuussiilliieerrss 1914-15Star(10994,Pte.J.Exton,R.Dub.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10994Pte.J.F.Exton.R.D.Fus.);togetherwith the recipient’s card identity disc, good very fne (3)
£100-£140
JJoohhnnFF..EExxttoonnattestedfortheRoyalDublinFusiliersandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom the frst day of the campaign, 25 April 1915; prior to this he has served with ‘C’ Company as the Adjutant’s Servant.
JJaacckkTTaayylloorr,fromSalford,Manchester,attestedintotheRi feBrigadeforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe 7thBattalionfrom19May1915.Afterfurtherservicewithboththe12thand16thBattalions,hesawfurtherservicewiththe13thBattalionand died of wounds on 27 July 1917. He is buried in Dranoutre Military Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research and a damaged original photograph of the recipient in uniform.
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British War and Victory Medals (6432 Pte. H. Courtney. 15-Lond. R.) good very fne (5)
£60-£80
HHeennrryyGG..SShhoorreewasborninBrixton,London.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe24th(CountyofLondon)Battalion(TheQueen’s), LondonRegimentintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom16March1915.SergeantShorediedofwoundsontheWesternFront,29December1915, and is buried in the Abbeville Communal Cemetery, Somme, France.
1914-15Star(M2-116621.Pte.E.Cramphorn,A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M2-116621Pte.E.Cramphorn.A.S.C.) lacquered/ silvered, edge bruising to last, very fne
1914-15Star(M2-119813.Pte.F.Sheppard,A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M2-119813Pte.F.Sheppard.A.S.C.); together with the recipient’s son’s RRhhooddeessiiaa, General Service Medal ((PPRR11881188 LL CCppll PP.. FF.. SShheeppppaarrdd)) nearly very fne and better
British War and Victory Medals (M2-035215 A. Sjt. F. Whitby. A.S.C.) mounted as worn, nearly very fne (9)
£120-£160
FFrraannkkSShheeppppaarrdd(1882-1963)servedwiththeArmyServiceCorpsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromSeptember1915,andswas discharged on 10 April 1916, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. 171143. He subsequently joined the British South Africa Police.
1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn, very worn (6)
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Soldwithfourmiscellaneousmedals,includingahallmarkedsilvercrossdepictingKingEdwardVII,dated1902;awhitemetalmedaldepictingH.R. H. the Prince of Wales, dated 1927; and a Safe Driving Competition medal with date bars for 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, and 1948.
HHaarrrryyLLeewwiissHHaammmmoonnddEElllliioottttwasbornin1873,thesonofJohnGrantElliott,aBritishArmyo fficerandawell-knownexplorerinWestAfrica, andwaseducatedatBrightonCollege.HewascommissionedLieutenantintheArmyPayDepartmenton17March1915andservedwiththem duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20March1915.Inthe1939Registerheisdescribedasa“BankManager(Retired)”andanA.R. P. Warden, living at “Dormers,” No. 38, Homefeld Road in Warlingham.
Four: PPrriivvaatteeSS..HHuubbbbaarrdd,,BBrriittiisshhRReeddCCrroossssSSoocciieettyyaannddOOrrddeerrooffSStt..JJoohhnnooffJJeerruussaalleemm,,llaatteerrDDuukkeeooffCCoorrnnwwaallll’’ssLLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass ddiisscchhaarrggeedd dduuee ttoo wwoouunnddss 1914-15Star(S.Hubbard,B.R.C.S.&O.St.J.J.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(34041Pte.S.Hubbard.D.ofCorn.L.I.);Defence Medal;togetherwiththerecipient’sSilverWarBadge,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘B41667’, theWarbadgelackingreverse pin, otherwise good very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. PP.. DDeenntt,, OOxxffoorrddsshhiirree aanndd BBuucckkiinngghhaammsshhiirree LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy British War and Victory Medals (15882 Pt.e J. P. Dent. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fne Victory Medal 1914-19 ((1111114455 PPttee.. FF.. MMoorrrriiss.. 1111--HHrrss..)) very fne (7)
£120-£160
SSiiddnneeyyHHuubbbbaarrddservedwiththeBritishRedCrossSocietyduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14May1915.Hesubsequently attestedfortheDukeofCornwall’sLightInfantryon18December1915,andwasdischargedonaccountofwoundson12November1918, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. B41667.
FFrreeddeerriicckkMMoorrrriisswasborninKing’sHeath,Birmingham,andattestedforthe11thHussarsatBirmingham.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreat War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 9 October 1918. He is buried in Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. SoldwithnamedRecordOfficeenclosurefortheBWMandVM,inouterOHMStransmissionenvelope,addressedto‘Mr.A.Morris,33Albert Road, King’s Heath, Birmingham’,
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Six: FFlliigghhttLLiieeuutteennaannttFF..WW..CCaarrrryyeerr,,3300SSqquuaaddrroonn,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,llaatteeAArrmmyySSeerrvviicceeCCoorrppss,,oonneeooffaahhaannddffuullooffppiilloottssttoo qquuaalliiffyy ffoorr tthhee GGeenneerraall SSeerrvviiccee MMeeddaall 11991188--6622 wwiitthh ‘‘SS.. PPeerrssiiaa’’ ccllaasspp 1914-15Star(M2-046022PteF.W.Carryer.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.F.W.Carryer.R.A.F.);General Service1918-62,2clasps,S.Persia,Kurdistan(Lieut.F.W.Carryer.R.A.F.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedoncard for display, light contact marks overall, very fne (6) (6)
£2,000-£2,400
Approximately30GeneralServiceMedalsfor‘S.Persia’wereawardedtoRoyalAirForcepersonnel,just fveaircraftofNo.30Squadronbeing present in the qualifying period November 1918 to June 1919.
FFrreeddeerriicckkWWiilllliiaammCCaarrrryyeerrwasborninDecember1892,andwasaresidentofSt.JohnsWood,LondonimmediatelyaftertheGreatWar.He initiallyservedwiththeArmyServiceCorpsintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom23March1915.CarryeradvancedtoActingSergeant,before transferringasaCadetunderinstructionwiththeRoyalFlyingCorpsinEgypt,15October1917.HeadvancedtoSecondLieutenantinDecember 1917, and was posted as a pilot for operational fying with 30 Squadron in the Middle East in April 1918.
The next part of Carryer’s service is described in detail by the article A Death in South Persia by Wing Commander J. Routledge: ‘IfthepersonnelofNo.30Squadron,RoyalAirForcebelievedthatthesigningofanarmisticebetweentheBritishandTurkishGovernmentsas from12noononOctober31,1918,meantthatforthe frsttimeinfouryearstheycouldrelax,theywereinforashock.Thesquadronhadbeen on active service in Egypt and Mesopotamia ever since its formation; its career had been a strenuous one and its percentage of casualties high. However,thecessationofhostilitiesagainsttheTurksfoundtimefornewrolesinKurdistanandNorthernPersia.Numerouslandinggrounds wereselectedinoutlyingpartsofthecountryandprogresswasmadeinopeninguptheregionforaviation.Totheirsurprise,onChristmasDay 1918,orderswerereceivedformoreoperationalworkintheareaofBushireinSouthPersia,whereafrontierwarwasinprogressagainstthe Qashqais and other tribes.
Thetribesmentobesubduedwerenomadicbrigandswhohadbeengivingtroubleforsometime,andthecountryofFarswasmoreorlessa lawlessstate.InMay1918,Saulat,thechiefoftheQashqais,haddeclaredwaragainsttheBritishandtheSouthPersianRifes,believedtobeatthe instigationofGermanagents.TheQashqaisweregood fghters,andwithsome30,000-45,000menarmedwithmodernrifes,wereaformidable force.Autumn1918hadseenthelandingofMajor-GeneralJ.A.Douglas’sdivisioninBushirewiththeaimtoestablishlawandorder,butthewild andmountainouscountry withpracticallynoroadsmadeforverydifficultcampaigning.ItwasfeltthattheR.A.F.mightbethesolutionforbringing the operations to a speedier end.
Thecrewsdidnothaveitalltheirownwayandanumberofaircraftwerehitbyrife fre.Forexample,twomachineswerebadlydamagedon February 17, 1919 in a bombing at Nasiriyeh emphasising the low levels required to be fown and the accuracy of the tribesmen’s shooting.’
Further examples are provided in the History of No. 30 Squadron, by Major J. Everidge: ‘27thJanuary1919.Onthe27th, fvemachinesbombedRobatak.Onarrivalthemachineswere fredonbytribesmenfromthevillage.Several largetentswereseenpitchedintheseraisofthetown.Twenty-nineCoopers20-lbbombsweredropped,17directhitsbeingobtainedinthe village,theinhabitantsranoutofthevillageandtookcoverinneighbouringhillsandnullahs.AnotherraidonRobatakwasmadeonthe28th,36 bombs being dropped and many O.K.’s scored. The tents had gone and men were seen leaving the village long before any bombs were dropped.
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AconvoyofcamelsanddonkeysthoughttobethatofNasirDiwanwasfoundjustleavingthevillage;thiswasattackedbymachinegunsand bombswithgoodeffect.InformationhasbeenreceivedthatNasirDiwan’ssonwasverybadlywoundedduringthe frstbombraid.Pilotsoneach occasion were Major Everidge, Capt. Adams, Lieuts. Hawkins, Maxwell and Carryer.’ Routledge continues:
‘Theoperationswereatypicalexampleofaircraftco-operationinmountainwarfareandtheresultswereentirelysuccessful.Thetribesmen soughtpeaceafterafewweekswhentheydiscoveredthatnoplacewasinaccessibleto30Squadron’saircraft.OnMarch3,Saulatwasallowedto come in under a safe conduct and meet with the Chief Political Officer to discuss terms of surrender. The air war was over - or was it?
Withtherun-downofhis fighthavingstarted,CaptainAdamsonhisown fewasortietoreconnoitreKhunandthesurroundingcountryside whereapartyofhostiletribesmenhadbeenreported.Hissingle-seaterMartinsydeScoutwasheavily fredon.Laterthatday,hereturnedwith LieutenantsF.W.CarryerandS.Bull,withLieutenantE.D.G.Hughes(thesquadron’sRecordingOfficer)and1stClassAirMechanicJudge respectivelyasairgunnersinR.E.8’s,andbombedthevillage.TragicallyCaptainAdams,whilstmachine-gunningatlowlevel,wasseentocrash badly.WithLieutenantCarryerprovidingsomecover,LieutenantBullwithouthesitationwentdowntohelpandtouchedtheground12yards fromAdam’saircraft.However,itprovedimpossibletolandandhismachinewasbadlyshotabout.IwonderwhatpoorJudgeinthebackseat thoughtabouttheseheroics!Forthisaction,LieutenantSydneyBullwasawardedanimmediateD.F.C.bytheG.O.C.BritishArmyin Mesopotamia, subsequently confrmed by the King and announced in the London Gazette on July 15, 1919. The citation is worth repeating: ‘Whilstengagedinbombingandmachine-gunninghostiletribesmenatKhun,nearBushire,on6March,1919,hesawabrotherofficerhadbeen shotdown.Hopingthathemightbealive,heattemptedtolandonabsolutelyunsafegroundatverycloserange frefromtheenemy,butafter touchingthegroundtwelveyardsfromthecrashedmachinehesawatoncethatnohopecouldbeentertainedthattheoccupantwasalive,by reasonoftheconditionofthewreck,andhewasaccordinglycompelledtoabandonfurtheraction.Theattemptatrescueinvolvedmuchrisk,as hadheactuallylandeditisimprobablethathewouldhavebeenabletotake off again,apartfromtheattentionwhichthetribesmenwouldhave given him at the time.’
Perhaps Lieutenant Bull had in mind those successful rescues by the colleague he now sought to assist, but on this occasion success was not to be. OnMarch7,twoaircraft fewoverthecrash,tookphotographsandsawthedeadbodyofCaptainAdamslyingcloseby.Some fvedayslater, withthehostileshaving fed,twoaircraft fewtoKhuntoascertainwhatthetribesmenhaddonewiththebody.Therewasnosignofitand indeedalltracesoftheMartinsydehadbeenremoved.Thatevening,Adam’scolleagueslearntthatfriendlyPersiansfromKhunhadtakenthebody into Chaghadak. Lieutenant Bull had the sad task of identifying it and discovered that his fight commander had been shot through the head.’
CarryerwasrecalledforserviceattheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar,andappointedFlightLieutenantintheBalloonBranchinSeptember 1939.HeadvancedtoTemporarySquadronLeader(AdminandSpecialDutiesBranch)inJanuary1943,andwasstilllistedasaFlightLieutenantin the R.A.F. Reserve of Officers in 1958.
1914-15 Star (Captain S. M. Hepworth, I.M.S.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. S. M. Hepworth.) good very fne (6) £80-£100
CChhaarrlleessDDaavviiddWWeebbsstteerr(1881-1937)wascommissionedSecondLieutenant,UnattachedList,IndianArmy,on14February1900andservedon operationsagainsttheMohmandsin1915;inMesopotamia,1916-17;andwiththeEgyptianExpeditionaryForce,1917-18asanactingLieutenantColonel, commanding the 28th Punjabis. He retired on 14 February 1920.
SSiiddnneeyyMMiillvveerrttoonnHHeeppwwoorrtthh(1886-1960)servedwiththeIndianMedicalServiceandIndianArmyMedicalCorps,andservedduringtheSecond WorldWarasaConsultantRadiologist,GeneralHeadquarters.GrantedthelocalrankofBrigadieron31October1944,hewasreleasedfrom active military duty on 31 October 1945, and reverted to the rank of Colonel (Retired).
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Three: SSeeccoonnddLLiieeuutteennaannttEE..HHoorrrroobbiinn,,AAuucckkllaannddIInnffaannttrryyBBaattttaalliioonn,,NNeeww ZZeeaallaanndd EExxppeeddiittiioonnaarryy FFoorrccee 1914-15Star(12/1342/Lt.E.Horrobin.N.Z.E.F.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(12/1342/Lt.E.Horrobin.N.Z.E.F.)withportraitphotographof recipient, generally very fne or better (3) £200-£240 EEddwwiinnHHoorrrroobbiinnwasemployedbytheBankofAustralasiainAucklandpriortothewar. HeenlistedintheranksoftheAucklandInfantryBattalioninOctober1914,andserved withtheBattalioninGallipoli.Horrobinwassubsequentlycommissioned,andservedin variousclericalrolesinLondon.Afterthewar,hereturnedtoNewZealandand continuedhisemploymentwiththeBankofAustralasia.Horrobinwasemployedbythe bankfor41years,thelast12yearsofwhichwereasaManagerinNapier.Heretiredin 1943, and died in 1963.
LLoouuiissAArrtthhuurrKKiinnzzeettttwasawoodturnerfromWanganui,NewZealand.Heenlistedin theWellingtonInfantryBattalion,inOctober1914.KinzettservedwithBattalionin Gallipoli,andlandedatANZACCove,25April1915.Hewaswoundedinaction,5May 1915,andrecuperatedinEgypt.KinzettreturnedtohisunitinGallipolithreemonths later,fortuitouslyforhimjustmissinghisbattalion’snearobliterationatChunukBair,8 August1915.HeadvancedtoSergeant,andsubsequentlyservedintheFrenchtheatre of war (wounded 15 September 1916).
BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Dvr.B.H.deVries.S.A.S.C.);WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,theseboth officially impressed ‘156274 B. H. de Vries) nearly very fne
BritishWarMedal1914-20(7)((PPttee..CC..NNoorrbbyyeeSS..AA..HH..;;PPttee..CC..CC..dduuPP..BBoossmmaann..22nnddIInnffaannttrryy..;;PPttee..RR..HHooffff mmaann..99tthhIInnffaannttrryy..;; PPttee..LL..OO..vvoonnBBrraannddiiss..1122tthhSS..AA..II..;;CCoonnddrrJJ..HH..lleeSS..FFlleecckkSS..AA..SS..CC..--TT..&&RR..;;CCppll..GG..NN..vvaannBBlleerrkk,,SS..AA..MM..CC..;;AA--335522SS..SSjjtt..CC.. AA.. DD.. JJaakkiinnss.. BB..SS..AA..PP..)) unit partially corrected on frst, nearly very fne and better (14)
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TThhoommaassMMaarrttiinnBBoollttoonn(1890-1963)servedwithSpecialIntelligence;the8thIntelligenceScouts;andtheSouthAfricanServiceCorps(Mechanical Transport). He was captured and taken Prisoner of War during the operations in the vicinity of Sandfontein on 26 September 1914.
BBoouuddeewwiijjnnHHoommbbeerrggddeeVVrriieess(1895-1977)servedwiththe9thInfantry(PrinceofWales’sOwnRegimentofCapePeninsulaRi fes);5thSouth African Infantry; South African Service Corps; and South African Corps of Military Police.
CChhrriissttoopphheerr NNoorrbbyyee (1895-1958) served as a Private in the South African Medical Corps Auxiliary Unit, East African Expeditionary Force. LLoouuiissOOttttoovvoonnBBrraannddiiss(1876-1957)servedasaPrivateinthe12thSouthAfricanInfantry.Hewasconvictedinaciviliancourtofthecrimeof bigamy, and sentenced to three months’ hard labour, 15 November 1918.
CCeecciillAArrtthhuurrDDuuddlleeyyJJaakkiinnss(1894-1970)servedasaSta ff-SergeantwiththeBritishSouthAfricaPoliceandwasMentionedinDespatchesforEast Africa (London Gazette 5 June 1919).
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.52582H.J.Flint.Ord.R.N.)VMnamed‘upsidedown’;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;BurmaStar,1 clasp,Pacifc;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue(J.52582(Po.B.17621)H.J. Flint.A.B.R.F.R.);ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(HarryJamesFlint)mountedasworninthisorder, edgebruisingand contact marks to the Great War pair, these nearly very fne, the rest good very fne and better (9) £120-£160
HHaarrrryyJJaammeessFFlliinnttwasborninThorntonHeath,Surrey,on12July1900andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson14April1916. AdvancedAbleSeamanon6March1919,hetransferredtotheSubmarineServicein1924.Shoredemobilised,timeexpired,on11July1930,he joinedtheRoyalFleetReservethefollowingday,andswasawardedhisRoyalFleetReserveLongServiceandGoodConductMedal.Recalledfor Warservice,heservedduringtheSecondWorldWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,notablyH.M.S. Waterfy from23 October 1939.
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Three: AAbbllee SSeeaammaann JJ.. EE.. MMaarrrriieettttee,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, llaattee RRooyyaall NNaavvaall VVoolluunntteeeerr RReesseerrvvee BritishWarandVictoryMedals(B.Z.1150.J.E.Marriette.R.N.V.R.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead (J.115438 J. E. Marriette. A. [sic] H.M.S. Victory) mounted for wear, good very fne
JJaammeessEEddwwaarrddMMaarrrriieettttee,aMerchantSeamanfromGuernsey,wasbornon17June1896.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveand servedduringtheGreatWar.SubsequentlyattestingintotheRoyalNavyon24August1921,hisL.S.G.C.wastracedon26January1933andhe was invalided from the service on 3 November 1937.
JJaammeessRRoonnaallddMMaarrrriieettttee,sonoftheabove,attestedintotheRoyalNavyforserviceduringtheSecondWarandservedasaLeadingSignalmanin theDreadnought-classBattleshipH.M.S. Barham,thathadseenactionduringtheGreatWarattheBattleofJutland.On25November1941,as partoftheMediterraneanFleet,H.M.S. Barham wasoneofthreebattleshipsandeightdestroyerstaskedwithcoveringanattackonItalian convoyswhenshewashit,at4:25p.m.,bythreetorpedoes fredbytheGermansubmarineU-331,underthecommandofLieutenantHans DiedrichvonTiesenhausen.Thetorpedoeswere fredfromarangeofonly750yards,providingnotimeforevasiveaction,andstruckclosely together.As Barham rolledovertoport,hermagazinesexplodedandshequicklysankwiththelossofmorethantwo-thirdsofhercrew.Outof atotalcomplimentof1,184Officersandratings,841werekilled.U-331 wasforcedtodivetoevadetheescortingshipsbefore Barham exploded, andheardonlythedetonationofthetorpedoes.Hercaptain,LieutenantvonTiesenhausen,couldnotbesurewhetherhehadsunk Barham,or merelydamagedher,andleftthescenebeforeheresurfaced.Inanefforttoconcealthesinkingfromtheenemy,andtoprotectBritishmorale, theAdmiraltycensoredallnewsof Barham’s destruction,anditwasnotuntil27January1942thattheAdmiraltyofficiallyannouncedherloss. LieutenantvonTiesenhausenwasawardedtheKnight’sCrossoftheIronCrossthatday.Marriettewasamongstthosekilled,aged19.Heis commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. His medals were sent to his father, the recipient above.
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Pair: EEnnggiinnee RRoooomm AArrttii ff cceerr FFoouurrtthh CCllaassss HH.. RR.. SShhoorrttllaanndd,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy British War and Victory Medals (M.28832 H. R. Shortland. E.R.A.5 R.N.) good very fne 1914-15Star((DDeeaall11000000--SS--,,SSpprr..EE..SS..EEnnttwwhhiissttllee,,RR..MM..))in crushed namedcardboxofissue;BritishWarMedal1914-20(4) ((221122666699FF..GG..LL..MMeeaaddmmoorree..AA..BB..RR..NN..;;LL..1111336611AA..BB..RRoobbeerrttssoonn..OO..SS..33RR..NN..;;RR..MM..AA..11227799GGrr..HH..JJ..BBaallee..;;119966445500..33..AA..MM..JJ.. FFoosstteerr..RR..AA..FF..));VictoryMedal1914-19((TT..ZZ..1122445500JJ..WW..HHaallll..PP..OO..RR..NN..VV..RR..)) officiallyre-impressednaming;togetherwiththe recipient’sSilverWarBadge,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘RN31634’;asilveredidentitybraceletengraved‘P.O.J.W.Hall.T/Z. 12450.R.N.V.R.C.E.’;andanunrelatedtortoise-shellpendantsuperimposedwithasilverbadgeofthe23rdBattalion,London Regiment, with silver loop, generally very fne (8)
£100-£140
HHeennrryyRRiicchhaarrddSShhoorrttllaannddwasborninWoolwich,Kent,on19June1898andjoinedtheRoyalNavyonahostilitiesonlybasisasanEngineRoom ArtifcerFifthClasson21January1918.HeservedduringthelastyearoftheGreatWarinH.M.S. Minotaur from1April1918,andwas promoted Acting Engine Room Artifcer Fourth Class on 22 January 1919. He was shore demobilised on 24 February 1919.
EEddwwaarrddSS..EEnnttwwhhiissttlleeservedwiththeRoyalMarinesduringtheGreatWarintheEgyptiantheatreofWarfrom17March1915.Hesubsequently transferred to the Royal Naval Division (Engineers), and then the Royal Engineers, and was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 4 March 1919.
FFrreeddeerriicckkGGeeoorrggeeLLoouuiissMMeeaaddmmoorreewasbornatBatterseaon5June1883andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson2January1901. AdvancedAbleSeamanon24March1904,hetransferredtotheRoyalFleetReserveon6June1913,butwasrecalledforWarserviceon2 August1914,andservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Glory fromtheoutbreakofWarto10April1916,andtheninH.M.Monitor 25 from16 Nay 1916 until the cessation of hostilities. He was shore demobilised on 16 June 1919.
AAlleexxaannddeerrBBiisssseettRRoobbeerrttssoonnwasborninBroomhouse,Lanarkshire,on12September1886andjoinedtheRoyalNavyonahostilitiesonlybasis on6August1918.HeservedduringthelastmonthoftheGreatWarinH.M.S. Leda from1October1918,andswasshoredemobilisedon1 June 1919.
HHeennrryyJJaammeessBBaalleewasborninBristolon21July1863andenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryon21February1882.PromotedGunner,he servedaboardalargenumberofshipsincludingH.M.S. Swift, Orontes, VictorEmmanuel and Hercules.HelefttheR.M.A.after12years'service on22February1894,butre-enlistedon2August1914andwaspostedtotherepairanddepotshipH.M.S. Cyclops atScapaFlow;itwasatScapa wherehewouldseeoutmuchoftheGreatWarguardingthe feet.AdmittedtoR.N.HospitalHaslarwithgout,hewasinvalidedfromservicein 1918 and issued with a Silver War Badge, no R.M.A. 1279. His Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is known to exist.
JJaammeessFFoosstteerrwasbornatStockton-on-Teeson19January1873andjoinedtheRoyalAirForceon12June1918.Heservedoverseaswiththe BritishExpeditionaryForceduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom10July1918,andtransferredtotheReserveon21January1919. He was discharged on 30 April 1920.
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Pair: PPrriivvaattee 11//AA.. CC.. 11 NN.. HH.. BBooyylleetttt,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall AAiirr SSeerrvviiccee aanndd RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee BritishWarMedal1914-20(232676Pte.1.N.H.Boylett.R.A.F.);VictoryMedal1914-19(F.32676N.H.BoylettA.C.1R.N.A.S.) mounted on card for display, generally good very fne, and unusual (2)
LLeewwiissEEuurroonnRRoobbeerrttsswasborninRhyl,Flintshire,on10February1898.HewascommissionedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedduring the Great War. He died, aged 79, in Hatfeld, Hertfordshire, on 28 April 1977.
TThhoommaassHHuugghheessattestedintotheDenbighshireYeomanryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandsawfurtherservicewiththeImperialCamel Corps and the Corps of Hussars. He was disembodied on 5 March 1919.
HHeerrbbeerrttOOlliivveerrJJoonneessattestedintotheDenbighshireYeomanryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandsawfurtherservicewiththe24thBattalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Sold with copied Medal Index Cards and copied medal roll extracts.
RReeggiinnaallddWWyyaattttGGaarrllaanndd,aDraper’sAssistant,wasborninNorwich,Norfolk,on16July1892.HeattestedintotheRoyalFieldArtilleryfor serviceduringtheGreatWarandwasadvancedCorporalbeforebeingcommissionedLieutenant.HeservedontheWesternFrontfrom November1918.HewascommissionedasaLieutenantintotheRoyalArmyOrdnanceCorpsforserviceduringtheSecondWar,bywhichtime hewasPostmasterattheGeneralPostOffice,HighStreet,Syston,Leicestershire.HediedinNorwichhospitalafterashortillnessandis commemorated on the Leicester City (Gilroes) Crematorium Memorial, Leicestershire.
Sold with copied Medal Index Card, copied medal roll extracts and original family photographs including a number of the recipient in uniform.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SR-3983W.O.Cl.2.J.Gallagher.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension (278983B.Q.M.Sjt.J.Gallagher.R.G.A.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(81549Sjt.J.Gallagher. R.A.) the frst three mounted for wear, the last in named card box of issue, good very fne (4)
£120-£160
JJoohhnnGGaallllaagghheerrattestedintotheRoyalArtilleryandwasadvancedBatteryQuartermasterSergeant.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwith131 Heavy Battery and was further advanced Battery Sergeant Major. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal on 15 June 1950. Sold with copied Medal Index Cards and copied medal roll extract.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(183306Gnr.J.Macdonald.R.A.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue (James Macdonald); together wit ha Cardiff City Police cap badge, nearly extremely fne
British War and Victory Medals (94665 Dvr. F. J. Clancy. R.A.) nearly very fne (9)
TThhoommaass AAllffrreedd PPeellll served with the 256th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. FFrreeddeerriicckk JJ.. CCllaannccyy was admitted to the 31st Ambulance Train on 23 January 1919.
Sold with copied Medal Index Cards for all four recipients, and other research.
British War and Victory Medals (832161 Gnr. G. F. Blandford. R.A.) extremely fne 1914-15Star((1199664422PPttee..FF..WWhhiittee..1188//HHrrss..));BritishWarMedal1914-20((330066PPttee..WW..JJ..TTaayylloorr..RR..WWaarr..RR..)) suspension crudelyre-affixedwithsolder;MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18((AArrtthhuurrBBaaiilleeyy));togetherwithaQueenMary’sNeedlework Guild Badge, gilt and enamel badge with bars for 1917 and 1918, nearly very fne or better (6)
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Pair: GGuunnnneerr AA.. HH.. PPaarrkkeerr,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy British War and Victory Medals (640490 Gnr. A. H. Parker. R.A.) very fne AASSeeccoonnddWWaarr‘‘AAmmbboonnIIssllaanndd’’ccaassuuaallttyyggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooAAiirrccrraaffttmmaannMM..FF..PPaarrkkeerr,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrcceeVVoolluunntteeeerr RReesseerrvvee,, wwhhoo wwaass ttaakkeenn PPrriissoonneerr ooff WWaarr aanndd ddiieedd iinn ccaappttiivviittyy oonn 55 OOccttoobbeerr 11994433 1939-45Star;PacifcStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,innamedAirMinistrycardboxofissueaddressedto‘A.H.Parker, Esq., Lower Weston, Bath, Somerset.’, with part of ticker tape, extremely fne (6)
£160-£200
AArrtthhuurr HHeerrbbeerrtt PPaarrkkeerr attested into the Royal Artillery and served during the Great War on the Western Front. MMeerrvvyynnFFrraanncciissPPaarrkkeerr,sonoftheabove,attestedintotheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveandservedduringtheSecondWarintheFarEast. HewastakenprisonerbyJapaneseforcesinJava,onthe8March1942andwassubsequentlyheldonthenotoriousAmbonIsland,wherehedied ofdysentery,aged23,on25May1943.HeisburiedinAmbonWarCemetery,Indonesia.Hisbrother,FlyingOfficerL.H.Parker,RoyalAirForce Volunteer Reserve, also fell, having been killed in a fying accident on the previous day, 24 May 1943. Sold with copied research.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2680Pte.R.Lundie.Ir.Gds.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(2680Bndsmn:R.Lundie.I. Gds.) nearly very fne (3) £80-£100
RRoobbeerrttLLuunnddiieewasborninHolloway,London,in1880andattestedasaMusicianinthe7thHussarson20November1894,aged14.Heserved withtheminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom30November1901(entitledtotheQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalwithclaspsCapeColony, OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,andSouthAfrica1902),beforetransferringtotheIrishGuardson27November1906.Awarded hisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal,togetherwithaGratuityof£5,perArmyOrder117of1913,heservedwiththemduringtheGreat War on the Western front from 29 July to 10 November 1916. He was discharged on 19 November 1916, after 22 years’ service.
Sold with copied service papers and other research.
British War and Victory Medals (25391 Pte. J. Baker. E. Lan. R.) very fne 1914-15Star((1122556655LL..CCppll..JJ..FF..BBrraaiinn..RR..BBeerrkkss..RR..));RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue((JJ..111122001100((CChh..BB..2255114477)) HH..AA..FFiinnddllaayy..AA..BB..RR..FF..RR..));ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn((MM..HH..DDaavveeyy1111005577//HH));MemorialPlaque((HHaarrrryyGGiibbbboonn)) nearly very fne and better (8) £100-£140
JJoosseepphhFF..BBrraaiinnattestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom25July1915. He later transferred to the Corps of Dragoons.
At least two men with the name Harry Gibbon are commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour.
British War and Victory Medals (17101 Pte. T. Rigby. Durh. L.I.) good very fne
BritishWarMedal1914-20(2)((88223333PPttee..AA..FF..MMiicchheellll..77--LLoonndd..RR..;;44558877PPttee..AA..MMaarrllooww..1111--LLoonndd..RR..)) heavyedgebruisingto last that has partially obscured rank, nearly very fne (6)
JJaammeessHHiinnddssattestedfortheLiverpoolRegimenton2June1915,andservedwiththe5thBattalionduringtheGreatWar.Hewasdischarged,no longer physically ft for War service, on 18 June 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 136797. TThhoommaassRRiiggbbyywasbornatHoughton-le-Spring,CountyDurhamandattestedfortheDurhamLightInfantryatDurhamon12September1914. Heservedwiththe14thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11September1915(alsoentitledtoa1914-15Star),and died of wounds on 13 December 1915. He is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
AAllbbeerrttFFrraanncciissMMiicchheellllattestedfortheLondonRegiment,andservedwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom25 October1916.Hetransferredtothe19thBattalionon30January1918,andwascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarduringtheGermanSpring Offensive on 26 March 1918, being released at the cessation of hostilities.
AAllffrreeddMMaarrlloowwattestedfortheLondonRegimenton8December1915andservedwithboththe11thand9thBattalionsduringtheGreatWar on the Western Front. He was discharged due to wounds on 25 November 1918, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no B51262. Sold with copied research.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.H.Pridham.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(Capt.H.Pridham.Devon.R.); TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,hallmarksforLondon1920,unnamedasissued,withintegraltopribandbar,mountedasworn, the TFWM lightly gilded, traces of lacquer throughout, minor edge bruising, good very fne (4)
£300-£400
HHeennrryyPPrriiddhhaammwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe2nd(PrinceofWales’s)VolunteerBattalion,DevonshireRegiment,on30December 1905andwasadvancedCaptainon5September1914.Heservedwiththe1/5thBattalionduringtheGreatWarinEgyptfromApril1917,and was awarded the Territorial Decoration (London Gazette 11 October 1921).
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BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2123Pte.R.J.Gillard.Som.L.I.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(2123Pte.R.J.Gillard. Som. L.I.) traces of verdigris to last, very fne (3)
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.H.W.Sheffield.) minorerasurebeforerankonBWM;MemorialPlaque(HaroldWelford Sheffield) minor verdigris spots to plaque, nearly extremely fne (3) £100-£140
HHaarroollddWWeellffoorrddSShhee ffiffi eellddwasborninBirminghamin1898andwascommissionSecondLieutenantintheEastYorkshireRegiment.Heserved withthe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionon23March1918TheRegimentalhistoryrecords that‘AhostilemachinegunmanagedtoestablishitselfinthewireinfrontoftheEastYorkshiremenandnowbegantocauseheavycasualties.An officerof‘D’Company(LieutenantH.W.Sheffield),takingamanoftwowithhimrushedouttobombthegunanditsteam,butthewere immediately shot down and killed.’ He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France.
British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. E. E. E. Jakins. Rhod 1st. S.A.I. Bgde.) good very fne (8)
£160-£200
CCaappttaaiinnGGeeoorrggeeHHaarroollddYYaapppp(1889-1954)attestedfortheLancashireFusiliersandservedwiththe3/5thBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFront,beingpresentattheBattalion’s“Passchendaeleaction”on11October1917.Transferringtothe2/8thBattalion,hewascaptured and taken Prisoner of War at Hargicourt on the frst day of the German Spring Offensive on 21 March 1918.
CChhrriissttiiaannGGeerraallddMMuulllleerr(1884-1963)wasappointedanAssistantSurgeon,4thClass(rankingasaSub-Conductor)intheBengalEstablishment, IndianMedicalDepartment,in1907,andqualifedasaMemberoftheRoyalCollegeofSurgeonsofEnglandandaLicentiateoftheRoyalCollege ofPhysiciansofLondonin1930.CommissionedintotheIndianMedicalServiceon5May1942,herelinquishedhiscommissiononaccountofill health on 5 February 1946, and was granted the honorary rank of Captain. He died at Kitwe on the Zambian Copperbelt on 5 March 1963. EEwwaannEErrnneessttEEvveellyynnJJaakkiinnssservedwiththeRhodesian1stSouthAfricanInfantryBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwas killed in action at the Battle of Marrières Wood on 24 March 1918.
British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. D. B. Stonehouse.) very fne (4)
DDaavviiddAAnneerruuiinnEEddmmuunnddHHaammeerr--JJoonneesswascommissionedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWaron19December1916. He served on the Western Front from 5 July 1918. Advanced Lieutenant on 26 October 1918, he saw further service with the Welsh Horse. DDaavviiddBBaatteessSSttoonneehhoouusseewasbornon1November1892inWestoe,Co.Durham.HeattestedintotheNorthumberlandFusiliersforservice duringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe18thBattalion.AdvancedActingCorporal,hewascommissionedintotheRoyal Welsh Fusiliers and saw further service with the 1/4th Battalion. He died in Co. Durham on 18 January 1965.
British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. C. W. Wilmore.) very fne (4)
£100-£140
CChhaarrlleessWWiilllliiaammWWiillmmoorreewascommissionedintotheRoyalWelshFusilierson6October1917forserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedon the Western Front with the 1st and 2nd Battalions.
TToommLLeeoonnGGHHiillllattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe17thBattalionfrom16September1915.He was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 26 June 1918.
British War and Victory Medals (12271 Pte. J. A. Stephens. R. W. Fus.) edge bruising to frst, otherwise very fne (8) £90-£120
AAllffrreeddTThhoommppssoonnattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe13th Battalionfrom1December1915.Hewaskilledinactionon7June1916andisburiedinRue-Du-BacquerotNo.1MilitaryCemetery,Laventie, France.
British War and Victory Medals (10131 Pte. J. W. Evans. M.G.C.) extremely fne (8)
£90-£120
TThhoommaassGGrroouurrkkeeattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFront.Hesawfurther servicewiththeRoyalEngineersandwaskilledinactionon5June1917whilstservingwith251stTunnellingCompany.HeisburiedinCambrian Military Cemetery, France.
British War and Victory Medals (36628 Pte. E. Roberts. R. W. Fus.) very fne (4)
£70-£90
EErrnneessttHHoollllaanndd,fromDerby,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe 10thBattalionfrom28September1915.Hewaskilledinaction,byshellfre,atDelvilleWoodon20July1916,onthesamedaythattwo membersofhisbattalion,CorporalJ.J.DaviesandPrivateA.Hill,werebothawardedtheVictoriaCross.HeisburiedinCarnoyMilitary Cemetery, France.
HHuugghhRRoobbeerrttss,aSlateSplitterfromRuabom,Denbighshire,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusilierson5November1915forserviceduringthe GreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe16thBattalionfrom17March1916.Hesawfurtherserviceattachedtoboththe3rd AustralianMiningCompanyand257TunnellingCompany,RoyalEngineers,andwaskilledinactionon12August1917.HeisburiedinCoxyde Military Cemetery, France.
British War and Victory Medals (307507 G. T. Hughston. R. A.) very fne (4)
£70-£90
TThhoommaassAA..HHuugghhssttoonn,fromStockport,Cheshire,wasbornon24February1901.HeattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersaged15,inMarch 1916,forserviceduringtheGreatWarandwaskilledinaction,aged16yearsand7months,ontheWesternFront,byshellfre,on29September 1917. He is buried in Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard, France.
TThhoommaassHHuugghhssttoonn,fatheroftheabove,aRailwayPorterfromStockport,Cheshire,attestedintotheRoyalArtilleryinOctober1915,forservice duringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontfrom29May1916to15November1917andwasdischargedon5February1918a consequence of wounds (Gas), and awarded a Silver War Badge. No. 307507.
British War and Victory Medals (36551 Pte. C. E. Jones. R. W. Fus.); Memorial Plaque (Charles Edward Jones) very fne (3)
£100-£140
CChhaarrlleessEEddwwaarrddJJoonneess,aLabourerfromWelshpool,Montgomeryshire,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusilierson4November1915forservice duringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalionandwaskilledinactionon29June1916.Heiscommemoratedon the Thiepval Memorial, France.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(37510Pte.G.H.Jones.R.W.Fus.);MemorialPlaque(GeorgeHectorJones) slightedgedigsto second, otherwise very fne (3)
£90-£120
GGeeoorrggeeHHeeccttoorrJJoonneess,fromBeaumaris,YnysMon(Anglesey),attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandserved on the Western Front with the 16th Battalion. He was killed in action on 14 June 1917 and is buried in Essex Farm Cemetery, Belgium, Sold with copied research.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8419Spr.T.E.Matthews.R.E.)mountedforwear,soldwiththreeunnamedbronzeRoyal Engineers Rife Association medallions and further shooting medallion, very fne (8)
£100-£140
JJoohhnnRRoobbeerrttJJoonneess,fromYspytty,Caernarfonshire,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe Western Front with the 9th Battalion. He was killed in action on 20 September 1917 and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(37720Pte.J.W.Jones.R.W.Fus.)innameddamagedcardboxofissue;MemorialPlaque(John William Jones) extremely fne (3) £100-£140
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammJJoonneess,fromAbergele,Denbighshire,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWar.Heservedonthe WesternFrontandsawfurtherservicewiththe2ndBattalion,SouthWalesBorderers,withwhomhewaskilledinactionon21October1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
British War and Victory Medals (10583 Pte. W. Shea. R. W. Fus.) edge bruising to frst, otherwise very fne (8)
£90-£120
AArrtthhuurrEEddwwaarrddLLooffttuuss,fromDenbigh,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe 1st Battalion from 10 November 1914. He was killed in action on 7 June 1916 and is buried in Citadel New Cemetery, Fricourt, France. Sold with copied research.
British War and Victory Medals (6742 Pte. T. E. Rogers. R. W. Fus.) very fne 1914 Star ((55116611 PPttee.. TT.. EE.. RRooggeerrss.. 11//RR.. WW.. FFuuss..)) very fne (3)
£70-£90
TThhoommaassEEddwwiinnRRooggeerrss,regimentalnumber6742,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedduringtheGreatWar.Hesawfurther service with the Labour Corps.
TThhoommaassEEddwwaarrddRRooggeerrss,regimentalnumber5161,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front with the 1st Battalion from 2 November 1914.
Sold with copied Medal Index Cards noting two similarly named recipients who served in the same regiment during the Great War.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(63253Pte.J.F.Smith.R.W.Fus.);MemorialPlaque(JamesFrederickSmith) slightedgedigsto frst, slight edge bruising to frst, otherwise very fne (3)
£90-£120
JJaammeessFFrreeddeerriicckkSSmmiitthhattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedinMesopotamiawiththe8th Battalion. He died on 5 December 1918 and is buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq. Sold with copied research.
British War and Victory Medals (36766 Pte. J. H. Wynne. R. W. Fus.) slight edge bruising, very fne (8) £90-£120
PPeerrccyyGGiilllloottTToowwnnlleeyyattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedinEgyptwiththe2ndGarrison Battalion. He died on 27 March 1918 and is buried in Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
PPeerrccyyTTaayylloorrHHoollddeennattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusilierson9December1915forserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWestern Front with the 4th Battalion. He was discharged on 14 September 1918 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B73798.
RRiicchhaarrddRRoobbeerrttssattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFront.Hewasadvanced Corporal and saw further service with the Labour Corps.
British War and Victory Medals (55106 Pte. W. Crabtree. R. W. Fus.) very fne (8)
£80-£100
AAllffrreeddLLaawwrreenncceeWWaarrhhuurrssttattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe 2nd Battalion and was killed in action on 3rd September 1918 and is commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(19367Pte.F.J.Hall.Dorset.R.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Malabar1921-22 (5719656 Cp. F. J. Hall. Dorset. R.) mounted for wear, edge bruising, nearly very fne (3)
£80-£100
FFrreeddeerriicckkJJ..HHaallll,fromBromyard,Herefordshire,attestedintotheDorsetshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWar.Hesawfurther service in India during the Malabar campaign of 1921-22 and was advanced Corporal. Sold with copied research.
Three: PPrriivvaattee WW.. CCoobbbb,, NNoottttiinngghhaammsshhiirree aanndd DDeerrbbyysshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt BritishWarandVictoryMedals(45658Pte.W.Cobb.Notts.&Derby.R.);ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,withtwo Additional Award Bars (25322. Cpl. W. Cobb. No. 5 Dis. S.J.A.B. 1942.) traces of verdigris to VM, very fne and better ServiceMedaloftheOrderofSt.John(4)((77225511MM..SSaammuueellPP..CC..33007711CCeeyylloonnPPoolliicceeCCoorrppss11995522));withoneAdditionalAward Bar((55224411..KK..FF..AAbbrraahhaammss..SStthh..AAffrrttiiccaa..SS..JJ..AA..BB..OO..11994466..));withthreeAdditionalAwardBars((PPttee..AA..JJ..VVeennnn..LLoonnddoonn..SS..JJ..AA..BB.. 11995522))in crushed namedcardboxofissue,withclothunitbadge;withfourAdditionalAwardBars((SS..AA..11882277HH..GGuummeeddii11997733)) backstraps of clasps cut on last, otherwise generally nearly very fne (7)
£70-£90
KKeennnneetthhFFrraanncciissAAbbrraahhaammssservedasaSergeant,3rdCapeTownCapeCorpsAmbulanceDivision.HewasawardedhisAdditionalAwardClasp in 1951.
AAllbbeerrtt JJaammeess VVeennnn (1905-71) served as a Private, 1st (Prince of Wales’s) London District, St. John Ambulance Brigade. HH.. GGuummeeddii, served as a Private, Natal District, South African Railways Command.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(33643Pte.T.A.Barratt.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);1939-45Star;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45;DelhiDurbar1911,silver(9462.Boy.T.Barratt.2.Roy.Berks.Regt.)contemporarilyimpressednaming;ArmyL.S.&G. C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension(Sgt.T.A.Barratt.Govrnr’sBand.Bombay.) minorofficialcorrectiontounitonlast, mounted as worn, suspension loose on Delhi Durbar, contact marks, generally nearly very fne (8) £160-£200 330066
TThhoommaassAArrtthhuurrBBaarrrraatttt(1896-1957)servedwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalBerkshireRegiment;theOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLight Infantry; and as a Band Sergeant, Governor’s Band, Bombay. He was later an In-Pensioner of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
British War and Victory Medals (115011 Pte. F. Bridge. M.G.C.) nearly extremely fne (6)
£80-£100
JJoohhnnPPaallmmeerrwasborninHawick,Roxburghshire,andattestedfortheHighlandLightInfantryatHamilton,Lanarkshire.Heservedwiththe2nd BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21September1914(alsoentitledtoa1914Star),andwaskilledinactionon16June 1916. He is buried in Zouave Valley Cemetery, Souchez, France.
AAnnddrreewwKKeellllyy,anativeofGlasgow,servedduringtheGreatWarinthe9thBattalion,HighlandLightInfantry;the23rdBattalion,Lancashire Fusiliers; and the 11th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders.
FFrraannkk BBrriiddggee served with the Machine Gun Corps during the Great War, and was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 24 May 1919. Sold with copied research.
British War and Victory Medals (9167 Pte. T. Collins. R. Mun. Fus.) very fne
BritishWarMedal1914-20((2233116633PPttee..PP..RReeiillllyy..RR..DD..FFuuss..));VictoryMedal1914-19((1166339933PPttee..JJ..BBrreennnnaannRR..DD..FFuuss..)) edge bruising, nearly very fne (4) £120-£160
TThhoommaassCCoolllliinnssattestedfortheRoyalMunsterFusiliersandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWaratGallipolifrom25April1915, presumably being one of those Munsters who landed from the River Clyde PPaattrriicckkRReeiillllyywasbornatTinryland,CountyCarlow,andservedwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalDublinFusiliersduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFront.Hewaskilledinactionon21March1918,the frstdayoftheGermanSpringOffensive,andisburiedinUnicornCemetery, Vend’huile, France.
JJaammeessBBrreennnnaannattestedfortheRoyalDublinFusilierson5November1914andservedwiththe6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarinthe Gallipoli theatre of War from 7 August 1915. He was discharged due to wounds on 8 July 1916, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 83387. Sold with copied research.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(T4-211916Dvr.C.Martin.A.S.C.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(T4-211916Dvr.C. Martin. A.S.C.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (T4-211916 Dvr. C. Martin. R.A.S.C.) mounted for wear, very fne (4)
£160-£200
CCeecciillMMaarrttiinn,fromIpswich,attestedintotheArmyServiceCorps,TerritorialForce,on18September1911.HeservedduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom31August1916andwasdischarged‘ClassZ’,on24June1919.HewasawardedhisTerritorialEfficiencyMedalunder Army Order 148 of 1920.
British War and Victory Medals (693 Wkr. C. A. Smith. Q.M.A.A.C.) good very fne BritishWarMedal1914-20((1100669988WWkkrr..CC..AApppplleettoonn..QQ..MM..AA..AA..CC..));VictoryMedal1914-19((4444441133WWkkrr..EE..CCrroowwtthheerr..QQ..MM..AA.. AA..CC..)) generally very fne (4)
£100-£140
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Four: GG.. CC.. CCrraannee,, VVoolluunnttaarryy AAiidd DDeettaacchhmmeenntt,, llaatteerr WWoommeenn’’ss AAuuxxiilliiaarryy AAiirr FFoorrccee BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G.C.Crane.V.A.D.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedfordisplay, very fneand better Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) ((PP.. RR.. HHeeggaarrttyy.. VV..AA..DD..;; EE.. GG.. WWoooodd.. BB..RR..CC.. && SStt.. JJ..JJ..)) good very fne (6)
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(F.C.Moffet.);SSeerrbbiiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,MedalforCivilMerit,SecondClass,silvered-bronze,inembossed case of issue, the lid inscribed ‘Miss Moffet, 5 Castle St., Brechin, Angus’, nearly extremely fne (3)
£400-£500
MMiissssFFlloorreenncceeCC..MMoo ffff eettservedduringtheGreatWarasanOrderlywiththeFrenchRedCrossandScottishWomen’sHospitalatRoyaumont from September 1916, and was honoured by both the French and Serbian Governments.
Soldwiththerecipient’ssilveridentitybracelet,engraved‘FlorenceC.Moffet,5CastleSt.,Brechin,Angus,SRNE198/3’;andanamedFrench Ministry of War Bestowal Document awarding Mademoiselle Florence Moffet the Special Bronze Badge for Nurses, dated Paris, 1 February 1918.
British War and Victory Medals (318592 Cdt. F. G. Gatensbury. R.A.F.) mounted on card for display, generally good very fne (2)
£70-£90
FFrreeddeerriicckk GGeeoorrggee GGaatteennssbbuurryy was born May 1896, and resided at 49 Rectory Road, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent. RecipientsofmedalsnamedtoCadets/FlightCadetsarebelievedtohavebeenundergoingofficer/fyingtrainingonoverseasbasesatthetimeof the Armistice.
Three: AAiirr MMeecchhaanniicc SSeeccoonndd CCllaassss CC.. FF.. TTaayylloorr,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee aanndd SShhaanngghhaaii VVoolluunntteeeerr CCoorrppss BritishWarandVictoryMedals(940562.A.M.C.F.Taylor.R.A.F.);ShanghaiVolunteerCorpsLongServiceMedal,silver,the reverse engraved ‘Sergt. C. F. Taylor Act. 1915-1917, 1920-1931, Res.’, minor edge bruising to BWM, generally very fne (3) £700-£900
Pair: PPrriivvaatteeHH..NN..JJoohhnnssttoonn,,11ssttCCaannaaddiiaannIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoowwaasswwoouunnddeeddaannddttaakkeennPPrriissoonneerrooffWWaarrdduurriinnggtthheeSSeeccoonnddBBaattttllee ooff YYpprreess oonn 2233 AApprriill 11991155 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(18514Pte.H.N.Johnston.1-Can.Inf.);togetherwiththerecipient’soriginalVeteran’sBadge,and a C.E.F. ‘For Service at the Front’ badge, very fne and better (2)
£50-£70
HHuugghhNNoorrmmaannJJoohhnnssttoonnwasbornatGodrich,Hudson,Ontario,on14March1887andattestedfortheCanadianExpeditionaryForceat Valcartieron23September1914.Heservedwiththe3rdBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromFebruary1915(also entitledtoa1914-15Star),beingpresentattheSecondBattleofYpres,includingthebattalion’sdesperatedefenceatSt.Julien.Shotinthechest on23April1915,hesufferedafracturedribanddamagetohisleftlung,andwascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarthatsameday.Heldinitially atRoeselairecamp,hewassubsequentlyheldatStendalcamp,andwasrepatriatedon2January1919.ReturningtoCanada,hewasdischargedon 11 April 1919. He died on 8 August 1942. Sold with copied service papers.
British War and Victory Medals (10 Pte. W. Millett. E. Afr. Vol.) good very fne, scarce to unit 1914Star((88118811PPttee..TT..BBaarrrroonn..11//LLiinncc::RR..));1914-15Star((88883388CCppll..EE..FFeerrrriiee..SSccoo..RRiiff..));VictoryMedal1914-19((44118822PPttee..CC..JJ.. DDaavviiss.. WWoorrcc.. RR..)); War Medal 1939-45 (2), surname on second partially officially corrected, nearly very fne and better (7) £120-£160
TThhoommaassBBaarrrroonnwasborninPeterboroughandattestedfortheLincolnshireRegimentatLincoln.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom8November1914,andwaskilledinactionon8December1914.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Soldwithanempty RoyalMint caseofissuefortheImperialServiceMedal;aSecondWorldWarOHMStransmissionboxaddressedto‘G. Pitcher, Milcote, Road, Wedley Castle, Birmingham 29’; and other ephemera.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31;(7001L-Nk.AneThapa,2-14G.R.)IndiaGeneralService 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (7001 L-Naik Ane Thapa , 2-4 G.R.) contact marks, polished, good fne
India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 ((99661122 SSeepp.. ZZaarriiff KKhhaann,, SS..WW.. SSccoouuttss..)) nearly very fne (5) £100-£140
Three: SSeeccoonndd LLiieeuutteennaanntt BB.. HH.. FFoorrdd,, SSuuppppllyy aanndd TTrraannssppoorrtt CCoorrppss,, IInnddiiaann AArrmmyy IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(2-Lieut.B.H.Ford.,S&T.C.);DelhiDurbar1911,silver, unnamedasissued;VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(India&theColonies),E.VII.R.(ColrSgt.BHFordBalutn.Vol.Rfs.) mounted as worn, good very fne (3)
NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-1939(Lieut.K.M.Nicholson.R.N.R.) rankandinitialsofficiallycorrected; 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavalReserveDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,reverse officially dated 1941, mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s riband bar, good very fne (6)
£180-£220
KKeennnneetthhMMoonnttggoommeerryyNNiicchhoollssoonn,aBritishnational,wasborninNewYork,UnitedStatesofAmerica,on30January1906,andreceivedhis CertifcateofCompetencyasSecondMateintheMercantileMarineon21June1925.CommissionedintotheRoyalNavalReserve,hewas advancedLieutenant-Commander,andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasCaptainofH.M.S. Violet fromNovember1940toSeptember 1941;duringthisperiod Violet,alongwithH.M.Ships Arabis,Malcolm,Scimitar,and Speedwell sunk U-651 intheNorthAtlanticon29June1941. He was awarded the Royal Naval Reserve Decoration in 1941 (London Gazette 10 February 1942).
Sold with a Dorsetshire Regiment cap badge and an East Africa Command Formation cloth badge.
Five: LLeeaaddiinngg SSeeaammaann SS.. GG.. DDeeww,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;PacifcStar,1clasp,Burma;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(JX.130463 S. G. Dew. L.S. H.M.S. Adamant) naming double struck in parts, especially surname, nearly extremely fne (5) £60-£80
SSttaannlleeyyGGeeoorrggeeDDeewwwasborninMildenhall,BurySt.Edmunds,Su ffolk,on31October1911,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClass on 27 July 1927. Advanced Leading Seaman, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 12 January 1945.
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AAwweellll--ddooccuummeenntteeddggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooAAbblleeSSeeaammaannRR..JJ..LLaaxxttoonn,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoosseerrvveeddiinnHH..MM..SS.. EExxeetteerr iinnaaccttiioonn aaggaaiinnsstt tthhee GGrraaff SSppeeee aatt tthhee BBaattttllee ooff tthhee RRiivveerr PPllaattee oonn 1133 DDeecceemmbbeerr 11993399 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very fne (4) £300-£400
RReeggiinnaallddJJaammeessLLaaxxttoonnservedasanAbleSeamaninH.M.S. Exeter priortotheSecondWorldWar,andwasservinginherduringhertourof SouthAmerica.RemaininginherfollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar,hewasservinginherduringtheengagementwithH.M.S. Ajax and H.M.S. Achilles against the German pocket battleship Graf Spee during the Battle of the River Plate, 13 December 1939.
WWiilllliiaammWWhhiittlleeyy,fromKenton,Harrow,attestedintothe3rd(Sharpshooters)CountyofLondonYeomanryandservedduringtheSecondWar. He was discharged on 26 December 1945.
Sold with copied Second War Medal Card confrming campaign entitlement.
RRoobbeerrttEEmmiillGGeeoo ffff rreeyyDDaawwssoonn,aRailwayTra fficApprentice,wasborninBeckenham,Kent,on11April1914.EducatedatMagdalenCollege SchoolandBrasenoseCollege,Oxford,heattestedintotheRoyalEngineersforserviceduringtheSecondWarwithserviceno.157766andwas thencommissionedSecondLieutenanton21November1940.AdvancedCaptain,hewaskilledinaction,presumeddrownedatsea,whenhis transportshiptheS.S. Yoma wastorpedoedandsunkoff theportofDerna,Libya,onthemorningof17June1943,withthelossof484lives.He is commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial, Surrey.
Soldwithanoriginalhand-writtenletterfromtherecipientdated22April1941,anoriginalletterofcondolencefromtheStationMasterand Goods Agent at Bicester railway station, dated 16 February 1944, a photograph of the recipient in uniform, and copied research.
Six: RR.. UUrrqquuaarrtt,, SSccoottss GGuuaarrddss,, llaatteerr PPoolliiccee SSeerrggeeaanntt,, DDuunnddeeee PPoolliiccee 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;PoliceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue (Sergt.RobertUrquhart)mountedasworn;togetherwithaPewterTankard,inscribed‘ToBob,fromDundeeCityPolice1971’; and a Scots Guards cloth badge and two lapel pins, very fne
Three: LL.. AA.. GGeellll,, BBeeddffoorrdd SSppeecciiaall CCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy DefenceMedal;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue(LeslieA.Gell.) mounted as worn, good very fne
Three: VV..LL..SShheeaarreerr,,UUnniioonnDDeeffeenncceeFFoorrccee,,aaMMeemmbbeerroofftthheeSSoouutthhAAffrriiccaannPPaarrlliiaammeenntt,,wwhhoovvootteeddiinnffaavvoouurrooffGGeenneerraallJJ..CC.. SSmmuuttss’’ mmoottiioonn oonn 44 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11993399 aalliiggnniinngg SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaa wwiitthh tthhee BBrriittiisshh CCoommmmoonnwweeaalltthh WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,bothofficiallyimpressed‘176544V.L.Shearer.’;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued, mounted as worn, good very fne (12) £100-£140 332277
RRoobbeerrttSSuummmmeerrssUUrrqquuhhaarrttwasbornin1920andservedwiththeScotsGuardsduringtheSecondWorldWar,seeingactiveserviceinNorway and Italy. He was wounded in Italy on 7 July 1944. He later served as a Sergeant with Dundee Police. LLeesslliiee AArrtthhuurr GGeellll (1900-74) served as a Divisional Commandant with “A” County Tra ffic Division, Bedford Special Constabulary. VVeerrnnoonnLLyyaallllSShheeaarreerr(1903-68)servedasaMemberoftheSouthAfricanParliament,andwasadditionallyMayorofDurban,1964-66.He attendedthehistoricparliamentarydebateonMonday4September1939,followingtheoutbreakofwarinEurope,andvotedinfavourofthe motionproposedbyGeneralJ.C.SmutstoseverrelationswithGermany,torefusetoadoptanattitudeofneutralitytotheconfict,tocarryout agreed obligations, and to continue co-operating with the British Commonwealth of Nations.
Provenance: David Lloyd Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 2021. DDaavviiddCCaannttwasborninRisbridge,Su ffolk,inOctober1910andattestedintotheSuffolkRegimentasaBandBoyin1926,aged16.Hewonthe AuralPrizeintheannualexamsatKnellerHallinOctober1929,andtransferredtotheIrishGuardsin1937,wherehewasnotedasbeingthe solo Cornet player in the Band. He died in Wandsworth, London, in 1974, aged 63.
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Seven: SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. NN.. DDuurrkk,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Korea1950-53,1stissue(5669509Sgt.A.N.Durk.R.A.M.C.);U.N. Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(5669509Sgt.A.N.Durk.R.A.M.C.) mounted as worn, some staining, very fne (7)
£140-£180
Six: SSeerrggeeaanntt OO.. FF.. PPuuxxttyy,, RRooyyaall EElleeccttrriiccaall aanndd MMeecchhaanniiccaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;Efficiency Medal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial,withtwoAdditionalAwardBars(37412Sjt.O.F.Puxty.R.E.M.E.)mountedcourt-stylefor display, good very fne (6)
£100-£140
OOssccaarrFFrraannkkPPuuxxttyy(1909-79)servedduringtheSecondWorldWarinitiallywiththeBritishExpeditionaryForceinFrancein1940,andwas evacuated on 10 June 1940. He saw further service in West Africa, 1942-43; and in North-West Europe from 16 July 1944.
£240-£280 333322
Four: JJ.. HHoollddeenn,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee 1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;PacifcStar;WarMedal1939-45,innamedAirMinistrycardboxofissueaddressedto‘J. Holden, Esq. Royal Oak Hotel, Keswick, Cumberland.’, extremely fne (4)
JJaammeessEEddwwaarrddAAnnddrreewwwasborninOldham,LancashireinApril1916.HeenlistedintheRoyalAirForceinJanuary1937,initiallyfor7yearsbut progressivelythroughouthiscareerextended/re-engagedforserviceof24years.AndrewtrainedasaPhysicalTrainingInstructor(PTI),andwas postedinthistradetoIraqinFebruary1939.HewasthenpostedtoHQBomberTransportWing,MiddleEastatHelwaninAugust1939.A somewhatunusualpostingforaPTI,heremainedthereuntilbeingpostedtojointhenewlyformed“Z”WinginCreteinMarch1941.Thelatter unitbeingformedinCairobyGroupCaptainSpackman,withtheintentionofbeinglocatedonCreteastheaircontributiontoOperation Mandible -acommandoforcesetuptotryandseizetheItalianheldislandsintheDodecanese.Theplan,formedbyRogerKeyes,wasnever executedand“Z”Wingwasdissolved.However,thisdidnotoccurbeforethemassGermanattackonCretebyparatroopers,andasaresultof whichAndrewwastakenprisonerofwaratR.A.F.Heracklion.HisMI9debrieflistingthedateas21May1941,andhisunitasHQ“Z”Wing. Andrew’s Record of Service, however, gives him as ‘Missing 31 May 1941’ and ‘POW 30 May 1941’. AndrewwasinitiallytakentoBerlinforinterrogation,andheremainedatStalagIII,RuclowuntiltransferredtoStalagVIIIB,LamsdorfinMarch 1942.AndrewwasmovedtoStalagVIIIA,Gorlitz,3February1945,andthendayslaterwasforcedononeoftheinfamous‘LongMarches’,asthe GermansattemptedtokeeptheirprisonersawayfromtheadvancingAmericansandRussians.AndrewwaseventuallyreleasedbytheAmericans inBavaria,29April1945,returningtotheUKthefollowingmonth.HisrecordofserviceshowsAndrewtohavebeenaTemporaryCorporal throughoutthewar,butalsoshowshispromotiontoTemporarySergeantonthedayofhisreleaseandtoTemporaryFlightSergeantthe followingday.Allsomewhatunusual.Bytheendof1945,AndrewwasbackinserviceandformallymusteredasaPTI.Therefollowedaseriesof mundanepostingsandattachmentsassociatedwithhistrade,exceptforapostingtotheOfficerCadet TrainingUnit,Cosford,May-September 1947andapostingtoPakistan,10November1949-19August1950.ThereafterhisonlypermanentunitwasNo.2RadioSchool,Yatesburyagain unusual for a PTI to be on the strength of a radio school.
IthasbeennighonimpossibletodrawupacompleterecordonAndrew’stimeintheR.A.F.LargeportionsofhisRecordofServicehavebeen redactedbyMOD(Air),especiallyeverythingassociatedwithhisSpecialQualifcations,Mustering-evenhislastunithasbeenwipedout!Anentry whilstatNo.2RadioSchoolduringtheperiod21May1955-20October1957isannotated‘OverseasService.’Again,veryodd.Hismedalgroup includestheItalyStar,andthisisconfrmedonhisRecordofService.HemaywellhavebeeninvolvedinoperationseitherinNorthAfricaorthe MediterraneanagainsttheItaliansbutthatdidnotmakehimeligiblefortheItalyStar-whichwasforservicefrom11June1943-8May1945,at which time he was a POW.
Flight Sergeant Andrew died at the R.A.F. Hospital, Uxbridge in December 1957. He is buried in All Saints Churchyard, Yatesbury, Wiltshire. Sold with copied research.
1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,allofficiallyimpressed‘102988C.V.Sephton’, mounted court-style for display, good very fne
Six: BB.. OO’’DD.. HHoosskkyynn,, UUnniioonn DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,allofficiallyimpressed‘P.6227B. O’D. Hoskyn’, mounted as worn, good very fne
Four: WW.. WW.. GGaayyllaarrdd,, UUnniioonn DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee 1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,allofficiallyimpressed‘83529W.W.Gaylard’,mountedas worn, good very fne (15) £80-£100
BBrriiaannOO’’DDrriissccoollllHHoosskkyynn(1920-93)servedasanAirCorporalintheSouthAfricanAirForce,andsawactiveservicewith21Squadroninthe Middle East. This is his full medallic entitlement.
WWiilllliiaammWWaalltteerrGGaayyllaarrdd(1906-95)servedasaCorporalintheSouthAfricanEngineeringCorpsandservedonoperationsinMadagascarin1942. This is his full medallic entitlement.
Five: EE.. WW.. NNoommeellll,, UUnniioonn DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,allofficially impressed ‘96824 E. W. Nomell’, mounted as worn, the Africa and Italy Stars both official replacements, good very fne
Four: RR.. JJ.. JJoouubbeerrtt,, UUnniioonn DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially impressed ‘77218 R. J. Joubert’, good very fne
DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,allofficiallyimpressed‘117947P.D.Clifford’,mountedasworn, good very fne (20) £80-£100
EErrnneessttWWiilllliiaammNNoommeellll(1907-85)servedasaLieutenantintheSouthAfricanAirForce,andsawactiveservicewith1SquadroninNorthAfrica, Malta, Sicily, and Italy; and with 2 Squadron in Egypt and Ceylon. This is his full medallic entitlement. RRuuddoollffJJoohhaannnneessJJoouubbeerrtt(1923-2001)servedasaPrivateinthe2ndRegimentBotha,andwascapturedandtakenprisonerofwaratSidiRezegh on 23 November 1941. This is his full medallic entitlement.
MMoosseess SScchheeeeppeerrss (1918-97) served as a Sta ff-Sergeant in the Cape Corps. This is his full medallic entitlement. BBaarrnneeyy VViiccttoorr JJaaccoobbss (1918-97) served as a Sergeant in the South African Medical Corps. This is his full medallic entitlement. PPaattrriicckkDDeennnniissCCllii ffff oorrdd(1908-81)servedasaSergeantinthe2nd(CapePeninsulaRi fes)Battalion,1stReserveBrigade;andwasadvancedStaffSergeant in the General Service Corps, attached Non-European Army Services. This is his full medallic entitlement.
Five: GG.. SStt.. QQ.. SSccootttt,, UUnniioonn DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,allofficiallyimpressed‘10974G.St.Q.Scott’, good very fne
Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. MM.. HHuummbbllee,, UUnniioonn DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,allofficiallyimpressed‘241894W.M.Humble’;Efficiency Medal,G.VI.R.,1st(bilingual)issue,UnionofSouthAfrica(Sgt.W.M.HumbleS.A.P.C.)mountedaswornintheincorrectorder, traces of verdigris to Africa Star, otherwise very fne
Three: JJ.. LL.. GGrrooeenneewwaalldd,, UUnniioonn DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially impressed ‘37114 J. L. Groenewald’, very fne
Pair: WW.. LL.. FF.. EEnnttrreessss,, UUnniioonn DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, both officially impressed ‘546145 W. L. F. Entress’, very fne
GGeeoorrggee SStt.. QQuuiinnttiinn SSccootttt was born in 1914 and served as a Lieutenant with Prince Alfred’s Guard, S.S.B.-F.A.B., and Imperial Forces. WWiilllliiaammMMaarrttiinnHHuummbbllee(1909-97)servedwiththeDukeofEdinburgh’sRi fes;theMilitaryPoliceCorps;andtheSouthAfricanPayCorps.Thisis his full medallic entitlement.
GGeeoorrggee AAlleexxaannddeerr LLeennnnooxx was born in 1903 and served as a Corporal in the “Q” Services Corps.
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt EE.. MM.. WWiillkkiinnss,, AAuuxxiilliiaarryy TTeerrrriittoorriiaall SSeerrvviiccee DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial(W.10305.Sjt.E.M.Wilkins.A.T.S.)lastin named card box of issue, traces of verdigris to WWII medals, otherwise good very fne EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.(2),1stissue,Territorial((WW..1155118866WW..OO..CCll..22..AA..CC..KKeeaarrnneeyy..AA..TT..SS..));2ndissue,Territorial((WW//1177228866.. CCppll.. AA.. WWiilllliiaammss.. AA..TT..SS..)) nearly very fne (5)
£70-£90
EE.. MM.. WWiillkkiinnss was awarded her E fficiency Medal per Army Order 126 of 1949.
Four: SSqquuaaddrroonnLLeeaaddeerrJJ..AA..JJuudddd,,111144SSqquuaaddrroonn,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoo ff eewwaassnnaavviiggaattoorriinntthheelleeaaddaaiirrccrraaffttwwhhiicchhddrrooppppeedd33 PPaarraa oonnttoo GGaammiill AAiirr ff eelldd,, 55 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11995566 -- tthhee ssttaarrtt ooff tthhee aaiirrbboorrnnee ooppeerraattiioonnss ooff tthhee SSuueezz ccaammppaaiiggnn DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Cyprus,NearEast(Flt.Lt.J.A.Judd.R.A.F.);General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (Sqn. Ldr. J. A. Judd. R.A.F.) mounted on card for display, minor edge bruising, very fne (4) £500-£700
JJaammeessAAlleexxaannddeerrJJuuddddwasborninJanuary1923.HeenlistedintheranksoftheRoyalAirForceinJune1942,andadvancedtoNavigatorII (equivalenttoSergeant)beforebeingcommissionedPilotOfficeronaShortServiceCommissioninApril1949.JuddadvancedtoFlightLieutenant in December 1952, and served as A.D.C. to the the A.O.C. and Commandant of R.A.F. Technical College, Henlow from April 1954.
Juddsubsequentlyservedwith114SquadronduringtheSuezcampaign,andwasnavigatorontheleadaircraft(ValettaVW817)whichdropped3 ParaontoGamilairfeld,5November1956.Thelatterwasthestartoftheairborneoperations,andthecrewconsistedofthesquadronOCSquadronLeaderD.B.Delany,A.F.C.,GroupCaptainB.R.McNamara,D.S.O.(O.C.TransportAirTaskForce);JuddasNavigator,andMaster Signaller R. Perkin, D.F.M.
‘TheslowmovingairbornearmadaofHastingsandValettasleftNicosiaat0300GMTon5Novemberandexecutedanightform-upbeforesetting courseforEgyptataheightof500feet.Eachaircraftcarriedapproximately20troopsof3Paraaswellassomeheavyequipment.Allweretobe droppedonGamilairfeldwiththehighestdegreeofaccuracyat0515GMT.Inordertoobtainthenecessaryprecision,fourCanberrasfrom18 and 139 Squadrons were detailed to mark the Dropping Zone (DZ) with 1000 pound Target Indicators.... Huntersof34SquadronfromtheTangmereWing fewaprotectivesweepaheadoftheHastingsandValettas,, fyingroundtheDZandsearching forpossibleopposition.Itwasaclear,brightmorningandnothinghostilewasseenasthetransportforceapproacheditstargetfromthenorthrightonschedule.TheleaderoftheHuntersobserver,withsomeanxiety,thatthetransportformationwastoostrungoutandthusextremely difficulttodefend....Alargeforceofgroundattack fghtersreconnoitredandstrafedthedefencesof Gamilairfeldimmediatelybeforethedrop took place on an area six hundred yards wide, bounded by the sea to the north and a lagoon to the south.
Within fvesecondsof0515GMTtheairborneassault,leadbySquadronLeaderD.B.DelaneyAFCof114Squadron,wentinforthedrop.Ashis aircraftexecutedits fnalcarefulrunacrosstheDZ,a3ParaOfficerwasimpressedbythe‘Turquoisesky,buff sand,slateseaandblacksmokeina greatpalltoweringoutofthecontroltowerbuildings.Thestreamingopeningparachutesofthemenaheadofmeslantedacross,belowand behind against the sand.’
Thegroundattackaircraft,VenomsfromAkrotiri,hadclearlydonetheirworkwelland,althoughthedropwasmetbyanti-aircraft fre,itwasnot undulyheavy.Nevertheless,nineofthetransportaircraftwerehitanddamaged,butallmanagedtoreturnsafelytoCyprus....Thedropby3Para wasexecutedwithclockworkprecision...Gamilairfeldwassecuredafterconsiderable fghtingduringthemorningandtheCyprusCanberras werecalledupontomaketheirlastoperationalsortiesbybombingconcentrationsofvehiclesinHuckstepCampastheseclearlywere reinforcements destined to prevent the occupation of Port Said.’
FromJudd’screw-DelaneywasmentionedindespatchesandMcNamarawasawardedtheC.B.E.forhisservicesthroughouttheoperations.Judd advancedtoSquadronLeaderinJuly1959,andwaspostedforStaff DutiestoNo.38Group,OdihaminOctober1961.Heservedinasimilar capacityfortheMinistryofDefence(AFD),DepartmentofChiefofStaff,DirectorofOperations(AirTransport)fromMay1965.Squadron Leader Judd retired in January 1971.
TThheeeexxttrreemmeellyyrraarreeQQuueeeenn’’ssMMeeddaallffoorrCChhaammppiioonnSShhoottssoofftthheeAAiirrFFoorrccee,,11ssttiissssuuee,,ggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooCChhiieeff TTeecchhnniicciiaann CC.. HH.. GGrreeeennlleeee,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee,, wwhhoo wwaass ‘‘CChhaaiirreedd’’ aatt BBiisslleeyy iinn 11995544 DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Queen’sMedalforChampionShotsoftheAirForces,E.II.R.,1stissue,withdatedclasp ‘1954’(653649Sgt.C.H.Greenlee.R.A.F.)engravednaming, edgepreparedpriortonaming;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R., 2nd issue (653649 Sgt. C. H. Greenlee. R.A.F.) mounted on card for display, generally very fne or better (4) £1,600-£2,000
Provenance: Buckland,DixandWood,July1995(whentheChampionsShotMedalwasgivenas‘appearstohavebeenofficiallyrenamedbut probably as issued’, and the L.S. & G.C. was erroneously listed as a ‘1st issue’).
TheQueen’sMedalforChampionShotsoftheAirForces,1stissue,isextremelyrare-withnomorethan5of6beingawardedforthe2ndissue of the medal was introduced.
The frstpicturesinhisalbum/scrapbookofphotographsandnewspapercuttings(includedwiththelot)showhimasamemberoftheR.A.F. Luqarife,brengunandpistolteams.Hewastheonlynon-RoyalNavy/RoyalMarinememberofMalta’sEmpireDayChallengeCupteamwho took frstplaceintheColonialOverseasPostalMatchesof1950(teamshailingfromallovertheEmpire-includingHongKong,Jamaica,Singapore etc).Thisresultedinhimbeingpresentedlaterwiththe frstofhismanymajorshootingmedalsandtrophiesbyHisExcellencytheGovernorin the Palace Drawing Room in Valetta.
GreenleewassubsequentlypostedtoR.A.F.Ballykelly,NorthernIreland,andwithitcametheannualparticipationattheR.A.F.WeekatBisley. His frstperformancein1953,sawhimcomingsecondintheLongcroftChallengeCup.However,hebetteredthisnextyearwhenhewonthe Queen’sMedalbyonepointagainstanextremelycompetitive feld.GreenleewaspresentedwithhismedalbytheHon.GeorgeWard,MP,and ParliamentaryUnder-SecretaryofStateforAir.AmongstthedignitariespresentwereM.R.A.F.TheLordTedderandM.R.A.F.SirJohnSlessor.In the following years Greenlee came close to repeating his success, being runner-up on one occasion.
Greenlee captainedStationandCommandteamsforanumberofyears,andfrequentlywinningindividualandteamtrophies.Subsequentpostings includedtoGeilenkirchen,WestRaynham,SwantonMorelyandWattoninNorfolk.HewasdischargedasChiefTechnician,havingservedjust over29years,27November1968.Thelatterdatebeinghis50thbirthday.InlaterlifeGreenleeresidedat‘Greenleas’,GresleyClose,Gressenhall, EastDereham,Norfolk.HecontinuedattendingtheannualR.A.F.WeekatBiselyafterretirement,andwasamemberofalocalrifeclub.Hedied in August 2001.
Soldwithasuperbpersonalphotographalbum/scrapbook,compiledbyrecipient,containingnumerousphotographsandnewspapercuttings relatingtohiscompetitiveshootingcareerbetween1949-56,includingimagesofhimbeing‘Chaired’atBisley;aletterfromrecipienttoaFlight Lieutenant Routledge, dated 25 June 1969; and copied research.
DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,with‘tickertape’numberandentitlementslips,inAirMinistrycardboxofissue,addressedto ‘J.G.Dixon,Esq.,NunfeldCottage,Cumwhitton,HeadsNook,Carlisle’;togetherwiththerecipient’swife’sDefenceMedal,with Home Secretary enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. M. Dixon’ at the same address, extremely fne
Three: BBaarrbbaarraa BB.. SSppiilllleerr
DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;VoluntaryMedicalServiceMedal,withtwoAdditional‘GenevaCross’AwardBars(Mrs. Barbara B. Spiller) good very fne
DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,in later namedcardboxofissue,addressedto‘Mrs.E.M.Harris,3OvalRoad,RegentPark, London NW1’, extremely fne
Voluntary Medical Service Medal ((MMrrss.. KKaatthhlleeeenn HHooyyllee)) very fne (9)
KKaatthhlleeeennHHooyylleeservedasAssistantCommandantwithVoluntaryAidDetachment120inBirminghamandwasawardedherVoluntaryMedical Service Medal on 1 January 1969.
DefenceandWarMedals1939-45(P/Kr.J.S.Hitchen.B.P.P.)contemporarilyengravednaming;togetherwiththerecipient’s Birmingham Parks Police shoulder boards with insignia, and white metal helmet plate, good very fne and rare to unit
NationalFireBrigadesUnionLongServiceMedal,bronze,with‘FiveYears’claspand‘TenYears’topribandbar,theedgeofficially impressed‘3864’andthereverseprivatelyengraved‘W.J.Hunt.’;FireBrigadeStar,silver,thereverseengraved‘W.HuntforLong ServiceK.N.&N.D.D.C.FireBrigade.’,withsilversuspensionbarandtopsilverribandbuckle;SellyOakFireBrigadeMedal, bronze,engraved‘W.J.Hunt1909’,withtopribandbar;asilverWreathbadge,silver,withappliedgoldcentre,engraved‘W. Hunt’,withtopsilverribandbarengraved‘S.O.C.S.1906’;King’sNortonandNorthfeldUrbanDistrictCouncilCoronationMedal 1911, white metal, unnamed, generally very fne (7)
£80-£100
Pair: SSuubb--CCoommmmaannddeerr JJ.. HH.. AAmmhheerrsstt,, BBiirrmmiinngghhaamm SSppeecciiaall CCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy DefenceMedal;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,3clasps,LongService1947,LongService1955,Long Service 1965 (Sub. Cmdr. John H. Amherst); together with various Birmingham Special Constabulary Reserve insignia, very fne
Pair: SSppeecciiaall CCoonnssttaabbllee GG.. BB.. AAlllleenn,, BBiirrmmiinngghhaamm SSppeecciiaall CCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Geoffrey B. Allen) good very fne BirminghamSpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal1916,bronze,thereverseengraved‘SS..EE..EEvvaannss’;BirminghamSpecial ConstabularyWatWorksGuardMedal1917-18,bronze,unnamedasissued;PhosphorusWorksWomanWarWorkerMedal 1918,bronze,unnamedasissued;andasmallsilverHomeGuardMedallet,theobverseengraved‘D.Company21st.Bn. WarwicksH.G.’,thereverseengraved‘FFoorrSSeerrvviicceessMMrrss..JJ..SS..SSttaannwwaayy..11994400--11994444’,withringandsilverstraightbarsuspension, very fne (8) £80-£100
GGeeoo ffff rreeyyBB..AAlllleennservedwiththeBirminghamSpecialConstabularyReserve,servingduringtheSecondWorldWaratMoseleyStreetandKing’s Heath Police Stations, and was awarded his Long Service Medal on 17 April 1945.
Family Group:
Three: JJ.. GG.. MMaacckkeetttt,, CCooaassttgguuaarrdd AAuuxxiillllaarryy SSeerrvviiccee,, llaattee PPaalleessttiinnee PPoolliiccee WarMedal1939-45,incardboxofissue,thenaminglabelrippedwithpartoftherecipient’saddressvisible;GeneralService1918 -62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(446B/Const.J.G.Mackett.PalPolice.)innamedcardboxofissue;CoastguardAuxiliaryLong Service Medal, E.II.R. (J. G. Mackett) in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fne Coastguard Auxiliary Long Service Medal, E.II.R. ((AArrcchhiibbaalldd JJoohhnn MMaacckkeetttt)) in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fne(4) £280-£340
JJoohhnnGGooddffrreeyyMMaacckkeettttwasborninNewcastleuponTyneon29April1926.MovingwithhisfamilytotheIsleofWight,heservedduringthe SecondWarandafterwardsattestedintothePalestinePoliceservingpostwarduringtheArabandJewishrevolts.Hesawfurtherservicewiththe Hong Kong Police before returning to the Isle of Wight, where he joined the Coastguard Auxiliary Service. He died around March 2001.
AArrcchhiibbaallddJJoohhnnMMaacckkeetttt,fatheroftheabove,wasbornintheIsleofWighton2June1895.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyon2June1913and servedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Victory beforebeinginvalidedfromtheserviceon3February1915.HefurtherattestedintotheRoyal FieldArtilleryandservedontheWesternFront.PostwarheattestedintotheRoyalCorpsofSignals,afterwardsreturningtotheIsleofWight where he worked as a Postman and also attested into the Coastguard Auxiliary Service. He died on the Isle wight, aged 62, on 20 June 1957. Sold with copied research.
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Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(N.K.Lewis11381‘H’);U.N.Korea1950-54(N.K.Lewis11381‘H’);CanadianForces Decoration, E.II.R. (PO 1/c N. K. Lewis) mounted court-style as worn, lacquered, nearly very fne (3) £100-£140
NNoorrmmaannKKeennnneetthhLLeewwiissservedintheRoyalCanadianNavyfrom7October1948to7October1960,seeingactiveserviceduringtheKorean WarinH.M.C.S. Huron from22Januaryto21September1951.AdvancedPettyOfficerFirstClasson15May1957,hewasawardedthe Canadian Forces Decoration on his last day of service, 7 October 1960. Sold with copied service papers.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Brunei(23854118Gnr.A.P.Johnson.RA.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Borneo (23854118 Gnr. A. P. Johnson. RA.) good very fne (2)
Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air London Gazette 1 January 1970. NNooeellGGaarrnneerrSSeewweellllknownas‘Garry’,wasborninDecember1931.HeenlistedintheranksoftheRoyalAirForce(servicenumber4040447) circa1949/1950.SewellwascommissionedPilotOfficerintheGeneralDutiesBranchasaNavigatorinApril1951.HeadvancedtoFlight Lieutenantin1954,andwaspostedto216Squadron(CometC2’s)inNovember1956.SewellsubsequentlyservedatR.A.F.Benson,and advancedtoSquadronLeaderinJanuary1962.HewaspostedforAirStaff DutiesatHQ224Group,Seletar,15January1961.AsaR.A.F. TransportaircraftspecialisthewouldhavebeendeeplyinvolvedintheBruneiandBorneoconficts,andisbelievedtohavebeenpartoftheJoint Services HQ set up in a school in Brunei during the early stages of the campaign. SewellwaspostedtoMODAMP(AirSecretary’sDepartment)inMarch1966.HesubsequentlyservedasOfficerCommandingNavigation School, Cranwell, and advanced to Wing Commander in July 1971. Sewell retired in November 1973.
Pair: CChhiieeff EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg AArrttiiff cceerr CCllaassss 11 PP HH MMaaxxwweellll,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,MalayPeninsula(055191PHMaxwellA/E.A.2R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue (D055191H P. H. Maxwell CEA1 HMS Dolphin) mounted for wear, very fne(2)
£80-£100
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Pair: LLaanncceeSSeerrggeeaannttRR..FF..MMaarrttiinn,, NNoo..1144PPllaattoooonn,,22nnddBBaattttaalliioonnSSccoottssGGuuaarrddss,,wwhhoottooookkppaarrttiinntthheeaassssaauullttaannddccaappttuurreeooff MMoouunntt TTuummbblleeddoowwnn 1133--1144 JJuunnee 11998822,, oonnee ooff tthhee mmoosstt ffeerroocciioouuss BBrriittiisshh iinnffaannttrryy eennggaaggeemmeennttss ssiinnccee tthhee SSeeccoonndd WWoorrlldd WWaarr GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24096828Gdsm.R.MartinSG.);SouthAtlantic1982,withrosette (2406828 Cpl R F Martin SG) mounted for wear, minor edge nicks, very fne (2)
£1,200-£1,600
RRoobbeerrttFFrreeddeerriicckkMMaarrttiinnenlistedintheScotsGuardsinNovember1967.HeadvancedtoLanceSergeant,andservedwithNo.14Platoon,2nd BattalionduringtheFalklands.HisplatoonformedpartoftheLeftFlankunderMajorKiszelyduringthenightattackonMountTumbledown, 13/14June1982.The fghtingwashardgoingfortheLeftFlank,astheArgentinianshadwelldug-inmachinegunsandsnipers.Eventuallythe British troops overwhelmed the defence positions, gaining footholds often at the point of a bayonet. MajorKiszelywasthe frstmanintotheArgentineposition,personallyshootingtwoenemysoldiersandbayonetingathird.Hisbayonetbreaking intheprocess.Seeingtheircompanycommanderamongsttheenemytroopsinspired14and15Platoonstomakethe fnaldashacrossopen groundtogetwithinbayonetingdistance.KiszelyandsixotherGuardsmensuddenlyfoundthemselvesstandingontopofthemountain,looking down on Stanley. Martin’s own experience is recorded in The Scots Guards Magazine of 1982: AbriefmentionoftheFalklandsCampaignisnecessarytocompletethepicture.TheCompanyreachedanexceptionallevelof ftnessonboard theQE2(fuelledofcoursebyexcellentcooking)andallthesepreparationswerefullytested,severaldaysafterlandingonEastFalkland.Whenon our frstnightatBluff Cove,LeftFlankwastoldtotakeupadefensivepositiononthenearbyhills,followingaveryunprotectedapproachin assaultcraft,theCompanywasexposedtosomeatrociousconditions.However,whenthepositionwashandedovertoanotherCompanyafter some40hoursintheopen,LeftFlankhadnotsufferedasinglecasualtyduetotheweather.InBluff Cove,onemustmentionthesangarsthat were constructed in peat, and would have served well on any grouse moor in Scotland.... Later,andaftertheactiononMountTumbledown,LSgtMartin’sexperienceisworthrecording.Afterloweringhimselfintoanunderground enemysangar,withonlyatorch,hesuddenlydiscoveredtheplacewasalreadyoccupied,withthreeequallyshockedArgentinians;theensuing conversation though, does not bear repetition.’
TheBattleofMountTumbledownresultedin9menkilledinactionand43wounded.TheArgentineslost30menwithafurther30 takenas PrisonersofWar.Fortheircouragedisplayedduringtheattack,soldiersofthe2ndBattalion,ScotsGuards,werelaterrecognisedwiththeaward of 1 DSO, 2 MC’s, 2 DCM’s (one posthumous), and 2 MMs. Martin was discharged, 12 November 1982. Sold with copied research.
DDaavviiddJJoohhnnBBeeddddoowwwasborninLich feld,Staffordshire,on6July1953andenlistedintotheBritishArmyatWolverhamptonon16August1968, aged15.‘Likemanyyoungmenofthatera,Iwassearchingfordiscipline,purpose,andchallenge:theArmygavemeallthree.Ijoinedasajunior soldierintheRoyalRegimentofFusiliersandbeganmymilitarycareerattheInfantryJuniorLeadersBattalioninOswestry,Shropshire.Theearly yearswereformative.AttheInfantryJuniorLeadersBattalionIdevelopedthefoundationalskillsofleadershipandsoldiering.In1970,Icompleted my frstparachutejumpsattheJointServicesParachuteCentre,Netheravon.Aroundthesametime,IcompetedinandwontheJuniorWelsh 3000eventwithtwoteammates,settingarecordtimeintheprocess.Weeksbeforepassingout,ItransferredtotheParachuteRegiment,a decisionthatwoulddefnemycareer.Afterpassingtherigourous“P”Companyselection,Iwaspostedtothe3rdBattalion(3PARA)on16 December 1970.
SSeerrvviiccee wwiitthh 11 PPAARRAA iinn NNoorrtthheerrnn IIrreellaanndd aanndd SSeelleeccttiioonn aanndd SSeerrvviiccee wwiitthh 2222 SS..AA..SS.. Myinitialtourwith3PARAwasbothrewardingandhumbling.PromotedtoLanceCorporal,IattendedtheSectionCommanders'Courseatthe ParachuteRegimentBattleSchoolinBreconandthenlatertransferredto1PARA,thenoperatinginNorthernIreland.Thoughdifficultatthe time,thisprovedtobeadecisivemomentinmycareer.Ijoined1PARAduringOperation Motorman inBelfast–apivotaldeploymentduring TheTroubles.Thiswasmytrueinitiationintooperationalsoldiering,andIfoundmyselfwhereIfeltmosteffective:atthesharpend.Uponreturn totheUK,IwaspromotedtoCorporal.1PARAwasthenslatedforathree-yeartourinGermany,butIrequestedapostingtotheParachute RegimentDepot,whereIservedasaninstructorontherecruitwingfrom1973to1976.Thoughhonouredbytheresponsibility,Iremained restless. The desire for greater challenge and purpose led me to volunteer for Special Air Service (S.A.S.) selection in August 1976.
OnpassingS.A.S.selectionIwaspostedto“B”Squadron,7Troop(Air).IunderwentHALOtrainingatR.A.F.BrizeNortonandqualifedasan advancedpatrolsignallerandpatrolmedic.Fromthatpointonward,mylifeandsoldieringtookonnewdimensions–clandestine,high-risk operations became the norm
Whenthesiegewasinitiatedbyarmedterrorists,IwasconductingMethodsofEntry(MoE)trainingsouthofLondon.Thatnight,wedeployedto asecureholdingareanextto16PrincesGate,London.IwasassignedtoSierraOne–theassaultteamdesignatedtobreachthefourth foorviaa skylightontheroof.Myrolewastobreachtheentrypointandthenenterwiththeassaultteam.Usingasledgehammer,Iclearedtheskylight goingintothebathroom,clearingroomsanddescendingtowardthehostagelocation.Iftheteamsbelowhadnotenteredbythattime,wewere toassumetheirmissionandmaintainmomentum.Theoperationwasawellpublicisedsuccess.The19hostagesweresecuredandtheterrorists were neutralised, 5 being killed, and 1 being captured.’
‘In1982,ArgentinainvadedtheFalklandIslands.Aspartof“B”Squadron,wewerethereserveelementbasedinHerefordwhiletwosquadron's deployedsouthwiththetaskforce.Ourtaskwastoprepareforcontingencyoperations.Onesuchmission,codenamedOperation Mikado, involvedahigh-riskplantoneutraliseArgentineaircraftatRíoGrande,TierradelFuego.Theconceptwasbold:aHALOinsertiontorecona commercialairstrip,followedbyHercules-borneassaultteamsdeployingvehiclesand frepowerdirectlyontotheairfeld.Iwaspartofthesix-man reconnaissanceteamfromAirTroopbriefedtojumpnorthoftheobjective,assesstherunway’sviabilityusingaconeprodder,and,ifcleared, guideinthemainforce.Themissionwascancelledhoursbeforedeploymentduetointelligenceleaksandnewimageryshowingthestrip’sactive use by the Argentine Air Force.
Alternateplansweredevelopedforadirectassault–understoodbyalltobeaone-waymission.Wetrainedforlow-levelstaticlineinsertions from400feet,noreserves,fulloperationalloads,includingincendiarydevicesandmulti-barrelrocketlaunchers.Targetsincludedaircraft,fuel supplies,andcommandfacilities.WewerethentoevadewesttowardtheChileanborder,80kilometresaway.TheR.A.F.ultimatelywithdrewair support, citing unacceptable risk to aircraft and crew.
FollowingthecancellationofOperation Mikado,weremainedonstandby.Thencametragicnews:aSeaKinghelicoptertransportingmembersof theRegimenthadditchedintheSouthAtlanticduringacross-deckingmanoeuvre.Twentyliveswerelostthatday,allofthemfriends.Itwasa hard blow, but it galvanised our resolve. We were going south.
Theplanwasambitious.TwoR.A.F.C-130HerculesaircraftwouldinsertoursquadronviastaticlinewaterjumpoutsidetheFalklandsexclusion zone.Everyitem–weapons,ammunition,andpersonalkit–waspalletisedforairdrop.WeworedrysuitstoprotectagainstthefrigidAtlantic waters.Asatouchofdarkhumour,someof7Troopjumpedwearingredclownnoses,anodtotheabsurdityofwarandourrefusaltolose ourselvestoit.7Troopboardedthe frstaircraftalongsideSquadronHQ.OurHerculeshadbeenmodifedwithalargeinternalfuelbladderand air-to-airrefuellingcapability.However,ourinitialrefuellingattemptfailed-theconefromtherefuellercollapsedmid-air.Thepilotrequestedwe returntoAscension,butourOCinsistedwewaitforthetankerintendedforthesecondaircraft.Itwasdispatchedtoourlocationwhilethe second Hercules was sent back to Ascension.
Iwatchedtherefuellingfromthecockpitasthesparepilottookcontrol,placingtheHerculesinadeepdiveinordertomatchthetanker'sspeed. The fightengineergaveconstantupdates.Whentherefuellingwascomplete,thepilotwasphysicallyliftedfromhisseat,drenchedinsweat, utterlyspent.Butwehadfuel,andwewereinbound.WeexitedovertheSouthAtlantic.ItwasdaylightwhenwejumpedandIwasunawarethat thepalletcontainingmyGPMG,AR-15,andpersonal equipmenthadsufferedaparachutefailureandhitthewaterhard.Mypackframewasbent nearlyinhalf.Mylaserrangefnderwasdestroyed.Ionlyhadmy9mmpistol,magazines,beltkitsohadtorearmquicklyoncerecoveredbythe Royal Navy.
Shortlyafter,wewereinformedoftheArgentinesurrender.Thewar,forus,waseffectivelyover.Ourfrustrationwaspalpable.Wehadtrained, prepared,lostfriends,butnowwouldplaynodirectpartinthe fnalphase.Still,weremainedready,regroupedatSanCarlos,andstayedmobile.I managed a brief visit to Stanley, only recently secured and soon after, I was returned home aboard a Hercules with press and priority personnel.
Myyearsin22S.A.S.weredefnednotjustbyhigh-profleoperationsbutbyaconsistenttempoofdeployments,especiallyinNorthernIreland.I servedmultipletourswith“B”SquadronandspenttwoyearsonTrainingWing,assessingandselectingcandidatesfortheRegiment,a responsibilityItookseriously.Ialsodeployedoverseasonspecialist"teamjobs,"trainingforeignforcesincounter-terrorism,counter-couptactics, closeprotection,andlong-rangereconnaissance.Thesetasksrequiredadaptability,culturalawareness,andabsoluteprofessionalism,oftenworking in politically sensitive environments.
AlthoughmyparentunitremainedtheParachuteRegiment,IwasofferedaplaceontheS.A.S.PermanentCadrein1983.Withouthesitation,I accepted.In1988,IwaspromotedtoStaff SergeantandappointedTroopStaff Sergeantof16Troop(Air),“D”Squadron.Thesetwoyears remainamongthemostfulfllingofmymilitarycareer.Thecamaraderie,thetempo,andtheresponsibilityofleadingatroopofseasoned operatorswasarareprivilege.My fnalpostingbroughtmebacktotraining,thistimewith21S.A.S.(V)inLondon.IwaspromotedtoWarrant OfficerClassII(ActingWarrantOfficerClassI)andappointedTrainingOfficerforSouthernDistrict.Inthisrole,Ihelpedmaintainthehigh standards and capability of reserve special forces.’ (the recipient’s own account of his service, included with the lot, refers).
Beddowwasdischargedon6July 1993,after24yearsand324days’service,nearlyallofitspentatthesharpedgeofBritishsoldiering.Servingin bothpeacekeepingandwarfghting,trainingalliesandengagingenemies,hehad‘thehonourofstandingalongsidesomeofthe fnestsoldiersthis country has ever produced.’
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i) The recipient’s three Aluminium identity discs ‘O Pos 24153439 Beddow D CE’; and British Army Identity Card.
ii) The recipient’s S.A.S. Beret, S.A.S. Stable Belt, S.A.S. shoulder boards, cloth wings, and Warrant Officer’s arm badge.
iii) The recipient’s original Regular Army Certifcate of Service Red Book; together with various Certifcates of Qualifcation and Course Reports.
iv) Various group and individual photographic images of the recipient.
v) A copy of the Programme for the Presentation of Colours to the Parachute Regiment by H.M. the Queen, 15 July 1974. vi)Acopyofthebook‘TheSiege’,byBenMacintyre,togetherwithtwocontemporarymagazinesgivingadetailedaccountoftheIranianEmbassy Siege, and other ephemera.
JJoohhnnMMiieerrssGGrreeeerrwasbornon4April1778,sixthsonofthelateJohnGreer,Esq.,ofGrangeM‘Gregor,countyTyrone,aJusticeofthePeace, andDeputy-GovernorofcountiesArmaghandTyroneforupwardsof50years,byCatherine,daughterofJohnCuppage,Esq.,ofGardenHill, county Antrim.
ThisofficerenteredtheNavyon13May1793,asFirst-classVolunteerandCaptain’sServantonboardthe Invincible 74,CaptainHon.Thomas Pakenham,oneofLordHowe’svictorious feetintheactionof1June1794.In1796,afterhavingfurtherservedwiththesameofficerin LaJuste 80,hebecameMidshipman,intheMediterranean,ofthe Amphitrite frigate,CaptainHon.CharlesHerbert;onsubsequentlyaccompanyingwhom intothe Amelia 38,hewaspresentatthedefeatofCommodoreBompart’ssquadronoff thecoastofIrelandinOctober1798.Afterthatevent heremovedtothe RoyalGeorge 100,bearingthe fagintheChannelofLordBridport,bywhomhewassoonappointedActing-Lieutenantofthe Neptune 98,CaptainJamesVashon.Hewasconfrmed,20September1799,into LaSuffisante sloop,CaptainsJonasRoseandChristopherJohn WilliamsNesham,employedonthePlymouthstation,wherehecontinueduntilthepeace.Hisnextappointmentswere–12April1803,tothe Grampus 50,CaptainThomasGordonCaulfeild,ontheEastIndiastation,whenceheinvalidedinJune,1804–22July1805,tothe Espoir brig, CaptainsJosephEdmonds,WilliamKing,andHenryHope,inwhichvessel,afterassistingatthereductionoftheCapeofGoodHope,he proceededtotheMediterranean–8July1808,tothe Podargus,CaptainsWilliamHellardandJohnLloyd,fromwhichvesselhewassuperseded about1811–and,21February1829,tothecommandofthe Plumper 12,onthecoastofAfrica.HeinvalidedfromthelatterstationinJanuary 1830;and,on14March1840,heacceptedtherankofCommander.CommanderGreerwasadmittedtotheout-pensionofGreenwichHospital on 10 August 1832. Placed on the Retierd Commander’s List on 14 March 1840, he died in 1861.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 23rd June 1795 ((JJoosseepphh SSkkiinnnneerr..)) dark toned, nearly extremely fne £1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Mackenzie Collection 1873; Cheylesmore Collection, July 1930; Loxley Collection, October 1949. JJoosseepphhSSkkiinnnneerriscon frmedontherollasAdmiral’sServantaboardH.M.S. Queen (Vice-AdmiralSirAlanGardner),andalsoconfrmedonthe GreenwichHospitalroll.OneothermanofthisnameisshownasaQuartermasterinH.M.S. Dragon, entitledtoclaspforEgypt,andmaypossibly be the same man.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Camperdown ((JJoohhnn WWaarrrreenneerr..)) dark toned, extremely fne
Provenance: Whalley Collection 1877; Spink 1973.
JJoohhnn WWaarrrreenneerr is con frmed on the roll as an Able Seaman aboard H.M.S. Lancaster.
£2,000-£2,400
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Nile((JJoohhnnSSyymmoonnddss..)) lightpawnbroker’sgraffitiandtwoedgebruises,otherwisegood very fne
£3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Baldwin’s, February 1954.
JJoohhnn SSyymmoonnddss is con frmed on the roll as an Able Seaman aboard H.M.S. Culloden at the battle of the Nile. HejoinedtheRoyalNavyon23August1797,aged20,andservedaboard Culloden until8August1800,whenhewaspostedtothe Princess Royal. Heisshownas‘Run’from18January1801,havingjumpedshipatPlymouthandhisnameisdeletedfromtheship’smustersforJanuary and February 1801 (accompanying research refers).
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Provenance: Whalley Collection 1877; Debenham’s, February 1900.
WWiilllliiaammMMoooorreeiscon frmedontherollasanAbleSeamanaboardH.M.S. Bellona atthebattleofCopenhagen;heisenteredtwiceontheroll, once as Ordinary Seaman and again as Able Seaman. Five other men of this name are shown on the rolls for various clasps. HewasbornatColchesterandjoinedtheshipon10June1797,aged22,andisstillonboardforthemusterofJuly1802(accompanyingresearch notes refer).
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar ((RRoobbeerrtt LLuuddgguutttteerr..)) dark toned, good very fne
Provenance: J. B. Hayward, August 1973.
JJoohhnn LLuuddgguutttteerr is con frmed on the roll as a Private Royal Marines aboard H.M.S. Prince.
£5,000-£7,000
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar ((HHeennrryy MMaarrsshh..)) some small edge bruises, otherwise very fne £14,000-£18,000
Provenance: Gray Collection 1920; Glendining’s, September 1923 and June 1947. HHeennrryy MMaarrsshh is con frmed on the roll as a unique name as an Ordinary Seaman aboard H.M.S. Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. He was born at Gloucester and entered Victory as an Ordinary Seaman on 11 May 1803, aged 23.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar ((JJoosseepphh NNaasshh..)) edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fne and scarce £6,000-£8,000
JJoosseepphhNNaasshhiscon frmedontherollasaPrivateRoyalMarinesaboardH.M.S. Euryalus. Only21medalsissuedtothisfrigatecommandedby Captain Hon. Henry Blackwood. Nash is also confrmed on the Greenwich Hospital roll.
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 4 Novr 1805 ((FFrraanncciiss SSaayyeerr..)) good very fne
Provenance: Sotheby’s, June 1905; Baldwin’s, March 1937. FFrraanncciiss SSaayyeerr is con frmed on the roll as an Able Seaman aboard H.M.S. Hero on 4 November 1805.
£3,000-£4,000
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 4 Novr 1805 ((WWiilllliiaamm TToommkkiinnss..)) dark toned, good very fne £3,000-£4,000 336633
Provenance: Gregg Collection 1887; Glendining’s, May 1992. WWiilllliiaammTToommkkiinnssiscon frmedontherollasanAbleSeamanaboardH.M.S. Caesar, Strachan’s fagshipatthecaptureoffourFrenchship’softhe line escaped from Trafalgar.
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NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Amazon13March1806((SSaammuueellHHoosskkiinnss,,MMiiddsshhiippmmaann..))containedinanoldbut defective ftted case, dark toned, extremely fne
£6,000-£8,000
Provenance: Purchased from Langlois Auctioneers, Jersey 1987, Property of the late Dorothy Hart, formerly of Villa Millbrook, Jersey
30 clasps issued for the capture of the French 40-gun Belle Poule by the Amazon on 13 March 1806, including 10 medals to officers.
SSaammuueellHHoosskkiinnssenteredtheNavyon10July1803,asAbleSeaman,onboardthe Amazon 38,CaptainWilliamParker.Continuingtoservewith thatofficerforaperiodofnearlysevenyears,heinconsequencecommandedaboatatthecutting-outofabrigfromunderthebatteriesof Palma;accompaniedLordNelsoninhiscelebratedpursuitofthecombinedsquadronstotheWestIndies;[asMaster’sMate]assisted,on13 March,1806,incompanywiththe London 98,atthecapture,afteralongrunning fght,andalosstothe Amazon of3menkilledand6wounded, oftheFrench80-gunship Marengo,bearingthe fagofRear-AdmiralLinois,and40-gunfrigate BellePoule;andco-operatedwiththepatriotson thecoastofGallicia,wheremanyoftheenemy’sbatteriesweredestroyed.On4April,1810,hewaspromotedtotherankofLieutenantinthe Rota 38,CaptainPhilipSomerville;intheboatsbelongingtowhichfrigateheappearstohavebeenwoundedatthecaptureofaprivateer,off the islandofUshant,in1812.Hewasadvanced,afterhavingofficiatedfor18months,onboardthe SanJuan 74,asFlag-LieutenantatGibraltarto Rear-Admiral Samuel Hood Linzee, to the rank of Commander, 4 July 1814, but he has not been since afoat.
Commander Hoskins married, in 1820, Mary Anne, youngest daughter of the late Commander Folliott, R.N., and by that lady had issue. SamuelHoskinswasprobablytheson(orotherwiserelated)ofCommanderThomasHoskins,R.N.,whowasMasterofthe Amazon atthe captureofthe BellePoule. SamuelHoskinsisshownontherollforthisactionasMaster’sMate.ThemedaltoThomasHoskinswasinthePayne Collection ans sold at Sotheby’s in July 1979.
CCaappttuurree ooff tthhee BBeellllee PPoouullee bbyy tthhee AAmmaazzoonn ‘Onthe13thofMarch,at3A.M.,asaBritishsquadron,consistingofthe98-gunship London,CaptainSirHarryNeale,80-gunship Foudroyant, CaptainJohnChambersWhite,bearingthe fagofVice-admiralSirJohnBorlaseWarren,and38-gunfrigate Amazon,CaptainWilliamParker,was steeringtothesoutheast,withthewindatwest-south-west,twosailatashortdistanceinthenorth-eastwerediscoveredbythe London,then asternandtowindwardofhercompanions.The London immediatelyworeinchase,andmadesignalstotheadmiralwithfalse fresandblue lights.InashorttimeSirHarrygotnearenoughtoopenhis freuponthestrangers,thenonthelarboardtack,underallsail,andwhowereno otherthanouroldfriends,the Marengo and Belle-Poule,returningtoFrancefromtheirlongeasterncruise.At5h.30m.A.M.the London got alongsideofthe Marengo;andthetwoshipscommencedtheaction,yard-armandyard-arm.At6A.M.the Marengo,unablelongertowithstand the London's heavyandwell-directed fre,hauledoff,andmadesailahead.At6h.15m.A.M.the Belle-Poule openedher freupontheleebowof the London,andreceiveda freinreturn,untiloutofgun-shotahead.At7A.M.the Amazon cameup;and,passingthe London,overtook,andat 8h.30m.A.M.beganengaging, the Belle-Poule.Allthiswhilethe London hadbeenkeepinguparunning fghtwiththe Marengo,andshe continuedituntil10h.25m.A.M.;when,seeingthe Foudroyant comingfastup,the Marengo struckhercolourstothe London;as,aboutthe same time, did the Belle-Poule to the Amazon
The London,outofher740menandboys,sustainedalossofonemidshipman(WilliamRooke)andnineseamenandmarineskilled,andone lieutenant(WilliamFaddy,dangerously),onemidshipman(J.W.Watson),and20seamenandmarineswounded.Hersails,rigging,andmastswere alsoagooddealdamagedbyshot.Thelossonboardthe Amazon amountedtoher frstlieutenant(RichardSeymour),onelieutenantofmarines (Edward Prior), one seaman, and one marine killed, and fve seamen wounded.
Thegun-forceofthe Marengo and Belle-Poule waspreciselythatoftheirrespectiveclasses.Theformer,whenshecommencedtheaction,hada crew,ascertifedbythecaptainandhistwoseniorlieutenants,of740menandboys;ofwhomthe Marengo hadtwoofficersand61menkilled, andeightofficersand74menwounded,includingamongthelattertheadmiralandhisson,severely,andCaptainVrignaud,withthelossofhis rightarm;total63killed,and82wounded.The Belle-Poule,outofacrewof330,similarlycertifed,lostsixmenkilledand24wounded.Itmay seemsingularthatthesetwoshipsshouldbesowellmannedattheendofathreeyears'cruise,especiallywhenthe Marengo,ifnotthefrigate, hadsentawaytwoorthreeprizes.Butitisbelievedthattheyeachhadonboardaproportionofthecrewofthe Atalante,thelossofwhoseship near the Cape of Good Hope has already been noticed’ (A Naval History of Great Britain, by William James refers).
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Basque Roads 1809 ((FFrreeddkk.. RReeeess..)) good very fne
Provenance: Spink, August 1946.
FFrreeddeerriicckk RReeeess is con frmed on the roll as a Private (Drummer) Royal Marines aboard H.M.S. Caesar at Basque Roads.
PPhhiilliippBBoonnddenteredtheNavyon16October1807,asMidshipman,onboardthe Barracouta sloop,CaptainGeorgeHarris,inwhichvesselhe proceededtotheEastIndies,where,onremoving,withthesameofficer,intothe SirFrancisDrake frigate,hewasformorethanthreeyearsvery activelyemployed,particularlyoff theislandofJava.HereturnedhomeinJanuary1812,onboardthe Phoebe 36,CaptainJamesHillyer.He afterwardsservedwithCaptainHarrisforseventeenmonthsinthe BellePoule 38,intheChannelandoff thecoastofSpain;and,onthelatter vesselbeingconvertedintoatroop-ship,attended,underCaptainFrancisBaker,theexpeditiontoNewOrleansin1814-15.Hewaspromoted, fromthe Isis 50,bearingthe fagintheThamesofSirHomePopham,totherankofLieutenanton19Octoberinthelatteryear.InJuly1851,he was placed on the reserved list.
Lieutenant Bond has received a medal for the capture of Java. He married, we believe, a Miss Lafargue (O’Bryne’s Naval Biography 1861 refers).
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, St. Sebastian ((TThhoommaass MMoorrggaann..)) edge bruising, otherwise very fne £1,000-£1,400
TThhoommaassMMoorrggaanniscon frmedontherollasanAbleSeamanaboardH.M.S. Revolutionaire atStSebastian.Sixothermenofthenameareshown on the rolls for various clasps.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Phoebe 28 March 1814 [not entitled - see footnote] ((JJaammeess SSmmiitteerr..)) good very fne £800-£1,000
JJaammeessSSmmiitteerr(SliteronAdmiraltyclaimslist)iscon frmedontherollforSyriaasCarpenter’sCrewonboardH.M.S. Asia andisclearlynot entitledtotherareclaspfor‘Phoebe28March1814’,forwhich30claspswereissuedtocommemorate Phoebe’s notoriouschase,inconsort with the Cherub, and ultimate capture of the American frigate U.S.S. Essex off Valparaiso, Chile, on 28 March 1814. JamesSmiterjoined Asia asCarpenter’sCrew,aged25,on3April1836,andwasdischargedon10April1841,havingwitnessedtheSyrian operationsof1840.HissubsequentpostingsweretotheCoastGuard,asBoatman,on10July1841,andasCommissionedBoatmanfrom15 December1847to3March1854;Shipwrightaboard Euryalus from4March1854to2May1856;andasCommissionedBoatmanintheCoast Guard again, from 3 May 1856, until his fnal discharge on 30 November 1864.
Sold with copied record of service.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Algiers ((DD.. HHuugghheess,, CCaarrppeenntteerr..)) nearly extremely fne
Provenance: Wallis & Wallis, December 1963.
DDaavviidd HHuugghheess is con frmed on the roll as a Carpenter aboard H.M.S. Mutine at Algiers.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Algiers ((AAbbrraahhaamm NNeewwllaanndd..)) edge bruising, otherwise very fne
AAbbrraahhaamm NNeewwllaanndd is con frmed on the roll as a Private Royal Marines on board H.M.S. Impregnable at Algiers.
£800-£1,000
£800-£1,000
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Algiers ((JJoohhnn RRoobbiinnssoonn..)) edge bruising and contact marks, good very fne £600-£800
JJoohhnnRRoobbiinnssoonnservedasaLandsmaninH.M.S. Albion atthebombardmentofAlgierson27August1816.14othermenwiththisnameappearon the Admiralty Claimants’ List, all single clasp awards, including two for Trafalgar, and fve for Syria.
Sold with copied research.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Navarino ((JJoohhnn BBaakkeerr..)) edge nicks, good very fne
JJoohhnnBBaakkeerrservedasanOrdinarySeamaninH.M.S. Albion duringthebattleofNavarinoinwhichthecombined feetsofBritain,Franceand RussiaengagedandroutedtheTurkish feeton20October1827.ThemorningafterthebattleAdmiralSirEdwardCodringtondescribedthe stateoftheTurkish feetassuch,‘Outofa feetcomposedofeighty-onemen-of-war,onlyonefrigateand ffteensmallervesselsareinastateto ever to put to sea again.’
Two other men of this name appear on the Admiralty Claimants’ List, including a single clasp award for Syria.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Navarino ((FF.. HH.. JJoohhnnssoonn..)) good very fne
Provenance: Glendining’s, December 1904.
FFrraanncciiss HH.. JJoohhnnssoonn is con frmed on the roll as a Private Royal Marines aboard H.M.S. Asia.
£700-£900
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,2clasps,1June1794,23rdJune1795((JJoohhnnPPaallmmeerr..)) twoedgebruises,otherwisebetterthan very fne £1,000-£1,400
JJoohhnnPPaallmmeerriscon frmedontherollsasAdmiral’sServantaboardH.M.S. RoyalGeorge atbothactions.Threeothermenofthisnameareshown on the roll, all for Syria.
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,2clasps,14March1795,St.Vincent((TThhooss..PPiillee..)) minoredgebruising,otherwisedarktoned, good very fne
£4,000-£5,000
Provenance: Glendining’s, December 1951, Collection of the late Lieutenant-Colonel K. O. N. Foster, D.S.O., O.B.E.; Spink 1972.
InFebruary1797,NelsonhadrejoinedJervis's feet25mileswestofCapeSt.VincentatthesouthwesttipofPortugal,justbeforeitintercepteda Spanish feeton14February.TheBattleofCapeStVincentmadebothJervis'sandNelson'snames.JerviswasmadeEarlStVincentandNelson was knighted for his initiative and daring.
NelsonhadrealisedthattheleadingSpanishshipswereescapingandwore Captain tobreakoutofthelineofbattletoattackthemuchlarger Spanishships. Captain exchanged frewiththeSpanish fagship, SantísimaTrinidad,whichmounted136gunsonfourdecks.Later Captain closely engagedthe80-gun SanNicolas,whentheSpanishshipwasdisabledbyabroadsidefrom Excellent andranintoanothership,the SanJosef of112 guns.With Captain hardlymanoeuvrable,Nelsonranhisshipalongside SanNicolas,whichheboarded.Nelsonwaspreparingtoorderhismento board SanJosef nextwhenshesignalledherintenttosurrender.Theboardingof SanNicolas,whichresultedinthetakingofthetwolargerships, was later immortalised as 'Nelson's Patent Bridge for Boarding First Rates.' Captain was the most severely damaged of the British ships as she was in the thick of the action for longer than any other ship.
£3,000-£4,000 337766
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,2clasps,Nile,Copenhagen1801((TTiimmootthhyyMMaahhoonnyy..)) edgebruisingandlightcontactmarks, otherwise dark toned, very fne
Provenance: Glendining’s, May 1923; Wallis & Wallis, May 1988. TTiimmootthhyyMMaahhoonnyyiscon frmedasanOrdinarySeamanaboardH.M.S. Defence atbothactions.Only7medalsissuedwiththesetwoclasps,one other example known to be extant.
Provenance: Payne Collection 1911; Sotheby’s, February 1970.
WWiilllliiaammMMaarrttiinnservedasaPrivate,RoyalMarines,aboardH.M.S. Hector inEgypt,andaboardH.M.S. Ajax atStSebastian.Tenothermenofthis name are shown on the rolls for various clasps.
Sold with extensive biographical notes copied from Mr Payne’s catalogue from which the following is extracted:
"HethenreturnedtoEngland,butleftthe'RoyalSovereign'forWoolwich,tojointhenewdivision,andonthe28thleftthatplaceforthe recruitingservice,inwhichheremaineduntil1809,whenheagainwentonboardHisMajesty'sshipthe'Ajax,'andonthe22ndsailedforthe MediterraneantojointheforceunderLordCollingwood,butthatdistinguishedmandepartingthislifesoonafterwardsatGibraltar,thecommand devolved on Sir Edward Pellew.
"Onthe11thofSeptember,1810,whilstcruisingoff theIsleofElba,theysawastrangesail,whichtheycameuptoafewhoursafterwards,and, fndingittobeanenemy'sship,asmartengagementensued.Martinhad fredaboutfourteenrounds,whenhereceivedamusketballthroughhis right hand, another in his right breast, another on his head, and one in his foot (we have seen the scars).
"Afterwards,Martinwasagooddealknockedaboutuntil1818,whenhewasdeclaredentitledtoapensionandhisdischarge,afterahardservice of twenty years and nine months. He soon afterwards took up his residence at East Retford, where he remained until his death.
Another obituary notice claims that he was also at the battle of Trafalgar:
"Onthe25thinst.,atEastRetford,verysuddenly,Mr.WilliamMartin,anoldveteranMarineandOut-PensionerofGreenwichHospital,aged72, whohadservedinseveralengagements,andhadbeenseverelywounded.HewasatthebattleofTrafalgar,thetakingofSt.Sebastian,andin Egypt,asshownbyaMedalwithtwobarsuponit;hisserviceextendedoveraperiodof20years;hewasdismissedwithapensionin1818.A coroner's inquest was held on the body on the 27th inst., before P. R. Falkner, Esq., when a verdict was returned of 'Death from natural causes.'"
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,2clasps,GutofGibraltar12July1801,St.Domingo((WWmm..HHyy..CCooookkee,,MMiiddsshhiippmmaann..)) minor edge bruises, otherwise dark toned, nearly extremely fne
£2,600-£3,000
Provenance: Christie’s, March 1988.
Confrmed on the rolls as Midshipman aboard the Superb for both actions.
Commander Cooke has received a medal and clasps for the battles of 12 July 1801, and 6 February 1806 (O’Byrne’s Naval Biography 1861 refers).
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Martinique, Guadaloupe ((JJoohhnn BBeecckk,, GGuunnnneerr..)) dark toned, nearly extremely fne £1,800-£2,200
Provenance: Wallis & Wallis 1969; Glendining’s, November 1987.
John Beckis confrmed on the rolls as a Gunner aboard H.M.S. Fawn 18,for both actions (Commander G. A. Crofton).
JJoohhnnBBeecckkwasbornatBigbury,Devon,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaLandsmanaboardH.M.S. Castor on29March1795;L.M. Virginie, September1796toApril1803,A.B.fromJanuary1799;Ord Doris, May1803toJanuary1805;Ord Circe, July1805toNovember1806,andA.B. to November 1807; A.B. Bellisle to August 1808; Gunner in Fawn, 12 August 1808 to November 1814
H.M.S. Fawn wasemployedintheWestIndies,andwastherepresentatthereductionofMariegalante,Martinique,theSaintesandGuadaloupe. The Fawn wassubsequentlyemployedintheNorthSea,BalticandChannel,andmadeprize,11October1810,oftheFrenchprivateer Le Témeréraire, of10guns,6largeswivels,and35men.BeckcontinuedhisserviceasGunneraboardvariousshipsuntilhis fnalappointment,the Windsor Castle, from which he was discharged on 23 September 1835.
FFiinnddllaayy MMccDDoonnnneellll served in 3rd Company, 78th Highlanders and was a non-pensioner.
Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Albuhera ((JJoohhnn SSppeennccee,, 5577tthh FFoooott)) light edge bruising, otherwise good very fne £2,600-£3,000
JJoohhnnSSppeenncceewasbornintheParishofShankle,CountyDown,andserved3yearsinaGarrisonBattalionbeforejoiningthe57thFooton2 November1808,servinguntil24December1812,whenhewasdischargedtothe12thRoyalVeteranBattalion.Hewasdischargedfromthe12th Veteranson24June1814,inconsequenceof‘GunShotthrotheJaw&rheumatism.’HewasadmittedtotheRoyalHospital,Kilmainham,onthe followingdayonapensionof9dperdiemwhichwasincreasedto1/-on24July1855.HewasrefusedfurtherincreasesinhispensioninMarch 1867 and June 1868.
Sold with copied discharge papers.
Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Roleia, Vimiera ((JJoosseepphh MMiilllleetttt,, 5500tthh FFoooott..)) dark toned, good very fne £800-£1,000
JJoosseepphhMMiilllleettttenlistedintothe50thFooton4April1803,wasadmittedtoOut-Pensionof9dperdiemon16August1844,anddiedon19 October 1849, aged 69.
JJoohhnnGGiillllwasborninNorton,She ffield,andattestedforthe43rdRegimentofFooton2June1802,havingpreviouslyservedintheYork Fencibles from November 1799 to 1 June 1802. He served with the 43rd Regiment in the Peninsula, and was discharged on 6 March 1817.
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,3clasps,Egypt,Martinique,Guadaloupe((JJoohhnnEElllliiootttt,,9900tthhFFoooott))goodoriginalribbon, side carriage broken between frst two clasps, two edge bruises, otherwise toned, good very fne and very scarce
£2,000-£2,400
Only 10 medals issued to the 90th Foot with these three clasps, none to officers.
JJoohhnnEElllliioottttwasbornintheParishofSouthoverton,Hinkley,Leicestershire,andwasenlistedintothe90thFooton10March1794,aged22years, astockingmakerbytrade.Heserved21years356daysandwasdischargedintherankofSergeantatBirr,Ireland,on31January1816,‘beingOld andWornOut’;‘duringthelongperiodhehasbeeninthe90thRegt.hasconductedhimselfasasteady,welldisposedNon-Comd.Officer.’He served9years99daysintheWestIndies,4years174daysasaPrivate,8yearsasCorporal,9years182daysasaSergeant,andwasadmittedto an out-pension at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, on 23 February 1816.
Sold with copied discharge papers and an unrelated British War Medal 1914-18 ((551177 AA.. BBmmbbrr.. AA.. EE.. GGeeee.. RR..AA..)).
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,3clasps,Vimiera,Talavera,Barrosa((JJoosseepphhAAttkkiinnssoonn,,8822nnddFFoooott..)) edgebruise,otherwise toned, better than very fne
£1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Glendining’s, October 1950; Elson Collection, Glendining’s, September 1963; Sotheby’s, July 1987.
Uniquecombinationofclaspstothe82ndFoot.Only24claspsforTalaverawheresomesick,woundedandstragglersofthe82ndleftbehindat Corunna served with the 2nd Battalion of Detachments. 43 clasps for Barrosa where only the Flank companies of the 2/82nd were present.
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,6clasps,Corunna,Salamanca,Pyrenees,Nivelle,Nive,Toulouse((AA..GGiillmmoouurr,,4422nnddFFoooott..)) test mark to edge, otherwise good very fne
£1,200-£1,600
Provenance: Sotheby’s, May 1910; Blair Collection, Glendining’s, July 1937.
AAnnddrreewwGGiillmmoouurrwasbornintheParishofFalkirk,Stirlingshire,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaLandsman,aged22years.HeservedaboardH. M.S. Audacious inthatratefrom14June1795,andasOrdinarySeamanfrom1June1797to25January1801,whenhejoined SanJoseph, from whichshiphewaspaidoff on23April1802.Heenlistedintothe42ndHighlandersatTuam,CountyGalway,on27July1806,andwasdischarged atDublinon14October1822,inconsequenceofbeing‘unftforservice,wounds,deafnessandlongservice.’HisArmyserviceamountedto18 years82days,including2yearsallowanceforWaterloo.Theregimentalsurgeonreportedthat‘AndrewGilmourwaswoundedintheleftkneeat theBattleofCorunnain1809,hasbeendeafforthelastsixmonths,noevidentcause,andhisconstitutionismuchimpairedbylongandhard service.’ He was admitted to an out-pension at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, on 30 October 1822.
Sold with copied discharge papers.
ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Nepaul((LLiieeuutt..TThhooss..OOlliivveerr,,22nnddBBaattttnn..66tthhNN..II..))shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressed naming, dark toned, extremely fne £1,600-£2,000
Provenance: HamiltonSmithCollection,Glendining’s,July1927;Glendining’s,January1943andFebruary1952;Christie’s,November1985; Glendining’s, December 1989.
TThhoommaassOOlliivveerrwasaCadetontheBengalEstablishment1804;Ensign17March1805;Lieutenant,18May1805,to6thNativeInfantryandserved with2/6thinOchterlony’s1stDivcisionintheNepaulwar.HewaspromotedtoCaptainon16November1818,andservedwiththeSurvey Department1814-29,beingappointedAssistantSurveyorofSirmoorinOctober1819andtoSuperintendentRevenueSurveyinAugust1822; transferredto3rdN.I.(late1/6th)May1824;Major,18July1827;Lieutenant-Colonel,3July1832;Shekhawatexpedition1834;transferredto 12thN.I.,24March1838,andassumedcommandon20January1839;tocommandForceatBettiahonNepaulfrontier,November1840; transferredto30thN.I.,February1843,andto65thN.I.,January1844;Colonel,13March1844;Major-General,20June1854;Lieutenant-General, 4 May 1858; General, 19 June 1866; he died in London on 22 April 1872, aged 82.
ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Nepaul((LLiieeuutt..RRiicchhdd..FF..PPuurrvviiss,,11ssttBBaattttnn..3300tthhNN..II..))shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressed naming, edge bruise, otherwise good very fne
£1,600-£2,000
RRiicchhaarrddFFoorrtteessccuueePPuurrvviisswasbornatWickham,Hampshire,on4January1789,secondsonofAdmiralJohnChildPurvis,R.N.ACadetonthe BengalEstablishmentin1803,hewasappointedEnsignon18August1804,andLieutenanton21September1804.Postedtothe21stNative Infantryin1805,hetookpartintheoperationsinBundelkhand1809-12;InterpreterandQuartermaster2/21stN.I.,1July1814;transferredto newlyraised1/30thN.I.,4May1815to1818.ServedthesecondphaseoftheNepaulWarwith4thBrigadeCentreColumnunderOchterlonyat Makwanpur;BrevetCaptain,1January1818;Captain1820,retired31May1820.AfterwardstookHolyOrdersasDeacon1820,Priest1821;was VicarofWhitsbury,10March1824untildeath,andwasappointeddomesticchaplaintotheEarlofLimerickin1846.HediedattheRectory, Whitsbury, on 27 May 1868.
ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,KirkeeandPoona((GG..MMaarrvviinn,,EEuurr..RReeggtt..))shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming, minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fne £2,200-£2,600
GGeeoorrggee MMaarrvviinn is con frmed on the roll of 103rd Bombay European Regiment.
JJoohhnnBBaarrkkeerrwasbornintheParishofHazelwood,nearBelper,Derbyshire,andenlistedintotheRoyalHorseGuardsatNottinghamon30June 1805,aged19,forunlimitedservice.Hewasdischargedon10July1827,inconsequenceoflengthofservice,whichamountedto24years16days including 2 years allowance for Waterloo; conduct as a soldier ‘Good and he is recommended for His Majesty’s Royal Bounty of Chelsea.’
Sold with copied discharge papers.
Waterloo1815((WWiilllliiaammEErrsskkiinnee,,22nnddoorrRR..NN..BBrriitt..RReegg..DDrraagg..)) fttedwithoriginalsteelclipandlaterringsuspension, light marks, otherwise good very fne
£3,000-£4,000
WWiilllliiaammEErrsskkiinneeenlistedintothe2ndDragoonson16March1811,andwaspresentatthebattleofWaterloowhereheservedinCaptainJames Poole’sTroop.2ndDragoons(ScotsGreys)servedwiththe‘UnionBrigade’intheirfamousheavycavalrychargeatWaterloowhichdestroyed fve French infantry brigades and inficted some 5,000 casualties
Waterloo1815((HHeennrryyBBeeeerr,,22nnddBBaatttt..33rrdd..RReegg..GGuuaarrddss..))piercedat12o’clockand fttedwithreplacementsteelclipandring suspension, two edge bruises, otherwise good very fne
£1,600-£2,000
HHeennrryyBBeeeerrwasbornintheParishofSta fford,Somerset,andenlistedintothe3rdFootGuardson25October1813,aged32,alabourerby trade.Heserved4years154days,including2yearsallowanceasa‘WaterlooMan’,andwasdischargedatLondonon5April1816,in consequence of ‘being wounded in the right thigh at Waterloo.’ He was admitted to an out-pension of 9d per diem on 26 April 1816.
Sold with copied discharge papers.
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Waterloo1815((PPeetteerrBBeennnneetttt,,4422nnddoorrRR..HH..RReegg..IInnffaannttrryy..)) fttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, minorrimknocks, otherwise good very fne £1,800-£2,200
PPeetteerr BBeennnneetttt served in Captain Mungo McPherson’s Company at Waterloo.
Waterloo1815((CCoorrnneettLLeewwiissKKeerrcchhnneerr,,11ssttRReegg..LLiigghhttDDrraagg..KK..GG..LL..)) fttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, obverse rim of edge worn between 4 and 5 o’clock, light contact marks, otherwise good very fne £2,000-£2,400 339944
Provenance: Whitaker Collection 1908. LLeewwiissKKeerrcchhnneerrjoinedthe1stDragoonsoftheKing’sGermanLegionon27October1813.HeservedinthecampaignintheNetherlandsin 1814, and in the campaign of 1815 at the battle of Waterloo.
Waterloo1815((HHeennrryySSttrroobbeell,,33rrddLLiinneeBBaatttt..KK..GG..LL..)) fttedwithcontemporarysilverloopandstraightbarsuspension, light contact marks, otherwise very fne £1,000-£1,400
CandaharGhuzneeCabul1842((WWmm..HHaallll,,4400tthhRReeggtt..))namingengravedinuprightserifcapitals, fttedwithscrollsuspension, good very fne £400-£500
DefenceofJellalabad1842,FlyingVictory((JJaass..KKeemmpp,,1133tthhRReeggtt..))officiallyimpressednaming, fttedwithsteelclipandbar suspension, nearly very fne £1,600-£2,000
JJaammeessKKeemmppwasbornatBethersden,Kent,andattestedon5May1838,PrivateNo.979.JoinedtheregimentinIndiaon10May1840,served JellalabadandCabul,landedatGravesend,28July1845.HediedinhospitalatFortGeorgeon12September1850,themusterrollannotated‘2 silver medals enclosed in packet’; next of kin, Father James, Bethersden, Kent.
Sold with copied muster lists and roll compiled by Gosling.
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339977
DefenceofKelat-i-Ghilzie1842((GGuunnrr..SSaammPPeeddlleeyy44//22BBaatttt..AArrttyy::))contemporaryengravednaming, fttedwithoriginalsteelclip and bar suspension, very fne £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: General E. S. Hastings Collection, Glendining’s, January 1933, to Tinlin Collection, Glendining’s, December 1965 (£125).
China 1842 ((RRoobbeerrtt MMaaiittllaanndd,, 2266tthh RReeggiimmeenntt FFoooott..)) ftted with replacement straight bar suspension, very fne
£500-£700
MaharajpoorStar1843((PPrriivvaatteeGGeeoorrggeeCCaarrttwwrriigghhttHH..MM..4400tthhRReeggtt..))adapted‘claspedhand’suspension, onenut fttinglacking, otherwise good very fne £300-£400
Sutlej1845-46,forMoodkee1845,3clasps,Ferozeshuhur,Aliwal,Sobraon((SSeerrjj..JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammss5500tthhRReeggtt..)) contactpittingfrom star and naming rubbed overall, therefore good fne £800-£1,000
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DDaavviiddDDoowwnniinnggwasborninBallyscullion,CountyLondonderry,in1802andwascommissionedEnsignintheHonourableEastIndiaCompany’s Forceson16August1819.Postedtothe2/6thNativeInfantry,hewaspromotedLieutenanton2March1822,andtransferredtothe3rdNative InfantryinMay1824.HeservedasSecondinCommandofthe7thLocalHorsefrom28December1824to1830,andwaspromotedCaptainon 3July1832.HesawactiveserviceduringtheShekhawatExpeditionin1834,andcommandedtheJodhpurLegionfrom25July1936.Promoted Majoron15September1839,andLieutenant-Colonelon12October1845,hewaspostedtothe4thNativeInfantryandsawactiveservice duringtheSecondSikhWar,atJullundurandBariDoabs,andwithBrigadierWheeler’sForce(Medal).Hetransferredtothe39thNativeInfantry inMarch1850,andthentothe2ndNativeInfantryinSeptember1852,and fnallytothe27thNativeInfantryinOctober1852.Appointed Colonel,39thNativeInfantry,inJune1855,hewaspromotedMajor-Generalon15September1857;Lieutenant-Generalon23August1869;and General on 23 August 1875, he died in Kent on 18 December 1888, aged 86.
Punjab 1848-49, no clasp ((AAsssstt.. SSuurrggnn.. NN.. SS.. SSmmiitthh,, 2299tthh BBeennggaall NN..II..)) minor marks and edge nicks, otherwise good very fne £300-£400
NNiicchhoollaassSSkkoottttoowweeSSmmiitthhwasbornon2November1820;M.R.C.S.1843;AssistantSurgeon,BengalArmy,1October1845;diedatCorkon19 May 1853.
Punjab1848-49,1clasp,Mooltan((SSeeppooyyAAjjaagguurrJJeewwaarryy..4499tthhNN..II..))namingengravedinrunningscript, edgebruising,contact marks and polished, good fne
Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat ((SSeerrjjtt.. JJoohhnn OO’’GGrraaddyy,, 6611sstt FFoooott..)) good very fne £300-£400
Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, slack suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne
Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Sebastopol,Azoff ((WWiilllliiaammHHuuggggiinnss..HH..MM..SS..SSnnaakkee..))contemporarynamingengravedinuprightserif capitals, unofficial rivets between clasps, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fne
WWiilllliiaamm EE.. HHuuggggiinnss is con frmed on the roll for Azoff as a Boy 1st Class aboard H.M.S. Snake.
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£300-£400
Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Sebastopol((PPttee..JJoohhnnMMoorrttoonn..7799tthhRReeggtt..)) Hunt&Roskell styleengraving, light contact marks, otherwise very fne £180-£220
Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Sebastopol((NNoo..33003399CCoorrppll..AAnnddrreewwPPeettrriiee9933ddRReeggtt..))namingengravedin contemporary regimental style, unofficial rivets between top two clasps, nearly very fne
£200-£240
Also entitled to Indian Mutiny 1857-59 with clasps for Relief of Lucknow and Lucknow.
Sold with some copied muster details.
Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol((........JJoohhnnSSuulllliivvaann2211ssttRR..NN..BB..FF........eerrss))depotimpressednaming,illegiblein parts, suspension post re-ftted, considerable edge bruising and contact marks, therefore fne
£140-£180
JJoohhnnSSuulllliivvaannwasbornintheParishofBallyhard,nearCastleIsland,CountyKerry,andattestedforthe57thFootatTraleeon8August1853, aged17years6months.Hetransferredtothe21stRegimenton1March1854,andwasdischargedon26March1856,havingservedinthe Crimea 1 year 9 months.
Sold with copied discharge papers.
Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol((PPttee..JJaass..SSaaggeerr..GGrreennrr..GGddss..)) Hunt&Roskell styleengraved naming, unofficial rivets between top two clasps, very fne
Confrmed on roll of 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards.
Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, small rings for suspension, good very fne
Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, ftted with scroll suspension, nearly very fne
Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, ftted with small ring and triangular suspension, nearly very fne
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu ((WWmm.. BBaaggggeetttt.. AA..BB.. ““FFooxx””)) nearly very fne
£200-£240
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Umbeyla((776644HHMMiilleessHH..MMss..110011ssttRReeggtt..)) claspandcarriagedistortedatoneside, otherwise very fne £100-£140
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 ((993377 PPttee.. JJ.. KKeeaarrnneeyy 22dd.. BBnn.. LL’’ppooooll RR..)) good very fne
£80-£100
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 ((888877 PPttee.. RR.. WWiilllliiaammss 11sstt BBnn.. RR..WW.. FFuuss..)) nearly very fne £80-£100
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1888((11668866PPttee..PP..MMcc..EEllwweeee22dd..BBnn..NNoorrtthh’’ddFFuuss..))latterpartofunitofficially corrected as usual, minor edge bruise, good very fne £120-£160
Note: VirtuallyallIndiaGeneralServiceMedalswithclaspHazara1888awardedtomembersoftheNorthumberlandFusiliershavethe‘Fus’part of the unit officially corrected- presumably the medals were all originally named ‘North’d R.’ prior to this error being spotted.
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1889-92 ((883366 SSeeppooyy WWaazziirraa KKaatthhaa MMllyy.. PPoolliiccee BBnn..)) nearly very fne £80-£100
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1894-5 ((992200 SSeeppooyy GGaannppaatt 3388tthh BBll.. IInnffyy..)) good fne
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp ((WWmm.. RRiilleeyy,, RR..MM.. PPeeaarrll..)) minor edge bruise, otherwise very fne £600-£800
1 officer and 40 marines received the medal for service with Pearl’s Naval Brigade, all without clasp.
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TThheerraarreeaannddeemmoottiivvee‘‘RReelliieeffooffLLuucckknnooww’’IInnddiiaannMMuuttiinnyymmeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooAAbblleeSSeeaammaannRRiicchhaarrddSSoouutthhwweellll,,HH..MM..SS.. SShhaannnnoonn,, wwhhoorreessppoonnddeeddttooCCaappttaaiinnPPeeeell’’ssccaallllffoorrvvoolluunntteeeerrssttoocclliimmbbaattrreeeettooddiissllooddggeeaannuummbbeerrooffrreebbeellsswwhhoowweerreeccaauussiinngg ccaassuuaallttiieessttootthhee‘‘SShhaannnnoonnss’’aattaatttthheeSShhaahhNNuujjee ffff oonn1166NNoovveemmbbeerr11885577;;tthhrreeeessuucchhmmeenneemmeerrggeedd,,oonntthheepprroommiisseeoofftthhee VV..CC..::LLiieeuutteennaannttNNoowweellSSaallmmoonn,,RR..NN..,,LLeeaaddiinnggSSeeaammaannJJoohhnnHHaarrrriissoonnaannddAAbblleeSSeeaammaannRRiicchhaarrddSSoouutthhwweellll;;SSoouutthhwweellllwwaass kkiilllleedd iinnssttaannttllyy aanndd tthhuuss mmiisssseedd oouutt oonn tthhee VViiccttoorriiaa CCrroosssseess aa ffff oorrddeedd ttoo bbootthh SSaallmmoonn aanndd HHaarrrriissoonn IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,ReliefofLucknow(R.Southwell,A.B.,H.M.S.Shannon)anofficiallateclaimwithnamingofficially impressed in large capitals, as issued to the recipient’s widow in 1905, extremely fne £2,000-£2,400
RRiicchhaarrddSSoouutthhwweellllwasbornatAllington,WiltshireandenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinNovember1848.JoiningH.M.S. Leander in Octoberofthefollowingyear,heremainedsimilarlyemployeduntilSeptember1856,inwhichperiodhewasadvancedtoAbleSeamanandwas presentwiththeNavalBrigadeinoperationsbeforeSebastopol,therebyearningentitlementtotheCrimeaMedalandclasp.Duringhisbriefleave ashore,hemarriedMarthaFryeratSt.Mary’s,Portseaon10November1856,justafortnightbeforejoiningthe Shannon,anewscrewsteam frigate of 51 guns, commanded by Captain William Peel, V.C., R.N, his former commander in the Leander. Inearly1857PeelreceivedorderstoprepareforserviceinChina,wheretheexasperatingbehaviouroftheEmperorandhisofficialsinrefusingto abidebythetermsoftheNankingTreatyhadbroughtthetwocountriestothebrinkofwar.PeelwastoproceedtoSingapore,pickupthe AmbassadorExtraordinary,LordElgin,andconveyhimtothemouthofthePeihoRiver,wherethelatterwastomakealastappealtothe ChinesebeforetheGovernmentresortedtofullscalenavalandmilitaryoperations.The Shannon sailedon17March1857,andreachedSingapore on11June.OnElgin’swayouttoSingapore,hisP.&O.steamerhadtouchedGalleinCeylontopickupLieutenant-GeneraltheHon.T. Ashburnham,whohadbeenappointedtothecommandofthelandforcesinChina.AshburnhamhadsketchyreportsofunrestamongtheSepoys inIndia,butitwasnotuntiltheyreachedSingaporethatthefullhorroroftheinsurrectionwasrevealed.Elginthenreceivedanurgentrequest fromtheGovernorGeneralofIndia,ViscountCanning,appealingforthetroopsassignedtotheChinaventure.Unabletocontacthissuperiorsin London,Elginactedonhisownauthorityanddivertedthetroops.Helaterwonmuchcreditfordoingso,but thisleftonlythe Shannon to reinforce Sir Michael Seymour’s inadequate naval force on the China Station and press Britain’s claims against the Imperial government. ArrivingatHongKongon2July,ElginfoundthattheFrenchAmbassador,withwhomhewastomakehisrepresentations,wasstillonhisway out,andthatitwouldbesometimebeforehecouldcarryouthismission.HethereforeinstructedPeeltosailforCalcuttasothathecouldhave talkswithLordCanning.The Shannon enteredtheHooghlyon8August1857,carryingadetachmentofthe90thLightInfantry,pickedupat Singaporeaftertheirowntransport,the Transit,hadbeenwrecked,andwaswelcomedbytheEuropeaninhabitantswithwildenthusiasmandno smallsenseofrelief.Elginlostnotimeinascertainingtheseriousnessofthesituationandonhearingofthechronicshortageofartillery, immediatelyofferedtoplacetheship’scompanyandgunsfrom Shannon atCanning’sdisposal.ANavalBrigadewasformedandon13August, PeelsetoutforAllahabadtakingwithhim408officersandmen,six8-inch65cwt.68-pounderswith400roundsofshotpergun,a6-pounder brassgun,a24-pounderhowitzer,eightrockettubes,andalargequantityofsiegetrainstores.The frstpartofthejourneyuptheGangesby riversteamerwasfraughtwithdifficulties;mosquitoes,heat-stroke,choleraandtyphoidwereomnipresent,andtheusuallower-deckproblemof drunkennesswasexacerbatedbythesearingheatoftheBengalsummer.However,onmarchingoutofAllahabadforCawnporeon28October, “Peel’sJacks”or“TheShannons”astheylikedtobecalled,soonprovedthemselves‘superbcampaigners,abletomarch, fght,liveoff theland, handlegunsandhorseswithequalease,andsoonwonafearsomereputationamongsttheSepoys,who frmlybelievedthattheJackswereallfour feethighby fvefootwidefromsnouttotail,carried9-poundergunsovertheirheads,andatehuman feshasmuchastheycould,saltingdown the rest for future consumption.’
By15November1857,theNavalBrigadehadreachedtheAlumbagh,justoutsideLucknow,andcameunderthecommandoftherecentlyarrived Commander-in-Chief,SirColinCampbell.NextdayasSirColinstrovetoeffectthereliefof theLucknowResidency,Peel’sNavalBrigade,which nowconsistedofabout200sailorsandmarines,withsix24-pounderguns,two8-inchrockettubesmountedon‘hackeries’(bullockcarts),wasin actionbombardingthethickloop-holedouterwallsoftheShahNujeff mosque.Itquicklybecameapparentthatitwasgoingtobeatoughnutto crackandPeelorderedhisgunsuptowithinafewfeetoftheouterwalls‘asifhehadbeenlaying Shannon alongsideanenemy’sfrigate’.Insuch anexposedposition,“TheShannons”begantosuffercasualtiesnotonlyfromthemutineers’musket frefromthewallsbutalsofromanumberof rebelsinatreewhoweretossingoutgrenadesontotheguncrewsbelow.Peelcalledforvolunteerstoclimbthetree,dislodgethemutineers andspotenemypositions,andpromisedthosewhocameforwardtheVictoriaCross.Threesuchmenemerged,LieutenantNowellSalmon,R.N., LeadingSeaman(promotedBoatswain)JohnHarrisonandAbleSeamanRichardSouthwell.Southwellwaskilled,butHarrisonandLieutenant Salmonsucceededinclimbingthetreeandejecting‘theruffianswhowerethrowinggrenades’.BothHarrisonandSalmonwererecommendedfor the Victoria Cross by Peel, and the awards were subsequently announced in the London Gazette of 24 December 1858. The citation read:
‘JohnHarrison,NavalBrigade,andNowellSalmon,Lieutenant(nowCommander).DateofActofBravery:16November1857.Forconspicuous gallantryatLucknow,on16November1857,inclimbingupatreetouchingtheangleoftheShahNujjiff,toreplytothe freoftheenemy,for which most dangerous service the late Captain William Peel, K.C.B., had called for volunteers.’
Accordingtothepublishedcasualtyroll,four“Shannons”werekilledinactionthatday,MidshipmanMartinDaniel,LeadingSeamanJohn Matthews,AbleSeamanG.W.Fairbourne,andAbleSeamanRichardSouthwell.Weknow,too,fromcontemporaryaccountsthatMidshipman Danielwaskilledbyaroundshotthattoreawaytherightsideofhishead,soitremainsamatterofspeculationastowhichofthethreeratings met their end in the following circumstances:
‘Oneofthesailors...hadhislegcarriedcleanoff abovethekneebyaroundshot,andalthoughknockedheadoverheelsbytheforceoftheshot, hesatboltuprightonthegrass,withthebloodspoutingfromthestumpofhislimblikewaterfromthehoseofa fre-engine,andshouted,“Here goesashillingaday,ashillingaday.Pitchintothemboys,pitchintothem!RememberCawnpore,93rd,rememberCawnpore!Goatthemmy hearties!” until he fell back ... dead’ (The Great Mutiny, by Christopher Hibbert, refers).
ButifSouthwell’sgallantrywentunrecognised-asaresultofthelimitationsoftheV.C’swarrantforposthumousawards-hewasnotforgotten: inDecember1905,hiswidowMarthaclaimedhisMutinyMedalwith‘ReliefofLucknow’clasp-oneofabout30suchawardstothe Shannon (the official roll refers).
TheNationalArchivesdocumentsrelatingtothelateRichardSouthwellarefoundintheIndexofWills ADM 141/9Folio8087.ThisFolio concerns"Claimsmadebythenextofkin"andislocatedin ADM 44/532.ItconfrmsthathiswidowMarthaof37LowerChurchPath,Landport, Portsea,madeaclaimforallpossessionsandmoniesdueandproducedhermarriagecertifcatetoconfrmherstatus.Therecordshowstheclaim was fnalised on 22 October 1858.
Asubsequentnotation,inthesameFolio,showsthatMarthamadeclaimforherlatehusband'smutinymedalsometimein1905.Atthistime Marthawaswidowedfromhersecond husband,aRobertEgleton(notEngletonasthenavyrecordsstate)residingat200,NewRoad,Buckland, Portsmouth.ShehadmarriedMrEgleton,aworkeratWoolwichArsenal,on3July1861,atSt.Thomas'Woolwichanddulysenthersecond marriagecertifcatetoagainconfrmstatus.On12December1905,Southwell'smedalwassenttoherfully42yearsafterRichardhadbeenkilled. ThewhereaboutsofSouthwell'sCrimeamedalwithclaspSebastopolandTurkishCrimeamedalareunknown.Theyweredeliveredonboardthe Leander in February 1856 when he was still serving on this vessel but may have been lost during the mutiny. Martha died on 28 May 1918.
Provenance: Alan Wolfe Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2005. JJoohhnnFFllyynnnnwasborninCorkon22May1835,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassaboard Impregnable on19June1848,aged14.He nextservedin Niger from13April1850to50April1855,bywhichtimehehadprogressedthroughtheratestobecomeanOrdinarySeaman 2ndClassandjoined SansPareil inthatrateuntil7August1855,whenheadvancedtoOrdinarySeaman.On3October1856hejoined Shannon as an Able Seaman and served with Shannon’s Naval Brigade in India, where he died at Gyah on 10 June 1858.
Lieutenant E. H. Verney’s account in The Shannon’s Brigade in India for June 13th states: ‘Lieut.Young,writingfromShergotty,says:“Theyareatlastbuildingbarracksforushere,buttheycannotbe fnishedforamonth.Theheathas beenexcessive,102degreesatnightinthecoolestbungalowintheplace.Oneofoutpoorfellows,Flynn,aforetopman,actuallydiedoftheheat; hewenttobedallrightandsober,andbyallaccountshadnotbeeninthesun,butwasfoundafewhoursafterwardsinadyingstate,withthe symptoms of sunstroke.’
Sold with a Marine Society Reward of Merit, silver medal, named to John Flynn. Acquired separately but possibly related to the above.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow ((JJoohhnn FFllyynnnn,, AA..BB.. SShhaannnnoonn..)) good very fne
£1,000-£1,400
IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp((CCoommrr..TThhooss..HHyy..HHoocckkllyy..SSttrr..JJuummnnaa)) smalledgebruiseandoverallcontactwear,otherwise nearly very fne and rare £1,000-£1,400
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp ((33332200 WWmm.. HHuunntteerr,, 7700tthh RReeggtt..)) light contact marks, otherwise very fne £100-£140
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow ((JJ.. SSmmiitthh,, 9900tthh LLtt.. IInnffyy..)) clasp ftted with pierced lugs, nearly very fne £300-£400
3mennamedJohnSmithservedinthe90thintheIndianMutiny,twoentitledtoReliefofLucknowandLucknow,thethirdentitledtoDefenceof Lucknow and Lucknow.
£600-£800 443333
IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,DefenceofLucknow[claspentitlementnotconfrmed]((CC,,HH,,CCaammppbbeellll..CCiivviillSSeerrvviiccee..)) edge bruise, otherwise good very fne
Defence of Lucknow clasp is not confrmed.
CChhaarrlleess HHaallllyybbuurrttoonn CCaammppbbeellll (c.1827-30 January 1911) was a civil servant in India and later a local politician in Kensington, London. BorninScotland,CampbellwastheyoungerbrotherofSirGeorgeCampbell,sometimeLieutenant-GovernorofBengalandLiberalPartymember ofparliament.In1845hejoinedtheIndianCivilServiceandinMay1859hewasappointedCollectorofMymensing.HerosetobeCommissioner of Revenue and Circuit by 1872, when he returned to the United Kingdom.
CampbellwaselectedtoKensingtonVestryandtoitssuccessorbody,theKensingtonBoroughCouncil.WhentheLondonCountyCouncilwas createdin1889hewaselectedasoneoftwoModeratePartycouncillorsrepresentingKensingtonSouth.Hewasre-electedonfouroccasions, retiringfromthecouncilin1904.Hewasaprominentmemberofthecountycouncil's fnancecommittee,whereheappliedhisexperienceof colonial administration. He died at his Cromwell Road home in January 1911, aged 84.
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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow ((DDaavvdd.. NNiiccooll,, 7799tthh.. HHiigghhllaannddeerrss)) edge bruising, nearly very fne
£240-£280
DDaavviiddNNiiccoollattestedforthe79thHighlandersandservedwiththeminIndiaduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny,beingpresentduringthecampaignin Oude and Rohilkund, and was engaged in the operations against Lucknow from 3-16 March 1858.
Sold with copied research.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow ((JJoohhnn.. LLeeee,, 9977tthh.. RReeggtt..)) edge bruising, nearly very fne
£160-£200
TwoPrivateswiththenameJohnLeeservedwiththe97thRegimentofFootinIndiaduringthegreatSepoyMutiny,bothbeingentitledtothe single clasp Lucknow. One of them is listed on the medal roll as having died at Lucknow on 7 July 1858.
£120-£160 443366
IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow((HHyy..SSmmiitthh..9977tthh..RReeggtt..)) suspensionclawre-affixed,heavyedgebruisingandcontact marks, therefore fair to fne
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
443377
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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow ((SSeerrjjtt.. FFrreeddkk.. CC.. GGeeoorrggee,, 22nndd.. BBnn.. RRiiff ee BBddee..)) minor edge bruise, good very fne £200-£240
FFrreeddeerriicckkCChhaarrlleessGGeeoorrggeewasborninHemelHempstead,Hertfordshire,andattestedforetheRi feBrigadeatCanterburyon16October1852. HeservedwiththeRifeBrigadeintheCrimea(entitledtotheCrimeaMedalwithclaspsforAlma,Inkermann,andSebastopol,andtheTurkish CrimeaMedal),andsubsequentlyinIndiaduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny,beingdischargedshortlyafterhavingbeenfoundmedicallyunftfor further service.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India ((CC,, CChhiittttyy.. 1144tthh.. LLggtt.. DDrrggnnss..)) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne £240-£280 443399 xx
CC..CChhiittttyyattestedforthe14th(TheKing’s)RegimentofLightDragoonsandservedwiththeminIndiaduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny,being present at Koonch from 7 May 1858, Golowlee from 16 May 1858, Calpee from 23 May 1858, and Gwalior from 20 June 1858
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,CentralIndia((JJaass..MMuurrrraayy,,33rrddBBoommbbaayyEEuurrppnn..RReeggtt..)) lastpartofunitalmostillegiblethrough contact wear, suspension refxed, considerable edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good fne £120-£160
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PPeetteerrJJoosseepphhOO’’BBrriieennwasborninGalway,Ireland,on19September1806,andwouldhavearrivedinIndiaastheyoungsonofaservingH.M. RegimentalN.C.O.orsoldier.His frstmentionintherecordcanbefoundintheDelhiarchiveswhichholdthedocumentsoftheSubordinate MedicalDepartment(S.M.D.)coveringtheperiodfrom1818until1858.ItshowsthatPeterO’Brienwasplacedtododutywiththenewlyarrived H.M.38thRegimentasanAssistantApothecary,24May1822,beingpromotedfromApprentice,andon25January1825,O’Brienwaspostedto dodutywiththe38thRegimentattheMilitaryFieldHospitalatRangoonduringtheFirstBurmeseWar.Itwasherethathecameintodirect contactwithSurgeonJamesRanaldMartin,whowaslatertobecometheSeniorMedicalOfficeroftheEastIndiaCompany.Martintookhim underhiswingandtheybecamelifelongfriends.ForhisservicesinRangoon,O’BrienwasawardedtheArmyofIndiamedalwithclaspAva.In 1826 he returned to Calcutta on the ship Hero of Malown with returning troops and on arrival worked in the General Calcutta Hospital. In1831O’BrienwasappointedAssistantDispenserinSimla.Heworkedinotherstations,includingMeerut,beforereturningtoCalcuttawhere hewas frst,ApothecaryattheGeneralHospitalandsecond,HeadApothecaryoftheCalcuttaNativeHospital.WhileinCalcuttaO’Brienstudied attheCalcuttaMedicalCollegeandbecameaDoctor.In1842hewasallowedtoretireafter21yearserviceonapensionof60poundsper annum.TakingadvicefromhisfriendandmentorJamesR.Martin,hesailedforEnglandtostudyatStGeorge’sMedicalSchool,andqualifedasa Surgeoninlate1842,receivinghisM.R.C.S.diplomain1843.HereturnedtoCalcuttaontheship Bangalore wherehewastheSurgeoninmedical chargeofthetroopsaboard.AppointedhimtododutywiththenewlyformedGwaliorContingent,asanUncovenantedSub-Assistant-Surgeon, inMarch1844,heservedfor9yearsbeinginmanyminoraffairswithboththeinfantryandcavalryunitsoftheContingent, beforebeing commissioned Assistant-Surgeon on 20 November 1853.
AttheoutbreakoftheGreatSepoyMutiny,O’Brien,nowaged51,wasservingwiththe6thRegimentGwaliorContingentatLullutpore.Ontop ofhismilitaryandcivilmedicaldutieshewasalsoActingJoint-MagistrateoftheDistrict,auniquerollforamedicalofficer.Writingin1860, O’Brienrequestedthathis9yearsspentwiththeGwaliorContingentasanUncovenantedSurgeonshouldbeallowedtocounttowardshis pension. Among the papers are letters that cover the events at Lullitpore, extracts from which are listed below: ‘...youthusserveduninterruptedlywithoutbeingonedayabsentfromregimentaldutiesandthatyoudischargedthedutiesofSurgeontothe BrigadeStaff whilstwiththeregimentstationedattheHeadQuarters,Gwalior.Thatin1856youwereexchangedfromthe4thtothe6th RegimentG.CstationedatLullutporewheretheRebellionbrokeoutandthelatterRegimentmutiniedinJune1857.Throughyourinfuencewith theRajahofBauporeyouenabledtoeffecttherescueofalltheEuropeansatthestationbutsubsequentlyyouandtherestofthepartywere imprisonedfromthe2Julyto12SeptemberbytheRajahofShahghurinaFortwhereyousufferedmanyprivationsandyourhealthgaveway. EventuallythewholepartywassenttoSaugorwhereyoudidgarrisondutiesuntilFebruary1858…Iamconvincedthatthepreservationnotonly ofyourownlifebutofalltheEuropeanswhoaccompaniedyoufromLullutporewasmainlyowingtotheloveandrespectthenativeshadforyou andwhichgaveyoutheinfuenceyouhadovertheBauporeRajahandhisfollowersduringtheseperiloustimes.ColonelW.MauleRamseylate BrigadierCommandingGwaliorContingent…TheonlyinformationIobtainedwasfromDr.O’Brienwhohadresidedforsomeyearsat LullutporewhereheactedasJoint-MagistrateandconsequentlywaswellacquaintedwiththeDistrictandpeople...CaptainSaleandDr.O’Brien hadgoneonalittleaheadoftheremainderofusasweproceededtowardstheSaugorRoad.AttheendoftheBazaarweweresurroundedand takenprisonersbyapartyoftheRajah'smenwhotookustowardsMussoorahnearwhichplaceweweremetbyDoolareeLalwithapaper guaranteeing us protection which had been procured by Doctor O’Brien’
O’Brien’sservicesin Ubique aregiventhus:‘ArrivedSaugor,14September1857.EngagedwiththerebelsatTendkhera,12January1858.In medicalchargeofdetachmentunderthecommandofCaptainSale9thNativeInfantry.ServedwiththeCentralIndiaFieldForcecommandedby SirHugeRosefrom18Februaryto29May1858withthe3rdBombayEuropeans.PresentatthebattleofMuddenporeandthebattleofBetwa, thesiege,stormingandcaptureofJhansi.InmedicalchargeoftheleftwingatthebattleofKoonch,thestormandcaptureofLohareeandthe variousactionsbeforeCalpeeandthecaptureofthatplace.DisabledbysunstrokeatCalpee.ThankedinthedespatchofColonelGallH.M.’s14th Light Dragoons, commanding at the storm of Loharee. Medal and Clasp.’
O’BrienwasappointedF.R.C.S.in1859andwasadvancedtoSurgeonon15November1864.Heretiredfromtheserviceon6July1866,and died at St. Helier, Jersey, on 24 March 1882.
Sold with two very comprehensive fles of research.
IndianMutiny1857-59,2clasps,ReliefofLucknow,Lucknow((FFrraannss..MMcc..LLeellllaann,,33rrdd..MMaaddrrss..EEuurrppnn..RReeggtt..)) previouslyheldina circularmount,withedgepiercedat6o’clock,and fttedwithreplacementsuspension,lefthandsideofLucknowclaspsprung, withbroochpin fttedtoreverseofclaspcarriage,thesuspensionandclaspsbothlightlygilded,edgebruisingandcontactmarks, nearly very fne
£120-£160
ThemedalrolllistsPrivateFrancisMcLellan,3rdMadrasFusiliers,asbeingentitledtothesingleclaspCentralIndiaonly,andnotesthathediedon 28 March 1858.
IndianMutiny1857-59,2clasps,Lucknow,CentralIndia, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps ((JJoohhnnMMaasskkeerryy,,22nndd..BBnn..RRii ff ee BBddee..)) edge bruising and light pitting, nearly very fne
£400-£500
JJoohhnn MMaasskkeerryy served with the 2nd Battalion, Ri fe Brigade in India during the Great Sepoy Mutiny, attached to the Camel Corps. Sold with copied nominal roll.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 3 clasps, Delhi, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow ((WWmm.. TThhoommaass,, 99tthh LLaanncceerrss)) very fne
Clasps confrmed, roll states ‘discharged’.
£800-£1,000
China1857-60,1clasp,TakuForts1860((JJoohhnnWWaallsshh..4444tthhRReeggtt..))officiallyimpressednaming, edgebruisingandcontactmarks, otherwise nearly very fne £180-£220
CanadaGeneralService1866-70,1clasp,FenianRaid1870((PPttee..FF..TThhoommppssoonn,,GG..TT..RR..RR..))Canadianstyleimpressednaming,good very fne £240-£280
The scarcest clasp to H.M.S. Active with just 53 issued.
£80-£100 445533 xx
Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((3322,,BB//447788,, PPttee.. GG.. CClliiffff oorrdd,, 11//1122tthh RReeggtt..)) good very fne
£80-£100 445544 xx
445555
Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((1100bb//11116622,, PPttee.. AA.. HHaarrddiinngg.. 22//1144tthh RReeggtt..)) very fne
Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((MMaajj:: AA.. JJ.. BBaannnneerrmmaann,, 11sstt CC::II::HH::)) good very fne
£300-£400
AArrtthhuurrJJoohhnnssttoonnBBaannnneerrmmaann,BombaySta ff Corps,lateWingOfficer,1stCentralIndiaHorse:bornatAberdeen,18May1839;Cornet,11June 1858;Lieutenant,2June1860;Captain,11June1870;Major,11June1878;Lieutenant-Colonel(Retired),28October1882;diedatEdinburgh,20 September 1936, aged 97.
Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Ali Musjid ((11885522 SSeerrggtt.. AA.. HHaayyllllaarr 44tthh BBnn.. RRiiff ee BBddee..)) contact marks, nearly very fne
Afghanistan1878-80,3clasps,Charasia,Kabul,Kandahar((441133AAgg..BBoommbbrr..TT..PPeerrrryy,,CC..BBaatttt..22nnddBBddee..RR..AA..)) pittingandcontact marks, otherwise nearly very fne £100-£140
Clasps not confrmed.
Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880, unnamed, very fne
Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 ((11335544 PPrriivvaattee AA.. WWaallllaaccee 9922nndd HHiigghhllaannddeerrss)) nearly very fne
Entitled to Afghanistan 1878-80 with clasps for Charasia, Kabul and Kandahar.
Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Basutoland ((GGnnrr.. JJ.. SSnnoowwbbaallll.... CC.. FFlldd.. AArrttyy..)) nearly extremely fne £180-£220
Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Basutoland ((PPttee:: RR.. HH.. NNeevviinn.. PP..AA..VV.. GGuuaarrdd..)) good very fne
CapeofGoodHopeGeneralService1880-97,1clasp,Bechuanaland((SSggtt..AA..FF..MM..MMoorrrriiss..TTaauunnggss..GGuunn..DDeett..)) extremely fne and unique to unit £300-£400 446622 EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Alexandria11thJuly,Suakin1884((JJ..WWiillssoonn,,PPttee..RR..MM..HH..MM..SS..““DDeeccooyy””)) pitting from star, therefore good fne £100-£140 446633
SSeerrggeeaanntt IInnssttrruuccttoorr AA.. FF.. MM.. MMoorrrriiss was the only recipient of a medal issued to Taung’s Gun Detachment.
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447733
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,3clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,Suakin1884,El-Teb_Tamaai((33445555,,PPttee..RR..GGrreeeenn,,33//KK..RR..RRiiff::CC)) contact pitting from star, otherwise very fne £240-£280
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp ((559922.. PPttee AA.. WWoooodd.. 11//YYoorrkkss:: RR..)) contact marks, therefore nearly fne £70-£90
EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,TheNile1884-85((886688..PPttee..CC..MMoooorree..11//RR..WW..KKeennttRR..)) pittingfromstar, otherwise very fne £100-£140
EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,TheNile1884-85((99tthhBBnn..IInnffrryy..NNoo..668822..))officiallyengravednaming, edge bruise and some light pitting, otherwise very fne £120-£160
EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885((112244,,CCoorrpp::TT..HHoowweess,,11//RRll..BBeerrkkss::RR..)) pittingfromstar, otherwise nearly very fne £120-£160
Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed, some points bruised, otherwise very fne
Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, unnamed, good very fne
EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,2clasps,BeninRiver1894,BrassRiver1895((WW..DDaauugghhttrryy,,AA..BB..,,HH..MM..SS..WWiiddggeeoonn..)) toned, good very fne £400-£500
Only 25 medals issued with these two clasps, all to H.M.S. Widgeon
BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseMatabeleland1893,noclasp((CCoorrppll..TT..RReeiidd..RRaaaaffff ’’ssCCoolluummnn..)) edge bruising, scratch to obverse feld, nearly very fne £160-£200
£700-£900 447744 xx
BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,noclasp((44882299PPttee..JJ..GGrreeeenn..11//RR..DDuubb..FFuuss..)) minoredge bruising, very fne
JJoosseepphhGGrreeeennattestedfortheRoyalDublinFusilierson19April1893andservedwiththeMountedInfantryBattalioninRhodesiain1896.He sawfurtherservicewiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar(entitledtoaQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalwithclaspsfor Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,andReliefofKimberley).HetransferredtotheArmyReserveon30January1903,andwasdischargedon 18 April 1909, after 16 years’ service.
Sold with copied service papers, medal roll extracts, and other research.
Hong Kong Plague 1894, silver issue ((22nndd CCoorrppoorraall WW.. WWaallkkeerr,, RR..EE..)) officially impressed naming, good very fne and rare to unit £1,200-£1,600
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895((55005599PPttee..JJ..CCoocckkmmaann11sstt..BBnn..BBeeddffoorrddRReeggtt..)) edgebruisingand contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne £100-£140
India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, bronze issue ((1144tthh SSiikkhhss)) name barely legible, fne £40-£50
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,ReliefofChitral1895,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98((44330099JJ..RRiilleeyy22dd..BBnn.. KK..OO.. SSccoo:: BBoorrdd::)) top two clasps uno fficially attached, very fne £100-£140
Queen’s Sudan 1896-98, edge inscribed in Arabic to a soldier in the 13th Sudanese infantry ‘13-1611’, very fne £100-£140
Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,5clasps,Firket,Hafr,Sudan1897,TheAtbara,Khartoum,edgeinscribedinArabicnumerals(16149) indicating a soldier of the 9th Battalion, Sudanese Infantry, sometime plated, otherwise good very fne £280-£340
East and Central Africa 1897-99, 1 clasp, Uganda 1897-98 ((11339933.. PPttee.. AAllii MMuuhhaammmmaadd.. 2277//BBoo:: LL:: IInnff::)) good very fne
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((EE.. SSttaannttoonn.. AA..BB.. HH..MM..SS.. BBaarrrraaccoouuttaa)) edge bruising, cleaned, very fne
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((WW.. JJ.. HHaammmmoonndd,, SSttoo..,, HH..MM..SS.. GGiibbrraallttaarr..)) nearly extremely fne
£300-£400
£100-£140
£100-£140
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((WW.. HH.. MMaalllleett.. SSttoo:: HH..MM..SS.. TThheettiiss)) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne
£100-£140
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((JJ.. RR.. BBrroowwnnhhiillll.. HH..MM..SS.. TThhrruusshh)) extremely fne
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((111166 TTpprr.. BB.. PPiinnnn.. RRaanndd RRiiff..)) good very fne
£100-£140
£60-£80
xx JJoosseepphhRRiieeddeerr,awatch-makerfromCradock,wasborninFranceandhavingemigratedtoSouthAfricaservedwiththeCradockTownGuard duringtheBoerWar,re-attestingwiththemon6March1902.HediedinSomersetEaston9July1932,leavingbehindawidowandtwelve children.
Sold with copied research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp((AArrmmrr::SSeerrjjtt::JJ..RRiieeddeerr..CCrraaddoocckkTT..GG..)) edgebruisingandcontactmarks,suspension slack, nearly very fne £60-£80 448888 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk
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449900
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((66 PPttee.. EE.. BBiillllssoonn.. PP.. EEllzzbbtthh.. TT..GG..)) nearly extremely fne
£70-£90
EEwwaannBBiillllssoonnwasborninPortElizabethon30January1881andservedduringtheBoerWarintheCyclistSection,1stBattalion,PortElizabeth TownGuard.Hewasalsoakeencyclistoutsidehismilitaryduties,andinboth1904and1906wastheEasternCapeCyclingChampionover1 mile. He died in Port Elizabeth on 12 December 1968.
Sold with copied research and medal roll extract.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((5500 PPttee.. JJ.. RR.. MMeeaakkeerr.. RRoossmmeeaadd TT..GG..)) polished, minor edge bruise, otherwise very fne £60-£80
JJoohhnn RReeiinnhhoolldd MMeeaakkeerr was born in Cradock on 11 April 1870 and enrolled in the Rosmead Town Guard on 17 January 1901.
Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient along with his parents and 11 siblings.
£80-£100 449911
449922
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((PPttee.. JJ.. WWiillssoonn.. SSwweelllleennddaamm RR..GG..)) minor edge bruising, very fne
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((MMrr.. GG.. MMaayy.. IImmpp:: MMiill:: RRllyy::)) minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fne
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
£60-£80
£70-£90 449933
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449955
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((JJ.. FFeerrrriieerr.. CC..GG..RR..)) extremely fne
JJ..FFeerrrriieerrwasemployedasaGangerwiththeCapeGovernmentRailways,andwasawardedhisQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalforpatrollingtheline within the zone of fre.
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony ((33998877 PPttee.. RR.. JJoolliiffff ee.. KK..OO.. SSccoott:: BBoorrdd::)) contact marks, nearly very fne £60-£80
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony ((55660088 PPttee.. HH.. CC.. WWaallkkeerr,, SS.. SSttaaffff :: RReeggtt..)) edge bruising, very fne £70-£90
HHeennrryyCChhaarrlleessWWaallkkeerr(1880-1908)servedwiththe3rd(Militia)Battalion,SouthSta ffordshireRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.He died on 29 November 1908 when, bicycling near Meriden in foggy weather at night, he collided with a milk cart and was fatally injured.
AA..EE..PPhhiilllliippssattestedfortheKing’sLiverpoolRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,beingpresentat the Defence of Ladysmith. The medal roll lists him as ‘invalided, 17 August 1900’.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Mafeking ((JJ.. PPeennnnyyccooookk.. MMaaffeekkiinngg TToowwnn GGdd::)) good very fne £1,200-£1,600
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State ((66004422 SSggtt.. GG.. CCaarrnneeyy,, EE.. LLaanncc:: RReeggtt..)) good very fne £70-£90
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902((55333322CCoorrppll::GG..AAnnddeerrssoonn..EEsssseexxRReeggtt..)) goodvery fne £70-£90 550011 xx
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 ((22229911 PPttee.. WW.. KKeeaaddyy.. HHiigghhllaanndd LL..II..)) very fne £70-£90
WW.. RRiicchhiinnss died of enteric fever at Modder River on 20 February 1900.
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
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550066
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith((22886688PPttee..JJ..MMoorrrriiss..CCoonnnnaauugghhtt RRaannggeerrss..)) good very fne £140-£180
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal((1144112200TTpprr::TT..LL..JJoonneess..4477tthh..CCooyy..1133tthh IImmppll:: YYeeoo::)) light scratches to obverse feld, otherwise good very fne
£180-£220
TTuuddoorrLLaawwrreenncceeJJoonneesswasbornon12May1878,thesonofLieutenant-ColonelJ.J.Jones,ofCefn-Coed,Breconshire,andwaseducatedat MalvernCollegeandClareCollege,Cambridge.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe1stVolunteerBattalion,SouthWalesBorderers in1898,and,followingtheoutbreakoftheBoerWar,attestedfortheImperialYeomanryinLondonon26January1900.Heservedwiththe47th (DukeofCambridge’sOwn)Company,13thBattalioninSouthAfricafrom1Marchto23October1900,andwascapturedandtakenPrisonerof War(alongwiththeentiretyofthe47thCompany)bydeWetatLindleyon31May1900.Released,hewasdischargedathisownrequeston23 October 1900, after 257 days’ service. He died on 27 January 1904.
Sold with copied service papers, medal roll extract, and other research.
Soldalsowithvariousletters,newspapercuttings,andotherephemerarelatingtoTTrrooooppeerrLL..BBrrooookkee,,4477tthhCCoommppaannyy,,IImmppeerriiaallYYeeoommaannrryy,who servedinthesamecompanyasTudorLawrenceJones.LionelBrooke,thesonofSirRichardBrooke,Bt.,hademigratedtoCanadaaged23in 1882,andarriveratPincherCreek,Alberta,‘withhisbutler,andwearingamonocle’.ReturningtotheUnitedKingdomin1900,heattestedfor theImperialYeomanryandservedwiththe47th(DukeofCambridge’sOwn)Company,13thBattalioninSouthAfrica;hewasalsocapturedand takenPrisonerofWaratLindleyon31May1900,andthelettersandotherephemeragivedetailsoftheactionatLindley.Soldalsowithacopy of the book ‘The Great Karoo’, by Fred Stenson, in which Brooke is mentioned on numerous occasions.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal((66663366PPttee..HH..MMoorraann,,AA..&&SS..HHiigghhrrss::)) minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fne
£80-£100
HHuugghhMMoorraannservedwiththe1stBattalion,ArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andswasadditionallyentitled toaKing’sSouthAfricaMedal.Hesawfurtherservicewiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom10August1914 (also entitled to a 1914 Star trio), and was discharged on 6 September 1915 on the termination of the period of his engagement. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902((1111880077DDvvrr::RR..PPiinnddeerr..3388tthhBBttyy:: RR..FF..AA..)) very fne
£60-£80
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902((44444411PPttee..HH..HHaarrttwwrriigghhtt..EE.. LLaanncc:: RReeggtt..)) edge bruising and contact wear, otherwise nearly very fne
£60-£80
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902((66338866LL..CCoorrppll..::CC..PPaammpplliinn..EEsssseexx RReeggtt..)) good very fne
AA..WW..SSyykkeessservedwiththe2ndBattalion,ScotsGuardsinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andisadditionallyentitledtoaKing’sSouthAfrica Medal. He transferred to the Army Reserve on 19 January 1903.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts, the Transvaal clasp being authorised on a separate roll.
£80-£100 551111
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal((119977GGnnrr::AA..MM..DDaavviiddssoonn..NNaattaallFF.. AArrttyy::)) slight edge bruising otherwise good very fne
AAlleexxaannddeerrMMaaccKKeennzziieeDDaavviiddssoonnattestedintotheNatalFieldArtilleryandservedduringtheBoerWar.HeisadditionallyentitledtoaKing’s South Africa Medal and saw further service with the Johannesburg Mounted Rifes.
Sold with copied research.
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein((22886677PPttee..JJ..RR[sic]..RRaayyssoonn,,YYoorrkksshhiirree RReeggtt..)) minor edge bruising, good very fne
£120-£160
JJaammeessNNeewwmmaannRRaayyssoonnwasborninLutteworth,Warwickshire,in1880andattestedfortheYorkshireRegimentatYorkon8April1889.He servedwiththe2ndBattalioninIndiaandBurmafrom31December1889to30January1897,andtransferredtotheReserveon3February 1897.RecalledtotheColourson13November1899,heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom24November 1899 to 3 July 1900, and was discharged on 7 April 1902, after 13 years’ service.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extract.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts (also entitled to a King’s South Africa Medal).
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Wittebergen((33999955PPttee..DD..MMeeeekk,,22nnddRRll.. HHiihhllddrrss::)) good very fne
AA..WWhhiitteeattestedfortheImperialYeomanryon3February1901andservedwiththe19th(LothianandBerwickshire)Company,6thBattalion,in South Africa during the Boer War prior to being discharged at Johannesburg on 20 October 1901.
Sold with copied medal roll extract which states that his Queen’s South Africa Medal was re-issued on 26 April 1909.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill((1133664477DDrr::EE..PPeennnneeyy,, AA..SS..CC..)) very fne
£60-£80
Family Group:
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill((224400PPttee..PP..GG..KKeemmpp.. MMaarrsshhaallll’’ss HHoorrssee..)) very fne
British War Medal 1914-20 ((PPttee.. WW.. NN.. KKeemmpp.. 99tthh IInnffaannttrryy..)) very fne
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal (99104 K. W. Kemp) very fne (7)
£160-£200
PP.. GG.. KKeemmpp attested into Marshall’s Horse and served during the Boer War. He saw further service with the Albany District Mounted Troop. Sold with copied medal roll extract.
£300-£400 551188
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Wepener,Transvaal,Wittebergen((22998833PPttee..AA..RR..RRhhooddeess..CCaappeeMM..RR..)) minor edge bruising, good very fne
CCoorrnneelliiuussJJ..HHoollllaannddwasborninLiverpoolin1876andattestedthereforthe5th(RoyalIrish)Lancerson8October1894,havingpreviously servedwiththeLancashireArtilleryMilitia.Heservedwiththe5thLancersinIndiafrom11November1896to4March1898,andtheninSouth Africafrom5March1898to19September1902(alsoentitledtoaKing’sSouthAfricaMedal).HetransferredtotheReserveon27December 1902, and was discharged on 7 October 1906, after 12 years’ service.
Sold with copied service papers.
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,ReliefofKimberley,OrangeFreeState,Paardeberg,Transvaal, thirdclaspatailor’s copy ((2222888833.. SSaapprr.. WW.. FFaauullkknneerr.. RR..EE..)) engraved naming, pawnbroker’s mark to edge, polished, light contact marks, very fne £70-£90
WWiilllliiaammFFaauullkknneerrwasborninBinstead,nearChichester,Sussex,in1870andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersatWinchesteron3October1888, havingpreviouslyservedinthe3rd(Militia)Battalion,HampshireRegiment.TransferringtotheArmyReserveon3October1891,hewasrecalled toactiveserviceon6November1899,andservedwith‘C’PontoonTroopinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom11November1899to16 August 1900. He was discharged on 2 October 1901, after 13 years’ service.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts, neither of which confrm entitlement to the Paardeberg clasp.
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,Belfast((33223366PPttee..RR..GGrraanntt,, GGoorrddoonn HHiigghhrrss::)) edge bruise and minor edge nicks, good very fne £100-£140
RR..GGrraannttattestedfortheGordonHighlandersin1889andservedwiththe1stBattalioninIndia,seeingactiveserviceintheReliefofChitral expeditionin1895(Medalwithclasp).Hesawfurtherservicewiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar(alsoentitledtoaKing’s South Africa medal with the usual two date clasps).
The following reports have been extracted from local newspapers including The Cornishman: ‘MrPhilipNicholle,Trinitypilot,ofPenzance,hasreceivedaletterfromPrivateRichardMaggs.2ndDorsetRegiment.datedPietermaritzburg,May 11th. in which he says: ThereisonethingIcan'tforget,andthatisthewaytheoldQuayboystreatedme.Theycouldn'tdomoreforoneoftheiroldtownboys,and theonlythingIcandotorepaytheirkindnessistodistinguishmyselfinthe feld,andifthereishalfachanceIamgoingtodoit.Infactalltheold boys of my regiment call me Penzance, and if I do anything of note in the feld, it will read ‘Richard Maggs, of Penzance.’ and I am proud of it.’
‘Presentation to a Returned Penzance Soldier.
AninterestingceremonytookplaceintheSailor'sreadingroom,theQuay,Penzance,onWednesdayevening,whenSignallerRichardMaggs,a reservistattachedtothe2ndDorsetregiment,andwhohasseen15months'activeserviceinSouthAfrica,wastherecipientofatokenofesteem from his admirers in that part of the town. There was a large number present.
TheEx-Mayor(CouncillorR.PearceCouch)whowaswellreceived,saiditaffordedhimagreatdealofpleasuretomakethepresentation.They didnotneedtobetoldthatEnglandhadbeenatwartwoyears.Itwasarighteousandveryproperwar,andduringitsprogressmanythingsbad happened.Itwasamatterforpridewhenthereservistsrespondedsonoblytothecallofduty,amongthembeingPrivateMaggsinwhomthey hadnotbeendisappointed.HewasdraftedintoNatalandfollowedGeneralBuller,agallantsoldierwhohadnotyetreceivedduerecognitionof hissterlingservices.AllwhofoughtunderGeneralBullerspokemosthighlyofhimasacommander.(Applause.)He(Mr.Crouch)wasgladto welcomePrivateMaggsback,andtonotethathestoodsohighintheestimationofhisfellows.Hehadhadtheprivilegeof fghtingundertwo sovereigns.Itwasarealpleasuretohandtohimahandsomegoldchainandmedallion,thelatterbearingtheinscription:-“2ndDorsetregiment, PrivateR.Maggs,presentedbyhisfriendsfromtheQuay,Penzance, onhisreturnfromactiveserviceinSouthAfrica,September,1901.”Hehad donehisdutyasasoldierandaman,andtheywereproudofhim.Hehadhadthegoodfortunenottohaveaday’ssickness,andhadescaped without a scratch, though he had been in the thick of the fght several times.’
Sold with a fne contemporary portrait of Maggs in uniform by W. M. Harrison of Falmouth, Truro, Helston and Redruth.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, date clasp block loose on riband ((2288330011 CCoorrppll:: JJ.. MMaaiiddwweellll.. 110088tthh.. CCooyy.. IImmpp:: YYeeoo::)) minor edge nicks, nearly extremely fne £100-£140
JJ..MMaaiiddwweellllattestedfortheImperialYeomanryon14February1901andservedwiththe108th(RoyalGlasgow)Company(RoughRiders),6th Battalion, in South Africa during the Boer War. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
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552255
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 ((88994477 PPttee.. WW.. BBeellll,, NNoorrtthh’’dd:: FFuuss::)) retaining rod tightened, minor edge bruise, good very fne
£100-£140
WWiilllliiaammGGeeoorrggeeBBeellllwasborninNewcastle-upon-Tynein1878andattestedtherefortheNorthumberlandFusilierson12February1901,having previouslyservedinthe2ndVolunteerBattalion.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom15March1901to4 June 1902, and was discharge the following day.
Sold with copied service papers, medal roll extract, and other research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek((228811550077 SSttoo:: JJ.. BB.. DDoouuggllaass,, HH::MM::SS FFoorrttee)) large impressed naming, edge bruise, otherwise good very fne
£400-£500
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16 medals were issued with 5 clasps to the Forte
The above medal is correctly impressed for period but it should be noted that he was issued with a duplicate medal in October 1918.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek((884433 PPttee.. WW.. JJ.. MMeeaakkiinn,, RR.. LLaanncc:: RReeggtt..)) minor edge nicks, good very fne
£100-£140
WW..JJ..MMeeaakkiinnattestedfortheKing’sOwnRoyalLancasterRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.He was invalided on 3 April 1901 (also entitled to the date clasp South Africa 1901).
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,Talana,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal ((55993388 PPttee.. GG.. FFiittzzssiimmoonnss,, RRll.. DDuubblliinn FFuuss::)) minor edge nicks, good very fne £200-£240
Provenance: Glendining, April 1971; Spink, March 1996; Dix Noonan Webb, December 2000.
GGeerraallddFFiittzzssiimmoonnsswasborninDublinandattestedfortheRoyalDublinFusiliers,servingwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoer War.Discharge,timeexpired,on23November1908,hesubsequentlyre-enlistedintheIrishGuardson5September1914,butwasdischarged, unlikely to become an efficient soldier, on 19 September 1914.
Sold with copied research.
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552299
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,Talana,DefenceofLadysmith,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,Laing’sNek,SouthAfrica 1901, unofficial rivets between ffth and sixth clasps ((7700888855 BBoommbb:: WW.. FFlloowweerr 6699tthh.. BBttyy:: RR..FF..AA..)) good very fne
£200-£240
WW..FFlloowweerrservedwiththe69thBattery,RoyalFieldArtilleryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwastwicewounded, frstlyatFarquhar’s Farm on 31 October 1899, and secondly (slightly) at Itala on 26 September 1901.
DD..DDaavviieessattestedfortheWelshRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Hewasdischarged,time expired, on 2 May 1901.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
Sold with two Middlesex Regiment badges, one in silver, the other in bronze, the silver badge lacking reverse hook Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,7clasps,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek,Cape Colony,SouthAfrica1901, unofficialrivetsbetween ffth,sixth,andseventhclasps ((22553355PPttee..WW..LLaawwrreennccee..MMiiddddlleesseexxRReeggtt..)); togetherwiththerelatedminiatureaward,withtheclaspsinthesameorderasthefull-sizedmedal, edgebruising,suspension claw slightly loose, very fne
PPaattrriicckkOO’’BBeerrnnee(alsorecordedasOsberne)wasborninborninBallinacree,Oldcastle,CountyMeath,in1866andattestedfortheRoyalDublin Fusiliers21September1886.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninIndiafrom23February1889to9June1890,andtransferredtotheArmy Reserveon19March1895.RecalledtotheColourson9October1899,heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar from10November1899to12November1900,andwaswoundedinFebruary1900whilstservingwiththe2ndBattalion:TheHistoryofthe 2ndBattalion,RoyalDublinFusiliersstatesthathewaswoundedbygunshottothechestatHart’sHillon23February1900;theSouthAfrica CasualtyRollstatesthathewaswoundedatPietersHillon24February1900.Hewasdischargedon24August1901;consequentlyitwould appear that he was not entitled to the two date clasps.
Sold with copied research.
King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3),((335588PPttee..TT..SSccrriivveenn..SSccoottssGGuuaarrddss..;;44005599PPttee.. CC.. FFiittcchheetttt,, RRll:: SSccoottss..;; 22997799 PPttee.. PP.. MMeeaarraa.. LLeeiinnsstteerr RRggtt..)) small official correction to name on last, nearly very fne or better (3) £100-£140 553322
553333
King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((LL..CCppll..WW..PP..BBiibbbbyy..CC..CC..FFoorrcceess..))in fattened named card box of issue, extremely fne, rare to unit £80-£100
CC.. PP.. BBiibbbbyy served with the Cape Colonial Forces in Captain MacDonald’s Squadron.
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 ((WW.. AA.. BBaarrnneetttt,, SSeerrggtt..,, RR..MM..,, HH..MM..SS.. PPoorrppooiissee..)) nearly very fne £100-£140
AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04((227711NNaaiikkSSaaiiffAAlliiSShhaahh..110099//IInnffttyy..)) contactmarks,otherwisenearly very fne £60-£80
AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1920((664488SSeeppooyyKKaarraammDDaadd..SSoomm..CC..CC..)) minoredgebruising,therefore very fne £140-£180
AfricaGeneralService1902-56,2clasps,N.Nigeria1902,N.Nigeria1903((22229933PPttee..YYeessuuffuuKKaattsseennaa..NN..NN..RReeggtt..)) toned,good very fne £180-£220
Tibet 1903-04, no clasp, silver issue ((334433 LLccee.. NNkk.. ZZaammaann AAllii 1111tthh MMuullee CCoorrppss)) contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne £160-£200
£600-£800 554411
Tibet 1903-04, 1 clasp, Gyantse ((55662277 PPttee.. JJ.. TTuusssslleerr 11sstt BBnn.. RRyyll.. FFuussllrrss)) good very fne
Natal 1906, no clasp ((PPttee.. JJ.. MMccEEvvooyy,, NNaattaall RRaannggeerrss..)) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 ((99001100 SSggtt.. JJ.. HH.. GGrraaddyy,, 11 YYoorrkkss RR..)) good very fne
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 ((226699338833 PPttee.. FF.. LLaawwrreennccee,, WW.. RRiidd.. RR..)) very fne
£60-£80
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp(2),AfghanistanN.W.F.1919((886666RRffmmnn..SShhyyaammSSiinnggGGuussaaiinn,,RR..GG..RR..));Waziristan1919-21 ((770022SSeeppooyyGGuurraann,,22--115522PPjjbbiiss));IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp(2),NorthWestFrontier1936-37((66222299SSeepp..LLaallllSSiinngghh,, 22--1177DDooggrraaRR));NorthWestFrontier1937-39((1144449944SSeepp..MMoohhdd..AAssllaamm..22--1122FF..FF..RR..)) unitpartiallyofficiallycorrectedon frst, good very fne (4) £80-£100 554466
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1919-21 ((22--LLiieeuutt.. FF.. AA.. RReeeess,, 110044 RRff ss..)) very fne £60-£80 554477
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 ((33994499887733 PPttee.. WW.. JJ.. WWiilllliiaammss.. WWeellcchh RR..)) nearly extremely fne £50-£70 554488
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IndiaGeneralService1908-35(3),1clasp,Waziristan1921-24((2255004444SSiigg..GGuujjaarrSSiinngghh,,1111PPaacckkBBttyy..));1clasp,NorthWest Frontier1930-31((55008899DDaaff..UUddhheeRRaamm,,PP..AA..VV..OO..CCaavvyy..));1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1935((77994422NNaaiikkSShheerrMMoohhdd..22--22 PPuunnjjaabb RR..)) the frst with edge bruising and test cut to rim, good fne, otherwise good very fne (3)
£80-£100
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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 ((777777337755 GGnnrr.. LL.. BBrraannttoonn,, RR..AA..)) very fne
£50-£70
1914Star,with copy clasp((66992233JJ..CCooooppeerr..11//BBeeddff::RR..));VictoryMedal1914-19(2)((88666611PPttee..JJ..MM..WWaallkkeerr..RR..HHiigghhrrss..;;33--66227733 PPttee..WW..RRoossss..GGoorrdd..HHiigghhrrss..));GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq((227777332200GGnnrr..TT..CCaarrttwwrriigghhtt..RR..AA..));togetherwithSpecial ConstabularyMedal,G.VI.R.((WWiilllliiaammAAnnddeerrssoonn));copyB.N.B.PunitiveExpeditionsbronzemedal, suspensiondamagedonthis; SilverWarBadge(No.331787);AndrewCarnegieHeroFund,bronzecommemorativemedal;contemporarysilverminiature medals (2), IGS Burma 1885-7, Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue; and a K.S.L.I. cap badge, generally very fne (11)
£80-£100
1914 Star ((SSSS..110077661144.. CC.. EE.. TThhrroossbbyy,, SSttoo.. 11CCll.. HHoooodd BBttttnn.. RR..NN..DD..)) good
CChhaarrlleessEEssssaammTThhrroossbbyywasborninLeicesteron25October1889andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson22August1908.He transferredtotheRoyalFleetReserveon17August1913andwasrecalledforWarServiceon9August1914.HeservedduringtheGreatWar withtheHoodBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,andwasadvancedChiefPettyOfficeron20June1916.Hediedofwoundsreceivedinaction whilst serving with the Royal Naval Division in France on 14 August 1916, and is buried in Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
1914 Star ((33226611 TTppttrr.. CC.. SS.. MMeeaadd.. 55//DD.. GGddss..)) very fne £70-£90
CChhaarrlleessSS..MMeeaaddattestedintothe5thDragoonGuardsandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom15August1914.Hewas discharged ‘Class Z’ on 12 March 1919.
1914 Star (Major L. J. Hext. R.F.A.) some light scratches to name, otherwise generally very fne
C.M.G. London Gazette, 3 June 1916.
M.I.D. London Gazette 17 February 1915, 15 June 1916, 18 May 1917.
LLyyoonneellJJoohhnnHHeexxttwasborninBath,Somerset,on16July1871.ThesonofReverendGeorgeHext,hewaseducatedatHaileyburySchooland theRoyalMilitaryAcademy,Woolwich.CommissionedSecondLieutenantintotheRoyalArtilleryon14February1890,heservedinIndiaand wasadvancedLieutenanton14February1892.AdvancedCaptainon17January1900andMajoron22November1906,heservedasastaff officerattheArtilleryPracticeCampatLarkhill,Wiltshire,beforeafurtherpostingto107thBatterythefollowingFebruary.Heservedduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20August1914incommandof107thBattery,with23rdBrigade,3rdDivision,untilearlySeptember 1916.HisBatteryservedattheBattleofLeCateauon26August1914,withafurthertwosectionsentrenchedtothesouthofMons.Advanced LieutenantColonelon30October1914helatertookcommandof63rdBrigadefromSeptember1916toJune1917.AdvancedBrigadierGeneral on24June1917,hetookcommandofthe74thDivisionwithintheEgyptianExpeditionaryForceuntilthecessationofhostilities.Appointed BrevetColonelon3June1918andSubstantiveColonelon30October1918,heretiredon18May1920anddied,aged62,inWadebridge, Cornwall, on 30 May 1934.
FFrraannkkNNoorrmmaann,aJoinerfromTranmere,Birkenhead,attestedintotheRoyalFieldArtilleryon1October1895.HeservedinSouthAfricaduring theBoerWarandwasawardedaQueen’sSouthAfricaMedal(CapeColony,OrangeFreeState)andaKing’sSouthAfricaMedal.Advanced WheelerQuartermasterSergeant,heservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwith21stBrigadefrom11September1914andis additionallyentitledtoaLongServiceandGoodConductMedal.Hewasdischarged,aged41,termsofengagementexpired,on8December 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 324,234. 1914 Star ((1111443333 WWhhllrr..
1914 Star (734 Pte. J. D. Ferguson. 2/ A. & S. Highrs.) very fne
£90-£120
JJoohhnnDDeeaannssFFeerrgguussoonn,aFrameworkFitterfromHawick,Roxburghshire,attestedintotheArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersinFebruary1911and servedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe2ndBattalionfrom10August1914.HewaskilledinactionattheBattleofCateau on 26 August 1914 and is commemorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, France.
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1914 Star ((99886666 PPttee.. EE.. SS.. SSmmaarrtt.. 55//LLoonndd.. RR..)) very fne
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£70-£90
EErrnneessttSSttaannlleeyySSmmaarrtt,aWarehousemanfromGlasgow,livinginLondon,wasbornaroundApril1891.Heattestedintothe5th(LondonRi fe Brigade)Battalion,LondonRegiment,on6August1914forserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom4November 1914.Anearlybattalioncasualty,hereceivedagunshotwoundtohisheadon10December1914andreturnedhomeon3January1915.Hewas discharged as a consequence of his wounds on 8 July 1916 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 15,969.
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1914 Star (2250 Pte. A. E. Alwin. 9/ Lond. R.) very fne
£80-£100
AArrtthhuurrEErrnneessttAAllwwiinn,aShippingClerkfromPlumstead,London,attestedintothe9th(QueenVictoria’sRi fes)Battalion,LondonRegiment,and servedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom4November1914.Anearlybattalioncasualty,hewaskilledinactionduringapatrolon 5 January 1915 and is buried in Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Belgium.
1914 Star ((11888899 PPttee.. FF.. SStteevveennss.. 11//1133 LLoonndd.. RR..)) very fne
£70-£90
FFrreeddeerriicckkSStteevveennssattestedintothe13th(Kensingtons)Battalion,LondonRegiment,andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwith the 1st Battalio, from 3 November 1914. His British War and Victory Medals are noted as having been returned.
1914Star((TTSS--22550066CCppll..CC..WWeeaavveerr..AA..SS..CC..));1914-15Star(2),((1133334433PPttee..EE..TT..RReeddffoorrdd..KK..OO..SSccoo::BBoorrdd::;;SSSS--66118855PPttee..JJ.. WWiinntteerr..AA..SS..CC..));VictoryMedal1914-19((335555009999PPttee..HH..GGllaassssppooooll..HHaammppss..RR..));1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;ItalyStar;Paci fc Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star, generally very fne or better (11)
£50-£70
£100-£140 556611
556633
1914 Star ((MMrr.. BBeenn JJoohhnnssoonn.. AA..SS.. RReeaaddeerr..)) very fne, rare to unit
BBeennJJoohhnnssoonnservedduringtheGreatWarasanArmyScriptureReaderontheWesternFrontfromAugust1914,attachedtotheColdstream Guards. His Medal Index Card does not record the issuing of either a British War or Victory Medal.
1914 Star ((HH.. DD.. HHaarrbbeenn.. HHaaddeenn GGuueesstt UUnniitt..)) good very fne, rare to unit
Approximately 42 1914 Stars awarded to the Haden Guest Unit.
£100-£140
HHeennrryyDD..HHaarrbbeennservedduringtheGreatWarasanAdministratorwiththeHadenGuestUnit,undertheauspicesoftheFrenchRedCross,in Francepriorto23November1914;amongtheotherstaff attheHadenGuestUnitin1914wasaNurseA.Harben,presumablytherecipient’s wife or sister.
1914-15Star(2)((LL--2255112255DDvvrr::JJ..OO..WWiillkkss..RR..FF..AA..;;77770066SSpprr..AA..BBrroowwnn,,RR..EE..)) ‘v’inrankon frstimpressedupsidedown;British WarMedal1914-20(5)((22556600GGnnrr..HH..RR..DDyyeerr..RR..AA..;;66332255CCppll..JJ..BBaannkkss..RR..EE..;;332244112277SSpprr..FF..LLiittttoonn..RR..EE..;;3377446655SSpprr..TT..SSccootttt.. RR..EE..;; 551100223300 PPttee.. PP.. SS.. JJ.. PPaarrkkeerr.. CC..AA..SS..CC..)) minor edge bruising, nearly very fne and better (7) £80-£100
AAllbbeerrttBBrroowwnnattestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5October1915.Hewas discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 13 July 1919.
HHaarroollddRRiicchhaarrddDDyyeerrattestedforthe3/6thLondonBrigade,RoyalFieldArtilleryon20April1915andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFrontfrom6May1916.HesawfurtherserviceinSalonikafrom12December1916,andtheninEgyptfrom7June1917,and was demobilised on 6 May 1919.
JJaammeessBBaannkkssattestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththeRoyalEngineersTransportduringtheGreatWar.AdvancedSergeant,hewas awarded his Territorial Efficiency Medal per Army Order 292 of 1926.
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1914-15Star((3322004444CCppll..EE..AA..WWooooddwwaarrdd..RR..EE..));BritishWarMedal1914-20((TT--3311115533DDvvrr..JJ..MMoollllooyy..AA..SS..CC..));EfficiencyMedal, G.VI.R.,1stissue,Militia((22993344CCppll..JJ..MMoollllooyyRR..EE..));MemorialPlaque((JJoohhnnPPrreessccootttt)) edgebruisetoBWM,andtwoheavyedge bruises to plaque, generally very fne (4) £100-£140
EEddwwaarrddAArrtthhuurrWWooooddwwaarrddwasborninHullandattestedtherefortheRoyalEngineerson7September1914.PromotedCorporalon6April 1915,heservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21August1915,andwasawardedtheMilitaryMedal(London Gazette 6August1918).HetransferredtotheU.K.foracommissionintheRoyalAirForceon29May1918,andwasdischargedClass‘Z’ Reserve on 24 April 1919.
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JJoohhnnMMoollllooyyattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarasaRoughRiderontheWesternFrontfrom19 August 1914. It is not known if he is the same man (or related to) 2934 Corporal J. Molloy, Royal Engineers. There are numerous men with the name John Prescott on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour.
1914-15Star(3)((88228833PPttee..AA..PPaarrrryy..RR..WW..FFuuss..;;3333116622PPttee..TT..TTuuddoorr..RR..WW..FFuuss..;;1177993322PPttee..VV..JJ..WWiilllliiaammss..RR..WW..FFuuss::)); BritishWarMedal1914-20(4)((1111665500PPttee..CC..HH..EEuuaannss..RR..WW..FFuuss..;;220033225544PPttee..AA..TT..GGrriiffiffi tthhss..RR..WW..FFuuss..;;88008800PPttee..WW.. CCaarrlleenn..RR..WW..FFuuss..;;1122883333PPttee..PP..PPuurrcceellll..MM..GG..CC..));VictoryMedal1914-19((1166330088PPttee..WW..HH..JJoonneess..RR..WW..FFuuss..)) sixthmedal planchet only, some edge bruising, generally very fne (8) £120-£160
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1914-15Star(12000Pte.D.Stewart.R.Innis.Fus.);MemorialPlaque(DanielStewart) dinttoplaque,andthissomewhatpolished, thus nearly very fne; the Star good very fne (2) £100-£140 556677 xx
DDaanniieellSStteewwaarrttwasborninPaisley,Renfrewshire,andattestedfortheRoyalInniskillingFusiliersatJohnstone,Renfrewshire.Heservedwiththe 5thBattalionduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom10July1915,andwaskilledinactionon15August1915.Hehasno known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey. Sold with copied research, including the relevant Battalion War Diary for 15 August 1915.
TThhee11991144--1155SSttaarraawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeFF..RRoooonneeyy,,RRooyyaallIInnnniisskkiilllliinnggFFuussiilliieerrss,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonntthhee ff rrssttddaayyoofftthhee BBaattttllee ooff tthhee SSoommmmee,, 11 JJuullyy 11991166,, oonn wwhhiicchh ddaattee tthhee bbaattttaalliioonn ssuu ffff eerreedd oovveerr 550000 ccaassuuaallttiieess 1914-15 Star (10056 Pte. F. Rooney. R. Innis. Fus.) attempt to obliterate unit, but details all perfectly legible, otherwise very fne
1914-15Star(2)((11779911PPttee..AA..EE..MMiilllleerr..RR..MMuunnss..FFuuss..;;88115599PPttee..PP..RRyyaann..RR..MMuunnss::FFuuss::));BritishWarMedal1914-20((88665533 PPttee..CC..PPoorrtteerr..RR..MMuunnss..FFuuss..));VictoryMedal1914-19((55116688PPttee..JJ..MMcc..SSwwiiggggaann..RR..MMuunn..FFuuss..)) somecorrosiontosecond, otherwise generally nearly very fne (4) £120-£160
AAllffrreeddEE..MMiilllleerrattestedfortheRoyalMunsterFusiliers,andservedwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWaratGallipolifrom7July1915. AppointedLance-Corporal,hewaskilledinactionon9August1915,onwhichdatethebattalionsuffered2officersand32otherrankskilled,and 6 officers and 77 other ranks wounded. He is buried in Azmak Cemetery, Suvla, Turkey.
PPaattrriicckkRRyyaannwasborninLimerick,andattestedtherefortheRoyalMunsterFusiliers.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWar initiallyontheWesternFrontfrom3January1915,beforeproceedingtoGallipoli,andwaskilledinactionon21August1915,onwhichdatethe battaliontookpartinanunsuccessfulattackonHill112,andsuffered3officersand13otherrankskilled;5officersand149otherrankswounded; and 143 other ranks missing. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
CChhaarrlleessPPoorrtteerrattestedfortheRoyalMunsterFusiliers,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaratGallipolifrom9May1915.Transferringto the Labour Corps, he was discharged on 12 February 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.
JJoohhnnMMccSSwwiiggggaannattestedfortheRoyalMunsterFusiliers,andservedwiththem6thBattalionduringtheGreatWaratGallipolifrom9July1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 3 March 1919.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(8),((22115533PPttee..GG..MMaayyccoocckk..CChheess..RR..;;SS--2255776688PPttee..AA..SS..SSmmiitthh..RR..HHiigghhrrss..;;33993344PPttee..HH..HH..YYoouunngg.. GGoorrddoonnss..;;333322001155PPttee..RR..FF..CCaarrmmiicchhaaeell..HHiigghh..LL..II..;;22330077PPttee..SS..MMccLLaarreenn..AA..&&SS..HHiigghhrrss..;;111177550044GGnnrr..WW..SS..DDaavviieess..RR..AA..;; 220000112299 PPttee.. GG.. LL.. DDiicckk.. TTaannkk CCoorrppss..;; 111122226688.. 33..AA..MM.. MM.. MMccGGuuiinnnn.. RR..FF..CC..)) generally nearly very fne or better (8)
£80-£100
JJ.. GGrrii ffiffi tthhss. There were numerous o fficers with this name and rank who served during the Great War.
JJoohhnnJJoosseepphhKKnniigghhttwascommissionedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HewasadvancedCaptainandsaw further service with the Labour Corps, with who he was later advanced Major.
HHaarrrryyAAlllliissoonn,fromLouth,Lincolnshire,wascommissionedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontwiththe3rdBattalion.Hewaskilledinactiononwhilstattachedtothe13thbattalionon27August1918andisburiedinDelvilleWood Cemetery, Longueval, France.
WW.. HH.. CCooxx. There were at least two o fficers with this name and rank who served during the Great War.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(4)((CCaappttaaiinnJJ..WWiilllliiaammss;;CCaapptt..JJ..JJ..KKnniigghhtt;;LLiieeuutt..HH..AAlllliissoonn;;22..LLiieeuutt..WW..HH..CCooxx)) the frstplanchet only, some contact marks and edge bruising, generally very fne £120-£160 557711 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk
DefenceMedal,innamedcardboxofissue,addressedto“Mrs.RuthNewton.7SturgissAve.Hendon.London.N.W.4’,with named Home Secretary’s condolence enclosure slip a cloth chevron and cloth date badge ‘1938’, very fne (2) £90-£120
JJaammeessRRaaee,fromPeckham,London,attestedintotheHampshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFront withthe1/6thBattalion.Hewaskilledinactionon1July1916,theFirstDayoftheBattleoftheSomme,atBeaumontHamel.Hehasnoknown grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
AAllffrreeddHHeennrryyNNeewwttoonn,aPlumberfromKentishTown,London,wasservingasanAirRaidWardenduringtheSecondWar.Hediedasaresultof theinjuriesthathesustainedthesameday,on15October1940,asaresultofabombingraidwhilstathispostinRochesterTerrace.Heis buried in St. Pancreas Cemetery, London. Sold with copied research.
British War Medal 1914-20 (Rev. E. K. Talbot.) very fne
M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1916.
£100-£140
TThheeRReevveerreennddEEddwwaarrddKKeebblleeTTaallbboottwasbornon31December1877,thesonofEdwardStuartTalbot,the frstWardenofKebleCollege, Oxford(andlaterLordBishopofWinchester),andwaseducatedatWinchesterandChristChurch,Oxford.OrdainedPriestin1904,hewas commissionedtemporaryChaplaintotheForces,FourthClass,on21August1914,andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontat No.7StationaryHospitalfrom23August1914.AdvancedChaplaintotheForces,ThirdClass,on18April1916,andChaplaintotheForces SecondClasson15February1918,forhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasawardedtheMilitaryCross.Herelinquishedhiscommissionin 1919. His brother also served during the Great War as a Chaplain to the Forces, and was also awarded the Military Cross.
TalbotwasappointedtheSuperioroftheCommunityoftheResurrection,anAnglicanreligiouscommunityformeninMirfeld,Yorkshire,in 1922,aposthehelduntil1940.HewasalsoappointedaChaplaintoH.M.KingGeorgeVon2July1920,anappointmentheretainedunderboth Edward VIII and George VI, until fnally relinquishing his appointment in 1945. He died on 21 October 1949. Sold with copied research.
£80-£100 557744
British War Medal 1914-20 ((CC.. BBuussbbyy)) very fne, rare to unit
CChhaarrlleess BBuussbbyy served as a Commandant of the Salvation Army during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 February 1915.
British War Medal 1914-20 ((LLaaddyy KK.. HHoowwaarrdd)) nearly extremely fne and rare to unit
LLaaddyyKKaatthheerriinneeHHoowwaarrdd,thedaughterofthe18thEarlofSu ffolk,wasbornatthefamilyseatofCharltonPark,Malmesbury,on10September 1883,andservedwiththeYoungWomen’sChristianAssociationduringtheGreatWaratAbbevillefromOctober1915toJanuary1919.This was her sole medallic entitlement; she was not entitled to either a 1914-15 Star not a Victory Medal. She died on 1 April 1961.
TThheeRReevveerreennddGGeeoorrggeeHH..RRuusssseellllservedwiththeYoungMen’sChristianAssociationduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21 September 1916. This is his sole medallic entitlement; he was not entitled to a Victory Medal. British War Medal 1914-20 ((GG.. HH.. RRuusssseellll..)) good very fne, scarce to unit £50-£70
AArrcchhiieeHH..SSttoonneeservedwiththeYoungMen’sChristianAssociationduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromApril1916.Hewasnot entitled to a Victory Medal
British War Medal 1914-20 ((111100662266 FF.. CCddtt.. HH.. NN.. FFuutttteerr.. RR..AA..FF..)) nearly extremely fne £30-£40
HHaarrrryyNNeewwttoonnFFuutttteerrwasborninSeptember1899,andresidedat11DixonStreet,Blackhill,CountyDurham.HewasanapprenticeElectrical EngineerpriortoenlistingintheRoyalFlyingCorpsinDecember1917.FutterwasinitiallypostedtoFarnborough,beforebeingpostedasaFlight Cadet to Egypt in April 1918. He returned from Egypt and was Demobilised in March 1919. RecipientsofmedalsnamedtoCadets/FlightCadetsarebelievedtohavebeenundergoingofficer/fyingtrainingonoverseasbasesatthetimeof the Armistice.
British War Medal 1914-20 ((22--LLtt.. JJ.. CC.. RRoolllloo..)) good very fne
£60-£80 557799 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)
JJoohhnnCCaarrtteerrRRoolllloowasborninEdinburghin1885andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheMadrasVolunteerGuards,IndianDefence Force,on5September1915.HewasPrincipalofMaharaja’sCollege,UniversityofMysore,from1928to1943,anddiedinChichester,Sussex,on 28 August 1977. The British War Medal is his sole medallic entitlement. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
£80-£100 558800
BritishWarMedal1914-20(3)((DD..HH..DDaanniieellll..;;LLiieeuutt..AA..VV..CCaammppbbeellll;;11886688NNkkZZoorraawwaarrSSiinngghh,,AAllwwaarrIISSIInnffyy));Mercantile MarineWarMedal1914-18((EErrnneessttAA..HHooppkkiinnss));VictoryMedal1914-19((11110022..PPttee..JJ..CClleewwyy..SS..IIrr..HH..));DefenceMedal;War Medal1939-45;IndiaServiceMedal;IndianArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue((88337733FFaarrrr..NNaaggiinnaaSSiinngghh,,RR..AA..));SilverWarBadge, the reverse officially numbered ‘B334660’, generally very fne (10)
AAllffrreeddVVaarrlloowwCCaammppbbeellll(1888-1941)servedasaLieutenantwiththeMotorTransportSupplyColumn,3rdCavalryDivision.Inthe1939Register he is recorded as a senior marketing officer with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
EErrnneessttAArrtthhuurrHHooppkkiinnss(1872-1936)servedduringtheGreatWarinboththeRoyalNavyandtheMercantileMarine,andwasawardedtheRoyal HumaneSociety’sBronzeMedalin1900:‘Onthe16thApril1900,PeterHaslin,Boy,2ndClass,H.M.S.Caledonia,felloverboardintheForthat So.Queensferry.Therewasaheavysea,andthedepth12to16fathoms.[HarryG.]Wendt[YeomanofSignals,H.M.S.Caledonia]sprangin,but could not effect the rescue. Hopkins then jumped in, and between them they, at great risk, managed to save the boy.” (R.H.S. Case no. 30,564).
HHeennrryyJJaammeessBBaarrffoorrddservedasaSergeantinboththeMonmouthshireRegimentandtheKing’sAfricanRi fes,andwasdischargedinSeptember 1918, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. B334660. He died in Cape Town, South Africa, on 2 March 1920
British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue ((777711 LLaabbrr.. AAmmiirr AAllii,, 22 LL..CC..)) edge dig, very fne
£120-£160 558822
British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue ((114433 LLaabbrr.. MMoohhdd.. AAzziimm,, 22 LL..CC..)) cleaned, nearly very fne
£70-£90 558833
VictoryMedal1914-19(5)((4455662233PPttee..WW..GGeerrrraarrdd..RR..WW..FFuuss..;;226677559988PPttee..WW..GGrraahhaamm..RR..WW..FFuuss..;;88119900PPttee..EE..JJoonneess..RR.. WW..FFuuss::1100335522PPttee..JJ..SSuuttttoonn..RR..WW..FFuuss..;;4455667777PPttee..GG..YYaarrwwoooodd..RR..WW..FFuuss..)) someedgebruisingandscratches,generally good fne and better (5) £100-£140 558844
WWiilllliiaammGGeerrrraarrdd,fromSt.Helens,Lancashire,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront with the 19th Battalion. He died of wounds on 3 January 1917 and is buried in Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, France.
WWiilllliiaammGGrraahhaamm,wasborninLennaxton,Stirlingshire,andattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front with the 9th Battalion. He was killed in action on 22 March 1918 and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
EEddwwaarrddJJoonneess,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe4thBattalion from 4 October 1915. He died of wounds on 7 April 1918 and is buried in Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension, No. 1, France.
JJoohhnnSSuuttttoonnattestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalion from 6 October 1914. He was killed in action on 16 May 1915 and is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, France.
GGeeoorrggeeYYaarrwwooooddattestedintotheSouthLancashireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe19th BattalionRoyalWelshFusiliers.Hediedofwoundson22August1918whilstattachedtotheHawkeBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,andisburied in Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, France.
VictoryMedal1914-19(154246Pte.J.Gelderd.Cn.Pnr.Bn.);MemorialPlaque(JohnGelderd) theplaquepiercedat12o’clock, very fne and better (2) £70-£90 558855
JJoohhnnGGeellddeerrddwasborninCumberlandon12October1886,andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionary ForceatVancouveron15October1915.Heservedwiththe1stPioneerBattalion,CanadianPioneersduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom10March1916,andwaskilledinactionon16September1916.HehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheVimyMemorial, France.
Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 ((MMaajjoorr RR.. TT.. HHuugghheess.. RR..AA..MM..CC..)) frst initial over-struck, nearly extremely fne £120-£160
Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 ((223355665500 BB.. SSuulllliivvaann,, AA..BB..,, HH..MM..SS.. HHiigghhff yyeerr..)) good very fne £60-£80 558877
Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 ((220000330088.. CC.. CCoouucchh.. AA..BB.. HH..MM..SS.. PPrroosseerrppiinnee..)) good very fne £60-£80
NavalGeneralService1915-62,2clasps,Cyprus,NearEast, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps (R.M.14018K.J.Daniels.Mne. R.M.) extremely fne and scarce to a casualty
£240-£280
KK..JJ..DDaanniieellsswaswoundedinactionatSuezonthemorningof6November1956,whilstservingwith40CommandoofNo.3Commando Brigade,RoyalMarinesduringOperation Musketeer,wheretheytookaleadingpartintheassaultonPortSaidinanefforttorestorepeartothe areaandsafeguardthesecurityoftheSuezCanal.Havingarrivedbylandingcraft,hisunitwastaskedwithsweepingsouthwardsthroughthe centralbusinessdistrictofPortSaidandalongsidetheCanal.Joinedby45Commando-whichmadethatdaythe frst'hot'helicopterlandingin theannalsofwar-themenfacedheavyopposition,withtheCommandingOfficer,Lieutenant-ColonelN.H.Tailyourbeingstruckintheelbow and his Signaller struck in the stomach. Two officers and 8 other ranks were killed in action, with approximately 48 men injured including Daniels. Sold with copied research.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Kurdistan((44332244SSeeppooyySSuunnddaarrSSiinngghh..22--1111--SSiikkhhRR..));Iraq((11775588SSeeppooyyRRaammRRiikkhh..1122-PPiioonneeeerrss..)) nearly very fne (2)
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq ((CCaapptt.. PP.. BB.. RRoobbiinnssoonn..)) nearly extremely fne
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48((AASS..2200119999PPttee..TT..TTooppoo..AA..PP..CC..));1939-45Star;DefenceMedal(3),onea Canadianissueinsilver;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue((118800997766((DDeevv..BB..11114422))TT..HH.. CCrriibbbbeetttt..LL..SS..RR..FF..RR..));CivilDefenceLongServiceMedal,E.II.R.(2),bothunnamedasissued,bothin RoyalMint casesofissue,one withHomeOfficeenclosure,dated1June1962,addressedto‘A.ThomasEsq.,24EmlynRoad,Mayhill,Swansea’;Khedive’sStar, dated1882,unnamedasissued, fttedwithacopybarsuspension;togetherwithaKuwaitiMedalfortheLiberationofKuwait 1991,bronzeandenamel,unnamedasissued;togetherwithaSecondWorldWarKing’sBadgeforLoyalService,button,andgold (9ct?,3.42g)identitydiscengraved‘JJ..JJ..DDaavviissLLtt..CCooll..5511333388RR..AA..OO..CC..’, heavycontactmarkstotheKhedive’sStar,thisfairto fne; the rest very fne and better (11) £80-£100
TT.. TTooppoo served with the African Pioneer Corps (High Commission Territories) in post-War Palestine. Sold with copied medal roll extract.
TThhoommaassHHeennrryyCCrriibbbbeettttwasborninTorquay,Devonshire,on15October1878andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson30July 1894.HewasadvancedLeadingSeamanon8February1903,andwasshoredischargedon12August1905,joiningtheRoyalFleetReservethe followingday.RecalledforWarserviceon2August1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments (entitled to a 1914-15 Star trio), and was fnally demobilised on 23 April 1919.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extract.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.((LLtt..JJ..VV..SS..KKeennnnyy..RR..HHaammppss..))mountedasworn, toned,extremely fneand scarce to unit £100-£140 559955
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (553395 F. Sgt. H. L. P. Gregory. R.A.F.) extremely fne £140-£180 559966
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, February 2021 HHaarrrryyLLooiiuussPPaauullGGrreeggoorryywasborninHolque,PasdeCalais,FranceinJune1922.HeenlistedasaBoyentrantintheRoyalAirForceinFebruary 1939,andadvancedtoTemporaryCorporalinMarch1941(servicepapersgivingentitlementtoAfricaStar,andDefenceandWarMedals). GregorycarriedouttrainingasaNavigatorin1947,andadvancedtoFlightSergeantinSeptember1950.HewaspostedasaNavigatorfor operational service with 84 Squadron (Brigands) at Tengah, Malaya in April 1950. FlightSergeantGregorywaskilledina fyingaccident,1June1951,whenBrigandVS.869crashedandburstinto famesabouttwomilesNorthof theAirfeld,whiledoingpracticeasymmetric fying.Sadly,allthreecrewmemberswerekilled:FlyingOfficerK.J.Fullager(pilot);FlightSergeantH. L. P. Gregory (Navigator) and Flight Sergeant C. Sharky (Signaller).
Sold with copied service papers and copied research.
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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.((2222999966550055TTpprr..JJ..BBoowweerrss..1111HH..))mountedonapinforwear, edgebruising, nearly very fne £50-£70
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.((MMaajjoorr..AA..DD..WWaallttoonn..EE..YYoorrkk..RR..)) fxedsuspender,laterissueengravednaming, edge digs, otherwise very fne £80-£100
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JJeeaannTTuulllloocchhwascommissionedLieutenantinQueenAlexandra’sRoyalArmyNursingCorpson8August1951andresignedhercommissionon 19 April 1954.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Canal Zone ((AACC11 DD NN EElllliiootttt ((22554422118855)) RRAAFF)) very fne
£80-£100
1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;PacifcStar;BurmaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal, all unnamed as issued, very fne or better (10)
1939-45Star(3);BurmaStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal(4);WarMedal1939-45(4),invariousnamedcardboxes of issue, in most cases the recipients’ details illegible, very fne and better (13)
Air Crew Europe Star, unnamed as issued, extremely fne
Burma Star (10), all unnamed as issued, generally very fne (10)
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia ((2222221166334466 GGddssmm.. KK.. SS.. SSeeggrrootttt.. IIGG..)) nearly extremely fne
£60-£80
£200-£240
KKeennnneetthhSS..SSeeggrroottttwasborninOakham,Rutland,in1927andattestedfortheIrishGuardsin1949,servingwiththeminAdenfromOctober 1966 to August 1967.
Sold with copied research.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2244990022779922 FFuuss.. GG.. TToommlliinnssoonn RRWWFF)) mounted for wear, very fne £60-£80 660077
£100-£140 660088
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Gulf 1990-91, no clasp ((MMrr TT HH KKeemmpp BBAAEE)) very fne
TT.. HH.. KKeemmpp was employed in the Gulf with British Aerospace.
Iraq2003-11,noclasp((2255222200554433GGddssmmPPFFAAnnddeerrssoonnIIGG))innamedcard box of issue; together with the recipient’s identity disc, extremely fne
JJ.. JJ.. LLeeaann served with No. 1 Section, ‘F’ Company, at Mostert’s Redoubt in charge of cattle kraal guards.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,DefenceofLadysmith((66336611PPttee..AA..DDuunnccaann,,GGoorrddoonnHHiigghhrrss::)) minoredgenicks,good very fne £100-£140
AA..DDuunnccaannservedwiththe2ndBattalion,GordonHighlandersinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,anddiedofdysenteryatChieveleyon11 March 1900.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal ((22006655 PPttee.. GG.. PPeeaaccoocckk,, 22nndd.. RRll:: FFuuss::)) nearly extremely fne
£120-£160
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Wepener((11887711PPttee..PP..HHaalllloorraann..CCaappeeMM..RR..)) lightcontactmarks,good very fne £300-£400
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Rhodesia, Relief of Mafeking ((114444 TTpprr:: JJ.. HH.. HHooppppeerr.. RRhhooddeessiiaa RReeggtt..)) extremely fne
£400-£500
JJ.. HH.. HHooppppeerr died of disease at Kanya on 8 April 1900.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902((66000033PPttee..WW..RRoobbiinnssoonn..RRiiff ee BBrriiggaaddee..)) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne
£70-£90
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Elandslaagte,DefenceofLadysmith,Transvaal((44335588PPttee..HH..TTuucckkeerr,,DDeevvoonn::RReeggtt..)) minor edge bruise, very fne
JJ.. JJaammeess was wounded at Paardeberg on 19 February 1900 whilst serving with the 1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment.
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,DefenceofMafeking,Transvaal((224455SSeerrjjtt::JJ..GG..MMuunnrroo..PPrrootteecctt:: RReeggtt.. FF..FF..)) very fne
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek,SouthAfrica1901, unofficial rivets between fourth and ffth clasps ((660066 CCoorrppll:: GG.. SS.. CCoouulltteerr,, IImmppll:: LLtt.. IInnffyy..)) good very fne
£100-£140
£100-£140 662222
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast,SouthAfrica 1901, unofficial rivets between fourth, ffth, and sixth clasps ((66992288 PPttee.. HH.. PPeerrrriinn,, II:: EEsssseexx RReeggtt..)) good very fne
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,8clasps,Belmont,ModderRiver,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast, South Africa 1901 ((990033 PPttee.. JJ.. WWaaddddeellll,, SSccoottss GGddss::)) extremely fne
£400-£500
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((LLtt.. CCoommddrr GG.. KKeemmpp RRNN)) extremely fne £100-£140 662244
GGeeoorrggeeKKeemmppwascommissionedActingSub-LieutenantintheRoyalNavyon1January1954andwaspromotedLieutenanton16June1956and Lieutenant-Commander on 16 June 1964. He transferred to the Retired List on 19 November 1976.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2233446699662222 WWOO22 SS DD GG BBaaiilleeyy QQOOHH)) cleaned, good very fne £100-£140 662255
Sold with a photographic image of the recipient, and copied research.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2222552222776622 SSggtt.. EE.. SSyykkeess 99//1122LL..)) extremely fne
Sold with copied extract from the 9th/12th Royal Lancers Regimental Journal.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland((2244445511444477SSggttCCCCVViicckkeerrssKKRRHH)) edgebruise,nearlyextremely fne, scarce to unit £100-£140 662288
TheKing’sRoyalHussarswasformedon4December1992bytheamalgamationoftheRoyalHussars(whichitselfhadbeenformedbyanearlier amalgamationofthe10thRoyalHussarsandthe11thHussars),andthe14th/20thKing’sHussars(whichlikewisehadbeenformedbyanearlier amalgamation of the 14th King’s Hussars ands the 20th Hussars).
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2233997744881144 SSggtt.. TT.. DD.. AAssppiinnaallll 1133//1188HH..)) extremely f
TT.. DD.. AAssppiinnaallll served as Intelligence N.C.O. with ‘A” Squadron, 13th/18th Hussars in Northern Ireland.
Sold with copied nominal rolls and other research.
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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2222224411663388 SSggtt.. DD.. HH.. DDaavviieess 1144//2200HH..)) extremely fne
Sold with a 14th/20th King’s Hussars cap badge and copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
£80-£100
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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2233772255997733 SSggtt.. FF.. GGrraayy 1155//1199 HH..)) nearly extremely fne
£80-£100
FF..GGrraayyservedwith‘B’SquadroninNorthernIrelandfromNovember1974toMay1976,andwassubsequentlyadvancedWarrantO fficerClass II (Squadron Sergeant Major).
Sold with copied research, including a synopsis of the recipient’s career and nominal rolls.
WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(7961634Sgt.J.O.Haynes.12L.) surnamepartiallyofficially corrected;GeneralService1962-2007,3clasps,Radfan,SouthArabia,NorthernIreland(7961634Sgt.J.O.Haynes.16/5L.) mounted for wear, light contact marks, very fne and better, scarce (3)
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2020.
Only one Troop of Centurion tanks from the 16th/5th Lancers took part in Operation Nutcracker - the Radfan operations in 1964. Sold with some copied research, including photographic imagers of 16th/5th Lancers tanks in action in Radfan.
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2008. JJ..EE..SSnnaaiitthhservedwith97Battery,33ParachuteLightRegiment,RoyalArtillery,intheNearEast,Cyprus,andtheArabianPeninsulafrom1955 to 1961, and subsequently with ‘F’ Battery, 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery in South Arabia from April 1963.
Sold with extensive copied research including Regimental War Diaries, Annual Historical Records, and nominal rolls.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((22//LLtt.. DD.. RR.. CChhaaddwwiicckk RRAA..)) extremely fne £100-£140 663355
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((MMaajjoorr PP.. CClleemmeennttss RREE..)) minor edge nicks, about extremely fne £100-£140
PPeetteerrCClleemmeennttsswasbornon28July1933,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalEngineerson12February1954.Hewas promoted Lieutenant on 12 February 1956, Captain on 12 February 1960, and Major on 12 February 1967, and retired on 9 August 1976.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24270756WO1RJRayRE);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,Regular Army (24270756 SSgt R J Ray RE) mounted court-style for wear, nearly extremely fne (2)
GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,SouthArabia,NorthernIreland, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps ((CCaapptt..RR..DDoorrrreellll..RR.. SSiiggnnaallss..)) minor edge bruise, good very fne £120-£160 663399
Provenance: Glendining’s, November 2000. RRooddnneeyyDDoorrrreellllwasbornon1November1940andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalSignalson1November1961.Hewas promoted Lieutenant on 4 October 1962, Captain on 1 November 1967, and Major on 31 December 1973. He retired on 21 November 1977. Sold with copied research.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24479882SigMJPAndersonRSignals);Gulf1990-91,1clasp,16Janto 28Feb1991(24479882SgtMJPAndersonRSignals);N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,FormerYugoslavia;Jubilee2002,unnamed asissued;AccumulatedCampaignServiceMedal1994,E.II.R.(24479882CplMJPAndersonRSignals);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R., 2ndissue,RegularArmy,withSecondAwardBar(24479882SgtMJPAndersonRSignals)mountedcourt-styleasworn, good very fne and better (6)
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A Collection of General Service Medals for Northern Ireland
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus(22587776Cpl.J.Greenwood.I.G.);GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,SouthArabia, NorthernIreland, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps (22587776Sgt.J.Greenwood.IG.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, edge bruise to frst, good very fne (2)
GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,SouthArabia,NorthernIreland, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps ((2233887766998844SSggtt..WW.. SSttrriinnggeerr.. WWGG..)) good very fne
£80-£100
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Sold with copied research including various group photographic images.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(2)((2233223366779966SS..SSggtt..AA..GG..MMcc..CCoollmmRRSS..;;2233778855770033SS..SSggtt..AA..HHaalleeyy KKOOSSBB..)) edge bruise to frst, good very fne and better (2)
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(Lt.M.J.FlynnQueens);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(LtMJFlynn Queens) edge nicks to latter, nearly extremely fne (2)
£140-£180
MMiicchhaaeellJJoosseepphhFFllyynnnnwasbornon6January1941andattestedfortheBritishArmyon3March1959.AdvancedWarrantO fficerClassI,hewas commissionedSecondLieutenantintheQueen’sRegimenton10January1977,withsenioritybackdatedto10July1972,andwaspromoted Lieutenantthesameday,withsenioritybackdatedto10July1974.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon16August 1977, and was advanced Captain on 10 January 1979. Appointed Quartermaster on 10 January 1983, he retired on 27 July 1984.
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt EE.. JJ.. FFrreenncchh,, QQuueeeenn’’ss RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaattee RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss Korea1950-53,1stissue(22274310Spr.E.J.French.R.E.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;GeneralService1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (22274310 Sgt E J French Queens) mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fne (3) £120-£160
£160-£200 664488
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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((CCaapptt.. DD.. HH.. RR.. SSaallee RRRRFF..)) nearly extremely fne
DDaavviiddHHaarrrryyRReeeeddSSaalleewasbornon7January1947andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheLancashireFusilierson28July1967.He transferredtotheRoyalRegimentofFusiliersfollowingitsformationon23April1968,andwaspromotedLieutenanton28January1968and Captainon28July1973.Heislistedasahelicopterpilotin1974,andtransferredtotheArmyAirCorpson1January1976.Heretiredon18 February 1978.
Sold with a group photographic image, and copied research.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(22803250S.Sgt.F.Mc.Manus2RRF);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue, Regular Army (22803250 Sgt. F. J. Mc.Manus Queens) mounted court-style as worn, good very fne (2)
£120-£160
FF..‘‘PPaatt’’MMccMMaannuussservedasaBandSergeantwiththe3rdBattalion,theQueen’sRegiment,beforetransferringtothe2ndBattalion,Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(23876692SgtPWBatesKings);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue, Regular Army (23876692 Sgt P W Bates Kings) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fne (2) £70-£90
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2244662266668822 SSggtt DD MMcc.. LLaauugghhlliinn RR IIrriisshh)) extremely fne
Three: SSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaanntt MM.. EE.. EEvvaannss,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(22219303S.Sgt.M.E.Evans.RWF) mounted as worn, light contact marks, good very fne GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland((66110099778855WW..OO..CCll..11GG..EE..BBooyynnttoonnRRWWFF..)) rankpartiallyofficially corrected, good very fne (4)
£80-£100
Soldwitha renamed GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland((2244225588226677SSggtt..GG..JJ..WWaalltteerrssRRRRWW)) unofficiallyrenamed;anda planchet only for the General Service Medal 1962-2007, showing no signs of having ever been mounted.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((22LLtt AA RR SShhaawwccrroossss WWFFRR)) extremely fne
AAnntthhoonnyyRRoobbeerrttSShhaawwccrroosssswasbornon23May1967andswascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheWorcestershireandSherwood ForestersRegimenton6August1988.HewaspromotedLieutenanton6August1990,andtransferredtotheReserveofOfficerson2 November 1992.
Six: MMaajjoorr DD.. SSmmiitthh,, QQuueeeenn’’ss LLaannccaasshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaattee RRooyyaall MMaarriinneess,, EEaasstt LLaannccaasshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, aanndd LLaannccaasshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp, Northern Ireland (Major D. Smith QLR.) mounted court-style as worn, contact marks, edge bruise to last, very fne (6) £120-£160
DDaavviiddSSmmiitthhwasbornon22June1924andservedwiththeRoyalMarinesduringtheSecondWorldWar,beingpromotedLieutenanton20 February1951.HetransferredtotheEastLancashireRegimentintherankofLieutenanton3June1952,andwaspromotedCaptainon20 February1955.HetransferredtotheLancashireRegimentfollowingtheEastLancashireRegiment’samalgamationwiththeSouthLancashire Regimenton1July1958,andwaspromotedMajoron20February1962.TransferringtotheQueen’sLancashireRegimentfollowingthe LancashireRegiment’sfurtheramalgamationwiththeLoyalRegimenton25March1970,heservedasDeputyAssistantQuartermasterGeneral, H.Q.,NorthernIreland,from11April1970to10February1972,andthenasDeputyAssistantQuartermasterGeneral,H.Q.,2ndArmoured Division, from 1 September 1976. He retired on 22 June 1979.
Sold with the recipient’s Statement of Army Service, and copied research.
PPaauullJJoohhnnYYoorrkkeeSSaavviilllleewasbornon19May1950andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheDukeofWellington’sRegimenton8March 1973. Promoted Lieutenant on 8 September 1974, he resigned his commission on 1 March 1977.
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A Collection of General Service Medals for Northern Ireland
GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,SouthArabia,NorthernIreland, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps ((2222669988337711SSggtt..JJ..WW.. BBuummsstteeaadd.. RR.. SSuusssseexx..)) minor edge nicks, good very fne
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus(23346139Pte.T.A.Mc.Kenzie.B.W.);U.N.Medal,onUNFICYPriband,unnamedas issued;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(23346139Sgt.T.A.Mc.KenzieBW.)mountedcourt-styleasworn, light contact marks, good very fne (3)
£100-£140
AAlleexxaannddeerrRRoobbeerrttMMoorrrriisswasbornin1976andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalGreenJacketson11December1999,with seniorityfrom14December1996.PromotedLieutenantthesameday,withseniorityfrom14December1998,hewasadvancedCaptainon11 June2002,andthefollowingyearledasmalltrainingteamtoKingston,Jamaica,toinstructtheJamaicanininternalsecurityoperations.He transferred to the Reserve of Officers on 1 August 2004.
Sold with copied research. General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern
U.N.Medal,onUNFICYPriband;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(2/Lt.S.C.Mc.DonaldGordons) mounted court-style as worn, minor edge bruising to last, good very fne (2)
£120-£160
SSttuuaarrttCChhrriissttiiaannMMccDDoonnaallddwasbornon28December1949andservedintheranksfrom10September1968to17December1970.Hewas commissionedSecondLieutenantintheGordonHighlanderson18December1970,andwaspromotedLieutenanton18June1972,Captainon 18 December 1976, and Major on 30 September 1984. He retired on 31 December 1986, having served fve tours of Northern Ireland.
Sold with copied research, including various group photographic images and a caricature of the recipient.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24707534SgtPDLewisPOWDiv);Iraq2003-11,1clasp,19Marto28 Apr2003(24707534SSgtPDLewisPOWDiv);Jubilee2002,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,Regular Army (24707534 Sgt P D Lewis POW Div) mounted court-style as worn, slight edge bruising, nearly extremely fne (4)
£300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2014.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((22//LLtt.. RR.. CCuunnnniinngghhaamm UUDDRR..)) extremely fne £160-£200
RRaayymmoonnddCCuunnnniinngghhaammwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheUlsterDefenceRegimenton9May1971,andservedwiththe8thBattalion, before transferring to the Reserve of Officers on 1 December 1972.
Sold with copied research.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2244338800220077 SSggtt TT WW RR TThhoorrnnbbuurryy UUDDRR)) extremely fne
£70-£90
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2244000066660099 SSggtt RR AA WWhhiittee AAAACC)) minor abrasions to edge, very fne £80-£100
Sold with cloth insignia.
Five: MMaajjoorr AA.. JJ.. HHaarrmmeerr,, RRooyyaall CCoorrppss ooff TTrraannssppoorrtt,, llaattee RRooyyaall AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(T/14429088C.Q.M.S.A.J.Harmer.R.A.S.C.); GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland;(Major(QM)A.J.HarmerRCT.)ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue, Regular Army (T/14429088 W.O. Cl. 1. A. J. Harmer. RASC) mounted for wear, very fne (5) £240-£280
AAllbbeerrttJJoohhnnHHaarrmmeerrwasbornon5May1925andservedintheranksfor21yearsand83dayspriortobeingcommissionLieutenant (Quartermaster)intheRoyalArmyServiceCorpson10August1964.HetransferredtotheRoyalCorpsofTransporton15July1965,andwas promoted Captain (Quartermaster) on 1 April 1966, and Major (Quartermaster) on 14 July 1973. He retired on 4 October 1977.
Sold with copied research.
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BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)E.II.R.(24115871S/Sgt.RoySheriff.RCT.) edgepreparedpriortonaming;GeneralService1962 -2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24115871WO2RSheriff BEMRCT);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy (24115871 WO2 R Sheriff BEM RCT) nearly extremely fne (3)
£300-£400
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B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1979.
TheoriginalRecommendation,dated22June1978,states:‘SergeantSheriff isthesenioroftwoNon-CommissionedOfficerswho,underthe commandofanofficer,formtheRoyalCorpsofTransportMovementDetachmentintheU.K.GarrisoninBrunei,whichisresponsiblefor handlingallmattersconcernedwiththemovementofmilitaryequipmentandpersonnelinandoutofBrunei.Thisentailsfrequentcontactwitha greatnumberofBruneiGovernmentofficials,airlineandshippingcompanyrepresentatives.Thedocksandinternationalairportarelocated seventy miles from the Garrison and this distance inhibits communications and complicates movement planning.
InJanuary1978theDetachmentCommanderbecameseriouslyillandSergeantSheriff assumedfullresponsibilityforallmovementmattersin Brunei.Thisincludedtheplanning,preparationandexecutionoftheArmsPlotroulementbetweenHongKongandBruneiofthe7thand10th GurkhaRifesinMarch/April1978,andinvolvedthemoveof4,000men,womenandchildrenandsome500tonsoffreight.Thiswasinaddition to the normal movement of companies visiting Brunei on exercises.
FromthestartthisNon-CommissionedOfficershowedexceptionalabilityandgraspedtheproblemsfacinghiminanextraordinarilyprofcient manner.Bysheerhardwork,tenacityandtactheensuredthatcivilianmovementagenciescontinuedtoprovideahighstandardofservicetothe Garrison despite the marked increase in the resources required due to the unit move.
DuringthepreparationforthemovementbyseaoftheheavybaggageandfreightthisNon-CommissionedOfficersupervisedpersonallythe documentation,sortingandstorageofboxes,themovementtoandfromthedocksbymilitaryandciviliantransport,andtheloadingand unloadingoftheship.Thelasttaskaloneentailedorganisingtheworkofover100Gurkhasoldiers,civiliandockersanddrivers,andmembersof the ship's crew, in addition to liaising and clearing all freight through the Brunet Port and Customs authorities.
Theairmovementofpersonnelandfamiliestookplaceconcurrentlywiththehandlingofseafreightandthiswasonlypossiblebecauseofthe outstandingeffortextremedevotiontodutyandexceptionalhardworkofthisNon-CommissionedOfficer.Heworkedextendedhoursovera period of three months. Throughout, his attention to detail, planning, tact and cheerfulness in all circumstances, was of the very highest order. The roulenent was effected extremely smoothly due almost entirely to Sergeant Sheriff whose actions make him an outstanding example of personal effort to all ranks in the United Kingdom Garrison in Brunei and an exceptional member of the Royal Corps of Transport.’
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(CaptDACampbellRAMC);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,Regular Army (Lt. D. A. Campbell RAMC.) mounted court-style as worn, extremely fne (2)
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(2)((2244775544447700SSggttWWPPHHBBlliinnssttoonnRRAAMMCC;;2233443388778800WW..OO..CCll..22TT.. CCoogghhlliinn AACCCC..)) good very fne and better (2)
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(23698471Pte.W.J.Mc.Quade.RAMC.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp, NorthernIreland(23698471Sgt.W.J.Mc.QuadeRAMC.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(23698471WO1W J Mc.Quade RAMC) mounted court-style as worn, minor edge bruise to last, good very fne (3)
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Pair: MMaajjoorr EEtthheell AA.. AA.. MMeeaaddeenn,, QQuueeeenn AAlleexxaannddrraa’’ss RRooyyaall AArrmmyy NNuurrssiinngg CCoorrppss GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus(Lt.E.A.A.Meaden.Q.A.R.A.N.C.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Northern Ireland (Major E. A. A. Meaden. QARANC.) mounted as worn, extremely fne, scarce to a female recipient (2) £300-£400
EEtthheellAAnnnnAAnnddeerrssoonnMMeeaaddeennwasbornon17January1923andwascommissionedLieutenantinQueenAlexandra’sRoyalArmyNursingCorps on13April1953.ShewaspromotedCaptainon13April1959,andMajoron13April1965,andretiredonher55thbirthdayon17January 1978. She died on 29 December 2008.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(MajAHAMooreRAOC);U.N.Medal,onUNFICYPriband;ArmyL.S.& G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (Maj A H A Moore RAOC) mounted court-style for wear, good very fne (3) £200-£240
AAnntthhoonnyyHHeennrryyAArrtthhuurrMMoooorreewasborninMaltaon12August1932andservedintheranksfor21yearsand217daysbeforebeing commissionedLieutenantintheRoyalPioneerCorpson4August1970,andwaspromotedCaptainon8April1971.HetransferredtotheRoyal ArmyOrdnanceCorpsasQuartermasteron24August1974,andwaspromotedMajoron19November1978.HewasawardedhisLongService andGoodConductMedalon8May1979,andwaspromotedLieutenant-Colonelon3July1984.Heretiredon1August1985,anddiedin Salisbury on 28 June 1996.
Sold with the recipient’s original Warrant and Commission documents; Aluminium identity disc; and copied research.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus(22997507Cpl.N.Long.R.A.O.C.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Northern Ireland (22997507 Sgt. N. Long RAOC.) very fne (2)
£100-£140
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(2)((2244226666008800PPttee..JJ..BB..CCrroofftt..RRAAOOCC..;;2233886644003322SSggtt..RR..WWeellsshhRRPPCC..)) good very fne (2)
£70-£90
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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((LLtt SS JJ RRoobbeerrttss RREEMMEE)) minor edge nicks, good very fne
£80-£100
Six: WWaarrrraannttOO ffiffi cceerrCCllaassssIINN..DD..WWaallkkeerr,,RRooyyaallEElleeccttrriiccaallaannddMMeecchhaanniiccaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss,,llaattee1100SSqquuaaddrroonn,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoo ff eewwiinnaattlleeaasstt3377 OOppeerraattiioonnaall SSoorrttiieess dduurriinngg tthhee SSeeccoonndd WWoorrlldd WWaarr 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45;U.N.Medal,on UNFICYPriband;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland (22826221W.O.Cl.1.N.D.Walker.REME.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2nd issue,RegularArmy(22826221W.O.Cl.1.N.D.Walker.REME.)mounted court-style as worn, last partially officially renamed, good very fne (6) £300-£400 NNoorrmmaannDDoouuggllaassWWaallkkeerrwasbornin1921andenlistedintheRoyalAirForceon31 May1943.AftertrainingasaFlightEngineerat1652ConversionUnitfromMarch 1944,hewaspostedforoperational fyingto10Squadron(Halifaxes)atMelbourne, Yorkshire,inMay1944,and fewin37operationalsortieswiththeSquadron,including Montorglieil;MontCandon(twice);Blainville;Thiverny;Kiel;Foret-de-Nieppe(2); Prouville;BoisdeCassan;St.PhilibertFerme;Dijon;Tirlemont-Gloson-Court;Brest; Lumbres;Soesterberg;LeHavre;Gelsenkirchener-Benzin;Calais;Bochum;Duisburg (threetimes);Wilhelmshaven;Essen;Cologne;Dusseldorf;Munster;Sterkrade;Hagen; Soest;Osnabruck;Hannover;HanauandDulmen.Dischargedon9December1946,he wassubsequentlyemployedasa'SkilledTurner'at4CentralWorkshops,Royal ElectricalandMechanicalEngineers,Donnington,Shropshire,bytheWarDepartment from1948to1950,andthentookupemploymentwiththeMinistryofSupplypriorto serviceasWarrantOfficerwiththeRoyalElectricalandMechanicalEngineersfrom 1952 to 1979.
Soldwiththerecipient'sR.A.F.FlyingLogBookforNavigators,AirBombers,Air Gunners,FlightEngineers,coveringtheperiod25March1944to14January1945;the recipient’sR.A.F.ServiceandReleaseBook;WarDepartmentCivilianEmployee's CertifcateofService,dated29November1948to13October1950;andtwoportrait postcard photographs of the recipient in uniform.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24625929SgtFBRaeRSignals);N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,Former Yugoslavia, mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely fne (4)
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Pair: MMaajjoorr BB.. LLaawwrryy,, RRooyyaall EElleeccttrriiccaall aanndd MMeecchhaanniiccaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(22967814W.O.Cl.2B.LawryREME.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue, Regular Army (22967814 W.O. Cl. 2 B. Lawry REME.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fne (2) £140-£180
BBrryyaannLLaawwrryywasbornon3April1937andattestedfortheGeneralServiceCorpson9September1953.PostedtotheRoyalElectricaland MechanicalEngineerson20July1956hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1971,andservedinNorthernIrelandfrom 16November1973to13March1974.AdvancedWarrantOfficerClassI,hewasdischargedtoacommissionon1March1976.Commissioned SecondLieutenanton2March1976,andpromotedLieutenantthesameday,hewasadvancedCaptainon2March1978andMajoron2March 1984. He retired on 1 August 1986.
Sold with copied Record of Service and Certifcate of Qualifcations; and other research.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((MMaajjoorr GG AA LLoonnssddaallee--HHaannddss RRAAPPCC)) minor edge nicks, extremely fne
£100-£140 668822
GGeeoorrggeeAAnnddrreewwMMiicchhaaeellLLoonnssddaallee--HHaannddsswasbornon27February1940,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArmyService Corpson29July1961.HewaspromotedLieutenanton29January1963,beforetransferringtotheRoyalCorpsofTransporton15July1965, andwaspromotedCaptainon29July1967.HetransferredagaintotheRoyalArmyPayCorpson7September1971,andwasadvancedMajor on 29 July 1974. He retired on 27 February 1994.
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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;GeneralService1962 -2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(CaptMAGaffneyRAPC);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(Lt.M.A.Gaffney RAPC.) mounted court-style as worn, about extremely fne (3) £180-£220
M.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1978
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘CaptainGaffneyhasmadeanoutstandingcontributiontothequalityoflifeinDortmandwhichhas enhancedthelivesofallmembersoftheGarrisonandincreasedtheamenitiesavailablefortheirenjoyment.Hisperformancehasbeenexcellent since his arrival in 1974, but has become more noticeable over the last six months. HeistheDistrictCommissionerforBritishScoutsinWestphaliaandisthusdirectlyresponsibletotheFieldCommissionerfortheorganisation andtrainingofallScoutandCubpackswithinalargeareaofWestGermany.Thespirit,enthusiasm,andefficiencydisplayedbythesepacksis entirelyduetohisdevotiontotheircause,andisrefectedinthewidespreadpopularityoftheScoutmovementamongsttheBritishyouthinthe area. His work in this feld has recently been recognised by the award of the Medal of Merit. HebecameTreasureroftheRoyalArtilleryandDortmundGarrisonSaddleClubatatimewhenitsmanagementandmembershadlosttheir enthusiasmandtheClubwasonthevergeofbankruptcy.Withhisguidance,determination,andinspirationtheClubisnowathrivingconcern, providinganexcellentsportingamenityforallranks,butparticularlytheirchildren.ThisyeartheCluborganisedthe frstDortmundGarrison Horse Show which was a great success and an event which would have been inconceivable before Captain Gaffney arrived. When the Garrison Golf Club was in fnancial difficulties, he agreed to become its Treasurer. The Club has since fourished under his skilful fnancialmanagementandisattractingmoremembersbecausethey,arenowconfdentthattheClubisaviableconcernandgoodvaluefor money. All these activities are done in his spare time.
CaptainGaffneyisanexcellentunitpaymaster.Hehasestablishedagoodrelationshipwithlocalbankmanagersandhasstudiedhardtomaster theGermanbankingsystem.Healways fndstimetoadvisemembersoftheRegimentonsavingsschemes,housepurchase,investment,insurance andthewholegambitofServicepayandallowances.Hisexample,enthusiasm,andpersonalsacrifcehavebroughtagreatdealofhappinesstothe livesoftheBritishcommunityinDortmund.CaptainGaffneydeservesrecognitionforhisoutstandingcontributiontothesporting,social,and welfare amenities of the Garrison.
MMiicchhaaeellAAnntthhoonnyyGGaa ffff nneeyywasbornon17January1938andenlistedintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson5July1956.He wascommissionedSecond LieutenantintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson3September1973,withseniorityfrom3September1969,andwaspromotedLieutenantthesame day,withseniorityfrom3September1971,andCaptainon9June1975.AppointedaMemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1978 BirthdayHonours’List,hewaspromotedMajoron3September1982.SubsequentlytransferringtotheAdjutantGeneral’sCorps(Staff and PersonnelSupportBranch)(TerritorialArmy),hewasawardedtheEfficiencyDecorationin1992,andretiredon1April1993.Hewas subsequently Mayor of Southam, Warwickshire, from 2011 to 2013.
Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient wearing his Mayoral Chains.
Note: Theabovegroupofthreewaslostbytherecipientin1981(beforehewasawardedtheTD),andhesubsequentlyacquiredofficial replacements. Sold with a signed letter by the recipient in which he relinquishes all ownership of the medals in this lot.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24408111SSgtERLawrenceRAPC);U.N.Medal,onUNFICYPriband, mounted court-style as worn, minor edge bruise to frst, otherwise nearly extremely fne
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2244444400007700 WWOO22 SS BBllyytthh AAGGCC ((SSPPSS)))) about extremely fne (3) £80-£100
SS.. BBllyytthh served with the Sta ff and Personnel Support Branch of the Adjutant General’s Corps.
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Four: SSeerrggeeaanntt FF.. WW.. GGoooocchh,, MMiilliittaarryy PPrroovvoosstt SSttaa ffff CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall LLiinnccoollnnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Malaya,ArabianPeninsula,E.II.R., unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps (22965904Pte.F. Gooch.R.Lincolns.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(22965904Sgt.F.W.GoochMPSC.);Army MeritoriousServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(22965904SgtFWGoochMPSC);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy (22965904 Sgt F W Gooch MPSC) mounted as worn, minor edge bruise to frst, nearly extremely fne (4) £600-£800
N.A.T.O.Medal1994,noclasp,onFormerYugoslaviariband;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(CaptSA Lammiman AGC (ETS)); Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, good very fne, scarce to unit (3) £180-£220
SStteevveennAAllaannLLaammmmiimmaannwasoriginallycommissionedintotheRoyalNavy,beforetransferringtotheArmywiththerankofCaptainon8January 1996,andservedwiththeEducationalandTrainingServicesBranchoftheAdjutantGeneral’sCorps.HewasadvancedCaptainon8January1996. HetransferredtotheRoyalLogisticsCorpson18September2000andwaspromotedMajoron30September2000;Lieutenant-Colonelon30 June 2010; and Colonel on 30 June 2014. He retired in the rank of Colonel on 10 January 2017.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((CCaapptt.. MM.. JJ.. MMcc..MMaannuuss RRAAEECC..)) nearly extremely fne £100-£140 668877
MMiicchhaaeellJJoosseepphhMMccMMaannuusswasbornon27December1941andservedintheranksfor3yearsand114daysbeforebeingcommissionedSecond LieutenantintheRoyalArmyEducationCorpson29April1962,andwaspromotedLieutenanton29April1964,andCaptainon29October 1968. He was advanced Major on 29 April 1975, and retired on 25 December 1992.
Sold with copied research.
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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((CCaapptt.. DD.. MM.. BBllaakkeesslleeyy,, RRAADDCC)) nearly extremely fne, scarce to unit £140-£180
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2013.
DDaavviiddMMiicchhaaeellBBllaakkeesslleeyywascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArmyDentalCorpson5January1967,andwasadvancedCaptainon 6 January 1970.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((CCaapptt.. DD.. WW.. DD.. CC.. TTiilllleekkee RRPPCC..)) minor edge nick, nearly extremely fne £100-£140
DDaavviiddWWiilllliiaammDDoowwlliinnggGGuunnaaTTiilllleekkeewasbornon27August1946andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalMilitaryPoliceon8 October1966.HetransferredtotheRoyalPioneerCorpson7October1967,andwaspromotedCaptainon7October1973,andMajoron4 November 1980. He retired with the rank of Major on 31 August 1985.
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General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((MMaajjoorr TT.. LL.. PPaarrrr IInntt CCoorrppss)) extremely fne £240-£280
TTeerreenncceeLLeesslliieePPaarrrrwasbornon13November1939andservedintheranksfor7yearsand29daysbeforebeingcommissionedSecond Lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps on 30 September 1963. He was advanced Major on 31 December 1972, and retired on 1 July 1985. Sold with copied research.
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A Collection of General Service Medals for Northern Ireland
U.N.Medal,onUNFICYPriband;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24031814SSgtDEStaceyIntCorps) minor official correction to surname, mounted court-style for display, good very fne (2)
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus(22979861Cpl.P.Walsh.R.M.P.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland (22979861Sgt.P.C.Walsh.RMP);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(22979861Sgt.P.C.Walsh.RMP)mounted court-style for display alongside the riband for the 1977 Silver Jubilee Medal, nearly extremely fne (3) £120-£160 669933
Note: No trace has been found of the recipient on the roll for the 1977 Silver Jubilee Medal.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((NN33440033 SSeerrggtt.. RR.. BBiieellbbyy MMDDPP..)) nearly extremely fne, rare to unit
£200-£240 669944
RR.. BBiieellbbyy served with the Ministry of Defence Police.
AAnnnneeZZiillllaahhGGrroovveeSShheerrbbuurrnnwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheWomen’sRoyalArmyCorpson10April1975andwaspromoted Lieutenant on 10 April 1977. She relinquished her commission on 31 January 1980.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(2)(C8118364SACMSAbrahamsRAF;24482187PteMSAbrahams UDR) minor edge bruise to frst, good very fne (2)
£120-£160
MMaarrkkSShheerrmmaannAAbbrraahhaammsswasbornon11August1958andenlistedintheRoyalAirForceon18February1975.HeservedasaAirPhotography Operator,andwasdischargedon20February1978intherankofSeniorAircraftman.HesubsequentlyenlistedintheUlsterDefenceRegimentat Belfast on 9 April 1978.
SoldwithcopiedRAFCertifcateofQualifcationsandcopiedextractfromArmyCertifcateofService;aphotographofaircraftfrom201and203 Squadrons,R.A.F.Kinloss,1975;andaletterwhichimpliesthattherecipientmayhaveservedwith10/UDR‘andthathewasgrabbedby paramilitaries ... and when they discovered that he was English were disappointed.’
Empress of India 1877, silver, unnamed as issued, with long length of neck riband, very fne
HHeerrbbeerrttLLoowwtthheerrWWiillssoonnwasbornin1829andservedasaPageofHonourtoH.M.QueenVictoriafrom1840to1845,priortobeing commissionedEnsignintheGrenadierGuardson26September1845.HewaspromotedLieutenantandCaptainon15November1850,and subsequently served in the Royal Household. He died on 29 December 1905.
Jubilee1887,clasp,1897,MetropolitanPolice(P.C.W.Richardson.D.Divn.);Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze(P.C.. W. Richardson. X. Div.) polished, good very fne
Jubilee 1897, silver, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne
£100-£140
Coronation 1902, Mayors’ and Provosts’ issue, silver, unnamed as issued, good very fne £100-£140
Coronation 1902, Hong Kong issue, bronze, with replacement ring suspension, very fne
£80-£100
Delhi Durbar 1903, silver, unnamed as issued, lacking integral top riband buckle, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne
Delhi Durbar 1903, silver, unnamed as issued, lacking integral top riband buckle, very fne £100-£140
Visit to Scotland 1903 ((DD.. RRaallpphh,, SStt.. AA..AA..AA..)) lacking integral top thistle suspension brooch, very fne
Coronation
Visit to Ireland 1903 ((CC.. JJ.. CC.. PPhheellaann.. RR..II..CC..)) lacking integral top shamrock suspension brooch, nearly very fne
£100-£140
Coronation1911,unnamed;Jubilee1935,unnamed;ImperialServiceMedal(3),E.VII.R.,Starissue((JJaammeessMM..WWeelllliinnggttoonn));G.V.R., 2ndissue((SSyyddnneeyyAAuugguussttuussSSttooddddaarrtt));G.VI.R.,2ndissue((JJoosseepphhJJaammeessBBrroommaaggee));SpecialConstabularyLongService(2),G.V.R., 1stissue((JJaammeessFF..CCaarrrr..));G.V.R.,2ndissue((GGeeoorrggeeSShheerriiffff ..));;togetherwith2‘ImperialService’broochbarsandaL.C.C.School Attendance medal ((MM.. MMccKKaayy)), very fne or better (10)
Coronation1937,unnamedasissued,onlady’sbowriband,incardboxissue;Jubilee1977,unnamedasissued,onlady’sbow riband,incardboxofissue,togetherwiththeaccompanyingBuckinghamPalacebestowalcertifcate,namedto‘EEiilleeeennEEgggglleettoonn’, thismountedinaglazeddisplayframe;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue((PPOOWWEEMM((OO))SSPPootttteerrDD115522662299WWRRNN))in named card box of issue, nearly extremely fne (3)
£100-£140
MMrrss..EEiilleeeennEEgggglleettoonnservedastheAreaManageress,FreemansLtd.,andwasawardedthe1977SilverJubileeMedalundertheAgriculture, Commerce & Industry List.
Sold with a photographic image of the recipient.
£70-£90 771144
ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Starissue((GGeeoorrggeeWW..PPiinnnniinngg));SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue,1clasp, The Great War 1914-18 ((WWiilllliiaamm HH.. DDeeaaddmmaann)) latter officially re-impressed, good very fne (2)
ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue((2266882277BB..QQ..MM..SSjjtt..JJ..FF..BBlleeaassee..RR..GG..AA..));ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue ((33444466 FFaarr:: SSjjttJJ.. AA.. CCooppeellaanndd.. RR..FF..AA..)) very fne (2)
£100-£140
M.S.M. London Gazette 22 February 1919: ‘No. 1 Siege Artillery Reserve Brigade. (Bexhill)’.
Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue ((SS..SSjjtt.. JJ.. TT.. HH.. LLoonngg.. IInndd.. MMiisscc.. LLiisstt..)) good very fne
M.S.M. London Gazette 20 October 1920.
Royal Naval Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. ((117711666688.. WW.. HH.. YYeeoo.. CC..PP..OO.. RR..NN.. GGuunnnneerryy SScchhooooll DDeevvoonnppoorrtt)) extremely fne £100-£140 771177
Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue ((33338866 HHaavvrr.. IInnddaarr SSiinngghh,, 11//99// BBhhooppaall IInnffyy..)) nearly very fne
£30-£40
ArmyL.S.&G.C.(2),V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse((33448888GGuunnnnrr..TT..CCaarrrriicckk,,CCsstt..BBddee..RR..AA..));E.VII.R.((44003388CCoorrppll::EE.. WWiilllliiaammss.. HHaammppsshhiirree RReeggtt..)) nearly very fne (2)
Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse ((33554422 JJoohhnn GGiibbssoonn 11sstt BBaatttt CCoollddmm.. GGddss..)) good very fne
£80-£100
£50-£70
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Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse ((33777700 BBeennjjnn.. TThhoommssoonn.. SSccoottss,, FFuussrr.. GGddss..)) nearly very fne
Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse ((775544 SSeerrggtt.. TT.. FFeetthheerrssttoonn,, DDeerrbbyy:: RR::)) good very fne
£60-£80
ArmyL.S.&G.C.(2),E.VII.R.((11447744PPttee..GG..PPrreeeeccee..RRll::WWeellsshhFFuuss::))impressednaming;G.VI.R.,1stissue,India((SS--SSjjttJJ..DDaavviieess..II.. UU..LL..));VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R.((880088PPttee..EE..WWiilllliiaammss33//VV..BB..RRll..WW..FFuuss..))mountedforwear,engravednaming, generally very fne (3) £140-£180
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension ((WWmm.. HH.. BBlloowweeyy SShhppss SStteewwdd HHMMSS RRll AAddeellaaiiddee)) engraved naming, very fne £80-£100
RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension((WWiilllliiaammPPiieerrcceeCChhff..BBttmmnn..iinnCChhggee..HH..MM..CCooaassttGGdd..))engravednaming, very fne £80-£100
RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(3),((116611994444SSaammuueellBBaallddrryy,,PP..OO..11..CCll..,,HH..MM..SS..PPeemmbbrrookkee..;;117777112266JJ..WW..PPeeddddiiee,,PP..OO..,,HH..MM..SS.. PPeemmbbrrookkee..;; 116699664466 WWiilllliiaamm HHaallll,, LLddgg.. BBooaattnn.. HH..MM.. CCooaasstt GGdd..)) very fne or better (3) £100-£140
RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead((JJ..110011445555SS..VV..BBrrooyyddeenn..AA..BB..HH..MM..SS..PPeemmbbrrookkee..));RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C., E.II.R.,1stissue((FFXX..7755662277JJ..EE..DDuuffff ..AA..AA..II..II..HH..MM..SS..FFuullmmaarr..)) the frstgoodvery fne,thesecondwithedgebruisingandcontact marks, otherwise nearly very fne £50-£70
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Volunteer Officers’ Decoration, V.R. cypher, hallmarks for London 1892, complete with top suspension brooch, good very fne £120-£160
Volunteer Officers’ Decoration, V.R. cypher, hallmarks for London 1896, lacking top suspension brooch, very fne
Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R. (2), unnamed as issued, slight edge dig to frst, otherwise very fne (2)
£50-£70
VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(2),V.R.,unnamedasissued;E.VII.R.((22998866CC..SSeerrjjtt..WW..WWeesstt..33//VV..BB..GGoorrddoonnHHddrrss..)) good very fne (2) £60-£80
VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(India&theColonies),G.V.R.((VVooll..EE..WW..PPoolllloocckk22nnddBBnn..BB..NN..RRyy..VVooll..RRiiff eeCCoorrppss)) good very fne £50-£70
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, V.R. ((CCoorrppoorraall CC.. FF.. BB.. RRuusssseellll,, 1166tthh RReeggiimmeenntt)) good very fne (2)
£100-£140
Permanent Forces of the Empire L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. ((CCoorrpp.. WWiilllliiaamm NNeeiill.. RR..CC..RR..)) very fne £100-£140
EfficiencyDecoration,G.V.R.,Territorial;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,reversedinCanadianstyle‘‘CCaapptt..GG..BB.. SShhaattttoocckk’’, both lacking top suspension brooches, very fne (2)
£60-£80
Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (2), ((330000441155 GGnnrr.. SS.. CCuurreettoonn.. RR..GG..AA..;; TT--444499550033 SSjjtt.. JJ.. CCoouurrttnneeyy.. RR..AA..MM..CC..)) very fne
£80-£100
TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(2),((335555009999PPttee..HH..GGllaassssppooooll..99//HHaammppss::RR..;;33110000PPttee..WW..LL..BBrraaddffoorrdd..11//CCoo::ooff LLoonndd:: YYeeoo..)) good very fne (2)
£100-£140
TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(2),((550000000088QQ..MM..SSjjtt..WW..TTrrootttt..RR..AA..MM..CC..;;550044001122PPttee..AA..CC..SSiimmmmoonnss..RR..AA..MM..CC..)) very fne
EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,Canada((PPttee..TT..JJ..PPaarrrrRRll..GGrreenn..));EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Canada((SSggtt..WW..HH..CCuummmmiinnggAA..&& SS..HH.. ooff CC.. ((MM..GG..)))) the frst very fne, second good very fne (2)
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RoyalNavalReserveDecoration,G.V.R.,hallmarksforLondon1920,reverseengraved‘PPaayyrr..LLiieeuutt..CCoommmmrr..PP..GG..WWaallkkeerr,,RR..DD..,, RR..NN..RR.. 11991100--11992211’, very fne
£100-£140
Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1928, good very fne
Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., reverse unmarked, very fne
Arctic Medal 1818-55, unnamed as issued, good very fne
£800-£1,000
BoardofTradeMedalforGallantryinSavingLifeatSea,V.R.,large,bronze((TThhoommaassEE..CCoossttaaiinn..WWrreecckkoofftthhee““MMaarriinneerr””oonntthhee 99tthh DDeecceemmbbeerr .. 11889944..)) in embossed case of issue, hole drilled at 12 o’clock, otherwise extremely fne £200-£240 774477
The Mariner,CaptainHughJones,master,leftRamseyonSaturdaymorning8th December1894,boundforLiverpoolwithacargoofstonesand sand.Atthetimeofherdepartureamoderatenorth-northwestbreezewasblowing,butthissoonfellawaytoadeadcalm,beforethen increasingandbecomingaheadwind.Allwentwelluntilabout4.00a.m.onSunday9thDecemberwhenthewindincreasedsomuchthatit preventedthe Mariner fromreachingtheshelterofHolyhead.Theshipwasthenputonasouthtack,butthegaleincreased,whilsttheschooner labouredheavily,eventually,atabout3.00p.m.,forcingthecrewtotakeinallthesailsandtohovethevesselto.Atthisstagethe Mariner was makingwaterrapidlyduetoaleak.Thecrewmanfullytooktothepumps,butthestormincreasedinferocitycausingthewatertogainquicker thanitcouldbepumpedoutandthentoaddtotheirmiserythesandcargochokedthepumps.Thecrewstillhadspiritleft,andtriedtobaleout thewater,butthisprovedunsuccessfulandthe Mariner begantosettledown.Justwhenthecrewhadgivenuphopethelightsofapassingvessel were observed. Signals of distress were quickly burned.
Thesteamship Vigilant,ofLiverpool,CaptainDean,master,leftSillothonSunday9th DecemberboundforSwanseawithacargoofgascoal.At 6.45p.m.thesameevening,whenabout27milesnortheastofHolyhead(approximately21milessouth-southeastofLangness),thecrewsaw signalsofdistressexhibitedfromavessel,whichturnedouttobethe Mariner.Itwasblowingagalefromthesoutheastatthetimeandaheavy seawasrunning.Thinkingthatthelightswereonlythoseof fsherman,CaptainDeanat frstintendedgoingon,butwhenthesignalsbecamemore evident,heputbackwiththeintentionofeffectingarescueifpossible.Despitetheextremeanddangerousconditions,volunteerstomanthe steamer’slifeboatwerenotwanting.ThevolunteersweretheChiefMateJones,ofLiverpool;Thomas Costain,ofPortStMary;aLondonseaman; andFredFaragher,ofRamsey.The Vigilant couldnotapproachtoclosetothedistressedschoonerbecauseoftheheavyseassothefour volunteerslaunchedthelifeboat.Therailwascarriedaway,butundauntedtheycarriedon,managingtopluckthecrewofthe Mariner fromthe water. As the shipwrecked sailors were transferred to the Vigilant, the Mariner foundered in the raging sea. The steamer proceeded to Swansea. Thecrewofthe Mariner wasCaptainHughJones,ofNorthWales;JohnThomas,mate,ofNorthWales;WilliamThompson,seaman,of Whitehaven and seaman Frederick Faragher.
NavalGoodShootingMedal,E.VII.R.((113322005533EE..SSmmiitthh,,PP..OO..11CCll..,,HH..MM..SS..RRuusssseellll..11990033..1122IInn..BB..LL..)) contactmarks,otherwise nearly very fne £300-£400
Naval Good Shooting Medal, E.VII.R. ((222277332255 NN.. BB.. CClleemmeennttss,, AA..BB,, HH..MM..SS.. OOrrwweellll.. 11990099.. 66 PPRR.. QQFF..)) very fne
£240-£280
NNoorrmmaannBBrreenncchhlleeyyCClleemmeennttss,aBuilderfromMargate,Kent,wasbornon3July1886.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyasaBoyon30June1903 andwasadvancedAbleSeamanon31June1905.HeservedduringtheGreatWarandwaspresentinH.M.S. Termagant attheBattleofJutland. Demobilised to shore on 31 February 1919, he died in Broadstairs, Kent, aged 75, on 13 August 1961.
Sold with copied service papers and copied medal roll extract.
IndianTitleBadge,G.V.R.,KhanBahadur,silver-gilt((KKhhaannSSaahhiibbHHaajjiiMMoohhaammmmaaddUUmmaarrKKhhaann33rrddJJuunnee11993333))replacementring suspension, gilt rather rubbed in parts, otherwise nearly very fne
£100-£140
Indian Title Badge, G.VI.R., Khan Sahib, silver and enamel ((JJeemmaaddaarr BBaattuurr KKhhaann 22nndd JJaannyy.. 11993399)) nearly very fne £100-£140
775522
Royal Irish Dragoon Guards Regimental Medal.
Acircularengravedmedalwitharim,76mm,silver,theobverseengravedwithacentredcrownedharpwithcrossedswordsand ‘GR’,surroundedbyacircletofshamrocksinsidetheregimentaltitle‘RoyalIrishDragoonGuards’,thereversewithhallmarks, possiblyfortheCityofLondon,1802,engraved‘AAwwaarrddeeddbbyytthheeOOffiffi cceerrssoofftthheeRRooyyaallIIrriisshhDDrraaggoooonnGGuuaarrddssffoorrDDiissppllaayyooff SSwwoorrddssmmaannsshhiipp ttoo PPaattrriicckk OO’’BBrriieenn 11880044’’, with fxed ring suspension, good very fne
£100-£140
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775544
775533 RegimentalMedallion,MontgomeryshireYeomanryCavalry,agoodlargesilverexample(45g),45mmdiameter,witharingand riband bar suspension, with a regimental emblem on the obverse, and a laurel wreath on the reverse, good very fne £40-£50
71stHighlandLightInfantryMedalfor10YearsService,bronze,39mm,unnamed, fttedwithsteelclipandlaterringsuspension, edge bruising, otherwise very fne and scarce £80-£100
Memorial Plaque (Frederick Charles France-Hayhurst), very fne
£300-£400
FFrreeddeerriicckkCChhaarrlleessFFrraannccee--HHaayyhhuurrsstt,thesonofColonelCharlesHoskenFrance-Hayhurst,ofBostockHall,Middlewich,Cheshire,wasbornon22 April1872..EducatedatEtonCollege,hewaswascommissionedintothe3rdBattalion,CheshireRegiment,transferringintotheRoyalWelsh FusiliersinMay1895.AdvancedLieutenantColonel,heservedduringtheGreatWarcommandingthe4thBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom6 November1914andwaskilledinactionattheBattleofAubersRidge,on9May1915.HeisburiedinCabaretRougeBritishCemetery,Souchez, France,andisalsocommemoratedontheM.C.C.MembersGreatWarMemorial,LordsCricketGround,London.Hisbrother,CommanderCecil Halsted France-Hayhurst, Royal Navy, also fell.
Memorial Plaque ((GGeeoorrggee HHeennrryy CCooxx)) very fne
£40-£50
GGeeoorrggeeHHeennrryyCCooxxwasbornatStMartin’s,Birmingham,andenlistedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliers.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninFrance from 11 August 1914, and died of wounds on 20 June 1915. He was 29 years old and is buried in Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, France. Note: The recipient’s medals were sold in these rooms in December 2024.
Memorial Plaque (2) ((TThhoommaass IIddwwaall EEvvaannss;; TThhoommaass WWiilllliiaamm FFuurrnniisshh)) very fne
£80-£100
TThhoommaassIIddwwaallEEvvaannss,aQuarrymanfromGlyneeinog,Debighshire,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarand servedatGallipoliwiththe8thBattalionfrom28June1915.AdvancedCorporalon13December1915,hewaskilledinactioninMesopotamia on 22 April 1916 and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.
TThhoommaassWWiilllliiaammFFuurrnniisshh,aJobbingGardenerfromAbergele,Debighshire,attestedintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreat War,andservedatGallipoliwiththe5thBattalionfrom8August1915.Hewaskilledinactiontwodayslateron10August1915,andis commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Memorial Plaque ((EEddwwaarrdd TThhoommaass MMaauunnttoonn)) very fne
£40-£50 775588
EEddwwaarrddTThhoommaassMMaauunnttoonnwasbornatWarwickandservedwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalWelshFusiliers,inFrancefrom13August1914.He waskilledinactionon29October1914,aged42,sonofJamesMauntonandhusbandofMillieMaunton,ofNelsonStreet,Hightown,Wrexham. He is buried in Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, France.
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Memorial Plaque ((RRiicchhaarrdd WWhhiittee)) very fne
775599 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk
£40-£50
RRiicchhaarrddWWhhiitteewasborninBirminghamandenlistedthereintotheRoyalWelshFusiliersinMarch1906,aged18.HeservedinIndiafromJanuary 1908toMarch1914,andwiththeExpeditionaryForceinFrancefrom11August1914.Heembarkedwiththe2ndBattalionbutwastransferred tothe1stBattalionon31December1914,servingwithwhomhereceivedgunshotwoundstohischestandrighthandon5May1917.Hewas killedon19June1917,whenhistentwasstruckbylighteningduringathunderstormat7a.m.thatmorning,killingthreemenandinjuring fve others. He was buried, together with the other two, in Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Note: The recipient’s medals were sold in these rooms in December 2024.
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MemorialPlaque(2)((GGeeoorrggeeEEvvaannss;;SSaammuueellWWeellcchh))the frst somewhatpolished andmountedonacontemporarywooden stand, otherwise very fne160
£80-£100
GGeeoorrggee EEvvaannss. There were numerous men with this name who were casualties during the Great War.
SSaammuueell WWeellcchh. There were three men with this name who were casualties during the Great War.
£80-£100 776611
Memorial Plaque (2) ((DDaavviidd WWiilllliiaamm HHuugghheess;; TThhoommaass HHeennrryy SSllaatteerr)) in their card envelopes, very fne100
DDaavviidd WWiilllliiaamm HHuugghheess. There were two men with this name who were casualties during the Great War. TThhoommaass HHeennrryy SSllaatteerr. There were numerous men with this name who were casualties during the Great War.
Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. ((881111770022 PPttee.. WW.. OO.. KKiinngg)) very fne
£60-£80
WWiillffrriiddOOssbboorrnneeKKiinnggattestedintotheCanadianExpeditionaryForceforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwith the 10th Battalion. He died on 2 May 1918 and is buried in Roclincourt Military Cemetery, France.
£60-£80 776633
SilverWarBadge(5),thereversesofficiallyimpressed‘RR..NN..2277008855;;1100009966;;220077118899;;441155669922;;BB222200556677’,allcompletewithreverse pin, hook and hinge suspension, generally very fne (5)
£400-£500 776644
ShanghaiMunicipalPoliceLongServiceMedal,silver((HHaavviillddaarr8844FFeerroozzeeKKhhaann))withusualadditionalSanskritinscriptionto reverse, very fne and rare to the Shanghai Municipal Gaol.100
FFeerroozzeeKKhhaannwasemployedasagaolerintheShanghaiMunicipalGaolandwasawardedhisLongServiceMedalin1940,beingpresentedwithhis medal by the Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council on 1 November 1940.
Sold with a photocopy of the programme of the medal presentation ceremony listing the recipient as being a member of the Gaol Staff
TheLadyCadeMedal,bronze,50mm,edgeengraved‘‘WWiinnggCCoommmmaannddeerrPPhhiilliippWWaarrnneerrRRoobbeerrttssoonn11996666’’,inleather John Pinches, London case, edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fne, and very rare £200-£300
Air Publication 1269 sets out the conditions for this most prestigious of awards:
a)TheLadyCadeMedalwillbeconferredonanMOoftheR.A.F.who,toadegreethatisconsideredworthyofrecognition,hasbroughtabout anadvanceinanybranchofmedicalscienceinitsapplicationtoserviceintheR.A.F.,orhascontributedtoanimprovementinanymatteraffecting thehealthoflivingconditionsofairforcepersonnel.Withinthescopeoftheregulationsgoverningtheawardofthemedal,considerationwillbe given to:
1) achievement in research;
2) original articles and reports:
3) criticisms of a constructive character of existing conditions, and
4) other meritorious work, or suggestions, brought to notice as worthy of an award.
b) The award will be made by the Council of the College on the advice of DGMS (R.A.F.).
c)TheMedalwillbeawardedannuallyunlessnoofficerisconsideredtohavequalifed,inwhicheventtheMedalwillbeheldoveruntilthe following year or any subsequent year when, if considered justifable to do so, it will be given as an additional award.
d) MO’s of all ranks will be eligible for the award, and an officer will not be restricted to receiving the Medal on one occasion during his career.’ PPhhiilliippWWaarrnneerrRRoobbeerrttssoonn(MD,MB,FRCP,M,DMRDEng,Roberts’PrizeandLadyCadeMedal)servedwiththeMedicalBranchoftheRoyalAir ForcefromAugust1948-December1967,havingadvancedtoWingCommandinMay1960.HewasalsoemployedasaConsultantatEast Birmingham Hospital and a Senior Clinician at the University Hospitals Birmingham.
Approximately1,500InternationalCommissionofControlandSupervision(I.C.C.S.)‘Peace’MedalswereawardedtopersonnelfromCanada, India,andPoland,whoservedwiththeI.C.C.S.foratleast90daysinLaos,Vietnam,andCambodiafrom1954to1973,inordertoimplementthe terms of the Geneva Agreement of 1954.
AmiscellaneousselectionofNursingBadge,includingeightBritishRedCrossSocietyProfciencyinRedCrossNursingMedals;a BritishRedCrossSocietyMedalforMerit((44114444AA..SS..MMaatttthheewwss))withdatebarsfor1939and1942;twoBritishRedCross SocietyMedalsfor3Years’Service;variousSt.JohnAmbulanceAssociationRe-ExaminationCrosses;asilverA.R.P.badge;and other ephemera, generally nearly very fne (lot)
ArareunifacelargesilveredMaquetteoftheobverseoftheAshantiMedal1900,byG.W.deSaulles,235mmindiameter, depictingH.M.KingEdwardVIIfacingleft,intheuniformofaFieldMarshal,wearingtheStaroftheOrderoftheGarter,theneck badgeoftheOrderoftheBath,andotherOrders,Decorations,andMedals,‘EdwardvsVIIRexImperator’around,unsigned, mounted in a large wooden glazed frame, this measuring 500mm x 500mm, extremely fne and extremely scarce £1,200-£1,600
TheeffigyofH.M.KingEdwardVII,byG.W.deSaulles,was frstadoptedfortheobverseoftheAshantiMedal1900,andwassubsequentlyused asthestandardobverseforallmilitarymedalsissuedduringhisreign(withtheexceptionoftheSt.JohnMedalforSouthAfrica1899-1902and the Natal Medal 1906).
ArareunifacelargebronzeMaquetteofthereverseoftheAshantiMedal1900,byG.W.deSaulles,188mmindiameter, depictingaBritishlionstandingonarocklookingtowardsthesettingsun,anAshantishieldandtwoAssegais(onebroken)below, withascrollinscribed‘Ashanti’,unsigned,mountedinalargewoodenglazedframe,thismeasuring400mmx400mm, extremely fne and extremely scarce £1,200-£1,600
A Silver Presentation Cigarette Box.
Acigarettebox,by Edward,Glasgow,88mmwidex88mmdeepx55mmhigh,silver,hallmarksforLondon1918,thelidengraved ‘Presentedbythe1-1st.Battn.RenfrewshireVolunteerRegimentontheoccasionofitsdisbandmenttoWm.Donaldson,S.M.(S.I. M.) in recognition of his valued services, 30th. October, 1919.’, a small dent to one corner, otherwise good condition
£60-£80
777722
Royal Air Force Sweetheart Brooches.
AselectionofRoyalAirForceSweetheartbrooches(3),allwithKing’scrownsincludingagoodboxedsterlingsilverexampleof multipartconstruction,withcentredlargeinitials ‘RAF’,securedwithtworivets,broochbackedwithanextrasecuringchain,in its fttedboxofissue,withtwored,whiteandbluebasemetalexampleswithgilthighlights,allwithoriginalbrooch fxingstothe reverse, one in a worn condition, the others very good condition and better (3)
£40-£50
£60-£80 777733
A ‘Nelson’s Navy’ letter written by Admiral R. D. Thomas, Royal Navy. Apersonal,contemporarycopyofafour-sidedletterwrittenbyAdmiralRichardDartonThomastotheDukeof Northumberland,dated30November1852,outliningThomas'statementofservices,includinghishavingservedinthecompany ofLordsNelsonandCollingwood,andseekingtheduke'spatronagefortheAdmiral'sGoodServicePensionandCommandof Devonport;togetherwithacopyoftheDukeofNorthumberland'ssingle-sidedreply,againinThomas'hand,dated2December 1852, good condition (2)
RRiicchhaarrddDDaarrttoonnTThhoommaass(1777-1857)joinedtheRoyalNavyaged13in1790,andservedatMartiniqueinaBoatServiceactionon17March 1794,wherehe‘commandeda fatbottomedboat.’HesawfurtheractionattheBattleofCapeSt.Vincentin1797asaLieutenantinH.M.S. Excellent,74guns.InFebruary1811,hewasappointedCommanderofH.M.S. Undaunted,thenengagedinoperationsoff thecoastofCatalonia andtheblockadeofMarseillesandToulon.HewasappointedRearAdmiralin1837,andservedasCommander-in-ChiefofthePacifcFleetfrom May 1841 to December 1844, rising to the rank of Admiral of the White.
Second Award Bar for D.C.M. or M.M., on carriage with both top and bottom lugs, extremely fne
£60-£80
£100-£140
Clasps:DistinguishedServiceOrder,topribandbar,silver-gilt,completewithpinandhook;1914Starclasps‘5thAug.-22nd. Nov.1914’(6);GeneralService1918-62clasps(2),Iraq,Brunei;GeneralService1962-2007clasps(2),SouthArabia,Northern Ireland, generally very fne (11) £160-£200
Sold with a copy General Service 1962-2007 clasp Radfan.
Emblems:MentionedinDespatchesoakleavesemblems,GreatWarissue(3);togetherwiththreeminiatureoakleavesemblems, twoofwhicharelackingtheirprongs;MentionedinDespatchesoakleafemblems,post-1920issue(16), threelackingtheir prongs;togetherwithfourminiatureoakleafemblems;SilverRosettes(4);Queen’sCommendationforValuableServiceoak leaves, with miniature oak leaves, generally very fne (lot) £40-£50
Sold with an original suspender for a Distinguished Conduct Medal, or Long Service and Conduct Medal, silver, with traces of solder
RenamedandDefectiveMedals(5):Kaisar-I-Hind,G.V.R.,2ndissue,silver,lackingsuspension;Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp((22220011 LLcc..CCoorrppll..JJ..JJaacckkssoonnCCCCooyy22nnddBBaatttt1155tthhFFoooott..))renamed;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,noclasp,silver((LLiieeuutt..EE..RR..CCaarreeww..SSpp.. EEmmpp..))renamed;TerritorialForceE fficiencyMedal,G.V.R.((FF1100111111--RR..SS..MM..--HH..EElllliiootttt))renamed;UU..SS..SS..RR..,OrderofNakhimov, 2ndClass,silverandenamelreproductionbadge,thereversewithstampedmintmarkandhand-engravedserialnumber‘93’, 33mmscrew-backplate; togetherwith: CzechVictoryMedal1914-19;R.L.S.S.medal((JJ..HHuugghheessFFeebb11993322));miniatureQ.S.A.,2 clasps,Belmont,ModderRiver;miniatureDelhiDurbar1911,andthreeCoronationcommemorativemedals,E.VII,giltand enamel, E.VIII (2), silver and white metal, condition as found (12) £100-£140
RenamedandDefectiveMedals:China1900,1clasp,ReliefofPekin((44552255..PPttee..SS..LLeewwiiss22//RRll..WWeellsshhFFuuss..)) renamedin impressedcapitalletters;BritishWarMedal1914-20((2211220088PPttee..AA..MM..BB..WWaallllwwoorrkk..RR..WW..FFuuss..)) renamed, soldwithaSilver WarBadge,((6699556666)),awardedtoPte.W.H.Crossett,King’sLancasterRegiment,twosliverRoyalWelshFusiliersregimental medallions(28gand18g),twosilverMasonicmedals,the frstaHallstoneJewel,namedtoGG..RR..GGrriiffiffi tthh11114433lodge,acasedsilver Royal Welsh Fusiliers tercentenary medallion, a white headwear hackle, assorted emphemera, etc., generally very fne (lot)
VictoriaCross;Korea1950-53,2ndissue;U.N.Korea1950-54;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.;Coronation1953, mountedforwear,andhousedinaglazeddisplayframealongwithasignedphotographoftherecipientandasignedcardofthe recipient’s riband bar, very fne and better (5) £500-£700 778800
Provenance: Spink, March 1995.
V.C. London Gazette 28 December 1951:
‘From0400hrs.,4thNovember,1951,thedefensivepositionsheldby1stBattalionTheKing'sOwnScottishBordererswerecontinuously subjectedtoheavyandaccurateenemyshellandmortar fre.At1545hrs.,this frebecameintenseandcontinuedthusforthenexttwohours, considerablydamagingthedefencesandwoundinganumberofmen.At1645hrs.theenemyintheirhundredsadvancedinwaveuponwave againsttheKing'sOwnScottishBorderers'positions,andby1745hrs. fercehand-to-hand fghtingwastakingplaceoneveryposition.Private Speakman,amemberof"B"Company,Headquarters,learningthatthesectionholdingtheleftshoulderofthecompany'spositionhadbeen seriouslydepletedbycasualties,hadhaditsN.C.Os.woundedandwasbeingover-run,decidedonhisowninitiativetodrivetheenemyoff the positionandkeepthemoff it.Toeffectthishecollectedquicklyalargepileofgrenadesandapartyofsixmen.Then,displayingcomplete disregardforhisownpersonalsafety,heledhispartyinaseriesofgrenadechargesagainsttheenemy;andcontinueddoingsoaseachsuccessive waveofenemyreachedthecrestofthehill.Theforceanddeterminationofhischargesbrokeupeachsuccessiveenemyonslaughtandresultedin anever-mountingpileofenemydead.Havingledsometencharges,throughwitheringenemymachine-gunandmortar fre,PrivateSpeakmanwas eventuallyseverelywoundedintheleg.Undauntedbyhiswounds,hecontinuedtoleadchargeafterchargeagainsttheenemy,anditwasonly afteradirectorderfromhissuperiorofficerthatheagreedtopausefora frst felddressingtobeappliedtohiswounds.Havinghadhiswounds bandaged,PrivateSpeakmanimmediatelyrejoinedhiscomradesandledthemagainandagainforwardinaseriesofgrenadecharges,uptothe timeofthewithdrawalofhiscompanyat2100hrs.Atthecriticalmomentofthewithdrawal,amidstaninfernoofenemymachine-gunand mortar fre,aswellasgrenades,PrivateSpeakmanleda fnalchargetoclearthecrestofthehillandholdit,whilsttheremainder ofhiscompany withdrew.Encouraginghisgallantbutbynowsadlydepletedparty,heassailedtheenemywithshowersofgrenadesandkeptthematbay sufficientlylongforhiscompanytoeffectitswithdrawal.Underthestressandstrainofthisbattle,PrivateSpeakman'soutstandingpowersof leadershipwererevealed,andhesodominatedthesituationthatheinspiredhiscomradestostand frmand fghttheenemytoastandstill.His greatgallantryanduttercontemptforhisownpersonalsafetywereaninspirationtoallhiscomrades.Hewas,byhisheroicactions,personally responsibleforcausingenormouslossestotheenemy,assistinghiscompanytomaintaintheirpositionforsomefourhoursandsavingthelivesof manyofhiscomradeswhentheywereforcedtowithdrawfromtheirposition.PrivateSpeakman'sheroismunderintense frethroughoutthe operation and when painfully wounded was beyond praise and is deserving of supreme recognition.’
WWiilllliiaammSSppeeaakkmmaannwasinvestedwithhisVictoriaCrossbyH.M.QueenElizabethIIatBuckinghamPalaceon27February1952,onlythreeweeks aftershehadascendedtothethrone,andthevery frstpersontoreceiveanawardfromherhandsasQueen.Hediedon20June2018;in additiontotheawardsinthislot,SpeakmanwasadditionallyawardedtheGeneralServiceMedal1962-2007withclaspsforBorneoandRadfan; and Jubilee Medals for 1977, 2002, and 2012.
Note: Incommonwithotherpost-WarV.C.recipients,Speakmanisknowntohavewornnumerousdifferentminiaturemedalgroupsoverthe years,withmanyofthemhavingbeenauctionedoff tosupportvariousservicecharities;giventhesignedphotographandribandcardincluded with this lot, these miniatures almost certainly at some point graced Speakman’s chest.
HH.. BBuucckkllee,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy GeorgeCross;TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s2ndtypebadge,silver-gilt;BritishWar andVictoryMedals;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation 1953;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,LegionofHonour,Officer’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withrosetteonriband,mountedasworn, good very fne (12) £400-£500
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2006 (when so attributed).
A.M.SecondClass,forSavingLifeatSea LondonGazette 27April1920:‘WhileH.M.S. Tiger wasundergoingrepairsatInvergordon,on27August 1919,twodockyard fttersandanableseamanwereovercomebynoxiousgasintheholdoftheship,andStokerPettyOfficerBailey, accompaniedbyasick-berthattendant,madeanunsuccessfulattemptatrescue.Bothheandhiscompanionhadputonrespirators,butfound themuseless.MrBuckle,theofficerofthewatch,thenarrivedonthescene,andinspiteofthegraveriskoflife,whichitwasnowevidentwould beincurredbyfurtherattemptsatrescue,immediatelywentdownandsucceededinpassingaroperoundoneofthemen.Thismanwasgotout, butMrBucklewasconsiderablyaffectedbythegas,andcoulddonothingfurther.StokerPettyOfficerBailey,thoughsufferingfromtheeffectsof his previous attempts, repeated the operation, and succeeded in getting the other two men out, but all efforts to restore them were futile’ O.B.E. LondonGazette 5June1952:‘CommanderHenryBuckle,A.M.,RoyalNavy(Retired),WhaleFisheryInspector,MinistryofAgricultureand Fisheries.’
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TThhee ggrroouupp ooff tteenn mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss wwoorrnn bbyy AAddmmiirraall ooff tthhee FFlleeeett LLoorrdd JJoohhnn HHaayy,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,G.C.B.(Military),KnightGrandCrossbadge,silver-giltandenamel;Jubilee1897,silver; Coronation1911;China1842,Canton1857,Pekin1860,TakuForts1860;Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Inkermann,Sebastopol; EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbadge,silverandenamel; OttomanEmpire,OrderoftheMedjidie,2ndClassbadge,silver,goldappliqué,andenamel;TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, mounted for display, good very fne and better (10) £200-£240
Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 1997 (when sold alongside the recipient’s full-sized awards).
Afterspendingsixmonthsaboard Spiteful in1847,hejoined Powerful inApril1848forathreeyearcommissionintheMediterranean.Hewas promotedtoCommanderon28August1851,followedbyanappointmentto Wasp inAugust1852,totakepartintheCrimeanWarin1854, remaininginthattheatrewhentransferredto Tribune,November1854toJanuary1855,andthenreturnedto Wasp andto Forth inNovember 1855 until paid off in October 1856.
HewasespeciallypromotedtoCaptaininNovember1854forserviceinthetrenchesbeforeSebastopol,wherehewaswounded.In1855hewas commendedbySirEdmundLyonsforhiszealandgallantryincontinuingtoserveintheNavalBrigadebeforeSebastopolalthoughonhalfpay, receiving the C.B. in July 1855, and subsequently the Order of the Medjidie 4th Class and Knight of the Legion of Honour 5th Class. In1858hewasgivencommandofthepaddle-wheelfrigate Odin inwhichhewentouttoChina,andinAugust1860hehadcommandofthe3rd squadronofgunboatsintheoperationswhichresultedinthecaptureofthefortsatthemouthofthePei-ho.Forthishereceivedclaspsfor‘Taku Forts1860’and‘Pekin1860’and,beingalreadyinpossessionofthemedalfortheFirstChinaWar,healsoreceivedthe rareclasp‘China1842’to denote his earlier service, one of only 101 recipients of this rare clasp.
In1866andagainfrom1868to1871hewasaLordCommissioneroftheAdmiralty.On7May1872hebecameaRearAdmiralandthrough 1875hewassecondinCommandoftheChannel feetofwhichhebecameCommander-in-ChieffromNovember1877toDecember1879. WhentheMediterranean feetwasintheSeaofMarmara,apartoftheChannel feet,withLordJohnHayincommand,wassentintothe Mediterranean,andwhilsttherehetookpossessionofCyprusandtemporarilyadministeredthegovernmentoftheisland,aserviceforwhichhe was officially thanked by the Admiralty and the Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
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From1880LordJohnHaywasagainaLordCommissioneroftheAdmiraltyuntilFebruary1883,whenhewasappointedCommander-in-Chiefin theMediterranean,hoistinghis fagin Lively.HehadbecomeaViceAdmiralon31December1877,andbeennominatedaK.C.B.on24May 1881.HeattainedtherankofAdmiralon8July1884butcontinuedintheMediterraneanCommandforthefullperiodofthreeyears,andwas awardedthethanksofbothHousesofParliamentforthesupportandassistanceherenderedtotheforcesemployedintheoperationsinthe Sudan.HereceivedtheEgyptmedalwiththesomewhatrarerankofAdmiralindentedonitsedge,andfromtheSultanofEgypttheGrand Cordon of the Order of the Medjidie.
In1886hewasFirstNavalLordoftheAdmiralty,andon30JulyhewasadvancedtoG.C.B.InMay1887hewasappointedCommander-in-Chief atDevonport,whichpositionhehelduntil15December1888,whenhewaspromotedAdmiraloftheFleet.Onattainingtheageof70yearsin 1897hewasretired.Inthegeneralelectionof1857hewasreturnedtoParliamentasM.P.forWick,andin1866and1868forRipon.Hewasalso aFellowoftheRoyalGeographicalSociety.LordJohnHaydiedatFulmer,Buckinghamshire,aged88years,on4May1916as“FatheroftheNavy” whilst serving as the most senior of the Admirals of the Fleet.
Note: Therecipient’sminiatureawardsdifferslightlyfromhisfull-sizedawardsinthefollowingrespects:LordJohnHay’sChina1842medalbore theclasps‘China1842,TakuForts1860,andPekin1860;hisEgyptandSudanMedal1882-89hadanundatedreverse;hisFrenchLegionof HonourwasaSecondEmpireissue;hisTurkishCrimeaMedalwasaBritishissue;andhisKhedive’sStarwasdated1884-6.Thereasonforthis differenceispresumablyoneofoversightor,inthecaseoftheChinaMedal,theunavailabilitytoobtainaChina1842clasp,anditispossiblethat, following the fall of the French Second Empire, Lord John updated his French Legion of Honour to the new design of the Third Republic.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,K.C.B.,(Military)KnightCommander’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel;TheRoyalVictorian Order,C.V.O.,Commander’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel;DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegral topribandbar;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;1914Star,withclasp;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;Jubilee1935; Coronation 1937, mounted as worn, generally very fne and better (9)
£200-£240
Provenance: Spink, March 1995 (when so attributed).
K.C.B. London Gazette 1 January 1941.
C.B. London Gazette 11 May 1937.
C.V.O. London Gazette 23 July 1937.
D.S.O. London Gazette 3 June 1919.
M.C. London Gazette 30 March 1916: ‘Forconsistentgoodandzealousworkunderbadweatherconditions,bothonpatrol,andwhenco-operatingwiththeartilleryinoperations resulting in the capture of the enemy’s position.’
M.I.D. London Gazettes 1 January 1916; 11 December 1917; 31 December 1918; and 11 July 1919.
TheMostExaltedOrderoftheStarofIndia,C.S.I.,Companion’sbadge,goldandenamel,thereversestamped‘18ct’,withanonyx cameoofayouthfulQueenVictoriaatcentre,withintegraltopgoldribandbar;TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.Michaeland St.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sbadge,goldandenamel;DistinguishedServiceOrder,V.R.,goldandenamel,withintegraltop goldribandbar;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,Belmont,ModderRiver,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill, Belfast;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902;1914Star,withclasp;BritishWarandVictory Medals,with later M.I.D.oakleaf;IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Waziristan1919-21;Jubilee 1897,silver;Coronation1911,silver,mountedcourt-styleasworn, minorenameldamagetoCMG,otherwisegenerallygoodvery fne and better (11) £700-£900
Provenance: Colonel D. G. B. Riddick Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2007 (when sold alongside the recipient’s full-sized awards).
C.S.I. London Gazette 10 June 1921:
‘For services during the operations in Waziristan (to be dated 1 August 1920)’
C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1918:
‘For services rendered in connection with Military Operations in the Field.’
D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1917:
‘For distinguished service in the Field.’
CChhaarrlleessWWiilllliiaammPPrrooffeeiittwasbornatTarland,Aberdeenshireon23August1870,thesecondsonofDrAlexanderProfeit,Commissionerto QueenVictoriaatBalmoral.EducatedatAberdeenUniversity,hequalifedwithaM.B.andC.M.in1893.CommissionedaSurgeon-Lieutenantin January1895andpromotedtoSurgeon-CaptaininJanuary1898,heservedwiththeR.A.M.C.intheBoerWar.Hewaspresentintheadvance uponKimberley,includingtheactionsatBelmont,Enslin,ModderRiverandMagersfontein.OperationsintheOrangeFreeState,February-May 1900,includingactionsatPoplarGrove,Driefontein,VetRiverandZandRiver.OperationsintheTransvaalinMay/June1900,includingactions nearJohannesburg,PretoriaandDiamondHill.OperationsintheTransvaaleastofPretoria,July-November1900,includingtheactionatBelfast. He was promoted to Major in October 1906.
TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sbadge,giltandenamel, missingobversecentral medallion;TheRoyalVictorianOrder,M.V.O.,Member’s4thClassbadge,silver-giltandenamel;1914-15Star;BritishWarand VictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;DelhiDurbar1911,silver;SSeerrbbiiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheWhiteEagle,MilitaryDivision, Fourth Class badge, with crossed swords, gold and enamel, mounted as worn, generally good very fne (7) £200-£240
Provenance: Dix & Webb, March 1996 (when sold alongside the recipient’s full-sized awards).
C.M.G. London Gazette 3 June 1916.
M.V.O., 4th Class London Gazette 12 December 1911.
M.I.D. London Gazettes 21 June 1916 and 19 October 1916.
AArrtthhuurrHHeennrryyDDooppppiinnggCCrreeaagghhwasbornon29April1866,thesonofMajor-GeneralWilliamCreagh,IndianArmy,andgrandsonofMajorGeneralSirMichaelCreagh,K.H.,86thand11thFoot.HewaseducatedatNewtonAbbotCollegeandR.M.C.Sandhurst,andwascommissioned SecondLieutenantintheWorcestershireRegimentin1887.HejoinedtheIndianArmythefollowingyearandwasattachedtothe21stBombay Infantry1890-1907.Hejoinedthe107thPioneersasSecondinCommandin1907,andthe128thPioneers,inthesamecapacity,in1909,andwas Commandantoftheregimentfrom1911to1920.HeservedintheoperationsinMekran,1898;duringtheGreatWarinEgyptandtheCanal Zone1914-15,andinMesopotamia1915-16(woundedthreetimes,twiceMentionedinDespatches,C.M.G.,andSerbianWhiteEaglewith swords). He was promoted Colonel in 1917, and retired in 1920. He died on 27 November 1941.
TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel;Queen’sSouth Africa1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,Wittebergen;1914-15Star;BritishWarand VictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,withintegraltopribandbar,mountedasworn, minor enamel damage to CMG, good very fne (6) £120-£160
Provenance: Glendining’s, July 1996 (when so attributed).
C.M.G. London Gazette 3 June 1916.
M.I.D. London Gazettes 13 July 1916 and 12 January 1920.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s1sttypebadge,giltandenamel;Distinguished ServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I. D. oak leaves; Coronation 1911, mounted as worn, minor blue enamel damage to top arm of CBE, good very fne (6) £200-£240
Provenance: Christie’s, April 1991 (when sold alongside the recipient’s full-sized awards).
C.B.E. London Gazette 11 June 1919:
‘For valuable services on the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth’.
D.S.O. London Gazette 16 August 1915:
‘InrecognitionofservicesasmentionedintheforegoingDespatch...LieutenantCommanderKeyesshowedgreatcoolness,gallantryandability. Thesuccessofthelandingon“Y”beachwaslargelyduetohisgoodservices.Whencircumstancescompelledtheforcelandedtheretore-embark this officer showed exceptional resource and leadership in successfully conducting that difficult operation.’
M.I.D. London Gazettes 16 August 1915 and 14 March 1916
AAddrriiaannSStt..VViinncceennttKKeeyyeesswasbornin1882,thebrotherofAdmiralSirRogerKeyes,enteredtheRoyalNavyin1896andwascommissionedSub Lieutenantin1901.PromotedLieutenantin1902,hespecialisedinsubmarinesfrom1903,andretiredasaLieutenantin1912.Appointedto ShearwaterI,RoyalCanadianNavy,asCommander,SubmarineFlotilla,on6August1914,heservedinnavalchargeofthelandingat“Y”Beach, Gallipoli, on 25-26 April 1915, and was Mentioned in Sir Ian Hamilton's Despatch (as quoted above).
KeyessubsequentlyservedasCommanderofQ-Ship26(S.S. Mavis),whichwastorpedoedinJune1917,beforebeingpostedtocommand Devonport’s‘HuntingFlotilla’from1917-18,duringwhichtimeallsubmarinehuntingwasorganisedonalocalbasis.AdvancedActingCaptainon theStaff ofCommander-in-Chief,Plymouth,in1919,forhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasappointedaCommanderoftheOrderofthe British Empire. He died in 1926.
cceerr JJ.. CCaacceerreess,, LLiinnccoollnnsshhiirree ((LLiinnddsseeyy)) FFiirree BBrriiggaaddee King’sPoliceandFireServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,forDistinguishedService;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;DefenceMedal; Jubilee1935;Coronation1937;Coronation1953;FireBrigadeL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,mountedforweartogetherwiththerecipient’s French National Federation of Firefghters Honorary Member’s badge, gilt and enamel, good very fne (8) £70-£90
Provenance: Bt. Jersey Coin Company (when so attributed).
FFrreeddeerriicckkEErrnneessttAApppplleeyyaarrddwasbornin1830andwascommissionedEnsigninthe80thRegimentofFooton14June1850.Hesawactiveservice duringtheSecondAnglo-BurmeseWar,andwaspresentattheCaptureofMartaban,theoperationsbeforeRangoonon12-14April,thecapture oftheGreatDragonPagodawiththestormingparty,andthecaptureofProme(medalwithclaspPegu).PromotedLieutenanton12October 1852,hetransferredtotheRoyalFusilierson17June1853,andwaspromotedCaptainon29December1854.HeservedwiththeRoyalFusiliers duringtheCrimeanWar,andwaspresentattheBattlesofAlma(wounded)andInkermann,andthesiegeofSebastopol,includingthesortieson 5Apriland9May,theDefenceoftheQuarrieson7June,andthe frstassaultontheGrandRedan,18June1855.ForhisservicesintheCrimea hewaspromotedBrevetMajor,wasMentionedinDespatches,wasawardedtheQueen’smedalwiththreeclaspsandtheTurkishCrimeaMedal, and was awarded the Fifth Classes of both the French Legion of Honour and the Turkish Order of the Medjidieh.
Appleyardtransferredtothe85thLightInfantryon5February1861,andwaspromotedLieutenant-Colonelon6March1867,andthenColonel on6March1872AppointedaCompanionoftheOrderoftheBath,hesawfurtheractionduringtheSecondAfghanWarinCommandofthe 3rdBrigade,1stDivision,PeshawurValleyFieldForce.PresentattheattackandcaptureofAliMusjidandintheBazaarValley(medalwithclasp), for his services in Afghanistan he was twice Mentioned in Despatches. AppleyardwasappointedLieutenant-Colonelofthe10thRegimentofFooton29January1881,andretiredwiththerankofMajor-Generalon11 June 1884. He died on 4 April 1911, aged 81.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;PacifcStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyDecoration, G.VI.R.,Australia,withintegraltopribandbar, centralcypherdamaged;NewZealandTerritorialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,mounted as worn, generally good very fne (9) £60-£80 779900
Provenance: Bonhams, March 1996 (when sold alongside the recipient’s full-sized awards).
EE..EE..SStteevveennsswasawardedhisNewZealandTerritorialServiceMedalwhilstservingwiththeNelson,Marlborough,andWestCoastRegiment.He later served with the Australian Forces. His full-sized group lacked the Africa Star, and additionally included the Australia Service Medal.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.,(Civil)Commander’s2ndtypebadge,silver-giltandenamel;1914-15Star; BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;DefenceMedal;Coronation1953;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,Croixde Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1915, with bronze palm on riband, mounted as worn, nearly very fne
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31;IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWest Frontier1936-37;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1st issue, mounted for wear, the frst with its clasp upside down, nearly very fne MiniatureMedals:TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Civil)Member’s2ndtype;MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.; BritishWarMedal1914-20(2);VictoryMedal1914-19;AtlanticStar;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland, the second and last are modern reproductions, the others are contemporary, generally very fne (lot) £220-£260
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DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,goldandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps, Tirah1897-98,PunjabFrontier1897-98;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal; King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals; Defence Medal; Jubilee 1935, mounted for wear, lacquered, generally good very fne (5) £120-£160 779933
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Officer’s1sttypebadge,silver-gilt;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;1914 Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaf[sic];GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq,mountedforwear, generally very fne
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;1914Star,withclasp;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;DefenceMedal;IIttaallyy,,KKiinnggddoomm,WarMeritCross,V. E.III.R., bronze; War Medal 1915-18, bronze, mounted for wear, generally very fne
FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,Combatant’sCross,bronze;WarMedal1914-18,bronze;AlliedVictoryMedal1914-18,bronze,mounted for wear, good very fne (16) £80-£100
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebadge,silver-gilt;1939-45Star;BurmaStar;War Medal 1939-45; Coronation 1953, mounted for wear, very fne
EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,BeninRiver1894;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Elandslaagte,Reliefof Ladysmith,Belfast;China1900,1clasp,ReliefofPekin;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica 1902;1914Star,withclasp;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue,mountedasworn, allof contemporary manufacture, generally good very fne and an unusual combination! (9)
Queen’sSudan1896-98;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Natal,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal;BritishWarandVictory Medals;Coronation1911;OOttttoommaannEEmmppiirree,OrderofOsmanieh,FourthClassbadge,silver,silver-giltandenamel,withrosette onriband,Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Hafr,mountedforwear, minorgreenenameldamagetobandaroundcentral medallion on Osmanieh, otherwise good very fne (7) £80-£100 779999
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,ModderRiver,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Transvaal;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2 clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;Coronation1911;ColonialAuxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R., mounted for wear, generally very fne
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill, Wittebergen;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictory Medals; Defence Medal, mounted for wear, generally very fne and better
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,7clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast,SouthAfrica 1901, South Africa 1902; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse, mounted for wear, good very fne (15) £80-£100
1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI. R., 2nd issue, Territorial, with integral top riband bar, mounted for wear, very fne
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, mounted for wear, very fne
BritishWarandVictoryMedals;TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19;Coronation1902,silver;Coronation1911;Jubilee1935; VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,E.VII.R.;Coronation1937;TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,lackingintegraltopribandbar, mounted for wear in this order, nearly very fne and better (21)
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CCzzeecchhoosslloovvaakkiiaa,,RReeppuubblliicc,WarCross1918,bronze;RevolutionaryCross1918,gilt;AlliedVictoryMedal,bronze,mountedfor wear, good very fne
CCzzeecchhoosslloovvaakkiiaa,,SSoocciiaalliissttRReeppuubblliicc,OrderofLabour;DecorationforOutstandingLabour;MedalofMerit,bronze;MedalforMerit inDefenceoftheHomeland,bronze;CSRMedalforServicetotheHomeland,1955;CommemorativeMedalforthe25th AnniversaryofVictoriousFebruary;CommemorativeMedalof30thAnniversaryofNationalLiberationStruggleofOurPeople andLiberationofCzechoslovakiabySovietArmy;MedalofArmedForcesoftheCzechRepublic;60YearAnniversaryMedalof the Czech Republic, 1945-2005, all in presentation cases of varying condition, generally good very fne and better FFrraannccee,,RReeppuubblliicc,HonourMedalforFire fghters,gilt,onribandforexceptionalservices;VolunteerCombatant'sCross1914-18; ItalianCampaignMedal,1943-44;KoreaMedal;IndochinaCampaignCommemorativeMedal;NorthAfricaSecurityandOrder OperationsCommemorativeMedal,1clasp,Algerie;MiddleEastOperationsCommemorativeMedal,1clasp,MoyenOrient; FrenchCommemorativeMedal,1clasp,Afghanistan,allofmodernmanufacturein MonnaiedeParis cardboxesofissue;together with a National Defence Medal, 2nd Class, in card box of issue, generally extremely fne (lot)
£70-£90
£100-£140 880033
FFrraannccee,,SSeeccoonnddRReeppuubblliicc,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,41mm,giltandenamel,subsequently‘converted’and ftted with a Second Empire-era silver-gilt crown, traces of green enamel restoration to wreath, otherwise very fne
£500-£700 880044
GGeerrmmaannyy,,HHaannnnoovveerr,WaterlooMedal1815,silver((SSoollddaattCCoonnrraaddSSaannddeerr,,LLaannddwweehhrrBBaattaaiilllloonnHHiillddeesshheeiimm)) fttedwithsteelclip and ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, very fne
GGeerrmmaannyy,,PPrruussssiiaa,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre;GGeerrmmaannyy,CrossofHonour1914-18, combatant’sissuewithswords,bronze;IronCross1939,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,allmountedfor displayandhousedinaglazeddisplayframe;togetherwithaGermanSecondWorldWarWaffenSSbeltbuckle,thereverse stamped‘RZM36/42’withSSrunes;asmallhexagonallapelpin,21mm,commemoratingtheopeningoftheWaalbrugbridgeover theRiverWaalatNijmegenin1936,thecentredepictinganimageofthebridgeovertheNijmegendoubleheadedeagle, ‘Nijmegen1936Brugfeesten’aroundedge;andasmallhand-paintedbronzebustofFieldMarshalErwinRommelwearingthe Knight’sCrossoftheIronCrosswithoakleaves,70mmhigh,mountedonasmallwoodenplinth,withplaqueinscribed‘Rommel at Tobruk 1942’, about extremely fne/ very good condition (6)
£400-£600
KKeennyyaa,,RReeppuubblliicc,LongServiceandGoodConductMedal;H.E.MzeeJomoKenyattaCampaignMedal;CommemorativeMedalfor the10thAnniversaryofIndependence1973;CommemorativeMedalfortheInstallationofPresidentDanielArapMoi1978; Commemorative Medal for 10 Years of the Presidency of Daniel Arap Moi 1988, all silvered, all unnamed as issued, extremely fne TTaannzzaanniiaa,, RReeppuubblliicc, Medal for Victory 1978-79, silvered, unnamed as issued, extremely fne
UUggaannddaa,,RReeppuubblliicc,DistinguishedServiceMedal,silvered;NalubaleMedalofHonour,gilt;LuweroTriangleMedal,gilt,allunnamed as issued, extremely fne
ZZaaiirree,,RReeppuubblliicc,MilitaryCross,gilt,withrosetteandsilveredpalmonriband;NationalMeritMedal,gilt,withgiltpalmonriband, both unnamed as issued, extremely fne (11) £60-£80
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,MedalofSt.GeorgeforBravery,FourthClass,Silver,NicholasII,thereverseo fficiallynumbered‘44074’,lacking wire loop suspension, very fne £80-£100
AA SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann ggrroouupp ooff ff vvee aawwaarrddeedd ttoo GG.. AA.. LLeennnnooxx SSoouutthhAAffrriiccaa,ProPatriaMedal,giltandenamel,reverseo fficiallynumbered‘28390’;SouthAfricanDefenceForceGoodService Medal,SecondClass,silvered,onPermanentForceriband;SouthAfricanDefenceForceGoodServiceMedal,ThirdClass,bronze, onPermanentForceriband;GGrreeaattBBrriittaaiinn,WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,thesebothofficiallyimpressed‘547604G. A. Lennox’, mounted court-style for display, good very fne
AA ZZiimmbbaabbwweeaann ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPoolliiccee OO ffiffi cceerr CChhaarrii ZZiimmbbaabbwwee,IndependenceMedal1980(25030);Police LongandExemplaryServiceMedal,withSecondAwardBar(17566PO Chari);TenYearServiceMedal(17566SOChari);RRhhooddeessiiaa,GeneralServiceMedal(17566Const.Chari)mountedasworn, good very fne
AA ZZiimmbbaabbwweeaann ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee aawwaarrddeedd ttoo KK.. SSiibbaannddaa ZZiimmbbaabbwwee, MedalinDefenceofZimbabweEconomicLifeLine-Mozambique1984-85(663805SibandaK.); IndependenceMedal 1980 (48107) second digit over-struck; Ten Year Service Medal, unnamed, mounted court-style for display, extremely fne (12) £100-£140
MMiilliittaarriiaa
1st Belfast Volunteers Company Officer’s Gorget.
AverygoodandscarceGeorgiansteppedcoppergiltexample,circa1778,engravedwiththeMaidofErinandacrownwithina wreathofshamrocks,abovethese,amottoscrollengraved ‘AmorPatriaIncitat’ withcircletstotoeacharmofshamrockswitha ribbonandtitle,totheleft ‘BelfastFirst’, totheright ‘VolunteerCompany’,withtheoriginalchamoisleathertothereverse, the gilt worn in places, however overall very good service worn condition and scare £1,200-£1,600
The 1st Belfast Volunteers Company were formed in March 1778.
3rd (ThePrinceofWales’)DragoonGuards,or10th(PrinceofWales’OwnRoyal)Hussars,SeniorNonCommissionedOfficer’s Arm Badge.
AverygoodandscarceVictoriansilverexamplewithalargePrinceofWalesplumeoffeathersaboveacrownandtwo-part mottoscroll ‘IchDien’,ofhollow fatbackedconstruction,withhallmarkstothefrontalongthestemofthecentralfeather,for Birmingham1899,withmaker’smarksfor ’FirminandSonsLtd.’,thereversesimilarlyhallmarked,withthreeloop fxings,with further scratched markings with the initials 'H.C.', very good condition £160-£200
1st (Royal) Dragoons, Senior Non Commissioned Officer’s Arm Badge.
2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) Senior Non Commissioned Officer’s Arm Badge.
AverygoodandscarceVictoriansilverexample,withaFrenchEaglerestinguponatabletinscribedwiththebattlehonour ‘Waterloo',very fnelymadeofahollow fatbackedconstruction,thereversewithhallmarksforBirmingham,1897andmaker’s marks ‘M.B.’, with its loops replaced with a stout pin and hook fxings, otherwise very good condition and scarce £180-£220
8th (The King’s Royal Irish) Hussars, Senior Non Commissioned Officer’s Arm Badge.
AverygoodVictoriansilverexamplewithacrownedMaidofErinandHarp,withhallmarksfor 'W.T.M',London,1879,ofhollow fatbackedconstructionwithfurthermarkstothereversewith 'WTM' andasilverlionhallmark,withastoutpinandhook fxings, very good condition £160-£200 881144
11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars, Non Commissioned Officer’s Arm Badge.
AverygoodVictoriansilver fnehollow fatbackedexamplebearingthecrestofPrinceAlbertrestinguponthemotto 'TreuUnd Fest',thereversewithhallmarksfor ‘PF’ ,(PhilipFirmin),London,1891,additionallymarkedwithanissuenumber, ‘4-02’,withtwo silver lug fxings, very good condition £140-£180 881155
881166
881177
1stVolunteerBattalion(TheKing’sOwn)RoyalLancasterRegiment,Officer’sorSeniorNonCommissionedOfficer’sShoulder Belt Plate.
AgoodwhitemetalorsilverplatedVictorianexamplewithacrownedovalwithaGarterstrapinscribedwiththeregimentaltitle ‘1stVBTheKingsOwnRoyalLancasterRegt’,centredwithalionuponapolisheddomedground,thereversewiththreescrew posts, with a manufacturer’s plate for ‘Hobson & Sons 1,3, & 5 Lexington St, London W.’, very good condition
£160-£200
881188
881199
2nd Warwick Militia Officer’s Shako Plate.
Averygooddie-stampedsilveredVictorianexample,surmountedwithacrownaboveastarwithacircletinscribed ‘Second Warwick Militia’, centred with the initials ‘VR’ mounted upon a domed centre, the reverse with two loops, excellent condition £180-£220
3rd Norfolk Rife Volunteers Officer’s Helmet Plate.
AgoodandveryscarceVictorianwhitemetalplatedexample,circa1878-1881,withacrownsurmountingastarbearingalaurel spraywiththeregimentaltitle ‘ThirdNorfolkRifeVolunteerCorps’,centredwithathreeturretedcastleuponablackvelvet ground, the reverse with three loops, very good condition £200-£240
5th (Congleton) Battalion, Cheshire Rife Volunteers Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate.
Worcestershire Rife Volunteers Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate.
AverygoodandscarceVictoriandie-stampedexample,circa1859-85,inwhitemetal,possiblyunmarkedsilver,withacrowned oakleafwreath,withinacirclettheregimentaltitle ‘WorcestershireRifes’,centredwithapeartreeuponadomedsilverdisc,the reverse with two screw posts and an original nut fxing, excellent condition and scarce £180-£220
1st Volunteer Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, Officer’s Helmet Plate. AgoodEdwardianplatedexamplewithacrownsurmountingastarmountedwithaGarterandlaurelspraysbearingregimental titlescrolls ‘TheRoyalWestKentRegiment’ aboveasupplementaryscroll ‘1stVolunteerBattalion’,centreduponablackvelvet groundwiththewhitehorseofKentsurmountingthemotto ‘Invicta’,withanothermottoabove ‘QuoFasEtGloriaDucunt’,the reversewiththreeloops,witharetailer’sovalplatefor ‘Hobson&Sons1,3&5LexingtonStreetLondonW.’, verygood condition £220-£260 882211
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4th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate.
2nd (Chippenham) Volunteer Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate.
AverygoodandscarcewhitemetalandsilverVictorianexample,circa1887-1901,withacrownsurmountingspraysoflaurel andpalmbearingtwotitlescrolls,the frsttothelowerportionoftheplate ‘TheWiltshireRegiment’,theotherabove ‘2nd VolunteerBattalion’,centredwithacrosspatteebearingtheDukeofEdinburgh’scoronetandcypher,thereversewithfour screw posts and original nut fxings, excellent condition £200-£240 882233
882244
Volunteer Rifes Officer’s Pouch Belt Badge.
AverygoodgenericwhitemetalexamplewornbyavarietyofLightInfantryregiments,surmountedwithaVictoriancrown above a strung bugle, the reverse with three screw posts and original nut and washer fxings, very good condition £50-£70
1st (City of London) Battalion, Volunteer Rife Brigade, Officer’s Shoulder or Pouch Belt Plate.
24th (Post Office) Middlesex Rife Volunteers, Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate.
AverygoodVictorianunmarkedsilver(untested)examplewithanImperialcrownsurmountingaBishop’smitreandalaurel spray,centredwithaMaltesecrosswithdragonsbetweeneacharm,topandbottomarmswiththethreeseaxesofMiddlesex, therightandleftarmswiththeletter ‘T’ belowtheducalcoronetofH.S.H.TheDukeofTeck.(whoservedasHonoraryColonel from1880to1900),abovethewreath,astrungbugle,thecrosscentredwithinacirclet,theinscription 'SaintMartins’Le Grand' (thelocationoftheformerheadquartersoftheGeneralPostOffice)withavoidedshield,thelowersidesandbaseofthe wreathwithregimentaltitlescrolls 'Post’‘Office’‘XXIVMiddlesexRifeRegiment',thereversewiththreescrewpostswiththeir original nut fxings, very good condition £140-£180
882277
882299
25th (Cyclists) County of London Battalion, London Regiment Officer’s Cap Badge. AverygoodandscarcenamedCommandingOfficer’ssilverexamplesurmountedwithavoidedcrownaboveatitledcirclet 'CountyofLondonCyclists',withinawreathoflaurelleaves,centredwithabicyclewheelwithlargenumerals'25',abovea straightwingedmottoscrollinscribed'Tenax-Et-Audax',thereversewithmaker’smarksfor ‘J.R.Gaunt&Son’,London,1913, and additionally inscribed ‘Colonel G. Smith. TD.’, with two silver lugsfxings, very good condition
£160-£200
GGiillbbeerrttssoonnSSmmiitthhattestedintotheranksofthe26thMiddlesex(Cyclist)VolunteerRi feCorpsin1888andwasadvancedSergeantbefore receivinghiscommission.AdvancedLieutenantColonel,hehelpedraisethe1/25th(Cyclist)BattalionupontheformationoftheTerritorialForce in1908,andfurtherassistedtheformationofthe2ndBattalionupontheoutbreakoftheGreatWarinAugust1914.RetiringthefollowingMay, he was subsequently appointed Honorary Colonel.
AgoodselectionofassortedClothBadgesincludingRoyalNavy,MerchantMarine,FleetAirArm,RoyalNavyVolunteerReserve, includingaRoyalNavyOfficer’sCapBadge,King’scrown,aRoyalNavyVolunteerReserveOfficer’sCapBadge,King’scrown, assortedPettyOfficer’sinsignia,onebullionexamplewithmaker’slabelfor ‘SSimpson,lacemaker,Preston’,agoodbevoweave TorpedoArmBadge, RDYC insigniainbullionwire,King’scrown,agoodselectionofFleetAirArmPilot’sBadges,varioussizes, etc., some with service wear, generally very condition (18) £140-£180
Assorted Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force, Women’s Royal Air Force, Eagle Badges.
AgoodselectionofexamplesofArm,Cuff,ShoulderandChestEagleBadgesincludingaGreatWarexampleredembroidered eagleonkhaki,facingright, serviceworncondition;aGreatWarwhiteeagleonblackfacingleft, serviceworncondition;agold bullioneaglefacingright;awhitepaddedeaglefacingright;assortedmetalexamples,somewithbackplates,somemulti-piece, some with fxed crowns, with loop, brooch, screw and wire fxings, generally very good condition and better (13) £160-£200
Assorted Royal Air Force Officer’s Cloth Cap Badges.
Royal Flying Corps Bullion Wire Pilot’s Brevet Badge.
AverygoodandscarceservicewornembroideredbullionwireexamplewithaKing’scrownuponadarkblueorblackbacking clothabove ‘RFC’ withinalaurelspray,withwingsextendingfromthecentre,thirteenlowerfeatherstoeachwing, thewire colourhasdulledacrossthewings,theredclothstillwithsomecolouruponthecrown,verygoodconditionwithservicewear, having been removed from a uniform, scarce £400-£500
Royal Flying Corps Bullion Wire Pilot’s Brevet Badge.
AverygoodandscarceservicewornembroideredgoldbullionwireexampleofalargefullsizearchedPilot’sBrevet,withaKing’s crownuponadarkblueorblackbackingcloth,thecrownabove ‘RFC’ withinalaurelspray,thewingsextendingfromthecentre withthirteenlowerfeatherstoeachwing, thegoldbullionwirehasdulledacrossallofthewings,theredclothstillwithsome colour upon the crown, very good condition with service wear having been removed from a uniform, scarce £400-£500 883344
Royal Flying Corps Metal Pilot’s Brevet Badges.
AselectionofverygoodandscarceGreatWarerabronzedie-struckexamplesincludingaMesssizedPilot’sBrevetBadge,503 mmx150mm,withaKing’scrownabovealaurelspray,centredwiththeraisedletters ‘RFC’,thereversewithtwosturdyblades; afullsizePilot’sBrevetBadge,950mmx290mm,withaKing’scrownabovealaurelspray,centredwiththeraisedletters ‘RFC’, thereversewithabrooch,pinandhook fxings, showingsomesignsofservicewear;afullsizePilot’sBrevetBadge,970mmx 250mm,withaKing’scrownabovealaurelspray,centredwiththeraisedletters ‘RFC’,thereversewithtwosturdyblades;afull sizePilot’sBrevetBadge,950mmx260mm,withaKing’sCrownabovealaurelspray,centredwiththeraisedletters ‘RFC’,the reverse with two sturdy blades, very good condition (4) £300-£400
Royal Air Force Cloth Pilot’s & Observer Brevet Badges.
Agoodselection,allwithKing’scrowns,inbothbullionandclothincludingacrownuponadarkbluebackingcloth,withawhite ‘RAF’ withinabrownwreath,withwingsextendingfromthecentre,withabrassplatetoreversewithalongpinandhook attachment, verygoodcondition;agoodbullionembroideredexample inserviceworncondition;astandardembroideryexample with fre damage to one side; an excellent Second War fat example Observer Brevet Badge, excellent unworn condition (4) £140-£180
Royal Air Force Brevet Badges. AverygoodselectionofmostlySecondWarexamplesofqualifcationbrevetbadges,allslightlydifferentincludingaParachute JumpingInstructorexample;BombAimer(3),one fatexample,twopaddedexamples, onewithminormothdamagetoedgesof backingcloth;Observer,(3),all fatexamples;Signaller(3),1939pattern,allpadded;Engineer(3),one fatexample,twopadded examples;RAFNavigator(3),onepaddedexampleandtwo fatexamples;AirGunner(3), fatexamples, agoodselectioninboth unworn and service worn conditions, generally very good condition (19) £240-£280 883377
Assorted Royal Air Force Officer and Warrant Officer Badges.
Army Air Corps and assorted Pilot’s Brevet Badges and other Insignia.
Agoodselectionofpostwarexamplesofdifferentsizes,somefullbullion,otherspartbullion,embroidered,workingdress,mess Brevets,platedwhitemetalandanodisedBadgesofassortedsizesandstyles,withasmallselectionof fightrelatedinsignia, some in service worn condition, otherwise generally excellent condition and unworn(lot)
£40-£60
Royal Canadian Flying Corps Bullion Wire Pilot’s Brevet Badge.
Australian Flying Corps Cloth Pilot’s Brevet Badge.
£340-£400 884411
884422
AverygoodandscarcebullionwireexamplewithaKing’scrownuponadarkblueorblackbackingcloth,withthecrownabove ‘AFC’,withthewingsextendingfromthecentrewithelevenlowerfeatherstoeachwing,partiallypaddedattheshoulders, the wirehasfadedacrossthewings,theredandgreenclothstillwithcolouruponthecrown,verygoodconditionwithsomeservice wear
Royal Australian Air Force Cloth Pilot’s Brevet Badges.
Agoodselection,allwithKing’scrownsincludingacrownembroidereduponadarkbluebackingclothwithawhite ‘RAAF’ within askybluelaurelwreath,withwingsextendingfromthecentre,includingtheatremadeexamples, generallyverygoodcondition, some with service wear (4) £180-£220
884444
Royal Australian Air Force Cloth Pilot’s Brevet Badges.
Averygoodandscarceselectionofexamples,allwithKing’scrownsincludingawhitecrownembroidereduponadarkblue backingcloth,centredwithawhite ‘RAAF’ withinaskybluelaurelwreath,withthewingsextending,oneapaddedexampleand theatre made examples, generally very good condition with service wear (5) £220-£260
884455
Royal Australian Air Force Cloth Pilot’s Brevet Badges.
Royal New Zealand Air Force Second War Metal Pilot’s Brevet Badge. AverygoodwhitemetalexamplewithaKing’scrownaboveadomeddiscwith ‘NZ’ centredwithinalaurelwreath,with extendingwings,completewithitsoriginalbackingplate,thereversewithmaker’smarksfor ‘M&K,W,44’,withtwoloop fxings and its original pin securing the back plate, excellent condition
£140-£180
885500
Assorted Air Force Cloth Insignia.
AgoodselectionofpostSecondWarandearlierclothinsigniaexamplesincludingRoyalAirForce,RoyalAirForceRegiment, RoyalObserverCorps,anuncutpairofUnitedStatesofAmericaEagleshouldertitles,RAFWarrantOfficer’sCuff Rankbadge, RAFRegimentscarceprintedshouldertitle,RAFBombDisposalbadge,assortedRAFEaglesinprinted,cloth,wovenbevosilk, khaki,red,orange,somepairs,togetherwithassortedshouldertitlesandarminsignia,etc., onepairofembroideredshoulder titles with some moth damage,otherwise generally very condition (18)
£60-£80
Assorted Royal Canadian Air Force Cloth Insignia Badges.
Averygoodselectionofclothexamplesincludingapairof‘Canada’Englishmade,gluebackshouldertitles, onewithmothholes, aCanadianmadeRCAF ‘E’ EngineerBrevetBadge,assorted(2)RCAF ‘WAG’,WirelessAirGunnerBadges,a‘Canada’ shoulder title,assorted(2)Officer’s ‘Canada’ shouldertitles,anuncutpairof ‘Canada’ EagleUSAshouldertitles,alargeSecondWarRCAF FlightJacketPatchwith ‘GanderField’,withacartoongoosewithalargeyellowbeakandaredfeltwing,salutingwhilstwearing brownfelt fightgogglesand fyinghelmetwithinacircletofredwhiteandbluethreadroundelstoeachside,anotherwithaWalt DisneyDonaldDuckcentred,wearinga fightsuit,carryingspannersandscrewdrivers,with ‘AirFrameMechanic,RCAF,Gander NFLD’ above, very good service worn condition, removed from uniforms(12)
£280-£340
Australian and New Zealand Air Force Cloth Badges.
AselectionofgoodexamplesofOtherRank’sClothShoulderBadgesincludingalarge ‘NewZealand’,withtheeaglefacingright, creamonablackbackground;‘R.N.Z.A.F.’ onarchedpaleblueletteringuponarectangularblackbackground,possiblyofSecond WareraUSAmanufacture; ‘NewZealand’ inlargepalebluestraightblockembroidery; ‘NewZealand’ withaneagle,wide examplefacingleft; ‘Australia’ inpaleblueuponarchednavyblue; ‘Australia’ inlightbluearcheduponrectangulardarkblueor black; Propellor badges (2); a later ‘RAAF’ slip on variety, very good service worn condition (9)
£100-£140
Imperial Russian Cap Badges. Asmallselectionof9ImperialRussiancapbadges,includingthosefortheImperialOwnEscortRegiment,the148thCaspian Regiment, and the Kexhoml Imperial Regiment, all mounted for display in a glazed display frame, all in relic condition (9)
£100-£140
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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 sta 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 speci cally instructed otherwise by the consignee.
12 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchase
If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with Conditions 6 and 10, or if there is any other breach of either of those Conditions, Noonans as agent of the seller shall, at its absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights it may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies:
(a) to proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract.
(b) to rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the defaulting buyer at the same or any other auction.
(c) to re-sell the lot or cause it to be re-sold by public auction or private sale and the defaulting buyer shall pay to Noonans any resulting de ciency in the ‘total amount due’ (after deduction of any part payment and addition of re-sale costs) and any surplus shall belong to the seller.
(d) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer and, in the case of storage, either at Noonans’ premises or elsewhere.
(e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month on the ‘total amount due’ to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 5 working days after the day of the auction.
(f) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the sale or any other auction and release it only after payment of the ‘total amount due’.
(g) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer at any future auctions or obtaining a deposit before accepting any bids in future.
(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 identi cation only. Buyers should satisfy themselves prior to the sale as to the condition of each lot and should exercise and rely on their own judgement as to whether the lot accords with its description. Subject to the obligations accepted by Noonans under this Condition, none of the seller, Noonans, its servants or agents is responsible for errors of descriptions or for the genuineness or authenticity of any lot. No warranty whatever is given by Noonans, its servants or agents, or any seller to any buyer in respect of any lot and any express or implied conditions or warranties are hereby excluded.
(b) Any lot which proves to be a ‘deliberate forgery’ may be returned by the buyer to Noonans within 15 days of the date of the auction in the same condition in which it was at the time of the auction, accompanied by a statement of defects, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at which it was purchased. If Noonans is satis ed that the item is a ‘deliberate forgery’ and that the buyer has and is able to transfer a good and marketable title to the lot free from any third party claims, the sale will be set aside and any amount paid in respect of the lot will be refunded, provided that the buyer shall have no rights under this Condition if:
(i) the description in the catalogue at the date of the sale was in accordance with the then generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a con ict of such opinion; or (ii) the only method of establishing at the date of
publication of the catalogue that the lot was a ‘deliberate forgery’ was by means of scienti c processes not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which was unreasonably expensive or impractical.
(c) A buyer’s claim under this Condition shall be limited to any amount paid in respect of the lot and shall not extend to any loss or damage su ered or expense incurred by him or her.
(d) The bene t of the Condition shall not be assignable and shall rest solely and exclusively in the buyer who, for the purpose of this condition, shall be and only be the person to whom the original invoice is made out by Noonans in respect of the lot sold.
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 su ered by either in consequence of any breach on the part of the seller.
15 Reserves
The seller shall be entitled to place, prior to the rst day of the auction, a reserve at or below the low estimate on any lot provided that the low estimate is more than £100. Such reserve being the minimum ‘hammer price’ at which that lot may be treated as sold. A reserve once placed by the seller shall not be changed without the consent of Noonans. Noonans may at their option sell at a ‘hammer price’ below the reserve but in any such cases the sale proceeds to which the seller is entitled shall be the same as they would have been had the sale been at the reserve. Where a reserve has been placed, only the auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller.
16 Authority to deduct commission and expenses
The seller authorises Noonans to deduct commission at the ‘stated rate’ and ‘expenses’ from the ‘hammer price’ and acknowledges Noonans’ right to retain the premium payable by the buyer.
17 Rescission of sale
If before Noonans remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the buyer makes a claim to rescind the sale that is appropriate and Noonans is of the opinion that the claim is justi ed, Noonans is authorised to rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to Noonans in respect of the lot.
18 Payment of sale proceeds Noonans shall remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller 35 days after the auction, but if by that date Noonans has not received the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer then Noonans will remit the sale proceeds within ve working days after the date on which the ‘total amount due’ is received from the buyer. If credit terms have been agreed between Noonans and the buyer, Noonans shall remit to the seller the sale proceeds 35 days after the auction unless otherwise agreed by the seller.
19 If the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within 3 weeks after the auction, Noonans will endeavour to notify the seller and
take the seller’s instructions as to the appropriate course of action and, so far as in Noonans’ opinion is practicable, will assist the seller to recover the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer. If circumstances do not permit Noonans to take instructions from the seller, the seller authorises Noonans at the seller’s expense to agree special terms for payment of the ‘total amount due’, to remove, store and insure the lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Noonans shall in its absolute discretion think t, to take such steps as are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer to the seller and if necessary to rescind the sale and refund money to the buyer if appropriate.
20 If, notwithstanding that, the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within three weeks after the auction and Noonans remits the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the ownership of the lot shall pass to Noonans.
21 Charges for withdrawn lots
Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, Noonans reserve the right to charge a fee of 15% of Noonans’ then latest middle estimate of the auction price of the property withdrawn, together with Value Added Tax thereon if the seller is resident in the UK, and ‘expenses’ incurred in relation to the property.
22 Rights to photographs and illustrations
The seller gives Noonans full and absolute right to photograph and illustrate any lot placed in its hands for sale and to use such photographs and illustrations and any photographs and illustrations provided by the seller at any time at its absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with the auction).
23 Unsold lots
Where any lot fails to sell, Noonans shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-o er the lot for sale or to collect the lot.
24 Noonans reserve the right to charge commission up to one-half of the ‘stated rates’ calculated on the ‘bought-in price’ and in addition ‘expenses’ in respect of any unsold lots.
GENERAL CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS
25 Noonans sells as agent for the seller (except where it is stated wholly or partly to own any lot as principal) and as such is not responsible for any default by seller or buyer.
26 Any representation or statement by Noonans, in any catalogue as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his or her own judgement as to such matters and neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions.
27 Whilst the interests of prospective buyers are best served by attendance at the auction, Noonans will, if so instructed, execute bids on their behalf. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for any neglect or default in doing so or for failing to do so.
28 Noonans shall have the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission to its premises or attendance
at its auctions by any person.
29 Noonans has absolute discretion without giving any reason to refuse any bid, to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to withdraw any lot from the auction and in case of dispute to put up any lot for auction again.
30 (a) Any indemnity under these Conditions shall extend to all actions, proceedings costs, expenses, claims and demands whatever incurred or su ered by the person entitled to the bene t of the indemnity. (b) Noonans declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants and agents of the bene t of every indemnity under these Conditions to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the bene t of its servants and agents.
31 Any notice by Noonans to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder or buyer may be given by rst class mail or airmail and if so given shall be deemed to have been duly received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.
32 These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. All transactions to which these Conditions apply and all matters connected therewith shall also be governed by English law. Noonans hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and all other parties concerned hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
33 In these Conditions:
(a) ‘catalogue’ includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or other publication; (b) ‘hammer price’ means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the auctioneer to the buyer;
(c) ‘total amount due’ means the ‘hammer price’ in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer in pounds sterling;
(d) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source which is not shown to be such in the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with that description;
(e) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller being the ‘hammer price’ of the lot sold less commission at the ‘stated rates’ and ‘expenses’ and any other amounts due to Noonans by the seller in whatever capacity and howsoever arising;
(f) ‘stated rate’ means Noonans’ published rates of commission for the time and any Value Added Tax thereon;
(g) ‘expenses’ in relation to the sale of any lot means Noonans charges and expenses for insurance, illustrations, special advertising, certi cation, remedials, packing and freight of that lot and any Value Added Tax thereon; (h) ‘bought-in price’ means 5 per cent more than the highest bid received below the reserve.
34 Vendors’ commission of sales
A commission of 15 per cent is payable by the vendor on the hammer price on lots sold. Insurance is charged at 1.5 per cent of the hammer price.
35 VAT
Commission, illustrations, insurance and expenses are subject to VAT if the seller is resident in the UK.
AT NOONANS OUR EXPERTISE EXTENDS BEYOND THE KNOWLEDGE WITHIN OUR SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS TO INCLUDE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR AUCTION HOUSE, FROM OUR PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO TO OUR ADVANCED PROPRIETARY ONLINE BIDDING SYSTEM.
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Each sale item that passes through our Mayfair auction house is appraised by an expert recognised as a leading authority in a particular field of interest, ranging from ancient coins and military medals to jewellery and vintage watches. This depth of knowledge across all departments sets us apart from other generalist auctioneers.
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Respected worldwide for the breadth and depth of our specialist expertise, we can connect you to a broad, deep pool of potential buyers. Over the years, we’ve brought together an international community of people who share our particular passion. As recognised experts, with a vast store of freely available in-house knowledge and experience, we’ve earned the trust of buyers across the globe.
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