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TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,K.C.B.(Military)KnightCommander’s,ChapelStallPlate,inscribed‘SirHenryD’esterre Darby,AdmiraloftheBlueSquadronofHisMajesty’sFleet,nominatedaKnightCommanderoftheMostHonourableMilitary OrderoftheBath,20thMay1820’,22.5cmx18.5cm,gildedcopperplateengravedwithinscriptionandpaintedcrestofDarby withrepresentationofNavalGoldMedalforthebattleoftheNile,thereversewithmaker’sstamp‘G.Harris,No31ShoeLane, London’, corners pierced for attachment, with original paper wrapped inscribed with his name, excellent condition £2,000-£3,000
HHeennrryyDD’’EEsstteerrrreeDDaarrbbyywasbornon9April1749,thethirdsonofJonathanandSusannahDarbyofLeapCastle,CountyO ffaly,andnephewof thelateGeorgeDarby,Esq.Vice-AdmiraloftheRed,andRear-AdmiralofGreatBritain.DuringtheperiodhisunclecommandedtheChannel feet,Mr.DarbyservedasLieutenantinhis fag-ship,the Britannia,of100guns,andthencewaspromotedtothecommandofthe Infernal, frevessel,inwhichheaccompaniedCommodoreJohnstone,onanexpeditiondestinedagainsttheCapeofGoodHope;buttheBritishsquadron being surprised by a superior French force, whilst lying at anchor in Porto Praya, the Infernal unfortunately fell into the hands of the enemy. Havingatlengthregainedhisliberty,DarbywasadvancedtoPostrank15January1783;butwe fndnofurthermentionofhimuntilthe commencementofthewarwithFrance,in1793,whenheobtainedthecommandofthe Amphitrite,of28guns;fromwhichvesselhesoonafter removedintothe Pomona frigate.Hisnextappointmentwastothe Adamant,of50guns,employedinescortingthetradetoandfromthe MediterraneanandWestIndies,inwhichserviceCaptainDarbycontinueduntilthesummerof1796,whenhejoinedthe Bellerophon of74guns; and after cruising some time with the Channel feet, was sent to reinforce the feet under Earl St. Vincent, on the Mediterranean station. Previoustothis,CaptainDarbyappearstohavehadamiraculousescape;forhavingbeenengagedtodinewithCaptain(nowSirIsrael)Pellew,on boardthe Amphion,thedayonwhichthatshipblewupinHamoaze,hehadcomeroundfromCawsandbay,wherethe Bellerophon lay,forthe purposeoffulfllinghisengagement;buthavingsomebusinessconcerninghisshiptotransactwiththePort-Admiral,itdetainedhimabouthalfan hour longer at Stone house than he intended; and he was just getting into his boat to proceed up the harbour, when he heard the fatal explosion! The Bellerophon wasoneoftheshipsdetachedfromEarlSt.Vincent’s feet,inMay1798,toreinforceSirHoratioNelson,thenoff Toulon, watchingthemotionsofanarmamentabouttosailfromthatport.AtthebattleoftheNile,shewasopposedto l’Orient,of120guns,bearing the fagoftheFrenchCommander-in-Chief.TheundauntedmagnanimitywithwhichCaptainDarbyplacedheralongsidehermightyantagonist, excitedatthemomentthehighestadmiration,andmusteverbethethemeofeulogium.The Bellerophon,however,sustainedsuchserious damagefromtheoverwhelming freof l’Orient,thatherbravecommanderwasreluctantlycompelledtowithdrawfromtheaction,himselfbeing wounded,twoLieutenantskilled,andone-thirdofhismenslainorwounded.Hisonlyremainingmastfallingsoonafter,andinitsfallkilling another Lieutenant and several of his people, he was never able to regain his station. Thetotallosssustainedbythe Bellerophon onthismemorableoccasionwas49killed,and148wounded.OurofficerreturnedtoEnglandinthe springof1800;andinadditiontothegoldmedal,whichwaspresentedtohimincommonwiththeotherCaptains,whosharedinthedangersand gloriesoftheabovebattle,hereceivedthe fatteringcomplimentofbeingappointedtothecommandofanew74-gunship,namedafterEarl Spencer, the nobleman under whose administration, as First Lord of the Admiralty, so many splendid victories had been achieved.
TowardsthelatterendofJanuary1801,aFrenchsquadron,consistingofsixsailoftheline,twofrigates,andalugger,underthecommandofRear AdmiralGantheaume,foundmeanstoescapeoutofBrest;acircumstancenosoonerknown,thanSirRobertCalderwasdetachedinpursuit,with anadequateforce,ofwhichtheSpencerformedapart.Fromtheintelligencewhichhehadreceived,SirRobertwasinducedtoshapehiscourse fortheWestIndies;butonhisarrivalatJamaica,helearntthattheenemyhadenteredtheMediterranean,whereuponhereturnedtoEngland, and resumed his station in the Channel feet.
CaptainDarbywassubsequentlyemployedintheblockadeofCadiz,undertheordersofSirJamesSaumarez;andintheattemptmadebythat officer on a French squadron near Algeziras, 6 July 1801, the Spencer had 30 men killed and wounded. InthemonthofDecemberfollowing,Captain DarbyandothersweresenttoJamaicatowatchthemotionsofanarmament,whichtheconsular governmentofFrance,takingadvantageofthesuspensionofhostilitiesoccasionedbythetreatyofAmiens,hadsenttoSt.Domingo,toreduce the blacks in that island to submission.
InSeptember1802,hereturnedtoEnglandwithabroadpendant,asCommodoreofasquadronsenthomeinconsequenceofthesurrenderof Toussaint to the French forces.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘EdmundPalmerEsquire,PostCaptainintheRoyalNavyCompanionoftheMost HonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune1815.’,191mmx115mm,thereverseimpressedwithmaker’sname, corners pierced for attachment, with original paper wrapper inscribed with his name, excellent condition £1,000-£1,400
Palmer’s Naval Gold Medal for this action is held in the Patiala Collection, Sheesh Mahal Museum, India. EEddmmuunnddPPaallmmeerrwasborncirca1781,thesonofaPostO fficeofficialwithpoliticalinfuence.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyin1793attheoutbreakof theFrenchRevolutionaryWarsandservedaboardH.M.S. Gibraltar andthenthefrigateH.M.S. Aigle underherdestructionontheNorthAfrican coastin1798.HesubsequentlyservedinH.M.S. VilledeParis,H.M.S. PrincessRoyal andH.M.S. Pictou beforebeingplacedinreserveatthePeace of Amiens in 1801.
ItwaswhileemployedonthisservicethatheencounteredtwoFrenchfrigatesoff theÎledeBatzon26Marchincompanywiththeshipofthe lineH.M.S. Hannibal.While Hannibal captured Sultane,Palmerwassentinpursuitof Etoile,corneringtheFrenchshipneartheNormandytownof Jobourg.InafuriousnightactionfoughtcloseinshorePalmer'sshipwasbadlydamaged,buthewasabletorepeatedlyraketheFrenchfrigate, infictingsufficientdamagetoforceits surrender.Thecaptured Etoile wastakentoPlymouthandthewarendedaweeklater.Itwasthelast single-ship frigate action of the entire 23 year confict.
ThefollowingyearPalmerand Hebrus wereactiveduringtheHundredDays.AfterNapoleon'sreturntoFrance,Palmerwasorderedtoconvey FrenchRoyalistpoliticianstoBordeauxinanattempttoforcethecitytodeclareforKingLouisXVIII.Onarrivalthecitywasfoundtobestrongly heldbyImperialsupportersanditwasonlyafterthearrivalofreinforcementsthatPalmerwasconfdentenoughtoattempttoforcehiswayinto thecity,attackingthedefenceson13July1815.By23JulythecityhaddeclaredfortheKing,andPalmerwasrewardedbybeingmadea CompanionoftheOrderoftheBath.InAugust1816,Palmerand Hebrus werewiththe feetwhichconductedtheBombardmentofAlgiers,but at the conclusion of the campaign it was discovered that the ship was rotten and Hebrus was paid off and broken up. PalmermarriedHenriettaJervis,agrandnieceofEarlSt.VincentinNovember1817andthemarriage,whichproducedeightchildrenwasnoted foritshappiness.HisfamilysituationledPalmertoturndownacovetedofferofaship,H.M.S. Liverpool inJanuary1818,andheenteredsemiretirementinBrighton,refusinganotherofferofashipin1830duetoill-healthcausedbyalivercomplaintandextensive fnancialcommitments. He died in September 1834 from an illness of the liver at his home.
GGeeoorrggeeCCuuyylleerrwasappointedEnsigninthe55thFoot,6October1787;LieutenantinMajor-GeneralCuyler’sRegiment,16November1793; Captain86thFoot,26July1794;BrevetMajor,11May1802;Major86thFoot,1June1805;BrevetLieutenant-Colonel,28January1808; Lieutenant-Colonel 11th Foot, 16 November 1809; Brevet Colonel, 4 June 1814. CuylerservedintheWestIndies1793,QuiberonBay1795,India1799andwaspresentatSeringapatam,Egypt1801,India1802-07andwas presentintheMahrattaWars,andNovaScotia1808,wherehewasInspectingFieldOfficerofMilitia.ServedinthePeninsula,January1811to September1812,andJanuarytoApril1814;waspresentatFuentesd’Onor,siegeofSalamancaForts,Salamanca(severelywoundedandawarded pensionof£300perannum),OrthesandToulouse(severelywounded).HereceivedtheGoldMedalwithtwobarsforSalamanca,Orthesand Toulouse,andwasnominatedaCompanionoftheBathinJune1815.ColonelCuylerdiedon12November1818,aged46years,andisburiedin the Royal Garrison Church Graveyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘JohnMacdonaldEsquire,ColonelintheArmyCompanionoftheMostHonourable MilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune1815.’,191mmx115mm,thereverseimpressedwithmaker’sname,corners pierced for attachment, with original paper wrapper inscribed with his name, some rubbing to gilt, otherwise very good £800-£1,000
JJoohhnnMMaaccddoonnaallddwascommissionedintothe89thRegimentofFooton15April1795.HebecameLieutenanttheregiment2February1796,and Captain22October1803.HewasmadeaMajor-unattached28February1805,Lieutenant-Colonelonhalf-payofthe1stGarrisonBattalion17 March1808,brevetColonel4June1814,Major-General1825,andLieutenant-General1838.Heservedwiththe89thintheIrishRebellionof 1798,andwaspresentatthebattlesofRoss,VinegarHillandotherprincipalactions.AfterwardsinMinorca,Heasina,andattheblockadeofMalta andcaptureofValettain1799-1800,andthroughoutthecampaigninEgyptin1801,beingpresentintheactionwhenlandingon8thMarch,and also in the two other general actions fought on the 13th and 21st March.
HewasBrigade-MajortoSirWilliamCathcart,1stEarlCathcartinthehomedistrictin1805,andmilitarysecretarywhenCathcartwasin commandoftheKing'sGermanLegionasaseparatearmy,inSwedishPomerania(isleofRugen),in1806-7;andsubsequentlyduringthe expeditiontoCopenhagenin1807.HewasDeputyAdjutant-GeneraltoSirJohnHope,4thEarlofHopetounatWalcheren ;andheldthesame postwithLieutenant-GeneralThomasGraham,1stBaronLynedochatCadizandatthebattleofBarossa(goldmedal).Hewasmilitarysecretary toSirJohnHopewhencommander-in-chiefatIrelandin1812.In1813and14hewasemployedinchargeoftheleftwingofthePeninsulaarmy, andinthatcapacitywaspresentintheactionsupontheNive(GoldClasp)andintheaffairswhichattendedtheclosingoftheblockadeof Bayonne,andattheactionbroughtonbythegeneralsortiefromthatfortress.SirJohnreceivedamedalforservicesinEgypt,andtheGoldMedal and one Clasp for Barossa and the Nive. HewasatrustedaidetotheDukeofWellingtonandrosetobeDeputyAdjutant-GeneralandtheninJuly1830hewasappointedAdjutantGeneraltotheForces,apositionhehelduntilhisdeath.InthisrolehewasconservativeinhisoutlookandsupportedtheDukeofWellingtonin hiseffortstoretain foggingasamethodofdiscipline.McdonaldwasmadeC.B.on4June1815,K.C.B.in1827,andwaspromotedtoGCBin 1847.
He wasalsomadeColonelofthe67thRegimentofFoot,ofBarossafame,in1828,andthenthe42ndRegimentofFoot(RoyalHighlanders)on 16 March 1844. He died at his residence, Bruton Street, London, on 28 March 1850, and was buried at Kensal Green.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘CharlesHopkinsonEsquire,LieutenantColonelofArtilleryIntheserviceoftheEastIndia CompanyOntheMadrasEstablishmentCompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated26th December1826.’,191mmx115mm,thereverseimpressedwithmaker’sname,cornerspiercedforattachment,withoriginal paper wrapper inscribed with his name, some rubbing to gilt, otherwise very good
£600-£800
CChhaarrlleessHHooppkkiinnssoonnwasbornon14September1783,atGrantham,Lincolnshire.HewaseducatedatWoolwich,LieutenantR.A.1799.Servedin theMahrattawarof1803,commandedtheartilleryagainstthePoligarsandatHyderabad.PromotedtoLieutenant-Colonelin1824,he commandedtheCompany'sMadrasartilleryduringtheFirstAnglo-BurmeseWarof1824-26,forwhichserviceshewasmentionedindespatches andmadeaCompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderofTheBath.HeretiredinSeptember1829duetodeafness,andwas subsequentlyknightedbyWilliamIVatStJames’sPalaceinApril1837.AwardedtheArmyofIndia1799-1826medalforAvain1851,hewas promoted to Major-General in November 1854, and died in London on 17 December 1864.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘SamuelwoodEsquire,LieutenantColonelintheserviceoftheEastIndiaCompany,onthe BengalEstablishment.CompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune1815.’,191mmx 115mm,thereverseimpressedwithmaker’sname,cornerspiercedforattachment,withoriginalpaperwrapperinscribedwithhis name, some rubbing to gilt, otherwise very good
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘FrederickdeHartwigEsquire,LieutenantColonelintheArmyandMajorinthe1st BattalionofLightInfantryoftheKing’sGermanLegionCompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBath Nominated4thJune1815.’,191mmx115mm,thereverseimpressedwithmaker’sname,cornerspiercedforattachment, very good condition
£600-£800
FFrreeddeerriicckkWWiilllliiaammvvoonnHHaarrttwwiiggservedwiththe1stLightBattalionoftheKing’sGermanLegionfrom13October1803,andbecameLieutenantColonelon21June1813.HeservedintheBaltic1807-08,Spain1809,PeninsulaandSouthofFrance1811-1814,Netherlands1814,Waterloo andCampaignof1815.HewasslightlywoundedatAlbuhera,16May1811,receivedtheGoldMedalwithBarforthebattlesofAlbuheraand Nive, in addition to the C.B. and K.H. He died at Hamelin on 16 November 1822.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.,(Civil)Commander’s1sttype,lady’sshoulderbadge,silver-giltandenamel, on lady’s bow riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, good very fne
£240-£280
RoyalRedCross,1stClass,V.R.,silver-gilt,gold,andenamel,unnamedasissued,onlady’sbowriband,in Garrard,London,caseof issue, gilding almost all rubbed, otherwise very fne
£800-£1,000
SSoolldd bbyy OOrrddeerr ooff tthhee FFaammiillyy
‘AtthetimeIwas20andintheRoyalCorpsofSignals,soIsawmyfatheronlyduringmyinfrequentleaves hometoPortsmouth.ButIdistinctlyrememberourlastconversation.ItwasJuly1940andIhadturnedup afterDunkirk,where,inthechaoticevacuation,Ihadbeenposted‘Missing,BelievedLostinAction’.Myfather musthavebeenrelievedtoseemebecausehegavemeanenormoushug.Iwasalittletakenback.Itcertainly broke the ice and, for the frst time, we spoke man-to-man as we shared a pint and our experiences. Italked ofFrancewhilehediscussedthedailydangersheencountered.“Onethingiscertain,son,”hewarned me.“Ifanythingdoesgowrong,Iwon’tknowanythingaboutit.”Ihadneverfeltclosertomyfatherandwhen weparted,Ileftwithaheavyheart.WithGermanbombsdroppingoverEngland,Irealiseditwasonlyamatter of time before his selfess courage would cost him his life. Seven weeks later he was killed.’
Donald Ellingworth recalls his last meeting with his father, Chief Petty Officer R. V. Ellingworth, G.C.
GeorgeCross(C.P.O.ReginaldVincentEllingworth,P/J26011.20thDecember1940);1914-15Star(J.26011R.V.Ellingworth, Ord.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.26011R.V.Ellingworth,A.B.,R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939 -45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, fxed suspension(J.260111R.V.Ellingworth,P.O.,H.M.S.Resource)mountedfor wear, the Great War awards polished and worn, these nearly very fne, the rest nearly extremely fne (8) £60,000-£80,000
G.C. London Gazette 20 December 1940: ‘For great gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty.’
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘ChiefPettyOfficerReginaldVincentEllingworthworkedasanassistanttoLieutenant-CommanderR.J.H. Ryaninrenderingsafemagneticmines.Theyworkedtogetheronmanyassignmentssharingequallythedangersinvolved.Theprincipalhazardof thesemineswasthefactthattheclockofthebombfusewasnormallytimedtoexplodethemineabout22secondsafterithadlanded.Ifthefuse failedtoexplode,theclockcouldberestartedbytheslightestmovement,evenafootfall.Theamountthattheclockfusehadalreadyruncould neverbeknown,andonceithadre-startedthetimetoescapecouldnotbemorethanafewseconds.AtDagenham,Essexthetwoofficers tackledsuchaminehangingbyaparachuteinawarehouseandwerebothkilledbyitsexplosion.ChiefPettyOfficerEllingworthhadpreviously been commended by the Captain of H.M.S. Vernon for his work on mine disposal.’
RReeggiinnaallddVViinncceennttEElllliinnggwwoorrtthhwasborninWolverhampton,Sta ffordshireon28January1898andwasanapprenticecarbody-makeratCoventry beforejoiningtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinJuly1913.HavingthenattendedthetrainingshipH.M.S. Impregnable,hejoinedthebattleship H.M.S. Benbow in October 1914, in which he was present at the battle of Jutland and advanced to Able Seaman. Inthefollowingyear,Ellingworthtransferredtothe‘SilentService’,inwhichcapacityheservedinthesubmarine L.2 fromOctober1917to November1921,followedbyfurthersubmarineappointmentsintheTwenties.AwardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinApril1931 and advanced to Chief Petty Officer in November 1936, he was pensioned ashore in January 1938.
VVeerrnnoonn ’’ss ‘‘RReennddeerriinngg MMiinneess SSaaffee’’ PPaarrttyy Recalledontherenewalofhostilities,Ellingworthjoinedthetorpedoestablishment Vernon,wherehevolunteeredforbombandminedisposal dutiesandwasdraftedtothe fedgling‘RenderingMinesSafe’Party,aperilouspastimesharedwiththeAdmiralty’sLandIncidentSection.Enlisted asrighthandmantoLieutenant-CommanderR.J.H.Ryan,R.N.,anotedpioneerinminedisposal,hesubsequentlysharedinmanyadventuresof thehair-raisingkind,anearlyexamplebeingthemakingsafeof frstmagneticType‘C’mine,whichwasdiscoveredinthewreckageofdowned HeinkelonthesandsatClactonattheendofApril1940.Butwhilsttheirgallantworkonoccasiontookthemfurtherafeld–theydealtwith devicesinCardiff,LiverpoolandSheffield–itwastoLondontheyweremostregularlycalled,somuchsothattheytookroomsintheRoyal Automobile Club in Pall Mall.
Ellingworth’s son Donald, then aged 20 and a Signalman in the Royal Signals, takes up the story: ‘Itwasunenviablework,fraughtwithdanger,requiringgreatpatienceandasteadyhand.Onewrongmovewasenoughtojolttheclockofthe bomb fuse back into action and then there would be no chance of escape.
AtthetimeIwas20andintheRoyalCorpsofSignals,soIsawmyfatheronlyduringmyinfrequentleaveshometoPortsmouth.ButIdistinctly rememberourlastconversation.ItwasJuly1940andIhadturnedupafterDunkirkwhere,inthechaoticevacuation,I'dbeenposted“Missing, BelievedLostinAction”.Myfathermusthavebeenrelievedtoseemebecausehegavemeanenormoushug.Iwasalittletakenback.Hewas usuallyacool,calm,collectedmanandsuchoutwarddisplaysofemotionwerevirtuallyunknown.Itcertainlybroketheiceand,forthe frsttime, wespokeman-to-manaswesharedapintandourexperiences.ItalkedofFrancewhilehediscussedthedailydangersheencountered.“One thing is certain, son,” he warned me. “If anything does go wrong, I won't know anything about it.”
Ihadneverfeltclosertomyfatherandwhenweparted,Ileftwithaheavyheart.WithGermanbombsdroppingoverEngland,Irealiseditwas only a matter of time before his selfess courage would cost him his life.’
Onthenightof16-17September1940,theLuftwaffedropped25parachuteminesonLondon,causingwidespreaddamage.Notafewofthem failedtoexplodeandRyanandEllingworthdealtwithsixofthese.Theywereinformed thatthe frst minetheyworkedonhadbeenheardtobe tickingbut–inastunningactofgallantry-theymadeitsafe,nonetheless.Anotherminehadlandedinacanalwheretheyworkedwaist-deepin mud and water, making any escape impossible - the fuse could only be found and removed by groping for it under water.
Onthenightof20-21September1940,fourparachuteminesfellontheEastEndofLondon,atDagenhamandHornchurch.RyanandEllingworth attendedtooneofthemonHornchurchaerodrome,wheretheircoolnessunderpressureleftadeepimpressionofthestationC.O.,Wing CommanderCecilBouchier.Meanwhile,Sub.LieutenantR.V.Moore,R.N.V.R.andC.P.O.GeorgeWheelerworkedonanotheratDagenham. Moorewasinfactintheprocessofremovingthemine’smagnetictriggerwhenRyanandEllingwortharrivedonthescenefreshfromHornchurch. HavingsatisfedhimselfthattheminewhichMoorewashandlinghadbeenmadesafe,Ryan,withEllingworth,departedforathirdminewhichhad comedowninabuildinginOvalRoadNorth.Accordingtoaneyewitness,itwasdanglingfromthepointedroof,levelwiththe frst-foor bedroomandabouttwofeetfromthe foor.Tragically,however,astheysettowork,thefusesprangintoaction,theresultantexplosioncausing instantaneous death and widespread damage.
Sub-LieutenantMoorerushedtothesceneandwasthe frsttoseetheirbodies,andhewasstruckbyhowEllingsworthhad‘apropersmileonhis face’,asifhediedahappyman.RyanandEllingworthweregazettedforposthumousawardsoftheG.C.,withEllingworththe frstnavalratingto receive a direct award of the George Cross. Moore would also receive the distinction a month or two later.
Manyyearslater,agentlemanfromDagenhammadecontactwithEllingworth’ssonDonald–asathenchildinDagenhamhehadstayedbehind whentheareawasclearedandwasthusthelastmantoseeEllingworthandRyanalive.Hedescribedthemasbothbeinguprightmen,striding confdently to defuse the mine which was to kill them.
Aged42,anddescribedbyhiswidowas‘thebestofdads’,EllingworthwasburiedatMiltonCemetery,Portsmouth,wherehisCommonwealth War Graves Commission headstone bears the following epitaph:
‘In Everlasting Memory of our Beloved, Killed by Enemy Action. Duty Nobly Done.’
Soldwiththerecipient’sMemorialScroll,namedto‘C.P.O.R.V.Ellingworth,G.C.,RoyalNavy’,withBuckinghamPalaceenclosurenamedto‘Mrs. Jessica Ellingworth’; and a portrait photographic image of the recipient.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,K.C.B.(Military)KnightCommander’s,setofinsignia,comprisingneckbadgein18-carat goldandenamels,hallmarkedLondon1864,withlengthofsilkneckribbonandoriginalgoldclaspforwearing,andbreaststarin silverwithgoldandenamelledappliquécentre,thereverseinscribed‘R&S.Garrard&Co.Goldsmiths&JewellerstotheCrown, 25,HaymarketLondon’, and fttedwithgoldpinforwearing;NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,BasqueRoads1809(John Kingcombe.);ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Ava(Captn.J.Kingcome.)shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming;China 1842(JohnKingcome,Captain,H.M.S.Belleisle.)originalsuspension;Baltic1854-55,unnamedasissued, the frstthreecampaign medals with light contact marks, otherwise very fne, the last good very fne and a rare group (6) £10,000-£14,000
JJoohhnnKKiinnggccoommeewasbornatRevelstoke,Devonon14February1794,andenteredtheRoyalNavyon28May1808,as2ndClassVolunteeron boardthe Emerald 36,CaptainFrederickLewisMaitland,withwhomhecontinuedtoserveasMidshipmanontheChannel,IrishandCapeof GoodHopeStationsuntilDecember1813.HewasinconsequencepresentatthedestructionoftheFrenchshippinginAixRoadsinApril1809 and had an opportunity of witnessing the capture of a large number of the enemy’s vessels, armed and otherwise.
Onleaving Emerald hewasreceivedonboardthe Tigre 74,CaptainJohnHalliday,stationedintheChannel,whereheremaineduntilagainplaced in May 1813 under the order of Captain Maitland, at that time commanding the Goliath 74, on the coast of North America.
InJuly1814hebecameMaster’sMateofthe StLawrence,bearingthebroadpendantonLakeOntarioofSirJamesLucasYeo,whonominated him9March1815,ActingLieutenantofthe PrincessCharlotte,CaptainRichardO’Connor,anappointmentwhichtheAdmiraltyconfrmedby commission dated 1 July in the same year.
InOctober1815,afterhavingservedforsometimewithCaptainPeterSampsonHamblyinthe Star sloop,heobtainedcommandofthe Confance schooneronLakeHuron,andfromOctober1816untilJuly1817hewasagainemployedonLakeOntario,inthe Netley 10,Captain Fraser Brace.
Hisnextappointmentwas29July1822,tothe Tees 26,CaptainsThomasCoeandFredMarryat,theformerofwhomonbecomingSeniorofficer inIndia,appointedhimtothecommandin1824ofthe Larne sloopatNewSouthWales.AshewasatthattimeengagedintheBurmesewar,he wasnotabletojoinheruntil15April1825.Whilstservingin Larne heconveyedLadyBrisbane(wifeofCommodoreSirJamesBrisbane)andher twodaughtersfromMadrastoPenang,andtheArchdeaconScottfromSydneytoVanDiemen’sLand.FollowingthistheshipvisitedNew Zealand, Norfolk and Melville Islands, Batavia and Singapore.
Beingsupersededonhis returntoMadrasinthefollowingJuly,LieutenantKingcomewasnextappointedtothe Pandora sloop,underCaptain William Clarke Jervoise. From that vessel he removed in 1826 to the Warspite 76, bearing the broad pendant of Sir James Brisbane. AttainingtherankofCommanderon8January1828,CaptainKingcomeservedinthatcapacityintheCoastGuardfrom24October1835,until appointed on 18 June 1837 to the Wellesley 74, bearing the fag of Sir F. L. Maitland on the East India Station until 28 June 1838.
On23October1841hewasappointedtothe Belleisle troop-ship,inwhichhesailedforChinaandarrivedthereintimetowitnesstheclosing operationsontheYangtse-Kiang.Hepaidoff the Belleisle atthecloseof1843,butrejoinedheron24March1846incommand.Commandedthe RoyalWilliam in February 1854 and was present during the operations in the Baltic in 1854-55. HewaspromotedtoRearAdmiralin1857,Commander-in-ChiefPacifcinOctober1862,Vice-Admiralin1864,retired1866,andwasadvanced toAdmiralin1869.HewasappointedK.C.B.(Military)on28March1865.AdmiralSirJohnKingcomediedatWindsorVillas,Plymouth,on7 August 1871.
Sold with the following warrants of appointment and commissions:
Warrant of Appointment as K.C.B. together with various accompanying letters from the Herald’s Office, May 1865.
Commission as Lieutenant of the Carnatic, July 1815.
Commission as Commander of the Cephalus, January 1828.
Commission as Commander of the Wellesley, May 1828.
Commission as Commander of the Wellesley, June 1837 [upon re-commissioning].
Commission as Captain of the Belleisle, October 1841.
Commission as Captain of the Belleisle, March 1846 [upon re-commissioning].
Commission as Captain of the Simoom, February 1852.
Commission as Captain of the St George, May 1853.
Commission as Captain of the St George, November 1843 [upon re-commissioning].
Commission as Captain of the Royal William, February 1854.
Commission as Rear-Admiral, September 1857.
Declaration of Naval Assets upon his death.
AninterestingWarrantofAppointmenttohisnephew,CommanderGeorgeB.Williams,R.N.,awardinghimthe‘RoyalGeorgianOrderof Polynesia’ from Pomare, The Queen of Tahiti, dated Tahiti August 4th, 1843 (at which time he was conducting a circumnavigation of the globe).
TheRoyalVictorianOrder,K.C.V.O.,KnightCommander’ssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadgeandbreaststar,bothofficially numbered‘989’,completewithneckcravatinnumbered Collingwood caseofissue;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp, Palestine1936-39(Lt.Commr.K.MacIntosh.R.N.)notespellingofsurname;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;Defenceand War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, the last seven mounted as worn, good very fne or better (9) £2,000-£2,400
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
K.C.V.O. London Gazette 11 June 1966: Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBathC.B.(Military)neckbadge,silver-giltandenamels,completewithneckcravatinits Garrard,London caseofissue;China1900,1clasp,ReliefofPekin(Lieut.G.H.Borrett,R.N.H.M.S.Centurion.);1914-15Star, unnamedreplacement;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(R.Adml.G.H.Borrett.R.N.);Coronation1902, silver, generally good very fne (6)
£2,400-£2,800
C.B. LondonGazette I January 1918.
GGeeoorrggeeHHoollmmeessBBoorrrreettttwasborninWimbledon,Londonon10March1868,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia inJuly1881,in thesametermasCaptainRobertFalconScott,theAntarcticexplorer.AfterservinginH.M.S. Superb,intheMediterranean,then Active,inthe Training Squadron, and the Northumberland, Flagship in the Channel, he was advanced to Lieutenant in November 1889.
Havingthenspecialisedintorpedowork,hewasappointedFirstandtorpedoLieutenantofthe Centurion inJanuary1899,the fagshipinChinaof AdmiralSirEdwardH.Seymour.HesubsequentlyservedasaTransportOfficerintheBoxerRebellion,inadditiontoaperiodashoreasNavalA. D.C. to the G.O.C. British Forces in North China, gaining a mention in despatches and special promotion to Commander in January 1901. ForthenextfourteenyearshewasemployedalmostcontinuouslyinseagoingcommandsandgainedadvancementtoCaptaininDecember1906. Andamongthosecommandswasthe Indefatigable ontheNorthAmericaandWestIndiesstationin1908,whenhereceivedtheapprobationof the Admiralty and the thanks of the Foreign Office for protecting British interests during a rising in Hayte.
HavingreceivedhispromotiontoCaptainbackinDecember1906,theoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914foundBorrettincommandofthe cruiser Warrior, in which post he remained actively employed until removing to the battleship Monarch in December 1915.
Anditwasin Monarch thathedistinguishedhimselfatthebattleofJutland,whensheformedpartofthe2ndDivisioninthe2ndBattleSquadron. AssixthinlineinJellicoe’s feet,sheloosedoff threesalvoesofarmour-piercingcapped(A.P.C.)shellsintheopeningstagesofthegeneral engagement, scoring a hit on the S.M.S. Konig and straddling the Lutzow Theshockwavescreatedby fringfullsalvoesledtoresultantdamageto fxturesand fttingsin Monarch,asnotedbyMidshipmanMichaelHoyle: ‘Duringthe fring therewasasteadyfallofbrokenglassontotheconningtower,asalltheglassroundthebridgewasbrokenbytheconcussion,as also was the glass in searchlights.’
HavingthenaddedtheJapaneseOrderoftheSacredTreasure,2ndClass,tohisaccolades(LondonGazette 29November1918,refers),he commandedthe5thLightCruiserSquadronontheChinastationin1919-20,andservedasS.N.O.ontheYangtzein1920-21.Placedonthe RetiredListasaVice-AdmiralathisownrequestinFebruary1925,BorrettattainedtherankoffullAdmiral(Retired)inAugust1927.Hediedin Weybridge, Surrey, in June 1952.
Just 80 ‘Gambia’ clasps were awarded to the Royal Navy, 29 of them to H.M.S. Forte
C.M.G. London Gazette 5 November 1901: ‘In recognition of service rendered in connection with the Gambia Expedition.’ RRoobbeerrttCCooppllaanndd--SSppaarrkkeesswasbornon20November1851,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia inJanuary1866.His frstseagoing appointment was in H.M.S. Liffey, in which he was appointed Midshipman in April 1868.
Hesubsequentlyspecialisedingunnery,gainingadvancementtoLieutenantinJanuary1877,andwaspresentintheoperationsoff Egyptinthe cruiser Iris in1882.Then,followinghisadvancementtoCommanderinJune1891,hecommandedthecruiser Edgar ontheChinastation,his servicerecordnotingthatinApril1898hereceivedTheirLordshipsapproval‘forthemannerinwhichtheoperationsagainsttheThaliswere conducted by the officers and men under his command.’
HavingthenbeenpromotedtoCaptaininJune1898,Sparkesassumedcommandofthecruiser Forte,inwhichhecarriedoutpatrolsoff South Africain1899-1900.InDecemberofthelatteryear,however, Forte departedfortheGambia,whereanexpeditionwasbeingraisedtoavenge themurderoftwotravellingcommissionersandsixconstables.Onarrival,andwiththeassistanceofthegunboats Thrush and Dwarf,Sparkes raisedandcommandedaNavalBrigade.Thence,workinginliaisonwithamilitaryforceunderLieutenant-ColonelH.E.J.Blake,C.B.,D.S.O.,R.A., headvancedtowithineightmilesofDumbutu,thetownfromwhichtheculpritsemanated.Thebluejacketssubsequentlytooktheinhabitantsby surpriseand,underaheavy fre,stormedthetownandstockade.Tworebelheadmenand60followerswerekilledand200captured.Mission accomplished, Sparkes and his bluejackets returned to Bathurst and rejoined their ships. InJuly1901,theColonialOfficeinformedtheAdmiraltythattheGovernoroftheGoldCoasthadmentionedSparkesinhisdespatch,‘forhehad beenmostanxioustorendereveryassistanceinhispowerandhadcordiallycooperatedwithLieutenant-ColonelBlake’.Hisservice recordstates that‘hehadbeenengagedinoperationswiththeGambiaExpeditionaryForceandhadbeenfavourablymentionedindespatchestherewithand madeC.M.G.fortheseservices.’SparkesalsoappearstohavemadehismarkinhelpingtosuppressamutinyintheranksoftheWestAfrican Regiment or so states an expression of thanks received by the Admiralty in April 1901. Placedonhalf-payondepartingthe Forte inJune1902,heretiredathisownrequestattheyear’send.AdvancedtoRear-Admiral(Retd.)in December 1907, Copland-Sparkes died at Shamley Green, Surrey in July 1924.
TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels,complete withneckcravatin Garrard,Londin fttedcaseofissue;EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Suakin1884,El-Teb(E. L.D.Boyle.Midsn.H.M.S.“Carysfort.”);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.E.L.D.Boyle.R.N.);JJaappaann,OrderoftheRisingSun, 4thClassbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamels,withrosette, whiteenamelrepairedontoppointbysuspension; Khedive’sStar, dated1882,thesefourmountedcourt-stylefordisplay;IIttaallyy,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheCrown,Commander’sneckbadge,goldand enamels, complete with neck cravat, light pitting to Egypt medal from Star, otherwise generally good very fne (6) £1,800-£2,200
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
C.M.G. London Gazette 4 June 1917: ‘For services as Naval Attaché Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela during the war.’ EEddwwaarrddLLoouuiissDDaallrryymmpplleeBBooyylleewasbornattheRoyalArsenal,Woolwichon19December1864.Hisfather,aclergyman,wasadescendentof the 3rd Earl of Glasgow.
YoungEdwardjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaCadetinthetrainingship Britannia inJanuary1878,aged13years,andwasappointedaMidshipmanin June1880,priortojoiningthecorvetteH.M.S. Carysfort ontheMediterraneanstation.HewassubsequentlylandedwiththeNavalBrigadein Egypt and was present at the action at El Teb on 29 February 1884, in addition to the Suakin operations in the following month. Returninghometocontinuehisstudiesin Excellent inthesummerof1884,heemergedwiththeraredistinctionof fve1stClassCertifcatesand abookprizetothevalueof£10andwasimmediatelyadvancedtoLieutenant.InOctober1890,however,followingaspateoffairlydullhome appointments, Boyle elected to resign his commission, a decision that attracted the regret of Their Lordships. AnditwasbackoncivvystreetthathewasawardedhisJapaneseOrderoftheRisingSun,inrecognitionofhisservicesinthatcountryin1900, whilstworkingforthegunmanufacturersMessrs.Armstrong.By1912,however,hewasbackintheU.K.andworkingfortheshipbuildersMessrs. John Brown of Glasgow.
HavingintheinterimremainedontheEmergencyList,BoylewasrecalledinAugust1914andadvancedtotheactingrankofCommander. SubsequentlyappointedNavalattaché atRiodeJaneiro,Brazil,ittranspiredthathisnewfoundrolealsoencompassedlikeresponsibilitiesfor Argentina,Paraguay,UruguayandVenezuela.HeremainedinpostuntilJune1919,latterlyintherankofActingCaptain,receivedthethanksofthe ForeignOfficeandwasawardedtheC.M.G.,inadditiontohisappointmenttoCommanderoftheItalianOrderoftheCrown( LondonGazette 8 June 1919, refers).
Boyle died at his residence in Cranley Gardens, London S.W. 7 in December 1923.
Sold with copied research including full record of service,
TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.Michael&St.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels;Distinguished ServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamels,withintegraltopribandbar;1914-15Star(Commr.L.Leith,R.N.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals,withsmallM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.L.Leith.R.N.);Coronation1911;UUnniitteeddSSttaatteessooffAAmmeerriiccaa,NavyCross,the last six mounted as worn, good very fne (7)
£2,400-£2,800
Provenance: Bonhams, December 2002.
C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1919: ‘For valuable services rendered during the war.’
The original recommendation states:
‘Priortojoiningmystaff asCaptain(M),CaptainLeithwasincommandofH.M.S. Margaret,andinOctober1917,wasspeciallyselectedbyTheir Lordships’toreportonthesuitabilityofvariousportsasMiningBases,andtodrawupadetailedreportofrequirementsnecessaryfortheir establishment.Thisdutyhecarriedoutwithworkmanlikesuccessandhismostaccurateforecastofrequirementswasthebasisonwhichall subsequent details were worked out.
InadditiontotheworkofconvertingthePortofGrangemouthintoaminingbaseforBritishMinelayers,twolargedistilleries,oneatInverness andtheotheratInvergordonweretakenoverandconvertedintohugeMiningBasesfortheassemblyandissueofAmericanmines;thisvast undertakingrequiredexceptionalorganisingabilityandforesightonthepartofCaptain(M),asintheearlydaysofmyappointmentIwasentirely ignorant of Mining and its requirements.
Thankstohisgreatenergyanduntiringzeal,alltheseminingbaseshaveprovedagreatsuccess;thisisborneoutbythevastquantitiesof “assembled units” which have passed through the bases to the minelayers without a hitch.
CaptainLeith’swideexperienceofminelayinghasbeeninvaluabletomeinmakingproposalsforlayningtheNorthernBarrage,andinissuing orders for minelaying operations.’
D.S.O. London Gazette 1 October 1917.
U.S.A.NavyCross LondonGazette 27July1920:‘ThefollowingdecorationshavebeenconferredbytheAlliedPowersontheundermentioned Officers of the British Naval Forces for distinguished services rendered during the War.’
The original recommendation states:
‘CaptainLockhart,D.S.O.,R.N.wasmostinstrumentalinsecuringproperbasesinScotlandforoperationsinconnectionwiththeNorthern Barrage.ThecarefulinspectionreportandrecommendationsdrawnupbyhimsetforthconditionsclearlyandenabledthisBureautoselectand properlyequipwithfacilityInvernessandInvergordonforitsminebases,tomakethetransportationarrangementswhichworkedoutmost excellently,andenabledthevastamountofmaterialnecessaryfortheNorthernBarragetobehandledpromptlyandinsufficientquantity.When theminingoperationscommenced,hefurtherrenderedgreatassistanceinthegeneralproject,bothexperimentallyandinfurtheringthe operationoftheminebasesashoreandconsequentlythe mineforcesafoat.Thusfarthisofficer’sworkhasnotbeenrecognizedbytheUnited States Government, and this Bureau earnestly recommends that he be awarded the Navy Cross.’
LLoocckkhhaarrttLLeeiitthhwasbornon2June1876,thesecondsonofthelateWalterLeith,J.P.oftheManorHouse,Ashby-de-la-Zouch.Educatedat Burney’sRoyalNavalAcademyinGosport,hejoinedH.M.S. Britannia asaCadetinJune1890and frstwenttoseaasaMidshipmaninFebruary 1892.Atalentedfencer,whoattendedagymnasticscourseatAldershotin1904andMagrini’sSchoolofArms,hecompetedintheindividual sabre event at the London Olympics of 1908, the same year in which he received his frst command, the torpedo boat destroyer Dasher AdvancedtoCommanderinDecember1910,LeithtookcommandoftheminelayerH.M.S. Paris inDecember1914andremainedlikewise employeduntilJanuary1916,whenheremovedtotheminelayer PrincessMargaret.Thuscontinuedaprotractedperiodofserviceinenemy waters, up until his coming ashore to a staff appointment in November 1917.
Norwasthatserviceofthemundanenatureforhisservicerecordstatesthathewasengagedina‘secretoperation’on28November1916, TheirLordshipsexpressingtheirappreciationbypromotinghimtoCaptaininthefollowingmonth.Likewise,hissubsequentawardoftheD.S.O. andamentionindespatches(LondonGazette 16February1917)refectedalargearrayofminelayingoperationsintheHeligolandBightand elsewhere,someofthemundertakeninthe‘mostdifficultconditions’;thescaleandnatureofthosemissionsmaybefoundundertheship’s Wikipedia entry, and impressive reading they make, Princess Margaret being credited with laying more mines than any other ship in the war. Backonshore,asSeniorOfficerontheStaff oftheVice-Admiral(Mining),LeithwasawardedtheC.M.G.andU.S.A.NavyCross,notleastin respect of his contribution to the establishment of the Northern Barrage. Post-war,hewasinvitedbytheAdmiraltytowriteahistoryofBritishminefeldsintheGreatWar,themanuscriptofwhichtodayresidesinthe collectionoftheNationalMaritimeMuseum,Greenwich.PlacedontheRetiredListinJune1922,theCaptainsettled inAshampstead,Berkshire and died there in November 1940.
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalwarrantsforhisC.M.G.andD.S.O.,togetherwithrelatedStatutesandanoldcopyrecommendationmadein respectoftheformeraward;hisM.I.D.certifcateand‘Secret’AdmiraltyletterofappreciationforOperation‘O.D.116’,dated8December1916; and U.S. Navy correspondence and citation for his Navy Cross.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)1sttypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels,completewithneck cravatinlater Garrard,London caseofissue;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,PersianGulf1909-14(Commr.J.Harvey,R. N.H.M.S.Sphinx);1914-15Star(Capt.J.Harvey,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.J.Harvey.R. N.);DelhiDurbar1911;FFrraannccee,LegionofHonour,Officer’sbreastbadge,goldandenamels;IIttaallyy,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheCrown, 3rdclassneckbadge,goldandenamels,withsmalllengthofneckribbonits Cravanzola,Roma caseofissue, somesmallchipsto Legion of Honour, otherwise good very fne or better (8)
£1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
C.B.E. London Gazette 23 April 1920.
Italy, Order of the Crown, 3rd Class London Gazette 30 August 1917. France, Legion of Honour, Officer London Gazette 2 November 1917.
JJoohhnnHHaarrvveeyywasbornon1June1873,theonlysonofRichardHarveyofSladeHall,HaverfordWest,PembrokeshireandenteredtheRoyalNavy asaCadetin Britannia inJuly1886,aged13.AppointedaMidshipmaninH.M.S. IronDuke inJanuary1889,hewentontoserveontheChinaand North America stations and was advanced to Lieutenant in October 1895.
Bytheoutbreakofhostilities,hewasservingintheactingrankofCaptainincommandof Cormorant,Gibraltar,andheremainedlikewise employeduntilbeingappointedFlagCaptaintoRear-AdmiralB.CurreyinDecember1915.RemaininginthatpostuntilDecember1917,he receivedthethanksoftheItalianGovernmentinFebruary1916forhisassistancetotheirwarshipsintheMediterranean.Andhecontinuedthis themeofinter-alliedco-operationwithhisnextappointmentasNavalAttachétotheCourtofSpain,withanofficein Madrid,inJanuary1918.It was for these services that he was awarded his C.B.E., in addition to his French and Italian awards. PlacedontheRetiredListinDecember1920,HarveyservedashisBritannicMajesty’sVice-ConsulinGeneva1930-35anddiedinDecember 1947, aged 74.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.,(Civil)Commander’s2ndtype,neckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,with bothfullandminiaturewidthneckribands,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.E.R.Childe.); Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, good very fne (4)
£300-£400
C.B.E. London Gazette 13 June 1964: Edgar Ronald Childe, Esq., J.P. ‘For services in Hong Kong.’
EEddggaarrRRoonnaallddCChhiillddeewasborninFinchley,Middlesex,on23January1892andwaseducatedatChrist'sCollege,Finchley,subsequentlybeing employedbythePhoenixAssuranceCo.Ltd.inLondonfrom1908toAugust1914.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarhejoinedtheRoyal FusiliersasaPrivate,priortobeingcommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe3rdBattalionRoyalWarwickshireRegimenton15March1915.He servedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromMarch1916andwaspromotedLieutenanton1July1916.Hewaswoundedby shrapnelatDelvilleWoodduringtheBattleoftheSommeon1September1916,andwassenttohospitalatOsborneontheIsleofWight.He returnedtohisRegimentinFranceinNovember1916tobewoundedagainbymachinegun freon14April191;senttoBlackheathMilitary Hospital he remained there until July 1917, and from that August to the end of hostilities he was an instructor in gas warfare. Followingthecessationofhostilities,ChildespentayearbackinLondonwithhispreviousemployerbutinDecember1920hearrivedinShanghai toworkfortheChinaMutualLifeAssuranceCo.,Ltd.In1924hemovedtoHongKongandremainedwiththesame frmuntil1941.Hejoined theHongKongVolunteerDefenceCorpsasaGunnerbutleftHongKongin1941forAustraliaandremainedinVictoria.HeservedasState Controller for Victoria of the Australia War Damage Commission until 1944. ChildereturnedtoHongKongin1945asQuarteringOfficerintheBritishMilitaryGovernmentwiththemilitaryrankofMajor.Hethenreturned toChinaMutualandin1958workedforHumphrey'sEstateandFinanceCo.,Ltd.Hecontinuedhispublicservicebeingappointedanunofficial JusticeofthePeacein1946,andservedasChairmanofthePublicServiceCommissionfrom1959to1965,aswellasbeingamemberofthe SenateofHongKongUniversityfrom1963to1966.ForhisservicesintheColonyhewasappointedaCommanderoftheOrderoftheBritish Empire in the 1964 Birthday Honours’ List.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels;1939-45Star; AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Korea1950-53,withM.I.D.oakleaf(Capt.A.F.P.LewisR.N.);U.N. Korea;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,NearEast(Capt.A.F.P.Lewis.R.N.);Coronation1953,unnamedasissued,the last nine mounted court-style as worn, good very fne (10) £1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
C.B.E. LondonGazette 1 January 1959.
AArrtthhuurrFFrraanncciissPPaattrriicckkLLeewwiissenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetatDartmouthinMay1927andwasappointedaMidshipmaninthebattleship IronDuke inthefollowingyear.OnpassinghisexaminationsfortherankofSubLieutenantinMay1930,hewasawardedtheRobertRoxburgh Prize,followingwhichhespecialisedingunnery.Aspateofseagoingappointmentsensued,andbytheoutbreakofhostilitiesinSeptember1939he wasservinginthecruiser Neptune, fagshipofVice-AdmiralD.H.D’Olyon,C.B.FollowinghispromotiontoLieutenant-CommanderinFebruary 1940,Lewisdeparted Neptune totakeupanappointmentonthestaff ofthegunneryschoolat Drake,buthereturnedtoseainthebattleship Malaya inJanuary1942.Twoyearslater,hewasappointedaninstructoratthegunneryschoolat Pembroke,followingwhichhewasadvancedto Commander and joined the staff of MercuryII
Intheimmediatepost-warera,Lewisservedonthestaff ofVice-AdmiralSirHaroldWalker,FlagOfficer,Germany,andChiefBritishNaval RepresentativeintheAlliedControlCommission.HavingthenservedasExecutiveCommanderofthecruiser Phoebe,hewasadvancedto Captain in December 1949 and attended assorted senior officer courses.
InApril1952,hewasappointedtothecommandoftheanti-aircraftfrigate MountsBay,inwhichcapacityheservedinnavaloperationsoff Korea andwasmentionedindespatches(LondonGazette 19May1953,refers).Then,inMarch1955,hejoined St.Angelo inMaltaasCaptainofthe FleettoAdmiralSirRalphEdwards,K.C.B.,C.B.E.,Commander-in-Chief,MediterraneanandCommander-in-Chief,AlliedForces,Mediterranean. AnditwasinthatcapacitythathewasinvolvedintheplanningandimplementationofOperation‘Musketeer’,theinvasionoftheSuezCanaland adjacent area in October-November 1956.
Backhome,his fnal appointmentwasasCaptaininChargeofH.M.NavalBase,Portland,inwhichposthewasawardedtheC.B.E.,andhewas placedontheRetiredListinJanuary1959.Shortlyafterwards,LewiswasselectedtobecomeCaptainSuperintendentofPangbourneNautical College, and he subsequently officiated at the Queen’s visit to the college in 1967. He also officiated over his young charges with a stern hand: ‘Hehadnotimefor‘permissivesociety’,which,asfarashewasconcerned,wasaglibexcuseforidlenessandslackness…Hegaveshortshriftto the slovenly, the unpunctual, the idle and those who lacked consideration for others.’ ‘Popski’,ashewasknownaffectionatelybyallatPangbourne,retiredattheendofthe1960sandsettledinSpain,wherehediedsuddenlyon7 June 1971.
Sold with a quantity of copied photographs from the Queen’s visit.
DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamels,withintegraltopribandbar;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,no clasp(Lieut.A.HamblyR.N.H.M.S.Magicienne;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Jubaland(Lieut.A.Hambly,R.N.H.M.S. Magicienne.);1914-15Star(Commr.A.Hambly,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Commr.A. Hambly.R.N.);DefenceMedal,togetherwithGrantonNavalBaseMedalforZeal,silver,hallmarkedBirmingham1916,thereverse inscribed ‘Commander A. Hambly. R.N. Granton Naval Base C. of E. 1916-17’, mounted for display, very fne (8) £2,400-£2,800
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
D.S.O. London Gazette 6 April 1918: ‘In recognition of services in vessels of the Auxiliary Patrol between 1 January and 31 December 1917.’
The original recommendation states:
‘FormeritoriousserviceovertwoandahalfyearswhenhewasinstrumentalinstartingthearmedpatrolunderCaptainBach.Whilstengagedon patroldutieshehasonseveraloccasionsdrivenhostilesubmarinesawayfromships.On12September1916and18February1917,atorpedo was fredat Goissa bothtimesmissingtheyachtbyafewfeet.HehasactedasChiefofStaff toCaptainWarburghthenincommandofantisubmarine operations in the North Sea. He has supported me in a loyal and capable way as Executive Officer of this Base.’
AAnnddrreewwHHaammbbllyywasbornatPlymouthin1867and frstwenttoseaintheMercantileMarine,gaininghisSecondMate’sCertifcateinAugust 1887.HavingthenjoinedtheRoyalNavalReserveinJuly1893,hewasappointedaSubLieutenantinSeptember1891andadvancedtoLieutenant inOctober1895.Hewas,moreover,amongonehundredR.N.R.LieutenantsinvitedtoacceptacommissionintheRoyalNavyonthe Supplementary List in the latter year and was duly appointed to the battleship H.M.S. Magnifcent in October 1895.
InNovember1897,heremovedtothe Magicienne ontheCapeofGoodHopeandWestCoastofAfricastations,inwhichcapacityhesawactive serviceoff SouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Likewise,intheJubalandoperationsofNovember1899toApril1900,whenhewaslandedwiththe NavalBrigadeatKismayuontheJubaRiverandparticipatedintheexpeditionagainsttheOgadenSomalis.Whenthelattersurrenderedin February1900,theNavalBrigadewasre-embarkedandsailedforZanzibar,but Magicienne returnedtoKismayuinmid-Aprilandlanded25 bluejacketsunderHamblytoassistthelocalgarrison;225Medalswiththe‘Jubaland’claspweresubsequentlyissuedtoR.N.andR.M.personnel, 16 of them to officers.
Onhisreturnhome,Hamblybecamedissatisfedwithalackofseagoingappointmentsand,athisownrequest,wasplacedontheRetiredListasa CommanderinAugust1912.Hewaslikelythereforeequallydissatisfed onhisrecallinAugust1914,whenhewasappointedAssistantKing’s Harbour Master in Plymouth Sound.
Finally,however,hereturnedtoseainMarch1915,whenhewasappointedtothecommandofarmedpatrolyacht Goissa intheAuxiliaryPatrol, hisbriefalsoincludingcommandof‘Unit86’attheGrantonbase Gunner,namelyaforceofsixtrawlersandseveralmotorboats fttedoutfor minesweeping.BetweenJanuaryandMay1917,theunitwasengagedinnumerousanti-submarinepatrolsandminesweepingoperationsoff the Firth of Forth.
TheninMay1917hewasappointedExecutiveOfficerof Gunner,inwhichposthewasinstrumentalinbringingtheshipsandmenunderhis commandtoahighstateofreadiness.Norwasheadeskboundexecutiveofficer,forheregularlyaccompaniedhismentosea.Hewasawarded the D.S.O., in addition to Granton’s Medal for Zeal, which was presented to him by Admiral Sir Frederick Hamilton, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., in July 1917. Hambly, who reverted to the Retired List in the rank of Captain in March 1919, died in September 1956.
D.S.O. London Gazette 3 June 1918: ‘In recognition of services in the prosecution of the war. Thomas Philip Walker, R.N.R. (Admiral, Retired).’ Italian War Cross London Gazette 22 January 1922.
TThhoommaassPPhhiilliippWWaallkkeerrwasborninBedfordon16September1858,andenteredtheTrainingShip Britannia inJanuary1872.Hewasappointed Midshipmanin Modeste inDecember1873andservedwiththeLarootFieldForceduringtheoperationsagainsttheMalaysin1875-76(Perak MedalandClasp).HeservedasSub-LieutenantintheRoyalYacht Victoria&Albert in1879,wasaMemberoftheNavalIntelligenceDepartment fromApril1896toMarch1899,andAssistanttotheAdmiralCommandingCoastguardandReservesfromApril1906toMarch1908.Walker wasappointedA.D.C.totheKingfromFebruary1907to22March1908,whenhewaspromotedtoRear-Admiral.HeretiredinSeptember 1911,advancingtoVice-Admiral(Retired)inMay1913,andtoAdmiral(Retired)inApril1917.Followinghisretirementin1911,Walkerwas appointed an Assessor under the Supreme Court of Judicature Act to attend Admiralty Appeals in the House of Lords. AdmiralWalkerwasgrantedatemporarycommissionasaCaptainintheRoyalNavalReservein1914,andsawactiveserviceafoatincommand ofH.M.ArmedYacht Aegusa, whicharrivedintheMediterraneanattheendof1915.On13April1916,Walkerreceivedawirelessintercepted messagethatasubmarinehadbeensightedat8a.m.,andproceededtowardsthereportedposition.Beforearrivingthere,hereceivednewsthat theenemyhadapparentlygonetowardstheAdriatic,andaccordinglyalteredcourse,hopingtocatchherbeforesunset.At5.35p.m.asteamer wasobservedabout fvemilesoff,andalmostimmediatelyafterwardsasubmarinewasseencomingawayfromthesteamer.Thesubmarine fred atorpedowhichcausedtheshiptoheeloverandsink.Inthemeantimethe Aegusa hadopenedadeliberate freat8,000yards.Theenemywas makingoff atfullspeedonthesurface inaneasterlydirection,andsoonsubmerged,thusescaping.Afortnightlaterthe Aegusa waslostoff Malta whenshewassunkbyamine.TherewashappilynolossoflifeandWalkerwentontogettheD.S.O.asaRetiredAdmiralinhissixtiethyear.He wastheauthorof SeamanshipExaminationQuestionsoftheTrainingSquadron, 1891;EditorofCaptainAlston’s Seamanship,thirdeditionrevised and enlarged; and also of Nare’s Seamanship. Admiral Walker died on 27 August 1932. Sold with copied research including record of service.
DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamels,withintegraltopribandbar;1914-15Star(Capt.L.Kettlewell.Wilts. R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.L.Kettlewell.);AfricaServiceMedal(NRVL.Kettlewell)the frst four mounted as worn in an old J. R. Gaunt case, nearly extremely fne (5)
£1,200-£1,600
D.S.O. London Gazette 25 August 1917: ‘For Distinguished Service in the Field in Mesopotamia - T./Capt. Lancelot Kettlewell, Wilts. R.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 15 August 1917 (Mesopotamia).
LLaanncceelloottKKeettttlleewweellllwasbornatMarshwood,Dorset,on14June1891,sonoftheRev.StanleyW.Kettlewell,andwaseducatedatMarlborough College,andSelwynCollege,Cambridge,afterwardsbecomingaaprepschoolteacher.HeservedasLieutenantinthe4thSomersetLightInfantry 1910-14andwiththe5thBattalion,WiltshireRegimentfrom13August1914.HewentoverseaswiththebattaliontoGallipolion15July1915, andafterwardsservedinMesopotamiawherehewaswoundedintheheadbyabulletonatDeli-Abbason13April1917.Kettlewelltookover commandofthe5thBattalioninOctober1918andafterwardsservedwiththeIraqGovernmentServiceuntil1924.Heretiredtofarmingin South Africa where he died at East London on 20 February 1969.
Soldwithcopiedresearch,includingrecordofserviceandWarDiaryextracts,andacopyof AHistoryofthe5th(Service)Battalion,Wiltshire Regiment 1914-1919, by Paula Perry.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;MilitaryCross,G.V.R., withSecondAwardBar,unnamedasissued;1914Star,with laterslide clasp(2.Lieut:W.G.Hewett.Welsh:R.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorW.G.Hewett.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1921-24(Bt. MajorW.G.Hewett.WelchR.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrdd RReeppuubblliicc,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-1917,withsilverstaronriband,mountedcourt-styleasworn;together withtherelatedminiatureawards,thesesimilarlymounted(theminiatureVMlackingM.I.D.oakleaves,andtheminiatureCroix deGuerredated1914-1918,andlackingsilverstar),allhousedina Spink,London fttedcase, theGreatWarawardspolishedand worn, these fne; the rest better (10) £2,400-£2,800
O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1942.
M.C. London Gazette 23 June 1915.
M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 13 February 1917:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.HehandledhisCompanywithgreatskillandresolution,andmademostexcellentdispositions.Lateralthough wounded, he continued to carry on his work.’
M.I.D. London Gazettes 17 February 1915; 22 June 1915; 1 January 1916; 28 December 1918; and 5 July 1919. French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 10 October 1918.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,the reverseprivatelyengraved,‘Lieut.G.E.T.H.Evans’;King’sPoliceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(G.E.T.H.Evans,M.C.,A.I.G.ofPolice, Bengal);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.G.E.T.H.Evans);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,NearEast,withM.I.D.oakleaf (Brig.,G.E.T.H.Evans.O.B.E.,M.C.,Staff);Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;Coronation 1953,unnamedasissued;EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,India(Tpr.G.E.T.H.Evans,N.BengalM.Rif.,A.F.I.) tracesofadhesiveto reverse of all, the Great War campaign issues a little polished, otherwise generally good very fne (10) £2,400-£2,800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2006.
O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1946.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Mr.EvansjoinedtheIndianPolicein1921afterfouryearsserviceintheBritishArmyduringwhichhewas awardedtheM.C.InthecourseofhisserviceinBengalheheldwithdistinctionthepostsofSuperintendentofPoliceinthedifficultdistrictsof MidnaporeandChittagong.HisconsistentlygoodworkbothinthedistrictsandasAssistantInspector-GeneralofPoliceearnedhimtheK.P.M.in 1942.AftertheoutbreakofwarwithJapanhewasappointedaSpecialOfficerintheInspector-General’sOfficefordealingwiththeverylarge numberofnewproblemsarisingfromwarconditions.Inthisposttheresponsibilityfelltohimtoworkoutinfulldetailschemesforwhichthere wasnoguideinregulationorprecedent.Hisgreatvitality,powerofapplication,andstronggraspofadministrativeprincipleshavebeeninvaluable to the police administration of the Province.’
M.C. London Gazette 8 March 1919.
K.P.M. London Gazette 1 January 1942.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Mr.EvansjoinedtheIndianPolicein1921afteradistinguishedperiodofserviceinthelastwarduringwhich heearnedtheM.C.AftertheusualperiodsofserviceasanAssistantSuperintendentofPolice,hecommencedtoactasaSuperintendentofPolice in1927,andwasconfrmedinthisrankin1931.Hesoonearnedthereputationofbeingwellsuitedfor“tough”districtsandwaspostedto Midnaporeinthetroubledtimesof1932to1934.Fivedaysafterhejoined,Mr.Douglas,theDistrictMagistrate,wasassassinatedandMr.Evans took up the investigation of this case and controlled it through all its stages, the case ending in the death sentence on the arrested assailant. Towardstheendofthenextyear,Mr.Burgewasmurderedinthesamedistrictonthefootball feld.AtthistimehisDeputyInspector-General wrotethatMr.EvanshadaverygoodideaoftheJugantarPartyoperatinginMidnaporeDistrictbutwasbadlyservedbyhissources.Itmustbe borneinmindthatatthistimewiththethirdassassinationofaDistrictMagistratesourceswereverycharyofcomingforwardwithany informationatallandatthattimetheIntelligence Branchstaff in thedistrictwasnotaslargeasitmighthavebeen.Beforetheendofthedayon whichthemurdertookplace,Mr.Evanshadarrested50ofthemostimportantmembersofthepartyandwhentheInspector-Generalandthe DeputyInspector-GeneralofPolice,IntelligenceBranch,lookedintothematterthenextdaytheywereveryimpressedwithMr.Evans’local knowledge.Inthecourseofthenextfewweeks,thoughextremelybusywithtighteningupprotectivemeasures,withtheintroductionofthe identitycardsystemandcurfewordersinMidnapore,andwithrecruitinganadditionaltownpoliceforce,hethrewhimselfheartandsoulintothe investigation of this case.
TheLegalRemembrancerandtheSpecialProsecutingOfficerselectedforthiscasepointedoutcertainweaknessesinthecaseandtheDeputy Inspector-GeneralofPoliceoftheRangesubjectedtheinvestigationtoaveryseverecriticismknowingthatifthecasefailedvaluableground wouldbelostinMidnapore.Menoflesstenacitymighthavethoughtthatsincethesuperiorofficersandthelawofficerswerenotentirely sanguineastothesuccessfulprosecutionofthiscase,thecasemightbeabandoned.Mr.Evans,however,wasonlyspurredtofurthereffortsand wasuntiringinhisadvocacyofachargesheet.Finally,sanctiontoprosecute13personswasgiven.Evenherethetroubledidnotceasebecause thepublicwitnesseswereinterroroftheirlivesanditneededallthepersonaltactandprecautionthatMr.Evanscouldgivetopilotthiscase successfully through two Special Tribunals.
Shortlyafterwards,hewastransferredtotheCalcuttaPolicewhereheservedinthePortPolice,intheNorthDistrictandinchargeofthe DetectiveDepartment,whereheshowedmarkedability.Afteraspellofleavehewaspostedin1938asaSuperintendentofPolice,Chittagong, another“troubled”district,wherehisworkwasofaveryhighorder.Priortohispostinginthisdistricttherehadbeenatendencyonthepartof hispredecessorstoregardtouringasimpracticablebecausetheDistrictIntelligenceBranchworkatH.Q.andintheofficewasconsideredso importantandpartlybecauseofthedisturbedstateofthedistrict.Mr.Evansatonceremediedthisandtouredthroughallpartsofthedistrict, visitinginpersoneverypolicestation.Heinfused confdenceinhismenandclearedupanumberofdifficultproblemswhichhadarisenasaresult of the disturbed conditions prevailing in that district in 1931.
InApril1940,hewasselectedto fllavacancywhichhadsuddenlyarisenonthestaff oftheInspector-GeneralforanAssistantInspector-General, anddespitetheheavyworkofthebranchtowhichhewaspostedandthemanynewproblemsarisingoutoftheWarandtheDefenceofIndia Act,hesettosoindefatigablyandwassothoroughandsosoundinhisworkthathisInspector-Generalexperiencednomaterialinconvenienceor delayfromhischangeofstaff officersinthemiddleofthewarperiod.Sincethenhehasbeenofgreatassistanceinthepreparationoffurther schemesinconnectionwithAirRaidPrecautionsandtheWargenerally.Mr.Evansisacourageousofficer,fullofsoundcommonsenseand extremely loyal to his superior officers and to the Service to which he belongs.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 13 June 1957:
‘In recognition of services in operations in the Near East, October-December 1956.’ GGeeoorrggeeEEmmllyynnTThhoommaassHHuullsseeEEvvaannsswasborninOctober1898andwaseducatedatChrist’sHospital.Heattestedforthe28thBattalion, LondonRegiment(Artists’Rifes)inOctober1916andwascommissionedintothe6th(Reserve)Battalion,RoyalFusiliersinApril1917. Subsequentlypostedtothe11thBattalion,RoyalFusiliersoutinFranceinApril1918,heservedwithdistinctionandwasawardedtheMilitary Cross.
DemobilisedintherankofCaptaininMarch1920,followingserviceintheArmyontheRhine,EvansembarkedonhiscareerintheIndianPolice 1921-45,theabovequotedrecommendationsprovidingadetailedsummary,althoughitisworthmentioningthathis fnalappointmentasa DeputyInspector-GeneralinEastBengalentailedcommandofsome6,000men.Certainly,too,thathehadareputationforbeinga‘strongand courageous officer’, assets he was undoubtedly compelled to call upon at an alarming rate, given the succession of ‘tough’ districts allotted to him. DuringthecourseofhisnextappointmentasaPrincipalOfficeroftheControlCommissionforGermany1947-52,whichpostheldthe equivalentmilitaryrankofColonel,Evansservedinthe‘AmericanZone’inBavaria,reportingonthepoliticalandeconomicsituationtothe ForeignOfficeandtotheGermanAdministration,andlatterly wasbasedinMunichasaBritishLandObserver.Thenin1952hewasappointed PublicSafetyAdvisertotheG.O.C.,BritishTroopsinEgypt,withtherankofBrigadier,apostthatrequiredhimtoestablishaBritishPoliceForce intheCanalZone,whichtaskaccomplishedby1955,hebecameaLiaisonOfficerfortheColonialOffice,inconnectionwiththesecondmentof British police officers to the Cyprus Police.
Finally,in1956,EvanswasemployedbytheWarDepartmentasSeniorCivilAffairsOfficerduringtheSuezCrisis-hewaslandedatPortSaid thatNovemberwiththeadvanceH.Q.andremaineduntilthewithdrawal,workthatresultedinhimbeingMentionedinDespatchesbyGeneral Sir Hugh Stockwell. He retired to Suffolk, where he died, aged 61 years, in May 1961.
TheRoyalVictorianOrder,M.V.O.,Member’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘1675’;General Service1918-62,2clasps,Palestine,Malaya(2325390.Sgln.W.J.Russell.R.Signals.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy; ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued; ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(2325390W.O.Cl.2.W.J.Russell.R.Signals.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,1st issue,RegularArmy(2325390W.O.Cl.2.W.J.Russell.R.Sigs.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay;togetherwiththerelated miniatureawards(theclaspsontheGSMintheincorrectorder;theMSMaG.V.R.1stissueexample;andtheLS&GCanE.II.R. 2nd issue example), these similarly mounted, generally very fne and better (11)
£500-£700
M.V.O. London Gazette 31 December 1984: Chief Yeoman Warder William John Russell.
M.I.D. London Gazette 6 April 1944: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.’
WatsonwasconsequentlyemployedinsupportofT.E.Lawrence’sArabrevolt.Infact,thecloseworkingrelationshipestablishedbetweenNo.14 Squadron,thesecretive‘X’FlightandLawrence’sirregularsprovedcrucial,for,inthegreatman’sownwords,‘ItwastheR.A.F.whichhad convertedtheTurkishretreatintorout,whichhadabolishedtheirtelephoneandtelegraphconnections,hadblockedtheirlorrycolumns,and scatteredtheirinfantryunits.’Watson’s fyingservices,moreover,‘includedasecretexpeditiontoHedjazwhichco-operatedwithColonel Lawrence and the Arab Army’ (the recipient’s obituary notice in the Glasgow Herald refers).
MentionedindespatchesandawardedtheM.B.E.,Watsonresumedhislegalcareeronbeingdemobilisedinlate1919androsetoprominenceas anadvocateoverthecomingdecade.InJuly1928,inacasethatreceivedthesupportofSirArthurConanDoyle,heactedasoneofOscar Slater’scounselinasuccessfulappealagainstthelatter’sconvictionformurderbackin1909.InApril1929hewasappointedaKing’sCounseland, twomonthslater,inRamsayMacDonald’ssecondLabourGovernment,hebecameSolicitorGeneralforScotland.KnightedintheDissolution Honours of November 1931, he subsequently took up post as Sheriff of Caithness, Orkney and Shetland. He died in February 1944.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,hallmarksforLondon1917; AlbertMedal,2ndClass,forGallantryinSavingLifeatSea,thereverseengraved,‘AwardedbyHisMajestytoSamuelJames Haines,JuniorOfficer,M.M.R.,inRecognitionofHisGallantryataFireinArchangelHarbour,17thJune1919’;RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree, OrderofSt.Stanislaus,3rdclassbreastbadge,withswords,by AlbertKeibel,St.Petersburg,41mmx40mm.,goldandenamel, double-headedeagleandmanufacturer’smarkonreverse,part‘56’goldmarkoneyelet,mountedfordisplay, theAlbertMedal with heavy contact wear and occasional dents to reverse, otherwise generally very fne (3) £5,000-£7,000
Provenance: The Collection of Exceptional Naval and Polar Awards formed by R. C. Witte, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2007. M.B.E. London Gazette 8 March 1920: ‘For valuable services in the Naval Transport Service, North Russia.’ A.M. LondonGazette 12December1919:‘TheKinghasbeengraciouslypleasedtoconfertheDecorationoftheAlbertMedaluponMr.Samuel James Haines, Junior Officer, M.M.R., attached to the Up-River Transport Service. Onthe17Junelasta freoccurredinaRussianmotorlaunchintheHarbourofArchangel,andaRussiantugandpicketboatfromanAmerican man-of-war proceeded to render assistance, Mr. Haines going in the tug.
Mr.Hainesatoncewentonboardthelaunchandendeavouredtoextinguishthe fre,butbeingunabletodoso,heorderedtheotherboatstolay off,whilehewentdownintothemagazineandbroughtupondeckaquantityofammunitionandalargequantityofgasolineandsomerifes. Then calling the picket boat alongside, he passed these stores aboard her.
WhileMr.Haineswasaloneonboardthelaunch,thecabinabafttheengineroomandbeforethemagazinetook fre.The frewasultimatelygot under control, but not before the launch had been gutted.
Mr.Hainesdisplayedgreatgallantryinrenderingtheservice,forhadthe frereachedthemagazineanexplosionwouldundoubtedlyhave occurred, and he would have had no chance of saving his life.’
Having then qualifed as a signaller, he was invalided ashore in June 1904.
OntheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,hejoinedtheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserve,hisearlierqualifcationleadingtoextendedserviceat theRoyalNavalDivision’sSignalSchoolatCrystalPalace,wherehewasbasedbetweenMarch1915andMay1918,andagainbetweenJulyand September1918.Intheinterim,heattendedanofficer’scourseandthislikelyledtohissubsequentappointmentasaJuniorOfficerinthenewly formed Mercantile Marine Reserve.
OfficialrecordsconfrmhisawardoftheRussianOrderofSt.Stanislaus,3rdclass,withswords,alsofortheAlbertMedalincident,aspera RussianNavalcommuniquédated9October1919.HewasalsoentitledtotheBritishWarandVictoryMedalsbuttherelevantentryonthe medal roll reveals that they were never issued.
Sold with a modern watercolour depicting the scene in Archangel Harbour on 17 June 1919.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;DistinguishedService Cross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated1942,withhallmarksforLondon1942;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,Franceand Germany;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;PacifcStar;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,mountedasworn;togetherwith therecipient’srelatedminiatureawards,thesesimilarlymounted,andbothfullandminiaturewidthribandbars(thetwosetsof riband bars additionally including the riband for the Defence Medal), pitting and contact marks, generally very fne (7)
£1,400-£1,800
M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1966.
D.S.C. London Gazette 20 October 1942:
‘For bravery and skill in action against enemy Submarines in H.M.S. Zulu.’
‘Foroutstandingzeal,patienceandcheerfulness,andforneverfailingtosetanexampleofwholehearteddevotiontodutywithoutwhichthehigh tradition of the Royal Navy could not have been upheld.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 22 December 1942:
‘For great gallantry, leadership, and devotion to duty in H.M.S. Zulu in the raid on Tobruk in September 1942.’
JJoohhnnSSaalltteerrDDrraanneewasborninEccles,Norfolk,on14August1920andwaseducatedatGresham’sSchool,Holt.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyin 1938andservedduringtheSecondWorldWar,initiallyasaMidshipmaninH.M.S. Devonshire,andthenasaLieutenantinH.M.S. Zulu.Servingas theship’sAnti-SubmarineOfficer,hewasMentionedinDespatches,andwasthenawardedtheDistinguishedSertviceCrossforhisbraveryand skillinactionwithanenemyU-boat,whichresultedinthesubmanebeingsunkon4August1942.Thefollowingmonth Zulu wassunkoff Tobruk on14September1942,andforhisgreatgallantry,leadership,anddevotiontodutydurigntheraidonTobrukDranewasagainMentionedin Despatches.Following Zulu’ssinkinghesubsequentlyservedashoreintheWesternDesertwiththe8thArmyin1943,beforebeingpostedas1st LieutenanttoH.M.S. Whitshed,servingontheEastCoastConvoysandduringtheD-DayLandings.His fnalpostingduringtheWarwastoH.M.S. Tuscan serving in the Far East.
Soldwiththerecipient’sNavalPayandIdentityBook;variousAdmiraltyletterstotherecipient’sfatherregardinghishonoursandawards;anda quantity of letters, telegrams, newspaper cuttings, and other ephemera.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;1939-45Star;ItalyStar; FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(Capt.R. Brammall,A.A.C.);Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;EfficiencyDecoration,E.II.R.,Territorial,thereverseofficiallydated ‘1955’, with Second Award Bar, the reverse of the Bar officially dated ‘1963’, mounted as worn, generally good very fne (9) £600-£800
HeformedandassumedcommandoftheBattalionTrainingWingwhichinvolvestrainingallrecruitsandarrangingassistancetotheA.C.F.units affiliatedtotheBattalion.Thesystemofselectionandtrainingwhichhehasformulatedhadprovedanunqualifedsuccess.SinceOctober1959 over 480 recruits have passed through his hands, and failures in either basic training or on parachute courses have been minute.
Similarly,hehasmadeagreatsuccessofliaisonwithA.C.F.units,whichareconstantlyexpressingtheirappreciationoftheaidprovidedthemby the Training Wing under Major Brammall’s direction.
HisservicestotheBattalionhavebeeninvaluableand,inparticular,hissuccessinthe feldofrecruitingandtraininghasbeenofverygreatbeneft to the T.A. as a whole. It is therefore most strongly recommended that his outstanding services should be recognised.’
RRoonnaallddBBrraammmmaallllwasborninEdmonton,Essexon9May1920andwascommissionedintheParachuteRegimentinMay1943,servingduringthe SecondWorldWarwiththe5th(Scottish)ParachuteBattalioninItaly,thesouthofFrance,GreeceandPalestine.Along-servedTerritorialinthe post-warera,asoutlinedintheaboverecommendationforhisM.B.E.forservicesinthe10thBattalion,TheParachuteRegiment,Brammallwas awardedtheEfficiencyDecorationinJune1955andaSecondAwardBarinSeptember1963.HewasalsopresentattheCoronationprocession in 1953 and was the author of a history of the Battalion - The Tenth - which was published in 1965. He died in London in April 1993.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,hallmarksforLondon1918,unnamedasissued;Lloyd’sMedalforMeritoriousServices,3rd type,silver(CaptainCharlesPhilipDickens,S.S.“Salient”7thJuly1918);BritishWarandMercantileMarineWarMedals(C.P. Dickens.) mounted as worn in this order, good very fne (4) £1,400-£1,800
D.S.C. London Gazette 14 September 1918: ‘in recognition of zeal and devotion to duty shown in carrying on the trade of the country during the war.’ CChhaarrlleessPPhhiilliippDDiicckkeennsswasborninPill,nearBristolin1873andgainedhisMaster’sCerti fcateon11September1896.Inthe1901censusheis recordedasaBoatmanlivinginthefamilyhomeinEaston-in-Gordano,Somerset,andinthe1911censusheisrecordedastheMasterofthe289 tonnebarge Runswick inThornaby,Yorkshire.Heisrecordedinthe1939RegisterasaRetiredMasterMarinerresidinginEaston-in-Gordano,and he died on 2 July 1946.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1942’andadditionallyinscribed‘Engr.Lt.Comdr.R.F.McArt,R.N.R., H.M.S. “Avenger” Russian Convoy’; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, extremely fne (5) £1,200-£1,600
D.S.C. LondonGazette 1 December 1942:
‘Forgallantry,skillandresolutioninH.M.shipsescortinganimportantconvoytoNorthRussiainthefaceofrelentlessattackbyenemyaircraft and submarines.’
The original recommendation states: ‘Thisofficershowedgreatskillanddevotiontodutyinmaintainingtheefficiencyofthemainenginesandothermachineryduringthepassageofa Russian convoy and particularly during action on the 13th, 14th and 15th September 1942.’
RRoobbeerrttFFrreeddeerriicckkMMccAArrttwasborninWestDerby,Lancashireon15October1900andlikelyforgedacareerinthemerchantservicepriortothe outbreakofhostilities.MorecertainisthefacthewasappointedtothetemporaryrankofLieutenant-CommanderintheRoyalNavalReservein August 1940.
So,too,thefacthissubsequentawardoftheD.S.C.stemmedfromhisservicesintheescortcarrierH.M.S. Avenger duringtheassociatedconvoys PQ.18andQP.14which,inthewakeofthedisastrousPQ.17,mustrankasoneofthemostimportantArcticoperationsofthewar.With92 torpedo-bombersand133assortedlong-rangeaircraftbasedinNorthernNorway,theLuftwaffehadnodoubtsabouttheoutcomeofthis courageouseffortto‘turnthetide’infavouroffuturemercy-missionstoRussia. Avenger,carryingelementsof802,825and883NavalAir Squadrons (Sea Hurricanes and Swordfsh), joined the outgoing convoy en route to Archangel on 9 September 1942. Andthe frstenemyaircraftassaultarrivedintheafternoonof13September,ineffectualeffortsatbombingbeingfollowedupbya‘fightof locusts’intheformof40torpedo-bombers.Inspiteoftheintensebarrageputupbythenavalescort,andD.E.M.S.gunnersaboardtheassorted merchantmen,nolessthaneightshipswerelostwithintheten-minutedurationofthisattack.Just fveoftheenemy’saircraftweredownedand twomore‘dangerousattacks’followedlaterthatevening.Here,then,the frstdateonwhichMcArt'showedgreatskillanddevotiontodutyin maintainingtheefficiencyofthemainenginesandothermachinery’in Avenger,deedsthathewastore-enactundersimilarcircumstancesonthe 14thand15th,fortheconvoynowcameunderrelentlessattack.Andtheroleplayedby Avenger provedcrucialtoitssurvival,herFleetAirArm pilots breaking up and inficting heavy losses on numerous Luftwaffe formations.
Tragically,thegallantMcArtwasamongthoselostinthe Avenger on15November1942,followingherparticipationinOperation‘Torch’,when shewastorpedoedbythe U-155 westofGibraltar.Hitabreastherbombroom,whichexploded,shewentdowninside fveminutes,just17men surviving out of a normal complement of 545 officers and ratings.
Aged42,McArtleftawidow,Catherine,ofGreatCosby,Liverpool.ShereceivedhisD.S.C.ataBuckinghamPalaceinvestiture,accompaniedby their 10-year-old son.
SoldwithrelatedAdmiraltycondolenceslipinthenameof‘TemporaryLieutenantCommander(E.)RobertFrederickMcArt,R.N.R.’,together with his Buckingham Palace Memorial Scroll in the name of ‘Lieut.-Cdr. (E.) R. F. McArt, D.S.C., Royal Naval Reserve’.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(2.Lieut.E.J.A.Maunsell.R.War.R.);British War and Victory Medals (Capt. E. J. A. Maunsell.) good very fne (4)
£1,200-£1,600
M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Thefarendofapositionoveracanalwhichwasunderheavyshellandmachine-gun frewas blownup.Hevolunteeredtogointothepositionandreportthedamage.Later,herepeatedlyledhismenintoawoodthroughheavy freinhis endeavour to force a way through the enemy line. His fne leading and cool behaviour were an example to all.’
Annotated Gazette states: ‘Pacaut Wood, 15 April 1918’.
M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 1 February 1919:
‘ForconspicuousgallantryandableleadershipeastofArrasonAugust30th,1918.Inspiteofhostilemachine-gunandartillery frehegothis companyintoposition,andledtheminanattackontheridgenorthofSt.SevinsRidge.Hewastheonlyofficerofthebattalionwhoreachedthe second objective. where he took charge of all the scattered companies, reorganising them, and getting into touch with units on the fanks.’
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..CC..,,DD..CC..MM..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooSSeeccoonnddLLiieeuutteennaannttAA..LL..MMaarrttiinn,,RReesseerrvveeHHoouusseehhoolldd BBaattttaalliioonn,, llaatteerr CCoollddssttrreeaamm GGuuaarrddss,, llaattee TTrrooooppeerr,, 33rrdd CCoouunnttyy ooff LLoonnddoonn YYeeoommaannrryy MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseprivatelyengraved‘2nd.Lt.A.L.Martin.D.C.M.(S.R.)HouseholdCav.Ypres.4.10.1917’; DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(1536Trpr:A.L.Martin.3/Co:Lond:Yeo:-T.F.);1914-15Star(1536L.Cpl.A.L.Martin.C. ofLond.Yeo.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(2.Lieut.A.L.Martin.)mountedforwear;togetherwith therelatedminiatureawards(theminiatureVMwithfull-sizedM.I.D.oakleaves),thesesimilarlymountedasworn, lightpitting from Star, good very fne and better (5) £2,400-£2,800
M.C. London Gazette 19 November 1917; citation published 22 March 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutywhenincommandofacarryingparty.Thoughtwiceburiedbyshellsburstingclosetohim,heled hispartythreetimesthroughanenemybarrage.Itwasduetohisenergyandexamplethatalltheammunitionrequiredwascarriedtothe forward dumps.’
D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1916; citation published 21 June 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantry.HestayedinalisteningpostwithanN.C.O.whowasmortallywounded,and fnallygothimbacktothetrenchesunder fre.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 6 March 1916.
AAllpphhoonnssuussLLoouuiissMMaarrttiinnwasenlistedinthe3rdCountyofLondonYeomanryon23October1914,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWar withtheMediterraneanExpeditionaryForceinEgyptfrom28April1915.AwardedtheDistinguishedConductMedal,hewascommissioned SecondLieutenantintheReserveHouseholdBattalionon15January1917,andsawfurtherservicewiththemontheWesternFront,being awardedtheMilitaryCrossforhisgallantryatYpreson4October1917.SubsequentlytransferringtotheColdstreamGuards,hewasbadly gassed,permanentlyimpairinghishealthinlaterlife.Relinquishinghiscommission,heemigratedtoSouthAfricaandjoinedtheVacuumOil Company of South Africa in Cape Town in 1929, going up to Nyasaland the following year. He died in East London, South Africa, aged 60. MartininreferencedinStuartCloete’s(thebest-sellingauthorof RagsofGlory) autobiography‘AVictorianSon’(althoughCloete’smemory maybe at fault as to the accuracy of his statement):
‘LouisAlphonsusMartin[sic],whohadcomewithmefromtheHouseholdBattaliontotheColdstream,wasthecoolestmanunder freIhave everservedwith.Nothingcouldfrightenhim...HehadfoughtagainsttheBritishintheBoerWar,hadfoughtfortheminSouth-WestandEast Africa,wherehegothisdecorations[sic],andthenobtainedacommissionintheHouseholdBattalion.Hewasasplendid fghtingsoldierwiththe Boer capacityformakingaplan.Unfortunately,beforewehadbeeninFrancelong,hewentdownwithspleentrouble,theresultofmalaria contractedinEastAfrica.SomehowwhenIwaswithhim,andwewereinthesameCompany,Iwasneverfrightened.Because,likeeveryoneelse, I was frightened a great deal of the time.’
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalCommissionDocument,appointingAlphonsusLouisMartin,M.C.,asSecondLieutenantintheSpecialReserveof Officers,dated20February1918;therecipient’soriginalMentionedinDespatchesCertifcate,namedto‘1536L/CA.L.Martin,3rdCountyof LondonYeomanry(T.F.),thismountedinaglazedframe;therecipient’soriginalDischargeCertifcate;aColdstreamGuardsbroochbadge;a newspapercuttingannouncingtherecipient’sdeath,withaphotographoftherecipient;alettertotherecipientfromLordBingham(later6thEarl ofLucan,whohadservedalongsideMartinduringtheGreatWarintheColdstreamGuards),onGovernmentHouse,CapeTownwritingpaper; and a signed First Edition of Stuart Cloete’s autobiography ‘A Victorian Son’, in which Martin is mentioned, and signed by the author.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseprivatelyengraved‘LLFrenchCaptainRoyalEngineersPresentedbyKingGeorgeVBuckingham PlaceMay1919BailleulWulverghemFranceApril1918’;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.L.L.French.) VMofficiallyreimpressed; together with the recipient’s Pretoria Citizens Great War Service Medal 1914-19, bronze, good very fne (4) £1,000-£1,400
M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinsavingrailwaymaterialandammunitionfromadump.Whenhostileshellingsettheammunition depoton fre,andseverallargedumpswereablaze,andthetrackwasdamagedinthreeplaces,thisofficerenteredthedepotwithanengineand pulledoutloadedtruckstoapositionofsafety.Thenextdaythisofficerkeptintouchwithtwoheavyguns,andatacriticaltimebroughtuptwo engines, and pulled them both out, with their personnel and ammunition, under very heavy shell fre.’
An extract from his service papers reads as follows:
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(2)ConspicuousgallantryatWulvergmem,atdaybreak,on10April,1918,whenowingtoenemyshelling,notelephonecommunicationcouldbe maintainedwithabatteryof12"gunsinactionatD.V.10andD.V.11,thisofficer,onhisowninitiativeandatgreatpersonaldanger,established poststokeepintouchwiththeguns,heldanengineinreserve,andlaterbetween12noonand1:30p.m.tooktwoenginesthroughshell-freup to the gun spurs and pulled out both guns, personnel, and all ammunition and equipment without mishap.
Undoubtedly the prompt action taken by this officer saved what at one time was a dangerous situation.’
A letter written to French’s Commanding Officer from the Deputy Assistant Director of Supplies, Second Army, reports:
‘AtTrentDepotonthe9thinstant,atabout4.00p.m.theammunitiondepotcaught freduetohostileshelling.Onarrivingatthesceneofthe freatabout5.00p.m.,thelatterwasragingfuriously,andIsawaR.O.D.enginerunningupanddownthebroadgaugespurs,etc.,pullingand placingtrucksloadedwithammunitiontoaplaceofsafety.Atthetimethiswasgoingonsevenoreightlargedumpsofammunitionwereablaze, andtheshellswerefallingandexplodinginalldirections;theengineetc.,passedwithin100yardsofthe fresandexplosions,andthisworkwas carriedoutatgreatpersonalrisk,asthisofficerandmenhadnocoverwhateverfromtheexplodingshells.Thesplendidworkperformed undoubtedly saved all the rolling stock in this depot. And the majority of trucks loaded with ammunition. IshouldliketobringtoyournoticethegallantryandindividualeffortsofLieutenantFrench,R.E.,who,byhisuttercontemptfordanger,seta splendidexampletothemenunderhisorders,andIconsideritmydutytobringthiscasetoyournoticewithaviewtothisofficerreceivingan immediate award.’
LLiivviinnggssttoonneeLLoonnddoonnFFrreenncchhwasborninMotherwell,Scotlandin1880,andhavingemigratedtoSouthAfricaarrivedinPretoriainAugust1902. HeservedduringtheGreatWarinGermanEastAfricawiththe9thSouthAfricanInfantryfrom7Februaryto12December1916,before proceedingtotheU.K.asofficeinchargeofanescortofGermanprisoners,andwascommissionedLieutenantintheRoyalEngineerson12April 1917.Heserved withthemontheWesternFrontfrom8September1917.InDecember1917hewaspostedtoaCanadianRailwayCompany, andwasOfficerinchargeoftheforwardareasinBailleul,KemmelHill,MessinesRidgeandelsewhere.PromotedCaptaininMarch1918,hewas awardedanimmediateMilitaryCrossforhisgallantryon9April1918,andwasinvestedwithhisM.C.byH.M.KingGeorgeVatBuckingham Palace on 20 April 1920.
IncivilianlifeFrenchwasakeenfootballplayerandPresidentoftheSouthAfricanFootballAssociationforseveralyears.Hewasalsoelectedto the Pretoria City Council in 1915, and was reputedly the frst person to travel as a passenger by air all the way from London to Cape Town. Soldwithtwosilverprizemedallionsengraved,‘M.H.1896-7,2ndPrize5Mls.,Nov.Hp.,wonbyL.French’and‘M.H.1897-98,7MIs.Hcap.,2nd. L. French’; a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued,initscaseofissue;BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Lt.F.W.S.Burton.) good very fne (3) £600-£800
M.C. London Gazette 4 June 1917: ‘2nd Lt. Frederick William Severine Burton, S.A. Inf.’ FFrreeddeerriicckkWWiilllliiaammSSeevveerriinneeBBuurrttoonnenlistedforthe3rdSouthAfricanInfantryBrigadeon2September1915,andwasappointed2ndLieutenant, actingBrigadeSignallingOfficer,15October1915.HeservedinEgyptfromJanuary1916andinFrancefromApril1916wherehewasattachedto various5thArmySignalCompaniesoftheRoyalEngineersuntilJanuary1919.HereturnedtotheUnioninthe DurhamCastle andwasreleased from service on 23 April 1919, giving his permanent address as Central Telegraph Office, Johannesburg. Sold with copied record of service which confrms issue of British War and Victory Medals.
Undercoverofthetank fre,theleadingtwoplatoongottowithin fftyyardsoftheforwardendofthevillageandthencharged.Immediately,a ring of previously un-located bunkers opened up on their right fank and an M.M.G. opened up from the paddy to their rear.
ThewholeCompanywaspinnedintheopen.MajorFrywasunabletodirectthetanksontothetargetsastheyweretoofarback.Hereported thesituationbacktotheCommandPost,givingclearandprecisedetails.Hewasundercontinuous freandinanextremelyconspicuousposition on the 40 Wireless Set.
Thetanksdulydealtwiththesituationandtheinfantryagaincharged.Theywereagainheldupbysomecleverlysitedbunkersthatthetankscould not engage.
Major Fry again exposed himself by going up to a tank and directing its fre from the house telephone. Thetankwasnotabletodepressitsgunssufficientlyandovershotthetarget.Asthetankmovedround,itreportedbackthatthetroupwas almost out of ammunition. Major Fry realised that the bunkers were not destroyed, but organised a fnal assault.
Theattackwascalledoff atthelastminutebyCommandPost.MajorFrydisengagedhiscompanywithcoolnessandskillandwithdrewafew hundredyardstoenablethegunstobringdown fre.Therewasaconsiderablepausewhileanewplanwasmadeandtherestedtroop flledup withammunition.Duringthispausethecompanywasheavilyshelledinanexposedpositionintheopenpaddy.MajorFrykepthiscompanywell under control and there was no wavering. He himself dealt with a persistent Japanese sniper up a tree. Whenthetankscameupagainwithpin-pointknowledgeoftheJapanesepositions,MajorFryformedhisdepletedCompanyintotwoplatoons and himself led the assault waving a captured Japanese sword.
This charge went straight through the Japanese Forward Defensive Localities into the centre of the village. The reserve company then exploited to the far end of the village.
Major Fry, throughout the action displayed outstanding coolness, courage and powers of leadership. He materially contributed to the successofanactionthatnearlyfailed.Hisinspiringexampleinthe fnalassaultgavehistroopsthenecessaryelantocarrythemrightthroughthe objective.’
AAnnttoonnyyGGuuyyoonnFFrryyenlistedintotheRoyalArtillery,TerritorialArmy,9November1938;Embodied,2September1939;Dischargedon appointmenttoacommissionas2ndLieutenant,TheHampshireRegiment,10October 1941;WarSubstantiveLieutenant,1October1942; ActingMajor,3November1943;WarSubstantiveCaptainandTemporaryMajor,3February1944;RelinquishedtemporaryrankofMajor,21 June 1944; Released and relinquished commission, 31 October 1946; Granted honorary rank of Major London Gazette 25 May 1945. Soldwith RoyalMint caseofissueforM.C.initsouteracrdbox,togetherwithvariousoriginaldocumentsincludingletterofcongratulationsfrom Lt-Gen.F.W.Messervy,CommanderIVCorps,‘Iammorethanproudofwhatyouandthosewithyouhavedonebyyourcourageand determinationtogainsuchsuccessesfor4CorpsandblotouttheJaps.’,andanotherfromH.Q.7IndianDivision;WarOfficeletterdated16 January1947settingouthismilitaryrecordofservice,andanotherdated31May1947forwardingtheM.C.togetherwithcopyofthe recommendation, to Major Fry in Nairobi, Kenya Colony; entitlement slip for campaign medals.
AA ff nneeSSeeccoonnddWWaarrWWeesstteerrnnDDeesseerrtt‘‘TToobbrruukk’’IImmmmeeddiiaatteeMM..CC..aawwaarrddeeddttooLLiieeuutteennaannttMM..MMaayynnee,,UUmmvvoottiiMMoouunntteeddRRii ff eess,, wwhhoo wwaass ccaappttuurreedd aatt TToobbrruukk aanndd iinntteerrnneedd aatt OO ff aagg 55AA iinn GGeerrmmaannyy ffoorr tthhee dduurraattiioonn ooff tthhee WWaarr MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.reverseofficiallydated1946;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,theselast fourallofficiallyimpressed‘1466M.M.Mayne);Coronation1937(29506Sgt.M.MayneUMR)privatelynamed;Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Union of South Africa (Capt. M. Mayne - U.M.R.), nearly extremely fne (7) £1,800-£2,200
M.C. London Gazette 19 December 1946: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services at Tobruk in 1942.’
The recommendation for an Immediate award states:
‘On8thJune1942LieutenantMaynewasinCommandoftherighthalfofaninfantrycompany(platoon)attachedtoaforceknownas"Guycol" operating against the enemy in the area between Barrels 11 and 13 in the GAZALA Line of the Western Desert. To enable this force to advance it was necessary to attack a strongly held enemy position and this could only be done frontally.
Lieutenant Mayne at great personal risk, led this attack in the face of the intense machine gun fre from the objective. He was always in the forefront of the battle and throughout the action displayed the highest qualities of leadership and initiative. This example was an inspiration to all who took part and materially assisted in the success of the operation.’
SoldwithoriginalletterfromMaynetohisfatherin1941;UmvotiMountedRifesChristmasCard1941tohiswife,signedbyMayneandall membersofhisNo7platoon,“B”CompanyU.M.R.; fveoriginaltelegramsfromMaynetohiswifesentafterhisreleasefrominternmentin Germanyin1945;variousoriginalnewscuttingsrelatingtoreturningSouthAfricanPOW’sandalaminatednewsclippingtitled“MilitaryAwards forTobrukBravery”listingallSouthAfricanawardsmadeforTobruk;togetherwithofficialcopyoftherecommendationforhisM.C.,copied service papers and other research confrming all awards.
DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated1944;DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(1377718.Sgt.L.Martin.R.A. F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, nearly extremely fne (6) £4,000-£5,000
D.F.C. London Gazette 14 November 1944.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘FlyingOfficerMartinwaspostedto10SquadroninSeptember1943,havingalreadycompletedone operationaltourof24sortiescomprising151operationalhours.Hehasnowcompletedasecondtourof21sortiescomprising123operational hours and has been screened and posted for instructional duties.
FlyingOfficerMartinhasbeenDeputyGunneryLeaderandhasbeenresponsibletoagreatextentforthepresenthighstandardorefficiencyof theSquadron’sAirGunners.IstronglyrecommendthatFlyingOfficerMartin’sskill,courage,andpraiseworthydevotiontodutyberecognisedby the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
RemarksbyStationCommander:FlyingOfficerMartinhasbeenundeterredbydangersordifficulties,andhasplayedanimportantpartinthe success attained by his crew. I recommend the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Remarks by Air Officer Commanding: I strongly recommend this Air Gunner for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.’
D.F.M. London Gazette 15 July 1941 (in a joint citation with Acting Flying Officer J. W. Murray [awarded the D.F.C.]:
‘OnenightinJune,1941,FlyingOfficerMurrayandSergeantMartinwerethecaptainandreargunnerrespectivelyofanaircraftdetailedtocarry outabombingmissionoverHanover.Ontheoutwardjourney,theaircraftwassuddenlyengagedbyanenemy fghter,whichopened frewith cannonandmachinegunscausingseveredamagetotheaircraftandthereargunturret.NeverthelessSergeantMartin,whowaswoundedinthe headandarm,continuedtoengagetheenemy fnallycausinghimtobreakoff theattack.Theaircraftwaslastobserveddiving steeplyaway.With greatskill,FlyingOfficerMurray fewhisseverelydamagedaircraftbacktothiscountry,afterdroppinghisbombsonanenemyobjective,makinga successfullandingatanaerodromewithoutinjurytothecrew.FlyingOfficerMurraydisplayedgreatairmanship,whileSergeantMartinshowed great fortitude in very difficult circumstances.’
TheoriginalRecommendation,dated19June1941,states:‘SergeantMartinwasthetailgunneroftheaircraftofwhichFlyingOfficerMurraywas theCaptainonthenightof15-16June1941.Whilstproceedingtothetargetandoverenemyterritory,theaircraftwasattackedbyanenemy fghterwhichopened frewithcannonandmachinegunsatcloserange.SergeantMartinreturnedtheenemy's freandinthecourseofthe engagement,histurretwasbadlydamagedbydirecthitsfromcannon freandhehimselfwoundedintheheadandarm.Theenemyaircraftmade asecondattackbut,inspiteofhisinjuriesandimpairedvision,SergeantMartincontinuedtoengagetheenemysothatitbrokeoff theattackand waslastseendivingsteeplyaway.SergeantMartin'scoolandskilfulhandlingofhisturretwasmostcertainlyinstrumentalinsavinghisaircraftas the frstburstofcannon frehadsodamagedtheaircraftrudderandelevatorcontrolthattheCaptainwasunabletoassisthimbytakingevasive action. Sergeant Martin is recommended for an immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.
RemarksbyStationCommander:IconsiderthatSergeantMartin’seffortsinstickingtohispostdespitehisinjuriesandbadlydamagedturret deserving of the highest praise. He is strongly recommended for the immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.
Remarks by Air Officer Commanding: A very plucky effort. Strongly recommended.’ LLuutthheerrMMaarrttiinnreceivedhis frstoperationalpostingto‘B’Flight,35Squadron,basedatR.A.F.LintononOuse,inApril1941, fyingHalifaxes,and tookpartinhis frstoperationalsortie,araidonDusiberg,on11June1941,servingastheTailGunnerinHalifaxL9506,pilotedbyPilotOfficer Murray.Hissecondoperationalsortiewasthefollowingday,araidonEssen,wherehisaircraftwasbadlyhitbyAnti-Aircraft fre,andhisthird operational sortie was to Hanover on 15 June 1941 – it was for this raid that he was awarded his Immediate Distinguished Flying Medal. Martinre-crewedthefollowingmonth,andhisnextoperationalsortie,astheTailGunnerinHalifaxP9503,pilotedbyFlightLieutenantLeonard Cheshire,wasaraid onthe‘BigCity’,Berlin,on25July1941.Overthenextmonthhe few afurthersixoperationalsortiesaspartofCheshire’s crew,toCologne,Karlsruhe,Essen,andMadgeburg,aswellasafurthertworaidsonBerlin.Re-crewedoncemore,he fewfurtheroperational sortieswith35SquadrontoHamburg(twice),Brest(twice),Essen(twice),Lorient,Trondheim(twice),andCologne,aswellasafourthraidon Berlin. His 24th and fnal sortie with the Squadron was on 1 June 1942. CommissionedPilotOfficerintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveon14April1943,Martinwasnextpostedto10Squadron,basedatR.A.F. Melbourne,andasaHalifaxAirGunner fewhis frstoperationalsortiewithhisnewsquadronon23September1943,raidonMannheim. FurthertargetsoverthenextfewmonthsincludedHanover(twice),Frankfurt(twice),Leverkusen,Dusseldorf,Essen,Aulnoye(on27April1944, referredtointherecipient’sD.F.C.Recommendation),anda ffthraidonBerlin.His21stand fnaloperationalsortiewith10Squadron(andhis 45th sortie overall) was a minelaying operation on 3 June 1944, just days before D-Day. Martin was advanced Flight Lieutenant on 22 April 1945, and relinquished his commission on 6 February 1956, retaining his rank.
Soldwiththerecipient’sRoyalAirForceObserver’sandAirGunner’sFlyingLogBook,coveringthe7March1941to3June1944;copied Squadroncombatreportsforalloftherecipient’soperationalsorties;namedBuckinghamPalaceenclosurefortheD.F.C.;asignedletterfrom Leonard Cheshire, dated 13 June 1986; and copied research.
DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1943’,andadditionallyengraved‘Flt.Lieut.D.G.SheppardD.F.C.277 SquadronR.A.F.;1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939 -45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(Flt.Lt.D.G.Sheppard.R.A.F.);AirEfficiencyAward,G.VI.R.,1stissue(Flt. Lt. D. G. Sheppard, R.A.F.V.R.) mounted for wear, generally good very fne (8)
£1,200-£1,600
Provenance: C. Lusted, February 1978.
D.F.C. London Gazette 25 May 1943.
TheoriginalRecomendationstates:‘Thisofficerhasalongrecordofoperational fying.Hetookpartinthe frstair/searescuesortie.InJanuary, 1943,FlyingOfficerSheppardparticipatedintherescueofacrewofaDefantunderconditionsofextremedifficultyinaveryroughsea.Atall timesthisofficerhasbeentirelessinhiseffortsforair/searescueandhassetanoutstandingexampleofcourageanddetermination.FlyingOfficer Sheppard’s skill is exceptional and he has played a vital part in the many successful rescues in which he has participated.’
DDoouuggllaassGGllyynnSShheeppppaarrddwasborninDecember1916.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththeRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,and wascommissionedPilotOfficerinJanuary1942.SheppardtrainedasanAirGunner,andadvancedtoFlyingOfficerinOctoberofthesameyear. Hewassubsequentlypostedforoperational fyingwith277(AirSeaRescue)Squadron,andwasservingwith‘A’FlightatMartleshamHeathatthe timeoftheawardofhisD.F.C.TheSquadronwasattachedtoFighterCommand,andemployedforthespottingandrescueofdownedpilotsin theEnglishChannel.277SquadronwasequippedwithBoultonDefants(usedtolocatethedownedpilots,laterreplacedbySpitfres),andWalrus aircraft used to effect the rescue. Sheppard few in both aircraft.
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£1,200-£1,600
D.F.C. London Gazette 16 February 1945.
AArrtthhuurrAA..DDiiggggiinnsswasthe‘eldestsonofMrandMrsG.Digginsof8a,TylerStreet[Parkeston,Essex]...AnoldscholarofParkestonSchool,where hewaseducatedundertheheadmastershipofMrF.Thurlow,hehasservedintheR.A.F.throughoutthewarandholdsthe1939-43Star[sic]. Attainingtherankofwarrantofficer,hewascommissionedinApril,1944.Inhis frstseriesofoperational fights,FlyingOfficerDigginswas wirelessoperator-airgunnerinWellingtonbombers,andhassinceservedinLancasterbomberswiththePathfnderForce.Histripshaveincluded Hamburg, Cologne, Essen, Gelsenkirchen and many other German industrial targets.’ (Newspaper cutting refers) DigginsservedwiththeRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,andqualifedasaWirelessOperatoratNo.2E.&W.SchoolinDecember1940. DigginsqualifedasanAirGunnerinAugust1941,andwaspostedforfurthertrainingatNo.27O.T.U.,LichfeldinSeptember1941.Hewas postedforoperational fyingasanAirGunnerwith142Squadron(Wellingtons)atWalthaminMarch1942.InitiallycrewedwithSergeantGilesas hispilot,andthenPilotOfficerGoule,he fewinatleast28operationalsortieswiththeSquadron,including:Lille;LeHavre;Cologne;Essen(6), including1/2June1942,thesecondThousandBomberRaid;Ostend;Warnemunde;Paris;Cologne,30/31May1942,the frstThousandBomber Raid;Duisberg(2);Saarbrucken(2);Dusseldorf(2);Mainz(2),including12August1942,when‘AttackedbyJu.88’(LogBookrefers);Frankfurt;St. Nazaire; Frisian Islands; Heligoland (2); and Aachen. Havingcompletedhis frsttourofoperations,Digginswaspostedto81O.T.U.,WhitchurchHeath,totrainasaninstructor.HequalifedasanAir BomberInstructorinDecember1943,andsubsequentpostingsincludedtoNo.1A.A.S.,Manby,No.83O.T.U.,PeplowandNo.18O.T.U., Finningley.DigginswaspostedtoPathfnderForceN.T.U.,Warboys,inAugust1944,andthenreturnedtooperational fyingasaVisualAir Bomberwith156Squadron(Lancasters),PathfnderForce,atUpwoodthefollowingmonth.He fewinatleast24operationalsortieswith the Squadron,September-November1944.The frst ofwhichwaswithSquadronLeaderJ.A.Robertsonashispilot,andthesubsequentsorties withFlightLieutenantP.F.Clayton[laterSquadronLeader,D.S.O.,D.F.C.]ashispilot(withtheexceptionofGelsenkirchen,6November1944). TheoperationalsortieswiththeSquadronincluded:Eindhoven;LeHavre(3);Gelsenkirchen(2),includingasMasterBomberCrew,6November 1944(withWingCommanderT.E.Ison,D.S.O.,D.F.C.ashispilot;Frankfurt;TheHague;Kiel;Bolougne;Flushing(2),whenDeputyMaster BomberCrewandMasterBomberCrew,respectively;Saarbrucken;Sterkrade;Duisburg(2);Wilhelmshaven;Stuttgart;Essen(2),includingas DeputyMasterBomberCrew;Walcheren(2)MasterBomberCrewonbothoccasions;Dusseldorf;Munster,whenDeputyMasterBomberCrew andFreiburg,27November1944, fyinginthesamecapacity.Digginscompletedhis2ndtourofoperations,andhislogbookrecords‘Gonged!!’ accordingly.
Diggins was commissioned and advanced to Flight Lieutenant before his release from service in June 1946.
AAllffrreeddGGeeoorrggeeTTeettttwasborninRamsey,Essex,andresidedinParkeston.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe220thSiegeBattery,Royal GarrisonArtilleryontheWesternFront,anddiedofwounds,9April1917.GunnerTettinsburiedintheDuisansBritishCemetery,Etrun, France.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Thisofficerhascompletedthreeyearsandfourmonthsinoperationsagainsttheenemy,duringwhichtime hehasservedinEastAfrica,Abyssinia,Madagascar,theWesternDesert,andItaly,andhasdone198OperationalSortiesand618hours OperationalFlying.HehasbeenLeadingObserverandBombAimerinthisSquadron[15Squadron]forthepastyear,andhiscourageand devotiontodutyandleadershipatalltimeshasbeensuchthatithasbeenaninspirationtoallto fyinanyformationinwhichhewastheLeading BombAimer,asallknewthatnoeffortwouldbespared,andnosacrifcewouldbetoogreattoensurethebombshittingthetarget.Hisresults havebeenexcellentandfaraboveaverage,fullyearningforhimtheconfdencewhichheenjoys.InallspheresofSquadronlifehehasbeenan exampleandaninspirationnotonlytotheotherObserversbuttoallaircrew,andhisenthusiasmforoperationsandcheerfulnessunderall conditions of danger have been far beyond the call of normal duty.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 12 January 1945.
HHuugghhVViiccttoorryyBBaarr ff eellddwasborninCapeTownon12February1920andwaspostedasanAirObserverto11BomberSquadron,SouthAfrican AirForce,on16October1939.HewaspromotedSergeanton4February1940,andFlightSergeanton1November1940,beforetransferringto 66AirSchool,CapeTown,on15March1941.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenanton29September1941,andwaspromotedtemporary Lieutenanton29March1942.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarinEastAfricaandMadagascarfrom27Aprilto17November1942,and thenintheWesternDesertfrom27November1942,andwaspostedto15Squadron(Baltimores)on25October1943.Hewaspromoted temporaryCaptainasBombingLeaderinlate1943,andforhisservicesduringtheSecondWorldWarwasbothMentionedinDespatchesand awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for having fown at least 198 Operational Sorties. He was demobilised on 31 August 1945.
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A.F.C. London Gazette 10 May 1996:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Northern Ireland during the period 1st April to 30th September 1995.’
The original recommendation (typed copy included with the lot) states:
‘Staff SergeantBookhamwasemployedasaGazellehelicopterpilotinsupportofSpecialDutiesbetweenJanuaryandDecember1995,having previouslyservedoneNorthernIrelandtourasamilitarypoliceman.Duringthisperiodhewasrequiredtocarryout fyingdutiesinsupportof covertsurveillanceoperationsoverextendedperiods,bothdayandnightandinallweatherconditions.Thiscalledforexceptional fyingskills, commitment and dedication; qualities which Staff Sergeant Bookham displayed consistently to the highest degree throughout his tour.
On20February1995Staff SergeantBookhamwastaskedto fy,asasolopilotinsupportofSpecialForces,onanoperationinEastTyrone.Local weatherconditionsweremarginalwithalowcloudbaseandstrongwinds.Oncompletionofthe4hourdutyhewasonthe fnalapproachtohis baseatAldergrovewhenhereceivedaradiocallalertinghimtoaroadtrafficaccidentintheToomeBridgeareainvolvingoneofthepersonnel whomhehadbeensupportingearlier.DespitedeterioratingweatherconditionsandverylowlightlevelsforNightVisionGoggleoperations,he immediately fewtothesitetorenderassistance.WhenhearrivedintheareaofToomeBridge,awellknownhostilerepublicanlocation,the casualtyrequiredimmediateevacuationtothehospital.At2318hoursonanunrecced,unlit,two-wayroadbridge,withhighwinds,alowcloud baseandwithnoassistanceStaff SergeantBookhamlandedhisaircraftinthevicinityofthecasualty.Consideringtheconditionsandthathewasa singlepilotonNVGthisacquired[sic]considerable fyingskills.Theinjuredmanwasbroughttohisaircraftbutunfortunatelytherewasinsufficient roomforthebadlyinjuredoperativeandthepersonnelassistinghim.ThroughouttheincidentSSgtBookhamhadbeenmakingconstant broadcastsforassistanceontheaviationnetandaroundthistimeanArmyLynxrespondedtohiscalls.Staff SergeantBookhamimmediatelytook off,turnedonthestrobelightsofhisaircraftandpositionedhimselfjustabovethelandingsitetoprovideverbalandvisualassistancetotheLynx enablingittoquicklylandandrenderassistance.Byexposinghimselfwithfulllightsonandinsuchastaticlowlevelpositionhetooknoregardof hisownsafety insuchapotentiallyhostilelocation.HethendirectedandguidedtheLynx,withthecasualtynowonboard,totheMagherafelt Helicopter Landing Site in order for the occupants to get the casualty to hospital in the fastest possible manner.
ThroughttheincidentStaff Sergeant Bookhamactedaloneanddisplayedthehighestpossiblestandardsofairman-shipwithcompletedisregardfor hisownsafety.Asaresultofhisinitiative,courageand fyingskillsthecasualtywasevacuatedtohospitalintheshortestpossibletime.Hisactions earnedhimthehighestpraisefromallthoseinvolvedintheoperation.Forhisoutstandingservicethroughoutthisincidentandhisconsistenthigh standards with the Special Forces Flight during his tour. Staff Sergeant Bookham is considered to be fully deserving of official recognition.’
Chief of Joint Operations Commendation states:
‘CaptainPaulBookhamistheLynxFlightCommanderof657Squadron,theLynxcomponentoftheJointSpecialForcesAirWing.Duringthis period he was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Emperor an SIS led Counter Narcotics operation.
22SASRegimentpersonnelandindigenousforceswereunderthreatfromroadsideattacksandtheoriginalLynxdeploymentwasenvisagedasa meansofreducingtherelianceonvulnerableroadmovesbetweenKabulandthemainoperatingbaseinLowgarprovince.Thespeedatwhichthe SquadronwerequicklyabletomeetandsurpassthisrequirementhadmuchtodowithCaptainBookham’senthusiasm,leadershipandsuperior knowledgeofLynxcapabilities.Indeed,throughhisexpertuseoftheplatformandawarenessofhotandhighperformanceitbecameapparent thattheLynxpaircouldcontributemuchmoretothesuccessoftheoperation.TheLynxsoonbecameanintegralcomponentoftheSpecial Forces group allocated to the task. The most demanding missions being planned, led and fown by Captain Bookham.
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On31Maythemostaudaciousoperationoftheperiodwas fownintotheTora-BoraregionofNangarharprovince,intoavalleywheresome20 plusheroinlaboratorieshadbeenidentifed.CaptainBookhamcommandedtheLynxpairtaskedtoprovidemedivacand fre-supportoverwatch tothegroundpartyassaultforce.Afteraperiodoftime,anddespitenavigationalsupportfromtheLynxpair,itbecameapparentthattheground partywouldbeunabletoreachthevalleybyvehicleorfootwiththenecessarysurpriseinordertodestroythelaboratories.CaptainBookham recognisedthattheLynxpaircould fythepartyintoapositionfromwheretheycouldassaultthelaboratories.Duetothealtitudeatwhichthey wereoperatingtheforceofover40mencouldonlybe fownforwardinpairs.Criticaltothesafetyoftheoperationwastodominatethehigh groundanditwasontheapproachtoaparticularlydemandingridgethatCaptainBookham’shighstandardof fyingwasputfullytothetest. Carefullyapproachingaridgeachangeinwinddirectionrequiredhispilottoovershoot,butrecognisingthatthiswouldlikelyresultinthetail strikingrockswithcatastrophicresultsCaptainBookhamtookcontrolspinningtheaircraftthroughninetydegreesanddroppingsidewaysoff the ridgeandintothevalley.His fyingalmostcertainlysavedthelivesofallthreemembersofthecrewandtwoSpecialForcessoldiers.Hewenton tosuccessfullycompletetheoperationleadingbyexampleandexercisingcarefulcontrolofhisaircraftatthelimitsofperformance.Themission resultedinthedestructionof25Heroinlaboratoriesincluding400kgsofpurewhiteheroin,375kgofwhitesugarheroin,150kgofbrownsugar heroin, 5 tonnes of Opium, 1 ton of morphine and 8 tonnes of associated chemicals.
For his leadership, initiative, bravery and superior fying skills Captain Bookham is awarded the Chief of Joint Operations Commendation.’
ThefollowingservicedetailsareprovidedbyMajorPaulGlenBookham,writteninthethirdpersonandincorporatingtheabove recommendation/citations-addingadditionalfactualcontenttohislonganddistinguishedservicecareer(atypedcopyofwhichisincludedwith the lot):
‘TheofficialcitationfortheawardoftheAirForceCross(AFC)toStaff SergeantBookhamwasnotreleasedatthetimeduetothenatureofthe operations he was involved in, however an extract was forwarded to him from the MOD.
MajorBookhamwasservingwithGFlight,partof665SquadronArmyAirCorps(AAC),whowerepartoftheSpecialForcesFlight inNorthern Ireland and at the time held the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSgt).
SSgtBookhamwasemployedasaGazellehelicopterpilotinsupportofSpecialDutiesbetweenAugust1994andDecember1995,having previouslyservedoneNorthernIrelandtourasamilitarypolicemanwith175ProvostCompanyRMPcarryingoutpatrolsinBelfastthen employedwithinWeaponsIntelligenceSection,BessbrookMill,SouthArmagh,whichwaswithintheWeaponsIntelligenceUnitcoveringthe wholeofNorthernIreland.HavingcompletedtheRMPCloseProtectioncoursehereturnedtoNIjoining177SupportPlatoonRMPasa bodyguardcarryingoutCPdutiesfornumerousVIP’sandseniorOfficersnotablyasthePersonalProtectionOfficerforthethenBrigade Commander of 8 Infantry Brigade, Londonderry who had received a signifcant threat.
DuringthistourwithG fighthewasrequiredtocarryout fyingdutiesinsupportofcovertsurveillanceoperationsoverextendedperiods,both dayandnightandinallweatherconditions.Thiscalledforexceptional fyingskills,commitmentanddedication;qualitieswhichSSgtBookham displayed consistently to the highest degree throughout his tour.
On20February1995SSgtBookhamwastaskedto fy,asasolopilotinsupportofSpecialForces,onanoperationinEastTyrone.Localweather conditionsweremarginalwithalowcloudbaseandstrongwinds.Oncompletionofthe4hourdutyhewasinthe fnalapproachtohisbaseat AldergrovewhenhereceivedaradiocallalertinghimtoaroadtrafficaccidentintheToomeBridgeareainvolvingoneofthepersonnelwhomhe hadbeensupportingearlier.DespitedeterioratingweatherconditionsandverylowlightlevelsforNightVisionGoggle(NVG)operations,he immediately fewtothesitetorenderassistance.WhenhearrivedintheareaofToomeBridge,awell-knownhostileRepublicanlocation,the casualty required immediate evacuation to the hospital.
At2318hoursonanunrecced,unlit,two-wayroadbridge,withhighwinds,alowcloudbaseandwithnoassistanceSSgtBookhamlandedhis aircraftinthevicinityofthecasualty.ConsideringtheconditionsandthathewasasinglepilotonNVGthisrequiredconsiderable fyingskills. Theinjuredmanwasbroughttohisaircraftbutunfortunatelytherewasinsufficientroomforthebadlyinjuredoperativeandthepersonnel assistinghim.ThroughouttheincidentSSgtBookhamhadbeenmakingconstantbroadcastsforassistanceontheaviationnetandaroundthistime anArmyLynxhelicopterrespondedtohiscalls.SSgtBookham immediatelytookoff,turnedonthestrobelightsofhisaircraftandpositioned himselfjustabovethelandingsitetoprovideverbalandvisualassistancetotheLynx,enablingittoquicklylandandrenderassistance.Byexposing himselfwithfulllightsonandinsuchastaticlowlevelposition,hetooknoregardofhisownsafetyinsuchapotentiallyhostilelocation.Hethen directedandguidedtheLynx,withthecasualtynowonboard,totheMagherafeltHelicopterLandingSiteinorderfortheoccupantstogetthe casualty to hospital in the fastest possible manner.
ThroughouttheincidentSSgtBookhamactedaloneanddisplayedthehighestpossiblestandardsofairmanshipwithcompletedisregardforhis safety.Asaresultofhisinitiative,courageand fyingskillsthecasualtywasevacuatedtohospitalintheshortestpossibletime.Hisactionsearned himthehighestpraisefromallthoseinvolvedintheoperation.Forhisoutstandingservicethroughoutthisincidentandhisconsistenthigh standards with the Special Forces Flight during his tour. Staff Sergeant Bookham is considered to be fully deserving of official recognition.
This has not been Major Bookham’s only recognition of outstanding bravery.
In2004whilstholdingtherankofCaptain(Capt)andnowafullyqualifedA2helicopterinstructorhewasdeployedtoAfghanistanastheLynx FlightCommanderof657SquadronArmyAirCorps,theLynxcomponentoftheJointSpecialForcesAirWing,insupportofOperationEmperor an SIS led Counter Narcotics operations.
22SASRegimentpersonnelandindigenousforceswereunderthreatfromroadsideattacksandtheoriginalLynxdeploymentwasenvisagedasa meansofreducingtherelianceonvulnerableroadmovesbetweenKabulandthemainoperatingbaseinLogarprovince.Thespeedatwhichthe SquadronwerequicklyabletomeetandsurpassthisrequirementhadmuchtodowithCaptBookham’senthusiasm,leadershipandsuperior knowledgeoftheLynxcapabilities.Indeed,throughhisexpertuseoftheplatformandawarenessofhotandhighperformanceitbecame apparentthattheLynxpaircouldcontributemuchmoretothesuccessoftheoperation.TheLynxsoonbecameanintegralcomponentofthe Special Forces group allocated to the task. The most demanding missions being planned, led and fown by Capt Bookham.
On31May2004,themostaudaciousoperationoftheperiodwas fownintotheTora-BoraregionofNangarharprovince,intoavalleywhere some20plusheroinlaboratorieshadbeenidentifed.CaptBookhamcommandedtheLynxpairtaskedtoprovidemedivacand fre-support overwatchtothegroundpartyassaultforce.Afteraperiodoftime,anddespitenavigationalsupport fromtheLynxpair,itbecameapparentthat thegroundpartywouldbeunabletoreachthevalleybyvehicleorfootwiththenecessarysurpriseinordertodestroythelaboratories.Capt BookhamrecognisedthattheLynxpaircould fy thepartyintoapositionfromwheretheycouldassaultthelaboratories.Duetothealtitudeat which they were operating the force of over 40 men could only be fown forward in pairs.
CriticaltothesafetyoftheoperationwastodominatethehighgroundanditwasontheapproachtoaparticularlydemandingridgethatCapt Bookham’shighstandardof fyingwasputfullytothetest.Carefullyapproachingaridge,achangeinthewinddirectionrequiredhispilotto overshoot,butrecognisingthatthiswouldlikelyresultinthetailstrikingrockswithcatastrophicresults,CaptBookhamimmediatelytookover controlofthehelicopter,spinningtheaircraftthroughninetydegreesanddroppingsidewaysoff theridgeandintothevalley.His fyingalmost certainlysavedthelivesofallthreemembersofthecrewandtwoSpecialForcessoldiers.Hewentontosuccessfullycompletetheoperation leadingbyexampleandexercisingcarefulcontrolofhisaircraftatthelimitsofperformance.Themissionresultedinthedestructionof25heroin laboratoriesincluding400kgsofpurewhiteheroin,375kgofwhitesugarheroin,150kgbrownsugarheroin,5tonnesofopium,1tonofmorphine and 8 tonnes of associated chemicals. wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk
For his leadership, initiative, bravery and superior fying skills Capt Bookham was awarded the Chief of Joint Operations Commendation.
MajorBookhamwentontocomplete4toursofAfghanistanasaLynxcommanderandlaterasanApacheinstructorandwasawardedthe Operational Service Medal for service in Afghanistan with Clasp.
MajorBookhamwasborninLondonintoaMilitaryfamily,spendingthemajorityofhischildhoodtravellingbutprimarilyinCypruswherehis father served with the RAF.
UponleavingschoolhejoinedtheArmyin1982andbecameaCorporalwithintheRoyalMilitaryPolice,ashorttourinDetmoldwasfollowedby one of his three tours of Northern Ireland earning two accumulated Campaign Service Medals and a Clasp.
OnleavingNorthernIrelandasaCloseProtectionOfficerheservedasaninstructorattheRMPCloseProtectionWingwithOperationaltours abroad with the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) the latter of which to Uganda caused him to miss out on the Gulf War of 1991.
ThesecondNItourand frstasapilotsawhimwithin665SqnAACearningtheAFCmentionedabove.Atourwith847NavalAirSquadron(3 BrigadeAirSquadron)followedwithnumerousdeploymentsaroundtheworldandaddingshipborneoperationstohisresumesomethingthat wouldremainvalidthroughouthis fyingcareeronallhishelicoptertypes.OnreturningtotheAAC,thenWO2Bookhamcompletedhis Qualifed Helicopter Course and served at the School of Army Aviation instructing on the Squirrel HT 2 and Lynx AH 7.
HisthirdandlasttourinNorthernIrelandsawhimastheQualifedHelicopterInstructorfor655SqnTheScottishHorsewhereonpromotionto CaptainhebecametheFlightCommanderoftheSpecialForcesLynxFlightdedicatedtoUKSFNI.Continuinghisinstructorprogressionhe becametheDeputyRegimentalQualifedHelicopterInstructor(DRQHI)to5RegtAACNorthernIreland.Joining657SqnAAC,JSFAWinDec 2002 as the Flt Comd saw him start pre deployment training for the up coming Op Enduring Freedom and deployment to Jordan for the invasion. SubsequentIraqtaskingsawtheunitmovefromthedeserttomoreurbantaskingwithinBaghdadandinitiallybasedinBaghdadInternational Airport(BIAP)thenintoFOBFernandezintheGreenZoneandBalladAirbaseatLSAAnaconda.NumerousJointSpecialOperationsCommand TaskForcenames145/7/14Black&KnightsawtheunitsettleintohuntingforHighValueTargets(HVT’s)SeniormembersofSaddam’sRegime, Al-Qaedaincluding Al-Zarqawiandhostagesbeingheldcaptivebyvariousgroups.JointoperationswiththefullUSASpecialForcesgroups covered the whole Iraq with the Sqn getting deployed to Fallujah, Al Asad, Basra and Mosul.
TheSqnwasthensplitbetweenAfghanistanandIraqwithCaptainBookhamcommandinghalftotakepartintheOpEmperorSFledCounter Narcotics Operations as mentioned above. A further 2 deployments to Iraq whilst with JSFAW saw him complete his time in the unit.
HisnextpostingwastoFortRuckerAlabamaandpromotiontoMajortoconverttotheAH64DApacheandteachattheschoolasaBritish ExchangeOfficer(BEO)wherehestayedfor2yearsconvertingmanyUSandForeignstudentsontotheextremelycapableApache.Onreturning totheUKattheend2007heconvertedontotheUKspecifcApacheAH1andjoinedtheAirManoeuvreTrainingandTacticsTeam(AMTAT) basedinWattishamtotraintheOperationalaspectsofthehelicopterandculminatinginlive fringintheUSAandafurthertourofAfghanistan this time on the Apache at Camp Bastion.
SelectionasOC667(Development&Trials)SqnsawhimaccumulateallhisOperationalknowledgeacrossallthecurrentAACairframesto develop, trial and procure new equipment, followed by a further tour in Afghanistan on the Apache at Camp Bastion.
SelectedastheOCArmyStandardsatMiddleWallopsawhimandhisteamcarryoutinspectionsoftheAACdeployedaroundtheworldand reportedbacktotheDirectorArmyAviation(DAAvn),thisincludedavisitagaintoAfghanistantoinspectJSFAW,predeploymenttrainingfor the AAC deployment to Operation Ellamy the UK’s participation in the 2011 intervention in Libya.
HewasthensentonasubsequentsixmonthdeploymenttotheCAOCinItalyforthisLibyaOperation,whichhewasawardedtheNATOOp Libya Medal and bar.
i)CertifcateofCommendationawardedbytheChiefofJointOperationstotherecipientforDistinguishedServiceinthesupportofOperation Herrick in The Afghanistan Theatre of Operations, this framed and glazed
ii) Royal Air Force Pilots Flying Log Book covering the period 8 April 1991 - 31 December 2000
iii) Army Aviation Pilots Flying Log Book covering the period 1 January 2001 - 5 April 2005
iv)LetterofCongratulationsfromLieutenantGeneralSirMichaelWalker,K.C.B.,C.B.E.,ColonelCommandantArmyAirCorps,ontheoccasion of the award of recipient’s A.F.C.., dated 9 May 1996
v)LetterofCongratulations fromLieutenantGeneralSirRupertSmithK.C.B.,D.S.O.,O.B.E.,Q.G.M.,Headquarters,NorthernIreland,dated9 May 1996
vi) Letter of Congratulations from Major General D. A. S. Pennefather, O.B.E., Commandant General Royal Marines, dated 8 May 1996
vii) Letter of Congratulations from Major General S. W. StJ. Lytle C.B., Director, Army Sport Control Board, dated 9 May 1996
viii) Letter of Congratulations from Rear Admiral T. W. Loughran, Flag Officer Naval Aviation, dated 21 May 1996
ix) Letter of Congratulations from Brigadier P. D. P. McQueen, Director of Army Aviation, dated 10 May 1996
x) Letter of Congratulations from Colonel C. Blount, Regimental Colonel Army Air Corps, dated 9 May 1996
xi) Letter of Congratulations from Colonel C. S. Sibun, Commander Aviation, Land Command, dated 20 May 1996
xii) Letter of Congratulations from Lieutenant Colonel P. M. Telford, M.B.E., Joint Communications Unit, Northern Ireland, dated 9 May 1996
xiii)LetterofCongratulationsfromGroupCaptainG.E.ThwaitesR.A.F.,SpecialForcesCommander,MinistryofDefence,ontheoccasionofthe award to the recipient of the Joint Commander’s Commendation, dated 22 March 2005
xiv) Iraq & Environs Escape Map
xv) typed recommendations for A.F.C. award and Chief of Joint Operations Commendation
xvi)Anumberofannotatedphotographsfromrecipient’sserviceinAfghanistan,hisA.F.C.investiturewiththelateQueenatBuckinghamPalace, and others from service career
xvii) Various Newspaper cuttings
xviii) The recipient’s A.F.C. Royal Mint case of issue; Identity Discs; and various cloth and metal badges of insignia.
For the General Service Medal for Northern Ireland awarded to the recipient’s wife, see the following lot, Lot 43.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland((WW//447733996600LLCCppllJJSSuuttttoonnWWRRAACC))mountedasoriginallyworn, very fne, scarce to a female recipient £100-£140
JJuulliieeSSuuttttoonn(laterBookham)ismarriedtoMajorBookham.ShewasborninJuly1965,andenlistedintheWomen’sRoyalArmyCorpsat SouthendinAugust1983.SheadvancedtoCorporalandwas‘employedasamemberoftheWRACProvostonGeneralPoliceDutiesforthe majority of her service.’ (Certifcate of Service refers) CorporalSutton’soverseasserviceincludedwiththeBAOR,October1984-December1985,andNorthernIreland,January1986-June1987. She was discharged at her own request, 24 June 1987.
Sold with recipient’s Regular Army Certifcate of Service.
For the medals awarded to the recipient’s husband, see the previous lot, Lot 42.
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(33226Sjt:G.Millington.40/Bty.R.F.A.);1914Star,with laterslide clasp(33236[sic]Cpl.G. Millington.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withsmallM.I.D.oakleaves(Lieut.G.Millington.);DefenceandWarMedals 1939-4,withnamedcardboxofissue,addressedto‘F/Lt.G.Millington,D.C.M.,“Millwhite”,37StationRoad,Drayton,Cosham, Portsmouth,Hants.’,withAirMinistryenclosureand‘tickertape’rankandentitlementslips,mountedcourt-stylefordisplay; together with the related miniature awards, these mounted as worn, good very fne (6) £1,000-£1,400
D.C.M. London Gazette 23 June 1915; citation published 30 June 1915: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryandabilityasatelephonist,especiallyonthe25thJanuary,1915.Hehasalwaysshownthegreatestcourage,zealand resource in the performance of his duties, frequently carried out under a heavy fre.’
GGeeoorrggeeMMiilllliinnggttoonnwasbornon23September1885andattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryatHullon2February1904.PromotedBombardier on11March1911,hetransferredtotheArmyReserveon2February1912,butwasrecalledforWarserviceon7August1914andwas promotedCorporaltwodayslater.Heservedwith40BatteryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom16August1914,waspromoted Sergeant on 3 January 1915, and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his gallantry that same month.
MillingtonwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalFieldArtilleryon21August1915,andwaspromotedLieutenanton1July1917.He wasattachedtotheSignalServicefrom17October1918,andtransferredtotheRegularArmyReserveofOfficers,RoyalSignals,intherankof Lieutenant, on 2 November 1920. He was removed from the Reserve, having reached the age limit, on 2 October 1935.
FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar,MillingtonwascommissionedPilotOfficerintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve, AdministrativeandSpecialDutiesBranch,on1July1940,andwaspromotedFlyingOfficeron1July1941.HewasadvancedFlightLieutenanton1 September 1942, and fnally relinquished his commission on 10 February 1954, over 50 years since he frst attested for H.M. Forces.
Sold with a letter from the Ministry of Defence giving a statement of his services in the Army.
Note: M.I.D. unconfrmed.
For other medals to the Millington family, see Lot 193.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’DD..CC..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooBBaatttteerryySSeerrggeeaannttMMaajjoorrHH..VV..AArrmmssttrroonngg,,112288tthhHHeeaavvyyBBaatttteerryy,,RRooyyaall GGaarrrriissoonn AArrttiilllleerryy,, wwhhoo wwaass llaatteerr aawwaarrddeedd aann OO..BB..EE..,, ffoorr ppoolliittiiccaall sseerrvviicceess,, iinn 11995533.. DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(291508B.S.Mjr.H.V.Armstrong.R.G.A.),housedinanattractiveframe,themountink inscribed with details of the citation, extremely fne £500-£700
O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1953.
‘Horace Victor Armstrong, Esq. D.C.M. For political services.’
D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919. Citation, 11 March 1920.
‘AtHargicourton29September1918,hisbatterywasbeingheavilyshelledandgassed.Practicallyalltheofficersandabout60menwereputout of action. He did excellent work in keeping the battery in action until officers were able to resume their duties.’
HHoorraacceeVViiccttoorrAArrmmssttrroonngg,anemployeeoftheConservativeandUnionistParty,wasborninNewbury,Berkshire,on13June1887.Heattested intotheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe128thHeavyBattery.Advanced WarrantOfficerClassII,hewasawardedtheD.C.M.forhisactionsduringtheBattleoftheCanalduNord.AdditionallyentitledtoaBritishWar and Victory Medal, he was awarded the O.B.E. for political service in 1953. He died, aged 92, in Shefford, Berkshire, on 4 November 1979. Sold with copied research.
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DistinguishedConductMedal,G.VI.R.(143188W.O.Cl.II,D.H.Fowler.S.A.A.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, the campaign awards all officially impressed ‘143188 D. H. Fowler’, good very fne and better (6) £1,800-£2,200
D.C.M. London Gazette 12 May 1942.
The original Recommendation, originally for an M.C., states: ‘Date and place of action: 23 January 1942, Saunnu Valley. ATroopof2prs.of8Battery,2ndSouthAfricanAnti-TankRegiment,underthecommandofWarrantOfficerClassIIFowler,wasdetailedto remainwith21stBattery,7thSouthAfricanFieldRegimentinsupportof9thLancers.Owingtoextremelyheavyenemypressure9thLancers wereforcedtowithdrawundercoverof21stBatteryandtheAnti-TankTroopwhowereeventuallyoverrunbyGermanTanks.WarrantOfficer ClassIIFowlerkepthisTroopinactionandfourenemyMkIVTanksweredestroyedandleftin fames.OwingtocasualtiesthisWarrantOfficer took over as layer on the gun, and himself accounted for two tanks. OnesectionoftheTroopwasforcedtosurrenderaftercoveringthewithdrawaloftheotherguns.Theirgunsweredestroyedbydirecthits. UndertheleadershipofWarrantOfficerClassIIFowler,onegunoftheothersectionwassuccessfullywithdrawn,andthe fringmechanismofthe otherremoved.ThroughouttheactionWarrantOfficerClassIIFowlerdisplayedoutstandingcourageanddetermination,devotiontodutyandhis fne tactical handling undoubtedly saved many casualties and the loss of all the guns.’
Report on the Operations of 2nd Armoured Brigade, 22-25 January 1942, by Brigadier R. Briggs gives the following account:
‘Theresultsofthisday's fghting[23January]areworthyofnote.Itwouldappearthattheenemy,engaged frstby9thLancers,shortlyafter 0900hrs,andsubsequentlyby10thHussars,andthenagainby9thLancers,constitutedthebulkofenemyforces.Duringmorethanninehoursof daylighttheywereheldintheareaSouth-WestofSaunnuandwhendarknesscametheywerenofurtherEastthanSaunnuitself.Duringallthus time,DivisionalHeadquarters,unitsofSupportGroupandcolumnsoftransportweremovingNorth-East,passingsafelytotheSouthandEastof Saunnu.Thistheywereenabledtocontinuetodothroughoutthenight.Itwouldappearthat,butfortheactionsof9thLancersand10thHussars andtheirattendantSouthAfricanartillery,muchof1stArmouredDivisionwouldhavebeencutoff anddestroyed...Iwishtobringtoyournotice theexemplaryconductofallthetroopsundermycommand,whetherinthe fghtingportionorintransportvehicles.Thecourageofallranks,and theirdeterminationtoclosewiththeenemy,werebeyondpraise.InparticularwouldIdrawattentiontothestaunchnessoftheSouthAfrican gunners, who, in support of both 10th Hussars and 9th Lancers, fought their guns to the last with total disregard for their personal safety’ DD aavviiddHHuubbeerrttFFoowwlleerrwasbornon16November1913andenlistedinthe2ndSouthAfricanAntiTankRegimenton17June1940.Heserved withtheminNorthAfricaandwasawardedanImmediateDistinguishedConductMedalfortheaboveactionatSaunnuValleyon23January 1942. War in the Desert, by Neil Orpen, gives a further account of the action: ‘Thearmouredregiment(i.e.the10thHussars),withtwonewlyarrived25-pounders(ofthe11thRoyalHorseArtillery),8Battery,2ndSouth AfricanAnti-TankRegiment,andthe fveBritish2-pounderswastakinguppositionwhenabout20enemytanks(ofthe21stPanzerDivision) attacked.The19thSouthAfricanFieldBattery’sgunswerestillonwheels,butdroppedrapidlyintoaction.SouthAfrican feldgunnersandatroop of8Battery,2ndSouthAfricanAnti-TankRegimentunderSergeant-MajorFowlerinfictedseveredamageontheenemy,buthadlittlechance againstsuchodds.TwoSouthAfricangunsbecameboggeddownandhadtobeabandonedafterbeingstripped.Theothersixgunsofthebattery continuedengagingenemytanksatabout1500yards,andbothBritishgunsreceiveddirecthits.BritishofficersjoinedtheSouthAfricangunners andassistedthemtokeepupthe fght,butthreegunsreceiveddirecthitsandhadtobeabandoned.Twootherswerealsohit,andtheremaining gunkepton fringuntilammunitionranout.MajorBensonandtwojuniorofficersoftheHonourableArtilleryCompanyhadcontinued fringthe one remaining gun until all three were wounded, but most of the men on both British 25-pounders were killed. Withvehiclesstickinginthesandandtheenemyontheheelsof19theFieldBattery,anumberoftruckshadtobeabandonedwhenbogged down,butthesurvivinggunsfoughttheirwayout.GunnerT.W.Dooleywaskilled,sixotherSouthAfricanswerewoundedand14wereposted missing.TheSouthAfricanantitanktroop,inaheroicactioninwhichtheydestroyedfourenemytanks,hadthreegunsknockedoutbeforethey wereoverrunbyMarkIVPanzers.LieutenantW.R.Brownandoneotherrankwerewounded,andsixmenweremissingbelievedprisoners-ofwar.’
Fowlerwassubsequentlywoundedby shrapneltotherightthighduringthe‘GazalaGallop’,andlaterservedinItalywiththe6SouthAfrican Armoured Division. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in November 1943, and was promoted Lieutenant in May 1944. SoldwithanoriginalgroupphotographoftheArtillerySchoolS.A.A.(FieldArmyArtilleryCadetCourse,2004-June1943-November1943(in Potchefstroom)mountedonboardandcaptionedwiththenamesoftheparticipants,includingthatofFowler;several fne photographsofmanned 2pounders;copiesofFowler'sservicerecordswhichconfrmallmedalsandextensivecopiesofaccounts,reportsandwardiariesrelatingtothe Saunnu and Gazala actions; and other research.
C.G.M. London Gazette 17 June 1941: ‘For great courage and devotion to duty in the face of enemy air attack: PettyOfficerFredLarge,D/J.108351,H.M.S.Illustrious,whosecourageanddeterminationinthefaceofdangerwasaninspirationtohis shipmates, and who, in a brave company, was yet remarkable for his bravery.’
ThreeD.S.Os,threeD.S.Cs,twoC.G.Ms,tenD.S.Ms,andseventeen‘mentions’weregiventotheofficersandratingsofH.M.S. Illustrious forthe sustainedattackscarriedoutonheratseaandatMaltainJanuary1941inwhatbecameknownasthe‘Illustrious blitz’andsignalledthestartof the Siege of Malta. It is perhaps worth noting that Fred Large’s C.G.M. heads the list of those meriting recognition amongst the ratings.
Inspiteofsomedissentingviews,theCommander-in-ChiefMediterraneanAdmiralAndrewB.Cunningham(knownasABC)includedH.M.S. Illustrious withinwhatwasknownas‘OperationExcess’,whichconsistedofconvoysMC4,MW5andME6.MC4comprisingoffourfreighters carryingmaterialdirectedtoPiraeusinGreece.However,the Essex,afreighterof13,500grosstons,wasMalta-boundandcarried3,000longtons of seed potatoes, 4,000 long tons of ammunition and 12 crated Hawker Hurricane fghters. Itsescort,knownasForceA,comprisedthebattleshipsH.M.S. Warspite and Valiant,thefrigateH.M.S. Nubian,thedestroyersH.M.S. Mohawk, Dainty,Gallant,Greyhound,Griffin and Jervis,togetherwiththeaircraftcarrierH.M.S. Illustrious fromAlexandriatocovertheconvoyeastofthe Skerski Banks. Predictably, the Axis discovered the convoy and launched their attacks. OnJanuary10,H.M.S. Gallant struckanavalmineandwastowedtoMaltabyH.M.S. Mohawk.FulmarandSwordfshaircraftfromH.M.S. Illustrious werelaunchedastheattackdevelopedandcentredmainlyupontheaircraftcarrier,whichwashitby fvebombsandanearmissthat disabled her rudder mechanism.
Therewasextensivehangardamage,14aircraftweredestroyedandthereweremanycasualties.At3.30pm,the‘wounded’aircraftcarrier departedforMaltawith126deadand91woundedonboard.Meanwhile,H.M.S. Gallant wasbeachedatMalta’sGrandHarbourandnever repaired. H.M.S. Illustrious limped into Malta and berthed at Parlatorio Wharf where emergency repair work started immediately.
Providentially,forsomereasonorother,theAxisdidnotpressonwiththeirattacks,thelulllastingtillJanuary16.Afterthat,allhellbrokeloose, buttherespitehadallowedthedockyardworkersandtheship’screwtopressonwithrepairs.Ithasbeensuggestedthatweatherconditions contributed to the welcome lull in the attacks.
Intenseaerialattacksweretobeexpected,andsothelocalauthoritiespreparedtheirdefenceplanwhich,putverysimply,waswhatwasknown asa‘boxbarrage’abovethedamagedaircraftcarrier.Thiswasworkedoutbyexperiencedartilleryofficersbasingtheirknowledgeonexperience gained from previous attacks by Italian-manned dive-bombing Stukas.
The frstattackwascarriedoutintheafternoonofJanuary16by17Ju88sescortedby20Me110s,44Ju87sescortedby20Mc200s,and10 CR 42s. H.M.S. Illustrious was the target in this frst blitz carried out over Malta.
InVittoriosa,theparishchurchofStLawrencereceivedadirecthit,resultinginthedeathofnolessthan35peoplewhowerekilledwhen shelteringinthechurchcrypt.Thisraidheraldedthebeginningofalong,harrowingexperiencethatwastoenveloptheMalteseislandsforthe next two years.
Meanwhile,themerchantman Essex hadenteredGrandHarbouronJanuary11anditsunloadingproceededinasatisfactorymanneruntilthe Illustrious blitzstarted.The Essex wasalsobombedanditwashitwithaheavy-calibredevice,causingextensivedamage,although,luckily,the freit starteddidnotreachtheholdwhere4,000tonsofammunitionwasstored.However,ittookaheavytollinhumanlives–15membersofthe crew and seven Maltese stevedores, apart from a great number of wounded personnel.
However,itwasclearthatH.M.S. Illustrious’s departureatthe frstopportunitywasimperative.AtduskonJanuary23,theaircraftcarrierexited Grand Harbour bound for Alexandria, thence for major repairs to be carried out in the US.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(K.4844J.Blackburn,Act.Lg.Sto.H.M.S.Tiger.);1914-15Star(K.4844,J.Blackburn,D.S.M. Act. L. Sto., R.N.) good very fne (2)
JJoohhnnBBllaacckkbbuurrnnwasborninBristolonChristmasday1887andwasanironfoundrylabourerwhenhevolunteeredfora12yearengagementin theRoyalNavyinMarch1906.Ascartothebridgeofhisnoseandnumeroustattoos,includinga‘JapaneseGirl’feature,appeartohavebeen amonghismoreprominentphysicalfeaturesonentry,soitispossiblethathehadgainedhissealegselsewhere.Inanyevent,hewastransferred to the Indus as a Stoker 1st Class in November 1909.
Joiningthebattlecruiser Tiger inthesamerateinOctober1914,BlackburnwentontowintheD.S.M.forhisservicesattheBattleofDogger Bankon24January1915,andwasmentionedinBeatty’sdespatchof2February.Inthatmemorableengagement,the Tiger’s eight13.5-inchguns didgreatexecution,notleastinaprotractedduelwiththe Moltke andthe Seydlitz, butthecrowningmomentofthebattlewasthedestructionof theheavycruiser Blucher, whoselosswascapturedoncameraandpromptedmanyawartimeartist’simpressionofherdyingmoments.Butthe Tiger, incommonwithBeatty’s fagshipthe Lion, didnotescapeunscathed,asevidencedbyherCaptain’sdescriptionofthetimewhenshe received her third hit from a large calibre shell:
‘Tiger steeredinthedirectionofthe feeingenemyandthen,atthisverycriticalmoment,whenquickdecisionhadtobemade,whenthegreat speedoftheGermansmeantthateverysecondbroughtthemnearertosafety,thereoccurredaverylargeexplosionwhichrattledusallinthe conning-towerveryconsiderably.ItappearedthatashellhadenteredtheIntelligenceOffice,whichwasimmediatelybelowthe conning-tower, andhavingexplodedthere,blewupthroughtheguncontroltower,renderingeverybodyinit horsdecombat andkillingEngineerCaptainTaylor and six men, and wounding three Officers and six men.’
Blackburn’ssubsequentwartimecareerincludedtimeaboardtheminesweepers Asphodel and Hollyhock, inadditiontonearly17monthsaboard the Orion. He was discharged to the Royal Fleet Reserve in June 1919.
D.S.M. LondonGazette 8May1917‘AwardsforserviceintheactionbetweenH.M.Ships Swift and Broke andGermanDestroyers,onthenight of 20 to 21 April 1917’. Twenty-three D.S.M.’s awarded for this action.
The recommendation states: ‘WithPettyOfficerAlbertLastweregunlayersof‘P.1’and‘S.1’.Assistedforecastleofficerinkeepingguns’crewstogetheraftertwothirdshad been killed or wounded.’
Inthisfamousanddecisivenightactionthe Broke, commandedbyCommanderE.R.G.R.Evans,ofAntarcticfame,sanktheGermandestroyers G85 and G42,besidestorpedoingathird.The G85 washitbytorpedo,andthenthe G42 wasrammedbythe Broke.Suchwasthemomentumof theramthatshecontinuedtocarrythecrippledvesselbodilyawayatabout27knots,andalmostturned G42 ontoherbeamend.Withherguns atmaximumdepression, Broke opened freatpoint-blankrange.Meanwhile,thenextGermandestroyerasternofthestricken G42 passedahead of Broke,whiletheonefollowingpassedasternofher.Amidtheutterconfusion,whenallavailablegunswere fringindependently,theenemy, passingdown Broke’s starboardside,were fringatpoint-blankrange.The fameslituptheshipandmadeheraperfecttarget.Shewaspunished severely, while still pushing G42 on her bow.
Swift’s damagewasnegligible,forshehadbeenhitonlyoncebeneaththeforecastle,killingoneofthecrewandwoundingfourothers. Broke, however,hadreceivedconsiderabledamage.Hersternwasbentandbuckled,therewereshellholesineverypartofherandthefunnels resembledsieves.Theexplodingshellintheboilerroomhadkilledeveryoneinit,andbytheendoftheaction Broke hadsufferedtwenty-one killed, while while a further two died of their wounds and another twenty-seven were wounded.
GGeeoorrggeeHHeennrryyFFrroouuddwasborninSouthamptonon14July1886.Abakerbytrade,heenteredtheRoyalNavyin1904onhiseighteenthbirthday. HeservedduringtheGreatWaronboardthe QueenMary beforejoiningthe Broke inAugust1916.Heremainedinheruntilafterthewarand was fnally pensioned ashore in July 1926.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(205057H.A.MitchellYeo.Sigs.“Fox”ArchangelRiver10Aug.1919.);1914-15Star(205057, H.A.Mitchell,Y.S.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(205057H.A.Mitchell.Y.S.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1st issue (205057. H. A. Mitchell, Yeo. Sigs. H.M.S. Hecla.) mounted as worn, very fne or better (5)
£1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2003.
D.S.M. London Gazette 11 November 1919: ‘For services in Russia 1919.’
AwardedforservicesduringthegeneralattackontheDvinafronton10August1919.AlthoughMitchellsailedforNorthRussiainthe Fox, he wastransferredtothe Borodino, fag-shipoftheS.N.O.WhiteSea,onarrivalatArchangel.Hewasprobablybusilyengagedsignallingordersto the bombarding Monitors, and to the forces attacking various objectives on the either bank of the Dvina river. HHuubbeerrttAAlllleennMMiittcchheellllwasborninHolloway,London,on14October1882,andjoinedtheNavyin1900,asanerrandboyaged12.Hewasa YeomanofSignalsbyJuly1914in Hecla(for Cockatrice) andwasawardedhisL.S.&G.C.medalinOctober1915.Heservedaboard Cockatrice untilJune1916,in Thunderer fromAugust1916toApril1918,andwasinNorthRussiafromApriltoOctober1919.FromMarch1921untilJuly 1922, Mitchell was loaned to the Malay States Government as a meteorological observer.
Sold with copied service record and full Admiralty report on the Russian operations which lists 11 awards of the D.S.M.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr AAuuxxiilliiaarryy PPaattrrooll DD..SS..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff ff vvee aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSuubb--LLiieeuutteennaanntt WW.. RR.. FFoorrssyytthh,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall RReesseerrvvee DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(S.A.2447W.R.Forsyth.2ndHd.R.N.R.“StGermain”Aux.Patrol.1917.);1914-15Star(2447 S.A.W.R.Forsyth,2Hd.R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S.Lt.W.R.Forsyth.R.N.R.);MercantileMarineWarMedal (William R. Forsyth) together with a Mine Clearance Service white metal arm badge, good very fne (6) £800-£1,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2002.
D.S.M. LondonGazette 6April1918:‘InrecognitionofservicesinvesselsoftheAuxiliaryPatrolbetween1Januaryand31December1917.2nd Hand William Richardson Forsyth, R.N.R. (now Sub-Lieut. R.N.R.).’
On26February1917,thearmedtrawler StGermain,commandedbyLieutenantLansley,struckaminenearFolkestone,theforemastbeing thrownoverthesidebytheexplosion.Thetrawler Strathgairn,SkipperWaters,D.S.C.,R.N.R.,atoncewenttotherescue.Lansley,thinkingthat the StGermain wasabouttosink,orderedWatersalongside,andsetabouttransferringhisconfdentialdocuments,ammunition,depthcharges andsmallmoveablegear.Then,goingbelow,heexaminedthedamagetohisship.Shehadstrucktheminewithherbows,andhefoundthata great volume of water was pouring in through a large crack in the foremast bulkhead.
Withthreemen-WilliamForsyth,thesecondhand;CharlesM.Foot,anengineman;andAlbertEdwards,aleadingseamanR.N.R.-Lansley determinedtomakeeveryefforttosavehisship.Havingstoppedupthecrackatthebulkheadasbesttheycouldwithmats,canvasandbedding,a tow-ropewaspassedtothe Strathgairn,andWaterswastoldtotowthe StGermain stern frsttowardstheshore.The fresofthedamagedship hadbeenextinguishedbytheinfowofwater,butsufficientsteamremainedintheboilerforthepumptobekeptgoing.Theweatherbecamebad onthewayintowardstheshore.However,Lansleymanagedtokeepthewaterfromrising,andwasabletobeachhisvesselatFolkestone.For their share in preserving the St Germain, Forsyth, Foot and Edwards each received the D.S.M.
WWiilllliiaammRRiicchhaarrddssoonnFFoorrssyytthhwasbornatNorthShieldson25June1891,andenrolledintotheRoyalNavalReserveon19November1915.He waspromotedtoTemporarySkipperon27December1917,toSkipperon8January1918,andgrantedaTemporaryCommissionasSubLieutenant, R.N.R., on 18 January 1918.
Sold with copies of his Merchant Navy Record Card which shows him as a ship’s Master and contains a photograph of him.
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£1,200-£1,600
Provenance: Glendining’s, March 2001.
Only 17 D.S.M.s were awarded to the Anti-Aircraft Brigade of the R.M.A. in the Great War.
D.S.M. LondonGazette 17 January 1919.
HHeennrryyCChhaarrlleessBBeerrttrraammCCaallllaawwaayywasbornatNewBrompton,Chathamon28January1878,andjoinedtheRoyalMarineArtilleryinLondonin November1895.AppointedaGunner,his frstseagoingappointmentwasinH.M.S. Centurion betweenFebruary1899andOctober1900,in whichperiodhewaslandedforserviceasabluejacketintheBoxerRebellion.HisservicerecordstatesthathewaspresentwiththePekinRelief Force at the capture of the Pei Yang Arsenal and in the Tientsin operations. His China medal was presented by H.M. the King in March 1902. HavingthenbeenawardedhisL.S.&G.C.MedalinFebruary1911,CallawaywasmobilisedwiththeR.M.BrigadeinAugust1914andembarked forOstend,inadditiontosubsequentemploymentatR.M.A.H.Q.inoperationsinFranceinOctober.Inthefollowingyear,inApril,hewasreembarked for France and Flanders for services in the R.M.A.’s Anti-Aircraft Battery, and he remained likewise employed until early 1918. In RoyalMarinesintheWarof1914-1919,alengthychapterisdedicatedtotheactivitiesoftheR.M.A.’sfourA.A.Batteries.Theirrateof freandrateofbringingdownenemyaircraft-makesforimpressivereading.Here,then,theprobablebackgroundtoCalloway’sawardoftheD.S.M., althoughequallyhemayhavebeendecoratedforrescuingcomradesfromtheeffectsofenemycounter-batterywork.Hewasdemobilisedin March 1919.
AAnnuunnuussuuaallSSeeccoonnddWWaarrssuubbmmaarriinneerr’’ssDD..SS..MM..ggrroouuppooffeeiigghhttaawwaarrddeeddttooLLeeaaddiinnggSSiiggnnaallmmaannEE..CCaasseeyy,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaass ddeeccoorraatteeddffoorrhhiisssseerrvviicceessoo ffff NNoorrwwaayyiinntthheeFFrreenncchhssuubbmmaarriinnee RRuubbiiss iinn11994400,,aannddwwaassssuubbsseeqquueennttllyyMMeennttiioonneeddiinn DDeessppaattcchheess aanndd aawwaarrddeedd tthhee FFrreenncchh CCrrooiixx ddee GGuueerrrree DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(J.78734E.Casey.L.Sig.R.N.) officiallyre-impressednaming;BritishWarandVictoryMedals (J.78734E.Casey.Sig.BoyR.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oak leaf;RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue,coinagebust(J.78734(Po.B.18806)E.Casey,L.Sig.R.F.R.);FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrdd RReeppuubblliicc,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,undated,withtwobronzestarsonriband,mountedasworn, theGreatWarpairwith contact marks and heavily polished, therefore fne, the remainder good very fne (8)
£600-£800
D.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1941: ‘For outstanding zeal, patience and cheerfulness, and for never failing to set an example of wholehearted devotion to duty.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1943.
EEuuggeenneeCCaasseeyywasbornintheparishofSt.GilesinCamden,Londonon13January1901andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassin September1917.AppointedaBoySignaller,heservedinthecruiserH.M.S. Cordelia fromJune1918toMarch1919andvolunteeredfor submarines in the mid-1920s.
HavingthenrevertedtotheRoyalFleetReserveinMarch1934,aftercomingashoreasaLeadingSignalman,Caseywasmobilisedinthesummer of1939,whenhejoinedthesubmarinedepotship Alecto.TheninMay1940,inthecompanyofaBritishliaisonofficerandaradiooperator,he wasassignedtotheFrenchsubmarine Rubis atHarwich.Soonafterwards, Rubis carriedoutaminelayingoperationtoEgersund,the frstofeight patrols she undertook off the Norwegian coast in 1940, and it was in consequence of these patrols that Casey was awarded the D.S.M. CommandedbyLieutenantdeVaisseauCabanier,D.S.O.,throughouttheperiodinquestion, Rubis’s minelayingactivitiesaccountedforagood numberofenemyshipsandlaidthefoundationsforherbeingdeclared‘themostsuccessfulFrenchsubmarineofthewar’.Minelayingaside, Rubis alsoundertookregularwarpatrolsand,towardstheendoftheyear,disembarkedanagentandhiscanoenearNappen.Thelatter,codename ‘Torvig’,laterbecameGeneralFordeoftheRoyalNorwegianAirForce.Infact,suchwere Rubis’s numeroussuccessesthatshebecamea frm favouriteofSirMaxHorton.ItwashewhorecommendedmembersofhercrewfordecorationsafterheropeningtripstoNorwayand,following the capitulation of France, except for just fve men, Rubis’s French crew remained loyal to the common cause. Havingundergonealengthyreftinthenewyear, Rubis returnedtoanoperationalfootinginMay1941,whencommanddevolvedtoLieutenant HenriRousselot,D.S.O.,D.S.C.Andasfarasisknownfromasomewhatworncopyofhisservicerecord,Caseyremainedemployedunderhim forthe remainderofthewar.Inall Rubis undertook28warpatrolsandlaid638mines–fromLaRochelletotheLofotens.Andthosemines werecreditedwithsinking23shipsanddamagingaU-boat.Norwereherpatrolswithoutincident,asrecountedinthe DailyTelegraph’s obituary notice for Rousselot:
‘InAugust1941,after Rubis laidminesoff EgersundinsouthernNorway,RousselotattackedaconvoyoftwoshipscarryingironorefromFinland. He hit one ship at such close range that Rubis herself was damaged by the torpedo explosion and was forced to lie on the bottom until dark. Unabletodiveagain, Rubis hadtomakeherwayhomeacrossaGermanminefeld.Chlorinegasfromdamagedmainbatterycellsdrovehercrew ontothecasing.Therethecheflitagalley freandtheofficersdinedoff soup,coldham,cucumberandsalad(insilverdishes),hard-boiledeggs andnewpotatoes,allwasheddownwithwhiteburgundy,coffeeandcognac.Meanwhileaforceof30shipsandaircrafthadassembledtoescort Rubis to Dundee.’
The entent cordiale appears to have survived the war, although as noted in the same obituary notice, national culinary habits differed on occasion:
‘UnderRousselot Rubis certainlyhadstyle.Inspiteofemergenciessuchasjammedruddersandbatteryexplosions,thewinewasalwaysgoodand thefoodexcellent.HerofficerscriticisedtheirBritishliaisonofficer,muchastheylikedhim,foreatingfromthebackofhisforkanddrinkingsoup from the side of his spoon.’
Casey’s time in the Rubis was also recognised by a Mention in Despatches and an ungazetted award of the French Croix de Guerre.
Sold with copied research, including a full account of Rubis’s memorable wartime career.
AA ff nneeDDuunnkkiirrkkDD..SS..MM..ggrroouuppooffeeiigghhttaawwaarrddeeddttooCChhiieeffPPeettttyyOO ffiffi cceerrCCooookkAA..VV..HHoocckkiinn,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,aammeemmbbeerrooffHH..MM..SS.. BBiiddeeffoorrdd’’ss FFiirrssttAAiiddPPaarrttyy,,wwhhoo‘‘pprroobbaabbllyyssaavveeddtthheesshhiipp’’wwhheennhheeggaallllaannttllyyffoouugghhttaa ff rreeiimmmmeeddiiaatteellyyaabboovveetthheemmaaggaazziinnee::tthhee BBiiddeeffoorrdd hhaaddttaakkeennttwwooddiirreecctthhiittsswwhhiilleeeemmbbaarrkkiinnggttrrooooppssoo ffff tthheebbeeaacchheess,,‘‘aabboouutt4400ffeeeettooffhheerrsstteerrnnbbeeiinnggccoommpplleetteellyy bblloowwnn aawwaayy’’ -- nnoonneetthheelleessss,, sshhee mmaaddee iitt bbaacckk ttoo DDoovveerr,, aafftteerr 3366 hhoouurrss uunnddeerr ttooww DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(MX.58549A.V.Hockin.Ck.H.M.S.Bideford)officiallyimpressednaming;1939-45Star; AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II. R.1stissue(MX.58549A.V.Hockin.D.S.M.,C.P.O.Ck.(O).H.M.S.Indefatigable)thislastwithminorofficialcorrectiontoone letter of ship’s name, mounted as worn, generally good very fne (8) £1,400-£1,800
D.S.M. London Gazette 16 August 1940: ‘For services in the withdrawal of the Allied Armies from the beaches at Dunkirk.’
Soldierswhohadrushedondeckwereassuredbythecrewthattherewasnoimmediatedangerofsinkingand Locust, ashallow-draughtriver gunboat Bideford’s size,camealongside,tookoff manyofthesoldiersandtook Bideford intow.Duringtheattemptstodislodgeherfromthe sandbank,everyavailablemanformedupononesideoftheshipthenrushedtotheotherandbackagaintorockherfree.Sheeventually foated clearontherisingtideandforthirty-sixhours,allthrough30and31May, Locust wrestledwithheryawingwildlyfromsidetosideinthestream ofthetraffic[backtoDover], withtheFrenchcolonialtroopsonboardloudlyinsistingthattheybetakenbacktoFranceandtheBritishbeing organised to tackle them in the event of mutiny ...’
Whenthe Bideford fnallydockedatDover,shedisembarkednofewerthan400troops,aremarkablefeatindeed,giventhecasualtiessufferedby hercrew-threeOfficersand13menkilled,oneOfficerand18menwounded-andthesignifcantdamageshesustainedonthe30May.Her captain,Lieutenant-CommanderJ.H.Lewes,R.N.,receivedanimmediateD.S.C.,andSurgeonLieutenantJ.J.Jordan,R.N.,animmediateD.S.O. AndinadditiontotheD.S.MsawardedtoHockinandDonnelly,asimilarrecommendationwasforwardedonbehalfofPrivateG.W.Crowther, 6thFieldAmbulance,therecentlyembarkedsoldierwhohadsogallantlyassistedSurgeonLieutenantJordan.Eventually,however,theArmy steppedintoclaimtheirmanwithanM.M.Oneothercrewmemberwasmentionedindespatches.AlbertVictorHockinreceivedhisD.S.M.atan investiture held on 25 March 1941.
AArraarreeSSeeccoonnddWWaarrPP..QQ..1177DD..SS..MM..ggrroouuppooffsseevveennaawwaarrddeeddttooTTeemmppoorraarryyAAccttiinnggLLeeaaddiinnggSSeeaammaannJJ..EE..FFoosstteerr,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,, wwhhooccoommmmaannddeeddtthheeBBrriittiisshhgguunnnneerrssaabbooaarrddtthheeDDeeffeennssiivveellyyEEqquuiippppeeddMMeerrcchhaannttSShhiipp PPaauulluussPPootttteerr,,aaDDuuttcchhvveesssseell,,uunnttiillsshhee hhaaddttoobbeeaabbaannddoonneeddoonn55JJuullyy11994422,,tthheeddaayyaafftteerrtthheeccoonnvvooyywwaassffaammoouussllyyoorrddeerreeddttoossccaatttteerr;tthheessuurrvviivviinnggccrreewwssppeenntt tthhrreeee hhaarrdd ddaayyss aatt sseeaa,, bbaattttlliinngg tthhrroouugghh iiccee aanndd ssnnoowwssttoorrmmss bbeeffoorree mmaakkiinngg llaannddffaallll DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(JX.189737J.E.Foster,T/A/L.Smn.)impressednaming;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;Burma Star, 1 clasp, Pacifc; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; U.S.S.R. 40th Anniversary Medal 1945-1985, good very fne (7) £1,800-£2,200
D.S.M. London Gazette 16 March 1943. The recommendation states:
‘TheS.S. PaulusPotter sailedinConvoyP.Q.17toNorthRussiainJuly1942.Shewasveryheavilyattackedbyaircraftandthoughsheputupa fnedefenceshewassomuchdamagedthatshesunk.LeadingSeamanFosterwasinchargeoftheBritishgunnersonboard.Theirworkwas exceptionally good and destroyed one aircraft and damaged two.’
JJoosseepphhEEddwwaarrddFFoosstteerrwasalsorecommendedbytheDutchGovernmentinexiletoreceivetheNetherlandsBronzeCross,apropositionthat was declined by the Admiralty in early 1943.
Theill-fatedconvoyP.Q.17assembledatReykjavikon27June1942,aformidablegatheringthatinadditiontoitsnavalescortcomprised22 American,eightBritish,twoRussian,twoPanamanianandoneDutchmerchantmen.Justafewdayslater,followingSirDudleyPound’sfateful order for the convoy to scatter, no less than 23 of these vessels were lost to enemy action.
Remainingincompanywiththe BoltonCastle and Washington followingtheordertoscatter,the PaulusPotter andhertwoconsortsallfell victimtoaformidableattackcarriedoutbyJunkers88’sofK.G.30,operatingoutofBanak,themostnortherlyaerodromeinEurope.Andwhen the Olopana cameontothesceneafewhourslatertoofferassistance,CaptainSissinghofthe PaulusPotter refusedaninvitationforhiscrewto comeaboard,quiteconvinced,likethesurvivorsfromtheothertwoships,thattheywouldonlybecompelledtotaketotheirlifeboatsagain.
Captain Stone of the Olopana takes up the story in David Irving’s The Destruction of P.Q. 17: ‘Proceededto[lifeboatsof] PaulusPotter, Dutch.Shehadfoughtoff thesamegroupofplanes,foranhourandhadbeenbadlysmashedaboutby nearmisses; fnally, enginesstoppedandtakingwater,shewasabandoned.Thecrewofthe PaulusPotter wereinfourlifeboats,oneamotorboat.Wechasedafterthem,andwhenalongsideinquirediftheyhadanyoneinjured,ordidtheywishtocomeonboard?Tobothqueriesthe answerwasnegative.Theydidrequestcigarettes,breadandlubricatingoil.Thesewantswereprovidedfor,andtheDutchmencastoff tojointhe Washington’s lifeboats, also headed for Moller’s Bay.’
Asittranspired,thedecisionnottoboardthe Olopana wasaninspiredone,thatshipbeingsunkbyaU-Boattwodayslater.Butunbeknownto CaptainSissinghandhiscrew,however,wasthefactthattheirownshipwasstillafoat.Mercifully,bythetimetheGermansgotaroundto boardingthedriftingDutchmerchantmanonthe12July,thesecretconvoypapersfoundonherbridgewereoflittleimmediateuse.Havingbeen searchedforanyotherinterestingpapersandequipment,the PaulusPotter wasdespatchedbyatorpedofromthe U-255, anincident flmedfrom her conning tower - see David Irving’s The Destruction of P.Q. 17 for three stills taken from this footage.
Meanwhile,CaptainSissinghandhiscrew,Fosteramongthem,hadspentthreeharddaysatsea,battlingthroughiceandsnowstorms,andbythe timetheyreachedlandatapointabout40milesnorthofMollerBay,manyofthemweresufferingfrommalnutritionandexposure.Huggingthe coastline,theycontinuedtheirjourneysouthintheirbatteredlifeboatsuntilpickedupbyaRussiancoasteron15July,followingwhichtheywere transferredtothe EmpireTide inMollerBay.Bynoweightof PaulusPotter’s survivorsweresufferingfromfrostbite,andarrangementswere madetoevacuateaboardthecorvette LaMalouine. On21Julytheremaindersetcourseforhomeinthe EmpireTide, thistimewithastrong naval escort, the whole reaching the U.K. in safety.
The gallant Foster was invested with his D.S.M. at Buckingham Palace on 20 July 1943.
Sold with two original wartime photographs, and several copied photographs taken from a family album.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(SSX.19925W.E.Green,A.B.)impressednaming;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, nearly extremely fne (4)
£800-£1,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2002.
D.S.M. LondonGazette 7April1942:‘ForbraveryinactionagainstenemysubmarineswhileservinginH.M.Ships Stork,Pentstemon,Deptford and Samphire.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 16 August 1940: ‘For good services in the withdrawal of the Allied Armies from the beaches of Dunkirk.’ WWiillffrreeddEEddwwaarrddGGrreeeenn’’ss frstdistinction,amentionindespatchesfor“OperationDynamo”,waswonforservicesasamemberoftheboats’ crewsdrawnfromthedestroyer fotillaleaderH.M.S. Codrington. Duringtheperiod28Mayto3June1940,the Codrington madenofewerthan seventripstoDunkirk, fveofthemdirectlytothebeaches,andwasseveraltimesattackedbyenemyaircraftandshorebatteries.Herbeach partiesandboats’crews,Greenamongthem,especiallydistinguishedthemselves,performingarduousworkundertryingphysicalconditions,and constant enemy attention, exertions that resulted in some 6175 troops being brought off the beaches. Green’ssubsequentawardoftheD.S.M.wasforservicesaboardthecorvette Pentstemon duringthehardfoughtconvoyH.G.76,boundfrom Gibraltar,inDecember1941.AspartofCommanderWalker’sescortgroup-thatisthelegendaryWalker,winneroffourD.S.OsandaC.B.Pentstemon was directly involved in the destruction of the U-131, one of fve U-Boats sunk over a ferocious four day battle: ‘Onthe16th,nineU-Boatsclosedinontheconvoybuttheyweretomeettoughopposition.The“Woolworth”carrier Audacity accompanied theconvoytogiveairsupporttotheoperation.ThecloseescortwasoneofCaptainWalker’sfamousgroups.CommanderWalker(hisrank then) was all-time ace of U-Boat killers; his exploits have been recorded admirably in a number of books. Hisgrouponthisoccasioncomprisedthesloops Stork and Deptford, plussevencorvettes.Inadditiontothesetoughlittle fghters therewere threedestroyerstoreinforcethegroup.Theywere Exmoor,Blankney and Stanley. Alltheseescortvesselscameinforsomeharrowingtimesin the four days of continuous battle which followed. Therealbattlestartedonthemorningof17December,whenoneof Audacity’s aircraftreportedaU-Boatonthesurfacetwentyoddmilesfrom theconvoy.CommanderWalkerin Stork ledoff toinvestigate,orderingthethreedestroyerswiththeirgreaterspeedtojoinhim.Thecorvette Pentstemon [withGreenaboard]followedupthesepursuingships.Whentheywereallconcentrated,attackswerecarriedoutbutwithout apparentresults.Infactweknownowthat U-131 wasbadlydamagedbythecorvettes’attackandallbut fnished.Emergencymeasureseventually broughthertothesurface,bywhichtimethesearcherswereoutofsight,huntingelsewhere. Stanley thenspottedherabouttenmilesaway.In thegeneralchasewhichfollowed, Exmoor and Blankney withtheirextraturnofspeedforgedaheadtogetintogunrange.Whilethischasewas goingon, U-131 didsomeaccurateshooting;an Audacity fghterwasshotdownasitgunnedthe feeingU-Boat. Exmoor’s gunnerywasalmostas accurate.Assoonasshewasinrangehershotswerefallingallaroundthetarget. U-131 gaveupthechase,scuttledherselfandwasabandoned. Her frst and only war patrol was over.’
D.S.M. LondonGazette 15 August 1944: ‘For courage, leadership and determination in light coastal craft in action with the enemy in the Mediterranean.’ Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘ThreeBritishM.T.B.sandoneU.S.P.T.Boatcarriedoutanoffensivesweepoff theItaliancoastonthenight of10-11May.Twoescortedmerchantvesselswereattackedontwoseparateoccasionsdespitebrilliantvisibilityandatleastthreetorpedohits wereclaimed.LeadingTelegraphistPhippshandledtheextremelylargeamountofsignaltrafficwhicharrivedinM.T.B. 420 withextraordinary thoroughness and skill. He was of enormous help to his commanding officer and was on watch continuously for nine hours.’ GGeeoorrggeePPhhiippppsswasborninPortsmouthon5February1910,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinOctober1925.Appointeda TelegraphistinAugust1927,hevolunteeredforthe‘SilentService’inthesummerof1936andwasservinginH.M.submarine Rainbow onthe outbreak of hostilities. In July 1940 he transferred to Coastal Forces, when he removed to Hornet and joined M.T.B. 215 at the year’s end. Asfurtherverifedbyhisservicerecord, 215 wasorderedtotheMediterraneaninFebruary1941,whereshejoinedthe10thFlotillaatAlexandria. Asittranspired,notoneofthe fotilla’sboatssurvivedthecomingmonths, 215 beingbadlydamagedandbeachedafteracollisionoff theNorth African coast in December 1941.
DetailsofPhipps’ssubsequentmovementsremainlimited,butwedoknowthathewasadvancedtoActingLeadingTelegraphistatMalta’s St. Angelo in December 1942 and awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal at the Lowestoft Coastal Forces base Mantis in March 1943.
HavingthenbeenconfrmedinhisrateasLeadingTelegraphistattheR.N.SignalsSchool Mercury inHampshireinDecember1943,hereturned toanoperationalfootingintheMediterranean,thistimeasamemberofM.T.B. 420’s crewinthe7thFlotilla.Andmuchactionensuedoff the west coast of Italy, the success of which was partly attributable to newly delivered Two-Star Mk. VIII torpedoes, used with magnetic pistols. Onthenightof9-10May1944,M.T.B. 420 andherconsort 421,accompaniedbytheAmericanP.T. 214 –actingasaradarship–locatedan enemyforceoff theVadaRocks,northofElba.Along, plannedapproachgotthemintoagoodattackpositionandsixtorpedoeswere fred ata merchantman.Thelatterwasescortedby fveRboats.Onehitwasseenonthemaintarget,withanotherpossiblehitfurtheraft,andtherewas someevidenceofoneoftheRboatsbeinghittoo.TheshorebatteriesthenopenedupbuttheM.T.B.sandP.T.boatescapedanydamageandgot safely back to their port at Bastia. Thenewtorpedoescertainlyshowedpromise,buttheresultsofthenextmajoractionfoughtby 420 andherconsortswerequiteoutstanding. Theactioninquestiontookplaceoff Speziaonthenightof27-28May1944,when 420,underLieutenantGood,wasaccompaniedby 419 and 421, in addition to the American P.T. 218. Len Reynolds’ Mediterranean M.T.B.s at War takes up the story: ‘Justaftermidnight,aconvoyof fveF-lightersescortedbyoneloneEboatwassightedabouthalfamileoffshore.TheF-lighterswereinclose formation(presumablytoenableconcentrateddefensive fre),whichactuallyassistedtheattacksastheypresentedanalmostcontinuoustarget. Varvillorderedindividualattacksbyeachboatinturn,havingclosedtheconvoyquietlyatlowspeedusingtheunderwaterexhausts.Onebyone eachboatgotintoafavourable fringpositionandmadeanattack.Varvill’scame frst,andbroughtaremarkableresult.Histwotorpedoeshittwo overlappingF-lighters.Moore fredoneandmissedastern.GoodusedhisporttorpedoforanF-lighterwhichhadstopped,baulkedbythetwo sinking vessels ahead. His target blew up in a sheet of orange fame and sank. TheescortingEboatsuddenlyseemedtorealizethatthreeofhischargeshadbeensunkandbegan fringattheM.T.B.s,whoresumedpatrol, hopingforlargertargets.Theywerenotdisappointed,asanhourlaterP.T. 218 reportedradarcontactsnearly2milesahead,closeinshore.When sighted,theyprovedtobeaK.T.ship(awartransport)ofabout1,500tons,escortedbyawarship–possiblyadestroyer,torpedoboatorsloop. Thetwovesselsweresteeringsouth-eastatabout15knotsandVarvilldecidedtotakehisboat(withbothtorpedoesexpended)closeinshoreto createadiversionwhile 419and420attacked,eachhavingoneremainingtorpedo.Moorein419 fred frstandhittheK.T.ship,whichbrokein twoandsank.AsGoodpreparedto freattheescort,itopenedheavy freandatonce420sufferedhitsonthebridgeandinthecharthouse,and twoenginescutout.Gooddisengagedonhisoneengine,andtriedtobluff theenemyby fringaredVerypistol.Itseemedtowork,as frefrom theescortceasedtemporarilyandtheredoubtablemotormechanic(PettyOfficerJoseph)hadtimetorepairelectricalfaults,startup,andenable Good to withdraw with the other boats.
TheyspedbacktowardsBastia,consciousoftheremarkabletallyofsuccess.ThreeF-lightersandoneK.P.,shiphadbeensunk,andonly fve torpedoesused.ThisrateofsuccesswassuchamarkedcontrasttothepastexperienceofM.T.B.sintheMediterraneanthattheyrealizedthe signifcance of the new weapon for future operations.’
Followingtheseactions, 420 participatedinseveralengagementsintheGulfofGenoaintheperiodAugust-December1944.ButPhipps’sawardof theD.S.M.stemmedfromtheabove-describedactionsinMay.HewasshorepensionedinMarch1950,afterparticipatinginOperation‘Harness’, the3-monthtop-secretbiologicalwarfaretrialscarriedoutintheCaribbeanintheperiodDecember1948toFebruary1949.Preliminarytrials wereundertakenoff Portland,whenPhippswasservinginthe Narvik.Intriguingly,hisservicerecordalsoreferstothepresentationofa‘memorial certifcate’ on 4 February 1950, together with an endorsement about the secrecy of ‘Harness’ in respect of related deaths.
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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(P.O.S.V.Wragg,C/JX.144505)officiallyengravednaming;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;Africa Star; Burma Star, 1 clasp, Pacifc; War Medal 1939-45 minor contact marks, otherwise generally good very fne (6) £1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2002.
D.S.M. London Gazette 15 August 1944: ‘For undaunted courage, skill and devotion to duty in successful patrols in H.M. Submarines.’ SSyyddnneeyyVVaalleennttiinneeWWrraagggg,whowasborninOctober1918,joinedthesubmarinebranchinJune1939,his frstwartimepostingbeinginthe Triumph, whichlasteduntilFebruary1940.Hesubsequentlyheldappointmentsaboardtwoorthreeothersubmarines,the P.31 amongthem,but his frstpostingofanylengthwasthataboardthe Satyr betweenFebruary1943andJune1944.Anditwasduringthisperiod,on15June1944, that the Satyr torpedoed and sank the U-987 off Norway: ‘Satyr (LieutenantT.S.Weston)onpatrolwestoftheLofotenIslandsfrom10Juneto24thhadbetterfortune.U-Boatsweresightedonthe13th and16th.Onthe15thaU-Boatwassightedat0701at700yardsbut Satyr wastoobroadonthebowtoattack.TwohourslateranotherU-Boat wassightedat4000yardsrangeandattacked.Inspiteofthe frsttwotorpedoesofasalvoofsixcollidingandexploding,theattackwassuccessful andtwohitswereobtainedon U-987 whichsankimmediatelyleavingnosurvivors.Reloadingwascommencedbutnotcompleteduntil1305. TwominuteslateranotherU-Boatwassightedbuton140degreestrackandnoattackwaspossible.Hadthereloadingdrillbeenmoreefficient thereisnodoubtthat Satyr wouldhavehadanexcellentchanceofscoringadouble.Patrolwasshiftedthatnightat120milesnorthandweston ordersfromFlagOfficerSubmarineswhohadreceivedintelligenceofU-Boatsinthatvicinity.Thismoveresultedinthesightingalreadyrecorded on16JunebuttheU-Boatwastoofaroff toattack.ThiswasanexcitingandfruitfulpatrolwhichresultedinthesinkingofanoutwardboundUBoat and the award of the D.S.O. to Lieutenant Weston’, one D.S.C. and four D.S.Ms.
Following histimein Satyr, WraggservedintheFarEastinthe Taciturn.HewasinvestedwithhisD.S.M.atBuckinghamPalaceinFebruary1945 and released from the Service in September 1948.
Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (P.O.M.M. J. A. A. Shenton, P/MX. 79271) officially engraved naming, extremely fne £800-£1,000
D.S.M. LondonGazette 19September1944:PettyOfficerMotorMechanicJohnArthurAnthonyShenton,M.T.B. 681.‘Foroutstandingcourage, skill and determination in light coastal craft in successful actions with enemy forces.’
Theactionfoughtonthe9th/10thJune,1944,off Egmondbysixboatsofthe58thFlotilla,wasaresoundingsuccessapartfromthelossofM.T.B. 681.Untilthistime,fewtorpedoattacksonshallowdraughttargetshadsucceeded.ButinMay,atlast,CoastalForceshadbeguntoreceive torpedoeswithamagneticpistolandthiswastorevolutionisethesuccessrate.Thisnewnon-contactpistoltriggeredbythemagnetic feldofa target,enabledthetorpedotobesettorundeeper,whichhadmanyadvantages.Thetorpedowasnotaffectedsomuchbysurfacewaves,itlefta lessvisibletrackanditwasabletogetaheadofanytrackitdidleave.Whenitexplodedwithoutactuallybeingincontactwiththetarget’shull,it wasmorelikelytobreakthebackofaship,ortodamagevitalregionssuchasengineroomsandmagazinesthatmighthavebeeninaccessible through the sides.
SoitwasthattheredoubtableLieutenant-CommanderKenGemmell’sboats,whentheymetapatroloffourarmedtrawlersandaguncoasterin verylowvisibility,wereableto fresixtorpedoesinthe frstattackafterstalkingandplottingtheenemy,andtoclaimhitsonthreetrawlers.Ina secondattack,thistimewithouttheadvantageofsurpriseandsobringingheavyreturn fre,twotorpedoeswere fredandahitclaimedonthe gun coaster. In this attack 681 was set on fre and subsequently sank, two of her crew being killed and seven, including Shenton, wounded. Inhisreport,LieutenantE.S.Forman,theC.O.of 681,states:‘TheFirstLieutenantandtheMotorMechanic[Shenton]wentintothepetrol compartmentanddiscoveredthespacedensewithsmoke.TheMotorMechanicthenreturnedbearingasmokehelmet.Afullexaminationwas thenmadebytheMotorMechanic,whoreportedtheStarWingPooltankholedbya37m.m.shell,about18inchesfromthedeckhead.The MotorMechanicshowedgreatinitiativeinsizingupthesituationandaskingpermissiontoputthenozzlesofthehoseintotheshellholeand fll the tank with water to expel the fumes.’
Nowthattheimmediatesafetyoftheboatseemed assured,butinnoconditionforfurtheraction,Formandecidedtoreturntobase.Handing overtotheFirstLieutenant,Formanwenttothecharthousetoconsulthisnavigator.Suddenly,hisconversationwasinterruptedbyanexplosion andthedeckcollapsedbelowhisfeet.Hisreportrevealsthat‘theshipwasamassofwhite fames fromthebridgeforwardbelowdeck,andthe topsides had parted from the deck. Realising the ship could not possibly be saved, I gave the order “Abandon Ship Stations.’ Forman,andallhiscrewexceptthetwowhodiedwerepickedupby 687 and 683.PettyOfficerShentonsufferedseconddegreeburnstohis faceandupperbody,andwaslatertreatedfortheseatFelixtoweHospital.HewaspresentedwithhisD.S.M.atBuckinghamPalaceon6 November1945.TonyShentonwastragicallykilledinamotoraccidenton15June1946,withinafewmilesofhishomeinAndover,having travelled from London. The driver of the other vehicle involved was charged with dangerous driving and found guilty. Soldwithnamedcondolenceslip,originalphotographwithhismotherandsisteratBuckinghamPalace,anewscutting,andboxofissuefor campaign medals (1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star and War medal) addressed to his mother.
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Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX.194893 H. H. G. Fairley. A/A.B.) officially impressed naming, extremely fne £1,200-£1,600
D.S.M. London Gazette 28 April 1942: ‘For skill and bravery in the protection of a merchantman.’
The original recommendation states: ‘AHeinkelIIIattackedtheS.S. Beauly onthe18December1941.HerMastertookskilfulavoidingaction,andhergunlayerdirectedsuchan accurate frefromtheHotchkissgunthattheaircraftbrokeoff theattackanddisappeared,obviouslyintrouble,andpossiblydoomed.Itwasthe gunlayer’sthirdsuccessfulengagement…TheMasterstatesthatFairley,thegunlayer(P/JX.194893),whomannedthestarboardHotchkiss,had previously accounted for two aircraft in other ships.’
HHaarrrryyHHeerrbbeerrttGGeeoorrggeeFFaaiirrlleeyywasborninCheltenham,Gloucestershireon31October1905andwaseducatedlocallyatSt.Peter’sSchool. Volunteering for the Royal Navy in 1940, he was trained as a D.E.M.S. gunner and quickly saw action on convoy duties.
TheS.S. Beauly whenboundfromSwanseatoBelfast,wasattackedbyatorpedo-carryingHeinkel111.Asverifedbyhiscaptain’sreport,Fairley engagedtheaircraftatarangeof200feetandhititinthefuselageandwings,followingwhichit‘madeoff tothesouthwardatsealevel,with sparks coming out of it and pieces dropping into the water.’
FairleysubsequentlyjoinedtheS.S. Wayfarer, andhewaslikewiseemployedwhenshewastorpedoedandsunkbythe U-862,about150miles east of Mozambique, on 19 August 1944. The master, 44 crew members, one passenger and fve gunners, including Fairley, were lost. Aged 37, he left a widow, Dorothy, of Paddington, London and he is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (STK-1259 Sjt: A. W. Fisk. 10/R. Fus:) lacquered, very fne £500-£700
M.M. London Gazette 25 April 1918
M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 11 February 1919.
AAllffrreedd WWiilllliiaamm FFiisskk served during the Great War with the 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers in the French theatre of war from 31 July 1915.
Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (23563 Sjt: H. C. Bolton. 20/Lanc. Fus:) edge bruising, very fne £500-£700
M.M. London Gazette 9 December 1916.
M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 23 February 1918.
HHeennrryyCChhaarrlleessBBoollttoonnwasborninSalford,andattestedforthe22nd(Reserve)Battalion,LancashireFusiliersinOctober1915.Headvancedto Sergeant,andservedwiththe20th(Service)Battalion(4thSalford),LancashireFusiliersinFrancefrom17August1916(entitledtoBWMand VM).BoltonreceivedgunshotwoundstotheheadandlegsinMarch1918,andreturnedtotheUKonthe29thofthatmonth.Hesubsequently served with the 18th and 4th Battalions prior to his discharge, 22 June 1919. After the war he resided in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar(8041L.Cpl.E.Sorrell.2/S.Lanc:R.) pawnbroker’smarklightlyscratchedto obverse at 10 o’clock, otherwise good very fne £600-£800
M.M. London Gazette 22 January 1917.
M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 28 September 1917. EEddwwaarrddSSoorrrreellll,fromAshCross,Kent,attestedintotheSouthLancashireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalionon theWesternFrontfrom18August1914.AwardedtheMilitaryMedalforhisactionsastheMedicalOfficer’sorderly,hewaskilledinactionon12 April 1918 and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. Sold with copied research.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(23486Sjt:H.J.Barratt.A.77/Bde:R.F.A.);1914-15Star(23486Bmbr:(A.Sjt.)H.J.Barratt.R.F.A.);Victory Medal1914-19(23486Sjt.H.J.Barratt.R.A.);MemorialPlaque(HenryJosephBarratt)incardenvelope, tracesofverdigris, otherwise good very fne (4) £260-£300
M.M. London Gazette 12 December 1917.
HHeennrryyJJoosseepphhBBaarrrraattttwasborninKensington,London,andattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtillery,servingwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom27November1915.AwardedtheMilitaryMedal,hediedofwoundson26September1918,whilstattachedto‘D’Battery, 161st Brigade, R.F.A., and is buried in Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(87301Sjt:G.Parkinson.B.47/Bde:R.F.A.);1914-15Star(87301.Bmbr.G.Parkinson,R.F.A.);BritishWar and Victory Medals (87301. Sjt. G. Parkinson. R.A.) very fne and better (4)
£240-£280
M.M. London Gazette 18 June 1917.
GGeeoorrggeePPaarrkkiinnssoonnattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30May1915, being awarded the Military Medal.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(44461Sjt:E.Foster.81/F.Coy.R.E.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(44461Sjt.E.Foster.R.E.) about extremely fne (2)
£240-£280
M.M. London Gazette 11 November 1916.
EEddwwaarrdd FFoosstteerr attested for the Royal Engineers and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 July 1915.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo AAccttiinngg SSeerrggeeaanntt GG.. AAmmbbrriiddggee,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss Military Medal, G.V.R. (253863 A. Sjt: G. Ambridge., 16/D.S. Coy. R.E.) good very fne
Military Medal, G.V.R. (8089 Sjt: G. T. Morley. 3/C. Gds:) very fne
M.M. London Gazette 21 December 1916.
£260-£300
GGeeoorrggeeTThhoommaassMMoorrlleeyyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe3rdBattalion,ColdstreamGuardsintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom12August 1914.HeadvancedtoColourSergeant,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe3rdBattalion,WiltshireRegiment27January1917. Morleysubsequentlytransferredtothe1stBattalion,andwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,24March1918.SecondLieutenantMorleyis buried at the Bancourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. His widow resided at 9 St. Andrew’s Road, Cambridge.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr11991188‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooGGuuaarrddssmmaannCC..DDuunnssttoonnee,,22nnddBBaattttaalliioonn,,SSccoottssGGuuaarrddss,,wwhhoowwaass wwoouunnddeedd iinn bbootthh lleeggss,, 55 JJuunnee 11991188 Military Medal, G.V.R. (14990 Pte C. Dunstone. 2/S. Gds:) very fne
£260-£300
M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1918.
CChhaarrlleessDDuunnssttoonneewasbornin1890,andresidedat74TaylorStreet,Townhead,Glasgow.Heattestedforthe3rdBattalion,ScotsGuardsat GlasgowinDecember1915.Dunstonesubsequentlytransferredtothe2ndBattalion,andservedwiththemintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom26 August 1916. He was wounded in both legs, 5 June 1918, and discharged in April 1919.
Military Medal, G.V.R. (12981 Pte J. Loudon. 11/R. Scots) toned, good very fne
M.M London Gazette 11 October 1916.
£260-£300
JJaammeessLLoouuddoonnwasborninCambusnethan,Lanarkshire.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe11th(Service)Battalion,RoyalScotsinthe Frenchtheatreofwarfrom11May1915.PrivateLoudonwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,12April1917,andiscommemoratedonthe Arras Memorial, France. On the latter date the Battalion was heavily engaged during the Battle of Arras.
Military Medal, G.V.R. (28334 Pte H. A. Lambert. 1/R. War: R.) lacquered, very fne
M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919.
£260-£300
HHaarroollddAA..LLaammbbeerrttinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarasaTrooperwiththe3rdHussarsintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom9November 1915. He subsequently served with the 10th and 1st Battalions, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Military Medal, G.V.R. (2228 Sjt: F. J. Parker. 4/Suff: R. - T.F.) good very fne
M.M. London Gazette 19 February 1917.
£260-£300
FFrraanncciissJJaammeessPPaarrkkeerrwasborninIpswich,Su ffolkin1890.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/4thBattalion,SuffolkRegiment(T.F.)on theWesternFrontfrom8November1914.SergeantParkerwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,15July1916.Onthelatterdatethe BattalionwasengagedinactionontheSomme,andtookpartintheattackontheGerman“Switch”TrenchnearBazentin-le-Petit.Parkeris commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France and the Great Eastern Railway War Memorial, Liverpool Street Station, London. The following article, which appeared in the Evening Star, gives additional detail: ‘SergeantFrancisJamesParker,oftheSuffolkRegiment,hasbeenkilledinaction.AnardentTerritorial,Mr.Parkerrejoinedhisoldbattalionwithin amonthoftheoutbreakofhostilitiesandleftforFranceinNovember,1914,seeingmuchheavy fghtingatYpres,NeuveChappelleandLoos.In civillifehewasafoot-plateworker,havingenteredtheGreatEasternserviceasanenginecleaneratIpswichonOctober24th,1908,when eighteenyearsofage.Hewasmadeacting fremaninMay,1911,andforsomemonthswasstationedatFelixstowe,returningtoIpswichin February, 1912.’
Photographs of the recipient appear on the online Ipswich War Memorial.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(30063Sjt:W.Holder.8/Som:L.I.);1914-15Star(13700Pte.W.Holder.Hamps.R.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals;(13700Sjt.W.Holder.Hamps.R.)DefenceMedal,withO.H.M.S.cardforwardingboxfortheDefenceMedal addressed to ‘Mr. W. Holder M.M. 6 Prospect Terrace, Bishops Itchington, Leamington Spa’., very fne (5) £380-£460
WWiilllliiaammHHoollddeerr,fromWarwick,attestedintotheHampshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwith the12thbattalionfrom20September1915.Hesawfurtherservicewiththe8thBattalionbeforetransferringintothe8thBattalionSomerset LightInfantry,withwhomhewasadvancedSergeantandawardtheMilitaryMedal.Discharged‘ClassZ’on25February1919,heservedatHome duringtheSecondWarwiththeHomeGuard.Hisbrother,PrivateAlfredHenryHolder,waskilledinactionwiththe11thBattalionBorder Regiment on the Somme, on 18 November 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Sold with the recipient’s son’s unofficial National Service Medal, engraved ‘Sapper A. W. Holder 19124621 R.E.’, and copied research.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(12078L.Cpl.J.Slaven.2/K.O.S.B.);1914-15Star(12078Cpl.J.Slaven.K.O.Sco:Bord:);BritishWarand Victory Medals (12078 Cpl. J. Slaven. K. O. Sco. Bord.); Memorial Plaque (John Slaven), in card envelope, good very fne (5) £400-£500
M.M. London Gazette 9 July 1917.
JJoohhnnSSllaavveenn,fromStranrear,Wigtownshire,attestedintotheKing’sOwnScottishBorderersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe WesternFrontwiththe6thBattalionfrom12May1915.AdvancedCorporalandawardedtheMilitaryMedal,hesawfurtherservicewiththe2nd Battalion and died of wounds on 6 October 1917. He is buried in Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr11991177‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooCCoorrppoorraallWW..EE..JJeennkkiinnss,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,RRooyyaallIInnnniisskkiilllliinnggFFuussiilliieerrss,,llaattee 22nndd BBaattttaalliioonn,, RRooyyaall FFuussiilliieerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt,, 11 OOccttoobbeerr 11991188 Military Medal, G.V.R. (43388 L. Cpl. W. E. Jenkins. 1/Innis: Fus:) very fne
£300-£400
M.M. London Gazette 18 July 1917.
WWiilllliiaammEEddwwaarrddJJeennkkiinnsswasthesonofMrandMrsW.H.Jenkinsof123CottenhamRoad,UpperHolloway,London.Heinitiallyservedduring theGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalFusiliers(entitledtoBWM&VM).JenkinsadvancedtoCorporal,andtransferredforservicewiththe 1stBattalion,RoyalInniskillingFusiliers.CorporalJenkinswaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,1October1918,andiscommemoratedon the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
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AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’ggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeJJ..CCuuttlleerr,,1166tthh((CChhuurrcchhLLaadd’’ssBBrriiggaaddee))BBaattttaalliioonn,,KKiinngg’’ssRRooyyaall RRii ff ee CCoorrppss
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(R-1841Pte.J.Cutler.16/K.R.Rif.C.);1914-15Star(R-1841Pte.J.Cutler.K.R.Rif:C.);BritishWarand Victory Medals (R-1841 Pte. J. Cutler. K. R. Rif. C.) light contact marks, very fne (4)
£360-£440
M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919.
JJoosseepphhCCuuttlleerr,fromBirmingham,attestedintotheKing’sRoyalRi feCorpsforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFront withthe9thBattalionfrom21May1915.Hesawfurtherservicewiththe7th,10th,11thand16thBattalionsandwasdischarged‘ClassZ’on3 March 1919.
Military Medal, G.V.R. (6550 L. Sgt. E. Drew. 205/Coy M.G.C.) good very fne
£260-£300
M.M. London Gazette 28 January 1918. EErrnneessttDDrreewwwasborninHaverhill,Su ffolk.HeattestedfortheGloucestershireRegiment(No.24504)atCheltenham,andservedwiththem priortotransferringtothe205thCompany,MachineGunCorps.LanceSergeantDrewwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,11October 1917, and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
Military Medal, G.V.R. (41461 Pte S. A. Middleton. 1/1 Herts: R.) good very fne
M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1918.
£300-£400
SSiiddnneeyyAAllffrreeddMMiiddddlleettoonninitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeBedfordshireRegiment.Hewassubsequentlyattachedtothe1/1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment (which absorbed more than 600 men from 6th (Service) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, 22 May 1918).
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttJJ..OO’’NNeeiillll,,MMoottoorrTTrraannssppoorrttBBrraanncchh,,AArrmmyySSeerrvviicceeCCoorrppss,,wwhhoowwaass aaddddiittiioonnaallllyy MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess Military Medal, G.V.R. (M2-035222 Sjt: J. O’Neill. 657/M.T. Coy. A.S.C.) very fne
£240-£280
M.M. London Gazette 7 October 1918.
M.I.D. London Gazette 29 May 1917.
JJaacckkOO’’NNeeiillllwasborninSwanseain1892andattestedfortheMotorTransportbranchoftheArmyServiceCorpsatBurySt.Edmundson20 February1915,havingpreviouslyservedintheTerritorialForce.Heservedwith657MotorTransportCompany,A.S.C.duringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom11April1916,andwasadvancedSergeanton29January1918.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasboth MentionedinDespatchesandawardedtheMilitaryMedal.Therecipient’sMedalIndexCarderroneouslystates‘Died21-11-18’,butinfactO’Neill survived the War and was discharged Class Z Reserve on 28 April 1919. Sold with copied service papers and other research.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr 11991188 ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. AAllddeenn [[MM..SS..MM..]],, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy VVeetteerriinnaarryy CCoorrppss Military Medal, G.V.R. (TT-0801 Cpl - A. S. Sjt: - W. M. Alden. A.V.C.) edge bruising, therefore nearly very fne
£260-£300
M.M. London Gazette 27 June 1918.
M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918:
‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in France during the present war’ WWiilllliiaamm AAllddeenn resided in Norwich, Norfolk.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(153513Sjt:D.C.Walker.43/Man:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(153513Sjt.D.C.Walker.43-Can. Inf.) traces of lacquer, very fne (3)
£300-£400
M.M. London Gazette 3 July 1919.
DDaavviiddCCaammppbbeellllWWaallkkeerrwasborninRenton,Dumbartonshire,Scotland,on22September1887andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedforthe CanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatWinnipegon20July1915.HearrivedinEnglandon31December1915andservedwiththe43rd Battalion,CanadianInfantry(ManitobaRegiment)duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,from20February1916.Twicewounded, frstbya gunshotwoundtotheskullon18May1916,andthenmoreseriouslybyagunshotwoundtohisrightthighon24June1917,hewaspromoted Corporalon1October1916,andSergeanton6November1918,andforhisservicesduringtheGreatWarwasawardedtheMilitaryMedal.He was discharged on demobilisation on 24 March 1919.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(4344670Pte.J.Fatherley.E.York.R.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(4344670Pte.J. Fatherly [sic]. E. Yorks.) edge bruising, lacquered, good very fne (2)
£1,000-£1,400
M.M. London Gazette 20 December 1940.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘WhilstactingasarunnerhemaintainedconstantcommunicationwithCompanyHQ.Forseveraldayshe maintainedthisunder freandneverfailedtogetamessagethrough.AtYpreson28May1940heguidedthestretcherbearertobadlywounded meninsectionpostsandthoughexposedtomachinegun fresucceededingettingthewoundedout.Whilstdoingthis,thesectionpostbeing encumbered with casualties, he worked unprotected for a considerable time with a complete disregard for his personal safety.’
JJaacckkFFaatthheerrlleeyywasbornon5November1920andwasembodiedfromtheTerritorialAmyon31August1939,beingpostedtothe4thBattalion, EastYorkshireRegiment.HeservedwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForceinFranceandBelgiumin1940andsawactionattheBattleoftheYpresCominesCanal,wheretheBritishmanagedtoholdtheGermanadvanceforseveraldays.Itwastherethatheperformedhisactofgallantry before managing to safely withdraw and evacuate at Dunkirk.
Returningtoactionwiththe8thArmyintheWesternDesert,FatherleywaspresentattheBattleofGazalawherehewaslecturedonhowtoact ifhewascapturedbyCompanyCommander.Theywereoverrunon1June1942withtherestof150thInfantryBrigadeandFatherleywas capturedandtakenprisonerofWar.TakentoCampo66,CapuaItalyfrom10July1942hewastransferredtoCampo53on9October1942 whenhewasheldforthenextyear.WhentheItalianArmisticecameintoeffectinSeptember1943,Fatherleydidnotattempttoescapeandas suchwastakentoGermany.His frstcamptherewasStalag8Con9September1943beforehewas fnallytransferredtoStalag4Aon23 December 1943. He remained there for the rest of the war and was repatriated following the cessation of hostilities. Sold with copied research.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(R/2763793Pte.J.C.Steele.BlackWatch) onedigitofnumberover-struck;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;Italy Star;WarMedal1939-45,thecampaignawardsallofficiallyengraved‘RH2763793C.S.M.J.C.Steele.M.M.BlackWatch’, mounted for display, minor edge bruise to MM and light contact marks, good very fne and better (5) £30,000-£40,000
M.M. London Gazette 15 October 1942:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.’
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘ThisN.C.O.hasbeeninshipssincebeforethefallofCrete.DuringtheGreekevacuationheservedinthe Dolphin withLieutenantCumberlegeandassistedintheevacuation.TogetherwithCumberlegeheassistedintheembarkationofabout400 Britishtroops.DuringtheCretanevacuation,heassistedintheembarkationoftroops,helpedtoblowuptheammunitionstoreonSudaisland andbroughtawaythe AgMiaoulis afterthe Dolphin wasabandonedandblownup.DuringthevoyageacrossheshotdownaMesserschmidt110 whichattackedtheship,duringwhichengagementthe AgMiaoulis hadtwokilledoutofacrewof fve.Sincethen,hehastakenpartinevery expeditiontoCrete,havingstayedtwoweeksontheislandwithLieutenantCumberlegeandorganisingtheembarkationofBritishandGreek stragglers. This N.C.O. has at all times shown the greatest courage and determination and is thoroughly worthy of a decoration. It is requested that, should the award be made, there should be no publicity for security reasons.’
On 4 July 1943, Steele was also recommended for an immediate award of the D.C.M. for gallantry during Operation Locksmith:
‘C.S.M.Steele,incompanywithLieutenantCumberlege,R.N.R.,awirelessoperatorandoneotherwaslandedon14April1943bysubmarineon themainlandnearPoros.Withthepartywereloadedalsoanumberofspeciallyconstructedmagneticminesandstrongexplosivecharges,all camoufagedtolooklikeoildrums.TheintentionwastominetheCorinthCanalwiththeobjectoftearingoutthebottomofashipofover5,000 tons (a ship of less tonnage would not activate these specially constructed mines), and thus block the canal.
On25Januarytheparty’shideoutwasbetrayedbyaGreek fshermanandquickly,bynight,theyhadtomovetoanewhideout,laboriously carrying in several journeys the two tons of mines and explosives, etc. with which they were burdened.
On4February,ameetingwasatlastarrangedwithaGreekcollaboratorfromAthens,whoseorganisationwastosupplyacaiquewhosepassage through the canal was already established as a habitual affair. A rendezvous was made for the caique to pick up the mines and counter-mines.
Itwasnot,however,untilp.m.on2March(nearlyamonthlater)thatthecaiquearrivedoff Poros.Straightawayfourmineswith30lbs.of explosives, each with four counter-mines with 80lbs. of explosives, were loaded.
Atdawnon4Marchtheworkofattachingthecounter-minesontheship’sbottomstartedunderdifficultconditions,CumberlegeandSteele carrying it out.
At0900hours,whenthemineswereonthedeckandCumberlegeandSteelewerestillinthewater fxing thecounter-minesontothebottom oftheship,aGermancontrolcaiquewithacrewofsevenappeared.ImmediatelyCumberlegeandSteelewerehauledaboardandhidinthe confnedspaceofafalsebulkhead.ThecrewsuccessfullyhidtheirmovementsbystandingupbetweenthemandtheGermancaique.Theshipwas searched from stem to stern. The camoufage of the mines withstood scrutiny, and within half an hour the ship was cleared.
Workontheminesandcounter-mineswascontinuedandcompletedbynightfall.Atdawnon5March,thecaiqueproceededtowardstheCanal entrance,andCumberlegeandSteeleweredisembarked,asneithercouldspeakGreek,and,notonlywereallthemembersofthecrew registered, but they were known to the guards.
The mines were successfully laid on 5 March by the simple method of cutting two retaining wires at the right moment.
CumberlegeandSteelereturnedtoPoroswherefreshmines,eithertorepeattheoperationifnecessary,orforblockingtheLevkasChannel, were delivered to them by submarine.
Unfortunately,noshipof5,000tonshassinceclearedtheCanal,andasthreemonthswasaboutthelimitwithinwhichtheminesmight reasonablybeexpectedtowork,thereisonlyslenderhopethatCumberlege’sandSteele’sgreateffortswillsucceed.Atanyrate,failurewillinno way be their fault, and will certainly be a ‘glorious failure’.
Soonaftertheoperation,theparentorganizationofthosewhoprovidedthecaiquewascleanedupbytheAxis,asaresultofbetrayalonpolitical grounds, and the presence of Cumberlege’s party in the Poros area was confrmed, although their task was fortunately kept secret. WewereabletowarnSteeleandCumberlege,and,althoughtheymovedtheirhideouttwice,eventuallymovingtotheislandofHydra,they refusedtoleavetheareatilltheyknewtheresultofthecanaloperation,andwhetheritshouldberepeated.TheirW./T.operatorandanother manwerecapturedon9April.CumberlegeandSteelesucceeded,afterwoundingaGermanN.C.O.,inescaping.Theywere,nevertheless, captured towards the end of April and are now almost certainly in Averoff Prison in Athens.’
Therecommendationendedwiththeusualstatementaboutnopublicityshouldtheawardbeapproved.Butasconfrmedbyanaddedink inscription, no such award was forthcoming.
M.I.D. London Gazette 30 December 1941: ‘For distinguished services in the Middle East, during the period February 1941 to July 1941.’
Haifa, April 1941: Steele takes aim
JJaammeessCCooookk‘‘JJuummbboo’’SStteeeelleewasborninMelsetterinSouthernRhodesiaon29October1919,wherehisfatherwasmanagerofthelocalhotel. EducatedatPrinceEdwardSchoolinSalisbury,wherehewasakeenscout,hewasworkingasagraderonthetobaccoauction foorsonhis enlistmentinthe1stServiceBattalionoftheRhodesianMilitaryForceson5September1939,thesamedaythathemarriedPatriciaDenis. SubsequentlypostedtoNo.2TrainingCentre,hewasoneof42recruitstobeassignedtothe2ndBattalion,BlackWatch,inApril1940,which unithejoinedinEgyptinthefollowingmonth.EmbarkedforSomalilandthatsummer,thebattalion frstsawactionagainsttheItaliansatBarkassan inmid-August,priortoreturningtoEgyptandbeingre-assignedtoCrete.Here,then,thecommencementofSteele’sclandestinecareer,foritwas in Crete that he was enlisted by the colourful Mike Cumberlege, an early recruit to S.O.E.’s ‘Ministry of Economic Warfare’ in the Middle East.
The circumstances behind his enlistment were later described by Lieutenant-Colonel Nevill Blair, himself a casualty in Crete: ‘ThenameoftheRhodesianSteeleremindedmeoftherenownedandbe-ear-ringedMikeCumberlegeinHeraklion’sVenetianharbour.Hemade anurgentrequestforamechanictoputtheengineofhiscaiqueinorderforhehadanurgentassignmentintheAegeanwhichitwasimperative nottomiss.ItelephonedLieutenant-ColonelAdrianHamilton,andSteeleinduecoursereportedtotheharbour.HestayedwithCumberlege untiltheendofthewarandpresumablydisappearedwithhiminApril1945,havinggainedtheM.M.andpromotiontoWarrantOfficerClass II.It wastoCumberlegeandSteeleintheircaiquethatinthemonthsthatfollowedtheevacuation,manyofthoseleftbehindinCreteowedtheir deliverance.’
Thecaiqueinquestion–christened DolphinII –wasquicklyputtogooduseintheevacuationoftroopsfromGreece,gallantworkundertakenat the behest of S.O.E.’s ‘Ministry of Economic Warfare’, which in turn operated under the overall auspices of ‘G.H.Q. Raiding Forces’. Anotherclandestineoperative,CaptainNicholasHammond,describedSteeleas‘anindependentyoungsterwhohadrunawayfromhomeasa boyandwhowaseagerforadventure.’Headdedthathewas‘a frst-classshotwithanyweapon’,anattributethatcameintogoodusewhentheir caiquewasattackedoff Crete10daysafterthecommencementoftheGermanairborneassaultinMay1941.Onthatoccasion,Cumberlege’s partyincludedhiscousin,Cleland,aMajorinthegunnerswithclandestineconnectionsinCairo,thewholeembarkedinapurloinedcaiqueafter the loss of Dolphin II
Target Corinth Canal 1940-1944, by Platon Alexiades, takes up the story: ‘AthanassiosMiaoulis wasnowvulnerableasasouthboundcaiquecouldonlybetakenforanenemyvessel.Atabout0900hourson31Mayitwas setuponbyaMesserschmitt110 fghter-bomber,whichswoopeddowntotheattack.Theaircraftstrafedthecaiquewhichwashelplessasher lowspeedpreventedherfromtakingavoidingaction.MajorClelandCumberlegewaskilledoutright;AbleSeamanSaunderswasmortally woundedandMikeCumberlegewashitbyafragmentintheelbowjoint.Despitethepainheremainedincommand.AGreekcrewmemberand PrivateSteelewereslightlywounded;thelatterhadhisskullgrazedbyabullet.TheRhodesianprivatedidnotlosehiscomposureand fredaway withamachinegun.Hemanagedtohittheaircraftasitwascomingforasecondrun.Thebomberpulledawayanddisappearedinthedistance with one engine smoking. Saunders was given morphine but died soon afterwards.’ Notwithstandingsuchlossanddamage,the AthanassiosMiaoulis limpedintoMersaMatruhthreedayslater,fromwhenceMikeCumberlege, HammondandSteeletookpassagetoAlexandriainathree-mastedbrig.Theformerthenmadeknownhisplansforfutureoperationsoff occupied Crete and, with M.I.9 and Naval Intelligence approval, set about rescuing British and Allied stragglers still trapped on the island. Here, then,thebackgroundtoSteelebeingMentionedinDespatchesandawardedtheM.M.Infact,Steelequicklysettledinasamemberof Cumberlege’screw,thewholeoperatingaspartofanS.O.E.inspiredpara-navalforce.Anda furryofcovertoperationsensued,commencingwith returntripstooccupiedCreteintheperiodOctobertoDecember1941,wheretheembarkationoffurtherevadingAlliedtroopsaside,S.O.E. operativeswerealsolandedandcollected,andintelligencegatheredforfutureoperations.Bythisstage,Cumberlegehadcommandoftwovessels, the Hedgehog,amotorcaiqueofabout60tons,andthe Escampador,a20ft.sailingvessel.DuringtheseclandestinevoyagesSteeleonone occasionspentaneventfulfortnightashorewithCumberlege,inwhichthelatterhadavictorious fst fghtwithaGerman.Suchcloseencounters aside,vitalmappingworkwasundertaken,particularlyonthedesertedsouthcoastofCrete,betweenCapeLitinonandTsoutsourosBay,where potentiallandinggroundsandhide-outswererecorded.OfficialrecordsalsorevealthatSteeleskipperedacapturedcaiquebacktoAlexandriain November 1942.
FortheirgallantrySteelewasawardedtheM.M.andCumberlegetheD.S.O.,buttheiractivitieswereinterruptedwhenthelatterfellillwith paratyphoidinearly1942.Hewasinvalidedhomeanddidnotrecoveruntilthesummerof1942.Steele,too,wasadmittedtohospitalinJanuary 1942,butwasdischargedtoanappointmentinNavalIntelligenceatAlexandriaattheendofthemonthandadvancedtoSergeant.Havingthen beenembarkedforSouthAfricainApril1942,hewentA.W.O.L.andwasdeclaredadeserter,possiblyinanattempttovisitfamilybackin Rhodesia.Bethatasitmay,hewasre-attestedintheMiddleEastForceinJune1942,whenhejoinedthe1stSpecialServiceRegiment,Holding Squadron, and was attached to G.H.Q. Meanwhile, his old boss was plotting his next daring mission.
4: Steele with a Greek shepherd in occupied Crete in late 1941
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BackintheU.K.,followinghisrecoveryfromparatyphoid,CumberlegepresentedS.O.E.atBakerStreetwithaplantominetheCorinthCanal,a plandiscussedatthehighestlevelsofNavalIntelligence.Andinrecommendingateamof fvemen,helistedSteeleasoneofhispreferred candidates, for he was ‘a highly competent engineer and handyman in general’.
Intheevent,his fnalteamcomprisedSteele,SergeantThomasHandley,aqualifedradiooperator,andJanKotrba,aCzechsoldier.Higher authority,however,ordainedthatAntoniosFakaros,aGreekpettyofficer,bedroppedfromtheteamatalatehour.ThelossofaGreekspeaker was a major setback, but the operation went ahead, nonetheless. Nor, as it transpired, was their equipment entirely up to scratch.
CumberlegewasemplanedforCairoinNovember1943,wherehewasre-unitedwithSteeleandhisfellowoperatives.Andontheoperation gettinga fnal‘greenlight’,thefourmenwereembarkedintheRoyalHellenicNavy’ssubmarine Papanicolis atBeirutonThursday7January1943. HavingthenreachedtheHydraChannelwithoutincident,theteamdisembarkedincanoesandpaddledashoretoapre-arrangedlandingspotin Bouf CoveonthePeloponnesecoast,bringingwiththemtenminesandspares,six.303Vickersmachine-guns,2,000roundsofammunition,three sets of personal gear and 250lbs. of special stores.
Overthecomingweeks,team‘Locksmith’hidtheirequipmentinaravineandbuiltasmallhut,whereoneoftheirradiosetswashidden. Inevitablytheirarrivalwasnoticedbylocalshepherdsand fshermen,CumberlegesignallingCairotosaythesoonerhecouldrendezvouswitha fellowoperative,MajorTsigantes,thebetter.Asittranspired,thelatterhadbeenshotdeadbytheGermansinAthens,anditwasaweekortwo beforeameetingcouldbearrangedwithafellowresistant,WarrantOfficerSpyrosKotsis.Andthatmemorableoccasiontookplaceataprearrangedspotknownasthe‘Devil’sbridge’onthe20January1943,whenCumberlegewasaccompaniedbySteele.Theteamwasnowregularly onthemove,awaitingthearrivalofacaiquetotakethemtotheCorinthcanal,butthatintentionwassubjecttoongoingdelays.Allthewhile, ‘Locksmith’riskeddiscovery,areminder oftheirperilouspositionbeingheightenedbyreportsoftheGestaporegularlyraidingresistancegroups known to them.
Atlength,however,acaiquewassecuredatPiraeus,renamedthe AghiaVarvara,andarrivedoff Bouf Coveon3March1943.Shewasskippered byherowner,KiriakoulisSideris,withLieutenantFotiosManolopoulosinoperationalcommandandanengineer,MichaelMorakeas.Papersforthe passagethroughtheCorinthCanalhadalsobeenobtainedandteam‘Locksmith’loadedthecaiquewithfourmineswith30lbs.ofexplosivesand fvecounter-mineswith80lbs.ofexplosives.ButitwasjustCumberlegeandSteelewhojoinedtheGreekcrewonherdepartureforthecanalat 0800hoursonthe4th.Bothmenquicklysettoworkindisguisingtheminesaspetrolcans,inadditiontodrillingholesinthehulltosuspendthe counter-mines.AndCumberlegewasengagedinjustsuchworkwhenaGermanpatrolboatsuddenlyhoveintoview.Remarkably,hemanagedto swinghimselfbackonboardwithoutbeingnoticedand,withSteele,hidbehindafalsebulkheadastheGermansboardedandsearchedthecaique. The ‘petrol cans’ held true and, equipped with the correct paperwork, the Aghia Varvara was permitted to proceed on her way.
WhenaboutsevenmilesfromtheentranceoftheCorinthcanal,CumberlegeandSteeleweredroppedoff atKatakali,andthethreeGreekswere lefttocompletethemission.ThetwoBritscouldnotpasseffectivelyasGreeks,especiallysinceanItalianguardwouldbeembarkedforthe crossingofthecanal.ItwashopedhecouldbedistractedbytheGreeksasthefourcountermines-nowlashedtothebottomofthecaique–weredroppedbycuttingattachedropes,andthenthefouractualminestippedoverthestern.Forsecurityreasonsofhisown,Lieutenant Manolopoulosdecidedtoditchthreeofthefouractualminesbeforeenteringthecanal,whichalmostcertainlyledtothefailureoftheoperation. NordidCumberlegeeverlearnofthatdecision,forthe AghiaVarvara proceededdirectlybacktoPiraeus.Instead,whenitwascleartheattack had failed, he concluded that the mines’ detonators must have been defective.
CCaappttuurree aanndd TToorrttuurree CumberlegeandSteelearrivedbackattheiroriginalhideoutatErmioni,nearBouf Cove,on11March,aftera40-mileoverlandtrek,following whichtheactivitiesofteam‘Locksmith’fellquiet.Tragically,notquietenough,forthe Abwehr stationinAthenswasrapidlyhominginontheir radiotransmissionstoCairo.Andthatradiodirection fndingreacheditsclimaxattheendofthemonth,whenItalianSecretPolicelandednear the ‘Locksmith’ team. Someone had clearly talked. The net was closing. Then,on8April,apartyofeightGermanscameashorejust700metresfromBouf Cove.Thegamewasup,CumberlegeandSergeantHandley beingdiscovered50yardsfromtheirstonehuthideout.TheformershotandseverelywoundedoneoftheGermans,anactthatsawtherestof themrunoff inpanic.Cumberlegethenquicklygrabbedamachine-gunfromtheirhutandheadedoff withHandleyinthedirectionofthevillage of Damala, where Steele and Kotrba were hiding out. Fatally, however, they left behind their transmitter and codebooks.
AtDamala,wheretheyhadasecondtransmitter,team‘Locksmith’receivedamessage–supposedlyfromCairo–inwhichtheywereinformeda submarinewouldbesenttomeetthemoff Fourkariat2130hoursonthe29thor30thApril.Itwasinfactafalsemessagesentbythe Abwehr in Athens,whomadeuseoftheteam’scapturedcodebooks.Andthedeceptionhadtragicconsequences,allfourmembersof‘Locksmith’fallinginto enemyhandsonthe30th,whencanoeingtowhattheybelievedtobeasubmarine.Itbeingadark,moonlessnight,itwastoolatetoreactwhen they realised it was an enemy patrol boat.
Of subsequent events, Target Corinth Canal 1940-1945 states:
‘TheLocksmithmenwerebroughttoAveroff jailinAthens.IfHitler’s Kommandobefehl wastobefollowedtotheletter,thecommandosshould havebeenhandedovertothe Sicherheitsdienst andonnoaccountkeptundermilitaryguardasordinaryprisonersofwarbuttreatedascommon criminals.Frominformationlateracquired,itwasknown thatObersleutnantHoffmeister,headofthe Abwehr GroupIIIinAthens,hadresorted to‘unlawful’meanstoextractinformationfromthefourmen.Whatformoftorturethattook,andwhatinformationhegot,wedonotknow. Oncetheinterrogationwasterminated,theyshouldhavebeenliquidatedtoconformwithGermanpolicyatthistimebutthiswasnotdone, possiblysincetheirnameshadbeenreleasedtotheGreekRedCross.Thiswaseitherdonethroughanadministrativeerrororperhapsitwas done deliberately by a member of the Abwehr, some of them being quite opposed to the methods used by the Nazis.’
There,theyenduredseveralmonthsofseverecrueltyandsuffering,Cumberlegebeingforcedbyfurthertorturetosignastatementconfrming the‘Locksmith’teamweresaboteurs,eventhoughtheyhadbeencapturedinuniform.TheninJanuary1944,GestapoHeadOfficeinPrinz AlbrechtStrasse,Berlin,issued‘protectivecustody’warrantsintheirnames,Steele’sbeingsignedoff byDr.ErnstKaltenbrunnerat1400hourson the23rd.Thewarrantsstatedthattheyendangeredtheexistenceandsecurityofthepeopleandthestate,andthattheyhadbeenprovenguilty of‘activitiestothedetrimentoftheGermanReich’.Appendedtoeachwasastatementtosaytherecipientsshouldnotbeinformedofthe issuance of the warrants.
Instead,afewdayslater,theyweretransferredtotheinfamousZellenbaublockatSachsenhausenconcentrationcamp.Incarceratedinsolitary confnementcellsbarelylargerthanoneortwometresinanydirection,theywerefed-starved-onadietofpig’sfoodandlimitedtojust15 minutes a day for exercise. And that shocking ordeal lasted for another year, overseen by a lethal cast of S.S. guards.
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In his book, The Extraordinary Life of Mike Cumberlege SOE, Robin Knight describes the situation at Sachsenhausen thus: ‘CumberlegeandhispartyhadbeentransferredtoSachsenhauseninJanuary1944afteragruellingeight-monthinterludeinthenotorious MauthausenexterminationcampinAustria,whereCumberlegewastortured‘severely’togethimtoadmithehadbeenonasabotagemission.All fourhaveremainedinsolitaryconfnementintheZellenbaueversince–treatedascommoncriminals,deniedP.O.W.status,notallowedtowrite orreceiveletters,permittednoRedCrossparcels,givenno‘privileges’(suchasbooksorcigarettes),forcedtowearstandardcamp‘uniform’of roughblue-stripeddirtygreyserge,roundcapandclogs,andfedastarvationdietofwurzels(arootcropcookedinwaterthatisnormallyfedto pigs).EvenbytheabysmalstandardsoftheZellenbau,theyrateasthelowestofthelow,treatedinthisharshwaytojustify,inS.S.minds,keeping themaliveatallfollowingHitler’sinfamousorderissuedinOctober1942thateveryAlliedcommandocapturedbyGermanforceswastobe killed on the spot, whether in uniform or not.
ByChristmas1944,theonlyremainingvalueoftheLocksmithpartytotheNazisseemstobeforlast-ditchsurrenderornegotiationpurposesas theAlliednetclosesinonHitler,theThirdReichandBerlin...Avarietyofguards,mostlymenunftformilitaryservice,ruleeveryprisoner’slife. SomehateSachsenhausenandsneakfavours,likecigarettes,totheprisoners,butmanyothersrevelinthesheerbrutalityandcorruptionofthe Zellenbau.Chiefamongthepersecutorsduringthe1943-45periodistheheadguard,theswarthyandunreliableKurtEccarius–‘adour-looking drunkardof35whoseldomsmiled’asoneprisonerputsitafterthewar. FranzEttlingerisagood-lookingsadist,bully,sycophant,thief,drunkard’ agedtwenty-seven.JosefDrexl,aged ffty, is‘anuncouthBavarianpeasant’.FiveS.S.corporals,allintheirtwenties,reporttoEccarius–Lux,a sadistwhotorturesprisonersforself-gratifcation,Hartman,Meyer,Schmidt,andBeck.EachofthesethugsiseggedonbyCampAdjutantand ChiefExecutiveOfficeroftheZellenbau,HeinrichWessel,‘oneofthemostbrutalofmen’.Heisinthehabitofvisitingtheblockforthepleasure of witnessing torture sessions, executions, and the stringing-up of prisoners on the poles in the exercise yard.’
Notallthestaff werebrutalNazis,someofthembeingprisonerswhohadbeendeemedtrustworthyandmadeorderlies.OnesuchwasPaul Schröteranditwashewhowastoprovidekeyevidenceinrespectofteam‘Locksmith’sfate,asdidfurtherevidencegatheredfromavarietyof prisonerswhohadsharedinthehorrorsoftheZellenbaublock.Thelatterincludedseveralpersistentescapers,suchasGroupCaptain‘Wings’ DayandSquadronLeader‘Jimmy’James,togetherwithcommandolegendssuchasLieutenant-Colonel‘MadJack’Churchill.Onbeinginterviewed byanS.O.E.officerafterthewarChurchillstatedthathehadonceseenSteelebymistakewhenthedooroppositehiscellwasopened.Suchwas the determination of the guards to isolate Steel and his comrades.
Overtime,however,theyestablishedmeansofclandestinecommunication,eitherbytappingoutMorsecodeonpipesintheircells,orleaving messagesstucktotheundersideofclosetsinks.Cumberlegewasthusabletomakeassortedstatementsandwriteanothermessageforhiswife, all of which were hidden by the likes of Churchill and Day and then delivered on their liberation.
Returningtothelikelyfateofteam‘Locksmith’,nothingbywayofconcreteevidencesurvives.Statementstakenafterthewar–fromfellow prisonersandcapturedGermanpersonnel–wereofaconfusingandcontradictorynature.Butonewitnessstoodoutandthatwasthe aforementionedorderly,PaulSchröter,whowasthriceinterviewedbyS.O.E.’sVeraAtkinsintheperiodJuly-August1946.RobinKnight’s biography takes up the story:
‘Schröterstatedclearly,forinstance,thatMike[Cumberlege]andhisteam‘werealltransportedbyambulancetothe Industriehof andexecutedin theusualway’.Hegaveadate‘onoraboutApril10th[1945]’butadmittedtoapoormemoryfordatesandstatedthathewasnotan eyewitness.The Industriehof,heexplained,wastheindustrial-styleexecutionareaofthecampwherebodiesweredisposedof enmasse by cremation,having frstbeenmachinegunnedinasandpitorkilledinotherways,includinggassing.InthecaseoftheLocksmithparty,Schröter believedtheyhadbeenexecutednexttothesandpitintheso-calledneck-shootingbarrack…Schrötersaidhewas‘quitesure’thatthecamp adjutantand‘chiefexecutive’oftheZellenbau,HeinrichWessel–‘oneofthemostbrutalofmen’–attendedtheexecutions.Asproofoftheir deaths,theprisongarbofthemenwashandedbacktothecellorderlieswholatersenttheclothestothemaincampstores.Schröteradded:‘All papers, letters, etc. belonging to the prisoners was afterwards taken by me and the camp boiler room attendant to the boiler house and burned.’
Of the ‘neck-shooting barrack’, Robin Knight’s biography adds: ‘Astructureofparticularsignifcancewasthe genickschussbarake orneck-shootingbarrack.VictimsweretoldbytheS.S.thattheywerebeing takentoamedicalexamination.Insidethebuildingwasalargeroomwhereprisonersweremadetoundress.Theywerethentakenindividuallyto anadjacent,smallerroomandgreetedbyanS.S.guarddressedasadoctorandcheckedtoseeiftheyhadanygold fllings.Thosethatdidwere markedwithanX.Ledtoathirdroomthatresembledabathroomwithshowerheadsintheceiling,thevictimwasorderedtostandagainsta measuringpole fxedtothewall.Asliding,porthole-likedoorbehindtheprisoner’sneckwasthenopenedandanotherS.S.guardpulledthe trigger.AccordingtoNikolausWachsmanninhisbookKL‘judgingbythegapingholesinthevictims’skulls,theS.S.usedspecialdumdumbullets’. Agramophoneplayedcheerfulmusicinthe frstwaitingroomtodisguisethesoundoftheshot.Oncethebodyslumpedtothe foor,orderlies fromthecrematoriumdraggedthecorpsetoamakeshiftmorguewheretheyrippedoutanygoldteethbeforethrowingthecorpseintoanoven. Back in the execution room, other orderlies hosed down the blood-stained execution site … ’ CumberlegewasposthumouslygazettedfortheawardofaBartohisD.S.O.afterthewar,butinspiteofthefactthatSteelewasrecommended fortheawardofaD.C.M.nofurtherrecognitionwasaffordedtohim.HeiscommemoratedontheAthensmemorial,inadditiontoaspecial memorial stone on the site of Sachsenhausen concentration camp and, back in modern day Zimbabwe, at Marondera, formerly Marandellas. Soldwith hisoriginalM.I.D.certifcate,inthenameof‘PrivateJ.C.Steele,TheBlackWatch(RoyalHighlandRegiment)’,dated30December1941, togetherwithcopiesof TheRemarkableLifeofMikeCumberlegeSOE,byRobinKnight, TargetCorinthCanal1940-1945,byPlatonAlexiades and Courage Endured by Alan Harris, and a fle of related research and copy photographs.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(11713NaikSamundenKhan10BaluchR.)officiallyengravednaming;1939-45Star;ItalyStar;WarMedal 1939-45, mounted for display, generally good very fne (4)
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Provenance: A. Wolfe Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2005 (when sold as a single M.M. only).
M.M. London Gazette 7 December 1944. The original recommendation states:
‘OntheAdriaticsectorat“Charlie”featureinfrontofCrecchioonthenight5/6June,NaikSamundarKhanwasincommandofasectioninthe foremost defended localities. The post was of vital importance to the whole area.
Atabout0530hrstheenemy,estimatedstrength50men,launchedanattackagainstNaikSamundarKhan’spost.Thisattackwassupportedby intenseartillery,mortarandmachinegun fre.Theattackwaspressedhomewithgreatvigourandatonetimetheenemywaswithinafewyards of Naik Samundar Khan’s post and the position became very serious indeed.
RealizingthesituationNaikSamundarKhanwentbacktoPlatoonHeadquartersovergroundsweptbyintensesmallarms freandbrought forwardthePlatoon2-inchmortar.Whiledoingthishewasseverelywoundedinthechest.Inspiteofintensepainhepersonallycontinuedto fre themortarandalsomovedaboutamongsthissectionencouraginghismenanddirectingtheir fre.Herefusedtoleavehispostuntiltheenemy had been beaten off and only then after receiving a direct order from his Company Commander. Hewasundoubtedlyinstrumentalinsteadyinghismenandhisdeterminationandcouragealoneavertedaseriousreverse.Hiscompletedisregard forhispersonalsafety,hisquickdecisioninbringingupthemortarandandhisdevotiontodutybeforehavinghiswoundsdressed,wasan example to all.’
SSaammuunnddaarrKKhhaannservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththe3rdBattalion(QueenMary’sOwn),10thBaluchRegimentaspartofthe5th Indian Infantry Brigade, 4th Indian Division in Italy.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(14920SepNandSinghFFRif)officiallyimpressednaming;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, mounted for display, generally very fne (5)
£700-£900
M.M. London Gazette 1 November 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘SepoyNandSinghwascapturedatMersaMatruhinJune‘42andwithtwowoundedcompanionsattemptedtoescapethesamenightinatruck. Thetruckhoweverhadapetrolstoppageaftergoingforamileorso,andtheywererecaptured.Hissecondattemptatescapewasfrom Avezzano in Sept. ‘43 when he and four companions were at large nearly 4 months. They were however recaptured and sent to Laterina. InMarch‘44hewasentrainedforGermanybutmanagedtocutaholethroughthe foorofthetrainand,withonecompanion,escapedonce more.AfteronlytwodaystheywererecapturedandinJune‘44NandSingharrivedinNancywhereheremaineduntilSept.1,whenduringthe evacuation he made his fourth and fnal escape, contacting the U.S. Forces a fortnight later.
For the undaunted courage with which he made no less than four attempts at escape it is considered that he should be awarded the M.M.’ NNaannddSSiinngghhservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththe4thBattalion(Wilde's)13thFrontierForceRi fesaspartofthe21stIndianInfantry Brigade,10thIndianDivision.HewasinitiallytakenprisonerofwarduringtheBattleofMersaMatruh(26-29June1942),aspartoftheWestern Desert Campaign.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(H20266A.W.O.Cl.2.E.L.Ovens.C.Inf.C.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal, Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver,with M.I.D.oakleaf;U.N.E.F.Medal;CanadianForcesDecoration,E.II.R.,withSecondAwardBar(SgtH.E.L.Ovens.);togetherwith therecipient’s30thAnniversaryofDieppecommemorativemedal,giltwithsilveredcentre,thereverseengraved‘Longueuil1972’, withtop‘Dieppe1942’ribandbar, withtracesofadhesivetoreverse;andaCanadianGeneralServicelapelbadge, lacquered, good very fne (9) £1,400-£1,800
M.M. London Gazette 12 October 1945:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe.’
TheoriginalRecommendation,foranImmediateaward,states:‘On23April1945,TheQueen’sOwnCameronHighlandersofCanadawere orderedtoadvancesome1,000yardsnorthofKirchhatten,tosecureamainroadwhichwastobeusedasthemainaxisforthedivisionalattack. Afteradvancingabout400yardstheleadingcompanycameunderaheavymachinegun frefromtheleft fankandwasunabletogetforward.A newplanwasformulatedandputintoeffect,butasitcommended,anenemymachinegunpostcleverlysitedinafortifedhouse,ontheright fank, swept the area with heavy fre, and the attack began to lose its momentum.
CompanySergeantMajorOvenswasquicktoappreciatethatthispostmustbedestroyedimmediately,iftheadvancewastocontinue,and decidedtodestroyithimself.Takingwithhimarifemantogivecovering fre,hemadehiswayforwardacrosstheopengroundtowardthe machinegunpost.Theenemyconcentratedtheirfull frepoweronhim,buthecontinuedforward,andtakinganycoveravailable, fnally succeededinreachingavantagepointfromwherehecouldbring fretobear.Firstsweepingthepostwithlightmachinegun fre,whichkilledone defender,andforcedtheotherstotakecover,hedashedforward fringhislightmachinegunfromthehip,andcompletelydestroyedtheposition and its occupants.
Duetotheresourcefulness,courage,andgallantactionofCompanySergeantMajorOvens,thecompanywasabletomoveontotheirobjective unmolested by enemy fre, and thus secure the divisional axis.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 2 October 1942:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the combined attack on Dieppe.’
HHaarrvveeyyEEaarrllLLeewwiissOOvveennss,anativeofOtto,Manitoba,attestedfortheQueen’sOwnCameronHighlandersofCanada,andservedwiththem duringtheSecondWorldWar,beingMentionedinDespatchesforhisservicesduringtheDieppeRaid(duringwhichhewasinitiallyreported missing).SubsequentlyadvancedActingCompanySergeantMajorintheCanadianInfantryCorps,hewasawardedtheMilitaryMedalforhis services in North West Europe in the fnal push to Victory in April 1945.
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D.F.M. London Gazette 17 October 1944. The original recommendation states: ‘SergeantEdwardshasrecentlycompletedhis frstoperationaltourwith30sortiestohiscreditand,byhisskillandtechnicalefficiency,hehas contributedlargelytotheexceptionally fnerecordofsuccessfuloperationsachievedbyhiscrew.Hehasalwaysshownanexcellentspiritofcooperationanddevotiontodutywhichhavehelpedconsiderablytomaintainahighstandardofmoraleandefficiencyinhiscrew.Ifeelhisconduct fully merits the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.
Remarks by Station Commander:
ThisN.C.O.hassetamagnifcentexampletothefellowmembersofhisowncrewandhissquadronbyhiscoolnessandexceptionalfearlessness inthefaceofdanger.Hisoutstandingabilityandstrongsenseofdutyhavebeenlargelyinstrumentalintheachievementofahighlysuccessful record. I recommend that his fne record of fne work be recognised by the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.’
VViiccttoorrDDoouuggllaassEEddwwaarrddss//EEddwwaarrddeessservedasaFlightEngineerwiththeRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveduringtheSecondWorldWar. EdwardsadvancedtoSergeant,andwaspostedforoperational fyingwith12Squadron(Lancasters)atWickenby.He fewinatleast30 operationalsortieswiththeSquadron,February-June1944,including:Berlin(2);Leipzig;Stuttgart(2);Schweinfurt;Augsburg;Frankfurt(2);Essen (2);Cologne;Dusseldorf;Karlsruhe;Friedrichshaven;Lyons;Mailey;Revnes;Dieppe;Orleans;BernevalLeGrande;PasDeCalais,4June1944; Crisbecq,5June1944;Hachelles,D-Day,6June1944;Flers,9June1944;Evreux,11June1944;Gelsenkirchen,12June1944;LeHavre,14June 1944; Aulnoye, 17 June 1944 and Marquise, 22 June 1944.
DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(653544Sgt.H.E.Turner.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted for display, good very fne (5)
£1,200-£1,600
D.F.M. London Gazette 6 June 1941. The original recommendation states: ‘Forcontinuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyduring28operational fightsintoenemyterritory,makingatotalof194hours fying.ThisN.C.O.'s workasWirelessOperator/AirGunnerhasbeenoftheveryhighestorderandhehasalwaysshownthegreatestcourageanddetermination.All hisoperational fyinghasbeencarriedoutduringthewintermonths,oftenunderthemostsevereandhazardousweatherconditions.Onmany occasions, it has been due to his skill and courage as an operator that the aircraft has returned to base.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 1941.
HHeennrryy//HHaarrrryyEEtthhlleebbeerrttTTuurrnneerrwasthesonofEthelbertandMinnieTurnerofDinnington,Yorkshire.HeservedasaWirelessOperatorwiththe RoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveduringtheSecondWorldWar.TurneradvancedtoSergeant,andwaspostedforoperational fyingwith144 Squadron(Hampdens)atHemswell.Hehad fowninatleast28operationalsortieswiththeSquadronbytheendofApril1941,crewedwith FlightLieutenantH.C.S.Pageashispilot.Havingcompletedhistourofoperations,TurnersubsequentlyadvancedtoWarrantOfficer.Hewas posted for a second tour of operations with 114 (Hong Kong) Squadron (Douglas Bostons), and carried out operational sorties from Cecina, Italy. WarrantOfficerTurnerwaskilledinactioncarryingoutanArmyco-operationsortietobombgunsanddefencesnearRimini,11/12September 1944.Hisaircraft,DouglasBostonIVBZ499,waspilotedbyFlyingOfficerA.J.Jenkins,D.F.C.ThebombercrashedinSanMarino,andnot discovereduntilMarch1945.WarrantOfficerTurnerwasaged23,andisburiedintheCorianoRidgeWarCemetery,Italy.Heisalso commemorated on the Dinnington War Memorial, Yorkshire.
DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(1251848L.A.C.A.Fox.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45, mounted for display, very fne (5) £1,400-£1,800
D.F.M. London Gazette 7 January 1944. The original recommendation states:
‘L.A.C.Foxhascompleted59operationalsorties fyingasphotographerinB.25aircraftinthisunitandhasexperiencedanti-aircraft fre6times and fghteropposition7times.Hehasshowngreatkeennessanddevotiontodutyonalloperational fights.Onnumerousoccasionswhenhis aircrafthasbeenattackedbyenemy fghters,L.A.C.Foxhasgiveninvaluableassistancetohispilotbyinforminghimofthepositionoftheenemy aircraft. He has shown great coolness and courage and has set an excellent example to all.
Remarks by Air Officer Commanding: Iagreewiththiscitation.Apartfromoutstandingtechnicalabilityasaphotographer,L.A.C.Foxhasprovedhimselfacompetentandmostreliable memberofaircrew.Hisrecordof59sortiesand394hoursoperational fyingoveraperiodof14months,alargeproportionofwhichhavebeen duringtheworstoftheBurmamonsoon,isanindicationofhisdevotiontoduty.Imoststronglyrecommendthathebeawardedthe Distinguished Flying Medal.’
AAllaannFFooxxservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththeRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve.HeinitiallyservedasaPhotographer fyingin MitchellB25C’swithNo.5PhotographicReconnaissanceUnit(India),andthenNo.3P.R.U.(India)whentheunitwasrenumbered,aspartof SouthEastAsiaAirCommand.Fox fewinatleast21operationalsorties,mostlydowntheArakancoast,toMyitkyinaandLashioandtothe Andamans, prior to the unit once again renumbering - this time as 681 Squadron (Mitchell B-25’s) at Dum Dum in January 1943.
Flying with Flight Lieutenant J. D. Thirwell as his pilot with No. 3 P.R.U., Fox had an early encounter with enemy fghters, 18 May 1942: “The frstindicationI[Thirwell]hadthataJapanese fghterwasafteruswasaboiledegg[partofour fightration]smashingagainsttheinstrument panel,havingbeenthrownbythecameraoperator[Fox]toattractmyattentions”-presumablytheintercomwasnotconnected.Thecamera operatorwasalmostisolatedintherearofthefuselagebythebomb-bayfueltank,onlyacrampedcrawl-spacegivinghimaccesstothepilots’ cabin.Althoughthespeedandoperatingaltitudeoftheaircraftwasconsideredusuallysufficienttopreventinterception,anessentialdutyofthe cameraoperatorwastokeepalook-outforenemyaircraft.’(EyesForThePhoenix,AlliedAerialPhoto-ReconnaissanceOperationsSouth-East Asia 1941-45, by G. J. Thomas refers)
Fox had another near deadly encounter, this time with Flying Officer A. G. F. Oldworth as his pilot, 14 December 1942: ‘Afteritslongabsence,N5-139wasagainavailableforoperations...AsortiebyFlg.Off.A.G.F.OldworthinN5-139overthedocksandthe RangoonRiveron14Decemberwasinterruptedbyintenseanti-aircraft fre,buttheoperationwastocontinuewithrunsoverMingladonand Zayatkinairfelds.Theaircraft fewontowardsToungoobutwasinterceptedbyaJapanese fghterandchasedfortwenty-fveminutesbeforethe enemy aircraft turned away.’ (Ibid)
Therenumberingoftheunitto681SquadronmadenodifferencetothefrequencyofFox’sexposuretoenemy fghters.FlyingwithFlyingOfficer Tapp as his pilot:
‘1February[1943]Plt.Off Tapp,onreturnfromRangoonin‘A’[oneofonly3B-25C’sstillinoperationalusefortheSquadron],reported“A fre developedonthewayoutintheportwing,justoff theBurmacoast,sparksandsmokecomingintothecabin;fortunatelyitwentoutinafew seconds.Coveredthedocks,sawseveral fresburningfrombombingbyUSAAFtwentyminutesbefore.WentontoMingladon,Zayatkwin, Hlenguand‘Cascade’.InterceptedN.ofBasseinat22,000ftbytwoenemyaircraft(probablyNaki05),theyattackedfromeitherbeamseparately, sawsixguns fringfromaircraft.Avoidingactiontakenbyweavinganddiving,thespeedreaching400IASat2,000ft.Nostrikesbyenemyaircraft which were eventually lost over the Burma coast line.” ‘ (Ibid)
Carryingoninasimilarcapacityhewentonto fyinatleast75photo-reconnaissancesortiesduringthecourseofthewar,inparticularover Burma during the monsoon season:
‘Operationswereundertakenby681Squadronwhenevertheweatherconditionspermitted.WithcloudcoverextendingovermostofBurmathe squadronoftenstooddownforseveraldays;whensortieswere fowntheywerenotenjoyable,fortheaircurrentswithinamonsooncloud-front arefreakishandviolent.CameraoperatorLACA.Foxrecalled,“Oftenwewouldbump,jerkandlurchthroughthickblackcloudforhours, fying blind,neverableto fystraight andsteadyandneverseeingtheground.Arrivingoverthetargetintententhscloud,wewouldsimplyhavetoturn roundandbumpandjerkallthewayback.OnoneoccasionIlookedthroughthebomb-baytunnelandsawbothpilotswiththeirbootedfeet raisedhighandbracedagainsttheupperinstrumentpanelastheydraggedbackontheircontrolcolumns,strugglingagainstadownwardpressure that forced us to within a few hundred feet of the sea.” ‘ (Ibid)
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Foxwaspartofthenucleusof681Squadronmenwhomadeupthenewlyformed684SquadronatDumDuminSeptember1943.The SquadronwastobeequippedtotallywithMosquitos,butthisdidnothappenuntilApril1944andMitchellscontinuedtosupplementtheformer aircraft until May 1945:
‘Wg.Cdr.WisepointedoutthattheB-25C’swerestilltheonlyaircraftabletocarryoutroutinesurveillanceoftheAndamanIslandsbutthat suchoperationsdidnotjustifytheriskoflosingtheaircraftandtheirexperiencedcrews.MosquitoscouldcarryoutmuchthesametasksastheB -25C’sbutwithacrewoftwo,pilotandnavigator/cameraoperator.TheB-25Ccrewsweremadeupof frstandsecondpilots,navigatorand camera-operator.Formuchofthetime,duringsortiesofsevenoreighthours’duration,theoperatorwasisolatedfromtherestofthecrewby the2,000gallonfuel-tankinthebomb-bay.Atoperationalheight,26,000to30,000ft,theairwasbitterlycoldandtheaircraft,withcamera openings in the fuselage foors, was extremely draughty.
Thesmallnavigationalastrodomeabovetherearofthecabinand,later,anastrodomeintheturretpositionandthesidewindowsintherear fuselage compartment provided the only rear view for the B-25C crews.
Thecameraoperator’sotherfunction,apartfrom fttinghiselectricallyoperatedbatterofcameras,changing flm-magazinesandrectifyingfaults, was to keep a look-out from the astrodome whilst over enemy territory.
On1October1943MitchellMA957,‘K’wasinterceptedoverPortBlairbyaKawasakiKi.45Toryu fghter,oneofasmallnumberondetachment from21stAirRegt.,recentlyequippedwiththenewaircraftandbasedatMergui.TheenemywasspottedbytheB-25’scamera-operator,LACA. Fox,whoreported,“IhadbeenmanytimestoPortBlair,anditsgrimwheel-shapedpenitentiaryofImperialdayshadbecomeafamiliarsight.I foundmyselfstaringthroughtheastrodomeatablackdotinthedistantskythatgrewrapidlyinsizetobecomeanenemy fghter.Nobodyelse hadyetseenit,sotherewassomebriskactivityinthefrontcockpitasIdeliveredthisnewsovertheintercom.Asheclosedinonourtailto withinahundredyardsandopened fre,Iwastheonlymemberofthecrewtohavehiminvisionandsohadtodeliverarunningcommentary.He wasapoorshotbut,evenso,Flg.Off.Rothwellgave himnosecondchance.SincetheB-25hadtheglidingangleofabrick,theusualtechniquein suchencounterswastogointoasteepandprolongeddive-oneoftheamiablequalitiesoftheB-25beingthat,evenwhenpullingoutofthe steepestplunge,onecouldalwaysrelyonthewingsstayingon.Asithappened,cloudhelpedustogetoutofsight.I,whowasnotseated,was forced almost to the foor.
Butthere,justbelowus,werethepalmtreesandthetropicalseabreakingonagoldenshoreandthe fghterhadlostus.Itwasnotlong,however, beforeIdiscoveredtheonesmall fyinthisotherwisesoothingointment,dressedforthebittercoldof26,000ft,Iwasnowinthetropical temperatureof500ft.True,clothingthathadbeenputoncouldbetakenoff;thisinvolved frstremovingmyparachuteharness.Inthe circumstancesthisseemedinjudicious.Ibathedinmyownsweatuntilweregainedheightandstartedalloveragain.Wegotthepicturesanda view of our pursuer as he weaved in and out of the clouds still searching for us.” ‘ (Ibid)
BritishEmpireMedal(Military)G.VI.R.(526706F/Sgt.HubertW.Last,R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica 1942-43; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted court-style as worn, good very fne (5) £600-£800
B.E.M. London Gazette 14 June 1945.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘FlightSergeantLasthasbeenseniorBombDisposalN.C.O.intheMiddleEasttheatreofwarfornearlyfour years.Hehasperformedmostvaluableserviceinhisexperimentalworkofstrippingenemyfusesandexperimentalbombs,including1,000kg.and 1,800 kg rocket bombs.
HewastheN.C.O.inchargeofclearingMartubaandDernaairfeldsofenemybombandshelldumps:thisinvolvedover1,000tonsofbombs, including2,000armedanti-personnelbombswhichhadcausedpreviouscasualties.TheworkonDernaairfeldwascompletedunderdifficult conditionsasitwasnecessarytoavoidanyinterruptionsin fying.Thisairmanundertookthemoredangeroustaskshimselfandformostofthe time was in charge without the help of a Bomb Disposal Officer.
Throughout a long period, Flight Sergeant Last has displayed outstanding courage and leadership.’ HHuubbeerrttWWaallllaacceeLLaassttwasborninLeeds,Yorkshireon17September1918andenlistedintheRoyalAirForceinDecember1935.Qualifyingasan armourerinthefollowingyear,hewaspostedtoNo.207(B.)SquadronatWorthyDown,theunitsubsequentlymovingtoCottesmorewhereit wasre-equippedwithFaireyBattles.TheninSeptember1940,afterpromotiontoCorporal,hewaspostedtoDetlinginKent,thebasebeing subjected to heavy bombing by the Luftwaffe in the same month.
InJanuary1941LastwasembarkedfortheMiddleEast,wherehewasadvancedtoFlightSergeantandservedasseniorBombDisposalN.C.O.for nearlyfouryears,hisawardoftheB.E.M.stemmingfromhis‘outstandingcourage’atMartubaandDerna.HereturnedtotheU.K.towardsthe endof1944andwascommissionedasaPilotOfficerintheEquipmentBranchinNovember1946.Havingthenretiredattheendofthedecade, he settled back in Yorkshire and died there in October 1983. Sold with copied research.
PPoollaanndd,,RReeppuubblliicc,VictoryandFreedomMedal1945,bronze,withoneAdditionalAwardBar;GGrreeaattBBrriittaaiinn,BritishEmpireMedal, (Military)G.VI.R.,1stissue(P.S.M.NapoleonGorecki);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939 -45, mounted for wear, good very fne (6) £400-£500 9933
B.E.M. submitted to the King, 18 December 1945.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘P.S.M.GoreckihasservedwiththisBrigadesinceitsformationinJuly1940.Hehasworkedmost conscientiouslyduringthisserviceandhasatalltimessetagoodexampletohissubordinates.Hehasalwaysco-operatedwiththeBritishLiaison Ordnance and E.M.E. personnel in a most helpful and loyal manner.’
NNaappoolleeoonnGGoorreecckkiiwasborninLodz,Poland,on20July1915andservedwiththe1stPolishIndependentParachuteBrigadeduringtheSecond World War, being promoted Lance-Sergeant on 1 May 1945.
Sold with a Parachute badge; copied record of service (in Polish but with translation), and other research.
RRoonnaallddFFrraanncciissMMaannnniinngg,aGreenwichSchoolBoyfromPortsmouth,wasbornon7May1911.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyon3January 1929.AdvancedActingChiefEngineRoomArtifceron9December1940,heservedduringtheSecondWarincludingserviceinthesubmarineH. M.S. Proteus intheMediterranean,forwhichhewasrecommendedforaMentioninDespatchesforgoodworkanddevotiontodutyinJune 1941,(awardunconfrmed).HisL.S.G.C.wastracedon10May1944,andhecontinuedtoservepostwar.AdvancedChiefEngineRoomArtifcer on 1 October 1947, he was awarded the B.E.M. in January 1951 and released to the Reserve on 6 November 1952. Sold with copied research.
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On of 16 British Empire Medals awarded for Operation Musketeer B.E.M. London Gazette 13 June 1957:
‘In recognition of distinguished services in the Operations in the Near East, October to December 1956.’
TheoriginalRecommendation,dated13December1956,states:‘WarrantOfficerClassIIWilliamAlbertGordonFarrell,asoldieroftheArmy EmergencyReserve,landedinPortSaidwithadetachmentof323ElectricalandMechanicalSquadron,RoyalEngineers,intheearlyhoursof7 November1956.Histaskwastoreinstatetheelectricitysupplysothatlightandpowerwouldbeavailableintheportforunloadingshipsbynight as well as by day.
Whenhelanded,noheavyrepairequipmentwasyetashow.Therewasstillasporadicsnipingandthecivilianswhonormallyworktheelectricity supplyhadvanished.Thewholesystemwasmuchdamaged.WarrantOfficerClassIIFarrellwasnotputoff bythis.Hequicklyfoundthewaywith hisdetachmenttothepowerstationandmadeasurveyoftheplant.Withoutstandingtechnicalskillandingenuity,hemanagedtogetthe machineryworking.Nexthehadtosurveythedistributionsystemthroughoutthetown,whichwasquiteaneerieproceedingwhilesniping continued,and fndoutwhichcircuitscouldbeused.Withskillandperseverance,hemanagedtorepairsufficientcircuitsbynightfalltotake powerandlighttotheunloadingbasins.Thiswasinitselfandoutstandingtechnicalachievement.Itwasalsoatriumphofingenuityanddevotion to duty. It would have been so easy to fnd the task impossible.
Therequirementforpowerandlightwasanexpandingone;hospitals,coldstores,workshops,offices,andaccommodationgenerallyneeded electricity.Withgreatresourcefulness,underthedirectionofhisofficers,WarrantOfficerClassIIFarrellextendedtheserviceuntilthosewithout electricitywererareexceptions.Thecivilianemployeessoonbegantoreturn.Intwosandthrees,followingWarrantOfficerClassIIFarrell’s skilledexample,theyembarkedontheprogramofrepairs.NotonlywasWarrantOfficerClassIIFarrell’sskillimmediatelyapparenttothese civiliansbuthisquiteyetpurposefulpersonalitygavethemconfdence.Workproceededswiftlyandsmoothlyuntiltheelectricitysupplyreturned to normal. His whole performance was in the best traditions of the Royal Engineers and I recommend him for the British Empire Medal.’
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AAppoosstt--WWaarrBB..EE..MM..ggrroouuppooffnniinneeaawwaarrddeeddttooCChhiieeffOO ffiffi cceerrRR..BBeellssoonn,,KKeennyyaaPPrriissoonnssDDeeppaarrttmmeenntt,,llaatteeWWaarrrraannttOO ffiffi cceerrCCllaassss IIII,, AArrmmyy PPhhyyssiiccaall TTrraaiinniinngg CCoorrppss aanndd DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt BritishEmpireMedal,(Civil)E.II.R.(RonaldBelson)with RoyalMint caseofissue;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;ItalyStar; DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48,withM.I.D.oakleaf(5616970W.O.Cl.2. R.Belson.A.P.T.C.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya(RBelsonKenyaPrisonService)mountedforwear;together with a Devonshire Regiment Profciency Medal, white metal, the reverse engraved ‘Pte Belson, R.’, nearly extremely fne (10) £500-£700
B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1957: Ronald Belson, Chief Officer, Prisons Department, Kenya.
M.I.D. London Gazette 7 January 1949:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Palestine during the period 27 March to 26 September 1947.’ RRoonnaallddBBeellssoonnservedasaWarrantO fficerClassII(QuartermasterSergeantInstructor)withtheArmyPhysicalTrainingCorpsinpost-War Palestine,initiallyattachedto14ParachuteBattalionfrom2Aprilto5October1946,andlatterlywithHeadquarters,6thAirborneDivision,from 10July1947to10March1948.HesubsequentlybecameaPrisonOfficerinKenya,andismentionedin‘TheSwordsofKirinyaga:TheFightfor Land and Freedom’, by H. K. Wachanga: ‘OneoftheprisonofficersatSaiyusiwasamannamedBelson.WenicknamedhimKarimaNjaga(onewhodigswearingtrousersonly)fromhis habitofworkinginhisgardenwithhisshirtoff.Mr.Belsonwasagoodmanwhodidnotbeatusandinsuredthatwehadenoughfoodtoeat.We atemanyvegetables–tomatoes,sugar-cane,andonions.Sometimes,Mr.Belsonevenshothipposforustoeat.Sometimeshetookfouror fve detaineesinamotorbikeduringthenighttosteal fshfromthenetsoftheLuo fsherman.Occasionallytheywouldreturnwithasmanyas1,000 or 2,000 fsh, Tilapioa. and Kamongo.’
ForhisserviceswiththeKenyaPrisonServiceBelsonwasawardedarichly-deservedBritishEmpireMedal.HewassubsequentlypostedtoNorth Nigeria.
B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1966: George William Harold Rawlinson, lately Hospital Chief Officer Class I, H.M. Prison Wormwood Scrubs. GGeeoorrggeeWWiilllliiaammHHaarroollddRRaawwlliinnssoonnservedasaHospitalChiefO fficerClassIinH.M.Prisons,andwasinvestedwithhisB.E.M.byLord MountbattenatCountyHall,IsleofWight,inhiscapacityofGovernoroftheIsleofWight,on1June1966,atwhichpointhewasemployedatH. M. Prison Parkhurst.
SoldwithnamedBuckinghamPalaceenclosurefortheB.E.M.;aphotographicimageoftherecipientbeinginvestedwithhisB.E.M.byLord Mountbatten; and accompanying programme of events for the occasion, dated 1 June 1966.
Provenance: Sotheby, June 1924; Glendining’s, May 1920. WaterloomedalconfrmedonRoyalMintSupplementaryList,servingwithCaptainBoyle’sCompany-hencelaterformofregimentalstyleon medal.
WWiilllliiaammFFiinnnnwasbornatDundee,Angus,andenlistedintothe42ndFootatStirlingon1May1808,aged24,forunlimitedservice,aweaverby trade.Heservedatotalof15years116days,including2yearsforWaterloo,andwasdischargedasaCorporalatDublinon24August1821, beingadmittedtoKilmainhamHospitalOut-Pensionon12September1821.Hisconductwasdescribedas‘Good’andtheregimentalsurgeon reported:‘TheabovenamedCorporalFinnwasseverelywoundedattheSiegeofBurgosbythesplintersofashellwhichfracturedthelowerjaw bone - was wounded at Waterloo in the back and shoulder.’ He did not live to claim the M.G.S. medal.
Sold with copied discharge papers.
Pair: CCaappttaaiinn EEddmmuunndd PPeeeevvoorr,, IInnddiiaann NNaavvyy,, ffoorr sseerrvviicceess aabbooaarrdd HH..EE..II..CC.. sstteeaamm ffrriiggaattee SSeessoossttrriiss China1842(E.Peevor,Midshipman,H.E.I.C.S.Sesostris.) fttedwithreplacementsilverstraightbarsuspensionandsilverribbon bucklewithgoldpinwithacontemporarily‘knitted’ribbon;IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Pegu(Edmd.Peevor.Lieutt. “Sesostris”, fttedwith forallyengravedsilverribbonbrooch, the frstwithedgebruisingandcontactmarks,nearlyvery fne,the second rather better (2) £1,000-£1,400
EEddmmuunnddPPeeeevvoorrwasbornatCalcuttacirca1822,sonofLieutenantGeorgePeevorwhoservedwiththe17thFootintheNepaulandPindari warsandreceivedtheArmyofIndiamedalwithclaspforNepaul(soldDixNoonanWebb,September2005).Hisfatherafterwardstransferredto the3rdFootanddiedin1858asCaptainofInvalidsattheRoyalHospitalChelsea.EdmundPeevor’selderbrother,GeorgeThomasonPeevor, becameasuccessfulstockbrokerandhadason,GeorgeHamiltonPeevor,whobecameaSurgeon-Majorinthe4thGurkhasandreceivedamedal for Naga 1879-80 and Sikkim 1888.
EdmundPeevorjoinedtheIndianNavyin1839andservedasMidshipmanintheH.E.I.C.steamfrigate Sesostris intheChinacampaignof1842 andinthesameship,asLieutenant,intheSecondBurmawarof1852-53.In1857hewasgivencommandofthenewlylaunchedsteamer Lady Canning,inwhichvesselhecombatedtheslavetradeintheRedSeaandArabianGulf,andbombardedJeddahinretaliationforthemassacreof Chistiansin1858.ContinuinginherduringtheearlystagesoftheIndianMutinybutsuchservicedidnotqualifyhimforthemedal.Duringthis periodhesufferedthelossofhiswifeElizabeth,whohehadmarriedin1853,andbothhissonanddaughter,alldyingbyJune1858.Peevor returnedtoEnglandin1860wherehemarriedagaininthefollowingyeartoCatherineHelenaPridham.Edmunddiedon13May1868,asdidhis wife a few months afterwards.
SomeofPeevor’sincidentalexploitsinthe LadyCanning aredescribedinLow’s HistoryoftheIndianNavy1613-1863,detailsofwhicharesold with the Lot.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee SStteepphheenn VVaasstt,, 11sstt BBaattttaalliioonn,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee SouthAfrica1834-53(S.Vast.1stBn.RifeBde.);Crimea1854-56(PteSten.Vast.1stBattn.R.B.)contemporaryengravednaming, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fne (2) £400-£500
Seven: AAddmmiirraall CC.. CC.. PP.. FFiittzzggeerraalldd,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy Baltic1854-55,unnamedasissued;China1857-60,noclasp,unnamedasissued;EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp (Capt.C.C.Fitzgerald.R.N.H.M.S.“Inconstant.”)officiallyre-engravednaming;Jubilee1897,silver;Coronation1902,silver; OOttttoommaannEEmmppiirree,OrderoftheMedjidie,3rdClassneckbadge,silver,goldandenamel,reversewithmaker’scartouche A. Dupetitboso, Palais Royal; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, frst six mounted for display, very fne or better (7) £1,200-£1,600
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
CChhaarrlleessCCooooppeerrPPeennrroosseeFFiittzzggeerraallddwasborninCorkbeg,Lisquinlan,Co.Cork,on30April1841,secondsonofRobertUniackeFitzgeraldand Frances,daughteroftheRev.RobertAusten.HeenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetaboardH.M.S. Victory inMay1854butremovedtothe Colossus inthefollowingmonthandquicklywitnessedactiveserviceintheBaltic.HavingthenbeenappointedaMidshipmaninMay1856,he served in the Retribution on the China station and was present at the bombardment of Nanking in 1858.
Aspateofseagoingappointmentsandsteadypromotionensuedand,havinggainedpost-rank,Fitzgeraldjoined Inconstant asaFlagCaptainto Rear-AdmiralSirFrancisSullivanintheMediterranean,wherehewitnessedactiveserviceoff Egyptin1882.Hewassubsequentlymentionedin despatches by Vice-Admiral William Dowell and was awarded the Order of Medjidie, 3rd Class. AstintasCaptainoftheRoyalNavalCollegeGreenwichhavingfollowed,hereturnedtoseawithcommandofthe Bellerophon inDecember 1885,the frstofastringofprominentcommandsintheperiodleadinguptohispromotiontoRear-AdmiralinFebruary1895.Hewasalso appointedanA.D.C.totheQueen.Fitzgeraldwentonto fyhis fagasSecond-in-CommandontheChinastation,inwhichcapacityhereceived the Jubilee Medal in 1897.
‘TheAdmiral’sbody,sewnupinablanketandcoveredwiththeUnionJackandhissword,wasconveyedinamotorboatmannedbyfour fshermen.AccompanyingitwereMrs.PenroseFitzgeraldandhersonanddaughters.Owingtotheearlyhourno-onewitnessedthedepartureof thefuneralpartyexceptthoseassociatedwithit.AtthepointchosentheRev.L.R.Grey,vicarofChristChurch,recitedtheserviceintheform prescribedforburialatsea.AftertheannouncementofAdmiralFitzgerald’sdeath,Mrs.Fitzgerladreceivedatelegramofsympathyfromthe King.’ (The Times, 15 August 1921, refers).
Sold with a copy of the Admiral’s book, Hints on Boat Sailing and Racing (Griffin & Co., Portsmouth, 1900).
AAVViiccttoorriiaannccaammppaaiiggnnaannddlliiffeessaavviinnggggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooAAddmmiirraallCC..EE..BBuucckklleeRRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassttwwiicceemmeennttiioonneeddiinn ddeessppaattcchheess iinn tthhee SSeeccoonndd OOppiiuumm WWaarr Jubilee1897,silver,unnamed;Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(ClaudeE.Buckle,Midn.H.M.Stm.F.Valorous,26June,1856.) contemporaryengravednaming;China1857-60,3clasps,Fatshan1857,Canton1857,TakuForts1858,unnamedasissued; TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued;RoyalHumaneSociety,smallbronzemedal(successful)(Capt.C.E. Buckle, R.N. 12 April 1879.) with bronze ribbon brooch buckle, generally very fne (5) £1,800-£2,200
Provenance: Morton & Eden, December 2003. CCllaauuddeeEEddwwaarrddBBuucckklleewasbornon7February1839,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetinthetrainingship Impregnable inAugust1852. AppointedaMidshipmaninAugust1854,heservedinH.M.S. Valorous,underhisuncle,CaptainC.H.M.Buckle,R.N.,inoperationsoff the Crimea, including two night attacks on the shores of Sebastopol and the taking of Kertch and Kinburn. ButitwasintheSecondOpiumWarthathe frstcametoprominence,whilstemployedinthe Infexible (August1856-July1857)andthe Calcutta (July1857-February1859),latterlyasaMate.Intheformership,hewaspresentatthedestructionofChinesevesselsatEscapeCreek, SawshuandFatshanin1857,whilstinthe Calcutta, laterinthesameyear,hewaspresentintheCantonoperations,whereheassistedindragging uptwobadlyneeded feldgunsontothewallsofthecity,afeatforwhichhewasmentionedindespatches(LondonGazette 1August1857, refers).Subsequently,hetookpartinthe frstandsecondattacksonPeihoforts,andonthelatteroccasion,whilstinchargeofagunandscaling ladders, was severely wounded in two places and was again mentioned in despatches (LondonGazette 28 July 1858, refers). NextappointedaLieutenantinthe Hero,underCaptainGeorgeSeymour,C.B.,R.N.,hewaslikewiseemployedwhensheconveyedH.R.H.the PrinceofWalestoCanada.OnhispromotiontoCommanderinJune1866,BucklejoinedtheCoastGuard,buthewasbackatseaincommand ofthe Assistance atthetimeofwinninghisRoyalHumaneSocietymedalinJune1879.BythatdateaCaptain,hejumpedoverboardfromthe Assistance to save the life of one E. J. Rougier, manager of an inn in Pembroke, who was in danger of drowning.
Aspateofseagoingcommandsensued,namely the Invincible (1884-85),the Superb (1886-87)andthe Hercules (1887-89),andhewasappointed anA.D.C.toQueenVictoriainthelatteryear.Hisadvancementto fagranknowseemedassuredandhewasindeedpromotedtoRear-Admiral onsteppingdownfromhisnextappointmentasSeniorNavalOfficeratGibraltarin1889-92.Oneofhis fnalpostswasasSeniorOfficeronthe coast of Ireland in 1895-98, where he once again distinguished himself. O’Byrne takes up the story:
‘Heperformedaverypluckyactintryingtosavethelifeofalabourer,namedKenny,atHaulbowline[Ireland].TheAdmiralwasinspectingsome subterraneanwatertanks,andKennywasholdingacandletoshowtheway,butowingtotheintensedarknesshestruckhisheadagainstaniron beamandstunnedhimself.ThelightwentoutandKennyfellintothetankwhichwassometenfeetdeepandhad fvefeetofwaterinit.The Admiral,ignorantofthedepthofthewaterinthetank,jumpedinafterKennyandwiththeaidofthemenontopsucceededingettinghimout, after which the Admiral was assisted out.’
Buckle, who was advanced to Vice-Admiral in December 1897 and to Admiral in August 1903, died in February 1930
Three: PPrriivvaattee WWiilllliiaamm CCaattlliiffff ee,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(Wm.Catliffe.2nd.Bn.RifeBde.)unofficialengravednaming;IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp, Lucknow(Wm.Catliffe.2nd.Bn.RifeBde.);TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued, contactmarks,edge bruising, good fne (3) £340-£400 110033
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
Three: SS.. HH.. HHaayywwaarrdd Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(S.H.Hayward)privatelyengravednaming;TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue(S.H. Hayward.)privatelyengravednaming,pluggedand fttedwithacastCrimea-stylesuspension;VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal, V.R.(S.H.Hayward.)privatelyengravednaming,mountedcourt-stylefordisplayinthisorder, edgebruisingandcontactmarksto the Crimea pair, these nearly very fne; the Long Service medal better (3) £300-£400 110044 xx
GGeeoorrggeePPiirriieewasborninArgyllshireon31July1850,andwaseducatedatStAndrews.HeenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia on leavingschoolin1865,becomingMidshipmanin1866andNavigatingSub-LieutenantinJuly1870.Hecommencedhissurveyingcareerin1874 whenhewasappointedasSub-LieutenantandNavigatingOfficertothe Porcupine, engagedinsurveyingontheeastcoastofEngland,butinthe summersof1875and1876,hehadAdmiraltypermissiontoaccompanyLieutenantAllenYoung,R.N.R.,intheyacht Pandora, onvoyagestothe Arctic as Second Lieutenant.
Thesteamyacht Pandora wasownedandcommandedbyAllenYoung,aRoyalNavalReserveLieutenantwhoseArcticexperiencehadbegunas SailingMasterofthe Fox underMcClintockduring1857-59.WiththeobjectofassistingthegovernmentArcticExpeditionwhichsetoutinMay 1875underthecommandofCaptainGeorgeS.Nares,hetookthe Pandora toBaffin’sBayandcollectedNares’despatchesfromtheCarey Islands.HethenattemptedtomaketheNorthWestPassagebutfoundhiswayblockedbyheavyiceinPeelStraitandwascompelledtoreturn home.AttheAdmiralty’srequestheagaintook Pandora totheArcticthefollowingsummerandmanagedtolanddespatchesforNaresatCape Isabella and Littleton Island, but, fnding no trace of the other two ships, returned home again.
PromotedtoLieutenantinOctober1876,PiriewenttotheChinaStationearlythenextyear,serving frstinthe Nassau andtheninthe Magpie. HewasLieutenantof Rambler duringtheduringthenavalandmilitaryoperationsintheEasternSoudan,atSuakin,1884-85,butotherwise, between1876and1888,hewasinChina,JapanandBorneo,engagedinsurveywork,andfrom1889to1893hadchargeoftheAdmiraltySurvey ofQueensland.Inthefollowingyearanduntil1898,Pirie hadchargeoftheAdmiraltySurveyoncemoreoftheEastCoastofEngland.Duringthe timethathewasAdmiraltySurveyor,hesurveyedtheprincipalriversofChina,Korea,Borneo,andthegreaterpartofthecoastofChina,alarge portion of the Queensland coast and the Endeavour River. From1889to1893,Piriecommandedthe Paluma, agunboatlentbytheQueenslandGovernmentinAustraliaforthesurveyoftheircoastsand theinnerpassage.PromotedtoCommanderin1892,PiriewasappointedNavalAssistantintheHydrographicDepartmentinOctober1893,but wasatseaagainin1894commanding Triton ontheeastcoastofEngland.HemadeannualsurveysoftheDukeofEdinburghChannel,andoneof theGoodwinsin1896,andcommandedthe Triton attheJubileeReviewinJune1897.HeretiredfromtheNavyin1898withtherankofCaptain. HewasallowedtoacceptappointmentforthreeyearsfromJuly1899undertheChileanGovernmentasInstructorinPracticalNauticalSurveying, and later became Conservator of the River Humber. Captain George Pirie died at North Ferriby, Hull, on 2 December 1907.
Sold with research including detailed notes and copied photographs of the several surveying vessels that he served aboard.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. EE.. DDoolleemmaann,, 5511sstt FFoooott IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Jowaki1877-8(157Pte.Willm.Doleman.51stFoot.);Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,Ali Musjid (8, Bde./157, Pte. W. E. Doleman, 51st Regt.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fne (2) £300-£360
Three: PPrriivvaattee WW.. WWaallllaaccee,, CCoommmmiissssaarriiaatt && TTrraannssppoorrtt CCoorrppss,, llaattee 1122tthh FFoooott Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp(32B/919Pte.W.Wallace.1/12thRegt.);EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-ElKebir (87. Pte. W. Wallace. C & T. C.) ; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, slight contact marks, very fne (3) £240-£280
WWiilllliiaammWWaallllaaccee,aLabourerfromPreston,Lancashire,attestedintothe12thRegimentofFooton16June1875.HeservedinAfghanistanand wastransferredtotheArmyReserveon12October1881.Recalledforservice,heservedduringtheEgyptandSudancampaignwiththe Commissariat and Transport Corps and was discharged on 16 June 1887. Sold with copied service papers.
HHeennrryyWWaatteerr ff eellddwasbornatBarony,Glasgow,Lanarkshire,in1853.Heattestedfor serviceasaPrivateinthe63rdRegimentatCork,Ireland,on8July1870,givinghis tradeasmusician.HeservedinIndiaatAgra,DelhiandinthePunjabandwasappointed Bandsmanon12February1876.The63rdleftQuettaatthelatterstagesofthe frst phaseoftheAfghanWarandjoinedtheKandaharFieldForceinJuly1880.He continuedservinginIndiauntilthe63rdwasduetoreturntotheU.K.inAugust1882, butweredivertedtoSuezandthencetoAlexandriaandRasElTinBarracks, fnally returningtotheU.K.inOctober 1882.HewaspromotedLanceCorporalon1August 1884,BandsmanCorporalon21March1889,andBandSergeanton5August1889, andwasawardedtheLongServiceandGoodConductMedalthesameyear.Hewas discharged to pension at Aldershot on 30 September 1897. Soldwithcopiedservicepapersandotherresearchincludingseveralphotographic images of the recipient.
Three: PPrriivvaattee TT.. CCuummmmiinnggss,, SSeeaaffoorrtthh HHiigghhllaannddeerrss Afghanistan1878-80,3clasps,Charasia,Kabul,Kandahar (1250Pte.T.Cummings,72nd.Highrs.);EgyptandSudan1882-89,dated reverse,noclasp(1250.Pte.T.Cummings,1/Sea:Highrs:);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamed,asissued, lightcontactmarks, some pitting and bruising to point of star, nearly very fne (3) £360-£440
Provenance: Dix, Noonan Webb, June 2021 (when the frst two medals sold as a pair)
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Alexandria11thJuly(A.Cuming.A.B.,H.M.S.“Monarch.”);China1900,noclasp (A.Cuming,P.O.1Cl.,H.M.S.Hermione.);1914-15Star(102082,A.Cuming,P.O.1.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (102082A.Cuming,P.O.1R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension(AlfredCuming,P.O.2ndCl.,H.M.S.Garnet.) impressednaming;Khedive’sStar,dated1882, the frstandthesixthwithcontactpittingfromStar,good fne,theremainder good very fne (7) £800-£1,000
AAllffrreeddCCuummiinnggwasbornatSt.Andrew’s,PlymouthinAugust1862andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinSeptember1877.He subsequentlywitnessedactiveserviceaboardH.M.S. Monarch intheEgyptoperationsof1882,includingthebombardmentofAlexandria,and aboardthe Hermione off ChinaduringtheBoxerRebellion.Hehad,meanwhile,beenawardedhisL.S.&G.C.MedalinJanuary1891andbeen advanced to Petty Officer 1st Class. Cuming was pensioned ashore in May 1901, when he joined the strength of the Royal Fleet Reserve. RecalledontheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,hejoinedthe Goliath, inwhichbattleshipheservedoff theEastAfricancoastinpursuitof theGermanlightcruiser Konigsberg, where,inNovember1914,CommanderRitchieofthe Goliath gainedthe frstNavalV.C.oftheGreatWar at the capital of German East Africa, Dar-es-Salaam.
Afterthedestructionofthe Konigsberg, the Goliath receivedorderstoproceedtotheDardanelles,whereshearrivedinthemiddleofApril 1915,butintheearlymorninghoursof13Mayfollowing,shewasstruckinquicksuccessionbythreetorpedoes fredfromtheTurkishdestroyer Mouavenet-Millieh,withtheresultthatshesanksoquicklythatmanyofthosebelowweredrownedbeforetheycouldreachtheupperdeck.Of her complement of some 750 men, about 570, including Cuming, were drowned.
Cuming left a widow who was resident at Anfeld, Liverpool, and is commemorated by name on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
HHeennrryyBBeeddiinngg ff eelldd,aButcherfromScottow,Norfolk,attestedintotheRoyalNavyon28October1872.AdvancedPettyO fficer1stclasson28 October1880,heservedinH.M.S. Inconstant duringtheEgyptandSudancampaignandwasshorepensionedinNovember1887.Re-enteredthe Service as an Able Seaman Pensioner on 2 October 1891, he served in the training ship H.M.S. Briton until his fnal discharge on 11 October 1897. Sold with copied service papers.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(49/775Pte.G.Parrish.1/Berks:R.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedas issued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(775.Pte.G.Parrish.Berks:R.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplayinthis order, pitting from Star, nearly very fne (3)
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(1495Corpl.E.Payn.1/R.W.Kent);IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp, PunjabFrontier1897-98(3984Corpl.E.Payn.1stBn.Ryl.W.Kent.R.) pittingandedgebruisingtothe frstwithrubbingtothe naming, lacking the rank and last part of regiment, otherwise nearly very fne (2)
AAuugguussttuussCCaappppeerrssoonn,aLabourerfromEastbourne,Sussex,wasbornabout1871.HeattestedintotheRoyalSussexRegimenton8February 1890andservedinIndiaduringthePunjabFrontierandTirahcampaignsof1897.AdvancedSergeanton14November1903,hewasdischarged asmedicallyunfton21July1904.Here-attestedintotheSpecialReserveon15September1914forserviceduringtheGreatWar.Advanced CompanyQuartermasterSergeant,heservedatHomewiththe9thand10thTrainingBattalionsandwasawardedhisL.S.G.C.Hewas demobilised on 18 February 1919 and died in Fulham, London, on 20 October 1924. Sold with copied medal roll extract.
JJaammeessMMoonnttaagguueeiscon frmedintherollashavingservedonthePunjabFrontierfrom1897-98withthe2ndBattalion,HighlandLightInfantry.He laterfoughtwiththe1stBattalionduringtheBoerWar,hisrollentrynotingthecorrectnumberbuthisinitialas‘A’.RemaininginSouthAfrica,he attestedforserviceasGunnerinthe7thCitizenBatteryon9September1914andwaswiththeSouthAfricanInfantryontheSommebefore beingevacuatedduetoakidneyinfectionin1917;officialcorrespondencefromtheArmyRecordsCentre,Middlesex,confrmsserviceinGerman SouthWestAfrica,EgyptandFranceduringthistime.Dischargedunftforfurthermilitaryserviceon20May1918,hewasadmittedtotheRoyal Hospital,Chelsea,on23March1948.Montaguediedon22November1954andwasburiedatBrookwoodCemetery,Woking,intheRoyal Hospital Old Plot.
Sold with copied research.
Four: PPrriivvaattee AA.. SSeellllaarr,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(1617Pte.A.Sellar3rd.Bn.Rif.Bde.);Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal(1617Pte.A.Sellar,RifeBrigade.);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(1617Pte.A.Sellar.RifeBrigade.);ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R., Circular issue, 2nd ‘Coronation robes’ issue (Arthur Charles Sellar) mounted court-style for display, generally good very fne (4) £300-£400
AArrtthhuurrCChhaarrlleessSSeellllaarrwasborninPaddington,London,in1871andattestedfortheRi feBrigadeinLondonon24September1891.Heserved withthe3rdBattalioninIndiafrom2February1892to1February190.andsawactiveserviceduringtheoperationsonthePunjabFrontier1897 -98.TransferringtotheArmyReserveon5February1899,hewasrecalledtotheColourson9October1899,andsawfurtherservicewiththe 1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom28October1899to9September1902.HetransferredoncemoretotheReserveon21 May1903,andwasdischargedon23September1903,after12years’service.HesubsequentlybecameapostmaninLondon,andwasawarded the Imperial Service Medal upon his retirement.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
Four: SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr CCooookk CC.. MMeeddwwaayy,, NNoorrtthh SSttaa ffff oorrddsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt Queen’sSudan1896-98(2764Srgt.C.Medway1/N.Staff;R.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Orange FreeState,Transvaal(2764Sgt:-Mr:Cook.C.Medway.Nth:Staff;Regt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901, SouthAfrica1902(2764Cr:-Serjt:C.Medway.N.Staff:Regt.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Hafr(No.2764Sergt.J. Medway. 1. N. Staff. R.) Regimentally engraved naming, minor edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne (4) £400-£500
CChhaarrlleessMMeeddwwaayywasborninLynton,Devon,in1866andattestedfortheNorthSta ffordshireRegimentatDevonporton12April1889,having previouslyservedintheYeomanry.HewaspromotedCorporalon10March1892,andSergeanton9November1894,andservedwiththe1st BattalioninEgyptandtheSudanfrom5October1895to27November1897,takingpartintheDongolaExpeditionin1896.AppointedSergeant Cookon17April1897,hesawfurtherserviceinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom14January1900to8October1902,andwas MentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 29July1902).SubsequentlyservinginIndiafrom3October1903to1April1910,hewasappointed SergeantMajorCookon23March1904,andwasdischargedon19April1910,after21yearsand8days’service.HediedinHampstead,London, on 20 December 1938.
AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Jubaland(W.H.Forder2nd.Yeo.Sigs.H.M.S.Terpsichore.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899 -1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901(W.Forder,Yeo.Sigs.,H.M.S.Terpsichore.);RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V. R.,1stissue(171618Ch.A.3069W.H.Forder.C.Y.S.R.F.R.) contactmarkstothetwocampaignmedals,thesegood fne;the LS&GC good very fne (3) £600-£800
Approximately 45 Africa General Service Medals with the clasp Jubaland awarded to H.M.S. Terpsichore.
Approximately 137 Queen’s South Africa Medals with the clasps Cape Colony and South Africa 1902 awarded to H.M.S. Terpsichore.
WWiilllliiaammHHeerrbbeerrttttFFoorrddeerrwasborninSt.Margaret,Norfolk,on10Decemebr1977andjoinedtheRouyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson18 January1893.RatedBoySignalmanfrom11August1894,hewasadvancedSecondYeomanoftheSignalson20April1900andservedinH.M.S. Terpsichore from7February1901to25April1904.HelandedwiththeNavalBrigadefromH.M.Ships Magicienne,Scout, and Terpsichore duringtheoperationsagainsttheOgadenSomalisatKismayuin1901,andsubsequentlyservedwith Terpsichore’sbrigadeatLambert’sBay,Cape Colony,in1901duringtheBoerWar,thushavingtheraredistinctionofreceivingcampaigntwocampaignmedalswiththeonebearingalater monarch’s effigy being worn frst. Remaining in Terpsichore he was subsequently employed slave cruising off Zanzibar in April 1902. ForderwaspromotedChiefYeomanofSignalson11October1907,andservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebased establishments.HetransferredtotheRoyalFleetReserveon3December1917,andwaslatterlyemployedintheMercantileMarine.Hediedin Southampton in 1931.
TThheeuunniiqquueeAAffrriiccaaccaammppaaiiggnnppaaiirraawwaarrddeeddttooCCaappttaaiinnEE..SS..CCaarreeyy,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,tthheeoonnllyynnaavvaallrreecciippiieennttoofftthhee‘‘JJiiddbbaallllii’’ccllaasspp aafftteerrsseerrvviicceeaassPPrroovvoossttMMaarrsshhaallttootthheeSSoommaalliillaannddFFiieellddFFoorrcceeiinn11990022--0044,,iinnwwhhiicchhrroolleehheewwaasstthhrriicceemmeennttiioonneeddiinn ddeessppaattcchheess aanndd ssppeecciiaallllyy pprroommootteedd ttoo CCoommmmaannddeerr Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901(Lieut.E.S.Carey,R.N.,H.M.S.Naiad.);Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (Lieut. E. S. Carey, R.N. H.M.S. Naiad.) good very fne (2)
£3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
EErrnneessttSSaauussmmaarreezzCCaarreeyywasborninMalvern,Worcestershire,on12March1872,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia inJanuary 1885 aged 12 years.
His frstseagoingappointmentwasasMidshipmaninH.M.S. Temeraire intheMediterraneanandhis frstexperienceofactiveserviceanti-slavery operationsinthe Garnet’s boatsontheEastIndiesstationin1887-90.InAugust1892hejoinedthe Firebrand ontheChinastation,inwhichhe served in the Sino-Japanese War of 1895-96, being present in dry dock at Niuchang, Manchuria, when the Japanese captured that town.
HavingbeenadvancedtoLieutenantintheinterim,CareycamehometoplayhispartintheSummerManoeuvresof1896,buthereturnedtothe China station in the Phoenix in the following year.
TheninMarch1901,hejoinedthecruiser Naiad asherFirstLieutenantandquicklywitnessedactiveserviceintheBoerWar,whenheandhis shipmates were employed guarding prisoners in St. Helena and in reinforcing coastal garrisons in South Africa against Boer raids.
Subsequently,intheSomalilandoperationsin1902-04,hewasengagedinthetransportoftroopsandsuppliesatanexposedanchorageatObbia duringthesouth-westmonsoon.Moreover,hewaslandedasProvostMarshaltotheFieldForce,inwhichhehadchargeofwatersupplies. Uniquely,too,hewastheonlynavalmanpresentintheactionatJidballi.HewasspeciallyadvancedtoCommanderinJune1903andthrice mentioned in despatches, latterly in the following terms:
‘CommanderE.S.Carey,R.N.,ProvostMarshal,hasrenderedveryvaluableserviceinthesanitationofstandingcampsandthemaintenanceof disciplineonthelineofmarch.Butinadditiontothishehasdoneexceptionalserviceonthelineofmarchinsuperintendingandregulatingthe issueofwater,amostonerousdutyinacountrylikethis.BothGeneralManningandGeneralFaskenreportmosthighlyofhim.'(LondonGazette 2 September 1904, refers).
FurtheradvancedtoCaptaininDecember1909,CareygainedpermissiontostudyinGermanyand,onhisreturntotheU.K.inJanuary1912, qualifedasaninterpreterinGerman.ThosestudiesmaywellhaveledtoemploymentinNavalIntelligenceintheGreatWar,buthestartedto sufferfromill-health.MedicallyexaminedinAugust1914,hewasfoundunftforfurtherdutyandplacedontheRetiredList.HesettledinGoring, Oxfordshire and died there in September 1927, aged 55.
Six: CChhiieeffPPeettttyyOO ffiffi cceerrEE..CC..SSttoonneellaakkee,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,aaBBooeerrWWaarrbblluueejjaacckkeettaannddrreecciippiieennttooffaarraarreeNNaavvaalliissssuueeoofftthheeDDeellhhii DDuurrbbaarr 11991111 MMeeddaall,, wwhhoo wwaass pprreesseenntt iinn HH..MM..SS.. TTiiggeerr aatt tthhee bbaattttlleess ooff DDooggggeerr BBaannkk aanndd JJuuttllaanndd Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902(E.Stonelake,A.B.,H.M.S.Pearl).;1914-15Star (179561,E.C.Stonelake,P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(179561E.C.Stonelake.C.P.O.R.N.);DelhiDurbar1911 (E.C.Stonelake.P.O.1stClass.H.M.S.Defence.Delhi1911)privatelynamed;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(179561.E. C. Stonelake, P.O. H.M.S. Ramillies) mounted for display, nearly very fne or better (6) £500-£700
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
EEddwwaarrddCChhaarrlleessSSttoonneellaakkeewasbornatTorquay,Devon,on7March1879,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinMay1894. AdvancedtoAbleSeamaninOctober1898,hejoinedH.M.S. Pearl inDecember1900,inwhichshipheservedonpatroldutiesoff thecoastof South Africa in 1902, in addition to coming service ashore in Cape Colony. Steadypromotionhavingensued-hewasappointedPettyOfficer2ndClassinAugust1905andPettyOfficer1stClassinMarch1907-Stonelake addedtheDelhiDurbar1911medaltohisaccoladeswhilstservinginthe Defence.AsanescortshiptoKingGeorgeVinthe Medina,twoofher officersand16ofherratingswerelandedtoformtheNavalGuardduringthecelebrationsashore.Theyweresubsequentlypresentedwiththeir Delhi Durbar medals by the King aboard the Medina in Bombay on 10 January 1912.
ShortlyaftertheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,Stonelakejoinedthecruiser Tiger asaGunneryspecialistandhewasconsequentlypresent atthebattleofDoggerBankon24January1915,whenhereight13.5-inchgunsdidgreatexecution,notleastinaprotractedduelwith the Moltke andthe Seydlitz.However,the Tiger,incommonwithBeatty’s fagshipthe Lion, didnotescapeunscathed,asevidencedbyher Captain’s description of the time when she received her third hit from a large calibre shell:
‘Tiger steeredinthedirectionofthe feeingenemyandthen,atthisverycriticalmoment,whenquickdecisionhadtobemade,whenthegreat speedoftheGermansmeantthateverysecondbroughtthemnearertosafety,thereoccurredaverylargeexplosionwhichrattledusallinthe conning-towerveryconsiderably.ItappearedthatashellhadenteredtheIntelligenceOffice,whichwasimmediatelybelowtheconning-tower, andhaving explodedthere,blewupthroughtheguncontroltower,renderingeverybodyinit horsdecombat andkillingEngineerCaptainTaylor and six men, and wounding three officers and six men.’
Tiger sustainedgreaterdamageandlossesatJutland.Hitatotalof17timesduringthebattle,shesufferedalossof24menkilledand46wounded. Notwithstandingsuchseverepunishment,shedeliveredover300shellsfromhermainarmamentandafurther136roundsfromher6-inchguns, inficting telling damage on the Moltke, Wiesbaden and Von der Tann Hersignifcantpartinthebattleisechoedinthewordsofnumerouseye-witnessaccountsthatappearin Jutland1916–DeathintheGrey Waters,byNigelSteelandPeterHart.Mostmovingofallaretheaccountsof Tiger’s woundedanddying,asightfamiliartotheship’spadres, among them the Rev. Thomas Bradley, who assisted the medical teams as they went about their desperate work: ‘Wehadnotbeeninactionforafewminutesbeforethe frstwoundedbegantoarriveinthedistributingstation.Thestretcherpartiesworked splendidly.Thecriesofthewoundedandburntmenwereterribletolistento.Theywerebroughtinsometimeswithfeetandhandshangingoff Verysoonthedeckofthedistributingstationwaspackedwithwoundedanddyingmen,andwhenfreshcaseswerebroughtinonehadsome difficultyinavoidingsteppingonothers.Verylittleoperating,saveofanurgentkindwasdoneduringtheaction,thoughwehadanoperatingtable ready … ’ Tiger reached Rosyth on the morning of 2 June, where she became the frst of the ‘Splendid Cats’ to undergo repairs. InMay1917,Stonelakeremovedtothe Ramillies, andhewaslikewiseemployedwhenadvancedtoChiefPettyOfficerinMarch1919.Hewas demobilised shortly afterwards.
SoldwithhisoriginalR.N.parchmentCertifcateofServicewhichrecords‘21Nov.1917PaidPrizeMoney-sinkingof“Blucher”’andGunnery HistorySheetshowing‘QualifedGunlayer1stClass’,‘passedinschoolforGunner’sMate’ and‘”VIVIV”16March1916QualifedGunner’sMate’. He later qualifed as Director Layer at Excellent in February 1919.
GGeeoorrggeeSSccootttt,brotheroftheabove,attestedintotheEastKentRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandsawfurtherservicewiththe Labour Corps.
EEddwwaarrdd SSccootttt, brother of the above recipients, attested into the Special Constabulary and served at Home during the Great War. Sold with copied research
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Laing’sNek,Belfast, frstclaspatailor’scopy (Lieut. G.V.Webster.18/Hrs.)engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lt.G.V. Webster. 18/Hrs.) engraved naming, minor edge bruising, good very fne (2)
£300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2009. GGeerraallddVVeerreeWWeebbsstteerrwasborninLondonon6December1879,thesonofR.G.W.Webster,M.P.,andwaseducatedatEton.Hewas commissionedSecondLieutenantinthe18thHussarsfromthe7th(Militia)Battalion,RifeBrigadeon28October1899,andwaspromoted Lieutenanton3October1900.Heresignedhiscommissionon4July1903anddiedinVancouver,BritishColumbia,Canada,on23February 1975.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts and other research.
CChhaarrlleessCCoorrnneelliiuussCCaarrtteerrwasborninHackney,London,in1881andattestedforthe18thHussarsinLondonon1November1899.Heserved withtheminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom26November1900to31October1902,withtherestofhisservicebeingathome.He transferredtotheArmyReserveon1November1907,andwasdischargedon19August1914,‘havingbeenfoundmedicallyunftformilitary service on mobilisation’, after 24 years and 290 days’ service. Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4278Pte.T. Cooper.20th.Hussars.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(5504Pte.T.Cooper.10Hrs.);DelhiDurbar1911,silver(5504Pte.Cooper 10thRoyalHussars.)Regimentallyimpressednaming;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(5504Pte.T.Cooper.10/Hrs.) edge bruising and light contact marks, nearly very fne and better (4)
Campaign Groups and Pairs
Five: CCaappttaaiinnFF..BBaattee,,AArrmmyySSeerrvviicceeCCoorrppss,,llaattee11ssttCCiittyyooffLLoonnddoonnRRii ff ee VVoolluunntteeeerrssaannddCCiittyyooffLLoonnddoonnIImmppeerriiaallVVoolluunntteeeerrss;;aanndd55tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg, Driefontein(930Pte.F.Bate,C.I.V.);1914Star,with copy clasp(6389R.Q.M. Sjt.F.Bate.5/Lond:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.F.Bate); TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,E.VII.R.(6389C.Sjt:F.Bate.5/London Regt.) mounted as worn, nearly very fne (5) £400-£500
Provenance: Jack Webb Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, August 2020. FFrraannkkBBaatteewasborninBethnalGreen,Londonin1876.Aclerkbyoccupation,he joinedthe1stCityofLondonRifeVolunteersin 1894andservedinSouthAfricawith No.1Company,MountedInfantry,CityImperialVolunteersduringtheBoerWar,and wasinvalidedhomeinJuly1900.Transferringtothe5thBattalion,LondonRegiment,he wasawardedtheTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalperArmyOrder103of1909.After theoutbreakoftheGreatWar,remainingwithhisbattalionandnowintherankof RegimentalQuarterMasterSergeant,heservedontheWesternFrontfrom4 November1914.HewascommissionedTemporarySecondLieutenantintheArmy Service Corps on 31 July 1915, later receiving advancement to Captain.
SoldwithaLondonRifeBrigadecapbadge;asmallphotographicimageoftherecipient, taken from City Press No. 1; and copied research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902,unofficialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps(3127 Pte.C.J.Barson.ColdstreamGuards.);1914Star(3127L.Cpl.C.J.Barson.C.Gds.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3127Pte. C. J. Barson. C. Gds.) contact marks, very fne (4) £240-£280
CChhaarrlleessJJaammeessBBaarrssoonn,aLabourerfromOxford,Sta ffordshire,wasbornaround1881.HeattestedintotheColdstreamGuardsatBurtonon Trent,on5December1899andservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom16Januaryto6October1902.AdvancedLanceCorporal,he servedontheWesternFrontfrom11September1914andreceivedagunshotwoundtohisleftshoulderattheBattleofVermelleson12 October1915.ReturningHomeon27October1915,hewasdischarged‘nolongerphysically ftforwarservice’on2October1917andawarded a Silver War Badge, No. 133237. He died in Hyde, Cheshire, around October 1960. Sold with copied service papers and copied Medal Index Card.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(3311 Pte.W.Bond,Devon:Regt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3311Corpl:W.Bond. Devon:Regt.);1914-15Star(9380Sjt.Bug:E.Band[sic].Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9380Sjt.W.E.Bond. Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(3311L.Sjt:W.Bond.Devon:Regt.) heavyedgebruisingandcontactmarks to the Boer War pair, these fne; the last four very fne (6)
£280-£340
WWiilllliiaammEE..BBoonnddattestedfortheDevonshireRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Hesawfurther servicewiththe2/4thBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20May1915, and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 24 May 1918).
Sold with copied medal roll extract and Medal Index Cards.
TThhoommaassWWiilllliiaammMMiillllsswasborninSmallHeath,Birmingham,in1882andsattestedfortheSouthSta ffordshireRegimentatLichfeldon17March 1900,havingpreviouslyservedintheRegiment’s4thMilitiaBattalion.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom8 Januaryto22October1902,andtheninIndiafro,23October1902to16March1908.HetransferredtotheArmyReserveinIndiaon16March 1908, and was discharged in Lucknow on 16 March 1900, after 12 years’ service. FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarhere-enlistedintheNorthStaffordshireRegimentandservedwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreat WarintheMesopotamiantheatreofWarfromJune1915,andthenwiththe2nBattalioninIndia,andsawfurtherserviceduringtheThird Afghan War.
Sold with copied record of service and copied Medal Index Card, which states that his IGS was issued in October 1935.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(6221Pte.W. Gill,K.R.R.C.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(6221Pte.W.Gill.K.R.R.C.);British War and Victory Medals (25141 Pte. W. Gill. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fne (4)
Sold with copied medal roll extracts and copied Medal Index Card.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(6040Corpl: A.Treadwell.Manch:Regt.);1914-15Star(864Pte.A.Treadwell.K.Edw.H.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(864Sjt.A. Treadwell. K. Edw. H.) edge bruising to frst, otherwise very fne (4)
£260-£300
AAllffrreeddTTrreeaaddwweellll,fromFailsworth,Manchester,attestedintotheManchesterRegimentandwasadvancedCorporal.HeservedinSouthAfrica duringtheBoerWarwiththe5th(MountedInfantry)Battalion.HeattestedintoKingEdward’sHorseforserviceduringtheGreatWarand servedontheWesternFrontfrom2June1915.AdvancedSergeant,hewaskilledinactionon9April1918andiscommemoratedontheLoos Memorial, France.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902(5269Pte.S.Stretch.N.Staff:Regt.) surnamepartially officiallycorrected;1914-15Star(9469.Pte.J.S.Stretch.N.Staff.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9469Pt.eJ.Stretch.N. Staff. R.) minor edge bruise to QSA, generally good very fne (4) £120-£160
JJoosseepphhSSttuubbbbssSSttrreettcchhwasborninSilverdale,Sta ffordshire,in1878andattestedfortheNorthStaffordshireRegiment.Heservedwiththe3rd BattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andthenwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11January1915. Subsequently transferring to the Labour Corps, he was discharged on 16 August 1918.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen(5817Pte.M.Meade,MunsterFus:);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(5817Pte.M.Meade.Rl:MunsterFus:);1914-15Star(5817.Sjt.M. Meade.R.Muns.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5817C.Sjt.M.Meade.R.Mun.Fus.) theBoerWarpairwithcontact marks, therefore good fne; the Great War awards good very fne (5) £700-£900
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2018. MMiicchhaaeellMMeeaaddee,anativeofservedTralee,CountyKerry,servedwiththe1stBattalion,RoyalMunsterFusiliersduringtheGreatWarinthe GallipolitheatreofWarfrom25April1915,presumablybeingoneofthoseMunsterswhoalightedfromthe RiverClyde.Hewaskilledinaction on21August1915,onwhichdatetheBattaliontookpartintheattackonScimitarHill.Hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedonthe Helles Memorial, Turkey. Sold with copied research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,Talana,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal (6461Pte.C.Emery.Rl:DublinFus:);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(6461Pte.C. Emery. Rl: Dublin Fus:) edge bruising and contact marks, very fne (2)
£300-£400
CChhaarrlleessEEmmeerryywasborninSheerness,Kent,on2January1884andattestedfortheRoyalDublinFusiliersasaBoysoldieron2September1898, aged14yearsand8month,amusicianbytrade.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricafrom24December1898to11February1902, andtheninIndiafrom12February1902to8November1903.PromotedSergeanton16January1912,hesawfurtherservicewiththe1st BattalionduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom25April1915,presumablyalightingfromtheRiverClyde,andwaswounded bygunshotinMay1915,beingadmittedtohospital.Recovering,here-joinedthefront,andwaskilledinactionon30June1915.Hehasno known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Sold with copied record of service and other research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(Nurs:SisterJ.Cameron,ScottishHosp:);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,noclasp (Nursing Sister J. Cameron.) minor edge bruising, good very fne (2)
£400-£500
JJ..CCaammeerroonnservedasaNursingSisterwiththeScottishHospitalinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar;theHospitalwasorganisedinthe frst instancebytheStAndrew’sAssociationandwasfundedbyvoluntarydonations.TheorganisationofthehospitalcommencedinJanuary1900,the personneleventuallyconsistingofanofficerincharge,18civilmedicalofficers,1Quartermaster,1WarrantOfficer,2secretaries,35nursing sistersoftheArmyNursingServiceReserve,45 frst-classorderlies,allofwhomweremedicalstudents,and57second-classorderlies,makinga total of 160.
The frstsectionarrivedatCapeTownon13May1900,andthehospitalwasopenedforpatientson4June,atKroonstadt.Previoustothattime, however,thehospitalstaff hadbeenemployedondutyinthemilitaryhospitalsatBloemfonteinandKroonstadt.Itremainedduringthewhole period at Kroonstadt, and its equipment was handed over to the Government, when it ceased to exist as a private hospital, on 14 October 1900.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901(Lieut.H.Bromley.C.C.C.C.);BritishWarandVictory Medals (Capt. H. Bromley.) nearly extremely fne (3)
£180-£220
HHeennrryyBBrroommlleeyywascommissionedintotheCapeColonyCyclistCorpsandservedasaLieutenantduringtheBoerWar.Hesawfurtherservice duringtheGreatWarinGermanSouthWestAfricaasaCaptainwiththeRoyalEngineersandappliedfortheissueofa1914-15Star,whichis unconfrmed and not recorded on his Medal Index Card. Sold with copied research.
Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. RRoosseenntthhaall,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04(7180Sapr:W.Rosenthal.R.E.);1914Star(7180Cpl.W.Rosenthal. R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7180A.Sjt.W.Rosenthal.R.E.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(7180Sjt.W.Rosenthal. R.E.) suspension repaired on last, generally good very fne (5)
WWiilllliiaammRRoosseenntthhaallwasborninClapham,London,in1882andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersinLondonon1December1900.Heservedwith theEngineersinSomalilandfrom2January1903to9July1904,andwiththeSignalCompanyduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 17 August 1914 to 9 July 1917. He was discharged in the rank of Sergeant on 22 January 1919, after 18 years and 53 days’ service.
Sold with a Royal Engineers cap badge and copied research.
GGeeoorrggeePPrriioorrattestedfortheHampshireRegiment,andservedwiththe1stBattalioninSomalilandandJidballi,andthenwiththe12thBattalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20September1915.HesubsequentlyservedattachedtotheWelshRegimentinSalonika,and was discharged on 23 January 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge.
Pair: LLaannccee CCoorrppoorraall CC.. WWeenntt,, 2211sstt ((EEmmpprreessss ooff IInnddiiaa’’ss)) LLaanncceerrss 1914-15 Star (L-1936. L.Cpl. C. Went, 21st. Lrs.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (L-1936 Pte. C. Went 21-Lrs.) nearly very fne (8) £140-£180
CChhaarrlleess SSmmiitthh served with the 21st Lancers in France from 29 August 1914 and later applied for his medals whilst serving with the 12th Lancers. RRoobbeerrttSSppaarrlliinnggwasborninManchesterandservedwiththe21stLancersinFrancefrom15September1914.Transferredtothe9thLancers,he sufferedagunshotwoundtotheleftwristinFebruary1916andanothertothechestinDecember1916.Transferredtothe10thBattalion,Royal WestKentRegimentinAugust1917,hewastakenPrisonerofWarontheWesternFrontandwaslaterrepatriatedhomeviaHullinFebruary 1919.
RReeggiinnaallddFFrreeddeerriicckkGGooooddhhaannddservedwiththe17thLancersinMesopotamiafrom17November1914.HediedatBasrahon16July1917andis buried at Basrah War Cemetery in Iraq.
CCllii ffff oorrdd WWeenntt served with the 21st Lancers in Asia from 5 September 1915.
Russian Medal of St. George, Fourth Class London Gazette 28 August 1915. GGeeoorrggeeEEddggaarrPPrriittcchhaarrddenlistedintheRoyalEngineersinJanuary1909andwas embarkedforFranceinmid-August1914,whenattachedto‘G’CableSection,R.E. AwardedhisRussiandecorationinthefollowingyear,hewasdischargedintherankof ActingSergeantonaccount ofsicknessinSeptember1918,andwasissuedwiththe Silver War Badge the following month.
Soldwithaquantityoforiginaldocumentation,comprisingtherecipient’sSoldier’sSmall Book,CharacterCertifcateandDischargeCertifcate;apocketbookwithtraining notesandsketches,thefrontcoverinscribed,‘SapperG.E.Pritchard18361,5thDiv. Tel.Coy.R.E.,Garlow’;hisThirdClassCertifcateofEducation;R.E.RecordOffice forwardingletterforhis1914Star,dated27February1920;aWarOfficeletter confrminghisapplicationtojointheOldContemptibles’Association,dated24June 1938;severalGreatWarphotographicpostcards,withportraitsoftherecipientin uniformandingroupimages;andhisson’sSoldier’sServiceandSmallBook;together with the recipient’s R.E. cap badge and riband bar.
Family Group:
Three: SSaappppeerr WW.. HHoollddwwaayy,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss 1914Star,withclasp(2309Sapr:W.Holdway.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2309Spr.W.Holdway.R.E.) somestaining, very fne
Memorial Plaque ((TThhoommaass HHoollddwwaayy)), with Buckingham Palace enclosure letter, very fne
WWiilllliiaammHHoollddwwaayy,ofBath,Somerset,attestedintotheRoyalEngineersandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21August 1914. He was discharged on 23 September 1915.
TThhoommaassHHoollddwwaayy,brotheroftheabove,attestedintotheAustralianInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFront with the 49th Battalion and was killed in action on 3 September 1916. He is buried in Serre Cemetery, France.
AArrtthhuurr..RR..HHoollddwwaayy,believedtobethesonofWilliam,attestedintotheRoyalAirForceforserviceduringtheSecondWar.Postwarhemarried Theresa Daisy Beal, the widow of Guardsman F. A. Beal, Grenadier Guards, who was killed in action on 27 September 1944, (see Lot 218). Sold with an empty Princess Mary 1914 Christmas Tin, and copied research.
Family Group:
Three: PPrriivvaattee WW.. JJ.. PPeeaarrssee,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1914 Star (9460 Pte. W. J. Pearse. 1/Devon: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9640 Pte. W. J. Pearse. Devon. R.) very fne
WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessPPeeaarrssee,aFarmLabourerfromMoretonhampstead,Devon,attestedintoDevonshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalionfrom22August1914.Dischargedon26January1917asaconsequenceofakneeinjurythathe sustained after a fall in a trench, he was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 202594. EErrnneessttAAllbbeerrttPPeeaarrssee,believedtobeabrotheroftheabove,attestedintothe6th(Territorial)Battalion,DevonshireRegiment,andservedduring the Great War in India and Mesopotamia with the 1/6th Battalion. Advanced Acting Sergeant, he was disembodied in 21 January 1919. Sold with copied research and an original family photograph.
Three: LLaannccee CCoorrppoorraall JJ.. WW.. BBllyytthhee,, 2200tthh HHuussssaarrss 1914-15Star(10815,L-Cpl.J.W,Blythe.20th.Hrs.);BritishWarMedal1914-20, namingerased;VictoryMedal1914-19(10815 Pte. J. W. Blythe. 20-Hrs.) good fne and better
Pair: WWaarrrraanntt OO ffiffi cceerr 22nndd CCllaassss HH.. BBrroowwnn,, 2211sstt ((EEmmpprreessss ooff IInnddiiaa’’ss)) LLaanncceerrss 1914-15Star(4211Far.S.Sjt.H.Brown,21-Lrs.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(4211F.S.Sjt:H.Brown.21/Lrs:) contact marks and wear, fair to good fne
Pair: LLiieeuutteennaanntt FF.. HHiillll,, 2211sstt ((EEmmpprreessss ooff IInnddiiaa’’ss)) LLaanncceerrss,, llaatteerr 33rrdd ((TThhee PPrriinnccee ooff WWaalleess’’ss)) DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss 1914-15 Star (21L-5212 Sq.Q.M.Sjt. F. Hill. 21-Lrs.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. F. Hill) nearly extremely fne
HHaarrrryyBBrroowwnnwasborninChelseaaround1877,andattestedforthe21stLancersinLondonon19September1898.PostedtoEgyptandIndia, heservedinoperationsontheNorthWestFrontierofIndiain1915andwasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.MedalinApril1916.AdvancedFarrier Quartermaster Sergeant in 1919 and Warrant Officer 2nd Class the following year, he was discharged to pension on 9 September 1920.
FFrreeddeerriicckkHHiillllservedwiththe21stLancersinAsiaasSquadronQuarterMasterSergeantfrom5September1915.Appointedtoacommission on12January1917,hetransferredasLieutenanttothe3rdDragoonGuardsandclaimedhismedalsin1922,therecipient’sMICconfrminghis address at that time as Cherry Orchard House, Lichfeld, Staffordshire. JJooeeMMaarrsshhaallllservedwiththe21stLancersinAsiafrom5September1915.HewaslaterdischargedatCanterburyin1920,hisintendedplaceof residence noted as Halifax.
HHaarrrryyDDaallzzeellllPPiippeerr,fromBuntingford,Hertfordshire,attestedintotheHertfordshireYeomanryandservedduringtheGreatWarinEgyptfrom 5November1914andlateratGallipoli.HewascommissionedintotheLothiansandBorderHorseon19December1916a,dwasawardeda Silver War Badge, No. 341881 on 24 May 1918. Sold with copied research.
Four: BBoommbbaarrddiieerr JJ.. SS.. HHuurrsstt,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy 1914-15Star(78043.Gnr.J.S.Hurst,R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(78043Cpl.J.S.Hurst.R.A.);ArmyMeritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (78043 Bmbr: J. S. Hurst. 119/By: R.F.A.) some light scratches, otherwise good very fne (4) £120-£160
M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1918.
JJoohhnnSSccoottttHHuurrsstt,fromNovaScotia,Canada,attestedintotheRoyalFieldArtilleryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWestern Front with the 119th Battery from 20 February 1915.
Sold with an original studio photograph of the recipient in uniform, as a Sergeant, and copied Medal Index Card and copied gazette entry.
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Three: PPrriivvaatteeSS..AA..TT..DDeennmmaann,,WWeellsshhGGuuaarrddss,,wwhhoossuu ffff eerreeddaasseellff--iinn ff iicctteeddgguunn--sshhoottwwoouunnddttootthheeffoooottoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt iinn NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991155,, aanndd ddiieedd oonn 22 JJuullyy 11992200 ffrroomm tthhee ee ffff eeccttss ooff ggaass ppooiissoonniinngg 1914-15Star(1016Pte.S.A.T.Denman.W.Gds:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1016Pte.S.A.T.Denman.W.Gds.) good very fne (3) £100-£140
SSiiddnneeyyAArrtthhuurrTT..DDeennmmaannwasborninHammersmith,London,in1898andoriginallyattestedfortheGrenadierGuards,buttransferredtothe newlyformedWelshGuardsinApril1915(mostoftheoriginalmembersoftheRegimenthadbeentransferredfromotherGuardsRegiments). HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom16September1915,andsufferedaself-infictedgun-shotwoundtothe footinNovember1915.Hediedfromissuedrelatedtoaheartconditioncausedbygaspoisoningon2July1920,andisburiedunderaC.W.G.C. Headstone in Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey.
1914-15Star(7995Pte.H.W.Charlton.R.War.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7995Pte.Pte.H.W.Charlton.R.War.R.) soldwiththerecipient’sSilverWarBadge, lackingitspin,No.135396,asilverandenamelsBirminghamCountyFootball Association War Fund Competition 1918 winner’s medal, some staining, very fne (3)
HHaarroollddMMootttteerrsshheeaaddwasborninArdwick,Lancashirein1892andwaslivingwithhiswifeNancyatKearsley,Boltonontheoutbreakofwar. Havingthenenlistedinthe16thBattalion,LancashireFusiliers–the2ndSalfordPals-hewasembarkedforFranceinmid-November1915,where he served in ‘D’ Company, and was present when the Pals went over the top on the First Day of the Battle of Somme on 1 July 1916. Thebehaviourofthe2ndSalfordPalsthatdaywasbothtragicandexemplary,motivatedasmuchbytheplightofthe1stSalfordPalsasbythe tacticalmilitaryimperativeoftakingThiepval.Thosemenofthe2ndSalfordPalswhowerestillleftalive,andabletocrawlback,hadbeen withdrawnintoQueen’sCrossStreetTrench,toregroupandpreparetoattackagain.At1.30p.m.the2ndSalfordPalsattackedtowardsthe north-westcornerofThiepvalinadesperateattempttoclosethegaponthe36thDivision’sright fank.Theymetwiththeexactlythesamefate asthe1stSalfordPalshadearlierintheday.WithinthedelugeofcasualtiesSalfordanditssurroundingdistrictssufferedaccordingly,the2nd SalfordPalslosingnineofficersand223menoutof20officersand480men,mostlyfromBandDcompanieswhosecasualtyrateswere disastrous.
InitialreportsrecordedMottershead’sdateofdeathasthe‘1-2July1916’,andheisofficiallyrecordedashavingbeenkilledinactionon2July 1916,althoughgiventheBattalion’sactionsitmaywellhavebeenthathewaskilledonthe frstdayoftheBattle.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial., France.
Poignantly,inAugust2006,whensafetyinvestigationswerecarriedoutinundergroundpassagesatBouzincourtChurch,nearAlbert,oldcarved inscriptionsleftbysoldiersoftheGreatWarwerediscovered,amongthemoneleftbyMottershead.Dated‘1916’itwaslikelywrittenontheeve of his demise on the Somme.
Soldwithaquantityoforiginaldocumentation,comprisingWarOfficecommunicationsaddressedtohiswife(3),twoofthemconcerninghis deathinaction,andcondolenceletters(2),oneaddressedtohiswifeandtheothertohismother-in-law;anoldschoolreportfromtheprincipal ofChesterStreetCouncilSchool,Ardwick,Manchester, dated28June1905andaportraitphotographwithhiswife;aswellasimagesofhis carved message and related newspaper reports.
JJoosseepphhLLeewwiissWWiillkkiinnssoonnwasbornatMarleyHill,CountyDurham,on14November1893andattestedfortheRoyalInniskillingFusiliers.He servedwiththe11thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5October1915,andwaskilledinactiononthe frstdayofthe BattleoftheSomme,1July1916.OnthisdatethebattalionwasengagedinthevicinityofThiepvalWood,andcameunderheavymachinegun fre, suffering total casualties of approximately 600. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Sold with copied research.
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JJoohhnnTThhoommaassBBiiggggsswasborninOxfordon23December1891andattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry(Territorial Force).HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29March1915andwasawardedhisTerritorialEfficiencyMedal per Army Order 51 of 1922. He died in Oxford on 21 October 1947, aged 55. Sold with copied research.
Sold with a postcard photograph of the recipient, and copied research.
Three: SSeerrggeeaannttAA..PP..MMaacckkeennzziiee,,SSeeaaffoorrtthhHHiigghhllaannddeerrss,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaa‘‘sshhaarrppeennccoouunntteerr’’wwiitthhaaTTuurrkkiisshhppaattrroolliinn MMeessooppoottaammiiaa oonn 1133 FFeebbrruuaarryy 11991166 1914-15StarS-5368Pte.A.P.Mackenzie.Sea:Highrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S-5368Cpl.A.Mackenzie.Sea.Highrs.) good very fne (3)
£80-£100
AArrcchhiibbaallddPPaatteerrssoonnMMaacckkeennzziieewasborninBootlein1888andservedinFrancewiththe1stBattalion,SeaforthHighlandersfrom3February 1915.TransferredtotheMesopotamiantheatreofoperations,hewaskilledinactionwhilstservingwith‘A’Companyon13February1916,his obituary being published in The Times on 31 March 1916: ‘OnthenightofSunday,13thFebruary,Sergt.A.P.Mackenziewasinchargeofapatrolcoveringadiggingpartyinfrontoftheposition,whenthe partycameincontactwithaTurkishpatrolatclosequarters.Therewasasharpencounterandanexchangeofheavy fring.Sergt.Mackenzie,who behavedwithgreatcoolnessandcourage,wasshotthroughthebodyandmortallywounded.Heexpiredafewminutesafterbeingcarriedbackto the frsttrench,andwasburiednextevening.Thechaplainconductedtheserviceoverhisgraveinalittlecemeterybehindtheposition.His regimentandcompanymournthelossofa fneyoungsoldierandatruecomrade,whowasalwaysreadytoperformanytaskallottedtohim bravely and unfinchingly.’
Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. FFaarrmmeerr,, RRooyyaall DDuubblliinn FFuussiilliieerrss 1914-15Star(18919.Pte.J.Farmer,R.Dub.Fus.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(18919Pte.J.Farmer.R.D.Fus.);MemorialPlaque (Joseph Farmer) traces of verdigris to plaque, otherwise very fne (3)
£80-£100
JJoosseepphhFFaarrmmeerrwasborninGreenock,Renfrewshire,Scotland,andattestedtherefortheRoyalDublinFusiliers.Heservedwiththe8thBattalion duringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom3May1915,andsubsequentlyontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionon9 September1916,onwhichdatetheBattalionwasinvolvedinanattackonGinchy,andsuffered227casualties.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.
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Three: PPrriivvaattee EE.. KKaavvaannaagghh,, RRooyyaall DDuubblliinn FFuussiilliieerrss,, wwhhoo ttooookk ppaarrtt iinn tthhee llaannddiinnggss aatt GGaalllliippoollii oonn 2255 AApprriill 11991155 1914-15Star(9871Pte.E.Kavanagh,R.Dub.Fus.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Pte.E.Kavanagh.RoyalDub.Fus.1914-1918) renamed; Victory Medal 1914-19 (9871 Pte E. Kavanagh. R.D. Fus.) good very fne (3)
EEddwwaarrddKKaavvaannaagghhattestedfortheRoyalDublinFusiliersandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWar from 25 April 1915, presumably alighting from the River Clyde. He later transferred to the Labour Corps.
CChhaarrlleessHHeeaatthhKKiirrrraaggee,aLabourerfromBermondsey,London,wasborninErith,Kent,in1870.Heattestedintothe3rdLondonVolunteerRi fe Corps,which,upontheformationoftheTerritorialForcein1908,becamethe7th(CityofLondon)Battalion,LondonRegiment.Hefurther joinedtheSt.JohnAmbulanceBrigadeon28October1905asaPrivatewiththeBermondsey,WalworthandPeckhamDivision.Latertransferring totheBarclayPerkinsDivisionuponhisemploymentasaMaltCellarmanwiththeBarclayPerkinsBrewery,hewasawardedtheT.F.E.M.asa CorporalinJanuary1909,andthe1911CoronationMedalwiththeSt.AmbulanceBrigade.AdvancedSergeant,heservedduringtheGreatWar ontheWesternFrontfrom18Marchto11December1915andwasdemobilisedon30March1919.AwardedaSilverWarBadge,No.477,345, hevolunteeredintotheSt.JohnAmbulanceMilitaryHomeHospitalsReserveandwasawardedhisServiceMedalin1920.AwardedabartohisT. F.E.M.inFebruary1928,andthreeadditionalbarstohisSt.JohnServiceMedalbeforehisretirementon3May1938,hediedinRochford,Essexin 1946. The award of a Volunteer Force Long Service Medal is unconfrmed. Sold with detailed copied research.
BritishWarandMercantileMarineWarMedals(ThomasF.Cole);Lloyd’sMeritoriousServiceMedal,3rdtype,silver(Captain Thomas F. Cole, S.S. “San Hilario”, 20th April 1917), in its Wyon ftted case of issue, good very fne and better (3)
£400-£500
TThhoommaassFFrreeddeerriicckkCCoolleewasborninEastKnottingley,Yorkshireon21March1878andquali fedforhisMaster’scertifcateinSouthShieldsin 1904.BytheoutbreakofwarinAugust1914,hewasskipperoftheS.S. SanHilario,avesseloftheEagleOilTransportCo.Ltd.,buthis subsequent wartime commands also included her sister ships the San Eduardo, San Valerio and San Ricardo On20April1917,whenonavoyagefromPuertoMexicotoQueenstown,withacargooffueloil,the SanHilario wasattackedbygunfrefroma submarineabout250mileswestofFastnet.Coleimmediatelyorderedallenginesfullaheadandthe SanHilario reachedaspeedof12knots,but thesubmarinequicklyoverhauledherandgotin70to80roundsof fre.Oneofthoseroundshitthebaseofthefunnelanddamagedhersteam pipes.Meanwhile,underthesteadycommandoftheChiefOfficerClark,the SanHilario’s ownguncrewcontinuedtoengagethesubmarineuntil only fveshellsremained.Atonepoint,aftertheshiphadbeenhitbyanotherdozenorsoshells,Clarkhadtopersuadethegunnerstoremainat their station by threatening them at the point of his revolver. Withmountingdamage,however,Coleeventuallygavetheordertoabandonship,thecrew–fourofwhomhadbeenwounded–gettingawayin twoboats.Thesubmarinethenclosedthe SanHilario and fnishedheroff withpoint-blank fre,priortoclosingtheboatsandtakingCole prisoner.Hiscrewsubsequentlyenduredfourdaysatseabeforebeingpickedup.HisawardoftheLloyd’sM.S.M.aside,Colealsoreceivedan ‘expression of commendation’ (London Gazette 17 January 1919, refers).
Cole remained actively employed in the Eagle Oil Transport Co. Ltd. up until the end of the 1920s. He died in Sussex in September 1939. Sold with copied research, including the official report on the action.
British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (John Currie) good very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. DDaavviiddssoonn,, MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn CCoorrppss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2266 AAuugguusstt 11991188 British War and Victory Medals (119294 Pte. W. Davidson. M.G.C.) very fne (4)
£60-£80
WWiilllliiaammDDaavviiddssoonnattestedoriginalfortheHighlandLightInfantry,beforetransferringtotheMachineGunCorps,andservedwiththe62nd BatteryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Hewaskilledinactionon26August1918;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemorated on the Vis en Artois Memorial, France.
Family Group:
Pair: OOrrddiinnaarryy SSeeaammaann WW.. OOwweenn,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall VVoolluunntteeeerr RReesseerrvvee British War and Victory Medals (Williams Owens) good very fne
WWiilllliiaamm OOwweenn, from Lanfechell, Anglesey, attested into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and served during the Great War. PPaattrriicckkRRiicchhaarrddOOwweenn,sonoftheabove,wasbornon13April1920.HeattestedintotheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveforserviceduring theSecondWarand,volunteeringfor fyingdutiesasapilotinOctober1939,andafterpilottraining,waspostedtoNo.44SquadronatR.A.F. Waddington.After fyingassecondpilotonsixoperationalsorties,hewaskilledduringanight fyingteston31August1941whilstpiloting Hampden AD 939, when it collided with a Spitfre with the loss of four lives. He is buried in Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery, Lincolnshire. Sold with detailed copied research.
Six:GGuunnnneerrWW..JJ..SSyymmeess,,RRooyyaallMMaarriinneeAArrttiilllleerryy,,llaatteerrRRooyyaallMMaarriinneess,,aaDD..EE..MM..SS..gguunnnneerrwwhhoowwaassaammoonnggtthhoosseekkiilllleeddwwhheenn tthhee MM..VV.. DDaarrlliinnggttoonnCCoouurrtt wwaass ttoorrppeeddooeedd aanndd ssuunnkk ssoouutthh ooff CCaappee FFaarreewweellll oonn 2200 MMaayy 11994411 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R.M.A.15178Gr.W.J.Symes);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar:WarMedal1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S. &G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(PO.215178W.J.Symes.Mne.R.M.),theSecondWarawardsintheirO.H.M.S.card transmissionboxaddressedtohiswidow,withnamedAdmiraltycondolenceslip, theGreatWarawardsheavilypolished, therefore good fne, the remainder very fne and better (6) £120-£160
WWaalltteerrJJoohhnnSSyymmeesswasborninBucklandNewton,Dorseton21June1899andenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryinOctober1916.He subsequentlyservedinthebattleshipH.M.S. Neptune andwaspostedto3rdR.M.BattalionintheMediterraneanin1919.Havingthenbeen awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in July 1932, he came ashore time-expired in June 1938. Mobilisedinthesummerof1939,Symeswasborneonthebooksof PresidentIII andtrainedasaD.E.M.S.gunner,subsequentlybeingpostedto theM.V. DarlingtonCourt.BoundfromNewYorktoLiverpoolinConvoyHX-126inMay1941, DarlingtonCourt washitbytwotorpedoes fromthe U-556 on20May1941,wheninapositionsouthofCapeFarewell.Thesecondtorpedobroketheship’sback,causingittocapsize insideaminute.Ofthoseluckyenoughtobethrownclear,notafewwerecarriedbythecurrentintotheburningwreckageofanothership, wheretheymetaterribleend.Onenavalofficerregrettednothavingputhisgunsonthemtoendtheirsuffering.Theship’sMaster,oneD.E.M.S. gunnerandtencrewwereeventuallypickedupbytherescueship Hontestrom.Symeswasamongstthosekilled,andsiscommemoratedonthe Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
British War and Victory Medals (17004 Pte. T. A. Corbett. 21-Lrs.) good very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. PP.. JJeelllleeyy,, 2211sstt ((EEmmpprreessss ooff IInnddiiaa’’ss)) LLaanncceerrss,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall WWeesstt KKeenntt RReeggiimmeenntt British War and Victory Medals (4960 Pte. W. P. Jelley. 21-Lrs.) very fne (8) £120-£160
LLllooyyddRReeddddiinnggwasborninGreatMissendenin1890andattestedfortheHussarsoftheLineinLondonon1January1909.Initiallypostedto India with the 7th Hussars and described as ‘a good horseman’, he served with the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force from 24 November 1917. GGeeoorrggeeWWaallkkeerrinitiallyservedinFrancewiththe1stServiceSquadron,21stLancers.AccordingtotheRegimentalDiary,theBattalionfaceda devastatingbombardmenton21March1918astheGermanslaunchedtheirgreatoffensive;harassedbyenemyaeroplanesdroppingincendiary bombs and scores of enemy storm troopers advancing at speed along sunken lanes, the men on the front line had little chance: ‘Weneverretiredayard,itbeingnocaseof“Mercy,Kamerad.”Wesimplyfellinasprisoners,muchtoourdisgust,ontheeveningof23rdMarch 1918. Very few escaped, those not being captured were killed. Majority of battalion captured fnished up working in coal mines of Germany.’
The RollofIndividualsentitledtotheVictoryMedaland/orBritishWarMedal notesthatWalkertransferredtoNo.906Company,LabourCorps and ended his campaign with the 43rd Royal Fusiliers.
TThhoommaass AAllffrreedd CCoorrbbeetttt served with the 21st Lancers in France, ending his campaign with the Labour Corps. WWiilllliiaammPPeerrccyyJJeelllleeyywasborninWandsworthin1894andservedinFrancewiththeNo1.ServiceSquadron,21stLancers.Transferredtothe Royal West Kent Regiment, he was taken Prisoner of War at Vaux on 22 March 1918 during the German Spring Offensive.
British War and Victory Medals (GS-21261 Pte. W. R. Bennett, R. Fus) good very fne (4)
PPaattrriicckkBBaarrnneettttandWWiilllliiaammRRiicchhaarrddBBeennnneettttwerebothkilledinactioninthebattleofFlers-Courceletteon15September1916,whilstservingin the 32nd (East Ham) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.
Onthatdate,incompanywith26thBattalion,the32ndBattalionactedinsupportofthe frstuseoftanksinanattackonFlersontheSomme. Formingupinnoman’sland,theforceadvancedunderacreepingbarrageat6.20a.m.and,havingcapturedits frstobjectives,commencedthe stormingofvillageat8.20a.m.AdvancingwithfourtanksalongtheeasternendofFlers,smashinghousesandstrongpointscontainingmachinegun nests along the way, the tanks and Royal Fusiliers managed to take possession of the village by 10 a.m. Resultantcasualtiesincluded293officersandmenfromthe32ndBattalion,BarnettandBennettamongthem.Theyhavenoknowngravesandare both commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Sold with copied research, including a portrait image of Barnett.
Five: PPrriivvaattee SS.. WWhheeaattlleeyy,, LLaannccaasshhiirree FFuussiilliieerrss,, llaatteerr CChhiieeff IInnssppeeccttoorr,, KKeenntt SSppeecciiaall CCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy BritishWarandVictoryMedals(62661Pte.S.Wheatley.Lan.Fus.);DefenceMedal;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;Special ConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,2clasps,LongService1946,LongService1955(Inspr.SamuelWheatley) mounted as worn, light contact marks, generally very fne (5) £80-£100
WheatleyjoinedtheKentSpecialConstabularyin1928andwasawardedtheCoronationMedal1953inhisroleasChiefInspector,KentSpecial Constabulary. He died at Warminster, Wiltshire, in April 1985.
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalCertifcateofTransfertotheReserve;HomeSecretary’senclosurefortheDefenceMedal;copiedmedalroll extract for the Coronation Medal; and two Lancashire Fusiliers collar badges.
R.H.S.CaseNo.57,190:‘At2a.m.on25February1942,14milesoff shoreofPuertoRico,theS.S. LaCarriere wassunkbyenemyaction.3rd OfficerW.BaillieandChiefEngineerG.Connollywereinanexhaustedstateandwereabouttogiveup.Theseawasslightandtherewasno moonanddarkbut fneweather,14milesoutinsharkinfestedwaters.WoodwenttoBaillie’sassistanceandgothimintothejollyboat.Hethen did the same for Connolly, who died 10 minutes later. Wood had already given his life jacket to the ship’s cook who was unfortunately drowned.’ TheS.S. LaCarriere wasboundforTrinidadfromNewYorkwhenattackedandsunkbyaU-boaton25February1942.Elevenofhercrewand four D.E.M.S. gunners were lost.
Ten:MMaajjoorrSS..FF..BBuurrnneellll,,OOxxffoorrddsshhiirreeaannddBBuucckkiinngghhaammsshhiirreeLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoosseerrvveeddiinntthheeLLoonnggRRaannggeeDDeesseerrttGGrroouupp,,aanndd wwaass MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess BritishWarandVictoryMedals(34796Pte.S.F.Burnell.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar; DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;Jubilee1935(No.5373913Regtl.Serjt.MajorS.F.Burne,1/Oxf.&Bucks. Lt.Infty.)privatelyengravednaming;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;RegularArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,Regular Army(5373913W.O.Cl.I.S.F.Burnell.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.),mountedcourt-styleforwear, theGreatWarpairheavilypolished, therefore fne; the remainder very fne and better (10)
£800-£1,000
M.I.D. London Gazette 23 September 1943:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North Africa.’ SSaammuueellFFrreeddeerriicckkBBuurrnneellllwasborninBristol,Gloucestershireon8March1899andservedfor11yearsintheranksoftheOxfordshireand BuckinghamshireLightInfantrybeforegainingWarrantOfficerstatus,includingactiveserviceintheGreatWar.AdvancedtoSergeant-Majorin October1932andtoRegimentalSergeant-Majorinthe1stBattalionbythetimeoftheSilverJubileein1935,hewouldhaveseenactioninFrance and Belgium if likewise employed by May 1940.
BurnellwassubsequentlycommissionedasaQuartermasterandservedintheWesternDesertandItaly.HisexactdateofjoiningtheLongRange DesertGroupiscurrentlyunknown,butheappearsintheunit’slistofofficersatthetimeofitsdisbandmentinJuly1945,whenheand12men actedasarearpartyatSanNicandro,Foggia,Italy,andforhisservicesinNorthAfricahewasMentionedinDespatches.Advancedtothe substantive rank of Major and Quartermaster in May 1948, Burnell retired to Cornwall and died there in November 1969. Sold with copied research, including images of him taken from a group photograph.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6926C.Sjt.G.J.Rae.High.L.I.);DefenceMedal;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(6926C.Q.M. Sjt.G.J.Rae.High:L.I.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(6926C.S.Mjr.G.J.Rae.2/High:L.I.)mountedforwear, very fne (5)
£240-£280
M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919.
GGeeoorrggeeJJoosseepphhRRaaee,aVanDriverandamemberofthe3rd(Territorial)Battalion,TheRoyalScots,wasborninCurragh,Co.Kildare,Ireland, around1871.LivinginEdinburgh,heattestedintotheHighlandLightInfantryon24May1899andservedatHomefornearly19years,before serviceduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom18March1918.AdvancedCompanySergeantMajoron20October1918,hewas awarded the M.S.M. and discharged on 25 May 1920.
Sold with copied research.
Six: SSeerrggeeaanntt EE.. GG.. CCoocckkss,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee,, wwhhoo wwaass ttwwiiccee wwoouunnddeedd bbyy gguunn sshhoott oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt iinn 11991188 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(46364Pte.E.G.Cocks.Rif.Brig.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(46364Pte.E.G.cocks. Rif.Brig.);DefenceMedal;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(6906683Sjt.E.G.Cocks.Rif.Brig.);Special ConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(ErnestG.Cocks.) tracesofadhesivetoreverseofallmedals,minoredge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne and better (6)
£200-£240
EErrnneessttGGeeoorrggeeCCoocckksswasborninHythe,Kent,on28July1899andattestedfortheRi feBrigadeatFolkestoneon25May1917.Mobilisedon28 August1917,heservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2April1918,andwastwicewoundedbygunshot: frstlyto thebackon22April1918,andsecondly-severely-totheleftlegon6November1918.Dischargedon3April1919,here-enlistedintheRife Brigadethefollowingday,andsawfurtherserviceinIraqduringtheArabRebellionfrom15September1919to11January1921.Proceedingthen toIndia,hewaspromotedCorporalon26February1921,andSergeanton16December1926,andreturnedhomeon6February1934.Hewas awardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder81ofApril1936,andwas fnallydischargedon22January1939.Hesaw further service during the Second World War as a Special Constable. Soldwithagroupphotographoftheelevenmembersofthe1stBattalionwhoproceededabroadwithitinSeptember1919,andserved continuously until their return home in February 1934; copied service papers; and other research, including a family photographic image.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. GG.. SSttaacceeyy,, 1166tthh ((CCoouunnttyy ooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((QQuueeeenn’’ss WWeessttmmiinnsstteerr RRii ff eess)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt British War and Victory Medals (6422 Pte. H. G. Stacey. 16-Lond. R.) nearly extremely fne GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.((2233449911993355DDvvrr..WW..FFoorrdd..RR..SSiiggss..)) minorofficialcorrectiontoname;Coronation 1953,unnamedasissued;togetherwithanunofficial1937CoronationMedalinsilver, scratchestoobverse feldofGSM, otherwise very fne (5) £70-£90 117766
M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919. M.I.D. London Gazette 28 November 1917. GGeeoorrggeeRRoobbeerrssoonnattestedintotheArmyServiceCorps,TerritorialForce,andservedinSalonikaduringtheGreatWar.Hewasawardedthe Territorial Force Efficiency Medal in 1919. Sold with copied research.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(101982Pte.W.Blackett.R.A.M.C.);SSeerrbbiiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,Gold[sic]MedalforBravery,30mm, bronze, unnamed, good very fne (3) £80-£100
Serbian Silver Medal London Gazette 3 October 1917. Sold with copied research.
British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. L. F. C. St. Clair.) good very fne (2)
£140-£180
LLoocckkhhaarrttFFrreeddeerriicckkCChhaarrlleessSStt..CCllaaiirrwasborninLondonon5October1896,thesonofgentlemanLockhartMatthewSt.Clair.Hegraduated fromtheRoyalMilitaryCollegeandwasappointedtoacommissionasSecondLieutenantinthe21stLancerson22December1914.Initially postedtotheNorthWestFrontierofIndiafrom12October1915,hewaslaterattachedtotheRoyalFlyingCorpsandwassenttoNo.65 TrainingSchool.GraduatingFlyingOfficer25June1917onSopwithScoutandD.H.5.aircraft,St.ClairwaspostedtonorthernFrance.Placedon active service with No. 93 Squadron, his service record states: ‘wounded 4-8-17’, as later confrmed in the Flight Roll of Honour.
The Squadron Record Book adds a little more detail: ‘Saturday4thAugust1917.Twopatrols1.15p.m.and7.55p.m.Visibilitypoor.AbouttenE.A.seen.Lt.St.Clair’smachinewashitbyE.A.A. causing a forced landing near Kemmel. Machine crashed on landing. Pilot was injured.’ St.ClairrecoveredfromhisinjuriesandlatermovedtoBishopsLydeard,Taunton.HediedatMusgroveParkHospitalinTauntonon9November 1960.
Sold with copied service record and private research.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(251458.3.A.M.S.Millyard.R.A.F.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,3clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F. 1919,Mahsud1919-20,Waziristan1921-24(251458Cpl.S.Millyard,R.A.F.)lasttwoclaspslooseasissued, officiallyre-impressed naming; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, these last two officially impressed (29606 S. Millyard), good very fne (5) £300-£400
Approximately 68 I.G.S. medals issued to the R.A.F. with these three clasps.
SSiiddnneeyyMMiillllyyaarrddwasbornatCanterburyon25January1900.HeenlistedintotheR.N.A.S.on28February1918,andtransferredtoR.A.F.1Aoril 1918.HeservedinFrancefrom20September1918andinIndiafrom15October1919.TransferredtotheR.A.F.Reserveon29March1922, and was discharged on 27 February 1926.
He was stationed at Tregantle April 1918, Recruits Depot August 1918, with the B.E.F. in France September 1918, No. 2 Air Depot 29September1918,toNo,22Squadron17December1918,andinIndiawithNo.99SquadronequippedwithDH9AaircraftinApril1919, whichwasrenumberedNo.27SquadroninApril1920.HetransferredtoConCampDeolaliinDecember1920,and fnallytoMDepotinU.K.in February 1922, having been promoted to Corporal on 1 September 1921. MillyardworkedfortheAirOperatingSurveyCompanyatHendoninEnglandafterleavingtheR.A.F.anddepartedforSouthAfricaintheearly 1920'swherehewasinvolvedwithanaerialsurveycompany.HeservedintheSecondWarfromMay1940untilJanuary1946intheS.A.A.F.with MaintenanceCommandNo.1AirDepot,25Group,5Wing,andalsowith31Group.Hisoccupationuponenlistmentwasgivenasaeronautical engineer.T/Lieutenant,23May1940;Captain,3February1941,andMajor1January1942.Hispersonal fleatD.H.Q.Pretoriarefectsthathe was in Egypt 8-18 May 1943, therefore should have qualifed for the Africa Star, but this was not awarded. He died at Germiston. Sold with correspondence with his brother together with copied research and a small photograph of the recipient.
RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, wwhhoo wwaass
ooff 11889911
BritishWarMedal1914-20(Capt.R.Sullivan.R.N.)innamedcardboxofissue;IIttaallyy,,KKiinnggddoomm,AlValorediMarina,silver,the reverseengrave‘RichardSullivanTenentediVascelloR.N.Gibilterra,17marzo1891[LieutenantoftheRoyalNavy,Gibraltar,17 March 1891]’, in embossed case of issue, edge bruise to latter, nearly extremely fne (2)
The Utopia,lyinginninefathomsandposinganobstacletonavigation,waslaterrefoated;the Anson’sramshowednosignofinjury.Captain M’Keague was charged with manslaughter in “...... neglecting the ordinary rules of the road in entering a harbour”. Manyawardsweremadefor therescue.TwoAlbertMedals;foursilverand20bronzeRoyalHumaneSocietymedalsawarded;togetherwitha number of silver and bronze Al Valore di Marina Medals awarded by the King of Italy.
SoldwithanunattributedFrenchGreatWarpair,comprisingCommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar,bronze;andAlliedVictoryMedal1914 -19, bronze; together with the related miniature awards.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(M.28824A.W.Smith.B.Ar.R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;ItalyStar;BurmaStar;WarMedal 1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(M.28824A.W.Smith.E.R.A.2.H.M.S. Centurion.), edge bruising to frst, very fne £200-240 118822
M.I.D. London Gazette 14 June 1945.
AAllbbeerrttWWiilllliiaammSSmmiitthh,aSchoolBoyfromBloomsbury,London,wasbornon17January1902.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyasaBoyArti fcer on8January1918andservedatHomeduringtheGreatWar.HisL.S.G.C.wastracedon10March1935andhewasadvancedChiefEngine RoomArtifceron11April1940.HeservedafoatduringtheSecondWarinH.M.S. Renown andwasmentionedindespatches.Released‘ClassA’ on 7 November 1945, he died on 18 January 1951.
Sold with a named white metal sports medallion and copied service papers.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(R.M.A.16046Gr.T.Braithwaite.);NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-1939(PO. 216046T.Braithwaite.Mne.R.M.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue, coinage head (PO. 216046 T. Braithwaite Mne. R.M.) minor edge bruising, generally very fne and better (6) £140-£180
TThhoommaassBBrraaiitthhwwaaiitteewasborninSkirwith,Cumberland,on22June1900andenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryinNewcastle-upon-Tynein November1917.AppointedaGunnerinJuly1918,heservedbriefyinthebattleships Monarch and Malaya in1919-20andwasonlyentitledto the British War Medal 1914-20 for his services during the Great War.
AwardedhisL.S.&G.C.MedalinAugust1933,Braithwaitecameashoretime-expiredinJuly1939butwasswiftlyrecalledontherenewalof hostilities.Hewassubsequentlyborneonthebooksof PresidentIII fromSeptember1939toJuly1945,inwhichperiodhelikelyservedasaD.E. M.S. gunner on the Atlantic run.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(D-1698Cpl.W.H.Smith.1-D.Gds.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F. 1919 (1698 Cpl. W. Smith, 1 K. D. Guards) nearly extremely fne
JJoohhnnBBuurrnnssenlistedintheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryatStirlinginApril1906.HeservedasaGunnerinFrancefrom16August1914to25April 1917,andwasdischargedfromNo.111HeavyBatteryasnolongerphysically ftforfurthermilitaryserviceinJuly1917inconsequenceofaheart condition and chest pains.
Sold with copied service record.
JJoohhnnOO’’FFllaahheerrttyywasborninChatham,Kent,around1883,andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryon28September1898,aged15yearsand8 months.HeservedoverseasinGibraltarin1902andSierraLeonein1903,andwasstationedinIndiathroughouttheentiretyoftheGreatWar. PromotedConductorintheIndianArmyServiceCorps15November1927,hewasfurtheradvancedLieutenanton31May1935;therecipient’s Army Service Record confrms full entitlement to the pair, alongside a 1935 Silver Jubilee Medal.
Sold with copied service record.
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryySSmmiitthhwasbornintheParishofSt.Andrews,Devonshire,in1887,andisrecordedasservingwith‘A’Squadron,1stDragoon Guardsinthe1911Census.PostedtoIndia,therecipient’s MIC confrmsthathelaterservedinFranceandFlandersfrom11November1914; formingpartofthe1stIndianCavalryDivision,theDragoonGuardswereheavilyengagedontheWesternFront.TheRegimentthenreturnedto Indiain1917andjoinedthe1st(Peshawar)Division,beingmobilisedon6May1919aspartoftheBritishIndianArmy’s1stCavalryBrigade. EngagedagainstAfghantribesmenalongtheKhyberPassandatDakka,theDragoonGuardsreturnedtobarracksatRisalpuron28August1919 upon termination of hostilities.
TToommLLeeoonnaarrddHHuuttcchheennss,fromUpperBene feld,Northamptonshire,attestedintotheNorfolkRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar.He servedontheWesternFrontwiththe9thBattalionbeforefurtherserviceinIndiawiththe2ndBattalion,duringtheWaziristan1921-23campaign. He is additionally entitled to a British War Medal. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
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Six: WWaarrrraanntt OO ffiffi cceerr EE.. HHoollmmsshhaaww,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,SouthernDesert,Iraq(357068L.A.C.E.Holmshaw.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;Defence andWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue((357068)W/O.E.Holmshaw.R.A. F.) last with named card box of issue, generally good very fne (6) £900-£1,200
M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1943. EErriiccHHoollmmsshhaawwwasinDudley,WorcestershireinMay1905.HeenlistedintheRoyalAirForceon14January1924andtrainedasaWT OperatorattheElectricalandWirelessSchoolatFlowerdown.PassingoutinMay1925hespent18monthsintheUKbeforeleavingforIraq wherehejoined55(B)SquadronatHinaidi.DuringtheSouthernDesertoperations,he fewasanairmangunnerinthesquadron’sDH9As. HolmshawwenttoIndiainNovember1928wherehejoined28(AC)SquadronatAmbala.OnreturntotheHomeEstablishmentinNovember 1930,hewaspostedtoBoscombeDown,remainingforthenextthree-and-a-halfyears.InJune1934HolmshawwenttoR.A.F.Mountbattenand 18monthslaterwenttotheMiddleEastandjoined4(FB)WingatAlaxandria.WithinayearhehadreturnedtoEnglandandspenttwoyearsat ScamptonasitopenedinSeptember1936.HolmshawreturnedtotheMiddleEastinNovember1938andwasattheMainWirelessStationat Ismailia.InMarch1941hewenttotheHQMiddleEastinCairoasatemporarywarrantofficerbeforejoiningNo253WingintheWestern Desert,theWingbecomingtheAdvancedAHQWesternDesert.BackinEnglandHolmshawwenttoNetheravoninNovember1942.On31 December1941hewenttoCranwellandservedonNo1SignalSchool(laterNo1RadioSchool)whereheremainedforalmost fveyears beforespendingafewmonthsatNo4RadioSchoolatSwantonMorley.AbriefreturntoCranwellon20October1947wasHolmshaw’slast appointment and he was discharged from the RAF on 2 May 1948
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31(1414383Sgt.W.Ramble,I.A.S.C.);1939-45Star;Africa Star;WarMedal1939-45;NewZealandServiceMedal1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,NewZealand(1414383Sjt. W. Ramble, R.A.); GGrreeeeccee,, KKiinnggddoomm, War Service Medal 1940-41, contact marks, very fne and better (7) £120-£160
WWiilllliiaammRRaammbblleewasattachedasaPermanentSta ff N.C.O.tothe5thFieldRegiment,RoyalNewZealandArtillery,followingitsarrivalintheU.K. in the summer of 1940, and subsequently served with them during the Second World War in Greece, Crete and the Western Desert. Sold with fve assorted R.A. and N.Z.F.A. badges and buttons; and copied research.
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Pair: HHeeaadd CCoonnssttaabbllee PPaarrmmaa NNaanndd,, PPoolliiccee DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31(265Hd.Const.ParmaNand,PoliceDept.);IndiaGeneral Service1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(263[sic]H.C.ParmaNand,PoliceDept.) lefthandsideofclaspsprung from carriage on frst, good very fne (2) £60-£80
HHaarrrryyWWiilllliiaammEEeelleeattestedfortheOxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryandservedwiththe1st(Buckinghamshire)Battalionduring theSecondWorldWaraspartoftheBritishExpeditionaryForce.HewascaptureandtakenPrisonerofWaron31May1940,duringtheretreat to Dunkirk, and was held in camp 20A (Thorn Podgorz, Poland) with P.O.W. number 11739. Soldwithcopiedresearch,includingagroupphotographicimageof“A”Company,1stBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry, dated 30 September 1939, in which the recipient is identifed.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFronter1935(3311184Pte.J.MacDonald.H.L.I.);GeneralService1918-62,1 clasp,Palestine(3311184Pte.J.Mac.Donald.H.L.I.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45, edgebruiseto frst, otherwise good very fne and better (6) £120-£160 119900
JJaammeessMMaaccDDoonnaallddwaskilledinactioninthebattleofKereninEritreaon26March1941,whilstservinginthe2ndBattalion,HighlandLight Infantry.Onthatdate,hisunitledanattackagainstItalianpositionsonthe‘Pimple’and‘Pinnacle’featuresbutcameunderheavy frefromthe overlookingSanchilPeak.Pinneddown,casualtiesmounteduntildarknessprovidedanopportunitytowithdraw.MacDonald,whowas26,is buried in the Keren War Cemetery, Eritrea.
IndiaGeneralService1936-39,2clasps,NorthWestFrontier1936-37,NorthWestFrontier1937-39, secondclasplooseon riband,asissued (5883444Pte.R.G.L.Hayhoe.Northamptons.);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;FranceandGermanyStar;Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, the IGS a somewhat later issue, minor contact marks, nearly extremely fne (6) £100-£140
Soldwithcopiedmedalrollextractsthatstatethattherecipient’sIGSwasissuedinJanuary1950,hencewhytheunitonthemedalisshownas ‘Northamptons.’, rather than the usually encountered ‘North’n. R.’.
IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1937-39(7013787Rfmn.F.Long.R.U.Rif.);GeneralService1918 -62,1clasp,Palestine(7013787Rfmn.F.Long.R.U.Rif.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45, mounted court-style for display; together with the recipient’s King’s Loyal Service Badge, extremely fne (7) £140-£180
FF..LLoonnggwaswoundedintheRiverSangrooperationsinItalyon29November1943,whilstservingasaLance-Corporalinthe1stBattalion,Royal IrishFusiliers.Onthatdate,theunittookcoverinagullybutat0900hours‘twoshellsfromanSPgunlandedinthegullykilling19,includingLt.A. Mel Smyth and wounding 27, including the M.O., Captain W. L. Lang’ (the Battalion War Diary refers).
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(2323022.Sgln.W.Millington.R.Signals.)withnamedcardboxofissue;1939-45Star; AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedcourt-stylefor display; together with the related miniature awards, these mounted as worn, light pitting, good very fne
Three: AAttttrriibbuutteedd ttoo CCoorrppoorraall JJ.. MMiilllliinnggttoonn,, RRooyyaall SSiiggnnaallss 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted court-style for display, extremely fne (lot) £120-£160
SoldwithtwoRoyalCorpsofSignalscapbadges;asilverA.R.P.lapelbadge;anunrelatedBritishWarandVictoryMedalpair((3355666655PPttee..WW..AA.. WWiilllliiaammss.. NNoorrtthh’’nn.. RR..)); and other ephemera.
For the D.C.M. group of medals awarded to Lieutenant G. Millington, see Lot 44.
Sold with the recipient’s riband bar for the frst four awards; a Royal Sussex Regiment cap badge; and various cloth unit insignia.
Five: PPrriivvaattee AA.. LLaammbbeerrtt,, BBllaacckk WWaattcchh GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(2754474Pte.A.Lambert.Black.Watch.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for display, good very fne and better (5) £80-£100
AAlleexxaannddeerr KKnniigghhtt was killed in action in the 2nd Battalion’s breakout from Tobruk on 21 November 1941. Thebattalionhadbeendeployedtothebesiegedgarrisoninthepreviousmonthanditsgallantattackonthe21st–atacostof25officersand 300menkilledorwoundedinsideanhour-attractedthemuchpraise.Anartilleryofficerdescribeditas‘oneofthemostoutstandingexamples ofgallantry’hehadeverwitnessed.Nowonder,forwithpipersplayingthecharge,thebattalionadvancedwiththebayonetthroughaminefeldin the face of heavy machine-gun fre. Just eight officers and 196 men got through. WhetherMcKnighthadearlierseenserviceinCreteremainsunknown,butitisworthnotingitsufferedheavycasualtiesatHeraklioninMay1941, whereinrefusedtogiveground.AseniorGermanofficerlaterlamentedhisownlosses:‘TheBlackWatchneversurrendered.Haditbeenany other regiment, any other, all would have been well.’
Aged 27, he is buried in the Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya.
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Five: CCoommppaannyy SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr FF.. RRoobbeerrttss,, AArrmmyy PPhhyyssiiccaall TTrraaiinniinngg CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall WWeesstt KKeenntt RReeggiimmeenntt GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Palestine,Malaya(6340853Cpl.F.Roberts.R.W.K.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Army L.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(6340853W.O.Cl.2.F.C.Roberts.A.P.T.C.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,E.II. R., 2nd issue (6340853 W.O. Cl. 2. F. C. Roberts. A.P.T.C.) contact marks, very fne (5)
Seven: CCaappttaaiinnJJ..WW..CCoolllleetttt,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,aalloonngg--sseerrvveeddFFlleeeettAAiirrAArrmmoobbsseerrvveerrwwhhoossaawwaaccttiioonniinnSSkkuuaassooffNNoo..880011NNaavvaall AAiirrSSqquuaaddrroonniinn11994400,,rreettuurrnniinnggttoo AArrkkRRooyyaall iinnaaccoommbbaatt--ddaammaaggeeddaaiirrccrraaffttoo ffff NNoorrwwaayyiinnAApprriill,,aannddlliikkeewwiisseettooRR..AA..FF.. MMaannssttoonn iinn JJuunnee,, ffoolllloowwiinngg aa ff aakk--rriiddddeenn rreeccoonnnnaaiissssaannccee ooff BBoouullooggnnee aanndd CCaallaaiiss,, iinn wwhhiicchh hhee wwaass wwoouunnddeedd 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,AirCrewEurope;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;Defence&WarMedals1939-45;NavalGeneral Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Near East (Captain. J. W. Collett R.N.) mounted for display, good very fne (7) £500-£700
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammCCoolllleettttenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetinSeptember1932andwasappointedaMidshipmaninthebattleshipH.M.S. Valiant in May1933.HavingthenpursuedaregularseagoingcareerandbeenadvancedtoLieutenantinthecruiser Devonshire inDecember1937,heopted forachangeincourseandappliedtotheFleetAirArm.Anobserver’scourseatR.A.F.FordinSussexensued,followingwhichhewaspostedto the carrier Glorious in December 1938, and he appears to have been similarly employed on the outbreak of hostilities.
InApril1940,however,hejoinedNo.801NavalAirSquadron(N.A.S.)in ArkRoyal, fyingoperationallyintheunit’sBlackburnSkuasinthe Norwayoperations.Onthe26th,hisSkuaII,pilotedbyLieutenant-CommanderH.P.Bramwell,R.N.,wasdamagedbyreturn frefromHe.111s of5/KG54overLesjaskog.Bramwellwasslightlywounded,butCollettemergedunscathed.Hewasnotsoluckyafter801N.A.S.hadremovedto the Furious.InasubsequentreconnaissancesortietoBoulogne-Calaison19June1940,inwhichhisSkuawasbadlydamagedby fakandforcelanded at R.A.F. Manston, he was wounded.
InOctober1940,Collettjoined700‘catapult’N.A.S.,andwasdraftedasanobservertothe PrinceofWales’s Walrusaircraft,inwhichhe witnessedthe Bismarck actioninMay1941.Healsoundertooksimilardutiesinthecruiser Cumberland fromSeptember1941,priortobeing appointedtothecommandof823N.A.S.atR.N.A.S.StrabaneinAugust1942and822N.A.S.inthecarrier Furious inFebruary1943.Thelatter unit was equipped with Albacores and few on convoy escort duties, but his appointment appears to have been short-lived.
Collett’s fnalwartimepostingscomprised Shrike atR.N.A.S.MaydowninNorthernIreland,fromJanuary1944,and Condor,theObserverSchool at R.N.A.S. Arbroath in Scotland, from April 1944.
In theimmediatepost-warera,amongotherappointments,heservedontheNavalDirectingStaff,CombinedOperationsH.Q.andatthe AdmiraltyPlansDivision.AdvancedtoCommanderinDecember1951,heafterwardsjoinedthestaff ofRear-AdmiralW.T.Couchman,D.S.O., O.B.E.,FlagOfficerFlyingTrainingat Merlin,R.N.A.S.Donibristle,followedbyasimilarstaff appointmenttotheFlagOfficerFlyingTrainingatR.N. A.S. Yeovilton.
Onleaving Eagle,CollettwenttotheAdmiraltyasAssistantDirectorofNavalAirWarfareDepartment,followedbystaff postingstoSingapore andAustralia,andhis fnalappointmenttheRoyalNavyCollege,Greenwich,asDeputyDirector(Naval)SeniorOfficersWarCourse.Hewas placed on the Retired List in June 1965.
Sold with copied research, several copied photographs of aircraft and another group photograph including Collett.
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Six: CCoommmmaannddeerrEE..BBrruuccee,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,aanneexx--ssuubbmmaarriinneerrwwhhoowwaassRReessiiddiinnggNNaavvaallOO ffiffi cceerroonnCChhrriissttmmaassIIssllaanndddduurriinngg OOppeerraattiioonn ‘‘GGrraappppllee’’,, tthhee UU..KK..’’ss ff rrsstt HH--bboommbb tteessttss iinn 11995577--5588 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;NavalGeneralService1915-62,2clasps,NearEast, Arabian Peninsula (Cdr. E. Bruce. R.N.) mounted for display, extremely fne (6) £800-£1,000
Havingthenvolunteeredforsubmarines,BruceattendedacourseatthePortsmouthbase Dolphin andwasappointedtothe Odin inJanuary 1936,inwhichheservedinthe4thSubmarineFlotillaontheChinastation.Followinghispromotion,hewasnextappointedFirstLieutenantof the Sturgeon,buthewasbackat Dolphin ontheoutbreakofhostilitiesinSeptember1939.Havingthencommandedthe Severn inAugustDecember 1940, Bruce returned to normal seagoing duties. Hence his joining the destroyer Beverley in February 1941.
Attheyear’send,however,hecameashoretotakeupinstructionaldutiesatHove’sR.N.V.R.trainingestablishment KingAlfred,andlikewisethe IsleofMantrainingestablishment St.George,atwhichlatterhewasadvancedtoLieutenant-CommanderinApril1944.His fnalwartime appointmentwasasFirstLieutenantofthecruiser Glasgow,inwhichcapacityheservedfromFebruary1945untilDecember1947.Astintatthe Admiralty having then ensued, he returned to sea in the carrier Illustrious in the period December 1950 to September 1952. PromotedtoCommanderinDecember1952,BrucewasappointedRoyalNavalOfficer,Orkney,hisdutiesencompassingthoseofBoom DefenceOfficer,ScapaFlow,CommanderofLynessDockyard,andQueen’sHarbourMaster,ScapaFlow.OndepartingtheOrkneysin November1954,hewaspostedtotheMaltafortandbarracks Ricasoli,fromwhichhetransferredtooneoftheshipsoftheBritishFleetthat tookpartinOperation‘Musketeer’,theinvasionoftheSuezCanalareainOctober-November1956.Andhequalifedforhis‘ArabianPeninsula’ claspforhissubsequentservicesat Sheba,theshorebaseatAdenin1957.Attheendofthesameyear,hewasappointedResidentNavalOfficer onChristmasIsland,withthecommandof Resolution,inwhichrolehewasinvolvedinOperation‘Grapple’,thecontroversialtestingoftheU.K.’s frstH-bomb.Backhomeby1960,Bruce’s fnalappointmentwasasCommanderofSouthernAreaSeaCadetCorps,andhewasplacedonthe Retired List at his own request in January 1962.
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Four: CChhiieeff EEnnggiinnee RRoooomm AArrttiiff cceerr RR.. CC.. TTaayylloorr,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(MX. 49808 R. C. Taylor. C.E.R.A. H.M.S. Manxman) minor official correction to ship’s name on the last, good very fne (4) £70-£90
H.M.S. Manxman was an Abdiel-class minelayer; sold with a photograph of the ship.
Four: PPeettttyy OOffiffi cceerr SSttookkeerr MMeecchhaanniicc TT.. SS.. BBaarrbbeerr,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy aanndd RRooyyaall FFlleeeett RReesseerrvvee 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,clasp,FranceandGermany;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.(KX92572T. S. Barber. Po B 28176 P.O.S.M. R.F.R.) mounted as worn, good very fne (4)
Provenance: Oliver Stirling Lee Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2005 (LS&GC only).
M.I.D. London Gazette 25 January 1944.
RReeggiinnaallddGGeeoorrggeeBBeettttlleesswasbornatWalmer,Kenton12February1899,thesonofaRoyalMarine,andenteredtheRoyalHospitalSchool, GreenwichinAugust1911.HesubsequentlyjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinSeptember1914,whenheusedthealias‘Hall’,buthis servicerecordwasamendedtohiscorrectsurnameafewweekslater.HissubsequentseagoingappointmentsintheGreatWarcomprisedthe battleships Illustrious (June-November1915)and Vengeance (December1915-March1917),andthedestroyer Zubian (June1917-April1919). Vengeance waspresentinoperationsoff EastAfricaandatthecaptureofDar-es-Salaamin1916.And Zubian,aspartofthefamousDoverPatrol, sank the UC-50 in February 1918 and acted as an escort to the bombardment force for the frst Ostend Raid.
AwardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinJanuary1938,BettleswasservingintheHunt-classminesweeper Fermoy ontherenewal ofhostilities,andhewaslikewiseemployedatthetimeofherlossinMalta.Damagedbeyondrepairbyairattackon30April1941,shewas written off and scrapped.
BettlessubsequentlyattendedanamphibiouslandingcourseatInverary,Scotland,andservedasaLeadingSeamaninthe59thLandingCraft AssaultFlotillaandwasMentionedinDespatchesforhispartinthecaptureofTermoliinOctober1943.Theoriginalrecommendation-which alsorecordsthefactthathehadbeenputforwardforsimilarapprobationintheNorthAfricalandings-citeshis‘calmnessanddevotiontoduty while under fre from the enemy shore batteries and during bombing attacks while employed on Operation Devon.’
Sold with copied research, including a passport-size portrait photograph.
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Four:EEnnggiinneeRRoooommAArrttiiff cceerrWW..EE..JJoohhnnssoonn,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassMMeennttiioonneeddiinnDDeessppaattcchheessffoorrhhiissddeeeeddssiinnHH..MM..ssuubbmmaarriinnee TTrriiuummpphh wwhheenn sshhee wwaass mmiinneedd iinn tthhee NNoorrtthh SSeeaa oonn 2266 DDeecceemmbbeerr 11993399 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1 copy slide-onclasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf, mounted as worn in the incorrect order, good very fne (4) £80-£100
M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1940.
WWiilllliiaammEEddwwaarrddJJoohhnnssoonnwasapre-warentrantintheRoyalNavy,havingsignedupforanapprenticeshipasanengine ftteratChathamin September1928.CometheoutbreakofhostilitiesinSeptember1939,hewasservingasanEngineRoomArtifcerinH.M.submarine Triumph and it was in that capacity that he was Mentioned in Despatches.
On26December1939, Triumph hitaGermanmineintheNorthSea,theresultant‘colossalexplosion’blowing18feetoff herbowand temporarilyblindingthoseonherbridge.Mercifully,however,hertorpedoesdidnotdetonateandshemanagedtolimphomeunderthe protectionof fghteraircraftandadestroyerescort.The DailyMirror notedthatadamagedtorpedoinhershatteredbowhadbeenarmed throughoutthevoyageandmighthaveexploded. Triumph’s steeringgear,italsonoted,‘seemedheldtogetherbyamiracle’.Andthe Daily Telegraph refectedthat‘onlygoodmaterialandexcellentworkmanship’hadpreventedher‘literallyfallingtopieces’.Itwas,accordingtoone senior submariner, a ‘magnifcent story of the heroism and fortitude of the British sailor’.
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalM.I.D.certifcatenamed‘EngineRoomArtifcerWilliamE.Johnson,H.M.SubmarineTriumph’,dated1January 1940,withoriginaltransmissionenvelope;fourwartimephotographs;andtherecipient’sapprentice’sindentureforemploymentasanengine ftter at Chatham dockyard, dated 12 September 1928.
Pair: MMaarriinnee LL.. AA.. MM.. SSaalltteerr,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinneess 1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45;MemorialScroll‘MarineL.A.M.Salter,RoyalMarines’,thewholecontainedinaglazedframe, the name on the scroll faded, the medals extremely fne (6) £80-£100
RRiicchhaarrddWWiilllliiaammWWaalltteerrPPoowweellllwaskilledinH.M.submarine P.514 on21June1942,whenshewasrammedbythecorvetteH.M.C.S. Georgian off Newfoundland, the captain of the latter not being aware that an Allied submarine was in the area. There were no survivors. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. LLaawwssoonnAAlleexxaannddeerrMMccGGrreeggoorrSSaalltteerrdiedon28January1946,whilstservingintheinfantrylandingshipH.M.S. Glenroy.Aged19,heisburiedin the Trincomalee War Cemetery, Sri Lanka.
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Six: AAttttrriibbuutteedd ttoo LL.. SSiinnnnootttt,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;PacifcStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withAdmiraltyenclosure,innamed transmission box, addressed to ‘Mr. L. Sinnott, “Seaview”, Station Road, Canvey Island, Essex’, about extremely fne (6) £60-£80
Soldwithasmallselectionofmiscellaneouscapbadges,includingthosefortheRoyalArtillery,CheshireRegiment,SouthWalesBorderers,Essex Regiment, Lovat’s Scouts &c., some damaged, generally reasonable condition
Six: SSiicckk BBeerrtthh PPeettttyy OO ffiffi cceerr AA.. FFiieellddss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall AAuuxxiilliiaarryy SSiicckk BBeerrtthh RReesseerrvvee 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;BurmaStar,1clasp,Pacifc;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavalAuxiliarySickBerth Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (7957 A. Fields. S.B.P.O. R.N.A.S.B.R.) mounted as worn, very fne and better (6)
£100-£140
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AA.. FFiieellddss was awarded his Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 20 January 1948.
Seven: LLeeaaddiinngg SSiicckk BBeerrtthh AAtttteennddaanntt AA.. AA.. HHuullssee,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall AAuuxxiilliiaarryy SSiicckk BBeerrtthh RReesseerrvvee 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalNavalAuxiliarySickBerthReserveL.S.&G.C.,G. VI.R.(X7446A.A.Hulse.L.S.B.A.R.N.A.S.B.R.);ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,withoneAdditionalAwardBar(36946. Cpl. A. Hulse. Lancs. S.J.A.B. 1947.) mounted as worn, good very fne (7)
1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;PacifcStar;WarMedal1939-45;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R., 1st issue (PO/X. 3362 R. K. Day. Q.M.S., R.M.) good very fne (6) £80-£100
1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,S.E.Asia1945-46(CH/X. 3814 F. C. Crittendon, Mne. R.M.) mounted as worn, edge bruising and contact marks to last, generally very fne (5) £80-£100 221100 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)
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Eight: MMaarriinnee JJ.. JJ.. HH.. RRiigglleerr,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinneess 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;NavalGeneralService1915-62, 2clasps,Cyprus,NearEast, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps (R.M.10368J.J.H.Rigler.Mne.R.M.);GeneralService1962 -2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (RM. 10368 J. J. H. Rigler. Mne. R.M.) generally good very fne (8) £160-£200
Seven: AAttttrriibbuutteedd ttoo MMaajjoorr SS.. GG.. EElllliiss,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy,, wwhhoo wwaass MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess ffoorr hhiiss sseerrvviicceess iinn IIttaallyy 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D. oakleaf;EfficiencyDecoration,E.II.R.,Territorial,reverseofficiallydated1954,withintegraltopribandbar,mountedfordisplay along with a Royal Artillery cap badge, good very fne (7)
£100-£140
M.I.D. London Gazette 29 November 1945:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’ SSaammuueellGGoorrddoonnEElllliisswascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArtilleryon7June1941,andwaspromotedLieutenanton1October 1942.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarinNorthAfrica,Italy,andNorthWestEuropepostD-Day,andforhisservicesinItalyhewas MentionedinDespatches.FollowingthecessationofhostilitieshewasappointedtoacommissionintheTerritorialForces,andwaspromoted Captain on 21 April 1947, and Major on 1 May 1954. He was awarded his Efficiency Decoration that same year (London Gazette 4 June 1954).
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalM.I.D.Certifcate,namedto‘Captain(temp.)S.G.Ellis,RoyalArtillery,anddated29November1945,inOH.M.S. envelopeaddressedto‘CaptainS.G.Ellis,61DudleyRoadWest,Tindale,Tipton,Staffs’;namedenclosurefortheM.I.D.oakleaf;various311 Association Royal Artillery Re-union Dinner invitations and Menus; various other letters, invitations, and photographs; and other ephemera.
Six: GGuunnnneerr FF.. GG.. TTiimmmmiinnss,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue, Territorial (2049328. Gnr. F. G. Timmins. R.A.) extremely fne (6)
£60-£80
Sold with the recipients’ Army Council enclosure for the Second War awards, and various postcard photographs of the recipient.
Soldwithacorrespondingmountedsetofminiaturemedals,sevenassortedboxedAthleticandLifeSavingSociectyexaminationmedallions,a cloth regimental blazer badge, a corresponding medal riband bar and a German Schutzengilde Lentzkau 1837-1937 commemorative medallion.
Five: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraallGG..JJ..AArrrroowwssmmiitthh,,RRooyyaallEEnnggiinneeeerrss,,aattttaacchheedd99tthhRR..EE..PPaarraacchhuutteeRReeggiimmeenntt,,llaatteeRRooyyaallAArrttiilllleerryy,,wwhhoowwaass kkiilllleedd oonn bboommbb ddiissppoossaall dduuttiieess iinn RRaaddffaann oonn 1111 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11995599 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,theseallprivatelyengraved‘916652Gnr.G.J.ArrowsmithR.A.’; EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(916652Gnr.G.J.Arrowsmith.R.A.) minorofficialcorrectiontosurnameonlast, light contact marks and a little polished, very fne and better (5) £100-£140 221155
GGeerraallddJJaammeessAArrrroowwssmmiitthhservedintheRoyalArtillery(Territorials)fromApril1939untilMay1946andsubsequentlyre-enlistedintheRoyal Engineers.Attachedto9thR.E.ParachuteRegiment(E.O.D.)asabombdisposaloperativeinRadfan,hewaskilledbyamineon11September 1959, when he suffered fatal injuries to his chest and head.
Soldwithaquantityoforiginaldocumentation,comprisinghisSecondWarperiodSoldier’sServiceandPayBook,driver’slicenceandRecordof Servicecard,togetherwithhispost-warRegularArmyandSupplementaryReservist’sInstructionBookandtheofficialtelegraminforminghiswife of his death on active service, the whole contained in a ‘Deceased Military Personnel Personal Effects’ khaki bag, including a pocket compass.
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Six: aattttrriibbuutteedd ttoo SSeerrggeeaanntt PP.. JJ.. CCooooppeerr,, RRooyyaall SSiiggnnaallss ((AAiirrbboorrnnee)) 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,allprivately engraved ‘2328355 Sjt. P. J. Cooper, R. Sgns. Airborne’, good very fne
Four: SSeerrggeeaanntt RR.. LLeewwaannddoowwsskkii,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,inO.H.M.S.transmissionboxaddressedtothe recipientatR.A.F.Watnall;togetherwitharowingmedal,thereverseinscribed‘J.Lewandowski’,andaminiaturePoloniaRestituta badge, in gilt and enamel, good very fne and better
Five: aattttrriibbuutteedd ttoo aa PPoolliisshh ssoollddiieerr ooff tthhee 33rrdd CCaarrppaatthhiiaann RRii ff ee DDiivviissiioonn 1939-45Star;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;PPoollaanndd,,RReeppuubblliicc,MonteCassinoCross,thereverseofficially numbered ‘7030’, this last with detached suspension ring and traces of corrosion, otherwise generally very fne (15) £80-£100
RRoommaannLLeewwaannddoowwsskkiiwasbornatKamionka,Torun,Polandon11October1919andisknowntohaveservedasaradarmechanicin305(Polish) Squadron.DuringthecampaigninNorth-WestEuropein1944-45,thesquadronservedinthe2ndTacticalAirForce,carryingoutspecialist strikesinMitchellmediumbombersand,laterstill,inMosquitos.LewandowskilaterservedatR.A.F.Watnall,theH.Q.of12GroupinFighter Command, and died in Nottingham in March 2000.
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Five:AAttttrriibbuutteeddttooLLaannccee--SSeerrggeeaannttTT..FF..HHiillddyyaarrdd,,CCoollddssttrreeaammGGuuaarrddss,,oonneettiimmeeaattttaacchheeddNNoo..88((GGuuaarrddss))CCoommmmaannddoo,,wwhhoo wwaass aawwaarrddeedd tthhee UU..SS.. SSiillvveerr SSttaarr ffoorr hhiiss ccoouurraaggee aanndd lleeaaddeerrsshhiipp oonn BBuucccciiaaggnnii RRiiddggee iinn IIttaallyy iinn OOccttoobbeerr 11994444 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;UUnniitteeddSSttaatteessooffAAmmeerriiccaa,SilverStar,unnamedas issued, mounted as worn, good very fne (5) £100-£140
Silver Star London Gazette 14 May 1948:
‘In recognition of distinguished services in the cause of the Allies.’
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Lance-SergeantHildyardwasincommandoftheleadingsectionoftherighthandleadingCompanyofthe 3rdBattalion,ColdstreamGuardsintheattackonBucciagniRidgeon1October1944.Onapproachingtheobjective,thesectioncameunder veryheavyenemymachine-gunandmortar fre,andthreeofitsmembersbecamecasualties.Inspiteofthisandthefactthatthegroundoffered nocover,thisN.C.O.continuedtoleadhissectionforwardwiththegreatestcourageandzealandsucceededindrivingtheenemyoff and establishinghissectionontheobjective.OnceestablishedtheygavethegreatestassistancetotheremainderoftheCompanyingainingtheir objectivebyaccuratecovering fre.Forthenext36hoursthissectionwasunderM.G. freandattimesheavyshellingwhichmademovementin daylightimpossible.Inadditiontothis,forthelast24hourstherewasalmostcontinuousrainwhichaddedconsiderablytothediscomfortofthe situation.ThroughoutallthistimeLance-SergeantHildyardshowedverygreatpowersofleadershipandinspiration.Byhisgreatpersonalexample and self-discipline he kept his section going under difficult conditions.’
TThhoommaassFFeennttoonnHHiillddyyaarrddwasborninHullon27October1914andoriginallyenlistedintheColdstreamGuardsasaboyrecruitinJuly1930but wasdischargedwithanunfavourablecharacterreportinJune1932.HavingthenjoinedtheMerchantNavyasasteward,here-enlistedinthe regimentinJanuary1940andwasattachedtoNo.8(Guards)CommandoinAugust1940.EmbarkedfortheMiddleEastaspartof‘Layforce’,the unit was subsequently engaged in Crete in May 1941 and around Tobruk, where it carried out a successful attack on the ‘Two Pimples’ position. FollowingthedisbandmentoftheCommandoattheendof1941,HildyardwasattachedtotheMiddleEastCommandoand,inAugust1942,to No.1SpecialServiceRegiment,HoldingSquadron.TheninApril1943hereturnedtoregulardutiesinthe3rd(Territorial)Battalion,Coldstream Guards,inwhichcapacityhewasawardedhisU.S.SilverStarfortheaboveciteddeedsonBucciagniRidge,Vergato,Italyon1October1944.On thatoccasion,theobjectivewasdefendedby the36thS.S.PanzerGrenadierRegiment.HewasdischargedtotheRoyalArmyReserveinMarch 1946 and died in July 1960.
1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45,withnamedArmyCouncilcondolenceenclosure,inOHMS transmission box, addressed to ‘Mrs. T. Beal., Crown Villa, Beckington, Nr. Bath, Som.’, very fne (3)
£300-£400
FFrraannkkAArrtthhuurrBBeeaallattestedintotheGrenadierGuardsandservedduringtheSecondWarwiththe1stBattalioninNorthWestEurope.Hewas killedinactionon27September1944duringOperation MarketGarden,andisburiedinBergen-Op-ZoomWarCemetery,Netherlands.The recipient’s widow, Theresa Daisy Beal, later married Arthur R. Holdway, Royal Air Force, (see Lot 147).
Soldwithdetailedephemeraincluding,CapBadgesandButtons,asilversweetheartbroochandanotherbakeliteexamplebearingaphotographic imageoftherecipientinuniform,originalfacsimileBuckinghamPalaceletterofcondolence,anoriginalcontemporarynewspaperextractreport therecipient’sdeath,originallettersincludingahand-writtenletterofcondolencefromLt.(LaterMajorLord)S.Loch,(M.C).,1stBn.Grenadier Guards,includingthefollowingparagraph;‘Hissectionwascaughtintheopenbyasuperiorenemyforceanditwaslargelyduetohisbravery fringhisgunashardashecouldthatthemajorityofthesectionwereabletogetbacktosafety.WeburiedhimthenextdayandI’mgladtosay that most of his friends were able to get away to attend.’
Post-war,RomerwasdeployedtoMalayawiththe2ndBattalion,anunhappysojournonaccountofwhatbecameknownastheBatangKali massacre,enactedbyabattalionpatrolof7thPlatoon,‘G’CompanyinDecember1948.HavingsurroundedarubberplantationatSungaiRimoh, thepatrolroundedupcivilians,separatingthemenfromthewomenandchildrenforinterrogation.Subsequently,24unarmedmenfromthe village were shot dead with automatic weapons.
Onahappiernote,RomerwasawardedtheM.B.E.forhisservicesasDeputyAssistantAdjutantGeneralinMaltaintheperiodMarch1953to February 1955, not least for his key role in the royal visit in the summer of 1954. Of his part in that event, the recommendation states: ‘During1954hewascalledupontoplayaparticularlyexactingandresponsiblepartontheoccasionofthevisittoMaltaofHerMajestythe Queen.MajorRomer’sknowledgeofceremonialmadehimakeymanintheorganisationandplanning.Earlyintheyearhewasmade frsta memberandthensecretaryofboththeRoyalVisitCommitteeandoftheLieutenantGovernor’sWorkingCommittee.As acomparativelyjunior officerhewasthusentrustedwithagreatshareoftheresponsibilityfortheimportantandcomplicatedarrangementswhichextendedover fve days. At the end of the Royal Visit he was personally commended by Her Majesty for the outstanding part he played.’ Romer was placed on the Retired List as a Lieutenant-Colonel and died in Kensington, London in June 1977.
Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. NN.. BBeettttiinnssoonn,, WWeellsshh GGuuaarrddss 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy (6334328 Cpl. J. N. Bettinson. W. Gds.) mounted as worn, the last polished and worn, nearly very fne and better (5) £60-£80
JJoosseepphhNNoorrmmaannBBeettttiinnssoonnwasborninFulhamin1901andservedasamemberoftheBandoftheWelshGuards;asacornetplayerhefeatured assassoloistinanumberofconcertsgivenbytheWelshGuardsBandthatwerebroadcastontheB.B.C.inthe1920sand1930s.Hediedin Merton, Surrey, in 1968.
Sold with a photographic image of the recipient and copied research, which indicates that he was not entitled to the 1939-45 Star.
1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1918062,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(14191338 Pte. F. Wayne. A.A.C.), officially re-impressed naming,mounted as worn, good very fne (4) £60-£80
TThheeRReevveerreennddCCllii ffff oorrddJJeesssseeBBrroowwnneewasbornatEastStonehouse,Plymouthon26June1924andwaseducatedatSelwynCollege,Cambridge. CommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe16/5thLancerson11September1944,heservedwiththemduringthelatterstagesoftheSecond World War in Italy, and took part in the liberation of Florence.
AftertakingHolyOrders,BrownwascommissionedChaplaintotheForces,FourthClasson3May1954.Aftersixyearsattachedtothe1st Regiment,RoyalHorseArtilleryinGermany,heservedinMalayawiththe1stBattalion,SherwoodForesters.HewaspromotedChaplaintothe ForcesThirdClasson4July1961andChaplaintotheForcesSecondClasson10November1968,beinglaterpresentatHongKongduringthe Pope's visit to the Colony in 1971.
From12October1973,BrownewasattachedtotheSpecialAirService(S.A.S.).On20July1974,whentheTurksinvadedCyprus,helandedat AkrotiriAirportwithanS.A.S.medic,CorporalColinPryde,just fveminutesaftertheTurkshadcrossedtheborder.AlongsidePryde,he organisedessentialhumanitarianaidforpanic-strickenCypriotswhorushedintotheBritishcompound.InanarticlefortheR.A.Ch.D.Journal(Vol. 123, June 1975), he recalled the scene at Akrotiri:
‘TheonlyheadgearPrydeandIhadwasTheBeret.TwoR.A.F.wereoverheardinthebaraffirmingthattheS.A.S.hadarrivedbecausetwohad beenseenwalkingdowntheroadtogether.WhenIexcusedmybuttinginandaskingforconfrmationIwastoldthattwenty-twoS.A.S.had arrived:whenIsaidtwenty-twodidn'tseemtobeaverylargenumbertheglancesobviouslygavemeaParson'sPardon(onestagelowerthana fool'spardon).OneofournumberatanotherairbasewaslaterinformedthattheS.A.S.hadsufferedheavycasualties:theyknewthisbecausethe Padre had arrived.’
ForhisservicesatAkrotiri,BrownewasadvancedtoChaplainoftheForces,FirstClass,andsawfurtherserviceattachedtotheS.A.S.duringthe Dhofarcampaign.On21May1975hewasappointedAssistantChaplainGeneral,NorthernIreland,adifficultpostingattheheightofthe Troubles.On 30June1978hewasappointedHonoraryChaplaintotheQueen,anappointmenthehelduntilhisretirementthefollowingyear. He died in Poole, Dorset, on 30 October 1990.
Sold with copied research.
Five: WWaarrrraanntt OO ffiffi cceerr JJ.. FF.. DDoonnaalldd,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee 1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(W/OJ.F. Donald. (507456). R.A.F.) mounted as worn, edge bruise to last, otherwise good very fne (5) £260-£300
AArrtthhuurrSSaannddeerrssoonnBBllaaggddeenn,fromDore,She ffield,Yorkshire,waseducatedatLadyManners’School,Derbyshire.HeattestedintotheRoyalAir ForceVolunteerReserveforserviceduringtheSecondWarandwasadvancedSergeant.Hewaskilledinactionon23January1943whilstserving asRearGunnerinLancasterED386PH-A,of12Squadron,‘PathfnderForce’which,afterleavingR.A.F.Wickenbyat1725,crashedat Bedburdyck,Germany,withthelossofallsevencrewmembers.HeisburiedinRheinbergWarCemetery,Germanyandisalsocommemorated on the Lady Manners’ School Memorial, Derbyshire.
Sold with a Lady Manners School embroidered prize cap, dated ‘1936-37’, with an inside label named ‘A.S. Blagden’, and copied research.
AlikelyparticipantinthefamousdaylightraidontheKnapsackandQuadrathpowerstations,nearCologne,on12August1941,hisaircraftwas shotdownbyMe.110sduringananti-shippingsortieoff Vlielandaweeklater.HewastheonlysurvivorandwaspickedupbyaLufwaffeseaplane thefollowingday.Notwithstandingthefacthewasslightlywounded,hemadeabraceofescapeattempts,the frstofthemfromamilitary barracksinAmsterdam,whereheexitedalavatorywindowbutwasquicklyrecapturedattemptingtogetthroughabarbedwirebarrier.Thence, onbeingtakentoUtrechtstation,hegavehisguardsthesliponacrowdedplatformandmanagedtoboardatrainbacktoAmsterdam,inwhich he was re-captured after 40 minutes.
InternedvariouslyatStalagLuftVIatHeydekrug,StalagLuftVIIIBatLamsdorfandStalagLuftIIIatSagan,Claguemadeasuccessfulbidfor freedomonbeingforcedmarchedfromStulagLuft357inApril1945,whenhebrokeawayfromthecolumnwiththreecompanionsandreached advanced elements of the 11th Armoured Division
Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008. AArrcchhiibbaallddGGooooddwwiinnSSppoooonneerr,anativeofCoburg,Ontario,wasbornin1914andservedwiththeRoyalCanadianArtillery(Militia)beforeenlisting intothePermanentForces.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWaroverseasintheUnitedKingdomfromDecember1939,andtheninSicily andItalyfromNovember1943toMarch1945;and fnallyinNorthWestEuropefromMarch1945untilthecessationofhostilities.Hewas promotedSergeantin1943,andBatterySergeantMajorin1945.AsaMasterGunnerintheRoyalCanadianArtillery,wasawardedhisLong ServiceandGoodConductMedal(Canada)byCanadianArmyOrder128-11ofJuly1956.HewascommissionedaLieutenant(SpecialistOfficer) RoyalRegimentofCanadianArtilleryon22May1962,andwaspromotedCaptainin1966.HewasawardedhisCanadianForcesDecorationin 1968, and retired in 1970. He died at Nepean, Ontario, on 1 September 1981, aged 67 years. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal1939-45,except for the Italy Star, all officially impressed ‘14661 R. MacKenzie’, mounted for wear, good very fne
1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal1939-45,allofficiallyimpressed,‘214018E.S.Burley’, mounted for wear, good very fne (10) £100-£140
RRoobbeerrttMMaaccKKeennzziieewasbornon18October1915andwasapre-warmemberoftheCapeTownHighlanders,havingbeenappointedanO fficer Cadetintheregimentinthesummerof1936.HavingthenbeenadvancedtoCaptaininJuly1940,hewasgivencommandof‘C’Companyand embarkedforPortTewfk,fromwhenceheandhismenescortedalargenumberofItalianprisonersbacktoDurbanintheS.S. Duchessof Richmond in March 1941.
OncemoreembarkedfortheMiddleEastinJuly1941,MacKenziesharedinthetrialsandtribulationsoftheCapeTownHighlandersinthe TobrukoperationsandatElAlamein.On6June1942,aspartofthe2ndBrigadeofthe1stSouthAfricanDivision,heledhiscompanyina divisionaladvance,movingoutthroughagapinaminefeldandreachinghisobjectiveat‘Point176’.Buttheadvancewasmetwithheavycounter freandeventuallyMacKenzie’scolumnwasforcedbackthroughtheminefeldwithheavycasualties.Then,aweekorsolater–on15June1942–during an assault on the perimeter of Tobruk, he was himself wounded by shrapnel in the right calf and evacuated to hospital.
OnhisrecoveryattheendofJuly,MacKenziewasrestoredtothecommandof‘C’Company,anditwasinthatcapacitythatheledtheadvance ofhisbattaliononthe frstdayofthebattleofElAlameinon23October1942.Duringalull,earlyinthebattle,however,MacKenziewasshotby a German sniper, suffering a fractured right arm. Such was the serious nature of the wound that he was eventually evacuated to South Africa. InearlyMay1943,MacKenzierejoinedhisbattalion,whichhadalsobeensenthomeintheinterim.Then,inOctober,itwasre-embarkedfor Suez,whereitwasamalgamatedwiththeFirstCityRegimentandjoinedthe12thMotorisedBrigadeofthenewlycreated6thSouthAfrican ArmouredDivision.MacKenzieandhiscomradeswerenextembarkedforItaly,wheretheycameashoreatTarantoinMarch1944,andhe remainedonactiveserviceuntilreturninghomebyairinSeptember1945.Dischargedinthefollowingmonth,hewasissuedwithhiscampaign awards in August 1952.
Sold with copied research, including references to him in Neil Orpen’s history of the Cape Town Highlanders. EErrnneessttSS aammuueellBBuurrlleeyywasborninKenton16July1900andenlistedintheSouthAfricanTankCorpsinJuly1940.EmbarkedfortheMiddleEast inJune1941,asamemberofthe7thArmouredReconnaissanceBattalion,hewassubsequentlytakenP.O.W.atTobrukon20June1942and remainedincaptivityuntilthewar’send.InitiallyheldinCampo54atFaraSabina,Italy,fromAugust1942toSeptember1943,hewastransferred toStalagIVBinthelattermonthandwasafterwardsemployedinasatelliteworkingcampatGorbitz,Dresden.RepatriatedviatheU.K.inthe summer of 1945, he was discharged as a Lance-Corporal.
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1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal1939-45,allofficiallyimpressed,‘SAP195792J.D.deBruyn’, with condolence slip and registered forwarding envelope, and B.S.A.P. badges and buttons, extremely fne (8) £80-£100
AA..CC..PPrriioorrservedwiththe1stImperialLightHorse,andwaskilledinactionon31December1941when,aspartofOperation Crusader,the1st ImperialLightHorsewasheavilyengagedintheassaultontheAxisstrongholdofBardia,Libya,andsufferedsignifcantcasualties,notleastina costly bayonet charge to overcome fortifed machine-gun posts. Aged 20, he is buried in the Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt. JJaaccoobbDDaanniieellddeeBBrruuyynnwasborninKronstradintheOrangeFreeStateon17March1907andwasservingasaLance-SergeantintheSouth AfricanPolice(S.A.P.)ontheoutbreakofwar.Enlistinginthe1stBattalionS.A.P.asaPrivateinJune1940,hewasembarkedforEgyptinJune 1941,anditwasinthatcapacitythathewaskilledinactionintheassaultonSollumon12January1942.Onthatoccasion,hisbattalionwas chargedwiththeclearanceofapromontoryoverlookingthetown,priortomountingthe fnalassaultand,incommonwiththeTransvaalScottish, suffered heavily. He is buried in Halfaya Sollum Cemetery, Egypt.
1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal1939-45,allofficially impressed,‘62194W.H.VanHeerden’;togetherwithvariousrelatedbadgesandbuttonsandtherecipient’sribandbar, good very fne
1939-45Star;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal1939-45,allofficiallyimpressed,‘26578F.N.Mullan’,together withtherecipient’sthreerank‘pips’;anembroideredS.A.A.F.uniform‘Wings’;andthreeshrapnelpieces, the‘Wings’worn, otherwise good very fne (9) £120-£160
WWiilllleemmHHeerrccuulleessVVaannHHeeeerrddeennwasborninLichtenburgon24June1915andenlistedintheUnionDefenceForceinApril1940.Draftedtoa specialservicebattalionintheFieldForceBrigade(F.F.B.),heservedinAbyssiniafromNovember1940toJune1941,priortotransferringto Egypt,andwaswoundedinactionintheHalfayaPasson23June1942.Admittedtoa feldambulance,hewasevacuatedtoNo.5General HospitalinCairo.Havingthentransferredtothe10thBattalion,1stReserveBrigade,inMay1943,he fnishedthewarwithanappointmentinthe Military Provost Corps and was discharged in March 1946. Sold with copied research.
FFrraannkkNNoorrmmaannMMuullllaannwasborninJohannesburgon24February1920andenlistedinthe1stImperialLightHorseinJanuary1940.Sixmonths later,however,hetransferredtotheSouthAfricanAirForce(S.A.A.F.)andwasselectedforpilottraining.Dulyqualifed,hewascommissioned SecondLieutenantinJuly1942andpromotedtoLieutenantinJanuary1943,buthedidnotjourneyoverseasuntiljoiningtheCentral Mediterranean Force in August 1944.
Postedto16(S.A.A.F.)Squadroninthesamemonth,Mullanpilotedtheunit’sBeaufghtersinsortiesontheItalianfrontandwasquicklyinaction in an anti-shipping strike on Trieste on 28 August 1944. Eagles Victorious, by H. J. Martin and N. Orpen, takes up the story: ‘ThoughshippingsweepsintheGulfofVeniceandasfaras feldasSalonica,withanti-fakescortsfrom19Squadron,foundnosuitabletargets,a 16SquadronmissiontoTriesteattheheadoftheAdriaticontheafternoonof28Augustwasoutstandinglysuccessful.Anumberofshipswere sightedintheharbour,andamongthemwasthefamiliarpre-warprideofLloyd-Triestino,thewhite-hulled23,370-tonne GiulioCesare which, withhersistershipthe Duilio,calledregularlyattheCapeontheirpopularrunupanddowntheeastcoastandthroughtheSuezCanaluntilthe outbreakofwar…Lt.D.K.Stewart,withLt.T.W.Pumphrettasnavigator,tookuptheattackwithcannonandrockets,twoofwhichstruckthe GiulioCesare belowwater.Lt.F.N.Mullanandhisnavigator,Lt.B.C.J.Hickey,sealedthefateofthelinerwhentheyattackedwithcannon fre and also sent eight rockets into her hull below the waterline, leaving the vessel listing to starboard.’ Mullan was demobilised in July 1946, and was issued with his campaign awards in November 1954. Soldwithcopiedresearch,includinganimageoftherecipientandhisnavigator,aspublishedin TheS.A.A.F.atWar,byJ.S.BouwerandM.N. Louw.
1939-45Star;AfricaStar,clasp,8thArmy;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal1939-45,allofficially impressed, ‘8382 W. F. Pagel’, mounted for wear; together with the recipient’s cap badge, good very fne
1939-45Star;AfricaStar:ItalyStar;DefenceMedal1939-45,allnamedinsmallimpressedcapitals,‘Sergeant.W.EdwardUtmali Vols: Corp.’, good very fne War Medal 1939-45 ((222211667711 WW.. AA.. DDuunnssttaann)) officially impressed naming, good very fne (10) £80-£100
WWiilllliiaammFFrreeddeerriicckkPPaaggeellwasbornatPortElizabethon15February1917andenlistedintheUnionDefenceForceinMay1940.Embarkedfor Egyptinthefollowingyear,hewasdraftedtoRegimentPresidentSteyn,amachine-gununitinthe1stSouthAfricanInfantryDivision,anditwas inthatcapacitythathewaswoundedbyagunshottohisleftshoulderatSidiRezeghon28November1941.DischargedinJuly1945,hewas issued with his campaign awards in February 1960.
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WWiilllliiaammAA..DDuunnssttaannwaskilledinactioninNorthAfricaon11January1942,whilstservingasaPrivateinthe2ndBattalion,TransvaalScottish. Aged 21, he is buried in the Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt.
DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;NavalGeneralService1915-62,2clasps,Palestine1945-48,NearEast, secondclasplooseon riband, as issued (Sub. Lt (A). I. Gilman. R.N.) surname officially corrected, mounted as worn, good very fne (3) £180-£220
IIvvoorrGGiillmmaannwasborninDerbyshireon1April1926andwasappointedaMidshipman(A.)intheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveinJuly1945. HavingthenqualifedasanObserver,hewasadvancedtoSub.Lieutenant(A.)inApril1946and,ongainingashortservicecommissioninthe Royal Navy, joined No. 790 Naval Air Squadron (N.A.S.) at the Royal Naval Air Station (R.N.A.S.) Goldcrest, at Dale in Pembrokeshire.
TransferringtoNo.805N.A.S.atHalFar,MaltainDecember1946,GilmanwasembarkedinthecarrierH.M.S. Ocean,inwhichhetransferredto No.816N.A.S.andoperatedintheunit’sFaireyFirefiesintheEasternMediterraneanatthetimeofthePalestineEmergency.Advancedto Lieutenant(A.)inApril1948,GilmannextjoinedNo.787N.A.S.,aSeaHornetunitbasedattheR.N.A.S. Hornbill,atCulham,Berkshire,butin February 1950 he was released from the active service list as an Emergency Reserve Officer.
FollowingtheadventofhostilitiesinKorea,however,theFleetAirArmcommencedrecallingformeraircrewand,inJanuary1952,Gilmanjoined No.809N.A.S.,anotherSeaHornetunit.OrderedtoHalFar,Malta,hewasembarkedinthecarrier Indomitable,andheremainedlikewise employed in the Mediterranean until 1954, when he returned home to an appointment at the R.N.A.S. Daedalus at Lee-on-Solent.
PromotedtoLieutenant-Commander(A.)inMay1957,GilmanwentontoserveattheR.N.A.S. Heron atYeoviltoninthelate1950s,priorto beingappointedtotheDepartmentoftheDirectorofNavalAircraft.HisclosingappointmentsalsoincludedastintintheDirectorateofFleet Work and Management Services, and he was placed on the Retired List in 1970. He died in January 1984. Sold with copied research.
DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Militia(1984920Spr.H.G.Roberts.R.E.) minor officialcorrectiontosurname,withnamedO.H.M.S.cardboxofissueaddressedto‘Mr.H.Roberts,37ThomasSt.Abertridwr, Glam’, good very fne (6) £60-£80
CCllaauuddeeCCyyrriillCCooaatteesswascommissionedPilotO fficerintheAdministrationandSpecialDutiesBranchofthetheRoyalAirForceon27December 1940,andwaspromotedFlyingOfficeron27December1941;FlightLieutenanton24May1943;andSquadronLeaderon1August1947.He transferred to the Reserve in 1951.
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Three: PPoolliiccee SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. TTaaiitt,, MMeettrrooppoolliittaann PPoolliiccee Defence Medal; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Police L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (Sergt. William Tait) good very fne PoliceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.((IInnsspprr..CChhaarrlleessAA..CCuurrlliinngg));SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue((WWiilllliiaammBBaaiirrdd)) good very fne (5) £100-£140
WWiilllliiaammTTaaiittwasborninCastleDouglas,Kirkcudbright,Scotland,on24January1906andwasemployedasaRailwayPorterbeforejoiningthe MetropolitanPoliceon3May1926.HewaspromotedSergeanton29April1935andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal on 3 January 1952. He retired on account of ill-health on 14 May 1958 and died on 26 November 1977. CChhaarrlleessAAllffrreeddCCuurrlliinnggwasbornon7May1905andisrecordedinthe1939RegisterasaDetectiveSergeantintheMetropolitanPolice.Hedied in Eastbourne, Sussex, in 1995.
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AppointedaMidshipmaninSeptember1950,hejoinedtheaircraftcarrierH.M.S. Glory,inwhichhewitnessedactiveserviceinKoreanwatersand wasadvancedtoActingSubLieutenantinearly1952.Shortlyafterwards,hedecidedtotransfertotheFleetAirArmandcommenced fying trainingintheU.S.A.onattachmentto Saker.HewasadvancedtoLieutenantinFebruary1954andgainedhis‘Wings’inthefollowingyear,prior to attending a jet conversion course with No. 736 Naval Air Squadron (N.A.S.).
DulyqualifedonSeaVampires,hejoinedNo.803N.A.S.inthecarrier Eagle anditwasinthiscapacitythathemethisuntimelydeathoff Malta. Havingtakenoff onatest fightfrom Eagle intheafternoonof25February1958,heradioedinamessagetosayhewasexperiencinghydraulic problemsandwouldthereforemakeforHalFarairfeld.Thereafter,nothingfurtherwasheardfromhim,althoughaGannet fyinginthevicinity reportedseeingamid-airexplosion. Eagle andthedestroyer Diana proceededatoncetothearea,butanintensivesearchfailedto fndanytrace of Mackintosh or wreckage of his aircraft.
JJaammeessLLeewwiisswasborninClayton-le-Moors,Lancashire,on14January1928.SubsequentlylivingatOswaldtwistle,hewasawell-knownlocal sportsman,representingOswaldtwistleIrishDemocraticLeagueFootClub,whilstworkingattheBroadOakPrintWorks.Heattestedforthe BlackWatchinSeptember1945andservedwith‘B’Company,1stBattalioninKorea;arrivingontheFrontlineon5July1952,hewaskilledin action during an ambush a week later on 12 July 1952. He is buried in the United Nations Cemetery, Pusan.
Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SD9684J.L.Roy);U.N.Korea1950-54,Frenchlanguageissue(SD9684J.L.Roy)mounted as worn, good very fne £60-£80
JJoosseepphhLLeeooRRooyyattestedfortheCanadianArmyon15January1952,andservedwiththeRoyalCanadianInfantryCorpsintheFarEastfrom26 March 1953 to 15 April 1954. He was discharged on 20 January 1955. Sold with copied record of service, including a photograph of the recipient.
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JJaannggbbaahhaadduurrGGuurruunnggwasbornin1936andattestedforthe2ndKingEdwardVII’sOwnGurkhaRi feson26October1953.Heservedwiththem inMalaya,HongKong,theU.K.,Brunei,India,Borneo,andLabuan,andwasdischargedtopensionintherankofWarrantOfficerClassIIon10 May 1969, after 15 years and 197 days’ service. He died on 24 April 1983. Sold with copied record of service.
Provenance: Bill and Angela Strong Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, May 2011 (Pingat Jasa Malaysia medal since added).
AAllaannFFrreeddeerriicckkPPootttt,anativeofCanterbury,Kent,wasbornon15June1931andwaseducatedatSt.John’sSchool,Canterbury.Hedidhis NationalServiceintheHomeCountiesBrigadefromJune1949toOctober1951,trainingasaCook.Here-enlistedintheRoyalSignalson5 November1951,andservedwiththeminCyprusfrom18Juneto18November1958,andsubsequentlyinSingaporeattachedtotheRoyal Engineersfrom15June1960to17March1962.TransferringtotheArmyCateringCorps,hesawfurtherserviceinBorneoattachedtoHQ51 GurkhaBrigadefrom7Augustto11December1965,andstheninCyprusfrom26July1969to24January1970.HewasawardedhisLong Service and Good Conduct Medal with Gratuity per Army Order 89 of February 1971, and was discharged on 4 November 1972.
Sold with a copy Pingat Jasa Malaysia Medal; A.C.C. cap badge and cloth shoulder titles; and copied research.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus(22804039Bdr.B.Gallagher.R.A.);GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Borneo,Malay Peninsula, second clasp unofficially attached (22804039 Bdr. B. W. Gallagher. RA.) light contact marks, good very fne (2)
U.N.Medal,onUNFICYPriband;GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Borneo,NorthernIreland, unofficialretainingrodbetween clasps (23215988 Cpl. S. A. Newens. LG.) mounted court-style as worn, good very fne (2)
GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,MalayPeninsula,Borneo, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps,whicharemountedinthis order (24033739Rfn.F.A.Etherton3GreenJackets.);U.N.Medal,onUNFICYPriband,mountedasworn, lightcontactmarks, good very fne (2)
£100-£140
FFrreeddeerriicckk AA.. EEtthheerrttoonn was born in Bournemouth, Hampshire, in 1947.
Sold with copied research.
Pair: CChhiieeff PPeettttyy OO ffiffi cceerr SStteewwaarrdd RR.. MM.. RRiicchhaarrddssoonn,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy Gulf1990-91,noclasp(POSTDRMRichardsonD113906FR.N.)withnamedcardboxofissue;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R. (POSTD.RMRichardsonD113906FR.N.);togetherwiththerecipient’sSaudiArabianandKuwaitiMedalsfortheLiberationof Kuwait, these both with cases of issue, nearly extremely fne (4) £180-£220
RRoobbeerrttMMiicchhaaeellRRiicchhaarrddssoonnwasbornon7December1953,andenteredtheRoyalNavyinAugust1969,whenheelectedtojointhecatering branch.ActiveserviceintheGulfaside,hegainedsteadypromotiontoChiefPettyOfficerStewardandwasawardedtheL.S.andG.C.Medal.He fnally came ashore in June 1993, after a career spanning 24 years.
Sold with copied Certifcate of Discharge where his character is stated as exemplary.
Six: WWaarrrraanntt OO ffiffi cceerr CCllaassss IIII SS.. PP.. BBoosswweellll,, GGrreennaaddiieerr GGuuaarrddss GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24706408LCplSPBoswellGrenGds);N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,Non Article5;EuropeanSecurityandDefencePolicyServiceMedal2004,1clasp,Althea;OperationalServiceMedal2000,for Afghanistan,1clasp,Afghanistan(24706408WO2SPBoswellGrenGds);Jubilee2002,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II. R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (24706408 Sgt S P Boswell Gren Gds) mounted court-style for wear, good very fne and better (6)
£400-£500
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GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(25008105GdsmCTJHarrisWG);U.N.Medal,onUNAVEMriband, mounted court-style as worn, edge bruising, very fne, the last scarce to unit (2)
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24670180PteCRFMc.PheatAandSH);Iraq2003-11,noclasp (24670180 Cpl C R McPheat A & SH); Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely fne (3)
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(25072898PteMJFitzsimonsA&SH);N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp, FormerYugoslavia;Iraq2003-11,noclasp(25072898LCplMJFitzsimonsA&SH);EuropeanSecurityandDefencePolicyService Medal 2004, 1 clasp, Althea, court mounted for wear, very fne (4)
£200-£240
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, St Vincent ((NNiicchhoollaass GGaaggee..)) good very fne
£3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Spink, December 2002. NNiicchhoollaassGGaaggeeiscon frmedontherollasLandsmaninH.M.S. Colossus.Oneofficerand12ratingsreceivedthemedalandclaspforserviceatSt Vincent in Colossus.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Camperdown ((WWiilllliiaamm NNeeaall..)) toned, nearly extremely fne £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Gregg Collection 1887; Glendining’s, May 1992; Dix Noonan Webb, July 2003. WWiilllliiaammNNeeaalliscon frmedontherollasanAbleSeamanaboardH.M.S. Veteran atthebattleofCamperdown Only298claspsforCamperdown, including 21 to the Veteran.
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Copenhagen 1801 ((PP.. BBuurrnn,, MMaasstteerr..)) edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fne £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Spink, June 1975; Dix Noonan Webb, July 2003.
PPeetteerrBBuurrnnjoinedtheRoyalNavy,probablyfromtheMerchantservice,attheNoreon14June1794,asMasteraboardthe Iris,inwhichshiphe servedfortwoyears.Henextservedin Glatton beforejoiningthe Russell in1797.Duringhissixyearsaboardthisshiphetookpartinthebattle ofCopenhageninApril1801whenthe Russell, closelyfollowingthe Bellona intoaction,becamegroundedwhenthepilotofthe Bellona,ignorant ofthewaters,ledbothshipsashorewithin450yardsoftherearoftheDanishline.ThoughwithineasyreachoftheDanishshipstheywereleft relatively unmolested and suffered few casualties.
Sold with detailed research by Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar ((WWiilllliiaamm BBaatthh..)) nearly extremely fne £5,000-£7,000
Provenance: Hayward & Hall, December 1970; Baldwin’s, November 2001. WWiilllliiaammBBaatthhiscon frmedontherollasYeomanoftheSheetsaboardH.M.S. Defance (CaptainPhilipDurham)atthebattleofTrafalgar.Hewas born in Cornwall and was aged 30 at the battle.
H.M.S. Defance joinedLordNelsononthe4thOctober,andunderCaptainDurhamfoughtatTrafalgaronthe21stOctober1805,inthelee column.Asshegotintotheconfusionofthealliedline,sheexchangedshotswiththeSpanish112, PrincipedeAsturias,andabout3P.M.ran alongsidetheFrench74, Aigle,towhichshelashedherself.Theenemywasboarded,andappearedtobesubdued,butnosoonerhadthe boardingpartyhoistedtheBritishcoloursoverherthanthe Aigle's peopleralliedanddrovethemoff.CaptainDurhamthereuponcutloosethe lashings,and,sheeringoff tenyardsorso,openedsoheavya frethatinabouttwentyminutestheFrenchship,whichhadverygallantlydefended herself,askedforquarter,andwastakenpossessionof.The Defance subsequentlymadeaprisoneroftheSpanish SanJuanNepomuceno, which strucktothe Dreadnought.Herlossesinthebattleamountedtoseventykilledandwounded,amongstthelatterbeinghercaptain.Herbowsprit, foreandmain-mastswereshotthrough,andhermizen-masts,threetopmasts,jibanddriverbooms,andgaff wounded.Herriggingandsailswere likewise much cut, and her hull in several places struck with shot.
Single Campaign Medals
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Trafalgar((JJaammeessCChhrriissttiiee..)) darktoned,extremely fneanduniquetoaSchoolmaster for Trafalgar
£6,000-£8,000
JJaammeessCChhrriissttiieewasbornatLeith,Scotland,inabout1765/6andwasaged38whenheenteredthe Defence asSchoolmasteron1December 1804,andwastheonlymanholdingthisappointmentatthebattleofTrafalgar.Hisseniorityisshownin TheTrafalgarRoll belowthatofthe ClerkandabovethatoftheGunner,andnotes‘MrJ.Christieservedasschoolmasterinthe Defence atTrafalgar,1805,andreceivedthemedal and clasp in 1848.’ Only six schoolmasters received the N.G.S. Medal for various clasps.
Provenance: KermackFordSale1884;Sotheby’s,November1912,onbothoccasionswithadditionalclaspsfor23June1795andBasqueRoads; Glendining’s, September 1966, 2 clasps as per rolls.
JJoohhnnCCooookkeeiscon frmedontherollsforbothactionsaboardthe Barfeur,anOrdinarySeamanatthe1stofJuneandanAbleSeamanatSt Vincent. He was born at Plymouth Dock (later renamed Devonport) and joined the Navy on 15 January 1793, as a £5 Bounty Volunteer, aged 20. Sold with detailed research by Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris.
Provenance: Whitaker Collection 1890; J. B. Hayward & Son, June 1975.
ThepublishedNavalGeneralServiceMedalrollsconfrmJohnDibbenasaLandsmanaboardthe Tigre forboththeAcreoperationsofMay1799, and Egypt operations of March to September 1801, the former being one of just 41 clasps on the Admiralty roll.
'Earlyonthemorningof18March[1799],aCorvetteandnineGunboatswereseenfromthe Tigre,and,afterachase,thewholeFlotilla,withthe exceptionoftheCorvette,wascaptured.ThePrizescarried32gunsand208men,andwereladenwithbatteringgunsandeverykindof ammunitionandstoresnecessarytoprosecutethesiege,allofwhichtheyhadbroughtfromDamietta.Thegunswerenowemployedinthe defence [of Acre], and the vessels in harassing the enemy'.
'Napoleonconfessedtoalossof3000menbeforeAcre,andalwaysspokewithbitternessofthedefeatinficteduponhimbytheEnglishNaval Captain[SirSydneySmith],who,hesaid,'hadmadehimmisshisdestiny',whichheprofessedtobelieveincludedthesubjugationofIndia.Itis relatedoftheOfficerwhofoiledthevictorofAusterlitzandMarengo,thatduringthesiegeofAcrehechallengedthisgreatantagonisttoaduel; butthelattersenthimacontemptuousrefusal,declaringhecouldonly fghtanequal,suchasMarlborough'(GreatBattlesoftheBritishNavy, by Lieutenant C. R. Low, R.N., refers).
JJoohhnnDDiibbbbeenn,whowasborninHandley,Dorset,joinedtheship'scompanyofthe Tigre asaLandsmanatPortsmouthinOctober1798,aged20 years.heappearscontinuouslyonmusterrollsandpaybooksofthe Tigre untilhewas fnallypaidoff fromheratPlymouthwiththerestofthe crew on 23 September 1802.
£1,800-£2,200 225577
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,3clasps,GutofGibraltar12July1801,St.Domingo,Guadaloupe((JJaammeessRRoobbiinnssoonn..)) fttedwith a contemporary silver three-pronged top riband buckle, carriage and clasps sometime reconstituted, otherwise extremely fne
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2001.
JJaammeessRRoobbiinnssoonnservedasasAbleSeamaninH.M.S.SuperbattheBattleofAlgecirasBay,intheGutofGibraltar,on12July1801;asYeomanof theSheetsaboardthesameshipintheactionoff St.Domingoon6February1806;andinthesamerateinH.M.S. Alfred duringtheoperationsoff (and subsequent capture of) the island of Guadeloupe between 28 January and 6 February 1810. Seven other men with the named James Robinson appear on the Admiralty Claimants’ Roll, including two single clasp awards for Syria.
Sold with copied discharge papers and Chelsea Hospital admission papers.
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,10clasps,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria,Pyrenees,Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse ((GGeeoorrggee GGaarrrriittyy,, 9944tthh FFoooott..)) edge bruising and overall wear, otherwise nearly very fne £3,000-£4,000 225599
Only 4 officers and 19 other ranks received the medal with 10 clasps, the full tally of the regiment’s service in the Peninsula. GGeeoorrggeeGGaarrrriittyywasbornintheParishofFalkirk,Stirlingshire,andwasenlistedforthe94thFootatDunbar,EastLothian,on1September1808, agedsixteenyears,forunlimitedservice.HewaspresentwiththeregimentthroughouttheirperiodofserviceinthePeninsulaandwasengagedin everyactioninwhichtheyparticipated.Heservedeightyears105daysaftertheageof18,andwasdischargedatBelfastinconsequenceofthe disbandmentoftheregimenton14December1818.Hewasgrantedalateout-pensionof5dperdiem,tobedrawnatFalkirk,witheffectfrom4 June 1830, and died on 2 March 1852, aged 58. Sold with copied discharge papers.
Waterloo1815(Lieut.-Col.SirJeremiahDickson,K.C.B.) ftted withreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, lightmarks overall, otherwise very fne £8,000-£12,000
Provenance: Elson Collection, Glendining’s, February 1963, Waterloo only. His Gold Cross and Clasp is held in the Gloucester Museum Collection. JJeerreemmiiaahhDDiicckkssoonnwasborncirca1775,thesonoftheRightReverendWilliamDickson,BishopofDown.Dicksonenteredthearmyin1798 joiningthe8thDragoonsasaCornetandwaspromotedtoLieutenantinthe2ndDragoonGuardsin1799,andCaptainin1803andservedwith theexpeditiontoHanoverin1805.HebecameaMajorintheQuartermaster'sdepartmentin1806andservedwiththeexpeditiontoStralsund andCopenhagenin1807,andtotheWalcherenin1809.In1812,hewasappointedAssistantQuartermasterGeneral,servinginSpainand PortugalduringtheNapoleonicWars.ForhisservicesasA.Q.M.G.atthebattlesofVittoria,thePyrenees,Nivelle,OrthesandToulousehe receivedaGoldCrossandoneClasp,andwascreatedaKnightCommanderoftheOrderoftheBathinJanuary1815.Dicksonwasalsoatthe BattleofWaterlooandthecaptureofParis.On15 March1818,hemarriedJemima,theyoungestdaughterofThomasBrookeofMereHallin Cheshire.HecontinuedasA.Q.M.G.inEnglandandIrelandafterthewarsandwaspromotedColonelon27 May1825.AppointedQuartermaster GeneralinIndiaon12 July1827,hewaspromotedtoMajor-Generalin1837andputincommandofBritishforcesinNovaScotia.In1844,he becamecolonelofthe61stRegimentand,inAugust1846,heservedasActingLieutenant-GovernorofNovaScotia,advancingtoLieutenantGeneralinNovember1846.Hediedon17 March1848,atBarskimmingHouse,Mauchline,Ayrshire,aged73,havingservedintheArmyfor50 years.
Waterloo1815((JJaammeessAAlllleenn,,33rrddBBaatttt..GGrreennaadd..GGuuaarrddss..)) fttedwithsteelclipandringsuspension, highpointsrubbedon obverse bus and light scratching in felds, otherwise very fne, reverse better £1,200-£1,600 226611
Provenance: Phillips Collection, Glendining’s, May 1965. JJaammeessAAlllleennwasbornintheParishofBury,Lancaster,andwasenlistedfortheGrenadierGuardsatLancasteron9November1801,aged25,a hatterbytrade.HeservedintheArmyfor25years234daysandwaspresentatthebattleofCorunna(entitledtoM.G.S.)andatthebattleof Waterloo,whereheservedinLieutenant-ColonelCharlesThomas’sCompany.Hewasdischargedon16May1825,inconsequenceoflengthof service, aged 45 years.
Sold with copied discharge papers.
Waterloo1815((PPeetteerrEEddwwaarrddss,,33rrdd..BBaatt..11ssttFFoooott..oorrRR..SSccoottss..)) fttedwithreplacementsilverloopandsteelringsuspension, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fne £1,600-£2,000
Provenance: Watters Collection, Glendining’s, June 1913; A. R. Cattley Collection 1932. PPeetteerrEEddwwaarrddsswasbornatLiverpoolandenlistedthereintothe1storRoyalScotsRegimentofFooton5October1807,aged28,forlife,a labourerbytrade.Heservedatotalof16years254daysincluding2yearsallowanceforWaterloo,whereheservedinCaptainJamesCowell’s No.1Company.HewasdischargedatWaterfordon15June1822,inconsequenceof‘badfeetfromenlargementofthegreattoejointsandbad sight’ and was admitted to a Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Out-Pension on 3 July 1822. Conduct ’very good’. Sold with copied discharge papers.
Waterloo1815((RRoobbeerrttCChhaalllleenn,,22nnddBBaatttt..3355tthhRReegg..FFoooott..)) fttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, twoveryminor rim bumps, otherwise extremely fne
Waterloo1815(Lieut.JamesRobertson,42ndorR.H.Reg.Infantry) fttedwithcontemporaryreplacementsilverbarsuspension and matching ribbon slide with original ribbon, edge bruising and contact wear, otherwise better than good fne £5,000-£7,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2014, through family descent to the vendor (£6000).
Anothermedalwasissuedtothisofficerandisknowntohavesurvivedinalmostunwornconditionwhichstronglysuggeststhattheoneoffered here is the one Robertson actually wore during his post 1815 service.
JJaammeessRRoobbeerrttssoonnwasborninStirlingon16July1786.HewasgazettedanEnsigninthe42ndFoot,bypurchase,viceLordBerridalepromoted,on 1December1808,andwaspromotedtoLieutenanton10October1811.Heservedwiththe2/42ndinthePeninsulafromJuly1809untilMay 1812,includingthebattlesofBusacoandFuentesd’Onor,andthesiegeofCiudadRodrigo.Laterin1812whenthe2ndBattalionleftthe Peninsula,hewassenttoInvernessforrecruitingdutiesbutreturnedtothePeninsulawiththe1stBattalioninSeptember1813,takingpartinthe battles of Nivelle, Nive, Orthes and Toulouse.
RobertsonwasseverelywoundedatToulouse,inwhichbattlethe42ndswepttheenemyfromtheirpositionsalongtheCalvinetReidgebutata terriblecostof4officersand80menkilled,and23officersand326menwounded.LieutenantRobertsonfoughtwiththeregimentatQuatre Brason16June1815,wherethe42nddisplayed‘unparalleledbravery’andwereparticularlymentionedbyWellingtoninhispublicdespatch,and atWaterlooon18June.HewasappointedAdjutanton14September1815,andpromotedtoCaptain,halfpay,on13February1827.Despitehis woundsatToulouse,heneverreceivedapension.HereturnedtofullpayasCaptaininthe48thFooton24May1831,anddiedatChatham, Kent, on 20 April 1833.
Sold with copied record of service and other research.
HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforBurma1824-26,silver,unnamedasissued, fttedwithoriginalsteelclipandring suspension, good very fne £600-£800 226655
Cabul1842,unnamedasissued,in fttedleathercase,thefrontwithasmallbonetablet,engraved ‘WBIIIL-D’, withreplacement suspender, very fne240 £400-500
CandaharGhuzneeCabul1842((WWmm..HHaallll,,4400tthhRReeggtt..))namingengravedinuprightserifcapitals, fttedwithscrollsuspension, some rim damage all the way around, otherwise good very fne £300-£400
China1842((GG..SS..TTaayylloorr,,MMaattee,,HH..MM..SS..CCaalllliiooppee..))originalsuspension,notemisspellingofsurnamewhichisaspermedalroll, edge bruise, otherwise good very fne
Sold with a quantity of original documents and letters, including:
i)Lieutenant’spassingparchmentcertifcatedatedatPortsmouthonthe4thOctober1837,showing6yearsofserviceaboardH.M.S. Magicienne underCaptainJamesH.Plumridge1831-35,andH.M.S. Sapphire underCaptainRichardF.Rowley1835-37.SignedbyCaptainsRichardS.Dundas H.M.S. Britannia, William Willmott Henderson H.M.S. Edinburgh, and James Scott H.M.S. President
ii) Lieutenant’s parchment certifcate 8th October 1841 H.M.S. Royal William.
iii) Lieutenants parchment certifcate 26th June 1846 H.M.S. Bulldog.
vi)HandwrittentestimonialwithredwaxsealfromPrussianConsulateatMontrose,14thNovember1854,signedbythePrussianViceConsul RobertMillarcontainingletterofthankstoLieut.G.S.TaylerCGstationJohnshaven,signedbyMasterandpartownerF.M.N.Bruhn Clementine of Stralsund, in Pomerania.
TogetherwithcopiedresearchincludingNewspaperarticlefrom InvernessCourier 30November1854,concerningTayler’srescueofthe Clementine crew using Manby’s life-saving rocket apparatus. After three failures the fourth rocket delivered a rope to the troubled vessel; andNewspaperarticlefrom MontroseReview 10October1856,indicatingthatLieut.Taylerandhismenrescuedtenmenandaboyfromthe Valentine withonlyminutestosparebeforetheshipheeledoverandcommencedbreakingup.The Valentine,CaptainMoller,belongingto Rostock,intheBalticwascarryingcoalfromNewcastle.InDecemberTaylerandhismenreceivedthethanksoftheRoyalNationalLifeboat Institute.Tayler’sservicerecordalsostates“Sept.56DukeofRoxburghecallsattentiontogallantrydisplayedinrescuingcrewoflargeship wrecked…”
JJaammeessMMaarrrriioottttwasbornintheParishofStMary’s,Nottingham,andwasattestedthereforthe12thLancerson31January1837,aged18,a twisthand[lacemaker]bytrade.Hetransferredtothe9thLancerson1April1842,andpromotedtoCorporalinJanuary1844.He‘servedinthe SutlejCampaignon1845-6,waspresentatthebattleofSobraon18February1846,andinthePunjabCampaignin1848-9,waspresentatthe passageoftheChenab14Decr.1848andatthebattlesofChilianwalla13Jany.1848andGoozerat21Feby.1849.’PromotedtoSergeantin September 1856, he was discharged at Chatham on 13 January 1857. Sold with copied discharge papers.
£400-£500 227733
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South Africa 1834-53 ((EEnnssiiggnn WW.. HH.. PPeeeell,, CCaappee MMdd.. RRiiff eess..)) edge nicks, good very fne
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyPPeeeellwascommissionedEnsign,bypurchase,inthe9thRegimentofFooton14June1850andservedwiththeCapeMounted RifesduringtheThirdKaffirWar.MajorGeneralHenrySomerset,inhisDespatchtoSirHarrySmith,statedthefollowing:‘Ibegtoexpressmy satisfactionatthegallantconductofMajorSomerset,incommandoftheCapeMountedRifemen,thesquadronsbeingunderthecommandof Captain Carey and Lieutenant Salis; also my two young officers, Ensigns Peel and Fowler, being their frst time under fre.’ PeelwaspromotedLieutenantbypurchaseon24November18541854,beforeservingbriefywiththeCeylonRifeRegiment,andCaptainon4 March 1859. He retired on 18 November 1860 and died in 1881.
Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, plugged and ftted with scroll suspension, very fne
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak ((WW.. OOlliivvee.. EEnnggrr.. RR..NN.. HH..MM..SS.. ““PPhhiilloommeell””..)) very fne
£60-£80
Provenance: Spink, May 1988. WWiilllliiaammOOlliivveewasbornon9May1844.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyandwasappointedAssistantEngineerin1864.HeservedinH.M.S. Philomel duringthePerakCampaignontheMalayPeninsula.HewasappointedChiefInspectorofMachineryon1January1901andEngineer Rear Admiral on 1 April 1903, before his retirement on 1 January 1904. He died on 4 June 1906. Sold with copied research.
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7((SS..AAnnddeerrssoonn,,22CCaapptt..FF..TToopp,,HH..MM..SS..RRaannggeerr..)) slacksuspension,slight contact marks, very fne £240-£280
SSaammuueellHHoowwaarrddAAnnddeerrssoonn,fromPembroke,wasbornon10December1863.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyasaBoyon3June1879andwas advancedAbleSeamanon15November1882.HeservedinH.M.S.Rangerfrom5April1884duringboththeEgyptandSudancampaignandthe ThirdBurmeseWar.AdditionallyentitledtoanEgyptandSudanMedal,claspNile1884-5,hewasadvances2ndCaptainoftheForetopon1May 1886.AdvancedActingChiefPettyOfficeron17March1891,hisL.S.G.C.wastracedwhilsthewasservinginH.M.S. Hotspur on30January1895. CommissionedSeniorBoatswainon7June1898,hewasremovedfromH.M.S. Caledonia on8May1899andwasconvictedbyCourtMartialthe follwingmonth‘fordrinkingintoxicatingliquortosuchanextentastoproduceillness’anddeprivedofsixmonthsservice.Invalidedfromthe service on 1 October 1901, he died of tuberculosis on 10 May 1902. Sold with copied service papers.
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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7((550077PPttee..CC..BBaayynnhhaamm22dd..BBnn..SS..WWaalleessBBoorrdd)) minoredgebruise,good very fne £100-£140
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7((CC..PP..CCrroouucchh,,AAsssstt..SSuupptt..PPoolliiccee..)) officiallyre-engravednaming,contact marks, nearly very fne £60-£80
CChhaarrlleessPPhhiilliippCCrroouucchhwasborninMarylebonein1842,andjoinedtheIndianPoliceasanAssistantSuperintendentofPolicein1864.By1871he wasservingintheChittagongHillTracts,andwasawardedtheIndiaGeneralServiceMedal,withclaspLooshai.AdvancedDistrictSuperintendent inApril1876,by1890wasa1stGradeDistrictSuperintendentatRingpore.HemovedbacktoEngland,livingatInglisRoad,Portsmouth,anddied in 1901.
Note: The recipient’s original India General Service Medal, with clasp Looshai, was sold in these rooms in December 2019.
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 ((MMrr.. MM.. CC.. CC.. PPoooollee IInnssppeeccttoorr ooff PPoolliiccee)) very fne £120-£160
MMaatttthheewwCCoobbbbCCoonnwwaayyPPoooolleewasborninIndiaon8September1867andjoinedtheBurmaPolice.By1905hewasaSecondGradeDistrict SuperintendentattheMaymoSub-DivisioninMandalay,andin1912hepublishedabook‘BalladsofBurma:AnecdotalandAnalytical.’Hediedin Middlesex in 1932.
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1891((22338844PPttee..DD..FFeeaasseeyy11sstt..BBnn..RR..WW..FFuuss..)) slightedgebruising,slack suspension, very fne
£140-£180
DDaanniieellFFeeaasseeyy,fromBirmingham,Warwickshire,wasbornaround1870.HeattestedintoRoyalWelshFusileersin1889andservedinIndiawith the2ndBattalionduringtheHazara1891campaign.AfterwardsemployedasaPainterandGlazier,here-attestedintohisoldregimentforservice duringtheGreatWarandwasadvancedSergeant.HeservedatHomeasaDrillInstructorwiththe11thBattalionanddiedofpneumonia,aged 43, on 7 October 1914. He is buried in Seaford Cemetery, East Sussex.
Sold with copied research.
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Jowaki1877-8,Burma1887-89((22003344PPttee..JJoosseepphhRRaappeerr..44BBnn..RRiiff eeBBddee..)) edgenicks and light contact marks, very fne £240-£280
JJoosseepphhHH..RRaappeerrwasborninCamberwell,London,in1851andattestedfortheRi feBrigadeatWestminsterPoliceCourton23December 1869.Heembarkedwiththe4thBattalionforIndiaon27January1874,andsawactiveserviceintheJowakicampaignof1877-78,and subsequentlyintheThirdAnglo-BurmeseWarfrom13December1888to31March1889.HewasawardedaLongServiceandGoodConduct Medal, with gratuity, per Army Order 137 of 1888, and was discharged on 30 December 1890, after 21 years and 8 days’ service. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
Just 64 no-clasp Indian Mutiny Medals were issued to H.M.S. Shannon HHeennrryyGGooddddaarrddwasavolunteerfromthemerchantshipsinCalcuttawhoagreedtosignonaboardH.M.S. Shannon forserviceduringtheIndian Mutiny.
FollowingthedepartureoftwodetachmentswhichlaterformedtheNavalBrigade,threeofficersand61menwereleftbehind.Theirtask-and HenryGoddardwasoneofthem-wastomaintain Shannon andtoarrangeforstoresandsupplies,whichwerefromtimetotimerequiredby theNavalBrigade,tobecollectedandsenttothefrontasquicklyaspossible.WhentheNavalBrigadereturnedto Shannon,thevolunteerswere offeredthechancetoreturntoEngland,ortotaketheirdischargeinCalcutta.HenryGoddardchosethelatter,ashewishedtocontinuehis service in the Merchant Marine Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp ((HH.. GGooddddaarrdd,, AA..BB.. SShhaannnnoonn..)) a few small nicks to obverse, otherwise nearly extremely fne £500-£700
IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp((CCoorrppll..RRoobbtt..HHaallllCC..BBaattttyy1111tthhBBddee..RR..AA..)) suspensionpostloose,contactmarks,otherwise nearly very fne £120-£160
IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp(Ressdr.Meer WullayetHosseinSirdarBahadoor8thIrr:Cav)locallyimpressednamingwith additional contemporary engraved details as shown in italics, very fne and very rare
£3,000-£4,000
Order of British India, 1st Class, Sirdar Bahadoor, 31 May 1857, G.G.O. No. 1483of 24 November 1857. The8thBengalIrregularCavalrywasraisedin1842andits frstactionwasinDecember1843atthebattleofPunniar,nearGwalior.Actively engagedintheFirstSikhwarin1845-46,itfoughtatthebattlesofMoodkee,FerozeshuhurandSobraon.During1857,theregimentwasstationed atBareilly.Itwasconsideredtobedependableandtwoadditionaltroopswereraisedtohelpcurtailtherevolt.However,thenewrecruits convincedtheireldercomradesofthejusticeofthecauseofthemutineersandon31May1857,themajorityofthemdeserted,leavingthe officersandmostoftheN.C.O’sstanding frm.Thetwenty-threeIndianofficersandsowarsthatremainedfaithfulfoughtwithCaptainA.M. Mackenziethroughout1858,andon6AprilofthatyeartheywerecommendedformarkedgallantryatHurra.Their fnebehaviourensuredthe regiment’ssurvival,althoughnoMutinyhonoursweregiven.Theregimentwasreorganizedin1861andwiththetitle6thBengalCavalryitbecame a line regiment of the Bengal Army.
RessaldarMeerWullayatHooseinisrecordedonthestrengthofthe6thBengalCavalryuntilatleast1867,4thinseniorityontheBengal Establishment list of members of the Order of British India (1st Class) with title ‘Sirdar Bahadoor’.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi ((JJ,, LLaanngg.. 6611sstt.. RReeggtt..)) edge bruising, very fne
£300-£400 228855
JJoohhnn LLaanngg attested into the 61st Foot and served in India during the Great Mutiny. He saw later service with the 88th Foot. Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow ((MM.. DDoouugghheerrttyy,, 4422nndd.. RRll.. HHiigghhllaannddeerrss)) contact marks, post slightly bent, good fne £300-400
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow ((GGuunnrr.. && DDrr.. EEddwwiinn MMiilllleerr,, 1133tthh BBnn.. RR.. AArrttyy..)) very fne
China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Canton 1857, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fne £160-£200
Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1866 ((889955.. PPttee.. WW.. WWeebbbb.. 11//RR..BB..)) engraved naming, very fne
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Abyssinia 1867 ((554499 HH.. MMeeaaddee.. 2266tthh RReeggtt..)) suspension repaired, otherwise good very fne £180-£220
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Single Campaign Medals
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 ((LLiieeuutt.. VV.. HH.. MMaahheerr.. 8888tthh.. FFoooott..)) edge bruising, suspension slightly loose, nearly very fne
£600-£800
VVaalleennttiinneeHHeerrbbeerrttMMaahheerrwasbornon10August1846andwascommissionedSecondLieutenant,bypurchase,inthe88thRegimentofFooton 3April1867.PromotedLieutenant,bypurchase,on14January1871,heservedwiththeRegimentinSouthAfricathroughouttheKaffirWarof 1877-78,andduringthelatterpartofthecampaignwasincommandedofamountedtroopoftheRegiment.HewaspromotedCaptainon27 August 1879, and transferred to the Reserve of Officers on Retired Pay on 19 February 1887, being granted the honorary rank of Major.
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 ((CCaapptt:: HH.. JJ.. BBrraaddyy.. AAllbbeerrtt VVoollss..)) cleaned, nearly very fne, scarce to unit
£600-£800
Approximately 42 Medals issued to the Albert Volunteers, all but one with the clasp 1877-8, of which 23 were returned to the Royal Mint. HH.. JJ.. BBrraaddyy was also entitled to the South Africa 1834-53 Medal.
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 ((11557777 PPttee.. AA.. TTaayylloorr,, 9900tthh FFoooott)) very fne
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 ((337799.. PPttee.. SS.. EEttcchheellllss.. 5577tthh FFoooott..)) suspension claw
JJoohhnnCChhaanncceelllloorrwasborninLambegnearLisburn,Ireland,in1837andenlistedintotheBengalHorseArtilleryoftheHonourableEastIndia CompanyatBelfaston1May1859,aged22.HewasimmediatelydispatchedtoIndiawherehewouldspendthenext20yearsand50days. FollowingtheIndianMutinyof1857-58,theforcesoftheH.E.I.C.wereabsorbedintotheBritishArmyandChancellorvolunteeredfortransferto theRoyalHorseArtilleryinFebruary1861.Hetransferredto‘E’Battery,‘F’Brigade(E/F)RHAon29November1862andwaspromotedto Bombardierayearlater,onChristmasDay1863.Furtherpromotionsfollowedinquicksuccession–toCorporalinFebruary1865andSergeant inJuly1866.Here-engagedforatotalof21years’servicewiththeColours,howeverhisrisewasbroughttoahaltwhenhewastriedbyCourt Martial and reduced to the rank of Gunner, most likely for alcohol-related offences, in December 1870.
ThefollowingyearsweremoresettledasChancellorrecoveredfromhisindiscretions,thoughhewashospitalisedin1872havingcontracted CholerawhilststationedatMeerut.HewasagainpromotedtoBombardierinJune1875andCorporalinApril1877.Shortlyafter,inJuly1877,F Brigadewasre-designatedasCBrigadeRHA,andChancellorwaspostedtoHBattery(H/C).ItwaswithH/Cthathewouldseeactiveservice duringtheSecondAfghanWar.ShortlybeforetheoutbreakoftheWar,inSeptember1878,hewaspromotedtoSergeant,andhewasalso awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in November of the same year.
On21October1878,H/CmarchedfromSialkotinthePunjabforCampbellpur,whereitremainedhaltedtill4December,whenitthen proceededtoNaushahratojointhe2ndDivisionPeshawarValleyFieldForceunderthecommandofGeneralMaude.AfterdoingdutyatTaru, Peshawar,andJamruduntil11April1879,thebatterycrossedthefrontierandmoveduptoBasawalwhereitremaineduntil8May.Onthatdate it was ordered back to Peshawar, and subsequently to Naushahra and fnally back to Sialkot, where it arrived on 9 June 1879.
Afewmonthslater,ChancellorandH/CreturnedtoEngland,arrivingon15December1879.Hewasdischargedon1June1880havingserveda total of 21 years and 24 days.
Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((44441111.. DDrriivv:: CC.. TTaayylloorr.. HH//11sstt BBddee.. RR..AA..)) toned, very fne £100-£140 229977
Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((554433.. GGuunnrr.. WW.. CCaarrtteerr.. DD//22nndd.. BBddee.. RR..AA..)) edge bruising, nearly very fne
Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((66555533,, DDrriivv:: JJ.. JJeennkkiinnss,, EE//33 BBddee.. RR..AA..)) toned, good very fne £100-£140
JJaammeessJJeennkkiinnsswasborninChurchstanton,Devonin1835,andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatTauntonon29December1857.Postedinitially tothe12thBattalionRoyalArtillery,andthentothe8thBrigadeRoyalArtilleryinMay1859,JenkinsservedwiththeminIreland,includingin Connagh,Cork,andClonmel,beforereturningtoDevonportinJune1863.Thefollowingyear,on1August1864,hewaspostedtothe22nd Brigade,RoyalArtillery,whowerebasedinMorar,India,andarrivedinIndiaon15October1864.Hetransferredto‘E’Battery,8thBrigade,at Lucknowon1October1867,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1875.InJuly1877,aspartoftheArmy’s reorganisation,8thBrigadewasrenumbered3rdBrigade,andsJenkinsservedwith‘E’Battery,3rdBrigadeduringtheSecondAfghanWaraspart ofthetheadvanceofthe1stDivision,PeshawarValleyFieldForceunderthecommandofGeneralSirSamuelBrowne.Hewasnothowever recordedashavingfoughtwithE/3attheBattleofAliMusjidon21November1878and,mostlikelyduetohavingonlyaround6monthsleftto serve with the Army, he did not see any more service in Afghanistan. JenkinsreturnedtoEnglandinearly1879andwasdischargedon27May1879,after21yearsand146days’service,ofwhich14yearsand290 days were spent soldiering in India. He subsequently retired to Taunton.
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Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp((66557788GGuunnrr..PP..GGaavviinn..CC..BBaatttt::44tthh..BBddee..RR..AA..)) broochpinaddedtoreverseofsuspensionbar, suspension claw slightly loose, minor edge bruising and sometime slightly abrasively cleaned, nearly very fne £80-£100
On19April1879,whilstatWoolwich,GavindesertedfromtheArmy.The4thBrigadewerestationedinAgraanditisprobablethathedeserted toavoidbeingsentbacktoIndia.Here-joinedtenweekslateron1July,whenhewasimprisonedawaitingtrialbycourtmartial.Hewastriedon 17July,foundguiltyandimprisonedforafurther55days.Justthreedaysafterhisreleaseon11September1879,hewasagainarrestedand sentencedtoafurther6weeks’imprisonment,beingreleasedon2November.HeeventuallysetsailforIndiatwodaysbeforeChristmas1879 and arriving on 22 January 1880 and joined ‘C’ Battery, 4th Brigade (C/4) who were deployed on active duty in the Second Afghan War. C/4sawactioninbothphasesofthecampaign, frstlywiththereserveDivisionofMajor-GeneralRoberts’KuramValleyFieldForceandinthe latter,protectingthelinesofcommunicationbetweenKabulandIndiaunderthecommandofBrigadier-GeneralGordon.Arrivingatthebeginning of1880,GavinwouldhavetakenpartintheexpeditionsthroughouttheKuramValley,duringwhichtimethebatterywasrepeatedlyinaction.At thecessationofthewar,C/4recrossedtheborderintoIndia,makingitswaybacktoRawalPindiandsubsequentlyontoLahore.Withinayear,on 20December1881,Gavinonceagainfoundhimselftriedandimprisonedforanother55days.ServiceinIndialedhimtosufferboutsofMalaria, he was hospitalised with heart palpitations, and on 3 March 1884 he passed a Medical Board for return to England. Twoyearslater,Gavin’sill-disciplinecontinued,thistimebeingtriedand fned£5.InApril1887,whilststationedinChristchurch,here-engagedto completeatotalof21yearswiththeregularArmyandatsomepointwastransferredtotheDepotbatteryofthe4thBrigade. Hewas transferredtotheRADistrictStaff in October1890andthentheInspectionBranch,DivisionofArtilleryinApril1892.Hewasgranted permissiontocontinuebeyond21years’servicebefore fnallybeingdischargedon23October1897atWoolwich.Hehadservedatotalof22 years and fve days.
On2May1900Gavinre-engagedforoneyear’sshortservicewiththeRAandwaspostedto103FieldBattery.Hewas42yearsold.Thiswas duringtheBoerWar,whenthepossibilityofadditionaltroopsbeingrequiredforserviceinSouthAfricameantthatadditionalrecruitingwas takingplacetobackflltheregulartroopsathome.Havingservedhisshortservicecontracthewasdischargedon1May1901.Hediedin Woolwich on Christmas Day 1903, aged 46.
Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((226622.. DDrruummrr.. WW.. OOaakklleeyy.. 22//88tthh RReeggtt..)) very fne
£100-£140
Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,AliMusjid((22660011PPttee..II..AAuussttiinn..44tthhBBnn..RRiiff eeBBddee..)) lightcontactmarks,claspfasciaslightlybent, otherwise very fne £100-£140
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
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Afghanistan1878-80,2clasps,Charasia,Kabul((66777799..GGrr..WWBBeennnneetttt..GG//33rrdd..RR..AA..)) scratchestobothobverseandreverse felds, minor edge bruising, very fne £180-£220
Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Basutoland ((LLiieeuutt.. GG.. GG.. EE.. GGrraavveess,, CC..MM.. RRiiffnn..)) good very fne £400-£500
Provenance: Gordon Everson Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2002.
Sold with extensive copied research, including full details of his Court of Enquiry.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1 copy clasp,Alexandria11thJuly((EE..CC..BBaatteemmaann..WW..RR..SStteewwddHH..MM..SS..““SSeeaahhoorrssee””)) good very fne £80-£100
EEddwwaarrddCChhaarrlleessBBaatteemmaannwasborninWindsoron31March1848andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaDomesticSecondClasson20January1881, servinginH.M.S. Seahorse fromthisfareuntil19February1887,andseeingactiveserviceduringthebombardmentofAlexandria.Advanced Domestic First Class on 19 May 1890, he was shore pensioned on 5 March 1906.
Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.
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EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885((55445511PPttee..GG..AAnnddeerrssoonn..22//SSccoottss..GGddss..)) edgebruiseandlight pitting from star, otherwise very fne £120-£160
East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Gambia 1894 ((WW.. WWiillddbboorree.. AA..BB..,, HH..MM..SS.. RRaalleeiigghh..)) nearly extremely fne £300-£400 330077
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2019. Initials given on roll as ‘C.R.’
BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,noclasp((TTpprr..FF..AA..RReeaaddmmaann,,VViicctt..RRiiff eess..)) edgebruising, very fne £240-£280
FFoorrrreessttAAlleexxaannddeerrRReeaaddmmaannwasborninGlasgowon12May1862andhavingemigratedtoSouthAfricawasbyprofessionaFarmerinSouthern Rhodesia. He was appointed Inspector of Glanders for the Victoria District on 16 February 1899. He died at Fort Victoria on 2 June 1943. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895,bronzeissue((551111DDoooollyyBBeeaarreerrMMoohhaannCCoommsstt..TTrraannsspptt..DDeepptttt.. MMaaddrraass)) suspension post slightly bent, good very fne £80-£100
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,Waziristan1901-2((220000SSeerrggtt..BBeehhaarriiLLaallPPoolliicceeDDeepptttt..)) edgebruising,polishedand worn, good fne
TThhoommaassAAssttiillll,aLabourerfromLeamington,Warwickshire,attestedintotheRoyalWarwickshireRegimenton20August1894andservedinThe Sudanwiththe1stBattalionandisadditionallyentitledtoaKhedive’sSudanMedal,claspsAtbara,Khartoum.TransferringtotheMilitaryFoot Policeon1February1901,hewasadvancedSergeanton10February1911andawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalwitha gratuityof£5,underArmyOrder117ofApril1913.HeservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21December1914andwas discharged ‘no longer physically ft for service’ on 21 January 1918.
Note: The recipient’s Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was sold in these rooms in June 2021.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp((NNuurrssiinnggSSiisstteerrMM..HHoollllaanndd)) heavyabrasionstobothedgeandobversethereforegood fne, the reverse better £100-£140
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony ((3311001166 TTpprr:: DD.. WWiillssoonn.. MMiiddllaanndd MM..RR..)) edge bruising, nearly very fne £60-£80
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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Talana ((55331177 PPttee.. WW.. MMaahheerr,, RRll.. DDuubblliinn FFuuss::)) nearly extremely fne £240-£280
WW..MMaahheerrattestedfortheRoyalDublinFusiliersandservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.TheRegimentalHistory statesthathewaswoundedatTalanaon20October1899,butheisnotlistedonthecasualtyrollforTalana.HediedofentericfeveratEstcourt on 8 March 1900.
Sold with copied medal roll extract and other research.
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Provenance: Dr. A .W. Stott Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 1997.
JJoohhnnKKeeaarrnnsswasborninBombayandattestedforthe2ndBattalion,LancashireFusiliers,atBoltonon3November1890,aged18.Heservedwith the 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War, and was killed in action oat Venters Spruit on 20 January 1900.
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState((2277115544CCyycclliissttWW..GGaarrrriittyy..PP..ooffWW..LLtt..HHoorrssee..)) good very fne, and a scarce rank
£120-£160
Sold with copied medal roll extracts confrming additional entitlement to a South Africa 1901 clasp.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Wittebergen((22553366PPttee..JJ..OO’’BBrriieenn,,MMuunnsstteerrFFuuss::)) minorcontactmarks and light edge nicks, very fne
£180-£220
JJaammeessOO’’BBrriieennwasborninLimerickin1867andattestedtherefortheRoyalMunsterFusilierson3April1888.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalion inIndiafrom3September1889to31January1896,andtransferredtotheArmyReserveon6February1896.RecalledtotheColoursonon26 December1899,heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom5Februaryto20October1900,andwasseverely wounded at Bethlehem on 6 July 1900. He was discharged on 3 January 1901, after 12 years and 276 days’ service.
Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.
AArrtthhuurrMMaannddeerrsswasborninWatlington,Oxfordshire,andattestedfortheOxfordshireLightInfantryatOxfordon6January1888.Heservedin IndiaandBurmafromSeptember1890toJanuary1896,andinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfromDecember1899to2December1900, and was wounded in action at Paardeberg on 18 February 1900. He was discharged on 27 April 1901.
Sold with copied service papers, medal roll extract, and other research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal((552299CCppll::DD..BB..MMcc..KKaayy..KKiittcchheenneerr’’ssFF..SS..)) minor edge bruising, nearly very fne £80-£100
DDaavviiddBBaabbiinnggttoonnMMccKKaayywasborninAlice,CapeColony,in1866,andservedwithKitchener’sFightingScoutsduringtheBoerWar,before transferring to the Police. He died in Durban on Christmas Day 1934.
TThhoommaassWWaarrddwasborninDublinin1877andattestedtherefortheRoyalDublinFusilierson18May1896.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalionin SouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwasslightlywoundedbygunshottothefootatColensoon15December1899,andwasagainwounded bygunshottothearmandkneeatHart’sHillon24February1900.Hewasinvalidedon31March1900andwasdischarged,medicallyunft,on6 October 1900.
Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extract (in which his initial is originally given as ‘J’ before being corrected to ‘T’), and other research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Natal,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901, unofficialretainingrodsbetweenclasps ((22443388TTpprr:: WW.. LL.. EEwwiinngg.. NNaattaall PPoolliiccee)) very fne £100-£140 332244 xx
WWiilllliiaammLLeecckkiieeEEwwiinnggjoinedtheNatalPoliceon8February1900,andwasawardedtheNatalclasptohisQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalforservice withthem.HelaterjoinedtheSouthAfricanConstabularywhereheservedasR.D.302SergeantintheReserveDivision,andforhisservicewith them was awarded both the Transvaal and South Africa 1901 clasps. He was discharged on 28 October 1901.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902((44337700PPttee..AA..EE..GGuulllliiffoorrdd..TThhee QQuueeeenn’’ss..)) nearly very fne £80-£100
AArrtthhuurrEEddwwaarrddGGuulllliiffoorrddwasborninWandsworth,London,in1874andattestedfortheRoyalWestSurreyRegiment,servingwiththemin SouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Hesubsequentlyservedasapostman,butre-joinedhisoldRegimenton10September1914andservedwith themduringtheGreatWar(alsoentitledtoa1914-15Startrio).Hewasdischarged,nolongerphysically ftforWarservice,on17July1917, ands was awarded a Silver War Badge no. 217,877. He died in 1955.
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Single Campaign Medals
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState, SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, dateclaspblockunofficiallyattached ((77333388PPttee..EE..CC..LL..GGrraahhaamm..VVooll..CCooyy::OOxxffoorrdd::LL..II..)) fttedwith contemporary top silver pin brooch, minor edge cut, very fne £140-£180
EEddwwiinnCChhaarrlleessLLaauurriieeGGrraahhaammwasbornin1876,atOxford.Inthe1911Censusheis recordedasa35yearoldcapandhatmaker,residingat87GreatClarendonStreet, Oxford. He died in Oxford in 1962. SoldwithanunattributednewspapercuttingregardingthereturnoftheOxford VolunteersfromthewarinSouthAfrica,inwhichPrivateGrahamisnamedashaving servedwith“A”Company;asmallportraitphotographoftherecipientinuniform wearing his medal; and copied research.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith, unofficialrivetsbetweenclasps,withclapscarriagere-constituted ((22770077PPttee..MM..MMcc..GGoooohhaann,,11sstt..CCoonnnnaauugghhttRRaanngg::)) minor official correction, good very fne £140-£180
MMiicchhaaeellMMccGGoooohhaannwasborninCarrigallen,CountyLeitrim,in1868andattestedfortheConnaughtRangersatGalwayon10October1887.He servedwiththe1stBattalioninIndiafrom10October1888to4December1891,andthenwiththe2ndBattalioninMaltafrom5December 1891to19January1895,beforetransferringtotheArmyReserveon23January1895.RecalledtotheColourson9October1899(onthevery lastdayonwhichhewasliabletoberecalled),heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom10November1899to 10 November 1900, and was discharged on 14 February 1901.
Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.
FFrraannkkMMiillnneerrGGaarrddnneerr,aShopmanfromHounslow,Middlesex,attestedintotheImperialYeomanryon2March1901.HeservedinSouthAfrica from 23 March 1901 to 28 April 1902 and was discharged, medically unft, on 29 May 1902.
Note: Gardner’sQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalwasissuedin1905,alateclaim,andgiventhatthenamingonhismedalisofficiallyre-impressedit was almost certainly taken from the pool of those Queen’s South Africa Medals originally returned to the Mint.
Sold with copied service papers and copied medal roll extract.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,South Africa 1901, date clasp unofficially affixed ((33335511 PPttee.. JJ.. BBrreeeenn,, 11sstt.. CCoonnnnaauugghhtt RRaanngg::)) number officially corrected, good very fne £140-£180
JJaammeessBBrreeeennwasborninDublinin1870andattestedtherefortheConnaughtRangerson2January1889.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalionin MaltaandEgyptfrom13July1889to28February1896,andtransferredtotheArmyReserveon31March1896.RecalledtotheColourson9 October1899,heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom10November1899.Returninghome,hewas dischargedon11January1902.Hesubsequentlyre-enlistedfortheArmyReserveon8September1902,andwasdischargedon7September 1906. He died in Dublin on 4 July 1947.
Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast,SouthAfrica 1901, unofficial rivets between state and date clasp ((33449988 PPttee.. TT.. CCooxx,, RRll.. WWaarrwwiicckk:: RReeggtt..)) light contact marks, very fne £120-£160
Sold with copied medal roll extracts confrming clasp entitlement.
King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 ((33995533 PPttee.. SS.. HHeemmiinnggwwaayy.. MMaanncchh:: RReeggtt..)) very fne £70-£90
SS.. HHeemmiinnggwwaayy was wounded at Elandslaagte on 21 October 1899.
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Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 ((BBuurrggeerr CC.. MM.. EErraassmmuuss..)) good very fne
Three: DDrriivveerr JJ.. CC.. EErraassmmuuss,, SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss,, llaatteerr UUnniioonn DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee BritishWarMedal1914-20(542Dvr.J.C.Erasmus-S.A.S.C.(M.T.);WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,theseboth officially impressed ‘225536 J. C. Erasmus’, edge bruise to last, very fne
Six: SS.. EErraassmmuuss,, UUnniioonn DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,allofficiallyimpressed‘M27451S. Erasmus’, mounted court-style for display, very fne (10)
£180-£220
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Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 ((BBuurrggeerr TT.. GG.. NN.. SStteeeennkkaammpp..)) partially officially corrected, good very fne
TTeeuunniiss GGeerrhhaarrdduuss NNiiccoollaaaass SStteeeennkkaammpp served in the Ermelo Kommando in both Natal and the Transvaal. Sold with copied research.
China 1900, no clasp ((CC.. JJ.. SSuuffff oollkk,, PPttee.. RR..MM..,, HH..MM..SS.. IIssiiss..))
Sold with copied medal roll extracts confrming the recipient’s additional entitlement to a 1914-15 Star Trio.
China 1900, 1 clasp, Taku Forts ((EE.. WWhhiittee,, OOrrdd..,, HH..MM..SS.. OOrrllaannddoo)) very fne
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2011.
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Approximately 35 medals with the single clasp Taku Forts awarded to H.M.S. Orlando EEddwwaarrddCChhaarrlleessWWhhiitteewasbornatPortsea,Hampshire,on17October1881,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassaboardH.M.S. St Vincent on6July1897.Hejoined Orlando inFebruary1899andwhilstservinginthisshipwaspromotedAbleSeamanon13July1901.Further advancedLeadingSeamanon17February1911,WhitewassentencedbyCourtMartialon9March1914to1year’simprisonmentandtobe dismissed from the Service, for ‘attempting to procure the commission of an act of gross indecency’. Sold with copied record of service.
AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya((AA..77226633WWddrr..HHaannnniinnggttoonnFFaauussttiinnSS//OOZZeeddeekkiiaann..));IndiaGeneralService1908-35, 3clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Waziristan1919-21,Waziristan1921-24, unofficialretainingrodsbetweenclasps ((44773388LLcc.. NNcckk.. AAkkbbaarr KKhhaann.. 5588 VV.. RRii ff eess..)) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne and better (2)
PPaattrriicckkOO’’DDoonnnneellllattestedfortheRoyalMunsterFusiliersandservedwiththe1stBattalioninIndiaontheNorthWestFrontier,and subsequentlywithduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom25April1915,wherehewaspresumablyoneofthoseMunsters who landed from the River Clyde Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp(2),Malabar1921-22((339911998899TTpprr..JJ..JJ..SSttoorree,,TThheeBBaayyss..));Mohmand1933((SS..SS..MMaajj..AA..JJ.. RR.. PPeerrkkss.. II..MM..TT..)) good very fne and better (2)
£160-£200
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31((KKhhiittGGuullaammMMoohhdd..,,22RR..SSuusssseexxRR..)) very fneandascarce regimental award to a native recipient
£90-£120
AKhidmatgar,or,inUrdu,Khitmutgar,KhitmatgarorKhidmutgaristheIndiannameforamaleservant,especiallyonewhowaitsattable.The BrisbaneCourier of16November1914,initsobituaryofFieldMarshalLordRoberts,noted‘AsfarbackasthesiegeofDelhihisKhitmutgar brought him his meals under fre, and his groom held his horse, awaiting his orders undismayed by shot and shell.’
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31((22881166226611PPttee..RR..WW..MMiillllbbuurrnn..SSeeaaffoorrtthh..));GeneralService 1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48((1144111177773399PPttee..DD..GGrraanntt..RR..SSuusssseexx..))innamedcardboxofissue,withMedalOffice enclosure, addressed to ‘D. Grant Esq., 16 Rose Avenue, Irlam, nr. Manchester’, extremely fne (2)
£100-£140
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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31((1100SSeepp..SSuulleemmaann,,RR..AA..FF..)) contactmarks,edgebruising, preceding digits of number obliterated by fle marks, clasp fascia slightly bent, good fne and a scarce native award to this service
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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31((3377SSwwpprr..HHiirraa,,HHooddssoonn’’ssHHoorrssee..));1914-15Star(2)((PP.. WWrriigghhtt,,CCttnn..MMggrr..;;ZZaammaannAAllii,,BBaassrraahhSSuurrvveeyyPPaarrttyy..));GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq((115533SSwwpprr..HHiirraa..1100--LLaanncceerrss..)) minor official correction to last, very fne (4)
£100-£140
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1935((SShhooeemmaakkeerrKKaalllloooo..,,22--DD..WW..RR..)) contactmarks,slightedge bruising, rank erased and unofficially re-engraved, otherwise very fne and a scarce regimental award to a native recipient £60-£80
£100-£140
JJoosseepphhSShhaawwservedinFrancewiththe9th(TheQueen’sRoyal)Lancersfrom27August1914.Hewaslaterdischargeduponterminationof engagement on 11 October 1916.
JJoohhnnPPeettttyywasborninBradfordandservedinFrancewiththe12th(ThePrinceofWales’sRoyal)Lancersfrom15August1914.Capturedby theGermanson30October1914,hisnameappearsontherollof54menofthe12thLancerstakenprisonerofwarintheopeningyearofthe Great War. 1914 Star (2), with clasp ((33666644 PPttee.. JJ.. SShhaaww.. 99//LLrrss..)); with copy clasp ((11887733 TTppttrr:: JJ.. PPeettttyy.. 1122//LLrrss..)) very fne (2)
1914 Star ((4477556655 CCppll.. AA.. JJ.. CCoobbddeenn.. RR..HH..AA..)) very fne
D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918:
£80-£100
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutywhenheshowedmuchinitiativeinmovingteamsfromapositionwheretheywereunderheavy fre. When the captain was wounded he took his place, and with much skill and courage maintained the supply of ammunition to the battery.’ AArrtthhuurrJJaammeessCCoobbddeenn,anativeofWinchester,wasbornon26April1889andservedwiththeRoyalHorseArtilleryinFrancefrom15August 1914.AdvancedBatterySergeantMajor,hewasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedalin1918andtheLongServiceandGoodConduct Medal in 1927.
TThhoommaassWWiilllliiaammJJaarrvviisswasborninWalthamstowandattestedforthe12thLancersatColchesteron28January1901.PostedtoIndiain1903,he later disembarked in France on 23 November 1914 and was discharged from the Army on 8 November 1918.
GGeeoorrggeeTT..CCooooppeerrattestedforthe21stLancersatAshfordon5June1910,aged15yearsand9months.HeservedwiththeRegimentinAsia from 5 September 1915 and was discharged at Canterbury in 1922, his address upon discharge given as Portland Street, Worthing.
JJoohhnnCC..YYaatteessservedwiththe21stLancersinAsiafrom5September1915.The Journalofthe21stLancers recordshiminSeptember1918as serving with “A” Squadron, Signal Depot, Poona.
GGeeoorrggeeGGrreeeenn,ashoemaker,wasborninNorwichin1868andattestedfortheRoyalRegimentofArtilleryon9June1902.Heservedwiththe Royal Field Artillery in South Africa and later, with the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front from 20 March 1915 to 13 August 1918.
1914-15Star(3)((33996699PPttee..RR..JJoohhnnccoocckk..2211//LLrrss..;;LLiieeuutt..GG..FF..OOllddeerrsshhaaww..RR..AA..MM..CC..;;NNoo..22999922RRffmmnn..DDeebbSSiinnggNNeeggii,,11//3399//GGaarrhhll.. RR ff ss..)) nearly very fne and better (3)
£80-£100
RRaallpphhJJoohhnnccoocckkenlistedinthe21stLancerson25April1912andservedwiththeRegimentinAsiafrom29August1915.Helatertransferredto the Royal Engineers and was raised Corporal whilst serving with the Inland Waterways and Transport Department,. GGeeoorrggeeFFrraanncciissOOllddeerrsshhaawwgraduatedM.D.(1910)UniversityofLiverpool,hisaddressatthattimelistedintheMedicalRegisteras18Walton Park,Liverpool.HelaterservedinEgyptwiththeRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsfrom30September1915,andwasadvancedCaptainbythe cessation of hostilities.
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£70-£90 334499
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fficer of the Order of King George, Greece. London Gazette 21 August 1919. HHeerrbbeerrttSSppiinnddlleerrPPuullllaarr,aDyerfromPerth,wasbornin1872.Heattestedinto6thImperialYeomanryandservedinSouthAfricaduringthe BoerWarandwasadvancedSergeant.CommissionedLieutenantintoForthandFifeYeomanryon3June1901.Resigninghiscommissionin1904. He served during the Great War as a Temporary Major with the Scottish Horse at Gallipoli with the 1/2 Battalion from 1 September 1915. Sold with copied research. 1914-15 Star ((MMaajjoorr HH.. SS.. PPuullllaarr.. 22//SSccoo.. HH..)) very fne
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CChhaarrlleessEEddwwaarrddRRaaiisseeyywasborninRuckley,Wiltshire,andattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatWinchester.Heservedwiththe2nd BattalionduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfromtheinitiallandingson25April1915,presumablybeingoneofthose Hampshireswhoalightedfromthe RiverClyde,andwaskilledinactionfourdayslateron28April1915.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey. Soldwiththe planchetonly ofaKing’sSouthAfrica1901-02,noclasp((11556655..PPttee..JJ..CCaawwoooodd..SSccoottssGGuuaarrddss..)) planchetonly,andheldinacircular mount with pin brooch suspension, nearly very fne 1914-15Star((88668822CC..EE..RRaaiisseeyy..HHaammppss..RR..));BritishWarMedal1914-20((11116699PPttee..WW..CCoonnrrooyy..4433BBnn..AA..II..FF..));Special ConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue((SSeerrggtt..EEddwwaarrddAA..BBoowwyyeerr)) tracesofadhesivetoreverseof frst,nearlyvery fne and better (3) £100-£140
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1914-15Star((22660088PPttee..AA..LLaawwssoonn,,RR..MMuunnss..FFuuss..));VictoryMedal1914-19(3)((99887733SSjjtt..WW..MMuurrpphhyy..RR..MMuunn..FFuuss..;;99008888PPttee.. WW.. WWiillssoonn.. RR.. MMuunn.. FFuuss..;; 2211999933 CCppll.. JJ.. CCaarrlleettoonn.. RR..DD.. FFuuss..)) edge bruising to last, otherwise very fne and better (4) £120-£160
AAllffrreeddLLaawwssoonnattestedfortheRoyalMunsterFusiliersandservedwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWar from7August1915.HewaswoundedbygunshottotheleftshoulderatMudroson24August1915,andwasdischargedClass‘Z’on25 February 1919.
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyWWiillssoonnwasborninWalworth,Surrey,andattestedfortheRoyalMunsterFusiliersinLondon.Heservedwiththe1stBattalion duringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom25April1915,presumablybeingoneofthoseMunsterswhoalightedfromthe River Clyde, and was killed in action on 28 June 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
JJoosseepphhCCaarrlleettoonn(alsorecordedasCarlton)wasborninWhitehall,CountyTyrone,andattestedoriginallyfortheConnaughtRangersat Inniskilling.HetransferredtotheRoyalDublinFusiliersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom7July 1915,beforeproceedingtotheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionwhilstservicewiththe8/9thBattalionon30November1917.Heis buried in Croisilles British Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research.
1914-15Star(3)((11112233PPttee..FF..MM..ZZiillllmmaann..22//LL..HH..RRggtt..AA..II..FF..;;551188PPttee..JJ..CClleellaanndd..2233//BBnn..AA..II..FF..;;66//553322LL//CCppll..JJ..RR..RReeeevveess..NN..ZZ..EE..FF..)) very fne (3)
£100-£140
FFrraannkkMMeellbboouurrnneeZZiillllmmaannwasborninStrathpine,Queensland,andattestedfortheAustralianImperialForceon15April1915.Heservedwith the2ndLightHorseRegimentatGallipolifrom2October1915andwasadmittedtohospitalatHelipolissufferingfromillnesson15December 1915.DisembarkedatMarseilles30June1916,hewaswoundedinactionon4April1918whilstservingasaGunnerinthe13thFieldArtillery Brigade.Admittedtothe11thAustralianFieldAmbulancesufferingfromapenetrativegunshotwoundtotheskull,hediedashortwhilelater. Aged 21 years, he is buried at Querrieu British Cemetery on the Somme.
JJaammeessCClleellaannddwasborninCreswick,Victoria,around1882,andattestedfor‘C’Company,23rdBattalion,AustralianImperialForceon15 February1915.DisembarkedatSuez29March1915,hisArmyServiceRecordnotesthathewasadmittedtohospitalsatGhezirehandHeliopolis sufferingfromeyesightproblemsandlater,neurastheniaon20April1916.AshortwhilelaterhewasinvalidedhometoAustraliaper Itonus with neuritis and post-diptheria.
JJaammeessRR..RReeeevveess,afarmlabourer,wasborninthetownofAshburtononNewZealand’sSouthIslandon3October1890.Heattestedforthe 2nd(SouthCanterbury)Regiment,NewZealandExpeditionaryForceon15August1914,anddisembarkedatAlexandriaon12April1915whilst enroute totheDardanelles.AdmittedtoNo.15GeneralHospital5May1915sufferingfromtheafter-effectsofpneumonia,herejoinedhisunit atGallipolion10June1915,butwassoonadmittedtoNo.1AustralianC.C.S.andevacuatedtoMalta.TransferredtoEnglandforfurthermedical attention,ReeveswaspostedtoFranceinthespringof1916;hispapersnotethathesufferedagunshotwoundtotherightlegon7July1916and another to the left leg on 17 May 1918. He survived the campaign and was discharged in March 1919.
C.I.E. London Gazette 22 June 1914.
C.B.E. London Gazette 8 January 1919.
K.P.M. London Gazette 12 February 1917.
HHaarroollddAArrddeennCClloossee,thesonofGeneralH.P.Close,BombaySta ff Corps,wasbornon13December1863.EducatedatCheltenhamCollege,he attestedintotheIndianPoliceDepartmentin1884.AppointedInspectorGeneralNorthWestFrontierProvince,heservedduringtheGreatWar before his retirement in April 1920. He died, aged 68, in Fleet, Hampshire, on 19 September 1932.
GGeeoorrggeeDDaavviiddssoonnCCrroocckkeettttwasborninLeithon27February1870andservedduringtheGreatWaratthePortsmouthshoreestablishment Excellent as General Messman. His pre-naval occupation is noted as Army Pensioner, Seaforth Highlanders.
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WWiillssoonnWWeessttwasborninAccringtonin1874andattestedforthe12thLancerson15June1892.HeservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar from14March1901to2August1902andlaterre-enlistedinhisformerregimentupontheoutbreakoftheGreatWar.PostedtoFrance23 November 1914, he was discharged on account of failing health on 12 April 1916. JJoosseepphh HH.. WWiilllliiaammss served with the 16th Lancers in France from 17 August 1914.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(5)((44225500AA..SSjjtt..FF..FFooddeenn..11--DD..GGddss..;;DD--77558822PPttee..GG..FF..RReeddmmaann..55--DD..GGddss..;;99880044PPttee..EE..FFaarrmmeerr..1111-HHrrss..;; 111122222244 AA..CCppll.. CC.. GGooddffrreeyy.. FF..GG..HH..;; 11883311 RRffmmnn FFaatteehh SSiinngg RRaannaa,, 11--3399 RR..GG..RR..)) nearly very fne and better (5) £120-£160
FFrreeddFFooddeennwasborninManchesterandattestedfortheDragoonGuardsatColchesteron12August1895.HeservedwiththeRegimentduring the Boer War and in France from 20 September 1914, being later discharged upon termination of engagement on 28 November 1915.
GGeeoorrggeeFFrreeddeerriicckkRReeddmmaannwasborninIslingtonandattestedforthe5thDragoonGuardson29October1912.HisArmyServiceRecordnotes thathedesertedtheregimentinthespringof1914,butrejoinedon14AprilandwentontoservewiththeBritishExpeditionaryForceinFrance from3November1914.Twicewoundedinaction,latterlyaseveregunshotwoundtotheheadandabdomen,hewasdischargedatCanterbury in April 1918.
EEddwwaarrddFFaarrmmeerrservedinFrancefrom16September1914,andwasdischargedduetowoundson13August1916duringtheBattleofthe Somme. The recipient’s MIC records his address as Stockingford, near Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
CChhaarrlleessGGooddffrreeyywasborninWorcesteron12June1896andattestedforthe7thCanadianMountedRi fesatTilsonburg,Ontario,on22January 1915.AppointedShoeingSmith9December1915,hewastakenonstrengthoftheFortGarryHorse22January1916andembarkedforFrance on24February1916.Woundedinaction25October1918whilstservingwiththeYukonMachineGunCompany,hewasdischargedatLondon, Ontario, on 3 March 1919.
PPaattrriicckkSSccaannllaannservedwiththe11thHussarsinFrancefrom15August1914andwasappointedSquadronQuarterMasterSergeanton1 October 1914. He transferred to the Labour Corps in 1917.
AAllbbeerrttBBiiddddyywasborninTwickenhamandservedinAsiawiththe21stLancersfrom5September1915.HewaslaterdischargedfromtheArmy at Canterbury in December 1931.
JJoohhnn TT.. WWaarrdd served with the 21st Lancers during the Great War; his records note forfeiture of 1914-15 Star trio on conviction of a felony. CChhaarrlleessWWiillssoonnwasborninLewishamandservedwiththe21stLancersinIndiaduringtheGreatWar.Hediedon22November1915andis buried at Rawalpindi War Cemetery. His MIC confrms sole entitlement to the BWM.
JJoosseepphhEEddwwaarrddSStteeaaddwasborninMargateandattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsatDoveron7June1904.Aquali fedsaddler,heservedin Francefrom20August1914to30December1914,andagainfrom28September1915to25October1918.HisArmyServiceRecordnotesa smallnumberofindiscretions,including10daysconfnedtobarracks:‘Foundreadinganewspaperintheshoemaker’sshop,whenonsentryduty at 7.45 pm.’
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(4)((55995577PPttee..DD..WW..CCrraaiinnee..1166--LLrrss;;LL--55440033PPttee..AA..RR..DDeellaannii..2211--LLrrss..;;55338811TT..SSjjtt..TT..OO’’BBrriieenn..2211-LLrrss;; LL--1111662222 PPttee.. EE.. WWiisssseennddeenn.. 2211--LLrrss)) generally very fne (4)
DDaanniieellWWiilllliiaammCCrraaiinnee,ahorsekeeper,wasborninNewington,London,in1895,andattestedfortheLancersoftheLineinLondonon12August 1914.InitiallypostedtoDepot,heservedwiththe16thLancersontheWesternFrontfrom8October1914,butwassoonevacuatedto WalthamAbbeyHospitalsufferingfromsickness.TransferredtotheMilitaryFootPolice,helaterclaimedadisabilitypensionin1919asaresultof damage to his left knee sustained in service.
AArrtthhuurrRR..DDeellaanniiwasbornatSt.Pancras,London,in1892,andattestedforthe21stLancerson15April1914.HeservedwiththeRegimentin India, the BWM confrmed upon the recipient’s MIC as his sole entitlement.
TThhoommaassOO’’BBrriieennservedwiththe21stLancersinFrancefrom14August1914,andlatertransferredtotheRoyalArmyVeterinaryCorpson17 March 1915.
EEddwwaarrdd WWiisssseennddeenn was discharged to re-enlist in the Lancers on 14 March 1919.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(5)((LL--33441199PPttee..AA..CCllaapphhaamm..2211--LLrrss..;;LL--33441111PPttee..EE..WW..CCllaarrkkee..2211--LLrrss..;;LL--1122001133PPttee..GG..HH.. CCrroowwee.. 2211--LLrrss..;; LL--1133668800 PPttee.. AA.. GGrruunnddyy.. 2211--LLrrss..;; GGSS--1122555588 AA..CCppll.. WW.. HHoowwiitttt.. 2211--LLrrss..)) nearly very fne and better (5) £120-£160
AAllbbeerrtt CCllaapphhaamm served as a Saddler with the 21st Lancers in Asia from 5 September 1915.
GGeeoorrggee HH.. CCrroowwee served with the 21st Lancers in India during the Great War, the BWM representing his sole entitlement.
AAllbbeerrtt GGrruunnddyy served with the 21st Lancers in India during the Great War, the BWM representing his sole entitlement. WWiilllliiaamm HHoowwiitttt was discharged surplus to military requirements on 10 March 1919 and is further entitled to the Victory Medal. Sold with copied research.
£120-£160 335599
British War Medal 1914-20 ((BBrriigg.. GGeenn.. PP.. DD.. HHaammiillttoonn..)) very fne
C. B. London Gazette 1 January 1918.
C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1917.
M.I.D. London Gazette 2 January 1917 and 10 May 1918. Officer, Military Order of Savoy. London Gazette 22 March 1918. PPeerrccyyDDoouuggllaassHHaammiillttoonn,sonofGeneralRobertG.Hamilton,ColonelCommandant,RoyalEngineers,wasbornon29January1867.After Woolwich,hewascommissionedintotheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon23July1886andservedinIndia,MaltaandGibraltar,beforeserviceduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29September1914.AdvancedLieutenantColonelandTemporaryBrigadierGeneral,hesawfurther service in Italy, and retired in 1924. He died, aged 69, on 15 May 1936. Sold with detailed copied research.
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British War Medal 1914-20 ((33667766 PPttee.. CC.. VV.. KKeeeebbllee.. WW.. GGddss..)) light contact marks, nearly very fne
Memorial Scroll ‘LL..SSjjtt.. CChhaarrlleess AAttttff eelldd,, MM..MM..,, WWeellsshh GGuuaarrddss’, mounted for display in a glazed frame, very good condition (2) £80-£100
CChhaarrlleessVViiccttoorrKKeeeebblleewasborninBurySt.Edmunds,Su ffolk,on1June1898andattestedfortheWelshGuards.Heservedwiththemduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFront,waswoundedinOctober1917,andsubsequentlytransferredtotheMilitaryFootPolice.Incivilianlifehe became a Police Constable in Monmouthshire, and he died in Hampshire on 30 May 1978.
CChhaarrlleessAAtttt ff eellddwasborninHarlesden,Middlesex,andattestedoriginallyfortheGrenadierGuardsatGlasgow.HetransferredtotheWelsh Guardsandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.from17August1915.ForhisgallantryduringtheWarhe wasbothawardedtheMilitaryMedal(LondonGazette 24January1919)andwasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 18December1917). He was killed in action on 6 November 1918, in the fnal week of the War, and is buried in Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery, France.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(3)((1100889944PPttee..TT..CChhaammbbeerrss..RR..IInnnniiss..FFuuss..;;1122883399PPttee..GG..HH..SStteewwaarrtt..RR..IInnnniiss..FFuuss..;;1155778877PPttee..MM.. CCoonnnnoorr..RR..IIrr..FFuuss..)) lastplanchetonly;edgebruisingandcontactmarks,tracesofadhesivetoreverseof frst,generallygood fne and better (3)
£100-£140
TThhoommaassCChhaammbbeerrssattestedfortheRoyalInniskillingFusiliersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom7 August 1915. He subsequently transferred to the Machine Gun Corps.
GGeeoorrggeeHH..SStteewwaarrttattestedfortheRoyalInniskillingFusiliersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom10 July 1915. He subsequently transferred to the Royal Irish Fusiliers.
MMaatttthheewwCCoonnnnoorrattestedfortheRoyalIrishFusilierson26October1914andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreof War from 7 August 1915, suffering a gun shot wound to the leg on his frst day in action.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(3)((77667766PPttee..EE..OO’’NNeeiillll..CCoonnnn..RRaanngg..;;2200888822PPttee..TT..CCoolleemmaann..RR..DD..FFuuss..;;99776655PPttee..EE..HHaayynneess..RR.. DD.. FFuuss..)) very fne (3)
£140-£180
EEddwwaarrddOO’’NNeeiillllwasborninDublinin1882andattestedtherefortheConnaughtRangerson29December1902.TransferringtotheArmy Reserveon4January1906,hewasrecalledforWarserviceon6August1914,andservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom14August1914.HewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaron26August1914;repatriatedfollowingthecessationof hostilities, he was discharged on 16 February 1919, after 16 years and 50 days’ service.
MMiissssMMaarryyCCoorraaFFeeggeenn,ofHamptonCourtPalace,Middlesex,enlistedintheFirstAidNursingYeomanryCorpson1February1918andserved with them during the Great War as a Chauffeuse at Unit 8, St. Omer. She relinquished her appointment on 30 April 1919. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(5)((555533002277PPttee..BB..LL..MMiilllleerr..FF..GG..HH..;;6644449966PPttee..HH..RR..NNeewwiinngg..88LL..HH..RR..AA..II..FF..;;33001122PPttee..CC..FF.. NNoowwllaanndd..22--LL..HH..RR..AA..II..FF..;;11226644AA//DDvvrr..JJ..WW..RReeddwwoooodd..22LL..HH..RR..AA..II..FF..;;33226600PPttee..WW..JJ..SSuuttccllii ffff ..88LL..HH..RR..AA..II..FF..)) replacement suspension and minor edge bruise to last, generally very fne and better (5) £120-£160
BBeerrttrraammLLootthhaayyrreeMMiilllleerr,abankclerk,wasbornonManitoulinIsland,Ontario,Canada,on10April1897,andattestedforthe34thFortGarry HorseatWinnipegon27April1916.HedisembarkedinEnglandperS.S. Northland on22September1916andproceededacrosstheChannelto Franceon19April1917.HisservicewasheavilycurtailedbypyrexiaofunknownoriginwithrepeatedstaysinhospitalatHarfeur,Havreand Epsom. Discharged in 1919, he returned home to Little Current, Ontario. HHaarrrryyRRaayymmoonnddNNeewwiinnggwasbornatMurrambeena,Victoria,Australia,on6March1898,andattestedfortheAustralianImperialForceon26 April1918.HeembarkedatSydneyforEgyptperS.S. PortDarwin on14September1918andservedasaPrivateinthe8thLightHorse Regiment from 12 November 1918 following a long spell of infuenza at sea.
CCllaauuddeeFFrreeddeerriicckkNNoowwllaannddwasbornatMuswellbrook,NewSouthWales,in1881,andattestedforthe2ndLightHorseRegimenton27June 1916. Taken on strength at Moascar 28 January 1917, his service was marred by health complaints including a sore face at El Arish and sickness. JJoosseepphhWWaarrddRReeddwwooooddwasbornatOmaka,NewZealand,around1876,andenlistedinthe2ndLightHorseRegimenton9January1915. EmbarkedfromSydneyper Ayrshire 1September1915,hewitnessedextensiveactiveserviceontheWesternFrontincludingtwicewoundedin actionon28July1917and15October1917;thesecondoccasionisnotedinhisservicerecordasaseveregunshotwoundtotherightarmand right leg. It necessitated evacuation to England for specialist medical attention to his knee and eventual return to Australia in the spring of 1918.
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VictoryMedal1914-19(7)((55334444AA..SSjjtt..WW..HH..EEvvaannss..2211--LLrrss..;;44998899PPttee..TT..NNaaiirrnn2211--LLrrss;;LL--11882277PPttee..AA..SSmmiitthh2211--LLrrss..;;4444224466 SSddllrr..WW..MMaatttthheewwss..RR..AA..;;220088448888PPttee..JJ..OOllddeerrsshhaaww..RRiiff..BBrriigg..;;22332200BBuuggllrrBBiirrbbaahhaadduurrTThhaappaa..22LLaakkhhiimmppuurrBBnn..;;CCaapptt..JJ..NN.. WWaauugghh..)) generally fne and better (7)
£100-£140
TThhoommaassNNaaiirrnnwasborninSunderlandandattestedforthe21stLancerson21December1915.PostedtoFrance15June1916,hewas repostedtothe7thBattalion,RoyalWestKentRegiment,on6August1918.WoundedinActionon24September1918,hediedattheMilitary Hospital, Fort Pitt, Chatham, a week post-Armistice.
JJaammeessNNiiccoollWWaauugghhwasborninAllahabadin1874andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatFerozeporeon10June1892.Heservedalmost2years inSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarandwasmentionedindespatchesfor‘specialandmeritoriousservice’byEarlRobertson4September1901. AlittleoverthreeweekslaterhewasawardedtheD.C.M.inthe LondonGazette of27September1901.HelaterservedinTibetfrom1903-04. AppointedLieutenantintheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsattheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,hewasadvancedCaptainandawardedasilverwar badge on 22 March 1919.
Victory Medal 1914-19 (23242 Pte. G. Peoples. R. Innis. Fus.) extremely fne
£160-£200
GGeeoorrggeePPeeoopplleesswasbornatDoacarrick,CountyDonegal,andattestedfortheRoyalInniskillingFusiliers.Heservedwiththe11thBattalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5October1915,andwaskilledinactiononthe frstdayoftheBattleoftheSomme,1July 1916.OnthisdatethebattalionwasengagedinthevicinityofThiepvalWood,andcameunderheavymachinegun fre,sufferingtotalcasualtiesof approximately 600. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.
Victory Medal 1914-19 ((11999944 GGnnrr.. GGhhuullaamm RRaassuull,, HH..KK..SS..RR..GG..AA..)) minor edge bruising, nearly very fne
GGhhuullaamm RRaassuull served as a Gunner with the Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Garrison Artillery.
Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 ((11335577 GGnnrr.. HH.. GG.. WWaallkkeerr.. RR..AA..)) very fne
£60-£80
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NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914((CChh..1144229977..LLccee..SSeerrggtt..EE..TTuurrnnbbuullll..RR..MM..LL..II..HH..MM..SS..SSpphhiinnxx..)) good very fne £100-£140
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine ((335533000088.. SSggtt.. HH.. NNiicckkssoonn.. RR..AA..FF..)) very fne
M.B.E. London Gazette 2 June 1943.
£80-£100
HHaarrrryyNNiicckkssoonn,anApprenticeShipwright,fromLiverpool,wasbornon25June1896.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon6 July1914andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththeRoyalNavalDivisionfrom28October1914.Hesawfurtherafoatin H.M.S. PeelCastle andwasdischargedon26February1919.HeattestedintotheRoyalAirForceon10January1923andservedwasadvanced Temporary Warrant Officer on 1 October 1940. He died, aged 63, in Liverpool on 13 February 1961. Sold with copied service papers and copied research.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 ((MMaajj.. PP.. NN.. BBrriinnssoonn.. RR..AA..CC..)) in named card box of issue, extremely fne £100-£140
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48((22774400664411GGddssmm..RR..LL..RRaannddaallll..WW..GG..));GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp, Northern Ireland ((2244222200113333 LLCCppll PP SSttaabblleess WWGG)) minor edge bruising to frst, nearly extremely fne (2) £100-£140
RRoobbeerrttLLeewwiissRRaannddaallllwasborninHinckley,Leicestershire,in1931,anddidhisNationalServicewiththeWelshGuards.Helaterbecame Managing Director of the family frm Supreme Hosiery Co. Ltd.
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PPhhiilliipp SSttaabblleess was born in Wallasey, Cheshire, in 1957 and served with the Welsh Guards from 1973 to 1982.
Sold with a Welsh Guards cap badge; an Armed Forces Veterans lapel badge; and copied research.
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337755 IInnookkii JJoohhnn served with the Northern Nigeria Regiment.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Palestine1945-48((4444224400..SSjjtt..WW..WWaattkkiinn..RR..TTkkss..));Malaya,E.II.R.((11556644CCppll..MMuuttiioozzwwaa.. RRhh.. AA..RR..)) edge bruise and contact marks to latter, this nearly very fne; the frst good very fne (2)
£100-£140
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 ((DDNN..1122997711 PPttee.. IInnookkii JJoohhnn.. NN..RR..RR..)) extremely fne, scarce to unit £100-£140
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.((2211001122448866CCppll..SS..MMcc..MMuullllaann..RR..IInnnniisskkss..));GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp, NorthernIreland((2244225533882244GGnnrr..DD..WWhhiittnneeyyRRAA..)) the frstpolishedandworn,therefore fne;thesecondnearlyextremely fne (2) £120-£160
Only 1 Company of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers served in Malaya.
SoldwithalettertoGunnerDavidWhitney,4thLightRegiment,RoyalArtillery,fromhisMemberofParliament,LeonBrittanM.P.,dated16 August1976,expressinghis‘deepestsympathyandverybestwishesforaspeedyandcompleterecovery’followinga‘shootingincidentinthe Ardoyne in which you were injured’.
WW.. JJ.. SSwwaann is believed to have served with ‘C’ (Rhodesia) Squadron, 22 Special Air Service Regiment in Malaya, 1951-53. Soldwithagroupphotographicimageof‘C’(Rhodesia)Squadron,22SpecialAirServiceRegimentinMalaya,inwhicha‘TrooperW.Swan’is identifed.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. ((FFFF//552244 LLaaii CChhyyee HHoocckk CC..LL..CC..)) nearly extremely fne
TheCivilLiaisonCorps(C.L.C.)FerretForce(‘FF’prefx)wasformedinmid-1948toactagainsttheterroristguerillasthenoperatinginthejungle. ItwascomposedofEuropeancivilians,British,GurkhaandMalaytroops,supportedbyChineseliaisonofficersandDyakandIbantrackersfrom Sarawak.Eachgroupwassplitintofoursections,commandedoverallbyanEuropeanwhoknewtheareawelland,moreoftenthannot,hada fund of invaluable local and/or jungle knowledge. DuringitsshortperiodofexistencetheFerretForcediscoveredtwelvepermanentguerillacamps.AfterafewmonthsofoperationtheFerret Forcewasdisbandedfollowingdisagreementsbetweenthepoliceandmilitaryovertheadministrationandcompositionofthisscratchforce, howeveritpavedthewayforotherunitswhowouldtakeontheterroristsontheirownground.ManymembersoftheForcelaterjoinedtheS. A.S. in Malaya.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus ((2222886633007711 PPttee.. PP.. JJ.. WWeellllss.. IInntt.. CCoorrppss..)) minor edge bruising, very fne
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus ((22661133 WW//PP..SS.. JJ.. RRiiddlleeyy..)) extremely fne £60-£80
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus((11551133PP..CC..SS..DD..AAbbddoouullllaahh..));GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Borneo((669900CCppll.. LLaappiinngg AAkk RReeppiirr.. SSaarraawwaakk PPoolliiccee..)) minor edge bruising to frst, good very fne (2)
£100-£140
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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula((2233442299776666FFuussWWFFBBoorreerrRRFF)) aslightlylaterissue,extremely fne,rareto unit £80-£100
Approximately 35 General Service Medals with clasp Arabian Peninsula awarded to the Royal Fusiliers.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula((2233118811889922CCppll..JJ..OO..RRoobbeerrttssoonn..CCaammeerroonniiaannss..)) nearlyextremely fne, scarce to unit £100-£140
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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula ((2233225555332200 FFuuss.. FF.. DDiivveerr.. RR.. IInnnniisskkss..)) extremely fne, scarce to unit
IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37((WW--CCaarrrr..SSaajjaawwaallKKhhaann,,11..RR..NNoorrffoollkkRR..)) slightedge bruising, very fne and a scarce regimental award to a native recipient £80-£100
IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37((WW--CCaarrrr..KKaammaarrZZaammaann..11SS..WWaalleessBBoorrdd..)) suspension slack, nearly very fne and a scarce regimental award to a native recipient £70-£90
IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37((BBeeaarreerrMMoohhdd..AAzziiggKKhhaann,,11SS..WWaalleessBBoorrdd..)) contact marks,edgedigs,attemptederasureoflastpartofunit,slacksuspension,otherwisenearlygood fneandascarceregimental award to a native recipient
£70-£90
IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37((3399WW--CCaarrrr..FFeerroozzeeKKhhaann,,22--AA..&&SS..HH..)) contactmarks, very fne and a scarce regimental award to a native recipient £70-£90 338899
£140-£180 339900
339911
Southern Rhodesia Service Medal, unnamed as issued, very fne
Korea 1950-53, 1st issue ((1199004400111111 PPttee.. RR.. BBllaanndd.. BBuuffff ss..)) good very fne
£80-£100
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Borneo((2211115500441122RRffnn..RRaammbbaahhaadduurrGGuurruunngg..11//22GGRR..)) smallscratchtoobverse feld,good very fne £60-£80 339922 xx
RRaammbbaahhaadduurrGGuurruunnggwasfromthevillageofDharGuanintheTanhunDistrictofNepal,betweenPokharaandGorkha.Hewasdischargedto pension in 1969.
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GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp(2),Borneo((33223311PPCC..PPhhiilliippAAkkTTiinnggggiiee..SSaarraawwaakkPPoolliiccee));MalayPeninsula((77224488PPCC..SSyyeedd DDaarruuss BB.. SSyyeedd HHuussssaaiinn.. AA..DD..PP..)) left hand side of clasp sprung from carriage on last, extremely fne (2)
£100-£140
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Radfan ((RRMM..1155222244 DD.. GG.. CCoooommbbeeyy.. LL//CCppll.. RR..MM..)) nearly extremely fne £100-£140
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Radfan ((RRMM..1177006633 EE.. AA.. JJ.. JJ.. JJoonneess.. MMnnee.. RR..MM..)) extremely fne
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Radfan ((RRMM..2211883377 DD.. JJ.. LLuunnnnoonn.. MMnnee.. RR..MM..)) nearly extremely fne £100-£140
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia((2233666633444400LL//CCppll..TT..KK..MMoorrrriiss..SSccoottssGGrreeyyss..)) nearlyextremely fne,rareto unit
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((MMnnee JJ HHiillll PP003388339922CC RRMM)) nearly extremely fne
£80-£100
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2244117744550033 TTpprr.. JJ.. LLaannddeerrss SSccoottss.. DDGG..)) good very fne £80-£100
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2244778888884477 GGddssmm DD PP CCoommiisskkeeyy IIGG)) good very fne
Sold with a photograph of the recipient as a Piper in the Irish Guards.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2244114466116600 PPttee.. GG.. AA.. MMiiddddlleemmaasstt RR.. AAnngglliiaann..)) nearly extremely fne £200-£240 440022
SoldwithatypednotethatstatesthatPrivateG.A.MiddlemastservedasaPrivatewith11Platoon,‘C’Company,1stBattalion,RoyalAnglian RegimentinNorthernIreland,andwaspresentinLondonderryon‘BloodySunday’,30January1972.Thenotefurtherstatesthathewasthe soldier identifed as INQ 419 who gave evidence to the Saville Inquiry on 14 October 2003, on day 383 of the hearing.
Sold with a full transcript of INQ 419’s evidence to the Saville Inquiry, and a photographic image believed to be that of the recipient.
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GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Borneo,SouthArabia,unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps ((2244004499110088PPttee..WW..MMcc..CCoollll.. AA && SSHH)) nearly extremely fne £80-£100
A typed note with the medal states: ‘23969012 Gdsmn A. Leg - Scots Guards 1963 - Joins 1st Battalion, Scots Guards 1964-Volunteersfor1st(Guards)IndependentParachuteCompany,whichinFebruarywassenttoHerefordandtrainedundercontrolof22nd S.A.S. Regiment. Some members also sent to several hospitals and trained in feld surgery techniques. In April, sent to Singapore and the Jungle Welfare Training Centre. From June to November the Company spent on patrol in Sarawak, and then returned home.
1965-GuardsmanLegvolunteerstojointhenewlyformed“G”(Guards)Squadron,22S.A.S.Regiment,whichculminatedinhimbeingsentout to Malaysia and the patrolling into 1966.
TheaboveinformationcameoutinconversationwithacurrentservingLieutenant,22S.A.S.,whoservedinBorneoin“B”Squadronatthesame time as “G” Squadron and knew Guardsman Leg.’
GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Radfan,SouthArabia, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps ((2233997722444433PPttee..MM..JJ..FFeerrrraanndd.. 11 EE.. AAnngglliiaann)) minor edge bruise, good very fne
£100-£140
The1stBattalionEastAnglianRegimentwasformedon29August1959withtheamalgamationofthe1stbattalionsoftheRoyalNorfolk RegimentandtheSuffolkRegiment.Itwasonlyexistencefor fveyears:on1September1964itbecamethe1stBattalion(RoyalNorfolkand Suffolk), Royal Anglian Regiment.
Vietnam 1964-73 ((221177888822 CC.. GGrraanntt)) good very fne £180-£220
Iraq 2003-11, no clasp ((OOMM((SSSSMM))11 CC BB KKeeeeppiinn DD224466337722TT RRNN)) extremely fne
CC.. BB.. KKeeeeppiinn served in the nuclear-powered submarine H.M.S. Sovereign during Operation Telic.
Jubilee1887,clasp,1897,CityofLondonPolice(PC,635.W.Fitzgerald.);Coronation1902,CityofLondonPolice,bronze(P.C. W. F [sic]. Fitzgerald.) nearly very fne (2)
£100-£140
WWiilllliiaamm HHeennrryy FFiittzzggeerraalldd joined the City of London Police on 10 November 1881 and retired to pension on 24 January 1907.
Three: PPoolliiccee CCoonnssttaabbllee HH.. SS.. CCrroossss,, CCiittyy ooff LLoonnddoonn PPoolliiccee,, wwhhoo dduurriinngg tthhee ccoouurrssee ooff hhiiss ccaarreeeerr wwaass tthhrriiccee CCoommmmeennddeedd Jubilee1897,CityofLondonPolice(P.C.524H.S.Cross.);Coronation1902,CityofLondonPolice,bronze(P.C.H.S.Cross.); Coronation 1911, City of London Police (P.C. H. S. Cross.) mounted as worn, good very fne (3) £160-£200 441100
HHeerrbbeerrttSSuurrrreeyyCCrroosssswasborninGuildford,Surrey,in1869andjoinedtheCityofLondonPoliceon16June1892.Duringthecourseofhis careerhewasthreetimesCommended, frstlyon17December1916‘forcourageousconductinstoppingarunawayhorse’;secondlyon18 March1908‘forthesmartmannerinwhichhearrestedamanforstealingacoat’(forwhichhewasalsoCommendedbytheLordMayor);and thirdly on 3 June 1912 ‘for rendering skilled First Aid and saving a man’s life by applying artifcial respiration.’ Crosswasreprimandedon10July1919for‘makinguseofanimproperremarktohisSergeantwhendetailedforapostatthe9:45a.m.muster on 5 July 1919’, and he was allowed to resign to pension that same day. He died in Croydon, Surrey, on 29 October 1956.
Sold with copied research.
£80-£100 441111
Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze((PP..CC..AA..TTeerrrryy..XX..DDiivv..));togetherwithEgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir, naming neatly erased; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, lacking suspension, very fne or better (3)
Coronation 1911, City of London Police ((PP..CC.. AA.. JJ.. NNiicchhoollllss..)) light contact marks, good very fne
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AAllffrreeddJJaammeessNNiicchhoollllsswasborninWhitechapel,London,on31July1890,thesonofSuperintendentAlfredJamesNicholls,andfollowedhis fatherintotheCityofLondonPoliceon21April1910.PromotedInspectoron18May1928,heretiredtopensionon7March1936.Hediedin Hastings, Sussex, on 9 March 1977.
Sold with copied research, which states that he was also entitled to a 1914-15 Star trio and a Jubilee Medal 1935.
Coronation 1911, City of London Police ((PP..CC.. JJ.. TThhoommppssoonn..)) cleaned, very fne
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£70-£90
JJoohhnnTThhoommppssoonnwasborninRochester,Kent,andattestedforthe2ndDragoonGuardson26August1884.TransferringtotheReserveon26 February1892,hejoinedtheCityofLondonPoliceon24March1892,andretiredtopensionon6April1915.SubsequentlyemployedasaWard Beadle within the City, he died at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital on 1 March 1929.
Sold with copied research which states that he was also awarded the Jubilee Medal 1897 and Coronation Medal 1902.
Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, good very fne Coronation1953,unnamedasissued,mountedforwearwithaDefenceMedal;Jubilee1977,unnamedasissued,in RoyalMint card box of issue, good very fne (5)
£100-£140
Sold with a copy Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse stamped ‘R’.
Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, in card box of issue; Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued, in card box of issue, extremely fne
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.,1stissue;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45,mountedasworn, good very fne
MiniatureMedals:IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps, CapeColony,OrangeFreeState;BritishWarMedal1914-20;DelhiDurbar1911,silver,allofcontemporarymanufacture, good very fne (11)
£80-£100
ImperialServiceMedal(9),G.V.R.,Circularissue,1st‘coinagehead’issue((CCaarrllGGeeoorrggeePPeetteerrsseenn..));G.VI.R.(3),1stissue(2)((AAnnnniiee HHooggaannSSttookkeessBBoorrrrooww;;JJoohhnnMMuurrddoocchhBBrroowwnn));2ndissue((TThhoommaassFFrreeddeerriicckkDDiibbssddaallll));E.II.R.(5),1stissue((FFrreeddeerriicckkHHooookkeerr)); 2nd issue (4) ((WWaalltteerr AAsshhbbyy;; WWiilllliiaamm BBeenntt;; JJoohhnn HHaannccoocckk;; AAllbbeerrtt EEddwwaarrdd HHaayywwaarrdd)) generally good very fne and better (9)
£100-£140
Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. ((SSeerrjjtt.. JJoohhnn NNeewwaallll.. 1144tthh BBddee.. RR..AA..)) contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne
£200-£240
M.S.M. with Annuity £10 awarded in 1870. JJoohhnn NNeewwaallll was severely wounded as a Sergeant during the fnal assault on the Redan, Sebastopol, 8 September 1855. He died in 1878.
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(328.C.Sergt.E.Gregg.82ndFoot);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,E.VII. R. (Bk. Serjt. Mjr. E. Gregg. 82nd Foot.) good very fne
£300-£360
EElliiaassGGrreeggggwasbornatDerbyon17March1839.HewasrecommendedfortheM.S.M.asBarrackWardenon16June1904,stillservingafter 22years6monthsintheline,15years6monthsintheArmyServiceCorps,and8years6monthsasBarrackWarden.Hehad16yearsservice abroad and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal in 1875. He died at Staines in November 1923.
Sold with copied research.
Pair: CChhiieeff AArrmmoouurreerr WW.. MMccMMaahhoonn,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, tthhee rreecciippiieenntt ooff aa rraarree AArrmmyy MM..SS..MM.. RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(277215WilliamMcMahon,Ch.Armr.,H.M.S.Jupiter:);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R., 1st issue (277215 Chief Amr: W. McMahon. Rl: Navy) contact marks and edge bruising, generally very fne and very rare (2) £800-£1,000 441199 xx
Army M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919: ‘For valuable services rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.’ Ofthe119ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedalsawardedtoNavalandRoyalMarinepersonnelintheGreatWar,itismostunlikelythatmorethan six were actually inscribed to the Royal Navy, the majority being to men of the R.N.V.R. or Royal Marines. WWiilllliiaammMMccMMaahhoonnwasborninLeith,MidlothianinFebruary1895andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClassinJuly1894.Postedtothe gunneryschoolH.M.S. Excellent inthefollowingyear,hewasappointedArmourer’sCrewinMarch1896,anArmourer’sMateinMarch1900and an Armourer in July 1903. McMahon was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in July 1909. TheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914foundhimservingbackat Excellent asaChiefArmourerbut,asverifedbyhisservicerecord,hewent outtoFranceandwaswoundedinthechinandtongueinFebruary1915.AdmittedtoNo.10StationaryHospitalatSt.Omer,McMahonwas successfullytreatedanddischargedlaterthatmonth.HewassubsequentlymentionedindespatchesbySirDouglasHaigfor‘distinguishedand gallantservices’withtheRoyalMarineArtillery(LondonGazette 11December1917refers)andwas fnallydemobilisedinMarch1919.Also entitled to 1914-15 Star trio.
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(1400.Tptr.J.Davies.R.H.A.)engravednaming;ArmyMeritoriousService Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue with fxed suspension (Sjt. Tpr. J. Davies. R.H.A.) good very fne (2)
£200-£240
JJoohhnnDDaavviieesswasborninBirkenhead,Cheshire,in1857andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryatWoolwichon22October1878.Heserved withtheArtilleryinIndiafrom29September1879to7November1889,withtherestofhisserviceathome,andwasawardedhisLongService andGoodConductMedal,withGratuity,perArmyOrder43ofApril1897.HewaspromotedSergeantTrumpeteron13January1899,andwas dischargedon17July1906,after27yearsand269days’service.HewasawardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedal,withgratuity,perArmyOrder 166 of 1928. This is his entire medallic entitlement. Sold with copied service papers and other research.
ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal(2),G.V.R.,1stissue((774400443399SS..SSjjtt..CC..GG..TThhoommaass..RR..FF..AA..));G.VI.R.,1stissue((7755226633WW..OO..CCll.. 22.. JJ.. TT.. TTaallbboott.. RR..AA..)) minor edge bruising, good very fne (2)
£100-£140
CCuutthhbbeerrttGGeeoorrggeeTThhoommaassservedduringtheGreatWarathomeattachedHeadquarters,343rdBrigadeRoyalFieldArtillery,andwasawardedan immediateMeritoriousServiceMedal‘inrecognitionofvaluableservicerenderedinconnectionwiththeWar’(LondonGazette 3June1919).He did not serve overseas during the Great War and this is his sole medallic entitlement for the confict.
Royal Naval Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (D.A. 1207 H. Curman, Dk. Hd. R.N.R. “Algenib” Gibraltar 1918) very fne £300-£400
Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, January 1997. Approximately 102 Meritorious Service Medals were awarded to the Royal Naval Reserve.
M.S.M. London Gazette 22 April 1919:
‘For services on the Mediterranean Station (Gibraltar) between 1 July and 11 November 1918.’
H.M.S. Algenib (ex-Neptune) was a Portuguese trawler purchased in 1915 for anti-submarine duties, based at Gibraltar in 1918. HHaarrrryyCCuurrmmaann,adeckhandintheRoyalNavalReserve,wasadditionallyawardedaSeaGallantryMedalinbronzeforhisoutstandingbraveryand couragedisplayedwhentheSteamship LordCharlemont wassunkwithoutwarningbyatorpedofromaGermanSubmarine22milesNorthfrom AlboranIslandintheWesternMediterraneanon19April1918.Eightofthecrewwerekilledintheattack.‘Onobservingthatthevesselhadbeen struck,the Crucis,whichformedpartoftheescort,atonceboredownandlaunchedaboatwhich,underthecommandofSecondHandAlfred Elsome,andmannedbyLeadingSeamanJosephAnsleyandDeckhandHarryCurman,succeededinpickinguptheMasterandfourChinese membersofthe LordCharlemont'screw.Theboatwasbeingdrivenbytherisingwindandseaanditbecameimpossibletoreturntothetrawler. ItwasaccordinglydecidedtomakefortheSpanishcoast.TheMasterofthe LordCharlemont hadbeenseverelyburnt,andElsomeattendedto hisinjuries,takingoff hisownshirtandsingletinordertobandagetheMaster'sfaceandhands.Curmanalsotookoff hissingletandputitround oneoftherescuedmen.TheboatultimatelyreachedSanJoséonthemorningofthe20April,twooftheChinesemenhavingdiedonthe passage.Elsomeandthetwootherswereunremittingintheirattentionstotherescuedmen,andinadditiontothisheremainedatthetiller, while they continued rowing, without a break, in very rough seas, for about 27 hours.’ (The Sea Gallantry Medal, by R. J. Scarlett refers).
FortheirgallantryElsomewasawardedtheSeaGallantryMedalinSilver(aswellasbeingawardedtheDistinguishedServiceMedalfor'Servicesin theAuxiliaryPatrol');andAnsleyand CurmantheSeaGallantryMedalinBronze.CurmanwaspresentedwithhisMedalbyH.M.KingGeorgeV on 3 December 1919.
Only17GeorgeV‘CoinageHead’issuesappeartohavebeenissuedtotheRoyal Marines, of which 8 are known.
JJaammeessFFlleemmiinnggwasborninGosport,Hampshireon28July1849andenlistedintothe RoyalMarineson28October1863.HewasbasedatPortsmouthtoJanuary1865, VictorytoJanuary1866,PortsmouthagaintoDecember1867,DashertoDecember 1869,andPortsmouth,January1870-August1888(duringwhichperiodhere-engaged on11thAugust1875)whenhewasdischarged.HewaspromotedtoCorporalin September1870andtoSergeantinDecember1873andwasawardedtheLongService andGoodConductMedalon15August1877.HisapplicationfortheMeritorious ServiceMedalwasreceivedfromhissonon3September1931andtheMedaland Annuity was approved on 27 February 1933.
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,W.IV.R.(T.Godding,Reg.Serjt.Major9thLancers.1837.)piercedwithsilverringandstraightbarsuspension; 9thQueen’sRoyalLancersRegimentalMedal1837,silver,59mm,hallmarkedEdinburgh1836,maker’smark‘JN’forJames Nasmyth,Boxmaker,engravedwithinreededrim, Obv: Twocrossedlanceswith“9”inthecentre,issuingfromwhichisa radiatingsunburst,aRoyalcrownaboveandQueenAdelaide’smonogrambelow;legendaround,“QUEENSROYALLANCERS” andatthebottom“PENINSULA”; Rev: inthecentre“PRESENTEDtoRegtl.Sergt.MajorTHOMASGODDINGbyTheOfficers ofHisRegimentAsatokenofEsteemANDINTESTIMONYOFHISFaithfulandMeritoriousServicesforupwardsof32Years, March1837”,aroundtheabove“PRESENTATTHESEIGESOFBUENOSAYRES,&FLUSHING,ATTHEBATTLESOF ARROYODEMOLINO,VITTORIA,ST.SEBASTIAN,PYRENEES,ORTHES,&TOLOUSE.”,withintegralornatelychasedloop withconnectingringandstraightbarsuspension;9thQueen’sRoyalLancersRegimentalMedal1837,silver,50mm,unmarked, engravedwithinreededrim, Obv: asabovebutwithoutradiatingsunburst,withasimplermonogramandnohallmarks; Rev: engraved“EDINBURGH20thMarch1837PRESENTEDTOREGL.SERGEANTMAJORThomasGoddingBYTHENON COMD.OFFICERSoftheRegimentASATOKENOFESTEEMandinTestimonyofhisGallantandMeritoriousSERVICESFor upwards of 32 Years.”, with integral ornately chased loop and ring for suspension, extremely fne (3) £1,800-£2,200
Provenance: FirstmentionedintheStewart-MacKenzieCollection1874(catalogueunseen);listedincatalogueofLieutenant-ColonelH.F.Eaton 1880(3medals)andsoldinhiscollection(asLordCheylesmore)atGlendining’s,July1930(onlyL.S.&G.C.andOfficer’smedallisted,thelatter illustrated);purchasedbyE.E.NeedesandsoldinhiscollectionatGlendining’s,November1939(3medals).AlsonotedbyNeedesinhisvery detailedrecords, ‘AnothermedalTombscollection,Glendining23.4.1918(Spink£5)and12.5.1922;anotherelectroGlendining12.10.1922.I wondered if an electro from original in Cheylesmore coll. Major Tombs at one time had a pair of electros & also Dr Fleming.’ ElectrotypecopiesofbothmedalswereacquiredinApril1965bythe9/12RoyalLancersfortheirmuseumcollection.Thesmallerofthese electrotypes is known to weigh ‘a full 4.6 ounces exactly’, whilst the original offered above weighs 1.75 ounces. L.S. & G.C. signed for by the recipient, 24 August 1837.
The last two referenced in Balmer, R58 and R59.
TThhoommaassGGooddddiinnggwasbornin1783intheParishofMarketLavington,nearDevizes,Wiltshire,andattestedforthe9thLancersatMyshall, CountyCarlow,on31October 1804,aged21,alabourerbytrade.HewaspromotedCorporalon23June1811;Sergeant,25November1811; TroopSergeantMajor,29April1819;andRegimentalSergeantMajor,15September1832.Heserved‘9monthsinSouthAmerica[and]was presentatthesiegeofBuenosAyres;3monthsinWalcheren[and]waspresentatthesiegeofFlushing;2yearsinthePeninsula[and]inactionat ArroyodeMolino (sic) wherehedistinguishedhimselfbyrescuingCaptHandleyfromtheattackoftwoFrenchdragoonsandwasslightly wounded in the left hand; 10 months in France, in action at Orthes and Toulouse; the remainder at Home.’
TheRegimentreturnedtoEnglandinApril1813,butGoddingwastransferredtotheStaff andwaspresentwiththematVittoria,StSebastian, Pyrenees,OrthesandToulouse.HeisbelievedtohavebeenanOrderlyofLordGeorgeLennoxofthe9thLancersonWellington’sStaff.Hewas discharged at Piershill Barracks, Edinburgh, on 23 March 1837, in consequence of ‘disease and debility’. The appended Surgeon’s Report states: ‘SergeantMajorThomasGodding,Aged54.IntheService32years.Disease,ChronicRheumatismofLoins&RightHipJoint.Healsosuffers frequently from irregular attacks of Hepatic Disease & intermittent fever, consequent to Walcheren disease.
Hisdisabilitiesareoftoooldadate&longstandingtoenablemetostateWhen&Howcontracted,butinmyopinionarefairlyattributabletohis exertions in the performance of his duty as a Dragoon, with long and faithful service, & vicissitudes of climate. He served in South America, Walcheren and in the Peninsula, & was slightly wounded in the left hand, in the latter, in October 1811. His conduct when under Medical Treatment has always been excellent.’
TwosilverRegimentalMedalswerepresentedtoGoddingatEdinburghinMarch1837,uponhisdischarge,onefromtheOfficersandanother, slightlysmaller,fromtheNonCommissionedOfficers.HewasenrolledasaYeomanWarderattheTowerofLondoninJuly1837,aprivileged appointmentwhichincludedpayontopofhispensionandfreequartersattheTower,unliketheYeomenoftheGuardwhoresidedintheir homesacrosstheland,andwereonlycalledoutforspecialceremonialduties.GoddingreceivedhisL.S.&G.C.medalinAugust1837anddiedat Ash Lane, Walworth, in July 1839, too early to claim the Military General Service medal. He was buried at the Tower of London on 30 July. Sold with copied discharge papers and relevant catalogue listings.
Long Service Medals
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(3)((221155..QQrr..MMrr..SSeerrggtt..JJ..HHoogggg..7744tthh..FFoooott;;22441133..PP..MM..SSeerrjjtt..TT..MMuulllliinnss,, 11sstt..BBnn..1155tthh..FFoooott;;22112255CCoorrppll..JJoosshh..RRiiddlleeyy7788tthh..FFoooott)) allthreemedalssometimebrooched,the frstpiercedwith rudimentary ring suspension, the second with edge bruising obscuring part of number and ‘j’ of rank, fair to good fne (3) £120-£160
JJaammeessHHooggggwasborninStirlingin1838andattestedforthe74thRegimentofFootinGlasgowon5January1858.PostedoverseastotheEast Indies,MaltaandHongKong,hetransferredtothe1stStirlingshireRoyalVolunteerCorpsasSergeantInstructoron8December1879andtook his retirement on 15 November 1882.
TThhoommaassMMuulllliinnsswasborninLimerickaround1821andattestedforthe30thRegimentofFooton5January1844.Transferredtothe15thFoot asPrivate1June1844,hewitnessedoverseasserviceinCeylon,GibraltarandAmerica.AdvancedPaymasterSergeant1April1857,Mullinswas grantedtheL.S.&G.C.Medalwith£10gratuityin1862aftereighteenyearswiththeColours.HewassubsequentlydischargedatFrederictonon 19 July 1865, his conduct and character described as ‘very good.’
JJoosseepphhRRiiddlleeyywasborninSouthLeith,Edinburgh,around1826,andattestedforthe78thRegimentofFootinhishomecityon30April1844.He served 12 years overseas in the East Indies and was discharged to pension at Aberdeen after 21 years with the Colours on 6 May 1865.
Sold with copied service records.
ArmyL.S.&G.C.(3),E.VII.R.(2)((44118888SSqq..SS..MMjjrr::AA..GGlleennff eelldd..1177//LLrrss..;;SSuubb--CCoonnddttrr..FF..JJ..PPoowweellll..SS&&TTCCoorrppss..));G.V.R.,1st issue((1122880055BBnnddssmmnn::HH..TThhwwaaiitteess..GG..GGddss..)) the frstandsecondgoodvery fne, thelastmountedfromsilvertopwearingpin, this engraved ‘Long Service’, polished with contact marks, good fne (3) £100-£140
AArrtthhuurrGGlleenn ff eelldd,agroom,wasborninShe ffieldandattestedfortheCheshireRegimentatHerefordon26January1891.Transferredtothe5th Lancersin1895and17thLancersasCorporalon26May1897,heservedfouryearsinIndiaandwasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.Medalin1909.A distinguished marksman, he was discharged at Nottingham in 1909, his conduct and character noted as ‘exemplary.’ HHaarrrryyTThhwwaaiitteess,,amusician,wasbornaround1878andwitnessedinitialserviceinEgyptandtheSudanwiththe21stLancers,hisArmyService Recordstating:‘includingOmdurmanaction.’Dischargeduponterminationofhis frstperiodofengagement,here-attestedfortheRoyalDublin Fusiliersin1905andlatertransferredtotheGrenadierGuardson1August1906.PostedtoFrancefrom21October1915,hewasdischargedto pension in England on 27 January 1916.
ArmyL.S.&G.C.(2),E.VII.R.((445566SSjjtt::WW..BBrrooookkeerr..MM..FF..PP..));E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy((22662266331188CCppll..AA..EE..SSeeaarrllee..GGrreenn.. GGddss..)) in named card box of issue, the frst polished and worn, therefore fne; the second nearly extremely fne (2) £80-£100
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(3)((331122774411WW..OO..CCll..IIII..SS..LLeeee..2211--LLrrss..;;331122004477SS..SSmmiitthhFF..JJ..TTaayylloorr..2211--LLrrss..;;SS--SSggtt..AA..OO.. WWiillllss,, II..OO..DD..)) surname on frst officially corrected, very fne and better (3)
FFrreeddeerriicckkJJ..TTaayylloorr,abaker,wasborninTauntonandattestedforthe21stLancersatExeteron19February1902.HeservedinAsiafrom5 September 1915 and was discharged at Canterbury in 1925, his conduct noted as ‘exemplary’.
AArrtthhuurrOOlliivveerrWWiillllss,amusician,wasborninBangaloreandattestedforthe21stLancersinLondonon7March1903.HisArmyServiceRecord statesthathepassedaclassofinstructionattheR.M.SchoolofMusicin1905,beingawardedaprizecertifcateforthe fute.Transferredtothe IndianUnattachedList30April1915,hewaspostedtodutywiththeIndianOrdnanceDepotandservedinMesopotamiafrom12June1918. Advanced Sub Conductor on 29 July 1922, he took his discharge from the Army whilst in India in September 1924. Soldwithcopiedservicerecordsanda fneRoyalNavalandMilitaryTournamentsilvermedallion,engravedtoreverse‘HeadsandPosts1909 Regulars 1st. Prize won by Sergt. Lee 21st. Lancers’, in Stirling Silversmiths (Cairo) ftted box.
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(3),1stissue((1133558811PPttee..NN..PP..SShheeppppaarrdd..2211//LLrrss::));2ndissuewith fxedsuspension((331155000011CCppll..CC..EE.. HHoonnee.. 99--LL..)); 3rd issue, Regular Army ((553366667766 SS.. SSjjtt.. RR.. DD.. SSmmiitthh.. 1144--2200 HH..)) minor edge bruise to last, very fne and better (3) £100-£140 442299
NNeevviilllleePP..SShheeppppaarrddwasborninWoottonBassettin1883andservedwiththe21stLancersinAsiafrom5September1915.Hewas congratulated in The Vidette on 31 December 1919 upon the award of his L.S. & G.C. Medal and was discharged at Canterbury three years later. CChhaarrlleessEEddwwiinnHHoonnee,agardener,wasborninBy feet,nearWoking,inMay1890,andservedwiththe21stLancersinAsiafrom5September 1915. Awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal in April 1928, he was discharged at Canterbury on 25 May 1930. RReeggiinnaallddDDeennnniissSSmmiitthhwasborninStroudandservedwiththe14thHussarsinAsiafrom14November1915.PostedtoIndiaandlaterCologne as part of the Army of Occupation, he was discharged at Canterbury on 14 January 1933. Sold with copied service records and research.
Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue ((111199 SS.. MMjjrr:: JJ.. RR.. NNiicchhoollllss.. RR..FF..CC..)) very fne
443311
£80-£100
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension(2)((66997722115577FFssrr..WW..KKiirrkkbbrriiddee..RR..IInnnniiss..FFuuss..;;77110099110077SSjjtt..MM..TTrraacceeyy.. RR..UU.. RRiiff..)) nearly very fne and better (2) £80-£100
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Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension ((WW.. BBaakkeerr PPttee.. RR..MM.. 2222 YYrrss..)) engraved naming, minor edge nicks, good very fne £500-£700
RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension((JJ..CC..OOaakklleeyyNNaavvaallSScchhoooollMMrr..HH..MM..SS..HHeeccttoorr..))engravednaming, minoredge bruise, very fne, scarce to rate £120-£160
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, ((WWmm.. KKiinngg.. SS..BB.. SStteewwdd.. HH..MM.. RRll.. NNaavvll.. BBaarrrrkkss..)) engraved naming, very fne £140-£180 443355
JJoohhnnCCaammppiioonnwasborninLondonon6May1832and frstjoinedtheRoyalNavyon18June1854,servinginH.M.S. Powerful.Volunteeringfor ContinuousServiceasamasteratArmsinH.M.S. Endymion on1March1869,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon23 November 1877, and was shore pensioned on 31 March 1878. Sold with copied record of service.
RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.(3),V.R.,narrowsuspension((AAllffdd..WWiinnggff eelldd,,CChhff..CCaarrpprrss..MMaattee..HH..MM..SS..HHaarrtt..))impressednaming;G.V.R., 2ndissue, fxedsuspension((MM..55664444AA..WW..AA..MMaayyoo..OO..AA..22..HH..MM..SS..EEggmmoonntt..));G.VI.R.,1stissue((KK..6600889911WW..JJ..MMiilllleerr..SS..PP..OO..HH.. MM..SS.. FFoowweeyy..)) heavy edge bruising and contact marks to frst, this good fne; the others better (3) £120-£160
RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension((WWiillllmm..JJoohhnnssoonn,,CCoolloorrSSeerrggtt..4455tthh..CCoo..RR..MM..LL..II..))impressednaming, minoredge nicks, very fne £100-£140
RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension((CC..HH..EElllliiss..PPttee..NNoo..44004499..PPllyymmoo..RR..MM..LL..II..))impressednaming, lightcontact marks, very fne £120-£160
CChhrriissttoopphheerrSShhrreetttt, alias CChhrriissttoopphheerrHHeerrbbeerrttEElllliisswasborninBattersea,London,on9June1868andenlistedintheRoyalMarineLightInfantry on9May1887.heservedwiththeNavalBrigadeinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar(entitledtoaQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalwithclasp Natal),andalsoinChinaduringtheBoxerRebellion(entitledtoaChinaMedalwithclaspReliefofPekin),wherehewaswoundedinboththighs intheactionatTientsin.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon7July1902,andwasdischargedin1908,after21years’ service, subsequently enrolling in the Royal Naval Reserve. ElliswasrecalledforWarserviceon2August1914andservedduringtheGreatWarinitiallyinH.M.S. Argonaut aspartofthe9thCruiser Squadron, before transferring to H.M.S. King Alfred on 1 July 1915. He was shore demobilised on 15 May 1919. Sold with copied research.
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue ((RRMMBB//2288.. WWhh BBoooobbiieerr,, MMuussiicciiaann,, RR..MM.. BBaanndd..)) very fne
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyBBoooobbiieerrwasborninExeter,Devon,on15October1885andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBandBoy(playingtheclarinet).On22 July1903hewasoneof34RoyalNavalBandsmenandBandBoysunderChiefBandmasterH.E.Lidiard,R.N.,whobecameFoundingMembersof theRoyalMarinesBandService(aswellasbecomingtheBandRoyalNavalSchoolofMusic),andheformallytransferredtotheRoyalMarinesthat same day. By late 1904 the Royal Marines Band had swelled to over 700 members.
BoobierwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon28November1918,andalsoreceivedaBritishWarMedal.Hewasinvalided out of the Service on 16 January 1924, after 21 years and 187 days’ service with the Royal Marines Band.
Sold with copied record of service and other research, including a photograph of the frst personnel of the Royal Marines Band.
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue ((RRMMBB..XX..8888 SS.. MMccLLeeaarriiee,, MMuuss.. HH..MM..SS.. CCeeyylloonn)) good
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2015.
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue ((MMEEMMNN11 DD WW SSmmiitthh DD007777444499MM
H.M.S. Conqueror,anuclear-poweredsubmarinethatservedintheRoyalNavyfrom1971to1990,istheonlynuclear-poweredsubmarineto haveever fredashotinangeratanothervessel,whensheengagedandsunkthe GeneralBelgrano duringtheFalklandsWar(althoughitisnot known whether Smith was serving in her at the time).
IndianArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,2ndissue,anchorreverse((QQuuaarrtteerrMMaasstteerrSSeerrggtt..JJaammeerrMMaalloonnee2233ss..PPuunnjjaabbIInnffyy..99tthh..FFeebbyy..11885599..)) edge bruising and contact marks, better than good fne, scarce £400-£500
Thetrueoriginsofthisscarcemedalareunknownbutitwouldappearthatabout100werestruckinerrorbyWyonandsentouttoIndiain 1859.TheyareknowntohavebeenissuedtoallthreepresidenciesbutthemistakewasonlydiscoveredthefollowingyearbytheGovernmentof Bombay, by which time they had probably all been issued. In1873,inresponsetoanIndiaOfficerequesttoexplainthe‘differenceindesignoftheMedalsfor“LongServiceandGoodConduct”and “MeritoriousService,”suppliedtothisOffice,andthosesuppliedtotheWarOffice,’MrWyonrepliedasrequestedbutadded‘Thereisalsoa Naval Long Service Medal but it has probably never been used.’
King’sAfricanRifesL.S.&G.C.(2),G.V.R.,1stissue((11338866MMuull--AAwwaallAAlliiOOwwaarrii44KK..AA..RR..));G.VI.R.,1stissue((6600111199SSggtt..MMffaauummee BBiinn LLuuwwuunnjjee.. KK..AA..RR..)) frst polished and worn, thus fair to fne; the second very fne (2)
£240-£280
SoldwithanoriginalCommissionDocumentappointingAArrtthhuurrPPeerrccyyDDaavviissaCaptaininthe3rdCornwallArtilleryCorps,VolunteerForces, dated26March1873,withouter damaged OHMStransmissionenvelopeaddressedto‘TheOfficerCommanding,3rdCornwallArtillery Volunteer Corps, Fowey’, with post office cancellation stamp dated 18 June 1874. VolunteerOfficers’Decoration,V.R.cypher,silverandsilver-gilthallmarksforLondon1892,withintegraltopbroochbar,in somewhat scuffed ftted case of issue, gilding all rubbed, overall very fne
VolunteerForceLongService,V.R.,‘VictoriaReginaetImperatrix’((MMaajjoorrEE..JJ..CCaarrrroollll,,KKaaffff rraarriiaannRRii ff eess)),engravednaming; togetherwiththerecipient’srelatedminiatureaward(thisa‘VictoriaRegina’issue),theedgeengraved‘FFrroommJJ..WW..MMccLL..ttooEE..JJ.. CC..’, good very fne and better (2) £160-£200
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2006.
VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,E.VII.R.(2)((997755LL..SSggtt..WW..JJ..PPrriiccee..22nndd..TToowweerrHHaammlleettssVV..RR..CC..;;22332299PPttee..AA..YYaatteess..22nndd.. TToowweerr HHaammlleettss VV..RR..CC..)) both impressed naming, scratch marks to obverse feld of frst, good fne and better (2) £70-£90
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Approximately 39 Militia Long Service and Good Conduct Medals awarded to the 5th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifes. SS..LLiilllleeyyservedwiththe5thBattalion,RoyalIrishRi fes,andwasawardedhisMilitiaLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder206 of November 1905.
Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. ((333300007700 PPiippeerr HH.. WWiillddeerr.. 99--HHiigghh.. LL..II..)) contact marks, nearly very fne
£60-£80
HHaarroollddWWiillddeerrservedasaPiperwiththe9thBattalion,HighlandLightInfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5November 1914 (also entitled to a 1914 Star trio), ands was awarded his Territorial Force Efficiency Medal in November 1920.
EfficiencyMedal(2),G.V.R.,India((PPttee..WW..AA..MM..WWaallkkeerr..CCaall..SSccoott..,,AA..FF..II..));G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial((77001144444422..CCppll..WW..WW.. AAllsshh.. RR..UU..RR..LL..II..RR..)) good very fne and better (2)
£70-£90
EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(3)(( 55449999998855GGnnrr..MM..JJ..DD..DDrreeww..RR..AA..;;22005511770099GGnnrr..RR..WW..MMaacckkeellllooww..RR..AA..;; 66001177333377SSjjtt..CC..SS..MMaarrrriiaaggee..EEsssseexx..))lastwithnamedcardboxofissue, numberpartiallyofficiallycorrectedon frst,otherwise good very fne and better (3)
£100-£140
Efficiency Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, T. & A.V.R. ((2233447788882222nn WW..OO.. CCll.. 22.. RR.. EE.. WW.. HHuummpphhrreeyyss.. PPaarraa..)) edge bruise, good very fne £180-£220
Hong Kong Police Medal for Merit, G.V.R., 3rd Class, bronze, unnamed, light contact marks, very fne, scarce
Malta Police Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue, unnamed specimen, extremely fne, rare
VictoriaCross, thisacopy;1914-15Star, namingerased;BritishWarandVictoryMedals, namingerased;DefenceandWar Medals1939-45;RoyalVictorianMedal,E.II.R.,1stissue,silver,unnamedasissued;Jubilee1935;Coronation1937;Coronation 1953,theseallunnamedasissued;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue, namingerased;ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI. R., 1st issue (146 Col. Sjt. H. Browning. S. Staffords.) mounted court-style for display, contact marks, nearly very fne (12) £600-£800
V.C. London Gazette 23 July 1918:
‘For most conspicuous gallantry in the operations against Zeebrugge and Ostend on the night of 22-23 April 1918. SergeantFinchwassecondincommandofthepom-pomsandLewisgunsintheforetopofH.M.S. Vindictive,underLieutenantCharlesN.B. Rigby,R.M.A.Atoneperiodthe Vindictive wasbeinghiteveryfewseconds,chiefyintheupperworks,fromwhichsplinterscausedmany casualties.Itwasdifficulttolocatethegunswhichweredoingthemostdamage,butLieutenantRigby,SergeantFinchandtheMarinesinthe foretop,keptupacontinuous frewithpom-pomsandLewisguns,changingrapidlyfromonetargettoanother,andthuskeepingtheenemy's fre downtosomeconsiderableextent.Unfortunatelytwoheavyshellsmadedirecthitsontheforetop,whichwascompletelyexposedtoenemy concentrationof fre.AllinthetopwerekilledordisabledexceptSergeantFinch,whowas,however,severelywounded;neverthelessheshowed consummatebravery,remaininginhisbatteredandexposedposition.HeoncemoregotaLewisgunintoaction,andkeptupacontinuous fre, harassingtheenemyonthemole,untiltheforetopreceivedanotherdirecthit,theremainderofthearmamentbeingthencompletelyputoutof action. Before the top was destroyed Sergeant Finch had done invaluable work, and by his bravery undoubtedly saved many lives. ThisverygallantsergeantoftheRoyalMarineArtillerywasselectedbythe4thBattalionofRoyalMarines,whoweremostlyRoyalMarineLight Infantry, to receive the Victoria Cross under Rule 13 of the Royal Warrant dated 29th January, 1856.’
R.V.M. London Gazette 13 June 1964.
M.S.M. Awarded per Army Order 161 of 1946.
NNoorrmmaannAAuugguussttuussFFiinncchhwasborninBirminghamon26October1890andenlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryinJanuary1908.Heservedwith theHomeFleetandontheChinaStation,andthenduringthe frstyearsoftheGreatWarinH.M.S. Antrim.AppointedSergeantInstructorin GunnerinNovember1917,hewasservedasSecond-in-commandofthepom-pomsandLewisgunsontheforetopofH.M.S. Vindictive during theZeebruggeraidon23April 1918,andforhisgreatgallantrywasawardedtheVictoriaCross.HewaspresentedwithhisV.C.byH.M.King George V on 31 July 1918.
RemainingintheRoyalMarineArtillery,FinchwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1924,andwaspromotedBarrack QuartermasterSergeantin1925.Hewasshorepensionedin1929,andsubsequentlyjoinedtheKing’sBodyguardoftheYeomanoftheGuardin 1931.Mobilisedin1939,hewascommissionedLieutenant(Quartermaster),RoyalMarines,in1943.Releasedfollowingthecessationofhostilities, hesubsequentlyre-joinedtheYeomanoftheGuard.PromotedDivisionalSergeantMajorin1964,hewasawardedtheRoyalVictorianMedalthat same year, and died in Portsmouth in March 1966.
Soldwith20postcardsofZeebrugge;andcopiedresearch,includingatypednotewhichstates:‘ThisrepresentativegroupofCaptainNorman AugustusFinch,V.C.,istheonewornbyhimasaYeomanoftheguardinorderthatheneverhadtofacetheembarrassmentofattemptingto retrieve the originals from under the Queen’s horses during a State Procession, which fortunately never happened.’
Note: The recipient’s original Victoria Cross group is held by the Royal Marines Museum, Eastney.
Arctic Medal 1818-55, unnamed as issued, original silk ribbon, attractivelytoned,nearlyextremely fne
£1,000-£1,400
This actualmedalillustratedinthearticle “ArcticandPolarMedals” byRearAdmiralJ.A.L.Myres,C.B.,publishedinCityCoinsPostal Medal Auction No. 59.
Memorial Plaque ((TThhoommaassRRuusssseellllBBllaanndd)) polished,nearlyvery fne
£70-£90 TThhoommaassRRuusssseellllBBllaannddwasborninShawbury,Shropshire,on9December1896and wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheNorthStaffordshireRegimentfromthe InnsofCourtOfficerTrainingCorpson16July1916.Heservedwiththe5th Battalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwassubsequentlyattachedtothe2nd Battalion,YorkandLancasterRegiment,withwhomhewaskilledinactionon20July 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.
New Zealand Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. ((2200551122CCppll..JJ..WW..SSaannkkeeyy)) goodvery fne
JJ oohhnnWWiilllliiaammSSaannkkeeyywasborninDerbyon19February1909andwasemployedbyHanson&BurtonofOpotikiatthetimeofhisenlistment in September 1939.Draftedto7thFieldCompanyoftheNewZealandEngineers,hewaskilledinactioninCreteon27May1941.Aged32,he was the son William and Mary Sankey of Mufuliro, Northern Rhodesia, and his name is commemorated on the Athens Memorial, Greece.
International Medal for Supervision and Control in Vietnam, Canadian issue, bronze, unnamed, goodvery fne
£80-£100
Approximately 1,500InternationalCommissionofControlandSupervision(I.C.C.S.)‘Peace’Medalswereawardedtopersonnelfrom Canada, India, andPoland,whoservedwiththeI.C.C.S.foratleast90daysinLaos,Vietnam,andCambodiafrom1954to1973,inordertoimplement the terms of the Geneva Agreement of 1954.
MiniatureMedals:TheOrderofStJohnofJerusalem,Donat’sBadge(3),Gold,Silver,Bronze,allinbasemetalandenamel, very fne(lot)
£160-£200
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Miscellaneous Prize Medals.
Asmallselectionofsixmiscellaneoussilvermedals,comprisingMaritimeServiceMedal,unnamed,withringsuspension; South WalesBorderersPrizeMedal,thereverseengraved‘OOppeennOOnneeMMiilleeRReellaayyWWoonnbbyy’,unmounted;BritishForcesinEgypt Prize Medal,unnamed,unmounted;SocietyofMiniatureRifeClubsPrizeMedal,thereverseengraved‘11993377TThheeAArrmmyy..2222RRiiff eeMMaattcc hh LL//SSggtt..AA..BBrroowwnn’,withsmallringsuspension;EgyptCommandSmallArmsMeetingPrizeMedal,silver,thereverseengraved‘119933 11 C CaavvaallrryyMMoouunntteeddCCoommppeettiittiioonnWWiinnnneerrss’,unmounted;andLightHorseBreedingSocietyHuntersImprovementand National Prize Medal, unnamed, with ring suspension, generallyvery fneandbetter(6) £80-£100
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A gold Lancers brooch badge.
Agoldbroochbadge(18ct?,6.24g),32mmx37mm,depictingamountedlancer,withcavalryofficer’ssworddrawn,thereverse engraved ‘Pub, 19 Mar 1819, T Hamlet’, with gold retaining pin, the lance pole slightly bent, otherwise good condition £600-£800
BattlesoftheBritishNavy,byJosephAllen,Esq.,R.N.,ofGreenwichHospital,publishedbyHenryG.Bohn,London,1852,2 Volumes,527ppand604pp,coveringtheperiod1190-1840,withnumerousengravedportraitsandindex,reboundwithcloth board covers and embossed blue leather spines, very good condition (2)
£100-£140
The Military General Service Medal, 1793-1814.
CompiledbyColonelKingsleyFoster.FirstEdition,1947,726pageswithabbreviationsandanindex.Redleatherandmarbled clothhardback, lackingitsmatchingslipcase.ThestandardreferenceworkontheMilitaryGeneralServiceMedal1793-1814, the corners of the cover slightly bent, some light scuffing, otherwise very good condition
£40-£50
CartedeVisite studioportraitphotographs(2)ofGeneralSirFrederickFrancisMaude,V.C.,G.C.B.andSurgeonGeneralSir James Mouat, V.C, K.C.B., good condition (2) £80-£100
‘Forconspicuousandmostdevotedbraveryonthe8thSeptember,1855,whenincommandofthecoveringandLadderPartyofthe2ndDivision, ontheassaultoftheRedan,towhichhegallantlyledhismen.HavingenteredtheRedan,he,withonlynineortenmen,heldapositionbetween traverses, and only retired when all hope of support was at an end, himself dangerously wounded.’
‘ForhavingvoluntarilyproceededtotheassistanceofLieutenant-ColonelMorris,C.B.,17thLancers,whowaslyingdangerouslywoundedinan exposedsituationaftertheretreatoftheLightCavalryatthebattleofBalaklava,and havingdressedthatofficer’swoundsinpresenceof,and under a heavy fre from the enemy. Thus, by stopping a severe haemorrhage, he assisted in saving that officer’s life.’
CartedeVisite studioportraitphotographs(2)ofMajorGeneralSirHerbertTaylorMacPhersonV.C.,G.C.B.,K.C.S.I.and Lieutenant Hugh Stewart Cochrane V.C,, good condition (2)
£80-£100
MMaajjoorr GGeenneerraall SSiirr HHeerrbbeerrtt TTaayylloorr MMaaccPPhheerrssoonn,, 7788tthh ((HHiigghhllaannddeerrss)) RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott V.C. London Gazette 18 June 1858.
LLiieeuutteennaanntt HHuugghh SStteewwaarrtt CCoocchhrraannee,, 8866tthh ((RRooyyaall CCoouunnttyy DDoowwnn)) RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott V.C. London Gazette 24 December 1858.
‘ForconspicuousgallantrynearJhansi,onthe 1stofApril,1858,whenNo.1CompanyoftheRegimentwasorderedtotakeagun,indashing forwardatagallop,underaheavymusketryandartillery fre, drivingtheenemyfromthegun,andkeepingpossessionofittilltheCompanycame up.Alsoforconspicuousgallantryinattackingtherearguardoftheenemy,whenhehadthreehorsesshotunderhiminsuccession.’(Despatch from Major-General Sir Hugh Henry Rose G.C.B., dated 23rd April, 1858).
CartedeVisite studioportraitphotographs(2)ofMajorGeneralSirRobertBellewAdamsV.C.,K.C.B.,andMajorGeneralSir William Babtie V.C,, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., good condition (2) £80-£100
MMaajjoorr GGeenneerraall SSiirr RRoobbeerrtt BBeelllleeww AAddaammss,, CCoorrppss ooff GGuuiiddeess V.C. London Gazette 9 November 1897.
‘Duringthe fghtingatNawaKili,inUpperSwat,onthe17thAugust,1897,Lieutenant-ColonelR.B.AdamsproceededwithLieutenantsH.L.S. MacLeanandViscountFincastle,and fvemenoftheGuides,underaveryheavyandclose fre,totherescueofLieutenantR.T.Greaves, LancashireFusiliers,whowaslyingdisabledbyabulletwoundandsurroundedbytheenemy’sswordsmen.Inbringinghimundercoverhe (LieutenantGreaves)wasstruckbyabulletandkilled,LieutenantMacLeanwasmortallywounded,whilstthehorsesofLieutenant-ColonelAdams and Lieutenant Viscount Fincastle were shot, as well as two troop horses.’
MMaajjoorr GGeenneerraall SSiirr WWiilllliiaamm BBaabbttiiee,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss V.C. London Gazette 20 April 1900.
‘AtColenso,onthe15thDecember,1899,thewoundedofthe14thand66thBatteries,RoyalFieldArtillery,werelyinginanadvanceddonga closeintherearofthegunswithoutanyMedicalOfficertoattendtothem,andwhenamessagewassentback askingforassistance,MajorW. Babtie,RA.M.C.,rodeupunderaheavyrife fre,hisponybeinghitthreetimes.Whenhearrivedatthedonga,wherethewoundedwerelyingin shelteredcorners,heattendedtothemall,goingfromplacetoplaceexposedtotheheavyrife frewhichgreetedanyonewhoshowedhimself. Lateronintheday,MajorBabtiewentoutwithCaptainCongrevetobringinLieutenantRoberts,whowaslyingwoundedontheveldt.Thisalso was under a heavy fre.’
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CartedeVisite studioportraitphotographs(2)ofColonelMarkSeverBellV.C.,C.B.,andMajorJamesWilliamMillerV.C, good condition (2) £80-£100
CCoolloonneell MMaarrkk SSeevveerr BBeellll,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss V.C. London Gazette 20 November 1874.
‘ForhisconspicuousbraveryatthebattleofTamai,on13th Marchlast,inriskinghislifetosavethatofPrivateMorley,RoyalSussexRegiment, who,havingbeenshot,wasliftedandplacedinfrontofLieutenantMarlingonhishorse.Hefelloff almost immediately,whenLieutenantMarling dismounted,andgaveuphishorseforthepurposeofcarryingoff PrivateMorley,theenemypressingcloseontothemuntiltheysucceededin carrying him about 80 yards to a place of comparative safety.’
CartedeVisite studioportraitphotographs(2)ofMajorJamesWilliamMillerV.C.andPrivateThomasEdwardsV.C., good condition (2) £80-£100 447722
‘FortheconspicuousbraverydisplayedbyhiminthedefenceofoneofthegunsoftheNavalBrigade,atthebattleofTamai,on13thMarch,1884. Thisman(whowasattachedtotheNavalBrigadeasMuleDriver)wasbesidethegunwithLieutenantAlmack,R.N.,andabluejacket.Boththe latterwerekilled,andEdwards,afterbayonetingtwoArabs,andhimselfreceivingawoundwithaspear,rejoinedtherankswithhismules,and subsequently did good service in remaining by his gun throughout the action’.
CartedeVisite studioportraitphotographs(2)ofColourSergeantGeorgeGardinerV.C.andCorporalMichaelSleavonV.C., good condition (2) £80-£100
CCoolloouurr SSeerrggeeaanntt GGeeoorrggee GGaarrddiinneerr,, 5577tthh ((WWeesstt MMiiddddlleesseexx)) RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott V.C. London Gazette 4 June 1858.
‘Fordistinguishedcoolnessandgallantryupontheoccasionofasortiebytheenemy,andwhenhewasactingasOrderlySergeanttotheField Officersofthetrenches,LeftAttackuponSevastopol,inhavingralliedthecoveringpartieswhichhadbeendriveninbytheRussians,thus regainingandkeepingpossessionoftheTrenches.Also,forunfinchinganddevotedcourageintheattackontheRedan,onthe18thJune,1855,in havingremained,andencouragedotherstoremainintheholesmadebytheexplosionofshells,fromwhence,bymakingparapetsofthedead bodiesoftheircomrades,theykeptupacontinuous freuntiltheirammunitionwasexhausted,thusclearingtheenemyfromtheparapetofthe Redan.Thiswasdoneundera freinwhichnearlyhalftheofficers,andathirdoftheRankandFileofthePartyoftheRegimentwereplacedhors de combat.’
CCoorrppoorraall MMiicchhaaeell SSlleeaavvoonn,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrs s V.C. London Gazette 11 November 1859.
‘FordeterminedbraveryattheattackoftheFortofJhansi,onthe3rdofApril,1858,inmaintaininghispositionattheheadofasap,and continuing the work under a heavy fre, with a cool and steady determination worthy of the highest praise.’
CCoorrppoorraall JJaammeess MMuurrrraayy,, 9944tthh RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott V.C. London Gazette 14 March 1882.
‘FortheirgallantconductduringanengagementwiththeBoersatElandsfonteinonthe16thJanuary,1881,inadvancingfor500yards,undera veryheavy frefromapartyofabout60Boers,tobringoutofactionaprivateofthe21stFootwhohadbeenseverelywounded;inattempting which Lance-Corporal Murray was himself severely wounded.’
‘DuringtheattackonGeneralClements’CampatNooitgedacht,onthe13thDecember,1900,LieutenantSandilands,CameronHighlanders,with ffteenmen,wenttotheassistanceofapicquetwhichwasheavilyengaged,mostofthemenhavingbeenkilledorwounded.Theenemy,who werehiddenbytrees,opened freonthepartyatarangeofabout20yards,killingtwoandwounding fve,includingLieutenantSandilands. SergeantFarmeratoncewenttotheOfficer,whowasperfectlyhelpless,andcarriedhimawayunderaveryheavyandclose fretoaplaceof comparative safety, after which he returned to the fring line and was eventually taken prisoner.’
CartedeVisite studioportraitphotographs(2)ofCorporalWilliamNormanV.C.andCorporalWilliamJamesGordonV.C., good condition (2)
‘Onthenightofthe19thDecember,1854,hewasplacedonsinglesentry,somedistanceinfrontoftheadvancedsentriesofanoutlyingpicquet intheWhiteHorseRavine,apostofmuchdanger,andrequiringgreatvigilance;theRussianpicquetwaspostedabout300yardsinhisfront, threeRussiansoldiersadvanced,undercoverofthebrushwood,forthepurposeofreconnoitring.PrivateWilliamNorman,single-handed,took two of them prisoners, without alarming the Russian picquet.’
CCoorrppoorraall WWiilllliiaamm JJaammeess GGoorrddoonn,, WWeesstt IInnddiiaa RReeggiimmeenntt V.C. London Gazette 9 December 1892.
‘DuringtheattackonthetownofToniataba,MajorG.C.Madden,WestIndiaRegiment,whowasinCommandoftheTroops,was superintendingapartyoftwelvemenwhowereendeavouringwithaheavybeamtobreakdowntheSouthGateofthetown,whensuddenlya numberofmusketmuzzleswereprojectedthroughadoublerowofloopholeswhichhadbeenmasked.Someofthesewerewithintwoorthree yardsofthatOfficer’sback,andbeforeherealisedwhathadhappenedLance-CorporalGordonthrewhimselfbetweenMajorMaddenandthe muskets,pushingthatOfficeroutoftheway,andexclaiming“Lookout,Sir!”AtthesamemomentLance- CorporalGordonwasshotthroughthe lungs. By his bravery and self-devotion on this occasion Lance-Corporal Gordon probably saved the life of his Commanding Officer.’
CartedeVisite studioportraitphotographs(2)ofBoatswainHenryCooperV.C.andagroupincludingColourSergeantStewart McPherson V.C., good condition (2) £80-£100
‘Performed the desperate service of landing at Taganrog in presence of a large force, to set fre to the Government Stores.’
CCoolloouurr SSeerrggeeaanntt SStteewwaarrtt MMccPPhheerrssoonn,, 7788tthh ((HHiigghhllaannddeerrss)) RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott V.C. London Gazette 12 April 1859.
‘FordaringgallantryintheLucknowResidencyonthe26thSeptember,1857,inhavingrescued,atgreatpersonalrisk,awoundedPrivateofhis Company,whowaslyinginamostexposedsituation,underaveryheavy fre.ColourSergeantMcPhersonwasalsodistinguishedonmany occasions by his coolness and gallantry in action.’
CaseofIssue:TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,G.C.B.,(Military)KnightGrandCross,by Garrard,London,complete with insert, some light scuffing, and the outer fabric cover partially detached along one edge, otherwise good condition £60-£80
A Selection of Riband Buckles and clasps.
Alargenumberof19thand20thCenturysilverribandbucklesandtopribandbarsofvaryingdesigns,includingtwotwo-prong silverbuckles,theselackingpins,a fnefoliatesuspensionsilverribandbar,andanattractivetripletopribandbar;togetherwith originalSecondWar1stArmyandBurmaclasps, copy AirCrewEuropeandAtlanticclasps,aslide-onclasptoa1914Star, carriage and clasps to a QSA Medal, the faces worn, and a number of dress riband bars, in fair to good condition (lot) £140-£180 447788
Copy Medals (2): Victoria Cross; George Cross, both Museum-quality copies, extremely fne (2)
£80-£100
CopyMedals(2):BritishNorthBorneoCompanyMedal1897-1916,bronzeissue,1clasp,PunitiveExpedition;BritishNorth BorneoCompanyMedal1898-1900,silverissue,1clasp,Tambūnan,theedgesofbothstamped‘copy’,andbothwiththeusual obliteration to the ‘S’ of ‘Son’ of Spink and Son, nearly extremely fne (2)
£40-£50
448800 xx RenamedMedal:DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R.((CCaapp..MMeecc..CC..LLeessppeerrsseennIIIIII..MMeecc..CCoo..)) unofficialcontemporaryengraved naming, slight edge digs to obverse, good very fne
£200-£300 448811
448822
448833
RenamedMedals: Pair: MMaajjoorr--GGeenneerraallJJ..FF..SShheerreerr,,4499tthhNNaattiivveeIInnffaannttrryyaannddSSyyllhheettLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoowwaassllaatteerrkknnoowwnnaass''TThhee FFaatthheerr ooff EEnngglliisshh PPoolloo'' iinn IInnddiiaa Punjab1848-49,1clasp,Mooltan(EnsignJ.F.Sherer49thN.I.) renamed;IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp(LieutJ.F.ShererSylhet Light Infy Bn) renamed; edge bruising to frst, generally very fne and better (2) £200-£240
JJoosseepphhFFoorrddSShheerreerrwascommissionedEnsignintheHonourableEastIndiaCompany’sForceson10December1847andwaspostedtothe49th (Bengal)NativeInfantry.HesawactionattheSiegeofMooltanduringtheSecondSikhWar,andsubsequentlycommandedtheSylhetLight InfantryduringtheGreatSepoyMutinyinactionatLatooagainstthemutineerCompaniesofthe34thNativeInfantry.Akeenpoloplayer,hewas instrumental in helping the game spread throughout the sub-continent, and earned himself the soubriquet ‘The Father of English Polo’.
Sold together with a modern copy of the French Legion of Honour, Second Empire, Chevalier’s badge, in Remanences, Paris, case.
448844
RenamedandDefectiveMedals(2):ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2)((3399TThhooss..EE--------4433rrddFFoooott;;11663300.. CCoorrppll..JJaass..SShhaaww,,11sstt..BBnn..22nndd..FFoooott..)) officiallyimpressedsurnameto frsterasedwith‘Evans’crudelyscratchedinitsplace, nearly very fne, the second lacking suspension and brooched to reverse, pin and catch missing, fair (2)
£70-£90
TThhoommaassEEvvaannss,agroom,wasbornatNewmarketin1826andattestedforthe43rdFootatWestminsteron25July1857.Hewitnessed fve years of overseas service at The Cape of Good Hope and East Indies, being discharged at Winchester on 22 March 1866.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939 -45;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya;ColonialSpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,E.II.R.,mountedasworn, very fne (8) £60-£80
IIvvaannHHooookkwasborninFarnham,Surrey,on7March1915andjoinedthePalestinePoliceinJune1936,beingemployedmainlyintheJa ffaarea. HewascommissionedActingPilotOfficerintheRoyalAirForceon14December1938,andultimatelybecameAdjutantof664Squadron.He retired with the rank of Squadron Leader in 1946, and subsequently joined the Kenya Police Reserve, rising to the rank of Chief Inspector.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Officer’s1sttypebadge,silver-gilt;1914-15Star;BritishWar and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted as worn, good very fne
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Military)Member’s1sttypebadge,silver;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899 -1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902;BritishWarandVictory Medals, mounted as worn, good very fne
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Military)Member’s1sttypebadge,silver;BritishWarandVictoryMedals; IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Waziristan1921-24;Jubilee1935;Coronation1937,mounted as worn, good very fne
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Military)Member’s1sttype,breastbadge,silver;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII. R., mounted as worn, good very fne (16)
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Officer’s2ndtype,breastbadge,silver-gilt;BritishWarand VictoryMedals;1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45;Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial, with integral top riband bar, mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely fne
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue;MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;Defenceand War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted as worn, good very fne (15)
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals; DefenceMedal;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-1915,withbronzestaremblemonriband, mounted as worn, good very fne
BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)G.VI.R.,1stissue;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, mounted as worn, very fne
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff ssiixx mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)G.VI.R.,1stissue;1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.& G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, mounted as worn, nearly very fne
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-87[sic];Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica 1901, South Africa 1902, mounted as worn, good very fne
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R., mounted court-style as worn, good very fne
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff ssiixx mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss Coronation1911;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp;1914Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;ColonialAuxiliaryForces Long Service Medal, E.VII.R., mounted as worn in this order, nearly extremely fne (11)
£80-£100
£70-£90 449922 xx
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff ssiixx mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss DelhiDurbar1903,silver, lackingintegraltopribandbuckle;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves; Coronation 1911; Jubilee 1935, mounted as worn in this order (the BWM detached from riband but present), good very fne MiniatureMedals:IndiaGeneralService1908-35,3clasps,Mahsud1919-20,Waziristan1919-21,Waziristan1921-24;India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (2), very fne and better (9)
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff ff vvee mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss 1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.;RRoommaanniiaa,, KKiinnggddoomm, Order of the Start of Romania, Military Division, Fifth Class badge, silver and enamel, mounted as worn, very fne
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss 1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,OrderoftheAcademicPalmes,Officer’sbadge,ingoldand enamel with brilliants, with rosette on riband, mounted as worn, good very fne
BritishWarandVictoryMedals;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;DDeennmmaarrkk,,KKiinnggddoomm,Orderofthe Dannebrog, Fifth Class badge, C.X.R., gilt and enamel, mounted as worn, very fne (14)
£120-£160
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff sseevveenn mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss BritishWarandVictoryMedals;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;PacifcStar,1clasp,Burma;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted as worn, good very fne
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff ssiixx mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-1939;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;BurmaStar,1clasp,Pacifc;Defenceand War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fne
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff eeiigghhtt mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar;PacifcStar,1clasp,Burma;ItalyStar;DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, mounted court-style for wear, good very fne (21) £100-£140
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MiniatureMedals: TheMostExaltedOrderoftheStarofIndia,C.S.I.,Companion’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withcentralonyx cameoofayouthfulQueenVictoria;TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,C.I.E.,Companion’sbadge,silver-giltand enamel,withintegraltopsilver-giltribandbar;GeorgeMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue, thislightlygilded;BritishEmpireMedal(Military)E. II.R., generally good very fne (4) £200-£240
MiniatureMedals:1914Star,withclasp;1914-15Star(3);BritishWarMedal1914-20(9),onewith4clasps,NarrowSeas1916, NarrowSeas1917,NarrowSeas1918,Arctic1918;VictoryMedal1914-19(4), oneslightlyreducedsize;TerritorialForceWar Medal1914-19(2);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal(3),G.V.R.,1stissue(2);G.VI.R.,1stissue;togetherwithasomewhat large miniature 1914 Star, the majority of contemporary manufacture, generally very fne (23) £100-£140
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TThheeiimmppoorrttaannttBBoottsswwaannaaPPrreessiiddeennttiiaallOOrrddeerrooffHHoonnoouurrggrroouuppooffssiixxaawwaarrddeeddttooMMaajjoorrII..AA..MMaaiisseellss,,UUnniioonnDDeeffeenncceeFFoorrccee,, llaatteerraapprroommiinneennttmmeemmbbeerroofftthheeJJoohhaannnneessbbuurrggBBaarr,,wwhhoossuucccceessssffuullllyyddeeffeennddeeddNNeellssoonnMMaannddeellaaaannddtthheeootthheerraaccccuusseedddduurriinngg tthheelloonngg--rruunnnniinnggTTrreeaassoonnTTrriiaall,,11995588--6611,,aannddllaatteerrsseerrvveeddaassaaJJuussttiicceeoofftthheeAAppppeeaallCCoouurrttssooffBBoottsswwaannaa,,LLeessootthhoo,,aanndd SSwwaazziillaanndd –– hhee rreemmaaiinneedd ffrriieennddss wwiitthh MMaannddeellaa ffoorr tthhee rreesstt ooff hhiiss lliiffee BBoottsswwaannaa,,RReeppuubblliicc,OrderofHonour,Member’sbadge,silver-gilt,unnamedasissued;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;War Medal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,withProteaemblem,theSecondWarawardsallofficiallyimpressed‘130676I.A.Maisels’, mounted for wear, good very fne (6) £1,600-£2,000 449977 ‘Ahumanitarianatheart,AdvocateMaiselswasacourageousopponentofracismandinjustice.Hewasoneof themostoutstandinglawyersSouthAfricahaseveryproduced.Ifondlyrememberhisasanenergeticand brilliantlawyerbetween1958and1961intheso-calledTreasonTrial,andasapersonofprofoundknowledge withwhomIconsultedonavarietyofissues,especiallyaftermyreleasefromprisonin1990.Ournationisthe poorer without him.’ President Nelson Mandela’s message following the death of Isie Maisels, December 1994.
Botswana, Presidential Order of Honour, awarded 30 September 1989.
IIssrraaeellAAaarroonn‘‘IIssiiee’’MMaaiisseellsswasborninJohannesburgon19November1905,thesonofaLithuanianJew,andwaseducatedattheUniversityof theWitwatersrand,Johannesburg,graduatinginLawin1927.AdmittedtotheBarasanadvocateoftheSupremeCourtofSouthAfricain1920, forthenext60yearshewasadominant fgureattheJohannesburgBar,widelyregardedas‘pre-eminentamonghisgenerationofadvocates’and ‘one of the country’s most formidable legal minds.’
FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar,MaiselswascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheUnionDefenceForce,on9September 1940,andservedasaCypherOfficeratArmyHeadquarters,EastAfrica,andthenasAirHeadquarters,SouthAfricanAirForce.AdvancedMajor, on 1 October 1942, for his services during the War he was awarded a King’s Commendation. Relinquishinghiscommissionon30September1944,post-War,Maiselsresumedhislegalcareer,andwasappointedKing’sCounselin1948.His mostcelebratedrolewasthatasleaderofthedefenceteamintheinfamousSouthAfricanTreasonTrialof1956to1961,inwhich156peopleof allraces,includingNelsonMandela,werechargedwithtreason–thetriallasted fveyears,and fnishedwiththeacquittalofalloftheaccused.
FollowingtheconclusionoftheTreasonTrialMaislesmovedtoSalisbury,SouthernRhodesia,whereheservedasajudgeoftheHighCourt,and waslateraJusticeoftheAppealCourtsofBotswana,Lesotho,andSwaziland.ContinuingtopracticeattheJohannesburgBar,he fnallyretiredin 1992, aged 87. He died on 8 December 1994.
Sold with a copy of the recipient’s posthumously-published autobiography, ‘A Life at Law’; various photographic images; and other research.
GGeerrmmaannyy,,HHaannnnoovveerr,GeneralHonourDecorationforMilitaryMerit,silver((WWaacchhttmm..MMeeyyeerr..))impressednaming, fttedwithsmall ring suspension, edge bruising, nearly very fne £140-£180
GGeerrmmaannyy,,HHaannnnoovveerr,WilhelmsMedal,3rdtype(1846-66),silver,for16Years’Service, fttedwithoriginalsteelclipbutlacking ring suspension, good very fne £70-£90
IIttaallyy,,KKiinnggddoommooffSSaarrddiinniiaa,AlValoreMilitare,‘SpedizioneD’Oriente18541856’silver,mintmark‘F.G’((TThhoommaassSSccaannnneellllss,,44tthh RReeggtt..)) original stirrup suspension, good very fne £400-£500
‘ServedcontinuouslywithhisRegimentduringthewholeoftheEasternCampaign.Wasalwaysconspicuousforzealousandcheerfulperformance ofhisduty.Onthenightofthe5thMay1855thismanwasonsentryinfrontoftheadvancedTrenchbeforeSebastopol,whenasmallpartyof the4thRegiment,undercommandofthelateCaptainArnold,wassurprisedbyalargebodyofRussians,who freduponthem(mortally woundingandtakingprisonerCaptainArnold),andcompelledthemtoretire;when,consequentonthesurpriseandconfusionwhichexisted, someofthesentriesonadjacentpostsranintotheTrench.PrivateScannells,however,remained frmonhispost,andbyhisexampleencouraged the other sentries to stand fast.’
RRhhooddeessiiaa, General Service Medal, with bronze M.F.C. pick emblem on riband ((33116688 SSggtt.. JJ.. JJ.. WWaallkkeerr..)) good
JJoohhnnJJaammeessWWaallkkeerrservedasaWarrantO fficerClassIIintheRhodesianCorpsofEngineers,andwasawardedaNon-operationalMilitaryForces Commendation, the original Recommendation stating: ‘WarrantOfficerClassIIJohnJamesWalkerattestedintotheRhodesianCorpsofEngineerson3March1964.Hestartedhisserviceasanartisan whereheexcelledbothinquantityandqualityofworkproduced.Hisabilitytocarryouttaskswithoutsupervisionresultedinhisbeing transferredtoanadministrativepostinearly1972.Hisdevotiontodutyisextraordinaryandcanbeexemplifedbyhisvoluntarilyworkingapart ofeveryweek-endwithoutexception.Inconsequencehisdomesticandsociallife,aswellashishealth,havesuffered.WarrantOfficerClassII Walker has been an inspiration to all with whom he has served.’ Sold with a photographic image of the recipient enjoying a smoke and a pint of Castle lager.
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofSt.Vladimir,MilitaryDivision,FourthClassbreastbadge,36mm,gold(56zolotniki)andenamel, indistinct gold marks and kokoshnik marks to ring suspension, with bow riband, in embossed case of issue, good very fne £800-£1,000
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RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,SocietyoftheRedCrossJetton,54mmx33mm,silver-gilt(84zolotniki)andenamel,intheformofagold rimmedwhiteenamelshieldtoppedbyagoldimperialcrown,withgoldrimmedredcrossincentresurroundedbytheinscription (inCyrillic)‘Doasyouwouldbedoneby’,withsilvermarksandsindistinctmaker’smarktoreverse,withpin-backsuspension, good very fne
£200-£300
UUnniitteeddSSttaatteessooffAAmmeerriiccaa,LegionofMerit,Commander’sneckbadge,57mm,giltandenamel,unnamedasissued,withneck riband, riband bar, and lapel badge, in case of issue, nearly extremely fne
ZZiimmbbaabbwwee,IndependenceMedal1980(15277);TenYearServiceMedal(8746C.Insp.SummersR.A.);RRhhooddeessiiaa,GeneralService Medal (8746 S/S/O. R. A. Summers) mounted as worn, very fne
ColonialPoliceForcesL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue((1100448888AA//22//SSggtt..ZZaakkaarriiyyaa,,BB..SS..AA..PPoolliiccee..)) fttedwithareplacementring suspension, heavy edge bruising and contact marks, fair to fne (4)
£60-£80
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1st King’s Dragoon Guards reproduction Helmet. Agood reproduction exampleofan1871PatternHelmet,theallbrassskull withafrontalplatebearingamulti-rayedwhitemetalstaroverlaidwitha brassovalGarterproper,centredwithawhitemetalnumeraluponablack leatherground,completewithaleathersweatband,leatherboundbrasschin scalesandaredhorsehairplume,thiswithsmallbrassrosette fnial, minor scratches to the skull otherwise very good overall condition
Fife Light Horse Trooper’s Helmet. AverygoodVictorianexample1871patternHelmetwithanofficerquality nickelsilverorwhitemetalskull,plumeholderandbasewithwhitehorsehair plumeandroseplumeboss,withabi-metalHelmetPlatewiththeThaneof FifeonhorsebackwearingarmoursurmountedbyaVictoriancrown,withan ornatesprayandbackstrapaboveanelaboratemottoscrollinscribed ‘Pro ArisEtFocis’ andtheinitialsinlargebrassletters ‘FLH’,withwhitemetal rosettesandbrownleatherbackedchinscales withstitchingfaults,the interior with its original brown leather lining, otherwise very good condition
£500-£700
Norfolk Imperial Yeomanry Other Ranks Helmet. AnexcellentlargeEdwardianexampleinblackleatherwithgildingmetal fttings,theKing’scrownplatewithlaurels,centredwithan EVIIR cypherand tri-parttitlescrollbelow‘King’sOwnNorfolkImplYeomy’,completewith chinchainandrosesideornaments,etc.,andasaffronyellowfallinghorsehair plume,withoriginalleatherliningandsweatband, withloosestitchingtothe dry inner leather chin strap otherwise, in original excellent condition
AgoodVictorianexampleHelmetPlateonan unassociated BlueCloth HelmetwithitsJapannedTin,withinitialspainted ‘G.E.C.’,theHelmetPlate withagiltVictoriancrownedstarmountedwithaGarterandlaurelspray, withasilverregimentaltitlescroll‘TheRoyalIrish’,withacrimsonfeltcentre withasilvercrownedHarprestingwithinshamrocksprays,thereversewith threeloops, goodserviceworncondition;AndagenerallygoodexampleBlue ClothHelmetofthestandardsixpanelform,withall fttingspresent, with signsofseveralplatesbeingpreviouslyattachedastheholestoattachthe platearenowoveroversized,yetunnoticeablewhenplateisattached,the interiorwitharoanleatherbandwithattachedsilkpresent, theclothinvery good condition, fttings somewhat dulled, generally good condition (2) £300-£400
Royal Irish Constabulary Officer’s Helmet and named Tin. AsuperbexampleverylargesizeblackclothHomeServicepatternHelmet withblackenedmetal fxingsincludinganelaboratespikeandcruciformbase, rosettesandblackvelvetbackedchinchain,allwithanintricateCeltic decoration,withablackenedHelmetPlatewithaKing’scrownwithina shamrockwreathbearingtitlescrollsinscribed ‘RoyalIrishConstabulary’, centredwithalargeIrishHarpwithredfeltbacking,theinterior inexcellent condition,withmanufacturer’smarksfor ‘PhillipsofDublin’ totheventarea, witharoanleatherheadbandwithcrimsonsilkedging,initsblackJapanned storagetinwithalargeretailer’sbrassplaque, ‘J.B.Johnstone.34SackvilleSt, London,AndAt,32MolesworthStDublin’,withalargebrassrivetedname plate, ‘JohnJ.Bane.RoyalIrishConstabulary’, veryminorscratchestothe peakandmetaltrimpaint,otherwiseasuperbandscarceexamplein extremely good condition £1,400-£1,800 JJoohhnnJJoosseepphhBBaanneewasborninCo.Tipperaryonthe31stAugust1870.Heattestedinto theRoyalIrishConstabularywithno.53171andwasadvanced3rdClassDistrict InspectoronMarch1913.HenotablyarrestedJohnBerrymanforthemurderofhis brotherWilliam,andsisterinlaw,indramaticcircumstancesattheirfuneralat Tirkeeran,nearGarvagh,Co.Londonderry.PensionedinSeptember1920,hedied,aged 58, in Middlesex on 21 November 1928.
Royal Irish Constabulary Constable’s Helmet.
Anexcellentlargesizeexampleblackcloth,fourpanelHomeServicepatternHelmetwithblackenedmetal fttingsincludingan elaborateCelticdesignspikewithacruciformbase,rosettes,ablackenedleatherbackedChinChainandablackenedHelmetPlate withaKing’scrownaboveashamrockwreathbearingtitlescrollsinscribed ‘RoyalIrishConstabulary’,centredwithalargeIrish Harpwithredfeltbacking,theinterior inverygoodcondition,withredinkstamp. ‘16’ above ‘58450’ and theremnantsof apaper label, with a leather headband, minor service wear only, otherwise excellent condition
£500-£700
Dublin Metropolitan Police Constable’s Helmet.
AverygoodandscarcemediumsizedexampleofanearlyConstable’sHelmetwithablackclothsixpanelpatternHelmet,with whitemetal fttingsincludingaballwithalaurelbase,withshamrocksandaleatherbackedChinChain,withaHelmetPlatewith thecrownremovedofitsgarterstrap,centredwithinaHarpsurroundedbyalaurelwreath,withthetitle ‘MetropolitanPolice’ withinthestrap,theinterior ingoodcondition witharedinkstamp ‘11397’ andaleatherheadband,linedwithgreenleatherette, named to rear of the peak ‘F Healy’, very good service worn condition
£380-£460
West Riding Constabulary Police Officer’s Kepi and a Metropolitan Police Officer’s Helmet.
Averygoodpost1902exampleWestRidingConstabularyKepiandBadge,thecapinblackclothwithamohairbandandleather peak,withaballtothetopofskull,andablackenedBadgewithaKing’scrownaboveagarterstrapinscribed ‘WestRiding Constabulary’,centredwithablackenedYorkshirerose,theinteriorwithabrownleathersweatbandandredclothliningwith makersstampsize ‘7’‘Hobson&Sons’,withChinStrap;AndaMetropolitanPoliceOfficer’sHelmetofstandardform,withanall white metal Plate and rose, with a green leatherette lining, very good condition (2) £100-£140
Brass Merryweather Pattern Fireman's Helmet.
AverygoodlikelylateVictorianorearlyEdwardianexamplewithastandardshieldshapedgothicplatetothefront withan added crownandscroll‘1stQueensOwn’, possiblyalteredprofessionallyforatheatricaluse, beingtheonlyalterationonthe helmet withabrassplatesolderedtotheinsidewiththeFireman’sname,‘N.Foster’,theHelmetofatypicalformwithraised dragoncombventmountedabovethehelmetplate,withoriginalleatherliner, withsomedamagetotheeyelets,withoriginal leatherandbrasschinstrapandrosebosses, averynicehelmetinexcellentconditionwithaneasilyalteredbadge,asmostareof a standard size £160-£200
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Helmet Tin, Sir John Thursby, 1st Baronet.
AgoodexampleJapannedHelmetTinwithalargebrassplateengraved ‘SirJohnHThursbyBart.OrmerodHouse,Burnley’, very good condition £50-£70
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Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Full Dress Epaulettes and Tin.
AgoodexampleofapairofVictorianLordLieutenantofIrelandFullDressEpauletteswithanassociatedtin,amatchingpairof silverbullionfringedShoulderBoardswiththreegoldshamrocks,eachuponasilverground,withaVictoriancrownedButton (oneabsent), verygoodcondition,withanextrapair missingtheshamrocks withKing’scrownbuttonsmanufacturedby‘J.B. Adam & Co’, with stitching faults etc., otherwise good condition (4) £180-£220
Royal Irish Constabulary Officer’s Sword.
AgoodVictorianexample,the83cmbladewithmaker’smarksfor ‘Sexton&SonsDawsonStreetDublin’,thebladeetchedwith aVictoriancrownaboveanovalGarterstrapinscribed ‘RoyalIrishConstabulary’ enclosingtheMaidofErinandaHarpwitha shamrocksprayandpanelsofscrollingfoliage,withawirebound fshskingripandanallsteelhilt,similartothe1845-54pattern, incorporatingaVictoriancrownaboveaHarp,withablackleathercoveredservicescabbard,with paintlosstothescabbardand and its leather strap missing, the blade with pitting in parts, the etching is clear, generally good condition £140-£180
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Royal Irish Constabulary Officer’s Sword.
AverygoodandscarceVictorianexample,the83cmbrightcleanbladewithaspearpointandmaker’smarksfor‘J.Ireland& Son,EllissQuay,Dublin’,theunfulleredbladeetchedwithaVictoriancrownaboveanovalGarterbeltinscribed‘RoyalIrish Constabulary’enclosingaHarpandShamrocks,withacrowned ‘VR’ cypherandpanelsofscrollingfoliageincludingshamrocks, withawirebound fshskingripandacleantriplebarplatedhandguardincorporatingaVictoriancrownabovealargestylised Harp, with a gold bullion sword knot, one throat screw replaced on the plated steel scabbard, otherwise excellent condition
£260-£300
Royal Irish Constabulary Officer’s Sword.
Arefurbishedexample1911-22pattern,the85cmbrightbladewithmaker’smarksfor ‘JohnstoneDublin’,theunfulleredblade etchedwithanImperialcrownaboveaGarterstrapinscribed ‘RoyalIrishConstabulary’,enclosingaHarpandShamrockspray, withacrowned ‘GVR’ cypherandpanelsofscrollingfoliage,withawirebound fshskingripandtriplebarhandguard incorporatinganImperialcrownaboveastylisedHarp,togetherwithitssteelScottishpatternscabbard,etchedtothehilt numeral, ‘700467921’, fully re-plated and chromed, very good condition
£140-£180
Irish Revenue Police Officer’s Sword.
A very good example 1822-45 pattern, the 82 cm slightly curved blade with a pipe back and spear point, with maker’s marks for ‘J. Ireland Elliss Quay Dublin’, etched with a Victorian crown above a ‘VR’ cypher and foral panels, with a wire bound fsh skin grip and a gilt metal pierced hand guard with a folding hinged fap incorporating a crown above a shamrock spray and ‘Revenue Police’, together with an unassociated and slightly scuffed brown leather feld service scabbard, very good service worn condition
£180-£220
Royal Dublin Fusiliers Other Ranks Fur Cap.
AgoodexamplewithanOtherRanksgildingmetalFurCapGrenade,lackingitshackle,theinteriorstamped ‘11/13’ withMaker’s marksfor ‘HobsonandSons’,withaseparatesizelabel ‘201/2’ placedoverthecentre,ChinStrapspresent,butremoved, very good condition £140-£180 552277
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5th (Royal Irish) Lancers Other Ranks Full Dress Lance Cap Plate.
Agoodqualitydie-stampedgildedmetalexample,withaQueen’scrownandRoyalArms,aHarpandMaid,andbattlehonoursto ‘Malplaquet’, with the regimental title ‘Fifth Royal Irish Lancers’ below, with two screw post fasteners, good condition £60-£80
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5th (Royal Irish) Lancers Other Ranks Full Dress Lance Cap Plates.
Twogooddie-stampedexampleswithaKing’scrown,RoyalArms,aHarpandtheMaidofErin,withbattlehonoursto ‘South Africa1899-1902’,withtheregimentaltitlebelow,eachreversewithtwoscrewposts,onewithitsoriginalnutsandwashers, very good condition (2) £100-£140
5th (Royal Irish) Lancers Other Ranks Lance Cap Plate.
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Agoodexample, frstpatternLanceCapPlate,thebrassmetalsun-raypatternbackplatewiththeRoyalArmswiththeHarpand Maid of Erin below, with shamrock sprays and regimental title ‘Fifth Royal Irish Lancers’, very good condition £60-£80
AgoodVictorianhallmarkedsilverexamplesurmountedwithacrown lackingtheremovedtopportion,aboveatabletwiththe battlehonour 'Bourbon',abovelaurelwreathsbearingbattlehonoursinscribed'Persia','Bushire','Kooshat' and'Reshire',centered withaMaltesecrosswithlionsbetweenthearmsandballstothetips,withfurtherbattlehonours‘Seringapatam’, ‘Kandahar’, ‘Punjab’, ‘Afghanistan’,‘Mysore’, ‘BeniBooAlli’, ‘Moultan’ and ‘C.India’,withacentralropeddomedcircletwith ‘RBR’,andmaker’s marksfor ‘H&S’ forHobsonandSonsandhallmarksforBirmingham1885,thereversewithfourscrewpostsanditswasherand nut fxings,the replaced backplateoforiginalfullcrownedshapewithmaker’smarks ‘H&S’ forHobson&Sons, andhallmarksfor Birmingham 1895, the Helmet Plate somewhat cleaned, otherwise very good condition
The 102nd Royal Madras Fusiliers Officer’s Fur Cap Grenade Badge and associated Badges. Agoodexamplewithagiltfusedgrenadeoverlainwithcentrednumerals ‘102’ insideagarterbeltwithregimentaltitle ‘Royal MadrasFusiliers’,withlaurelspraysandbattlehonours,thereversewithtwo ‘repaired’ loops;witha copy OtherRanksGlengarry Badge,1874-1881pattern,withafusedgrenade,piercednumerals ‘102’ andregimentaltitle ‘RoyalMadrasFusiliers’ insidea Garterstrap,thereversewithtwoloops;withbrassHatBadgeNumerals ‘102’,thereversewithtwoloops;andsmallerbrass numerals ‘102’, upon a back plate, the reverse with two loops, good condition (4) £120-£160
London Irish Rifes or South African Irish Rifes, Officer’s or Pipe Major’s Shoulder Belt Plate.
Agoodunmarkedsilver,orplatedexamplewithaKing’scrownaboveashamrockwreathuponapolisheddomedbackplate centred with a Harp, the reverse with two loop fttings and complete with all fxing nuts, very good condition £120-£160 553344
London Irish Rifes, or South African Irish Rifes, Pipe Major’s Caubeen Badge. Averygoodunmarkedsilver,orsilverplateexamplewithaKing’scrownsurmountingapolishedovaldomedground,centred withaharp,surroundedwithawreathofshamrocks,thereversewithtwoloop fttings,sixscrewpostsandaplumeholder, very good condition £140-£180 553355 xx
Royal Irish Constabulary Officer’s and Constable’s Helmet Plates.
AgooddiestampedsilveredexamplewithanImperialcrownaboveshamrocksprayswithregimentaltitles‘RoyalIrish Constabulary’,centredwithawithHarp,thereversewiththree pinched loopfastener fxings;Andagoodblackenedexample Royal Irish Constabulary Constable’s Helmet Plate, the reverse with three loops, good condition (2) £280-£340 553377
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Royal Irish Constabulary Constable’s Helmet Plates.
GooddiestampedblackenedexamplesofRoyalIrishConstabularyConstable’sHelmetPlates,threedifferentcrownedvarieties, allstandardpatternwithacrownaboveshamrocksprayswithtitles ‘RoyalIrishConstabulary’ centredwithaHarp,witharedfelt backing cloth, two reverses with three loop fxings and the other with two loop fxings, very good condition (3) £240-£280
GoodblackenedVictorianandEdwardianexamples,theVictorianexamplewithacrownaboveagarterstrapwithinalaurel wreathcentredwithaHarp,withthetitle ‘MetropolitanPolice’withinthestrap,,thereversewiththreeloop fxings, twoof whichhavebeenreinforced;TheEdwardianexample, thereverselackingoneofitsthreeloops,theremainingtwoalsohaving been reinforced, minor service wear to the blackening, otherwise good condition (2) £180-£220
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City of London Police Constable’s Helmet Plate.
Anexcellentblackenedbrassexample,1909-1970pattern,withtheCitycoatofarms,withthenumerals ‘D22’ below,the reverse with two loops and a red felt backing, excellent condition £50-£70
Bristol Constabulary Constable’s Helmet Plate.
AgoodVictorianexamplewithaVictoriancrownsurmountinganeightpointedstarwithaGarterstrapinscribed‘Bristol Constabulary’ with ‘B 24’ to stippled centre, the reverse with two reinforced and possibly replaced loops,good condition £70-£90
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Royal Leamington Borough Police Officer’s Helmet Plate.
AverygoodandscarcefrostedsilverVictorianexamplebasedupontheRoyalEngineerVolunteers’pattern,withtheadditionofa contemporarymatchingscrollatthebottomwiththetitle ‘RoyalLeamingtonBoroughPolice’,thereversewithtwoloops,very good service worn condition and scarce £100-£140
Newcastle Upon Tyne Police and Isle of Man Police Force Helmet Plates.
AverygoodandscarceexampleofaConstable’sNightHelmetPlate,withaKing’scrownaboveablackenedstar,withacirclet withinawreathoflaurelsinscribed ’SouthendOnSeaConstabulary’ centredwiththetown’scoatofarms,thereversewithtwo bent copper lugs, very good condition
£60-£80
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Staffordshire Constabulary Officer’s Helmet Plate.
AverygoodVictorianwhitemetalexamplewithacrownsurmountingaGarterstrapwithinalaurelwreath,inscribed ‘StaffordshireConstabulary’,centredwithasilveredStaffordshireknotmountedviawireontoastippledoval,thereversewith two pinched nicely toned loops, one with a split to the top due to mounting, otherwise very good condition £80-£100
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East Sussex Constabulary Helmet Plate.
AgoodandscarceearlyVictorianwhitemetalexamplewithaVictoriancrownaboveaGarterstrapwithinalaurelwreath,the strapinscribed‘EastSussexConstabulary’,centredwiththecountycrestuponapatentleatherground,thereversewiththree original repaired and reinforced loops, the patent leather background somewhat congealed, otherwise good condition £120-£160
A Royal Irish Constabulary Officer’s Pouch Badge.
AverygoodbronzedsilvertwopieceexampleofaRoyalIrishConstabularyOfficer’sPouchBadge,withaVictoriancrown surmountingaGarterstrapinscribed ‘RoyalIrishConstabulary’,affixedtothecentrewithagiltharpsurmountingashamrock spray but its original pins, the reverse with two screw posts, one lacking its nut, excellent condition £140-£180
Royal Irish Constabulary Constable’s Forage Cap Badge.
Agoodandscarcetwopartexamplewiththreeloosecrowns,the frstasolidVictorianexample,theotherswithVictorianand Imperialcrowns,bothwithredfeltbacking,nobosspresent,withablackenedmetalovalstrapinscribed ‘RoyalIrish Constabulary’,alsobearingaregistrationstamp,centredwithaHarpandshamrocksprays,thereversewithtwolugfasteners, a small hole within the strap near the top, otherwise good condition (4)
£100-£140
Royal Irish Constabulary Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate.
AgoodandscarceVictorianexample,withSt.Edward’scrownsurmounting anovalGarterstrapimpressedwith‘RoyalIrishConstabulary’,silveredwitha giltcentrebearingaHarpandshamrocksprays,thereversestamped ‘49’, lackingitsoriginalthreescrewpostswiththeremainsthereof,withtwo contemporaryreplacement screwpostsandnuts,eastandwest, otherwise good condition
£500-£700
Royal Irish Constabulary Badge of Merit.
AverygoodandscarceVictorianunmarkedsilverplatedexample57x44mm,silverplatedunmarkedexamplewithaVictorian crownsurmountinganovalGarterwithafrettedinnerandthetitle‘BadgeofMerit’,withinlaurelwreath,centrewithashamrock uponasolidlinedground, thereversewithitsloopsremoved,replacedwithabrooch ftting,minorservicewear,otherwisevery good condition
£240-£280
Royal Irish Constabulary Cape or Cloak Fittings.
Scarceexamplepairs(2)ofRoyalIrishConstabularyCapeorCloakFittings,the frstofblackenedwhitemetalwithlargediestruckshamrocks,withseveralsmallershamrockswithinthedesign,onesidewithalargehook,theotherwithaloopandchain attached,threeloopstothereverseoneachside;theotherofblackenedbronzesimilartothe frst,butwithtwoextraloops upon the chain, very good condition (2)
£70-£90
Irish Metropolitan Police and Royal Irish Constabulary Insignia.
TwopairsofDublinPolicepre1922examplewaistbeltclasps,withanother, femalesectiononly,thetwocompleteclaspsdiffer onlyby frstbeingaVictoriancrownedexample,thesecondaKing’scrownedexample,allstandardnickeltwopartclaspscentred withthecrownuponalinedgroundtothemalesection,with ‘DublinPolice’ inscribedtotheinnercircleoffemalesection, all with glue residue to the reverse, otherwise very good service worn condition (3)
£120-£160
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Assorted Irish Constabulary Buttons.
Agoodselectionwithscarceexamples,includingVictorianandEdwardianRoyalIrishConstabulary(2);HarbourPoliceBelfast(3); RoyalUlsterConstabulary(2);anearlyopenbacked,pre1885Constabularyexample(1),PoliceForceCap,tunicandovercoat (4), good condition (12)
£40-£50
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Royal Irish Constabulary Whistles.
TwogoodexamplesofRoyalIrishConstabularyWhistles,the frstanearlynickelexamplemarkedtoptobottom‘The Metropolitan,Patent.RoyalIrish.Constabulary.J.Hudson&Co,131BarrSt,Birmingham.’,withoriginalshortchainandhook;the second,achromeplatedexamplemarkedtoptobottom,‘TheMetropolitan,Patent.RoyalIrish.Constabulary.J.Hudson&Co. 244 Barr Street, Birmingham’, with original whistle and hook, very good condition (2)
£80-£100
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Dublin Police And Royal Irish Constabulary Whistles.
Twoverygoodexamples,the frstmarked‘DublinPolice’, awhitemetalwhistle,stamped‘J.H.&Co.Patent.’, completewithits originalchainandhook;thesecondmarkedtoptobottom ‘TheMetropolitan,Patent.RoyalIrish.Constabulary.J.Hudson&Co, 131 Barr St, Birmingham.’, with original chain, lacking its hook, very good condition (2)
£100-£140
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Dublin Police Cab and Carriage Office Licence Plates.
ThreegoodandscarceearlyexamplesDublinPoliceCarriageOfficeCabandCarriageDrivingLicencePlates,Oneenamelled blackandwhitetotheobverseandreversewiththecityarms,with ‘DP’‘1868’, ‘Driver’;alargeKing’scrownedaluminium HarnessSlide ‘DP’ ‘4547’ ‘Driver’;asmallVictoriancrownedaluminiumHarnessSlide, ‘DublinPolice’‘75’TwoHorseJob Carriage’, ‘75’, very good condition (3) £50-£70
5th (Irish Volunteer) Battalion, King’s (Liverpool) Regiment Cap Badges and Shoulder Titles. TwoverygoodCapBadges,the frstawhitemetalexamplewithaVictoriancrownaboveaMaidofErinandHarp,withaspray ofshamrocksandaregimentaltitlescroll‘5thIrishV.B.King’sLiverpoolRegt’,thereversewithtwonicelytonedloops;the secondasilverplatedbrassexample,asbeforesavewiththeregimentaltitle’5thV.B.IrishKing’sLiverpoolRegt’,thereversewith twonicelytonedlugs;agoodscarcewhitemetalexampleShoulderTitle, ‘5IrishVKings’,thereversewithtwo replaced loops;A brass‘IrishKings’ ShoulderTitle,thereversewithtwoloops;withabrassShoulderTitle ‘Kings’, thelastslightlybent,otherwise very good condition(5) £80-£100 556622
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Royal Irish Regiment assorted Cap and Collar Badges.
Verygoodandscarceexamples(5)includingapairofbrass‘Ireland’downwardcurvedtitles,thereversewithtwoloopsto reverse(2);‘Cork’asinglebrassexamplewithearlylugs;‘Antrim’,asinglebrassexample,thereversewithtwoloops;‘Down’,a single brass example, the reverse with two loops, very good condition (5) £60-£80 556666
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Irish Shoulder titles.
AgoodselectionofassortedIrishregimentalShoulderTitles,including:R.Irish(2).Irish(straight)(1),R.U.R,blackened(1),R.I.F. (2),RoyalIrish(4),R.I.(1),R.I.R.(3),IrishRegiment,(solid)(1),RoyalIrishRegiment,pair(2),IrishRangers,anodised,2pairs(4), Irish Regiment, etc., generally good condition (23) £40-£50
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Assorted Shoulder Titles.
Agoodselectionincludingapairofblackenedbrass ‘T.18.London’;anothersinglebrassexample; ‘RGA.’ brass; ‘CalcuttaScottish’, silveredbrass; ‘Tyneside’,solidbrassexample; ‘JamaicaRegiment’,brass;‘VR’,brass;‘Cyclist’,curvedbrass;apairofstraightbrass ‘Cyclists’,withmaker’smarksfor ‘P.W.Ellis&Co.Ltd1915’; ‘T’,brass; ‘RM’,anodised;Numerals ‘100’,uponabackingplate,brass; a pair of Numerals ‘11’, brass; ‘52’, brass; ‘53’, brass, all with loops to the reverse, good service worn condition (18) £70-£90
Tyrone Militia Waist Belt Clasp, and Others.
AgoodVictoriangildingmetalexampleOtherRanksTyroneMilitiaWaistBeltClasp,centredwithaVictoriancrown,with ‘TyroneMilitia’ withinacirclet;withanOfficer’sDonegalMilitiaWaistBeltClasp, femalepartonly,with ‘DonegalMilitia’ withina circlet;withan unassociated unmarkedfemaleWaistBeltPlateClasp;AndaDublinMilitiaWaistBelt maleclasponly,centred with the City arms, the last repaired, otherwise good condition and better (4) £70-£90 556699
Irish Bog Oak Club and assorted Swagger Sticks. AbulbousIrishBogoakclubofblackheavydensewood,carvedwithshamrocksandalargeIrishHarp,withcrosshatchingtothe topandthebottom,withaholedrilledforitscordwriststrapwithinthelowersection, verygoodcondition;withassorted SwaggerSticks(5)RoyalIrishConstabulary(2)bothwithremnantsofblackpaint,onewithawhitemetalferule,theotherabrass ferule,withnickeltopswiththeImperialcrownaboveanovalgarterstrapinscribed‘RoyalIrishConstabulary’;anotherwooden examplewitha dented nickeltopbearingthearmsofJamaica;another,aRoyalIrishRegimentexamplewitha dented whitemetal top, thetopslightlyaskew;withaRoyalIrishRifesexample, theleathercoveringdry,broken,andlackinginplaces,shortenedand lackingaferule,withalargewhitemetaltopwithaKing’scrownsurmountingaHarp, thelastdamagedandatfault,generallyfair to good condition (6) £40-£50
Irish Enamel Reunion, Sweetheart, Regimental and general lapel Badges.
Agoodselectionincludingsomescarceexamples:IrishBrigade,HarrogateCamp1903;H.M.S. Erin,GrandFleet1915;I.R.R.C. Vets,(IrishRoyalCanadiansVets)(4);IrishComradesofTheGreatWar(2),numbered,24612and24685,both‘Gaunt,London’; LeinsterRegiment;RoyalDublinFusiliers;Leinster, poorcondition,averygoodexampleMedallionandBartotheCanadianIrish, thebaringiltwith‘London’surmountedbyabeaveruponagreensilkribbon;a1916WarServiceBadge,no. ‘309032’,etc., a small number lacking either their wearing pins or catches, generally very good condition (lot)
£100-£140
Assorted Irish and Canadian Irish Headress and Cloth Shoulder Titles.
AgoodselectionofCaubeens(8)includingseveralIrish,CanadianIrishandaprivateexample,badged(4),unbadged(3),witha furtherblackexamplewithalargeredclothtriangle;agoodselectionofclothShoulderTitles, somecopies,includingLondonIrish Rifes(2),RoyalUlsterRifes(4),IrishGuardsA.C.F.(1),RoyalIrishRangers(2),NorthIrishHorse(1),SouthAfricanIrish(1),Irish Guards(9);assortedregimentalBlazerBadges(6)includingagoodcontemporaryIrishRegimentofCanadaKing’scrownexample; with Irish related hackles (13), Green (6), Assorted Blue (5), Grey (1), Red and Blue (1), generally very good condition (lot)
£80-£100
Hong Kong Police Cap Badge.
A pre-1969 die-stamped example, complete with back slide, good condition
£180-£220
Assorted Colonial Police Badges. GoodexamplesofColonialPoliceBadgesincluding:RoyalMontserratPoliceForce,withtwoHelmetPlatesandasmallerPouch Badge(3);EritreaPolice,anearlynickelexampleCapBadge, thereverselackingoneloop fxing;GrenadaPoliceForce,Officer’s CapBadge,GVIRexample;Sudan,KhartoumProvincialPolice,inbrass;BechuanalandProtectoratePolice,brass polished;Jamaica Police,CapBadge,HelmetPlateandButton,allKing’scrownedexamples;NorthernRhodesiaPolice,Queen’scrownedCap Badges (2), generally very good condition (12) £70-£90
End of Sale
COMMISSION FORM
O RD E RS, D ECORATIONS,M EDALS ANDMIL ITA RIA 11 FE B RUAR Y 2026
Please bid on my behalf at the above sale for the following Lot(s) up to the price(s) mentioned overleaf. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids or any reserve.
I understand that in the case of a successful bid, a premium of 24 per cent (plus VAT if delivered or collected within the UK) will be payable by me on the hammer price of all lots.
Please see the Terms and Conditions of Business for any other charges which may be applicable.
Please ensure your bids comply with the steps outlined below:
Up to £100 by £5
£100 to £200 by £10
£200 to £500 by £20
£500 to £1,000 by £50
£1,000 to £2,000 by £100
£2,000 to £5,000 by £200
£5,000 to £10,000 by £500
£10,000 to £20,000 by £1,000
£20,000 to £50,000 by £2,000 etc.
Bids of unusual amounts will be rounded down to the bid step below and will not take precedence over a similar bid unless received rst.
NOTE:
All bids placed other than via our website should be received by 4 PM on the day prior to the sale. Although we will endeavour to execute any late bids, Noonans cannot accept responsibility for bids received after that time. It is strongly advised that you use our online Advance Bidding Facility. If you have a valid email address bids may be entered, and amended or cancelled, online at www.noonans.co.uk right up until a lot is o ered. You will receive a con rmatory email for all bids and amendments, Bids posted to our o ce using this form will be entered by our sta using the same Advance Bidding Facility. There is, therefore, no better way of ensuring the accuracy of your advance bids than to place them yourself online.
I con rm that I have read and agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions of Business in the catalogue.
SIGNED
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If successful, payment can be made in the following ways:
All payments to be made in pounds sterling. Please note payment is due within ve working days of the end of the auction.
YOUR BIDS MAY BE PLACED OVERLEAF
COMMISSION FORM
ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS AND MILITARIA 11 FEBRUARY 2026
If you wish to place a ‘plus one’ bid, please write ‘+1’ next to the relevant bid
SALEROOM NOTICES:
Any Saleroom Notices relevant to this auction are automatically posted on the Lot Description pages on our website. Prospective buyers are strongly advised to consult the site for updates.
SUCCESSFUL BIDS
Should you be a successful bidder you will receive an invoice detailing your purchases. All purchases are sent by registered post unless otherwise instructed, for which a minimum charge of £12.00 (plus VAT if resident in the UK) will be added to your invoice. All payments for purchases must be made in pounds sterling. Please check your bids carefully.
PRICES REALISED
The hammer prices bid at the auction are posted on the Internet at www.noonans.co.uk in real time. A full list of prices realised appear on our website as the auction progresses. Telephone enquiries are welcome from 9 AM the following day.
CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING BUYERS
1 The buyer
The highest bidder shall be the buyer at the ‘hammer price’ and any dispute shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion. Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written acknowledgement by Noonans Auctions Ltd. (“Noonans”) that he acts as agent on behalf of a named principal. Bids will be executed in the order that they are received.
2 Minimum increment
The auctioneer shall have the right to refuse any bid which does not conform to Noonans’ published bidding increments which may be found at noonans.co.uk and in the bidding form included with the auction catalogue.
3 The premium
The buyer shall pay to Noonans a premium of 24% on the ‘hammer price’ and agrees that Noonans, when acting as agent for the seller, may also receive commission from the seller in accordance with Condition 16.
4 Value Added Tax (VAT)
The buyers’ premium is subject to the current rate of Value Added Tax if the lot is delivered to or collected by the purchaser within the UK.
Lots marked ‘X’ are subject to importation VAT of 5% on the hammer price unless re-exported outside the UK, as per the conditions below.
Buyers who wish to hand carry their lots to export them from the UK will be charged VAT at the prevailing rate and importation VAT (where applicable) and will not be able to claim a VAT refund.
Buyers will only be able to secure a VAT free invoice and/or VAT refund if the goods are exported by Noonans or a pre-approved commercial shipper. Where the buyer instructs a pre-approved commercial shipper, proof of correct export out of the UK must be provided to Noonans by the buyer within 30 days of export and no later than 90 days from the date of the sale. Refunds are subject to a £50 administrative fee.
5. Artist’s Resale Rights (Droit de Suite)
Lots marked ARR in the catalogue indicate lots that may be subject to this royalty payment.
The royalty will be charged to the buyer on the ‘hammer price’ and is in addition to the buyers’ premium. Royalties are charged on a sliding percentage scale as shown below but do not apply to lots where the hammer price is less than 1000 euros. The payment is calculated on the rate of exchange at the European Central Bank on the date of the sale.
All royalty charges are paid in full to The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).
Portion of the hammer price Royalties
From 0 to €50,000 4%
From €50,000.01 to €200,000 3%
From €200,000.01 to €350,000 1%
From €350,000.01 to €500,000 0.5%
6 Payment
When a lot is sold the buyer shall:
(a) con rm to Noonans his or her name and address and, if so requested, give proof of identity; and
(b) pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling within ve working days of the end of the sale (unless credit terms have been agreed with Noonans before the auction). Please note that we will not accept cash payments in excess of £5,000 ( ve thousand pounds) in settlement for purchases made at any one auction.
7 Noonans may, at its absolute discretion, agree credit terms with the buyer before an auction under which the buyer will be entitled to take possession of lots purchased up to an agreed amount in value in advance of payment by a determined future date of the ‘total amount due’.
8 Any payments by a buyer to Noonans may be applied by Noonans towards any sums owing from that buyer to Noonans on any account whatever, without regard to any directions of the buyer, his or her agent, whether expressed or implied.
9 Collection of purchases
The ownership of the lot(s) purchased shall not pass to the buyer until he or she has made payment in full to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling.
10 (a) The buyer shall at his or her own expense take away the lot(s) purchased not later than 5 working days after the day of the auction but (unless credit terms have been agreed in accordance with Condition 7) not before payment to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’.
(b) The buyer shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges on any lot not taken away within 5 working days after the day of the auction.
(c) The packing and handling of purchased lots by Noonans 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.
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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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