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TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,K.C.B.(Military)KnightCommander’ssequinandclothembroideredbreaststar,the reversewithpaperbackingandmaker’slabel “LEWIS,GoldLaceman,Embroiderer,SwordCutler&c.TotheKing,33StJames’s Street’, witholdinkinscription‘GiventoSirRobertGardinerMay171827’,containedinacontemporary fttedcase, goodvery fne £500-£700
RRoobbeerrttWWiilllliiaammGGaarrddiinneerrwasbornon2May1781,andenteredtheRoyalMilitaryAcademy,Woolwich,asacadet,13July1795,andpassedout asasecondlieutenantroyalartillery7April1797.Hissubsequentmilitarycommissionsweredatedasfollows: frstlieutenant16July1799,second captain12Oct.1804, frstcaptain18November1811,brevet-major27April1812,brevet-lieutenant-colonel8March1814,brevet-colonel22 July1831,regimentalcolonel24November1839,major-general23November1841,lieutenant-general11October1851,general28November 1854, and colonel-commandant 23 March 1853.
InOctober1797GardinerembarkedforGibraltar,thenpartiallyblockadedbytheFrenchandSpanish feets,andtheyearafterwaspresentatthe captureofMinorca.HecommandedadetachmentoftwelvegunswiththeforceunderGeneralDonsenttoStadeandCuxhaveninNovember 1805,astheadvanceofthearmyproceedingtoHanoverundercommandofLordCathcart.ThetroopshavingreturnedtoEnglandinJanuary 1806,GardinerefectedanexchangetoSicily,whichhereachedjustafterthebattleofMaida.HeservedinSicily,partofthetimeasaide-de-camp toGeneralFoxandafterwardstoSirJohnMoore,returningwithMooretoEnglandfromGibraltarinDecember1807.Astheregulations preventedhimfromservingonMoore'sstaf ontheexpeditiontoSweden,heexchangedinordertoaccompanySirArthurWellesleytoPortugal. HewaspresentatRolicaandVimeiro.Hewasbrigade-majoroftheartilleryintheCorunnaretreat.IntheWalcherenexpeditionhewaspresent at the siege of Middleburg and Flushing, and was invalided for fever.
OnhisrecoveryheproceededtoCadiz,andhisbatterytookaprominentpartinthebattleofBarossa.HejoinedLordWellington'sarmyin February1812,andreceivedabrevetmajorityforhisservicesatthesiegeandcaptureofBadajoz.Hecommandeda feldbatteryatthebattleof Salamanca,thecaptureofMadrid,thesiegeofBurgos(wherehevolunteeredtoserveinthesiegebatteries),andintheBurgosretreat.Earlyin 1813GardinerwasappointedtothecommandofE(afterwardsD)trooproyalhorseartillery,thenattachedtothe7thdivision,withwhichhe fought at Vittoria in the Pyrenees, at Orthez, Tarbes, and Toulouse.
HewasmadeK.C.B.in1814.In1815histroopwasstationedinfrontofCarltonHouseduringthecornriots,andsubsequentlyproceededto Belgium,wherehecommandeditthroughtheWaterloocampaignandenteredParis.GardinerwasappointedprincipalequerrytoPrinceLeopold ofSaxe-Coburgontheprince'smarriagewiththePrincessCharlotteofWales,andheldthepostuntilPrinceLeopoldbecamekingoftheBelgians, afterwhichGardinercontinuedtoresideatClaremont.Hewasgovernorandcommander-in-chiefatGibraltarfrom1848to1855.Gardinerwas theauthorofmanyvaluablereportsonprofessionalsubjects,whicharesaidtohavecontributedlargelytotheimprovementintheartilleryservice whichbeganafter1848.GardinerwasaG.C.B.andK.C.H.,andhadthedecorationofSt.AnneofRussiaforhisservicesinBelgiumandFrance, besidestheGoldCrosswithwith2Clasps.ThePrincessCharlotteofWalesappearstohavewrittenpersonally,butunsuccessfully,totheDuke ofWellington,askinghimtorecommendGardinerforPortugueseandSpanishdecorations.WhengovernorofGibraltar,thequeenofSpainsent himtheCrossofCharlesIII,whichtheregulationsoftheserviceforbadehiswearing.Gardinermarried,on11Oct.1816,CarolineMary,eldest daughterofSirJohnMacleod,adjutant-generalroyalartillery.GeneralSirRobertGardinerdiedatMelbourneLodge,Claremont,26June1864, aged 83.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge,22caratgoldandenamelsby A.J.Strachan, Londonhallmarksbutnodateletter,thesocalled‘economy’varietyproducedin1828, fttedwithoriginalgoldwideswivel suspensionfor55mmribbon,andcompletewiththree-prongedgoldbuckle, somelosstogreenenamelwreathsandchipsto centres on both sides but generally good very fne and better than usually found £2,200-£2,600
Thisexampleisoneofthelessexpensiveorso-called‘economy’varietyofbadge frstorderedbyWilliamIVasDukeofClarencein1827.Athis suggestionseveraljewellerswereaskedforquotationsandbythismanoeuvrethecostwasreducedto ffteenguineaseach,butwithasacrifceto theoverallquality.WiththesanctionoftheDukeofWellingtonandtheLordsoftheTreasury,someoftheCollarsofdeceasedGrandCrosses whichhadbeenreturnedtostockweremelteddownandthegoldusedtomanufacturethenewinsignia.Thustheshortageofinsigniafor Companionswas,forthetimebeing,overcomeandalthoughagreatsavinghadbeenmadeonthepublicpurse,thissavingwasillusorybecause withinadecadetherewasaseriousshortageofCollars.Furtherinsigniawasorderedin1842tomeetthedemandfornewlycreatedCompanions of the wars in China and Afghanistan but a return was made to insignia of a better quality. (The History of the Order of the Bath, J.C. Risk, refers).
TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,K.C.M.G.,KnightCommander’ssetofinsignia,comprisingneck badge,silver-giltandenamel,withneckriband;Star,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,withgoldretainingpin, nearlyextremely fne(2) £1,000-£1,400
TheRoyalVictorianOrder,K.C.V.O.,KnightCommander’ssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,reverse ofciallynumbered‘1589’,withneckriband;Star,silver,silver-giltandenamel,thereverseofciallymarked‘1589’,withgold retaining pin, of modern manufacture, nearly extremely fne (2) £700-£900
DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar,in Garrard,London,caseofissue, minor green enamel damage to wreaths, very fne £700-£900
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RoyalRedCross,2ndClass(A.R.R.C.),G.V.R.,silverandenamel,onLady’sbowribbon,inits Garrard&Co.Ltd. fttedcaseof issue, extremely fne
£100-£140
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem(2),Commander’s(Brother’s)neckbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles, withneckriband;Ofcer’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles;togetherwithapoor-quality copy Commander’sneckbadge,silveredandenamel;andarelatedlapelbadge,allhousedina damaged OrderofSt.Johncase, good very fne (3)
£100-£140
Royal Victorian Medal, V.R., silver, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fne
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
£100-£140
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
Royal Victorian Medal, E.VII.R., silver, bronze, with traces of naming but mostly erased, polished, good fne £50-£70
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
Royal Victorian Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, silver, unnamed as issued, mounted on investiture pin, extremely fne £100-£140
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
RoyalVictorianMedal,E.II.R.,silver,onHonoraryribboninHonorary RoyalMint redleatherettecaseofissue, goodvery fneand scarce £140-£180
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
Royal Victorian Medal, E.II.R., bronze, on Honorary ribbon in Royal Mint case of issue, good very fne and scarce £180-£220
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
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George Cross (Charles Smith 1940) in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fne £8,000-£10,000
E.M. LondonGazette 28June1940(inajointcitationwithGwynMorgan[awardedtheEdwardMedalinSilver]andMatthewThompson [awarded the Edward Medal]):
‘At10a.m.onthe3rdJanuary,1940,afallofroofoccurredatacoalfaceinWarrenHouseSeamatAskernMainColliery,Yorkshire,andaminer namedCharlesLiversidgewasburiedbythefall.Hewasextricatedsomethreehourslater,withouthavingsuferedseriousinjury,throughthe gallantry displayed, in conditions of the greatest risk, by a rescue party.
Morgan,theAgentoftheColliery,arrivedafewminutesaftertheaccidentandtookchargeoftheoperations.Withgreatdifcultyawaywas clearedunderthefall,anditwasfoundthatLiversidgewascompletelyburied,exceptforhisheadandshoulders,andthathisarmswerepinnedby fallenrocksandbyasteelbar.Morgansucceededinremovingastonewhichwaspinningoneofhisarms.Later,whenoneoftheothermenhad failed,hesucceededingettingthroughtoLiversidgeandafterthirtyminutes'workinthemostcrampedpositionwasabletofreehimandtopass him through to the other rescuers. Throughout he displayed outstanding courage, resource, and leadership.
SmithandThompsonwerebothcloseathandwhenthefalloccurredandatoncecommencedrescueoperations.Theytookaprominentpartin thedangerousworkofclearingawayunderthefall,andbothwereabletoremovesomeofthedebriswhichhadpinnedLiversidgedown. Thompson attempted to get through to efect the fnal release of Liversidge, but was driven back by a further fall.
Thewholeworkofrescuewascarriedoninthemostdifcultanddangerousconditions,andslightfallsoccurredfrequently.Afurtherheavyfall occurred later in the day which completely closed the passage through which the rescue had been made.’
CChhaarrlleessSSmmiitthhwasbornatInce,Wigan,Lancashire,on17December1908andwaseducatedatSt.William’sRomanCatholicSchool,Ince,before followinginhisfather’sfootstepsasaminerfromtheageof12.EmployedasamineratAskernMainColliery,nearDoncaster,Yorkshire,hewas awardedtheEdwardMedalforhisgallantryinsavingthelifeofatrappedminer,buriedbyarooffallintheWarrenHouseSeam.Forthisactof gallantryhealsoreceivedaCarnegieHeroTrustFundCertifcateon25April1940.HewasinvestedwithhisEdwardMedal, alongsideGwyn Morgan and Matthew Thompson, by H.M. King George VI at Buckingham Palace on 2 July 1940.
FollowinghisEdwardMedalexploits,SmithattestedfortheRoyalArtillery,andservedwith60RegimentduringtheSecondWorldWarinBurma, beingadvancedtotherankofSergeant.Forhiswartimeserviceshewasawardedthe1939-45Star;theBurmaStar;theDefenceMedal;andthe WarMedal1939-45.Followingdemobilisationin1945,hereturnedtohiscoalindustry,andwasemployedonthesurfaceasabanksmanat Stargate Colliery, Ryton-on-Tyne, County Durham, from 1945 to 1961.
On3February1953,whilstatworkattheStargateColliery,Smithspottedafractureinoneofthemaincablesonthemineshaftlift,justasthe lift,fullofminers,wasabouttobelowereddowntheshaft;pointingthisouttotheforeman,theliftwasemptiedandthecablereplaced.Ina lettertotherecipientfromtheColliery’sConsultativeCommittee,dated19February1953,theSecretaryoftheCommitteethankedhim‘forthe mannerinwhichyouavertedadisastrousoccurrence...weallrealisejusthowcloseacallitwasandallsectionsuniteinappreciatingyour presence of mind and quick reaction to signs of danger.’
Awardedagratuityof£10bytheDurhamDivisionoftheNationalCoalBoard,asatokenofappreciation,Smithsubsequentlyworkedinthe cokingindustryatDerwenthaugh,CountyDurham,from1961untilhisretirementin1973.HavingelectedtoexchangehisEdwardMedalforthe GeorgeCross,hewasinvestedwithhisG.C.byH.M.QueenElizabethIIatBuckinghamPalaceon18July1972,andsubsequentlyreceivedthe Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977. He died at Blaydon, County Durham, on 25 October 1987.
SoldwithacopyoftheoriginalcitationfortheEdwardMedal,housedinaglazedframe;twooriginalletterstotherecipient,onefortheStargate CollieryConsultativeCommittee,theotherfromtheNationalCoalBoard(DurhamDivision),regardingtherecipient’sactinspottingthe fractured lift cage cable, both dated February 1953; and two newspaper cuttings regarding the recipient’s G.C. investiture.
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TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamels;Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(Col.A.K.Wyllie,W.RidingRegt.)ofciallyimpressednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2 clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Col.A.K.Wyllie,C.B.W.Rid.Rgt.)mountedcourt-style, lightcontactmarksand minor chipping to wreath on the frst, otherwise good very fne (3) £1,600-£2,000
AAlleexxaannddeerrKKeeiitthhWWyylllliieecommandedthe3rdBattalion,WestRidingRegimentduringembodiment,inSouthAfrica1900-1902.Hewas CommandantatSimon'sTownfromJuly1900toJanuary1901;atWynbergfromJanuarytoMarch1901,andwasalsoCommandantofa PrisonerofWarCampforashortperiodin1900.Hewasmentionedindespatches29November1900,andcreatedC.B.Wylliewasappointed Hon. Colonel of the 3rd Battalion in 1906 and was Chairman R.S.P.C.A. from 1926 until his death in 1928.
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TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadgeconvertedforneckwear,silver-giltand enamels;TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels; DistinguishedServiceOrder,V.R.,silver-giltandenamels,withintegraltopribbonbar;TheRoyalVictorianOrder,M.V.O., Member’s4thClassbreastbadge,silver-gilt,goldandenamels,thereversenumbered‘142’;SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879 (2ndLieut.R.ScottKer.1-24thFoot.);EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885(Lieut:R.Scott-Kerr. 3/Gren:Gds.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen(MajorR.Scott-Kerr,D.S.O., Gren:Gds:);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Maj.R.Scott-Kerr.D.S.O.Gren.Gds.); 1914Star,withclasp(Brig:Gen:R.Scott-Kerr.C.B.M.V.O.D.S.O.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Brig. Gen.R.Scott-Kerr.);Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6,claspback-strapsofthecampaignmedalscutbacktofacilitatemounting,the lasttenmountedcourt-styleby Hunt&Roskell,Ltd. asworn, minorchippingtowreathsofD.S.O.,lightcontactmarkstothe earlier campaign medals, otherwise generally good very fne or better (12)
£5,000-£7,000
RRoobbeerrttSSccootttt--KKeerrrrwasbornon8November1859,eldestsonofWilliamScott-Kerr,ofSunlawsandChatto,andofhissecondwife,Frances Louisa,daughterofRobertFennessy.Hewasgazettedtothe24thFoot26March1879,andservedwithhisregimentintheZuluCampaignof 1879,andwaspresentattheBattleofUlundi(Medalwithclasp).HetransferredasSecondLieutenanttotheGrenadierGuardson26November 1879,andbecameLieutenanton1July1881.HeservedintheSudanExpeditionof1885atSuakin,receivingtheMedalwithclaspandtheBronze Star. He was promoted to Captain on 16 December 1890, and to Major on 19 September 1896. MajorScott-KerrservedintheSouthAfricanWar,1900-2,andwaspresentinoperationsintheOrangeRiverColony,ApriltoMay,1900; operationsinOrangeRiverColony,Mayto29November1900,includingactionsatBiddulphsbergand,Wittebergen(1to29July);operationsin theTransvaal,FebruarytoMarch,1901;operationsinOrangeRiverColony,December1900,toFebruary1901,andMarch,1901,to31May, 1902.HewasmentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 10September1901),receivedtheQueen'sMedalwiththreeclasps,theKing'sMedal withtwoclasps,andwascreatedaCompanionoftheDistinguishedServiceOrder(LondonGazette 27September1901):“RobertScott-Kerr, Major,GrenadierGuards.InrecognitionofservicesduringtheoperationsinSouthAfrica.”TheInsigniaweresenttoLordKitchenerninSouth Africa, and were presented by Brigadier-General E. O. F. Hamilton at Heilbron on 12 March 1902. HebecameLieutenant-Colonelon14February1904;wasgiventheBrevetofColonelon14February1907;andbecameColonelon7November 1908.ColonelScott-KerrcommandedtheGrenadierGuardsandRegimentalDistrictfrom30July1910,to29July1914.Atthebeginningofthe war, from 5 August 1914, he commanded the 4th (Guards') Brigade, B.E.F., and he was severely wounded during the Retreat from Mons.
Lord Ernest Hamilton, in "The First Seven Divisions" (published by Messrs. Hutchinson), says on pages 76 and 77 that at Villers-Cottérêts "wewereagainforcedintoarearguardaction.Atnineo'clockthe4th(Guards')Brigade,whichwasactingrearguard,wasovertakenatSoucy, whereinaccordancewithordersithadfacedaboutwhilethe2ndDivisionwashavingatwo hours'haltforrestanddinner.Itwasnocaseof surprise, the brigade being thoroughly prepared, and, indeed, expecting to have to hold the enemy in check. Dispositionswerethereforemadeaccordingly.The2ndGrenadiersand3rdColdstreamheldthegroundfromMontgoberttoSoucy,withthe ColdstreamliningthelonggrassridethatrunsthroughthewoodsatHaramont.Theyweresupportedbybatteriesofthe41stBrigade,R.F.A.The 2ndColdstreamandIrishGuardswerepostedinrearofthe frstlinealongthenorthernedgeoftheForêtdeVillers-Cottérêts,atthebaseofthe ridgeknownastheRonddelaReine.Theenemycommencedbyshellingthefrontline,andshellingitwithsuchaccuracythatGeneralScott-Kerr orderedtheGrenadiersand3rdColdstreamtofallbackthroughthesecondline,andtakeupapositioninrear.Thiswasdone,butsubsequently thesetwobattalionswerebroughtupintolinewiththeIrishGuardsalongthenorthernedgeofthewood,whilstthe2ndColdstreamweresent backtotakeupacoveringpositioninrearofthewood,alongtherailwayeastandwestofVillers-CottérêtsHalte.Suchwasthepositionwithout muchchangeuptomidday,whentheenemy'sattackbegantoslacken,andshortlyafterwardstheyappearedtohavehadenoughofit,anddrew of.The4thBrigadethereuponresumeditsmarchasfarasThury,whichwasreachedabout10.30p.m.Theircasualtiesinthisactionamountedto over300.TheIrishGuardsinthisactionhadColoneltheHonourableG.MorrisandLieut.Tisdallkilled;MajorCrichtonandLordCastlerosse wounded.IntheGrenadierstheHon.J.MannersandLieut.McDougallwerekilled,andintheColdstream,Lieut.G.LambtonwaskilledandCapt. BurtonandCapt.Trittonwounded.TheBrigadier-GeneralScott-Kerrwashimselfbadlywoundedinthethigh,andthecommandofthebrigade was taken over by Colonel Corry."
Brigadier-GeneralScott-Kerr’sinjuriesprovedsoseverethatheneveragainhelda feldcommand.Hecommandedabrigade,CentralForce, HomeDefence,from2January1915,to26March1915;wascommander(gradedA.A.G.),10thand11thDivisions,NewArmies,15October 1915,to7December1915;andBrigadeCommander,191stInfantryBrigade,HomeForces,8December1915,to14January1918.Hewas createdaC.B.in1914,aC.M.G.in1919,andwastwicementionedinDespatches.Heretiredin1919anddiedatSunlaws,Kelso,on25 November 1942.
For the recipient’s related miniature medals, see Lot 450.
‘Shortaswashislife,itpracticallycoveredthehistoryoftheFlyingCorps.Fewofthosewho fewtoFrancein 1914withheldtheirperishingtillthelastyearoftheWar.Theoldarmyseemeddestinedtodowhattheyhad todoquicklyandtopassaway,leavingthe feldtothenewarmiesandtheirvictory.Fewwereabletoofera service so unique and so prolonged as Gordon. He deserved to survive...’
(Memoirs of Gordon Shephard by S. Leslie refers)
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DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued, withtopribandbar;1914Star,withclasp(Capt.G.S.Shephard.R.Fus:Attd:R.F.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D. oakleaves(Brig.Gen.G.S.Shephard.);FFrraannccee,, TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silver,silver-gilt,and enamel, mounted on card for display, nearly extremely fne (6)
£8,000-£12,000
D.S.O. London Gazette 4 June 1917.
M.C. LondonGazette 18February1915[The7thM.C.awardedtotheRoyalFlyingCorps,theprevious6beingannouncedintheNewYears Honours List of 1915].
M.I.D. London Gazette 17 February 1915, 1 January 1916, 2 January 1917, 9 April 1917, 7 November 1917 and 20 May 1918. France, Legion of Honour, Chevalier London Gazette 3 November 1914: ‘For gallantry during operations between 21st and 30th August 1914.’
GGoorrddoonnSSttrraacchheeyySShheepphhaarrddwasborninMadras,IndiainJuly1885.HewastheeldestsonofSirHoratioHaleShephard(Advocate-Generalofthe MadrasPresidency,andlaterChiefJusticeoftheMadrasHighCourt)of58MontaguSquare,London,andbrotherofCaptainJ.W.Shephard,M.C. (see Lot 23).
ShephardwasnamedafterGeneralGordon,whowaskilledinKhartouminthesameyearashisbirth.HewaseducatedatSummerFields,Eton andSandhurst.ShephardwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalFusiliersinOctober1905.Hewasanoutstandingyachtsmanandis thoughttohave‘spied’onstrategicplacesaroundtheGermanseaboardinthemanneroftheheroesofErskineChilders’ fctionalnovel, The Riddle of the Sands. Perhaps this was no mere coincidence, given that Shephard knew Childers well.
Shephard’scovertoperationscametoanabrupthaltwhenandacompanionwerebriefydetainedbytheGermanauthoritiesatEmden,after injudiciouslytakingphotographsinasensitivearea.Fortunatelyforhim,ShephardwasreleasedwithoutchargeandreturnedtotheUKtobegin learninghowto fy.HegainedhisRoyalAeroClubCertifcate(No.215)onaBristolaircraftatBrooklands,14May1912.Shephardwasattached to the Royal Flying Corps from July 1912, and was initially focussed on the use of airships for military purposes.
ItwasShephard’sfriendshipwithChildersthatdrewhimintoanactionwhichcouldhaveendednotonlyhismilitarycareer,buthisfreedom.The twoofthemsharedaplaceinthecomplicatedworldofAnglo-Irishhistory,buysecuringthe frstarmsfortheSouthIrishVolunteers.Together withtwo fshermenforcrew(andMrsChildersandafemalecompaniontoallaythewould-besuspicionsofinterestedcoastguards)theytook deliveryinChilders’28-tonketch Asgard of900rifesand25,000roundsofammunition.ProcuredfromGermanagentsof theGermancoast, anddeliveredbyChilderstoHowth,nearDublin,26July1914.Inotherwordsthetwoweregunrunners-oneaCaptainintheBritishArmyon leave from his regiment, and the other a republican zealot.
ChildersatthattimehadnotrenouncedhisBritishcitizenship,andthusitwasthatthe frstconsignmentofarmstothesouthofIrelandwas deliveredbytwoEnglishmen.TheoutbreakofthewarinEuropemaywellhavebeenfortunatetimingasfarasShephard’smilitarycareerwas concerned. The authorities became occupied with fghting Germany, before his role in this gunrunning could be fully investigated.
AppointedaFlightCommanderwith4Squadron,ShephardaccompaniedtheoriginalRoyalFlyingCorpscontingenttoFrancebypilotingaB.E.2, 13 August 1914:
‘BytheeveningofAugust12themachinesofthesquadronwereatDover,andonthemorningofthe13ththeywereawaiting fnalordersto proceedtoFrance.CaptainShephardwasthe frsttostart,havingbeenorderedtoselectandmarkagoodlanding-place.All,butafewofthe machineswhichsustainedminordamage,safelycrossedtheChannel,andonAugust16thesquadron,incompanywithNos.2and3Squadrons, proceededtoMaugbeugefromAmiens.NotuntilthemorningofAugust19,1914,werethe frstreconnaissancesoftheRoyalFlyingCorps carried out by Lieutenant G. W. Mapplebeck, of No. 4 Squadron, fying a B.E.
TheWarDiaryoftheR.F.C.givessomeglimpsesto fllupthe verydiscreetbackgroundofGordon’slettershome.OnAugust20“Captain ShephardandPrinceMuratsenttoMonstoreconnoitrelanding-groundandalsoareatowestofSolignies.”OnAugust22,withLieutenant Bonham-Carter as observer, he carried out Reconnaissance No. 10 in the history of the R.F.C. at war.
At8.15amonthemorningofAugust22,CaptainShephard,withLieutenantI.M.Bonham-Carterasobserver, fyingthemachineinwhichhehad crossedtoFrance,madehis frstreconnaissance.TheoriginalreconnaissancereportofLieutenantMapplebeckismissing,andCaptainShephard’s report of August 22, 1914, is thus the frst report of a reconnaissance to be recorded in the War Diary of No. 4 Squadron.
Onthisdate,saysSirWalterRaleigh(TheWarintheAir, Vol.I,p301),“thereweretwelvereconnaissanceswhichrevealedthepresenceoflarge bodiesoftroopsmovinginthedirectionoftheBritishfront,anddidmuchtodissipatethefogofwar.The frstmachinetoreturncameinsoon aftereleven.ThiswaspilotedbyCaptainG.S.Shephard,withLieutenantI.M.Bonham-Carterasobserver.TheyhadlandedatBeaumont(about twelvemileseastofMaubeuge)forpetrol.HeretheyinformedthatFrenchcavalryhadencounteredGermaninfantrynorthoftheSambreCanal on the previous afternoon and had had to fall back.”
JustaftermiddayonAugust24,duringtheretreatfromMons,aerialreconnaissancegaveinformationoflongenemycolumnsmovingfrom GrammontthroughLessinesintoLaHamaideandfurthertroopsontheAth-Leuzeroad.At2.45pmamachinewasorderedtoascertainthe destinationofthesetroops,andCaptainG.S.ShephardwithLieutenantBonham-Carterleftthegroundat3.45pm.Theyreturnedsoonaftersix o’clockwithnewsofextensivemovementaboutAthandLeuze.Theyreportedabrokencolumnnearlytenmileslongwithitsheadpointingat Peruwelz.Thecolumnbranchedof themainAth-TournairoadatLeuze.ThiswaspartofvonKluck’sSecondCorps,anditslineofmarchwould take it to the west of the extreme western fank of the British Army.’ (Memoirs of Gordon Shephard by S. Leslie refers)
ShephardandBonham-Carter’sreconnaissanceon24August1914hadanimmediateandsignifcantimpactontheBritishArmy,thusavoiding British troops being swamped by von Kluck’s Corps. Shephard carried out extensive fying during the early stages of the war:
‘OnAugust25and26he fewovertheadvancingGermans,andhismachinewassoriddledithadtobeabandoned.Hewasoneofthe frstto dropbombson theGermansfromalowaltitude.OnOctober5he fewtoAntwerpandfailedto fndtheaerodromeowningtotheweather. OnOctober23foranhourhepursuedaGermanAlbatross,whichescapedafterhehad fredfourteenshots.OnOctober31he fewona special mission to Brussels. Early in November his plane was riddled twice.
Captain P. H. L. Playfair recalls:
“Hewas fyingB.E.allthroughtheretreatandsubsequentadvance.Irememberonedayhecamebackwithhismachineverymuchshotabout,as owingtocloudshehadbeen fyingaboutforaconsiderabletimequitelowovertheHuns.Hehadonebullet-holethroughtheslackofhis breeches which left him quite unperturbed, except that it appeared to rather amuse him.
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Onanotheroccasion,whenhewasforcedtolandsomedistanceawayfromhisaerodromeattheendofthereconnaissance,hewasheldupby theFrenchcountry-peopleforquitealongtimeashewassuspectedofbeingaspy,anditwasonlywhenanEnglishmaninthecrowdwentbail for him that he got away.” (Ibid)
Shephard’sskillasapilot, fyingprimitiveaircraft,isillustratedfurtherbyanextractofaletterfromMajorHughes-Hallett,RoyalArtillerytoLady Shephard:
‘Foraboldpilotyoursonwasverysafe,andonefeltmorethanusualconfdenceinhishands.Ithinkthebestproofofthiswaswhenonone occasionwe fewforthree-quartersofanhourthroughcloudwithoutabreak.Hekeptcontrolofthemachinethewholetime.Inthoseearly daysofnon-stablemachines,thatwasaseveretestofskill,andequallyofacoolhead.Inacloudoneisapttoloseallsenseofequilibrium,and maybeatalmostanyangle,whilestillundertheimpressionthatoneis,sotospeak,onalevelkeel.Consequently,themachinemayside-slip, nose-dive,orstallbadly,withouttheslightestwarning.Onoccasionsthecompassappearstobespinningwildlyasthoughbewitched.Itisthe aeroplane that has turned it round until it seems impossible ever to regain direction.
Duringthis fight,whichwasonthereturnfromareconnaissanceoverLille,wespunroundonceortwice,andmadeashortnose-diveonceor twice,butatnotimedidyoursonlosecontrol,andhe fnallycameoutofthecloudasquietlyasheentereditonalevelkeel,andheadingstraight for the west.’ (Ibid)
AfterabriefreturntotheUK,Shephardwaspostedtocommand6SquadroninFrance,4March1915.Heledhissquadronthroughthegreat battles of 1915, which were not without their moments:
‘And from H. Kaye’s log, September 1915, we extract:
“We fnishedupatNo.6FlyingSquadron,wherewefoundGordon[Shephard]ingoodfettle,andstayedforaboutanhour,havingteaand hearingallthenews.HehadbeenouttoattacksomeA.A.C.gunswithbombsandartillery.Hisplummetfellof thewirelesswire,andinleaning outtoreplaceitbyanammunitionbox,hegota fneshockfromtheapparatus,sohehadtoreturnhomeandgetitreplaced.Itseemsastounding that he could even try to replace it while in the air, but these Flying Corps are truly wonderful men.’ (Ibid)
The Squadron served as part of 2nd Wing R.F.C., with the Second Army and were stationed at Bailleul in March 1915:
‘DuringthebattleofNeuveChapelle,which commencedearlyonMarch10,1915,thesquadronwasengagedonartilleryobservationwork, reconnaissance,andphotographyintheYpresSalient.Inaddition,abombingattackwascarriedoutontherailway-junctionatCourtraiwitha view to hampering the transportation of enemy reinforcements from the north against our First Army attacking the village of Neuve Chapelle. FromthecloseofthisbattleuntilthebeginningoftheactionagainstHill60thesquadronsettleddowntothemoreorlessroutineworkof artillery observation and reconnaissance. This work was continued throughout the battle which resulted in the capture of Hill 60. Inanaccountoftheworkofthe2ndWingduringtheperiodAprilandMay1915,LieutenantColonelC.J.Burke,theWingCommander,saysof Major G. S. Shephard:
“Priortohisbeingpromotedtocommandasquadron,thisofcerperformedanumberofdaringdeeds.ForthesehereceivedtheMilitaryCross andtheLegionofHonour.FromthetimehetookoverNo.6Squadronthedashofthisunitcombinedwithacapacityforhardworkhavebeen remarkable.DuringtheattackwhichcommencedonApril22herosetoaverydifcultyoccasion.Hecombinedconsiderabledashwithcoolness in his handling of his squadron throughout a critical time.” ’ (Ibid)
Shephard’ssquadronperformedasimilarroleduringtheBattleofLooseinSeptember1915.ShephardadvancedtoLieutenantColonel,and returned to the UK to command the 8th Wing, R.F.C. in December 1915. This was a short-lived post:
‘OnJanuary30,1916,Lieutenant-ColonelShephardwasappointedtocommandthe12th(Army)Wing,whichwith3rd(Corps)Wingcomprised theIIIBrigadeformedonthatdatetoworkwiththe3rdArmy.Later,inMarch1916,the3rdWingbecamedetachedfromIIIBrigadeforduty withthe4thArmy,andthe12thWingwasreconstitutedandbecametheCorpsWingoftheBrigade,theBrigadebeingcompletedbythe formation of the 13th (Army) Wing on March 10, 1916.
The12th(Corps)WingonMarch20comprisedthreesquadrons,Nos.8,12and13,allofwhichwereequippedwithB.E.2cmachines.The frst phaseofthebattleoftheSomme(1916)openedearlyonJuly1,whenageneralattackwasmadeallalongthe4thArmyfrontandalongpartof thefrontofthe3rdArmy.MachinesoftheIIIBrigadeCorpsSquadrons(i.e.thoseinthe12th[Corps]Wing)andtheIVBrigadeCorpsSquadrons, wereallottedtocounter-batterywork,a fighttoeachcounter-batteryarea,andtocontact-patrolandtrench-bombardmentwork,a fightbeing toldof foreachpurposeineachCorpsarea.Allmachinescarried20-lbbombs,whichweredroppedonbillets,transports,trenches,etc.,as opportunityofered.Onthis frstdayofthebattlenolessthanthirty-fourartillerypatrolswerecarriedoutbythesquadronsofthe12thWing, machines being in the air from 5am until 9.50pm.’ (Ibid)
Shephardcontinuedtocommand12th(Corps)WinguntiltheendoftheBattleoftheSommeinNovember1916.Hewasappointedtothe temporarycommandofIIIBrigade,R.F.C.inJanuary1917,beforeadvancingtoBrigadierGeneralandbeingappointedtothecommandofI Brigade,R.F.C.8February1917.AtthistimehisBrigadecomprisedofthe1stWing(Nos.2,10and16Squadrons)andthe10thWing(Nos.25, 40,70and43Squadrons).ShephardcommandedhisBrigadeduringtheArrasofensiveinApril1917,afterwhichhewasawardedthe DistinguishedServiceOrder.Heconductedaseniorcourseforofcersinaviationattheendof1917,andeventuallywasgrantedleaveontheday he died:
‘OnJanuary19,1918,Brigadier-GeneralShephard,forthepurposeofvisitingoneofouraerodromes[wherethreeofthesquadronsunderhis commandwerebased]atAuchelonwhichwerestationedNos.18,43and2A.F.C.Squadrons,orderedoutamachine.At11.05amheleftthe aerodromeonNieuportScoutNo.B/3610,andatabout11.15amwasseentospinintothegroundontheedgeofAuchelaerodrome.The machine was wrecked and the pilot was admitted to hospital, where he died from his injuries....
General Lord Horne wrote to Lady Horne:
“Hewaslookeduponasoneofthecleverestpilots,perfectlyathomeintheair.Itisdifculttoexplainthecauseoftheaccident,butthegeneral ideaisthathemusthaveturnedfaintandlostconsciousnessintheair....Hewasinthehabitofgoinghisroundsby fyingfromoneaerodrometo another,andhewasdoingsothatmorning.Hismachinewasobservedtobehaveinanunusualmanner,andthentofallstraightdown,andhewas killed practically on the spot. I am very sorry to lose him. His was a very charming personality; he was a very fne fellow.” ’ (Ibid)
Brigadier-General Shephard was the highest ranking ofcer in the fying services to be killed whilst on active service during the Great War: ‘HewasaccordedamilitaryfuneralwithfullhonoursatLapugnoy,notfarfromBruay.SometwentyGeneralsandathousandofcersattended thefuneral,whichwasprecededbyCanadianpipersanda fringparty,andconductedbyFathersGreyandCardenaccordingtotheCatholicand Roman Church to which his friends had always believed that he belonged.’ (Ibid)
Soldwithararecopyof MemoirsofBrigadierGeneralGordonShephard,D.S.O.,M.C. editedbyS.Leslieatthebehestoftherecipient’smother, andprivatelyprintedin1924.Theinsidecoverannotated‘PhilipShephardfromGranny.June1924’;thelatterwithextractsfromvariousletters from the recipient written to family members and friends during the Great War; with copied research.
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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Ofcer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,HallmarksforLondon 1919;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Commr.R.L.Way.R.N.)mountedaswornandhoused,togetherwiththerelated miniature awards, in a ftted case, the lid embossed ‘R.L.W.’, good very fne (3) £180-£220
O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1919:
‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the War.’
RRoobbeerrttLLeewwiissWWaayywasborninMayfair,London,on29September1877,thesonofCaptainJohnL.Way,R.N.CommissionedSub-Lieutenanton 15March1897,hewaspromotedLieutenanton15March1899,andservedastorpedolieutenantinthebattleshipH.M.S. Magnifcent from16 July1904to16February1907.Briefyonthestaf inH.M.S. Vernon,hesubsequentlyservedastorpedoofcerinH.M.S. Venerable intheChannel Squadron,beforebeingappointedtoH.M.S. Implacable asFirstandTorpedoOfcer.Afterjustovertwoyearsthere,hethenservedinH.M.S. Carnarvon of the Home Fleet's Third Division as First and Torpedo Ofcer.
PromotedCommanderon30June1912,hewasappointedtotheSecondDestroyerFlotilla'sdepotship,H.M.S. Blake asexecutiveofceron31 July1912,andservedthereforalmosttheentireGreatWar,untilbeingappointedtothecommandofH.M.S. Aquarius on30March1918. AppointedanOfceroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireattheendoftheWar,Way’scommandofH.M.S. Aquarius endedon17February1920 andhewasplacedonthebooksofH.M.S. Victory forunpaidtime,beforetransferringtotheRetiredListon23March1922.Hewaspromoted Captain (retired) on 29 September 1922, on his 45th birthday, and died of bronchitis at Shoreham, Sussex, on 29 October 1928.
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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Civil)Ofcer’s2ndtype,incaseofissue;1939-45Star;BurmaStar; DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,withnamedcardboxofissue;Jubilee1977,unnamedasissued;together withaKorea,Republic,Veteran’sAssociation,MinistryofPatriotsandVeteran’sAfairsAward,neckbadge(H.B.Whitehead 507), in case of issue, gilt and enamels, the Jubilee Medal somewhat polished, otherwise very fne (7) £260-£300
O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 31 December 1976:
‘For services to the Royal British Legion’. M.I.D. London Gazette 10 January 1946.
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Malaya in 1942’ HHaarrrryyBBeellllWWhhiitteehheeaaddwascommissionedintotheQueen’s(RoyalWestSurrey)RegimentandservedduringtheSecondWorldWarinMalaya andlaterinBurmaattachedtothe9thBattalion,NigeriaRegiment,andwaswoundedon21March1945.HewasawardedtheQueen’sSilver Jubilee Medal 1977 in his capacity as a National Vice Chairman of the Royal British Legion. Sold with copied research.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr MM..BB..EE.. ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo LLiieeuutteennaanntt EE.. PPeellllyy,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss
£140-£180 2200
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon 1919;1914-15Star(M2-052897Pte.E.Pelly.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M2-052897A.S.Sjt.E.Pelly.A.S.C.) extremely fne (4)
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
M.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919: ‘Temporary Lieutenant Evelyn Pelly, Royal Army Service Corps.’ EEvveellyynnPPeellllyyservedwiththeArmyServiceCorpsinFrancefrom29March1915,andwascommissionedintotheArmyServiceCorpson23April 1916.
Sold with copied research.
AA ff nneeGGrreeaattWWaarr11991155‘‘SSeeccoonnddBBaattttlleeooffYYpprreess’’MM..CC..ggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooSSeeccoonnddLLiieeuutteennaanntt,,llaatteerrCCaappttaaiinnaanndd QQuuaarrtteerrMMaasstteerr,,WW..WWaattssoonn,,22nnddBBaattttaalliioonn,,NNoorrtthhuummbbeerrllaannddFFuussiilliieerrss,,wwhhooddiissttiinngguuiisshheeddhhiimmsseellffwwhheenntthheeBBaattttaalliioonnhhaadd tthhrreeeeccoommppaanniieessnneeaarrllyywwiippeeddoouuttbbyyaaGGeerrmmaannaattttaacckknneeaarrMMoouusseeTTrraappFFaarrmm,,88MMaayy11991155,,aannddhheehhiimmsseellffwwaasswwoouunnddeedd dduurriinngg tthhee aaccttiioonn
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(2.Lieut.W.Watson.North’d.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (Lieut. W. Watson) mounted for display, generally very fne or better (4)
£700-£900
M.C. London Gazette 3 July 1915:
‘AtYpreson8thMay,1915.TheCaptain[A.C.Hart]commanding‘A’Company,2ndNorthumberlandFusiliers,waskilled,andthewholeofNo. 4Platoonkilledorwounded,SecondLieutenantWatson,withthethreeremainingplatoonsofthecompany,continuedtoholdthetrench,in spiteofveryheavy fre,bothfrontalandenflade.Owingtotheotherthreecompaniesofthebattalionbeingeithercasualtiesorcaptured,he retiredthreeplatoonstothereserveline,but fndingnoroomtherereturnedtohisoriginaltrench,andheldituntilrelievedthefollowing morning.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916 and 15 June 1916.
WWiilllliiaammWWaattssoonnservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalion,NorthumberlandFusiliersontheWesternFront.Hedistinguishedhimself at Ypres, 8 May 1915, when the Battalion had:
‘MovedtoGHQLinenorth-eastofWieltjeinsupport4th[May],andon6thtookoverfrontlineextendingfromtheWieltje-Gravenstafelroad acrosstheWieltje-St.JulienroadtoMouseTrapFarm.StrongattackbytheGermanMarineDivisionrepulsedduringnightof7th/8th.Lineheld untileveningwhentheenemyonceagaincameforward.BrigadierSandilandsnotesthattheBattalionwassurroundedonthreesides. Headquarters,‘B’,‘C’and‘D’Companieswererushedand-‘attackedfromeverysidebyoverwhelmingnumbers,theshatteredremnantsofthe threecompanieswerecompletelywipedout.’‘A’CompanyheldoutinapositionjusteastofMouseTrapFarmuntilrelievedat4am9th. Casualties-CaptainsA.C.HartandG.KingMolineux;LieutenantsG.P.LegardandA.B.Cramsie;SecondLieutenantsK.ShannandJ.K.Manger killed.Threeotherofcerswerewounded[includingWatson]and fve(includingCommandingOfcerLieutenantColonelH.S.Enderby)were takenprisoner.Casualtiesamongotherranks-422killed,woundedormissing.’(BritishBattalionsontheWesternFront,JanuarytoJune1915 by R. Westlake refers)
Watson retired as Captain and Quarter Master whilst serving with the 4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..CC..ggrroouuppooffssiixxaawwaarrddeeddttooCCaappttaaiinnJJ..RRoossss,,NNoorrtthhSSttaa ff oorrddsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,aattttaacchheedd NNoottttiinngghhaammsshhiirreeaannddDDeerrbbyysshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,llaatteeRRooyyaallAArrmmyyMMeeddiiccaallCCoorrppss,,llaatteerrCCaammeerroonniiaannss,,wwhhooppllaayyeeddpprrooffeessssiioonnaall ffoooottbbaallll ffoorr TTootttteennhhaamm HHoottssppuurr FF..CC.. MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseprivatelyengraved‘PoixduNord2.Lt.JamesRossN.StafsRegt.4.11.18’;1914-15Star (39682.Pte.J.Ross....) unitobliterated,butjustaboutdiscernibleas‘R.A.M.C.’;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.J.Ross.); DefenceMedal(Capt.J.Ross.M.C.Cameronians.);WarMedal1939-45(2.Lt.J.Ross.M.C.Cameronians.) very fneandbetter(6) £800-£1,000
M.C. London Gazette 4 October 1919:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryandgoodworkduringthe fghtingintheForêtdeMormalon4November1918.Hiscompanywasheldupandhis companycommanderwaswounded.Heassumedcommand,andowingtohiscoolnessandabilitytheadvancewasproperlycontinuedandtwo feld guns were captured with personnel complete.’
JJaammeessRRoosssswasborninBonnyrigg,Midlothian,Scotland,on7March1895andattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorps,servingwiththem duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12May1915.CommissionedSecondLieutenantintheNorthStafordshireRegimenton26 March1918,hewasawardedtheMilitaryCrossforhisgallantryduringthe fnalpushtovictory,whilstservingonattachmentwiththe10th Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment.
AkeenfootballerinitiallywithRaithRovers,RosssubsequentlysignedprofessionalformswiththeTottenhamHotspurFootballClub,thenplaying inthetopdivisionofEnglishfootball,andmadesevenappearancesforthemasadefenderinthe1922-23and1923-24seasons(thereverseofhis MedalIndexCardgiveshisaddressas39ChurchRoad,Tottenham,N17,andthe1921Censusreturnlistshisoccupationas‘Professional Footballer,TottenhamHotspurFootballClub’).HesawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorldWarintheCameroniansfrom26November 1940,beingadvancedwarsubstantiveLieutenanton2April1941,andtemporaryCaptainon17June1942.HediedatLasswade,Midlothian,on5 November 1962.
Soldwithaphotographicimageoftherecipientinhisfootballshirt;asquadphotographoftheTottenhamHotspurteam,1923-24,inwhichthe players are identifed; and copied research.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..CC..ggrroouuppooffssiixxaawwaarrddeeddttooCCaappttaaiinnJJ..WW..SShheepphhaarrdd,,NNoo..88MMoottoorrAAmmbbuullaanncceeCCoonnvvooyy,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss,, llaattee VVoolluunntteeeerr DDrriivveerr wwiitthh tthhee BBrriittiisshh RReedd CCrroossss aanndd OOrrddeerr ooff SStt.. JJoohhnn ooff JJeerrssuussaalleemm MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;1914Star(J.W.Shephard.B.R.C.S.&O.St.J.J.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves (Capt.J.W.Shephard.);DefenceMedal;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddEEmmppiirree,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-16,withbronzestar uponriband,mountedoncardfordisplay,togetherwithbronzeGreatWarTributeMedal,wingedPegasusonobverse,reverse embossed‘TheInnerTempleToMembersOfTheInnWhoFoughtForTheirCountry19141918’,containedwithina ftted wooden circular case the inner lid of which has been inscribed ‘J. W. Shepherd’ on a label, nearly extremely fne (6) £800-£1,000
M.C. London Gazette 14 January 1916.
M.I.D. London Gazette 31 December 1915. France, Croix de Guerre London Gazette 2 June 1917.
JJoohhnnWWiiggrraammSShheepphhaarrddwasborninMadras,IndiainSeptember1887.HewasthesonofSirHoratioHaleShephard(Advocate-Generalofthe MadrasPresidency,andlaterChiefJusticeoftheMadrasHighCourt)of58MontaguSquare,London,andyoungerbrotherofBrigadierGeneralB. S.Shephard,D.S.O.,M.C.(seeLot17).HeinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarasaVolunteerDriverwiththeBritishRedCrossandOrderofSt. JohnofJerusalem,ontheWesternFrontfromOctober1914.ShephardwassubsequentlycommissionedintotheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsin February1915,andservedwith326Company,No.8MotorAmbulanceConvoy(entitledSilverWarBadge).HeadvancedtoLieutenantin August1915,andtoCaptaininApril1916.ShephardadvancedtothecommandofNo.21MotorAmbulanceConvoy.Herelinquishedhis commission in 1919 ‘on account of ill-health contracted on active service.’
InlaterlifeShephardresidedatGloversFarm,Charlwood.Hisson,LieutenantPhilipLeRoyShephard,servedwiththeGrenadierGuardsduring the Second World War and was killed in action in North Africa, 27 April 1943. Captain Shephard died in December 1967.
Sold with copied service papers.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarrMM..CC..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooCCaappttaaiinnJJoohhnnMMaaccGGrreeggoorr,,HHiigghhllaannddLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,llaattee1166tthhLLoonnddoonnRReeggiimmeenntt,, RRooyyaall HHiigghhllaannddeerrss aanndd YYeemmeenn IInnffaannttrryy
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued,incaseofissue;1914-15Star(3137Pte.J.McGregor.16-Lond.R.)notespellingof surname;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.J.Macgregor.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1935 (Capt. J. Mac Gregor. M.C. H.L.I.) the last four mounted as worn, very fne or better (5)
£800-£1,000
M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1919: ‘T/Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Royal Highlanders.’
JJoohhnnMMaaccGGrreeggoorrservedasaPrivateandlaterCorporalwiththe16thLondonRegimentinFrancefrom19February1915.HisMedalIndexCard notesthathis1914-15Star‘J.McGregor’.HewascommissionedintotheRoyalHighlanderson22August1916,butwasattachedtotheHighland LightInfantryinFranceandisbelievedtowonhisM.C.withthatunitdespitetheawardbeinggazettedtohisparentregiment.Hewasplacedon theRetiredListonaccountofillhealthcausedbywounds,5May1918(LondonGazette 4May1918refers).HisMedalIndexCardalsonotes thatheservedasaCaptaininthe1stYemenInfantry,alocallyrecruitedinfantryunitthathadbeenraisedintheAdenProtectorateduring1917 -18 for service in World War I, disbanded in 1925.
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WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ DD..FF..CC.. aattttrriibbuutteedd ttoo SSeeccoonndd LLiieeuutteennaanntt JJ.. TTuurrnneerr,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee
DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued,onoriginalinvestiturepin,in JohnPinches,London,caseofissue,thesilk lining of the inside of the case inscribed in pen ‘J. Turner’, extremely fne
£1,200-£1,600
D.F.C. London Gazette 5 June 1919: ‘2nd Lt. (A./Lt.) John Turner (France).’
JJoohhnnTTuurrnneerr,anativeofHanley,Stoke,Sta fordshire,wasbornon2July1892,andwascommissioned2ndLieutenant(onprobation)intheRoyal FlyingCorpson8November1917.TransferringtotheRoyalAirForceasafoundermemberon1April1918,heservedwith21Squadronduring theGreatWarinFrancefrom24April1918,andwasinvalidedtoEnglandon20January1919.AwardedtheDistinguishedFlyingCross,he transferred to the Unemployed List in the rank of Lieutenant on 4 February 1919.
Sold with copied service records.
AASSeeccoonnddWWoorrllddWWaarrLLaannccaasstteerraannddDDaakkoottaappiilloott’’ssDD..FF..CC..ggrroouuppsseevveennaawwaarrddeeddttooFFlliigghhttLLiieeuutteennaannttGG..TT..SSttoonnee,,446600((RR..AA.. AA..FF..))SSqquuaaddrroonn,,RRooyyaallAAuussttrraalliiaannAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoossee22nnddooppeerraattiioonnaallssoorrttiieewwaassggrraacceeddwwiitthhhhiissSSttaattiioonnCCoommmmaannddeerr--GGrroouupp CCaappttaaiinnHHuugghhiieeEEddwwaarrddss,,VV..CC..,,DD..SS..OO..,,DD..FF..CC--aasstthheeppiilloottttoosshhoowwhhiimmtthheerrooppeess..SSttoonneewweennttoonnttoo ff yyiinnaattlleeaasstt3311 ooppeerraattiioonnaall ssoorrttiieess wwiitthh tthhee ssqquuaaddrroonn pprriioorr ttoo ff yyiinngg DDaakkoottaass wwiitthh TTrraannssppoorrtt CCoommmmaanndd DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofciallydated‘1945’;1939-45Star;PacifcStar;FranceandGermanyStar;Defence andWarMedals1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,lastthreeofciallyengraved‘G.T.Stone418021’, andlaterissues,with replacement Return from Active Service Badge, reverse numbered ‘131495’, generally very fne or better (lot) £2,000-£2,600
D.F.C. London Gazette 27 March 1945: ‘FlyingOfcerStonehascompletednumerousoperationsagainsttheenemyinthecourseofwhichhehasinvariablydisplayedtheutmost fortitude, courage and devotion to duty.’
GGeeoorrggeeTThhoommaassSSttoonneewasborninAlbury,NewSouthWales,AustraliainSeptember1920.HeinitiallyservedasaPrivatewiththe59th Battalion,115thInfantryBrigade,AustralianMilitiapriortobeingdischargedas‘MedicallyUnft’,5April1940.StonewasemployedasaBankClerk withtheNationalBankinMelbournepriortojoiningtheRoyalAustralianAirForceReserveinOctober1941.HewasmobilisedasaL.A.C.in April 1942, and carried out initial training including as a Sergeant (Pilot) at No. 6 E.F.T.S., Mallala, in March 1943.
StoneembarkedatBrisbanefortheUKundertheEmpireAirTrainingScheme,20April1943.AftercarryingoutfurthertrainingatNos.15and 18(P)A.F.U.’s,StonewaspostedtoNo.27O.T.U.,LichfeldinJanuary1944.FurtherpostingsincludedtoNo.1667C.U.andNo.1Lancaster FinishingSchool,Hemswell,beforebeingpostedforoperational fyingwith460(R.A.A.F.)Squadron(Lancasters)atBinbrookinJune1944.Whilst ‘beddingin’withhisnewsquadronhe fewas2ndPilotonhis frsttwooperationalsorties-thesecondbeingwiththeStationCommanderashis pilot,oneGroupCaptainHughieEdwards,V.C.,D.S.O.,D.F.C.Thelatter,despitehisseniorposition,continuedtoparticipateonoperational sorties and on this occasion few with Stone to Les Hayons, 24 June 1944. Stone fewinatleast31operationalsortieswiththeSquadron,June-November1944,including:Rheims;LesHayons;Sanderville;Gelsenkirchen; Courtrai;Coquereaux;BoisdeJardin;Stuttgart(2);ForetdeNieppe;Auchel;Douai;Brunswick;Volkel;Stettin(2);Russelheim;Kiel;Raimbert; Gilze-Rijen; Westkapelle; Saarbrucken; Emmerisn; Fort Frederik-Hendrik (2); Duisberg (2); Kattegat; Essen and Dusseldorf.
StonehadadvancedtoFlyingOfcerinJune1944,andhavingcompletedhistourhewaspostedto238Squadron(Dakotas),Transport CommandatMerryfeldinJanuary1945.StonetransferredtoNo.1315Flight(Dakotas)atMerryfeldthefollowingmonth.HewaspostedtoNo. 45Group,Douval,CanadainMarch1945,beforereturningtoAustraliawhenpostedtoNo.630Group,Archerfeld,Queenslandthefollowing month.StonewaspostedonattachmentwithNo.1315FlighttoManusIsland,PapuaNewGuinea,22August1945.HereturnedtoArcherfeldin September 1945. Stone advanced to Flight Lieutenant the following month, and was discharged in May 1946.
Soldwiththefollowingoriginaldocumentation:AustralianMilitaryForces,CitizenForces,CertifcateofDischarge,dated4April1940;Royal AustralianAirForceOfcer’sCertifcateofService;Letterofcongratulationfromontheoccasionofrecipient’sawardoftheD.F.C.fromAir OfcerCommanding,R.A.A.F.,dated28March1945;RoyalAustralianAirForceStatementofAccount,dated7May1946;photographicimageof recipientandhiscrew;correspondencebetweenrecipientandtheDepartmentofDefence(AirForceOfcer)in1992,regardingthelaterissued campaignmedals;cardboxofissueforlaterissuedmedals,this fattened, withlabel‘AirForceMedalsSection(QueanbeyanAnnex),Department ofDefence,CanberraACT2600’;aphotocopyofrecipient’sR.A.A.F.FlyingLogBook(29September1942-7May1946);andothercopied research.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarrAA..RR..RR..CC..ggrroouuppooffssiixxaawwaarrddeeddttooSSiisstteerrGG..LL..HHaannlleeyy((nnééeeSShheelllleeyy)),,QQuueeeennAAlleexxaannddrraa’’ssIImmppeerriiaallMMiilliittaarryy NNuurrssiinngg SSttaa ff RReesseerrvvee,, llaattee PPrriinncceessss CChhrriissttiiaann’’ss AArrmmyy NNuurrssiinngg RReesseerrvvee RoyalRedCross,2ndClass(A.R.R.C.),G.V.R.,silverandenamel;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(NursingSisterG.L. Shelley);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,noclasp(NursingSisterG.L.Shelley);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SisterG.L.Hanley) rankofciallycorrectedonBWM,VMofciallyre-impressed,mountedcourt-styleasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’sQ.A.I.M. N.S.R. cape badge, generally very fne or better (6)
£800-£1,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2014.
A.R.R.C. London Gazette 31 July 1919.
GGrraacceeLLiilliiaannHHaannlleeyy(néeShelley)wasembarkedforSouthAfricaasaNursingSisterinPrincessChristian’sArmyNursingReserveinJune1900, andservedthereuntilNovember1902(Queen’sandKing’sMedals).SubsequentlyappointedaSisterinQueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitary NursingStaf ReserveinOctober1914,shewentouttoFranceinJune1916andwasemployedatNo.14GeneralHospitaluntiltheyear’send, whenshereturnedtoanappointmentattheMilitaryHospital,Oswestry.Shewasstillservinginthelattercapacityatthetimeofher demobilisation in September 1919.
Sold with copied research.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘NNoovveemmbbeerr11991188’’DD..CC..MM..ggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooRRii ff eemmaannEE..WW..BBrryyaanntt,,1166tthh((CCoouunnttyyooffLLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn((QQuueeeenn’’ssWWeessttmmiinnsstteerrRRii ff eess)),,LLoonnddoonnRReeggiimmeenntt,,ffoorrggaallllaannttrryyiinnaassuucccceessssffuullrreeccoonnnnaaiissssaanncceenneeaarrSSeebboouurrggwwhhiicchh eennaabblleedd tthhee eenneemmyy’’ss ff aannkk ttoo bbee ttuurrnneedd aanndd tthhee aattttaacckkiinngg ttrrooooppss ttoo ggeett ffoorrwwaarrdd
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(554368Pte.E.W.Bryant.1/16Lond:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(554368Pte.E. W. Bryant. 16-Lond. R.) heavily polished and worn, therefore fair to fne (3)
£700-£900
D.C.M. London Gazette 18 February 1919; citation published 10 January 1920: ‘554368 Rfn. E. W. Bryant, 1/16th Bn., Lond. R. (Marylebone).
ForgallantandvaluableservicenearSebourg,on5thNovember,1918.Hevolunteeredtoproceedthroughaheavybarrageandascertainthe positioninfront.Heobtainedtheinformationaccurately,bringingbackurgentmessages,andledhiscompanythroughthevillage,enablingthe enemy’s fank to be turned and the attacking troops to get forward.’
EErrnneessttWWaalltteerrBBrryyaanntthailedfromMarylebone,London,andenlistedintothe16thBattalion(Queen’sWestminsterRi fes),LondonRegiment,on 13February1917,aged18,ashopassistantbytrade.HeservedinFrancefrom15Januaryto21December,1918,andwasdischargedon25June 1919.
Soldwithanoriginal56th(London)Divisiongallantrycard,dated‘17-11-18’andnamedto‘554368Rgn.E.Bryant.LondonRegt(T.F.)’, torn almost in half; together with copied research including gazette notices, War Diary extracts and enrolment papers.
AA SSeeccoonndd WWaarr ‘‘IIttaallyy ooppeerraattiioonnss’’ DD..CC..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff ff vvee aawwaarrddeedd ttoo AAccttiinngg SSeerrggeeaanntt PP.. KKeellllyy,, KKiinngg’’ss RReeggiimmeenntt
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.VI.R.(3768563CplPKellyKingsR)anofcialreplacementstamped‘R’;1939-45Star;ItalyStar; Defence and War Medals; together with a King’s Regiment badge, extremely fne
£700-£900
D.C.M. London Gazette 26 October 1944.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘DuringtheactionofcrossingtheRiverGarion11-12May1944,thisN.C.O.tookovercommandofa PlatoonwhenthePlatoonCommanderhadbeenkilled.Heorganisedhisplatoonquicklyandwithdeterminationunderheavyenemymachine-gun andmortar fre.Throughoutthefollowing36hourshisleadershipwasofthehighestorderandhewasaninspirationtohismenunderconditions ofgreatstrain.Duringtheactionmanycasualtiesweresustainedbyhiscompanyandothersub-unitsnearby.Theywerelyinginandaround enemyminefeldsinverydistressedconditions.Moralewasbecominglow,stretcherbearershadbecomecasualties,communicationswiththeriver bankhadbrokendown.ItwasatthisstageofthebattlethatSergeantKelly,onhisowninitiative,volunteeredtofetchmedicalaid.Hecrawledfor fourhundredyardstotheriverbankinbroaddaylightwhilstunderheavymortarandmachine-gun fre,andinfullviewoftheenemy.Heswam theriverwhichwas fowingveryfast-eightknots-fullyclothed,andreturnedtothewoundedwhoreceivedimmediateattentionfrommedical personnel he brought back, and evacuation of the casualties proceeded.
Thisactionputnewlifeintoalltroops,andtheirmoraleroseatonce.Thiswasillustratedbythemannerinwhichtheyimmediatelyfoughtbackat theenemyandmanagedtoholdontothegroundtheyhadgained.AfterthisSergeantKelly,althoughwetthroughandinastateoffatigue, rejoined his platoon and continued to fght back at the enemy with great determination and leadership. ThereisnodoubtthatSergeantKelly’sconductthroughoutthesetwodaysofbattlewasofthehighestorder.Hisactionscertainlyafectedthe conductofthebattleandhewasinstrumentalinsavingthelivesofatleast15ofhiscomrades.Atnotimedidhe“letup”onhisdutywhichwas carried out to the full, quite regardless of fatigue and his own personal safety.’
PPeetteerr KKeellllyy was serving in the 2nd Battalion, The King’s Regiment, at the time of the above related deeds. Soldwithasignedstatement,dated22August2006,confrmingthattherecipient’soriginalHonoursandAwardswerelostintheRiverMersey during a ferry crossing at Liverpool on Remembrance Day.
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(l-r): Henry Harrison, Archibald Cook, and George Simkiss
G.M. LondonGazette 18December1942:ArchibaldCook,EngineDriver,London,MidlandandScottishRailwayCompany(inajointcitationwith GeorgeHerbertSimkiss,Fireman,London,MidlandandScottishRailwayCompany[alsoawardedtheGeorgeMedal];andRichardEdwardBarrett, KitchenPorter,Birmingham;GeorgeCarter,Warden,CivilDefenceWardensService,Birmingham;WilliamEricDeakin,Machinist,Birmingham; and Henry Jacob Harrison, Length Ganger, London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company [all awarded the British Empire Medal]) ‘Incendiarybombsset fretoatrainwhichwascarryinghighexplosives.DriverCookbroughtittoastandstillbutcouldnotextinguishthe fames. Hedecidedtoisolatetheburningvanand,withthehelpofSimkiss,uncoupleditanddrewthefrontportionofthetrainforward.Itwasthen found that a second vehicle in the rear portion was on fre and Simkiss isolated this also. Carter,DeakinandBarrett,althoughtheywerewarnedofthecontentsofthewagonsandunderstoodthedanger,renderedeverypossible assistancetopreventthe frefromspreading.ItwaseventuallybroughtundercontrolbytheN.F.S.,anditwasthenfoundthatboxesofexplosive wouldhavetobeunloaded.CarterandDeakinhelpedtopullopenthedoorofoneofthevans.Asitopened, famesandsmokewereemitted from the interior of the truck and Carter, Deakin and Barrett sustained burns to the face and eyes, and all three had to go to a frst aid post.
GangerHarrisonenteredanothervanandthrewoutboxesontotheline.Whilstsodoing,oneofthesefellandpinnedhimdownbythelegbut, withhelp,hefreedhimselfandcontinuedtoworkuntilthevanwasemptied.Thelineswereblockedwithheapedupboxesofexplosiveand Harrison,thoughwetthroughbywaterfromthehosesandsuferingfromaninjuredlegandburnthands,continuedtoworkaloneforthirteen hours to clear the lines and allow trafc to proceed.
Allthemenshowedgreatcourageanddevotiontoduty.Enemyaircraftwereoperating,aheavyanti-aircraftbarragewasinprogressatthetime and the men were fully aware of the danger from the explosives to which they were exposed.’
The original Recommendation adds some additional information:
‘Atabout1.45amThursday,30thJuly1942anairraidtookplacewhileafreighttrain,withDriverArchibaldCook,FiremanGeorgeH.Simkissand GuardJamesReynoldsonboardarrivedinthegoodsyardwithaloadofTNTin27wagonsand23otherwagons.ProceedingfromBordesley JunctiontowardsLawleyStreetsidingsonajourneyformGloucestertoCrewe,andshortlyafterpassingCoventryRoadBridgetwowagonswere struckbyincendiarybombs.Fireswerecausedinthesewagons,whichwereloadedwithTNTinboxesofabout50lbperbox.The freswere noticedbythedriveronthesignalatStAndrewssignalbox,beingfoundtobeagainstthetrain.Theguard,obeyinginstructionsleftthetrainto informthesignalboxatBordesleyJunctiontoinformtrainsarrivingfromthatdirection.The fremaninformedthesignalboxatStAndrewsfor thesamepurposeinadvisingtrainsfromtheotherdirection.Thedriver, fremanandguard,assistedbythesignalmen,thencommencedto uncouple the blazing trucks from the main portion of the train.
CivilDefenceWardenCarterarrivedonthescenealmostatonce,alsotheyouthsW.A.DeakinandR.E.Barrattandalthoughtheywerewarned ofthecontentsofthewagonandunderstoodthedangertheyremainedandrenderedeverypossibleassistance.Theyextinguished fresonthe embankmentwhichwerecausedbyfragmentsthrownfromtheburningtrucks.Carterclimbedontothetrucksanddidallpossibleuntilthe arrivalofthe fremen.Itwasdecidedtoendeavourtosavesomeofthecontentsandthesealofoneofthevanswasbroken.CarterandDeakin helpedtopullopenthedoor.Asitopened, famesandsmokewereemittedfromtheinterior ofthetrucksandCartersustainedburnstotheface andeyes.DeakinandBarrattalsosustainedslightburnstotheeyesandallthreerequiredtreatmentata frstaidpost.Allpresenthelpedin removing boxes of burning TNT from the vans.
Theworks freservicefromtheNewHudsonWorks,GarrisonLanearrivedanddidalltheycouldtoholdthe fresincheckuntilthearrivalofthe regular National Fire Service units under D. O. Peters, Bordesley Green and Section Leader Gregory, Station 2.Y.
AllthemembersoftheservicesassistedinremovingboxesofburningTNTfromthevansonthe frebeingsufcientlycontrolledtoenable dampingdowntotakeplace.Duringthistimetheairraidcontinuedandtherewasheavyanti-aircraftbarrage.’(HeroesoftheBirminghamAir Raids, by Michael Minton refers).
Heroes of Road and Rail, By George C Curnock, gives further details:
‘DriverArchibaldCook,withatrain-loadofmunitionsbehindhim,600tonsofhighexplosivespackedin50freightvans,wasmakingallthespeed hecouldtoreachanordnancedepotduringthenight,whenhefoundthesignaloutsidealargetownagainsthim.Alreadyhehadwatchedthefall of incendiaries and the bursting of AA shells.
GeorgeSimkiss,his freman,climbeddownfromthefootplateandwashalfwaytothesignalboxto fndoutwhythetrainhadbeenstopped, when Cook called him back.
“Theso-and-so’shave fredthetrain”bellowedthedriver.Onevanwasalreadyalight.Bothmendidtheirbesttoputoutthe fre.Itwastoo muchforthem.Theydidthenextbestthing.Uncouplingthisvan,CooksentSimkisstolookforhelp,andthenpulledthefrontpartofthetrain clear of it with all the steam he could crowd on.
“ThenIranback”hesays.“Theblightershadgotusagain.Simkissuncoupledoncemore,andIpulledanothersectiontosafety.”Allthistimethe raiders were busy overhead and Cook had already had an ankle injured by a shell splinter while running up and down the track.
Whilethiswasgoingonandonevanalreadyburstingwithsmallexplosions,GangerHenryHarrisonarrivedwiththreeHomeDefenceworkers, two only 17 years old. Cook’s advice to the youths was: “Clear out. This is our job. There's enough here to blow you as high as a plane”
Thethreeyoungdefendersstayedandhelpedtoopenaburningvan.Flamesburnedtheirfaces.GangerHarrisontoldthemto“gettohelloutof here”,but,asCooklaterstated“hemightaswellhaveaskedJerrytostop slingingdownbombs.Theycarriedonascalmlyasiftheywerecleaning thekitchentable”.SoheleftthemtohelptheNationalFireService,nowatthesceneofaction,andturnedtothetaskofheavingheavyboxesof explosive out of another wagon on the line, and then to clearing the line after the danger was passed, despite burned hands and soaked clothes.’
AArrcchhiibbaallddCCooookkwasborninDuddeston,Aston,Birmingham,on19January1905andwasemployedasanEngineDriverbytheLondon,Midland, andScottishRailwayCompany.AwardedtheGeorgeCross,hewasinvestedwithhismedalbyH.M.KingGeorgeVIatBuckinghamPalaceon16 March 1943.
Soldwithalargequantityoforiginaldocumentsandletters,includingCentralChanceryletterregardingtheInvestiture;London,Midlandand ScottishRailwayCompanyletterofcongratulations;NationalRegistrationIdentityCard;variouspensionletters;therecipient’sBirthandMarriage Certifcates;acopyof HeroesoftheBirminghamAirRaids,byMichaelMinton,whichfeaturesaphotographoftherecipient;variousnewspaper cuttings and other ephemera.
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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(K.946.H.Heath,Act.Lg.Sto.H.M.Sub.14.July.1916.);1914-15Star(K.946,H.Heath,Act. L.Sto.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(K.946H.Heath.L.Sto.R.N.)theB.W.M.ofciallyre-impressed,togetherwith Memorial Plaque (Herbert Heath) in its card envelope, nearly extremely fne (5) £1,800-£2,200
D.S.M. London Gazette 6 September 1916
HHeerrbbeerrttHHeeaatthhwasborninPoplar,Londonon13February1889andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClassinJuly1908.Bytheoutbreak ofhostilitiesinAugust1914,andhavingvolunteeredforsubmarines,hewasservingasaStoker1stClassin C.4,andheremainedlikewise employed until April 1915, when he came ashore to Dolphin InOctober1915,Heathreturnedtoseawithanappointmentin H.5,underLieutenantC.H.Varley,R.N.,thenoperatinginthe8thSubmarine FlotillaoutofYarmouth.AndhewasquicklycalledtoactionstationsinApril1916,whenAdmiralScheermountedanotherofhisraidsagainstthe eastcoast,onthisoccasionhisbattlecruisersbombardingYarmouthandLowestoft.Butfor H.5’s intervention,theymayhavebeenmorecostly attacks, because on spotting her periscope as she closed them, the enemy chose to beat a hasty retreat.
Butitwasfor H.5’s subsequentandspectacularattackonthe U-51 inJuly1916thatHeathwasawardedhisD.S.M.Varleyhadbeenorderedto patrolof Terschelling-anarea‘notworthadamn’inhisforthrightopinion-and,so,disregardinghisorders,hetook G.5 of tomorepromising huntinggrounds,his frstportofcallbeingBorkum.Asithappened,Borkumwasalsobereftofpotentialtargets,but,intheeveningofthe13th,he sighteda fotillaofenemydestroyers.Varleydivedtoattackbuthispreywasrunningatspeedandhistorpedoesmissed.Moreover, H.5’s periscope was causing problems, so much so that it took three ratings to turn it for routine sweeps.
Painfullyawareoftheimplicationofhisavoidanceofpatrolordersandhisempty‘bag’,Varleychosenottoturnbackand,onthemorningofthe 14th, his perseverance was rewarded. Edwin Gray’s Underwater War takes up the story:
‘U-51 wassightedassheleftherbaseforanAtlanticpatroland H.5 stalkedhercarefully.FinallyVarleyclosedtherangeto600yardsandhis torpedoblewtheenemysubmarineoutofthewaterinaspectacularexplosion.Anxioustoobtainsomeevidenceofhissuccesstheyoung LieutenantcametothesurfacetopickupprisonersbutGermanpatrolswhichhadrushedtothespotathighspeedopenedforeandforcedhim to dive.
TheshallowwatersoftheBightnearlybecame H.5’s graveand,beforelong,thesubmarinewasrockingunderthecontinualdetonationofdepthcharges.TheGermansalsousedawire-sweepwhichthecrewheardscrapealongtheentirelengthofthehullbutsomehowsurvivedandVarley fnally headed for home - more than a little apprehensive of his reception.
Despitehissuccessagainstthe U-51 Varleygotarocketfromhis fotillacaptainwho,atthetime,wasseriouslyconsideringthepossibilityof havingtheyoungLieutenantcourt-martialled.Varley,himself,wasunrepentantandmadeonlyahalf-heartedapologyinhispatrolreport:‘Ivery much regret to report my slight transgression from orders … ’
Fortunatelythe fotillacaptainknewthestrainsandfrustrationswhichhiscommandershadtoendureandinhisreporttotheAdmiraltyhe showedthathe,too,wasonVarley’sside.‘LieutenantVarleyisaveryableandgallantsubmarineofcer,’hewrote,‘andalthoughthereisno possibleexcusefordisregardinghisorders…itissubmittedthathisskilfulandsuccessfulattackonanenemysubmarinemaybetakeninto consideration … [and] be considered in mitigation of the ofence.’
VarleyremainedintheAdmiraltydog-houseforayearuntilhehad,‘inTheirLordships’view,donesufcientpenance.Theninbelatedrecognition of his gallantry he was awarded the D.S.O..’
H.5’s triumphantreturntoYarmouthwasnotableforitbeingthe frstoccasionaBritishsubmarinehadbeencaptured fyingthe‘JollyRoger’on camera.
Tragically,however-andcommandhavingdevolvedtoLieutenantA.W.Forbes,D.S.O.,R.N.- H.5 waslostwithallhandson2March1918. Newsofthatlosswas frstreportedin amessagereceivedbyVice-AdmiralSirLewisBayley,AdmiralCommandingWesternApproaches. Ironically, the message was sent by an ex-submariner V.C., Captain Martin Nasmith, of the S.S. Rutherglen: ‘S.S. Rutherglen hasrammedasubmarineat20.30hoursonthe2MarchwithinpositionLat.534’N,Long.440’W.Thesubmarinewascrossing bowatconsiderablespeed.Aftercollisioncrieswereheardandmenseeninthewater,alsotherewasastrongsmellofpetrolvapour.Forepeak of Rutherglen is fooded.’
On 28 July 1919, the British Prize Court awarded the crew of H.5 a £175 bounty for the sinking of U-51 Heath has no known grave and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Sold with copied research.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarrssuubbmmaarriinneerr’’ssDD..SS..MM..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooSSttookkeerrPPeettttyyOO ff cceerrWW..EE..HHoolllloowwaayy,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaass ddeeccoorraatteeddffoorrhhiissddeeeeddssiinntthhee EE--4422 iinnAApprriill11991188,,wwhheennsshheeaattttaacckkeeddaannddddaammaaggeeddtthheeGGeerrmmaannbbaattttlleeccrruuiisseerr MMoollttkkee dduurriinngg tthhee llaasstt ssoorrttiiee mmaaddee bbyy tthhee GGeerrmmaann HHiigghh SSeeaass FFlleeeett iinnttoo tthhee NNoorrtthh SSeeaa DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(308926W.E.Holloway,Sto.P.O.“E.42”North.Sea.25April1918.);1914-15Star(308926 W.E.Holloway,L.Sto.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(308926W.E.Holloway.S.P.O.,R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G. V.R.,2ndissue, fxedsuspension(308926W.E.Holloway,S.P.O.H.M.S.Inconstant.),togetherwithsilveranchorcommissioning brooch (hallmarked Birmingham 1916) with scroll inscribed ‘H.M. Sub E42’, generally very fne (6) £1,200-£1,600
D.S.M. London Gazette 22 April 1919
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Admiralty22February/19.H.M.Submarine E-42. NorthSea.25April1918.TorpedoingoftheGerman battle cruiser S.M.S. Moltke at 19.37 hours.’
WWiilllliiaammEEddwwaarrddHHoolllloowwaayywasborninCamberwell,Londonon12May1887,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClassinSeptember 1905, an engine driver by trade.
HavingvolunteeredforsubmarinesjustbeforetheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,hejoinedthe E-42 underLieutenantC.H.Allen,R.N.,in June 1916, and remained likewise employed until September 1919.
When,inApril1918,theGermanHighSeasFleetventuredoutintotheNorthSeafora fnaltime,AdmiralSirWilliam‘Blinker’Hallandhis bofnsinRoom40attheAdmiraltyinterceptedassortedenemysignals,amongthemonesentbytheS.M.S. Moltke.Thegamewasquicklyafoot totakeadvantageofsuchintelligenceand,inthelateafternoonofthe25th, E-42 locatedtheenemybattlecruiser’sformation.Closingto2,000 yards,LieutenantAllen fredaspreadoffourtorpedoes,oneofwhichfounditsmark,abreast Moltke’s portengineroom.Theresultantexplosion ledto1,700tonsofwater foodingin,butHerculeanworkonthepartofherengineeringstaf maintainedsteamingpowerandthebattlecruiser eventually limped into port. E-42 was pursued for her troubles, but also made it back to port.
Holloway,whowasawardedtheD.S.M.,remainedintheSeniorServiceafterthewar,andreceivedtheL.S.andG.C.MedalinOctober1920, prior to being pensioned ashore in September 1927.
Hewasrecalled,however,aged52,ontherenewalofhostilitiesinSeptember1939,hisservicerecordnotingthathewaslocatedattheR.N.H. ChathambetweenMayandSeptember1940.Hewas fnallyreleased‘ClassA’inAugust1945,directfromemploymentat Minos,theLowestoft base.
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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(307666.S.W.Shillabeer,Sto.P.O.“Mounsey”NorthChannel,6Oct.1918.);AfricaGeneral Service1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1908-10(307666S.W.Shillabeer,Lg.Sto.H.M.S.Fox:);NavalGeneralService1915-62,1 clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914(307666S.W.Shillabeer,Lg.Sto.H.M.S.Fox.);1914-15Star(307666S.W.Shillabeer.S.P.O.,R.N.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(307666S.W.Shillabeer.S.P.O.,R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(307666.S.W. Shillabeer,S.P.O.,H.M.S.Columbine) theearlierawardswithcontactwearandpolished,good fne,theremaindergenerallyvery fne (7)
£1,200-£1,600
D.S.M. London Gazette 17 March 1919
Theoriginalrecommendation,fortherescueofpersonnelfromH.M.S. Otranto,states:‘Iwouldliketobringtoyournoticethenamesofthe followingofcersandmen,allofwhomshowedthegreatestcoolnessandentiredisregardastotheirpersonalsafety,especiallythemeninthe engine room and stokehold.’
SSiiddnneeyyWWiilllliiaammSShhiillllaabbeeeerrwasborninDevonon8May1882,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClassinSeptember1904.Advancedto StokerinNovember1905andtoLeadingStokerinMarch1908,hejoinedH.M.S. Fox inthefollowingJune,seeingserviceinthePersianGulfand of SomalilandpriortoleavingherinJuly1910:earlierthatyearhereceivedanallocationofprizemoney‘forthecaptureoftwoDhowsby Fox in March1909,’AStokerPettyOfcerbytheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,Shillabeerwasborneonthebooksof Vivid untiljoiningthe destroyer H.M.S. Opossum in August 1917, from which he removed to the Mounsey in April 1918.
LLoossss ooff HH..MM..SS.. OOttrraannttoo Onthe6October1918,theauxiliarycruiser Otranto,boundfromNewYorktoGlasgow,withacrewof360menandsome660American troops,collidedwiththeP.&O.liner Kashmir of theNorthCoastofIslay.BothshipshadactedascolumnleadersinConvoyHX50andarrived intheNorthChannelinthemidstofaviolentgaleandpoorvisibility.Whenlandwassighted,theOfceroftheWatchaboardthe Kashmir correctlyidentifeditasIslay,buthiscounterpartinthe Otranto mistookthegroundforthatofInishtrahull.Inconsequence,bothshipsturned towards each other and at 8.45 a.m. the Kashmir struck the Otranto with a fatal blow amidships on her port side.
Asthedamagedvesselsdriftedapart,waterpouredinto Otranto’s holedside,andshedriftedtowardstherockycoastofIslay.Firsttoanswerthe strickenvessel’sS.O.S.callswasthetorpedoboatdestroyer Mounsey,commandedbyLieutenantF.W.Cravenandcrewedbysuchmenas StokerPettyOfcerShillabeer,shortlytobeaD.S.M.The Mounsey reachedthestrickenlinerataround10a.m.and,dwarfedbyherrearingand plunging 12,000-ton frame, very gallantly closed her to take of survivors.
Onnolessthanfouroccasionsthepluckylittledestroyercrashedagainsttheliner’sside,eachtimehundredsofAmericanservicemenjumping fromthelatter’sdecksinaneforttoreachthoseofthedestroyer.Inwhatmusthavebeenhorrifccircumstances,manyofthemmettheirdeath betweenthepitchingsidesofthetwovessels,whileotherssustainedseriousinjuriesonhittingthe Mounsey’s deck.Atlength,however,withher decksperilouslyoverladen,the Mounsey setsailforBelfastwithanastonishing596survivors.Tragically,atleastanother400soulsremained trappedaboardthe Otranto,andwhenshehitthebottomlessthanhalfamilefromshore,nearMachirBay,CaptainDavidsongavetheorderto abandon ship: only 16 of these men ever reached land; Argyll Shipwrecks, P. Moir and I. Crawford, refers. Remainingaregularafterthewar,ShillabeerwaspensionedinSeptember1926.SubsequentlyrecommendedfortheRoyalFleetReserve,he fnally hung up his sea boots in May 1933.
Sold with his original parchment Certifcate of Service and three portrait photographs.
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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(2903T,.D.Lacey,Sto.R.N.R.,H.M.S.Espiegle);1914-15Star(2903/T.D.Lacey.L.Sto.R.N.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2903/T.D.Lacey.L.Sto.R.N.)theselastthreealllaterissues,togetherwithasecondD.S.M.,also alaterreplacementissueandsomarked,mountedfordisplay, the frstwithsomeedgebruises,very fne,otherwisenearly extremely fne (5) £1,200-£1,600
D.S.M. London Gazette 10 April 1915: ‘For services in the Shatt-el-Arab, 3rd to 9th December, 1914.’ Therecommendationsstates:‘Amongseveralprojectilesthathadhitthe Miner, onehadpenetratedthewaterlinebetweenstarboardcoalbunker andtheengineroom,burstinginside,andwoundedingStokerPettyOfcerA.Jones,R.N.andStokerD.Lacey,R.N.R.Waterwaspouringin throughthehole,andthewaternearlyuptothefurnacedoors,butJones,althoughseverelywoundedinthehead,stucktohispost,andassisted byLacey,whowasalsowounded,undoubtedlysavedtheshipfromsinkingindeepwater,andinrangeoftheenemy’sguns(ADM137/204/65 refers). Jones was afterwards awarded the C.G.M. and Lacey the D.S.M. On3December1914,Lieutenant-CommanderW.Nunn,S.N.O.TigrisRiverFlotilla,ledhissmallwarshipsuptheShatt-el-Arabtolendsupport tothe17thBrigade’sattackonthevitalpositionatKurna,whichliesatthejunctionoftheEuphratesandTigrisrivers.On4December,the warshipscameunderheavyTurkishartillery freandseveralvesselsweredamaged.StokerLaceywasattachedtothesmallarmedlaunch Miner, hisparentship,H.M.S. Espiegle,alsobeinginthisaction.The Miner washoledbelowthewaterlinebyalargecalibreshell,andbutforthedevotion todutyshownbyLaceyinstayingathispostina foodedengineroom,thelaunchwouldnothavemadeitsafelytoshore,whereshewas successfully beached.
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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,withSecondAwardBar(J.115048R.Pain,P.O.R.N.)impressednaming;1939-45Star; AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(J.115048R.Pain.P.O.H.M.S. Trusty.) mounted as worn, generally very fne £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2002.
D.S.M. London Gazette 12 November 1940: ‘For good services in H.M. Submarines in recent successful patrols and operations against the enemy.’
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘ForoutstandingserviceinH.M.Submarine Sturgeon duringamostsuccessfulandenterprisingpatrolin enemywatersbetween27thAugustand13thSeptember,1940,duringwhichshesanka10,000tonescortedenemytransportcarryingtroops andattackedalargeenemysubmarine,theresultofwhichwasprobablysuccessful.PettyOfcerPainshowedmarkeddevotiontodutyand leadership and maintained his department in a high state of efciency.’
D.S.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 20 November 1945: ‘Forgallantry,skillandoutstandingdevotiontodutywhilstservinginH.M.Submarines... Trump... innumeroussuccessfulpatrolsintryingclimatic conditions in the Pacifc, frequently carried out in shallow and difcult waters and in the presence of strong opposition.’
Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘ForserviceinH.M.Submarine Trump duringmanywarpatrols.ChiefPettyOfcerPainhadbeenthe TorpedoGunner’sMateinH.M.S. Trump sinceshewas frstcommissioned.HeisrecognisedintheDepotShipasperhapsoneofthe fnestT.I.s intheSubmarinebranch,andhasmaintainedthetorpedoarmamentinH.M.S. Trump atthehighestefciencywhichresultedinsuccessinaction. Perseverance,loyalty,highmoraleandhappiestonlywhenheisworking-Icangivethismannothingbutpraise.ChiefPettyOfcerPainhasdone 35 War Patrols.’
Therecommendationfurtherstates:‘H.M.S. Trump inhershortperiodofserviceinEasternwatershasinfictedconsiderabledamageonthe enemy.Targetswerescarceandcouldonlybefoundbypenetratingshallowanddangerouswaters.Inthe fnalphaseofthesubmarinewarH.M. Submarines reached a peak of aggressiveness never surpassed and H.M.S. Trump was among the most aggressive.’ RRoonnaallddPPaaiinnwasbornatCanningTown,London,on3December1909,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClasson8September1925.He servedaboardmanyships,includingthebattleships Barham,Nelson and Revenge, beforejoiningtheSubmarinebranchon29August1936.He joinedtheS-classsubmarine Shark inJuly1937andtransferredtohersisterboat Snapper inSeptember1938.Hewasstillservingin Snapper whenwarbrokeoutbutleftherattheendofOctober1939.Hejoined Sturgeon inFebruary1940andtookpartinhersuccessfulWarPatrolof the Kattegat area of the Swedish coast, for which he won his frst Distinguished Service Medal.
PainjoinedthenewlycommissionedT-classsubmarine Trusty inApril1941,andtookpartinalargenumberofWarPatrolsinherduringthe nextthreeyears.Shesanka5,000tonItaliansupplyshipon25October1941,andinthefollowing12monthsfromFebruary1942shesanksix Japaneseshipswitha totaltonnageofmorethan30,000tons.IntheperiodJuly1941toJune1943, Trusty covered80,000milesandcrossedthe equatoreighttimes.Herlongestpatrollasted54daysandcovered10,000miles.Despitethisimpressiverecord, Trusty wasrewardedwithonly two D.S.M.’s and two mentions, all of which were New Year’s Honours.
Havingleft Trusty on17April1944,PettyOfcerPainjoinedthenewlycommissioned Trump, asTorpedoGunner’sMate,onthefollowingday. Trump wasdespatchedtotheFarEastwithordersto‘wageunrestrictedsubmarinewarfareagainsttheenemyinordertodestroyhisshipping andtodenyhimuseofvitalshippinglanes.’HersecondWarPatrol(13Marchto13April1945)wasrelativelyuneventful,butherthirdWar Patrol(4Mayto17June)waspackedwithincidentandsuccessintheEastJavaSea.Herfourthand fnalpatrol,inco-operationwithH.M.S/M. Tiptoe,wasevenmoresuccessfulwithMerchantshipsof6,500and4,000tonssunkby Trump and Tiptoe respectively,aswellasanotherthree smaller vessels sunk and one damaged.
ChiefPettyOfcerPainleft Trump on13October1945,and fnallylefttheNavyinDecember1949.HehadreceivedhisL.S.&G.C.medalin March 1943 and was rewarded with a Bar to his D.S.M. in November 1945, one of approximately 153 bars awarded during the Second War. SoldwithhisoriginalCertifcateofService(confrmingallmedalsandentitlementtoPacifcclasp),fourphotographs,variousletters,andasilvered shield,approx15cmx13cm,inscribed‘H.M.S/M.Trusty,July1941-June1943’,listingoneItalianandsixJapanesevesselsdestroyedbetween October1941andFebruary1943(totalling32,500tons),anddetailsoflongestpatrolandotherrelevantfactsincluding‘Mileagecovered80,0008 times across the Equator’; together lengthy and detailed copied Patrol Reports and recommendations for both awards.
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Provenance: Spink, December 1997.
D.S.M. London Gazette 20 December 1940: ‘For bravery in the defence of a Channel convoy.’ TThhoommaassJJoohhnnGGrraahhaammBBeeaauummoonnttwasservinginthedestroyerH.M.S. Atherstone atthetimeoftheaboveincident.Asleadingconvoyescortto CW.11,sheleftSouthendintheafternoonof11September1940,butintheearlyeveningshewassubjectedtoadevastatingStukadive-bomber attack.Unabletomanoeuvreoutsidethenarrowconstraintsofanavigablechannel, Atherstone hadtorelysolelyonherA.A. fre,buttheStukas sweptdownintwogroupsfromdiferentdirections,limitingthepotentialforhergunners:withinmomentsnofewerthan27bombshad straddled her.
Storiesof‘nearsqueaks’quicklyemerged.TheFirstLieutenantonthepom-pomdeckhadtoducktoavoidbeinghitbyonebomb,andthe GunneryControlOfcersawanotherpassbyhimfromthreefeet.Atthe fnalcountitwasapparentthatthe Atherstone hadsustainedthree directhitsandnumerousnearmisses,theformercausingsixfatalitiesandseriousdamageintheboilerrooms,therebypreventinghermoving underherownsteam.Despitethe Atherstone beingleftaveritablesittingduck,theLuftwafeinsteadturnedtheirattentiontothemerchantmen, one‘gallantoldAnson’ofCoastalCommandeventuallyrespondingtothe Atherstone’s requestforaircover,whileshewastowedbyanantisubmarine tug into Chatham.
Inhissubsequentreport,theC.O.,CommanderHughBrowning,R.N.,praisedtheworkofhisship’sFireandRepairParty,veryprobablyThomas Beaumont’sdomain.TwoothermenwereawardedtheD.S.M.andanActingStokerPettyOfcertheC.G.M.BeaumontreceivedhisD.S.M.atan investiture held in March 1941.
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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(A./Ldg.Sto.R.W.MuirD/KX.92804)ofciallyengravednaming;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar, 1 clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45, extremely fne (4) £1,200-£1,600
Provenance: Spink, April 1999.
D.S.M. London Gazette 11 September 1945: ‘ForcourageandskillinH.M.S.G.B. No.7 inadaringattackonaheavilyscreenedenemymerchantvesselcarriedoutonthenightof18-19June 1942, in company with H.M.S. Albrighton and H.M. S.G.B. No. 8.’
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘ActingLeadingStokerMuirwasinchargeoftheBoilerRoomduringtheaction,repliedcalmlytoallmy questionswhenIwentdowntoseetheextentofthedamageandcarriedouthisdutiesuntiltheend.Henevermentionedthefactthathehad fromthebeginningoftheactionaseverewoundinhisstomach,afactIonlylearntlaterwhenIwastoldhehadbeensenttoaGermanhospital, where he stayed for many weeks.’
RRoobbeerrtt WWaatttt MMuuiirr was born in Cape Town, South Africa and joined the Royal Navy in December 1937.
OneofthreecrewmembersfromH.M.SteamGunBoat No.7 toreceivetheD.S.M.forthisactionintheBaieDeLaSeine,hisC.O.,Lieutenant R.L.Barnet,beingmentionedindespatchesbutasaFrenchnationalhisawardwasnevergazetted.Inhisofcialpost-warreportdescribingthe lossofS.G.B. No.7,Barnetdescribeshowhecarriedoutasuccessfultorpedostrikeonanenemymerchantman-‘whichsankthefollowing morning’ - prior to setting course for home waters:
‘OnthewaybackS.G.B. No.7 mettwoGermanescortvesselswithwhomahotengagementtookplaceatverycloserange.Inthecourseofthis engagementoneoftheescortvesselswashitrepeatedlybyS.G.B. No.7’s aftergunandleftinasinkingcondition.ThesecondGermanescort vesselwasseentobedamagedbutescapedandunfortunatelymanagedtodamagesoheavilyS.G.B. No.7’s boilerthatfurthersteamingwasthen impossible.Whendawnbrokeandnofurtherhopeofbeingrescuedbyourownforcescouldbeentertained,Iorderedtheshiptobescuttledas Germanshipswereapproachingtomakeanattemptatboarding.By thattimenoneofourweaponswereinworkingcondition.Thecrewwas ordered to abandon ship and was shortly after rescued and taken prisoner by German R-boats’ (TNA ADM1/30420 refers).
MuirwasadmittedtohospitalinCherbourgandthence,inJuly1942,toStalag133atRennes,wherehewasinterrogatedbysixGermanofcers withrapid-frequestions;hisP.O.W.debrieffurtherrevealsthathewassubsequentlyheldinsolitaryconfnementinWilhelmshaven,wherehe wasagaininterrogated.Finally,inSeptember1942,hewastransferredtoMarlagundMilagNordatWestmertimke(Tarnstedt),fromwhichhe was liberated by the Allies in April 1945.
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Builtasanexperimenttomaximise fre-powerintheviolentencountersthatbecameCoastalForces’brief,SteamGunBoatsquicklywonfamefor pressinghometheattackwhatevertheodds,LieutenantBarnet’sandMuir’sencounteronthenightof18-19June1942beingacaseinpoint.Just sevenS.G.B.swerecompleted,betweenFebruaryandJuly1942,furtherproductionbeinghaltedinfavouroffreeinguptheslipwaysfor destroyers.
TheboatswereheavilyarmedmuchrespectedbyenemyE-andR-boats:by1944,S.G.B.sboasteda6-pounder,power-mountedgunforward,a 3-inchhandoperatedgunaft,foursetsof20mm.twin-Oerlikonguns(eithersideofthebridgeandaft),sixsetsoftwin-Vickers.303machine-guns (pairsonthebridge,belowthebridgeandbythetorpedotubes),two21-inchtorpedoes,andfourdepth-chargesforgoodmeasure–andwere still capable of a maximum speed of 30 knots.
AsLeonardReynoldsconcludesinhis DogBoatsatWar,S.G.B.swereinvolvedinnumerousactionsthatindicated‘anenormousamountof gallantryandofattackspressedhomewhatevertheodds.’CasualtiesintheFlotillawereindeedhigh,aswerethenumberofdecorationsawarded to the 30-strong crews.
TheFlotilla’s frstC.O.wasLieutenant-CommanderPeterScott,M.B.E.,D.S.C.,sonofthefamousAntarcticexplorer,whowasinstrumentalin gettingAdmiraltyapprovalfortheboatstobenamedratherthannumbered.S.G.B. No.7,however,didnotsurvivelongenoughtoreceivethe accolade, and her loss led to additional armour plating being installed in the boats to protect their boilers.
SoldwithrelatedKing’s‘LoyalService’Badgeandcampaignawardforwardingslip,togetherwithcopiedresearchincludingAdmiraltyreports referred to above.
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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(A.B.J.Gillespie.D/SSX.22671)ofciallyengravednaming;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;War Medal, mounted as worn, good very fne (4) £1,200-£1,600
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 1999.
D.S.M. London Gazette 19 June 1945: ‘Forgallantry,determinationandskillshownwhilstservinginH.M.S. Rutherford andlightcoastalforcesinsuccessfullyinterceptinganattackona convoy by E-boats in severe weather conditions.’
ThefollowingrecommendationistakenfromtheofcialactionreportsubmittedbyLieutenantJ.D.Dixon,D.S.C.,commandingM.T.B. 482:‘Able SeamanJohnGillespie,H.M.S.Beehive(M.T.M.482)ThisratingisgunlayerofthetwinOerlikonandinhis frstactioninCoastalForcesonthe nightof7/8thApril,1945,mannedhisgunswithoutstandingcourageandcoolness.Inverybadweatherandinthefaceofheavyenemy fre,he maintained a steady and accurate fre upon the enemy inficting much damage and materially assisting in the destruction of two E-boats.’
Laterinhisreport,LieutenantDixonstates:‘Onlyonehitwassustainedbytheunit-anarmourpiercingshellof20mmcalibrelodgedinthe upper section of the pedestal of the twin Oerlikon of M.T.B. 482, but not causing serious damage.’
JohnDudleyDixonwasoneofthemoreoutstandingCoastalForcesofcersoperatingintheEnglishChannelandAtlanticwaters.Thefollowing extractistakenfrom TheBattleoftheNarrowSeas byLieutenantCommanderPeterScott:‘Onthefollowingnight,April7th,1945,inspiteofa strongwindwhichmadegunnerydifcult,LtDixoninaverybrilliantaction,sanktwoE-boatsbygunfre,hisownforcesuferednodamage whatever.TheGermansclaimedthatthe frstoftheirboatswasstoppedbythegunfreandthesecondranintoitfromastern.Howeverthatmay be, the eforts of Dixon’s unit cost the enemy two E-boats, and won him his third D.S.C.’
SoldwithcopiedresearchandoriginalAdmiraltyletterdated26June1945,advisingofawardof‘DistinguishedServiceMedalforcourage,skilland devotion to duty on Motor Torpedo Boat 482 while engaged in a successful action against enemy E-boats of the Belgian Coast.’
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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(MX.54671H.A.Gibney,R.P.O.)impressednamingofciallycorrectedinpart, lightcontact marks, otherwise nearly very fne £800-£1,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, February 1999.
D.S.M. London Gazette 23 June 1942: ‘For bravery and resource when their ship was attacked by enemy aircraft.’ InFebruary1942,thecruiser Cleopatra,incompanywiththedestroyer Fortune,cameunderrepeatedattacksfromJU88dive-bomberswhilstenroutefromGibraltartoMalta.Inthesecondwaveoftheattack, Cleopatra washitbytwobombs.Onebombexplodedintheairontheportside, causing considerable damage and killing the Captain’s Secretary on the Compass Platform. Thesecondstruckthewaterontheportquarterandsplintersdidconsiderabledamage,killingandseriouslywoundingmenattheportPomPom andOerlikon,andoneofcerpassengerintheCaptain’sDayCabin.TheyalsodamagedthePorttubes,onetorpedo,P2Searchlight,andset fre to two of the fve cased warheads being carried for passage in the port waist.
By the outstanding eforts and disregard for danger of:
S/Lt. C. J. Cunningham (awarded DSC)
Mr. E. A. Durnford, Commissioned Gunner (awarded DSC)
C.P.O. S. Galley (awarded DSM)
R.P.O. H. A. Gibney (awarded DSM)
Leading Seaman J. Craig (awarded DSM) oneofthecasedwarheadswasthrownoverboardandthe freinthesecondextinguished.TheheadshadbeenpiercedandtheT.N.T.waswell alight.’
The freundercontrol,theshipproceededtowardsentrancetosweptchanneltocatchup Fortune andleadherin.However,abouttenminutes later, Cleopatra wasunderattackagainandhitbya500-lbbombwhichenteredtheforecastlestarboard,passedthroughtheCapstanengine fat, piercedabulkheadandwentintotheforelowerSeaman’smessdeck,and fnallyoutoftheshipabafttheAsdiccompartmentontheportside. Despite fooding,theconsiderabledamagewasefectivelyshoredupbytheDamageControlPartyandbothshipsmadeitsafelytoportatMalta twohourslater.Thefollowingmonth,20-26March, Cleopatra tookpartintheSecondBattleofSirteandwasagaindamagedbyanenemybomb whilst escorting the supply convoy MW.10 to Malta.
Sold with a copy of the ofcial action report.
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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(KX.86830J.E.Martin.Ch.Sto.)impressednaming,togetherwithM.I.D.oakleaf, extremely fne £700-£900
Provenance: Spink, November 1998.
D.S.M. London Gazette 8 September 1942: ‘Forgallantry,skillandseamanshipinabrilliantactionagainststrongenemyforces,whichweredrivenof andseverelydamaged.Thisaction resulted in the safe passage to Malta of an important Convoy.’
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘ChiefStokerMartinwasinstrumentalinextinguishingthe freinthetopofthefunnel.Whentheshipwas holedforwardbyasplinterfroma15-inchshell,Martinactedwithgreatpromptnessinshoringupbulkheadsandhatches.Hewastirelessin organisingthenecessarypumpingtokeepthe foodingundercontrolandhisexampleofcheerfulness,energyandcoolnesswasmostinspiringto the men working with him. He carried out all the above in addition to his normal duties of supervising the fuel and boiler-water situation.’
JJoosseepphh EEddwwaarrdd MMaarrttiinn likely joined the destroyer H.M.S. Lively on the eve of her tour of operations in the Mediterranean in September 1941. Lively frstcametoprominenceforherpartinabrilliantvictoryachievedbyForce‘K’on8November1941,when-assistedby‘Ultra’radar-the cruisers Aurora and Penelope,incompanywiththe Lively and Lance,manoeuvredintoafavourablepositiontoengageanItalianconvoy.Bydawn, Force‘K’hadsunkallsevenenemytransportsandoneoftheirdestroyers,the Fulmine.ItwasforthisspectacularnightactionthatMartinwas mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 24 February 1942, refers).
Justovertwoweekslater, Lively wasbackinaction,participatinginthedestructionoftwoenemysupplyships,aresultlargelymadepossibleby thecunningofherPettyOfcerTelegraphist,JamesGrifn,whowasabletonote,totheamusementofhisshipmates,thecallsignsoftwoenemy shorebasesandaprowlingaircraft.Hethentookahandintheenemy’sW./T.organisationand,makinguseoftheircallsigns,controlledthe trafc,followingtheenemyprocedurecarefully.Theenemyapparentlyacceptedthisstate ofafairsandorderwasresumedoutofachaosof wirelesschatterby Lively controllingthetransmittingstationstosilence,whichwaspreservedforhalfandhour.AlaterattemptbytheItaliansto renewwirelessactivitywasmetwithanangryinterjectionbyGrifn,who,clearlywarmingtohisnew-foundtaskasActingEnemyWireless Controller, was pleased to fnd the Italians quickly obeyed. Grifn was awarded the D.S.M., a distinction shortly to be shared by Martin.
Undoubtedly Lively’s fnestmomentoccurredinthe2ndbattleoftheSirte,foughtbetweenaMaltaconvoyescortunderAdmiralSirPhilipVian, andafarsuperiorItalianforce.On22March1942,inagameofcatandmouse,Viansucceededinprotectinghismerchantmenfromtheserious threat posed by the Italian battleship Littorio, and it was his destroyers that led the way: ‘Bythistimetheseahadrisenappreciablyandthe Sikh,Lively and Hero,astheyclosedtoengagetheenemy,wererollingandpitchingviolently andtheirdecksweresweptwithsolidwaterasthewavesbrokeoverthem.Theyattackedtheiroverwhelmingadversarywithgunsandtorpedoes -threedestroyerspittedagainstabattleship,threecruisers,andsixdestroyers-andatthesametimeextendedthesmoke-screenwestwardto cover the now threatened merchantmen ...’ (Victory at Sea, by Lieutenant-Commander P. K. Kemp, refers).
Itwasatthisstage,asthesmoke-screenstartedtotakeefect,thatthemighty Littorio barkedbackinanger,her15-inchshellsdamaginganumber oftheR.N.escorts,Vian’s Cleopatra andtheplucky Lively amongthem.Rapidlyrespondingtoa freinthetopof Lively’s funnel,Martin commenced a series of damage-control procedures that would result in his award of the D.S.M. Ontheafternoonof11May1942,whilepatrollingbetweenCreteandLibya,shereceivedatleasttwodirecthitsfromenemyaircraftandturned overandsankinfourminutes.HerCaptain,Lieutenant-CommanderW.F.E.Hussey,D.S.O.,D.S.C.,whohadpennedMartin’srecommendation justoveramonthearlier,wasamongthe65crewmemberswholosttheirlives.Thusended Lively’s impressivespateofactivityonthe Mediterranean station.
Martin survived that ordeal and received his D.S.M. at a Buckingham Palace investiture held in March 1944. Sold with copied research.
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MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(310294L.Cpl.H.V.Simmons.War:Yeo:-T.F.);1914-15Star(1799Pte.H.V.Simmons.Warwick.Yeo.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1799Cpl.H.V.Simmons.Warwick.Yeo.);TerritorialForceEfciencyMedal,G.V.R.(1799Pte.A.Cpl.-H.V.Simmons.War.Yeo.);DefenceMedal,mountedasworninthisorder, tracesofadhesivetoreverseofStar,good very fne and better (6) £3,000-£4,000
M.M. London Gazette 10 April 1918.
HHeennrryyVViiccttoorrSSiimmmmoonnsswasbornatKing’sNorton,Worcestershire,on2July1893andattestedfortheWarwickshireYeomanry(Territorial Force),servingwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheEgyptiantheatreofWarfrom24April1915.SometimeattachedtotheMachineGun Corps,hedistinguishedhimselfinthebrilliantchargecarriedoutbytheWarwickshireYeomanryandWorcestershireYeomanryatHuj,Palestine, on8November1917,duringwhichhewaswounded.RecommendedforhisgallantryduringthechargebyLieutenant-ColonelGray-Cheape,he was ultimately awarded the Military Medal.
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‘TheWorcestersledtheway:MajorM.C.Albright's'A'SquadronoftheWorcesters,followedbytwotroopsof'C'SquadronunderSecondLieutenant J. W. Edwards. Bringing up the rear was Captain R. Valintine's 'B' Squadron of the Warwicks, followed by two troops of 'C' Squadron. Astheyadvancedatabrisktrotfromthesouth-westendoftheridgetheycouldnotseethehostileguns fringattheinfantryofthe60thabout 11,350yardsaway.Theythenmovednorth-eastwardsunder(astheythought)theridge'sprotection,inlineoftroopcolumns.Whentheywere some300yardsfromthenortherntipoftheridge,thesehithertounseenguns-a75mmAustrianbattery-cameintosightabout1,000yards almost due west. Between them and the cavalry it was noticed that the ground, though undulating, was perfectly open.
Astheyeomentrottedontheyraisedcloudsofdust.ThisalertedtheAustriangunnerswhoswungroundtwooftheirgunsand fredatthe horsemenastheycameon.Littleharmwasdoneforbynowtheyeomenweregatheringspeedanditwasdifcultforthegunnerstopickupthe rangequicklyenough.Thesquadronshaltedforabriefmomentneartothenortherntipoftheridge,buttheywereinstantlysubjectedtoheavy frefromfourmountainbatterygunsandsome200rifemen,numbersofwhomstooduptotakeaim.Thesewerepositionedonaslightridgeto the north-west, some 600 yards distant.
Albright,realizingthattheattackonthemaintargettotheleftcouldnotgoaheadwhile thesegunsandinfantrymenwereinapositiontoenflade it,formedhismenincolumnofhalfsquadronsand'went,'accordingtoWiggin,'straightontoattackthislotimmediatelyherealizedtheposition andwithoutwaitingforfurtherorderseitherfrommeorfromLieutenant-ColonelCheape.’Toavoidtheshock,someoftheTurkishinfantry fredwildly,otherswavered,butthemajority'feddownthereverseslopewiththevictorioushorsementhunderingattheirheels.’Althoughmany moreTurkscouldhavebeenputtothesword(considerablenumberswere)andalthoughthegunsofaretreating5.9howitzerbatterywhich theywereprotecting,aswellasthemountainguns,wereat'A'Squadron'smercy,WiggininstantlyorderedAlbrighttobreakof thepursuit.This wise decision was occasioned by what he saw of the troubled position which Valintine's Warwicks and Edwards's Worcesters were in. AfewmomentsafterAlbrighthadlaunchedhischarge,CheapehadorderedValintine,withEdwards'stwotroopsslightlyechelonedtotheright, toleadthemoverthecrestofthenorthernendoftheboomerangridgeandtochargetheAustrian75mmgunsin fank.Valintine,likeAlbright beforehim,formedhismenintocolumnofhalf-squadronswithswordsatthe'engage'andthemomenttheyclearedthecresttheAustrian gunners opened fre on them with 'an absolute inferno of shells.'
Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry
Fourmachinegunsbehindthemandabouttwocompaniesofrifemen,allprotectingthe75mmguns,alsoopeneda ferce freuponthegalloping, shoutingyeomen.Thedistancetheyhadtocoverwassome900yardsdownaslopeanduptheotherside,'withthelast100-150yardsverysteep indeed'.TheAustriansdepressedtheirmuzzlestothemaximumandsettheirfusesatzerosothattheshellsexplodedalmostassoonastheyleft thebarrels.ItwasonlyamatterofmomentsbeforeAlbright,havingralliedandreformedhismen,joinedinthechargeinechelonfromtheright, sweepingdownonthegunners'left fank.TheAustriansstuckmostheroicallytotheirguns.Their fnalshot,indeed,'passedthroughahorsethat wasalmostatthegun'smuzzle'.'Few,'accordingtoLieutenantAlan-Williams,'remainedstandingand,wheretheydid,theywereinstantlysabred. Others,runningawayfromtheguns,threwthemselvesonthegroundonbeingovertakenandthussavedthemselves,foritwasfoundalmost impossible to sabre a man lying down at the pace we were travelling.'
Despiteterriblyhighcasualties,theyeomen,equallyheroically,brokerightthroughthebattery,ridingdownthegunners,sabreingnumbersof them,andthenhurledthemselves,bynowperhapsonlytwentyinnumber,againstthemachineguns.Theseweretakenafewsecondslaterby Albright'sWorcestersastheyswungtotheright.MostoftheTurkishfootsoldiers,possibly200innumber,whentheysawthissecondcharge bearingdownonthem,quicklybrokeand fed,afewstoppingtotakepotshotsattheyeomenwhomanagedtocutdownquiteanumber.They probablythoughtthatthetroopsopposedtothemwerefarmorenumerousthantheywere.Thefactthattheywerenotruledoutanyquestion ofapursuit,butatthismomentthemachine-gunsub-sectionwhichhadfollowedthesquadronsarrivedonthesceneandturneditstwoguns,as well as the four captured ones, on the feeing Turkish rifemen, mowing down many of them. Some seventy were made prisoner. Whilethisformidablecharge,lasting,fromstartto fnish,accordingtooneauthority,abouttwentyminutes,wasinprogress,Cheapehadledhis tworemainingtroopsoftheWarwicksof totheright,whereheinterceptedthe5.9howitzerbattery.Thishecapturedcomplete,aswellasthe abandonedcamel-packmountain-gunbattery.AtthismomentLieutenant-ColonelWilliamsreturnedfromhismissiontobringupthe4th AustralianBrigadewhich failedtoreachthesceneofactionintimetotakeupthepursuit.Hefoundahorriblesceneofcarnageandinitsmidst thethreeremainingofcersofhisregimentarrangingthedefenceofthecapturedridgewiththefewunwoundedmenwhoremained.Hewas helpedbytheWarwicks'Second-in-Commandwhobroughttothetaskthefewmenofhisregimentwhohadbeenunhorsedoroutpacedinthe charge.Thepositionwasconsolidatedandthe60thDivision,meetinglittlefurtheropposition,wasatonceabletoestablishitselfthreemiles north-west of Huj.
“Suddenly,”notedtheWorcesters'MedicalOfcerasherodeuptothebattlefeld,“theterrifcdinofshriekingandexplodingshellsceasedand weknewtheendhadcome.Awonderfulandterriblesightmetourview....Thegroundwasstrewnwithhorsesandfallenyeomen,manyof whomwerelyingcloseto,andsomebeyond,thebatteries....[Theguns]wereinvariouspositionssurroundedbyAustrianandGermangunners, manyofwhomweredeadorwounded....Oursquadronshadnot fredashotandeverysinglecasualtyweinfictedwascausedbyourswordthrusts.OurSecond-in-Commandhadfallenwoundedunderagunandwasonthepointofbeingdispatchedbyagunnerwithhissaw-bayonet when a yeoman from the former's old squadron killed the Austrian ....
“Wecommencedtodressthewoundedatonceandfoundthemscatteredinalldirections.WoundedTurkscamecrawlinginandonecouldnot helpcontrastingtheircleanwoundscausedbyoursword-thrustswiththeghastlywoundssustainedbyourmenfromshell freandsaw-bayonet. PartofaTurco-GermanFieldAmbulance,whichhadbeenunabletoescape,wasfoundinahollowbehindthebatteries,andtheirequipmentwas invaluabletous,asourdressingssoonranoutandourFieldAmbulancehadnotyetarrived;theTurkishorderlieswereputtoworkamongsttheir own men and the intelligent German sergeants proved quite useful.”
Itseemsthatamajorityofthegrievouscasualtiessustainedbytheyeomanrywerecausedbymachine-gun fre.Theexacttotalisdifcultto establishbutestimatesvarybetweenaminimumofseventyandamaximumofninety,notallofthemsuferedintheactualcharge.Allthree leaders,Albright,ValintineandEdwardslosttheirlives,andWigginwaswounded.Outofabout170horses,between100and140seemto have been actually killed and others were wounded or missing - a horrifying total.
ItishardtosaywhetherornotwhatCyrilFallshascalled'amonumenttoextremeresolutionandtothatspiritofself-sacrifcewhichistheonly beautyredeeminguglywar'wasjustifedbythelimited,butsuccessful,objectwhichitachieved.ItdoesappeartobeunlikelythatHujcouldhave beenoccupiedthateveninghadthechargenottakenplace.Itisworthnotingthatneveragaininthecampaign,exceptveryoccasionallyagainst demoralizedtroops,wasamountedchargemadewithoutsomemeasureof fresupportorthebackingofasecondline,orboth.Thoughinpublic allthecommanderswerewarmintheirpraiseandnumbersofdecorationswereawardedtothesurvivors,itisdifculttobelievethatChauvel, particularly,wasnotdismayedbytheexcessivelyhighcost....Whatiscertainisthatthecaptureofelevenguns,fourmachine-gunsandabout seventyprisoners,aswellasthekillingandwoundingofnumbersofnoteasilyreplacedAustrianandGermanartillerymen,nottomention numerousTurks,bysome120horsemenarmedwithswordswas,byanymartialstandards,anoutstandingexploit.’(HistoryoftheBritishCavalry by the Marquess of Anglesey refers).
Simmonds died at Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in March 1974.
Soldwithafragileleatherboundphotographalbum(thespinedetachedbutpresent)containingphotographsandpostcardsofmilitarysubjectsseveralidentifedastheWarwickshireYeomanry.Onaninsidepageisapapercuttingbearingaphotographoftherecipientandreading,‘L.Corpl. HenryVictorSimmons,WarwickshireYeomanry,MilitaryMedal,istheyoungestsonofMrandMrsTedSimmons,of63EdwardRoad,Balsall Heath.HetookpartinthebrilliantchargeofYeomanryatGaza,wherehewaswounded.Heisinhistwenty-ffthyear,andjoinedtheYeomanry a few years before the outbreak of war. Another brother is in the Warwicks’.
Sold also with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(52628Pte.A.S.James.18/Glouc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R-18027Pte.A.S.James.19-Lond. R.) good very fne (3) £240-£280 4422
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AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeAA..SS..JJaammeess,,GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,llaattee1199tthh ((CCoouunnttyy ooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((SStt.. PPaannccrraass)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt
M.M. London Gazette, 11 February 1919.
AArrtthhuurrSSttaannlleeyyJJaammeess,anativeofCardi f,attestedintothe19th(St.Pancras)Battalion,LondonRegiment,forserviceduringtheGreatWarand served on the Western Front, and saw further service with the 18th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. Sold with copied Medal Index Card, copied medal roll extract and copied London Gazette entry.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt MM..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee DDoonnaalldd OOmmaanndd,, 55tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, SSeeaaffoorrtthh HHiigghhllaannddeerrss MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(S-9339Pte.D.Omand.5/Sea:Highrs:);1914-15Star(3682Pte.D.Omand.Sea.Highrs.);BritishWarand Victory Medals (S-9339 Pte. D. Omand. Seaforth.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne (4) £180-£220
M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919.
DDoonnaalldd OOmmaanndd, from Dingwall, Scotland, served with the 5th Seaforths in France from 15 April 1915, and was discharged on 12 March 1919.
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MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(2612147Gdmn.A.J.Clark.[sic]G.Gds.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very fne (6) £1,200-£1,600
M.M. London Gazette 26 August 1943. The recommendation states: ‘DuringtheattackontheHorseshoepositionGdsmn.Clarkevolunteeredtoaccompanyanofcerwhowasgoingtomakehiswaythroughthe enemy, who by then had got behind and surrounded his Company, to Bn. H.Q. in order to obtain assistance. Onthereturnjourney,whileguidingthereinforcementsuptotheCompany,theofcerwaskilled.Undeterredbythis,Gdsmn.Clarkecontinued withthegreatestcourageandcoolnessleadingthereinforcementsthroughtheenemyuptohisownCompany.Hisdetermination,courageand devotion to duty provided a most inspiring example.’
AAllffrreeddCCllaarrkkeeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththe6th(Motor)Battalion,GrenadierGuardsaspart201GuardsBrigade,7th ArmouredDivision,8thArmyinTunisia.Hedistinguishedhimselfduringtheattackonthe‘Horsehoe’,16/17March1943,ahillyfeatureheavily defendedbytheGerman90thLightDivisionthatdominatedthemainMedenine/MarethRoad.Thepositionwasrequiredtobecapturedpriorto theassaultontheMarethLine.Notonlydidthemenof201GuardsBrigadeencounterdug-inseasonedtroops,buttheyalsohadtotackletwo minefeldswhichtheywereunawareof.Casualtieswerehighasaconsequence,with201GuardsBrigadesuferingover38ofcersand500other ranks killed, wounded or taken prisoner.
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MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(4268670SgtWShaftoRNorth’dFus);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(4268670SgtWShafto RNorth’dFus);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;WarMedal1939-45,mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, theMMand GSM both ofcial Replacements marked ‘R’, extremely fne (5)
£500-£700
M.M. London Gazette 9 September 1942.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘ThisN.C.O.hasconsistentlyshowninitiativeandencourageunder frethroughouttheDefenceofTobruk andintheoperationsofthebreakout.DuringtheafairatButchhehandledhisMachineGunSectionwithgreatboldnesswhenhisPlatoon Commanderwaswoundedandpinnedtotheground,andgothisgunsintoactionunderheavyenemy fre.Hehasthroughoutthislongperiod such a fne example which has been refected in those under him.
WWiilllliiaammSShhaaffttoowascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarinNorthAfrica,andwasheldatCampPG85nearTaranto.Hepresumablyescapedat somestageashedoesnotappearonanyGermanP.O.W.roll.Atypednotewiththelotstatesthattherecipient’soriginalmedalswerelostand were replaced in 1994.
AAssuuppeerrbbSSeeccoonnddWWoorrllddWWaarr‘‘SSeeccoonnddBBaattttlleeooffEEllAAllaammeeiinn’’iimmmmeeddiiaatteeMM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooLLaanncceeCCoorrppoorraallJJ..MMiigghhtteennss,,55tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,,TThheeQQuueeeenn’’ssOOwwnnCCaammeerroonnHHiigghhllaannddeerrss,,ffoorrhhiissggaallllaannttrryydduurriinnggtthheenniigghhttaattttaacckkooffOOppeerraattiioonn SSuuppeerrcchhaarrggee,,11//22 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11994422,, wwhheenn hhee ssiinnggllee--hhaannddeeddllyy eennggaaggeedd aanndd bbeesstteedd aa PPaannzzeerr -- kkiilllliinngg tthhee ttaannkk ccoommmmaannddeerr iinn tthhee pprroocceessss
Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2935942 L. Cpl. J. Mightens. Camerons.) very fne £1,200-£1,600
M.M. London Gazette 31 December 1942:
‘AtElAlamein,duringtheattackonthenightof1/2Nov.1942,onreachingthe fnalobjective,LanceCorporalMightensfoundhimselfconfronted byanenemytank.Heimmediatelyadvancedtowardsitanddemandedittosurrender.Thetankopened freonhimwithamachinegun.Hethen laydownandthrewagrenadeatthetank.Thetankthenmovedaway.LanceCorporalMightensthenstoodupand fredatthetankcommander, whowaslookingoutoftheturret,andkilledhim,thebodyfallingoutofthetank.LanceCorporalMightensthenwithdrewandrejoinedhis section.’
JJaammeessMMiigghhtteennss,anativeofGlasgow,distinguishedhimselfwhilstservingwiththe5thBattalion,CameronHighlandersaspartofthe152nd Brigade, 51st (Highland) Division, XXX Corps during Operation Supercharge, 1/2 November, 1942 as part of the Second Battle of El Alamein.
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MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(T/218663L.Cpl.R.W.Armstrong.R.A.S.C.)onoriginalinvestiturepin;1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, extremely fne (6)
£700-£900
M.M. London Gazette 8 March 1945:
‘For gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘ThismanwasdriverofaJeepdetachedtotheRegimentalAidPost6thBattalionLincolnshireRegiment duringtherecentattackof138InfantryBrigadeontheGemmanofeature.HisordersweretoevacuatecasualtiesfromthatRegimentalAidPost toanAmbulanceCarPostestablishedat886810.OnthenightoftheattackhisJeepwaswreckedbyashellburstatGemmanovillageitself.He quicklyvolunteeredtodriveanotherJeepandcontinuedtoevacuatecasualties,nightanddayduringthewholeperiod10thto15thSeptember 1944fromtheGemmano-Borgo-VillaareatotheAmbulanceCarPort.DuringatemporaryJeepshortage,I[Lieutenant-ColonelJ.J.O'Connell, R.A.M.C.,OfcerCommanding184FieldAmbulance]askedthisdrivertodoa“Milkround”ofRegimentalAidPostsintheareaatatimewhen heavyshellingandmortaringwerecausingconsiderablecasualtiesanddeathsnotonlyintheareabutontheactualroadsthemselves.Hewasatall timesadequateduringamostdifcultanddangerousperiodandwasalwaysgameformorework,nomatterwhatthestrain.Hisdevotiontoduty and courage was of vital help to keep the Regimental Aid Posts clear of casualties during a rush period of great strain.’ RRiicchhaarrddWWrraaggggeeAArrmmssttrroonnggwasborninNewcastle-upon-Tyneon17June1914andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaDriverwiththe Royal Army Service Corps, attached 184 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. He died in Attleborough, Norfolk, on 30 April 1992. SoldwithnamedBuckinghamPalaceenclosurefortheM.M.;anoriginaltypedreferenceletterfromhisOfcerCommanding,dated11December 1945; and copied research
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MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(Pte.W.Stankiewicz.PolishArmy.)ofciallyimpressednaming, suspensionslack;PPoollaanndd,,RReeppuubblliicc,Crossof Valour1920,bronze,unnumbered;MonteCasinoCross1944,bronze,thereverseofciallynumbered‘48774’, generallyvery fne (3) £2,000-£2,400
M.M. the ofcial recommendation states: ‘On17Apr.45,inthe fghtingalongtheGaianaCanal,PteStankiewiczwasthedriverofacarrierofaReccePlwhichwasthe frsttocrossthe canal. Despite a wound in his hand he continued to drive his vehicle and rescued a signals patrol. By his courage and dash he contributed in no small way to the crossing of the Gaiana, and the establishing of a bridgehead on the far bank.’ WWiicceennttyySSttaannkkiieewwiicczzservedas295/IIIPrivatewiththe14thInfantryBattalion,aspartofthe5thWilenskaInfantryBrigade,5thKresowaDivision, 2ndPolishCorpsaspartoftheItalianCampaignduringtheSecondWorldWar.InparticularfortheBattleofMonteCassino(24April–17May 1944), and the Battle for the Gaiana River (16 – 21 April 1945) as part of the Battle of Bologna (9 - 21 April).
TThheessccaarrccee11994400‘‘CCooaassttaallCCoommmmaanndd--BBaattttlleeooffBBrriittaaiinn’’DD..FF..MM..ggrroouuppooffssiixxaawwaarrddeeddttooBBlleennhheeiimm ff gghhtteerrwwiirreelleessssooppeerraattoorr//aaiirr gguunnnneerrSSeerrggeeaannttWW..WWiillssoonn,,223355SSqquuaaddrroonn,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoo ff eewwwwiitthhaannddsshhaarreeddiinntthheevviiccttoorriieessooffhhiissppiilloott-SSqquuaaddrroonnLLeeaaddeerrRR..JJ..‘‘PPiissssyy’’PPeeaaccoocckk,,wwhhoosseevviiccttoorriieessaallllaacchhiieevveeddiinn11994400‘‘mmaaddeehhiimmiinntthheeaannnnuuaallssooffRRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee CCooaassttaall CCoommmmaanndd tthhee ff rrsstt aanndd oonnllyy ppiilloott ttoo eevveerr aacchhiieevvee ‘‘aaccee’’ ssttaattuuss iinn aa BBrriissttooll BBlleennhheeiimm MMaarrkk IIVV FFiigghhtteerr’’
DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(553328Sgt.W.Wilson.R.A.F.);1939-45Star,1clasp,BattleofBritain;AirCrewEuropeStar, 1 clasp, Atlantic; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very fne (6) (6)
£6,000-£8,000
D.F.M. London Gazette 20 October 1940. The original recommendation states: ‘ThisairmanhascontinuallycarriedoutthedutiesofWirelessOperator/AirGunnerintheaircraft fownbyFlyingOfcerPeacock.Hehasatall times displayed the greatest coolness and has taken charge of the fre control for the rear gunners of his Section. Itispartlyowingtohiscoolnessinwithholding freuptothelastsecondthathisSectionhasbeenabletocompetesuccessfullywhenattackedby enemy fghters.’
WWiilllliiaammWWiillssoonnjoinedtheRoyalAirForceasaBoyEntrantinFebruary1939.Helaterre-musteredasanAirmanu/tWOp/AG.Aftercompleting histraininghejoined235Squadron(Blenheims)aspartofCoastalCommand.TheSquadronwastaskedwith fghter-reconnaissanceduties, fying outofDetlingandBirchamNewton.WhentheGermaninvasionoftheLowCountriesbeganinMay1940,thesquadron fewpatrolsover Holland and during the Battle of Britain was engaged in convoy protection and reconnaissance missions over the North Sea. WilsonwascrewedpredominantlywithPilotOfcerR.J.‘Pissy’Peacockashispilot,headvancedtoSergeant,and fewnumerouspatrolsover Dunkirk,May-June1940.Detachedto fyfromR.A.F.ThorneyIsland,WilsonwaswithPeacockandPilotOfcerH.K.‘Olly’Wakefeldwhen they fewareconnaissanceoftheZuiderZee,26/27June1940.TheywereattackedbyMe.109’s,andmanagedto fghttheirwayback,shooting down one enemy aircraft and shared damaging another in the process. Further detail is provided in Coastal Dawn by A. Bird: ‘AsJune27broacheditseleventhhourmembersofAFlight235loungedatdispersalinanassortmentofchairsanddeckchairs.Lancasterand Pardoe-Williamsplayeddraughts,astheoutsidetemperatureroseandpermissionwasgrantedtobeonstandbywithouttunics....Justasthe remainderofthesquadronsatdownforlunchintheirrespectivemessestheywereinterruptedbyacallfromanorderly:“All235AFlightaircrew reporttooperationsroomimmediately”.Everyonedroppedtheirirons[cutlery]anddashedout,arrivingbreathless.A16Groupcontrollerwas askingforSquadronLeaderClarke.Clarkepickedupthereceiverandtheclippedvoicespoke:“Clarke,theBritishArmyrequestareconnaissance in the Zuider Zee area. Six aircraft are to take of immediately, this operation is of the utmost importance”..... FlyingOfcerPeacockcastanapprehensivelookaroundtheroomat thenonplussedairmenpullingupachair.Exceptfortheoccasionalscrapeof clinkofacup,allwasquiet.ClarkerevealedthatthetripwouldbetoAmsterdamthentothesoutherncoastoftheZuiderZee,lookingfor invasionbargesandtroopmovement...Intelligencetoldtheassembledcrews,“ifyouencountertroubleyoushouldturnsouthratherthango northwheretheLuftwafehasthemainconcentrationof fghters”.Observersunfurledandporedovermaps,markingtheirrouteinpencil.“Our trackwouldtakeusrightoverSchipholaerodromewhere‘Jerry’ fghterswerebased”.PilotOfcerHughWakefeldtakesupthetale:“fttersand riggershadgotourchargesintiptopcondition.Peacock,mypilot,didhispreliminarychecksandN3542’senginesroaredintolifeandthuscalmed ouranxieties.”ClarkeboardedN3541,withPilotOfcersHughPardoe-WilliamsinP6958,AlanWalesinN3543,PeterWeilinP6956,andJohn CronaninL9447consecutivelystartingup....Withaquickcheckofthecrosswindthesixmachinespulledof atexactly13.00hours...Itwouldbea long and memorable day for Clarke and 235 Squadron.
Therewasnotacloudinthesky,scarcelyabreathofwindontheseaandtheheatinthecockpitswasalmostunbearable....Maintainingtheir heightat5,000feetthesixcrossedtheDutchcoast.OnthebeachatZandvoortbatherspaused,headsglancingupwardsasthesixEnglish bomberplanesturnednortheasttowardsAmsterdam.Thecloudswereslightandpatchy,theanti-aircraft frespasmodicandtheBlenheims spreadouttoavoidtheshellburstsastheyspedovercountryside,canalsandtheSchipholaerodrome.Wakefeldobserved:“itisclutteredwith Germanmachines,bombersand fghters,someofwhichappearedtobetakingof.Suddenlytheack-ackstopped.”Thecrewsknewwhatthat meant!
ContrarytointelligenceitwasnotfromSchipholbutfromRotterdamthatthetroublecame.Bf109E’sofII./JG54hadmovedtwenty-fourhours earlierandcompletedtwofamiliarization fightsoverthelocalarea.Thewarningsoundedat15.02localtime,“InterceptformationofBlenheim bombersreportednearAmsterdam”.WithinsecondsAustrianbornLt.JochenSchypeckwasairbornewithhiswingman,soonlinkingupwiththe Gruppen-kommadeurofI./JG54HubertusVonBonn,whohadtakenof fromSchiphol.Throughthelightcloudtheyquicklyspottedthe green/brownuppersurfacesoftheBlenheimsdespitelosingthemonoccasionastheyblendedintothecountryside.Atfullthrottletheyrolled away and dived. Lancaster watched as the fghters came in like a swarm of bees, while fellow observer Wakefeld reported:
“ThemoststunningandfrighteningmomentofmyyounglifewhentheBf109E’sshotoutoftheglorioussparsecloudinahead-onattack.Itwasa stupendoussightandlastedfortwoorthreeminutesaswefoundourselvesbreakingformationandmillingaroundtheskywith109’sasour dancingpartners!WeknewtheBlenheim fghtercouldturninsidethe109Eifweknewpreciselywhentodoit.Tothisend,wehaddeviseda systemforwhenwewereunderattack.Imovedupfromtheobserver’sposition,andopenedtheportsidewindowbehindthepilot,stuckmy head out, looking back along the fuselage, and signalled to Peacock with my thumb exactly when and in which direction to turn.”
N3542,havingsurvivedafrontalattack,wasalmosthitasecondtimefromtheupperrearportsidejustsouthofSchiphol.The109closedinto around400yards,Wakefeldsignalledhispilothardtostarboardandthe109overshot.Peacockautomaticallyturnedhardrightandgotashort burst in as the enemy fghter went away. Peacock made for the nearest cloud.’
TheotherBlenheimswerenotsolucky,withPilotOfcerPeterWeil’saircraftbeingthe frsttobeshotdown.Pardoe-Williamswasthenextto fall,withPilotOfcerAlanWales’saircraftsoonafter.PilotOfcerJohnCronan,aKiwi,wasthepilotofthenextBlenheimtofallvictimtothe German fghters:
‘Peacock had managed to evade the Germans. Observer Wakefeld reported:
“Aftertheattackwedecideditwouldbeunwisetoreturnthewaywehadentered,sowe fewsouthtoAmsterdam,photographedtheharbour withnosignofGermannavalunits, fewalongtheinnercoastoftheZuiderZeeandpassedHoorntoTexelwhereat14.30tothesouthwestwe encounteredaHenikel115seaplane fyingat400feet.Peacockattackedandonlybrokeof theengagementwhenallremaining1,000roundswere expended.Duringthe frstmeleeandevasivemanoeuvreswelostourPerspexcanopyandthesideandfrontwindows,andsowereturnedina somewhat draughty condition to Bircham Newton.”
PeacockwascreditedwithoneBf109Edestroyedandanotherdamaged,thelattersharedwithanotherpilot.Thesecondmachinetomakeitback to Bircham Newton was the squadron commanding ofcer Ronnie Clarke, ‘L-London’ N3541.’ (Ibid)
Wilson fewmultipleConvoyPatrolsandEscortsthroughouttheBattleofBritain.HeaddedtohisscorewithPeacockandWakefeldwhenthey wereattackedwhilstreturningfromareconnaissanceescortof the FrenchCoast,11August1940.Onceagaintheysharedinthedestructionof another Me 109:
‘Yellowairraidwarningsat235’sHampshireaerodromeduringAugust11beganasthedaystarted.Vitalintelligencewasurgentlyrequiredonthe invasionportsofLeHavreandCherbourgbytheRoyalNavy.InthedispersalhutFlyingOfcerPeacockandPilotOfcerWakefeldplayeddarts withSergeantWilson.DrapedoverthebatteredsofaSergeantHaroldSuttonreadthe DailyMail whileoutsideSergeantsParsonsandNewport playeddraughtsanddrankmugsoftea.....Therewasadistincttrillofatelephoneandtheorderlyspoke,“FlyingOfcerReginaldPeacockOperationsonthetelephone”.Itwasnotlongbeforehereplacedthereceiver,“OKreconnaissanceescort,LeHavre,takeof twentyminutes”. OllyWakefeldwasleadnavigatortothesection.IndaylightthethreeBlenheim fghtersstreamedof downthenorth-southrunwayandgained height, fyingabovethecloudbase.TheR/Twasquiet.TheyhadtogettheBlenheiminandoutofEuropewithaminimumoffuss.Wakefeld recalled,“TheBlenheimbomberwentahead,reducedheightoverCherbourg,tookphotographsthenwe fewtoLeHavre”.Thebomber droppedfour250lbGPbombsontheoilstoragetanksatLeHavre,resultswerenotobservedbutphotographsweretakenusingthehand-held F24 camera.
Attheborderofenemyterritoryat15,000feetthetemperaturechanged.Chilledairwhistledthroughthefuselage,intheglazednoseWakefeld checkedthewindspeedandrecalculated.NearFecamponthereturnlegPeacockreducedheightto12,000feet.Immediatelyshoutsof“Fighters” wereheard,thepilotstightenedtheirformation.TheyhadfortuitouslystumbledintoelementsofJG2orJG27returningfromcombatontheir wayhome.AutomaticallyWakefeldleftthenoseandpositionedhimselfbehindPeacock.Heslidtheemergencywindowopenandstuckhishead out.Theyhadabusytwentyseconds.Wakefeld:“TwoBf109E’sattackedfromastern,onewasdrivenof [damaged]andtheotherwasshot down [unconfrmed] by the concentrated fre of our rear gunners Wilson, Newport and Copeland.” (Ibid)
WilsonetaladdedtotheirtallywhentheydestroyedaJu.88overThorneyIsland,18August1940.Theywerescrambledasaforceof150plus aircraft closed in:
‘Stukageschwader77wasvisually frstreportedbythelocalObserverCorpsnearWestWitteringwhoestimated“150plusaircraft”at14.23 hours.LessthanonemileawayacrossthepeninsularonThorneyIslandtwoairmenonanobservationpostsituatedonHangarNo.1watched heavyblacksmokebillowintotheblueskiesinlandsomedistanceawayusinganavaltelescope.Whilstairmenandwomencouldscarcelybearto look in land gazing out to sea they were greeted by a vision described as “a swarm of bees” rapidly coming in for the sting.
Whentheairraidsirenbeganitsbansheewailinthesurroundingparishesandontheaerodrome,competingwiththetelephone’sstridentjangle theirordertoscramblecame.HQ16Groupwasontheline:“Wethinktheremaybesomebanditsboundforyou”.FlyingOfcerPeacockin L9446,PilotOfcerWordsworthinN3533andFlightSergeantNelsoninN3540racedacrossthebumpygrassatfullthrottle.Wheelsup,hewas airborneat14.25.Peacock’sheadsetcrackled“Patrolbase”.Climb!Climb!Theycouldn’tclimbanyfaster.Then, aircraft! Onaconvergingcourse which would take them directly into the enemy’s path. Oh, God! Masses of them!
BoostwasappliedandPeacockglanceddowntocheckhissafetycatchwasof.L9446 fewstraightfortheleaderofIGruppepackwhorolled away,followedbyPeacockwhoclosedwithin200yards,pressinghisgunbuttoninontherighthandsideofthecontrolcolumn.1,500rounds wereunleashedinseconds, fashesdancingaroundontheenemyaircraft’scowling.Itburstinto famesanddroppedintothesea,awhitesmoke swirl marking the spot.
N3540‘Q-Queenie’downedasecondJunkersintothesea(unconfrmed)andWordsworthinN3533‘P-Pip’ fredseveralwellaimedburstsintoa thirdJu87,butwashustledoutofthewaybythegreaterspeedofHawkerHurricanesof43Squadron....Threedive-bombersslippedthroughthe fghterscreen,pouringtheirlethalloadsontoHangarNo.3andsurroundingbuildings...Theoncetranquilcoastalaerodromehadtakenonthe appearance of a battlefeld. Debris showered the area, corrugated metal sliced into the earth or buckled on the concert apron.... Magicallythe‘pancake’instructionscame.Backinthecircuit,thejubilanttriosreturnedat14.40hours,muchofthesmokeanddusthaving disappeared.Oddholesweredottedaround,whichlookedasifamolehadburrowedtothesurfaceonthegrass...Hangar3waswreckedandthe stationphotographicbuildingdamaged,withthephotographicequipmentburntout andbeyonduse.Manywindowpaneswerebroken...Two Blenheimshadbeendestroyed...TheinterceptionofthesuperiorforcebyHurricaneswascrucialtosavingtheCoastalCommandaerodrome. Ablyassistedbythestation’s‘local fghtingpatrol’ fownbyPeacock,WordsworthandNelsonitmeantthatThorneyIslandhadsustained relativelylittledamage....FlyingOfcerReginaldPeacock’sclaimstood,theJunkers87Stukawashis ffthvictory,whichmadehimintheannualsof Royal Air Force Coastal Command the frst and only pilot to ever achieve ‘ace’ status in a Bristol Blenheim Mark IV Fighter.’ (Ibid) WilsonwasrecommendedfortheawardoftheD.F.M.,26August1940,withPeacockbeing gazetted fortheD.F.C.inSeptemberofthesame year, and Wakefeld being gazetted for his D.F.C. at the same time as Wilson. Wilsoncontinuedto fywiththeSquadronthroughoutSeptember-November1940.HisFlightwaspostedtoR.A.F.Aldergrove,19November 1940,whereitjoineda fightfrom236Squadron.Twodayslatertheyreformedas272Squadron,andWilsoncarriedouthis frstoperation(still fyingwithPeacockandWakefeld)withtheSquadronon23November1940.Theycontinuedto fyonoperationstogetherthroughout December1940,beforeWakefeldwaspostedtoCanadainJanuary1941,andPeacockwaspostedforinstructionaldutiesattheendofthe following month - presumably all tour expired.
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DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(805487Sgt.F.L.Fewkes.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;ItalyStar;Defenceand WarMedals1939-45;AirEfciencyAward,G.VI.R.,1stissue(Flt.Lt.F.L.Fewkes.R.A.F.V.R.)mountedforwear, goodvery fne (7) £1,800-£2,200
Provenance: Glendinings, June 1987
D.F.M. London Gazette 30 January 1942:
‘SergeantFewkesisanexceptionalWirelessOperatorwhoseskillandperseverancehasgreatlycontributedtothesuccessofhiscrew.Inspiteof severeelectricalstorms,damageby fak,enginefailureandfallingoutofcontrolfrom4,500feetto800feet,allofwhichhehasexperiencedduring histourofoperations,SergeantFewkes'courage,keennessandskillhavebeenunafectedandanexampletothesquadron.Istronglyrecommend Sergeant Fewkes for the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.
Remarks by Station Commander:
An excellent Wireless Operator who has done very well on operations. Strongly recommended.’
FFrraannkkLLeesslliieeFFeewwkkeesswas‘thesonofMrandMrsFrankFewkes,of86,NorfolkRoad,Erdington,hewasbornatthisaddressin1919...Hewasa displayartistbeforeenlisting,andpreviouslywaswiththeParkinsonStoveCompany,Stechford,asacommercialartist...Hejoinedthe605th CountyofWarwickSquadron,AuxiliaryAirForce,in1938,andwentonactiveserviceattheoutbreakofwar.’(Newspapercuttingincludedwith lot refers)
FewkesqualifedasaWirelessOperator/AirGunnerinAugust1939,havingjoined605Squadron(GladiatorsandthenHurricanes)atCastle BromwichinOctober1937[sic].HemovedwiththeSquadrontoTangmereinAugust1939,andcontinuedtoservewiththemuntilApril1940. Fewkeswasthenpostedto217Squadron(Beauforts)atSt.Eval,anddidnot fyoperationallywiththissquadroneither.HewaspostedtoNo.10 O.T.U.,Abingdon,beforebeingpostedforoperational fyingwith78Squadron(Halifaxes)atMiddletonSt.GeorgeinApril1941.Fewkes fewon 16operationalsortieswiththeSquadron,April-July1941,including:Bremerhaven,25April1941,his frstsortie-when‘attackedby fghter landedatPocklington’(LogBookrefers);Wilhelmshaven;Mannheim(2);Brest;Hamburg;Bremen(3)including29June1941,when‘Holed47 Times.AllAerialsShotAwayOverTarget.LandedLinton’(Ibid);Bolougne;Cologne(4),including26June1941,when‘verysevereelectrical storms’ (Ibid); Duisberg and Kiel.
Fewkestransferredto76Squadron(Halifaxes)atthesamestationinJuly1941.He fewon13operationalsortieswiththeSquadron,JulyOctober1941,including:Hanover;Mannheim(2)including22October1941,when‘CrashLandedBase-SOSONBircham.A/CSpunInOver Cherbourgto1100’from8,000’(Ibid);Berlin(3)including2September1941,when‘HoledBadlyOf FrisianIsles.WOP/AGT/G&N/G Wounded’(Ibid);Kiel;Dusseldorf;Frankfurt,29September1941,when‘PortOuterCutOnTakeOf.BombsDroppedinNorthSea’(Ibid); Turin; Emden and Cherbourg.
FewkeswaspostedtoNo.2B.A.T.Flight,DrifeldinNovember1941,andthentoNo.10O.T.U.,AbingdoninApril1942.Whilststationedat thelatter,Fewkestookpartintheunit’sWhitleysontheThousandBomberRaidstoCologne,30May1942,andtoEssen,1June1942.Having advancedtoPilotOfcer,Fewkesreturnedtooperational fyingwith161(SpecialDuties)SquadronatTempsfordinSeptember1942.The SquadronremainedsecretthroughoutthewaranddidnotappearontheR.A.F.List.It’stasksincludedthelandingandpickingupofagentsfrom enemyoccupiedterritoryandthedroppingofsuppliesandarmstoresistancegroups.Comprisingoftwo fights-‘A’Flight fewLysandersand carriedoutpick-upoperations,whilst‘B’Flight fewWhitleysandWellingtonsandweretaskedwithagentparachutedropsaswellassupply drops.
Fewkeswaspartof‘B’Flight,and fewinatleast20operationalsortieswiththeSquadron.InitiallycrewedwithFlightLieutenantMarriottashis pilot,Fewkeswasdetachedwithhiscrewto fyoneoftheSquadron’stwoAlbemarle’soperatingfromSt.EvalfromNovember1942.Inthenew year they returned to Tempsford, and started to fy Halifaxes.
FewkeschangedpilotstoFlightLieutenantD.F.Leggate,andonanumberofoccasions fewwiththehighlydecoratedFrenchmanFlight LieutenantPhilippeLivry-Levelashisnavigator(friendof‘Pick’Pickard;mentionedextensivelyinHughVerity’sbook WeLandedByMoonlight; and an author himself of Missions Dans La RAF):
‘On2February1943PhilippearrivedatR.A.F.TempsfordtojoinNo.161Squadron.Hehadpersuadedthesecuritychiefsthathecouldbe trustedbuthehadtoexchangehisdarkblueFrenchuniformforthelighterblueoftheR.A.F.Hesaysinhisbook-quitetruthfully-thathespoke English with a deplorable accent and that anyone within 100 metres could tell at once that he was a foreigner, whatever the colour of his uniform. His frstspecialoperationswereinHalifaxes,parachutingmenandsuppliestotrianglesoflightinFranceandNorway.Hispilotonthesetripswas DaveLeggatt[sic].Onsomeofthesetripshecould fyoverhischateauatAudrieuwhereNicoleandtheirchildrenwereasleep.Hehadnotseen them-norbeenabletoexchangeletters-fortwoyears....Nordidheknowthat,foratime,hiswifeNicolewasimprisonedbythe Germans.’ (We Landed By Moonlight by H. Verity refers)
FewkesandhiscrewcarriedoutmultipleagentandsupplydropsoverFranceandNorwaythroughoutApril1943.ThefollowingmonthLeggate, Fewkesand fveotherswerelandedatAlgierstocarryoutaspecifcoperation,buttheywereunabletocomplete.Theycarriedoutafurther four,includinglandingatGibraltar,beforereturningtotheUK.Thelastofwhich,17May1943,beingFewkes50thoperationalsortieandthelast fown with Leggate.
Fewkes fewinafurthertwooperationsoverFrance,withFlightSergeantWilkinsonashispilotonbothoccasions.HewasthenpostedtoNo.13 I.T.W.,Torquay,2October1943.FewkesretrainedasapilotatNo.18S.F.T.S.Gimli,Manitoba,beforebeingpostedtoNo.1504BATFlightuntil discharge in July 1945.
Soldwiththefollowingoriginaldocumentation:recipient’sRoyalAirForceObserver’sandAirGunner’sFlyingLogBook(19December1940-7 July1945)insidecoverannotated‘CarriedForwardFrom605&217’;CampaignMedalEnclosure;2BuckinghamPalaceInvestitureTickets,dated 21 July 1942; 2 Newspaper Cuttings, featuring a picture of recipient in uniform; with copied research.
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£300-£400 5511
BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)E.II.R.(W/87006A/W/O.II.LilianHodgson,W.R.A.C.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL. S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(W/87006Pte.L.Hodgson.W.R.A.C.)mountedasworn;togetherwiththerelated miniature awards, these similarly mounted, good very fne (4)
B.E.M. London Gazette 8 June 1963.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘WarrantOfcerHodgsonL.servedintheA.T.S.andW.R.A.C.fromSeptember1941untilAugust1949, duringwhichtimeshereachedtherankofSub.Sgt.Shewasdischargedin1949andreengagedonaType‘T’engagementwiththeTerritorial Army. After 4 years the engagement changed to regular Type ‘R’ and on this engagement WO 11 Hodgson has continued to serve. Duringthepast20months,asithasbeenimpossibleto fndaTerritorialArmyOfcer,shehasbeeninsolechargeofaWomen'sRoyalArmy CorpsTerritorialArmyCompanyHeadquarters,andanisolatedplatoonatDumfries.Thisunitissituated75milesfromitsparentHeadquarters inEdinburgh.Sheispermanentstaf clerkforthecompanyandinadditionisresponsiblefortherecruitingofclerks,cooksandstewardessesinthe wideareawhichshecovers.AlthoughthisisverymuchmorethanisnormallyexpectedofaWarrantOfcer,shehascarriedoutthesedutiesin anexemplarymannerwithextremeefciencyanddevotiontoduty.Sheshowsaveryrealandpersonalinterestinthewellbeingofher subordinateswhichrefectsverymuchinthemanneranddevotiontodutyofthosewhoworkunderher.InadditiontothesedutiesWO11 HodgsonistheScottishCommandtennisandbadmintonrepresentativetowhichshegivesagreatdealofhertime.Shesacrifcesanypersonal interests to the cause of maintaining the highest possible standards in the interest of the Service as a whole.’
5522
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BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)E.II.R.(Act.W.O.KennethV.Kean(G4024659)R.A.F.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya, E.II.R.(4024659Cpl.K.V.Kean.R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(G402659Ch.Tech.K.V.Kean.R.A.F.) mounted for wear, contact marks, very fne (3)
£180-£220
B.E.M. London Gazette, 1 January 1974.
AA ppoosstt--WWaarr ‘‘NNoorrtthheerrnn IIrreellaanndd’’ BB..EE..MM.. ppaaiirr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSttaa ff SSeerrggeeaanntt PP.. GG.. AAllllssoopppp,, RRooyyaall MMiilliittaarryy PPoolliiccee BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)E.II.R.(23247476S/Sgt.PeterG.Allsopp,R.M.P.);GeneralService1962-2007,4clasps,Radfan, South Arabia, Malay Peninsula, Northern Ireland (23247476 Sgt. P. G. Allsopp. RMP.) slight contact marks, very fne (2) £400-£500
B.E.M. London Gazette, 3 October 1972: ‘For distinguished service in Northern Ireland between the dates of 1 February to 30 April 1972. PPeetteerrGGeeoorrggeeAAllllssoopppp,wasborninBirminghaminthespringof1937.HeattestedintotheRoyalMilitaryPolicein1955andservedinRadfan, Aden,Singapore,NorthernIrelandandGermanyandwasawardedtheBritishEmpireMedal.AdvancedWarrantOfcerClassI,hewasdischarged after22years’servicein1977andafterwardsjoinedtheSussexConstabulary,withwhomheservedfor15yearsatBognorRegisPoliceStation, both in uniform and with the C.I.D. He died in Bognor Regis on 17 April 2015, aged 78. Sold with copied research.
AAnn iinntteerreessttiinngg aanndd aattttrraaccttiivvee eeaarrllyy IInnddiiaann ccaammppaaiiggnn ggrroouupp ooff ff vvee aawwaarrddeedd ttoo CCoolloonneell WWiilllliiaamm FFrraasseerr--TTyyttlleerr,, BBeennggaall CCaavvaallrryy Ghuznee1839,unnamedasissued,withdetachedornatesilverbarsuspensionmountedwith2incuselyinscribedclasps ‘GHUZNEE.1842’,‘CABUL.1842’;CandaharGhuzneeCabul1842,unnamedasissued, fttedwithornatesilverscrollsuspension mountedwith2incuselyinscribedclasps‘GHUZNEE.1842’,‘CABUL.1842’;MaharajpoorStar1843,unnamed,withadaptedring andswivelbarsuspension;Sutlej1845-46,forMoodkee1845,2clasps,Ferozeshuhur,Sobraon(Lieut.W:F:Tytler9thRegt.L:C:); Punjab1848-49,2clasps,Chilianwala,Goojerat(Lieut.W.F.Tytler,D.A.Q.M.G.BengalArmy.)containedinanold Hunt&Roskell case, the interior silk lining much distressed, generally good very fne or better (5)
£2,000-£3,000
WWiilllliiaammFFrraasseerr--TTyyttlleerrofAldourieandBalnain,wasbornon12December1815,eldestsonofWilliamFraser-Tytler.Hejoinedthearmy,became aLieutenant-ColonelandDeputyQuarter-MasterGeneralintheBengalCavalry,had fvewarmedalsandsevenclasps.Hewassubsequently ConvenerandD.L.ofthecountyofInverness,andLieutenant-ColoneloftheInvernessArtilleryVolunteers.Hediedunmarriedon12September 1878, when he was succeeded by his next brother (History of Scottish Families - History of the Frasers of Lovat refers).
Three: QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerr JJoosseepphh EEddggeeccoommbbee,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Syria(JosephEdgecombe.);Baltic1854-55,unnamedasissued;St.Jeand’Acre1840, bronze, unnamed as issued, good very fne (3) £600-£800
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor. Glendining’s, June 1947; Christie’s, March 1988 (on both occasions sold as a single N.G.S.) JJoosseepphh EEddggeeccoommbbee served as an Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Thunderer at Syria, and as Able Seaman in H.M.S. Duke of Wellington in the Baltic.
Sold with copied record of service and other research.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. HHeeggaarrttyy,, 99tthh LLaanncceerrss Punjab1848-49,2clasps,Chilianwala,Goojerat(Pri...JamesHegarty,9th.Lanc...)engravednamingasissued,unusuallyforthe Regiment,inIndia;IndianMutiny1857-59,3clasps,Delhi,ReliefofLucknow,Lucknow(Jas.Hegarty,9th.Lancers) heavyedge bruising and contact marks, especially to frst, better than good fne (2) £1,000-£1,400
JJaammeessHHeeggaarrttyywasborninGhazeehne,India,in1828andattestedforhe16thLancersatMeeruton8January1845.Hetransferredtothe9th Lancerson8July1846,andservedwiththeRegimentinboththeSecondSikhWarandthroughouttheGreatSepoyMutiny.Hewasdischarged on 8 January 1867, after 20 years and 30 days’ service, of which 14 years and 3 months had been spent soldiering in India.
Sold with copied record of service.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. HHaaddddeenn,, 3322nndd RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott,, aann OOrriiggiinnaall DDeeffeennddeerr aatt LLuucckknnooww Punjab1848-49,2clasps,Mooltan,Goojerat(JohnHadden,32ndFoot.);IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,DefenceofLucknow(J. Hadden. 32nd. L.I.) edge bruising and contact marks, good fne and better (2)
£1,000-£1,400
JJoohhnnHHaaddddeennwasbornatLoughborough,Leicestershire,in1825andattestedforthe32ndRegimentofFootatNottinghamon11May1844. Imprisonedfrom3November1847to8May1848,heservedabroadinIndiafor13years,andsawactiveserviceduringtheSecondSikhWar, including the Siege before Mooltan, 1848-49, and at the Battle of Goojerat, 21 February 1849. HaddensawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny,whereheservedasanOriginalDefenderduringtheDefenceofLucknow,30Juneto 22November1857;hesubsequentlyservedattheBattleofCawnporeon6December1857,andthroughoutthesubsequentcampaigninthe Oudh, 1858-59. He was discharged on 9 May 1865, after 21 years and 177 days’ service. Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts.
AACCrriimmeeaannWWaarrLLiigghhttBBrriiggaaddeeppaaiirraawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeGGeeoorrggeeRRiiddggee,,1177tthhLLaanncceerrss,,wwhhoowwaassCCoouurrttMMaarrttiiaalleeddaafftteerrtthhee CChhaarrggee ffoorr ‘‘iinnssuubboorrddiinnaattiioonn oonn tthhee ff eelldd’’ Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol(G.Ridge,17thLancers.)ofciallyimpressednaming;Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, very fne (2)
£3,000-£4,000
GGeeoorrggeeRRiiddggeewasborninLancasterandwasaservantpriortoenlistingunderthealiasofRobertRoeon28May1852.PropernameofGeorge RidgeresumedperWarOfceAuthority11March1854.HeisshownontherollasaHospitalOrderly,presumablyatCampBalaklava,and cannotthereforebeconfrmedasachargerbuthisentitlementtoallfourclaspsisconfrmed.However,hewascourtmartialedimmediatelyafter theChargefor‘insubordinationonthe feld’-presumablythiswasforquestioningorcomplainingabouttheordersduringtheChargeoftheLight Brigade. Following a series of misdemeanours documented in the muster rolls, he was discharged as ‘worthless’ at Dublin on 7 November 1856. Sold with research including muster roll details.
Four: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. PPeeddddeerr,, RRooyyaall HHoorrssee AArrttiilllleerryy Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(J.Peder.Gr.,Rl.HorseArty.)ofciallyimpressednaming;IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp, Lucknow(Gunr.JohnPedder,Rl.H.Art.) suspensionclawre-afxed;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(Sergt. JohnPedderCoastBde.R.A.);TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue(John.Pedder.E.Battery.RoyalHorse.Artillery) contemporarilyimpressednaming,pluggedand fttedwithaCrimea-stylesuspension,mountedcourt-style, edgebruisingand contact marks, good fne and better (4) £500-£700
JJoohhnnPPeeddddeerrwasborninSouthamptonin1831andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryatOtterbourne,Hampshire,on23August1852.He servedwiththe2ndBattery,RoyalHorseArtilleryintheCrimeafor ffteenmonths,andtheninIndiaforfouryearsand fvemonths,including activeduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny.PromotedCorporalon24August1861,andSergeanton30April1864,hetransferredtotheCoastal Brigade,RoyalArtilleryon1November1864,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinAugust1873.Hewasdischargedon 23 December 1873, after 21 years and 123 days’ service.
Sold with copied service papers.
Four: CCoorrppoorraall WW.. CChhaallmmeerrss,, 7711sstt HHiigghhllaanndd LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy
Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(No.3702W.Chambers[sic],71Hd.Lt.Infy.)contemporarilyengravednaming;Indian Mutiny1857-59,1clasp,CentralIndia(Wm.Chalmers,71stHighlandersLt.Iy.);IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Umbeyla (3702W.Chalmers,H.Ms.71stRegt.);TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue(No.3702Willm.Chalmers,71Hd.Lt.Infy.) contemporarilyengravednaming,pluggedand fttedwithaCrimeastylesuspension, edgebruisingandcontactmarks,good fne and better (4)
£2,000-£2,400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2010.
WWiilllliiaammCChhaallmmeerrsswasborninWhitburn,Linlithgow.ATailorbyoccupation,heattestedforthe71stRegimentofFootatEdinburghon4 February1854,aged18years.PostedtotheCrimea,hesawserviceatthesiegeofSebastopol,beforeproceedingwiththeRegimenttoIndia,and seeing further service during the Great Sepoy Mutiny, being present at the action of the attack on Fort Mahighur. ChalmerssawfurtherserviceduringtheUmbeylacampaigninNovember1863,aspartoftheYusafzaiFieldForce,wheretheregimenttookpart in the stif fghting to retake ‘Crag Picket’. Promoted Corporal in April 1872, he was discharged at Netley in 1875, after 21 years’ service.
Three: PPrriivvaattee WWiilllliiaamm CChhiisshhoollmm,, 7722nndd HHiigghhllaannddeerrss
Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(No.1848WilliamChisholm72dHighlanders)regimentallyengravednaming;IndianMutiny 1857-59,1clasp,CentralIndia(Wm.Chisholm,72ndHighlanders);TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued, ftted with later cupro-nickel straight bar suspension, edge bruising and polished, otherwisenearly very fne (3) £240-£280
Pair: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell JJoohhnn BBrreetttt,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol(Lieut.J.Brett.Rife.Brigade.)depotimpressednaming;Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, ftted with claw and swivel ring suspension, contact marks, very fne (2) £1,000-£1,400
JJoohhnnBBrreettttwasappointedEnsignintheRi feBrigadeon13July1854;Lieutenant,22December1854;Captain24November1857;Major,19 October1872;Lieutenant-Colonelretired,26February1873.Lieutenant-ColonelBrettservedwiththeRifeBrigadeintheKafrWarof1846-47, andthatof1853-53(Medal),andhewasseverelywoundedatthebattleofBoemPlaatsin1848.ServedalsotheEasterncampaignof1854-55, includingthebattlesofAlmaandInkermann,andthesiegeofSebastopol(MedalwiththreeClasps,KnightoftheLegionofHonourandTurkish Medal). He is not entitled to the clasp for Balaklava.
Four: PPrriivvaatteeRR..AAllllaann,,9922nnddHHiigghhllaannddeerrss,,llaatteerrGGoorrddoonnHHiigghhllaannddeerrss,,wwhhoowwaasstthheellaassttGGllaasswweeggiiaannSSuurrvviivvoorroofftthheeffaammoouuss KKaabbuull ttoo KKaannddaahhaarr MMaarrcchh
Afghanistan1878-80,3clasps,Charasia,Kabul,Kandahar(B/120.Pte.R.Allan.92nd.Highrs.);KabultoKandaharStar1880 (56/120PrivateRobt.Allan92nd.Highlanders.);EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(379.Pte.R.Allen [sic].1/Gord:Highrs:);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued,mountedforwear;togetherwithaGordonHighlanders1st VolunteerBattalionShootingMedal,silver,thereverseengraved‘PresentedbyW.DunioloEsqr.toF.Coy.1st.V.B.G.H.1902.’ with silver clasp and contemporary top silver riband buckle, light pitting and contact marks, very fne (5) £2,000-£2,400
RRoobbeerrttAAllllaannwasborninFalkirkin1853andattestedforthe92ndHighlandersatStirlingon30April1874.JoiningtheregimentinMooltan,the 92ndformedtheGuardofHonourduringthePrinceofWales'visittoIndia1875-76,andwerealsointheDelhiparadeinJanuary1877when Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India.
FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondAfghanWartheregimentwassenttoCampKohat,andforthenexttwoyearsthe92ndwascontinuously oncampaign,participatinginanumberofpitchedbattlesandsuferingcasualtiesbothincombatandfromdisease.Between9and31August1880 Allanwasoneofthoseinvolvedinthefamous310milemarchfromKabultorelievethegarrisoninKandahar.Attheendofthecampaignhewas 'time expired' and was sent home where he was discharged in March 1881.
Recalledtothecoloursasareservistinthefollowingyear,Allanwasoneof155reservistssentoutwiththenewly-designated1stBattalion, GordonHighlanders,forserviceduringtheEgyptiancampaign.GivenanewRegimentalnumber(379),theincorrectspellingofhisnameonhis EgyptmedalasAllenispresumablyaclericalerror.DemobilisedinGlasgowin1883,hesubsequentlyjoinedthe1stVolunteerBattalion,Gordon Highlanders,anddiedinBathgate,Glasgowon22July1935.Hisdeathwasmarkedbyobituariesinthe Scotsman andotherlocalpapers,andhe hadevidentlybecomewellknowninthecityasthelastGlaswegiansurvivoroftheKabultoKandaharmarch.Theobituariesallmentionhimas havingservedintheSecondBoerWar;thisisevidentlyajournalisticmistakefortheFirstBoerWarwherethe92ndwerebriefydeployeden route from India at the end of their overseas service. He is buried in the Riddrie Cemetery, Glasgow. Sold with a Regimental cap badge.
Pair: TTiinnssmmiitthh GG.. DDuummbbllee,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(G.Dumble,T’smith.H.M.S.“Achilles”);Khedive’sStar,dated1882, lightpitting from star, otherwise very fne and a scarce rate (2) £140-£180
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
Seven: CCoorrppoorraallooffHHoorrsseeEE..SS..TToommnneeyy,,22nnddLLiiffeeGGuuaarrddss,,YYeeoommaannoofftthheeKKiinngg’’ssBBooddyygguuaarrdd,,llaatteeSSeerrggeeaannttTTrruummppeetteerr,,RRooyyaall 11ssttDDeevvoonnIImmppeerriiaallYYeeoommaannrryy,,wwhhoottooookkppaarrttiinntthheeffaammoouuss‘‘MMoooonnlliigghhttCChhaarrggee’’aattKKaassssaassssiinn,,hhaaddhhiisssshhoottuunnddeerrhhiimmaatttthhee BBaattttllee ooff TTeell--eell--KKeebbiirr,, aanndd llaatteerr ffoouunnddeedd TToorrqquuaayy UUnniitteedd FFoooottbbaallll CClluubb EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(842Corpl.ofHorseE.Tomney,2ndLifeGds.);Coronation1902, bronze,reverseengraved‘E.S.TomneyK.B.Gd’;Coronation1911(E.S.Tomney.K.B.Gd.)contemporarilyengravednaming; ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,smallletterreverse(842Corpl.ofHorseE.S.Tomney,2ndLifeGds.);MeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R., 1stissue(Cpl.ofH.E.Tomney,2-L.Gds.) surnameofciallycorrected;ImperialYeomanryL.S.&G.C.(649Sjt.Tptr.E.S. Tomney,Rl.1stDevonI.Y.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,reverseengraved‘Cpl.E.S.Tomney.2nd.LifeGds.’,mountedforwear, edgebruising,pittingandcontactmarkswithminorlosstopartsofnaming,tracesofadhesivetoreverse,good fneandbetter(7) £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2008.
EEddwwaarrddSStteepphheennTToommnneeyywasbornatSpikeIsland,CountyCork,in1849andenlistedasaboysoldierintothe14thTheKing’sHussarson15 January1863,aged14.HewasappointedTrumpeterinDecember1868andtransferredtothe2ndLifeGuardsin1875.Heservedwiththe2nd LifeGuards,asCorporalofHorse,intheEgyptiancampaignof1882,includingthefamous‘moonlightcharge’oftheHouseholdcavalryat Kassassin and at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, where he had his horse shot under him, and at the capture of Cairo. TomneytransferredtothePermanentStaf oftheRoyal1stDevonYeomanryin1883andwasappointedTrumpet-Majorofthatunituponhis dischargefromtheLifeGuardsinSeptember1895.WhilstinDevonhefoundedTorquayUnitedFootballClub.AppointedtoHerMajesty’s YeomenoftheGuardon5January1899,hewasawardedhisImperialYeomanryLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinMay1906,andwas awarded the Meritorious Service Medal without Annuity whilst still holding that appointment per Army Order 93 of 1922.
Sold with a photographic image of the recipient and copied research.
Pair: CCoolloonneell OO.. RRoowwee,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(Lieut.O.Rowe.R.A.) thisasomewhatlaterissuewithGreatWarperiod impressednaming;Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued;togetherwithanaccompanyingEgyptandSudan1882-89, datedreverse,noclasp(Lieut.O.Rowe.1/1LondonDivn.R.A.) renamed;andKhedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued;and a related pair of miniature awards, enamel damaged to third, otherwise good very fne and better (4) £300-£400
OOccttaavviiuussRRoowweewasborninLiverpoolon19November1855andwascommissionedLieutenantintheRoyalArtilleryon28January1875.He servedwiththe1stBattery,1stBrigade,LondonDivisionintheEgyptianWarof1882,andwaspromotedCaptainon1January1884.Heserved asAide-de-CamptoLieutenant-GeneralSirGeorgeWillis,K.C.B.,CommandingtheTroopsintheSouthernDistrict,from1May1884,andwas promoted Major on 30 November 1891, Lieutenant Colonel on 17 July 1901, and Colonel on 17 July 1904. He died at Bath on 12 March 1949.
Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient on his wedding day.
Pair: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall AA.. SShhiippmmaann,, GGoorrddoonn HHiigghhllaannddeerrss
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,4clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,Suakin1884,El-Teb_Tamaai,TheNile1884-85(2101.Lce.Cpl.A. Shipman. 1/Gord: Highrs.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, light pitting and contact marks, very fne (2) £400-£500
AArrtthhuurrSShhiippmmaannwasborninLeicesterin1857andattestedfortheGordonHighlanderson23October1880.AppointedLance-Corporalon18 April1882,heservedwiththe1stBattalioninEgyptandtheSudanfrom2August1882to8September1885,seeingactiveserviceinEgypt, EasternSudan,andontheNileExpedition.HetransferredtotheArmyReserveon21November1886,andwasdischargedon22October1892, after 12 years’ service.
Sold with copied record of service and other research.
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr WW.. TT.. AAggggeetttt,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinnee LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,Suakin1885,Tofrek(W.T.Agget[sic].Sergt.R.M.L.I.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G. C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension(W.T.Aggett,Col.Sergt.No.1177Plymo.R.M.L.I.)impressednaming;Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6, unnamed as issued, pitting and contact marks, good fne and better (3) £500-£700
Provenance: A. A. Mount Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003. WWiilllliiaammTThhoommaassAAggggeettttwasborninEastStonehouse,Devon,on30October1862andenlistedinthePlymouthDivisionasaDrummerBoyon hisfourteenthbirthdayon30October1876.AdvancedSergeanton28November1883,heservedinH.M.S. Monarch aspartoftheNileFlotilla duringtheEgyptandSudancampaign.PromotedColour-Sergeanton22December1887,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct Medalon23September1894,andwasadvancedSergeantMajoron31March1899.Hewasdischargedon19December1903,hisgeneral character being recorded as ‘very good’.
Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.
Pair: CCoolloouurr SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. LLoowweenn,, YYoorrkksshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,noclasp(737.Sergt.A.Lowen.1/Yorks:R.);Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6,unnamedas issued, heavy pitting and contact marks, nearly very fne (2) £100-£140
AArrtthhuurrWWiilllliiaammLLoowweennwasbornatTheydonGarnon,Essex,on27April1862andattestedforthe19thRegimentofFootasaMusicianon27 April1876.PromotedCorporalon16October1880,andSergeanton12June1884,heservedwiththe1stBattalionoverseasinEgyptfrom2 September1884to31January1888,wherehewaspresentwiththeExpeditionaryForceattheBattleofGiniss;inCyprusfrom1February1888 to28July1889;andinEgyptfrom29Julyto23September1889.AdvancedColourSergeanton6November1891,hewasdischargedon26 April 1897 after 21 years’ service. He did not receive a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He died in Chelsea on 20 January 1907. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extracts, and other research.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee EE.. BBuucckklleeyy,, YYoorrkksshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt
EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885(656Pte.E.Buckley.1/Yorks:R.);Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fne (2) £140-£180
EEddwwaarrddBBuucckklleeyywasborninBurnley,Lancashire,on15April1861andattestedfortheYorkshireRegimentatHalifaxon15June1883.Heserved withthe1stBattalionoverseasinMaltafrom23February1884to3August1884;inEgyptandtheSudanfrom4August1884to31January1888, seeingactiveserviceintheSuakincampaignof1885;inCyprusfrom1February199to28July1889;andinEgyptfrom29Julyto30December 1889. He was discharged on 4 February 1890.
Sold with copied service papers, medal roll extracts, and other research.
Four: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. WWhheettmmaann,, SSeeaaffoorrtthh HHiigghhllaannddeerrss
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895(4035Pte.J.Whetman2nd.Bn.SeaforthHighlanders);Queen’s Sudan1896-98(4035Pte.J.Whetman.1/Sea:Highrs:);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFree State,Transvaal(4035Pte.J.Whetman,2:Sea:Highrs:);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,2clasps,TheAtbara,Khartoum(4035Pte.J. Whetman1stSeaHighrs.)contemporarilyengravednaming, contactmarks,namingrubbedinplaces,slightlypolished,otherwise better than good fne (4)
£400-£500
JJaammeessWWiilllliiaammWWhheettmmaann,aLabourerfromKingstonuponThames,Surrey,wasborninSeptember1872.HeattestedfortheRoyalLancaster Regimenton22October1891andservedinIndiawiththe2ndBattalionduringtheChitralcampaignbeforeseeingfurtherservicewiththe1st BattalionduringtheSudancampaign.HeservedinCretein1895duringtheoccupationofthatisland,andsawfurtherserviceinSouthAfricawith the 2nd Battalion during the Boer War before transferring to the reserve at Home on 9 November 1900.
Sold with copied research.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee AA.. BBllaanncchhaarrdd,, 44tthh DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(4278Pte.A.Blanchard4thDragoonGds.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (4278 Pte. A. Blnchard. 4th Drgn. Gds.) light contact marks, otherwise very fne (2) £160-£200
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor. AAddaammBBllaanncchhaarrddwasbornatWilton,Lincolnshire,andenlistedintothe2ndDragoonGuardsatCanterburyon28November1886,aged19 years6months,agroombytrade.Hetransferredtothe4thDragoonGuardsinOctober1894whilstservinginIndia,goingontoservewiththat regimentontheNorthWestFrontierduringtheTirahcampaignof1897-98.HewasawardedtheL.S.&G.C.medalin ArmyOrder ofApril 1905, and was discharged at Gosport with exemplary conduct and character on 27 December 1907. Sold with copied medal roll extracts and discharge papers.
Four: SSeerrggeeaanntt LL.. WW.. RRaayynneess,, RRooyyaall MMuunnsstteerr FFuussiilliieerrss,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98, secondclaspunofciallyafxed (4321Dr.L. W.Raynes.2nd.BattR.M.Fus:) renamed;1914-15Star(80197.Cpl.L.W.Raynes,R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(80197 Sjt. L. W. Raynes. R.A.) edge bruising and contact marks to IGS, nearly very fne and better (4) £100-£140
LLuutthheerrWWiillllRRaayynneesswasborninShe feldon7January1880andattestedfortheRoyalMunsterFusiliersasaBoySoldieratCawnpore,India,on1 May1893.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninIndiafromthedateofhisattestationto25April1903,andwasappointedaDrummerinJanuary 1895.TransferringtotheRoyalFieldArtilleryasaGunnron1November1901,hereturnedtotheU.K.on26April1903,andwasdischarged, medically unft, on 26 May 1903, after 10 years and 26 days’ service. Raynessubsequentlyre-enlistedintheRoyalFieldArtilleryon13August1914,andwaspromotedCorporalon19December1914.Heserved withthe52ndBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12May1915to29May1916,andwaspromotedSergeanton23May 1915. He transferred Class Z on 19 February 1919 and was fnally discharged on 31 March 1920.
Sold with copied records of service and other research.
Pair: SSuurrggeeoonnTT..EE..RRiiccee,,CC..MM..GG..,,LLaaggoossHHaauussaaFFoorrcceeaannddWWeessttAAffrriiccaaMMeeddiiccaallSSeerrvviiccee,,llaatteerrPPrriinncciippaallMMeeddiiccaallOO ff cceerr,,SSiieerrrraa LLeeoonnee aanndd tthhee GGoolldd CCooaasstt,, aanndd DDiirreeccttoorr ooff tthhee MMeeddiiccaall aanndd SSaanniittaarryy SSeerrvviiccee,, NNiiggeerriiaa EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1897-98(Surgn.T.E.Rice,Lagos.Hausa.Force.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1 clasp,N.Nigeria1903(Dr.T.E.Rice.W.A.M.S.)mountedasworn;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,thesesimilarly mounted, minor edge bruising, very fne (2) £400-£500
C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1921: Thomas Edmund Rice, Esq., Director of the Medical and Sanitary Service, Nigeria. TThhoommaassEEddmmuunnddRRiicceewaseducatedatthePerseSchool,Cambridge,andKing’sCollege,London.AppointedaHouseSurgeon,King’sCollege Hospital,London,in1895,hewasappointedAssistantColonialSurgeon,Lagos,in1897,andservedasaSurgeonwiththeLagosHausaForcein theLagosHinterlandandSouthernBorghuExpeditionin1897(Medalwithclasp).AppointedSeniorMedicalOfcer,SouthernNigeria,in1903,he saw further service during the Kano Expedition in 1903 (Medal with clasp).
AppointedSeniorSanitaryOfcer,GoldCoast,in1910,RicewasadvancedPrincipalMedicalOfcer,SierraLeone,in1913,andthenPrincipal MedicalOfcer,GoldCoast,in1916.AppointedDirectoroftheMedicalandSanitaryService,Nigeria,in1920,hewasappointedaCompanionof theOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.Georgeinthe1921NewYear’sHonours’List.His fnalappointmentwasasChiefMedicalOfcer,Barbados.The author of ‘Evidence of the Endemicity of Yellow Fever in the Gold Coast Colony’, published in 1913, he retired n 1930, and died on 9 June 1941.
Four: 22nndd CCoorrppoorraall WW.. TT.. PPooccoocckk,, CCaannaaddiiaann EEnnggiinneeeerrss,, llaattee RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
Queen’sSudan1896-98(24712SapperW.T.Pocock.R.E.)unofcialre-impressednaming;BritishWarandVictoryMedals (5050902.Cpl.W.T.Pocock.C.E.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,TheAtbara(24712SapperW.T.Pocock.R.E.)unofcial impressed naming as frst, very fne or better (4)
£140-£180
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
SoldwithcopiedShortServicerecordforRoyalEngineers1890-1902,showingentitlementtoBoerWarmedalsinaddition;Attestationpapers for Canadian Engineers in February 1916; and copied medal roll extracts for Sudan medals.
Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. FF.. HHoorrnn,, NNoorrtthhuummbbeerrllaanndd FFuussiilliieerrss
Queen’sSudan1896-98(4266Pte.W.Horn,1/Northd.Fus:)suspensionre-pinned;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps, Belmont,ModderRiver,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(4266Pte.W.Horn,North’dFus:);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps, SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4266Pte.W.F.Horn.North’dFus:);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(4266Sjt.W.F.Horn. Nth’ldFus.).;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum(4266Pte.W.Horn,5thFusers.)mountedasworn, edgebruising and contact marks, otherwise good fne and better (5) £400-£500
Pair: PPrriivvaattee DD.. KKiinngg,, NNoorrtthh SSttaa ff oorrddsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt Queen’sSudan1896-98(3811.Pte.D.King.1/N.Staf:R.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Hafr(No.3811Pte.D.King.1. N. Staf. R.) Regimentally engraved naming, minor edge bruising, very fne (2)
£300-£400
DDaanniieellKKiinnggwasborninNewcastle-under-Lyme,Sta fordshire,in1874andattestedfortheNorthStafordshireRegimentatLichfeldon15 September1892,havingpreviouslyservedintheRegiment’s4thBattalion.Postedtothe1stBattalion,heservedoverseasinEgyptandtheSudan from5October1895to11October1897,andsawactiveserviceduringtheDongolaExpeditionof1896.Hewasdischargedon14September 1904, after 12 years’ service. Sold with copied service papers.
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Six: WWaarrrraanntt OO ff cceerr CCllaassss IIII WW.. WWiilllliiaammssoonn,, SSeeaaffoorrtthh HHiigghhllaannddeerrss
Queen’sSudan1896-98(5554.Lce.Corpl.W.Williamson.1/SeaHrs.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony, OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, dateclaspblocklooseonriband (5554Q.M.S.W. Williamson.Sea:Highrs:M.I.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908(5554Sergt.W.Williamson1st. Bn.Sea.Highrs) surnamepartiallyofciallycorrected;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5554W.O.Cl.2.W.Williamson.Seaforth.); Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,TheAtbara,unnamedasissued;togetherwithaSeaforthHighlandersRegimentalMedal, silver,unnamed,withSouthAfrica1901clasp;andanArmyTemperanceAssociationIndia1YearMedal,silver,unnamed, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne and better (8)
£500-£700
WWiilllliiaammWWiilllliiaammssoonnwasborninWick,Caithness,andattestedtherefortheSeaforthHighlanderson10April1896,havingpreviouslyservedin the1stOrkneyArtilleryVolunteers.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionintheSudan;withthe18thMountedInfantryCompanyinSouthAfrica during the Boer War; and again with the 1st Battalion on the North West Frontier of India.
Sold with a copy of a published drawing showing the Seaforth Highlanders storming the Zabera at the Battle of the Atbara; and copied research.
Five: CChhiieeff PPeettttyy OO ff cceerr GG.. JJ.. DDaavviiss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState, ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(G.J.Davies[sic]A.B.,H.M.S. Philomel.);1914-15Star(191397.G.J.Davis.P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(191397G.J.Davis.Act.C.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C., G.V.R.,1stissue(191397G.J.Davis.P.O.H.M.S.Foresight.);togetherwitha miniature‘JutlandMedal’insilver;andtherecipient’ssilverfobmedallion,the obversewiththeinitials‘GD’,thereverseengraved‘G.Davis’, edgebruiseto QSA, otherwise good very fne (5) £260-£300
GGeeoorrggeeJJoohhnnDDaavviisswasborninWestleton,Su folk,on27June1881andjoinedthe RoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson8November1896.HeservedinH.M.S. Philomel from1December1898to22March1902,andwasadvancedAbleSeamanon1 January1900.AdvancedPettyOfcerFirstClasson1March1909,heservedinH.M.S. Foresight from7January1914to28April1918,andwasawardedhisLongServiceand GoodConductMedalon7July1914.AdvancedChiefPettyOfceron15December 1918, he was shore pensioned on 9 July 1921.
Sold with copied record of service and a postcard photograph of the recipient.
Four: GGuunnnneerr WW.. EEvveerreesstt,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinnee AArrttiilllleerryy
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(W.Everest,Gnr:R.M.A.H.M.S.Monarch);1914Star(R.M.A.2697.GunnerW. Everest, R.M. Brigade); British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 2697 Gnr. W. Everest. R.M.A.) extremely fne (4) £240-£280
WWiilllliiaammEEvveerreessttwasbornatSouthborough,TunbridgeWells,Kent,on23October1867,andenlistedfortheRoyalMarineArtilleryatWoolwich on23October1885.Hewasembarkedonmanyshipsduringhisservice,including Monarch fromDecember1899toJune1902.Hewas dischargedduetolengthofserviceon22October1906butnotentitledtoL.S.&G.C.medal.Recalledin1914heservedwiththeRoyalMarine BrigadeinFranceandBelgiumuntiltheendofSeptember1914,whenhewasassignedtothearmedmerchantcruiser Calgarian,andserved aboard this ship until June 1917. He was demobilised on 24 May 1919.
Sold with copied record of service.
Four: PPrriivvaattee GG.. HHoorrnn,, 55tthh DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss aanndd 77tthh DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss,, llaatteerr AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Elandslaagte,DefenceofLadysmith,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(3721Pte.G.Horn. 5thDragoonGuards);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(6001Pte.G.Horn.7thDrgn: Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (R4-095439 Pte. G. Horn. A.S.C.) contact marks, edge bruising, otherwise very fne (4)
£300-£400
GGeeoorrggeeHHoorrnnwasborninHertfordin1869andattestedforthe5thDragoonsinMarch1892.ServinginIndiawith‘D’Squadron,hewasposted toSouthAfricaforserviceduringtheBoerWar.CapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarnearWolmaranstadon24July1901,hewasreleased shortlythereafterandsawfurtherservicewiththe7thDragoonGuards.TransferredtotheReserve,hewasarrestedandconvictedbyacivil powerandsentencedtosixweekshardlabouron14June1904andwasdischargedwithhispensionrightsbeingforfeited.Here-attestedinto theRemountService,ArmyServiceCorpson20May1915forserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom28 September 1916. He was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 24 May 1919. Only one Squadron of the 5th Dragoon Guards was present at the Battle of Elandslaagte, 21 October 1899. Sold with copied research.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. QQuuiicckk,, 1188tthh HHuussssaarrss
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,Talana,DefenceofLadysmith,OrangeFreeState,Laing’sNek,Belfast(4699,Pte.C. [sic]Quick,18/Hrs.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4699Pte.H.Quick.18th. Hussars) light contact marks, otherwise good very fne (2)
£400-£500
8899
Four: WWaarrrraanntt OO ff cceerr CCllaassss IIII CC.. AA.. BBeeaakkss,, RRooyyaall WWeesstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeemmnntt
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith(4560Sgt.C.A.Beaks,Rl.Wt.SurreyRegt.);British WarandVictoryMedals(G-15074W.O.Cl.2.C.A.Beaks.TheQueen’sR.);BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.,bronze, traces of adhesive to reverse of all, otherwise very fne and better (4)
£160-£200
Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 12 April 1918.
CChhaarrlleessAAllffrreeddBBeeaakksswasborninStepney,London,andattestedfoetheRoyalWestSurreyRegimentatHounslowon17September1894, havingpreviouslyservedinthe3rd(Militia)Battalion,MiddlesexRegiment.PromotedCorporalon15July1896,andSergeanton22August1899, heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom20October1899to8June1900.TransferringtotheArmyReserve on 1 August 1902, he was discharged on 16 September 1906, after 12 years’ service.
Beaks re-engaged for service during the Boer War, and was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. AA.. SSuuttttoonn,, LLeeiicceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Talana,DefenceofLadysmith,Laing’sNek,Belfast(4600Pte.J.Sutton,I:Leic:Regt.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4600Pte.J.A.Sutton.LeicesterRegt.) initials ofcially corrected on KSA, minor edge bruising, generally very fne (2) £300-£400
Four: CCoolloonneell CC.. JJ.. LLyynncchh,, SSccoottttiisshh RRii ff eess,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall IInnnniisskkiilllliinngg FFuussiilliieerrss
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen,SouthAfrica1901, lastclaspatailor’scopy (Capt.C.J.Lynch.Sco.Rif.)engravednaming;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lt.Col.C.J.Lynch.);Coronation1911,unnamedas issued, mounted for wear, very fne (4)
£300-£400
CChhaarrlleessJJoosseepphhLLyynncchhwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe4th(Militia)Battalion,Cameronians(ScottishRi fes)on6February1896and wasadvancedCaptainon8November1899.Heservedwiththe4thBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom1899to1901,including operationsintheOrangeRiverColony,Mayto29November1900,includingtheactionsatLindley(1and26June),Bethlehem(6and7July),and Wittebergen(1to29July).AdvancedLieutenant-Colonelon19October1912,hesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWar,withboththeRoyal InniskillingFusiliersandtheCameronians,ontheWesternFrontfrom4December1916,andwaspromotedBrevetColonelon3June1918.A keen sportsman, he was Master of the South Union Hunt, one of Ireland’s oldest hunts.
Sold with copied research.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. SSmmiitthh,, KKiinngg’’ss RRooyyaall RRiiff ee CCoorrppss
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,Talana,DefenceofLadysmith,Laing’sNek,Belfast,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState, toptwoclaspslooseonriband (7994Pte.H.Smith.K.R.R.C.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,South Africa 1902 (7994 Pte. H. Smith. K.R.R.C.)contact marks, nearly very fne (2)
£200-£240
HHaarrrryySSmmiitthh,aMetalRollerfromDudley,Worcestershire,attestedfortheKing’sRoyalRi feCorpson12April1893andservedwiththe Mounted Infantry in South Africa during the Boer War. He was discharged on 11 April April 1905. Sold with copied research.
Four: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell FF.. LL.. SSccootttt--KKeerrrr,, CCaammeerroonn HHiigghhllaannddeerrss
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902(Capt:F.L.Scott-Kerr, Cam’n:H’drs:);1914-15Star(MajorF.L.Scott-Kerr,Cam’nHighrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(MajjorF.L.Scott-Kerr.) mounted as worn together with companion set of four mounted miniatures, nearly extremely fne (5)
£260-£300
FFrraanncciissLLoouuiissSSccootttt--KKeerrrrwasbornon14June1868,thirdsonofWilliamScott-Kerr,J.P.,D.L.,ofChattoandSunlaws.Heservedwiththe CameronHighlandsinthewarinSouthAfrica1899-1902,andwassecond-in-commandofthe6thBattalioninFrancefromJuly1915.Hediedon 8 May 1941.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee CC.. LLuussttyy,, RRooyyaall IIrriisshh RRii ff eess
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal, unofcialrivetsbetweensecondandthird clasps (1315Pte.C.Lusty,R.IrishRifes);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(1350Pte. C. Lusty. Rl: Irish Rifes.) note variation in number, edge bruising, nearly very fne (2)
£140-£180
Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. BBuurrnnss,, CCoonnnnaauugghhtt RRaannggeerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass wwoouunnddeedd aatt LLaaddyyssmmiitthh oonn 2233 FFeebbrruuaarryy 11990000
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal(1203 Pte.J.Burns.1st.ConnaughtRang:);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(1203Pte.J. Burns. Con: Rang:) good very fne (2)
£260-£300
Provenance: Peter Power-Hynes Collection, Spink, July 1996. JJ..BBuurrnnssservedwiththe1stBattalion,ConnaughtRangersinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwaswoundedatLadysmithon23February 1900.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts and other research.
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Four: TTrrooooppeerr AA.. MM.. MMiilllliiggaann,, CCaannaaddiiaann SSccoouuttss,, llaatteerr CCaannaaddiiaann FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(38961Tpr:A.Mc.K.Milligan.Canadian Scouts.);1914-15Star(43536Dvr:A.Mc.K.Milligan.1/Can:Div:A.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(43568Gnr.A.M.Milligan. C.F.A.) good very fne (4) £160-£200
AAllbbeerrttMMccKKiinnggoouunnMMiilllliiggaannwasborninMontreal,Quebec,on19October1881andservedwiththeCanadianScoutsinSouthAfricaduringthe BoerWar,andthenwiththeCanadianFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWar,havingattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryCorpsat Valcartier on 25 September 1914.
Five: PPrriivvaatteeBB..CCooookk,,99tthhLLaanncceerrss,,wwhhoottooookkppaarrttiinntthheeffaammoouusscchhaarrggeeoofftthhee99tthhLLaanncceerrssaattAAuuddrreeggnniieess,,MMoonnss,,oonn2244 AAuugguusstt 11991144,, wwhheerree hhee hhaadd tthhrreeee hhoorrsseess sshhoott ffrroomm uunnddeerr hhiimm,, aanndd wwaass llaatteerr ttwwiiccee wwoouunnddeedd dduurriinngg tthhee WWaarr 1914Star,withclasp(3976Pte.B.Cook.9/Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-3976Pte.B.Cook.9-Lrs.);DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, polished, light contact marks, nearly very fne and better (5)
£240-£280
BB..HH..CCooookkattestedforthe9thLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromAugust1914,takingpartinthe Regiment’scelebratedchargeatAudregnieson24August1914where‘hehadthreehorsesshotawayfrombeneathhim’(IsleofThanetGazette newspaperaccount,publishedontheoccasionoftherecipient’sGoldenWeddingAnniversary,refers).Consequently,heisoneofthefewother ranks who can defnitely be confrmed as having taken part in the charge.
TThhee CChhaarrggee ooff tthhee 99tthh LLaanncceerrss aatt AAuuddrreeggnniieess ‘Whenthewarbrokeout,the9thLancersleftTidworthforthefront,asoneofthethreeregimentsinthe2ndCavalryBrigade,theoneunder GeneralDeLisle.Duringthe fghtingaroundMonsonSunday,August23rd,theywereinreserve,butnotforlongdidtheyremainthere.Onthe 24thour5thDivisionwasinaverytightplace,andthecavalrywassenttoitsassistance,the2ndBrigadereachingthesceneoftheaction frst. TheGermanswereadvancingingreatmasses,sonearthevillageofAudregnies,GeneralDeLisleorderedhismentodismountandtoopen fre onthem.Theydidso,buttheenemystillcameoningoodorder.Thegeneralthendecidedonacharge,andforthischosethe9thLancerswho, at the word of command, mounted their horses and rode steadily at the enemy.
ItwasBalaclavaoveragain.Thesquadronsrodetodeath,andthecolonel,soweweretold,saidthatheneverexpectedasinglelancertoreturn. Infaceofatorrentofshotandshellfromgunsandrifes,theydashedonuntiltheyfoundthemselvesagainsttwolinesofbarbedwire,wheremen andhorsesfelloverinalldirections.Thisendedthecharge.Thesurvivors wereorderedtoreturnintoshelter,andoutofmorethanfourhundred whohadriddenout,onlyseventytwoat frstansweredtheirnames,Latersometwohundredothersturnedup,buttheregimenthadlostheavily. MajorV.R.BrookeD.S.O.wasamongthekilled.However,thechargewasnotaltogetherfruitless.TheLancershaddrawntheenemy’s freandso haddonesomethingtohelptheharassed5thDivision.Onetrooperdescribedthechargeas“magnifcentbuthorrible”,whileaFrenchmanwho rode with them wrote: “My God! How they fell.”
ButtheLancershadnot fnishedtheirdayswork.WhenthesurvivorsarrivedatarailwayembankmentnearDoubon,theyfoundthemselvesin thecompanyofsomegunners,whohadbeendrivenfromtheirgunswithheavyloss.CaptainF.O.Grenfell,nowtheseniorofceroftheLancers, whohadbeenwoundedinthecharge,buthadmanagedtokeephissquadrontogether,wentoutintotheopen,andattheperilofhislife,founda wayofsavingtheguns.Onhisreturn,heaskedthementofollowhim.Leavingtheirhorses,theyrushedout,reachedtheabandonedguns,and trundledthemintosafety.Forthisheroicdeed,GrenfellreceivedtheVictoriaCross,[oneofthevery frstawardedduringtheGreatWar].’(The War Illustrated, 9 October 1915 refers).
Afamousillustrationofthecharge,publishedinthe IllustratedLondonNews,wassubsequentlyusedasthecoverillustrationof Honoursand Awards of the Old Contemptibles
Cookremainedwiththe9thLancersfortherestoftheGreatWar,‘andwaswoundedtwice,suferedtrenchfeverandfrostbite,andsgeneral foundconditions“prettyrough”’(IsleofThanetGazette newspapercuttingrefers).HesubsequentlysettledinMargate,andservedaschefatthe Queen’s Highclife Hotel; the Northumberland Hotel, and the Beresford Hotel.
Sold with the aforementioned newspaper cutting, which contains a photograph of the recipient; and copied research.
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Five: SSttaa ff SSeerrggeeaanntt IInnssttrruuccttoorr HH.. CC.. JJaaccoobb,, 1122tthh LLaanncceerrss,, llaatteerr IInnddiiaann UUnnaattttaacchheedd LLiisstt 1914Star,with copy clasp(3609Pte.H.C.Jacob.12/Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-3609Sjt.H.C.Jacob.12-Lrs.); DefenceMedal;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension(-Ajt.Instr.H.C.Jacobs[sic],I.U.L.attd.A.F.I.)mounted court-style for wear, contact marks, nearly very fne and better
Five: PPrriivvaattee CC.. CC.. JJaaccoobb,, SSoommeerrsseett LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial (6015236. Pte. C. C. Jacob. Som. L.I.) good very fne and better (10) £160-£200
HHeennrryyCCllaauuddJJaaccoobbwasbornon14July1892andattestedforthe5thLancerson27September1911.Transferringtothe12thLancers,he served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 August 1914.
Sold with the recipient’s Soldier’s Pay Book; copied research; and the Driving Licence belonging to his son, Cecil C. Jabob.
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Three: BBoommbbaarrddiieerr CC.. HH.. AAlllleenn,, RRooyyaall GGaarrrriissoonn AArrttiilllleerryy 1914 Star, with clasp (39281 Gnr: C. H. Allen. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (39281 Bmbr. C. H. Allen. R.A.) very fne GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus((883388005522WW..OO..CCll..22..WW..JJ..AAlllleenn..RR..AA..))innamedcardboxofissue,withouterOHMS transmission envelope, addressed top ‘Mr. W. J. Allen, 42 Highlands Road, Fareham, Hants’, extremely fne (4) £140-£180
CChhaarrlleessHHeennrryyAAlllleennattestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon20May1913andservedwith108/H.B.,R.G.A.,duringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 16 August 1914. Discharged on 11 April 1919, he was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. B70708. Sold with copied research.
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Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJaammeess RRoossee,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn 33 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991144 1914Star,with copy clasp(12571Sjt.J.Rose.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12571Sjt.J.Rose.R.E.)mountedcourt-style for display; together with the lids of the named card boxes of issue for both the BWM and VM, nearly extremely fne
Three: CCoommppaannyy QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerr SSeerrggeeaanntt JJoohhnn RRoossee,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12164Sjt.J.Rose.R.E.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(1851548C.Q.M.Sjt.J.Rose.R.E.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne (6)
£260-£300
1122557711JJaammeessRRoosseewasborninSouthamptonandattestedthereinitiallyfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorps.TransferringtotheRoyalEngineers, heservedwiththe4thDivisionalSignalCompanyduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom22August1914.Mortallywoundedbygun shot, he died of his wounds at Aldershot on 3 November 1914, and is buried in Aldershot Military Cemetery. 1122116644JJoohhnnRRoosseewasborninSouthamptonin184andattestedtherefortheRoyalEngineerson21January1903.Hequali fedasaRoughRider on 30 November 1906, and served with the Royal Engineers during the latter stages of the Great War; he was not entitled to a Star.
Sold with the recipient’s Soldier’s Small Book; Rough Rider’s Certifcate; and Second and Third Class Certifcates of Education.
Four: TTrruummppeetteerr AA.. TT.. RRoossee,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall SSiiggnnaallss
1914Star,with copy clasp(23246Tptr:A.T.Rose.R.E.) rankofciallycorrected;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(23246Spr.A. T.Rose.R.E.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(185031Sgln.A.T.Rose.R.Sigs.) numberofciallycorrected, mounted for wear, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne, the rank on frst scarce (4)
£100-£140
AAllbbeerrttTT..RRoosseeattestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththe3rdSignallingCompanyasaTrumpeterduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 16 August 1914. Post-War, he transferred into the Royal Signals. Sold with copied Medal Index Card, confrming the award of the clasp to his 1914 Star.
Three: DDrriivveerr HH.. JJ.. WWhhiittee,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss 1914Star,withclasp(20929Dvr:F.[sic]J.White.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(20929Dvr.H.J.White.R.E.)mounted court-style for display, very fne (3) £80-£100
HHaarroollddJJ..WWhhiitteeattestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththe2ndFieldCompanyduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5 November 1914.
Three: PPrriivvaattee TT.. LLyynnnn,, 22nndd BBaattttaalliioonn,, RRooyyaall LLaannccaasshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn aatt FFrreezzeennbbeerrgg,, 88 MMaayy 11991155 1914Star,withclasp(1810PteT.Lynn..R.Lan.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1810Pte.T.Lynn.R.Lanc.R.) minoredge bruising, therefore very fne (3) £100-£140
TThhoommaassLLyynnnnwasborninNewcastle-on-Tyne.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalLancashireRegimentonthe WesternFrontfrom1November1914.PrivateLynnwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,8May1915.OnthelatterdatetheBattalionwas in action at Frezenberg:
‘TookovertrenchesinfrontofFrezenberg4th.WarDiaryrecordsthatat7am8th,thetrencheswereblowninbyshellfre.Theenemyadvancing laterandcapturingthefrontline.ReceivedorderstoretiretoPotijzeat11.35am.MovedbacktohutswestofYpres9th.Areportdated11th May,andincludedwiththeWarDiary,recordsthatoutofthesixteenofcerspresent,onlyonewasnotkilled,woundedortakenprisoner. Casualties among other ranks were ascertained to be 922.’ (British Battalions on the Western Front, January to June 1915 by R. Westlake refers) Private Lynn is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Three: LLaanncceeCCoorrppoorraallEE..VV..SSiimmmmoonnddss,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,LLiivveerrppoooollRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonndduurriinnggtthheeBBaattttlleeoofftthhee FFeessttuubbeerrtt,,1166MMaayy11991155,,oonnwwhhiicchhddaatteeLLaanncceeCCoorrppoorraallJJ..TToommbbssoofftthheessaammeebbaattttaalliioonnddiissttiinngguuiisshheeddhhiimmsseellff,,uullttiimmaatteellyy lleeaaddiinngg ttoo tthhee aawwaarrdd ooff tthhee VViiccttoorriiaa CCrroossss 1914Star,withclasp(11504L.Cpl.E.V.Simmons.[sic]1/L’Pool.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(11504Pte.E.V.Simmonds. L’Pool. R.) generally good very fne (3) £140-£180
EErrnneessttVViinncceennttSSiimmmmoonnddsswasborninFulham,London.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,LiverpoolRegimentonthe WesternFrontfrom12August1914.PrivateSimmondswaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,16May1915.OnthelatterdatetheBattalion was engaged in the Battle of Festubert: ‘MovedforwardtosupportlinesduringattackonAubersRidge10th,butinafternoonwithdrewviaWindyCornertoRichebourg-St.Vaast.For theBattleofFestubert,the OfcialHistoryoftheGreatWar records,thattheBattalion,with2ndSouthStafordshire,actedassupporttothe6th Brigadeonthe16thandwasunabletoadvancefromtheoriginalBritishlinetothenewfrontline.CommandingOfcerof1stKing’s,LieutenantColonelC.J.Steavenson,notesinhisdiaryhow‘B’CompanyattemptedtocrossNoMan’sLandat3.30pm,butitsleadingplatoonsweresoon cutdownbymachinegun fre.Withmanydyingandwoundedmenlyingoutintheopen,Lance-CorporalJosephTombsvolunteeredtogoout intoNoMan’sLandandattemptedtobringinasmanyashecould.AnactofbraveryforwhichhewasawardedtheVictoriaCross...Battalion movedforwardduringeveningtocapturedtrenchesandoccupiedTheBulge.’(BritishBattalionsontheWesternFront,JanuarytoJune1915,by R. Westlake refers)
TheBattalionsuferedcasualtiesof14ofcersand639otherrankskilled,woundedormissing,15-20May1915.LanceCorporalSimmondsis commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France.
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Three: PPrriivvaatteeAA..DDoowwnneess,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,BBeeddffoorrddsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonndduurriinnggtthheeBBaattttlleeooffLLaaBBaassssééee,,2255 OOccttoobbeerr 11991144
1914Star,withclasp(10274Pte.A.Downes.1/Bedf:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10274Pte.A.Downes.Bedf.R.) contact marks overall, therefore nearly very fne or better (3)
£120-£160
AArrtthhuurrDDoowwnneesswasborninThorpeHamlet,Norwich,andwasthesonofRobertDownesof3WhiteEntryYard,GlobeLane,Norwich.He servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,BedfordshireRegimentontheWesternFrontfrom16August1914.PrivateDowneswas killed in action on the Western Front, 25 October 1914. On the latter date the Battalion was engaged during the Battle of La Bassée: ‘RestofBattaliontoChapelleSt.Roch(22nd)andattachedto13thBrigade.TookpartinattackonfarmnearViolaines.WarDiaryrecords“Attacknotpushedhomeandorderedtofallbackatmidnight.”WithdrewtolinesouthofFestubert-LaQuinqueRueroadabout1mileeastof Festubert.‘B’Companyattackedinsupporttrenches(22nd).HeavycasualtiesandfellbacktopositionnearRued’Ouvert.LaterrejoinedBattalion. Line held and several attacks repulsed (23-26th).’ (British Battalions in France and Belgium 1914 by R. Westlake refers)
Private Downes is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France.
Three: PPrriivvaattee TT.. BBrroowwnn,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2233 AAuugguusstt 11991155 1914Star,withclasp(10004Pte.T.Brown.1/R.W.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10004Pte.T.Brown.R.W.Fus.); Memorial Plaque (Thomas Brown) in card envelope, traces of verdigris to Plaque, this very fne; the medals extremely fne (4) £160-£200
TThhoommaassBBrroowwnnattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6 October 1914. He was killed in action on 23 August 1915; he has no known grave and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France. Sold with a large selection of original letters, a number from the Ministry of Pensions, these all laminated; and a Royal Welsh Fusiliers cap badge.
Three: PPrriivvaattee GG.. JJoohhnnssoonn,, 22nndd BBaattttaalliioonn,, BBoorrddeerr RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt,, 2266 OOccttoobbeerr 11991144
1914Star,withclasp(8861PteG.Johnson.Bord.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8861Pte.G.Johnson.Bord.R.) rankof BWM ofcially corrected, generally nearly extremely fne (3)
£70-£90
GGeeoorrggeeJJoohhnnssoonnwasborninGateshead,andresidedat13BackGeorgeStreet,Newcastle-on-Tyne.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe 2ndBattalion,BorderRegimentontheWesternFrontfrom5October1914.PrivateJohnsondiedofwoundsontheWesternFront,26October 1914, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
£100-£140 110022
Three: LLaanncceeCCoorrppoorraallWW..HHuurrlloocckk,,22nnddBBaattttaalliioonn,,HHaammppsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhooddrroowwnneeddwwhheennhhiissttrrooooppsshhiippHH..MM..TT.. RRooyyaall EEddwwaarrdd wwaassttoorrppeeddooeeddoo ff RRhhooddeess,,wwhhiillsstteennrroouutteettooGGaalllliippoollii,,1133AAuugguusstt11991155..HHeehhaaddbbeeeennwwoouunnddeeddwwhhiillssttsseerrvviinnggwwiitthh tthhee 11sstt BBaattttaalliioonn aatt YYpprreess,, 77 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991144
1914Star,with copy clasp(6422PteW.Hurlock.1/Hamps:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6422Pte.W.Hurlock.Hamps. R.) generally very fne or better (3)
WWiilllliiaammHHuurrlloocckkwasborninAshe,Hampshire.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,HampshireRegimentontheWestern Front,andwaswoundedinactionatPloegsteertWood,7November1914.Afterrecuperatingfromhiswounds,Hurlockwaspostedtoreinforce the 2nd Battalion serving in Gallipoli.
LanceCorporalHurlockdrownedwhenthetroopshipH.M.T. RoyalEdward wastorpedoedbyUB-14of Rhodes,13August1915. Approximately 865 men went down with the ship, and Hurlock is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Three: PPrriivvaatteeFF..PPoonnssffoorrdd,,DDoorrsseettsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2288 JJaannuuaarryy 11991155
1914Star,withclasp(7243Pte.F.PonsfordDorset:R.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(7243Pte.F.Ponsford.Dorset.R.);MemorialPlaque(Francis Ponsford) extremely fne (4)
£200-£240
FFrraanncciissPPoonnssffoorrddwasborninOxfordandattestedfortheDorsetshireRegimentat BurySt.Edmunds,Sufolk.Heservedwith1stBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom29September1914,andwaskilledinactionon28January1915 (asconfrmedonhismedalindexcard,andalsoonaprivatelyproducedprayercard, althoughtheCWGCRollofHonourandSoldiersDiedbotherroneouslygivehisdate ofdeathas21August1915).Hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedonthe Thiepval Memorial, France. Soldwithamemorialprayercardfortherecipient,gibinghisdateofdearthas28 January1915;twophotographicimagesoftherecipient;namedRecordOfce enclosures for the medals; a Dorsetshire Regiment cap badge; and other ephemera.
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Three: AAccttiinnggCCoorrppoorraallSS..GGooooddllii ff ee,,WWeellsshhRReeggiimmeenntt,,llaatteePPoolliicceeCCoonnssttaabbllee,,GGllaammoorrggaannsshhiirreeCCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1122 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991144
1914Star,withclasp(8535Pte.S.Goodlife.2/WelshR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8535A.Cpl.S.Goodlife.WelshR.) very fne
Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R. ((BBdd..--SS..--MM.. JJ.. EE.. GGooooddlliiff ee.. 22nndd.. GG..VV..AA..)) engraved naming, lightly polished, very fne (4) £160-£200
SSiiddnneeyyGGooooddllii ff eewasborninCardi f in1877,thesonofBandSergeantMajorJosiahE.Goodlife,GlamorganRoyalGarrisonArtillery,andattested fortheWelshRegimentin1904,servingwiththeminIndia,SouthAfrica,andEgypt.PlacedontheReserveList,hesubsequentlyjoinedthe GlamorganshireCountyConstabularyasaPoliceConstable,andwasstationedatPentre.RecalledforserviceduringtheGreatWar,heserved withthe2ndBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom13August1914,andwaswoundedbyshrapnelinactionon28October1914.Recovering,he returnedtothetrenches,andwaskilledinactionwhenshotthroughtheheadon12November1914.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
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Three: PPrriivvaatteeJJ..LLuunnddiiee,,44//55tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,,RRooyyaallHHiigghhllaannddeerrss,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee SSoommmmee,, 33 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991166
1914Star,withclasp(1657PteJ.Lundie.1/5R.Highrs);BritishWarand Victory Medals (1657 Pte. J. Lundie. R. Highrs.) very fne (3) £100-£140
JJaammeessLLuunnddiieewasborninSt.Vigeans,Forfarshire,Scotland.HewasthesonofMrand MrsJ.Lundieof4ReformStreet,Arbroath,andwasemployedattheWestburn FoundrypriortotheGreatWar.LundiehadthreebrothersservingduringtheGreat WarintheRoyalNavy,andonewiththeGordonHighlanders.Heservedduringthe GreatWarwiththe1/5thBattalion,RoyalHighlandersontheWesternFrontfrom1 November 1914.
Earlyin1916the4thand5thBattalionswereamalgamatedtoformthe4/5thBattalion. PrivateLundiewasservingwith‘E’Company,4/5thBattalionwhenhewaskilledin actionontheWesternFront,3September1916.OnthelatterdatetheBattalionwere engaged on the Somme:
‘TookoverlinebetweenRiverAncreandBeaucourtRoadandattackedenemy positionsoppositeHamel(3/9)-‘A’and ‘C’CompaniesadvancedfromGiant’s Causewayatdawn-objectivereachedbutlaterdrivenbackbyheavymachinegun fre. Renewedattackwith11thRoyalSussex-Germansupportlinereachedandhelduntil 4pm.WithdrewtoEnglebelmer.Casualties-218.’(BritishBattalionsontheSomme by R. Westlake refers)
Private Lundie is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Sold with a photographic image of recipient in uniform, and copied research.
Three: PPrriivvaatteeWW..MMoooorree,,22nnddBBaattttaalliioonn,,NNoottttiinngghhaammsshhiirreeaannddDDeerrbbyysshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt,, 2266 DDeecceemmbbeerr 11991155
1914Star,withclasp(11834PteW.Moore.2/Notts:&Derby:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(11834Pte.W.Moore.Notts. & Derby. R.) generally very fne or better (3)
£100-£140
WWaalltteerrMMoooorreewasborninBethnalGreen,London.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalion,NottinghamshireandDerbyshire RegimentontheWesternFrontfrom8September1914.PrivateMoorewaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,26December1915,andis buried in the White House Cemetery, St-Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium.
Three: SSeerrggeeaannttEE..MMeerrcceerr,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,LLooyyaallNNoorrtthhLLaannccaasshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhooddiieeddooffwwoouunnddssoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt,,1199 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991144
1914Star,withclasp(7687Sjt.E.Mercer.L.N.Lan:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7687Sjt.E.Mercer.L.N.Lan.R.) generally good very fne (3) £120-£160
EEddwwaarrddMMeerrcceerrwasborninBrighton,Sussex.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,LoyalNorthLancashireRegimentonthe WesternFrontfrom12August1914.SergeantMercerdiedofwoundsontheWesternFront,19September1914.Intheleaduptothatdate, the Battalion was engaged on the Aisne: ‘CrossedtheAisneatBourg(13th)thentobilletsatMoulins.AdvancedtoVendresse(14th)thentookpartinattackonTroyon.CasualtiesMajorLloyd,CaptainsBody,Watson,Helme,Howard-Vyse,LieutenantsGoldie,Loomes,MasonandRobinsonkilledormortallywounded,5 ofcerswounded,over500otherrankskilled,woundedormissing.ColonelH.C.WyllyinhishistoryoftheLoyalNorthLancashireRegiment notesthatmanycasualtieswerefrom‘B’Company,3outof5ofcersand175outof200otherranksbeinglost.Healsorecordsthatthe positionsheldwere-“tolerablyquite”(15th),theBattalion’strenchesbeingjustbelowthecrestofthehill.Enemyattackrepulsed(16th).Relieved by 1st East Yorkshire (19th).’ (British Battalions in France and Belgium 1914 by R. Westlake refers) Sergeant Mercer is buried in the Priez Communal Cemetery, France.
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Three: PPrriivvaatteeWW..JJ..KKiinncchhiinn,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,RRooyyaallBBeerrkksshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonndduurriinnggtthheeBBaattttlleeoofftthheeAAiissnnee,, 1144 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991144
1914Star,withclasp(9905PteW.J.Kinchin.1/R.Berks:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9905Pte.W.J.Kinchin.R.Berks. R.) generally good very fne (3) £120-£160
WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessKKiinncchhiinnwasborninReading,Berkshire.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,RoyalBerkshireRegimentonthe WesternFrontfrom13August1914.PrivateKinchinwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,14September1914.Onthelatterdatethe Battalion:
‘CrossedtheAisneatPontArcy(14th)thentoVeneuil.Latertookpartin fghtingontheMoussySpurthenduginthroughoutthenightBattalionHeadquartersatLaMetzFarm.Casualties-SecondLieutenantR.G.B.Perkins,40othercasualties.’(BritishBattalionsinFranceand Belgium 1914 by R. Westlake refers)
Private W. J. Kinchin is buried in the Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension, France.
Three: PPrriivvaatteeRR..GG..MMoosseelleeyy,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,RRooyyaallWWeessttKKeennttRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhooddiieeddooffwwoouunnddssoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt,,2244AApprriill 11991155
1914Star,with copy clasp(G-437PteR.G.Moseley.1/R.W.KentR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S[sic]-437Pte.R.G. Moseley. R. W. Kent. R.) very fne (3)
£80-£120
RRoobbeerrttGGeeoorrggeeMMoosseelleeyywasborninMaidstone,Kent,andwasthehusbandofNellieMoseleyof43A,HighStreet,Maidstone.Heservedduring theGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,RoyalWestKentRegimentontheWesternFrontfrom10November1914.PrivateMoseleydiedof wounds on the Western Front, 24 April 1915, and is buried in the Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Three: PPrriivvaattee AA.. SShhaaww,, 11sstt BBaattttaalliioonn,, CCaammeerroonn HHiigghhllaannddeerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt,, 1111 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991144 1914Star,withclasp(3-5227PteA.Shaw.Cam’n:Highrs);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3-5227Pte.A.Shaw.Cam’n.Highrs.) very fne (3)
£120-£160
AlexanderShawwasborninStornoway,Scotland.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,CameronHighlanders,andwaskilledin action on the Western Front, 11 November 1914. On the latter date the Battalion was in positions around Verbeek Farm: ‘Enemy(ThePrussianGuard)attacked(11th)andbrokethroughBritishlinetowardsNonneBosschen.CaptainE.J.Brodiekilled.Relieved(14th) and to positions on the Ypres-Menin road north of Hooge.’ (British Battalions in France and Belgium 1914 by R. Westlake refers) Private Shaw is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
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Three: PPrriivvaattee AA.. JJ.. RRoouussee,, 2200tthh HHuussssaarrss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1122 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991144
1914 Star (5077 Pte. A. J. Rouse. 20/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (5077 Pte. A. J. Rouse. 20-Hrs.) good very fne
Pair: TTeemmppoorraarryyWWaarrrraannttOO ff cceerrCCllaassssIICC..EE..RRoouussee,,RRooyyaallAArrmmyyMMeeddiiccaallCCoorrppss,,wwhhoowwaassbbootthhMMeennttiioonneeddiinnDDeessppaattcchheess aanndd aawwaarrddeedd aann IImmmmeeddiiaattee MMeerriittoorriioouuss SSeerrvviiccee MMeeddaall
1914Star(18645S.Sjt.C.E.Rouse.R.A.M.C.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(18645T.W.O.Cl.1.C.E.Rouse.R.A.M.C.) good very fne (5)
£200-£240
AArrtthhuurrJJoohhnnRRoouusseewasborninEaling,Middlesex,in1888andattestedforthe20thHussars.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom15August1914,andwaskilledinactionon12November1914.Hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedonthe Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
CChhaarrlleessEEddwwaarrddRRoouusseewasborninEaling,Middlesex,in1885andattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorps.Heservedwiththemduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21August1914,andforhisservicesduringtheGreatWarwasadvancedTemporaryWarrantOfcer ClassI,wasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 1January1916),andwasawardedanimmediateMeritoriousServiceMedal(London Gazette 11 November 1916).
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Four: BBaatttteerryy SSeerrggeeaanntt--MMaajjoorr FF.. EEddwwaarrddss,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy
1914Star(26714Cpl.F.Edwards.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(26714W.O.Cl.2.F.Edwards.R.A.);Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (26714 B.S. Mjr. F. Edwards. R.F.A.) good very fne (4)
£100-£140
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor. M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919 (France). FFrreeddeerriicckkEEddwwaarrddssattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththe2ndBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11 September 1914.
Sold with copied research including Medal Index Card and medal roll extracts.
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Four: SSaappppeerr AA.. RR.. TTrriimm,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss 1914Star(11184Spr.A.R.Trim.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(11184.Spr.A.R.Trim.R.E.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R., 1st issue (1851409 Spr. A. R. Trim. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, light contact marks, very fne (4) £140-£180
AArrtthhuurrRRoobbeerrttTTrriimmwasbornin1880andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersatSouthamptonon17June1902.Heservedwiththethe12th CompanyduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom7October1914,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon15 February 1922, whilst serving with the 19th Survey Company, R.E. He was discharged on 16 June 1923.
Sold with the recipient’s Soldiers’ Service and Pay Book; Character Certifcate; Discharge Certifcate; and Royal Hospital, Chelsea, Pension Letter.
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Three:AAccttiinnggCCoorrppoorraallWW..BBrrooaaddbbeenntt,,22nnddBBaattttaalliioonn,,WWeessttYYoorrkksshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoofftthhee ff rrssttddaayyooff tthhee BBaattttllee ooff tthhee SSoommmmee,, 11sstt JJuullyy 11991166,, oonn wwhhiicchh ddaattee tthhee BBaattttaalliioonn ssuu ff eerreedd oovveerr 550000 ccaassuuaallttiieess 1914Star(8788Pte.W.Broadbent.2/W.York.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8788A-Cpl.W.Broadbent.W.York.R.),in namedcardboxesofissue,withnamedbestowalslips;MemorialPlaque(WilliamBroadbent),incardenvelope,withBuckingham Palace enclosure, some staining to the plaque, otherwise extremely fne
Victory Medal 1914-19 ((33005599 DDvvrr.. RR.. BBrrooaaddbbeenntt.. AA..SS..CC..)) very fne (5)
£400-£500
WWiilllliiaammBBrrooaaddbbeenntt,anativeofLeeds,attestedintotheWestYorkshireRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom28May1915.AdvancedActingCorporal,hewaskilledinactionwhilstservingwith‘C’Companyonthe frstdayofthe BattleoftheSomme,1July1916-theWarDiarynotesthat21ofcerands702otherranksofthebattalionbreakfastedthatmorningat5:30a. m.,withjust5ofcersand212mencomingoutofactionattheendoftheday,withthedeadbeingrecordedas‘hangingthickonGermanwire’. Broadbent was amongst those killed, and is buried in Ovillers Military Cemetery, France.
RRoobbeerrttBBrrooaaddbbeenntt,anativeofLeeds,attestedintotheArmyServiceCorpson27October1914andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom28May1915.Hewasdischargedasaconsequenceofsicknesson19July1919andawardedaSilverWarBadge,No. 467,845.
Sold with copied Medal Index Cards and copied Silver War Badge roll extract.
Three: PPrriivvaatteeTT..WW..DDeeaarrmmaann,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,RRooyyaallSSccoottssFFuussiilliieerrss,,wwhhoowwaassttaakkeennpprriissoonneerrooffwwaarr,,aannddddiieeddooffwwoouunnddssoonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt,, 1177 OOccttoobbeerr 11991144
1914Star(8477PteT.Dearman.1/R.Sc:Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8477Pte.T.Dearman.R.S.Fus.) generallygood very fne or better (3)
£100-£140
TThhoommaassWWiilllliiaammDDeeaarrmmaannwasborninChelsea,London.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,RoyalScotsFusiliersonthe WesternFrontfrom14August1914.PrivateDearmanwastakenprisonerofwar,anddiedofwoundsontheWesternFront,17October1914. He is buried in the Hamburg Cemetery, Germany.
Three: PPrriivvaattee TT.. LLllooyydd,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss
1914Star(7350Pte.T.Lloyd.4/R.W.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7350Pte.T.Lloyd.R.W.Fus.) edgebruising,polished and worn, good fne (3) £70-£90
TThhoommaassLLllooyyddattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedwiththe4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6 November 1914.
Three: PPrriivvaattee CCoolliinn SSttiirrlliinngg,, 11sstt BBaattttaalliioonn,, SSeeaaffoorrtthh HHiigghhllaannddeerrss
1914Star(10523Pte.C.Stirling.1/Sea:Highrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10523Pte.C.Stirling.Sea.Highrs.)mountedas worn, nearly very fne (3)
£80-£100
CCoolliinn SSttiirrlliinngg served in France with the 1st Seaforths from 12 October 1914, and was discharged on 18 December 1916. Sold with copied Medal Index Card which shows entitlement to ‘Clasp and Roses’.
Three: PPrriivvaattee HH.. WW.. BBaalllliinnggeerr,, 99tthh ((CCoouunnttyy ooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((QQuueeeenn VViiccttoorriiaa’’ss RRiiff eess)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt 1914Star(2268Pte.H.W.Ballinger.9/Lond:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2268Pte.H.W.Ballinger.9-Lond.R.) very fne (3)
£80-£100
HHuubbeerrttWWiillssoonnBBaalllliinnggeerr,aRailwayworkerfromSouthall,Middlesex,wasborninOctober1890andattestedforthe9th(QueenVictoria’sRi fes) Battalion,LondonRegimenton4August1914.HeservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom4November1914;returningto England on 16 June 1915, he was discharged on 3 January 1919 as a consequence of sickness and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B300653. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and copied medal roll extracts.
Four: AAccttiinnggPPeettttyyOO ff cceerrSS..GG..TThhoommppssoonn,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoosseerrvveeddiinnHH..MM..SS.. CCoolloossssuuss aatttthheeBBaattttlleeooffJJuuttllaannddoonn3311MMaayy 11991166,,aannddwwaasssseevveerreellyywwoouunnddeedd,,uullttiimmaatteellyyhhaavviinngghhiisslleeffttlleeggaammppuuttaatteedd,,aannddwwaassCCoommmmeennddeeddffoorrhhiisssseerrvviicceesswwhheennHH..MM..SS.. HHuunntteerr wwaass mmiinneedd oo ff tthhee ccooaasstt ooff SSppaaiinn oonn 1133 MMaayy 11993377 1914-15Star(J.33328,S.G.Thompson.Boy.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.33328.S.G.Thompson.A.B.R.N.);Royal NavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(J.33328S.G.Thompson.A.B.H.M.S.Danae.)mountedasworn, heavilypolished and worm, therefore fair, the naming all completely legible (4) £240-£280
SSaammuueellGGeeoorrggeeTThhoommppssoonnwasScari f,CountyClare,Ireland,on28January1899andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson29 November1914,andservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,mostnotablyH.M.S. Colossus from26 August1915to21October1918;hewaspresentinherattheBattleofJutland,31May1916,whereshewastheonlydreadnoughtfromthe mainbodyoftheGrandFleettobehitduringtheBattle.AdvancedAbleSeamanon25March1917,Thompsonremainedintheservicefollowing thecessationofhostilities,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon26February1932.AdvancedLeadingSeamanon1 September1936,hewaspostedtothenewly-builtdestroyerH.M.S. Hunter on5October1936,whichsailedtojointheMediterraneanFleetthat same month.
InMay1937, Hunter wasdesignatedaspartofBritain’scontributiontotheLeagueofNationsArmsBlockadeandNon-InterventionPatrols, intendedtohelpendtheSpanishCivilWarbetweentheleft-wingRepublicangovernmentandGeneralFranco’sfascistNationalists,whowere suppliedbyGermanyandItaly.Stationedof theRepublican-heldportofAlmeriainSouthernSpain, Hunter’scaptain,Lieutenant-CommanderB. G.Scurfeld,laterwrote:‘Thereareallegedtobeminesintheshallowerwaterneartheshore,soourordersaretoremainoutsidethe100 fathomsline.Andso,wejustliestoppedinthemiddleofthebayabout fvemilesfromtheshore…Wheneverweseeanaeroplanewecloseup at anti-aircraft stations.’
OnThursday13May1937, Hunter laystationaryathernormallocation;therewasabreezeandaslightswell.Atabout2.15pmtherewasa terrifcblastasaNationalistnavalminedetonatedagainstherhull.Watermixedwithfueloil, famesandsteamshotintotheairontheportside betweenthebridgeandtheforemostfunnel.Allthelightswent outandeverythingwasdrenchedwithoil.Theforwardboiler-room,whichhad beensteamingtoprovideelectricityandtoenabletheshiptogetunderwayquicklyifrequired,wasamassoftwistedsteelandthe foorofthe galleyaboveithaddisappeared,withthecookfallingintothewreckagebelow.CommanderScurfeldjumpedintothesmoke,oilandfumes, reachedthestrickenman,whohadlostafootandwastrappedbydebris.Asdescribedbyeye-witnesses,‘heworkedlikeamadman,pulledthe obstructionsawayandhauledthecookoutbysheerstrengthandclamberedupwithhim.’Movingforwardsalongtheship,whichwaslistingto starboardandsinkingbythebows,heheardcriesfromahatchleadingtothemessdeckbelow.Theladderhadvanished,so‘Withnoknowledge ofthedamagethathadbeendonetothedeckandwithcompletedisregardofhisownsafety,hejumpeddownbelow.’Afterpullingmenoutof thedarknessoftheTorpedomen’smessdeck, foodedwithseveralfeetoffueloilandwithnaked famesincloseproximity,he‘enteredtheStoker PettyOfcers’mess,the foorofwhichwas,asIsawafterwards,morethanhalfblownaway.Hadhetroddenonanyofthemissingparthewould haveundoubtedlyhavejoinedtheothervictims.Herescuedaltogetherfromthesetwomessdecksabouttenortwelvemenwho,haditnotbeen forhispromptaction,wouldundoubtedlyhavedied.’TowedintoAlmeria,the Hunter suferedatotalofeightmenkilledandfourteenwere hospitalised. For his great gallantry, Lieutenant-Commander Scurfeld was awarded the Albert Medal. Thompsonwasamongstthosewounded,andon3June1937underwentanoperationtoamputatehisleftleg.‘CommendedbytheirLordships forfortitudeandmeritoriousservicewhenH.M.S. Hunter wasminedof theCoastofSpainon13May1937’(Recipient’srecordofservicerefers) and appointed Acting Petty Ofcer that same day, he was shore invalided, Permanently Unft for Naval Service, on 16 March 1938.
Sold with copied record of service.
Three: PPeettttyy OO ff cceerr SSeeccoonndd CCllaassss AA.. JJ.. TTrreewwiinn,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1914-15Star(117145,A.J.Trewin,P.O.,2.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(117145A.J.Trewin.P.O.2.R.N.) rateofcially corrected on BWM, very fne
Pair: OOrrddiinnaarryy SSeeaammaann PP.. WWeeaavveerr,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy
British War and Victory Medals (J.62472 P. Weaver. Ord. R.N.) good very fne
Pair: DDeecckk BBooyy TT.. DDoonnoovvaann,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall RReesseerrvvee
British War and Victory Medals (2033S.B. T. Donovan. Dk. Boy R.N.R.) heavy edge bruising, nearly very fne (7)
£80-£100
AAllffrreeddJJaammeessTTrreewwiinnwasborninDevonon15June1866andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson11August1881.Advanced LeadingSeamanon6December1891,hetransferredtotheCoastGuardon13July1894,andwasadvancedCommandingBoatmanon13June 1901,basedatSouthbourne.Shorepensionedon13July1904,hejoinedtheRoyalFleetReserveatDevonporton15August1904.Recalledfor WarserviceasaPettyOfcerSecondClasson2August1914,heservedinH.M.S. Talbot fromtheoutbreakofWarto21October1913,and waspresentwhen Talbot participatedinthecaptureofaGermanmerchantshipof theLizardinSeptember1914.Invalidedoutoftheserviceon 20 November 1914, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 13 December 1921.
PPeerrccyyWWeeaavveerrwasborninLydd,Kent,on8October1897andjoinedtheRoyalNavyforhostilitiesonlyon18November1916.Heservedinthe M-classDestroyerH.M.S. Myngs from27November1917to1July1918,andtheHunt-classMinesweeperH.M.S. Munlochy from8to30 September 1918, and was shore demobilised on 6 March 1919.
TThhoommaassDDoonnoovvaannwasborninSwanseaon25July1902andenrolledintheRoyalNavalReserveon7June1918.HeservedduringtheGreat War afoat in the S.S. Walter Burke, and was shore demobilised on 9 July 1919.
Sold with copied records of service for all three recipients.
Three: AAccttiinngg CCoorrppoorraall AA.. MMccGGiivveerrnn,, QQuueeeenn’’ss OOwwnn RRooyyaall GGllaassggooww YYeeoommaannrryy aanndd MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn CCoorrppss ((CCaavvaallrryy))
1914-15Star(2236Pte.A.McGivern.Q.O.R.Glasgow.Y.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2236A.Cpl.A.McGivern.Q.O.R. Galsgow. Y.) rank on BWM and VM both ofcially corrected, very fne
Three: LLaannccee CCoorrppoorraall CC.. FF.. GGrreeeenn,, MMiilliittaarryy MMoouunntteedd PPoolliiccee 1914-15Star(P.705.L-Cpl.C.F.Green,M.M.P.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(P-705.L.Cpl.C.F.Green.M.M.P.) contact marks, very fne (6)
£100-£140
AAlleexxaannddeerrMMccGGiivveerrnnattestedfortheQueen’sOwnRoyalGlasgowYeomanryon6March1914andservedduringtheGreatWarinEgyptfrom 22June1915.AfterfurtherserviceatGallipoli,hewasadvancedActingCorporalandsawfurtherservicewiththeMachineGunCorpsCavalry. He was discharged on 30 June 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 522340. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and copied Silver War Badge roll extract.
CChhaarrlleessFFoosstteerrGGrreeeenn,aGasFitterfromDrypool,HullattestedfortheMilitaryMountedPoliceon11December1914forserviceduringthe GreatWar,havingpreviouslyservedwiththe10thHussars.HeservedontheWesternFrontfrom20December1914andwasinvalidedto Englandon9December1915asaresultofaheadinjurywhenahorsefellonhim.Hewasdeprivedofhisrankafterbeingfoundguiltyofstatinga falsehood to a senior NCO, at Catterick on 13 May 1918, and was discharged Class ‘Z’ on on 21 February 1919.
Sold with copied Medal Index Card and copied research.
Three: LLiieeuutteennaanntt BB.. JJooiinnssoonn,, WWeellsshh HHoorrssee,, llaattee RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss
1914-15Star(691Sjt.B.Joinson.R.W.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.B.Joinson.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, and housed with Royal Welsh Fusiliers and Welsh Horse cap badges in a leather case, light contact marks, nearly very fne (3)
£240-£280
BBeerrttrraammJJooiinnssoonnattestedfortheRoyalWelshFusiliersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom8August 1915.CommissionedSecondLieutenantintheWelshHorse,hesawfurtherservicewiththe3/1stWelshYeomanry,andwasdemobilisedon25 January 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge.
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. PP.. HHiinnkklleeyy,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
1914-15Star(58551SjtW.P.Hinkley.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(58551Sjt.W.P.Hinkley.R.E.)mountedcourt-style for display, very fne
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. EE.. RRoobbiinnssoonn,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
1914-15Star(70751Spr:A.E.Robinson.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(70751Sjt.A.E.Robinson.R.E.)mountedcourtstyle for display, very fne (6) £100-£140
WWaalltteerr PP.. HHiinnkklleeyy attested for the Royal Engineers and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 July 1915. AAllbbeerrtt EE.. RRoobbiinnssoonn attested for the Royal Engineers and served with them during the Great War in Egypt from 15 June 1915.
Three: SSaappppeerr RR.. EEwweenn,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss,, llaatteerr TTaannkk CCoorrppss
1914-15Star(265Spr.R.Ewen.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(265Spr.R.Ewen.R.E.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, good very fne
Three: PPiioonneeeerr GG.. TT.. BBaallddwwiinn,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss,, llaatteerr LLaabboouurr CCoorrppss
1914-15Star(122704Pnr.G.T.Baldwin.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(122704Pnr.G.T.Baldwin.R.E.)mountedcourtstyle for display, good very fne (6) £80-£100
RRoobbeerrttEEwweennattestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom28September1915.He later transferred to the Tank Corps.
GGeeoorrggeeTT..BBaallddwwiinnattestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarinEgyptfrom2November1915.Helater transferred to the Labour Corps, and was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 3 March 1919.
Family Group:
Three: SSaappppeerr GG.. LLeetttt,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss 1914-15Star(66035Spr:G.Lett.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(66035Spr.G.Lett.R.E.)mountedaswornon frayed ribands; together with a Royal Engineers cap badge, very fne
Five: AAttttrriibbuutteedd ttoo GGuunnnneerr WW.. LLeetttt,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45,mountedasworn;together with the recipient’s related minaite awards, these similarly mounted, and riband bar, nearly extremely fne £60-80
GGeeoorrggeeLLeettttattestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarinEgyptfrom4August1914.Hisson,WWiilllliiaammLLeetttt, served with the Royal Artillery during the Second World War. Sold with copied research.
Five: SSaappppeerr CC.. SSmmiitthh,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss 1914-15Star(31431Spr.C.Smith.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(31431Spr.C.Smith.R.E.);Coronation1911,unnamed asissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(26691Sapr.C.Smith.R.E.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, lightcontactmarks,goodvery fne (5)
£120-£160
CChhaarrlleessSSmmiitthhwasborninSevenoaks,Kent,in1870andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersinLondonon24May1892.Heservedwiththem overseasinCeylonfrom7May1900to14October1901,andinGibraltarfrom10February1906to3October1910,andwasawardedhisLong ServiceandGoodConductMedalwithGratuityperArmyOrder254ofOctober1910.Subsequentlyawardedthe1911CoronationMedal,he was discharged on 23 May 1913, after 21 years’ service.
Re-enlistingintotheRoyalEngineersatChathamon1September1914,Smithservedwith12CompanyduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom11August1915to1January1916.Hewasdischargedon8December1918,nolongerphysically ftforWarService,afterafurther4 years and 99 days’ service, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.
Sold with copied service papers and other research.
Three: PPrriivvaattee CC.. dd’’EEaatthhee,, GGrreennaaddiieerr GGuuaarrddss
1914-15 Star (19067 Pte. C. D Eathe. [sic] G. Gds:); British War and Victory Medals; (19067 Pte. C. D’Eathe. G. Gds.) very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee BB.. CChhaammbbeerrss,, 33rrdd GGuuaarrddss MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn RReeggiimmeenntt British War and Victory Medals (5173 Pte. B. Chambers. 3-Gds. M.G.R.) some staining to second, good very fne (5) £100-£140
CChhaarrlleessDD’’EEaatthhee,aTravellerfromLiverpool,attestedfortheGrenadierGuardson4September1914andservedwiththeduringtheGreatWar on the Western Front from 16 March 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 7 March 1919. BBeerrttCChhaammbbeerrss,aSaddlerfromDudley,Warwickshire,attestedfortheRoyalHorseGuardson21January1916andservedwiththe3rdGuards Machine Gun Regiment during the Great War. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 16 October 1919. Sold with copied Medal Index Cards.
Family Group:
Four: PPrriivvaattee RR.. JJoonneess,, LLiivveerrppooooll RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(1251Pte.R.G.Jones.L’pool.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1251Pte.R.Jones.L’poolR.);TerritorialForce EfciencyMedal,G.V.R.(265059Pte.R.Jones.7/L’poolR.);togetherwithaLiverpoolRegimentcapbadge, contactmarks,edge bruising, nearly very fne
Six: SSeerrggeeaanntt FF.. WW.. JJoonneess,, RRooyyaall TTaannkk RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,innamedcardboxofissueaddressed to‘Mr.F.W.Jones,21ChattertonRd.,Stoneycroft,Liverpool14’;EfciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(7896382Sjt.F. W.Jones.R.Tks.);togetherwiththerecipient’soriginalsoldier’sservicebook,permanentpass,LiverpoolRegimentandRoyal Tank Regiment cap badges, very fne (10) £160-£200
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Pair:PPrriivvaatteeJJ..BB..GGrreeeennwwoooodd,,11//55tthhNNoorrffoollkkRReeggiimmeenntt,,aammeemmbbeerroofftthheessoo--ccaalllleedd‘‘VVaanniisshheeddBBaattttaalliioonn’’,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinn aaccttiioonn iinn GGaalllliippoollii oonn 1122 AAuugguusstt 11991155
1914-15Star(3327Pte.J.B.Greenwood.Norf.R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(3327Pte.J.B.Greenwood.Norf.R.) extremely fne (2) £200-£240
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2005.
JJoohhnnBBeecckkeettttGGrreeeennwwooooddattestedfortheNorfolkRegimentatDereham,Norfolk,andservedwiththe1/5thBattalionduringtheGreatWarin Gallipolifrom10August1915.HewaskilledinactioninGallipolion12August1915,aged27years.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
TThhee VVaanniisshheedd BBaattttaalliioonn
The1/5thBattalionNorfolkRegiment,theso-called‘VanishedBattalion’,landedon‘A’BeachatSuvlaon10August1915;48hourslater,the battalion ‘disappeared’ without trace during the attack on the Kuchak Anafarta Ova.
Thetotalcasualtiesofthe1/5thBattaliononthisdatewerestatedintheWarDiarycompiledbyofcersofthe4thBattalion,NorfolkRegiment tohavebeen22ofcersandabout350men.Ofthese,itisgenerallybelievedthat16ofcersandaround250menwereclassedasmissing,but morerecentresearchbyHalGiblinsuggestsamorelikelytotalof12ofcersand104otherranks(seehisarticleandrollofhonourpublishedin the O.M.R.S.Journal,Spring1981).Certainlytheconfused fghtingonthatfatefuldayhasresultedinconsiderabledebateanddiferingcontentions. EquallycertainisthatalargepercentageoftheBattalion,withColonelSirH.Proctor-Beauchamp,Bt.,C.B.,theC.O.,atitshead,literally disappearedwithouttrace-hewaslastseenencouraginghismenforwardbywavinghiscaneoverhisheadandshouting‘OntheNorfolkson, come on my Holy Boys, forward the Hungry Ninth.’ Inhisdespatchof11December1915,SirIanHamilton,theBritishCommander-in-Chief,referredtotheunknownfateofthemissingmenofthe 1/5th Norfolk Battalion as ‘a very mysterious thing’. He wrote: ‘The1/5thNorfolkwereontherightofthelineandfoundthemselvesforamomentlessstronglyopposedthantherestofthebrigade.Against theyieldingforcesoftheenemy,ColonelSir H.Beauchamp,abold,self-confdentofcer,eagerlypressedforward,followedbythebestpartof thebattalion.The fghtinggrewhotter,andthegroundbecamemorewoodedandbroken.Atthisstagemanymenwerewounded,orgrew exhaustedwiththirst.Thesefoundtheirwaybacktocampduringthenight.ButtheColonel,withsixteenofcersand250men,stillkeptpushing on,drivingtheenemybeforethem.Amongsttheseardentsoulswaspartofa fnecompanyenlistedfromtheKing’sSandringhamestates.Nothing more was ever seen or heard of any of them. They charged into the forest and were lost to sight or sound. Not one of them ever came back.’ Theremainsofthe‘VanishedBattalion’werenotdiscovereduntil1919,whentheCommonwealthWarGravesCommission,workinginTurkey toconsolidateandrecordgravesdatingfromthe1915Dardanellescampaign,found122bodies.On23September1919,theofcercommanding the Graves Registration Unit in Gallipoli wrote in a report: ‘Wehavefoundthe5thNorfolks-therewere180inall;122NorfolkandafewHants.andSufolkswith2/4thCheshires.Wecouldonlyidentify two-PrivatesBarnabyandCotter.Theywerescatteredoveranareaofaboutonesquaremile,atadistanceofatleast800yardsbehindthe Turkishfrontline.Manyofthemhadevidentlybeenkilledinafarm,asalocalTurk,whoownstheplace,toldusthatwhenhecamebackhefound thefarmcoveredwiththedecomposingbodiesofBritishsoldierswhichhethrewintoasmallravine.Thewholethingquitebearsouttheoriginal theory that they did not go very far on, but got mopped up one by one, all except the ones who got into the farm.’
ModernaccountsspeculatethatthemissingwereinalllikelihoodmurderedbytheTurksatthisfarmhouse,andthefactthattheabove122men wereactuallydiscoveredinwhatamountedtoamassgravecertainlylendsweighttosuchacontention.Thatsaid,theTurksofciallydenied havingevencomeintocontactwiththeBattalionwhenenquirieswerepressedaftertheWar.TheremainsofthoseNorfolksrecoveredwere buried in the Imperial War Cemetery at Azmak, Suvla, each grave being marked, ‘A Soldier of the 1/5th Btn. The Norfolk Regiment.’ Duetothefactthatthefateofthemenofthebattalionwasnotimmediatelyknown,thedateofdeathonofcialcasualtylists(see SoldiersDied) is often given as ‘died 28 August’ - probably the date they were ofcially accepted as dead.
Sold with a copy of the book ‘All The King’s Men’, by Nigel McCrery.
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Three: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. BBoowweerrss,, YYoorrkksshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn aatt GGaalllliippoollii oonn 2211 AAuugguusstt 11991155 1914-15Star(3-8100Pte.J.Bowers.York:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3-8100Pte.J.Bowers.York.R.);MemorialPlaque (Joseph Bowers) traces of verdigris to plaque, this nearly very fne; the medals nearly extremely fne (4)
£100-£140
JJoosseepphhBBoowweerrsswasborninLeedsin1878andoriginallyattestedfortheYorkshireRegimenton6October1896.Dischargedon25October 1908,withouthavingreceivedanymedal,here-enlistedinhisoldregimentfollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,andservedwiththe6th BattalionintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom14July1915.Hewaskilledinactionon21August1915;hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey. Sold with copied research.
Three: WWaarrrraanntt OO ff cceerr CCllaassss IIII PP.. WWiilllliiaammss,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss 1914-15Star(18487Sjt.P.Williams.R.W.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(18487W.O.Cl.II.P. Williams. R.W. Fus.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne (3)
£70-£90
M.I.D. London Gazette 4 January 1917 (France).
Three: PPrriivvaattee EE.. LL.. CCaarrtteerr,, EEaasstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt
1914-15Star(10040Pte.E.L.Carter,E.Surr.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10040Pte.E.L.Carter.E.Surr.R.) nearlyvery fne
Three: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. WW.. FFllaacckk,, EEaasstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt
1914-15Star(36464Pte.J.W.Flack.E.Surr.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(36464Pte.J.W.Flack.E.Surr.R.) goodvery fne
Three: PPrriivvaattee CC.. FF.. SSiimmmmaannccee,, EEaasstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt
1914-15Star(9139,Pte.C.F.Simmance.E.Surr.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9139Pte.C.F.Simmance.E.Surr.R.) nearly very fne (9)
£120-£160
EEddwwaarrddLLeewwiissCCaarrtteerrattestedfortheEastSurreyRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 3 August 1915. Subsequently transferring to the 2nd Battalion, he was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 8 May 1919.
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammFFllaacckkattestedfortheEastSurreyRegimentandservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom25 August 1915. Subsequently transferring to the 2nd Battalion, he was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 15 May 1919.
CCllaauuddeeFFrreeddeerriicckkSSiimmmmaanncceeattestedfortheEastSurreyRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 21 December 1915. Subsequently transferring to the Labour Corps, he was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 13 March 1919.
Sold with copied research for all three recipients.
Three: PPrriivvaattee TT.. HHaammbblliinn,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee ff rrsstt ddaayy ooff tthhee BBaattttllee ooff tthhee SSoommmmee,, 11 JJuullyy 11991166 1914-15Star(S-9204Pte.T.Hamblin.Rif:Brig:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S-9204Pte.T.Hamblin.Rif.Brig.) goodvery fne (3) £500-£700
Provenance: David Boniface Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2008. TThhoommaassHHaammbblliinnwasborninBethnalGreen,Middlesex,andattestedfortheRi feBrigadeatStratford,Essex,on23March1915.Heservedwith the2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1June1915,andwaskilledinactiononthe frstdayoftheBattleofthe Sommeon1July1916,onwhichdatetheBattalionwasinvolvedintheattackonOvillers.Hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedonthe Thiepval Memorial, France.
Sold with copied research.
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. HH.. SSwwaannnn,, 77tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy 1914-15Star(21881Pte.W.H.Swann.7/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Pte.W.H.Swann.7-Can.Inf.);togetherwith aBirksEllisRyrieMedal1935,gold(9ct?,15.61g),IIITorontoRegimentbadgetoobverse,thereverseengraved‘Sgt.W.H. Swann’;andanOntarioRifeAssociationShootingMedal,silver,theedgeengraved‘Sergt.W.H.Swann.1933’, nearlyvery fne(5) £140-£180 113344 xx
Sold with the recipient’s Pay Book for use on Active Service.
Three: PPrriivvaatteeEE..CC..BBaaddddeelleeyy,,PPrriinncceessssPPaattrriicciiaa’’ssCCaannaaddiiaannLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnnFFrroonnttoonn88 MMaayy 11991155
1914-15Star(51085Pte.E.C.Baddeley.P.P.C.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(51085Pte.E.C.Baddeley.P.P.C.L.I.) good very fne
Pair: CCoorrppoorraall JJ.. MMaaccAArrtthhuurr,, AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss
British War and Victory Medals (M2-153062 Cpl. J. Mac Arthur. A.S.C.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne
Pair: AAccttiinngg LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall DD.. FF.. MMaaccIInnnneess,, CCaannaaddiiaann MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn BBrriiggaaddee
British War and Victory Medals (442734 A.L. Cpl. D. F. Mac Innes. C.M.G. Bde.) mounted for wear, good very fne (7) £120-£160
EEddwwaarrddCClliinnttoonnBBaaddddeelleeyywasborninStrabane,CountyTyrone,Ireland,on2July1878andhavingemigratedtoCanadaservedwiththeImperial LightInfantryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.HeattestedforPrincessPatricia’sCanadianLightInfantryatVictoria,B.C.,on6November 1914,andservedwiththemduringheGreatWarontheWesternFront.HewaskilledinactionatBellewaerdeLakeon8May1915;hehasno known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Sold with copied research.
Three: AAccttiinngg SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. GG.. MMaarrttiinn,, CCaannaaddiiaann AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(1356Pte.J.G.Martin.Can:A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1356A.Sjt.J.G.Martin.C.A.M.C.)mounted as worn; together with a Red Cross armband, good very fne
Pair: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall TT.. DDaanniieell,, RRooyyaall CCaannaaddiiaann RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1177 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991166 British War and Victory Medals (229275 L. Cpl. T. Daniel. R.C.R.) good very fne
Four: AAttttrriibbuutteedd ttoo LLeeaaddiinngg AAiirrccrraaffttmmaann FF.. GG.. CCoorraamm,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee 1939-45Star; copy AirCrewEuropeStar,1 copy clasp,AirCrewEurope[sic];DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withAir Councilenclosure,and‘tickertape’rank‘1172717LAC.’andentitlementslips(theAirCrewEuropeClaspindicatedinsteadof theAirCrewEuropeStar),innamedcardboxofissue,addressedto‘F.G.Coram,Esq.,14NewExerterStreet,Chudleigh, Devon.’, extremely fne (9) £100-£140
TThhoommaassDDaanniieellattestedfortheRoyalCanadianRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Hediedofwounds in 17 September 1916, and is buried in Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Eight: CCaappttaaiinnCC..CC..WWaattssoonn,,MMeerrccaannttiilleeMMaarriinnee,,wwhhoowwaassttwwiicceewwrreecckkeeddpprriioorrttootthheeGGrreeaattWWaarr,,aannddsseerrvveedddduurriinnggtthhee WWaarr iinn tthhee ttrrooooppsshhiipp SS..SS.. BBeellttaannaa,, ccoonnvveeyyiinngg ttrrooooppss,, ssttoorreess,, aanndd mmuunniittiioonnss ffrroomm AAuussttrraalliiaa ttoo tthhee tthhee UU..KK..
BritishWarandMercantileMarineWarMedals(ColinC.Watson)with fattened namedcardboxesofissue,inouterOHMS transmissionenvelope,addressedto‘Mr.C.C.Watson,4SalisburRoad,Dover’;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Pacifc Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, generally good very fne (8) £70-£90 113377
CCoolliinnCCaammppbbeellllWWaattssoonnwasborninDoverin1890andjoinedtheMercantileMarineasaDeckO fcerApprenticeon20October1905.Whilst servingaboardtheBarque Glencairn hesurvivedbeingwreckedof thePatagonianCoaston23July1907;thefollowingyear,whilstservingaboard theBarque Fifeshire heagainsurvivedbeingwreckedwhenshehitandgroundedonanunchartedsubmergedreefnearTabitewa,GilbertIslands, on20October1908;onthislatteroccasionthecrewwereobligedtorowtoTabitewaIslandintwolifeboats,weretheywerekindlytreatedby the natives.
QualifyingasFirstMateon26July1912,WatsonservedwiththeMercantileMarineduringtheGreatWarintheS.S. Beltana fromtheoutbreakof Waruntil27August1917,theshipbeingemployedasatroopshipfromAustraliatotheU.K.QualifyingasaMasterMarineron1December 1917, he saw further service during the Second World War. He died in Dover on 31 March 1951.
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Pair: SS.. SS.. CClliimmoo,, MMeerrccaannttiillee MMaarriinnee
British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Stanley S. Climo.) very fne
Pair: LLiieeuutteennaanntt RR.. WWoooodd
British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. R. Wood.) very fne
Three: AAttttrriibbuutteedd ttoo CC.. SSeemmmmeennss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1939-45Star;PacifcStar;WarMedal1939-45,withAdmiraltyenclosure,innamedcardboxofissueaddressedto‘Mr.C. Semmens, 115 Huntingfeld Rd., Putney, London, SW15’, good very fne
Three: AAttttrriibbuutteedd ttoo JJ.. JJ.. OOrrbbeellll,, AArrmmyy 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45,withArmyCouncilenclosure,innamedcardboxofissue addressed to ‘Mr. J. J. Orbell, 5 Moulton Rd. Cotts., Newmarket, Sufolk’, nearly extremely fne 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;BurmaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceMedal;WarMedal1939-45,allunnamed as issued; together with an unofcial identity tag engraved ‘FFlleeeettwwoooodd.. FF.. NNoo..22111166771155 SSuueezz -- 11994411’, nearly extremely fne (17) £100-£140
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor. SSttaannlleeyySSmmiitthhCClliimmoowasbornin1892andservedduringtheGreatWarintheMercantileMarine;priortotheWarhehadbeenemployedasa Waiter in the Cunard Line’s R.M.S. Franconia, sailing in her on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Boston in February 1911. Sold with copied research.
Note: There are a number of ofcers of the the name R. Wood who served during the Great War fnishing with the rank of Lieutenant.
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt TT.. JJoonneess,, DDeennbbiigghhsshhiirree YYeeoommaannrryy
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5236Sjt.T.Jones.Denbigh.Yeo.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(5236Pte.T.Jones. Denbigh. Yeo.) mounted court-style for display and housed in an embossed leather case, extremely fne (3) £300-£400
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Pair: DDrriivveerr WW.. HH.. LLllooyydd,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy
British War and Victory Medals (24364 Dvr. W. H. Lloyd. R.A.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne
Pair: DDrriivveerr WW.. HH.. LLllooyydd,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy
British War and Victory Medals (24364 Dvr. W. H. Lloyd. R.A.) very fne
Five: CCoorrppoorraall AA.. DDaavviieess,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee
1939-45Star;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45;MaltaGeorgeCross50thAnniversaryMedal1992,all contemporarilyengraved‘A.Davies111SquadronR.A.F.’;togetherwiththerecipient’sCorporal’sstripes;two111Squadronlapel badges;therecipient’sRoyalAirForceServiceandReleaseBook;andtherecipient’shand-writtendiaryfor1943, goodvery fne and better
Africa Star; Defence Medal, good very fne (11)
£80-£100
Five: QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerrSSeerrggeeaannttAA..TT..MMoossss,,RRooyyaallEEnnggiinneeeerrss,,wwhhoowwaassMMeennttiioonneeddiinnDDeessppaattcchheessaannddaawwaarrddeeddaannIImmmmeeddiiaattee MMeerriittoorriioouuss SSeerrvviiccee MMeeddaall
BritishWarandVictoryMedals,with small M.I.D.oakleaves(175087W.O.Cl.2.A.T.Moss.R.E.);DefenceMedal;Army MeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(WR-256657Q.M.Sjt.A.T.Moss.R.F.A.[sic]);FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,Medaille Militaire,silverandenamel,mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, signifcantenameldamagetotheFrenchMM,otherwisegenerally nearly very fne (5)
£160-£200
M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919: WR/256657 Q.M. Sjt. Moss, A. T., Royal Engineers ‘In recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 21 May 1918 (France).
French Medaille Militaire London Gazette 7 June 1919.
AAllffrreeddTThhoommaassMMoossss,anativeofDerby,attestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedinitiallywiththe258thTunnellingCompanyduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFront.SubsequentlyassignedanWarReservenumber(presumablyasaresultofhavingbeenseverelywoundedinFrance andreturnedtoEnglandforconvalescence),hewaspostedtothe10thLightRailwayCompany,R.E.,andthentothe6thRailwaySurveyand ReconnaissanceSection,R.E.ForhisserviceswiththislatterunithewasMentionedinDespatchesandawardedanImmediateMeritoriousService Medal, as well as being further honoured by the French authorities.
Note: MossseemstohaveservedhisentiremilitarycareerwiththeRoyalEngineers;itispresumablysolelyduetoaclericalerrorthathisM.S.M. is named to the R.F.A.
Sold with copied research.
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. CC.. WWaallkkeerr,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
£100-£140 114422
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(190374Sjt.A.C.Walker.R.E.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(WR-258545 Sjt. A. C. Walker. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, contact marks, nearly very fne (3)
M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919:
‘In recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.’
Three: CCoorrppoorraall BB.. GG.. JJoonneess,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
£100-£140 114433
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2900092-Cpl.B.G.Jones.R.E.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(WR-280998 Cpl. B. G. Jones. R.E.) light contact marks, good very fne (3)
M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919:
‘In recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.’
Pair: SSaappppeerr HH.. KKiinngg,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
£80-£100 114444
British War and Victory Medals (3076 Spr. H. King. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne
Pair: SSaappppeerr PP.. NNiicchhoollllss,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
British War and Victory Medals (910 Spr. P. Nicholls. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, very fne
Pair: SSaappppeerr JJ.. FF.. RReeee,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
British War and Victory Medals (414693 Spr. J. F. Ree. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne
Pair: SSaappppeerr CC.. GG.. WWooooddwwaarrdd,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
British War and Victory Medals (560164 Spr. C. G. Woodward. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne (8)
Pair: SSaappppeerr JJ.. WW.. KKiirrkk,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
British War and Victory Medals (256493 Spr. J. W. Kirk. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, very fne
Pair: SSaappppeerr SS.. LLyyoonnss,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
British War and Victory Medals (WR-314011 Spr. S. Lyons. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne
Pair: SSaappppeerr MM.. PPuurrcceellll,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
British War and Victory Medals (466094 Spr. M. Purcell. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, very fne
Pair: SSaappppeerr TT.. LLaannggsswwoorrtthhyy,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
British War and Victory Medals (120817 Spr. T. Langsworthy. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, very fne (8) £80-£100
Pair: SSaappppeerr AA.. SS.. PPrriinnccee,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(103964Spr.A.S.Prince.R.E.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, VMofciallyre-impressed,good very fne
Pair: PPiioonneeeerr AA.. JJ.. BBaarrkklleeyy,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
British War and Victory Medals (225068 Pnr. A. J. Barkley. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne
Pair: PPiioonneeeerr CC.. GGoouulldd,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
British War and Victory Medals (283233 Pnr. C. Gould. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, extremely fne
Pair: SSaappppeerr JJ.. II.. RRooggeerrss,, CCaannaaddiiaann EEnnggiinneeeerrss
British War and Victory Medals (50450 Spr. J. I. Rogers. C.E.) mounted court-style for display, extremely fne
Pair: SSaappppeerr MM.. JJ.. TThhoommppssoonn,, NNeeww ZZeeaallaanndd EExxppeeddiittiioonnaarryy FFoorrccee
British War and Victory Medals (15257 Spr. M. J. Thompson. N.Z.E.F.) mounted court-style, nearly very fne (10) £100-£140
Three: PPrriivvaattee WW.. MMoooorree,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(30242Pte.W.Moore.R.W.Fus.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Kurdistan(30242Pte.W. Moore. R.W. Fus.) housed in an embossed leather case, minor edge bruise to VM, good very fne (3)
£70-£90
£200-£240 114488
Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt FF.. CC.. WWiilllliiaammss,, 11//66tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, EEaasstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo ddiieedd iinn SSaalloonniikkaa oonn 1111 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991188 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(240373A.Sjt.F.C.Williams.E.Surr.R.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(240373A.Pte. F. C. Williams. E. Surr. R.) extremely fne (3)
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor. FFrraannkkCChhrriissttoopphheerrWWiilllliiaammss,,Sergeant,1/6thBattalion,EastSurreyRegiment,attachedSupplyandTransportCorps,diedinSalonikaon11 November 1918, aged 27, and is buried in Beirut War Cemetery.
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Pair: PPrriivvaattee RR.. GG.. CChheessssoonn,, EEaasstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt
British War and Victory Medals (34469 Pte. R. G. Chesson. E. Surr. R.) contact marks, very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. WW.. GGooooddiinngg,, EEaasstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt
British War and Victory Medals (3-33881 Pte. J. W. Gooding. E. Surr. R.) nearly extremely fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee CC.. HH.. HHeerrbbeerrtt,, EEaasstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt
British War and Victory Medals (14500 Pte. C. H. Herbert. E. Surr. R.) good very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee GG.. EE.. JJeennkkiinnss,, EEaasstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt
British War and Victory Medals (204154 Pte. G. E. Jenkins. E. Surr. R.) nearly very fne (8)
£100-£140
RRiicchhaarrddGGeeoorrggeeCChheessssoonnattestedfortheEastSurreyRegimenton10June1917andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom3October1917.Hetransferredtothe17thBattalion,RoyalFusilierstwodayslateron5October1917,andwasdischargeddueto wounds on 23 March 1918, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. 373821.
JJoohhnnWWaallllaacceeGGooooddiinnggattestedfortheEastSurreyRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 11July1917.Hetransferredtothe3rdBattalion,LondonRegimenton25July1917,andthenthe2ndBattalion,LondonRegimenton30January 1918.
CChhaarrlleessHHeennrryyHHeerrbbeerrttattestedfortheEastSurreyRegimenton11October1915,andservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWar, subsequently transferring to the 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and then to the Royal Army Service Corps on 3 March 1918.
GGeeoorrggeeEEddwwaarrddJJeennkkiinnssattestedfortheEastSurreyRegimentandservedwiththe2/5thBattalionduringtheGreatWar,subsequently transferring to the 26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.
Sold with copied research for all four recipients.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. EE.. JJ.. FFiirrtthh,, EEaasstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt
British War and Victory Medals (28512 Pte. H. E. J. Firth. E. Surr. R.) good very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. FF.. NNeellssoonn,, EEaasstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt
British War and Victory Medals (203771 Pte. W. F. Nelson. E. Surr. R.) good very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee TT.. WWaattssoonn,, EEaasstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt
British War and Victory Medals (26136 Pte. T. Watson. E. Surr. R.) nearly very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee AA.. CC.. WWiillkkiinnssoonn,, EEaasstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt
British War and Victory Medals (33661 Pte. A. C. Wilkinson. E. Surr. R.) very fne (8)
£100-£140
HHaarroolldd EEddwwaarrdd JJoohhnn FFiirrtthh served with the 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, during the Great War. WWiilllliiaammFFrraannkkNNeellssoonnattestedfortheEastSurreyRegimenton10December1915,andservedwiththe1/5thBattalionduringtheGreatWar. He was discharged on 26 August 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. B297228. TThhoommaass WWaattssoonn served with the 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, during the Great War. AArrtthhuurr CChhaarrlleess WWiillkkiinnssoonn served with the 4th, 7th, and 9th Battalions, East Surrey Regiment, during the Great War. Sold with copied research for all four recipients.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee SS.. SSttaagggg,, EEaasstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt
British War and Victory Medals (48462 Pte. S. Stagg. E. Surr. R.) very fne 1914-15Star(2)((22442222PPttee..BB..FF..DDuurrbbiiddggee,,EE..SSuurrrr..RR..;;1100220022PPttee..HH..SShhiinngglleerr,,EE..SSuurrrr..RR..));BritishWarMedal1914-20((LLiieeuutt.. GG..GG..JJoohhnnss..));VictoryMedal1914-19(2)((22..LLiieeuutt..JJ..HH..LLaavveennddeerr..;;LL--99997755PPttee..AA..WW..WWiicckkiinnss..EE..SSuurrrr..RR..)) nearlyvery fneand better (7)
£100-£140
SSyyddnneeyy SSttaagggg served with both the East Surrey Regiment and the Labour Corps during the Great War.
BBeennjjaammiinnFFrreeddeerriicckkDDuurrbbiiddggeeattestedfortheEastSurreyRegimenton7August1914andservedwiththe6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarin Mesopotamia from 15 May 1915. He subsequently transferred to the 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, and was disembodied on 18 April 1919.
HHoorraacceeSShhiinngglleerrattestedfortheEastSurreyRegimenton26August1914andservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom21December1915.Hewaskilledinactionon8May1917;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheArras Memorial.
GGiillbbeerrttGGooddwwiinnJJoohhnnsswascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheEastSurreyRegimenton18December1917andservedwiththe8th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 April 1918.
JJoohhnnHHaaddddeennLLaavveennddeerrwasborninWandsworthon25September1895andattestedinitiallyforthe2ndBattalion,LondonRegiment,before beingcommissionedSecondLieutenantintheEastSurreyRegimenton24October1916.Heservedwiththe5thBattalionduringtheGreatWar withtheMediterraneanExpeditionaryForcefrom17January1917,andwaswoundedbygunshottothecheston9May1917.Herelinquished hiscommissiononaccountofill-healthcausedbyhiswoundson27August1918,wasawardedaSilverWarBadgeno.B45578,andwasgranted the honorary rank of Lieutenant.
AAllffrreeddWW..WWiicckkiinnssattestedfortheEastSurreyRegimenton25February1910andservedwiththe 2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom19January1915.Hewaskilledinactionon24May1915;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheYpres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
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Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. BBrrooookkss,, RRooyyaall MMuunnsstteerr FFuussiilliieerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1100 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991177
British War and Victory Medals (1140 Pte. J. Brooks. R. Mun. Fus.) nearly extremely fne (2) £70-£90
JJoosseepphhBBrrooookksswasborninRadford,Nottinghamshire,andattestedfortheRoyalMunsterFusiliersinNottingham.Heservedwiththe2nd BattalionduringtheGreatWaratGallipolifrom7August1915(alsoentitledtoa1914-15Star),beforeproceedingtotheWesternFront,and was killed in action on 10 November 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
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Pair: PPrriivvaattee AA.. JJ.. HHaannccooxx,, AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss
British War and Victory Medals (M2-267298 Pte. A. J. Hancox. A.S.C.) nearly extremely fne BritishWarMedal1914-20(2)((4488003300BBmmbbrr..LL..CC..HH..EElllliiss..RR..AA..;;CCaapptt..LL..AA..WW..GGoouugghh..)) thesebothplanchetsonly;Victory Medal1914-19((SSEE--2244559966PPttee..HH..CChhaarrllttoonn..AA..VV..CC..));AfricaServiceMedal((NN7700771199NN..MMkkwwaannaazzii)) lackingretainingrod;N.A.T.O. Medal1994,1clasp,Kosovo;NationalFireBrigades’UnionLongServiceMedal(2),bothbronze,the frstwithFiveYearsbar,the reversecontemporarilyengraved‘AAllffrreeddBBeecckk11990011’,theedgeofciallyimpressed‘1336’andadditionallyprivatelyimpressed ‘BishopsWaltham’,withtopbroochbar;thereverseofthesecondcontemporarilyengraved‘AA..EE..BBrroowwnnWWiinncchheesstteerr11991144’,the edgeofciallyimpressed‘5090’,withtop‘TenYears’broochbar,withnamedenclosure,incaseofissue, nearlyvery fneand better (9) £80-£100
LLiioonneellCChhaarrlleessHHaammiillttoonnEElllliissattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaratGallipolifromthe frstdayof the Gallipoli campaign, 25 April 1915.
LLaauurreenncceeAArrddeelleeyyWWyynnddhhaammGGoouugghhwascommissionedLieutenantintheMiddlesexRegiment(TerritorialForce),andservedwiththe8th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom31May1917,beingappointedanActingCaptainwhilstcommandingaCompanyof the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from 30 May 1918.
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Three: SSiisstteerr FFlloorreennccee GG.. CClloossee,, TTeerrrriittoorriiaall FFoorrccee NNuurrssiinngg SSeerrvviiccee
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SisterF.G.Close.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(S.NurseF.G.Close.T.F.N.S.) good very fne, the last scarce to unit (3)
£400-£500
Approximately 277 Territorial Force War Medals awarded to the Territorial Force Nursing Service. MMiissssFFlloorreenncceeGGeerrttrruuddeeCClloosseejoinedtheTerritorialForceNursingServiceon16August1914,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWartin Salonikafrom7February1917.ShewasdemobilisedinApril1919,andretiredfromtheTerritorialForceNursingServiceon27March1934, being permitted to retain her T.F.N.S. badge. Sold with copied research.
Pair: LLiieeuutteennaannttWW..FF..SSccootttt--KKeerrrr,,aaSSooppwwiitthhCCaammeellppiilloottiinn6655SSqquuaaddrroonn,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,sshhoottddoowwnnaannddttaakkeennpprriissoonneerrooff wwaarr iinn MMaayy 11991188
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.W.F.Scott-Kerr.R.A.F.)mountedasworntogetherwithcompanionsetofmounted miniatures and R.A.F. cloth wings, good very fne (4)
£200-£300
WWiilllliiaammFFrraanncciissSSccootttt--KKeerrrrwasthesonofLieutenant-ColonelF.L.Scott-Kerr,bornin1896.HewasappointedLieutenant,Aeroplaneand SeaplaneOfcerintheRoyalAirForce,1April1918.AspilotofSopwithCamelC8256of65SquadrononanofensivepatroloverAlbert-Bray on 18 May 1918, he was seen in combat with 12 enemy aircraft at 10.15am and reported missing in action, later confrmed as prisoner of war.
Pair: LLiieeuutteennaanntt SS.. JJ.. CCrraawwlleeyy,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy
British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. S. J. Crawley.) good very fne
Pair: BBoommbbaarrddiieerr GG.. AA.. MMaarrrriissoonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy
British War and Victory Medals (331658 Bmbr. G. A. Marrison. C.F.A.) good very fne
Pair: AAccttiinngg BBoommbbaarrddiieerr WW.. NNeewwttoonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy
British War and Victory Medals (1260343 A. Bmbr. W. Newton. C.F.A.) very fne
Pair: GGuunnnneerr FF.. LL.. CCoouussiinneeaauu,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(89319Gnr.F.L.Cousineau.C.F.A.) suspensionringonVMreplacedwithastraightbar suspension;togetherwithaArnpriorWelcomeHomeTributeMedal1919,thereverseengraved‘ToF.L.Cousineau,forValiant Service in the European War’, good very fne
Pair: DDrriivveerr JJ.. CC.. DDaavviieess,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy
British War and Victory Medals (331626 Dvr. G. C. Davies. C.F.A.) mounted as worn, very fne (11)
£140-£180
SSiiddnneeyyJJoohhnnssttoonneeCCrraawwlleeyywascommissionedLieutenantintheCanadianFieldArtilleryandservedwith5FieldBrigadeduringtheGreatWaron the Western Front from 8 June 1917 to 11 July 1918.
GGeeoorrggeeAAllbbeerrttMMaarrrriissoonnwasborninEastHam,London,England,on17September1881andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedofthe CanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatVancouver,B.C.on21February1916.Heservedwith5FieldBrigadeduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 13 November 1916. Promoted Bombardier on 15 March 1919, he was demobilised at Montreal on 23 April 1919. Sold with copied service record.
Pair: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell HH.. GG.. JJ.. WWooooddss,, CCaannaaddiiaann EEnnggiinneeeerrss
BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lieut.H.G.J.Woods.);CanadianMemorialCross,E.II.R.(Lt.-Col.H.G.J. Woods. E.D.) in case of issue, traces of verdigris to VM, nearly very fne (3)
£100-£140
HHeennrryyGGllaassppoolleeJJeexxWWooooddsswasborninTacoma,WashingtonState,UnitedStatesofAmerica,on24December1890andattestedforthe CanadianEngineersatVancouver,B.C.,on10January1916.Heservedwiththe12thFieldCompanyduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from12August1916,andwasinvalidedsicktoEnglandon28October1917.CommissionedLieutenantintheCanadianEngineerson20August 1918,heservedwiththe1stPontoonBridgingTransportUnit,C.E.,ontheWesternFrontfrom17September1918.Forhisservicesduringthe GreatWarhewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 28December1917).HesawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorldWarin command of the 4th Canadian Field Park, Canadian Engineers in North-West Europe, and was advanced Lieutenant-Colonel. Sold with a fle of copied research.
Pair: LLiieeuutteennaannttCC..MMccCCoonnnneellll,,55tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,,CCaannaaddiiaannIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoowwaassmmoorrttaallllyywwoouunnddeedd,,ccaappttuurreeddaannddttaakkeennPPrriissoonneerrooff WWaarr oonn 1166 AAuugguusstt 11991177,, aanndd ddiieedd iinn ccaappttiivviittyy ttwwoo ddaayyss llaatteerr oonn 1188 AAuugguusstt 11991177 British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. C. Mc Connell.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne BritishWarMedal1914-20((LLiieeuutt..CC..SSttuuaarrtt--BBaaiilleeyy..));mountedcourt-stylefordisplayalongwithan erased VictoryMedal;Victory Medal1914-19((LLiieeuutt..RR..JJ..SSttuuaarrtt..));mountedcourt-stylefordisplayalongwithan erased BritishWarMedal, generallyvery fne (6) £100-£140
CCllii ff oorrddMMccCCoonnnneellllwasborninSpringbrook,Ontario,on25May1895andattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatSaskatoon on2March1916.CommissionedLieutenanton27April1917,heservedwiththe5thBattalion,CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom25May1917,andwasmortallywounded,captured,andtakenPrisonerofWaron16August1917.Hediedincaptivitytwo days later, on 18 August 1917, and is buried in Carvin Communal Cemetery, France.
Sold with copied research.
CChhaarrlleessSSttuuaarrtt--BBaaiilleeyyservedwiththe44th(NewBrunswick)Battalion,CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,anddied on 29 October 1917. He is buried in Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium.
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Pair: AAccttiinngg CCoorrppoorraall AA.. MMiillllss,, 55tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy
British War and Victory Medals (148037 A. Cpl. A. Mills. 5-Can. Inf.) lacquered, good very fne
Pair: PPrriivvaattee AA.. EE.. MMaarrttiinn,, 7755tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy
British War and Victory Medals (3035317 Spr. A. E. Martin. 75-Can. Inf.) very fne
Pair: AAccttiinngg LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall JJ.. RR.. DDuuttttoonn,, 7788tthh CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy
British War and Victory Medals (147833 A.L. Cpl. J. R. Dutton. 78-Can. Inf.) very fne (6)
£100-£140
AAddoollpphhMMiillllssservedwithboththe5thand78thBattalions,CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andsu feredagun shot wound to the back at Ypres in June 1916.
Sold with copied service papers.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. BBrriigghhaamm,, 2277tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass aawwaarrddeedd tthhee RRuussssiiaann CCrroossss ooff SStt.. GGeeoorrggee
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(186808Pte.W.Brigham.27-Can.Inf.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay;togetherwitha castcopy
Russian Cross of St. George, Fourth Class in white metal, lacquered, very fne (3)
Russian Cross of St. George Fourth Class London Gazette 14 January 1918.
£60-£80
Pair: PPrriivvaattee SS.. WWooooddhhoouussee,, 5544tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ffrroomm wwoouunnddss rreecceeiivveedd aatt VViimmyy RRiiddggee oonn 2266 AApprriill 11991177 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(463389Pte.S.Woodhouse.54-Can.Inf.);MemorialPlaque(StottWoodhouse) goodvery fne (3) £80-£100
SSttoottttWWooooddhhoouusseewasborninLeeds,Yorkshire,on18July1882andhavingemigratedtoVancouver,BritishColumbia,attestedfortheCanadian OverseasExpeditionaryForceatVernon,B.C.on30July1915.Heservedwithboththe62ndBritishColumbiaBattalionandthe54thBattalion, CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,anddiedon26April1917,fromwoundsreceivedatVimyRidge.Heisburiedin Dover (St. James’s) Cemetery, Kent.
Sold with a 62nd Battalion badge.
Pair: MMaajjoorr AA.. AA.. SS.. LLaaww,, RRooyyaall CCaannaaddiiaann RReeggiimmeenntt
British War and Victory Medals (Major A. A. S. Law.) mounted court-style for wear, contact marks, lacquered, nearly very fne
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Pair: HHoonnoorraarryy CCaappttaaiinn EE.. DD.. MMccLLaarreenn,, CCaannaaddiiaann CChhaappllaaiinnss’’ SSeerrvviiccee,, CCaannaaddiiaann EExxppeeddiittiioonnaarryy FFoorrccee
British War and Victory Medals (Hon. Capt. E. D. McLaren.) mounted as worn, good very fne (4)
AAddrriiaannAAllooyyssiiuussSShheerrwwooooddLLaawwwasbornon18September1885andwascommissionedLieutenantintheRoyalCanadianRegimenton5April 1906.HewaspromotedCaptainon30November1910,andMajoron16September1915.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front, and transferred to the Reserve of Ofcers on 1 October 1924.
Sold with the riband bar and identity bracelets of ‘P/O A. S. Law Can. C.1632, R.C.A.F.’ EE.. DD.. MMccLLaarreenn was appointed Chaplain with the rank of Honorary Captain in the Canadian Militia on 12 April 1916.
Pair: RReeggiimmeennttaallSSeerrggeeaannttMMaajjoorrWW..HH..BBllaacckkmmoorree,,IInnllaannddWWaatteerrTTrraannssppoorrtt,,RRooyyaallEEnnggiinneeeerrss,,wwhhoowwaassMMeennttiioonneeddiinn DDeessppaattcchheessaannddaawwaarrddeeddaannIImmmmeeddiiaatteeMMeerriittoorriioouussSSeerrvviicceeMMeeddaallffoorrsseerrvviicceessiinnMMeessooppoottaammiiaa,,bbeeffoorreeddyyiinnggooffeenntteerriiccffeevveerr oonn 3311 AAuugguusstt 11991188
M.S.M. London Gazette 3 March 1919:
‘In recognition of valuable service rendered with the British Forces in Mesopotamia.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 27 August 1918 (Mesopotamia).
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyBBllaacckkmmoorree,anativeofExmouth,Devon,wherebeforetheWarhehadskippedthepleasuresteamer TheDukeofDevonshire, attestedoftheRoyalEngineersatLondonandwaspostedtothe205thFieldCompany.HeservedwithhisunitduringtheGreatWarinitiallyon theWesternFrontfrom30January1916(alsoentitledtoaVictoryMedal);subsequentlyassignedanWarReservenumber(presumablyasa resultofhavingbeenseverelywoundedinFranceandreturnedtoEnglandforconvalescence),hewaspostedtotheInlandWaterTransportin Mesopotamia.
AdvancedActingRegimentalSergeantMajor,forhisservicesinMesopotamiaBlackmorewasMentionedinDespatchesandawardedaMeritorious ServiceMedal.HediedasaresultofentericfeverinBaghdadon31August1918,andisburiedinBasraWarCemetery,alongsidehisson,Gunner W. H. Blackmore, R.F.A.
Sold with copied research.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(88602A.W.O.Cl.1.W.H.Blackmore.R.E.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue (WR/552013C.S.Mjr.-A.S.Mjr.W.H.Blackmore.R.E.) prefxtonumberofciallycorrectedonlatter,nearlyextremely fne(2) £100-£140 116633 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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Pair: EEnnggiinneeeerr LLeeddggeekkeeeeppeerr aanndd SSttoorreekkeeeeppeerr QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerr SSeerrggeeaanntt GG.. WWiisshhaarrtt,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
BritishWarMedal1914-20(2742W.O.Cl.2.G.Wishart.R.E.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(2742Strkpr:Q.M.Sjt:G. Wishart. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne
Pair: SSttaa ff SSeerrggeeaanntt LL.. WW.. GGrreeeenn,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
BritishWarMedal1914-20(16333Cpl.L.W.Green.R.E.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(1852080S.Sjt.L.W.Green.R.E.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne (4) £80-£100
GGeeoorrggeeWWiisshhaarrttservedwiththeRoyalEngineersduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom15July1915(alsoentitledtoa1914-15Star and a Victory Medal).
LLyyttttoonn WW.. GGrreeeenn was only entitled to a British War Medal for his service during the Great War.
Pair: SSaappppeerr WW.. GG.. MM.. GGoosslliinngg,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
BritishWarMedal1914-20(12882Spr.W.G.M.Gosling.R.E.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(1851652Spr.W.G.M. Gosling. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne
Pair: SSaappppeerr PP.. CCoolllleetttt,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
BritishWarMedal1914-20(19988Spr.P.Collett.R.E.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension(1852570Spr. P. Collett. R.E.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne (4)
£80-£100
WWiilllliiaamm GG.. MM.. GGoosslliinngg and PPeerrccyy CCoolllleetttt were both only entitled to a British War Medal for their service during the Great War.
Seven: PPrriivvaattee AA.. AAuussttiinn,, 22nndd BBaattttaalliioonn,, HHiigghhllaanndd LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1935(3311180Pte.A.Austin.H.L.I.);GeneralService1918-62,1 clasp,Palestine(3311180Pte.A.Austin.H.L.I.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;FranceandGermanyStar;Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very fne (7)
£200-£240
Soldwithcopiedmedalrollextractsforthe frsttwotogetherwithletterfromRHQR.H.Findicatingtheheservedwithanotherbattalionorunit during the Second War.
Three: PPrriivvaatteeJJ..CChhaarrllttoonn,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,KKiinngg''ssOOwwnnSSccoottttiisshhBBoorrddeerreerrss,,wwhhoowwaasswwoouunnddeedd,,ccaappttuurreedd,,aannddttaakkeennaaPPrriissoonneerr ooff WWaarr dduurriinngg tthhee rreeaarrgguuaarrdd aaccttiioonn aatt LLaa PPaannnnee oonn 11 JJuunnee 11994400 GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(3187133Pte.J.Charlton.K.O.S.B.);1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45,mounted court-style for display; together with the recipient’s commemorative Dunkirk Medal, nearly extremely fne (4) £160-£200
JJ..CChhaarrllttoonnattestedfortheKing’sOwnScottishBorderersservedwiththe1stBattalioninpre-WarPalestine,andsubsequentlyduringthe SecondWorldWaraspartoftheBritishExpeditionaryForce.Wounded,captured,andtakenPrisonerofWarintherearguardactionatLa Panne on 1 June 1940, he was subsequently held at Stalag 9c (Mulhausen).
On29March1945thecampwasevacuatedandthosepresent,includingCharlton,wereforcedtomarcheastwardsinadvanceoftheAmerican ofensive.ForsomethemarchlastedfourweeksbeforebeingfreedbyU.S.Armyunits.ThoseleftinthecampwerefreedbytroopsofU.S.3rd Army.
Sold with copied research.
Four: DDrriivveerr FF.. EE.. DDoollmmaann,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss,, ttaakkeenn pprriissoonneerr ooff wwaarr aatt tthhee FFaallll ooff TToobbrruukk,, 2211 JJuunnee 11994422 GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(T/56265Dvr.F.E.Dolman.R.A.S.C.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45, very fne (4)
£100-£140
FF..EE..DDoollmmaannwasborninGrimsbyin1915.HeenlistedintheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsinOctober1933,andservedinPalestinepriortothe SecondWorldWar.DolmanservedwiththeB.E.F.inFrance,September1939-June1940,wasevacuatedfromDunkirk,beforeservingwiththe M.E.F. from 8 January 1942 until he was taken prisoner of war at Tobruk, 21 June 1942. Dolman was repatriated to the UK in May 1945.
Six: SShhiippwwrriigghhtt LLiieeuutteennaanntt FF.. GG.. PPooppee,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,NearEast(Shpt. Lt. F. G. Pope. R.N.) good very fne (6)
£140-£180
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2005. FFrreeddeerriicckkGGeeoorrggeePPooppeewasappointedaWarrantShipwrighton27July1943andinthiscapacityheservedduringtheSecondWorldWarinH. M.S. Indefatigable andH.M.S. Byrsa.PromotedShipwrightLieutenanton1April1949,hewasservinginthesubmarinedepotship Forth atthe time of the Suez Crisis. He retired in 1961. Sold with some copied service details.
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Three: SSeeccoonndd RRaaddiioo OOff cceerr NN.. OO.. AAbbbbootttt,, MMeerrccaannttiillee MMaarriinnee,, wwhhoo ddiieedd wwhhiillsstt sseerrvviinngg iinn MM..VV.. SSaann VViiccttoorriioo oonn 1166 MMaayy 11994422 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45,innamedcardboxofissueaddressedto‘Mrs.R.F.Abbott,40BarbadanRoad, Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland, with named Ministry of Transport enclosure, extremely fne (3)
£50-£70
NNoorrmmaannOOwweennAAbbbbootttt,fromKilmarnock,Ayrshire,waskilledwhilstservingin M.V.SanVictorio,whenshewassunkduringtheSecondWorld Waron16May1942whilstonhermaidenvoyage.ShewashitbytwotorpedoesfromU-155 andsankSouthWestofGrenada,WestIndies withthelossof52lives.ThesolesurvivorwaspickedupbytheUSpatrolyacht USSTurquoise andlandedatTrinidad.Aged,35,Abbottis commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London.
Four: PPrriivvaattee TT.. LL.. HHaallllaamm,, SSoouutthh SSttaa ff oorrddsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star,privatelyimpressed‘Pte.4908443.T.L.Hallam.S.Staf.R.’;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,bothprivately impressed‘4908443.Pte.T.L.Hallam.S.Staf.R.’;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(4908443.Pte.T.L.Hallam. S. Staf. R.) minor edge bruising, good very fne (4)
£60-£80
TThhoommaassLLeeoonnaarrddHHaallllaammwasborninLeicesterin1904,andservedwiththeSouthSta fordshireRegimentduringtheSecondWorldWar.He died in Leicester in September 1982.
Four: PPrriivvaattee TT.. JJ.. BBrroowwnn,, NNoorrtthh SSttaa ff oorrddsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;EfciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial(2217105Pte.T.J.Brown.N. Stafs.); sold with the recipient’s two card identity discs ‘Brown T J 2217105 CE’; and riband bars, good very fne (4) £60-£80 117722
TT.. JJ.. BBrroowwnn was awarded his E fciency Medal per Army Order 126 of 30 September 1949.
£240-£280 117733
Four: SSeerrggeeaannttNN..JJ..RRaannggeerr,,GGlliiddeerrPPiilloottRReeggiimmeenntt,,AArrmmyyAAiirrCCoorrppss,,wwhhooddiieedddduurriinnggtthheeBBaattttlleeooffAArrnnhheemm,,OOppeerraattiioonn MMaarrkkeett GGaarrddeenn,, oonn 2244 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11994444
1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withnamedArmyCouncilenclosure;togetherwitha Glider Pilot Regiment cap badge and cloth brevet, extremely fne (4)
NNoorrmmaannJJoohhnnRRaannggeerr,anativeofBournemouth,Hampshire,servedwith2ndWing,GliderPilotRegimentduringtheBattleofArnhem, Operation Market Garden, and died on 24 September 1944. He is buried in Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Arnhem.
Six: TTrrooooppeerr FF.. LLeewwiiss,, RReeccoonnnnaaiissssaannccee CCoorrppss
£90-£120 117744
1939-45Star;AfricaStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,allunnamedasissued;EfciencyMedal,G. VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(556137Tpr.F.Lewis.RecceCorps.);togetherwithReconnaissanceCorpsandYorkshireHussarscap badges, very fne (6)
Five: CCoorrppoorraall WW.. JJ.. SS.. SSllyy,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss
1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial (T/1460545. Cpl. W. J. S. Sly. R.A.S.C.) extremely fne (5) £60-£80
WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnSSiiddnneeyySSllyywasborninBermondsey,London,on13January1909andwasawardedhisE fciencyMedalperArmyOrder6of January 1947. He died in Bethnal Green, London, on 9 January 1976. Sold with copied research.
Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt EE.. HH.. LLuucckk,, IInntteelllliiggeennccee CCoorrppss 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945 -48(7942313Sjt.E.H.Luck.Int.Corps.)mountedforwear;togetherwiththecorrespondingmountedminiaturegroup;Royal Tank Regiment and Yorkshire Hussars cap badges and named card identity discs, very fne (5) £120-£160
£300-£400 117777
Five: FFlliigghhttLLiieeuutteennaannttDD..AA..SSttuuaarrtt--WWhhiittee,,7755((NNeewwZZeeaallaanndd))SSqquuaaddrroonn,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoowwaasshheeaavviillyyeennggaaggeeddiinntthhee bboommbbiinnggooffGGeerrmmaannaannddIIttaalliiaannttaarrggeettssiinn11994422,,aannddwwaassiinnvvoollvveeddiinnttwwooccoommbbaattsswwiitthheenneemmyyaaiirrccrraaffttoonntthheenniigghhttooff1177--1188 DDeecceemmbbeerr 11994422,, pprroobbaabbllyy ddeessttrrooyyiinngg aann MMee110099 1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(Flt.Lt. D. A. Stuart-White. R.A.F.) very fne (5)
DDeerreekkAArrtthhuurrSSttuuaarrtt--WWhhiitteewasbornin1923andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwith75SquadronasaWellingtonbomberreargunner underthecommandofSergeantJohnMcCullough,RoyalNewZealandAirForce.EngagedonattacksagainsttargetsatKassel,Nuremburg, Saarbrucken,KarlsruheandBremenfromAugusttoSeptember1942,helatertookpartinasortietoWilhelmshavenon14September1942and a‘gardening’operationintheBaltic.SenttobombOsnabrookandKiel,helater fewonanattackagainstindustrialtargetsinTurinusing incendiaryandfragmentationbombsinNovember1942,andthefollowingmonthwasinvolvedintwocombatswithenemyaircraftduringaraid on Fallersleben on the night of 17-18 December 1942, probably destroying an enemy Me109. The combat report for this raid states: ‘Theenemyaircraft109Fattackedfrombelow,opening freat75yardsandclosingto25yards fringcontinually,breakingawaytoportquarter below.Theenemyaircraftonbreakingawayexposedhisbellyforapproximately3secondsduringwhichtimethereargunner(P/OStuart-White) gotinagoodburstof200rounds...Thereargunnerobservedhistraceenteringtheenemyaircraft’scentresection;itsideslippedoutofcontrol towards the ground and was not seen again ... certainly damaged if not destroyed.’
ReplacedasreargunnerinJanuary1943bySergeantDudleyHarting-Smith,R.N.Z.A.F.,Stuart-Whitewouldhavelaterheardthenewsoftheloss ofMcCulloughandtwoofhiscrewjustamonthlaterwhilstattemptingtopenetratethehighlyefectivedefensivesectoraroundtheDutch coastline;caughtbyanight fghterpilotedbyHauptmannWolfgangThimmig,theirStirlingaircraftcrashednearWierdenwiththefoursurvivors taken prisoner. Promoted Flight Lieutenant, Stuart-White survived the War and later served in Malaya.
Sold with copied Squadron research.
Five: MMaasstteerrSSiiggnnaalllleerrRR..PPuurrddyy,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoowwaasssshhoottddoowwnn,,wwoouunnddeeddaannddttaakkeennpprriissoonneerrooffwwaarr,,wwhhiillssttsseerrvviinngg wwiitthh 221188 ((GGoolldd CCooaasstt)) SSqquuaaddrroonn ccaarrrryyiinngg oouutt aa rraaiidd oonn FFrraannkkffuurrtt oonn tthhee nniigghhtt ooff 1122--1133 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11994411 1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(M.Sig.R.Purdy. (922942).R.A.F.);IndianIndependence1947(922942Sig.IIP.[sic]Purdy,R.A.F.)mountedfordisplayoncard;togetherwiththe recipient’s POW Identity Disc for Stalag IX C, generally very fne and last scarce to the RAF (5) £600-£800
RRoobbeerrttPPuurrddyywasborninNovember1921,andresidedat16NewcombeRoad,Southbourne,Bournemouth.HeenlistedintheRoyalAirForce inApril1940,advancedtoSergeant,andwassubsequentlypostedforoperationalservicewith218(GoldCoast)Squadron(Wellingtons), Marham,Lincolnshire.Purdy’saircraft,pilotedbySergeantC.F.Dare,R.N.Z.A.F.,wasshotdownwhilstcarryingoutaraidonFrankfurton12/13 September1941.TheN.C.O.crewofsixwerealltakenprisonerofwar,withPurdysuferingaseverewoundtohisrightleg.Hewashospitalised for 9 months, with 5 of them being spent in a Field Hospital at Frankfurt. PurdywasinternedatStalagLuftIII,Sagan,fromJune1942toJune1943;atStalagLuftVI,Heydekrug,fromJune1943toJune1944;and subsequentlyatThornandFallingbostel,andwasforcedtotakepartinthe‘LongMarch’,withtheadvanceoftheRussianforcesinApril1945.He survivedtobereleasedwhentheAlliesovertookthecolumnofprisoners.PurdydecidedtoremainintheR.A.F.afterthewar,andadvancedto Master Signaller in September 1953. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in December 1958. Sold with copied research.
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Four: TTeelleeggrraapphhiissttRR..JJ..WWaattssoonn,,RRooyyaallCCaannaaddiiaannNNaavvaallVVoolluunntteeeerrRReesseerrvvee,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnwwhheennHH..MM..CC..SS.. AAtthhaabbaasskkaann wwaass ttoorrppeeddooeedd aanndd ssuunnkk oonn 2299 AApprriill 11994444 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver, allincardboxesofissue;CanadianMemorialCross,G.VI.R.(R.J.WatsonTelegraphistR.C.N.V.R.)incaseofissue, Mintcondition (5) £120-£160 117799 xx
RReeggiinnaallddJJoohhnnWWaattssoonnwasbornatNewcastle-upon-Tyne,Northumberland,on6March1921andhavingemigratedtoCanadaenlistedinthe RoyalCanadianNavalVolunteerReserveon12May1942.PostedtothedestroyerH.M.C.S. Athabaskan on24October1943,hewaskilledin actionwhenthe Athabaskan wastorpedoedandsunkbytheGermantorpedoboat T-24 intheEnglishChannelon29April1944,whilstpatrolling insupportofaRoyalNavalmine-layingoperationof thecoastofFrancenearthemouthoftheMorlaixRiver.128menwerelost,44were rescued by H.M.A.S. Haida, and a further 83 were rescued by three German minesweepers and taken Prisoner of War. Watson’s body was later recovered, and he is buried in Plouescat Communal Cemetery, Finistere, France. Sold with copied research.
Four: AAbblleeSSeeaammaannCC..MM..LLooggaann,,RRooyyaallCCaannaaddiiaannNNaavvyy,,wwhhooddiieeddwwhheennHH..MM..CC..SS.. FFrraasseerr ccoolllliiddeeddwwiitthhHH..MM..SS.. CCaallccuuttttaa iinntthhee BBaayy ooff BBiissccaayy oonn 2255 JJuunnee 11994400,, CCaannaaddaa’’ss ff rrsstt nnaavvaall lloossss ooff tthhee SSeeccoonndd WWoorrlldd WWaarr 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver, thetwoStarsandWarMedalallincardboxesofissue,withnamedMinisterofNationalDefenceenclosure;CanadianMemorial Cross, G.V.R. (C. M. Logan A.B. R.C.N.) in case of issue, extremely fne (5)
£100-£140
CCllii ff oorrddMMeellvviinnLLooggaannwasborninVictoria,BritishColumbia,on29April1919andenlistedasaBoySeamanintheRoyalCanadianNavyon5 January1937.PromotedAbleSeamanon25July1938,hewaspostedtoH.M.C.S. Fraser on14December1938,andwaskilledwhen Fraser collidedwithH.M.S. Calcutta of theGirondeRiverintheBayofBiscayshortlyafter8:30p.m.on25June1940,andsubsequentlysunkwiththe loss of 65 lives, in what was Canada’s frst naval loss of the Second World War. He is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial, Canada. Note: The frst5,000orsoCanadianMemorialCrossesissuedtoCanadianpersonnelwhodiedduringtheSecondWorldWarwerefrom residual Great War stock, bearing George V’s cypher ‘GRI’; subsequent issues bore George VI’s cypher ‘GviR’.
Sold with copied research.
Four: PPrriivvaattee GG.. FFeerrgguussoonn,, 22//33 MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn BBaattttaalliioonn,, AAuussttrraalliiaann IImmppeerriiaall FFoorrccee 1939-45Star;PacifcStar;WarMedal1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,allofciallyengraved‘NZ77737G.Ferguson’inthestyle more commonly seen on Vietnam medals, nearly extremely fne (4)
£80-£100
GGoorrddoonnFFeerrgguussoonnwasborninCarlton,NewSouthWales,on10March1920andattestedfortheAustralianImperialForceatPaddington,New SouthWales,on10December1941.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththe2/3MachineGunBattalion,andwasdischargedon12 June 1946.
Sold with a set of Australian Commonweealth Military Forces insignia; and copied research.
Four: WWaarrrraanntt OO ff cceerr CCllaassss IIII HH.. CC.. OOwwlleess,, UUnniioonn DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee,, wwhhoo wwaass ccaappttuurreedd aanndd ttaakkeenn PPrriissoonneerr ooff WWaarr 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,allofciallyimpressed‘251635H.C.Owles’,allinoriginal paperenvelopes;togetherwithtwopresentationsilverteaspoons,bothengraved‘SAC1946H.C.O.’,bothinnamed presentation boxes of issue, extremely fne (6) £80-£100
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor. HH.. CC.. OOwwlleess was captured and taken Prisoner of War, being held in Stalag 8B at Teschen.
Four: SSqquuaaddrroonn LLeeaaddeerr PP.. TThhoommppssoonn,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(Flt.Lt.P.Thompson.R.A.F.);U.N.Korea 1950-54,unnamedasissued,soldwithrecipient’sQueen’sCommendationforValuableServiceintheAiremblem,mountedon card for display, generally very fne (4) £360-£440
Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air London Gazette 31 December 1960.
PPeetteerrTThhoommppssoonnwasborninWestHartlepool,CountyDurhaminMay1922.Hewasaplumberandanelectricalapprenticepriortoenlistingin theRoyalAirForceinOctober1941.Afterinitialtrainingappropriatetoaircrew,ThompsonwaspostedtoNo.4B.F.T.S.,Meza,Arizona,U.S.A. forhisbasic fyinginstruction.HavingcompletedthishereturnedtotheUKinJuly1943,andimmediatelycommencedtrainingasaninstructor.
Thompsonwasemployedasaninstructorfortheremainderofthewar,andwascommissionedinJanuary1945.Hecontinuedtobeemployedin thiscapacityafterthewar,andwaspostedtoNo.2ArmamentPracticeSchool,Acklingtonwherehe fewSpitfres,MeteorsandTempest amongst others.
ThompsonservedatHQ12Group,priortobeingselectedforatourwiththeFarEastAirForceTrainingSquadron,SeletarinJanuary1952.He servedfor30monthswiththelatter, fyinginMosquitos,BeaufghtersandHornets,andcombininginstructionwithoperational fyingduringthe Malayanconfict.Thompson fewaSunderlandof88SquadrontoIwakuni,JapanviaKaiTak,HongKong,inMarch1953.WhilstatIwakunihe few a 9 hour day-sortie on anti-submarine patrol with 205 Squadron (Sunderlands) over the Tsushima Straits (UN Korea Medal).
ThompsonreturnedtotheUK,andconvertedtoaMaritimerole-subsequentpostingsincludingwith36Squadron(Neptunes)and204 Squadron(Shackletons)atR.A.F.Ballykelly.Hewassentwithadetachmentof204SquadrontoAustralia,August-November1957,tosupporta NuclearTrialsForce(Operation Antler).BasedatR.A.A.F.Pearce,nearPerth,thisUKforcewasinvolvedinthreetestsovertheMarlingaRange (the frst two being tests on high towers, the last being a weapon of some 26.6 KT suspended by three barrage balloons).
Thompsoncompletedhistourwith204Squadron,andremainedatBallykellyontheFlyingWingoftheStation(August1958-November1960). HewasemployedasaShackletoninstructor,andgradedasanExceptionalLongRangeMaritimePilot-thereforeitwasnosurprisethathe appeared in the New Years Honours List 1961 for a Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air.
Immediatelyfollowingthissuccessfultour,ThompsonwaspostedonExchangeDutiestotheU.S.A.,November1960-November1962.He servedastheNavalAirStation,Whidbey,Washington fyingavarietyof maritimeaircraft.Suchpostingswerereservedforaircrewofexceptional ability and yet Thompson was still a Flight Lieutenant.
ThompsonadvancedtoSquadronLeaderinJanuary1967,andsubsequentpostingsincludedto24Squadron(Hercules)atR.A.F.Lyneham.He fnishedhisserviceatNo.242O.C.U.,ThorneyIslandonsimulatorduties.SquadronLeaderThompsonretiredinMay1977,anddiedinJanuary 1995.
Soldwiththefollowingcontemporaryrelateddocuments:Q.C.V.S.A.Certifcate,dated31December1960;Commissionappointingrecipientas PilotOfcerintheR.A.F.V.R.,dated6March1945;CommissionappointingrecipientasFlightLieutenant,dated22September1953;5RoyalAir ForcePilot’sFlyingLogBooksand1R.A.F.AircrewFlyingLogBook(28September1942-30November1974)theseverydetailedandreplete withphotographsandnewspapercuttings;CoastalCommand,R.A.F.,AircrewCategorisationCard,Pilot(withvariousInstrumentRatingcards); ColonialCivilAviationLicence(Singapore);alargequantityofphotographsfromvariousstagesofrecipient’sservicecareer,includinganannotated album and other ephemera.
Four: CChhiieeff PPeettttyy OOff cceerr JJ.. HH.. WWoooolliissccrroofftt,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy WarMedal1939-45;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,NearEast(P/JX.712436J.H.Wooliscroft.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL. S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(P/JX.712436J.H.Wooliscroft.P.O.H.M.S.Girdleness.);RoyalNavalMeritoriousServiceMedal,E.II.R. (CPOJHWooliscroftD128136DHMSNelson)the frstthreemountedforwear,thelastinitsnamedcardboxofissue, contact marks, very fne, the last extremely fne (4)
£280-£340
Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. FFrraasseerr,, AArrmmyy AAiirr CCoorrppss WarMedal1939-45,unnamedasissued;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(14059877PteJFraserAAC) mounted for wear, the latter a slightly later issue, light contact marks, very fne (2)
£70-£90
118866
Four: RReegguullaattiinngg PPeettttyy OOff cceerr TT.. SS.. JJ.. SSmmiitthh,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy
Korea1950-53,1stissue(C/JX.863201.T.Smith.A.B.R.N.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;GeneralService1962 -2007,1clasp,SouthArabia(MX.863201T.S.J.Smith.R.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(MX83201T.S.J. Smith. R.P.O. H.M.S. Sea Eagle.) mounted for display, some staining, very fne (4)
£260-£300
TTeerreennccee SSiiddnneeyy JJaammeess SSmmiitthh attested into the Royal Navy and served in the Korean War and saw later service during the South Arabia campaign.
Three: SSiiggnnaallmmaann MM.. WW.. WWiillssoonn,, RRooyyaall SSiiggnnaallss
Korea1950-53,1stissue(22699247Sigmn.M.W.Wilson.R.Sigs.)innamedcardboxofissue;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp, Malaya,E.II.R.(22699247Sigmn.M.W.Wilson.R.Sigs.)innamedcardboxofissue;U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued,in card box of issue, nearly extremely fne (3)
£100-£140
118888
Pair: CCoorrppoorraall RR.. JJoonneess,, RRooyyaall WWeellsshh FFuussiilliieerrss
Korea1950-53,1stissue(22601137Cpl.R.Jones.R.W.F.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued,mountedcourt-styleas worn, good very fne (2)
£80-£100
Four: PPeettttyy OOff cceerr OOrrddnnaannccee EElleeccttrriicciiaann AA.. TT.. EElllliiss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy
NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,NearEast(P/MX.915524A.T.Ellis.L.E.M.R.N.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedas issued;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia(M.915524A.T.Ellis.A/C.O.El.(Local).R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E. II.R.,2ndissue(MX.915524A.T.Ellis.P.O.O.El.H.M.S.Ashanti.)mountedforwear, edgebruisetothird,contactmarks,very fne (4) £280-£340
Pair: MMaarriinnee DD.. RR.. BBaarrnneess,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinneess
Pair: MMaarriinnee DD.. AA.. WWrriigghhtt,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinneess
NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula(RM.17438D.A. Wright.Mne.R.M.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Borneo(RM.17438 D. A. Wright. Mne. R.M.) nearly extremely fne (2) £260-£300
DDaavviidd‘‘SShhiinneerr’’WWrriigghhttservedwith1Troop,ACompany,40Commando,Royal Marines,atBurmaCamp,Malaya,fromSeptember1962toFebruary164.Hediedon 17 November 2013.
Soldwiththerecipient’sownaccountofhisservicewith40RoyalMarineCommando inMalaya,entitledto‘NightFrightsinSarawak’,includingaphotographicimageofthe recipient.
NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Brunei(R.M.20508D.R.Barnes.Mne.R.M.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Borneo (RM. 20508 D. R. Barnes. Mne. R.M.) good very fne (2)
£260-£300
119922
Pair: PPrriivvaattee AA.. MM.. CCooppee,, SSttaa ff oorrddsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24889746PteAMCopeStafords);Gulf1990-91,noclasp(24889746Pte AMCopeStafords);soldwiththerecipient’sSaudiArabianandKuwatimedalsfortheLiberationofKuwait,bothincasesof issue, nearly extremely fne (4)
£160-£200
Pair: DDrriivveerr AA.. SSmmiitthh,, RRooyyaall CCoorrppss ooff TTrraannssppoorrtt
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24817530DvrASmithRCT);Gulf1990-91,1clasp,16Janto28Feb1991 (24817530DvrASmithRCT)thesetwoinnamedcardboxesofissue,togetherwiththerecipient’sSaudiArabianandKuwaiti medals for the Liberation of Kuwait, extremely fne (4)
£160-£200
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
Seven: LLaannccee CCoorrppoorraall HH.. MMuullrraanneeyy,, AArrggyyllll aanndd SSuutthheerrllaanndd HHiigghhllaannddeerrss
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24852269PteHMulraneyAandSH);N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp, FormerYugoslavia;Iraq2003-11,1clasp,19Marto28Apr2003(24852269LCplHMulraneyAandSH);EuropeanSecurityand DefencePolicyServiceMedal2004,1clasp,Althea;OperationalServiceMedal2000,1clasp,Afghanistan(24852269LCplH MulraneyScots);Jubilee2002,unnamedasissued;AccumulatedCampaignServiceMedal1994,E.II.R. erasednaming,mounted court-style for wear; together with the related miniature awards, these similarly mounted, generally very fne and better (7)
£400-£500
PP..
CCoorrppss GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(25100693PtePRZukowskiRLC);Iraq2003-11,noclasp(25100693PteP RZukowskiRLC);OperationalServiceMedal2000,forAfghanistan,1clasp,Afghanistan(25100693LCplPRZukowskiRLC) court mounted for wear, good very fne (3)
£240-£280
SoldwithaCommandingOfcer904ExpeditionaryAirWingCommendationcertifcatenamedtotherecipient,inrecognitionofvaluableservice duringamasscasualtyincidentinKandaharAfghanistanon17February2008;twounofcialmedallionsrelatingserviceinAfghanistan;and photographs of the recipient in uniform.
Three: SSaappppeerr WW.. JJ.. TToorrttoorraa,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,Kosovo,unnamedasissued;Iraq2003-11,1clasp,19Marto28Apr2003(25111333Spr.WJ Tortora RE); Jubilee 2012, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style for wear, very fne (3)
£180-£220
WWiilllliiaammJJ..TToorrttoorraaattestedintotheRoyalEngineerson6January2000andafterbasictrainingandserviceinGermany,heservedinKosovoon peacekeepingdutiesfromNovember2001toMay2002.AfterfurthertraininginCanada,hewaspostedtoKuwaitinFebruary2003wherehis unitwasattackedbyIraqiscudmissilesbeforeheservedinIraqduringtheIraqWarforfourmonths,clearingroutesandonmineclearance duties.ReturningtoIraqinNovember2003forafurther fvemonthtourhewasafterwardsadvancedLanceCorporalandspenthislasttwo years army service as a member of the recruitment team at Gibraltar Barracks. Discharged in December 2007, he subsequently joined the Police. Soldtogetherwithacommemorativecoininitscaseofissue,issuedby10DowningStreettothosewhotookpartinsecurityarrangementsfor the2012LondonOlympics;acopiede-mailfromtherecipientdetailinghisservicerecordconfrminghisadditionalentitlementtoaPlatinum Jubilee 2022 medal; and assorted photographs of the recipient in uniform during his service.
Pair: SSaappppeerr EE.. FFoorrbbeess,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss
OperationalServiceMedal2000,forIraq&Syria,1clasp,Iraq&Syria(SprEForbesRE30220458)withnamedboxofissue; Jubilee 2022, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style for wear, extremely fne, scarce (2)
Sold with three Royal Engineers Medallions; the recipient’s collar badges; and 32 Engineer Regiment ‘Longhorn’ cloth fash.
£300-£400
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Nassau22March1808((JJaammeessCChhaappmmaann,,MMiiddsshhiippmmaann..)) lightedgebruising,otherwise very fne
£5,000-£7,000
Provenance: Spink, December 1986; Turl Collection, Spink, July 2010. Approximately30claspsissuedfor‘Nassau22March1808’.JamesChapmanisconfrmedasaMidshipmanaboardH.M.S. Nassau when,together withH.M.S. Stately, theyjointlyattackedanddestroyedtheDanish74-gunship PrindtsChristianFrederick of Grenaa,CoastofJutland,Denmark, on22March1808.The Nassau suferedtwomenkilled,andsixteenmenwounded,whilstthe Stately lostfourmenkilled,andtwoofcersand twenty-sixmenwounded.ThelosstotheDanish,outofacrewof fvehundredandseventy-six,amountedto ffty-fvemenkilledandeighty-eight wounded.
JJaammeessCChhaappmmaannwasbornon9April1791,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasFirstClassVolunteeron1October1803,andwasappointedtoH.M.S. Nassau (CaptainR.Campbell)laterthatyear.HeattainedtheratingofMidshipmanon22June1806,andhewasemployedinthelatterfortwo years in blockading the Texel; he also accompanied the expedition against Copenhagen under Admiral Gambier in August and September 1807. Hewaspresenton22March1808,incompanywiththe Stately,another64,atthecaptureanddestruction,onthecoastofZealand,ofthe Danish 74-gun ship Prindts Christian Frederick, after a running fght of great length and obstinacy.
InOctober1813,beingtheninthe Tremendous 74,heservedonshorewiththebatteriesatthereductionofTrieste,October1813;andfrom 12Februaryto9April,1814,whiledetachedinchargeoftheimperialarmedvessel Fidele andtwooftheship’sboatstoactinco-operationwith theAustrianforcesunderMarshalBellegarde,hewasactivelyemployedinpreventingsuppliesfromreachingVenice,ChioggiaandMalamocco, and,on23March,Chapmancommandedandled thetroop-boatswhichstormedandcarriedFortCaranella,nearthePodiLevante,onwhich occasionhetookupaformidablepositionbeforeBrondolo,andinrecognitionofhisconductreceivedthethanksofMarshalBellegardeand GeneralsMarchalandPulszky.Havingpassedhisexaminationon4December1811,andafterserviceinH.M.S. Malta,bearingtheFlagofRearAdmiralB.Hallowell,hewasappointedLieutenantinthe Orlando 36,CaptainJ.Clavell,24October1814.Heservedwiththelatteratthe blockadeoftheChesapeake,andwaspaidof fromherinAugust1815.HewasappointedretiredCommanderin1859.Inthecourseofhis careerChapman'snameappears,asasupernumeraryforpassage,onthebooksofnofewerthan73shipsofwar,owingtothecircumstancesof his having been appointed Master of 18 or 19 diferent prize-vessels.
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Syria((WWiilllliiaammCCoolllleeyy..)) claspsprungatrightside,edgebruisingandcontactmarks, otherwise nearly very fne
Provenance: One of this name sold by Spink in October 1966.
Two men of this name on Admiralty rolls, an Able Seaman aboard Cambridge, and an Ordinary Seaman aboard Dido.
£400-£500
220000
Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Pyrenees, St. Sebastian ((JJ.. SSuutthheerrllaanndd,, RR.. AArrttyy..)) extremely fne £800-£1,000
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor. Sotheby’s, March 1980; Glendining’s, July 2000.
JJoohhnn SSuutthheerrllaanndd is con frmed in Vigors’ roll as serving as a Gunner in Morrison’s Company 4th Battalion R.A. for both clasps.
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,4clasps,Egypt,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca((JJ..CCaammppbbeellll,,RR..SSaappppeerrss&&MMiinneerrss..))with original ribbon sewn with cord loop for wearing, small edge bruise, otherwise toned, good very fne and rare
£2,400-£2,800
Confrmedontherollofthe90thRegimentforEgypt,andonthatoftheRoyalSappers&MinersforCiudadRodrigo(16claspsissuedtothe Corps), Badajoz (33 clasps issued) and Salamanca (unique clasp to the Corps - see note below).
JJaammeessCCaammppbbeellllwasbornintheParishofUdney,nearAberdeenandoriginallyenlistedintothe90thFooton15February1794,agedabout16 years3months,aminerbytrade.Heservedwiththe90thduringthecampaigninEgyptin1801,seeingactionatthebattleofAbukiron8March, and the battle of Mandora on 13 March before returning to Malta in September 1801 and sailing for England in February 1802.
ThebattleofMandorawastheopeningactionofwhatbecameknownasthebattleofAlexandriawhichculminatedon21March1801.Inthe actionatMandorathewholearmywasprecededbyanadvancedguardofthe90thRegimentmarchinginfrontofthecentrecolumnandthe 92ndHighlanderswithtwogunsinfrontoftheleftcolumn.AstheBritishadvanced,theyweresubjectedtoaheavy frefromtheFrenchgunson theheights.ThedifcultyofdraggingthegunsthroughthesanddelayedthemainBritishcolumnsandthetwoadvancedregimentsoutdistanced them.ThecontoursinthegroundconcealedthecentrecolumnfromtheFrenchonthehighgroundandtheysupposedthe90thand92nd Highlanderstobeunsupported.TheFrench22ndChasseursàChevalcaughtthe90thRegimentinthecourseofdeployingintolinebuthemassed 90thheldtheir freuntiltheFrenchcavalrywerealmostuponthemandshatteredtheFrenchmenwithavolley fredatafewyardsdistance.The Frenchinfantrythencameupandfelluponthe90thand92nd,whichfoughthardtoholdthem.EventuallytheBritishcentreandleftcolumns cameupandjoinedthe fghtingandtheFrenchbegantofallbackunderthepressure,the92ndHighlanderscapturingthreegunsintheFrench position. By the evening Abercromby resolved to abandon the attack and his army fell back to the Roman Camp position. Frenchcasualtiesintheday’s fghtingwerearound500ofcersandsoldierskilled,woundedorcaptured.BritishcasualtiesintheArmyamounted to6ofcersand150menkilled,66ofcersand1016menwounded.TheRoyalNavy,crewingthegunboatsandMarinessufered3ofcersand 27menkilled and4ofcersand50menwounded.The90thRegimentalonesufered240casualtiesandthe92ndHighlanders140casualties.Both regiments were subsequently awarded the battle honour ‘Mandora’ for their gallantry in the fghting on 13 March.
UponhisreturntoEngland,PrivateJamesCampbellwasdischargedto‘out-pension’on5May1802,whichwouldsuggestthathehadbeen woundedorsuferedotherinjuryduringthecampaignlikeopthalmia,acommonafictionamongstthearmyinEgypt.Nevertheless,hereturned hometohisnativeAberdeen,whereheremainedonthepensionlistuntil18April1809,whenheenlistedoncemoreatAberdeen,thistimefor theSappersandMiners,hisminingknowledgeclearlymakinghimanattractivespecialistrecruitfortheCorps.Itisnotrecordedwhenhewentto thePeninsulabutacontinualsupplyofsmalldetachmentsoftheCorpsweresentouttoSpainandPortugalduringthecampaign.Itisclearthough that he was present during the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz and Salamanca, as refected by his M.G.S. medal. ‘InJune[1812],ninerankand flewerepresentunderLieutenant-ColonelBurgoyne,R.E.,atthesiegeofthefortifedpostsatSalamanca.Private JamesDurantwaskilledinthetrenchesonthenightofthe17thJune,andfourprivateswerewounded.Thanksfortheirgoodconductinthe siege of the forts was conveyed to them in general orders’ (History of the Royal Sappers and Miners by T. W. Connolly refers).
CampbellwasdischargedatWestminsteron31October1816,‘havingbeenfoundunftforservicefromDebiity,andbeingplacedonthePension Listatoneshillingperdiemfromthe1stofNovembernext,agreeablytotheLieut.General&Board’sorderofthe25thinstant.’Hewasthen paid ‘Three Pounds ffteen Shillings & /9d’ to allow him and his wife to return to Aberdeen, ‘the Place of my original Inlistment’.
Note:Sub-LieutenantGrattanisshownontheM.G.S.rollfor6claspsincludingSalamancabuthis frst5clasps,uptoandincludingSalamanca, were earned as a private in the 3rd Foot Guards, making Campbell’s clasp unique to the Sappers & Miners.
Sold with copied discharge papers.
TThheePPeenniinnssuullaaWWaarrmmeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeEElliijjaahhHHoottlleeyy,,9955tthhFFoooott,,RRii ff eess,,wwhhoowwaasswwoouunnddeeddiinntthheelleefftthhaannddaatttthhee aattttaacckk oonn NNeeww OOrrlleeaannss
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,9clasps,Barrosa,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria,Pyrenees,St.Sebastian, Orthes,Toulouse(E.Hotley,95thFoot,Rifes.) fttedwithsilverribbonbuckle, minormarksandtwosmalledgebruises, otherwise nicely toned, good very fne
£5,000-£7,000
Provenance: Glendining’s, February 1940 and October 1954.
EElliijjaahhHHoottlleeyywasbornintheParishofLongMelford,Su folk,andattestedfortheRifeBrigadeatBuryStEdmundson11March1809,atthevery youngageof12years.Hethenserved‘UnderAge’asaPrivateandthenBuglerfrom11March1809,andthentoPrivateon10March1815, whenheattainedtheageof18yearsandresumedserviceasaBuglerforalmostanotheryearbeforerevertingtoPrivateon25January1816.His totalserviceamountedtonearly23yearswiththeColoursuntilhisdischargeon10January1838.Heserved‘Fouryearsandthreemonthsin PortugalandSpain;NineMonthsinAmerica;FourMonthsinFranceandtheremainderatHome’.Hewas‘WoundedatNewOrleansinthe forefngeroftherighthand.’HewasdischargedatPortsmouth‘inconsequenceofdifcultyofbreathing,debilityofthelowerlimbsandbeing worn out.’ He declared his intention to reside and receive his pension at Long Melford, Sufolk.
Sold with copied discharge papers.
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MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,11clasps,Corunna,Busaco,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria, Pyrenees,Nivelle,Nive,Toulouse(T.Harding,95thFoot,Rifes.) fttedwithsilverribbonbuckle, minormarks,otherwisenearly extremely fne
£7,000-£9,000
Provenance: Glendining’s, July 1940 and November 1952; A. Leyland Robinson Collection; Dix Noonan Webb, December 2021. 26eleven-claspM.G.S.medalsissuedtothe95thRifes,3withthiscombinationofclasps,Hardingtheonlyoneofthesethreetoalsoserveat Waterloo.
TThhoommaassHHaarrddiinnggwasbornatMotson,Hampshire,inabout1771.Heenlistedforunlimitedserviceintothe1stBattalion,95thFoot,at Stockbridge,Hampshire,on12July1800,aVolunteerfromthePrinceofWales’sRegimentofFencibleInfantry,inwhichunithehadservedsince 11February1795.Hewasthen29yearsold,alabourerbytrade,andwasprobablyoneoftheoriginalsoldierswhovolunteeredfromtheMilitia into the ‘experimental corps of Rife Men’ which was formed at this period.
Hardingservedatotalof25years95dayswhichincluded5years150daysofserviceintheFencibles,andhis2yearallowanceforWaterloo,at whichbattlehewaspresentinBeckwith’sNo.10Company.HisdischargepapersaresignedbybothKincaidandBalvard,thoughHardingcould notsignhimselfandmarkedwith‘X’.TheyaredatedBourlon,France,24February1818,atwhichtimehewas47yearsoldandrecommendedfor dischargeinconsequenceofbeing‘oldandwornout’.Hisconductasasoldierisdescribedasbeing‘Verygood.ServedinSouthAmerica,during thewholeofthePeninsulaWarandatWaterloo.WaswoundedinSouthAmericaintheleftthighandatVeraintheleftleg,andmeritsthemost favourableconsiderationoftheBoard.’HewassubsequentlyinvalidedtoEnglandwherehewas fnallydischargedon18May1818,andadmitted to a Chelsea out-pension of 1/2d per diem.
ThomasHarding,ChelseaPensioner,diedofapoplexyatBroughton,Hampshire,on1March1859,aged78years.Soldwithdetailedmuster report, copied discharge papers, various pay and muster lists and other research.
£240-£280 220044
Alexander Davison’s Medal for The Nile 1798, bronze-gilt, unmounted, very fne
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,KirkeeandPoona((TT..HHaammlliinn,,6655tthhFFoooott..))shorthyphenreverse,ofciallyimpressednaming, edge bruising and contact marks, traces of lacquer, very fne
£2,000-£2,400
Provenance: Glendining’s, May 1902; Needes Collection 1940; Elson Collection 1963; Clive Nowell Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, June 2009.
Approximately 88 clasps awarded to European recipients, including 17 to the 65th Foot.
TThhoommaassHHaammlliinnwasbornintheParishofSt.Nicholas,Liverpool,in1797,andenlistedinthe56thFooton7July1811.ArrivinginIndiaon7July 1815,hetransferredtothe65thFooton3November1816andwasraisedCorporal19July1821.HeservedwiththisRegimentthroughoutthe entiretyoftheDeccanWar,andisnoteduponhisArmyServiceRecord:‘alsointhePersianGulphatRafsalKhy-main1819.-andatBenboo-Ali in 1820.’
ReducedtoPrivateinApril1822,Hamlinvolunteeredforthe20thFooton25June1822,buthisservicewasterminatedatBelgaumon31 October1833onaccountofvisceral(artery)disease:‘Hasforthelasttwoyearsbeenalmostconstantlyinhospitalwithsevere&longprotracted attacks...withoutderivingtheleastbeneftfrommedicine,thereisalsogreatirregularityinthefunctionsofthebowels.Hehasbeensixteenyears inIndiaandIattributehiscomplaintstotheefectsofclimateandamoftheopinionthattheywilldisqualifyhimpermanentlyfromMilitary Service. His conduct whilst in hospital has been good.’
Sold with copied Army Service Record and the Proceedings of a Medical Board detailing his discharge and transfer home to England.
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220077
ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Bhurtpoor((JJ..GGrriiff nn,,5599tthhFFoooott..))shorthyphenreverse,o fciallyimpressednaming, regimental number re-engraved, replacement suspension rod, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne £400-£500
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
Two men named James Grifn appear in the WO 97 series covering service in India at the time of the siege of Bhurtpoor:
1.bornCoventry,Warwickshire;enlistedChatham,Kent,1March1819,aged18;conductgood,woundedinthelegatthestormingofBhurtpoor in 1826, amputated right leg; discharged 29 May 1827 and died as in-pensioner at Chelsea on 1 October 1884.
2.bornWestbourne,Sussex;attestedPortsmouth30June1824,aged15,under-ageuntil28June1827,appointedDrummerinNovember1826; servedEastIndiesfromOctober1825toJune1829;dischargedTemplemore13October1848,conductthatofabadsoldier,dateofdeath unknown; considerably long list of convictions, mostly for habitual drunkenness, attached to his discharge papers; date of death unknown.
Sold with copied discharge papers for both men.
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EarlSt.Vincent’sTestimonyofApprobation1800,silver,unmounted, marksandweartohighpoints,otherwisenearlyvery fne, scarce £400-£500
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforJava1811,silver,unmounted,alaterstrikingwithfullydevelopedobversediecrack, good very fne £400-£500
Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
TThheeWWaatteerrlloooommeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeTThhoommaassAAnnddeerrssoonn,,22nnddDDrraaggoooonnss((SSccoottssGGrreeyyss))wwhhoosseerrvveeddwwiitthhtthhee‘‘UUnniioonn BBrriiggaaddee’’iinntthheeiirrffaammoouusshheeaavvyyccaavvaallrryycchhaarrggeeaattWWaatteerrlloooowwhhiicchhddeessttrrooyyeedd ff vveeFFrreenncchhiinnffaannttrryybbrriiggaaddeessaannddiinn ff iicctteeddssoommee 55,,000000 ccaassuuaallttiieess
Waterloo1815(ThomasAnderson,2ndorR.N.Brit.Reg.Drag.) fttedwithoriginalsteelclipandreplacementsilverring suspension, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fne £3,600-£4,400
TThhoommaassAAnnddeerrssoonnwasbornatDalkeith,Edinburgh,in1768,andenlistedintothe2ndDragoonson10April1793,aged25years,acandle-maker bytrade.HeservedinCaptainThomasFenton’sTroopatWaterlooandwasatthattimeprobablytheoldestmanintheregimenttotakepartin theGreys’famouscharge,beingthen46yearsofage.HewasdischargedatCanterburyon13October1816,inconsequenceofchronic rheumatismandasthmacontractedintheservice,‘averygoodman&afaithfulsoldier’,andreceivedanOutPensionof1shalfpennyperdiem. OnleavingthearmyhereturnedtoDalkeith,toresumehistradeasacandle-maker,wherehemetandmarriedAgnesBennetandhadastillborn childinMay1820.ThomasAndersondiedaged56fromavomitingofbloodon23May1824,andisburiedinDalkeithOldChurchyardbesidehis still born child
Sold with copied discharge papers.
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£5,000-£7,000
OnApril9th,1815,the6thorInniskillingDragoonsassembledfromitsvariousquartersatNorthamptonunderordersforactiveservice,and threesquadronsoftwotroopseachwereorganisedunderCaptainMadox,CaptainBrown,andBr.Lieut-ColonelMiller,whocommandedthe right,centre,andleftsquadronsrespectively.AtWaterlootheregiment,underthecommandofColonelJosephMuter,wasformedintoabrigade withtheRoyalDragoonsandtheScotsGreys,andbecameknownasthe'UnionBrigade.'WiththeirimmortalchargeagainsttheFrench,the UnionBrigadedeliveredperhapsthemostdecisivecavalrychargeevermadeintheannalsofmodernwarfare.InjustafewminutesNapoleonlost 5000 men, and nearly all the guns belonging to the attack were put out of action for the remainder of the day. InaletterdatedBrussels,21stJune,1815,MutergavehisownaccountofeventsatWaterloo,extractsofwhichwerepublishedinaScotch newspaper shortly afterwards:
‘Hostilitiescommencedonthe16th,byanattackonthePrussianadvancedposts.Ourarmywasputimmediatelyinmotion,andaftertwoafairs, weretiredtoourposition14or15milesfromhence,andcoveringthegreatroadtothisplace.Ourrightrestedonahill,ourcentreonanother moreadvanced,formingpartofthecircumferenceofacircle;theleftIdidnotsee.Theattackcommencedontheright,butwassoontransferred withgreatfurytothecentre.Theenemyattackedinthreesolidcolumnsofimmensedepth,supportedbycavalryandartillery.Ourinfantry receivedtheminline:behindtheinfantry,wasGen.Ponsonby’sBrigadeofCavalry,consistingofthe1stDragoons,theGreys,andInniskillings:whentheinfantryhadgiventheir fre,wechargedthroughintervals,whichtheinfantrymadeforus,inopencolumnofhalfsquadrons,and completelyupsettheenemy’sthreemassycolumns,notleavingaman.Gen.PonsonbyandCol.HamiltonoftheGreysbeingkilled,thecommand ofthebrigadedevolveduponme:-nothingcouldbe fnerthantheirconduct,ormoresuccessful.Ourstrengthbeforetheactionwas1050;after it,about100;“butmanyhadbeensenttoescortprisoners”.Inkilled,wounded,&c.,welostabouttwothirds.Theenemyreiteratedhisattackson thecentrewithfreshtroops,butwithoutsuccess.Hethenmadeamostdesperateattackontheright,wheremysmallbrigadeof100menwas calledtochargeabout400cavalry,supportedbyartilleryandsquares ofinfantry.Iwastoldthateverythingdependedonourexertions-itwasin leadingmymiserableremains,thatIreceivedmywound.Thechargewasnotsuccessful,indeedalmosteverymanandhorsewasknockeddown. Such butchery was never beheld - the day was long doubtful, but the fortunate arrival of the Prussians decided it.’
SSaammuueellBBllaacckkwastheyoungersonofColonelSamuelBlack,3rdBengalNativeCavalry(d.1799),byMargaret,eldestdaughterofMajorJerome Noble,18thRoyalIrishRegimentofFoot.Hejoinedthe6thDragoonsasaCorneton5April1810;Lieutenant,8July1813;Captain,28July1825; half-pay, 8 April 1826. He died with the rank of Major on 2 November 1853.
TThheeWWaatteerrlloooommeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeAArrtthhuurrEElllliioott,,66tthh((IInnnniisskkiilllliinngg))DDrraaggoooonnss,,wwhhoowwaasssseevveerreellyywwoouunnddeeddiinntthheeffaammoouuss hheeaavvyy ccaavvaallrryy cchhaarrggee
wwhheerreebbyy hhiiss
lleegg wwaass aammppuuttaatteedd Waterloo1815(ArthurElliot,6thorInniskillingDrag.) fttedwithsteelclipandlaterringsuspension, lightedgebruisingand contact marks, otherwise about very fne £2,600-£3,000
Provenance: ‘Jubilee’ Collection, Glendining’s, May 1992; An Important Collection of Waterloo Medals, Dix Noonan Webb, December 1994. AArrtthhuurrEElllliioottwasbornatLisburn,countyAntrim,andenlistedforunlimitedserviceon20December1803,aged18years,afarmerbytrade.At Waterloo,wherehisregimentformedpartofthe'Union'Brigade,hewasseverelywounded.HewasdischargedatBirminghamon13December 1817,inconsequenceof‘dyspnoea[adifcultyofbreathing]andbadhealthcausedbyfrequentexposuretovicissitudesofheatandcoldwhenon duty.N.B.HewaswoundedinbothhipsandthighbyalanceatWaterlooonthe18thofJune1815.’Hisdischargewasconfrmedon23February 1818,andhewasadmittedtoanOutPensionatChelseaHospitalonthefollowingdayatarateof9penceperday,increasedto1shillingperday in October 1854.
Sold with copied discharge papers and extract from Chelsea Hospital Admissions book.
TThheeWWaatteerrlloooommeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteePPhhiilliippPPeeggddeenn,,22nnddBBaattttaalliioonn,,CCoollddssttrreeaammGGuuaarrddss,,wwhhoowweerreeddiissttiinngguuiisshheeddffoorrtthheeiirr ppaarrtt iinn tthhee ddeeffeennccee ooff HHoouuggoouummoonntt oonn 1188 JJuunnee 11881155
Waterloo1815(PhilipPegden,2ndBatt.ColdstreamGds.) fttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, edgebruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne £1,800-£2,200
Provenance: Christie’s, May 2001.
PPhhiilliippPPeeggddoonnservedatWaterlooinLieutenant-ColonelDawkins’No.8Companyandiscon frmedonthemusterrollsasa‘WaterlooMan.’He later claimed and received the M.G.S. for Vittoria.
TThheeWWaatteerrlloooommeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooCCoorrppoorraallSSaammuueellWWhhiitteehheeaadd,,22nnddBBaattttaalliioonn,,33rrddRReeggiimmeennttooffFFoooottGGuuaarrddss,,aavveetteerraannoofftthhee ccaammppaaiiggnn ooff 11880011 iinn EEggyypptt wwhhoo wwaass sseevveerreellyy wwoouunnddeedd aatt FFuueenntteess dd’’OOnnoorr oonn 55 MMaayy 11881111 Waterloo1815(Corp.Sam.Whitehead,2ndBatt.3rdReg.Guards.) fttedwithcontemporaryreplacementsilverringandstraight bar suspension, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne £2,800-£3,400
SSaammuueellWWhhiitteehheeaaddwasbornon2December1777,atIlkeston,Derbyshire,andenlistedintothe3rdFootGuardsatNottinghamon28August 1798,aged21years,aframeworkknitterbytrade.HeservedattheHelder1799,Egypt1801,Copenhagen1807,andinthePeninsulafrom1809 toMay1811,andwaspresentatOporto,Talavera,Busaco,andFuentesd’Onorwherehewasseverelywoundedandconsequentlytookno furtherpartinthePeninsularwar.Whiteheadwasdischargedin12May1818,withapensionofoneshillingandtwopenceperday.Hisdischarge papers note that him being ‘old and worn out and wounded in the breast in action with the enemy at Fuentes d’Onor 5th May 1811.’
Nowaged40,hereturnedtohisoldhomewherelocalrecordssuggestthatheopenedadruggistsshopatthebottomofBathStreetinIlkeston. HealsobecameaSundaySchoolteacherundertheCurateRichardMoxon,andin1842tookupthepostofParishClerk,holdingituntilhe retired at the end of 1863.
InJuly1832hemarriedLoisEllis,daughterofEdwardandSarahEllis.Loiswasnearlythirtyyearshisjunior.Samueldiedon27October1870, aged92,andwasfollowed2yearslaterbyhiswife.TheyareburiedtogetherinStMary’sgraveyardextensionatIlkestonwheretheirgravestone is inscribed:
‘InlovingmemoryofSamuelWhitehead,lateCorpl.ofH.M.3rdFootGuardsand21yearsClerkofthisParish,bornDecr.2nd1777.DiedOctr. 27th1870.HeservedhiscountryinEgypt,atTalavera,Busaco,Fuentesd’Onoro&Waterloo’(Wellington’sMenRemembered byJanetandDavid Bromley refers).
Samuel Whitehead’s obituary was published in The Ilkeston Pioneer on Thursday, 17 November 1870: ‘Oneoftheoldestandmostrespectedinhabitantsofthisparishhasjustpassedaway,whosememorywillbelongandafectionatelycherishedby allwhoknewhimbeforeagepreventedhimfromdischargingthedutiesofhisofce.AshortmemoirofMrSamuelWhiteheadisduetothegood oldman,andnotbeunacceptabletomanyofourreaders.Intheyear1798,SamuelWhiteheadbeing twentyyearsold,enlistedinthe1tBattalion ofthe3dFootGuards,andassoonashehadbecometolerablyprofcientindrillhetookpartintheDukeofYork'sunfortunateexpeditionto Hollandwhence,aftersuferingverygreathardship,hereturnedsafelytoEngland.Hisregimentreturnedinsuchastate,astoclothinganddisease, thatitwaskeptforsomemonthsinasortofquarantine.Butthosewerenotthedaysofinaction.Samuelnothingloth,washurriedof onthe1st March1801,toEgypt,where,ononeoccasionafterlandingtheworkwassohotthattwenty-onemenofhiscompanywerekilledorwounded. AftertheFrenchhadevacuatedEgypt,SamuelreturnedtoEnglandandhadashortintervalofrestinLondon.Butinconsequenceofthepanic whichcameoverournationthroughfearofinvasion,batterieswereerectedatconvenientplaces,andhewasemployedduring1804insettingup thoseatChelmsford.In1805hewentwiththeexpeditiontoBremen,buttheenemynevershowed fght,andhereturnedtoEnglandinFebruary 1806.In1807hetookpartinthatcomparativelybloodlessbutimportantworkoftransferringtheDanish feet(whichbysecrettreatyhadbeen promised to Napoleon ), from Copenhagen to Chatham.
