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DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps, CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902, allexcepttheSA02claspcontemporarytailor’scopies (Lieut.H. G.C.Fowler.S.WalesBord:)engravednaming;1914-15Star(Capt.H.G.C.Fowler.S.WalesBord:);BritishWarandVictory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. H. G. C. Fowler.) slight edge bruising to second, otherwise, very fne (5) £1,000-£1,400
D.S.O. London Gazette 24 August 1915.
‘Forgreatgallantryonthe18thand19thJune,1915,duringoperationsontheGallipoliPeninusla.InacounterattackonaTurkishtrenchhelead thepartythateventuallyclearedit.Thisofcerthrewsome30bombs,someofwhichwereenemybombswhichhepickedupandthrewbackat great personal risk.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 22 June 1915 and London Gazette 22 June 1918.
HHuugghhGGrrii ff tthhCCookkeeFFoowwlleerrwasborninBreconon12January1882.HewascommissionedintoHighlandLightInfantryandservedwiththe3rd Battalion.AdvancedLieutenanton31July1900,hetransferredintotheSouthWalesBorderersandservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar withthe2ndBattalion(claspentitlementunconfrmed).HequalifedasaFristClassRussianinterpreterandwasadvancedCaptainon1February 1913,heservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalionfrom1December1914,andwaswoundedatFestuberton 21December1914,andsawfurtherserviceatGallipoliwiththe2ndBattalion.CaptainC.T.Atkinson’s TheHistoryoftheSouthWales Borderers1914-18 refers:‘TheactionatTurkeyTrenchbeganwithaTurkishbombardmentintheeveningonJune18th.Around8.30p.m.the Turksattacked,at frsttheywerebeatenof butsoonoverwhelmedthedefendersandgotintotheNorthWestendofTurkeyTrench.They advanced,cuttingof theSouthWalesBorderersfromtheInniskillingsontheirright.AjointpartyoftheInniskillingsandSouthWalesBorderers attemptedtoregainTurkeyTrench,andalthoughtheywereinitiallysuccessfultheTurksfoughtback.At11.15p.m.CaptainWalkeranda bombingpartyattackedbutwereunabletorelievethepressure.Throughoutthenight moreattemptsweremadetodrivetheTurksout, includingartillery freontheTrench.Theseefortshad limitedsuccessandthe fghtingseesawedbackandforththroughthenightuntil4.45a.m. when the fnal counterattack was mounted.
ThiswasmadebyCaptainFowler,RegimentalSergeantMajorWestlakeandsomebomberssupportedbyCaptainWalker,CaptainO’Sullivanof theInniskillingsandsomemenofbothBattalions.ThepartywasheadedbyPrivateWoods,whoclearedthewaywiththebayonet,whilePrivate Matthewskeptdowntheenemy’senflading fre.Bothmendidmagnifcentlyexposingthemselvesfearlesslyandpushingsteadilyon.By5.15am thirtyyardshadbeenwonback,by5.45a.m.seventy,halfanhourlaterthewholetrenchwasinBritishhands.CaptainFowlerhadbeensplendid and inspired his men by his gallantry, having exhausted his own bombs he picked up Turk’s bombs and threw them back with great efect.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Military)Member’s1sttype,hallmarksforLondon1918, withtheriband foranM.B.E.,(Civil)Member’s1sttype;1914-15Star(MajorS.C.Morgan.S.WalesBord.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major S. C. Morgan) very fne (4) £240-£280
M.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919.
SSyyddnneeyyCCooppeeMMoorrggaannwasbornon25October1887.EducatedatTauntonSchoolandTrinityCollege,Cambridge,hewascommissionedinto theSouthWalesBorderersforserviceduringtheGreatWaron28September1914andservedontheWesternFrontfrom25September1915. HewaswoundedontheSommeandafterwardsservedassecondincommandoftheOfcerCadetBattalion,CambridgeUniversity.Postwarhe wastheunsuccessfulLiberalparliamentarycandidatefortheUniversityofCambridgeinthe1922generalelection,andqualifedasaBarrister becomingamemberofMiddleTemple.HewascommissionedontotheGeneralListforfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWaranddiedon14 October 1967.
Sold with copied research.
ff nnee GGrreeaatt WWaarr 11991188 ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..CC.. ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo CCaappttaaiinn HH.. CC.. SS.. DDaavviieess,, SSoouutthh WWaalleess BBoorrddeerreerrss MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(6-2205PteH.C.S.Davies.North’dFus:);BritishWarandVictory Medals (Capt. H. C. S. Davies.) some staining, very fne (4) £700-£900
M.C. London Gazette 30 July 1919.
‘DuringtheattacknearPontruetonSeptember29th,1918,heledhiscompanyintheattackonForestTrenchwiththegreatestgallantry,and throughoutthedayhandleditwithconspicuousabilityandcleverness.Byskilfuluseofthegroundheenabledhismentopiercetheenemy’s defence,surroundandcapturethem.Hiscourageanddevotiontodutyunderheavymachine-gun frewereamarkedfeaturewhichgreatly infuenced his men, and largely and largely contributed to the operation being entirely successful.’
HHeerrbbeerrttCChhaannddoossSSyyddnneeyyDDaavviieesswasborninElham,Kent,on12March1887.EducatedatLuptonSchool,heattestedintotheNorthumberland FusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe6thBattalionfrom20April1915.Hewascommissioned intotheSouthWalesBordererstwodayslateron22April1915,servingontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalion.Postwarheworkedasa Bank Ofcial in Cardif, where he died in March 1969.
Sold with copied research.
AA
AA ff nnee SSeeccoonndd WWaarr ‘‘NNoorrtthh WWeesstt EEuurrooppee’’ MM..CC.. ggrroouupp ooff eeiigghhtt aawwaarrddeedd ttoo MMaajjoorr PP.. HH.. HHooccqquuaarrdd,, SSoouutthh WWaalleess BBoorrddeerreerrss MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.reverseofciallydated1945;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;Defenceand War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Major P. H. Hocqvard. [sic] M.C. S.W.B.) very fne (8) £1,800-£2,200
PPhhiilliippHHaaccqquuooiillHHooccqquuaarrddwasborninSt.Helier,Jersey,on13May1919.CommissionedintotheSouthWalesBordererson1July1939,he servedduringtheSecondWarwiththe4thBattalionandcontinuedtoservedpostwar.AdvancedMajorhesawfurtherserviceinMalayaduring the Emergency and died in Jersey, aged 79, on 11 November 1998. He is buried in Almorah cemetery, St. Helier.
Sold with copied gazette entry, copied citation, and a copied photograph of the recipient in uniform.
DistinguishedConductMedal,E.VII.R.(2875Corpl:H.Rand.S.Wales.Bord:);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Reliefof Kimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg(2875Corl.H.Rand.S.WalesBord:);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Corpl: H. Rand. S. Wales Bord:) very fne (3)
£1,200-£1,600
D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901.
M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901.
HH..RRaannddattestedintotheSouthWalesBorderersandservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarattachedtothe15thMountedInfantry.His DistinguishedConductMedalwasawardedfortheactionnorthofKromellenboogSpruiton13October1900,andheisfurthernotedasbeing slightly wounded at Osoek on 30 November 1901.
Sold with copied research.
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(22530Pte.D.Williams.2/S.WalesBord:);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(22530Pte.D.Williams. 2/S.WalesBord:);1914-15Star(22530Pte.D.Williams.S.WalesBord:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(22530Pte.D. Williams. S. Wales Bord.) edge bruising and contact marks, generally very fne (5)
£2,800-£3,400
D.C.M. London Gazette 18 February 1919, citation published 10 January 1920.
‘ForconspicuousgallantryanddeterminedcourageatOuttersteeneon18August1918.Hewithanothermanlocatedamachine-gunpost,shot downthegunner,andcalledontheresttosurrender.Thistheydid,buttreacherously fredonthetwoastheyadvancedtotaketheprisoners. They rushed the post, shot down the leaders, and captured twelve of the enemy.’
D.C.M. London Gazette 1 January 1919, citation published 3 September 1919.
‘Asaplatooncommanderhehasshownconspicuouscourageandgoodleadership,andinstilledthebestspiritintothemenunderhim.His services are as valuable in training as they are under the fre of the enemy.’
EErrnneessttAA..SSccaarrbboorroouugghh,fromEastbourne,Sussex,attestedintotheSouthWalesBorderersandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2nd Battalion,initiallyatTientsin,China,landingatLaoShanBayon23September1914foroperationsagainsttheGermanterritoryofTsingtao. EmbarkingforHongKonginDecember,heretunedhomethefollowingmonthbeforefurtherserviceatGallipoli,whenhelandedatCapeHelles on25April1915.MovingtoEgyptinJanuary1916,andSueztwomonthslater,helandedinMarseilles,Franceon15March1916,beforefurther service on the Western Front with the 5th Battalion.
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(39628Sjt.A.H.Watkins.2/S.WalesBord:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals;(2593Sjt.A. H. Watkins. Glam. Yeo.) BBeellggiiuumm,, KKiinnggddoomm, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, slight contact marks, otherwise good very fne (4) £700-£900
D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919; citation published 11 March 1920. ‘Forcontinuedexceptionallygoodworkbothinandoutofthelineduringthelastyear.Hehasalwaysseta fneexampleofcourageanddevotion toduty.Hetookpartinalloperationsduringthelastsixmonths,andhasalwaysprovedhimselfafearlessandcapableleader,especiallyduringthe heavy fghting near Ypres, which commenced 28th September, 1918.’ Belgian Croix de Guerre. London Gazette 4 September 1919.
AArrtthhuurrHHaayyddnnWWaattkkiinnss,fromNeath,Glamorgan,attestedintotheGlamorganYeomanryandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front. Advanced Sergeant, he saw further service with the 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers. Sold with copied Medal Index Card, copied medal roll extract and copied gazette entries.
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(22729Pte.C.W.Riley.12/S.W.Bord:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(22729Pte.C.W. Riley.S.WalesBord.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(3902655Sjt.C.W.Riley. D.C.M.A.C.C.);ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(CharlesWilliamRileyD.C.M.) contactmarks,edgebruising,generally very fne (7) £600-£800
D.C.M. London Gazette 4 June 1917.
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hebehavedinamostgallantmannerwhenendeavouringtoassistawoundedcomradeunder fre, who was lying outside.’
I.S.M. London Gazette, 28 September 1962.
‘Lord Chancellor’s Departments, Riley, Charles William, D.C.M. Senior Messenger, Supreme Court of Judicature.’
CChhaarrlleessWWiilllliiaammRRiilleeyyattestedintotheSouthWalesBorderersandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe12thBattalion. He later served at home with the Army Catering Corps, Territorial Army, during the Second War. Sold with copied research.
Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (2-10687 C.S. Mjr: F. Hillier. 2/S. W. Bord:) very fne
D.C.M. London Gazette 17 April 1918.
£500-£700
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Duringthelastninemonthshehasshowngreatgallantryunder fre,andhisconductatalltimes hasbeenofaveryhighorder,infuencinghismentoaverygreatdegree.Ontheoccasionofanattackheperformedmostvaluablework,keeping complete control of the men, and preparing later to meet the counter attack.’
FFrreeddeerriicckkHHiilllliieerr,fromNewport,Monmouthshire,attestedintotheSouthWalesBorderersandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2nd Battalion,initiallyatTientsin,China,andlandedatLaoShanBayon23September1914foroperationsagainsttheGermanterritoryofTsingtao. EmbarkingforHongKonginDecember,heretunedhomethefollowingmonthbeforefurtherserviceatGallipoli,whenhelandedatCapeHelles on25April1915.MovingtoEgyptinJanuary1916,andSueztwomonthslater,helandedinMarseilles,Franceon15March1916,beforefurther service on the Western Front and attachment to the Army School. Advanced Company Sergeant Major, he was discharged on 28 March 1919.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(2-10205A.Sjt.A.Cotterill.3/S.W.Bord:);1914-15Star(10205L.Cpl.A.Cotterill.S.WalesBord:);British WarandVictoryMedals(10205Cpl.A.Cotterill.S.WalesBord.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension (3903125 Sjt. A. Cotterill. M.M. S. Wales Bord.) contact marks, edge digs, good fne and better (5)
£500-£700
M.M. London Gazette 11 November 1916.
AAllbbeerrttCCootttteerriillllwasborninShrewsbury,Shropshire,on1stJuly1890.HeattestedintotheSouthWalesBordererson2April1911andwas appointedLanceCorporal.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalion,initiallyatTientsin,China,andlandedatLaoShanBayon23 September1914foroperationsagainsttheGermanterritoryofTsingtao.EmbarkingforHongKonginDecember,heretunedhomethefollowing monthbeforefurtherserviceatGallipoli,whenhelandedatCapeHelleson25April1915.MovingtoEgyptinJanuary1916,andSueztwo monthslater,helandedinMarseilles,Franceon15March1916,beforefurtherserviceontheWesternFrontwiththe3rdBattalion.Postwar,he continued to serve and was advanced Sergeant and awarded his L.S.G.C. in 1927.
AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddDDaavviieess,fromPortTalbot,attestedintotheSouthWalesBorderersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWestern Front with the 5th Battalion from 5 July 1915. He was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 12 March 1919. Sold with copied research.
AA ff nneeSSeeccoonnddWWaarr‘‘NNoorrtthhWWeessttEEuurrooppee’’iimmmmeeddiiaatteeMM..MM..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeGG..PP..GGaallllaagghheerr,,SSoouutthhWWaalleess BBoorrddeerreerrss
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(3910592Pte.G.P.Gallagher.S.WalesBord.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, very fne (5) £1,400-£1,800
M.M. London Gazette 1 March 1945.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Onthenight10/11September1944atLeHavre,PrivateGallagherwasamemberofaforwardplatoon.It wasverydarkandhewasgivenorderstoreporttheexactlocationofhisplatoontocompanyHQ.Heonlyknewtheapproximatepositionof companyHQandhadtoworktowardsitthroughthickbushes,treesandwire.Onthewayheheardsoundsofmovementandinvestigated, fndingsixarmedGermansmovingcautiouslyalongatrackinthedirectionofcompanyHQ.Althoughheavilyoutnumbered,PrivateGallagher workedupclosetothem, fxedhisbayonetandcharged.Surprisedfromthereartheenemydroppedtheirarmsandsurrendered.Thewholeof thisepisodewasseenbyPrivateGallagher’scompanycommander,whountilPrivateGallagherhadcharged,wasunawareofthepresenceofany enemy. Private Gallagher showed, for a private soldier, a fne aggressive spirit and splendid sense of duty.’
GGeerraarrddPPeetteerrGGaallllaagghheerr,fromLiverpool,Lancashire,wasbornin1913.HeattestedintotheSouthWalesBorderersandservedduringtheSecond War. He died in Liverpool in October 1963.
KnightBachelor’sBadge,1sttypebreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel,hallmarksforLondon1926,in fttedcase,thereverse engraved (Sir Zachariah Wheatley J.P. Created at Buckingham Palace 25 June 1920) very fne £260-£300
Knight Bachelor London Gazette 4 June 1920.
SSiirrZZaacchhaarriiaahhWWhheeaattlleeyywasborninCoventry,Warwickshire,on28March1865.ACouncillorinAbergavenny,heservedinthe4th(Volunteer) BattalionSouthWalesBorderersforanumberofyearsandsawfurtherserviceasQuartermasterandHonoraryLieutenantwiththe38th DivisionRoyalEngineers,andhavingbeenappointedAldermanin1903,servedasMayorofAbergavennyfrom1914-18,andasPeaceMayorin 1919. He was additionally awarded awarded the Belgian Order of the Crown, with palms.
BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,1clasp,Rhodesia1896(Capt.V.Ferguson.S.WalesBordrs.);Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,SouthAfrica1901, thelastatailor’scopy (Capt.V.Ferguson. S.Wales.Bord.);1914-15Star(Major.V.Ferguson.S.WalesBord.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(MajorV.Ferguson.) ofcial correction to regiment on star, otherwise very fne (5) £1,200-£1,600
M.I.D. London Gazette 9 March 1897.
VViiccttoorrFFeerrgguussoonnwascommissionedintotheSouthWalesBorderersandservedasAidedeCamptoMajorGeneralFrederickCarringtonduring theMatabeleRebellionof1896.Heisspecifcallymentionedinhisdispatch;‘LieutenantFerguson,SouthWalesBorderers,Aide-de-camp. renderedveryvaluableassistancetoCaptainLaingintheMatoppos.AccompaniedMajorRidley’spatroldowntheGuairiver.Didmuchuseful workinconveyingmydespatchesacrosscountry.’HeservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.LaterjoiningtheReserveofOfcers,hejoined MI5andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeBritishMilitaryMissioninRussiafromSeptember1914.SoldwithcopiedMedalIndexCard,copied medal roll extracts and copied gazette entry.
DDaavviiddTThhoommaassJJaammeessattestedintotheSouthWalesBorderers.AdvancedCorporal,heservedinSouthAfricawiththe2ndBattalionduringthe BoerWarandwasfurtheradvancedSergeant.AwardedhisL.S.G.C.,heservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalion and is additionally entitled to the Victory Medal.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts, a pair of regimental collar dogs and his cloth riband bar denoting the Boer War pair and L.S.G.C.
Four:MMaajjoorrEE..FF..CCoocckkccrroofftt,,SSoouutthhWWaalleessBBoorrddeerreerrss,,wwhhoosseerrvveeddiinnAAddeennwwiitthhtthhee11//11ssttBBrreecckknnoocckksshhiirreeBBaattttaalliioonn,,llaatteerr CCoommmmaannddaanntt SSppeecciiaall CCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy 1914-15Star(Capt.E.F.Cockcroft.S.WalesBord.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(MajorE.F.Cockcroft.);Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Comdt. E. F. Cockcroft.) very fne (4)
£120-£160
EEddwwaarrddFFrraanncciissCCoocckkccrrooffttwascommissionedintotheBrecknockshireBattalion,SouthWalesBorderers,on31July1908.AdvancedCaptain,he servedinAdenwiththe1/1stBattalionfrom16December1914beforefurtherserviceinIndiaongarrisonduty.AdvancedMajor,hesawwas recalled for further service during the Second War, and also served as a Commandant in the Special Constabulary.
Sold with copied research.
Four: PPrriivvaattee WW.. HHiinneess,, SSoouutthh WWaalleess BBoorrddeerreerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn aatt tthhee BBaattttllee ooff SSaarrii BBaaiirr,, aatt GGaalllliippoollii,, oonn 99 AAuugguusstt 11991155 1914-15Star(112837Pte.W.Hines.S.WalesBord:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12837Pte.W.Hines.S.WalesBord.); Memorial Plaque )William Hines) glue residue to the reverse of the star, very fne (4)
£140-£180
WWiilllliiaammHHiinneess,fromHomerton,London,attestedintotheSouthWalesBorderersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedatGallipoliwith the 4th Battalion from 9 July 1915. He was killed in action at the Battle of Sari Bair on 9 August 1915 and is buried in Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey. Sold with copied research.
British War and Victory Medals (38871 Pte. R. Pardon. S. Wales Bord.); Memorial Plaque (Robert Pardon) very fne (3) £80-£100
RRoobbeerrttPPaarrddoonnfromBolton,Lancashire,attestedintotheSouthWalesBorderersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWestern Frontwiththe1stBattalion.Hewaskilledinactionwhilstattachedtothe10thBattalionon18October1918andiscommemoratedontheVisEn-Artois Memorial, France.
British War and Victory Medals (16460 Pte. A. Prescott. S. Wales Bord.) generally very fne (2)
D.C.M. London Gazette 28 March 1918.
£50-£70
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinleadingthelineforwardinacounterattackuntilheldupbytwostrongpoints.Heorganisedhis mensixtimes,leadingthemforward,and fnallyconsolidatingonthefarthestobjectivegained.Hewasmainlyresponsibleforbreakingupastrong enemy counter attack. Although wounded, he remained throughout the operations.’
AAllbbeerrttPPrreessccootttt,fromNewport,Monmouthshire,attestedintotheSouthWalesBorderersforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe WesternFrontwiththe6thBattalionfrom24September1915.Hesawfurtherservicewiththe12thBattalionandtransferredintotheRoyal Lancaster Regimnet, where he was advanced Acting Corporal. He was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 27 March 1919. Sold with copied research.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(3679Pte.A.H.Edwards.S.WalesBord.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F. 1919 (201411 Pte. A. H. Edwards. S. Wales Bord.); Defence Medal, mounted as worn, very fne (3)
£60-£80
AArrtthhuurrHHeennrryyEEddwwaarrddssattestedintothe1stBrecknockshireBattalion,SouthWalesBorderersandservedongarrisondutyinIndiaduringthe GreatWar.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheAfghanistanNorthWestFrontiercampaignof1919attachedtothe1stBattalion,SouthLancashire Regiment, and was discharged on 31 March 1920. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(2-Lieut.R.H.W.Fowler.S.Wales.Bord.);1939-45Star; BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.E.Asia1945-46(Lt.Col.R.H.W.Fowler.S. W.B.);MMaallaayyssiiaa,PingatKhidmatBerbakti(GeneralServiceMedal),silver,unnamedasissued, contactmarks,thenamedmedals sometime plated now lacking in places, otherwise very fne (7)
£280-£340
RRiicchhaarrddHHuugghhWWaaddeeFFoowwlleerr,thesonofColonelH.G.C.Fowler,D.S.O.,wasbronatThePriory,Brecon,on25September1916.Educatedat WellingtonCollegeandSandhurst,hewascommissionedintohisfather’sregimenton27August1936.Anotedsportsman,hereachedthesemifnalofjuniorWimbledonandlaterwontheEritreanSinglesTennisChampionshipin1951whenhebeatanItalianDavisCupplayer,and, furthermore,partneredLordChalfonttowintheMen’sdoubles fnal.HesawactiveserviceontheNorthWestFrontierofIndiaduringthe Waziristancampaign,andservedduringtheSecondWarinBurmaasacompanycommanderwiththe6thBattalion.Severelywoundedatthe BattleofPinwe(aregimentalbattlehonour),hewasevacuatedtoIndia,anduponrecoveryreturnedtohisbattalionassecondincommand,inthe DutchEastIndies.PstwarheservedinEritreawiththe1stBattalion,beforeapostingtotheBritishMilitaryMissioninMelbourne,Australia, before a further posting at home and retirement in 1965. Sold with copied obituary from the regimental gazette. For the recipient’s father’s medals, see Lot 1.
TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,K.C.M.G.KnightCommander’ssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge andbreaststar,silver,silver-giltandenamels,inits Garrard&Co caseofissue;China1900,1clasp,ReliefofPekin(Lieut.F.L. Field,R.N.,H.M.S.Barfeur.);1914-15Star(Capt.F.L.Field,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaf(Commre. 2Cl.F.L.Field.R.N.);Jubilee1935;Coronation1937;FFrraannccee,LegionofHonour,Ofcer’sbreastbadge,goldandenamels;UU..SS..AA.., NavyDistinguishedServiceMedal,giltandenamels,theseeightmountedcourt-styleasworn;RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofStAnne, 2ndclassneckbadgewithswords,by Edouard,goldandenamels,goldmarktosuspensionloop;RRoommaanniiaa,OrderoftheCrown, Commander’sneckbadgewithswords,silver-giltandenamels,thislackingsuspensionloopandwornasabreastbadgefroma ring, good very fne or better (12)
£4,000-£5,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2002. FFrreeddeerriicckkLLaauurreenncceeFFiieellddwasbornon19April1871,secondsonofColonelSpencerField,RoyalWarwickshireRegiment.HejoinedtheRoyal Navyin1884,andwaspromotedtoLieutenantin1893.AsLieutenantof Barfeur, hewaslandedwiththeNavalBrigadeintheBoxerRebellion, China1900,andwaswoundedinthescalpon13July,1900,atthetakingofTientsinCity.HewasmentionedinVice-AdmiralSeymour’sdespatch, datedTientsin8thJuly,1900:‘18thJune-AtrainunderLieutenantField(Barfeur)startedwithaRussianForcetobringbackthe200Russians fromChunLiangCheng,butfoundthelinebadlydamagedandfailedtoreachthatplace.Theywereheavilyengagedbytheenemyandreturnedin theafternoonintimetohelp,bya fankattack,torepulsetheChinesetroopsthenattackingtherailwaystation...LieutenantFrederickL.Field,of H.M.S. Barfeur, deservesmentionforhisveryexcellentandarduousserviceswiththerepairingofhisandotherarmedtrains,havingbeenhardat work for almost 48 hours continuously on one occasion (under fre).’ Lieutenant Field was presented with his China medal by the King. PromotedtoCommanderin1902,andtoCaptainin1907,FieldwasFlagCaptainof Duncan intheMediterraneanfromAugust1910untilJuly 1912,whenhewasappointedSuperintendentofSignalSchools.HewasincommandofH.M.S. KingGeorgeV atthebattleofJutland,forwhich hewasmentionedindespatches,madeaCompanionoftheBath,andawardedthe2ndClassoftheRussianOrderofStAnnewithSwords.ViceAdmiralSirThomasJerramreportedthatCaptainField‘handled KingGeorgeV asleaderofthelineofbattlewithgreatskillunderverydifcult conditions. His previous good work in the Signal School and Vernon are well known.’ FieldservedthroughouttheremainderoftheGreatWar, frstasChiefofStaf toAdmiralSirCharlesMadden,2ndinCommandoftheGrand Fleet,1916-18,andlatterlyasDirectorofTorpedoesandMining,Admiralty,1918-20.HewasmadeaCompanionofStMichaelandStGeorgein 1919, was promoted to Rear Admiral, and also received the Order of the Crown of Rumania, the Legion of Honour, and the American D.S.M. Hewas3rdSeaLordandControlleroftheNavyfrom1920-23(awardedK.C.B.),andRear-AdmiralcommandingBattleCruiserSquadroninthe latteryear.AsVice-AdmiralhecommandedtheSpecialServiceSquadronduringtheWorldCruiseof1923-24(awardedK.C.M.G.),andwas DeputyChiefoftheNavalStaf from1925to1928.HewasappointedCommander-in-ChiefoftheMediterraneanFleetin1928,and,in1930,he returnedtotheAdmiraltyasFirstSeaLordandChiefofNavalStaf,thusachievingthezenithofanavalofcer’scareer.Fieldrelinquishedthis appointment in 1933, when he was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet and advanced to G.C.B. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Field died on 24 October 1945.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withfull-sizedand miniaturewidthneckriband,in CentralChancery caseofissue;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;U. N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued,mountedasworn;togetherwithoneofthe recipient’s Rear-Admiral’s shoulder boards, with both G.VI.R. and EII.R. Aide-de-Camp badges, about extremely fne (7)
£800-£1,000
C.B. London Gazette 31 May 1956.
LLeesslliieeBBaarrttlleettOOssbboorrnneewasbornon16September1900andwaseducatedatCaterhamSchoolandGuy’sHospital,London.AppointedaDental HouseSurgeonatGuy’sin1923,thatsameyearheenteredtheRoyalNavyasaSurgeonLieutenant,andwasadvancedSurgeonCommanderin 1956;SurgeonCaptainion1948;andSurgeonRear-Admiralin1954.HeservedasHonoraryDentalSurgeontobothH.M.KingGeorgeVIandH. M.QueenElizabethII,anditwasinthislattercapacitythathewaspresentattheCoronationin1953.AppointedDeputyDirector-Generalfor DentalServicesintheRoyalNavyin1954,hewascreatedaCompanionoftheOrderoftheBathinthe1956BirthdayHonours’List,andretired in 1957.
AkeenRugbyFootballplayerandsupporter,OsborneplayedRugbyfortheRoyalNavy,andservedasManageroftheBritishLionsonthe1950 tourofAustraliaandNewZealand,the frsttourthattheLionshadundertakensincetheSecondWorldWar,whichsawthemwin22ofthe29 matchestheyplayedduringtheTour(ofthefourTestMatchestheyplayedagainstNewZealandtheydrewoneandlostthree,andofthetwo TestMatchestheyplayedagainstAustraliatheywonboth).HesubsequentlyservedasChairmanoftheEnglandSelectionCommittee,andwas President of the Rugby Football Union in 1956-57. He died on 26 February 1989.
Sold with a copy of a letter from the recipient’s grand-daughter, and three photographic images of the recipient, but no original documentation.
TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withneck riband;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar,unnamedasissued;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.V.J.Lynch); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued, the last four mounted for wear, nearly very fne or better (5) £1,800-£2,200
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2007.
C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1946: Captain Vincent James Lynch, M.C., Colonial Administrative Service, Under-Secretary, Gold Coast.
M.C. London Gazette London Gazette 17 September 1917:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutywheninchargeofanofensivepatrol.Heattackedacompanywhichwasopposinghisadvance withsplendiddashanddetermination,capturingtwoofcersandforty-twomenandamachinegun.Hekeptclosetouchwiththeenemy, obtaining much valuable information and setting a splendid example of initiative and skilful leadership.’
Annotated Gazette states: ‘Wytschaete, 7 June 1917’
M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 1 February 1919:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyon1stOctober,1918,duringtheattackonHill41,nearDadizeele.Heledhiscompanywithgreat dashinthefaceofintensemachine-gun fre,capturingseveralimportantpoints.Subsequentlyhewithstoodtwocounter-attacks,beatingthe enemy back to their own lines on both occasions. His action all day was worthy of the highest praise.’
VViinncceennttJJaammeessLLyynncchhwasbornon18April1892,andeducatedatChristianCollege,Cork.HewasaBarristeratLaw,King’sInns,Dublin,and attestedasaPrivateintheSouthIrishHorseon6January1914.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalIrishFusilierson28August 1915,servingwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwasawardedtheMilitaryCrossforhisgallantryduringthe BattleofMessinesRidgeinJune1917.PromotedCaptainon26June1917,hetookpartintheBattleofLangermarckon16August1917:whilst leadinganattackhereceivedagunshotwoundtohisleftchest,andwastransferredtoHospitalintheU.K.whereheremaineduntil ftforservice inFebruary1918.ReturningtotheFront,hewasawardedaSecondAwardBartohisMilitaryCrossforhisgallantryduringtheattackonHill41 on 1 October 1918.
Lynchrelinquishedhiscommissionon6January1920,retainingtherankofCaptain.HesubsequentlyjoinedtheColonialAdministrativeServicein 1920,ultimatelyservingasUnderSecretarytotheGoldCoastGovernment1942-46,andacting asColonialSecretary,GoldCoastColonyin1943 and 1945. He retired to Kinsale, Co. Cork, in 1946, and died on 28 March 1962.
TheOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)1sttypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels;1914-15Star(Lt.Commr.V.R. Brandon,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.V.R.BrandonR.N.);AfricaGeneralService1902 -56,1clasp,Somaliland1920(Commr.V.R.BrandonR.N.H.M.S.Odin);FFrraannccee,LegionofHonour,Ofcer’sbreastbadge,silvergilt and enamels, these last fve mounted as worn; Jubilee 1935, in box of issue, nearly extremely fne (7) £1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2001.
C.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 12 February 1919: for services as Acting Captain, Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence 1918-19.
VViivviiaannRRoonnaallddBBrraannddoonnwasbornatHammersmith,London,on1April1882,andjoinedtheNavyasMidshipmanon15January1898.His subsequentvariednavalexperienceincludedexpertiseinintelligence,linguistics,diplomacy,cryptographyandseamanship.Hewasqualifedasan InterpreterinGermanandhadtwoespionageexperiencesagainsttheGermanspriortotheGreatWarwhichculminatedinhiscaptureand imprisonment. This is fully described in Admiral James’ biography of Admiral Sir Reginald ‘Blinker’ Hall. In1908,‘Blinker’Hall,LieutenantBrandon,andCaptainB.F.Trench,R.M.,borrowedtheDukeofWestminster’smotorboattophotograph GermanbuildingsandshipsinKielHarbour.AfterasuccessfultriptheywerecommendedbytheAdmiralty.Brandonwasfurthercommendedfor writingadditionalsailingdirectionsfortheBelts,KattegatandBaltic.InMay1910,CaptainC.H.Regnart,oftheIntelligenceDepartment,sent BrandonandTrenchtotheFrisianIslands,of Germany,tophotographandgetinformationontheGermanseadefences.Theyplannedtoleave their fndingsinHollandbeforegoingtoBorkum,butdidnotdosobecausetheGermanswereabouttobeginmanoeuvres.Theyfoundtheirway throughsomebarbedwiretostudysomegunsbut,like TheRiddleoftheSands,Brandonwascaughtbyasentry.Trenchhidtheirpapersand triedtohelpBrandon,butwasalsoarrested.TheywerebothtriedasspiesatLeipzigandsentencedtofouryearsimprisonmentinthePrussian fortressatGlatz.Theywerereleasedon21May1913,afterbeinggrantedapardonbytheKaiserontheoccasionofKingGeorgeV’svisitto Germany.TheAdmiralty,however,treatedthembadly,claimingthatthewholeespionageideahadbeenoftheirowninventionandrefusing reimbursementfortheirtrialandlivingexpenseswhilstinprison.Hallwasfuriousandeventuallyobtainedreimbursementforthemwhenhewas appointed Director of Intelligence.
In1914Brandonwasincommandof Bramble inChina,andasInterpreterinGerman.HewasrecalledinAugust1914and,togetherwithTrench, nowaMajor,assignedtotheGermanSectionoftheNavalIntelligenceDepartmentinDecember1914.Aspecialnotationwasmadeonhis service record by order of the Second Sea Lord that:
InApril1919hewasassignedasMineClearanceOfcer,NorwegianwatersatLervig,andwasmentionedindespatches LondonGazette 22 January1920,andcomplimentedforestablishingabaseinNorwayandhavinggoodrelationswiththeNorwegianauthorities.HecommandedH. M.S. Odin intheRedSea,fromMarchtoSeptember1920,duringtheoperationsinSomaliland(MedalwithClasp).HewasnextappointedSenior NavalOfcer,PersianGulf,incommandofH.M.S. Cyclamen,September1920toMay1923.In1921hewascomplimentedbythepolitical residentforvaluableassistanceagainsttheSheikhofAgamanis,andagain,in1922,forsettlingadisputebetweentheSheikofRas-Al-Khaimaand theSaliofRamsVillage;andalsoontheoccasionoftheAnglo-PersianOilStrikeatAbadaninMarch1922.HewassubsequentlyNavalAssistant totheHydrographeroftheNavy,1923-27,andProfessionalOfcerintheMercantileMarineDepartmentoftheBoardofTradefrom1927.He was the father of Lord Brandon of Oakbrook and died on 2 January 1944.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’DD..SS..OO..,,‘‘BBaattttlleeooffHHiillll7700’’MM..CC..ggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooMMaajjoorrJJ..SS..BBeellll,,1188tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,, CCaannaaddiiaannIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoowwaassttwwiicceeMMeennttiioonneeddiinnDDeessppaattcchheess,,aannddwwaassoonneeooffoonnllyyaahhaannddffuullooffoo ff cceerrsswwhhoohhaaddsseerrvveeddwwiitthh tthhee 1188tthh BBaattttaalliioonn tthhrroouugghhoouutt tthheeiirr eennttiirree sseerrvviiccee oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. J. S. Bell. 18/Can: Inf:) good very fne and better (3) £1,600-£2,000
D.S.O. London Gazette 11 January 1919:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Whentheofcercommandinghadbecomeacasualtyhetookcommandofthebattalionand handleditincriticalcircumstanceswithgreatability.His fneexampleofpersonalcourageunderheavy freandhisenergyencouragedhismenand inspired them with great confdence.’
M.C. London Gazette 18 October 1917; citation published 7 March 1918:
‘ForconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutywhenAdjutanttohisbattalion.Atacriticaltime,whentwoplatoonsinanisolatedpositionwere harassedbyheavyshelling,hewentforward,reorganisedtheposition,andestablishedconnectionwiththecompanyontheir fank.Hesecured thisbadlybatteredsectoroftrenchbymeansofskilfullyplacedadvancedpostsandheldonunderheavyshell fre.Heagainwentforwardatnight andestablishedasystemofreliefsforthisdifcultpartoftheline.Hisworkwasofthegreatestvalue,andhedisplayedtheutmostpluckand devotion to duty at a very critical time.’
M.I.D. London Gazettes 31 December 1918 and 11 July 1919.
JJaammeessSSttaarrkkBBeellllwasborninChesley,Ontario,on16August1888;waseducatedattheUniversityofToronto;andwascommissionedLieutenant inthe32ndBruceRegiment,CanadianMilitia,on9October1914.AttestingfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceon28November 1914,hewaspostedasaLieutenanttothe18thBattalion(WesternOntarioRegiment),CanadianInfantry,andservedwiththemduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfromtheBattalion’sarrivalinFranceon15September1915.AppointedAdjutanton2June1917,hewasawardedthe MilitaryCrossforhisgallantryattheBattleofHill70inAugust1917,and,havingbeenpromotedtemporaryMajoron1March1918,was awardedtheDistinguishedServiceOrder.HewasalsotwiceMentionedinDespatchesbyFieldMarshalSirDouglasHaig,andwasoneofonlya handfulofofcerswhohadservedwiththe18thBattalionthroughouttheirentireserviceontheWesternFront.ReturninghometoCanada,he was demobilised on 25 May 1919.
DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,reverseofthesuspensionbarofciallydated‘1940’;1914-15Star(Mid.P.N.Walter,R.N.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S.Lt.P.N.Walter.R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939 -45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;FFrraannccee,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silver,silver-giltandenamels;FFrraannccee,Croixde Guerre 1939, with bronze palme, mounted court-style as worn, extremely fne (11)
£1,800-£2,200
D.S.O. London Gazette 26 September 1940: ‘For services in Norway.’
PPhhiilliippNNoorrmmaannWWaalltteerrwasborninMaltaon12December1908,thesonofanavalo fcer,andwaseducatedatWestDownsSchool, WinchesterpriortoenteringtheRoyalNavyasaCadetinSeptember1911.HavingthenattendedtheRoyalNavalCollegesOsborneand Dartmouth,hewasappointedaMidshipmaninthebattleshipH.M.S. Queen ontheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914.Hesubsequentlysaw actionintheGallipolicampaign,where Queen lentsupporting fretotheANZAClandingsatGabaTepeinApril1915,andafterwardsoperated in the Adriatic.
Hisnextseagoingappointmentwasinthebattleship RoyalSovereign fromApril1916untilMarch1917,inwhichlattermonthhewasadvancedto SubLieutenant.Buthetransferredtodestroyersinthesummerof1917,whenhejoinedthe fotillaleader Valkyrie,andwaslikewiseemployed whenshewasminedonconvoyescortdutiestotheNetherlandson22December1917;hesurvivedtheordealbut12ofhisshipmateswere killed and seven more died of their wounds.
HavingthenseenouttheGreatWarinthedestroyer Walrus intheHarwichForce,WalterwasadvancedtoLieutenantinNovember1919,in whichyearheattendedCambridgeUniversity.Hissubsequentinter-warappointmentsincludedtwotoursofdutyontheChinaStation,in additiontotheNavalIntelligenceDivisionattheAdmiralty,andhewasservingascaptainofthedestroyer Fame ontherenewalofhostilities.He quicklysawaction,sharinginthedestructionofthe U-39 on14September1939,the frstU-boattobedestroyedinthewar.Hewasmentioned in despatches (London Gazette 23 December 1939, refers).
NNoorrwwaayy 11994400
Afterwards,asExecutiveOfcerofthe8thDestroyerFlotilla,Walterand Fame sawextensiveactionintheNorwegiancampaignin1940, supportingthelandingsofFrenchtroopsatBjerkvikon12-13May,and,subsequently,infurtherCombinedOperationsattheevacuationofBodo, HarstadandBorkenesatthemonth’send. Fame alsoparticipatedinthewithdrawalfromNarvikon7-8Junebuthervaluableworkwascurtailed in the frst week of July, when she was badly damaged by enemy aircraft when undertaking a search for the submarine Shark: ‘Onebomb,whichdidnearlyallthedamage,fellveryclosetotheportsideabreastYGun,probablyonlyabout fvefeetfromtheship’sside, whichwasmovingrapidlytoport,andexplodedonimpactwiththewater.Theexplosioncausedseriousdamagetothesideplatingandignited 4.7incartridgesintheportready-uselockeraswellascausingotherdamagetotheship’sstructureinthevicinity.Thewardroom,wardroom pantry,engineerofcer’scabinandstewards’ fatwerewreckedbytheblast,andtheaftermagazineandshellroom fooded.Thefullextentof underwaterdamageisnotyetknown.Thetiller fatwasholedinvariousplacesandwaterenteredthroughtheseholesandthroughnumber161 bulkhead, which was strained. Further damage was caused to the bridge and fore super structure (Walter’s report, refers).
Fame’s crewralliedquickly,shoringupbulkheadsandmakinggoodspeedforport.Sadly,however,threeofhercrewwerekilledand20wounded, onemortallyso.Walter,whohadbeenadvancedtoCaptaininJune1940,wasawardedtheD.S.O.,whichdistinctionhereceivedataBuckingham Palace investiture in March 1941, in addition to the French Legion of Honour and Croix de Guerre (his service record, refers).
TToobbrruukk –– sseevveerree wwoouunnddss –– PP..OO..WW.. OrderedtotheMiddleEastinFebruary1942,hewasborneonthebooksoftheshoreestablishment Nile asSeniorNavalOfcerInshore,andit was in this role that he was severely wounded at Tobruk in June 1942, an incident referred to in a confdential report: ‘Acapableandfearlessofcerwhocarriedouthisdifcultdutiesinamostsatisfactorymanner.HerefusedtoleaveTobrukuntileverythinghad been done to efect demolitions and remove his personnel. He was seriously wounded in the course of his duties.’
Infact,hewastakenP.O.W.onthesameoccasionbut,owingtotheseverity ofhiswounds,theItaliansrepatriatedhiminApril1943.Thereafter, itisclearfromhisservicerecordthathis ftnesswasunderquestionformanymonths,althoughheappearstohavereturnedtodutyasCaptain (D.)ofthe13thFlotillaattheendof1944.Bethatasitmay,whenplacedontheRetiredListafterthewar,hewas‘stilldisabledandshouldnot be recalled’ (his service record, refers).
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Ofcer’s2ndtypebreastbadge;DistinguishedServiceMedal,G. V.R.(M.1483F.W.Crabbe.E.R.A.3,R.N.)ofcialreplacementwithlaterimpressednaming;1914-15Star(Mte.F.W.Crabbe.R. N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Mte.F.W.Crabbe.R.N.)allofcialreplacementswithlaterimpressednaming;1939-45Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fne (8)
£400-£500
O.B.E. London Gazette 11 June 1942: Acting Engineer Commander, H.M.S. Medway
D.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1917. The recommendation states: ‘H.M.S. E38. AttackonGermanFleetincludingtorpedoingofGermanlightcruiserS.M.S. Munchen 19October1916’(ADM 137/383/262a).One of two crew members recommended for the D.S.M. for this action. The original D.S.M. named ‘Sub. E.38 19 Oct. 1916.’
FFrraannkkWWiilllliiaammCCrraabbbbeejoinedtheRoyalNavyinJanuary1910,andaftervariouspostingsjoinedH.M.Submarine E38 inDecember1916,servingin heruntilMay1917whenhewasselectedforofcer’sservice.InMarch1919hereturnedtotheSubmarineserviceandserveduntilretirementin 1926.Hewasrecalledin1939withtherankofLieutenant-CommanderandwaspostedtoMaltawiththesubmarinestaf underCaptainS.M. Raw,1stSubmarineFlotilla.InAugust1940hewasappointedEngineerCommanderintheSubmarineDepotShip Medway. On30June1942, Medway wastorpedoedof Alexandriaby U-372,sinkingwithin20minutes.Crabbelostallhiskit,includinghismedalswhichwereeventually replaced by the Admiralty. He retired shortly afterwards.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge;BritishWarandVictoryMedals (Gnr.T.Hopkins.R.N.)RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stIssue(155644.ThomasHopkins,C.P.O.H.M.S.BlackPrince)thiswith small ofcial correction, mounted as worn, good very fne (4) £300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 1999.
TThhoommaassHHooppkkiinnsswascommissionedasActingGunner(Temp)on26October1917,andin1919isshownasattachedtoH.M.S. Vernon, Torpedo School at Portsmouth. He was awarded the M.B.E. (Military) in 1919. The following recommendation is taken from ofcial records: ‘ThisWarrantOfcerprevioustohispromotion,26October1917,whilstaC.P.O.,R.F.R.,carriedoutthedutiesofDiverinH.M.S. Vernon, during which period he displayed great zeal, exceptional ability and disregard of danger.
InOctoberandNovember,1915,ontheoccasionof Velox beingsunk,herecoveredtheexplosivesandremainingtorpedo,whichwasinamost dangerous and awkward position, the safety pin of the pistol being out and the fan unwound.
DuringApril1917,hedestroyedthewreckofafullriggedshipintheChannel8milesW.byS.ofStCatherine’sin21fathoms.Thestrongtides andwreckagemadethisaverydangerousoperation.DuringtheWarhehasrecovered574torpedoes,beenemployedontheexaminationoflaid experimental mines in deep water and carried out the usual routine work, having spent in all 1495 hours under water.
Since his promotion he has been in charge of Vernon’s divers and has given every satisfaction, and in this capacity has continued to dive himself.’ SoldwithnamedcardboxesofissueforBritishWarandVictoryMedals,togetherwithRoyalNavalTemperanceSocietyMedals(2):silvermedal withtwoenamelledbarsinscribed‘10Years’and‘TheVictoryMedal’,andasilverandenamelcrosswithenamelledribbonbarfor‘Three-YearsT A’.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;1914-15Star(J.20532, G.H.Prentice,A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.20532G.H.Prentice.L.S.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2nd issue, fxedsuspension(M.39549G.H.Prentice.R.P.O.H.M.S.Adventure) theGreatWartrioheavilypolishedandworn, therefore fair; the LS&GC better; the MBE good very fne (5) £240-£280
M.B.E. London Gazette 2 June 1943.
GGeeoorrggeeHHaarrccoouurrttPPrreennttiicceewasborninSudbury,Su folk,on14October1896andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinSeptember 1912.HeservedthroughouttheGreatWarintheBattleshipH.M.S. Centurion,andwaspresentattheBattleofJutlandon31May1916. AdvancedRegulatingPettyOfcerinNovember1925,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinMarch1930,andwas promotedMaster-at-ArmsinJanuary1932.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar,includingintheArmedMerchantCruiser Ardania whichwastorpedoedandsunkof Icelandon16June1940,andwasappointedaMemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1943 Birthday Honours’ List. Advanced Commissioned Master-at-Arms, he died in Vauxhall, London, on 6 October 1951.
Sold with a copy Arctic Star; and copied research.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,thereversehallmarkedLondon1918andprivatelyinscribed‘Lieut.R.W.Bateman.R.N.R.’; 1914-15Star(Lieut.R.W.Bateman.R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.R.W.Bateman.R.N.R.);1939-45Star;Pacifc Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, the stars all lightly gilded, otherwise very fne (8) £2,000-£2,400
D.S.C. London Gazette 29 November 1918: Honours for Operations of Terschelling on the 11th August, 1918.
‘In recognition of gallantry during a reconnaissance of the West Frisian coast on the 11th August, 1918: Lieut.RobertWilliamBateman,R.N.R.Fortheexceptionalgallantryandcourageshownbyhim.Inthemiddleofthe fghtLieut.Bateman,whowas servingintheSeniorOfcer'sboat,strippeddownandreassembledaguninanendeavourtobringitintoaction.Heundoubtedlysavedtheboat byspottingbombsastheyleftenemyaircraft.Onebombexplodedclosetotheboatandblewaholeinherhull,andwouldhavedestroyedherif Lieut. Bateman had not warned his commanding ofcer in time for course and speed to be altered.’
One of three D.S.Cs awarded for this action.
RRoobbeerrttWWiilllliiaammBBaatteemmaannwascommissionedasaSubLieutenantintheRoyalNavalReserveinApril1915,inwhichmonthhejoinedthearmed merchant cruiser H.M.S. Andes
InApril1916,however,hecommencedhistimeinCoastalMotorBoats,whenhewasappointedtothecommandofC.M.B. 6.Aperiodof trainingappearstohaveensuedontheThames,whenhewasquarteredatWinchesterHouseatPutney,andhissubsequentcommandsincluded C.M.B.s 18 and 45, the latter in a fotilla based in Osea Island, Essex.
ButitwasinananotherOseaIslandboat,C.M.B. 42 underLieutenant-CommanderA.L.H.D.Coke,R.N.,thathedistinguishedhimselfina spiritedactionof Terschellingon11August1918.Onthatoccasion,sixofourC.M.B.scameundersustainedattackfromenemyaircraft,threeof themeitherbeingdestroyedorscuttled,andtheircrewscapturedandinterned.C.M.B.42wasseriouslydamagedinherhullbyanearmissbomb. AndfromCoke’sreportoftheaction,itisclearBatemandistinguishedhimselfthroughout,bystrippingdownandreassemblingagunandbyhis commentaryonincomingbombs,therebyallowinghisskippertoaltercourseandspeedasrequired:‘Itisconsideredthathebehavedwith exceptional gallantry and courage under most trying conditions.’
C.M.B 42 was severely damaged and later sank, the crew being interned in Holland.
A good account of the action was published in the 1920s by Commander C. R. L. Outhwaite, R.N. Forhisownpart,BatemanhadtoendurethreemonthsofinternmentinHolland,priortoreturninghometocollecthisD.S.C.Demobilisedasa LieutenantinDecember1919,hestatedthatheintendedtotraveltoHongKong.Thatintentionmightbeofsignifcance inrespectofhisfuture entitlement for the Pacifc Star.
HemarriedOlgaKornikovainShanghaiintheearly1920sandappearstohavebeenaprisonerofwaroftheJapaneseafterthefallofSingapore. HeislistedasaMarineSuperintendentandShippingManageratdiferenttimes,in1947withMatheson&Co.HisP.O.W.cardgiveshiswife’s address in Kowloon. At the time of his death on 7 July 1954, he was Marine Superintendent with the Indo China Steam Navigation Company.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.,thereverseofciallydated‘1941’;IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWest Frontier1936-37(P/O.L.J.Kiggell.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,Atlantic;AfricaStar;DefenceandWar Medals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;Korea1950-53,withM.I.D.oakleaf(Cdr.L.J.Kiggell,D.S.C.R.N.);U.N.Korea;UUnniitteedd SSttaatteess ooff AAmmeerriiccaa, Legion of Merit, O fcer’s breast Badge, gilt and enamels, mounted court-style as worn, good very fne (10)
£6,000-£8,000
Provenance: Ex Spink, May 1998, when sold as part of ‘The Aviation Collection’.
D.S.C. LondonGazette 20May1941:‘ForoutstandingcourageandskillinabrilliantandwhollysuccessfulattackbytheFleetAirArmonthe Italian Fleet at Taranto.’
The original recommendation states:
‘ThisofcerisstronglyrecommendedforvalourandexemplaryconductinthesuccessfulattackontheItalianFleetatTaranto.Hepilotedhis aircraftwithgreatskillandcoolness,dropped farestoilluminatethetargetforotheraircraftandattackedtheoilstoragedepotwithdivebombing when the torpedo attack had been completed, all in the face of intense A.A. fre.’
U.S.A. Legion of Merit, Ofcer London Gazette 13 August 1952: ‘For gallant and distinguished services during the operations in Korea.’ LLaauunncceelloottJJoohhnn‘‘LLaannccee’’KKiiggggeellllwasborninAlnwick,Northumberlandon25July1916,andwascommissionedasaPilotO fcerintheRoyalAir ForceinApril1935.HavingthenservedinNo.16ArmyCo-operationSquadronatOldSarum,hewaspostedtoNo.28SquadroninIndia,where he few Hawker Audaxes on the North-West Frontier in a close support role.
InNovember1937,however,hetransferredtotheFleetAirArmintherankofLieutenant,inwhichcapacityhejoinedNo.811NavalAir Squadron (N.A.S.), a Swordfsh unit, aboard the carrier H.M.S. Courageous, shortly before the outbreak of hostilities.
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Hewaslikewiseemployedwhenthe Courageous wastorpedoedandsunkbythe U-29 intheWesternApproacheson17September1939.On thatmemorableoccasion,CharlesLamb,afellowpilot,recalledKiggellcommentingonagroupofRoyalMarinesastheystruggledtokeepupright ‘inneatassembly’onthetiltingdeck:“Sillybuggers!”saidKiggell,“They’llstandthereuntilsomeonegivesthemanorderandifnobodydoes,they’ll all go down with the ship, still standing at that absurd angle!”
Movingtowardsthestarboardladderthatleduptotheseaplaneplatform,Kiggelland LambthenapproachedtheseniorR.M.N.C.O.and ‘explainedtheCommanderhadgiventheordertoabandonship,andthathisRoyalMarineCaptainhadbeenblownintotheseaandwasno longeronboard.TheCorporaljustgazedat[theaviator’sinsigniaon]ourleftsleeves...SomebodymusthavebriefedhimtoavoidallAirBranch Ofcersliketheplague.AtthispointKiggell’sexperienceofcopingwithnativesontheNorth-WestFrontiercametotherescue.Hetooka frm paceforwardandwithhisheadthrownbackandbotharmsrigid,hebellowedlikeabull,hisvoicevyingwiththeship’ssiren:“ROYALMARINESHUN! TURN FOR’ARD - DIS - MISS! ABANDON SHIP - OVER THE SIDE AT THE DOUBLE - EVERY MAN JACK OF YOU!” ’
Inthefollowingmonth,KiggellwasappointedAdjutanttoanotherSwordfshunit,therecentlyformed815N.A.S.atWorthyDown,andinApril and May he participated in several Coastal Command minelaying operations and raids on the Dutch coast.
InNovember1940,KiggellwasdetailedforOperation‘Judgement’-theraidonTaranto-beingassignedwithLambtodropthe faresthatwould illuminate the Italian feet for the frst wave of torpedo-carrying Swordfsh. His Observer on that historic occasion was Lieutenant Dick Janvrin. Theparticipatingaircraftwerelaunchedfrom Illustrious intwowavesat8.40p.m.and9.30p.m.,fromapositionneartheGreekIslandof Cephalonia,170milesfromTaranto.Andattheheadofthe frstwavewasSwordfshL4PpilotedbyKiggell,withJanvrin.Thoughapparentlya sittingtargetfortheItaliangunnersastheyapproachedatasedate136m.p.h.,L4Preleasedastringofaerial fareswhichilluminatedthewarships instarksilhouetteastheyignitedat4,500feetanddriftedslowly downwards.Theenemybattleshipsthenopened fre,ahair-raisingmomentas recalled by Janvrin:
‘Itlookedasthoughtheyhadunrolledacarpetofmanycoloursoverthewater.Everyquick frerhadopenedup,anditseemedimpossiblethat anyaircraftcould fythroughitwithoutbeingshotdown…aswewaitedoverheadthebattleshipsbecamedimoutlinesasour fareswentout onebyone…thenweourselvesdive-bombedtheoilrefneryimmediatelybelowus,andwenthome.’Withinthehour,theprideoftheItalian Fleet, the new battleship Littorio, two other battleships, a heavy cruiser and two destroyers had been critically damaged.
Kiggell was awarded the D.S.C.
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InJanuary1941,815N.A.S.re-formedatHalFarinNorthAfricaandtherefollowedanintensiveperiodofanti-submarineandanti-shipping patrolsalongthecoast.On28March1941,KiggellandhisfellowSwordfshpilots,operatingfromMaleme,joinedAlbacoresfrom Formidable in theattackontheItalian feetof CapeMatapan.Glimpsinganopportunitythroughagapinthesmokescreen,Kiggellunleashedatorpedobutwas unable to claim any positive result.
TheSquadron’ssubsequentstopoverinCretewasshort-lived,Kiggell,LambandathirdpilotbeingorderedtoDekheilaon22May1941.Lamb later recalled:
‘TheAfrikaKorpshadreachedSolium,eastofTobruk,andRommelwasmovingeastwardsatsuchafastpacethatwewouldnothavebeen surprisedto fndthatthewholeofEgypthadfallenbythetimewereachedDekheila...ThatnightacrosstheMediterraneanseemedtobethe longestthreeandahalfhoursIhadexperienced.Then,tomyintenserelief,thebluehorizongraduallychangedtoayellowyblur,andthesea becamesand.AswecrossedthecoastlineIbreathedahugesighofrelief,andgrinnedacrossatKiggell;butheshookhisheaddoubtfullyandheld up a downward pointing thumb.’
In spite of Kiggell’s very real fears, he too reached Dekheila safely, some 40 minutes after Lamb. AfterfurtheractiveserviceinNorthAfricainthelattermonthsof1941, fyingAlbacoreaircraft,oftenagainstgroundtargets-Kiggellwasposted to766N.A.S.asanInstructor.AndheendedthewarwithanappointmentattheLee-on-Solentstation Daedalus,where,inNovember1945,he wasadvancedtoLieutenant-Commander.Hehadmeanwhilebeenmentionedindespatches,‘forbraveryandskillinmanyairoperationsagainst the enemy.’ (London Gazette 4 May 1943, refers).
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AdvancedtoCommanderin1948,KiggellwasattachedtotheRoyalAustralianNavyfromAugust1950and fewoperationallyfromH.M.A.S. Sydney intheKoreanWar,heraircraftcompletingnolessthan‘2,366sortiesandexpending902bombs,6,359rocketsand269,249roundsof20 mm. ammunition’.
HewasappointedanOfceroftheAmericanLegionofMeritandagainmentionedindespatches‘fordistinguishedserviceinoperationsinKorean Waters.’ (London Gazette 28 October 1952, refers).
KiggellremainedonattachmenttotheRoyalAustralianNavyuntil1956,inwhichperiodheservedasaNavalLiaisonOfcerattheR.A.N. College Cerebus. His fnal appointment was as Deputy Assistant Chief of Staf, Allied Forces, Mediterranean, in Malta.
Commander Kiggell died in Salisbury, Wiltshire in January 1980.
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AASSeeccoonnddWWaarrDD..SS..CC..ggrroouuppooffsseevveennaawwaarrddeeddttooCCoommmmaannddeerrDD..LL..JJoohhnnssttoonn,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,HH..MM..SS.. NNoorrffoollkk,,wwhhoowwaass mmeennttiioonneedd iinn ddeessppaattcchheess ffoorr tthhee ssiinnkkiinngg ooff tthhee BBiissmmaarrcckk aanndd aawwaarrddeedd tthhee DD..SS..CC.. ffoorr MMiinneesswweeeeppiinngg oo ff tthhee NNiiccoobbaarr IIssllaannddss DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.,thereverseofciallydated‘1945’;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1claspFranceandGermany; Africa Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; War Medal, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted as worn, all unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fne £1,200-£1,600
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, October 1997.
M.I.D. LondonGazette 14October1941:Commander(thenLt./Cdr)DuncanLachlanJohnston,R.N.,H.M.S. Norfolk,‘…formasterly determination and skill in action against the German Battleship Bismarck.’
D.S.C. LondonGazette 19March,1946:Commander,R.N.,H.M.S. Friendship,‘...forgreatskill,efciencyandenduranceduringminesweeping operations of the Japanese held islands of Car Nicobar in July, 1945.’
The Norfolk’s rolethroughoutthepursuitoftheBismarckwasasignifcantone,andonatleastoneoccasionshecameundertheBismarck’s direct fre. The following extract was taken from Pursuit by Ludovic Kennedy: ‘... Norfolk,meanwhile, ffteenmilesawayinsidethefog,hadpickedupthe frstof Sufolk’s signals:herCaptainAlfredPhillipswasinhissea-cabin eatingcheeseontoastwhentheYeomanofSignalsburstinwiththenews.Phillipsatonceincreasedspeedandsteeredfortheopenwater,butin hiseagernessnottolosetouch,hemisjudgedthedirection,andemergedfromthefogto fnd Bismarck onlysixmilesahead,comingstraightat him.Thistimetherewasnodoubtingherreadiness.As Norfolk swungtostarboardtogetbacktothesafetyofthefog, Bismarck’s gunsroaredin angerforthe frsttime.Onthe Norfolk’s bridgetheysawtherippleoftheorange fashesandbrownpufsofcorditesmoke,heardthescreamof theshells-asoundwhichsomehavelikenedtothetearingoflinenandotherstotheapproachofanexpresstrain.AdmiralWake-Walkersaw theseatostarboardpockedwithshellsplinters,observedonecompleteburnishedshellbounceof thewater fftyyardsaway,ricochetoverthe bridge.Greatcolumnsofmilk-whitewaterroseintheair,twohundredfeethigh.Fivesalvoesinall Bismarck fredbefore Norfolk regainedthe mist: some straddled, and splinters came aboard; but there were no casualties or hits.’
The8-inchgunsof Norfolk,alongsidetheheavierarmamentsofthe Rodney and KingGeorgeV,greatlycontributedtothe fnalbombardmentof the Bismarck andasthe Dorsetshire’s torpedoesdeliveredthecoup-de-grâce,soendedoneofthegreatestthreatseverplaceduponallied convoys in the North Sea.’
JohnstonwaspromotedCommanderon30June1941,andappointedtoH.M.S. PrinceofWales eightdayslaterasSquadronGunneryOfcerand Staf Ofcer(Operations).Itisnotknownwhetherhewasstillservinginthe PrinceofWales whenthatshipwaslostlaterthesameyear.Heis shown as serving aboard H.M.S. Uganda from 14 July 1942, and in command of the minesweeper Friendship from April to October 1945.
SoldwithoriginalM.I.D.certifcate(Commander,R.N.,H.M.S.Norfolk),namedBuckinghamPalaceforwardingletterforD.S.C.,portrait photograph, and a group photograph with crew from Achilles leaving Christchurch, New Zealand in 1939.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(Lieut:C.G.B.Thompson.R.Can:R.);British WarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.C.G.B.Thompson.);FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,CroixdeGuerre,bronze, reverse dated 1914-1915, with silver star on riband, mounted for wear, nearly extremely fne (5)
£2,000-£2,400
M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918.
The RegimentalRecordsoftheRoyalCanadianRegiment givesthefollowingcitation:‘Forconspicuousdevotiontodutyandmarkedleadershipas aCompanyCommanderfrom22September1917,to24February1918.Onmanyoccasionsandespeciallyduringthe fghtingatPasschendaele hehasmadepersonalreconnaissancesofthelineandbyskilfuldeploymentsandcarefulstudyofthesituationhasinfictedlossesontheenemy withtheminimumofcasualtiestohisCompany.Bytactfulhandlingofhiscompanyundermanytryingcircumstancesandhispersonalbraveryhe has set a splendid example to his men and thoroughly gained their confdence.’
M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 11 January 1919: ‘Thisofcer,whowassuddenlycalledupontotakecommandofhisbattalion,directedtheirattacksontwooccasions.Hismasterlyleadershipand resourcefulness,seldomfoundinajuniorofcer,directlycontributedtothesplendidsuccessoftheregimentinbothoperations.Hisextreme coolness under most trying circumstances and his disregard of personal danger set a fne example to all ranks.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 7 November 1917.
French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 21 July 1919:
‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.’
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S.Lt.G.Dunn.R.N.V.R.);WarMedal1939-45,mountedasworn, contact marks, nearly very fne (4) £1,000-£1,400
M.C. London Gazette 10 January 1917: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Hedisplayedgreatcourageandinitiativeinextinguishinga freinanammunitiondump,therebyundoubtedly saving many lives.’
The original recommendation states: ‘Adumpofammunitionhavingbeenseton frebyenemyshell freheatoncegotpetroltinsofwaterandputoutthe fre.Inthisdumpwere boxes of bombs and other dangerous stores. It is considered that the prompt action of this ofcer saved many lives.’
GGeeoo ff rreeyyDDuunnnnwascommissionedasaTemporarySubLieutenantintheR.N.V.R.inJune1915.Subsequentlypostedasamachine-guno fcerto the R.N.D.’s Anson Battalion in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in February 1916, he was later re-embarked for France. Having then joined Hood Battalion, he was awarded the M.C. for gallantry during the battle of Ancre on the Somme in November 1916. Followingthosegallantexploits,Dunnwaswoundedintheneckon17February1917andadmittedtothe2ndRedCrossHospitalinRouen.And althoughhisservicerecordstateshiswoundwas‘slight’,itisapparentfromfurtherentriesthatitwasinfactofaseriousnature.Hewas evacuatedhomeinthehospitalship WesternAustralia inFebruary1917andadmittedtoLadyInchcape’sHospitalinLondon.FollowingaMedical BoardinAugust1917,inwhichhewasfoundtobeunftforgeneralservice,Dunnwasawardedagratuityof£136.Hewas fnallydemobilisedin April 1919, after home service in the R.N.D.’s reserve battalions.
Military Cross, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals (S. Lt. J. G. Russell. R.N.V.R.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fne (3) £1,400-£1,800
M.C. London Gazette 7 March 1918:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hecommandedandledasuccessfulraidontheenemy’strenchesandsecuredanimportant identifcation. The success of this enterprise was largely due to the good leading, cool courage and determination of this ofcer.’
JJoohhnnGGeeoorrggeeRRuusssseellllwasbornon5July1896,andenteredtheR.N.V.R.asanOrdinarySeamaninNovember1914,whenhewasdraftedtothe R.N.D.’sBenbowBattalion.SubsequentlyembarkedfortheMediterraneanExpeditionaryForce,hetransferredtoHoweBattalioninJune1915 and saw action in Gallipoli (entitled to 1914-15 Star).
Re-embarkedforMarseilles,FranceinMay1916,hewasselectedforacommissionattheyear’send,whenhereturnedhometoattendtraining courses.DulyappointedaTemporarySubLieutenant,hejoinedAnsonBattalionintheFieldinAugust1917andwaslikewiseemployedatthe time of his M.C.-winning exploits in Oppy Wood in the following month.
Sadly,however,hewaskilledinactionduringthe63rdR.N.Division’sfamousattackonPasschendaeleRidgeon26October1917,aged20.The son of John and Eliza Russell, of The Haven, Stockley, Yiewsley, Middlesex, he is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued,inits RoyalMint caseofissue;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lt.Commr.M.McLaren. R.N.V.R.);France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre19141917,withbronzepalm;Russia,Empire;OrderofSt.Vladimir,4thClass breast badge, in gold and enamel, the last four mounted for wear, very fne (5)
£2,000-£2,400
M.C. London Gazette 11 January 1919.
(N.Russia)‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.PriortotheAlliedoccupationofArchangel,hewasinstrumentalinorganisingand preparingthroughoutNorthRussiathenecessarygroupsandagents,withoutwhichreliableinformationwouldhavebeenextremelydifcultto obtain.HelivedasaRussiansubjectandwasindangerofarrestasaspy;herenderedextremelyvaluableinformationtotheseniorBritishmilitary representativeatArchangel.Hetookmeasurestodestroythedefensiveplansoftheopposingforces,andfacilitatedtheentranceoftheAllies. Duringtherevolution,whichcoincidedwiththeoccupationofArchangel,byhisconductandcontrolRussiantroops,wasmostinstrumentalin preventing opposition to the occupation of the town. During this period he was in the greatest danger.’
French Croix de Guerre, London Gazette 29 October 1918.
MMaallccoollmmMMccLLaarreennfromCrosby,Liverpool,wasbornon30April1897.HewascommissionedintotheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveandserved duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththeRoyalNavalDivision.HesawfurtherserviceatArchangelduringtheRussianCivilWar,and isreferredtoin ‘Six:AHistoryofBritain'sIntelligenceService’(2010) byMichaelSmith ‘McLarenwasanotherBritonwhohadworkedinRussia’s oilfelds,althoughheissaidtohavepreviouslybeenaseacaptainandworegoldearrings‘thatgavehimthelookofapirate’... Hewasfurther commissionedduringtheSecondWarintotheIntelligenceCorps,EgyptSection,withoutpayandallowances,andwasdischargedwiththe honorary rank of Major in June 1946, on account of disability. He died in Liverpool on 2 June 1954.
Sold with copied gazette entries, and a photograph of the recipient in uniform.
M.C. London Gazette 2 April 1919; citation published 11 December 1919: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryandresourceonthe10thNovember1918,whenhetookasectionforwardwiththeinfantry,andcameintoaction withintwenty-fveyardsofthefrontline,eastoftheMons-Maubeugeroad.Hedisplayedgreatcourageandskill,knockingoutonemachinegun, dispersingmanyoftheenemy,andsinfictingseriouscasualtiesonthem.Thewithdrawalfromhisforwardpositionwassuccessfullycarriedout under shell fre.’
HHeennrryyRRoobbaarrtteesswasbornon21September1897andattestedfor183Brigade,RoyalGarrisonArtilleryinmid-1915,servingwiththemduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromMay1916.AdvancedBatterySergeantMajor,hewascommissionedSecondLieutenantin‘A”Battery, 59thBrigade,RoyalFieldArtilleryon26April1918,andwasawardedhisMilitaryCrossforhisgallantryon10November1918,onedaybefore theArmistice:oneofthelastgallantryawardsoftheGreatWar,andlikelythelastMilitaryCrossawardedfortheWesternFront,certainlythe last one for which a citation has survived
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Two Lieutenants in the Royal Field Artillery with the name H. W. Taylor were Gazetted with the Military Cross in 1917:
Second Lieutenant Herbert Wilfred Taylor, R.F.A., Special Reserve
£400-£500
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hecarriedouttheobservationforwire-cuttingunderveryheavy frewithconspicuous success’ (London Gazette 12 March 1917)
Temporary Lieutenant Hugh Wakefeld Taylor, R.F.A.
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Despitebeingheavilyshelledhekepthisgunsinactionandcompletedhistaskofwire-cutting.He showed great courage and resource under heavy fre’ (London Gazette 26 July 1917).
Note: TheHerbertWilfredTaylorreferredtoabovewasaprominentSouthAfricancricketer,whoplayed42TestMatchesforSouthAfrica, including 18 as Captain. The Hugh Wakefeld Taylor referred to above later added a Second Award Bar to his M.C.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(3519.Pte.W.W.Speid.14-Lond.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (Lieut.W.W.Speid.);Coronation1953,unnamedasissued,mountedasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’sFrench Commemorative Medal for the Battles of the Somme 1914-1918 and 1940, bronze, good very fne (6) £1,000-£1,400
M.C. London Gazette 11 January 1919:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Besidehisowncompany,hecommandedtwoplatoons,whoseofcershadbecomecasualties,of thecompanyonhis fank,andby fneleadershipandskilfulhandlingofthesituationhebeatof repeatedenemyattacks.Laterheorganisedandled attacks on enemy pockets. He showed great courage and cheerfulness throughout.’
WWiilllliiaammWWaallllaacceeSSppeeiiddwasbornatWynberg,CapeColony,on20June1891andwaseducatedatCliftonCollege.Heattestedforthe14th Battalion(LondonScottish),LondonRegimenton5November1914,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom18 March1915,suferingagunshotwoundtotherightthighon19August1915.Recovering,hesawfurtherserviceontheWesternFrontfrom3 May1916,andwaswasagainwoundedbygunshottotheleftforearmonthe frstdayoftheBattleoftheSomme,1July1916.Returningto England,hewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe4thBattalion,RoyalHighlanders(BlackWatch)on28February1917.Attachedtothe 1/7thBattalion,heservedwiththemontheWesternFrontfrom3July1917,andwasseverelywoundedathirdtimebygunshoton23March 1918,beingadmittedtotheDuchessofWestminster’sHospitalatLeTouquet.Recovering,herejoinedthebattalionon16August1918,andwas promoted Lieutenant on 1 September 1918.
SpeidwasawardedtheMilitaryCrossforhisservicesduringtheBattleoftheScarpe,aspartofthe fnalofensive.TheRegimentalHistorygives further details:
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(12667L.Cpl.L.W.Mason.Norf.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2. Lieut. L. W. Mason.) mounted for wear, light contact marks, generally very fne (4)
£800-£1,000
M.C. London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 4 October 1919: ‘Formarkedgallantryanddevotiontoduty.DuringtheattackonTomboisFarm,nearVendhuile,on21September1918,heledhismenforward underheavymachine-gun fre,andreorganisedotherswhohadlosttheirofcers.Later,duringanattackonEggPost(NearVendhuile),on24 September, he established and consolidated a post within 100 yards of the enemy strong post.’
LLeeoonnaarrddWWiilllliiaammMMaassoonnwasbornatforestGate,London,in1892andattestedfortheNorfolkRegimentinLondonon29August1914. AppointedLance-Corporalon1January1915,heservedwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30May1915 to7January1917,beingpromotedCorporalon9October1915,andSergeanton20April1916.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe Essex Regiment on 26 June 1917, and served with the 10th Battalion on the Western Front.
MasonwaswoundedbygunshottotheleftforearmatPoelcapelleon17October1917;recovering,hewasawardedtheMilitaryCrossforhis gallantryinthe fnaladvancetoVictoryinSeptember1918,distinguishinghimselfatEggPost,nearTomboisFarm,Vendhuile–theRegimental History states: ‘Lieutenant L. W. Mason eased a critical situation by rushing a machine gun, which was captured.’ Masonwasagainwoundedinthe fnalweekoftheWar,on4November1918,thistimeseverelybygunshottotheleftthigh,andultimatelyhad hisleftlegamputated.AwardedaSilverWarBadge,andawoundpensionof£100perannumforlife,herelinquishedhiscommissionon9 September 1919, and died on 4 August 1970.
‘HehandledhisCompanyinaraidagainsttheenemy’strencheswithmarkedability,andthesuccessoftheraidwaslargelyduetohisleadership. He has on many previous occasions done fne work.’
The following detailed citation is taken from the regimental history Invicta:
‘ThroughouttheraidontheenemytrenchesatGivenchy-lès-la-Bassée,on10thFebruary1917,wasincommandofoneoftheraidingcompanies. Previoustotheraidhetrainedhiscompanywithgreatthoroughness,goingintothesmallestdetailsandshowinggreatabilityandresource.He brought his men to a pitch of the greatest keenness. When the raid took place he handled his company with great judgement.
Owingtohiscarefultimingofthestartoftheraidingpartiesandhisordersgivenforthewithdrawal,hiscompanysuferedfewcasualties.This ofcerwaslargelyresponsibleforthesuccessoftheraid.Onthe8thinst.whentheGermansraidedourtrenches,Capt.Cobb'scompanywasin support,heimmediatelywenttothefrontlineonhisowninitiativetoascertainthesituation,andthentookcommandofthefrontlinewhilethe O.C.thefrontlinecompanywenttoBattalionH.Q.toreport.Thisofcerhadpreviouslydonemuchgoodwork.Hewaswoundedatthesecond battle of Ypres in April 1915 [23rd, gunshot wounds to foot and ankle], and again at High Wood in July 1916 [24th, wounded in face and thigh].’
WWiilllliiaammRRaallpphhCCoobbbbwasbornatHigham,Kent,on11December1895,andwaseducatedatHildershamHouseSchool,Broadstairs,and TonbridgeSchool(scholarship)from1909.CommissionedintotheSpecialReserve,RoyalWestKentRegimenton15August1914,hewas attachedtothe1stBattalionandservedinFrancefrom24January1915.EvacuatedtotheU.K.followinghiswoundsinApril1915andJuly1916, hereceivedhisM.C.fromKingGeorgeVataBuckinghamPalaceInvestitureon23May1917.ReturningonceagaintoFrance,hewasmortally wounded leading his Company in the attack at Gheluvelt on 4 October 1917, and died the following day.
His C.O. gave the following account in writing to Cobb's father:‘We(TheBattalion)wereorderedtoattackat6a.m.onthemorningofthe4thOctober,andyourboytookhisCompanyforward.Heandhis men reached their objective with slight loss and immediately began the task of consolidation.
Bytheeveningofthe4th,theotherCommandersofCompanieshadbeenwoundedandevacuatedtotherear,andyourgallantboytookover thesuperintendingoftheconsolidationsosatisfactorilythattheBattalionwasenabledtobeatofatleast fveenemycounterattacksduringthe next 16 hours, and to escape with few casualties one intense bombardment of our lines by the enemy guns. OrdershadactuallybeenreceivedforthereliefoftheBattalion,andhadgoneouttoCompanies-andtherunnerwhohadtakenthemessageto yourson,broughtbackthenewsthathehadbeenwounded.Theshockofhiswoundswastoogreat.Hediedashehadlived,averygallant soldier, and is buried on the ground he helped to gain.
Ihaveonlyknownhimthelastthreemonths,buthadformedaveryhighopinionofhimbothasasoldierandasaman.Yoursonwasimmensely popular in the Battalion which can ill aford the loss of such a leader of men.’
His soldier servant wrote:
‘HewasverygreatlyadmiredandbelovedbyalltheboysinhisCompany,whomisshimverymuch.Theyallhopethatfurtherhonourswillbe added to his name, as he thoroughly deserves any distinction that may be awarded.’
A Major who was with the Battalion till last June wrote: ‘IalwaysconsideredhimoneofthebestOfcerswehadouthere,andIcannottellyouhowsorryIwastohearofhisdeath.Ihavehadseveral accountsofthe fghtingaboutthe4thOctober,andeveryoneIhearfromspeaksmosthighlyofhisworkonthatoccasion.Heevidentlydid magnifcent work.’
And quoted a letter he had received from another Ofcer who said: ‘Wehad24hoursoftheheaviestshellingknowntothisfront.Themen, thankstopooroldCobb,heldonanddefeated fvecounterattacks.He was cool, calm and collected throughout. The men haven’t fnished talking about home yet.’
The C.O. of the Special Reserve Battalion wrote: ‘Hegainedtheafectionofeveryonewhomethim.HewasalwaysamostableandconscientiousOfcer.Everyonewhohasservedwithhim speaksofhisbraveryanddevotiontoduty.AnOfcerwhoisjustbackonleavetellsmehewasresponsibleforthesuccessoftheBattalioninthe last attack and deserved the highest honour.’
The Brigade-Major wrote: ‘HeisagreatlosstotheBrigade.HewasamagnifcentOfcer,alwayscheerfulandabsolutelyfearless.Hissplendidworkcontributedverylargely tothegreatsuccessachievedbyhisBattalion.Isawhimjustashewasgoingupintoaction,laughingandjoking,aperfectexampletobothOfcers andmen.TheGeneralhasaskedmetotellyouhowmuchheappreciatedthesplendidworkyoursondid-everyofcerandmanwhowaswith him during the battle speaks of the splendid leadership and utter disregard of danger shown by your son.’
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AAGGrreeaattWWaarr11991177‘‘BBaattttlleeooffAArrrraass’’MM..CC..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooLLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneellRR..SS..JJoohhnnssoonn,,DDuurrhhaammLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,, llaattee 55tthh ((CCiittyy ooff LLoonnddoonn)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((LLoonnddoonn RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall IInnddiiaann AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereverseprivatelyengraved‘ArrasCapt.R.S.JohnsonDurhamLightInfantryApril1917’;1914Star,with copy clasp(46Pte.R.S.Johnson.5/Lond:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.R.S.Johnson.);IndiaGeneralService1908 -35,3clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Waziristan1919-21,NorthWestFrontier1930-31, withunofcialretainingrodsbetween clasps (Lieut. (A. Capt.) R. S. Johnson. 1/150/Infy.) the last partially ofcially corrected, mounted for wear, generally very fne (5) £1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2001.
M.C. London Gazette 18 July 1917: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Whenincommandofasmallpartyduringtheadvance,althoughwoundedintheankle,hetook command of men of several battalions, and frustrated all the enemy eforts to cut the party of. He showed a fne example throughout.’
RReeggiinnaallddSSiiddnneeyyJJoohhnnssoonnwasbornon26June1892andattestedforthe5thBattalion(LondonRi feBrigade),LondonRegiment,on7August 1914,servingwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5November1914.TransferringtotheInnsofCourtOfcerTraining CorpsinApril1915,hewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheDurhamLightInfantryon11July1915.Postedtothe3/5thBattalion,hewas promotedtemporaryCaptaininJune1916,andservedwiththe6thBattalionontheWesternFrontfromNovember1916.Hedistinguished himselfattheBattleofArrason14April1917,beingawardedtheMilitaryCrossforhisgallantrythatday,onwhichdatehewasalsowoundedin action.Recoveringfromhiswounds,hesawfurtherserviceontheWesternFrontfromSeptember1917toMarch1918,beforetransferringto the Indian Army.
JohnsonarrivedinIndiaon1June1918,andwaspostedtotheDepotofthe1/4thRajputs.Heservedwiththe1/150thInfantryfrom22 September1918to15April1921,seeingactiveserviceduringtheThirdAfghanWarandsubsequentoperationsinWaziristan,andwasconfrmed intherankofCaptainon8April1920,beforetransferringtotheIndianArmyServiceCorpson12May1923.HeservedontheNorthWest Frontierondetacheddutyform25Februaryto12August1930,andsawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorldWarinboththeU.K.andin India, being advanced Lieutenant-Colonel on 10 September 1943. He fnally retired on 14 September 1945.
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AAssccaarrccee11991199TThhiirrddAAffgghhaannWWaarr‘‘CCaappttuurreeooffFFoorrttSSppiinnBBaallddaakk’’MM..CC..ggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooCCaappttaaiinnAA..RRuusssseellll--SSiieenneessii,, 11//44tthh GGuurrkkhhaa RRii ff eess,, llaattee RRooyyaall MMaarriinnee AArrttiilllleerryy aanndd PPrriivvaattee HHoonnoouurraabbllee AArrttiilllleerryy CCoommppaannyy MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,reverseengraved‘May.1919.Capt.A.R.Sienesi.4thGurkhasFortSpinBaldak.Afghanistan.’;1914Star, withclasp(1423PteA.R.Sienesi.H.A.C.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Waziristan1919-21 (Capt. A. R. Sienesi, 1-4 Grks.) top lugs of last neatly removed, generally very fne or better (3) £1,200-£1,600
M.C. London Gazette 3 August 1920:
‘For distinguished service in the Field in the Afghan War, 1919.’
AAllaannRRuusssseellll--SSiieenneessiiwasborninJuly1895.HeservedduringtheGreatWarintherankswiththeHonourableArtilleryCompanyintheFrench theatreofwarfrom25August1914.Rusell-SienesiwascommissionedTemporarySecondLieutenantintheRoyalMarineArtilleryinFebruary 1916,andservedontheWesternFront,November1916-February1918.HeadvancedtoLieutenantinNovember1917,andwasappointedto the1/4thGurkhaRifes,IndianArmyinApril1918.Russell-SiensiwasappointedaCompanyOfcer,anddistinguishedhimselfduringtheThird AfghanWarin1919.DuringwhichhewasinvolvedintheofensiveagainsttheAfghansonthesouthernborderwithBritishheldBaluchistan. Russell-Sienesi particularly distinguished himself during the attack on Fort Spin Baldak, 27 May 1919.
ThegarrisonofthefortatSpinBaldakconsistedofanAfghanJaddiRegiment,some600strong.ItscapturebytheBritishwouldgivethemcontrol oftherailheadatChaman.Theattackwaslaunchedat0800hourson27May1919,withanartillerybombardmentofthefort,thentheinfantry advancedtotheassaultintwocolumns.TheleftinfantryattackunderMajor-GeneralT.H.Hardy,C.B.,commandingthe11thInfantryBrigade consistedofthe1/22ndPunjabisandthe1/4thGurkhaRifes,whoworkedtheirwaythroughthegardensandbuildingstowardsthefort.The 22ndPunjabisfoundthemselvesconfrontedbyawall15feethighand2-3feetthick.Theybegantomakeabreachwithentrenchingtoolsand withtheirbayonetsandsentbacktoreserveforscalingladders.Whilstengagedinthistask,anaeroplanebombintendedforthefort,fellon‘A’ Company. One British ofcer, one Indian ofcer and 3 men were killed, whilst two British ofcers and eight men were wounded by the explosion. Thewallwas fnallybreachedandpreparationfortheattackonthefortitselfwasmade.Thefortnowcameunderrifeandmachine-gun freata rangeofabout200yardsandatabout0950some200oftheenemybrokeoutofthefortandmadeforthehillstothenorth.Theywerecaught bytheLewisgunsand fank-companyofthe22nd Punjabisandsuferedheavycasualties.Inthemeantimetherightinfantryattackhadmetstif oppositionintakingthetwohillsoverlookingthefort,whichtheAfghansdefendedtothelastman.Onthetwohillsbeing fnallytaken,the22nd Punjabisandthe4thGurkhasassaultedthefortitselfthroughabreachinthesouthernwallmadebytheartillery.By1345thefortwascompletely captured and 170 prisoners taken.
InthecourseoftheactionthreeBritishandoneIndianofcerwerekilled,allfrom1/22ndPunjabiswhowerewelltotheforeintheattack: LieutenantsC.A.N.Holden,A.L.AmbroseandG.Morrison,andSubedarSohelSingh,aswellas fveBritishotherranksand10Indianotherranks. The1/4thGurkhaRifessuferedcasualtiesof2otherrankskilled,1Britishofcerwoundedand2otherrankswounded.LieutenantColonelA.B. Tillard, D.S.O. was awarded the C.B.E.; Major L. P. Collins, D.S.O. was awarded the O.B.E.; and Russell-Sienesi the M.C. Russell-SienesithenfoughtduringtheWaziristancampaign1919-21,andadvancedtoCaptaininNovember1920.Afteraperiodofseveral monthsmedicalleave,heretiredfromtheIndianArmyinNovember1921.Russell-SienesisubsequentlyunsuccessfullyappliedtostudyatOxford University,andthenforappointmenttotheColonialService.HeeventuallyenrolledintheOfcerEmergencyReserve,andwaslateremployedby Reckitt & Colman in the 1940’s:
‘ThepeopleintheAdvertisingDepartment,exceptfortheboss,werecrowdedintotheattic.Thereweresevenofus,GwenSawyer(Accounts), ClaireScholes(ShowMaterial),HazelKay,ShirleyPollard,JohnScruton(Research),GilbertStocks(trainee)andme.Inanotherroom,stillonthe top foor,weretwochaps,oneofwhomIdon’trememberexceptthathewasex-Navyandtheotherchapwas‘Skipper’AlanRussell-Sienesi.He wasex-GurkhaRegiment,veryproudofhismoustacheandwasoftencaughtoutathisdeskduringatrimmingsession!Hisjobwastodesignand makesurethatthepackagingofalltheexportproductshadtherightindicationsandlanguageandhewasresponsibleforcreatingwhatwere calledshowcardsthatadvertisedtheproducts.ThecardswerecreatedeitherbytheR&CstudiooroftenbyalocalartistcalledFrankArmstrong.
The studio was situated in an old chapel in Dansom Lane, Hull and headed by Harold Crawforth. JohnScruton’s(ofResearch)backgrounddeservesnoting:hewasthesonofthechemist,Scruton,whoengineeredthediscoveryofDettolinthe 1930s.Johntookpartin theunsuccessful1940attempttopreventtheGermansfromoccupyingNarvikinNorwayandwasbadly wounded.’ (Reckitt online iContact magazine refers)
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(55185Pte.V.R.A.Crombie.19/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictory Medals (Lieut. V. R. A. Crombie.) nearly extremely fne
British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. C. S. G. Crombie.) good very fne (6)
£1,000-£1,400
M.C. London Gazette 2 April 1919; citation published 9 December 1919: ‘North-eastofCambrai,formarkedgallantryandinitiative.Onthemorningof11October,1918,thetroopsonourrightwerecontinuingthe advancewhentheymetwithhostiletanksandwerethrownbackinconfusion.Herusheduphisplatoon,opened freontheadvancingtanks;he himselfwithacapturedanti-tankrifecausedonetanktowithdraw.Hecontinuedtoencourageallthetroopsabouthimandgreatlyassistedin reorganising them to continue their advance. Later, he was badly wounded, but continued at duty. He did fne work.’
VViinncceennttRRoobbeerrttAAlleexxaannddeerrCCrroommbbiieewasborninBellville,Ontario,on4June1895andattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceat Torontoon9November1914.Postedtothe19thBattalion(CentralOntarioRegiment),CanadianInfantry,heservedwiththemduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14September1915,andwaswoundedbygunshotonthe frstdayoftheBattleoftheSomme,1July 1916.Recovering,hewasfurtherwoundedbygunshoton11September1916,andwasevacuatedtotheCanadianConvalescentHospitalat Uxbridge.CommissionedtemporaryLieutenantinthe19thBattalionon10March1917,hereturnedtoFranceon26August1918,ansdwas mortallywoundedbygunshottothechest,north-eastofCambrai,on11October1918,duringtheactionforwhichhewoldbeawardedthe MilitaryCross.Hediedofhiswoundstwoweekslateron26October1918,atNo.20GeneralHospital,andisburiedinEtaplesMilitary Cemetery, France.
CChhaarrlleessSSttuuaarrttGGrreennvviilllleeCCrroommbbiiee,brotheroftheabove,wasborninPicton,Ontario,on3October1890,andpriortotheGreatWarserved withthe100thWinnipegGrenadiers.Heattested fortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatWinnipegon1December1915,andwas postedasaLieutenanttothe45thBattalion,CanadianInfantry.Transferringtothe5thBattalion,heservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom2August1916,andwasmortallywoundedbygunshottotheleftlegduringtheattackonVimyon9April1917. RepatriatedtotheU.K.,heleftlegwasamputated,buttetanushadsetinandhesubsequentlydiedbyfailureofrespirationduetotetanuson9 July 1917. He is buried in Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey.
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AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr 11991188 ‘‘EEaasstt AAffrriiccaa’’ MM..CC.. ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo LLiieeuutteennaanntt WW.. AAlllleenn,, SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann SSiiggnnaall SSeerrvviiccee MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereversecontemporarilyengraved‘Lieut.WilliamAllenS.A.SignalServiceG.E.A.’;1914-15Star(Lt.W. Allen. 10th. Infantry.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Lt. W. Allen.) good very fne (4)
£600-£800
MC. London Gazette 27 July 1918:
‘For distinguished service in connection with Military Operations in East Africa.’
WWiilllliiaammAAlllleennservedwiththeSouthAfricanSignalServiceduringtheGreatWar,andwasawardedtheM.C.forhisservicesinGermanEast Africa. For their unremitting eforts the Signal Service was praised in Despatches from General Smuts: ‘TheexcellentmannerinwhichcommunicationhasbeenmaintainedthroughoutrefectsgreatcreditonmySignalService,theofcersandmenof which,undertheablecontrolofLieutenant-ColonelH.C.Hawtrey,R.E.,havesparednoefortsinovercomingthemanydifcultiesattendanton operatinginsuchcountryandonsuchalargefront...GreatcreditisduetotheSignalServiceforthereallyexcellentwayinwhichcommunication hasbeenmaintained.Theoperationshavebeencarriedonbythreewidelyseparatedforces,whichhaveeachbeenagainsub-dividedintotwoor morecolumns,andthishasstrainedresourcesoftheServicetoitsfurthestlimits.Ithasonlybeenbyunremittingefortsthatsuccesshasbeen achieved.’
AA ff nneeSSeeccoonnddWWaarr‘‘IIttaalliiaannooppeerraattiioonnss’’MM..CC..aannddSSeeccoonnddAAwwaarrddBBaarrggrroouuppooffsseevveennaawwaarrddeeddttooMMaajjoorrRR..EE..HH..HHaaddiinngghhaamm,, CC..BB..EE..,,RRooyyaallAArrttiilllleerryy,,wwhhoowwaassoorriiggiinnaallllyyrreeccoommmmeennddeeddffoorraannIImmmmeeddiiaatteeDD..SS..OO..,,aannddwwaassllaatteerrCChhaaiirrmmaannoofftthheeAAllllEEnnggllaanndd LLaawwnn TTeennnniiss CClluubb,, WWiimmbblleeddoonn MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofciallydated1944,withSecondAwardBar,thereverseofciallydated1944;1939-45Star; AfricaStar,1 copy clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfciencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,2ndissue, Territorial, reverse ofcially dated 1951, with integral top riband bar, mounted for wear, good very fne and better (7) £1,600-£2,000
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’
R. E. H. Hadingham (right) with the cricketer Denis Compton, after the latter had joined Slazengers
TheoriginalRecommendation,foranImmediateD.S.O.,states:‘On20January1944MajorHadinghamwasinformedthatenemytankswere movingtowardsLorenzo.AccompaniedbyhisBatterySergeantMajor,MajorHadinghamatoncemovedforwardtothisvillagewhichappearedto deserted,exceptforoneBritishsoldier.OnlookingroundthecornerMajorHadinghamsawoneGermantankaccompaniedbyabout12infantry menabout150yardsaway,andalladvancingtowardshim.HeborrowedtheBritishsoldier’sBrengunandopened freontheGermaninfantry, buttheBrengunrefusetodischargemorethanoneround.MajorHadinghamwithdrew,remediedthefaultyBrengun,tookupanew fre position and discharged a magazine at the tank’s escort. He then took cover from the burst of enemy fre to which his action gave rise. Enteringahouse,heandthelateBatterySergeantMajorRaisontookpostonabalcony,decidingtothrowgrenadesatthetankandescortshould theycontinuetheiradvance.WhilethusinambushBritishtanksenteredthevillage.MajorHadinghamleftthebalconywithaviewto fndingout whattheenemywasdoing.Lookingaroundthecorner,hesawthattheGermantankcrewandescortwereinconference.MajorHadinghamran backtotheBritishtank,explainedthesituationtothem,andsuggestedthattheyshouldattack.Hethenleftthissectorofthebattlefeldintheir charge.
MajorHadinghamshowedaquicknessofdecision,adisregardofdanger,andanofensivenessofspiritwhichisrarelyequalled.This,combined withhisenthusiasticconfdence,hismilitaryskill,andhisdynamicpersonalityshowhimtobealeaderofthehighestorder.HisactioninLorenzo, in my opinion, prevented this village falling into enemy hands.’
T.D. London Gazette 28 December 1951.
RReeggiinnaallddEEddwwaarrddHHaawwkkeeHHaaddiinngghhaamm,knownas‘Buzzer’Hadingham,wasbornintheHague,Holland,on6December1915,wherehisfather,an OfcerintheHawkeBattalion,RoyalNavalReserve,hadbeeninterned(butallowedtohavehiswifewithhim),andwaseducatedatSt.Paul’s School, London. Upon leaving school he joined the sporting goods company Slazenger, where his father was the Managing Director.
HadinghamenlistedintheTerritorialArmyinJanuary1939,asaGunnerinthe57thAnti-TankRoyalArtilleryT.A.,transferring fvemonthslater tothe67th(EastSurrey)Anti-TankRegiment,andwascommissionedon29July1939.FollowinghomeserviceHadinghamheaded,inNovember 1942,forIraqwherehisregimenttrainedfordesertwarfareandrivercrossings,andthence,inMarch1943,undertooka3,200milejourneyto Libya,before fghtinginthe fnalstagesoftheTunisianCampaign,andthesurrenderoftheAfrikeKorpson13May1943.On4September1943 theregimentembarkedtoSalernofortheinvasionofItaly.AweeklaterHadinghamsawactionthatresultedinhisawardoftheMilitaryCross,for successfullyorganisinganAnti-Tankdefence,thatstoppedtheadvanceof,andrepelled,theenemyinfantryandtankattack.Inthepushupthrough Italy,furtheractiontookplaceattheRiverGarigliano,andon5March1944HadinghamdistinguishedhimselfleadingtheattackonaGermantank andinfantrysoldiers,inthevillageofLorenzo,forwhichserviceshewasawardedaSecondAwardBartohisMilitaryCross-theoriginal recommendationhadbeenfortheimmediateawardofaDistinguishedServiceOrder.HesawfurtheractionatAnzio,Gemmano,andSanMarino, and was disembodied with the rank of Major.
Post-War,HadinghamresumedhiscareeratSlazenger,succeedinghisfatherasManagingDirector,andwasultimatelyappointedChairman.In 1971wasappointedanOfceroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireforservices toExport,andwhilstatSlazengerhegreatlyexpandedthenumber ofprofessionalsportsmenontheirbooks.Akeentennisplayer,hewasalsoamemberoftheAllEnglandLawnTennisClubatWimbledon,and wasappointedChairmanoftheClub1982;underhiswatchtheannualChampionshipsweremuchmodernisedtoensureitkeptitsplaceasthe premiertournamentinthetennisworld.Hewasparticularlynotedforhis‘frmbutfair’approach,writingtotheAmericanplayerJohnMcEnroe beforethe1987Championships:‘Myadviceisthat,whateveryoumaythinkofalinesman’sorumpire’scall,pleasekeepyourcool.’Forhis servicesatWimbledonhewasappointedaCommanderoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1988NewYear’sHonours’List.Hediedin London on 27 December 2004.
SoldwiththeoriginalBestowalDocumentsforboththeC.B.E.andO.B.E.,bothinCentralChancerytransmissionenvelopes;acopyofthe StatutesoftheOrder;abookontheChapeloftheOrder,byFrederickHood,1967;aphotographalbumcontainingphotographsoftherecipient alongsideavarietyofsporting‘Greats’(mainlyfromthesportsofcricket,golf,andtennis),includingFredPerry,DenisCompton,ColinCowdray, SeveBallesteros,GarySobers,MartinaNavratilova,BorisBecker,andRodLaver);anilluminatedscrollappointingtherecipientan‘OddVolume’of theSetteofOldVolumes(adiningandliterarysociety),thisglazedandframed;andacopyofthebook‘ABlackCatAbroad’,therecipient’s posthumous memoir, edited by his daughter.
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£2,800-£3,200
M.C. London Gazette 4 August 1942:
‘On April 13th at about midday in the vicinity of Pt. 133 (U.889 - 1/250,000 Derna).
CaptainCarnell’sgallantry,determinationanddevotiontodutyindirectinghisforceand fghtinghistankalthoughgreatlyoutnumberedwasthe meansofenablingtheremainderofthesmallforcetowithdraw.Ofhisseventanks,sixweredestroyedbytheenemy,whiletheyinturnsufered considerable loss, though they were able to recover their tanks during the night.’
M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 18 February 1943:
‘Gazala - Sidra - Knightsbridge - 27 May to 13 June 42.
ThisofcercommandsasquadronofMatildaTanks.Between27Mayand4Junehissquadronwascontinuallyemployedwithcolumnsofinfantry andartilleryoperatingagainsttheenemyintheAcromaand“Cauldron”Areas.Onthe5June,hisSqn.took partintheattackonSidra.Thetanks encountered ferceanti-tankgun fre,wereheldupbyanunexpectedmine-feldandblindedbyasmokescreenlaidbytheenemy. Notwithstanding this, Major Carnell led his Sqn. onto their objective.
HisCommandingOfcerthenbeingkilledandtheSecond-in-Commandwounded,MajorCarnellthenassumedcommandofthebattalion.During the following week he was continually in operation against the enemy in the area Acroma - El Adem - Tamar.
On13JuneheledhistanksinanattackagainsttheenemyintheKnightsbridgeareawheretheyagainencountered ferceanti-tankgun fre.He continued to fght and direct his Sqn. in action until his own tank was knocked out and he himself wounded. ThroughouthehascommandedhisSqn.withabilityandcourage,andhasshownacompletedisregardofhisownpersonalsafetyinthe destruction of the enemy.’
GGeeoorrggeeFFrreeddeerriicckkCCaarrnneellllservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththe42ndBattalion,RoyalTankRegimentinitiallyaspartofthe1stArmy TankBrigade,50thDivisionduringtheWesternDesertCampaign.HedistinguishedhimselfinMatildatanksduring fghtingaroundDerna,Libyain April1942.CarnelladvancedtoCaptainandTemporaryMajor,andcontinuedtoservewithhisunitintheWesternDesert.The42ndBattalion, R.T.R.servedaspartofthe32ndArmyTankBrigade,1stArmouredDivision,30CorpsduringtheBattleofGazala.DuetocasualtiesCarnelltook commandoftheBattalionduringtheBattleofGazala,anddespitebeingwoundedmanagedtodistinguishhimselfagainduringtheactionsinand aroundtheAcroma,KnightsbridgeandElAdemboxes.HehadearliertakenpartinthedisastrousattackonSidraRidge,5June1942,whenthe the Brigade lost approximately 50 of its 70 tanks whilst being repelled by the 21st Panzer Division. Soldwiththefollowingoriginalrelateddocumentation:namedBuckinghamPalaceinvitationtorecipient’sInvestiturefortheawardoftheBarto his M.C., dated 10 January 1944; and War Ofcer copies of recipient’s respective citations.
MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.reverseofciallydated‘1941’;IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(Lieut. K. P. Harris. R. Tank. C.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, very fne (5) £1,800-£2,200
M.C. London Gazette 24 April 1941:
‘Commanding‘D’Squadron.ThisofcerledhissquadronintheattackonTummarWestonthe9th[December1940].Histankwaspenetrated byashellofhighcalibrewhichburstinthetoollockerandsetiton fre.MajorHarrisreceivedfacialinjuries,which,thoughsuperfcial,blindedhim withblood.Hedestroyedthegunwhichhadhithim,andcontinuedtoleadhissquadron.Practicallyevery fttingoutsideofhistankwasblownof byenemy freandtheturretjammed.Heralliedhissquadronandwasorderedtoreorganizestragglerscomingintotherallyingpointthroughout thenightandthefollowingday.Hedisplayedcalmandcoolnessthroughouttheactionanduntilevacuatedonthemorningof11thDec.His gallantryanddevotiontodutyarewellworthyofrecognition.MajorHarriswasrecommendedon15.6.40foranawardoftheMilitaryCrossfor gallantry during the Battle of France. It is not known if this award had been made. If so the current recommendation is for a bar to M.C.’ M.I.D. LondonGazette 18February1938and20December1940,thelatterbeingwhenhewasoriginallyrecommendedfortheM.C.Theoriginal recommendation states:
‘Forcourageandresourceonseveraloccasionsbetween23rdand27thMay,1940,particularlyatSouchezon23rdMay,1940,when fghtinghis tankandengagingenemyA/Tartilleryatcloserange-andonthe26thMay,1940,intheBoisdeFlineswhenhedisplayedgreatpersonalcourage andcoolnessinmovinghiscompanyoftanksoutofapositionofassemblywhichwasbeingsubjectedtoparticularlyheavybombingfromtheair. By his cool action on this occasion, he undoubtedly saved many casualties.’
KKeennnneetthhPPaassssmmoorreeHHaarrrriisswasborninPurley,SurreyinJune1907.HewascommissionedintheRoyalTankCorpsandservedontheNorth West Frontier prior to serving with the 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment during the Second World War.
HarrisservedwiththeRegimentaspartofthe1stArmyTankBrigade,anddistinguishedhimselfinMatildasduringtheBattleofFranceinMay 1940.TheRegimentthenfoughtalongside4thR.T.R.andthe50th(Northumbrian)InfantryDivisionatDunkirk,beforeforcedtoevacuateand abandoningmostoftheir vehiclesintheprocess.AfterashortstayintheUK,HarrisreturnedtooverseasservicewiththeRegimentinEgyptin December 1940.
HarrisadvancedtoActingMajor,andcommanded‘D’Squadron,7thR.T.R.aspartoftheWesternDesertForce.StillequippedwithMatildatanks, the7thR.T.R.supportedthe11thIndianInfantryBrigadeofthe4thIndianInfantryDivisionduringOperation Compass.Notablyduringtheattack onNibeiwaCamp,9December1940,whentheyattackedanddestroyedtheItalianarmoured‘MalettiGroup’-destroyingabout20tanksalone duringtheinitialphaseoftheattack.The7thR.T.R.,afteritrefuelled,alsosupportedtheinfantryattackontheItalianpositionsattheTummar camps later in the day, as well as taking part in the attacks on Bardia later in the campaign.
DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofciallydated‘1942’,withSecondAwardBar,reverseofciallydated‘1944’,mounted oninvestiturepin,in RoyalMint caseofissue;1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,Atlantic;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939 -45;AirEfciencyAward,G.VI.R.,1stissue,withSecondAwardBar(Act.Flt.Lt.H.E.Tappin.R.A.F.V.R.)lastwithseparatenamed cardboxesofissueformedalandsecondawardbar,alsowithnamedcardboxofissueforcampaignawards,addressedto‘S/L. H. E. Tappin, 12 Loane Road, Sholing, Southampton’, with enclosure slip, toned, extremely fne (lot) (6) £4,000-£5,000
D.F.C. London Gazette 22 September 1942: ‘FlightLieutenantTappinwhowasappointed fightcommanderinApril,1942,hasparticipatedinanumberofhazardousoperations.Heledhis squadroninthe frstsortieduringthecombinedoperationsatDieppeon19thAugust,1942,andalthoughhisaircraftwasseverelydamaged,he returnedtobasesafely.FlightLieutenantTappinledthesquadroninafurtherthreesortiesduringtheseoperationsanddespitethe ferceenemy opposition he pressed home his attacks. He has displayed courage and devotion to duty of a high standard.’
The original recommendation states:
‘ThisOfcerhasbeenaFlightCommandersinceApril1942.Hehasplayedaprominentpartinanumberofhazardousoperationsinwhichhis Squadron as taken part, including the attack on the German battleships; in this operation he brought a severely damaged aircraft back to base. He has carried out a number of night ‘Intruder’ operations in the course of which he damaged a JU 88 and shot up a train.
DuringtheoperationsoverDieppe,andinthe frstSortie,heagainbroughthisbadlydamagedaircraftbacktobase.InspiteofthisheledhisFlight onthreefurtherSorties,inthecourseofwhichhepressedhomehisattacksinthefaceof ferceopposition.Theoutstandingexampleofcourage anddevotiontodutysetbyF/Lt.TappinandS/Ldr.Berry,hisSquadronCommander,whowaskilledinthisaction,wasaninspirationtothewhole Squadron and is worthy of the highest praise.’
D.F.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 14 April 1944:
‘SincebeingawardedtheDistinguishedFlyingCrossthisofcerhad fownonmanymoreoperationalsorties,duringwhichhehasdestroyedone sixengineB.V.222enemy fyingboatandtwoenemyaircraft.Ononeoccasion,when fyingonpatrol,SquadronLeaderTappininterceptedand destroyedaHeinkel177.Intheconsequentaircombathisaircraftwashitby frefromanenemy fghteranddamaged.Neverthelesshepressed homeanotherattackonaJunkers88whichwaslostincloudcover.Atalltimesthisofcerhasshownamagnifcent fghtingspiritandgrim determination achieving his successes by careful planning and execution of every sortie.’
The original recommendation states:
‘SquadronLeaderH.E.TappinD.F.C.waspostedto157SquadroninJanuary,1943andpromotedtorankofActingSquadronLeaderon10th August, 1943, and took over the command of ‘B’ Flight.
SincetheSquadronhasbeenatPredannackhehas fownon22InstepPatrolsanddestroyed1Heinkel177inwhichcombathisaircraftsustained hitsonstarboardwingandpropeller.InspiteofthishepressedhomeanotherattackonaJunkers88whichwaslostincloundcover,noclaim being made.
On February 8th, 1944, he carried out a successful night Ranger Patrol to Biscarosse, destroying a B.U. 222 over its base.
HealsoshowedmarkeddeterminationwheneveryefortwasbeingmadetorescueFlyingOfcerHuckinandFlightSergeantGrahamwhowere adriftintheBayfor5days.Oncehewentoutinextremelybadweatherandwithpoorvisibilitylocatedthem,whichcontributedlargelytothe early rescue of this crew.
‘Iverystronglysupportthisrecommendation.S/Ldr.Tappinisquiteoutstandinginhiskeennessanddeterminationinoperations,achievinghis successes,notbygoodfortune,butbycarefulplanningandexecutionofeverysortie.Hisunfailingcourageandurgententhusiasmareofthe greatest value to those who work with him, and besides ensuring his own victories, have by example, urged others to similar eforts.’
HHeerrbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddTTaappppiinnwasborninSouthampton,HampshireinJune1918.HewaseducatedatItchenGrammarSchool,andlearnedto fyat AirServiceTrainingLtd,Hamble.TappinjoinedtheRoyalForceVolunteerReservein1937,andcontinuedatNo.3E.&R.F.T.Hamble.He completedtheInstructorCourseatNo.26E.&RF.T.S.inDecember1938,andremainedthereuntilhispostingtoNo.22E.F.T.S.,Cambridgein September1939.TappinhadbeenapprenticedtoMarshalls’FlyingSchoolLtdandservedasa fyinginstructoratCambridgeuntilApril1941. DuringthattimehetaughtcountlessbuddingR.A.F.pilotsto fy-amongstthatnumberbeingone‘Johnnie’Johnson(laterAirViceMarshal,C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O. and 2 Bars, D.F.C. and Bar, and fying ‘Ace’), who later recorded the following in his autobiography Wing Leader: ‘EarlyinDecembersomethirtyofuswerecalledtogetherandtoldthatonthefollowingdayweweretomarchtoMarshall’s[sic]airfeld,onthe outskirtsofCambridge,wherewewouldresumeour fyingtrainingonTigerMoths.BeforethewarMarshall’shadbeenacivilian fyingschooland, undercontracttotheAirMinistry,hadtrainedanumberoflocallyrecruitedV.R.s.Mostofthepeace-timeinstructors,noweitherofcersor sergeant-pilots, still remained, and for the next few months our destinies would be in their hands.
Instructingisagreatanddifcultanditdoesnotnecessarilyfollowthatagoodpilotwillmakeasatisfactoryinstructor.Sometypeswehadthe misfortuneto fywithclaimedtobesoanxioustogetonoperationsthattheirtalentswerewastedonabunchofham-fstedpupils.Thisattitude wasrefectednotonlyintheirapproachtotheirjobsbutalsointheproducttheyturnedout.Anuntimelyandill-conceivedcriticism,whena wordofencouragementwouldhavebeenmoreappropriatetotheoccasion,oftendismayedandretardedanervousbeginner.Itwasnot uncommonknowledgethatsomewashed-outpilotswouldhavegraduatedhadtherightbondofunderstandingandconfdencebeenestablished, in the frst instance, between pupil and instructor.
PersonallyIwasluckyatMarshall’s,sincefourofuswereassignedtoSergeantTappinand‘Tap’,althoughtohisfaceweaddressedhimwitha respectful‘sir’,wastheverybesttypeofinstructor.Agentle,unassumingman,he fewbeautifullyandwenttogreatlengthstofosteragoodspirit withhispupils.Tapcouldalways fndtimetoexplainatrickypointofairmanship,andwhenwewalkedacrossthetarmacattheendofaperiodof dual instruction he would retrace the pattern of the fight and make certain that the various lessons were driven home.
OurcourseatMarshall’s fnishedinthespringataboutthesametimeasthesquadronsoftheLuftwafeandthearmouredcolumnsofthe GermanArmystruckacrossthefrontierofGermanyintotheterritoriesoftheoptimisticneutrals.MylogbookrecordsthatIleftMarshall’swith themodesttotalofeighty-four fyinghours,andIhadpassedthevariousgroundexaminations.Onourlasteveningafewofusclubbedtogether andinvitedourinstructorstodineatalocalhostelry.Wehadagoodparty,butIdetectedawistfulair abouttheinstructorswhenitwastimeto saygood-bye.WeweretomoveontoService fyingtrainingschools,wherewewould fymonoplaneaircraft,andintenweekstime,ifallwent well,wecouldanticipatejoiningouroperationalsquadrons.ButtheinstructorswouldremainatMarshall’s,trainingbatchafterbatchofbeginners andwithlittleopportunityof fyingmodernaircraft.Someofthekeenertypes[includingTappin]eventuallybadgeredtheirwaytothecombat squadrons, but the majority remained anchored to the training machine, where they carried out their essential tasks throughout the war.’ Theinstructional fightswithJohnsonarelistedinTappin’srelevantlogbook,andindeedasJohnsoninferredinhisbookitwasnotlongbefore Tappingothiswayandwaspostedtoforoperational fying.FirstlyfamiliarisinghimselfwithHurricanesatNo.52O.T.U.Debden,beforebeing postedforoperational fyingwith3Squadron(Hurricanes)atMartleshamHeath,3June1941.Tappin fewinmultiplepatrols,andonbomber escort to targets in France. He moved with the Squadron to Stapleford and Hunsdon, and started his tally, 10 August 1941: wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk
TappinwasappointedasFlightCommanderinMarch1942,andmovedwiththeSquadrontoShorehaminJuneofthesameyear.He fewon IntruderoperationsoverBelgiumandHolland-‘TrainBusting’atAntwerpandsimilarforEindhovenandGilze,31July1942,whenTappin’slog book records ‘Ju. 88 Haamstede (No Engagement). Fired at Rlwy. Engine & Car.’
ThefollowingmonthTappin,bynowaFlightLieutenant,washeavilyengagedintheairborneelementofOperation Jubilee -theDieppeRaid,19 August 1942. He led his fight on four sorties during the operation, and records them as follows: ‘Attack on Gun Positions and Buildings on Dieppe Beach. Sgt Banks Missing (killed). 20 M.M. H.E. in Port Fuel Tank.
Anti-Shipping Patrol Boulogne - Dieppe Search for ‘E’ Boats.
Attack on Gun Positions on West Clif at Dieppe. P/O Pullen Force Landed Brighton Golf Course.
Attack on Gun Positions on East Clif at Dieppe. S/Ldr. Berry Killed.’ (Ibid)
TappinwasawardedtheD.F.C.forhisgallantryduringtheraidonDieppe.Thefollowingmonthhewaspostedto1455(Turbinlite)Flightat Tangmere,withthe fightsubsequentlyforming534Squadron(Hurricanes).TappinservedasaFlightCommanderwiththeSquadron,whichwas engagedonTurbinliteoperations.Thelatterwere fowninthreeaircraftgroupsconsistingofanAmericantwin-enginedbomber,theDouglas Boston(renamedHavocfornightintruderduties)carryingapowerfulsearchlightinthenose,andtwoHurricanes fyingoneachbeam.Withno efectivenightfghtersatthisstageofthewar,itwasproposedthattheBostonwouldilluminateenemyaircraftfortheHurricanestodisposeof, but it was a generally unsuccessful tactic, and with the development of airborne radar, the project was abandoned in 1943.
Tappinwaspostedforoperational fyingwith157Squadron(Mosquitoes)atCastleCampsinJanuary1943.FlyingMosquitoesina fghter-bomber capacity,TappintookpartinmanyRangerandIntruderoperationsoverFranceandtheLowCountries.AlsocarryingoutalargenumberofInstep PatrolsovertheBayofBiscay,TappinadvancedtoActingSquadronLeaderinAugust1943.Headdedtohisscoreagain,28December1943, ‘Instep-FighterCovertoGlasgow.3EnemyDestroyersSunk-OthersDamaged.1He.177Destroyed.Ju.88Attacked.F/ODavidson&P/O Lewis Crashed Near Base. Killed.’ (Log Bog refers)
Tappinaddedananotherenemyaircraftdestroyedtohisscore,whenheshotdownaB.V.222,whilstonaRangertoBiscarrosse,8February 1944. Further details of which are as follows:
‘Forsomethirty-fveyearsfromAugust1944untilFebruary1980,twoDornierDo24T-3threeengine fyingboatslayunnoticedinshallow waterjustof thepre-warAirFrancetrans-AtlanticterminalatHourtiquetsonthenorth-westshoreofLake Biscarrosse-Parentis.Sunkby retreatingLuftwafeduringtheirabandonmentofoccupiedFranceandrediscoveredbylocalskin-divers....Therecoveryofthesecondaircraft(W4 +BH,W.Nr.1007)wasgivenwidepublicityinFrance,ateamfromtheregionalTVchannelFR3‘Aquitaine’ flmingvariousaspectsofthesalvage operation. This took place over the weekend of 19th-20th September 1981....
Towardsevening,theDo24brokesurface,muchtothereliefofthecrowdsofpatientsightseersliningtheoldconcreteslipway-allthatnow remains of the once-famous Latecoere factory at Biscarrosse.
AlsopresentwereanumberofformerR.A.F.MosquitoaircrewandtheirwivesinvitedbyAPELB,thegroupofboatmen,divers,ex-Resistance andotherlocalvolunteerschargedwithcarryingoutthetaskofbothraisingandpreservingtheseheavy fying-boats.TheBritishpartywasledby G/Capt.L.T.Bryant-Fenn,D.F.C.,whotookpartinthe frstsuccessful‘Instep’patroltoBiscarrosseon20thJune1943,whenfourMosquitoesof No.264SquadronshotdownaBlohmundVossBV138,sunkanotheronthelakeanddestroyedtwosix-enginedBV222’smooredthere.British visitorsalsoincludedW/Cdr.H.E.Tappin,D.F.C,ofNo.157Squadron,whoshotdownanotherBV222south-westofthelakeonthenightof 8th February 1944....’ (Air pictorial, February 1982, refers - copy of magazine included in the lot)
Havingcompletedhistour,andbeenawardedtheBartohisD.F.C.,TappinwaspostedasWingCommander(Flying)to51O.T.U.,Cranfeldat theendofMarch1944.Tappinreturnedtooperational fyingwhenhewaspostedtoservewith108Squadron(Beaufghters)atHassani(Athens), GreeceinJanuary1945.HemovedwiththeSquadrontoBari,ItalyinMarch1945,andwaspostedasWingCommander(Flying)to334(Special Duties) Wing, Balkan Air Force, Campo Casala, Brindisi later the same month.
Tappinwaspostedtocommand256Squadron(Mosquitoes),DesertAirForce,ForliattheendofMarch1945.Hislogbookgiveshimas fying multiple Intruder operations over the Balkans and Italy, including, 5 April 1945: ‘Anti-Flak & Cover for 20 Bostons Bombing Ferry Terminal at Pontelagoscuro. 2 Strafng Runs Through Low Stratus.’ On12,14and15April,Tappin few:‘DawnRecce,BattleAreatoPo,CannonStrikesonBarge.BombedBridgeS.ofPolesella’;‘DawnRecce, BattleAreatoPo.Strafed&BombedM.T.ConvoyS.E.ofFerrara,2250lbsNearMiss.2Flamers,1Burning,2Smoking,OthersDamaged-Out of Ammunition’; and ‘Dawn Recce, Battle Area to Po, Bombed Road N.E. Ferrar (2 250lbs) Cannon 1 M.T. Destroyed (Flamer).’
Tappin’slogbookshowshimsimilarlyengagedfortheremainderofApril1945,andalsobeingonthereceivingendofsomelight fakoverLake Comacchio‘ViaCockpit&MyTrouserLeg’,18April1945.HemovedwiththeSquadrontoAvianoinJune1945,andthentoBallah,Egyptin September of the same year.
HavingreturnedtotheUKinDecember1945,TappinresumedhisemploymentasaninstructorwithMarshallsinCambridgefromFebruary 1946.Hewasinvolvedina fyingaccidentwhilstcarryingoutalessoninanAusteraircraft,16December1951.Hispupilwasontheapproachto landatCambridgeAerodrome,whentheaircraftsuferedissuesandTappinwasforcedtotakecontrolultimatelycarryingoutalastminutecrashlandingontheNewmarketRoad.Bothinstructorandpupilsuferedinjuries,andTappinwasunableto fyforseveralweeksduetohisinjuries. Tappinrecuperated,andcarriedoninemploymentwithMarshallsuntilJanuary1961.HewassubsequentlyemployedattheCollegeofAir Training,Hamble,February1961-January1972.Tappincontinued fyingprivatelywellintolaterlife,amassingthousandsof fyinghoursinawide variety of aircraft. Wing Commander Tappin died in 2006.
AlbertMedalforSavingLifeatSea,2ndClass,bronzeandenamel,thereverseinscribed(PresentedbyHisMajestytoCharles DavieMillar,Ldg.Sea.,R.N.,H.M.S.“P.C.51”,inrecognitionofhisGallantryinremovingprimersfromdepthchargesinH.M. MotorLaunchNo.483whena freoccurredonboardonthe29thJune1918);1914-15Star(218811,C.D.Miller,A.B.,R.N.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(218811C.D.Miller.L.S.,R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45; RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(218811CH.B.12974C.D.Miller.L.S.R.F.R.)mountedasworntogetherwith Messina Earthquake Medal 1908 to which he does not appear to be entitled, good very fne (10) £5,000-£7,000
A.M. LondonGazette 9 October 1918: ‘Onthe29June1918anoutbreakof freoccurredonboardMotorLaunchNo. 483 whilstrefuellingalongsidethejettyatPembrokeDock,the frebeingcausedbytheignitionofanoverfowofpetrolfromthehose.LeadingSeamanMillar,H.M.S. PC.51,whowaswalkingupanddownthe forecastleofhisship,onseeingthe famesbreakoutontheupperdeckofthemotorlaunch,immediatelyslidoverthebowsofhiscraftontothe motorlaunch,rushedaft,andremovedtheprimersofthedepthcharges.Hethenforcedhiswaythroughthe famesandkickedthehose overboard,gettinghisclothesignitedashedidso.Havingextinguishedhisburningclothingbyjumpingoverboard,heclimbedinboardagainand assisted in getting the motor launch in tow. This man displayed initiative and disregard of danger, and by his prompt action he probably averted serious accident. Had the depth charges detonated, very great damage would have been done and lives undoubtedly lost.’
CChhaarrlleessDDaavviieeMMiillllaarrwasborninDunfermline,Fifeon20August1886,andattendedInverkeithingschoolbeforeenteringtheRoyalNavyasa Boy 2nd Class in January 1902.
AnAbleSeamanservinginthecruiserH.M.S. Euryalus bytheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,heremainedlikewiseemployeduntilcoming ashoreinDecember1916.Intheinterim,as fagshipofRear-AdmiralRosslynWemyss, Euryalus sawmuchactionintheDardanelles,notleastin thelandingsatCapeHelleson25inApril1915.Onthatoccasion,shetransportedthreecompaniesofthe1stBattalion,LancashireFusiliersanda platoon of the Royal Naval Division. She also bombarded Turkish positions during the second battle of Krithia in early May 1915.
Followinghistimeinthe Euryalus,Millarjoinedthepatrolboat P.C.51 inJuly1917,anditwasinthatcapacitythathewasawardedhisAlbert Medal for boarding the blazing motor launch M.L. 483 at Pembroke Dock, Wales on 29 June 1918.
DemobilisedinMarch1919,hefoundemploymentatRosythdockyardinthe1920sbutthereafterlittleisknownabouthim.HediedatEast Calder, West Lothian in 1970.
AA BBooeerr WWaarr DD..CC..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee RR.. AAlllleenn,, LLeeiicceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (3215 Pte. R. Allen. Leicester: Regt.) minor edge bruising, good very fne £1,000-£1,400
One of 8 D.C.M.s awarded to the Leicestershire Regiment for the Boer War. D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901; Army Order 15 of 1902. RRiicchhaarrddAAlllleennattestedfortheLeicestershireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Forhisserviceshe wasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 8February1901and10September1901),andwasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedal, being presented with his medal by the General Ofcer Commanding, North East District, at the Cavalry Barracks, York, on 30 August 1902.
DistinguishedConductMedal,E.VII.R.(1176Tpr.F.H.Vallecarde.S:AfricanLt:Horse);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps, CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Laing’sNek,Belfast(1176Tpr:F.H.Vallecarde.S.A.Lt. Horse) light contact marks, otherwise very fne (2)
£1,400-£1,800
D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901: ‘Private F. H. Vallecarde, South African Light Horse (Colt Gun Detachment).’
SirR.Buller’sDespatches13September1900:‘InacorpsliketheSouthAfricanLightHorse,itwillbedifculttorewardgoodworkexceptby publicnotice.Idonotknowwhetheritmaybefoundpossibletodoso,butitcaseitshouldbeIappendalistofthoseOfcersandmenwho, during12months’work,haveperformedspecialactsofbravery,orhavebeenselectedfor,andsuccessfullycarriedout,arduousreconnaissances ordangerousduties’-therefollowsalistof10Ofcersandnumerousmen,includingPrivate‘F.Vallecarde(Bethune’sMountedInfantry,attached with Colt Gun Detachment).’
LordRoberts’Despatches2April1901:awardedD.C.M.-‘CorporalF.H.Vallecarde,SouthAfricanLightHorse(ColtGun Detachment).’ [Corrected from Bethune’s Mounted Infantry in London Gazette 18 February 1902]
VallecardealsoservedasanAgentwiththeFieldIntelligenceDepartmentandgainedtheKing’sSouthAfricaMedalwiththatunitanditcouldbe thatwhenhelefttheFieldIntelligenceDepartmentherejoinedtheSouthAfricanLightHorse.Whetherornothesubsequentlyreturnedto Australiaisnotknownbut,inFebruary1924,itwasreportedinthe SydneyMorningHerald that‘ElizabethVallecarde(formerlyGovett) petitionedforthedissolutionofhermarriagewithFrederickHypoliteVallecarde,onthegroundofdesertion’andwasgranteda decreenisi Frederick Vallegarde appears to have died at Uxbridge, England, in 1934, aged 61.
‘Thereconnaissanceof12February[1900]andotherinformationshowedSirRedversBullerthattherewereenemydefencesthatmustbetaken beforehecouldseriouslyattackHlangwaneitself;withthisobjectinvieworderswereissuedon13February1900,asfollows:Itisintendedto seize Hussar Hill tomorrow and the spurs to the east of it north of Moord Kraal and to occupy this position with artillery.’
Lieutenant-General The Earl of Dundonald in "My Army Life" later recorded: "LordDundonald'sBrigadewillcoverthemovement.Itwillstrikeitscampandbivouaconasitewhichwillbepointedouttoit.Inaccordance withtheseordersIcoveredtheadvance;theenemytriedtodisputeourseizureofHussarHill,buttheSouthAfricanLightHorseunder Lieutenant-ColonelByngbyarapidadvancequicklyseizedacommandingridge,andassistedbytheCompanyoffourColtgunssearchedthe dongas until the enemy was compelled to retire. The infantry then followed and entrenched the Hill.’
A contemporary account in the Manchester Guardian reported on this action: ‘Chiveley Camp, 13 February 1900.
Twiceto-dayourmountedtroopswereincontactwiththeBoers.CaptainStewart,oftheSouthAfricanLightHorse,tookasquadrontoahill nearStewart'sFarm,whichliestoourleftonthesouthernsideoftheTagela.Headvancedaheadofhismentoreconnoitre,andhishatwasshot ofbysomeBoerswhowereconcealedfromview.TheBoersthenopened freontheledhorses,whichstampededtowardstheBoere,and fve were lost.
Amostimportantafairtookplaceonourright.Hereanadvancewasmadebythe700mountedtroops,the64thBatteryR.F.A.,andtheWelsh Fusiliers,toahilltothesouth-eastofHlangwane.Theintentionwastomakeareconnaissanceofapositionwhichhasoftenbeenvisitedbythe Boers.Astheadvanceguardapproachedthehilltheywere fredonbytheBoers,butitonlyanafair ofoutpostsuntiltheorderwasgivenforthe force to retire on the completion of the reconnaissance.
TheColt’sgunsectionimmediatelycameintoaction,anddidsomemostadmirablework.TheycertainlyswampedtheBoer fre.Twoofthe Maximswerejammedtemporarilyafterafewroundshadbeen fred.TheSouthAfricanLightHorsecoveredtheretreatinsuccessionof squadrons.SirBryanLeighton’ssquadronretiredlastnightwiththeColt'sgunsection.Garrard,oftheColtdetachment,wasshotinthelegand back, and Lieut. G. Churchill, younger brother of Mr Winston Churchill, was shot in the leg. Thereweremanynarrowescapes.LieutenantCarlisle,ofSirB.Leighton'ssquadron,whoswamtheTugelaunder fretoseizethepuntat Potgeiter’sDrift,hadabulletsentuphissleeve,butwasunhurt.Anothermanwashitonthebandolierroundhisstomach.The feldgunsreturned to see if they could give assistance to the Colt’s gun detachment, but the retirement had then been efected.’
D.C.M. London Gazette 9 July 1915: ‘Forconspicuousdevotiontoduty,notablyatYpreson25February1915,whenunderheavy frehevolunteeredandcarriedoutadifcultand dangerous reconnaissance. He has frequently patrolled to the German lines.’
Subsequentlywounded,DavieswasrepatriatedbacktoEnglandintheHospitalShip Anglia,anddrownedwhenthe Anglia struckamineandsank intheEnglishChannelon17November1915,whilstenroutefromCalaistoDoverwith390injuredOfcersandOtherRanks.Despitethe assistance of nearby ships, 152 lives were lost. He is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘PPaalleessttiinnee’’DD..CC..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooAAccttiinnggCCoommppaannyyQQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerrSSeerrggeeaannttCC..VVaauugghhaann,,HHeerreeffoorrddsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass ssuubbsseeqquueennttllyy ccoommmmiissssiioonneedd iinn tthhee ff eelldd aanndd kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn aatt tthhee TThhiirrdd BBaattttllee ooff GGaazzaa.. Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (235104 A.C.Q.M. Sjt: C. Vaughan. 1/1 Hereford; R. -T.F.) good very fne £700-£900
D.C.M. London Gazette 16 August 1917.
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.AtamomentwherehisbattalionwereinfrontoftherestoftheBrigadeandconsequentlyin dangerofcomingundertheir fre,hewalkedcalmlyacrossthe fre-sweptzoneabout400yardsandinformedthe fringlineofthepositionofhis battalion. He had previously shown the greatest skill and courage in leading his company to the attack.’
CChhaarrlleessVVaauugghhaann,aTravellingSalesmanfromKington,Herefordshire,wasbornin1891.Heattestedintothe1/1st(TerritorialForce)Battalion, HerefordshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWar.ItisunconfrmedwhetherheservedatGallipoliwithhisbattalion,andthereisno recordofhimbeingawardeda1914-15Star.AdvancedActingCompanyQuartermasterSergeant,heservedinPalestineandaftertheawardof hisD.C.M.,wascommissionedinthe feldon22September1917.AdvancedSecondLieutenant,hewaskilledinactionattheThirdBattleofGaza on the Khuweife Heights on 6 November 1917 and is buried in Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine. Nine Distinguished Conduct Medals for the Great War were awarded to members of the Herefordshire Regiment. Sold with copied research.
‘ShowedgreatdevotiontodutyinactionduringtheDardanellesoperations.Afterhisleftleghadbeenshatteredabovetheankle,thismanraised himself into a sitting position and continued performing his duties and passing reports to his Commanding Ofcer.’
B.E.M. LondonGazette 1 January 1954. For services as a storekeeper at Bloomfelds Limited, Fish Salesmen, Great Yarmouth
AAllbbeerrttAArrtthhuurrBBiisshhooppwasborninSmallburgh,Norfolkon10September1882andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinNovember 1898.HavingthenqualifedasaSignaller,hewasservingasanactingChiefYeomanoftheSignalsinthebattleshipH.M.S. Agamemnon onthe outbreak of war in August 1914.
DuringabombardmentoftheTurkishfortsintheDardanelleson25February1915, Agamemnon washitseveraltimes.The frstofthosehits strucktheheadofthemainderrickandasplinterfromitseverelywoundedBishop,shatteringhisleftlegabovetheankle.Newsoftheaction reached home in the form of a letter from the Rev. Walter Scott, Agamemnon’s chaplain, who wrote: ‘Hewasstandingontheforebridgeinchargeofthesignalmen,whenhewasstruckbyalargesplinterfroma9.4-inchshellfromtheenemy’sforts. AnotherPettyOfcer,whowasnearby,waskilled;andthenavigatingofcer,whowasalsothere,wasstruck,butnotseriouslyhurt.Beforethe ambulancepartycouldarrive,ChiefYeomanBishopmostbravelyreadandreportedasignalfromthe fagshiptothecaptain,anactofgreat courage,ofwhichmentionhasbeenmadeintheofcialdespatchesoftheAdmiralty.Hewascarriedbelow,anditwasfoundnecessaryto amputatethelegbelowtheknee,anoperationthatwasperformedwithgreatskillbytheship’ssurgeons,andatthecloseoftheactionhewas conveyed, still cheery, to a hospital ship with ten other wounded.
Asverifedbyhisservicerecord,BishopwasawardedtheFrenchMedailleMilitaire,inadditiontohisC.G.M.Hespenttheremainderofthewar employed at shore establishments and was invalided from the service (amputation of leg) in November 1919.
The joint citation (with Station Sergeant E. Goodyear, R.M. Police) states:
‘Duringanairattackwhichbeganataquartertooneinthemorning,between100and200incendiarybombsweredropped,whichstarted fres overalargearea.TheRoyalMarinePoliceatonceattackedthe famesand,withthehelpofthelocalFireBrigadeswhicharrivedverysoon afterwards, were able to prevent the fres from spreading …
Theenemyreturnedabouthalfpastoneanddroppedsomehighexplosivebombs.Forsevenhourstheyworkedinintenseheatexposedto dangerfromexplodingammunition,theenemy’sbombs,andahailofdebrisfromtheburningbuildings.Mr.H.D.Robbins,DeputyArmament Supply Ofcer, though past 60, was active in the fre-fghting and himself put out a fre in the lobby where explosives were housed.’
HHaarrrryyDDeennnneessssRRoobbbbiinnsswasborninEastAshford,Kent,inJuly1879andwasworkingfortheAdmiralty’sCivilServiceasanArmamentSupply OfcerontheoutbreakofwarinSeptember1939,inhiscaseattheR.N.ArmamentDepotinMarchwood,justoverthewaterfrom Southampton. And it was there, during a raid on the night of 20 September 1940, that he enacted the above cited deeds.
TheLuftwafe’smaintargetthatnightwastheSupermarineAviationWorks,anattackdeliveredbyalargeforceofHe.111sand60Me.110s.The resultantdamage,however,waswidespread,includingtheR.N.Armamentdepot.Casualtiesamountedto36fatalitiesandnumerousinjured,60of the latter seriously so.
Robbins died in Winchester, Hampshire in October 1949.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(211130W.Wallace,P.O.R.N.Bde:);NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,PersianGulf 1909-14(211130.W.Wallace,Lg.Sean.,H.M.S.Fox);1914Star(211130.W.Wallace,P.O.NelsonBttn.R.N.D.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(Gnr.W.Wallace.R.N.) theBritishWarMedalrenamed; BBeellggiiuumm,CroixdeGuerre,A.I,mountedasworn, polished, nearly very fne3600 £1,000-£1,400
Just seven D.S.M.s were awarded to the Royal Naval Brigade for Antwerp. D.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1915: ‘For the operations around Antwerp from the 3rd to the 9th October 1914.’ Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 2 September 1921.
WWiilllliiaamm WWaallllaaccee was born in West Hyde, Hertfordshire on 29 July 1884 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in August 1900. Bytheoutbreakofwar,hewasservingasaPettyOfcerattheshoreestablishment Vivid,fromwhichhewasdeployedtothedefenceof AntwerpinOctober1914,onattachmenttoNelsonBattalionintheRoyalNavalBrigade.Subsequentlymentionedindespatches(London Gazette 5December1914,refers)andawardedtheD.S.M.forhaving‘renderedgoodservice’,hewasalsoappointedaGunner,R.N.on1January 1915.
WallacewentontoserveinthetorpedoboatdestroyerT.B. 104 inMarch-October1915andinH.M.S. Ostrich fromthelattermonthuntil March1920.HavingthenbeenappointedaCommissionedGunnerinAugust1924,hewasplacedontheRetiredListasaLieutenantathisown request in August 1931.
D.S.M. LondonGazette 15 September 1916: ‘For services rendered in the action in the North Sea on the 31 May-1 June 1916.’
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Speciallyrecommendedforhisuntiringzealandabilityandexcellentexampleinorganisingthecarpenter’s staf,aftertheChiefCarpenterhadbeenkilled.Hewascontinuallyemployedshoringupthebulkheadsandholesintheship’ssideandupperdeck after the action until the ship was abandoned.’
MMaarrttiinnBBrraayywasborninCalstock,Cornwallon22May1885,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoyShipwrightinJuly1900.Bytheoutbreakof warinAugust1914,hewasservingasaShipwright1stClassinthecruiserH.M.S. Warrior,andhewaslikewiseemployedatthetimeofherpart in the battle of Jutland.
JJuuttllaanndd
Onthatmemorableoccasion, Warrior washitbyatleast1511-inchandsix5.9-inchshells,andsuferedalossof71killed,inadditiontomany wounded. Warrior’s surgeon, Lieutenant Charles Leake, R.N., later wrote:
‘Inallwehad80orsokilledordiedofwoundssoonaftertheaction.Havingsortedoutthewoundedasfaraspossible,itwasobvioussomething moremustbedone.Thewoundswereveryraggedascausedbypiecesofmetal.Compoundfractureswerecommonandlimbshadbeentorn of.Ofthesurvivorsthemajorityhadwoundsofthelowerextremities.Severalhadlimbssmashedtopulpandhadembeddedpiecesofclothing andmetalwhichneededremoval.Wecommandeeredthebathroomnearthesickbayasatheatre…Weboiledourinstrumentsandsetto work.Nogloveswereservedout.Thesewouldhavebeeninvaluableasinashortspaceoftimeone’shandsbecamefearfullysoreowingto antisepticsolutions.TheFleetSurgeonoperated,assistedbymyself,andDr.MacDonaldgavetheanaesthetic.Wecommencedat9.30andwent onuntil5nextmorningwhenonehadtoceaseowingtothefearfultossingoftheshipreceivedintheheavyseas.Allsortsofwoundsweredealt withandseveralamputationsweredone–plaincircular,nofolds.Needlesstosay,severalmenwerebeyondhope ofrecoveryandothershad died whilst waiting their turn – plainly from shock.’
Laterthatmorningitbecameclearthatthe Warrior wasinasinkingstateandherwoundedwerebroughtupondeck.Asheavyseasswept acrossheramidships,the Engadine camealongsidetocommenceembarkinghercrewand,amidstdramaticscenes-forsomemenfellbetween the two ships - a remarkable rescue operation was enacted at record speed.
Thedayafterhersinking, Warrior’s captain,VincentMolteno,wrotetohissurvivingsailorstocommendthemontheirbravery,notingtheyhad ‘behaved magnifcently’. He also asked for 10 days’ leave so that they could go ashore, see friends and family and be ‘cock-a-chest’.
Forhissterlingefortsintryingtosavetheship,BraywasawardedtheD.S.M.andspeciallypromotedtoWarrantShipwrightinJune1916.His subsequentseagoingappointmentsincludedthecruiser Comus (March1917-June1919)andhewasplacedontheRetiredListathisownrequest in September 1922.
H.M.S. Warrior under heavy fre at Jutland; by William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931)
AA BBaattttllee ooff JJuuttllaanndd DD..SS..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPeettttyy OO ff cceerr TTeelleeggrraapphhiisstt EE.. WW.. PPeennnneeyy,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, HH..MM..SS.. LLiioonn Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R.(223147. E. W. Penney, P.O. Tel., H.M.S. Lion 31 May-1 June 1916) good very fne £600-£800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 1998.
D.S.M. London Gazette 30 November 1917: ‘For services in the Battle of Jutland.’
The recommendation states: ‘IntheabsenceoftheWarrantTelegraphistonleave,wasinchargeoftheAuxiliaryW/Tofceduringtheaction.Hetwiceclearedtheaerialon deckunderheavy fre.Owingtodamagetothemainaerial,theworkintheAuxiliaryofcewasveryheavy,butnosignalsweredelayed,andall workwasdealtwithinamostexceptionallyablemanner.Atonetimenolightorcurrentwasavailable,andsmokewasbad,buttheofce continued working on the emergency set without any slip.’ (ADM137/302/162)
EEddwwaarrdd WWiillssoonn PPeennnneeyy was promoted to Warrant Telegraphist on 1 July 1916. H.M.S. Lion,FlagshipofVice-AdmiralSirDavidBeatty,suferedadirecthiton‘Q’turretearlyintheaction.AposthumousVictoriaCrosswas awardedtoMajorHervey,R.M.L.I.,whodespitebeingmortallywoundedgavetheorderto foodthemagazineandtherebysavedthebattle cruiser from blowing up.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(S.T.478.J.D.Phillips,Trimr.R.N.R.H.M.S.Dalhousie.Mesopotamia.1916) minoredgenick, good very fne
£700-£900
Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 1997.
D.S.M. London Gazette 11 August 1917
RecommendationsofOfcersandMenoftheRoyalNavalReserve,RoyalNavalVolunteerReserve,andRoyalIndianMarine,servingin Mesopotamia,forrecognitionofgoodservicesperformed.ThereportwhichfollowswassignedbyViceAdmiralSirRosslynWemyss, Commander in Chief East Indies Station (ADM 1 8493/162):
‘Iamoftheopinionthatthecrewsofmotorlightersaredeservingofrecognition.Inviewofthefactthatmostofthesemenarenowbeing relievedoftheirarduousservicesbynativesandtheircraftbeingturnedovertothemilitaryitisconsideredthatnowisasuitabletimetomake awardsetc.ItispointedoutthatmeninmotorlightershadaveryarduoustimeduringtheSummerof1916inthecourseofwhich10diedand 48 were invalided. Of the 4 men recommended 2 are R.F.R. and 2 R.N.R.’
JJoohhnnDDrryybbuurrgghhPPhhiilllliippsswasborninLeith,Scotland,on30September1891andenrolledintheRoyalNavalReserveon8May1915.Heserved withtheRoyalNavalReserveduringtheGreatWar,beingborneonthebooksofH.M.S. Dalhousie from9Mayto20November1916,andwas awardedtheDistinguishedServiceMedalforhisservicesinMotorLightersinMesopotamia.RemainingintheMercantileMarine,hewassupposed drowned at sea after the S.S. Hopestar founded in the mid-Atlantic with the loss of her entire crew on or after 14 November 1948.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(D.A.4660.A.Towner.Dk.Hd.R.N.R.“GoldenRule”DoverPatrol.14-15Feb.1918) minor ofcialcorrectiontoship;1914-15Star(D.A.4660,A.Towner,D.H.,R.N.R.)BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4660D.A.A. Towner. D.H. R.N.R.) a few minor verdigris spots to both Star and VM, otherwise good very fne (4) £800-£1,000
D.S.M. London Gazette 16 March 1918:
‘For services in action on the occasion of the raid into the Straits of Dover by enemy destroyers on the night of 14-15 February 1918.’
AArrtthhuurrTToowwnneerrwasborninLowestofton9July1878andenrolledintheRoyalNavalReserveon22February1915,servingduringtheGreat War in the Drifter Golden Rule from that date.
At12.40a.m.onehalf fotillaoffourdestroyersstartedtheattackfromtheNWbyshellingthepaddler Newbury,whoserevolvingsearchlight madeheraneasytarget.Thedestroyersthenproceededslowlydownthedrifterlineandsankthedrifters W.Elliot and Veracity.Thepaddler Lingfeld and a motor launch also came under fre, but some drifters managed to make their escape. The enemy then disappeared. ThreedestroyersmadeanattackfromtheSEatabout12.45a.m.neartheGrizNezendoftheline.Thetrawler JamesPond wassoonon fre. Thecrewendeavouredtoextinguishthe famesandbeachher,butthevessel fnallyhadtobeabandoned.Proceedingalongtheline,theenemy shelledthedrifter CloverBank,whichtook fre,andafterwardssank.Thedestroyersthensankthedrifters Cosmos and JeannieMurray.Onlyfour survivorsescapedfromthesethreecraft.Thenexttobeshelledwerethedrifters GoldenGrain,GoldenRule,VioletMay and Treasure,which werealldamaged.Atabout1.30a.m.theGermansturnedbackwhenabouthalfwayacrosstheChannelandonthereturnjourneymetandsank thedrifter SilverQueen,whichhadtakenof thesurvivorsofthe Cosmos.Finally,after fringontwomoredrifters,thesedestroyersmadeof ThisraidcostthePatrolheavylossesofmenandships.Thereweresunkonearmedtrawler,sevendrifters,andonepaddlerandsixdrifters damaged.Thesubsequentawardsincluded7DistinguishedServiceCrosses,3ConspicuousGallantryMedals,and13DistinguishedServiceMedals, including that to Towner.
Forhisgallantry,theskipperofH.M.Drifter GoldenRule,SkipperJohnTurrell,R.N.R.,wasawardedtheD.S.C.inthesameGazette,thecitation stating:‘Whenhisshipwasseverelydamagedandtenofhiscrewhadbeenkilledandthreebadlyinjured,hedisplayedgreatcourageandenergyin giving orders to the remaining three hands although severely injured himself.’
Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (E.A.1824. J. C. Edson, E.R.A. 1Cl. R.N.R. Atlantic Ocean. 19 Aug. 1917.) good very fne
£700-£900
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2000.
D.S.M. London Gazette 2 November 1917: ‘For services in action with enemy submarines.’
The original recommendation for Penshurst’s attack on a German submarine on 19 August 1917 states: ‘Thisratingparticularlyrenderedconspicuousserviceinkeepingtheenginesgoing,connectingupsteeringgeartothemainsteeringengine, pumpingoutwater,repairingthepumpswhentheybecamechokedandbrokedown,beingcontinuouslyonwatchfromthetimethetorpedo struck until the ship arrived in port.’
JJoohhnnCChhaarrlleessEEssddoonnwasborninLiverpoolon16October1891,andjoinedtheRoyalNavalReserveasanEngineRoomArti fcerinMay1915. Having then served in the mine-sweeping sloop Larkspur until July 1917, he volunteered for decoy ships and joined the Penshurst (Q. 7). Justthreeweekslater,on19August1917,underthecommandofLieutenantCedricNaylor,D.S.O.,D.S.C.,R.N.R,hewaspresentinherclassic decoy ship action with the UC-72, which action led to the award of his D.S.M.
Esdonwassubsequentlypresentontheoccasionof Penshurst’s lossintheIrishSeaon24December1917,whenshewastorpedoedbythe U -110.OwingtotheQ-ship’sheavylist,hergunswerelimitedintheircapabilitytoreturn fre,butshemanagedtogetintwohitsbeforeslipping beneath the waves. Remarkably, in the circumstances, all but two of the ‘Splendid Penshurst’s’ crew were rescued.
AdvancedtoChiefEngineRoomArtifcer,Esdonnextjoinedthesloop Anchusa, andhewaslikewiseemployedatthetimeofherlosstothe U -54 of Irelandon14July1918.OnpassagetoLochSwilly,shewasstruckbytwotorpedoesonherstarboardside,brokeupandsankrapidly, going down in just two minutes. Twelve survivors were picked up the following morning but he was not among them.
ThesonofCatherineEsdon,ofCatoStreet,Southwick,Sunderland,andthelateJohnEsdon,hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedon the Chatham Naval Memorial.
11991166 ooppeerraattiioonnss DD..SS..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff sseevveenn aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee JJ.. CCooookk,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinnee LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(CH.18384.Pte.J.Cook,R.M.L.I.H.M.S.Exmouth.Athens.1.Dec.1916.);1914-15Star(CH. 18384Pte.J.Cook,R.M.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(CH18384Pte.J.Cook.R.M.L.I.);DefenceMedal;ImperialService Medal,E.II.R.(JamesCook,D.S.M.);FFrraannccee,CroixdeGuerre1914-1916,withbronzepalm, the frstwithslightlybentsuspension bar, contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise generally very fne1400
£1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003.
D.S.M. London Gazette 23 March 1917. The recommendation states:
‘H.M.S. Exmouth. ConfictbetweenAlliedSeamenandGreekTroopsattheZappeion,Athens,1December1916.Gotseveralmentogetherand led them in a charge at the time of the Greek sorties from the magazine’ (ADM 137/546/167).
French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 23 March 1917: ‘For services at Athens, 1 December 1916.’
FromthecommencementoftheSalonikaoperationstheattitudeoftheGreekGovernmenttowardstheAllieshadbeenveryambiguous,and whenthatnation’spro-Alliedprimeministerfellfrompowerinthecourseof1916,thepossibilityoftheKingandQueennotcontestinga threatenedGermaninvasiondramaticallyincreased.Inresponse,inAugustofthesameyear,aFranco-Britishnavalforceassembledof Salamis Bay,whilethediplomatssoughttoavertpossibleconfrontation,acausethathadapromisingstartwhentheGreeksagreedtohandovercertain navalships,butwhichultimatelyfailedwhentheyrefusedtoco-operatewithasimilarrequestforassortedarmsandordnance.Blumberg’shistory of the Royal Marines in the Great War takes up the story:
‘Inconsequence,3000seamenandmarinesoftheAllieswerelandedatPiraeusat3a.m.on1December.TheBritishcontingent,underthe commandofMajorC.D’O.Harmar,R.M.L.I.,consistedoftwoseamencompanies,underLieutenantsPriestlyandPalliser,R.N.,andacompanyof R.M.L.I.,underCaptainJ.M.PalmerandLieutenantM.H.Spicer,R.M.L.I.,approximately300ofcersandmenwithtwomachineguns.The contingent included a small company of Italian seamen.’
TheobjectoftheoperationswastooccupycertainkeyinstallationsandmilitaryestablishmentsinAthens,inadditiontoadvantageouspositionsin thesurroundinghills.TheapproachmarchtoAthenswasmadebythreeparallelroads,theBritishcontingentformingtheright fankcompanyand proceedingalongtheoldcoastroad,througholdPhalerum,andthencedirecttoZappeion,onekilometreeastoftheAcropolis.Herethey occupiedacartridgefactoryandamagazine,withoutopposition,butlater,intheafternoon,violenceeruptedamongthegatheredpopulaceandan engagementwasfoughtwithfarsuperiornumbersofGreektroopswhohadarrivedatthescene.PrivateCook,amemberofCaptainJ.M. Palmer’s detachment, was one of those left to stand guard outside the magazine. Blumberg continues:
‘Meanwhileatthemagazine,CaptainPalmerandtheremnantsofthetwocompaniesremainedunderthewall,shelteredby aslightdepression fromtheGreek fre.Afterabout20minutes,apartyofGreeks,whohadbeeninsidethebuilding,dashedoutofthegateanddowntheslope. CaptainPalmerandafewmenheadedbyPrivateCookpursuedthemforashortdistance,andthentakingadvantageofthecessationof fre managedtoreachthegateandtogetinsidethemagazine.Aholewaseventuallydugunderthewall,throughwhichtherestofthemencrawled;it washerethatPrivateShortbyhisgallantconductgainedtheD.S.M.andthecovetedMedailleMilitare.Aftertwomenhadbeenshotwhile attemptingtoclimbthewall,PrivateShortvolunteeredtotry,andsucceededingettingover,andwasmainlyinstrumentalindiggingthehole, whichdoubtlesssavedthelivesofanumberofmen.Aheavy frewaskeptuponthetwogatewaysbytheGreeks,buttheymadenoattemptto assaulttheposition.At4p.m., fringceased,andsomeGreekofcersapproachedundera fagoftruce,andoferedtomakearrangementsforthe AlliestoreturntoPiraeuswiththeirarms,whichoferwasrefusedbyCaptainPalmer;atruce,however,wasagreedtoandtheGreekscollected thewoundedandsentthemtohospital...Atthemagazinetherewasnofurther fring,andat4a.m.thenextmorning,aFrenchofcerarrivedand informed Captain Palmer that he was to march back to Piraeus. Alliedcasualtiesamountedto60ofcersandmenkilledand167wounded,including10killedand12woundedintheRoyalMarineCompany.And in recognition of their gallantry, the Marines won a D.S.O., a D.S.C. and six D.S.Ms, the latter recipients including Private Cook. JJaammeessCCooookk,whowasborninBirminghaminDecember1895andenlistedintheRoyalMarineLightInfantryinSeptember1914,wasdemobbed in December 1919.
Soldwithfurthercareerdetails,includingconductsheetentries,amongthemrefusingtoobeyanN.C.O.andbeingcaughtsmokingintheheads when on duty.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(PO/16216.Pte.W.E.Lewington,R.M.L.I.RussianAlliedNl.Bde.Dec.1918.Jan.1919);1914 -15Star(PO.16216,Pte.W.E.Lewington,R.M.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(PO.16216Pte.W.E.Lewington.R.M.L.I.); AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1920(PO.16216Pte.W.E.Lewington.H.M.S.Odin);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fxed suspension (PO. 16216 W. E. Lewington. Cpl. R.M.) contact marks and polished, thus fne or better (6) £2,000-£3,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003.
D.S.M. London Gazette 22 April 1919. The recommendation states: ‘RussianNavalBrigade,1January1919.WithActingSergeantGeary,thesetwoMarinesactedasCompanySergeantMajorsandshowed conspicuousbraveryinactionandskillandgoodtemperinhandlingtheirmen’(ADM 137/1711/322refers).‘Recommendedforaccelerated promotion in the Corps’ (ADM 137/1711/318 refers).
AfullaccountoftheRoyalMarinesinRussiamaybefoundinBlumberg’s Britain’sSeaSoldiers1914-19, apublicationthatalsoconfrmsthe recipient’sawardasbeingoneofjustnineD.S.MstotheCorpsfortheseoperationswiththeRussianAlliedNavalBrigade,butoneofonlytwo withthisspecifcinscriptionanddates.AmongseveralactionsthesameworkdescribestwosharpencounterswithaBolshevikarmouredtrain near Kem:
‘At4.30a.m.nextmorning[on3May1919]theadvancewasre-organised,theRussians,whowereoflittleuse,beingplacedinsupport,the Frenchtooktheright fankandwereeventuallylostinthewood,theRoyalMarineswereinthecentreandontheleft.Afteradvancingformation forattackwasassumedandthe[R.M.A.]guntookuppositionontherightoftherailwayandopened freovertheirheads.The[enemy’s] armouredtraincameontoabout600yards fringitsmachine-gunsbutwasforcedtoretireandallplatoonsadvancedunderrifeandmachine-gun freuntilwithinsightoftheirobjective.Theforestwasverythickonbothsides,buttheadvancewasmadeundercoveruntiltheclearingwas reachedwhentheforcewasheldup.Theenemycouldbeseenretiring,andafewminuteslateralargeengineshedwasblownupandthetroops marchedintoaplacewhichwasalargerailwaycentrecalledMaselskayaabout11a.m.on3May1919.Rationswereexhaustedandtheywere badly of for food because twenty seven railway bridges had been blown up and supplies could only come up in small lots ...
...About14dayslatertheRoyalMarineswereorderedtoadvanceagain,andreachedthenextsidingwithoutmeetinganyresistance.Laterthey werereinforcedbytheK.R.R.C.andtogethertheypushedonuntil theymettheenemyholdingapositionatNo.12siding,wheretheenemy werequicklydislodged,butatthenextsiding,No.11,strongresistancewasencounteredandthecompanywasheldupfor14hoursbeforethe positionwasgained.Foodsupplieswerestillscantyandthemenbecameveryexhaustedandweregiven24hoursrest.Thenextmorningthe advancewascontinuedunderverytryingconditionsandduringthedayagainmetthearmouredtrain,buttheforcewereabletotakecoverinthe forest.The65mm.guncameintoactionandtheenemyretiredandtheforcearrivedwithinattackingdistanceofalargevillageandrailwaystation calledMedvyejaGoraonthewesternedgeofLakeOnega.Afterseveralhours fghtingtheRoyalMarinesalonetookthispositionandheldit;the retreating enemy left dynamite in the freplaces of many of the big buildings and also at the railway station and set the forest on fre ...’ ItisinterestingtonotethatduetotheintensecoldoftheArcticwinter,SirErnestShackletontravelledtoMurmansktoadvisetheForcebased onhisexperiencesgainedintheAntarctic.Asaresult,eachmanwasissuedwithanArctickitdesignedbyhim,comprisingfoursetsofWolseley underclothing,oneBurberrysuit,onelargewoollenlinedovercoat,12pairsofsocks,onepairofShackletonboots,oneArcticcap,specialgloves, onepairofblizzardgoggles,onepairofskisandsticks,andoneWestinghouserifemanufacturedintheU.S.A.TheForcewasalsoequippedwith small axes, sleighs as used in Sir Ernest’s last expedition, sleeping bags, Stockholm tar and specially prepared food.
WWiilllliiaammEErrnneessttLLeewwiinnggttoonn,whowasbornatChilcombe,nearWinchesterinApril1894andwhoenlistedintheRoyalMarineLightInfantryat Southampton in January 1912, fnally retired in April 1933, stating his intended place of residence as Sussex Street in Winchester. Soldwithfurthercareerdetailsincludingsomeunusualconductsheetentries,amongthem‘skylarkingwhilstonsentryontheaftdeck’ofH.M.S. Prince of Wales in 1913 and ‘shaving upper lip against regulations’ on more than one occasion.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,withSecondAwardBar(J.99723E.A.Thomas.A/P.O.)impressednaming;1939-45Star; AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalNavy,G.VI.R.,1stissue(JX.99723E. A. Thomas. P.O., H.M.S. Dolphin), mounted as worn, good very fne (7)
£2,800-£3,200
The crew of H.M. submarine Utmost, circa February 1942
Provenance: Spink, November 1998.
D.S.M. London Gazette 5 May 1942: ‘For daring, enterprise and devotion to duty in successful patrols in H.M. submarines.’
The original recommendation states:
‘ActingPettyOfcerThomashascarriedoutthedutiesofSecondCoxswainin Utmost duringherlastsevenWarPatrols.Hisexampleof coolnessandefciencyduringsuccessfulattacksonenemyshippingandalsoduringsubsequentdepth-chargeattackshaslargelycontributedtothe successes achieved by Utmost.’
D.S.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 8 February 1944.
The original recommendation states:
‘ThisratinghascarriedouttwoconsecutiveperiodsofsubmarineserviceintheMediterraneaninH.M.submarines Utmost and Unrufed.During theperiodunderconsideration,hehascarriedoutsixWarPatrolsin Utmost duringwhichonedestroyerandoneA.M.C.weresunkandoneM. V.probablydamaged.Hejoined Unrufed,inFebruary1943,sincewhenhehascarriedoutnineWarPatrols,andonetankerandoneM.V.have beensunk,andfourSpecialOperationscarriedout.AsCoxswainof Unrufed,hehasshowngoodpowersofleadership,unfailingcheerfulness and by his skill in charge of the after-hydroplanes has assisted successful attacks.’
EErrnneesstt AAllffrreedd TThhoommaass was born in Plumstead, London, on 27 October 1904, and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in November 1920.
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Havingvolunteeredforsubmarinesintheinterim,Thomasjoinedthe Utmost,underLieutenant-CommanderR.D.‘Dick’Cayley,a‘TripleD.S.O.’, sometimebeforeApril1941,andsubsequentlyparticipatedinamemorablespateofwarpatrolswhichencompassedatellingtorpedostrikeon the Italian Cruiser Duca d’Abruzzi, in addition to the destruction of two supply ships, and fve ‘Special Operations’.
Thelatteractivitycertainlyprovidedsomehair-raisingmoments,suchastheoccasionwhenCayleyhadtonavigate Utmost throughanenemy minebarrageinordertodropof ateamofCommandoswhohadbeenassignedtheunenvioustaskofblowinguptherailwaylinebetween Naples and Reggio de Calabria:
‘Cominguptoperiscopedepthforaperiodicall-roundlook,Ifoundwewerepassingadomedobject;itseemedlikethetopofaminejust buoyantandwithnohornsshowing.Iputthestick[periscope]upanotherthreefeetandtookanall-roundlook.TomyhorrorIcountedabout twentywithinahundredyardsofme.Wonderingwhatwasmybestwayoutofthisdangerfromeveryquarter,themineIwaslookingatgrewa horn, opened an eye and winked. They were Mediterranean terrapins ...’ (Cayley’s patrol report refers).
TheCommandosweredulysentof intheirFolbotsandreturnedtriumphant,despitetheir frstchargeshavingfailedtoblow.Andastheenemy busiedthemselvesclearinguptherailwayline,Cayleytook Utmost intothenorthernendoftheStraitofMessinaandtorpedoedthe4080-ton Enrico Costa, fnally returning to Malta on 3 July 1941. Indeed,theStraitprovedtobeausefulhuntingground,with Utmost returningthereonanumberofoccasions,includingtheeveningof21 NovemberwhenCayleytookhertothesurface,havingturnedof thegenerators,andwaitedaroundinsilenceforasuspectedenemyconvoy. Hispatiencewasrewardedshortlybeforemidnight,whenthreecruisersandthreedestroyerscameintoview.Quicklydeliveringasalvoof torpedoes,oneofthemhitthe7874-ton CruiserDucad’Abruzzi,causingsufcientdamagetokeepheroutofactionforseveralmonths.Then, on 12 December, Utmost tracked down another enemy convoy of Taranto, claiming a hit on a 5000- ton ship. CayleydulyrecommendedhisSecondCoxswainfortheD.S.M.,whichdistinctionThomascollectedataBuckinghamPalaceinvestitureinFebruary 1944.
Tragically, Utmost waseventuallysunkwithallhandsbyanItaliantorpedoboatwestofSicilyinNovember1942,butluckilyThomashadmoved topasturesnew,andlaterstill,inFebruary1943,joinedH.M.submarine Unrufed underLieutenantJ.S.Stevens,a‘DoubleD.S.O.’andlaterthe author of Never Volunteer
Thomassubsequentlywentontocompleteatleastanotherninewarpatrols,includingfourmore‘SpecialOperations’,thelatterlargelyinvolving thedeliveryofC.O.P.P.teamstothefuturelandingbeachesofSicily,aninvasioninwhich Unrufed playedherpartasa‘BeaconShip’.Herless regularactivitiesincluded,inlateAugust1943,thedeliveryoftwoGreekArmyofcerstotheIslandofCephalonia,whichtaskwasfollowedupby asuccessfulattackof Brindisi,where,despitetwoprowlingenemyaircraft,Stevensmanagedtotorpedothe2475-tonne CittadiSpezia -inpoint of fact his second Citta-Class victim in a row. Thiswastoprove Unrufed’s penultimatepatrol,andThomaswasrecommendedforaBartohisD.S.M.,whichdistinctionhereceivedbackat Buckingham Palace in May 1944. Having then been re-engaged in August 1945, he added the L.S. & G.C. Medal to his accolades in February 1946.
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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(JX.226468G.E.B.H.Masters.A/L.S.)impressednaming;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted court-style for display, good very fne (6)
£800-£1,000
D.S.M. London Gazette 17 March 1942: ‘For skill and enterprise in action against enemy submarines,’
The original recommendation states: ‘AstheShip’sHigherSubmarineDetector,ActingLeadingSeamanMasterswasoperatingtheA./S.setduringtheactionsof17and18December, whichresultedinthesinkingofthe U-131 and U-434 respectively.On17Decemberhisoperatingwasexcellentandanattackmadeonafair contactwasmostprobablythatwhichcausedthe U-131 tosurface,enablinghertobesunkbygunfre.On18Decemberhisoperatingwasagain excellentandhiscoolnesswhenthegyro-compassbrokedownandhisskillinholdingcontactinspiteofthedisturbancecausedby22depth charges, made it possible to carry out the attack which caused the U-434 to surface and subsequently to sink.’
GGeeoorrggeeEEddwwaarrddBBuuccccHHaarrvveeyyMMaasstteerrsswasawardedanimmediateD.S.M.fortheaboveciteddeedsinDecember1941.Atthetime Blankney was partofthe12thEscortGroup,basedatDerryinNorthernIreland,butshewasorderedtoreinforceCommander‘Johnny’Walker’sescortsfor the homeward bound convoy HG 76 from Gibraltar.
On17December1941,aMartletfromH.M.S. Avenger spottedasurfacedU-boat-the U-131 -andWalkerorderedhisconvoyescortstomake hastetothereportedposition, Blankney beingthe frsttoarriveonthesceneandcarryoutadepthchargeattack.Thatattackwasfollowedupby the Penstemon,with10depthchargessetat150-400feet,andtheselatterhadthedesiredefect,foratlengththe U-131 wascompelledto surface.HerappearancewasgreetedbyanotherMarletfrom Avenger,whichroaredinandstrafedherbutthepilotwasfatallywoundedby return freandcrashedintothesea.Beforelong,however, fveconvoyescortsarrivedonthe sceneandtheU-boatskipperorderedhiscrewto scuttle and abandon ship. He, and 43 of his crew, were subsequently picked up, whilst Blankney recovered the body of the Martlet’s pilot.
Theverynextmorning,atabout0900hours,anothersurfacedU-boatwasspottedand Blankney joinedthe Stanley inanattack,inhercase fring atotalof12depthchargesonastrongsonarcontact.Theirdamagedvictim,the U-434,wasforcedtosurface,followingwhich,accordingto Blankney’s captain, they witnessed a gallant ‘last stand’ made by one of the U-boat’s ofcers: ‘Thesubmarine’screw,however,wereclearoftheconningtowerbeforetheycouldbepreventedfromemerging,andjumpedoverboard,except foroneofcer,whoverycourageouslycontinued fringthegun.Hewastheonlyofcerwhowasnotrescuedandisbelievedtohavebeenthe FirstLieutenant.TheU-boatswungsternonandunfortunatelyIwastoolatedecidingnottoram,buttoboard,andcaughtheraglancingblow whichdamaged Blankney ontheportside.Itdid,however,throwtheofcerintheU-boatof hisaimandhislastroundwentthroughmyensign instead of through the ship.’
Blankney loweredherwhalerwithaboardingpartybutdemolitionchargeshadalreadybeensetinthestrickenU-boatandsheblewupandsank, with a loss of four of her crew. The remainder were picked up by Blankney Masters received his D.S.M. at a Buckingham Palace investiture on 27 October 1942.
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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(JX.223028T.RitchieA.B.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;Defence&WarMedals1939-45, mounted as worn, small edge bruise to the frst, otherwise good very fne1800
£2,600-3,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2000.
D.S.M. London Gazette 2 October 1942: ‘For gallantry, daring and skill in the combined attack on Dieppe.’
Thefollowingrecommendationistakenfromofcialrecords:‘AbleSeamanThomasRitchie,H.M.S.Brocklesby.Whentheshipwashitonthe quarterdeckandcordite fresstarted,showedgreatcoolnessandpresenceofmindinprovidingwaterbybucketsondiscoveringthe fremainwas severed. Was always to the forefront when A.L.C.’s had to be taken in tow while the ship was under fre.’
Two DSM’s were awarded to this ship for the raid.
At1130hrs.on19August,1942,H.M.S. Brocklesby hadsailedtowithin500yardsoftheshoreforbetterobservationofthegunemplacements fromwhichthe fringwascoming,andbecamethetargetforweaponsofallcalibres.Shereceivedseveraldirecthitsfrom77mmshellsinher engines,whichwereputoutofaction,andshebegantosinkbythestern.Fortunatelyherengineersmanagedtogettheenginesgoingwithina few minutes, which allowed her to get out of this more than critical situation without damage.
SoldwithcopiesoftherecommendationandfulllistofawardsforOperation‘Jubilee’,togetherwithacopyphotographofRitchieafterreceiving his award.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(A.B.J.G.Wall.C/JX.377589)engravednaming,mountedonoriginalinvestiturepin,together with named Buckingham Palace enclosure, extremely fne £1,200-£1,600
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2000.
D.S.M. LondonGazette 13June1944:‘Foroutstandingskill,leadershipanddeterminationinH.M.Ships... WildGoose ...inthedestructionofsix U-Boats in the course of operations covering the passage of convoys in the North Atlantic.’
ThefollowingdetailsaretakenfromtheoriginalAdmiraltyrecords:‘AbleSeamanJamesGerardWall,H.M.S. WildGoose.Foralertnessand devotiontodutyaslookoutinsightingasurfacedU-boatatnightatadistanceofoneandahalfmilesandkeepingtheofcerofthewatch informed of her movements until she dived.’
AbleSeamanWallismentionedbynamein ‘RelentlessPursuit’ and ‘Walker’sGroupsintheWesternApproaches’, bothbyCdr.D.E.G. Wemyss, D.S.O., D.S.C., and in ‘Walker, R.N.’ by Terence Robinson, from which the following extract is taken:
‘ToWalkerandthethirteenotherwarshipcommandersitwasagameofpatience,waitingtoseefromwhichquartertheenemywouldmakehis frstlunge.Totheeighty-oneMerchantNavycaptainsitwasmorelikeroulette.Whosenumberwouldcomeup frst?Whichofthemwouldbe frst to explode in fames?
WildGoose wassixmilesaheadoftheconvoyontheportquarteranditfelltoherportbridgelook-out,AbleSeamanJ.G.Wall,ayoung reservistsailor,tosoundthealarmwhichrangthroughthesilencetoberepeatedindozensofshipsspreadacrossmilesoftheAtlantic.Rakinghis sectorwithbinocularsonthisdeathlyblacknight,hebeattheradarbysightingaU-boattrimmeddownonthesurfacewithonlyherconning tower showing at a range of a mile and a half.
Hisreport,shoutedexcitedlytoatensegroupofofcersonthebridge,sparkedof thewarningand,asthecloseescorthuggedtheircharges protectively,Walkerorderedtheconvoytomakeadrasticalterationofcourse.Theenemyhadlaunchedtheirattack;nowhissloopscouldget downtotheearnestbusinessofkilling. WildGoose turnedtowardstheU-boat,increasedtofullspeedandpreparedtoram.Theenemy,realising hehadbeensighted,crash-dived.Whentheslooparrivedonlyaswirlofwatermarkedthespot.Buttheenemycaptainwascuriousand,instead ofdivingdeepandtakingavoidingaction,hestayedatperiscopedepthtokeeptrackof WildGoose’s movementsinthehopeofslippingpasther and continuing his swoop on the convoy.
AgainitwasAbleSeamanWallwhosucceededwhereinstrumentsfailed.AshoutbroughtCommanderWemysstothesideofhisbridgetogape inastonishment,whileWallpointedtoaperiscopepokingoutofthewaterapproximatelytwentyyardsaway.Wemyssfumed;hewassearching theareawithhisasdicandgoingtooslowtopunishtheenemy’simpertinencewithashallow-setpatternofdepthcharges.Hismachinegunners hadjustenoughtimetopepperthetwoorthreefeetofperiscopewith fre-scoringseveralhits-beforetheU-boatcommander,anticipatingthe awful retribution which might follow his impudence, downed periscope and dived away.’
TheU-boatturnedouttobethe U-762 commandedbyOblt.WalterPietschmann.Shewassunkinaconcerteddepthchargeattackcarriedout by WildGoose and Woodpecker.Therewerenosurvivors.H.M.Ships,formingtheSecondSupportGroup,underthecommandofCaptainF.J. Walker,C.B.,D.S.O.,R.N.,sanksixU-boatsintendays,afeatwhichisoutstandinginthehistoryofanti-submarinewarfare.Walkerreceiveda third bar to his D.S.O. for these operations.
Sold with copied Admiralty action report and other copied research.
ooff MMaallttaa DD..SS..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff eeiigghhtt aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. JJ.. CC.. GGllaannvviillllee,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinneess DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(PO.X.112W.J.C.Glanville,Sgt.,R.M.)impressednaming;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1 clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue (PO.X. 112 W. J. C. Glanville, Sgt. R.M.) mounted court-style as worn, extremely fne (8)
£800-£1,000
Provenance: Spink, December 1997.
D.S.M. London Gazette 8 December 1942: ‘For gallantry and distinguished services in Malta.’
WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessCCaalleebbGGllaannvviilllleewasmostlikelydecoratedforhisservicesinadetachmentofRoyalMarinegunnersunderMajorFranklinF.Clarke, R.M.,whichunitwasallocatedtotheMalta’sdefencesin1940.InitiallyequippedwithLewisguns,thedetachmentmannedpositionsinfortSt. Angelo in Valetta, in addition to tours of duty in the dockyard power station and on the Corradino Heights.
Followingaone-weekcrashcourseinearly1941,thedetachmentwasre-equippedwithtwoBofors40mm.anti-aircraftgunsandbeganto operateasanindependentbattery.Usually,itwasnotpossibletoestimatethesuccessofindividualguns,owingtothenumbers fringfromthe concentratedharbourdefencesbut,intheearlyhoursof28February1941,theR.M.Batteryclaimedits frstdefnitevictimwhenaJu.88washit and last seen diving steeply and clearing the breakwater by only a few feet.
Thelastengagementfoughtbythebatterytookplaceon10May1942,soonafterwhichthelayoutoftheanti-aircraftdefencesaroundGrand Harbourwasmodifed,andtheMarineshandedovertheirgunstotheRoyalMaltaArtillery.DuringitsemploymentinMalta,theR.M.Batteryshot downthreeenemyaircraftandscoredhitson47others.Inrecognition,fourMarineswereawardedDistinguishedServiceMedals,andanother fve were mentioned in despatches.
AglimpseoftheMarinegunnersinactionistobefound ErnieBradford’sSiege:Malta1940-43,inwhichoneoftheirnumberisquotedinrespect of the heavy raids on Valetta in early 1942:
‘Morethan60bombshavefallenontheFort,whichisinaveryexposedpositionintheGrandHarbour.Theguns’crewsarerepeatedlycovered withdebrisandhitby fyingrocksandmasonry.Nevertheless,theguns’crewshaveneverceasedto fghttheguns…bombsweredroppedinand aroundallthecreeks,causingterrifccloudsofdust, fyingmasonryandiron. AlthoughIdidnotseeitmyself,itwasstatedthatamotorcarwent sailing over the top of us. The dust and spray often blinded our view, but the dive bombers always came on … ’ Glanville received his D.S.M. at a Buckingham Palace investiture held on 8 February 1944.
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AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aanndd SSeeccoonndd aanndd TThhiirrdd AAwwaarrdd BBaarrss aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. HH.. CCoolllliinnssoonn,, YYoorrkksshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second and Third Award Bars (19788 A. Cpl. J. H. Collinson. 9/York: R.) very fne £1,600-£2,000
M.M. London Gazette 17 December 1917.
M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 17 December 1917.
M.M. Third Award Bar London Gazette 217 June 1919.
JJoosseepphhHHaayyCCoolllliinnssoonn,,anUndergroundCoalShifterfromCornsayCollery,Co.Durham,wasbornin1883.HeattestedfortheYorkshire RegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedwiththe2ndBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom2October1915.AdvancedSergeant, hesawfurtherservicewiththe7th,8thand9thBattalions,thelaterwithwhohewasawardedtheMilitaryMedalandtwoBars,beforefurther service with the 45th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 25 January 1919.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(70160Bmbr:H.Jones.56/By:34/A.F.A.Bde:R.F.A.);1914Star,with copy clasp(70160Gnr:H.Jones.R.F. A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(70160A-Cpl.H.Jones.R.A.)mountedasworn, tracesofverdigristoStar;contactmarksand minor edge bruising, nearly very fne (4) £240-£280
M.M. London Gazette 12 July 1917.
HH..JJoonneessattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom16August1914.Hewas awarded his Military Medal whilst serving with the 56th Battery, 34th Army Field Artillery Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. SoldwithacommemorativeGreatWartributemedal,bronze,theobversedepictingKingGeorgeV,thereversedepictingtwosoldiers,1914 -1919’ above, ‘For Freedom and Honour’ around, pierced with small ring suspension
£240-£280 7777
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo GGuunnnneerr MM.. FF.. CCaammppiioonn,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(73649Gnr:M.F.Campion.R.F.A.);1914-15Star(73649Gnr:M.F.Campion.R.F.A.);BritishWarand Victory Medals (73649 Gnr: M. F. Campion. R.A.) mounted for display, good very fne (4)
M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1919.
MMiicchhaaeellFFrraannkkCCaammppiioonnwasborninCapeTown1889andservedintheCapeForcesArtillery(no.15804)priortoattestingforthe3rdBattalion, EssexRegiment,inSeptember1914.TransferringtotheRoyalFieldArtillery,heservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from1August1915,andwasawardedhisMilitaryMedalwhilstservingwith310th(WestRiding)Brigade,R.F.A.(TerritorialForce).Hewas repatriated to South Africa on 10 July 1919.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(1588Dvr:J.W.Grifn.B.251/Bde:R.F.A.-T.F.);1914 -15Star(1588Gnr.J.W.Grifn,R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (1588Gnr.J.W.Grifn.R.A.) tracesofadhesivetoreverseofStar,light contact marks, generally good very fne (4) £300-£400
M.M. London Gazette 27 October 1916.
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammGGrriiff nnwasborninHull.Yorkshire,in1893andattestedfortheRoyal FieldArtillery,servingwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20 April1915.AwardedtheMilitaryMedal,hewasaccidentallykilledon30July1918, and is buried in Houchin British Cemetery, France. Sold with two photographic images of the recipient; and copied research.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr11991166‘‘YYpprreessooppeerraattiioonnss’’MM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttJJ..AA..VVeenneessss,,VV//2200TTrreenncchhMMoorrttaarrBBaatttteerryy,,RRooyyaallGGaarrrriissoonn AArrttiilllleerryy,, wwhhoo wwaass ssuubbsseeqquueennttllyy ggaasssseedd iinn 11991177,, aanndd ddiieedd oonn 2233 JJuunnee 11991199 Military Medal, G.V.R. (36237 Sjt: J. A. Veness. V20. T.M. By: R.G.A.) edge bruise, very fne
£180-£220
M.M. London Gazette 10 August 1916.
JJoohhnnAArrtthhuurrVVeenneesssswasbornatCli fe,Hoo,Kent,in1893andattestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryatGravesendon19October1911.He servedwiththeRoyalGarrisonArtillerypriortotheGreatWarinSt.Helena,andthenduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12 November1915,andwasawardedtheMilitaryMedalwhilstattachedtotheV/20TrenchMortarBattery,20th(Light)Division,mostlikelyforhis gallantryduringGermanattacksintheYpressectorbetweenMarchandJune1916,particularlynearPrattStreetandHooge,wheretheDivision heldthefrontlineandrepelledseveralenemyofensives.Wounded(gaspoisoning)inactionandsenttohospitalinAugust1917,hespenttherest oftheWarathome.Hediedfromsuicide,havingcuthisthroatwhilsttemporarilyinsaneon23June1919,presumablysuferingfromthelingering trauma of war, and is buried under a C.W.G.C. headstone in Gravesend Cemetery, Kent. Sold with a fle of copied research
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSaappppeerr LL.. RReeiidd,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(152092Pr.L.Reid.‘N’Cab:Sec:R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(152092Spr.L.Reid.R.E.)mounted court-style for display, minor edge bruise to frst, good very fne (3)
£200-£240
M.M. London Gazette 12 December 1917.
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AA ssccaarrccee GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee HH.. CC.. LLoovvaatttt,, WWeellsshh GGuuaarrddss aanndd GGuuaarrddss MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn RReeggiimmeenntt Military Medal, G.V.R. (1244 Pte. H. C. Lovatt. No. 4 Bn: M.G. Gds:) good very fne, scarce to unit
£400-£500
M.M. London Gazette 27 June 1918.
HHeerrbbeerrttCC..LLoovvaattattestedfortheWelshGuards,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom17December1915. Subsequently posted to the 4th Battalion, Machine Gun Guards, he was awarded the Military Medal.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(46597L.Cpl.J.W.Hartley.10/Nth’dFus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(64597Col.J.W.Hartley. North’d Fus.) mounted for display with regimental badge, good very fne (3)
£240-£280
M.M. London Gazette 12 December 1917. Believed to be an award for an action at Dickebush on 17 September 1917. Sold with copied research.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr11991177‘‘33rrddBBaattttlleeooffYYpprreess’’MM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeTT..EEddggaarr,,NNoorrtthhuummbbeerrllaannddFFuussiilliieerrss,,llaatteerrMMaacchhiinneeGGuunn CCoorrppss,, wwhhoo wwaass wwoouunnddeedd iinn 11991188,, aanndd wwaass aallssoo aawwaarrddeedd tthhee 3344tthh DDiivviissiioonn CCaarrdd ooff HHoonnoouurr Military Medal, G.V.R. (24719 Pte. T. Edgar. 26/Nth’d: Fus:) contact marks and edge bruising, good fne £240-£280
M.M. London Gazette 28 January 1918
TThhoommaassEEddggaarrwasanativeofNewcastleuponTyneandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontinitiallywiththe26th(Service) Battalion(3rdTynesideIrish),NorthumberlandFusiliers,aspartofthe103rdBrigade,34thDivision.Theeditionofthe LondonGazette containing hisM.M.carriesawardsforOctober1917,BattleofPasschendaeleRidge,duringwhichthe3rdTynesideIrishfoughtnearPoelcapelleinappalling conditionsbetween12and23October1917.TheBattalionWarDiaryentryfor12October1917describedtheterrainas‘verybad,countryhalf foodedwithwater-wholeBattalionareaoneseaofmud’.Duringthisperiodthebattalionlost80ofcersandmenkilledorwoundedandothers reported missing. Edgar’s M.M. award is entered in the diary on 18 November 1917. Edgarwasalsoawardedthe34thDivisionCardofHonourforhisservicewiththe3rdTynesideIrish.Thebattalionwasthendisbandedduring February 1918 and he transferred to the Machine Gun Corps. In June 1918 the St. George’s Gazette reported him as wounded.
HHeerrbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddWWiinntteerrsswasbornatDarlingtonin1884andattestedfortheWestYorkshireRegiment.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionasa LanceCorporalontheNorth-WestFrontierofIndiain1908,andsubsequentlywiththe8thBattalion(LeedsRifes)asaCompanySergeantMajor duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,beingawardedtheMilitaryMedal.HelaterwentontobecometheCatererfortheRegiment’s Sergeants' Mess in June 1932.
Sold with a group photographic image including the recipient; and copied research.
Thisawardwasmentionedinthelocalpressshortlyafterwardswiththefollowingdetails:‘DuringtheattackonVimyRidgedidexcellentwork, showingmuchabilityandcourageinadvancingonanisolatedtrench,andlaterwhenincommandofhisplatoon.Hehadpreviouslydonegood work, especially during the fghting on the Somme.’
HHaarrrryyWWiicckkhhaammwasbornintheParishofI feld,Gravesend,Kent,on5June1879.HeenlistedintotheRoyalScotsinLondonon27January1897, andassignedservicenumber5930.HewasdeployedtoIndiainDecember1898,whereheservedfor7yearswiththeColoursfollowedby5 years in the Reserve, completing 12 years of service by 26 January 1909. Upontheoutbreakofwar,here-enlistedon5September1914,andjoinedthe1stBattalion,RoyalWestKentRegimentinFranceon27 December1914.ThebattalionenteredthetrenchesinBelgium,stationed frstintheWulverghemsector,thenZillebekeinFebruary1915.He wasslightlywoundedinApril1915andevacuatedtothe2ndLondonGeneralHospitalon14April.ReturningtotheFront,hewasappointed Lance-CorporalinAugust1915,promotedtoactingCorporal,andconfrmedasCorporalon2December1916.Hewasrecommendedforthe M.M.notonlyforhisgallantryatVimyRidgeon28April1917,butalsoforhisearlierconductontheSommein1916.InDecember1917,whilein campatBrandhoekbehindtheYpresfront,hewasamongthosewoundedinaGermanairraidonthenightofthe27th,suferingbombwounds tohisrightarm,buttocks,andchest,thelatterbeingsevere.EvacuatedtoEngland,hearrivedatthe2ndEasternGeneralHospitalinBrightonon 12October1917,andwasstillundergoingtreatmentinthefollowingyearwhenhewrotetotheWarOfcetoenquireabouthisMilitaryMedal, and was fnally presented with it in late November 1918.
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AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee JJ.. WWiinnddeerr,, RRooyyaall WWeesstt KKeenntt RReeggiimmeenntt Military Medal, G.V.R. (9302 Pte. J. Winder. 8-R.W. Kent R.) light contact marks, very fne £200-£240
M.M. London Gazette 13 September 1918.
JJoohhnnWWiinnddeerrwasborninIslington,Middlesex,in1888andattestedfortheMilitiaatNewCross,London,on25April1906.Transferringtothe RoyalWestKentRegiment(RegularArmy)on3April1908,heservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30 September 1915, and was awarded his Military Medal whilst serving with the 8th Battalion. Sold with copied research.
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MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(S-13001Pte.J.Gibson.11/A&S.Hdrs.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, edgebruising,polishedandworn, good fne £180-£220
M.M. London Gazette 12 March 1917.
JJoohhnnGGiibbssoonn,anativeofGlasgow,wasbornin1896andattestedfortheArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders,servingwiththe11thBattalionduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom17December1915.AwardedtheMilitaryMedal,hewasdischargedon12February1919,suferinga gun shot wound to his left leg.
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee HH.. CCuunnllii ff ee,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss Military Medal, G.V.R. (68490 Pte. H. Cunlife. 17/F.A. R.A.M.C.) suspension slightly loose, edge bruising, nearly very fne £160-£200
M.M. London Gazette 19 March 1918
HHuugghhCCuunnllii ff eewasborninManchesteron29May1896andattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorps.Heservedwiththe17thField AmbulanceduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom3October1915,andwasawardedtheMilitaryMedal,oneof26M.M.sawardedto the17thFieldAmbulanceduringtheGreatWar.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorldWarasamemberoftheSouthManchesterA. R.P. First Aid Post, and died in Manchester on 7 June 1961.
M.M. London Gazette 22 August 1918: ‘For bravery in the feld in connection with the Campaign in German South-West Africa, 1914-15’. French Medaille Militaire London Gazette 22 August 1918. GGeerrhhaarrdduussJJ..vvaannJJaaaarrssvveellddwasborninRustenburg,SouthAfrica,on16January1885andservedduringtheGreatWarasoneofthe353 members of the Rustenburg Commando. He died on 21 September 1969.
M.M. London Gazette 22 October 1940. The original recommendation states: ‘15-28May.Sgt.HughsonsetabrilliantexampleinTournaiandLillewhilepreparingBridgesfordemolitionunderintermittentaerial bombardment.Withlittleornopreviousexperienceofdemolitiontechniqueheorganisedandsupervisedworkwithanadmirablecoolnessand withdrew his fring party under fanking machine gun fre without casualties.’
United States of America Silver Star London Gazette 5 April 1945. The ofcial recommendation, dated 3 February 1945, states: ‘Forgallantryinactionat****,on10November1944.Whileworkingon**roadconstructionhisplatoonofRoyalEngineerswasattackedby theenemy.LieutenantHughsonimmediatelyorganisedcountermeasures,inconjunctionwithasectionofinfantry,andsucceededinwipingout theentireenemyforcewithnocasualtiestohisownplatoon.LieutenantHughsoncornered fveoftheenemyinheavyundergrowthand,leading hismenintheattack,personallykilledtwoofthe fve.LieutenantHughson’scoolnessunder fre,andabsolutedisregardforhisownsafetywhen the success of an operation was at stake, refects great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of the Allied Nations.’
GGrrii ff tthhIIoorrwweerrtthhHHuugghhssoonninitiallyservedasaSergeantduringtheSecondWorldWarwith201stFieldCompany,RoyalEngineersaspartofthe 42nd(EastLancashire)Division.Hughson’sunitwaspartoftheBEF,andwasparticularlyactiveincarryingoutbridgedemolitionduringtheBattle of France in May 1940. Forced back to Dunkirk, Hughson’s unit completed their evacuation by 31 May.
Hughsonwassubsequentlycommissioned,andservedwiththe236thFieldCompany,RoyalEngineersaspartofthe36thDivisioninBurma.They wereengagedintheadvanceintoNorthBurma,andtheclearingoftheRailwayCorridorfromMyitkyinainthenorthtoKatha,ontheIrrawaddy. The following additional detail about Hughson’s service is given in an article with appeared in the Herald of Wales, 10 March 1945: ‘U.S.gallantryawardforYnystaweLieut.ForgallantryinactionatPonhon,Burma,onNovember10,1944,theAmericanawardforvalour,the SilverStar,hasbeenawardedtoLieutenantG.IorwerthHughson,oftheRoyalEngineers,36thDivision,BritishArmy,andthirdsonofMrandMrs E. J. Hughson, Tegfan, Ynystawe, whose wife, Mrs Megan Hughson, resides at Brynbrialiu, Twynbedw-road, Clybach.
Thecitation,referringtotheactionthatgainedtheaward,states:“Whileonroadconstructionhisplatoonwasattacked,LieutenantHughson immediately organisedcounter-measures,inconjunctionwithasectionofinfantry,andsucceededinwipingouttheentireenemyforce,withno casualtiestohisownplatoon.Hecorneredthelastremaining fveoftheenemyinheavyundergrowthand,leadinghismenintheattack,killedtwo ofthe fve.LieutenantHughson’scoolnessunder fre,andabsolutedisregardforhisownsafety,whenthesuccessofanoperationwasatstake, refects great credit on him, and the armed forces of the United Nations.”
Theinvestituretookplaceonthe feldbyGeneralSultan.LieutenantHughsonwasawardedtheMilitaryMedalforhisworkatDunkirkin1940. Hejoinedupover fveyearsago,thenbeingateacherundertheSwanseaEducationCommittee.’(photocopyofarticle,includingaphotographic image of recipient in uniform, included in lot)
Military Medal, G.VI.R. (13579 Nk Karim Dad Punjab R) contact marks, very fne
M.M. London Gazette 15 January 1946: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma.’
£600-£800
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘On9April1945‘B’Company2/1stPunjabRegimentwasgiventhetaskofclearingtheareabetweenthe railwayandtheroadSouthofTawgyang.TheleadingPlatoonwasheldupbyheavy frefromanenemypositionalongachaungnorthofByagon. Another Platoon was sent from the right but was also held up.
Itwasessentialthatpressureonthelefthandplatoonbewithdrawninordertoenableittocontinuetheadvance.NaikKarimDadvolunteered totakehissectiontotherearoftheenemyanddistracttheenemy’sattentionfromtheleftplatoon.Heledhissectionwithgreatskillthrough therighthandplatoontotherearoftheenemypositioninspiteofheavyenemy fre.Onhiswayhehissectionclearedtwoenemybunkers,he himselfkillingtwooftheoccupants.ThismovebroughtalltheJapontohissectionasintendedandtwocasualtiesweresustained.Hekepton engagingtheenemyuntilrestoftheCoycouldclearuptheresistance.Thisnon-commissionedofcer’sskillandGallantleadershipenabledthe advance to be continued speedily without further casualties.
Againon27April1945‘B’CompanywasorderedtoclearavillageeastofToungooairfeldwherelocalshadreportedapproximately30Japs.This villagewasontheothersideofSittangRiverwhichcouldonlybecrossedbyboats;astherewasonlyoneriverboatavailablethecrossingwoldbe slow.NaikKarimDadtookhissectionacross frstbutwhenhereachedtheothersideaJapmediummachinegunopened frefromamoundto the fank.ItwasessentialthatthismediummachinegunbesilencedbeforetherestoftheCompanycouldcross.Helefttherestofhissectionto dealwiththeenemyinthevillagewhilehewithonemancrawledupthemoundandengagedthemediummachinegun,forcingittomoveback. TherestoftheCompanywassuccessfullygotacrosstheriverandthevillagecleared.DuringtheclearingofthevillageNaikKarimDadkilled three Japs himself.
This non-commissioned ofcer’s courage and leadership during these two operations and during the whole period was of the highest order.’
PPaattrriicckkMMaalloonneeyyjoinedtheRoyalAirForceandservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaWirelessOperatorwith49Squadron, fying Lancasters.Onthenightof6-7September1942hisLancaster,R5752,pilotedbyPilotOfcerGordonSydneyJefreys,tookof fromR.A.F. Scamptonat0116foraraidonDuisburg.Hitby fack,whichinjuredboththeCaptainandMaloney,andknockedouttwooftheengines,Jefreys nursedtheaircraftbacktoEngland,andonceoverlandheorderedhiscrew,withtheexceptionoftheinjuredMaloney,tobailout.Hesucceeded in crash landing, the Lancaster, 2 miles from Marltesham Heath, Sufolk, but he 2nd Pilot, Serrgeant W. P. J. Gregory-Coleman, R.A.AF., was killed. InadditiontoMaloney’sDistinguishedFlyingMedal,forhisgallantryonthesamenight,theLancaster’scaptain,PilotOfcerGordonSydney Jefreys, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross ( London Gazette 6 October 1942), the original Recommendation stating: OnenightinSeptember,1942,PilotOfcerJefreyswasthecaptainofanaircraftdetailedtoattackatargetatDuisburg.Afterdeliveringhis attack,butwhilststillinthetargetarea,PilotOfcerJefreys'aircraftwashitbyanti-aircraft fre;oneofthestarboardengineswasputoutof actionandthesecondpilotwasseverelywounded.PilotOfcerJefreysreceivedinjuriestohishandsbuthewasabletocontroltheaircraftand socontinuedthereturnjourney.WhilstovertheDutchcoasttheotherstarboardenginefailedandpreparationsweremadetoabandonthe aircraft.OnreachingtheEnglishcoasttheportinnerenginestartedtofailandPilotOfcerJefreysorderedthecrew,withtheexceptionofthe wirelessoperator,toabandontheaircraft.Hethencontinuedinsearchofanaerodrome,butwhenataheightof1,000feettheportinnerengine failed completely and a crash landing was made, successfully. Pilot Ofcer Jefreys displayed courage and devotion to duty of a very high standard. Maloneysubsequentlyvolunteeredforafurthertourwith83Squadron,andwascommissionedPilotOfcerintheRoyalAirForceVolunteer Reserveon14October1942.PromotedFlyingOfceron14April1943,andadvancedFlightLieutenant,hewasadditionallyMentionedin Despatches.Hewaskilledon18August1944,when,returningfromadayraid,hisLancasterPB188,descendingthroughcloud,suddenlywentout ofcontrol.Anumberofthecrewbailedoutoftheaircraftbeforethepilotwasabletogaincontrolandlandtheaircraftsafely,butMaloney,who was the wireless operator was one of those to baled out, was killed when his parachute failed to open. he is buried in Islington Cemetery, London
DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(1314939.F/Sgt.C.G.R.Adams.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWar Medals, mounted for display, generally good very fne (6) (6)
£1,400-£1,800
D.F.M. London Gazette 23 May 1944:
‘Throughouthistourofoperationalduty,FlightSergeantAdamshasshownaveryhighstandardofleadership,coolnessandcourageinfulfllinghis allotted tasks. Much of the success of the raid on Fiume torpedo works was due to his efciency.’
CCyyrriillGGiillbbeerrttRRooyyAAddaammsswasthesonofMrandMrsG.G.AdamsofCheringtonRoad,Henleaze,Gloucestershire.Hewas‘educatedatBishop Road School and volunteered for service in the R.A.F. when he was 19.
He received his training in Canada and America, where he was awarded his wings and is now a pilot. HewasaKing’sScoutandassistantScoutmasteroftheNorthcotetroop,andisakeenswimmerandcricketer.Asaboyhewasleadingchorister at St. Peter’s, Henleaze.
WhileinAmericaheandotherBritishairmenintrainingarrangedshowstoentertaintheAmericansoldiersandafteraperformanceattheGirls’ College, Lakeland, Florida, Flight Sergeant Adams was invited to broadcast.
He was heard in two broadcasts on the American network giving impressions with a colleague of the Western Brothers. Thematerial,whichincludedmanytopicalandlocalillusionswaswrittenbyFlightSergeantAdams,andmanylettersofappreciationwerereceived fromallpartoftheUnitedStates.FlightSergeantAdams,beforejoiningup,wasemployedbytheBristolCorporationElectricity Department.’ (Bristol Evening World, 23 May 1944, refers)
Adamswaspostedasapilotforoperational fyingwith150Squadron(Wellingtons)atKairouanWest,Tunisia,inJuly1943.TheSquadronwere engagedinstrategicnightbombingontargetsinSicilyandItaly,aspartoftheMediterraneanStrategicAirForce.He fewinatleast31operational sortieswiththesquadron,including:SalernoMarshallingYards;Montecorvino;Aquino;LidDaRoma;BeachesbetweenMessinaandCapePeloro (3);BeachessouthofMessinaandinanaroundCapeBarbi;BeachesatPizzo;Piterbo;BattipagliaMarshallingYards;BagnoliMarshallingYards; CivetavecchioMarshallingYards;VillaLiterno;GrossettoMarshallingYards;Frosinone;PisaMarshallingYards;Formia;Terracine;Marciguliana; Porto Civitanore Railway Bridge; Guildonia; and the night attack on the Fiume Torpedo Works, 21 January 1944.
Adams fewastheIlluminatorwith6otherWellingtonsduringtheraidonFiume.Atotalof7.5tonsofbombsweredroppedonthetargetfrom a height of 6,000-7,000 feet. The raid was considered a success, with multiple buildings and oil tanks destroyed.
HavingbeenawardedtheD.F.M.,andcompletedhistourofoperations,AdamswaspostedasanInstructortoNo.76O.T.U.,Aqir,Palestine.He, andhispupilLieutenantMacDonald,werekilledina fyingaccident,25August1944.OnthelatterdateAdamshadbeen fyingaWellingtonduring a searchlight co-operation at Haifa.
Flight Sergeant Adams is buried in the Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Israel.
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D.F.M. London Gazette 5 December 1944 (jointly listed with his pilot - Flying Ofcer D. H. Strachan, in his case for the award of the D.F.C.): ‘Thisofcerandairmanwerecaptainandmid-uppergunner,respectivelyofanaircraftdetailedforamine-layingmissionintheKattegatonenight inOctober,1944.Afterleavingthetargetareatheaircraftwasattackedbya fghter.FlyingOfcerStrachanmanoeuvredwithgreatskillbuthis aircraftwashitbytheenemy’smachinegun fre.A frecommencedinthefuselagebelowSergeantWebster’sturret.Thisairmanpromptly attackedthe fameswithextinguishersandbeatatthe fameswithsomeofhis fyingclothing.Hesustainedburnstohisfaceandhandsbuthe continuedhisefortsandwiththeassistanceofothermembersofthecrew,the frewas fnallyputout.Theaircrafthadsustainedmuchdamage andwasdifculttocontrol.Alargeholehadbeenburnedinthefuselage.Thehydraulicsystemhadbeenrenderedunserviceableandthebomb doorswereintheopenposition.Neverthless,FlyingOfcerStrachan fewtheaircrafttobaseandexecutedasuccessfulcrashlanding.Thisofcer displayedahighdegreeofskillanddeterminationthroughout.SergeantWebsteralsoprovedhimselfaresolutememberofaircraftcrew.His promptitude and resource in the emergency set a very fne example.’
FFrraannkkWWeebbsstteerrservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasamid-uppergunnerwith619Squadron(Lancasters)fromStrubby,Lincolnshire.The above mentioned Gardening raid took place on 4 October 1944, and Strachan crash-landed at Carnaby.
AAggooooddSSeeccoonnddWWoorrllddWWaarr‘‘TTrraannssppoorrttCCoommmmaanndd’’AA..FF..MM..ggrroouuppooffsseevveennaawwaarrddeeddttooFFlliigghhttSSeerrggeeaanntt,,llaatteerrFFllyyiinnggOO ff cceerr,,JJ..II.. PPaarrrryy,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,aawwiirreelleessssooppeerraattoorr//aaiirrgguunnnneerroonnBBlleennhheeiimmsswwiitthh113399SSqquuaaddrroonndduurriinnggtthheeBBaattttlleeooffFFrraanncceeiinn11994400,, hheewweennttoonnttoobbeeccoommeeaannAAiirrccrraaffttDDeelliivveerryyUUnniitt‘‘ppiioonneeeerroonnaallllrroouutteess’’iinnHHuuddssoonnss--iinncclluuddiinnggwwiitthh2244SSqquuaaddrroonnttootthhee MMiiddddllee EEaasstt,, AAffrriiccaa aanndd MMaallttaa AirForceMedal,G.VI.R.(550608F/Sgt.J.I.Parry.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany; AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,mountedfordisplay purposes, generally very fne or better (7) £1,400-£1,800
A.F.M. London Gazette 1 January 1944. The original recommendation, from Transport Command, states: '(Total fyinghours1200).ThisairmanwasoneoftheoriginalWOP/AGontheaircraftdeliveryroute.FromJanuary,1941untilApril,1943he wasoperatorforaleadingconvoyworkingoverroutestoIraq,IndiaandSouthWestAfricaandisinfactapioneeronallroutescoveredbythe A.D.U. He is now employed in a Transport Squadron where his high sense of duty is still markedly present.'
JJoohhnnIIvvoorrPPaarrrryyservedwith139Squadron, fyingBlenheim'sinFranceduringearly1940withtherankofAircraftmanClassI.They fewconstant missions, often sufering severely from enemy fre, as Parry himself states, quoted in Valiant Wings: 'TheBlenheimwe fewon16May1940(…)wassoshot-upby fakand fghtersitwasawrite-of onourreturntoPlivot.Myjobonthe18thwas pouringpetrolontoit,alongwithWingCommanderDickens'Blenheimandsetting fretothem.Lastjobwasblowingthepetrolandbomb dumps which shook that part of France.'
Despitetheheavy fghtingParrysurvivedandmanagedtoescapethefallofFrance,evencelebratinghis21stbirthdayinPariswithabottleofcool champagne.HavingreturnedtoBritainhetransferredto24Squadron fyingsuppliestotheMiddleEast,AfricaandMaltacarryingonhisroleat theradiowiththerankofFlightSergeant.24SquadronwasavitalsupplylinkduringtheSiegeofMaltaalthoughtheirtransportswerehorribly vulnerable to enemy fghters. Even after the siege ended in November 1942 as one passage in The Malta Shuttle Service makes clear: '...aspassengersanurseandasubmarinecaptain.ThenavigatorwasFlightLieutenantF.HarrisonandthewirelessoperatorFlightSergeantParry. (…)HebecamesuddenlyawareofaJunkers88ontheportquarteroftheHudson.Theenemyopened freandHarrisonhastilymovedforward toinformthepilotwhoimmediatelydivedfrom10,000feetdowntosealevel.Theenemy,none-the-less,hadinthattimemanagedtogetina secondattackonthetailandhitswereregisteredontheHudson.Bothpassengerswerewounded,andtheradio,trimmingtabsand thepetrol tanks, about 110 gallons were lost.'
Continuingto fywithtransportunitsParrywastransferredtoNo.1AircraftDeliveryUnit.BytheendoftheWarParryjoinedtheGeneral DutiesBranch,beingpromotedPilotOfceron25September1945.HerelinquishedhisrankhavingbeenpromotedFlyingOfceron1 September 1950.
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‘Theship,sailinginconvoy,wastorpedoedandsankimmediately.Therewasnotimetolaunchboatsandthelossoflifewasheavy.Thesurvivors managedtoreachraftsandwerepickedupshortlyafterwards.AbleSeamanRydbergdisplayedcourageofahighorder.Whentheshipwashit,he wasatthewheelandtherushofwatertookhimoverboard.Seeingaraftamongthewreckage,hemanagedtoreachitandclamberaboard.He wasjoinedbyothers,anduntiltheywerepickedup,hesetanexamplebyhiscourageandbearing.AbleSeamanRydbergis69yearsoldandhas served at sea throughout the war, this being the third time he has been torpedoed.’
CCaarrllRRyyddbbeerrggwasborninKalmar,Swedenon13May1874,andservedintheMerchantNavyintheGreatWar,beingissuedwiththeMercantile MarineWarMedalandBritishWarMedalinApril1920;theseawardsmaywellhavebeenlostaboardoneoftheshipshehadtoabandoninthe Second World War.
Inrespectofthoseservices,his frstknownappointmentwasintheS.S. Queensbury,fromJanuarytoJune1941,inwhichlattermonth,onthe 6th, she was sunk by enemy aircraft of Montrose, Scotland; her captain, nine crew and a D.E.M.S. gunner were killed.
Havingthenservedinthe EmpireFlame attheendofthesameyear,Rydbergjoinedthe EmpireLotus inFebruary1942andwaslikewise employedatthetimeofherlossinconvoySC.79on12April.Shedevelopedserious foodingandhadtobeabandoned,thecrewbeingpicked up by the Minas and landed at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
ReturningtotheU.K.inthe OceanVoyager,inwhichshipheserveduntilAugust1942,Rydberg’snextappointmentwasinthe EmpireTower Earlyin1943, underCaptainD.J.Williams,O.B.E.,shejoinedconvoyXK.2fromGibraltartotheU.K.On5March,the U-130 attackedthe convoy,sinkingfourships,includingthe EmpireTower,whichwentdowninlessthanaminutewithalossof38crewoutofatotalcrewof41. Rydberg takes up the story in his survivor’s debrief:
‘Iwasatthewheelatthetimeand frstheardanexplosionlikeashot,abouttwosecondsbeforewewerehit.TheChiefOfcer,whowasonthe bridge,alsoheardthis,andhewasturningtothestarboardsideandhadjustgotintothewheelhousewhenwerehitonthestarboardsideinNo. 2 Hold, or so far as I could gather as the ship was covered with spray and lurched over to port.
Itwasaveryheavyexplosion,andIranoutofthewheelhouseandwhenIlookedoutalltheforepartwasthenunderwater.Ithengotontothe lowerbridgeandwasimmediatelywashedoverthesideandwasdraggedunderwiththeship.WhenIcametothesurfaceIclimbedontoaraft whereIwasjoinedlaterbyV.Clayden,Fireman.Weremainedontheraftuntilpickedupby LochOskaig.TheothersurvivorRourkeswaspicked up two and a half hours after the ship sank.
Theshipsankveryrapidly,goingdownbow frst.Theengineswerestillrunningasshewentunder,andasthebridgewasgoingunder,adeep explosion was heard from which, we presumed, was the boilers bursting.’
Rydbergandtheothertwosurvivorswerelandedbythearmedtrawler LochOskaig atLondonderry,NorthernIreland,andthisappearstohave been his fnal wartime appointment. He died in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, in September 1951, aged 78.
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B.E.M. London Gazette 31 December 1979.
TheoriginalRecommendation,dated4June1979,states:‘BombardierDoddshashad21yearsserviceintheArmy,muchofitasaCommando Gunner until he was posted to Headquarters 23 Artillery Brigade in 1973 as the Commander's driver. ThisformationcommandsRegimentswithTAVRCentreswidelyscatteredoverthecountry,including,forexample,Glasgow,Edinburgh, Arbroath,Dundee,Liverpool,Manchester,Wolverhampton,Worcester,Newport,Cardif andEbbwVale.Unitstraininvariousotherpartsofthe country and in Germany, so it is not surprising that the Commander’s staf car averages between 30,000-35,000 miles every year.
Hispersonalstandardsareveryhigh.Hetakesimmenseprideinhiscareeranasoldier,isagregarious,down-to-earth,humorousman,simplein his tastes, kind and generous to everyone. He has become the doyen of staf car drivers, setting an outstanding example. BombardierDodds’admirableperformanceovertheyearsandespeciallyrecentlyamountstodevotiontodutyofahighorder.Heleavesthe Service in 1980.’
HHeennrryyBBrraammwweellllDDooddddssattestedintotheRoyalArtilleryandcompletedtheAllArmsCommandoCourseatCommandoTrainingCentreRoyal Marines,subsequentlyservingwith29Commando,RoyalRegimentofArtillery.HeservedduringtheBorneoandMalayPeninsulacampaignsand sawfurtherserviceinNorthernIrelandbeforehisappointmentastheGarrisonCommander’sDriveratChesterfrom1973,forwhichhewas laterawardedtheBritishEmpire Medal.HeappearstohavebeenadvancedWarrantOfcer,Class2,beforehisretirementin1980.Hediedin May 2013.
TheoriginalRecommendation,dated18October1989,states:‘Staf SergeantBokenhamhascommandedtheCorpsofDrumsfortwoyearsin Londonderry,twoyearsinGibraltarandnowinColchester.InLondonderrytheDrumsformedanoperationalrifeplatoonandplayedafullpart inBattalionoperations,butstillmanagedtoretainanddeveloptheirskillsasdrummersandmachinegunners.IndeedtheplatoonwontheArmy GPMGSFCompetitionin1986.WhentheBattalionmovedtoGibraltartheCorpsofDrumsassumedaheavyandhighprofleceremonial commitment,whilestilltakingafullpartinallBattalionactivities.ThismeantthatthePlatoonwasoneofthebusiestelementsoftheBattalion throughouttheGibraltartour.Staf SergeantBokenhamapproachedthischallengewithimmenseenergy,enthusiasmandcompletedevotionto duty, building a platoon with an unrivalled esprit de corps and a frst class professional performance on parade and in the feld.
TheCorpsofDrumswerepresentontheninemajorparadesconductedbytheBattalioninGibraltarand,withtheexceptionoftwoshort periodsofblockleaveandexercisecommitments,alloftheweeklyConventGuardparades.On8March1988,followingthethwartedattackby theIRAinGibraltar,theCorpsofDrumsledtheGuardMountingceremonyinthefullglareoftheinternationalmediaandunderthecontinued possibilityofterroristattack.TheirsteadinessandbearingonthatandsubsequentparadeswasintheverybesttraditionoftheBritishArmyand was much remarked upon.
TheplatoonfurnisheddrummerstosupporttheBritishdiplomaticstaf inSpainandMoroccoandmetaheavydemandtoenhancesociallifein Gibraltar.TheytooktheirfullshareofroutineBattaliondutiesandworkedhardtomaintainbasicinfantryskillsandspecialistmachinegun expertiseatahighlevel.Staf SergeantBokenhamalsoensuredthattheirmusicalengagementswithintheBattalionwerealwaysfullyand generouslyserviced.OnreturntoColchestertheCorpsofDrumsonceagainrapidlyreadaptedtothediferentrequirementsofanoperational tour in South Armagh.
Theplatoon’shighstandards,moraleandachievementsinall feldsarethedirectresultofStaf SergeantBokenham’swholeheartedleadership, single minded devotion to his vocation and the time and care he lavishes on the well being and development of his soldiers and NCOs.
Staf SergeantBokenham’scompleteservice,fromthetimehejoinedtheBattalionasaJuniorSoldierinMay1968,hasbeenspentwiththeCorps ofDrums ofthisBattalion.HistwoyearsinGibraltar,inwhichtheCorpsofDrumshavereachedapeakofperformanceunderhisleadership,are buttheculminationoftwentyyearsoftotalcommitmenttomusic,soldieringandRegimentallife.HisimmenseprideintheCorpsofDrums' achievementisentirelyjustifed,sincehehasworkedallhours,andconsistentlyplacedhisdutytotheserviceandthecareofhismenbeforehis personalinterestsandcomfortandthoseofhisfamily.Heisheldinthehighestesteemandafectionbyallranks.Staf SergeantBokenham,who waspromotedtosubstantiveWarrantOfcerClass2on30June1989,hassetaremarkableexampleofunswervingandunselfshservicebya devoted and loyal regimental soldier, and I recommend very strongly that this be recognised by the highest appropriate award.’
AAnntthhoonnyyHHaarroollddBBookkeennhhaammwasbornon23July1950.HeattestedintotheRoyalAnglianRegimentandservedasDrumMajorcommandingthe CorpsofDrumsinLondonderryduringatwoyeartwoofNorthernIreland,whentheDrumsservedasafullyoperationalrifeplatoon.After furtherserviceinGibraltarandinColchester,hefurtherdeployedtoNorthernIrelandforatourofSouthArmagh,andwasadvancedWarrant Ofcer Class 2 on 30 June 1989.
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MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,7clasps,Talavera,Albuhera,Vittoria,Nivelle,Nive,Orthes,Toulouse(Geo.Luard,Lieut.4th Dgns.&Capt.18thHussars);Waterloo1815(Capt.GeorgeLuard,18thRegimentHussars.) fttedwithoriginalsteelclipand contemporarydecorativesilverbarsuspension,containedinanold ftteddisplaycasewithleatherlabel, the frstwithminoredge cutandlightscratchestoobverse feld,otherwisetoned,extremely fne,thesecondwithlightobversedimplingfromwearon uniform, very fne, the reverse about extremely fne, a most attractive pair (2)
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Provenance: By Order of a direct descendant who kindly provided the images. GGeeoorrggeeLLuuaarrddwasbornin1788,3rdsonofPeterJohnLuard,ofBlyboroughHall,Lincolnshire,Captaininthe4thDragoons,byLouisa,daughter of Charles Dalbiac, of Hungerford Park. AppointedaCornetinthe4thDragoonson24June1802,hewaspromotedLieutenanton5February1807.HeexchangedasCaptaintothe 18th Hussars on 21 July 1813, and became Major on 27 September 1821.
LuardservedinthePeninsula,France,andFlanders,fromApril1809totheendofthewas;asLieutenantinthe4thDragoonsatthebattleof Talavera,intheretreattothelinesofLisbon,occupationofthem,actionsofPombal,Redinha,Condeixa,CampoMayor,andLosSantos,battleof Albuhera,actionsofUsagre,FuenteGuinaldo,andAldeadePonte;siegesofCiudadRodrigo,Badajoz,andBurgos,andbattleofVittoria;after whichheservedasCaptaininthe18thHussars,atthebattleofPyreneesinfrontofPampeluna,battlesoftheNivelle,theNive,Orthes,Toulouse, and Waterloo, and with the Army of Occupation in France until August 1819.
Placed on half-pay as Major, 8 April 1826, he died in Ireland on 19 December 1847, leaving three daughters.
‘Earlyonthemorningofthe8thApril,1814,thebridgewasrepaired,andLordWellingtonandhisStaf passedoverwiththegreaterpartofthe army.Ourbrigadewasnowdivided;theGermanHussarswentwiththemainbodyofthe4thDivision,andtheRegiment fankedtheleftbrigade ofthesamedivision,marchinginfrontofthemtowardsSt.Germasontheheightstothenorthwardoftheenemy'sposition,andhere encountering part of the enemy.
"Agreatdayforthe18thfollowedthisafair,"saysMajorHughes,whocontinues:—"Theenemy'sadvancedpicketsweredrivenin,andthe Regiment's patrols attacked the cavalry pickets of three regiments of the enemy's cavalry that were in the villages of St. Loup and St. Germas, etc. FromthesepicketstheRegimentkilledandtooksomeprisoners.Twooftheseregimentsretired,andformedonthehighroadbelowtheheights fromSt.GermastoToulouse,andtheotherretiredonthegreatroadtoAlby,keepingonour fank.OnLordWellingtonarrivingontheheights, heorderedme,withtheRegiment,todrivethemfurtherof,onwhichwecharged,drovethembelowtheroad;our fankbeingnowmuch harassedbythe freofadetachmentfromthe5thHussars,IhaltedanddetachedCaptainLuard'stroop,withLieut.Dunkin,toattackthem,and theydrovethemfromthevillageonour fank,andhereitwasthatpoorVivian'sarmwasbrokenbyacarbineshot.Ithenattackedthetwo regiments(13thand15thChasseurs),whoopposedusonthebridgeovertheErs,andchargedintothem,takinga200prisoners,chiefy wounded, and an ofcer. My horse ‘Percy' was shot. wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk
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Ourlosswasonlyfourkilled,andoneofcer,CaptainCroker,agallantfellow,wounded.Itwasreckonedthebestcavalryafairthathasoccurred, and all the praises which we have acquired have met my most sanguine expectations, and Lord Wellington has been most kind to me."
Ofthisgallantaction,CaptainKennedysays:—"ItwasnecessarytosecurepossessionoftheBridgeofCroixd'Aurade,ontheriverErs,andover whichwehadtopasstoattackToulouse.ThisbridgewasdefendedbythreeregimentsofFrenchCavalry,amongstthemthe22ndChasseurs,and theRegimentwassentforwardtoattacktheenemy'soutposts,thisbeingdonebyourrifemendismounted,andafterwardstoclearthevillageon our left - from whence we had been fred on - and this bridge."
CaptainLuardwrites:—"IwasdetachedwithasmallpartyoftheRegimenttotheleft,Frenchcavalryhavingbeenheardofinthatdirectionbefore ourchargestookplace,whenIfellinwithDunkin.Frenchcavalrysoonappeared,andbroughtustoaskirmish,buttheydidnotpressusbeyond theborderofawoodthroughwhichtheroadpassed,bywhichIhadadvanced."Duperier(theAdjutant)waswiththisparty,andhavinganoilskin cover on his fur cap at the time, was taken for a Frenchman, an awkward moment.
To return to Kennedy's account:—
Itwasabout fveo’clockintheevening,and,asweadvanced,infullviewofLordWellington,SirStapletonCotton,andMarshalBeresford,allof whomwereonaheightandwatchingus(foratthistimenootherregimentwasengaged),whileontheoppositeside,onlyamileorsoof,stood SoultandthewholeFrenchArmyasspectators.The1stKing’sGermanHussarswereinsupportofus.Incolumnoftroopsleftinfront,onwent theRegiment,havingColonelVivianincommand,butbeforewereachedthebridgehewaswoundedintherightarm,andhadtobeledawayto therear;butbeforeleavingorderedMajorHughestoconductthecharge,andthiswasimmediatelydone.Theenemyreceiveduswithavolleyof musquetry, but the Regiment was not to be driven by a musketry fre, and the charge sounded.
Inaninstantwewereontothem,jammedthemonthebridge,andsabredtheirfrontranks,theirrearranksgoingof indisorder.Inlessthana minute,asitseemed,thewholecolumnwasrouted,andwecaptured120ofthemwiththeirhorses.Wepursuedthematfullgallopfornearly threemilesintheveryhigheststyle,almosttothegatesofToulouse.Theranksof theFrenchweresoclosetogether,thathadwehadArtillery therewouldhavebeenaterriblebutchery,buttheyallgotof theroad,whichwasbroadandstraight,unmaskingtheirgunsinsodoing,andwe wereorderedbySirStapletonCottontoretire,butreformedonthebridge,whichweguarded.LordWellingtonwasinthegreatestdelightall the time, and exclaimed "Well done, the Eighteenth. By God, well done."
Besides Colonel Vivian, Captain Croker was the only ofcerwounded.Ithappenedtothelatterofcerthathismare,carryinghimseveralyardsinadvanceinadvanceofhisHussars,hewasborneinto theenemy'sranks,whenhereceivedaseveresabrecutonhisface;heFrenchDragoonwhowoundedhimwasimmediatelyaftersabredby Sergeant-MajorBlack.Inourretirementwelosttwohorseskilled,twowounded,andoneHussarwounded.’(MemoirsoftheEighteenthHussars, Colonel HaroldMalet, refers).
In the aftermath of the great battle, George Luard communicated the news to his mother:
‘In advance of the Field of Battle near Waterloo. 20 June Ilosenotime,mydearestmother,inrelievingyoufromtheanxietyyoumustbehavingonouraccountafterthelatemostdreadfulbattle.Thanks betoGodIamuntouched,aswellasdearJohn[Lieutenantinthe16thLightDragoons].Hisbrigade,aswellasours,hassharedinthegloriesof theday.Theyrepulsedachargeofcavalryinourcentreinamostgallantmanner.TowardsthecloseoftheeveningourturncameandIdonot hesitateinsayingthatourgallantanddesperatechargedecidedthefateoftheday.Wewerebroughtfrom theleftofthelinetosupportour infantryontherightwhoatthatmomentwereexcessivelypressedandratherlosingground.Ourappearanceralliedthemandweimmediately chargedintothecentreofinfantry,cannons,andcavalry,whichwerequitecompletelyputtotheroutandmadedreadfulhavoc.Thistookplace aboutdusk,andwepursuedtheroutedenemytilldark.ItwillbegratifyingtoyoutohearthatIcommandedtheadvanceofthe18thandbrought themtothechargeonthe fankofthecuirassiers.HowIescapedthediferentpokesthefellowsmadeatmeandthedestructive freofasolid blockofinfantry,Godonlyknows.Outof60menwhocomposedmyowntroopIcanonlymuster35.Mypoorhorseisshotthroughthehind legandIfearIshallbeobligedtoshoothim.Wetookanumberofcannonandagreatquantityofbaggage.TomFentonisunhurt,buthis regimentnearlycuttopieces.Ihavejustheardthattheeighthcaptainwillbe frst.Nothingcouldequaltheirgallantcharge.TheFrenchareinfull retreat,Bluchermovingontheir fankandBulowpressingtheirrear.Ourarmysuferedverymuchfromhavingresistedtheattackfrom Bonaparte’swholeforce(130,000)till4o’clockwhenGeneralBulowarrivedwith40,000men.Bonapartewasinthe feldandmostoftheattacks wereledbyJerome.TheFrenchprisonerssaytheirarmyhavelostonethird.Idonotthinkweshalladvancetilltheendofthisday.Sosadan accountmustIgiveyouofthesuferingfriendsthatIfearitwillstrikeyouwithhorror.PooryoungGunningwasshotbutsuferedlittle,only crying ‘Great God’ and dropped from his horse quite dead in a moment. Ever yours afectionately, George Luard.
(The Waterloo Archive, edited by Gareth Glover, refers).
TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels;Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(Capt.F.L.Lloyd.R.E.);BritishWarMedal1914-20 (Col. F. L. Lloyd.) the last two mounted as worn, the frst with minor chips to reverse centre, otherwise good very fne (3)
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FFrreeddeerriicckkLLiinnddssaayyLLllooyyddwasbornon26November1866,andeducatedatCliftonandattheRoyalMilitaryAcademy,Woolwich.Hewas commissionedintotheRoyalEngineersin1885,andworkedinseadefenceinHongKong.HealsoservedintheSouthAfricanCampaign1899 -1901(despatches,medaland3clasps),andfollowinghistimeservingabroadbecamesecretaryoftheWarOfceCommitteeonmechanical transport,interestinghimselfverylargelyininquiringintothepossibilitiesoftheapplicationofallformsofmechanicaltransportformilitary purposes.MajorLindsayLloydbecameoneofthechieforganisersofthe1904GordonBennettEliminationracesontheIsleofMan,andshortly thereafterbecametheClerkofBrooklandsracetrack,goingontobecometheManagerofBrooklandsRacingClub.MajorF.LindsayLloyd,who retiredfromtheArmyin1906,wasalsoinstrumentalindrawingupthe frstrecordregulationsusedbytheR.A.C.andB.A.R.C.asClerkofthe CourseatBrooklands.HerejoinedtheArmyin1914andwasmadeBrevetLieutenant-Colonelon3June1916(C.M.G.1918,C.B.E.1919).After thewarColonelF.LindsayLloydcontinuedinhisroleasClerkoftheCourseandManagerofBrooklandsRacingClubuntil1929.Hewaselected totheAeroClubofGreatBritainin1908;PresidentoftheBritishMotor-CyclingRacingClubin1926;VicePresidentAutoCycleUnion1925-39; and on the Racing Committee of B.A.R.C. 1935. Colonel F. Lindsay Lloyd died at Hatfeld, Herts., on 12 February 1940.
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HHeerrbbeerrttAAlleexxaannddeerrCCaassssoonnwasbornon19May1867,inOld,Northamptonshire,thesonofRev.GeorgeCassonandFrancesGilbert,andwas educatedatMarlboroughCollegeandHertfordCollege,Oxford.AftergraduatinghejoinedtheIndianCivilServiceandarrivedinIndiain1889 andwasappointedDeputyCommissionerinthePunjabin1888.HeservedasAdditionalDistrictMagistrateforBannufrom1893,Deputy Commissioner for Jhelum district from 1896, and later as Commissioner for Lahore Division and Ambala Division. HewasattachedtoLieutenantGeneralSirWilliamLockhart’sWaziristanFieldForcein1894-95,servingasPoliticalOfcerwiththeBannu Column(Medal);PoliticalOfcerTochiValley,1895-96,woundedbyafanatic;JudicialandGeneralSecretarytoPunjabGovernment,1900-01; Commissioner,Lahore,1912-17;Ambala,1917-20;MemberLegislativeCouncil,GovernmentofIndia,1920;PresidentLegislativeCouncil,Punjab, 1922-25. Casson was created a C.S.I. in 1911.
HemarriedGertrudeRussell,sisterofMajorGeneralSirAndrewHamiltonRussellK.C.B,K.C.M.G.,ofHeathHouse,Petersfeld,on23October 1897 at Bombay. Herbert Casson, C.S.I., died on 10 May 1952. SoldwithphotocopiedWarrantforC.S.I.(12December1911)andM.I.D.certifcateforvaluableservicesinconnectionwiththeWar,dated28 July 1919 (Mr H. A. Casson, C.S.I., I.C.S., Ambala Div.).
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C.M.G. London Gazette 16 March 1915.
HHuugghhGGiillbbeerrttCCaassssoonnwasborninJanuary1866,andwasthesonoftheReverendGeorgeCasson.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantin theSouthWalesBorderersinAugust1886.Cassonservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfrica,April1900-October1901(M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901). He advanced to Captain in November 1892, to Major in June 1904, and to Colonel in June 1915. Casson,‘diedrecently[February1951]inNorthWales,atthehouseofhisbrother,waslittleknowntothepresentgenerationofthe24th,butto thosewhoservedwiththe1stBattalionfrom1886-1912andwiththe2ndBattalionbetween1912and1914herepresentedaboveallother things the “Spirit of the 24th”; to him the 24th came frst and the rest did not matter....
Hewas,Iknow,averygoodRugbyplayer,agoodPoloplayerandabrilliantgymnast.HewasapupilofEugeneSandowinphysicalculture,weight lifting,etc.ManywillrememberthefeatsofstrengthheshowedintheMessinQuettain1909,andIwellrememberhimshowingaclassinthe gymnasium how to do exercises on the horizontal bar dressed in his uniform with his boots and gaiters on. Itwas,however,notonlyinfeatsofsportsandstrengththatheexcelled,becausehewasselectedasAdjutantofthe1stBattalionasayoung subaltern, and this in the days when the appointment of Adjutant was looked upon as the “plum” of all appointments. In1900the1stBattalionwenttoIndiaandimmediatelymadeanameforitselfinpolothroughoutthewholeofIndia,winningpracticallyeverycup it went in for. Casson often played as a member of the team, which contained such well-known players as Melville, Cooke, Gray and Smith. Whateverhedidhepaidthegreatestattentiontoalldetailsoforganisation.Everyonewhoservedwithhimwillrememberthewaythetrainingof poloponieswasorganised,thewayhetaughtotherstomakepolosticks,thewayRegimental“AtHomes”wereorganised,theorganisationofthe Ofcer’s Mess. All bore the hall-mark of his meticulous attention to detail...
The Luard and Casson Family Medals
In1910Cassonwenthomewiththe1stBattalionandlaterproceededtoSouthAfricatotakeoverCommandofthe2ndBattalion.Thoughhe hadnotservedwiththe2ndBattalionsincetheSouthAfricanWar,fromnowonwardshethrewhimselfwholeheartedlyintothelifeofhisnew battalion....heputallhisenergiesintohisnewbattalion,whichhadjuststarteditsforeignservice,andhedidagreatdealtofosterthatspiritof comradeship which has since existed between the Ofcers and Other Ranks of both Battalions.
In1912hetookustoChina....ThencameTsingtaoandour frstbaptismof freinSeptember1914,andwecouldnothavestartedonActive ServiceunderabetterRegimentalleader.GallipolifollowedanditwasnowthatIcouldreallyseeandfeelwhattheRegimentmeanttohimand whathemeanttotheRegiment.HethoughtonlyoftheRegimentandhowhecouldproduceit fghting ftandoraganisedforoneofthehardest tasks it had ever been called upon to perform, the landing at Helles.
TheBattalionhadagreatdealtothanktheCommandingOfcerforintheearlydaysofthecampaignanditwasmainlyduetohisminute attention to every detail of organisation that our casualties compared to others were so light.
Hewasanexceedinglygoodtrainerandorganiser.InActionhewascalmandcollectedandafraidofnothing.HewasanexcellentRegimental leader,alwayshelpfulandunderstanding,particularlytohisjuniorofcers,whoknewthattheycouldalwaysgotohimwiththeirtroubles.Butthe onecharacteristicwhichstoodoutforalltoseeandappreciatewashisadmirationandloveofthe24th,andwhereverhisnameismentionedthis will always be remembered by those who served with him.
Hewouldwantnobetterepitaphthanthis:“Oneofthe24th.”(ObituaryincludedinTheJournalofTheSouthWalesBorderersandThe Monmouthshire Regiment, No. 39, May 1951 refers)
CassonleadhisBattalionwhentheylandedatLaoShanBayforoperationsagainsttheGermanterritoryofTsingtao.Healsocommandedthem duringtheirlandingatCapeHelles,Gallipoli,25April1915,andshortlyafterwasmadeTemporaryBrigadierGeneralandappointedto the commandofthe87thBrigadeaspartofthe52ndLowlandDivision-includingduringtheBattleofKrithia.AfterGallipoli,heservedasG.O.C. Delta (Egypt) and Western Force from 1916 to 1918. He retired in 1919 (M.I.D. and Serbian Order of Karageorge).
‘AtModderfonteinNek,wheretheroadfromKrugersdorp,22milesdistant,climbsupintotherange,isolatedandwell-nighforgottenintheclose neighbourhoodofthisdangerousconcentration,stoodasmallBritishpostof109SouthWalesBorderers,underCaptainCasson,whichservedno useful purpose and ofered a tempting prize to the enemy.
Inordertoexplaintheerrorwhichallowedthisposttobeoverwhelmeditisnecessaryforamomenttowidenourhorizon.Notonlyinthe WesternTransvaalbutineverypartofthe feldofwar,themonthofJanuarywasoneofemergencyandstrain.BothaandVijoen,asweshallsee presently,hadproducedanintolerablesituationintheEasternTransvaal;CapeColonywasafame,anddeWetwaspreparingafreshinvasion.In theprocessofmeetingtheseemergenciesFrenchwaswithdrawnfromhisdistrictonthe17thanddirectedagainstBotha;ColonelHaig,his capablestaf ofcer,hadbeenorderedawaytoCapeColony;Hart,whoknewthedistrictwell,andhadworkeditverysuccessfully,wasrelieved atKrugersdorponthe29thbyColonelGroveandwassentintotheFreeState;whileClements,aswehaverecorded,hadbeengiventhe command at Pretoria. Thus most of the men who knew the district best had been almost simultaneously withdrawn.
At4A.M.onJanuary29aconvoybearingamonth'ssuppliesleftKrugersdorpforModderfonteinunderanescortof108mencommandedby CaptainH.MagniacoftheOxfordshireYeomanry.ThemistakewhichhadcausedthelossoftheconvoyatBufelspoortwasrepeatedhere;for, althoughBoersinforcewereknowntobeintheGatsrand,theconvoywasdespatchedwithoutanywarningtotheofcercommandingthe garrisonandwithoutanyregardforthegeneralsituation.Casson,commandingatModderfontein,learntonlyat9A.M.thattheconvoywas approaching,andatoncesentallthemenhecouldsparetosecureitssafearrival.ThiscoveringpartyunderLieutenantCrawleyefectedits junctionwithMagniac,andthetwoofcerssucceededinbringingtheconvoyintocamp,butonlywiththeutmostdifcultyandunderrepeated assaults from Breytenbach, who was the frst to appear upon the scene. Crawley himself was severely wounded. TheBoersnowinvestedandattackedModderfontein,SmutsandLiebenbergweresummoned,andbymiddayonthe30thalargeforcewithtwo gunswasbesiegingthelittlepost,nowheldbyabout200men.Here,again,thealmostunlimitedpossibilitiesoffortifcationhadbeenneglected. Tools had been lacking. The sangars and trenches were inadequate in themselves and gave little mutual support. Magniac'smenhadtobuildtheirownunder fre.Allthroughthedayandnightofthe30th fringcontinued.Onedeterminedassaultwasrepulsed, butat1.30A.M.onthe31st,inheavyrainandblackdarkness,theenemybegantostormtheadvancedposts.Therewasnoregularsurrender. Thetroopsweresimplyoverbornebynumbers.Resistanceceasedat4.30A.M.aftera fghtof43hours,duringwhichthegarrisonlost26killed and wounded.’ (The Times History of the War in South Africa, refers). Casson was mentioned in despatches for this action.
Sold with the following copies of original and very descriptive correspondence from Captain H. G. Casson:
a)CaptainCasson’saccountoftheactionatModderfontein29-30January1901(14pp)andthroughto9February1901(22pp),theoriginalsof which are held by the National Army Museum.
b)Lieutenant-ColonelCasson’slettertohisbrother,H.A.Casson,C.S.I.,onhisreturnfromTsingtao,22November1914(onboardP&OSS Delta, en route to Hong Kong) giving a full account of the proceedings at Tsingtao from 19 September 1914 (4pp).
c) Lieutenant-Colonel Casson’s letter to his brother, H. A. Casson, C.S.I., from Gallipoli, 15 June 1915 (12pp).
d)Lieutenant-ColonelCasson’slettertohisbrother,H.A.Casson,C.S.I.,onboardtheHospitalShipS.S. DunliceCastle, 8September1915,whilst recovering from a wound caused by a sniper (4pp).
e)Lieutenant-ColonelCasson’slettertohisbrother,H.A.Casson,C.S.I.,13March1916,describingeventsfollowingthewithdrawalfromHelles on night of 8/9th January (12pp).
f) Brigadier-General Casson’s letter to his sister-in-law, Gertrude Casson, 14 June 1916, following the death of her father (8pp).
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge,18caratgoldandenamels,hallmarked London1871,completewithswivel-bargoldsuspensionandgoldribbonbuckle, thislackingoneprong,somelightenameldamage to reverse wreath, otherwise good very fne £1,600-£2,000
DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar,in Garrartd,London,caseofissue, good very fne £800-£1,000
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Civil)Ofcer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1917, in Garrard, London, case of issue, gilding somewhat rubbed, otherwise extremely fne £80-£100
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,KnightofGrace’ssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldic beastsinangles,withneckriband;breaststar,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles,withgoldretainingpin,housedina ftted case, minor damage to tips of points of Star, nearly extremely fne (2) £200-£240
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,7clasps,Vittoria,Pyrenees,St.Sebastian,Nivelle,Nive,Orthes,Toulouse(D.Davis,23rd Foot.);Waterloo1815(DavidDavis,2nd,23rd.RegimentFoot,R.W.F.) fttedwithoriginalsteelclipandsplitringsuspension, edge bruise to latter, minor contact marks, generally very fne (2)
£3,600-£4,400
Provenance: Glendining’s, December 1936; Sotheby’s, June 1984.
DDaavviiddDDaavviiss,anativeofMold,Flintshire,attestedforthe23rdRegimentofFooton27October1806,andservedwiththeRegimentintheWest Indiesfrom29December1808to16April1809,andsubsequentlyinthePeninsulafromtheBattleofVittoria,21June1813,throughtothe fnal actionofthecampaign,theBattleofToulouse,on10April1814.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheWaterloocampaign,16-18June1815,aspart ofCaptainBrown’sNo.4Company;duringtheWaterloocampaignthe2ndBattalionsuferedtotalcasualtiesof12ofcersand89otherranks killed and wounded. Davis was discharged on 12 April 1817.
Sold with copied muster rolls and a CD of research.
Only2ofcersand24menofthe52ndreceivedtheclaspforTalavera,wheretheyservedinthe1stBattalionDetachments.Only87medals were issued with 12 clasps including 18 to the 52nd Foot, one other with this combination of clasps.
JJoohhnnSSllaatteerrwasbornintheParishofIlkestone,Derby,andenlistedintothe52ndFootatBattle,Sussex,on6May1804,forunlimitedservice, agedtwenty.AStockingWeaverbytrade,heservedwiththe52ndinthePeninsulaandatWaterloo.Hewaswoundedbyamusketballinthe headatSare,afortifedvillageontheNivelle,on10November1813,andwasdischargedonreductionoftheestablishmentoftheregiment,at Uxbridge, on 6 December 1818, as a Corporal, which rank he had held for nearly 5 years.
Slaterwassubsequentlyanout-pensioneroftheRoyalHospital,Chelsea,admittedonapensionof7d.perdayfrom25February1819,intending toresideatNottingham,increased9d.perdayfrom27April1840.IncommonwiththeotherChelseapensionershewouldhavebeenrequired towearhismedalentitlement;giventhatthenamingontheWaterloomedaliscontemporarilyre-engraveditispresumablythismedalthatthe recipient wore, many men having since lost or sold their medals in the intervening years.
AccordingtoDalton’s WaterlooRollCall (AFewWaterlooHeroes-p273)he‘afterwardsexchangedintothe69th.In1848Slaterclaimedhis righttothesilverwarmedalwith14clasps-oneclaspmorethanWellingtonobtained-butonlygotamedalwith12clasps.Hediedat Nottingham in 1860.’
Sold with copied discharge and Chelsea Hospital examination papers.
Pair: LLiieeuutteennaanntt TThhee HHoonn.. WW.. GG.. OOssbboorrnnee,, 1166tthh LLaanncceerrss,, llaatteerr 2266tthh RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Bhurtpoor(CornetW.G.Osborne,16thLancers)shorthyphenreverse,ofciallyimpressed naming, minorofcialcorrectionto‘L’of‘Lancers’;China1842(Lieut.TheHon.W,G.Osborne,26thFoot)withoriginalstraight bar suspension, good very fne (2)
£3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Buckland Dix & Wood, June 1991; Dix Noonan Webb, March 2013. TThheeHHoonn..WWiilllliiaammGGooddoollpphhiinnOOssbboorrnneewasbornon29March1804,thesonofLordFrancisGodolphinOsborne,later1stBaronGodolphin, and the grandson of the 5th Duke of Leeds; he was also a direct descendent of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. AsaCornetinthe16thLancers,OsborneservedattheSiegeofBhurtpoorinJanuary1826.RemaininginIndia,hesubsequentlytravelledthe countrywithhiscousinGeorgeEden,1stEarlofAuckland,laterGovernor-GeneralofIndia,andwhiletherewrotein1840 TheCourt&Campof RunjeetSing.Havingtransferredtothe26thFoot(TheCameronians,orScottishRifes),heservedwiththatRegimentduringtheFirstChinaWar from 5 July 1840 to 29 August 1842. He died on 28 December 1888.
SStteepphheennDDyynnoonnwasborninBolton,Lancashire,andattestedforthe16thLancerson13June1838.HeservedwiththeregimentinIndiafrom 1838-to1846,thereafterservinginEngland.PromotedtoCorporalinFebruary1842andtoSergeantinApril1844,hediedinManchesteron4 September 1851.
Sold with copied roll extracts and a summary of his service.
AA CChhaarrggee ooff tthhee LLiigghhtt BBrriiggaaddee ppaaiirr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee CC.. NNeewwmmaann,, 1111tthh ((PPrriinnccee AAllbbeerrtt’’ss OOwwnn)) HHuussssaarrss Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol(No.1505.Chas.Newman.XIth.P.A.O.Hussars.)depot impressednaminginthecorrectregimentalstyle;TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue(1505CharlesNewmanXIPAOHussars) depotimpressednaminginthecorrectregimentalstyle, fttedwithcontemporaryreplacementringsuspension,the frst ftted with ‘Bailey, Coventry’ top brooch suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne (2) £4,000-£5,000
On30July1890FlorenceNightingale,AlfredTennyson,andMartinLanfried,veterantrumpeter,madearecordingwiththeproceedsgoingtothe veterans.CharlesNewmanwasvettedbytheLightBrigadeReliefFundandappearsonthesecondscheduleofclaimantsontheAnnuityFundin 1891,ofthosenotinreceiptofapensionanddeservingsurvivorswhoareknowntobeingreatpovertyandareconsideredbythecommittee suitableclaimantsforannuities.NewmanisconsequentlyrecordedashavingreceivedfundscareoftheRev.C.S.Millard,ofCoslock, Nottinghamshire.Earlyin1892Parliamentmadepensionsavailabletosoldierswith10yearsserviceandupwardswhohadservedintheRussian War;indeedNewman’sdischargepaperscarrythestampoftheRoyalHospitalChelsea,dated17March1892,almostcertainlyinrelationtothis newpensionprovision.Despitethis,Newmanwas oneofthe21veteranswhocontinuedtoreceivemoneyfromtheLightBrigadeReliefFund until at least the end of the year 1896.
CharlesNewmandiedatRuddington,Nottinghamshire,on6April1897.The IrishTimes, of8April1897,reported‘CharlesNewmanwhotook partintheChargeoftheLightBrigademurderouslyattackedhiswifeatRuddingtononTuesdaynight,andcommittedsuicidebycuttinghis throat. The wife is in a precarious condition. The parties frequently quarrelled and Newman drank.’ Sold with copied research.
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)
£1,600-£2,000
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.
China1857-60,3clasps,Fatshan1857,Canton1857,TakuForts1858,unnamedasissued;Ashantee1873-74,noclasp(Capt:W. W. Allnutt, R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Simoom. 73-74) good very fne (2)
£1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
WWiilllliiaammWWiinnkkwwoorrtthhAAllllnnuuttttwasborninReading,Berkshire,on16April1837,andenteredtheRoyalMarinesasa2ndLieutenantatPortsmouth in April 1855.
EmbarkedforservicesontheChinaStationinH.M.S. Calcutta inMarch1856,heremainedactivelyemployedthroughouttheSecondOpiumWar, whenhewaslandedforserviceintheRoyalMarineBrigadeduring1856-58.Hisservicerecordnotesthathewaspresentatthe frstassaulton Canton,thecaptureoftheDutchFollyFortsand25warjunks,theoccupationofMacaoFort,theactionatFatshanCreek,thesecondassaulton Canton,thecaptureofPieHoFortsandtheadvanceonTientsin.Fortheseserviceshewaspromotedto1stLieutenantinJuly1858andwasfour times mentioned in despatches (London Gazettes of 25 October 1856, 6 January 1857, 28 July 1858 and 1 August 1858, refer).
Returninghomeattheendof1859,AllnuttservedintheChannelSquadronuntil1861,whenhetookupanappointmentatWoolwich.Having thenbeenadvancedtoCaptaininAugust1867,andbeenattachedtoPlymouthDivision,heservedontheNorthAmericaandWestIndies Stationsinthe Lifey.ButhewasservingbackatChathamwhenorderedtotheGoldCoastinthesummerof1873,whereheislistedasserving aboard Simoom, Active and Congo mail Steamer.
LandedforservicewiththeRoyalMarineBrigade,hecommandedthe1stCompanyoftheR.M.L.I.atthedestructionofthetownofEssaman,in additiontoothervillages,operationsconductedunderthecommandofMajor-GeneralSirGarnetWolseley;hisservicerecordnotesthathewas twicementionedindespatches.Andlikewisenotesathird‘mention’forhiscommandoftheRoyalMarinesinthesubsequentactionatAssayboo and at the relief and subsequent occupation of Abrakrampa.
BythistimetheadverseclimaticconditionswerebeginningtotaketheirtollonNavalandMarineBrigadepersonneland,in November1873, AllnuttwassentbacktoCapeCoastCastle.Surveyedaboard Druid,hewasfoundtobesuferingfromdysenteryanddebility,consequentof GoldCoastfever,andhewasinvalidedhome.Re-surveyedatChathamHospitalonhisarrival,hewasgrantedthreemonth’ssickleave,butitwas notuntilhisappointmenttothe Warrior inlate1875–todayrestoredinallhersplendouratPortsmouth–thatheappearstohaverecovered from his ailments.
AdvancedtoMajorinApril1879,heheldstaf appointmentsatGosportandPortsmouthHeadquarters,inadditiontoatourofdutyinthe Asia andwasgiventheBrevetofLieutenant-ColonelinApril1883.Butearlyinthefollowingyearhewasfoundphysicallyunftforfurtherserviceand placed on the Retired List as an Honorary Colonel. He died in Bournemouth in October 1890, aged 53 years, an obituary notice being published in the United Services Gazette in the same month. Sold with copied research.
Pair: MMaasstteerr aatt AArrmmss GG.. HH.. EE.. SSaannddffoorrdd,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy CanadaGeneralService1866-70,1clasp,FenianRaid1866(BoyI:Cl:G.H.E.Sandford,H.M.S.Pylades)ofciallyimpressed naming;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension(Geoe.H.E.SandfordShipsCorpl.H.M.S.Jumna.)engravednaming, small edge bruise to the frst, otherwise extremely fne (2)
£500-£700
GGeeoorrggeeHHeennrryyEE..SSaannddffoorrddwasbornatMark,Somerset,on3November1848,andenteredtheNavyasaBoy2ndclassaboardH.M.S. Duncan on2April1863.Hejoined Pylades asBoy1stclasson2November1864,servinginthisshipuntil7November1866.HeadvancedtoOrdinary Seaman2ndclassin Zebra inNovember1866,andtoAbleSeamaninApril1867.Hissubsequentshipsincluded DukeofWellington,Hercules and Triumph, inwhichshipbebecameShip’sCorporal2ndclassinDecember1873,and Jumna, whichshiphejoinedinSeptember1875,was advancedtoShip’sCorporal1stclass,andwasawardedhisL.S.&G.C.medalinDecember1875.Notedas‘worthyofadvancement-very trustworthyandsteady’,andwithcharacteralways‘exemplary’oroccasionally‘verygood’,hewasappointedMasteratArmsaboardthe Dukeof Wellington in March 1883. After further service, he was fnally shore pensioned from St Vincent on 2 March 1887. SoldwithcopiedrecordofserviceandmedalrollclaimforC.G.S.whichwasmadeinSeptember1900.HewasthenlivingatBodmin,Cornwall, where he died in 1933.
Pair: GGuunnnneerr AA.. CChhaapplliinn,, RRooyyaall HHoorrssee AArrttiilllleerryy Afghanistan1878-80,2clasps,Charasia,Kabul(846.Gr.A.Chaplin.F/A.R.H.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletter reverse (1227 Gunr. A. Chaplin. A. Depôt. R.H.A.) mounted court-style for wear, edge bruise to latter, good very fne (2)
£260-£300
AArrtthhuurr CChhaapplliinn was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in July 1883. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
CapeofGoodHopeGeneralService1880-97,1clasp,Transkei(Sgt.R.R.Ollett.GeorgeBurg.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899 -1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(434Tpr:R.R.Ollett.BorderHorse.) unitcorrectedonlatter,nearlyextremely fne, the frst rare to unit (2)
£400-£500
One of only 13 Cape of Good Hope General Service medals with clasp Transkei awarded to the George Burghers. RRiicchhaarrddRRooppeerrOOlllleettttservedduringtheBoerWarinitiallywiththe2ndBrabant’sHorsefrom14December1899.DischargedatDordrechton6 March1900,hesubsequentlyservedwiththeBorderHorsefrom17Marchto4September1900,andwaswoundednearHammoniaon28May 1900.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(J.B.Green,Yeo:Stores,H.M.S.“Northumberland”);Khedive’sStar,dated 1882, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, very fne (2)
JJoohhnnBBeennnneettttGGrreeeennwasborninLiverpoolon22August1851andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassin1867.AdvancedYeomanof Storeson14May1875,heservedinH.M.S. Northumberland from19Augustto3November1882,beforebeingsenttoGaolfor6monthson the latter date. He was shore pensioned on 23 November 1888.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,TheNile1884-85(J.Denholme.Corpl.R.M.A.,H.M.S.”Achilles.”) ‘h’ in surname ofcially corrected; Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, pitting from star, very fne (2) £200-£240
JJaammeessDDeennhhoollmmwasborninCarnbee,Fife,inJanuary1845andattestedfortheRoyalMarineArtilleryinEdinburghon9January1868.Reengagingon23November1877,hewaspromotedBombardierin1880,andsCorporalin1881,andservedinH.M.S. Achilles duringtheEgyptand Sudan campaign 1882-84. Promoted Sergeant in 1884, he was discharged in 1889, after 21 years’ service. Sold with copied record of service.
Campaign Groups and Pairs
AArraarreeBBlluueejjaacckkeett’’ssccaammppaaiiggnnggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooCCaappttaaiinnFF..WW..DDeeaann,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassmmeennttiioonneeddiinnddeessppaattcchheess ffoorrhhiisssseerrvviicceessiinntthheeWWiittuuooppeerraattiioonnssiinn11889900,,aannddttwwiicceeaaggaaiinnffoorrhhiisssseerrvviicceessaasshhoorreeiinntthheeBBooeerrWWaarr,,wwhheennhhiissggaallllaannttrryy iinn tthhee aaccttiioonn aatt GGrraassppaann wwoonn hhiimm ssppeecciiaall pprroommoottiioonn ttoo CCoommmmaannddeerr EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,Witu1890(Sub.Lieut.F.W.Dean.R.N.H.M.S.Redbreast.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899 -1902,5clasps,Belmont,ModderRiver,Paardeberg,Driefontein,ReliefofKimberley,claspsmountedinthisorder(Lieut:F.W. Dean,R.N.H.M.S.Monarch)impressednaming;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,noclasp,unnamedasissued;RoyalHumaneSociety, smallbronzemedal(successful),(Lieut.F.W.Dean,R.N.,18thDecember1893.)completewithintegralbroochbuckle,pin removed, mounted court-style for display together with an erased 1914-15 Star trio, nearly extremely fne (7) £2,400-£2,800
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
FFrreeddeerriicckkWWiilllliiaammDDeeaannwasborninNewburn,nearSwindonon20July1868,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetinthetrainingship Britannia inJanuary1882.AppointedaMidshipmaninOctober1884,hewasadvancedtoSubLieutenantaboardH.M.S. Calypso inOctober1888. Havingthenobtaineda1stClassCertifcateinSeamanship,hewasappointedfornavigationaldutiesinthe Redbreast ontheEastIndiesstationin February1890.AndinOctoberofthesameyearhewaslandedforservicewiththeNavalBrigadesenttopunishtheSultanofWituforthe massacreofapartyofEuropeans.Here,then,thebackdroptohis frstmentionindespatches,Vice-AdmiralSirEdmundFremantlereportingthat he ‘acted as Orderly Ofcer to myself and Captain Curzon-Howe and was most zealous and active.’ (LondonGazette 6 January 1891, refers).
PromotedtoLieutenantinJanuary1892,Deangainedfurthernavigationalexperienceinthe Hearty andthe Gleaner,priortoseeingactiveservice inthe Scout of thecoastofSudanin1896,forwhichhereceivedtheKhedive’sMedal,withoutclasp.Andinthefollowingyearhereceivedhis frst command, the Sparrowhawk, on the North American station. Butitwasnotuntiljoiningthe Monarch asherSeniorLieutenantinJanuary1899thatheembarkedonthemostdistinguishedchapterofhis career,namelyhiscommandofnavalgunsashoreduringtheopeningphasesoftheBoerWar.Suchwastheprominenceofhisroleintheaction atGraspaninNovember1899,thathesubmittedhisownreportforpublicationinAdmiralSirRobertHarris’sdespatch.Andthatreport eventually appeared in the LondonGazette on 30 March 1900, from which the following extract has been taken:
Bluejackets and their ‘Long Tom’: Naval Brigade hauling a 4.7 gun over a hill for siege operations.
‘…IthenwaiteduntiltheRoyalArtillerywithsixgunstookupapositiononmyrightfrontandopened freontheenemy.Ididthesame,and subsequentlyadvancedtorangesof4,000yardsandultimately2,800yards,actingfromtimetotimeonrequestsIreceivedfromtheofcer commandingRoyalArtillery,whowasattackingthesameposition,viz.,twostronglyfortifedkopjesoneithersideoftherailwaywithawell protected gun in each.
About8a.m.Ireceivedverbalorderstoretirefrommyposition,astheRoyalArtillerywereabouttomoveawaytotheright,anditwouldthen beuntenableformytwoguns.TheRoyalArtillerywerealreadymovingof whenIgottheorder,andtheBoerguns,havinggotourrange,were pouringonussuchanefectiveshrapnel fre,thatIjudgeditimpossibletocarryouttheorderwithouteitherleavingthegunsorsuferingvery heavy losses, both amongst our own men and the company of Royal Engineers who were helping us, if we attempted to retreat with them. I,therefore,continuedto freasbrisklyaspossibleattheBoerguns,withsuchefectthatwecontinuouslyputthemoutofaction,forasmuchas 15or20minutesatatime.Theirshellsburstwithutmostaccuracy,andbothourgunsandammunitiontrollywerespatteredalloverwith shrapnelballs;but,owingtomysystemofmakingallhandsliedownwhenwesawtheirguns fashandremainuntiltheshellburstandtheballs few by, we had only six men wounded when, at 9.30 a.m., the Boers fnally ceased fring and abandoned position … ’
DeanwashimselfspeciallymentionedbyCaptainA.E.Merchant,R.M.L.I.,whoassumedcommandoftheNavalBrigadewhenhisseniorofcers were killed or wounded:
‘LieutenantF.Deanwhowasincommandof4Navalgunsbehavedwithgreatgallantryinaveryexposedpositionwhichwascommandedbythe enemy and where they were subjected to heavy artillery fre which proved so accurate as to wound 6 men of the guns crews.’
‘LieutenantF.W.Dean,whoisnowinhospital,Iconsiderworthyofspecialmention,moreespeciallysoasIamsurethathisunremittinghard work was largely the cause of his going down when attacked by dysentery.’
YetfurtherrecognitionfollowedinLordRoberts’sdespatchof 31March1900,inwhichDeanwas‘speciallypromotedtoCommanderfor services with Naval Brigade in South Africa, Admiralty, 2 May 1900.’
TheactionatGraspanaside,DeanhadalsocommandedhisgunsatModderRiveron28November1899,atthereliefofKimberleyon15 February1900,atPaardebergon17-26February1900,andDriefonteinon10March1900.Invalidedtohospitalinthefollowingmonth,hewas embarked in the S.S. Cymric for the U.K. in May 1900.
Appointedtothecommandof Tamar inMarch1902,thereceivingshipinHongKong,hereturnedhomeinthesummerof1904and,following further commands, attended a variety of courses, among them the Senior Ofcers’ War Course at Portsmouth.
OfhissubsequentappointmentsintheGreatWar,whichencompassedthecruiser Sutlej intheopeningmonthsoftheconfictandof Devonport’sgunneryschoolasanActingCaptain,itwashiscommandofthearmedmerchantcruiser Hilary thatprovedthemostmemorable: she was sunk by the U-88 west of the Shetlands on 25 May 1917.
DeanwasplacedontheRetiredListintherankofCaptainathisownrequestinMay1919;hisserviceswererecognisedbytheawardofthe 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal, the whereabouts of which remain unknown.
Earlier,inmid-February1894,hehadbeenawardedtheRoyalHumaneSociety'sBronzeMedalforsavingthelifeofOrdinarySeamanWilliam Ringlandofthe Resolution,whofellintotheseawhilsthisshipwasunderway.Thenextshipastern,the Gleaner,aboardwhichDeanwasserving, sawtheincidentandtriedtoloweraboat;thiswasinefectiveandsoDeanjumpedoverboardinfulluniformandheldthemanupfortenminutes until a boat arrived.
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EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,Gambia1894(C.J.Budden,Ord.,H.M.S.Raleigh);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R. (151098C.J.Budden,Btn.,H.M.CoastGuard) surnamepartiallyofciallycorrectedonlatter,edgenicksandminorcontactwear, very fne and better (2)
£300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2003.
CChhaarrlleessJJaammeessBBuuddddeennwasborninBridport,DorsetinMay1874andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassin Boscawen inSeptember 1889.JoiningH.M.S. Raleigh inJuly1891,hewentontoserveintheGambiaoperationsof1894andwasadvancedtoAbleSeamaninAprilofthe sameyear.FurtheradvancedtoLeadingSeamaninApril1901,BuddensubsequentlytransferredtoH.M.CoastGuardandservedasaBoatmanat assorted stations on the Irish coast, including Kingstown and Bangor. RecalledtoregulardutiesasaLeadingSeamaninAugust1914,Buddenjoinedtheship’scompanyofthecruiser Cornwall andquicklyfound himselfinactionattheBattleoftheFalklandson8December1914.Incompanywiththe Glasgow, the Cornwall sankthe Leipzig, aclassicnaval encounter recalled in Barrie Pitt’s Coronel and Falkland:
‘Bynow Cornwall hadestablishedtherangeandher6-inchsalvoescrashedonandaround Leipzig withrelentlessregularity...Thesuperstructure begantodisintegrateandjaggedholesappearedinthedecks,throughwhichlickedthetonguesof famefromtheholocaustbelow...Visibilitywas decliningandCaptainLuceordered Cornwall tocloseandchangefrom fringcommonshelltolyddite.Theefectwasimmediate,andas devastatingasithadbeenintheotheractionsfoughtthisday.Fromarangeofjustoverseventhousandyards, Cornwall fredsalvoaftersalvointo thedoomedvessel,everysalvohittingandeveryshellexploding; Leipzig wasinexorablyreducedtothe famingcoreofamassofblack,billowing smoke...At7.17p.m.he[Captain Luce]hadsignalledbyMorsecodetothestrickenshipthathewasanxioustosavelifeandaskingifthe Leipzig wouldsurrender,butasatthetimetheGermantorpedopersonnelwerestillendeavouringgallantlybutvainlytostriketheirlastdyingblow againsthisship,hehadreceivednoreply...At7.50p.m.heorderedhisowngunsandthoseaboard Cornwall toreopen fre-still fringlyddite shell...Theefectonthecrowdsofmenstillgatheredon Leipzig’s deckwashorrifc.Shellaftershellburstviolentlyamongthem,mowingdown fftyorahundredatatime,strippinglimbsandheadsfromagonisedtrunks,splatteringbloodaboutthedeckandtheshamblesofthe superstructureasthoughwithagiantpaintbrushdippedinaslaughterer’strough.Menwentmadwithpainastheir feshwastornawayfrom theirbonesandtheheatfromtheexplosionscauterisedtheopenwounds.Blastpickedupbodiesfromthedeckandtossedthemhighintothe air,sometimestearingthemapartastheyspunandtwisted,sometimesdroppingthemwholeandcompleteintothesea-icybeyondimagination after the pulsing furnace which Leipzig had become ...
Both Glasgow and Cornwall hadloweredboats,andwhilethesearchforsurvivorswenton, Leipzig layfurtherandfurtherovertoportuntilthe sea foodedinthroughthecasematesandatlastquenchedthe fresandcooledthewhite-hotmetalwithinher.Herbowsdipped,thestarboard propellerliftedhighoutofthewater,andat9.23p.m.shevanishedfromsight,wreathedinsmokeandsteam,andleavingaspreadingstainonthe sea and a yellow fog above it ...’
Just 17 men were eventually picked up from the German light cruiser’s original complement of 286. Buddenremainedinthe Cornwall untilMarch1917,servedintheblockadeofthe Konigsberg of EastAfricain1915,intheDardanelleslaterin thesameyearand fnallyof Chinabetween1915-17.Transferredashoreinthelatteryear,heservedatDevonportandothershore establishments until fnally discharged in April 1920.
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Pair: LLeeaaddiinngg
Four: PPrriivvaattee GG.. WW.. TTookkee,, CCaappee PPoolliiccee CapeofGoodHopeGeneralService1880-97,1clasp,Bechuanaland(Pte.G.W.Toke.C.Pol.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902, 1clasp,DefenceofKimberley(274Pte.G.W.Toke.CapePolice);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,South Africa1902(274Pte.G.W.Toke.C.P.Dist.2.);MayorofKimberley’sStar1899-1900,reversehallmarkwithdateletter‘a’, privately engraved ‘G. W. Toke Cape Police D.2’, mounted for display, contact marks, otherwise very fne (4) £300-£400
GGiillbbeerrttWWiilllloouugghhbbyyTTookkeewasbornon25February1871,atLucknow,WestBengal.EducatedinEngland,hewasresidinginSouthAfricawhenhe enlistedintotheCapePoliceinJanuary1897,seeingserviceintheBechuanalandcampaignandintheSecondBoerWar,whenhewaspresentat theDefenceofKimberley.HeemigratedtoWesternAustraliain1905whereheseemstohavebecomeafarmer.Aprominentmemberofthe SouthAfricanandImperialVeteransAssociation,hewaspicturedseveraltimesinlocalnewspapersinthe1950s,wearinghismedalswithother veterans. He died in Perth in 1957.
Sold with medal roll confrmation together with various newspaper articles and photographs.
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyTTaarrrrwasborninQueenstown,Ireland,on1September1864andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson13November 1879.AdvancedLeadingSeamanon13January1897,heservedinH.M.S. St.George from24Januaryto30September1897,andsawactive serviceduringtheBenincampaign.AdvancedPettyOfcerSecondClasson18March1901,hewasshorepensionedon26February1907,and joinedtheRoyalFleetReserveon3March1907.RecalledforWarservice,heservedduringtheGreatWarpredominatelyinH.M.S. Indus from 18 September 1915, and was invalided out of the service on 27 February 1918, being awarded a Silver War Badge. Soldwithan empty PrincessMary1914ChristmasTin;andaRoyalNavalTemperanceSocietyMedal,bronzeandenamel,unnamed,withtop‘R. N.T.S.’ riband bar
Five: CCoorrppoorraall FF.. FFaarrwweellll,, RRooyyaall HHoorrssee AArrttiilllleerryy IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(97896Gunr.F.Farwell“F”By.R.H.A.);1914-15Star(97896 A.Bmbr.A.F.Farwell.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(97896Cpl.F.Farwell.R.A.);DelhiDurbar1911,silver(No. 97896. Gr. F. Farwell. “Y” R.H.A.) engraved naming, mounted court-style for wear, minor edge bruise to frst, good very fne (5) £240-£280
FFrraannkkFFaarrwweellllwasborninBridport,Dorset,in1875andattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryatDorchesteron23June1893.Heservedwith‘F’ BatteryinIndiafrom17September1895to23April1906,andagainfrom9March1907to16November1914,andwaspresentattheDelhi Durbarin1911.WhilststationatMohw,Indiahesuferedacontusiontotherightlegon13March1910;acontusiontothehandon26January 1912; and sufered from Malaria on 1 October 1913.
FarwellsawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarwith‘Y’BatteryaspartoftheMediterraneanExpeditionaryForcefrom15March1915to16 March1916,servingintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom27April1915,andthenontheWesternFrontfrom17March1916untilthecessation ofhostilities,beingpromotedCorporalon23March1916.Hewasdischargedon26February1919,after25yearsand249days’service,ofwhich over 18 years was spent soldiering in India.
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalCertifcateofDischarge;CertifcateofEmploymentduringtheWar;twoCertifcatesofInstruction;the recipient’s Field Service Pocket Book 1914; riband bar; and copied research.
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(2645Pte.T.Allen1st.Bn.Ryl.W.KentRegt.);Queen’sSouth Africa1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen(2645Pte.T.Allen,2nd.Rl.W.KentRegt.);King’sSouthAfrica 1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(2645Pte.T.Allen.Rl.W.KentRegt.);1914-15Star(S-1095.Pte.T. Allen,R.W.Kent.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(GSSR-1095Pte.T.Allen.R.W.KentR.) minoredgebruisingandcontact marks to the frst three, these very fne; the Great War trio extremely fne (6)
£300-£400
TThhoommaassAAlllleennwasborninGravesend,Kent,in1873andattestedtherefortheRoyalWestKentRegimenton20November1889,aged16.He servedwiththe1stBattalioninIndiafromJanuary1892toMarch1898,seeingactiveserviceduringtheoperationsonthePunjabFrontier. Transferringtothe2ndBattalion,hesawfurtherserviceinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfromMarch1900toSeptember1902,andwas discharged on 15 September 1902, after 12 years’ service.
Re-enlistinginhisoldregimenton7October1914,Allenservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom23April 1915,andservedwithdistinctionuntilfallingillwithseveregastritisonMarch1917.Admittedto23rdCasualtyClearingStation,hediedof haematemesis on 27 March 1917, and is buried at Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France.
Seven: PPrriivvaattee AA.. HHaayylliinngg,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss Queen’sSudan1896-98(3571.Pte.A.Hayling.2/R.Bde.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,DefenceofLadysmith, Laing’sNek,Belfast(3571Pte.A.A.Hayling,RifeBrigade);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica 1902(3571Pte.A.Hayling.RifeBrigade.);1914-15Star(30550Pnr:A.A.Hayling.R.E.) unitdoublestamped;BritishWarMedal 1914-20(30550Spr.A.A.Hayling.R.E.);VictoryMedal1914-19, namingerased;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,noclasp,unnamed as issued, edge bruising, nearly very fne and better (7) £400-£500
AAllbbeerrttAAllffrreeddHHaayylliinnggwasborninEgham,Surrey,in1876andattestedfortheRi feBrigade,servicewiththe2ndBattalionintheSudan,being presentintheExpeditiontoKhartoumin1898(alsoentitledtotheKhartoumclasptohisKhedive’sSudanMedal);andagainwiththe2nd BattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.Discharged,here-enlistedintheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaron the Western Front from 12 March 1915.
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Six: VViiccee--AAddmmiirraallWW..HH..DD’’OOyyllyy,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhooqquuaallii ff eeddffoorraauunniiqquueennaavvaalloo ff cceerr’’ssaawwaarrddoofftthheeAAffrriiccaaGGeenneerraallSSeerrvviiccee mmeeddaallffoorrhhiissppaarrttiinntthheeGGaammbbiiaaaannddAArrooooppeerraattiioonnssooff11990011--0022,,sseerrvviicceessffoorrwwhhiicchhhheewwaassaallssoottwwiicceemmeennttiioonneeddiinn ddeessppaattcchheess aanndd ssppeecciiaallllyy pprroommootteedd ttoo CCoommmmaannddeerr Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(Lt.Comdr.W.H.D’Oyly.R.N.,H.M.S.“Thrush.”)engravednaming;AfricaGeneral Service1902-56,2clasps,Gambia,Aro1901-1902(CommanderW.H.D’Oyly.R.N.)impressednaming;1914-15Star(Capt.W. H.D’Oyly,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,M.I.D.oakleaf(Capt.W.H.D’Oyly.R.N.);Coronation1911,unnamed, mounted court-style for display, good very fne or better (6)
£2,400-£2,800
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
TheonlyAfricaGeneralServicemedalawardedtoanavalofcerwiththe‘Gambia’and‘Aro1901-1902’clasps;totalissuancetotheRoyalNavy amounted to 36 ‘Gambia’ and 46 ‘Aro 1901-1902’ clasps.
WWaarrrreennHHaassttiinnggssDD’’OOyyllyywasborninBhangulpore,Indiaon3August1867,thethirdsonofSirWarrenD'Oyly,10thBaronet,andattended Eastman’sCollegepriortoenteringtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia inJanuary1881.Followingseveralseagoingappointmentsinhome waters in the interim, he was advanced to Sub Lieutenant in March 1888. FurtheradvancedtoLieutenantinH.M.S. Polythemus intheMediterraneaninJune1891,henextservedasFlagLieutenanttoRear-AdmiralH.C. StJohn, fyinghis fagin Warspite atQueenstown,Ireland,andtoRear-AdmiralDuckworth-King,AdmiralSuperintendentofMaltaDockyard.But it was for his subsequent command of the composite gunboat Thrush that he frst rose to prominence.
JoiningherontheCapeofGoodHopeandWestCoastofAfricastationattheendof1899,heperformedwhathisservicerecordreferstoas ‘arduousandexcellentwork’ontheblockadeofthecoastduringtheBoerWar.HisnamewasdulybroughttoTheirLordshipsattentionbythe C.-in-C.,CapeTown.Furthermore,hereceivedthethanksoftheFrenchGovernmentandasolidsilverteaserviceforhisrescueofFrench Malagasy subjects who had been shipwrecked of the island of Europa, south-west of Madagascar.
Whilststillincommandof Thrush,D’OylycameashoreduringtheGambiaExpeditionin1901andcommandedacompanyoftheCentralAfrican RegimentunderLieutenant-ColonelBrake,C.B.,D.S.O.,andwasmentionedindespatches.AndduringtheAroExpeditioninSouthNigeriain 1901-02,hecommandedanexpeditionconsistingofthreelaunches,with70menand fveguns.Heproceededwiththisforce100milesupthe LowerNigertotheassistanceofasmallmilitaryforceunderMajorHodson,I.S.C.,whosepositionwasdangerousowingtotherisingofthetribes. AfterjoiningupwithHodson,hewasinvolvedinoperationsontheriverfor14days,whichresultedinthe destructionofthehostiletownsof Egbedi,KyamaandOtuaafterconsiderableopposition,andthesurrenderofmostofthetruculentchiefs.Forthisservicehewasagainfavourably mentioned in despatches. In his report the High Commissioner stated: ‘TheactionofLieutenant-CommanderD'Oylywasprompt,judiciousandefective,andcarriedoutinamannercharacteristicofHisMajesty’s Navy,ensuringthetroopsofthisProtectorateagainstpossibledisaster,andsatisfactorilysettlingagreatdangerwhichhadarisenontheLower Niger.’
InJanuary1905,D’Oylywasappointedtothecommandofthe Pegasus,inwhichcapacityheactedasSeniorNavalOfceroftheNewHebrides DivisionintheWestPacifcandlandedincommandoftwoAnglo-FrenchpunitiveexpeditionsagainstthenativesofMolicoloIslandinSeptember andOctober1905.HereceivedtheappreciationoftheSecretariesofStatefortheColoniesandForeignAfairsonbothoccasionsforthe‘skill andenergywithwhichtheoperationswereconductedandthesuccesswhichattendedthem.’HealsoreceivedtheapprobationofTheir Lordshipsforthe‘ableandefcientmannerinwhichtheexpeditionshadbeencarriedout.’TheFrenchGovernmentandtheGovernmentofthe Commonwealth of Australia also recorded their appreciation of his services.
ReturninghomeinFebruary1907,D’OylywasadvancedtoCaptainandattendedaseniorofcer’swarcourse.InNovember1912,heassumed commandofthecruiser Lancaster ontheNorthAmericaandWestIndiesstation,hisservicerecordnotingthathewaspersonallythankedbythe UnitedStatesAmbassadorforservicesrenderedtoU.S.refugeesinMexicanwaters.HewasfurtherinformedthatTheirLordshipsnotedwith great satisfaction the manner in which he had upheld the traditions of the service.
TheAdmiral,whomarriedSylvia,daughterofGeneralSirReginaldHart,V.C.,G.C.B.,K.C.V.O.,diedinBroadstone,Dorset,inMarch1950;their only son, Lieutenant (E.) Reginald Clare Hastings D’Oyly, R.N., died on active service in 1941.
Sold with named card boxes of issue for Great War medals, together with copied research. For the medals awarded to his son, see Lot 249.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901(W.S.Elsdon,Ord.,H.M.S.Naid.)claspsneatlyadded torefectentitlement;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04(W.S.Elsdon,A.B.,H.M.S.Naiad);Naval GeneralService1915-62,1clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914(205093W.S.Elsdon,A.B.H.M.S.Fox);1914-15Star(205093,W.S. Elsdon,A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(205093W.S.Elsdon.A.B.R.N.);DefenceMedal;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V. R.,1stissue(205093.W.S.Elsdon,A.B.H.M.S.Victory)mountedforwear, lastwithofciallycorrectednumber,the frsttwo with contact marks and edge bruising, about very fne, the remainder good very fne (8)
£700-£900
WWaalltteerrSSaammuueellEEllssddoonnwasborninLambethin1883andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassin1899,servingintheusualrangeofwarships andshorestationsuntildischarged‘timeexpired’in1913.DuringthistimeheservedinSouthAfricawithanavalpartyofsome117menlanded fromH.M.S. Naiad atSaldhanaBay,WesternCape,forserviceagainstBoercommandossaidtobeoperatingintheVredenburgarea.Hewasthen deployedinoperationsof Somalilandinthesameship,1902-04,andthenaboardH.M.S. Fox fortheanti-gun-runningoperationsinthePersian Gulf,servingonthestation1910-12.RecalledforserviceintheGreatWar,exR.F.R.,Elsdonspentmostofthatperiodaboardthe2ndClass CruiserH.M.S. Venus, whichserviceincludedAtlanticPatrolsof WesternIreland,extensiveserviceinthePersianGulfandIndianOcean,Dutch EastIndies,Colombo,SingaporeandHongKong.Heisoneofagroupnotedintheship’slogsasleavingtheshipinApril1918atColombofor return to the U.K. He served as a qualifed Diver from at least 1905 to 1916, and was discharged from H.M.S. Victory in June 1921.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast(94407Dr:F. Tetlow,J,B,R.H.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(94407Dvr.F.Tetlow.R.H.A.); Natal1906,1clasp,1906(Tpr.F.Tetlow,NatalPolice.);PermanentForcesoftheEmpireL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(WarderF.Tetlow. Natal Police) mounted court-style for wear, heavy contact marks, especially to Natal Medal, generally nearly very fne (4) £300-£400
FFrreeddTTeettlloowwwasborninOldham,Lancashire,in1873andattestedtherefortheRoyalArtilleryon21November1892,havingpreviouslyserved inthe6thVolunteerBattalion,ManchesterRegiment.HeservedwiththeRoyalHorseArtilleryinIndiafrom29September1893to10January 1900,andwasappointedActingBombardieron5January1899.HesawfurtherservicewithJBatteryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom 11January1900,andwasdischargedinSouthAfricaon20November1904,after12years’service.HesawfurtherservicewiththeNatalPolice, frst as a Trooper, and later as a Warder.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee TT.. VVoocckkiinnss,, RRooyyaall BBeerrkksshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(3313Pte.T.Vockins,2:Rl:Berks:Regt.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3313Pte.T.Vockins.Rl:Berks:Regt.)mounted court-style for display, good very fne (2) £140-£180
TThhoommaassVVoocckkiinnsswasborninRamsbury,Wiltshire,in1872andattestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentatNewburyon12October1891, havingpreviouslyservedinthe3rd(Militia)Battalion,WiltshireRegiment.HeservedwiththeRoyalBerkshireRegimentinSouthAfricaduringthe Boer War in South Africa from 15 January 1900 to 26 September 1902, and was discharged on 11 October 1902, after 12 years’ service.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen(2893Pte.J.Reed.2nd.Wilts:Regt.) partially ofciallycorrected;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(2893Pte.J.Reed.WiltshireRegt.) mounted as worn, very fne (2) £100-£140
JJoohhnnRReeeeddwasborninBlandford,Dorset,in1872andattestedfortheWiltshireRegimentatSalisburyon25November1890,havingpreviously servedwiththeWiltshireMilitia.Servingwiththe1stBattalioninIndiafrom24September1892to29November1898,hetransferredtothe ArmyReserveon1December1898,butwasrecalledtotheColourson4December1899,andservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfrica during the Boer War from 16 December 1899 to 12 September 1902. He was discharged on 24 November 1902, after 12 years’ service.
Queen'sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,Talana,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal (5270Pte.F.Smith,Rl.DublinFus:);King'sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps(5270Pte.F.C.Smith.Rl.DublinFus.) contactmarks, nearly very fne (2)
£500-£700
FFrreeddeerriicckkCChhaarrlleessSSmmiitthhwasborninCorkin1879,andattestedfortheRoyalDublinFusilierson3October1894.HeservedwiththeRegiment in South Africa from 8 May 1897 to 11 February 1902, and was discharged on 2 October 1906, after 12 years’ service.
Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee AA.. HHeerrbbeerrtt,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(5152Pte.A.Herbert,2nd.Rl:Berks: Regt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(5152Pte.A.Herbert,2nd.Rl:Berks:Regt.) mounted court-style for display, minor edge bruising and contact marks, very fne (2)
£120-£160
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee FF.. WWhhiittee,, KKiimmbbeerrlleeyy TToowwnn GGuuaarrdd Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,DefenceofKimberley(Pte.F.White.KimberleyTownGd:);MayorofKimberley’sStar 1899-1900,thereversecontemporarilyengraved‘Fred.WhiteKimberleyBufs’,reversehallmarkwithdateletter‘a’,withintegral top riband bar, nearly extremely fne (2)
£500-£700
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2003. FFrreeddWWhhiittee,amemberofthe‘KimberleyBu fs’,acompanymadeupentirelyofmembersoftheKimberleyClub,servedwiththeKimberleyTown Guard in No. III Section, Belgravia Fort during the 124-day siege.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(192Tpr.G.Churchill. NationalScts.) aslightlylaterissue;Natal1906,1clasp,1906(Cond:G.Churchill,MilitiaTrans.Service.) slightdamagetorivetson right hand clasp carriage on QSA, otherwise very fne, the QSA rare named to the National Scouts (2) £300-£400 113355
GG..CChhuurrcchhiillllservedwiththeNationalScoutsduringtheBoerWar,aunitraisedfromsurrenderedBoerBurghers;referredtoas hensoppersen joiners bytheBoers,thehatredoftheBoersstillservingonCommandotowardsthese hensoppersenjoiners was ferceandtherisktoa captured‘NationalScout’wasgreat.Retributionswerereportedtohaverangedfromsummaryexecutiontocastrationand fogging.However, with the name Churchill, it is perhaps little wonder that he changed sides!
FewoftheBoersthatfoughtwiththeBritishforcesbotheredtoapplyfortheirQueen’sSouthAfricamedalsaftertheendofthewar.Often ostracisedbytheirfellowAfrikaners,manypreferredtoforgetthattheyhadforsakentheirbrethrenandswornanoathofallegiancetothe Crown. Of those that did claim their medals, many were named to another unit, such as Cullinan’s Horse or the Western Light Horse.
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,Waziristan1901-2(1314SepoyAzimullah4thSikhs);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1 clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908(1314SepoyAzimUllah54thSikhs);IndianArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(1314Sepoy Azim Ullah 54th Sikhs (F.F.)) minor ofcial correction to frst part of name on last, light contact marks, very fne (3) £140-£180 113366
Three: WWaarrrraanntt OO ff cceerr CCllaassss II JJ.. TT.. CChhaappmmaann,, SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss,, llaattee NNaattaall MMoouunntteedd RRii ff eess Natal1906,1clasp,1906(Tpr:J.T.Chapman,TransvaalMtd.Rifes.);BritishWarandBilingualVictoryMedals(1st.C/W.O.J.T. Chapman S.A.S.C.) good very fne (3) £120-£160
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Six: SSeerrggeeaannttCC..WW..DDaavviiss,,RRooyyaallHHoorrsseeAArrttiilllleerryy,,llaatteeWWeessttRRiiddiinnggRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaassaawwaarrddeeddtthheeRRuussssiiaannMMeeddaallooffSStt.. GGeeoorrggee ffoorr BBrraavveerryy SSeeccoonndd CCllaassss iinn GGoolldd 1914Star,withclasp(71371[sic]Dvr:C.Davis.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(71071Sjt.C.W.Davis.R.A.);Delhi Durbar1911,silver(No.8075.Pte.C.Davis.W.R.R.)contemporarilyengravednaming;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (1035377Sjt.C.W.Davis.R.H.A.);RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,MedalofSt.GeorgeforBravery,SecondClass,Gold,NicholasII,thereverse ofciallynumbered‘2880’,andtheedgeimpressed‘71071Act.Br.C.W.Davis.R.H.A.’,mountedasworn;togetherwiththe recipient’s riband bar, minor edge bruising to last, very fne and better, the last rare (6)
£3,000-£4,000
Russian Medal of St. George, Second Class London Gazette 25 August 1915: ‘For distinguished service in the Field.’
CChhaarrlleessWWiilllliiaammDDaavviisswasbornin1887andattestedfortheWestRidingRegimenton6September1904.HeservedwiththeminIndiafrom5 October1905,andwaspresentattheDelhiDurbarin1911.TransferringtotheRoyalHorseArtilleryatAmbalaon31October1912,he returnedtotheU.K.on10October1914,beforeproceedingtotheWesternFrontwith“A”Battery,RoyalHorseArtilleryon11November 1914,andservedthroughouttheGreatWarinFrance.Forhisgallantryin1915hewasawardedtheRussianMedalofSt.GeorgeforBravery Second Class in Gold.
Post-War,DavissawfurtherserviceinIndiafrom27January1920to28October1921,andtheninEgyptfrom29October1921to29 September1925.Hewas fnallydischargedon10October1925,after21yearsand41days’service,ofwhichalmost19yearswerespent soldieringoverseas,his fnalassessmentondischargenotinghismilitaryconductas‘Exemplary’,andnotinghimas‘amostreliableand conscientiousman,hardworking,sober,andhasthenaturalknackofgettinggoodworkoutofhismen;heisagoodhorsemaster,a frstclassrife shot,andagoodorganiser.Duringthelastyearhehasbeenrunningtheofcers’mess,andwhileorganisinga frstclassshowhehasbeen scrupulously honest in all his money transactions.’
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalRegularArmyCertifcateofServiceRedBook;ThirdClassCertifcateofEducation,dated11February1907; SecondClassCertifcateofEducationdated22October1910;twotestimonialletters,bothdatedMay1925;variouspostcardphotographsofthe recipient; and other ephemera.
1914Star,withclasp(9071Pte.F.Prentice.1/D.OfCorn.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9071Pte.F.Prentice.D.C.L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Frederick Prentice) traces of verdigris to frst, the plaque slightly polished, otherwise good very fne (4) £140-£180 114400
FFrreeddeerriicckkJJoohhnnPPrreennttiiccee,fromBengeworth,Evesham,Worcestershire,attestedintotheDukeofCornwall’sLightInfantryandservedduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21August1914.Hewaskilledinaction,aged23,duringtheFirstBattleofYpreson21October1914and is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, France.
GGeeoorrggeePPaanntteerr,fromKettering,Northamptonshire,attestedintotheNorthamptonshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontwiththe1stBattalionfrom13August1914.Hewaskilledinaction,aged23,attheBattleofAubersRidgeon9May1915,andis commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, France. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
French Medaille Militaire London Gazette 24 February 1916.
RRiicchhaarrddPPeeaaccoocckkattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryon26November1895andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom15August1914.AwardedtheFrenchMedailleMilitaire,hewasdischargedon29December1917,ontheterminationofhisperiodof engagement, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 324201.
1914Star(53498Bmbr:E.J.Pullen.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(53498Sjt.E.J.Pullen.R.A.);DefenceMedal, mountedcourt-styleforwear;togetherwiththerecipient’sBritishRedCrossSocietyMedal,gilt,thereverseengraved‘020983E. J.Pullen’,withtop‘ProfciencyinRedCrossFirst-Aid’;SilverWarBadge,thereverseofciallynumbered‘B296314’;andasilverA. R.P. lapel badge, good very fne (4)
EEddwwaarrddJJoohhnnPPuulllleennattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryon9November1908andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom15August1914.Hewasdischargedonaccountofwoundson29August1919,andwasawardedaSilverWarBadge,no.B296314. He saw further service during the Second World War as an Aid Raid Precautions Warden.
Four: SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. FF.. PPhhiilllliippss,, RRooyyaall GGaarrrriissoonn AArrttiilllleerryy 1914Star(21101Bmbr:A.F.Phillips.R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(21101Bmbr.A.F.Phillips.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (1402244 Sjt. A. F. Phillips. R.G.A.) minor edge bruising, very fne (4)
£120-£160
AArrcchhiibbaallddFF..PPhhiilllliippssservedwiththeAnti-AircraftDetachment,RoyalGarrisonArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom16 September 1914.
AAllbbeerrttMMoooorreeBBrroowwnn,fromO fenham,nearEvesham,Worcestershire,attestedintotheColdstreamGuardsinFebruary1903.Recalledfor serviceduringtheGreatWar,heservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalionfrom30August1914.Initiallyreportedaswoundedand missing,hewaslaterconfrmedasbeingkilledinactionattheBattleoftheMarneon14September1914andiscommemoratedontheLeTouret Memorial, France.
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Three: AAccttiinngg CCoolloouurr SSeerrggeeaanntt II.. NNiicchhoollllss,, SSoouutthh SSttaa ff oorrddsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1914Star(7246Sjt.I.Nicholls.1/S.Staf:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7246A.C.Sjt.I.Nicholls.S.Staf.R.)mountedas worn on the incorrect ribands, and with a rosette on 1914 Star riband, nearly very fne (3) £70-£90
IIssaaiiaahhNNiicchhoollllssattestedfortheSouthSta fordshireRegiment,andservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 20 October 1914. His Medal Index Card confrms the entitlement to a clasp to his 1914 Star.
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Four: CCoorrppoorraall HH.. HHaallee,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee
GG..YYaarrnnoollddattestedintotheWorcestershireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe7thBattalion from 31 March 1915. He saw further service with the Military Foot Police and was demobilised on 12 February 1919.
JJoohhnnCCllaauuddeeHHaammiillttoonnwasborninWarrington,Lancashireon14July1881,onlysonofLieutenant-ColonelJ.J.HamiltonoftheKing’sRegiment. EnteringtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia inJuly1895,he frstwenttoseaasaMidshipmaninH.M.S. Eclipse in1897-1900, fagshipofthe EastIndiesSquadron.HavingthenbeenadvancedtoLieutenant,heservedontheChinaStationbeforeattendingagunnerycourseat Excellent in 1905-06.
Dulyqualifed,theoutbreakofhostilitiesfoundhimservingasGunneryOfcerofthebattleshipH.M.S. Superb intheGrandFleet,inwhich capacityhewasadvancedtoCommanderinJune1915.Oneyearlater,atJutland,Hamiltoncommandedthe Superb’s 12-inchgunswithskilland somesuccess,claiminghitsonthe Wiesbaden and Derfinger.HewasawardedtheRussianOrderofSt.Anne,3rdClass,withswords(London Gazette 5 June 1917, refers).
Hamiltonsubsequentlyservedinthebattleship Neptune fromJune1917untilJune1918andendedthewarasAssistanttotheDirectorofNaval Ordnance.The1920switnessedhimoccupyingseveralseniorcommands,amongthemthecaptaincyofthecruiser Durban ontheChinaStation in1924-27,andtimeasFlag-CaptaintotheRear-Admiralofthe1stBattleSquadronintheMediterranean,inthe Barham.Heretiredonhis advancement to Flag rank in October 1932.
TherenewalofhostilitiessawhisreturntouniformasaCommanderofConvoys2ndClass,R.N.R.,inwhichrankhewasappointedto Pembroke withtheLondonConvoyPool,buthetransferredto Eaglet asC.O.oftheLiverpoolConvoyPoolinJuly1940.Anditwaswhilstinthe performanceof thesedutieson30December1940,betweenLiverpoolandaconvoylyingof-shore,thathewaskilledwhentheM.V. Calcium,in which he was being conveyed, struck a mine and sank almost immediately, with large loss of life. TheAdmiral,whowas60anddescribedinhis Times obituaryas‘a fnerifeshot’,hasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheLiverpool Memorial.
Three: EEnnggiinneeeerr LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoommmmaannddeerr JJ.. HH.. WWiillssoonn,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall NNaavvaall RReesseerrvvee 1914-15 Star (Ch. Art. Eng. J. H. Wilson, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Eng. Lt. J. H. Wilson. R.N.) extremely fne (3) £80-£100
Provenance: John Chidzey Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2012.
JJoosseepphhHHaarrnneettWWiillssoonnwasborninLiverpoolin1879andservedduringtheGreatWarasanEngineerLieutenant.TransferringtotheRoyalNaval Reserve, he retired with the rank of Engineer Lieutenant-Commander on 25 February 1924, and died in Liverpool on 31 October 1970. Sold with copied research.
Five: MMaasstteerr aatt AArrmmss JJaammeess JJooyyccee,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1914-15Star(212494.J.Joyce,Sh.Cpl.1.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(212494J.Joyce.Sh.Cpl.1R.N.;RoyalNavyL.S. &G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, fxedsuspension(212494J.Joyce.M.A.A.H.M.S.Dunedin.);RoyalHumaneSociety,smallbronzemedal (unsuccessful),(JamesJoyceR.N.14thApril1913.)completewithbronzeribbonbuckle,the frstfourmountedasworn,together with related group of miniatures similarly mounted, the frst three polished, otherwise nearly very fne or better (5) £100-£140
R.H.S. Case No. 39871:
‘At4.38pmonthe14thApril1913,amanfelloverboardfromH.M.S.Londonof Margate.JamesJoyce,ShipsCorporal,plungedinafterhimbut although he caught him twice failed to save him.’
JJaammeessJJooyycceewasbornatPreston,Lancashire,in1885.AlabourerbytradeheenlistedintotheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndclasson28February 1904.Heservedforover31yearsintwoWorldWarsservingonavarietyofshipsandshorebases,steadilyrisingthroughtherates.On14April 1913hewasservingaboardthebattleshipH.M.S. London whenheunsuccessfullyattemptedtosavethelifeofafellowsailorwhofelloverboard. DuringtheGreatWarheservedaboardthearmouredcruiserH.M.S. Shannon asShip’sCorporalfortheduration.PromotedtoMasteratArms inJanuary1921,hecontinuedtoserveuntildischargedtopensionon18May1930.RecalledforserviceinMarch1940,heservedatH.M.S. Pembroke, H.M.S. Beaver and H.M.S. Flora, being discharged for the fnal time on 25 August 1945. Sold with a Post Card photograph of the recipient together with copied research.
British War and Victory Medals (127703 J. Lindsay. C.P.O. R.N.) good very fne (7)
£100-£140
EErrnneessttJJoohhnnWWaallttoonnwasborninWalworth,London,on11July1897andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson2May1916.He servedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Antrim from18August1916to11June1917,beingpromotedStokerFirstClasson1February1917,and then in a variety of smaller vessels and shore based establishments, and was shore demobilised on 20 February 1919.
Sold with the recipient’s original parchment Certifcate of Service; Qualifcations Sheet; and a postcard photograph of the recipient.
WWaalltteerrFFrreeddeerriicckkHHaarrtt ff eellddwasborninSheerness,Kent,on1January1879andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinNovember1894. AdvancedAbleSeamaninJanuary1898,hewaspostedtoH.M.S. Terrible inJune1900,andservedwiththemduringtheBoxerRebellion(entitled toanoclaspmedal).AdvancedPettyOfcerinOctober1912,heservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebased establishments,beforebeingpostedtotheCoastGuard,andservedatBeachyHead.HewasawardedaRoyalHumaneSocietyTestimonialon ParchmentfortherescueofaboyatSt.Ann’sHeadon9April1924,andoverthenext fveyearsregularlydescendedthe500ftclif faceinorder to rescue men and dogs in difculties. He was shore pensioned in December 1928, and died at Dovercourt, Essex, on 8 October 1956.
Five: PPeettttyy OO ff cceerr AA.. EE.. LLuummbb,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy BritishWarMedal1914-20(J.91237A.E.Lumb.Boy.1.R.N.);VictoryMedal1914-19(J.91237A.E.Lumb.A.B.R.N.);Defence andWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(J.X.91237A.E.Lumb.P.O.H.M.S.Ganges.) edge bruising and contact marks, generally good fne and better (8)
£70-£90
FFrraannkkSSuummmmeerrssbbyywasborninBlewsbury,Berkshire,on3September1880andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson4November 1896.AdvancedPettyOfcerFirstClasson1July1909,heservedinH.M.S. Africa from15April1914,andwasawardedaNavalGoodShooting Medalthatsameyearfor3pounderquick fring.Heremainedin Africa fromtheoutbreakofWaruntil9June1915,beforebeinginvalidedoutof theserviceon7July1915.Hisson,alsoFrank,servedintheRoyalNavyintheSecondWorldWar,andwaskilledinactionwhenH.M.S. Royal Oak was torpedoed and sunk at Scapa Flow on 14 October 1939.
AAllffrreeddJJoohhnnBBrrooookkee(alsorecordedasBrooksandBrookes)wasborninWestBattersea,London,on25October1883andjoinedtheRoyalNavy asaBoySecondClassinNovember1899.AdvancedLeadingSeamaninSeptember1907,heservedinH.M.S. Medina duringtheRoyalTourthat conveyedH.M.KingGeorgeVandQueenMarytoIndiafortheDelhiDurbar.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofship’s andshorebasedestablishments,includingtheBattleshipH.M.S. Majestic,andwasservinginherwhenshewastorpedoedintheDardanelleson27 May 1915. Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in April 1918, he was shore demobilised in July 1919.
LLaanncceelloottJJaammeessSSiinngglleettoonnwasborninHampton,Middlesex,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson19March1907.HejoinedH.M.S. Dolphin on15January1915andservedduringtheGreatWarintheSubmarineservice,beingadvancedPettyOfceron1October1917,and ChiefPettyOfceron26April1926.Hewasshorepensionedon6June1931.RecalledforWarserviceon12April1940,hediedinservicefrom heart failure on 23 February 1942, and is buried in Rosskeen Parish Burial Ground.
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Six: PPeettttyy OO ff cceerr LL.. GG.. RRoobbeerrttss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1914-15Star(J.17673L.G.Roberts.A.B.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.17673L.G.Roberts.L.S.R.N.);Defenceand WarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, fxedsuspension(J.17673L.G.Roberts.P.O.H.M.S.Nelson.) minor edge bruise to last, light contact marks, very fne (6)
£80-£100
LLlleewweellllyynnGGeeoorrggeeRRoobbeerrttsswasborninPortsea,Hampshire,on17January1896andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinMay1912. HeservedinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishmentsduringtheGreatWar,andsubsequentlyinH.M.S. Spenser duringtheRussian Interventionfrommarch1919toMay1920,beingpromotedPettyOfcerinJanuary1920.AwardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal, he was invalided out of the service in December 1930, ands died in Merton, Surrey, on 15 March 1972. Sold with copied research.
Four: SSttookkeerr PPeettttyy OO ff cceerr AA.. PPeerrrryy,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1914-15Star(309861,A.Perry.S.P.O.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(309861.A.Perry.S.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.& G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fxed suspension (309861. A. Perry. S.P.O. H.M.S. Warspite.) good very fne (4)
£100-£140
AAllbbeerrttPPeerrrryywasborninDevonporton29March1886andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson2March1906.AdvancedStoker PettyOfceron15October1912,heservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwasawardedhis LongServiceandGoodConductMedalon4August1921.SecondedtotheRoyalNewZealandNavyfrom1January1923to16January1928, serving in H.M.S. Dunedin, he was shore pensioned on 1 March 1928. Sold with a postcard photograph of the recipient.
AAllbbeerrttBBoowweennwasborninCamberwell,London,on21February1896andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson7June1912.Posted toH.M.S. Blenheim on26April1914,heservedinherfrothe frstfewmonthsoftheGreatWar,andwaspromotedSignalmanon1November 1914.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofships,patrolboats,andshorebasedestablishments,andwasadvancedLeading Signalman on 1 July 1917. He was discharged on 31 March 1920. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalparchmentCertifcateofService;parchmentSignalHistorySheet;sixpostcardphotographsoftherecipient;and copied research.
HHeerrbbeerrttWWiilllliiaammBBrreenncchhlleeyywasborninBirminghamon30October1891andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson19October 1909.BytheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914hewasservingasaLeadingSeamaninthebattleshipH.M.S. Formidable andhewaslikewise employedatthetimeofherlossonNewYear’sDay1915,whenshewastwicetorpedoedintheEnglishChannelbythe U-24.Thesecondattack caused her to capsize and sink with a loss of 35 ofcers and 512 men. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Sold with copied research.
Five: LLeeaaddiinngg SSeeaammaann WW.. CC.. DDeennnniiss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1914-15Star(J.19755.W.C.Dennis.Ord.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.19755.W.C.Dennis.A.B.R.N.);Defence Medal;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, fxedsuspension(J.19755.W.C.Dennis.L.S.H.M.S.Walrus);togetherwitha RoyalTournamentsilverprizemedal,thereverseengraved‘1923Inter-portFieldGunCompetition.SecondBestIndividualCrew. H.M.S.VividL.S.W.C.Dennis’;andaRoyalNavyInterportFieldGunCompetitionMedals,thereverseembossed‘Olympia1923 Won by Devonport’, heavy edge bruising and contact marks, fne and better (7) £80-£100
WWiilllliiaammCChhaarrlleessDDeennnniisswasborninNewtonAbboton27February1897andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinAugust1912.He servedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwaspromotedAbleSeamaninOctober1915,andLeading SeamaninApril1920.HeservedinH.M.S. Vivid’sGunCrewatthe1923RoyalTournament,andservedH.M.S. Walrus fromDecember1931, being awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was shore invalided in March 1932. Sold with the recipient’s riband bar; and copied research.
Four: LLeeaaddiinngg SSeeaammaann PP.. CC.. DDuudddd,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall FFlleeeett RReesseerrvvee 1914-15Star(223920.P.C.Dudd.A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(223920P.C.Dudd.L.S.R.N.);RoyalFleetReserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (223920 Dev. B. 7701. P. C. Dudd. R.F.R.) mounted for display, extremely fne (4) £80-£100
PPeerrccyyCChhaarrlleessDDuuddddwasborninBristol,Gloucestershire,on18February1885andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson11 December1902.AdvancedAbleSeamanon17November1904,hepurchasedhisshoredischargeon7September1912,andjoinedtheRoyal FleetReservethefollowingday.RecalledforWarservice,heservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. PrinceGeorge fromtheoutbreakofWarto 14March1916,andtheninH.M.S. Berwick from17June1916to12November1917,andwasadvancedLeadingSeamanon30October1916. He was shore demobilised on 7 June 1921. Sold with copied record of service.
Four: AAbbllee SSeeaammaann AA.. EE.. AArrcchheerr,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1914-15Star(208319,A.E.Archer.A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(208319.A.E.Archer.A.B.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S. &G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(208319A.E.Archer,A.B.H.M.S.Vernon.),withthe fattened namedcardboxofissuelidfortheBWM and VM, very fne (4) £80-£100
AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddAArrcchheerrwasborninHighgate,London,on13January1883andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson29January1900. AdvancedAbleSeamanon28December1902,hewasshoredischargedon11January1913,timeexpired,andjoinedtheRoyalFleetReservethe followingday.RecalledforGreatWarservice,heservedinitiallyinH.M.S. KingAlfred,andthenformostoftherestofthewarinH.M.S. Vernon He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 5 December 1917, and was shore demobilised on 15 August 1919.
Sold with an empty Princess Mary Christmas Tin 1914; a photograph of the recipient; and other ephemera.
1914-15Star(J.38024,W.H.Baker,Boy.1.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.38024.W.H.Baker.A.B.R.N.);1939-45Star; AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(J.38024.W.H.Baker.A.B. H.M.S. Valiant.) the GVR awards heavily polished and worn, therefore about fair; the Second War awards nearly very fne
Three: AAbbllee SSeeaammaann HH.. SS.. PPeellll,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall FFlleeeett RReesseerrvvee BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.79457H.S.Pell.Boy1.R.N.);RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue(J.79457(Po. B.18065) H. S. Pell. A.B. R.F.R.) heavy contact marks and edge bruising, therefore fair, the LS&GC better (11) £80-£100
WWiillffrreeddHHaaggggaarrBBaakkeerrwasborninBethnalGreen,London,on23December1899andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinFebruary 1915.HeservedduringtheGreatWarintheMonitorH.M.S. SirJohnMoore of theBelgianCoastfromJuly1915,andremainingintheservice was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 15 January 1933. He was shore invalided in June 1942.
HHeerrbbeerrttSSttaannlleeyyPPeellllwasborninKensalRise,London,on21August1901andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinOctober1917.He sawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar,beingentitledtoa1939-45Star;AtlanticStarwithFranceandGermanyclasp;aDefence Medal; and a War Medal 1939-45. Sold with copied research.
WWaalltteerrJJaammeessBBrreewwiittttwasborninSuez,Egypt,on2September1887andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinDecember1902.He servedduringtheGreatWearinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andtransferredtotheRoyalFleetReserveinMarch1919.He was discharged in September 1927. He saw further service during the Second World War as a Senior A.R.P. Warden in West Ham, London. Sold with copied research including various photographic images.
AAlleexxaannddeerrPPaarrkkwasborninGourock,Renfrewshire,on27October1893andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson8October 1913.PromotedStokerFirstClasson8October1914,heservedthroughouttheGreatWarinH.M.S. Marlborough (alsoentitledtoa1914-15 Star),andwaspresentinherattheBattleofJutland,31May1916,whenshewashitbyatorpedo.Demobilisedon11March1919,hejoinedthe Royal Fleet Reserve the following day, and saw further service during the Second World War.
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AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddFFrreenncchhwasbornon8May1889atFavershaminKentandenteredtheRoyalNavyin1907.AnAbleSeaman,hewaskilledin action,17October1917,aged28years,whenthedestroyerH.M.S. MaryRose wassunkbytheGermancruisers Bremse and Brummer inthe North Sea. His name is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Ontheafternoonof16October1917,thedestroyerH.M.S. MaryRose leftMarsten,Norway,withawestboundconvoyof12merchantmenand intheeveningwasjoinedbyhersistership,H.M.S. Strongbow.At6a.m.thefollowingmorning,the Strongbow wassuprisedbytheGerman minelayingcruisers Bremse and Brummer.The Strongbow wasquicklylefthelplessbyasalvofromtheGermanships,wasabandonedandsank aboutanhourandahalflater.The MaryRose thenmadecontactwiththecruisersbutshetoowasquicklyputoutofactionandsankquickly takingmostofhercomplementof88ofcersandcrewwithher.Ofthemerchantmen,nine,mostlyScandinavianregistered,weresunk.Atotalof 250 lives were lost in the action.
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TThhoommaassSStteepphheennGGiillbbeerrttwasborninStonehouse,Devon,on11December1884andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinFebruary 1902.AdvancedAbleSeamaninJuly1903,hewaspostedtoH.M.S. Cornwall inJanuary1912,andservedinherduringthe frstfewmonthsofthe GreatWar,beingpresentattheBattleoftheFalklandIslands.Afterfurtherserviceinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,hewas awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in June 1921, and was shore pensioned in March 1927. Sold with copied research.
WWiilllliiaammSSeeaarrNNeewwbbuurryywasbornatWoburn,Bedfordshire,on24September1866.HejoinedtheRoyalNavyon20Octoner1882,asaBoy2nd class,servinguntilhisdischarge‘timeexpired’on4October1894,asanAbleSeaman,subsequentlyjoiningtheL.C.C.MetropolitanFireBrigade. HejoinedtheRoyalFleetReserveinNovember1904,andwasrecalledforserviceinAugust1914aboardH.M.S. Glory, inwhichshipheserved ontheNorthAmericaandWestIndiesstationsbeforetransferringtotheMediterranean,wherehetookpartintheDardanellescampaignuntil April1916.Hespenttheremainderofthewaratvariousshorebasesanddepotshipsuntilhisdischargetoshoreon12July1917,toresumehis civil employment as a Fireman. He died at Edmonton, Essex, in October 1952. Sold with copied record of service.
Four: AAbbllee SSeeaammaann JJ.. RRoobbiinnssoonn,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall FFlleeeett RReesseerrvvee 1914-15Star(197300,J.Robinson,A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(197300J.Robinson.A.B.R.N.);RoyalFleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (197300 (Ch. B. 3661) J. Robinson. A.B. R.F.R.) good very fne (4) £80-£100 116699 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk
Three: SSttookkeerrFFiirrssttCCllaassssFF..GG..BBuurrssnnaallll,,RRooyyaallNNaavvaallRReesseerrvvee,,wwhhoowwaassaammoonnggtthhoosseelloossttwwhheenntthheeccrruuiisseerrHH..MM..SS.. CCrreessssyy wwaass ttoorrppeeddooeeddaannddssuunnkkbbyytthhee UU--99 iinntthheeNNoorrtthhSSeeaaoonn2222SSeepptteemmbbeerr11991144,,aaffaatteesshhaarreeddbbyyhheerrccoonnssoorrttss AAbboouukkiirr aanndd HHoogguuee oonn tthhee ssaammee ooccccaassiioonn 1914-15Star(U.1734,F.G.Bursnall,Sto.,R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1734U.F.G.Bursnall,Sto.R.N.R.)),together with Memorial Plaque (Francis George Bursnall) in its card envelope, good very fne (4)
MobilisedfromthereservesinAugust1914,hejoinedthecruiserH.M.S. Cressy inthe7thCruiserFlotillaandwasamongthoselostwhenshe wastorpedoedof the‘BroadFourteens’intheNorthSeaon22September1914,incompanywithherconsorts Aboukir and Hogue.About30 minutes after being hit, the Cressy toppled over, keel uppermost, ‘like some incongruous tombstone.’
Owingtotheirbeingobsolete.poorlyarmedandarmoured,theshipsofthe7thCruiserSquadronwerenicknamed‘TheLiveBaitSquadron’:it wasaprescientaccolade,for62ofcersand1,397menwerekilledonthatfatefuldayinSeptember1914,oneofthegreatestdisasterstobefall the Royal Navy in the Great War.
AAllbbeerrtt EEddwwaarrdd CCoolleennuutttt was born in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, on 10 March 1891, and entered the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class in April 1912. HavingbeenadvancedtoStoker1stClassintheinterim,hewasservinginH.M.S. Aboukir inthe7thCruiserSquadronontheoutbreakofwar andwasamongthoselostwhenshewastorpedoedof the‘BroadFourteens’intheNorthSeaon22September1914,incompanywithher consorts Cressy and Hogue. The Aboukir was the frst to be hit at 0620 hours and quickly capsized, sinking inside 10 minutes. Owingtotheirbeingobsolete,poorlyarmedandarmoured,theshipsofthe7thCruiserSquadronwerenicknamed‘TheLiveBaitSquadron’:it wasaprescientaccolade,for62ofcersand1,397menwerekilledonthatfatefuldayinSeptember1914,oneofthegreatestdisasterstobefall the Royal Navy in the Great War. Aged24,ColenuttwastheeldestsonofMr.andMrs.AlbertColenutt,of37LowthervilleRoad,Ventnor,IsleofWight.Heiscommemoratedon the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
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H.M.S. Cressy capsizes; by Henry Reuterdahl
H.M.S. Aboukir capsizes; by Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971
Three: SSttookkeerrFFiirrssttCCllaassssFF..TT..LLaayyttoonn,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassaammoonnggtthhoosseelloossttwwhheenntthheeccrruuiisseerrHH..MM..SS.. HHoogguuee wwaass ttoorrppeeddooeeddaannddssuunnkkbbyytthhee UU--99 iinntthheeNNoorrtthhSSeeaaoonn2222SSeepptteemmbbeerr11991144,,aaffaatteesshhaarreeddbbyyhheerrccoonnssoorrttss AAbboouukkiirr aanndd CCrreessssyy oonn tthhee ssaammee ooccccaassiioonn 1914-15Star(SS.107616,F.T.Layton,Sto.1.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SS.107616F.T.Layton.Sto1R.N.)together with Memorial Plaque (Frank Thomas Layton) with Buckingham Palace enclosure in its card envelop, good very fne (4) £200-£260
FFrraannkkTThhoommaassLLaayyttoonnwasborninHolloway,Londonon13August1890,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClassinAugust1908,but reverted to the Royal Fleet Reserve as a Stoker 1st Class in August 1913.
Owingtotheirbeingobsolete,poorlyarmedandarmoured,theshipsofthe7thCruiserSquadronwerenicknamed‘TheLiveBaitSquadron’:it wasaprescientaccolade,for62ofcersand1,397menwerekilledonthatfatefuldayinSeptember1914,oneofthegreatestdisasterstobefall the Royal Navy in the Great War. Aged24,hewasthehusbandofEdithFlorenceTutton(formerlyLayton)of82DraytonPark,Highbury,London.Heiscommemoratedonthe Chatham Naval Memorial.
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H.M.S. Hogue capsizes
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Three: SSttookkeerrFFiirrssttCCllaassssRR..WW..SSppiiccee,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonn wwhheennHH..MM..SS.. PPaatthhffnnddeerr wwaassttoorrppeeddooeeddaannddssuunnkkbbyytthheeGGeerrmmaann SSuubbmmaarriinneeUU--2211iinntthheeFFiirrtthhooffFFoorrtthhoonn55SSeepptteemmbbeerr11991144––tthhee ff rrsstt sshhiipp eevveerr ttoo bbee ssuunnkk bbyy aa sseellff--pprrooppeelllleedd ttoorrppeeddoo ff rreedd bbyy aa ssuubbmmaarriinnee 1914-15Star(K.9019.R.W.Spice.Sto.1.R.N.);BritishWarandVictory Medals (K.9019 R. W. Spice. Sto. 1. R.N.) about extremely fne (3) £100-£140
RRoobbeerrttWWiilllliiaammSSppiicceewasborninNorth feet,Kent,on26November1891andjoined theRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson6September1910.PromotedStokerFirst Classon6September1911,hewaspostedtoH.M.S. Pathfnder on1October1913, andservedinherduringtheinitialstagesoftheGreatWar.Hewaskilledinactionon5 September1914,when Pathfnder wastorpedoedandsunkbytheGermanU-boatSM U-21 of St.Abb’sHeadintheFirthofForth,andsankwithinfourminuteswiththeloss ofnearlyallhands-the frstshipevertobesunkbyaself-propelledtorpedo fredbya submarine. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
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WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyEEddwwaarrddGGooddffrreeyywasborninPortsmouthon10March1893andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanO fcers’StewardThirdClassin January1912.HeservedduringtheGreatWarasaWriterThirdClassinavarietyofshipsandrepairshipsatScapaFlow,andwaspromoted Writer Second Class in September 1918. He was shore demobilised in April 1920.
AArrtthhuurrTThhoommaassFFllooyyddwasborninDittisham,Devon,on8November1878andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinDecember1893. HeRaninMarch1898,butfollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarheenrolledintheRoyalNavalReserveon18May1915,andservedina variety of ships and shore based establishments. He was discharged in September 1919. Sold with copied research.
1914-15Star(289039,H.J.Bastick,Mech.,R.N.);VictoryMedal1914-19(289039H.J.Bastick.Mech.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G. C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(289039H.J.Bastick,Mechn.,H.M.S.KingGeorgeV.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(289039H.J. Bastick,Mechn.,H.M.S.KingGeorgeV.)bothLS&GCsimpressedinlargeserifcapitalsinexactlythesamestyle, generallygood very fne and a rare double issue (4) £100-£140 117766
HHeennrryyJJoosseepphhBBaassttiicckkwasborninPortsea,Hampshire,on14October1875andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson16June 1898.AdvancedMechanicianon1July1912,heservedinH.M.S. KingGeorgeV from16November1912to1May1914,andwasawardedhis LongServiceandGoodConductMedalon29March1913.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments, and was shore demobilised on 3 April 1919.
Sold with the recipient’s identity bracelet, inscribed ‘H. J. Bastick. C.P.O. R.N. C. of E. Oct 14th. 1918.’, and copied record of service.
Note: The recipient’s British War Medal is held by the Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, Auckland, New Zealand.
Three: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoommmmaannddeerr JJ.. MMccKKiiee,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall RReesseerrvvee 1914-15 Star (Lieut. J. Mc Kie, R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. J. Mc Kie. R.N.R.) good very fne (3) £80-£100
JJoohhnnMMccKKiieewascommissionedtemporarySub-LieutenantintheRoyalNavalReserveon29July1915.PostedtoH.M.S. Europa,heservedduring theGreatWarinitiallyinMotorLightersfrom7September1915,andthenwiththeMudrosGuardBoatfrom8October1915duringthelatter stagesoftheGallipolicampaign.PromotedtemporaryLieutenanton29July1917,hesubsequentlyservedintheMonitor M17 inthe Mediterranean,beforetransferringtoH.M.S. Canada on1August1918.Demobilisedon16February1919,heremainedintheRoyalNaval Reserve, being promoted Lieutenant-Commander, and was awarded the Royal Naval Reserve Decoration (London Gazette 14 August 1936).
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Three: EEnnggiinneeeerr LLiieeuutteennaanntt AA.. GG.. FFoorrbbeess,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall RReesseerrvvee 1914-15Star(Eng.S.Lt.A.G.Forbes.R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Eng.S.Lt.A.G.Forbes.R.N.R.)mountedasworn, good very fne (3) £60-£80
AAnnddrreewwGGaalllloowwaayyFFoorrbbeesswasborninColinton,Midlothian,on2March1874andwascommissionedtemporaryEngineerSubLieutenanton12 August 1915. Promoted temporary Engineer Lieutenant on 8 January 1919, he relinquished his commission on 8 January 1920. Sold with copied research.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-23102Pte.W.R.Croucher.R.W.KentR.)innamedcardboxofissue,andouterOHMS transmission envelope, addressed to ‘Mrs. E. Croucher, 51 Church Road, Swanscombe, Kent’, extremely fne
MemorialPlaque((HHeerrbbeerryyCChhaarrlleessBBoobbbbyy));togetherwiththenamedRecordOfceenclosurefortherecipient’sBritishWarand Victory Medals, addressed to ‘Mrs. J. Bobby, 26 High Street, Galley Hill, Swanscombe, Kent’, extremely fne (8) £120-£160
WWaalltteerrJJaammeessTToollhhuurrssttwasborninGravesend,Kent,on25October1888andjoinedtheRoyalNavalReserveasaTrimmeron20April1915. Re-rated as an Engineman on 21 August 1916, he served for the rest of the War in the depot-ship H.M.S. Ceto TThhoommaassRRiicchhaarrddCChheeaarryywasbornatAsh-cum-Ridley,Kent,in1890andattestedfortheRoyalWestKentRegimentatGravesendon8 December1915.Heservedwiththe12thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom3July1916,beforetransferringtothe7th Battalionon13July1916.HewaskilledinactionduringanassaultnearAlberton23August1918andisburiedinBecourtMilitaryCemetery, France.
HHeerrbbeerrttCChhaarrlleessBBoobbbbyywasborninSwanscombe,Kent,in1892,ansdattestedfortheWestKentYeomanry(Queen’sOwn)inAugust1915. Dismountedandtransferredtothe1stBattalion,RoyalWestKentRegiment,heservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from1916.He waskilledinaction,shotbyasniper,duringhisbattalion’sattackinheavysnowontheenemypositionsatNeuvilleSt.Vaast,north of Arras, on 9 April 1917, and is buried in Bois-Carre British Cemetery, France.
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HHuugghhMMaacckkeennzziieeHHeennddeerrssoonnwascommissionedtemporaryAssistantPaymasterintheRoyalNavalReserveon27November1914,before transferringtotheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveasatemporarySubLieutenanton1April1916,andservedduringtheGreatWarincommand of the Motor Launch ML384. He was promoted temporary Lieutenant on 1 April 1917, and was demobilised on 3 April 1919.
RRoobbeerrttGGoorrddoonnDDaawwssoonnwasborninGlasgowon7November1888andjoinedtheRoyalNavyfromtheClydeDivisionoftheRoyalNaval VolunteerReserveasanActingEngineRoomArtifcerFourthClasson2May1917.HeservedinH.M.S. Indus from15May1917,beforebeing shore demobilised on 21 May 1919, reverting back to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
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Three: PPrriivvaatteeJJ..WW..MMeessssaamm,,RRooyyaallMMaarriinneeLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoowwaassaammoonnggtthhoosseelloossttwwhheennHH..MM..SS.. PPaatthhffnnddeerr wwaassttoorrppeeddooeedd bbyytthhee UU--2211 oo ff SStt..AAbbbb’’ssHHeeaaddiinntthheeFFiirrtthhooffFFoorrtthhoonn55SSeepptteemmbbeerr11991144,,tthhee ff rrssttsshhiippeevveerrttoobbeessuunnkkbbyyaasseellff--pprrooppeelllleedd ttoorrppeeddoo ff rreedd bbyy aa ssuubbmmaarriinnee,, sshhee bblleeww uupp aanndd ssaannkk wwiitthhiinn ffoouurr mmiinnuutteess 1914-15Star(CH.16830,Pte.J.W.Messam,R.M.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(CH.16830Pte.J.W.Messam.R.M.L.I.) together with Memorial Plaque (John William Messam) in its card envelope, extremely fne (4) £180-£220
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammMMeessssaammwasborninShepherd’sBush,London,on15June1892,andjoinedtheRoyalMarineLightInfantryatDealinOctober 1910.EmbarkedinthecruiserH.M.S. Pathfnder inmid-July1914,hewasamongthoselostwhenshewastorpedoedbythe U-21 of St.Abb’s Head in the Firth of Forth on 5 September 1914. An account of her loss appears on the War History Online website: ‘Almostimmediatelyafterthetorpedohit,anotherexplosionrockedtheship,thistimefromtheforwardmagazine.Corditebags,usedasa propellantintheship’sartillery,hadcaught freandcausedachainreaction.Thecorditeandshellshadexploded,destroyingtheforwardhalfof theship,andsendingthebowplungingintotheseaatanangleofalmost45degrees…Menjumpedoverboard,whileothersscreamedinagony fromburnsandinjury.Theseawasawashwithbodies,debris,soot,andblood.2,000yardsaway,aperiscopesatbobbing,thenslowlymoved away … The sinking of the Pathfnder proved once and for all that submarines were a viable weapon of war.’
For U-21’s captain,OttoHersing,itwasamomentforcelebration,hisachievementgaininghimthesobriquet ZerstörerderSchlachtschife inthe German home press - the ‘Destroyer of Warships’: a new and terrible age of naval warfare had indeed begun.
ForAldousHuxley,authoroftheclassicnovel BraveNewWorld,therewasnothingtocelebrate.Quitethecontrary.HewasresidingnearSt. Abb’sHeadatthetimeofthedisasterandwrotetohisfather,describinghowwreckageandhumanremainsfrom Pathfnder werestrewnallover the sea, one grisly discovery being a sailor’s cap still attached to half of its owner’s head.
EEddwwaarrddRReeyynnoollddsswasborninCatford,Kent,andattestedforthe8thHussars,servingwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from20October1915.Transferringtothe1stBattalion,RoyalIrishRifes,hediedofwoundson13February1917,andisburiedinSt.Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France.
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Five: SSeerrggeeaannttFF..WWooookkeeyy,,RRooyyaallHHoorrsseeAArrttiilllleerryy,,llaatteerrRRooyyaallFFiieellddAArrttiilllleerryy,,wwhhoowwaassaawwaarrddeeddaannIImmmmeeddiiaatteeMMeerriittoorriioouuss SSeerrvviiccee MMeeddaall ffoorr MMeessooppoottaammiiaa 1914-15Star,unnamed;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(16580.Dvr.F.Wookey.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (1019577Sjt.F.Wookey.R.F.A.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(16580Dvr:F.Wookey.‘S’By:R.H.A.) mounted court-style for wear, contact marks, traces of lacquer, nearly very fne (5) £120-£160 118855 xx
M.S.M. London Gazette 16 August 1917.
FFrraannkkWWooookkeeyywasborninWoolwich,Kent,in1882andattestedforthe3rd(Militia)Battalion,RoyalWestKentRegiment,on14January1901. HetransferredtotheRoyalArtillery(RegularForces)on17April1901,andservedwiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWarinthe Hedjaz theatre of War from 17 February 1915, being awarded an Immediate Meritorious Service Medal for Mesopotamia. Sold with copied research.
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H.M.S. Pathfnder’s devastating end; by William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931
Four: AAccttiinngg CCoorrppoorraall HH.. MMuummbbyy,, RRooyyaall HHoorrssee AArrttiilllleerryy 1914-15Star(65834Gnr.H.Mumby.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(65834Bmbr.H.Mumby.R.A.);IndiaGeneral Service1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(65834A.Cpl.H.Mumby,R.H.A.) lastofciallyre-impressednaming, mounted court-style for wear, very fne and better (4) £100-£140
HHaarrrryyMMuummbbyyattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheFrontierRegionsofIndiatheatreofWar from 27 August 1915, and subsequently during the Third Afghan War.
1914-15Star(261A.Bmbr.G.F.Pocock.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(261Gnr.F.G.[sic]Pocock.R.A.);Defence Medal, mounted court-style for wear, good very fne
British War and Victory Medals (604148 Gnr. H. C. Smith. R.A.) mounted court-style for wear, nearly extremely fne (7) £80-£100
GGeeoorrggeeFFrraanncciissPPooccoocckkattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarinEgyptfrom11April1915.Hewas discharged on 19 January 1916.
TwoMedalIndexCardsexistforthisman,oneforthe1914-15Starunder261ActingBombardierGeorgeF.Pocock,R.H.A.;theotherfor261 Gunner Frank George Pocock, R.H.A. (T.F.)
Three: WWhheeeelleerr JJ.. EE.. LLiinnaaccrree,, RRooyyaall HHoorrssee AArrttiilllleerryy 1914-15Star(302,Whlr.J.E.Linacre,R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(966.Dvr.J.E.Linacre.R.A.)mountedcourt-style fordisplay;togetherwiththerecipient’stwoSafeDrivingMedal,for fveandtenyearsrespectively,bothunnamed,withdated yearsclaspsfor1941,1942,1943,1948,1949,1950,1951,and1952;anR.A.O.B.medal,unnamed;andaNottinghamOrderof Oddfellows Medal, the reverse engraved ‘J. E. Linacre.’, very fne and better VictoryMedal1914-19((3366440044DDvvrr..AA..GG..JJ..CCoolllliinnss..RR..AA..))mountedfordisplayalongsidetheribandsforthe1914Starandthe British War Medal, with a clasp for the 1914 Start on the frst riband, very fne (4)
£60-£80
JJoohhnnEE..LLiinnaaccrreeattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryandservedwiththemasaWheelerduringtheGreatWarinEgyptfrom2April1915.He was discharged on 1 December 1915.
AAllbbeerrttCC..JJ..CCoolllliinnssattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryandserved‘K’BatteryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6October 1914. His Medal Index Card confrms entitlement to the clasp for his 1914 Star.
AArrtthhuurrDDaalleeSSppeennddlloovveewasborninPeterboroughin1878andattestedfortheRoyalEngineerson2May1900.Heisrecordedinthe1901 CensusasaSapperintheRoyalEngineers,andinthe1911CensusasaSapperintheKarachisection,1st(KingGeorge’sOwn)BengalSappers andMiners.HeservedduringtheGreatWar,initiallyontheIndianUnattachedList,andthenasaStaf SergeantintheRoyalEngineers,andsaw furtherserviceduringtheThirdAfghanWarandduringtheoperationsinWaziristan;theIndiaGeneralServiceMedalrolladditionallyindicates thathewasalsoentitledtotheclaspMahsud1919-20.Hewasdischargedon17September1921,after21years’service,andwassubsequently employed by the Indian Posts and Telegraphs, Wireless Branch at Calcutta, and died in Calcutta on 23 March 1932. Soldwiththerecipient’sActiveServicePayBook;ParticularsofServicecertifcate;variouslettersfromtheRoyalPatrioticFundtotherecipient’s widow following his death; and copied research.
RRiicchhaarrddHHeennrryySSiiddddoorrnnwasborninWidnes,Lancashire,andattestedfortheGrenadierGuardsatManchester,servingwiththemduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom26July1915.Transferringtothe4thCompany,MachineGunGuards,hewaskilledinactionon27 November 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, France.
1914-15Star(9692Pte.J.Mc.Kinnon.K.O.Sco:Bord:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9692Pte.J.McKinnon.K.O.Sco.Bord.) very fne
Pair: SSaappppeerr PP.. MMccKKiinnnnoonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann RRaaiillwwaayy TTrroooopp British War and Victory Medals (2500185 Spr. P. Mc Kinnon. C.R.T.) very fne (5)
£160-£200
JJaammeessMMccKKiinnnnoonnwasbornatKillearnnearStirlingin1878,andattestedforthe1stBattalion,King’sOwnScottishBorderersatGlasgow.He initiallyservedinEgyptfrom16November1914beforebeingtransferredtotheGallipoliPeninsulawithhisbattalionaspartofthe29thDivision. AccordingtotheRegimentalwebsite:‘TheRegiment’stimeinGallipoliwasmarredbychallengingweatherconditionswhichwentfrom swelteringlyhottowetandfreezing.Theconstantpresenceof fies,thediseasesthatcamewiththem,thestenchofputrefyingcorpsesand maggots, and the increasingly ravaged surrounding landscape.’
McKinnonwaskilledinactionon4June1915.ThesonofPeterandChristinaMcKinnonof431CassiarStreet,Vancouver,BritishColumbia,he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
PPeetteerrMMccKKiinnnnoonn,brotheroftheabove,wasborninGlasgowon14October1891andenlistedatTorontofortheCanadianRailwayTroopon1 April1918.EmbarkedatHalifaxforLondon9May1918,hejoinedthe6thC.R.T.inFranceon13July1918andwitnessedthe fnalmonthsofthe GreatWarengagedonrailwayconstructionduties.Hereturnedhometohismother’saddressperH.M.T. RoyalGeorge inMarch1919,likely resuming his civilian occupation as a rancher.
1914-15Star(G.6424.Pte.J.A.Lawrence.R.W.Kent.R.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(GS-6424Pte.J.A.Lawrence.R.W.KentR.);MemorialPlaque (James Alfred Lawrence) nearly extremely fne (4) £100-£140
JJaammeessAAllffrreeddLLaawwrreenncceewasborninGravesend,Kent,on3December1885and attestedtherefortheQueen’sOwn(RoyalWestKentRegiment)on10May1915.He servedwiththe6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14 December1915,wasappointedLance-Corporal,andwasmortallywoundedduringthe BattleoftheSomme.HediedofwoundsatMéricourt-l’Abbéon11October1916,and is buried in Heilly Station Cemetery, France.
Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
RRoobbeerrttGGaalleewasborninBanbury,Oxfordshire,andattestedfortheRoyalWestKentRegimentatGravesend,Kent.Heservedwiththe8th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1October1915,andwaswoundedinJuly1916duringtheBattleoftheSomme.He sawfurtherservicewiththeBattalionatMaroc,andismentioninthe Historyofthe8thBattalionTheQueen’sOwnRoyalWestKentRegiment 1914-1919:‘Atabout4o’clockthenextmorning[19March1917],undercoverofaheavybarrage,theenemyattemptedtoraidtheDouble Crassier...Lance-CorporalDentandPrivateGale,werewerewiththesupportsection,didverygoodworkinrepulsingtheraiderswithbombs whentheyhadalreadyworkedtheirwayroundtheforwardsectionalongthesidesofthecrassier.Lance-CorporalDentwasawardedawelldeserved Military Medal.’
GalewaskilledinactionontheYpresSalienton23May1917,onwhichdaytheenemycarriedoutaMinnenwerferstrafeanddidconsiderable damagebothincasualtiesandtothetrenches;thebattalionsufered7killed(includingGale)and31wounded.heisburiedinRailwayDugouts Burial Ground, Belgium. Sold with copied research.
Victory Medal 1914-19 ((22.. LLiieeuutt.. CC.. VV.. NN.. VViinnee..)) in fattened named card box of issue, extremely fne (4)
£140-£180
AArrtthhuurrWWiilllliiaammDDoonnaallddGGiibbssoonn,knownasDonald,andanativeofGravesend,waseducatedatGravesendGrammarSchoolandlaterworkedin theCityofLondonfortheMercantileBankofIndia.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarheattestedforthe4thBattalion,Seaforth HighlandersalongsidehisneighbourandclosefriendChristopherVine,andthetwomenservedwitheachotherontheWesternFrontfrom13 March 1915.
GibsonwaskilledinactionduringtheBattleofAubersRidgeon9May1915.Inaletterwrittenhometwodaysafterthebattle,ChristopherVine wrote:‘IhavemostawfulnewstotellyouwhichpleasebreakgentlytoMrsGibson.PoorDonaldwaskilledonSunday-atleast,thereisthevery slighthopeofhisbeingwounded,butIamafraidthechanceisverysmall...Itwaslikethis:wewereorderedtochargetheGermantrenches,so upandoutofthetrenchwewentandweremetwithamurderous fre.Thatishowallourpoorchapsgothit.WecouldnotreachtheGerman trenches and were told to come back - but that was impossible, and from 6.30 to 2.00 in the afternoon we lay between the two trenches.’
Gibson has no known grave and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France.
CChhrriissttoopphheerrVViinncceennttNNiitthhssddaalleeVViinneewasborninGravesendon14June1895andwaseducatedatGravesendGrammarSchool.Heattestedfor the4thBattalion,SeaforthHighlandersalongsidehisneighbourandclosefriendDonaldGibson,andthetwomenservedwitheachotheronthe WesternFrontfrom13March1915.FollowingGibson’sdeathatAubersRidgeon9May1915,VinewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe DukeofCornwall’sLightInfantryon30May1915,andafterundergoingofcertrainingreturnedtotheWesternFronton24May1916.Posted tothe6thBattalion,hewaskilledinactionattheBattleof theSommeon18August1916,onwhichdatehisbattalionattackedwell-fortifed German positions south of Guillemont, near Waterlot Farm, and sufered 7 ofcers and 105 other ranks killed.
Lieutenant-Colonel Stokoe, the Commanding Ofcer of the 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, wrote: ‘Iwritetotellyouhowgrievedweallareatthelossofyourbraveboy.HewaskilledchargingtheGermantrenches.Hewasaverypromising ofcerandagreatlosstome.Wehadterriblecasualtiesthatday.PleaseexcusetheshortnotebutIhavesomanytowrite.Withsincerest sympathy.’
Captain G. W. Forty, commander of "B" Company, wrote: ‘Iverymuchregrethavingtotellyouofthedeathofyourson.Hecametomycompanywhenhejoined,andwehadbeencontinuouslytogether eversince.Wewereallmuchattachedtohiminthemess,andhisfearlessnesshadmadehimagreatfavouritewiththemen.Onthe18thheled them very gallantly and was wounded and carrying on when hit. I have lost a good ofcer and a good friend. With deepest sympathy to you all.’ Vine has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
SoldwiththeoriginalletterwrittenbyVinetohismotherinformingherofGibson’sdeath;anewspapercuttingreportingthedeathofVine,with a photograph of him; a Seaforth Highlanders cap badge; and copied research, including photographic images of both men.
GGuuyyWWiillffrreeddJJaacckkwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalIrishFusilierson8April1915andservedwiththe3rdBattalionduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom28September1915.TransferringtototheRoyalEngineers,hewasMentionedinDespatchesbefore relinquishing his commission and being awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 290709. Sold with copied research.
Four: SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. II.. CChhuurrcchh,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee,, llaatteerr OOxxffoorrddsshhiirree aanndd BBuucckkiinngghhaammsshhiirree LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy 1914-15Star(1620PteA.I.Church.Rif:Brig:);BritishWarMedal1914-20(1620Sjt.A.Ghurch[sic].Rif.Brig.);VictoryMedal 1914-19(1620Sjt.A.Church.Rif.Brig.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(6905189Sjt.A.I.Church.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.) polished, therefore fne; the LS&GC very fne (4) £80-£100
AAmmbbrroosseeII..CChhuurrcchhattestedfortheRi feBrigadeandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30December1914. He subsequently advanced to Sergeant, and transferred to the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
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Three: SSeeccoonndd LLiieeuutteennaanntt WW.. HH.. SSeeyymmoouurr,, AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(2.Lieut.W.H.Seymour.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.W.H.Seymour.) tracesofverdigristo VM, good very fne
Five: CCoorrppoorraall AA.. SSaannttlleeyy,, CCoorrppss ooff MMiilliittaarryy PPoolliiccee 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial (4125283. Cpl. A. Santley. C.M.P.) mounted as worn, very fne (8)
£70-£90
WWiilllliiaammHHuubbeerrttSSeeyymmoouurrwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe Western Front from 8 July 1915.
AArrtthhuurrJJaammeessBBiisshhooppattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom10 September1915.LaterattachedtotheMilitaryFootPolice,hewaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton16April1918.Hehasnoknown grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
EErrnneessttRRoosseewasborninHudders feld,Yorkshire,in1891andattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpson5September1914,servingwiththem duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom8July1915.HetransferredtotheRoyalHighlanderson17May1916,totheRoyalFlying Corpson30August1917,andthentotheRoyalAirForceasafoundermemberon1April1918.HetransferredtotheReserveon28March 1919, and was discharged on 4 September 1926.
AAllffrreeddTThhoommaassKKnniillllattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom17July 1915. Later transferring to the Labour Corps, he was disembodied on 31 March 1919.
JJaammeessSScchhoolleessattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14April1915.He was disembodied on 19 February 1919.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(435491A.Cpl.L.E.B.Simpson102[sic]-Can.Inf.);VictoryMedal1914-19(435491A.Cpl.L.E.B. Simpson 10-Can. Inf.) mounted court-style for display, traces of lacquer to BWM, nearly very fne
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1039716Spr.F.S.Walker.C.R.T.);togetherwiththerecipient’sidentitydisc,Discharge Certifcate, and Canadian Pay Book, very fne
British War Medal 1914-20 ((885599778877 PPttee.. WW.. HHaammiillttoonn 117799--CCaann IInnff)) good very fne (8)
Sold with various cap badges, shoulder titles, and buttons; and copied research and other ephemera.
£140-£180
Four: SSeeccoonndd LLiieeuutteennaanntt RR.. SS.. KKoolllleerr,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee,, llaattee 77tthh IInnffaannttrryy,, SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann IInnffaannttrryy 1914-15Star(Pte.R.S.Koller7thInfantry);BritishWarMedal1914-20(2/Lieut.R.S.Koller.R.A.F.);BilingualVictoryMedal1914 -19 (Pte. R. S. Koller. 7th Infantry.); South Africa Medal for War Service, minor edge bruise to last, good very fne (4) £60-£80
RReeggiinnaallddSSttoorreeyyKKoolllleerrwasborninBloemfontein,SouthAfrica,in1892andattestedfortheSouthAfricanInfantry,servingwiththe7thInfantry duringtheGreatWarinGermanSouthWestAfricaandontheWesternFront.HewasaMillerrecruit,draft4a,andqualifedasapilot,being commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force on 24 August 1918. He transferred to the Unemployed List on 16 June 1919. Sold with copied R.A.F. service record.
BB..BBoollttoonnwasborninCapeTownandattestedforthe12thRegiment,SouthAfricanInfantry,servingwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFront.Transferringtothe3rdRegiment,hewasseverelywoundedduringtheBattleofBernafayWood,ontheSomme,on11July1916. He was subsequently discharged on account of his wounds on 12 April 1918.
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RReeggiinnaallddEEddggaarrWWaallkkeerrwasborninDurban,SouthAfrica,on16March1889.Adistinguishedathlete,hewonthe220yardssprintatthe1907 SouthAfricanChampionships,andthefollowingyeartravelledtoEnglandtocompeteatthe1908LondonOlympics.Enteringthe‘blueriband’ eventoftheGames,themen’s100metressprint,hewonthegoldmedalinthe fnal,heldon22July1908,equallingtheOlympicrecordtimeof 10.8seconds.Attheageof19yearsand128days,heistheyoungesteverwinnerofthe100metresattheOlympics,andwasthe frstSouth African athlete to win an Olympic Gold Medal
ReturningtoSouthAfrica,WalkerattestedfortheSouthAfricanInfantry,andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe7thInfantryinitiallyin GermanSouthWestAfricain1915,beforeproceedingwiththe4thInfantrytoFrancein1917,wherehereceivedagunshotwoundtothehead. Hewasdischargedin1919,andlaterworkedasaclerkwithMessrsRopesandMarttingsinNairobi,Kenya,beforereturningtoSouthAfrica.He died in Durban on 5 November 1951, aged 62.
SoldwithanAbergavennyAmateurAthleticsAssociationCertifcaterecordingWalker’sWorldRecordrunon4August1908,andsignedby various ofcials, mounted together with a photograph of both the recipient and the watch used to record his record run.
Walker (far right) winning gold at the 1908 London Olympics
BritishWarMedal1914-20(AnnaEndersen);MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18(AnnaEndersen)togetherwithMemorial Plaque‘SheDiedForFreedomandHonour’(AnnaEndersen)theplaquecontainedinanattractivecontemporaryebonisedframe, nearly extremely fne and a very rare group to a female casualty (3)
£10,000-£14,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003.
AAnnnnaaEEnnddrreesseenn(ServedasEndersen/Enderson)wasborninNorwayin1875.ItisnotknownwhenshecametoEngland,butatsomestageshe anglicisedhersurnametoEndersen/Enderson.In1915shewasawidowandlivedwithherdaughterMissL.Endersonat50,SpenserStreet, Bootle,Lancashire. Gore'sDirectory for1914showsaMrsHannahHendersonlivingat50,SpenserStreet,Bootle,soshemustalsohaveuseda further Anglicisation of her name on occasions.
ShewasaprofessionalintheBritishMercantileMarineandhadpreviouslyservedontheCunardliner Cameronia asAnnaEnderson.Sheheldthe positionofMatronintheStewards'Departmentduringthe Lusitania's fnalvoyage.AnnaengagedforthisvoyageatLiverpoolon14April1915,at a monthly rate of pay of £5, reporting for duty at 7 a.m. on 17 April, after which the liner left Liverpool for the last time, bound for New York. HavingarrivedatNewYorkwithoutmishapon24April,the Lusitania beganherreturnjourneytoLiverpoolontheafternoonof1stMay, following a delayed start. Six days later the huge liner was torpedoed and sunk of the coast of Southern Ireland by the German submarine U-20 MatronEndersenwaskilledasaresultofthisaction.HerbodywassubsequentlyrecoveredfromtheseaandlandedatQueenstown,whereit wasgiventhereferencenumber‘71'inoneofthetemporarymortuariessetupthere-almostcertainlytheoneintheyardnexttotheCunard ofceonthewaterfrontatLynch’sQuay.Herremainswereburiedon10thMay,inTheOldChurchCemetery,Queenstown,inMassGraveC, 1stRow,UpperTier,wheresheliestoday.MatronEndersenwas40yearsold.May10thwas,infact,thedaythatmostoftheothervictims' bodieswereburiedalso.Alongprocessionofmourners,whichhadbegunoutsidetheCunardofceinthetown,wasfollowedbyacommunal funeral.
Possessionsrecoveredfromherbody,whichprobablyaidedidentifcation,weresubsequentlyhandedovertoherdaughterinLiverpoolon29 October1915.AdministrationofherestatewasgrantedtoBrigitLouiseWelburn,(wifeofWilliamGarbuttWelburn),on 24October1916.Her efects amounted to £160-14-3.
BritishWarandMercantileMarineWarMedals(GeorgeH.T.Pearse)withMemorialPlaque(GeorgeHenryTaylorPearse)inits cardenvelope,togetherwithnamedcardboxofissue,this fattened,andBoardofTraderegisteredenvelopeaddressedtohis widow, extremely fne (3) £100-£140 220044 xx
GGeeoorrggeeHHeennrryyTTaayylloorrPPeeaarrsseewasborninAvonmouth,Gloucestershirein1881,althoughonregisteringfortheMercantileMarinehegavehis birth year as 1887.
HewassubsequentlyamongthoselostwhentheCunard’sS.S. Feltria -boundfromNewYorktoAvonmouth-wastorpedoedandsunkbythe UC-48,eightmilesS.E.ofMineHead,Co.Waterford,Irelandon5May1917.TheCaptainand44ofhiscrewlosttheirlives,eitherfromthe impact of the torpedo or from exposure in the ship’s life boats.
PearsewasthehusbandofRosinaElizabethPearse(néeGrifth)of44TwinnellStreet,StapletonRoad,Bristol,whowassenthismedalsinMarch 1922. He is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L.Z.3827D.Parry.A.B.R.N.V.R.);Defence Medal,mountedcourt-stylefordisplay;togetherwithapostcardphotograph of the recipient, edge bruise to BWM, otherwise good very fne (9) £100-£140
AArrtthhuurrJJoosseepphhSSmmiitthhwasborninWestHamon25November1902andjoinedthe royalNavyasaBoySecondClassinJune1918.AdvancedChiefWriter,hewas awardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinFebruary1936,andsawfurther serviceduringtheSecondWorldWar,beingawardedtheBritishEmpireMedal (London Gazette 8 June 1944). He died on 26 May 1994.
LLeesslliieeJJaammeessGGrreeggoorryyBBaakkeerrwasborninthePunjabon5September1899andjoined theRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinMarch1916.Heservedinavarietyofships andshorebasedestablishmentsduringtheGreatWar,includinginH.M.S. Cyclops duringtheRussianIntervention,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct MedalinNovember1932.AppointedBoatswaininJanuary1933,hewasadvanced Commissioned Boatswain in April 1942.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L.10055B.W.CranshawO.S.3.R.N.); Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rd issue,coinagehead(L.10055B.W.Cranshaw.P.O.Stwd.H.M.S.Victory.) mounted as worn, very fne
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.63649W.H.Newson.Ord.R.N.) very fne (8) £100-£140
BBeennjjaammiinnWWiilllliiaammCCrraannsshhaawwwasborninEastHamon7June1898andjoinedthe RoyalNavyasanOfcers’StewardThirdClassinFebruary1917.AdvancedPetty OfcerStewardinJuly1921,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct MedalinFebruary1932,andwassoonafterpromotedChiefPettyOfcerSteward. PresentedwithaCoronationMedalin1937whilstservinginH.M.S. Barham,hewas shore pensioned in February 1939, and died in Portsmouth in 1976.
LLeeoonnaarrddCCllaauuddeeMMccPPhheerrssoonnwasborninWalthamstow,Essex,on30January1886and joinedtheRoyalNavyasanOrdinarySeamaninNovember1916.Heservedduringthe GreatWarinthebattleshipH.M.S. Victorious,andwasshoredemobilisedinFebruary 1919. He died in Waltham Forest, London, in September 1972.
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyNNeewwssoonnwasborninSouth felds,London,on2September1897and joinedtheRoyalNavyasanOrdinarySeamaninDecember1916.Heservedduringthe GreatWarinthebattleshipH.M.S. Ajax,andwasshoredemobilisedinFebruary1919. He died in Wandsworth, London, on 13 May 1974.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(163602H.T.Curtis.P.O.1R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(163602H.T.Curtis.P.O.1Cl.H. M.S. Dido.) traces of adhesive to edge of both, minor edge nicks, very fne (5)
£100-£140
RReeggiinnaallddTThhoommaassTTuu ff nnwasborninGillingham,Dorset,on10June1899andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinJune1915,being appointedaBuglerthefollowingyear.HeservedduringtheGreatWarintheBattleshipH.M.S. RoyalSovereign,andqualifedasaSeaman Torpedoman in August 1918. Subsequently transferring to the Submarine Service, he qualifed as a Leading Torpedo Operator in June 1928.
HHaarrrryyTTiillffoorrddCCuurrttiisswasborninWestminsteron11March1876andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinOctober1891.Advanced PettyOfcerFirstClassinMarch1902,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinApril1909whilstservinginH.M.S. Dido DischargedinDecember1912,hewasrecalledforWarService,andsservedduringtheGreatWarinhomewaters(entitledtoaBritishWar Medal only). He died in Chatham, Kent, on 24 August 1931.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.92634H.M.Wright.Boy.1.R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;DefenceandWar Medals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(J.92634H.M.Wright.P.O.H.M.S.Defance.)mountedas worn, edge bruising and heavy contact marks to the GVR awards, these good fne; the Second War awards better
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.94040R.E.Smith.Boy.1.R.N.);DefenceMedal,thelastwithOHMStransmissionenvelope, addressedto‘Mr.R.E.Smith,8MountStreet,King’sLynn,Norfolk’,mountedforwear;togetherwithaR.A.O.B.KentLodge Jewel,silverandenamel,thereverseengraved‘PresentedtoBro.R.E.Smith’,withtop‘Primo’bar,incaseofissue, edgebruising and heavy contact marks to the Great War pair, these fne; the Defence Medal extremely fne (12) £80-£100
HHeennrryyMMaarrsshhaallllWWrriigghhttwasborninNorthumberlandon23July1902andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson22August1918. Advanced Petty Ofcer, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 8 August 1935. RReeggiinnaallddEErrnneessttSSmmiitthhwasborninWisbech,Cambridgeshire,on18April1902andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson11 December 1918. He was advanced Able Seaman on 17 March 1921.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L.Z.341G.S.Watson.1.Wr.R.N.V.R.);RoyalNavyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.(L.Z.341 G. S. Watson 1st Wtr. R.N.V.R. Royal Naval Division.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fne3000 £400-£500 220099 xx
Provenance: Douglas-Morris collection.
M.S.M. London Gazette 12 December 1919.
GGuuyySSttaannlleeyyWWaattssoonnwasbornon22September1888andenteredtheR.N.V.R.inSeptember1914.AdvancedtoWriter1stClassinMay1915, heservedonthestaf attheR.N.D.’sBlandfordCampinDorset,priortobeingtransferredtothestaf ofthe2ndAnsonBattalioninMay1916 and thence the 3rd Reserve Battalion in August 1916. EmbarkedforFranceinSeptember1917,WatsonjoinedtheH.Q.staf of188thBrigade,andheremainedlikewiseemployeduntilbeinginvalided homeinApril1918.HissubsequentawardoftheNavalM.S.M.wasoneofaround40suchawardstotheR.N.V.R.,whichdistinctionhereceived at an investiture in March 1920, several months after his demobilisation.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(K.19300.M.Williamson.Act.L.Sto.R.N.);RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (K.19300 (Ch. B.19117) M. Williamson. L. Sto. R.F.R.) heavy edge bruising and contact marks, good fne
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.36063C.L.Mylam.A.B.R.N.);DefenceMedal;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinage head (36063 C. L. Mylam P.O. H.M.S. Vernon) heavy contact marks, traces of adhesive to edges, fne (7) £100-£140
MMiicchhaaeellWWiilllliiaammssoonnservedwiththeRoyalNavyduringtheGreatWar,andwasMentionedinDespatches‘inrecognitionofservicesrendered withtheEasternMediterraneanSquadronbetweenthetimeofthelandingintheGallipoliPeninsulainApril1915,andstheevacuationin December 1915 - January 1916’ (London Gazette 15 May 1916).
CChhaarrlleessLLeeoonnaarrddMMyyllaammwasborninPaddington,London,on11April1898andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinMarch1915.He servedinthebattleshipH.M.S. Malaya fromJanuary1916,andwaspresentinherattheBattleofJutland,31May1916.AdvancedPettyOfcerin July1925,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon11May1931,andwasadvancedChiefPettyOfcerinAugust1935.He served during the Second World War as a Recruiting Ofcer at H.M.S. President
AArrtthhuurrWWiilllliiaammGGeeoorrggeeMMaazzoonnoowwiicczzwasborninBethnalGreen,London,on26December1891andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaProbationary SickBerthAttendantinMay1913.HeservedduringtheGreatWarprimarilyatR.N.HospitalHaslar,anddiedofpneumoniaon22October 1917. He is buried in Haslar Cemetery.
JJaammeessVViiccttoorrNNeewwmmaannwasborninBanbury,Oxfordshire,on6March1900andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinFebruary1918. HesawbriefservingduringtheGreatWarinthebattleshipH.M.S. Resolution intheMediterraneanandBlackSea,andremainingintheRoyal NavysawsubsequentserviceduringtheSecondWorldWarinH.M.S. Hawkins.HewasshoreinvalidedinApril1944,anddiedinBanburyin September 1988.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals, namingerasedonboth;1939-45Star;War Medal1939-45;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamed asissued, thisacopy;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead (K.33025E.S.AylesSto.1.H.M.Y.Victoria&Albert)mountedfordisplay, generally very fne (9) £100-£140
WWiilllliiaammAAddaammsswasborninBy feet,Surrey,on18October1879andjoinedtheRoyal NavyasaBoySecondClasson3October1895.AdvancedAbleSeamanon9October 1902,hewasdischarge,dtimeexpired,on17October1909.Re-enlistingforWar serviceon20March1917,heservedinH.M.S. Calypso from9June1917untilthe cessation of hostilities, and was shore demobilised on 28 March 1919.
Sold with a large portrait photograph of the recipient; and copied research.
Seven: SSttookkeerr FFiirrsstt CCllaassss GG.. GGoollddrriinngg,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S.S.7955G.Goldring.Ord.R.N.);1939-45 Star;AtlanticStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalFleetReserveL.S. &G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue(SS.124941(Po.B.14754)G.Goldring.Sto.1.R.F.R.) theGreatWarpairmountedasworn;theotherawardsloose, lightcontact marks to the Great War pair, nearly very fne and better (7) £100-£140
GGeeoorrggeeGGoollddrriinnggwasborninWestWorthing,Sussex,on25October1899andjoined theRoyalNavyasanOrdinarySeamanon29October1917.Heservedduringthe GreatWarinH.M.S. Cormorant from9May1918untilthecessationofhostilities,and theninH.M.S. Vindictive duringtheRussianIntervention,andwasratedStokerFirst Classon8May1919.HetransferredtotheRoyalFleetReserveon15June1923,and wasawardedhisRoyalFleetReserveLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon4 January1934.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar,andwasshore released on 12 September 1945. He died in Worthing on 2 November 1970.
Soldwithaquantityoforiginaldocumentation,includingtherecipient’soriginal parchmentCertifcateofService;varioustelegramssentbytherecipient;variousgroup photographs and postcard photographs; and other documentation.
British War and Victory Medals (5143 Pte. C. G. Hill. Gds. M.G.R.) good very fne (2)
£100-£140
CCyyrriillGGooddffrreeyyHHiillllwasborninDulwich,London,andattestedfortheRoyalHorseGuardson8September1916,beingmobilisedon21April 1917.TransferringtotheGuardsMachineGunRegiment,heservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom17May1918, and was discharged on 29 March 1919.
Five: SSuuppeerriinntteennddeenntt WW.. AA.. HHaamm,, MMoouunntteedd BBrraanncchh,, MMeettrrooppoolliittaann PPoolliiccee,, llaattee PPrriivvaattee,, BBeerrkksshhiirree YYeeoommaannrryy BritishWarandVictoryMedals(15200Pte.W.A.Hamm[sic].Berks.Yeo.);DefenceMedal;Coronation1953,unnamedas issued; Police L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (Ch. Inspr. William A. Ham) mounted as originally worn, very fne (5) £200-£240
WWiilllliiaammAArrtthhuurrHHaammwasborninMortimer,BerkshireinFebruary1899.HeinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeBerkshireYeomanry, andtransferredtothe1/1stDorsetYeomanryinAugust1918.HamwasdisembodiedinMarch1919,andjoinedtheMetropolitanPolicein December1925.HeadvancedtoSergeantintheMountedBranchinJanuary1936,andpromotedtoInspectorinDecemberthefollowingyear. HamwasservingasaSuperintendentin1952,andaccordingtofamilytraditionhetaughtQueenElizabethIIhowtorideside-saddle.Thereis nothing to substantiate this at present, but a picture of him was published in the Daily Mirror 6 May 1952, with the caption: ‘OneofLondon’smostpopularspectacleswasagainseentodaywhentheguardmountingparadeforBuckinghamPalaceandSt.James’swasheld onHorseGuardsParade.SuperintendentHamoftheMountedPolice,isseenriding“Winston”,thehorsetheQueenwillprobablyrideatthe TroopingtheColourceremony,leadingtheparadeastheGuardsmarchof HorseGuardsParade.’(Apoorqualityphotocopyofthisimageis included with the lot).
In later life Superintendent Ham resided at Walnut Cottage, Station Road, Hockwold, Norfolk, and died in North Walsham, Norfolk in May 1995. Sold with copied research.
British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. W. Y. Sandeman.) nearly extremely fne (2)
O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 1 January 1951: William Young Sandeman, Esq., M.C., M.I.C.E., Civil Engineer, Railway Executive, Scottish Region. M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1918.
WWiilllliiaammYYoouunnggSSaannddeemmaannwasbornon3February1890andwaseducatedatDanielStewart’sCollege,Edinburgh,andEdinburghUniversity. EmployedbytheAssistantEngineer’sDepartment,NorthBritishRailway,Edinburgh,from1912,heembarkeduponacivilengineeringcareeron therailways,andpriortotheGreatWarwasinvolvedinthealterationsandextensionstoDunbarstation.CommissionedtemporarySecond LieutenantintheRoyalEngineerson16December1915,andservedwiththeFieldCompanyduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront;was advanced Lieutenant; and was awarded the Military Cross.
Followingthecessationofhostilities,Sandemanresumedhisrailwaycareer,andwasultimatelyappointedChiefEngineeroftheScottishArea, LondonandNorthEastRailway,andalsoEngineertotheForthBridgeRailwayCompany.Followingthenationalisationoftherailwayshewas appointedChiefEngineer,ScottishRegiment.AppointedanOfceroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1951NewYear’sHonours’List,he retired that same year, and died on 10 April 1962.
Sold with a copy of the recipient’s Institute of Civil Engineers Obituary, which gives further details of his railway career.
British War and Victory Medals (1562 Pte. I. E. G. Biddle. Gds. M.G.R.) nearly extremely fne (2)
£180-£220
IIvvoorrEEwwaarrttGGeeiirrggeeBBiiddddlleewasbornonAlverstoke,Hampshire,andattestedfortheGrenadierGuardsatGosport,Hampshire.Transferringtothe GuardsMachineGunRegiment,heservedwiththe4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionon1June 1918. He is buried in Bienvillers Military Cemetery, France.
British War and Victory Medals (22603 Pte. J. W. James. G. Gds.) extremely fne (2)
JJoosseepphhWWiilllliiaammJJaammeesswasborninChaddesden,Derby,andattestedfortheGrenadierGuardsatIlkeston,Derbyshire.Heservedwiththem duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,beforetransferringtothe4thCompany,MachineGunGuards,andthentothe4thBattalion, Guards Machine Gun Regiment, and was killed in action on 27 September 1918. He is buried in Hermies Hill British Cemetery, France.
British War and Victory Medals (Po.19790 Pte. G. W. Chute. R.M.L.I.) nearly extremely fne (4)
£200-£240
FFrraanncciissAAqquuiillaaCChhuutteewasborninKennington,London,andattestedtherefortheColdstreamGuards.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFront,beforetransferringtothe4thCompany,MachineGunGuards,andthentothe4thBattalion,GuardsMachineGun Regiment, and died of wounds on 27 September 1918. He is buried in Grevillers British Cemetery, France.
British War and Victory Medals (7893 Pte. C. Dunk. Gds. M.G.R.) edge bruising, nearly very fne (2)
£100-£140
£100-£140
222266
AAssccaarrcceeGGrreeaattWWaarrRRoommaanniiaannMMeeddaallffoorrBBrraavveerryyaannddLLooyyaallttyy33rrddCCllaassssggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeGG..WW..BBuuttlleerr,,EEaasstt KKeenntt RReeggiimmeenntt,, oonnee ooff oonnllyy tthhrreeee mmeenn ffrroomm hhiiss RReeggiimmeenntt ssoo hhoonnoouurreedd BritishWarandVictoryMedals(22401Pte.G.W.Butler.E.KentR.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RRoommaanniiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm, MedalforBraveryandLoyalty,3rdClass,withcrossedswords,bronze, theGreatWarawardsheavilypolishedandworn, therefore fair; the Second War awards nearly extremely fne (5) £240-£280
Only three Romanian Medals for Bravery and Loyalty (all third class awards) were awarded to the East Kent Regiment for the Great War. Romanian Medal for Bravery and Loyalty, 3rd Class London Gazette 20 September 1919: ‘For distinguished service rendered during the course of the campaign.’ GGeeoorrggeeWWiilllliiaammBBuuttlleerrwasborninNorth feet,Kent,on1July1898andattestedfortheEastKentRegimentin1916.Heservedwithboththe 7thand6thBattalionsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwasawardedtheRomanianMedalforBraveryandLoyalty.Hesaw further service during the Second World War, and died in Gravesend in April 1975.
British War and Victory Medals (50263 Pte. W. Price. Suf. R.); Memorial Plaque (Walter Price) very fne (3)
£80-£100
WWaalltteerrPPrriicceefromKidderminster,Worcestershire,attestedintotheSu folkRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar.Heservedonthe WesternFrontwiththe8thBattalionanddiedofwoundson20February1917.HeisburiedinDernancourtCommunalCemeteryExtension, France.
Pair: SSeeccoonndd LLiieeuutteennaanntt SS.. WW.. AAnnggeellll,, SSoouutthh WWaalleess BBoorrddeerreerrss aanndd MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn CCoorrppss British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. S. W. Angell.) extremely fne 1914-15Star((22992233SSpprr..TTNNaatthhaanniieell..RR..EE..));togetherwitha renamed VictoryMedal1914-19((PPttee..PP..CC..HHaarrrraadd..NNoo..110066996644.. HHaannttss.. RReeggtt..)) nearly very fne (4)
£60-£80
SSttaannlleeyyWWiilllliiaammAAnnggeellllwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheSouthWalesBordererson1March1917,andservedwiththemduringthe Great War on the Western Front from 14 May 1917, subsequently transferring to the Machine Gun Corps. TT..NNaatthhaanniieellservedwiththe2/1stLowlandFieldCompany,RoyalEngineers(TerritorialForce)duringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreof warfrom24June1915,andwasaskilledinactionon12July1915.HehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheHellesMemorial, Turkey.
Family Group:
Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. EE.. HHeeaatthh,, WWoorrcceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaattee RRooyyaall NNaavvyy British War and Victory Medals (67484 Pte. W. E. Heath. Worc. R.) good very fne Territorial Force Efciency Medal, E.VII.R. ((9977 CCppll.. JJ.. TT.. HHeeaatthh.. 88//WWoorrcc:: RReeggtt..)) very fne (3)
£80-£100
WWiilllliiaammEEddggaarrHHeeaatthhwasborninDroitwichWorcestershire,on20June1898andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson16April 1915,servinginH.M.S. Impregnable.He‘ran’fromH.M.S. Astraea atDurban,Natal,on9October1917,beforereturningtothatshipon3 January 1918, he was shore discharged, ‘Services No Longer Required’ on 17 July 1918, and subsequently joined the Worcestershire Regiment. Sold with the recipient’s Naval Record of Service and Medal Index Card that confrms that his 1914-15 Star was forfeited on desertion.
WWiilllliiaamm FFrraannkk JJoonneess was awarded his Territorial E fciency Medal per Army Order 51 of February 1922. Sold with the recipient’s two metallic identity discs.
British War and Victory Medals (55253 Pte. R. Porter. N. Cyc. Bn.) light contact marks, very fne (4)
RRiicchhaarrddCCoorroonnaannattestedinitiallyforthe3rdBattalion,NorthumberlandFusiliers,on10December1915,andwaspostedtotheArmyReserve thefollowingday.Mobilisedon12January1917,hewaspostedtothe3rdBattalion,WestRidingRegiment,beforetransferringtothe1/1st NorthernCyclistBattalion.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontin1918,andwaswoundedon29September1918. Hewasdischargedduetowoundson16December1918,havingsuferedafractureoftheradiusofhisrightforearm,andwasawardedaSilver War Badge, no. B137752.
RRoollaannddPPoorrtteerrwasborninGateshead,CountyDurham,in1890andattestedtherefortheTrainingReserveBattalioninDecember1915.He served with both the 1/1st Northern Cyclist Battalion and the 2/6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front. Sold with copied research.
BritishWarMedal1914-20(L.10096R.J.Arnold.O.S.3R.N.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;Royal NavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(L.10096R.J.Arnold,P.O.Stwd.H.M.S.Pangbourne.) lightcontactmarksto LS&GC, good very fne (6) £80-£100
Four: OOrrddiinnaarryy SSeeaammaann JJ.. HHiiggggiinnss,, MMeerrccaannttiillee FFlleeeett AAuuxxiilliiaarryy,, llaatteerr FFlliigghhtt SSeerrggeeaanntt,, RRooyyaall CCaannaaddiiaann AAiirr FFoorrccee BritishWarMedal1914-20(J.Higgins.Ord.M.F.A.);CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissuein silver;CanadianForcesDecoration,G.VI.R.(F/SJ.Higgins)mountedfordisplaytogetherwiththeribandsforthe1914-15Starand the Victory Medal, the BWM polished and worn, this fne; the GVIR awards good very fne Victory Medal 1914-19 ((114411339922 RR.. WW.. FFeerrnnaannddeezz.. CChh.. SSttoo.. RR..NN..)) lacquered, good very fne (5) £70-£90
JJoohhnnHHiiggggiinnssservedintheMercantileFleetAuxiliaryduringtheGreatWar,andthenforsixyearsintheinter-WaryearswiththeBlackWatch. Emigrating to Canada, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force fro m 7 February 1940 to 14 March 1952. RRiicchhaarrddWWiilllliiaammFFeerrnnaannddeezzwasborninLandport,Hampshire,on5April1869andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaDomesticThirdClassinApril 1887.HeservedinH.M.S. Terrible asaLeadingStokerduringboththeBoerWarandBoxerRebellion(entitledtoanoclaspQueen’sSouth AfricaMedalandanoclaspChinaMedal),andwasadvancedChiefStokerinApril1905.TransferringtotheRoyalFleetReserveinMay1910,he wasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalthatsameyear,beforebeingsecondedtotheRoyalCanadianNavyforthreeyearsinJuly 1910.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWar,andwasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 5October1918).DischargedinJune 1919, he died in Portsmouth in 1928.
Sold with copied research.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(62164Gnr.G.A.Stanley.R.A.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (62164 Gnr. G. A. Stanley. R.A.) mounted court-style for wear, polished and worn, good fne (2) £70-£90
GGeeoorrggeeAAllffrreeddSSttaannlleeyywasborninMileEnd,London,andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryatStratford,Essex,on1September1910.He served with ‘M’ Battery, Royal Horse Artillery in India from 1913 to 1919, and was discharged on 31 August 1922.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts and medal index card which confrms that the recipient was not entitled to a Victory Medal.
Pair: SSeerrggeeaanntt HH.. HHeeddggeess,, GGoovveerrnnoorr GGeenneerraall’’ss FFoooott GGuuaarrddss,, llaattee EEaasstteerrnn OOnnttaarriioo RReeggiimmeenntt BritishWarMedal1914-20(3321340Pte.H.Hedges.E.O.R.);EfciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Canada(Sgt.H.Hedges.G.G.F. G.) nearly very fne and better (2) £100-£140
Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2009.
HHeennrryyHHeeddggeessenlistedinOttawaon30April1918andservedwiththe2ndDepotBattalionEasternOntarioRegimentandthe6thReserve BattalionduringtheGreatWarinCanadaandGreatBritainuntildischargedon3July1919(notentitledtoaVictoryMedal).Hecontinuedto serveaftertheGreatWar,andasaSergeantintheGovernorGeneral’sFootGuardshewasawardedtheEfciencyMedal(Canada),this published in the Canada Gazette of 30 October 1943.
Sold with copied research.
Three: CChhiieeff PPeettttyy OO ff cceerr WW.. BBrroowwnn,, RRooyyaall AAuussttrraalliiaann NNaavvyy BritishWarMedal1914-20(WilliamBrown.P.O.R.A.N.);VictoryMedal1914-19 namingerased;RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (C.P.O. W. Brown) engraved naming very fne and better Five: PPeettttyy OO ff cceerr HH.. HH.. CCaatthhrroo,, RRooyyaall AAuussttrraalliiaann NNaavvaall RReesseerrvvee 1939-45Star;PacifcStar,1clasp,Burma;WarMedal1939-45(P.A.548.H.H.Cathro.);AustraliaServiceMedal(P.A.548.H.H. Cathro.); Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (P.A.548. Petty Ofcer H. H. Cathro. R.A.N.R.) good very fne (8) £70-£90
Pair: SSiicckk BBeerrtthh SStteewwaarrdd AA.. HHaayyeess,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy VictoryMedal1914-19(350299A.Hayes.S.B.S.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(350299ArthurHayes,S.B.Stews.H.M.S. Egmont.) heavy contact marks, worn, therefore fne Pair: AAbbllee SSeeaammaann AA.. TT.. CChhrriissttoopphheerr,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy VictoryMedal1914-19(J.38473A.T.Christopher.A.B.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(J.38473A. T. Christopher. A.B. H.M.S. Iron Duke.) minor edge bruising, nearly very fne (4) £70-£90
AArrtthhuurrHHaayyeesswasborninHorndean,Hampshire,on24January1873andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaProbationarySickBerthAttendantin January1895.AdvancedSickBerthStewardinJanuary1899,heservedattheR.N.HospitalatMalta(H.M.S. Egmont)fromMay1908,andwas awardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalwhilstservingthere.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWar,andwasdemobilisedin June 1921.
AAllffrreeddTToollffrreeeeCChhrriissttoopphheerrwasborninPortsmouthon16November1899andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinMay1915.He servedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwasservinginH.M.S. Ulysses whenshewassunkinthe FirthofClydeinOctober1918.RemainingintheservicehewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinNovember1932.Hesaw further service during the Second World War, and was shore released in September 1945.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1921-24(2306738Cpl.B.J.T.Harrison.R.Signals.);1939-45Star;PacifcStar; WarMedal1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(2306738C.Q.M.Sjt.B.J.T.Harrison.R.Signals.) mounted court-style for display, the frst and last both cleaned and lacquered, good very fne and better (5) £240-£280
BBeerrttrraammJJaammeessTThhoommaassHHaarrrriissoonnwasbornatValetta,Malta,on11November1900,thesonofanArmysoldier,andoriginallyattestedforthe RoyalEngineersasaboysolideron12June1916,beforetransferringtotheRoyalSignalsonitsinceptionon5August1920.Heservedwiththem inIndiafrom31December1921to8April1929,seeingactiveserviceduringtheoperationsinWaziristan,andwasadvancedCompany QuartermasterSergeanton1April1934.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarhewaspostedtothe2ndEastAnglianDivisional Signals,andwascommissionedLieutenant(Quartermaster)on8December1940.ProceedingtoMalayatoservicewiththe3rdIndianCorps Signals,hewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarattheFallofSingaporeon15February1942.HewasheldatvariousJapanesePrisonerof Warcamps,includingChangi,WangLan,ThaKilem,WangPho,220Kilo,and249Kilo,andwasrepatriatedinlate1945.RemainingintheRegular Forces,waspromotedCaptain(Quartermaster)on22January1946,andMajor(Quartermaster)on28December1948.HediedinNewcastleupon-Tyne on 13 September 1973.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31(2317697P.J.McLoughlin.R.Signals.);1939-45Star;France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fne (5) £70-£90
PPhhiilliippJJoohhnnMMccLLoouugghhlliinnwasborninAshton-undrr-Lyne,Lancashire,inNovember1906andservedinIndiain1930asaSignalmanwith‘B’Corps Signals,attachedtotheKhajuriForce,operatingontheNorth-WestFrontier.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar,was advanced Sergeant, and was discharged on 9 September 1945. He died in Skipton, Yorkshire, on 24 November 1950.
Sold with copied medal roll extract and Second War awards application form, confrming the recipient’s entitlement.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1935(2321875Sgln.J.V.Done.R.Signals.);IndiaGeneralService 1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(2321875Sgln.J.V.Done.R.Signals.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar; WarMedal1939-45,mountedasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’sminiature-widthribandbar, cleaned,lightpittingandcontact marks, good very fne (6) £160-£200
JJoohhnnVViiccttoorrDDoonneewasborninMoseley,Warwickshire,on16June1911andhavingbeenapprenticedtoanengineering frmattestedforthe RoyalSignals.HeservedwiththeminIndia,attachedtotheWaziristanDistrictSignals,beforebeingsecondedtoassistintheformationofthe IndianNavy.HesawfurtherservicewiththeRoyalNavyduringtheSecondWorldWar,ultimately fnishingwiththerankofLieutenantCommander, before being employed by the Admiralty. He later joined the Civil Service, and died in Blackpool on 9 February 1994.
Sold with copied research, including the recipient’s obituary taken from the Fleetwood Weekly News, 17 February 1994.
Six: CChhiieeff SSttookkeerr AA.. TTuuggnnuutttt,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-1939(K.59214A.Tugnutt.S.P.O.R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1 clasp,FranceandGermany;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(K.59214 A. Tugnutt. S.P.O. H.M.S. Delight.) the frst and last lacquered, nearly extremely fne (6)
£80-£100
AAllffrreeddTTuuggnnuuttttwasborninBrightonon16August1899andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClassinOctober1920.AdvancedStoker PettyOfcerinApril1933,heservedinH.M.S. Delight fromDecember1934,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal.He sawfurtherserviceinH.M.S. Weston inpre-WarPalestine,andtheninherduringtheSecondWorldWar,andwasaboardherwhenshesank U -13 in the North Sea in May 1940. He was shore released in November 1945, and died in Brighton in March 1999, aged 99.
NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-1939(P/JX.146516W.Mc.Dermaid.A.B.R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar; AfricaStar;BurmaStar,1clasp,Pacifc;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue(JX.146516 W. McDermaid. P.O. H.M.S. Peacock.) mounted court-style for wear, lacquered, very fne (8) £120-£160 224477
M.I.D. London Gazette 22 September 1942
WWiilllliiaammMMccDDeerrmmaaiiddwasMentionedinDespatchesforhisservicesasCaptainof‘B’TurretinH.M.S. Marne onOperation Harpoon –convoy protectionagainsttwocruisersanddestroyers. Marne wasbadlydamagedon12November1942whenhersternwasblownof byatorpedo fred from U-515. McDermaid was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 21 March 1952.
Note: Another Naval General Service Medal, correctly named to this recipient, is known to exist and was sold in these rooms in December 2020.
Six: CCaappttaaiinnLL..HH..HHoobbbbss,,RRooyyaallAArrmmyySSeerrvviicceeCCoorrppss,,wwhhoowwaassMMeennttiioonneeddiinnDDeessppaattcchheessffoorrhhiisssseerrvviicceessiinnpprree--WWaarr PPaalleessttiinnee,,aannddwwaassssuubbsseeqquueennttllyyccaappttuurreeddaannddttaakkeennPPrriissoonneerrooffWWaarraatttthheeFFaallllooffSSiinnggaappoorreeoonn1155FFeebbrruuaarryy11994422wwhhiillsstt sseerrvviinngg aatt tthhee HHeeaaddqquuaarrtteerrss ooff tthhee SSiinnggaappoorree FFoorrttrreessss GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine,withM.I.D.oakleaf(S52166Cpl.L.H.Hobbs.R.A.S.C.);1939-45Star;PacifcStar; DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(S/52166W.O.Cl.1L.H.Hobbs.R.A.S.C.) last with named card box of issue, extremely fne (6) £300-£400
M.I.D. London Gazette 23 July 1937:
‘In recognition of distinguished services rendered in connection with the operations in Palestine during the period April to October 1936.’ LLlleewweellllyynnHHeennrryyHHoobbbbsswasborninActonon5January1908andattestedfortheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsatWarleyon5March1926.He servedattachedtotheHeadquartersofthe15thInfantryBrigadeasActingSquadronQuarterMasterSergeantinPalestinein1936,forwhich serviceshewasMentionedinDespatches.SubsequentlypostedtotheHeadquartersoftheSingaporeFortress,hewascapturedandtaken PrisonerofWarfollowingtheFallofSingaporeon15February1942.AppointedWarrantOfcerClassI(WarSubstantiveStaf SergeantMajor) thedayafterhiscapture,hewasinitiallyheldatChangifrom17February1942to15May1943,beforebeingheldatthreeJapanesePrisonerof WarCamps:Yakumo(HakodateNo.1DetachedCamp)from10July1943to25October1943;MuroranBranchCampfrom25October1943 to5June1945,wheretheprisonerswereusedbytheNipponSteelCompany;andAshibetsuBranchCampfrom5June1945to11September 1945,wheretheprisonerswereusedbytheMitsuiMiningCompany.Repatriatedfollowinghecessationofhostilities,hewasawardedhisLong ServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder27in1947.CommissionedLieutenant,hewasadvancedCaptainon18August1949,anddied in Hounslow on 9 July 1970.
RReeggiinnaallddCCllaarreeHHaassttiinnggssDD''OOyyllyywasborninChristchurch,Hampshireon2October1918,thesonofVice-AdmiralWarrenHastingsD'Oylyand adescendantofthe11thBaronetHastingsofShottisham,Norfolk.HejoinedtheRoyalNavalEngineeringCollegeatKeyhamasaMidshipman(E.) in September 1936 and was promoted to Lieutenant (E.) on passing out of the college in September 1940.
HavingthenjoinedthecruiserH.M.S. Bonaventure inthefollowingmonth,hequicklysawactioninanEgyptboundconvoyinDecember1940, whenshefacedof anattackbythe AdmiralScheer andsanktheenemyblockaderunner Baden.AllocatedtotheMaltaruninthenewyear, Bonaventure also assisted at the destruction of the Italian gunboat Circe, prior to undertaking patrols in the Aegean. On31March1941,however,shewashitbytwotorpedoesfromtheItaliansubmarine Ambra andcapsizedandsankwithinminutes,takingwith her 23 ofcers, including D’Oyly, and 116 ratings. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. For the medals awarded to his father, see Lot 127.
Just 28 Greek Medals for Outstanding Acts were awarded to the ofcers and ratings of the Royal Navy in the Second World War. GreekMedalforOutstandingActs LondonGazette 2November1948:‘PettyOfcerTelegraphistRobertHunterWells.ForliaisonservicesinH. H.M.S. Miaoulis during operations in the South Aegean and the Dodecanese.’ Forfulldetailsregardingthedestroyer Miaoulis’ protractedandbusyspellintheaboveoperations,see WarintheAegean bySmithandWalker, and “Tafrail’s” Western Mediterranean 1942-45
The latter describes a highly successful operation in which Miaoulis participated of Port Atki, Kalymnos in the Aegean in October 1943: ‘Itwas0200inbrilliantmoonlightthatthetwoships[Miaoulis and Hursley]movedsilentlyintoanarrowcovefringedbysteep,tallclifs.They sightedtwoE-Boatslyingcloseinshore.Opening freat600yardstheyweresoonhittingandthelasttheysawoftheenemycrewswaswhen theywerehurriedlyabandoningshipandscramblingashore.Church[incommandof Hursley]nextledthewayintoanothersmallbay,sonarrow thattherewashardlyroomtomanoeuvre.Itwasintenselydarkundertheshadowoftheclifs,sothe Miaoulis switchedonhersearchlightand sweptalongthefootoftheclif.ThereweretwomoreE-Boatslyingcloseinshoreandtheytoowere fredatandhit.Movingonroundthenext littlepromontorytheydiscoveredyetanotherenemyvesselinhiding.Forewarnedbythesoundofgunfreshewaswaitingandreadyandopened freassoonasthedestroyersappeared,tooaccuratelyforcomfort.The Hursley repliedhittingwithoneofher frstroundsandthensweeping theenemy’sdeckwithherclose-rangeweapons.Beforelongtheenemy’sgunswereoutofactionandshewaswellablaze.The Miaoulis fnished herof.Germanaircraftappearedandmadeseveralsharpbombingattackstowardstheendoftheengagementsbutbothdestroyersgotaway without damage.’
Accompanying research states:
‘Accordingtohisrelativeshe[Wells]wassunkfourtimes.Oneofthesewasprobablythecruiser York whichheservedon.Badlydamagedby divebombersshewasbeachedatSudaBay.Withourwithdrawalshehadtobesunktosaveherfromfallingintoenemyhands.Thiswasdoneon 29 May 1941. Other ships that he served on were the Warspite and the Dragon.’
Sold with the recipient’s original Greek award certifcate, with related forwarding letter, dated 11 July 1949, and a fle of copied research.
FFrreeddeerriicckkRRuuppeerrttMMiittcchheellmmoorreewasborninPaington,Devon,on23November1900 andjoinedtheRoyalAirForceinJune1918.TransferringtotheRoyalNavy,heserved throughouttheinter-Waryears,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct MedalinNovember1935.AdvancedChiefJoinerinJuly1937,hesawfurtherservice duringtheSecondWorldWar,andwasshorereleasedinOctober1945.Hediedin Paington on 17 March 1973.
FFrreeddeerriicckkBBaarrttoonnwasborninBolton,Lancashire,on11February1910andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson18September1925. AdvancedActingPettyOfcer,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon27March1943,andhavingtransferredtothe Electrical branch on 15 January 1947, saw further service in post-War Palestine.
The53rd(WorcesterYeomanry)AirLandingLightRegimentprovidedArtillerysupportforthe6thAirborneDivisiononD-Day,6June1944,and latertookpartintheRhineCrossingandOperation Varsity beforereturningtoU.KforashortbreakbeforeembarkingtoPalestine.Theunit became the 33rd Airborne Light Regiment Royal Artillery on 1 April 1947.
Seven: WWaarrrraanntt OOff cceerr CCllaassss II LL.. BBrraayy,, RRooyyaall SSiiggnnaallss 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1st issue,RegularArmy(2308421Cpl.L.Bray.R.Signals);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,3rdissue(2308421W.O.Cl.1L. Bray. R. Sigs.) mounted court style as worn, good very fne and better (7)
1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,allinnamedcardboxofissue, addressedto‘Mr.C.V.J.Beatwell,102,ArdleighGrnRd.,Hornchurch,Essex’;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48 (2361839 Dvr. C. V. J. Beatwell. R. Sigs.) extremely fne (6)
£80-£100
CCllii ff oorrddVViiccttoorrJJoohhnnBBeeaattwweellllattestedfortheRoyalSignalsandservedwiththemduringtheSecondWorldWarandinpost-WarPalestine.He was released Class ‘A’ on 29 May 1946, and having emigrated to Australia died in Queensland in January 2004. Sold with copied medal roll extract and Second War awards application form, confrming the recipient’s entitlement.
G. L. Glass.
225577
Four: PPrriivvaattee EE.. JJ.. WWhhiittee,, SSuu ff oollkk RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass wwoouunnddeedd iinn FFrraannccee iinn 11994400 1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(5824339Pte.E.J.White. Suf. R.) minor edge bruise to last, good very fne (4)
£70-£90
EEddwwiinnJJaammeessWWhhiitteeattestedfortheSu folkRegimentandservedasaBandsmaninthe1stBattalion,proceedingwiththemtoFrancein1939as partoftheBritishExpeditionaryForce.HewaswoundedinMay1940duringtheDunkirkEvacuation,hisunitallbeingevacuatedby31May1940. HedidnotservedoverseasfortherestoftheWar(possiblyonaccountofhiswounds),andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct Medal per Army Order 200 in 1945.
AArrtthhuurrLLaammbbeerrttwasbornon27January1902andoriginallyattestedfortheEastLancashireRegiment.SubsequentlytransferringtotheRoyal ScotsFusiliers,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1940.HeservedwiththeHeadquartersCompany,2ndBattalion, during the Second World War, and was present at the Battle of Anzio and the Allied Invasion of Germany in 1945.
Six: CCoolloouurr SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. KK.. HHyysslloopp,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(6205497. Col. Sgt. A. K. Hyslop. Mx.) mounted as worn, nearly very fne Pair: CCoorrppoorraall FF.. SShhiieellddss,, WWoommeenn’’ss AAuuxxiilliiaarryy AAiirr FFoorrccee,, wwhhoo wwaass MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,withAirCouncilenclosure,and‘tickertape’numberandmedal entitlementslips,inOHMStransmissionboxaddressedto‘Mrs.F.Shields,“Jesmond”,19GranvilleRoad,Chester’;togetherwitha small silver identity bracelet ‘Cpl. F. Shields. 447833’; and stick pin, extremely fne (8)
£100-£140
226600
M.I.D. London Gazette 14 June 1945: 447833 F. Shields, Corporal, Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt CC.. CCoolllleeyy,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss,, wwhhoo wwaass MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,withArmyCouncilenclosure,in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. C. Colley, 26 Belgrave Cres., Dresden, Longton, Stafs’, extremely fne (5) £80-£100
M.I.D. London Gazette 23 May 1946:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Mediterranean Theatre.’ CCyyrriillCCoolllleeyywasborninLongton,Sta fordshire,on10September1915andattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsatLeedson16May1940. HewaspromotedCorporalon19June1942,andSergeanton8March1943,andservedwiththeRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsduringtheSecond World War in North Africa and Italy, being Mentioned in Despatches. He died in Stoke-on-Trent in October 1988. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalM.I.D.Certifcate,thismountedinaglazedframe;therecipient’sSoldier’sServiceandPayBook;twoWarOfce lettersregardingtheM.I.D.oakleafemblem;andanamedSt.JohnAmbulanceAssociationCertifcate,togetherwithanaccompanyingFirstAid booklet.
Bronze Star London Gazette 8 November 1945. ‘W/166049 Sergeant Mollie Carnegie, Auxiliary Territorial Service’.
Theoriginalcitationstates:‘SergeantMollieCarnegie,AuxiliaryTerritorialService,BritishArmy,formeritoriousserviceinconnectionwithmilitary operationsfrom17October1944to7May1945.AsConfdentialSecretarytotheDeputyHead,SupremeHeadquarters,AlliedExpeditionary Force,Mission(Belgium),SergeantCarnegiehasrenderedoutstandingservice.Hertact,ceaselessefortsandhighdegreeofefciencyhavebeen exemplary.Intheperformanceoftheseduties,shehascontributedtothesuccessoftheSupremeCommander’sMissiontoBelgiumandthe defeat of Germany.’
Military Decoration, 2nd Class London Gazette 20 March 1947.
MMiissssMMoolllliieeCCaarrnneeggiieewasborninMedinaRoad,Islington,on19March1912,thedaughterofJamesAlexanderandBessieMaudCarnegie.Serving intheA.T.S.,shewastheConfdentialSecretarytotheDeputyHeadofSHAEFMission(Belgium)andwasawardedbothAmericanandBelgian medalsforherservices;sheisbelievedtobetheonlyfemaleN.C.O.tobeGazettedwithtwoforeigndecorationsforservicesduringtheSecond World War. A note with the lot indicates she was killed in 1955 when climbing Mont Blanc.
Soldwithabroochintheformofasword,68mm.long,inscribed,‘D.Eisenhower’,gilt,pin-backed;‘St.George’medal,silver,47mm.,hallmarksfor Birmingham1956,unnamed;prizemedal,31x25mm.,silverandgold,hallmarksforBirmingham1923,reverseinscribed,‘JuniorChampionshipof Islington1924wonby[blank]’;LondonBusinessHousesA.S.A.,26mm.,silverandenamel,reverseinscribed,‘TT.1953-4Div.3R.U.’;asmall RegimentalFob,21x17mm.,18ct.gold,hallmarksforBirmingham1913,reverseinscribed,‘1stCoL.R.F.RegimentalClubJewel1913wonbyL. Sergt.J.Carnegie’;RoyalTankCorpslapelbadge(2),silverandenamel;another,giltandenamel;RoyalLifeSavingSocietyMedal,bronze,reverse inscribed,‘F.Carnegie,July1923’(gainedwhenattendingTollingtonParkCentralSchool,London);twosilvermedallets;silverbadgecutfroma Dutchcoin;miniaturedressmedalsoftheBronzeStarandMilitaryDecoration;capbadges(2)A.T.S.andMiddlesexRegiment;clothbadges(6) and sundry ribbon; together with copied research.
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1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;WarMedal1939-45,allunnamedasissuedinnamedcardboxofissueaddressedtohis fatherK.C.Lyons,Esq.,c/oPoliceStation,BrierleyHill,Stafs,withnamedticker-tapeentitlementslip(546679A.C.1.LYON)and named Air Council enclosure slip (Aircraftman First Class E. W. Lyon), extremely fne (3) £400-£500
EErrnneessttWWiilllliiaammLLyyoonnwasborninApril1920atWalsall,Sta fordshire.OntheoutbreakofWW2,hewasalreadyserving,beingpostedtoR.A.F. baseWattishamwith110Squadron(Blenheim),however,on4September1939,hewasattachedto107Squadron(Blenheim)whowerealsoat Wattisham.The frstairstrikeofthewarwasplannedagainstGermannavaltargetsatWilhelmshavenon4September1939,whichconsistedof 15BlenheimIVsfrom107,110and139Squadrons(5each).However,theweatherwasbadwithlowcloudfrom300to17,000feet,whichthen forcedalowaltitudeattacknecessitatingthebombstobe fttedwith11-seconddelayactionstoenabletheplanestobeclearofthetargetprior to detonation. Due to the bad weather 139 Squadron failed to fnd the target but the remaining two squadrons did. Theattackwentininthelateafternoonwith110Squadronleadingtheinitialstrike.The AdmiralScheer (pocketbattleship)wasselectedasthe targetandthe frstaircraftscoredtwobombhitsonher(whichfailedtopenetrateordetonate)andthesecondaircraftscoredtwonearmisses allbeforetheGermanscouldreact.Theremainingsevenplanes fewintoastormofAA frefromthe AdmiralScheer,Hipper (heavycruiser), Emden (lightcruiser)andshorebatteries.Fourof107sBlenheimsandoneof110swereshotdownoverthetarget.However,sourcesvaryinthat eithertheBlenheimfrom110Squadron fownbyFlyingOfcerH.L.EmdenortheBlenheim fownby107SquadronP.O.H.B.Lightoller(E.W. Lyon,wirelessoperator)crashedintothetrainingship Emden killing11andwoundingseveralmoreofthecrew.Thesolesurvivorof107 SquadronreturnedtoEnglandwithitsbombloadintactasitfailedto fndthetarget.TheGermansgavethefallenfullmilitaryhonourswhenthey were buried.
ErnestW.LyonisburiedintheSageWarCemetery,Oldenberg,Germany.ThefullrecordsareheldatKewunderAIR81/1,including the German reports.
Sold with copies of newspaper articles, casualty list and various research notes.
Six: FFllyyiinngg OO ff cceerr AA.. TT.. WWiillkkiinnssoonn,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee VVoolluunntteeeerr RReesseerrvvee 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AirEfciencyAward,G.VI.R.,1stissue(Fg.Of.A.T. Wilkinson. R.A.F.V.R.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne (6) £80-£100
A.E. London Gazette 10 August 1950. Ahand-writtennotewiththislotstates:‘Accordingtothefamily,therecipientwasshotdownoverNorthAfricaandwalkedbackoverthe desert.’
WWiilllliiaammBBuucckkeellwasborninClapham,London,on29May1924,andwascommissionedPilotO fcerintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveon 16August1943.Postedto44(Rhodesia)Squadron,basedatR.A.F.DunholmeLodge,Lincolnshire,inSeptember1943,he few12operational sortiesasaLancasterpilotwithhiscrewoverthenextcoupleofmonths,beforeembarkingonhis13thmission,araidonthe‘BigCity’,Berlin,on thenightof23-24Novemebr1943.Takingof at17:16inLancasterLM373,theyfailedtoreturn,andwerepostedamissingthefollowingday. Believedtohavebeenshotdown,hisremains,alongwiththerestofhiscrew,werelateridentifed,andallareburiedinBerlinWarCemetery.His medals were sent to his father, Horace Roland Buckel.
Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
Seven: AAbbllee SSeeaammaann LL.. HH.. GGuussccootttt,, RRooyyaall AAuussttrraalliiaann NNaavvaall RReesseerrvvee 1939-45Star;PacifcStar;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45(PA.913L.H.Guscott.);AustraliaServiceMedal(PA.913L.H. Guscott.);DefenceMedal(PA.913L.H.Guscott.);RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(PA813[sic]A.B.L.H. Guscott. RANR.) mounted as worn in this order, polished and worn, nearly very fne
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Four: SSiiggnnaallmmaann FF.. MM.. JJ.. MMaarrttiinneellllii,, 66tthh AAuussttrraalliiaann DDiivviissiioonnaall SSiiggnnaallss 1939-45Star;PacifcStar;WarMedal1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,allofciallyimpressed‘NX105693F.M.J.Martinelli’, mounted court-style for display, extremely fne Papua New Guinea Independence Medal 1975, unnamed as issued, extremely fne (5)
£70-£90
FFrraannkkMMaauurriicceeJJoosseepphhMMaarrttiinneelllliiwasborninIsera,Italy,on5June1922,andhavingemigratedtoAustraliain1927,andbeennaturalisedin1937, heattestedforthe1stAustralianDivisionSignalson5November1941.Transferringtothe6thAustralianDivisionSignalson3October1942,he wasreassignedasaWirelessOperator.AfterabriefspellwiththeAustralianChemicalWarfareresearchandexperimentalsection,hereturned tohisunitanddepartedfromCairnsforNewGuineaon7November1944,wherehesawactiveserviceagainsttheJapanese.Dischargedon16 April 1946, he died in New South Wales on 22 May 2006.
WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnRRiicchhaarrddsswascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalWelshFusilierson5December1942,andwaspromotedLieutenanton 30November1946,andCaptainon3September1949.HetransferredtotheRoyalArmyOrdnanceCorpson1April1951,andwaspromoted Major on 23 September 1956. He relinquished his commission on 1 April 1961.
Korea1950-53,1stissue(22144108Pte.A.D.Maile.Mx.)withnamedArmyCouncilenclosure,innamedcardboxofissue;U.N. Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued,incardboxofissue,withouterOHMStransmissionenvelopeaddressedto‘Mrs.H.Maile,29 Birshurst Rise, South Croydon, Surrey’, extremely fne (2)
£700-£900
AA..DD..MMaaiilleeservedwiththeMiddlesexRegimentinKorea,andwaspostedmissing,believedkilledinaction,on3March1951.Hehasnoknown grave and is commemorated on the U.N. Wall of Remembrance, Pusan, Korea.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,NearEast(23301856Gnr.B.D.Burrows.R.A.);GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Radfan, SouthArabia(23301856L/Bdr.B.D.Burrows.R.H.A.)mountedcourt-styleforwear, nearlyextremely fneandarare combination to unit (2)
£300-£400
Only2BatteriesoftheRoyalHorseArtilleryservedintheRadfancampaignof1964:JBattery,3R.H.A.;and170Battery,7R.H.A.Additionally, only 1 Royal Artillery Battery served in South Arabia 1964-67: 31 Battery, 45 Light Regiment. Nootherartilleryunitswerepresentduringthesetwocampaigns,andveryfewmembersofanyofthesebatterieswouldalsohaveservedinthe Near East campaign eight years earlier.
EErriiccCChhaarrlleessSScchhmmiiddttwasborninAdelaide,SouthAustralia,on26November1946andattestedfortheAustralianArmyon2May1968under theNationalServiceschemeforatwoyearperiodofservice.Heservedwiththe1stAustralianReinforcementUnitinVietnamfrom26 November1968,andwaspostedtothe9thRoyalAustralianRegimenton7January1969.Hewaswoundedinactionbygunshottotheforehead andleftshoulderon14February1969duringanattackonaVietCongsupplydump15milesnorthofNuiDat,atpartofOperation Goodwood HearrivedbackinAustraliaon5December1969,andwasdischargedon1May1970,aftertwoyears’service,ofwhich1yearand10dayswere spent in Vietnam.
Sold with a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research.
Three: TTrrooooppeerr JJ.. MMoorrggaann,, RRooyyaall NNeeww ZZeeaallaanndd AArrmmoouurreedd CCoorrppss NewZealandOperationalServiceMedal,unnamedasissued;Vietnam1964-73(42677Tpr.J.Morgan.RNZAC);SouthVietnam Medal1964,1clasp,1960-(42677JMorgan),mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, suspensionsslightlydamagedonbothsecondand third, the latter also with some crazing to enamel, nearly very fne and better (3)
GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,NorthernIreland,N.Iraq&S.Turkey, unofcialretainingrodbetweenclasps (Mne PO40039VRM);SouthAtlantic1982,withrosette(Mne1PO40039VRM) secondclaspbackstrapcutanddamaged,some contact marks, edge bruise to latter, otherwise good very fne
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((MMnnee SS AA MMccLLeeoodd PPOO4422228888SS RRMM)) light scratch marks, very fne (3) £800-£1,000
PO40039V S. A. McLeod served with 45 Commando during the Falklands War. Believed to be father and son.
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SouthAtlantic1982,withoutrosette(StwdJAFordRFAFortGrange);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Gulf(PO(Stwd)JA Ford RFA Service); Gulf 1990-91, no clasp (PO Stwd J A Ford RFA) all in named card boxes of issue, extremely fne (3)
£500-£700
227766
Sold with the recipient’s two National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers 25 Years’ Membership lapel badges.
Provenance: Glendining’s, May 1937; John D. Clarke Collection, 1993; Dix Noonan Webb, December 1994. JJoohhnnTTaarrttwasborninMaltaandjoinedH.M.S. Victory asanOrdinarySeamanfromH.M.S. Kent (late Hindostan, burntbyaccident,April1804) on1March1805,aged20years.ThemusterrollofH.M.S. Victory confrmsthathewasaboardshipatthebattleofTrafalgarandheisconfrmed onthemedalrollasoneof118recipientsaboardH.M.S. Victory atTrafalgar.HewasdischargedtoH.M.S. Roebuck on11January1806,andtoH. M.S. Yarmouth on 21 December 1806, now rated as a Domestic.
Sold with copied muster and medal roll extracts together with muster research by D. A. E. Morris.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar ((JJoohhnn PPoollggllaazzee..))
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Of Rota4April1808((JJoosseepphhPPhhiilllliippss..)) claspfacesprungatrightside,otherwisegood very fne
£2,600-£3,000
Provenance: Dalrymple White Collection, Glendining’s, July 1946; Peter Dale Collection, July 2000. 19claspsissuedforOf Rota4April1808-8medalsknown,includingexamplesintheNationalMaritimeMuseum(2);RoyalNavalMuseum;and the Patiala Collection (Sheesh Mahal Museum, India).
JJoosseepphhPPhhiilllliippssiscon frmedasCarpenter’sCrewon Mercury andisalsoconfrmedontheGreenwichHospitalroll.Oneotherwiththisnamefor Java and one for Syria.
On4April1808,whiletheBritish38-gunfrigate Alceste,CaptainMurrayMaxwell,the28-gunfrigate Mercury,CaptainJamesAlexanderGordon, and18-gunbrig-sloop Grasshopper (16carronades,32-pounders,andtwolongsixes),CaptainThomasSearle,layatanchoraboutthreemilesto thenorth-westofthelighthouseofSan-Sebastian,nearCadiz,alargeconvoy,undertheprotectionofabout20gun-boatsandanumeroustrainof fyingartilleryonthebeach,wasobservedcomingdownclosealong-shorefromthe northward.At3p.m.,theSpanishconvoybeingthenabreast of the town of Rota, the Alceste and squadron weighed, with the wind at west-south-west, and stood in for the body of the enemy's vessels.
At4p.m.theshotandshellsfromthegun-boatsandbatteriespassingoverthem,theBritishshipsopenedtheir fre.The Alceste and Mercury devotedtheirprincipalattentiontothegunboats,whilethe Grasshopper,drawingmuchlesswater,stationedherselfupontheshoaltothe southwardofthetownandsoclosetothebatteries,thatbythegrapefromhercarronadeshedrovetheSpaniardsfromtheirguns,andatthe sametimekeptincheckadivisionofgun-boats,whichhadcomeoutfromCadiztoassistthoseengagedbythetwofrigates.CaptainMaxwellin hisofcialletter,alludingtothisgallantconductonthepartofCaptainSearle,says:“Itwasageneralcryinbothships,‘Onlylookhownoblythe brigbehaves.’”Thesituationofthe Alceste and Mercury wasalsorathercritical,theyhavinginthestateofthewind,totackevery ffteenminutes close to the end of the shoal.
Intheheatoftheactionthe frstLieutenantofthe Alceste,AllenStewart,volunteeredtoboardtheconvoywiththeboats.Accordinglytheboats ofthe Alceste pushedof,underLieutenantStewart,andtheboatsofthe Mercury quicklyfollowed,underLieutenantWatkinOwenPell,who,it shouldbenoted,hadlostalegwhenwoundedintheLioninFebruary1800,whenhewasamidshipmanofbarely12yearsofage.Dashingin amongtheconvoy,thetwodivisionsofboats,ledbyLieutenantStewart,soonboardedandbroughtoutseventartans,fromunderthevery muzzlesoftheenemy'sgunsandfromundertheprotectionofthebargesandpinnacesoftheFranco-Spanishsquadronofsevensailoftheline, which barges and pinnaces had also by that time efected their junction with the gun-boats.
Exclusiveoftheseventartanscaptured,twoofthegun-boatsweredestroyed,andseveralcompelledtorunonshore,bythe frefromthetwo Britishfrigatesandbrig,whichdidnotentirelyceaseuntil6.30p.m. AllthiswasefectedwithsoslightalosstotheBritish,asonemanmortally andtwoslightlywoundedonboardthe Grasshopper.Thedamagesofthelatter,however,wereextremelysevere,aswellinhull,asinmasts, rigging,andsails.Withtheexceptionofananchorshotawayfromthe Mercury,thedamagesofthetwofrigateswereconfnedtotheirsailsand rigging, and that not to any material extent.
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Implacable26Augt1808((FF..SSeerrvvaannttee,,MMiiddsshhiippmmaann..))ongoodlengthoforiginalriband, minor edge nicks, otherwise dark toned, good very fne
£3,000-£4,000
Approximately 44 clasps issued for ‘Implacable 26 Augt 1808’.
FrederickServantewasbornon19March1798,andBaptisedatBarnstaple,Devon,inAugust1799.HeenteredtheNavyon10February1808, notyet10yearsofage.Hepassedhisexaminationin1817,andontheoccasionofhispromotion,26February1828,wasappointed SupernumeraryLieutenantofthe Sybille 48,bearingthebroadpendantofCommodorFrancisAugustusCollieronthecoastofAfrica,whencehe returnedin1830.From9June,1837,until1845,he flledanappointmentintheCoastGuard.Hemarried,inJuly1832,Susan,daughterofR. Chantrell,Esq.,ofBruges,anddiedatMountBarker,SouthAustralia,on30April1872,aged74,hisgravestonegivinghisrankasCommanderR.N. ItisrecordedthathehadarrivedinAustraliainthe Murray in1861,andduring1861-62builtahomeinDashwoodGully,nearAdelaide,callingit Fernhill after a place in Essex, England.
The Implacable wasoriginallytheFrenchline-of-battleship DuguayTrouin,launchedatRochefortin1797.ShewaspresentatTrafalgarandwas oneofthefourshipsthatescaped,onlytobebroughttoactionandcapturedbySirRichardStrachanon4November1805,andtakenintothe Royal Navy as the Implacable InAugust1808,SirSamuelHoodin Centaur,accompaniedby Implacable CaptainThomasByamMartin,joinedRearAdmiralNauckhof andthe Swedish feetinOroRoadsandtheyallsailedfromthereonthe25th,inpursuitoftheRussian feetwhichhadappearedof Swedentwodays earlier.Duetotheirsuperiorsailing, Centaur and Implacable weresoonwellinadvanceandclosingontheRussianswhoappearedtobein disorder.Bythemorningofthe26th, Implacable wasabletobringtheleewardmostoftheenemy’sline-of-battleships,the Sewolod,74,Captain Roodnef,tocloseaction.After20minutestheenemy’scoloursandpendantwereloweredbuttheapproachofthewholeRussianforceobliged SirSamueltorecallCaptainMartin.ARussianfrigatetookthecrippledshipintowbutwhentheRussianAdmiralhauledhiswind, Centaur and Implacable gavechaseandforcedthefrigatetosliphertow.Theenemyshipsagainboredowninsupportbutinsteadofengagingtheyentered theportofRagerVik(alsoknownasPortBalticorRogerswick).Whenboatsweresentouttotryandtowherintoharbour Centaur stoodin and,afterdrivingtheboatsof,ranacrossthebowofthe Sewolod justasshewasenteringtheharbour.The Centaur thenlashedtheSewolod’s bowsprittohermizen-mastandbothshipssoondriftedaground.TheRussiansrefusedtostrikeandthebattlewentonuntilthearrivalofthe Implacable fnallyinducedtheRussianshiptosurrender. Implacable hadtoheave Centaur of.However,theprizewasso frmlyagroundthatafter takingouttheprisonersandwoundedmen,SirSamuelorderedhertobeburnt. Implacable lostsixmenkilledandtwenty-sixwoundedincluding twowhodidnotrecoverandthreewhohadlimbsamputated. Centaur lostthreekilledandtwenty-sevenwounded,andthe Sewolod 303killed, wounded and missing.
In this battle she served under the direct orders of her old adversary Victory, now fying the fag of Admiral Sir James Saumarez.
Thelastmajoractionof Implacable wasatSyriain1840,forwhichactionherCaptain,EdwardHarvey,wasawardedtheSt.Jeand'Acremedalin gold,togetherwithapresentationswordfromtheSultanofTurkey.Thesedistinctionsofgallantrywerebestowedforthepartplayedby Implacable duringthecaptureofthefortressofAcre.Thisactionwasalsocommemoratedbytheclasp‘Syria’totheNGSmedal.CaptainHarvey wasawardedtheSyriaclasptohisNGSmedal,hissecondclasp,the frstbeing‘Camperdown’,astaggering43yearsbattleservicebeingshown between the two clasps.
In1855 Implacable becameaRoyalNavytrainingshipbeingmooredof Torpoint,where,togetherwith Lion theyformedpartoftheDevonport trainingestablishment.UntilheruntimelyendinDecember1949,shehadspent150yearsafoat,moreyearsafoatthan Victory.Hersterling service in the Royal Navy had proved a good return indeed for the original prize money paid out after her capture in 1805.
The Implacable wouldhavesurviveduntiltodayhadnottheAdmiraltywantedherberthtolayupredundantWW2ships.InearlyDecember 1949,theyhadthisdistinguishedhulktowedouttosea,toapointsomeninemilessoutheastofSelseyBill,withordersthatshebescuttled.A controlledchargeofexplosiveswassetbyanavalpartyandwithaloudmufedroartheoldTrafalgarveteransimplysettleddownbyonedeck, stillafoatinanuprightposition-shehaddefeddestruction.ThedecisionwasthentakentoradioPortsmouthandsummonthepowerful dockyardtug Alligator,aheavyworkhorsewhichwasorderedtocomeoutandramtheoldwoodenhulk.Thetugdulyarrivedandafterseveral powerfulrushes,the Implacable turnedoverandslippedslowlybeneaththewaves.ShewasthelastsurvivingFrenchman-of-warthatfoughtat Trafalgarandontheoccasionofherdestructionshe fewtheFrenchTricoloralongsidetheRoyalNavyWhiteEnsign.APettyOfcerfromthe Destroyer Finisterre who observed her fnal end related that the crew around him fell silent as they witnessed her sinking.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Basque Roads 1809 (H. Colquhoun, Volr. 1st Class) toned, extremely fne £2,400-£2,800
Provenance: Glendining’s, March 1906; Needes, February 1940; Bonham’s, October 2006.
Confrmed on the roll as First-class Volunteer on board the Foxhound at Basque Roads, one of just two medals to this vessel. HHuummpphhrryyCCoollqquuhhoouunnwasbornin1793andenteredtheNavyinNovember1806,asFirst-classVolunteeronboardthe Zealand 64,Captains AlexanderBallandRobt.DevereuxFancourt,guard-shipattheNore;and,joiningnextthe Foxhound 18,CaptainsPittBurnabyGreeneandJames Mackenzie,continuedtobeemployedinthatvessel,ontheHomestation,untildetachedincommandofaprizeearlyin1809,probablytakenat BasqueRoads.Afteranintermediateservitude,asSupernumerary-Midshipman,onboardthe SalvadordelMundo guard-shipatPlymouth,he becameattached,inSeptemberfollowing,tothe Desirée 36,CaptainArthurFarquhar,stationedintheNorthSea,whereheappearstohave takenpartinmuchactiveboat-service,includingnumerouscutting-outafairs,andthecaptureofmanyoftheenemy’svessels.Havingbeenagain placedinchargeofaprize,Mr.Colquhoununfortunately,on21December1810,fellintothehandsoftheenemy,and,beingshortlyafterwards wreckedof anislandonthecoastofHolland,wherehewaswashedonshore,bruised,frost-bitten,andinastateofinsensibility,wassentto Valenciennes,andultimatelytothefortifedfortressofBitche,‘reckonedthestrongestfortifcationinFrance,builtonthesummitofanimmense rockoutofwhichallofitssubterraneouscavesarehollowed-hasthreeramparts, frstfrom90to100feethigh;second,from40to50;andthe thirdfrom25to30:redoubts,entrenchments,etc.innumerable.Itappearedamoralimpossibilitytoescapefromit’.Nevertheless,afterseveral thwartedattempts,heatlength,inFebruary1813,contrivedtoefecthisescape,and,arrivingatPortsmouth,rejoinedthe Desirée,still commandedbyCaptainFarquhar,withwhomhesubsequentlysailedwithconvoyforQuebecinthe Liverpool 40.Heobtainedhiscommissionon 20March,1815,andwasafterwardsemployedonLakesOntarioandHuron,underSirEdwardW.C.R.Owen,untilhisreturnhometowardsthe close of 1816. He was placed on the reserved list in July 1851.
The Citadel of Bitche
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Victorious with Rivoli ((WWiilllliiaamm AAlllleenn..)) good very fne £1,000-£1,400
Provenance:: Christie’s, March 1989.
Approximately 67 clasps issued for this Gold Medal action.
WWiilllliiaammAAlllleenniscon frmedontherollsasaPrivateRoyalMarinesaboardH.M.S. Rivoli. Fourothermenofthisnameappearontherollsfor various clasps.
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Navarino((HH..GG..MMoorrrriiss,,MMiiddsshhiippmmaann..)) darktoned,smalledgebruise,otherwisegood very fne £1,200-£1,600
Provenance: Spink, November 1998, when in pair with China 1842. HHeennrryyGGaaggeeMMoorrrriisswasbornon20November1811,thesecondsonofRear-AdmiralHenryGageMorris.HeservedasaCollegeMidshipmanof the Glasgow 50,CaptainHon.JamesAshleyMaude,atthebattleofNavarino,20October1827.Passinghisexaminationin1830,heobtaineda commission,19April1837;andhewasafterwardsappointed,20April1837,asAdditional,tothe Hastings 74, fagshipofSirWm.HallGage,of Lisbon;25May1838,tothe Herald 26,CaptainJosephNias,ofwhichvessel,stationedintheEastIndies,hebecameFirst-Lieutenant;31October 1840,tothe Endymion 38,CaptainHon.FrederickWm.Grey,lyingatPlymouth;10Juneand28August1841,asSenior,tothe Champion 18and Harlequin 16,CaptainsRichardByronandHon.GeorgeFowlerHastings,inthelatterofwhichvesselshereturnedtotheEastIndies,andshared intheoperationsonthecoastofChina(Medal);15August1842,totheacting-command,whichheretaineduntilMarch1844,ofthe Wolverene 16,alsointheEastIndies;5September1845,againasFirst,tothe Juno 26, fttingoutatSheerness;and,17November1845,tothe St.Vincent 120,bearingthe fagatPortsmouthofSirCharlesOgle,towhomhebecameSignal-Lieutenant,16January1846.Heattainedtherankof Commander25Junefollowing;andsince20October1847,hasbeenincommand,againintheEastIndies,ofthe Cambrian 40,Commodore JamesHanwayPlumridge.HewaspromotedtoCaptain,10May1856;retiredCaptain,1July1866;retiredRear-Admiral,11June1874;retired Vice-Admiral,1February1879;andretiredAdmiral,27March1885.AdmiralMorriswastheauthorof Forty-fvepredictionsoftheOld Testament (1855), and died on 21 January 1891, at Queen Anne’s Gate, London.
AAlleexxaannddeerrSSmmiitthhiscon frmedontherollsas2ndLieutenant,RoyalMarines,aboardH.M.S. Venerable attheGutofGibraltar,andofH.M.S. Donegal at St Domingo.
‘Atabout10h35ma.m.the Canopus, leadingtheleedivision,pouredinherbroadsidewhilstcrossingthebowsofthe Alexandre,whichbrought down her three masts by the board; and the dismasted ship afterwards received the passing fre of the Donegal and Atlas
The Canopus thenstoodontowardsthe Impérial and Diomède,whilethe Donegal and Atlas becametheopponentsofthe Brave and Jupiter.The Spencer,on fndingthatthe Alexandre,besidesbeingtotallydismasted,wason fre, flled,andat11a.m.boreawaytotakeafurthershareinthe contest.The Donegal,afterdischargingherstarboardbroadsideatthe Brave,woreunderherstern,andengagedthefrenchshipwithherlarboard gunsuntilthe Brave struckhercolours.The Donegal thenmadesail,andafterthedischargeofsomebroadsidesfromherlarboardgunsintothe Jupiter,(who,aswellasthe Brave,hadbeenpreviouslyengagedbythe Atlas andoneortwootherbritishships),rangeda-head,andranher opponentonboard;receivingthefrenchship'sbowspritjustoverherlarboardquarter,andsecuringitthere,shesooncompelledthe Jupiter to haul down her colours.’ (Record of the Royal Marines, by P. H. Nicolas, refers).
Inthisafair Donegal,CaptainPultneyMalcom,sufered12killedand11wounded.TheofcersofthemarineswereLieutenantW.B.McMullen and 2nd Lieutenant Alexander Smith.
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,2clasps,Trafalgar,Algiers((RRoobbeerrttCCrroossbbyy..)) scratchinginobverse feld,edgebruisingand polished, otherwise toned, nearly very fne £5,000-£7,000 228855 xx
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2000. RRoobbeerrttCCrroossbbyyiscon frmedontherollforTrafalgarwhereheservedasaLandsmanaboardH.M.S. Defence. TheAdmiraltyrollshowshimtobe a Greenwich Pensioner but does not confrm the Algiers clasp which is probably a late claim.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Implacable 26 Augt. 1808, 7 July Boat Service 1809 ((JJoohhnn HHaarrrriiss..)) extremely fne £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Whalley Collection 1877; Sotheby’s, November 1912; Peter Dale Collection, July 2000.
44 clasps issued for ‘Implacable 26 Augt. 1808’ and 34 clasps issued for the Boat Service action. JJoohhnnHHaarrrriissiscon frmedontheAdmiraltyrollforImplacable1808(norategivenbuttwoPrivatesR.M.borneonship)andontherollfor7July BoatService1809asaPrivate,RoyalMarines.HeisalsoconfrmedontheGreenwichHospitalroll.Tenotherrecipientsofthisnameareshown on the rolls for various clasps.
‘OnthenightofSeptember27th,theboatsofthe Caledonia,onehundred-and-twenty,CaptainSirH.Neale, Valiant,seventy-four,CaptainR. Oliver;and Armide,thirty-eight,CaptainR.Dunn,lyinginBasqueRoads,weredespatchedundertheordersofFirstLieutenantHamiltonofthe Caledonia,totakeordestroythreebrigsladenwithGovernmentstores,anchoredundertheprotectionofastrongbatteryatPointeduChé.As itwasknownthattheenemyhadstrengthenedthepositionwith feldpieces,andthatastrongbodyoftroopswasassembledfortheprotection ofthevessels,apartyofonehundredandthirtymarines,commandedbyCaptainsT.ShermanandMcLachlan,withLieutenantLittle,wasadded to the seamen from the three ships.
Whilethiswasgoingon,theseamenhadcapturedtwoofthebrigs,anddestroyedtheother,andthepartyre-embarkedwithoutlosingaman. LieutenantLittleandonemanwerewounded.Theenemyleftfourteendeadinthebattery,butwhatlosstheysustainedfromthe freofCaptain Sherman's division and the launch could not be ascertained.’ (Medals of the British Navy by W. H. Long refers).
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Basque Roads, Sep. Boat Service 1810 ((EEddmmuunndd PPooppee,, MMiiddsshhiippmmaann..)) very fne £4,000-£5,000
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,2clasps,Java,Gluckstadt5Jany1814((JJoohhnnTTuulllloohh,,LLiieeuutt..RR..NN..)) fttedwithsilverribbonbuckle, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne
£5,000-£7,000
Provenance: Glendining’s, March 1941, July 1953, and July 1956; Sotheby’s, July 1981 and November 1988; Dix Noonan Webb, March 2014. TherollsconfrmJohnTullohasaLieutenantaboardthe Illustrious fortheoperationsleadingtothecaptureofJavainSeptember1811,andasa Lieutenant of the Desirée for the capture of the Fortess of Gluckstadt on 5 January 1814, the latter clasp being one of 42 on the Admiralty roll. JJoohhnnTTuulllloohhenteredtheRoyalNavyon3May1803,asanOrdinarySeamanaboardthe Raisonnable 64,CaptainsWilliamHotham,Thomas Vivion,andRobertBarton,employedintheDownsandonthecoastofIreland,butquicklyattainedtherankofMidshipmanandwasremovedin March1805tothe Combatant 20,CaptainHon.GeorgeElliot,withwhomhecontinuedtoserveinthe Aurora 28and Modeste 36,againinthe Downs,andintheMediterraneanandEastIndies.Whilstonthelatterstationhewasnominated,1May1810,Acting-Lieutenantofthe Dasher sloop,CaptainsRobertWorgan,GeorgeFesting,andWilliamKelly.InOctober1808the Modeste, afterarunningactionofnearlyanhour,in which she had her Master and one seaman wounded, captured La Jena French national corvette, of 18 guns (pierced for 24) and 150 men. ConfrmedintherankofLieutenanton12March1811,heremovedfromthe Dasher inApril1811,tothe Illustrious 74,inwhichship,bearing thebroadpendantofCommodoreWilliamRobertBroughton,heco-operatedinthereductionofJava.InMay1813,aboutayearafterhehad returnedtoEngland,TullohwasplacedincommandofGun-BoatNo.4intheriverElbewhereheremaineduntiltheearlypartof1814,andwas inconsequencepresentintheoperationsagainstCuxhavenandGluckstadt,beingmentionedindespatchesbyCaptainArthurFarquharofthe Desirée forhisservices(LondonGazette 15January1814).Hislastappointmentafoatwastothe Archer sloop,CaptainWilliamSlaughter,in whichvessel,intheDowns,heservedfrom20Julyto4September1815.InFebruary1837hegainedemploymentonthestaf oftheCaptain SuperintendentoftheNavalHospitalatPlymouth,andisstilllistedassuchinAugust1852.HewaspromotedtoRetiredCommanderon8 September 1863, and is still shown in the Navy List for 1869.
Provenance: Murray Collection 1891; Sotheby’s, May 1926; Glendining’s, June 1927; Ron Byatt Collection, Spink, July 2000.
ThepublishedNavalGeneralServiceMedalrollsconfrmJamesForsterasanAbleSeamanaboardthe Caesar fortheBasqueRoadsactionofApril 1809andasaQuarter-Master’sMateaboardthe Impregnable fortheoperationsof AlgiersinAugust1816,butnotfortheBoatServiceactionof 4February1804,thecaptureoftheFrenchbrigcorvette Curieux of16gunsbythe Centaur,thislatterbeingoneofjust10suchclaspsrecorded ontheAdmiraltyroll.Itshouldbenoted,however,fromP.R.O.musterresearchthataccompaniestheLot,thatJamesForsterisverifedaboard the Centaur fortheperiod20July1803until20April1805,havingbeen‘PrestatSea’,aged18years,ontheformerdate.Themustersconfrm his continuous progression from Centaur to Galatea, 21 April 1805, to Hyaena, 30 July 1805, and thence to Caesar, 28 November 1805.
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,4clasps,Martinique,Guadaloupe,Gaieta24July1815,Algiers((JJoohhnnMMaatthheewwss..)) fttedwithsilver ribbon buckle and original ribbon, extremely fne and scarce
£4,000-£5,000
Provenance: J.LawsonWhalleyCollection1884;RobertDayCollection,Sotheby’s,April1910;SpinkN.C.,October1953;Spink,July1995;Dix Noonan Webb, June 2002.
AllfourclaspsconfrmedonMessage’srollasJohn‘Matthews’.However,ineachcase,theAdmiraltyclaspapplicationlists(T/637ineachcase) confrm his name as ‘Mathews’, and as such it is a unique name and a unique combination of clasps.
JJoohhnnMMaatthheewwssservedasOrdinarySeamanaboardH.M.S. Star atboththecaptureofMartiniquein1809,andatthecaptureofGuadaloupein 1810.HeservedasAbleSeamanaboardH.M.S. Malta duringthebombardment,blockadeandsubsequentsurrenderofthefortressofGaieta, Kingdom of Naples, in 1815, and in the same rate aboard H.M.S. Impregnable at the bombardment of Algiers in 1816.
Sold with copied Admiralty clasp applications.
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Toulouse((JJoohhnnPPhhiilllliippss,,3399tthhFFoooott)) minoredgebruisingandcontactmarks, otherwise nearly very fne £700-£900
Two men of this name served in the 39th Foot at this period but only one lived to claim a medal.
Sold with copied medal roll extract and various pay and muster lists.
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MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,7clasps,Busaco,Vittoria,Pyrenees, Nivelle,Nive,Orthes,Toulouse((PP..CCoonnnnoorr,,9955tthhFFoooott,,RRiiff eess..))mountedfor display, lacquered, nearly very fne £2,000-£2,400
Provenance: J. B. Hayward, December 1970 and Glendining’s, November 1977. PPaattrriicckkCCoonnnnoorrwasborninKilrush,CountyClare,Ireland.Heattestedforthe95th FootatCorkinMarch1812,andservedwiththe2ndBattalion.Connorserved‘one yearandninemonthsinthePeninsula.FouryearsinHolland,France,andthe Netherlands.Fiveyearsand fvemonthsinMalta.Woundedslightlyintherightankleat the Battle of Waterloo.’ (Service Papers refer) ConnorwaspromotedtoCorporalinApril1825,beforebeingreducedtoPrivatein Augustthefollowingyear.Hewasdischarged,12October1831,havingserved21years and 226 days with the Colours.
Sold with copied service papers.
HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalfortheCaptureofRodrigues,IsleofBourbon&IsleofFrance1809-10,silver,agood original striking with contemporary silver loop suspension, minor edge bruising, good very fne £1,000-£1,400
Waterloo1815((TThhoommaassMMaarrtt,,GGuunnnneerr,,RRooyyaallFFoooottAArrttiilllleerryy..))withoriginalsteelclipandsplitringsuspension, minoredgenick, otherwise about extremely fne £800-£1,000
TThhoommaass MMaarrtt served as a Gunner in Captain Sandham’s Brigade during the Waterloo campaign, 16-18 June 1815.
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Ghuznee 1839, unnamed as issued, with original straight bar suspension, lacquered, nearly extremely fne £400-£500
Ghuznee1839((PPtt..DD..TThhoommppssoonn1177tthh..RReeggtt..))contemporarilyengravednaming, fttedwithoriginalstraightbarsuspension, heavy scratches to obverse feld, the reverse heavily worn, fair to fne £200-£240
DDaavviiddTThhoommppssoonnwasbothinHotham,Leeds,andattestedforthe17thRegimentofFooton30November1825.HeservedwiththeRegiment inIreland,Australia,India,andAfghanistan,andtookpartinthestormingofGhuzneein1839.PromotedCorporalon7July1840,and subsequently Sergeant, he was invalided to England on 24 February 1845. This is his sole medallic entitlement.
CandaharGhuzneeCabul1842((GGuunnnneerrJJoosseepphhBBaakkeerr,,33ddCCoommppyy..11ssttBBaattttnn..BBoommbbaayyFFoooottAArrttyy..))engravedinrunningscript, ftted with a silver clip and hinged straight bar suspension, edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fne
£600-£800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2013.
91 medals awarded to the 3/1st Bombay Foot Artillery with this reverse. JJoosseepphhBBaarrkkeerrwasbornintheParishofStHelens,Worcester,in1815.HeenlistedinLondonon14March1836,forunlimitedservice,a Blacksmithbytrade,aged20.HeembarkedforIndiaon9May1836inthe WalmerCastle,arrivingon29August1836.Hewaspostedtothe3rd Company,1stBattalion,BombayArtillery,andservedinAfghanistanin1840-42.Hesubsequentlyserved1year119daysinH.Ms.35thRegiment before purchasing his discharge. He was pensioned in March 1853 and sent to Europe, and died at Birmingham on 28 March 1875.
The3rdCompany,1stBattalion,BombayArtillery,waspresentatthecaptureofManora,nearKarachi,inFebruary1840,CaptainW.Brettin command.InJanuary1841,equippedasaLightFieldBatterywithsix9-pounders,fourgunsleftSukkurforQuetta,CaptainC.Bloodincommand. ThesefourgunsarrivedatCandaharon23OctobertoformpartofNott’sforce,beinginvolvedinseveralactionsinthefollowingJanuaryand March.TheforcemarchedouttowardsCabulon9AugustandtookpartintheactionatGohain,29-30August,theoccupationofGhuznee,5-6 September,andactionsatBeniBadamonthe14thandMaidanonthe15thofthesamemonth.Nott’sforcereachedCabulon17September, two days after the arrival of Pollock’s force.
On30September,twogunsunderLieutenantTerrytookpartintheburningofthevillageofIstalif.ThewholeforceleftCabulforIndiaon12 October,Nott’sforceactingasrear-guard.On6November,TerrywasmortallywoundedatAliMusjid,the fnaldayofthecampaign.Theforce reached Ferozepore on 17 December 1842.
China 1842 ((GGeeoorrggee RRuusssseellll,, GGuunnnneerr,, MMaaddrraass AArrttiilllleerryy)) original suspension, good very fne
£500-£700
MeeaneeHyderabad1843 ((SShhaaiikkJJuunngglleeee,,GGuunn..LLaassss..))impressednaming, fttedwithoriginalGermansilverclipandbar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne
£300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2006.
Note: AnIndiaGeneralServiceMedalwithclaspPersiaandanIndianMutinyMedalwithclaspCentralIndia,bothnamedtoHavildarShaikJunglee, Gun Lascars, Bombay Artillery (and presumably therefore the same man) were sold in these rooms in June 1999.
ftted with adapted silver bar suspension, nearly very fne £400-£500
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammsswasborninBermondsey,London,andattestedforthe50thRegimentofFootatQueen’sSquare,London,on1March1838.He servedwiththeRegimentinAustraliafor2yearsand28days,andtheninIndiafor5yearsand165days,andwaspromotedCorporalon1June 1843.HesawactiveserviceduringtheGwaliorcampaignattheactionatPunniaron29December1843,andsubsequently,havingbeenpromoted Sergeanton15October1845,throughouttheFirstSikhWar,beingpresentintheactionsatMoodkee,Ferozeshuhur,Aliwal,andSobraon,being woundedinthelatteractionon10February1846.Hewasdischargedonaccountofhiswounds,nolongerphysically ft,on22January1867,after 9 years and 106 days’ service.
NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1860to1864((11222211..BBoommbbddrr..JJaass..PPootttteerrttoonn,,NNoo..33BBaattyy..,,1122tthhBBrrggddee..,,RRAA..)) twosmall edge bruises, otherwise better than very fne £300-£400
JJaammeessPPootttteerrttoonnwasbornatHalifax,Yorkshire,andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryin1855.HeservedinNewZealand1860-64andwaspresent at Sentry Hill, Kaitake and Te Arai. He was discharged in 1876.
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Punniar Star 1843 ((CCoorrppoorraall JJoohhnn WWiilllliiaamm 5500tthh QQuueeeenn’’ss OOwwnn RReeggtt..))
Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Chilianwala ((WW.. OOaakklleeyy,, 2244tthh.. FFoooott..)) edge bruise, good very fne
£800-£1,000
WWiilllliiaammOOaakklleeyyattestedforthe24thRegimentofFootinLondonon27February1847,andembarkedforBengalon28July1847.Heserved with the Regiment during the Second Sikh War, and was killed in action at the Battle of Chilianwala on 13 January 1849.
Sold with copied muster rolls and other research.
330033
330044
Punjab1848-49,2clasps,Chilianwala,Goojerat((JJ..DDaayy,,99tthh..LLaanncceerrss..)) lowerleftrosettemissingfromGoojeratclasp,withclasp facing reafxed to clasp carriage, edge bruising and contact marks, good fne
£300-£400
Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol((RR..WWeellllss..11sstt..BBttnn..RRiiff eeBBddee..))o fciallyimpressednaming, edge bruising, good very fne
£500-£700
RRiicchhaarrddWWeellllssattestedfortheRi feBrigadeandlandedwiththemainbodyofthe1stBattalionon14September1854.Hediedincampon17 January 1855, due to bad weather, possibly freezing to death, one of 34 men from the battalion to died in camp that month.
330055
TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue,unnamedasissued,piercedasissuedwithdoubleringsuspension, minoredgebruise,good very fne £80-£100
330077
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu ((FF.. WW.. AAuusstteenn,, CCaappttnn.. ““HHaassttiinnggss””)) nearly extremely fne £1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2001.
FFrraanncciissWWiilllliiaammAAuusstteennwasbornon12July1809,theeldestsonofAdmiralSirFrancesW.Austen,K.C.B.,whosesisterJanewasthe distinguishednovelist.HeenteredtheNavyin1822andembarkedonboardthe Revenge, inwhichshiphewaspresent,in1824,atthe demonstrationmadebeforeAlgiers.DuringthenextfouryearshesawmuchboatserviceagainstpiratesbeforebeingappointedMateofthe Blonde inAugust1828.InthefollowingOctoberhewasemployedonshoreintheconstructionofbatteriesandinotherwiseco-operatingwith theFrencharmyatthereductionofMoreaCastle,whichsurrenderedafterasiegeofeightdays(Gazette 1828,p.2201).Hewaspromoted,in consequenceoftheveryfavourablecertifcatesofCaptainLyons,totherankofLieutenantinApril1830,andsubsequentlyservedontheNorth America,WestIndia,andAfricanstations,inthe Gannet,Tweed,Wanderer, and Bonetta. Whileinthe Tweed, ofwhich,onthedeathofCaptain Bertram,hehadthechargeforthreemonths,aperiodduringwhichafourthofthecrewwassweptawaybyyellowfever,hecommandedher boatsforthesuppressionofslaveryof theIsleofPines,wherehehadthemisfortune,throughtheburstingofapowderhorn,oflosingtheuseof the fore-fnger and thumb of his right hand.
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Umbeyla((HHaavviillddaarrJJaaiiaallllaaSSiinngg2233dd..PPuunnjjaabbPPiioonneeeerrss..)) slightexcessofsoldertosuspension claw, contact marks, nearly very fne
£160-£200
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak ((JJ.. LLeeaaddbbeeaatteerr.. PPttee.. RR..MM.. HH..MM..SS.. ““CChhaarryybbddiiss..””)) very fne
£220-£260
JJoohhnnLLeeaaddbbeeaatteerrwasborninShotleyBridge,Durham,on4May1852andattestedfortheRoyalMarineson1May1871.HeservedinH.M.Ships Charybdis,Endymion,Audacious,and Diamond.Re-engagingon26October1880,hewasdischargedinJuly1892oncompletionofhissecond period of continuous service.
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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7((558800LLcceeCCoorrppll..CC..WWeeeeddoonn22dd..BBnn..HHaammppss..RR..)) heavyedgebruisingand contact marks, good fne
£100-£140
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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7(CChhaapprraasssseeeeRRaammSSiinnggCCoommrr..--iinn--CChhiieeffssOOff ccee..)) very fne,extremelyrare to rank and unit
£200-£240
AChaprasseewasamessengerwho,inthisinstance,wouldhaveranmessagesfromtheCommander-in-Chief’sOfce,locateddeepinthe Burmese jungle, to British commanders in the feld. As such, he was one of the few civilians awarded a medal for this campaign.
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89 ((11229900 PPttee.. HH.. WW.. DDiixxoonn 11sstt.. BBnn.. HHaammppss.. RR..)) extremely fne
£100-£140
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1891((33774499PPttee..HH..TTooookkeeyy11sstt..BBnn..KK..RR..RRiiff..CC..)) suspensionslightlyloose,nearly very fne
£100-£140
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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp ((II.. CCuurrrraayy,, 3377tthh RReeggtt..)) nearly extremely fne
Two men with the name John Curray are shown on the medal roll, both entitled to no clasp medals.
WWiilllliiaamm EElllliiootttt, 1710 Private, 37th Regiment, is listed on the medal roll as ‘Dead’.
IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,DefenceofLucknow((QQrr..MMrr..SSeerrjjtt..WW..MMoorrlleeyy,,3322nnddLL..II..)) fttedwithcontemporarytopsilver riband buckle, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne
£1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Jack Webb Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, August 2020. WWiilllliiaammMMoorrlleeyywasbornintheParishofSnenton[Sneinton],Nottingham,andattestedforthe32ndRegimentofFootatNottinghamon28 November1843,aged19,ajoinerbytrade.He‘servedinthe1stand2ndSiegeoperationsbeforeMooltanin1848-9;BattleofGoojerat21 February1849;IntheDefenceofLucknowfrom30Juneto22November1857;BattleofCawnpore6December1857,andthroughoutthe subsequentcampaignforthereductionofOudh1858-9;PunjabMedal&2Clasps,forMooltanandGoojerat,IndianMutinyMedaland1Claspfor Lucknow[sic]’.HealsoservedontheNorthWestFrontierin1852andearnedtheIndiaGeneralServiceMedal1854withclasp‘NorthWest Frontier’butthiswasnotissueduntilJune1871andsenttohimcareoftheRoyalNorthLincolnMilitia.Hewasdischargedfromthe32ndFootin therankofQuartermasterSergeanton9February1864,after21yearsand72days’service.ItismorethanlikelythathealsoreceivedtheLong Service and Good Conduct Medal. He died on 16 April 1890.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (Lieut. M. H. Fitzmaurice, 13th. Bn. R. Arty.) nearly extremely fne
£600-£800
MMaauurriicceeHHeennrryyFFiittzzmmaauurriicceewasborninBambrough,Yorkshire,on9June1833andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArtillery on22December1852.HeservedwiththeminSouthAfricafrom12August1853toJanuary1855,andwaspromotedLieutenanton17February 1854.HesawfurtherserviceinChinafrom18Aprilto1September1857,andtheninIndiafrom1September1857.HeservedduringtheGreat SepoyMutinywiththe5thCompany,13thBattalionRoyalArtilleryunderLordClyde,andtookpartintheSecondReliefofLucknow,14 November1857;theSecondBattleofCawnpore,6December1857;theSiegeofLucknow,5-15March1858;andintheoperationsaround Azimghur,22April1858.ForhisservicesduringtheSiegeofLucknowhewasMentionedinDespatchesbyMajor-GeneralSirJamesOutram (LondonGazette 25May1858),havingbeenfavourablyMentionedbyLieutenant-ColonelRiddell;therecipient’sStatementofServicesstatesthat he was twice Mentioned in Despatches. Promoted 2nd Captain on 1 April 1860, he died of fever at Landour, India, on 3 August 1865, Soldwithaphotographicimagesoftherecipient;agroupphotographicimageofOfcersofthe11thBrigade,RoyalArtillery,inwhichthe recipient is identifed; an extract from The Illustrated London News, 16 January 1858; and copied research.
China1857-60,noclasp((WWmm..VViinneerr6677tthh..RReeggtt..)) planchetonly,and fttedwithalatersmallringsuspension,edgebruisingand contact marks, nearly very fne £80-£100
WWiilllliiaammVViinneerrattestedforthe67thRegimentofFootandservedwiththeminChinaduringtheSecondChinaWar(entitledtoclaspsTakuForts 1860 and Pekin 1860). He was discharged on 17 January 1868.
China1857-60,2clasps,TakuForts1860,Pekin1860((JJaammeessBBiirrmmiinngghhaamm6677tthhRReeggtt..))ofciallyimpressednaming, lackingrivetat one side, suspension rather crudely re-afxed, nearly very fne £300-£400
JJaammeessBBiirrmmiinngghhaammwasborninAthlone,Westmeath,andattestedtherethe67thRegimentofFooton19December1856.Heservedwiththem inChinaduringtheSecondChinaWar,andwasdischargedon22December1866.Re-enlistinginthe54thRegimentofFooton7March1867, hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal,togetherwithagratuityof£5,on5March1875,andwasdischargedon21May 1878,after21yearsand79days’service,ofwhich14yearsandtwomonthshadbeenspentsoldieringoverseas:inIndiafor7yearsand3months; in China for 5 years and 6 months; and in South Africa for 1 year and 5 months.
CanadaGeneralService1866-70,1clasp,FenianRaid1866((11552277..GGrrRR..CCaannddlleerr..RR..AA..))ofciallyengravednamingasissuedto British units, light contact marks, very fne £240-£280
RRoobbeerrtt CCaannddlleerr served with the 10th Brigade, Royal Artillery, in Canada, and his medal was sent to him at Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire.
EEddwwiinnTThhoommaassBBoonnnneeyywasborninNewpassage,Devonin1841.HejoinedtheRoyalNavy,andwasservingasCaptainsCoxswainwithH.M.S. Satellite whenhediedasaresultofanaccidentaboardshipinFebruary1869.Theshiphadbeenbatteredbyheavyseaswhilstonpassagefrom VancouvertoJapan,andhadsufereddamagetotheriggingandsteering.TheropesfromthetillertotherudderhadbeenshreddedandBonney waskilledwhilstreevingnewropes.Theaccidentoccurredwhentheshipwas47degreesNorthand177degreesWestinthePacifc,andBonney was buried at sea. His campaign medal was forwarded to his father, William Bonney, 24 June 1870.
EEddwwaarrddTTrruusssseellllwasbornatRotherhithe,Surrey,14June1849.HejoinedtheNavyon6July1863,asaBoy2ndclassaboard Octavia,inwhich shipheserveduntil21July1869,havingvolunteeredforcontinuousserviceon14June1867,andbeingadvancedtoOrdinarySeamanin September1867andtoAbleSeamaninJanuary1869.AfterfurtherserviceinavarietyofvesselshejoinedtheCoastGuardatBalbrigganfrom August1878untilhis fnaldischargeasCommissionedBoatmanon15June1888.Hewasafterwardsemployedasanightwatchmananddied from a heart problem on the night of 9 September 1894, whilst working at the Tower Bridge, the night before its ofcial opening. Soldwithcopiedresearchincludingrecordofservice,medalrollextract,newscuttingannouncinghisdeathandacopiedphotographofhimin uniform.
Abyssinia 1867 ((TT.. HHaayywwoooodd,, RR..MM.. HH..MM..SS.. SSaatteelllliittee)) suspension repaired, otherwise good very fne
£200-£240
TThhoommaass HHaayywwoooodd served in H.M.S. Satellite during the Abyssinian campaign, and his medal was sent to H.M.S. Dryad on 24 November 1870.
Abyssinia1867((NNoo..664488PPrriivvaatteeKKuurrrreeeemmBBuuccccuuss1100tthh..RReeggtt..BBoo..NN..II..))ofciallyimpressednaming, minoredgebruising,nearly very fne, scare to unit
£300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2008.
Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie((WW.. MMoooorree,, PPttee.. RR..MM.. HH..MM..SS.. DDrruuiidd.. 7733--7744)) minor edge nicks, good very fne £300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2010.
Approximately 50 clasps issued to H.M.S. Druid WWiilllliiaammMMoooorreewasborninLoughborough,inMarch1843,andattestedfortheRoyalMarineLightInfantryinDecember1861.Hisservice includedinH.M.Ships Orontes,Skylark,Asia and Druid. MooreservedashorewiththeNavalBrigadeduringtheAshanteecampaignandreceived theMedalwithAshanteeclasp.Heleft Druid on21February1874andwasinvalidedbacktoEngland,wherehewasdischarged,‘lengthofservice’, on 9 April 1874.
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South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878-9 ((3366//447777.. PPttee.. EE.. BBuulllloocckk.. 11//1133..”” FFoooott..)) minor edge bruising, good very fne
£500-£700
EEddmmuunnddBBuulllloocckkwasborninSta fordshireandservedwiththe1stBattalion,13th(PrinceAlbert’sLightInfantry)RegimentofFootinSouthAfrica during the operations against the Sekukuni in 1878, and the subsequent Zulu War in 1879. Sold with copied medal roll extracts and census returns.
Trooper R. P. Nicholas was one of sixteen members of the 1st Cape Mounted Yeomanry killed in action at Morosi's Stronghold on 5 June 1879. TThheeSSoouutthhAAffrriiccaa11887777--7799mmeeddaallttooTTrrooooppeerrRR..PP..NNiicchhoollaass,,11ssttCCaappeeMMoouunntteeddYYeeoommaannrryy,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonniinntthhee sseeccoonndd aassssaauulltt oonn MMoorroossii’’ss SSttrroonngghhoolldd,, 55 JJuunnee 11887799 SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879(Tpr.R.P.Nicholas.1stCapeYeory.) twosmalledgenicks,otherwisetoned,extremely fne £1,800-£2,200
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SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879((TTpprr..AA..BBaannkkss..CC..MM..RRiiff eess..))andadditionallyprivatelyengraved‘1879’, rivetmissingfrom suspension claw, edge bruise, good very fne £300-£400
AAlleexxaannddeerrCCaammppbbeellllwascommissionedLieutenantintheRoyalHorseArtilleryon1July1861andservedwiththeminIndiafrom29September 1869to1March1871,andagainfrom7May1875to4December1888.HewaspromotedCaptainon17October1874,andservedwith‘F’ Battery,ABrigadeinAfghanistanduringtheSecondAfghanWar,takingpartintheoperationsintheLogarValley.PromotedMajoron1July1881, Lieutenant-Colonel on 8 December 1889, and Colonel on 30 October 194, he transferred to the Retired List on 8 December 1894.
Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((44005533.. SSeerrggtt.. JJ.. GGooddffrreeyy.. DD//BB.. BBddee.. RR..HH..AA..)) nearly very fne
Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((44003399.. CCoorrppll.. GG.. CCooooppeerr.. DD//BB.. BBddee.. RR..HH..AA..)) good very fne
Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((22446611.. GGuunnrr.. BB.. FFoosstteerr.. DD//BB.. BBddee.. RR..HH..AA..)) edge bruise, very fne
TT..PP..WWeessttbbrrooookkservedasaLieutenantintheCapePoliceDepartmentduringtheBoerWarfrom11October1899to31May1902(entitledto both a Queen’s South Africa Medal and a King’s South Africa Medal with the usual two date clasps).
EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Suakin1885((JJ..CChhaallkk,,PPttee..[[RR]]..MM..HH..MM..SS..JJuummnnaa..)) tracesofhavingbeenheld in a circular mount, the edge drilled and plugged at 6 o’clock, suspension claw re-afxe, pitting and contact marks, good fne
£60-£80
EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,forMwele1895-6,noclasp((11770077SSeeppooyyQQaassaammKKhhaann2244tthh..BBoo::IInnffyy..)) minorofcialcorrection to frst part of name, edge nicks, nearly very fne
£100-£140
East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Witu 1890 ((WW.. DDeevvoo,, PPttee..,, RR..MM..,, HH..MM..SS.. BBooaaddiicceeaa)) nearly extremely fne £200-£240
Provenance: Fred Rockwood Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, October 2014. WWiilllliiaammDDeevvoowasborninBethnalGreen,Londonon14May1860andattestedfortheRoyalMarinesatLondonon14March1887.Heserved in H.M.S. Boadicea from April 1888 to June 1891, and saw active service the Witu expedition. He was discharged in May 1899.
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1897-98 ((MMrr.. EE.. KKiinngg.. WW..AA..FF..FF..)) extremely fne, rare to a civilian £300-£400
EErrnneessttGGeerraallddKKiinnggservedintheAccountsDepartmentandwasawardedtheEastandWestAfricaMedalforaccompanyingtheexpeditionto Northern Nigeria in 1898 on the staf of Lord Lugard.
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TThhoommaassEErrrriinnggttoonnTTaannnneerrwasborninNapier,NewZealandinMay1868.Afteraperiodofworkingasastationhand,Tannerleftto fndworkin SouthAfrica.HejoinedtheBritishSouthAfricaPoliceasaTrooper(No.776)in1891,andlaterjoinedtheMashonalandCivilPolice.Duringthe FirstMatabeleWarof1893,Tannerwasappointedtothestaf ofMajorP.W.Forbesasagalloper.His frstencounterwiththeMatabelewason 15October1893whenhewasinvolvedinaskirmishwhilstwithaherdofcapturedcattle.Thecommandingofcerpresent,CaptainJ.A.L. Campbell, was shot and later died of wounds. Tanner brought news of the action to Major Forbes. Campbell was the frst casualty of the war. On3November1893,CaptainH.J.Borrowwith‘A’TroopofSalisburyHorse,asadvanceguard,wassentforwardtooccupyBulawayo.Ashort timeafterwards,TannerwassentbyForbestoimpressuponBarrowthatthereshouldbenolooting,untilthemaincolumnarrived.Tannerrode hardafterBorrow’sTroopbutfailedtocatchhim,Borrowhavingturnedasideattheoutskirtsofthekraal.Notknowingthis,Tannerthen enteredtheburningkraal,whichexceptfordogs,wasdeserted.Findinghimselfinsuchanexposedposition,Tannerquicklymadehisescape. Nevertheless, Tanner had been the frst man of the columns to enter Bulawayo.
TannerwaswithForbesinthepursuitofLobengulabutwassentbacktoUmhlangeniwithcapturedcattleandsickmen;Tannerhimselfsufering from Malaria. Tanner later became Magistrate’s Clerk to Major Forbes when the latter was appointed Resident Magistrate of Bulawayo.
TannersuferedfrommalariawhilstinAfrica,andheappearstohavereturnedtoNewZealandinthelater1890’storecuperate.Withthe outbreakoftheSecondBoerWar,menwithpreviousmilitaryexperienceinAfricaweresoughtafter,andTannerwasgrantedacommission (Captain)withthe5thNZMRContingent.The5thContingentwerelandedatBeira,inPortugueseEastAfrica(moderndayMozambique),anarea rifewithmalaria.Unfortunately,CaptainTannerwassoonstruckdownwiththedisease,whichforcedhisinvalidingbacktoNewZealand(entitled to Q.S.A. with ‘Rhodesia’ clasp).
Inlaterlife,Tannerappearstohavebeensomethingofnomad-neverreallysettlinginoneplacefortoolong.HelivedinCanadaforaperiodand wasin theUKduringtheFirstWorldWar,andwaspostedtoNo.22OfcerCadetBattalioninJune1918.Onceagainillnesscaughtupwithhim and he was discharged in October 1918 (entitled to Silver War Badge No. 506904).
ThomasTanner,adventurer,farmerandsoldier,died18January1931atSuva,Fiji,andheisburiedintheSuvaCemetery.Hisserviceisrecorded in The Men Who Made Rhodesia by Colonel A. S. Hickman.
BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseMatabeleland1893,noclasp((TTrrooooppeerrJJ..DDyyssoonnRRaaaaff ’’ssCCoolluummnn..))with contemporary top silver brooch bar (lacking pin), nearly extremely fne £200-£240
Raaf'sRangerswasaunitifMountedRifesrecruitedbyCommandantPieterJohannesEdwardRaaf CMG(1849-1893)fromthebackstreetsof Johannesburg.Suchwasitsreputationthatitwasfamiliarlyknownas‘Raaf'sRif-Raf’.ItwasoneofthethreecolumnstoenterMatabelelandin 1893.Dysonwouldhavebeenpartoftheepicweek-long fghtingretreatthattookplacethroughdensebushinimmediateaftermathofthefateful ShanganiPatrol.Havingrunoutoffoodandwaterwithindays,theywereconstantlyharassedastheywent,withwithindividualsoftenbeing pickedof,andsleepalmostimpossible.Suchwasthestrainofcommandingthisretreat,thatthosenominallyinchangehadgonetopieces,and Raaf, who had stepped up in their absence, died a few weeks later.
BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseMashonaland1897,noclasp((TTpprr..HH..JJ..PPoonnssoonnbbyyMMtt..DDaarrwwiinn..VVoollss..)) good very fne
£300-£400
HHeennrryyJJaacckkssoonnDDaallzzeellllPPoonnssoonnbbyywasborninBlueSpur,Lawrence,CentralOtago,NewZealandinOctober1868.HewaseducatedatBlueSpur School, and later employed as a Clerk of Lawrence. Ponsonby frequently appears in editions of the Tuapeka Times, including 1 August 1891: ‘MrH.J.Ponsonby,whohasbeenformanyyearsemployedasaclerkbyMrJ.C.Arbuckle,leftforDunedinyesterdayafternoon,havingaccepted alucrativeandresponsiblepositioninthewell-knownauctioneering frmofMessrs.Wright,StephensonandCo.MrPonsonbyisayoungmanof smartandenergeticbusinesshabits,andanexceedinglyobligingdisposition;andhavingreceiveda frst-classbusinesstraining,wefeelsurehewill do credit to his new employers and that he has a promising career before him...’ PonsonbylatertravelledtoSouthAfrica,andenlistedasaTrooperintheMountDarwinVolunteers.HestayedinSouthAfricaafterthe Mashonaland Campaign of 1897, and the Otago Witness of 24 May 1905 gives him as: ‘AnotherNewZealanderwithasoundknowledgeofRhodesiaandtheborderlands,andwhohasbeenontheRandforsometime,joinsMr Hazlett in his latest venture [railway contract work in West Portuguese territory].’ HazlettandPonsonbywerethenemployedinasimilarcapacityintheTransvaal.ThelatterleftSouthAfrica,arrivinginLiverpool,inMay1911. PonsonbyreturnedtoAfrica,andsettledontheGoldCoastofWestAfricain1913.HereturnedtotheUKthefollowingyear,beforeeventually settling in Lagos, Nigeria.
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India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 ((9999558877 GGuunnrr.. CC.. RRooaakkee ““FF”” BByy.. RR..HH..AA..)) very fne £80-£100
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Malakand1897 ((22550088SSeeppooyyGGhhuullaammHHaaiiddaarr,,3311ssttBBll..IInnffyy..)) minor edge bruise and contact marks, very fne
£120-£160
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Malakand1897,Waziristan1901-2((11222277SSeeppooyyHHuukkaamm SSiinngghh 3388tthh.. BBll.. IInnffyy..)) contact marks, nearly very fne
£120-£160
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,4clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897,Tirah1897-98,Waziristan1901-2, onerivet sprung, with unofcial retaining rod between third and fourth clasps ((11119999 SSeeppooyy HHaakkuumm SSiinngghh,, 3366 SSiikkhhss)) good fne
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902(2),noclasp((CCiivv..CCoonnddrr..FF..SSaavviiddggee..AA..SS..CC..));1clasp,CapeColony((CClleerrkkGG..CCaasssseellll..AA..SS..CC..)) good very fne (2)
£100-£140
AAssccaarrccee‘‘ddoouubblleeiissssuuee’’ppaaiirrooffQQuueeeenn’’ssSSoouutthhAAffrriiccaammeeddaallssaawwaarrddeeddttooTTrrooooppeerrFF..MM..SShhiirrttllii ff ,,MMaattjjeessffoonntteeiinnDDiissttrriicctt MMoouunntteedd TTrrooooppss aanndd aa CCiivviilliiaann wwiitthh tthhee AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902(2),noclasp(21Tpr:F.M.Skirtlif [sic].MatjesfonteinD.M.T.);1clasp,CapeColony(192Mr.F. M. Shirtlif. A.S.C.) good very fne and a scarce double-issue (2)
£200-£240
Approximately 46 Queen’s South Africa Medals awarded to the Matjesfontein District Mounted Troops.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(2)((11119933LL..CCppll..JJ..SS..FFeennwwiicckk..SS..AA..LLtt..HHoorrssee;;554477PPttee..FF..HHiieebbeerr..KK..WW..TT..TT..GG..)) frst lackingretainingrod;secondpartiallyofciallycorrected;Natal1906,noclasp((TTpprr..PP..CCooeennrraaddiiee,,NNeewwccaassttlleeDDiivv..RReess..)) suspension claw reafxed on last; the frst and last heavily polished and worn, therefore fair; the second good very fne (3) £100-£140
Approximately 329 medals awarded to the King William’s Town Town Guard.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(2)((66338800PPttee..SS..HHiillssoonn..RRaannddRRiiff eess;;66889999PPttee..JJ..HH..SSttaarrkkeeyy..RRaannddRRii ff eess..)) very fne (2) £100-£140
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((3366 PPttee.. SS.. SSiimmppkkiinnss.. AAddeellaaiiddee TT..GG..)) minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fne
£80-£100
Approximately 70 medals awarded to the Adelaide Town Guard.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((PPttee.. HH.. RRoooommee.. BBuurrgghheerrssddoorrpp TT..GG..)) nearly extremely fne
Approximately 205 medals awarded to the Burghersdorp Town Guard.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((PPttee.. AA.. EE.. AAuusstteenn.. CCrraaddddoocckk TT..GG..)) edge nicks, good very fne
Approximately 440 medals awarded to the Craddock Town Guard.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((5555 PPttee.. JJ.. AAssppeelliinngg.. GGeeoorrggee TT..GG..)) nearly very fne
Approximately 110 medals awarded to the George Town Guard.
£60-£80
£60-£80
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(2)((332222PPttee..WW..CCllaarrkk..GGrraaaaff RReeiinneettTT..GG..;;119955PPttee..CC..WW..GGrraayy..GGrraaaa ff --RReeiinneettTT.. GG..)) generally nearly very fne and better (2)
£140-£180
Approximately 266 medals awarded to the Graaf-Reinet Town Guard.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(2)((553322SSjjtt::JJ..MMaarrsshh..GGrraahhaammssttoowwnnTT..GG..;;118899PPttee..CC..EElllliiootttt,,GGrraahhaammssttoowwnnTT..GG..)) generally very fne (2)
Approximately 168 medals awarded to the Grahamstown Town Guard.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp((557755PPttee..JJ..GG..KKiinnnneellll..GGrraahhaammssttoowwnnTT..GG..;;33PPttee..JJ..EE..MMiilllleerr..GGrraahhaammssttoowwnnTT..GG..)) very fne (2) £140-£180 336644
Approximately 168 medals awarded to the Grahamstown Town Guard.
Approximately 168 medals awarded to the Grahamstown Town Guard.
xx Approximately 68 medals awarded to the Humansdorp Town Guard.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((772244 BBggllrr:: CC.. MMcc..LLeeoodd.. GGrraahhaammssttoowwnn TT..GG..)) very fne, rare to rank
Approximately 168 medals awarded to the Grahamstown Town Guard.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((1133 PPttee.. MM.. vvaann OOnnsseelleenn.. HHuummaannssddoorrpp TT..GG..)) nearly extremely fne
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((889955 PPttee.. HH.. GGiilleess.. PP.. EEllzzbbtthh.. TT..GG..)) good very fne
Approximately 562 medals awarded to the Port Elizabeth Town Guard.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((5500 PPttee.. HH.. vvaann ddeerr MMeerrww.. SStteeyyttlleerrvviillllee TT..GG..)) edge bruising, nearly very fne
Approximately 100 medals awarded to the Steytlerville Town Guard.
£100-£140
£80-£100
£60-£80
337711
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((PPttee.. AA.. BB.. MMaarraaiiss.. SSwweelllleennddaamm TT..GG..)) contact marks, suspension slack, good fne £60-£80
Approximately 55 medals awarded to the Swellendam Town Guard.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(2)((1199CCppll..CC..CChhiitttteennddeenn..UUiitteennhhaaggeeTT..GG..;;992288PPttee..EE..DDeesscchhaammppss..UUiitteemmnnhhaaggeeTT.. GG..)) good very fne (2) £120-£160
Approximately 893 medals awarded to the Uitenhage Town Guard.
£100-£140 337722
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((222266 PPttee.. JJ.. WW.. EEddwwaarrddss.. UUiitteennhhaaggee TT..GG..)) extremely fne
SoldwiththreeR.A.O.B.jewels,onesilver-giltandenamel,theothertwosilver-gilt,allhallmarked,thereversesengraved‘PresentedtoBro.J.W. EdwardsFeb.2nd.1910’;‘PresentedtoBro.J.W.Edwardsfor12MonthsAttendance1911AlexandraLodgeNo.12Uitenhage’;and‘Presented by the Alexandra Lodge No. 12 Uitenhage to Bro. J. W. Edwards for services rendered June 24th 1913’, all with top suspension bars.
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Approximately 893 medals awarded to the Uitenhage Town Guard.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(2)((5533TTpprr::JJ..MM..BBrruunneettttee..HHuummaannssddoorrppDD..MM..TT..;;112200TTpprr::HH..SSttuuiinnkkee..HHuummaannssddoorrpp DD..MM..TT..)) the frst with heavy pitting and contact marks, thus fair; the second very fne (2)
£120-£160
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Approximately 107 medals awarded to the Humansdorp District Mounted Troops.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((119966 TTpprr:: LL.. MMaallzzeerr.. PPaaaarrll DDiiss:: MM..TT..)) very fne
Approximately 278 medals awarded to the Paarl District Mounted Troops.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(2)((3366CCppll..JJ..PPeeaarrss..QQuueeeennssttoowwnnDD..MM..TT..;;7799TTpprr::WW..RR..HHaarrtt..QQuueeeennssttoowwnnDD..MM..TT..)) minor edge bruising, good very fne (2)
£140-£180
Approximately 230 medals awarded to the Queenstown District Mounted Troops.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(2)((113311TTpprr..MM..SS..LLooxxttoonn..QQuueeeennssttoowwnnDD..MM..TT..;;119911TTpprr..LL..EE..PPrriiccee..QQuueeeennssttoowwnn DD..MM..TT..)) good very fne (2)
£140-£180
Approximately 230 medals awarded to the Queenstown District Mounted Troops.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((66 TTpprr.. JJ.. BBootthhaa.. SSoommeerrsseett EE.. DD..MM..TT..)) very fne
Approximately 197 medals awarded to the Somerset East District Mounted Troops.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((9944 TTpprr.. JJ.. II.. PP.. MMaarrxx.. SStteeyyttlleerrvviillllee DD..MM..TT..)) minor edge bruising, nearly very fne
£70-£90
Approximately 117 medals awarded to the Steytlerville District Mounted Troops.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(2)((22110077FFaarrrr::CCppll..FF..TThhoommssoonn..SSttuutttteerrhheeiimmDD..MM..TT..;;337722..CCppll..WW..LLoo......SSttuutttteerrhheeiimm DD..MM..TT..)) attempt to partially obliterate naming on latter, otherwise good very fne and better (2)
£100-£140
Approximately 252 medals awarded to the Stutterheim District Mounted Troops, including to 33772299 CCoorrppoorraall WW.. LLootthhiiaann.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(2)((7755CCppll..GG..CCllooeettee..SSttuutttteerrhheeiimmDD..MM..TT..;;TTpprr..RR..AA..BBeelllliinngg..SSttuutttteerrhheeiimmDD..MM..TT..)) nearly very fne (2)
Approximately 252 medals awarded to the Stutterheim District Mounted Troops.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(2)((22997788TTpprr::EE..FFllaanneeggaann..SSttuutttteerrhheeiimmDD..MM..TT..;;116600TTpprr::HH..JJaakkiinnss..SSttuutttteerrhheeiimmDD..MM.. TT..)) minor edge bruise to latter, generally good very fne (2)
Approximately 252 medals awarded to the Stutterheim District Mounted Troops.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(2)((333300TTpprr::WW..FF..CC..KKllookkooww..SSttuutttteerrhheeiimmDD..MM..TT..;;33332288TTpprr::SS..OOlllliiss..SSttuutttteerrhheeiimm DD..MM..TT..)) very fne and better (2)
Approximately 252 medals awarded to the Stutterheim District Mounted Troops.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(2)((TTpprr..VV..AA..PPaarree..SSttuutttteerrhheeiimmDD..MM..TT..;;224499TTpprr::AA..RRuuddoollpphh..SSttuutttteerrhheeiimmDD..MM..TT..)) very fne and better (2)
Approximately 252 medals awarded to the Stutterheim District Mounted Troops.
WW.. JJ.. DDiixxoonn served with the Cape Government Railways.
338866 xx
££112200--££116600
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony((331133GGnnrr::WW..GGiibbbbss..CCaappeeGG..AA..)) surnameofciallycorrected;India GeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919((6622003322CCppll..FF..MMoouulldd..RR..AA..)) edgebruisingandcontactmarksto latter, this nearly very fne; the QSA good very fne (2)
AA.. DDoonnnnee served with the Durban Light Infantry during the Boer War, and died of heart disease.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,DefenceofMafeking((PP..WW..HHuulllleeyy,,MMaaffeekkiinnggTToowwnnGGdd..)) edgebruising,contactmarks, about very fne £1,200-£1,600
Sold with a lapel badge bearing the image of Baden-Powell.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg((33001199PPttee..GG..HHuummpphhrreeyyss,,22nndd..HHaammppsshhiirreeRReeggtt..)) minor ofcial correction to latter part of surname, good very fne
£100-£140
GGeeoorrggeeHHuummpphhrreeyyss(listedasHumphriesonthemedalroll)wasborninAudley,Kent,andattestedfortheHampshireRegimenton28February 1890amusicianbytrade.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andisshownonasubsidiarymedalrollasalso beingentitledtotheTransvaalandSouthAfrica1902clasps,beinglistedas‘Deceased’.HediedinarailwayaccidentnearBarberton,SouthAfrica, on 30 March 1902.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg((22006622SSeerrjjtt::TThheeHHoonn::WW..BBeerreessffoorrdd..RRoobbeerrttssHHoorrssee)) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fne
£500-£700
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2016.
TThheeHHoonn..WWiilllliiaammAArrtthhuurrddeellaaPPooeerrHHoorrsslleeyyBBeerreessffoorrddwasbornon9August1878,the ffthsonofthe3rdBaronDeciesandhiswife Catherine,andascionoftheMarquessesofWaterford.HeservedduringtheBoerWarwithRobertsHorse,andwassubsequently commissioned Lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps. He married four times, had nine children, and died on 11 July 1949.
RRoobbeerrttGGeeoorrggeeMMccGGeeaacchhiinnservedwiththe76thCompany(RoughRiders),22ndBattalion,ImperialYeomanry.Hewasaccidentallyshotand killed whilst on sentry duty at night on 27 November 1901, at Palmietfontein.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal((11770022SSeerrjjtt::WW..CC..BBaarrnneess..RRllyy::PPnnrr:: RReeggtt..)) good very fne £70-£90
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal((224499PPttee..CC..EEddwwaarrddss..RRllyy::PPnnrr::RReeggtt..)) nearly very fne
£80-£100 339977
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1902((44779999SSeerrjjtt..EE..BBeettttss..OOxxffoorrdd::LL.. II..)) light polishing, nearly very fne
EErrnneessttBBeettttsswasbornatAshenden,Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire,in1876andattestedfortheOxfordshireLightInfantryatAylesburyon30May 1894.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninIndiaontheNorthWestFrontierwiththeTirahExpeditionaryForce,andtheMohmandFieldForce (entitledtotheIndiaGeneralServiceMedal1895-1902withclaspsforPunjabFrontier1897-98,andTirah1897-98).Hesawfurtherservicein SouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom9Januaryto15October1902,andwasappointedLanceSergeanton9February1902.Hewas discharged on termination of his engagement on 29 May 1906.
Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extracts.
£300-£400 339988
AAQQuueeeenn’’ssSSoouutthhAAffrriiccaaMMeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooGGuunnnneerrWW..MMuurrddeenn,,‘‘QQ’’BBaatttteerryy,,RRooyyaallHHoorrsseeAArrttiilllleerryy,,wwhhoowwaasssseevveerreellyy wwoouunnddeedd aatt SSaannnnaahh’’ss PPoosstt oonn 3311 MMaarrcchh 11990000 aanndd uunnssuucccceessssffuullllyy ttooookk ppaarrtt iinn tthhee ffoolllloowwiinngg bbaalllloott ffoorr aa VViiccttoorriiaa CCrroossss Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein(14585Gnr:W.Murden.,Q,B.,R.H.A.), with top silver brooch bar, edge bruising, very fne
WWiilllliiaammMMuurrddeenn,aCarmanfromHornsey,London,attestedintothe5th(Militia)Battallion,RoyalFusilierson19March1896,beforeattesting intotheRoyalHorseArtilleryon23October1896.HeservedinSouthAfricawith‘Q’BatteryduringtheBoerWarandwaswoundedat ModderRiveron15February1900.Heisfurthernotedasbeingseverelywoundedwithagunshotwoundtohisrightthighintheactionat Sannah’sPoston31March1900,when,resultingfromDeWet’sambushofGeneralBroadwood’sBrigadeatKornSpruit(Sanna’sPost),‘Q’ Battery,RoyalHorseArtillery,behavedwithgreatgallantryandmanagedtosavefourofitsgunsfromanapparentlyhopelesssituation.The conductofthebatterywaspraisedbyBrigadier-GeneralBroadwoodinhisreportontheaction.Asaresultofthisreport,LordRobertstookthe unusualstepoforderingthebatterytoballotfortheVictoriaCross,tochooseoneofcer,onenon-commissionedofcer,onegunnerandone drivertoreceivethecovetedaward,therebeingnofairerwaytochoosefourfromsomanywhoperformedwithsuchheroismthatday.Asa result,MajorEdmundJohnPhipps-Hornby,SergeantCharlesEdwardHaydonParker,GunnerIsaacLodge,andDriverHoraceHenryGlassock wereeachawardedtheVictoriaCross.GunnerWilliamMurden’snamewouldhavebeenintheballotfortheVictoriaCrosstothe‘Gunner’.He was invalided home on 24 July 1900 and discharged on 6 February 1901.
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Elandslaagte,DefenceofLadysmith,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal((33667722PPttee..EE..JJoonneess,, 55tthh DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss)) slight edge bruising and contact marks, very fne
£300-£400
EEddwwiinnCCaasswweellllJJoonneesswasborninFordingbridge,Hampshire,in1872andattestedforthe5thDragoonGuardsatAldershoton26January1892. HeservedwiththeminIndiafrom6September1893to11October1899,andtheninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom12October1899 to5April1902(alsoentitledtoaKing’sSouthAfricaMedalwiththeusualtwodateclasps),andthenbackinIndiafrom6Aprilto15December 1902.Transferringtothe7thDragoonGuardson14March1903,hesawfurtherserviceinEgyptfrom17September1908to3October1910, and was discharged on 21 October 1910, after 18 years and 272 days’ service.
FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarJonesre-enlistedatYorkion31August1914,andservedasanActingSergeantwiththeHampshire YeomanryontheWesternFrontfrom19March1917(alsoentitledtoaBritishWarMedalandaVictoryMedal).Subsequentlytransferringtothe Labour Corps, and then the Royal fusiliers, he was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 14 February 1919.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,DefenceofLadysmith,OrangeFreeState,Laing’sNek,Belfast((1133006655 DDrr:: GG.. LLeennttoonn,, AA,,BB,, RR..HH..AA..)) very fne
£100-£140
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 ((11443377 GGnnrr:: TT.. JJ.. GGrraayy.. RR..HH..AA..)) minor edge bruising, nearly very fne
£80-£100
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, unofcialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps ((996611PPttee..GG..PP..MMuulllleenn..VViiccttoorriiaannMM..RR..)) tracesofbroochmountingtoreverseof SA02 clasp backstrap, otherwise very fne
£240-£280
GGeeoorrggeePPeerrccyyMMuulllleennwasborninWilliamstown,Victoria,Australia,on18March1877andattestedforthe5thVictorianMountedRi fes alongsidehistwinbrotherClarenceandhishalf-brotherLeslieon15January1901.ThethreebrothersdepartedforSouthAfricaon15February 1901,andwereallocatedtotherightWing,meaningtheymissedthemassacreoftheleftWingatWilmansruston12June1901,butwere presentatRhenosterKop,Klippan,Kornfontein,Drivelfontein,Kambuladraai,H’Lobane,Luchiel’sNek,Loch’sKraal,Vryheid,Onverwacht,and JohnstonHoek.TheydepartedCapeTowninearly1902,andarrivedbackatMelbourneon26March1902.GeorgeMullendiedinLaunceston, Tasmania,on2January1947;hishalf-brotherLeslie,withwhomhehadservedinSouthAfrica,furtherdistinguishedhimselfintheGreatWar,was advanced Lieutenant-Colonel, and was awarded both the C.M.G. and the D.S.O.
Sold with copied research including photographic images of all three brothers.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,Natal,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902,unofcial rivets between state and date clasps ((1166229900 SShhgg::--SStthh:: TT.. PPaayynnee.. UU BBttyy:: RR..HH..AA..)) good very f
TThhoommaassPPaayynneewasborninLeamington,Warwickshire,in1877andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryinLondonon19March1901. AppointedShoeingSmiththesameday,heservedwiththeArtilleryinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom10April1901,initiallywiththe3rd SectionAmmunitionPark,beforetransferringtoUBattery,RoyalHorseArtilleryon1June1901.Hereturnedhomeon7September1902,and was discharged on 27 October 1902, after 1 year and 223 days’ service.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
BBeerrttiieeJJaammeessWWeebbbbeerr,aclerkfromGrahamstown,waskilledinactionatRooiRand,OrangeRiverColonyon25November1900,aged55.His death is mentioned in Steve Watts’ ‘In Memoriam’. RaisedattheoutbreakofthewarbyMajorM.F.Rimington,6thInniskillingDragoons,Rimington’sGuideswasnotalargeunit,numberingabout 150attheoutset,butdistinguishedthemselvesinmanyoftheearlyactionsofthewar.SirArchibaldHuntersaidofthem,‘MajorRimingtonhas gatheredabodyofmenwhosevirtuesarelikehisown.Theycanride,see, fght,andshootstraight.Theyareintheforefrontwherethereis danger.Theyhaveneverdisappointedme,letalonefailedme.’WhenRimingtonlefttheGuidestotakeanothercommand,theunitwas resuscitatedunderanotheroftheirleaders,MajorDamant.AlthoughthecorpswasstillcalledofciallyRimington’sGuides,iteventuallybecame Damant’sHorse.Uniquely,membersservingexclusivelywithRimington’sGuides/Damant’sHorsewereentitledto8battleclasps,thegreatest number of clasps (excluding the two date clasps) issued to the Queen’s South Africa Medal.
Sold with a photographic image of the recipient; copied medal roll extract; and other research.
King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 ((4488117722 SS.. SSeerrjjtt::--WWhhllrr:: JJ.. CCoolllliinnssoonn.. RR..HH..AA..)) very fne £60-£80 440055 xx
JJaammeessCCoolllliinnssoonnwasbornatGuisborough,Yorkshire,in1863andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryatHuntingdonon19March1885.He servedwiththeminEgyptfrom29December1885to21March1887,andwaspromotedCorporalWheeleron23November1891,and SergeantWheeleron1April1898.Hesawfurtherservicewith‘J’BatteryinIndiafrom14October1897to10January1900,andthenwiththe sameunitinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom11January1900to1October1902.RecommendedfortheawardoftheDistinguished ConductMedal,forconsistentgoodworkinthe feld,hewasinsteadMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 10September1901),andwas promoted Wheeler Staf Sergeant on 19 June 1902. ReturningtoIndiaon2October1902,CollinsonwaspromotedWheelerQuartermasterSergeanton18October1904,andwasawardedhis LongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder75of1904,beforereturningtotheU.K.on20January1905.Hesuferedaseverely fracturedradiuswhilstondutyinEnglandon14July1905,andwasdischargedon18March1906,after21years’service.Hewaslateraninpensioner of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
Sold with copied service papers and other research.
King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3)((8866229900GGnnrr::AA..MMiilllleerr..RR..GG..AA..;;22335522CCoorrppll::FF..TT.. BBrroowwnn.. CCaappee MM..RR..;; 33006688 PPttee.. HH.. JJ.. KKiinngg.. DD..EE..OO..VV..RR..)) contact marks, nearly very fne and better (3)
£120-£160
King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((MMaajjoorr..WW..GG..HH..MMaarrsshhaallll..GGrreenn..GGddss..))engraved naming, minor edge bruise, about extremely fne £120-£160
WWiillffrreeddGGeeoorrggeeHHoowwaarrddMMaarrsshhaallllwascommissionedLieutenantintheGrenadierGuardson23August1884,andwaspromotedCaptainon23 January1896,andMajoron28January1900.HeservedinthecampaignintheSudanunderSirHerbertKitchenerin1898,andwaspresentatthe BattleofKhartoum(Queen’sMedal,andKhedive’sMedalwithclasp).HesubsequentlyservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andtookpart intheoperationsintheOrangeFreeState,ApriltoMay1900;theoperationsintheOrangeRiverColony,May1900toMay1902,includingthe actionsatBiddulphsbergon29May1900andWittebergen;andtheoperationsintheTransvaal,FebruarytoMarch1901.Forhisserviceshewas Mentioned in Despatches; was awarded the Queen’s Medal with three clasps; and the King’s Medal with two clasps.
440088
Transport1899-1902,2clasps,China1900,S.Africa1899-1902((WW..BB.. JJoohhnnssttoonn..)) lacquered, good very fne £1,000-£1,400
Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 ((BBuurrgg.. JJ.. JJ.. LL.. PPrreettoorriiuuss)) minor edge nicks, good very fne
JJoohhaannnneessJJuurriieeLLooddeewweeiikkssPPrreettoorriiuussservedwiththePotchefstroomKommandoandtookpartinthe frstbattleoftheBoerWaratKraaipan.He saw further service at Mafeking, Twee Rivieren, and Paardeberg, being captured at the latter, and was held as a Prisoner of War on St. Helena.
Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 ((BBuurrgg.. PP.. GG.. vvaann AAsswweeggeenn..)) edge bruising, nearly very fne
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£180-£220
PP..GG..vvaannAAsswweeggeennservedwiththeMooiRiverKommandofrom11October1899andwaspresentatMafeking,Magersfontein,andPaardeberg. He was captured on 22 October 1900, and was held as a Prisoner of War in Ceylon.
JJeerreemmiiaassJJaakkoobbuussvvaannRRooooyyeennservedwiththeVryheidKommandoandservedatDundee,Ladysmith,Skeepersnek,andintheVryheiddistrict, being wounded at Swartfolosi.
Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 ((BBuurrggeerr JJ.. WW.. TT.. WWeesssseellss..)) nearly extremely fne
£200-£240
JJoohhaannnneessWWiillhheellmmuussTThheeooddoorruussWWeesssseellssservedwiththeHeilbronKommando,andservedasColesburg.WoundedatKrimiskop,hewas captured and taken Prisoner of War at Bezuidenhout on 5 March 1902 and was held in India. Sold with copied research.
Ashanti 1900, no clasp, high relief bust ((6633 PPttee.. KKaakkaabbuurraa.. 11sstt.. KK..AA..RR..CC..)) polished and worn, therefore fne
£80-£100
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Uganda 1900 ((223399 RRiiff eemmaann KKhhuuddaa BBaakkhhsshh.. UUggaannddaa RRiiff::)) nearly extremely fne £300-£400
AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04,bronzeissue((BBeeaarreerrKKaallllaann..5522nndd..SSiikkhhssRReeggtt..)) minoredgenicks, cleaned, very fne and scarce £160-£200
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 ((44114411 PPttee.. ZZaarriinn,, 112277//BBaalluucchh.. LL..II..)) very fne
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, East Africa 1913-14 ((660077 LL.. NNaaiikk ZZuullff kkaarr.. SS.. && TT..CC.. II..AA..)) extremely fne
ZZuull ff llccaarr served with 53rd Silladar Camel Corps.
Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 ((TTpprr:: RR.. OO.. AArrbbuucckkllee.. NNaattaall CCaarrbbiinneeeerrss..)) toned, good very fne
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£80-£100
£120-£160
£120-£160
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908((66995500PPtteeAA..CCoorrnniisshh11ssttRR..WWaarr..RR..))mountedfordisplay, pawnbroker’s mark to edge at 1 o’clock, good very fne
£70-£90
AAnnddrreewwCCoorrnniisshhwasborninBirmingham,Warwickshire.HeattestedfortheRoyalWarwickshireRegimentatWarwickinAugust1899.Cornish servedwiththe1stBattalionatMalta,February1900-March1901,andontheNorthWestFrontier,March1901-November1911(duringhis servicehewasawardedaTestimonialonVellumbytheRoyalHumaneSociety).Cornishwasdischarged,14January1912,havingservedfor12 years and 189 days with the Colours.
Sold with copied service papers.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908((88998822PPtteeJJ..RRiiddddllee11ssttBBnnSSeeaaHHiigghhrrss))mountedfordisplay, minor edge nicks, otherwise good very fne £70-£90
JJaammeessRRiiddddlleewasborninTain,Ross,Scotland.Heattestedforservicewiththe2ndBattalion,SeaforthHighlandersatFortGeorgeinNovember 1904.Riddletransferredtothe1stBattalioninOctoberthefollowingyear,andservedwiththeBattalionontheNorthWestFrontier.Hewas ‘Invalided’ back to the UK in March 1910, and discharged as ‘Medically Unft’, 26 April 1910.
Sold with copied service papers.
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 ((447744 DDvvrr.. FFaakkiirr CChhaannddii 2288tthh.. MMttnn.. BBttyy..)) nearly very fne
£60-£80
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908,bronzeissue((CCooookkKKiirrppaa4455tthhRRaattttrraayy’’ssSSiikkhhss)) edgebruise, nearly very fne, rare to unit in bronze £120-£160
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Abor 1911-12 ((33882233 SSeeppooyy KKhhuussnnaall SSiinngghh 3322dd.. SSiikkhh PPiioonneeeerrss)) edge nicks, very fne
£180-£220 443311
Provenance: Bertram Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004.
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443355
IndiaGeneralService1908-35(2),1clasp,Waziristan1919-21((11444499SSeepp..RRaajjjjuu,,22--3300PPjjbbss..));4clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919, Mahsud1919-20,Waziristan1919-21,NorthWestFrontier1930-31, unofcialretainingrodsbetweenallclasps ((227799NNkk..HHaakkaamm KKhhaann,, 22--115522 PPjjbbiiss..)) generally very fne (2) £70-£90
IndiaGeneralService1908-35(2),1clasp,Burma1930-32((22555500RRffmm..FFaatteehhDDiinn,,33--66RRaajj..RRiiff..));2clasps,Burma1930-32,North WestFrontier1935, unofcialretainingrodbetweenclasps ((44119999SSeepp..MMoohhdd..KKhhaann..22--1155PPuunnjjaabbRR..));BritishWarMedal1914-20 ((3300661155 TT--SSggtt.. HH.. SS.. JJeeaanneess.. 3366--HH..AA..GG.. AA..II..FF..)); Burma Star ((IIEECC--22880099 CCaapptt.. DD.. SS.. MMaajjoorr,, II..SS..CC..)) generally very fne and better (4)
£80-£100
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,NorthWestFrontier1908,Abor1911-12((992233SSaappppeerrKKhhaakkaarrSSiinngghhNNoo..11CCoo..11ssttSS.. && MM..)) light contact marks, otherwise very fne
Provenance: A. M. Shaw Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2012.
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443377
£240-£280
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Malabar1921-22, unofcialretainingrodbetweenclasps ((886644 RRffmmnn.. KKaarrnnaabbaahhaadduurr RRaannaa,, 22//88//GGuurrkkhhaass..)) nearly very fne and a scarce combination
£100-£140
443388
Only two units, the 2/8 and 2/9 Gurkha Rifes, qualifed for both the Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 and Malabar 1921-22 clasps.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,3clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Waziristan1919-21,Waziristan1921-24((SSyycceeSSuunnddaarr,,22--11 GGrrkkss..)) namepartiallyofciallycorrected;AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,NorthWestFrontier1930-31,Mohmand1933, unofcial retaining rods between clasps ((994422 DDvvrr.. JJaaiimmaall SSiinngghh,, 2244//PP.. BBaattttyy..)) very fne (2)
£80-£100
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444400
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,3clasps(2),NorthWestFrontier1930-31,Burma1930-32,Mohmand1933((FF..7766CCooookkGGhhuullaamm RRaassuull,,33--1100BBaalluucchhRR..));NorthWestFrontier1930-31,Mohmand1933,NorthWestFrontier1935((99999944SSeeppRReemmSSiinngghh,,33--1111 SSiikkhh RR)) test mark to edge of latter that has partially obscured naming, otherwise good very fne (2)
£80-£100
1914Star((NNoo..1144113355DDvvrr..NNaatthhaaSSiinngghh,,RR..AA..DDeeppoott..));BritishWarMedal1914-20(4)((SSuubbddrr..MMoohhdd..YYuussaaff,,BBaallnn..LLeevviieess..;;11449922 SSoowwaarrRRuussmmeeKKhhaann,,PPaatt..RRaajj..LLccrrss..;;442277NNkk..JJaannggKKhhaann,,66MM..BB..;;6688GGnnrr..NNaabbiiBBaakkhhsshh,,2299MM..BBaattyy..)) tracesofverdigristoStar, otherwise nearly very fne (5)
£70-£90
1914-15Star(4)((228877550055WW..BBoowweerrss..SS..PP..OO..,,RR..NN..;;113355998866..WW..GG..KKiittttss..PP..OO..22..,,RR..NN..;;KK..2233771199,,AA..AA..SSoommeerrttoonn..SSttoo..11,,RR..NN..;; KK..1122223344,, HH.. SSpprriinnggggaayy,, SSttoo..11..,, RR..NN..)) nearly very fne and better (4)
£60-£80
AArrtthhuurrAAuugguussttuussSSoommeerrttoonnwasborninAlverstoke,Hampshire,in1890andservedinthebattleshipH.M.S. Malaya attheBattleofJutlandon31 May 1916. He died at R.N. Hospital Haslar on 7 December 1917 and is buried in Haslar Cemetery. Sold with copied research.
1914-15Star(5)((22..LLiieeuutt..HH..DD..CCoolllliiss..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;1100449911PPttee..EE..WWaallttoonn,,AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;99334488PPttee..AA..WWaattssoonn..AA.. CCyycclliissttCCoorrppss..;;66994433PPttee..JJ..WWeebbsstteerr,,AA..CCyycclliissttCCoorrppss..;;44554455PPttee..EE..MM..WWiillssoonn..AA..CCyycclliissttCCoorrppss..)) minorverdigrisspotsto third, generally very fne (5)
£120-£160
HHaarroollddDDoouuggllaassCCoolllliisswasborninMaidstone,Kent,on9September1894,thesonoftheRev.WilliamHenryCollis,andwaseducatedatSt. LawrenceCollege,Ramsgate.Heattestedforthe19th(2ndPublicSchools)Battalion,RoyalFusilierson3September1914,andwascommissioned temporarySecondLieutenantinthesamebattalionon15April1915.HetransferredtotheArmyCyclistCorpson27July1915,andservedwith themduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom15November1915.AppointedActingMajoron10April1918,forhisservicesduring theGreatWarinItalyhewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 30May1918).Herelinquishedhiscommissionon4August1919,and died in Midhurst, Sussex, in 1936.
EEzzrraaWWaallttoonnattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarinEastAfrica,Nyasaland,andNorthernRhodesia from 12 December 1915. He later transferred to the East Lancashire Regiment.
AAllffrreeddWWaattssoonnattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom3December1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 21 April 1919.
JJaammeessWWeebbsstteerrattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6September1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 23 March 1919.
EEddwwaarrddMMaarrssddeennWWiillssoonnattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom31 August 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 15 March 1919.
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1914-15Star(6)((556644LL..CCppll..JJ..MMccDDoonnaalldd..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;220044PPttee..EE..CCooppee..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;44006699PPttee..GG..JJ..HHaassttiinnggss..AA.. CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;99007711PPttee..HH..JJ..HHuurrsstt ff eelldd..AA..CCyycclliissttCCoorrppss..;;33001166PPttee..AA..KKnnoowwlleess,,AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;22003333PPttee..FF..MMiillssoonn,,AA..CCyycc.. CCoorrppss..)) generally very fne (6)
JJoohhnnMMccDDoonnaallddattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2May1915.He was disembodied on 7 February 1919.
EErrnneessttCCooppeeattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom15October1915.He was disembodied on 19 February 1919.
GGeeoorrggeeJJ..HHaassttiinnggssattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom28 December 1915.
HHeennrryyJJaaccoobbHHuurrsstt ff eellddattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom8 November 1915. He was discharged Class ‘Z’ on 1 March 1919.
AArrtthhuurrKKnnoowwlleessattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom25August1915. Subsequentlytransferringtothe2ndBattalion,EastLancashireRegiment,hewaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton31July1917.Hehasno known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
FF..MMiillssoonnattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom28February1915.He later transferred to the Tank Corps.
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(6)((LLiieeuutt..MM..JJ..HH..BBaaggoott..RR..NN..;;5588995544AA..HH..CC..SStteevveennss..PP..OO..RR..NN..KK..1188227700JJ..OO..GGaalllloowwaayy..SSttoo..11.. RR..NN..;;110088661155WW..WW..SSiisssseenn..SSttoo..11RR..NN..;;MM..1177336688WW..BBrroowwnn..SS..RR..AA..RR..NN..;;SS..ZZ..111199BB..WW..KKnniigghhtt..PP..OO..RR..NN..VV..RR..));togetherwith Brown’s two card identity discs, generally nearly very fne and better (6) £80-£100
MMaauurriicceeJJoohhnnHHeerrvveeyyBBaaggoottwasborninDublinon18October1891,thesonofColonelBagot,C.B.,RoyalEngineers,andenteredtheRoyal NavalCollegeinDecember1904.CommissionedSub-LieutenantinOctober1912,hewaspostedtoH.M.S. Monmouth inAugust1914,and servedinherfromtheoutbreakoftheGreatWar.HewaskilledinactionattheBattleofCoronelon1November1914,whenthe Monmouth was sunk with the loss of her entire complement of 678.
WWiilllliiaammWWaalltteerrSSiisssseennwasborninLeatherhead,Surrey,on7February1890andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClassinMay1909.He died of pneumonia at Haslar Hospital on 8 November 1918, ands is buried in Haslar Cemetery. Sold with copied research.
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444499
BritishWarMedal1914-20(7)((119977776677FF..SSiimmppssoonn..CC..YY..SS..RR..NN..;;228822441177JJ..SS..CCaaiinneess..CChh..SSttoo..RR..NN..;;114477886644AA..NNoorrtthhccootttt..PP.. OO..11RR..NN..;;114422555522PP..DDeellaanneeyy..AA..BB..RR..NN..;;JJ..1188113344FF..JJ..RRoooott..AA..BB..RR..NN..;;SS..SS..111199001133CC..HH..SSttiillll..SSttoo..22RR..NN..;;MM..2266115500LL..CC.. BBrrooookkmmaann.. VV..AA.. RR..NN..)) suspension broken on last, generally nearly very fne and better (7)
£80-£100
AAllbbeerrttNNoorrtthhccoottttwasborninSidford,Devon,on10December1873andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinFebruary1889.Hewas discharged dead from R.N. Hospital Haslar on 23 December 1914 and is buried in Haslar Cemetery. Sold with copied research.
BritishWarMedal1914-20((77882288PPttee..JJ..TThhoommssoonn..KK..OO..SSccoo..BBoorrdd..));VictoryMedal1914-19((PPllyy..1100224422PPttee..WW..BBrraattbbyy..RR..MM..LL.. II..));Coronation1911,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse((11997711WWmm..BBrraattbbyy11ssttDDrraaggoooonn GGddss..)) edge bruising to last, otherwise, very fne (4)
£100-£140
BritishWarMedal1914-20(2)((1199224455PPttee..LL..RRoobbeerrttss..RR..WW..KKeennttRR..;;444466559933PPttee..HH..FFoosstteerr..CC..MM..GG..BBddee..));IndiaGeneral Service1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(2)((226655556688SSggtt..RR..CC..PPaallmmeerr,,RR..WW..KKeenntt..RR..;;GG--3300330011PPttee..WW..AA..BBaaiilleeyy,,RR.. WW.. KKeenntt RR..)) very fne (4)
BritishWarMedal1914-20(2)((1100005511PPttee..RR..AAddaaiirr..AA..CCyycclliissttCCoorrppss..;;2200339977PPttee..AA..CCaassttllee..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..)) minoredge bruising, very fne (2) £60-£80
RRoobbeerrttAAddaaiirrattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Transferringtothe26th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, he was killed in action on 9 April 1917. He is buried in Roclincourt Valley Cemetery, France. AAllbbeerrttCCaassttlleeattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsatOldhamandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Forhisbravery in the feld he was awarded the Military Medal (London Gazette 12 December 1917).
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(8)((666622PPttee..TT..BBeeaattttiiee..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;99991122PPttee..WW..BBuuttlleerr..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;22334488PPttee..EE.. DDaarrwweellll..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;2211551144PPttee..RR..DDiittcchh ff eelldd..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;2222443399PPttee..FF..FFoorrwwaarrdd..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;88331122PPttee..JJ..HHooggaann.. AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;88449900PPttee..SS..KKeemmppsstteerr..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;1188443344PPttee..AA..CC..PPlluummbblleeyy..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..)) edgebruisingtolast, generally nearly very fne and better (8) £100-£140
TThhoommaassBBeeaattttiieeattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30July1915.He was demobilised on 7 February 1919.
EEddwwiinnDDaarrwweellllattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpson4September1914andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront. He was discharged due to sickness on 1 April 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge no. B294169.
SSyyddnneeyyKKeemmppsstteerrattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom8November 1915. He was demobilised on 30 January 1919. Sold with copied research.
British War Medal 1914-20 ((1166//11442277 RRff mm.. EE.. WWaatteennee.. NN..ZZ..EE..FF..)) cleaned, very fne and scarce to a Maori recipient
EErriiWWaatteennee,amemberoftheNg ātiWhātuatribe,wasborninDargaville,NewZealand,in1887andattestedfortheNewZealandExpeditionary ForceatNarrowNeckon22February1916.HeservedattheNewZealandGeneralBaseDepotatEtaplesfrom29August1916,anddoubtless sawactingduringtheBattleofMessines.Admittedtothe3rdNewZealandFieldAmbulanceduetoillnesson16August1917,hewasevacuated totheUnitedKingdomsuferingfromtuberculosis.DeemedunftforfurtherservicehedepartedSouthamptonforNewZealandon31July1918, and was discharged on account of illness on 4 February 1919.
Sold with copied research.
VictoryMedal1914-19(10)((GGnnrr..SS..HH..TTeerrrryy..RR..NN..;;JJ..55660066HH..SS..SShheeppppaarrdd..PP..OO..RR..NN..;;KK..1111337766HH..JJ..MMooaakkeess..LL..SSttoo..RR..NN..;; KK..1144221133FF..JJ..SShhiipphhaamm..LL..SSttoo..RR..NN..;;JJ..3366116699HH..HH..FFllyynnnn..AA..BB..RR..NN..;;JJ..2200338888HH..VVaallee..AA..BB..RR..NN..;;SS..SS..111155442299JJ..MMoosseess..SSttoo..11..RR.. NN..;;KK..4466225588TT..WWiiggnnaallll..SSttoo..11..RR..NN..;;44332222SS..DD..HH..MMoouull..DD..HH..RR..NN..RR..;;JJ..8855448855..AA..JJ..AAlllleenn..OOrrdd..RR..NN..)) thelastlackingsuspension and planchet only, generally nearly very fne and better (10) £80-£100 445522
JJoohhnnMMoosseesswasborninLanchester,Durham,on23June1892andjoinedtheRoyalNavyinFebruary1914.HeservedduringtheGreatWarin thebattlecruiserH.M.S. Invincible,andwaspresentattheactionatHeligolandBightandtheBattleoftheFalklandIslandsin1914.Remainingin Invincible,hewaskilledinactionattheBattleofJutlandon31May1916,whenthearmourofoneof Invincible’sgunturretswaspenetrated, causinghertobeblowninhalfbyamagazineexplosionamidshipsandsinkwithin90secondswiththelossofallbutsixofhercrewof1,032 ofcers and ratings. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Sold with copied research, including a postcard photograph of Deck Hand H. Moul.
AAllbbeerrttAAlllleennwasadditionallyawardedanoclaspQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalfor service in H.M.S. Powerful during the Boer War.
RRoobbeerrttBBllaacckkbbuurrnnservedintheBattlecruiserH.M.S. Southampton,andwasseverely wounded in action at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916.
Soldwithcopiedresearch,includingapostcardphotographofStokerFirstClassPercy Mark Selley.
VictoryMedal1914-19(8)((22..LLiieeuutt..HH..GG..CCaarrppeenntteerr..;;226655997744PPttee..GG..WW..DDrreeww..RR..SSuussss..RR..;;11227700PPttee..FF..BBllyytthheeAA..CCyycc.. CCoorrppss..;;1100118899PPttee..AA..SS..BBrroowwnniinngg..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;77665577PPttee..WW..CCoonnnnoollllyy..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;1111224422PPttee..RR..EE..CCrraawwffoorrdd..AA.. CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;663366PPttee..JJ..EElllliiootttt..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;1144665533PPttee..AA..RR..GGoouulldd..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..)) edgebruisingtolast,generallynearly very fne and better (8) £100-£140
HHuubbeerrttGGrreennvviilllleeCCaarrppeenntteerrwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe2nd(London)DivisionCyclistCompany,ArmyCyclistCorps,and servedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom31October1915.Hewaskilledinactionon25February1916,andisburied in Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France.
Sold with copied research.
VictoryMedal1914-19(8)((33883300AA..WW..OO..CCll..22MM..EEddwwaarrddss..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;1144444411PPttee..SS..GGrreeeennwwoooodd..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;1188883322 PPttee..JJ..PP..HHoorrggaann..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;22771155PPttee..GG..HHoorrssffaallll..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;99889988PPttee..WW..HHoouullttoonn..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;99333366PPttee..RR.. JJoonneess..AA..CCyycc..ccoorrppss..;;77669933PPttee..MM..EE..LLaaccyy..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;1111338877PPttee..MM..TT..LLoobbbb..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..)) corrosionto frst,this fne; the rest generally nearly very fne (8) £80-£100
GGeeoorrggeeHHoorrssffaallllattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2May1915.He was disembodied on 8 March 1919.
WWaalltteerrHHoouullttoonnattestedfortheArmyCyclistCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Transferringtothe1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, he was killed in action on 29 September 1918, and is buried in Villers Hill British Cemetery, France.
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VictoryMedal1914-19(8)((66228800SSjjtt..WW..MMaannnniinngg..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;991177CCppll..WW..EE..MMaarrtteerr..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;2200449922PPttee..JJ..WW.. SSiimmppssoonn..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;2222886611PPttee..BB..SSoouutthhggaattee..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;1122778855PPttee..CC..WW..SSttaacceeyy--JJuudddd..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;2200990099PPttee.. GG..BB..SSuummmmeerrss..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;1100337755PPttee..TT..WW..WWhhiittee..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..;;88001188PPttee..HH..WWiilllliiaammss..AA..CCyycc..CCoorrppss..)) minor corrosion to frst, edge bruising, generally nearly very fne and better (8) £80-£100
WW.. MMaannnniinngg attested for the Army Cyclist Corps and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 December 1915. Sold with copied research.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),S.Persia((555555DDvvrr..KKaaiimm,,SS..&&TT..CCoorrppss..));Iraq((11224477DDvvrr..AAllii..HHaaiiddeerr..SS..&&TT..CCoorrppss..)) very fne (2)
£70-£90
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Kurdistan((338811SSeeppooyyPPrreemmSSiinngghh..11--1111--SSiikkhhRR..));Iraq((11777744SSeeppooyyNNaawwaazziisshhAAllii..22--112299-BBaalluucchhiiss)) nearly very fne and better (2)
£70-£90
GeneralService1918-62(2),1clasp,N.W.Persia((22118877SSeeppooyyFFaaqqiirrCChhaanndd22--2266--PPuunnjjaabbiiss..));2clasps,S.Persia,Iraq((77993377SSpprr.. MMuunniissaammii,, MMaaddrraassSS.. && MM..)) edge bruise to frst, minor ofcial correction to unit on last, good very fne (2) £80-£100 446600
GeneralService1918-62(2),1clasp,S.E.Asia1945-46((1100995577SSeepp..MMaalluukkSSiinngghh,,MM..GG..BBnn..,,DDooggrraaRR..));2clasps,Kurdistan,N.W. Persia ((22445533 LL.. DDffddrr.. BBaacchh AAllii.. CC.. ooff GGuuiiddeess ((CCaavv..)))) very fne and better (2)
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.((CCaapptt..MM..HH..CCaarrddeennWWoorrcc.. RR..)) minor ofcial correction to surname, very fne £80-£100
MMiicchhaaeellHHuummpphhrreeyyCCaarrddeennwasborninBrecon,SouthWalesinApril1929.The followingextractsfromtheregimentalmagazineoftheWorcestershireRegiment, Firm, give the following details about Carden’s service career:
‘CaptainM.H.Carden,whoretiredfromthearmyon10December1960,was commissionedintotheRegimentfromSandhurston14July1949.Hejoinedthe1st BattalionatGottingen,BAOR,andservedwiththeBattalionthroughoutthreeyears, whichthebattalionspentinMalayainoperationsagainstCommunistTerrorists,forthe nextyearatBulfordCamp,Wiltshire,andforthe frstyearoftheBattalion’stourof DutyinBAORatIserlohn,Earlyin1956hewassecondedtotheRoyalWestAfrican Frontier Force and posted to the 1st Battalion the Nigeria Regiment at Enugu, Nigeria. In1957hewasappointedAdjutant,1stBattaliontheNigeriaRegimentthenstationedat Kaduna,Nigeriaandheheldthisappointmentuntiltheterminationofhissecondment to the RWAFF in 1960. We wish him every success and good fortune in the future....
OfBrecon,on21August1995[died],CommissionedintotheWorcestershireRegimentin1949,hejoinedthe1stBattalioninBAOR,serving withitthroughoutthetourinMalayaasarifeplatooncommanderandlatterlyasMotorTransportOfcer,atBulfordandinIserlohn.Avery competent mechanic at Bulford he was one of the team of Ofcers who tended Colonel Peter Vaughan’s Frazer-Nash racing car. In1955hewaspostedto1stBattaliontheQueen’sOwnNigeriaRegiment,servingwithitfor fveyearsasCompany2ndinCommand,thenas Adjutantand fnallyCompanyCommander.Astheadjutanthewasrequiredtobemountedonceremonialparades,nogreathorseman,afterthe Feu de Joie on the 1957 Queen’s Birthday Parade he found himself in the middle of the 4th Battalion Colour Party! In 1961 he left the Army and worked in Sierra Leone before returning to the UK to work for Thorp EMI. Mikewillberememberedforhisquietefciency,hispoliteness,hisdrywit,hisloyaltyandhisgoodfellowshipatsomegreatparties.Hisfuneral took place in Brecon Cathedral on 25 August, the Regiment being represented by Major and Mrs L. N. Barron.’
In later life Captain Carden had resided at 2 Alexander Road, Brecon, Powys.
Sold with copied research, and photographic image of recipient in uniform.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R., with M.I.D. oak leaf ((44003355774466 LL..AA..CC.. RR.. BB.. PP.. BBaaxxtteerr.. RR..AA..FF..)) extremely fne £140-£180
M.I.D. London Gazette 4 May 1954: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished service in Malaya.’
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus ((22//LLtt.. JJ.. AA.. SS.. HHaarrllooww.. RR..AA..)) slight staining, good very fne
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula((WWgg..CCddrr..GG..CC..BBaaiirrdd..RR..AA..FF..)) nearlyextremely fne,scarcetotheDental Branch of the R.A.F. £140-£180
Provenance: Tony Sabell Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, June 2013.
GGeeoorrggeeCCaammeerroonnBBaaiirrddwasborninPerthon6October1912,waseducatedatFinchleyCountySchool,andquali fedindentistrywithaLicense inDentalSurgeryfromtheRoyalCollegeofSurgeons(L.D.S.),(R.C.S.)inLondonin1933,beingregisteredon1January1934.HeservedasWest Ham Dental Ofcer from 1935 to 1937, as part of the School Medical Service for the schools in the area of the Swanscombe Street Clinic. BairdwascommissionedintotheRoyalAirForceon14November1939withthewarsubstantiverankofFlyingOfcer,andwaspromotedto FlightLieutenanton14November1940.InMarch1947hewaspromotedtoSquadronLeaderandinJuly1952heattainedtherankofWing Commander.
He retired from the Dental Branch of the R.A.F. on 1 April 1963 at his own request, and died in Weymouth in March 1992.
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GeneralService1918-62,2clasps(2),S.Persia,Kurdistan((44228833SSeeppooyyHHaammeesshhGGuull..11--5555--CCookkee’’ssRR..));Kurdistan,Iraq((33226666 RRffmmnn.. MMaaddaann SSiinngg RRaawwaatt.. 11--3399--RR.. GGaarrhhaawwll RR..)) the frst good very fne; the second polished and worn, therefore fne (2) £70-£90 446666
IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37((55119955TTpptt..MMaajj..SShheerrMMoohhdd..,,PPrroobbyynn’’ssHHoorrssee..)) minoredge bruising, nearly very fne £50-£70 446677
IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1937-39((55110099884411PPttee..LL..GGooooddmmaann..RR..WWaarr..RR..)) minoredge bruising, good very fne £100-£140
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AirCrewEuropeStar,unnamedasissued, somedamagetocrownattop,andcorrosiontosuspensionring,lacquered,therefore nearly very fne £140-£180
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryySStteepphheennBBeeaalleewasborninWestAshford,Kent,on14March1941andjoinedtheRoyalNavy,servingwiththemintheFarEast. In1970,whilstlivinginConsett,hewascaughttryingtosellsteeltubing(usedfornuclearpowerstations)worth£19,500whichhadbeenstolen from a Tyneside Engineering frm, and was sentenced to three months imprisonment, suspended for two years. He died on 19 January 2002. GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp(2),Borneo((LL..998833110044WW..HH..SS..BBeeaallee..SSttoo..RR..NN..));NorthernIreland((2244229999447722CCppll..WW..JJ.. DDoowwddss RRAAPPCC..)) good very fne (2)
£60-£80
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia ((2244005599661188 PPttee.. PP.. FF.. KKeennddrriicckk.. PPaarraa..)) nearly extremely fne
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia ((2244008844227744 PPttee.. JJ.. MMaalloonnee.. PPaarraa..)) good very fne £240-£280
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Malay Peninsula ((FFlltt.. LLtt.. CC.. SS.. PPaarrkkiinn.. RR..AA..FF..)) toned, extremely fne
CCoolliinnSStteewwaarrttPPaarrkkiinnwascommissionedPilotO fcerfromR.A.F.CollegeCranwellon15December1959,andwaspromotedFlyingOfceron 15December1961;FlightLieutenanton15December1965;andSquadronLeaderon1January1970.Herelinquishedhiscommissionon28 August 1976.
Soldwithanannotatedgroupphotographicimageoftherecipient’sR.A.F.CollegeCranwellNo.76EntryGraduation,datedDecember1959;and a similar photograph of No. 76 Entry’s 55th Anniversary Reunion, dated July 2014.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2244337744449977 PPttee DD JJ HHaarrrriissoonn PPaarraa)) nearly extremely fne £180-£220
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2244223333110066 PPttee.. HH.. KKeerrrr PPaarraa..)) polished, nearly very fne £180-£220
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland((2244118800886644PPttee..PP..MM..MMcc..CCaarrtteerrPPaarraa..));togetherwithtwoFrench Commando Training Course Badges, numbered 1 and 10 respectively, nearly extremely fne £240-£280
Soldwiththerecipient’sFrenchCommandoTrainingCertifcate,whichstatesthatPrivatePhilipMcCartersuccessfullycompletedCourseno.78, which took place in Berlin from 6 to 24 February 1978.
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2244334444007744 PPttee PP MM SS MMiillllss PPaarraa)) extremely fne £180-£220
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland ((2244554411553322 PPttee CC OO’’NNeeiillll PPaarraa)) nearly extremely fne
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Dhofar ((2244110055772299 CCppll.. EE.. BB.. MMiittcchheellll RR.. SSiiggnnaallss)) extremely fne £160-£200
South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (AB(M) P M Orr D181887X HMS Plymouth) mounted court style as worn, extremely fne £1,200-£1,600
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2011
PP..MM..OOrrrrservedduringtheSouthAtlanticcampaigninH.M.S. Plymouth,andforhisservicesreceivedaCommendationfromtheCommanderof Task Force 317, Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse: ‘AbleSeaman(M)OrrwastheAimeroftheGWS20actionSeaCataimercrew.From21Mayto8June82,theydisplayedgoodteamworkand skillagainstfrequentenemyattacks,operatingfromtheirexposedpositionaft.Theysuccessfullyshotdownseveralenemyaircraftanddamaged others.Targetpresentationwasminimalowingtothecloseproximityoflandandverylowlevelattacks.AbleSeamanOrrcontributedgreatlyto the air defence of H.M.S. Plymouth, and I commend him for his courageous performance throughout the period of operations’.
Jubilee1887,clasp,1897,MetropolitanPolice(P.S.J.Mann.J.Divn);Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze(Ch.Insp.J. Mann. C. Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (Supt. J. Mann.) mounted for display, generally very fne or better (3)
£160-£200
JJoosseepphhMMaannnnwasborninClophill,Ampthill,BedfordshireinJuly1857.HejoinedtheMetropolitanPoliceatOldScotlandYardinOctober1876, andwaspostedto‘B’Division.MannservedasaPoliceSergeantwith‘J’Division,andwaspostedasanInspectorto‘J’Division.Heservedasa ChiefInspector,andSuperintendent,with‘C’Division1903-1909,priortoservingasSuperintendentwithThamesDivision,riverpolice,March 1909 - October 1917. Superintendent Mann retired to Pension, 15 October 1917, and resided at 68 Newlands Park, Sydenham, London.
Sold with copied service papers.
Jubilee1887,clasp,1897,MetropolitanPolice((PPCC..WW..WWiillccooxx..SS..DDiivvnn..));togetherwithanOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Serving Brother’sbreastbadge,1sttype(1892-1939),silverandenamel,circularbadgewithwhiteenamelcrosswithheraldicbeastsin angles raised above the background, in ftted case of issue, very fne and better (2)
IndianArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal(3),V.R.,lotuswreathreverse((22118833HHaavvrr..DDeeiieeaaSSiinngghh2200tthhBBll..IInnffyy..));G.V.R.,1stissue (2)((666644HHaavv..SShhiibbDDaayyaall,,22MMtt..BBttyy..RR..GG..AA..;;883355HHaavvrr..DDiinnMMuuhhaammmmaadd,,KKaappuurrtthhaallaaII..SS..IInnffyy..)) edgebruisetolatter,the frst heavily polished and worn, this fair; the others nearly very fne (3) £80-£100
IndianArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(2)((66112244DDffddrr..KKiisshhaannCChhaanndd,,AACCSScchhooooll,,II..AA..CC..;;GGSSSS--77006633CC..HH..MMaajj..AAllii AAkkbbaarr,,IIGGSSCC..));IndianArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.((1100990022NNkk..NNoooorrMMuuhhaammmmaadd,,MMAATTCC));E fciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,India ((SSeepp MMiitthhaa KKhhaann,, 1111--1133 FF..FF.. RRiiff..,, II..TT..FF..)) fle marks to edge of last, otherwise good very fne and better (4) £80-£100
KKiisshhaann CChhaanndd served at the Armoured Car School, Indian Armoured Corps.
AAllii AAkkbbaarr was awarded his Meritorious Service Medal in 1945 ( Gazette of India 14 April 1945), and was promoted Jemadar on 14 March 1945.
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2)((SSttoorreeSSeerrggtt..WW..CCuurrttiissOOrrddccee..DDeepptttt..NN..CC..;;77220022SSeeppooyyNNiihhaallaa1133tthh.. BBll.. IInnffyy..)) frst ofcially re-engraved, with additional minor ofcial correction, this very fne; the second abrasively cleaned, fne (2) £80-£100
Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. ((119977 GGnnrr:: JJiiwwaann SSiinngghh.. HH..KK..--SS.. BBnn.. RR..GG..AA..)) minor edge bruise, good very fne, scarce to unit £120-£160
Hong Kong - Singapore Battalion, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Pair: SSuubb--CCoonndduuccttoorr HH.. MM.. CC.. GGaarrtthh,, PPuubblliicc WWoorrkkss DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt aanndd BBiihhaarr LLiigghhtt HHoorrssee ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(Sub-Condtr.H.M.C.Garth.PublicWorksDeptt.);VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(India&the Colonies), G.V.R. (Reservist H. M. C. Garth. Bihar Lt. Horse.) minor edge bruise to latter, good very fne (2) £100-£140
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Note: Therecipient’sotherhonoursandawards,comprisingM.B.E.;Queen’sSouthAfricaMedalwith fveclasps;King’sSouthAfricaMedalwith two clasps; 1914 Star; and British War and Victory Medals, were sold in these rooms in March 2025.
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy((22113322HHvvllddrrMMjjrr..CChhaannnnaannKKhhaann..HH..KK..SS..RR..GG..AA..)) minoredgebruise,goodvery fne, scarce to unit £100-£140 449955
Hong Kong - Singapore Battalion, Royal Garrison Artillery.
£500-£700 449966
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension ((HHyy WW HHiillllss CCoorrppll.. 55tthh CCoo.. RR..MM.. 2211 YYrrss..)) good very fne
HHeennrryyWWiilllliiaammHHiillllsswasborninChatham,Kent,andattestedasaDrummerwith5thCompany,RoyalMarines,ChathamDivisionatRochester on25February1845,aged13yearsand3months.AdvancedtoSergeant,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal,together withagratuityof£15,inJanuary1871,andwasdischarged7July1871,havingservedatotalof26yearsand133days,ofwhich1yearand7days were spent at sea.
RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(3)((JJ..110011993300MM..HH..HHooddggeess..PP..OO..HH..MM..SS..DDoooonn..;;LL..1122991111AA..JJ..JJoorrddaann..PP.. OO.. SSttdd.. HH..MM..SS.. GGrreeeennwwiicchh..;; MM..3355330033 AA.. BB.. CCllaarrkk.. OO..AA..11.. HH..MM..SS.. SSuu ff oollkk..)) good very fne (3)
£80-£100
MMaarrsshhaallll HHoowwaarrdd HHooddggeess was killed in action when H.M.S. Lively was sunk during an air attack of Tobruk on 11 May 1942.
Sold with copied research.
550033
RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(2)((JJ..6611007788GG..WW..BBaallddwwiinn..TTeell..HH..MM..SS..PPeemmbbrrookkee;;JJ..6611007788GG..WW.. BBaallddwwiinn..TTeell..HH..MM..SS..PPeemmbbrrookkee))bothimpressedinsmallsansserifcapitalsinexactlythesamestyle, nearlyvery fneandbetter and a rare double issue (2)
£70-£90
GGeeoorrggeeWWiilllliiaammBBaallddwwiinnwasborninWestHam,Essex,on1November1900andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson30October 1916.AwardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon9November1933,hewasadvancedLeadingTelegraphiston1March1936,and after seeing service during the Second World War was released in he rank of Petty Ofcer Telegraphist on 12 September 1945.
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RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead((MM..2233006655PP..LL..MMaarrttiinn..SShhpptt..11..HH..MM..SS..VViiccttoorryy..)) edgenickandminor contact marks, very fne
£60-£80
M.I.D. London Gazette 16 March 1943.
PPeerrcciivvaallLLeeoonnaarrddMMaarrttiinnwasborninPortsmouthon24October1901andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaNavalShipwright’sApprenticeon4 September1916.AdvancedShipwrightFirstClasson8September1934,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedaltogether withagratuityon1January1935,andwaspromotedtoChiefShipwrightFirstClasson11April1940,andTemporaryActingWarrantShipwright on 12 September 1941. He served during the Second World War and was Mentioned in Despatches for salvage work following Operation Torch
Sold with copied record of service and other research.
550055
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue ((JJ..9999116699 JJ.. AAuussttiinn.. PP..OO.. HH..MM..SS.. DDoorrsseettsshhiirree..)) mounted as worn, good very fne £80-£100
Soldwitha copy SecondWorldWarrepresentingtherecipient’sSecondWorldWarservice,comprisinga copy 1939-45Star;a copy Atlantic Star; a copy Burma Star; and a War Medal 1939-45.
550066
IndianArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,1stissue,H.E.I.C.armsobverse((SSeerrggtt..MMaajjoorrWW..DDaavviiss33rrdd..BBaattttnn..AArrttyy..1166tthh..NNoovvrr..11884499..)) minor edge bruising, good very fne £240-£280
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Long Service Medals
IndianArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,2ndissue,anchorreverse((PPrriivvaatteeTT..AApppplleebbeeee..11sstt..EEuurrooppeeaann..RReeggtt..FFuussiilliieerr..)) frsttwolettersof unit over-struck, very fne, scarce
£400-£500
Thetrueoriginsofthisscarcemedalareunknownbutitwouldappearthatabout100werestruckinerrorbyWyonandsentouttoIndiain 1859.TheyareknowntohavebeenissuedtoallthreepresidenciesbutthemistakewasonlydiscoveredthefollowingyearbytheGovernmentof Bombay, by which time they had probably all been issued.
In1873,inresponsetoanIndiaOfcerequesttoexplainthe‘diferenceindesignoftheMedalsfor“LongServiceandGoodConduct”and “MeritoriousService,”suppliedtothisOfce,andthosesuppliedtotheWarOfce,’MrWyonrepliedasrequestedbutadded‘Thereisalsoa Naval Long Service Medal but it has probably never been used.’
IndianArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue(3)((221188SSaappppeerrDDaanniieellMMaaddrraassSSaappppeerrss&&MMiinneerrss;;33338811SSeeppooyyMMoottii22dd..SSiikkhhIInnffyy..;;9977 PPttee.. SSaahhiibb SSiinngghh 1122tthh.. BBuurrmmaa IInnffyy::)) light contact marks, generally nearly very fne and better (3)
£100-£140
VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R.(2)((887711SSggtt..WW..HH..HHaarrrriiss..11sstt..KKeennttVVooll::AArrtt::;;226633CCppll..HH..HHaarrrriiss..11sstt..KKeennttVVooll:: AArrtt::)) both impressed naming, the frst nearly extremely fne; the second polished and worn, therefore good fne (2) £100-£140
WW.. HH.. HHaarrrriiss was awarded his Volunteer Force Long Service Medal in April 1901.
HHeennrryyHHaarrrriisswasbornatTowersey,Buckinghamshire,on23April1843andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatWoolwichon3March1862.He servedinIndiafrom23July1864to18January1868,withtherestofhisserviceathome,andwasadvancedCorporalon8June1876.Hewas dischargedon6March1883,after21yearsandand4days’service,althoughhedoesnotappeartohavebeenawardedaLongServiceandGood ConductMedal.Hesubsequentlyenlistedinthe1stKent(Gravesend)VolunteerArtillery,andwasawardedhisVolunteerForceLongService Medal in January 1901, his sole medallic entitlement after nearly 4 decades’ service. he died in Gravesend on 19 February 1913.
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Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R. ((NNoo.. 994444 PPttee.. JJ.. BBaallllaannttyynnee,, 22nndd VVBB SSRR..)) engraved naming, toned, good very fne £50-£70
Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R. ((33000033.. LL.. SSeerrggtt.. JJ.. GGuuiillffoorrdd.. 11..VV..BB.. MM..RR..)) engraved naming, good very fne £70-£90
VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,E.VII.R.((999933PPttee..FF..CCoolleemmaann..22nndd..VV..BB..OOxxffoorrddLL..II..));TerritorialForceEfciencyMedal,E. VII.R. ((22445555 PPttee.. GG.. HH.. PPiittcchheerr.. 44//OO.. && BB..LL..II..)) light contact marks to frst, very fne and better (2) £100-£140
Militia L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. ((66220022 PPttee.. DD.. GGrriiff nn.. 44tthh OOxxffoorrdd.. LL..II..)) edge bruise, otherwise good very fne £300-£400
Approximately 9 Militia Long Service and Good Conduct Medals awarded to the 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire Light Infantry. DD..GGrrii ff nnservedwiththe4th(Militia)Battalion,OxfordshireLightInfantry,andwasawardedhisMilitiaLongServiceandGoodConductMedal per Army Order 24 of February 1906.
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£100-£140 551144
TerritorialForceEfciencyMedal,E.VII.R.((1122GGnnrr::FF..SS..DDaavviiss..55//LLoonn::BB..RR..FF..AA..));EfciencyMedal,G.V.R.,Territorial((775588999977 BBmmbbrr.. JJ.. LLoocckkhhaarrtt.. RR..AA..)) minor edge bruise to frst, good very fne (2)
Royal Observer Corps Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue ((CChhiieeff OObbsseerrvveerr RR.. HH.. SStteewwaarrtt)) extremely fne
RRoobbeerrttHHeennrryySStteewwaarrttwasborninSunderland,CountyDurham,on9December1920andenrolledintheRoyalObserverCorpson1October 1952.hewaspromotedLeadingObserveron1May1959,andChiefObserveron1January1960.HewasawardedhisRoyalObserverCorps Medalon15December1964,andwasappointedanInstructoron1December1967.Heresignedhisappointmenton30April1968,following the reorganisation of the Corps, and died in Derbyshire on 30 March 2008.
Sold with a group photograph, and a memory stick of copied research.
SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal(4),G.V.R.,2ndissue(2)((LLeeoonnaarrddCChhaarrtteerr--SSttaarrttee..;;EEddggaarrCC..GGiilleess..));G.VI.R.,1stissue(2) ((GGeeoorrggee PP.. CCrroossiieerr;; FFrreeddeerriicckk TT.. SSwwaalleess)) minor edge bruise to frst, otherwise about extremely fne (4)
£80-£100
LLeeoonnaarrdd CChhaarrtteerr--SSttaarrttee was born in Cambridge in 1896 and was a dentist by profession. He died in Pembridge, Herefordshire, on 30 July 1978.
FFrreeddeerriicckkTThhoommaassSSwwaalleesswasborninAldershot,Hampshire,on7April1907andwasemployedin1939asaLocalGovernmentO fcerwiththe SchoolAttendanceandJuvenileEmploymentBoardinNewportPagnell,Buckinghamshire.HealsoservedasaSpecialConstablewiththe Buckinghamshire County Constabulary. He died in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, on 12 April 1992.
Sold with memory sticks of copied research for the above two recipients.
South African Prisons Faithful Service Medal, 1st issue ((NNoo 11663311 ((FF)) DDeett.. CCoonnsstt.. CC.. BB.. HHeeaatthh..)) toned, extremely fne
BoardofTradeMedalforGallantryinSavingLifeatSea,V.R.,large,silver(PeterE.PetersenWreckofthe“Glendower”onthe 12th January 1899’, minor edge nicks, generally good very fne
£300-£400
TheS.S. Glendower,ofLeith,wassinkingwhentheS.S. Menominee,ofGlasgow,hoveinsightandlaunchingtwoboatssucceededinrescuingher crew.Theweatherwasverybadandhighseaswererunning.(TheSeaGallantryMedal,byR.J.Scarlett,refers).Thecaptainofthe Glendower described the seas encountered as the worst he had ever seen.
Atotalof15BoardofTradeMedalsforGallantryinSavingLifeatSeainSilverwereawardedfortherescue,includingPetersen,whoalsoreceived agratuityof£2.Additionally,theSecondandThirdMateswereawardedtheLloyd’sMedalforSavingLifeatSeainSilverandtheSilverMedalof theShipwreckedFishermenandMariners’RoyalBenevolentSociety;whiletheother13crewmembers(includingPetersen)wereawardedthe Lloyd’s Medal for Saving Life at Sea in Bronze.
RoyalHumaneSociety,smallbronzemedal(successful)((SSuubbLLiieeuutt..AA..CC..TT..BBrruuccee,,RR..NN..,,2244JJuunnee11887722)) lackingintegraltop riband buckle, in ftted case of issue, minor edge bruise, good very fne £140-£180
Provenance: W. H. Fevyer Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2008.
R.H.S.Caseno.18,929:‘SubLieutenantA.C.T.Bruce,R.N.,aged21years,togetherwithsixothersfromH.M.S. Hercules,savedFrancisMoran, anEngineFitterworkingonthe Hercules.At6p.m.on24June1872,MoranfellintotheRiverMersey,thewater12fathomsdeepandwithatide runningatabout4knots.Alltherescuersjumpedoverboardandhelpedtosupportthemanuntilhewastakenintoaboat.’Allsevenrescuers were awarded the Royal Humane Society’s Medal in Bronze.
AAlleexxaannddeerrCCoocchhrraanneeTTrroouubbrriiddggeeBBrruucceewasbornon31January1851andenteredBritanniaNavalCollegeon25January1865.Appointed Midshipmanon17April1866,hewascommissionedSubLieutenanton15October1870,andservedinH.M.S. Hercules from1March1872to5 June 1874. Awarded the Royal Humane Society’s Bronze Medal, he retired on 12 May 1876, and died in British Honduras on 26 July 1887. Sold with copied research.
Life Saving Awards
Lloyd’sWarMedalforBraveryatSea((DDeecckkHHaannddJJaammeessMMaaccAAlllliisstteerr,,TTrraawwlleerr““NNoorreeeennMMaarryy””55tthhJJuullyy11994444)) fttedwith replacement rings for suspension, nearly very fne500 £700-900
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2000.
Lloyd’s List and Shipping Gazette 25 October 1945: ‘James MacAllister, Deck Hand, Trawler ‘Noreen Mary’. Thetrawler,engagedin fshing,wasattackedbyanenemysubmarine,butbothtorpedoeswhichwere fredmissed.Thesubmarinethenshelled thetrawlerforalmostanhour,attimescomingwithin50yards.Ofthecrewof10,sixwerekilledbyshell freandtwoweredrowned.The trawler’sboatwasblownintwo,butone-half foatedupsidedownandthetwosurvivorsmanagedtoboardit.DeckhandMacAllistershowed outstandingbraveryandfortitude.Inspiteofshrapnelwounds,hestoodontheupturnedhalfoftheboatsothathiscompanion,whowasmore seriouslyinjured,mightrestontheonlyspaceavailable.Theywerepickedupaftereighthours,andbyhisbraveaction,undertakenwithout thought of self, MacAllister greatly contributed to the saving of his shipmate’s life.’
JJaammeessMMaaccAAlllliisstteerrwasbornin1907,sonofJamesMacAllister,a fshermanfromBalmedie,nearAberdeen.Hewenttoseaasa fshermanin1921, attheageof13,andlaterworkedasadeckhandindeep-seatrampsandwhalefactoryships.HesurvivedtheSecondWorldWardespitebeing sunk three times by enemy action, and was awarded the British Empire Medal in addition to the Lloyd’s Medal for Bravery at Sea. HewasaboardtheS.S. Salvestria whenshestruckamineintheFirthofForthon27July1940,withthelossoftenmenandasmanyagaininjured. InSeptember1940,MacAllisterwasamemberofthecrewoftheS.S. NewSevilla, awhalerwhichformedpartofconvoyOB216,boundfrom LiverpooltoCanada.Theconvoysailedintheearlyhoursof21Septemberbutwasinterceptedat9pmthatnight,whileneartheMullofKintyre, byU-138,onitsmaidenvoyagebutcommandedbytheveteranCaptainWolfgangLuth.Withinafewminuteshehadtorpedoed threeships; Boka,NewSevilla, andthe EmpireAdventure. Theentirecrewof NewSevilla wasrescuedbuttheothertwosankwithheavylosses.Earlynext morning U-138 sank the liner City of Simla, carrying a complement of 345 passengers and crew.
InJuly1944MacAllisterwasengagedin fshingof theButtofLewis,intheHebrides,asadeckhandaboardthetrawler NoreenMary. At8.10pm MacAllisterwasworkingondeckwhenhewasstartledtonoticetwotorpedoespassdowntheportsideabouttenfeetfromtheship’sside.He thensawtheconningtowerofasubmarinedeadastern120yardsaway.Herantothebridgeandcalledallhandsbutbythetimetheycameon deck the submarine had submerged and he was not believed. The mate even asked him “What pub have you been drinking in ?”
At9.10pmthevesselwasstilltrawling.Atthetimeshewas18mileswestofCapeWrath,onanorth-westerlycourseandmakingthreeknots. Theweatherwasstill fneandclear.Thesubmarinethensurfacedabout50yardsaway;MacAllistersawafewmenclimboutoftheconning tower,andwithoutanywarningtheyopened freonthetrawlerwithamachinegun,killingthreemenincludingtheskipper.Thetrawler abandoned its nets and increased speed to ten knots; the submarine chased her, still fring.
Afterafewminutesthesubmarineopened frewithaheaviergunmountedontheconningtower.The frstshotstrucktheboiler,stoppingthe NoreenMary andenvelopingherinacloudofsteam.Thesubmarinethencircledaroundthestrickentrawler, fringcontinuously.Shelistedto portbutdidnotcatch fre.MacAllisterandthematetriedtolaunchalife-boatbutthelatterwaskilledintheattempt,soMacAllisterwenttothe pantry,whichwasbelowthewaterline,forshelter.At10.10pmsherolledovertoportandsank.BythistimeonlyMacAllisterandthreeothers were still alive, and they were thrown into the sea.
MacAllisterswamtothewreckageofthelifeboatandtriedtoclimbintoit.Thesubmarine,stillonthesurface,cametowardshimand fredashort burstofmachinegun fre athimfromarangeof60-70yards.Hedroppedbackintothewaterandremainedthereuntilthesubmarinehadgone, thenclimbedontothebottomoftheupturnedboat.Shortlyafterwardshesawthe2ndEngineerinthewater,andpulledhimoverandlayhimon topoftheboat.Theengineerwasbadlyinjuredandbecamehysterical,sayingthathewasgoingtojumpbackintothewater.MacAllisterknocked himoutwithapunchtothejaw(whentheman’swifelaterheardthissherefusedtospeakwithMacAllister).Hethenhelpedtosupportthe injured man on the overturned boat until daybreak.
Ataboutdawnhenoticedanothertrawlerinthedistance,HMT Madeleine, andbyshoutinginunisontheymanagedtoattractherattention. FollowingtheirrescueitwasfoundthatMacAllisterhad14shrapnelwoundsandtheengineerhad48,includingapieceofwiretwoandahalf inches long embedded in his body. No trace of the other two men who had still been alive when the trawler sank could be found.
ThisincidentisdescribedindetailinLordRussellofLiverpool’sfamousbookonNaziatrocities TheScourgeoftheSwastika. TheU-boatwas lateridentifedastheU-247,onher frstoperationalpatrolunderOberleutnantGerhardMatschulat.HadtheU-247notbeensunkbyaCanadian warshiplaterinAugust,Matschulatandsomeofhismenmightwellhavefacedtrialforwarcrimesandexecution,aswasHeinzEckoftheU-852, for the machine-gunning of survivors in the water was considered to be contrary to the usage and customs of war.
PPhhiilllliipp HHeennrryy LLaawwtthheerr was born in Islington, London on 13 August 1882, and gained his 2nd Mate’s certi fcate in September 1909. LittleisknownofhissubsequentappointmentsintheGreatWar,butbyFebruary1918hewasservingasmasterofthetankerS.S. Beaumaris.On the7thofthatmonth,of theLongslips, Beaumaris wastorpedoedonherstarboardsidebythe U-53 and,withtheexceptionofLawtheranda wirelessoperator,hercrewtooktoherboats.TheywereguidedtosafetybytheSennenlifeboat AnnNewton,whileLawthersteeredthe crippled Beaumaris to Whitesand Bay, where he managed to run her ashore. His courageous seamanship was duly rewarded by Lloyd’s.
‘MonghyrMutiny’Medal1766,34mm,silver,theobversedepictingMinervaseatedonapodiumbeforethreepalmyratrees,her leftarmrestingonashieldbearingtheheadofMedusa,anowlatherfeet,artist’sinitial‘K’inexergue,thereverseinscribed‘Non NisiDignoMDCCLXVI[OnlyfortheWorthy1766]’withinwreath,withlargeringsuspension,collector’sstamp‘1632’torim, minor edge bruising, very fne and very rare £200-£300
Provenance: Sotheby’s, December 1929 (Lot 31, sold for £18).
ThismedalistraditionallybelievedtohavebeenissuedtocommemoratethequellingoftheMonghyrMutinyin1766,andisillustratedand recordedassuchin HistoricalRecordofMedalsandHonoraryDistinctions,byGeorgeTancred:‘Lieutenant-ColonelWilson,inhispaperonthe EastIndiaCompany’sMedals,andthewarservicesforwhichtheyweregiven,fortheMilitaryDepartmentofFortSt.George,statesthat“theonly eventforwhichthemedalcouldhavebeenstruckwasasarewardforservicesperformedinquellingamutinyamongsttheEuropeantroopsat Monghyr,inMay,1766.”ExamplesofthisexcessivelyraremedalwereheldinthecollectionsofColonelMurrayandMr.W.Phillips[andarealso now held by both the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Army Museum].’
However,recentresearchhascastdoubtonthis,anditisbelievedthattheabovemedalmayinsteadbeaMasonicaward;the Freemasons’ QuarterlyReview of1846givesthesamedescriptiontoamedalstruckbuytheMinervawiththethreepalmsLodgeofLeipzig,Germany,although the exact purpose for that medal is unknown. A defnitive explanation is awaited.
TheMutinyamongsttheEuropeanOfcersstationedatMonghyrin1766wascausedbytheirdissatisfactionatnotreceivingfullBattaallowance towhichtheyfelttheywerefullyentitled.LordCliveproceededtoMonghyrbyforcedmarcheswithtwoSepoybattalionsunderCaptainF. Smith.Confrontingthemutineers,CaptainSmithwarnedthemthatiftheydidnotpeaceablydispersehewould freuponthem.This frmness causedthemutineerstowaver,whenSirRobertFletchergotanopportunityofaddressingtheminlanguagesuitabletotheoccasion,andthemen returnedtotheirduty.Thefollowingmorning,afteraddressingtheEuropeanofcersataGeneralParade,LordCliveturnedtotheSepoys,and praisedthemfortheirloyalconductandthedevotiontheyhadexhibitedtotheEastIndiaCompany.Finallyhegaveinstructionsthathonorary rewards should be distributed amongst the native ofcers, and ordered double pay to be issued to the men for the months of May and June, 1766.
Circularsilvermedal,33mm,withintegralloopsuspension,allengraved,theobversedisplayingRegimentalbadgeandnumber withinagarterinscribed‘RifeBattalion’;reversedisplayingtrophyof fagsandarms,inthecentreashieldchargedwithafouled anchor and inscribed ‘Victory of Copenhagen’, and above the shield is a man-o-war, very fne £2,000-£2,400
In1801,ColonelStewartwasselectedtocommandthetroopsofthe49thFootandacompanyoftheRifeCorps,andorderedtoembarkon boardthe feetcommandedbyAdmiralSirHydeParker.ThesetroopsfoughtasMarinesandweredistributedamongsttheline-of-battleshipsin thegreatnavalvictoryof Copenhagen.AsSirWilliamCoperemarksinhis HistoryoftheRifeBrigade:‘Itissaidintherecordofthe1stBattalion thatanappropriatemedalwasissueduponthisoccasionbyAdmiralLordNelsontothenon-commissionedofcersandseveralsoldiers.’Nelson iswellknowntohavebeenparticularlyinterestedinthedevelopmentofaRifeCorps.Cope(c.1890)furtherstates:‘Ihavebeenunableto fnd any trace of this medal, which does not seem to have been given to the ofcers.’
1stKentArtilleryVolunteersMedal,38mm,silver,theobversedepictinga gunnerstandingtoattentionbyacannon,tentsinthe background,thereverseengravedwithinalaurelwreath‘EEddwwaarrddCC..DDoowwlliinngg,,11886622’, fttedwithaswivelstraightbarsuspension incorporating a shield bearing the Gravesend coat of arms, extremely fne and extremely rare
£200-£240
Provenance: James Spencer Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004. EEddwwaarrddCC..DDoowwlliinnggwontheBoroughChallengeCupandMedalinAugust1862,outofa feldof45,withawinningscoreof23 Gravesend Reporter, 30 August 1862 refers).
Note: The 1st Kent Artillery Volunteers were subsequently renamed the 1st Kent (Gravesend) Volunteer Artillery.
TThheeUUnniioonnooffSSoouutthhAAffrriiccaammeeddaall11991100aattttrriibbuutteeddttooGGeeoorrggeeSS..WW..WWiitthhiinnsshhaaww,,MMeemmbbeerroofftthheeLLeeggiissllaattiivveeHHoouusseeooff AAsssseemmbbllyy,, CCaappee ooff GGoooodd HHooppee Union of South Africa Medal 1910, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fne
MemorialPlaque(SamuelWilliamHerrington);MemorialScroll‘Gunner SamuelWilliamHerrington,RoyalFieldArtillery’, thescrollslightlytornand damaged, nearly very fne £80-£100 SSaammuueellWWiilllliiaammHHeerrrriinnggttoonnwasborninGravesendin1894andattestedfortheRoyal FieldArtilleryinlate1914.Heservedwiththe11thHeavyTrenchMortarBattery,R.F. A.,duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5May1915,andwaskilled in actionwhileservinghisgunduringoperationsnearLooson18November1917.Ina letterwrittenbyhisCommandingOfcertotherecipient’smother,hedescribed Herrington‘asa frstclassgunnerwhohasneverfailedmeinanything...Ihad fxedto promote him in the ranks the very day after he was killed.’ Herrington is buried in Loos Cemetery, France.
Soldwithacopyof ThePhoenix,apaperfortheUndauntedandtheUndauntable,dated10June1916; fvesketchesbytherecipient,including oneofthePrincessMary(copiedfromherphotothatappearedinher1914Christmastins);commemorativeC.W.G.C.memorialscroll;and copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
MemorialPlaque(EugeneLake)incardenvelope;CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(219564Pte.E.Lake)incaseofissue, good very fne (2) £80-£100
EEuuggeenneeLLaakkeewasborninSidney,Ontario,on24June1896andattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatBellevilleon20 September1915.Postedinitiallytothe80thBattalion,heembarkedfromCanadaon16May1916,andhavingarrivedinEnglandtransferredto the4thBattalionon17July1916.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11August1916,andwaskilledin action on 11 November 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.
IndianVolunteerRifeAssociationMedal,gold(18ct.,35.42g,hallmarksforBirmingham1902),thereverseengraved ‘CChhaammppiioonnsshhiippII..VV..RR..AA..11990022--0033’,withgoldswivelringsuspension,andtopgold(9ct?,4.21g)broochbar,in Goldsmiths& Silversmiths Company, London, ftted case of issue, good very fne
WWiillffrreeddEEddwwaarrddBBeehheennnnaawasborninTruroin1902andattestedfortheRoyalArmyServiceCorps.AwardedhisLongServiceandGood ConductMedalasaSergeantin1939,heservedwiththe8thArmyduringtheSecondWorldWarinNorthAfrica.AdvancedMechanistSergeant Major,hewascommissionedLieutenanton1November1943andwaspromotedCaptain(MechanistOfcer)on1November1947.Hediedin Cornwall on 31 January 1978.
GravesendSpecialPoliceMedal1914-18,27mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel, hallmarksforBirmingham1918,theobversedepictingtheGravesendcoatof arms,thereverseengraved‘EuropeanWar1914-18’,withintegralring suspension;togetherwiththeaccompanyingBoroughofGravesend Certifcateinscribed‘TheMayor,Aldermen&BurgessesoftheBoroughof GravesendPresentedThisCertifcatealongwithaSilverMedaltoGGeeoorrggee HHiillllssaMemberoftheSpecialPoliceForceoftheBoroughduringtheyearsof theGreatWar1914-1918inRecognitionofservicesfaithfullyrenderedand efcientlyperformedoftenincircumstancesofconsiderabledifcultyand dangerarisingfromtheattackmadebyenemyaircraftuponthiscountry. Datedthis15thdayofAugust,1919.’,andsignedbytheMayorandTown Clerk, gildingsomewhatrubbedonthemedal,generallyvery fneandan extremely rare combination of medal and accompanying certifcate £140-£180
GravesendHospitalforNursingAwardofMeritbronzemedal,theobversedepictingtheGravesendcoatofarms,witharose, thistle, shamrock, and leek around, the reverse engraved ‘HH.. RR.. DDuurrrraanntt’, with integral suspension bar, good very fne £40-£50
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2007.
SpecimenMedal:NewSouthWalesMeritoriousServiceMedal,V.R.,veiledheadbust,theedgestamped‘Specimen’, extremely fne and extremely rare £300-£400
A South Atlantic Squadron Plaque commemorating the Destruction of the Graf Spee AnextremelyrarewhitemetalplaquewithenamelledWhiteEnsigntocentre,inscribed‘13thDecember1939SouthAtlantic SquadronH.M.S. Exeter H.M.S. Ajax H.M.S. Achilles CommemoratingDestructionof Graf Spee’,mountedonawoodenshield, 145mm x 120mm, good condition, rare £300-£400
Thisplaqueisoneofapproximately8thatwerecreatedindividuallybyhandfollowingthescuttlingofthe GrafSpee on17December1939,four days after she had been severely damaged during the Battle of the River Plate.
A silver identity bracelet, engraved ‘Lieut: R. F. Studd. 42nd. Batt: C.E.F.’, good condition
M.C. London Gazette 25 April 1918.
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hewasseniorofceroftwocompaniesinanattack.Beforetheattackhemadeacareful reconnaissanceof“NoMan’sLand”andestablishedtwoadvancedposts.Hedisplayedtirelessenergyandmarkedqualitiesofleadership,and exposed himself fearlessly under heavy fre directing the operations.’
Sold with three newspaper cuttings, one of which includes a photograph of the recipient; M.C. riband bar; and a red feather.
Note: Therecipient’smedals,comprisingMilitaryCross;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;andColonialAuxiliaryForcesDecoration,weresoldin these rooms in July 2018.
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DeedsThatThrilltheEmpire,VolumesI-V,888pp.,separatelyboundin fvevolumes,TheStandardArtBookCo.Ltd.,Ludgate Hill,byarrangementwithMessrs.Hutchinson&Co.,withcolouredandmanyblackandwhiteplates,originaldecoratedbluecloth, somewhat faded, generally good condition with signs of wear commensurate with age and use (5) £80-£100
‘S.J.SnookeEsqHotelMetropoleLondon=IamcommandedtoaskyoutoconveytoMrWadeandhisteamthewarm congratulationsofHisMajestyontheirgreatvictoryinwinningtherubberaftersuchcloseandwellfoughtmatchesitwasagreat pleasuretotheKingtomeettheSouthAfricancricketersandtoseethemplayatLordsHisMajestywishesthemallbonvoyage and a happy return home = Wigram’
£100-£140
Theabovementionedtelegramreferstothe1935tourofEnglandbytheSouthAfricanCricketXI.Thelatterwontheseries,winningoneTest Matchanddrawingtheremainingfour;thewintookplaceatLord’sCricketGround(referredtointheTelegram),andwasthe frsttimethat South Africa had won a test match in England.
AUnitedStatesofAmerica5thRegimentofInfantry,MassachusettsVolunteerMilitiaMedal1906,tocommemoratetheir ManoeuvresinOttawa,theobversedepictingthebadgeofthe5thM.V.M.,‘FifthRegimentofInfantryM.V.M.’around,thereverse depictingthebadgeoftheirhostorganisation,the43rdDukeofCornwall’sOwnRifes,withoriginalribanddepictingthe fagsof both the United States of America and Canada, with top ‘Ottawa Aug. 1906 Boston’ brooch bar, good very fne, rare £60-£80
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RenamedMedal:Waterloo1815((TThhoommaassCCllaarrkk33rrdd..BBaatttt..GGrreennaadd..GGuuaarrddss..)) re-engravednaming, fttedwithoriginalsteelclip and later large ring suspension, nearly very fne £300-£400
TThhoommaassCCllaarrkkservedinLieutenant-ColoneltheHon.J.H.Stanhope’sCompanyaspartofthe3rdBattalion,GrenadierGuardsduringthe Waterloo campaign, 16-18 June 1815.
Renamed,Copy,andDefectiveMedals(3):MaharajpoorStar1843, anunnamedexamplelackinghooktoreverseandinstead fttedwitharathercrudestraightbarsuspension;KabultoKandaharStar1880((LL//NNDDaaddKKhhaann2244tthh..RReeggtt..NN..II..)) thisacopy; BritishNorthBorneoCompanyMedal1897-1916,1clasp,PunitiveExpeditions,silverissue,‘S’of‘Son’removedfromdie,andthe edgestamped‘Specimen’;togetherwithaSudaneseArmyLongServicemedal,silver,theedgeengravedinArabicscript, generally very fne (4) £100-£140
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WWiilllliiaammAAlleexxaannddeerrKKeerrrrwasbornatMelrose,Roxburghshire,on18July1831andwascommissionedEnsigninthe59thRegimentofFooton6 July1849.HetransferredtotheH.E.I.C.Forceson14June1851,andwaspostedtothe24thBombayNativeInfantryon8December1852. AppointedAdjutantoftheSouthernMahrattaHorseon3October1854,heservedwiththemduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny,andwasawarded theVictoriaCrossforhisgallantryinsuppressingthemutinyofthe27thBombayNativeInfantryatKholapuron31July1857;stationedatSatara, herodethe81milessouthtoKholapurinjustoveraday.HewasinvestedwithhisVictoriaCrossbyMajor-GeneralF.T.Farrell,Commanding SouthernDivisionoftheArmy,atBelgaumon4September1858,andwasadditionallyentitledtotheIndianMutinyMedalwithclaspCentral India. He resigned his commission on 12 March 1862, and died in Folkestone, Kent, on 21 May 1919.
Note: Kerr’soriginalVictoriaCrosswassoldatSotherby’sinMay2000,andnowformspartoftheLordAshcroftV.C.Collection.Thepurposeof the copy Cross in this lot is open to speculation - it may be that the recipient had it named up for everyday wear.
Sold with a fle of copied research.
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd ppaaiirr ooff mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss VictoriaCross;IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,CentralIndia,bothofcontemporarymanufacture,mountedforwear, minoredge bruising to latter, good very fne (2) £200-£240
ByOrderofH.R.H.ThePrinceRegent,BadgesofthoseKnightsGrandCrossofthe OrderoftheBathwhowerealsoKnightsCompanionoftheOrderoftheGarterwere tobesurmountedbyacrown.Thegroupwassmallandselect.Theonlypersons qualifedwerethePrinceRegent;theRoyalDukesofYork,Kent,Clarence, Cumberland,Cambridge,andGloucester;andtheDukeofWellington.Althoughthe customsoonlapsed,fourdiferentbadgeswereproduced;onefortheCollarChain; onefortheSash;anotherforweararoundtheneck;andasmallversionforwearfrom the button-hole. (The History of the Order of the Bath, by J. C. Risk refers).
MiniatureMedal:TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,C.I.E.,Companion’s2ndtypebadge,silver-giltandenamel,with integral top brooch bar, nearly very fne £60-£80
TThhee ggrroouupp ooff ttwweellvvee mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss rreepprreesseennttaattiivvee ooff tthhoossee wwoorrnn bbyy MMaajjoorr--GGeenneerraall FF.. SS.. GG.. PPiiggggootttt,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbadge,giltandenamel;DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R., giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;Jubilee1935;Coronation 1937;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,LegionofHonour,Ofcer’sbadge,giltandenamel,withrosetteonriband;BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm, OrderofLeopold,Ofcer’sbadge,silveredandenamel,withrosetteonriband;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,CroixdeGuerre,bronze, withtwobronzepalmemblemsonriband;BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,withbronzepalmemblemonriband; JJaappaann,,EEmmppiirree,OrderoftheRisingSun,GrandCordonbadge,giltandenamel;OrderoftheSacredTreasure,GrandCordon badge,giltandenamel,withrosettewithtwogold fashesonriband,allmountedfordisplaypurposesinthisorderina Spink, London,glazeddisplayframe, theglazingcrackedandbrokeninparts,withplaquebelowinscribed‘Maj.Gen.F.S.G.Piggott,C.B., D.S.O. 1883 - 1966’, all of modern manufacture, extremely fne as produced (12)
£160-£200
C.B. London Gazette 11 May 1937.
D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1917.
FFrraanncciissSStteewwaarrttGGiillddeerrooyyPPiiggggoottttwasborninLondonon18March1883,andwaseducatedatCheltenhamCollegeandtheRoyalMilitary Academy,Woolwich.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalEngineersin1901,andwaspromotedLieutenantin1904;Captainin 1911; Major in 1916; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in 1919; Colonel in 1923; and Major-General in 1935. He was specially employed in Tokyo during Russo-Japanese War, 1904-6, and was attached to H.M. Embassy, Tokyo, 1910-13; qualifying at a 1st Class InterpreterinJapanese.PostedtotheWarOfceontheGeneralStaf in1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarinEgyptandontheWestern Front(D.S.O.,BrevetLieutenant-Colonel, fvetimesMentionedinDespatches,ThirdClassoftheJapaneseOrderoftheRisingSun;Ofcerofthe FrenchLegionofHonour;OfceroftheBelgianOrderofLeopold;ThirdClassoftheJapaneseOrderoftheSacredTreasure;FrenchCroixde Guerre;andBelgianCroixdeGuerre).HegraduatedStaf College,Camberley,in1919,andwasattachedtoCrownPrinceofJapanduringhisvisit to England in 1921.
Major-GeneralPiggottretiredin1939,andwassubsequentlyaSeniorLecturerinJapaneseatSchoolofOrientalStudies,London;heaccompanied theCrownPrinceofJapanduring6weeks’visittoBritainin1953,andvisitedJapanastheForeignMinister'sguestin1955(awardedGrand CordonoftheJapaneseOrderofSacredTreasure,1955,andtheGrandCordonoftheJapaneseOrderoftheRisingSunin1961).Hediedin Surrey on 26 April 1966.
For the miniature medals awarded to the recipient’s son, see the following lot, Lot 547.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbadge,giltandenamel;TheMostExcellentOrderofthe BritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s2ndtypebadge,giltandenamel;DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,giltand enamel,withintegraltopribandbar;1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;General Service1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.;Coronation1953,allmountedfordisplaypurposesina Spink,London,glazeddisplay frame,withplaquebelowinscribed‘Maj.Gen.F.J.C.Piggott,C.B.,C.B.E.,D.S.O.11thOctober1910-26thJuly1996’, allof modern manufacture, extremely fne as produced (9) £120-£160
C.B. London Gazette 8 June 1963.
C.B.E. London Gazette 10 June 1961.
D.S.O. London Gazette 22 March 1945:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma.’
O.B.E. London Gazette 5 June 1952.
FFrraanncciissJJaammeessCCllaauuddeePPiiggggoottttwasborninTokyoon11October1910,thesonofMajor-GeneralFrancisStewartGilderoyPigott,C.B.,D.S.O., andwaseducatedatCheltenhamCollegeandtheRoyalMilitaryCollegeSandhurst.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalWest SurreyRegimentin1931,andwaspromotedLieutenantin1933;Captainin1939;Majorin1941;temporaryLieutenant-Colonel1942;Colonelin 1955;Brigadierin1959;andMajor-Generalin1961.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarinitiallywiththeBritishExpeditionaryForcein Francein1940(MentionedinDespatches),andtheninBurma,includingduringthe fnalArakanOfensive(D.S.O.).Post-WarheservedatHQ, British Troops in Egypt (O.B.E.); and then as Commanding Ofcer, 1st Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment with the B.A.O.R. and in Malaya. Major-GeneralPiggottsubsequentlyheldvariousstaf jobs,includingasDeputyDirectorofMilitaryIntelligenceattheWarOfce(C.B.E.),and with S.H.A.P.E. (C.B.). He retired in 1969, and died in Somerset on 21 July 1966.
For the miniature medals awarded to the recipient’s father, see the previous lot, Lot 546.
CChhiinnaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderoftheDoubleDragon,ThirdClass,ThirdGradeneckbadge,possiblyatransitionalissue,58mmx40mm, gold(36.17g),withsmoothblue‘sapphire’stonetocentre,withoutenamel,withashortlengthoforiginalblueriband embroidered with dragons, centre stone slightly loose, nearly extremely fne, rare
£4,000-£5,000
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CChhiinnaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderoftheDoubleDragon,2ndtype,ThirdClass,FirstGradeneckbadge,98mmincluding‘yuntou’cloud suspensionx90mm,silver,goldappliqué,andenamel,thecentralmedallioncomprisingatranslucentblue‘sapphire’atcentre surroundedbya fvepetal fowerpattern,amiddlebandwithManchuandChineseinscriptionseitherside,andanouterband withascendinggolddragonstotheleftandright,withasmallredcoralstoneattopsurroundedby fames,andthreemountains atthebottom,allmountedonaneightrayedsilverstar,withelaboratetop‘yuntou’cloudsuspensionloop,unmarked,mounted for display on a bow riband, about extremely fne, rare
£1,800-£2,200
CChhiinnaa,,RReeppuubblliicc,OrderoftheCloudandBanner,breastbadge,57mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,onestarattop,thereverse ofcially numbered ‘132’, one of two rays bent, white enamel crazed and cracked, nearly very fne
FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,MedailleMilitaire(4),silverandenamel,allwithtrophyofarmssuspension,3ofthesuspensionshinged,1 ringed,oneincaseofissue,someenameldamageinparts;CroixdeGuerre(6),thereversedated1914-1916,bronze;thereverse dated1914-1918;thereversedated1914-1917,bronze,withbronzestaronriband(2);thereversedated1914-1918;the reversedated1939(2);CroixdeGuerre,forOverseasTheatres,bronze,;CrossofMilitaryValour,bronze,;Commemorative WarMedal1914-18;PatrioticMedal1914-18;AlliedVictoryMedal;ResistanceMedal1939-45;KoreanWarMedal1950; OverseasMedal,withChadclasp;MedalofHonourforDepartmentsandCommunes((JJ..BBaarrbbee11998811));NationalFederationof Volunteer Combatant’s Bronze, Great War and Second War, generally fne BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofLeopold,Chevalier’sBreastbadge,withswordsemblemonriband;OrderoftheCrown,Chevalier’s BreastBadge,63mmincludingwreathsuspensionx44mm,silvered,gilt,andenamel;CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.,bronze,withbronze lionemblemonriband;LeopoldIICommemorativeMedal1865-1905,gilt;YserMedal1914;CommemorativeWarMedal1914 -18;KingAlbert’sSilverJubileeMedal1934,bronze;MilitaryCombatant’sCross1940-45,bronze;PrisonerofWarMedal1940 -45, bronze; Volunteer’s Medal 1940-45, generally very fne IIttaallyy,,KKiinnggddoomm,WarMeritCross,V.E.III.R.,bronze;AlliedVictoryMedal,bronze;VittorioVenetoCross,bronze;EastAfricaMedal 1936,bronze(2);WarMedal1915-18(2);CommemorativeMedalforItalianUnifcation1848-1918(2);MedalofMerit,Milan PrisonLiberation;FFaasscciisstt,FascistCampaignCommemorativeMedal1919-22;LiberationofDamlatiaMedal,1941;SavoyMedal 1943;Italian-GermanAfricanCampaignMedal;SecondWarVolunteer’sMedal,silver;SecondWarVolunteer’sMedal,bronze; RReeppuubblliicc, War Merit Cross; War Medal 1943-45; 9th Army Commemorative Medal, generally very fne RRoommaanniiaa,, KKiinnggddoomm, King Carol Centenary Medal 1939, generally very fne (lot) £140-£180
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FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,MedailleMilitaire,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,withtrophyofarmssuspension;CroixdeGuerre,reverse dated1914-1918,bronze,withbronzestaronriband;MedalofHonour,MinistryoftheInterior(3),silver-gilt,unnamed,with rosetteonriband;bronze(2),oneinscribed‘HHoollttzzeerrHH..’(thisinnamedcardboxofissue);theotherunnamed;MedalofHonour, unnamed, with crossed swords through wreath suspension, generally very fne
BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofLeopoldII,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel;CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.,bronze,withbronze palm on riband; Queen Elisabeth Medal, bronze, very fne
SSeerrbbiiaa,, KKiinnggddoomm, Medal for Zeal, Gold Class, in bronze-gilt, very fne (10)
GGeerrmmaannyy,,BBaavvaarriiaa,MilitaryMeritCross,3rdClass,withSwords;PPrruussssiiaa,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwith ironcentre;unmarked;CrossofHonour1914-18,combatant’sissuewithswords,bronze,reversemarked‘318’,mountedas worn, very fne
GGeerrmmaannyy,PPrruussssiiaa,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre;unmarked;CrossofHonour1914-18, combatant’s issue with swords, bronze; PPrruussssiiaa, Centenary Medal 1897, bronze, mounted as worn, very fne
GGeerrmmaannyy,PPrruussssiiaa,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre;unmarked;CrossofHonour1914-18, combatant’s issue with swords, bronze, reverse unmarked, very fne
GGeerrmmaannyy, Cross of Honour 1914-18, non-combatant’s issue without swords, bronze, reverse unmarked ‘G6’, very fne
GGeerrmmaannyy,,BBaaddeenn,SilverMedalofMerit;PPrruussssiiaa,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre;unmarked; TThhiirrdd RReeiicchh, Winter Campaign (Eastern Front) Medal generally very fne (13)
GGeerrmmaannyy,, PPrruussssiiaa, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, unmarked, good very fne
SSoouutthh VViieettnnaamm, Cross of Gallantry, bronze, with bronze star emblem, nearly very fne (2)
IInnddiiaa,SpecialServiceMedal,1clasp,Suraksha(IC-36898LtColRNMasaldanEngrs);SainyaSevaMedal,1clasp,Bengal-Assam(SS -28520Lt.R.N.Masaldan.Engrs.);HighAltitudeMedal(IC-36898MajRNMasaldan,Engrs.);50thIndependenceAnniversary Medal1997,unnamedasissued;20YearsLongServiceMedal(IC-36898LtColRNMasaldan,Engrs);9YearsLongServiceMedal (IC-36898 Capt. R N Masaldan, Engrs) mounted court-style for wear, very fne
IInnddiiaa,GeneralServiceMedal1947,1clasp,NEFA1962(7998456Pnr.KesharSingh.Pnr.);PashchimiStar(7998456Pnr.Keshar Singh.Pnr.);DefenceMedal1965(7998456Pnr.KesharSingh.PnrCorps);SangramMedal(7998456Pnr.KesharSingh.Pnr.); SainyaSevaMedal,1clasp,Himalaya(7998456Pnr.KesharSingh.Pnr.);25thIndependenceAnniversaryMedal1972(7998456 Pnr. Keshar Singh. Pnr.); 9 Years Long Service Medal (7998456 Pnr. Keshar Singh. Pnr.) mounted court-style for wear, very fne AAnn IInnddiiaann AArrmmyy ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSuubbaaddaarr NN.. AA.. SS.. SSiinngghh,, AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss
IInnddiiaa,SainyaSevaMedal,1clasp,NEFA(6781032Hav-Na.SatwantSingh,AMC.);OverseasMedal,1clasp,Indochina(6781032 Nb-Sub.SatwantSingh,AMC.);9YearsLongServiceMedal(JC-47801Nb-Sub-Na.S.Singh,A.M.C.);20YearsLongServiceMedal (JC-47801 Nb. Sub. Na. S. Singh, A.M.C.) mounted court-style for display in this order, very fne (19) £80-£100
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IInnddiiaa,SamarSevaStar(5033070Rfn.T.R.Gurung,G.R.);DefenceMedal1965(5033070Rfn.TikaRamGurung,1G.R.);Sainya SevaMedal,1clasp,JammuKashmir(5033070LNk.T.R.Gurung,G.R.);25thIndependenceAnniversaryMedal1972(5033070 Nk. T. R. Grg. 2,1. G.R.); 9 Years Long Service Medal (5033070 Nk. T. R. Gurung. G.R.) mounted court-style for wear, very fne
IInnddiiaa,OverseasMedal,1clasp,Congo(5737296Rfn.NarBahadurGurung,G.R.);PashchimiStar(5737206NBGrg1GR); DefenceMedal1965(5737296Rfn.NarBahadurGurung,G.R.);25thIndependenceAnniversaryMedal1972(5737206NBGrg 1GR); 9 Years Long Service Medal (5737206 N. B. Gurung. G.R.) very fne
IInnddiiaa,SpecialServiceMedal,1clasp,SriLanka(4456574NkMalkitSingh,SLI.);OverseasMedal,1clasp,SriLanka(4456574NkM Singh SLI.); 9 Years Long Service Medal (4456574 Nk. Malkit Singh, SLI.) mounted court-style for wear, very fne
IIttaallyy,, KKiinnggddoomm, Messina Earthquake Medal 1908, silver, unnamed as issued, edge bruising, very fne
£60-£80
£60-£80
NNiiggeerriiaa,,FFeeddeerraallRReeppuubblliicc,OrderoftheFederalRepublic(3),MilitaryDivision(2),SilverMedal;BronzeMedal;CivilDivision, BronzeMedal;OrderoftheNiger,MilitaryDivision,BronzeMedal;NigerianEagleMedal,forBraveryintheField,gilt; DistinguishedServiceMedal,bronze;PrisonServiceCross,gilt;LoyalServiceandsGoodConductMedal,silvered;NationalService Medal1966-70,bronze;GeneralServiceMedal1966-70,gilt;DefenceServiceMedal1967-70,silvered;RecognisedServiceMedal, silvered;IndependenceMedal1960(2),oneinsilver,theotherincupro-nickel;Republic10thAnniversaryMedal1973,bronze; Independence Silver Jubilee Medal 1985, silvered, all unnamed as issued, all housed in a wooden display case, extremely fne (16) £100-£140
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2008. MMuuttaannddwwaawasbornatGutuinSouthernRhodesiainJune1924and,havingworkedattheIscorSteelWorksontheoutskirtsofPretoria, returnedhomeandenlistedinBritishSouthAfricaPoliceinJune1945.Thereafter,inalongcareerspanningnearly30years,heheldassorted appointmentsinSalisbury,Gwelo,SelukweandBulawayo,amongthemCourtOrderlyandInterpreter,LicenceInspectorand“SuddenDeath Dockets”Compiler.AwardedtheSt.JohnServiceMedalin1960andhisRhodesiaPoliceL.S.&G.C.inJanuary1972,heretiredinDecemberof the following year and became a lay preacher in the Dutch Reform Church. SoldwiththreeoriginalSt.JohnAmbulancecertifcates,datedMarch1949,December1958andOctober1960,togetherwiththerecipient’sB.S. A.P.certifcateofservice,datedDecember1973, theseingenerallyworndamagedandstainedbutveryscarcesurvivingdocumentstoanAfrican recipient.
lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)
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557711
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofSt.Stanislas,MilitaryDivision,SecondClassneckbadge,by Kiebel,St.Petersburg,42mm,gold(56 zolotniki)andenamel,Courtstampfor1865-96andmaker’smarktoreverse,goldmarkstosuspensionring, enameldamageto left hand arm of cross, otherwise very fne
£500-£700
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofSt.Stanislas,MilitaryDivision,SecondClassneckbadge,48mm,awar-timeissueinbronze-giltand enamel, ‘K’ stamp to reverse, very fne
£200-£240
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofSt.Stanislas,CivilDivision,SecondClassneckbadge,46mm,awar-timeissueinbronze-giltandenamel ‘K’ stamp to reverse, nearly very fne
£180-£220
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofSt.Vladimir,CivilDivision,SecondClassneckbadge,45mm,awar-timeissueinbronze-giltandenamel, unmarked, with neck riband, nearly very fne £180-£220
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,NicholasImperialMilitaryAcademyJetton,62mmx45mm,silver,thejettondepictingtheimperialdouble-headed eaglesuperimposedonalaurelandoakwreath,withcrownabove,andtasselbelow,maker’smarkandsilvermarkstobaseof tassel, with screwback suspension, central eagle detached from wreath, otherwise good very fne £100-£140
Referenced in Badges of Imperial Russia by Serge Andolenko, tr. Robert Werlich, Fig. 67.
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,ImperialMilitaryMedicalAcademyJetton,55mmx42mm,silver,thejettondepictingtheImperialeaglebetweena halfwreathoflaurelandoakbranches,withcrownabove,ontheeagle’schestistheimperialemblem,andbelowisaHippocratic cup towards which two snakes crawl from each side of the wreath, with screwback suspension, extremely fne £160-£200
Referenced in Badges of Imperial Russia by Serge Andolenko, tr. Robert Werlich, Fig. 74.
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,DoctorsofVeterinaryScienceJetton,60mmx4mm,silverandsilver-gilt,thejettondepictingtheImperialeagle betweenasilver-gilthalfwreathoflaurelandoakbranches,withcrownabove,ontheeagle’schestistheimperialemblem,and below are the Cyrillic letters BB, with screwback suspension, extremely fne £160-£200
Referenced in Badges of Imperial Russia by Serge Andolenko, tr. Robert Werlich, Fig. 78.
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,O fcers’NavigatorClass,NavyDepartmentJetton,41mmx36mm,silverandsilver-gilt,thejettonanAnchorset uponacompass,uponwhichhasbeensuperimposedasilver-giltsextant,allsurroundedbyawreathofanchorlinks,with screwback suspension, good very fne £120-£160
Referenced in Badges of Imperial Russia by Serge Andolenko, tr. Robert Werlich, Fig. 106.
£200-£240 557722 xx
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,55thPodolskInfantryRegimentJetton,52mmx35mm,silver,silver-gilt,gold,andenamel,thejettondepictinga centralenamelplaquewiththemonogramsofPaulIandNicholasIIsurroundedbyawhitebandinscribed‘55Inf.PodolskyReg. 1798-1898’,superimposedonagoldanchorwith‘100’below,allsuperimposedonalaurelandoakwreathtoppedbyanImperial double-headed eagle and gold crown, with screwback suspension, good very fne, scarce
Referenced in Badges of Imperial Russia by Serge Andolenko, tr. Robert Werlich, Fig. 229.
£100-£140 557733 xx
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,145thNovocherkasskInfantryRegimentofTsarAlexanderIIIJetton,39mm,silver-giltandenamel,thejettona whiteenamelledMaltesecrossuponwhicharethemonogramsofPaulI,AlexanderIII,andNicholasII,withscrewback suspension, lacking retaining plate, good very fne
Referenced in Badges of Imperial Russia by Serge Andolenko, tr. Robert Werlich, Fig. 303.
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RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,DonCossackTroopsJetton,48mmx31mm,silver,silver-gilt,gold,andenamel,thejettondepictingtheDon Cossackemblemfromwhichextendfourgoldbanners,belowtheribandoftheOrderofSt.GeorgeinscribedwiththeJubilee dates1570-1870,withSt.GeorgeCrossatbase,surroundedbyasilverlaurelandoakwreathtoppedbyagoldcrownfrom which is suspended the gold monogram of Tsar Nicholas II, with screwback suspension, extremely fne, scarce
£300-£400
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Referenced in Badges of Imperial Russia by Serge Andolenko, tr. Robert Werlich, Fig. 417.
Referenced in Badges of Imperial Russia by Serge Andolenko, tr. Robert Werlich, Fig. 433.
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,FirstCompanyofArtilleryoftheFortressofSveaborgJetton,40mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,thejetton depictingablackenamelcrosssuperimposeduponacircularbandoftheribandoftheOrderofSt.George,betweenthearmsof thecrossarecrossedcannonswhichinturnhavethemonogramsofAlexanderI,NicholasI,AlexanderII,andAlexanderIII,on thearmsofthecrossarethedates1809and1909,withtheRomannumeralCbelow,inthecentreofthecrossisamedallion bearingthemonogramofNicholasIIsurroundedbyacircularbandinscribed‘FirstCompanyofArtilleryoftheFortressof Sveaborg’, with screwback suspension, minor red enamel damage to central medallion, otherwise good very fne, scarce £200-£240
Referenced in Badges of Imperial Russia by Serge Andolenko, tr. Robert Werlich, Fig. 524.
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,GarrisonTroopsJetton,61mmx43mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,thejettondepictingtheimperialdoubleheadedeaglesuperimposedonalaurelandoakwreath,withcrownabove,theJubileedates1811and1911toeitherside,onthe eagle’sbreastisaredenamelshieldwiththegoldRomannumeralC,andonthewingsoftheeaglearethegoldmonogramsof AlexanderIandNicholasII,withtasselbelowwiththeRussianlettersM.V.,withscrewbacksuspension, centraleagledetached from wreath, otherwise good very fne £120-£160
Referenced in Badges of Imperial Russia by Serge Andolenko, tr. Robert Werlich, Fig. 531.
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,ImperialSocietyofFiremanInsigniaofDistinctionJetton,61mmx44mm,silver,thejettondepictingtheinitialsof GrandDukeVladimirAlexandrovitch,patronofthesociety,onalaurelandoakwreath,withcrownabove,andcrossedaxesand helmet below, with screwback suspension, good very fne
£120-£160
Referenced in Badges of Imperial Russia by Serge Andolenko, tr. Robert Werlich, Fig. 609.
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,JubileeoftheImperialRussianSenateJetton,55mmx33mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,thejettondepictinga crownedgoldcolumnonwhichisinscribed‘TheLaw’,adouble-headedsilvereaglesuperimposeduponthecolumn,theeagle bearingthemonogrammedshieldofPetertheGreat,withmonogramofNicholasIIbetweenitsheads,atthebaseofthecolumn the inscription ‘1711 Senate Leadership 1911’, with screwback suspension, good very fne
£120-£160
Referenced in Badges of Imperial Russia by Serge Andolenko, tr. Robert Werlich, Fig. 615.
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RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,GraduatefromaRussianUniversityJetton,63mmx32mm,silverandenamel,thejettondepictingawhiteenamel diamonduponwhichissuperimposedablueenamelcrosstopedbyasilverwreathandImperialdouble-headedeagle,maker’s marks to reverse, with screwback suspension, lower attachment broken, otherwise very fne £100-£140
Referenced in Badges of Imperial Russia by Serge Andolenko, tr. Robert Werlich, Fig. 701.
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,InstituteofMinesofCatherineIIJetton,55mmx42mm,silvered-bronze,thejettondepictingtheimperialdoubleheadedeaglewithcentralshieldofSt.Georgesuperimposedonalaurelandoakwreath,withcrownabove,andcrossedmining tools below, with screwback suspension, good very fne £80-£100
Referenced in Badges of Imperial Russia by Serge Andolenko, tr. Robert Werlich, Fig. 706.
SSoouutthhAAffrriiccaa,StarforFaithfulService,silveredandenamel,unnamedasissued;StarforMerit,silveredandenamel,thereverse numbered ‘010’; 75th Anniversary Medal, bronze (414056N Konst J C Els) mounted for display, good very fne
75thAnniversaryMedal,bronze(898171Sgt8841DPFourie);ReconciliationandAmalgamationMedal,bronze(006726);Medal for Faithful Service (2), both identically named (88 9 21 898171 Sgt D P Fourie) mounted for display, good very fne
TTiimmoorr--LLeessttee,,RReeppuubblliicc,MedalofMerit,breastbadge,giltandenamel,unmarked;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureaward, gilding slightly rubbed to reverse, otherwise extremely fne £60-£80
UUnniioonnooffSSoovviieettSSoocciiaalliissttRReeppuubblliiccss,OrderoftheRedStar,2ndtype,silverandenamel,thereverseo fciallynumbered, ‘3524088’,withMonetnyDvormintmarkandscrew-backedsuspension;OrderofthePatrioticWar(2),FirstClass,3rd‘1985 issue’type,silver-giltandenamel,thereverseofciallynumbered‘5881643’,withMonetnyDvormintmarkandscrewback suspension;SecondClass,3rd‘1985issue’type,silverandenamel,thereverseofciallynumbered‘1106487’,withMonetnyDvor mintmarkandscrewbacksuspension;BattleMeritMedal;MedalforValiantLabourintheGreatPatrioticWar;40thAnniversary oftheGreatPatrioticWarMedal;60thAnniversaryoftheGreatPatrioticWarMedal;65thAnniversaryoftheGreatPatriotic War Medal; 70 years of the Armed Forces of the U.S.S.R. Medal; Veteran of Labour Medal; Inventor of the U.S.S.R. Badge,
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr 20thAnniversaryoftheGreatPatrioticWarMedal;50yearsoftheArmedForcesoftheU.S.S.R.Medal;60yearsoftheArmed Forces of the U.S.S.R. Medal; 70 years of the Armed Forces of the U.S.S.R. Medal, mounted for wear, generally very fne (15) £140-£180
Irish Fusiliers Bearskin Busby Helmet. AgoodpreGreatWarexample,withWarDepartmentmarkingsfor1913, completewith itsbrassbadgeandgreenhorsehairhackletotherightside, withaleatherchinstrap,completewithitscover, ingoodconditionwiththe leatherinteriorshowingsignsofwearcommensuratewithwearwiththechin strap chain stitching loose at one end £300-£400
1st (Royal Scots) Regiment of Foot, Ofcer’s Insignia.
Averygoodandscarce fnelygildedandenamelexample,circa1871,identicaltoanexamplewornbyColonelC.K.C.Rooke,who servedwiththeregimentfrom1857to1891,whichisondisplayattheregimentalmuseuminEdinburghcastle,onloanfromthe NationalWarMuseumofScotland.Witha fnelygildedoval,solidatitsedges,theinnerovalwithgildedfrettedthistlesandvines, centredwithaVictoriancrownand‘VR’ cypheraboveanenamelblueground,withtheregimentaltitleandmottototheouter edgeinscribed,‘TheRoyalRegiment’,‘NemoMeImpuneLacessit’,thereversewithtwogildedloopsattachedtoagiltbacking plate, with four copper or brass pins joining the obverse and reverse sections together, excellent condition and scarce £160-£200
AverygoodexampleofthetypicalforminnickelsilverwiththeRoyalcoatofarmsandtri-partmottoscrollinscribed‘DieuEt MonDroit’,thecentreofscrollwithalineoflaurelleaves,belowthisalargecannonwithscrollbelowinscribedwiththe regimental title ‘ Aberdeenshire Artillery Volunteers’, the reverse with three loops, excellent condition
AgoodVictorianexampleofatypicalforminnickelsilverwiththeRoyalcoatofarmsandtri-partmottoscrollinscribed‘DieuEt MonDroit’,thecentreofscrollwith‘First’,belowthisalargecannonwithscrollbelowinscribedwithregimentaltitle ‘Midlothian Artillery Volunteers’, the reverse with three original loops, good condition £100-£140
AgoodVictorianexampleofatypicalforminnickelsilverwiththeRoyalcoatofarmsandatri-partmottoscrollinscribed‘Dieu EtMonDroit’,thecentreofscrollwith ‘1st’,belowthisalargecannonwitharegimentaltitlescrollbelowinscribed‘Fifeshire Artillery Volunteers’, the reverse with three original loops, very good condition £100-£140
Forth Engineer Volunteers Ofcer’s Helmet Plate.
AgoodandscarceVictorianexampleofatypicalforminnickelsilverwiththeRoyalcoatofarmsandGarterscroll,withmotto scrollinscribed‘DieuEt’‘MonDroit’,belowthisseparateregimentaltitlescrollsinscribed‘ForthEngineerVolunteers’,witha further scroll below inscribed ‘Forth’ with laurel leaves, the reverse with two original loops, very good condition and scarce £120-£160
1st Volunteer Battalion The Dorsetshire Regiment Ofcer’s Helmet Plate.
A fneVictorianexampleofaHomeServiceHelmetPlate,circa1887-1901,withasilveredVictoriancrownedstarmountedwith aGarterandlaurelspraysbearingtri-partsilverregimentaltitlescrolls‘TheDorsetshireRegiment’,withasinglescroll‘1st VolunteerBattalion’ below,withablackvelvetcentrewithbattlehonourscroll‘Gibraltar’ aboveandmottoscrollbelow ‘Montis Insignia Calpe’, with a silver castle and key to its centre, the reverse with three loops, very good condition £240-£280
1st Durham Rife Volunteers Ofcer’s Helmet Plate.
AgoodandscarceexamplewithaVictoriancrownedwhitemetalstarmountedwithaGarterandlaurelspraysbearingasilver regimentaltitlescroll ‘1stDurhamRifeVolunteers’,withablackvelvetcentrebearingastrungbugle,allinsilver,thereversewith three lugs, very good condition £220-£260
Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) Ofcer’s Headdress Badge.
Averygoodexample,1902-37pattern,insilverandcoppergilt,withanelongatedOrderoftheThistlestarbearingregimental titlescrolls‘TheRoyalHighlanders’‘BlackWatch’mountedwithacoppergiltcrownedoval,withregimentalmotto‘NemoMe ImpuneLacesset’,thistlespraystotheouteredges,withacentredSt.AndrewinsilverholdingaSaltireaboveasphinxmounted uponaplinth,thereversewithtwooriginalsilverloop fxingsandalargegiltplaquetoitscentrewithretailer'smarksfor‘Wm Anderson & Sons Military Outftters Edinburgh’, very good condition £140-£180
AverygoodVictorianexample,1868-1901pattern,insilverandcoppergiltwithanelongatedOrderoftheThistlestar,mounted withacoppergiltVictoriancrownedoval,withtheregimentalmotto‘NemoMeImpuneLacesset’,withthistlespraystotheouter edgesandcentredsilvernumerals‘42’aboveasphinxmounteduponaplinth,thereversewithtwoloop fxings.theplatewithan open back, excellent condition £100-£140 559966
Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) Sergeant’s Glengarry Badge.
Averygoodexample,1937patterninsilverandgildingmetal,withanelongatedOrderoftheThistlestarmountedwitha crownedoval,withtheregimentalmotto‘NemoMeImpuneLacessit’,withthistlespraystotheouteredges,withcentred numeralsinsilver ‘42’ aboveasphinxmounteduponaplinth,thereversewithtwoloop fxings,theplatewithanopenback, very good condition £80-£100 559977
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Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) Ofcer’s Glengarry Badge.
Averygoodexample,1937-1952patterninsilverandgilt,withanelongatedOrderoftheThistlestarmountedwithan Edwardiancrownedoval,withtheregimentalmotto‘NemoMeImpuneLacessit’,withthistlespraystotheouteredges,witha silverSt.Andrewholdingasaltiretothecentre,aboveasphinxmountedonaplinth,thereversewithtwosilverloop fxings,the plate with an open back and maker’s plate in silver ‘J.R.Gaunt London’, very good service worn condition
£120-£160
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Highland Light Infantry Ofcer’s Glengarry Badge.
Agoodexample,circa1901-52,withafacetedsilverthistlestarandahuntinghornmountedwithacrowncentredwiththe regimentaltitle‘HLI’,withabattlehonourscroll‘Assaye’and anelephant,allinbrass,thereversewithtwotonedcopperloops,, good service worn condition
£50-£70
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Highland Light Infantry Ofcer’s Glengarry Badge.
AgoodVictorianexample,pre1901pattern,withafacetedsilverthistlestarandacrownedhuntinghorncentremountedwitha regimentaltitle‘HLI’,withabattlehonourscroll‘Assaye’andanelephant,allingildedbrass,thereversewithtwosilverloops, good service worn condition
A good and scarce die-stamped brass example, circa 1917-18, with the Thane of Fife, with a slider to reverse, very good condition 9th (Highlanders) Battalion Royal Scots Sergeant’s Glengarry Badge.
Lanarkshire Rife Volunteers Other Ranks Glengarry Badge and Helmet Plate Badge (2).
Afairwhitemetaldie-stampedEdwardianexample,circa1901-1904,withaKing’scrownuponastarplatebearingalaurelspray, mountedwithanImperialcrownedThistlestarandFrenchhorn,thecentreofhornwith ‘L.R.V’ cypher,withafairexample Glengarry Badge, similar to the above, both badges with loops absent or repaired, otherwise good condition (4) £100-£140
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21st Foot (Royal North British Fusiliers) Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
Anextremelyscarcebrassdie-stampedexample,circa1874-77witha faminggrenade,theballwithastrapandregimentaltitle inscribed‘RoyalNorthBritishFusiliers’,centeredwithpiercednumerals ‘21’,thereversewithtwobrassloopsnorthandsouth, very minor service wear, overall very good condition and scarce £400-£500
Provenance: Bosleys, September 2007, The Hugh King collection, and Bosleys, October 2020.
Agoodandscarcesilverexample,circa1874-87,withaGarterbeltinscribedwiththemotto ‘InDeoSpes’,withthreewheatears onstalksuponatwistedtorquetothevoidedcentre,withmaker’smarksfor ‘RS&S’ onthelowerpartofthegarterbeltstrap, the reverse with a sturdy pin and catch, very good condition and scarce
£140-£180
660088
The Clackmannan and Kinross Rife Volunteers became the 7th Volunteer Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
6th (Keith) Volunteer Battalion Gordon Highlanders Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
Agoodandscarcedie-stampedVictorianwhitemetalexample,circa1887-1891,withacircularGarterstrap,thecentrewiththe crest of the Marquis of Huntley, the reverse with three loops, excellent condition £70-£90
Galloway Rife Volunteers Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
Became the 5th Volunteer Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers in 1908.
1st Durham (Fusiliers) Militia Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
AgoodandscarceVictoriandie-struckplatedexamplewithaVictoriancrownedsilverplatedGarterstrapinscribedwiththe regimentaltitle‘DurhamFusiliers’,centredwitha faminggrenadewithacrosstoitscentre,thereversewithapairofbrassloops, with service wear to the plating, otherwise good condition
£100-£140
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Carlow Rifes Glengarry Badge.
AgoodVictoriandie-stampedblackenedbrassexamplewithaVictoriancrownedstrapinscribed ‘ErinGoBragh,CarlowRifes’ restinguponspraysofshamrocks,centredwiththeMaidofErin, thereversewithtwoveryoldreplacementorre-enforcedwell tarnished loops, otherwise good condition £80-£100
Became The 8th Battalion The Kings Royal Rife Corps July 1881.
Roscommon Militia Glengararry Badge.
Averygooddie-stampedwhitemetalexample,circa1874-1881,withacrownovertheMaidofErinwithinshamrocksprays, below a scroll inscribed ‘Roscommon’, the reverse with two loops north and south, excellent condition £120-£160
Became the 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers in July 1881.
North Mayo Militia Glengarry Badge.
AverygoodVictorianwhitemetaldie-stampedexample,circa1874-1888,withaphoenixrisingfroma famingcrownsitting above a regimental title scroll inscribed ‘North Mayo’, the reverse lacking one its two loops, otherwise excellent condition
£120-£160
661100
Became the 3rd Battalion Connaught Rangers in July 1881.
Royal Meath Militia Glengarry Badge.
AverygoodVictoriandie-stampedwhitemetalexample,circa1874-1881,withaVictoriancrownedTarabroochpattern,the upper half inscribed ‘Royal Meath’, the reverse with a very nicely toned pair of lugs north and south, excellent condition
£140-£180
Became the 5th Battalion Leinster Regiment in July 1881.
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Kildare Rifes Militia Glengarry Badge.
AverygoodVictoriandie-stampedbronzedbrassexamplewithacrownedGarterstrapinscribed ‘KildareRifes’,centredwith two serpents entwined and the motto ‘Prudens Ut Surpens’, the reverse with two loops, very good condition £120-£160
Became the 3rd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in July 1881.
11th (Lonsdale) Battalion, Border Regiment, Ofcer’s Cap Badge.
Averygoodandscarcedie-stampedsilverexamplewithhallmarksforLondon1914,markedonthewingtothereverseofthe badgewithmaker’smarkstothereversefor ‘SebastianGarrard,S.G’,withtheEarlofLonsdale’screst,abowscrollrunningbelow inscribedwiththeregimentaltitle‘EleventhBattalionBorderRegiment’, witha fawrunningthroughtheLondonhallmarkandthe dateletter,theoriginal fxingstothereversehavebeenreplacedwithabrooch fxing,asseenwithsimilarbadgesthathave presented as sweetheart brooches, otherwise good very fne condition £300-£400
7th (Princess Royal’s) Dragoon Guards Non Commissioned Ofcer’s Arm Badge.
7th (Princess Royal’s) Dragoon Guards Non Commissioned Ofcer’s Arm Badge.
Averygooddie-castexample,pre1922pattern,withthecrestoftheEarlLigonieraboveascrollwithhismottoinscribed‘Quo FataVocant’,thereversewiththreesilverloopsandhallmarksforBirmingham1898,withmaker’smarksfor‘BentandParker’, very good condition £140-£180
A 5th (Perthshire Highland) Volunteer Battalion Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) Plaid Brooch. AgoodVictorianorEdwardian5th(PerthshireHighland)VolunteerBattalionRoyalHighlanders(BlackWatch)PlaidBrooch,a die-stamped white metal example, 1887-1908 pattern, with a stout pin to the reverse, excellent condition £60-£80
Highland Light Infantry Ofcer’s Plaid Brooch.
Averygoodunmarkedsilverexample,withasilverquoitwithengravededgingmountedwithathistlewreathbearing22battle honoursthelastbeing ‘CentralIndia’, tothecentrea fnelycutsilverstaroftheOrderoftheThistle,mounteduponthestaragilt Imperialcrownaboveasilvercurledhorn,withinthehornentwinedaRegimentaltitle ‘HLI’ ingilt,thelowerportionwithgilt scroll ‘Assaye’, withagiltelephantbelow,thereversewithastoutpin,hookandhinge,alloftheinsigniatofrontofthebroochis rivetedtothethistleplatewitheightindividual fnelydomedrivets,theninturnwithanothereightrivets,raisingthecentralbadge through silver tubes prominently above the quoit, only seen on badges of the highest quality, very good condition £260-£300
Inverness Rife Volunteers Ofcer’s Shoulder Belt or Pouch Belt Plate.
Averygoodearlyandscarcedie-stampedexamplewithalargebronzedcircularplatedecoratedwithadeepandwidewreathof thistlestotheouteredge,centredwiththearmsofthecityofInverness,thereversewiththreeoriginalscrewpostsandbolts, with all of its original fnish, excellent condition £200-£240
3rd (Renfrew) Volunteer Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Ofcer’s Shoulder Belt Plate.
Averygoodexample,1887-1908pattern,uponasilverplatedrectangularplatewithanunmarkedsilveroverlay,mountedwitha silvercoronetabovearegimentaltitlescroll ‘PrincessLouise’s’,withconjoinedwreathswithaboar’sheadandcat(taildown) abovethetri-partregimentaltitlescroll,‘ArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders’,belowthisafurtherscroll‘3rdVolunteerBattn’,the reverse with hook and stud fxings, very good condition
£160-£200
1st (Leith) Midlothian Rife Volunteers Ofcer’s Belt Plate.
£200-£240 661199
Averygoodearlysilverdie-castexamplewithhallmarkstothefrontoftheplateforBirmingham1859,withmaker’smarksfor ‘JosephBent’,withalargecircletwithlaurelleavestoeachsideofthelowerportionwiththemottoinscribed‘Persevere’tothe upperhalf,tothecentreonadappleddomedground,thearmsofthetownofLeith,thereversewithtwoscrewpostsanda back plate, very good condition
Royal Edinburgh Volunteers, Ofcer’s Georgian Oval Shoulder Belt Plate.
AscarceandgoodGeorgianexamplewithacopperovalplateinscribedtotherim‘RoyalEdinburghVolunteers’,tothecentre withinasprayofthistlesandroses,ashieldwitharopedanchorabove,withintheshieldEdinburghcastle,thereversewithhook and two stud fxings, very good condition £500-£700
2nd Fifeshire Volunteer Rifes Ofcer’s Shoulder Belt Plate. Averygoodandscarcesilverexampleuponalargecircletwithraised letteringtotheouteredgewiththeregimentaltitle‘2ndFifeshireVolunteer Rifes.Cupar’,with,centreduponasilverburnishedground,thearmsof Cupar-Fife,withhallmarksforBirmingham1875tothelowerfront,with maker’smarks ‘B&P’ forBentandParker,therevesewithtwoscrewposts with original nuts and a silver back plate disc, excellent condition £240-£280
72nd (Duke of Albany’s Own) Highlanders, Other Ranks Cross Belt Plate. A good quality die-stamped brass example, complete with four reverse stud fasteners, good condition £80-£100
2nd Dragoon Guards (The Bays) Ofcer’s Silver Hallmarked Pouch.
AverygoodsilverexampleOfcer’sPouchwithhallmarksforBirmingham,1900andmakersmarksfor ‘Bent&Parker’,witha silver fapand fxings,withablackouterwithinteriorgreenleather,thepouchwiththeinsigniaofanEdwardiancrownedlaurel wreathwith ‘BAYS’ (gothicstyle)toitscentre,belowthemainbadgeamottoscroll ‘ProRegeEtPatria’,bothinsigniawithlong screw posts to the reverse, very good service worn condition £220-£260
TheoriginalVictorianinsigniaforthispouchwouldhavebeenreplacedwithEdwardianinsigniawhentheregimentchangedcrownsafterthe accessionofKingEdwardVII.Most,ifnotallOfcersservingatthistime,willhavehadthemofciallychanged.Hence,theOfcerwhopurchased this pouch in 1900 would have only have had this pouch a few months prior to the necessary change.
Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force, Ofcer’s Pouch Badge. Agoodandscarcepre-1876silverandgiltexampleVictorianOfcer'sPouchBadge,withaVictoriancrownsurmountinga lozengeshapeshieldencircledbyalaurelwreathwithtentraditionalspearsorpikeheads,withagiltcentralcrossbearingfour battlehonours ‘Moultan’,‘Delhi’,‘Punjab’‘Goojerat’,centredwithablueenamelledtabletinscribed ‘PunjabFrontierForce’,tothe fourcorners,thearmsofEngland,Scotland,WalesandIrelandaboveacrossedpairofAfghanknivesabovearegimentaltitle ‘Corps of Guides’, the reverse with two screw posts with their original nut fxings, very fne and scarce AgoodandscarceexamplecastsilverPre-1857VictorianOfcer'sBengalInfantryCapBadge,surmountedwithaVictorian crown,encircledwithlaurelleaveswithabeltinscribed ‘BengalNativeInft’,aboveabattlehonourtitlescroll ‘Sobaron’,the reverse with its original pin and hook fxing, the centre lacking its regimental number, otherwise very fne and scarce(2)
£300-£400
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Fifeshire Artillery Ofcer’s Waist Belt Plate.
AgoodandscarceVictorianexampleuponawhitemetalplate,surmountedwithaVictoriancrownaboveacircletinscribed ‘VirtuteEtOpera’,centredwiththeThaneofFife,withathistlesprayeithersiderestinguponaregimentaltitlescroll‘Fifeshire Artillery’, with original fxings in place, lacking its separate detachable plate loop, very good condition
£120-£160
4th (Perthshire) Volunteer Battalion Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) Piper’s Waist Belt Plate.
£80-£100 662266
Agoodandscarceplatedexample,rectangularplatewithengraveddecoration,withcentralholesforthemountingoftheinsignia, adoubleheadedeaglewithashieldtothechestchargedwithapaschallamb,belowatri-partscrollinscribed ‘ProRegeLegeEt Grege’, the reverse with the standard two loop fxings, very good condition
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Royal Army Medical Corps Glasgow Companies (Volunteers) Piper’s Large Buckle. Arareandunusualunmarkedsilver(tested)example,inscribed ‘GlasgowCompanies’ tothetophalf,with ‘Volunteers’ tothe lowerhalf,tothesides ‘RoyalArmyMedicalCorps’,withalargesilverloopforeitherastraporplaidonthereverse, verygood condition and scarce £120-£160
Kent Artillery Volunteers Plume Holder. Avery fneandscarceNonCommissionedOfcer’ssilverplatedgrenadeplumeholder,theballwithappliedplatedmounts comprisingofacentredrearingwhitehorsewithinnearcompletelaurelsprayscompletewithfastener,soldwithacartedeviste byHunt,ofSherness,Kent,featuringSergeantGeorgeFlunder,KentRifeVolunteers,inscribed ‘Thelastofthe22ndK.R.V.’, very good condition £90-£120
London Volunteer Rifes, Volunteer Training Corps Cap Badge. agoodblackenedbrassdie-stampedexamplewithastrungbugle,withalionbetweenthestringscarryinga faginscribed ‘L.V.R.’, the reverse with a slider, good condition £40-£50
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Army Air Corps Ofcer’s Hallmarked Silver Cap or Beret Badge.
Avery fneexamplewithacrownedlaurelwreathwithaneagleclutching,initstalons,anarchedscrollwith‘A.A.C.’fretted within,thereversewithtwohallmarkedsilverlugswithhallmarksfor‘Birmingham1944’,andmaker’smarksfor ‘FirminLondon’ to the lower portion, excellent condition £280-£340
ASecondWarIrvinbrownleather fyingjacketissuedtoCoastalCommandorFleetAirArm,sheepskinlined,yellowhood,single panelback,Lightningziptothefront,workingbutlackingpullstothecuf zips,waistbelt, poorconditionwithaholeontheright arm,approximately53cmlong,39cmchest;andapairofRAF1936patternblackleatherandcanvas fyingboots,size9, sheepskin lining with Air Ministry tabs, with ‘Avon’ heels, worn commensurate with age and wear (lot) £200-£240
Royal Flying Corps Pilot’s Metal Brevet. Averygoodoriginalandscarceexampleofanearly fregiltmetalBrevet,950mmx250mm, atwelvefeatherdie-struckvariant ofthePilot’sBrevet,withaKing’scrownabovelaurelsprays,centredwiththeraisedletters ‘RFC’,thereversewithitsoriginal brooch fttingandgiltbackplatepartiallycoveringthereversefromthetipsofeachwingforapproximately30mmtowardsits centre, giving extra security for both pin and catch, very little wear, excellent condition and scarce £300-£400
Royal Flying Corps Pilot’s Brevet. AgoodoriginalexamplequalifcationBrevetwithanelevenfeatherversionofthePilot’sBrevet,withpaddedshoulders,witha whiteKing’scrownaboveabrownlaurelspray,withtheletters ‘RFC’ embroideredtothecentre, goodserviceworncondition with some damage when removed from the uniform £140-£180
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Royal Flying Corps Pilot’s Brevet. AverygoodoriginalexamplequalifcationBrevetwithathirteenfeathervariantofthePilot’sBrevet,quite fatwithhighnon paddedshoulders,withawhiteKing’scrownwithbrownjewelsaboveabrownlaurelspray,centredwiththeembroideredletters ‘RFC’,very good service worn condition, as removed from a uniform £160-£200
Royal Flying Corps Pilot’s Brevet. AgoodcontemporaryexamplequalifcationBrevet,atenfeathervariantofthePilot’sBrevet,likelyatailor’sexample,withasmall whiteKing’scrownaboveabrownlaurelspray,centredwiththeembroideredletters ‘RFC’,goodservicewornconditionas removedfromauniform,withveryminormothdamageonthebackgroundabovethelastlaurelleaftotherightofthecrown, withminorstainingandsatinbackingwithasmallareaatfault,asmallareaofglueresidueontheshoulderagaintothereverse, otherwise a fne example £140-£180
Royal Navy, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Royal Marine Artillery and Royal Navy Auxiliary Service Badges.
AselectionincludingaRoyalNavyOfcer’smetalBeretBadgewithwhitemetalorsilverandenamel,withaKing’scrownabove alaurelwreath,centredwithafouledanchor;RoyalMarineLightInfantryOtherRanksexampleswithastrungbuglerestingupon theglobewithinalaurelwreath;RoyalMarinesArtilleryexampleswitha famingbrassgrenadewithseven fames,aRoyalNaval AuxiliaryServiceBeretBadgewithalargecircularroped,navalcrownedbadgewithanenamelledcentreshowinganexploding mine; the reverses with loops, good service worn condition (10) £40-£50
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Life Guards Horses’ Full Dress Head Furniture.
Ascarceexample,wornuponthebrowofamount,withalinkedchainwithasilverstartoeachoftheelevenlinks,withtwo largeovalbossesateachendofthesamedesignalsomarked ‘L.G’ toouteredge,withmaker’smarkstothereversefor ‘Firmin London’, stamped ‘53’, ‘L.G.’, lacking its leather backing, very good condition £70-£90
Agoodselectionincluding:WestmorlandandCumberlandYeomanry,circa1908-1922,ingildingmetal,withaslidertoreverse; MiddlesexYeomanry,circa1908-22,thereversewithloops;StafordshireYeomanry,brasswithanImperialcrown,withmaker’s marksfor ‘J.R.Gaunt’,withaslidertothereverse;LoyalSufolkHussars;LincolnshireYeomanry;LothianandBorderHorse Yeomanry;ShropshireYeomanry;EastKentYeomanry;NorfolkYeomanry;BedfordshireYeomanry;GlamorganYeomanry;etc., generally good condition and better (15) £100-£140 664400
Assorted Ofcer’s Cap and Collar Badges.
Agoodselectionincluding:RoyalHorseGuards,King’sCrown,bronze;24thLancers,giltandenamel;RoyalEngineersGeorgeV andGeorgeVI,ServiceDressexamples;NorthumberlandFusilierswithagrenade;aVictorianexampleDevonshireRegiment,bimetal;SomersetLightInfantry;DurhamLightInfantry,bronze;RoyalHampshireRegiment,withaQueen’scrownwithsilverand enamelandmaker’smarksfor ‘J.R.GauntLondon’ ;RoyalArmyOrdnanceCorps,withaKing’scrowngiltandsilvercapbadge, withmaker’smarksfor ‘Tonanti’;RoyalArmyEducationCorps,King’scrownwitha famingtorch,withmaker’smarksfor ‘J..R. Gaunt.London’;RoyalArmyDentalCorps;IntelligenceCorps;ascarcepre1911exampleArmyServiceCorps,silverandgilt examplewithmaker’smarksfor‘J.&Co.’;RoyalArmyChaplain’sDepartment,Christiandenomination,withblackenedbrass;extra regimentally employed staf, service dress examples, etc., generally good condition and better (lot) £140-£180 664411
Royal Artillery Cap Badges.
AssortedOfcer’s(8)andOtherRanks(2)examplesofRoyalArtilleryCapBadgesincludingOfcer’sServiceDressfullcannon onblades,onemarked‘J.R.GauntLondon’tothereverse,King’sCrownexamples(4)andaQueen’sCrownexample;furtherfull dressexamples(3),thereverseswithblades(1)andloops(2)allKing’scrown, twoinmintconditiononegilttarnished;withan OtherRanksexampleonasliderreverse, wellpolishedandserviceworn;a RoyalMilitaryAcademyCapBadge,King’scrown, centred with a brass cannon, with a slider reverse, generally very good condition (11)
£40-£50
The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Ofcer’s Cap and Collar Badges.
AssortedgoodexamplesofmultipiececonstructionwithaFrenchhuntinghornwiththewhiteroseofYorkshirewithinthecurl ofthehorn,allbutonefacingthesidewornasacapbadge,withoneCollarBadgefacingright,mostlybrass,althoughsome blackened, two with blades to the reverse, the remainder with loops, very good condition (8)
£40-£50
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British Cap Badges.
AgoodselectionofBritishCapBadgestoassortedBattalionsoftheLondonRegiment,circa1908to1922,including5th(London RifeBrigade)Battalion;7th(CityofLondon)Battalion;9th(QueenVictoria’s)Battalion;10th(Hackney)Battalion;12th(The Rangers)Battalion;13th(Kensington)Battalion;16th(Queen’sWestminster);28th(Artist’s)Battalion;HonourableArtillery Company; etc., generally good service worn condition and better (lot)
£120-£160
Assorted Ofcers and Other Ranks British Badges.
AverygoodselectionofBritishOfcer’sandOtherRanksBadges,including:7thDragoonGuards;LothianandBorderHorse;The Queen’s(RoyalWestSurreys);DevonshireRegiment;EastSurreyRegiment;WestRidingRegimentVictoriangeneralservice PouchBadge,thereversewithscrewposts;NorthumberlandFusiliers;RoyalWelshFusiliers;MiddlesexRegiment;8thBattalion WestYorkshireRegiment;WelshGuards,PrinceofWales’OwnRegiment;6thBattalionTheKing/s(LiverpoolRegiment); GloucestershireRegiment,BackBadges;WorcestershireRegiment,ValaiseBadge;ArmyAirCorps;etc.,assortedmetals,the reverses with blades or loops, generally good condition and better (lot)900
£180-220
British Army Corps Ofcer’s and Other Ranks Cap Badges.
Agoodselectionofexamplesincluding:RoyalEngineers;RoyalArmouredCorps;RoyalAmryMedicalCorps;ArmyOrdnance Corps;R.E.M.E.;TankCorps;ReconnaissanceCorps;MachineGunCorps;RoyalArmyVeterinaryCorps;ArmyChaplain’d Department;ArmyEducationCorps;RoyalObserverCorps;IntelligenceCorps;UnitedServicesCorps;NationalDefence Company(3)includinganEdwardVIIIvariantingildingmetal,thereversewithaslider;RoyalOrdnanceFactories;Control Commission Germany; Royal Signals; Royal Military Police; etc., good condition and better, some scarce (lot)
£140-£180
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Assorted Scottish Badges.
AgoodselectionofScottishBadgesincluding:AyrshireYeomanry;LanarkshireYeomanry,anearlybrassHelmetPlateorPouch BeltPlate,thereversewithscrewposts;RoyalScots;RoyalScotsFusiliers;King’sOwnScottishBorderers;RoyalHighlanders (BlackWatch);GordonHighlanders,GlengarryBadge;CameronHighlanders;SeaforthHighlanders;etc.,someduplicates, good service worn condition (lot)
£120-£160
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Assorted Scottish Badges.
AgoodselectionofScottishBadgesincluding:RoyalScots;RoyalScotsFusiliers;King’sOwnScottishBorderers;HighlandLight Infantry;RoyalHighlanders(BlackWatch);GordonHighlanders;CameronHighlanders;RoyalCompanyofArchers,BonnetBadge, etc., some duplicates, good service worn condition (lot)
£120-£160
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Assorted Scottish Badges.
AselectionofScottishMilitaryBadgesincludinga fneandscarceEdwardianexamplecrownedRoyalScotsFusiliersVolunteer BattalionGlengarryBadge,aPerthHighlandRifeVolunteersGlengarryBadge,aTorontoScottishwhitemetalshouldertitle,a LovatScoutsGlengarryBadge,post1922whitemetalexample,aPaisleyPolicebadgewithanEdwardiancrownedshieldwith scroll, etc., generally very good condition (6) £100-£140
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Assorted Irish Regimental Badges.
Agoodselectionincluding:6th(Inniskilling)DragoonGuards;8th(RoyalIrish)Hussars;NorthIrishHorse;ConnaughtRangers; RoyalInniskillingFusiliers;RoyalMunsterFusiliers;LeinsterRegiment;RoyalIrishFusiliers);RoyalIrishRifes;abronzeunidentifed cross, centred with a shamrock, the reverse with two brass loops, most reverses with blades, good condition and better (lot) £140-£180
Assorted Women’s Service Cap Badges.
Agoodandscarceselectionofexamplesincluding:QueenMary’sAuxiliaryArmyCorps;Women’sArmyAuxiliaryCorps; Women’sVolunteerReserve;Women’sLegion;Women’sAuxiliaryArmyCorps;N.A.A.F.I.,etc.,withloopsorbladestotheir reverse, one lacking its blade, otherwise generally very good condition or better (16)
£140-£200
Assorted Ofcer Training Corps and Cadet Forces Cap Badges.
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Agoodselectionofexamplesincluding:DownsideSchool,whitemetalwithaKing’scrown,withloopstoreverse;ReptonSchool C.C.F.,brass,thereversewithasliderandmaker’smarksfor ‘J.R.Gaunt.London’;SaintPaul’sSchoolLondon,brass,thereverse withaslider;EtonCollegeO.T.C.,whitemetalwithaKing’scrown,withbladestoreverse;CambridgeUniversityO.T.C.,bronze with a King’s Crown, with blades to the reverse, generally good condition and better (5)
Royal Flying Corps and Flying Cap Badges. Goodexamplesincludingdomed, fat,looped,brassandgildingmetalandgiltexamples,thereverseswithallloopsremaining exceptonewithbrooch fxings, allgoodcondition,ablackenedRoyalAustralianAirForceotherranksSecondWarCapBadge,a RoyalCanadianAirForceCapBadge,aRoyalAirForceQueen’scrownMasterAirCrewbadgewithRoyalarmsaboveaneagle within a wreath, brass with a back plate, etc., generally good condition(14)
£40-£50
Plastic Economy Cap Badges.
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Assorted(8)SecondWareraplasticexamplesincluding:King’sShropshireLightInfantry,gold;RoyalAirForce,brown;Royal Engineers,brown;RoyalArmouredCorps(2)goldandsilver;RoyalArmouredCorps,silver;NorthumberlandFusiliers,silver; WestRidingRegiment,silver; thereversewithonebladecutshort all,withtheexceptionofthelasttwoexamples,withmaker’s marks for ‘A Stanley & Sons, Walsall’, generally good condition (8)
Royal 117th Mahrattas Edwardian Ofcer’s Cap and Collar Badges Set.
£80-£100 665555
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AgoodunmarkedsilverorwhitemetalgroupofEdwardianOfcer’sinsigniawithanEdwardiancrownedstarcentredwitha circletinscribed ‘RoyalMahrattas’,withthenumerals ‘117’ tothevoidedcentreuponadarkblueorblackclothground,the reverseofthecapinsigniabroochbackedwithasilverdiscattachedviatwobladestosecurethevoidedcentrebackingcloth,the collar badges identical save for the reverse with two loops, very good condition (3)
Queen’s Own Corps of Guides Ofcer’s Badges.
GoodVictoriansilverplatedexamples(2),withaVictoriancrownedGarterrestingwithinafourpartregimentaltitlescroll ‘Queen’s Own Corps of Guides’, centred with ‘V.R’, the frst voided with shorter loops to the reverse, very goodcondition United States of America, Ofcer’s Cap Badge.
Goodexamples(2),withanEagleandaShield,the frstofBritishSecondWarmanufacture,withmaker’smarksfor ‘Ludlow London’,thereversewithascrewpost;thesecondinbronze,possiblyofBritishmanufacture,thereversewithtwoloops, very good condition and better (4) £70-£90
Assorted Canadian Scottish Military Badges.
AgoodselectionincludingaKing’scrowncastwhitemetal ‘LorneScots’;aKing’scrownwhitemetalRoyalHighlandRegimentof Canada(BlackWatch);aQueen’scrownwhitemetalRoyalHighlandRegimentofCanada(BlackWatch);awhitemetalexample TorontoScottishRegimentwithmarkingstoreverse ‘ServiceLondon’;anothersimilarlackinganymaker’smarks;aBi-metalNova ScotiaHighlandersBronzed;aCalgarryHighlanders,withmaker’smarksfor ‘LudlowLondon’;anotherinbi-metallackingany maker’smarks;a72ndCanadianOverseasBattalion,Bronze.ACapeBretonHighlanders,King’scrownBi-metal;aWestNova Scotia Regiment, King’s Crown, Brass, some copies good condition (11) £100-£140
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Assorted Canadian Military Badges. A very good selection including British American Squadron; King’s Colonials (2) with loops north and south; RoyalCanadianTankCorps;RoyalCanadianSignals;RoyalCanadianEngineersGRVI;RoyalRegimentofCanadaKing’scrown; LordStrathcona’sHorse;R.C.E.M.E.;CanadianEngineersKing’scrown;Canadian5thWesternCavalryOfcer’sBadge,copper Imperialcrown;R.C.A.P.C.King’scrownBrass;CadetsCanada,Bronzed;ElginRegimentKing’scrownbrass(2);LeRegimentDe JolietteKing’scrown,Brass;CanadianMilitaryProvost,King’scrownBrass;44thOverseasBattalion,withmaker’smarksfor ‘R.J. Inglis’;4thPrincessLouise’sDragoonGuards,Brass;RoyalCanadianDragoons(2),onewithloops,theotherwithaslider; Ontario Regiment King’s crown; Le Regiment De St Hyacinte, King’s crown, Brass; etc., some copies, good condition (lot) £160-£200
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NewZealandInfantry,gildingmetalwithaKing’crowned,thereversewithabrooch fxing;RoyalAustralianAirForce,Other RanksCapBadges(2)the frstinbrass,theotherblackened,bothwithmaker’smarksandloopstothereverse;King’sOwnMalta Regiment,ingildingmetalwithaKing’scrowngildingmetal,centredwithawhitemetalMalteseCross,withaslidertoreverse; Canada; Fiji; Netherlands; etc., good condition and better (16)
£90-£120
Assorted South and West African Badges.
Agoodselectionofexamplesincluding;2ndSouthAfricanInfantry,withmaker’smarksfor ‘G.S.andCo.RegentStreetLondon’; SouthAfricaHeavyArtillery(2);SouthAfricaArtillery;SouthAfricanAirForce;2ndSouthAfricanInfantry;2ndKing’sAfrican Rifes,(2);RoyalWestAfricanFrontierForce(4),WitwatersrandRifes;RhodesiaDefenceForce;4thRodesianAntiTankBattery version;RoyalRhodesiaRegiment;SouthAfricanSpecialServiceBattalion;RoyalDurbanLightInfantry;thereverseswithblades and loops, generally good condition and better (17)
£90-£120
Colonial Police Badges.
GoodexamplesofColonialPoliceBadgesincluding:aBritishHondurasPolice,die-struckbrassexamplewithaKing’scrownabove acircletinscribed ‘BritishHondurasPolice’,centredwithashielddividedintothreepanels,thelowerpanelwithasailingship,the upperleftwiththeUnionFlag,theupperrightwithanaxeandothertools,thereversewithtwoloops;FederationofMalaya PoliceCapBadge(2)the frstinunmarkedsilver,withpairofMalayKriscrossedtocentreofaboundlaurelwreath,aboveafour partscrollinscribed, ‘FederationOfMalayaPolice’,thereversewithabrooch fxing;anidenticalbadge,chromeplated,thereverse with two loops, very good condition and better (3)
£40-£50
Assorted Militaria.
AgoodselectionincludingCapBadges,CarnarvonshireVolunteerRegt.V.T.C.,CheshireRegiment, lackingitspin;assortedCollar Badges;assortedbuttonsofvarioussizesincludingRoyalNavy,RoyalWelshFusiliers(12)withmaker’smarksfor ‘Jennens&Co. Ltd.,London’, GeneralService,etc.;RankBadges;aRoyalWelshFusiliersblueBeretHackle;medalribandbars;aRoyalWelsh Fusilierssilverandtortoiseshellsweetheartbrooch;aSecondWar38th(Welsh)InfantryDivisionclothBadge;alate19thcentury copper and brass English gunpowder fask; a coronation 1937 commemorative medallion, etc., generally good condition (lot) £80-£100
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Assorted Shoulder Titles.
Agoodselection,somescarce,including:R.F.C.Largearchedpattern;Somerset,whitemetal;Cyclist,arched;Q.M.A.A.C.;T.RGA.; N.R.D.F.;A.C.T.;Tanks,arched, lackingoneloop;N.F.A.;G.H.;H.N.S,(4),onelackingaloop;A.P.L.;N.D.C,(3);23T.C;S.I.R.B.(2); L.S.;T.Herts.;M.N.;R.M.F.;V.A.D.;T.R.E.;A.N,whitemetal;R.B.Y.;G.C.R.-W.A.F.F.;ARTILLERY.;N.F.R.;R.M.B.;N.C.C.;R.M.F.V. R.(2);R.M.E.;CityBtn3TheKings,brassloops;N.S.Y.(2);Y.Cheshire(2);T.M.R.;N.B.M.R.whitemetal;TheKings,largetitle possiblycutfromanotherbadge;T.14CountyofLondon;T.6CityofLondon,withblackremainsonreverseonly;T.OTC.Inns ofCourt,blackenedbrass;T.R.F.A.London;T.London;ReigateOTC;London.H.B.(HouseholdBattalion),SpecialConstabulary, white metal; Oldham 24 Manchester, the last possibly a copy, otherwise good condition (lot) £160-£200
Assorted Scottish and Irish Shoulder Titles.
Agoodselectionincluding:Highland;ScottishHorse;T10,LiverpoolScottish;L&BHorse;Forfar.Y;Lanarkshire;HighlandLight Infantry;T5KOSB,whitemetal;RoyalScots,whitemetal(2);R.Inniskilling;GlasgowOTCUniversity;Q.E.R.RoyalScots, blackened(2);GrenadeR.S.F.(RoyalScotsFusiliers);T.CyclistNorthern;HighSchoolO.T.C.Glasgow;Connaught;Q.O.R.G.Y. (Queens Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry); H.L.I., white metal; N.I.H. (North Irish Horse), generally good condition (lot) £120-£160
Assorted Commonwealth Shoulder Titles.
Agoodselectionincluding:Rhodesia;NZFA;NorthernRhodesia;NZRB,(2).K.A.R.;NewZealand;NZR,(2);R.W.A.F.F.;9JATS; 4.SJAB;107Pioneers;19Hyderabad;SouthAfrica;1InfZuidAfrika;SouthAfrica(Inf)ZuisAfrika;B.E.L.C.;KualaPertang(3) generally ood condition (lot) £40-£50
5th Mahrattas Buttons and Shoulder Titles.
GoodexamplesoftwopairsofshouldertitleswithEdwardiancrownsabovethenumber ‘5’ withthetitle ‘Mahrattas’ below,one pairwithitsoriginalbackingplates,withtwosmallandtwolargebrassKing’scrowns,fourlargeOfcer’stunicbuttonswitha crownaboveastrungbuglewiththenumeral ‘5’ betweenthestrings,twosmallcapbuttons,threesmalltunicbuttonsandthree mounted buttons as above, mounted with maker marks for ‘Jennens, London’, very good condition (lot) £40-£50
Miscellaneous Economy Plastic Buttons and Pips.
A selection of 32 British Army economy plastic buttons and rank crowns ands pips, extremely good condition (32) £50-£70
Royal Hospital Chelsea Peaked Cap.
AgoodexampleblueclothpeakedcapaswornbyresidentsoftheRoyalHospitalChelsea.Thecapwithredembroideredinitials ‘RH’ tothecentre,withablackleatherstrapandtwobuttons,withablackleatherettepeak,withabrownleathersweatbandand cloth lining to the interior, marked ‘305’, very good condition £50-£70
Early Flying or Motoring Helmet and later Goggles.
Adarkbrown fighthelmetoftypicalformwiththreestud fapswithwinddefectors,furandclothlinedwitharetailer’slabelfor ‘A.W.GamageLtd,Referee,Regd98001,Holborn’,withanothergoodqualityhelmetofsoftbrownleather,withgoggleswith tinted yellow lenses, strapping stretched on goggles otherwise generally good condition (2) £50-£70
Second War Fleet Air Arm C Type Flying Helmet Grouping.
Averygoodexample,theHelmetfullywired,bothinternallyandexternally,withitsoriginaldoughnuts,‘H’typeoxygenmaskand Mark‘8’goggles, allzips,studs,wiringloom,rubbersandthelininginverygoodserviceworncondition,thegoggleswithacrack on right side window within the lamination £240-£280 667700
Motoring or Flying Goggles. Twopairofearly fyingordrivinggoggles,the frstahalffaceversion,verywellmadewithdomedlensesandglassesstylewireear loops,thesecondwithlaminatedlensesandelasticstraps,possiblyformilitaryuse, generallygoodconditionwithsignsofwear(2) £50-£70
667722
British Great War era Military Compass and Case. AgoodexampleOfcer’sCompassunusuallymarkedonbothitsleathercaseandthecompasswiththename ‘H.V.Ewbank’ additionallyonthecaseacrow’sfootmarkingwithaletter ’T’ below.Acompassof ‘BarkersPatents’ withmaker’sdetailsof ‘F. Barkers&SonMakers,London‘1918’’, withmostofitsallofitsoriginal fnishonboththelaqueredbrassandblackpaint,with the dial is stained in parts, the compass dial stuck, otherwise very good condition £40-£50
667744
Italian Second War Ofcer’s Full Dress Epaulettes to an Engineer Regiment. Averygoodpairofepaulettes,giltmetal,witha faminggrenadeandcrossedaxesbelow,thereversewithcrimsonclothbacking, regimentalbuttonsmissingfromboth,oneepaulettewithmothdamagetothereverse.nearlyallgiltremainingtothefaces, otherwise very good condition £40-£50
Assorted Allied Air Force Cloth Shoulder Titles. Agoodselectionincludingsomescarcevariants,including:Newfoundland(2),largeAirman’sinwardfacingeagle,largevariant; India,largeAirman’sinwardfacingeagle,largevariant;UnitedStatesofAmerica,eaglefacingoutwards,rectangular;Trinidad(2), Airman’sexample;Rhodesia,Ofcer’sexample;Gt.Britain;Brazil;Argentina;OfcialDuties(2),pairuncut;CanadaU.S.A.(2),pair uncut USA, some with glue residue to the reverse having been removed from an album, generally very good condition (14) £160-£200
A Silver-plated Presentation Bugle.
265mminlength,inscribed‘Presentedtothe1stLeigh-on-SeaCoy.TheBoys’BrigadebyMr.&Mrs.G.OsborneinMemoryof LeslieV.OsbornewhogavehislifeintheWorldWar1939-1945’, silverplatingrubbedinparts,andsomedentsthroughout, otherwise in reasonable and working condition £80-£120
Theoriginalteamofboats Letitia,Endeavour,Resolute,Reliant,Defender and Renown setof on31May1940at00.30hours,fromLeigh, travellingacrosstheChannelwithaconvoycommandedbytheRoyalNavy.Itwasthoughttheirappearanceascockleboatswouldbeagood disguiseappearinglikeFrenchsailingships,andhencewouldnotbedetectedbytheenemy.Thevesselhadenginetroubleandhadtobetowedby Letita,thenatabout1.50am,aterribleexplosiontookplaceas Renown wentoveramine:tragically,hercrewoffourperishedintheexplosion. Theuncleofthreeofthem,Arthur‘Wofa’Dench,skipperofthe Letitia said:‘Theyknewnothingofwar,theywenttosave,not fght.Theyhad done theirworkandnowsuddenlyontheirwayhometherecameannihilation.’LeslieiscommemoratedontheLiverpoolNavalMemorialand additionally in the churchyard of St Clement in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
In a poem, the poet Bob Rawlings describes the expedition, and the fateful destruction of The Renown by a mine, as follows:
The Letitia was put out to sea From the little old fshing town of Leigh On an errand of mercy she didn’t shirk To the hell loosed beaches of Dunkirk
To a place they’d never been before, The fsherman left their homely shore Five boats did sail with them that day On the fateful remembered end of May When the shores of Dunkirk were in sight The ferries came bombing with all their spite Into the harbour they found their way To save our Army for a better day Man upon man they saved that night From the jaws of death and sorrowful plight With shells and bombs almighty near They stayed at work without a fear With rescue fnished, back home did go The boat Renown they took in tow Their course was on a Nor-West Line When Renown was struck down by a mine To Ramsgate they did wend their way
In the early morning of Saturday Into that harbour it was thought Was best to make their sad report Back home at Leigh they safely reach To their loved ones waiting on the beach Maybe again they’ll sail their way
But for a cruise I hope to say
Note: The Letitia and Endeavour vessels are still sailing today and Endeavour featured in the recent Hollywood flm ‘Dunkirk’.
End of Sale
COMMISSION FORM
O RD E RS, D ECORATIONS,M EDALS ANDMIL ITA RIA
Please bid on my behalf at the above sale for the following Lot(s) up to the price(s) mentioned overleaf. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids or any reserve.
I understand that in the case of a successful bid, a premium of 24 per cent (plus VAT if delivered or collected within the UK) will be payable by me on the hammer price of all lots.
Please see the Terms and Conditions of Business for any other charges which may be applicable.
Please ensure your bids comply with the steps outlined below:
Up to £100 by £5
£100 to £200 by £10
£200 to £500 by £20
£500 to £1,000 by £50
£1,000 to £2,000 by £100
£2,000 to £5,000 by £200
£5,000 to £10,000 by £500
£10,000 to £20,000 by £1,000
£20,000 to £50,000 by £2,000 etc.
Bids of unusual amounts will be rounded down to the bid step below and will not take precedence over a similar bid unless received rst.
NOTE:
All bids placed other than via our website should be received by 4 PM on the day prior to the sale. Although we will endeavour to execute any late bids, Noonans cannot accept responsibility for bids received after that time. It is strongly advised that you use our online Advance Bidding Facility. If you have a valid email address bids may be entered, and amended or cancelled, online at www.noonans.co.uk right up until a lot is o ered. You will receive a con rmatory email for all bids and amendments, Bids posted to our o ce using this form will be entered by our sta using the same Advance Bidding Facility. There is, therefore, no better way of ensuring the accuracy of your advance bids than to place them yourself online.
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All payments to be made in pounds sterling. Please note payment is due within ve working days of the end of the auction.
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SALEROOM NOTICES:
Any Saleroom Notices relevant to this auction are automatically posted on the Lot Description pages on our website. Prospective buyers are strongly advised to consult the site for updates.
SUCCESSFUL BIDS
Should you be a successful bidder you will receive an invoice detailing your purchases. All purchases are sent by registered post unless otherwise instructed, for which a minimum charge of £12.00 (plus VAT if resident in the UK) will be added to your invoice. All payments for purchases must be made in pounds sterling. Please check your bids carefully.
PRICES REALISED
The hammer prices bid at the auction are posted on the Internet at www.noonans.co.uk in real time. A full list of prices realised appear on our website as the auction progresses. Telephone enquiries are welcome from 9 AM the following day.
CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING BUYERS
1 The buyer
The highest bidder shall be the buyer at the ‘hammer price’ and any dispute shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion. Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written acknowledgement by Noonans Auctions Ltd. (“Noonans”) that he acts as agent on behalf of a named principal. Bids will be executed in the order that they are received.
2 Minimum increment
The auctioneer shall have the right to refuse any bid which does not conform to Noonans’ published bidding increments which may be found at noonans.co.uk and in the bidding form included with the auction catalogue.
3 The premium
The buyer shall pay to Noonans a premium of 24% on the ‘hammer price’ and agrees that Noonans, when acting as agent for the seller, may also receive commission from the seller in accordance with Condition 16.
4 Value Added Tax (VAT)
The buyers’ premium is subject to the current rate of Value Added Tax if the lot is delivered to or collected by the purchaser within the UK.
Lots marked ‘X’ are subject to importation VAT of 5% on the hammer price unless re-exported outside the UK, as per the conditions below.
Buyers who wish to hand carry their lots to export them from the UK will be charged VAT at the prevailing rate and importation VAT (where applicable) and will not be able to claim a VAT refund.
Buyers will only be able to secure a VAT free invoice and/or VAT refund if the goods are exported by Noonans or a pre-approved commercial shipper. Where the buyer instructs a pre-approved commercial shipper, proof of correct export out of the UK must be provided to Noonans by the buyer within 30 days of export and no later than 90 days from the date of the sale. Refunds are subject to a £50 administrative fee.
5. Artist’s Resale Rights (Droit de Suite)
Lots marked ARR in the catalogue indicate lots that may be subject to this royalty payment.
The royalty will be charged to the buyer on the ‘hammer price’ and is in addition to the buyers’ premium. Royalties are charged on a sliding percentage scale as shown below but do not apply to lots where the hammer price is less than 1000 euros. The payment is calculated on the rate of exchange at the European Central Bank on the date of the sale.
All royalty charges are paid in full to The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).
Portion of the hammer price Royalties
From 0 to €50,000 4%
From €50,000.01 to €200,000 3%
From €200,000.01 to €350,000 1%
From €350,000.01 to €500,000 0.5%
6 Payment
When a lot is sold the buyer shall:
(a) con rm to Noonans his or her name and address and, if so requested, give proof of identity; and
(b) pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling within ve working days of the end of the sale (unless credit terms have been agreed with Noonans before the auction). Please note that we will not accept cash payments in excess of £5,000 ( ve thousand pounds) in settlement for purchases made at any one auction.
7 Noonans may, at its absolute discretion, agree credit terms with the buyer before an auction under which the buyer will be entitled to take possession of lots purchased up to an agreed amount in value in advance of payment by a determined future date of the ‘total amount due’.
8 Any payments by a buyer to Noonans may be applied by Noonans towards any sums owing from that buyer to Noonans on any account whatever, without regard to any directions of the buyer, his or her agent, whether expressed or implied.
9 Collection of purchases
The ownership of the lot(s) purchased shall not pass to the buyer until he or she has made payment in full to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling.
10 (a) The buyer shall at his or her own expense take away the lot(s) purchased not later than 5 working days after the day of the auction but (unless credit terms have been agreed in accordance with Condition 7) not before payment to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’.
(b) The buyer shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges on any lot not taken away within 5 working days after the day of the auction.
(c) The packing and handling of purchased lots by Noonans sta is undertaken solely as a courtesy to clients and, in the case of fragile articles, will be undertaken only at Noonans’ discretion. In no event will Noonans be liable for damage to glass or frames, regardless of the cause. Bulky lots or sharp implements, etc., may not be suitable for in-house shipping.
11 Buyers’ responsibilities for lots purchased
The buyer will be responsible for loss or damage to lots purchased from the time of collection or the expiry of 5 working days after the day of the auction, whichever is the sooner. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents shall thereafter be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, while any lot is in its custody or under its control.
Loss and damage warranty cover at the rate of 1.5% will be applied to any lots despatched by Noonans to destinations outside the UK, unless speci cally instructed otherwise by the consignee.
12 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchase
If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with Conditions 6 and 10, or if there is any other breach of either of those Conditions, Noonans as agent of the seller shall, at its absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights it may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies:
(a) to proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract.
(b) to rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the defaulting buyer at the same or any other auction.
(c) to re-sell the lot or cause it to be re-sold by public auction or private sale and the defaulting buyer shall pay to Noonans any resulting de ciency in the ‘total amount due’ (after deduction of any part payment and addition of re-sale costs) and any surplus shall belong to the seller.
(d) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer and, in the case of storage, either at Noonans’ premises or elsewhere.
(e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month on the ‘total amount due’ to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 5 working days after the day of the auction.
(f) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the sale or any other auction and release it only after payment of the ‘total amount due’.
(g) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer at any future auctions or obtaining a deposit before accepting any bids in future.
(h) to apply any proceeds of sale then due or at any time thereafter becoming due to the defaulting buyer towards settlement of the ‘total amount due’ and to exercise a lien on any property of the defaulting buyer which is in Noonans’ possession for any purpose.
13 Liability of Noonans and sellers
(a) Goods auctioned are usually of some age. All goods are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. Illustrations in catalogues are for identi cation only. Buyers should satisfy themselves prior to the sale as to the condition of each lot and should exercise and rely on their own judgement as to whether the lot accords with its description. Subject to the obligations accepted by Noonans under this Condition, none of the seller, Noonans, its servants or agents is responsible for errors of descriptions or for the genuineness or authenticity of any lot. No warranty whatever is given by Noonans, its servants or agents, or any seller to any buyer in respect of any lot and any express or implied conditions or warranties are hereby excluded.
(b) Any lot which proves to be a ‘deliberate forgery’ may be returned by the buyer to Noonans within 15 days of the date of the auction in the same condition in which it was at the time of the auction, accompanied by a statement of defects, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at which it was purchased. If Noonans is satis ed that the item is a ‘deliberate forgery’ and that the buyer has and is able to transfer a good and marketable title to the lot free from any third party claims, the sale will be set aside and any amount paid in respect of the lot will be refunded, provided that the buyer shall have no rights under this Condition if:
(i) the description in the catalogue at the date of the sale was in accordance with the then generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a con ict of such opinion; or (ii) the only method of establishing at the date of
publication of the catalogue that the lot was a ‘deliberate forgery’ was by means of scienti c processes not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which was unreasonably expensive or impractical.
(c) A buyer’s claim under this Condition shall be limited to any amount paid in respect of the lot and shall not extend to any loss or damage su ered or expense incurred by him or her.
(d) The bene t of the Condition shall not be assignable and shall rest solely and exclusively in the buyer who, for the purpose of this condition, shall be and only be the person to whom the original invoice is made out by Noonans in respect of the lot sold.
CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING SELLERS AND CONSIGNORS
14 Warranty of title and availability
The seller warrants to Noonans and to the buyer that he or she is the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. The seller will indemnify Noonans, its servants and agents and the buyer against any loss or damage su ered by either in consequence of any breach on the part of the seller.
15 Reserves
The seller shall be entitled to place, prior to the rst day of the auction, a reserve at or below the low estimate on any lot provided that the low estimate is more than £100. Such reserve being the minimum ‘hammer price’ at which that lot may be treated as sold. A reserve once placed by the seller shall not be changed without the consent of Noonans. Noonans may at their option sell at a ‘hammer price’ below the reserve but in any such cases the sale proceeds to which the seller is entitled shall be the same as they would have been had the sale been at the reserve. Where a reserve has been placed, only the auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller.
16 Authority to deduct commission and expenses
The seller authorises Noonans to deduct commission at the ‘stated rate’ and ‘expenses’ from the ‘hammer price’ and acknowledges Noonans’ right to retain the premium payable by the buyer.
17 Rescission of sale
If before Noonans remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the buyer makes a claim to rescind the sale that is appropriate and Noonans is of the opinion that the claim is justi ed, Noonans is authorised to rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to Noonans in respect of the lot.
18 Payment of sale proceeds Noonans shall remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller 35 days after the auction, but if by that date Noonans has not received the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer then Noonans will remit the sale proceeds within ve working days after the date on which the ‘total amount due’ is received from the buyer. If credit terms have been agreed between Noonans and the buyer, Noonans shall remit to the seller the sale proceeds 35 days after the auction unless otherwise agreed by the seller.
19 If the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within 3 weeks after the auction, Noonans will endeavour to notify the seller and
take the seller’s instructions as to the appropriate course of action and, so far as in Noonans’ opinion is practicable, will assist the seller to recover the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer. If circumstances do not permit Noonans to take instructions from the seller, the seller authorises Noonans at the seller’s expense to agree special terms for payment of the ‘total amount due’, to remove, store and insure the lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Noonans shall in its absolute discretion think t, to take such steps as are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer to the seller and if necessary to rescind the sale and refund money to the buyer if appropriate.
20 If, notwithstanding that, the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within three weeks after the auction and Noonans remits the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the ownership of the lot shall pass to Noonans.
21 Charges for withdrawn lots
Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, Noonans reserve the right to charge a fee of 15% of Noonans’ then latest middle estimate of the auction price of the property withdrawn, together with Value Added Tax thereon if the seller is resident in the UK, and ‘expenses’ incurred in relation to the property.
22 Rights to photographs and illustrations
The seller gives Noonans full and absolute right to photograph and illustrate any lot placed in its hands for sale and to use such photographs and illustrations and any photographs and illustrations provided by the seller at any time at its absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with the auction).
23 Unsold lots
Where any lot fails to sell, Noonans shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-o er the lot for sale or to collect the lot.
24 Noonans reserve the right to charge commission up to one-half of the ‘stated rates’ calculated on the ‘bought-in price’ and in addition ‘expenses’ in respect of any unsold lots.
GENERAL CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS
25 Noonans sells as agent for the seller (except where it is stated wholly or partly to own any lot as principal) and as such is not responsible for any default by seller or buyer.
26 Any representation or statement by Noonans, in any catalogue as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his or her own judgement as to such matters and neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions.
27 Whilst the interests of prospective buyers are best served by attendance at the auction, Noonans will, if so instructed, execute bids on their behalf. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for any neglect or default in doing so or for failing to do so.
28 Noonans shall have the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission to its premises or attendance
at its auctions by any person.
29 Noonans has absolute discretion without giving any reason to refuse any bid, to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to withdraw any lot from the auction and in case of dispute to put up any lot for auction again.
30 (a) Any indemnity under these Conditions shall extend to all actions, proceedings costs, expenses, claims and demands whatever incurred or su ered by the person entitled to the bene t of the indemnity. (b) Noonans declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants and agents of the bene t of every indemnity under these Conditions to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the bene t of its servants and agents.
31 Any notice by Noonans to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder or buyer may be given by rst class mail or airmail and if so given shall be deemed to have been duly received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.
32 These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. All transactions to which these Conditions apply and all matters connected therewith shall also be governed by English law. Noonans hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and all other parties concerned hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
33 In these Conditions:
(a) ‘catalogue’ includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or other publication; (b) ‘hammer price’ means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the auctioneer to the buyer;
(c) ‘total amount due’ means the ‘hammer price’ in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer in pounds sterling;
(d) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source which is not shown to be such in the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with that description;
(e) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller being the ‘hammer price’ of the lot sold less commission at the ‘stated rates’ and ‘expenses’ and any other amounts due to Noonans by the seller in whatever capacity and howsoever arising;
(f) ‘stated rate’ means Noonans’ published rates of commission for the time and any Value Added Tax thereon;
(g) ‘expenses’ in relation to the sale of any lot means Noonans charges and expenses for insurance, illustrations, special advertising, certi cation, remedials, packing and freight of that lot and any Value Added Tax thereon; (h) ‘bought-in price’ means 5 per cent more than the highest bid received below the reserve.
34 Vendors’ commission of sales
A commission of 15 per cent is payable by the vendor on the hammer price on lots sold. Insurance is charged at 1.5 per cent of the hammer price.
35 VAT
Commission, illustrations, insurance and expenses are subject to VAT if the seller is resident in the UK.
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