Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (26 Jul 23)

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ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS AND MILITARIA

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The Paul Bentley Collection

‘How I got started in Medal Collecting’

When I was at school a friend was going to the ANZAC day dawn service with his father (who was Second World War Veteran) and invited me to come along, so I did. I was fascinated by the medals the veterans were wearing and wondered what they were for. My friend’s father explained to me the Pacifc Star and the Africa Star, and obtaining a medal chart I was soon able to identify the Great War and Second World War medals. Not long after that I went to visit an old family friend who lived near my grandmother. Mr George Hobson was always like a grandfather to me and I loved talking to the old boy. His son Jack was a school friend of my father, and after my grandfather had been killed in an accident when my father was 12, George became a father fgure to my dad.

I knew that George had served in the Boer War, for he had showed me the two bullet holes in his arm and where the middle fnger was shot off his right hand. In 1915 George tried to join up again and was told that because of his missing fnger he might not be able to handle a rife properly! Well George came off a farm and had been a keen hunter all his life and, disgusted with the attitude of the Australian Army, he entered himself in the national rife shooting contest in 1915 and won it! ‘That showed the blighters’, he said, ‘but they still wouldn’t let me join.’

With my new found interest in medals I said to George, ‘Did they give medals for the Boer War?’

‘Yes’, came the reply.

‘Did you get some, and could I see them?’

‘Yes, come with me son’, and he led me into the back garden and into the hen house where he reached under the straw in the nest and produced an old tobacco tin with his medals.

‘Why do you keep them there?’, I said

‘Well’, said George, ‘there have been a few robberies around here lately, and I don’t think they will fnd them there’. Out of the tin came a fve clasp Queen’s South Africa Medal, and a medal I had never seen before. It had a reddish riband with a central blue strip, with the head of King Edward VII on the obverse, and on the reverse was written ‘For Distinguished Conduct in the Field’. Many years later I had a friend serving at Army H.Q. in Canberra and he looked up the citation for me, and said ‘It was a V.C. citation you know.’

History records that Private Hobson was Mentioned in Lord Kitchener's Despatches; was promoted Corporal; and was awarded the D.C.M. (there were only 7 Distinguished Conduct Medals awarded to troopers from New South Wales). The citation said that ‘nineteen year old Trooper Hobson, though surrounded by the enemy, with his companions dead or wounded and wounded seven times himself, refused to surrender and kept up such a hot and accurate fre, killing and wounding several, that the Boers withdrew and left him alone.’

Another tale I must relate about George. I had just been to see the movie ‘Khartoum’, about the ill-fated attempts to rescue General Gordon, and I called in to visit George on my way home and was telling him about the movie. He then told me that one of his earliest memories was when his father took him into Sydney and they stood outside the town hall and watched the Sudan contingent march off. When I told him I was amazed to meet some one who could remember that he said ‘I liked talking to my great uncle: he sat on the hill at Balaclava and watched the Charge of the Light Brigade.’

A little while after seeing George’s medals I happened into an antiques shop on my way home from school, and there in a case was a fve clasp Queen’s South Africa Medal, with the same clasps that George had (Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, and South Africa 1902). It was such a beautiful medal, so well made and much better that the Second World War bronze stars, that I had to have it. But it was £2/10/-. Now I got £1 per week and out of that I had to pay my bus fares and my school lunches, and one shilling and threepence for a packet of fags, which left me just 5 shillings a week. I scratched around in my pockets and found four shillings, and borrowed a shilling from a friend and put 5/- down on it on lay-by, and paid it off at fve shillings a week. And that was my frst medal.

A little later I acquired Taprell Dorling’s book ‘Ribbons and Medals’ and determined that I would try and acquire one of each of the Victorian campaign medals. I was captivated by the beauty of the design and quality of manufacture and the story behind the medals. Years later meeting other collectors I was wised up about collecting and started to buy groups with an interesting story to them.

When I arrived at university I at once enlisted in the University regiment and there in the Q store was an old Staff Sergeant who was wearing the Africa Star. I got to know Ken and he was a veteran of El Alamein. Talking to him one night I asked if his battalion had many casualties.

‘Yes’, he said, ‘but the largest number of hospital cases was for circumcision. In the desert in a sandstorm the sand and fne dust gets right through your clothing and in some blokes under the foreskin- they got rubbed raw and sometimes they got infected so they had to go to hospital and be nipped.’ These are the stories you hear from the old soldiers, that you do not get in the history books.

The medals too told some good stories. I once acquired a Ghuznee Medal to a Lancer and his record showed that he had been sentenced to 100 lashes for wounding his horse while drunk. When I showed this to a British cavalry officer I was serving with he said ‘well in the cavalry you can beat your wife but you can not mistreat your horse’. Another interesting one was an India General Service Medal 1854-95 to a Private of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, whose record showed he had served 21 years including 19 years in India. The medical officers report recommending his discharge stated he was suffering from ‘Syphilis and cirrhosis of the liver due to chronic intemperance, and is of no further use to Her Majesty’s service’. He obviously enjoyed his time in India.

It has been a most enjoyable and rewarding hobby. It breaks my heart to sell the collection but I have no one to leave them to and I know that with other collectors they will be going to a good home and be appreciated.

Paul Bentley, Sydney, N.S.W., July 2023

The Paul Bentley Collection

A !neColonialMilitarySecretary'sC.M.G.,SecondWarO.B.E.groupofsevenawardedtoHon.ColonelO.H. C.Balfour,King'sRoyalRi"eCorps,whowastwiceseverelywoundedduringtheGreatWar,onthe !rst occasionatthebattleoftheAisneinSeptember1914,whenhewalked !vemilestothenearestCasualty Clearing Station after a bullet hit his jaw and exited out of the back of his neck

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,withneckriband;TheMost ExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;1914Star,withclasp(2Lieut. O.H.C.Balfour,K.R.Rif.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.O.H.C.Balfour);DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, very ne and better (7) £1,000-£1,400

C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1923: ‘For services as Personal Secretary to the Governor-General of Canada.’

O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1944.

OswaldHerbertCampbellBalfour wasbornatWhittingehame,EastLothianon25September1894,thesonofColonelEustaceBalfour andLadyFrancesBalfour,adaughterofthe8thDukeofArgyll.Hisuncle,ArthurBalfour,wasPrimeMinisteroftheUnitedKingdomfrom1902 to1905.EducatedatWestminsterSchoolandtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,hewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheKing'sRoyal Ri!eCorpsinFebruary1914andservedduringtheGreatWarwith‘C’Company,2ndBattalionfromAugust1914.Hewasseverelywoundedat thebattleoftheAisneon14September,whenabullethithisjawandexitedfromthebackofhisneck;notwithstandingthenatureofhiswound, heremainedindutywitha "elddressingfor24hours,priortowalking "vemilestoaCasualtyClearingStation.Invalidedhome,hewasMentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 19 October 1914).

BalfourreturnedtoFranceinApril1915,whenhejoined'C'Companyofthe3rdBattalion.Hisappointmentprovedshort-lived:atHoogeonthe nightofthe25May,asmemberofaraidingparty,hetookabulletinthechest.Admittedto3rdGeneralHospitalatLeTreport,hewas embarked for Newhaven in a hospital ship in mid-June.

Havingrecovered,BalfournextembarkedforEgypt,wherehewasattachedtotheAustralianandNewZealandOverseasDepotinAlexandria, andmanagedtoarrangeforatourofdutywiththe3rdBattalioninSalonikainApril1916.Admittedto83rdFieldAmbulancewithmalariainlate August,hewasevacuatedtoMalta.InOctober1916,andhavingbeenadvancedtoCaptain,Balfourreturnedtothe3rdBattalioninSalonika,and remained actively employed in that theatre of war until March 1917. Thereafter, he served on the General Staff of 26th Infantry Division.

In1920,andhavingservedatourofdutywiththe18thBattalion,K.R.R.C.ontheRhine,BalfourwasappointedAide-de-CamptotheDukeof Devonshire,theGovernor-GeneralofCanada.HelaterheservedastheDuke'sMilitarySecretaryandcontinuedinthatofficeunderhis successor,ViscountByngofVimy,in1921-23.ForhisservicesasMilitarySecretaryhewascreatedaCompanionoftheOrderofSt.Michaeland St.George;araredistinctionforsomeonewhowasstillonlyaCaptain.Returninghomeinearly1923,hetransferredtotheRegularArmy Reserve of Officers.

FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar,BalfourwasrecalledtotheColoursandwaspostedtothe1stBattalion,EastSurreyRegiment, priortotakingupanappointmentasaStaff CaptaininM.S.1(B.)attheWarOfficeinAugust1940.Inthefollowingyearhecommencedaspate oftrainingappointmentsand,havingservedwithdistinctionasG.S.O.1(HomeGuardTraining)G.H.Q.,HomeForces,hewasappointedan OfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1944NewYear’sHonours’ListinJanuary1944.He #nallyrelinquishedhiscommissioninAugust 1947andwasgrantedtherankofHonoraryColonel.Hediedon16October1953,aged59years,hisregimentalobituarynotingthathewas‘a cheery and convivial companion’ and ‘a very keen shot.’

Soldwithacopyoftherecipient'smother'sautobiographyNeObliviscaris;aphotographicimageoftherecipient;andanextensive #leofcopied research.

AC.I.E.groupof !veawardedtoCaptainA.R.Leishman,Assam-BengalRailwayVolunteerRi"es,whofor many years was a prominent member of Chittagong’s municipal and business community

TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,C.I.E.,Companion’s3rdtypeneckbadge,goldandenamels;BritishWarMedal 1914-20(Capt.A.R.Leishman);DelhiDurbar1911,unnamed;IndianVolunteerForcesDecoration,G.V.R.,thereverseofficially engraved‘Capt.A.R.Leishman,TheA.B.Rly.Bn.(A.F.I.)’withtopsuspensionbardrilledforsewingtoribbon;VolunteerForce LongService(India&theColonies),G.V.R.(Lieutt.A.R.Leishman,AssamBl.Ry.Vol.R"s.)lastfourmountedforwear, goodvery ne (5) £1,200-£1,600

C.I.E. London Gazette 3 June 1931.

AlanRossLeishman wasbornin1878,theyoungersonofJamesMatthewLeishmanandSarahRobinaBoog.EducatedatAldenhamSchool 1892-95,heleftforIndiashortlythereafter,wherehetookupanappointmentwithJamesFinlay&Co.inChittagong,mostprobablyviathe officesofhisfather,whohadearlierbeenemployedbyBullochBrothers&Co.Ltd.inBurma.Bethatasitmay,youngAlanexcelledinhischosen careerandwasfor30yearsManagerofFinlay’sbranchinChittagong,sotooPresidentofthelocalChamberofCommerceon23occasions,a PortCommissioner(1907-29),andChairmanofthePortCommissioners(1929-34).HealsoservedontheDistrictBoardandasamemberofthe HospitalCommitteeand,from1911,servedonoccasionastheVice-ConsulforChile-thesameyearinwhichhewasawardedtheDelhiDurbar Medal in a civil capacity.

AkeenmemberoftheIndianVolunteers,Leishmanwasoriginallycommissionedasa2ndLieutenantintheAssam-BengalRailwayVolunteerRi"es inOctober1908.AdvancedtoLieutenantinSeptemberofthefollowingyear,hewasawardedtheIndianVolunteerLongServiceMedalin1915 (IAO292of7Junethatyearrefers),andtheIndianVolunteerForcesOfficer’sDecorationin1923(the GazetteofIndia 15Septemberofthatyear refers).Intheinterim,duringtheGreatWar,hehadbeenadvancedtoCaptaininJuly1916andwasplacedontheSupernumeraryListofthe IndianDefenceForceinApril1917(BritishWarMedal1914-20).HavingthenaddedtheC.I.E.tohisaccoladesin1931,asManagerofJamesFinlay &Co.,heretiredtoEngland,wherehediedatBromley,KentinDecember1937,aged59years,afterhavingbeenknockeddownbyamotorcyclist - the latter being driven by an R.A.F. Sergeant. Leishman was buried at Chislehurst Cemetery. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.

AGreatWar1918‘Mediterraneantheatre’D.S.O.groupofsixawardedtoCaptainC.A.G.Roberts,Royal Naval Reserve DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribbonbar;Transport1899-1902,1clasp,S.Africa 1899-1902(C.A.G.Roberts.);1914-15Star(Lt.Commr.C.A.G.Roberts,R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Commr.C. A. G. Roberts. R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., silver and silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1911, good very ne (6) £1,400-£1,800

D.S.O. London Gazette 17 May 1918:

‘For Service on the Mediterranean Station.’

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Mediterraneanduringperiodending31stDecember1917...Ship Isonzo ...Forinitiativeandresource displayed in the important duties which his ship has been employed’

CyrilArthurGraemeRoberts wasborninBelvedere,Kenton6February1879.HispapersshowserviceintheMerchantNavyfrom23 April1895,aboard Zealandia thoughhemaywellhavejoinedearlierashehadalreadyjoinedtheRoyalNavalReserveasaMidshipmanon5April ofthatyear.HejoinedtheWhiteStarLine’s Teutonic on27July1896,beingpromotedSecondMateon21September1897.On1October1897 hewasFourthOfficeraboard Mawana,servingaboard Umata from4December1899,and Sirdhana from31May1900,bothofwhichwere employed as transport vessels during the Boar War (Transport Medal).

Robertswaspromoted1stMateon17May1900,andwaspromotedActingSubLieutenant,RoyalNavalReserve,on6May1901.Hecontinued inservicewiththeMerchantNavyforthenext14years,beingpromotedOfficerCommandingon3October1902.Duringthistime,he continuedhisservicewiththeRoyalNavalReserve,beingpromotedLieutenanton15January1904andLieutenant-Commanderon23January 1912.

OntheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,RobertswascalledupforActiveServiceandappointedtoH.M.S. PrinceGeorge on9August1914.Heserved aboardthisbattleshipuntil3April1916,therebyseeingserviceduringtheDardanellescampaignof1915,whereH.M.S. PrinceGeorge provided supportfortheGallipolilandingsinApril1915.Howeveron5May1915,shewasdamagedbyashellandhadtoreturntoMaltaforrepairs, thoughreturnedintimetoprovidesupportduringtheevacuationofthePeninsula.On4April1916,RobertswasappointedtotheFleetAuxiliary shipH.M.S. Isonzo, arequisitionedPeninsular&OrientalSteamNavigationCo.Ltd.passengerandmailship,originallynamed Isis.Robertswould seeouttherestoftheWarinCommandofH.M.S. Isonzo whichservedasadespatchshipand "eetmessenger,havingbeenpromoted Commander on 30 June 1917, and was awarded the D.S.O for his services aboard it. FollowingthecessationofhostilitiesRobertswentbacktotheMerchantNavy,servingonnumerousships,includingthe CuttySark.Hewasretired fromtheRoyalNavalReserveon6February1929,withtherankofCaptain,butseemstohavecontinuedserviceatsea,evenseeking employment at a lower rank during the Second World War.

Apost-WarO.B.E.,GreatWar‘Salonika’M.C.andSerbianOrderoftheWhiteEaglegroupofsixawardedto Second Lieutenant L. B. Greaves, South Wales Borderers, late Royal Fusiliers

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;MilitaryCross,G.V.R., unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(P.S.2720Pte.L.B.Greaves,R.Fus.) middleinitialo ciallycorrected;BritishWarandVictory Medals(2Lieut.L.B.Greaves.); Serbia,Kingdom,OrderoftheWhiteEagle,2ndtype,FifthClassbreastbadge,withcrossed swords, silver, silver-gilt, and enamels, very ne and better (6) £1,800-£2,200

O.B.E. London Gazette 8 June 1950:

‘For missionary educational services in the Gold Coast’.

M.C. London Gazette 1 February 1919:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyon25thSeptember1918,duringtheascentofPoint1472.Heledtheadvanceofthemountain scoutsovertheprecipitousandthicklywoodedground,andwhenwithin1,500yardsoftheobjectivesilencedenemyri!eandmachine-gun "re withthehelpofLewisguns,andcontinuedtoadvance.Hisskillandjudgementcontributedgreatlytoanysuccessachievedbyhisbattalion.As battalion Intelligence Officer, he has previously done good work on patrol duty.’

Serbian Order of the White Eagle, Fifth Class with Swords London Gazette 16 January 1920.

LionelBruceGreaves wasborninCardiff in1895,andwonascholarshiptoTrinityCollege,Cambridge,in1914,butinNovemberofthat yearattestedforthe21st(4thPublicSchools)Battalion,RoyalFusiliers.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 14November1915,andlaterasaLance-Corporalinthe17thBattalionRoyalFusiliers.CommissionedSecondLieutenantintheSouthWales Bordererson4August1916,heservedwiththe8thBattalioninSalonika.AfteraspellinhospitalwithMalariainNovember1917herecovered, andon25September1918,the8thBattalion,aspartof65thBrigade,withthe67thBrigadeinsupport,wasorderedtoattackPoint1472near LakeDoiran.LieutenantGreavesandthebattalionscoutsrushedarockyknollwhichwasbelievedtobePoint1472butwasnearly1000yards N. W.ofit.Theregimentalhistorycontinues:‘Thispositionwasquicklymadegood,despiteconsiderableoppositionfromri!emenandmachineguns, whichLieutenantGreaves’skilfulhandlingofhisLewisgunssoonovercame’.Forhisbraveryandleadershipinaction,GreaveswasawardedtheM. C. and Serbian Order of the White Eagle.

IncivilianlifeGreaveshadakeeninterestinthechurchandmissionaryworkandbetween1922-1932wasVice-PrincipaloftheWesleyCollege, Kumasi,(GoldCoast),Ghana.DuringtheperiodhewrotemanyarticlesandseveralbooksonFaithandCentralAfrica.Foranother "veyearshe wasasupervisoratvariousMethodistSchoolsinAfrica,thenEducationalAdvisortoNon-RomanMissionsinEastAfricauntil1947,whenhe returnedtomanagementofMethodistSchools.In1946hehadsurvivedaplanecrash,whenthesmallplanehewastravellinginwasforcedtoland in the bush and he and the other passengers and pilot had to wait several days to be rescued.

Between1947-1950hewasGeneralManagerofMethodistSchools,andwasappointedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpirein June 1950.HereturnedtotheUKwithhisfamilyinthemid-1950’sandcontinuedhiswritingandresearch.AfterlivinginLondonforsometime,his family emigrated to New Zealand, where he died in 1984.

Note: Therecipient’sMedalIndexCardnotesthattherecipient’s1914-15Starwasinitiallyissuednamed‘L.V.Greaves’,andwasreturnedin September 1921 to be corrected to ‘L. B. Greaves’.

Sold with copied research.

ASecondWar‘Burmaoperations’M.B.E.,O.B.I.groupofeightawardedtoSubedar&Hon.Lieutenant KanshiRam,Bahadur,1stBattalion,17thDograRegiment,whowasdecoratedandmentionedindespatches forhisleadershipintheArakanandImphal,towhichdistinctionshelateraddedthe2ndClassoftheOrder of British India

OrderofBritishIndia,2ndClassneckbadge,goldandenamel;TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military Division)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Burma1930-32(4236Nk.KhanshiRam, 1-17DograR.);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,2clasps,NorthWestFrontier1936-37,NorthWestFrontier1937-39(Jemdr. KanshiRam,1-17DograR.);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;IndiaServiceMedal1939-45, generally good very ne (8) £1,400-£1,800’

M.B.E. London Gazette 28 June 1945. The original recommendation states:

‘Sub.MajorKanshiRamhasbeenholdingtheappointmentofSubadar-MajorofthisbattalionsinceMay1942,whentheBattalionenteredEast Bengalwiththe14thIndianDivision.SincethenhehasbeenwiththeBattalionthroughoutthe !rstandsecondArakancampaignsand,since midMarch1944,intheImphalPlainwhentheBattalion "ewintoImphalwiththe5thIndianDivision,uptodate.ThroughoutthisperiodtheBattalion hasbeenengagedinhardandsustained !ghtingunderthemostdifficultandtryingconditions,andhasemergedwitha !ghtingrecordand reputation second to none; also during this period two successive commanders have been appointed to Brigade Commands.

ThepartplayedbySubadar-MajorKanshiRaminthesesuccessescannotbeeithertoostronglystressedoroveremphasised.Byhisuntiring endeavour,histactandhissenseofdutyanddiscipline,hehasthroughoutinstilledinallranksaspiritthathasensuredthattheBattalionhasatall times been not only a happy and contented one but the !rst class !ghting team that it has proved itself to be.’

KanshiRam wasaBhawalfromthevillageofBrogintheKangradistrict.Attestingforthe17thDograRegimentinJune1926,hewitnessed activeserviceinthe1stBattalionintheBurmaoperationsof1932(Medalwithclasp)and,havingbeenappointedJemadarinMay1936,onthe North-West Frontier in the late 1930s (Medal & 2 clasps).

AdvancedtoSubadarinJuly1940andtothewarsubstantiverankofSubadar-MajorinFebruary1943,heremainedsimilarlyemployedinthe1st BattalionthroughouttheBurmacampaign1944-45,andwasawardedtheM.B.E.andmentionedindespatches(LondonGazette 9May1946),as well as being awarded the Order of British India (O.B.I.), 2nd Class.

AnextremelyearlySecondWarD.S.C.groupofnineawardedtoSkipperLieutenantH.C.Gue,RoyalNaval Reserve DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.,thereverseofficiallydated‘1939’andprivatelyengraved,‘ChiefSkipperH.C.Gue,D.S.C.’, hallmarkedLondon1939;BritishWarMedal1914-20(15376D.A.H.C.Gue.L.D.H.,R.N.R.);MercantileMarineWarMedal 1914 -18(HenryC.Gue);VictoryMedal1914-19(15376D.A.H.C.Gue.L.D.H.,R.N.R.);NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp, Palestine1936-1939(Ch.Skpr.H.C.Gue.D.S.C.,R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,clasp,FranceandGermany;WarMedal1939 -45;RoyalNavalReserveDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,thereverseofficiallydated‘1939’,mountedcourt-style, generallygoodvery ne (9) £2,000-£2,400

D.S.C. London Gazette 1 January 1940: ‘Forunfailingcourage,enduranceandresourceinH.M.Trawlers,DriftersandMinesweepersintheirhardandperiloustaskofsweepingtheseas clear of enemy mines and combating submarines.’

HenryCharlesGue wasinLondonon1May1894,andenteredtheRoyalNavalReserveasaDeckHandon27March1917.Demobilisedin therateofLeadingDeckHandinMarch1919,hewasappointedaSkipperinOctober1924andadvancedtoChiefSkipperinOctober1934,and itwasinthelatterrankthathevolunteeredforserviceintheRedSea,insupportofanti-smugglingoperationsoff Palestineinthelate1930s,most probably in a trawler converted for inshore patrol work.

Appointedtotherequisitionedtrawler CapeSpartel inNovember1939,hewentontowinhisD.S.C.inamatterofweeks,therebybecomingjust the26threcipientofthedecorationtobelistedinthe LondonGazette forthe1939-45War,aheadevenoftheRiverPlateawards.ChiefSkipper Gue received his award at an investiture held on 5 March 1940.

Gueremovedtoanothertrawler,the Pitsman,inApril1941,andtothe Athenian asC.O.andSkipperLieutenant,inMarch1944,inwhichlatter vesselheservedinsupportoftheNormandylandingspriortobeingplacedontheRetiredListattheendoftheyear.HisR.N.R.Decorationwas announced in the London Gazette in February 1945.

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AGreatWar‘Italyoperations’M.C.groupofsixawardedtoSecondLieutenantJ.T.Harrison,South Staffordshire Regiment

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(8764Pte.J.T.Harrison,S.Staff.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2 Lieut. J. T. Harrison); Italy, Kingdom, War Cross; Armati Altipiani Medal 1918, very ne and better (6) £1,400-£1,800

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1919:

‘For distinguished service in connection with the military operations in Italy.’

JohnThomasHarrison,whowasborninWednesbury,Staffordshire,enlistedinthe4thBattalion,SouthStaffordshireRegiment(Special Reserve) in January 1911, aged 17 years.

Mobilisedontheoutbreakofhostilities,hewenttoFranceasaPrivateinthe2ndBattalioninlateNovember1914.AdvancedtoCorporalin December1915andtoLance-SergeantinJuly1916,hewaswoundedbyagunshottohisrightarminthesamemonth,beingevacuatedhomevia No. 3 Canadian General Hospital.

OnrecoveringfromhiswoundinSeptember,hewaspostedtothe7thBattalioninFranceandremainedsimilarlyemployeduntilselectedfora commissioninMay1917.HarrisondulyattendedNo.21O.T.C.atCrookhamandwasappointeda2ndLieutenantinthe3rdBattalionin October 1917.

Itwas,however,asamemberofthe1stBattalionthathewentontowinhisM.C.inItalyinthefollowingyear.Hewasreleasedfromservicein March 1919;.

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ASecondWarO.B.I.groupofsixawardedtoSubadarDalelKhan,1stPunjabRegiment,late56thRi!es, IndianArmy,whowasMentionedinDespatchesfortheMohmandOperationsontheNorthWestFrontier of India in 1935

OrderofBritishIndia,1stClass,2ndtypeneckbadge,goldandenamel,withneckriband;IndiaGeneralService1908-35,G.V.R.,4 clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Waziristan1919-21,Waziristan1921-24,NorthWestFrontier1935(1530SepoyDalelKhan, 2 -56R!s.);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1937-39(Subdr.DalelKhan,5-1PunjabR.) unitpartially o cially corrected; 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal, nearly very ne or better, the OBI good very ne (6) £1,000-£1,400

M.I.D. London Gazette 8 May 1936: Dalel Khan, Jemadar, 5th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment ‘FordistinguishedservicesrenderedinconnectionwiththeMohmandoperations,NorthWestFrontierofIndia,15th/16thAugustto15th/16th October, 1935.’

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A !neGreatWar1918‘SecondBattleofSambre’D.C.M.,M.M.groupofsixawardedtoSergeantJ.Sims, 32ndBattalion,MachineGunCorps,lateNorthStaffordshireRegiment,whodistinguishedhimselfatthe Oise-SambreCanalduringthelastset-piecebattlefoughtbytheB.E.F.ontheWesternFront,4November 1918.Thelatterresultedintheawardof7VictoriaCrosses,andnotablyamongstthecasualties,thedeath of the poet Wilfred Owen

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(9795Sjt.J.Sims.M.M.32/M.G.C.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(9795Cpl.J.Sims.32/M.G.C.); 1914-15Star(10639Pte.J.Sims.N.Staff.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10639Sjt.J.Sims.N.Staff.R.);GeneralService 1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(7807382Sjt.J.Sims.M.G.C.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, edgebruisingoverall,otherwisenearlyvery ne (6) £2,000-£2,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 18 February 1919; citation published 10 January 1920: ‘Onthe4thNovember,1918,hewentforwardwithhisofficertoreconnoitrethepositionofabridgetobebuiltacrosstheOise-SambreCanal, nearOrs,andthenreturnedandguidedhissectiontoitunderheavy "re.Onthreeoccasions,aftercrossingthecanal,heworkedforwardand succeeded in silencing enemy machine guns which were holding up the infantry.’

M.M. London Gazette 27 June 1918.

JohnSims wasanativeofBurton-on-Trent,andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeNorthStaffordshireRegimentontheWesternFront from2May1915.HesubsequentlytransferredtotheMachineGunCorps,andwonhisD.C.M.andM.M.whilstservingwith32ndBattalion, M.G. C.ontheWesternFront.TheD.C.M.wasawardedfortheSecondBattleofSambre,4November1918-thelastset-piecebattlefoughtbytheB. E.F.ontheWesternFront.Duringthelatter,13DivisionsattackedtheGermanpositionsovera20milefront,resultingintheawardof7Victoria Crosses and notably amongst the casualties, the death of the poet Wilfred Owen.

The Armistice was signed a week later, and after the Great War Sims continued to serve with the M.G.C. during operations in Iraq 1919-20.

AnoutstandingInter-War‘Loe-AgraOperations’I.D.S.M.groupofsevenawardedtoNaikFarmanAli,2nd PunjabRegiment,forhisgallantconductduringanepicdefenceofKilaHariPost,5-6April1935,whena smalldetachmentofhisunitwasbesiegedbyanunexpectedandwellorganisedtriballashkarof1,000 Shamozaistribesmen,whichthreatenedtooverwhelmthedefendersinaseriesof !ercelycontested handto-handattacksthatinvolvedrevolvers,bayonets,stonesandknivesoveraprolongedandsustainedten hour period

IndianDistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue(L-Nk.FarmanAli,3-2PunjabR.)withintegraltopsilverribbonbar;India GeneralService1908-35,2clasps,Mohmand1933,NorthWestFrontier1935,withM.I.D.oakleaves(7466L-Nk.FarmanAli,3 -2PunjabR.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.E.Asia1945-46,

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2017.

I.D.S.M. G.G.O. 480 of 1935. Approximately 98 I.D.S.Ms of this type are believed to have been awarded.

M.I.D. G.G.O. 166 of 1936: ‘for gallant and distinguished services during the Loe-Agra Operations between 23 February to 13 April 1935.’

FarmanAli servedwiththe3rd Battalion,2nd PunjabRegimentduringtheoperationsagainsttheUpperMohmandsduring1933,andwasalso presentduringthe Loe-AgraOperationsintheNorth-WestFrontierProvince,whichlastedfrom23 Februaryto13 April1935,servicesforwhich he was awarded the Indian Distinguished Service Medal, one of "ve such awards given for this campaign.

TheactioninwhichFarmanAliwasdecoratedhasbeendescribedas‘oneofthemostferociousandsustainedattacksthatwaseverin#ictedby tribesmeninthehistoryoftheNorth-WestFrontier.ThenightdefenceofKilaHaripostintheLoe-AgraoperationsoftheNowsheraBrigadein April1935byapartyofthe72ndPunjabisisanepic.Asmalldetachmentwasattackedbyanunexpectedlywell-ledtriballashkarof1,000 Shamozais.Theywerealmostoverwhelmedinthehand-to-hand "ghtingwhichinvolvedrevolvers,bayonets,stonesandknivesandlastedan incredible ten hours.

Nosigni"cantoppositionhadbeenmetduringtheadvancetoLoe-Agra,andtherewasnoevidenceofanysubstantiallashkarsinthearea. NeverthelessitwasdeterminedthatastrongpicquetshouldbeleftontheheightsdominatingLoe-AgraknownasKilaHari.Thispiquetconsisted ofoneri#ecompanyandamachinegunplatoondrawnfromthe3/2nd Punjabis.Anintelligencereportwasreceivedduringtheafternoonof 5 AprilthatalargeenemylashkarhadbeensightedandwasintendingtolaunchanattackonKilaHariPostfromtheeast.Thisreportwas considered unreliable and not given credence.

Theunexpectedattackbeganabout7:30p.m.,whenShamozaiswordsmenattemptedtorushthemachine-gunpost.Thisresultedinseverehand tohand "ghting,butthetribesmen’sattack,althoughpressedhomewithconsiderableferocitywasbeatenback.Theenemymadefurtherassaults atabout15minuteintervalsuntilmidnight,butallwererepulsed.Atabout9:30p.m.thelowerpostontheridgewasheavilyattacked,followedby otherattacksagainstotherpostswhichwerealsobeatenoff.Thetribesmensurroundedthepositionandkeptitunderconstant "reuntiljust beforedawn,whentheywithdrew.Itwasthencon"rmedthatduringthisnightattack28tribesmenhadbeenkilled,andalmostcertainlyafar larger number wounded.

unnamed as issued to Indian personnel, good very ne and scarce (7) £2,400-£2,800

ASecondWar1941‘BattleofCapeBon’D.S.M.groupoftenawardedtoPettyOfficerE.P.Moseling,Royal Navy,laterAdmiraltyConstabulary,whowascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaroff TobrukinSeptember 1942

DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(J.101594E.P.Moseling.P.O.);NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-1939 (J.101594E.P.Moseling.P.O.R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica 1942-43;BurmaStar,1clasp,Paci#c;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(101594E.P. Moseling. P.O. H.M.S. Sussex.); Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (Const. Ernest P. Moseling) good very ne (10) £2,400-£2,800

D.S.M. London Gazette 26 May 1942: ‘Forcoolness,skillandenterprisewhileservinginH.M.Ships Maori,Sikh,and Legion,inabrilliantnightactionintheCentralMediterraneanin which, without hurt or loss to the Royal Navy, two Italian Cruisers and an E-boat were destroyed, and a Torpedo Boat badly damaged.’ TheoriginalRecommendation,dated13December1941,states:‘DirectorLayer.Forcoolness,efficiency,andaccuracyonthisandother occasions. He has set an example of cheerfulness and devotion to duty at all times.’

ErnestPercyMoseling wasborninDoveron21August1905,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson1March1921.Advanced toPettyOfficer,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon25July1938,andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarinitiallyin H.M.S. Sussex, before transferring to H.M.S. Sikh on 2 June 1940.

MoselingwasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceMedalforhisgallantryduringtheBattleofCapeBononthenightof12-13December1941, whentheItaliancruisers AlbericodaBarbarino and AlbertodiGuissano,beingusedaspetrolcarrierstoBengazi,werespottedbyBritishair reconnaissanceandturnedbackafterpassingCapeBon,off theLibyancoast.OntheirreturntheywereinterceptedandsunkbyH.M.S. Sikh, H.M. S. Legion, and H.M.S. Maori.

InSeptember1942H.M.S. Sikh wastaskedwithsupportingtheassaultlandingsatTobruk(Operation Agreement).Duringtheattemptstolandthe RoyalMarines Sikh cameunder #refromtheshorebatteries,andsustainedmajordamage.Takenintow,shesankoff theNorthAfricancoaston 14September.TakenPrisonerofWar,MoselingwasheldbytheItalians,beforebeingrepatriatedon31March1943,ina3wayprisoner exchange(Hansard refers).SubsequentlypostedtoH.M.S. Pembroke on1April1943,hewaspromotedChiefPettyOfficeron27May1943,and saw further active service in H.M.S. Troubridge from 10 December 1944 to 12 August 1945. He was shore pensioned on 30 January 1946. Post-War, Moseling served with the Admiralty Constabulary as a Naval Base Fireman. He died in Rochester, Kent, on 2 December 1984. Soldwiththerecipient’suniformribbonsandalargequantityofcopiedresearch,includingaphotographicimagesoftherecipient,onewhilsta Prisoner of War.

ArareGreatWarSilverS.G.M.groupof !veawardedtoSergeantL.Crossley,HighlandLightInfantry,for hisservicesinhelpingtoextinguishthe !resthatburnedforseveraldaysonH.M.Transport Caronia inMay

1917

SeaGallantryMedal,G.V.R.,silver(LeeCrossley.H.M.T.“Caronia”May1917);1914-15Star(187Pte.L.Crossley,High.L.I.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(187Cpl.L.Crossley.High.L.I.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (187 Sgt. L. Crossley, High. L.I.) very ne and better, the rst rare to the Army, the last

£2,000-£2,400

Provenance: Edrington Collection, 1980; W. H. Fevyer Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2008.

27 Silver and 10 Bronze Sea Gallantry Medals were awarded to the British Army 1857 to 1923, 19 of which were for this action.

LeeCrossley wasborninRochdale,Lancashire,in1894andattestedfortheHighlandLightInfantry.Heservedwiththe11thBattalionduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13May1915,andlatertransferredtothe1stBattalion.HewasawardedtheSeaGallantryMedalin Silver for his gallantry aboard H.M. Transport Caronia which caught !re in May 1917 whilst at sea, the original Recommendation stating:

‘InMay1917whileHMTransport Caronia wasatsea,aseriesof !resoccurredinherbunkers.Thecrewendeavouredforover !vedaysto extinguishthe !re,theMasterwasobligedtoaskfortheassistanceofthetroopsonboardandanumberofthemvolunteeredtogointothe bunkers,wheretheyrenderedvaluableassistanceinextinguishingtheoutbreak.Theservicesofnon-commissionedofficersandmenarereported asdeservingofspecialrecognition.Veryconsiderableriskwasincurredinrenderingtheservices.Frequentexplosionsoccurredandanumberof men were seriously injured.’

The Ship’s Log, gives further details, and records that the !rst !re was reported on 20 May, and it took 11 days before they were all extinguished: ‘On20thMay1917at0300whilstsailingfromDurbantoTunghiBayNo2CoalBunkerwasdiscoveredtobeon !re,everyeffortwasmadeto extinguishthe $ames.On24thMayat2100No3portCoalBunkerdiscoveredtobeon !re,stepstakenimmediatelytoextinguishthe !re.On 25thMayat1430,RobertJonesLeadingFireman,HenryFoulkesandHenryGilfoyleTrimmersreceivedextensiveburnsasaresultofanexplosion inbunkers,treatedinShip’sHospital,at1900WilliamClarke,BoilermakerwasgassedtheresultofanexplosioninCoalBunkerandtreatedin Ship’sHospital.At0630on26thMayGeorgePattison,4thEngineerwasgassed,theresultofanexplosioninaCoalBunkerandtreatedinShip’s Hospital,at1300twofurthercrewmemberswereadmittedtotheShip’sHospitalonewithinjuries,onegassed,at1400and1500twocrewmen weregassedfromanexplosion.On27thMayat1000WilliamPenny4thEngineerwasgassedtheresultofanexplosion,at1030twomorecrew weregassedinanexplosion,at1930aTrimmerwasinjuredbyanexplosion.At1500on28thMaytwocrewmenweretransferredtoanother ship for onward passage to hospital at Durban. On 31st May at 1900 the Chief Engineer reported all !res now extinguished.’

AdvancedtoSergeant,CrossleywentontoserveinIndiaandtookpartintheThirdAfghanWarattachedtothe2nd/6thBattalion,RoyalSussex Regiment,oneof 41N.C.O.sandmenoftheHighlandLightInfantrytoreceivethisMedal.DischargedtotheReserveon26November1919,he was presented with his Sea Gallantry Medal by H.M. King George V on 11 December 1919.

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scarce to the Regiment (5)

AnIndianPoliceMedalforDistinguishedConductgroupofeightawardedtoSergeant-MajorofPoliceW.T. Ball, Bihar & Orissa Police and Chota Nagpur Regiment, late Middlesex Regiment

IndianPoliceMedal,G.VI.R.,forDistinguishedConduct(W.T.Ball,Sergeant-MajorofPolice,Patna);BritishWarMedal1914-20 (1489Cpl.W.T.Ball.Midd’x.R.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(1489Pte.W.T.Ball.Midd’x.R.);Jubilee1935; Coronation1937,theselasttwounnamed;TerritorialEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(290188Cpl.W.T.Ball.10-Middx.R.);Efficiency Medal,G.V.R.,India,withSecondAwardClasp(Cpl.W.T.Ball,ChotaNagpurR.,A.F.I.);IndiaPoliceIndependenceMedal1950, unnamed as issued, mounted for display, minor edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good very ne and rare (8) £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2009.

I.P.M. Gazette of India 11 July 1940. ‘Sergeant-Major of Police, Patna’. Statement of service for which decoration has been conferred:

‘Sergeant-MajorBallservedintheGreatWarandrosefromPrivatetoactingCompanySergeant-Majorinthe1/10thMiddlesexRegiment.He joinedtheBiharandOrissaPoliceasSergeantin1924.HewaspromotedtoofficiateasSergeant-Majorin1925andcon"rmedinthatrankin 1928.

Allofficersunderwhomhehasservedfoundhimenergetic,conscientious,thoroughlyreliable,agooddisciplinarianandextremelytactfulwithhis men.ThereisnotasingleadverseentryinhisservicerecordandhewasspeciallymentionedintheAnnualAdministrationReportsuccessively from 1926 to 1930.

In 1932 he was specially selected to "ll the post of Deputy Superintendent of the Camp Jail, Patna, and fully justi"ed the selection. In1933hewasselectedtoholdchargeofHisExcellency‘sSpecialGuardandservedfor5yearstotheentiresatisfactionoftheMilitaryand Private Secretaries to His Excellency.’

Awarded the Territorial Efficiency Medal in Army Order 423 of November 1923.

Awarded the Efficiency Medal (India) and Clasp in Indian Army Order 128 of March 1934.

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Three: Private C. Dobbings, 11th Light Dragoons

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Salamanca(CharlesDobbings,11thLightDragoons) suspensionre-a xed,brooch markstoreversewithslighta ectto‘Charles’;Waterloo1815(CharlesDobbings,11thReg.LightDragoons.) !ttedwithoriginal steelclipandringsuspension;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,W.IV.R.(CharlesDobbings,11thReg.LightDragoons.1833.) !ttedwithoriginal steel clip and rectangular bar suspension, the Waterloo with light contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne or better (3) £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Spink’s List, October 1909; Glendining’s, October 1910, July 1919 and March 1988. Thisisauniquecombinationofmedalstothe11thLightDragoons,andoneofonlythreemenintheregimenttogetaWilliamIVL.S.&G.C. medal.

CharlesDobbings wasbornintheParishofUpleadon,nearNewent,Gloucestershire,andattestedforthe11thLightDragoonsatLondonon 28February1804,aged18years,alabourerbytrade.He‘servedthreeyearsandhalfinthePeninsula,threeyearsinFrance,twelveyearsandhalf in the East Indies; Present at the Battle of Salamanca, Elboden, Vittoria, Storming of Badajoz & Waterloo.’

HeservedatWaterlooinCaptainJamesDuberly’sTroop.DobbingsservedinIndiafrom12July1819,butdoesnotappeartohaveplayedany partintheoperationsagainstBhurtpoorwithhisregiment.HeleftIndiaon31December1831,returningtoEnglandtoreceivehis !naldischarge on 13 November 1832, being found ‘un!t for service and that he is likely to be permanently disquali!ed for Military Duty.’

‘CopyofthecharactergivenPrivateCharlesDobbings11thLightDragoons,asinsertedintheProceedingsofaDetachmentBoardheldat Cawnpore on the 12th December, 1831.

TheOfficerscomposingtheBoardhavingexaminedtheRegimentalDefaultersBook,receivedparoletestimonyfromLt.&Adjt.Ready,areof opinionthathisconducthasbeenthatofagoodandefficientsoldier,seldominHospital,trustworthyandsober,andstronglyrecommendPrivate Dobbings to receive on Discharge the highest Pension & Gratuity, as also a Medal for his long & faithful Services.’

His L.S. & G.C. medal was sent care of Mr J. Veale, Gloucester, in April 1833. Sold with copied discharge papers and L.S. & G.C. medal register entry.

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Pair: Corporal Edward Cheston, 41st Foot, who was wounded in action near Prome in December 1825

ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Ava(E.Cheston,41stfoot.)shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming;Candahar GhuzneeCabul1842(Edwd.Cheston,41stRegt.)witholdclipandhingedbarsuspension, edgebruisingandcontactmarks, otherwise good ne and better (2) £2,800-£3,400

Provenance: Llewellyn Lord Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2016.

EdwardCheston wasbornintheParishofRoserea,countyTipperary,andwasawhipmakerbeforeenlistingintothe69thFooton23 November1822,aged16years.On7June1825hevolunteeredintothe41stFootandservedduringthewarinBurma,beingwoundedbya gunshotintheleftarmnearPromeinDecember1825.HewaspromotedtoCorporalinJanuary1832,andtoSergeantinSeptember1834,but wasreducedtoPrivateinOctober1839forbeingdrunkwhenondutyasOrderlySergeantofNo.7Company.Heservedwiththeregiment throughoutthecampaigninAfghanistanin1842andwasonceagainpromotedtoCorporalinAugust1843.Chestonwasdischargedon17 August1846,‘inconsequenceofpartiallossofpowerofleftarmfromGunshotWoundandbeingwornout.’Itwasnotedonhisdischargepapers that ‘his conduct has been that of a very good soldier and has received a Medal for his services in Afghanistan.’

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NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Syria(R.B.Creyke,Mate.);Baltic1854-55,unnamedasissued;St.Jeand’Acre1840, silver,unnamedasissued, !ttedwithcontemporaryreplacementsilverbarsuspension,eachmedal !ttedwithsilverribbonbuckle and long pin for wearing, nearly extremely ne (3) £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: Glendining’s,March1998,whenmountedinglassfronteddisplaycase,theblack-on-goldpaintedlabelsfromwhichaccompanythe group.

RichardBoyntonCreyke enteredtheNavyinJuly,1829,as !rst-classvolunteeronboardthe Atholl,onthewestcoastofAfrica,fromwhich vessel,inApril1831,hewastransferredtothe Medina,whereheremaineduntilJulyofthesameyear.Hejoinedthe Ocean asamidshipmanin December1831,the Magpie inNovember1832,andthe Rolla inNovember1833.InthesevesselshewasemployedatSheerness,andonthe NorthSeaandLisbonstations.HewenttotheMediterraneaninApril1834,inthe Revenge,andasaMatebecameattachedtothe Bellerophon in May1838.Inthe Bellerophon,asaMate,hetookpartintheoperationsonthecoastofSyria,andwaspresentatthebombardmentofSt.Jean D’Acre.

InJuly1841,hewasappointedtotherevenuecutter Defence,employedintheNorthSea,andwastransferred,inJuly1843,tothesteamvessel Blazer,CaptainJohnWashington(afterwardsHydrographer)employedonsurveyingserviceinthesameneighbourhood.Hewaspromotedtothe rankofLieutenantinSeptember1843.FromFebruary1844,toOctober1845,heservedonthewestcoastofAfricainthe Penelope,Alert,and Growler,theformerbeingtheCommodore’svesselonthatstation.Hecommandedtheboatsofthe Alert inanattackonpiratesattheArguin islands, near Cape Blanco, for which he was mentioned favourably in the despatches of the Commodore.

InJanuary1846,hewasappointedtothesurveyofthewestcoastofScotland,underCaptainC.G.Robinson,inthe Shearwater,andinOctober ofthesameyearwasmadeanAssistant-Surveyor.InOctober1847,hisnamewastransferredtothebooksofthe SanJosef andsubsequentlyto the Impregnable and Fisgard, his services throughout being continued in the survey of the west coast of Scotland.

InFebruary1855,LieutenantCreykewasappointedFirstLieutenantofthe Merlin,CaptainBartholomewJ.Sulivan,attachedtotheBaltic "eet,in whichvesselheassistedinsurveyingthenorthpartofCronstadt,aswellasthevicinityofSweaborg,previoustoitsbombardment,atwhichhe waspresent.ForhisservicesonthisoccasionhewassostronglyrecommendedbytheCommander-in-Chieftothefavourableconsiderationof theirlordships,thathewaspromotedtotherankofCommanderinSeptemberofthesameyear,and inthefollowingNovemberagainresumed hisdutiesasanAssistant-SurveyoronthewestcoastofScotland,underCaptainE.J.Bedford,withwhom,asChiefAssistant-Surveyor,he continuedtoserveuntilabouttheyear1861.HewaspromotedtobeRetiredCaptainon11February1862,inconsiderationofhisservicesand the impaired state of his health. For his war services Captain Creyke has received the Syrian and Baltic medals.

Three: Captain R. B. Creyke, Royal Navy

Pair: Boatswain William Elson, Royal Navy

China1842(WilliamElson,PettyOfficr.,H.M.S.Cornwallis.)originalstraightbarsuspension;Baltic1854-55(WilliamElson,Bosun, H.M.S. Nile.) privately impressed naming, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good very ne (2) £800-£1,000

WilliamElson wasborninPlymouth,Devon,in1810or1811.Heis !rstrecordedasanOrdinarySeamanaboardthe Britannia in1829.He servedaboardthe Cornwallis 72, "agshipofSirWilliamParker,fromApril1841toNovember1842,includingtheoperationsatWoosungandthe !nal operation of the First China War. The treaty of Nanking was signed in the main cabin of H.M.S. Cornwallis on 29 August 1842. ElsonservedintheBalticoperationsof1854-55asBoatswainaboardH.M.S. Nile. Astheseniorwarrantofficeronboardhewouldhavehad chargeofthesail,riggingandship’sequipment,andresponsibilityforcallingthementoduty.HeretiredinSeptember1868,afternearly40years’ service. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

Four: Private George Johnson, 9th Lancers, later 4th Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry

PunniarStar1843(PrivateGeorgeJohnsonH.M.9thorQueen’sRoyalLancers)reversehookadaptedforringsuspension;Sutlej 1845-46,forSobraon1846,noclasp(Geo:Johnson9thLancers);Punjab1848-49,2clasps,Chilianwala,Goojerat(G.Johnson,9th Lancers.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Geo. Johnson 9th Lancers) toned good very ne (4) £1,800-£2,200

George Johnson transferred to the 4th Bengal Cavalry on 28 February 1859.

Pair: Colour Sergeant W. Cragg, 60th Ri!es

SouthAfrica1834-53(Serjt.Wm.Cragg,2ndBn.60thRi!es);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(1537Color Sergeant William Craggs, 2.B. 60. Ri!es. 13 April 1859) edge bruising, contact marks, good ne and better (2) £460-£550

WilliamCragg wasborninQuorndon,Loughborough,Leicestershirein1820.Heattestedforthe60thRi!esatNottinghamon23October 1840.HewaspromotedtoCorporalinDecember1845;SergeantinJuly1848;ColourSergeantinApril1855andattainedtherankofSergeantMajorinJanuary1860,whenheappointedtothe7th(Ri!e)DepotBattalion.Withthe2ndBattalion60thRi!esheservedinJamaica,19years,6 months;Canada,3years,andtheCapeofGoodHope,1year,11months.SawserviceintheThirdKaffirWar1851-53.AwardedtheArmyL.S.& G.C.withagratuityanddischargedwithapensionafter21yearsserviceon14February1862.LatterlyservedasSergeantDrillInstructorwiththe 1st Westmoreland Ri!e Volunteers and died in 1872.

With a quantity of copied research on C.D. and paper, including discharge papers.

Pair: Chief Carpenter's Mate J. Rouse, Royal Navy Baltic1854-55,unnamedasissued;NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1863-1865(J.Rouse,Cf.Carps.Mate,H.M.S.Eclipse)the last with named lid of card box of issue, good very ne and a rare combination (2) £600-£800

One of only 60 New Zealand Medals bearing these reverse dates issued to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, all to H.M.S. Eclipse.

JordanRouse wasbornatMinster,Kenton22July1827andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinH.M.S.Ocean inApril1845. AppointedCarpenter'sCrewinH.M.S. Howe inearly1848,hewasadvancedtoCarpenter'sMateinApril1853andjoinedH.M.S. Monarch in March1854,inwhichshiphewitnessedactiveserviceintheBalticoperations(Medal).HavingthenbeenadvancedtoChiefCarpenter'sMatein H. M.S. Eclipse in October 1862, he witnessed further active service in New Zealand.

H.M.S. Eclipse wasabarque-riggedwoodenscrewsloopof750tons,armedwitha110-pounderArmstronggunandtwo68-pounderpivotguns, aswellastwo32-pounders.UnderCommanderRichardMayne,R.N.,shewasthe #rstnavalshiptoentertheWaikatoHeads.Havingparticipated inthebombardmentofMaoripositionsatthemouthoftheKatikaraRiveron4June1863,CommanderMayneledaforceof200Bluejacketsat thecaptureofMerrimiinOctoberofthesameyear.ThefollowingmonthMaynecommandedaforceof400Bluejacketsintheinvasionof WaikatobuthewasseriouslywoundedinthatactionatRangiririandinvalidedhome.MaynewasreplacedbyCommanderEdmundFremantle,R. N.,followingwhich Eclipse participatedinthebombardmentofenemypositionson21September1865,inadditiontosailingtoOpotikiintheBay of Plenty to investigate reports of the Reverend Volkner's murder. Rouse was shore discharged in August 1870 and died in Sheppey, Kent in late 1872. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extracts, and other research.

Pair:

(Midsn.M.Tracey,R.N.,H.M.S.Vesuvius.)officiallyimpressedRoyalMintnamingin thestyleofNavalLongServicemedalscirca1910; Turkey,OrderoftheMedjidie,breastbadgeinsilver,goldandenamels, extremely ne (2) £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: Sotheby, December 1990; John Goddard Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, November 2015.

MidshipmanMartinTracey tookpartinthecommando-styleraidsagainsttheRussiansupplyroutesborderingtheSeaofAzoff inthe Summerof1855.Whencommandingapaddle-boxboatondetachedservicefromH.M.S. Beagle,heandhissmallcrewgavecovering "rewhilst SeamanJohnTrewavasswaminshoretocutthehawsersonthepontoonbridgeatGenitchi.Forthisactofgallantry,Trewavaswasawardedthe Victoria Cross, and for his own services on this and other occasions, in the Sea of Azoff, Tracey was awarded the Order of the Medjidie.

Subsequentlytransferringtothe Orion,TraceydesertedhisshipwhileshewaslyingatSpitheadon24March1856,andwasseennomore.He thusneverreceivedhisCrimeamedal,norwasherecommendedfortheTurkishCrimeamedal.Fifty-fouryearslater,hisyoungerbrother,the ReverendH.F.Tracey,VicarofDartmouth,laidaclaimfortheissueofamedalinMartinTracey’sname,andthiswasauthorisedin1910 (despatchedontheauthorityoftheAdmiraltytotheReverendTracey,6May1910).Thereareveryfewsurvivingexamplesofthismedalwhich canbeattributedtoanindividual,ofanyrank,whoservedintheRoyalNavyintheSeaofAzoff operations(videpages340-344, NavalMedals 1793-1856, by Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris, R.N., where Martin Tracey’s medal is discussed).

Midshipman Martin Tracey, Royal Navy Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Sebastopol,Azoff

Three: Private J. Winter, Coldstream Guards

Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol(3943J.Winter,Coldm.Guards)regimentallyimpressed naming; France,SecondEmpire, MedailleMilitaire,silver,silver-giltandenamel,witheaglesuspension, noenamelremaining; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, pierced for ring suspension as issued, edge bruising and polished, therefore good ne (3) £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: Clive Nowell Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, June 2009.

JohnWinter wasborninHighWycombe,Buckinghamshire,andenlistedintotheColdstreamGuardsinApril1852,aged18,acanerbytrade. He served 2 years 4 months ‘with the Army in the East’ and ‘was present at the actions of Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann & the Siege of Sebastopol’. Toddwasdischargedon16April1862,havingcompleted10years,hisdischargepaperscon!rmingallmedalsandclaspsandnotingthathehad both been wounded and distinguished himself.

Sold with copied medal roll con!rmation and discharge papers.

Four: Serjeant T. Williams, 44th Regiment

Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol(Thos.Williams,44thRegt.)contemporaryengravednaming;China 1857 -60,1clasp,TakuForts1860(Serjt.Thos.Williams,44thRegt.);ArmyL.s.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(1964Serjt. Thos.Williams,44thFoot);TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamed, !ttedwithaCrimeastylesuspension, suspension repaired, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne and better (4) £800-£1,000

ThomasWilliams wasborninLondon.APlumberbyoccupation,heattestedforthe44thRegimenton7February1843,aged18years,11 months.PromotedtoCorporalinOctober1854andSergeantinFebruary1859,hewasawardedtheArmyL.S.&G.C.withagratuityof£5in October1861.Servednearly6yearsintheMediterranean;2years,3monthsinTurkeyandCrimea;1year,8monthsinChinaand6years,5 months in the East Indies. On 13 August 1866 he was discharged at his own request to a pension after 21 years service.

Sold with copied service papers.

Three: Captain G. H. Kennedy, 3rd Bombay Native Infantry

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Persia(Ensn.G.H.Kennedy,3rdRegt.BombayN.I.);China1857-60,2clasps,TakuForts 1860,Pekin1860(Lieut.Kennedy3rdRegt.BombayN.I.)notelackofinitials;Abyssinia1867(Captn.G.H.Kennedy3rdRegt. Bombay N.I.) light contact marks and scratching to reverse of the last, otherwise very ne or better (3) £1,800-£2,200

GeraldHumeKennedy wasborninLondonin1837,educatedatBurryGrammarSchool,Suffolk,andAddiscombeHouseandenteredthe employmentofTheOrientalBankCorporation,London,asaClerkbeforeapplyingforaCadetshipintheH.E.I.C.Armyin1854.Hewas appointedEnsignon20February1855,attachedto13thInfantryfrom27Marchto17May1855,andappointedtothe3rdBombayNative Infantryon2June1855.HeservedinPersiaatthebombardmentandcaptureofMohomraandpursuitofthePersianArmy(MedalwithClasp). HejoinedthedetachmentwhichmarchedfromSholapoortoLunderpoor(40miles)in17hours,thedetachmentthankedbycommandofHer Majesty the Queen.

CaptainKennedycommandedtheBhumaKushnafrontierinOctoberandNovember1858andwasalmostcontinuallyemployedfrom5August 1858to24September1859incommandofdetachmenton "eldservice.HewascommendedbyHisExcellencytheCommanderinChiefforZeal andEnergy.Inadditiontocommandofadetachment,heaactedasPostMasterandSuperintendentofBazarsoftheFieldForceunderSirH.Rose, G.C.B. in the Nizam’s dominions in March and February 1859.

KennedyservedwiththeHorseTransportServiceintheChinaExpeditionaryForceunderLt.GeneralSirHopeGrant,G.C.B.,andwaspresentat thelandingsatPeh-Tang;thebattleofSinHo;thebombardmentandcaptureoftheentrenchedvillageofTankow;theassaultandcaptureofthe TakuForts;andheaccompaniedtheadvanceoftheArmyonTienTsinandPekin,includingthebattlesofChangKiaWanandTungchow,and occupation of Pekin (Medal with two Clasps).

HewasmadeLieutenanton23January1960,andCaptainon20February1867.HeservedintheAbyssiniancampaignof1868asAdjutant,3rd Bombay Native Infantry (Medal). Captain Kennedy died at Ahmadabad, Gujerat, on 10 June 1872.

Sold with copied research including two copied portrait photographs of the recipient.

Pair: Private J. Hicks, 60th Ri!es

IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Delhi(J.Hicks,1stBn.60thRi!es);China1857-60,2clasps,TakuForts1860,Pekin1860(John Hicks, 2nd Bn. 60th Rl. Ri!es) officially impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne and scarce (2) £800-£1,000

JohnHicks wasborninWoolton,Lancashirec.1837.Heattestedforthe60thRoyalRi!eson31October1854.Joiningthe1stBattalion,hewas amongstadraftpostedtoIndiainJuly1855.ServedinthesuppressionoftheIndianMutinyandtookpartintherecaptureofDelhi,andinthe actionatBunkagong,8October1858.InJanuary1860hewasoneof52volunteerswhotransferredtothe2ndBattalionandwentontoservein China in 1860. He was discharged on 30 November 1864, his term of limited service having expired. Sold with a "le of copied research. One of only ten with this clasp combination to the regiment.

Pair: Private Henry Franklin, 70th Foot

IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp(2454HenryFranklin,70thRegt.);NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1863to1865(2454 Henry Franklin, 70th Regt.) contact marks and wear, otherwise nearly very ne (2) £600-£800

HenryFranklin wasbornatWaterford,CountyWaterford,andenlistedintothe70thRegimentatTemplemore,CountyTipperary,on12 February1847,aged14years.WhendischargedatAldershoton16April1872,hewas‘inpossessionofthreegoodconductbadgesandMedals for the Indian Mutiny and New Zealand Wars.’

Sold with copied discharge papers.

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

TheuniquecampaignpairawardedtoLieutenantJ.Roper,WestIndiaRegiment,lateMidshipman,H.M.S. Zenobia,IndianNavy,whoservedwiththeNavalBrigadeashoreduringtheChinaWar1857-60,and subsequently died at sea in March 1874, returning from service in the Ashantee campaign 1873-74

China1857-60,1clasp,Pekin1860(Midn.JohnRoper.H.M.S.Zenobia.I.N.)officiallyimpressednaming;Ashantee1873-74,no clasp (Lieut: J. Roper. 1st. W.I. Regt. 1873-4) minor edge bruising, otherwise very ne (2)

£1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Douglas-Morris Collection, DNW, February 1997 (China 1857-60 Medal only).

JohnRoper wasbornatSedburyHall,Gilling,nearRichmond,Yorkshire,inJanuary1844.HewasthesecondsonofR.S.D.R.Roper,abanker andlaterJ.P.fortheNorthRidingofYorkshire.JohnRoperwaseducatedatRichmondGrammarSchoolandtheRoyalNavalAcademy,Gosport. HewaspassedbytheCommitteeoftheIndiaOfficerasaCadetfortheIndianNavyinApril1859.RoperembarkedforBombay,and,aged15 yearsand5months,wasappointedMidshipmaninJune1859.Hisserviceincludeswiththesteamfrigate Zenobia,December1859-March1861, duringwhichtimehelandedinChinaaspartofthe Zenobia’s NavalBrigade,andwaspresentattheactionsofChang-kai-WanandPa-li-Chian,and aspartofthesmallNavalBrigadethatenteredPekinon13October1860.HereturnedtoEngland,wherehewasretiredinNovember1862, with a pension of £60 per annum. The latter was due to the impending disbandment of the Indian Navy in April 1863.

Roperwasaged19andwithoutaprofession,thishoweverdidnotlastforlong.Between1864-66hewasemployedonshipstransporting GovernmentemigrantsfromtheUKtoAustraliaandNewZealand.HeresumedhismilitarycareerbypurchasingacommissionasEnsigninthe 3rdBattalionWestIndiaRegiment.RoperembarkedforJamaicain1869,butbeforehearrivedthe3/WestIndiaRegimentweredisbandedandhe wastransferredtothe1stBattalion.HeadvancedtoLieutenantinOctober1871,andsailedwiththeBattaliontobeengagedintheAshantee campaign1873-74.Hewasinvalided,anddiedatseaonpassagetoEngland26/27March1874.HeiscommemoratedontheRoperFamily memorial window at St. Agatha’s Church, Gilling West, Richmond.

ChinaMedalstotheNavywereissuedunnamed,theonlyexceptionbeingthosemedalsawardedtotheIndianNavy,lateoftheH.E.I.C.service. Asthe Zenobia wastheonlyIndianNavyshiptoreceivethisclasp,itprovidestheonlynamedmedalswithclaspPekin1860awardedtotheNavy as a whole. The Indian Navy was abolished in 1863. Sold with comprehensive "le of research.

Three: Captain and Quarter-Master Henry Clowes, 2/7th Foot

CanadaGeneralService1866-70,1clasp,FenianRaid1866(911.C/SgtH.Clowes.2/7R.Fus:)officiallyengravednaming; Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp(Qr.Mr.H.Clowes.2/7thFoot.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(911.Qr. Mr. Serjt. H. Clowes, 2-7th Foot) light contact marks, otherwise very ne and better (3) £800-£1,000

HenryClowes served20years178daysintheranksofthe7thRoyalFusiliers,becomingQuartermaster-Sergeantofthe2ndBattalion.Hewas commissionedasQuartermasterwithHonoraryrankofLieutenanton12June1878,andgrantedtheHonoraryrankofCaptainon12June1888. He retired on 16 December 1894. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Sergeant J. Vinson, King’s Royal Ri!e Corps, late Ri!e Brigade CanadaGeneralService1866-70,1clasp,FenianRaid1870(1053Corl.J.H.Vinson,RI"eBde.)impressednaming;ArmyL.S.&G. C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (420 Cr. Sergt. J. Vinson, K. Rl. Rif. C.) good very ne (2) £500-£700

JamesH.Vinson wasborninSt.Anne’s,Lewes,Sussex.ALabourerbyoccupation,heattestedfortheRi"eBrigadeon6June1865,aged19 years.WiththemheservedinCanada,September1869-September1870.InApril1876hetransferredtotheK.R.R.C.andinAprilthefollowing year was transferred to the Militia. He continued to serve to 1886. and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal. Sold with copied service papers and other research.

Three: Private W. Jerome, King’s Royal Ri!e Corps

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879(2125.Pte.W.Jerome.3/60thFoot.);EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-ElKebir(2125.Pte.H. (sic) Jerome.3/K.R.Rif:C.);Khedive’sStar1882,unnamedasissued, lightcontactmarksoverall,otherwisevery ne (3)

WilliamJerome wasborninReading,Berkshire,andattestedforthe60thFootatAldershotinNovember1877.Heservedwiththe3rd BattalioninSouthAfrica,February1879-February1882,includingduringtheFirstBoerWar.JeromeservedwiththeBattalioninEgypt,July1882 - December 1883, and was discharged, 7 November 1889, having served 6 years and 80 days with the Colours. Sold with copied discharge papers and other research.

Afghanistan1878-80,2clasps,AhmedKhel,Kandahar(1188Pte.J.Regan,2/60thFoot);KabultoKandaharStar1880(1188 PrivateJas.Regan,2/60Foot);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(1188Pte.J.Regan,K.R.Rif.C.) somecontact marks, otherwise very ne and better (3) £700-£900

JamesRegan wasborninBandon,Co.Cork.ABrickMakerbyoccupation,heenlistedintothe60thRi!esatSouthamptonon16January1865, aged19years,6months.WiththeunitheservedinIndia,September1867-December1878;Afghanistan,December1878-October1880;Marri Country,October-November1880;India,November1880-January1881;SouthAfrica,January1881-January1882.Sawactiveserviceinthe SecondAfghanWar1878-80;inMarriCountry,1880,andintheFirstBoerWar,1881.AwardedtheArmyL.S.&G.C.withgratuityinJuly1883. Ri!eman Regan claimed his discharge at Shorncliffe on 17 May 1887, and died in 1900. Sold with copied service papers and other research.

£800-£1,000

Three: Private J. Regan, King’s Royal Ri!e Corps

Pair: CommissaryL.Walters,Supply&TransportCorps,late75thRegiment,DorsetshireRegimentand Wiltshire Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,5clasps,Burma1885-7,Burma1887-89,Hazara1888,Samana1891,Hazara1891(Staff Sergt.L. Walters,TransportDeptt.);China1900,1clasp,ReliefofPekin(ConductorL.Walters,S.&T.Corps)mountedasworn, generally very ne and rare (2) £900-£1,200

LewisWalters,whowasbornintheEastIndies,originallyenlistedinthe75th(Stirlingshire)RegimentatWeymouth,DorsetshireinJanuary 1876,whereadetachmentoftheregimentwasthenserving.EmbarkedfortheEastIndiesinOctober1878,hegainedrapidadvancementandwas appointedaColour-SergeantintheDorsetshireRegimentinApril1881,hisservicerecordfurthernotinghisbrieftransferraltotheWiltshiresin late 1885.

ItwasaboutthistimehewastakenonthestrengthoftheSupplyandTransportCorps,inwhichcapacityhewitnessedactiveserviceintheBurma operationsof1885-88(Medalwith2clasps).HewasnextemployedintheHazaraoperationsof1888(clasp),inwhichhewonamentionin despatches(G.G.O.978 of1888,refers)andpromotiontoSub.Conductor;likewiseintheHazaraandSamanaoperationsof1891(2clasps),the lattercampaignleadingtoanother“mention”(G.G.O.632 of1891,refers)andhisadvancementtoConductor.Finally,inthesummerof1900,he was present at the relief of Pekin (Medal with clasp), which services were recognised by his promotion to Deputy Assistant Commissary. Walters,whopassedhisexaminationsinelementaryHindustaniandBurmeseinthelate1890s,wasplacedontheRetiredListasaCommissaryin November 1910.

Sold with copied service record and relevant G.G.Os.

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,Gambia1894(J.Thomason,A.B.,H.M.S.Raleigh);Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice, bronze(P.C.J.Thomason,ThamesDiv.);Coronation1911,MetropolitanPolice(P.C.J.Thomason)mountedasworn, goodvery ne (3) £400-£500

JosephSamuelThomason wasborninTowcester,Northamptonshireon13November1873andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecond ClassinDecember1889.HesubsequentlyservedinH.M.S. Raleigh fromOctober1891untilFebruary1895,inwhichperiodhewasadvancedto AbleSeamanandcameashorewiththeNavalBrigadeintheGambiaoperationsof1894.Havingpurchasedhisdischargeashore,Thomasonjoined the Metropolitan Police in December 1899, and served with the Thames Division river police. He !nally retired to pension in December 1924. Sold with copied research.

Five: Band-Sergeant W. Reynolds, King’s Royal Ri!e Corps

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895(4001Lce.Corpl.W.Reynolds1stBn.K.R.Ri"eCorps.);Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,Talana,DefenceofLadysmith,Laing’sNek,Belfast,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(4001 Band-Serjt:W.F.Reynolds.K.R.R.C.)claspsmountedinthisorderwithunofficialrivetsbetween4thand5thclasps;King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4001Band-Serjt:W.F.Reynolds.K.R.R.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E. VII.R.(4001Band-Sjt:W.Reynolds.K.R.R.C.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,3rdissue(4001Sjt.W.Reynolds.K.R.R.C.) light contact marks, otherwise good very ne or better (5)

£600-£800

Three: Able Seaman J. Thomason, Royal Navy, later Metropolitan Police

Four: Private M. Daley, West Yorkshire Regiment

AshantiStar1896(3293Pte.M.Daley2W.YorksR.)reverseinscribedintheusualRegimentalstyle;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899 -1902,5clasps,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(3293Pte.M.Daley.W.York: Regt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3293Pte.M.Daly[sic].W.York:Regt.);Army

L.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(3293Pte.M.Daly[sic].W.Yorks:R.)engravednaming, contactmarks,very ne(5) £600-£800

Three: MajorT.A.Pamplin-Green,WestAfricanFrontierForce,lateLagosHausaForceandEssexRegiment (Militia), who was twice wounded whilst on campaign in West Africa

AshantiStar1896,unnamedasissued;EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1897-98(Capt.&Insptr.T.P.Green,Lagos HausaForce);Ashanti1900,noclasp,highreliefbust(CaptainT.A.PamplinGreen.A.F.F.)impressednaming, lightcontactmarks, otherwise very ne (3) £2,000-£2,400

ThomasAlfredPamplin-Green enteredtheArmyas2ndLieutenantinthe3rdBattalion,EssexRegiment(Militia)on2April1887; Lieutenant, 10 November 1888; Captain, 23 May 1892; Hon. Captain in the Army, 21 October 1900; Hon. Major, 12 May 1906.

Pamplin-GreenwasanAssistantInspector,GoldCoastConstabulary,fromSeptember1895toMay1902,andCantonmentMagistrate,Gold Coast,fromMay1902until1910.HeservedintheAshantiExpedition1895-96,intheoperationsagainstKingPrempah,fromDecember1895to January1896(Star);inWestAfrica1897-98,intheoperationsintheLagosHinterlandandinBirgu,fromSeptember1897toJune1898(Medal andclasp);inWestAfrica,NorthernTerritories,GoldCoast,1899,intheoperationsagainsttheFraFrasintheWhiteVoltaDistrict.Duringthese operationshewasseverelywoundedbyapoisonedarrow,whichwouldhavebeenfatalhadnottheColonialSurgeon,DoctorGarland,removed thearrow,andattheriskofhisownlife,suckedthepoisonfromthewound(Mentionedindespatches LondonGazette 24April1903);againin West Africa in 1900, in the operations in Ashanti, during which he was slightly wounded (Medal).

M. Daly attested for the West Yorkshire Regiment and was slightly wounded at Uitspanfontein on 5 February 1902.

Five: Sergeant J. Harper, Kimberley Volunteer Regiment

CapeofGoodHopeGeneralService1880-97,1clasp,Bechuanaland(Pte.J.Harper.Kimby.Rifs.);BritishSouthAfricaCompany Medal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896(Troopr.J.Harper.M.R.F.);Queen'sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Defenceof Kimberley(52Sjt:J.Harper.KimberleyVol:Regt.);King'sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(52 Cpl.J.Harper.Kimb:Vol:Regt.);MayorofKimberley’sStar1899-1900,reversehallmarkwithdateletter‘a’,mountedfordisplay, good very ne (5) £1,200-£1,600

Three: Sergeant J. B. Richards, Queenstown Ri!e Volunteers

CapeofGoodHopeGeneralService1880-97,1clasp,Bechuanaland(Pte.J.B.Richards,Queenstn.R.Vol.);Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Wittebergen(79Serjt.J.B.Richards,Queensland (sic) R.V.);Coronation1902,bronze, oneor two minor surface scratches to the rst, otherwise generally good very ne (3) £500-£700

One of seven members of the Queenstown Ri!e Volunteers who attended the 1902 Coronation as part of the Cape Colony Contingent. Sold with medal roll veri"cation for all three medals.

Four: Private C. Gibbs, Ri!e Brigade

Queen’sSudan1896-98(1539Pte.C.Gibbs.2/R:Bde.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights, ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(1539Pte.C.Gibbs,Ri!eBrigade)initialofficiallycorrected;King’sSouthAfrica 1901 -02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(1539Pte.C.Gibbs.Ri!eBrigade.);Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp, Khartoum (1539, C Gibbs, Ri!e Brigade.) regimentally engraved naming, contact marks, nearly very ne (4) £500-£700

Pair: Private Chidomfe, 1st King’s African Ri!es

CentralAfrica1891-98,ringsuspension(13Pte.Chidomfe.B.C.A.Ri!es.)officiallyimpressednaming, suspensionclawtightened; AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,B.C.A.1899-1900(13Pte.Chidamee[sic]1stK.A.Ri!es), wornandpolished,good neor better (2) £800-£1,000

Sold with copied medal roll extract.

Three: Jemadar Gulab Khan, 127th Baluch Light Infantry, late 27th Bombay Light Infantry

EastandCentralAfrica1897-99,2clasps,Lubwa’s,Uganda1897-98(1126Lc.Nk.GhulabKhan,27/Bo.L.Inf.);AfricaGeneral Service1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1908-10(Jemdr.GulabKhan,127/BaluchL.I.);DelhiDurbar1911,unnamedasissued, rst good ne, otherwise very ne (3) £600-£800

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2014 (when sold without the Delhi Durbar Medal). Sold with copied medal roll entry for the Delhi Durbar.

Six: PrivateS.Sutcliffe,King’sRoyalRi"eCorps,laterRoyalNavy Yacht Patrol, Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,DefenceofLadysmith,Orange FreeState,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(768Pte.S.Sutcliffe,K.R.R.C.);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(768Pte.S. Sutcliffe,K.R.R.C.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,2clasps,Somaliland1902 -04,Jidballi(768Pte.S.Sutcliffe,K.R.R.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S. Sutcliffe.Asst.Ck.M.F.A.);ImperialServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(Sam Sutcliffe)lastincaseofissue;togetherwithtwoNationalRi"eAssociation Ri"eClubsbronzemedals,bothunnamed,onein Elkington,London,case, contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very ne or better (8) £600-£800

SamSutcliffe wasboninStainland,nearHalifax,Yorkshire,inJuly1878.Heattested fortheKing’sRoyalRi"eCorpson12February1898,andwaspostedtothe4th Battalion.Transferringtothe2ndBattalioninOctober1899,heservedwiththemin SouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andsawfurtherserviceinSomaliland1902-04, includingtheactionatJidballi,10January1904.TransferringtotheReservein1906,he re-engagedforafurtherfouryearsin1910,andwas #nallydischargedon11February 1914, after 16 years’ service.

FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarSutcliffeservedwiththeMercantileFleet AuxiliaryasanAssistantCookinthehiredyachtH.M.S. Eileen,aspartoftheRoyal NavyYachtPatrol,from16June1916untilthecessationofhostilities.Incivilianlifehe wasapostmaninWinchesterandwasawardedtheImperialServiceMedaluponhis retirement. He died in 1955.

Sold with a photographic image of the recipient in Royal Naval Reserve uniform.

Pair: Orderly J. H. Hargreaves, St. John Ambulance Brigade

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(797Ordly:J.H.Hargreaves,St.JohnAmb:Bde:);St. JohnMedalforSouthAfrica1899-1902(...Pte.J.H.HargreavesFoulridgeDiv:) edgebruisingandcontactmarks,worninparts, therefore fair (2) £400-£500

J. H. Hargreaves served as an Orderly at No. 8 General Hospital. Sold with copied medal roll extract.

A scarce Defence of Ookiep pair awarded to Private R. Harvey, Namaqualand Town Guard

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(248Pte.R.Harvey.Namqlnd:T.G.);CapeCopperCompanyMedalfortheDefenceof Ookiep, bronze issue (R. Harvey) initial corrected on last, otherwise good very ne (2) £2,800-£3,400

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,Waziristan1901-2(561Gunr.MallaSinghGujratMtn.By.);Tibet1903-04,noclasp(561 Lce. Naick Malla Singh 27th Mtn. By.) contact marks, about very ne (2) £360-£440

and Frontier Force Ri!es

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,2clasps,Somaliland1902-04,Jidballi(1886SepoyImamDin.52nd.Sikhs);IndiaGeneralService 1908-35,3clasps,NorthWestFrontier1930-31,Burma1930-32,Mohmand1933, uno cialrivetsbetweenclasps (21Swpr.Imam Din,2-12F.F.R.);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,2clasps,NorthWestFrontier1936-37,NorthWestFrontier1937-39(8 WCarr.ImamDin,3-12F.F.R.) contactmarksandsedgebruising,thesuspensionrivet leddownontheAGS,nearlyvery neandbetter, and an unusual combination but possibly not all to the same recipient (3) £360-£440

Pair: Lance Nick Malla Singh, 27th Mountain Battery

Three: Sepoy Imam Din, 52nd Sikhs

Five: Sergeant B. J. Liebenberg, Royston’s Horse, later Botha’s Natal Horse

Natal1906,1clasp,1906(Tpr:B.Liebenberg,Royston’sHorse.);1914-15Star(Far.Sjt.B.J.LiebenbergBothasNtl.Hse.);British WarandBilingualVictoryMedals(Sjt.B.J.LiebenbergBothasNtl.Hse.);EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,SouthernRhodesia(3222Sgt.B. J. Liebenberg.) light contact marks, traces of lacquer, good very ne (5) £500-£700

Five: Corporal J. F. Watt, Seaforth Highlanders, who was taken Prisoner of War

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908(2274Lce.Cpl.J.Watt.1st.Bn.Sea.Highrs.);1914Star,with clasp(8274Cpl.J.Watt.2/Sea:Highrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8274Cpl.J.F.Watt.Seaforth.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R., 1st issue (8274 Cpl. J. F. Watt. Sea: Highrs.) contact marks, nearly very ne (5) £240-£280

JohnF.Watt attestedfortheSeaforthHighlandersandservedwiththe1stBattalionontheNorthWestFrontierofIndia,andthenwiththe 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 August 1914, and was taken Prisoner of War.

Six: MajorD.W.R.Anderson,1st(CityofLondon)BattalionLondonRegiment,late2/7thBattalionLondon Regiment

1914-15Star(2-Lieut.D.W.R.Anderson.1/Lond.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.D.W.R.Anderson);Jubilee1935, unnamed; Belgium,Kingdom,CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R.,bronze; France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,1914-1916, bronze, with bronze star on ribbon, good very ne (6) £180-£220

DavidWilliamRennieAnderson wasborninIslingtonon2January1895,andwaseducatedattheHigherGradeSchool,WoodGreen.He wasaShippingClerkbyoccupation.On11May1915hewascommissioneda2ndLieutenantinthe1stCityofLondonBattalionLondon RegimentfromLance-Corporalinthe2nd/7th(CityofLondon)Battalion,TheLondonRegiment.ToFrance,2November1915.Brie!yinthe RoyalWelshFusiliersfrom5April1917.AssistantCommandantandAdjutantofaConcentrationCampfrom5April1919,relinquishedthe temporaryrankofMajoronceasingtobeemployedasCommandantofaConcentrationCampon26January1920.Addressonm.i.c.‘Berea,97 MuswellAvenue,MuswellHill,N10’.MovedtoNovaScotia,Canadaappearingonthe1935SilverJubileeMedalrollas‘Anderson,MajorDavid, Springhill,NS’.HetravelledtoandfromtheU.K.andCanadauptothemid1950’s,addressgivenintheU.K.as‘234BStationRoad,Edgware, Middlesex’.

Sold with some copied research; neither Croix de Guerre con"rmed.

AninterestingGreatWargroupof !veawardedtoCaptainM.W.Hilton-Simpson,thenotedAfrican traveller and ethnologist who served with the Royal Army Service Corps during the war

1914-15Star(Lieut:M.W.Hilton-Simpson.A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.M.W.Hilton-Simpson.); France, ThirdRepublic,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silver,silver-giltandenamel; Belgium,Kingdom,RoyalOrderof the Lion, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, good very ne (5) £600-£800

MelvilleWilliamHilton-Simpson wasbornin1881,oldestchildofRev.WilliamHiltonandEmmaEllenSoames;surnameofSimpsonadded in1888.HewaseducatedatWellingtonCollegeandExeterCollege,Oxford,B.Sc.TravelledtheBarbaryStatesandSahara,1903-06;accompanied MrEmileTordayonanethnologicalexpeditiontotheKasaiBasin,BelgianCongo,tocollectfortheDepartmentofEthnography,BritishMuseum, and !rsttraversedthecountryoftheBakongoandBashilele,1907-09;from1912,excludingtheperiodofthewar,has,withhiswife,been engagedinadetailedethnologicalstudyofBerberhilltribesinSouthernAlgeria,amongwhomtheyhavespentsevenwinterstodate.Chevalierof theLegionofHonour,1927;ChevalieroftheRoyalOrderoftheLion,1930;CorrespondingMemberoftheRoyalBelgianGeographicalSociety, F. R.G.S.,F.Z.S.,F.R.A.I.;RiversMedallist,1932;memberoftheGeographicalSocietiesofParis,America,andAlgiers,andofotherscienti!cbodies; servedinEuropeanWaronWesternFront;retiredwithrankofCaptain.

Publications: AlgiersandBeyond;LandandPeopleoftheKasai;Among theHill-FolkofAlgeria;ArabMedicineandSurgery;numerouspapersforthejournalsofvarioussocieties,mainlyongeographicalandethnological subjects. He died on 17 March 1938.

Soldwitha !rstedition(1911)of LandandPeoplesoftheKasai, inscribedbytheauthor‘ToE.L.Gowllandinmemoryofauldlangsyne,Nov.9th 1911’.

Four: Warrant Officer Class II C. H. Youngjohns, Worcestershire Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9S.Sjt.C.H.Youngjohns.Worc.R.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(9W.O.Cl.IIC.H. Youngjohns.Worc.R.);TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(9Sjt:C.H.Youngjohns.7/Worc:Regt.) minoredgebruisingto last, otherwise nearly extremely ne (4) £400-£500

CharlesHenryYoungjohns wasborninKidderminster,Worcestershire,in1883andservedpre-Warwiththe7th(Territorial)Battalion, WorcestershireRegiment,beingawardedtheTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalon1April1912.AppointedActingCompanySergeantMajoron 21 June 1915, he served with the 3rd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. Sold with copied research.

Four: Corporal E. H. Cook, East Surrey Regiment, Machine Gun Corps and Tank Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(113721Cpl.E.H.Cook.M.G.C.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(1209Pte.E.H.Cook.E. Surr.R.);TerritorialEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(200113Pte.-L.Cpl.-E.H.Cook.5-E.Surr.R.) edgebruising,polishedandworn,nearly very ne (4) £200-£240

Three: Sergeant D. May, Montgomeryshire Yeomanry, attached Nigeria Regiment, West Africa Frontier Force

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(135060Sjt.D.May.Montgom.Yeo.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Nigeria1918 (135060 Sjt. D. May. Montgom. Yeo.) light contact marks to BWM, otherwise nearly extremely ne, the AGS unique to unit (3) £700-£900

DanielMay attestedfortheMontgomeryshireYeomanry,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWar,andalsoonattachmenttotheNigeria Regiment, with whom he took part in the Egba Expedition, June to July 1918.

Three: Private G. T. Moss, Army Service Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M2-174857Pte.G.T.Moss.A.S.C.);Khedive’sSudan1910-21,1clasp,Darfur1916(M2-174857 Pte. G. T. Moss. A.S.C.) officially impressed naming, nearly extremely ne (3) £500-£700

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2009.

(+VAT

Three: Interpreter Jameson Somba, King’s African Ri!es

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(593InterJameson2/KAR);King’sAfricanRi!esL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(10408ClerkJameson Somba. 2- K.A. Rif) edge bruising, generally good ne or better (3) £280-£340

Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008.

Three: Leading Stoker Mechanic G. Cruickshank, Royal Navy NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Yangtze1949(C/SKX792394G.Cruickshank.Sto.Mech.R.N.);Korea1950-53,1stissue (C/SKX.792394G.CruickshankA/L.S.M.R.N.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued,lastinnamedcardboxofissue, very ne (3) £800-£1,000

Pair: Ri!eman R. A. G. Baggs, Ri!e Brigade

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(23128843Rfn.R.A.G.Baggs.R.B.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp, Kenya (23128843 Rfn. R.A.G. Baggs. R.B.) second with corrections to service number and unit, good very ne (2) £120-£160

Five: Marine D. A. J. Hoggett, Royal Marines, later Metropolitan Police Armed Response Team

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Brunei(R.M.18780D.A.J.Hoggett.Mne.R.M.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp, Borneo(RM.18780.D.A.J.Hoggett.Mne.R.M.);PoliceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(ConstDennisAJHoggett);CadetForces Medal,E.II.R.,2ndissue,withSecondAwardBar(Sgt(SCC)DAJHoggett); Malaysia,Federation,PingatJasaMalaysiaMedal, mounted for display, the last with miniature award and ribbon bar, in case of issue, light contact marks, very ne (5) £400-£500

DennisAlfredJackHoggett wasborninTwickenhamon30April1943andjoinedtheRoyalMarineson24June1959.Havingcompletedhis traininghewasdraftedto40Commando,andhavingbeenpromotedCorporalbecameaMotorTroopSectionCommander.Heretiredon29 April1970,afternineyears’man’sservice,butwassubsequentlyinvolvedwiththeCadetForceatSteadfast(Kingston-on-Thames)asaCadet Instructor.

JoiningtheMetropolitanPoliceon22June1970,HoggettservedwiththeArmedResponseTeam.Overthenexttwodecadeshewasinvolved with the Iranian Embassy Siege, the Brixton Riots, various Royal Weddings and State Visits, and numerous terrorist incidents. He retired in 1998. Sold with copied research including two photographic images of the recipient.

Pair: Marine D. Wade, 40 Commando Signals Section, Royal Marines

NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Brunei(R.M.20292D.Wade.Mne.R.M.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Borneo (RM. 20292 D. Wade. Mne. R.M.) edge bruising, otherwise nearly extremely ne (2) £300-£400

DonWade enlistedintotheRoyalMarinesin1960,andservedwith40CommandoSignalsSectioninBruneiin1962,andinBorneoin1966.He was discharged in 1968.

Sold with a photographic image of the recipient.

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Three: Corporal A. W. Larsen, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

Vietnam1964-73(1410781A.W.Larsen);SouthVietnamMedal1964,1clasp,1960-(1419781A.W.Larsen);SouthVietnam CrossofGallantry,bronze,withsilverstaremblem;mountedcourt-styleasworn;togetherwiththerecipient’sUnitedStates ArmyMeritoriousUnitCommendationandRepublicofVietnamCrossofGallantrywithPalmUnitCitationribandbar;and related miniature awards (the last without silver star emblem), generally very ne and better (3) £300-£400

RepublicofVietnamCrossofGallantrywithSilverStar:Thereisnorecordofentitlementforthisaward.Thereisaletter(translationofwhichis byagraduateoftheRAAFSchoolofLanguagesatPointCook)fromtheRepublicofVietNamVeteran'sLeagueofQueenslandstating'thatMr AlanLarsenhasamedaloftheArmedForcesofTheRepublicofVietnam,namelyaCrossofGallantrywithSilverStar,whichisawardedfor meritoriouscombatservicebyadivisionalCommander.Thisletterisgivenbywayofexplanationofthemedalinhispossession.'Theletterinno way con!rms any entitlement to the award.

UnitedStatesArmyMeritoriousUnitCommendation:BythedirectionoftheSecretaryoftheArmy,theMeritoriousUnitCommendationis awardedtothe1stBattalion,RoyalAustralianRegimentGroupforexceptionallymeritoriousachievementintheperformanceofoutstanding service.

The1stBattalion,RoyalAustralianRegiment,distinguisheditselfintheconductofmilitaryoperationsintheRepublicofVietnamfrom5May1965 to16May1966whileattachedtothe173rdAirborneBrigade(Separate)oftheUnitedStatesArmy.Asthe !rstgroundcombatunitin-country, the173rdAirborneBrigadeanditsassignedandattachedunitsconductedextensivecombatmanoeuvresintheBienHoaareaandintheViet CongstrongholdsofWarZoneDandtheIronTriangleduringtheperiod5May1965to4May1967.Ineveryconfrontationwiththestubborn insurgents,the173rdAirborneBrigadedisplayedmarkedaggressivenesswhichenabledthemtoneutralizeenemystrongholdsandcapture thousandsoflogisticalitems.Inadditiontoremarkableskillandtenacityincombat,theskysoldiersofthebrigadecarriedonanextensivecivic actionprogramcharacterisedbysincerecompassionforthesuppressedlocalpopulace.Duringeachofthebrigade'scombatoperations,thesky soldiersimmeasurablyaidedthealliedcounterinsurgencyeffortbywinningtheheartsandmindsoftheVietnamesepeople.Theremarkable pro!ciencyanddevotiontodutydisplayedbythemembersofthe173rdAirborneBrigadeareinkeepingwiththehighesttraditionsofthemilitary service and re#ect distinct credit upon themselves, the Armed Forces of the United States, and the Armed Forces of Australian and New Zealand. RepublicofVietnamCrossofGallantrywithPalmUnitCitation:Theabovemedalrecipient,MrAlanLarsen,aformerservingmemberof1RAR whoservedinVietnamlodgedanapplicationin2011withtheDefenceHonoursandAwardsAppealsTribunal(theTribunal)puttinginaclaimto have theCitationawardedto1RARanditsattachedunits,forserviceinVietnambetween5May1965and31May1966.TheTribunalruledthat inawardingtheCitationtothe173rdAirborneBrigadeanditsattachedandassignedunits,therewasintentfortheCitationtobeawardedto 1RARandthusitsubsequentlyrecommendedtotheParliamentarySecretarytotheMinisterforDefencethattheawardbeaccepted.The guidelinesestablishedin1997governingtheacceptanceandwearingofforeignawardsallowstheGovernor-Generaltograntpermissionforthe formalacceptanceandwearingofforeignawardsbyAustraliansinextraordinaryorunusualcircumstancesandsincetheGovernmentofthe RepublicofVietnamnolongerexists,theParliamentarySecretaryconsideredthesecircumstancesfellwithintheseguidelines.Accordinglyhe wrote to the Governor-General recommending that he exercise his authority to accept the Citation which he did on 17 April 2015.

AlanWilliamLarsen wasbornatMountMorgan,Queensland,on3February1944andenlistedintotheAustralianArmyatBrisbaneon28 November1962.HeservedinVietnamwiththe1stBattalion,RoyalAustralianRegimentfrom27May1965to11June1966,andagainfrom27 March to 9 September 1968. He was discharged on 27 November 1968.

SoldwithanInfantryCombatbadge;GeneralServiceclothbadgeforAustraliansinS-EAsia;Marksman'sembroideredbadge;twoRoyalAustralian InfantryCorpsbuttonsinanodisedgiltbyStokes&Sons,Melbourne;aduplicateSouthVietnamCrossofGallantry;aphotographicimagefrom the Vietnam War showing the recipient; and copied research.

Pair: D. MacKenzie, British Assistant Election Supervisor Rhodesia1980,unnamedasissued;ZimbabweIndependenceMedal,officiallynumbered‘12550’, minoredgebruisetolatter,good very ne (2) £300-£400

Provenance: DixNoonanWebb,September2019(whensoldwiththerecipient’sBritishAssistantElectionSupervisorcardandnamedBuckingham Palace letter granting the recipient Restricted Permission to wear the Zimbabwe Independence Medal).

DuncanMacKenzie,apolicemanfromGreatBritain,servedasaBritishAssistantElectionSupervisorinRhodesiaforthedurationofthe1980 Rhodesia General Election, 27-29 February 1980.

Pair: Marine M. S. Cavanagh, Royal Marines, who served with 45 Commando during the Falklands War GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(MNEMSCavanaghP041681HRM);SouthAtlantic1982,withrosette (MNE 1 M S Cavanagh P041681H RM) mounted as worn, good very ne (2) £800-£1,000

Five: SergeantM.K.Wrighton,IntelligenceCorps,lateRoyalArtillery,whoservedwith14Intelligence Company (14 Int), Joint Communications Unit in Northern Ireland - famously known as ‘The Det’ Gulf1990-91,1clasp,16Janto28Feb1991(24832419GnrMKWrightsonRA);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Northern Ireland(24832419GnrMKWrightsonRA);N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,FormerYugoslavia;N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp, Kosovo;IraqReconstructionServiceMedal2003(MerlinWrightson)lastin RoyalMint caseofissue, the rstfourcleanedandwith traces of adhesive to reverse, otherwise good very ne (5) £500-£700

MerlinK.Wrightson joinedtheBritishArmyatYorkon3January1989,andservedwith14IntelligenceCompany(14Int),Joint Communications Unit Northern Ireland on a tour in 1996, when his roles were 'Int collation & analysis supporting Special Duties.' Notably,theTourReportsuggestednottoreturntoNorthernIrelandforatleast18months,nodoubtonaccountoftheworkhewas employeduponwhilstonthatposting.TypednoteswiththeLotstatehisroleinvolvedhuntingdownafamedIRAsniper.Havingalsoservedon OperationTangointheBalkans,Wrightsonjoined14SignalRegiment,IntelligenceCorps.ThisspecialistunitistheParachuteelectronicwarfare Squadron,madeupfromIntelligenceoperatorsandParachuteRegimentSignallerswhoareemployedworldwideinallaspectsofBritishinterests. He left the Army in December 2000 and thereafter took up private security work in Iraq. Sold with two security ID cards; copied Tour Report and copied Certi"cate of Service.

Three: Lance-CorporalM.G.Knight,AdjutantGeneral’sCorps(Staff andPersonnelSupport),lateRoyal Artillery

Gulf1990-91,noclasp(24842195GnrMGKnightRA);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24842915LCplM G Knight AGC (SPS)); U.N. Medal, on UNFICYP riband, mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely ne (3) £200-£240

Pair: Private I. R. Tunidau, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment

Iraq2003-11,noclasp(25113011PteIRTunidauPWRR);OperationalServiceMedal2000,forAfghanistan,1clasp,Afghanistan (25113011 Pte I R Tunidau PWRR) both in their named boxes of issue, extremely ne (2) £240-£280

Four: ReserveConstableJ.A.Ryan,RoyalUlsterConstabulary,lateUlsterDefenceRegimentandRoyalIrish Fusiliers

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(23721802Pte.J.A.RyanUDR)withnamedcardboxofissue; AccumulatedCampaignServiceMedal1994,E.II.R.(23721802LCplJARyanUDR);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,E.II. R.,‘RoyalUlsterConstabularyReserve’reverse(R/ConstJARyan)with RoyalMint caseofissue;RoyalUlsterConstabulary ServiceMedal,E.II.R.(R/ConstJARyan)on2ndtyperibbon,with RoyalMint caseofissue,mountedcourt-styleasworn, nearly extremely ne (4) £600-£800

JamesAlexanderRyan undertookNorthernIrelandhomeserviceinitiallywiththe5thBattalion,RoyalIrishFusiliersfrom15October1959to 14October1965,andlaterwiththeUlsterDefenceRegimentfrom20November1971to10January1973,andagainwiththe2ndBattalion17 December1974to16December1978,allinCountyArmagh.RyanalsoservedinArmaghwiththeRoyalUlsterConstabularyinthelate1970’s and early 1980’s as a part time Reserve Constable.

Soldwithaquantityoforiginalephemeraincludingtherecipient’sfullycompletedandsignedRegularArmyCerti!cateofServiceRedBookforthe period17December1974to16December1978;originalArmyFormB108DTerritorialArmyCerti!cateofServicefortheperiod15October 1959to14October1965;originalArmyFormB108DUlsterDefenceRegimentCerti!cateofServicefortheperiod20November1971to10 January1973;anoriginalsignedandnamedR.U.C.StandardofEfficiencycerti!cate,dated1January1980;threegroupphotographs;ablankR.U.C. pocketnotebook;O.C.A.lapelbadge;eightvariousR.U.C.uniform/capbadges;andthreeAssociationmedals(RoyalIrishRangers,RoyalIrish Fusiliers; and Territorial Army), the !rst two named on reverse ‘L/Cpl J A Ryan 23721802 5th Batt R.I.F.’, and all swing mounted for wear.

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Java, St.

Provenance: Gray Collection, Spink, March 1995.

(James

minor edge bruising, nearly extremely ne £1,800-£2,200

JamesRussell iscon!rmedontherollsasanAbleSeamaninH.M.S. Minden duringtheassistancegivenbytheRoyalNavyinthecaptureofthe islandofJavafromJulyuntilthesurrenderon18September1811;andasanAbleSeamaninH.M.S. Beagle duringtheassistancegivenbytheRoyal Navy in the capture of St. Sebastian on 8 September 1813, when ship’s boats were employed in the inner blockade.

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Guadaloupe (L.Griese,2ndBn.60thFoot) smalledgebruise,otherwisenearly extremely ne and extremely rare to unit £2,400-£2,800

Provenance: R. W. Gould Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, June 2012.

Only 2 officers and 8 other ranks of the 2nd 60th Foot received the M.G.S. Medal.

LudwigGriese (alsorecordedasGrossorGrosse)wasborninMagdeburg,Prussia,inabout1780andwas27yearsoldwhenhewasenlisted byLieutenant-ColonelLudwigMosheimforsevenyearsserviceinthe60thRegimentofFoot,on28November1807.Hehadservedatotalof9 yearsand20dayswiththecoloursatthetimeofhisdischargeon17December1816,includingover6yearsintheWestIndies.Griesereturned home to Germany, eventually settling in Minden, and, from February 1817, started to receive a pension as an Out-Pensioner of Chelsea Hospital. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Sebastian

Russell.)

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,9clasps,Vimiera,Corunna,Talavera,Busaco,FuentesD’Onor,CiudadRodrigo,Badajoz, Salamanca,Vittoria (G.Sutherland,95thFoot.) ‘95th’double-impressed, somemarkstoQueen’scheekandlightedgebruising, otherwise very ne £2,800-£3,400

GeorgeSutherland wasbornatDunnet,Thurso,Scotland,andjoinedthe95thFootfromthePerthshireMilitiaon25January1808.Hisentry intheChelsearegistersshowsthathewasdischargedin1814andthathewaswoundedatBadajoz.Hewasadmittedtoanout-pensionatThurso on 11 November 1851, and died at Thurso on 21 September 1862.

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HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforSeringapatam1799,silver-gilt,48mm.,SohoMint,withinagilt-metalrimwithloopfor suspension and additional gold swivel-ring straight bar suspension as for C.B., very ne £1,400-£1,800

Waterloo1815 (CharlesWright,10thRoyalReg.Hussars.) !ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandbarsuspension, nearlyvery ne £1,400-£1,800

CharlesWright enlistedon23January1814forabountyof10guineas.Hejoinedfromtheregimentaldepoton5August1814andwas present at Waterloo in Captain Grey’s troop No. 4. His last appearance in the muster lists was in the quarter ending 24 June 1817. Sold with some copied research and pay lists.

HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforBurma1824-26,silver,unnamedasissued,originalsteelclipandringsuspension, very ne £900-£1,200

Ghuznee1839 (Saml.Turner4thQueensOwnLightDragoons) attractivelyengravedinreversecentre, !ttedwith replacement straight bar suspension, edge bruising and light contact marks, otherwise very ne £600-£800

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DefenceofJellalabad1842,FlyingVictory (OwenFarrell,13th.Foot.) officiallyimpressednaming,withlatersteelclipand straight bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne £1,800-£2,200

MeeaneeHyderabad1843 (MakunSing12th.Regt.) impressednaming, "ttedwithoriginalsilverclipandbarsuspension, edge nicks, otherwise good very ne £600-£800

Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (R. Brindley, 1st. Bn. 60th. R. Ri!es.) edge bruise, nearly very ne £300-£400

RobertBrindley servedwiththe1stBattalion,King’sRoyalRi#eCorpsduringboththeSecondSikhWarandtheGreatSepoyMutiny,anddied of wounds at Delhi on 26 September 1857 (also entitled to an Indian Mutiny Medal with clasp for Delhi). Sold with copied medal roll extracts.

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7,bronzeissue (259CookPascalMenesesBo.A.H.N.Corps) good

£80-£100

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NorthWestCanada1885,1clasp,Saskatchewan (No.1598GunnerJ.H.Sayers“B”BatteryR.C.A.) namingimpressed in small capitals, good very ne £800-£1,000

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,Waziristan1901-2,bronzeissue (166Lce.NaikKapoorHussainS.&T.Corps.) nearly very ne £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98,bronzeissue (870Hussa....Sheikh Ibrahim (?) C.T. Deptt.) part officially renamed, suspension re-pinned, good very ne £80-£100

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Con!rmed on roll.

Royal Niger Company Medal 1886-97, 1 clasp, Nigeria, bronze issue, the edge officially numbered 1975, nearly very ne £400-£500

79 x

80 x

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp,bronzeissue (268SyceChirinaswamyS.&T.Corps...badDist.) smallareaof erasure to unit, edge bruise, very ne £80-£100

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Wittebergen,SouthAfrica1901 (Capt.P.W.Brooks.S.Staff. Rgt.) officially engraved naming, toned, nearly extremely ne £240-£280

polished and cleaned, very ne £100-£140

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Gambia,highreliefbust (511Pte.James.2nd.C.A.R.) polishedandworn,thereforefair to ne £80-£100

China 1900, no clasp, bronze issue (Jotu Dhonda 5th,. Madras Infy.)

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04,bronzeissue (AtaMuhammad.18/(P.W.O.)TiwanaLrs.) nearly very ne and scarce £180-£220

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,5clasps,Jubaland,Somaliland1902-04,Jidballi,Nandi1905-06,Somaliland1908-10 (1056L. Corpl: Abdullah Mohamed. E. Afr: Rif:) impressed naming, contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne and very scarce £800-£1,000

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908,bronzeissue (Br.Mirzaman.59Rif.,F.F.) ratherworn, therefore good ne £50-£70

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Abor1911-12,bronzeissue (476CoolySaharmanLimbuNo1GurkhaliCarr. Corps.) good very ne £300-£400

Khedive’s Sudan 1910-21, 2nd issue, no clasp, bronze issue, unnamed, nearly extremely ne £180-£220

British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue (245 Bearer Karam Chand, A.B.C.) minor edge bruise, very ne £100-£140

King’s African Ri!es L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (ZBK.7545 Sjt. Isaac Mtambalika, K.A.R.) very ne £140-£180

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Pair: Chief Observer F. R. M. Willis, Royal Observer Corps DefenceMedal;RoyalObserverCorpsMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(ChiefObserverF.R.M.Willis)mountedasworn,togetherwith the recipient’s related miniature awards, good very ne (2) £200-£240

SoldtogetherwithRoyalObserverCorpslettertotherecipientinforminghimoftheawardofhismedal,datedMay1959,andacardboxofissue containing two rosettes, inscribed ‘Observer F. R. McN. Willis, clasp to ROC Medal’.

Pair: Sergeant T. B. Z. Samat, Ceylon Police ColonialPoliceForcesL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(1726Sgt.T.B.Z.Samat,CeylonPoliceForce);ServiceMedaloftheOrderof St John, with Second Award Bar (1598. T. B. Z. Samath [sic] Ceylon Police C.P.S. S.J.A.B.O. 1935.) edge bruising, very ne (2) £80-£100

ThemountedgroupofeightminiaturedressmedalswornbyWilliamMalcolmHailey,1stBaronHailey, G.C. S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., prior to his appointment to the Order of Merit

OrderoftheStarofIndia,goldandenamel,withcentralcameo;OrderofSt.Michael&St.George,silver-giltandenamel;Order oftheIndianEmpire,goldandenamel;OrderofSt.John,silverandenamel;DelhiDurbar1903;DelhiDurbar1911;Jubilee1935; Coronation1937,mountedasworn, enamelsomewhatwornonthesecondandslightlychippedonthefourth,otherwisevery neand better (8) £500-£700

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, October 2014, when sold in same auction as his "ll-sized medals

ThemountedgroupoftwelveminiaturedressmedalswornbyLieutenant-ColonelE.A.Parker,O.B.E.,M.C., D.C.M., Royal Welsh Fusiliers

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(MilitaryDivision)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;MilitaryCross, G.V.R.;DistinguishedConductMedal,E.VII.R.;IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1891;Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899 -1902,5clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,OrangeFreeState;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2 clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902;1914Star,withclasp;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves; Coronation1911; France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre1914-1918,withbronzepalm;OrderofMeriteAgricole,breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, mounted as worn, minor enamel damage to the last, very ne and better (12) £360-£440

Provenance: Llewellyn Lord Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2016.

O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1919.

M.C. London Gazette 18 February 1915.

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

EdwardAugustusParker wasborninPeckham,Londonabout1867andenlistedintheRoyalWelshFusiliersinDecember1886.Havingthen servedwiththe1stBattalionintheHazaraExpeditionof1891(Medal&clasp),hewasappointedSergeant-MajorinOctober1898and participatedintheoperationsintheTransvaal,westofPretoria,includingtheactionatFrederickstadon20October1900.Hewaswoundedon the latter occasion, mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 10 September 1901, refers) and awarded the D.C.M. SubsequentlycommissionedasaQuarter-Master,withthehonoraryrankofLieutenant,inthe1stBattalioninApril1904,hewasamemberof the regiment’s Coronation Contingent in 1911.

AdvancedtoQ.M.&CaptaininApril1914,Parkerjoinedthe1stBattalioninFlandersinearlyOctoberandwasconsequentlywitnesstothe severe !ghtingthatfollowed.FollowinganabortiveattackonMeninonthe17th,theBattalion-numbering1150officersandmen-tookup positionsontheBroodseindeRidge:withinthreedays,asaconsequenceofsevereenemyshellingandnumerousinfantryassaults,theunit’s strength was reduced to 200 officers and men.

Onthe29th,theBattalionwasreinforcedby200menandmovedtonewpositionsjusteastofthevillageofZandvoorde.TheGermansattacked inforceonthefollowingday,supportedby260heavyartilleryguns,andmanagedtogetbehindtheBattalion’sline:itwasallbutannihilated,just 90 men answering the roll call on the 31st, among them Parker, the only surviving officer.

Hewasmentionedindespatches(LondonGazette 17February1915,refers)andawardedtheM.C.,bothdistinctionsundoubtedlyre#ectinghis ‘gallantryintheField’,ascitedinareferencewrittenbyMajor-GeneralH.E.Holmanatalaterdate.HewasinvestedwithhisM.C.byKingGeorge V at Windsor Castle in April 1915, one of the !rst officers to be so honoured.

ParkerwassubsequentlyappointedtotheStaff,initiallyservingasA.D.C.totheG.O.C.7thDivision(November1914-May1915),andafterwards asaCampCommandantInIVCorpsH.Q.(May1915-February1916),andCampCommandant4thArmy(February1916-March1918).Then followingabriefspellasCampCommandant,SupremeWarCouncil,hereturnedtohispostin4thArmyandremainedsimilarlyemployeduntil the war’s end.

HewasawardedtheO.B.E.and !vetimesmentionedindespatches(LondonGazettes 15June1916,4June1917,7April1918,20December1918 and5July1919,refer);inadditionhewasappointedaChevalieroftheFrenchOrder ofMeriteAgricole(LondonGazette 7October1919,refers), and awarded the Croix de Guerre (London Gazette 24 October 1919, refers).

Parker,whohadbeenadvancedtoQ.M.&MajorontherecommendationofLieutenant-GeneralH.Rawlinson,G.O.C.IVCorps,inMay1915, was appointed Q.M. & Lieutenant-Colonel in November 1923, shortly before his retirement. He died in December 1939.

Soldwithaquantityoforiginaldocumentation,includingtherecipient’spre-attestationrecruit’sform;warrantsappointinghimtotherankof Sergeant-MajorandQuarter-Master(1898and1914);hisM.I.D.certi!catesforFrench’sdespatch,dated14January1915,andHaig’sdespatches, dated30April1916,8November1918and16March1919;andanoldcopyofGeneralRawlinson’sletterrecommendinghimforadvancement to Q.M. and Major, dated 5 May 1915.

Cambodia,FrenchColonial, OrderofCambodia,Officer’sbreastbadge, 74mmincludingcrownsuspensionx53mm,silver-giltandenamel,unmarked, withrosetteonCambodianGovernment-issueriband, crownlacking surmounted cross, otherwise extremely ne £80-£100

Egypt,Kingdom,OrderoftheNile,ThirdClassneckbadge,by Lattes, Cairo,92mmx63mm,silver,gold,andenamel,maker’smarkandsilvermarks toreversewithfullandminiature-widthneckribands,in slightlydamaged "tted case of issue, nearly extremely ne £140-£180

Tunisia,Kingdom, OrderofNichanIftikah,2ndtype,Officer’sbreast badge,75mmincludingbowsuspensionx50mm,silverandenamel, monogramofAhmadIlibnAli(1929-42)tocentre,unmarked,withrosette on riband, minor enamel damage to top ray, otherwise good very ne £80-£100

Simon C. Marriage

(1954 - 2023)

Simon Marriage took to medals when quite young, mentored by his uncle who was one of the very early members of the Orders and Medals Research Society (O.M.R.S.), and at the age of 15, and sponsored by his uncle, he became their youngest member, with a membership number of under 1,000, of which he was very proud. Having completed his education at Ipswich School, Simon progressed to Cardiff University where he graduated in Accountancy. Returning home to Ipswich he joined Balham’s Accountants, and once earning, began to build his medal collection based on the ideas gained from his Uncle.

Simon’s themes initially were the Suffolk Regiment and the Royal Artillery, a pleasure that stayed for well over ffty years. The Suffolks collection started with the campaigns of the 1860s where Simon had a good run of New Zealand medals. Over time, the Suffolks Regimental collection grew to include Hazara, Afghanistan 1878-1880, the Boer War, and subsequently the First and Second World Wars, with the collection concluding at the end of the 1950s, after the Suffolk Regiment was amalgamated with the Royal Norfolk Regiment to form the East Anglian Regiment in 1959. The Royal Artillery was a much bigger undertaking, the frst part of which was sold at Noonans in June 2023, and Simon accumulated a spectacular collection of Military General Service medals for the Napoleonic War and a range of medals for Waterloo. He went on to include early medals for the East India Company, the Sikh Wars and on to the Indian Mutiny, one of his treasures being a Victoria Cross to the Bengal Artillery. During the same period he collected medals for the Crimea and Victoria’s small wars which spanned the globe. He particularly liked the India General Service Medals and the campaigns they represented, most of which were on the North-West Frontier of India, but also for actions further afeld such as Persia, Burma and Perak. The Small wars theme continued with a collection of medals for African campaigns including Abyssinia, Egypt, Nigeria, Ashanti and many more. The Boer War and the First and Second World Wars provided major themes and Simon was always delighted when he found a gem. Unlike with the Suffolks, Simon was able to collect Royal Artillery medals up until the present, and overall must have achieved one of the most comprehensive and interesting collections put together in recent times.

Simon was not only a medal collector but also collected some fantastic items of militaria ranging from swords to helmets and badges. He was also a very accomplished researcher, having a huge collection of books, an almost full range of Army Lists, and a ticket to the National Archive at Kew where he was a regular visitor. Nothing went un-researched which is what makes his such an incredible collection. Sadly, Simon passed away in January 2023, and the time has now come to pass on his collection to those who will appreciate not only the medals themselves, but also the stories behind them.

The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Suffolk Regiment, Part 1

AGreatWarD.S.O.groupoffourawardedtoLieutenantColonelM.H.S.Willis,SuffolkRegiment,attached 1st Battalion, Nigeria Regiment

DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;1914-15Star(Capt.M.H.S.Willis.Suff R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. M. H. S. Willis.) generally good very ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.S.O. London Gazette 3 June 1916: ‘Capt. Montague Harry Sherwood Willis, Suff. R., attd. Nigeria R.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 31 May 1916.

MontagueHarrySherwoodWillis wasborninFarnham,SurreyinJanuary1882.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheSuffolk RegimentinApril1903,andadvancedtoLieutenantinOctober1905.In1908WilliswasservingattachedtotheGoldCoastRegiment,andwasa FreemasonwhowasamemberoftheNorthernNigerianLodgeatZungeruin1911.WillisservedduringtheGreatWarattachedtothe1st Battalion,NigeriaRegimentintheCameroonsfrom20September1914.HeadvancedtoLieutenantColonel,anddiedinFolkestoneinJanuary 1946.

ABoerWarD.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoRegimentalSergeantMajorD.Pringle,44th(Suffolk) Company, 12th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry

DistinguishedConductMedal,E.VII.R.(9974Serjt:-Maj:D.Pringle.12thImp:Yeo:);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps, CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(9974R.Sjt:-Maj.D.Pringle.44thCoyImp:Yeo:) o ciallyrenamed;King’sSouthAfrica

1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (R. Sjt:-Maj: D. Pringle. Imp: Yeo:) generally very ne (3) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 31 October 1902.

DavidPringle wasborninDuns,Berwickshire.Heattestedforthe2ndLifeGuardsinFebruary1888,andwasdischargedbypurchasein November1892.PringlewasemployedasaPoliceConstable,priortoattestingforservicewiththeImperialYeomanryatNewcastleonTynein January1900.HeadvancedtoColourSergeantandwaspostedtothe14thBattalion,ImperialYeomanrythefollowingmonth.Pringleserved duringtheSecondBoerWarwiththe44th(Suffolk)Company,12thBattalion,ImperialYeomanry(D.C.M.andalsomentionedinLordKitchener’s despatches). He was discharged at his own request in August 1902.

Sold with copied service papers.

A Boer War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant A. Wheaton, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,E.VII.R.(464Serjt:A.Wheaton.SuffolkRegt);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Cape Colony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(464Sgt.A.Wheaton.1stSuffolkRegt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica 1901, South Africa 1902 (464 Serjt: A. Wheaton. Suffolk Regt.) edge bruising, good ne or better (3) £1,200-£1,600

D.C.M. London Gazette 4 November 1902.

M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901 and 29 July 1902.

AGreatWar1918‘WesternFront’D.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPrivateJ.T.Hunt,12th(Service) Battalion (East Anglian), Suffolk Regiment, later East Surrey Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(41537PteJ.T.Hunt.12/Suff:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12818Pte.J.T.Hunt.E Surr. R.) mounted for wear, minor edge nicks, generally very ne or better (3) £600-£800

D.C.M. London Gazette 28 March 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyasacompanyrunner.Herepeatedlyvolunteeredtotakemessagesafterotherrunnershadbeen hit.Duringacounterattackandunderaheavybarragehewenttothebattalionontherightandkepthiscompanycommanderinformedofthe situation. When carrying an important message he was seriously wounded, but managed to pass on his message to another man for delivery.’

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AGreatWar‘Frenchtheatre’M.M.groupoffourawardedtoCorporalS.W.Day,2ndBattalion,Suffolk Regiment, who received a gun shot wound to the knee in October 1918

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(20169L.Cpl.S.W.Day.2/Suff:R.);1914-15Star(20169Pte.S.W.Day,Suff.R.);BritishWarandVictory Medals (20169 Cpl. S. W. Day. Suff. R.) contact marks overall, nearly very ne (4) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 28 January 1918.

SidneyWalterDay wasborninIpswich,SuffolkandattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatFelixstoweinMay1915.HeservedduringtheGreat Warwiththe2ndBattalion,SuffolkRegimentintheFrenchtheatreofWarfrom7December1915.DayadvancedtoCorporalinApril1918,and received a gun shot wound to the knee in October of the same year.

AGreatWar1917‘Frenchtheatre’M.M.groupofthreeawardedtoPrivateC.R.Peacock,2ndBattalion, Suffolk Regiment

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(3-5020Pte.C.R.Peacock.2/Suff:R.) contactmarks;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5020Pte.C.Peacock. Suff. R.) therefore generally nearly very ne or better (3) £260-£300

M.M. London Gazette 18 July 1917.

CharlesPeacock servedwiththe1stBattalion,SuffolkRegimentduringtheSecondBoerWar(entitledtoQ.S.A.with‘CapeColony’,‘Orange FreeState’,‘Transvaal’and‘SouthAfrica1901’clasps).HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom15 September 1914 (entitled to 1914 Star).

Marriage Collection of Medals to the Suffolk Regiment, Part 1

AGreatWar1916‘Frenchtheatre’M.M.awardedtoSergeantA.D.Norris,8th(Service)Battalion,Suffolk Regiment, later Warrant Officer Class II, Middlesex Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (3-9662 Sjt: A. D. Norris. 8/Suff: R.) nearly very ne £200-£240

M.M. London Gazette 21 December 1916.

ArthurD.Norris servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe8th(Service)Battalion,SuffolkRegimentintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom25July 1915 (entitled to 1914/15 Star trio). He subsequently transferred to the Middlesex Regiment, and advanced to Warrant Officer Class II.

AGreatWar‘Frenchtheatre’M.M.awardedtoPrivateW.H.Kelly,11th(Service)Battalion (Cambridgeshire), Suffolk Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R. (41934 Pte W. H. Kelly. 11/Suff: R.) contact marks, good ne

M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919.

£180-£220

William Henry Kelly served during the Great War with the Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Devonshire Regiments (entitled to BWM and VM).

Pair: PrivateW.Stone,12thFoot,late23rdFoot,whowaswoundedinactionduringtheBattleofAlma,20 September 1854

IndianMutiny1857-59,2clasps,ReliefofLucknow,Lucknow(WmStone,1stBn23rdR.W.Fusrs);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rd issue, small letter reverse (1843 Pte Willm Stone 2nd Bn. 12th Foot) contact marks, nearly very ne (2) £400-£500

Provenance: Buckland Dix and Wood, July 1995 (Indian Mutiny only)

WilliamStone wasborninClifton,Bristol.Heattestedforthe23rdFootinFebruary1853,andservedwiththeRegimentintheCrimea (entitledtomedalwith‘Alma’and‘Sebastopol’clasps,andTurkishCrimea).Hisservicepapersgivethathewas‘woundedinleftshoulderandleg on 20th September at the Battle of Alma.’

StonecontinuedtoservewiththeRegimentduringtheIndianMutiny,transferredtothe12thFootinJuly1869,andwasdischargedinFebruary 1875.

Sold with copied service papers and research.

Simon

Marriage Collection of Medals to the Suffolk Regiment, Part 1

Pair: Colour Sergeant T. Appleton, 12th Foot

NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1863to1866(712.Thos.Appleton,1stBn.12thRegt.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue, small letter reverse (2154. Cr. Sergt. T. Appleton, 2-12th Foot) contact marks, therefore nearly very ne (2) £400-£500

Provenance: Spink, March 1994.

ThomasAppleton wasborninStockport,CheshireinAugust1838.Heattestedforthe12thFootatStockportinAugust1860,andadvanced toColourSergeantinSeptember1877(awardedL.S.&G.C.inOctober1879).AppletonwasdischargedinAugust1881,havingservedfor20 years and 354 days with the Colours. Sold with copied service papers.

Pair: Private G. Graystone, 12th Foot

NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1863to1866(153.GeorgeGraystone,1stBn12thRegt) edgebruise;Afghanistan1878-80, no clasp (153 Pte G. Graystone. 1/12th Regt) toned, generally good very ne (2) £400-£500

Pair: Private W. Poe, 12th Foot NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1864to1866(980.Wm.Poe,1stBn.12thRegt.) minoredgenicks;Afghanistan1878-80,no clasp (980. Pte. W. Poe. 1/12th Regt.) very ne (2) £500-£700

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, May 2016

WilliamPoe wasborninNenagh,CountyTipperary,andenlistedthereforthe12thFooton30June1863,aged20years.Hehadpreviously servedwiththeMilitiaintheTipperaryArtillery.HeservedabroadinNewZealandfrom30November1863to14August1867,andintheEast Indiesfrom21September1876to15December1881,includingtheAfghanCampaign,1stand2ndphase,from14April1879to5June1880.He wasdischargedatNetleyon31January1882,‘un"tforfurtherservice-duetoFieldServiceinAfghanistanafterasomewhatprolongedperiodof general service.’ His Out-Pension certi"cate for ‘12 pence per diem for Life’ bears the same date as his discharge. SoldwithoriginalparchmentCerti"cateofDischargeandRoyalHospital,ChelseaOut-Pensioncerti"cate;andwithcopieddischargepapersand other research.

Pair: Brigade Surgeon Lieutenant Colonel G. Andrew, Army Medical Department attached 12th Foot IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier(AtSurgnG.AndrewH.M.’s1stBn6thRegt);Afghanistan1878-80, no clasp (Surgn. Maj: G. Andrews, 1/12th Regt) light contact marks, very ne (2) £500-£700

Provenance: DixNoonanWebb,April2006(I.G.S.only)andJ.B.Hayward,June1972 (Afghanistan only).

GeorgeAndrew wasbornon5September1840,andquali"edM.A.,King’sCollege, Aberdeen,1860,andM.B.1864.HewasappointedAssistantSurgeonontheStaff in March1865,andtothe6thFootinJuly1866,andservedwiththatregimentinthe Hazaracampaignof1868,includingthesubsequentoperationsintheBlackMountain (Medalwithclasp).HewasappointedSurgeonMajorinMarch1877,andservedwith the12thFootinAfghanistan1878-80,duringthe "rstcampaignwiththePeshawar ValleyFieldForce,andduringthesecondcampaignwiththeKhyberDivisionand KhyberLineForce.HeretiredasBrigadeSurgeonLieutenant-ColonelinApril1895, and resided in later life at 37 Westburn Road, Aberdeen. He died in October 1899. Sold with photographic image of recipient in uniform, and copied research.

Three: Major H. E. Tombe, Remount Depot, late Suffolk Regiment EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(Lieut:H.E.Tombe.2/Suff:R.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Cape Colony,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(MajorH.E.Tombe.RemountDepot.) toplugsneatlyremoved;Khedive’sStar, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, generally nearly very ne or better (3) £280-£340

H. E. Tombe served as Commanding Officer of the Remount Depot at Cape Colony during the Second Boer War.

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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1888(2119PteW.Tynan1stBnSuff.R.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1 clasp, Cape Colony (2119 Q.M. Sgt W. Tynan, 1st Suffolk Regt) generally good very ne (2) £200-£240

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1888(535CorplE.Plumb1stBnSuff.R.) suspensionslack;Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(535C.Sgt.E.Plumb.1stSuffolkRegt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901 -02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(535Clr:-Sjt:E.Plumb.SuffolkRegt) lightcontactmarks,thereforegenerally nearly very ne or better (3) £260-£300

EdwardPlumb wasborninStapleford,Cambridgeshire.HeattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatElyinApril1883.Plumbwaspostedtothe1st Battalion,advancedtoCorporalinJanuary1888,andtoSergeantinApril1890.HeservedwiththeBattalionintheEastIndiesfromSeptember 1885toMarch1892,andadvancedtoColourSergeantinAugust1898.PlumbservedwiththeBattalionduringtheSecondBoerWarinSouth AfricafromNovember1899toSeptember1902.HewasappointedtothePermanentStaff ofthe3rdBattalioninFebruary1904(awardedL.S.& G.C. in 1907). Plumb was discharged in April 1908, after 25 years service with the Colours. Sold with copied service papers.

Pair: Quarter Master Sergeant W. Tynan, Suffolk Regiment

Three: Colour Sergeant E. Plumb, Suffolk Regiment

Four: Colour Sergeant T. Tyrrell, Suffolk Regiment, wounded at Buffels Spruit, 9 September 1900

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1888(315CorplT.Tyrrell1stBnSuff.R.) suspensionslack;Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(315SgtT.Tyrrell,1stSuffolkRegt);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02, 2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(315Clr:-Serjt:T.Tyrrell.SuffolkRegt);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,small letter reverse (315 Serjt: T. Tyrrell. Suffolk Regt) generally very ne (4) £360-£440

ThomasTyrrell wasborninLowestoft,Suffolk.HeattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatBurySt.EdmundsinAugust1882.Heservedwiththe 1stBattalionintheEastIndiesfromDecember1883toMarch1892.TyrrelladvancedCorporalinDecember1887,andtoSergeantinAugust 1889.HeservedwiththeBattalioninSouthAfricafromNovember1899untilSeptember1902,andwaswoundedatBuffelsSpruiton9 September1900(awardedL.S.&G.C.in1901).TyrrelladvancedtoColourSergeantinJuly1901.Hewasdischargedon31October1903,having served 21 years and 79 days with the Colours.

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Pair: Private A. Horner, Suffolk Regiment IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1888(...PteA.Horner1stBnSuff...);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletter reverse (..37 Sejt A. Horner. Suffolk R..) suspension slack on both, worn, ne (2) £80-£120

Pair: Private G. Lambert, Suffolk Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1888(1488PteG.Lambert1stBnSuff R.) suspensionslack;ArmyL.S.&G.C., E.VII.

R. (1488 Pte G. Lambert. Suffolk Regt) contact marks, generally nearly very ne or better (2)

£240-£280

GeorgeLambert wasborninBurySt.Edmunds,Suffolk,and‘diedonthe20thOctober[1938],afteranillnessofaboutthreeweeks,hada recordofservicewiththeRegimentseldomequalledamongstotherranks.HeenlistedinNovember,1885,andwasdischargedinNovember, 1919; a total service with the Colours of 34 years 14 days.

LambertwenttoIndiafromtheCurraghinOctober,1887,andservedinIndiauntilDecember,1897.HesawactiveservicewiththeHazara Campaignin1888,forwhichhereceivedtheIndiaMedalwithclasp.OnjoiningtheDepotinDecember,1897,hetookoverthepostofQr.-Mr’s storeman,andcarriedonwiththisworkuntilthedayofhisdischarge.InadditiontotheLongServiceandGoodConductMedal,Lambertwas mentionedindespatchesforgoodserviceduringtheGreatWar.Heleavesawidowandoneson,towhomweextendoursinceresympathyin their bereavement.’ (The Su olk Regimental Gazette, September/October 1938 refers)

In later life Lambert resided at 69 Queen’s Road, Bury St. Edmunds. Sold with copied service papers and research.

Pair: Private C. Sargent, Suffolk Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Hazara1888(....C.Sargent1stBn.Suff.R.) suspensionveryslack;Queen’sSouthAfrica

1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (852 C. Sargent, 1st Suffolk Regt) last with rivet in lefthand lug, worn, ne (2) £80-£100

Additionally entitled to ‘South Africa 1901’ clasp.

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Three: Quarter Master Sergeant, later Lieutenant and Quarter Master, G. Hammond, Suffolk Regiment Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(1383C.Sgt.G.Hammond,1stSuffolk Regt);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(1383Qr:-Mr:-Serjt:G.Hammond.Suffolk Regt); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (1383 Q.M. Sgt. G. Hammond. Suffolk Regt) very worn, ne (3) £100-£140

GeorgeEdwardHammond wasborninBirmingham,andattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatBurySt.EdmundsinJune1885.Heservedwith theRegimentinSouthAfrica,October1899-November1904.HammondadvancedtoQuarterMasterSergeant,andwasdischargedin September1908.Here-engagedforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedwiththeregimentintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom30August 1915(entitledto1914/15Startrio).HammondwascommissionedLieutenantandQuarterMasterinApril1916.HediedinBurySt.Edmundsin March 1939.

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Three: CompanyQuarterMasterSergeantC.Upson,1/4thBattalion,SuffolkRegiment,late1stVolunteer Battalion, Suffolk Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 uno cialrivetsbetween stateanddateclasps (6476Pte.C.Upson,Vol:CoySuffolkRegt);BritishWarMedal1914-20(330C.Sjt.C.Upson.Suff.R.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R. (1930 Sjt: C. Upson. 1/V.B. Suffolk Regt) rst and last cleaned, good very ne £240-280

Provenance: Baldwins 1971 (Q.S.A. and V.F.L.S.M. only).

CharlesUpson wasborninWoodbridge,Suffolk.Heattestedforthe1stVolunteerBattalion,SuffolkRegimentatWoodbridgeinFebruary 1890.HeadvancedtoCorporalinJune1901,servedwiththeRegimentinSouthAfricafromFebruary1900untilApril1901,andadvancedto Sergeant in April 1907. Upson transferred to the 4th Battalion in April 1908, and advanced to Colour Sergeant in July 1912. UpsonservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/4thBattalion,SuffolkRegimentintheFrenchtheatreofWarfrom8November1914until7April 1916 (entitled to Silver War Badge). Upson was discharged on 12 April 1916, and died in Ipswich in June 1926. Sold with copied service papers and research.

Three: ColourSergeantH.Britton,1stBattalion,SuffolkRegiment,whowastakenprisonerofwarat Colesberg, 6 January 1900

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(3361SgtH.Britton,1stSuffolkRegt); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3361Serjt:H.Britton.SuffolkRegt);ArmyL.S.&G. C., E.VII.R. (3361 C. Sjt: H. Britton. Suffolk Regt) contact marks overall, therefore good ne or better (3) £280-£340

HarryJamesBritton wasborninSudbury,Suffolk,andattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatColchesterinOctober1892.Headvancedto CorporalinDecember1895,andtoSergeantinNovember1899.Brittonservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricafromNovember1899to September1902,andwastakenprisonerofwaratColesbergon6January1900.HerejoinedhisBattalionon30Septemberlaterthatsameyear, and advanced to Colour Sergeant in May 1904 (awarded L.S. & G.C. in 1911). BrittonwasdischargedinOctober1913,after21yearsservicewiththeColours.Here-enlistedinthe5thBattalion,SuffolkRegimenton1June 1915, only to be invalided out of service as medically un"t on 2 October 1916. Sold with copied service papers.

Pair: Warrant Officer Class II A. Prewer, Suffolk Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(3867Cpl.A.Prewer,1stSuffolkRegt); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3867Serjt:A.Prewer.SuffolkRegt) contactmarks, nearly very ne (2) £100-£140

ArthurPrewer wasborninChevington,Norfolk,andattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentinJune1894.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduring theSecondBoerWarinSouthAfricafromNovember1899toSeptember1902,andadvancedtoSergeantinAugust1900.Prewerwas appointedtothePermanentStaff ofthe3rdBattalioninMay1906,andadvancedtoColourSergeantinFebruaryofthefollowingyear.He transferredasCompanySergeantMajortothe10thBattalion,SuffolkRegimentinOctober1914,andadvancedtoWarrantOfficerClassIIin January1915.PrewerservedinvariousTrainingReserveBattalions,beforebeingdischargedfromthe3rdBattalion,SuffolkRegimentinJanuary 1918 (entitled to L.S. & G.C.).

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Four: SergeantC.W.Lusher,9th(Service)Battalion,SuffolkRegiment,whowaskilledinactiononthe Western Front, 8 August 1916

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902(5658PteW.[sic] Lusher.SuffolkRegt);1914Star(5658L.Cpl.C.W.Lusher.2/Suff:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5658Sjt.C.W.Lusher. Suff. R.) generally good very ne (4) £200-£240

CharlesWilliamLusher wasthesonofCharlesLusherofStowmarket,Suffolk.Heservedwiththe1stBattalion,SuffolkRegimentduringthe SecondBoerWar.LushersubsequentlyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom10October1914.He advancedtoSergeant,andtransferredtothe9th(Service)Battalion.SergeantLusherwaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton8August1916, and is buried in Auchonvillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France.

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Three: Lance Corporal J. Mason, Suffolk Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(4028PteJ.Mason.1stSuffolkRegt);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,1clasp, SouthAfrica1902(4028PteJ.Mason.SuffolkRegt);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(4028L.Cpl.J.Mason.Suff:Regt) contact marks to rst two, good ne, last good very ne (3)

£140-£180

JohnMason wasborninFarnborough,Warwickshire.HeattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatBurySt.EdmundsinNovember1894.Mason servedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricafromNovember1899toOctober1900,andthenfromAprilthroughtoSeptember1902.Hewas appointedaBandsmaninJuly1902,andservedwiththeBattalioninEgyptfromJanuary1911untilOctober1914.Masonsubsequentlyservedasa LanceCorporalwiththe3rdBattalionatHomefrom24October1914to10January1917(awardedL.S.&G.C.in1915;entitledtoBritishWar Medal, and Silver War Badge). He was discharged on 10 January 1917, having served 22 years and 63 days with the Colours.

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Pair: Private H. Badcock, Suffolk Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(3048PteH.Badcock,1stSuffolkRegt); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3048PteH.Badcock.SuffolkRegt)mountedfor display, contact marks, therefore nearly very ne (2) £100-£140

HarryBadcock wasborninSoham,Cambridgeshire.HeattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatElyinMarch1891,andservedwiththe1st BattalioninSouthAfricafromNovember1899untilAugust1902.Badcockwasdischargedon13March1903,havingserved12yearswiththe Colours.

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Pair: Private S. Collins, Suffolk Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(4164PteS.Collins,1stSuffolkRegt); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4164PteS.Collins.SuffolkRegt) lightcontactmarks, otherwise good very ne (2) £100-£140

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Four: Private A. English, Suffolk Regiment, later 1/4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902(3970PteA.English.SuffolkRegt);1914-15Star(21154 Pte.A.English,North’n.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(21154Pte.A.English.North’n.R.) generallynearlyvery neorbetter (4) £80-£120

AlphonsoEnglish servedduringtheSecondBoerWarwiththeSuffolkRegiment.HesubsequentlyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe4th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment in Gallipoli from 24 October 1915. English later transferred to the Labour Corps.

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Pair: Private J. Gilbey, Suffolk Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(1733PteJ.Gilbey,SuffolkRegt) 2ndclasp facingslightlybuckled;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(1733PteJ.Gilbey.SuffolkRegt) edge bruising, otherwise very ne (2) £120-£160

J. Gilbey served with the 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment during the Second Boer War, and was wounded at Lake Chrissie, 6 February 1901.

Pair: Private C. King, Suffolk Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(2347PteC.King.SuffolkRegt);King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2437 Pte C. King. Suffolk Regt) nearly very ne (2) £80-£100

Four: PrivateA.Lees,SuffolkRegiment,laterBedfordshireRegiment,takenprisonerofwaratColesberg,6 January 1900

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(5105PteA.Lees,1stSuffolkRegt);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(5105PteA.Lees.SuffolkRegt);BritishWarandVictory Medals (322237 Pte. Lees. Bedf. R.) very ne (4) £160-£200

ArthurLees wasborninHertford,andattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatLondoninMarch1898.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringthe SecondBoerWar,andwastakenprisonerofwaratColesbergon6January1900(publishedtranscriptionofcasualtyrollerroneouslygives servicenumberas‘5101’).LeestransferredtotheArmyReserveinMarch1908,andwasdischargedon10March1910,havingserved12years with the Colours.

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Pair: Private F. B. Manby, Suffolk Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg(4229PteF.G.Maneby,1stSuffolk Regt);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4229PteF.Manby[sic]SuffolkRegt) very ne (2) £80-£100

FrederickGeorgeManby wasborninSudbury,Suffolk.HeattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatIpswichinMay1895.Manbyservedwiththe 1stBattalioninSouthAfricafromNovember1899untilOctober1902.Hewasdischargedon29May1907,havingserved12yearswiththe Colours. Manby re-engaged for service with the Army Service Corps in November 1915, and advanced to Sergeant (entitled to BWM and VM). Sold with copied service papers.

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Pair: Private W. Scott, Suffolk Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg(2799PteW.Scott,1stSuffolkRegt); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(2799PteW.Scott.SuffolkRegt) lightcontactmarks, very ne (2) £100-£140

WilliamScott wasborninCambridge,andattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatElyinJune1890.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouth Africa, November 1899 - August 1902, and was discharged 26 August 1902, having served for 12 years and 80 days with the Colours. Sold with copied service papers.

Pair: Private J. Skelton, Suffolk Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(2987PteW.Skelton,1stSuffolkRegt); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2987 Pte J. Skelton. Suffolk Regt) very ne (2) £80-£120

WalterSkelton wasborninHaverhill,Suffolk.HeattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentinJanuary1891,andservedwiththeRegimentintheEast Indies,March1893-December1898,andinSouthAfrica,November1899-August1902.SkeltonwasdischargedinJanuary1903,onlyto reengagedforservicewiththe3rdBattalion,SuffolkRegimentinOctober1914.Hetransferredtothe2ndBattalion,andservedwiththemin France, 3 December 1914 - 16 February 1915. Skelton subsequently transferred to the Labour Corps and the Royal West Surrey Regiment.

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Three: DrummerJ.St.E.Duffy,1stBattalion,SuffolkRegiment,whowastakenprisonerofwaronthe Western Front, 15 February 1915

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg(4246Drmr:J.St.E.Duffy,1stSuffolk Regt);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4246Dmr:J.[sic]Duffy.SuffolkRegt);British War Medal 1914-20 (7621 Pte J. St. E. Duffy. Suff. R.) edge bruising to the rst two, therefore nearly very ne (3) £160-£200

JohnSt.EdmundDuffy wasborninBurySt.Edmunds,Suffolk.HeattestedasaBoyfortheSuffolkRegimentinDublininAugust1895,and wasappointedasaDrummerthefollowingyear.Duffyservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheSecondBoerWarinSouthAfricafromNovember 1899toSeptember1902.HeadvancedtoCorporalinJune1906,andfrequentlyappearedintheRegimentalDefaultersbookthroughouthis service.DuffyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalionintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom16January1915,andwasreportedMissing on15February1915.Hewaslatercon"rmedashavingbeentakenprisonerofwarandinternedinMunster,Germany.Duffywasrepatriatedin December 1918.

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Pair: Major C. H. Mowbray, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment

1914 Star, with copy clasp (Capt: C. H. Mowbray. Suff: R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt. C. H. Mowbray.) very ne (2) £140-£180 137

CharlesHolmeMowbray wasborninSurbiton,Surreyin1879.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalion,SuffolkRegimenton theWesternFrontfrom12September1914.MowbraysubsequentlyadvancedtoMajor,andwaspostedasOfficerCommandingofNo.3 Officer Cadet Battalion. He died in Lewisham, London in 1959.

Three: RegimentalSergeantMajorR.Burton,2ndBattalion,SuffolkRegiment,whowasM.I.D.forservicesin 1914

1914Star,with copy clasp(2640S.Mjr.R.Burton.2/Suff:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2640W.O.Cl.1R.Burton.Suff.R.) generally good very ne (3) £200-£300

M.I.D. London Gazette 20 October 1914.

RobertJamesBurton wasborninBurySt.Edmunds,Suffolk,andwasthehusbandofMarthaBurton,ofSuffolkHouse,37,EdithRd., Prittlewell,Southend-on-Sea.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalion,SuffolkRegimentintheFrenchtheatreofWarfrom15 August1914.RegimentalSergeantMajorBurtondiedontheWesternFronton24January1915,aged43,andisburiedinTottenhamCemetery, Middlesex.

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Four: PrivateA.R.Kersey,2ndBattalion,SuffolkRegiment,whowastakenprisonerofwarontheWestern Front 1914Star(7891PteA.R.Kersey.2/Suff:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7891Pte.A.R.KerseySuff.R.);ArmyL.S.&G.C., G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(5820606Pte.C.J.Kersey.Suff.R.) testmarkstoedgeoflastat11o’clock,generallynearlyvery ne or better (4) £180-£220

ArthurReginaldKersey attestedfortheSuffolkRegimentinNovember1909.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattaliononthe WesternFrontfrom15August1914,andwastakenprisonerofwar(entitledtoSilverWarBadge).PrivateKerseywasdischargedmedicallyun"t in 1919.

Three: PrivateJ.Pate,2ndBattalion,SuffolkRegiment,whowaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,18June 1917

1914 Star (3-7826 Pte J. Pate. 2/Suff: R.); British War and Victory Medals (3-7826 Pte. J. Pate. Suff. R.) good very ne (3) £100-£140

JamesPate servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalion,SuffolkRegimentontheWesternFrontfrom30August1914.PrivatePatewas killed in action on the Western Front on 18 June 1917, and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

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Four: Private F. J. Buckley, 1/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment

1914Star(416PteF.J.Buckley.1/4Suff.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(416PteF.J.Buckley.1/4Suff.R.);TerritorialForce Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (416 Pte F. J. Buckley. 1/4 Suff: R.) generally very ne or better (4) £140-£180

FrederickJamesBuckley servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/4thBattalion,SuffolkRegimentontheWesternFrontfrom8November 1914. He was discharged on 12 January 1916 (entitled to Silver War Badge), and awarded his T.F.E.M. in Army Order 178 of 1919.

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Three: Private H. Easey, 1/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment

1914 Star (2059 Pte H. Easey. 1/4 Suff: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2059 Pte. H. Easey. Suff. R.) nearly very ne (3) £70-£90

Harry Easey served during the Great War with the 1/4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (T.F.) on the Western Front from 8 November 1914.

Four: Private W. Smith, Suffolk Yeomanry

1914-15Star(1557PteW.Smith,Suff.Yeo.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1557Pte.W.Smith.Suff.Yeo.);Special ConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue(WilliamSmith)mountedforwear, lightcontactmarks,generallynearlyvery ne or better (4) £80-£100

Three: Private H. A. Wigg, Suffolk Yeomanry

1914-15Star(1533Pte.H.A.Wigg.Suff.Yeo.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1533Pte.H.A.Wigg.Suff.Yeo.)mountedfor wear, generally very ne (3) £80-£120

HaroldA.Wigg servedduringtheGreatWarwiththeSuffolkYeomanryintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom8October1915.Hetransferred to the Corps of Hussars, and was discharged on 18 August 1917 (entitled to Silver War Badge).

Three: Private A. J. B. Wright, Suffolk Yeomanry

1914-15Star(3136Pte.A.J.B.Wright,Suff.Yeo.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3136Pte.A.J.B.Wright.Suff.Yeo.) generally very ne or better (3) £80-£120

ArthurJohnButlerWright servedduringtheGreatWarwiththeSuffolkYeomanryintheEgyptiantheatreofWarfrom23September 1915.Hewasdischargedon28April1916(entitledtoSilverWarBadge),onlytore-enlistintheRoyalArmyServiceCorpson24Juneofthe same year. Wright was "nally discharged on 30 October 1918.

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AGreatWar‘Salonika’M.S.M.groupoffourawardedtoLanceCorporalA.Howard,1stBattalion,Suffolk Regiment

1914-15Star(14220L.Cpl.A.Howard.Suff.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(14220A.Cpl.A.Howard.Suff.R.);Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (14220 Pte-L. Cpl.- A. Howard. Suff: R.) generally good very ne (4) £140-£180

M.S.M London Gazette 3 June 1919.

Alfred Howard served during the Great War with the Suffolk Regiment in the French theatre of war from 30 May 1915.

Three: Private G. Morley, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, who was killed in action in Salonika, 4 October 1916

1914-15Star(7961Pte.G.Morley.Suff.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7961Pte.G.Morley.Suff.R.);MemorialPlaque (George Morley) generally good very ne (4) £100-£140

GeorgeMorley wasborninWestRow,Suffolk.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,SuffolkRegimentintheFrenchtheatre ofwarfrom16January1915.MorleysubsequentlywentwiththeBattaliontoSalonika,andwaskilledinactionthereon4October1916.Private Morely is buried in Struma Military Cemetery, Greece.

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Five: Corporal R. E. Hammond, Suffolk Regiment, later Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

1914-15Star(14070Pte.R.E.Hammond,Suff.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(14070Pte.R.E.Hammond.Suff.R.);Jubilee 1935;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(7657757Cpl.R.E.Hammond.Beds.&Herts.R.)mountedforwear, light contact marks, generally nearly very ne or better (5) £100-£140

RobertErnestHammond servedduringtheGreatWarwiththeSuffolkRegimentintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom26July1915.Helater transferred to the Army Pay Corps, and then the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment.

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Four: Private G. C. Goodin, 1/5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment (T.F.)

1914-15Star(1579Pte.G.C.Goodin.Suff.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1579Pte.G.C.Goodin.Suff.R.);Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (240183 Pte. G. C. Goodin. 5-Suff. R.) minor edge bruising, nearly very ne or better (4) £80-£100

GeorgeCliffordGoodin servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/5thBattalion,SuffolkRegiment(T.F.)inGallipolifrom10August1915 (entitled to Silver War Badge). He was subsequently attached to the 163rd Company Machine Gun Corps.

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Three: Private C. M. Fuller, 1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment

1914-15Star(2331Pte.C.M.Fuller.Camb.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2331Pte.C.M.Fuller.Camb.R.) generallynearly very ne (3) £60-£80

CharlesMontagueFuller wasborninMay1894,andresidedinSouthStreet,Cambridge.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment in the French theatre of War from 14 February 1915. Fuller died in Cambridge in January 1976.

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Five: Lance Corporal C. Youngman, Suffolk Yeomanry, later 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2389Pte.C.Youngman.Suff.Yeo.);DefenceMedal;ImperialServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue (CharlesYoungman);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(CharlesYoungman)mountedasoriginallyworn, very ne (5) £80-£100

CharlesYoungman enlistedintheSuffolkYeomanryinFebruary1915.HeadvancedtoLanceCorporal,andtransferredtothe7thBattalion, Royal West Kent Regiment (entitled to Silver War Badge).

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Pair: Private S. Bird, Suffolk Yeomanry

Pair: PrivateT.H.Mace,15th(Yeomanry)Battalion,SuffolkRegiment,lateSuffolkYeomanry,whowaskilled in action in Palestine, 9 March 1918

British War and Victory Medals (2305 Pte. T. H. Mace. Suff. Yeo.) good very ne (2) £80-£100

ThomasHenryMace wasthesonofMrs.M.A.Mace,ofChurchLane,Mildenhall,Suffolk.HeinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe SuffolkYeomanry,beforetransferringintothenewlyformed15th(Yeomanry)Battalion,SuffolkRegiment.Maceservedwiththelatterinthe Egyptian theatre of war, and was killed in action in Palestine on 9 March 1918. Private Mace is buried in the Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel.

Four: Captain T. R. Bacon, Suffolk Regiment, late Squadron Sergeant Major, Norfolk Yeomanry BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.T.R.Bacon.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(2.Lieut.T.R.Bacon.Suff.R.); TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(140003Sq.S.Mjr:T.R.Bacon.Norf:Yeo:)mountedforwear, generallygoodvery ne (4) £300-£400

ThomasRobertBacon waseducatedatNorwichHighSchool,andservedasSquadronSergeantMajorwiththeNorfolkYeomanrypriorto being commissioned in the Suffolk Regiment.

Four: CompanyQuarterMasterSergeantJ.W.Hat"eld,1/6th(Cyclist)Battalion,SuffolkRegiment,attached King’s African Ri#es for service in East Africa, 1917-1918 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(265058C.Sjt.J.W.Hat#eld.Suff.R.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(265058C.Sjt.J.W. Hat#eld.Suff.R.);TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.(265058C.Q.M.Sjt:J.W.Hat#eld.6/(Cyc:)Bn:Suff:R.)mountedfor wear, good very ne, scarce (4) £300-£400

JamesWilliamHat"eld enlistedinthe1st(V.B.)Battalion,SuffolkRegimentinSeptember1904.HetransferredtotheEssexandSuffolk CyclistBattalioninJune1908,andasSergeanttothe6th(Cyclist)Battalion,SuffolkRegimentinAugust1911.Hat#eldwasservingwiththemat theoutbreakoftheGreatWar,andadvancedtoCompanyQuarterMasterSergeantinOctober1915.Hewasattachedforservicewiththe King’sAfricanRi$esinEastAfrica,20May1917-December1918(entitledtoSilverWarBadge).Hat#eldwaspostedtotheDepotinIpswich, and then subsequently the 3rd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, from whom he was discharged in March 1919 (awarded T.F.E.M. in December 1918).

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AscarceGreatWarcasualtypairawardedtoLanceCorporalW.E.Rump,3rdBattalion,SuffolkRegiment, who was killed by a bomb dropped on Felixstowe during a Gotha raid on 4 July 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(21080Pte.W.E.Rump.Suff.R.);MemorialPlaque(WilliamEarnestRump) generallygoodvery ne (3) £180-£220

WilliamErnestRump wasborninGreatYarmouth,Norfolk.HeinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe12th(Service)Battalion(East Anglian),SuffolkRegimentontheWesternFront.HeadvancedtoLanceCorporal,andtransferredtothe3rdBattalion,atrainingunitbasedat Felixstowe.LanceCorporalRumpwasoneofeightsoldierskilledduringaGotharaidonFelixstoweon4July1917-theUKArmyRegisterof Soldier’s Effects gives killed by ‘Hostile Aircraft, Felixstowe, 4.7.1917.’

Theraidalsocaused4civiliancasualtiesinthetown,anddamagetoanumberofbuildings.Thesoldierswerecarryingoutexercisesonthebeach at the time of the raid. Lance Corporal Rump is buried in Caister Old Cemetery, Norfolk.

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Three: Private H. Langston, Suffolk Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1309Pte.H.Langston.Suff.R.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(1309Pte.H.Langston. Suff. R.) very ne (3) £140-£180

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Three: Private P. W. T. Pugh, Suffolk Regiment, late Lincolnshire Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(51975Pte.P.W.T.Pugh.Linc.R.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Malabar1921-22 (5819378 Pte. P. W. T. Pugh, Suff. R.) polished, therefore good ne or better (3) £100-£140

PercyWilliamThorntonPugh servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,LincolnshireRegiment.Hesubsequentlytransferredto the Suffolk Regiment.

Six: Private P. Scott, Suffolk Regiment, later Sapper, Royal Engineers

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(53737Pte.P.Scott.Suff.R.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Malabar1921-22(5821007 Pte.P.Scott,Suff.R.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(5821007Spr.P. Scott. R.E.) mounted crudely as originally worn, generally nearly very ne or better (6) £160-£200

Percy Scott resided at 668 Barking Road, Plaistow, London.

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Five: Private R. R. Gooch, Suffolk Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Malabar1921-22(5819488Pte.R.R.Gooch.Suffolk.) slightlylaterissue,with xed suspension;1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(5819488Sjt.R. R. Gooch. Suffolk.) generally good very ne (5) £100-£140

MIC gives ‘Medals scrapped 21 June 1946.... issued to Maj. R. R. Gooch, The Swan Inn, Great Massingham, King’s Lynn, Norfolk.’

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New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1861 to 1866 (161 David Gibbs, 1st Bn. 12th Regt) nearly very ne £300-£400

Approximately 85 medals with this reverse issued to the 12th Foot.

NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1861to1866 (645.WmMaddock,1stBn12thRegt) suspensionre-a xed,tracesof brooch mounting, nearly very ne £180-£220 162

Approximately 85 medals with this reverse issued to the 12th Foot.

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1861 to 1866 (683. Thos Williams, 1st Bn. 12th Regt) minor edge bruising, very ne £300-£400 163

Approximately 85 medals with this reverse issued to the 12th Foot.

NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1863to1866 (252.Matw.Hardiman,1stBn12thRegt.) edgebruising,thereforevery ne £300-£400

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New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1864 to 1866 (964. Dr. Stpn. Guinn, 1st Bn 12th Regt) edge bruise, nearly very ne £300-£400

NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1864to1866 (1008.JosphDixon,1stBn.12thRegt) suspensionclawtightened,nearly very ne £280-£340 166

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1864 to 1866 (28... Andrw. Morrison, 1st Bn 12th Regt) contact marks, good ne £300-£400 167

AndrewMorrison wasborninCork,Ireland.Heservedwiththe43rdFootduringtheIndianMutiny(entitledtonoclaspMedal).Morrison attested for the 12th Foot at Sydney, Australia in May 1866. He was discharged on 31 March 1874, having served for 21 years and 11 days. Sold with copied service papers.

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse undated (3711. John Stone. 1st Bn 12th Foot.) very ne £280-£340

JohnStone wasborninLydford,Somerset.Heattestedforthe99thFootatLondoninDecember1841.Stonetransferredtothe1stBattalion, 12th Foot in October 1855. He was discharged 16 January 1868, after 26 years and 54 days service. Sold with copied service papers.

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1888 (894 Pte J. Anderson 1st Bn Suff. R.) edge bruising, nearly very ne £100-£140

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CharlesFuller wasborninDiss,Norfolk.HeattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatBurySt.EdmundsinJanuary1885,andservedwiththe1st BattalioninIndiafromJanuary1887toMarch1892.FulleralsoservedwiththeBattalioninSouthAfricafromJanuarythroughtoJune1900 (entitled to a Q.S.A. with ‘Cape Colony’ clasp). Sold with copied service

GeorgePett wasborninBurySt.Edmunds,Suffolk.HeattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatBurySt.EdmundsinMay1882,andservedwiththe 1stBattalionintheEastIndiesfromDecember1883toFebruary1890.PettwasdischargedinMay1894,havingservedtwelveyearswiththe Colours. Sold

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (32B/1049, Pte. E. Chinnery, 1/12th Regt) toned, minor edge nicks, otherwise good very ne

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (3952 Sgt H. Arrowsmith, 1st Suffolk Regt) good very ne £180-£220

H.Arrowsmith servedwiththe1stBattalion,SuffolkRegimentduringtheSecondBoerWar,andwaskilledinactionatColesbergon6January 1900.

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (2246 Pte G. Farraway, 1st Suffolk Regt) good very ne £70-£90

GeorgeFarraway wasborninEn"eld,London.HeattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatLondoninJuly1888discharged,andservedwiththe1st BattalioninSouthAfricafromNovember1899untilApril1900.FarrarywasdischargedinCapeTownon9July1901,havingserved13yearswith the Colours.

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (3010 Pte F. Seaman, 1st Suffolk Regt) good ne £50-£70

FrederickSeaman wasborninStanton,Suffolk.HeattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatBurySt.EdmundsinJanuary1891.Seamanservedwith theRegimentintheEastIndies,March1893-December1898,andinSouthAfrica,November1899-August1900.Hewasdischarged,26 January 1903, having served for 11 years and 64 days with the Colours.

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (4088 Pte H. Charles. Suffolk Regt) very ne £60-£80

HarryCharles wasborninHiston,Cambridgeshire.HeattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentatBurySt.EdmundsinDecember1894,andserved withtheRegimentinSouthAfricafromFebruarytoSeptember1902(servicepaperserroneouslygiveadditionalclaspentitledto‘CapeColony’, but this at variance with medal roll and medal). Charles was discharged on 3 December 1906, having served 12 years with the Colours. Sold with copied service papers.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (4709PteG.J.Allensby,1stSuffolk Regt) good very ne £80-£120

G. Allensby served with the 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment during the Second Boer War, and died of disease at Wynberg on 26 February 1901.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (2081PteW.Chappell,1stSuffolk Regt) nearly very ne £70-£90

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (1484PteJ.Fuller,1stSuffolkRegt) nearly very ne £70-£90

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901, uno cialrivetsbetween state and date clasps (2336 Pte G. Cook, 1st Suffolk Regt) very ne £100-£140

GeorgeCook wasborninNetley,Hampshire.HeattestedfortheSuffolkRegimentinSeptember1888,andservedwiththeRegimentinSouth AfricafromNovember1899untilAugust1901.Cook’sservicepapersgivehimasslightlywoundedatRensbergon6January1900-however,he isnotlistedinthelatestpublishedtranscriptionofthecasualtyroll.Hewasdischargedon9September1901,havingserved13yearswiththe Colours.

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The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Suffolk Regiment, Part 1

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 (6523PteE.F. Woods, Vol: Coy Suffolk Regt) aw to top righthand part of clasp facing, nearly very ne

£80-£100

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cial rivets between state and date clasps (6747 Pte J. Claydon, Suffolk Regt) suspension slack, nearly very ne £60-£80

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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Malabar 1921-22 (5819325 Pte. C. F. Harper, Suff. R.) very ne £100-£140

1914 Star (5538 Pte F. Emmerson. 2/Suff: R.) good very ne £60-£80

FrankErnestEmmerson servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalion,SuffolkRegimentontheWesternFrontfrom30August1914. He subsequently served with the 2/5th Battalion, Scottish Ri"es and the Royal Army Service Corps.

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WilliamWillis servedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/4thBattalion,SuffolkRegimentontheWesternFrontfrom8November1914.Private Willistransferredtothe8th(Service)BattalionandwaskilledinactionontheWesternFront,12October1917.Heiscommemoratedonthe Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48 (Capt.B.J.E.Morphew.Suffolk.) ranko ciallycorrected,namingdoublestruck in places, very ne £80-£100

B.J.E.Morphew servedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaSecondLieutenantwiththeSuffolkRegiment.Hewasattachedtothe1stBattalion, Royal Ulster Ri"es for service in Palestine from 10 October 1945 until 11 October 1946.

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(2) (22646609Pte.B.Russell.Suffolk.;22787808Pte.G.R.Rice. Suffolk.) surname of last partially o cially corrected, generally very ne (2) £50-£70

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General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya (21128454 Pte. J. Read. Suffolk.) good very ne £50-£70

India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (5825912 Pte. E. Baker. Suff. R.) good very ne

£80-£120

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WilliamGorham wasborninIpswich,Suffolk.HeattestedfortheSuffolkRoyalGarrisonArtilleryMilitiainSeptember1879,andwas discharged in June 1904 (awarded Militia L. S. & G.C. Medal in Army Order 27 of 1905).

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ClementP.Hall servedwiththe4thBattalion,SuffolkRegiment,andwasawardedT.F.E.M.inJanuary1911.Heservedwiththebattalionduring the Great War as a Company Quarter Master Sergeant on the Western Front from 8 November 1914.

RobertCharlesMullett wasborninIpswich,Suffolk.HeattestedfortheSuffolkYeomanryinFebruary1904,andadvancedtoCorporalin May1909.MullettservedatHomefrom5Augustto12October1914,beforebeingdischargedas‘MedicallyUn#t’on12October1914(entitled to Silver War Badge).

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HarryBartram wasborninDenham,Suffolk.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe9th(Service)Battalion,SuffolkRegimentintheFrench theatreofWarfrom29December1915.PrivateBartramwaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton13September1916,andis commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

A !neGreatWar‘WesternFront’V.C.,D.C.M.groupof !veawardedtoSergeantA.Loosemore,8th Battalion,DukeofWellington’s(WestRidingRegiment),forhisgreatgallantrysouthofLangemarckon11 August1917:aftertwomembersofhissectionhadbeenkilledbesidehim,hefoughtwitheverymeansathis disposal-machine-gun,bomb,ri"eandrevolver-tothwartadeterminedcounterattackwhichappearedto manyasthoughitmustsucceed,andaccountedforabouttwentyoftheenemyaswellasanumberof snipers, before returning to his original post with a wounded comrade under heavy !re.

Remarkably,Loosemore’sV.C.-winningexploitscamethedayafterhewasreputedtohaveshotdownwith hisLewisgunaGerman !ghterthatwasengagedina‘dog-!ght’withaBritishaircraft,thissavingtheBritish pilot’s life.

SubsequentlyawardedtheD.C.M.forhisgallantrywiththe1st/4thBattalionatZillebekeduringaraidon20 June1918-‘ahighlysuccessfuloperation,11prisonersandoneMachineGunbeingcapturedandnumerous casualtiesbeingin"ictedontheenemy’-Loosemorewasseverelywoundedbymachinegun !reat Villersen-Cauchieson11October1918,resultinginhisleftlegbeingamputated.Heneverfullyrecoveredfromhis war wounds, and died as a result of tuberculosis in 1924

VictoriaCross,reverseofsuspensionbarengraved‘No.15805Pte.A.Loosemore.8th.Bn.WestRidingR.’,reverseofCross engraved‘11.Aug.1917.’;DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(15805Sjt:A.Loosemore.V.C.1/4W.Rid:R.);1914-15Star (15805.Pte.A.Loosemore.W.Rid.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(15805Sjt.A.Loosemore.W.Rid.R.)recentlyremounted,buttogetherwiththeoriginalcourt-mountedribandbar,andhousedinacontemporary Hunt&Roskell, London,case, traces of lacquer, light pitting and contact marks, nearly very ne and better (5) £180,000-£220,000

Provenance: Sotheby’s, May 1969 (when sold by the recipient’s son).

32menreceivedboththeVictoriaCrossandtheDistinguishedConductMedalduringtheGreatWar;ofthese,thevastmajority(unlike Loosemore)receivedtheD.C.M.priortotheV.C.;consequentlyLoosemore’sD.C.M.isjustoneofahandfultobenamedwiththepost-nominal letters ‘V.C.’

V.C. London Gazette 14 September 1917:

‘Formostconspicuousbraveryandinitiativeduringtheattackonastrongly-heldenemyposition.Hisplatoonhavingbeencheckedbyheavy machine-gun !re,hecrawledthroughpartiallycutwire,dragginghisLewisgunwithhim,andsingle-handeddealtwithastrongpartyoftheenemy, killingabouttwentyofthem,andthuscoveringtheconsolidationofthepositiontakenupbyhisplatoon.ImmediatelyafterwardshisLewisgun was blown up by bomb, and three enemy rushed for him, but he shot them all with his revolver. Laterheshotseveralenemysnipers,exposinghimselftoheavy !reeachtime.Onreturningtotheoriginalposthealsobroughtbackawounded comrade under heavy !re at the risk of his own life. He displayed throughout an utter disregard of danger.’

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

‘Whenoutwitha !ghtingpatrolhedisplayedconspicuousgallantryandpowersofleadershipwhenhisofficerwaswoundedandtheplatoon scatteredbyhostilebombs.Heralliedthemenandbroughtthembackinorder,withallthewounded,toourlines.Onasubsequentoccasionhe handledhisplatoonwithgreatskillandcompletedisregardofhisowndangerunderheavymachine-gun !re,anditwasowingtohisdetermination and powers of leadership that the platoon eventually captured the enemy post which they were attacking.’

ArnoldLoosemore wasborninSharrow,Sheffield,on7June1896,thesonofGeorgeLoosemore,agardenerattheSheffieldCentral Cemetery,andhiswifeSelina,andthesixthofsevenbrothers,allofwhomservedduringtheGreatWar.EducatedatCliffordSchoolinSheffield, hewasemployedasafarm-workeratFulwood,YorkshirewhenWarwasdeclaredin1914,andimmediatelyvolunteered.Turneddownfor enlistmentowingtohisfrailphysique,hetookajobwithacoalmerchantinordertobuilduphisstrength,andsuccessfullyattestedfortheYork andLancasterRegimenton2January1915.HetransferredtotheDukeofWellington’s(WestRidingRegiment)on10March1915,andserved with the 8th Battalion during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 11 September 1915.

DepartingTurkeyinDecember1915,LoosemorereturnedtoEngland,beforebeingpostedtoFrance,arrivingontheWesternFronton3July 1916 as a Lewis machine-gunner.

V.C. Action - Langemarck, 11 August 1917

Onthenightof7August1917,the8thBattalionDukeofWellington’s-aspartofthe 32ndBrigade-enteredthefrontlinenorthofYpresat Steenbeek,justsouthofLangemarck.Theirroutetothefront,viaPoperinghe,Elverdinghe,andFlamatinghe,hadprovidedaharshinitiationwith torrentialrainandenemyshellsmarkingtheireverystep.Afterfourdays‘holdingtheline’,on11August1917thebattalionwastaskedtomount anattackonGermanPositionsontheeastbankoftheSteenbeek,inpreparationforthenextBritishattackonLangemarck.Thebattalion’s contribution was a minor one, but was memorable for the exceptional courage and great gallantry displayed by a 21 year-old private soldier.

Loosemore,aLewisgunnerinNo.12Platoon,wasoneof !ftymenfrom“Y”CompanyassignedthetaskofcapturingaGermanblockhouse known,appropriately,asWellingtonFarm.Theattackwentinatdaybreak,afteranightspentshelteringinshell-holes,uptotheirkneesinmud. CompanySergeantMajorMilesdescribeditthus:‘Weadvancedonthefarminextendedorder,butwenttoofaraheadandhadtoretiretokeep intouchwiththecompanyonourleftandright.ItwasthenthataverybraveactwascommittedbyaLewisgunnerofoursnamedLoosemore; hecertainlysavedaveryawkwardsituation.Hestayedinashell-holeandcoveredourretirementwithaLewisgun.Well,thisgungotputoutto action,butLoosemorehungonandkepttheadvancingGermansatbaywiththisrevolver.Whenthatgaveout,hethrewhisdisabledgunatthe remaining Germans and came back to where we had consolidated, a truly brave act.’

Milesreportedtheyoungsoldier'sgallantrytohiscompanyofficer,SecondLieutenantE.Wood,whogatheredeyewitnessstatementstosupport theV.C.recommendation.IncludedamongthemwasthetestimonyofSergeantRidgeway,anothermemberof12Platoon,whodescribedhow Loosemore held off ‘a great number’ of the enemy, enabling the company to consolidate ‘in front of the Boche wire’:

‘HedisplayedgreatcouragewhenattackedbyapartyofGermanbomberswhoputhisLewisgunoutofaction.HethenthrewtwoGermanstick bombsatthesaidbombersandusinghisrevolver,hekilledfourGermansandwhenhecameintowhereourcompanyhadduginunderheavy machine [gun] !re, he brought out a wounded comrade. During the day, while we still held to our new position, he sniped off !ve of the enemy.’

WritingtoLoosemore’sparents,SecondLieutenantWooddescribedtheirsonasthe‘bravestladIhaveeverseen’andsaid‘hismagni!cent gallantryundoubtedlysavedthewholeofthecompany.’Suchclaimswerenotexaggerated.Aftertwomembersofthissectionhadbeenkilled besidehim,Loosemorehadfoughtwitheverymeansathisdisposal -machine-gun,bomb,ri$eandrevolver-tothwartadetermined counterattackwhichappearedtomanyasthoughitmustsucceed.Heaccountedforabouttwentyoftheenemyaswellasanumberofsnipers. Almost as miraculous as his Herculean feat of arms was the fact that he emerged unscathed.

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Remarkably,hisgallantryinbeingawardedtheVictoriaCrosswasnottheonlynoteworthyactionthatheperformed.Inaletterwrittentothe recipient’ssonmanydecadeslaterbyaSergeantinthesamecompany(andcaveattedbythefactthathismemorymaybeplayingfalse),herecalls how:‘Ontheeveningpriortothis[Loosemore’sV.C.-winning]action,wewereindugoutsonthecanalbankatYpres,anda“dog-!ght”between BritishandGermanaircraftwastakingplaceoverhead.Suddenly,twoaircraftdivedtowardsthetreetops.OnewasaGerman !ghteronthetailof oneofouraircraft.Yourfather(whowasaLewisgunneratthetime)whohadjustcompletedcleaninghisgunjammedamagazineonhisgun, traineditontheGerman,andbroughthimdown.ThepilotoftheBritishaircraftcameupbycarsometimelaterthatevening,locatedyourfather, andthankedhimforsavinghimfromsuredisaster.Laterthatsameeveningwemovedupthelinetomaketheattack.Icanassureyouthatitwas a bloody and muddy experience.’ (letter from ex-Sergeant C. Bawley, M.M., refers)

PromotedCorporalon17August1917,Loosemore’sVictoriaCrosswasannouncedon14September1917,andhewaspresentedwiththeV.C. ribandbytheGeneralOfficerCommandingatPoperingheon23September.ReturningtotheU.K.onleaveinDecemberofthatyear,hewas presentedwithhisVictoriaCrossbyH.M.theKingatBuckinghamPalaceon2January1918,andthefollowingdayattendedaCivicReceptionin his home city of Sheffield, where over 2,000 people cheered him from the steps of the Town Hall.

The8thBattalion,DukeofWellington’swasdisbandedinApril1918,andLoosemore,preferringtostaywithhisRegimentratherthanacceptinga billetathome,waspostedtothe1st/4thBattalionon1May1918.HewaspromotedSergeanton6May,andafteramonthspenttrainingnew drafts,theBattalionreturnedtotheWesternFrontinmid-June1918,takingoverastretchofthelineintheZillebekesector.Withindays, Loosemore was to distinguish himself again.

D.C.M. Action - Zillebeke, 19-20 June 1918

Onthenightof19-20June1918,1st/4thBattalion,DukeofWellington’swastaskedwitharaidontheenemypositionsatZillebeke.TheBattalion WarDiarystates:‘TheBattalioncarriedoutanextensiveraidontheenemypositionsoppositetheYpresrightsub-sector.Thewholeof“A”and “B”Companiesand2Platoonsofeachfrom“C”and“D”Companiestookpartin theoperation.Theoperationwashighlysuccessful,11prisoners and one Machine Gun being captured and numerous casualties being in#icted on the enemy with only light casualties ourselves.’

Thebattalionhistorygivesrathermoredetails,andconcludes:‘Theraidwasagreatsuccess.Elevenprisonersandalightmachinegunhadbeen captured,andconsiderablecasualtieshadundoubtedlybeenin#ictedontheenemy.Thetotalcasualtiesofthebattalionwere3otherrankskilled, oneofficerand16otherrankswounded,andoneotherrankmissing.Thiswasextremelylight,consideringthatthreequartersofthebattalion hadspentoneandahalfhoursintheenemy’slines.Butbyfarthemostsatisfactoryresultoftheraidwasitseffectonmorale.Manyofthe officersandmenwhotookparthadonlybeenwiththebattalionaveryshorttime,andalargenumberofthelatterwereveryyoungandhad seenno !ghtingbefore.Theoldsoldierhaslearnedtotakethingsastheycome,butsuccessorfailurehavegreateffectoninexperiencedand youngsoldiers.Soitwaswiththisraid.Theywentintoactionboys;theycameoutalmostveterans.Fortheirservicesinconnectionwiththisraid, SecondLieutenantsHuggardandNewmanwereeachawardedtheMilitaryCross;SergeantsLoosemore,V.C.,Wilson,andFieldreceived Distinguished Conduct Medals; and sixteen other ranks gained the Military Medal.’

Wounded - Villers-en-Cauchies, 11 October 1918 - and War’s End

The1st/4thBattalionremainedintheYpressectionuntiltheendofAugustwhentheunitwasorderedsouth.Weeksofinactivitycametoanend on11October1918,exactlyonemonthbeforetheArmistice,whentheBattalionwasassignedthetaskofcapturingaridgeinfrontofVillers-enCauchies.Sofastwastheiradvancethatthebattalionbrokethroughtheirownartillerybarrage,andtheenemyretaliatedbyrakingthecrestwith machine-gun !re.AmongstthosewoundedwasSergeantLoosemore,severelywoundedbymachinegun !retobothlegs.Thebattalionhistory states:‘SergeantA.Loosemore,V.C.,D.C.M.,ofACompany,wentdown,shotthroughbothlegsandthebattalionlostamagni!centleaderwho was liked by everyone and almost worshipped by the men of his platoon.’

LoosemorewasstillundergoingtreatmentwhentheArmisticewassigned,resultinginhisleftlegbeingamputated,andhewas !nallydischarged on13May1920.ThefollowingmonthheattendedtheGardenPartyhostedbyH.M.theKingatBuckinghamPalaceon26June1920for recipientsoftheVictoriaCross.Settingupasa poultryfarmer,hemarriedMissAmyMortonon24August1920,andtheyhadoneson,also calledArnold.However,Loosemoreneverfullyrecoveredfromhiswarwounds,anddiedasaresultoftuberculosisinSheffieldon10April1924. Hewas27yearsofage.Hewasburiedwithfullmilitaryhonours,hisfuneralbeingorganisedbySheffieldCityCouncil,withcrowdsliningthe processionroutefromHillsboroughtoEcclesall,andthefuneralservicebeingconductedbytheLordBishopofSheffield.Hiswidowwasdenieda WarWidowspensionfromtheGovernmentonthegroundsthathewasnolongeraservingsoldieratthetimeoftheirmarriage,and,asher husband’sV.C.annuityceaseduponhisdeath,sheandtheirsonwereleftpenniless.Shamefully,shewasthensentthebillforherhusband’s funeralprocessionbytheCityCouncil.60yearslatertheCityCouncilbelatedlyattemptedtorightthiswrong,bynaminganewresidentialroad ‘Loosemore Drive’ in his honour.

Soldwitha !ne-qualityleather-boundmemorialvolumetotherecipient,containingnumerousphotographicimages,photographsofofficialletters, newspaper cuttings, and other documents; and copied research.

A !neandwell-documentedGreatWar‘WesternFront’C.B.,‘Gallipolioperations’C.M.G.,‘WesternFront’ D.S.O.groupofsevenawardedtoBrigadier-GeneralA.Birtwistle,EastLancashireBrigade,RoyalField Artillery(TerritorialForce),whowasfourtimesMentionedinDespatches-servingwiththe !rstTerritorial unittobecommittedonactiveserviceduringtheGreatWar,heendedtheWarasoneofjustahandfulof Territorials to have been advanced to the rank of Brigadier

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withneckriband;The MostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withneckriband; DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;1914-15Star(MajorA.Birtwistle.R.F.A.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Brig.Gen.A.Birtwistle.);TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,silverand silvergilt, hallmarks for London 1915, with integral top slide riband bar, good very ne and better (7) £3,000-£4,000

C.B. London Gazette 30 May 1919:

‘For valuable service rendered in connection with military operations in France and Flanders.’

C.M.G. London Gazette 8 November 1915:

‘For distinguished service in the Field during the operations at the Dardanelles.’

D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1918.

M.I.D. LondonGazettes 5November1915(Dardanelles);14December1917;20December1918;and5July1919(theselastthreeallWestern Front).

ArthurBirtwistle wasborninBlackburnon29May1877,thesonofWilliamBirtwistle,aprosperousmill-ownerwhobythe1920swassaid tocontrolmoreloomsthananyotherindividualintheworld,andwaseducatedatBlackburnGrammarSchoolandUniversitySchool,Southport. Hewas !rstcommissionedasaSecondLieutenantintheVolunteerForceson28April1897,andfromthoseearlydaysheshowedhisdedication tomilitaryserviceasheservedasSecretaryoftheLancashireAmmunitionColumnArtilleryandTerritorialMovement,aroleinwhichhe continuedtoserveforabout12yearsuntilherelinquishedofficeatendof1908.Thatsameyear,in1908,hewasappointedasaJusticeofthe Peace for Lancashire.

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

HavingbeenpromotedCaptaininthe3rdLancashireRoyalGarrisonVolunteerArtillery,BirtwistlewasappointedasCaptaininthe1stEast LancashireAmmunitionColumnofthe1stEastLancashireBrigadeon1April1908.Somefouryearslater,hispromotiontotherankofMajor wascon!rmedon3January1912.HewaspromotedLieutenantColonelon9March1915incommandofthe210th(EastLancashire)Brigadeof theRoyalFieldArtilleryandwaspresentatGallipoli,goingashorewiththe !rstgunsofthe5thand6thBatteriesoftheR.F.A.,havingbeenplaced inchargeofasubgroupofAustralianandNewZealandBatteries.ForhisserviceshewasMentionedinDespatchesbyGeneralSirIanHamilton, and later that year was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.

ProceedingtotheWesternFront,BirtwistlewasMentionedinDespatchesbyFieldMarshalSirDouglasHaigonthreeoccasions,the !rstinhis despatchof7November1917,whichwasswiftlyfollowedbyhispromotiontothetemporaryrankofBrigadierGeneralincommandofthe66th DivisionalArtilleryon2December1917,andtheannouncementoftheawardoftheTerritorialDecoration(LondonGazette 4December1917).

LessthanamonthlaterhewasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceOrderinthe1918NewYear’sHonours’list.HewasagainMentionedinField MarshalHaig'sDespatchdated8November1918,andyetagaininhisDespatchdated16March1919;afterrevertingbacktotheTerritorial ForceafterfouryearsonactiveservicehewasappointedColonelon9March1919.TwomonthslaterhewasappointedaCompanionofthe Order of the Bath.

DuringtheGreatWar,Birtwistlehadthedistinctionofnotonlyservingwiththevery !rstBritishTerritorialUnit(theEastLancashires) committedonactiveserviceduringtheWar,butalsobeingoneofonlyelevenTerritorialofficerstobeappointedtotherankofBrigadierGeneralduringtheWar.Followingthecessationofhostilities,Birtwistletookupamanagerialroleinthefamilybusiness,aswellasservingon numerouscharitablecommittees.Hewasakeenmotor-cardriverandyachtsman,servingasPresidentoftheLancashireAutomobileClub,and regularlysailedonLakeWindermere.HeretiredfromtheTerritorialArmyuponreachingtheagelimiton29May1934,beinggrantedthe honorary rank of Brigadier-General, and died on 12 May 1937.

Sold with the following original documents:

i) The recipient’s original Commission Document appointing him a Second Lieutenant in the Volunteer Forces, dated 28 April 1897

ii) Bestowal Document for the D.S.O., dated 1 January 1918

iii) Bestowal Document for the C.B., dated 3 June 1919

iv) Four Mentioned in Despatches Certi!cates, dated 22 September 1915; 7 November 1917; 8 November 1918; and 16 March 1919

v) War Office letter to the recipient regarding his retirement from the Territorial Army having reached the age limit, dated May 1934.

AGreatWarD.S.O.groupof !veawardedtoCaptainI.H.McClure,IntelligenceCorps,lateMotorCyclists Section,RoyalEngineers,whoservedduringtheGreatWarinFrance,Belgium,Italy,Germany,Austria, Yugoslavia,andPoland;wasfourtimesMentionedinDespatches;andwasawardedtheItalianWarMerit Cross.Akeenamateurpilotintheinter-Waryears,heonce "ewfromLondontoConstantinopleinaD.H. Moth,andwaslaterDirectorofOperations,ServicesandIntelligence,intheDepartmentoftheDirector General of Civil Aviation at the Air Ministry DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;1914Star,with copy clasp, erased;British WarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.I.H.Mc.Clure.); Italy,Kingdom,WarMeritCross,bronze, goodvery ne (5) £1,400-£1,800

D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1918.

M.I.D. London Gazettes 1 January 1916; 15 June 1916; 15 May 1917; and 11 December 1917.

Italian War Cross London Gazette 21 August 1919.

IvorHerbertMcClure wasborninLondonon9October1890,thesonoftheRev.CanonEdmundMcClure,andwaseducatedatbothEton andHarrow,andatClareCollege,Cambridge.FluentinFrench,withagoodknowledgeofGermanandItalian,andasmatteringofFlemish, Spanish,andDutch,heattestedinitiallyfortheMotorCyclistsSection,RoyalEngineers,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfromSeptember1914,beforebeingcommissionedSecondLieutenantintheIntelligenceCorpson20February1915.Heserved ontheStaff oftheIntelligenceCorpsatRouen,andwaspromotedtemporaryCaptainon1March1916.DuringtheGreatWarhisdutiestook himtoFrance,Belgium,Italy,Germany,Austria,Yugoslavia,andPoland,andforhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasfourtimesMentionedin Despatches,wasawardedtheItalianWarCross,andwascreatedaCompanionoftheDistinguishedServiceOrder.Herelinquishedhis commission on 28 September 1919.

Post-War,McClurewasakeenamateurpilot,andreceivedhisRoyalAeroClubAviator’sCerti"cateno8108on9June1927.Hisaircraftof choicewasaD.H.60GMoth,andinApril1930hepurchasedfromCaptainGeoffreydeHavillandhimselfaircraftG-AAAA.Asheadofthe AviationDepartment,AutomobileAssociation,hewasaregularvisitortotheskiesoverEurope;ononeoccasionhe #ewfromLondonto ConstantinoplebywayofBrussels,Frankfurt,Nuremberg,Vienna,Budapest,Belgrade,andSo"aontheoutboundjourney,andthenviaBucharest, Krakow,Breslau,Berlin,Hannover,andAmsterdamonthereturnleg.Hewasalsoaregularcontributorto Flight magazine.In1937hewas appointedDirectorofOperations,ServicesandIntelligence,intheDepartmentoftheDirectorGeneralofCivilAviationattheAirMinistry.He subsequently emigrated to Quebec, Canada, and died on 25 April 1981. Soldwiththerecipient’scivilianPilot’sLogBook,coveringtheperiodfrom2April1927to25September1933,includinghis #ightsfromLondon toConstantinople;hisF.A.I.Aviator’sCerti"cate;aSilvercigarettecase,inscribed‘PresentedtoLieutenantIvorH.McClurebytheStaff ofthe IntelligenceCorpsatRouen,asasmalltokenoftheirappreciation,November1915’;variousphotographicimagesandotherephemera;andmuch copied research, including various extracts of Flight magazine.

Amostunusual‘militarydivision’O.B.E.groupof !veawardedtoWingCommanderA.F.P.H.SomersetLeeke,RoyalFlyingCorpsandRoyalAirForce,whoservedaspersonalpilotto‘FatheroftheRoyalAir Force’HughTrenchardin1916.HewasM.I.D.forservicesinKurdistanin1924,andreceived2Greek Awards for service with the British Air Mission to Greece, 1930-32 - a unique combination to the R.A.F.

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttype,breastbadge,hallmarksforLondon‘1927’; BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.A.F.Somerset-Leeke.R.F.C.); Greece,Kingdom,Orderofthe Redeemer,2ndissue,Knight’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamel;MedalforMilitaryMerit,3rdClass,bronze,withbronzelaurel wreath on riband; with M.I.D. Emblem, all mounted on card for display, generally good very ne or better (5) £800-£1,200

O.B.E. London Gazette 4 June 1928. The original recommendation states:

‘ThisofficerisinchargeofthetechnicaltrainingatNo.1SchoolofTechnicalTraining(Apprentices)andhasshownun"aggingenergy, determinationanddevotiontodutyatalltimes.Hepossessesaconsiderableknowledgeofworkshoppracticeandorganisation,anditwaslargely due to this knowledge that the change from bulk to wing training was effected so smoothly.

SquadronLeaderSomerset-Leakeiscon$dentandcheerful,anddealswiththevariousproblemsinconnectionwithhisworkinamosttactful manner.Heexercisesagreatin"uenceovertheofficersunderhiscommand,andtherecordsuccessofthelastpassing-outattheSchoolwasina large measure due to his personal efforts.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 14 June 1918 and 11 June 1924 (Kurdistan).

Greece, Order of the Redeemer, 4th Class London Gazette 4 November 1932.

AlanFitzroyPlantagenetHenrySomerset-Leeke wasborninGillingham,KentinJanuary1891.Heappearstohavebeencommissioned intotheRoyalFlyingCorpsinApril1915asplain‘AlanFitzroy’,droppinghisthirdandfourthforenames(howeverhisM.I.D.quotesallfour initials). The forenames and ‘Somerset’ are all family names of the Dukes of Beaufort.

Somerset-LeekeadvancedtoLieutenantinDecember1915,andtransferredtotheRoyalAirForceasaTemporaryCaptaininApril1918.He servedasapilotintheFrenchtheatreofWarwith13,21,2and16Squadronsduring1916.Attheendof1916,Somerset-Leekewasdeclared ‘un$tfor "yingduties’.Itwouldappearthatasaircraftbecamemoreadvancedandwerecapableofattaininggreaterheight,hebegantosuffer fromaerialvertigo.Althoughhelaterregainedhis "yingcategoryhehadlimitationsplacedontheheightatwhichhewasallowedto "y.Itis interestingthatwhilsthequali$edforaMentioninDespatchesforKurdistanin1924,heneverquali$edfortheG.S.M.with‘Kurdistan’clasp.And again, until the change of rules in 1947 he was not permitted to wear the Oak Leaf on his uniform to signify this recognition.

Somerset-LeekeadvancedtoSquadronLeaderinJanuary1926,andtoActingWingCommanderinSeptember1932.HistwoGreekawardswere giveninrecognitionofhisserviceswiththeBritishAirMissiontoGreece,23September1930-23September1932,whenhewasemployedasa TechnicalAdvisertotheGreekAirMinistry.Somerset-Leekebecameanengineeringspecialistwhilstcontinuingto "yanditwasbecauseofhis undoubted ability that he was selected for the Greek mission.

Somerset-LeekeretiredinOctober1935,onlytore-engageasActingWingCommanderforserviceduringtheSecondWorldWarin1939 (entitled to Defence and War Medals). He was discharged in May 1945, and died in October 1959. AnumberoflotsofdocumentationrelatingtoSomerset-Leekeappearedat auctionwithSothebyKing&ChasemoreattheWarnhamWar MuseuminApril1980.Includedamongstthesewerehisfourlogbooks-thesewerepurchasedbyR.A.F.Hendon.AnentryfromtheonetheLog Booksdated,20May1916,states‘transferredto21Squadron,St.Andre,Hesdin,aspilotforGeneralTrenchard.’Thesamesourcegiveshis $rst "ight as personal pilot for Trenchard as 22 May 1916 in BE2c 1702 (photocopies of the relevant catalogue entries included in lot).

Sold with copied research.

ASecondWar‘AirRaidPrecautions’O.B.E.groupoffourawardedtoJ.D.Tod,whoservedwiththe19th (LothiansandBerwickshire)ImperialYeomanryduringtheBoerWar,andwaslaterappointedaDeputy Lieutenant for Midlothian

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901(8488Pte.J.D.Tod.19thCoy6thImpl:Yeo:);DefenceMedal; SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(JohnD.Tod),mountedforwearalongsideaKing’sSouthAfrica1901 -02,1clasp,SouthAfrica1901 (483Pte.T.Uffendell.Rl:Scots.) towhichtherecipientwasnotentitled, half-hearted attempted erasure to KSA, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne (5) £260-£300

O.B.E. London Gazette 9 January 1946: John Dun Tod, Esq., J.P., D.L., Air Raid Precautions Controller, County of Midlothian.

JohnDunTod,anEngineerfromLasswade,Midlothian,wasbornon29January1877.Heattestedintothe19th(LothiansandBerwickshire) ImperialYeomanry,inEdinburgh,on13January1900andservedinSouthAfricaduringtheSecondBoerWarfrom25February1900to28 February1901(andthereforenotentitledtotheKing’sSouthAfricaMedal).HewasdischargedinEdinburghon14April1901.Laterappointeda JusticeofthePeace,andaDeputyLieutenantforMidlothian,heservedasaSpecialConstableand,duringtheSecondWorldWar,wastheAir Raid Precautions Controller for the County of Midlothian. He died, aged 80, in Edinburgh on 23 May 1957. Sold with a corresponding mounted group of !ve miniatures, the QSA with the clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal.

Apost-WarO.B.E.,K.P.M.groupoftenawardedtoDeputyCommissionerF.W.Syer,TripolitiniaPolice Force, late Nigeria Police and Palestine Police, and Second Lieutenant, Royal Air Force TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;King’sPoliceandFire ServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,forDistinguishedService(FrederickW.Syer,Asst.Inspr.GeneralofPolice,Palestine.);British WarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.F.W.Syer.R.A.F.);GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Palestine,Palestine1945-48(Deputy Supt.F.W.Syer.Pal.Police.);1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,thesethreeallprivatelyengraved‘FrederickW. SyerAsst.Inspr.GeneralofPolicePalestine’;ColonialPoliceForcesMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(Asst.Insp.Gen. FrederickW.Syer,PalestinePoliceForce) edgepreparedpriortonaming;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued,mountedasworn, nearly extremely ne (10) £800-£1,000

O.B.E. London Gazette 10 June 1954: Frederick William Syer, Esq., Deputy Commissioner, Tripolitania Police Force.

K.P.F.S.M. London Gazette 8 June 1944: Frederick William Syer, Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Palestine.

C.P.M. London Gazette 13 June 1946: Frederick William Syer, Assistant Inspector General, Palestine Police Force.

FrederickWilliamSyer wasborninFarnham,Surrey,on20August1899andwascommissionedTemporarySecondLieutenantonprobation intheRoyalFlyingCorpson20January1918.HetransferredinthisranktotheRoyalAirForceasafoundermemberon1April1918andserved with76Squadron,beforetransferringtotheUnemployedListon15September1919.HesubsequentlyjoinedtheColonialPoliceForce,andwas awardedthe1937CoronationMedalwhilstservingwiththeNigeriaPoliceForce.TransferringtothePalestinePoliceForceon8September1939 herosethroughtherankstothepositionofAssistantInspectorGeneral,andforhisserviceswasawardedtheKing’sPoliceandFireService Medal.HemarriedDorisMacqueenatSt.George’sCathedral,Jerusalem,on18February1948,beforebecomingDeputyCommissionerofthe TripolitaniaPoliceForce.AppointedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1954BirthdayHonours’List,hediedinNorfolkon28 June 1971.

Sold with a family photograph album; and copied research.

For the recipient’s wife’s M.B.E., see Lot 208.

For the recipient’s related miniature awards, see Lot 571.

ASecondWarM.B.E.groupof !veawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelC.F.Seston,RoyalIndianArmyService Corps, later Sherwood Foresters

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;1939-45Star;Burma Star,thereverseprivatelyengraved‘137614E.C.12886Lieut-ColonelC.F.SestonForesters&R.I.A.S.C.’;DefenceandWar Medals1939-45;togetherwiththerecipient’scardidentitydiscs;R.I.A.S.C.capandcollarbadges;anda14thArmylapelbadge, nearly extremely ne (5) £140-£180

M.B.E. London Gazette 17 January 1946: ‘For gallant and distinguished services in Burma.’

Soldwithawoodencigarbox,thelidhandsomelyengravedwiththebadgeoftheRoyalIndianArmyServiceCorps;thenamedcardboxofissue fortherecipient’sLongServiceandGoodConductMedal‘Lt.Q.M).CF.Seston.Foresters.’[themedalnotincludedwiththelot];andacoloured portrait of the recipient.

208

A Second War M.B.E. pair awarded to Doris Macqueen, Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary, Palestine

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtypelady’sshoulderbadge,silver,onlady’sbow riband,in RoyalMint caseofissue, thecaseslightlydamaged;Coronation1937(D.M.D.Macqueen.)contemporarilyengraved naming, good very ne (2) £100-£140

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1944: Doris Mary Dean, Mrs. Macqueen, Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary, Palestine. DorisMaryDeanMacqueen,néeChambers,wasbornin1895andsmarriedJamesMacqueeninLondonin1921.SheservedasPrivate SecretarytotheChiefSecretaryinPalestineduringandimmediatelyaftertheSecondWorldWar,andmarriedFrederickWilliamSyer,the AssistantInspector-GeneralofPoliceinPalestine,atSt.George’sCathedral,Jerusalem,on18February1948.ShediedinNorfolkon3January 1978.

Sold with a photograph of the recipient receiving her M.B.E.; and copied research. For the medals awarded to the recipient’s second husband, see Lot 206.

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209

Sold by Order of the Recipient

‘YouhavetorespecttheTalibantoadegreebecausetheycanbeingeniousandadaptable,butwe’re10timesbetter soldiers and ghters than they are. If they ght us, we will win. We proved it time and time again.’

Corporal B. Malone, C.G.C., Esquire, March 2010

‘CorporalBradley“Bugsy”MalonewastobeawardedtheConspicuousGallantryCrossforhis“ ghtingprowessand gallantry’;CorporalMaloneshowingthisonnofewerthanthreeseparateoccasions,eachoneofwhichwouldhave merited the award by itself”.’

3 Commando Brigade, Helmand Assault, Where the Taliban least expected them, by E. Southby-Tailyour

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Aparticularly !ne‘OperationHerrickIX-Afghanistan’C.G.C.groupoffourawardedtoCorporalBradley ‘Bugsy’Malone,45Commando,RoyalMarines-whowas‘awardedtheConspicuousGallantryCrossforhis ‘!ghtingprowessandgallantry’;CorporalMaloneshowingthisonnofewerthanthreeseparateoccasions, each one of which would have merited the award by itself.’

Malone,aspartofZuluCompany,operatedoutoftheBritish-mannedForwardOperatingBase‘Gibraltar’in HelmandProvincenexttotheHelmandRiver,nearthetownofSangin,whichwasusedtomonitorand interceptenemyforcesbetweenGereshkandSangin.ThebasebeingdescribedbytheTalibanasthe‘mouth of hell’, or the ‘devil’s place.’

Malonedistinguishedhimselfonnolessthan3occasionswhilstonpatrols,including:leadingabayonet chargetorepelanambush;rescuinghispinneddowntroopsergeantfromthe‘KillingGround’-“Ididn’t thinkofitasdangerousorriskingmylife.Isawanopportunity,youjusttakeyourballsinyourmouthand get on with it”; and lastly when on the receiving end of an IED-initiated ambush.

The !naltime‘waswhen10TroopwasmovingnorthofFOBGibraltaralonganarrowbutdeepwaterway. TheyknewtheTalibanwereinthearea:theirtaskwastoseekthemout,drawthemout,andthentake themout.Shortlyaftermidday,thepatrolwascaughtinanimmenseexplosion.Theleadingsection commanderwaskilledinstantly,whileinfrontofhim,thepointmarinewasblownacrossaditchintoan open !eld,veryseriouslywounded.ThethirdmanwasBugsyMalonewho,stillclutchinghisGPMG,was hurledbackwardsoff hisfeet.ShakenandbruisedbutotherwiseOK,hecollectedhiswits,shoutedfortwo mentocomeforwardtohelpandthengrabbedaradiosettocallforsupport.”Maloneorganisedthe evacuationofcasualties,andcalleddownartilleryandairsupportwhilsteffectingthetimelywithdrawalof his section, all under the heaviest of !re from the enemy

ConspicuousGallantryCross,E.II.R.,reverseofficiallyinscribed‘CplBMaloneRMP061156L2009’;Iraq2003-11,noclasp(MneB MaloneP061156LRM);OperationalServiceMedal2000,forAfghanistan,1clasp,Afghanistan(MneBMaloneRMP061156L); Jubilee 2012, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, extremely ne (4) £100,000-£140,000

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C.G.C. LondonGazette 10September2009(amended13October2009,dueto LondonGazette erroneouslylistingMarineJamesMalone,Royal Marines, 30008326):

‘For gallant and distinguished services in Afghanistan during the period 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009.’

The LondonGazette asalwaysgivesnospeci!cdetailofMalone’sheroism,butthefollowing‘citation’ispiecedtogetherfromseverallettersand other published sources, all of which quote various excerpts from the original recommendation:

‘CorporalMaloneservedinAfghanistanwithZuluCompany,45Commando.OnthreeseparateoccasionsCorporalMalonehasexcelledinthe heat of battle and demonstrated gallantry, leadership and courage far beyond that reasonably expected of a junior rank.

Inthe !rstincident,afterhiscompanywascaughtina !erceambush,CorporalMalonefearlesslyledhissectionwithcalmauthority,orderinghis men to bayonet charge the enemy who broke and "ed in the face of his determined onslaught.

Subsequently,inanoperationinNovember[2008],whenhissectionwaspinneddownbyheavyandaccurate !re,hedisplayedacomplete disregardforhisownsafety,scramblingfromthecoverofaditchheadvancedacrossopengrounddodgingahailofbulletsinordertocollect TroopSergeantTompkinswhohadbecomeisolatedinthekillingareawhilst !ringmortarsattheenemy.Fightingtogether,thepairmanagedto hold off the insurgents and reach safety.

CorporalMalone’s !nalactofbraveryoccurredon31December2008whenhisTroopwasambushedandamassiveimprovisedexplosivedevice wastriggered,whichkilledhisTroopCommander.Commandingand !ringfromanexposedpositionCorporalMalonegalvanisedeffortsto recovercasualtiesandinfusedthosearoundhim.Undaunted,heimmediatelytookcontrolofthesituationandby !ringmorethan900rounds,he managed to keep the insurgents at bay while providing covering !re for the evacuation of the dead man.

CorporalMalone’s !ghtingprowessandnerveturnedthetideofthebattleandleddirectlytothesuccessfulextractionof10Troopfromadeadly ambush. His exceptional resourcefulness and courage were remarkable and in the !nest traditions of the Corps.’

Bradley‘Bugsy’Malone wasborninSeatonDelaval,Northumberland.Heprovidedthefollowingdetailsinaninterviewandfeaturepiece which appeared in Esquire in March 2010:

‘CorporalBradMalone,24,isasectioncommanderwith45CommandoRoyalMarines...hejoinedtheMarinesat16andhasbeenontoursof IraqandAfghanistan.MalonewasawardedtheConspicuousGallantryCross,thesecond-highestBritishmilitaryhonour,lastSeptember.His citationstatesthat“onthreeseparateoccasions[inAfghanistan],heexcelledintheheatofbattle”and“demonstratedgallantry,leadershipand courage far beyond that reasonably expected of a junior rank.”

“IhadmyheartsetontheMarinesfromwhenIwasveryyoung.They’readifferentbreed,really.TheMarineshavethelongestandtoughest infantrytrainingcourseintheworld,andjoiningthem was,forme,theultimatechallenge.IwentouttoAfghanistaninOctober2008,andwasat aFOB[ForwardOperatingBase]nearSanguin.Ourrolewastogoonground-dominationtrooppatrolsandtotheFLET[ForwardLineofEnemy Troops]totakeontheTaliban.Atonepoint,wehadalmostdailycontacts-itwasavery,verykineticFOBtobein.Iendedupbeingasection commanderresponsibleforsevenmen,andthereisnobetterjobintheArmedForcesinAfghanistan.Ihadsomeofthebesttimesofmylifeout there.

Ialsohadsomeoftheworst.TheMarinesarelikeaclose-knitfamily,soifoneofyourbestfriendsgetshurtithitseveryonehard.Oneofour troopswaskilledinanIED-initiatedambushwhileIwasoutthere,and11menfrom45CommandohavebeenkilledinAfghanistan.Youpickeach otherupandgetthroughit.YouhavetorespecttheTalibantoadegreebecausetheycanbeingeniousandadaptable,butwe’re10timesbetter soldiers and !ghters than they are. If they !ght us, we will win. We proved it time and time again in our area of operations.

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Ononeverylongandheavycontact,though,mytroopsergeantgotpinneddowninhismortarpositionbyenemy !re,whichwas360 [surroundingus].SoIrantohisaid[acrossopenground]andgothimbacktoasafearea.Ididn’tthinkofitasdangerousorriskingmylife.Isaw an opportunity, you just take your balls in your mouth and get on with it. He was a good friend - and the Taliban aren’t that good shots anyway. It’squiteanhonourtogettheaward,althoughIfeelI’mwearingitforallthetroopsinmycompany,foralltheladswhofought,wereinjured,lost limbs, and who died....’

MaloneservedwithZuluCompany,45Commando,RoyalMarinesaspartofOperationHerrickIX.45CommandoformedBattleGroupNorth (takingoverfromthe2ndBattalion,ParachuteRegiment)intheUpperSanginValley,andZCompanywasemployedatFOBGibraltar-a BritishmannedForwardOperatingBaseinHelmandProvincenexttotheHelmandRiver,nearthetownofSangin,usedtomonitorandinterceptenemy forcesbetweenGereshkandSangin.ThelatterbasewasdescribedbytheTalibanasthe‘mouthofhell’,orthe‘devil’splace.’Malone’stourat FOBGibraltarwasfromOctober2008toApril2009,with3CommandoBrigade,RoyalMarinestakingcommandofTaskForceHelmandon8 October 2008.

Thefollowingadditionaldetailofthistour,duringwhich37menoftheTaskForcewerekilledandmorethan150wounded,isgivenin 3 Commando Brigade, Helmand Assault, Where the Taliban least expected them, by E. Southby-Tailyour:

‘OftheotherFOBs,GibraltarwashometoZCompany,whomonitoredandinterceptedenemyforcesmovingbetweenSanginandGereshk. Sitedeighteenkilometresnorth-eastofGereshkalongtheHelmandRiver,itwasattheapexofaconical-shapedwedgeofdesertknownasthe Witch’sHat,whichjuttednorthintothegreenzone.Itwas,evenbyHelmand’sstandards,anisolatedbaseandthesceneofsomeremarkable gallantry.

CorporalBradley‘Bugsy’MalonewastobeawardedtheConspicuousGallantryCrossforhis‘!ghtingprowessandgallantry’;CorporalMalone showing this on no fewer than three separate occasions, each one of which would have merited the award by itself.

On New Year’s Eve of 2008, and moving towards known enemy positions, Corporal Malone’s team had been suddenly involved in an ambush:

“Take cover!”

“Contact! Wait out.”

Ashelayinthecoverofashallowditch,CorporalMaloneweighedupthesituation.Hequicklydecidedhewouldleadhissectioninwhatthey would want to do - attack.

“OK, lads, get your bloody bayonets on! We’ll soon sort this lot out.” Then, a moment later, “Ready?”

“We’re with you, Bugsy!”

“Come on then, what are you waiting for...?”

Confronted by the determined and controlled aggression of the Commandos, the enemy promptly "ed.

“Bugger that!”

We’ll get them next time!”

Onthenexttime,CorporalMaloneshowed‘braveryandinitiativefarbeyondhisrankorexperience’whenhedisplayedasimilarlevelofpersonal courageandmilitaryacumen.Whilehewas !ringa ‘baby’(51mm)mortarattheenemy,histroopsergeantbecameisolatedandwasnowbeing pinneddownbyenemy !re,unabletomove.OncemoreMalone,accuratelygaugingtheseriousnessofthesituation,leftthesafetyofaditchand, braving !erce !re,reachedthetroopsergeant.Ablenowtoworkasa !reandmanoeuvreteam,thetwoofthemwereableto !ghttheirway back to the troop.

The !naltimewaswhen10TroopwasmovingnorthofFOBGibraltaralonganarrowbutdeepwaterway.TheyknewtheTalibanwereinthe area:theirtaskwastoseekthemout,drawthemout,andthentakethemout.Shortlyaftermidday,thepatrolwascaughtinanimmense explosion.Theleadingsectioncommanderwaskilledinstantly,whileinfrontofhim,thepointmarinewasblownacrossaditchintoanopen !eld, veryseriouslywounded.ThethirdmanwasBugsyMalonewho,stillclutchinghisGPMG,washurledbackwardsoff hisfeet.Shakenandbruised but otherwise OK, he collected his wits, shouted for two men to come forward to help and then grabbed a radio set to call for support.

TheTalibanhadotherideas,however,andbeforethedustsettledthewholepatrolcameunder !refromfourwell-prepared !ringpoints:the closest was 100 metres to their right, with another two beyond that and the fourth 200 metres to the left. It was a classic IED-initiated ambush. “Contact. Wait out!”

Malone on patrol in Afghanistan in the ‘Gibraltar’ Area of Operations

Malone,whileorganisingtheemergencytreatmentofthewoundedaswellastheevacuationofhisdeadsectioncommander,managedtocallfor instant air support.

1241: Contact explosion.

1241: IED explosion FOB Gib. 1 x KIA and 1 x T1 casualty.

1250: Regional Command (South) recommend MERT for casevac.

1257: ETA casualty at Gib - 30 minutes.

1259:UPDATEFriendlyforcescameunderIEDattack,causing2xcasualties,followedbysmall-arms !reattackwhileconductingtreatment.FF now treating casualty and returning small-arms !re.

1302: ETA of casualty to GIB - 5 minuets.

1307: Casualty now at GIB. Remainder of friendly forces still withdrawing.

1309: MERT wheels up at Bastion.

Continuingto !ghttheenemyacrossanarcofnearly180degrees,butnowwithsupportfromothersectionsmovinguptheir "anks,noother casualtiesweretaken.Theobjectnowwasnotsomuchtosmothertheenemy;rathertokeephisheaddowntoallowthecasualtyevacuationto take place. This desperate time was captured in Malone’s eventual citation:

‘Undaunted,heimmediatelytookcontrolofthesituationandby !ringmorethan900rounds,hemanagedtokeeptheinsurgentsatbaywhile providingcovering !refortheevacuationofthedeadman.’Hewasalsocallingin !ringmissionsfrommortars, !xed-winggroundattackaircraft and 29 Commando Regiment’s 105mm guns.

Thirty or so minutes after the initial IED contact, a Harrier GR9 homed in with a Paveway IV laser-guided bomb:

1312: Close Air Support (GR9 Harrier) dropped 1 x Paveway IV on EF FP. Theenemywentquiet.Thosecaughtweredead;thosestillalivewishingtoremainso.Thepatrolcouldcontinuegettingitsdeadandwounded back to FOB Gibraltar.

1315: Friendly forces out of contact and en route to Gib.

1337: MERT wheels down at Gib.

1339: MERT wheels up at Gib. Escorting Apache remaining in support of troops in contact. However, Corporal Malone and his fellow marines were not out of danger yet:

1355: Apache has observed suspected enemy setting up a potential ambush as friendly forces are withdrawing. Apache remains overhead.

1422: All patrol returned to FOB.’

ThenewsoftheawardofhisCGCreachedMaloneinamostunusualfashion.Ascanbeseenfromthe LondonGazette entry,acertainMarine JamesMalonewasalsoservingin45CommandoatthesametimeasBradleyMalone.Duetoatypographicalerror(thatmadeitallthewaytothe LondonGazette), JamesMalonewascalledintotheCO’sofficeandinformedofhisawardoftheCGC-withchampagnecelebrationandall.It shortlybecameclear,muchtothebemusementofallconcerned,thatthewrongMalonewasbeingdecorated.Bythetimeeverythinghadbeen recti!ed there was no champagne left for ‘Bugsy’ to celebrate with! He gives his version of events as follows:

‘ReceivingthenewsofmyCGCawardwasoutsideofthenormalchannels.Whilstworkingona !ringrangeinBarryBuddenIreceivedacallfrom myfriendMarineJamesRoxyMalone,wehadservedtogetherinthesamesectionZuluCompanyonOperationHerrick9inAfghanistan.Aftera brief“HelloRoyal,howyouaredoing?”Roxygottothepoint.Hesaid,“I’vejustbeenawardedamedalfortheoperationinAfghanistan”.I respondedwith“That’samazingmate,welldone”.Roxyreplied,“Idon’tactuallythinkitsformemate,Ithink itmightbeforyou”.Ileftthecall with “Nah mate they don’t make those kind of mistakes, anyway I need to get back to the !ring range package.”

LaterthateveningIhadmy "usteredcoloursergeantburstintomyaccommodation.Hesaid,“I’vebeentryingtogetaholdofyouBrad,youneed to go to the CO’s house NOW”. “Why?” I spoke. He replied, “just go”.

IwasgreetedatthedoorofmyCOColonelOliverLee.IwasinvitedintothelivingroomwhereheinformedmethatIwasreceivingthe ConspicuousGallantryCross.IglancedintohiskitchenwhereIsawRoxyMalonestandingwiththeCO’swifesmilinganddrinkingchampagne.By thispointhehadbeeninformedthatitwasnothimwhowasreceivingtheCGCbutthatitwasinfactme.Hetookthenewswellashehadbeen offeredananti-tankcourseasanapologyforthemixupwhichhewasverypleasedwith.IwastoldthatIhadtogetmyselfdowntoStonehouse Barrackswithinthenext12hourstobeinfrontoftheTVcamerasfortheofficialmilitaryannouncementatwhichpointtheCOhandedmethe keystohiscarandIheadedonmyway.IarrivedatStonehouseBarracksbytheskinofmyteethwithjustenoughtimetogetmyuniformonand present myself to the TV crew.’

BradleyMalonewasinvestedwiththeCGCatBuckinghamPalaceon11December2009,andchosethatauspiciousdaytoalsosuccessfully propose to his girlfriend.

Sold with the following related items and documents:

C.G.C. RoyalMint caseofissue;namedboxesofissueforcampaignawards,andboxofissueforJubileeMedal;N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,ISAF, unnamedasissued,inboxofissue;LondonOlympics2012CommemorativeMedallion,incaseofissuewithDowningStreetenclosure;Certi!cate ofService;alargenumberoflettersofcongratulationontheoccasionoftheawardoftherecipient’sC.G.C.,includingfrom:AdmiralSirMark Stanhope,K.C.B.,O.B.E.,FirstSeaLord;AdmiralSirTrevorSoar,K.C.B.,O.B.E.,Commander-in-ChiefFleet;MajorGeneralA.Salmon,C.M.G.,O.B. E.,CommandantGeneralRoyalMarines;RearAdmiralC.P.R.Montgomery,C.B.E.,NavalSecretary;LieutenantColonelO.A.Lee,M.B.E.,CO45 CommandoGroupRoyalMarines;RegimentalSergeantMajorB.A.Dawe,R.M.;withvariousotherinvitations,investituredocumentation, photographic images, and a large quantity of related newspaper cuttings and other ephemera

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.C.andSecondAwardBargroupoffourawardedtoBrigadierC.F.T.Haigh, RoyalArmyOrdnanceCorps,late14th(1stLondonScottish)Battalion,LondonRegiment,whowastwice Mentioned in Despatches

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar,unnamedasissued;1914Star,withclasp(63Sjt.C.F.Haigh.14/Lond:R.);British WarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorC.F.T.Haigh.)mountedasworn, edgebruisetoBWMandlightcontact marks, generally very ne (4) £1,800-£2,200

M.C. London Gazette 18 June 1917:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hecollectedapartyofmenandpersonallyassistedextinguishinga !rewhichbrokeoutinan ammunition dump. His gallant action undoubtedly saved lives.’

M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 3 June 1919.

CecilFrancisTyssenHaigh wasborninMarylebone,London,in1889andwaseducatedatSt.Edmund’sCollege,Ware.Afterleavingschool hebecameaStockbroker’sClerkinLondon,andin1911enlistedintothe14th(1stLondonScottish)Battalion,LondonRegiment.Akeen sportsman,hewonmanyRegimentalathletictitles,andalsoplayedrugbyforLondonScottish.Calledupforservicefollowingtheoutbreakofthe GreatWar,HaighservedwiththeBattalionaspartofthe1stBrigade,1stDivision,ontheWesternFrontfrom16September1914,and !rstsaw action at Messines Ridge, south of Ypres, in October 1914.

On31October,theLondonScottishtookupapositionatL’EnferWood,justwestofMessinesRidge,butwerecaughtbyenemy !reinopen groundandforcedtotakeshelterinabandonedtrenches, !ghtingoff enemyattacksatthepointofthebayonet.Losseswereinevitablyhigh,and by nightfall the battalion had suffered over 300 casualties.

HaighwascommissionedtemporaryLieutenantintheArmyOrdnanceDepartmenton29March1915,andservedwiththemfortheremainder oftheWar.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasadvancedMajor;wastwiceMentionedinDespatchesbyhisdistantkinsmanField Marshal Haig (London Gazettes 4 January 1917 and 20 December 1918); and was awarded both the Military Cross and a Second Award Bar.

HaighmarriedMissVeraLeBretonatMaryleboneinDecember1918,andaftertheyweremarriedhadoverseaspostingstoHongKong(1923-25) andPoona,India(1933-34).DuringtheSecondWorldWarHaighservedasDeputyDirectorofOrdnanceServicesattheWarOffice,responsible forsuppliesofammunition,tanks,militaryequipmentandothermaterial.Heretiredin1946withtherankofBrigadier,anddiedinLimps!eld, Surrey, in 1972.

Soldwiththerecipient’sMentionedinDespatchesCerti!cate,dated8November1918;aLondonScottishRugbyClubclothbadge;andacopyof Clan Haig of Bemersyde - a Family History’, which has a chapter on the recipient, including various photographic images.

For the medals awarded to the recipient’s son, see Lot 215.

AGreatWar1918‘Frenchtheatre’M.C.groupof !veawardedtoCaptainR.D.Flunder,1/7thBattalion, Cheshire Regiment (T.F.), late Private, 5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), Canadian Infantry

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;1914-15Star(13231PteR.D.Flunder.5/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.R.D.Flunder.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, very ne (5)

£700-£900

M.C. London Gazette 4 October 1919:

‘HecommandedabattalionduringtheoperationsnearMenin,on14th,15thand16thOctober,1918,withgreatskillandgallantry.Histhorough organisationandtheperfecthandlingofhismenatthestartensuredsuccess.Thecompletecon!dencewhichheinspiredinhismencontributed very largely to the success of the operations.’

France, Croix de Guerre London Gazette 22 November 1918.

RalphDanielFlunder wasborninArlesey,BedfordshireinFebruary1889,andservedintheBedfordshireYeomanryforfouryearspriorto emigratingtoCanada.HeinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarintherankswiththe5thBattalion,CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront. FlunderwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe1/7thBattalion,CheshireRegiment(T.F.)inJanuary1916.HewasappointedActingCaptain and Company Commander in October 1917. Flunder was granted the rank of Captain in December 1921.

Anextremelyrare‘Kurdistan1924’R.A.F.ArmouredCar’sM.C.groupoftenawardedtoFlyingOfficerG.A. ‘Baldy’Elliot,No.6ArmouredCarCompany,RoyalAirForce,laterCaptain,SouthAfricanAirForce,who distinguishedhimselfbycommandingtwoLanciaarmouredcarsagainstaKurdishambushatQaraAnjiron the Kirkuk - Chemchemal Road in May 1924

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.G.A.Elliott.R.A.F.) BWMrenamed;IndiaGeneralService1908-35, 1clasp,Waziristan1919-21(F/O.G.A.Elliot.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaService Medal, theselast "veofficiallyimpressed‘102973G.A.Elliot’; Iraq,Kingdom,ActiveServiceMedal,noclasp,mountedas originally worn, but lacking reverse pin, generally nearly very ne or better (10) £1,800-£2,200

M.C. London Gazette 20 October 1925:

‘In recognition of valuable and distinguished service rendered in connection with operations in Kurdistan, in May 1924.’

The LondonGazette givesnodetailofElliot’sheroism,butthereportsandmemorandasubmittedatthetime,whichwenttoformingtheoriginal recommendation,arepublishedinSquadronLeaderN.Tucker’sbook InAdversity-ExploitsofGallantryandAwardstotheRAFRegimentandits

Associated Forces 1921-1995:

‘InMay,1924,the2nd(Assyrian)Battalion,IraqLevieswasinKirkuk,togetherwiththeirfamilies.TheBattalionwasintheprocessofforminga campatChemchemalforoperationsintheSulaimaniyaharea,andon4MayonlytwocompaniesandtheAssyrianfamiliesremainedinKirkuk. Alreadytherehadbeenacertainamountofback-chatbetweenthetownspeopleandtheAssyrians,inwhichtheformer,seeingthegreaterpart oftheBattalionmovingout,threatenedtodealwiththeAssyrianwomenwhenthemenhadgone.Matterswereverytense,withmany townspeopleinsympathywithSheikhMahmud.At0930hourstherewasadisturbanceinthebazaar,betweenmenoftheAssyrianBattalionand aMuslimshopkeeperoverprices,inwhichoneAssyrianwasshot.Thesoldiersreturnedtotheirbarracks,collectedtheirri!esandranamokin thetown.SomeoccupiedsitesdominatingthePoliceSeraiandthebazaar,fromwhichtheyshotdownterri"edinhabitants.About30Muslims werekilledand60wounded.Kurdishcavalrywascon"nedtoitsbarracksforfearof "ghtingbetweentheLevyunits.Britishtroopswerehurriedly airliftedfromBaghdadtopolicethedisorder,andtheAssyrianinfantrywasdisarmedandmarchedoutofthetownatsunsetunderescortbythe Armoured Cars.

TheWarDiaryoftheArmouredCarWinginIraq,forMay1924,providesthefollowingaccountofNo.6ArmouredCarCompany’sactivities, the Company tasked with responding to the Kirkuk disturbance:

‘Duringthe5th,6th,7th,and8thMay,armouredpatrolsweremaintainedinKirkukTown,andanescortwasprovidedtotheSyrianLeviesand theirfamiliesenrouteforaselectedcampingsiteatChemchemal.Duringthelatteroccasionthecarsweresubjecttosporadicsnipingfromthe hillsinthevicinityofKirkukandlater,sometenmileswestofChemchemal,toanorganisedattackbythefollowersofSaiyidMuhammadJabbari. Dismounted action was taken by the cars, the attacks being easily repulsed and a certain number of casualties in!icted.....’

AsaresultoftheseoperationsFlyingOfficerG.A.ElliotandObserverOfficerL.T.KerrywereawardedtheMilitaryCross,CorporalT.Ashcroft andCorporalG.H.LewisbothwontheMilitaryMedal.AllweremembersofNo.6ArmouredCarCompany.Thereisnoevidenceofany surviving citations, but the following memorandum and report were submitted in support of their actions:

LieutenantColonelG.C.M.S.Cameron,Commanding2ndBattalion,IraqLevies-‘IbegtoforwardherewithcopyofareportbyCaptainFry, 2ndBattalion,IraqLeviesontheactionoftwoArmouredCarscommandedbyFlyingOfficerElliot,R.A.F.ontheeveningofthe7thMayatQara Anjir.At1800hoursonthatdayIorderedCaptainFrytovisitthepicquetsonthenorthernsideoftheroadwhileIdidthoseonthesouth.Itwas duringhisinspectionthattheKurdsattemptedtoattackoneofthepicquets.Ishouldalsoliketomentionthegoodworkdonebythetwo ArmouredCarsunderObservingOfficerKerryR.A.F.onthe8thMay.Itwasowinginagreatmeasuretotheactionofthesetwocars,oneof whichworkedwiththeAdvancedGuardandtheotherwiththeRearGuardthattheenemywaspreventedfrombringing #retobearonthelong column of women and children.”

CaptainO.M.Fry-‘Atabout18.30hourson7.5.24twoCompaniesofthe2ndBattalion,IraqLevieswerecampedatQaraAnjironthe KirkukChemchemalRoad.IwasorderedbyColonelSorelCamerontoinspectpicquetsonthenorthernsideoftheroad.ApartyofKurdsbeganto advanceinathreateningattitudeononeofthepicquets.FlyingOfficerElliotinchargeofH.M.A.Cars Explorer and Avenger immediately ordered hiscarsoutandpassingthroughthepicquetline,succeededinbringingthembehindtheKurdswithouttheirknowledge.Onadvancingfurtherone ofthecarsbecamebadlyditchedandatthesametimetheKurdsopenedabrisk #reonthecars.F/OElliotandCpl.Ashcroftleavingtheircars adjustedthetowropesandafterafewminutessucceededinpullingtheditchedcarbackontheroad,andsafelyrejoinedtheircarsalthoughthey were #redonatlessthan #ftyyardsdistance.AdvancingalittlefurthertheroadbecametoosteepandF/OElliotgavetheorderforadismounted action.Coveredbythe #reofonlyoneri!eCpl.LewiscarriedhisVickersguntoapositionsometwentyfeetabovetheroadandquicklygetting intoactiondrovetheKurdsoff leavingoneofthemkilledwithintwentyfeetofthegun.SnipingcontinuedforsometimeuntilsilencedbyCpl. Lewis.OwingtotheinitiativeoftheArmouredCarCommanderandtheconductofhiscrewtheKurdsneveragainapproachedwithin #ring distances of the camp and sniping was effectively arrested.’

GeraldAugustusElliot wasborninSandys,BermudainJune1900.HewaseducatedinAustraliaandatDenstoneCollege,Staffordshire, beforeenteringtheNavalCollegeatGreenwichasaProbationaryFlightOfficerintheRoyalNavalAirServiceon24March1918.Afterqualifying as a pilot, Elliot transferred to the Royal Air Force in September 1918 and served in France from the following month.

ElliottransferredtotheUnemployedListafterthewar,butwasgrantedaShortServiceCommissioninJuly1920,andwaspromotedtoFlying Officer.Hewaspostedfor !yingdutiesto24SquadronatKenleyinOctoberofthesameyear,andembarkedforIndiainMarch1921.Elliot servedwith20SquadronatParachinarandAmbalauntilhewastransferredtoHQIraqfordutieswiththeArmouredCarCompaniesinJuly 1922.

Elliotspentthe #rsttwomonthsintheStoresDepot,IraqbeforejoiningNo.6ArmouredCarCompanyon3November1922.Heservedwith thisCompanyforthenextfouryears,seeingservicethroughoutNorthernIraqandbeingawardedtheM.C.forhisgallantryduringtheKirkuk operations(seeabove).Elliotwaspostedto208SquadroninIsmaliainJanuary1927,andtransferredtotheReservesinAugustofthesameyear. HesubsequentlymovedtoSouthAfrica wherehewasemployedinMining,andhiswifebeingemployedbythePretoriaGirlsSchool.Elliotjoined theSouthAfricanAirForceinApril1940.HetransferredtotheSouthAfricanTankCorpsinAugustofthesameyear,onlytoreturntotheS.A. A.F. in April 1942. Elliot advanced to Captain and was discharged in February 1946. Sold with copied research, and photographic image of recipient in uniform.

AnoutstandingSecondWar‘Burmaoperations’ImmediateM.C.,ImmediateI.D.S.M.groupofsixawardedto Jemadar Qaim Shah, 4th Battalion (Sikhs), 12th Frontier Force Regiment MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.reverseofficiallydated1945;IndianDistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(10391Hav.QaimShah,4-12 F.F. R.)completewithtopsuspensionbrooch;1939-45Star;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;IndiaServiceMedal,oncontemporary wearing bar, the I.D.S.M. removed from a display frame with consequent severe damage to reverse centre (6) £1,200-£1,600

M.C. London Gazette 24 May 1945 (Burma).

The original recommendation for an Immediate M.C. states:

‘Action at NYAUNGKAYA on 4th MARCH 1945.

On4thMarch1945JemadarQaimShahwasincommandoftheleadingplatoon,embussed,ofaforceorderedtomakeawidesweepofthearea of the landing ground east of MEIKTILA as far as KONDAUNG.

OnapproachingthevillageofNYAUNGKAYAtheleadingtruckinwhichJemadarQaimShahwasleadingthecolumn,washeavily !reduponby enemyautomaticsandmortarsanditwasapparentthatthevillagewasheldupbyatleastacompanyoftheenemy.JemadarQaimShah immediatelydebussedhisplatoonandpersonallydirectedthemtopositionsontheground,whichoutinthefrontofthevillagewasopenand barecultivation.SixofhismenwereshotdownatoncebutnothoughtofanythingbutattackingtheenemyenteredJemadarQaimShah’smind, andheatoncepreparedtoattack.AtthisjuncturetheNo1ofhis2”mortarwasknockedout,butwithouthesitationJemadarQaimShah manned it himself, while the platoon deployed, and actually silenced the enemymortarsthathadpreviouslypinneddownthemen.Hethenledhisplatoonintotheattack,butitwasnottillmanyhourslater,afteran artilleryconcentrationandthearrivalofatroopoftanksfromMEIKTILAarea,thattheenemy !rewas !nallysilenced.Throughoutthesehoursof hard !ghtingintheopen,againsttheenemyentrenchedandundercover,andsurroundedbysnipers,JemadarQaimShahnevergaveaninchof ground,andhisstubborndeterminationtobeattheJapwasthedecidingfactorwhichenabledthedeploymentoftherestofthecolumnto proceed, and valuable time to be gained until the arrival of the troop of tanks, and the !nal assault .

Forty !veenemydeadwerecountedasaresultofthisaction,andthemajorcreditforthissuccessmustgotoJemadarQaimShah,whose !ne leadershipanddauntlesscouragesoinspiredhismenthattheenemywereat !rstheld,and !nallyliquidated.Hisactionsonthisdayareworthyof the highest traditions of the service.’

I.D.S.M. London Gazette 22 June 1944 (Burma).

The original recommendation for an Immediate I.D.S.M. states:

‘Chin Hills 24 March 1944

“B”Coy4FFRplusoneplatoon“C”CoyattachedwasorderedtoadvancetowardsPoint-6027whileanattackwasbeingputinfromtwoother directions.

O.C“C”CoyorderedHavildarQaimShahtocrossanopenpieceofgroundsweptbyenemy !retogoandcontactO.C “A”Coywhowas puttinginanattack.HavildarQaimShahledhis menacrossandsucceededinliaising withO.C“A”Coywhoputinanattackbutwasforcedto withdraw and reorganise.

HavildarQaimShahandtwentymenwereleftunderneaththeenemyposition,sometenyardsfromtheenemyposition.Byskillfuluseofhis weaponshesucceededinkillingalargenumberofenemy,hekeptthemoccupiedwhile“A”Coytookuptheirnewposition.Theenemy counterattackedstronglybutweredrivenbackandbythepromptactionofthisHavildartheenemywasforcedoutofatleastthreeofhis trenches and those not killed were seen running over the top of the hill. Bythedeterminedleadershipandcourageofthisplatooncommandertheenemywerenotabletotaketheinitiativeandweresuccessfullyringed in by the remainder of the attacking force.’

The4/12thBattalionF.F.RegimentwastheDivisionalHeadquartersBattalionin17thIndianDivisioninMarch1944.On24March1944itwas involvedinthewithdrawalunderheavyattackof17thIndianDivisionuptheTiddimRoad tosafetyontheImphalPlain.TheBattalionwasengaged atthetimeoftheawardholdingoff anenemydetachmentwhichwasattemptingtocutintotheroadbetween48thand63rdIndianInfantry Brigades.

Avery !neSecondWar1945‘Burmaoperations’ImmediateM.C.groupofsixawardedtoSubadarLall Badshah, 5th Battalion, K.G.V’s Own (Jacobs Ri"es) 10th Baluch Regiment

MilitaryCross,G.VI.R.reverseofficiallydated‘1945’;IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,Mohmand1933,NorthWest Frontier1935(12360L-Nk.LalBadShah,5-10BaluchR.);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;IndiaServiceMedal,

(6) £1,400-£1,800

M.C. London Gazette 12 July 1945.

The original recommendation for an Immediate M.C. states:

‘At Ngwedaung on the 27th Feb 1945 Subedar Lall Badshah was commanding the leading platoon. Aquarterofamileshort !nethevillagetheplatooncameunderheavysmallarms !refromthreesnipersandautomaticscoveringopenground, also Mortar and grenade discharge !re.

AnattachsupportedbylightTankswasdeveloped.WhilecrossingtheopengroundtwolightTankswerehitandseton !rebyAnti-TankGuns. Subedar Lall Bashah’s platoon was ordered to cover the evacuation of the casualties and crews of the light Tanks.

Theenemy,expectingattemptsbyustoevacuateourTankcrewsmadedispositionsaccordinglyandmaintainedintensesmall-arms,mortarand artillery !re - all with direct observation at close range.

Withgreatskillanddaring,SubedarLallBadshahledhisplatoonforwardtoapositionfromwhichtheywereabletoextricateourTankcrews successfully.

Throughoutthisperiod,SubedarLallBadshahmovedfromsectiontosectionencouraginghismen,andwithcompletedisregardforhispersonal safety.

Finally,whentheevacuationofourwoundedmenwasnearlycompleted,thisVCOhimselfwentforwardandcarriedoneofourcasualtiesbackto cover.

Thecoolness,courageandleadershipofthisofficerwasaninspirationtoallhismenandwasinstrumentalinthesuccessfulextricationofcasualties from a very exposed position, and was in the very highest traditions of the Service.’

LallBadshah (a.k.a.LalBShahandLalBadshah)wasaPathan(Khattack)fromthevillageofZiaratSheikhAllahDadSahib,intheTehsiland DistrictofKohat,NorthWestFrontierProvince.Heenrolledon6January1930,andwasappointedJemadaron11February1942.Atthetimeof winning his M.C. he was War Substantive Jemadar and Paid Acting Subadar.

The5-10thBaluchRegimentformedpartof64thIndianInfantryBrigadein19thIndianDivision,33rdCorps.ThebattalionservedinIndiaand Burma.

SoldwithoriginalSanadgrantingacashrewardofRs.1,250to‘O.Jemadar(A/Subedar)LalBadshah,M.C.,TheBlauchRegiment,ofVillageZiarat Sheikh Allah Dad Sahib, for gallantry, in the World War, 1939-45.’

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Ascarcepost-War‘Malayaoperations’M.C.groupofsevenawardedtoMajorP.A.Haigh,SomersetLight Infantry,lateHighlandLightInfantryandScottishRi!es,whoservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththe BritishExpeditionaryForceinFrancein1940;withthe12thAfricanDivisioninSomalilandandAbyssinia;and in Burma during both the First and Second Chindit operations.

Subsequentlycommandingacompanyofthe1stBattalion,SomersetLightInfantryintheMalayajunglefor 15months,HaighwasawardedtheM.C.forhisgreatgallantry,devotiontodutyanddeterminationinthe routingofaterroristHQjust40kmfromKualaLumpurinJanuary1955,beingdirectlyresponsibleforthe killingofthreeandthewoundingandcapturingofanother,inpartdueto‘theexceptionaljungleloreofthis officer, whose knowledge of terrorists’ tactics and habits could scarcely be improved’

MilitaryCross,E.II.R.,reverseofficiallydated1955;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (Major P. Haigh. Som. L.I.) mounted as worn, good very ne (7) £6,000-£8,000

M.C. London Gazette 25 October 1955:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Malaya during the period 1 January to 30 June 1955.’

TheoriginalRecommendation,dated19May1955,states:‘On20January1955MajorHaighwasorderedtotakeoutareconnaissancepatrolto reconnoitreanareaofJungleSouthofSemantanEstatenearMentakab,Pahang.Thisareahadbeenthoughttobealikelyterroristcontactarea andmightcontaincampsorfooddumps.Inordertocoveraswideanareaaspossiblepatrolswerekeptpurposelysmallandincludedagreater proportion of Sarawak Rangers than was normal. It was not anticipated that any large groups of terrorists would be contacted.

The !rstthreedays’activitiesofthepatrolprovedfruitlessandonthefourthday,23January,MajorHaighdecidedtomakeonelastattempt beforereturningtobase.Atabout1000hrson23Januaryhearrivedatasmallhillinthickjungleandinaccordancewithpreviouspracticehesent outthreetwo-manreccepatrolsofSarawakRangers,whosetaskitwastoseeiftherewereanysignsofterroristtracksalongthestreams running away from the position.

FiveminutesaftertheyhadsetoutMajorHaigh,whosepartynowconsistedofhimself,acorporalandonesoldier,heard !ringcomingfromthe directionofoneofthereccepatrols,followedbyafusilladeof !reandmuchshouting.Thethreeofthemrushedtothesoundofthe !ringand foundtheSarawakRangersengagedinabattlewithanumberofterrorists.TheyjoinedtheRangersandunderMajorHaigh’sordersadvancedin linetowardsthe !ring,whichwascomingfromtheperimeterofaterroristcamp,afterwardsdiscoveredtoholdfrom25to30terroristsand perhapsmore.Bythistimethe !ringwasheavyandsofarascouldbeascertainedincludedonelightmachinegunandsomeotherautomatics besides ri"es.

MajorHaighorderedtheBrenGunnerandoneIbantocontinueto !reandadvancetowardsthesouthernhalfofthecamp,whileheandthe otherIbandidthesame.Inthisactionthreeterroristswerekilledandonewoundedandcapturedwithoutcasualtytoourownside.Subsequent searchingofthecamparearevealedproperlyprepareddefencepositionswithslittrenchesandairraidshelters,sitedinallrounddefencecapable of holding up to 30 terrorists. Among the documents found was a sentry roster, which indicated the presence of 21 terrorists earmarked for duty. ThroughoutthisoperationMajorHaighshowedgreatgallantry,devotiontodutyanddetermination,forthoughconsiderablyoutnumberedheled hissmallpartystraightfortheenemywithcompletedisregardforhisownsafety.Byhisresoluteoffensiveactionandgooduseofgroundand coverinfaceofheavy !rehecausedtheroutingofaconsiderablenumberofterroristsandwasdirectlyresponsibleforthekillingofthreeand woundingandcapturinganother.Hisfollowupactionwaspromptandwellplanned,forwithinafewhoursofcontacthehaddeployedtherestof his company with considerable skill. His whole manner and example are worthy of the highest commendation.

MajorHaighhasnowcommandedacompanyinthejunglefor15months.Duringthistimetheyhavekilledandcapturedmanybandits.These successescanbeattributedinthemaintotheplanningandexceptionaljungleloreofthisofficerwhoseknowledgeofterrorists’tacticsandhabits could scarcely be improved.’

PeterAndrewHaigh wasbornon4April1920,thesonofBrigadierCecilHaigh,RoyalArmyOrdnanceCorps,andwaseducatedat AmpleforthandtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.CommissionedSecondLieutenantintheHighlandLightInfantryinOctober 1939,heserved withthe5thBattalion,aspartofthe157thInfantryBrigade,BritishExpeditionaryForce,inFrancefrom7June1940,andwasevacuatedfrom Cherbourglaterthatsamemonth.Subsequentlypostedtothe12thAfricanDivision,King’sAfricanRi"es,heservedwiththeminKenyafrom January 1941, and took part in the capture of Somaliland and the march to Addis Ababa.

TransferringtoIndiafortheBurmacampaigninSeptember1942,Haighwaspostedtothe1stBattalion,ScottishRi"es,andtookpartinboththe !rstandsecondChinditoperations,andupontheconclusionoftheSecondChinditoperationwashospitalisedwithmalaria.Evacuatedbackto EnglandinJanuary1945,heservedpost-WarwiththeIntelligenceDirectorateinVienna,aspartoftheAlliedOccupationForceinAustria,before joiningthe1stBattalion,SomersetLightInfantry,withtherankofMajorin1954.HeservedwiththisunitinMalayaforthenext18months, commandingacompanyinthejungleformostofthistime,andforhisgallantryinactionagainstaterroristcampinthejunglejust40kmfrom Kuala Lumpur on 23 January 1955 he was awarded the Military Cross.

ReturningtotheU.K.,HaighwasinvestedwithhisM.C.atBuckinghamPalaceinOctober1955,andretiredfromtheArmyin1958.He subsequently pursued a successful career in !nance, and retired in 1984. He died in 2003.

Soldwithtwooriginalgroupphotographs,oneonparade,andtheotherinthejungle;acopyof ClanHaigofBemersyde-aFamilyHistory,which has a chapter on the recipient, including various photographic images; and a large quantity of copied research.

For the recipient’s father’s medals, see Lot 210.

A !neBoerWar‘ModderRiver’D.C.M.groupof !veawardedtoBombardierA.Bentley,75thBattery,Royal FieldArtillery,laterConductor,RoyalCanadianOrdnanceCorps,whoreceivedagunshotwoundtotheface during the battle, 28 November 1899, and was also Mentioned in Despatches

DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R.(20498A.Bomb:A.Bentley.R.F.A.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,Belmont, ModderRiver,Paardeberg,Johannesburg,SouthAfrica1901 uno cialrivetsbetweendateandstateclasps (20498Bomb:A.Bentley, 75thBty:R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(34805Condr.A.Bentley.C.O.C.);PermanentForcesoftheEmpireL.S.&G.C., G.V.R.(Pte.A.Bentley.D.C.M.R.C.D.);withSilverWarBadge(C49413)andTugofWarprizemedalinsilver(hallmarksfor Birmingham1915)with‘A.B.’engravedonobverseand‘TugofWar,Ashford,1916’engravedonreverse, generallynearlyvery ne or better, scarce combination (5) £1,400-£1,800

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

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

AlfredBentley wasborninLeeds,YorkshireinJanuary1877.HeservedwiththeWestYorkshireVolunteerArtillerypriortoattestingforthe RoyalArtilleryatDewesburyinJune1897.Bentleyservedwiththe75thBattery,RoyalFieldArtilleryinSouthAfrica,fromSeptember1899to November1901(woundedinaction[gunshotwoundtotheface]atModderRiver,28November1899).HeadvancedtoBombardierin November1901,andtoCorporalinMay1905.BentleytransferredtotheArmyReserveinFebruary1908,andwasdischarged,9June1909after 12yearsservice.HeemigratedtoCanadaandresidedwithhiswifeat232BritainStreet,St.John,NewBrunswick.BentleyjoinedthePermanent Staff oftheRoyalCanadianOrdnanceCorpsandadvancedtoStaff Sergeant.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCanadianOrdnanceCorps intheUKfrom1914,andinFrancefrom8May1916.BentleywashitontheheadbyanaeroplanepropellerinJune1917,whichaffectedhis memory,andhereturnedtoCanadainMay1918.BentleywasdischargedatHalifaxinMay1919,onlytore-enlistintheCanadianDragoonsin February1922(awardedPermanentForcesoftheEmpireL.S.&G.C.inDecember1922).HewasdischargedtoPensioninApril1931,anddiedin May 1948.

Soldwithalarge "leoforiginaldocumentsandcopiedresearch,including:originalParchmentCerti"cateofService;variousCanadianCerti"cates ofMilitaryInstruction;CharacterCerti"cateonDischarge;PermanentForceDischargeCerti"cate,otherephemeraandphotographicimagesof recipient in uniform.

Arare‘dated’BoerWarD.C.M.awardedtoPrivateW.T.Adams,aRi!emanoftheCompositeRi!e Battalion,forhisgallantry‘inrepeatedlycarryingwoundedtodressingstationunderveryheavy "re’atthe battles for Hart’s and Wynne’s Hills during Buller’s "nal push towards Ladysmith on 23 February 1900 DistinguishedConductMedal,V.R.(9520Pte.W.T.Adams,2ndRi"eBrigade23-2-00) minoredgebruise,otherwisenearly extremely ne and an extremely rare dated award £2,200-£2,600

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2016.

Ofthe2097D.C.M.sawardedduringtheBoerWar,just11areknowntohavethedateoftheactofgallantryimpressedafterthenamingdetails. Additionally, the vast majority of Boer War D.C.M.s have no published citation.

D.C.M. LondonGazette 19April1901;ArmyOrder163of1901;citationpublishedaspartofGeneralBuller’sdespatchof30March1900, London Gazette 8 February 1901:

‘23 February 1900: Gallantry in repeatedly carrying wounded to dressing station under very heavy !re.’

WilliamThomasAdams,an18yearoldlabourerfromPoplar,London,attestedfortheRi"eBrigadeon6March1888,havingpreviously servedwiththe3rd(Militia)Battalion,MiddlesexRegiment.HeservedintheEastIndiesfrom12February1890to29November1894andthen HongKongfrom30November1894to5February1896,beforeaperiodofhomeservice.HethenservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar from 13 December 1899.

Boer War

The2ndBattalionRi"eBrigadehadarrivedinSouthAfricaon26October1899.Ri"emanAdamsarrivedinSouthAfricawithdraftstowardsthe endofthatyear,hisservicepapersnotinghewaspostedtothe2ndBattalion,dated3January1900(Depotcrossedout).However,sincethe2nd BattalionRi"eBrigadewaspartoftheforcebesiegedatLadysmith,thedraftsthatarrivedforthe2ndBattalion,alongwithdraftsforthe1stand 2ndbattalionsofKing'sRoyalRi"es,wereformedintoascratchbattalion,variouslyknownastheCompositeRi"eBattalion,ortheRi"eReserve Battalion.ThisbattalionwasinitiallypostedtoFrereandthenChieveley,mainlyonguardduty,beforejoiningGeneralBuller’sforceinits !nalpush torelieveLadysmith.ThebattalionwasinvolvedinbattlesaroundHart’sandWynne’sHillson23Februaryanditwasforhisgallantryonthisday thatRi"emanAdamswasawardedtheD.C.M.ThreeofficersofthebattalionwerementionedinGeneralBuller'sdespatchof30March1900,and threemenrecommendedforthedistinguishedconductmedal.Sevenadditionalofficerswerementionedinthegeneral's !naldespatch.After marching into Ladysmith the men joined their regiments. An account of the battalion's work is given in the Ri e Brigade Chronicle of 1900. OnLadysmithbeingrelieved,theCompositeRi"eBattalionwasdisbanded,theOfficersandmenjoiningtheirbattalionswhichhaddefendedthe town.AdamsremainedinSouthAfricawiththe2ndBattalionuntil28February1901andwasdischargedfromtheArmyon9June 1901.Hewas further entitled to the Queens South Africa medal with clasps Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast and South Africa 1901. Soldwithcopiedmedalrollextractsandcopiedresearch,includingtwoarticlesfromtheOMRSJournal(June&December2003)ondatedBoer War D.C.M.s. Ex DNW, lot 796, 28 September 2016.

A !neGreatWar‘GermanSpringOffensive’1918D.C.M.and‘BattleoftheSomme’1916M.M.groupof twelveawardedtoColour-SergeantW.A.Barnby,4thBattalion,EastYorkshireRegiment,acommitted territorialwhowasgassedatPasschendaeleinNovember1917,woundedontheAisneinMay1918,and laterjoinedtheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheSecondWarinAfricaandItaly, being mentioned in despatches during the latter campaign

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(200343Cpl.-A.Sjt:-W.A.Barnby.M.M.1/4E.York:R.);MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(1908Pte. W.A.Barmby.4/E.York:R.-T.F.)notespellingofsurname;1914-15Star(1908Pte.W.A.Barnby.E.York:R.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(1908A.Sjt.W.A.Barnby.E.York.R.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45, withM.I.D.oakleaf;TerritorialEfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,withtwoadditionalserviceclasps(4336419Sjt.W.A.Barnby.4-E.York. R.);EfficiencyMedal,G.V.R.,Territorial(4336419C.Sjt.W.A.Barnby.D.C.M.M.M.4-E.York.R.)officialcorrectiontotwodigits of number, very ne or better (12)

D.C.M. London Gazette 30 August 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Heshowedgreatcoolnessinorganisingandreforminghismenunderheavy !re.Laterheshowed !ne leadership and courage in rallying his men under heavy shell !re, in"icting heavy casualties on the enemy.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘East of Estaires, 10 April 1918.’

M.M. London Gazette 9 December 1916. Probably an award for operations on the Somme during September and October 1916.

M.I.D. LondonGazette 24August1944:‘InrecognitionofgallantanddistinguishedserviceinItaly.-4336419Sergt.W.A.Barnby,D.C.M.,M.M., Royal Army Medical Corps.’

WalterArthurBarnby wasborninHull,Yorkshire,inMarchorApril1895,thesonofArthurandEmmaBarnby.Heenlistedinthe4th Battalion(Territorial),EastYorkshireRegimentin1908andlandedinFrancewiththeBattalionduringtheGreatWaron17April1915,initiallyas Private,No.1908.TheBattalionwaspartof150thBrigade,50th(Northumbrian)DivisionwithwhomtheyserveduntilJuly1918,takingpartin the2ndBattleofYpresin1915;theBattleoftheSommein1916;theBattleofArrasandPasschendaelein1917;andtheBattlesofLysandAisne duringtheGermanoffensiveof1918.BythattimethebattalionhadbeenreducedbylossestoacadreandwastransferredtoLinesof Communication and attached to 116th Brigade, 39th Division.

Underthere-numberingoftheTerritorialForcein1917,Barnbywasgiventhenewnumber200343.BarnbywasgassedinNovember1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele, and again wounded in action on 27 May 1918, during the 'First Assault' of the Battle of the Aisne. CompanySergeant-MajorBarnbywasdemobilised,20February1919,butre-engagedservingas43364194thBattalion,EastYorkshireRegiment. In1923hewasawardedtheTerritorialEfficiencyMedalunder ArmyOrder 299,for12years’serviceintheTerritorials.Hewasalsoawardedthe EfficiencyMedal(Territorial)intheearlytomid1930sandinFebruary1950receivedtwoclaspstohisTerritorialEfficiencyMedal.Hewas discharged,20May1935butagainre-enlisted(retaininghisservicenumber)on18July1935.Hewastransferredto160thFieldAmbulance,Royal ArmyMedicalCorps,on30September1938,andservedwiththeCorpsinAfricaandItalyduringtheSecondWar,beingmentionedinthe espatches for services in Italy in 1944.

Soldwithoriginalphotographinuniformwithmedalribbons,originalM.I.D.Certi!cate,XICorpsD.C.M.Card‘Forgreatcoolnessandinitiativein action under heavy shell !re. 10.4.18.’, and various related documents including Soldiers’ Service and Pay Book, together with copied research.

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AGreatWar‘NoreuilValley1918’D.C.M.and‘Somme1916’M.M.groupof "veawardedtoCompany

Sergeant-Major J. Moffatt, 6/7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(10145C.S.Mjr:J.Moffat.M.M.6/7R.Sc:Fus:)officialcorrectiontounit;MilitaryMedal, G.V. R.(10145Sjt:J.Moffat.6/7R.Sco:Fus:);1914Star,withclasp(10145Pte.J.Moffatt.2/R.Sc:Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (10145 W.O. Cl. 2. J. Moffatt. R. S. Fus.) mounted for display, light contact marks, otherwise very ne and better (5) £1,800-£2,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 3 September 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.ThisWarrantOfficer,seeingpartofhiscompanydisorganisedbyheavyshellandmachine-gun "re,andwithoutaleader,immediatelytookchargeandreorganisedanewlineofdefence,whichheheldfortwohours,in#ictingheavylosseson the enemy as they advanced. He withdrew only when he found himself out#anked both on the right and left.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Noreuil Valley, 21 March 1918.’

M.M. London Gazette 14 September 1916.

JohnMoffat/Moffatt servedinFranceandFlanderswiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalScotsFusiliers,from6October1914.Heafterwards transferred to the 6/7th Battalion, winning both the M.M. and D.C.M. with this battalion as a Sergeant and Company Sergeant-Major respectively. Sold with copied research including London Gazette entries, Medal Index Card, and battalion war diary extracts for March 1918.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Sergeant T. W. Toop, Royal Field Artillery

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(43378Sjt:T.W.Toop.32/By:33/Bde:R.F.A.) contactmarks,polished,edgebruises,good ne £400-£500

D.C.M. London Gazette 26 September 1916:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyduringoperations.Whenallhisdetachmenthadbeencasualtiesduringveryheavyshell "re,he found another gun which had lost its No. 1 and at once took charge, and set a "ne example to his men.’

ThomasWilliamToop wasborninEn"eld,Middlesexon22December1888.HeattestedintotheRoyalFieldArtilleryaround1905and servedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6November1914andwaslaterappointedSergeant.HediedinLincoln,age88,on22 July 1977.

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AGreatWar‘Gouzeaucourt,December1917’D.C.M.groupof !veawardedtoCompanySergeant-MajorE. Frost, Grenadier Guards, who was mortally wounded by shell !re on 30 July 1918

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(8421C.S.Mjr:E.Frost.1/G.Gds:);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Cape Colony,SouthAfrica1902(8421Corpl:E.Frost.Gren:Gds:);1914-15Star(8421Sjt.E.Frost.G.Gds.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(8421W.O.Cl.II.E.Frost.G.Gds.)medalsunmounted,togetherwithMemorialPlaque(ElijahFrost),thiswithpostand nut "tting soldered to reverse, the Q.S.A. nearly very ne, otherwise toned nearly extremely ne (6) £1,200-£1,600

D.C.M. London Gazette 28 March 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinanattack.Seeingthatoneoftheplatoonsergeantshadbecomeacasualtyandthattheplatoon waslosingdirectionandsufferingcasualtiesfrommachine-gun "re,hedoubledacrosstheopentotheplatoonunderheavy "re.Hecorrected their direction, ordered a sergeant to take command, and enabled them to reach their objective. He showed great promptness and initiative.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Gouzeaucourt, 1 December 1917.’

ElijahFrostwasanativeofLongEaton,Derbyshire,sonofJamesandMaryFrost.HeenlistedatNottinghamandservedwiththe1stBattalion, GrenadierGuards,inFrancefrom1May1915.HewontheD.C.M.forgallantryatGouzeaucourtduringtheattackby3rdGuardsBrigadeonthe villageofGonnelieuonthemorningof1December1917.Hewaswoundedbyshell "reon30July1918,anddiedofhiswoundsthatnight. Company Sergeant-Major Frost is buried in Bac-du-Sud British Cemetery, Bailleulval.

SoldwithMemorialScroll(Coy.Serjt.Maj.ElijahFrost,D.C.M.GrenadierGuards)thiswithappliedmedalribbons, torninplaces; togetherwith copied research including war diary extracts and detailed report on the attack of 1 December 1917.

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AGreatWar‘Salonikaoperations’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantR.J.Wildman,9thBattalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(9-16247Sjt:R.J.Wildman.9/R.Lanc:R.);1914-15Star(16247Pte.R.J.Wildman.R.Lanc: R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(16247Sjt.R.J.Wildman.R.Lanc.R.)medalsunmounted,togetherwithtworibbonbars, good very ne

Three: AbleSeamanRichardWildman,RoyalNavy,whowaslostinH.M.Submarine Urge whenshewaslost with all hands after striking a mine off Malta in April 1942

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45,withnamedAdmiraltyenclosureincardboxofissuedaddressedtohisfatherMr R. J. Wildman, nearly extremely ne (7) £1,200-£1,600

D.C.M. London Gazette 1 January 1919; citation published 3 September 1919: ‘Hehasbeenwithhiscoy.sincesinceitsformation,andhasdoneconsistentgoodwork.Hehastakenpartinthreeraidsandseveralpatrol encounters,andhasbeenthreetimeswounded.Hehasshownmostconsistentgallantry,devotiontoduty,anddeterminationatalltimes.Hehas previouslybeenbroughttonoticefordistinguishedconduct.Thecheerfulanddeterminedwayinwhichhetacklesadifficultanddangeroustask has inspired his men with absolute con"dence in him.’

RichardJohnWildman wasbornon9May1892,inGuildford,Surrey,tohisparentsJohnandJane(néeAlbury).Attheturnofthecenturyhe waslivinginLancasterwithhisgrandfather.InApril1914,hemarriedMaryAlicePeelwhilestilllivinginLancaster.Heenlistedinthearmyafter theoutbreakofthewar,answeringKitchener’sappealfortroops,andjoined9thBattalion,RoyalLancasterRegiment.HelandedinFranceon4 September1915,wheretheyformedpartofthe65thBrigade,22ndDivision.TheDivisionstayedbrie#yinFrance,proceedingtoMarseillein OctoberfromwheretheysailedforSalonika,arrivinginNovemberandDecember.TheDivisionremainedinSalonikaforthedurationofthewar, takingpartintheBattlesofHorseshoeHill(10-18August1916),Machukovo(13-14September1916),theFirstBattleofDoiran(24-25April,8-9 May 1917), and the Second Battle of Doiran (8-18 September 1918).

Wildman stayed in Lancaster after the war and died on 13 May 1958.

RichardWildman,sonofRichardJohnWildman,waskilledduringtheSecondWarasanAbleSeamanaboardthesubmarine Urge,aBritish Uclasssubmarine,ofthesecondgroupofthatclass,builtbyVickersArmstrong,Barrow-in-Furness.Shewaslaiddownon30October1939,and wascommissionedon12December1940.From1941-42sheformedpartofthe10thSubmarineFlotillabasedinMaltaandistheonlyRoyal Navyshiptohavebornethename. Urge spentmostofhercareeroperatingintheMediterranean,whereshedamagedorsankanumberof mostlyItalianwarshipsandmerchantvesselsandtookpartinspecialoperations.ShewascommandedbyLieutenant-CommanderEdwardP. Tomkinson,D.S.O.,R.N.,andwaswaslostwithallhandson27April1942,afterstrikinganavalmineoff Malta.ShefailedtoarriveatAlexandria on 6 May 1942, and was reported overdue on that day. Wildman is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. Sold with copied research.

AGreatWar‘GermanSpringOffensive1918’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoRegimentalSergeant-Major W. Watkins, 6th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, late East Lancashire Regiment

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(48004R.S.Mjr:W.Watkins.6/Lan:Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(48004W.O.Cl. 1.W.Watkins.Lan.Fus.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(5037C.Sjt:W.Watkins.E.Lanc:Regt.)mountedfordisplay, good very ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

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

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyduringaretirementlastingmanydays.Onseveraloccasionshedisplayedthegreatestcourageand initiativeincollectingstragglersandleadingcounter-attacks,whenofficershadbecomecasualties,andthroughoutamosttryingperiodheshowed a very high standard of energy and devotion.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Templeux le Guerard, 21-31 March 1918.’

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.groupofthreeawardedtoSergeantC.Jenkerson,8thBattalion,East SurreyRegiment,forgallantryatRancourt,nearBapaume,on1September1918,whenheassistedinthe capture of a machine-gun crew of 12 men; he was killed in action on 23 October 1918

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(14195Sjt.C.Jenkerson.8-E.Surr.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(14195Sjt.C. Jenkerson. E. Surr. R.) very ne (3) £800-£1,000

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

‘ForconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutynearRancourton1stSeptember,1918,inmoppingupalargeareaofoldtrenches.Helocateda machinegunwhichwascausingtrouble,andwithonemancreptupandbombedit,showingsuchdeterminationthatthecrewof12losttheir nerve and surrendered.’

CurtisJenkerson wasborninQuebec,Canada.Alocksmithbytrade,heenlistedatRotherhitheon20October1915,aged23years3months. HeservedinFrancewiththe9thBattalion,EastSurreyRegimentfrom1Mayto18September1916,andfrom18Aprilto5May1917;withthe 13thBattalionfrom5May1917to9August1918,andthereafterwiththe8thBattalionuntilhisdeathinactionon23October1918.Heis buried in Montay British Cemetery, near Le Cateau.

Soldwithcopiedresearchincludingservicepapers,whichnotethathewaswoundedfourtimes;8thBattalionwardiaryextracts;andMedalIndex Card which notes that a duplicate D.C.M. was issued to the Records Office, Hounslow.

AscarceGreatWar‘WesternFront’D.C.M.groupofsevenawardedtoPrivateA.Whitear,1stBattalion, WestRidingRegiment,forgallantconductwhilstattachedtoNo.8BritishFieldAmbulance,Indian Expeditionary Force

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(8614Pte.A.Whitear.1/W.Rid:Regt.);1914Star(8614Pte.A.Whitear.W.Rid:R.);British WarandVictoryMedals(8614Pte.A.Whitear.W.Rid.R.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45,the SecondWarmedalsunnamedasissuedandin‘R.E.M.E.&R.A.V.C.Records’cardboxofissueaddressedto‘MrA.Whitear, South!elds, SW 18’, good very ne (7) £1,000-£1,400

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

‘ForgallantconductinvoluntarilyassistingintheremovalofthewoundedfromtheadvanceddressingstationatRuedesBerceauxon17thMarch, 1915, whilst under !re.’

AlfredWhitear servedinFranceasaPrivateinthe1stBattalion,WestRidingRegiment,from29August1914.Atthetimeofwinningthe D.C. M.hewasattachedtoNo.8BritishFieldAmbulance,servingwiththeIndianExpeditionaryForceinFrance,whilstthemainbodyofthe1stWest Riding Regiment remained stationed in India.

AGreatWar‘BattleoftheSomme’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantR.Snelling,11thBattalion (Pioneers),HampshireRegiment,forrescuingtwowoundedofficersandtwomenfromneartheenemy’s lines at Bernafay Wood on 6 September 1916

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(15628L.Cpl.R.Snelling.11/Hants:R.);1914-15Star(15628Pte.R.Snelling.Hamps:R.); British War and Victory Medals (15628 Sjt. R. Snelling. Hamps. R.) nearly very ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 20 October 1916:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryduringoperations.Thoughseverelywoundedintwoplaces,herescuedtwowoundedofficersandtwomenfromnear the enemy’s lines, after bringing up help from his company. Then at last he allowed his own wounds to be attended to.’

Corporal Snelling’s actions are described in the Regimental History for 1916 on the Somme:

‘CommandonthisfronthadthenpassedtotheSixteenthDivisionandthe11thHampshire,whonowmoveduptoBernafayWood,weresoon busyonthedefencesandin !ndingcarryingpartiesforthe48thBrigade,nowontheDivision’sleft,facingNorthtowardsGinchy,anevennastier obstaclethanGuillemont.Thenextthreedaysgavethe11thhardworkunderheavy !re,diggingnewtrenchesandhelpingtoconsolidate.On September6thMajorHazardwasbadlywoundedwhenreconnoitringalongwithLt.Cade.Encounteringapatroltheychallenged,wereanswered inEnglishandcomingforwardwereshot,Lt.Cadebeingkilled.MajorHazard,afterlyinghelplessinashellhole,waseventuallyfoundbyCorporal Snelling, who went back for help and, aided by Captains Stack and Thyne, brought him safely in.’

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Arareandwell-documented‘EasterRising’1916D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoCompanySergeantMajor S.H.Lomas,2nd/6thBattalion,SherwoodForesters(NottinghamshireandDerbyshireRegiment),forhis gallantryinbuildingandmaintainingabarricadeunderintensesniper !reinthevicinityofMooreStreetand ParnellStreet,Dublin,duringtheheightoftheuprising,andwhosediaryfortheperiodprovidesan importanteyewitnessaccountofEasterWeek;subsequentlyproceedingtoFrance,hewaskilledinaction during the Battalion’s assault at Hargicourt on 27 April 1917

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(3415C.S.Mjr:S.H.Lomas.2/6N.&D.R.-T.F.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps, CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902,unofficial !xingsbetweenstateanddateclasps (7495Pte.S.H.Lomas.Vol:Coy.Derby:Regt.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(141062W.O.Cl.2S.H.Lomas.Notts.&Derby. R.) light scratch to obverse eld of DCM; edge bruise to QSA; otherwise good very ne and better (4) £5,000-£7,000

D.C.M. London Gazette 24 January 1917; citation published 3 March 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He erected barricades under very heavy !re and set a splendid example throughout.’

The recipient’s own diary for the week of the Easter Rising gives further details: 24 April 1916: 8:30 p.m. Whilst at Watford we received order to prepare for a sudden move. By midnight all packed and ready to move. 25April1916:5:00a.m.BattalionparadedandmarchedtoWatfordJunctionStation.ArrivedatLiverpoolDocksideStationat2:10p.m.and boarded the Royal Mail Steamer Ulster for Kingstown.

26April1916:1:00a.m.Battalionmovedoff inthedirectionofDublin....WearrivedattheRoyalHospital,Dublin,at7:50p.m.Afterunloading our ri#es we were allowed to take up our quarters for the night in the corridors, thoroughly tired out.

27April1916:Noon.MarchedoutfromtheRoyalHospitalenrouteforDublinCastle.Allalongtheroad,constantsnipingwasgoingonbutthe RoyalIrish,bykeepingupaconstant !reinthedirectionofthesnipers,preventedthemfromconcentratingtheir !reonthecolumn.Wearrived at Dublin Castle without any casualties.

6:00p.m.‘D’CoywereorderedtoproceedalongCappelStreet,ParnellStreettoconsolidatethepositionheldbytheRoyalIrish.Wemovedout andoncrossingthebridgeovertheriverfromParliamentStreet,wecameunderheavy !refromtheSeinFeinners.WeproceededupCappel StreetandonenteringParnellStreet,ateverycrossstreetweweresubjectedtori"e !refromtheenemy.OnarrivalatMooreStreet,Iwas instructed to make a barricade right across the street.

7:30p.m.Proceededtomakethebarricadeassistedby12men.To !ndmaterialforthis,thefurnitureofabutcher’sshopwasusedconsistingof blocks,bedding,stands,wardrobes,springmattressesetc.Thisbarricadewascompletedby11:00p.m.andthreesentrieswereposted.Wewere theninstructedtomakesafeallthebarricadesof"D"Coyconsistingofsevenatthevariousstreets,viz:-Street,KingsInnLane,ColesLane, DenmarkChapelLaneandtwostreetsthenamesofwhichIdidnottake.Whenthiswascompletedwegotoverthebarricadesand !xedthree lotsoftripwires,toholduptheenemyincaseofarush.Duringthewholeofthetimeincessant !ringwasbeingcarriedonbybothsides.Whilst thebarricadeattheendofMooreStreetwasbeingerected,apickedsquadofRoyalIrishheldpositionsonhouseroofsandintopstorey windows, effectually preventing an attack.

28 April 1916: 2:00 a.m. The work being made as safe as possible, I found an armchair used for the barricading, and so slept peacefully.

5:30 a.m. Relief guards sent on duty, barricades further strengthened, additional men allotted and breakfast given out.

9:30a.m.An18-pounderwasbroughtup.Afatiguepartywasthentakentoremovethesettstoprovideaplacefortheshovelofthegun.This wasatthecornerofColesLane.Fourshellswere !reddownthestreetintoalargeshopatthebottominHenryStreet,inwhichtheSein Feinnersweremakingexplosives,MessrsCurtiss&Sons,BrassFoundryandMunitionsFactory.Thismusthaveupsettheircalculationssomewhat, asthe !ringfromthatdirectionalmostceased.Theplateglasswindowsinthelocalitywereshatteredbytheexplosionofthecharge,andtheshell cut through the factory like a knife.

Noon.One18-pounderarrivedandlaidfacingdownMooreStreetinthedirectionoftheG.P.O.Fourshellswere !redwhichcausedtherebelsto quake, as for some considerable time, the ri"e !re was silent, with the exception of a few snipers.

6:00 p.m. Sniping became more incessant until dark. All extra men were mounted and posted.

29April1916:9:00a.m.Receivedinstructionstoprepareforstormingpartiesof20menandanofficer,andtoprovideourselveswithtoolsofany description to break down the doors etc. To search the houses through to Henry Street and to make a breach when necessary in the walls.

12:30p.m.Allreadyandtheassaultcommenced.Mypartywereallottedtoanalleywithhouseseitherside.Myweaponwasabar5’6”long1” strengthwithaleverend–abeautifultoolforthepurpose.Istruckatonedoorsuchasmackandknockedthedoorcompleteforsome5yards intothehouse,breakinghingesandlockatthesametime.Sweatinglikethedevil!(Ratherwithfear,excitementorwork)Itissurprisinghowthe lust to destroy comes over you.

2:00p.m.Ordersarepassedforustostandbyasawhite "agwasapproachingtheendofMooreStreet.ThiswasfoundtobefromSean O’Connelly[JamesConnolly]askingfortermsofsurrender.InstructionsweresentbackupthestreetforO’Connellytocomedownand interviewtheGeneralincommandofourtroops.Thiswasdone,O’Connellybeingcarrieddownonastretcher,ashewaswoundedintheleg. Whilst standing by, we came across the dead body of O’Reilly [the O’Rahilly], the acting adjutant.

7:00p.m.ThewholelotoftherebelsdecidedtosurrenderandtoseethemtroopoutofthehouseinMooreStreetbetweenthreeandfour hundredofthem.Theseveralstormingpartieswereorderedtostandbyjustintime,asthenexthousewewereabouttoenterfromtheback, 36SeinFeinnerscameoutofthefront.PartofthesemenweremarcheduptotheRotundaandtheresearched,andpartwesearched.100men ofoneBattalionweretheescort.ThewholeoftherebelswerecorralledonthegreenforthenightattheRotundaHospitalunderastrong guard.’

Afulltranscriptoftherecipient’sDiary,includingexplanatoryfootnotesregardingthestreetnames(manyofwhichnolongerexistorhavebeen renamed) is published in ‘The 1916 Diaries’, by Mick O’Farrell, a copy of which book is included with the lot.

SamuelHenryLomas wasborninTideswell,Derbyshire,andattestedtherefortheDerbyshireRegimenton3March1900,havingpreviously servedwiththeRegiment’s2ndVolunteerBattalion.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom16March1901 to26May1902,andwasdischargedon27May1902,after2yearsand86days’service.RevertingtotheVolunteers,Lomasthenre-enlistedin theSherwoodForesters(NottinghamshireandDerbyshireRegiment)atChester!eldon31October1914,andwaspostedtothe2nd/6th (Reserve)Battalion.PromotedCompanySergeantMajorandappointedWarrantOfficerClassIIon13March1915,heservedathome,andin April 1916 the Battalion was stationed at Watford, Hertfordshire.

Easter Rising

on24April1916,the2nd/6thBattalionwerestationedatWatford.ThemenhadbeengrantedEasterleave,butwhenorderscamethroughfora movebeforedawnthenextmorning,‘allrankswererecalledfromthecinemasandotherplacesofamusementandinthemiddleofallthebustle andpackingaZeppelinraidwarningwasissued.’(2nd/6thTheSherwoodForesters1914-1918,byG.J.Edmundsrefers).ArrivingatKingstown,but withouttheBattalion’sLewismachine-guns,theBattalionmoveduptoDublin,andweretheninvolvedinsomeofthemostintense !ghtingof EasterWeek.Lomashimselfsupervisedthebuildingofbarricadesacrossseveralimportantstreets,includingMooreStreetandParnellStreet;led stormingpartiestobreakintobuildingsaroundMooreStreet;discoveredthebodyofTheO’Rahilly;andwitnessedthe !rstexecutionsofthe rebelsatKilmainhamGaol,includingPearse,NacDonagh,andClarke.ForhisservicesduringEasterWeekhewasawardedtheDistinguished Conduct Medal.

FollowingthesuppressionoftheEasterRising,the2nd/6thBattalionremainedinIreland,trainingattheCurraghinpreparationfordeploymentto France.LomasproceededtotheWesternFrontwithadraftoftheBattalionon26February1917,andwaskilledinactionduringthebattalion’s attackontheQuarriesandCologneFarmatHargicourton27April1917.TheBattalionWarDiaryforthatdaystates:‘1:00a.m.Battalion marchedtoHargicourtRoadtodeploypriortoanattackonQuarriesandCologneFarm.Theattackwaslaunchedat3:55a.m.andtheQuarries were successfully captured ands a line consolidated east of the Quarries. Seven prisoners and one machine gun were captured.’

He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

Soldwithanoriginalletter,withenvelope,writtenhomebytherecipientfromSouthAfrica;atelegramsentbytherecipientfromSouthampton uponhisarrivalhomefromSouthAfrica;variousphotographicimagesoftherecipientincludingapostcardphotographbelievedtofeaturethe recipient;copiesofthebooks‘The1916Diaries’,byMickO’Farrell;and‘TheSherwoodForestersintheEasterRising Dublin1916’byCliff Housley; andalargequantityofcopiedresearch;togetherwithaUSBstickofresearchwhichincludesavideoofadocumentaryontheEasterRising,which references Lomas and his Diary.

A !neGreatWarGallipoli‘ThirdBattleofKrithia’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoPrivateW.Stenton, 1/8th (Ardwick) Battalion, Manchester Regiment, later a Sergeant (Fitter) in the Royal Air Force DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(2109Pte.W.Stenton.1/8Manch:Regt.-T.F.)surnameofficiallycorrectedfrom‘Stanton’as con!rmedonD.C.M.Card;1914-15Star(2109Pte.W.Stenton.Manch.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(403555Sgt.W. Stenton. R.A.F.) mounted for display, good very ne (4) £1,200-£1,600

D.C.M. London Gazette 5 August 1915: ‘Forgallantconductonthe4thJune,1915,southofKrithia(Dardanelles).Headvancedacrosstheopenunderheavy !rewitharopetooneofthe enemy’s abandoned machine guns, which was by this means dragged in and captured.’

The !ghtingatKrithiacontinueduntil8thJunewhenLieutenant-ColonelBentley,commandingthebattalion,recorded “OnJune5thnoneofthe o cers(22innumber)ofthe8thManchesterswhowentintoactionwereleft,withtheexceptionofCaptBarlow,whowaswiththemachineguns,and myself.ThecasualtiesasfarasIcanestimate,werenearly500killedandwounded.IcannotadequatelydescribethedevotionandbraveryofthemenI hadthehonourtocommand.Everymanbehavednoblyanditisreallydi culttosingleanyparticularunit,whichdidbetterthananother.Themedical arrangements, the commissariat and the getting up of ammunition were perfectly carried out.’

One of only two awards of the D.C.M. to the battalion for Gallipoli.

WilliamStenton wasbornon31August1892,atClifton,nearBrighouse,Yorkshire.Hejoinedthe1/8thTerritorialBattalionofthe ManchesterRegimentafewmonthsbeforetheoutbreakofwar.Aturnerbytrade,hehadpreviouslybeenemployedattheBrightWestinghouse worksatTraffordPark.HelandedwithhisbattalionintheEgyptiantheatreon5November1914,andwentontoserveontheGallipoli peninsula.HewonhisD.C.M.whilstservingwiththe126th(Manchester)Brigade,42ndEastLancashireDivision.Havinglandedwithhisregiment atCapeHellesinearlyMay1915,hetookpartintheThirdBattleofKrithiaon4June1915,andafterwardstookpartintheBattleofKrithia Vineyardon6August1915,remainingwiththeregimentuntiltheevacuationinJanuary1916.He !nishedthewarasaSergeantFitter(Turner)in the Royal Air Force.

Anoutstandingsniper’s‘BattleofLoos1915’D.C.M.groupof !veawardedtoPrivateJ.Ryan,5thBattalion (formerly2ndBattalion),Ri"eBrigade,whoemigratedtoCanadaaftertheWar,and‘changedhistarget from Huns to moose’

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(2546Pte.J.Ryan.5-Rif.Brig.);1914Star,withclasp(2546Pte.J.Ryan.Rif.Brig.);BritishWar andVictoryMedals(2546Pte.J.Ryan.Rif.Brig.);WarMedal1939-45,mountedfordisplay, theGreatWarawardsallnamedina Canadian style and therefore possibly a replacement or duplicate set, contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne or better (5) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryandverygoodwork,asasniper.Noworkofthiskindwastoodangerousforhim.Whilecarryingoutaduelwithan enemysniperinfrontofourparapetshewaswounded,thisbeingthethirdtimehehadbeenwoundedduringtheyear.Hisserviceshavebeen most valuable and his devotion very marked.’

JosephRyan enlistedintotheArmyon20December1907,aged17.HelandedatHavreon7November1914,withthe2ndBattalionofthe Ri!eBrigadeandwasawardedtheD.C.M.forhisworkasasniper,principallyasBoisGrenierduringtheBattleofLoos.Hewaswoundedthree timesduring1915.By1916hewasservingwiththe5thBattalionandhisawardwasbothgazettedandnamedtothisbattalion.Atsomelater date,presumablynolonger "tforfrontlineservice,hewastransferredtotheLabourCorpsandsubsequentlydischargedfromtheservicedueto his wounds on 11 December 1917.

TheRegimentalHistoryrecordsthatRyan’sD.C.M.wasfortheattackatBoisGrenieron25September1915,andthatitwasoneoffoursuch awards for this action.

The Ri eBrigadeChronicle of1924includedapictureofRyan,takeninCanadawherehewasthenliving,togetherwithanex-Ri!emanwhohad servedinCanadain1866.AfterdescribingRyan’sD.C.M.winningexploits,thenoteends‘FromaletterrecentlyreceivedfromJ.Ryanheappears to still keep up his sniping, but has changed his target from Huns to moose, deer, etc.’

SoldwithcopiedresearchincludingextractsfromtheRegimentalHistorywithaccountoftheBoisGrenieraction,andwardiaryextractsfor1914 and 1915.

Note:Anothergroupofmedalstothismanisknowntoexist,andgiventhefactthatthe1914StarinthislotomitstheBattalionnumber,andthe factthatthemedalsareallnamedinastyletypicallyseenonCanadian-issuedawards,itislikelythatthemedalsinthislotareareplacementset issued in Canada.

Joseph Ryan, on right, in Canada in 1924

AGreatWar‘BattleoftheSomme1916’D.C.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantE.Crowder,2nd Company, Machine Gun Corps, late King’s Royal Ri!e Corps

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(17026A.Sjt:E.Crowder.2/Co:M.G.C.);1914Star,with copy clasp(10850Pte.E. Crowder.2/K.R.Rif:C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10850Sjt.E.Crowder.K.R.R.C.)medalsunmounted, nearlyvery ne(4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 25 November 1916:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Hehandledhismachinegunswithgreatcourageanddetermination.Heseta !neexampletohismen,thereby enabling them to hold out.’

Annotated gazette states: ‘Near Bazentin Le Petit, 9-10 September 1916.’

ErnestCrowder servedinFrancewiththe2ndBattalion,King’sRoyalRi"eCorps,from13August1914,andafterwardswiththe2nd Company, Machine Gun Corps, with whom he won the D.C.M. in the Battle of the Somme.

AGreatWar‘Ypres1916’D.C.M.groupof !veawardedtoPrivateG.M.Wright,20thCanadianInfantry Battalion,who,despitebeingwoundedinsevenplacesbyabomb,pickeduphismortallywoundedofficer and carried him back to our lines under continuous !re

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(412874Pte.G.M.Wright.20/Can:Inf:Bn:);1914-15Star(412874Pte.G.M.Wright. 20/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(412874Pte.G.M.Wright.20-Can.Inf.); France,ThirdRepublic,Croixde Guerre 1914 1917, with bronze Palme, light contact marks, otherwise better than very ne (5) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 27 July 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantry.Duringaraidontheenemytheofficerinchargeofthepartyfellmortallywoundedontheenemy’sparapet.Private Wright,althoughwoundedinsevenplacesbyabomb,pickeduphisofficerandcarriedhimbacktoourlinesundercontinuous "re.Hethenhad to be himself carried away on a stretcher.’

Theaboveincidenttookplaceat‘TheBluff’,neartheYpres-CominesCanal,onthenightof27-28June1916,asrecordedinthebattalionwar diary:‘Ourraidingpartydeployedat12midnightclosetoenemyparapet-theenemyhadaworkingpartyoutandwasveryalert-ourpartywas observedand "redon-PteBurnsbeingkilled-thepartythenpreparedtoadvanceandbomb.Theenemythenopenedupaheavyri$e "reand commencedtobomb.AboutthistimeLieut.Andersonwaskilledandtheparty,knowingnothingofthis,werewaitinghissignaltoenterthe trench-thedelaythuscausedmadeitnecessaryforthepartytoretire,thiswasdoneandtheyreturnedtoourtrench,onlyafterconsiderable difficultyanddelay-PteWright,thoughwoundedhimself,carriedinMrAnderson’sbody-itwasimpossibletorecoverPteBurns’body-Pte Bakerismissing.PtsAndrusandMitchellwerewounded.Thisexperienceonlycon"rmsthebeliefthatsuchenterprisescannothopetobe successful without a great deal of preparation. The enemy line along our front is apparently strongly held and sentries very alert.’

French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 14 July 1917.

GeorgeMervynWright wasbornatPicton,Ontario,on25July1894,andenlistedthereforthe39thBattalionon1February1915.He transferredtothe20thBattalion,C.E.F.on31December1915,andservedinFrancefrom1January1916.AfterbeingwoundednearYpreson 27/28June1916,hewasevacuatedinHospitalShip StDenis toFolkestoneandthentransferredto1stNorthernGeneralHospital, Newcastle-onTyne, for treatment. He was discharged ‘medically un"t’ due to wounds at Toronto on 5 March 1919.

Sold with copied research including attestation papers, war diary extracts and gazette notices.

A Great War ‘Egypt’ I.D.S.M. awarded to Subadar-Major Janas Khan, 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force)

IndianDistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(Subadar-MajorJanasKhan,1stBn.54thSikhs(F.F).) contactwear,otherwise nearly very ne £300-£400

I.D.S.M. G.G.O. 362 of 15 February 1919.

M.I.D. G.G.O. 2461 of 1919.

JanasKhan servedinTibet1903-04andtookpartintheActionofNiani,26June1904;operationsatandaroundGyantse,andbetween5May and6July1904;andthemarchtoLhasa,14Julyto3August1904.HesubsequentlyservedontheN.W.FrontierofIndia1908andsawaction duringtheoperationsintheMohmandcountry.HetookpartintheGreatWarduringoperationsagainsttheMahsuds,6May1917to10August 1917;operationswiththeEgyptianExpeditionaryForce,1March1918to31October1918;andstheninRussia,12May1920to27May1920. ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasawardedtheIndianDistinguishedServiceMedalandwasMentionedinDespatches(IndiaGazettes

15 February 1919 and 18 July 1919).

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ASecondWar1944‘Burmaoperations’I.D.S.M.groupof !veawardedtoNaikAkbarKhan,7-2Punjab Regiment

IndianDistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(15469Sep.(A-Nk.)AkbarKhan,7-2PunjabR.)completewithtopsuspensionbrooch butlackingpin;1939-45Star;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;IndiaServiceMedal,theselastfourunnamedasissued,mountedas worn, nearly very ne (5) £800-£1,000

I.D.S.M. London Gazette 18 May 1944.

The original recommendation states:

‘On 22Jan44,PaidactingNaikAkbarKhanwasselectedtoleadanattackonaJapanesepositiononahillfeatureclosetotheMAYURANGE BURMA.

Thepositionwasstronglydugandwiredandcontainedabout10enemy.Theonlyapproachwasalonganarrowtrackupasteephill,the remainderofthepositionbeingsurroundedbythickjungle.NaikAkbarKhangallantlyledhissectionthroughthewireandassaultedtheenemy withhisTommygunwhileunder "refromaL.M.Gpositiondownthetrack.WhenhistommygunjammedNaikAkbarKhanseizedholdofthe enemyL.M.Gandforceditsnozzledown,thusenablingtherestofhissectiontoadvance.IndoingthisNaikAkbarKhanreceivedasevereinjury to his "nger from a L.M.G bullet.

The leadership, coolness and courage displayed by Naik Akbar Khan inspired his men to in#ict a defeat on the enemy.’

ASecondWar‘CoastalForces,1942BirthdayHonours’D.S.M.awardedtoSecondHandH.J.Wink,Royal NavalPatrolService,forservicesaboardH.M.T. Georgette,whowassubsequentlylostatseaon24 September 1942, whilst serving as Skipper in H.M.S. Canada

Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX.195882 H. J. Wink. 2-H.D. R.N.P.S.) on original mounting pin, extremely ne £800-£1,000

D.S.M. London Gazette, 11 June 1942.

HenryJamesWink wasborninGrimsby,Lincolnshire,on24June1916.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththeRoyalNavalPatrol Servicefrom20May1940andwasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceMedalforhisservicesasSecondHandinH.M.T. Georgette intheKing’s BirthdayHonoursList1942.AppointedSkipperofH.M.S. Canada on14August1942,hewaslostatsea,presumeddead,on24September1942 and is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.

Tragically,hisfatherJamesHenryWink,whoserveda#oatduringtheGreatWar,hadbeenkilledthepreviousdaybyanexplosionaftertrawlinga mine whilst skipper of the "shing vessel S.S. Wolseley in the North Sea, off Smith’s Knoll.

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AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.andSecondAwardBargroupoffourawardedtoCorporalD.Glen,6th Battalion,Queen’sOwnCameronHighlanders,whowastwicewounded,the !rstwoundalmostcertainly receivedduringtheBattalion’soperationsatHill70duringtheBattleofLooson25-26September,forwhich actiontheBattalion’sCommandingOfficer,Lieutenant-ColonelA.F.Douglas-Hamiltonwasawardeda posthumous Victoria Cross

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar(S.10599.Cpl.D.Glen.6/Cam:Hdrs.);1914-15Star(S-10599.L-Cpl.D.Glen. Cam’nHighrs.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(S-10599Cpl.D.Glen.Cam’nHighrs.);VictoryMedal1914-19, namingerased;light contact marks, generally very ne (4) £1,000-£1,400

M.M. London Gazette 1 September 1916.

M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 6 August 1918.

DanielGlen wasborninPaisley,Renfrewshire,on26April1889andattestedfortheQueen’sOwnCameronHighlanders,servingwiththe6th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom9July1915.HewaswoundedbygunshottotheleginSeptember1915,andwas transferredtothesickconvoyon28September1915;giventhedateofhistransfertotheconvoyhiswoundwasalmostcertainlyreceivedduring theBattalion’soperationsatHill70duringtheBattleofLooson25-26September,forwhichactiontheBattalion’sCommandingOfficer, Lieutenant-Colonel A. F. Douglas-Hamilton was awarded the Victoria Cross: ‘Formostconspicuousbraveryanddevotiontodutywhencommandinghisbattalionduringoperationson25and26September1915,onHill70. On26September,whenthebattalionsonhisrightandlefthadretired,heralliedhisownbattalionagainandagain,andledhismenforwardfour times.Thelasttimeheledallthatremained,consistingofabout "ftymen,inamostgallantmannerandwaskilledattheirhead.Itwasmainlydue tohisbravery,untiringenergyandsplendidleadershipthatthelineatthispointwasenabledtochecktheenemy'sadvance.’(LondonGazette 18 November 1915).

Glen was wounded for a second time in July 1918, but survived the War, and transferred to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 8 March 1919. Sold with copied research.

ArareGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.groupoffourawardedtoSergeantF.Fooks,5th(RoyalIrish) Lancers

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(5741Sjt:F.Fooks.5/Lrs:);1914Star(5741Cpl.F.Fooks.5/Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5L-5741 Sjt. F. Fooks. 5-Lrs.) mounted court-style, light pitting from Star, otherwise good very ne, rare to unit (4) £700-£900

M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916.

FrankFooks attestedforthe5th(RoyalIrish)LancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom15August 1914,beingawardedhisMilitaryMedalaspartofabatchawardedforoperationsontheSomme,mainlyduringtheperiod1Julytomid-August 1916.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private H. M. Smith, 17th Lancers

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(L-2175Pte.H.M.Smith.17/Lrs:);1914Star(2175PteH.M.Smith.17/Lrs.);BritishWarandVictory Medals (L-2175 Pte. H. H. [sic] Smith. 17-Lrs.) contact marks and minor edge bruising, nearly very ne, scarce to unit (4) £600-£800

One of approximately 21 Military Medals awarded to the 17th Lancers for the Great War.

M.M. London Gazette 11 December 1918.

HarryManserSmith wasborninEastbourneandattestedforthe17thLancers,servingwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom8November1914.HewasawardedhisMilitaryMedalaspartofabatchawardedforoperationsontheWesternFrontduringAugust 1918.

AGreatWar1918‘WesternFront’M.M.pairawardedtoPrivateC.Collins,PrincessPatricia’sCanadian Light Infantry

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(105397PteC.Collins.P.P.C.L.I.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(105397Pte.C.Collins.P.P.C.L.I.)with regimental cap badge, both suspension claws re-pinned, otherwise toned, generally good very ne (2)

£200-£300

M.M. London Gazette 3 July 1919.

CollinCollins wasborninJanuary1893,andwasthesonofMrs.KateCollins,41Davisvill,ShepherdsBush,London.HeservedduringtheGreat WarwithPrincessPatricia’sCanadianLightInfantryontheWesternFrontfrom10June1916(woundedaccidentallyon20May1917)andwas awarded his Military Medal during the !nal advanced on Mons, October to November 1918.

Soldwiththefollowingoriginaldocuments:anamedFieldMedicalCard,denotingrecipient’swound;2Passes,dated2August1916and10 October1918respectively;aBuckinghamPalaceenclosureofthanksfroma‘gratefulMotherCountry’;andaGarrisonInstituteandTheatre, Bramshott, production programme.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’M.M.awardedtoPrivateJ.P.Willis,38thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,who was thrice wounded on the Western Front

Military Medal, G.V.R. (41037 Pte J. P. Willis. 38/Can: Inf:) loose replacement suspender, edge bruises, some polishing, good ne £200-£240

M.M. London Gazette 17 September 1917.

Theoriginalcitationstates:‘ForconspicuousbraveryduringtheattackonAviontrench,infrontofAvion,on28June1917.Thismanassistedin theattackontheGermanmachinegunemplacementwhichwaslocatedbetweenthe "anksofour‘A’and‘B’Coys.HeassistedCpl.Knappand Cpl. Barr in their attack and capture of the gun and crew by his accurate bombing and vigourous assault.’

JohnPatrickWillis,aFarmerfromOntario,wasborninLondon,U.K.,on4March1894.HavingemigratedtoCanada,heattestedatOntario intotheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceforserviceduringtheGreatWaron26February1915.HeservedontheWesternFrontwith the38thBattalionfrom13August1916,andreceivedagunshotwoundtohisrightarmon30October1916,andanotherinhisrightforearm on2November1916.AwardedtheMilitaryMedal,hereceivedafurthergunshotwoundtohisleftforearmon6November1917.Appointed Lance Corporal on 13 April 1919, he was discharged in Canada on 6 June 1919. Sold with copy service records and citation.

A !neSecondWar1944‘Italycampaign’M.M.groupofsevenawardedtoGunnerJ.Young,5thCanadian MediumRegiment,RoyalCanadianArtillery,forhisgallantryasaSignallerwithanObservationPostParty thatmadeasea-bornelandingbehindenemylinesattheAdriaticcoastaltownofCesenatico,22/23 September1944.Aftermakingcontactwithlocalpartisans,thepartysetupanObservationPost-often sharing the same house with passing German troops!

Youngstayedbehindenemylinesforaweek,callingdownseveralsuccessfulartilleryshootsandeventually swimming back to Allied lines

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(D.9068Gnr.J.Young.R.C.A.)

numberpartiallyo ciallycorrected;1939-45Star;ItalyStar;Franceand GermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal 1939 -45, Canadian issue in silver, with photographic image of recipient in uniform, generally good very ne (7) £1,400-£1,800

M.M. London Gazette 5 July 1945. The original recommendation states:

‘Onthenight21/22September1944,D.9068GunnerJimYoungwasasignallerwithanObservationPostPartywhichmadeasea-bornelanding behindenemylinesnearCesenatico.Onlandingitwasfoundnecessaryforthepartytopassthroughadeployingenemybatteryinaneffortto contactanItalianpartisanheadquarters.Despitetheburdenofseveraldayssuppliesandawirelessset,contactwasmadethenightof22/23 September1944.AnObservationPostwasestablishedandGunnerYoungsetupcommunicationswhichhemaintainedwithoutabreakfora week.DespitethefrequentpresenceofGermansoldiersinthesamehousewhichnecessitatedextremecare,hepassedbackmuchinformation andwasinstrumentalinthecompletionofseveralsuccessfulshoots.Thepartyreturnedearlyonthemorningof1October1944.Anattemptwas madetopassthefrontlinesbywadingandswimminginthesea.Oncomingashorethepartyfounditselfinthefrontlinesandwas "redupon. GunnerYoung,apowerfulswimmer,hadbeenswimmingfartherouttoseathantherestand,seeingtheothermembersofthepartywounded, swamfartherbehindthelines,landedandinformedAlliedtroopsofthesituation.Hisactionensuredspeedyrecognitionandmedicalcareforthe remainder of the party.

ThroughouttheepisodeGunnerYoung’sresourcefulnessandtirelesseffortswereofthegreatestassistancetothepartyandpermittedthe passing of much extremely valuable information as well as the in#icting of many casualties on the enemy.’

M.I.D. Canada Gazette 26 May 1945.

Single Orders and Decorations

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,G.C.B.(Civil)KnightGrandCross,anextremelyrareInvestitureBadge,35mmx30mm, gold (22ct., 11.69 dwts.), hallmarks for London 1831, with large ring suspension, nearly extremely ne and extremely rare £2,600-£3,000

TheInvestitureBadgeinthislotishallmarked1831which,underthehallmarkingconventionsatthetime,coverstheperiod29May1831to28 May1832.TheonlyrecipientsoftheCivilG.C.B.in1831-32weretheRt.Hon.SirRobertAdairandthefarmorefamousLordPalmerston,andit isintriguingtospeculatethatthebadgeofferedforsaleherejust might havebeenthatpresentedtothefuturePrimeMinister,andthemanfor whom the term ‘Gunboat Diplomacy’ was coined.

Followingthere-organisationoftheOrderoftheBathintobothaMilitaryandaCivilDivisionin1815,theMilitaryDivisionwasexpandedtothe currentthreeClasses,buttheCivilDivisionremainedasasingleClass(thatofKnightGrandCross),anditwasnotuntil1847thattheCivil Division was expanded to the same three Classes. Consequently, all Civil Division insignia from that period may reasonably be regarded as rare.

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge, 22caratgoldandenamels,hallmarked London1815,maker’smark‘IN’forJohnNortham, completewithcorrectwidegoldswivel-ringsuspensionandgoldribbon buckle, minor enamel loss to both wreaths, otherwise nearly extremely ne £3,000-£4,000

illustrated full size

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.badge,inscribed, ‘RobertDouglasEsquire,MajorintheArmyandCaptainintheRoyalRegiment ofArtilleryCompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune1815’,187x 114mm., the reverse impressed with maker’s name, corners pierced for attachment, bent at one corner, otherwise very ne £600-£800

RobertDouglas wascommissionedintotheRoyalArtilleryas2ndLieutenanton1November1796;Lieutenant,1September1798;2nd Captain,20July1804;Captain,1May1807;BrevetMajor,4June1814;Lieutenant-Colonel,1December1827;Colonel,23November1841; Major-General, 20 June 1854; Lieutenant-General, 28 November 1854; General, 25 September 1859; and retired on full pay on 6 May 1835. HeservedinthecaptureoftheDanishandSwedishWestIndiesIslandsin1801.HewasalsoontheexpeditiontothenorthofGermanyin 1805 -06;thePeninsularCampaignsfromFebruary1812toMarch1814,includingthebattlesofSalamanca,Vittoria,andthePyrenees(27thto31st July);thesiegeofStSebastianfrom24thAugusttothe8thSeptember;andthebattleofNivelle.HehasreceivedacrossforSalamanca,Vittoria, Pyrenees and Nivelle, having commanded a !eld battery, and a silver medal for St Sebastian.

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1918;togetherwitha Garrard,London,caseofissueforaM.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge;andanunrelated originallettertoaCaptainH.E.FozardonMinistryofMunitionsofWarwritingpaper,dated28December1918,andsigned ‘Winston S. Churchill’, nearly extremely ne £140-£180

M.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 8 January 1919: Captain Harry Edwin Fozard, Aeronautical Inspection Department, Ministry of Munitions. Winston Churchill served as Minister of Munitions from 17 July 1917 to 10 January 1919.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, extremely ne £100-£140

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtype,lady’sshoulderbadge,silver-gilt,onlady’sbow riband, good very ne £80-£100

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon 1919, contact marks, very ne £100-£140

A post-War M.B.E. awarded to Mrs. Kate S. D. Baker, J.P.

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtype,lady’sshoulderbadge,silver,onlady’sbow riband, in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely ne £100-£140

M.B.E. London Gazette 13 June 1959: Kate Sarah Dennis, Mrs. Baker, J.P.

‘For political and public services in South London.’

Sold with the original Bestowal Document for the M.B.E.

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Ladies2ndtypeshoulderbadge,silver,mountedonlady’sbow riband, in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely ne £80-£100

(+VAT

IndianOrderofMerit,MilitaryDivision,2ndtype(1912-39),2ndClass,RewardofValor,silverandenamel, thereversewith centralnut !tting,engravedintwolines,‘2ndClass/OrderofMerit’, lackingribandbuckle, veryminorblueenameldamage, otherwise good very ne £300-£400

Kaisar-I-Hind,G.VI.R.,2ndclass,silver,withintegraltopsuspensionbrooch,thewholedecorationgildedthroughout,incaseof issue converted into a display case, extremely ne £300-£400

Medal of the Order of the British Empire, (Military), unnamed as issued, extremely ne £160-£200

(+VAT

The Watson, Dalzel and Sherer Family Medals

Pair: Colonel James Watson, 14th Foot

ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Bhurtpoor(Lieut.Watson,14thFoot.)shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming,note lackofinitial;Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(Coll.JamesWatson14thFoot)contemporaryengravednaminginthestyleof Hunt & Roskell, the rst with minor edge bruise, otherwise good very ne and better (2) £1,000-£1,400

JamesWatson wasgazettedEnsigninthe14thFooton22March1821;Lieutenant,25December1822;Captain,14December1832;Major,10 January1840;Lieutenant-Colonel,11November1851;andColonel,15May1855.ColonelJamesWatsonservedwiththe14thRegimentatthe siegeandstormingofBhurtpoorin1825-26(MedalandClasp).AlsoatthesiegeofSebastopolfromfrom10Februaryto1April1855(Medaland Clasp, and Turkish Medal).

Pair: Surgeon-MajorW.F.B.Dalzel,whosawextensiveserviceduringtheIndianMutinyandwaslatterlyin Medical Charge of Meade’s Horse

IndianMutiny1857-59,3clasps,ReliefofLucknow,Lucknow,CentralIndia(Ast.Surgn.W.F.B.Dalzel,Meade’sHorse);India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Bhootan (Surgn. W. F. B. Dalzel 6th Bengl. N.I.) good very ne (2) £2,400-£2,800

WilliamFrederickBlythDalzel wasbornon6June1823,andquali!edM.D.atEdinburghin1850.HewasappointedAssistantSurgeonin theBengalMedicalEstablishmenton20September1852.Hewasappointedtothe2ndCavalry,GwaliorContingent,on13February1857. ServedwiththeForceunderBrigadierPolwhele,intheactionatSussia,nearAgra,onthe5thJuly,andintheactionatAgra,againstthemutineers, onthe10thOctober1857,withthe !rstFlyingColumnfromDelhi.ServedwithHerMajesty’s9thLancers,fromthe12thOctober1857tothe 8thFebruary1858,inMedicalChargeoftheEscorttotheCommander-in-Chief,from1stto10thNovember1857.AtthereliefoftheGarrison ofLucknow,bytheCommander-in-Chief,inNovember,thereliefofCawnporeinDecember1857,andsubsequentoperationsagainstthe mutineerswiththeBrigade,underGeneral[SirJamesHope]Grant,atSeraiGhaut,inDecember1857.ServedatShumshabad,nearFuttehghur, withtheForceunderthelateBrigadierAdrianHope,inJanuary1858.Servedwiththe1stFusiliers,fromthe8thFebruarytothe24thMarch 1858.AtthesiegeandcaptureofLucknowbytheCommander-in-Chief,inMarch1858.AtthecaptureofCalpee,23rdMay1858.InMedical ChargeoftheTowanaHorse,withtheColumncommandedbyColonelG.V.Maxwell.InMedicalChargeofMeade’sHorse,andoftheMoveable ColumncommandedbyMajorMeade,whenTantiaTopeewascaptured,andbroughtprisonerintoSeapore,andhangedonthe18thApril1859 (Medal and three Clasps).

PromotedtoSurgeonon15June1864,DalzelparticipatedintheBhootancampaignof1864-65,inMedicalChargeofthe6thBengalNative Infantry (Medal and Clasp). Appointed Surgeon-Major on 20 September 1872, he retired on 14 March 1873, and died in London on 19 June 1897.

Pair: Captain A. F. Dalzel, Devonshire Regiment, who was killed in action at Ladysmith on 27 December 1899

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(Lieut.A.F.Dalzell.1stBn.Devon:Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith Capt. A. F. Dalzel. Devon. Rgt.) extremely ne (2) £2,800-£3,400

AugustusFrederickDalzel,DevonshireRegiment,waskilledinLadysmithbyaBoershell,December27th,1899.Hewastheonlysonofthe lateWilliamFrederickBlygh (sic) Dalzel,M.D.,Surgeon-MajorBengalArmy,wasbornSept.,1870,educatedatHaileybury,andjoinedthe DevonshireRegiment,January1892,beingpromotedLieutenant,May1895.Heservedwiththe !rstbattalionofhisregimentinthecampaignon theNorth-WestFrontierofIndia,1897-98,underthelateSirWilliamLockhart,withtheTirahExpeditionaryForce,beingpresentatthecapture oftheSampaghaandArhangaPasses,receivingthemedalwithtwoclasps.LieutenantDalzelwasservingwithhisbattalioninNatal,whenwar broke out, was in the !ghting round Ladysmith, and served in the town during the siege until killed.’ (The “Last Post” refers).

‘27thDecember.Weareallfeelingterriblydowninthemouthtoday,asanunluckyshellcamerightintoourmessthismorningandburstthere, killingpoorDalzelonthespot,andwoundingeightotherofficersmoreorless.Price-Dent,andCaffinoftheYorkshires,aredangerously wounded,andLafone,Byrne(Inniskillings),Tringham(Queen’s),Twiss,Scafe,andKaneveryslightly-allwithknocksontheheadfrombitsof stone.Price-Denthasapieceofthebackofhisheadknockedoff,exposingthebrain,andCaffinhashisrightarmbrokenandabitofstoneinhis lung,andthedoctorsthinkbadlyofbothcases.Therestareallright.Iwasdownintheorderly-roomatthetime,andmostoftheofficershad justleftitandgonebacktothemess,whichisabigcanvasandtarpaulinshelterbehinda7ft.thickstonewall,withanearthbankbehindit,andis prettysafe;but,bybadluck,theshelljustscrapedthetopofthewallandburstovertheheadsofthefellowssittingunderneath,sendingshowers ofstonesanddirtoverthem.Dalzelwassittingfurtheronatatablereading,andhadjustlaughinglysaidhewouldn’tmovebutwouldtakehis chance,whenhewasstruckandkilledinstantaneously.Oneofthenewspapercorrespondentshasverykindlysentamessagethroughforme, askinghiseditorinLondontobreakthenewstoDalzel’ssisters,sothatIhopetheywillknowbeforetheyseethebareofficialnewsinthepapers. Ourmesscan’tbe seenfromanywhereneartheBoerguns,sothatthisshotwasapure $uke,andmusthavebeenaimedatsomethingelse.Ithas wreckedthemess,smashingtwo-thirdsofthetablesandchairs,andcuttingthecanvasandtarpaulinintoshreds.Itwasabig6-inchshellfroma hillnearlyfourmilesoff.Wehavealook-outman,withawhistle,whoblowswheneverthisgun !res,sothateveryonehaslotsoftimetoget undercover,andthefellowsinthemessthoughttheywerequitesafe.Itisnotlikelytohappenagainin1000rounds.PoorDalzelwillbeburied this evening in the cemetery here.’ (Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Park at Ladysmith refers).

TheimportantIndianMutinymedalawardedtoJohnW.Sherer,C.S.I.,BengalCivilService,attachedto GeneralHavelock’sforceintheadvanceonCawnporein1857,ofwhichtownhewasappointedthe !rst Magistrate,andclaimedthatheandBewswereamongthe !rsttoseethewellofCawnpore,andthathehad thewell !lledin;appointedoneofthe !rstCompanionsoftheOrderoftheStarofIndiauponenlargement of the Order in 1866, he was a successful author of both historical and !ctional works

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (John W. Sherer,) dark toned, good very ne £2,000-£3,000

JohnWalterSherer wasbornon31December1832,atSnentonManor,Nottinghamshire,sonofJohnWalterSherer,B.C.S.,andMary(née Corrie).HewaseducatedatRugbySchoolandHaileyburyCollege,andenteredtheBengalCivilServicein1846.HewasappointedAssistant SecretaryandjointMagistratetotheGovernment,NorthWestProvinces,in1850,andin1856-57wasselectedasAssistantsecretarytothe GovernmentofN.W.F.ProvincestoreportonefflorescenceoftheWestJumnaCanal.UpontheoutbreakoftheIndianMutinyin1857,hewas MagistrateatFatehpurandwasattachedtoGeneralHavelock’sforceintheadvanceonCawnpore,whereheclaimedthatheandBewswere amongthe "rsttoseethewellofCawnporeandthathehadthewell "lledin.Hewasshortlyafterwardsappointedthe "rstmagistrateof Cawnpore,andproceededtoforwardinformationandsuppliestoassistthereliefandthenthecaptureofLucknow,forwhichhereceivedaletter ofcordialthanksfromSirJamesOutram.In1864hewaschosenasCommissionertoexamineclaimsagainsttheex-KingofOudhand,inMay 1866,hewasappointedoneofthe "rstCompanionsofthenewlyenlargedOrderoftheStarofIndia.From1870-77hewasappointed successivelyJudgeofAllahabad,AzimgarhandMirzapore.HewasforsometimeaFellowofCalcuttaUniversity,andretiredfromtheservicein 1877.In1853hemarried "rstlyLouisa,daughterofSirHenryByngHarington(d.1865),andsecondlyin1867,Annie,youngestdaughterof ColonelEdwardWatson,oftheBengalArmy,bywhomhehadfoursonsand "vedaughters.Hewastheauthorof DailyLifeduringtheIndian Mutiny;Havelock’sMarchonCawnpore; and,inconjunctionwithColonelF.C.Maude,C.B.,V.C., MemoirsoftheMutiny,besidesseveralnovels.

Sherer afterwards retired to Somerset and died in Bath on 30 December 1911, aged 87.

AGreatWarO.B.E.groupofsixawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelJ.C.Sherer,IndianArmy,late3rdPunjab Cavalry

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,thereversehallmarkedLondon 1919;IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Waziristan1894-5(Lieutt.J.C.Sherer3dPunjabCavy.);IndiaGeneralService1895 -1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897(Lieut.J.C.Sherer,3dPjb.Cavy.);1914-15Star(Lt.Col.J.C.Sherer, 23. /Cavy.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lt.Col.J.C.Sherer.) the rsttwowithlightcontactmarks,very ne,otherwisegoodvery ne (6) £800-£1,000

O.B.E. London Gazette 12 September 1919.

M.I.D. London Gazette 19 October 1916 and 11 June 1920.

JohnCorrieSherer sonofColonelL.C.Sherer,LeicestershireRegiment,was !rstcommissionedintotheDorsetshireRegimenton11 February1888,andjoinedthe3rdRegimentofPunjabCavalryon15June1891,becomingSquadronOfficeron24July1894,andappointed Adjutanton30January1897.HeservedintheWaziristanExpeditionof1894-95(MedalwithClasp);ontheN.W.FrontierofIndia1897-98, includingoperationsontheSamanaandintheKurrumValleyduringAugustandSeptember1897;andoperationsoftheFlyingColumnunder Colonel Richardson from 20 August to 1 October 1897 (Medal with 2 Clasps). Served during the War of 1914-19 (Despatches, O.B.E.).

Nine: Colonel L. C. Sherer, Leicestershire Regiment

Queen’sSudan1896-98(Bimb:L.C.ShererE.A.Tpt.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Talana,DefenceofLadysmith, Laing’sNek,Belfast(MajorL.C.Sherer.Leic:Regt.)officialcorrectiontorank;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica 1901,SouthAfrica1902(Maj.L.C.Sherer.Leic.Rgt.);1914Star(Col:L.C.Sherer.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Col.L.C. Sherer.);DelhiDurbar1911,unnamedasissued; OttomanEmpire,OrderoftheMedjidie,4thClassbreastabdge,silver,gold andenamel;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,2clasps,Firket,Ha"r,unnamedasissued, somechipstoenamelontheMedjidieandsome light contact marks, otherwise good very ne (9) £1,400-£1,800

LionelCopleySherer,sonofJohnW.Sherer,C.S.I.,wasgazetted2ndLieutenantintheLeicestershireRegimenton11August1880; Lieutenant,1July1881;Captain,5September1888;Major,14August1901;andLieutenant-Colonel,10September1908.HeservedasaSpecial ServiceOfficerwiththeDongolaExpeditionaryForceunderSirHerbertKitchenerin1896,includingtheengagementatFirketandtheoperations atHa"r(mentionedindespatches,Khedive’sMedalwith2Clasps,EnglishMedal).HethenservedintheSouthAfricanwarwiththe1stBattalion LeicestershireRegiment,incommandofaMountedInfantryBattalion,from9Octoberto7December1900,andincommand1stBattalion LeicestershireRegiment,from15December1900to29April1901.SherertookpartintheoperationsinNatalin1899,includingactionsat TalanaandLombard’sKop,andattheDefenceofLadysmith;andwasinNatal,fromMarchtoJune1900,includingactionatLaing'sNek,6to9 June,aswellasintheTransvaal,eastofPretoria,fromJulyto29November1900,includingactionsatBelfastandLydenberg.Hewasoncemore intheTransvaalfromNovember1900toSeptember1901,andfromOctober1901to31May1902.Shererwasalsoinvolvedintheoperations ontheZululandFrontierofNatalinSeptemberandOctober1901(despatches LondonGazette 8February1901;Queen’sMedalwith4Clasps, King’sMedalwith2Clasps).HeservedduringtheGreatWarasColonelontheReserveofOfficersandwasinFrancefrom10August1914,as A. A.Q.M.G.

Headquarters No. 3 Base.

AGreatWar‘WesternFront’C.M.G.,D.S.O.groupof !veawardedtoBrigadier-GeneralJ.D.Sherer,Royal Field Artillery

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels; DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribbonbar;1914-15Star(MajorJ.D.Sherer.R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Brig. Gen. J. D. Sherer.) good very ne (5) £1,200-£1,600

C.M.G. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1917.

M.I.D. London Gazette 4 January 1917, 18 May 1917, 14 December 1917, 23 December 1918, and 5 July 1919.

JamesDonnellySherer wasbornon18January1870,sonofColonelL.C.Sherer,LeicestershireRegiment.HejoinedtheRoyalArtilleryasa 2ndLieutenanton15February1889;Lieutenant,15February1892;Captain,14August1899;Major,8September1909;Lieutenant-Colonel,9 May1916;TemporaryBrigadier-General,20September1918to13April1919(localColonel13Aprilto8May1920);Colonel,9May1920. ServedintheGreatWar1914-19,incommandof5BrigadeR.F.A.from10February1916to17March1917;andof60BrigadeR.F.A.from18 March1917to19September1918;afterwardsontheStaff;FranceandBelgium14July1915to11November1918.(Wounded.Despatches5 times. C.M.G., D.S.O.). Brigadier-General J. D. Sherer died on 27 July 1959.

The Mein Family Medals

TheimportantGhuzneeMedalawardedtoMajor-GeneralGeorgeMein,13thLightInfantry,whowas severelywoundedinAfghanistanduringtheoperationsintheKurdKabulPass,beforeleavingKabulwith GeneralElphinstone’sForceduringthenotorious‘retreatfromKabul’inJanuary1842-capturedbythe AfghansatTazeenon8January,heremainedasoneofthe‘KabulCaptives’untilfreedinSeptember1842, onwhichoccasionhetriedtosavethelifeofthewoundedLieutenantSturt,bydragginghimthelastfew milesfromcaptivityintoJellalabad,beingmentionedbySirRobertPeelintheHouseofCommons,andbeing voted a pension for his gallantry

Ghuznee1839,unnamedasissued,withcontemporary‘Officer’svariety’silversplitringandstraightbarsuspension, goodvery ne £3,000-£4,000

GeorgeMein wasbornin1817,sonofColonelJ.A.Mein,late74thFoot.Heenteredthe13thLightInfantryasanEnsigninJune1835, becomingLieutenantinApril1839,andservedwiththemthroughtherigoursoftheAfghanWarof1839-42.Hewaspresentwiththe13thatthe siegeandstormingofGhuzneeinJuly1839-forwhichhereceivedhisonlycampaignmedal.However,hismilitarycareerwasfarmoreinteresting thanhissinglemedalmightimply.Afterservinginanumberofengagementswiththe13th,LieutenantMeinwaswoundedinactionintheKurd Kabulpasson12October1841,whenhewasstruckinthemiddleoftheforeheadbyabullet.Sincehecouldnotproceedwithhisregiment,he wassenttohospitalinKabulwhereitwascon!dentlyexpectedthathewoulddiefromtheeffectsofwhatwasanappallingheadwound.Instead, hesurvivedtobecomecaughtupintheepicanddisastrous'RetreatfromKabul'inJanuary1842.Thestoryofthatcatastrophe-oneofthe greatestdefeatsaBritisharmyhaseversuffered-hasbeenrecountedmanytimes.GeorgeMeinwasoneoftheluckyfewwhowereactually takenalivebytheAfghans,inhiscaseatTezeenon8January,andhebecameoneofthesmallandcelebratedbandofBritishprisonerswho enduredalongandfraughtcaptivitybeforebeingreleasedinSeptember1842.ItisrecordedthatGeorgeMeinescortedLadySalebacktothe fortressofJellalabad,whereherhusband,SirRobert,hadconductedagallantdefence,andthatforthelastfewmilesofthejourney,Georgehad draggedtheseverelywoundedLieutenantSturtinablanket.Unfortunately,Sturtdiedofhisinjuries,butGeorgeMeinwaspersonallycommended inaspeechintheHouseofCommonsbythePrimeMinister,SirRobertPeel,andwasawardedaspecialpensionforhisbravery.GeorgeMein's latercareersawnofurtherexcitementonthisscale;herosesteadilyinranktobecomeaColonelin1870andaMajorGeneralin1878,butmuch ofhislatercareerwasspentasthecommanderofvariousDepotsandwasforatimeDeputyJudgeAdvocateatManchester.GeorgeMeindiedat his home in St Leonard's-on-Sea in 1896.

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i)Threeoriginalletters,twofromKabul in1840writtentohisbrotherthenservinginBurma,closelycross-writteninthestyleofthetime,and being extremely rare surviving artefacts from the British occupation of Kabul.

ii) A small pocket notebook kept by Mein as a captive of the Afghans, with !ne drawings of the leading !gures in the affair &c.

iii) A leather telescope or map case that belonged to Mein in India.

iv) An original contemporary length of Ghuznee medal riband.

v)AtranscriptofMein’sdiarythathekeptwhilstincaptivity;togetherwithacopyofthebook LadySale byPatrickMacrory;acopyofthebook On Service in India: The Mein Family Photographs 1870-1901, edited by Peter Duckers; and copied research.

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Pegu(Capt.JohnD.Mein.4th.Battn.Arty.);IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,CentralIndia (Capt.&Bt.MajorJohnD.Mein.A.Tp.H.Bde.MadrasArty.),mountedfordisplaywithanArtillerypouchbadgeandaminiature photograph of the recipient wearing his medals in a glazed display frame, light contact marks, generally very ne (2) £1,400-£1,800

JohnDesbrisayMein wasborninCarlisleon7September1813.HewasappointedCornetintheMadrasHorseArtilleryon11December 1829;thenmadeLieutenanton15October1838;Captainon4June1852;BrevetMajoron28November1854;Lieutenant-Colonel(inRegt.)on 18February1861;Lieutenant-Colonel(Army)on20July1858;Colonel(Regt.)on5June1865;Colonel(Army)on8July1864;andMajor-General on 1 August 1872.

Major-GeneralMeinservedintheBurmeseWarin1852-53incommandofa !eldbattery,andwaspresentatthecaptureofPromeand occupationofMeeaday(MedalwithclaspforPegu).HealsoservedintheIndianMutinycampaignof1857-58incommandofatroopofhorse artillerywiththeSaugorFieldForce,includingtheattacksonSerghumandKubrai;thebattleofBanda;theattackonThompore;thereliefof Kirwee;andtheattackontheheightsofPunwarreeandDuddoorincommandoftherightcolumnadvancinguptheDuddoorGhat(mentionedin despatchesofGeneralWhitlock,medalwithclaspforCentralIndia,andbrevetofLieutenant-Colonel).Meincommanded“D”BrigadeRoyal Horse Artillery from November 1865 to August 1870.

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i)Therecipient’sRoyalHorseArtillerydressuniformintherankofLieutenant-Colonel,c.1860,beingtheuniformwornbytherecipientinthe photograph, some fragility and damage to the interior lining but otherwise in good condition.

ii) Original statement of service, dated 1871, with much detail as to his career.

iii) Various original photographs, together with some copied photographic images; and original newspaper cuttings regarding his death.

iv) A copy of the book On Service in India: The Mein Family Photographs 1870-1901, edited by Peter Duckers.

Pair: Major-General J. D. Mein, Madras Horse Artillery and Royal Horse Artillery

AlexanderBowesMein wasbornon9February1853,thesonofMajor-GeneralJohnMein,andwascommissionedLieutenantintothe77th RegimentofFooton30December1871.Transferringshortlyafterwardstothe22ndRegimentofFooton29October1873,heheldthe appointmentasaStaff OfficeratShahjehanporefrom31July1877to21January1878,beforeservingasthe22nd’sInstructorofMusketryfrom 31 July 1878 to 9 January 1879.

TransferringtotheIndianStaff Corpson10January1879,MeinenteredtheBombayArmyandjoinedthe21st(MarineBattalion),Bombay Infantry.HewasappointedanAssistantSuperintendentoftheTransportTraininAfghanistanduringtheSecondAfghanWaron1April1879,and forhisservicesinAfghanistanwasawardedtheAfghanWarMedal,hisonlymedallicentitlement.LaterappointedAdjutantofthe21st(Marine Battalion),BombayInfantry,helaterservedatZaila,ontheAbyssiniancoast,supervisingthemovementofEgyptiantroopsduringtheEgyptian campaign1884-85.PromotedWingCommander,21stBombayInfantry,on31October1885,andthenSecondinCommandon25May1888,he heldvariousStaff appointments,includingserviceasaBrigadeMajorinAden,beforebecomingCommandantofthe21stBombayInfantryon28 January1894.HeretiredwiththerankofLieutenant-Colonelin1900,butsawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarasaMilitaryRepresentative on the Emergency Committee at Eastbourne. He died there in 1929.

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i) A #ne Bombay Staff Corps Victorian Officer’s waistbelt clasp.

ii) Original statement of service, with much detail as to his career.

iii) An original signed ‘carte de visite’ portrait photograph.

iv) A copy of the book On Service in India: The Mein Family Photographs 1870-1901, edited by Peter Duckers.

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Lt. A. B. Mein. Bo: S.C. Transpt. Dep:) nearly extremely ne £400-£500

AmanuscriptdiarycompiledbyLieutenantA.L.Mein,whilstaRoyalEngineersOfficerinAfghanistan1879 -80

Anoriginal(orcontemporarytranscribedcopy)manuscriptdiary,45pp,compiledbyLieutenantAlexanderLechmereMein,Royal Engineers,coveringtheperiod28October1879to30September1880,thecontentslargelyrecountinghisdailyroutineand possiblyintendedasasimple aidememoire priortotheintended(butunrealised)publicationofalargeraccount, goodcondition and the handwriting very readable £200-£240

AlexanderLechmereMein wasbornin1854,thesonofMajor-GeneralGeorgeMein,andwascommissionedintotheRoyalEngineersin April1873.PostedtoIndia,atthetimeoftheoutbreakoftheSecondAfghanWarhewasemployedwiththePublicWorksDepartmentin Meerut.Inthe !rstphaseoftheWarheservedasanAssistantFieldEngineerwiththe2ndDivisionofthePeshawarValleyFieldForce,andwas later engaged in building forts along the lines of communication.

MeinreturnedtoAfghanistan,asAssistantFieldEngineerwiththeKhyberLineForce,forthesecondphaseofthewarinOctober1879,taking partintheWazirKhugianisExpedition,theHissarakExpeditioninApril1880,andtheLughmanValleyExpeditioninMay1880.Forhisservices duringtheWarhewasMentionedinDespatchesandreceivedtheAfghanistanMedal.Theexistingdiarycoversthissecondphaseofhisservicein Afghanistan.

A fairly typical entry reads thus:

‘April14th:Hadagoodsleep;notmuch !ring.Twostormsofwindandrain-mytarpaulincoverkeptmedry.Foundourtrenchafairlygood cover-wentoutanddestroyedamill.At12noonacolumnwentouttoburn&destroy-IwastohavegonebutmyColonelsaidtherewastoo muchworktobedoneincamp,sohadtostop-worknil-sowasrathervexed-Ourcolumnhadsomeskirmishing-burntsomevillages&got backabout6p.m.,theAfghansfollowingusasusual-wesawagooddealofthe !ghtfromCamp-howtheAfghans !reandthenboltdownthe hillwasveryplain-littlegroupsdetachedhereandthere-Welltheyen!ladedthetrenchwhereStafford,selfandhismenwere,soconfoundedly, thatwemadesometraverseswithsandbags-oneSappergotacontusedwoundinthekneejustuptoourrightfront-lotsofbulletsaboutand over our heads - Firing continued up to about 10. 30 p.m. - at least the last I heard, as then slept. Dinner in the dark!!’

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A Fine Collection of Boer War Medals to Medical Services, the Church and the Press

AGreatWarK.B.E.,C.B.,C.M.G.groupofsevenawardedtoColonelSirHenryM.W.Gray,RoyalArmy MedicalCorps,whowenttoSouthAfricain1899withSivewright’sAmbulance,anepisodemiredin controversy,andintheearlystagesoftheGreatWarwasappointedaconsultingsurgeontotheB.E.F.; post-war he became surgeon-in-chief at the Royal Victorian Hospital, Montreal

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,K.B.E.(Military)KnightCommander’s1sttypesetofinsignia,comprisingneck badge,silver-giltandenamels,andbreaststarinsilverandenamel;TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military) Companion’sbreastbadgeconvertedforneckwear,silver-giltandenamels,hallmarkedLondon1890;TheMostDistinguished OrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1 clasp,CapeColony(H.M.W.Gray.Surgeon.)officiallyengravednaming;1914Star(MajorH.M.W.Gray.R.A.M.C.);BritishWar and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Col. H. M. W. Gray.) generally good very ne (8) £2,600-£3,000

K.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

C.B. London Gazette 1 January 1916.

C.M.G. London Gazette 3 June 1918.

In The Lancet of 18 November 1899, there appeared the following notice: ‘UndertheauspicesofSirJamesSivewrightK.C.M.G.,whowasrecentlyentertainedtodinnerinEdinburghbytheSouthAfricanStudents'Union, anambulancecorpschie!ycomposedofEdinburghmedicalstudentsconnectedwiththeTransvaalhasbeenformed.AportionleftEdinburghon SaturdaynightforSouthAfrica(Nov.1899).TheywillbejoinedinLondonbyDr.andMrs.Gray,Aberdeen,andseveralnurses.ItissaidthatSir JamesSivewrightistopaytheexpenseofequipmentandthataBritishsteamshiplinewillconveythestudentsandmaterialfreeofcost.There weretobetwodetachmentsunderthedirectionofDrGray,assistant-surgeonattheRoyalIn"rmary,Aberdeen.Theonegroup,inchargeofDr Grayhimself,includedhiswife,aBritishstudentnamedAlanJohnson,andthreeSouthAfricans,L.Fourie,G.H.vanZylandD.Luther.Theother groupwasinchargeofDrA.C.Neethling,aSouthAfricanwhohadrecentlyquali"edandwasworkingasahouse-surgeonattheBradford

In"rmary.Withhimwerefourmedicalstudents,A.J.duToit,W.WalkerHauman,C.T.MöllerandJ.L.Schoemann,andanurse,aMrs.Bamford. Theytookleaveoftheirfellowstudentswithpromisestoreturnsoonandcompletetheirinterruptedstudies,andon15NovembertheJames SivewrightAmbulancesailedinthe Moravian fromtheRoyalAlbertDock,chargedtoreportatCapeTowntotheSeniorCommandingOfficer and from there to 'make their way to the Boer lines by whatever route he may direct'.

The Moravian hadhardlyleftEnglandwhenastormofabusebrokeaboutSivewright'shead.Itcouldnothavebeenforgottenthatuntil1898he wasamemberofHofmeyer'sAfrikanerBondintheCapeParliament.ThesympathiesoftheBondsmenwereknowntoliewiththeirfellow AfrikanersintheTransvaaland,althoughKrugerregardedthissupportasineffectual,itseemedlittlelessthantreasonableintheeyesofmanyof HerMajesty'ssubjectsfurtherawayinBritain.Sivewrightwasaccusedinthepressofbeingatraitorandsendingaidtothe'enemiesofhisnative country’.Witha !ourishofselfrighteousindignationheprotestedhisneutralityandimmediatelyofferedHerMajesty'sGovernmenthis4large properties in Hottentots Holland, to be used as convalescent homes for wounded British officers!

On16December1899the Moravian dockedinCapeTownandtheSivewrightreportedtotheCommandingOfficer,impatienttobegoneon theirjourneynorthwards.AtelegramwassenttoPresidentKruger,offeringtheirservicestothesickandwounded.Thereplywasstartling. President Kruger declined their offer, stating that he did not ‘receive such gifts from an enemy’!

TheAfrikanersintheparty,nolessdeterminedtoreachtheirdestinationbutscentingtrouble,keptinthebackgroundandurgedDr.Grayto approachSirAlfredMilnerhimselfandaskforsafeconducttotheBoerlines.Nodetailsofthisinterviewareavailable,buttheoutcomewas disappointing.ItmaybeguessedthatMilnerdisapprovedthoroughlyoftheentireschemeandfoundinKruger'stelegramcon#rmationofhisown opinionoftheBoers.IntheendtheyabandonedtheirattemptstotravelupthroughtheCapeColonyandweregivenpassagesonboardthe Congella, bound for Delagoa Bay.

On26DecembertheSivewrightAmbulance,theiroptimismrevived,disembarkedatLourencoMarquesandpresentedthemselvestoMr.Pott, the Transvaal Consul.

Theirarrivalhadevidentlybeenanticipated-andnotalonebyMr.Pott.AccordingtoAlanJohnson,oneofthe3Britishmembersofthecorps, thisgentleman‘toldthemcurtlythattheywerenotwanted,declaringthattherewerenowoundedtorequiretheircare’.Dr.Gray's consternationmaybeimagined,themoresoashebegantosuspectthattheConsul'smessagewasdirectedattheBritishelementofthecorps. Matterswerenotimproved,either,bythediscoverythatGraywascarryinglettersfromfriendstoBritishofficersintheTransvaal.Meanwhilethe Afrikanermedicalstudentshadnotbeenstill.SomeofthemhadalreadymadecontactwithaBoeragentoperatinginLourencoMarquesand learnedthattheywouldbeallowedacrosstheborderiftheymadetheirwaytoResannaGarcia.WhennegotiationsbetweenDr.GrayandMr. Pottbrokedown,Dr.Neethlingacted,promptly.TheAfrikanershadnointentionofturningback;iftheycould-getthroughontheirownthey woulddoso.Dr.Gray,however,regardingsuchactiontobetotally'atvariancewithSirJamesSivewright'sintentions’refusedtohandoverthe surgicalequipment.AtelegramwassenttoSirJameswithoutfurtherdelay.Hisreplywasunequivocal:Alltheequipmentwastobehandedover toDr.NeethlingandheandtheotherAfrikanersshouldproceedto Pretoria.OfDr.andMrs.GrayandAlanJohnsonlittlemorewasheard.Sad and disillusioned they made their way back to Durban and offered their services to the Imperial Army.

On2January1900Dr.NeethlingandtherestofhisgroupreachedPretoria.Asindividualstheywerewelcomedwithopenarms;asthe SivewrightAmbulancetheywerestillviewedwithsuspicion.Bynow,however,theyhadlearntenoughaboutinternationaldiplomacytosidestep anyfurtherentanglementwiththeTransvaalGovernment.TheyquietlydroppedtheirtitleandjoinedHetTransvaalscheRoodeKruisasasingle detachmentunderDr.Neethling.BytheendofJanuarytheywereattheNatalfrontservingasa #eldambulancetooneofGeneralLukasMeyer's commandos.’ (Extracts taken from The James Sivewright Ambulance, S.A. Medical Journal, March 1966).

HenryM’IlreeWilliamsonGray wasbornintheParishofOldmacharin1870,sonofMrA.R.Gray,merchant,ofAberdeen.Hereceivedhis earlyeducationatMerchistonSchool,wherein1888hebecamecaptainoftheschool.From1888to1891hewasinbusinessinAberdeen,and from1891to1895hestudiedmedicineatAberdeenUniversity,graduatingM.B.,C.M.,withhonoursin1895.Aftergraduationhespentayearas housesurgeoninSirAlexanderOgston’swardsinAberdeenRoyalIn#rmary.Forayear,1896-97,hestudiedatBonn,Leipzig,BerlinandLondon, givinghisattentionchie$ytosurgery,butalsostudyinggynaecologyanddiseasesoftheskin.UponhisreturntoAberdeenin1897hebegan practiseasasurgeon,andintheautumnofthatyearwasappointedassistantanaesthetisttotheRoyalIn#rmary.Ayearlaterhewasappointed assistantsurgeon,andin1904obtainedthethepostofsurgeonandlecturerinclinicalsurgerytotheUniversity.HehadbeenadmittedF.R.C.S., Edinburgh, in 1902.

SirHenryGrayhadabrilliantwarrecord,andwasdecoratedwiththeC.B.andC.M.G.,andcreatedaknightin1919.InNovember1899hewent toSouthAfricawithSirJamesSivewright'sAmbulance,apreviousofferofhisservicestotheArmyMedicalDepartmenthavingbeendeclinedasat thattimethenecessityforfurthermedicalassistancewasnotapparent.AftertheambulancewasdispersedheservedwiththeSouthAfricanField Force until he was invalided home in 1900. He was awarded the South African Medal with Clasp.

IntheearlystagesoftheEuropeanWar,SirHenrywentonactiveserviceandhewasafterwardsappointedoneoftheconsultingsurgeonstothe BritishExpeditionaryForce,withthehonoraryrankof Colonel.Hewasfourtimesmentionedindispatches,andreceivedtheC.M.Gin1918.In August1918heacceptedanappointmentasassistanttoColonelJones,whohadchargeofalltheorthopaedichospitalsinEnglandandScotland. Hisappointmentin1923assurgeon-in-chiefattheRoyalVictorianHospitalatMontrealendedabruptlyinresignationandcontroversyarising fromlocaloppositionandill-feeling.SirHenrywasinvitedtodosometeachingworkatM’GillUniversity,butrefusedtodosounderoneofhis subordinates.Heeventuallyconsentedtogiveacertainamountoflectureswithoutpayment.However,hisconnectionwithM’Gillwasterminated in1925,withSirArthurCurrie,thePrincipalofM’Gill,allegingthatthebitterfeudwhichwasragingaroundhimwasruiningtheespritdecorpsof the university. After his resignation a large body of opinion supported him. Sir Henry Gray died at Montreal on 6 October 1938. SoldwithoriginalwarrantsofappointmentfortheK.B.E.,C.B.,andC.M.G,togetherwithB.R.C.S.Certi#cateinrecognitionofvaluableservices rendered during the War 1914-19, newspaper obituary and a quantity of other research.

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,1sttypebadge,goldandenamels;TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath (Military)badge,goldandenamels;TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,badge,goldandenamels;Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony;1914Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves,mountedas worn, the last with distressed ribbon, otherwise good very ne (7) £300-£400

ThemountedgroupofsevenminiaturedressmedalswornbyColonelSirHenryM.W.Gray,RoyalArmy Medical Corps

AnimportantBoerWarC.B.groupofthreeawardedtoDoctorKendalFranks,ConsultingSurgeontoH.M. Forces in South Africa

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Civil)Companion’sbreastbadge,18caratgold,hallmarkedLondon1887, completewithgoldribbonbar;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg (Dr.KendalFranks,ConsultingSurgn:)officiallyengravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,South Africa1902(DoctorKendalFranksatt.toR.A.M.C.)officiallyengravednaming,mountedasworn;togetherwithavery "ne18 caratgoldandenamel,diamond-setAbercornMasonicLodgepresentationjewel,hallmarkedLondon1902,approx20.9gwithold cutdiamondapprox35points,thereverseinscribed‘PresentedtoR.W.B.Dr.KendallFranksC.B.byhisfriendsintheAbercorn Lodge 1903’, "tted with gold rings and hinged retaining clip for wearing, nearly extremely ne (4) £2,400-£2,800

C.B. London Gazette 19 April 1901: ‘Kendal Franks, Esq., M.D.’

M.I.D. LondonGazette 8February1901:‘MrWatsonCheyneandMrKendalFranks,M.B.,F.R.C.S.I.,ConsultingSurgeons,whohaveaccompanied theArmy,haverenderedinvaluableservicebytheiradviceandassistancetotheMedicalOfficers.Theyhavebeenunwearyingintheirworkamong the wounded and sick, and, humanly speaking, many a valuable life has been saved by their skill.’

M.I.D. LondonGazette 16April1901:‘Manythanksarealsoduetothedistinguishedconsultingsurgeonswhohavecomeouttothiscountry,and bytheiradviceandexperiencemateriallyaidedtheRoyalArmyMedicalCorps.Theservicesrenderedby...Mr.KendalFranks...wereofincalculable value.’

KendalFranks wasborninDublinon8February1851,thefourthsonofRobertFergussonFranks,abarristerofJerpointHillinCounty Kilkenny, and his wife, Henriette Bushe, daughter of Charles Kendal Bushe, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, and a prominent Irish aristocrat. FranksenteredTrinityCollege,Dublin,wherehehadadistinguishedcareer,obtainingthedegreeofB.A.in1872andtheM.B.in1875.Afterthis hebecameaLicentiateoftheRoyalCollegeofSurgeonsinIreland,andwentontoLeipzigtocompletehismedicalstudies.Onhisreturnin1876, hewasappointedademonstratorinanatomyattheRoyalCollegeofSurgeonsandsurgeontotheDublinThroatandEarHospital.Inthesame yearheobtainedtheM.D.andbecameamemberofthesenateoftheUniversityofDublin.Thiswasfollowedin1878bytheFellowshipofthe IrishCollegeofSurgeonsandinthesameyearhebecameseniorsurgeontotheAdelaideHospitalinDublin.HerehepioneeredinIrelandthe implementationofLister’sprinciplesofantisepsisandasepsis.Healsobecamesurgeon-in-ordinarytothelord-lieutenantandvice-presidentofthe Irish College of Surgeons.

Franksmarriedtwice:in1879CharlotteSelinaGreene,sisterofSirWilliamConynghamGreene,latertheBritishAgentintheTransvaalRepublic; twoyearsafterherdeathin1883hemarriedGertrudeJaneButt,whocontractedtuberculosis,andwasadvisedtocometoSouthAfrica.Forced toabandonabrilliantprofessionalcareerinIreland,FranksandhisfamilyarrivedinSouthAfricain1896,andsettledatBeaufortWest,buthiswife diedthesameyear.FranksdecidedtoremaininSouthAfricaandmovedtoJohannesburgin1897wherehewasverysuccessfulandenjoyeda tremendous reputation.

Appointedoneofthe "veconsultingsurgeonstotheBritishforcesduringtheSecondAnglo-BoerWar,andattachedbyLordRobertstohis headquartersstaff,heaccompaniedRobertsall throughthecampaign.HewaspresentattheengagementsatPaardeberg(27February1900)and Driefontein(10March1900),andattheentryintoBloemfontein(13March1900),Johannesburg(31May1900),andPretoria(5June1900).He journeyedbacktoEnglandwithLordRoberts,andin1901wasgazettedaC.B.(Civil)forhisservices,havingbeentwicementionedindispatches. OnhisreturntoSouthAfricain1901,hewasagainappointedconsultingsurgeontotheBritishforces,andshortlyafterwardsundertook,atthe specialrequestofLordKitchener,aninspectionofalltheconcentrationcamps;hisreportsonthesewerepublishedintheBlueBooks,and extracted at length by the London Times and other papers. He was again mentioned in dispatches and in 1904 was knighted for his services. Attheconclusionofthewarhewasmadeanomineememberofthe "rstTransvaalMedicalCouncil.Usinghisin$uencetoconvertthe WitwatersrandMedicalCouncilintoabranchoftheBritishMedicalAssociation,hebecamethe "rstpresidentoftheSouthAfricancommitteeof thisassociation,andlaidthefoundationstonesoftheSouthAfricanInstituteforMedicalResearchin1912.Inthesameyearheactedaspresident ofthe1912SouthAfricanMedicalCongress.HeheldthepostofsurgeontotheJohannesburgHospital,consultingsurgeontotheCentralSouth AfricanRailways,andmedicaldirectoroftheAfricanLifeAssuranceSociety.IntheJohannesburgofhisday,whensurgeonscombinedsurgerywith general practice, he was the "rst "specialist" surgeon, and was considered a world expert in renal surgery.

Hemadevaluablecontributionstomedicalliterature,andseveralpublicationsappearedunderhisname,suchas Addison’sdisease (1882), On spontaneousdislocationofthehip (1883), Acaseofcerebralcyst (1888),and ProfessorKoch’streatmentoftuberculosis (1891).Healsocontributed many articles to various medical journals, including the Transvaal Medical Journal and the South African Medical Journal.

ApartfromtheRoyalCollegeofSurgeonsinIreland,hewasaFellowoftheMedicoChirurgicalSocietyofLondon,oftheRoyalAcademyof MedicineinIreland,andoftheRoyalSocietyofSouthAfrica.Hewassaidtobeaskilfulwater-colourist.Forthelastfewyearsofhislifehe sufferedconsiderableillhealthwhichwasduetodiabetes,andbecameacon"rmedinvalid.Hisdeathoccurredathisresidence“Kilmurry”,Klein Street, Hospital Hill.

Sold with three small gilt tunic buttons together with copied research.

ABoerWarM.V.O.andOrderofStJohngroupof !veawardedtoJ.G.Hamilton,Esq.,HonoraryCivilian DirectorofImperialYeomanryHospitals,afterwardsaMemberoftheLegislativeAssemblyforTransvaal and Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding the Witwatersrand Ri"es 1903-05

TheRoyalVictorianOrder,M.V.O.,Member’s4thClass,breastbadge,silver-giltandenamels,thereverseofficiallynumbered ‘106’;TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,KnightofGrace,setofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge,silverandenamel,andbreast star,silverandenamelwithgoldpinforwearing;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState, Transvaal(DirectorJ.G.Hamilton,I.Y.,Hp.Staff.)officiallyengravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica 1901,SouthAfrica1902(Director&Treas:J.G.Hamilton,I.Y.Hosp:)officiallyengravednaming;UnionofSouthAfricaMedal 1910, unnamed as issued, minor enamel chips to the rst, otherwise toned, extremely ne (6) £1,800-£2,200

M.V.O. LondonGazette 20February1903:‘JohnGardinerHamilton,Esq.,HonoraryCivilianDirectoroftheImperialYeomanryHospitals,South Africa.’

Knight of Grace, Order of St John London Gazette 8 May 1903.

JohnGardinerHamilton wasbornin1859,fourthsonofJamesHamilton,ofNewPark,CountyMayo.HewaseducatedatCroom’sHigh School,Greenwich,MerchantTaylor’sSchool,London,andprivately.HeenteredtheBritishCivilServiceandwasupto1889intheGeneralPost Office,London.HeafterwardswenttoSouthAfricawherehesettledinJohannesburgandbecamechairmananddirectorofseveralTransvaal companies.HewasthreetimesVice-presidentoftheTransvaalChamberofMines(electedPresidentin1912).HewasappointedHon.Director andTreasurerinSouthAfricaoftheImperialYeomanryHospitalsduringtheBoerWarof1899-1902(mentionedindespatches;Queen’smedal withthreeclasps,andKing’smedalwithtwoclasps;createdM.V.O.(4thClass)1903.).HewasemployedinChinainconnectionwiththesupplyof ChineselabourfortheRandMines;and,in1907,waselectedMemberoftheLegislativeAssembly(OppositionChiefWhip)oftheTransvaalfor SpringsDistrictforthedurationofthelifeofthatparliament;Lieutenant-ColonelCommandingWitwatersrandRi"es1903-05,andthereafter HonoraryColoneluntildeath;wasaJ.P.forthedistrictofPretoria,wasaKnightofGraceoftheOrderofStJohnofJerusaleminEngland,and held the Union of South Africa medal. He died on 1 July 1912.

SoldwithcopiedresearchincludingofficialcopyofalettertoLordKitchenerfromtheCountessHowe[PatronoftheImperialYeomanry Hospitalfund]inSeptember1901,bringingforwardthenameofMrJ.G.HamiltonforhisvaluableservicesserviceswithImperialYeomanry Hospitals,andforconsiderationthattheyberecognisedwithsomehonour.AnoriginalrecommendationfortheC.M.G.wasstruckfromthelist aftertheextentofhiscontributionwassomewhatwitheringlyreducedbySirIanHamiltontotheshortstatementthathehad“Lentapalatial mansion & extensive grounds for nearly two years to the Military for a Hospital.”

Arareandextremelywell-documentedpost-WarM.B.E.,BoerWar‘SiegeofLadysmith’R.R.C.andGreat War‘Mesopotamia’SecondAwardBargroupofsixawardedtoNursingSisterMissJessieP.Stow,Queen Alexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingServiceReserve,lateNatalVolunteerMedicalCorps,laterRhodesian RailwaysNursingService,whowasawardedtheR.R.C.forherservicesattheIntombiCampHospitalduring theSiegeofLadysmith;wasMentionedinDespatchesduringtheGreatWar;andreceivedher !nalhonourin

1951, after a nursing career spanning over half a century

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtypelady’sshoulderbadge,silver,onlady’sbow riband,in RoyalMint caseofissue;RoyalRedCross,1stClass,V.R.,silver-gilt,gold,andenamel,withSecondAwardBar,onlady’s bowriband,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(NursingSisterJ.P.Stow.)officially reimpressednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,noclasp(NursingSisterJ.P.Stow.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D. oak leaves (Sister J. P. Stow.) nearly extremely ne (6) £3,000-£4,000

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1951.

R.R.C. London Gazette 31 October 1902.

R.R.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 3 June 1919:

‘In recognition of valuable services with the British Forces in Mesopotamia.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 June 1919.

MissJessiePhilipsonStow wasborninSouthAfricain1877andwaseducatedattheDiocesanSchoolatGrahamstown.Shedidhernursing trainingatSt.Bartholemew’sHospitalinLondonfrom1895to1899,beforereturningtoSouthAfrica.SheservedwiththeNatalVolunteer MedicalCorpsduringtheBoerWar,andwaspresentthroughouttheSiegeofLadysmithattheIntombiCampHospital,andforherserviceswas awarded the Royal Red Cross, First Class.

MissStowwasMatronofLivingstoneHospitalfrom1908to1914,beforejoiningQueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingServiceReserve, whomsheservedwithduringtheGreatWarinMalta,Egypt,India,andMesopotamia.ForherservicesinMesopotamiashewasMentionedin Despatches by Lieutenant-General Sir W. R. Marshall, and was awarded a Second Award Bar to her Royal Red Cross.

Post-War,MissStowservedasMatronoftheGovernmentHospitalatDer-es-Salam,beforetakingupanappointmentwiththeRhodesian RailwaysNursingServicein1932.ShewasappointedaMemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1951NewYear’sHonours’List,and !nally retired in 1952. She died in Luansha, Northern Rhodesia, in 1962.

Soldwithanextensive !leoforiginaldocuments,includingtherecipient’soriginalM.I.D.Certi!cate,dated7February1919;varioustelegramsand lettersregardingboththeawardoftheR.R.C.;theSecondAwardBar;andtheM.B.E.;alargequantityoforiginalletters,newspapercuttings,and photographs;otherephemera,includingtherecipient’snapkinring, thisdamaged,engraved‘J.P.S.MaltaXmas1915’;andcopiedresearch,including medal roll extracts.

A rare Boer War R.R.C. group of three awarded to Matron Miss Ada M. M. W. Whiteman

RoyalRedCross,1stClass,V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,mountedonbow;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(Nursing Sister A. M. Whiteman.) officially re-impressed naming; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued, very ne (3) £1,400-£1,800

R.R.C. awarded 26 June 1902: ‘In recognition of services in South Africa.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 17 June 1902: ‘Miss Ada Whiteman, Matron, College Hospital, Maritzburg, and Leper Hospital near Pretoria.’

AdaMariaMotumWynnWhiteman,daughterofFrancisWilliamJohnWynWhitemanandAdaMariaMotumHill.ShewasbornatBath, England,andeducatedinEngland.ShewasthematronofthePretoriaLeperInstitution,retiringafter29years’service,providingusefulworkfor theLeperInstitution.InJanuary1896shecamefromEnglandtoassumedutiesattheGeneralHospital,Johannesburg,butlefttheretotakeover asmatronoftheVanRynMineHospitaluntiltheoutbreakoftheBoerWar.DuringtheBoerWarshewassuperintendentsisteratFortNapier MilitaryHospital,andthenoccupiedasimilarpositionatCollegeHospital,Maritzburg,untilitclosed.WhitemanwaslatercalledbyLordRoberts to come and work at the Leper Asylum in Pretoria.

Atthe2ndmeetingoftheGuildofLoyalWomenofSouthAfrica(Pretoria,August,1901),shejoinedasamember,andlaterbecameafoundation memberofthePretoriaWomen’sClubandPretoriaCountryClub.MemberoftheI.N.A.inEngland;hernameismentionedinthelistpublished byBurdett.Akeensocialworker,WhitemanalsobelongedtotheCivicSociety,Pretoria;StDunstan’sandCivilianBlindSocieties;Homefor FriendlessWomen;andanumberofothers.SheisaholderoftheSouthAfricanWarMedalandtheRoyalRedCrossforworkduringtheBoer War. In 1926 she was made an honorary serving sister of the venerable order of St John of Jerusalem, and became a recipient of the King’s Medal. WhitemanwashonouredbythefriendshipoftheRoyalFamily,andherfavouriterecreationsincluded:literature,musicandsinging,andinher youth was a keen sportswoman. She died in 1938. Sold with copied research, including medal rolls for Q.S.A. and Kings Jubilee medal.

AnOrderofStJohngroupoffourawardedtoDoctorH.D.Buss,M.R.C.S.,whoservedasaSurgeon-Captain intheVolunteerMedicalStaff CorpswiththeRhodesianFieldForce1900-02,andwasincommandofbase hospitals at Marandellas and Bulawayo

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Officer’sbreastbadge,silver,inits Carrington&Co. #ttedcaseofissue;Jubilee1897,silver, privatelynamed‘Surg.Capt.H.D.Buss,V.M.S.C.’;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Rhodesia(Lieut.H.D. Buss.Med:Staff.R.F.F.)officiallyengravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (Capt. H. D. Buss. Rhod. F.F.) officially engraved naming, toned, extremely ne £800-£1,000

Hon. Associate Member, Order of St John of Jerusalem, 27 February 1900.

HowardDecimusBuss wasborninCamden,London,inApril1862andstudiedatUniversityCollegeLondon,andatParisandMontpellier, France,becomingL.S.Ain1884;M.R.C.S.in1885;andB.A.andB.Sc.UniversityofFrancein1890.HewasappointedSurgeon-Captain,Volunteer MedicalStaff Corpson24March1897(Queen’sJubileeMedal1897),andwasattachedtobasehospitalatMarandellasinRhodesiawhenhe joinedtheRhodesianFieldForce.HelaterservedatthebasehospitalsinTembulandandBulawayo(Queen’smedalwith2clasps,King’smedal with2clasps),andbecameM.D.Brusselsin1907;M.R.C.P.Londonin1907;AssistantMedicalOfficer,LeperAsylum,RobbenIslandin1913-14; andAssistantPhysician,MentalHospital,FortBeaufort,in1919.DoctorBussdiedatFortBeauforton24November1919,aged57.Duringhis career he held numerous other posts, both in Europe and South Africa, and he wrote many articles for Medical Journals.

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Pair: CivilSurgeonD.J.Menzies-Conacher,attached3rdHighlandBrigadeFieldHospital,lateAssistantChief Surgeon,GoldCoastConstabulary,whowastakenprisonerwhenaconvoyof50wagons,with160detailsof the Highland Brigade, surrendered at Zwavel Krans on 4 June 1900

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1897-98(Asst.C.SurgeonD.J.M.Conacher,G.C.Constby:)officiallyimpressednaming; Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Paardeberg,SouthAfrica1901(D.J.Menzies-Conacher.Surgeon.) officially engraved naming, toned, extremely ne (2) £600-£800

CivilSurgeonD.J.Menzies-Conacher servedasAssistantChiefSurgeonwiththeGoldCoastConstabularyduringoperationsinWest Africafrom1897-98.HewasCivilSurgeonattachedto3rd(Highland)BrigadeFieldHospitalinSouthAfricafrom13January1900.Hewastaken prisonerwhenaconvoyof50wagons,proceedingfromRhenostertoHeilbron,underLieutenantCorballis,ReserveofOfficers,with160details of the Highland Brigade, surrendered at Zwavel Krans, near Heilbron, on 4 June 1900.

‘Onthe13thJuneCivilSurgeonConnacher (sic),whohadbeentakenprisonerwiththeconvoy,wasreturnedtousbyPresidentSteyn,andtold usitsstory.Hesaidthattheconvoy,withanescortof160infantry,hadlefttherailwaynearRoodevaalontheeveningofthe2ndJune,andhad trekked(withonelonghalt)tilleightonthefollowingmorning;then,afterhaltingtilloneintheafternoon,hadmarchedtill "ve,whenithad outspannedtothenorthoftheElandsSpruit,nearZwaalKrantz(i.e.,ninemilesfromtherailwayandfourteenfromHeilbrononthe ProspectHeilbronroad).There,seeingthattherewereBoerstotherightandfront,thecommandingofficerhadsentrunnerstoHeilbronandVredefort for help, and had extended the men and dug ri#e-pits.

Theywerenotmolestedduringthenight,butatseveno'clockonthemorningofthe4ththeBoerssentinamessageunderawhite #agcallingon theofficercommandingthepartytosurrender.Astheenemywas4,000strong,withseveralguns,heagreedtodothis,onlystipulatingthatthe mailswhichhewasbringingforthedivisionshouldbeforwardedtoHeilbron.Thisconditionwasnotful"lled,asthemailswereallburnt.Surgeon ConnachersaidthatbeforeleavingRoodevaaltheCommandantandtheofficercommandingtheconvoyhaddiscussedmytelegramtotheeffect that I considered that the proposed escort was inadequate.’ (The Work of the Ninth Division refers).

WhentheproceedingoftheCourtofEnquiryonLieutenantCorballiswerereceivedattheWarOfficeandhadbeenreviewed,itwasdecidedby thethenCommander-in-Chiefthat,inviewofhisconductinthematter,LieutenantCorballisshouldreceiveneithertheSouthAfricanmedalnor the war gratuity.

SurgeonMenzies-Conacher,meanwhile,wasleftsickatReitzon7July1900,andreturnedtoEnglandlaterthatyearonterminationofhis engagement.

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Pair: ColonelG.T.Lavie,RoyalArmyMedicalCorps,whowasmentionedindespatchesandwoundedat Moedwil in September 1901

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(MajorG.T.Lavie.R.A.M.C.)officially engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Maj.T.G.Lavie.R.A.M.C.)officially engraved naming, very ne and better (2) £400-£500

M.I.D. LondonGazette 3December1901:‘MajorG.T.Lavie[togetherwithCivilSurgeonW.S.Kidd]-WoundedearlyinattackonColonel Kekewich’s camp at Moedwil on 30th September, but continued at their duties many hours.’

M.I.D. LondonGazette 29July1902.Inadocumentdated2August1902,Lieutenant-ColonelBabtie(Asst.D-G,ArmyMedicalServices)submitted alistofOfficersandCivilSurgeonsinan‘OrderofMerit’withsuggested‘AppropriateRewards’,whereinMajorLaviewasrecommendedforthe award of a D.S.O. or promotion to Brevet Lt. Col. He evidently received neither.

TudorGermainLavie wasbornon18October1861andeducatedatCheltenhamCollegeandEdinburghUniversity.AppointedSurgeonin theArmyMedicalServicein1886,hesawserviceduringtheBoerWarwiththe15thBrigadeFieldHospitalupto20April1901,whenhe transferredto12thBrigadeFieldHospital.Slightlywounded.OperationsintheOrangeFreeState,FebruarytoMay1900,includingactionatKaree Siding.OperationsintheTransvaal,30November1900to31May1902.Despatchestwice,Queen’smedalwith3clasps,King’smedalwith2 clasps.

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Three: DoctorC.W.J.Chepmell,AssistantCommissionerforNatalfortheCentralBritishRedCross Committee, and afterwards a Surgeon for the P&O Shipping Line

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Natal(Mr.C.W.J.Chepmell,B.R.C.Society)officiallyimpressednaming;Transport 1899-1902,1clasp,S.Africa1899-1902(C.Chepmell.)officiallyimpressednaming;BritishWarMedal1914-20(CharlesW.J. Chepmell) a few edge bruises, otherwise very ne (3) £800-£1,000

CharlesWilliamJamesChepmell wasbornin1860andcompletedhisstudiesinmedicineattheUniversityofEdinburghin1887.In1889he wasawardedthedegreeM.D.withdistinctionbytheUniversityofBrussels(Belgium)andwasalsoadmittedasaMemberoftheRoyalCollegeof SurgeonsinEngland.HiswarservicestartedwhenhelandedatCapeTownon8January1900,inhiscapacityasAssistantCommissionerforNatal fortheCentralBritishRedCrossSociety.Thisbodyhadbeenofficiallyrecognisedasbeingresponsiblefororganising‘thereceptionand forwardingofthevariousgiftsandvoluntarysuppliesofclothing,comfortsandluxuriestothesickandwoundedinallpartsofthecountry.’ ChepmellproceededtoPietermaritzburgandcarriedouthisdutieswithgreatenergyandsuccessuntilbeingobligedbyillnesstoresignhispostin June 1900. For these services he received the Q.S.A. Medal.

HesubsequentlyjoinedtheP&OShippingLineasaSurgeonandwasappointedtotheS.S. Manila on5March1901.Hewasinmedicalchargeof troops and prisoners-of-war in South African waters for a number of months, and subsequently received the Transport Medal.

AfterserviceonotherP&Oliners,healsoservedinahospitalinMalaya.In1902heservedontheS.S. Australia,butresigned,havingbeen reported for insobriety in June 1902. He returned to England and was in private practice in London. For services during WWI he received the British and Mercantile Marine War Medals. He died in 1935. SoldwithcopiedresearchincludingcopiedmedalrollsforQ.S.A.(16medalstoB.R.C.S.),TransportandGreatWarmedals,andtheconclusions of a detailed report by Doctor Chepmell from Pietermaritzburg in October 1900 to the committee British Red Cross Society.

Pair: Doctor A. H. Watkins, Kimberley Town Guard

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,DefenceofKimberley(DoctorA.H.Watkins.Kimb:TownGuard.)officially reimpressednaming;MayorofKimberley’sStar1899-1900,reversehallmarkwithdateletter‘a’,completewithintegraltopribbon brooch, toned, extremely ne (2) £600-£800

M.I.D. London Gazette 8 May 1900 (Kekewich, Kimberley, 15 February 1900).

ArnoldHirstWatkins wasoneofthe9CivilianMedicalOfficersundersiegeinKimberleywhoseQ.S.A.swereissuedoff arollsignedby KekewichinLondonon2September1902.BothWatkinsandDoctorJ.E.Mackenziewerementionedfortheir“energyandzeal”whenthey wentoutwithanambulancepartyafterdarkon29November(Carter’sRidgeskirmishwhenColonelScott-Turnerwaskilled)toministertothe needs of the wounded.

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Pair: Private J. S. Sawford, Imperial Yeomanry Hospital Staff and London Fire Brigade

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(Pte.J.S.Sawford.I.Y.Hp.Staff.)officiallyimpressednaming;NationalFire Brigades’Union(AmbulanceDepartment)MedalforSouthAfrica1899-1902,silver(JamesS.Sawford,FireBrigde,Earl’sCourt, London S.W.) naming engraved in reverse #eld, contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne and rare (2) £1,000-£1,400

Ref: Hibbard J5.

Itisbelievedthatapproximately42NationalFireBrigades’UnionMedalswereawarded-issuedtovolunteersfromtheorganisationwhowentto SouthAfricaattachedtotheMedicalCorps-workinginhospitals,dressingstationsetc.Attheendoftheirservice,thevolunteersreturnedhome andwerepresentedwiththeirmedalsbyH.M.QueenAlexandra,PatronessoftheN.F.B.U.,atEarlsCourtin1902.Refer BoerWarTributeMedals by Hibbard who lists all 42 recipients with some brief details. As of 2012 just eight N.F.B.U. Medals for South Africa have been recorded. See Dix Noonan Webb auction of 23 September 2011 for a similar pair. SoldwithcopiedmedalrollforImperialYeomanryHospitalStaff anddetailedresearchontheN.F.B.U.medalforSouthAfricawithfullrollof awards.

Three: ActingMatronM.R.Makepeace,ArmyNursingService,laterQueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitary Nursing Service

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(NursingSisterM.R.Makepeace)officiallyre-impressednaming;King’sSouthAfrica 1901-02,noclasp(NursingSisterM.R.Makepeace.)officiallyimpressednaming;BritishWarMedal1914-20(A.Matron.M.R. Makepeace.) toned, good very ne (3) £400-£500

MaryRidleyMakepeace wasbornatNewcastle-on-Tyneon7January1860.ShetrainedattheLondonHospital1890-92,andwasStaff Nurse attheThroatHospitalandatCroydonGeneralHospital1893-94.She #rstenlistedintotheArmyNursingServiceasaNursingSisteron15 October1894,andwasrenamedSisterwhentheA.N.S.becameQueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingServicein1902.Shewasformally appointedtoQ.A.I.M.N.S.asaSisteron17February1903.SheservedatNetley1894-97,andatShorncliffe1897-99.Theentryinthe ArmyList for 1921 under “War Services” states:

‘Makepeace, Miss M. R. (Sister)

S.AfricanWar,1899-1902-ServedonHosp.Ship“Spartan”Oct1899toJan00and“Avoca”Feb00toOct01.OperationsintheOrangeRiver Colony, Nov 01 to 31 May 02. Queen’s Medal.’

Nurse Makepeace is identi#ed in a group photograph on board the Spartan publishedin the Black and White Budget of Jan. 6, 1900. SoldwithcopiedresearchincludingmedalrollsforbothBoerWarmedalsandGreatWarMedalIndexCardwhichshowsentitlementtoBritish War and Victory Medals and to Silver War Badge.

Pair: Nursing Sister S. J. Barnes, Imperial Yeomanry Hospital Staff and South African Constabulary

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(NursingSisterS.J.Barnes.I.Y.Hp.Staff)officiallyimpressednaming;King’sSouth Africa 1901-02, no clasp (Nursing Sister S. J. Barnes, S.A.C.) officially impressed naming, toned, very ne and scarce £400-£500

SarahJ.Barnes wastrainedatGuy’sHospital,London,andenlistedintoPrincessChristian’sArmyNursingServiceReserveon10January1900. SheservedinSouthAfricawiththeImperialYeomanryHospitalStaff,andwiththeSouthAfricanConstabulary,“E:Division,from20December 1900. She was discharged from the S.A.C. on 1 July 1907. Sold with copied research including medal roll entries.

Pair: Nursing Sister Clementina Kemp, Scottish Hospital

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(Nurs:SisterE.Kemp,ScottishHosp:)officiallyimpressednaming,noteincorrectinitial; King’s South Africa 1901-02, no clasp (Nursing Sister C. Kemp.) officially impressed naming, very ne and scarce (2) £400-£500

SisterClementinaKemp trainedattheWesternIn#rmary,Glasgow,beforejoiningPrincessChristian’sArmyNursingServiceReserveon24 July1900.SheservedinSouthAfricawiththeEdinburghandEastofScotlandHospital,alsowithNo.2GeneralHospitalatPretoriaandNo.10 Hospital at Norval’s Point.

Soldwithcopiedmedalrollsshowinginitial‘E’fortheQueen’sandinitial‘C’fortheKing’smedals.AlsowithanundatedChristie’sorSpink catalogue entry when this pair was sold with a 1914-15 trio to ‘C. Kemp B.R.C.S.’ and a probably unrelated R.R.C. Second Class.

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Pair: Orderly W. Andison, Leicester Corps, St John Ambulance Corps

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(489Ordly:W.Andison,St.JohnAmb:Bde:)officially impressednaming,claspslooseonribbonasissued;St.JohnMedalforSouthAfrica1899-1902(489Pte.W.AndersonLeicester Corps.) note spelling of surname, toned, very ne (2) £400-£500

Three: 2ndGradeOrderlyC.W.Lane,VanAlenAmericanFieldHospitalandIsleofWightCorpsofStJohn Ambulance Brigade, later a Police Sergeant in the Metropolitan Police

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(2ndGde:Ord:C.W.Lane,VanAlenAmericanF. Hosp:)officiallyimpressednaming;St.JohnMedalforSouthAfrica1899-1902(333Pte.C.W.LaneIsle-of-WightCorps); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.S. C. Lane.) mounted as worn, toned, good very ne and very rare (3) £700-£900

Themedalrollfor‘TheVanAlenAmericanFieldHospital’contains15names,includingVanAlenhimselfand9menoftheStJohnAmbulance Brigade,2ofwhomweredrawnfromtheIsleofWightCorps.TheVanAlenAmericanFieldHospitalwasthesmallestofthedonativehospitalsto serveinSouthAfrica,andwasformedbyMr.VanAlen,anAmericancitizenwhoagreedtoprovide-athisownexpense-allnecessaryequipment and transport. The War Office, for its part, agreed to convey the hospital to South Africa and return it to England when no longer required.

CharlesWilliamLane wasbornatWroxall,IsleofWight,in1878.HewasoneoftwomembersoftheIsleofWightCorpsoftheStJohn AmbulanceCorpswhovolunteeredtoservewiththeVanAlenAmericanFieldHospitalinSouthAfrica.HereturnedtotheIsleofWightafterhis experiencesinSouthAfrica,andmarriedAdaNorristherein1904.In1911hewasemployedasaSergeantintheLondonMetropolitanPolice, living in Lewisham, but is thought to have died on the Isle of Wight in 1962. Sold with copied medal roll and other research.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(Rev:H.H.Sco!eld,)officiallyengraved naming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Rev.H.H.Sco!eld,C.toF.)officially engraved naming, very light contact marks, otherwise good very ne (2) £200-£300

Reverend H. H. Sco!eld is con!rmed on the roll for the Army Chaplains Department, which contains 75 names. SoldwithcopiedmedalrollandacopiedimageofRev.Sco!eldwiththeBishopofPretoriainfrontofthechurchtentwithanumberof convalescent soldiers immediately after a Con!rmation service at No. 7 General Hospital, Pretoria.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp (Rev.A.C.H.Rice,M.A.ChaplainR.N.) Navalstylelargeimpressednaming, toned, good very ne £200-£300

AlwyneComptonHowardRice wasborninJanuary1859,sonoftheReverendJ.H.RiceofSuttonCourteney,nearAbingdon.Educatedat ExeterCollege,Oxford,hewasCurateofStamberMillinWorcestershirebeforebeingappointedaChaplain,RoyalNavy,in1886.Hissubsequent postingsweretoH.M.Ships Hotspur (1886), De ance (1886-87), Himalaya (1887-89), Bellerophon (1889-92), Northampton (1892-93),andatSt. Michael'sonAscensionIsland(1892-93).Followingfurtherseaappointmentsaboardthe Edinburgh, Rodney and Repulse,hewassenttoSouth Africa,wherebetween1901-06hewasemployedasChaplainattheR.N.HospitalandDockyard,CapeofGoodHope.Hislastservice appointmentwasbackinEnglandattheR.N.Hospital,Portlandin1906-07,followingwhichhebecameRectorofHorsingtonandin1909,Vicarof Stixwould.Between1909-12hewasAssistantDiocesanInspectorofSchoolsinLincolnshireandheislistedinthe1920editionof Crockford's as resident at Wolferton, King's Lynn, Norfolk.

Queen’s South Africa

(Rt: Rev:

M.I.D. London Gazette 29 July 1902: ‘Civilians: Right Rev. H. McSherry, D.D., Roman Catholic Bishop of Cape Town.’

Soldwithcopiedmedalrollentrywhichalsonotes:‘BishopMcSherry’strainwasattackedbytheBoers,whenhewasreturningfromduty,vizthe funeralserviceoftheRev.PeterFox.ThishappenedbetweenRosemeadJunctionandPortElizabeth.Bp.McSherrywasmentionedindespatches for his services.’

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Pair: Reverend H. H. Sco!eld, Chaplain, No. 7 General Hospital, Pretoria

AnimportantQ.S.A.awardedtoEmanuelPeter,aClerkbyprofessionandaLeaderintheNatalVolunteer Indian Ambulance Corps under Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (E. Peter. Natal Vol: Ind: Amb: Corps) toned, very ne and very rare

£600-£800

Therecommendationfortheawardofamedalto‘TheNatalVolunteerIndianAmbulanceLeaders’putforwardbyLancelotP.Booth,Medical Officer to the Corps, dated 5th October, 1900, states:

‘Thesemenareeducated,English-speakingIndiansresidinginNatalwhovolunteeredforactiveserviceinanycapacityandunderwenttrainingin Ambulancework,andwhensome700to800Indiancoolies,ignorantofEnglish,wereengagedasAmbulance“bearers”thesevolunteerswere appointed Leaders.

The Leaders stipulated that they should be unpaid, as their one desire was to prove in some humble way their loyalty to the Empress of India.

ThesemensawactiveserviceintheoperationsattheTugela,atColensoandSpionKop.Theirspecialusefulnesswasinhelpingtoremovethe severely wounded to Rail-end by stretcher when the troops fell back carrying as far as 25 miles in one day.

The War Medal would be highly prized by them.’

Thelistof19namesthatfollowedwasheadedby‘MohandasK.Gandhi,Bar:-at-Law,InnerTemple’(a.k.a.MahatmaGandhi).AtNo.13onthislist is ‘Emanuel Peters, Clerk.’

EmanuelAmbrosePeters (knownasManuelPetersorEmanuelPeters)wasbornatDurban,Natal,ofIndianparentage.Hewasmarriedto Janetta(néedeMink)whodiedon4February1924,leavingtwodaughtersbornin1921and1923.EmanuelPetersdiedatJohannesburgon2 April 1940, aged 65, and had been a chef by trade.

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L to R: Nurses Beene, Alford and Horman (sic) (Courtesy National Archives of Zimbabwe)

(MatronMissHarman.) officiallyimpressednaming, toned,nearlyextremely neand rare £300-£400

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp

MatronMissHarman isoneofthreenamesontheQ.S.A.rollfor‘RhodesianFieldForce:Civil’,dated30December1901.Theothertwo namesareNurseMissAlfordandDrDunleyOwen,DistrictSurgeon.ThemarginalnoteintheRemarkscolumnagainstthenamesofthetwo ladiesreads‘NursingmembersofR.F.F.passingthroughRhodesia,fromAugtoNov1900atVictoriaHospital,’whilethatagainsttheDoctor's namereads‘EnkeldoornHospitalAugtoNov1900’.InitiallytheywereshownasbeingentitledtothesingleclaspRhodesia,butthe powers-thatbe disallowed the claim and the medals only were duly issued in May 1902.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp (NursingSisterR.Donian.) officiallyimpressednaming;togetherwitha !negold andenamelnursingaward,thereverseinscribed ‘JohannesburgHospitalAwardedtoRosaDonianMay1900’, goodvery ne and rare £600-£800

RosaDonian iscon!rmedasaNursingSisterontherollofJohannesburgCivilHospital.ShewasborninKingWilliamsTown,aBritishsubject of French extraction. She died unmarried in the General Hospital at Johannesburg on 22 April 1916, aged 38 years 5 months.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp (NursingSisterE.L.Goodwin.) officiallyre-impressednaming, nearlyextremely ne £100-£140

MissEdithLouiseGoodwin istheonlynameshownonaNursingServicerollsubmittedbytheSeniorMedicalOfficeroftheHeidelbergSub District, where she presumably worked in the Hospital.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp (NurseM.J.Wiese.) officiallyimpressednaming, smalledgebruise,otherwisetoned, nearly extremely ne £300-£400

MariaJohannaWiese iscon!rmedasoneofthreenursesontherollforDeBeersHospital,Jagersfontein,O.R.C.,amongsttheseven recipients of medals for service at this Hospital.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp (SisterCharles.) officiallyimpressednaming, oneendofsuspenderslightlytwisted, otherwise good very ne £200-£300

SisterCharles wasaNursingNunandiscon!rmedonarollwhichlistsSisterCharlesandtwentythreeothersistersservingundertheMatron, Mother St. Adele, at Johannesburg Civil Hospital.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp (SisterRaphael) officiallyimpressednaming, minoredgebruises,otherwisegoodvery ne £300-£400

M.I.D. London Gazette 16 April 1901 (Lord Roberts’ despatch).

Sister Raphael is con!rmed on the roll of the Roman Catholic Convent, Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein,thecapitaloftheOrangeFreeState,wascapturedbyLordRobertson13March1900.Occupiedbyhisforceofsome36,000,and withoutanypropersanitaryprovisions,itsoonbecameengulfedbyaragingtyphoidepidemic.Bymid-Apriltherewere2000meninhospitaland thedeadanddyingoverwhelmedRoberts’inadequatemedicalarrangements,somuchsothatanurgentrequestforanextra30Doctorsand300 OrderlieswassenttoLondon.TheMotherSuperiorandSistersoftheRomanCatholicConvent(16intotal)andtheNursingStaff ofStMichael’s Home (12 in total), at Bloemfontein, provided much needed beds and assistance during the epidemic.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp (WardMaidM.Wilson.I.Y.Hp.Staff.) officiallyimpressednaming, surface scratches, otherwise very ne and scarce £200-£300

M.Wilson iscon!rmedonarollof10WardMaidsemployedwithImperialYeomanryHospitalStaff,allofwhomweredisallowedtheclaspfor Cape Colony.

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Mr:

officially impressed naming, toned, good very ne £400-£500

Mr. J. Ball was one of approximately 24 men of the Soldiers’ Christian Association who were entitled to the Queen’s South Africa Medal. A description of their services is contained in a report written by Mr. A. H. Wheeler, General Secretary of the Y.M.C.A

WhenthewarcloudsbegantogatherinSouthAfrica,knowingthegreatvalueofthetentworkcarriedonbytheYoungMen’sChristian AssociationsofAmericainthelatewarwithSpain,theSoldiers’ChristianAssociationtookstepsthroughitsCounciltosendsuitablyequipped tentsandquali!edworkerstothefront.Theresults,at !rst,weredisappointing.Nothingdaunted,theCouncilmadepreparationtocarryoutthe objecttheyhadinview,applyingtotheauthoritiesattheCapeforthenecessarypermission,andbeforethe !rstbandofworkerswasreadyto starttheyreceivedthefollowinggratifyingcablegram:“Permissiongranted;sendtentsatonce.”Messrs.HindeandFlemingsailedfrom SouthamptonfortheCapeonSaturday,November11th[1899],andalready,onthepreviousThursday,thefollowingnoticehadbeenpublished inOrdersfortheday,issuedfromtheCastle,CapeTown:“PermissionhasbeengiventotheSoldiers’ChristianAssociationtosendouttentsand writingmaterialforthetroops.FacilitiesaretobeaccordedtotheAssociationtoputuptentsat !xedstationsasfarasmilitaryrequirementswill permit.”TentsweresetupwhereverBritishtroopsweregatheredinnumbersandweresometimesusedashospitals,sheltersforrefugeesandas overnightmarquees.ThetentinBloemfonteinwasopenedbyLordRoberts.TheroleoftheS.C.A.tentwasdescribedin TheFriend,the BloemfonteinnewspapereditedbyRudyardKiplingandotherwarcorrespondents:‘AprominentfeatureofcamplifeatBloemfonteinisthe erectionbytheSoldiers’ChristianAssociationoflargemarqueesfortheuseofourtroops,forthepurposeofwriting,readingandrecreation. WithinaweekofBritishoccupation,the !rstofthesewaspitchedwithintheHighlandBrigade’slines,andsincethenanotherhasbeenestablished inthe1stDivision.FieldMarshalLordRobertshasatalltimestakenanactivepersonalinterestintheworkoftheAssociation,andhasalready inspectedthemarquees,andexpressedhiscordialapprovaloftheworkwhichisbeingdoneinthem.Itmaybeofinteresttomentionthatwithin threedaysoferectionofthe !rsttent !vethousandsheetsofnote-paperandenvelopeshadbeensupplied(gratis)fortheuseofletterwriting. Themarqueesarebrilliantlylightedafterdark,and shortbrightreligiousservicesareheldthere.Theinformalcharacterofthesegatheringsandthe heartysingingofwell-knownoldhymnsandchorusesattractanightlycrowdofmen,withwhichtheaccommodationprovidedisinadequateto cope’ ’ (Year Book of the English Union of Young Men’s Christian Association 1900-01 refers).

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp (MissA.B.Cleghorn.) officiallyre-impressednaming, otherwisenearlyextremely ne and rare £200-£300 294

MissA.B.Cleghorne servedasaStaff WorkeratCampSoldier’sHomesunderMrandMrsOsborneHowe,wellknowninSouthAfricafor their devoted work.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp (MissM.Warboys.) officiallyimpressedbutnaminginvertedtoreadfromthe reverse side, good ne £100-£140 295

MissM.Warboys iscon!rmedonarollofCivilianNursingSistersservingatNo.10GeneralHospitalatNorvalsPont.Locallyengaged,these nursesvolunteeredinSouthAfricaandwereattachedtotheArmyNursingServiceReserveforserviceinmilitaryhospitals.MissWarboys returnedtoPretoriaon30July1900.SheisalsoentitledtotheK.S.A.withoutclaspsandisshownontherollas‘NursingSisterWarboys,M. (Civil) (now Mrs Hudson)’, having married one H. A. W. Hudson in 1902. Sold with copied medal rolls and other research.

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Probationer Lilly Elsoner.) officially re-impressed naming, toned, extremely ne £200-£300

LillyElsoner iscon!rmedonarollofCivilNursesasoneof15ProbationerswhoservedintheVictoriaHospital,Johannesburg,andnursed military patients during the war.

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (K. Taylor, Servant.) officially impressed naming, good very ne and rare £200-£300 297

KateTaylor iscon!rmedontherollasoneofthreeMaidservantstoNursingSistersatNo.9GeneralHospital,Bloemfontein,andwasinvalided to Base at Cape Town on 29 September 1900.

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ErlanddeKleen wasaLieutenantintheSwedishArtillerywho,apartfromhispresenceinanofficialmilitarycapacity,wasalsoacorrespondent for the Swedish publication “Morganbladen”.

Soldwithcopiedmedalrollwhichgiveshisinitialas“C”;andextractsfrom TwiceCaptured.ArecordofadventureduringtheBoerWar bytheEarlof Rosslyn:‘CaptainWester[Swedishmilitaryattaché],too,foundafriendandfellow-countrymangoingdown,Lieut.ErlanddeKleen,anofficerin the Swedish artillery, who had also come out for military purposes.’

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp (Lieut:E.deKleen.S.A.“MorgenBladen”) officiallyengravednaming,nameof publication officially corrected, very ne and very rare £400-£500 298 www.noonans.co.uk

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp,bronzeissue (10935TongaSyceShahdaS&T.Corps) officiallyengraved naming, suspension a little bent and slack, polished, otherwise nearly very ne and rare £200-£300

10935Shahdaiscon!rmedasaTongSyceontherollof‘Messrs.C.DhanjiBhaiCompany’sTONGATRAIN’asbeingentitledtothebronze medal (and clasps for Cape Colony and Orange Free State ‘if sanctioned’).

Adespatchinthe LondonGazette of16April1901,reports:‘MythanksareduetoKhemBahadurDhanjibhoy,aParseegentleman,longresidentin thePunjab,whopresentedtongasforambulancepurposes.Thesetongaswerehorsedandfullyequippedwithdriversandallnecessarygear.They proved most useful.’

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp,bronzeissue (716DhoolyBearerMappaBabajeeS&T.Corps) officially engraved naming with some corrections, suspension slack, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good ne and rare £300-£400

716DhoolyBearerMappaBabajee iscon!rmedontherollasbeingentitledtothebronzemedal(andclaspsforElandslaagte,Defenceof Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, and Belfast ‘if sanctioned’). Also con!rmed on David Biggins’ Elandslaagte roll of non combatants present at the action.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp,bronzeissue (805.WardSwpr.AnthonyArmyHosp.C.) officiallyimpressed naming, edge bruises and suspension a little bent, otherwise nearly very ne and rare £200-£300

SoldwithcopiedmedalrollforArmyHospitalCorps,MadrasCommand,con!rming805WardSweeper2ndGradeAnthony,bronzemedalonly, withclaspsforBelfast,OrangeFreeState,Talana,DefenceofLadysmith,andLaing’sNekcrossedthrough.Thefullroll(notpresent)givesatotal of34silverand12bronzemedalstothisunitandnotes‘noclaspsauthorisedforissuewiththesilvermedals’,mostrecipientsbeingshownforthe same clasps.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony (Mr.F.H.Rogers.LayChaplain.) officiallyengravednaming, nearly very ne and scarce £180-£220

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Natal (Pte.F.Beresford.MaritzburgAmb:Corps.) officiallyimpressednaming, dark toned, nearly extremely ne and rare £200-£300

Soldwithcopiedmarriagecerti!cate(Ladysmith,3June1898)andmedalrollfor‘MaritzburgAmbulanceCorps’whichcontains19names. Beresford’s medal is noted as having been returned unclaimed, but gthen issued on 25 October 1912, to an address in Krugersdorp, Transvaal.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,OrangeFreeState (TheHon:&Rev:B.Feilding,D.D.,) officiallyengravednaming, a few scratches, otherwise good very ne £300-£400

BasilGeorgeEdwardVincentFeilding wasbornon13July1873,thirdsonofthe8thEarlofDenbigh.HegraduatedwithaDoctorof Philosophy(Phil.D.),andaDoctorofDivinity(D.D.)fromRome,Italy.HefoughtintheBoerWarasaChaplainintheArmyChaplain’s Department. The Very Rev. Monsignor Hon. Basil George Edward Vincent Feilding died on 31 July 1906, drowned in the Rhine. Sold with copied medal roll and some other research.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,SouthAfrica1902 (DentalSurgeonE.Mosely.) officiallyimpressednaming,‘Dental’ officially corrected, good very ne and rare £200-£300

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState (Cpl.D.McNab,ScottishHos:) officially impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very ne and scarce £300-£400

TheScottishNationalRedCrossHospitalwasorganisedinthe !rstinstancebytheStAndrew’sAssociationandwasfundedbyvoluntary donations.TheorganisationofthehospitalcommencedinJanuary1900,thepersonneleventuallyconsistingofanofficerincharge,18civilmedical officers,1Quartermaster,1WarrantOfficer,2secretaries,35nursingsistersoftheArmyNursingServiceReserve,45 !rst-classorderlies,allof whom were medical students, and 57 second-class orderlies, making a total of 160.

The !rstsectionarrivedatCapeTownon13May1900,andthehospitalwasopenedforpatientson4June,atKroonstadt.Previoustothattime however,thehospitalstaff hadbeenemployedondutyinthemilitaryhospitalsatBloemfonteinandKroonstadt.Itremainedduringthewhole period at Kroonstadt, and its equipment was handed over to the Government, when it ceased to exist as a private hospital, on 14 October 1900.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Wittebergen (DonaldCormack.ScriptureReader.) officially impressed naming, several small edge bruises, otherwise better than very ne and very rare £400-£500 307

DonaldCormack iscon!rmedontherollofArmyScriptureReaderswhichcontains8namesonly.Hisnameisshownonafurtherroll ‘Attached[2]Battn.SeaforthHighlanders’whichcon!rmsbothclaspsandnotes:‘ArmyScriptureReaderDonaldCormack,ScottishBranchArmy ScriptureReadersSociety,5St.AndrewSquare,Edinburgh.ServedwithHighlandBrigade,Bloomfontein,Winburg,Heelbron,Frankfort,Reitz, Bethlehem,Harrismith,takingpartintheoperationsresultinginthecaptureofGeneralPrinsloo,intheCaledonValley,andotherminor engagementsduringaperiodof5monthsinOrangeFreeState.EmbarkedatQueenstownS.S. Cumbria 16thMarch1900.Re-embarkedCape Town S.S. Britannic 6th Oct 1900.’

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901 (Civ:DentalSurg:A.Berlyn.) officiallyimpressed naming, very ne and rare £200-£300

“MrA.Berlyn,L.D.S.,isappointedDentalSurgeontothetroopsattheBase,witheffectfrom7Feb1901,attherateof£1perdiemandrations.” (Lines of Communications, Cape Town, 12 February 1901, refers).

Abraham Berlyn is featured in the 1913 edition of Who’s Who in South Africa with a photograph and short biography as follows:

‘BERLYN,Abraham,L.D.S.,F.P.S.,BronzeMedalinDentalSurgery;servedinlateBoerWar,attachedR.A.M.C.,Queen’sMedal,3clasps (sic); "rst DentalSurgeongazettedinArmyOrders;DentalSurgeon;b.7thOct.,1869,atBirmingham;2nds.ofMosesBerlyn.Educ.Queen’sCollegeof MedicineandMasonColl.ofScience,Birmingham;m.1907SusannahA.Willdaneh,Newlands,CapeTown;1dau.PractisedinBirmingham, England1891-6.Authoroforiginaltreatiseonthecareandtreatmentofchildren’steeth.CametoSouthAfricain1896.Hobby:Microscopical work. Add. 29, Downing Street, King William’s Town.’

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,ModderRiver,OrangeFreeState (H.Andrews.ChurchArmyVols:) officially impressed naming, good very ne and very rare £400-£500

Soldwithcopiedmedalrollfor‘ChurchArmyVolunteers’originallywithjustwith3names,includingAndrews,andfourfurthernamesadded later, the clasp for Modder River being unique to this unit.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (Surng.A.B.Friel.IrishHosp:) officially engraved naming, nearly extremely ne and rare £500-£700

Alfred B. Friel is con"rmed on the roll as one of three Civil Surgeons to serve with the Irish Hospital in South Africa.

TheIrishHospitalwasofferedtotheCentralCommitteeoftheBritishRedCross,inDecember1899,byLordIveagh,whogenerouslyofferedto payforequippingthehospitalforserviceinSouthAfrica.Heproposedthat‘itshouldbeasfaraspossibleamobileunitandthatthemanagement shouldbelefttowhatevercivilianmedicalgentlemanheshouldselect’.Thehospitalwasformallyestablishedon28December1899,andthe "rst personnelandequipmentsailedfortheCapeinthefollowingFebruary.OnarrivalatCapeTownthestaff wentintocampatGreenPointand thenmovedbyrailtoNaauwport,arrivingthereon10March.Thefollowingdaytwosurgeons,twodressersandeighteenorderlies,withstores, weresentbyrailtoDeAar.Theremainderoftheunit,beingunderorderstomovetoBloemfontein,wereunabletooperateatNaauwport.The "nal move was made between 10th and 12th April and the De Aar detachment joined the main body on 21 April at Bloemfontein.

On10May1900asectionunderSirWilliamThomsonmarchedouttojoinLordRoberts’forceatKroonstadt,wereattachedtothe11th Divisionontheadvancewhichcommencedon22May,andreachedPretoriaon6June.On14JunetheIrishHospitalcommencedoperationsin thePalaceofJusticeandby19Junehadhad93admissions.Theoriginalcapacityof100bedswassoonextendedto250bedsandby10Julythere were500beds,thestaff beingsupplementedbymilitarypersonnel.Nopatientswereadmittedafter30September1900,andtheunitleftSouth Africa on 15 October, handing over its last 180 patients to the Royal Army Medical Corps. ThemedalrollfortheIrishHospitalshowsatotalof67membersentitledtothemedalwithvariousclasps.Alsoincludedintherollarethree members of the R.A.M.C. and 25 Nursing Sisters of the Army Nursing Service Reserve.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (Pte.F.Horner,Imp:Yeo:Field Hosp:) officially impressed naming, dark toned, good very ne and scarce £200-£300

F.Horner iscon"rmedontherolloftheImperialYeomanryFieldHospital,oneof62medalsissuedtotheHospital,mostlywiththreeclasps. HeservedasaWardOrderlyatHeadquartersuntil18July1900,whenheremainedwithadetachmentthatwasleftatPretoria.Heleftfor England on 21 September 1900.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (S:Serjt:FarrA.Hirtes.I.S.V.D.) very ne and very rare £200-£300

A.Hirtes iscon"rmedasaStaff Sergeant-FarrierontherolloftheIndianSubordinateVeterinaryDepartmentwhichlistsninenames-although onerecipientseemstohavebeenissuedwithhismedaloff the4thHussarsroll;twoareunderlined;andtherollstates‘Issued6medals13clasps’. HirtesalsoappearsonanindividualrollfortheSubordinateVeterinaryDepartmentasbeingentitledtotheKing'sSouthAfricamedalwithtwo clasps, and notes service with ‘No. 7 Station, Veterinary Hospital, Kroonstad.’

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (Civ:Ord:N.T.King,Welsh Hospital) officially impressed naming, small edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely ne and rare £300-£400

Civilian Orderly N. T. King is con"rmed on the roll of the Welsh Hospital, which lists 44 names.

TheWelshHospitalhospitalwasoneofanumberofprivatehospitalsthatwasacceptedandusedbytheBritishGovernmentduringtheBoer War,andwasestablishedinMarch1900.Asumof£12,000wasquicklyraisedtofundtheinitiative,andtheWelshHospitalsetsailforCape Townthefollowingmonth,comprising "veSurgeons,oneMatron,nineNursingSisters,sevenDressers,fourteenCivilianOrderlies,twoSister’s Maids,oneChef(aFrenchman,MonsieurAmiel),twoCooks,andaQuartermaster.ItwasslightlylargerinsizethanthesimilarlyformedScottish andIrishHospitals.HousedintentsontheopenveldtinBloemfontein,theHospitalwashandedovertotheArmyon30September1900, described at the time as being ‘the model and the smartest military hospital in South Africa.’

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (Pte.W.Milton,LangmanHospital)

officially impressed naming, good very ne and rare

£300-£400

PrivateW.Milton iscon!rmedontherolloftheLangmanHospital,whichlists58namesbutthis !gureincludes12nursingsisterswho received the medal under the auspices of the R.A.M.C.

EstablishedbyMr.JohnLangman,thisprivatehospitalopeneditstentedwardsforthe !rsttimeinApril1900,onthecricketgroundat Bloemfontein,where,afewdayslater,itwasinspectedbyLordRoberts,V.C.,whosaidofitinatelegramtoLangmanbackinLondon,thatits ‘valuetoourR.A.M.C.andwoundedcannotbeoverestimated’.Indeed,undertheefficientcommandofLangman’sson,Archibald,actuallya LieutenantintheMiddlesexYeomanry,thehospitaleventuallytreated1211cases,latterlyatanewlocationinPretoria.Ofthesepatients,278 returned to duty, 875 were transferred to other hospitals and 58 died.

AmongthehandfulofSurgeonsemployedonthe45-strongstaff,18ofwhomwerefromtheSt.JohnAmbulanceBrigade,wasDr.ArthurConan Doyle,M.D.,heof SherlockHolmes fame,whohad,fromtheoutset,beeninvitedbyJohnLangmantoassistintheselectionofsuitablepersonnelitisnotwithoutinterestthereforethatCorporalWestonBurtwas,likeConanDoyle,aresidentofSouthsea,afactthatsuggeststheymaywell havebeenlocalfriends.Bethatasitmay,bothmenwouldcertainlyhavesharedinthehorri!cscenescausedbyever-growingnumbersofenteric victims, the famous author being compelled to write:

‘Ourhospitalwasnoworseoff thantheothers,andasthereweremanyofthemthegeneralconditionofthetown[Bloemfontein]wasverybad. Coffinswereoutofthequestion,andthemenwereloweredintheirbrownblanketsintoshallowgravesattheaverageofsixtyaday.Asickening smellcamefromthestrickentown.OncewhenIhadriddenouttogetanhourortwoofchange,andwasatleastsixmilesfromthetown,the windchangedandthesmellwasallaroundme.YoucouldsmellBloemfonteinlongbeforeyoucouldseeit.EvennowifIfeltthatlowlydeath smell compounded of disease and disinfectants my heart would sink within me.’

TheHospitalwaseventuallygivenasafreegiftbyJohnLangmantotheGovernmentinNovember1900,completewithallitsequipment,tentage andsupplies-hewascreatedaBaronetin1906,whilehisson,Archibald,receivedprompterrewardbywayofaC.M.G.in1902.ConanDoyle, too,wasamongtheex-Langman staff honoured,receivingaknighthood,althoughhelaterclaimedthiswasinresponsetothepublicationofhis pamphlet, The War in South Africa: Its Cause and Conduct.

Sold with copied medal roll and article on the Langman Hospital by W. H. Fevyer, published in the O.M.R.S. Journal.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (Mr.H.J.B.Payne,B.R.C.Society)

officially impressed naming, toned, extremely ne and rare

£200-£300

SoldwithcontemporaryarmorhatwhitesilkRedCrossband,andcopiedmedalrollofthe‘BritishRedCrossSociety’,whichcontains16names under Colonel J. S. Young and Sir John Furley. Henry J. B. Payne’s medal is unique with these three clasps.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (Mr.G.Jennis.“IllustratedLondon News.”) officially impressed naming, toned, good very ne £400-£500

GurnellCharlesJennis (1874-1943)servedasaTrooperinthe62ndCompany,ImperialYeomanry,andasanillustratorforthe Illustrated LondonNews, whoreferredtohimas‘GurnellJennis,ourSpecialArtistatCapeTown’.Hereturnedhomeonthe Canada,withLordRobertson boardandseveralofJennis’sportraitsofRobertswerepublishedinthe ILN of12January1901,including‘AspecialsittinggrantedbyLord Roberts. SketchbyTrooperGurnellJennis,ourSpecialArtistonboardthe“Canada.”’ Thearticlethataccompaniedtheseillustrationsnotesthat,‘One ofourportraitswasobtainedbythekindnessofLordRoberts,whograntedourArtist,atrooperoftheYeomanry,asitting.Itmayseemstrange thatLordRobertsshouldhavegrantedthisfavour,whencorrespondentswereexcludedfromthevessel,buttheField-Marshalwishesittobe understood that he did so solely on the consideration that our representative was an artist, not a writer.’

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Johannesburg,DiamondHill (MajorAzizBey.) officiallyengraved naming, toned, good very ne and rare £300-£400

Major Aziz Bey is con!rmed on the roll of ‘Foreign Military Attachés’ as the military attaché for Turkey.

Thefollowingextractistakenfrom‘HighPressure,beingsomerecordofactivitiesintheserviceof TheTimes newspaper’byColonelLionelJames, C.B.E., D.S.O.:

‘Mygreatally,however,wasAzizBey,theTurk.AzizwaswhattheFrenchterma type,andusedtoaccompanymeonthemarchandintobattle withtheexpressedhopethatImightintroducehimintosomeentanglementinwhichhecouldsliptheirksomerôleofaneutralandbecomea combatant. Many good stories are told of Aziz, but the two best are these.

DuringaperiodofinactionhewenttoCapetown.Atthehotelhe,notunwillinglybeitsaid,wasinducedtoplaybaccarat.Itwasnotlongbefore there was more paper in the bank bearing the name Aziz than even the largesse from Yildiz would liquidate. Aziz was undaunted. Hewasinuniform,sohedrewhissword,andinlesstimethanittakestotellthestory,hehadclearedtheroom,andwasnotonlyinpossession of his own signed paper, but of the bank's specie capital as well.

TheotherstoryhasalesssatisfactoryendingforAziz,asitcosthimhisjob.AfterhiscampaignwithusintheTransvaal,hewassentto Washington,astheSultan'smilitaryrepresentative.This,whenthefundswereforthcomingfromtheshoresoftheBosphorus,suitedhisquaint temperamentadmirably.Opulence,however,wasspasmodic.SoAziztooktothepersonaldunningofAbdulHamiduponpostcardswithinsulting epithetsinTurkishscript.Oneofthesemasterpieces,apparently,reachedtheaugustpresenceandAzizwasorderedhometofacethebowstring. NeverthelesshebobbedupagainaftertheRevolution,andIlastsawhiminConstantinopleassub-chiefoftheStambulpolice.Inthiscapacityhe was wearing civilian kit, and was a poor effigy compared to my pristine friend the popinjay sabreur of the Mount Nelson Hotel.’

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein (Mr.G.T.Byrnell.S.F.S.) naming officially re-impressed, nearly very ne and very rare £200-£300

Soldiers’ Friend Society.

Con!rmedonrollof‘ArmyScriptureReaders&SoldiersFriendSociety,112StMartinsLaneW.C.’Thisrollcontains6namesonly,including Byrnell who is shown as an Army Scripture Reader attached to the 10th Royal Hussars.

Sold with copied medal roll.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901 (Civ:Vet:Surg:J.H. Hulseberg, A.V.C.) officially impressed naming, good very ne £200-£300

JohnHenryHulseberg quali!edinLondonon15December1897.DuringtheBoerWarhesawserviceinSouthAfricaforanunknown periodoftimeasaCivilianVeterinarySurgeonattachedtotheArmyVeterinaryDepartmentatMooiRiver.AfterthewarhereturnedtoEngland. HesuccumbedtomeningitisattheCollegeHospital,StPancras,London,aftermanyyearsofsuffering,on2February1914,aged46.Hewasthe eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel J. W. Hulseberg, Army Medical Department.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (A/Chap: R. B. Redding, A.C.D.) officially engraved naming, minor edge bruises, otherwise toned, good very ne £200-£300

RichardBensonRedding servedasanActingChaplainwiththeArmyChaplainsDepartmentinSouthAfrica(Medalwith5Clasps).Hewas appointedChaplainontheMadrasEcclesiasticalEstablishmentin1903asChaplainofCalicutandCannanore.SometimeshortlyafterApril1904, he resigned from the Church and committed suicide whilst under temporary insanity. He was buried on 11 June 1904, aged 34.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill (Civ:Surg: F. J. Engelbach.) officially engraved naming, note incorrect second initial, nearly extremely ne and a very rare casualty £2,000-£2,400

CivilSurgeonFrederickGeorgeEngelbach,attachedtotheVolunteerAmbulance,waskilledinactionatNooitgedachton13December 1900, shot through the forehead whilst bravely tending to the wounded under a hail of the enemy’s bullets.

‘Dr F. G. Engelbach

Local Doctor

FrederickGeorgeEngelbachquali!edasDoctorandSurgeonatStBartholomew'sinLondonin1866,thencametoMoretonhampstead.Helived atCookshayesinCourtStreet,andpractised !rstindependently,thenwithDrCollynsinCrossStreet,thenasseniorpartnerwithDrJ.S.F. Clark.

At that time he was also Medical Attendant to the Convalescent Home and to the Birch Tor and Vitifer mines. In 1898 he moved to London.

Captain of Volunteers

Heenteredverythoroughlyintothelifeofthetownandwasinstrumentalinbrighteningthelivesoftheworkersinmanyways.In1896heraised thelocalcompanyfortheVolunteerBattalionoftheDevonshireRegimentandwasappointedCaptain.Alwaysthrowinghimselfheartandsoul intowhateverheundertook,hespenthishard-earnedholidayatSouthsea,inordertopasstheschoolofinstructionandthoroughly !thimselffor his position.

Army Surgeon

WhentheBoerWarbrokeouthevolunteeredforserviceandwasappointedCivilSurgeonbytheWarOffice.Hearrivedintimetoaccompany GeneralFrenchinhisfamousridetoKimberley.Alwaysclosetothefront,hethenaccompaniedthearmyinitsmarchtoBloemfonteinandthen toPretoria.HealsowenttoFoundebergatthetimeofthesurrenderofPrinslooandwaspresentatthebattleofDiamondHill.Hislastletters statedthathewasatRiefonteinandthataBoerattackwasnotimprobable.ThedeathofSurgeonEngelbachoftheYeomanryhospitalwasa typicallybraveone.Tendingthewoundedunderheavy !rehewasshotthroughthepalmofthelefthandandhadjustmadeagrimjokeabout nowbeinghandicappedinhisworkwhen,instandinguptodresshiswound,hewaskilledbyabulletthroughtheforehead.AtNooitgedachthe met the death he would have wished, killed while assisting his wounded under a hail of the enemy’s bullets.’

(From obituaries in The Lancet [1901, I, 211] and The British Medical Journal [1901, I, 311]).

Dr Engelbach has a memorial in St Andrew’s Church, where there is also an episcopal chair that he himself made.

The following inscriptions are in St Andrew's Church, Moretonhampstead, Devon:

‘TothegloryofGodandinmemoryofFREDERICKGEORGEENGELBACHfor10yearsMedicalPractitionerinthistownand rstCommandingO cerof G. Co. (Moretonhampstead) 5th V.B.D.R. who was killed whilst succouring the wounded at the battle of Nooitgedacht, South Africa, Dec. 13th 1900. Erected by the inhabitants and other friends, December 1901.’

‘ThischairwascarvedandpresentedtotheParishChurchofMoretonhampstead,Sth.Devon,byDr.F.G.ENGELBACHwhofor10yearspractisedinthe district and worshipped in this church, nally laying down his life in South Africa whilst attending the wounded under re on 13th December 1900.’ Soldwithcopiedresearchincludingmedalrollentry[F.G.EngelbachonrollbutinitialsF.J.onMemorialtoMenofDevon, ExeterCathedral] whichnotesintheremarkscolumn,‘OriginalUnit2ndCavalryBrigade.KilledinactionatNooitgedachtDec:13th1900.’Hewasattachedtothe VolunteerAmbulancewhenkilledandwasmentionedindespatchesbyField-MarshalEarlRoberts(LondonGazette 10September1901)forhis services.

Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Majoor. A. M. Neethling.) toned, nearly extremely ne £500-£700

AndrewMurrayNeethling wasChiefMedicalOfficer,‘PrincipallywiththelateP.Joubert(Gen)alsounderlateGeneralBotha’andserved‘at Dundee,Elandslaagte,Ladysmith(Nicholson’sNek).ThenfromSandRiver-FreeStatebacktoPretoriatoDalmanutha&later Pilgrimrust’(ApplicationFormforA.B.O.Medalrefers).NeethlingwasalsoawardedtheD.T.D.,therecommendationforwhichstates‘’Iwasby thelateGeneralP.Joubertappointed[ChiefMedicalOfficer]overtheArtilleryatLadysmithfromOct1899toJune1902.Surrenderedat Lydenburg, T’vaal.”

Doctor Neethling was also the recipient of the Union of South Africa Medal 1910. Sold with copied Form “A” and Form “B”.

AndriesChristoffelNeethling wasarecentlyquali!edDoctor(M.B.,Ch.B.1899UniversityofEdinburgh)chosentoleadoneofthetwo detachments of the Sivewright Ambulance. In The Lancet of 18 November 1899, there appeared the following notice:

“UndertheauspicesofSirJamesSivewrightK.C.M.G.,whowasrecentlyentertainedtodinnerinEdinburghbytheSouthAfricanStudents'Union,an ambulancecorpschie ycomposedofEdinburghmedicalstudentsconnectedwiththeTransvaalhasbeenformed.AportionleftEdinburghonSaturday nightforSouthAfrica(Nov.1899).TheywillbejoinedinLondonbyDr.andMrs.Gray,Aberdeen,andseveralnurses.ItissaidthatSirJamesSivewrightis to pay the expense of equipment and that a British steamship line will convey the students and material free of cost."

‘ThereweretobetwodetachmentsunderthedirectionofDrGray,assistant-surgeonattheRoyalIn!rmary,Aberdeen.Theonegroup,incharge ofDrGrayhimself,includedhiswife,aBritishstudentnamedAlanJohnson,andthreeSouthAfricans,L.Fourie,G.H.vanZylandD.Luther.The othergroupwasinchargeofDrA.C.Neethling,aSouthAfricanwhohadrecentlyquali!edandwasworkingasahouse-surgeonattheBradford In!rmary.Withhimwerefourmedicalstudents,A.J.duToit,W.WalkerHauman,C.T.MöllerandJ.L.Schoemann,andanurse,aMrs.Bamford. Theytookleaveoftheirfellowstudentswithpromisestoreturnsoonandcompletetheirinterruptedstudies,andon15NovembertheJames SivewrightAmbulancesailedinthe Moravian fromtheRoyalAlbertDock,chargedtoreportatCapeTowntotheSeniorCommandingOfficer and from there to 'make their way to the Boer lines by whatever route he may direct'.

The Moravian hadhardlyleftEnglandwhenastormofabusebrokeaboutSivewright'shead.Itcouldnothavebeenforgottenthatuntil1898he wasamemberofHofmeyer'sAfrikanerBondintheCapeParliament.ThesympathiesoftheBondsmenwereknowntoliewiththeirfellow AfrikanersintheTransvaaland,althoughKrugerregardedthissupportasineffectual,itseemedlittlelessthantreasonableintheeyesofmanyof HerMajesty'ssubjectsfurtherawayinBritain.Sivewrightwasaccusedinthepressofbeingatraitorandsendingaidtothe'enemiesofhisnative country’.Witha $ourishofselfrighteousindignationheprotestedhisneutralityandimmediatelyofferedHerMajesty'sGovernmenthis4large properties in Hottentots Holland, to be used as convalescent homes for wounded British officers!

On16December1899the Moravian dockedinCapeTownandtheSivewrightreported totheCommandingOfficer,impatienttobegoneon theirjourneynorthwards.AtelegramwassenttoPresidentKruger,offeringtheirservicestothesickandwounded.Thereplywasstartling. President Kruger declined their offer, stating that he did not ‘receive such gifts from an enemy’!

TheAfrikanersintheparty,nolessdeterminedtoreachtheirdestinationbutscentingtrouble,keptinthebackgroundandurgedDr.Grayto approachSirAlfredMilnerhimselfandaskforsafeconducttotheBoerlines.Nodetailsofthisinterviewareavailable,buttheoutcomewas disappointing.ItmaybeguessedthatMilnerdisapprovedthoroughlyoftheentireschemeandfoundinKruger'stelegramcon!rmationofhisown opinionoftheBoers.IntheendtheyabandonedtheirattemptstotravelupthroughtheCapeColonyandweregivenpassagesonboardthe Congella, bound for Delagoa Bay.

On26DecembertheSivewrightAmbulance,theiroptimismrevived,disembarkedatLourencoMarquesandpresentedthemselvestoMr.Pott, the Transvaal Consul.

Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Kapt. A. C. Neethling.) toned, nearly extremely ne

£600-£800

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Theirarrivalhadevidentlybeenanticipated-andnotalonebyMr.Pott.AccordingtoAlanJohnson,oneofthe3Britishmembersofthecorps, thisgentleman‘toldthemcurtlythattheywerenotwanted,declaringthattherewerenowoundedtorequiretheircare’.Dr.Gray's consternationmaybeimagined,themoresoashebegantosuspectthattheConsul'smessagewasdirectedattheBritishelementofthecorps. Matters were not improved, either, by the discovery that Gray was carrying letters from friends to British officers in the Transvaal.

AgainhesawMr.Pott,explainedthepurposeoftheirmission,andassuredhimofthegoodwillthathadlaunchedthisventurewhichnow,atthe lastmoment,appearedtobeindangerof "oundering.Thereplywasthesameasbefore:TheTransvaaldidnotdesireanyassistancefromSir James Sivewright and would reimburse him all expenses.

MeanwhiletheAfrikanermedicalstudentshadnotbeenstill.SomeofthemhadalreadymadecontactwithaBoeragentoperatinginLourenco MarquesandlearnedthattheywouldbeallowedacrosstheborderiftheymadetheirwaytoResannaGarcia.WhennegotiationsbetweenDr. GrayandMr.Pottbrokedown,Dr.Neethlingacted,promptly.TheAfrikanershadnointentionofturningback;iftheycould-getthroughontheir owntheywoulddoso.Dr.Gray,however,regardingsuchactiontobetotally'atvariancewithSirJamesSivewright'sintentions’refusedtohand overthesurgicalequipment.AtelegramwassenttoSirJameswithoutfurtherdelay.Hisreplywasunequivocal:Alltheequipmentwastobe handed over to Dr. Neethling and he and the other Afrikaners should proceed to Pretoria.

Whether,asAlanJohnsonlatercontended,theobjectoftheTransvaalGovernmentwasmerelytogetridoftheBritishmembersofthe expedition,cannotbeknownforcertain.AgainstthisthereisevidencethatthosewhodidreachtheTransvaal-includingthenurse,Mrs.Bamford -didsonotthroughanyofficialchannelbutontheirowninitiative.Nevertheless,atiradebrokewhenthenewsreachedLondon.The Times' correspondentstatedopenlythattheexpeditionhadbeenused‘asacloaktosmuggleintotheTransvaalmenwithBoersympathieswhowould otherwisehavebeenstopped’.In‘aleadingWestEndclub',rumour "aredintoopenaccusation:anarmedgroupofAfrikanershadcheatedtheir wayintotheTransvaaltojointheBoerforces,andSirJamesSivewrighthadbeentheirdupe!Thelatterdeniedthechargevehementlyandoffered £1,000totheLordMayor's Fundifitcouldbeproved.Inanycase,hepointedout,asCapeColonialstheywereallBritishsubjectsandifcaught with guns would be treated as rebels!

OfDr.andMrs.GrayandAlanJohnsonlittlemorewasheard.SadanddisillusionedtheymadetheirwaybacktoDurbanandofferedtheirservices to the Imperial Army.

On2January1900Dr.NeethlingandtherestofhisgroupreachedPretoria.Asindividualstheywerewelcomedwithopenarms;asthe SivewrightAmbulancetheywerestillviewedwithsuspicion.Bynow,however,theyhadlearntenoughaboutinternationaldiplomacytosidestep anyfurtherentanglementwiththeTransvaalGovernment.TheyquietlydroppedtheirtitleandjoinedHetTransvaalscheRoodeKruisasasingle detachmentunderDr.Neethling.BytheendofJanuarytheywereattheNatalfrontservingasa $eldambulancetooneofGeneralLukasMeyer's commandos.’ (Extracts taken from The James Sivewright Ambulance, S.A. Medical Journal, March 1966)

WhenapplyingforhisA.B.O.MedalinJuly1921,DoctorNeethlingsubmittedthefollowingstatement:‘AboutJune1901,ifIremembercorrectly, IwascapturedbytheBritishForcesnearHarnertsburg,PietersburgDistrict,Transvaal&wasallowedoutonparoleinPretoriaforaboutthree weeks.ThereafterIwasmadeAsst.MedicalOfficeratIreneConcentrationCamp,whichofferIacceptedupontheadviceofMr.J.deVilliers Roos,asallmyendeavourstorejointheBoerforceswereunavailing.IwasatIreneforabout8monthswhenIwasappointedMedicalOfficerof theConcentrationCampatIreneandaboutFebruary1902Ibecameill&wasallowedtoproceedtotheCapeColonywhereIremaineduntilthe end of hostilities.

WhenIwascapturedin1901allmypersonalmedicaleff

ects,aswellasthewholeAmbulanceSectionpropertywascon$scatedbytheBritish Authorities.

signed A. C. Neethling

Calvinia 26 July 1921.’

Soldwithcomprehensivecopiedresearchanda $neoriginalcabinetphotographofDoctorNeethlingby OviniusDavis ofPrincessStreet, Edinburgh.

Rudolf Cornelis Leonhard served as a male nurse [Verpleger] with the 1st Ambulance of the Dutch Red Cross in South Africa.

‘ThepersonneloftheFirstDutchRedCrossAmbulancecomprisedDoctorG.Lingbeek(leader),Prof.J.Korteweg,DoctorsRomeyn,Oidtmann, BierensdeHaan,andVinckhuijzen,tennursingsisters(allfromAmsterdam),andfourmalenurses,includingR.C.Leonhard.AtRietfontein,Dr BierensdeHaantookovertheclinicandDrLingbeekwasinchargeoftheoutpatientclinic,butasitbecameclearthatonedoctorcouldmanage atRietfonteinonhisown,DrLingbeekwithmalenursesLeonhardandBos,wenttoGeneralErasmus’slaager.Theyestablishedasmall $eld hospitalusingtheircumbersomeAmsterdamambulancewagonthatwasofnouseforpatienttransportbutprovidedexcellentaccommodation forthestaff.Themasterlyinactivityforwhichthisgeneralhadgainedconsiderablerenownensuredthattheyhadverylittleworktodo, particularly as far as surgery was concerned.

InSeptember[1900]DrBierensdeHaan,hisassistantLeonhardandthreevolunteersleftHectorspruitwiththeirrefurbishedambulanceto accompanyCommandantGeneralLouisBothatotheNorthernTransvaal.BierensdeHaanapparentlyreportedonthisexpeditioninhislettersto theDutchRedCrossSocietybuttheofficialreporthesubmittedwaslostsothatrelativelylittleisknownaboutthisspelloftwomonths (September to November 1900) that he spent in the northern Transvaal.’ (Helpers, Healers and Hospitals, by J. C. (Kay) de Villiers, refers)

SoldwithcopiedVorm“B”andextractsfromtheabovepublicationwhichgivesagoodaccountoftheFirstDutchRedCrossAmbulancewith several more mentions of Leonhard.

Cornelia Rozina Visser was a Red Cross nursing sister serving with the Veldt-Hospital at Mafeking.

SoldwithcopiedVorm“B”andvarioussubmissions,mostlyinDutch.AsmallnoteattachedinEnglishreads‘ServedinAmbulance.Attackof malaria at Litchenburg where she had to remain, and lost contact with ambulance - returned to Holland - date not given but prob before 1902.’

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AnextremelyrareBoerWarsilverandgoldPresentationBeltfromtheNatalCarbineerstoNursingSister C.E.ThompsoninrecognitionofhergreatservicestothemenoftheRegimentduringtheSiegeof Ladysmith

Silverwaistbeltclasp,thereversehallmarkedBirmingham1901andwithmaker’smark‘T&JB’,appliedwithgoldbadgeofthe NatalCarbineers,hallmarked9caratgold,withbeltofelevensilverroundelslinkedbysilverchains,tworoundelsinscribed, ‘PresentedbytheNatalCarbineerstoNurseC.E.Thompson,inrecognitionofhergreatservicestothemenoftheRegiment’, ‘DuringtheSiegeofLadysmithNov.2.1899.toFeb.28.1900.’,theremainingnineroundelsdepictingMaritzburgTownHall,a coveredAmbulanceWagon,anArmySignallerwithObservationBallooninthedistance,aNursingSister,theArmsoftheColony ofNatal,aMountedTrooper,twoIndianbearerswithdhoolie,anArtilleryGun,andArtilleryShells,thereverseofeachroundel with silver mark and date letter for 1901, a little polished, otherwise very ne and extremely rare £1,000-£1,400

Another example of this rare Ladysmith nurse’s belt (awarded to Nursing Sister E. M. Early) was sold in these rooms in December 2002.

ChrissieEmmaThompson wasaCivilianNursewiththeNatalVolunteerMedicalCorpsandservedduringtheDefenceofLadysmith (Medal).ShewasmentionedindespatchesbySirGeorgeWhiteforservicesduringtheDefenceofLadysmith(LondonGazette 8February1901) andwasappointedaMemberoftheRoyalRedCrossforservicesinSouthAfricaon13March1903,therecommendationstating:‘Inrecognition of the services rendered by them in tending the sick and wounded at the Volunteer Hospital, at Intombi, during the late War in South Africa.’

Sold with some copied research.

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QueenAlexandra’sNursingBadge1899-1902,thesilver-giltcross,enamelledinwhitewitharedborder,superimposedwithagilt ‘A’,surmountedwiththegiltandredenamelcoronetofthePrincessofWales,thereverseinscribed‘Alexandra/Faith,Hope& Charity/1899/to/1902’;togetherwithQueenAlexandra’sChristmasTin1902;acommemorative CadburyBros.Ltd. chocolate tinfortheCoronation1902;commemorativemedalinbronzeforthemarriageofthePrinceofWalesandthePrincess Alexandrain1863;andtwo1902Coronationcommemorativemedals,bronzeandwhitemetal,bothpierced, generallyvery ne (6) £200-£300

StAndrew’sAmbulanceAssociationmedalfortheScottishNationalRedCrossHospital,SouthAfrica1900,silverandred enamel, named on the edge ‘James Miller’, !tted with small rings for suspension and silver ribbon buckle, very ne £160-£200

JamesMiller iscon!rmedasaMedicalStudentontherolloftheScottishNationalRedCrossHospitalrollfortheQ.S.A.with2claspsforCape Colony and Orange Free State.

SoldwithcopiedQ.S.A.rollandanunsourcednotewhichstates:‘WarinSouthAfrica-AppointedBurgessesCityofGlasgow.On21Feb1901, James Miller of 93 Golfhill Terrace, Denniston, Glasgow, served with Scottish National Red Cross Hospital.’

Anunidenti!edBoerWarRedCrossbadge,thegiltmetalwhiteenamelledbadgewithcentralredenamelledcross,integralrings for suspension, reverse stamped with maker’s name ‘Pickslay & Co’ and across the reverse centre ‘South Africa 1900’, very ne £100-£140

PrincessofWales’sPrivateMilitaryHospital,TheGablesSouvenirMedallion,by Warrington&Co.,London,57mm,gildedbronze, theobversefeaturingthebustofthePrincessofWales,withherhospitalshipoff theSouthAfricancoastand‘TransvaalWar 1899-1900’inthe !eldstoleftandright,withthecircumscription,‘SouvenirofthePrincessofWales’PrivateMilitaryHospital. TheGables,Surbiton’;thereversefeaturingthefrontoftheGables,with‘ForSick&WoundedfromS.Africa’intheexergue, withthecircumscription,‘MaintainedbyMr&MrsAlfredCooperasanadjuncttoH.R.H’s.HospitalShip’,in !ttedpresentation case, the lid with gilt inscription below the Prince of Wales’s feathers, minor test mark to edge, otherwise extremely ne £240-£280

Referenced in B.H.M. 3664; Eimer 1846.

‘Twooftheoriginaloffersofconvalescenthomeseventuallydevelopedintohospitalsattachedtoandadministeredbytheauthoritiesof neighbouringmilitaryhospitals.The !rstofthesewasahospitalprovidedbySirAlfredCooperinhisprivatetheatreatTheGables,Surbiton.The theatrewasadmirablyarrangedand !ttedoutasahospitalfor30patients,andwasspeciallyprovidedwithaviewtoreceivingtheinvalidswho camehomeonboardthe“PrincessofWales”HospitalShip.Itsestablishmentconsistedofamatron,twonursingsistersandanon-commissioned officersuppliedfromthegarrisonatKingston-on-Thames.Itwasundertheadministrativemedicalchargeofthemedicalofficerinchargeofthe stationhospitalatKingston-on-Thames.LocalmedicalpractitionersandconsultingsurgeonsfromLondoncarriedouttheprofessionalwork.This hospitalwaskeptconstantlyoccupiedfromApril1900to24January1901,andthenumberofpatientsadmittedandmaintainedinitduringthis timewas133’(H.M.S.O.ReportbytheCentralRedCrossCommitteeonVoluntaryOrganisationsinAidoftheSickandWoundedduringtheSouthAfrican War (1902) refers).

PrincessofWales’sPrivateMilitaryHospital,TheGablesSouvenirMedallion,by Warrington&Co.,London,57mm,silver-plated whitemetal,theobversefeaturingthebustofthePrincessofWales,withherhospitalshipoff theSouthAfricancoastand ‘TransvaalWar1899-1900’inthe !eldstoleftandright,withthecircumscription,‘SouvenirofthePrincessofWales’Private MilitaryHospital.TheGables,Surbiton’;thereversefeaturingthefrontoftheGables,with‘ForSick&WoundedfromS.Africa’in theexergue,withthecircumscription,‘MaintainedbyMr&MrsAlfredCooperasanadjuncttoH.R.H’s.HospitalShip’,in !tted presentation case, the lid with gilt inscription below the Prince of Wales’s feathers, minor edge nicks, otherwise extremely ne £240-£280

PrincessofWales’sPrivateMilitaryHospital,TheGablesSouvenirMedallion,by Warrington&Co.,London,57mm,bronze,the obversefeaturingthebustofthePrincessofWales,withherhospitalshipoff theSouthAfricancoastand‘TransvaalWar1899 -1900’inthe !eldstoleftandright,withthecircumscription,‘SouvenirofthePrincessofWales’PrivateMilitaryHospital.The Gables,Surbiton’;thereversefeaturingthefrontoftheGables,with‘ForSick&WoundedfromS.Africa’intheexergue,withthe circumscription, ‘Maintained by Mr & Mrs Alfred Cooper as an adjunct to H.R.H’s. Hospital Ship’, nearly extremely ne £100-£140

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S.S. Maine AmericanLadies’HospitalShipFundCommemorativeMedallion1899,44mm,silver,unnamed, edgebruising,very ne and somewhat scarcer in silver £100-£140

The Maine wasoriginallytheAtlanticTransportLinesteamer Swansea,renamedin1899andlenttotheBritishGovernmentasahospitalshipfor useintheBoerWarandlateroff ChinaduringtheBoxerRebellion.FittedoutasahospitalshipinLondonbyMessrs.Fletcher&SonandFearnall Ltd.,thecostsweremetbytheAmericanLadiesHospitalShipFund,undertheChairmanshipofLadyRandolphChurchill,motherofthefuture Prime Minister, who struck the above medallion to help with their fundraising.

S.S. Maine AmericanLadies’HospitalShipFundCommemorativeMedallion1899,44mm,whitemetal,unnamed, nearlyextremely ne £60-80

Sold with a ‘Horses on the Battle"eld Purple Cross Service’ lapel badge.

BoerWarPostalCovers(2)bothaddressedto‘Dr.Molengraaf,InformationBureau,Pretoria’,onewithZ.A.R.4Pennystamp cancelledwithJohannesburgZ.A.R.registrationmarkdated12April1900,Pretoriadatestamptoreversewithsamedateanda "neblackonpinkZ.A.R.‘GeopendunderKrijgswet’-OpenedunderMartialLawlabel;thesecondwithCapeofGoodHope embossedOnePennypinkstamp,handwritten‘Velddienst’andaddressedasbefore,reversewithJohannesburgZ.A.R. registration mark dated 17 April 1900, condition good as shown (2) £60-£80

Campaign Groups and Pairs

Pair: Clerk of Stores John J. Mc Bean, Field Train, Royal Foot Artillery

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,5clasps,Corunna,Vittoria,St.Sebastian,Nivelle,Nive(J.J.McBean,ClerkofStores,Field Train.);Waterloo1815(JohnJ.Mc.Bean,Cl.ofStor.RoyalFootArtillery) "ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandreplacementsilverbar suspension, official correction to ‘J. Mc.’ on the second, minor edge bruising and marks, otherwise good very ne and rare to unit (2) £2,600-£3,000

Dalton’s WaterlooRollCall listsjusttwoofficersoftheFieldTrainDepartmentoftheOrdnance.HowevertheRoyalMintWaterloomedalroll con"rms "ve Clerks of Stores and six Conductors of Stores in the Field Train Department as being present at Waterloo.

Pair: Private John Clarke, 4th Foot

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,2clasps,Salamanca,St.Sebastian(JohnClarke,4thFoot.);Waterloo1815(JohnClarke,1st Batt.4thReg.Foot.) "ttedwithreplacementhingedsilverbarsuspension, thesecondwithheavyedgebruisingandcontactmarks, ne, the rst with light contact marks, otherwise better than very ne (2) £2,400-£2,800

Provenance: Sotheby, May 1895; Dowell’s, December 1901.

TwoPrivatesofthisnameareshownontheWaterlooroll,oneinCaptainShaw’sNo.1CompanyandoneinCaptainEdgell’sNo.7Company. Two Privates of this name in the 4th Foot received the M.G.S. medal, the other with 4-clasps being held in the Regimental Museum

JohnClark/Clarke isfoundseveraltimesamongsttheWO97seriesbutonlyoneisshownasa‘WaterlooMan’,namelyJohnClarke(2nd) whowasbornintheParishofHadley,nearIpswich,Suffolk,andattestedforthe4thFootatBuryStEdmundson7June1811,aged18,for unlimitedservice,ablacksmithbytrade.Heservedatotalof18years52daysincluding2yearsforWaterloo,andafterwardsservedinIndiafrom April 1819 to April 1826. He was discharged at Gosport on 7 August 1827, being ‘worn out and chronic rheumatism,’ and ‘wounded once’. SoldwithcopieddischargepaperstogetherwiththoseofanotherJohnClarkefromBodsdale,Suffolk,whoservedJuly1808toDecember1814in the 4th Foot, and then until April 1818 in 3rd Garrison Battalion, was wounded in left leg and thigh in America but was not present at Waterloo.

IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp(Captn.G,C,Bartholomew,1st.Batn.10th.Regt.);Abyssinia1867(Captn.G.C.BartholomewH. M: 2/10 Regt.) suspension re-a xed on latter; edge bruising and minor contact marks, generally very ne, extremely rare to unit (2) £800-£1,000

Provenance: Sotheby’s, July 1987.

OneofonlytwoAbyssiniaMedalsawardedtothe10thFoot[theothertoCaptainR.Annesley,2ndBattalion,10thFoot,who,with19elephants, commanded a division of the Transport Train].

GeorgeChurchillBartholomew wasborninDevonshireon31December1829andwascommissionedEnsign,bypurchase,inthe10th RegimentofFooton17May1850.HewaspromotedLieutenant,bypurchase,on13February1852,andCaptainon31August1858.Servingin IndiaduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny,hecommandedaMountedDetachmentofhisRegimentduringtheoperationsagainsttherebelsinthe ShahabaddistrictfromOctober1858toJanuary1859,aspartofBrigadierDouglas’sFieldForce,andwasseveraltimesengagedwiththeenemy (MentionedinDespatches).HesawfurtherserviceduringtheAbyssiniancampaign1867-68.HewaspromotedMajoron5July1872,and Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 May 1880, and was later advanced Colonel on the Retired List.

Soldwithcopiedresearchincludingaphotographicimageoftherecipient;andagroupphotographicimageoftheOfficersofthe2ndBattalionat Rangoon in 1872 in which the recipient is identi"ed.

Pair: Colonel G. C. Bartholomew, 10th Foot

Pair: ColourSergeantJ.Hutton,93rd(ArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders)Foot,whoservedin‘TheThinRed Line’attheBattleofBalaklavaandsawlaterserviceattheReliefofLucknowduringtheIndianMutiny,and afterwards at Umbeyla

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Umbeyla(2184SergtJ.Hutton,93rdHighlanders);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,E.VII.

R. (Clr:-Serjt: J. Hutton. 93rd Foot) contact marks to IGS with top lugs clipped from clasp, good very ne, MSM extremely ne (2) £600-£800

JamesHodgsonHutton wasborninBonaw,Argyllshire,inNovember,1829.Heenlistedinto93rd(ArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders)at Glasgow,inNovember,1847.Servingfor21yearsuntil1868-andawardedhisLSGCasaColourSergeantin1867-hewaslaterrecommended for the MSM in March 1898, when he had a clear Defaulters' Sheet. The following has been extracted from a copy of 79th News:

‘DuringhistimewiththeRegimenthesawallthe !ghtinginwhichthe93rdtookpartduringhislongserviceyetwasneverinhospitalonce,even whenwoundedattheassaultontheSecunderabaghattheReliefofLucknow-aremarkablerecord-forhewasalsoaveteranof"TheThinRed Line".HewasentitledtoQueen'sCrimea(Alma,Balaclava,Sebastopol),IndianMutiny(ReliefofLucknow,Lucknow),IGSM1854(Umbeyla),LS& GC,MSMandTurkishCrimea.HewasappointedLance-Corporal.Indecisionaboutre-enlistingafterhistenyearengagementprobablycosthim furtherpromotion.However,temptedbyafurtherspellinChinahere-signedandwasimmediatelypromotedCorporalatDover,becoming LanceSergeantatCalcuttawhentheBattn.disembarkedthereforserviceinIndia.HebecameSergeantduringtheReliefofLucknow,themany casualtiesamongstNCOsgivinghimhispromotion.Hewas !nallypromotedColour-SergeantofNo.7Company(CaptainGordon-Alexander's) atRawalpindi,in1861.HeremainedinthatrankuntilhereturnedhomefromJhansi,fordischarge,inNovember,1868.Heservedafurther !ve yearswiththePermanentStaff,2ndLanarkMilitiaasMusketryInstructorandfourmoreyearswiththeDumbartonshireVolunteersatCardross. Hethenservedinanumberofpositionsoftrustuntilfailingeyesightcausedhimtoretirefromactiveemployment.Onreplyingtoaquestionof hisimpressionsonseeingthe93rdforthe !rsttime,onitsreturnfromCanadain1848,Colour-SergeantHuttonstated,"itwasthenthe !nest lookingandbestconductedRegimentintheArmy,andwascomposedalmostentirelyofHighlanders,theexceptionsbeingLowlandScots,and over600menspokeGaelicintheRegiment."HisobituaryinTheThinRedLinein1906regretshislossofsightinhislateryearsbutstatesthat, withthetruecourage,however,whichenabledhimtostormtheHeightsofAlma,enduretheprivationsofthewholeoftheCrimeaCampaign, andtakeaman'spartinavengingthehorrorsoftheIndianMutiny,theold warriorborehimselfwithsoldierlyspirittothelast.Hewasasplendid typeoftheHighlanderswhounderSirColinCampbellmadethenameofthe"Ninety-third"conspicuousforitsgallantryinthecampaignsofthe Nineteenth century.’

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Three: Lieutenant-ColonelF.S.Terry,25thFoot,whoasaWarCorrespondentforthe UnitedServiceGazette wasseverelywoundedandhadhishorseshotfromunderhimatthebattleofTel-El-Kebir.Hefurthertook partinthebattleofTamaaiwiththeCommissariatandTransportCorps,beforeservingasCorrespondent for TheTimes duringtheBechuanalandExpedition1884-5, !nishinghiscareerasactingConsulatParamaribo in 1897

Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,AliMusjid(Maj:F.S.Terry,1/25thRegt.);EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Tamaai (Major.F.S.Terry,C&T.Staff.);Khedive’sStar,dated1884,unnamedasissued,mountedasworn, nearlyextremely neanda unique combination of awards (3) £2,000-£2,400

FrederickStephenTerry wasborninMaltain1839,thesonofColonelRobertTerry,25thFoot,andjoinedhisfather’sregimentasanEnsign on15May1855;afterashortstintasEnsignwiththe12thFoot,hewaspromotedLieutenantinthe25thFooton3April1857.Advanced Captainon9January1860andMajoron5July1872,heservedwiththe1stBattalion25thFootintheSecondAfghanWar.Initially,Terrywason detachedserviceasaWingCommanderofthe27th(Punjab)Regiment,takingpartintheassaultandcaptureofAliMusjidandintheprocess gainingtheregimentallyuniqueentitlementtothemedalwithclasp‘AliMusjid’.Hesoonafterrejoinedhisregiment,servingfortherestofthe !rst campaign.Duringthesecondcampaign,hewasagaindetachedfromhisregiment,thistimeservingasaTransportOfficer,beforerejoininghis Regiment in January 1880, commanding it until the conclusion of hostilities. For his services he was Mentioned in Despatches.

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TheAfghanCampaignof1878-80 (Shadbolt)statesthat:‘MajorF.S.Terry(h.p.)servedwiththe27thP.N.I.,asWingCommander,attheassault andcaptureofAliMusjid,andafterwardswithhisownregimenttilltheconclusionofthe !rstcampaign,takingpartinthesecondBazarValley expedition,underGeneralMaude,towhosestaff hewasattachedasOrderlyOfficer.Inthesecondcampaignserved, !rstasGeneralTransport OfficertotheKuramFieldForce,andwasinchargeofthetransportoftheZaimushtexpedition;subsequently(from26Jan.,1880,tillthe !nal retirementinAugust,1880)incommandofthebattalion,andofthepostofPezwan,takingpartintheLughmanValleyexpedition,theexpedition against the Wazir Kugianis, and the expedition into the Hissarak Valley in July, 1880. (Mentioned in despatches).’

RegardingTerry, TheKing'sOwnScottishBorderers,AConciseHistory (T,Royle)furtherstates:‘Butforpersonalityproblemsinthecommand structure,1/25thwouldhavetakenpartintheoperationstorelieveKandahar.FollowingthelossofthecommandingOfficer,whohadbeen invalidedhomeduringtherecentcholeraoutbreak,thebattalionwascommandedbyMajorF.S.Terrybuthefoundhimselfinconstant disagreement with the other senior officer, Major N. C. Ramsey.’

Lieutenant(laterLieutenantGeneralSir)CharlesWoollcombe,wouldwrite,‘MajorTerrywasincommand.Hewasagoodfriendtomeanda goodsoldier,buthehadawayof !ghtingwiththeGeneralandStaff,andtheeverlastingrowbetweenhimandMajorRamsayneverceased.[The twoofficers]hadquarrelledsincetheywereSubalternsandtheycouldnotworktogether...fromhissubsequentcareerheseemstohavebeenan idiosyncraticOfficer...AgreatsonoftheRegiment,hisfatherhadbeencommissionedinthe25thin1799andhadfoughtatEgmont-op-Zee. Major Terry died in 1933 aged 94.’

TerrywentonHalfPayin1881buttookpartintheEgyptian1882campaignasCorrespondentforthe UnitedServiceGazette.Hewasseverely woundedinthebackatthebattleofTel-El-Kebir,havingpreviouslyhadhishorseshotfromunderhimduringaBritishreconnaissancefrom Kassassinon8September1882(multiplenewspaperscon!rm).Inan1884article,thefamouscorrespondent,ArchibaldForbesnotes‘Major Terry who, while acting as a war correspondent was wounded at Tel-el-Kebir, while heading one of the attacks on Arabi’s entrenchment's.’

Terry’swoundisadditionallycon!rmedincasualtyrolls(oneof27Officerwounded)andatelegramfromthePrincipalMedicalOfficer,dated Ismailia,September161882,listingwoundedandinvalidedOfficersreturninghome.Despitebeingwounded,medalswerenotyetissuedto Correspondents at this time, and therefore Terry has no medal entitlement for the 1882 Egyptian campaign.

MajorTerrywasalsothesubjectofanengravingfrom TheGraphic,14October1882,entitled‘TheWarinEgypt,WoundedSoldiersArrivingat Portsmouth.TheLastoftheWoundedOfficers(MajorTerry)Leavingthe Orontes.’ThisengravingdepictsMajorTerrydisembarking Orontes toa waitingambulance,accompaniedbytwomedicaloffices.TerrygiveshisviewsontheArmy’smedicalcareforsickandwoundedduringthe campaign in articles published in The Lancet and The Medical Times

Terry’sretirementdidnotlastlongforhesubsequentlytookupapositionasMajoroftheCommissariatandTransportCorpsandtookpartin theSudancampaignof1884.DuringhisserviceintheSudan,hewaspresentatthehardfoughtBattleofTamaai(MedalandStar)on13March 1884, a battle in which one of the British squares was broken, with the British suffering heavy casualties. Soonaftertheconclusionofthecampaignon9June1884,TerryretiredwiththerankofLieutenant-Colonel.However,thiswasnottheendof ColonelTerry’scampaigning,forTerrysoonaftertookupapositionasaCorrespondentfor TheTimes duringtheBechuanalandExpeditionof 1884-85.Duringthisexpedition,aforceof4,000BritishandlocaltroopsheadednorthfromCapeTownunderthecommandofMajorGeneral CharlesWarren.ThepurposeoftheexpeditiontoassertBritishsovereigntyinthefaceofencroachmentsfromGermanyandtheTransvaal,and tosuppresstheBoerstatesofStellalandandGoschenwhichwerebackedbytheTransvaal.AsaCorrespondentfor TheTimes,Terrywouldhave beenresponsibleforcertaindespatchespublishedinthatnewspaperregardingthecampaign.Nomedalswereissuedtoparticipantsofthis campaign but Terry’s participation is a rare link as a Correspondent.

ColonelTerryaccompaniedSirCharlesWarrenandotherOfficers(andSirBartleFrere)whohadtakenpartintheexpeditiontoaluncheonat PortElizabethTownHall,inhonourofSirCharlesonhisreturnfromthesuccessfulexpedition.Post-1885,Terryheldvariousappointmentsin BengalandCeylon.HewasappointedinterpretertotheSurinamConsulateandVice-ConsulatParamariboon31August1896.ActingConsul there in 1897, he resigned on 19 October that year. Colonel Terry died on Saturday 8 April at Cricklewood, London, at the age of 94.

Soldwitha !neminiature‘charm’pairofbinoculars,whichdespitetheirsize,whenlookedthrough,showtwominiaturephotos,oneofMajor Terry in uniform, the other of a girl, possibly his daughter; and copied research.

For the recipient’s related miniature awards, see Lot 573.

Four: Chief Petty Officer J. H. Palmer, Royal Navy

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Alexandria11thJuly(J.H.P....Boy1Cl:H.M.S....cible.);BritishWarMedal 1914 -20(113285J.H.Palmer.C.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming(...Palmer,P.O.2nd. Cl.,H.M....);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued,mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, veryheavypittingtothetwoVRawards from the Star, which has partially obscured the naming on both, these therefore fair; the BWM nearly extremely ne (4) £300-£400

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2004.

JohnHenryPalmer wasborninPlymouthon1July1865andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson10August1880.Heservedin H.M.S. Invincible from7March1882to19August1883,andagainfrom18November1883to21December1885,beingadvancedAbleSeaman on1April1885;LeadingSeamanon21July1890;andPettyOfficerSecondClasson9October1891.HewasawardedhisLongServiceand GoodConductMedalon20July1893,whilstservinginH.M.S. De ance,andwaspromotedPettyOfficerFirstClasson13September1894,and Chief Petty Officer on 18 February 1904. Subsequently joining the Royal Fleet Reserve, he was recalled for Great War service in August 1916. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extract,s ands other research.

Three: QuartermasterSergeantA.W.Ferrett,TelegraphBattalion,RoyalEngineers,whowasspecially commended for good services by H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,TheNile1884-85(17602.Driv:A.W.Ferrett.4...Bn.R.E.);ArmyL.S.&G.C., V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(17602Serjt:A.W.Ferrett.R.E.);Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6,thereversecontemporarily engraved‘176022/Corpl.A.W.Ferrett.4/Sec.T.B.R.E.’, edgebruisingandpittingto rst,whichhassomewhatobscuredthelatter part of the naming, therefore nearly very ne; the LS&GC better (3) £240-£280

ArthurWilliamFerrett wasborninSouthamptonin1860andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersatAldershoton25January1883,a Telegraphistbyoccupation.PostedtotheTelegraphBattalion,R.E.,heservedwithNo.4SectionduringtheNileExpeditionfrom3September 1884,andforhisserviceswasspeciallycommendedforgoodservicebyH.R.H.theDukeofCambridge,Commander-in-Chief,andwaspromoted Second Corporal on 21 September 1887.

Returninghome,FerrettwaspromotedCorporalon4December1889;Sergeanton11September1892;andQuartermasterSergeanton19 February 1897. He was discharged on 22 December 1902, after 19 years and 332 days’ service. Sold with copied record of service and copied research.

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Three: Private J. Harvey, 5th Lancers

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,Suakin1885,Tofrek(1758.Pte.J.Harvey.5th.Lancers.);ArmyL.S.&G.C., V. R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(1758.Pte.J.Harvey.5th.Lancers.);Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6,unnamedasissued, minoredge nicks, traces of lacquer and the Star silvered, good very ne (3) £550-£750

JohnHarvey wasborninKilmarnockandattestedforthe9thLancerson23November1863.HewasdischargedasaCorporalon22 November1875,after11yearsand347days’service,beforere-attestingforthe5thLancerson27February1877.Hewas !nallydischargedon8 March 1886, after 21 years and 20 days’ service.

Five: Petty Officer First Class E. Pearce, Royal Navy EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,Witu1890(E.Pearce,Ord,H.M.S.Cossack.);1914-15Star(137775E.Pearce.P.O. R. N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(137775E.Pearce.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(137775EdwardPearce,P.O. 1Cl, HM.S. Pembroke.) mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely ne (5) £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003.

EdwardPearce wasborninSaffronWalden,Essex,on26April1871andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson20July1886.He servedinH.M.S. Cossack from10June1890to21March1892,andwasadvancedAbleSeamanon1February1892,andPettyOfficerFirstClass on1January1902.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon11May1904,andwasinvalidedoutoftheserviceon9 February 1905. Recalled for Great War service on 2 August 1914, he was !nally discharged on 1 September 1919. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extracts, and other research.

Three: Paymaster A. W. Davidson, Royal Navy

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,WituAugust1893(A.W.Davidson.Ship’sStd.,H.M.S.Swallow.);BritishWarMedal 1914-20(Cd.V.O.A.W.Davidson.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension,impressednaming(A.W.Davidson. Sh. Stewd., H.M.S. Victorious) mounted court-style for display, light contact marks to the VR awards, very ne and better (3) £600-£800

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2012.

AlfredWilliamDavidson wasborninBrixham,Devon,on9May1868andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaShip’sStewardBoyon27May1883.

AdvancedShip’sStewardon13March1893,heservedinH.M.S. Swallow from14April1893to1August1896,andwasawardedhisLongService andGoodConductMedalon4June1901.HewasappointedWarrantStewardon1January1910,andservedduringtheGreatWarasa CommissionedVictuallingOfficerinH.M.S. Pembroke.HewasadvancedCommissionedStewardon14April1917,andPaymasteron7August 1918.

Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extracts, and other research.

Pair: Corporal D. McKenzie, Seaforth Highlanders, who was wounded at Magersfontein on 11 December 1899

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895(2675Lce.Corpl.D.Mc.Kenzie2d.Bn.SeaforthHighlrs.);Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(2675Corl.D.Mc’Kenzie,2:Sea:Highrs:) contactmarksandedgebruising,nearly very ne (2) £300-£400

DonaldMcKenzie servedwiththe2ndBattalion,SeaforthHighlanders,inSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwaswoundedatthebattleof Magersfonteinon11December1899,onwhichdatetheBattalionsuffered5officersand53otherrankskilledormortallywounded;and7 officers and 135 other ranks wounded.

Sold with copied medal roll extracts and other research.

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Four: Private R. Boulton, Devonshire Regiment

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(3095Pte.R.Boulton.1st.Bn.Devon:Regt.); Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(3095 Pte.R.Boutlon[sic].Devon:Regt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3095Pte.R. Boulton.Devon:Regt.);ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Circularissue,2nd‘Coronationrobes’issue(RichardBoulton) contact marks and minor edge bruising, nearly very ne and better (4) £260-£300

I.S.M. London Gazette 13 February 1934: ‘Postman, Fairford Sub-Office, Cirencester’.

RichardBoulton wasborninFairford,Gloucestershire.ALabourerbyoccupation,heattestedforserviceintheDevonshireRegimentat Exeteron11October1890,aged18years,2months.Withthe1stBattalionheservedinEgyptfromJanuary1891toDecember1892,andin IndiafromDecember1892toDecember1898.HewastransferredtotheArmyReserveon20December1898.RecalledtoArmyServiceon7 October1899,heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfromOctober1899toSeptember1902.Hewas "nally discharged on 5 October 1902.

Sold with copied service papers; medal roll extracts; and other research.

Three: Chief Stoker R. Stapleton, Royal Navy

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(R.Stapleton,Ch.Sto.,H.M.S.Terpischore);BritishWarMedal1914-20(147222.R. Stapleton.Ch.Sto.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(R.Stapleton,Ch.Sto.,H.M.S.Terpischore.) lightcontactmarks,goodvery ne (3) £200-£240

RichardStapleton,aLabourerfromSt.Germans,Cornwall,wasbornon26April1869.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyon3December 1888.AdvancedChiefStokeron6February1901,heservedduringtheSecondBoerWarinH.M.S. Terpsichore,inwhichshiphewasawardedhis LongServiceandGoodConductMedalon15January1904.Hewasshorepensionedon30November1910,beforejoiningtheRoyalFleet Reserve four days later. Recalled for Great War service, he served ashore in H.M.S. Vivid, before his "nal demobilisation on 5 May 1919.

Pair: Private J. Ward, 5th Dragoon Guards

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,DefenceofLadysmith,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(4325Pte.J.Ward. 5th.DragoonGuards);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4325Pte.J.Ward.5th.Drgn: Gds:) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very ne (2) £140-£180

Three: Sergeant C. Baker, Royal Garrison Artillery

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(58725Sgt.C.Baker,23rdW.D.,R.G.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2 clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(58725Serjt:C.Baker.R.G.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(58725Serjt:C.Baker. R.G. A.) mounted as worn, contact marks, very ne (3) £120-£160

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Three: MajorA.G.Joiner,RoyalLancasterRegiment,lateNorthamptonshireRegimentandEastSurrey Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith, unofficialrivetsbetweensecondandthirdclasps(4005Serjt:A.G.Joiner.,2/E.SurreyRgt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps, SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lt.A.G.JoinerNthptn.Rgt.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Capt.A.G.Joiner.);together witharelatedgroupof #veminiatureawardsadditionallyincludinga1914StarwithclaspandaVictoryMedal, edgebruisingand contact marks, nearly very ne and better (3)

£240-£280

ArthurGeorgeJoiner attestedfortheEastSurreyRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,being commissionedSecondLieutenantintheNorthamptonshireRegimentinJuly1900.HetookpartintheReliefofLadysmith,includingtheactionat Colenso;theoperationsof17to24January1900,andtheactionatSpionKop;theoperationsof5to7February1900,andtheactionatVaal Kranz;theoperationsontheTugelaHeights,andtheactionatPietersHill;andoperationsintheTransvaal.HewasemployedasaRailwayStaff Officer from 4 October to 19 November 1901, and for his services was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 8 February 1901).

JoinersawfurtherservicewiththeKing’sOwnRoyalLancasterRegimentduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom22August1914,and was advanced Major.

Sold with an empty Princess Mary 1914 Christmas Tin.

Pair: Private H. Lloyd, Northamptonshire Regiment

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(5945Pte.H.Lloyd,2ndNorthampton Regt);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(5945Pte.H.Lloyd,Northampton:Regt) edge dig on QSA, very ne (2) £100-£140

Pair: Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant D. T. Kirkpatrick, Army Pay Corps

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, uno cialretainingrodbetween stateanddateclasps (769Corpl:D.T.Kirkpatrick.A.P.D.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(769S.Q.M.Sjt.D.T.Kirkpatrick. A. P.C.) good very ne

King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (3239Serjt:J.Garbutt.Scot:Ri!es.) very ne (3) £180-£220

Pair: Sergeant T. Stapleton, Border Mounted Ri!es

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,DefenceofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek,OrangeFreeState,unofficialrivets betweenthirdandfourthclasps(413Tpr:T.Stapleton.BorderM.R.);Natal1906,noclasp(Sgt:T.Stapleton.BorderMtd.Ri$es.); together with a miniature Natal 1906 medal, with 1906 clasp, minor edge bruising to latter, good very ne (2) £160-£200

Pair: Private G. Hitchcock, Kimberley Town Guard

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,DefenceofKimberley(Pte.G.Hitchcock.KimberleyTownGd:);MayorofKimberley’s Star1899-1900,reversehallmarkwithdateletter‘a’,unnamedasissued,withintegraltopribandbar, suspensionbrokenonlatter but present, otherwise good very ne (2)

£400-£500

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Five: Petty Officer G. H. Battersby, Royal Navy

China1900,noclasp(G.H.Battersby,Lg.Sig.,H.M.S.Peacock);1914-15Star(155312G.H.Battersby,Y.S.R.N.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals(155312G.H.Battersby.P.O.Tel.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(155312G.H.Battersby,Com.Btmn.H. M. Coast Guard) mounted court-style for display, nearly very ne or better (5) £400-£500

Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, February 1997.

Approximately 81 China medals awarded to H.M.S. Peacock, all without clasp.

GeorgeBattersby wasbornon2January1875inBishopTaunton,Devon,andwasaLabourerpriortojoiningtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2nd ClassaboardH.M.S. Impregnable on15April1890aged15years.HewasadvancedtoBoy1stClassinMay1891andtransferredtotheSignal DepartmentbecomingaBoySignalleraboard Vivid inJuly1891.HeservedasLeadingSignalmanaboard Peacock inChinesewatersfromJuneto December1900.In1902heelectedtojointheCoastGuardServiceandwasawardedhisL.S.&G.C.medalin1909whilstservingatCorkbeg.He wasrecalledtotheRoyalNavyaboard Victory inSeptember1914andjoined Galatea inNovember1914asa2ndYeomanofSignals.Repostedto theCoastGuardServiceasaLeadingBoatmanatInchkeithy,ScottishDistrict,inMarch1915,hetransferredtoPortPatrickinSeptember1915 andjoinedH.M.S. PresidentIV inOctober1916forCoastGuardDuties,asanActingPettyOfficerTelegraphist,atTynemouth,EasternDistrict. Hewascon"rmedinthisrateinJanuary1917andserveduntildemobilisedon30April1919whenhethenchosetojointheCoastGuardService (New Force) on 1 May 1919. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

Four: Private G. Austin, 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers

1914Star,withclasp(3129Pte.G.Austin.5/Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-3129Pte.G.Austin.5-Lrs.);DefenceMedal, nearly very ne (4) £140-£180

GeorgeAustin attestedforthe5th(RoyalIrish)LancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom15August 1914.

Six: Sergeant W. I. F. Mills, 1st (The King’s) Dragoon Guards

1914Star(5853Sjt.W.I.F.Mills.1/D.Gds.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1DG-5853Sjt.W.I.F.Mills.1-D.Gds.);General Service1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(D-19533Sjt.W.I.F.Mills.1-K.D.Gds.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(390443Sjt.W.I.F. Mills.K.D.G.);DelhiDurbar1911,silver(Lc.Col.W.Mills.K.D.Gds.)regimentallyimpressednaming;mountedfordisplay purposestogetherwiththerecipient’sArmyRi!eAssociationMedal,bronze,thereverseengraved,Sgt.W.Mills,1st.K.D.G. Henry Whitehead Cup Winners 1922’, very ne and better (7) £340-£400

WilliamIsaacFlemingMills wasborninMiddlesexin1890andattestedforthe1stDragoonGuardsatAldershoton24March1904,aged 14,asaMusician.HeservedwiththeRegimentpre-WarinIndia,andwasawardedtheDelhiDurbarMedalthroughthemassedbandsallotment, andthenwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11November1914.Hesawfurtherserviceinpost-WarIraq,andwas awardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinOctober1922.Hewasdischargedtopensionon28March1925,anddiedinRochford, Essex, on 16 November 1966.

Sold with copied research, including a group photographic image featuring the recipient.

Three: Sergeant G. Austin, M.M., 17th Lancers

1914 Star (1325 Pte. G. Austin. 17/Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (L-1325 Sjt. G. Austin. 17-Lrs.) good very ne (3) £180-£220

M.M. London Gazette 11 December 1918.

GeorgeAustin attestedforthe17thLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom8November1914.He wasawardedhisMilitaryMedal,oneofapproximately21MilitaryMedalsawardedtothe17thLancersfortheGreatWar,aspartofabatch awarded for operations on the Western Front during August 1918.

Note: The recipient’s M.M. is known to exist.

Three: SeamanW.J.T.Sizer,RoyalNavalReserve, whowaskilledinactionwhenthecruiserH.M.S. Cressy was torpedoedandsunk,alongwithhersisterships Aboukir and Hogue,intheNorthSeabytheGerman submarine U-9 on 22 September 1914, with the loss of 1,459 lives

1914-15Star(B.4851.J.T.[sic]Sizer,Smn.,R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4851B.W.J.T.Sizer.Smn.R.N.R.) nearly extremely ne (3) £200-£240

WilliamJohnThomasSizer wasborninDeal,Kent,on9July1884andenrolledintotheRoyalNavalReserveon4January1908.Calledup forWarserviceon2August1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarwiththecruiserH.M.S. Cressy,andwaskilledinactionwhenthe Cressy -along withhersisterships Aboukir and Hogue,partofthe7thCruiserSquadronengagedinblockadeandpatrolduties-werealltorpedoedandsunkin theNorthSeabytheGermansubmarine U-9 on22September1914.The Aboukir wasthe !rsttobehit,at06:20;hercaptainthoughtthatshe hadstruckamineandorderedtheothertwoshipstocloseinordertotransferhiswoundedmen.The Aboukir quicklybeganlistingandcapsized, sinkingat06:50.Havingapproached,stopped,andloweredherboats, Hogue wasstruckbytwotorpedoesat06:55asshewasattemptingto rescuethesurvivors.Shecapsizedandsankwithintwentyminutes. Cressy meanwhileattemptedtoramthesubmarine,butdidnothitanything andresumedherrescueeffortsuntilshetoowastorpedoedat07:20.Shetootookonaheavylistandthencapsizedbeforesinkingat07:55.Total losses from the three ships were 62 officers and 1,397 men killed. Sizer is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.

Sold with copied record of service and a photographic image of the recipient.

Family group:

Four: DeckHandF.J.Watson,RoyalNavalReserve,whowaskilledwhenthedredger Mercurius hitamineand sank, 28 June 1916

1914-15Star(DA.5334,F.J.Watson,D.H.,R.N.R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(5334DA);MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18 (Frederick J. Watson); Victory Medal 1914-19 (5334D.A. F. J. Watson. D.H. R.N.R.) generally good very ne

One: Private F. S. Watson, 7th Canadian Mounted Ri!es BritishWarMedal1914-20(7844Pte.F.S.Watson.7-C.M.R.);CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(7844Pte.F.S.Watson) generally good very ne (6) £180-£220

FrederickJamesWatson wasthehusbandofCarolineElizabethWatson,andresidedwithherat21CathcartStreetLowestoft.Watson servedduringtheGreatWarasaDeckHandwiththeRoyalNavalReserve.Hewaskilledwhenthedredger Mercurius (operatingoutofLondon) hit a mine and sank with the loss of six lives, 28 June 1916. Watson is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial.

FrederickSamuelWatson wasthesonoftheabove,andwasborninLowestoftinAugust1893.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe 7thCanadianMountedRi$esintheUK.PrivateWatsondiedofin$uenza,27November1918,andisburiedintheLowestoft(NormanstonDrive) Cemetery.

Three: Battery Quartermaster Sergeant W. H. Leader, Royal Field Artillery

1914-15Star(16817B.Q.M.Sjt.W.H.Leader.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(16817B.Q.M.Sjt.W.H.Leader.R.A.) mounted as worn, verdigris to both Star and VM, therefore ne

Pair: Private J. Donoghue, East Surrey Regiment

1914-15Star(6812Pte.J.Donoghue.E.Surr.R.);VictoryMedal1914-19(6812Pte.J.Donoghue.E.Surr.R.);mountedforwear togetherwithBritishWarMedal1914-20 (G-10272Pte.A....vage.Midd’xR.) attemptederasureofnamingontheBWM,good ne

Pair: Sergeant E. J. Gantrey, Royal West Surrey Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(27728Sjt.E.J.Gantrey.TheQueen’sR.) surnameuno ciallycorrectedonboth,otherwisegoodvery ne

1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, nearly very ne (10)

£70-£90

William H. Leader attested for the Royal Field Artillery and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 17 July 1915.

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Five: Staff Sergeant A. Tanner, Royal Field Artillery

1914-15Star(97769.Dvr.A.Tanner.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(97769.Gnr.A.Tanner.R.A.);DefenceMedal;Army L.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(1025026S.Sjt.A.Tanner.R.A.) contactmarkstotheGreatWartrio,thesenearlyvery ne, the latter two better (5) £80-£100

AlfredTanner wasborninLondonin1897andservedwiththeRoyalFieldArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom10June 1915. He died in Basingstoke, Hampshire, in 1960.

Sold with a USB memory stick of copied research.

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Four: Acting Sergeant W. Kerridge, Royal Engineers, who died at home on 1 November 1918

1914-15Star(630Dvr.W.Kerridge.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6302Cpl.W.Kerridge.R.E.);TerritorialEfficiency Medal, G.V.R. (440072 2 Cpl. - A. Sjt. - W. Kerridge. R.E.) good very ne and better (4) £120-£160

WilliamKerridge wasbornatLongsight,nearManchesterandattestedtherefortheEastLancashireFieldCompany,RoyalEngineers.He servedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheEgyptiantheatreofWarfrom26September1914,anddiedathomeon1November1918,while servingin494thFieldCompany,R.E..HeisburiedunderaC.W.G.C.headstoneinSalfordCemetery,Lancashire.HisTerritorialEfficiencyMedal was issued posthumously in February 1922.

Sold with copied research.

Four: Acting-Corporal A. R. Ursell, Royal Engineers

1914-15Star(97639Spr.A.R.Ursell.R.E.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(97639A-Cpl.A.R.Ursell.R.E.);DefenceMedal, light contact marks, very ne

Pair: Second Lieutenant C. A. B. Williams, Royal Garrison Artillery British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. C. A. B. Williams.) good very ne

Four: Private D. Easson, Machine Gun Corps

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(85255Pte.D.EassonM.G.C.);DefenceMedal;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R., 1st issue, 1 clasp, Long Service 1947 (David Easson) nearly extremely ne (10) £100-£140

AlbertR.Ursuall wasbornin1885andservedwiththeRoyalEngineersduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom18October1915. He was discharged on 16 February 1919.

CyrilArthurBullWilliams wasborninBarnstapleon12December1882andattestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon2October1916. HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromFebruary1917andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheR.G.A. on 30 September 1917.

Sold with three USB memory sticks of copied research.

Five: Corporal H. E. Barker, Royal Lancaster Regiment

1914-15Star(T4-1160Cpl.H.E.Barker.R.Lanc:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1160Cpl.H.E.Barker.R.Lanc.R.); DefenceMedal;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue,2clasps,LongService1939,LongService1943(Harold E. Barker) generally good very ne (5) £60-£80

HaroldE.Barker attestedfortheRoyalLancasterRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom3May 1915.

Sold with a USB memory stick of copied research.

(+VAT where applicable)

Four: CompanyQuartermasterSergeantD.J.Vaughan,LiverpoolRegiment,whowaswoundedbygunshoton the Western Front

1914-15Star(205.Sjt.D.J.Vaughan.L’pool.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(205Sjt.D.J.Vaughan.L’poolR.);Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (205 Cpl. D. J. Vaughan. 5/L’pool Regt.) light contact marks, very ne (4) £120-£160

DanielJosephVaughan wasborninCorkonattestedforthe5thBattalion,LiverpoolRegiment(TerritorialForce)on1April1908,having previouslyservedfor9yearsand293daysintheVolunteerForce.HewasawardedhisTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalperArmyOrder205of 1July1912,andhavingbeenpromotedSergeanton5September1914servedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom21February 1915.AppointedActingQuartermasterSergeant,on22February1916,hewasdischargedsufferingfromtheeffectsofagunshotwoundtothe buttocks on 31 August 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

Sold with copied record of service and other research.

Family group:

Three: PrivateJ.McKinnon,1stBattalion,King’sOwnScottishBorderers,whowaskilledinactioninGallipoli, 4 June 1915

1914-15Star(9692PteJ.McKinnon.K.O.Sco:Bord:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9692Pte.J.McKinnon.K.O.Sco.Bord.) generally very ne or better

Pair: Sapper P. McKinnon, 6th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops

British War and Victory Medals (2500185 Spr. P. McKinnon. C.R.T.) generally very ne or better

Pair: Private D. McKinnon, 72nd Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (2139065 Pte. D. McKinnon. 72-Can. Inf.) generally very ne or better (7) £80-£120

JamesMcKinnon wasthesonofPeterandChristinaMcKinnon,of431CassiarStreet,Vancouver,BritishColumbia,Canada.Heservedduring theGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,King’sOwnScottishBorderersintheEgyptiantheatreofwarfrom16November1914.PrivateMcKinnon was killed in action aged 37, in Gallipoli on 4 June 1915. He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.

PeterMcKinnon wasthebrotheroftheabove,andwasborninGlasgow,ScotlandinOctober1891.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe 6th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops on the Western Front.

JohnMiller‘Dan’McKinnon wasthebrotheroftheabove,andwasborninClydebank,Dunbartonshire,ScotlandinJanuary1893.Heserved duringtheGreatWarwiththe72ndBattalion(SeaforthHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.McKinnondiedof illness attributed to military service on 27 May 1927, and is buried in Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery, British Columbia.

Four: Corporal A. Lintott, Hampshire Regiment, who was wounded at Gallipoli on 21 August 1915

1914-15Star(10484L.Cpl.A.Lintott.Hamps:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10484Cpl.A.Lintott.Hamps.R.);Imperial ServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(ArthurLintott);togetherwiththerecipient’sSilverWarBadge,thereverseofficiallynumbered ‘113665’, minor o cial correction to surname on Star (see footnote), good very ne (5) £100-£140

ArthurLintott wasborninAlton,Hampshire,in1895,andattestedfortheHampshireRegimentatAldershoton2September1914.He servedwiththe10thBattalionduringtheGreatWaratGallipolifrom5August1915,andwaswoundedbygunshotatKabakKayuon21August 1915,duringtheBattleofHill60.EvacuatedtoMudros,hereturnedtoEnglandonthehospitalship Aquitania on21October1915,andwas dischargedduetowoundson5August1916,beingawardedaSilverWarBadge.HesubsequentlybecameapostmaninWinchester,andwas awarded his Imperial Service Medal upon his retirement (London Gazette 23 October 1959). He died in Bournemouth in 1987. SoldwithcopiedMedalIndexCard(whichstatesthattheStarwasoriginallyissuedwiththesurname‘Lintoll’,andwasreturnedandre-issuedin April 1920); and other copied research.

Family group:

Three: PrivateC.Gridley,2ndBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantry,whowaskilledin actionontheWesternFront,12September1918,havingalreadybeenwoundedinactionontwoprevious occasions

1914-15Star(12287PteC.Gridley,Oxf:&Bucks:L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12287Pte.C.Gridley.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.); MemorialPlaque(CharlesGridley);MemorialScroll(Pte.CharlesGridleyOxf.&Bucks.L.I.)lastmountedoncard,withnamed enclosures for all medals, nearly extremely ne

Three: SergeantW.E.Gridley,15thBattalion(48thHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantry,whodiedasa result of gas poisoning received at the Battle of St. Julien, 24 April 1915

1914-15Star(27285Sjt.W.E.Gridley.15/Can:Inf:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(27285Sjt.W.E.Gridley15-Can.Inf.); MemorialPlaque(WilliamErnestGridley);MemorialScroll(Serjt.WilliamErnestGridleyCanadianInfantryBn.)lastmountedon card, nearly extremely ne (lot)

£400-£500

CharlesEdwardGridley wasborninSlough,Berkshire,andwasthesonofMrandMrs.W.J.Gridleyof55HencroftStreet,Berkshire.The Slough and Windsor Express, 28 September 1918, gives the following:

‘MrandMrsW.J.Gridley....havereceivedofficialcon"rmationthattheirsecondson,SignallerC.E.Gridley,Ox&BucksL.I.waskilledinactionon September12th[1918].HejoinedupinSeptember1914,andwenttoFranceinMay1915,andhadpreviouslybeenwoundedontwooccasions. Writingtohisparents,theChaplainsaid:“Wehadabattleontheeveofthe12th,andyoursonwasstruckbyapieceofshell,whichburstnear him,andkilledhiminstantly.Wecanonlybethankfulthathedidnotsufferatall,buthowyoumustfeelhisloss!IwishIcouldoffermorethan meresympathy.Hewasa "nesoldier,andboreanexcellentcharacter,ashisOfficersandcomradestestify,andhewillbemuchmissedinthe Regiment.”

Overthreeyearsago,MrandMrsGridleylosttheireldestson,Sgt.W.E.Gridley,oftheCanadianHighlanders,whowasgassedduringthe Canadian attack in April 1915. Another son, 2/Lieut. H. E. Gridley, is in the Canadian Flying Corps.’

GridleyinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe5th(Service)Battalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLightInfantryintheFrench theatre of war. He subsequently transferred to the 2nd Battalion, and is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France.

WilliamErnestGridley wastheelderbrotheroftheabove,andwasborninSlough,BerkshireinMarch1891.Hewasemployedasa CemeteryForemanpriortotheGreatWar,andservedwiththe1stBerkshireRi$es.GridleyemigratedtoCanada,andservedasaSergeantwith the15thBattalion(48thHighlandersofCanada),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.The SloughandWindsorExpress,1May1915,givesthe following:

‘SergeantW.GridleyoftheCanadianSeaforthHighlandersdiedonMonday[24April1915-asaconsequenceof "ghtingattheBattleofSt. Julien]inabasehospitalatthefront,fromtheeffectsofthepoisonousgasdisseminatedbytheGermansintheirrecentattack.Afterasplendid "ghtputupbytheCanadianswhentheyrecapturedtheirlostgunsfromtheGermans,Sgt.Gridleywasfoundinanunconsciouscondition,owing tohishavinginhaledthefumes,andwasremovedtoahospitalfortreatment,wherehelayinanunconsciousconditionuntil Monday,whenhe passed away...

SergeantGridley,whoseparentsresideinHencroftSt.,leftSloughforCanada "veorsixyearsago.Whenthewarbrokeouthejoinedthe SeaforthHighlandersoftheCanadianForce,andcametoEnglandwiththe "rstcontingent...Sgt.GridleywasanoldTonmanMosleyscholar,and formerlybelongedtothe1stSloughCoy.oftheBoysLifeBrigade,underLieut.Bell...Sgt.Gridleyhasabrotherinthetrenches,andanotherone in Canada who is anxious to join.’

Sergeant Gridley is buried in the Bailleul Communal Cemetery Nord, France. Sold with copied research.

Three: Acting Sergeant E. R. Julyan, Ri!e Brigade

1914-15Star(S-3009Cpl.E.R.Julyan.Rif:Brig:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S-3009A.Sjt.E.R.Julyan.Rif.Brig.) polished, generally nearly very ne and better

Pair: Private M. Pinkus, Royal Fusiliers

British War and Victory Medals (57150 Pte. M. Pinkus. R. Fus.) good very ne

Pair: Private L. Hudson, King’s Own Scottish Borderers and Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (28584 Pte. L. Hudson. K.O.S.B.) very ne (7)

£80-£100

Ernest R. Julyan attested for the Ri$e Brigade and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 July 1915. Sold with three USB memory sticks of copied research.

Family Group:

Four: Lieutenant-ColonelW.C.Hutcheson,IndianArmy,whowasthreetimesMentionedinDespatches during the Great War

1914-15Star(Capt.W.C.Hutcheson1/3/Brahmans.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Maj.W.C.Hutcheson.);IndiaGeneralService 1908-35,3clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Mahsud1919-20,Waziristan1919-21, secondandthirdclaspsbothlooseonriband (Maj.W.C.Hutcheson,I.A.); France,ThirdRepublic,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,thereversedated1914-1916,withbronze palm emblem on riband, nearly very ne and better

BritishWarMedal1914-20 (T-NurseMrs.M.M.Hutcheson.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (Capt.N.H.Hutcheson) minor edge bruising to VM, this very ne; the BWM extremely ne (6) £600-£800

WellesleyCathcartHutcheson wasbornon18April1883and,afterholdingvariouscommissionsintheMilitia,transferredtothe2ndWest IndiaRegimentin1901,andthentothe67thPunjabis,IndianArmy,on2May1902.Hejoinedthe3rdBrahmanson16November1906,andwas promotedCaptainon4December1910.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeMesopotamianExpeditionaryForcefrom12December1915, andwaspromotedMajoron4December1916.AppointedanEmbarkationStaff OfficerasaDeputyAssistantQuartermasterGeneral,hewas threetimesMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 15August1917,23August1918,and12January1920)forhisservicesduringtheGreat War, and was awarded the French Croix de Guerre (London Gazette 245 September 1917).

HutchesonsawfurtherservicewiththeKohatKurramForceduringtheThirdAfghanWar, #rstlywiththe82ndPunjabisandthe2nd/41st Dogras,andthenasaCompanyCommanderwiththeWazirForce.PromotedLieutenant-Colonelon4December1927,hewasappointed CommandingOfficerofthe2nd/19thHyderabadRegimenton20June1929,andretiredon1November1933.HediedinKenyaon18May 1938.

MaudeMaryHutcheson,néeCross,wasbornin1878andmarriedWellesleyCathcartHutchesonon28January1901atSt.Thomas’s Cathedral,Bombay.SheservedduringtheGreatWarwithNo.33BritishGeneralHospitalinMesopotamiafromFebruarytoApril1918,anddied in 1956.

NormanHeberHutcheson,theyoungerbrotherofWellesleyCathcartHutcheson,wasbornon4November1884andafterholdingvarious commissionsintheMilitiareceivedaRegularArmycommissionintheRoyalIrishRi$eson23May1906.HeservedpriortotheGreatWaras Aide-de-CamptotheLieutenantGovernorofBurma,andthenwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2January 1915.Hewaskilledinactionon12March1915duringheBattleofNeuveChapelle,inwhatwastheBattalion’s #rstmajoractionoftheWar;he has no known grave and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France.

Sold with an empty Princess Mary 1914 Christmas Tin, and a USB stick of copied research.

Pair: AbleSeamanT.Scho!eld,CollingwoodBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,RoyalNavalVolunteerReserve, who was interned during the Great War at Groningen, Holland

British War and Victory Medals (K.W. 915 T. Scho#eld. A.B. R.N.V.R.) good very ne

BritishWarMedal1914-20(3) (S-S-106368E.W.Hale.Sto.1R.N.;L.9-2881B.G.Palmer.Act.L.S.R.N.V.R.; L.1 -3603G.Drage.A.B.R.N.V.R.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (S.S.102068W.Davies.Sto.1R.N.) generallyvery neand better (6) £120-£160

ThomasScho!eld wasbornatWake#eld,Yorkshire,on28January1872andattestedfortheKing’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantryon29 August1914,havingpreviouslyservedfor12yearswiththeColdstreamGuards.TransferringtotheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon8 September1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCollingwoodBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,andwasinternedinHollandin1914. Held at Groningen, he is mentioned in The Camp magazine. Repatriated at the end of the War, he was shore demobilised on 1 February 1919.

ErnestWebberHale wasbornatChalford,Gloucestershire,on18April1888andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson10 January1908.TransferringtotheRoyalFleetReserveon5January1913,heservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCollingwoodBattalion,Royal Naval Division, and was interned in Holland in 1914. Repatriated at the end of the War, he was shore demobilised on 24 February 1919.

BernardGriffithPalmer wasbornon14May1890andjoinedtheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon20February1913,havingpreviously servedfor4yearswiththeTerritorialForce.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeHawkeBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,andwascaptured and taken Prisoner of War at the fall of Antwerp in 1914. He was held at the Gefangenenlager (P.O.W. camp) at Döberitz, Germany.

GeorgeAlbertDrage wasborninEn#eld,Middlesex,on19May1899andjoinedtheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon22August1914.He servedduringtheGreatWarwiththeBenbowBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,andwasinternedinHollandin1914.HeldatGroningen,heis mentionedin TheCamp magazineforhisvarioustheatricalroles.RepatriatedattheendoftheWar,hewasshoredemobilisedon2February 1919.

WalterDavies wasbornatDulwich,London,on3October1887andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson16January1906. TransferringtotheRoyalFleetReserveon17January1911,heservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCollingwoodBattalion,RoyalNaval Division, and was interned in Holland in 1914. Repatriated at the end of the War, he was shore demobilised on 25 July 1919.

Sold with copied research.

Four: SquadronSergeantMajorF.Battson,GlamorganYeomanryand14thHussars,whowasawardeda scarce M.S.M. for Egypt and received the 14th Hussars Regimental Medal

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3254W.O.Cl.2.F.Battson.Glam.Yeo.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(3254Sq.S.Mjr:F. Battson.14/Hrs.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(H-47818Sq:S.Mjr.F.Battson.14/Hrs.)mountedcourt-style; togetherwiththerecipient’s14thHussarsRegimentalMedal,silver,thereverseengraved‘ToNo.3254S.S.M.FrederickBattson 14th. (King’s) Hussars in recognition of the valuable services to the regiment Mhow 10th. Dec. 1912.’, nearly extremely ne (5) £400-£500

M.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1919:

‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in Egypt.’

One of only two M.S.M.s awarded to the Hussars for Egypt (the other being to the 8th Hussars).

FrederickBattson wasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon1July1911,andreceivedthe14thHussarsRegimentalMedal thefollowingyear.The14thHussarsRegimentalMedalwasinstitutedbyLieutenant-ColonelE.D.Browne-Synge-Hutchinson,V.C.,in1909; availabletoallranks,itwasawardedtothosewho‘contributedinsomeconspicuousmannertothemilitaryefficiencyorthemilitaryhonourof the Regiment’. A total of 70 awards (68 medals and two Second Award bars) were made between 1909 and 1949. Sold with copied research.

Nine: TemporaryLieutenant-ColonelS.G.Hollingsworth,RoyalArtillery,lateRoyalFlyingCorpsandRoyal Air Force, who !ew operationally in the Kurdistan and Iraq operations 1919-20 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2Lieut.S.G.Hollingsworth,R.A.F.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(1229Gnr.S.G. Hollingsworth,R.A.);GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Kurdistan,Iraq, uno cialretainingrodbetweenclasps (P./O.S.G. Hollingsworth,R.A.F.) surnameo ciallycorrected;1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Efficiency Decoration,G.V.R.,silverandsilver-gilt,thereverseinscribed,‘MajorS.G.Hollingsworth,RoyalArtillery,23/2/32’,withintegral topribandbar;mountedfordisplaytogetherwithaRoyalArtilleryOfficer’scapbadge;aMajor’srankcrown;aR.A.F.clothPilot’s Wings;aR.A.F.Officer’scapbadge;andtherecipient’sribandbar; minorcontactmarksandtheearlierawardsalittlepolished, otherwise generally very ne or better (9) £800-£1,000

SamuelGeraldHollingsworth,whowasborninSeptember1897andeducatedatWestminsterCitySchool,andonetimeaGunnerinthe RoyalFieldArtillery(Territorials),wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalFlyingCorpsinMarch1918andquali"edasapilotthatJune. Subsequentlypostedto31stWinginMesopotamia,hejoined63SquadroninFebruary1919,and30SquadroninMarch1920,andparticipatedin theKurdistanandIraqoperations.HereturnedtotheU.K.inMay1920,andwasplacedontheUnemployedList.Returningtocivilianlife,but retaininghisinterestintheTerritorialArmy,HollingsworthwasawardedhisEfficiencyDecorationwhileservingasaMajorin103rd(Suffolk)Field Brigade, R.A. (London Gazette 24 May 1932), and was advanced to the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in August 1942.

Pair: Lieutenant C. W. Dean, Royal Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. C. W. Dean) very ne

Pair: Private T. Gill, Devonshire Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (55121 Pte. T. Gill. Devon. R.) very ne

Pair: Airman 3rd Class W. Johnson, Royal Air Force

British War and Victory Medals (140318. 3.A.M. W. Johnson. R.A.F.) nearly extremely ne

Pair: James Moore, Mercantile Marine

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (James Moore) very ne

1914-15Star (6778Spr.T.R.Owen.,R.E.);BritishWarMedal1914-20 (8996Pte.H.Holt.Lan.Fus.);VictoryMedal

1914-19 (T-36501 Dvr. W. R. Castle. A.S.C.) very ne (13) £120-£160

SoldtogetherwithacontemporaryribandbarforaGreatWartrio;andtwomodernreproductionVictoriaCrosses,onestamped‘Copy’,the other with scratched naming.

Pair: SergeantP.McCormack,25th(2ndTynesideIrish)Battalion,NorthumberlandFusiliers,whowas woundedontheWesternFrontinJuly1916,mostlikelyonthe !rstdayoftheBattleoftheSomme,1July 1916, on which date the Battalion suffered 487 casualties

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(25-1185Sjt.P.McCormick.North’dFus.);togetherwithaTynesideIrishcapbadge, contact marks, nearly very ne (2) £180-£220

PatrickMcCormick attestedfortheNorthumberlandFusiliersatSunderlandandservedwiththe25th(2ndTynesideIrish)Battalionduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1916.Heisrecordedin TynesideIrish ashavingbeenwoundedinJuly1916:mostlikelyhiswoundswere receivedonthe !rstdayoftheBattleoftheSomme,1July1916,onwhichdatetheBattalion-alongsidethe1st,3rd,and4thTynesideIrish Battalionsaspartofthe103rdBrigade,34thDivision-wastaskedwithattackingtheGermanpositionsatLaBoisselle.Advancingat7:45a.m.the Battalioncameunderheavy !refromthemomenttheassemblytrencheswereleft,buttheadvancewasmaintaineduntil‘onlyafewscattered soldierswereleftstanding,thedisciplineandcourageofallranksbeingremarkable’.TheotherTynesideIrishBattalionsfarednobetter:the1st TynesideIrishcameunderintensemachinegun !re,andonlyoneofficerwithahandfulofmenreachedtheobjectivebeforebeingforcedto retire;the3rdTynesideIrish‘advancedasifonparadeunderheavymachinegunandshell !re’,withsmallpartiesholdingoutinshellholesinNo Man’sLand;andthe4thTynesideIrishmanagedtoreachtheobjective,beforebeingforcedtoretire,havingsufferedover70%casualties.Intotal thetremendouscasualtiesin$icteduponthefourTynesideIrishbattalionswereamongtheworsteverrecordedontheSomme,withthe2nd Tyneside Irish suffering 487 casualties, and the four Battalions in total suffering well over 2,000 casualties. McCormick was later attached to the King’s African Ri$es, and was discharged Class ‘Z’ at the end of the War. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Private P. Moore, East Yorkshire Regiment

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(28534Pte.P.MooreE.York.R.);withSilverWarBadge(338144)lastinnumberedcardboxof issue, and recipient’s National Association for Employment of Ex-Soldiers Certi!cate for Civil Employment, nearly extremely (3) £40-£50

PercyMoore inPocklington,Yorkshire.HeenlistedintheEastYorkshireRegimentinMay1914,andservedwiththeRegimentintheFrench theatre of War, 26 December 1916 - 25 April 1917. Moore was discharged on 7 January 1918 (Silver War Badge).

Pair: Corporal J. Northam, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British War and Victory Medals (9758 Cpl. J. Northam. R. Innis. Fus.) contact marks, nearly very ne

Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Cyril H. Newman) very ne

France, Third Republic, Medal of the Resistance, nearly extremely ne

Ireland,FreeState,EmergencyServiceMedal1939-46,LocalDefenceForceissue,withone1939-1946clasp,bronze, unnamed, with integral top riband bar, good very ne (5) £60-£80

Pair: Captain B. Perkins, Worcestershire Regiment, who was wounded by gun shot at Arras on 23 April 1917

British War and Victory Medals (Capt. B. Perkins.) very ne (2) £50-£70

BenjaminPerkins wasbornon25September1892andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe13thBattalion,WorcestershireRegiment, on22June1915.Heservedwiththe4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromNovember1916,andwaswoundedbygun shot to the right leg and foot at Arras on 23 April 1917. Advanced Captain on the General List, he was demobilised in January 1919. Sold with copied service papers and a USB memory stick of copied research.

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A‘FirstDayoftheBattleoftheSomme’casualtypairawardedtoSecondLieutenant,B.H.Belcher,2nd Battalion,RoyalBerkshireRegiment,whowaskilledinactionduringtheattackonOvillerson1July1916seentofalljustafterleadinghisplatoonovertheparapet,hisbattalionsufferedatotalof437casualtiesthat day

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. B. H. Belcher.), Memorial Plaque (Basil Henry Belcher) nearly extremely ne (3) £1,000-£1,400

BasilHenryBelcher wasborninNewbury,Berkshire,on3August1894andwaseducatedatBrightonCollege,wherehewasamemberof theOfficers'TrainingCorps.Attheoutbreakofwar,Basilandhiselderbrother,Wilfred,joinedthe18th(Service)Battalion,RoyalFusiliers(1st PublicSchoolsBattalion),andbothwerecommissionedasSecondLieutenantsinthe3rdBattalion,RoyalBerkshireRegimenton16May1915. Transferring to the 2nd Battalion, he served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from March 1916. Battle of the Somme

On1July1916,the2ndBattalion-whoformedpartof25thBrigade,8thDivision-foundthemselvesinatrenchneartheFrancetownofAlbert. At7.30amthreecompaniesofthebattalionleftthetrenchtoadvanceonGermanheldpositionsafewhundredmetresawayaroundthelittle villageofOvillers-la-Boiselle,off theAlbert/Bapaumeroad.NoMan’sLandwasparticularlywideatthispointandwasoverlookedbyGerman positionstothenorth.Atabout7.45amtheadvancingcompanieslosttheircommandingofficerwhenLieutenant-ColonelHoldsworthwasfatally woundedwithoutevenleavingthetrenches;sincehissecondincommand,MajorSawyer,wasalsowounded,commandofthebattalionfellonthe shouldersofSecondLieutenantMollet.The2ndBerkshireswereinserioustrouble.At11amtheordertostandbywas #nallyreceivedfrom Brigade HQ and the surviving members of the battalion (about 200 men) regrouped in a nearby trench.

The Battalion War diary for the day gives the following account:

‘AttackonOvillers.TheBattaliontookupitsassemblypositioninaccordancewithBrigadeOperationOrderNo.100.The2ndBnLincolnshire Regtwasontheleftandthe2BnDevonshireRegtonright.Ourownwirewasnotsufficientlycutandpartieswereimmediatelysentoutby Companiestoclearit.At6.25amtheintensivebombardmentbeganasscheduled.Atabout7.15amtheenemyopenedri$eandmachinegun #re onourline;this #rewasprobablydrawnbythe2ndDevonRegtwhichataboutthistimeattemptedtolineupinfrontoftheirparapet.At 7.20amCompaniesbegan #lingdowntrenchesandgettingreadyfortheassault.At7.30amthethreeassaultingCompaniesadvancedtoattackthe Germanline.Theyweremetbyintenseri$eandmachinegun #rewhichpreventedanyofthewavesreachingtheenemylines.Alittlegroupon theleftoftheBattalionsucceededingettingin,butwereeventuallybombedout.Atabout7.45amthecommandingofficer(LtColA.M. Holdsworth)andsecond incommand(MajorG.H.SawyerDSO)werewoundedinthesapontheleftofourfront,thecommdgofficerhanded overCommandoftheBattalionto2ndLieutC.Mollet(ActgAdjt)bythistimetheparapetwassweptbyri$eandmachinegun #rewhich preventedanyexitfromourtrenches.Theenemyrepliedtoourintensivebombardmentbybarragingthefrontlinefromabout6.35amonwards. NomessagewasreceivedfromotherBattalionsinimmediatevicinity.Atabout11amtheordercamefromBdeHeadquartersto"standby"and awaitfurtherorders.About200menoftheBattalionwerecollectedontherightofthefrontlineandintheassemblytrenchesoff Ulverston Street.Atabout12.30pmnewswasreceivedthattheBrigadewouldberelieved.Atabout3pmMajorHonR.Brand,2ndRi$eBrigadearrangedto takeoverallthefrontlineandwiththesanctionoftheBrigadetheBattalionwaswithdrawntoRibbleStreet.Onreliefbythe37thInfantryBde, theBattalionmarchedbacktobivouacinLongValley.TwoLewisGunsweredamaged,SteelHelmetsprovedinvaluableandinnumberlesscases saved men’s lives.’

Thewardiaryforthedaylistsadevastating431casualties(20Officersand411men)forthebattalion;3officersand33mendead;8officersand 260menwounded.Thedeathtollappearsfarlighterthanrealityasafurther9officers,includingBasilBelcher,and118menaresimplyreported as missing. On that dreadful day missing almost always meant dead; either cut down by enemy #re or blown apart by shell#re.

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The following report appeared in the Newbury Weekly News on 13 July 1916: ‘MrsWHBelcher,ofNewbury,hasreceivedatelegramfromtheWarOffice,statingthatheryoungerson,2ndLieutBHBelcher,RoyalBerks Regt,hasbeenreportedmissingonJuly1st.Fromlettersreceivedfromherelderson,itisfearedthatthereisverylittlehopeofhisbeingalive. ThebattalionmadeanattackonthemorningofJuly1st,andcameunderveryheavymachinegun "re,and2ndLieutBHBelcherwasseentofall just after leading his platoon over the parapet.’

ForalmostayearthefamilymayhaveheldoutsomehopethatBelcherwouldturnupinalistofprisonersofwar,thoughthereportthathefell closetotheBritishlinesmusthavemadethemfeartheworst.Con"rmationcametenmonthsafterhefell,asreportedinthe NewburyWeekly News of 10 May 1917:

‘Inviewofthefactthatnofurtherinformationhasbeenforthcomingabout2ndLieutBHBelcher,RoyalBerksRegt,reportedmissingJuly1st, 1916,theArmyCouncilconcludethathemusthavebeenkilledinactiononthatday.HewaseducatedatBrightonCollegeandinParis,andwas onthepointofgoingtoRussiawhenthewarbrokeout.InSeptember,1914,heandhisbrotherjoinedthePublicSchoolsBrigade,andobtained theircommissionsinthe3rdBattRoyalBerkshireRegtinMay,1915.TheybothwenttoFranceinMarch,1916,and2ndLieutBHBelcherwasin thesevere "ghtingfortheVimyRidgeinthespringofthatyear.Hewastransferredtothe2ndBattalion,tobenearhisbrother,justbeforethe greatoffensiveontheSomme.HewentintoactiononthemorningofJuly1st,andwasseentofallsoonafterleavingthetrench.Thegroundwas so swept away by the enemy’s "re that search was impossible.’

HisColonelwroteofhim:‘Hewasaverygoodboyindeed.WhenhejoinedItoldhimthatifhecameuptothestandardofhiscousin,Gordon [CaptainG.Belcher,M.C.,RoyalBerkshireRegiment],hewoulddorightwell.IthinkIcansaywithtruththathecameuptothatstandard.Hewas very popular with all ranks when he was here.’

Belcher’sbodywasrecoveredfromthebattle"eld,andheisburiedinSerreRoadNo.2Cemetery,France.HisbrotherWilfredsurvivedthe war, rising to the rank of Captain and being awarded the Military Cross.

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i)Two portrait photographs of the recipient; together with two small photographs, one of the recipient, the other presumably his mother.

ii)Aletter,dated16April1915,fromtherecipienttohismotherwhilstservingwiththe1stPublicSchoolsBattalion,amonthtothedaypriorto his Commission. The content giving the young man’s somewhat naive description of how the war began.

iii) Named Buckingham Palace letter of condolence, dated 23 June 1917.

Pair: Private J. G. S. Howard, Royal West Kent Regiment, who died of wounds on 25 November 1918

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-39527Pte.J.G.S.Howard.R.W.KentR.);togetherwiththerecipient’scardidentitydisc, nearly extremely ne

BritishWarMedal1914-20(4) (L-7640Pte.W.Ireland.E.KentR.;G-21121Pte.G.F.Seager.E.KentR.;18058 Pte.A.E.Williams.E.KentR.;G-8160Pte.J.Young.E.KentR.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (1437L-Nk.DostMohd. 29 Mule Cps.) minor edge bruising and contact marks, generally very ne and better (7) £120-£160

JohnGeorgeSamuelHoward wasborninSheerness,Kent,on4April1895andattestedfortheQueen’sOwnRoyalWestKentRegiment. Heservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,anddiedofwoundson25November1918.HeisburiedinEtaples Military Cemetery, France.

WilliamIreland wasborninPlymouthandattestedfortheEastKentRegimentatManchester.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringthe GreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom7September1914andwaskilledinactionon27March1915.HeisburiedinRationFarmMilitary Cemetery, France.

G.F.Seager attestedfortheEastKentRegiment,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,beingcapturedandtaken Prisoner of War. He was held at Marreburk P.O.W. camp, Langersalz, Germany.

ArthurEdwardWilliams attestedfortheEastKentRegiment,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontbefore transferring the 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He was killed in action on 5 August 1918, and is buried in Sandpits British Cemetery, France.

JohnYoung attestedfortheEastKentRegiment,andservedwiththe6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1916.He was killed in action on 2 April 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

DostMuhammad servedwiththe29thMuleCorps,andwaskilledinactioninPersiaon28October1918.Heiscommemoratedonthe Tehran Memorial, Iran.

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Six: LieutenantF.S.Maxwell,30Squadron,RoyalAirForce,oneofahandfulofpilotstoqualifyforthe GeneralServiceMedal1918-62with‘S.Persia’clasp,andwhosubsequentlywentontoserveinKurdistan andthenasaMajorwiththeSouthAfricanForcesduringtheSecondWar;forwhichhewasawardedthe Protea Emblem - a unique combination of awards to the Royal Air Force BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.F.S.Maxwell.R.A.F.);GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,S.Persia,Kurdistan(Lieut.F.S. Maxwell.R.A.F.);WarMedal1939-45(86175F.S.Maxwell.);AfricaServiceMedal,withProteaEmblem(86175F.S.Maxwell) o ciallyre-impressed ;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue, UnionofSouthAfrica,thereverseengraved‘T/Maj.F.S.MaxwellG. S.C.’, mounted for wear, lacking reverse pin, generally very ne or better (6) £2,000-£3,000

Approximately30GeneralServiceMedalsfor‘S.Persia’wereawardedtoRoyalAirForcepersonnel,just !veaircraftofNo.30Squadronbeing present in the qualifying period November 1918 to June 1919.

FrancisSevernMaxwell wasborninNatal,SouthAfricainDecember1898.HewasemployedasamechanicpriortoattestingasaDriverin theS.A.S.C.atPretoriainDecember1915.MaxwellwasdischargedforservicewiththeRoyalFlyingCorpsinMay1917,andpostedtoEgyptfor pilottraining.Hequali!edasapilotandadvancedtoFlyingOfficerinNovember1917,andwaspostedforoperational #yingwith72Squadronat Basrah, but he was subsequently transferred for service with 30 Squadron in March 1918.

Thefollowingextractsfrom TheHistoryofNo.30Squadron,RoyalAirForce byMajorJ.Everidge,R.A.F.,publishedin1919,givea #avourof Maxwell’s operational #ying against Turkish forces from March 1918 - March 1919: ‘PeriodMarch17thto23rd,inclusive...Reconnaissances-Fourteen,ofwhicheightwerephotographic,havebeencarriedout.Areconnaissance wascarriedoutonthe18thbyLieut.Maxwell(Pilot)andLieut.Lindop,M.C.(Observer),overKhaanBaghdadi,Hadithah,Anah.Nochangein camps and no new digging was observed.

Onthe26th[April]threemachines,withLieuts.Anson,CampbellandMaxwellaspilots,dropped2025-poundersonscatteredtroopsand transport on Kara Tepe - Kifri Road. Lieut. Anson got two bombs in the camps at Talishan.

General-OrdershavebeenreceivedforoneFlighttomoveimmediatelytoNorthPersia.ThedispositionoftheSquadronisnowasfollows: Headquarters and ‘C’ Flight, Baqubah; ‘B’ Flight and half Flight of ‘A’, Kifri; half Flight of ‘A’, Hamadan.

September: Reconnaissances - On the 27th inst. a reconnaissance over the Halaba area was done as under by detached Flight at Kifri.

Lieut.Maxwell(Pilot),Lieut.Kinghorn(Observer),escortedbyLieut.Jenoure(Pilot)andLieut.Yeates(Observer)report:-ReferencemapT.C. 230.Maidan,nomovementandneithertentsorshelters.MaidanBani-KhalianRoad.Nothingseen.SheikMaidan,nothingseen.Halabja-What appearedtobeabout12shelters(ratherlessthanthesizeofanE.P.tent)wereseenonwestsideoftown,andthreewhitetentsabouthalfmile further out. No movement. Time taken, 2 hours 15 minutes.

Onthe12th[October]overtheTazaareabyLieut.Maxwell(Pilot)andLieut.Yeates(Observer)escortedbyLieut.Jenoure(Pilot)andLieut. McNab(Observer)reportedtheTauqBridgeintact.11smalltentswereseensouthofthetown.AtTazah18largeshelterswereseen,also10 small tents and 150 men. No movement of transport was observed on any roads. Time taken, 2 hours.

Fivereconnaissanceswerecarriedoutonthe25thand26th[October]...Lieuts.MaxwellandMcNablandedonKirkukAerodromeonedaytoo soon[itwascapturedbytheBritishthefollowingday]andweregreetedbyahot !refromtroopsholdingit.Theywereluckyenoughtotakeoff again, but not before the enemy had scored a large number of hits in their machine.

Bushire,January9thto25th,1919...Onthe15thMajorEveridge,withCorpl.Helpsarrived.Lieuts.FieldenandMaxwellweredetainedatAhwaz owing to the latter’s machine having magneto trouble. Lieuts. Fielden and Maxwell arrived with Corpls. Cagliari and Tidmarsh on the 16th. Bombing-Onthe27th[January] !vemachinesbombedRobatak.Onarrivalthemachineswere !redonbytribesmenfromthevillage.Several largetentswereseenpitchedintheseraisofthetown.Twenty-nineCoopers20lbbombsweredropped,17directhitsbeingobtainedinthe village,theinhabitantsranoutofthevillageandtookcoverinneighbouringhillsandnullahs.InformationreceivedthatNasirDiwan’ssonwasvery badly wounded during the !rst bomb raid. Pilots on each occasion were Major Everidge, Capt. Adams, Lieuts. Hawkins, Maxwell and Carryer. Resumeof‘C’Flight,Bushire,March2ndto8th,1919...Whilstmachine-gunningatalowheight,Capt.Adamswasseentocrashverybadly.Lieut. Bullwentdowntohelphimandtouchedtheground12yardsfromtheothermachine.Thegroundwasfoundveryroughandimpossibletoland onandhewasobligedtotakeoff again.Hewasveryheavily !redonbyanumberofPersiansatpointblankrangeandhismachinewasbadlyshot about.HereportedtheengineofCapt.Adam’smachinewasburiedinthegroundandtheundercarriageandleftplaneswerewipedoff,andalso that there was no possibility of Capt. Adams being alive.

March7th-Lieuts.HawkinsandMaxwell,withA/Ms.PorterandJudge, #ewoverthecrashtakingphotosofitandsawthedeadbodyofCapt. Adams lying close by it.’

AfterthecessationofairoperationsinPersia,MaxwellreturnedtoBasrah,MesopotamiaandwentontotakepartintheKurdistanoperations. Helaterservedwith63SquadroninIraqbeforetravellingtotheUKinJuly1919inordertoberepatriatedtoSouthAfrica.Maxwelltransferred totheUnemployedListinDecember1919,andvolunteeredforservicewiththeoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar.Hewasemployedon recruitingdutiesthroughouttheWar,havingadvancedtoTemporaryMajorinNovember1940(theKing’sCommendationProteaEmblemwas authorised in the Government Gazette 31 December 1943, his Efficiency Decoration having been authorised in April of the same year).

Pair: J. Cross, British Red Cross and Order of St. John of Jerusalem

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.Burke.B.R.C.&St.J.J.) suspensionclawonBWMre-riveted,andsuspensionringonVMreplaced with a rather elaborate but crudely manufactured bar suspension, very ne £80-£100

Soldwithasmallnumberofbothofficialandunofficialforeignawards,includingaBelgianGreatWarCivilDecorationincaseofissue;aFrench Medal for the Italian Campaign 1859; and a Bavarian Cross for War Aid Volunteers 1870-71.

Pair: Gunner H. G. E. Reynolds, Canadian Field Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (2044147 Gnr. H. G. E. Reynolds. C.F.A.) mounted for wear, generally very ne or better BritishWarMedal1914-20(4) (502589Spr.W.P.Smith.C.E.;34103S.Sjt.A.M.Gough.C.A.M.C.;276A.Sjt.M. E.RitchieC.A.D.C.;931154Spr.C.Drummond.C.O.R.C.C.) #rstinnamedcardboxofissue,withidentitydiscs,and originalDischargeCerti#cate, generallygoodvery ne;togetherwithVictoryMedal1914-19(2) (340060Gnr.G.F.Slade.C.F. A.; 706884 Pte. W. T. Lambly. C.A.S.C.) very ne (8)

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WellingtonPlattSmith wasborninMitchell,Ontario,CanadainJuly1893.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe9thFieldCompany, CanadianEngineers,andappearedinfrontofaMedicalBoardsufferingfromtrenchfeverandcrushedfeetfromahorsesteppingonhim.Smith died in Armstrong, British Columbia, in January 1978.

CharlesDrummond wasborninCherryBrook,NovaScotia,CanadainApril1896.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwithNo.2Canadian ConstructionCompany(anall-Blackbattalion),whichservedinFrancewiththemajorityofthemenbeingassignedtotheNo.5Canadian Forestry Corps (Jura Group).

Pair: Private D. H. Maxwell, 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (77536 Pte. D. H. Maxwell. 15-Can. Inf.) good very ne

1914-15Star (108525PteR.Sevoir.3/Can:Mtd:Rif:);togetherwithBritishWarMedal1914-20(2) (174314Cpl.H.W. Kearse.10-Bn.Can.Inf;160060A.L.Sjt.L.Jones.Can.Inf.Wks.Coy.) lastwithSilverWarBadge(C46474);Victory Medal 1914-19 (226514 Pte. J. R. Alder. Can. Cav. Bde.) generally very ne or better (7) £80-£100

HerbertWilliamKearse wasborninBurfordOxfordshireinAugust1888,andresidedinBrantStreet,Burlington,Ontario.Heservedduring theGreatWarwiththe10thBattalion,CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.LanceCorporalKearsewasattachedtothe86thMachineGun Battalionwhenhewaskilledinactionon28April1917.TheCEFBurialRegisterstates:‘KilledinAction.WasinchargeofaLewisguncrew,and whileproceedingtothejumpingoff position,justpriortoanattackonthevillageofArleux-en-Gohelle,hewasinstantlykilledbyconcussion caused by the explosion of an enemy high explosive shell.’

Lance Corporal Kearse is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France and the Burlington Memorial, Ontario.

LeonardJones wasborninSheffieldYorkshireinApril1890.Heresidedwithhiswifeat11231stAvenueNW,Calgary,Alberta.Jonesserved duringtheGreatWarwiththeCanadianInfantryWorksCompanyontheWesternFront-havingservedfor5yearswithRoyalArmyMedical Corps(TF)priortothis.Hewasinjuredon29March1917whileinstructingbomb-throwing.Theprematuredetonationofgrenaderesultedinhis left thumb and fore #nger being amputated.

JosephRichardAlder wasborninLondon,EnglandinOctober1881.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeCanadianLightHorseonthe Western Front. Trooper Alder died of illness on 6 May 1918, and is buried in Auxi-Le-Chateau Churchyard, Pas de Calais, France.

Pair: PrivateA.Haronen,26thBattalion(NewBrunswick),CanadianInfantry,aFinnishnationalwhowas wounded in action during the assault on Vimy Ridge, 9 April 1917

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(445761Pte.A.Haronen.26-Can.Inf.)mountedforwear,withRoyalCanadianLegionmedal,gilt, with Service top riband bar and 1926-1976 Legion badge on riband, good very ne (3) £60-£80

ArvoHaronen wasborninKristina,FinlandinSeptember1895.PriortothewarhewasemployedasaSailor,andhissisterresidedatChester Street,Leomenster,Massachusetts,USA.HaronenservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe26thBattalion(NewBrunswick),CanadianInfantryon theWesternFront,andreceivedagunshotwoundtohisleftarmon9April1017.Hewasinvalidedasaconsequenceoflossoffunctiontohis left forearm and hand, and died in Hamilton, Ontario in January 1980.

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Six: MajorH.C.F.Wortherspoon,SouthAfricanTechnicalServiceCorps,lateLincolnshireRegimentand Royal Scots, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War on the Western Front in March 1918

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.H.C.F.Wotherspoon.);WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,with copy Protea emblem,thetwoSecondWarMedalsbothnamed‘117584H.C.F.Wotherspoon’;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.& G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(3048449W.O.Cl.IIH.C.F.Wotherspoon.R.Scots.) contactmarkstotheGreatWarpair, these polished and worn and therefore fair; the rest good very ne and better (6) £200-£240

HenryCharlesFrederickWotherspoon wasborninNewSouthWales,Australia,on17September1897.HewascommissionedSecond Lieutenanton30May1917,andwaspostedtothe7thServiceBattalion,LincolnshireRegiment.Heled‘C’CompanyinactionduringtheFirst BattleofPasschendaeleon12October1917,andwasadvancedCaptainon25Octoberofthatyear.HewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWar on 24 March 1918- the Battalion History gives the following account:

‘ThepressureoftheenemyonDemicourtandDoigniesonthenightof22-23Marchhad,aswasanticipated,itseffectonthe7thLincolnshire, holdingHermies,forthatBattalionearlyonthe23rdobservedtheenemymassinginthevalleynorthandnorth-westofthelattervillage.Hermies was heavily shelled, the trench system round the eastern and northern exits escaped with only slight shelling.

DuringthemorningheadquartersorderedtheevacuationofHermies.TheCommandingOfficer(Lieutenant-ColonelMetcalf)withAandC companies,withdrewat1.45;hewasfollowedat2.15p.m.byMajorPeddiewithBandDCompanies.At2p.m.theenemyhadbrokenintothe HermieslinesouthofGraincourtRoad(LurganSwitch),andtherewasagapfromsouthoftheroad,whichwas #lledbyoneplatoonofD Company under Second Lieutenant Dunn.

Hermeswasnowbesetbytheenemyonthreesides.HistroopspoureddowntheGraincourtandDemicourtroadsandupthevalleynorth-west ofthevillage.OntheGraincourtroad $ank,SecondLieutenantDunnwithhisplatoonwassoonengagedinastiff rearguardaction,aplatoonofB CompanybeingsimilarlyengagedontheDemicourtroad $ank.CaptainCarrandCaptainWotherspoonandSecondLieutenantHommert,with about sixty other ranks of B Company, who had taken cover in the Quarry, were cut off and surrounded and presumably captured. AfterfallingbackfromHermies,the7thLincolnshireformedupincolumnofrouteattheeasternendofBertincourt,AandCCompaniesbeing detailed to move to the north-eastern end of Velu Wood.’

WotherspoonwasrepatriatedaftertheendoftheWaron29November1918.HesawfurtherserviceasaregularsoldierwiththeRoyalScots, andthenduringtheSecondWorldWar, #rstasActingMajorfrom12December1940withtheSouthAfricanTechnicalServicesCorps,having responsibilityasOfficerCommandingatvariousstationssuchasattheBombAssemblyandShellFillDepotCampatPretoria.Hewascon#rmed inthisrankon1January1941,andin1944heservedasOfficerCommandingattheNo.96T.S.C.CampatLenz.Hedied followingacoronary thrombosis in Johannesburg on 13 April 1954.

Pair: Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander E. Taffs, Royal Naval Reserve BritishWarMedal1914-20(Pay.Lt.Cr.E.Taffs,R.N.R.);RoyalNavalReserveDecoration,E.VII.R.,silver,silver-gilt,hallmarksfor London 1909, good very ne (2) £160-£200

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2009.

EdwinTaffs wasawardedhisRoyalNavalReserveDecorationin1909(LondonGazette 9November1909).TheBritishWarMedalwashissole medallic entitlement for his services in the Great War. Sold with copied research.

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Pair: LieutenantG.J.Willdigg,RoyalNavalReserve,whoservedinH.M.S. Otranto attheBattleofCoronelon 1 November 1914

BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.G.J.Willdigg.R.N.R.);RoyalNavalReserveDecoration,G.V.R.,silverandsilver-gilt,hallmarks forLondon1922;togetherwithasmallsilveredmedaletcommemoratingthevisitofH.M.S. Antrim toAntwerpin1906, nearly extremely ne (3) £120-£160

GeorgeJamesWilldigg wasborninCoventryinMarch1884andwascommissionedSub-Lieutenant,RoyalNavyReserve,on7August1914. HeservedduringtheGreatWarinthearmedmerchantcruiserH.M.S. Otranto,andwaspresentattheBattleofCoroneloff theChileanCoaston

1November1914.AdvancedLieutenant-Commander,hewasawardedtheRoyalNavalReserveOfficers’Decorationin1924(LondonGazette 29 February 1924).

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Five: MarineA.Brown,RoyalMarineLightInfantry,whowas killedinactionwhenH.M.S. Hood,theprideof theRoyalNavy,wassunkbytheGermanbattleship Bismark andthebattlecruiser PrinzEugen inthe Denmark Strait on 24 May 1941; of the Hood’s 1,418 crew, only three men survived

BritishWarMedal1914-20(Po.20967.Pte.A.Brown.R.M.L.I.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (Po.21742 A. Brown. Mne. R.M.) the BWM polished, this very ne; the rest nearly extremely ne (5) £400-£500

ArthurBrown wasborninGosport,Hampshire,on25July1901andenlistedthereintheRoyalMarineLightInfantryon20August1918, servingforthelastfewmonthsoftheGreatWarattheRecruitDepot,Deal.PostedtothePortsmouthDivision,hewasdischargedonreduction oftheserviceon10June1922,beforere-enlistingthefollowingyearon3February1923,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct Medalon3February1938.HeservedaboardthebattlecruiserH.M.S. Hood from12May1931to30August1933,andagainfrom28May1937, andwaskilledinactionduringtheBattleoftheDenmarkStrait,whenthe Hood -togetherwiththebattleshipH.M.S. PrinceofWales -foughtthe Germanbattleship Bismark andtheheavycruiser PrinzEugen,bothofwhichwereattemptingtobreakoutintotheNorthAtlantictodestroy Alliedmerchantshipping.The Hood,theprideoftheRoyalNavy,opened #reat5:52a.m.on24May1941,andhavingreceivedadirecthitfrom the Bismark at6:00a.m.sankbeneaththewaveswithinthreeminutes,afteratotalcombatlifespanoflessthanquarterofanhour.Ofthe1,418 Officersandcrewonboard,onlythreemen,OrdinarySeamanTedBriggs,AbleSeamanRobertTilburn,andMidshipmanWilliamDundas survived. Brown is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

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Pair: Lance-Corporal W. Marland, North Staffordshire Regiment

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(5039711L.Cpl.W.Marland.N.Staffs.R.);Jubilee1935(5039711L/C.W.Marland.1 N. Staffs. R.) contemporarily engraved naming, edge bruise to rst, very ne (2) £70-£90

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Four: Lascar Mirza, Indian Air Force

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(LascarMirza,I.A.F.);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;WarMedal 1939-45, these last three unnamed as issued, nearly very ne (3) £140-£180

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Six: Petty Officer Steward A. F. Harvey, Royal Navy 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead (L.13536 A. F. Harvey. L. Std. H.M.S. Afrikander.) mounted as worn, very ne (6) £80-£100

AugustusFrederickHarvey wasborninPortsmouthon8January1902andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanOfficers’StewardFourthClasson 30August1920.HewasadvancedLeadingStewardon3March1933,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon7 November1935.HeservedthroughouttheSecondWorldWar,beingadvancedPettyOfficerStewardon7November1940,andwasreleased Class ‘A’ on 18 October 1945.

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Eight: Sergeant S. Bufton, Royal Air Force, late Royal Navy

1939-45Star;Paci!cStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp, Palestine1945-48(C/JX672298S.Bufton.Sig.R.N.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus(4072140Act.Sgt.S.Bufton.R.A. F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(4072140Sgt.S.Bufton.R.A.F.)mountedcourt-styleasworn, generallygoodvery ne and a rare combination of awards (8)

£300-£400

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Four: Attributed to H. Thorpe, Royal Navy

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, in named card box of issue, extremely ne

1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany; copy AirCrewEuropeStar;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermany Star (2); Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45 (2), the ACE Star a copy, generally good very ne (14) £70-£90

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Five: LanceSergeantW.G.Viggars,RoyalEngineers,whowascapturedandtakenprisonerofwarattheFall of Hong Kong in December 1941

1939-45Star;Paci!cStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(1866816Cpl.W. G.Viggars.R.E.)campaignawardsincardboxofissueaddressedto‘MrW.G.Viggars,23St.FrancisRd,Salisbury,Wilts’, nearly extremely ne (5) £280-£320

WilliamGeorgeViggars wasborninLondonin1921.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththe22ndCompany,RoyalEngineers, and was taken prisoner of war at the Fall of Hong Kong in December 1941.

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Four: Sergeant G. A. J. Loxton, Royal Air Force

1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(SgtGAJLoxton (1850522) RAF) the GSM a somewhat later issue, about extremely ne (4) £40-£50

Soldwiththenumberandrankpartofthe‘tickertape’fortheSecondWarawards;cardboxfortheGSM;andaUSBmemorystickofcopied research.

Three: J. A. Wright

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, in named card box of issue, good very ne

Pair: S. Yusoof, Ceylon Police

CeylonPoliceIndependenceMedal;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,silveredbasemetal,withtwoAdditionalAwardBars (8372 S. Yusoof. PC 3920 Ceylon Police Corps 1956) mounted for wear, contact marks, good ne

Ceylon Police Long Service Medal, G.VI.R. (1346 Const. D. B. Herath), very ne (6) £50-£70

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Four: Private L. Dixon, Calcutta Presidency Battalion, Auxiliary Forces of India 1939-45Star;BurmaStar,thesebothnamed‘3616Pte.L.Dixon,Cal.Pres.Bn.,A.F.(I)’;WarMedal1939-45;IndiaServiceMedal, the last two unnamed, very ne DefenceMedal(4);WarMedal1939-45(4);AfricaServiceMedal (102535V.P.Robinson);AustraliaServiceMedal, nearlyvery ne (14) £70-£90

An unattributed Canadian group of four 1939-45Star;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver; Canada,SpecialServiceMedal,1 clasp, NATO OTAN, mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,S.E.Asia1945-46 (C.4301Lt.K.Brading.R.N.V.R.) renamed;Coronation1902, bronze, unnamed as issued, nearly very ne (6) £60-£80

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Four: PrivateA.E.Evans,2ndBattalion,TransvaalScottish,UnionDefenceForce,whowastakenprisonerof war during the attempted break out from Tobruk in June 1942

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially impressed ‘32564 A. E. Evans’, very ne

Four: Private W. C. Evans, 1st Royal Natal Carbineers, Union Defence Force

1939-45Star;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaServiceMedal,allofficiallyimpressed‘590497W.C.Evans’, generallyvery ne or better (8) £100-£140

AlbertEdwardEvans wasborninJanuary1910.HeenlistedintheUnionDefenceForceatJohannesburginMay1940,andwassubsequently postedto‘H.Q.’Company,2ndBattalion,TransvaalScottish.EvansdisembarkedinEgyptinJune1941,andwaswiththeRegimentwhenit attemptedtobreakoutoftheAxiscordonsurroundingTobruk,21June1942,ultimatelyleadingtotheGarrison’smasssurrenderonthatdate. EvanswastakenprisonerofwarbytheItalians,andwasinitiallyinternedatCampo82(Laterina).HewassubsequentlytransferredtoGermany andinterned !rstlyatStalagIX-C,Mulhausen,andthenatStalagIV-B,Muhlberg.EvanswasrepatriatedinJune1945,butsubsequentlyspent time in military hospital suffering from renal problems.

WalterCharlesEvans wasthebrotheroftheabove,andwasborninMarch1908.HeenlistedintheUnionDefenceForceatPortElizabethin January1944,andwassubsequentlypostedtothe1stRoyalNatalCarbineers,6thSouthAfricanArmouredDivision.EvansdisembarkedinItaly, via Egypt, in August 1944.

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Three: Subaltern E. A. Coleman, Auxiliary Territorial Service

DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,withSecondAwardBar(Sub.E.A.Coleman.A. T.S.) mounted as worn, very ne (3) £60-£80

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Ararepost-warcampaignpairawardedtoTrooperG.Cable,SpecialAirService,acon!rmedparticipantin Operation Termite in Malaya in 1954

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(T/22548417Tpr.G.Cable.S.A.S.);GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Borneo, SouthArabia, uno cialretainingrodbetweenclasps (22548417Tpr.G.Cable.SAS.)mountedcourt-styleasworn, contactmarks and a little polished, otherwise generally very ne and better (2) £2,400-£2,800

G.Cable servedasamemberof17Troop,‘D’Squadron,S.A.S.duringOperation Termite inMalaya,JulytoNovember1954(Mars&Minerva refers).

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Five: Corporal R. Hay, Queen’s, late Royal Army Dental Corps

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24327929CplRHayRADC); copy SouthAtlantic1982,withrosette (24327929Cpl.R.Hay.SAS.)namingmachineengraved;U.N.Medal,onUNFICYPribbon;Gulf1990-91,noclasp(24327929Cpl RHayQueens);AccumulatedCampaignServiceMedal1994,E.II.R.(24327929CplRHayQueens)mountedcourt-styleasworn, the South Atlantic Medal a copy, very ne and better (5) £200-£300

S.A.S. service and South Atlantic Medal entitlement not con!rmed.

Pair: Lance-Corporal D. J. Pearce, The Queen’s Regiment

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24685540PteDJPearceQueens);Gulf1990-91,noclasp(24685540LCpl D J Pearce Queens) mounted court style as worn, good very ne (2) £260-£300

Single Campaign Medals

TheimportantNavalGeneralServiceMedalawardedtoAbleSeamanCharlesStewart,whowaspresenton boardH.M.S. Mars inherepiccon"ictwiththe Hercule inApril1798,andlaterfoughtatTrafalgaraboard Nelson’s "agship H.M.S. Victory NavalGeneralService1793-1840,2clasps,Mars21April1798,Trafalgar(CharlesStewart.) suspensionclawre- xed,edgebruising and contact wear, otherwise nearly very ne £14,000-£18,000

Provenance: PayneCollection1911;Glendining’s,May1922,July1946(G.DalrympleWhiteCollection),andJuly1977;Spink,July2000(RonByatt Collection) £11,500; Dix Noonan Webb, November 2015 (John Goddard Collection) £14,000. Mars21April1798[26issued]-10medalsknown,includingexamplesintheNationalMaritimeMuseum;RoyalNavalMuseum;Honeyman Collection (U.S.A.); and Patiala Collection (Sheesh Mahal Museum, India). Trafalgar [1611 issued] - including 18 officers and 104 men on board Nelson’s "agship Victory.

ThepublishedNavalGeneralServiceMedalrollscon#rmCharlesStewartasanOrdinarySeamanaboardthe Mars fortheactionof21April1798, andasanAbleSeamanaboardthe Victory atthebattleofTrafalgaron21October1805.Oneothermanappearsontherollwiththesenamesas a recipient of the ‘Copenhagen 1801’ clasp.

CharlesStewart,whowasfromBanffshire,Scotland,originallyenteredtheRoyalNavyaboardH.M.S. Zealand inSeptember1797buthad removed to the Mars in time for her famous duel with the Hercule in April 1798:

Mars captures Hercule

At11a.m.onthe21stAprilastheBritish "eetwascrossingtheIroisePassagetwosailswerespottedtotheeast.Thethreemosteasterlyships weredetachedtoinvestigatethesails,thesebeingthe74-gunshipsoftheline Mars,CaptainAlexanderHood,and Ramillies,andthe38-gunfrigate

Jason.At2p.m.athirdsailwassightedclosetotheshoretothesoutheast.Thisnewsailwasmuchlargerthanthosesightedearlier,andthe squadronturnedtowardsthenewship,the74-gun Hercule onhermaidenvoyage.Duringthechase Ramillies lostherforetopmast,whereupon Captain Hood made every effort to accelerate the sailing of the Mars and soon gained on the leading ship, the Jason, and the Hercule

CaptainL'Héritierofthe Hercule realisedthatinopenwaterhewouldsoonbecaughtandoverwhelmed,andsoughtinsteadtoescapethrough thechanneloftheRazdeSein.Asthe Hercule nearedthechannel,the Mars overtookthe Jason andCaptainHoodputheronastarboardtackand boredownonthe Hercule.At8.30p.m., #ndingherselfunabletosailagainstthestrongcurrent,the Hercule droppedanchoratthemouthofthe channel,swungherbroadsideabouttofacetheenemyandfurledhersails.CaptainHoodattemptedtomanoeuvrethe Mars intoapositionto attack the Hercule, but the current prevented this and instead he decided to bring the Mars directly alongside and #ght broadside to broadside. At9.25p.m.,afteraninitialheavyexchange,withthe Mars #ghtingthecurrent,shepulledslightlyaheadofthe Hercule anddroppedanchor.The portbowanchorofthe Mars becameentangledwiththestarboardanchor ofthe Hercule,causingtheBritishshiptoswingviolentlyandcollide withthe Hercule.Thusentangledbothcaptainsorderedtheirshipstopour #reintotheother.Duringtheexchange,CaptainHoodwasmortally woundedbyamusketshottothethighbuthelivedjustlongenoughtohearthecheersofhisvictoriousseamen,andtolearnthathehadnotin vain died for his country.

The Hercule hadsufferedherhulltornopenandalossof250menkilledandwounded.Thecasualtiesofthe Mars werealsoveryheavy.In additiontoCaptainHood,aCaptainofMarines,oneMidshipmanand28menwerekilledormissing,andtwoLieutenants,oneMidshipmanand57 menwerewounded.The Hercule wascarriedintoPlymouthandaddedtotheNavyunderthesamename.LieutenantWilliamButter#eld,Firstof the Mars, was promoted to the rank of Commander.

Stewart joins the Victory and !ghts at Trafalgar

Veryprobablyaboardthe Mars whenshewasbeachedinApril1802,Stewartwasquickly'Prest'backintoserviceaboardthe Penelope and,inMay 1803, joined the ship's company of the Victory, in which ship he was present under Nelson at Trafalgar:

'Thestoryofthegreat #ght,whichcommencedatnoon,needsnotellinghere.Onthe #ringceasing,the Victory wasfoundtohavelost57killed and103wounded,andwasherselfallbutawreck.Thetremendous #retowhichshehadbeenexposedwhenleadingherlineintoactionhad causedgreatdamageataveryearlyperiodintheBattle;andbeforesheherself #redagun,manyofhersparswereshotaway,andgreatinjury hadbeendonetoherhull,especiallytotheforepart.Attheconclusionoftheactionshehadlosthermizzenmast,thefore-topmasthadtobe strucktosavetheforemast,andthemainmastwasnotmuchbetter,whileher #gureheadhadbeenstruckbyshotandpartofitcarriedaway. Hersailswerebadlywounded,andittookalltheexertionsofhercrewtore#ttheriggingsufficientlytostandthebadweatherthatfollowed.On

3Novemberthe Victory sailedfromGibraltaronthemelancholybutprouddutyofconveyingthebodyofthedeadheroofEngland.Shereached Sheernesson22December,whereNelson'sbodywasremovedtoayachtforconveyancetoGreenwichandSt.Paul's.Duringthe ceremonyof removing his remains, the hero's "ag, which had "own half-mast ever since the action, was lowered for the last time’.

Able Seaman Stewart was invalided at Malta Hospital in early December 1807 and later became a Greenwich Pensioner.

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TheFieldOfficer’sArmyGoldMedalforSt.SebastianawardedtoMajorT.Jones,4thFoot,inwhichaction hesucceededtothecommandofnotonlytheregimentbutalsoofthebrigade;hewasseverelywoundedat thebattleoftheNiveandparticularlymentionedforhisexemplaryconductincommandofthesupports;in NorthAmericaatthebattleofBladensburghetookcommandoftheLightCompany,waspresentatthe captureofWashington,ledtheadvanceonBaltimoreandthebattleofGodleyWood;hewasmortally wounded at New Orleans in January 1815

OnlythesecondGoldMedalforSt.Sebastiantoappearatauctioninmorethan30years.ThemedaltoCaptainThomasPower,47thFoot,sold intheseroomsinJune2012(£32,000hammer).Jones’medalisbelievedtobetheonlyonetoanOfficerkilledatNewOrleansavailableto collectors.

TimothyJones was "rstcommissionedasLieutenantinthe4thFooton23October1799;Captain,11August1808;MajorintheArmy,21 September1813;Lieutenant-Colonel,29September1814.HeservedintheWalcherenExpeditionin1809,andinthePeninsulafromNovember 1810toNovember1812,andfromJuly1813toApril1814.HewaspresentatthebattleofFuentesD’Onor,thesiegeandstormingofSt. Sebastian, the crossing of the Bidassoa, and at the battles of Nivelle and Nive.

CaptainJoneswasawardedagoldmedalforSt.Sebastian,onwhichoccasionthe4thKing’sOwnplayeda‘conspicuousandimportantpartin stormingthebreachonthe31stofAugust’.ThegallantbehaviouroftheKing'sOwnonthisoccasionissetforthinthefollowingcopyofaletter from Major-General Robinson to the colonel of the regiment.

"St. Sebastian, 5th September, 1813.

"My Lord, "Ifeelitmydutytoinformyourlordshipofthegallantconductofthe "rstbattalionoftheKing'sOwnattheattackofthebreachoftheseworks onthe31stAugust.The "rstattackwastheexclusivedutyofthesecondbrigade,consistingoftheFourth,forty-seventh,and "fty-ninth,witha companyofBrunswickOelssharp-shooters;orratherofathousandmenofthebrigade;theremainder,totheamountoftwohundredand "fty, were in the trenches and waited further orders.

"TheFourthled,andperhapsinthewholehistoryofwartherecannotbefoundastrongerinstanceofcourageandobediencetoorders,forthe instructionsweretomakealodgementonthebreachonly;theretowaitsupport.Thelodgementwaseffectedunderthemosttremendous "re ofgrapeandmusquetrythatcanbeimagined,andourlosswasdreadful,thatoftheFourthonlyistwelveofficers,nineteenserjeants,andtwo hundredandthirtyrankand "lekilledandwounded.TheotherregimentsemulatedtheFourth,andcalledforththeacclamationsofthegenerals, andthousandswhowerelookingon.Itwasnotuntilafterthreehourshard "ghtingthatthelodgementwascertain,afterwhich,bythepremature springing of one of the enemy's mines, the town was soon carried.

"Thisaction,sosoon afterthatofVittoria,requiresthatIshouldreporttheconductoftheregimentinthewarmestmannertoyourlordship,and Ifeelitbutjusticetoafewindividuals,whofromaccidentalcauseshadopportunitiesofdoingmorethanothers,tomentiontheirnames.Captain Williamsoncommandedtheregiment,andwastwicewoundedafterhehadreachedthetopofthebreach.CaptainJonessucceeded,notonlyto thecommandoftheregiment,butonmybeingobligedtoquitthe "eld,tothatofthebrigade,andacquittedhimselfmostadmirably.Myacting aide-de-camp,CaptainWood,leftmeatmyrequest,andbyhisjudgmentandexamplecontributedmateriallytothesuccessofthedaringattempt. The three are excellent officers, and will ere long, I hope, prove themselves equal to the duties of a higher station.”

JoneswasseverelywoundedatthebattleoftheNiveon10December1813,andwasmentionedinWellington’sNivedespatchforhis‘exemplary conduct in command of the supports.’ He was afterwards present with the regiment at the investment of Bayonne in 1814.

Single Campaign Medals

North America 1814-15 - Bladensburg and Washington

TheregimentwasthenpostedtoNorthAmericawhereitsawactionatthebattleofBladensburg,24August;thecaptureofWashington,24-25 August; and the attack on Baltimore, 12-14 September 1814, including the battle of Godley Wood.

CaptainL.M.Bennett,ofthe4thFoot,writingtohisbrotherinDublin,describedwhattookplace:“IamjustreturnedwiththeArmyafter destroyingWashington.Wedisembarkedonthe19thAugustandadvancedontheMonsRoadtoMarlborough,withoutmeetinganyopposition fromthatplacetoBladensburg,wherewefoundtheenemyhadtakenuptheirposition,whichwassituatedattheothersideofthevillage.As soonasourAdvancedGuard,whichconsistedofhalfofourLightCompanyandacompanyofthe85thRegt.,madetheirappearancetheyopened aheavy !reofartilleryandmusquetrywhichcompletelyrakedtheroad.Weadvancedwithabout200mentofeelourwaywithCol.Thorntonof the85th,oneofthebravestsoldiersIevermet,hewasseverelywounded.Inafewminutes,however,wehadgotontheir "anksandkeptupa heavy !reofmusquetryfromourLightCompanywhichformedtheBrigadeandwhichMajorJones,aCaptainofourregimenthadgotthe command.Inashorttimethe85thRegiment,whichisaLightRegiment,cameintoactionwithourRegiment.TheAmericanslayontopofahill untilthetwoRegimentsadvancedandthenopenedoneofthemosttremendousvolleysofmusquetryandartillerythatcanpossiblybeimagined. Inafewminutestheygavewayandranineverydirectionnever !ringasingleshotuntiltheygotbeyondWashington.Afterourmenrested themselvesandinterredthebraveofficerswhichfell,theyadvancedtoWashington,andjustasitgotdark,theadvancewhichIwaswithentered thecity;therewasahousestandingjustontheleftasyouenteredthecitywhichwasfullofmen,andonourapproachthey !redonus,but fortunatelydidnotdoanydamage,butkilledtheGeneral'shorseunderhim.Wesoonputthemto "ightandinstantlyset !retothehouse;the advancewentonwiththeGeneralandset !retoallthepublicbuildings.Weremainedthereallthenextday,astheMainBodyofourArmymade a movementoutofthetownandtookupaposition.We(theLightBrigade)advanceduptowardsStGeorge'sandtheinhabitantsofWashington weresureweweregoingtoproceedtoGeorge'sTown,theinhabitantsofwhichsentinadeputationofferingtogiveupthetownifwewould sparetheirhouses,whichtheGeneralmadethembelieveuntilitgotalmostdark,andthenweweretofollowtheMainBodywhichwentoff long beforefromthepositionoutsidethetownofBladensburg.Theenemyhadninepiecesofartilleryandtenthousandmen.Ourlosshasbeen tri"ing, eight officers wounded and one killed out of the regiment.”

Jones is mentioned in various accounts of the capture of Washington and played a prominent part in the burning of the place:

“...MajorTimothyJoneshadledanotherBritishcolumnupPennsylvaniaAvenue.Duringthelongnightofburningnoonehadinvestigatedthe ratherpedestrianbrickbuildingthathousedtheState,WarandNavyDepartmentsjustwestoftheexecutivemansion.Nowthemenofthe1st Brigade,followedbysome30blackscarryingpowderandrockets,wereontheirwaytoremedytheomission...TheAmericanshadmovedmost ofthecurrentrecords,buttherewasstillplentyoffuel.FedbysuchvariedkindlingasSecretaryJones’sfurnitureandundistributedcopiesofthe army’s System of Drum Beating, the !re quickly mushroomed through the building.

That !nished,thedetachmentheadedbackeastalongFStreet.NextontheirschedulewasavisittothePatentOfficeandPostOffice,which sharedSamuelBlodgett’semptyhotelbuildingat8thStreet.HeretheyhadanunexpectedencounterwithDrWilliamThornton,the Superintendent of Patents... At the moment he was working on on a new kind of violin, which he kept in his room at the Patent Office.

Hehadleftitthereinhis "ightthepreviousevening,butitwasstillverymuchonhismind.Returningatdaylightforsomebreakfastin Georgetown,heheardthattheBritishhadn’ttouchedthePatentOfficeyet.Perhapshemightstillbeintimetosavetheviolin,andmaybesome of the other inventions and prototypes stored in the building.

Rushingtothecity,hefoundMajorJonesintheactofburningtheWarDepartmentoffices.TheMajorseemedtobeinchargeofthemorning’s operations, and he quickly agreed to the rescue of the violin. Thornton then called at his home, recruited an assistant, and hastened to his office. Hewasjustintime.TheBritishtroopshadarrivedandwerepreparingtoburnthebuilding.TherewasnosignofJones,butaMajorWaterstold him to go ahead - save the violin and any other private property.

Thisgavethedoctoraninspiration.TurningtoWatersheannouncedthatpracticallyeverythinginthebuildingwasprivate property.Clearlythe coursetofollowwastotakeoutthefewitemsofpublicproperty,burntheminthestreet,andleavethebuildingalone.Otherwisehecouldnever getoutthehundredsofinventors'modelsthat !lledtheplace.Hittinghisstride,Thorntondramaticallywarnedthattoburnwhatwouldbeuseful to all mankind would be as barbarous as to burn the Alexandria Library, for which the Turks have been condemned by all enlightened nations. Thoroughlyshaken,Waterssaidthey'dbetterseeMajorJones.TheMajor,itturnedout,wasnowattheofficesofthe NationalIntelligencer, carryingoutAdmiralCockburn'sinstructionstowrecktheplace.Whenreached,hecheerfullyacceptedDr.Thornton'sarguments,andthePatent Office was saved.

The NationalIntelligencer wasanothermatter.Cockburnhimselfwasonhandtomakesuretheplacewasdestroyed.Heevenhelpedcarryout Gales'sreferencelibrary,whichwasburnedbehindthebuilding.ThenhewatchedwithapprovalasJones'smensmashedthepressesandhurled thetypeoutthewindows.‘Besurethatallthec'saredestroyed,'theAdmiraljoked,'sotherascalscan'tabusemynameanymore.'”(TheDawn’s Early Light, Walter Lord refers).

JoneswasadmirablymentionedinMajor-GeneralRobertRoss’sWashingtondespatchtoEarlBathurst,30August1814:‘ColonelThorntonwho ledtheattackisentitledtoeveryPraiseforthenobleExamplehesetwhichwassowellfollowedbyLieut.ColonelWoodandthe85thLight Infantry and by Major Jones of the 4th Foot with the Light Companies attached to the Light Brigade...’

New Orleans - January 1815, brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Jones mortally wounded

On4JanuaryLieutenant-ColonelTimothyJonesmadeareconnaissanceintothemarshandencounteredsuchdifficultiesfromswampyground andsaidnoattackwaspossiblefromthatquarter.TheLightCompaniesofthe4th,21st,44thand93rdformedtheadvanceunderLieutenantColonelJones.DetachmentsofLighttroopsmovedforwardagainsttheenemybatteries,thatontherightunderLieutenant-ColonelJonesskirting the edge of the wood as a protection to the "ank of the column, but the attack was unsuccessful and Jones was mortally wounded.

AveryscarceH.E.I.C.Officer’sM.G.S.medal,awardedtoColonelH.G.Jourdan,10thMadrasN.I.,attached tothe59thfoot,whowaswoundedduringtheassaultonFortCornelison25August1811,wherethe59th sustainedthebruntofthecasualties;Jourdanafterwardsheldtemporarycommandoftheregimentduring the Arakan campaign in 1825

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasps,Java(H.G.Jourdan.Lieut10thMadrasN.I.) minoredgenicks,otherwisenearly extremely ne and extremely rare to unit £2,200-£2,600

Only46MilitaryGeneralServiceMedalsawardedtosoldiersoftheH.E.I.C.,thevastmajorityBengalwhosuppliedalargenumberoftroops.Just 12 medals were issued to the Madras Service (all ranks), the Madras only supplying men on attachment or Staff

HenryGeorgeJourdan,10thMadrasNativeInfantrywasborninSpital"elds,Londonon1June1784,hisfatherbeingaweaver.Hejoinedthe MadrasserviceasaCadetin1804andwaspromotedLieutenanton17July1805,inthe10thMadrasNativeInfantry.Secondedtothe QuartermasterGeneral’sDepartmentin1810,hewasreportedtobeonsurveydutyontheBorarFrontier1809-10,inparticularsurveymarches ofthePoonaSubsidiaryForcethroughcountryunexploredbytroops.Rejoiningthe10thN.I.inFebruary1811,hewasselectedtotakepartinthe Javaexpedition.ItseemstheImperialRegimentsmayhavebeenunder-strengthinOfficers,as "veotherMadrasOfficerswereattachedtoBritish Regiments during the expedition, with Lieutenants Jourdan and Lowe being attached to the 59th Foot.

DuringtheinvasionofJava,the59thFoot-alongwiththe14thFootandabattalionofBengalVolunteers-formedpartoftheRightBrigade underColonelGibbs.The59thwereconspicuousfortheirgallantryatthestormingofFortCornelis,wheretheyassaultedtheenemygunsbythe pointofthebayonet,butwereattackedbyanenemycolumnadvancingontheirleft $ank.Theattackwasdrivenoff butnotbeforetheRegiment tookalargenumberofcasualties.Indeed,duringthebattlethe59thFootsufferedahighernumberofcasualtiesthananyotherregiment;5 Officersand44otherrankswerekilled,and11Officersand107otherrankswerewounded,includingLieutenantsJourdanandLoweofthe Madras service. Only one of the wounded 59th Officers survived to claim their Military General Service medal.

ItisunknownwhetherJourdanwasbackwiththe59thfortheInvasionofPalambang;however,afterthecloseofhostilities,Jourdanandanumber ofotherparticularlyquali"edOfficersweretostayoninJavainvariousposts;JourdanbeingappointedResidentatvariouslocations.In1813heis notedasLocalResidentatSurakarta;hewasthe "rstresidentatProbolingoin1814;andheisnotedinthesamepositionatPassourouangfrom 1815-16.Heseemstohavebeenbackwithhisregimentin1817andwasbroughttothefavourablenoticeoftheMadrasGovernmentforhis service in Java, being recommended for advancement.

Jourdanwasgranted3years’ furloughtoEnglandin1819andwaspromotedCaptainon14May1821.HetookpartintheBurmaWar1824-5, hisregimenttakingpartintheArakanExpeditionaspartofthe5thInfantryBrigade(MedalwithClasp.TheColonelofthe10thMadrasNative InfantrycommandedthisBrigadeandinhisabsence,CaptainJourdancommandedtheregimentduring1825.Ofthisparticularlyhard-fought campaign its was said:

‘TheArakanwasastrangeterritoryandnoonehadstudiedthedifficultiesofwarfareinthefeverinfestedjungles,madedoublydangerousbythe monsoons,swampsandinundatedrice "eldscheckedanyadvance,whileanunseenenemydealtdeathfromstockadeandtree.Itwasprobably the "rst jungle battle experience for the British and Indian armies.’

JourdanwaspromotedMajoron24May1828andLieutenant-Colonelon6July1833,andagaincommandedtheRegimentintheabsenceofits Colonelbetween1828and1835.HeretiredfromtheServiceon16February1836,andwaspromotedtothehonoraryrankofColonelon28 November 1854.

ColonelJourdandiedatWestbourneParkon10November1860,aged77.Duringhisentireservicehisregimenthadbeenthe10thMadras Native Infantry, and later became the 10th Gurkha Ri$es.

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,6clasps,Roleia,Vimiera,Corunna,Salamanca,Pyrenees,Orthes (BarnabasDugarde, 36th. Foot.) clasp carriage slightly bent at base, lacquered, nearly extremely ne £1,800-£2,200

MatthewBoulton’sMedalforTrafalgar1805,whitemetal,containedinunmarkedsilverglazedwatchcasewithintegralpostand loop suspension, some light surface corrosion and discolouration, otherwise a pleasing very ne £300-£400

HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforJava1811,silver, !ttedwithacontemporarysilverloopsuspension, minoredgenicks, nearly extremely ne £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Sotheby, June 1892; Elson Collection, Glendining’s, February 1963.

Waterloo1815 (AndrewScott,12thReg.LightDragoons.) !ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, theclip loose, edge bruising and light contact marks, otherwise very ne £1,200-£1,600

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Waterloo1815 (OwenO’Neill,18thRegimentHussars.) !ttedwithreplacementsilverloopandsteelringsuspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise better than good ne £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Sotheby, March 1881; Glendining’s, December 1903; Galwey Foley Collection 1918; Cattley Collection 1932.

OwenO’Neill wasbornintheParishofMeshal,CountyCarlow,andenlistedatDublinforthe18thHussarson26August1807,aged20,for tenyears,atailorbytrade.HewasdischargedfromtheregimentinFranceon19September1817,thesurgeonofthe18thHussarscertifyingthat ‘OwenO’NeillwasseverelywoundedbyamusketballattheBattleofWaterloo.’Hisdischargewascon!rmedatHorseGuardson10November 1817, and he was admitted to an Out-pension at 6d per diem on the following day. He died on 26 November 1836. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Waterloo1815 (JohnWatson,Gunner,RoyalHorseArtillery.) !ttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, contact pitting, otherwise better than good ne £1,000-£1,400

John Watson served as a Gunner in Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Hew Ross’s “A” Troop at Waterloo.

“A”TroopRoyalHorseArtillerywasformedin1793andistheseniorbatteryintheRoyalRegimentofArtillery.Equippedexclusivelywith chestnuthorsesfromthestart,Wellingtonaskedaboutthewhereaboutsofthe‘ChestnutTroop’duringthebattleofWaterloo.Thisunofficial title stuck until Edward VII sanctioned the honour title of “A” Battery (The Chestnut Troop) Royal Horse Artillery in 1902.

Waterloo1815 (WilliamPollard,GunnerRoyalFootArtillery.) "ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, good very ne £800-£1,200

Provenance: Glendining’s, June 1903; Dowell’s, April 1908; Glendining’s, April 1964.

WilliamPollard wasbornatWoodbridge,Suffolk,andenlistedintothethirdBattalionoftheRoyalRegimentofArtilleryon1October1800, aged18,ashoemakerbytrade.HeservedatWaterlooasaGunnerinCaptainC.F.Sandham’sBrigade,RoyalFootArtillery,andwasdischarged atWoolwichon30April1816,inconsequenceof‘beingjudgedun"tforServicebyaMedicalBoardthro’Rheumatism&Debility&Pensionedat One Shilling per day.’

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Waterloo1815 (JohnClarkson2ndBatt.Grenad.Guards.) "ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension, lightmarks, otherwise very ne and better £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Glendining’s, October 1935.

JohnClarkson servedinLieutenant-ColonelColquitt’sCompanyatWaterloo.HealsolivedtoclaimtheM.G.S.medalwithclaspsforNivelle and Nive.

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AnthonyDunn wasbornatCoolbannagher,Queen’sCounty,Ireland,andenlistedintotheGrenadierGuardsatLondonon20August1809, aged25years.HejoinedLieutenant-ColonelJones’Companyinthe3rdBattalionbutlatertransferredtothe2ndBattalion.Heservedin Lieutenant-ColonelCooke’sCompanyatWaterlooandwaswoundedatQuatreBrason16June1815.PrivateDunndied,presumablyasaresult of his wounds, on 18 April 1816; his widow, Margaret Ford, received his share of the Waterloo prize money on 28 November 1820. AtQuatreBrason16June,‘thearrivaloftheBritish1stInfantryDivision(GuardsDivision, Cooke)gaveWellingtonsufficientstrengthto counterattackandJérôme,whoseskirmisherswerenowwestofQuatreBras,wasforcedtoretreatandgiveuppossessionofBossuWoodtotheBritish Guards.WhentheGuardsandotheralliedunitsemergedfromthewood,theyweremetwithheavy #refromFrenchinfantryandanattackby 6thLancerRegiment(andpossiblythe1stChasseurs)ofthe2ndCavalryDivision(Piré),theGuardsbeingcaughtinlineandforcedto $eeback intothewood.ThiscavalryattackandtakingtheBossuwoodcausedhighcasualtiesamongtheBritishGuards.Therewassomefurther skirmishingbetweenalliedlightcompaniesandtheFrenchvoltigeursandcavalryscreen,butthebattlewasover.By21:00,whenthe #ghting stopped, the French had been forced to give up all of their territorial gains.’

Waterloo1815 (AnthonyDunn,2ndBatt.Grenad.Guards) #ttedwithoriginalsteelclipandringsuspension,containedin a #ne contemporary red leather case, extremely ne and rare thus £4,000-£5,000

Waterloo1815 (WilliamSmith2ndBatt.Grenad.Guards.) !ttedwithreplacementclipandringsuspension, edgeplugged at 6 o’clock and naming badly bruised overall, ne £600-£800

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2013.

Three men with this name served in the 2nd Battalion, 1st Foot Guards at Waterloo.

DefenceofKelat-i-Ghilzie1842 (GunnerPatrickKeyes4th.Co.2nd.Batt.Arty.) namingengravedinaratherheavy running script, not official, !tted with steel clip and bar suspension, heavy edge bruise, traces of lacquer, very ne £1,000-£1,400

PatrickKeyes (alsorecordedasKeys),anativeofKildangan,Co.Kildare,attestedforunlimitedserviceintheHonourableEastIndiaCompany’s BengalArtilleryatDublinon26September1825.ArrivinginBengalon16May1826,hewaspostedasaGunnertothe4thCompany,2nd Battalion,BengalArtillery,andwaspromotedtoCorporalin1832.ReducedtoGunnerthefollowingyear,heservedduringtheFirstAfghanWar, and died on active service on 28 June 1842. Sold with copied research.

Arareandwell-documented‘WaroftheAxe’SouthAfricaMedal1834-53awardedtoMajorGeneralE.J. Dickson,91stHighlanders,whohadhishorseshotfromunderhimandwasMentionedinDespatchesforhis gallantrywhilstcommandingthesmalladvancedpartyattheattackandlossofa46-wagonconvoyat Trompeter'sDrifton21May1846-hisdetailed(andunpublished)journal,includedwiththelot,isan important !rst-hand account of the service of an officer in South Africa during the period SouthAfrica1835-53(LieutE.J.Dickson,91stRegt)withtopsilver HuntandRoskell ribandbucklewithgoldpin, edgenicks,good very ne £2,600-£3,000

EdwardJohnDickson wasbornonJerseyon16May1821andwascommissionedEnsigninthe75thFootin1839.HeservedintheCapeof GoodHopefrom26July1840,untilmid-1848,initiallywiththe75thFoot,beforetransferringtothe91stFoot.Duringhisserviceinthe‘Warof theAxe’,1846-7,hewasMentionedinDespatchesandwashighlycommendedforhisgallantryattheattackandlossoftheconvoyat Trompeter'sDrifton21May1846.Herehecommandedtheadvancedparty,havinghishorseshotfromunderhimandsubsequently commanding a defence until ammunition was expended.

Single Campaign Medals

The Action at Trompeter’s Drift HistoricalRecordsofthe91stArgyllshireHighlandersgivesthefollowingaccount:‘Lieut.Dicksonofthereservebattalionofthe91st,while commandingatTrompeter'sDrift,frequentlyobtainedtheapprobationofSirPeregrineMaitlandandLt.-Col.Johnstonforhisgreatzealand activity;andonthe21stofMay,whenaconvoyofwaggons,proceedingfromGrahamstownandFortPeddie,wasattackedandcapturedbythe enemyonTrompeter'sHill,thegallantconductofLt.Dickson,whohadvoluntarilyjoinedtheescort,washighlycommendedbyhisExcellencythe commander-in-chief, in general orders. In reference to this incident, Mrs Ward writes as follows: “OnthisoccasionLieut.Dickson,91stRegiment,whohadbeenorderedtoassistinescortingthewaggonsacertaindistance,tilltheotherescort wasmet,noblyvolunteeredtoproceedfurther,andledtheadvance;nordidheretiretillhisammunitionwasexpended.Onreachingtherear,he foundthecommandingofficerofthepartyretreating,bytheadviceofsomecivilians,whoconsideredthede"leimpassableforsomanywaggons, undersucha "re.Lieut.Dickson'scoolness,courage,andenergy,innotonlyleadingthemen,butliterally‘puttinghisshouldertothewheel’ofa waggon,tocleartheline,werespokenofbyallasworthyofthehighestpraise.Hishorse,andthatofEnsignAitchison,wereshotundertheir riders”.’

Amuchlargerarticleonthedisasterwaspublishedinthe CapeTownMail on23May1846,ofwhichthefollowingisanextract:‘Theadvanced guardhadreachedthesummitofthe "rstridgeandwerejustabouttodescendtheoppositesidewhentheCaffres,whohadpostedthemselves inthethickbushandrocksbytheroadside,openedaheavy "reupontheparty,killinglieutenantDickson’shorseunderhim,ahorsebelongingto LieutenantAitchisonandalsoaFingoe.Themomentthe "rstvolleywas "red,theburghersunderLieutenantDickson,plungedintothebushand gainedthisposition.MrLucas,atthesamemomentfellbacktothefrontwagonandwasquicklyjoinedbyLieutenantDickson.Theyendeavoured topushtheirwaythroughthebushwiththewagonbutonreachingthespotwherethe "rstvolleyhadbeenpoureduponthem,theyweremet againwithamostdestructive "rebywhichsevenoftheoxenwereshotdead,whichasthey fell,werecutawayfromtheyokesinhopeswiththe restmightstrugglethroughthepass.Atthistimetherewereonly "veoxenleftanditwasimpossiblethattheseunaidedshoulddrawthewagon forward,theCaffresstillpouring "reuponthem.LieutenantDicksonandMrLucasputtheirshoulderstothewheelandbythismeans,andsome ofthemenofthe91stgoadingtheoxenwiththepointsoftheirbayonets,thevehiclewasatlengthgotdownthehilltotheopenspacebefore described.HerethepartywithLieutenantDickson’sburghers,tookupagoodposition.Itwashoweverfoundthatthoughtheyhadworkedtheir wayoutofthisperiloussituation,yetthesecondwagonhadtopassthroughthesameordeal.TheCaffresonitsapproachopenedtheir "reupon it,whichwassteadilyandvigorouslyreturnedbythemenofthe91st.This "ringlastedabouttenminutes,whenuponitsuddenlyceasing,alarge bodyofCaffreswasseenmovingdownthemainroad,apparentlywiththeintentionofcuttingoff communicationbetweenthepartyandtherest ofthewagons.LieutenantDicksonthendeemeditadvisabletofallbackuponthesecondwagon,onreachingwhichitwasfoundtobepartially deserted,retreathavingbeenmadetothewagonsintherear.TheCaffresagainopenedupamostdestructive "reuponthisgallantlittleparty andbywhichtwocivilianswerekilledandseveralhorses.Thosewhoweresparedstruggleddownthelongtrainofwagonstotherear,where theyatlengthfoundCaptainCampbell,whoimmediatelygavetheordertoretreat.Thecasualtiesinthisdisastrousaffairare,asfaraswehave beenabletocollectthem;fourmenkilled;oneofMrLucas’sseverelywoundedandalsoamanfromthe7thDragoonGuards.Fromsixteento eighteen horses are reported to be killed, together with forty-one wagons, with all their oxen and stores.’

Lieutenant Dickson also gives a three page account of the episode in his journal.

Duringtheaction,CaptainCampbell,whocommandedthecompanyofthe91stthatwasescortingtheconvoy,inexplicablyfailedtosupport LieutenantDicksonandhissmallbandofmenwhoweretheadvanceguardoftheconvoy.HewasafterwardCourtMartialedandsubsequently cashiered from the service.

BeforeleavingSouthAfricainJune1848,DicksonalsoservedforaperiodinChargeoftheFingoeLeviesatFort Hare.PostSouthAfrica, Dickson'smilitarycareerincludedanexpensivepurchaseasCaptainintheCeylonRi$eRegimenton13April1849.Risingthroughtheranks,he retired as a Major-General on 20 March 1878.

Sold with the following related archive:

i)Animportantandveryrareleatherboundjournal/diary,ascarriedbyDicksonduringtheWaroftheAxe,thecontentofwhichhasneverbeen published.Thediarycoverstheperiod1846-48,thisrelatingtohisday-to-dayservicesonthefrontierinSouthAfrica,coveringtheserviceofthe 91stduringtheWaroftheAxe.ItincludesmentionsofmanyBritishOfficersaswellasNCO'sandOtherRanksofthe91st.Estimatedinexcess of150entrypagesoftext,theentrypagesallinsmalllegiblelonghand,alsoafewpageswithtablesandabstractlists.Thecontentsofthejournal has remained unpublished.

ii)FiveoriginalCommissions/WarrantsdocumentsfortheranksofLieutenant,91stFoot,11August1843;Captain,CeylonRi$eRegiment,13 April1849;Staff CaptaintoCommanddetachmentsofPensionersintheIsleofMan,1September1854;Lieutenant-Colonel,25October1871; and Colonel, Land Forces, 1 October 1877.

iii)22hand-writtenlettersvariouslydated1845-60,theserelatingtoappointments,andtestimonialsfromseniorOfficerswhohadservedinSouth Africa,somewritteninSouthAfrica,othersintheUK.IncludesMay1846copyofGeneralOrdersinwhichLieutenantDicksonismentionedfor his gallantry, as well as those to/from Horse Guards concerning his request for suitable appointments, and medical board reports.

iv) A photocopy of a portrait of the recipient wearing his South Africa medal; and copied research.

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SouthAfrica1834-53 (JohnAllen,91st.Regt.)

edgebruisingandcontactmarks,suspensionclawre-a xedwithslightexcessof solder, good ne £240-£280

JohnAllen attestedforthe91st(Argyllshire)Highlandersandservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheSecondKaffirWar,1846 -47.

Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol, lastclasplooseasissued (Serjt.W.Cox47thFoot) contemporary engraved naming, dark toned, edge bruising and contact marks, fair to ne £180-£220

424 The Osmanli Irregular Cavalry consisted of 3,000 Bashi-Bazook Horsemen.

Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, pierced with small ring suspension, good very ne £60-£80

425

TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,acontemporarytailor’scopyby‘J.B.’ (ColonelT.A.Blakeley.O.I.Cavalry.) contemporarily engraved naming in block serif capitals, very ne £100-£140

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TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue(2),the !rstunnamedasissued,pluggedand !ttedwithaCrimea-stylesuspension,withtop Bailey,Coventry,stylesilverribandbar;thesecondcontemporarilyimpressed‘3300Pte.J.Sullivan57thRegt.’,pluggedand !tted with a small swivel ring suspension, nearly very ne and better (2) £100-£140

Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, pierced with small ring suspension, good very ne £50-£70

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Lieutt. R. M. Barrington. 1st. Bn. Hamps. R.) good very ne £240-£280

Provenance: Roy Painter Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2022.

RichardMordauntBarrington wasbornon23February1866andwascommissionedLieutenantintheHampshireRegimentfromtheRoyal MilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,on29August1885,andwasappointedDeputyAssistantCommissaryGeneralofOrdnance,Dublin,withthe SupernumeraryrankofCaptain,on6December1893.Hewascon!rmedintherankofCaptainon24March1899,andwasplacedontemporary half-pay,onaccountofill-health-believedtobedeafness-on28September1900.Hetransferredtoretiredpayon24October1900,anddied in Co. Cork, Ireland on 19 July 1909, aged 45, his death certi!cate noting his cause of death as being ‘bullet wound, self-in"icted’. Sold with copied death certi!cate, medal roll extract, and other research.

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7 (CaptainP.J.HarveyAsstt.Supdt.Police) lightlypolished,otherwise nearly extremely ne £200-£240 429

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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Waziristan1894-5 (2711.Pte.C.Roberts.Buffs.) uno ciallyre-engravednaming;King's SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (779Pte.J.J.Woods3rdBuffs.E.KentRegt.) uno cially re-engraved naming, good very ne (2) £80-£100

C. Roberts is not shown on the medal roll.According to British Battles & Medals only 8 Waziristan 1894-5 clasps were issued to the regiment.

J.J.Woods iscon!rmedonthemedalrollfortheK.S.A.(WO100/319)butisapparentlynotentitledtotheQ.S.A.Hewasattachedtoasmall force protecting a surveying party that was tasked with surveying the rather ill-de!ned border.

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IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Burma1885-7,Burma1887-89, secondclasplooseonriband,asissued (Mr.F.H.Wells,Assist.Suptd. Burma Police) edge bruise, contact marks, otherwise very ne £220-£260

FrancisHenryWells wasborninCheltenham,Gloucestershireon5May1863.The sonofDr.WarwickWells,aretiredsurgeonwiththeBengalArmy,hewasappointed InspectorofPolice,4thgrade,intheNorth-WesternProvinces,on1April1886. PromotedAssistantDistrictSuperintendentofPolice,2ndclass,atPaganon6January 1887,hewaspostedtoPin,Taugdwingyi13dayslater.On8January1888,heisnoted asbeing‘onmedicalcerti!cateforoneyearandthreemonths’.Hesubsequently returnedtotheUKandappearsonthe1891censusasaCaptainintheCardigan Artillery Militia. He died, aged 73, in Cheltenham on 4 May 1937.

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wascommissionedEnsigninthe32ndLightInfantryon18May1855,andpromotedLieutenantbypurchaseon23March 1858.HepurchasedaCaptaincyinthe41stFooton22March1864,andretiredbysaleofhiscommissionin1871.Heservedwiththe32ndLight InfantryduringtheIndianMutinyCampaignin1858-59,andwaspresentattheactionsofDoadpore,Jugdeshpore,thesurrenderofthefortsof Ahmetie and Shunkerpore, and throughout the Oude Campaign (Medal).

IndianMutiny1857-59,disconlywithoutsuspension (Lieut.S.B.Noble,32ndL.I.) edgebruising,contactmarksandpolished, therefore ne £180-£220

432

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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Josh. Cotter. 2nd. Eurn. Bengal Fusr’s.) light contact marks, polished, very ne £300-£400

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IndianMutiny1857-59,2clasps,Delhi,Lucknow (Serjt.JohnScott,1st. Eurn. Bengal Fusrs.) light contact marks, very ne £400-£500

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China1857-60,2clasps,TakuForts1860,Pekin1860 (Surgn.ILamprey. 67th.Regt.) withcontemporarytopsilverbroochbar, minoredgebruising, good very ne £400-£500

JonesLamprey wasborninDublinon16October1924andwaseducatedatTrinity College,Dublin.HewasappointedActingAssistantSurgeonon7June1850andwas postedtothe15thFooton8October1850,beingpromotedStaff Surgeonon2 November1857.Hetransferredtothe67thFooton24September1859,andserved withthemduringtheSecondChinaWar.HebecameSurgeonMajor,ArmyMedical Department,on7June1870,andwaspromotedDeputySurgeonGeneralon4March 1877,andSurgeonGeneralon14June1883.Heretiredon16October1884,anddied on 29 October 1900.

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CanadaGeneralService1866-70,1clasp,FenianRaid1870 (Pte.D.Magee, 43rd. Bn.) nearly extremely ne £240-£280

TheSouthAfrica1877-79WarMedalawardedtoSergeantJ.Key,2ndBattalion,24thFoot,whoservedin “B”CompanyduringtheepicDefenceofthemissionstationofRorke’sDrift,22-23January1879,forwhich actionatotalof11VictoriaCrosseswereawarded,includingsevento“B”Company,thegreatestnumberof V.C.s given for a single action to one unit

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1877-8-9(2389.Lce.Sergt.J.Key.2-24th.Foot.)

edgebruiseandminoredgenicks,otherwisegood very ne £24,000-£28,000

JohnKey attestedatSecunderabad,India,on28August1871,andwaspostedtothe2ndBattalion,24thRegimentofFoot.Hewasappointeda Drummerin1873,butrevertedbacktoPrivateinSeptember1877,andwasappointedaLance-CorporalinMay1878.Hewaspromoted Corporaltwomonthslater,on3July1878,andservedasaCorporalin‘B’CompanyattheepicdefenceofthemissionstationatRorke’sDrifton 22-23 January 1879.

ThemajorityofthedefendersofRorke’sDrift(97outofatotalforceofapproximately154)weremembersof‘B’Company,2ndBattalion,24th Foot,commandedbyLieutenantGonvilleBromhead,andintotaltheCompanyreceivedsevenoftheelevenVictoriaCrossesgivenforRorke’s Drift(toBromhead,CorporalWilliamAllen,andPrivatesFrederickHitch,AlfredHook,RobertJones,WilliamJones,andJohnWilliams),the greatest number of Victoria Crosses given to a single Regiment for the same action.

KeywasappointedLance-Sergeantin‘A’Companyon18February1879,andtransferredto‘H’Companythefollowingmonth,beingpromoted Sergeant on 20 March 1880. He was placed on the unattached List at Secunderabad on 1 March 1884.

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 (Lieut: A. Schmidt. German Burgr Contingent) good very ne and scarce

£800-£1,000

73 medals to unit, all with 1877-8 clasp, 16 of which were returned unissued. AugustSchmidt wasborninZerrenthin,Prussia,on23August1854andservedasaLieutenantintheGermanBurgherContingent(cavalry) duringtheGaikaandGalekascampaignof1877-8.HediedonEastLondon,EasternCapeon31January1934andwasnotedasaFarmeronhis deathcerti!cate.WhetherhehadanymilitaryservicepriortoservingintheGermanBurgherContingentisunknownbutasanOfficeritis certainly possible. Schmidt was one of three Officers of this unit.

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SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1878, clasplooseonriband (Corpl.J.Lane.RiversdaleMd.Bgrs.) ranko ciallycorrected,edge bruising, suspension claw tightened/re-a xed, polished and worn, therefore ne

£300-£400

Approximately 54 medals issued to the Riversdale Mounted Burghers.

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878-9 (36/269/ Pte. R. Mc.Intyre. 1/13” Foot.) good very ne

Provenance: Spink Medal Quarterly, June 1995.

£500-£700

RichardMcIntyre attestedatBelfaston3September1874andwaspostedtothe2ndBattalion,13thFoot.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionin South Africa from 2 January 1875 and transferred to the Reserve on 4 February 1881. He was !nally discharged on 1 November 1886. Sold with copied medal roll extracts; muster details and other research.

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879 (50/1150Pte.W.Reed.57th.Foot.);togetherwiththerelatedminiatureaward, minor edge nicks, good very ne

£500-£700

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AscarceSouthAfrica1877-79MedalawardedtoTrooperW.Rusch,1stCapeMountedYeomanry,whowas wounded in action in the second assault on Morosi’s Stronghold on 5 June 1879

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Tpr. W. Rusch 1st Cape Yeory.) good very ne

£1,200-£1,600

W.Rusch servedinthe1stCapeMountedYeomanryduringtheMorosicampaignof1879.ThisunitsawagooddealofactionatMorosi’s Mountainin1879andBasutolandin1880,sufferingmanycasualties.TrooperRuschislistedaswoundedduringthesecondfailedassaulton Morosi’sMountainon5June1879(con"rmedinpublishedCasualtyroll),hisRegimentsuffering20killedandwounded,andthe2ndRegiment loosing a further 12 men. For his gallantry during the assault, Surgeon Major Hartley would be awarded the Victoria Cross.

AtrooperDeRusch,2ndCapeMountedYeomanryislistedinthe LondonGazette,14December1880asslightlywoundedatMohalie’sHoekon 4 October 1880. Whether this is the same man is as yet unknown.

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Lieut: J. G. Gardner. 2nd. Cape Yeory.) good very ne £1,000-£1,400

J.G.Gardner servedasaLieutenantinthe2ndCapeMountedYeomanry.ThisunitsawagooddealofactionatMorosi’sMountainin1879and Basutoland in 1880, suffering many casualties.

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879 (267Tpr.W.Murdoch.FrontierL.H.) asomewhatlaterissueo ciallyimpressedinsmall capitals, suspension claw re-a xed, good very ne £260-£300

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BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,1clasp,Mashonaland1897 (...pr.G.leH. BainbridgeRitchie. N.F.) number and rank erased, with traces of having been held in a circular mount, suspension re-a xed, very ne £140-£180

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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,ReliefofChitral1895 (53KoleHavdr.PiyarSingh4thKashmirRi!es) testcut to rim on reverse, partly obscuring regiment, contact marks, nearly very ne £60-£80

449

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98 (4298Pte.W.Sweet.1/D.C.L.I.) officially re-engraved in the usual style associated with this unit, suspension slack, very ne £60-£80

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IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897, uno cialrivetsbetweenclasps (5311Pte.M. Morrissey. 2d. Bn. Ryl. Ir: Regt.) very ne £100-£140

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (T. B. Ireland, Boy 1 Cl., H.M.S. Forte) large impressed naming, very ne £200-£240

ThomasBarryIreland wasborninSt.Mary’s,ScillyIsleson2May1885.HeenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson11October 1900andwasadvancedtoBoyFirstClassinJune1901.Servinginthe2ndclasscruiserH.M.S. Forte,April1902-February1905,hewaspromoted toOrdinarySeamaninMay1903andAbleSeamaninApril1904.Whilstontheshiphequali"edfortheQueen’smedalwithoutclaspforhis serviceduringtheBoerWar.Furtheradvancementfollowed,becomingaLeadingSeamanwhenbasedat VictoryI inFebruary1909andPetty OfficerwheninH.M.S. Blake inMay1911.HewaspostedtothearmouredcruiserH.M.S. Monmouth inAugust1914andon9September1914 was ranked as Acting Boatswain.

IrelandwaskilledinactionatthebattleofCoronel,1November1914,whenthearmouredcruisersH.M.S. GoodHope andH.M.S. Monmouth were sunk with all hands by the ships of Von Spee’s East Asiatic Squadron. His name is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. Soldwithcopiedservicepapersandwithacopiedextractfrom TheIlfracombeChronicle,21November1914whichreprintedhislastlettertohis mother,‘MydearMother,JustalinetoletyouknowIamsafeandwell.WehavebeenatseaeversinceweleftEngland,onlyjustgoingto harbourtocoalandoutagain.Wearehavingaveryroughtimeofit,andthefoodwearehavingisjustenoughtokeepusalive.Thereare "ve men-of-wararoundheresomewhere,andwe’vegottotryand "nishthemoff.Ihopewemeetthemshortly,asitissickeningawayatseaallthe time. Have not time to say any more, hoping all at home is well. From your loving son, Tom’.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp

(4868Pte.J.Rathborne.1stRl:IrishRegt) scratchtoobverse,otherwisegoodvery ne £70-£90

M.I.D. London Gazette, 10 July 1901.

Therecipientwasadditionallyentitledtotheclasps,CapeColony,BelfastandWittebergen,andaKing’sSouthAfricaMedalwiththeusualtwo clasps.

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (21476 Corpl: G. Mayes. Marshall’s Horse) good very ne £70-£90

GeorgeMayes attestedintoMarshall’sHorseforserviceduringtheSecondBoerWar.HewasseverelywoundedatHenningValleyon24 March 1901.

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Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Talana (5321 Pte. M. Moran. Rl. Dublin Fus:) extremely ne £180-£220

Provenance: Anglo-Boer War Anniversary Sale, Spink, October 1999.

MichaelMoran wasborninDublinandattestedtherefortheRoyalDublinFusilierson24December1894,havingpreviouslyservedinthe Regiment’s4th(Militia)Battalion.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninIndiafrom15May1896to1June1897,andtheninSouthAfricaduringthe BoerWarfrom9November1899to1March1902.Postedmissingon22October1899aftertheBattleofTalanaHill,hewasnotcon"rmedas havingbeentakenPrisonerofWaruntilthefateofColonelMoller’sforcebecameknown,andhewasreleasedeightmonthslaterwhenPretoria was taken. He transferred to the Army Reserve on 23 November 1902, and was discharged on 23 December 1906, after 12 years’ service. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extracts (which con"rms the entitlement to a King’s South Africa Medal) and other research.

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AscarceQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalawardedtoCaptainandCompanyCommanderW.W.Stanley-Clarke, 2ndCompany,1stBattalionImperialYeomanry,whowaskilledinactionatBrandwaterBasinon24August 1900

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Wittebergen(Capt.Stanley-Clarke.2/Co1/Imp.Yeo.)engravednaming, note lack of initials which were never added, extremely ne £1,600-£2,000

WilliamWilloughbyStanley-Clarke wasbornin1868,theeldestsonofthelateColonelStanleyClarke,21stHussars,andwaseducatedat CheltenhamCollege.AttheoutbreakoftheBoerWarhewasengagedintea-plantinginCeylon,butvolunteeredforactiveservice;hisservices wereacceptedandhewasgrantedtherankofCaptaininthearmyfrom10March1900,andjoinedtheImperialYeomanryfromthe6th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, in which he had served as a Captain from August 1894.

CaptainStanley-ClarkecommandedNo.2Company,1stBattalion,ImperialYeomanryfromtheformingofthebattalion.Thebattalionconsisting of1st(Wiltshire)Company;2nd(Wiltshire)Company,commandedbyCaptainStanleyClarke;3rd(Gloucestershire)Company;4th (Glamorganshire)Company;and63rd(Wiltshire)Company.TheBattalionarrivedatCapeTownon23and30March1900andwereimmediately sentuptotheImperialYeomanryBaseCampatMcKenzieFarm.Onthe16Aprilordersweregivenforthebattalionstomove‘upcountry’,with CaptainStanleyClarke’sNo.2CompanybeingorderedtoSpringfontien.TheywerejoinedseveraldayslaterbyHQandthebalanceofthe Wiltshire’s.

Forthenextfewweeks,theYeomanrywereemployedonescortandpatrolduties,beforejoiningGeneralRundle’s8thDivisionon4May.Atthis timeGeneralRundlewasinvolvedinpreliminarymovementsbywhichheintendedtosurroundBoerforcesoperatingintheEasterncornerofthe FreeState,drivingthembrie!yintotheBrandwaterBasin.On5May,No.4andNo.2Companywentintoactionforthe "rsttime,luckilyhaving nocasualties.Patrolscontinuedforthenextfewweeksbuton25May,elementsofNo.2CompanywereinvolvedinanactionatSenekalin which Major Dalbiac and a number of men from the Middlesex Yeomanry were killed and wounded. Men of No. 2 Company captured a Boer !ag. ByJune,operationscommencedtosurroundtheBoerforcesof10,000menunderGeneralsDeWet,PrinslooandOlivier,withthe1stImperial YeomanrybeingpartofGeneralRundle’sownforcewhichoccupiedalinebetweenFicksburgandSekekal.Accordingtotheregimentalhistory, ‘Fromthisdateuntil25July,the1stImperialYeomanrywasemployedinescortandreconnaissancedutywiththe8thDivision,beingdailyunder enemy "re, for the whole country was alive with scattered bands of the enemy.’

Smallactionsweretakingplaceallalongthelines,andduringthemonthsofJuneandJulytheBoerswerebeingpushedback,thoughDeWetand hisforcemanagedtoslipthroughthecordon.However,on30July1900,GeneralMartinusPrinsloosurrenderedat SurrenderHillinthe Brandwater Basin, and for the Yeomanry, the next month consisted of mopping up patrols and expeditions.

On24August1900,CaptainClarkewentoutonpatrolwithpartofhiscompanyintotheBrandwaterBasin,wheremanyoftheBoersthat escapedthesurrenderofPrinsloowerehidingout.ThecompanyformedpartofalargerforceofLeicesterImperialYeomanryandPortElizabeth Guards,underCaptainHarrisonoftheLeicesters(alltoldaround200men).CaptainClarkewassentoff withadetachmenttotryandcapturea forceofBoerswhohadbeenreportedtobeatafarminthemountains.Atdaybreakon26August,thefarmwassurrounded,butitwas discoveredthatseveralmoreBoerswereheldupinanearbycave.CaptainClarkeandLieutenantBarclay,withanumberofmen,attemptedto enterthecave,butCaptainClarkewasshotandkilledandLieutenantBarclayandaPrivatewerewounded.Onhearingthe "ring,Captain HarrisoncameupwiththeLeicesters,butintheconfusioncausedbythelossofthetwoOfficers,mostoftheBoersmanagedtoescape,leaving1 dead and 17 captured.

‘TheLastPost’statesStanleyClarkewaskilledatHarrismith,whichwasunderBritishcontrolatthetime,buttheregimentalhistorymakesitclear thatitwasduringthesearchforBoerstragglersintheBrandwaterBasin(inwhich1stImperialYeomanrywereheavyinvolved)thattheaction took place. Captain Stanley Clarke’s name is inscribed on the Eleanor Cross War Memorial at Cheltenham College.

‘TheAnnalsoftheYeomanryCavalryofWiltshire’ Vol21893–1908,givesadetailedaccountoftheformationoftheraisingoftheWiltshire companies, Imperial Yeomanry for service in the Boer War and their service during the War itself.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (5516Pte.P.Corrigan.Rl:Innis:Fus:) nearly extremely ne £80-£100

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901, dateclasploose,as issued (10800PteC.Walker,40thCoy10thImpl:Yeo:) mountedonasilveredbullet "xedtoamountedpin, contact marks, very ne

£80-£100

C.Walker attestedintothe40th(Oxfordshire)Company,ImperialYeomanryforserviceinSouthAfricaduringtheSecondBoerWar.Hewas wounded at Buffelshoek on 6 December 1900.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,ReliefofMafeking,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,Rhodesia, uno cialretainingrod between third and fourth clasps (285 Tpr: H. W. Saunders. S. Rhod: Vols:) very ne

£240-£280

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (4355 Pte. F. Halliday. 6th. Dragoon Gds.) minor edge bruising, good very ne

FrankHalliday wasborninLevenshulme,Manchester,in1881andattestedforthe6thDragoonGuardsatManchesteron28April1900.He servedwiththeRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom1January1901to14August1902,andtheninIndiauntil28February1908. He transferred to the Reserve on 27 April 1908, and was discharged on 27 April 1912, after 12 years’ service. Sold with copied service papers and other research.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,ReliefofMafeking,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast (3247 Pte. C. Gosling. 1st. Essex Regt.) good very ne

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AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Aro1901-1902 (1253Pte.Dandigeria.2nd.N.NigeriaRegt.) nearlyextremely ne £200-£240

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Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (T. W. Chope, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Fox.) good very ne £140-£180

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Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 copy clasp, West Africa 1906 (281 Pte. Musa Bebeji. S.N. Regt.) polished, nearly very ne £160-£200

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1908-10 (277415C.Hatch,Sto.P.O.,H.M.S.Diana.) nearlyextremely ne £140-£180

ChristopherHatch wasborninMalahide,Dublin,on1August1871andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson16July1894. AdvancedStokerPettyOfficeron1July1906,heservedinH.M.S. Diana from6November1906to3February1911,andhisservicepapers record him as having ‘Run’ from H.M.S. Dartmouth on 3 October 1913.

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya (22944052Fus.C.Bullock.R.Innisks.) minoro cialcorrectiontonumber, edge bruise, good very ne £60-£80 466

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya (22531675Pte.D.Sinclair.B.W.) lastdigitofnumbero ciallycorrected,edge bruising, very ne £60-£80 467

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (8435 Const. Mindo Mumo.) very ne £60-£80 468

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Averyrare‘casualty’TibetMedalawardedtoLance-CorporalH.Prentice,RoyalFusiliers,whowas woundedinactionduringthestormingofGyantseJong6July1904,oneofjustthreeBritishsoldiers wounded in action during the campaign

Tibet 1903-04, 1 clasp, Gyantse (7931 LCpl. H. Prentice 1st. Bn. Ryl. Fuslrs.) good very ne and a rare casualty £1,400-£1,800

DuringtheTibetExpedition,thebulkofthecasualties(202)weretoNativeunits.SeveralBritishOfficerswerekilledandwoundedbutnoBritish NCO’sormenwerekilled.However,threewerewounded-allthree,includingPrentice,beingsoattheGyantseYongon6July1904.Afurther eight were injured in the explosion at Gyantse the following day.

HenryPrentice,an18yearoldGreengrocer’sAssistantfromLambeth,London,enlistedintotheRoyalFusilierson12March1900,having previouslyservedforthreeyearswiththe3rd(Militia)Battalion,RoyalWestSurreyRegiment.HeservedinSouthAfricawiththe4thBattalion’s MountedInfantryCompanyfrom16March1901until21October1902(Queen’sSouthAfricaMedaland5clasps).PromotedLanceCorporalon 19February1903,hefurtherservedwiththe1stBattalion,RoyalFusiliersduringtheTibetexpeditionof1904,duringwhichhewaswoundedin action during the assault on the fortress at Gyantse Yong on 6 July 1904.

RevertingtoPrivateon10August1905,PrenticewasawardedagratuityforservicewiththeTibetMissionescortandtransferredtotheArmy Reserveon11March1908.HisservicepapersnotehimhavingpassedtheMountedInfantrycourseon16March1901andMountedInfantry (maximgun)courseon1January1907,andcon"rmsserviceduringtheBoerWar1901-02andontheSikkim-TibetExpedition1904;presentat theactionofNiani(28June1904);operationsatandaroundGyantse;andthemarchtoLhassa.Theyalsocon"rmhewaswoundedinthescalpat Gyantse Yong on 6 July 1904.

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919 (9332Pte.J.A.Dalton,1-York.R.) ranko ciallycorrected, nearly extremely ne £40-£50

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IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp(2),AfghanistanN.W.F.1919

(3373SepoyChhaju,37/Dogras.);NorthWestFrontier 1930-31 (Br.AbdullahKhan.2-6Raj.Rif.);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp(2),NorthWestFrontier1936-37 (Svt. Abdullah Khan.); North West Frontier 1937-39 (Cook Niaz Ali, 1-14 Punjab. R.) edge bruises, generally very ne (4) £90-£120

(45578L.Nk.Ismail,“A”M.Depot.);Waziristan 1919 -21 (45578 L-Nk. Ismail. A Mule Depot) the rst o cially re-impressed, good very ne and a rare double-issue IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Waziristan1919-21(2) (102723Dvr.DudasarSingh,5MuleDepot;102723Dr. Dudesar Singh, 9 M.C.) good very ne and a rare double issue (4) £100-£140

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp(2),AfghanistanN.W.F.1919

1914 Star, with copy clasp (B2/1222 J. J. Mathews, Act. A.B. R.N.V.R., Benbow. Bttn. RND) very ne

£70-£90

JosephJamesMathews, aLabourerfromBristol,wasbornon27July1895.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon27June 1913.HeservedduringtheGreatWar,withtheBenbowBattalion,RoyalNavalDivision,ontheWesternFrontandwasinterredinHollandon8 October 1914. Repatriated on 19 November 1918, he was demobilised on 4 February 1919. The award of a clasp to his 1914 Star is con"rmed.

1914 Star (680 Pte. A. Williams. S. Ir. H.) nearly very ne

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AlbertV.Williams wasborninDublinandattestedfortheSouthIrishHorse,servingwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from17August1914.HesubsequentlytransferredtotheNorthumberlandHussars,anddiedon24September1918.HeisburiedinVillersFaucon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

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Single Campaign Medals

1914 Star (6989 Pte. S. H. Hitchcock. 1/Som: L.I.) very ne

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SidneyH.Hitchcock attestedfortheSomersetLightInfantryandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 21 August 1914. He was discharged on 4 May 1916, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

BritishWarMedal1914-20(6) (Lieut.D.Boden.;1600Dvr.A.E.Coombes.R.A.;3190084Pte.D.J.Kelly.N.S.R.; 98Pte.W.R.Robb.Cal.Scottish.A.F.;WilliamT.Hurst;S-16464Pte.G.Donaldson.R.Highrs.) lastlacking retaining rod and suspension bent, otherwise generally good very ne and better (6)

£100-£140

D.Boden wascommissionedintothe5thReserveRegimentofCavalryon5July1917andmadeatemporaryvisittoFranceduringtheGreat War, the British War Medal being his sole entitlement.

ArthurE.Coombes,anativeofRyde,IsleofWight,attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarinIndia, the British War Medal being his sole entitlement. He died in service on 11 July 1920 and is buried in Bangalore (Hosur Road) Cemetery, India.

D. J. Kelly served with the Nova Scotia Regiment during the Great War, the British War Medal being his sole entitlement.

W.R.Robb attestedfortheCalcuttaScottish,AuxiliaryForceIndia,duringtheGreatWar.ServinginIndia,theBritishWarMedalwashissole entitlement.

British War Medal 1914-20 (15797 Sjt. J. Ebbitt. R.D. Fus.) good very ne £60-£80

M.M. London Gazette 17 September 1917.

JosephEbbitt attestedfortheRoyalDublinFusiliersandservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,being awarded the Military Medal. Transferring to the 2nd Battalion, he died on 28 March 1918, and is buried in Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France.

BritishWarMedal1914-20(6) (3233586A.Sjt.D.E.Jones.C.F.A.;310911Gnr.J.R.Fergusson.C.F.A.;42524Dvr. J.G.Lye.C.F.A.;512543Sjt.V.J.Draper.C.R.T.;2497712Spr.H.Merrow.C.R.T.;174029Pte.W.Denton. C. M.G. Bde.) minor edge bruising, generally very ne (6) £60-£80

British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. N. C. Carmichael.) toned, extremely ne and scarce £40-£50

NormanCavenCarmichael wasborninHillsburg,Ontario,CanadainMay1890.HewasaDentistbyprofession,andpractisedinWinnipeg, Manitoba. Carmichael served during the Great War with No. 10 Depot, Canadian Army Dental Corps in the UK. Sold with copied service papers.

British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue (3700 Muleteer Macedonian Mule C.) edge bruising, very ne £100-£140

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.Persia,withM.I.D.oakleaves (200744A-Sjt.C.T.Ward,R.W.KentR.) edgebruise, very ne, rare £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2014.

One of only 16 S. Persia clasps awarded to the Regiment.

M.I.D. London Gazette 30 January 1920:

‘For distinguished services with the British Forces in Persia during the period 1 April 1918 to 31 March 1919.’

CharlesThomasWard attestedfortheRoyalWestKentRegimentatTonbridge,Kent,andservedwiththe1st/4thBattalionthroughoutthe GreatWarinIndia(entitledtoaBritishWarMedalonly),andthenattachedtotheMilitaryStaff Clerks,Bushire,underMajor-GeneralJ.A. DouglasinSouthPersiafrom27November1918to27November1919.Hewasdischargedon26December1919,hishomeaddressbeing ‘Mouse Hall, Kingsnoth, Ashford, Kent.’

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (22342405 Rfn. T. Sherriff. Cameronians) good very ne £50-£70

483

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(2) (CEY/18040822Pte.D.Samaneris.R.P.C.;CEY/18038024Pte.S. J. M. Upatissa. R.P.C.) minor o cial correction to second, very ne

Ceylon, Armed Services Long Service Medal, unnamed as issued, edge bruising, nearly very ne (3) £60-£80

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(3) (CEY/18038464Cpl.P.W.DeSilva.R.P.C.;CEY/18031665Cpl.T. A.C.Orchard.R.M.P.;CEY/18036592Pte.D.Saradial.R.P.C.) ranko ciallycorrectedonsecond,andwithminoro cial corrections throughout, very ne (3) £80-£100

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(3) (CEY/18031249Pte.H.P.Jinadasa.R.M.P.;CEY/18036403Pte.P. Sardiris Singho. R.P.C.; CEY/18042968 Pte. V. Ti. Kiri Banda R.P.C.) edge bruises to rst, otherwise very ne (3) £80-£100

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Malaya,E.II.R. (T/22597227Dvr.M.J.Burgoyne.R.A.S.C.);Cyprus (5092C.S.C.M. Moustafa.) very ne (2) £60-£80

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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R. (23335992.Pte.W.P.McNeillR.A.M.C.) surnamepartiallycorrected; General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24357810 Gnr. K. Leech RA.) good very ne (2) £70-£90

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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Canal Zone (2Lt D V M Howell Para) nearly extremely ne £400-£500

DavidVaughanMayHowell wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheQueen’sRegimenton6September1952,andtransferredtothe ParachuteRegimenton29January1954.HewaspromotedLieutenanton13May1954,andtransferredtotheTerritorialArmyReserveof Officers on 7 November 1957.

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1937-39 (536107L.A.C.W.H.Gray.R.A.F.) nearlyextremely ne £70-£90

War Medal 1939-45 (20), all unnamed as issued, generally very ne (20) £60-£80

War Medal 1939-45 (20), all unnamed as issued, generally very ne (20) £60-£80

War Medal 1939-45 (20), all unnamed as issued, generally very ne (20) £60-£80

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp(3),Borneo (2401114Gnr.K.Stevenson.R.A.);NorthernIreland(2) (23975317 L/Cpl.D.A.Simpson.R.Signals;24210736Pte.M.R.Annetts.LI.) severeedgedigsto rsta ectingnumber,otherwise very ne (3) £100-£140

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GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland (25039680GdsmSTO’SheaIG) mountedcourt-styleasworn, nearly extremely ne £70-£90

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Sold with the following items, all of which appear to have been removed (along with the medal) from a glazed display frame:

i)AwoodenplaquewithS.A.S.wingeddaggerinsigniatothecentre,with‘2ndSpecialAirServiceSquadron’abovethisandtotheside, brass/enamelS.A.S.wings,acanoeandskydiver.Belowisahelicopterandtoeachsideofthecentrewingeddaggertherecipient’sdetails:‘Joe Hobbs, 23875690, Borneo, Vietnam, B.A.O.R., Aden, Persian Gulf, Malaysia.’

ii) A set of S.A.S. wings which show signs of having been worn; together with a metal S.A.S. lapel or shoulder strap insignia.

ii) A Royal Tank Corps badge.

iv)Twospecialforcesmedals,the !rstsilveredwithU.S.jumpwingstofront,‘AirbornealltheWay’torear;thesecondbronzewithSpecial Forces beret to front and ‘Soldier of Fortune’ to rear.

v) Name plaque, inscribed ‘Joseph Hobbs 23875690 4th R.T.R, 2nd S.A.S., B.A.O.R., Malaysia, Aden, Borneo, Vietnam, Persian Gulf.’

GeneralService1962-2007,3clasps,SouthArabia,Borneo,Radfan, uno cialretainingrodsbetweenclasps (23875690Tpr.J.V. Hobbs 4th R.T.R.) good very ne £400-£500

Coronation and Jubilee Medals

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Jubilee 1887, 1 clasp, 1897, Metropolitan Police (T. Fuller. P. Divn.) very ne £40-£50

SoldtogetherwithaBoerWarcommemorativemedal;andacommemorativemedalforthevisitofH.R.H.theDukeofEdinburghtoLeedson13 May 1875.

497

Pair: Police Sergeant A. Aldridge, Metropolitan Police Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze(P.C.A.Aldridge.T.Div);Coronation1911,MetropolitanPolice(P.S.A.Aldridge) mounted for wear, very ne (2) £50-£70

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Pair: Police Sergeant W. Huggins, Metropolitan Police

Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze(P.C.W.Huggins.S.Div.);Coronation1911,MetropolitanPolice(P.S.W.Huggins.) nearly extremely ne (2) £50-£70

499

Coronation 1911; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953, all unnamed as issued, very ne (4) £80-£100

Pair: Police Constable D. Reardon, Metropolitan Police Defence Medal; Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C., D. Reardon.) edge bruise to latter, otherwise about extremely ne (2) £40-£50

DenisReardon wasborninRisca,Monmouthshireon28March1883andjoinedtheMetropolitanPoliceon18December1905,having previouslyservedasaVolunteerinthe2ndBattery,MonmouthshireRoyalHorseArtillery.Postedinitiallyto‘Y’Division,helaterservedwith‘C DivisioninSoho,beforebeingpostedtothe4thRoyalDockyardDivisionatChathamon2June1914.Heretiredtopensionon21December 1930.

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500 Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937 (3); Coronation 1953, last in card box of issue, all unnamed as issued, extremely ne (5) £80-£100

501 x Coronation 1937 (2); Coronation 1953 (2), all unnamed as issued, very ne (4) £60-£80

502

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Long Service Medals

Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Star issue (Thomas F. Saurin.) in Elkington, London, case of issue, nearly extremely ne £70-£90

506

ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Lady’sbadgewithwreath (AnnieWilson) mountedonoriginallady’sbowribandwith Elkington, London, pin brooch, minor blue enamel damage to outer band, good very ne and scarce £280-£340

ImperialServiceMedal(7),G.V.R.(2),1st‘coinagehead’issue (PercivalCharlesSavage.);2nd‘Coronationrobes’issue (ThomasPotter);G.VI.R.,1stissue(3) (GeorgeHenryBurkett;ArchibaldArthurJames;GertrudeMildredAnne Williams);E.II.R.,2ndissue(2) (LeonardStanleyJamesFarrow;JosephLeslieNormanBishop) lasttwoin RoyalMint cases of issue; Civil Defence Long Service Medal, E.II.R., unnamed as issued, in Royal Mint case of issue, very ne and better (8) £90-£120

I.S.M. London Gazette, 24 December 1929, Savage, Percival Charles, Postman, Middleton Junction Sub-Post Office, Manchester.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 9 March 1943, Burkett, George Henry, Painter, H M Dockyard, Portsmouth.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 12 July 1946, Williams, Gertrude Mildred Anne, Assistant Supervisor, Class I, London Telecommunications Region.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 31 July 1964, Farrow, Leonard Stanley James, Postman, London Postal Region.

I.S.M. London Gazette, 1 June 1981, Bishop, Joseph Leslie Norman, Caulker/Riveter/Burner/Driller, Ministry of Defence. Sold together with bestowal documents for the Civil Defence Long Service Medal, awarded to Mr. C. H. Collins.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (1796:S.S.Maj:W.Butcher.3/Dgn:Gds.) engravednaming, edge bruising, nearly very ne £80-£100

WalterButcher wasborninPontefract,Yorkshire,on7February1858andattestedforthe3rdDragoonGuardsatYorkon5August1878. HewasadvancedSergeanton22February1884,beforeservingasaroughriderinbothIndiaandSouthAfrica,andwasawardedhisLongService andGoodConductMedal,hissolemedallicentitlement,on1October1896.Hewasdischargedon4August1899,after21years’service,and died in Burnley, Lancashire, on 7 January 1951.

Sold with copied service papers and a "le of research.

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ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (1084.Pte.C.Broomhead.18th.Hussars.) engravednaming, suspension loose, cleaned, very ne £80-£100

CharlesBroomhead wasborninSheffield,Yorkshirein1843andattestedforthe18thHussarson18August1862.HewasdischargedatThe Curraghon22September1883,after22yearsand65days’service,andhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalishissolemedallic entitlement.

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ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (3051Q.M.Sgt.E.Devonshire:Rl.Fus.) engravednaming, suspension slack, polished and worn, therefore fair £60-£80

EdwardDevonshire wasborninWare,Hertfordshire,in1855andattestedfortheRoyalFusiliersatHounslowon29April1871.Purchasing hisdischargedon24May1873,here-enlistedinhisoldunitatWoolwichon16October1876,andwasadvancedQuartermasterSergeanton 1888.Hewasdischargedon15October1895,after19years’service;thiswassubsequentlyamendedto21yearsand26days’service,withhis formerserviceallowedtocount,andhewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal,hissolemedallicentitlement,perArmyOrder 64 of 1896. He died in West Ham, Essex, in January 1932. Sold with copied service papers and a "le of research.

509

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (1478.Sergt.W.F.Frith,1-9th.Foot) impressednaming, heavyedge bruising, therefore ne

£60-£80

WilliamFrancisFrith wasborninDeansgate,Manchester,in1830andattestedforthe5thFooton24December1857.Hewaspromoted Sergeanton6September1864,andtransferredtothe9thFooton31August1868.HewasdischargedatColchesteron15April1879,after21 yearsand7days’service,hisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalbeinghissolemedallicentitlement,anddiedinColchesteron26October 1891.

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ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (1098.Pte.W.Hatch.Worc:R.) engravednaming, tracesofbrooch mounting to reverse, with suspension re-a xed, small edge cut, otherwise very ne £50-£70

WilliamHatch wasborninMonmouthin1846andattestedforthe36thRegimentofFooton17October1864,havingpreviouslyservedin theMonmouthMilitia.HeservedcontinuouslyinIndiaforovertenyears,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal-hissole medallic entitlement - in 1883. He was discharged on 9 October 1885, after 20 years and 356 days’ service, and died in Monmouth in 1908.

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511

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (1279.Pte.W.Taylor.Oxf:L.I.) engravednaming, edgebruising,very ne £70-£90

WilliamTaylor wasborninChatham,Kent,in1856andattestedforthe43rdRegimentofFoot8October1870,aged14.Heservedwiththe RegimentinIndiafrom28September1872to8February1887,andwasdischargedon30January1892,after21yearsand115days’service.His Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is his sole medallic entitlement. Sold with copied service papers and a !le of research.

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ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse (1411.Pte.G.Taylor.71st.Foot) impressednaming, minoredgebruise, nearly extremely ne £70-£90

GeorgeTaylor wasborninSheffield,Yorkshire,in1837andattestedforthe22ndRegimentofFootatAldershoton9January1858.He transferredtothe71stHighlandRegimenton26March1868,andwasdischargedon29April1879,after21yearsand35days’service.HisLong Service and Good Conduct Medal is his sole medallic entitlement. Sold with copied service papers and a !le of research.

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Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (2920 Sergt. J. Cranshaw, 104th Foot) edge bruising, very ne £80-£100

Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2357 Sq: Sjt: Maj: R. P. Bailey. 6/Dgn: Gds:) good very ne £70-£90

RichardPercivalBailey wasborninWolverhampton,Staffordshire,in1866andattestedforthe6thDragoonGuardsatCanterburyon15 August1885.HetransferredtotheYorkshireHussarson7July1899,andwasappointedQuartermaster,withthehonoraryrankoflieutenant,on 9October1914.HediedinYorkon30May1915,andisburiedunderaC.W.G.C.headstoneinManchesterSouthernCemetery.Hewasnot entitled to any Great War medals, and his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is his sole medallic entitlement. Sold with copied service papers and a !le of research.

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ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith !xedsuspension (S/Sgt.H.J.Davis.I.A.S.C.) withbrassunitinsignia;RoyalFleet ReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue (J.21838(Ch.B.22154)P.G.Gilham.A.B.R.F.R.) unito ciallycorrectedonlast, generally very ne and better (2) £70-£90

PhilipGoldenGilham wasbornatSouthend,Essex,on8March1897andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson8January1913.He servedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshore-basedestablishments,beforebeingpostedtoH.M.S. Raleigh on15January1921,and wasservinginherwhensheranagroundinthickfogatPointAmour,Labrador,on8August1922.Hewasshoredemobilised,timeexpired,on7 March 1927, and subsequently joined the Royal Fleet Reserve. Sold with copied research.

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RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(2),1stissue (203331.J.T.Gamsby.,A.B.H.M.S.Victory.);2ndissue, !xedsuspension (J.1632A.H.Bates.A-P.O.H.M.S.Verbena.) suspensionon rstreplaced xeda xedsuspension;contactmarksandedge bruising, good ne and better (2) £70-£90

JohnThomasGamsby, aBakerfromManchester,wasbornon29October1882andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson24 September1903.HewasadvancedAbleSeamananddischargedtoshoreon4November1912,havingjoinedtheRoyalFleetReserve.Heserved a$oatduringtheGreatWarinintheminelayersH.M.S. Thetis andH.M.S. PrincessMargaret,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct Medal on 22 January 1918. He was shore pensioned on 1 March 1923.

AlbertHenryBates, aMessengerBoyfromTimoleague,Co.Cork,wasbornon7March1892andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecond Classon29June1908.Heserveda$oatduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Dublin atGallipoliandwaslaterpresentattheBattleofJutland.Hewas awardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon14April1925andhewasAdvancedPettyOfficeron17November1925.Pensionedto shoreon6March1932,here-enteredtheserviceon17February1936andwasdischargedtoshoreasunsuitableon27July1937,butrecalled furtherfrom28September1938until2ndOctober1938.RecalledforSecondWorldWarserviceon25August1939,hewasinvalidedtoshore on 18 December 1940 due to vascular syphilis. He died on 30 June 1941.

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VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,V.R.,unnamedasissued;ColonialAuxiliaryForcesLongServiceMedal,V.R. (Q.M. SergeantF.Kennedy,16th.Regiment) impressednaming, heavyscratchestoobverse eldof rst,otherwisevery neorbetter (2) £100-£140

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Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., silver and silver-gilt, complete with integral top brooch bar, very ne £70-£90

EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(2) (5624653.Gnr.S.W.G.Isaac.R.A.;1434092.Gnr.W.Wright.R.A.) edge bruising and contact marks to rst, surname partially o cially corrected on second, nearly very ne (2) £60-£80

EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Ceylon(3), (No.10592.Sjt.D.A.deS.Wickremanaya.K.E.C.L.I.;No.1424Bdr. Jansz, F.H. 1st (C) C.G.A.; No. 10536. Cpl. V.R. de Mel. C.L.I.) engraved naming, edge bruises, very ne ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn(2),silver,straightbarsuspension (846MAOusman.CeylonPoliceCps.S.J.A.B.O. 1930.); base silver metal (4492 T.A.K. Rahim. Ceylon. S.J.A.B.O. 1945.) naming rubbed on rst, otherwise very ne (5) £100-£140

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PoliceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R. (Const.FrederickWynne);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal(6),G.V.R.(4),1stissue(3), (JohnRussell);1clasp(2),TheGreatWar1914-18 (ThomasW.Willis.);LongService1939 (HenryJ.Bernthal);2nd issue (Joseph Sharpe); G.VI.R., 1st issue (2) (Reginald E. Thornhill; Walter Goddard) very ne (7) £100-£140

522

LondonFireBrigadeLongServiceMedal,bronze (FiremanS.A.Morley);togetherwithaPaci"cStar;aDefenceMedal;a RoyalLifeSavingSocietySwimmingPro"ciencyMedal,bronze‘M.ThompsonOct.1936’;andsevenArmyTemperance Medals, all silver, all unnamed, generally nearly extremely ne (11) £60-£80

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Colonial Prison Service Long Service Medal, E.II.R. (Supt. of Prisons N. T. Smart, Fed. Malaya) good very ne, rare £300-£400

Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2008. TheregulationsfortheColonialPrisonServiceMedalwerepublishedinthe FederationofMalayaGovernmentGazette of30May1957.Soon afterwards,on31August1957,theFederationofMalayabecameanindependentcountrywithintheCommonwealth.NoawardsoftheColonial Prison Service Medal were published in the Government Gazette and consequently this award cannot be traced.

NormanThomasSmart wasborninLondonon10January1911.HeenteredtheColonialserviceon1January1935,inthePrisons DepartmentoftheMalayStraitsSettlements.AftertheWarhecontinuedintheMalayanPrisonsServiceandinOctober1946assumeddutyas WarderinalocalprisoninSingapore.InDecember1949heassumeddutyasaWarderatJohoreBehruPrison.Hewaslaterpromoteda Superintendent of Prisons, and in February 1956 assumed duty in that post at Penang.

Colonial Prison Service Long Service Medal, E.II.R. (Louie Kwong Wing Assistant Officer I Hong Kong) extremely ne £240-£280

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Life Saving Awards

BoardofTradeMedalforGallantryinSavingLifeatSea,V.R.,large,bronze (HenryMartinWreckofthe“Nordkap”on the 13th. March 1891.) in damaged embossed case of issue, extremely ne £200-£240

‘Theschooner Nordkap,ofFowey,indistressinAtlanticOceanon1[3]March1891. Mosser putoutaboatwhichwasstovein.Thenputoutthe starboardboat,whichrescuedthecrewatgreatrisk,andwasstoveinalsobythesideofthe Mosser.’(TheSeaGallantryMedal,byR.J.Scarlett refers).

HenryMartin andfourotherswereeachawardedtheBoardofTradeBronzeMedalforGallantryand£2;theChiefMate,inchargeoftheboat wasawardedtheBoardofTradeSilverMedalforGallantry;andtheCaptainofthe Mosser wasawardedtheBoardofTradeSilverMedalfor Humanity.

ThehistoricallyimportantGreatWarMemorialPlaquetoFieldMarshalEarlKitchenerofKhartoumwho waslostatseawhenH.M.S. Hampshire struckamineoff Orkneyon5June1916-hewasthehighestranking British officer to die in action during the Great War Memorial Plaque (Horatio Herbert Earl Kitchener of Khartoum) good very ne £6,000-£8,000

HoratioHerbert,1stEarlKitchenerofKhartoum,thegreatVictoriansoldier,andthefaceofthefamousGreatWarrecruitingposter, waskilledinactionwhenH.M.S. Hampshire,conveyinghimonadiplomaticmissiontoRussia,struckaGerman-mineoff theOrkneyon5June 1916,andsankwithin15minuteswiththelossof737lives.HewasthehighestrankingBritishofficertodieinactionduringtheGreatWar.He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton.

EarlKitchener’sgroupofcampaignmedals,ondisplayattheRoyalEngineersMuseum,Chatham,areallofficialreplacementsforthoselostatsea in1916,togetherwithreplacementGreatWarmedals,andareallmarkedassuch.VariousofhisoriginalissueGreatWarmedalsandbronze memorialplaque,deemedsuper#uousinthelightofhisreplacementset,haveappearedonthemarketovertheyears.HisoriginalVictoryMedal has previously been sold in these rooms, most recently in March 2017.

LordKitchener’sMemorialPlaquewasreputedlythe $rstonetobeproducedattheActonFactory,andasmallnumber(somesourcessay4, others6)areknowntohavebeencast,presumablyastrialpieces.Anothercastingofhisplaque(notetheslightdifferenceinthealignmentofthe letters in his name) was also used in various newspaper reports announcing the institution of the Memorial Plaque.

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Memorial Plaque (Ivan Boyd Sprot) good very ne

£160-£200

IvanBoydSprot wasbornon14September1889,theyoungestsonofEdward SprotEsq.,ofDrygrange,Roxburghshire,andwaseducatedatEton.Akeencricketer, hewasamemberoftheMaryleboneCricketClub,andwasa !neathlete.Hewas commissionedSecondLieutenantintheCameronHighlandersfromtheSpecial Reserveon27May1911,andservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom14August1914.PromotedLieutenantinSeptemberofthat year,hewaskilledinactionon23October1914,beingshotinthetemplebyasniper whileleadinghismenon.Hislastwordswere‘Comeon,boys,comeon!Let'sat them!’ He is buried in Perth (China Wall) Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium.

The Great War Memorial Plaque awarded to Trooper L. Cartier, 11th Canadian Mounted Ri!es

MemorialPlaque(LewisCartier)incardenvelopeofissue;CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(116005Pte.L.Cartier)inboxof issue;withMemorialScroll(TrooperLewisCartierCanadianLightHorse)lastinO.H.M.S.transmittaltubeaddressedto‘MrsJ. Cartier,38BrockleyRd,Cliftonville,Margate,Kent,England’,with9ctgoldlocketwhichisglazedwithphotographsofrecipientin uniform and his wife, generally good very ne (lot) (3) £140-£180

LewisCartier wasborninHarrisonMills,BritishColumbia,CanadainNovember1894.HewasthesonofLeviCartierofthesametown,and husbandofJessieCartier,of38BrockleyRoadd,Cliftonville,Margate,England.CartierservedduringtheGreatWarasaTrooperwiththe11th CanadianMountedRi"esontheWesternFront,anddiedafterthewarofrelatedinjuries/illness,20March1920.HeisburiedinChilliwack(St. Thomas) Anglican Little Mountain Cemetery, British Columbia.

Memorial Plaque (Edwin Forest Beaumont) very ne £50-£70

EdwinForestBeaumont wasborninHamilton,Ontario,CanadainMay1892.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe102ndBattalion (CentralOntario),CanadianInfantryontheWesternFront.PrivateBeaumontwaskilledinactionontheWesternFronton27September1918, theCEFBurialRegistergives:‘thissoldierwaskilledbyenemyshell !rewhiletakingpartwithhisBattalioninmilitaryoperationsnearBourlon Wood.’

Private Beaumont is buried in Triangle Cemetery, Inchy-en-Artois, Pas de Calais, France.

Memorial Plaque (George Howard Deverell) very ne

£50-£70

GeorgeHowardDeverell wasborninFebruary1890,andwasthesonofThomasandAdaMaryDeverellof561ChurchStreet,Toronto, Canada.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndCanadianMountedRi"esontheWesternFront.PrivateDeverellwaskilledinactionon the Western Front on 22 August 1917. He is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.

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Memorial Plaque (John Leo Richardson) very ne

£50-£70

JohnLeoRichardson wasborninGlenNeavise,Ontario,CanadainJune1899.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stCanadian GeneralHospital,CanadianArmyMedicalCorpsontheWesternFront.PrivateRichardsondiedofunknowncausesontheWesternFronton20 May 1918, and is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

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Memorial Plaque (2) (William Elliott; Alexander McPhee) very ne (2)

There are numerous men of both names listed on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (B40909 Pte. J. J. Dietch.) very ne

£40-£50

£70-£90

JohnJosephDietch wasborninToronto,CanadainMarch1921,andwasthesonofEmileandMargaretDietchofNiagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.HeenlistedintheCanadianForcesinJune1940,andservedwiththeAlgonquinRegimentduringtheSecondWorldWar.PrivateDietch died on active service on 10 August 1944, and is buried in the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Calvados, France.

Pictures of the recipient in uniform can be found online at the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (A.107214 Pte. G. H. Fishbach) in case of issue, good very ne

£80-£100

GlennHowardFishbach wasthesonofHarveyL.andAnnieL.FishbachofSt.Thomas,Ontario,Canada;andhusbandofBeatriceM.Fishbach, ofSt.Thomas.FishbachservedwiththeAlgonquinRegimentduringtheSecondWorldWar.PrivateFishbachwaskilledinaction,Falaiseon10 August 1944, and is buried in the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Calvados, France.

Pictures of the recipient in uniform can be found online at the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

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Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (G-150

FrankReginaldJames wasthesonofLeeandElmyraJamesofHarveyStation,YorkCounty,NewBrunswick,andheresidedinthesametown withhiswifeDora.JamesservedwiththeNorthShore(NewBrunswick)Regiment,R.C.I.C.duringtheSecondWorldWar,duringwhichthe regimentlandedonJunoBeachonD-Day.Overthefollowingmonthstheregimentcontinuedto !ghtinFranceandonintotheNetherlands.

Private James was killed in action on 25 October 1944, and is buried in the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery, Belgium.

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MrsEmmaCunliffe-OwenwasborninKensingtonin1863,ofmixedEnglishandGermanheritage.Herfather,SirFrancisPhillipCunliffe-Owen, wasthedirectoroftheSouthKensington(nowtheVictoriaandAlbert)Museum.HermaternalgrandfatherwasaGermanBaronwhohadserved as an aide-de-camp to Frederick Wilhelm of Prussia.

Attheoutbreakofwar,itisreputedthat,whilstwalkingdownBondStreet,shemettwobig-gamehuntersofheracquaintance.Half-jokingly,she askedthemwhytheyhadnotsignedup,andhalf-jokinglytheychallengedhertoraiseabattalionofherown.Akeensportswomaninheryouth,in response,shetelegraphedLordKitchenerinSeptember1914,whoacceptedheroffertoraiseabattalionofphysically !tmen,abletoshootand ride.WithherhusbandEdward,shesetuparecruitingofficeintheHotelCecil,ontheStrand,andplacedanadvertinTheTimes,seeking ‘Sportsmen, aged 19 to 45, upper and middle class only. Wanted at once.’

Despitetherestrictionsstatedintheadvert,menfromallwalksoflifejoinedupinresponse.Suchwasthesuccessinherefforts,thattheWar Officeaskedhertoraiseasecondbattalionof1600men.Andsowereformedthe23rdand24th(Service)BattalionsoftheRoyalFusiliers(City of London) Regiment, otherwise known as the ‘1st and 2nd Sportsmans Battalions’.

MrsCunliffe-Owenpresentedallranksofherbattalionswithasilvermedallion,engravedwiththerecipient’sregimentalnumber,bearingher signature and the message, ‘God guard you.’

RoyalFusiliersSportsman’sBattalionMedal,26mm,silver,theobversewithtwincoat-of-armsandnumbered‘2740’,thereverse inscribed in raised letters, ‘from Emma Cunliffe-Owen, Oct. 1914, ‘God guard you’, with small ring suspension, very ne, scarce £80-£100

MrsEmmaCunliffe-OwenwasborninKensingtonin1863,ofmixedEnglishandGermanheritage.Herfather,SirFrancisPhillipCunliffe-Owen, wasthedirectoroftheSouthKensington(nowtheVictoriaandAlbert)Museum.HermaternalgrandfatherwasaGermanBaronwhohadserved as an aide-de-camp to Frederick Wilhelm of Prussia.

Attheoutbreakofwar,itisreputedthat,whilstwalkingdownBondStreet,shemettwobig-gamehuntersofheracquaintance.Half-jokingly,she askedthemwhytheyhadnotsignedup,andhalf-jokinglytheychallengedhertoraiseabattalionofherown.Akeensportswomaninheryouth,in response,shetelegraphedLordKitchenerinSeptember1914,whoacceptedheroffertoraiseabattalionofphysically !tmen,abletoshootand ride.WithherhusbandEdward,shesetuparecruitingofficeintheHotelCecil,ontheStrand,andplacedanadvertinTheTimes,seeking ‘Sportsmen, aged 19 to 45, upper and middle class only. Wanted at once.’

Despitetherestrictionsstatedintheadvert,menfromallwalksoflifejoinedupinresponse.Suchwasthesuccessinherefforts,thattheWar Officeaskedhertoraiseasecondbattalionof1600men.Andsowereformedthe23rdand24th(Service)BattalionsoftheRoyalFusiliers(City of London) Regiment, otherwise known as the ‘1st and 2nd Sportsman’s Battalions’. MrsCunliffe-Owenpresentedallranksofherbattalionswithasilvermedallion,engravedwiththerecipient’sregimentalnumber,bearingher signature and the message, ‘God guard you.’

WilliamHenryAdams, wasborninAvenbury,Herefordshire,andresidedinWorcester.Heattestedintothe24th(Sportsman’s)Battalion, RoyalFusiliers,forserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom15November1915andwaskilledinactionon28July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

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RegimentalPrizeMedals(15),RoyalArtillery(15),allsilver,onewithsoldermarksonreverseandremainsofpinmount,some missing suspension rings, generally very ne (15) £100-£140

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RegimentalPrizeMedals(6),RoyalArtillery(6),allsilverwithyellowmetalcentremounts,onemissingsuspensionring, generally very ne (6) £50-£70

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RegimentalPrizeMedals(10),RoyalArtillery(10),allsilverwithenamelling,onemissingsuspensionring,soldtogetherwitha miscellaneous silver and enamelled fob with a Staffordshire knot, generally very ne (11) £70-£90

Regimental Prize Medals (15), Royal Artillery (15), all silver, some missing suspension rings, generally very ne (15) £100-£140

RegimentalPrizeMedals(3),3rdLowlandBrigade,RoyalFieldArtillery,gold(9ct.,7.22g),LanarkshireRoyalEngineers,Volunteers, gold (9ct., 6.46g), The Yorkshire (Green Howards) Regiment, gold (9ct., 3.44g), very ne (3) £140-£180

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RegimentalPrizeMedals(9),RoyalEngineers(9),includingBalloonSchool,RoyalEngineers1902Coronationcommemorative Medallion, mostly silver, some enamelling, some missing suspension rings, generally very ne (9) £70-£90

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RegimentalPrizeMedals(9),RoyalEngineers(9),includingBalloonSchool,RoyalEngineers1902Coronationcommemorative Medallion,allsilverandenamelled,onewithyellowmetalcentremount,onegilded,onemissingsuspensionring, generallyvery ne (9)

£80-£100

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RegimentalPrizeMedals(12),RoyalScots(5),RoyalScotsFusiliers(2),TheCameronians(ScottishRi!es)(5),mostlysilver,some enamelling, traces of gilding, some missing suspension rings, generally very ne (12) £100-£140

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RegimentalPrizeMedals(10),TheBuffs(EastKentRegimentRegiment)(6),LincolnshireRegiment(4),allsilver, onegilded,very ne (10) £60-£80

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RegimentalPrizeMedals(11),King’sOwn(RoyalLancaster)Regiment(2),King’s(Liverpool)Regiment(5),RoyalWelshFusiliers (2),InniskillingFusiliers,OnslowHockeyCupWinners1924,allsilver,someenamelling, onewithedgebruise,otherwisevery ne (11) £80-£100

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RegimentalPrizeMedals(13),NorthumberlandFusiliers(2),RoyalFusiliers(9),1stBattalionLondonRegiment,4thBattalion London Regiment, all silver, some enamelling, some missing suspender rings, one gilded, very ne (13) £100-£140

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RegimentalPrizeMedals(9),RoyalWarwickshireRegiment(9),mostlysilver,onewithyellowmetalcentremount,some enamelling, some missing suspender rings, very ne (9) £70-£90

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RegimentalPrizeMedals(13),NorfolkRegiment(2),DevonshireRegiment(3),SuffolkRegiment(6),SomersetLightInfantry(2), all silver, one with yellow metal centre mount, some missing suspender rings and mounts, very ne (13) £100-£140

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RegimentalPrizeMedals(11),WestYorkshireRegiment(6),EastYorkshireRegiment(5),allsilver,someenamelling,somemissing suspender rings, very ne (11) £80-£100

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RegimentalPrizeMedals(5),BedfordshireandHertfordshireRegiment(5),allsilver,onewithyellowmetalcentremount,some enamelling, some edge bruising, very ne (5) £40-£50

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Regimental Prize Medals (7), East Surrey Regiment (7), all silver, one with traces of gilding, very ne (7) £50-£70

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“B”Bankers’Company,1stLanarkshireRi!eVolunteersLowsonMedalforSuccessinShooting,88mm,bronze,thereverse engraved‘WonbyLieut.P.F.W.Edington1904’;togetherwithtworelated“B”Company,1stL.R.V.fobmedals,the #rst silver,thereverseengraved‘1stL.R.V.B.Coy.AggregatewonbyLieut.P.F.W.Edington1904’;thesecondbronze,thereverse engraved ‘1st L.R.V. B. Coy. Aggregate won by Lieut. P. F. W. Edington 1905’, good very ne (3) £80-£100

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A diamond-set Royal Artillery Sweetheart’s Brooch.

A #ne-qualitysweetheart’sbrooch,platinum(14ct.)andenamel,setwithnumerousdiamonds,mountedfromagold(9ct., hallmarksforBirmingham1950)broochpin,thetotalweight7.75g,andhousedina Garrard,London,cardbox, nearlyextremely ne £200-£240

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The Battles of the British Army in Portugal, Spain, and France. Asetof13hand-colouredcircularaquatintviewsoftheBattlesofVimiero,TheDouro,Talavera,Busaco,Albuera,Ciudad Rodrigo,Badajoz,Salamanca,Vittoria,Pampeluna,St.Sebastian,Toulouse,andWaterloo,by EdwardOrme,London,66mm diameter,eachonthincard,withanhistoricalaccountoftheactiononthereverse,containedinacircularbronzecaseinformof amedallion,bustoftheDukeofWellingtononobverselid;wingedmuseofhistoryseatedbeneathanolivetreerecordingona tabletthe‘RecordofBritishValour’onreverselid,‘PictureMedal’inscribedbelow;‘TheBattlesoftheBritishArmyinPortugal, SpainandFrancefromtheYear1808to1814undertheCommandofEngland’sGreatCaptainArthurDukeofWellington’title card on inside of lower lid, traces of tabs that originally held the cards together, otherwise very ne and scarce £240-£280

Mr.EdwardOrme,ofBondStreet,London,was,afterAckermann,themostimportantpublisherofcolouredaquatintprints.Britishsuccessatsea andonlandwasoneofthestaplesubjectsofhispublishing:‘Hehasomittednoopportunityofbringingforwardtopublicadmiration,bythe graphicart,theprincipaleventsinwhichourarmshavetriumphedbothbyseaandland,publishingatvariousperiodsengravingsofthosegreat exploitsmostcalculatedtoimpressthemindwithcorrectideasofthearduousstruggleswhichhaveimmortalisedtheBritishname.'’(TheHistory of Aquatint Engraving, by S. T. Prideaux refers).

It is thought that he produced over 700 of this series.

VictoriaCross,anofficial Hancocks&Co,London,replica,thereverseengraved‘Hancocks470’,in !ttedleathercaseofissue, extremely ne £500-£700

TheVictoriaCrosswasinstitutedon29January1856,withthe !rstawardsbackdatedto1854,andinthe !rst150yearsofitsexistencewas awarded on 1,355 occasions (1,352 Crosses and 3 Second Award Bars). Tomarkthe150thAnniversary,theLondonjewellersHancocks,whohavemanufacturedeveryVictoriaCrosseverawarded,issuedalimited edition replica, the replicas all individually numbered on the reverse, with the edition limited to 1,352 replica crosses. Sold together with Hancocks Numbered Certi!cate of authenticity.

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CopyMedal:AlbertMedal,1stClass,forGallantryinSavingLifeatSea,a !neMuseum-qualitycopy,silver-gilt(hallmarksfor Birmingham2008)andenamel,thereverseengraved‘ManufacturedbyWorcestershireMedalServicesLtdforDisplayPurposes only 2008’, extremely ne as produced £200-£240

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Clasp: Nandi 1905-06, good very ne

Sold with a booklet ‘The Peoples of Kenya - No. 11: The Nandi’, by G. W. B. Huntingford.

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CasesofIssue: MilitaryCross(3),allunmarkedandby RoyalMint,(2)GreatWarperiod,oneslightlylater, allslightlyscu edin parts, otherwise generally good condition (3)

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Anoriginalhand-writtenautographedletterfromStanleyR.McDougallV.C.,M.M.,lateSergeant,Australian ImperialForce,togetherwithhisbusinesscardandsectionsoftheoriginalribandsfromboththeVictoria CrossandtheMilitaryMedalthatwerepresentedtohimbyH.M.KingGeorgeVatWindsorCastleon19 August 1918

The letter, dated Scottsdale, 8 August 1961, states:

‘DearSir,Iamextremelysorryforthisdelayinansweringyourletter,thereasonbeingIputitawaysocarefulIthought,but somehowitgotdownbehindthedrawerinmydesk.Youcertainlymusthaveaveryinterestingcollections,andhopelikeyouit willbeacceptedbytheImperialWarMuseumatLambeth,forsomanytoenjoy.Kindly !ndenclosedmyautographandsome ribbonsoff myV.C.,M.M.whichwaspersonallypinnedonmebyKingGeorg[sic]the !fthatWinsor[sic]Castle1918.Kindest regardsandverybestwishes,Sincerelyyours,StanleyR.McDougall’, businesscardwithribandsgluedwithreverseshowing,tothe front of letter, punch holes, glue residue on reverse, overall reasonable condition

£80-£100

V.C. London Gazette 3 May 1918:

‘For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty when the enemy attacked our line and his !rst wave succeeded in gaining an entry. SergeantMcDougall,whowasatapostina "ankcompany,realisedthesituation,andatoncechargedtheenemy'ssecondwavesingle-handed withri"eandbayonet,killingsevenandcapturingamachinegunwhichtheyhad.Thisheturnedontothem, !ringfromthehip,causingmany casualtiesandroutingthatwave.Hethenturnedhisattentiontothosewhohadentered,untilhisammunitionranout,allthetime !ringatclose quarters,whenheseizedabayonetandchargedagain,killingthreemenandanenemyofficer,whowasjustabouttokilloneofourofficers.He usedaLewisgunontheenemy,killingmanyandenablingustocapturethirty-threeprisoners.Thepromptactionofthisnon-commissioned officer saved the line and enabled the enemy's advance to be stopped.’

M.M. London Gazette 16 July 1918.

AninterestingCricketscorecardforamatchbetweentheLadiesoftheCityandCountyofNottingham,andVeteransofthe Crimea and Indian Mutiny.

Thescorecardforthe‘FinalTestMatch’between12LadiesoftheCityandCountyofNottinghamvs.22VeteransoftheCrimea andIndianMutiny(includingaVeteranoftheChargeoftheLightBrigade),playedattheTrentBridgeGroundonBankHoliday Monday2August1909,printedonsilk,andmountedinaglazeddisplayframe, somelightfoxing,otherwisegenerallygoodcondition and most interesting £60-£80

The12LadiesofNottingham(alongwiththeirCaptain,Mr.J.A.H.Green),scored183runsforall12ladiesout;the22VeteransoftheCrimea andtheIndianMutiny(alongwiththeirCaptain,Mr.H.SeelyWhitby),scored74runsfor16menout,thematchendinginadraw.MissJohnson topscoredfortheLadieswith79runs,whilstMissPawletttook7wicketsfor18runs,includinga‘hat-trick’.SeveraloftheVeteranswere dismissedrun-out,andasidefromtheirCaptainonlySergeantE.Murrell,late9thLancers,madeittodouble !gures-healsoreturnedbowling !guresof6wicketsfor29runs,andwithouthimthematchwouldhavebeenevenmoreone-sided.AmongsttheVeterans’teamwasTrooper Matthew Holland, late 11th Hussars, who had charged with the Light Brigade at Balaklava over 50 years previously.

AGermanSecondWarLuftwaffeBattleofBritainBf109 "ghterPilot’sawarddocumentandrelatedarchive toUnteroffizierK.H.Wilhelm,3/Jagdgeschwader77(AceofHearts)FighterWing,whoaftershootingdown threeaircraftduringtheBattleofFrance,washimselfwasshotdownandcapturedatWaldron,Sussex,on 20 October 1940 during the Battle of Britain

i) Original certi!cate for his Pilot’s Badge dated ‘1 April 1940’

ii)OriginalpromotiondocumentfromFeldwebeltoUnteroffizierwhilstamemberofJagdgeschwader77(JG77),dated31May 1940, this just prior to the Battle of Britain

iii)Adetailedletterdated30October1940fromafellowpilot,whowas "yingwithWilhelmwhenhewasshotdown.Thissent toWilhelm’sfamily,describinghowhewasshotdownoverEnglandandcon!rmingcapture.Completewithitsaddressed envelope, stamped ‘Feldpost’ ‘15.11.40’

iv)A !newartimeprisonersofwarsentpostcardphotographofGermanprisonersheldinaBritishPrisonerofWarcamp. Wilhelmattheextremerightofthephotographstillwearinghis "ightblousewithfullinsigniaandrathersurprisingly,stillwearing hisLuftwaffePilot’sBadge.Thepostcardisstamped‘ExaminedbyCensorPrisonerofWarMail’senttohisparentsinOldenburg, Germany. This removed from an album with traces of where removed to reverse

v)Apost-warletter/envelopefromGemeinschaftderJagd"ier,JagerkreisNord(AssociationofFighterPilots)totherecipient, dated 11 November 1992

vi) A post-war plaque for the Association of Fighter Pilots (Jagerkreis Nord) with his named label to the reverse side dated 1990

vii)Asmallquantityofphotographs,oneportraitofWilhelminuniformwearinghispilotbadge;sixbeingofLuftwaffeinterest showingahighrankingLuftwaffeofficerexitingaJU52andshakinghandswithLuftwaffepersonel,plusthreepre-war photographs, which we believe are images of the unit within the Condor Legion in Spain, generally good condition £600-£800

Karl-HeinzWilhelm servedasapilotof3/Jagdgeschwader77duringtheBattleofFrance,andiscon!rmedwithaerialvictoriesovertwo Morane406sNorthWestofDinanton13May1940,andathirdinthesameareaon15May.DuringtheBattleofBritain,on20October1940, Wilhelm- "yingBf109WkNr4007/Yellow11-wasshotdownandbaledoutoverWaldron,Sussex.Hewascapturedunhurtandwouldremain aprisonerofwarfortheduration.Afterthewar,hevisitedtheMuseumwherehisBf109’sremainsweredisplayed;threephotographicimagesof him visiting the crash site forming part of the lot.

Sold with copied research.

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RibandbarfortheVictoriaCross,completewiththeminiaturecrossemblem;togetherwithaRibandbarfortheVictoriaCross with Second Award Bar, complete with two miniature cross emblems, very good condition (2) £60-£80

Riband:AselectionofcutlengthsofribandsforawiderangeofBritishcampaignmedals,togetherwithafewlengthsforBritish Orders,Decorations,andLongServiceMedals,mainlyofmodernmanufacturebutsomeexamplesofoldsilkweave, generallyvery good condition and a most useful supply (lot) £60-£80

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Riband:TwosectionsoftheoriginalembroideredribandfortheFrenchChinaExpeditionMedal1960;andtwosectionsofthe originalembroideredribandfortheFrenchMexicoExpeditionMedal1862-63, oneoftheChinaribandsslightlyfrayedbutotherwise generally good condition (4) £80-£100

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Riband:AlargeaccumulationofmainlyshortlengthsofBritishandWorldriband,themajorityfullsized,butwithsomeminiature widths,allcountries,butwithsomeemphasisonthevariousImperialGermanstates,includinga6pagefold-outbooklet containingribandsamplesoftheawardsofthevariousGermanstates,themajorityoftheribandsinlabelledenvelopes;together withvariousdisplayboardsofmedalribandbars,allcountriesbutthistimewithanemphasisontheUnitedStatesofAmerica; together with various loose riband bars; various riband devices; and lapel rosettes, generally good condition (lot) £200-£240

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RenamedandDefectiveMedals(6):MilitaryMedal,G.V.R. (G9909Sgt.A.Webb.RoyalWestKent.) renamed;Afghanistan 1878-80,noclasp (2180.Pte.A.Downs2/7thFusrs.) numberandnamerenamed;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps, CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen (609PteM.Parker.3rdY&L) renamed;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,South Africa1901,SouthAfrica1902 (4837Pte.Pte.C.Robertson.1stK.O.S.B.) renamed;Tibet1903-04,noclasp, naming erased; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R., naming mostly erased; generally nearly very ne (6) £200-£240

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RenamedMedals(2):SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879 (2046Cpl:A.Bennett99/Foot.) renamed;IndiaGeneralService 1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98 (3901LanceSergt.DavidSmee2nd.Bn.RoyalInniskillingFusrs.) renamed; the rst polished, the second with contact marks, generally very ne (2) £100-£140

Miniature Medals

ThemountedgroupoftenminiaturedressmedalswornbyDeputyCommissionerF.W.Syer,Tripolitinia Police Force, late Nigeria Police and Palestine Police, and Second Lieutenant, Royal Air Force

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebadge,silver-gilt;King’sPoliceandFireService Medal,G.VI.R.,1stissue;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Palestine,Palestine1945-48;1939-45 Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ColonialPoliceForcesMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue;Coronation1937, mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (10) £100-£140

O.B.E. London Gazette 10 June 1954: Frederick William Syer, Esq., Deputy Commissioner, Tripolitania Police Force.

K.P.F.S.M. London Gazette 8 June 1944: Frederick William Syer, Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Palestine.

C.P.M. London Gazette 13 June 1946: Frederick William Syer, Assistant Inspector General, Palestine Police Force. For the recipient’s full-sized awards, see Lot 206.

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ThemountedgroupoffourminiaturedressmedalsattributedtoMajorE.J.Ward-Ashton,RoyalArtillery, who was recommended for the Victoria Cross Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol; OttomanEmpire,OrderoftheMedjidie,silver,goldandenamel; Sardinia,Kingdom, AlValoreMilitare,silver; OttomanEmpire,TurkishCrimea,Sardinianissue,mountedaswornfroma‘quadruple’topsilver ribandbucklewithgoldretainingpin, lightpittingto rstandminorenameldamagetoCrescentsuspensiononsecond,generallyvery ne and better (4) £200-£240

EdwardJohnWard-Ashton wasbornwiththesurnameWardon29October1836andjoinedtheRoyalArtilleryasaGentlemanCadeton 18November1850.Hebecame2ndLieutenanton14August1854,and1stLieutenanton28Novemberthesameyear.Heservedthroughout thesiegeofSebastopolandwasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 2November1855),for‘displayingcoolnessandzeal’inthetrenches. HewasalsoawardedtheSardiniansilvermedalforvalourandtheFifthClassoftheOttomanOrderoftheMedjidie.AccordingtoRoyalArtillery recordshewasalsorecommendedfortheVictoriaCrossforhisgallantryonthe "rstAssaultontheGrandRedanon18June1855,andthe FrenchLegionofHonourforhisconductintrencheson8September1855.HesubsequentlyassumedtheadditionalsurnameofAshtonanddied of pleurisy at Woolwich on 1 March 1880.

Note: The recipient’s full sized awards were sold in these rooms in September 2000.

The mounted group of three miniature dress medals worn by Lieutenant-Colonel F. S. Terry, 25th Foot Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,AliMusjid;EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Tamaai;Khedive’sStar,undated, mounted as worn, nearly extremely ne (3) £100-£140

For the recipient’s full sized awards, see Lot 340.

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Miniature Medals

MiniatureMedal:Waterloo1815,20mm,silver,ofcontemporarymanufacture struckonathinnerthanusual !an,withwidestraightbarsuspender, goodvery ne £100-£140

MiniatureMedal:Sutlej1845-46,reverseexergueblank,1engravedclasp, Sobraon,withcontemporary Hunt&Roskell topsilverribandbuckle, nearly extremely ne £40-£50

An unattributed C.B.E. group of seven miniature dress medals

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Civil)Commander’s2ndtypebadge,silver-giltandenamel;1939-45Star; FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1937;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue, Territorial, with integral top riband bar, mounted as worn, very ne

A mounted M.B.E. group of six miniature dress medals

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s2ndtypebadge,silver;1939-45Star;Paci"cStar; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted court-style, extremely ne

An unattributed M.B.E. pair of miniature dress medals

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s2ndtype,lady’sbadge,silver;DefenceMedal,mountedas worn, the MBE on lady’s bow riband, extremely ne

An unattributed group of four miniature dress medals

FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,withintegral top riband bar, mounted as worn, very ne

A mounted group of four miniature dress medals Coronation 1953; Jubilee 1977; Jubilee 2002; Jubilee 2012, mounted court-style, good very ne (23) £70-£90

Note in relation to the second group of miniatures that it was not possible to be awarded both the Paci"c Star and the Burma Star.

An unattributed B.E.M ‘Civil Division’ group of six miniature dress medals BritishEmpireMedal,(Civil)E.II.R.;1939-45Star;Paci"cStar;WarMedal1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal; Netherlands, Kingdom, War Commemorative Cross, no clasp, mounted court-style as worn, very ne UnitedStatesofAmerica,BronzeStar(2);PurpleHeart,theseallfull-sizedandallunnamedasissued;togetherwitha miniatureDistinguishedServiceCross;LegionofMerit;BronzeStar;andPurpleHeart, tracesofadhesivetoreversesofminiatures, good very ne (13) £60-£80

MiniatureMedals: Portugal,Kingdom,aselectionoffourprivately-commissionedminiaturemedalsandlapelpins,twoNaval; two civilian, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, good very ne (4) £80-£100

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The Honours and Awards bestowed upon Sir David McNee

The Honours and Awards bestowed upon Sir David B. McNee, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police KnightBachelor’sBadge,3rdtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,hallmarksforBirmingham1977,withfullandminiaturewidth neckriband,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;KnightBachelor’sbreastStar,silver-giltandenamel,hallmarksforBirmingham1978, in Garrard,London,caseofissue;TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,KnightofJustice’ssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge, silver-giltandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles;Star,silver-giltandenamel,withoutheraldicbeastsinangles,withfullneck riband,incaseofissue;KnightofGrace’ssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles; Star,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles,withfullneckriband,incaseofissue;Commander’sneckbadge,silverand enamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles, somewhiteenameldamagetothelattertwoneckbadges,otherwisegoodvery neandbetter (lot)

£600-£800

SirDavidBlackstockMcNee wasborninGlasgowon23March1925andservedasaTelegraphistintheRoyalNavyduringtheSecond WorldWar,includinginH.M.S. EmpireMace duringOperation Overlord,theNormandylandings.Followingthecessationofhostilitieshejoinedthe CityofGlasgowPolicein1946asauniformedconstable,beforejoiningtheforce’sMarineDivisionasaDetectiveConstablein1951.Afterspells withboththeFlyingSquadandSpecialBranch,hewasappointedAssistantChiefConstableofDunbartonshireCountyConstabulary,before returningtotheCityofGlasgowPoliceasChiefConstablein1971.InMay1975hebecamethe !rstChiefConstableofthenewly-created StrathclydePolice(whichincludedtheformerCityofGlasgowPolice’sterritory),whichwasoncreationBritain’ssecondlargestPoliceForcein terms of personnel.

In1977McNeesucceededSirRobertMarkasCommissioneroftheMetropolitanPolice,andwasknightedinthe1978NewYear’sHonours’List. HeservedasCommissioneroftheMetropolisforthenext !veandahalfyears,hisperiodinofficeseeingtheIranianEmbassySiegein1980;the BrixtonRiotsin1981;andthebreak-inatBuckinghamPalacebyMichaelFaganinJuly1982.DuringhistermasCommissioner,McNee implementedseveralreformstotheMetropolitanPolice,includingthosewhichimprovedtheworkingconditionsofbeatconstables,something with which, after !ve years on the beat in Glasgow, he could relate to a greater extent than any of his predecessors.

AcommittedChristiananaleading !gureintheScottishevangelicalmovement,whosawthepoliceserviceasakintoChristianduty,McNee enjoyedthesupportofthePrimeMinister,MargaretThatcher,althoughhefeltthatthepolicewerefenunfairlyblamedforthefailingsof politicians. He retired in October 1982, and published his Memoirs, McNee’s Law, the following year. He died in Glasgow in April 2019.

Soldwiththerecipient’sMetropolitanPoliceWarrantCard;twosilverMetropolitanPoliceidentitydiscs,named‘D.B.McNee,Q.P.M., Commissioner’,and‘SirDavidMcNee,Q.P.M.,Commissioner’respectively;variousPresentationShields;threephotographsoftherecipient, including one of him being presented to H.M Queen Elizabeth II, and one of him with the Prime Minister, Mrs. Thatcher; and other ephemera.

and Awards bestowed upon Sir David McNee

Portugal,Republic,OrderofPrinceHenryofPortugal,GrandOfficer’ssetofInsignia,comprisingneckbadge,66mmx57mm, giltandenamel,unmarked;Star,76mm,silver-giltandenamel,silvermarkonretainingpin,withneckriband,relatedminiature award, and lapel rosette, in Frederico Costa, Lisbon, case of issue, good very ne (2) £260-£300

Sold with named enclosure ‘Sir David McNee, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.’

Awarded to Sir David McNee during the State Visit to the United Kingdom of the President of Portugal, 8 March 1979.

Nepal,Kingdom,OrderoftheGurkhaRightHand,SecondClasssetofinsignia,comprisingneckBadge,61mm,silver-gilt, unmarked; Star, 76mm, silver and silver-gilt, unmarked, with neck riband, in case of issue, nearly extremely ne (2) £400-£500

Awarded to Sir David McNee during the State Visit to the United Kingdom of H.M. King Birendra of Nepal, 18-21 November 1980.

SaudiArabia,Kingdom,OrderofKingAbdulAziz,SecondClasssetofInsignia,by ArthusBertrand,Paris,comprisingneck badge,91mmincludingsuspensionx56mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,maker’smarkandsilvermarkonsuspensionring;Star, 76mm,silverandenamel,withmaker’smarkandsilvermarkonretainingpin,withneckriband,ribandbar,andlapelrosette,in case of issue, enamel damage to green ring around central medallion on Star, otherwise nearly extremely ne (2) £1,400-£1,800

Sold with the named Bestowal Document (in Arabic), together with an English translation.

Awarded to Sir David McNee during the State Visit to the United Kingdom of H.M. King Khaled of Saudi Arabia, 9-12 June 1981.

Oman,Sultanate,OrderofOman,CivilDivision,SecondClasssetofInsignia,by Asprey,London,comprisingsashbadge,57mm, 62.79g,whitegold(18carat,HallmarksforLondon1977)andenamel,maker’smarkonreverse;Star,98mm,153.82g,whitegold (18carat,HallmarksforLondon1977)andenamel,maker’smarkonreverse,withfullsashriband,relatedminiatureaward,and riband bar, in case of issue, extremely ne (2)

Awarded to Sir David McNee during the State Visit to the United Kingdom of H.M. Sultan Qaboos of Oman, 16-19 March 1982.

£2,400-£2,800

World Orders and Decorations

584

585

Austria, Empire, Cannon Cross 1815, gilt bronze; Signum Memoriae Medal 1898, bronze, nearly very ne

Belgium, Kingdom,Life Saving Medal, Leopold II, silver, the reverse engraved ‘F. Marchand’, very ne

Czechoslovakia, People’s Republic, Badge for Devoted Labour, silver and enamel, reverse numbered ‘975’, very ne

Germany,China Medal 1900, non-combatant issue, zinc; Nordhausen Labour Merit Medal, silver, nearly very ne

Ottoman Empire, Liakat Medal, silver, edge bruising, nearly very ne

Romania, Kingdom, Bravery Medal, silver, very ne

Russia, Empire, Medal for theTercentenary of the Romanovs 1913, bronze, very ne

SouthAfrica, PoliceStarofMerit,silverandenamel;togetherwithunrelatedPoliceinsigniaforBravery;andvariousother miscellaneousforeignmedalsandotherephemeraincludinga moderncopy oftheStaroftheAnnameseOrderoftheDragon;and a metal matchbox case, with green enamel shamrock to cover, very ne £300-£400

586

Austria,Empire,MilitaryMeritCross,ThirdClass,silverandenamel,withWarDecorationwreath;MilitaryLongService Decoration, Officer’s cross for 25 years’ service, bronze with silver eagle to centre, very ne

Belgium,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,Officer’sbreastbadge,61mmincludingwreathsuspensionx43mm,silver-giltand enamel, unmarked, in Walravens, Brussels, embossed case of issue; Escapees Cross, bronze, good very ne

Poland,Republic, OrderofVirtutiMilitari,Officer’sbreastbadge,giltandenamel,withblackenamelledarms,andwithrosette on riband, nearly extremely ne

Serbia, Kingdom, Cross of Mercy, gilt and enamel; together with the related miniature award, very ne

Thailand,Kingdom, OrderoftheWhiteElephant,3rdissue,Officer’sbreastbadge,63mmincludingcrownsuspensionx 38mm, silver, gilt, and enamel, reverse of crown marked, with rosette on riband, nearly extremely ne (7) £120-£160

587

Austria, Empire, 1898 Jubilee Medal (2), 1908 Jubilee Cross, very ne Belgium, Kingdom,Golden Palms of the Order of the Crown, very ne France,Republic,MédailleMilitaire;WarCross1914-18;CommemorativeWarMedal1914-18;WarCross1939;WarCross forforeignoperationaltheatres;WarCross1939-40;Escapees’Medal;ResistanceMedal;MilitaryCrossforValour, generallyvery ne

Italy,Kingdom,WarMedal1915-18;MedalforVolunteersoftheWar1915-18;EastAfricaMedal1935-36;Medalfor VolunteersoftheWar1935-36;CommemorativeMedal1940-43;11thArmyWarCommemorativeCross;MedalforVolunteers of the War 1940-45; War Merit Cross 1943 generally very ne (21) £120-£160

588 x

Belgium,Kingdom,OrderofLeopoldII(2),Commander’sneckbadge,83mmincludingcrownsuspensionx52mm,giltand enamel,bilingualmotto,withneckriband;GoldMedaloftheOrder,gilt,Frenchmotto;MilitaryCross,FirstClass,giltandenamel; CroixdeGuerre,L.III.R.,bronze;CommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar1914-18,bronze;MedalforAgriculturalandIndustry, First Class, silvered, gilt, and enamel, generally good very ne (6)

£80-£100

589 x

Benin,FrenchColonial, OrderoftheBlackStar(2),Commander’sneckbadge,81mmincludingwreathsuspensionx55mm, giltandenamel,withneckriband;Officer’sbreastbadge,57mmx39mm,silverandenamel,withrosetteonriband;togetherwith the related miniature award, minor enamel damage to latter, generally very ne (2)

£120-£160

590

Bulgaria,Kingdom,OrderofSt.Alexander,Knight’sbreastbadge,39mm,silverandenamel,withoutcrownorswords, unmarked, minor enamel damage, nearly very ne £60-£80

China,Republic, OrderoftheStripedTiger,FifthClassbreastbadge,93mmincludingwreathsuspensionx63mm,silver-gilt andenamel,twostarsabovethecentre,withChinesestampmarksonreverse,withremainsoforiginalribandwithfullhookand eye assembly, in "tted lacquer case of issue, good very ne £500-£700

Sold with a riband bar comprising the ribands of a 1914 Star with clasp trio and the Order of the Striped Tiger.

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593 x

594 x

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TheFrenchRoyalandMilitaryOrderofSt.LouisbadgeattributedtoGénéralCountAlexandreDalton,who wascreatedaCommanderoftheOrderinOctober1826,oneofonly65GeneralsoftheFrenchEmpireso honoured

France,Kingdom,RoyalandMilitaryOrderofSt.Louis,badge,38mm,goldandenamel,ball "nials,unmarked,containedina small leather pouch, signi cant enamel damage, with ball nial missing from one tip of cross, about ne, rare £1,800-£2,200

AlexandreDalton wasborninBrive-la-Gaillardeon20April1776andenrolledinBerwicksIrishRegiment,inFrenchservice,asa SubLieutenantin1791,andbecameaide-de-camptoGeneralsHocheandBerthierfrom1795-1801.In1796,heaccompaniedHocheandtheIrish rebelWolfeToneonthefailedexpeditionaryforcetoIrelandinsupportoftheIrishrebelsagainsttheEnglish,andlateractedasintermediaryin thenegotiationsinParisbetweentheFrenchDirectorygovernmentandtheUnitedIrishleaders,includingWolfeTone,fortwofurtherinvasion forces in 1798. A successful Irish uprising against the English failed on both occasions and Tone was captured in the second attempt in 1798.

Daltonroserapidlytotherankofadjutant-commandantanddistinguishedhimselfattheBattleofAusterlitzin1805.In1806,hewasappointed Colonelofthe59thRegimentdeLigne.HewaspromotedBrigadierGeneralfortheSpanishcampaignin1809andmadeBaronoftheFrench Empirethesameyear.IntheRussiancampaignhewasseriouslywoundedattheBattleofSmolenskin1812,andwasmadeaKnightoftheOrder ofSt.LouisinJuly1814.In1815,duringtheHundredDays,hewaspromotedtoLieutenant-Generalandgivencommandofthe25thDivisionof the Army of the Var.

AftertherestorationoftheFrenchmonarchyofLouisXVIIIin1815,DaltonwasmadehereditaryCountandin1826wasappointeda CommanderoftheOrderofSt.Louis,furtherbeingcreatedaGrandOfficeroftheLegionofHonourin1833.Heretiredfromactiveservicein 1848 and died at Versailles on 20 March. 1859.

Daltonwasoneofonly65GeneralsoftheFrenchEmpirewhowereappointedaCommanderoftheOrderofSt.Louis.HeisburiedinthePère Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, and his name is inscribed with Napoleon’s Generals on the west pillar of the ‘Arc de Triomphe’.

Soldwithacopyof‘DaltonofMountDaltonandFrance,andtheDaltonheirlooms’whichfeaturestheabovebadge;togetherwithdetailedresearch regarding its ownership over the last 200 years.

France,ThirdRepublic,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,54mmincludingwreathsuspensionx41mm,silver,silvergilt,andenamel;OrderofSocialMerit,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel;CroixdeGuerre(6),reversedated1914-1916; reversedated1914-1917(2),onewithsilverstaremblemonriband;reversedated1914-1918,withbronzepalmonriband; reversedated1939;reversedated1939-1945,withbronzestaremblemonriband,thislastin "ttedcaseofissue;Croixde Guerre, Theatres d’Operations Exterieurs; Croix du Combattant, bronze, generally very ne and better (10) £100-£140

France,ThirdRepublic,OrderofAgriculturalMerit,Commander’sneckbadge,95mmincludingwreathsuspensionx50mm, silver-gilt and enamel, unmarked, with neck riband, minor white enamel damage to tips of two points of star, very ne £60-£80

595

France,ThirdRepublic,MadagascarMedal1895,silver;MoroccoMedal1909,silver;togetherwithanImperialGermanNaval Association Medal, nearly very ne (3) £40-£50

596

France,Colonial,OrderoftheDragonofAmman,Officer’sbreastbadge,89mmincludingdragonsuspensionx45mm, silvergiltandenamel,unmarked,withrosetteonriband, suspensionrea xed,minorrestorationworktoredenamelbandaroundcentral medallion, otherwise good very ne £100-£140

597

Germany,Bavaria,OrderofMilitaryMerit,FourthClassbreastbadge,64mmincludingcrownandcrossedswordssuspension x 41mm, silver and enamel, unmarked, good very ne £180-£220

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599

Germany,Mecklenburg-Schwerin,OrderoftheGriffin,Commander’sneckbadge,61mm,silver-giltandenamel,withshort section of neck riband for display purposes, nearly extremely ne £400-£500

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,FirstClassbreastbadge,ofconvexconstruction,silvermarked‘800’toreverse, nearly extremely ne £100-£140

600

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,FirstClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,thereversefaintlymarked‘W&S’tothe right hand side of the retaining hook, good very ne £80-£100

601

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge(2),silverwithironcentre,the "rstmarked‘O’,inits presentationcaseofissue;thesecondmarked‘W&S’,mountedforwear;togetherwithtwolapelminiaturemountedgroups, the "rstcomprisingtheIronCrossFirstClass,theIronCrossSecondClass,andtheWoundBadgeinsilver;thesecond comprisinganIronCrossSecondClass,aWarCommemorativeCross,aPrussianLongServiceCross,andaThirdReichNational Faithful Service award, good very ne (4) £100-£140

602

Germany,Prussia,IronCross1914,SecondClassbreastbadge(2),silverwithironcentre, onelackingsuspensionring;Crossof Honour1914-18,combatant’sissuewithswords,unmarked;togetherwithtwoHanovarianVeteransMedals;andaselectionof mixed medal riband bars, generally very ne (lot) £70-£90

Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, good very ne Netherlands, Kingdom, War Commemorative Cross, 1 clasp, Oost-Azie-Zuid-Paci"c 1942-1945 (2), bronze, good very ne Poland, Republic, Cross of Valour 1920, bronze; Cross of Merit, with swords, bronze, very ne (5) £60-£80

Germany,ThirdReich,IronCross1939,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,ringstamped‘93’;togetherwitha 1939 Bar to the Iron Cross First Class, a nice condition example with original pin, hook and hinge, good very ne (2) £400-£500 604

Germany,ThirdReich,IronCross1939,SecondClassbreastbadge,silverwithironcentre,makermarked‘L11’(Deumerof Ludenscheid), mounted as worn on pin-back dress riband, nearly extremely ne £80-£100

606

Germany,ThirdReich,WarServiceCross,SecondClass(2),withswords,bronze;withoutswords,zinc;WarServiceMedal, bronze;SpanishBlueDivisionMedalforserviceinRussia(2),bronze;WestWallMedal,bronze;EastFrontMedal,silvered; together with an Eastern Peoples Award Fourth Class badge without swords, zinc, nearly very ne or better (8) £100-£140

SoldwithacopyIronCross1939FirstClassbadge;two copy IronCross1939SecondClassbadges,onein copy packet;anda copy smallexample of the Pour Le Merite.

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607

Germany,ThirdReich,N.S.D.A.P15YearLongServiceMedal,silverandenamel,withgood !nishremaining, slightlossof nish to the wreath just above the eagle’s head, otherwise extremely ne

£460-£550

608

609

610

Germany, Third Reich, N.S.D.A.P. 10 Year Long Service Medal, bronze, all !nish remaining, nearly extremely ne £150-£200

Germany, Third Reich, N.S.D.A.P. 10 Year Long Service Medal, bronze, in a somewhat damaged box of issue, extremely ne £140-£180

Germany,ThirdReich,OlympicGamesMedal1936,silver,anearlyheavyexamplewithitsfulllengthriband;togetherwitha SocialWelfareMedal,anicequalityexamplewithall !nishremainingwithitswateredsilkriband;andanEasternPeople’sMedal SecondClassinbronzewithswords,withsomeminordiscolorationtothebronzecolouronthetipsoftheswordsandthe central motif, with its green riband and dress !tting pin, nearly extremely ne (3)

£200-£240

611

Greece,Kingdom,OrderoftheRedeemer,Knight’sbreastbadge,54mmincludingcrownsuspensionx35mm,silverand enamel, unmarked, with contemporary top silver riband bar, in le Maitre, Paris, !tted case of issue, extremely ne £80-£100

SoldtogetherwithvariousotherWorldDecorationsandMedals,includingaBelgianGreatWarMedal;aFrenchSt.HelenaMedal;andan American Purple Heart.

612

613

An unattributed Greek Cross of Valour group of six Greece,Kingdom,CrossofValour,GoldCross,silver-giltandenamel;RoyalOrderofGeorgeI,MilitaryDivision,Knight’s breastbadge,withcrossedswords,silver-giltandenamel;MilitaryMeritMedal(2),secondwithbronzelaurelwreathonriband; WarMedal1940-41,bronze,LandOperationstype;MedalforNationalResistance1941-45,bronze,mountedcourt-styleas worn, someenamelrestorationto rst,andthe rstMilitaryMeritMedalpresumablyaSecondWarDistinguishedConductMedallacking the date bar, otherwise very ne (6) £80-£100

An unattributed Greek group of three Greece,Kingdom,RoyalOrderofGeorgeI,CivilDivision,Knight’sbreastbade,silverandenamel;MedalofMilitaryMerit, Fourth Class, bronze; Allied Victory Medal 1914-18, bronze, mounted as worn, good very ne

Greece, Kingdom, Cross of the Bavarian Volunteer Corps, bronze, very ne

An unattributed group of nine Greek miniature dress medals

RoyalOrderofGeorgeI,MilitaryDivision,giltandenamel;RoyalOrderofGeorgeI,CivilDivision,giltandenamel;Orderofthe Phoenix,CivilDivision,giltandenamel;OrderofthePhoenix,MilitaryDivision,silveredandenamel;AirForceFlyingCross, bronze;WarCross,bronze;DistinguishedConductMedal,bronze;WarMedal1940-41,uniface,bronze;WarStar1940-41, uniface,bronze,mounted,mountedcourt-styleasworn;togetherwiththreelooseandseparateUnitedStatesofAmerica miniature medals, including the Bronze Star, good very ne and better (16) £60-£80

614

Mauritania,Republic,NationalOrderofMerit,GrandOfficer’ssetofinsignia,comprisingbreastbadge,56mmincludingstar andcrescentsuspensionx44mm,giltandenamel,withrosetteonriband;Star,82mm,silver,gilt,andenamel,withretainingpin andtwoadditionalsupporthooks,silvermarktoretainingpin,in ArthusBertrand,Paris,caseofissue;togetherwithanadditional breastbadgewithrosetteandtwogold‘#ashes’onriband; Senegal,Republic,NationalOrderoftheLion,GrandOfficer'sset ofinsignia,comprisingbreastbadge,55mmincludingleavessuspensionx41mm,giltandenamel,withrosetteonriband;Star, 80mm,silver,gilt,andenamel,silvermarktoretainingpin,in ArthusBertrand,Paris,caseofissue; Tunisia,Republic,Orderof theRepublic,GrandCordonsetofinsignia,comprisingsashbadge,65mm,silverandenamel,unmarked;Star,85mm,silverand enamel,withretainingpinandtwoadditionalsupporthooks,silvermarktoretainingpin,withfullsashriband,in ArthusBertrand, Paris,caseofissue; Hyderabad,PrincelyState,MedaloftheAsa!ah,SecondClass,silver;WarMedal1945,silver;Silver JubileeMedal1936,Civilissue,silver;togetherwiththerecipient’sSirGeorgeCassonWalkerMedal,thereverseinscribed‘C.S. ClassFirstPrize1927’,theedgeengraved‘M.MirKhan’,thelastfourmountedasworn;togetherwiththerelatedminiature awards,theSirGeorgeCassonMedalsimilarlydatedandnamed,theminiaturegroupalsoincludingaGrandOfficer’sbadgeofthe FrenchLegionofHonourandaRepublicofSomaliaIndependenceMedal1960,theseallmountedasworn, generallynearly extremely ne (lot) £700-£900

TheNawabMirNawazJungBahadur servedasministerof !nancetotheNizamofHyderabad,andpriortoPartitionwastheNizam’s Envoy to London. He later held senior ambassadorial posts with the Pakistani Government.

The Honours and Awards bestowed upon The Nawab Mir Nawaz Jung Bahadur

616

Netherlands,Kingdom,OrderofOrangeNassau(2),MilitaryDivision,Officersbreastbadge,60mmincludingcrown suspensionx39mm,silver-giltandenamel,withrosetteonriband;CivilDivision,Knight’sbreastbadge,60mmincludingcrown suspension x 39mm, silver and enamel, both unmarked, gilding somewhat rubbed on rst, very ne and better (2) £140-£180

617

Netherlands,Kingdom, OrderofOrangeNassau,CivilDivision,BronzeMedal;CrossofMerit,bronze;CommemorativeWar Cross,bronze,mountedforwear,with Fa.A.Tack,Breda labeltoreverse;CrossforOrderandPeace,bronze,withclaspfor 1945, mounted for wear, with Fa. A. Tack, Breda label to reverse, nearly extremely ne (4) £80-£100

618

Netherlands,Kingdom,FlyingCross1941,silver,thereversestamped‘Sterling’, tracesofoldadhesivetoreverse,nearly extremely ne £180-£220

619

620

Norway,Kingdom,MedaloftheCentralAssociationforthePropagationofPhysicalExerciseandWeaponUse,silver,30mm, theobverseshowinganarcherinmartialpose,theedgeengraved‘A.Lie.1877’,withthreeadditionaldatebars,dated1878, 1879, and 1880, in Ivan Throndsen "tted case, nearly extremely ne, scarce £80-£100

OttomanEmpire,OrderoftheMedjidieh,FourthClassbreastbadge,68mmincludingstarandcrescentsuspensionx54mm, silver,gold,andenamel,unmarked,withrosetteonriband, minorenameldamagetobaseofcrescentsuspension,otherwiseextremely ne £140-£180

621

Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli Star 1915, silver and enamel, reverse stamped ‘B.B. & Co.’, with retaining pin, good very ne £100-£140

622

APolishSecondWorldWar‘MonteCassino’groupofeightawardedtoPlatoonTomaszWidelski,6th (Children of Lwów) Armoured Regiment

Poland,Republic,CrossofValour1920,bronze,unnumbered;ArmyMedal1945,bronze;MonteCasinoCross1944,bronze, thereverseofficiallynumbered‘30939’,withbronze‘MonteCassino’devicetoriband; GreatBritain,1939-45Star;AfricaStar; ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedfordisplaytogetherwiththerecipient’sribandbarandvariousclothand metal unit insignia including the badges of the 2nd Warsaw Panzwr Division and the 2nd Polish Corps, generally good very ne (8) £500-£700

Sold with various named certi"cates for the above medals, including con"rmation of the numbered Monte Cassino Cross; and copied research.

623

Portugal,Republic,OrderofMerit,GrandCrosssetofinsignia,comprisingsashbadge,82mmincludingwreathsuspensionx 52mm,silver-giltandenamel;Star,62mm,silver-giltandenamel,silvermarktoretainingpin,withfullsashribandandrelated miniature award, in Frederico Costa, Lisbon, case of issue, nearly extremely ne (2) £240-£280

625 x

Romania,Kingdom,OrderofCarolI,GrandCrossStar,by PaulTelge,Berlin,83mm,silver-gilt,maker’snameandsilvermarks to reverse, with reverse retaining pin, good very ne, scarce £1,800-£2,200

Romania,Kingdom,OrderoftheCrown,2ndtype,Officer’sbreastbadge,38mm,silver-giltandenamel,unmarked,with rosetteonriband;togetherwithanAntiCommunistCampaignMedal,bronze;andaLiberationfromtheFascistYoke Commemorative Medal, bronze, good very ne (3) £60-£80

626

627

Spain,Kingdom,SanSebastianMedal1836,silver,unnamedasissue,withringsuspensionandtopsilverbroochbar, nearlyvery ne, scarce £200-£240

Duringthe1stCarlistWar(1833-39),aforceofBritishvolunteers-the‘BritishAuxiliaryLegion’waspermittedbytheBritishGovernmentto lendsupporttotheliberalRoyalistforcesofQueenIsabellaofSpain-theLegionbeingunderthecommandofGeneralSirLacyEvans.In November 1836 a detachment of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, consisting of three officers and 36 other ranks, was also sent to assist.

UnitedStatesofAmerica,LegionofMerit(2),ChiefCommander’sStar,73mm,giltandenamel;Legionnaire’sbreastbadge, 48mm, gilt and enamel, minor enamel damage to tips of points of star of rst, otherwise good very ne (2) £60-£80

628

UnitedStatesofAmerica,SilverStar(Army),BronzeStar,AirMedal,WorldWarIIVictoryMedal(2),DefenceMedal(2), ArmyAmericanCampaignMedal1941-45(2),NavyAmericanCampaignMedal1941-45,EuropeanAfricanMiddleEastern CampaignMedal(2),AsiaticPaci"cCampaignMedal1941-45(2),ArmyofOccupationMedal,NavyOccupationServiceMedal, KoreanServiceMedal(boxed),VietnamServiceMedal(2),NationalDefenceMedal(2)oneboxed,ArmedForcesExpeditionary ServiceMedal(2),ArmyGoodConductMedal(2),AirForceGoodConductMedal,ArmedForcesReserveMedal,MarineCorps Reserve Service Medal, generally very ne (28) £120-£160

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Sold together with two London Borough of Harrow, Youth Service medallions.

AConnecticutCivilWarVolunteers’ServiceMedalattributedtoPrivateG.A.Frink,2ndConnecticut Volunteer Infantry, late Commissary Sergeant, Field and Staff, 2nd Connecticut Volunteer Infantry ConnecticutVolunteers’ServiceMedal1861-65,bronze,unnamed,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘532’,completewith ‘Connecticut Minutemen April 1861’ top brooch bar, very ne £240-£280

GeorgeArthurFrink wasanaturalisedCanadianbornin1838,andwhoenlistedasaprivatesoldierinCompanyC,ConnecticutVolunteer Infantryon22April1861.Whentheregimentwasmusteredintofederalserviceon7May,thecompanyletterwasalteredtoG.On18Julyhe transferredtotheregimentalstaff,andalthoughtheStaterostersrecordhisrankasaCommissarySergeant,thepensionrecordsnotethatin otherinfantryregimentsatthistimethecommissariesheldtherankofFirstLieutenant.AtthetimethethreeConnecticutregimentswereserving inthedefencesofWashingtonbuton16July,theysetoutforCentreville,Virginia,asapartofColonelErasmusD.Keys’FirstBrigade,partof General Daniel Tyler’s First Division, of the Army of North-eastern Virginia, and was engaged in the First Battle of Bull Run on 31 July. The2ndConnecticutVolunteerInfantrythenre-joinedtheWashingtondefencesbeforereturninghomewhereitwasmusteredouton7August 1861.Frinkdidnotserveagain.AfterthewarhelivedinNewYorktillhisdeathin1914.In1905heappliedforafederalpension,andafterhis death his wife applied for a widow’s pension.

The Connecticut Volunteers’ Service Medal 1861

InMay1903theStateofConnecticutauthorisedtheproductionofamedaltobeawardedtomembersoftheFirst,SecondandThirdRegiments ofConnecticutVolunteerswhoansweredLincoln’s‘"rstcall’fortroopsinAprilof1861.Posthumousawardswerealsoauthorised.BySeptember 1904,634hadbeenawarded.Nofurther "gureswerepublishedbutthemedalswerenumberedonthereverseandnumbershavebeenseenas highas781.TheState’slistofrecipientsdoesnotgobeyondNo.730.Thereareafewgapsinthesenumbersandseveralexamplesofsecond awards.Ofthementhatwereinawardedthesemedals,atleast468servedagaininanotherotherConnecticutunit,threeofwhomearnedthe MedalofHonorduringthisservice.Itsraritycompareswiththatofthearmy’sCivilWarMedalwiththetraceable“No.”numbers,andtheWest Virginia Medal for soldiers killed in battle. Sold with copied research.

DanielM.Sidlinger wasborninMainein1839andenlistedinCompanyB,MassachusettsVolunteerMilitiaatTownsend,Massachusetts,on20 May1861.HewasmusteredoutatBostonon2August1861.Twomonthslaterheenlistedon29October1861forthreeyearsinCompanyD, 1stBattalion,ofthenewlyformed17thUnitedStatesInfantrywhichsawheavydutywiththeArmyofthePotomacinallofitsmajor engagements before being removed from the line in October 1864.

In1862heservedintheSevenDaysBattle,atSecondBullRim,AntietamandFredericksburg,wherehewaswounded.In1863theregimentwas engagedatChancellorsvilleandGettysburg,andintheBristoeandMineRunCampaigns.Thefollowingyearitwasengagedinthebattlesofthe Overland(Rapidan)CampaignandinthebattlesoftheSiegeofPetersburg.ItwasorderedtodutyatFortLafayetteinNewYorkHarbourin October 1864 and Sidlinger was mustered out on 29 October of that year.

AfterthewarSi!ingerreturnedtoMaineforawhilebutforover20yearsdowntohisdeathhelivedinthesmallcommunityofSabula,Jackson County,Iowa.In1894hejoinedtheChaunceyLawrencePostNo.163oftheGrandArmyoftheRepublic(DepartmentofIowa).Hewas awarded an invalids pension in 1895 and he died on 6 April 1919, being buried in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn County, Iowa.

The Massachusetts Minuteman Medal

In1902theStateofMassachusettsauthorisedtheproductionoftheMinutemanmedaltobeawardedtoall‘3month’Militiamenwhoanswered Lincoln’s‘"rstcall’fortroopsinAprilof1861.Themedalsthemselveswereissuedwithofficiallyimpressednaming,givingthename,rankandunit ofthesoldier,inasimilarstyletoBritishCampaignmedals.Approximately3,800veteranswereeligibletoclaimthismedal;however,astheywere onlyawardedonapplication,manyremainedunissued.Overall,approximately159,000menfromthisStatefoughtfortheUnion,thusonlya fraction actually received a medal. Of the men that were in these original Militia units, the majority went on to serve in other units during the War. Sold with copied research.

AMassachusettsMinutemanMedalawardedtoPrivateD.M.Sidlinger,6thMassachusettsVolunteerMilitia, later Private, Company D, 17th United States Infantry Massachusetts Minuteman Medal, bronze (Daniel M. Sidlinger, Prvt. B. 6th. Regt.) extremely ne £240-£280

AscarceNewJerseyCivilWarVeteran’sMedalattributedtoVolunteerCorporalJ.Mackey,7thNewJersey InfantryRegiment,whowascapturedon22June1864duringtheFirstBattlefortheWeldonRailroadand was held in captivity at the notorious prison camp at Andersonville, Georgia StateofNewJerseyCivilWarVeteranMedal,bronze,unnamed,thereverseofsuspensionbarofficiallynumbered587, goodvery ne £400-£500

JohnMackey wasborninIrelandinabout1843andwasmusteredintoserviceasaprivateinCompanyB,7thNewJerseyInfantryRegiment,at Trenton,N.J.,forthreeyearson27August1861.Duringthespringof1862hiscompanywasdisbandedandhewastransferredtoCompanyA. Here-enlistedon25December1863asaveteranvolunteerandwaspromotedCorporalon1January1864.Hewasawarded35days’furlough from9April1864andwascapturedon22June1864alongtheJerusalemPlanRoadsouthofPetersburgduringtheFirstBattlefortheWeldon Railroad.Hewasimprisonedbrie!yinRichmondandthenLynchburgbeforebeingtransferredtoAndersonville.Hewasdischargedtoahospital atMillen,Georgiaon11NovemberandasparoledatSavannah,Georgia,on26November.AftertimeataparolecampnearAnnapolis,Maryland he re-joined the 7th on 7 January 1865 and was mustered out near Washington, D.C., on 17 July 1865. Mackey’sregimentfoughtinallthemajorbattlesandcampaignsintheeastincludingthePeninsularCampaign,theSevenDays,SecondBullRun, Fredericksburg,Chancellorsville,Gettysburg,theOverlandCampaign,theSiegeofPetersburg,and-afterhere-joinedtheregiment-the AppomattoxCampaign.Themedalwasawardedon2December1907.HelivedinNewJerseyformuchofhislifeandwasawardedapensionon 28 January 1903. He died on 14 August 1912, and his widow Sarah applied for a widow’s pension on 14 September 1912.

The State of New Jersey Civil War Veteran Medal

In1904,theStateofNewJerseyauthorisedtheissueoftheNewJerseyCivilWarVeteranMedaltohonouritsveteransintheState’sCivilWar volunteerregiments,butin1909itwasextendedtoallwhoservedinthearmyandnavalforcesoftheUnitedStatesandwhowerecreditedto theState’squotaofmen.Thismedaltooktheformofa37mmbronzedisc,suspendedfromabarbytwochains.Themedalitselfwasunnamed butthereverseofthebarwasindividuallyimpressedwithanumberwhichcanbetracedtoeachveteranitwasissuedto.Approximately88,000 men from this State fought for the Union but just 5,292 of these medals were issued to veterans. Sold with copied research.

AnOhioCivilWarVeteran’sVolunteerMedalawardedtoSergeantW.S.Welling,80thOhioInfantry Regiment,whoservedbetweenDecember1861andAugust1865,duringwhichperiodtheregimentsaw considerable service in the western theatre

State of Ohio Veteran Civil War Medal, bronze (Wy. S. Welling, Co. F 80th. Regt. Inft.) good very ne

£240-£280

WesleyS.Welling enlistedinCompanyF,80thOhioVolunteers,asaprivatesoldier,aged18on7December1861,for3years.Hewas promotedCorporalinthesamecompanyandlaterSergeanttorankfrom20December1864.Here-enlistedasaveteranvolunteerandwas mustered out with the company at Little Rock, Ark., on 13 August 1865.

The80thRegimentwasorganisedatCanalDover,Ohio,betweenOctober1861andJanuary1862,andleftthestateon10February1862for activeduty.DuringthecourseoftheensuingthreeyearsitservedinKentucky,Arkansas,Mississippi,Tennessee,Georgia,andtheCarolinas. Principleeventsinthecareerofthe80thincludedtheSiegeofCorinth,theBattlesofCorinthandIuka,theVicksburgCampaign(includingthe BattlesofPortGibson,Raymond,Champion’sHillandtheSiegeofVicksburg),MissionaryRidge,Sherman’sMarchtotheSea,theSiegeof Savannah,andtheCarolinasCampaign,includingtheBattleofBentonvilleandthesurrenderofGeneralJosephE.Johnston’sarmy.Itthentook partintheGrandReviewofthewesternarmiesinWashingtonon25May1865,beforemovingtoLittleRock,Ark.,whereitwasmusteredoutin August.

The State of Ohio Civil War Medal

TheStateofOhioauthorised Ti any&Company ofNewYorktoprovide20,000medalstorecognisethosesoldiersfromOhiowhore-enlisted fromtheStateunderWarDepartmentGeneralOrders,No.191,whichcalledfor“VeteranVolunteers”.Theseweresoldierswhocompleted theirthree-yeartourofdutyandthensignedupforfurtherdutyasaVeteranVolunteer.Themedalsweredistributedinthesummerof1866and areofficiallyengravedwiththenameandunittothereverse "eldofthemedal.BasedontheBritishCrimeamedal,thesuspensionwasattractively butpoorlydesigned,resultingmoreoftenthannotinonlythediscsurviving.Approximately319,000menfromthisStatefoughtfortheUnion, with less 6.5% being awarded this medal.

OftheStatesthatfoughtfortheUnion,onlyWestVirginia,Ohio,Massachusetts,NewJerseyandConnecticutissuedofficiallynamedor numberedmedalstoitsservicemeninsigni"cantnumbers.Eventhen,bartosoldiersinWestVirginianservice,thiswastoasmallnumberofmen that actually served in each State during the War and a fraction of the over two million servicemen who fought for the Union. Sold with copied research.

ArareWestVirginia‘KilledinBattle’CivilWarMedalawardedtoPrivateW.Cole,CompanyA,3rd RegimentWestVirginiaInfantry,whowaskilledattheBattleofCrossKeys,on8June1862during Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign

West Virginia Civil War Medal, ‘Killed in Battle’ type, bronze (Wilm. Cole. Co. A 3rd. Reg Inf Vols.) nearly extremely ne £700-£900

WilliamCole wasbornc.1839andmusteredintoCompanyA,3rdWestVirginiaVolunteerson25June1861.HisCompiledMilitaryService Recordssayhewasenrolledfordutyforthreeyears’serviceatMorgantown,WestVirgina,on7June1861andatClarksburg,WestVirginiaon thesamedate.HisregimentservedinWestVirginiaandVirginiain1861and1862andwasengagedinGeneralThomas‘Stonewall’Jackson’s campaignintheShenandoahValleyinMayandJune1862,attheBattleofMcDowellon8May1862andatCrossKeyson8June1862.Onthe latter occasion he was killed in action.

The State of West Virginia Civil War Medal

In1866,thestateofWestVirginiaauthorisedthemintingof26,000medalstohonouritsUnionCivilWarsoldiers.UnlikeotherUnionStates, medalswereissuedtoeverysoldierwhoservedinaWestVirginianunit.Threedifferentdieswereproducedforthemedals,eachwithadifferent suspension clasp:

i)“HonourablyDischarged”fortheofficersandsoldiersofthevolunteerarmywhohavebeenormaybehonourablydischargedfromtheservice. This is the most common variant.

ii) “Killed in Battle” for the officers and soldiers who have been killed in battle. Not more than 800 of this variant were produced.

iii)“ForLiberty”fortheofficersandsoldierswhohavediedfromwoundsreceivedinbattleandforthosewhodiedfromdiseasescontractedin the service. 3,200 of this variant were produced.

Eachmedalwasofficiallyimpressedwiththesoldier’sname,rankandunitontherim,inasimilarstyletoBritishCampaignmedals.Tothisday, over 4,000 medals remain unclaimed.

OftheStatesthatfoughtfortheUnion,onlyWestVirginia,Ohio,Massachusetts,NewJerseyandConnecticut,issuedofficiallynamedor numberedmedalstoitsservicemeninsigni#cantnumbers.Eventhen,bartosoldiersinWestVirginianservice,thiswastoasmallnumberof men thatactuallyservedineachStateduringtheWarandafractionoftheovertwomillionservicemenwhofoughtfortheUnion.Connecticut, Pennsylvania and others issued medals to their ‘#rst call’ militia but numbers were lower than 800.

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ArareWestVirginia‘ForLiberty’CivilWarMedalawardedtoFirstSergeantW.H.Malsed,CompanyA, 11thRegimentWestVirginiaInfantry,whodiedofdiseaseathomeon1July1864whilstonfurloughasa veteranvolunteer;previously,on2September1862hewascapturedwiththeregimentandparoledonthe samedayatSpencer,RoaneCounty,Virginia,byConfederateGeneralAlbertG.Jenkinsinthenotorious incidentthatledtothedismissalfromserviceofColonelJ.C.RathboneandMajorGeorgeC.Trimbleofthe 11th West Virginia in January 1863

WestVirginiaCivilWarMedal,‘ForLiberty’type,bronze(Wilm.HMalsed1stSergt.co.111th.RegInfVols.)inoriginalnamed card box of issue, good very ne £600-£800

WilliamHenryMalsed,afarmer,aged21years,wasmusteredinatWheeling,WestVirginia,on29June1861forthreeyears,asaprivatein CompanyA,11thWestVirginiaVolunteers.Hewaswiththeregimentuntilhisdeaththreeyearslatersaveforcertainabsences,notallfully documented.On2September1862,hewascapturedwithhisregimentandparoledatSpencer,RoaneCounty,Virginia,thesamedayby ConfederateGeneralAlbertG.JenkinsinanincidentthatledtothedismissalfromserviceofColonelJ.C.RathboneandMajorGeorgeC. Trimble of the 11th West Virginia in January 1863.

The incident is commemorated locally by a metal historical marker-plate which reads:

‘OnSeptember2,1862,duringtheJenkinsRaid,UnionCol.Rathbone(11thWestVirginiaVolunteers)surrenderedthetown[Spencer]toJenkins without !ringashotinitsdefense,muchtothedisdainofmenunderhiscommand.Asaresultoftheiractions,Rathboneandhissubordinate, Maj. George Trimble, were dismissed from the service in January 1863 for “cowardly conduct” in a “burlesque” of operations.’

MalsedwasadvancedtotherankofSergeanton1May1863andFirstSergeanton15September1863.InFebruary1864,heabsentedincharge ofrecruitsandhewashospitalisedassick,on8March1864.Heevidentlyre-enlistedasaveteranvolunteersincehewasabsentfromthehospital andMayandJunehavinggoneonveterans’furloughon8May1864.Whilstathomehediedofdiseaseon1July1864.Unawareofthis,hewas recorded as a deserter on the hospital rolls on 29 July 1864 for failing to report back!

The11thRegiment,WestVirginiaVolunteerInfantryservedinWestVirginiamainlyasarailroadguardbutitwasengagedinseveralskirmishes whilst Malsed was with the regiment.

AWestVirginia‘HonorablyDischarged’CivilWarMedalawardedtoPrivateH.West,5thWestVirginia InfantryRegiment,later1stWestVirginiaVeteranVolunteerInfantryRegiment,whoservedthroughoutthe CivilWarandwhowastwicewounded, !rstlyintheBattleofKernstown(SecondWinchester)on24July 1864, and secondly in the Battle of Opequan (Third Winchester) on 19 September 1864

WestVirginiaCivilWarMedal,‘HonorablyDischarged’type,bronze(HarrisonWest.Co.G1st.RegVetInfVols.)inoriginal named card box of issue, good very ne £300-£400

HarrisonWest,afarmerfromOhio,enlistedinCompanyC,5thWestVirginiaInfantryasaprivatesoldier,on12August1864,andwas musteredinatCeredo,WestVirginiaon2September1864,forthreeyears.On15February1864,hewasmusteredinasaveteranvolunteer. Afterthe5thwasmusteredoutinSeptember,itslaterrecruitsanditsveteranvolunteerscontinuedinserviceasabattalionofthe5th,andWest servedwithCompanyGofthatbattalionuntil9November,whenthisbattalionandanotherfromthe9thWestVirginiaInfantrywere consolidated to form the 1st West Virginia Veteran Infantry.

Westservedwiththe1stinCompanyGuntil22July1865whenhewasmusteredoutwiththeregimentatCumberland,Maryland.The5thand itssuccessorthe1stservedinWestVirginia,VirginiaandMaryland.Highlightsinthe5th’shistoryinclude:ConfederateGeneralThomas ‘Stonewall’Jackson’sShenandoahvalleycampaign,includingtheBattlesofMcDowellandCrossKeys,theBattlesofCedarMountain,Pope's CampaigninNorthernVirginia(includingtheSecondBattleofBullRun);Crook'sRaidontheVirginiaandTennesseeRailroad,includingtheBattle ofCloyd'sMountain;Hunter'sExpeditiontoLynchburg;theBattleofKernstown(orSecondWinchester);andSheridan'sShenandoahValley Campaign, including the Battle of Opequan (or Third Winchester).

On24July,WestsufferedagunshotwoundtohisrightheelandwasadmittedtotheGeneralHospital,PattersonPark,Baltimoreon1August. HewasbackinSeptemberintimetobewoundedagain(onthe19),butheseemstohaveremainedwiththe5thandlaterthe1stuntilhewas mustered out the following year.

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TheMilitaryOrderoftheLoyalLegionoftheUnitedStatesinsigniaattributedtoSurgeonSolomonBaird Wolfe,AssistantSurgeon,7thKentuckyCavalryandSurgeon,181stOhioInfantry;andofhissonGeneral SamuelHerbertWolfe,anactuaryand !nancialexpert,whowasoneofahandfulofcivilianstakenupand givenhighrankinthearmyforserviceintheGreatWar,andwasthearchitectoftheUSinsurancesystem that American services families rely on to this day when their loved ones die in service

MilitaryOrderoftheLoyalLegionoftheUnitedStatesinsigniaingoldandenamel,thesuspensionringattachedtothemedalbya $at link, numbered 12009 on the obverse and 12553 on the obverse, on Second Class riband, good very ne £400-£500

SolomonBairdWolf enlistedintheUnitedStatesArmyon27August1861asahospitalsteward.On4June1863heenrolledastheAssistant Surgeonofthe7thKentuckyCavalryandwasmusteredintoserviceforthreeyearsatNashville,Tenn.on4August1863.Heresignedon4 December1864,havingalreadybeenmusteredinatCampDenison,Ohio,on14October1864,foroneyear,astheSurgeonofthe181stOhio Volunteer Infantry. He was mustered out with the regiment at Salisbury, North Carolina, on 14 July 1864.

The7thKentuckyCavalrywasengagedinoperationsinTennessee,GeorgiaandKentuckyduringWolfe’stimewiththeregiment,includingthe TullahomaandAtlantaCampaigns.Withthe181stOhioheservedinAlabama,Tennessee,andNorthCarolina,includingtheCampaigninthe Carolinas.HewaselectedtotheNewYorkCommanderyoftheMilitaryOrderoftheLoyalLegionoftheUnitedStateson1December1897 with membership number 12009.

SamuelHerbertWolfe,sonoftheabove,wasbornatBaltimore,Marylandon13May1874,andlivinginNewYorkwasacivilianactuaryand !nancialexpertwhowascommissionedintheUnitedStatesArmyon11June1917.HeservedwiththeA.E.FinEnglandandFrance,andlaterat Washington,D.C.Hewasdischargedon2April1919andwasappointedaBrigadierGeneralintheO.R.Cin1921.Hewroteanaccountofhis contribution to the war effort ‘In Service’, published in 1922.

SamuelWolfewasawardedtheD.S.MontherecommendationoftheDecorationsBardoftheAdjutantGeneral’sOffice,28September1922,the citationstating:‘Asofficerinchargeofinsurancematters,cantonmentdivision,QuartermasterGeneral’sOffice,byhisunusualconstructiveability, foresight,andfamiliaritywithlarge !nancialproblemsherenderedconspicuousserviceresultinginthesavingoflargesumstotheGovernment.As amemberofacommitteeonlaboroftheadvisorycommissionoftheCouncilofNationalDefense,heagainrenderedinvaluableservicesinthe preparationofnecessarylegislationtoprovideforthedependentsofenlistedpersonneloftheArmyandNavy,whichlaterbecamethewarrisk insuranceact.InOctober1917,hedemonstratedexceptionalabilityandusefulnessintheorganizationandoperationoftheWarRiskInsurance BureauinFranceandEngland.Later,asassistantdirectorandexecutiveofficerintheofficeoftheDirectorofFinance,histhoroughknowledgeof !nancial problems proved of the greatest assistance to the Director of Finance and of inestimable value to the Government.’

SamuelWolfewaselected totheNewYorkCommanderyoftheMilitaryOrderoftheLoyalLegionoftheUnitedStateson4May1898,asa member Second Class, with membership number 12225. He died in New York on 31 December 1927.

The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States TheMilitaryOrderoftheLoyalLegionoftheUnitedStates(MOLLUSforshort),isapatrioticorderorganisedinPhiladelphiabythreearmy officerson15April1865.Itwasthe !rsttobeformedfromtheUnion’sCivilwarveterans,anditbecamethesecondlargest,andnumbered amongitsmembersmanyoftheNorth’sgreatestnavalandmilitaryleaders.Ithadatthetimethreeclassesofmembers,‘OriginalCompanionsof theFirstClass’,whowereofficerswhofoughtintheArmy,Navy,orMarineCorpsoftheUnitedStatesinthesuppressionoftheRebellion; ‘CompanionsoftheSecondClass’,whoweretheeldestdirectmalelinealdescendantsofdeceasedOriginalCompanionsordeceasedeligible officerswhocouldhavebeenadmittedasCompanionsoftheFirstClasshadtheyapplied;anda‘ThirdClass’whichcompriseddistinguished civilianswhohadrenderedfaithfulandconspicuousservicetotheUnionduringtheCivilWar.TheOrderhadaNationalCommanderyandState Commanderies,andbytheturnofthecenturyithadmorethan8,000OriginalCompanions.Membersworethisinsigniaonappropriate occasionsanditwasengravedwiththeirmembershipnumber.FortheOriginalCompanionsthecentralstripeisredandfortheCompanionsof theSecondclassitisblue.IftheinsigniaishandeddownbytheOriginalCompaniontothenextCompanionoftheSecondClassitislikelytobear thenumbersofbothmembers,asindeedtheinsigniainthislotbearsthenumbersofbothSurgeonSolomonWolfeandhissonGeneralSamuel Wolfe, both members of the New York Commandery.

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World Orders and Decorations

International, Military&HospitallerOrderofSt.LazarusofJerusalem(2),Commander’sneckbadge,120mmincludingtrophyof-armssuspensionx64mm,giltandenamel,withfullandminiature-widthneckribands,andlapelrosette,in Toye,Kenning& Spencer,London,caseofissue;Lady’sshoulderbadge,41mm,giltandenamel,onlady’sbowriband;togetherwiththerelated miniatureaward,in Toye,Kenning&Spencer,London,envelope;OrderofMeritoftheOrderofSt.Lazarus,Commander’sneck badge,withcrossedswords,110mmincludingcrownsuspensionx70mm,giltandenamel,in Toye,Kenning&Spencer,London,case ofissue;togetherwithamountedKeyoftheOrder;andamountedgroupof !verelatedminiaturedressmedals, generallynearly extremely ne (lot)

£140-£180

U.N.Korea1950-54(2),bothunnamedasissued;U.N.Medal(7),onONUCriband;onUNFICYPriband(3);onUNMOGIP riband; on UNDOF riband; on UNTSO riband, good very ne

Rhodesia, General Service Medal (2) (647788 Pte. M. Hlanganiso.; 861740Y Gd M. Tarusarira) very ne

Zimbabwe, Independence Medal 1980 (39835) very ne (12)

Sold with two British Red Cross Society Medals for War Service 1914-18, one in box of issue.

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£60-£80

AselectionofWorldmedalsincluding; UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics,DefenceofStalingradMedal,Defenceof LeningradMedal,CaptureofBerlinMedal,Medalforthe40thanniversaryoftheGreatPatrioticWar; India,IndependenceMedal 1947,IndianPoliceIndependenceMedal1950(2), (12405Jemdr.MukhtiarSingh,J.&K.S.F.),SamarSevaStar1965, (13720354RfnBasawaSinghJakRif),RakshaMedal1965 (1371929Rfn.ChianSingh,J&KRif.); Pakistan, IndependenceMedal1947(2), (90220SprAbdulAzizR.P.E.;2201573SprRahimHaiderR.P.E.),WarStar1971 (244127Sep/CkMohdAkhtarBaluchR), Pakistan-IndiaWarMedal1971,unnamedasissued,RepublicMedal1956(2), unnamedasissued; Nigeria,DefenceServiceMedal,NationalServiceMedal,GeneralServiceMedal(1966-70Nigeriancrisis), 10th Anniversary of the Republic 1973, Distinguished Service Medal (30) £80-£100

640

The Register of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

ByJohnAnstisEsq.,GarterPrincipalKingofArms,andpublishedinTwoVolumes,London,1724,500ppand470pp,Folio,with AppendixandIndex,andillustratedwithcopperplateengravings,printedbyJohnBarber,LambethHill,1724,bothvolumeswith theoriginalheavyleatherbindings, foxingthroughout,andgeneraldamagetothecoverscommensuratewithage,thereforefair condition

Observations Introductory to an Historical Essay upon the Knighthood of the Bath.

ByJohnAnstis,Esq.,GarterPrincipalKingofArms,London,1725,112pp,withtheoriginalheavyleatherbindings, foxing throughout, and general damage to the covers commensurate with age, therefore fair condition

The Orders of Chivalry.

ByMajorJ.HLawrence-Archer,60thK.R.R.C.,publishedbyW.H.Allan&Co.,London,1887,354pp,withnumerousline engravings, with index, embossed cloth covers, reasonable condition (4) £70-£90

641

A Concise History of Knighthood.

ByHughClark,2Volumes,London1784,285ppand268pp,withnumerousengravings,withoriginalboardcovers,theinside cover of each with the ex Libris name ‘Nicholas Nicholas’, reasonable condition for age

British and Foreign Orders, War Medals, and Decorations.

ByA.A.Payne,Sheffield1911,lxix+811pp,withnumerousphotographs,thiseditionpublishedbyJ.B.Hayward,1981,hardback, extremely good condition

Marine Officer Lists 1826.

PublishedbytheAdmiralty1826,60ppincludingindex,withoriginalembossedredleathercovers,theinsidecoverwith exLibris plate for the Naval and Military Library, reasonable condition for age (4) £60-£80

642

The War at Sea - The History of the Second World War.

ByCaptainS.E.Roskill,D.S.C.,R.N.,3Volumes(Volume3splitintotwoparts),publishedbyH.M.S.O.1951,1956,1960,and 1961,664pp,523pp,430pp,and502pprespectively,allwithphotographicplates,maps,andindexes,allwiththeir "yleafcovers, the covers a little worn, the books themselves in excellent condition (4) £60-£80

643

A Job Well Done: A History of the Paletine Police Force 1920-48.

ByEdwardHorne,Privatelypublished1982,616pp,withnumerousb/wphotographsandindex,hardback,withoriginaldust jacket, good condition and a de nitive history of the unit

Just the Job: Some Experiences of the Colonial Policeman.

ByGeoffreyJ.Morton,Hodder&Stoughton,London,1957,316pp,withnumerousb/wphotographs,hardback,withoriginaldust jacket, dust jacket somewhat torn, otherwise reasonable condition

At the end of the line: Colonial policing and the Imperial Endgame 1945-80.

By Georgina Sinclair, Manchester University Press, 2010, 250pp, with index, paper covers, very good condition

‘A Senseless, Squalid War’: Voices for Palestine 1890s-1948.

By Norman Rose, Pimlico, 2010, 278pp, with b/w photographs and index, paper covers, good condition (4) £60-£80

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Palestine Police Old Comrades’ Association Newsletter.

Agood(butbroken)runofthequarterlyNewsletters,fromissueno.50(Christmas1962)toissueno.170(March1993), generally good condition

The British Palestine Police Association Newsletter. Anunbrokenrunoftheoccasionallypublishednewsletters,fromissueno.13(Spring2018)toissueno.23(Spring/Summer 2022), good condition

Cyprus Police Association Annual Report and Journal.

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17th (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Lancers Badge.

A !neandscarceN.C.O.sSilverArmBadge,HMLondon1865retailedby PhilipFirman,scullandcrossbonesoverscroll‘OrGlory’,twoloopstothe rear, minor service wear to the front, overall good condition £300-£400

1st Volunteer Battalion Suffolk Regiment Officer’s Glengarry Badge.

AFineOfficer’sGlengarryBadgec.1880,silveredfrettedcrownedbeltwith motto‘MontisInsigniaCalpe’,tothecentreregimentalcastlewith‘1VB’ona black velvet ground, two loops to the rear, very good condition £140-£180

17th (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Lancers Badge.

A !neandscarceN.C.O.sSilverArmBadge,HMLondon1865retailedby PhilipFirman,scullandcrossbonesoverscroll‘OrGlory’,twoloopstothe rear, minor service wear to the front, overall good condition £300-£400

Highland Light Infantry Officer’s Silver Plaid Brooch.

Avery !neexampleHMBirmingham1900retailedbyJennens&Co.standard format,thequoitengraveddecorationandmountedwithcontinualthistle sprayswithbattlehonoursupto‘Egypt1882’,tothecentreaHallmarked mountedcrossoftheOrderoftheThistle,withsilveroverlayscomprisinga QVCCoiledbuglehornwithHLImonogram,belowascrollwith‘Assaye’and the Elephant, stout pin to the reverse, very good condition £300-£400

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Officer’s Silver Plaid Brooch.

Avery "neexampleHMEdinburgh1901,standardformat,thequoitfeatures thefourraisedCelticroundelswithBoarsHeadandCat,PrincessLouise’s Coronetandcypherwithunittitle,completewithstoutpintothereverse, very good condition £300-£400

Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders Officer’s Silver Plaid Brooch.

Avery "neexampleHMBirmingham1919retailedbyBent&Parker,standard formatwithoutercircleofcontinuousthistlespraysenclosingbattlehonours, to the centre Sphinx with ‘Egypt’, stout pin to the reverse, very good condition £300-£400

Gordon Highlanders Officer’s Silver Plaid Brooch.

Avery "neexampleHMEdinburgh1947retailedbyJKEbbutt,standard format,thequoitoverlaidwithsinglebattlehonoursandunittitlescrollover thevoidedcentreanofficersglengarry/bonnetbadgebutoflargerformat, stout pin to the reverse, very good condition £300-£400

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London Scottish Officer’s Silver Glengarry Badge.

Agoodexample,HMEdinburgh1939retailedbyThomasKerrEbbutt,standardpatterntwopartdesign;togetherwithan Officer’s Silvered Bonnet/Glengarry Badge to the Gordon Highlanders, all "xings in place, good condition (2) £140-£180

653

South Mayo Ri#e Militia Glengarry Badge.

AscarceotherranksWMglengarrybadgec1880,loopsrepaired;togetherwithanExeterVolunteerRi#eCorps,silveredpouch badge, bolts to the rear; and a Royal Marines Officer’s post 1953 helmet plate, loops to the rear, generally good condition (3) £140-£180

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Monmouthshire Ri#e Volunteer Corps Officer’ Silver Pouch Belt Plate.

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19th Bengal Cavalry (Fane’s Horse ) Officer’s Silver Flapped Pouch and Shoulder Belt.

A "neexample,thepouchwithengravedfoliagescrollingtothecentresilveredentwinnedBLaboveImperialCrown,thebelt withornatebeltplate,starpatternwithmountedtitlestrap‘BengalCavalry’with‘X1X’tothecentre,twoseparatescrolls‘Fane’s 1860Horse’andBattleHonours‘TakooFo,China,Pekin’aboveaVictorianCrown,allornamentalmountshallmarkedsilver ensuiteJ&CoBirmingham1892,mountedofsilverbullionlacewithlightbluesilkstripe,withmatchingblackMoroccanleatherto the rear of the pouch and belt, very good condition £1,000-£1,500

The (King’s Own) 1st Staffordshire Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate.

A "neOfficer’sShoulderBeltPlatec.1844-55,silveredrectangularbackplate, tothecentregiltcrownedcircletwith‘Windsor1798to1812’,tothecentre WindsorCastlewith‘George111Regnante’,belowtitlebeltwith‘King’s Own Stafford Mila’, two hooks and studs to the rear, very good condition £700-£900

The (King’s Own) 1st Staffordshire Militia Shako Plate c.1844-55. AnOfficer’sSilveredShakoPlatec.1844-55,Crownedrayedstarbackplate,a circletwith‘Windsor1798to1812’,tothecentreWindsorCastlewith ‘George111Regnante’,twoloopstotherear, somesecuringpinsmissingand ray tips bent, otherwise good condition for age £400-£500

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The (King’s Own) 1st Staffordshire Militia Glengarry Badge.

AnOfficer’sSilveredGlengarryBadgec.1874-81,laurelwreathwithtitlescroll‘FirstStafford’,tothecentreacrowned Staffordshire Knot, with red felt backing, two loops to the rear, good condition £120-£160

659

Staffordshire Ri#e Volunteer Corps.

Ascarceselectionofshootingembroideredarmbadgesc.1867-85,silveredcrownedtitlebeltwithStaffordshireKnotandvarious datestothecentre;togetherwithanotherselectionofStaffordshireembroideredshootingbadgesc.1932-38, generallygood condition (9) £100-£140

660

4th Staffordshire Ri#e Volunteer Corps.

Ascarceshootingembroideredarmbadge,‘B’CompanyChallengeShield;togetherwithanotherNationalRi#eAssociationBisley 1898 badge, service wear, otherwise good condition (2) £60-£80

661

Staffordshire Cadet Cloth Badges.

A small selection of Staffordshire Cadet cloth badges including a scarce pair of Denstone JTC, another pair CCF, Longton CCF, ACF/Staffordshire Knot, and two other Staffordshire Knots, generally good condition (9) £40-£50

662

2nd Volunteer Battalion South StaffordshireRegiment Glengarry Badge.

Anotherranksglengarrybadgec.1878-1902,crownedtitlecircletwithStaffordshireKnottothecentre;togetherwithanother example to the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, all loops present, good condition (2) £120-£160

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Territorial Shoulder Titles.

AselectionofTerritorialshouldertitlestotheNorthMidlandBrigadec.1908-1914comprisingTRAMCNMIDLAND;TRAMC NORTHMIDLAND;scarceTRAMCNMD;whitemetalTRAMCNMIDLAND;TRGANMIDLAND;TRFASTAFFORD,all loops present, good condition (6)

£140-£180

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Staffordshire Cadet Cloth Badges.

AselectionofStaffordshireCadetclothbadgesincludingascarcepairofNewcastle-U-LymeCCF,CombinedCadetForce Wolverhampton,RoyalWolverhamptonCCF,QueenMary’sCCF,anothertwoexamples,andthreeStaffordshireKnots, good condition (10)

£40-£50

665

South Staffordshire Regiment Swagger Stick.

Aswaggersticksilveredtopwithregimentbadge;togetherwithanotherexampletotheNorthStaffordshireRegiment,good condition (2)

£60-£80

666

Derby Scheme Arm Band c.1915.

StandardpatterngreenkhakiwithredcrownwithinternalstampedLitch$eld,clothbadge59thDivision2ndBrigadeStaffordshire, good condition £60-£80

667

Cap Badges.

AselectionofmilitarycapbadgesincludingRoyalMarineArtillery,ColdstreamGuards,IrishGuards,RoyalWarwickshire Regiment,WestYorkshireRegiment,CheshireRegiment,WorcestershireRegiment,DukeofCornwall’sLightInfantry,West RidingRegiment,BorderRegiment,DorsetRegiment,RoyalWestKentRegiment,ManchesterRegiment,SeaforthHighlanders, MachineGunCorps&c.;togetherwithsundrycollarbadges,shouldertitlesandbuttons, some xingsmissing,generallygood condition (lot)

£100-£140

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668

Cap Badges.

AselectionofmilitarycapbadgesincludingScotsGreys,King’s,RoyalWarwickshireRegiment,LeicestershireRegiment,Royal ScotsFusiliers,RoyalWelshFusiliers,EastSurreyRegiment,Cameronians,MiddlesexRegiment,ArtistsRi!es,Kensington Regiment &c.; together with sundry collar badges, shoulder titles and buttons, some xings missing, generally good condition (lot)

£100-£140

669

Cap Badges.

Aselectionofmilitarycapbadgesincluding11thHussars,RoyalEngineers,EastKentRegiment,LincolnshireRegiment,Somerset LightInfantry,BedfordshireandHertfordshireRegiment,LancashireFusiliers,EastSurreyRegiment,RoyalBerkshireRegiment, KingsOwn,MiddlesexRegiment,DurhamLightInfantry,ArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders,LondonRegiment&c.;togetherwith sundry collar badges, shoulder titles and buttons, some xings missing, generally good condition (lot)

£100-£140

Cap Badges.

AselectionofmilitarycapbadgesincludingRoyalArmouredCorps,WelshGuards,SuffolkRegiment,SouthWalesBorderers, EastLancashireRegiment,SouthStaffordshireRegiment,NorthStaffordshireRegiment,HighlandLightInfantry,RoyalHighlanders, GordonHighlanders,MunsterFusiliers&c.;togetherwithsundrycollarbadges,shouldertitlesandbuttons, some xingsmissing, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

671

Cap Badges.

AselectionofmilitarycapbadgesincludingGrenadierGuards,RoyalScots,RoyalIrishRi!es,ArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders, RoyalDublinFusiliers,RoyalWelshFusiliers,HighlandLightInfantry,LondonScottish,RoyalFlyingCorps,CanadianMounted Police &c.; together with sundry collar badges, shoulder titles and buttons, some xings missing, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

672

Military Badges.

A selection of military badges including, Canadian, scarce New Brunswick Police, 45th CEF, one lug missing, Canadian Pay Corps, Manitoba Mounted Ri!es; together with sundry cap and shoulder titles, generally good condition (10) £40-£50

673

Miscellaneous Militaria.

AselectionofMilitariaincludingaRoyalArtilleryleatherbeltwithvariousbadgesmounted;a6thRegimentofFoot1871-78 glengarrybadge;aRoyalDublinFusiliersfurcapgrenade, onelugmissing;togetherwithsundrymedalsandbadges,includinga Presentation Key, and the remnants of a German Third Reich Iron Cross, reasonable condition (lot) £80-£100

674

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A 42nd (Black Watch) Royal Highlanders Dirk.

A 72nd (Duke of Albany’s Own) Highlanders Dirk.

AFineOfficer’sgiltDirkc.1855-81,brightetched300mmbladetoothedbackedgeandpartsinglefullershowsthecrown‘72’and ‘VR’cypherandscrollthistlesandPondersofLondon,withinitials‘TCHB’,thehandgripofbogoakwithbrasspindecoration,the roundedknopsetwithcairngorm,theknifeandforkagainwithbogoakandpinhandgrips,similarplainknopsandcairngorms, theblackleatherscabbardwithgiltchapsandmountsfeatures‘72’withthistlespraydecoration,thetopmountalsoengraved with ‘TCHB’, very good condition £1,200-£1,600

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A 74th (Highlanders) Light Infantry Dirk.

AFineOfficer’sgiltDirkc.1855-81,engraved300mmbladewithCrowned‘VR’withornatefoliage,reversewithOrderofthe Thistleand‘Assaye’,toothedbackedge,thehandgripofbogoakwithbrasspindecoration,theengravedknopsetwithcoloured stone,theknifeandforkagainwithbogoakandpinhandgrips.Similarengravedknopsandcairngorms,theblackleatherscabbard withgiltchapsandmountswithornateOrderoftheThistle,‘Assaye’andElephant,and‘LXXVI’, thebladesomewhattarnished overall, the top stone replace and mount regilded, otherwise good condition £1,200-£1,600

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AFineOfficer’ssilveredDirkc.1881-1900,engraved300mmbladewithsinglefullertoothedbackedgewithornatefoliagewith Coronet,BoarsHeadmotto,ChinesedragonsandCato’Mountain,thehandgripofbogoakwithbrasspindecoration,the engravedknopsetwithcolouredstone,theknifeandforkagainwithbogoakandpinhandgrips,similarengravedknopsand colouredstones,theblackleatherscabbardwithmounts,PrincessLouise’scypher,BoarsHead,Chinesedragonsandmotto‘Ne Deivis Cardis’, by S. J. Pillin, London, good condition £1,200-£1,600

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An Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Dirk.

AFineOfficer’ssilveredDirkc.1900byR.&H.B.Kirkwood,Edinburgh,engraved300mmbladewithsinglefullertoothedback edgewithornatefoliagewithCoronet,BoarsHeadmotto,ChinesedragonsandCato’Mountain,thehandgripofbogoakwith brasspindecoration,theengravedknopsetwithcolouredstone,theknifeandforkagainwithbogoakandpinhandgrips.Similar engravedknopsandcolouredstones,theblackleatherscabbardwithmounts,PrincessLouise’scypher,BoarsHead,Chinese dragons and motto ‘Ne Deivis Cardis’, good condition £800-£1,000

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A "neCivilianDirk,byR.Kinnear,Arbroath,plain250mmbladewithsinglefullertoothedbackedge,thehandgripofbogoak,the "nialsetwithacairngorm,theknifeandforkwithbogoakhandgripsandsetwithcairngorms,theleatherscabbardsetwith silvered mounts with thistles and beaded designs, good condition £500-£700

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AFineOfficer’sgiltDirkc.1890,engraved165mmplainbladewithsinglefullertoothedbackedge,thehandgripofbogoakwith brasspindecoration,theornateleafdesignknopsetwithcolouredstone,similartheknifeandforkagainwithbogoakandpin handgrips,knopsandcolouredstones,theleatherscabbardwithgiltthistlemountsandsilveredregimentalbadge, goodcondition £800-£1,000

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A Collection of Palestine Police Insignia. AcomprehensiveselectionofPalestinePoliceinsignia,includingOfficer’ssilveredcapandcollarbadges(includinganearlysolid versionofthecapbadge);Sergeant’sstripes,withbadge;metalandclothunitinsignia;waistbeltclasp;WirelessOperator’sand MotorTransportbadges;variousbuttonsandcuff numbers,bothWesternandArabicnumbers;aTransjordanFrontierForce badge;averyrare‘Ghaffir’badgeinbronze;andotherinsgnia,includingtwomotorvehiclebadgesandablazerbadge, generally good condition and a ne selection (lot) £500-£700

An Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Dirk.

A Gentleman’s Scottish Dirk.

A Cape Town Highlanders Dirk.

A Second World War Royal Air Force Sector Clock.

AfullyoperationalRAFSectorclock,14-inchdial,overall17incheswoodencase,‘RAF’belowthecrown,at12.24position,on thereversesidestamped‘AM’(AirMinistry)‘GRV1Smith1940’.Completewithitssuspensionbracketbutlackingglasstofront, ahingefortheBezelappearstohavebeenrepairedandsomelossesofpainttothedial,thereforereasonableconditionandfully operational at the time of cataloguing £2,000-£2,400

Note: No guarantees can be made on the future operational movement of this clock, and consequently it is sold as viewed.

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A German Second World War Kriegsmarine Bulkhead Clock.

AnicefullyoperationalKriegsmarinebulkheadclockallinbrass,Kriegsmarinestyleeagleoverletter‘M’engravedtotheface. Goodclearnumbers.Numberstampedonthereverseside‘13055’withashortenedversionofthenumber‘55’stampedtothe lockingmechanismandalsototheoppositehinge.Allthree-wallbulkhead !xinglugspresent.Noindentationstothebody.The clockbodyhasnotbeencleaned.Completewithwindingkeytiedtothelug, goodconditionandfullyoperationalatthetimeof cataloguing £1,500-£2,000

Note: No guarantees can be made on the future operational movement of this clock, and consequently it is sold as viewed.

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A German Second World War Kriegsmarine Office Clock.

Woodframe,thedialmeasures7inches.StampedwithMarine-styleeagleandswastikaover‘M’.Numbered‘368’,Jungens producedcompletewithaWilhelmshavenretailerbelowthekeyaperture, reasonableconditionalthoughnotoperationalatthetime of cataloguing £260-£300

A German Second World War Kriegsmarine Battle Flag. Withgoodcolour,markedwith‘ReichsKriegstlgFlag’abbreviationfollowedbyasizeof100x170cmsandmaker’sname‘N.V.P.F. v. Vlissingen & Co., Helmond’, complete with its rope halyard, extremely good condition £400-£500

688

A German Second World War Kriegsmarine Officers Dagger.

A "neexamplewithanicebladebyWKCfulldouble-sidedetchedpanelsvisiblewithstandardfouledanchorand #oriated patternswithitswhitecelluloidgripundamaged,allgripwireintact.Giltdulloverall.Hammeredscabbardwithoutanydents. Accompanied by a miniature Submarine Service lapel badge, good condition £300-£400

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A German Second World War K.98 Bayonet.

A "neK98BayonetwithBakelitegrips,excellentbluedblade,numbermatched‘9815’tobothbladeandscabbard,makermarked ‘Durkopp’ with leather frog, waffen amt markings to upper pommel, good condition £150-£200

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A German Second World War Kuban Shield. AnunusedKubanShield,nice "nishremainingonits "eldgreybackingclothandcompletepaperbacking, extremelygoodcondition £100-£140

689

A German Second World War Demjansk Shield. ADemjanskShieldwithallofitsgrey "nishremaining,paperbackingabsent,stillonits "eldgreybackingclothwithevidenceof stitches where removed from a tunic, good condition £100-£140

690

691

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge. Thevery "neconditionC.E.JunckerproducedPilotsBadge.Excellentdetailtotheoakandlaurelleafwreath,allofthepatinated "nishremainingtotheeagle,completewithitsoriginalhook,hingeandthickneedlepin.Marked‘C.E.JunckerBerlin’onthe reverse side, with original pin, hook and hinge, extremely good condition £400-£500

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Winter Fur Hat. A "neexample,approximatelysize56withitscorrectcomplimentofLuftwaffeinsignia.Thehatismissingthebuttonthatcloses the two ear #aps, good condition £400-£500

692

German Second World War Luftwaffe Unteroffizier’s Shoulder Boards. ApairofLuftwaffeshoulderboards,sewnintypeandshowingsignsofremovalfromauniform;togetherwithanEnlistedMan’s breast eagle, this still attached to a section of the uniform from which it was cut away, very good condition (3) £60-£80

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A 1936 Austrian Air Force Pilot’s Dagger.

Araredaggerfortheshort-livedAustrianAirForcebeforetheThirdReichinvasion.Slightcracktothegrip,bladeexcellent. Makermarked‘Zeitler’.Theenamelredandwhitelozenge,theenamelisundamaged.Slightthinnesstotheplatingofthe scabbard, no dents, both hanging rings complete, good condition, rare £1,200-£1,600

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A German Second World War Teno Man’s Hewer with Frog and Knot.

A !neexample,thebladecleanwithEickhorntrademarkandTenotrademark.Numbered‘9241’whichisetchedtothebladeand matchesthestampednumberontheupperthroatof‘9241’.Undamagedgrips.Somethinnesstotheplatingonthereverseside ofthehilt.GooddetailtotheTenocrossguard.Thescabbardisexcellent,virtuallyallpaint !nishremaining.Goodplatingtothe upperandlowerscabbardmountswithitsundamagedleatherfroganditsblackandsilverdressknot.Thehiltretainingstrapis present but with access hole for closure stud split, very good condition £2,000-£2,400

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"ttedwith ChaplainsinsigniainBevoweave.Considerablewearusetotheinteriorlining.Makermarked‘LewisLouisoder’size58withthe originalM.42overseascapdesignation.Goodnaptothecloth,differenceincolouroftheclothbetweentheaddedpeakandthe cap itself, generally good condition, the insignia scarce £400-£500

A German Second World War SS Panzer M.43 Cap. AsinglebuttonM.43Cap,nomothdamage.Bevo !atwirewovenskulltothefront,eagletotheside.Blackbrushedcottonlining. Faint traces of the 58 size stamping, wear use obvious to the forehead area, otherwise good condition £1,000-£1,400

German Second World War Army Enlisted Man’s M.43 Cap. Acompositecap,convertedfromanenlistedman’sM.42captoaM.43capwithadditionofapeakandsubsequently

698

A German Second World War Army Smoke Troop Officers Crusher Cap.

Ascarcewaffenfarbeincarmineforthesmokeorchemicalwarfaretroops.Approximatelysize57.Twominormothnipstothe crown.Napthin.CorrectofficerssilverBevoeagleonalighttanbackgroundwithamatchingearliernationalcockadesilverweave onanapplegreenbackground #ttedtothedarkgreencentreband,whichisconstructedofthesoftboardmaterialenablingthe captobetheolder-stylecapknownasthecrusher.Somestitchrepairsbetweentheleatherliningandthemainbody.Addedto thesweatbandistheoriginalwearer’snameof‘ZentnerHannover’,withhisstreetaddress,whichisalsoduplicatedininkonto the gold inner rayon lining. Soft crushable leather peak, good condition £500-£700

Imperial German Great War Officers Shoulder Boards.

Alargeselectionofshoulderboards,21ofwhichhaveidenti#cationtagsattachedtothem,theyareamixtureofHessian, Prussian,Saxon,Bavarian,Wurttemberg,5areunidenti#edbutareamixtureofBavarian,SaxonandPrussian.Amixtureofslip-on and stitch-on, generally good condition (lot) £400-£500

699

German Second World War Shoulder Boards, Cuffs and Motifs. Anicegroupingofmainlypairswiththreesinglesofshoulderboards,twosetoftuniccuffsfromvariousncoandaspirantofficers, and a matching gilt set of administration emblems for #tting to shoulder boards, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100

700

German Second World War Artillery Shoulder Boards and Slip-Ons.

2pairsofnumberedslip-ons.2individualsingleslip-ons.6individualartilleryslip-onshoulderboards.1setofArtilleryRegiment 13slip-on.1setofObserverRegimentNo.2.SingleNo.181.SingleNo.12.Artillerymid-warslip-onboardwithcandidatetress, tracesofglueonthereverseside.ArmyM.36withobservermotif,tracesofglueonthereverse.Late-warearth-brownshoulder board,slightmothtothepiping,enlistedsoldier.Earlypre-warapple-greenshoulderboardArtilleryRegimentNo.2.MidwarAnti AircraftBattalion276shoulderboard.Mid-War2ndArtilleryRegiment #eldgreycentredseniornco, generallygoodcondition(lot) £160-£200

German Second World War Luftwaffe Shoulder Boards.

Aninterestingselectionof8singlesand1pairofLuftwaffeshoulderboards.EnlistedranksReichsluftministry,black-piped.Flak ArtilleryRegimentNo.26.FlakArtilleryRegimentNo7.Flightnco.Medicalnco.Flightenlistedman.Allforthestandardtunic,2 areslip-ons.Slip-onshirtFlakArtillery.Aslip-onscarcetropicalclothconstructedshoulderboardwithtracesofglueonthe reverse side. A matched pair of black-piped Luft Air Ministry shirt shoulder boards, generally good condition (lot) £140-£180

German Second World War Luftwaffe Officers Collar Patches. 1pairand8singles,asremovedfromatunicandwell-wornLuftwaffeofficer’scollarpatches.1setofair#eldengineersonapink base.MedicalOberstleutnant.2singlemedicalOberleutnants.ScarceLuftwaffeHermannGoeringHauptmann.1rareEngineer Corps Oberst engineer. Reichsluftministry Hauptmann. Flight Hauptmann. Flight Oberst, generally good condition (lot) £200-£240

703

German Second World War Officers and Enlisted Ranks Collar and Cuff Ornaments. 10setsofparadecollarpatches,bothofficer’sandman’s.2setsofinfantry.2setsofartillery.1setofmountaintroops.1setof pioneers.1setofmedical.1setofsignals.Alargesetofinfantryonapple-greenbacking.1setunidenti#ed,maypossiblybeearly motorisedreconnaissance.Completewith12setsofparadecuff ornamentsbothofficersandenlistedmans.1badlymothed.5 sets of artillery. 4 sets of mountain troops. 1 infantry. 1 pioneer. 1 panzer. 1 medical, generally good condition (lot) £160-£200

704

German Second World War Enlisted Ranks Collar Patches. Comprising10unissuedsetsofmatchingenlistedranksM.36collarpatches,9ofthesetarealreadypre-mountedondarkgreen backingclothreadyformountingtothetuniccollar.1without.Themountedonescompriseartillery,medical,transport,universal mouse-grey,infantrywhite,universalmouse-grey,artillery,transportx2,mountaintroopsun-mounted, generallygoodcondition (lot)

£160-£200

705

German Second World War Kriegsmarine Rank Sleeve Patches. Atotalof10ranksleevepatches,6ondarkbluebackgroundwithgilttressand1unmounted;3summeruniformrankpatches, blue on white, generally good condition (10) £70-£90

706

German Second World War Kriegsmarine Trade and Rank Patches. Atotalof37Kriegsmarinemachineembroideredsleeverankandtradepatches,3withmetallicemblems, generallygoodcondition (lot) £140-£180

707

German Second World War Naval Administration and Hitler Youth Insignia.

Comprising5piecesofsilverbullionwovennavaladministrationsleevepatchesandascarceAdmiral’s $aginsigniawiththe annotation‘FromthetunicofHitlerYouthemploymentstaff oftheNavyCommanderatWilhelmshaven’, generallygoodcondition (6) £80-£100

708

German Second World War Army Tropical, Continental, and Coastal Artillery Rank Stripes and Trade Badges. 3Armytropicalclothbackedranksleevebadges.2MarineArtillerysleeverankbadges.1Armycontinentaldarkgreencentred sleeve patch. 2 Army trade patches. 1 Marine Artillery helmsman’s patch, generally good condition (lot) £60-£80

709

German Second World War Woven Day Badges.

Comprising8beautifullymachine-wovenrectangularandroundDayBadges,thedetailtoeachisincredible,allhavetheir #xing pins intact, all but 2 encompass the German swastika emblem, extremely good condition (8) £120-£160

710

German Second World War Winter Help Work Badges.

Aselectionof22plastic $agsoftheThirdReichDayBadges,allwiththeir #xingpinsonthereverseside.Accompaniedby2 plasticmilitary #gures.4clay #gures.3shoulderboardandinsigniabadgesincardboard.11beautifullymachine-wovenWinter HelpWorksoldier #gureseachwithinametalframeandeachhavingpin-backsuspension.5mixedplasticpatrioticbadgesmainly showing political and cultural leaders of the early 20th century and including the Third Reich, overall good condition (lot) £60-£80

711

German Second World War Customs Insignia. Comprising17individualvariousranksofCustomofficialsshoulderboardsincluding3pre-ThirdReich.5setsofbothenlisted man’sandofficer’scollarpatches.3singlecollarpatches.2Bevowovenarmbadges.AninterestingandscarceZollGrenschutz identitydisc;andalargeovalCustomsarmbadge,numbered8389,assewntoCustomsgreenarmbands, generallygoodcondition (lot) £160-£200

German Second World War Third Reich and Administration Officials Insignia.

Amiscellaneousselection,comprising6mixedshoulderboards,1setofcuff lace,2collarpatchesallwithblackunderlayindicating theTechnicalBuildingEngineerofficialoftheArmy.AccompaniedbyPharmaceuticalofficialsinsigniaoftheArmy.Allwithlight greentogreenunderlay.7shoulderboardsand3collarpatches.Accompaniedwith11itemsallwithwhiteunderlayforArmy Paymaster officials. 8 shoulder boards and 3 collar patches, generally good condition (lot) £200-£240

German Second Word War Military Administration Officials Insignia. Amiscellaneousselectioncomprising4darkgreencollarpatches.1BordeauxredMilitarySupremeCourtofficialsshoulderboard, stitch-on.2shoulderboardswithrose-pinkunderlayindicatingArmyclothingofficials.1corn$ower-blueshoulderboard,1collar patch indicating hospital officials. 1 golden-yellow ring-mount officials collar patch, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

714

German Second World War Military Officials Insignia.

AgoodselectioncomprisingMilitaryLawofficials,blueunderlaypiping.4items.1shoulderboard.3collarpatches.Lightbrown underlaynon-technicalinstructionpersonnelinArmyschools,3items,2collarpatches,1shoulderboard.Brightredunderlay DistrictAdministrationofficials,5items,3shoulderboards,2collarpatches.Carmineunderlay,allpermanentofficialsoftheHigh Command and Education officials, 2 items, 1 shoulder board, 1 collar patch, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

715

Stalhelm Buckles.

5all-steelorbrassandnickelvariantbucklesfromtheStalhelmOrganisation,priortotheirincorporationintotheSA, good condition (5) £160-£200

716

Mixed German Buckles.

7bucklesincludingtherareSteyrHomeGuardinzinc.1CommunistOrganisationKampfbund.5remainingvariouspolitically affiliated youth and Right Wing organisations, generally good condition (7) £200-£240

717

Miscellaneous Tinnies.

Anicecollectionof61mixedplasticandmetallictinnies.Somehavepinsmissingbutallareingenerallynicecondition, someslight colour loss to some of the plastic tinnies otherwise good condition (lot) £400-£500

718

German and Mixed Lapel Pins.

Atotalof44lapelpins,20ofThirdReichorigin,theremaining24amixtureofBritish,Polish,VichyFrench,GermanDemocratic Republic and other political lapel pins of the 20th century, generally good condition (lot)

£200-£240

A German Second World War Wehrpass and Shooting Book.

AveryinterestingWehrpassforalong-servingsoldier,photographinuniform,hatless,servedwithArtilleryRegiments,hewasat thecaptureofDunkirkin1940,thisismentionedintheWehrpass.Apre-warservingsoldierandserveduntillate1944andwas placedonreserve,sawserviceinFranceandBelgium,woundedinRussiaDecember1943,awardedtheWoundBadgeinblack, IronCrossSecondClass,GeneralAssaultBadge,completewithhisregimentalshootingbook.Afullhand-writtentranslationof theWehrpassaccompaniesthebook.Page12showshisrecordsofregimentalservicefrom1935to1944,9years.Accompanied byanotherWehrpass,passphotographincivildress,asoldierbythenameof‘Reuter’,theWehrpassbegins1938Franceand Belgium,activeserviceinRussiafromthe "rstdayoftheinvasionincludingtheattackonMoscow,woundedinRussiain September1943.4promotions,theawardsareMedalintheEast,WarServiceCrossSecondClasswithswords,IronCross SecondClasswithswords,SilverWoundBadge.LastentryintheWehrpassdated26September1945.Afullhand-written translation accompanies this Wehrpass, reasonable condition £140-£180

720

A German Second World War 1940 Army Wehrpass and a Luftwaffe Wehrpass. Includingaphotographofsoldierbornin1892incivildress,servedinWWIfrom1913throughto1918andwasrecalledfor servicein1940until1944.ManypromotionsinWWI.AwardsforWWIareIronCrossSecondClass,HessianBraveryMedal, WWIHonourCross.AfullEnglishtranslationaccompaniesthisWehrpass.TogetherwithaLuftwaffeWehrpassdatedJune1943, photographofrecipientshowshimHitlerYouthuniform.Entriesshowhimatvarious $yingschoolsand $yingregimentsfrom 1943throughtoApril1945.InterestinglywithinthisWehrpassthereisaletterwhenthispassbookwasoriginallyofferedforsale in 1960. A full English translation accompanies this Luftwaffe Wehrpass, reasonable condition (2) £80-£100

German Second World War Army and Luftwaffe Soldbuchs. 2ArmySoldbuchs,1LuftwaffeSoldbuch,the "rstisaverycomprehensiveSoldbuch,thissoldierhasbeenmuchaction,hisawards areEastFrontMedal,WoundBadgeinblack,WarServiceCrossSecondClasswithswords,IronCrossSecondClass, lateawardedInfantryAssaultBadgeinsilver,servinginthe2ndInfantryReserveBattalion12.Heavilyannotatedthroughthebook.It shouldberememberedthattheSoldbuchisalwayscarriedonthesoldier,whereastheWehrpassisheldatArmyCorps Headquarters.AfullEnglishtranslationaccompaniesthisSoldbuch.ArmySoldbuchrecipient’snameof‘Sykel’appliedtothefront, photographofrecipientinarmyuniform,hatless.Thebookbegins1942,awardsareBlackandSilverWoundBadge,RussianFront MedalallinRussia,theSoldbuchreads‘8daysofclosecombat.’AfullEnglishtranslationaccompaniesthisSoldbuch.Luftwaffe Soldbuch,bluecover,Luftwaffeeagle,nophotograph,enlistedMarch1943asaparatrooperinthe1stFallschirmjagerReserve BattalionStendal,heprobablybecameamemberofthelate-warformedParachuteArmy,whichservedinNormandy,he attendedajumpschoolin1943,noawardsrecorded.AfullEnglishtranslationaccompaniesthisSoldbuch, reasonablecondition(3)

£160-£200

722

A German Second World War Luftwaffe Flying Log Book and Accompanying Licences. The "yingbookbeginningDecember1942,sparseentries, "ightsarevirtuallyallinaJU52transport,mainlyonthenorthGerman andRussianFronts,transportsuppliestoSevastopoltotalling73hours,bookcomestoanendinApril1943with5other individual linen "ying Ausweises, all with photographs of Luftwaffe enlisted men and nco, reasonable condition £100-£140

723

German Second World War Award Files signed by Goering. 4interesting #leseachontheheadedpapereithertypedorprintedoftheLuftReichsMinistrywithdatesinandaround1937and 1938withalistof102recipientstobeawardedtheLuftwaffeLongServiceMedal,thelistcontainsranksfromncotoColonels andthecoverofeachofthe #lesarepencil-signedbyHermannGoering,twoinred-pink,oneingreenandoneingreypencil. Accompanyingthe4liststhereistheweeklyprintedsheetfortheawardsoftheGermanCrossinGoldandtheHonourGoblet of the Luftwaffe for March 1943. Some rust staining to the paper around the metallic staples, reasonable condition (lot) £300-£400

724

German Second World War Luftwaffe Internal Magazine and Orders.

The18June1941number33editionoftheLuftwaffeJournalFrontnachrichtenblattDerLuftwaffe.Manypagesoftextandthen variousloosepagesofimagesofKnightsCrossWinneroftheLuftwaffe.AccompaniedbyaBritishJanuary1942AirAttache AnkarawheretheAirAttachehasretrievedmanyphotographandnewspapercuttingsfromGermanmagazinescirculatingin Turkey and sent back to the United Kingdom for intelligence analysis, reasonable condition (lot) £50-£70

725

German Second World War Waffen SS Recruiting Papers. TheWaffenSSMerkblatt,alea"etgivenoutatrecruitingdepotsforinformationonwhatistheWaffenSSandgivingdetailsofthe variousunitsoftheSSthatthevolunteerscouldjoin.Accompaniedby6originalForeignVolunteerpostersencouragingpeople from Belgium and the Netherlands to volunteer for the Waffen SS, reasonable condition (lot) £100-£140

726

German Second World War Letters. 7interestingletters,1withfacsimileHeinrichHimmlersignature,2onReichsfuhrerSSheadedpaper,5onplainpaper,various subjects illustrating the workings of the SS internally, all with full English translations, reasonable condition (lot) £60-£80

727

An important Archive of German Second World War Research Material. Alargearchive,containingmanyhundredsifnotthousandsofimages,magazinearticles,researchmaterialrelatingtotheGerman military,civilandpoliticalforcesoftheSecondWorldWarandoftheirsatellites,manyoftheimagesfromtheImperialWar MuseumarchivesandS.H.A.E.F.(SupremeHeadquartersAlliedExpeditionaryForce).Thisisacomprehensivecoverageofcivil, civilian,military,para-militaryofGermany,Belgium,Bulgaria,Croatia,Hungary,India,Netherlands,Norway,RumaniaandSlovakia with a strong element on the images of the SS, overall good condition (lot) £500-£700

ThisarchivehasbeenusedasthebasisforthecollectingofoneofthemostimpressivecollectionsofThirdReichandSatelliteitemsamassed within the United Kingdom over the last 50 years. Viewing is recommended, if possible.

www.noonans.co.uk

all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

729

Books on the Imperial German Navy. ThreebooksontheImperialGermanNavy,comprising‘Marine-Kunde’,averyhighqualitypublicationfrom1890withover600 pagesofin-depthtext,photographs,linedrawingsfrommanyaspectsoftheReichandCivilMarineworld-wide&c.;‘DasKleine buchvondeMarine’,publishedin1911,againwithover600pagesofin-depthtext,photographs,linedrawings&c.;and ‘DetleidungsvorschriftMarine’,publishedin1906,ahardbackofficialpublicationgivinghugein-depthtextingothicGermanon theorganisationstructureoftheReichMarine;togetherwith19accompanyingamendmentstothelatterwork;andasmall pamphletbooklet‘DieRechtedesDeutschenKaisersaufdemGebietederKriegsmarine’,publishedin1919, reasonablecondition (lot)

£40-£50

Post-War Books on the Waffen SS. Threepost-WarGermanpublicationsontheWaffenSS,comprising‘WaffenSSimBild’,Volume4,withitsoriginal #yleafcover, withover200pagesoftextandblackandwhitephotographsoftheWaffenSSatwar;WaffenSSinServicebyPaulHousser,the MemoirsoftheWaffenSSCommanderPaulHousser,259pagesofmainlytextwithsomephotographs;and‘WennAlleBruder Schweigen’,publishedin1973byveteransoftheSS,withoriginal #yleafcoverandcardboardslipcover,withover550pageswith everypage $lledwithblackandwhiteimagesoftheWaffenSSatwar,thesebeingsomeofthebestSSpictureseverpublished, some in colour with coloured rank table at the reverse of the book, generally good condition (3) £40-£50

730

Waffen S.S. Veterans Magazines.

Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand-delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.

End of Sale

BRITANNIA MEDAL FAIR

Europe’s Largest Independent Medal Bourse

SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER

9:30 AM–2 PM

CARISBROOKE HALL, THE VICTORY SERVICES CLUB 63/79 SEYMOUR STREET, LONDON W2 2HF

FREE ENTRY

• We are pleased to announce that there continues to be no charge for visitors or trade stands

Specialist Collectors, Dealers and Auctioneers from across the UK and beyond will be in attendance.

The event is hosted by Noonans on a not-for-profit basis as a service to the medal collecting community.

The popular Britannia curry will be available from the canteen! ALL ENQUIRIES PLEASE CALL 020 7016 1700 OR

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 first.

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 offered. You will receive a confirmatory email for all bids and amendments, Bids posted to our office using this form will be entered by our staff using the same Advance Bidding Facility. There is, therefore, no better way of ensuring the accuracy of your advance bids than to place them yourself online.

I confirm that I have read and agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions of Business in the catalogue.

SIGNED

NAME (block capitals)

ADDRESS

TELEPHONE

If successful, payment can be made in the following ways:

Credit/Debit card online via www.noonans.co.uk

Bank Transfer

CLIENT CODE

Bankers: Lloyds; Address: 39 Piccadilly, London W1J 0AA; Sort code: 30-96-64; Account No.: 00622865; Swift Code: LOYDGB2L; IBAN: GB70LOYD30966400622865; BIC: LOYDGB21085

Cheque payable to Noonans

Cash up to a maximum of £5,000

All payments to be made in pounds sterling. Please note payment is due within five working days of the end of the auction.

YOUR BIDS MAY BE PLACED OVERLEAF

ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS AND MILITARIA

26 JULY 2023

If you wish to place a ‘plus one’ bid, please write ‘+1’ next to the relevant bid

SALEROOM NOTICES:

Any Saleroom Notices relevant to this auction are automatically posted on the Lot Description pages on our website. Prospective buyers are strongly advised to consult the site for updates.

SUCCESSFUL BIDS

Should you be a successful bidder you will receive an invoice detailing your purchases. All purchases are sent by registered post unless otherwise instructed, for which a minimum charge of £12.00 (plus VAT if resident in the UK) will be added to your invoice. All payments for purchases must be made in pounds sterling. Please check your bids carefully.

PRICES REALISED

The hammer prices bid at the auction are posted on the Internet at www.noonans.co.uk in real time. A full list of prices realised appear on our website as the auction progresses. Telephone enquiries are welcome from 9 AM the following day.

CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING BUYERS

1 The buyer

The highest bidder shall be the buyer at the ‘hammer price’ and any dispute shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion. Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written acknowledgement by Noonans Auctions Ltd. (“Noonans”) that he acts as agent on behalf of a named principal. Bids will be executed in the order that they are received.

2 Minimum increment

The auctioneer shall have the right to refuse any bid which does not conform to Noonans’ published bidding increments which may be found at noonans.co.uk and in the bidding form included with the auction catalogue.

3 The premium

The buyer shall pay to Noonans a premium of 24% on the ‘hammer price’ and agrees that Noonans, when acting as agent for the seller, may also receive commission from the seller in accordance with Condition 16.

4 Value Added Tax (VAT)

The buyers’ premium is subject to the current rate of Value Added Tax if the lot is delivered to or collected by the purchaser within the UK. Lots marked ‘X’ are subject to importation VAT of 5% on the hammer price unless re-exported outside the UK, as per the conditions below.

Buyers who wish to hand carry their lots to export them from the UK will be charged VAT at the prevailing rate and importation VAT (where applicable) and will not be able to claim a VAT refund.

Buyers will only be able to secure a VAT free invoice and/or VAT refund if the goods are exported by Noonans or a pre-approved commercial shipper. Where the buyer instructs a pre-approved commercial shipper, proof of correct export out of the UK must be provided to Noonans by the buyer within 30 days of export and no later than 90 days from the date of the sale. Refunds are subject to a £50 administrative fee.

5. Artist’s Resale Rights (Droit de Suite)

Lots marked ARR in the catalogue indicate lots that may be subject to this royalty payment. The royalty will be charged to the buyer on the ‘hammer price’ and is in addition to the buyers’ premium. Royalties are charged on a sliding percentage scale as shown below but do not apply to lots where the hammer price is less than 1000 euros. The payment is calculated on the rate of exchange at the European Central Bank on the date of the sale.

All royalty charges are paid in full to The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).

Portion of the hammer price Royalties

From 0 to €50,000 4%

From €50,000.01 to €200,000 3%

From €200,000.01 to €350,000 1%

From €350,000.01 to €500,000 0.5%

Exceeding €500,000 0.25%

6 Payment

When a lot is sold the buyer shall:

(a) confirm to Noonans his or her name and address and, if so requested, give proof of identity; and

(b) pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling within five working days of the end of the sale (unless credit terms have been agreed with Noonans before the auction). Please note that we will not accept cash payments in excess of £5,000 (five thousand pounds) in settlement for purchases made at any one auction.

7 Noonans may, at its absolute discretion, agree credit terms with the buyer before an auction under which the buyer will be entitled to take possession of lots purchased up to an agreed amount in value in advance of payment by a determined future date of the ‘total amount due’.

8 Any payments by a buyer to Noonans may be applied by Noonans towards any sums owing from that buyer to Noonans on any account whatever, without regard to any directions of the buyer, his or her agent, whether expressed or implied.

9 Collection of purchases

The ownership of the lot(s) purchased shall not pass to the buyer until he or she has made payment in full to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling.

10 (a) The buyer shall at his or her own expense take away the lot(s) purchased not later than 5 working days after the day of the auction but (unless credit terms have been agreed in accordance with Condition 7) not before payment to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’.

(b) The buyer shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges on any lot not taken away within 5 working days after the day of the auction.

(c) The packing and handling of purchased lots by Noonans staff is undertaken solely as a courtesy to clients and, in the case of fragile articles, will be undertaken only at Noonans’ discretion. In no event will Noonans be liable for damage to glass or frames, regardless of the cause. Bulky lots or sharp implements, etc., may not be suitable for in-house shipping.

11 Buyers’ responsibilities for lots purchased

The buyer will be responsible for loss or damage to lots purchased from the time of collection or the expiry of 5 working days after the day of the auction, whichever is the sooner. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents shall thereafter be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, while any lot is in its custody or under its control.

Loss and damage warranty cover at the rate of 1.5% will be applied to any lots despatched by Noonans to destinations outside the UK, unless specifically instructed otherwise by the consignee.

(a) to proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract.

(b) to rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the defaulting buyer at the same or any other auction.

(c) to re-sell the lot or cause it to be re-sold by public auction or private sale and the defaulting buyer shall pay to Noonans any resulting deficiency in the ‘total amount due’ (after deduction of any part payment and addition of re-sale costs) and any surplus shall belong to the seller.

(d) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer and, in the case of storage, either at Noonans’ premises or elsewhere.

(e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month on the ‘total amount due’ to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 5 working days after the day of the auction.

(f) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the sale or any other auction and release it only after payment of the ‘total amount due’.

(g) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer at any future auctions or obtaining a deposit before accepting any bids in future.

(h) to apply any proceeds of sale then due or at any time thereafter becoming due to the defaulting buyer towards settlement of the ‘total amount due’ and to exercise a lien on any property of the defaulting buyer which is in Noonans’ possession for any purpose.

13 Liability of Noonans and sellers

(a) Goods auctioned are usually of some age. All goods are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. Illustrations in catalogues are for identification only. Buyers should satisfy themselves prior to the sale as to the condition of each lot and should exercise and rely on their own judgement as to whether the lot accords with its description. Subject to the obligations accepted by Noonans under this Condition, none of the seller, Noonans, its servants or agents is responsible for errors of descriptions or for the genuineness or authenticity of any lot. No warranty whatever is given by Noonans, its servants or agents, or any seller to any buyer in respect of any lot and any express or implied conditions or warranties are hereby excluded.

12 Remedies

for non-payment or failure to collect purchase

If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with Conditions 6 and 10, or if there is any other breach of either of those Conditions, Noonans as agent of the seller shall, at its absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights it may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies:

(b) Any lot which proves to be a ‘deliberate forgery’ may be returned by the buyer to Noonans within 15 days of the date of the auction in the same condition in which it was at the time of the auction, accompanied by a statement of defects, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at which it was purchased. If Noonans is satisfied that the item is a ‘deliberate forgery’ and that the buyer has and is able to transfer a good and marketable title to the lot free from any third party claims, the sale will be set aside and any amount paid in respect of the lot will be refunded, provided that the buyer shall have no rights under this Condition if:

(i) the description in the catalogue at the date of the sale was in accordance with the then generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of such opinion; or

(ii) the only method of establishing at the date of

publication of the catalogue that the lot was a ‘deliberate forgery’ was by means of scientific processes not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which was unreasonably expensive or impractical.

(c) A buyer’s claim under this Condition shall be limited to any amount paid in respect of the lot and shall not extend to any loss or damage suffered or expense incurred by him or her.

(d) The benefit of the Condition shall not be assignable and shall rest solely and exclusively in the buyer who, for the purpose of this condition, shall be and only be the person to whom the original invoice is made out by Noonans in respect of the lot sold.

CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING SELLERS AND CONSIGNORS

14 Warranty of title and availability

The seller warrants to Noonans and to the buyer that he or she is the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. The seller will indemnify Noonans, its servants and agents and the buyer against any loss or damage suffered by either in consequence of any breach on the part of the seller.

15 Reserves

The seller shall be entitled to place, prior to the first day of the auction, a reserve at or below the low estimate on any lot provided that the low estimate is more than £100. Such reserve being the minimum ‘hammer price’ at which that lot may be treated as sold. A reserve once placed by the seller shall not be changed without the consent of Noonans. Noonans may at their option sell at a ‘hammer price’ below the reserve but in any such cases the sale proceeds to which the seller is entitled shall be the same as they would have been had the sale been at the reserve. Where a reserve has been placed, only the auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller.

16 Authority to deduct commission and expenses

The seller authorises Noonans to deduct commission at the ‘stated rate’ and ‘expenses’ from the ‘hammer price’ and acknowledges Noonans’ right to retain the premium payable by the buyer.

17 Rescission of sale

If before Noonans remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the buyer makes a claim to rescind the sale that is appropriate and Noonans is of the opinion that the claim is justified, Noonans is authorised to rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to Noonans in respect of the lot.

18 Payment of sale proceeds

Noonans shall remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller 35 days after the auction, but if by that date Noonans has not received the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer then Noonans will remit the sale proceeds within five working days after the date on which the ‘total amount due’ is received from the buyer. If credit terms have been agreed between Noonans and the buyer, Noonans shall remit to the seller the sale proceeds 35 days after the auction unless otherwise agreed by the seller.

19 If the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within 3 weeks after the auction, Noonans will endeavour to notify the seller and

take the seller’s instructions as to the appropriate course of action and, so far as in Noonans’ opinion is practicable, will assist the seller to recover the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer. If circumstances do not permit Noonans to take instructions from the seller, the seller authorises Noonans at the seller’s expense to agree special terms for payment of the ‘total amount due’, to remove, store and insure the lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Noonans shall in its absolute discretion think fit, to take such steps as are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer to the seller and if necessary to rescind the sale and refund money to the buyer if appropriate.

20 If, notwithstanding that, the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within three weeks after the auction and Noonans remits the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the ownership of the lot shall pass to Noonans.

21 Charges for withdrawn lots

Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, Noonans reserve the right to charge a fee of 15% of Noonans’ then latest middle estimate of the auction price of the property withdrawn, together with Value Added Tax thereon if the seller is resident in the UK, and ‘expenses’ incurred in relation to the property.

22 Rights to photographs and illustrations

The seller gives Noonans full and absolute right to photograph and illustrate any lot placed in its hands for sale and to use such photographs and illustrations and any photographs and illustrations provided by the seller at any time at its absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with the auction).

23 Unsold lots

Where any lot fails to sell, Noonans shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-offer the lot for sale or to collect the lot.

24 Noonans reserve the right to charge commission up to one-half of the ‘stated rates’ calculated on the ‘bought-in price’ and in addition ‘expenses’ in respect of any unsold lots.

GENERAL CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS

25 Noonans sells as agent for the seller (except where it is stated wholly or partly to own any lot as principal) and as such is not responsible for any default by seller or buyer.

26 Any representation or statement by Noonans, in any catalogue as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his or her own judgement as to such matters and neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions.

27 Whilst the interests of prospective buyers are best served by attendance at the auction, Noonans will, if so instructed, execute bids on their behalf. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for any neglect or default in doing so or for failing to do so.

28 Noonans shall have the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission to its premises or attendance

at its auctions by any person.

29 Noonans has absolute discretion without giving any reason to refuse any bid, to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to withdraw any lot from the auction and in case of dispute to put up any lot for auction again.

30 (a) Any indemnity under these Conditions shall extend to all actions, proceedings costs, expenses, claims and demands whatever incurred or suffered by the person entitled to the benefit of the indemnity.

(b) Noonans declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants and agents of the benefit of every indemnity under these Conditions to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the benefit of its servants and agents.

31 Any notice by Noonans to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder or buyer may be given by first class mail or airmail and if so given shall be deemed to have been duly received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

32 These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. All transactions to which these Conditions apply and all matters connected therewith shall also be governed by English law. Noonans hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and all other parties concerned hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

33 In these Conditions:

(a) ‘catalogue’ includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or other publication;

(b) ‘hammer price’ means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the auctioneer to the buyer;

(c) ‘total amount due’ means the ‘hammer price’ in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer in pounds sterling;

(d) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source which is not shown to be such in the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with that description;

(e) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller being the ‘hammer price’ of the lot sold less commission at the ‘stated rates’ and ‘expenses’ and any other amounts due to Noonans by the seller in whatever capacity and howsoever arising;

(f) ‘stated rate’ means Noonans’ published rates of commission for the time and any Value Added Tax thereon;

(g) ‘expenses’ in relation to the sale of any lot means Noonans charges and expenses for insurance, illustrations, special advertising, certification, remedials, packing and freight of that lot and any Value Added Tax thereon;

(h) ‘bought-in price’ means 5 per cent more than the highest bid received below the reserve.

34 Vendors’ commission of sales

A commission of 15 per cent is payable by the vendor on the hammer price on lots sold. Insurance is charged at 1.5 per cent of the hammer price.

35 VAT

Commission, illustrations, insurance and expenses are subject to VAT if the seller is resident in the UK.

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Each sale item that passes through our Mayfair auction house is appraised by an expert recognised as a leading authority in a particular field of interest, ranging from ancient coins and military medals to jewellery and vintage watches. This depth of knowledge across all departments sets us apart from other generalist auctioneers.

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