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THE SUPERB AFGHANISTAN BOMB HUNTER’S MILITARY CROSS GROUP AWARDED TO CAPTAIN G. D. WOOD, 11 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL REGIMENT

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AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee WW.. AA.. CCllaarrkk,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(355Cpl.W.A.Clark.4/Middx:R.);1914-15Star(355.Pte.W.A.Clark.Midd’xR.);VictoryMedal1914-19 (355 Pte. W. A. Clark. Midd’x R.) minor contact marks to MM, otherwise very fne (3) £200-£240

M.M. London Gazette 23 August 1916.

WWiilllliiaammAArrtthhuurrCCllaarrkkwasbornin1883andattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentinLondonon29August1914.Postedtothe6thBattalionat Rochesterfrom4September1914,hetransferredtothe4thBattalion7April1915upondisembarkationinFrance,andwasadvancedCorporal on23June1916.AwardedtheMilitaryMedal,hewasappointedSergeant6October1917,butwaspromptlyreducedintheranksafterbeing convicted of gambling by Field General Court Martial. Reduced to Private, he transferred to the Labour Corps and was demobilised in 1919.

Family Group:

Three: PPrriivvaatteeJJ..WW..MMiillllss,,MMiiddddlleesseexxRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonntthhee ff rrssttddaayyoofftthheeBBaattttlleeooffNNeeuuvveeCChhaappeelllleeoonn 1100 MMaarrcchh 11991155

1914Star,with copy clasp(S-6746Pte.J.W.Mills.2/Middx:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S.6746Pte.J.W.Mills.Midd’x R.); Memorial Plaque (John Walter Mills) patches of staining to VM, generally very fne

Three: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. WW.. MMiillllss,, AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss

1914-15 Star (SS-13409 Pte. J. W. Mills. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (SS-13409 Pte. J. W. Mills. A.S.C.) very fne (7)

£200-£240

JJoohhnnWWaalltteerrMMiillllsswasborninWestHam,London,andattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentatWillesden.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalion duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom8November1914,andwaskilledinactionduringtheBattleofNeuveChapelleon10March 1915. Aged 26 years, he has no known grave and is commemorated upon Le Touret Memorial, France.

Sold with a postcard photograph of Private J. W. Mills, Middlesex Regiment, together with 2 contemporary cap badges.

JJoohhnnWWaarrddMMiillllss,thefatheroftheabove,servedwiththeArmyServiceCorpsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19July1915. He was discharged on 27 April 1916 at the age of 46 years and was subsequently issued a Silver War Badge due to sickness.

Three: PPrriivvaattee CC.. WWiilllleettttss,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt

1914Star(L-13844Pte.C.Willetts.2/Middx:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L.13844Pte.C.Willetts.Midd’xR.) very fne and better (3)

£70-£90

CChhaarrlleessWWiilllleettttssattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom7 November 1914. He later transferred to the 19th Battalion.

Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. MMeeiigghhaann,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(2980.Sjt.J.Meighan.Midd’xR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2980Sjt.J.MeighanMidd’xR.) minorpatchesof staining to obverse of VM, very fne

Three: PPrriivvaattee MM.. EE.. PPaauull,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn 1100 FFeebbrruuaarryy 11991177 1914-15Star(7-2383.Pte.M.E.Paul,Middx.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2383Pte.M.E.Paul.Midd’xR.)mountedcourtstyle for wear, good very fne

Three: PPrriivvaattee RR.. TT.. TTuucckk,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr EEsssseexx RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(1131Pte.R.T.Tuck.Midd’xR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1131Pte.R.T.Tuck.Midd’xR.) goodvery fne (9) £140-£180

JJoohhnnMMeeiigghhaannservedinFrancefrom25July1915withthe12thBattalion,MiddlesexRegiment.TransferredtotheLabourCorpshewas discharged on 10 January 1919.

MMoonnttaagguueeEErriiccPPaauull(alsoreferredtoasEricMontaguePaul)wasborninFinsburyParkin1891andenlistedintheMiddlesexRegimentat Hornseyon8August1914.Heservedwiththe1/7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12March1915,andwaskilled in action on 10 February 1917. He is buried at Pont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery, la Gorgue, France. RRoobbeerrttTThhoommaassTTuucckkwasborninGloucestershirein1897andattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimenton19April1912.Initiallypostedtothe 2/10thBattalion,heservedatGallipolifrom1September1915andwaslaterreportedintherecipient’sArmyServiceRecordassuﬀeringfrom deafness in the Canal Zone, Egypt. Sent to Cairo with tonsillitis on 7 October 1916, he was later discharged at Purfeet in 1919.

Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. WWaaggssttaa ffff ,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall IIrriisshh RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(191Sjt.A.Wagstaff.Midd’xR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(293327Sjt.A.Wagstaff Midd’xR.);Defence Medal; Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (191 Sjt: A. Wagstaff. 9/Midd’x: Regt.) mounted as worn, nearly very fne (5) £80-£100

AArrtthhuurrWWaaggssttaa ﬀﬀ attestedfortheMiddlesexRegimenton6May1908andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWar from8August1915.Hesubsequentlytransferredtothe1stBattalion,RoyalIrishRegiment,asPioneerSergeanton3August1918,andwas demobilised at Kantara in May 1919.

illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

Five: CCoorrppoorraall AA.. CC.. GGiilllliinnggss,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall SSuusssseexx RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(2742Pte.A.C.Gillings.Midd’xR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2742Cpl.A.C.GillingsMidd’xR.);Defence Medal;TerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedal,G.V.R.(2742Pte.A.C.Gillings8/Midd’xR.)mountedfordisplay, minorverdigrisspotto VM, generally good very fne (5) £70-£90

AAllffrreeddCChhaarrlleessGGiilllliinnggsswasborninBrixtonin1892andattestedfortheMiddlesexRegiment.Heservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontfrom9March1915,andwasawardedhisTerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedalon1October1919.Hesubsequently transferred to the 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment.

Three: PPrriivvaattee HH.. BBrraaddffoorrdd,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(3374Pte.H.Bradford.Midd’xR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3374Pte.H.Bradford.Midd’xR.) polished, good fne and better

Three: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. WW.. HHiicckkss,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1188 AApprriill 11991155

1914-15Star(G-6298.Pte.J.W.Hicks.Middx.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G.6298Pte.J.W.Hicks.Midd’x.R.) nearly extremely fne

Three: PPrriivvaattee HH.. JJ.. QQuuiinnnn,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt

1914-15Star(3514.Pte.H.J.Quinn,Middx.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3514Pte.H.J.Quinn.Midd’xR.) weartoVM, nearly very fne and better (9)

£100-£140

HHoorraacceeBBrraaddffoorrddattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1 September 1915.

JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammHHiicckksswasborninFeltwell,Norfolk,around1877,andattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentatBury,Lancashire.Heservedwiththe 3rdBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom6March1915,anddiedofwoundson18April1915.HeisburiedatPoperinghe Old Military Cemetery, Belgium.

HHaarrrryy JJoohhnn QQuuiinnnn attested for the Middlesex Regiment and served with the 2/7th Battalion during the Great War in Egypt from 24 August 1915.

Four: PPrriivvaattee WW.. EE.. CCooee,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt

1914-15Star(936.Pte.W.E.Coe,Middx.R.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(936PteW.E.Coe.Midd’xR.);VictoryMedal1914 -19, erased;TerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedal,G.V.R.(200021Pte.W.E.Coe.7/Midd’xR.)mountedfordisplay, very fneand better (4) £60-£80

WWiilllliiaammEE..CCooeeattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12March1915.He was awarded his Territorial Force Eﬃciency Medal per Army Order No. 178 of 1919.

Three: PPrriivvaattee AA.. HH.. DDaayy,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt

1914-15 Star (1661. Pte. A. H. Day. Middx. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1661 Pte. A. H. Day. Midd’x R.) very fne

Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. HH.. HHiiggggiinnss,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt

1914-15 Star (7029. Pte. J. H. Higgins, Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (7029 Sjt. J. H. Higgins. Midd’x R.) very fne

Three: PPrriivvaattee FF.. SSttiillttzz,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt

1914-15 Star (4882 Pte. F. Stiltz, Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (4882 Pte. F. Stiltz. Midd’x R.) very fne (9) £100-£140

AAllffrreeddHHaarrooggaatteeDDaayyattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 12 March 1915.

JJaaccoobb HH.. HHiiggggiinnss su ﬀered a gunshot wound to the right leg on 12 April 1915 whilst serving with the 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. FFrreeddeerriicckkSSttiillttzzattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedwiththeminEgyptfrom31August1915.Helatertransferredtothe1/5th London Regiment.

Three: PPrriivvaattee AA.. JJ.. DDoorrsseett,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo ddiieedd aatt hhoommee oonn 2211 JJuunnee 11991155 1914-15Star(G-1158.Pte.A.J.Dorset.Middx.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G.1158Pte.A.J.Dorset.Midd’xR.); MemorialPlaque(ArthurJamesDorset)incardenvelope,with3originalnamedcardboxesofissue,reinforcedwithsellotape, these contained in O.H.M.S. envelopes addressed to the recipient’s wife, extremely fne (4) £140-£180

AArrtthhuurrJJaammeessDDoorrsseettattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 11January1915.EvacuatedacrosstheEnglishChanneltoStroodV.A.D.Hospital(Rochester)suﬀeringfrompyalmiaexhaustion,hediedinthe summer of 1915 and was buried at Fort Pitt Military Cemetery. Sold with original Record Oﬃce letters forwarding medals and Buckingham Palace condolence slip.

Three: PPrriivvaattee WW.. FFrraanncciiss,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt ffrroomm 55 AApprriill 11991166 1914-15Star(G-2507.Pte.W.Francis.Middx.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G.2507Pte.W.Francis.Midd’xR.);Memorial Plaque (Walter Francis) good very fne and better (4)

£120-£160

WWaalltteerrFFrraanncciissattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedwiththe12thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom25July 1915. He was killed in action on 5 April 1916, and is buried in Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, Bray-Sur-Somme, France.

Three: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. HH.. LLaammbboouurrnn,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt aanndd MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn CCoorrppss,, wwhhoo ddiieedd iinn MMeessooppoottaammiiaa oonn 1100 MMaayy 11991188 1914-15Star(2750Pte.J.H.Lambourne.Midd’xR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2750Pte.J.H.Lambourn.Midd’xR.); Memorial Plaque (Jesse Henry Lambourn) in original card envelope, nearly extremely fne (4) £140-£180

JJeesssseeHHeennrryyLLaammbboouurrnnwasborninWillesden,Middlesex,andattestedfortheMiddlesexRegiment.Transferredtothe160thCompany,Machine GunCorps,attachedRailwayOperatingDivision,RoyalEngineers,hewasaccidentallykilledatLudd,Mesopotamia,on10May1918.Heisburied at Ramleh War Cemetery. SoldwithanEgyptianExpeditionaryForcebookletcontainingaphotographoftherecipient’soriginalgravemarker,andasmallMiddleEastern brass token with loop suspension.

Four: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. PP.. MMaarrsshhaallll,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(302Pte.J.P.Marshall.Midd’xR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(302Pte.J.P.Marshall.Midd’xR.);Coronation 1911, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, minor spots of staining to obverse of Star and VM, nearly very fne (4)

£70-£90

JJaammeessPP..MMaarrsshhaallllattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom31May1915.He subsequently transferred to the Army Service Corps.

Four: PPrriivvaattee RR.. MM.. PPoowweellll,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(200442Pte.R.M.Powell.Midd’xR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2386Pte.R.M.Powell.Midd’xR.);Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Sergt. Reginald M. Powell) nearly very fne

Three: PPrriivvaattee HH.. JJ.. NN.. PPeennnneeyy,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-98514Pte.H.J.N.Penney.Midd’xR.);ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue(Henry Nathaniel Penney) good very fne (7)

£80-£100

RReeggiinnaallddMMeerreeddiitthhPPoowweellllattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 12 March 1915. He later transferred to the Royal Army Pay Corps and was disembodied on 3 May 1919. HHeennrryyJJoohhnnNNaatthhaanniieellPPeennnneeyyisrecordedinthe LondonGazette of29March1904asaBoilermakeratChathamDockyard.Helaterservedwith the1stBattalion,MiddlesexRegimentduringtheGreatWarandwasawardedtheImperialServiceMedalforhisworkatChathamDockyard upon his retirement in July 1926.

Four: PPrriivvaattee CC.. SSaallmmoonn,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(38.Pte.C.Salmon,Middx.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(38Pte.C.Salmon.Midd’xR.);TerritorialForce Eﬃciency Medal, E.VII.R. (38 Pte. C. Salmon. 7/Middx: Regt.) good very fne (4)

£100-£140

CChhaarrlleessSSaallmmoonnwasborninLondonin1875andre-enlistedinthe7thBattalion,MiddlesexRegimentatHampsteadon27May1908.Heserved withthemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12March1915,withhisArmyServiceRecordnotingthatheservedasastretcher bearer in the feld. Admitted to hospital at Etaples suﬀering from severe infuenza in November 1915, he was discharged on 26 May 1916.

£140-£180 1166

Three: PPrriivvaattee AA.. SSttaatthhaamm,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 99 MMaayy 11991155 1914-15Star(1737.Pte.A.Statham,Middx.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1737Pte.A.Statham.Midd’xR.);Memorial Plaque (Albert Statham) in original card envelope, nearly extremely fne (4)

AAllbbeerrttSSttaatthhaammwasborninWoodGreen,Middlesex,andattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentatHornseyon6February1913.Postedtothe 1/7thBattalion,heservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12March1915andwaskilledinactionon9May1915.Heisburied at Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France.

Sold with Record Oﬃce enclosure for the BWM and VM.

Three: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. BB.. SStteepphheennss,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2233 JJuullyy 11991166 1914-15Star(2681.Pte.J.B.Stephens.Middx.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2681Pte.J.B.Stephens.Midd’xR.);Memorial Plaque (James Bernard Stephens) nearly extremely fne (4) £140-£180

JJaammeessBBeerrnnaarrddSStteepphheennsswasborninHillingdonandattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimenton9September1914.InitiallypostedtoFrancewiththe 4/8thBattalionon9March1915,hewasevacuatedhomeperH.S. Anglia suﬀeringfromgaspoisoningon29May1915.Helaterreturnedtothe WesternFrontwiththe1/8thMiddlesexRegimenton1September1915,andwaskilledinactionduringtheBattleoftheSommeon23July1916, whilst serving with ‘D’ Company. Aged 34 years, he is buried at Foncquevillers Military Cemetery, France.

Four: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. SS.. TTaaiitt,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt BritishWarandVictoryMedals(265080Sjt.J.S.Tait.Midd’xR.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(836Cpl.J.S.Tait.Midd’x R.);TerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedal,G.V.R.(265080Sgt.J.S.Tait.9/Midd’xR.);togetherwitha‘T9Middlesex’brassshoulder title, nearly extremely fne (4) £140-£180

JJoohhnn SSaammuueell TTaaiitt was awarded his Territorial Force E ﬃciency Medal on 1 August 1920.

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Pair: PPrriivvaattee PP.. CC.. AArrnnoolldd,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn dduurriinngg tthhee BBaattttllee ooff PPaasssscchheennddaaeellee oonn 44 OOccttoobbeerr 11991177

British War and Victory Medals (292402 Pte. P. C. Arnold. Midd’x R.) nearly extremely fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. WW.. DDiicckkeennssoonn,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt

British War and Victory Medals (G-29840 Pte. J. W. Dickenson. Midd’x R.) extremely fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee AA.. EE.. SSmmiitthh,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn dduurriinngg tthhee BBaattttllee ooff tthhee SSoommmmee oonn 1155 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991166

British War and Victory Medals (5748 Pte. A. E. Smith. Midd’x R.) good very fne (6) £100-£140

PPeerrcciivvaallCChhaarrlleessAArrnnoollddwasbornin1887andattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentatWinchesteron19April1916.Heservedwiththe3/10th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionduringtheBattleofPasschendaeleon4October1917.Hehasno known grave and is commemorated upon the Tyne Cot Memorial.

JJoohhnn WWiilllliiaamm DDiicckkeennssoonn served with the 20th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment during the Great War.

AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddSSmmiitthhattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedwiththe1/8thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontin 1916.HewaskilledinactionduringtheBattleoftheSommeon15September1916;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedonthe Thiepval Memorial, France.

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Pair: PPrriivvaattee TT.. AAuussttiinn,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6093Pte.T.AustinMidd’xR.);togetherwithaSilverWarBadge,thereverseoﬃciallynumbered ‘B35899’, good very fne

TThheeVViiccttoorryyMMeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeFF..AAuussttiinn,,MMiiddddlleesseexxRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonndduurriinnggtthheeBBaattttlleeoofftthhee SSoommmmee oonn 1155 JJuullyy 11991166

Victory Medal 1914-19 (G-13390 Pte. F. Austin. Midd’x R.); Memorial Plaque (Frederick Austin) good very fne (4) £80-£100

TTrruummaannAAuussttiinn,aresidentofNorthwoodPark,attestedfortheMiddlesexRegimenton10March1916andservedwiththe1/7thBattalionduring the Great War on the Western Front. Discharged as sick 1 November 1918, he was awarded a Silver War Badge no. B35899.

FFrreeddeerriicckkAAuussttiinnwasbornatEdgware,Middlesex,in1894,andattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentatMillHillon28May1915.Postedtothe 1stBattalion,heservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2January1916andwaskilledinactionduringtheBattleof the Somme on 15 July 1916. Aged 22 years, he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee TT.. JJ.. BBaaddhhaamm,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2266 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991177

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G.19411Pte.T.J.Badham.Midd’xR.);MemorialPlaque(JohnBadham) theplaqueheavily polished, staining and coloured glue residue to VM, good fne and better (3)

£80-£100

TThhoommaassJJoohhnnBBaaddhhaamm,anativeofLamphey,Pembroke,attestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentatHolloway,andservedwiththe1stBattalionduring theGreatWarontheWesternFront.HewasmortallywoundedduringtheThirdBattleofYpres,anddiedofhiswoundsattheCasualty Clearing Station at Remy Sidings on 26 September 1917. He is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Belgium.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. BBrroowwnn,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(PW-5093Pte.W.Brown.Midd’xR.)mountedasworn, lightcontactmarkstoBWM,otherwise very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee TT.. WW.. CCoorrnnwwaallll,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt British War and Victory Medals (G-11404 Pte. T. W. Cornwall. Midd’x R.) good very fne

Pair: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. FF.. PP.. SSuummnneerr,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr MMaanncchheesstteerr RReeggiimmeenntt British War and Victory Medals (1516 Sjt. J. F. P. Sumner. Midd’x R.) better than very fne (6) £80-£100

WWiilllliiaammBBrroowwnnattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimenton10December1915andwasinitiallypostedforhomedutyatHaringay.HisArmyService Record,adds:‘ToFranceMay1st1916,toItalyandGermany.AdmittedtohospitalFeb.16th1919,withinfuenza.Inhospitalsince.’Discharged from Sobraon Military Hospital (Colchester) in April 1919, Brown was transferred from the 19th Battalion to Army Reserve on 24 May 1919. TThhoommaassWWiilllliiaammCCoorrnnwwaallllattestedforthe5thBattalion,MiddlesexRegimenton16November1915.Transferredtothe23rdBattalion,hewas discharged due to sickness on 7 June 1918.

JJaammeessFFrreeddeerriicckkPPrreessssSSuummnneerrattestedforthe16thBattalion,MiddlesexRegimenton30January1915.Transferredtothe22ndBattalion, Manchester Regiment, he was discharged in 1919.

Pair: PPrriivvaatteeGG..CC..EEddwwaarrddss,,1166tthh((PPuubblliiccSScchhoooollss))BBaattttaalliioonn,,MMiiddddlleesseexxRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonntthheeFFiirrssttDDaayyooff tthhee BBaattttllee ooff tthhee SSoommmmee oonn 11 JJuullyy 11991166

British War and Victory Medals (G-2142 Pte. G. C. Edwards. Midd’x R.) extremely fne (2)

£240-£280

GGeeoorrggeeCChhaarrlleessEEddwwaarrddss,astonemason,wasbornatWillesdenaround1895andattestedforthe16thBattalion,MiddlesexRegimenton10May 1915.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom23January1916,andwaskilledinactiononthe frstdayofthe BattleoftheSomme,1July1916.OnthisdatetheBattalionemergedfromthefrontlinetrenchesontheSommeandtookpartintheattackat HawthornRidge,BeaumontHamel;cutdownbyaccurateGermanartilleryandmachine-gun fre,the16thsuﬀered524casualties,includingPrivate Edwards. Aged 21 years, he is buried at Auchonvillers Military Cemetery, France.

Three: PPrriivvaattee HH.. TT.. FFuulllleerr,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(265232Pte.H.T.Fuller.Midd’xR.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(265232Pte.H.T. Fuller. Midd’x R.) very fne and better (3)

£140-£180

Sold with a white metal Barnardo Helpers League badge.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee AA.. VV.. GGoorrbbeellll,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2266 AAuugguusstt 11991166

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G-24516Pte.A.V.Gorbell.Midd’xR.);MemorialPlaque(AlbertVictorGorbell) minorpatches of verdigris to plaque, otherwise good very fne (3)

£80-£100

AAllbbeerrttVViiccttoorrGGoorrbbeellllwasbornatWivenhoe,Essex,around1890,andenlistedforthe1stBattalion,MiddlesexRegimentatBurySt.Edmunds. PostedtotheWesternFrontin1916,hewaskilledinactionduringtheBattleoftheSommeon26August1916.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated upon the Thiepval Memorial, France.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. SStteepphheennss,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2277 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991177

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5303Pte.H.Stephens.Midd’xR.);MemorialPlaque(HarryStephens)inoriginalcardenvelope, nearly extremely fne (3) £100-£140

HHaarrrryySStteepphheennsswasbornin1889andinitiallyservedasPrivateinthe1/8thBattalion,MiddlesexRegiment.Transferredtothe12thBattalion,he waskilledinactionontheWesternFronton27November1917.HehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheTyneCotMemorial, Belgium.

Five: PPrriivvaattee RR.. EE.. WWeesstt,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt

British War and Victory Medals (2589 Pte. R. E. West. Midd’x R.); Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very fne

Three: PPrriivvaattee EE.. GG.. EEnnddeerrssoonn,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(G.1637Pte.E.G.Enderson.Midd’xR.);ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(ErnestGeorge Enderson) in Royal Mint case of issue, good very fne and better

Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. FFrreenncchh,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt

British War and Victory Medals (G-80204 Pte. H. French. Midd’x R.) very fne (10)

£100-£140

RRiicchhaarrdd EErrnneesstt WWeesstt, a resident of Wealdstone, Harrow, served during the Great War with the 1st and 1/7th Battalions, Middlesex Regiment.

EErrnneessttGGeeoorrggeeEEnnddeerrssoonnwasborninPaddingtonandservedwiththe1stBattalion,MiddlesexRegimentduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom4January1915.CapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarontheWesternFronton24September1917,hewasrepatriatedon3January 1919 and discharged in 1920.

HHeerrmmaannnnFFrreenncchhservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe4thInfantryLabourCompany,MiddlesexRegiment.FormedinMarch1917,theunitwas compiled of men of non-British or enemy alien parentage.

Four: AAccttiinngg SSeerrggeeaanntt SS.. CC.. EEyyrree,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt BritishWarMedal1914-20(1387A.Sjt.S.C.Eyre.Midd’xR.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(1387Pte.S.C.Eyre.Midd’x R.);TerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedal,G.V.R.(290146Pte.-A.Sjt.-S.C.Eyre.10-Midd’xR.);SpecialConstabularyLongService Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Sidney C. Eyre) good very fne and better (4)

£240-£280

SSiiddnneeyyCCeecciillEEyyrreeservedasActingSergeantinthe1/10thMiddlesexRegimentduringtheGreatWar.Thisishisfullmedallicentitlement;hedid not qualify for a Victory Medal. Sold with a corresponding 10th Territorial brass shoulder title.

Five: CCoorrppoorraall RR.. JJ.. BBuucckklleeyy,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EﬃciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial(6206196Cpl.R.J. Buckley. Mx.) mounted as worn, good very fne Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. SS.. HHiiggggiinnss,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EﬃciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial (6204399 Sjt. J. S. Higgins. Mx.) mounted as worn, very fne and better

Five: SSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaanntt HH.. WW.. RReeaa,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EfficiencyMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue,Territorial (21015679 S.Sgt. H. W. Rea. Mx.) mounted as worn, minor official corrections to last, good very fne (15) £140-£180

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Five: CCoorrppoorraall JJ.. SSttiicckklleeyy,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy (6189660Cpl.J.Stickley.Midd’xR.),mountedfordisplayalongwithsixDukeofCambridge’sOwn2ndBattalionMiddlesex Regimentsportsmedals,fourinsilverandtwoinbronze,thereversesofthesilvermedalsengraved‘Coy.Football1928Drmr. StickleyH.Q.Wing;CompanyFootball1929-30Drmr.StickleyH.Q.Wing;CompanyHockey1927-28WonbyH.Q.Wing.Dr.J. Stickley.;1928-29HockeyWinnersH.Q.WingDmr.Stickley.’;thereversesofthebronzemedalsengraved‘InterPlatoonFootball Winners 1926 No. 21 Platoon. Dmr. Stickley; Tuter Platoon Hockey Winners 1926 Drums Dr. Stickley’, good very fne

Five: PPrriivvaattee AA.. BBrroowwnn,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EﬃciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(6205573.Pte.A. Brown. Mx.) very fne (10) £100-£140

Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol((PPttee..TTiimmyy..SShheeeehhaann..5577tthh..FFtt..))contemporarilyengravednaming, heavilypolished,therefore fair

£70-£90

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, South Africa 1901 ((33881177 PPttee.. JJ.. CClleeaavveellyy.. MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggtt..)) very fne

£60-£80

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902((22661188PPttee..AA..SSppeenncceerr..MMiiddddlleesseexxRReeggtt..)) minor edge bruise, nearly very fne

£70-£90

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Natal,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901, unoﬃcialrivetsbetweenclasps ((77116600 PPttee.. WW.. DDwwyyeerr,,

WWiilllliiaammDDwwyyeerrwasbornatFreemount,Cork,Ireland,in1880,andattestedfortheDukeofCambridge’sOwn(MiddlesexRegiment)atCamden Townon29January1900.HeservedinSouthAfricafrom10March1900withthe1stVolunteerServiceCompany,MiddlesexRegiment, attached 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, and was discharged upon termination of engagement 14 October 1901.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,Laing’sNek,SouthAfrica1901((77111122PPttee.. PP.. EE.. WWeellllss,, VVooll:: CCooyy.. MMiiddddxx:: RReeggtt..)) very f

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919((GG--8877883344PPttee..RR..FF..SShheeppppaarrdd,,MMiidddd’’xx..RR..)) oﬃciallyreimpressednaming;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus((2233223333221188PPttee..JJ..PP..MMcc..EEnneerryy..MMxx..))innamedcardboxofissue, good very fne and better (2) £90-£120

TThhee11991144--1155SSttaarraawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeGG..TT..PPaaiinn,,MMiiddddlleesseexxRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnnFFrroonnttoonn1133 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991166

1914-15Star(F-659.Pte.G.T.Pain.Middx.R.);MemorialPlaque(GeorgeThomasPain)incardenvelopewithO.H.M.S. addressed envelope, the Star in fattened named card box of issue with O.H.M.S. envelope of transmittal, extremely fne (2) £70-£90

GGeeoorrggeeTThhoommaassPPaaiinnwasbornaround1878andlivedat44HaydockRoad,Bermondsey,withhiswifeandsevenchildren.Heattestedforthe MiddlesexRegimentatDeptfordon10February1915andservedwiththe17thBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom17November1915. Recordedaswounded28July1916,hisArmyServiceRecordconfrmsadmissiontohospitalatRouensuﬀeringfromagunshotwoundtothe head.Herejoinedhisbattaliontwoweekslater,andwaskilledinactionon13November1916.Hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedon the Thiepval Memorial, France.

Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 ((11778822 PPttee.. CC.. HH.. BBooyyeerr MMiidddd’’xx.. RR..)) very fne

£100-£140

TerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedal,E.VII.R.(2)((6644PPttee..JJ..CCaarrtteerr..99//MMiiddddxx::RReeggtt..;;......JJ..SSmmiitthh..77//MMiiddddxx::RReeggtt..)) thesecondwith number erased, very fne and better (2) £80-£100

JJ.. CCaarrtteerr was awarded his Territorial Force E ﬃciency Medal on 1 July 1910 whilst serving with the 9th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment.

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MiddlesexRegimentMemorialPlaque,engraved‘‘AAlliisstteerrCCuulllleennPPeeaarrssee,,MM..CC..wwiitthhBBaarr..,,SSeerrvveedd11991155--11991199,,FFeelllliinnNN..RRuussssiiaa1177 SSeepptteemmbbeerr11991199,,AAggeedd2211yyeeaarrss..’’,mounteduponwoodenbasefordisplaypurposes;togetherwitharepresentativegroupof fourminiaturedressmedals,comprisingMilitaryCross,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,mounted as worn, in silk lined Spink, London, case, extremely fne (4)

£100-£140

M.C. London Gazette 2 December 1918.

M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 21 January 1920: ‘HewasinchargeoftheraidcarriedoutonKodemaon8thSeptember1919,whichwasasuccess.Hiscoolhandlingofhisplatooninoutfanking theenemyinthecounter-attackwastheprincipalcauseoftheheavycasualtiesinfictedontheenemy.Heledhismenwiththegreatestdashon both occasions. During the whole operations he set a fne example.’

AAlliisstteerrCCuulllleennPPeeaarrsseewascommissionedSecondLieutenantfromtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,intheMiddlesexRegimenton24 November1915,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternfrontfrom1916,beingawardedtheMilitaryCross.Promoted Captain,hesubsequentlyservedwiththe45thBattalion,RoyalFusiliers,inNorthRussiaduringtheRussianIntervention,wasawardedaSecond Award Bar to his Military Cross, and died of wounds on 18 September 1919.

TThheeVViiccttoorriiaannggoollddCC..BB..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooRReeaarr--AAddmmiirraallJJ..HH..MMaarrrryyaatt,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,aanneepphheewwoofftthheewweellll--kknnoowwnn nnoovveelliisstt CCaappttaaiinn FFrreeddeerriicckk MMaarrrryyaatt,, CC..BB..,, RR..NN..

HHaavviinnggppaarrttiicciippaatteeddiinntthheeeexxppeeddiittiioonnttootthheeAArrccttiicciinnsseeaarrcchhooffSSiirrEEddwwaarrddBBeellcchheerr’’sssshhiippssiinn11885533--5544,,hheesseerrvveeddwwiitthh ddiissttiinnccttiioonn iinn tthhee SSeeaa ooff AAzzoo ffff aanndd CCrriimmeeaa aanndd wwaass ff vvee ttiimmeess mmeennttiioonneedd iinn ddeessppaattcchheess aanndd ssppeecciiaallllyy pprroommootteedd ttoo CCoommmmaannddeerr TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge,18caratgoldandenamels,hallmarked London1877,withgoldribbonbuckle;Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Sebastopol,Azoff (Lieutt.MarryatH.M.GunBoatCracker. 1855)contemporaryengravednaminginthestyleof Hunt&Roskell;ArcticMedal1818-55,unnamedasissued;FFrraannccee,,SSeeccoonndd EEmmppiirree,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silver,goldandenamels;OOttttoommaannEEmmppiirree,OrderoftheMedjidie,FifthClass breastbadge,silver,goldandenamels;TurkishCrimea,Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued, fttedwithringandsilverbar suspension, light contact pitting, otherwise good very fne (6)

£4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.

C.B. London Gazette 2 June 1877.

JJoosseepphhHHeennrryyMMaarrrryyaattwasbornon7October1830,anephewofthewell-knownnovelistCaptainFrederickMarryat,C.B.,R.N.,andenteredthe RoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia in1843.HewasadvancedtoMateinH.M.S. Leander inOctober1849andtoLieutenantin Hydra inMay1852. Henextjoinedthe Phoenix,inwhichshipheparticipatedintheArcticExpeditionof1853-54.Themainpurposeoftheexpeditionwastolocate andrescueAdmiralSirEdwardBelcher’stwoships. Phoenix subsequentlymadetwovoyagestoBeecheyIslandandsucceededinbringingbackthe surviving crew members, Belcher having been compelled to abandon his ships in the ice.

AspellinwarmerclimesonthePacifcstationinthe President havingensued,andinthe fagship RoyalAlbert ontheMediterraneanstation, Marryatwaslenttothegunboat Cracker.AndhesubsequentlycommandedthelattervesselwithdistinctioninoperationsintheSeaofAzovand oﬀ theCrimea.Infact,hewas fvetimesgazettedforpraiseworthydeedsintheperiodAugust-December1855,inadditiontobeingspecially promotedtoCommanderinNovember1855.TheactionwhichresultedinthatspecialpromotionwasthesuccessfulattackbytheAnglo-French SquadronontheRussianfortsatthemouthoftheDnieperRiveron15October1855.InhisrelateddespatchtoAdmiralSirEdmundLyons, dated 18 October 1855, Admiral Sir Houston Stewart stated:

‘At9a.m.IinstructedLieutenantJosephH.Marryat,ofthe Cracker,totakeonboardMr.E.W.Brooker,AssistantMasterofthe Spitfre,and endeavourwithhimtodeterminethecourseoftheintricatechannelthroughwhichweweretopass,andtolaydown buoysuponthesouthside ofit;theFrenchhavingundertakentoperformthesamedutyonthenorthside.Whilewewerestillindoubtastotheextenttowhichthe channelforthelargershipswasbuoyed,at10a.m.LieutenantMarryatandMr.Brookercametoinformmethattheworkentrustedtothemhad beencompleted,andthattheformerofficerwasreadytopilottheshipin.Thezealousdesireevidencedbytheseofficerstofurnishmepersonally withtheirreportonthedifficultnavigationoftheDnieperdeservesmywarmestthanks;andthegallantmannerinwhichLieutenantMarryat broughtthe Cracker outforthepurpose,underaveryheavy frefromthewholeofthefortsandbatteries,elicitedtheadmirationofallwho witnessedtheproceedings.Atnoonthesignalwasmadefromyour fagshiptoweigh.Weproceededthroughthechannel,eachshipengagingthe SpitbatteriesandtheKinburnfortastheycamewithinrange.ToLieutenantMarryatofthe Cracker isduethemeritofprecedingandpilotingus through, which he did with great judgement.’

Hisexploitwasrewardedatthetimebyasignalto Cracker fromtheCommander-in-Chief,‘Wealladmireyourperformances.’Specialpromotion andassorted‘mentions’aside,MarryatwasalsoawardedtheLegionofHonour,5thClass,andtheOrderofMedjidie,5thClass.InMay1856,he tookcommandofthesteamship Wrangler intheMediterranean,anditwasonthesamestationthathewasnextappointedtothesteamsloop Intrepid.Agedjust32,hewaspromotedtopostrankinJune1862.ButcommandsforyoungCaptainswerefewandfarbetween,andfollowing severaldisappointingyearsonshore,heretiredathisownrequestinApril1870.Butheachieved fagrankonbeingappointedaRear-Admiralon the Retired List in March 1878, a happy conclusion to his prior appointment as C.B. on the occasion of the Queen’s birthday in June 1877. TheAdmiralsettledinRedhill,Surrey,wherehediedinNovember1881,aged51;hiscorrespondence,whichincludesdescriptionsofhis experiences in the Arctic and Crimea, is held by the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

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TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels;TheMostExcellent OrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels;BritishWarandVictory Medals(Mid.N.H.D’Aeth.R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;PolarMedal1904,G.V.R.,silverissue,1clasp,Arctic1930-31(Flt.Lieut.NarbroughHughesD’Aeth R.A.F.);Coronation1953;UUnniitteeddSSttaatteessooffAAmmeerriiccaa,LegionofMerit,Oﬃcer’sbreastbadge,giltandenamels;CCzzeecchhoosslloovvaakkiiaa, Medal of Military Merit, 1st class, the last eleven mounted court-style as worn, good very fne (13) £10,000-£14,000

Provenance: Spink, May 1998; Morton & Eden, October 2003.

Just 16 ‘Arctic 1930-31’ clasps issued.

C.B. London Gazette 7 June 1951.

C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1943.

U.S. Legion of Merit, Oﬃcer London Gazette 1 January 1946.

Czechoslovak Medal of Military Merit, 1st Class London Gazette 24 July 1945.

The original recommendation states:

‘AirCommodoreN.H.D’Aeth,asSecondinCommandofNo.19Group,hasalwaysshownverygreatinterestinallmattersrelatingtoNo.311 Czechoslovakian Bomber Squadron, R.A.F., and has with tireless eﬀorts and advice contributed to their fghting eﬃciency.’

NNaarrbbrroouugghhHHuugghheessDD’’AAeetthhwasborninWake feld,WestYorkshireon7January1901,andwaseducatedattheRoyalNavalCollegesOsborne and Dartmouth. Appointed a Midshipman in January 1917, he served in the battleship H.M.S. Canada in the Grand Fleet.

D’Aethwassubsequentlypostedto‘B’SquadronatCranwellasFlightCadetand,inDecember1920,onbeingappointedtoapermanent commissionintheR.A.F.withtherankofPilotOﬃcer,hisnamewasremovedformtheNavyList.Buthisnavaloriginswerequicklyrekindledby hissubsequentappointmentsto440(FleetSpotterReconnaissance)Flightinthecarrier Eagle intheMediterranean,andafterwardswith444 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Flight in the Vindictive oﬀ China.

HavingthensuccessfullycompletedtheLongAirNavigationCourseatCalshotinJuly1929,heservedbriefyinNo.205Squadronbeforebeing selectedforspecialduties‘inchargeofthe fyingsection’oftheBritishArcticAirRouteExpeditionof1930-31.Theexpedition,basedontheeast coastofGreenland,nearAngmagssalik,carriedoutasubstantialprogrammeofexploratory fightsandaerialphotographyoverpreviously uncharted territory.

D’AethwaspostedasNavigationOﬃcertoNo.8SquadroninOctober1934,thenbasedinAden,butbytheoutbreakofhostilitieshewas servingasC.O.of206Squadron,anAnsonunit.TheninJuly1940hebecameAdmiraltyLiaisonOﬃceratCoastalCommandH.Q.,inwhichrole hewas mentionedindespatches(LondonGazette 1January1941,refers),andinMayofthefollowingyearhewenttoNo.19(Reconnaissance) Group as a Group Captain and S.A.S.O.

HesubsequentlyservedatH.Q.No.201GroupinNorthAfricaandendedthewarasanAirCommodoreandCommandantoftheEmpireAir Navigation School, in which appointments he was twice mentioned in despatches (LondonGazettes 8 June 1944 and 1 January 1946, refer). InAugust1946hecaptainedtheLancasteraircraft‘Aries’,which fewfromBlackbusheinSurreytoNewZealandviaKarachi,Colomboand Darwininarecordtimeof59hoursand50minutes.Andfrom1950-52,followinghispromotiontoAirVice-Marshal,hewasA.O.C.,AirH.Q. Malta, and afterwards A.O.C. Technical Training Command.

D’AethwasplacedontheRetiredListinJune1956andenteredHolyOrders,becomingtheincumbentofparishesinAustraliaandU.K.His fnal appointment was in the diocese of Exeter. He died at Barnstaple on 21 January 1986.

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TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels;Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(Ch.Eng.A.R.Emdin.R.N.H.M.S.Pelorus.);1914-15Star(Eng.Capt.A.R.Emdin.R.N.);British WarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Eng.R.Adml.A.R.Emdin.R.N.);Coronation1911;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc, LegionofHonour,Oﬃcer’sbreastbadge,goldandenamels, thislastwithchipstowreathandcentralmedallions,otherwise generally good very fne (7)

£1,200-£1,600

AArrcchhiieeRRuusssseellllEEmmddiinnwasbornon15August1865andwaseducatedattheCityofLondonSchool,King'sCollegeandtheRoyalNavalColleges atDartmouthandKeyham.AsanengineerstudenthewonworkmanshipprizesatKeyham,andwhilstinthe Marlborough hewontheNewman MemorialPrizefor1887.HealsopassedaspecialcourseattheRoyalSocietyofNavalArchitects.HeenteredtheRoyalNavyasanAssistant Engineeron1July1887andonpassingoutfromthecollegewasappointedEngineeron1September1889.InAugust1890hewasappointedto thetroopship Malabar,followedinNovember1891byanappointmenttothe Trafalgar, fagshipoftheMediterraneanFleet.FromMarch1892to 1898 he served in the Engineer-in-Chief's Department at the Admiralty. EmdinwaspromotedtoChiefEngineerin1898andappointedto Pelorus,athird-classcruiserlaunchedin1896.Shehadbeenconstructedwith boilersthathadanew,small-tubesystemandwasthereforesubjectedtoalongseriesoftests.Oncompletionofthesetestsshewasassignedto theChannelSquadronandusedmainlyfordespatchwork.InMay1899Emdinwas'speciallyrecommendedtothefavourablenoticeoftheir lordshipsbytheViceAdmiralcommandingtheChannelSquadronforcarefulsupervisionindetectingtheleakageofboilertubes(duetopriming causedbydefectivecondensers)thattookplaceinH.M.S. Pelorus afterleavingCagliariBayon29April1899,andforpromptactioninshuttingoﬀ the boilers and thereby averting a serious catastrophe and probable loss of life.’

FollowingtheoutbreakoftheBoerWartheChannelSquadronwasorderedtoGibraltar,andon5November1899, Pelorus wasorderedtojoin theCapeSquadronatDurban.ShesaileddowntheeastcoastofAfrica,arrivingatDurbanon11December.Hopesoftheship'scompanytotake partinthecampaignashoreweredisappointedand Pelorus wasassignedtotheDelagoaBaypatrol,taskedwithinterceptingvesselsapproaching thePortuguese porttocheckforcontraband.DuringherdeploymentwiththeCapeSquadron Pelorus boardedatotalof167shipsandsentin

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

severalwithprizecrews,butallwerereleased.InFebruary1900sheputintoDurbanforrepairstohersteeringgear,thencarriedoutasurveyof thecoastlinefromDurbantothePortugueseborder.InApril1900theshipwasatPortElizabethwhennewsofthereliefofMafekingwas received;aspartofthecelebrations,theshipwasilluminatedandanavalbrigadeparadedthroughthetown.InJune1900 Pelorus wasordered backtoEngland;sheproceededviaStHelena,SierraLeoneandLasPalmas,therebycompletingacircumnavigationofAfricawithinasingleyear. She arrived in Plymouth on 19 July 1900, then sailed to Chatham where she was paid off EmdinwasreappointedtotheEngineer-in-Chief'sDepartmentfrom1900to1905,andappointedAdmiraltyrepresentativeonthebranch committeeoftheEngineeringStandardsCommittee.HewasawardedaletterofthanksfromtheAdmiraltyandpromotedtoEngineer CommanderinJuly1903.HeservedasseniorassistanttotheEngineerManager,DevonportDockyard,from1906to1909.InAugust1909he wasappointedseniorEngineerOfficerofthe Commonwealth.Between1912and1914hewasResidentAdmiraltyEngineerOverseas,Midland District. He was also a lecturer in Marine Engineering and Design at the Royal Naval Colleges at Greenwich and Keyham. OntheoutbreakoftheGreatWarinAugust1914EmdinwaspromotedtoEngineerCaptain,andinFebruary1915hewasappointedtothe armouredcruiser Shannon, fagshipofthe2ndCruiserSquadron,GrandFleet,forgeneralstaff duties.InOctober1915Emdinwasappointedto thestaff ofRearAdmiralHughEvan-ThomasC.B.,M.V.O.inthe Barham,commandingthe5thBattleSquadron(5BS).Thisconsistedofthe fve QueenElizabethclasssuper-dreadnoughts,themostpowerfulwarshipsintheworld.Withadisplacementof30,000tons,theseshipshadamain armamentofeight15-inchgunsandwerethe frstcapitalshipstobefuelledbyoilratherthancoal.5BSformedpartoftheBattleFleetbut,in May1916,the3rdBattleCruiserSquadronwasdetachedfromtheBattleCruiserFleetandsenttoScapaFlowforgunnerytraining;toreplaceit four ships of 5BS was temporarily attached to Beatty's Battle Cruiser Fleet (the Queen Elizabeth was undergoing a reft).

5BSwasstillwiththeBattleCruiserFleetwhenitputtoseaonthenightof30May1916.Ataround14:30onthe31st,Beattyhadjustsignalleda turntothenorthtorendezvouswithJellicoe'sBattleFleet.Atthatmomentalightcruiserreportedthattheenemywereinsightandchanged coursetothesouth-easttointercept.Hesignalledby fagfortheothershipstofollowbutbecauseofthedistanceandthevolumeofsmoke producedbythebattlecruiserswhentravellingatspeed, Lion's signalwasnotseeninthe Barham.Therefore,althoughEvan-Thomascouldseethe battlecruisersracingoﬀ intheoppositedirection,heassumedthatBeattywantedhimtomaintainhiscourse.Itwasnearlytenminutesbefore Beattyrealisedthat5BSwasnotfollowinghimandsignalledEvan-Thomastojoinhim;bythattime,thedistancebetweenthetwogroupswasten miles.Beattycouldstillhavesloweddowntoallowtimefor5BStojoinhimbutitwasnotinhisnaturetodosowhentheenemywasbeforehim, andhewentintoactionwithonlysixcapitalshipsinsteadoften.ThiswasoneofthecriticalmistakeswhichcosttheBritishadecisivevictory. Germangunnerywassuperiorandwithinthe frstfewminutesonebattlecruiserhadbeenblownupandthe Lion herselfhadbeenhardhitand narrowly avoided the same fate.

By16:105BSwaswithinrangeoftherear-mostshipsintheGermanlineandopened freattheextremerangeof19,000yards.Freshfrom trainingunderthemeticulouseyeofJellicoe,5BSwasoneofthemostaccurateshootingformationsinthe feetandsoon15-inchshellswere plunging down on the German ships. Von Der Tann and Moltke were both hit and suﬀered serious damage.

At16:35BritishlightcruisersreportedthepresenceoftheHighSeasFleettoBeatty,whocontinuedonhissouth-eastcourseforanothertwo milesuntilhecouldseethemastsoftheGermanbattleshipstwelvemilesaway,At16:40thebattlecruisersreversedcoursetothenorth-west. Nowtheroleshadbeenreversed,andBeattywasluringtheGerman feettowardsJellicoeandthegunsoftheGrandFleet,stillaboutfortymiles tothenorth.Thisphaseofthebattle,whichlastedforaboutan hour,isreferredtoas'theruntothenorth'.Whenthebattlecruiserschanged course,acommunicationsbreakdownsimilartothepreviousoneoccurredand5BSdidnotreceivetheordertoturnnorthwardsuntil16:57,fully aquarterofanhourafter Lion hadturned.Withthetwo feetssteamingtowardseachotheratfullspeedthiswasenoughtimetobring5BSwell withinrangeoftheHighSeasFleet.Tocompoundtheerror,theshipswereorderedtoturninsuccessionratherthantogether;theGermans concentratedtheir freontheturningpointand Barham washitfourtimes,probablybythe Derfinger.The frstofthesehits,at16:58,wasoneof themostdestructiveinthebattle.Theshellplungedthroughtheupperdecklevelwith'B'turretbarbette,completelywreckedthemedicalstore andtheauxiliarywirelessoffice,causedveryseveredamagetothelightstructureandhadaverymarkedincendiaryeffect.It fasheddownatrunk tothedynamoroomandburnedallthementhere,andupwards,viatheammunitionhand-ups,tothestarboardsix-inchcasement,causinga seriouscordite freandputtingNo.2gun'screwoutofaction.Afragmentofthissameshellfounditswaydowntothelowerconningtower, near the bottom of the ship, and severed the leg of the assistant navigation officer, who was plotting the ship's course. He died from loss of blood. As5BScarriedoutitsbelatedturn,anofficerin Malaya observed'thatourbattlecruisers,proceedingnortherlyatfullspeedincloseactionwith theGermanbattlecruisers,werealreadyquite7,000or8,000yardsaheadofus.Ithenrealisedthatjustthefourofusofthe5thBSalonewould have to entertain the High Seas Fleet - four against perhaps twenty. The enemy continued to fre rapidly at us during and after the turn'. Aftercompletingthisturnunderheavy fre,5BStookuppositionsomemilesasternofthebattlecruisersandsteamednorthatfullspeed,closeto twenty-fourknots.Thiswasthetimeofmaximumdangerfor Barham andhersistersforifanyoneofthemhadbeendisabled,shewouldhave hadtobeleftinthepathoftheHighSeasFleettobeoverwhelmed,ashappenedtothecrippleddestroyers Nestor and Nomad,AsGordon remarksin 'TheRulesoftheGame','Thismaybehypothetical,butitwasonlyoneunluckyshell,onadayofunluckyshells,fromreality'.5BSwas withinrangeofboththeGermanbattlecruisersandtheHighSeasFleet.Accordingly, Barham and Valiant fredontheformer, Warspite and Malaya on the latter. Barham and Valiant achieved thirteen hits on their targets, inficting massive damage on the Lützow, Derfflinger and Seydlitz The'RuntotheNorth'cametoanendatabout18:00whentheBattleCruiserFleetsightedtheBattleFleet.Jellicoethenexecutedacomplicated manoeuvre changing from cruising formation (in columns) to a single line of twenty-four battleships, with 5BS forming up astern of the others. Duringtheactionbetweenthetwobattle feetsataround19:10hrs, Barham fredonthe GrossserKurfurst,hittingherthreetimes.Four torpedoespassedclosetoherwithouthittingher,andat21:00her6-inchgunsopened freonwhatwaserroneouslythoughttobeasubmarine. InhisanalysisoftheperformanceoftherespectiveshipsatJutland,Campbellwrote'ThebestBritishperformancewasbythe Barham andthe Valiant. Their fgures cannot be separated, but together they fred 625 rounds (337 by Barham) and made 23 or 24 hits’.

Thefollowingdaythe feetsteamedbacktoitsbases,with Barham andmanyothershipscommittingtheirdeadtothesea. Barham hadcasualties oftwenty-sixdeadandforty-sixwounded,havingbeenhitby fve13-inchshellsandone11-inch.Shewasindry-dockatDevonportfrom5June to 4 July, and rejoined the feet at Scapa on & July.

EmdinwasmentionedindespatchesforhisroleinthebattleandawardedtheRussianOrderofStAnne.IntheNewYear'sHonoursof1918he was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George and awarded decorations by France and Japan in 1919 and 1920 respectively.

Whilst Barham wasstillunderrepair,Emdinwasappointedseniorengineerof Thalia,thebaseshipatInvergordon.InMay1917hewasappointed ChiefEngineeroftheMaltaDockyard,andremainedinthispositionuntiltheendofthewar.HewaspromotedtoEngineerRearAdmiralon17 October1918.Ayearlaterhejoinedthestaﬀ ofAdmiralSirDovetonSturdeeasSeniorEngineerOﬃcerattheNoreandheldthisappointment until his retirement in 1923.

EmdinwasamemberoftheInstituteofMetals,andwaslistedin'Who'sWhoinEngineering'.HemarriedKateMathilda,eldestdaughterof CharlesMalcolmJohnson,aChiefInspectorofMachineryintheRoyalNavy,in1891,andtherewasonedaughter.In1922helivedatStarHill, Rochester, Kent; after his retirement he lived at Oak Lodge, Hailsham Road, Heathfeld, Sussex. Admiral Emdin died on 15 February 1950.

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£1,000-£1,400

D.S.O. London Gazette 18 February 1918.

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Duringanenemyattackheledhiscompanyforwardtoassisttheinfantryandestablisheda defensiveline.Thegallantdefencewhichhemademateriallycheckedtheenemy’sadvanceandwasofthegreatestimportanceinfacilitatingthe recapture of the position later in the day. He showed great initiative and determination’ LLaawwrreennccee RRoobbiinnssoonn served with the 470th Field Company, Royal Engineers, during the Great War on the Western Front from 26 February 1917. Soldwithahallmarked9ctgoldfob(5.48g)engraved‘470FieldCoyR.E.F.C.1917’;ahallmarkedsilvergilt‘DerbyandCentreDistrict’medallion engraved‘1MileChampionship,L.Robinson,1904’;asilver‘AmericanWalthamU.S.A.’halfhunterpocketwatch, thefacechippedinthreeplaces, withtheinsidecaseengraved‘L.Robinson,2ndDuﬃeld.Aug.3.03’;ahallmarkedsilvercigarettecaseengraved‘LR’;therecipient’s feldglassesin theirnamedleathercase;originalCommissiondocumentandbestowaldocumentfortheD.S.O.;originalphotographsoftherecipientinuniform; a large copied photograph of the recipient in uniform meeting H.M. King George V, and copied research.

‘Anexampleofhisleadershipandquietself-possessioniswellillustratedbythefollowing:InAugust1944,he wasendeavouringtoattackthreeU-boatsveryclosetotheheavilydefendedGirondemouth,when,inthe confusionofradarcontacts,heinadvertentlypassedoveravesselat800feet,receivingadirecthitwhich explodedintheaircraft,causingittocrashintothesea.Itwasadarknight,andtherewere fvesurvivorsand nodinghy.Twoofthesurvivorsdied,butGrantandtheremainingtwowerepickedupafterswimmingfor abouttenandahalfhours.Suchanexperiencemusthavecausedhimconsiderableshock,butsuchishis keenness and devotion to duty, that in less than a fortnight he was back with his squadron.’

So states the recommendation for the D.S.O. awarded to Wing Commander J. B. Grant, Royal Air Force.

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DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,reverseoflowersuspensionbaroﬃciallydated'1943',silver-giltandenamels;Distinguished FlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseoﬃciallydated‘1941’;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;DefenceandWarMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaf, mounted as worn, minor green enamel damage to wreath on the frst, otherwise good very fne or better (6) £3,600-£4,400

Grant seated second left

Provenance: Spink, November 2003.

D.S.O. LondonGazette 8 May 1945.

The original recommendation states:

‘WingCommanderJ.B.GranthascommandedNo.58Squadronforthepastelevenmonthswithconsiderableability,andunderhisguidanceit hashaditsgreatestsuccessesinoperationsagainsttheenemy.BeforearrivalatStornoway,58Squadronwasengagedonanti-U-boatoperations, butsinceitarrivedhere,ithasbeenemployedalmostexclusivelyonanti-shippingduties.UnderWingCommanderGrant’sleadership,the SquadronhascarriedoutmanyattacksintheSkagerrakandKattegatandoﬀ theNorwegiancoast,culminatinginnolessthan ffty-oneattacks duringMarch,1945-thelastmonthofhiscommand.Hehasbeenentirelyresponsibleforthetacticsandstrategy,andbypreceptandexample hasalwaysmaintainedtheSquadronataveryhighstandard.Moreover,hispersonalcourage,modestoutlookandsincereinterestinpersonnel haveheldtheSquadronhappilytogether,andweldedthemintoaneﬃcientunitwhichhasdonemuchtowardsincreasingthehighreputationof the Royal Air Force in this war.

Hisindividualrecordofoperationsisimpressive,ashehascompletedsome1,100hoursonoperationalsorties.BeforejoiningNo.58Squadronas aFlightCommandersometwenty-twomonthsago,hehadalreadycompletedalongandsuccessfultourwithNo.269Squadron,wherehehad beenawardedtheDistinguishedFlyingCross.AfteraperiodasChiefFlyingInstructorataCoastalCommandO.T.U.inCanada,hestartedhis secondoperationaltourwith58Squadron,andhasdonemorethan500hoursonnightworkagainstU-boatsandenemyshipping,mostofwhich has been carried out in the vicinity of the enemy coast.

On14January1944,inHalifaxHR741,heattackedaU-boatintheposition45.20degreesN.8.00degreesW.Theattackwaspressedhomeat lowlevelinthefaceofconsiderable fak.ThedepthchargesfellveryclosetothestarboardsideoftheU-boat,whichwasseentobestoppedon thesurfacewhentheaircrafthadtoleave.Onthe21June1944,heledastrikeuponasuspectedU-boatinSt.AnnesHarbourintheheavily defended Channel Islands.

Onanti-shippingsortiesintheSkagerrak,hehascarriedoutanumberofattacks,but,asisusualwiththiskindofwork,defniteevidencehasbeen lackingto confrmresultsobtained.Onseveraloccasionswhenlowcloudandbadvisibilityrenderedrepeatedattemptstobombvisuallyabortive, inspiteofstrongenemyopposition,hehaspressedhomehisattacksandbombedbyradar.Suchwasthecaseon26July1944,neartheGironde river, and on the 13 January, 1945, in the Skagerrak, fak being plentiful on both occasions.

Anexampleofhisleadershipandquietself-possessioniswellillustratedbythefollowing:inAugust1944,hewasendeavouringtoattackthreeUboatsveryclosetotheheavilydefendedGirondemouth,when,intheconfusionofradarcontacts,heinadvertentlypassedoveravesselat800 feet,receivingadirecthitwhichexplodedintheaircraft,causingittocrashintothesea.Itwasadarknight,andtherewere fvesurvivorsandno dinghy.Twoofthesurvivorsdied,butGrantandtheremainingtwowerepickedupafterswimmingforabouttenandahalfhours.Suchan experiencemusthavecausedhimconsiderableshock,butsuchishiskeennessanddevotiontoduty,thatinlessthanafortnighthewasbackwith his squadron, supervising their move from Wales to Stornoway, and in less than a month he was again fying on operations in the new area.

WingCommanderGrant’scourage,quietunassumingmannerandveryconsiderableoperationalexperiencehaveendearedhimtoallranks,and he is held in aﬀectionate regard by all who have been associated with him.

Fortheexcellenceofhiswork,forhisorganisation,forhispersonalcourageanddevotiontoduty,andfortheresultsachievedbytheSquadron due to his guidance, he is strongly recommended for the Distinguished Service Order.’

D.F.C. LondonGazette 27 May 1941.

The original recommendation states: ‘Thisoﬃcerhascarriedoutover800hoursofoperational fyinginthissquadronsincetheoutbreakofthewar.Hehastakenpartintenbombing raidsoverenemyterritoryatnight,andhastwiceattackedenemyshippingbydayclosetotheNorwegiancoast,andononeoccasionsankalarge enemymerchantshipbyadeterminedlow-fyingattackwithbombs.AsaFlightCommanderhehasshownvery fnespirit,andhasledhis fighton fveoccasionsinnightbombingraidsoverNorway.HetookpartinthethreeraidsonBergen-StavangerRailwayatFinse,ledthesuccessfulattack onthealuminiumfactoryatHoyangeron9April1941,andtheleafetraidoverthestronglydefendedareasofStavangerandBergenonthenight of 14 April 1941.'

JJaammeessBB eerrnnaarrddGGrraannttwasborninFarnboroughon2July1917,andwaseducatedatJohnWatson’sSchool,EdinburghandtheImperialService College. Having then graduated from R.A.F. Cranwell in December 1937, he was commissioned as a Pilot Officer. TheoutbreakofhostilitiesinSeptember1939foundhimservingasaFlyingOfficerinAnsonsofNo.269SquadroninCoastalCommand.InAprilMay1940,afterhehad fownaround30operationalpatrols,thesquadronconvertedtoHudsons,Grant fyinghis frstsortieinthetypeinJune. Andbytheyear’sendhehad fownanother40orsosorties,amixtureofconvoyescortandreconnaissancework.HewasadvancedtoFlight Lieutenantandmentionedindespatches(LondonGazette 1January1941,refers).Bynowratedasan‘exceptional’pilot,hewasappointedaFlight Commanderandsubsequentlyengagedinoperationsoff Norway,including10bombingraidsatnightandasuccessfulstrikeagainstanenemy merchantman. He was awarded the D.F.C. Tour-expired,GrantwasrestedasaninstructoratanO.T.U.inCanadabuthereturnedtoanoperationalfootingasanActingSquadronLeader inNo.58SquadroninCoastalCommandinJune1943.EquippedwithHalifaxaircraft,theunitwasbasedatR.A.F.HolmsleySouthinHampshire atthetime, fyingextendedanti-U-boatpatrolsovertheBayofBiscayandelsewhere.Herethenthecommencementofamemorableoperational tour,atourthatsawGranttakecommandofthesquadronasanActingWingCommanderinApril1944,priortoitstransferraltoStornowayfor anti-shipping strikes towards the year’s end. And he remained likewise employed until March 1945. TherecommendationforhissubsequentawardoftheD.S.O.admirablydescribesthenatureofhisgallantwork.Andanaccompanyingwartime newspapercuttingstatesthatinhistimewithNo.58SquadronGrantattackednineshipsandtwoU-boats.Italsoreferstohowluckyhewasto survive the loss of his Halifax to fak off the mouth of the Gironde in the Bay of Biscay, one night in August 1944: ‘Astripofmetal fvefeetlongbynineincheswidesavedthelivesofthreeairmenwhenaHalifaxbomberwasshotdownintheBayofBiscayafter a night attack on U-boats.

“Afterthecrash,”saidGrant,“wetriedtoswimtowardsland20milesaway.WecameacrosswreckageandItoreastripofmetaloﬀ.Itwastoo dull to be used as a refector, but it was a good job I kept it.”

“Justaswewerebeginningtowonderifweshouldeverbeseen,andafterbeinginthewatertenandahalfhourswithonlyourMaeWeststo keep us afoat, we saw a warship heading straight for us. The captain had seen the strip of metal which I was waving.” ’

Post-war,GrantwasappointedtothesubstantiverankofWingCommanderinJanuary1949andservedintheR.A.F.MissiontoGreecein1951 -52andatH.Q.CoastalCommandin1952-54.HealsoservedintheAlliedAirForcesSouthernEuropein1954-57andwasplacedontheRetired List in May 1959.

Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalR.A.F.Pilot’sFlyingLogBooks(2),coveringtheperiodsJanuary1936toJune1940,andJuly1940toNovember 1957, together with several wartime photographs and newspaper cuttings.

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TheRoyalVictorianOrder,L.V.O.,Lieutenant’s,breastbadge,silver-giltandenamels,thereverseoﬃciallynumbered‘2577’; GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Radfan,SouthArabia(Lieut.D.M.L.Braybrooke.R.N.)somelettersofnamingenhanced following attempted erasure; Jubilee 1977, unnamed as issued, good very fne (3)

£600-£800

L.V.O. LondonGazette 1 January 1976.

DDaavviiddMMiicchhaaeellLLiisslleeBBrraayybbrrooookkeewasborninTetbury,GloucestershireinOctober1936andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetattheRoyal NavalCollege,DartmouthinJanuary1955.Havingspecialisedinthesupplyandsecretariatbranch,hisearlyappointmentsincludedspellsatthe FleetAirArmstations Heron and Goldcrest,andserviceafoatinthefrigate Berwick.AdvancedtoLieutenantinOctober1959,hetookuphis frstoverseaspostingin1965,whenhejoinedthesecretarialstaﬀ ofRear-AdmiralP.N.Howes,D.S.C.,FlagOﬃcerMiddleEastat Sheba,the Royal Navy Base, Aden. Here, then, the appointment that led to his part in the Radfan/South Arabia operations.

OnreturningtotheU.K.,BraybrookewaspostedfordutywiththeInter-ServicesExerciseStaff andCombinedMilitaryPlanningStaff,inwhich capacityhewasadvancedtoLieutenant-CommanderinOctober1967.Hethenreturnedtoseawithappointmentsinthecommandocarriers Albion and Bulwark, andthefrigate Euryalus,priortojoiningthestaff ofRear-AdmiralJ.A.Templeton-Cotill,FlagOfficer,Malta,andNato Commander, South-Eastern Area, Mediterranean.

PromotedtoCommanderinOctober1972,Braybrookereceivedamuch-covetedappointmentintheroyalyacht Britannia inDecember1973, whenhebecameSecretarytoRear-AdmiralR.J.Troubridge,theFlagOfficer,RoyalYachts.Andheremainedlikewiseemployedforthenext three years, being appointed a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (L.V.O.) in January 1976. Braybrookenextservedonthestaff oftheCommander-in-Chief,NavalHomeCommandasCommandSupplyOfficerandwasmuchinvolvedin thepreparationsforthe1977JubileeFleetReview,forwhichhereceivedtheJubileeMedal.HavingthenservedatRosythasasupplyandstores officer, his fnal appointment was at Sultan, the Royal Navy Engineering School at Gosport, and he was placed on the Retired List in 1983.

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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;BritishWarandVictory Medals(Lieut.S.N.Beattie.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;togetherwiththerecipient’sItalianArmataAltipianiMedal1918, silver, unnamed as issued, extremely fne (6)

£400-£500

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1941.

SStteewwaarrttNNuuggeennttBBeeaattttiieewasborninSunderlandon6November1897andservedinFrancefromAugust1916asLieutenantinthe3rdBattalion, SouthStaﬀordshireRegiment.TransferredtoItaly,hewaslaterdecoratedbytheItalianauthoritiesin1918withtheArmataAltipianiMedalforhis servicesasaBritishoﬃcerduringtheBattleofthePiaveagainsttheArmyofAustro-Hungary.ReturninghometoEnglandfollowingtheArmistice, Beattieandhisnewwifemovedto21FarmLeighRoad,Southgate,London,N.14.andbegantocreateaseriesofsmallfamilybusinessesbased aroundthemanufactureandretailof fresafetyequipmentandchildren'stoys.Supportedbyarelativewholivedinthesameroad,Beattie's Limited went on to specialise in pump equipment and fre retardant clothing, in particular footwear.

TheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarplaced frefghtingattheforefrontofpoliticalthinking,withbittermemoriesoftheZeppelinandGotha bomberraidsoftheGreatWarstillingrainedinpeople'sminds;anticipatingadevastatingaerialbombingcampaignuponthemajorindustrialcities ofLondon,BirminghamandGlasgow,Beattie'sexpertiseasManagingDirectorofthefamily frmwasimmediatelycalleduponbythearmy, fre serviceandalllevelsofgovernment.AsamemberoftheArmyEmergencyReserveofOfficers,hewasinvitedtoFranceduringthePhoneyWar togiveadviceregardingtheprotectionofammunitiondumpsfrom fre;helaterreturnedhometoLondonandwasappointedtoacommissionas Lieutenant(GeneralList)inthe LondonGazette of23February1940-TheGeneralListbeingmostappropriateforthoseofficerswithspecialist knowledgeandqualifcationsoutsidethestandardunitsofArmyRecruitment.RemaininginLondon,BeattiewentontowitnesstheBattleof BritainandLondonBlitz,thelatterplacingheavydemanduponengineerswithknowledgeofwaterpumps.DecoratedbyH.M.KingGeorgeVIat aninvestitureheldatBuckinghamPalaceforhisspecial fre-fghtingserviceswhilst CaptainintheGeneralList,Beattie'sawardwaslaterdetailedin TheSunderlandDailyEchoandShippingGazette on21February1941.AlittleoveramonthlaterhemadealateclaimforhisGreatWarmedals, theBWMandVMbeingsentto'Room639MetropoleBuildings,NorthumberlandAvenue,W.C.2.'asconfrmedupontherecipient'sMedalIndex Card.LocatedclosetotheHousesofParliamentandGovernmentOfficesinWhitehall,theHotelMetropolelaterbecameknownasthe frst home of Mi9 and the Special Operations Executive operating from Room 424. From1941to1944theprovisionofArmy frefghtingservicescamelargelyunderthebannerofthePioneerCorpswithindividualarmybases oftenretainingresponsibilityfortheirown frefghtingprovision.ThischangedfollowingtheAlliedinvasionofNormandy,whenlargenumbersof menandequipmentwerelostfollowingaccidentsincampandaroundammunitionandfueldumpsandfactories.Asafoundingmemberofthe ArmyFireService,BeattiewentontoclaimhisDefenceandWarMedalsasaservingLieutenantColonelin1950.RemaininginnorthLondon,he devoted his later years to business, notably the success of the family toy shop, and died on 7 November 1981.

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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;BritishEmpireMedal, (Military)E.II.R.(S/22272022Sgt.StanleyLawrence,R.A.S.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(22272022S.Sgt. S. Lawrence. B.E.M. RAOC.) mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely fne (3)

£400-£500

M.B.E. London Gazette 16 June 1979.

TheoriginalRecommendation,dated29December1978,states:‘MajorLawrencehasheldtheappointmentofStaff OfficerAdjutantGeneral's BranchatHeadquartersNorthernArmyGroupatRheindahlen,WestGermany.Thisappointment,whichismannedbytheBritishArmy,carries responsibilitiesbroadlysimilartothoseofaSupervisingOfficeratamajorUnitedKingdomHeadquarters.Italsocoversstaff workwhichwould normallybecarriedoutbyaGradeTwo(Staff Duties)Staff OfficerandaCosmicAtomolControlOfficer.Byvirtueofthesewideranging responsibilities,thepostholdsapositionofconsiderableinfuenceandisoftenthefocalpointforGradeTwolevelstaff co-ordinationbesides beingresponsiblefortheoverallsupervisionoftheinternationalclericalstaff.ForthepastthreeyearsMajorLawrencehasmadeanoutstanding contributioninthisdemandingappointment.Hehasdisplayedthroughoutthisperiodacompletededicationtohisworkandbyhisextremely efficientandcheerfulapproachtoanytaskhehashelpedeverybodyintheHeadquarters.Inthecriticallyimportant feldofNATOsecurityduties hehassetanimpeccablestandard,whichhasdonesomuchtowardsmaintainingahighstandardofsecurityprocedures,andatthesametimeit hasencouragedasenseofconfdencebetweenthevariousNationalStaff OfficersinthisimportantNATOHeadquarters.Hisleadershiphashada farreachingeffectupontheofficersandsoldiersofthefournationswhichcontributetotheHeadquarters.Bysheerhardwork,andaselfess example,hehasweldedtheclerksofthefournationsintoahappyandefficientteamwhich,besidesgreatlycontributingtotheoverall effectivenessoftheHeadquarters,hasalsobroughtgreatcredituponbothhisCorps,andtheBritishArmy.AtatimewhentheBritishnational contributiontotheAllianceissoimportant,thissortofpersonalexampleisveryvaluable.Ithascertainlycausedagreatmanyofficersandsoldiers toemulatetheveryhighstandardsetbyMajorLawrence.HisdistinguishedservicesmeritconsiderationforrecognitionbyHerMajestyThe Queen.’

B.E.M. London Gazette 10 June 1961.

TheoriginalRecommendation,dated14February1961,states:‘Duringtheperiod23December1958toJune1961,SergeantLawrenceservedas ChiefClerk,UnitedKingdomServiceLiaisonStaff (ArmyElement),Canada,andexperiencedmanypersonalworriesinOttawa.AstheonlyBritish non-commissionedofficerintheareahehadgreatdifficultyin fndingreasonableaccommodationatarentwithinhismeansandwasforcedtolive 15milesfromhisplaceofwork.Itistohisgreatcreditthathehasneverallowedtheseworriestointerferewithhiswork.Astheonlysoldier clerkinthisHeadquartershehashadtobearthebruntofallclericalworkperformedoutsidenormalworkinghours.Thishasinvolvedlate eveningworkingforweeksonend.Evenwhenafullyjustifedrequestforanextraclerkwasrejectedhecontinuedtoworkovertimewithouta signofagrouse.InhispositionasChiefClerkheoftenhastodealwithBritishandCanadianOfficersandWarrantOfficers,allverymuchas senior,whichhedoeswithmarkedtactandsuccess.HeistheonlyBritishClerkinCanadafamiliarwiththeRegulations.Hehasbeenresponsible forthedetailedworkonpayandallowancesforallBritishArmypersonnelandfamiliesinCanada,andforthemanyvisitors.Inthisdifficultand complicatedwork,whichwouldnormallybecarriedoutbyaPaymasterofficer,hisworkhasbeenquiteoutstanding.Throughoutthistime SergeantLawrence’sloyaltyanddevotiontodutyhavebeenfrequentlycommenteduponbyCanadianaswellasBritishOfficers.Hisgeneral mannerandcompletedevotiontodutyhaveprovedanoutstandingexample.Hehas,aboveallelse,doneagreatdealtokeepaliveandto enhancetheCanadianArmy’sveryhighregardfortheBritishOtherRank.SergeantLawrencehasnotonlycarriedoutthenormaldutiesofhis rankexceptionallywell,buthasalsoverysuccessfullyundertakenmanydutiesnormallytheresponsibilityofanofficerandallthesewithcomplete disregardofhispersonaldifficulties.Hishardwork,willingco-operation,anddevotiontodutyhavebeenfarbeyondanythingthatcannormallybe expected of a man of his rank and service.’

SSttaannllee yyLLaawwrreenncceewasbornon14May1931andenlistedintheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsinJanuary1949,servingwiththemasChiefClerk, UnitedKingdomServiceLiaisonStaff (ArmyElement),Canada,inOttawafromDecember1958toJune1961.AdvancedWarrantOfficerClassII, hewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArmyOrdnanceCorpson2June1969,withseniority2June1965,andwaspromoted Lieutenantthatsameday,withseniority2June1967.HewaspromotedCaptainon2June1971,andwasappointedQuartermasteron13May 1974.AppointedLocalMajor(OrdnanceExecutiveOfficer)on29December1975,whilstservingasaStaff OfficerintheAdjutantGeneral's BranchatHeadquartersNorthernArmyGroupatRheindahlen,WestGermany,hewaspromotedMajoron18August1978,andforhisservices wasappointedaMemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1979BirthdayHonours’List.HewaspromotedLieutenant-Colonelon28June 1983, and retired on 14 May 1986.

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D.S.C. London Gazette 25 October 1916:

‘Inrecognitionofhisservicesinattackingalargeenemytwo-seaterseaplaneon28September1916.FlightSub.-LieutenantGalbraith'smachine was severely damaged by gun fre from the enemy machine, which fnally blew up in the air.’

The original recommendation states:

‘OnSeptember28th,1916,thisoﬃcer,whilstpatrollingthesea,sightedalargeenemytwo-seaterseaplane.Theenemymachineblewupinthe air,probablycausedbyhisbombshavingbeenstruckandexploded. Fromtheposition,itappearsprobablethatthismachinewasonitswayto attackthesouth-eastcoastofEngland.

FlightSub-LieutenantGalbraith'smachinewasseverelydamagedbygunfrefromtheenemy,his windscreenandgunsightbeingshotawayintheearlypartoftheencounter,butthepilotcontinuedhisattack.Thisencounterwaswitnessedby the pilot and observer of a French seaplane.

Inadditiontotheabove,onJuly21st,thisofficerencounteredahostileseaplaneoff Ostend,andtheenemymachinegainedtheadvantageof position.FlightSub.-LieutenantGalbraithloopedhismachineovertheGerman,thusgainingthedesiredpositionbehind.TheGermanpilotwas seentobehit,andthemachinefellinaverticaldiveandbrokeinto fames. Thisofficerisanextremelypluckypilotandhasrenderedconsistently good service since June 12th, 1916.’

Bar to D.S.C. London Gazette 16 February 1917:

‘Forconspicuousgallantry.On23November1916,heattackedsingle-handedaformationofsixhostileaircraft,nootherAlliedmachinesbeingin thevicinity.Onehostilemachinewasshotdown,asecondwasdrivendownundercontrol,andtheremainingfourmachinesthengaveupthe fghtandlanded.Inseveralothercombatsintheair,FlightLieutenantGalbraithhasdisplayedexceptionalgallantry,particularlyon10and16 November 1916, on each of which days he successfully engaged and shot down an enemy machine.’

FrenchCroixdeGuerre LondonGazette 28February1922.TheawardwasinfactpresentedtohimataceremonyinOctober1916,in recognition of the same acts for which he was awarded D.S.C.

Confrmation for his Al Valore Militare remains outstanding but it is believed to have been awarded for anti-submarine patrols oﬀ Italy in 1918.

DDaanniieellMMuurrrraayyBBooyynneeGGaallbbrraaiitthhwasborninCarletonPlace,Ontario,Canada,on27April1895,andwasstudyingatStAndrew’sCollege, Toronto,whenthewarbrokeout.Keentoseeaction,hetrainedasapilotathisownexpenseattheWrightSchoolinDayton,Ohioandwas awarded his Aero Club of America certifcate (No. 356) on 3 November 1915.

Shortlyafterwards,hewasappointedaProbationaryFlightSubLieutenantintheRoyalNavalService,andhereportedtoR.N.A.S.Chinfordinthe followingmonth.FurthertraininghavingthenensuedatCranwellandEastchurch,hewaspostedtoNo.2NavalSquadronatDunkirkinmid-June 1916.

Inthefollowingmonth,Galbraithencounteredahostileseaplaneoﬀ Ostend,theensuingactionleadingtothecreationofanewcombattactic.His service record takes up the story:

‘On15July1916,inaNieuport,patrolled10milesouttosea,andwhenapproachingOstendataheightof12,000feet,attackedaGerman seaplane.TheenemymanoeuvredforpositionbehindtheNieuport,bothmachinesmeanwhileexecutingasteepglide.Ourpilotthenloopedover andabovethehostilemachine,whichpassedunderneath,thusgivingtheNieuportthedesiredpositionbehind,emptyingonetrayat100yards range.Bulletswereobservedtopassbehindthepilot’sseat.TheGermanpilot,beingpalpablyhit,madeaverticalnosedive,themachinelastbeing seen in fames falling headlong downwards.’

Galbraith’sself-taughtloopingtacticapparentlycausedastirinR.N.A.S.circles,Vice-AdmiralBaconreferringtotheactioninalettertothe Admiralty.

BackinactioninAugust,hedroveoﬀ twoFokkerbiplaneswhichattemptedtointerceptoneofourrecce.patrolsandwasotherwiseoccupied escortingbombers.Butitwasonthe28September1916thathegainedhisnext‘kill’,alarge2-seaterseaplanethatblewupmid-air,butnor before smashing his windscreen and gun sight with return fre. An accompanying biographical note states:

‘At11,000feet,hepulledinbehindtheGermanandthetwobegantradingburstsat15yardsrange.Bulletsshatteredhiswindscreenandswept awayhisgunsight.Stillhepressedhomehisattack.Theenemy’stailbegantobreakup.Galbraithfolloweditdown,pouringinasecondtrayof ammunition.Probablytheseaplanewascarryingbombs.Atanyrateitsuddenlyblossomedinaviolentexplosion,andthewreckagevanishedinto the sea, in full view of a French seaplane.’

He was awarded the D.S.C. and French Croix de Guerre.

Andthecombatscontinuedapace,notleastuponhistransferraltothefamous‘NavalEight’inOctober.Hisservicerecordoncemoretakesup the story:

‘On22October1916, inaSopwithScoutoﬀ Blankenberghe,divedfrom15,000to7,000feetandattackedanenemyseaplane(probablytheone whichdroppedabombontheNore).Havingemptiedtwotraysintotheenemy,themachinewasseentonosedivestraightintothesea.Pilot followed down to 3,000 feet and saw traces of the broken machine foating about.’

Andhefoughtanothertellingcombaton9November1916,whenheattackedtwohostile2-seatersandkilledorwoundedtheobserversinboth. Butforhis‘Pup’developingenginetrouble,hemayhavetakenmattersfurther.Itmatterednot,forbywayofcompensation,hetookoutanLVG recce. aircraft at 15 yards range on the 16th.

Then,inatypicalactofbravado,whileonpatroleastofCambraion23November1916,Galbraithmountedasoloattackonsixhostile2-seaters at 6,000 feet, bringing down two of them and seeing oﬀ the remainder. He was awarded a Bar to his D.S.C.

Butthestrainwasbeginningtoshowand,suﬀeringfromNeurasthenia,hewasinvalidedtoEnglandattheyear’send.Havingthenservedasan instructor, he was posted to 66 Wing in Italy in May 1918, in which he was engaged in attacking shipping in the Adriatic. His fnalwartimepostingwasinNo.11(Irish)Group,duringwhichhemethiswife,andthecouplereturnedtoCanadaandsettledatCarleton Place, and thence in Almonte, Ontario.

Galbraith,meanwhile,wasplacedonthesemi-permanentstaﬀ ofthe fedglingCanadianAirForceasa fyinginstructorattheSchoolofSpecial Flying at Camp Borden, Ontario. Tragically, however, he was killed in a car accident on 29 March 1921.

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D.S.C. London Gazette 23 July 1918 (’Zeebrugge’ gazette): ‘Surg.WilliamLittleGlegg(gazettedas‘Clegg’),M.B.,R.N.(”Vindictive”),wasinchargeofthestretcherpartiesontheupperdeckof“Vindictive.” Landedonthemoletorecovercasualties.Later,whenhewasproceedingwithhispartyalongtheforwardmessdeckof“Vindictive,”ashell enteredandburstclosetohim,killingoneofhisstretcherbearers.Hecontinuedhisworkimmediately,andbyhispersonalexamplekepthis stretcher-parties going.’

TheonlyD.S.C.awardedtoaNavalSurgeoninthe‘Zeebrugge’gazette,andoneofonly28suchawards(including1Bar)toNavalSurgeonsinthe Great War.

Order of the Crown of Romania, Chevalier London Gazette 14 March 1919: ‘For distinguished services rendered during the War.’ SurgeonLieutenant-CommanderG.B.Scott,R.N.(Glegg’ssuperioroﬃcerwiththeRussianArmouredCarSquadron)wasmadeanOﬃcerofthe Crown of Romania in the same gazette, the only two awards of this Order to Naval Surgeon’s in the Great War.

WWiilllliiaammLLiittttlleeGGlleeggggwasborninEdinburghon20October1887,andquali fedM.B.atEdinburghin1912.Hewasgrantedatemporary commissionasSurgeoninHisMajesty’sFleeton26January1915,andpostedtoRoyalNavalAirServiceWormwoodScrubbsforservicewithR. N.A.S.ArmouredCarsunderLieutenant-CommanderOliverLocker-LampsoninFrance.Bytheendof1915,trenchwarfaremeanttherewasno scopeforarmouredcarsontheWesternFrontandmostoftheR.N.A.S’sarmouredcarsquadronsweredisbandedbytheAdmiralty.However, threesquadronsofR.N.A.S.armouredcarswereassembledandsentbyshiptoArchangelastheArmouredCarExpeditionaryForce(A.C.E.F.), alsoknownastheRussianArmouredCarDivision,4withLocker-LampsonincommandinordertoshowsupportforBritain'sRussianally.Seaice preventedtheDivisionfromreachingArchangelandmenandarmouredcarswerelandedatthesmalltownofAlexandrovsk.TheA.C.E.F. operatedwiththeRussianArmyinseveralareas,includingTurkey,Romania,andtheCaucasus.Foradetailedaccountoftheseoperations,with several mentions of Glegg, see The Czar’s British Squadron by Bryan Perrett & Anthony Lord. AftertheBolshevikRevolutionofOctober1917,GleggreturnedtoEnglandandin1918wasoneofsixnavalmedicaloﬃcerschosento accompanytheraidersinthenavalraidonZeebruggeinApril1918.Hisexploitswererecordedinareportforthe LiverpoolDailyEcho on27 April 1918:

‘HeroicNavalSurgeons.IlearnfromanauthoritativesourcethatthemedicaldepartmentoftheNavyplayedaparticularlybrilliantpartinthe navalraidonZeebrugge.Sixmedicalofficerswiththeirstaffsaccompaniedtheraiders,andatleasttwoofthem,FleetSurgeon’sCoulsonand Glegg,actuallylandedontheMolewithstretcher-bearerstocollectandtendthewoundedwheretheylay.SurgeonCoulsonissaidtohave accompaniedthelandingpartyaconsiderabledistance,whilehiscolleaguefoundhishandsfullbeforeventuringsofar. Nearlyallthestretcherbearerswerekilledorwoundedalmostimmediatelytheylanded.ThefourmedicalofficersontheVindictivestucktotheirworkunderterribly difficultconditions.Mostofthecasualtieshappenedbeforethevesselgotalongsideandweredealtwithonboard.Oneplacewheremedical officersweretendingthewoundedwasshotawayandthe foorspacedelugedbyinfammableliquid.Allthemenwerespeciallytrained,andall werevolunteers.Intheconfusionandthedarknessandtheshellingtheybecameseparated,butitspeakswellfortheinstructionsofthemedical officersandthezealofthementhatwherevertheyfoundthemselvestheycarriedon,andeachbecameafocusfortheassistanceofthewounded round them.’

Doctor W. L. Glegg died on 29 October 1956.

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DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,hallmarksforLondon1918;BritishWarMedal1914-20(Lieut.J.Whitefeld.R.N.R.); MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18(JohnWhitefeld);VictoryMedal1914-19,withsmallM.I.D.oakleaves(Lieut.J.Whitefeld. R.N.R.); IIttaallyy,, KKiinnggddoomm, Al Valore Militare, bronze, mounted court-style for display, extremely fne (5) £1,400-£1,800

D.S.C. LondonGazette 20 September 1918: ‘For services in the Auxiliary Patrol in the period 1 January - 30 June 1918.’

An Admiralty letter of recommendation states:

‘WithreferencetoyoursubmissionrelativetoanenemysubmarineattackontheSwedishS.V. Wanlock andhersalvagebyH.M.Trawlers, Denis Casey and WilliamBiggs,andtoencountersbetweenthosetrawlersandthesubmarine,IamtoacquaintyouthatTheirLordshipsconcurthatthe veryeﬃcientmannerinwhichthesubmarinewasattackedanddrivenoﬀ ,andtheseamanlikemannerinwhichthe Wanlock wastakenintow and screened to Lough Swilly, refect great credit on Lieutenant J. Whitefeld, R.N.R., and the crews of those two trawlers.

TheirLordshipsconsiderthesubmarinewaspossiblyslightlydamagedandhaveapprovedthepaymentofanawardof£300tothoseonboardthe Denis Casey, to be distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Admiralty letter of 10 February 1916.’ Italy, Al Valore Militare, bronze LondonGazette 16 March 1918.

An accompanying translation of the original citation states: ‘Forseamanshipandabilityshownduringthetowageofashipwhichhadstruckamineandforindefatigableservicesrenderedinvarious circumstances, saving shipwrecked persons.’

JJoohhnnWWhhiittee ff eellddwasaquali fedShip’sMasteronhisjoiningtheRoyalNavalReservefromtheMercantileMarineasaTemporaryLieutenantin May1916.Havingthenattendedacourse,hewasborneonthebooksofthedepotship HeclaII,withcommandofthearmedtrawler LordLister, in July 1916.

Ofsubsequentevents,aletterofreferencefromVice-AdmiralF.S.Miller,Commanding‘N’DivisionontheCoastofIreland,anddatedinMay 1919, states:

‘Hehaddisplayedcourage,initiative,judgmentandgoodseamanshipwheninactionwithenemysubmarines,onpatrolandescortduties,rescuing survivors from torpedoed ships and towing damaged vessels.’

Hisservicerecordsaddsthathe‘behavedsplendidlyontheoccasionofthesinkingofthe Laurentic’ inJanuary1917andthatTheirLordships ‘appreciationandcommendationwasexpressedforservicesrenderedwhenH.M.S. Brisk wasminedon2October1917’.Bythetimeofthelatter rescue operation, Whitefeld had removed from the LordLister to the armed trawler Sethon

ThelossoftheformerWhiteStarliner Laurentic attractedconsiderablemediainterestonbothsideoftheAtlantic.Shehadbeenrequisitioned foruseasanarmedmerchantcruiserandhadjustdepartedLoughSwillyontheeveningof25January1917,whenshehittwominesrecentlylaid bythe U-80.Fatallydamaged,shelistedto20degrees,makingithardtolaunchherlifeboats,addedtowhichitwasabitterlycoldnight,with blizzardconditions.Inconsequence,hundredsofthosewhofoundaplaceinthelifeboatsthatcouldbegotawaydiedasaresultofhypothermia. ThearrivalofWhitefeldinthe LordLister onthescenemusthavebeenawelcomesightindeed,buttragicallyitwastoolateformany.The survivors,numbering121men,weregivenacivicreceptionintheGuildhall,Derry,whereeachwasgivenaten-shillingnoteandapacketof cigarettes.

Whitefeld’spart intheirrescuesurelycontributedtohissubsequentmentionindespatches(LondonGazette 6April1918,refers),buthisD.S.C., as cited above, was for his later encounter with a U-boat. He was demobilised in July 1919 and settled in Bideford, Devon.

SSoolldd wwiitthh tthhee ffoolllloowwiinngg oorriiggiinnaall ddooccuummeennttaattiioonn::

i) M.I.D. certifcate, dated 6 April 1918.

ii)ItalianMinistryofMarinecertifcateofawardfortheAlValoreMilitare,inthenameof‘LieutenantJohnWhitefeld,R.N.,H.M.S.Hecla2’,dated 10 March 1921, together with Admiralty forwarding letter and typescript translation of the citation, the latter dated at Genoa in August 1935.

iii)AuthoritytoWeardocumentforhisMercantileMarineWarMedals,datedinDecember1927andMarch1928,andrelatedBoardofTrade forwarding letter.

iv) Board of Trade parchment Certifcate of Competency as a Ship’s Master, dated 9 January 1902.

v) Commission warrant for the rank of Lieutenant in the R.N.R., with seniority from 27 May 1916.

vi)AnoldhandwrittencopyoftheabovequotedletterofreferencefromVice-AdmiralS.F.Miller,togetherwithhiscommunicationsforwarding Their Lordships appreciation for the Laurentic and Brisk rescue operations, dated 23 May 1917 and 15 November 1917

vii) A portrait photograph of the recipient in uniform.

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DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1942’,andSecondAwardBar,reverseofficiallydated‘1944’;1939-45 Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavalVolunteer ReserveDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,reverseofficiallydated‘1946’;MaltaGeorgeCross50thAnniversaryMedal1992,unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, good very fne (9)

£1,800-£2,200

D.S.C. London Gazette 8 September 1942:

‘Forgallantry,skillandseamanshipinH.M.Ships...Dulverton...inabrilliantactionagainststrongenemyforces,whichweredrivenoﬀ andseverely damaged. This action resulted in the safe passage to Malta of an important Convoy.’

AwardedforConvoy‘MG1’22March1942.Therecommendationstates:‘AsGunneryControlOﬃcerhecontrolledthe freofthemain armamentandremainedathispostalmostcontinuouslyfornearly36hours.AftertheFirstLieutenanthadbeenwoundedhetookoverhisduties and when picking up survivors from Southwold took charge of operations with skill and coolness. A fne example to all under him.’

D.S.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 4 April 1944:

‘Forundauntedcourage,determinationandenduranceinH.M.Ships...inmanysweepsagainstenemyshippingintheAegeanunder ferceand constant attack from the air, and in maintaining supplies to the islands of Kos and Leros until they fell to superior enemy forces.’

Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Dutybeforeandduringinvasion.Thisoﬃcerdisplayedahighsenseofdutywhileconductinghisworkas1st LieutenantofthebaseatLerosduingcontinuousheavybombing.DuringtheinvasionhetookcommandofanItaliaFLighterandtransported187 prisoners to Samos with a very small guard and subsequently continued the journey to Egypt, running the gauntlet of German craft in the area.’

An accompanying contemporary typed ‘fimsy’ by Lieutenant Stowell, gives details of his service including: ‘On14/10/43proceededtoLerostojoinstaﬀ ofS.B.N.O.Aegean.AfterfallofLerosreturnedtoAlexandriaand,oncompletionofsurvivor’s leave, entered 64th General Hospital for operation.

Appointed Staﬀ Oﬃcer (Special Operations), H.M.S. M”Mosquito” 1st March 1944.

Awarded Bar to D.S.C. April 1944.

Appointed Staff Officer (Special Operations) to F.O.L.E.M. and C.F.E. on 21st November 1944,’ AnotheraccompanyingletterfromtheS.O.E,AdviserattheForeign&CommonwealthOfficeconfrmsthat‘LtCdrHWStowell,DSC,VRD, RNR(Rtd),whowasontheNavalStaff asStaff Officer,SpecialOperationsintheEasternMediterranean,wasintimatelyconnectedwiththe operations of Force 133 in support of Greek resistance.’

Lieutenant Stowell married Angela Constantinides at Alexandria on 22 April 1944, and lived after the war in Cyprus.

SoldwithoriginalletterofawardforMaltaGeorgeCross50thAnniversaryMedal;aletterfromoriginalbuyerofthesemedalsfromtheestateof Stowell’slatewifeinCyprus,statingthattherewasoriginallyaGreekSacredRegimentbadgetowhichhe‘stupidly’gavelittleattentionandwhich wasdisposedofelsewhere;unoﬃcialGeneralServiceCrossandVoluntaryServiceMedal(bothnamed),‘G.C.IslandAssociation’pinbadgeand tunic ribbon bar.

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£2400-£2800

Only 51 D.S.C.s were awarded to the Royal Marines during the Second World War, one of them with a Second Award Bar. D.S.C. LondonGazette 14November1944:‘Forgallantry,skill,determinationandundaunteddevotiontodutyduringthelandingofAlliedForces on the coast of Normandy.’

The original recommendation states: ‘Forcourageanddevotiontoduty,inthatafterhehadbeenblownoutofthreeL.C.As.byenemymines,andwhilststillunderenemy fre,andin spiteofthefactthathewaswoundedintheheadandleg,he,byhisunceasingeﬀortsgotallhiswoundedashore,theirwoundsdressedanda large fregoingtokeepthemwarm.Byhisexampleandcheerfulness,hekepttheirspiritsupandhedidnotrelaxtillallcasualtiesweresafelyon board a craft leaving for the U.K.’

PPeetteerrHHeennrryyCChheeaattlleeFFoorrrroowwwasbornon18January1925,thesonofAirCommodoreH.E.Forrow,C.B.,O.B.E.,andwaseducatedatSt. Edward’sSchool,Oxford.CommissionedasaTemporary2ndLieutenantintheRoyalMarinesinNovember1943,hewasborneonthebooksof Copra,theCombinedOperationsbaseatLargs,fromMay1944,butwasinfact‘workingup’inlandingcraftinreadinessfortheNormandy landings in June 1944.

SubsequentlyassignedtoRoyalMarineFlotilla557intheex-UnionCastleliner LlangibbyCastle,whichhadbeenconvertedforuseasalanding craftship,hewastoplayakeyrolecomeD-Day.Onthatoccasion,the LlangibbyCastle embarkedsome1,500CanadiantroopsdestinedforJuno beach,whichshedeliveredtotheirdestinationbymeansofher12assaultlandingcraft.Thatoperationwasachievedintwowaves,anoperation gallantlyledbythelikesofForrowand120fellowmarines,manningthelandingcraft.Here,then,hisremarkablesurvivalfromthelossofthreeof them.

Inthepost-warera,hewasadvancedtoCaptaininAugust1953andwitnessedactiveserviceinMalayaandtheNearEast,hisseagoing appointments including the Royal Prince and the Newfoundland. Forrow died in Wakefeld, West Yorkshire in June 1993.

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Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War Medal 1914-20 (S. Lt. F. H. Kirkhouse. R.N.V.R.) nearly extremely fne (2) £700-£900

M.C. London Gazette 11 January 1919:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryduringanattack.Whenheldupbymachine-gun freheledhisplatoonroundbythe fankandcapturedatleastone machine-gunandcrew,therebyenablinghiscompanytoadvanceandenteravillage.Heshowedthegreatestcoolnessunder freandseta fne example to his men.’

FFrraannkkHHeerrbbeerrttKKiirrkkhhoouusseewasbornon6July1881,andwaslivinginCardi ﬀ atthetimeofhisjoiningtheR.N.V.R.asanOrdinarySeamanin November1914.Thereafter,untilbeingcommissionedasaTemporarySubLieutenantinJanuary1918,heappearstohavebeenemployedatthe R.N.D.’s base at Crystal Palace.

PostedtoHoodBattalioninFranceinApril1918,andhavingbeenrecommendedforhisM.C.,hewasplacedonthesicklistandadmittedtothe 3rdGeneralHospitalatLeTreportinSeptember1918.AfurtherentryofinterestonhisservicerecordisthatofGeneralCourtMartialheldin Paris,inwhichKirkhousewasfoundguiltyofdrunkennessonduty.Hisearliergallantrynodoubtcontributedtohissentenceofdismissalfromthe service being commuted to a ‘severe reprimand’. He was invalided from the service in August 1919, suﬀering from chronic bronchitis and arthritis.

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M.C. London Gazette 7 March 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hecommandedandledasuccessfulraidontheenemy’strenchesandsecuredanimportant identifcation. The success of this enterprise was largely due to the good leading, cool courage and determination of this oﬃcer.’

JJoohhnnGGeeoorrggeeRRuusssseellllwasbornon5July1896,andenteredtheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveasanOrdinarySeamaninNovember1914,being draftedtotheRoyalNavalDivision’sBenbowBattalion.SubsequentlyembarkedfortheMediterraneanExpeditionaryForce,hetransferredtothe Howe Battalion in June 1915 and saw action in Gallipoli (entitled to 1914-15 Star).

Re-embarkedforMarseilles,FranceinMay1916,Russellwasselectedforacommissionattheyear’send,whenhereturnedhometoattend trainingcourses.DulyappointedaTemporarySubLieutenant,hejoinedtheAnsonBattalionintheFieldinAugust1917andwasawardedthe MilitaryCrossforhisgallantryatOppyWoodinSeptember1917.Hewaskilledinactionduringthe63rdRoyalNavalDivision’sfamousattackon Passchendaele Ridge on 26 October 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(2-Lieut.G.N.Gaskell.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(MajorG. N.Gaskell.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedasworn;together withtwosetsofrelatedminiautreawards,the frstagroupoffourcomprisingthefourGreatWarawards;thesecondagroupof eightcomprisingthefullgroup,withtheexceptionofthe1939-45Star(andtheminiatureM.C.onthislattergroupaG.VI.R. issue), both miniature groups similarly mounted as worn, nearly very fne and better (9) £800-£1,000

M.C. London Gazette 27 October 1917; citation published 18 March 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Whenashellburstinoneofthegun-pitsofthebatteryheassistedtoremovethewoundedtoa placeofsafety.Findingthatoneofhismenwasmissing,hethenreturnedunderheavy fretothegun-pit,whichhadbeensetalightbyanother shell,andfoundandrescuedthemissingman,whowasseverelywounded.Hecarriedhimtothedressing-station,andagainreturnedand extinguishedthe freinthegun-pit.Hesetasplendidexampleofcourageanddisregardofdanger,andsavedthegunandalargequantityof ammunition.’

GGeeoo ﬀﬀ rreeyyNNeeiillGGaasskkeellllwasbornon4October1894andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalHorseArtilleryfromtheRoyal MilitaryAcademy,Woowich,on27October1915.HeservedwiththeRoyalHorseArtilleryduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 15November1915,andwaspromotedLieutenanton1July1917.HeservedasActingCaptainfrom22Marchto10April1918,andActing Major from 14 July to 22 August 1918, and for his services during the Great War was awarded the Military Cross.

RemainingintheArmyfollowingthecessationofhostilities,GaskellwasappointedAdjutanton11March1927,andwaspromotedCaptainon27 October1928.HeservedasAdjutantandQuartermasteroftheSchoolofArtilleryinIndiafrom25August1933to23August1935,andhaving beenpromotedMajoron14January1938,servedasInstructorinGunneryfrom29September1938to19September1940.Hesawfurther serviceduringtheSecondWorldWarinNorthAfrica(duringwhich,in1942,hebriefyservedasatemporaryBrigadier),andwaspromoted Lieutenant-Colonelon16January1944.AfterfurtherserviceinNorth-WestEurope,heretiredon8August1946,andwasgrantedthehonorary rank of Brigadier.

GaskellsubsequentlyservedintheTerritorialArmy,withtherankofLieutenant-Colonel,from1May1947,and fnallyretiredon1March1952, again being granted the honorary rank of Brigadier. He died in 1967.

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£20,000-£30,000

M.C. London Gazette 24 September 2010:

‘For gallant and distinguished services in Afghanistan during the period 1 October 2009 to 31 March 2010.’ Therecommendationstates:‘WhenafullymannedMastiff ArmouredVehiclewasstruckbyanIED,thestrickencrewassessedtheirsituationand itbecameapparenttothemthat,notonlyhadtheybeenstruckbyanIED,theyweresurroundedbythem.Maroonedinaminefeldinhostile terrain,theyweresoontrappedundersustainedandaccurateenemysmallarms fre.Staff SergeantWoodandhissupportingpatrol fewby helicoptertothenearestpatrolbase,withonlyfourhoursofdaylightremaining,tofearlesslysetaboutrescuingtheircomrades.Asheavyand accurateautomatic freraineddown,Woodinsistedthatotherstookcoverwhileheswiftlydefusedthe frstdevice.Stillunder fre,hemovedon totheseconddeviceandwrencheditfromthegroundwithhisbarehands.Insodoinghesustainedalacerationtohishandandbroketwo fngers.Herefusedtobeevacuatedandinsisteduponcompletinghistaskwithnothingmorethanthecrudestof frstaid.Withonearminasling andhis fngersinasplint,Woodrenderedsafeatotalof fveIEDs,enablingthestrickenMastiff crewtoextricatethemselvesunderthecoverof darkness through the path that he had single-handedly engineered.’

ThefollowingextractfromaletterofcongratulationwrittenbyWood’scommandingoﬃcer,LieutenantColonelA.G.Bex,11EODRegiment, RLC, dated 27 September 2010, adds further detail:

‘TheawardofyourMCisanexceptionalhonourthatrefectstheresolve,courageandcommitmentyoudisplayeddailyduringOperationHerrick -‘exemplarygallantryduringactiveoperationsagainsttheenemyonland’.Amongstaplethoraofgallantactsyouractionsonthe30March2010 hasbeensingledoutforparticularacclaim.Stillfreshinthemind,theTaskForcewasinabsoluteaweatthecouragedisplayedbyyouinfacilitating theextricationofthestrickenMastiﬀ crewthatevening.Thissingleactofgallantryrefectsanoperationaltour’sworthofcommitmentforwhich you should be immensely proud.

Theintensityofoperationsinthe felds,wadisandalleywaysofHelmandProvincecontinuesunabatedandthebraverydisplayeddailybyUK personnel is phenomenal. Your actions have directly contributed to lives of both coalition forces and Afghan nationals being saved.

Theaccoladesbestowedonyouandothermembersofthetradewhocarryoutthiscrucialworkarethoroughlydeservedandrecognisesthelife savingnatureofyourrole.Enjoythemoment;youdeservetherecognitionforyourincrediblebraveryinthefaceofadversity.Yourcontribution honours the entire EOD community and as a collective we congratulate you whole heartedly.’

Thelinkbelowrelatestoa12minutefeaturepiececarriedoutbyjournalistAlexThomsonforChannel4News,12March2010.Overthecourse ofaday,Thomson‘shadowed’WoodandhisteamonoperationsinHelmand.Aremarkablepieceoffootage,whichillustratesthewholebomb disposal process in the feld - often through Wood’s helmet camera footage.

https://www.channel4.com/news/troops-take-lonely-walk-to-defuse-afghan-ieds

GGaarreetthhWWooooddisfromStoke-on-Trent.HavingadvancedtoSta ff Sergeant,WoodservedwithdistinctionasanATO(AmmunitionTechnical Officer)with11ExplosiveOrdnanceDisposalRegiment,RoyalLogisticsCorpsduringOperationHerrickXI(October2009-April2010)in Afghanistan.ApersonalfriendofStaff SergeantOlafSchmid,G.C.(whohadbeenkilledinactiononlyafewmonthspriortoWood’stour commencing),andgreatlyrespectedinhis feld,WoodcommandedtheIEDdisposalteamBrimstone32andisheavilyfeaturedthroughoutSean Rayment’s book Bomb Hunters in Afghanistan with Britain’s Elite Bomb Disposal Unit

Wood‘wasgiventhetwocigarsfromhiscomrade’skitafterhisdeathandsmokedoneaftertacklinghis frstbomb’(TheDailyTelegraph,20 November2010refers).Thatbombwastobethe frstofmanyduringhistimeinAfghanistan.ThefollowingextractsfromRayment’sbook provide insight into Wood’s intense tour of operations:

‘By8.30thefollowingmorningwearebackinShawqat[ForwardOperatingBase,andthemainheadquartersoftheGrenadierGuardsbattlegroup inNade-Ali]andImeetupwithStaﬀ SergeantGareth‘Woody’Wood,whoisanATO.Woodyhasjustreturnedfromafour-dayclearance operationinChah-e-Anjir,theareafromwhereIhavejustreturned.Heisexhaustedandinneedofashowerandagoodnight’ssleepbuthe greets me with a smile.

“We’re going to do some bomb-hunting tomorrow,” he says to me. “Coming along?”

“Can’t wait,” I reply, and I am genuinely excited.....

It’s8aminthevehicleparkofFOBShawqatandateamofbombhuntersarepreparingfortheirlatestmission.Thesunisshiningbrightlyina cloudless sky and the temperature is already on the rise. It may well reach 30 degrees today and it’s still only early March.

Onebyonethesoldiersbeginarrivingandformasmall,tightgroupnexttooneofthevehicles.Theyalllooktiredanddrawnandtheiruniforms have seen better days. As each man arrives, he drops his kit in a central pile and lights up a cigarette.

Thebomb-huntingunitiscomposedofanIEDdisposalteam-Brimstone32-commandedbyStaﬀ SergeantWood.Woody’ssquadhasalso acquiredthenickname‘TeamMassive’becausenoneofitsmembersistallerthan5ft8in.Theteam’sNo.2operatorisCorporalKevin‘Boonie’ Boon,whois22butlooksmuchyounger,andthethirdmemberisLanceCorporalJoeRossiter,theinfantryescort,thesoldierwhowatches Woody’sbackwhilehedefusesthebomb.Joeiseﬀectivelyabodyguardwhomustremain100percentfocusedallthetimeWoodyisworking.He is also doubling up as the ECM operator.

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Theremainderofthebomb-huntingunitisformedbyBrimstone45-ahigh-risksearchteamcomingtotheendoftheirsixmonthtourin Helmand.TheteamconsistsofCorporalAdamButler,whoistheactingteamcommander,LanceCorporalMichaelBrunt,andSappersRichard Pienaar, Gary Anders, Dan Taylor-Allen and Gareth Homewood.

Thecall-signforallbomb-huntingteamshastheprefx‘Brimstone’,followedbyanumber.ForBrimstone45thereisonemoreoperationto complete,onemorebombto fndanddefuse,andthenit’shome.It’sbeenalongsixmonthsandthesoldiershavehadabelly-fullofAfghan.The traumaofwarisetchedontheirtired,dustyfaces.Everymemeberoftheseven-mansearchteam-workingwiththesixmembersofBrimstone 45isKevO’Dwyer,theRESA-hashadafriendeitherkilledorwoundedonoperationandnononewantstobecomeacasualtyattheendofthe tour....

ThesoldiersareregardedassomethingofanelitewithintheRoyalCorpsofEngineersandtheycarrythemselveswithacertainswagger.Evey searchteamworksinconjunctionwithaRoyalEngineerSearchAdvisor,whohelpsplanthesearchandtheclearanceofthedevice.The relationshipbetweentheATOandtheRESAiscrucial-theirlivesdependuponit.TheRESAworkingwithWoodyisStaﬀ SergeantKev O’Dwyer, who is barking out a series of orders in his heavy Cornish accent....

Thebombhuntersworksilently,sometimesinpairs,andeveryoneknowsexactlywhattodoandwhatisexpected-inthisoutftthereareno passengers.Weapons,radios,ECM,andespeciallytheirVallonminedetectorsarecheckedandrechecked.Everysoldieralsomakessurethathis CombatApplicationTourniquet(CAT),whichwillsavehislifeifhelosesalimbinablast,iscloseathand,togetherwithhispersonalmorphine injection. The same routine is undertaken before every mission. Check, check and check again is the soldiers’ mantra.

ThelatestmissionistoclearanoldTaliban fringpointbelievedtohavebeenbooby-trappedwithapressure-plateIED.Thesoldiers’liveswill dependontheirskillassearchersandtheirequipment,soproblemsneedtobediscoveredwithinthesafetyofabaseandnotinthemiddleofan operation....

AgainstthegrowlingenginesofthesixMastiﬀswhichwillferryustothefrontline,Kevbarksoutaseriesofordersandmakessurethateveryone knowswhattheyaretodoifweget ambushedonthewayorstrikeanIED.Theyarethelastwordsofadvice,thelastreminderbeforewehead outintowhatthetroopscallbanditcountry.Finally,aftermonthsofplanningandwaiting,I’mgoingonabomb-huntingmissionwithsomeofthe most highly trained soldiers in the world.

Theconvoyheadsnorthalonganarrow-straightdirttrackwhichservesasoneofthemainroadsinthearea...Within ffteenminutesofleaving FOBShawqattheconvoyarrivesatBlue17.ThispatrolbaseisonextendedloanfromanAfghanfarmer...Thebaseisroughlytriangular, consistingofthree15fthighmudwalls,reinforcedwithmilitaryHescoblocks.Insidearethreebuildingsinwhichthe ffteenGuardsmenand twentymembersoftheANAsleepandeat....Ontheroofofoneofthebuildingsareinforcedsangarprovidesa360-degreeviewofthe feldsand smallholdings which surround the isolated PB....

Woodyheadsstraightfortheoperationsroomtoreceiveabriefngonthelocationofthebomb.Theinitialbriefngisoneofthemostvitalstages ofanybomb-disposalmission.Woody,likeallATOs,iscomingtothesituationwithjusttheinformationcontainedwithintheten-liner,andoften it is inaccurate.

HeismetbyLanceSergeantPaulHunt...IntheopsroomLanceSergeantHuntpointstoalargescaleaerialphotographoftheareasurrounding the base. “The device is in Compound 23,” he says, indicating the compound position in the photograph. “It’s just behind the door....” Woodyisconcentratingonthemap,seeminglyoblivioustothebriefngfromthelancesergeant,yetheisabsorbingeveryword.Hisgazestill fxed onthephotograph,heasks,“Isthereanyhistorytothis?”inanattemptto fndoutwhyanIEDshouldbeplacedinsideanemptycompound.One ofthemostimportantpartoftheATO’sjobistoelicitfactsfromtroopsontheground.Everysinglepieceofintelligencethebombhunterscan extractfromsoldierswhohaveseentheIEDwillhelpWoodyandtheRESAformulatetheirplanandpotentiallysavealife.OnlywhenWoody begins to understand why a bomb has been placed in a given position can he begin to plan his clearance operation. Woodycontinuesthequestioning,“Arethereanyotherentrances?IsthereanyotherwayIcangetin?Howhigharethewalls?”Heistryingto buildamentalpictureofthetaskaheadbasedonalltheintelligencehecanglean.Everysnippetofinformationisvital....KevandWoodydiscuss theirplanofattack.The twoarelockinginabarelyaudibleconversation,eyes fxedoneachother.Kevspeaks frst,pointingandmovinghisarms inasweepingmovement.TheroleoftheRESAistohelptheATOplanandorganizethesearch.Itisvitalthateachhasacompleteunderstanding ofhowtheotheroperates.Thisparticularmissionisrelativelystraightforward-itissomethingthatKevandWoodyhavedonecountlesstimes before-butbothknowthereisnoroomforcomplacency.WithinafewminutesKevhasformulatedhisplan.“Ithinkwecangetinfromacross that feld,”hesaystome,pointingatagapbetweentwotreesaround50metresfromthePB.“We’llmoveoutofthepatrolbaseacrossthat feld.putanICPinthere,”headds,pointingatapositioninagreenwheat feldaround80metresinfrontofthecompoundwherethebombhas been hidden, “and Woody can get in by climbing over the wall.”

WoodyturnstoLanceSergeantHunt.“Haveyougotanyladders?”Thelancesergeantshakeshisheadandsays,“They’veallgonebacktothe FOB,butthewallisclimbable.Justsothatyouknow,whenwefoundtheIEDwecameupnorthintotheopenareaandwepushedalongover thenorthernsideofthatcompoundandtheANAwent“Whoa,whoa,stop,stop,IED,IED,”andtheypointeditouttous.Ihaven’tseenit.The bloke who has seen it has gone back home. But what you have got is the charge and one prominent wire sticking out.”

Woodyasks,“Whatdoesthechargelooklike?Whatsizeisit?”Huntmakesashapewithhishandsandsays,,“Itlooksaboutthisbig-thesizeofa shoe box.”

“WecangettheANAtostopthetraﬃcwhileyou’reworkingonthebomb.Youshouldalsobeawarethatwe’vebeenhitonafewoccasions fromthattreelineoverthere,”saysLanceSergeantHunt,pointingtoaclumpoftreesaround400metrestothenorth.“Whatwecandoispush some of our guys into that wood line because that’s the only area not covered from the sangar, that’s the only vulnerable spot around here.”

AfterthebriefngIaskWoodyhowhefeels,sensingthatsomethingisnigglinghim.Hetellsme,“I’vegivenuptryingtogettheinformationIneed off aten-linerbecauseeverybodyendsupmissingsomestuff off.That’sfairlynormal.IalwaysfeelmuchhappierwhenIcangetoutandhavea look.It’s relativelystraightforwardbuttheremaybeabitofanissuewhenIgetinthecompound.Thatisalwaysathreat.IfyouhaveanIEDona road,that’sstraightforward.ButwiththisI’mgoinginonaroutethatthey[thesoldiers]haven’tbeeninyet,soI’mthe frstonegoingin,soI’ll havetoclearmyownwaythroughthatcompound,which,dependingonthegroundcouldbetricky.Theremaybemorethanoneinthere, somethingtheTalibanmightusewhichIwouldn’tnecessarilyexpect,soIhavetooutthinkthem.It’sjustlikechess-youalwaysplaytwoorthree moves ahead and never let yourself get boxed in.”

Woodythinksitwilltakearoundtwentyminutestoisolatethecompoundandtocheckforthepresenceofcommandwires.Thegroundispretty fatandtheterrainisuncomplicated.“Butitdependsonwhatwe fndinthecompound,”headds.“Youneverreallyknowwhatyou’regoingto fn until you are face to face with the device, so you need a clear plan, but you also have to remain fexible.”

InthetwomonthsthathehasbeeninHelmand,Woodyhasalreadydefusedaroundthirtybombs,butheisexperiencedenoughtoknowthatno device, no day, is ever the same in Helmand. “Start thinking like that,” he tells me, “and you’ll be going home in a body bag.”

Woodyis28,withclose-croppedhairwhichisbeginningtorecedeatthetemples.Heisabout5ft8in.tallanddoesnothaveanounceoffaton hissmall,wiryframe.Heisblessedwithanaturallyhappyfaceandaslightgapbetweenhisfrontteethwhichaddsahintofmischievousnesstohis otherwisewhollysensiblepersonality.Woodyspentalmosteightyearslearninghowtobeabombhunter,longerthanavetoradoctor’straining, and if he is to survive his six months in Afghan he will need both skill and luck.

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Kevspellsouttheorderofmarch,butthesearchteamarealreadyawareofwhatisexpectedofthem.AsoldiermanningtheentrancetoBlue17 pullsbackarudimentarygateandwepatroloutinsingle fleacrosstheroadandabridgeintothewheat feld...Thesearchteamhaltsinthearea whichKevhadpreviouslydesignatedastheincidentcontrolpoint.Mylegsareshaking...Ihavebeenonpatrolmanytimesbefore-asa professionalsoldierwiththeParachuteRegimentinNorthernIrelandandasajournalistinIraqandBosnia.Ihavebeenunder freandIhave learnedhowtocopewithfear,butnothingcomparestowhatIhaveexperiencedinthepastfewminutes.Forthe frsttimesinceIarrivedin HelmandIambeginningtounderstandjusthowpowerfulapsychologicalweapontheIEDhasnowbecome,andhowvitalthebomb-disposal teams are to the success of the whole mission in Afghanistan. The IED is a weapon of terror.... Woody,whohascompletedtheisolationsearch.Helookshappyandrelaxed.HebreezesovertowhereI’msittingand,slightlyoutofbreath, says,“Thesearchteamandmyselfhaveconductedasearchofthearea,”heexplainsinbetweengulpsofwaterfromaplasticbottle.Hethen bendsoverandpourssomeoverthebackofhishead.“That’sbetter,”hesays,thenstandsuprightandcontinues,“I’vealsoclearedasafeareafor metoworkin....I’venoideawhattypeofbombisinthereattheminute-allIknowisthatthereisalargecharge.I’llnowgoandmakemy manualapproach.Myguessisthatit’slikelytobeapressure-plateIED.IcouldbewrongbutIdon’tthinkso.AfterwemovetheICP,thatwillbe megoingdowntheroad.”BythisWoodymeansgoingintodefusethebomb.Itisthemomentofgreatestdangerbutalsoofgreatestchallenge. Woodywillbeonhisown,everydecisionwillbehisalonetomake.Itwillbehiswitsagainstthebombmaker’sandallhewillhavetorelyonis hisownskillandgoodluck.ItiswhattheATOslivefor.Woodyexplainstheimpracticalitiesofwearingabombsuit.“Togetintothatcompound I’vegottoclimboveran8ftwall,soyoucan seethatthereisnowayIcouldwearabombsuitonthisjob.It’salreadygettinghotjustwearing bodyarmour,soyoucanimaginewhatitwouldbelikewearingthatthing.Itweighsabout50kgintotal.Soyoucanimaginewhatitwouldbelike carryinganextra50kgouthere.Iwouldbetoohot,Iwouldn’tbeabletoclimboverwalls,andIgotshotatIwouldn’tbeabletogetaway quickly enough. It’s just impractical, and anyway, if the bomb goes oﬀ and I’m kneeling over it, a bomb suit isn’t going to help me.”

Woodypreparesforthemostdangerousanddiﬃcultphaseofthemission.Healonewillhavetoenterthecompound,unprotectedexceptfor bodyarmourandhelmet-littledefenceagainst20kgofexplosive.Atthisstagetheonlyinformationhehasisthatthereisadeviceinthe doorway.Hemustassumethattherecouldbeoneormorebombsburiedinsidethecompound,riggedinawaytokilltheATO.Histoolsforthis jobincludehisceramicknife,apaintbrushandaspecialelectrically fredgunwhichisusedtoremotelycutwires...”Ihadaquicklookoverthewall andit’sarealmessinthere”,hesays.“It’sprettyovergrown,soI’mgoingtohavetohackthroughsomebramblesandthenconductmyown search inside.”

WoodyswitchesontheVallon,andsaystothewholeteam,“Seeyouinabit.”Heisnowtheapictureofconcentration,likeanOlympicdiverat theedgeofthe30metresboard,silentlygoingthroughhis fnelyhonedroutine.Heisabouttoenterthedeathzone,andthedramaofthe situationisintensifedbythesilencethathasdescendedupontherestoftheteam.Hisjawis fxedandhestaressilently,almostlostinthought, running through his routine, before stepping oﬀ, with Joe following closely behind....

AftertwentyminutesofsearchingWoodydiscoverstheIEDinthedoorway.It’sastraightforwardpressure-plateanti-personnelIEDdesignedto kill or blow the legs oﬀ the victim - soldier, policeman, civilian, boy, girl.

Woody,workingwiththedexterityandintensityofavascularsurgeon,eventuallypicksoutawireconnectingthebombtothepowersupply.It’s thebreakthroughhehasbeenhopingfor.HeloadstheIEDweaponandcarefullypositionsitsothatwhenitis fredbyBooniebackintheICP, thebombshould,intheory,beneutralized....Woodyreturnstothe ICPandexplainstoKevandBooniethelayoutofthedevice.Theexplosiveis containedwithinayellowplastic5-litrepalm-oilcontainer,thedetonatorhasbeenimprovised...Takingoﬀ hishelmet,Woodywipesthesweat from his brow. He is red from the heat and his eyes are bloodshot....

“Controlledexplosionin fgures fve,”announcesBoonie.Fivesecondslaterheremotely frestheIEDweapon.Aloudpopechoesaroundus.The wires are cut and the bomb should now be safe...

TheteammovesbackintothepatrolbaseandWoodytellsLanceSergeantHuntthatthemissionhasbeensuccessful.Thesearchersarenow visiblymorerelaxed...ClearingoneIEDhastakenupwardsof fvehoursandinvolvedmorethanthirtysoldiers.NooneknowshowmanyIEDS litter the tracks, felds and hamlets which make up Helmand, but the best estimates put the numbers in the thousands.’

TThhee LLoonneellyy WWaallkk SeanRaymenthadbeenintroducedtobombdisposalinthe feldbyWoodandhisteam.Raymentthenspent3weekswithWood,andwenton to recount a number of more than ‘dicey’ moments during the latter’s 6 month tour of operations:

“Ifyou’relucky,andImeanreallylucky,youwillleaveHelmandwithyourteamintact-noonekilledorinjured,noamputees.Butyouknowyou aregoingtogetblownup,youknowyouaregoingtogetshotat.Youjusthavetohopethatluckisonyourside.Butthereareonlysomanyrolls ofthediceyoucanhavebeforeyougetadoublesix.Weallknowthat,butwetrainourselvesnottodwellonwhatmighthappen.Isupposeyou could say that we are living in denial but I don’t think there is any other way of getting through Afghan other than to have that sort of mentality.”

WoodyandIarechattingoveracupofArmyteainoneofthetwosteel-reinforcedbunkersthatserveasthecanteenforthe150soldiers operatingfromFOBShaqat,themainheadquartersoftheGrenadierGuardsbattlegroup,towhichWoodyandhisteamarecurrentlyattached..... IhavenowbeenwithWoodyandhisteamforoveraweek.I’veseenhimpullbombsfromthegroundafterhoursoftoil.I’veseenhimtense, frustrated,angryandrelieved,andI’velistenedtohimtalklonginglyofhiswifeand3yearoldtwindaughters.Butwithsomuchtoliveforandso muchtolose,Istillcan’tquiteunderstandwhyWoodyisabombhunter.Helmandprovince,thelargestinAfghanistan,iswithoutdoubtcurrently themostdangerous placeontheplanet.Woodyknowstherisks.Heishorriblyawarethatasimplemistake,amomentarylapseinconcentration, canspelldisaster.Heisnostrangertodeath.Oneofhisbestfriends,Staﬀ SergeantOlafSchmid,waskilledinHelmandwhileWoodywas completing his High Threat course.

Woody’sfaceisfriendlyandburnishedtoarustylightbrownbythehundredsofhourshehasspentexposedtothedesertsun.Hiseyesarequick andalertandhisfacecarriesahappysmile.Thedirtandsweathavebeenwashedawaybutthefatigueofwarhastakenitstoll.Hischeeksare hollow,headmitstooftenbeingtooexhaustedtoeatafteraparticularlydiﬃcultjob,and,likemostoftheATO’soperatinginHelmand,hehas acquired dark rings beneath his eyes.

TodateWoody’steamhavebeenblownuptwiceandhecan’trememberexactlyhowmanytimestheyhavecomeunder fresincetheyarrived inJanuary2010.Hethinks,thoughhecan’tbecertain,thatheandhisteamhavedisposedofsomethinglikethirtybombs.ButWoodytriesnotto count.Ihavenevermetasoldierwhoisnotsuperstitious,andWoodyisnodifferent.Staff SergeantOlafSchmidandCaptainDanReadboth counted the number of bombs they defused, and both are dead, Woody tells. He is now convinced that counting bombs brings bad luck. Woody’s frstbrushwithdeathoccurredwhenhewaspartoftheHighReadinessForceinearlyMarchlastyear.Histeamwere fownby helicopterintoFOBInkerman,intheUpperSanguinValley,tocleartworecentlydiscoveredimprovisedexplosivedevices,orIEDS....Atthetime, the base held the dubious distinction of being one of the most attacked in Helmand.... Twobombshadbeenlocatedinthearea,apressure-platedeviceonRoute611,themaintransitlinkbetweenFOBInkermannandSangindistrict centre,some fvemilessouth,andoneclosertothebase....Thebombhuntersleftat frstlightinaconvoyofmine-resistantvehiclesknownas Mastiffs,supportedbysoldiersunderthecommandofCompanySergeantMajorPatHydeofACompany,4Rifes,amanwhohaddevelopedthe reputation of being a bomb magnet after having been blown up more than a dozen times in fve months....

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Woodyexplains,“Theplanwastodealwiththe frstbomb,thenreturntotheoneclosertoInkermananddealwiththat.ButnojobinSanginis everwhatyouthinkitisgoingtobe.Wehadbeentoldthatthe frstbombwaseﬀectivelyapressure-plate[whichcanbetriggeredbyeventhe smalleststressplaceduponit].Butwhenwegotthere,wediscoveredthebombwaslinkedtoacommandwire”-athincableburiedinthedust attached to a detonator up to half a mile away.

“Sincethedevicewas frstdiscovered,theTalibanhadcomeinandchangedit.Itseemstheyhadbeenmonitoringtheareaandhadobviouslyseen thatithadbeendiscoveredandwouldhavetobecleared.Themainchargewasananti-tankmine,whichtheyhadlatermodifedsoitcouldbe detonated by command pull or by pressure. They hoped they might get a kill when a soldier made an approach.”

Despitethecomplicationofthedoubletrigger,Woodyandhisteamwereabletodealwiththedevicerelativelyquickly...Bylatemorning,the troops were heading back towards Inkerman to complete the second and fnal task.

“Weidentifedtheareawheretheseconddevicewasburied,”saysWoody.“ThesoldiersfromTheRifeshadpinpointedit.TheMastiﬀssecured the area and the search team began the isolation, a wide search of the area to ensure it was free from command wires.”

Whilethetroopswerepreparingforthenextstageofthemission,theynoticedaboy,agedabout10,withadirtyfaceandmattedhair,watching them closely from a small outcrop. The soldiers waved and the boy, smiling, waved back.

Afewofthetroopsshouted“As-SalaamAlaikum”,thetraditionalPashtogreeting,whichtranslatesas“Godbewithyou”butalsoservesasa simple“Hello”.Theboy’sfacelitupandhegleefullyshoutedback:“Hello,soldier.”Everyonelaughedandrelaxed.Theboy’spresencewas,onthe face of it, reassuring. But in Sangin, nothing is quite what it might at frst seem.

“Iwasn’treallytakingmuchnotice,”saysWoody.“We’djustcomebackinoﬀ theisolationandpeopleweresortingtheirkitout,droppingtheir bags, and I was concentrating on what I was going to do next, which was the frst approach - going down the road, I was in my zone.”

Someofthesearchteambegantorelaxandlightupcigarettes.Richie,theleadsearcher,wasfoldingthestockofhismetaldetectorusedto sweepforbombswhentheridgelineabovethemerupted.Theywerehitbyavolleyofrocksandshrapnel.Punchedbytheblast,Richiefelltothe ground holding his groin as a large plume of dust and smoke enveloped the soldiers...

“Itwasanalmightyexplosion,”recallsWoody,nowmoreanimatedthanhehadbeenearlier.“Wewere allshoweredwithrocks.Itwasreally close,youcouldfeeltheshockwave.Thedetonationwasabout30metresaway-prettyclose.Yourearsareringing,yournoseisrunning,there’s dustinyoureyes,andyou’rewonderingwho’sbeenhit.....Initially,wedidn’thaveacluewhathadhappened.Wewereallprettyshakenup.We calledinthecontact,butwedidn’twanttomoveuptothehighgroundbecausethelikelihoodwasthatwewouldbehitbytheTaliban.Although we were pretty shaken up, we still had a bomb to pull out of the ground. So there was nothing else to do but to push on with the job. Fromtheintelligencewegainedafterwards,wethinkwhileweweredoingtheisolationclearance,wordgotbacktothelocalTaliban.Twoguys wereseenintheareaonamotorbikeandwethinktheysetanimprovisedclaymoremine-whichwasbasicallyalumpofexplosivewithlotsof piecesofmetalinthere-suchasthe.50-calbullettipwhichhitRitchie.Theysetthedeviceup-itwouldhavebeenacompoundpullora commandwire-gavethewiretotheboyandtoldhimtopullthewirewhentheydisappeareddowntheroad.Theymayhavegivenhimafew dollarsasanincentive-that,orthreatenedtokillhisfamily.Ifithadbeen10metrescloser,wewouldhavetakensomecasualties.That’sthesort of thing that happens in Afghan.

Therewasnotimetothinkaboutwhatmighthavebeen,soinsteadofshittingourselves,weallhadagoodlaugh.Afterwedealtwiththedevicea couple of anti-tank mines, so about 10-15 kg of explosive - we went back to Inkerman. And that’s a fairly normal day in Sangin.”

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DuringWood’s6monthtourofAfghanistan,hedefusedmorethan50bombsandwasblownuponfouroccasions.Hecouldhavebeenawarded agallantryawardfornumerousinstancesofbraveryduringthattour,butitwasforthefollowingon30March2010thathewas fnallyrecognised with the award of the Military Cross:

‘TendaysafterIleftFOBShawqat,Woody’sCIEDteam,Brimstone32,weredispatchedonashort-noticemissiontohelpextricateaMastiﬀ patrolwhichhadbecomemarooned inTalibanterritoryafterstrikinganIED.Thebombhunterswere fownbyhelicoptertoapatrolbaseinthe north of the Nad-e’Ali district before linking up with cordon troops who had moved into the area to help protect the stranded patrol.

Thesoldiersfrom1stBattalionRoyalWelshbattlegrouphadbecometrappedinwhatwaseffectivelyanimprovisedminefeld.ThetwoMastiffs werestuckonanarrowtrackborderedbyacanalononesideandahighmudwallontheother,withatleastoneIEDatthefrontandanotherat therear.ThechallengeforWoodywastofreethetroopswithinthefourremaininghoursofdaylight.EarliertheRoyalWelshtroopshadmoved downthetrackaspartofaroutinesecuritypatrol.Someofthesoldiershaddismountedfromthevehiclestocleartheroadaheadwiththeir Vallons.Astheymovedtowardsatrackjunction,anIEDwasdiscovered.Withnoroomtomanoeuvre,thepatrolcommanderdecidedto withdraw,atwhichstagethetroopscameunderTaliban fre.Asonevehiclemovedforwardtoengagetheenemyitstruckanother,undiscovered IED.Theblastblewawheeloff thevehiclebutthecrewandtroopsinsidewereunharmed.Afterthe fringsubsided,thelongprocessbeganof reversingthevehicles,includingthedamagedMastiff,backupthepreviouslyclearedroute.AfewminuteslateranotherIEDwasfoundwhichhad been missed on the route in. The troops were trapped.

“Ittookusforty-fveminutestoclearasafelanedowntowheretheMastiﬀswerestuck,”recalledWoody.“Almoststraightawayyoucouldsee thatitwasaprettygoodambushsite.Icouldseewherethe frstIEDwasalmostassoonasIarrived.Itwasalow-metalpressure-platedevice witharemotepowerpack,whichiswhyitwasmissedinthe frstsearch.”Thebombwaspulledfromthegroundusingahookandlineandthe main charge of around 20 kg was blown.

Thebombhunterscameunder frealmostfromthemomenttheyarrivedinthearea.Theaccuracyvaried:someofitwaspoor,butotherrounds cameclose,hittingthewallalongthesideofthetrackjustabovethesoldiers’heads.Butreturning frewasaproblemfortheBritishandAfghan soldiers on the cordon, who risked a blue-on-blue incident unless targets could be clearly identifed.

Thebombhuntersclearedasafepathdownthetothesecondofthetwovehiclesanddiscoveredafurthertwo IEDs.Woodyisolatedthepower supply to each bomb and began attempting to extract the frst device using the hook and line, but it was stuck fast.

Woodywrappedthelinearoundhishandandtoldtheotherteammembers,Boonie,hisNo.2,andBaggage,theECMoperator,tostoppulling, butthemessagewasn’tproperlyheardorunderstood.And,determinedtoshiftthebomb,theothersearchergavethelineonelastviolent,tug. The bones in the frst two fngers of Woody’s right hand snapped like dry twigs and his palm was sliced open. He collapsed to his knees in agony.

SergeantSimonFuller,theRESA,assumedthatWoodywouldhavetobeevacuatedbacktobaseandanotherATO fownin.ButWoodyrefused andinsistedthatamedicdressthewound,splinthis fngers,andputhisarminasling.Within ffteenminutesWoody,whowassweatingwith pain,wasbackatwork.“Nooneelse‘Within ffteenminutesWoody,whowassweatingwithpain,wasbackatwork.“Nooneelsewasgoingto comein-therewasn’tthetime.Soyoujustgetonwithit.I’mright-handed,sothatpresentedabitofaproblem.I’dneverdefusedbombswith my left hand before.”

Usingjusthislefthandandwhileinconsiderablepain,Woodyneutralizedafurtherthreedevicesintwentyminutes.Withthetracknowclearthe Mastiﬀsbegantoreverseslowlybackalongit.Itwasaprocessfraughtwithdanger,especiallyforthedriverofthedamagedMastiﬀ,whichwas manoeuvring on just three wheels.

Amisjudgementcouldhaveeasilycausedthevehicletotumbledowntheembankmentintothecanal.Manoeuvring800metresalongthetrack tookalmosttwohours,andbythetimethepatrolreachedtheedgeofthecordonitwasalmostdark.Thedelaywascausedbya ffthbomb, whichhadbeenmissedontheinitialmovedownthetrack.Aswiththepreviousfourdevices,Woodyremovedthepowersourceandblewthe main charge.

Exhaustedbutsafe,thebombhunterswere fownbacktoFOBShawqatlaterthatevening.Woody’sexploitsthatdaywerenotforgotten.No onewouldhaveblamedhimhadhechosentowithdrawfromtheoperationformedicalattention.Buthechosenotto.Hedidn’twanttoleave histeambehindandhewantedto fnishthemission.ItwasastaggeringfeatofordnancedisposalbyWoody,whoformostoftheoperationwas both under fre and in great pain.’

BeforeWood’stourwascompletedattheendofAugust2010,histeamwasblownuponceagain.ThistimeWoodsuﬀeredsuchdamagetohis hearingthathewasnotallowedtodeployforthe fnalweeksofhistour.Hisleadsearchersuﬀeredthelossofhislegsasaconsequenceofthe explosion.

Wood was awarded the Military Cross, and invested with his award at Buckingham Palace, 19 November 2010: ‘Hesurvived,hebelieves,becausehewaslucky.“Themorebombsyoudo,themoreriskyoutake,”hesays.“Andatsomepoint,yourluckhasto run out.”

WoodadvancedtoWarrantOﬃcerClassI,andwassubsequentlycommissioned,advancingtoCaptaininJune2019.CaptainWoodretiredin February 2024.

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i)CertifcateofCommendationawardedbythe ChiefofJointOperationstotherecipientforDistinguishedServiceinthesupportofOperation Herrick in The Afghanistan Theatre of Operations, this framed and glazed

ii)LetterofCongratulationsfromThePrincessRoyal,asColonelinChiefoftheRoyalLogisticsCorps,ontheoccasionoftheawardofrecipient’s M.C., signed ‘Anne’ and dated 29 September 2010

iii) Letter of Congratulations from General Sir Kevin O’Donoghue, K.C.B., C.B.E., The Master General of Logistics, dated 7 October 2010

iv)LetterofCongratulationsfromAirMarshalSirStuartPeach,K.C.B.,C.B.E.,ChiefofJointOperations,PermanentJointHeadquarters,dated24 September 2010

v)LetterofCongratulationsfromMajorGeneralB.Brealey,GeneralOﬃcerCommandingTheatreTroops,HeadquartersTheatreTroops,dated 20 September 2010;

vi) Letter of Congratulations from Brigadier M. G. Hickson, O.B.E., A.D.C., Director Royal Logistics Corps, dated 24 September 2010

vii) Letter of Congratulations from Brigadier A. S. Dickenson, Commander 8 Force Engineer Brigade, 22 September 2010

viii) Letter of Congratulations from Colonel J. A. H. Welch, M.B.E., Commander Headquarters EOD & Search Group, dated 29 September 2010

ix) Letter of Congratulations from Lieutenant Colonel A. G. Bex, Commanding Oﬃcer, 11 EOD Regiment, RLC, dated 27 September 2010

x)LetterofCongratulationsfromLieutenantColonelR.G.Davies,CommandingOﬃcer,DefenceCollegeofLogistics&Personnel Administration, dated 27 September 2010

xi)LetterofCongratulationsfromMajorN.G.Joynes,Q.G.M.,OﬃcerCommanding421Squadron,11EODRegiment,RLC,dated24September 2010

xii)LetterofCongratulationsfromAlistairWood,M.B.E.,PrivateSecretarytotheDukeofGloucester,inthelatter’scapacityasDeputyColonel in Chief of the RLC, dated 28 September 2010

xiii)LetterofCongratulationsfromGeneralSirKevinO’Donoghue,K.C.B.,C.B.E.,TheMasterGeneralofLogistics,ontheoccasionoftheaward to the recipient of the Joint Commander’s Commendation, dated April 2011

xiv)LetterofCongratulationsfromMajorGeneralS.A.Burley,M.B.E.,GeneralOﬃcerCommandingTheatreTroops,HeadquartersTheatre Troops, dated 22 March 2011

xv) Letter of Congratulations from Brigadier M. G. Hickson, O.B.E., A.D.C., Director Royal Logistics Corps, dated 25 March 2011

xvi)LetterofCongratulationsfromColonelC.J.Francis,ColonelTheRoyalLogisticsCorps,ontheoccasionoftherecipient’sCommission,dated 19 October 2018

xvii) Buckingham Palace Investiture Order of Service, 19 November 2010, with 2 named and dated Investiture Invitations xviii)InvitationfromColonelP.J.McCall,RegimentalColonel,TheRoyalLogisticsCorps,toaTowerofLondonluncheon,dated24September 2010

xix) Invitation from the Prime Minister to a reception at 10 Downing Street, dated 29 October 2013 xx) A copy of Bomb Hunters in Afghanistan with Britain’s Elite Bomb Disposal Unit, by S. Rayment xxi) The case and boxes of issue for all awards, the campaign and long service award boxes all being named to the recipient. xxii)VariousnewspapercuttingsandarticlesfromvariousDaily’sandSupplementsfeaturingtherecipient,hisactionsandimagesofhim;andother ephemera.

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DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseoﬃciallydated‘1945’;AirForceCross,E.II.R.,reverseoﬃciallydated‘1960’;1939-45 Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;NewZealandWarServiceMedal;GeneralService1918-62,1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (WG Cdr O. D. Staple, R.A.F., 70136) mounted for display, generally good very fne (8) £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2007.

D.F.C. London Gazette 8 May 1945. The original recommendation states:

‘Thisofficerhasjustcompleted50sorties,includingthreedaylightoperations,andhasshownhimselftobeanexcellentoperationalpilotand possess a fne offensive spirit, coolness and great determination. Someexcellentresultswereobtainedfromhissortiesbynight.Ononeoccasion,hestrafed14railwaytruckscausingtwoexplosions.Onanother occasion, during a patrol in Germany, he found three trains which he successfully attacked with cannon and machine-gun fre. Onthenightof4-5October1944,hefoundamovinglocomotivenearZutphenanddespitethe fakdefencesaroundthistown,hedroppeda fareandproceededtoattackhistarget.Heobtainedmanystrikesonthelocomotive.Hisaircraftwashitby fak,whichnecessitatedthefeathering of the port propeller. The return fight was made on one engine and a crash landing effected at Manston.

FlightLieutenantStapletookpartinthesuccessfuldaylightoperationson2August1944againsttheChateauatChatellerault;on25August1944, against trains near Chalons-sur-Soane and on 17 November 1944, against the barracks at Arnhem in support of the airborne landings. In view of his excellent operational record, I strongly recommend him for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.’

A.F.C. London Gazette 1 January 1960. The original recommendation states:

‘SquadronLeaderStaplerejoinedtheR.N.Z.A.F.inApril1947,havingpreviouslyservedfrom1942-45.Hehascompletedatotalof4,750hours, 235hoursofwhichhavebeen fowninthelastsixmonths.InJune1953,hetransferredtotheTransportroleandfromJune1954toJune1956, hewasemployedinNo.24(Commonwealth)SquadronintheU.K.OnhisreturnhewaspostedtocommandNo.40Squadron.Squadron LeaderStapleisanexceptionalpilotwhosetsanexcellentexampleandhasearnedforhimselftherespectandadmirationofallaircrewwhohave servedwithhim.His fyinghasatalltimesbeeninthehighesttraditionsoftheService,andhasbeenthesubjectofmostfavourablecommentbya numberofV.I.P.passengerswhohave fownwithhim.TheSquadron’sexcellentrecordisinnosmallmeasureduetohisleadershipontheground and in the air.’

OOwweennDDaavviiddSSttaapplleewasborninRotorua,NewZealandinFebruary1922andjoinedtheRoyalNewZealandAirForceinFebruary1942.Trained asapilotoutinCanada,hewascommissionedongaininghis “Wings”inNovemberofthesameyearandarrivedintheU.K.inDecember1943. HavingthenattendedNo.60OperationalTrainingUnit,hecommencedinJune1944atourofoperationsinNo.107Squadron,aMosquitounit operating out of Hampshire - but later advanced airfelds in France - and a component of 138 Wing, 2nd Tactical Air Force (T.A.F.). Infact,teamingupwithFlyingOﬃcerD.WimmersashisNavigator,hewentontocomplete58operationalsorties,thewholecomprisinga relentlessagendaofdaringlow-levelattacksontargetsinAustria,France,GermanyandtheNetherlands,reapinghavocamongenemytroop movements,transportandcommunications.So,too,signifcantdamageonmorespecifctargets,acaseinpointbeingtheChateauFou,near Chatellerault,on2August1944-wheretroopsofthenotorious158th“Security”Regiment,whohadrecentlymurderedmembersoftheS.A.S., were billeted:

‘InthewoodstotheimmediatesouthoftheChateau,onelargeexplosionwasseenafteracannonattack,possiblyfrommotortransport.Bombs landedallroundtheChateaubutnodirecthitwasclaimed.Strikeswereobtainedontheroofinacannonattackandasmall frewasseentostart inside.Aircraft‘D’sustainedthelossofoneengineoverthetargetandcrashlandedatThorneyIsland-crewunhurt.Thetripbackwasuneventful exceptforalittle faksoonafterleavingthetarget,whichwassuccessfullyavoidedbyallexceptF./O.StapleinAircraft‘J’...Itisdoubtfulifthe Chateauwasentirelydestroyedbuttroopspossiblyhidinginthewoodswouldhavebeeneliminated’(107’sSquadronOperationalRecordBook refers).

SoevidencehereofStaplereturningtotheU.K.inanother fakdamagedaircraft,anexperiencehewouldgothroughagainasaresultofhisgallant attackatZutphenonthenightof4-5October1944.HewasrecommendedforhisD.F.C.on6February1945,raisedhistallyofsortiesto58,and was released in the rank of Flight Lieutenant back in New Zealand that November.

StaplerejoinedtheR.N.Z.A.F.inApril1947andcommandedNo.40Squadron,aHastingsunit,1957-59,andNo.41Squadron,aBristolFreighter unit,1959-61,thelatterappointmentincludingserviceinSingaporeatthetimeoftheMalayaoperationsandwitnessingtheawardofhisA.F.C. HavingthenbeenadvancedtoWingCommanderinJanuary1962,heservedlatterlyasDeputyDirectorofPostingsatR.N.Z.A.F.Headquarters. He died in Rotorua in November 1973.

Sold with Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book (1 January 1954 - 21 September 1962).

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£1,200-£1,600

A.F.C. London Gazette 3 April 1945.

DDoonnaallddRRuusssseellll‘‘DDoonn’’RRoobbeerrttssoonnwasborninKensington,Londonon15April1908,andwaseducatedatRugby.Anaviationenthusiast,heserved asanapprenticeengineerforArmstrongSiddeleyandqualifedforacivilianpilot’slicenceinAugust1928.Soonafterwards,hetravelledto Canada,where,amongotheradventures,hedeliveredairmailovertheArcticwastesoftheNorth-WestTerritories,ahazardousoccupationin which he suﬀered from frostbite.

BackintheU.K.bytheoutbreakofhostilitiesinSeptember1939,RobertsonoﬀeredhisservicestotheFleetAirArmandwasimmediately commissionedasanActingSubLieutenant(A.)intheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserve.So,too,senttowork,forbyFebruary1940hewas fying ‘special trials’ in various aircraft types in No. 778 Naval Air Squadron (N.A.S.).

TheninJune1940hereportedtotheNavalAirStation Raven fora fghtercourse, fyingGladiators,Rocs,SkuasandSwordfsh,andundertaking ‘fourcatapultlaunches’.Furthersquadronappointmentsensued,includingexperiencegainedinFulmarsof787and807Squadrons,inwhichtype he qualifed in deck landings on the carrier H.M.S. Argus in July 1941. He also few a captured Me. 109 and an Italian C.R. 42. Bynowafully-fedgedFleetAirArm fghterpilot,Roberstonnextjoined809N.A.S.aboardthecarrier Victorious andheremainedlikewise

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employedfromDecember1941toJune1942.Duringthatperiodhe few fghterpatrolsoﬀ NorwayandinArcticwaters,as Victorious actedas escort to assorted convoys, in addition to supporting operations against the threat of enemy capital ships.

InJuly1942,RoberstonwasattachedtoVickersSupermarineasatestpilot,inwhichroleheundertookhigh-risk fightsoutofEastleighandthe AeroplaneandArmamentExperimentalEstablishmentatBoscombeDown.ThishazardousworkinvolvedpushingsuccessivemarksofSpitfreand SeafretothelimitsandamonghisfellowtestpilotswasJeﬀreyQuill,O.B.E.,A.F.C.,whohadgained frst-handexperienceinthebattleofBritain. An endorsement in Robertson’s fying log book, dated 9 September 1944, states: ‘Excellentairmanship.Carriedoutaforcedlandingthrough9/10thscloud,thebaseofwhichwas1500-2000feetabovegroundlevel,without damage to the Spitfre aircraft, the engine of which had failed.’

ItwasforjustsuchheroicsthatRobertsonquicklyestablishedanexcellentreputationforhimself.HewasadvancedtoCommander(A.)andgiven command of Boscombe’s ‘C’ Squadron. A ‘fimsie’ report of the period states: ‘Hehasconductedhimselftomyentiresatisfaction.NotonlyisCommanderRoberstononeofourmostexperiencedandabletestpilotsbuthe hasprovedaverysuccessfulcommanderofasquadronatthisestablishment.Hispersonalcharmofmanner,addedtohisothergoodqualities, make him an exceptionally fne type of oﬃcer for this work he is doing at the A. & A.E.E.’

Asthewarprogressed,hetestedmanyothertypes,amongthemFirefies,Kittyhawks,Mustangs,TempestsandTyphoons,inadditiontoentering the jet age in Meteors. He was awarded the A.F.C., which distinction he received at a Buckingham Palace investiture in November 1945. Post-war

DemobbedasaCommander(A.)inlate1945,Robertsonlostnoneofhiszestfor fying.Thecontrary.HepurchasedandracedDeHavilland MothMinorG-AFPN,resplendentinared-painted fnish,winningtheGrosvenorChallengeCupandcomingthirdintheKing’sCupAirRacein 1953.

Thepost-wareraalsowitnessedhimwinningsomenotableyachtingtitles.HecompetedontheRoundtheIslandRaceatCowes,winningseveral times,andtwicetooksecondplacewithhisco-skipperDavidCookseyintheRoundBritainRace.Healsohadapassionforpower-boatingand co-piloted the winning Tramontana in the Cowes-Torquay race in 1962.

Moreover,hiscombinationofengineeringskillsandtheloveofthesealedtohimbuildinghovercraft,aprojectinspiredbySirChristopher Cockerellattheendofthe1950s.HisinauguralRyde-Southseaservicewaslaunchedinthesummerof1965, andheremainedlikewiseemployed until taking his retirement in 1972. Robertson, who published an entertaining autobiography, The Urge to Fly, died in 1984.

SSoolldd wwiitthh aa qquuaannttiittyy ooff oorriiggiinnaall ddooccuummeennttaattiioonn,, ccoommpprriissiinngg::

(i)Therecipient’soriginalR.A.F.Pilot’sFlyingLogBooks(Form414)(2),coveringtheperiodsFebruary1940toFebruary1944,andMarch1944 toNovember1945,theformerwithblackinkamendmenttofrontcover,‘AirForce’beingblackedoutandreplacedwith‘Navy’;thesecondlog book contains a list of his previous civil log books (3), which covered the period August 1928 to January 1940).

(ii) His commission warrant for the rank of Temporary Sub Lieutenant (A.), R.N.V.R., dated in March 1941, with seniority from September 1939.

(iii)Admiralty,WhitehalladmittanceticketforaninvestitureatBuckinghamPalaceon27November1945,inscribedto‘Cdr.(A.)D.R.Robertson, A.F.C., R.N.V.R.’

(iv)Ship‘fimsie’reports(3),forRaven(June-September1940),Daedalus(August1944-September1945),asquotedabove,andDaedalus (September-November 1945).

(v)Therecipient’shandwrittenobservationsfortheperiodfor19-23February1942,whenH.M.S. Victorious wasdeployedoﬀ Norwayasahunt for enemy capital ships was in progress, 11pp.

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AirForceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseoﬃciallydated1945,in RoyalMint caseofissue,withBuckinghamPalaceforwardingletter named‘SquadronLeaderHarryA.Marsh,A.F.C.’;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,incardboxofissue, addresslabelremoved; togetherwithaHelicopterAssociationofGreatBritain,HenryAlanMarsh(1901-1950)Medal,obverse,bustleft;reverse inscribed‘ReplicaoftheAlanMarshMedalpresentedtoIdaMarshinaﬀectionatememoryofherhusband,agreatpioneerpilot and founder of this association 1956’, 87mm, silvered bronze, in case of issue, extremely fne (4) £1,000-£1,400

A.F.C. London Gazette 1 January 1945.

HHeennrryyAAllaannMMaarrsshhwasbornatStratton,Dorchesteron29January1901.Afterleavingschoolhebecameanengineeringapprenticebeforejoining theRoyalAirForceasanAirMechanicin1918.HavingqualifedasaSergeantPilot,withspecialdistinction,in1923-hewasthe frstN.C.O.pilot togainthisaward-heservedathomewith41Squadronforashortwhilebeforespendingthenexttwoyears fyingSopwithSnipeswith1 SquadroninIraq.ItwasonaSnipe,whilehewasproceedingonadetachmentwithpayonboard,thatMarshhadanengineseizecompletelywhile fyingbetweenBaghdadandKirkuk.Aforcedlandingwasbroughtoﬀ safelyandasecondaircraftlandedalongsideandtookoﬀ themoney,but Marshhadtowaitinthedesertuntilanewenginearrivedandwas ftted.Asecondenginefailurewhichmighthaveeasilyhadmoreserious consequencesoccurredoverKurdistanwhereMarshwaslostinthedesertfortwodaysinatemperatureof120degreesintheshade.Andas Marsh could testify ‘there wasn’t any’.

PostedbacktoEnglandin1926,Marshwassentto111FighterSquadron,equippedwithArmstrong-WhitworthSiskinsandrepresentedthe squadron in the R.A.F. display for both 1927 and 1928, being responsible for the show of individual aerobatics.

JoiningtheCentralFlyingSchoolin1929asaFlightSergeantInstructor,hetransferredtotheReservein1930.Duringthenexttwoyearshewas occupied as a civil instructor with the Hampshire Aero Club, and for a few later months with the Scarborough Aero Club.

InApril1932,MarshjoinedtheCiervaAutogiroCo.Ltd.asanassistantpilotanditwasherethathereallymadehismark.HebecameChief InstructortotheAutogiroFlyingSchool,andalso,in1933begantoassistasatestpilot,subsequently,afterSenordelaCierva’sdeathin1936 assumingresponsibilityforallprototypetesting.DuringthisperiodheaddedtheNavigator’s(2ndClass)Licensetohisotherprofessional qualifcations, and he was appointed a Member of the Guild of Air Pilots’ Panel of Examiners and an Observer for the Royal Aero Club.

HavingbeencommissionedintheR.A.F.V.R.in1936,MarshwascalledupinJanuary1940,andpostedtotheRoyalAircraftEstablishment.InApril 1941,heassumedcommandoftheAutogiroRadarCalibrationSquadron,laterknownasNo.529(Rota)Squadronwhichappointmentheheld untilits disbandmentin1945.Thesquadronwasuniqueinthatforsometimeitwastheonlyrotating-wingunitintheservice.Forhisserviceshe was awarded the Air Force Cross.

OnleavingtheServiceearlyin1946withtherankofSquadronLeader,MarshrejoinedtheCiervaCo.asaGeneralManagerandChiefTestPilot. AboutthistimehetookaprominentpartinfoundingtheHelicopterAssociationofGreatBritain,andbecameits frstChairman.Itwaswhilst fyingtheworld’sbiggesthelicopter,aresearchproject-theCiervaAirHorse-nearSouthampton,Hants.,on13June1950,thatAlanMarshmet hisdeath.Altogetherhehadaccumulated6500hoursasapilot,ofwhich3500wereonrotating-wingaircraft.Hehad fown70aeroplanetypes, 22 autogiro and 5 helicopter types. In addition to many other prototype ‘frsts’ he put the Bristol 171 through its initial fight trials.

SoldwithaletterwrittenbyJackRichardsonoftheHelicopterAssociationofGreatBritain,totherecipient’swidow,dated14June1956, regarding the design of the Henry Alan Marsh Medal; and copied research.

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A.F.C. London Gazette 30 October 1943: ‘Thisoﬃcer,asa fyinginstructorforthepasttwenty-fvemonths,hasoneveryoccasionshownoutstandinginitiative,leadership,andabilityandis mostthoroughinanythingheundertakes.Heisanoutstandinginstructorwhosedevotiontodutyhasbeenaninspirationtothosewhoworkwith him.’

JJoohhnnHHeennrryyDDeemmppsstteerrwasbornatUnityon7January1915andenlistedintheRoyalCanadianAirForceinJanuary1941.HegraduatedfromNo. 1I.T.S.on21July1941andwaslaterawardedtheA.F.C.forhisworkasaninstructorinCanada.UpondischargefromtheR.C.A.F.,heworkedin the petroleum industry in Calgary, Alberta, before retiring to Sidney, British Columbia. He died on 14 November 2011

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TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Oﬃcer’s(Sister’s),shoulderbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles;War Medal1939-45;NewZealandWarServiceMedal;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,withthreeAdditionalAwardBars(N.Z. 1401P.J.Duggan) renamed,mountedcourt-styleasworn, thirdawardbaronlastlackingbackstrapandgluedtoriband,nearly very fne (4) £80-£100

PPhhyylllliissJJoosseepphhiinneeDDuuggggaannwasbornatInvercargillon23December1920andenlistedintheRoyalNewZealandAirForceon12October1942. PromotedWomenAirLeaderon1November1943,sheservedduringtheSecondWorldWarathomeatbothR.N.Z.A.F.AshburtonandR.N. Z.A.F.Ohakea,andwasdischargedon27October1946.ShesubsequentlyjoinedtheSt.JohnAmbulanceBrigadeon8June1951andwas promotedtoDivisionalSuperintendentofInvercargillNursingDivisionin1959.Shewasrenownedincompetitionworkandfrom1959to1966 wasawardedtheFoxCupforthehighestnumberofdutyhoursofnursingmembersinInvercargill.ShewasadmittedtotheOrderofSt.Johnof JerusalemasaServingSisterin1969,and,havingbeenpromotedtoDistrictSuperintendentofNursingintheSouthlandAreawasadvancedtoan Oﬃcer of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in 1982. She died on 1 January 2009. Sold with copied research.

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DistinguishedConductMedal,G.VI.R.(900926Gnr.T.Brennan.R.A.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45, the frstmountedonoriginalinvestiturepin,thecampaignawardsallmountedasworn, lightcontactmarks,goodvery fneand better (5) £2,400-£2,800

D.C.M. London Gazette 5 November 1942:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.’

TheoriginalRecommendation(originallyforanImmediateMilitaryMedal),dated26June1942,states:‘OnthenightoftheGazala“break-out”on 14-15June1942,DriverThomasBrennan,124thFieldRegiment,288FieldBattery,RoyalArtillery,wasdrivinganArmouredObservationPost. AfterdarkfurthereﬀectiveartillerysupportwasimpossibleandDriverBrennan’scarrierfounditselfwithourownforwardtroopsstillattacking. Our Infantry were held up by a number of very active hostile weapon posts.

AsBrenCarrierswerescarceatthattimeandwereemployedelsewhere,DriverBrennantookituponhimselftousehisArmouredObservation Postasalighttank,andatoncechargeda fringAnti-Tankgun,andcrushedit.Wheelingabouthechargedandoverrunanotherweaponpostof LightAutomatics.Throughthiscoolanddaringaction(althoughhisroleasanObservationPostdriverdidnotrequirehimtodoso)heenabled the infantry to get ahead in this part of the advance.

LaterthatnightheextractedtwoditchedBrenCarriersunderahailofautomaticandmachinegun freandenabledthemtogointoactionagain. LaterhefoundaStaﬀ carwhichhadbrokendownjustoutsideanenemytanklaager.HetooktheStaﬀ carintowandbroughtitthroughthe laager. After towing it for 30 miles he repaired it and got in on the road again.’

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IndianDistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(215Dfdr.FazalElahiS.& T. Corps) ftted with top riband bar, light pitting, good very fne £300-£400

FFaazzaallEEllaahhiiwasawardedhisIndianDistinguishedServiceMedalperGovernment GeneralOrder557of1917.HewasalsoMentionedinDespatchesforSalonika (London Gazette 6 December 1916).

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Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (197627 C. W. Jeﬀery, Sign. H.M.S. Prince George) good very fne

D.S.M. LondonGazette 16 August 1915:

‘For services as volunteers in H.M. Trawlers on the night of 13-14 March 1915.’

£600-£800

CChhaarrlleessWWiilllliiaammJJee ﬀﬀ eerryywasborninLincolnon30August1881andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinJanuary1898.Havingthen qualifed as a Signalman, he was invalided ashore on account of ill-health in October 1904.

RecalledfromtheRoyalFleetReserveinJuly1914,hejoinedthebattleshipH.M.S. PrinceGeorge andquicklysawactionintheDardanelles. Amongotheroperations, PrinceGeorge participatedinthebombardmentoftheenemyfortsatRamiliandMamaziehon5March1915,whenshe was described as having ‘plastered the Turks with thoroughness’.

Shortlyafterwards,JeﬀreyvolunteeredtojoinH.M.TrawlerNo. 318 –a.k.a. StaroftheEmpire –inahazardousminesweepingoperationoﬀ Kephezonthenightof13-14March1915.Anearlierattempthadfailed,andtheTurkswerereadyandwaitingforthenextone.Infact,suchwas thestrengthoftheoppositionencounteredthatonlytwotrawlersmanagedtogetouttheirsweepinggear.KebleChatterton’s Dardanelles Dilemma takes up the story:

‘ThesuperstitiousmayhavethoughtthatSaturdaynight,the13th,wasnotthehappiestofchoices.Sunsetcameaboutsixo’clockandthreehours laterthecavalcadeoftrawlersand fvepicketboats,headedbythelightcruiser Amethyst withanescortofdestroyers,steamedupontheir doomedpurpose.OﬃcersfromtheRoyalNavyandRoyalNavalReserve,andevenyoungMidshipmen,withastiﬀeningofexperiencedservice ratings,weregoingtocompletethejobordie…theenemywasawake,asever,knewourmethodsexactly,andattherighttimedownpoured withhisshells.Marvelloustorelate,severalminesweresweptupinthatterriblebarrage,butonlyapairoftrawlershadtimetogetouttheir sweepsereitwastoolate;sincegallows,winchesandother essentialgearweresmashedunderthedestructive fre.Intwotrawlersthewhole working personnel were wounded and killed: four of the trawlers and one picket boat being put out of action.’

AsanAdmiraltyreportconcluded,thefactonlytwoofthetrawlersmanagedtogetouttheirsweeps‘innowayrefectedonthehandlingofthe other craft whose failure in each case was due either to heavy casualties or gear being destroyed by fre before they could reach the turning point.’ Casualtieswereindeedheavy,Jeﬀreyhimselfsuﬀeringlacerationstohisleftthighandashellsplinterwoundtohisrightknee.AwardedtheD.S.M., he was invalided ashore in August 1915.

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Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (118358 M. J. Walton. P.O. 2Cl. H.M.S. Kent.) nearly extremely fne £1,200-£1,600

D.S.M. London Gazette 3 March 1915:

‘ThefollowingawardshavebeenmadeinrecognitionoftheservicesmentionedintheforegoingdespatchfromViceAdmiralF.C.D.Sturdee regarding the action with the German Squadron oﬀ the Falkland Isles.’ A total of 12 D.S.M.’s were awarded for the Battle of the Falkland Islands.

M.I.D. London Gazette 3 March 1915.

MMaatttthheewwJJaammeessWWaallttoonnwasborninRotherham,Yorkshire,on13November1866andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson10 January1882.AdvancedPettyOﬃcerSecondClasson1April1897,hewasshorepensionedon10December1905,andjoinedtheRoyalFleet ReserveatPortsmouthon13December1905.RecalledtotheServicewiththeonsetofwar,hewaspostedtotheoldarmouredcruiserH.M.S. Kent on 3 October 1914.

TThhee BBaattttllee ooff tthhee FFaallkkllaanndd IIssllaannddss

Thearmouredcruiser Kent,commandedbyCaptainJohnD.Allen,wasavesselof9,800tons,designedforaspeedoftwenty-threeknots,andon themorningwhentheGerman feet,underAdmiralvonSpee,walkedintothetrapthathadbeenpreparedforitattheFalklandIslands,shewas doingthedutyofguardshipattheentrancetoPortWilliamharbour.Manyoftheshipsinsidehad flledupwithcoalthedaybefore,butthe Kent wasoneofthosedetailedto fllherbunkersonthe8th,sothatshewasnonetoowellprovidedwithfuel.AssoonastheGermansweresighted, AdmiralSturdeeorderedthe Kent toweighanchorandkeepintouchwiththeenemywhiletheremainderofourshipsweregettingupsteam. Thecruiserstoodouttoseaatonce,anditwillalwaysremainamystery whytheheavyGermanships,withtheirlong-range8.2inchguns,didnot thereandthenopen freontheisolatedBritishvessel,fortheywerewellwithinrange,andaltogetheroutmatchedthe Kent,withher6-inch weapons.Thoseonboardfullyexpectedthattheattackwouldbemade,butmuchtotheirsurprise,theenemysheeredoﬀ insteadtotheeast, leaving the Kent to shadow them without interference.

PresentlytherestoftheBritishsquadronheadedoutofharbouratarapidlyincreasingspeed,andtheshipsquicklydisposedthemselvesinto battleformation,thebattlecruisers Invincible and Infexible leadingthelineandengagingthe Gneisenau and Scharnhorst.Inthecourseofafew hourstheactionhadresolveditselfintothreedistinctphases.Theheavyarmouredshipsfoughtouttheirbattlealone;the Glasgow and Cornwall devotedthemselvestothe Leipzig;whileCaptainAllen,thejuniorofthecruisercaptains,wasentrustedwiththetaskofaccountingforthe Nurnberg.Itwas,perhaps,acuriousselection,fornotonlywasthe Glasgow twoknotsfasterthanthe Kent,butthelatterwas,onpaper,actually halfaknotslowerthantheGermanshewassenttochase.The Nurnberg wasinfactafastershipthanthe Leipzig towhichthe Glasgow and Cornwall weredevotingthemselves;the Kent havingnothadthechanceofcompletingwithcoal,wasnotparticularlywellplacedforcarryingout alongchase.However,ifherbunkershadbeenloadedtotheirfullcapacity,theaddedweightwouldhavereducedherspeedandprobablyput thepossibilityofachasecompletelyoutofthequestion.Itwasachanceeitherway,andthemenofthe Kent rosemagnifcentlytotheonebefore them.

Iftheyweretocatchtheenemyatalltheywouldhavetodoitquickly,otherwisethe Kent wouldbelefthelplessinmid-oceanwithoutfuel.Ina fewbriefwordsCaptainAllentoldtheengineersandthestokershowtheystood,andappealedtothemtogettheirutmostoutoftheship. Seamanandotherswhocouldbesparedweresentdownbelowtohelpintheblisteringbusinessoffeedingthefurnacesandrushingupthecoal fromthebunkers.Theengineers,withacarefuleyeonthevanishingfuel,tightenedupavalvehereandopenedasteampipethere,coaxingthe 22,000horsepowerenginesasajockeycoaxesaracehorse.Asoneofthestokersputitafterwards,‘Itwasacaseofeithergettingthe Nurnberg or busting up in trying to’.

Littlebylittlethe Kent increasedherpace.Herrecordspeedintenyearsofservicewasashadeovertwenty-fourknots,butbeforelongEngineer CommanderAndrewandhisperspiringbandofartifcersandstokershadherdoingwellovertwenty-fve,anachievementwhichcan,perhaps, onlybeadequatelyappreciatedbyanengineer.Allthetimethevoraciousfurnaceswereeatingupthecoalatanenormousrate,andalthoughthe Nurnberg wasbeinggraduallyoverhauled,itwasbecomingdoubtfulwhetherthe Kent wouldhavesuﬃcientfueltocompletethebusinesswhen shegotwithinrange,tosaynothingofgettingbacktoherbaseattheFalklandsafterwards.Itwasthereforedecidedtoekeoutthecoalwith anythingcombustiblethatcouldbefoundonboard.Woodenboatsweretakenoutoftheircradles,brokenup,andtakenbelowtofeedthe furnaces.Woodenspars,companionwaysandladderssharedasimilarfate,andeventhewoodenplankingofthedeckswastornupandpassed down to the stokeholds.

Shortlyafterfouro'clockthe Kent passedwithinrangeofthe Leipzig,givingherthreebroadsidesasshewent,andinlessthananhourafterwards thegrimystokersdownbelowgaveagreatshoutastheyheardoneofthe6-inchgunsintheforwardturretbarkoutits100-lbmessage. They well knew what that bow-chaser meant.

Theenemywaswithinrangeatlast.LiketheotherGermanshipsinthisaction,the Nurnberg foughtexceedinglywell.The Kent hadopened fre ateleventhousandyards,nearlysixandahalfmiles,andinafewminutesthefull-speed fghtwasinfullswing.Bothvesselsmadegoodshooting, andbyacombinationof fnemarksmanshipandgoodluckoneoftheearliestofthe Kent’sshellsstruckthe Nurnberg squareinthestern,disabling theaftergunsandseriouslyaffectingtheenemy'sspeedandmanoeuvringpower.TheGermanweapons fredmorerapidlythanours,andthe shellsfellthicklyaroundtheBritishcruiser.ThesilkensignpresentedtotheshipbythepeopleofKentwasshottoribbons,theforetopmastwas carriedaway,andmanyshellsandfragmentspenetratedthefunnels.Onehitcameperilouslynearendingthe Kent’scareerforever.Ashellfrom the Nurnberg enteredacasementbythegun-port,amostremarkablechance,andburstinside,killingorwoundingthewholeofthegun'screw.A frewasstartedamongthecorditechargeslyingabout,anda fashof fameshotdowntheammunitionhoistandintothepassagesbelow.A sergeantofMarines,CharlesMayes,dashedthroughthe famesandthrewtheburningchargesandsacksawaysothatthe frewouldnotspread, andthen,seizingahose, foodedthecompartmentandextinguishedthe fre.InthewordsoftheCommander-in-Chief,‘theextinctionofthis fre saved a disaster which might have led to the loss of the ship’, and there were some seven hundred souls on board. Whentherangehadclosedto7,500yardsandthetwoshipswererunningbroadsidetobroadside,the Kent started fringlyddite.Afterthat,the endwasnotlongincoming.The Nurnberg’supperdeckwasalreadyamassoftwistedandbatteredscrap-iron,andhersideswerepepperedwith holes.Agreat frenowburstoutintheforepartoftheship,andhergunsbecamesilent;butwhenthe Kent alsoceased freandclosedto3,000 yards,theenemy'scolourswereseentobe still fyingatthemasthead.Another fveminutes'hammering,however,broughtthemdownwitha run,andtheactionwasoverat0657,havinglastedalmostexactlytwohoursfromthe fringofthe frstshot.The Kent nowdevotedherselftothe taskofsavinglife.Nearlyallherwoodenboatshadbeenburnt,andtheenemy's frehadbeensoheavythatallthoselefthadseveralholes knockedinthem.Thesehadtobepatchedupbeforetheboatscouldbelaunchedintotherisingsea,forastiff breeze,withrain,hadsprungup duringtheafternoon,anditwashalfanhourbeforethe frstcouldbegotaway.Bythattimethe Nurnberg haddisappeared,showinghowgreat wasthedamageshereceivedbeforegivingin.Asshewentdownagroupofmencouldbeseenonherquarterdeck,wavingtheGerman fagas theywentunder.Onlyaboutascorewerepickedup,andalthougheverythingpossiblewasdoneforthem,manydiedofexposure.TheGerman losswasabout350officersandmen,whilethesunkencruiserwasavesselof3,400tons,armedwithten4.1inchguns,andlessthansevenyears old.

The Kent hadbeenhitaltogetherthirty-sixtimes,withoutcountingtheholesmadebysplinters.Herlossinmenwas fvekilledandeleven wounded,ofwhomthreelatersuccumbedtotheirinjuries.The Kent hadsailedsoclosetothewindthatwhenshegotbacktotheFalklandslittle morethanthesweepingsofcoalremainedinherbunkers.Fortheirgallantryduringtheaction,CaptainJ.D.AllenwasultimatelymadeaC.B.; CarpenterW.H.VenningwasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceCross;SergeantMayes,forvirtuallysavingtheshipfromdestruction,was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal; and four ratings, including Walton, were awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. Threemonthslater,on15March1915,the Kent waspresentatthedestructionofthe Dresden,theonlyenemyshiptohaveescapedanearlier demiseoﬀ theFalklands.InFebruary1916, Kent sailedtoSouthGeorgiatosearch,withoutsuccess,forShackletonandsheeventuallyreturnedto PlymouthinJanuary1917.MentionedinDespatchesand awardedtheD.S.M.forhisservicesatthebattleoftheFalklandIslands,Waltonwas advancedPettyOﬃcerFirstClasson16September1916,andwasdemobilisedon29March1920.HewasnotentitledtoaLongServiceMedal. He died at Bucklow, Cheshire, in June 1926.

Soldwithacopyofthebook‘CoronelandFalklands1914-DuelintheSouthAtlantic’,byMichaelMcNally;togetherwithcopiedservicepapers and other research.

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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(234457F.C.Marchant,P.O.H.M.S.Racoon,Mediterranean16March.1917);1914-15Star (234457F.G.Marchant.P.O.R.N.)BritishWarandVictoryMedals(234457F.G.Marchant.P.O.R.N.);RoyalFleetReserveL.S.& G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(234457(Ch.B.12564)F.G.Marchant.P.O.R.F.R.)togetherwithRoyalHumaneSociety,ProfciencyMedal inSwimmingExercise,silver,51mm.,engravedinobverseexergue,‘H.M.S.Impregnable1906’andnamedto‘F.Marchant’,inits Elkington & Co. ftted case of issue, extremely fne (6)

£1,000-£1,400

D.S.M. London Gazette 22 June 1917. The original recommendation states: ‘H.M.S. Racoon. Attack on enemy submarine on 16 March 1917. Petty Oﬃcer in charge of depth charges.’

FFrreeddeerriicckk GGeeoorrggee MMaarrcchhaanntt was born in Fulham, London on 28 January 188,9 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in August 1905. APettyOﬃcerservinginthedestroyerH.M.S. Renard ontheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,heshortlyafterwardstransferredtoher consortthe Racoon.InthelattershiphewaspresentattheGallipolilandings,aswellasbombardmentsoftheTurkishfortsintheDardanelles, and subsequently in convoy escort duties in the Mediterranean.

AnditwasduringonesuchconvoyinMarch1917that Racoon attackedanenemysubmarine,thefullstoryofwhichisrecountedinTaﬀrail’s EndlessStory.Onthedateinquestion,the16th, Racoon wasproceedingfromMaltatoMudrosasescorttotheS.S. Osmanieh,whenthelatter sighted an enemy submarine at about 1740 hours and engaged it with her two guns:

‘Themomentthegunswereheard,Lieutenant-CommanderSworder[in Racoon]increasedspeedto23knots,puthishelmharda-port,and sightedtheU-boat.Ithad‘theappearanceofacalciumlightgivingoff intermittentpuffsofsmoke’;butwhentheship’sheadwasturnedtowards it,aperiscopeanddistinctfeatherwereseen,asthesubmarinecameoutofatroughoftheswell.Themanoeuvrethatfollowedwasaveryskilful andeffectiveone… Racoon crossed Osmanieh’s sternatfullspeedandimmediatelysawthesubmarineonherstarboardside,theperiscope showingjustabout fveyardsoff andmovingalmostdirectlytomeether.Thoseonthedestroyer’sdeckshadaglimpseofabouttenfeetofgrey hullwithgreenrust-colouredmarksshowing;then,astheshippassedoverthis,shedroppedherstarboarddepth-charge,settoeightyfeet, turned swiftly to port and dropped her port depth-charge, four seconds after the frst.

Eightor ninesecondspassedwhile Racoon swungroundonhercircle;thencamethetwoexplosionsinquicksuccession,throwingupcolumnsof waterwithbitsofblackdebrisinthem…sometwentyorthirtysecondsaftertheexplosions,themenstationedintheafterpartofthe destroyer,lookingoverthestern,sawafreshupheavaltwenty-fveyardsormoretotherightofwherethe frstcolumnsofwaterhadrisen.This seemedtocomefrombelowasifbeingpumpedup,anditrosetoaboutafootabovethelevelofthewater,makingaripplewherethesurface had been very calm. On examination, it proved to be a fountain of dark and very thick brown oil.’

Forhisskillinoperating Racoon’s depth-charges,MarchantwasawardedtheD.S.M.,asweretwootherratings.And Racoon’s skipper,LieutenantCommander Kenneth F. Sworder, was awarded the D.S.O. and his No. 1, Lieutenant Lyon Berthon, the D.S.C. HavingcomeashoreinJuly1917,Marchantjoinedthedestroyer Whirlwind inMarch1918andremainedlikewiseemployeduntilthewar’send. He was demobilised in March 1919.

Sold with copied research and a Post Card group photograph including the recipient.

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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(J.5037E.W.Wright.P.O.“Widnes”Mediterranean.1918.);1914-15Star(J.5037,E.W. Wright,L.S.,R.N.);togetherwith erased BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves, pittingfromstar,otherwise nearly very fne (4) £500-£700

D.S.M. London Gazette 17 October 1919: ‘H.M.S. Widnes, Mediterranean 1918 For services in minesweeping operations between 1 July and 31 December 1918.’ EEddwwaarrddWWiilllliiaammWWrriigghhttwasborninLeyton,Essex,on15May1893andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson10August1909. AdvancedLeadingSeamanon1November1915,heservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwas promotedPettyOﬃceron1April1917.HeservedintheminesweeperH.M.S. Widnes from3September1918to16November1919,andfor his services was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and was additionally Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 8 March 1920).

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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(C/SSX.17873E.S.B.Dent.A.B.)impressednaming;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fne (6)

£2,400-£2,800

D.S.M. LondonGazette 8January1942:‘Foroutstandinggallantry,fortitudeand resolution during the battle of Crete.’

EErriiccSSyyddnneeyyBBoowweennDDeennttenteredtheRoyalNavyasaboyratinginJuly1936and frst wenttoseainthecruiserH.M.S. Southampton,inwhichheservedoﬀ theSpanish coastatthetimeofCivilWar.Buthewasservinginthedestroyerdepotship Woolwich by the outbreak of hostilities in September 1939.

Havingthenqualifedasagunlayer,hejoinedthewhaler Kos21 atAlexandria,oneof anumberofex-Norwegian fshingvesselsthathadbeenrequisitionedandarmedfor navalservice.Here,then,thecommencementofhisserviceoﬀ Crete,where Kos21 cameunderregularairattack.AnditwasforhisbraveryinonesuchattackthatDent wasawardedhisD.S.M.,asrelatedbyCommanderGeorgeStittin Under Cunningham’s Command 1940-43:

‘Ontheeveningofthe26th[May1941]CaptainMorsegaveordersforallsmallcraft tomaketheirwaytoAlexandria… Kos21 receivedtheordertosailandby6.00a.m. on27Maywasoﬀ tothesouth-westcoastofCrete-butnotfarenoughawayto escapethevigilanceoftheGermanAirForce.Shortlyafterwards,threeJunkers87s madeaconcentratedmachine-gunattack,but Kos21 replied,AbleSeamanDent, thoughseriouslywounded,manningonegunmostheroicallyuntiltheenemyhadbeen beaten oﬀ. There were two casualties - one killed and one wounded.’

Dentwasadmittedtohospitalwithshrapnelwoundsbutrejoined Kos21 afewweekslaterandsurvivedherlosswhenshewasminedoﬀ Marsa Matruh.

Henextjoinedthedestroyer Encounter, boundfortheFarEast,whereshearrivedatSingaporeinDecember1941.Taskedwithescorting convoystoandfromSingaporeandtheDutchEastIndies, Encounter remainedthusengageduntillateFebruary,whenshejoinedthe7th DestroyerFlotilla.AnditwasinthelattercapacitythatshesawactionintheFirstandSecondBattlesoftheJavaSea.Duringthe frstbattle, Exeter was seriously damaged, and it fell to Encounter and the American destroyer Pope to escort her to Colombo, via the Sunda Strait.

DepartingSurabayaontheeveningof28February,theforce’sfatewassealedonthemorningof1March,whenitwasinterceptedbyfour Japaneseheavycruisersandfourdestroyers.Theensuingenemysalvoesknockedoutallof Exeter’s power, Encounter turningbacktolayasmoke screenaroundthecrippledcruiserandassistinrescuework.Butshetoowasseverelydamagedandseton fre,withalossofeightmen,andher skipper,Lieutenant-CommanderEricMorgan,R.N.,orderedhertobescuttled.Shecapsizedandsankjustaftermidday,herremainingcrewbeing taken prisoner of war by the Japanese destroyer Ikazuchi, but only after 20 hours adrift in the water, in rafts and clinging to wreckage.

SubsequentlyincarceratedinMacassarP.O.W.campintheCelebesIslands,38oftheship’scompanydiedduringcaptivity.Forhisownpart,Dent was a victim of malaria and dysentery, in addition to Japanese violence:

‘Acoupleofnightslater,John[Dent]wassortedoutwithtwoothermenfornothavingshorthair.ItwasJosshimself,thecampdisciplinarian, knownasthemadmother.Onthisoccasionhelinedthethreemenupaccordingtosize,thenthrewapunchthatricochetedfromJohn’sjawon totheothertwosrespectively.Backinlineagainthethreewereescortedtothebarbers.Hewasthendetailedtocuta‘v’fromthecentreof John’s forehead going out on each side towards the ears. He was then escorted through every hut in the barracks.’

Here, then, but one unpleasant incident from Dent’s time in captivity, as related in the pages of Did You Bomb London?

Following his liberation and release from naval service, he joined the Merchant Navy. He died in 2017, aged 97.

SoldwithoriginalBuckinghamPalacenamedforwarding letterfortheD.S.M.,fouroriginalphotographs,includingtherecipientwithagroupof fellowP.O.W.s.,andacopyofhisautobiographyentitled DidYouBombLondon? (publishedunderthenomdeplumeJohnDent),whichgives extensive details of his Naval and Prisoner of War experiences.

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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(JX.127355I.R.Jones,Tel.)impressednaming,togetherwithaFourthSubmarineFlotilla footballmedal,silver,hallmarksforBirmingham1934,andengraved,‘I.R.Jones,WinnersInterpartFootball,H.M.S.Rainbow’, extremely fne (2) £1,200-£1,600

D.S.M. London Gazette 17 November 1942.

The original recommendation states:

‘Byhiscoolnessandefficiencyindifficultconditions,wheninchargeofthelisteningwatch,thisratingenabledtheCommandingOfficerto commenceasuccessfulattackonanunseenU-boaton20September1942.Sincejoining P.614 on20February1942,hehassetanexcellent example to the ship’s company of loyalty and devotion to duty.’

IIssaaaaccRRiicchhaarrddJJoonneesswasborninRhondda,Glamorganshireon19February1910,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinJuly1926. HavingthenqualifedasaTelegraphist,hevolunteeredforthe‘SilentService’inDecember1930,andwaslikewiseemployedinH.M.submarine Triumph on the outbreak of hostilities in September 1939. Here,then,his frstluckyescape,foron23December1939,the Triumph hadanunhappyencounterwithaGermanmineintheNorthSea:she lost 18 feet of her bow but mercifully her torpedoes did not explode, and she limped home to Chatham.

Jones’snextcloseshaveoccurredinthe Triad,whichhejoinedinMay1940.HisservicerecordstillhashimborneonherbooksupuntilOctober 1940, but he must have been ashore due to leave or illness, for she was lost in the Mediterranean with all hands on the 14th. Andbyoneofthosestrangewartimequirksoffate,heavoidedanothercatastrophicoccurrenceinApril1941,bywhichtimehewasservingin the Rover.Forhisservicerecordrevealsthathedepartedherforanewappointmentinthe frstweekofthemonth,justdaysbeforeshewas severely damaged by enemy aircraft oﬀ Crete.

Jones’snewappointment,inthesecondweekofApril1941,wastothe Truant,whichwascommandedbyLieutenantD.E.O.Watson,D.S.C.,R. N.AnditwasinthatcapacitythathewasmentionedindespatchesfortwoMediterraneanwarpatrolsinwhichatankerandbarqueweresunk (London Gazette 14 October 1941, refers).

InFebruary1942,hetransferredtothe P.614,underLieutenantD.J.Beckley,D.S.O.,D.S.C.R.N.,inwhichheservedoff Norwayandinthe Arctic,includingparticipationinPQ.17, when P.614 fnishedoff theabandonedmerchantman ChristopherNewport.Butitwasforhispartinan attackonaU-boatinasnowstormoff Spitzbergenon20September1942,thathewasawardedtheD.S.M.Asittranspired, P.614’s target,the U -408, lived to fght another day.

OfJones’ssubsequentcareer,littleiscurrentlyknown.ButheforfeitedhisrighttotheL.S.andG.C.MedalinJuly1943,whenhewentabsent without leave from the Simon’s Town base Afrikander

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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(JX.235386L.Wood.A.B.)impressednaming;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;ItalyStar;War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fne (5)

£2,600-£3,000

D.S.M. London Gazette 2 October 1942: ‘For gallantry, daring and skill in the combined attack on Dieppe.’

LLeeoonnaarrddWWooooddwasborninBuxton,Derbyshireon17January1907,andenlistedintheEastSurreyRegimentinLondoninOctober1925.Having then obtained his discharge in April 1933, he was working as a steam roller driver back in Buxton on the outbreak of war.

HissubsequentdateofjoiningtheRoyalNavyremainsunknownbuthewasservingasanAbleSeamanintheLandingShip(Infantry)H.M.S. PrincessAstrid bythetimeofOperation‘Jubilee’.OnthatcostlydayinAugust1942,underLieutenant-CommanderT.E.Hall,R.N.R., Princess Astrid wasassignedtoBlueBeach,wherethedefencescouldnotbesubduedandcasualtiesrapidlymounted.OneofherL.C.A.smadeagallant attempttoretrievesomeofthewoundedbutwasultimatelydrivenoﬀ.Here,then,themomentinwhichWoodlikelydistinguishedhimself,for he was severely wounded while acting as a gunner:

‘Apenetratinggunshotwoundoffrontofrightshoulder.XRayshowedacompletebulletlyingtooutersideofupperthirdofhumerus,having practicallysplinteredthehumerusatthislevelandnickedthesecondrib.Thebullethasbeenremoved.’(sostatestherecipient’scertifcateof Wounds and Hurts).

Wood received his D.S.M. at a Buckingham Palace investiture in February 1943 and died in the High Peak district of Derbyshire in January 1986. ArecommendationforadvancementtoPettyOfficerfromFlotillaOfficerH.M.S. PrinsAlbert toCommandingOfficerH.M.S. Copra inNovember 1943states:

‘Thisratingismostcapableandconscientiousbothinactionandfromadisciplinarypointofview.AshehasservedafoatfortwoyearsinL.S.Is, anddonefouroperations,winningaDSMatDieppe,hehasgainedextensiveknowledgeoftheregulatingofFlotillaswhichhehasatalltimesand under all circumstances applied with good eﬀect.’

SoldwithhisoriginalRegularArmyCertifcateofService,hisnavalcertifcateforWounds&HurtsforDieppe,variouslettersandacongratulatory telegram, and a newspaper cutting with portrait photograph; one of the letter states that he served in four landing craft operations.

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DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(JX.156835G.A.Luck,P.O.)impressednaming;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar; Burma Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, edge bruise to the frst, otherwise good very fne (7) £1,200-£1,600

D.S.M. London Gazette 19 October 1943: ‘For outstanding bravery and skill in successful patrols in H.M. Submarines.’

The original recommendation states: ‘For courage and organising ability as coxswain of the submarine and as a member of the gun’s crew.’

GGeeoorrggeeAAllbbeerrttLLuucckk,anativeofBirkenhead,probablyjoinedH.M.submarine Taurus atthetimeofhercommissioninginNovember1942.More certainisthefacthewasservingashercoxswainintheMediterraneaninFebruary-July1943,whensheundertooksixhighlysuccessfulpatrols under Lieutenant-Commander M. R. G. Wingfeld, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N.

Intotal,inthatshortspaceoftime, Taurus sankthreemerchantmen,atanker,twosailingvessels,twotugs,alighterand26caiques.Shealso damagedasupplyshipof3,000tonsandtookpartinthreebombardments.Andwhilstoperatingoﬀ theGreekcoastshealsodamagedtwo furthersailingshipsandthemerchantman KonstantinosLouloudis.Itwasalsoduringthisperiodthatshehadtheunusualdistinctionofengaginga Bulgarian cavalry unit while bombarding a small port.

Taurus was ordered to the Far East in September 1943, but whether Luck remained in her at that time is unknown.

Sold with copied recommendation and full patrol report.

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AAllrreeaaddyyaavveetteerraannooffffoouurrccoonntteesstteeddllaannddiinnggss,,iinncclluuddiinnggtthheerraaiiddoonnDDiieeppppee,,hheewwaassaallssooaawwaarrddeeddaa‘‘mmeennttiioonn’’ffoorrhhiissppaarrttiinn OOppeerraattiioonn ‘‘AAvvaallaanncchhee’’ DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(P.O.D.Gunn.X.19188A)oﬃciallyengravednaming;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;ItalyStar; WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;RoyalNavalReserveL.S.andG.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(19188.AD.Gunn,P.O.R.N.R.) extremely fne (6) £3,000-£4,000

D.S.M. London Gazette 28 November 1944:

‘For gallantry, skill, determination and undaunted devotion to duty during the landing of Allied forces on the coast of Normandy.’

The original recommendation for an immediate award states:

‘Thisratingdisplayedgreatcoolnessandskillunderverysevereconditionsofweather,beachobstructionsandoppositionduringtheinitialand successfullandingofRangersonDogGreenBeach.Hesucceededinlandinghistroopswithoutlossandwithdrewhiscraftthroughbeach obstructionsandaheavyswell,stoppingcloseoﬀshoretorescuetwoseamenwhosecrafthadbeensunk.Thisisthe ffthmajoropposedlanding in which this rating has taken part.’

DDaavviiddGGuunnnnwasbornatJohnO’Groats,Scotlandon26September1912,andenrolledasaSeamanintheRoyalNavalReserveatWickin December 1936.

Mobilisedontheoutbreakofhostilities,hejoinedthearmedmerchantcruiserH.M.S. Salopian andwaslikewiseemployedatthetimeofherloss on13May1941,whentorpedoedbythe U-98 south-eastofCapeFarewell,Greenland.Luckily,H.M.S. Impulsive wasonhandtorescuearound 280 oﬃcer and ratings, Gunn among them.

OnhisreturntotheU.K.,hecommencedhiscareeronlandingcraftdutiesonhisappointmentto Quebec,theNo.1CombinedTrainingCentre atInveraryonLochFyne.AndfromSeptember1943,followinghispromotiontoPettyOﬃcer,hewasborneonthebooksoftheCombined Operations establishment Copra

Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

AsidefromhisgallantpartintheD-DaylandingsonOmaha,GunnisknowntohaveservedinlandingcraftintheDiepperaidinAugust1942,and atthelandingsatGela,Sicilyon10-12July1943,CalabriadiReggio,Italyon3September1943andSalernoafewdayslater.AndasperD-Day,he waslikelybasedintheconvertedlandingship(Infantry) PrinceLeopold throughouttheseoperations.Therecommendationforhismentionin despatches for the Salerno landings (London Gazette 23 May 1944, refers) states: ‘Formeritoriousservice,leadership,exampleandcheerfuldevotiontoduty;hehastakenpartinfourmajorlandingsascoxswainofanL.C.A.orL. C.P., i.e. Dieppe, Gela, Calabria di Reggio, and Maori (Salerno).’

HavingthenaddedtheD.S.M.tohisaccoladesfortheaboveciteddeedsonD-Day,whenhelandedelementsoftheU.S.RangersonDogGreen Beach,Gunnmaystillhavebeenemployedinthe PrinceLeopold atthetimeofherlosson29July1944.Onthatdate,inapositionsouthofthe Isle of Wight, she was hit by a ‘Gnat’ torpedo from the U-621 and capsized and sank. Among the survivors, he was awarded his R.N.R. Long Service Medal in April 1947 and was discharged in September 1950.

SoldwithhisoriginalM.I.D.certifcateinthenameof‘PettyOﬃcerDavidGunn,H.M.S. PrinceLeopold’,anddated23May1944,andawartime photograph of him overseeing the embarkation of U.S. troops onto a landing craft

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MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar(31039PteH.J.Ashdown.1/North’n:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(31039 Pte. H. J. Ashdown. North’n. R.) mounted for wear, lacquered, good very fne (3)

£600-£800

M.M. London Gazette 6 August 1918.

M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 14 May 1919.

HHeerrbbeerrtt JJoohhnn AAsshhddoowwnn served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment on the Western Front.

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£600-£700

M.M. London Gazette 21 August 1917.

M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 6 August 1918.

RReeuubbeennSShhiirrlleeyyservedduringtheGreatWarwith1/15th(CountyofLondon)Battalion(PrinceofWale’sOwnCivilServiceRi fes),London Regiment in France, 7 February - 11 October 1916, and 19 March 1917 - 10 August 1918.

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MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(241394L.CplJ.W.Hird.1/6W.York:R.-T.F.) pawnbroker’smarkinobverse feld,generallygoodvery fne

£260-£300

M.M. London Gazette 28 January 1918.

JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammHHiirrddservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/6thBattalion,WestYorkshireRegiment(T.F.)ontheWesternFrontfrom8 November 1915 (entitled to BWM and VM).

AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘FFrreenncchhtthheeaattrree’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeWW..CCaarrssoonn,,99tthh((SSeerrvviiccee))BBaattttaalliioonn((CCoouunnttyyTTyyrroonnee)),, RRooyyaall IInnnniisskkiilllliinngg FFuussiilliieerrss

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(14524Pte.W.Carson.9/R.Innis.Fus:);1914-15Star(14524Pte.W.Carson.R.Innis.Fus);BritishWarand Victory Medals (14524 Pte. W. Carson. R. Innis. Fus.) mounted for wear, lacquered, good very fne (4) £340-£400

M.M. London Gazette 21 August 1917.

WWiilllliiaammCCaarrssoonnwasborninLiverpool,andresidedat44RobsartStreet,Everton.HeenlistedfortheRoyalInniskillingFusiliersinIreland,28 September1914.Carsonservedwiththe9th(Service)Battalion(CountyTyrone)intheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom5October1915.Hewas subsequently suﬀered from Shell Shock, and received a shrapnel wound, before transferring to the Royal Defence Corps.

AAGGrreeaattWWaarr11991177‘‘FFrreenncchhtthheeaattrree’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttTT..SS..SSppeenncceerr,,55tthh((SSeerrvviiccee))BBaattttaalliioonn,, DDoorrsseettsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, aa vveetteerraann ooff GGaalllliippoollii

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(14927Sjt:T.S.Spencer.5/Dorset:R.);1914-15Star(14927PteT.S.Spencer.Dorset:R.);BritishWarand Victory Medals (14927 Sjt. T. S. Spencer. Dorset. R.) mounted for wear, lacquered, very fne (4)

£300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 2 November 1917.

TThhoommaassSSyymmeessSSppeenncceerrservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe5th(Service)Battalion,DorsetshireRegimentintheGallipolitheatreofwarfrom 11 October 1915. He advanced to Sergeant, and subsequently served with the Battalion in France.

AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr 11991166 ‘‘FFrreenncchh tthheeaattrree’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee HH.. BBaatttt,, 11sstt BBaattttaalliioonn,, WWeellsshh RReeggiimmeenntt Military Medal, G.V.R. (10332 Pte H. Batt. Welsh R.) good very fne

£240-£280

M.M. London Gazette 22 January 1917. HHaarrrryyBBaattttservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalion,WelshRegimentintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom18January1915.He subsequently served with the 2nd and 9th Battalions.

AAGGrreeaattWWaarr11991177‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooCCoorrppoorraallGG..GGoouukk,,99tthh((SSeerrvviiccee))BBaattttaalliioonn,,RRooyyaall HHiigghhllaannddeerrss,, llaattee 11//55tthh ((AAnngguuss aanndd DDuunnddeeee)) BBaattttaalliioonn

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(240240PteG.Gouk.9/R.Hdrs.);1914Star,withclasp(1680PteG.Gouk.1/5R.Highrs);BritishWarand Victory Medals (1680 Cpl. G. Gouk. R. Highrs.) mounted for wear, polished, generally good fne or better (4)

£340-£400

M.M. London Gazette 2 November 1917.

GGeeoorrggeeGGoouukkservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/5th(AngusandDundee)Battalion,RoyalHighlandersontheWesternFrontfrom1 November1914.Hesubsequentlyservedwiththe4/5thBattalion,posttheamalgamationofthe1/4thand1/5thinMarch1916,andthenwenton to serve with the 9th (Service) Battalion.

AAGGrreeaattWWaarr11991177‘‘FFrreenncchhtthheeaattrree’’MM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooLLaanncceeCCoorrppoorraallWW..HHaawweess,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,,EEsssseexxRReeggiimmeenntt,,LLaattee NNoorrffoollkk RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn dduurriinngg tthhee BBaattttllee ooff CCaammbbrraaii,, 3300 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991177

Military Medal, G.V.R. (41617 L. Cpl. W. Hawes. 1/Essex R.) good very fne

Provenance: Dix & Webb, March 1996.

M.M. London Gazette 18 October 1917.

£260-£300

JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammHHaawweesswasborninNorwich,Norfolk.HeinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththeNorfolkRegiment,beforetransferringto the1stBattalion,EssexRegiment(entitledtoBWMandVM).HawesadvancedtoLanceCorporal,andwaskilledinactionduringtheGerman counter-attacks at the Battle of Cambrai, 30 November 1917. Lance Corporal Hawes is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, France.

AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘IIttaalliiaanntthheeaattrree’’MM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooLLaanncceeCCoorrppoorraallJJ..SStteevveennssoonn,,88tthh((SSeerrvviiccee))BBaattttaalliioonn,,KKiinngg’’ssOOwwnnYYoorrkksshhiirree LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

Military Medal, G.V.R. (34602 L. Cpl J. Stevenson. 8/Yorks: L.I.) nearly extremely fne £260-£300

M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1918.

JJoohhnnSStteevveennssoonn//SStteepphheennssoonninitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1/8thBattalion,DurhamLightInfantry.HeadvancedtoLance Corporal, and subsequently served with the 6th and 8th (Service) Battalions King’s Own Light Infantry.

AAGGrreeaattWWaarr11991177‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooLLaanncceeSSeerrggeeaannttFF..GG..SShhuuttttlleewwoorrtthh,,1188tthh((SSeerrvviiccee)) BBaattttaalliioonn ((33rrdd CCiittyy)),, MMaanncchheesstteerr RReeggiimmeenntt MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(43957L.Sjt:F.G.Shuttleworth.18/Manch:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(43857Cpl.F.G. Shuttleworth. Manch. R.) mounted for wear, good very fne (3)

£300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 28 September 1917.

FFrraannkkGGrraahhaammSShhuuttttlleewwoorrtthhwasthesonofMrandMrsIsaacShuttleworth,of14PrincessRoad,Levenshulme,Manchester.Heenlistedinthe 18th(Service)Battalion(3rdCity),ManchesterRegimentatManchester,7September1914.ShuttleworthservedwiththeBattaliononthe WesternFront,andsuﬀeredafracturedneckin1917.HeadvancedtoLanceSergeantinJune1917,andwasInvalided,14May1918(entitledto Silver War Badge).

LanceSergeantShuttleworthdiedsuddenlyaged23,whilstservingwiththeDepotBattalion,ManchesterRegiment,23May1919.Heisburiedin Manchester Southern Cemetery.

AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee aawwaarrddeedd ttoo SSeerrggeeaanntt PP.. MMccGGaauurraann,, 66tthh ((SSeerrvviiccee)) BBaattttaalliioonn,, CCoonnnnaauugghhtt RRaannggeerrss MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(9223Sjt:P.McGauran.6/Conn:Rang:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9223Sjt.P.McGauranConn. Rang.) mounted for display, lacquered, very fne (3)

£300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 26 March 1917.

AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘FFrreenncchhtthheeaattrree’’MM..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttCC..EE..CCllaarrkk,,11//88tthh((CCiittyyooffLLoonnddoonn))BBaattttaalliioonn((PPoossttOO ﬃﬃ cceeRRii ff eess)),, LLoonnddoonnRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnwwhhiillssttaattttaacchheeddttootthhee11//1177tthh((CCoouunnttyyooffLLoonnddoonn))BBaattttaalliioonn((PPooppllaarraannddSStteeppnneeyy RRii ff eess)),, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt dduurriinngg tthhee BBaattttllee ooff SStt.. QQuueennttiinn,, 2222 MMaarrcchh 11991188 Military Medal, G.V.R. (372869 Sjt: C. E. Clark. 1/8 Lond: R.) good very fne

M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918.

CChhaarrlleessEErrnneessttCCllaarrkkenlistedinthe8th(CityofLondon)Battalion(PostO ﬃceRifes),LondonRegimentatHackney.Heservedwiththe BattalionduringtheGreatWarinFrance,19July-3August1916,attachedtothe6th(CityofLondon)Battalion(Rifes),4August-21 September1916,andreturnedtothe8thBattalion,22September1916-10June1917(entitledtoBWMandVM).ClarkadvancedtoSergeant, andwassubsequentlyattachedtothe1/17th(CountyofLondon)Battalion(PoplarandStepneyRifes),LondonRegiment,withwhomhewas killed in action during the Battle of St. Quentin, 22 March 1918. Sergeant Clark is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee JJ.. PPeennddlleettoonn,, AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(M2-032489Pte.J.Pendleton.A.S.C.);1914-15Star(M2-032489Pte.J.Pendleton.A.S.C.);BritishWarand Victory Medals (M2-032489 Pte. J. Pendleton. A.S.C.) mounted for wear, contact marks, very fne (4)

£240-£280

M.M. London Gazette 27 June 1918.

JJoohhnnHHeennrryyDDiimmllooeePPeemmbbeerrttoonn,bornin1895,attestedintotheArmyServiceCorpsforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe WesternFrontwiththeMotorTransportSectionfrom9May1915.AwardedtheMilitaryMedalinJune1918,heappearsinthe1939Registeras a Motor Bus Driver in Liverpool. He died on 21 June 1943. Sold with copied research.

AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooWWaarrrraannttOO ﬃﬃ cceerrCCllaassssIIIIEE..CC..SSccootttt,,2277tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,,CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoowwaasstthhrriicceewwoouunnddeeddiinnaaccttiioonnaannddwwaassddeeccoorraatteeddffoorrccoonnssppiiccuuoouussggaallllaannttrryydduurriinnggaarraaiiddoonntthheeGGeerrmmaannffrroonntt lliinnee

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(72103Sjt:E.C.Scott.27/Can:Inf:);1914-15Star(72103Pte.E.C.Scott.27/Can:Inf:);BritishWarand Victory Medals (72103 W.O.Cl.2. E. C. Scott. 27-Can. Inf.) nearly extremely fne and better (4)

£300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 10 April 1918.

Theoﬃcialcitationstates:‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyonthe19thFebruary,1918.ThisN.C.O.ledasectionoftheraiding partyintotheenemytrench.Hispartywasmetwithstrongoppositionbuthewasthe frstmanintothetrench,killingtwooftheenemyand enablingthepartytogetintothetrench.Heshowedremarkablecourageandbraveryinleadinghismenandinfictingseverecasualtiesonthe enemyduringtheensuingbombingandbayonet fghting,underheavy frefromboth fanks.Healsocarriedoutthewithdrawalofhispartymost skilfully, being the last man out himself. His aggressive conduct displayed courage of a high order and set a splendid example to his men.’

EEddwwaarrddCChhaarrlleessSSccootttt,acook,wasborninFortFrances,Ontario,on19January1888,andattestedforthe27thBattalion,CanadianInfantryinhis hometownon26October1914.PostedtoFrancefrom17September1915,therecipient’sArmyServiceRecordstatesthathereceiveda gunshotwoundtotherightshoulderduringtheBattleoftheSommeandwasevacuatedtotheKitchenerHospitalinBrightonon12August 1916.ReturnedtotheWesternFront,hewaswoundedagainon10April1917,sufferingasecondgunshotwoundtotherightshoulderatVimy; admitted to No. 8 Stationary Hospital at Wimereux, the wound was of sufficient severity to notify his mother in Ontario. SenttoCardiff andWokingtoconvalesce,Scottwasdischargedfromthecareofmedicalauthoritieson17May1917andreturnedtothefront line.AwardedtheMilitaryMedalforadaringtrenchraidinFebruary1918,hisactiveservicewas fnallycurtailedbyagunshotwoundtothechest receivedduringtheGermanSpringOffensive.SenttohospitalinBasingstoke22April1918,hisrecoverytookoverfourmonths.Advanced WarrantOfficer2ndClasson10April1919,he fnallyembarkedhomeforCanadaon13May1919havingwitnessedhiswholecampaignwiththe 27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry.

Sold with a 27th Battalion brass cap badge; a corresponding shoulder badge, lug damaged; C27 shoulder title and wound stripe

AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. ppaaiirr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo CCoorrppoorraall JJ.. LL.. MMccIInnttoosshh,, 2288tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(104432Cpl.J.L.Mc.Intosh.28/Can:Inf:);VictoryMedal1914-19(104432Cpl.J.L.McIntosh.28-Can.Inf.) very fne (2)

£200-£240

M.M. London Gazette 19 November 1917.

JJoohhnnLLooggaannMMccIInnttoosshh,aschoolteacher,wasborninWhitewood,Saskatchewan,on24March1896,andattestedfortheCanadianExpeditionary Forceon24August1915.PostedtoFrancewiththe28thBattalionfrom28June1916,hisactiveservicewasrepeatedlyinterruptedthrough boutsofillhealthincludingmumps,impetigoandaseverecaseofscabies.Hisailmentswerefurtherexacerbatedbyagasshellwoundreceivedon 13May1917,leadingtoareasofhisarmsandlegsrequiringbandages.AwardedtheMilitaryMedalforbraveryinthe feld,McIntoshsurvivedthe GermanSpringOﬀensivebutwassoonbackunderthecareofthemedicalauthoritiesatOrpingtoninJune1918.InvalidedhometoCanadaper H.S. Nuralia on3June1918,hespentfurthertimeatMooseJawHospitalsuﬀeringfromitchyskinandeczemapriortodemobilisation;somewhat unusually, photographs of his legs at this time remain in the recipient’s Army Service Record.

AA ff nneeSSeeccoonnddWWoorrllddWWaarr‘‘SSaalleerrnnooooppeerraattiioonnss’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppooffsseevveennaawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttJJ..SSpprraatttt,,RRooyyaallNNoorrtthhuummbbeerrllaanndd FFuussiilliieerrss--aaMMaacchhiinnee--GGuunnPPllaattoooonnSSeerrggeeaanntt,,hheewwaassttaakkeennPP..OO..WW..wwhheennhhiissppoossiittiioonnwwaassoovveerrrruunnbbyyaaPPaarraacchhuutteeBBaattttaalliioonnooff tthhee ffaannaattiiccaall HHeerrmmaannnn GGoorriinngg DDiivviissiioonn

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(4266142Sjt.J.Spratt.R.North’d.Fus.) suspensionslack,edgecut;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar; DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EﬃciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,withSecondAwardBar(4266142Sjt.J.Spratt. 7-R. North’d. Fus.) mounted for display, generally very fne (7)

£1,400-£1,600

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2009.

M.M. London Gazette 21 February 1946:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Field.’

JohnSprattwasdecoratedforhisgallantdeedsasaMachine-GunPlatoonSergeantin2ndBattalion,RoyalNorthumberlandFusiliers,attachedNo. 1SupportGroup,6thBattalion,YorkandLancasterRegiment,duringadevastatingenemycounter-attackontheDragoneafeature,ontheSalerno toAvellionRoad,on12September1943-reportedasmissingwhenhisplatoonwasoverrunonthatdate,hewaslaterconfrmedasaP.O.W. (Brigadier Barclay’s History of The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 1939-1945 refers).

GiventhethefanaticaloppositionfacingSprattandhiscomradesatDragoneaonthatfatefulday,hewasluckytoemergeasaP.O.W.Operation Avalanche, by Hickey and Smith, takes up the story:

‘ThestockyMajorJosefFitz,aﬀectionatelyknowntohismenas‘Gustl’,wasdeterminedtocaptureDragoneajustnorthofVietribeforedark.To the Germans the hill and its village of yellow stucco houses leaning into narrow streets was strategically vital.

Thetwenty-seven-year-oldAustrianwasrenownedforhisalmostrecklesscourage.TohisPanzersinthe2ndParachuteBattalionoftheHermann GoringDivision,whowould‘gothrough freforhim’,hewasasdaringandexemplaryaleaderasJackChurchilltohisCommandos.Describedas ‘asoldierfromheadtofoot’,FitzhadjoinedtheAustrianFederalArmyin1937andtransferredtotheWermachtayearlater.Duringthe campaignsinPolandandRussiahehadcheateddeathoneightoccasionsandworetheRitterkreuz,Knight’sCross,amonghisdecorationsto prove his valour.

OnrecoveringfromseverewoundsintheRussiancampaignFitzjoinedtheTankDivisionoftheHermannGoringPanzersduringthesummerof 1943andwassoonincommandofthe2ndParachuteBattalionoftheHermannGoringPanzers.HetrainedthematDoberitzforbattle,then broughtthem,kittedintropicaluniform,bytrainfromBerlin,throughFrancetothesouthofItaly.ThismorningtheyhadreachedCavade’ Tirreni. Though exhausted from lack of sleep, he was determined they should take Dragonea without delay.

GeneralHawkesworthmeanwhilehad sent138BrigadeintotheDragoneaareatorelievethebadlymauledCommandos.MenoftheLincolns,K. O.Y.L.IsandYorksandLancsarrivedtodiscoverthecharredbodiesofBritishandGermandead,stillburningfromthebarrageofphosphorous bombs.

FitznowrousedtheenthusiasmofhiswearyPanzers.StandingintheturretofhisTigertank,hewavedhisLugerandurgedthemonwithshouts of‘SiegHeil!’Soontheduskwasnoisywiththecrashofshellsandthestaccatoburstsofmachine-gun fre.Oblivioustothemortarsbursting aroundhim,Fitzledhisbattalionof600menuptheroadfromCavaandthroughthevillageofDragonea,drivingLincolnsandK.O.Y.L.Isbefore himandtakingscoresofprisoners.StitchingtheirheelswithviciousburstsofSpandau fre,hedrovetheBritishdowntheslopes,carryinghismen forward with a fanatical show of courage.

TheBritishabandonedthebullet-pockedvillageandstaggeredfromtheirhillsidedugoutsinsurrender.ThevillageandhillofDragoneawerein German hands again and the ‘Fitz Battalion’ now threatened the vital pass of La Molina.’

JJoohhnnSSpprraatttt,aminerfromMorpeth,wasbornin1908,andenlistedintheRoyalNorthumberlandFusiliers(Territorials)inMarch1928.Following hiscaptureatDragoneainSeptember1943,hewasincarceratedatStalag66atCapua,Italy,butincommonwithfellowAlliedprisonerswas moved to Germany later that month, where he ended the War at Stalag IVB at Muhlberg.

AASSeeccoonnddWWoorrllddWWaarr‘‘NNoorrtthhAAffrriiccaa--OOppeerraattiioonnLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy’’iimmmmeeddiiaatteeMM..MM..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooCCoorrppoorraallDD..LL.. WWiiggggeetttt,,77tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,,OOxxffoorrddsshhiirreeaannddBBuucckkiinngghhaammsshhiirreeLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,ffoorrhhiissggaallllaannttrryydduurriinnggtthheeaattttaacckkoonntthhee‘‘HHuummppss’’,, nnoorrtthhooffEEnn ff ddaavviillllee,,TTuunniissiiaa,,88MMaayy11994433--lleeaaddiinngghhiisssseeccttiioonnttootthheeccaappttuurreeooffaaMMaacchhiinneeGGuunnPPoossiittiioonnaannddaaccccoouunnttiinnggffoorraatt lleeaasstt 2244 ooff tthhee eenneemmyy ttrrooooppss

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(5346148Cpl.D.L.Wiggett.Oxf.&Bucks.L.I.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939 -45, mounted for display, generally very fne (5)

£1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2014 (when sold as a single M.M.)

M.M. London Gazette 19 August 1943. The original recommendation states: ‘IntheattackontheHumps,NorthofEnfdavilleon8May1943by7Oxf.andBucks,Cpl.Wiggettwasincommandoftherightsectionofthe Battalion.Duringtheadvance,hispersonalexampleandhighqualitiesofleadershipmaintainedthehighest fghtingqualitiesofhissection,withthe resultthattheycapturedastrongMGpositioninthefaceofheavyoppositionandaccountedfortenoftheenemy.Laterwhenhissectionhad occupiedtherightforwardposition,heputoutofactionfourteenheavilyarmedenemywhothreatenedhimtotherearwithnocasualtiestohis section. Throughout the action his conduct of leadership and personal courage were of the highest order.’

DDuuddlleeyyLLoouuiissWWiiggggeetttt,anativeofLondon,servedduringtheSecondWorldWarwiththe7thBattalion,OxfordshireandBuckinghamshireLight Infantryaspartofthe167thInfantryBrigade,56thLondonDivision,10thCorpsinNorthAfrica.Wiggettdistinguishedhimselfduringtheattack onthe‘Humps’,northofEnfdaville,Tunisia,8May1943.TheaboveactionwastobecomeknowntotheRegimentasOperationLightInfantry, whichwascarriedoutintheEnfdavilleareaofTunisia8-10May1943.ThiswasthelastactionoftheNorthAfricancampaign,withtheGermans surrendering on 13 May:

‘At1330hrsonthe8thMaythecommandingoﬃcer[LieutenantColonelR.C.Cruddas]reachedbrigadeheadquarters,wherehewasinformed thataplanhadbeenmadeforfurtheradvancebytherightiftheEightArmy,ofwhichtheRegimentwasthentheright-handbattalion.Thatpart oftheplanwhichaﬀectedtheRegimentwasframedinordertoseizetwofeaturesknownastheHumpsastridetherailwaynorthofEnfdaville and to reconnoitre the anti-tank ditch to the north of Gastla Wadi.

Therailwaypassesbetweenthetwohumpsandtheright-handonewasknowntotheRegimentasBrownWilly.Thesetwofeaturescommanded thecoastroadtoBouFicha,butwerethemselvescommandedbymountainouscountrytothenorthwestandparticularlybytherazor-backedDj Tabega,3,000yardstothewest,positionsstronglyheldbytheGermans.TheRegimentwasorderedtocarryoutanattackon theHumps supportedbyatankregiment,theArmygroupR.A.anddivisionalartillery.Ananti-tankbattery,lessonetroop,wasplacedundercommand.R.E. partieswereorderedtoaccompanytheRegimentintheattacksothatthereshouldbenodelayincarryingoutthepreliminaryreconnaissanceof theenemyminefeldsandanti-tankditch.Flankprotectionwouldbeprovidedbymediummachinegunsandontherightbyareconnaissance regiment. Zero hour was ordered for 1800 hrs.

Owingtothespeedwithwhichtheattackwasputonandtheunwillingnessofthetankstoloiterinourforming-uparea,therewasnoprevious personalcontactbetweencompanyandsquadroncommandersandreliancehadtobeplacedonthepunctualarrivalofthetanksatthestartline. Thecommandingoﬃcers’intentionwasthattheRegimentshouldcapturetheHumps,gostraightthrough,andconsolidateontheGastlaWadi from the road on the right to the wadi bifurcation, some 900 yards to the west.

DCompany(CaptainD.A.Philips)andACompany(CaptainJ.R.B.Wright)inreserve,weretomovebyboundsbehindCCompany.Itwasthe commandingoﬃcer’sintentionthatDCompanyshould fnallyoccupyapositiononthelowerandsouth-eastslopesofBrownWilly,whereit wouldbesomewhatprotectedfromdirectobservationfromTabega,andthatACompanyshouldbeestablishedbetweentheroadandrailway astrideRheribiWadisouthofBrownWilly.Owingtocompletelackofcover,therewasnoemploymentof3-inchmortarsforwardoftheolive groveinCCompany’soriginalposition.Itwasinthisgrovethatthecarriers,mortarsandanti-tankplatoonsremained,forminga frmbaseforthe operation.Onesectionofthecarrierswasorderedtofollowthe frstwaveoftankstodealwithlocalhostileanti-tankguns.Regimental headquartersweretomoveuptothelineoftherailwayinrearoftheleadingcompanies.Theartilleryplanconsistedofcounter-batter frefrom Zminus30toZ,ofsmokeontheTabegafeaturefromZminus4toZplus30,andofconcentrationsonenemyforwardpositions,includingthe Humps, from Z to Z plus 30. The tanks were due on the Humps at Z plus 32 and the leading companies at Z plus 46.

Atzerohourleadingcompaniesadvanced,althoughthetankshadnotatthattimearrived,beingsome fveminuteslateatthestartline.Athick pallofsmokewasmovingeastfromthesmokescreenonTabegaandobservationwasdifficult.Companiesadvancedinperfect orderontotheir objectivesandbyZplus46BrownWillyandtheleft-handhumpwereinourpossession,thegarrisonhavingbeenkilledorcaptured.Afew minuteslaterthecommandingofficerofthetankswasabletoinformthecommandingofficerthattheleadingtanks,whichhadnotcrossedthe crestoftheHumps,wereabletoseeCandBCompaniesontheGastlaWadi....Atabout2000hrsbrigadewasinformedthatbothobjectiveshad beentakenandthattheleadingcompanieswereconsolidatingalongthewadi.Thecarriersmovedforwardwithsuppliesofwire,ammunitionand water.....’ (Record of the 7th Battalion Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry July 1942 - June 1943, compiled by S. Berridge refers)

AAssuuppeerrbbSSeeccoonnddWWoorrllddWWaarreessccaappeerr’’ssMM..MM..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttoo BBoommbbaarrddiieerrWW..HH..RR..TTuuttttoonn,,22nnddAAnnttii--TTaannkk RReeggiimmeenntt,,SSoouutthhAAffrriiccaannAArrttiilllleerryy,,wwhhoowwaassttaakkeennpprriissoonneerrooffwwaarraattGGaazzaallaa,,1166JJuunnee11994422,,aannddiinntteerrnneeddiinnIIttaallyy..HHeeeessccaappeedd ffrroommCCaammpp5544,,oonnllyyttoobbeerreeccaappttuurreeddbbyyGGeerrmmaannttrrooooppssaafftteerr1100ddaayyssoonntthheerruunn..TTuuttttoonneessccaappeeddaaggaaiinn,,aannddtthhiissttiimmee mmaannaaggeeddttoollaassttnneeaarrllyyaammoonntthheevvaaddiinnggccaappttuurreeiinntthheeIIttaalliiaannccoouunnttrryyssiiddee..HHeemmaaddeeaatthhiirrddaanndd ff nnaallllyyssuucccceessssffuulleessccaappee,,aanndd rreeaacchheedd BBrriittiisshh ttrrooooppss aatt SSuullmmoonnaa,, 1100 JJuunnee 11994444

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(143249Bmbr.W.H.R.Tutton.S.A.A.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;AfricaService Medal, campaign awards all oﬃcially impressed ‘143249 W. H. R. Tutton’, mounted for display, cleaned, very fne (5) £1,400-£1,600

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2003.

M.M. London Gazette 1 March 1945. The original recommendation states:

‘Following his capture at Gazala on 17 June 1942, Tutton was imprisoned at Tarhuna, Capua and Fara Nel Sabina (Camp 54). LeavingCamp54withonecompanionon11September1943,TuttonspenttendaysintheMonteLibrettiareabeforeproceedingsouthwards. FourdayslaterhewasapprehendedbyGermansatPalombaraandtakentoacampatBracciano.On28September1943,hesucceededin attachinghimselfasanadditionalmemberofaworkingpartyand,hidingbehindabushintheevening,hisabsencewasnotdiscoveredbythe guard. Joining four Italian parachutists, he travelled towards Allied lines, but was again recaptured near Olevano on 22 October 1943. AfterbeingtakentoAquilaCamp,Tuttonagainescapedbyclimbingoutofawindowandwalkingoutofthemaingate;althoughhisonlydisguise wasanItaliankhakijacket,hewasnotchallenged.For fvemonthshefoundshelteratFossabeforehewenttoSulmona.Unsuccessfulinhis attempts to procure a guide, he reported to British troops who reached Sulmona on 10 June 1944.’

WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyRRaallpphhTTuuttttoonn,whowasborninDecember1907,enlistedintheSouthAfricanArtilleryinJune1940.Joining‘D’Battery,2ndAntiTankRegiment,S.A.A.inNorthAfricainJuly1941,hewastakenP.O.W.atGazalainJuneofthefollowingyear.HavingreportedtoBritishtroops atSulmonainJune1944,followingtheabovedescribedescapades,Tuttonwas fownhometoSouthAfricaanddischargedthatDecember.In April1946,however,hewasrecalledtotheColoursaspartoftheSouthAfricanContingentfortheVictoryDayParadeinLondon,andwas discharged again back home that June.

TThheerraarreeSSeeccoonnddWWoorrllddWWaarr‘‘SSoommaalliillaanndd11994400’’ooppeerraattiioonnssMM..MM..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttDD..HHuunntt,,11ssttBBaattttaalliioonn,, NNoorrtthheerrnnRRhhooddeessiiaaRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaassddeeccoorraatteeddffoorrhhiissggaallllaannttddeeeeddssiinntthheeffaammoouussaaccttiioonnssaattHHaarrggeeiissaaaannddTTuuggAArrggaann dduurriinnggtthheellaatttteerr‘‘TThhee11ssttNNoorrtthheerrnnRRhhooddeessiiaaRReeggiimmeenntt,,oouuttnnuummbbeerreeddbbyy1122ttoo11,,ffoouugghhttoo ﬀﬀ aattttaacckkssddaayyaannddnniigghhttffoorr ff vvee ddaayyss’’

MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(40025Sjt.D.Hunt,N.Rhod.R.) minoroﬃcialcorrectiontounit;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar; War Medal 1939-45, mounted for wear, generally very fne or better (5)

£1,800-£2,200

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 1999, April 2003, and March 2014.

Only7M.MswereawardedtotheNorthernRhodesiaRegimentfortheSecondWorldWar,ofwhichHunt’sistheearliestawardanduniquein respect of being for operations in East Africa and to a white member of the Regiment.

M.M. London Gazette 29 November 1940. The original recommendation states:

‘Forcontinuouslymeritoriousserviceand fneleadershipthroughoutthebattlesofHargeisaandTugArgan.AtHargeisaon5August1940, SergeantHunt’sparty,afterastoutdefence,wassurroundedbytheenemy.ThisN.C.O.collectedhisownpartyandanotherplatoonandafter darkpilotedthemtotheCompanyR.V.,adistanceof30milesthroughtheenemylines.SergeantHunt’sleadershipanddevotiontodutywere alsoverymarkedduringtheTugArganbattlewhenheconsistentlysetahighexample,persistentlyvolunteeringforworkofadiﬃcultand dangerous kind.’

InhishistoryoftheSpringboksinSomaliaandAbyssinia1940-41, TheWarofaHundredDays,JamesAmbroseBrownquotesaRhodesian Oﬃcer’s description of the opening hours of the battle of Tug Argan:

‘TheroadfromHargeisatoBerberaranthroughthegap.Itwastheonlywaytheycouldcome.WeRhodesians,withfourgunsoftheEastAfrican LightArtillery,wereholdingfourpositionsastridethegap.MycompanywasonKnobblyHill.Theycameatusinopenorder...about2,000of them.Ourgunfredrovethembackindisorder.WesawanItalianoﬃcerinblackjacket,whiteridingbreechesandblacktopbootsonawhite charger, trying to reform them. A shell burst wiped him and his staﬀ clear away.’

James Ambrose Brown continues:

‘FromtheprospectiveofthisregimentthatwashowthebattleofTugArganbeganon11August1940.The1stNorthernRhodesiaRegiment, outnumberedby12to1,foughtoﬀ attacksdayandnightfor fvedays.TheItalians’ordersweretobreakthroughtherangeofrockyhillsthat blockedthewaytotheportofBerbera.InallBritishSomalilandthereweresome6,000men,fourlighthowitzersandtwoanti-tankguns.Orders toreinforcetheterritoryhadcometoolate.FivebattalionsofImperialsoldiersawaitedtheonslaughtofsixItaliancolonialbrigades,three Blackshirtbattalions,threegroupsofbande,25lightandmediumtanks,sometwentygunsand fftyaircraftinsupport.Dayafter day,the defendersthrewthemback.ThehumiliatedMussoliniyelpedtotheDukeofAostainAddisAbaba:“PourallavailablereservesintoSomaliland... ordertheentireImperialairforcetoco-operate.”ThegunsonKnobblyHill fredathousandroundsinthe fnal18hoursbeforetheRhodesians and Somali troopers fell back to their last trenches and the retreat to the coast.’ SergeantHunt,whowasborninOctober1911,isbelievedtohaveservedasaLabourOﬃcerintheNorthernRhodesiaGovernmentafterthe War.

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MilitaryMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(21152190Rfn.BombahadurLimbu7GR.);GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Borneo,Malay Peninsula (21152190 Rfn. Bombahadur Limbu. 1/7GR.) with unoﬃcial retaining rod between clasps, generally good very fne (2) £3,000-£4,000

Provenance: Buckland, Dix & Wood, December 1994; Dix Noonan Webb, September 2007. Only 36 Military Medals (and two Bars) were awarded for the Borneo confict 1962-66.

M.M. London Gazette 14 December 1965. The original recommendation states: ‘Onthe18March1965,RifemanBombahadurLimbuwasinoperationsintheBauDistrictoftheFirstDivisionofSarawak.Onthisday Bombahadurwastheleadingscoutofathreemanreconnaissancepatrolsomesixhundredyardsfromtheirpatrolbase,inthickjungle.Thepatrol haltedonthefarsideofadeep,swift fowingriver.WhilethepatrolcommandercheckedhismapBombahaduractedassentrysometwenty yardsoﬀ,onatrack.SuddenlythreeIndonesianregularsoldiersappearedonabendinthetracktenyardsaway.Bombahadur fred,immediately killingthetwoleadingIndonesians.Hethenshoutedawarningtohispatrolcommander.BythistimeawholeIndonesianplatoonofsomeforty menhaddeployedontherisinggroundaheadofBombahadurandopenedveryheavyautomaticandrife freonhim.Realisingthathistwo comradeswouldrequiretimetoswimacrosstheriverbehindhim,RifemanBombahadurcoollycoveredtheirwithdrawalforseveralminutes. Duringthisexchangeof freBombahadurwoundedthreemoreIndonesians.His frewassoeﬀectivethattheenemypulledback.Bombahadur, havingcheckedthathiscomradeshadwithdrawn,thenswamacrosstheriverandreturnedtohispatrolbase.Bombahadurshowedanutter disregardforhisownsafetyinthefaceofgreatpersonaldanger.Despitetremendousoddsheselfesslycoveredthewithdrawalofhiscomrades acrossadeep,fast fowingriverwhichheknewhehimselfwouldhavetocross.RifemanBombahadur'sgallantandinspiringconductisworthyof the highest praise.’

BBoommbbaahhaadduurrLLiimmbbuuenlistedinthe1/7thGurkhaRi fesatDharan,EasternNepal,inDecember1960,andwasdischargedintherankofCorporal in September 1976.

The Gurkhas suﬀered by far the highest casualties of the Borneo confict, with 43 killed in action, and a further 87 wounded.

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Provenance: J. B. Hayward Collection.

D.F.M. LondonGazette 21 September 1918:

‘Deservesthehighestpraiseforhiscoolnessandskillinrepairingtheoilpipeofhisseaplaneinaveryheavysea.Thedamageoccurredinanattack on a Zeppelin, and his good service in repairing the pipe prevented the machine falling into the hands of hostile destroyers which were in pursuit.’

HHeennrryyRRoobbeerrttSSttuubbbbiinnggttoonnwasborninPortsmouthon16August1893andjoinedtheRoyalNavalAirServiceasaprobationaryAirMechanic 1stClassinJuly1915.AdvancedtoPettyOﬃcerMechanicinAugust1917,hewasappointedaChiefMechanicinthenewlycreatedRoyalAir Force in April 1918, in which month he transferred from Cowes in the Isle of Wight to R.A.F. Killingholme. TheactionwhichledtotheawardofhisD.F.M.tookplaceon10May1918,whenhisF2a fyingboatinterceptedaZeppelinoverHeligoland Bight. German Air Raids on Britain 1914-1918, by Joseph Morris, takes up the story: ‘Onthemorningofthe10May1918,itwasascertainedthataZeppelinwasworkingoﬀ HeligolandBight.Soonafteroneo’clockintheafternoon aLargeAmericaseaplane,withCaptainT.C.PattinsonandCaptainA.H.Mundayaspilots,leftKillingholme(NorthLincolnshire)tohunther down [with Stubbington as engineer].

Afterathreeandahalfhours’ fighttheZeppelinwassightedamileawayheadingforHeligoland.Theboat’screwimmediatelystoodbythe machine-guns,whilePattinsonclimbedto6,000feetandovertooktheairship.TheZeppelinhadhowever,seentheboat.Increasingherheightthe airshipendeavouredtogetdirectlyovertodropbombsonheraggressor.Rapid frewasopenedbytheboatat500yards’range,andalthoughall thebulletsappearedtohit,theairshipcontinuedtoclimband,whendirectlyovertheboat,dropped fveorsixbombswhichfellharmlesslyinto the sea.

Theraceforheightcontinuedandwhentheboatreached11,000feet, frewasopenedonthetargetsome1,500feethigherup.Theport airscrewoftheZeppelinwasseen tostopandaconsiderablequantityofsmoketoemergefromtheshipwhichwasmakingforHolsteinin crablikefashionandsinkingrapidly.Theboatwasnowsixtymilesoﬀ Heligolandand,astheportenginecommencedtogivetroublethepilotwas compelled to turn for home.

TheZeppelin-L.62-wentdownin fames,buttheclosingactofthedramawasnotwitnessedbythosewhohadbroughtaboutherdestruction astheywerebusylookingtotheirownsafety.The fyingboathadbeencompelledtolandatseaonaccountofafaultyoilpipe.Onperceiving this,Germandestroyers,whichhad fredattheboatduringherencounterwiththeZeppelin,atoncemadefortheapparentlyshipwrecked aviators.Buttheywerefrustrated.DespiteaveryheavyseaSergeantH.R.Stubbington,theengineer,climbedontopoftheoﬀendingengine, repaired the oil pipe, and within ffteen minutes the boat was in the air on a safe homeward journey.’

An accompanying article contains a related statement by Stubbington:

“Aswewere300milesfromhomeandcouldnothavemadeitononeengine,wedescendedtothesea.Iclimbedoutonthewingand,seating myself between the V of the engine, I repaired the pipe, using black insulating tape.”

The same source continues:

‘Allthetime,thesevenGermandestroyerswereclosingfastonthe fyingboat.Withitsrepaircompleted,the fyingboattookoﬀ justintimeand returned to base. Four months later, Sergeant Stubbington was awarded the D.F.M., the only member of the crew to receive a decoration.’

"IreckonIearnedthatmedal,”heissaidtohaveobserved.Andthesamemightbesaidofhissubsequentappointmenttoacommissioninthe Royal Air Force in October 1918.

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DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(2221367.Sgt.G.A.Hillier.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, mounted for display, very fne (5)

£1,200-£1,600

D.F.M. London Gazette 20 February 1945. The original recommendation states:

‘ThisAirGunnerhascompleted18sortieswithNo.57Squadron.IncludedinthesesortiesareattacksagainsthighlydefendedtargetsinGermany andenemyoccupiedterritory.Hehasshowngreatkeennessandcourageonalloccasions.Onthenightof2nd/3rdNovember,1944,hewasmiduppergunnerofacrewdetailedtoattackDüsseldorfinaLancasteraircraft.Shortlyafterheleftthetargetonthereturn fight,theaircraftwas attackedbyanMe.109.Theenemy's frstattackwasmadecomingintoportandslightlybelowandcannon freputthereargunner'sturretout ofactionandseriouslywoundedthegunner.The fghtermadefurtherattacks,butSergeantHillier,byvigourousoﬀensiveaction,eventuallydrove himoﬀ.Duringtheaction,themid-upperturretwasdamagedand,inthelatterpartoftheengagement,SergeantHillier fredhisgunsmanually. Thesituationwasexacerbatedbytheelevatorandstarboardrudderbeingdamagedtosuchanextentthattheonlytacticalmanoeuvrethatthe pilotfoundpossibletomakewasaslightdivingturn.SergeantHillier'srunningcommentarytothepilotwasexceptionalandhewasundoubtedly responsibleforthesafereturnofthecrewandaircrafttothiscountry.SergeantHillierhasalwaysdisplayedgreatcoolnessandcourageintheface ofdanger.Hehasbeenkeentooperateoneverypossibleoccasionandhasbeena fneexampletotheothergunnersinthesquadron.Heis strongly recommended for the non-immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.

GGeeoorrggeeAAllbbeerrttHHiilllliieerrwasborninBedminster,Bristol.HewasanA.T.C.cadetpriortoenlistingintheRoyalAirForceattheendof1943.He carriedoutinitialtrainingasanAirGunneratStormyDown,Pyle,andNo.17O.T.U.,Turweston.HillierwascrewedwithSergeantJ.Vaseyashis pilot,andpostedtoNo.1654C.U.,WigsleyinJune1944.AfterabriefperiodofconvertingtoLancastersatNo.5L.F.S.,Syerston,Hillierwas postedforoperational fyingwith57Squadron(Lancasters),EastKirkbyinAugust1944.He fewinatleast31operationalsortieswiththe Squadron,including:Brunswick(2);Konigsberg(2);BergeuneuseVille,31August1944,‘DamagedbyFlak’;Stuttgart;Boulogne;Bremerhaven; Munchengladbach;Munster;Karlsruhe;Kaiserslautern;Wilhelmshaven;Walcheren;Nuremberg;Homberg,1November1944,‘DamagedbyFlak’; Dusseldorf,2November1944,‘ShotUp.EmergencyLandingWoodbridge(Me.109)D.F.M.’;DortmundEms(3);Hamburg,11November1944, ‘ReturnedThreeEngines’;Duren;Trondheim,22November1944,‘HitSea.LostTailWheel’;Munich;HeimbachDam(2);OsloFjord,Gardening; Royan; Leuna and Siegen.

HillieradvancedtoFlightSergeant,andafterthewarwaspostedforgrounddutiestoIraq,13July1946.FlightSergeantHillierwasdischarged,12 February 1947.

SoldwithRoyalAirForceNavigator’s,AirBomber’sandAirGunner’sFlyingLogBook(20December1943-15January1945),andasmall photographic image of recipient in uniform.

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DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(645598Sgt.T.Highton.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;WarMedal1939-45, mounted for display, very fne (4)

£1,400-£1,600

D.F.M. London Gazette 18 April 1941. The original recommendation states:

‘SergeantHightonhascarriedoutatotalof31operational fightsagainsttheenemyasaWirelessOperator/AirGunnerduringthecourseof whichhehascompleted199hours fying.AmongstothersuccessfuloperationsinwhichhehasparticipatedhavebeenattacksonBerlin(2), Hamburg(4),Hanover,StettinBremenandvarioustargetsintheRuhr.Throughouttheseoperations,SergeantHightonhasshownoutstanding skill,determinationanddevotiontoduty.Hiswork,bothasanAirGunnerandasaWirelessOperatorhasbeenofthehighestorderandofthe greatestassistancetohispilot.Hehasshownexceptionalskillwhenoperatingunderadverseweatherconditions.Ontwooccasionswhen returningfromthetarget,hehaseﬀectedsuccessfulrepairstohiswirelessequipment,thusenablingtheaircrafttoreturnsafelytoitsBase.Byhis enthusiasm,cheerfulness,courageandconfdence,hehasseta fneexampletootherWirelessOperator/AirGunnersinhissquadron.25th February, 1941.’

TThhoommaassHHiigghhttoonnwasthesonofMrandMrsAlbertHighton,ofLancaster.HeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaWirelessOperator/Air GunnerwiththeRoyalAirForce.HightoncarriedouthisinitialtrainingasaWirelessOperator/AirGunner,andwaspostedtoNo.14O.T.U., UpperHeyfordinJune1940.Hewassubsequentlypostedto106Squadron,Finningleythefollowingmonth.Thiswasshort-lived,andHighton waspostedforoperational fyingwith83Squadron(Hampdens)atScamptoninAugust1940.He fewinatleast31operationalsortieswiththe Squadron,betweenAugust1940-February1941,including:Magnaburgh;Brest(3);Berlin(2),including25August1940,‘LandedInSea.AfoatIn Dinghy81/2’;Stettin;Elbe;Ostend;LeHavre;Lorient;Hamburg(4);Gelsenkirchen;Wilhelmshaven(2);KeilBay;Osnabruck;Hanover;Essen; Dusseldorf (3); Duisburg; Cologne (2); Keil Canal and Bremen.

TheabovementionedraidonBerlin,25/26August1940,was‘followingraidsbyGermanbombersonLondonandotherEnglishcitiesthe previousnight,theWarCabinetsanctionedthe frstraidonBerlin.103aircraftweredispatchedonoperationsandapproximatelyhalfofthese, mostlyHampdensandWellingtons,weresenttoBerlin...Berlinwasfound tobecoveredbythickcloud,whichpreventedaccuratebombing,anda strongheadwindwasencounteredonthereturn fight.TheHampdenswereatthelimitoftheirfuelcapacityinsuchconditionsand3ofthem werelostand3more(includingHighton’saircraftpilotedbyPilotOﬃcerMills)ditchedintheseaontheirreturn fight.’(TheBomberCommand War Diaries refer)

The following additional details are given in AIR 81/2822 Casualty File, August 1940: ‘HampdenI P4380. DitchedintheNorthSeaa.m.(26th),eastofGrimsbyontheLincolnshirecoastfollowinganightbombingsortietoattackthe Klingenberg(Beweg)powerstation(target‘B.57’)inBerlin.41195PilotOfficerAnthonyJohnGeorgeMills(Pilot),41866PilotOfficerJohn DouglasMundy(Nav.),614455SergeantErnestGroves(WOp/AG)and645598SergeantThomasHighton(AG)allrescuedbyboatsuffering fromslightexposureaftersevenhoursadriftintheirdinghy. CrewwerelandedatGrimsbyportandadmittedbriefytoahospitalinGrimsby.

Aircraft OL-Z a write-oﬀ. Last SOS from this aircraft before ditching was heard at 6.36 a.m. (26th ).’

ThefollowingmonthHighton’sSquadroncontemporaryofasimilarageandalsoaWirelessOperator,SergeantJ.Hannah,wasawardedBomber Command’s second Victoria Cross of the Second World War - for his gallantry during a raid on Antwerp. Aftercompletinghistourofoperations,HightonwaspostedtoNo.25O.T.U,FinngleyinMarch1941.Hewaskilledinatrainingaccident,when WellingtonICX9872(pilotedbyFlightLieutenantD.J.Bassett)hitfarmbuildingsandcrashedatSouthreynearWoodhallSpawhilst fyinganight bombingexercise,10September1941.Thecrewofsixwereallkilled,andFlightSergeantHightonwasburiedintheLancasterCemetery, Lancashire. He was just 20 years old.

SoldwithRoyalAirForceObserver’sandAirGunner’sFlyingLogBook(24June1940-28July1941)severalpagesremovedfromfrontoflog, and inscribed ‘Copy of Log Book of F/Sgt. T. Highton. W/OP-A.G. Killed September 1941.’

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DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(1569213F/Sgt.A.Purvis.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWar Medals 1939-45, mounted for display, very fne (5)

£1,400-£1,800

D.F.M. London Gazette 22 May 1945. The original recommendation states:

‘ThisN.C.O.hasparticipatedin42operationsagainsttheenemyandisnowengagedonhissecondtourofoperationalduty.Hepossesses coolness and displays exceptional fearlessness in the face of danger which inspires confdence. 20 February, 1945.’

AAllaannPPuurrvviissservedasanAirGunnerwiththeRoyalAirForceduringtheSecondWorldWar.HecarriedouthisinitialtrainingatNo.12A.G.S., BishopsCourt,NorthernIreland,fromOctober1943,andatNo.19O.T.U.,KinlossfromJanuary1944.PurviswascrewedwithFlyingOﬃcer Roomeashispilot,andwaspostedtoNo.1658H.C.U.,RiccallinMay1944.ThefollowingmonthhewaspostedtoN.T.U.Warboys,priorto beingpostedforoperational fyingasamid-uppergunnerto‘B’Flight,635Squadron(Lancasters),DownhamMarketinJune1944.TheSquadron formedpartofthePathfnderForce(No.8Group),andPurvis fewinatleast33operationalsortieswiththeSquadron(withRoomeashispilot) July-December1944,including:Cagny;Linzeuse;Kiel(2);Stuttgart;LeHautBoissons;BoisdeCaissain;Acquet,9August1944‘D.M.Bomber’; Stettin;SoesterbergAirfeld;Emden;Gelsenkirchen(3);Bergen,4October1944,‘BombedAndCameBackOn3Engines’;Saarbrucken;Duisberg (3); Essen (3); Dusseldorf; Bochum; Munster; Aschaﬀenburg; Neuss; Hagen; Ludwigshaven and Cologne. PurviswasthencrewedwithFlightLieutenantG.C.Hitchcock,R.N.Z.A.F.ashispilot.He fewinafurther20operationalsortieswiththe Squadron,January-March1945,including:Munich;Saarbrucken;Dulmen;Magdeburg;Gelsenkirchen;Mainz;Wiesbaden;Osterfeld;Wanne-Eickel; Dresden;Kamen;Chemnitz;Dessau;Kassel;Essen;Wuppertal;Zweibrucken;Hagen,15March1945‘D.M.Bomber’;Nuremburg;Bremenand Dorsten. At the end of his tour, Purvis was posted as an instructor to No. 84 O.T.U., Desborough in April 1945

Sold with Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book (13 October 1943 - 22 April 1945).

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D.F.M. LondonGazette 8 May 1945.

The original recommendation states: ‘DuringthewholeofFlightSergeantTamstouronthesquadronitsworkhasbeendoneatnightandduringthelastninemonths,whollycloseto theenemy’scoast.AsChiefRadarOperatorwithFlightLieutenantClark,hehastakenpartinanumberofattackswhichhavebeenespecially skilful in this respect.

Atypicalexampleoccurredon29December1944,wheninweatherwhichgaveabundantcloudandseareturns,theystruggledforoveranhour toblind-bombimportantcontactsinthemiddleofSkagerrak.OnewasalargemerchantvesselandtheothermusthavebeenaNaval-typeofa formidablekind,forthe fak,heavy,mediumandlight,wasaccuratelypredictedandburstallaroundtheaircraftineachof fverunsincloud.On eachruntheseareturnsspoiledthehoming,but fnallythroughsheerskillinradaroperating,theworkwasdone.Theaircraftreturnedwith fak holes.Fineradarhomingwasalsovitalonseveral fareattacks:themostrecentbeingon2March1945,whenthreemerchantvesselsoﬀ Arendal wereilluminatedandbombedinthefaceofaccurate fakaftertworunswhichwereconsideredunsatisfactory.Thecrewsawthebombsstraddle. TwomerchantvesselsandanescortvesselbetweenOsloFjordandGoteburgwerebombedon21February1945;twoactuallyinsidetheLeads southofAalesundwerepickedoutandbombedon5December1944;anotherwasattackednearArendalinOctober.On22November1944,in theabsenceoftimeto fndanothertarget,a fnishingblowwasdeliveredtoashipwhichhadalreadybeensetalight.Thefreshbombsstokedup the fre and fnally the S.S. Keil went to the bottom.

PriortothisworkintheSkagerrak,FlightSergeantTamshadalreadytakenpartintheeventfulsortiesofFlightLieutenantAidney,D.F.C.inthe BayofBiscayarea.Theywerehitby fakrepeatedlybuttheirdeterminationneverfaltered.SevenE-boats(fromlowlevel),fourdestroyersandSt. Peter’sPort,Guernseywereamongthetargetswhichtheyfoundbynight.Duringhisadventuroustour,FlightSergeantTamshasbeenwell known, not only for his courage but also for his outstanding ability to make the Radar the “Eyes of the Aircraft”.’

DDoouuggllaassFFrr aanncciissTTaammssenlistedintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveinFebruary1941andquali fedasaWirelessOperatorbeforejoininghis frstoperationalposting,No.502Squadron,inearly1944.ThusensuedatypicallyarduousCoastalCommandtour,commencingwithlongrange patrolsinHalifaxesovertheAtlanticandBayofBiscayandendingwithaspectaculararrayofnightshippingattacks–thesquadroncarriedout over 180 strikes along the Scandinavian Coast and the Baltic Approaches between late 1944 and V.E. Day.

AsevidencedbyTams’recommendation,hewasmoreoftenthannotinthethickoftheaction,hisFlyingLogBookprovidinganilluminating record of just such sorties:

15March1944:EnglishChannel-Anti-U-BoatPatrol:‘Attacked7GermanE-boats.Intenselight fakencountered.Noresultsseenduetoviolent evasive action. Aircraft hit. Diverted to Chivenor.’

26April1944:BayofBiscay-Anti-ShippingPatrol:‘Sightedandattacked7Germandestroyers.Veryheavy fak.Noresultsseenduetoviolent evasive action. Aircraft hit.’

16June1944:BayofBiscay-Anti-ShippingPatrol:‘Contacted2Germanminesweepersand fakship.Veryheavy fakencountered.Aircrafthitin starboard bomb-bay and hydraulic system of aircraft damaged. Emergency landing at Brawdy.’

22November1944:Norway(SkaggerakandKattegat)-Anti-ShippingPatrol:‘Attacked1enemymerchantvessel.Directhitscored.Huge fres andsmokerisingover1000feetseen.Vesselleftlowinwaterand freseen40milesaway.Enemyaircraftinvicinity.Vessellaterverifedassunk, S.S. Keil, tonnage 3700, cargo of sulphur and troops going on leave.’

29December1944:Norway(SkaggerakandKattegat)-Anti-ShippingPatrol:‘Attackedmerchantvesseland1escortvessel.Intenseheavyand light fak encountered. Aircraft hit in port bomb-bay and rear of fuselage. No results of attack seen due to low cloud and evasive action.’ 24April1945:Norway(SkaggerakandKattegat)-Anti-ShippingPatrol:‘Investigatedat150feet3unknownvessels.Intenselight fakencountered aircrafthitinportbomb-bay,starboardinnerengine,rearturretandnumerousshrapnelholesalongfuselage.Fireinportinnerengine.LandedO. K. with burst port tyre. Followed by enemy aircraft during trip.’

Intotal-accordingtoanunoﬃcialFlyingLogBookentry-Tamsestimatedthatheparticipatedin16shippingstrikesduringhistourofoperations. Commissioned in April 1945, he was released as a Flying Oﬃcer in July 1946.

Soldwithaquantityoforiginaldocumentationandrelatedartefacts,includingtherecipient'soriginalFlyingLogBook,coveringtheperiodApril 1943toApril1946,togetherwithwhatappearstobeawartimeduplicate;BuckinghamPalaceforwardingletterfortheD.F.M.;originalM.I.D. certifcate,dated14June1945;hisR.A.F.Oﬃcer’stunic,withmedalribands,PilotOﬃcer’srankinsigniaandA.G.Brevet;assortedwartimemaps oftheScandinavianCoast,mountedonboards,withvariousannotations;hisAirman’sPayBook;a fneperiodphotographalbumwithscenesfrom Singapore,HongKongandJapan,circa1945-46,inadditiontoearlieractiveservicewithNo.502Squadron;andaDefenceandWarMedalpair awarded to another member of the family, in their O.H.M.S. card forwarding box.

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£5,000-£7,000

Only44SecondAwardBarshavebeenawardedtotheB.E.M.,22ofthemtomilitaryrecipientsand22tocivilians;just fveofthemilitaryawards stemmed from the Second World War, of which two were to the R.N. B.E.M. London Gazette 14 January 1941: ‘For gallant conduct and devotion to duty.’

The original recommendation states:

‘Able Seaman R. G. Tawn, D.S.M.; Able Seaman N. L. Smith; Ordinary Seaman H. E. Nelson - members of diving party from Vernon ItwasconsideredcertainthataparachuteminewasdroppedatnightinVictoriaDockBasin(September20th).SmithwentdownasaDiverand failedafterathoroughsearchto fndthemine.AfterTawnhaddivednextmorningandhehadcomeupbecauseofeartrouble,Smithwentdown againandonaroughbottomfullofholes,inblackwater,searchedtherestofthebasin,butinvain.Awholedaywasthenspentineﬀortsto sweeptheareawithaballoonwirethathadbeenfoundonthebottom.Itlaterturnedoutthatwhathadfallenintothedockwasawrecked barrage balloon.

ThepartywasnextorderedtoexaminethesiteofaminedroppedinBarkingCreek.Afterbuildingaplank-wayoversoftmudthedivingparty foundaCTypeMine,withtailandparachutegone,embeddedinastiﬀ clayin6feetofwater,withbombfuseanddetonatorburied.Withropes andtackleattachedtoalorrytheytriedbutfailedtoloosentheMine.Itwasthendecidedtocountermine.Thiswasdoneunder15feetofwater, the explosion doing no damage.

Betweentheseoperationsthepartyhadinspectedanotherparachutemineontheroadwayamileaway,ItwasofDType,withtopcoverandtail fnsdamaged.[When]Thiswasremovedthemagneticunitwasfoundinfragments,butthelowerdiaphragmnexttothemainchargewasintact, bothmainchargeandbombfuse,still,intact,beingprobablyactive.Theytooksuitableprecautionswhileanotherminewasvisitedbutfoundtobe small.OnreturntheydugouttheDTypeMinecarefullywithbarehands,andpartofthebombfuseandclockwereremoved;buttheinnerpart ofbombfuse,withgaine,couldnotbewithdrawnasthemineshellwasbroken.TheminewasthenhandedovertoNo.33BombDisposalGroup who had arrived.

Thepartythenexaminedamineonsomeallotments,apparentlyundamagedandburied6feet.Thebomb fuseanddetonatorwereunderground. TheypreparedtocountermineandTawn-afterfurtherexaminationwithSmith-placedthechargeinposition;andafterthelocalauthoritieshad been warned, the mine was demolished without anyone being hurt or any damage done.

Inalltheseactualandpossibledangers,thesethreemendistinguishedthemselvesbyuntiringzeal,entiredisregardoftheirownsafetyandfullcare for the prevention of injury to others.

TawnreceivedtheD.S.M.fordealingwithamineinthetideway(LondonGazette 9August1940).LieutenantM.W.Griﬃths,R.N.V.R.,wasin chargeofthispartyfrom Vernon anddirectedtheoperations,sharingthedangerequallywithhismen,isputforwardfortheawardoftheGeorge Medal.’

B.E.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 17 November 1942: ‘For bravery and devotion to duty.’ NNoorrmmaannLLuucckkhhuurrssttSSmmiitthhwasborninDeal,KentinOctober1919,andenteredtheRoyalNavyontheeveofhostilities.Recordsrevealthathe returned to the U.K. from a posting in South Africa in February 1940, soon after which he must have joined Vernon

FollowinghisheroicB.E.M.-winningexploitsintheBlitz,hewasdraftedtoaccompanyhisoldboss,Lieutenant-CommanderM.W.Griﬃths,G.M., R.N.V.R., to Suez, where they were charged with countering an escalating mine menace.

Havingestablishedaminewatchingorganization,incollaborationwiththeEgyptians,andobtaineddiving-gearandpumpsfromAlexandria,the intrepidduosettowork.MakinguseofsuitableboatsfordivingoperationstosweeptheSuezCanal’sdepths,sixorsevenmineswereduly located and counter-mined by charges being placed against them.

TheirstoryisretoldinthewordsofGriﬃthsin ServiceMostSilent, anarrativethatincludesthediscoveryofaGermanspyknownas‘Frank’,who ledapartyofArabsinlayingnewminesinthecanal.Dulyinformedofthethreat,suitablemeasuresweretakentoensuresuchactivitywasquickly acted upon, although the wily ‘Frank’ appears to have evaded capture.

SmithwasawardedaBartohisB.E.M.,whichhereceivedataBuckinghamPalaceinvestitureheldon23February1943.Andheremainedinthe RoyalNavyafterthewar,gainingadvancementtoMaster-at-Armsand,inthesummerof1953,acommissionasa‘specialduties’Sub Lieutenant. No doubt he was still tinkering with mines and such like.

AAppoosstt--WWaarr‘‘NNoorrtthheerrnnIIrreellaanndd’’BB..EE..MM..ggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooCCoorrppoorraallWW..PP..JJ..LLoorrdd,,DDuukkeeooffWWeelllliinnggttoonn’’ssRReeggiimmeenntt ((WWeesstt RRiiddiinngg)),, wwhhoossee mmiilliittaarryy ccaarreeeerr wwaass ccuutt sshhoorrtt aafftteerr bbeeiinngg hhiitt bbyy aa bbrriicckk oonn tthhee FFaallllss RRooaadd,, WWeesstt BBeellffaasstt BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)E.II.R.(23732587Cpl.W.P.J.Lord.DWR.);U.N.Medal,onUNFICYPriband,unnamedasissued; GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(23732587Pte.W.P.J.LordDWR);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,1stissue, Regular Army (23732587 Cpl W P J Lord DWR) minor scratch to obverse of GSM, good very fne (4) £700-£900

B.E.M. (Military) London Gazette 20 March 1978:

‘In recognition of Meritorious Service in Northern Ireland during the period 1st August 1977 to 31st October 1977.’

WWiilllliiaammPPeetteerrJJoohhnnLLoorrddwasbornin1942andbaptisedatRamseyontheIsleofMan.MarriedatHalifaxin1963,heservedinLondonderryin theautumnof1977withthe1stBattalion,DukeofWellington’sRegiment.Thiscoincidedwithatwo-dayvisittoNorthernIrelandbytheQueen aspartofherSilverJubileecelebrationsof9and10August1977,andaperiodofhightensioncausedbythemurderofMargaretHearst,a24 year-old member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, who was shot by the I.R.A. in her parent’s home, near Tynan, County Armagh.

TheawardoftheB.E.M.toLordandoneothersoldieroftheregiment,wasrecordedin TheIronDuke,whichstates:‘Finally,onasadnote,our sympathiesareconveyedtoCpl.Lord,BEM,whoisbeingmedicallydischargedduetoaseriouseyeinjurywhichwasreceivedwhenhewashitby a brick whilst travelling in a vehicle on the Falls Road.’

Sold with detailed copied research and copied obituary.

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OrderofSt.JohnLifesavingMedal,3rdtype,silver(AshfordStevenPenner24September1996)mountedfromtopwearingpin on original riband, extremely fne and scarce £200-£240

‘OnSeptember9,1995,withcompletedisregardforhisownsafety,seventeen-year-oldAshfordPenner,fromNorthBattleford,Saskatchewan, savedhisone-year-oldnephewfromahouse frethatspreadthroughtheirhomeinLloydminster,Saskatchewan.Alertedtothe fre,Mr.Penner ranupstairswithhismothertowakeupthehousehold,thengrabbedthreechildrenandledthemoutofthebuilding.Onceheandnineother occupantshadescapedtheburninghouse,herealisedthatababywasstillinside.Heracedbackin,jumpedthroughthe famesatthebottomof thestairsandrantothechild.Knowingthathecouldnotgobackdownthestairsthatwerethencompletelyengulfedinsmokeand fames,he wrapped the baby in his coat and, covering his own head, crashed through a second-storey window, landing safely on the ground below.’

AAsshhffoorrddSStteevveennPPeennnneerrwasawardedtheMedalofBravery(Canada)andtheOrderofSt.JohnLifesavingMedalinsilver,andwasfurther shortlistedinthe‘Bravery’categoryatthe9thAnnualYTVAchievementAwards(1998)alongside15otheryoungCanadianmenandwomenwho had selfessly gone to the aid of others; he went on to win the award, as determined by a panel of judges, for the rescue of his nephew.

TheMostAncientandMostNobleOrderoftheThistle,K.T.,asuperbGeorgianKnight’sInvestituresashbadge,59mmincluding loopsuspensionx41mm,22caratgold(37.04g),hallmarksforLondon1821,maker’smark‘JJE’forJohnJamesEdington, extremely fne and extremely rare £18,000-£22,000

An identical badge with accompanying breast star was sold in these rooms in September 2007 (Lot 177, £26,000).

JohnJamesEdington(1797-1882)wasanotedgoldsmithandsilversmithworkinginLondonwiththeEdingtonfamilyjewellerybusinesswhose markistobefoundon fnequalityinsigniaoftheGarter,ThistleandBathofthisperiod.HisdaughterMariamarriedCharlesHancockatSt James’s,Piccadilly,in1842.TheHancockswere,liketheEdingtons,jewellersanditappearsthatfollowingthismarriagetheytookastepbackfrom theindustry.Theydid,however,continueassupplierstotheHancockcompanywhotookgoodcareoftheEdingtonclan,makingHendonHallin North London available to them for the rest of their lives.

Illustrated full-size

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,G.C.B.(Military)KnightGrandCrossmantlestar,225mmdiameter,embroideredsilver and gilt wire with cloth backing, of recent manufacture, good very fne

£200-£240

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,K.C.B.,(Military)KnightCommander’ssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge,silver-gilt andenamel,withshortsectionofneckribandfordisplaypurposes,andbreaststar,silver,goldappliqué,andenamel,withgold retaining pin, minor green enamel damage to wreaths, nearly extremely fne (2)

£1,600-£2,000

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,K.C.B.,(Civil)KnightCommander’ssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge,silver-gilt, hallmarksforLondon1913,withfullneckriband;andbreaststar,silver,goldappliqué,andenamel,withgoldretainingpin,in Garrard, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fne (2)

£600-£800

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.,(Military)Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withshortsectionof neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fne £700-£900

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.,(Civil)Companion’sneckbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon1950,withshort section of neck riband for display purposes, nearly extremely fne £200-£240

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,K.C.B.(Military)KnightCommander’s,ChapelStallPlate,inscribed‘SirJohnByng,Major GeneralofHisMajesty’sForces,nominatedaKnightCommanderoftheMostHonorableMilitaryOrderoftheBath,2ndJany. 1815’,22.5cmx18.5cm,gildedcopperplateengravedwithinscriptionandpaintedcrestofByngwithaugmentationofArmyGold Crossandthecoloursofthe31stFoot,whichhehadhimselfplantedontheenemy’slinesintheactionatMouguerreon18 December1813,thereversewithmaker’sstamp‘G.Harris,No31ShoeLane,London’,cornerspiercedforattachment, good condition and rare

£2,000-£3,000

BByynngg,,SSiirrJJoohhnn,,EEaarrllooffSSttrraa ffff oorrdd(1772-1860), feldmarshal,wasthethirdsonofMajorGeorgeByngofWrothamPark,Middlesex,andM.P.for thatcounty,agrandsonofAdmiralSirGeorgeByng, frstViscountTorrington,byAnneConnolly,daughterofLadyAnneWentworth,whowas eventuallyco-heiressofthelastEarlofStraffordofthesecondcreation.Hewasbornin1772,andenteredthearmyasensigninthe33rd regimenton30Sept.1793,andwaspromotedlieutenanton1Dec.1793andcaptainon24May1794.Withthe33rd,thencommandedby ColonelWellesley,heservedinthedisastrouscampaignsinFlandersof1793-5andthroughouttheretreattoBremen,andwaswoundedatthe skirmishofGeldermalsen.In1797hewasappointedaide-de-camptoGeneralVyse,thencommandingthesoutherndistrictofIreland,andwas much engaged in the suppression of the rebellion of 1798 in Ireland, when he was again wounded. In1799hebecamemajorinthe60thregiment,andin1800lieutenant-colonelofthe29th,andin1804heexchangedintothe3rdGuards,with whichheservedinHanoverin1805,atCopenhagenin1807,andintheWalcherenexpeditionin1809.In1810hewaspromotedcolonel,andin 1811orderedtojointhearmyunderLordWellingtoninPortugal.On7July1811theDukeofYorkwrotetoLordWellingtonrecommending himwarmly(WellingtonSupplementaryDespatches,vii.177),andshortlyafterColonelByng'sarrivalinPortugalinSeptember1811hewas posted to the command of a brigade in the second division under General Hill, and retained it until the end of the Peninsular war.

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HewaswithHill'scorpsinEstremaduraandAndalusia,andsowasnotpresentatthebattleofSalamanca.In1813hisbrigadewashotlyengaged atVittoria,andwasattackedbySoultatthepassofRoncesvalles,whenthatmarshaltriedtobreakthroughWellington'slines,andthoughByng hadtofallbackonSorauren,hisheroicresistanceenabledWellingtontoconcentrateenoughtroopstobeattheFrench.Hewasengagedinthe attackontheentrenchedcampontheNivelle,wherehewaswounded,atthepassageoftheNiveatCambo,Bayonne.Forhisconductatthis battlehewasafterwards‘permittedtobearasanhonourableaugmentationtohisarmsthecoloursofthe31stregiment,whichheplantedinthe enemy'slines,asanespecialmarkinappreciationofthesignalintrepidityandheroicvalourdisplayedbyhimintheactionfoughtatMougerre,near Bayonne,on18Dec.1813.Major-generalByng,ashehadbeenpromotedon4June1813,continuedtocommandhisbrigadeontherightofthe armythroughouttheadvanceonToulouse,andwaspresentattheactionsatEspelletteandGarris,atthebattleofOrthes,thestormingofthe campofAire,andthebattleofToulouse,andontheconclusionofthewarwasmadeK.C.B.andK.T.S.Byngcommandedthesecondbrigadeof the frstorguardsdivisionunderGeneralCookeatWaterloo,andafterthebattlehisbrigadeheadedtheadvanceintoFrance,tookPéronne, occupied the heights of Montmartre, and formed part of the army of occupation.

Byngsawnomoreservice.In1819hereceivedthecommandofthenortherndistrict;hewascoloneloftheYorkInfantryVolunteers1815-16,of the10thWestIndianregiment1816-19,andin1822ofthe2ndWestIndiaregiment;in1825hewaspromotedlieutenant-general,andin1828 receivedthecolonelcyofthe29thregiment.In1828hebecamecommander-in-chiefoftheforcesinIrelandandwasswornaprivycouncillorof thatkingdom.In1832hewasmadegovernorofLondonderryandCulmore,butheresignedhisIrishcommandin1831toentertheHouseof CommonsasM.P.forPoole.AsoneoftheveryfewdistinguishedgeneralswhosupportedtheReformBill,hewaslookeduponwithespecial favourbyLordMelbourne,andwascreatedbyhimin1835BaronStraffordofHarmondsworth,countyMiddlesex.Hiseldersonheldoffice under LordMelbourneandLordJohnRussell,andhisserviceswererecompensedbyhisfather,theoldgeneral,beingcreatedEarlofStraffordand ViscountEnfeldin1847.SirJohnhadthehonourofwearingtheGoldCrosswithoneclasp,hadbeenmadeaG.C.B.in1828,aG.C.H.in1831, andaKnightofMariaTheresaofAustriaandofSt.GeorgeofRussiaafterthebattleofWaterloo,andin1841hewaspromotedfullgeneral.In 1850hesucceededtheDukeofCambridgeascoloneloftheColdstreamguards,in1855hewasmadea feld-marshal,andon3June1860hedied at his residence in London. (Dictionary of National Biography refers).

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TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘RobertHallEsquire,PostCaptainintheRoyalNavyCompanionoftheMostHonourable MilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune1815.’,191mmx115mm,thereverseimpressedwithmaker’sname,corners pierced for attachment, good very fne £600-£800

RRoobbeerrttHHaallllenteredtheRoyalNavyatthetimeoftheAmericanWar,servingasMidshipmanunderCaptainGeorgeMurray(laterAdmiral)inH. M.frigates Levant and Cleopatra;hewaspromotedLieutenanton23February1782andservedcontinuouslyinvariousshipsuntilFebruary1793 whenhejoinedhisearlyfriend,nowCommodore,Murrayinthe Duke of90guns,wherehesawserviceintheWestIndies;in1794hewas appointedFirstLieutenantofthe Resolution,3rdrateof74guns, fyingthe fagofRearAdmiralMurray,Commander-in-ChiefontheNorth Americanstation;inJulyofthefollowingyearLieutenantHallwasappointedMasterandCommanderofthe Lybx sloopofwarof16guns,which hadbeencommissionedthepreviousyear;whilecommandingthe Lynx hecruizedoﬀ thenorthAmericancoastwithgreatsuccessagainstthe Frenchprivateers;amongstothervesselsCaptainHallcaptured L’Isabelle and LeMentor,thelattermounting14gunsandcarryingacrewof79 menandalsotheFrenchpirate LaSolide whichwas fyingthebloody fagandtakenwhileintheBayofFundywhereshehadbeenlyingunder Americanprotection;forthesedistinguishedservicesCaptainHallreceivedaletterofthanksfromthemerchantsandinhabitantsofSt.John's Newfoundland;hewaspromotedtoCommandthe4thrate Assistance of50gunsinwhichshiphehadthehonourtoconveyH.R.H.thelate DukeofKenttoEngland,wherehearrivedinAugust1800;hewasthenplacedincommandofthecapturedDutchfrigate Waakzaamheid and cruizedontheNorthSeastation;onthenewoutbreakofwarwithFranceCaptainHallcommandedthe Revolutionaire frigateof38gunswhich hadbeen capturedinthepreviouswarandthenthe Malabar of56guns,wherehesawmuchserviceintheNorthSea, AtlantisandWestIndies; on2January1806,theboatsofthe Malabar andthoseofthe Wilfe sloopofwar,alsounderhiscommand,broughtouttwoFrenchprivateers from Port Azarades, Cuba, a gallant and successful enterprize which received the Approbation of Admiralty. AftersuﬀeringmuchillhealthCaptainHallreturnedfromJamaicainNovember1808tocommandthe Ruby 3rdrateof64gunswherehesaw mucharduousserviceintheBalticprotectingconvoysthroughthepassageoftheBelt;continuedillhealthforcedCaptainHalltoreturnto Englandwherehecommandedthe Puissant 3rdrateof74gunsinHarbourServiceatSpitheadfromAugust1809;inApril1810hewaspromoted tocommandthe RoyalWilliam 1strateof100guns,and fag-shiptoAdmiralSirRogerCurtis,whichhehadthehonourtocontinuetoholduntil thespringof1812;inthisyearhewaspromotedSuperintendentinchargeofsupplytotheRussianFleetanchoredintheRiverMedway;fromthe autumnof1813hewaspromotedFlagCaptaintoViceAdmiralDomett,Commander-in-ChiefatPlymouth, fyinghis faginthe Impregnable of98 guns,apositionhehelduntiltheconclusionoftheFrenchwar.CaptainHallwasplacedonhalf-payinJuly1815havingreceivedthehonourinthe previousmonthtobeappointedoneofthe frstCompanionsoftheBath;until1818hewassuperintendentinOrdinaryatPortsmouth.Robert Hall served for over forty years, many of them afoat, and over thirty-fve years in active service.

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TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘JohnSmithEsquire,PostCaptainintheRoyalNavyCompanionoftheMostHonourable MilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated8thDecember1815.’,191mmx115mm,thereverseimpressedwithmaker’sname, corners pierced for attachment, with original named paper wrapper, nearly extremely fne £800-£1,000

JJoohhnnSSmmiitthhwasanativeofAberdeen.HewaspromotedtoLieutenantR.N.in1794andservedasactingMasterofthe Egmont inthebattleofSt Vincentin1797.HewasFirstLieutenantofthe Africa 64atthebattleofTrafalgarin1805,andwaspromotedCommander,hiscommission bearingthedate24December1805.CaptainSmith’ssubsequentappointmentsweretothe Devastation bomb, Magnet brig,and Beagle of18 guns.ThelattervesselformedpartoftheSquadronunderSirGeorgeR.CollieratthereductionofStSebastianin1813.Heobtainedpost-rank on27October,inthesameyear,andwasnominatedaC.B.on8December1815.HeassumedthenameSkene,inlieuofSmith,in1830,anddied at Ben Rock, Cardy, Forfarshire, in 1833.

H.M.S. Africa waswithNelsonwatchingCadizin1805,andunderCaptainHenryDigbyboreaconspicuouspartintheBattleofTrafalgaron21 October.Sheappearstohavelostsightofthe feetinthecourseofthenightbeforethebattle,and,whenthe fringbegan,wasbroadonthe Victory’s portbeam,andnearlyalsobroadontheportbeamoftheleadingshipofthealliedvan.Nelsonsignalledhertomakeallpossiblesail;but Digbyseemstohavemisunderstoodtheorder-whichwasintendedtokeephimoutofdanger-asmeaningthathewastolosenotimein closingtheenemy.HethereforemadethebestofhiswayalongtheFranco-Spanishvan,exchangingbroadsideswithit,andatlengthboredown aheadoftheSpanish140, SantisimaTrinidad.Judgingfromherappearancethatthatvesselhadsurrendered,DigbysenthisFirstLieutenant(John Smith)totakepossessionofher.Thisofficerreachedherquarter-deckerehelearnedthattheSpaniardhadnotsurrendered,andashewasnot inapositiontocoerceher,hewithdrew,noone,strangetosay, makinganefforttostophim.The Africa,then,atabout3.20p.m.,verygallantly broughttoactiontheFrench74, Intrepide,andforabout40minutesfoughthersteadily,untilthearrivaloftheBritish Orion uponthe Frenchman’sstarboardquarterrelievedherbeforeshewassilenced.Shehadhermain-topsail-yardshotaway,andherbowspritandthreelower mastssobadlyinjuredthatnoneofthelattercouldafterwardsstand.Herremainingmastsandyardswerealsomoreorlessdamaged;herrigging andsailscuttopieces;whileherhull,besidesitsotherseriousdamage,receivedshotsbetweenwindandwater.Herlossesinkilledandwounded amounted to 62, including 7 officers.

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TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘ArchibaldMoneyEsquire,LieutenantColonelintheArmyandMajorinthe11thRegiment of(Light)DragoonsCompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated22ndJune1815.’,191mmx 115mm, the reverse impressed with maker’s name, corners pierced for attachment, nearly extremely fne £600-£800

AArrcchhiibbaallddMMoonneeyywasappointedCornetinthe11thLightDragoonsinApril1794;Lieutenant,13May1794;Captain-LieutenantandCaptain,3 May1800;Major,14December1819;BrevetLieutenant-Colonel,4June1814;Majorhalf-pay,60thFoot,24June1819;Colonel,10January1837; Major-General, 9 November 1846; Colonel 2nd Dragoons, 24 May 1852; Lieutenant-General, 20 June 1854.

‘Thisgallantofficerservedtwenty-fveyearsinthe11th,andsawmuchactiveservice.Hewaswiththe11ththroughoutthecampaignof1794-95 andtookpartintheattackoftheFrenchlines,actionsatCâteauandTournay,battlesofRoubaixandLannoy,andaffairsatBommel;healso servedinHollandin1799,includingtheactionsofSept10and19,andtheattacksontheenemy'spositionbetweenBergenandEgmont-op-Zee, Oct2andbetweenBeverwyckandWyck-op-ZeeonOctober6.Hecommandedthedetachmentofthe11thwhichservedunderSirRalph Abercromby,atLeghorn,MinorcaandCadizin1800;andinEgyptin1801,whenhewaspresentattheactionsofMarch8,13and21,andthe captureofGrandCairoandAlexandria(GoldMedalpresentedbytheGrandSeignortoBritishRegimentalOfficers).ServedinthePeninsula,1811 -12,includingthesiegeofBadajos,battleofSalamanca,andcavalryaffairsnearFormes(onthefollowingday,whenthreeFrenchbattalionswere captured),atCellada-del-Camino,andVenta-de-Poso(WarMedalwithclaspforSalamanca;BtLt-Col.).Servedalsointhecampaignof1815,and waspresentatQuatreBrasandWaterloo(commandedthe11thatthecloseoftheday),andthecaptureofParis(Medal,CB).Wasalsoin possessionofthe2ndClassoftheOrderoftheCrescent(K.C.).In1841GeneralMoneymarriedtheLadyAnnetteLauraMariaWaldegrave, eldest daughter of the 6th Earl of Waldegrave. Lieutenant -General Money died at Crown Point, Trowse, Norfolk, on 25 August 1858.

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TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘JohnBaconHarrisonEsquire,Lieutenant-ColonelintheArmyandMajorinthe50th(or WestKent)RegimentofFootCompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune1815.’, 191mmx115mm,thereverseimpressedwithmaker’sname,cornerspiercedforattachment,withoriginalnamedpaperwrapper, nearly extremely fne £800-£1,000

JJoohhnnBBaaccoonnHHaarrrriissoonnwasbornatBombay,India,on26June1778.AppointedEnsignbypurchaseinthe50thFoot,13December1794; Lieutenant,10June1795;Captain,1June1797;Major,23February1809;Lieutenant-Colonel,19June1812.Servedwiththe50thregimentin Corsicain1795,andwaspresentinseveralskirmishesnearAjaccio.Egyptiancampaignof1801,includingtheactionsofthe8thand21stMarch. CaptureofCopenhagenin1807.Campaignof1808-09,whereon17August1808atRoleia,theLightInfantryCompanyofthe50thregiment commandedbyCaptainHarrison,wasengagedwiththeenemyandbehavedgallantlyontheoccasion;onthe21stofthesamemonththe battalionboreaveryconsiderableshareindefeatingamuchsuperiorbodyoftheenemyatthebattleofVimiera;andalsoatthebattleof Corunna. At the capture of Walcheren in 1809.

ServedafterwardsinthePeninsula,andwaspresentatthebattleofFuentesd’Onor,stormingofFortNapoleonnearAlmaraz,wherehe commandedtherightwingoftheregimentwhileescaladingtheabovefort,forwhichheobtainedthebrevetrankofLieutenant-Colonel.Present attheaﬀairwiththeenemyatAlbadeTormesontheretreatofthearmyfromMadrid;commandedtheregimentattherepulseofanattackat Bejar,andpresentatthebattleofVittoria;commandedtheregimentintheactionsinthePyreneesonthe26th,27th,28th,29th,30th,and31st July1813;alsoatthebattleofStPierrenearBayonne,actionatAire,battlesofOrthesandToulouse.HasreceivedtheGoldMedalandtwo ClaspsforPyrenees,Nive,andOrthes.HarrisondidnotclaimthesilvermedalforhisserviceinthePeninsulatowhichhewasundoubtedlyjustly entitled. Lieutenant-Colonel Harrison died at Cheltenham on 15 April 1863, aged 84 years.

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TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘NathanielBlackwellEsquire,ColonelintheArmyandLieutenant-Colonelofthe62nd(or theWiltshire)RegimentofFootCompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune1815.’, 191mm x 115mm, corners pierced for attachment, good very fne £600-£800

NNaatthhaanniieellSShheeppppaarrddFFrreeeemmaannBBllaacckkwweellllwasborncirca1780,andwascommissionedEnsigninthe94thorScotchBrigadein1794;Lieutenant 94th,9September1795,sawactionatMalavellyandthestormingandcaptureofSeringapatam.HewaslateremployedagainstDhoondiahWaugh andotherfreebootersunderStevensonandWellesley.HereturnedtoEnglandontheadviceofamedicalboard,waspromotedtoCaptaininthe 60thFootinDecember1800,transferredtothe41stFootinAugust1801,andservedinCanadafor4years.HereturnedtoEnglandin1806to serveasaide-de-camptoMajor-GeneralWilliamKnollys,EarlofBanbury,untilpromotiontoMajorinthe1stWestIndiaRegimentinJuly1806, andjoinedtheregimentatDominica,BarbadosandAntigua.HewaspresentatthecaptureoftheDabushIslandsofStThomasandcaptureof SantaCruz.AsLieutenant-Colonelofthe4thWestIndiaRegiment,hecommandedthetroopssentfromBarbadostoMarieGalante,an importantprivateerstationclosetoGuadaloupewhichhadbeencapturedbyanavalforcebutwassubsequentlyretakenbytheFrench.Forhis commandoftheregimentatthecaptureofMartiniquein1809hereceivedtheGoldMedal,andforthecaptureofGuadaloupethefollowingyear hereceivedagoldclasp.HewasappointedLieutenant-Colonelofthe62ndFooton13June1811,andColonelintheArmyonthesamedate.He servedinthePeninsulafromOctober1813toApril1814,andwaspresentatthecrossingoftheBidassoa,thebattlesofNivelle,Niveand Bayonne.Forhiscommandofthe62ndattheNivehereceivedasecondgoldclasp.Heaccompaniedthe62ndtoCanada,beingemployedin 1814-15ontheAmericanlakesunderSirGeorgePrevost.ReturningtoEnglandtoolateforWaterloohewas,nonetheless,employedwiththe ArmyofOccupationinFranceuntilNovember1817whentheregimentreturnedhomeandwasdisbanded.AppointedasMajor-GeneralinMay 1835, he served as Governor of Tobago, 1828-33, and died at Cheltenham on on 28 August 1833, aged 55 years.

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sChapelStallPlate,gildedbrasswithengravedandpainted imageofaC.B.breastbadge,inscribed‘WilliamEastEsquire,ColonelintheServiceoftheEastIndiaCompanyontheBombay EstablishmentCompanionoftheMostHonourableMilitaryOrderoftheBathNominated4thJune1815.’,191mmx115mm,the reverse impressed with maker’s name, corners pierced for attachment, with original named paper wrapper, nearly extremely fne £600-£800

WWiilllliiaammEEaassttwasborncirca1761andnominatedaCadetontheBombayEstablishmentin1780;Ensign,21November1782;Lieutenant,6thN.I., 15April1787;Adjutant1790;Captain,2/1stN.I.,15April1797;Major,1/3rdN.I.,7February1803;Lieutenant-Colonel,1/2ndN.I.,14July1806; Brevet Colonel, 1/9th N.I., commanding H.H. the Guicawar’s Subsidiary Forces, Guzerat. HewaspresentatthefortressofOnoreunderCaptainTorriano,fromMay1783toAugust1784,besiegedbytheforcesofTippooSultan’s troops.HecommandedthetroopsinKattywaratthesiegeandcaptureofChiahin1811,andatthetakingofAnjarandvariousotherplaces1814 -16, including the reduction of the provinces of Cutch and Waugur. Colonel East died at Ittola on 22 August 1817.

The following notice of the death of this officer was issued by the Bombay government:‘August30th,1817.-Itiswithdeepconcern,thattheRightHon.theGovernorinCouncilannouncesthedeathofColonelWilliamEast, CompanionofthemostHonourableOrderoftheBath,CommandingOfficeroftheforcesubsidizedbyHisHighnesstheGuicawar,andofthe forceassemblinginGuzeratforthe feld.ItisnotnecessarythattheGovernorinCouncilshouldenter,uponthismournfuloccasion,intoa recapitulationofthoseimportantserviceswhichCol.Eastrenderedtothegovernment,duringanuninterruptedperiodof36years.Themost decisivetestimonythatcanbeaffordedtothemeritsofthatvaluableofficer,isanappealtothedistinguishedhonourthathadbeenconferred upon him by his Sovereign.’

TThhee WWeessttmmiinnsstteerr AAbbbbeeyy CChhaappeell SSttaallll PPllaattee ooff CCoolloonneell WWiilllliiaamm EEaasstt,, BBoommbbaayy AArrmmyy

TheRoyalGuelphicOrder,K.C.H.(Civil) KnightCommander’sbreaststar,silver,goldandenamel,thereverseinscribed,‘Rundell, Bridge&Rundell,JewellerstoTheirMajesties,HisRoyalHighnefsthePrinceRegentandTheRoyalFamily’,withgoldretainingpin, centralmedallionslightlyloose,threesmallworkshopreferencenumberslightlymarkedonthereverseofStarandbackplate, nearly extremely fne £1,800-£2,200

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,G.C.M.G.,KnightGrandCrosscollarchain,ofearly20thCentury manufacture,silver-giltandenamel,thelinksalternativelycomposedofwingedlionsroyallycrowned,Maltesecrosses,andthe cyphersSMandSG,havinginthecentreofthecollaranimperialcrownovertwouncrownedwingedlions,passantgardant,each holdinginhisforepawabookandsevenarrows,thereversewithsplitringsuspensionforbadge,withtwosimilarlions,butuncrowned, at the opposite end of the chain, in Garrard, London, case of issue, extremely fne £2,400-£2,800

TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,G.C.M.G.,KnightGrandCrosssetofinsigniacomprisingsashbadge, silver-gilt,goldappliqué,andenamel,withfullsashriband,andbreaststar,silver,silver-gilt,goldappliqué,andenamel,withgold retainingpin,in GoldsmithsandSilversmithsCompany,London,caseofissue, minorblueenameldamagetoobversemottoon sash badge, otherwise about extremely fne (2) £2,000-£2,400

TheRoyalVictorianOrder,K.C.V.O.,KnightCommander’sbreaststar,silver,withgiltandenamelcentre,withgoldretainingpin, the reverse oﬃcially numbered ‘364’, in Collingwood, London, case of issue, without ‘K’ stock sticker, extremely fne £300-£400

TheRoyalVictorianOrder,C.V.O.,Commander’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,thereverseoﬃciallynumbered‘C311’,with short section of neck riband for display purposes, good very fne £260-£300

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,G.B.E.,(Civil)KnightGrandCross,2ndtypesetofinsignia,comprisingsash badge,silver-giltandenamel,withfullsashriband,andbreaststar,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,incaseofissue, aboutextremely fne (2) £1,600-£2,000

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,K.B.E.,(Military)KnightCommander’s1sttypesetofinsignia,comprisingneck badge,silver-giltandenamel,andbreaststar,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,withshortsectionofneckribandfordisplaypurposes, in Garrard, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fne (2)

£600-£800

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.,(Military)Commander’s2ndtype,neckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,with short section of neck riband for display purposes, nearly extremely fne

£200-£240

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.,(Civil)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,on miniature width neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, about extremely fne

£240-£280

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Civil)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon1918, in Garrard, London, case of issue, extremely fne

£100-£140

TheOrderoftheCompanionsofHonour,G.VI.R.,1stissue,neckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withfullneckriband,in John Pinches, London, case of issue, about extremely fne

£1,800-£2,200

KnightBachelor’sBadge,3rdtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,hallmarksforLondon1977,withfullneckriband,in Spink, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fne £180-£220

DistinguishedServiceOrder,E.II.R.,silver-giltandenamel,undated,withintegraltopribandbar,in Garrard,London,caseofissue, about extremely fne £700-£900

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fne £400-£500

DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued,onoriginalhorizontalstripedribandwithoriginalinvestiturepin, heavy toning, extremely fne

£1,200-£1,600

DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseoﬃciallydated1942,withSecondAwardBar,reverseoﬃciallydated‘1943’,unnamed as issued, lacquered with heavy glue residue to reverse of Bar and riband, otherwise very fne

£1,200-£1,600

RoyalRedCross,2ndClass,G.V.R.,silverandenamel,unnamedasissued,onlady’sbowriband,in Garrard,London,caseofissue, nearly extremely fne £80-£100

AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘GGaalllliippoollii’’MM..CC..ggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooCCaappttaaiinnHH..FF..LL..HHuuggoo,,RRooyyaallAArrmmyyMMeeddiiccaallCCoorrppss,,wwhhoosseerrvveeddaass MMeeddiiccaallOO ﬃﬃ cceerrttootthheeRRooyyaall11ssttDDeevvoonnYYeeoommaannrryy,,aannddwwaassaawwaarrddeeddhhiissMM..CC..iinnrreeccooggnniittiioonnooffhhiissttwwooaaccttssooffggaallllaannttrryyiinn tthhee ffrroonntt lliinnee oonn tthhee GGaalllliippoollii PPeenniinnssuullaa

MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(Capt.H.F.L.Hugo.R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Capt.H. F. L. Hugo.) mounted for wear, light pitting, very fne and better (4) £800-£1,000

M.C. London Gazette 27 July 1916:

‘Forconspicuousgallantry,notablywhenhewenttothefrontlinetrenchunderheavyshell fre,and,afterhisorderlyhadbeendangerously woundedandhalfburied,stoodbyandsupportedhimtillhelparrived.Twooﬃcersandtwomenwerekilledwithinafewyardsofhim.On another occasion he brought in a wounded Lieutenant across 200 yards of open ground under sniping fre.’

HHaarroollddFFrraanncciissLLeewwiissHHuuggoowasborninGillingham,Kentin1885,thesonofaMedicalPractitioner.Healsoquali fedasaDoctorofMedicine fromCharingCrossHospitalin1909andsetuphisownpracticeintheruraltownofCrediton,Devonin1912,beingappointedtheMedical OfficerforHealthbytheCreditonUrbanDistrictCouncil.In1913hewasappointedtheMedicalOfficerforthelocalyeomanryunit,theRoyal 1stDevonYeomanry.MobilisedwiththeRoyal1stDevonYeomanryon4August1914hewasformallycommissionedLieutenantintheRoyal ArmyMedicalCorps(attachedtootherunits)on19December1914.TheDevonYeomanrymovedtoStOsyth,Essexforintensivetrainingand hewaspromotedCaptain16June1915.AsMedicalOfficerRoyal1stDevonYeomanryheembarkedwithhisunitonH.M.Transport Olympic at Liverpoolon23September1915andlandedatSuvlaBay,Gallipolion8October1915.Whilstinactioninthefrontlinetrencheshewentout under fretobringinawoundedLieutenanton10November1915andthenextdayhewentagaintothefrontlinetrenchunderheavyshell fre torescuehistrappedorderly.ForthesetwoactsofgallantryhewassubsequentlyawardedtheMilitaryCross,oneofonlythreesuchawards made to the Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry.

EvacuatedfromGallipolitheRoyal1stDevonYeomanrydisembarkedatAlexandriaon30December1915.WhilstinEgypttheRoyal1stDevon Yeomanryceasedtoexistin1916followingtheiramalgamationwiththeRoyalNorthDevonYeomanrytoformthe16thBattalionDevonshire Regiment.AtthistimeCaptainHugoreturned homeandwasappointedMedicalOﬃcerStationaryHospitalinFrancefortheremainderof hostilities.OndemobilisationhereturnedtohispracticeinCrediton.InOctober1945hecertifedthedeathofhisoldcommandingOﬃcer Lieutenant-ColonelM.R.A.Wyatt-Edgell(whosemedalsweresoldintheseroomsinJune2025).SadlyhelostbothhissonsduringtheSecond WorldWarwhilsttheywereservingintheRAFandhediedaged60atHonitonon14September1946.ThereisamemorialtablettoDrHugo and his two sons in the Crediton Church to the Holy Cross.

AAnn OOrrddeerr ooff SStt.. JJoohhnn ppaaiirr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo CCoorrppoorraall SS.. MM.. GGiillll,, SStt.. JJoohhnn AAmmbbuullaannccee BBrriiggaaddee

TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofSt.John, silver,withfourAdditionalAwardBars(36855Cpl.S.Gill.Devon1946) minorwhiteenameldamagetocentralMaltesecrosson frst, nearly very fne (2) £50-£70

SSttaannlleeyyMMaannnnGGiillllwasbornatAshburtonin1914.ACarpenterandJoinerbyoccupationheisrecordedinthe1939Registerresidingat AshburtonandshownasARPFirstAidStJohn’sAmbulanceBrigade.HewasappointedaServiceBrotheroftheOrderofStJohnin1959 (London Gazette 13 January 1959)., and died at Ashburton on 2 January 1986, aged 71. Sold with the recipient’s riband bar; and copied research.

AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’GGiinncchhyy11991166DD..CC..MM..ggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttRR..BB..WWhhiittee,,99tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(13029Sjt.R.B.White.9/Devon:Regt.);1914-15Star(13029Cpl.R.B.White.Devon:R.); British War and Victory Medals (13029 Sjt. R. B. White. Devon. R.) light pitting from Star, good very fne (4) £1,000-£1,400

D.C.M. London Gazette 15 November 1916

‘Forconspicuousgallantryinaction.Heassumedcommandofandledtwoplatoonswithgreatcourageandinitiative.Later,hecarriedouta valuable reconnaissance. He was severely wounded. Annotated Gazette states: ‘Ginchy 4-6 September 1916’

RRoobbeerrttBBoowweennWWhhiitteewasborninNeath,Glamorganshirein1882.ASteelworkerbyoccupationheenlistedfollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreat Warandwaspostedtothe9th(Service)Battalion,DevonshireRegiment.AfteraperiodofintensivetrainingonSalisburyPlainthebattalion embarkedforFranceinJuly1915.TheysawactionatLoosandthenontheSommeatFricourt,Mametz,HighWoodandatGinchyon4-6 September1916.ItwasduringtheactionatGinchythatSergeantWoodreceivedagunshotwoundtohisrightthighandforhisgallantryonthat dayhewassubsequentlytoreceivetheDistinguishedConductMedal.AsaresultofhisinjurieshewastransferredtotheLabourCorpsandlater discharged to Reserve on 7 February 1919.

Whitewasawardedapensiondueto‘GunshotWoundRightThighandInjurytoNerve’on8February1919.ReturningtoPortTalbothewas employedbyGuestKeen&Nettlefold,SteelManufacturersofCardiff.DuringtheSecondWorldWarhesufferedsevereburnssustainedata localfactoryinCardiff on24November1943andhediedon25November1943aged61attheRoyalInfrmary,Cardiff from‘Shockdueto extensive burns accidentally sustained through the eruption of molten metal from a ladle in a Steel Works.’

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AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..aanndd‘‘IIttaalliiaanntthheeaattrree’’SSeeccoonnddAAwwaarrddBBaarrggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooSSeerrggeeaannttWW..JJ.. BBeennnneetttt,,88tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,,DDeevvoonnsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoollaatteerrddiieeddaatthhoommeeoonn1144JJaannuuaarryy11991199aassaarreessuullttooffhhiisswwoouunnddssrreecceeiivveedd wwhhiillsstt sseerrvviinngg oonn tthhee AAssiiaaggoo PPllaatteeaauu

MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar(10422Sjt:W.J.Bennett.8/Devon:R.);1914-15Star(10422L.Cpl.W.J.Bennett. Devon: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10422 Sjt. W. J. Bennett. Devon R.) good very fne (4)

£600-£800

M.M. London Gazette 8 January 1918.

Believed to be for Gheluvelt, 26 October 1917.

M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 13 September 1919.

Awarded for the raid on Vaister, Asiago Plateau,4 May 1918

WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnBBeennnneettttwasborninBucklandMonachoram,Devon,in1894.AnAgriculturalLabourerbyoccupationheenlistedforthe DevonshireRegimentatDevonporton29August1914.Postedtothenewlyformed8th(Service)Battalion,afteraperiodofintensivetrainingon SalisburyPlainheembarkedforFrancewithhisbattalionon25July1915.FirstinactionatLoosinSeptember1915hewaspromotedCorporalin April1916andSergeantinAugust1916.MovingtotheSommethebattalionwasinactionatMametz,HighWood,GinchyandBullecourtwhere hewaswoundedintherightarmon7May1917.Onrecoveryhewaspostedbacktothe8thBattalionon19September1917andwasinaction againon26October1917atGheluveltwherehepossiblyreceivedhisMilitaryMedal.InNovember1917heentrainedwithhisbattalionforItaly. PostedinitiallytotheRiverPiaveinJanuary1918theymovedtopositionsontheAsiagoPlateauinApril1918.Takingpartwith‘D’Companyin thesuccessfulraidonVaisteron4May1918hereceivedmultiplegunshotwoundstohishead,shoulderandrightlegandwasevacuatedhome. ForhispartintheraidonVaisterhewasawardedaSecondAwardBartohisMilitaryMedal.Neverrecoveringfromhissevereinjurieshewas dischargedasnolonger ftforwarserviceon7January1919anddiedatBucklandMonachoramaweeklaterinhisparent’shomeon14January 1919 from epilepsy. He is buried in his local churchyard with a private headstone giving the date of his injury.

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AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..MM..ggrroouuppooffsseevveennaawwaarrddeeddttooCCoommppaannyyQQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerrSSeerrggeeaannttWW..HH..AAttkkiinnss,,11sstt BBaattttaalliioonn,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(8749C.S.Mjr.W.H.Atkins.1/Devon:R.);1914Star,with copy clasp(8749Pte.W.H.Atkins.1/Devon: R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8749W.O.Cl.2W.H.Atkins.Devon.R.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G. C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension(5608123W.O.Cl.II.W.H.Atkins.DevonR.)mountedforwear, lightcontactmarks, polished and worn, nearly very fne (7) £300-£400

M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919.

WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyAAttkkiinnsswasborninHeantonPunchardon,NorthDevonin1892.HeattestedatTivertonfortheSpecialReserveinMarch1908 andintheAugustattestedfortheDevonshireRegimentgivinghisageas18whereasinactualfacthewas16.PostedfromtheDepottothe1st BattalionatTidworth23January1909,thebattalionmovedtoJerseyin1911andfromtheretheyembarkedforactiveserviceinFrance21 August1914.PromotedtoCorporalinAugust1915andSergeantinJuly1916hewaswoundedinactionduringtheattackonLeuzeWoodon theSommeon4September1916.HewasadmittedtoNo11GeneralHospitalatCominessuﬀeringfromShellShocksevereandonrecoveryhe re-joined his battalion in the feld on 22 October 1916.

PromotedWarrantOfficerClassIIandappointedCompanySergeantMajoron5August1918theawardofAtkins’MilitaryMedalwasconfrmed bytheCorpsCommanderon26November1918.FinallyreturninghomeinNovember1919hewaspostedtothePermanentStaff ofthe6th TerritorialBattalionDevonshireRegimentatBarnstapleon25August1920andappointedactingRegimentalSergeantMajor.Hereturned temporallytothe1stBattalionatBlackdownbeforebeingpostedtothe2ndBattalionservinginDelhi,India,on11September1924.Returning homeviaAdenhedisembarkedwithhisbattalionatSouthamptonon28March1927,andwaspresentedwithhisLongServiceandGood ConductMedalbyColonelW.Wright,V.C.,on3June1927.Hewasdischargedonterminationofengagementon11October1929.Employed locallyasachauffeurheattestedatBarnstapleforTerritorialArmyReserve,HomeServiceOnly,NationalDefenceCompanieson22August 1939,andwaspostedPrivatetothe6thBattalionDevonshireRegiment,beingpromotedSergeantthefollowingweek.Postedtothe10th BattalionDevonshireRegimentandappointedactingCompanySergeantMajor,heheldvarioushomepostingsbeforehewasdischargedonce again,‘servicesnolongerrequired’,on19March1944.LaterhewasemployedasaClericalOfficerat theInfantryRecordsOfficeatExeter.He died at Exeter on 23 April 1962, aged 69. Sold with copied research.

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MedaloftheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire(Civil)(Supt.H.M.Pratchett,MunitionExplosion,13.2.17Watford) privatelyengravednaming;NationalFireBrigadesUnionLongServiceMedal,silver,theedgeoﬃciallynumbered‘1920’,the reverseprivatelyengraved‘H.M.Pratchett3.2.1920’withtop‘TwentyYears’ribandbar, minoredgenickstolatter,nearlyvery fne (2) £800-£1,000

Provenance: Glendining’s, September 1993.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire London Gazette 7 July 1920: Pratchett, Henry Morris [sic], Superintendent, Watford Fire Brigade. ‘For conspicuous courage and devotion to duty on the occasion of a fre at a munitions factory.’

HHeennrryyMMaauurriicceePPrraattcchheettttwasborninTottenham,Middlesexin1878.Inthe1891Censusheisrecordedas‘TrainingfortheRoyalNavy’Training Ship Mercury,oﬀ Binstead,IsleofWightanditisbelievedheservedasaMerchantSeamanbetween1899and1900.Hewasemployedasa FiremanwiththeTottenhamFireBrigadefrom1899to1910,duringwhichtimehereceivedaCertifcatefromTheSocietyfortheProtectionof Life from Fire for the rescue of two persons from a fre in Seven Sisters Road on 28 August 1907 (Case No. 15,129).

AppointedSuperintendentoftheWatfordFireBrigadeinOctober1910,PratchettwascalledtoassisttheMunitionsWorksBrigadeattheHigh ExplosivesFactoryatWatfordonthe13February1917followinganexplosionand freinthepowdermixingroom.SuperintendentPratchettwas informedthathemuststopthe frefromextendingtotheadjoiningbuildingsatallcosts;ifthe frehadextendeditwouldhavebeenmost disastroustothewholetownofWatford.Pratchetthimselfcarriedoutthe frstcaseonT.N.T.fromtheburningbuildingandallthemengotto workremovingtheremainder.Inviewoftheseriousnessof frethepresscoveragewascensoredatthetimeanditwasonlyaftertheendof hostilitiesthatthefullfactsweremadepublic.SuperintendentPratchettandthreeofhisfellow fremenwereeachawardedtheMedalforthe OrderoftheBritishEmpireinrecognitionoftheirconspicuouscourageatthetimeofthe freandtheirmedalswerepresentedtothembythe LordLieutenantofHertfordshireattheClarendonHallYard,Watfordon10November1920.HisNationalFireBrigadesUnionLongService medal was awarded on 3 February 1920. In retirement he lived in Dartford and he died aged 80 on 13 April 1958.

Note: TheawardsrelatingtotheWatfordMunitionsFactory fre,1917werethesubjectofanextensivearticlebythelateMajorSainsburyTD and published in the O.M.R.S. Journal Summer 1980 (copy included).

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Superintendent H. M. Pratchett (left) and the three fremen wearing their Medals of the Order of the British Empire.

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BritishEmpireMedal, (Civil)G.VI.R.,1stissue(LeonardRobertCole);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany; War Medal 1939-45, mounted for wear, nearly extremely fne (4)

£700-£900

B.E.M. London Gazette 19 September 1941:

‘Whentwoofatieroffourbargesladenwithammunitionwereseton freduringanairraid,Coleatonceslippedtheunharmedbargesand allowedthemtodrifttoasafedistance.Hemadethemfastandthenreturnedtotheburningcraftandtriedtodealwiththe fres.Heshoweda complete disregard of the probability of an explosion and the consequent danger to himself.’

LLeeoonnaarrddRRoobbeerrttCCoolleewasborninDevonportin1917,thesonofaShipwrightemployedatH.M.Dockyard,Devonport,andwasemployedasa civilianAbleSeamanattheRoyalNavalArmamentsDepot,BullPoint,Plymouth.Recordedasattemptingtorescuetwobrotherswhowerein diﬃcultieswhilstbathinginKinterburyCreek,Devonporton9June1939,hewassubsequentlyatworkatBullPointwhenPlymouthwasheavily attackedbyabout100enemyaircraftbetween2135and0135onthenightof28-29April1941,thechiefweightofattackbeingonBullPoint ArmamentDepot,resultinginciviliancasualtiesof40killedand80injured.Duringtheattackfourbargesladenwithfuelandammunitionand securedtothesamemooringbuoycaughton fre:AbleSeamanColemanagedtogeton-boardandseparatetheunharmedbargesandmove themtoasafemooringbeforereturningtodealwiththe fresontheotherloadedbarges.Forhisgallantryancouragethatnighthewasawarded the British Empire Medal.

ColecontinuedtoserveontheNavalArmamentVessels-hisapplicationforaBritishSeaman’sIdentityCardon24August1943recordsthathe alreadyhadtwoyears’seaservicewithSS Kinterbury, anArmamentsVessel,andhecontinuedtoserveonherintothe1950’s.SS Kinterbury was activeinresupplyingammunitiontotheD-DaybeachesinJune1944qualifyinghimfortheFranceandGermanyclasp.Followingtheendof hostilitiesSS Kinterbury wasengagedoutofGrangemouthindumpingsurplusammunitionoﬀ BeaufortDyke.ThelastknownrecordofLeonard ColeishismarriageinPlymouthin1958whenheisshownas‘MateofYardCraft(Admiralty)’;thepreviousyearheisknowntobe1stMateSS Kinterbury and therefore still serving with Naval Armament Vessels.

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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,DiamondHill,SouthAfrica1901, unoﬃcialrivets betweenclasps (6508Cpl.T.A.Champernowne.27thCoy.7thImp:Yeo:);1914-15Star(Cpl.T.A.Champernowne.1stM.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. T. A. Champernowne.) about extremely fne (4)

£240-£280

TThhoommaassAArrtthhuurrCChhaammppeerrnnoowwnneewasborninDartington,nearTotnes,Devonin1868,thefourthsonoftheRectorofDartington.Educatedat NewtonCollege,Wolborough,NewtonAbbothewasindenturedapprenticeMerchantNavyforthreeyearsinLondonon8May1886and gainedhisCertifcateofCompetencyasSecondMateNo21833fromtheBoardofTradedated5December1889.HeembarkedfromLondon on SS Himalaya bound for Sydney, Australia on 13 February 1896.

FollowingoutbreakofthewarinSouthAfricaChampernownereturnedhomeandvolunteeredattestingatExeterforoneyearwiththecolours fortheImperialYeomanryon15January1900.Hisattestationpapersstatinghehadpreviousservicewith1stDevonYeomanryCavalryandgiving hisoccupationasCattleBreederpreviouslyresidinginAustralia.Posted6508Privatetothe27th(Devon)Company7thBattalionImperial YeomanryatTopshamBarracks,Exeter,heembarkedwiththe1stContingentofthe27thCompanyforSouthAfricaon1March1900andtook partinvariousactionsincludingthoseatConstantiaFarm,Pretoria,DiamondHillandNooitgedachtwhenthe27thCompanysuﬀered2men killedand11oﬃcersandmeninjured.WhilstinSouthAfricahewasattachedtotheProvisionalTransvaalConstabularyfromJunetoOctober 1900.Havingcompletedtheironeyeartermofservicethe1stContingent27thCompanyreturnedhomearrivingbyspecialtrainatExeteron25 June 1901 and were discharged the following day.

ReturningtoSouthAfricaaftertheendofthewarChampernownejoinedtheTransvaalColonialCivilServiceandwasappointedBeacon InspectorintheDepartmentofMines,Transvaal,on14March1903,servingatPilgrim’sRest,BarbertonandPietersburg.Transferredtothe UnionofSouthAfricaCivilServicehewasappointedClaimsInspectorwiththeDeputyCommissionerofMinesinNatalin1914withanaddress inVryheid.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarheenrolledasCorporalinthe1stNatalCarbineerson12October1914andwaspostedto the1stMountedRifesRegimentalNo.Z95No.2Troop.The1stMountedRifes(NatalCarbineers) embarkedatCapeTownon GalwayCastle inDecember1914anddisembarkedatLuderitzbucht,GermanSouthWestAfricaandcommencedaforcedmarchacross200milesofdesert fromAustoGibeonin12days.Arrivingon26April1915,theythencompletedasuccessfulchargeonhorsebackatGibeon,compellingthe Germanstoretireon27April1915.AppointedSignalleron1May1915hewasadmittedtohospitalatWindhuksuﬀeringfrom‘FieldSores’on 25June1915.The1stNatalCarbineersreturnedtoCapeTownviaLuderitzbuchtandCorporalChampernownewasdischarged"Paidoﬀ before being handed over" on 23 July 1915.

PayingforhisownpassagefromNatalChampernownedisembarkedfromRMS BalmoralCastle atPlymouthon2March1916andenlistedin LondonforGeneralServiceon5May1916.CommissionedTemporaryLieutenanthewasappointedRegimentalTransportOﬃcer,13th Battalion,RoyalScotson10May1916thenservinginFrance.ReturninghomefromFranceonseveraloccasiononmedicalgroundshecontinued toservewiththeRoyalScotsinFranceuntil fnallyreturnedhometobereleasedfromServiceon5April1919aged51.Returninghometo DevonhemarriedGertrudeFrance-Hayhurst,thewidowofCommanderC.H.France-Hayhurst,inJune1919.His1915Starwasissuedbythe SouthAfricanauthority27November1920andhisBritishWarandVictoryMedalsbytheWarOﬃce13August1923.RetiringtoliveatThe Vineyard, Dartington he died there on 19 July 1944, aged 75, and is buried in Dartington Churchyard.

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Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt TT.. JJoonneess,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,ReliefofLadysmith(3295Sgt.T.Jones.Devon:Regt.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue, smallletterreverse(3295Sgt.T.Jones.DevonR.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(Sjt.T.Jones. Devon. R.) minor edge bruising to frst, nearly very fne (3)

£240-£280

Approximately50AnnuityMeritoriousServiceMedalswereawardedtothe11thFoot/DevonshireRegiment,ofwhich5weretheG.V.R.coinage head issue.

TThhoommaassJJoonneesswasbornatClayhanger,nearBampton,Devonin1863.ALabourerbyoccupationheenlistedforthe1stBattalion11thFooton 19November1880,thefollowingyearthetitlechangingto1stBattalion,TheDevonshireRegiment.StationedathomeandinIrelandbetween 1880and1890hewaspromotedCorporalinJanuary1887andappointedLanceSergeantinNovember1887.The1stBattaliontookpartinthe RoyalReviewbeforeH.M.QueenVictoriaon31May1889.Postedtothe2ndBattalionatPlymouthhewasappointedOﬃcersMessSergeant andmovedwithhisbattaliontoSouthWalesduringthe‘industrialunrest’on14August1893.Followingthesuppressionofthestrikesthe battalion returned to Plymouth.

AwardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1899,Jonesembarkedabroadforthe frsttimewiththe2ndBattalionboundforSouth Africaon20October1899.PresentattheBattleofColensoon15December1899,duringtheearlystagesoftheReliefofLadysmith,hewas invalidedhomeon29December1899.Dischargedontheterminationofhisengagementon30August1902hisdischargerecordsunderSpecial Qualifcations‘ThirteenyearsOﬃcersMessSergeant’,hencehimappearingincivilianclothinginbattaliongroupphotographs.Obviouslymaking useofhismilitaryexperiencehewassubsequentlyemployedasaMessStewardattheStaﬀ College,Camberleyandisrecordedassuchinboth the 1911 and 1921 Census. He was awarded his Meritorious Service Medal in 1934, and died at Surbiton, Surrey on 1 August 1937, aged 73.

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Pair: PPrriivvaatteeGG..CCoovvee,,DDeevvoonnsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,oonneeooffttwwoommeennffrroommtthheeRReeggiimmeennttwwhhoosseerrvveeddaattttaacchheeddttootthheeTTeelleeggrraapphh DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt wwiitthh CCoolloonneell YYoouunngghhuussbbaanndd’’ss EExxppeeddiittiioonn ttoo TTiibbeett 11990033--0044

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, unoﬃcialrivetsbetweenstateand dateclasps (5932Pte.G.Cove,Devon:Regt.);Tibet1903-04,noclasp(5932Pvt.G.CoveTelDeptt) lightcontactmarks,good very fne, rare to unit (2) £600-£800

GGeeoorrggeeCCoovveewasborninClerkenwell,Middlesexin1877andheenlistedinLondonfor7years’servicewiththeDevonshireRegimenton1 March1900.EmbarkingforSouthAfricaforservicewith‘F’Company2ndBattalion,DevonshireRegiment,hetransferredtothe1stBattalionand wasinvolvedinoperationsinTransvaalbetween30November1900toDecember1901.Embarkingwiththe1stBattalionatDurbaninSS Armenian on3January1902,theydisembarkedatBombayand fnallyatRhaniketon23March1902.ThebattalionparadedtoreceivetheirSouth AfricanWarMedalson22July1902.InJuly1903the1stBattalionwasdirectedtoprovidetwoqualifedtelegraphiststomakeuptheTelegraph DepartmentforattachmenttoColonelYounghusband’sExpeditiontoTibet.PrivatesCoveandTomkinswereselectedandattachedasMilitary TelegraphistsandbothwereawardedthesilverTibetMedal1903-04withoutclaspandshownontheTelegraphDeptrolldatedBarrackpore10 August1905LatertransferredinIndiatothe2ndBattalionShropshireLightInfantryandre-numbered8179hediedofappendicitisattheStation Hospital, Benares, on 22 May 1911, aged 33 years and 10 months.

Note: TheawardsrelatingtotheMilitaryTelegraphistswiththeTibetMission1903-1904werethesubjectofanextensivearticlebyAlanHarfeld and published in the OMRS Journal Winter 1990 (copy included with lot).

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Five: CCoorrppoorraallWW..HH..NNoosswwoorrtthhyy,,22nnddBBaattttaalliioonn,,DDeevvoonnsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaassMMeennttiioonneeddiinnDDeessppaattcchheessaannddaawwaarrddeeddtthhee RRuussssiiaannMMeeddaallooffSSttGGeeoorrggeeffoorrBBrraavveerryyFFoouurrtthhCCllaassss,,aannddllaatteerrsseerrvveeddaassLLiieeuutteennaannttiinntthhee1188tthhDDeevvoonn((SSaallttaasshh))BBaattttaalliioonn,, HHoommee GGuuaarrdd

1914Star,with copy clasp,unnamed(noterased);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(8864Cpl.W.H. Nosworthy.Devon.R.);DefenceMedal;RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,MedalofStGeorgeforBravery,FourthClass,silver,thereverseoﬃcially numbered ‘No 165073’, and the edge impressed (8864 Pte. W. H. Nosworthy. 2/Devon. R.) contact marks, nearly very fne (5) £300-£400

M.I.D. London Gazette 22 June 1915.

Russian Medal of St George, Fourth Class London Gazette 25 August 1915.

WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyNNoosswwoorrtthhyywasborninCharles,Plymouthin1891andenlistedintheDevonshireRegimentin1908,beingpostedtothe2nd BattalionservinginMalta.ThebattalionmovedtoAbbyssiehBarracks,CairofromwheretheymobilisedfortheGreatWaranddisembarkedat LeHavreon6November1914.MentionedinDespatchesandawardedtheRussianMedalofStGeorgewhilstservingwiththe2ndBattalion,he transferredasColourSergeanttothe5thBattalion,RoyalDefenceCorps,beforeagainbeingtransferredasActingCompanySergeantMajor,to theRoyalFusiliers.LatterlyemployedasanInstructorofMusketryhewasdischargedin1920.Inthe1921CensusheisshownasaTram Conductor employed by Plymouth Corporation Tramways.

NosworthyenrolledintheLocalDefenceVolunteerson30June1940andwasappointedLieutenantinthe18thDevon(Saltash)Battalion,Home Guardon1February1941andserveduntiltheStandDownoftheHomeGuardon31October1944.HeservedontheCalstockParishCouncil andwasafoundermemberoftheCalstockBranchBritishLegion.HediedatCalstockon28December1960,aged69,andisburiedinCalstock Churchyard.

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Three: SSeerrggeeaannttJJ..SSnneellll,,DDeevvoonnsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,llaatteerrDDoorrsseettRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaassccaappttuurreeddaannddttaakkeennPPrriissoonneerrooffWWaarriinn MMeessooppoottaammiiaa iinn 11991177

1914Star(6514Cpl.J.Snell.1/Devon:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(6514A.Sjt.J.Snell.Devon.R.) generallygoodvery fne (3) £100-£140

JJoohhnnSSnneellllwasborninHalbertonnearTiverton,Devonin1893andattestedfortheSpecialReserveatExeteron29July1912.AppointedLance CorporalinMay1913andpromotedCorporalon18May1914,hewasmobilisedon8August1914andwaspostedtothe1stBattalion, DevonshireRegiment,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom20September1914.The1stBattalionoccupied trenchedoppositeMessinesRidgeduringNovember/December1914andhewasadmittedto14thFieldAmbulancesuﬀeringfromFrostBiteon4 December1914.EvacuatedhomehewaspostedtotheDepotatExeteron9December1914beforebeingreturnedtothe1stBattalionin Franceon11March1915.InactionatHill60,Ypreshereceivedshrapnelwoundstohishandon21April1915andwasagainevacuatedhome andadmittedtohospitalinBristolbeforebeingreturnedtotheDepot30May1915.OnrecoveryhewasnexttransferredtotheDorset Regimentwiththenewservicenumber14214anddisembarkedatBasraon7January1916tojointhe2ndBattalionservinginMesopotamia. Injuredagainon2May1916withderangementofthekneehewasevacuatedtoIndiabeforeonceagainre-joiningthe2ndBattalionin Mesopotamiaon31October1916.HewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarinMesopotamiaon25March1917,andwasinternedin Jerusalem;somehowsurvivingasan‘otherrank’prisonerofwaroftheTurkshewasrepatriatedatTransitCamp,PortSaidinH.T. Theseus on9 December1918.AdmittedtohospitalinKantarasuﬀeringfromMalariahewasevacuatedhomeandtransferredtoReserveatExeteron2June 1919.SubsequentlyemployedbytheGreatWesternRailwayinWalesandlaterbackhomeinTivertonheretiredasaRailwayGuardanddiedat Tiverton on 8 April 1976, aged 86.

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Five: CChhiieeffSSttookkeerrJJ..MM..HHaarrrriiss,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassaawwaarrddeeddtthheeSSeerrbbiiaannGGoollddMMeeddaallffoorrZZeeaallwwhhiillssttaattttaacchheeddttootthheeRRooyyaall SSeerrbbiiaann AArrmmyy,, aanndd aallssoo ssaaww sseerrvviiccee wwiitthh MMoottoorr LLaauunncchheess aatt GGaalllliippoollii aanndd tthhee OOttrraannttoo BBaarrrraaggee 1914-15Star(159899J.Harris.Ch.Sto.R.N..);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(159899J.Harris.Ch.Sto.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.& G.C.,E.VII.R(159899JamesHarrisSto.P.O.1Cl.H.M.S.Hogue);SSeerrbbiiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,MedalforZeal,FirstClassinGold,bronze-gilt, mounted for wear, very fne and better (5) £600-£800

Serbian Gold Medal for Zeal London Gazette 1 March 1917.

AwardedinrecognitionofservicerenderedwhilstservingwiththedetachmentoftheBritishNavyattachedtotheBritishMissionwiththeRoyal SerbianArmy.AwardsignedatCorfu1July1916byAlexander,HeirtotheThrone,andbyColonelTerzitch,MinisterofWar(FO372/881 refers).

JJaammeessMMiinnggooHHaarrrriisswasborninBrixham,Devonin1872andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClassatDevonporton7April1891. ServingintheengineroomofnumerousshipsheservedintheMediterranean,ChinaStationandIndia,hewasawardedhisLongServiceand GoodConductMedalwhilstservinginH.M.S. Hogue inAugust1906.AdvancedChiefStokerinJanuary1908,hewasshorepensionedon3April 1913andjoinedtheRoyalFleetReserveatDevonport.MobilisedforWarServiceasChiefStokeron2August1914heembarkedforH.M.S. EuropaII,theaccountingbaseatMudros,on6August1915.ItwasatthistimethattheSerbianArmywasevacuatedfromDurazzoonthe AdriaticcoastbytheRoyalNavytoCorfuinDecember1915.TheSerbianArmywasre-equippedandembarkedatCorfubytheRoyalNavyfor theSalonikaFrontinJanuary1916andatthesametimeHarrisembarkedinH.M.S. StGeorge on1January1916fortheSalonikaFront.Heserved fortheremainderoftheGreatWarintheEasternMediterraneanwithMotorLaunches.Demobilisedon15November1919heretiredto BrixhamwerehisfamilybecameheavilyinvolvedwiththeR.N.L.I.TorbayLifeboat-itisspeculatedthathisknowledgeofmarineenginesgained fromhisservicewithmotorlaunchesduringtheGreatWarmayverywellhavebeenputtogoodusewiththeR.N.L.I.atBrixhamashissonwasa R.N.L.I. Mechanic on the lifeboat. He died on 11 April 1943, aged 71. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalawardcertifcatefortheSerbianGoldMedalforZeal,dated29May1921,alongwiththeAdmiraltyforwarding letter, dated 6 January 1922; and copied research.

For the medals awarded to the recipient’s son, see the following lot, Lot 147.

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AANNeetthheerrllaannddssLLiiffeeSSaavviinnggggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooAAssssiissttaannttMMeecchhaanniiccJJ..WW..HHaarrrriiss,,RR..NN..LL..II..TToorrbbaayyLLiiffeebbooaatt,,ffoorrhhiiss ggaallllaannttrryy iinn ssaavviinngg oonnee ooff tthhee ccrreeww ooff tthhee DDuuttcchh ttuugg CCyycclloooopp oo ﬀﬀ TToorrqquuaayy oonn 77 DDeecceemmbbeerr 11995599 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;NNeetthheerrllaannddss,,KKiinnggddoomm,BronzeMedalofHonourforGallantryinSavingLife,the reverseengraved‘J.W.Harris’,in RoyalMint,Utrecht,caseofissue, extremely fne,thelastextremelyraretoanon-Dutch national (4) £240-£280

7December1959:Inresponsetoacallforhelpfromadriftinglighter,theBarnetclassTorbaylifeboat PrincessAlexandraofKent launchedat 9.35pminovercastconditionswithfrequent fercerainsquallsandasouth-eastwholegale.TheDutchtug Cycloop,shelteringinTorBaywith threelighters,hadcutoneadriftafterherpropellerbecamefouledbyitsrope.WhenCoxswainThomasarrived,hefoundthelighteraground, halfamilesouthofTorquay;onboardweretwomenwithacargoofsteelpipes.Inspiteofheavyseassweepingthelengthofthelighter,oneof themenandasmalldogjumpedintothelifeboat,buttheother,oldermanhesitatedandlosthischance.Noamountofmanoeuvringcouldbring thelifeboatintoasuitablepositionforhisrescue.Hetookholdofaropebutdroppedintotheseaandwashauledunconsciousonboardby boathook. Members of the lifeboat crew tried to revive him with artifcial respiration, but without success.

ForthisactiontheRoyalNationalLifeboatInstitutionawardeditsSilverMedaltoCoxswainH.O.Thomas;a‘ThirdService’clasptoitsBronze MedaltoMechanicR.T.Harris;anditsThanksonVellumtotheremainingsixcrewmembersofthe PrincessAlexandraofKent,includingJames Winsor Harris. (Lifeboat Gallantry by Barry Cox refers).

CoxswainH.O.ThomaswasalsoawardedtheDutchSilverMedalofHonourforGallantryinSavingLife;andtheothersevencrewmembers, including James Winsor Harris, were all awarded the Dutch Bronze Medal of Honour for Gallantry in Saving Life.

JJaammeessWWiinnssoorrHHaarrrriisswasborninDevonportin1909,thesonofChiefPettyO ﬃcerJ.M.Harris.ATaxiDriverandlaterRadioDealerlivingin Brixham,heservedastheAssistantMechaniconthecrewoftheR.N.L.I.TorbayLifeboat.Calledoutontheeveningof7December1959toassist theDutchtug Cycloop theTorbayLifeboatsuccessfullyrescuedamemberofthecrewresultingintheR.N.L.I.recognisingallthecrewmembers’ eﬀortsonthenight,withtheDutchauthoritiesawardingtheNetherlandsBronzeMedalofHonourforGallantryinSavingLifeunderRoyal Decree. He died at Brixham on 22 June 199, aged 83, and in accordance with his wishes his ashes were scattered at sea from the Torbay Lifeboat. Soldwithtogetherwiththerecipient’soriginalNetherlandsBronzeMedalofHonourforGallantryinSavingLifeawardcertifcatemountedon board;therecipient’soriginalR.N.L.I.FormalThanksonVellumCertifcatemountedonboard;andcopiedresearch,includingaphotographofthe Lifeboat crew.

For the recipient’s father’s medals, see the previous lot, Lot 146.

The Crew of the Brixham Lifeboat on the night of 7 December 1959 (J. W. Harris second from left, standing next to the Hon. Secretary)

Eight: IInnssppeeccttoorr WW.. GG.. RReeiidd,, AAddmmiirraallttyy CCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy,, llaattee RRooyyaall MMaarriinnee LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy 1914-15Star(Po.16300Pte.W.G.Reid.R.M.L.I.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Po.16300Cpl.W.G.Reid.R.M.L.I);Defence andWarMedals;RoyalMarinesMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue(Po.16300Sgt.W.G.Reid28.2.1951);RoyalNavyL. S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, fxedsuspension(Po.16300Sgt.W.G.Reid.R.M.);PoliceLongServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(Inspr. WilliamG.Reid)mountedforwear, theGreatWartriowithcontactmarks,thesenearlyvery fne;therestgoodvery fneand better (8) £400-£500

WWiilllliiaammGGeeoorrggeeRReeiiddwasbornatFreshwater,IsleofWight,in1893.ABlacksmith’sMatebyoccupationheattestedfor12years’servicewiththe RoyalMarinesatGosporton4April1912.Postedto‘D’CompanyRecruitDepot,Deal,hegainedhis2ndClassCertifcateofEducationin September1912.ServingonH.M.S. Broke between23July1915and8June1916hewillhavebeenpresentduringtheBattleofJutlandwhen Broke receivedmajordamageduringtheactioncausinghertomakeforTyneforrepairs.EmbarkingnextinthearmedmerchantcruiserH.M.S. Arlanza between3November1916and23November1918,employedonAtlanticconvoyduties,hewaspromotedCorporalon11October 1917,andwaspaida£30WarGratuityin1919andreceiveda£15sharefromtheNavalPrizeFundin1920.Followingservicewiththe PortsmouthDivisionfrom1918to1921heembarkedinH.M.S. Curacoa from1922to1924andwaspromotedSergeanton1May1924.Serving nextintheAircraftcarrierH.M.S. Hermes fromOctober1924toJune1925,hethentookuptheappointmentofClerk,BarrackMaster Department,PortsmouthDivisionfromJune1925toDecember1930,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon4June 1927.

ReturningtoPortsmouthDivisionReidservedbetween1932and1933atthesubmarinedepotH.M.S. Dolphin andwas fnallydischargedon terminationofhissecondperiodofengagementon3April1933,beingrecommendedfortheMeritoriousServiceMedal.AppointedConstable SC/RMP/X.75onformationoftheRoyalMarinePolicein1934,inthe1939RegisterheisshownasConstableRMPoliceCh/X407attheRoyal NavalCollegeGreenwich.Post-War,theRoyalMarinePolicemergedwithRoyalMarineSpecialReserveandAdmiraltyCivilPolicetoformthe AdmiraltyConstabularyon1October1949.AwardedhisRoyalMarinesMeritoriousServiceMedalon28February1951hecontinuedtoserve withtheAdmiraltyConstabulary,waspromotedtoInspector,andwasawardedhisPolice LongServiceMedal.RetiringtoBournemouthhedied there on 26 April 1970, aged 77.

Soldtherecipient’s fveoriginalRoyalMarinesCertifcatesofQualifcation,histwoCertifcatesofEducation;andcopiedresearch,includingtwo photographic images.

Three: CCoorrppoorraallEE..BBeerrrryy,,RRooyyaall11ssttDDeevvoonnYYeeoommaannrryy,,llaatteerr1166tthh((DDeevvoonnYYeeoommaannrryy))BBaattttaalliioonn,,DDeevvoonnsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn aatt RRoonnssssooyy oonn 99 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991188 1914-15Star(2069Pte.E.Berry.R.1-DevonYeo.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2069Cpl.E.Berry.R.1-DevonYeo.) nearly extremely fne (3) £300-£400

EEddwwaarrddBBeerrrryywasborninWhitstonenearExeterin1889.AFarmLabourerbyoccupationheenlistedintheRoyal1stDevonYeomanry.A Trooperin‘C’Companyhewasmobilisedon4August1914andassembledwithhissquadronatTotnesthefollowingdaybeforemovingto Essexforintensivetraining.Embarkingon23September1915inH.M.T. Olympic atLiverpoolforGallipolitheRoyal1stDevonYeomanrylanded atSuvlaBayon8October1915andmarchedtoreservedugoutswestofKarakolDagh.FollowingthewithdrawalfromGallipoli,theytookover dutiesintheCanalZonebeforeadvancingintoGazaandPalestine.TheRoyal1stDevonYeomanryandtheRoyalNorthDevonHussarsformed the16th(DevonYeomanry)Battalion,DevonshireRegimenton21December1916;continuingtheiradvanceintoPalestinetheysuccessfully attackedBeershebaon31October1917butlosttheircommandingoﬃce,killedinaction,atSheriaon6November1917.WithdrawntoKantara inpreparationforamovetoFrancethe16thBattaliondisembarkedatMarseillesforserviceontheWesternFronton7May1918.Followingyet furtherintensivetrainingtheywereinvolvedintheattackonMoislainsandadvanceovertheCanalduNordon4September1918.Corporal BerrywaskilledinactionatRonssoyon9September1918andisburiedinSt.EmilieCemetery,Villers-Faucon,France.Hisnameisalsorecorded on a plaque naming the War Dead on the wall of Tedburn St Mary Parish Church. Sold with copied research.

Four: PPrriivvaatteeGG..BB..GGaammoonn,,RRooyyaallNNoorrtthhDDeevvoonnYYeeoommaannrryy,,llaatteerr1166tthh((DDeevvoonnYYeeoommaannrryy))BBaattttaalliioonn,,DDeevvoonnsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo llaatteerr sseerrvveedd aass aa LLiieeuutteennaanntt iinn tthhee 44tthh DDeevvoonn ((BBaarrnnssttaappllee)) BBaattttaalliioonn,, HHoommee GGuuaarrdd 1914-15Star(793Pte.G.B.Gamon.R.N.DevonYeo.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(793Pte.G.B.Gamon.R.N.Devon Yeo.);DefenceMedal,mountedforwear;togetherwiththerecipient’sImperialServicebadge(thislackingbroochpin), nearly very fne (4) £200-£240

GGeeoorrggeeBBrriittttoonnGGaammoonnwasborninLandkeynearBarnstaplein1883.Employedonhisfather’sfarmheenlistedintheRoyalNorthDevon Yeomanry.,andasaTrooperin‘B’Squadronhewasmobilisedon4August1914atBidefordbeforemovingtoEssexforintensivetraining. Embarkingon23September1915inH.M.T. Olympic atLiverpoolforGallipolitheRoyalNorthDevonYeomanrylandedatSuvlaBayon8 October1915andmarchedtoreservedugoutswestofKisbarDagh.FollowingthewithdrawalfromGallipoli,theytookoverdutiesintheCanal ZonebeforeadvancingintoGazaandPalestine.TheRoyal1stDevonYeomanryandtheRoyalNorthDevonHussarsformed16th(Devon Yeomanry)Battalion,DevonshireRegimenton21December1916,andcontinuingtheiradvanceintoPalestinetheysuccessfullyattacked Beershebaon31October1917butlosttheircommandingoﬃce,killedinaction,atSheriaon6November1917.WithdrawntoKantarain preparationforamovetoFrancethe16thBattaliondisembarkedatMarseillesforserviceontheWesternFront7May1918.Followingyet furtherintensivetrainingtheywereinvolvedintheattackonMoislainsandadvanceovertheCanalduNordon4September1918.Takingpartin the attack on Ronssoy on 22 September 1918 their fnal casualties from shell-fre occurred at Baisieux on 24 October 1918.

Gamonwasdisembodiedon27March1919,returninghometorunthefamilydairyfarmatLankey.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorld WarheenrolledintheLocalDefenceVolunteerson28June1940andwaspostedtothe4thDevon(Barnstaple)Battalion,HomeGuard. AppointedSecondLieutenanton1February1941,hewaspromotedLieutenanton1August1942,andwasdischargedontheDisbandmentof the Home Guard on 31 December 1944. He died at Landkey on 28 December 1979, aged 86. Sold with copied research including two photographic images of the recipient.

Five: RReeggiimmeennttaallQQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerrSSeerrggeeaannttHH..HH..HHeennddeerrssoonn,,DDeevvoonnsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaassMMeennttiioonneeddiinnDDeessppaattcchheessffoorr sseerrvviicceess iinn MMeessooppoottaammiiaa

1914-15Star(188Q.M.Sjt.H.H.Henderson.Devon.R);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(188W.O.Cl.2. H.H.Henderson.Devon.R.)rankoﬃciallycorrectedonbothBWMandVM; VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,E.VII.R.(5062 CplH.H.Henderson.2/V.B.DevonRegt.)impressednaming;TerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedal,G.V.R.(202736R.Q.M.Sjt.H.H. Henderson. 4/Devon: R.) good very fne and better (5) £240-£280

M.I.D. London Gazette 12 January 1920 (Mesopotamia).

HHeerrbbeerrttHHeennrryyHHeennddeerrssoonnwasborninWestminsterin1876,andasaClerkemployedintheArmy&NavyStoresenlistedintotheVolunteer Movementcirca1890.MovingtoPlymouthcirca1904hetransferredtothe2nd(PrinceofWales)VolunteerBattalionDevonshireRegimentas 5062Corporal.OntheformationoftheTerritorialArmyhere-enlistedintothe5thTerritorialBattalioninApril1908atPlymouthandwas awardedhisVolunteerLongServiceMedalinJanuary1909.MobilisedforGreatWarserviceatPlymouthwiththe5thBattalionon4August1914 hewastransferredtothe2/5thBattalionandwasappointedQuartermasterSergeant.Embarkingwiththe2/5thatDevonporttheyweretakenon strengthoftheEgyptianCommand,Cairoon17September1915;Hendersonsubsequentlytransferredtothe1/4thBattalionservingin Mesopotamia.AwardedhisTerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedalinMay1919hewasdisembodiedon20October1919andforhisservicesin MesopotamiahewasMentionedinDespatchesbyLieutenant-GeneralW.R.Marshall.HewasemployedduringtheSecondWorldWarasa Temporary Clerk in the Ministry of Aircraft Production, and died at Bournemouth on 7 December 1947, aged 71.

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Four: AAccttiinngg SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. RRoowwccllii ﬀﬀ ee,, RRooyyaall 11sstt DDeevvoonn YYeeoommaannrryy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2985A.Sjt.W.Rowcliffe.R.1-Devon.Yeo.);DefenceMedal;TerritorialForceEfficiencyMedal, G.V.R. (1202 L. Sjt. W. Rowcliffe. R. 1/Devon: Yeo:) mounted for wear, light contact marks, very fne (4) £140-£180

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004.

WWiilllliiaammRRoowwccllii ffff eewasborninTiverton,Devonin1884andwaseducatedatHeath feldSchool,Tiverton.AButcherbytradeheenlistedinthe Royal1stDevonImperialYeomanrycirca1902andwasawardedhisTerritorialForceEfficiencyMedalinJanuary1914.Atsometimedischarged here-enlistedinthe2/1stRoyalDevonYeomanryon6September1915withtherankofActingSergeantandnewnumber2985.Embarkingfor EgypthejoinedtheRoyal1stDevonYeomanryatGaraforCanalZonedutiesbeforeadvancingintoGazaandPalestine.TheRoyal1stDevon YeomanryandtheRoyalNorthDevonHussarsformed16th(DevonYeomanry)Battalion,DevonshireRegimenton21December1916; continuingtheiradvanceintoPalestinetheytookpartintheSecondBattleofGazaon16April1917anditwasduringthisactionthatSergeant Rowcliffereceivedgunshotwoundstohisheadandshoulderresultinginthelossofhiseye.EvacuatedhomehereceivedtreatmentatDunston HillAfterCareHome,DunstononTynebeforebeinggranteda50%disabilitypensionforlifeon9June1920.HediedatHolcombeRegus, Tiverton on 20 March 1958, aged 73. His involvement in the Second World War to qualify him for the Defence Medal has not been traced.

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Three: SSeeccoonnddLLiieeuutteennaannttSS..CC..LL..MMiillllmmaann,,RRooyyaallGGaarrrriissoonnAArrttiilllleerryy,,llaattee44tthhSSoouutthheerrnnGGeenneerraallHHoossppiittaall,,PPllyymmoouutthh,,wwhhoo rreecceeiivveedd aa ffrraaccttuurreedd sskkuullll aanndd ffuurrtthheerr sseevveerree sshheellll wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt iinn SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991188 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.S.C.L.Millman.);TerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedal,G.V.R.(465006T.S.Mjr.S.C.L. Millman. R.A.M.C.) good very fne (3) £80-£100 115533

SSyyddnneeyyCChhaarrlleessLLeewwiissMMiillllmmaannwasborninStAndrew,Plymouthin1882,andwaseducatedattheCorporationGrammarSchool,Plymouth.He attestedatPlymouthforservicewiththeTerritorialForceon17September1908andwaspostedPrivateNo448tothe4thSouthernGeneral Hospital,Plymouth.AdvancedStaff Sergeantin1912,havingcompletedhisannualtrainingattheVictoriaHospital,Netleyhewasembodiedfor Warserviceon5August1914.PromotedtoTemporarySergeantMajorin1915heappliedforaCommissionandattendedNo2RoyalGarrison ArtilleryOfficerCadetSchoolatMaresfeldParkbetweenMayandDecember1917.CommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalGarrison Artilleryon2December1917heembarkedfortheWesternFronton30December1917andjoined59thSiegeBatteryintheFieldon4January 1918.Hewaswoundedinactionwith59thSiegeBatteryon18September1918,receivingafracturedskullandseveregunshotwoundstohisleft hand,armandshoulder.EvacuatedtoEnglandhewasadmittedtotheEmpireHospital,VincentSquare,Westminster.AtaMedicalBoardheldon 27November1918hisinjurywasconsideredtobepermanentandverysevereandhewasplacedontheretiredlist.AwardedhisTerritorial ForceEfficiencyMedalinAugust1919heattendedsubsequentmedicalboardswherehewasconsideredtobe100%disabled,totallyunftfor workandgrantedawoundpension.ReturningtoPlymouthhesubsequentlybecameanAntiquesDealer.Despitethe fndingsofhisprevious medical boards he survived to the age of 82 when he died in Plymouth on 21 August 1964 from heart failure. Sold with copied research.

Five: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneellWW..NN..BBaazzeelleeyy,,DDeevvoonnsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasswwoouunnddeeddiinnaaccttiioonnaatttthheeEEssSSiinnnnDDuujjaaiillaahhRReeddoouubbtt oonn 88 MMaarrcchh 11991166,, aanndd wwaass MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess ffoorr hhiiss sseerrvviiccee iinn MMeessooppoottaammiiaa BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.W.N.Bazeley.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(Capt.W. N.Bazeley.Devon.R.);Coronation1911(Lieut.W.N.Bazeley.6th.Bn.DevonRegt.)privatelyengravednaming;Territorial Decoration,G.V.R.,silverandsilver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon1919,unnamedasissued,withintegraltopribandbar,mountedfor wear, good very fne (5)

£600-£800

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M.I.D. London Gazette 12 March 1918 (Mesopotamia).

T.D. London Gazette 27 July 1920.

WWiilllliiaammNNeellssoonnBBaazzeelleeyywasborninBidefordin1883thesonofalocalsolicitor.ASolicitorhimselfbyprofessionhewascommissionedSecond Lieutenantinthe3rd(Militia)BattalionDevonshireRegimentinJune1902.Resigninghiscommissionin1904hewassubsequentlyappointed Lieutenantinthe4thVolunteerBattalionDevonshireRegimenton17June1905.OntheformationoftheTerritorialArmyinApril1908hewas appointedLieutenantinthe6thBattalionDevonshireRegiment.PromotedCaptainin1911hecommandedthe6thBattalionDetachmentpresent attheCoronationon22June1911andwasawardedtheCoronation1911Medal.EmbodiedwhilstattendingAnnualTrainingatWoodburyon4 August1914heembarkedwithhisbattalionforIndiaon9October1914.FollowingintensivetraininginIndiathe1/6thBattaliondisembarkedat Basra,Mesopotamiaon6January1916andthencommenceda230milesmarchonfootupthebanksoftheRiverTigristoElOrah.Promoted Majoron8March1916,thesamedayasthe6thBattaliontookpartintheattemptedreliefofKut.Inadaringovernight18miletheyreachedEs Sinn without being observed but unfortunately the order was given to halt their advance allowing the Turks time to reinforce their position. Thedelayedattackwasrepelledandalongandharrowingretreatthentookplace,anditwasduringthisactionatEsSinn,DujailahRedoubton8 March1916thatMajorBazeleyreceivedagunshotwoundtohisrightleg.AdmittedtohospitalinAmarahhewasinvalidedtoIndia.Rejoiningthe 6thBattalionatAmarahheassumedcommandof‘B’Companyon2December1916andwasappointedSecondinCommandofthe6thBattalion atShaibaon17April1917.PromotedLieutenant-Colonelon20August1918heassumedcommandofthe6thBattalionatMagil.Embarkingat BasraforEnglandviaIndiaon14April1919hewasawardedhisTerritorialDecorationinJuly1920.Herelinquishedhiscommissionon23 December1921andcontinuedwithhis family’sSolicitorsPractice,beingappointedClerkofthePeacefortheBoroughofBideford.Followingthe outbreakoftheSecondWorldWarhejoinedtheLocalDefenceVolunteersandwasappointedPlatoonCommanderofthe5thDevon(Bideford) Battalion,HomeGuard,servingfrom27August1940to23January1941,andonlyretiringduetofailinghealth.HediedinKenton28January 1946, aged 62.

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BritishWarandVictoryMedals(MajorW.F.Ball.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(MajorW.F.Ball.Devon.R.);Defence Medal;TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R.,silverandsilver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon1919,unnamedasissued,withintegraltopriband bar (the top bar adapted for mounting), mounted as worn, good very fne (5) £500-£700

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T.D. London Gazette 14 January 1920.

WWiilllliiaammFFrraanncciissBBaallllwasborninTorquayin1885andeducatedatBlundell’sSchool,Tiverton.EnlistingasaPrivateinthe3rd(Sunderland) VolunteerBattalion,DurhamLightInfantry,inJanuary1904hewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthesamebattalionon24September1904 andwaspromotedLieutenantthefollowingyear.ReturningtohishomecountyofDevonhewastransferredasLieutenanttothe5th(TheHay Tor)VolunteerBattalion,DevonshireRegimenton11November1906.OntheformationoftheTerritorialArmy,hewasappointedtothe7th (Cyclist)Battalion,DevonshireRegimenton1April1908.PromotedCaptainin1910heisshowninthe1911CensusresidinginTorquay employed as a Consulting Engineer assisting in his father’s Steamship Company operating out of Torquay.

EmbodiedforGreatWarservicewiththe7thBattalionhewasinitiallyemployedpatrollingtheNorthEastCoastbetweenScarboroughand SeatonDelavalandassistedinrescuingsurvivorsfromtheHospitalShip Rohilla wreckedoﬀ Whitbyon30October1914andinthefollowing DecembertheywereinvolvedduringtheGermanNavalbombardmentoftheEastCoasttowns.Postedtothe1stBattalionheembarkedfor Franceon21July1917andwaspromotedMajoron.24August1917.Duringthe1stBattalion’sactionatPolderhoekduringtheThirdBattleof Ypreson3-4October1917hereceivedagunshotwoundtohisleftarmandwasmedicallyevacuatedtoEngland.Onrecoveryhewaspostedto the 2/7th Battalion and completed a Revolver Course at Bisley qualifying First Class Instructor in May 1918.

DisembodiedatFovanton2May1919hewasawardedhisTerritorialDecorationinJanuary1920andretiredfromtheTerritorialArmyReserve ofOﬃcerson4May1935.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarhejoinedtheLocalDefenceVolunteersandwasappointedMajor in‘H’Company10thDevon(Torbay)Battalion,HomeGuardon25June1941andwasawardedtheDefenceMedal.Incivilianlifehewasthe SecretaryandDirectorofhisfamiliesSteamboatCompanyandheldmanypublicappointmentsincludingDeputyMayorofTorquayTown Council;ChairmanoftheTorquayBranchof theBritishLegion;andCommodoreoftheTorquayCorinthianYachtClub.HediedinTorquayon 11 April 1953, aged 67.

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Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt RR.. GG.. BBrraauunndd,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaatteerr GGuunnnneerr,, RRooyyaall DDeevvoonn YYeeoommaannrryy AArrttiilllleerryy BritishWarandVictoryMedals(90Pte.R.G.Braund.Devon.R.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(90Sjt.R.G.Braund. Devon.R.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(200006Pte.R.G.Braund.DevonR.) unitoﬃcially corrected;TerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedal,G.V.R.,withoneAdditionalAwardBar(200006Pte.R.G.Braund.4/Devon.R.) contact marks, nearly very fne, the IGS scarce to unit (5) £300-£400 115566

Approximately160IndiaGeneralServiceMedals,allwiththesingleclaspAfghanistanN.W.F.1919,awardedtothe4thBattalion,Devonshire Regiment,alltoattachedpersonnel(themajorityattachedtothe2ndBattalion,SomersetLightInfantry,withasmallernumber(includingBraund) attached to the 1st Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment).

RRiicchhaarrddGGeeoorrggeeBBrraauunnddwasbornatStepcoteHill,ExeterinJuly1882.Enlistinginthe1stVolunteerBattalion,DevonshireRegimentcirca1902, here-enlistedontheformationoftheTerritorialArmyinthe4thTerritorialBattalionDevonshireRegimenton6April1908.EmbodiedforWar serviceon5August1914heembarkedwithhisbattalionforIndiaon9October1914andservedatFerozeporebeforeembarkingwithIndia ExpeditionaryForce‘D’forMesopotamiaon23February1916.EmployedinthedefenceoftheTigrisLine,the4thBattaliontookpartinthe successfulattackontheHaiSalienton3February1917.AwardedhisTerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedalinAugust1918,hereturnedwiththe4th BattaliontoIndiain1919handtookpartintheThirdAfghanWar,attachedto1stBattalion,SouthLancashireRegiment,betweenMayand September 1919. Returning home he was disembodied on 2 October 1919 and resumed his employment as a Candlemaker in Exeter. Braundre-attestedon15January1921forthereformedTerritorialArmyas735094Driver,11thDevon(Yeomanry)Brigade,RoyalArtilleryand wasappointedtothe1stThorvertonBattery.TheBrigadechangeditstitletothe96th(DevonshireYeomanry)BrigadeRoyalFieldArtilleryin December1922.HeisrecordedashavingregularlyattendedAnnualCampfrom1921throughto1931andhewasdischargedonterminationof hisengagementon14January1932.HisBartohisTerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedalwasawardedinMay1932.StillresidinginExeter,hediedin the City Hospital on 15 November 1956, aged 74.

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Seven: PPrriivvaatteeCC..JJ..MMiittcchheellll,,DDeevvoonnsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,llaatteerrEExxeetteerrSSppeecciiaallCCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy,,wwhhoowwaassrreeccoommmmeennddeeddbbyytthheeCChhiieeff CCoonnssttaabbllee EExxeetteerr ffoorr hhiiss bbrraavveerryy wwhhiillsstt FFiirree ff gghhttiinngg dduurriinngg aa hheeaavvyy aaiirr rraaiidd oonn EExxeetteerr iinn 11994422 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1295Pte.C.Mitchell.Devon.R.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(1295Pte.C.Mitchell. Devon.R.);DefenceMedal;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;TerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedal,G.V.R.(200133Pte.C. Mitchell.4/Devon:Regt.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue,3clasps,LongService1940,LongService 1944,LongService1951(CharlesJ.Mitchell)mountedforwear;togetherwithscarceExeterSpecialConstabularycapbadge, heavily polished and worn, therefore fair to fne (7)

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CChhaarrlleessJJoohhnnMMiittcchheellllwasborninCullompton,Devonin1895.Havingenlistedinthe4th(Territorial)BattalionDevonshireRegimenthewas embodiedforWarserviceon5August1914andembarkedwithhisbattalionforIndia9October1914.HeervedatFerozeporebefore embarkingwithIndiaExpeditionaryForce‘D’forMesopotamiaon3February1916;employedinthedefenceoftheTigrisLinethe4thBattalion tookpartinthesuccessfulattackontheHaiSalienton3February1917.AwardedhisTerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedalinMay1919hereturned home via India in 1919 and was disembodied on 26 October 1919.

ABuilder’sMasonbytrade,MitchellenrolledasaSpecialConstableintheExeterSpecialConstabularyinFebruary1925,andinthe1939Register heisrecordedasaForemanBricklayerandSpecialConstableresidingat7Dix’sField,Exeter.Nos1-8Dix’sField,a3-storeyGeorgianTerrace propertythenintheownershipofDevonCountyCouncil,wasdividedintocommercialofficeswithresidentialaccommodationabove.Onthe nightof3-4May1942ExeterwasheavilyattackedwithbothhighexplosiveandincendiarybombsandbothDix’sFieldandtheneighbouring nursingaccommodationwereseton fre.Afterrenderingaidatthenurses’premisesMitchellsetabout fghtingthe freattheDix’sFieldpremises. TheeventsofthatnightaresetoutinsixteenA3pagesofwitnessreportsandrecommendationpreparedforthe‘InterdepartmentalCommittee onCivilDefenceGallantryAwards’andnowdepositedattheNationalArchives(seriesHO250)(copiesincluded).Mitchellisrecordedashaving brokenbackintoNo6,thenon fre,tocollecttoolsfromhis fatnextdoorandthisenabledhimtogainaccesstotheroof.Onceontheroofhe removedslatestoallowhimtosawthroughtherooftimbersthusdroppingtherooftopreventthe frefromspreading.Duringhiseffortshe sustainedburnstohisrightarm.Awitnessrecordsthatatthesametimeanotherwaveofbomberspassedoverandmachinegunnedthoseon theroof.Includedwithinthesubmittedreportsarethewords‘WhilstSpecialConstableMitchell’sactioniscertainlydeservingofcommendation, itshouldberememberedthathishomeiscontainedinthetopstoreyofNo7,Dix’sField,andthathiseffortswerenotonlyintentonsavingthe DevonCountyCouncilproperty,buthisowntoo.’Rathergrudgingly,theCommittee’sSummaryis fnallyannotated: ‘Recommendation:No award.Dated3.10.42’.ContinuingtoserveasaSpecialConstablehewasawardedtheCoronationMedal1953.HediedatExeteron1 November 1960, aged 65.

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Pair: TTeemmppoorraarryy CCoorrppoorraall ((SShhooeeiinngg SSmmiitthh)) FF.. CC.. HHiillll,, 22nndd ((PPaaiiggnnttoonn)) BBaatttteerryy,, 44tthh WWeesssseexx BBrriiggaaddee,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy BritishWarMedal(1479Gnr.F.C.Hill.R.A.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(865536T.Cpl.F. C. Hill. R.F.A.) nearly extremely fne (2)

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FFrraanncciissCChhaarrlleessHHiillllwasbornatEastAllingtonnearKingsbridge,Devon,andhavingenlistedinthe2nd(Paignton)Battery,4thWessexBrigade, RoyalFieldArtillerywasmobilisedforWarserviceatPaigntonon4August1914.FollowingashortperiodofintensivetrainingonSalisburyPlain heembarkedwiththePaigntonBatterybeingpartoftheWessexDivisionalTroopsforIndiaatSouthamptonon9October1914.Stationedat Dinaporehewasre-numbered865536in1916andlaterpromotedTemporaryCorporal(ShoeingSmith).HetookpartintheThirdAfghanWar betweenMayandSeptember1919with1107/21stBrigadeRoyalFieldArtilleryandwasdemobilisedin1919.ALabourerbackinhishometown of Paignton, he died there on 9 February 1939, aged 46. Sold with copied research.

Nine: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. WW.. MMccEEwwaann,, DDoorrsseett RReeggiimmeenntt,, aattttaacchheedd DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Palestine,Malaya, secondclasplooseonriband,asissued (5724031Pte.J.W.McEwan.Dorset.) middleinitialoﬃciallycorrected;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45; AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya(5724031Sgt.J.McEwan.Dorset.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Regular Army, (5724031 Sgt. J. W. McEwan. Devon.) mounted for wear, good very fne and better, the AGS rare to unit (9) £600-£800

One of only three Africa General Service Medals with clasp Kenya awarded to other ranks in the Dorset Regiment.

JJoohhnnWWiillffrreeddMMccEEwwaannwasborninChard,Somersetin1914.HeattestedasaBoyaged16fortheDorsetshireRegimentatDorchesteron27 January1931andwaspostedtothe2ndBattalion.Havingattainedtheageof18yearshewaspostedtotheranksasPrivateinthe2ndBattalion on11October1932andwaslaterappointedDrummer.Embarkingwith2ndBattalionforEgyptinMarch1936thebattalionwaspostedfor serviceinPalestineon10June1936,retuninghomeattheendoftheyear.Postednextto1stBattalioninIndiaasDrummerinMarch1937he embarkedwith1stBattalionforMaltainJune1939.The1stBattalionDorsetRegimentservedthroughouttheSiegeofMaltafrom1939to1943 beforeembarkingforEgypton29March1943toundergoaperiodofintensivetraininginpreparationforOperation Husky.The1stBattalion landedonAmberBeachatMarzamemi,Sicilyon10July1943beforeattackingandcapturingVizzinion14JulyandsupportingtheCanadiansinthe capture of Agira later that month. Their fnal major action in Sicily was at Regalbuto on 1 August 1943. Alongwithadraftof28longservingmenMcEwanleftSicilyfortheU.K.on31August1943andwaspostedto5thBattalion,undergoing preparationforD-Day.The5thBattalionembarkedwithXXXCorpsandlandedonGoldBeach,Normandyon23June1944.Inactioninthe NormandyBocagebetweenJulyandAugust1944andlaterthecrossingoftheRiverSeinebeforesupportingOperation MarketGarden at NijmegeninSeptember1944.AppointedLanceCorporalon4November1944andCorporallaterthatmonth,hewasfurtherappointedLance Sergeanton8February1945.The5thBattalioncrossedtheRiverRhineatReeson25March1945andtookpartinXXXCorpsVictoryParade atBremerhavenon11May1945.ReturninghomehewastransferredtoClass‘Z’ArmyReserveon21March1946beforere-enlistinginthe DorsetRegimentasCorporaltocomplete22years’serviceon7August1946.PostedtothePermanentStaﬀ,PrimaryTrainingCorpsasActing Sergeant8October1947andtothe WessexBrigadeTrainingCentre23April1948,heembarkedforserviceinMalayaon17June1948andwas postedtothe1stBattalionDevonshireRegimenton16July1948andwaspromotedSergeanton2October1948.AwardedhisLongServiceand GoodConductMedalin1950heisrecordedashavingreceivedgunshotwoundstohislegwhilstintheaidoftheCivilPowerat78thMileStone, Bentong-KarakRoadon23July1950.The1stBattalionDevonshireRegimentembarkedSingaporeinHT EmpressofAustralia anddisembarkedat Liverpool18December1950tobestationedatBuryStEdmunds.ForhisserviceinMalayaSergeantMcEwanreceivedtheclaspMalayatohis GeneralServiceMedal.HisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalwaspresentedtohimbytheEarlofFortescue,LordLieutenantofDevon,on parade at Blenheim Barracks, Bury St Edmunds on 23 February 1951.

PostedbacktotheDepotDorsetRegimentatDorchesteron24May1951,McEwanproceededwithadraftforthe1stBattalionDorset Regiment,BritishTroopsAustria,on18July1951,returninghomewithhisbattalionon15July1952.PromotedStaﬀ Sergeanton4March1953 heemplanedforKenyawithHQ39InfantryBrigadeon30March1953andwaspostedonceagaintothe1stBattalion,DevonshireRegimenton 22September1953.ReturningfromEastAfricahewaspostedSergeanttotheDepotDorsetRegimenton4June1954priortobeingdischarged onterminationofengagementon1March1955after24yearsand34days’service.ForhisserviceinKenyahewasawardedtheAfricaGeneral ServiceMedal,oneofonlythreeexamplesissuedandnamedtootherranksfromtheDorsetRegiment.Hisrecordofserviceindicateshewas accepted for service next with the War Department Constabulary. He died on 21 February 1969.’

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Five: SSeerrggeeaannttWW..AA..CCoouucchh,,DDeevvoonnsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaassoonneeooffjjuusstttthhiirrtteeeennmmeennffrroommhhiissrreeggiimmeennttttoorreecceeiivveetthhee NNoorrtthhWWeessttFFrroonnttiieerr11993366--3377ccllaasspp,,aannddllaatteerrwweennttoonnttoorreecceeiivveehhiiss‘‘MMaarroooonnBBeerreettaannddPPeeggaassuussAArrmm--BBaaddggee’’wwiitthhtthhee1122tthh BBaattttaalliioonn ‘‘RReedd DDeevvoonnss’’,, bbeeiinngg wwoouunnddeedd iinn aaccttiioonn aatt RRaannvviillllee oonn 99 JJuunnee 11994444 IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(5616714Pte.W.A.Couch.Devon.R.);1939-45Star; FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedforwear, lightpittingto frst,goodvery fneandbetter, the frst rare to unit (5) £300-£400

Just 13 India General Service Medals with clasp North West Frontier 1936-37 awarded to the Devonshire Regiment.

WWiilllliiaammAAnntthhoonnyyCCoouucchhwasborninKeyham,Plymouthin1915.HeattestedasaBoyaged16fortheDevonshireRegimentatPlymouthon29 April1931andwasinitiallypostedtothe2ndBattalionstationedatBordon,Hampshire.ThefollowingyearheembarkedforIndiatojointhe1st BattalionatQuettaontheNorthWestFrontier.Havingattainedtheageof18hewasappointedPrivateatQuettaon4January1933.From Quettathe1stBattalioncommencedtheirnotoriousmarchonfootof187milestoRazmakwhichtheyreachedon25March1934.Whilst stationedatRazmak1Sergeantand8menincluding,PrivateCouch,wereattachedtothe14thSanitarySectionon5May1937forservicein Waziristan and each subsequently received the India General Service Medal with clasp North West Frontier 1936-37.

Postedto2ndBattalionatDoverinFebruary1938,Couchtransferredtothenewlyformed12thBattalionin1941foraperiodofhomeduties. PromotedCorporalinFebruary1943hesuccessfullycompletedaminelayingandclearancecourseatRiponinApril1943.InpreparationforDDaythe12thBattalionwerepostedtothe6AirLandingBrigade,6thAirborneDivisionatBulfordinOctober1943tocommenceaperiodof intensiveglidertrainingattheendofwhicheachmanwasissuedwithhiscovetedMaroonBeretandPegasusarm-badge,earningthe12th BattalionDevonshireRegimentthetitle‘RedDevons’.EmbarkinginLibertyshipsatTilburyon3June1944the‘RedDevons’disembarkedfrom LandingCraftInfantryonSwordBeachon7June1944andrelievedthe12thParachuteBattalion,digginginatRanvillelaterthatday.Inactionat Ranvilleon9June1944hereceivedagunshotwoundtohisrighthand.EvacuatedtoEnglandhewaspostedtoNo1RecoveryTrainingCoursein September1944beforebeingtransferredtotheDepotatExeter.PromotedSergeantinMarch1946here-joinedthe2ndBattalionatLuneberg inFebruary1947beforebeingreleasedtoClass‘Z’ArmyReserveon22February1948.ReturningtoExeterhewasemployedasaStorekeeper with a frm of Motor Agents. He died in Exeter on 26 January 1983, aged 68.

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Six: LLaanncceeCCoorrppoorraallRR..LL..AAllllssffoorrdd,,DDeevvoonnsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,aannddNNoo..33CCoommmmaannddoo,,wwhhoottooookkppaarrttiinntthheeDDiieeppppeeRRaaiiddaannddtthhee CCoommmmaannddoorraaiiddssiinnSSiicciillyy;;wwaasswwoouunnddeeddiinnaaccttiioonndduurriinnggtthheeccaappttuurreeooffPPoonntteeddeeiiMMaallaattiiBBrriiddggee;;aannddllaatteerrttooookkppaarrttiinntthhee ssuucccceessssffuull aammpphhiibbiioouuss llaannddiinnggss bbyy BBrriittiisshh CCoommmmaannddooeess bbeehhiinndd eenneemmyy lliinneess aatt TTeerrmmoollii,, IIttaallyy iinn OOccttoobbeerr 11994433 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EﬃciencyMedalG.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(5619290 Pte. R. Allsford. Devon) mounted as worn, good very fne (6)

RRiicchhaarrddLLeewwiissAAllllssffoorrddwasborninIlfracombein1922.BytradeaPlumberheattestedfortheTerritorialArmygivinghisageas17atIlfracombe on15April1937,histrueageatthetimebeing15.Postedtothe6th(Territorial)BattalionDevonshireRegimentheattendedannualcampin both1937and1938andwasappointedLanceCorporalinApril1939,goingontowinthewelterweightcontestattheIlfracombeBoxing Tournamentheldon21June1939.Postedtothenewlyformed9thBattalionhewasembodiedforWarserviceon2September1939andwas promotedActingCorporalon11September1939.VolunteeringforcommandotraininghewaspostedtoNo10Troop,No8Commando Training Regiment at Windsor on 31 October 1940 before being posted to No 3 Commando at Largs, Scotland, on 5 March 1941.

AllsfordembarkedwithNo3Commando(underLieutenant-ColonelJ.Durnford-Slater)atNewhavenaboardLCPsforOperation Jubilee,the DieppeRaid,on18August1942,taskedwithlandingonYellowBeachtosilencethebatterynearBerneval-le-GrandtotheeastofDieppe.He disembarkedatWeymouthfromtheoperationon19August1942;thefactthathisservicerecordstateshereturnedtoWeymouthandnot NewhavenindicatinghemaypossiblyhavebeenwithMajorPeterYoung’sgroupthatsuccessfullyengagedtheBerneval-le-Grandbattery(see Dieppe,aNecessaryFailure byHenryBuckton)andassuchwasfortunatetoreturntoWeymouth,theremainderofNo3Commandoengaged at Dieppe being either killed or taken prisoner of war.

AllsfordembarkedforGibraltaron28February1943,andthencetoAlgiersandEgypt,priortoseeingfurtheractiveservicewithNo.3 CommandoduringOperation Husky,theInvasionofSicily,andlandedat0300hrsnearCassible,wheretheysuccessfullycapturedanddestroyed thegunson10July1943.NextembarkingwithNo3CommandoonH.M.S. PrinceAlbert theylandedbehindenemylinesatAgnoneon13Julyto capturethePontedeiMalatiBridgeovertheRiverLeonardoon14July1943.ItwasduringthisactionthatLanceCorporal Allsfordwaswounded in action and admitted to S.A. 106 General Hospital.

DischargedbacktohisunitAllsfordwassuﬃcientlyrecoveredtolandwithNo.3CommandoatSanVanere,Italyon8September1943andthen toproceedtoBari,arrivingon19September.The fnaloperationforNo.3CommandoinItalycommencedwhentheyembarkedatManfredonia forOperation Devon,thesuccessfulamphibiouslandingbyBritishCommandoesbehindenemylinesatTermolion3October1943.Termoliwas heldagainstrepeatedinfantryandarmouredcounter-attacksuntilthearrivaloftheEighthArmyon6October1943.No.3Commandoreceived orderstopreparetoreturntoUKand fnallydisembarkedatLiverpoolon4January1944.GrantedleavehewaspostedtoHoldingCommando atHexhamrelinquishinghisLanceappointmenton31March1944.Postedto30thBattalion,DevonshireRegiment,havingbeenmedically downgradedtoB5on25January1945,hereturnedtothe6thBattalion,DevonshireRegimenton23November1945.Finallyreleasedtothe Army Reserve on 21 May 1946 he was awarded his Eﬃciency Medal in July 1946. He died at Combe Martin, Devon, on 3 March 1991, aged 68. Sold with copied research.

Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt HH.. DDrruuccee,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EﬃciencyMedalG.V.R.,1stissue,Territorial,withtwoAdditionalAwardBars(5614184Cpl. H. Druce. 5-Devon R.) mounted for wear, good very fne (3) £50-£70

HHaarrrryyDDrruucceewasborninTorpointin1905,thesonofaPrivateintheRoyalMarines.ALaboureremployedinH.M.Dockyard,Devonport,he attestedfortheTerritorialArmyon6April1925andwaspostedtothe5th(PrinceofWales)Battalion,DevonshireRegiment.Heattended annualcampregularlyfrom1925throughto1939,wasawardedhisEﬃciencyMedalinAugust1937,andwasadvancedSergeantin1939.Hewas embodiedforWarservicewiththe5thBattalionon2September1939andwaspostedtothenewlyformed50thBattalioninJune1940. RevertingtoPrivateathisownrequeston29October1940,heheldvarioushomepostingspriortohis fnalreleaseon14August1945.Hewas awardedbothhis frstandsecondAdditionalAwardBarstohisEﬃciencyMedalin1947andreturnedtohiscivilianemploymentwithH.M. Dockyard, Devonport. He died at Plymouth on 16 May 1972, aged 67.

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116633

Pair: SSeerrggeeaanntt DD.. MM.. GGiinnnn,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree aanndd DDoorrsseett RReeggiimmeenntt

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(22905965Sgt.D.M.GinnD&D.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue, Regular Army (22905965 Sgt D. M. Ginn D & D.) nearly extremely fne (2)

£80-£100

DDoonnaallddMMiicchhaaeellGGiinnnnwasborninPortsea,Portsmouthin1935.AwardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinJuly1977(indicatingan enlistmentcirca1958),hewasdischargedinthelate1970’s,hislastrecordedaddressbeinginPlymouth.Whilstwith1stBattalion,Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, he is recorded as holding appointments as Provost Sergeant; Sergeant in ‘C’ Company; and fnally M.T. Sergeant.

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Salamanca ((JJoohhnn DDeennnniiss,, 1111tthh.. FFoooott..)) nearly extremely fne

Provenance: Brigadier-General G. L. Palmer Collection, Glendining’s, June 1919.

A total of 279 Military General Service Medal awarded to the 11th Foot, 62 of which (22%) are recorded as extant.

£1,000-£1,400

JJoohhnnDDeennnniisswasborninStogursey,Somersetin1783.AnAgriculturalLabourerbyoccupation,hevolunteeredforthe11thRegimentofFoot fromtheSomersetMilitiaon7October1807for7years’service.HeembarkedonH.M.S. Centaur atPlymouthon29November1807bound forMadeira.LandinginPortugalon3August1809hewasinCaptainBarker’sNo.6CompanyinactionatSalamancaon22July1812wherehe receivedagunshotwoundtohisrightshoulder.AdmittedtoPensionon10August1813inconsequenceofwoundsreceivedatSalamancaafter5 years and 319 days’ service, he was granted a pension of 6d per day for life.

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TThheeiimmppoorrttaannttIInnddiiaaGGeenneerraallSSeerrvviicceeMMeeddaallffoorrBBuurrmmaaaawwaarrddeeddttooCCoommmmaannddeerrWW..JJ..RReeddmmaann,,wwhhooccoommmmaannddeeddtthhee IIrrrraawwaaddddyyFFlloottiillllaaCCoommppaannyy’’ssPPaaddddlleeSStteeaammeerr OOkkpphhoo aannddwwaassccaappttuurreeddbbyytthheeBBuurrmmeesseeRReebbeellssoonn2200OOccttoobbeerr11888855,,aanndd wwhhoolleeffttaaddeettaaiilleeddaaccccoouunnttooffhhiissccaappttuurreeaannddeexxppeerriieenncceessaassaapprriissoonneerroofftthheeBBuurrmmeessee,,iinncclluuddiinnggtthheepprriivvaattiioonnssssuu ﬀﬀ eerreeddbbyy hhiimmsseellff aanndd hhiiss ccrreeww

IndiaGeneralService1854-95, 1clasp,Burma1885-7(Comr.W.J.Redman,I.F.Co’sStr.“Okpho”)namingengravedin fne running script, edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fne and very rare

£1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, October 1996. Towardstheendof1885mattersatMandalayhadcometosuchapitchthattheGovernmentofIndiadecidedtotakeaction.TheBurmese GovernmentimposedanoutrageoustaxontheBombayBurmaTradingCorporation,andthis,togetherwiththefearscausedbythemassacreof theRoyalPrincesandPrincessesinMandalay,causedtheGovernmentofIndiatosendanultimatumtoKingThibawinOctober1885.CaptainJ. CooperwassenttoMandalaywiththisultimatuminthesteamer AshleyEden,allhercrewhavingvolunteeredforthisdangerousduty.Captain CooperwasorderedtodelivertheultimatumtotheKinghimself,andhewastowait,withbanked fres,notlaterthan5Novemberforan answer.AccordinglythesteamerleftMandalaywiththeKing’sresponse,andonherwaydownriverwas fredonbythevariousforts,arrivingin Rangoonon9November.Astheanswerwasunsatisfactory,warwasdeclaredontheKing,andthewholeoftheIrrawaddyFlotilla feetwas requisitionedbytheGovernmentfortheexpedition.Thetroopsandstoreswerecarriedupby24steamerswith23 fats,thefullstrengthofthe expeditionary force being 9,467 men with 77 guns.

WhilethisforcewasbeingcollectedatThayetmyo,CaptainRedmaninthesteamer Okpho leftMandalayforBhamo,on9November,to withdrawallBritishsubjectsattherequestoftheGovernment.Onthe21st,whilstalongsideModa,thesteamerwasrushedbyBurmesesoldiers, andtheoﬃcersandcrewweretakenprisoners.TheywerethentakenalongthebanktotheBurmesesteamerandinRedman’sownwords, ‘lashed to stanchions with thin cords so frightfully tight that the veins and muscles all stuck out in lumps - it was horrible pain’.

Anhourandahalflatertheyweretakenaway,putintolegirons,andthrownintotheholdofthesteamer,fullof flthandstagnantwater.Inthis state,havingbeenstrippedoftheirclothing,theyweretakentoMyadoungwheretheyarrivedintheevening.LaterthatnightRedmanwastaken out to be executed, as described in his own narrative of events:

‘Firsttheyunlashedmyarmsandthentriedtomakemeshee-Kotothethreeoﬃcials,whoweresquashedundertheirgoldumbrellaswithina squareofabout200men.Thenightwasbeastlydarkbutwaslightedaroundwithtorches.AsIwouldnot kneelthesoldiersforcedmedown,and thentheyquestionedmeaboutthestrengthofourtroopswhichIdidnotandcouldnottellthem.Theythenaccusedmeofcarryingarmstothe missionariesinBhamowhosaidtheyweresupplyingthemtotheKachins-accusingmealsoofhavinglettersonboardfromthemandwantingme to tell them where they were and a lot of other nonsense.

Astheycouldgetnothingoutofme,theydraggedmefurtherdownthesandandthenIcannotremembermuchwhathappened,exceptthatI owemylifeandallofustooneoftheoﬃcialsofthe“MyadoungWoon”whorefusedtohaveuskilledinhisdistrict-threateningtosethis soldiers on the others if we were killed there, several times the soldiers fourished their dahs at my head, but at last l was left alone.’

Sufferingstillfurthercruelties,RedmanandhiscrewweretakendownrivertoMandalay,arrivingontheeveningof22November.Thefollowing daytheyweretakenuptothecityinanopenbullockcartand,stillintheirchains,madetowalkatleastamiletoajail.Heretheywereall ftted withasecond,andmuchheavier,pairofchainsandirons,putonbesidestheoldones.Onthe27ththeirironswereremovedbuttheywerestill toremainprisoners,unawarethatreliefwascloseby.ThenextdayEnglishtroopsarrivedandRedmansoonfoundhimselfwithGeneralNorman andhisStaff,latermeetingupwithMrKennedy,managerofhiscompany,whocongratulatedRedmanonhisescapeandre-instatedhiscommand ofthere-captured Okpho.ThetwoBurmeseofficersresponsibleforthisoutragewerecapturedandbroughtdowntoMandalay,wherethey were fned,imprisoned,andpubliclywhippedbyorderoftheChiefCommissioner.Redmanandhisofficershadlostalltheireffects,lootedbythe Burmans, but, despite the official nature of their original undertaking, received little or no compensation for their loss.

Note: Overthepast30yearssinceCaptainRedman’smedalwaslastoﬀeredforsale,morearchivalevidencehasbecomeavailableallowing authenticationofthesignatureonthelettermentionedabovetobeconfrmedasthatofCaptainRedman.Bycomparingthesignatureonthe copyletterwiththosefoundonhisBoardofTradeExaminationCertifcates(copiesincluded)thesignatureisconfrmedasgenuinetherebygiving total credence to the harrowing facts as set out in the letter.

WWaalltteerrJJoohhnnRReeddmmaannwasborninRomford,Essexon23September1855,thesonofaBarbaryMerchant.Goingtoseaatage16heserved4 years2monthsasanOrdinarySeamanbefore applyingatLondontobeexaminedasSecondMateon9June1877.Successfullypassingthe examinationhewasissuedhisBoardofTradeCertifcateofCompetencyasSecondMateon3June1877.Heservedinthatcapacityon Bertha Marion (London),asquareriggedsailingvessel.Hegainedhis1stMateCertifcateon7January1879,havingpassedtheexaminationsathissecond attempt,withtheBoardofTradeCertifcatebeingissuedthefollowingday.ServinginthecapacityofMateforafurthertwoyearsatseaand gainingvaluableexperienceheappliedinLondontobeexaminedasMasterandpassed frsttimeon11January1882resultinginhisBoardof TradeCertifcateofCompetencyasMasterNo03592beingissuedon12January1882.SailingtoBurmaasanOﬃceroftheBritishIndiaSteam NavigationCompanyhejoinedtheIrrawaddyFlotillaCompanyLtdatRangoon,Burmain1883andwasappointedCommanderPaddleSteamer Okpho.HistaskasCaptainof Okpho wastotradeingoodsontheIrrawaddybetweenRangoonandBhamoontheChineseborder.Followinghis experiencesin1885the Okpho wasreturnedtohiscommandandhecontinuedinhistradingonbehalfoftheIrrawaddyFlotillaCompanyuntil 1892whenhewasappointedthecompany’sAgentatProme.Heheldthisoﬃcefor17yearsandduringthistimehemarriedHelenGordon RouthatRangoonCathedralon22November1897withtheirtwosonsCharlesandRobertbothbeingborninBurma.Heretiredfromthe IrrawaddyFlotillaCompanyin1909andreturnedhomewithhisfamilytoresideinPaignton,Devon.HediedatPaigntonon23May1917,aged 61,andhisdetailedobituarywaspublishedinthe RangoonGazetteandWeeklyBudget on16July1917(copyincluded).InhisWillhemadetwo specifcbequests:‘ToCharlesGCRedmanmyBurmaMedalandtoRobertCRedmanmyJadeStoneRingpresentedmebytheChinesein Upper Burma for service rendered them in the Burmese Kachyen War.’ Unfortunately the whereabouts of the Jade ring is unknown.

Soldwith anoriginalportraitphotographandacontemporaryhandwrittencopyoftheletterwrittenbytherecipienttoEnglandduring December1885,concerningtheexpeditiontoBhamo,signed‘WalterJohnRedman’,inwhichhedetailsatsomelength(11largepages)his capture, experiences as a prisoner of the Burmese, and the privations suﬀered by himself and his crew; and copied research.

TThheeIIrrrraawwaaddddyyFFlloottiillllaaCCoommppaannyy––tthheeffoouurrrreeffeerreenncceeppuubblliiccaattiioonnssccoovveerriinnggtthheehhiissttoorryyoofftthheeIIrrrraawwaaddddyyFFlloottiillllaaCCoommppaannyy wwhheerree ffuurrtthheerr mmeennttiioonn ooff WWaalltteerr JJ.. RReeddmmaann ccaann bbee ffoouunndd::

i)ThePagodaWar,byA.T.Q.Stewart,publishedbyFaber&FaberLtd1972–coveringtheearlyyearsandhistoryoftheCo.to approx. 1890

ii)IrrawaddyFlotilla,byAlisterMcCraeandAlanPrentice,publishedbyJamesPatonLtd1978–thefullhistoryto1948bytwo former employees of the Co.

iii)TalesofBurma,byAlisterMcCrae,publishedbyJamesPatonLtd1981–generalbackgroundstoriesofBurmawithreference to the IFC

iv)TheIrrawaddyFlotillaCompany1865-1950,byCaptainH.J.Chubb,publishedbytheNationalMaritimeMuseum1973,spiral bound–acomprehensivehistory,longoutofprintandextremelydiﬃcultto fnd.Containingapprox.200pagesA4with specifcationsandillustrationsofvessels,detailedhistoryoftheCo.withmultiplementionofnamesandplaces, allfour publications in excellent condition with very little sign of wear (4) £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,N.E.Frontier1891,Burma1889-92, secondclasplooseonriband,withtoplugsremoved ((11114477 PPttee.. JJ.. CC.. AA.. YYoollllaanndd 22nndd BBnn.. DDeevvoonn RR..)) nearly extremely fne, frst clasp rare to unit £300-£400

Provenance: Glendining’s, September 1991.

JJoohhnnCChhaarrlleessAAlllleennYYoollllaannddwasborninChippingBarnet,Hertfordshirein1865.AClerkbytradeheattestedfortheDevonshireRegimenton14 January1885statinghehadpreviouslyservedwiththe3rdMiddlesexVolunteers.Postedwithadrafttothe2ndBattalionstationedinRawalpindi hejoinedthemon16October1888andwithhisnewbattalionheembarkedforoperationsinBurma,arrivinginShweboon18December1891. HesawactiveservicewiththeWunthoExpeditionfrom16Februaryto17April1891,duringwhichtimehetookpartintheattackon KyaingkwintaungStockadewhenthebattalionsuffered13casualties.AttachednexttotheTamuColumn,ManipurFieldForce,as‘Clerkto SignallingOfficer’from18Aprilto7May1891hewasadmittedtohospitalsufferingfromdysentery.InvalidedhomehewasadmittedtoNetley Hospitalon2November1891priortobedischargedasmedicallyunfton1March1892.ForhisserviceinBurmahewasawardedtheIndia GeneralServiceMedalwithclaspsN.E.Frontier1891andBurma1889-92,onlyfourN.E.Frontier1891claspsbeingawardedtotheDevonshire Regiment.

YollandsubsequentlyproceededtoSouthAfricawhereheenlistedintheKaﬀrarianRifesas1117TrooperandwasawardedtheQueen’sSouth AfricaMedalwithclaspsforCapeColonyandWittebergen,beforebeingdischargedon8August1900.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreat WarintheMercantileMarineasaStoker/FiremanandwasawardedtheBritishWarMedalandMercantileMarineWarMedal.HediedinWest Ham on 14 December 1938, aged 73, and is described on his death certifcate as ‘Stoker Royal Navy’ [sic].

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TThheeRReeggiimmeennttaallllyyiimmppoorrttaanntt11991144SSttaarraawwaarrddeeddttooAAccttiinnggLLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneellRR..HH..AAnnddeerrssoonn--MMoorrsshheeaadd,,DD..SS..OO..,,22nndd BBaattttaalliioonn,,DDeevvoonnsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonndduurriinnggtthheebbaattttaalliioonn’’sseeppiicc‘‘hhoollddtthheelliinneettootthheellaasstt’’ssttaannddaattBBooiiss ddeess BBuutttteess oonn 2277 MMaayy 11991188

1914Star,withclasp(Lieut:R.H.Anderson-MorsheadDevon:R.);MemorialPlaque(RupertHenryAnderson-Morshead)the latter housed in a in circular carved wooden frame, good very fne (2)

£800-£1,000

D.S.O. London Gazette 25 April 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutywhenincommandofhisbattalioninanattack.Thoughthetroopsonhisleftwerehelduphis battalion captured and held an important tactical point. He showed great initiative and skill.’

Annotated Gazette states: ‘Polderhock Chateau (Ypres), Commanding Oﬃcer 1st Battalion 6.11.1917.’

M.I.D. London Gazettes 4 January 1917, 23 May 1918, and 30 May 1918.

French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 21 August 1919.

RRuubbeerrttHHeennrryyAAnnddeerrssoonn--MMoorrsshheeaaddwasborninBrompton,Middlesexin1886andwaseducatedatWellingtonCollegeandtheRoyalMilitary College,Sandhurst.CommissionedSecondLieutenantintheDevonshireRegimenton20March1907hewaspostedtothe2ndBattalioninMalta. PromotedLieutenantinApril1910heembarkedwithhisbattalionforEgyptinJanuary1912.MobilisedforWarservicethebattalionembarked forEnglandon14September1914andjoinedtheBritishExpeditionaryForceatLeHavreon6November1914.Woundedinthetrenchesat MoatedGrangeon5January1915,hewaspromotedCaptainon10June1915andtransferredtothe1stBattalionontheSommeinSeptember 1915.TransferredastemporaryMajortotheRoyalLancashireRegimenton2June1916hewasappointedactingLieutenant-Colonelwhilst commandingaTerritorialForceBattalionoftheRoyalLancashireRegimenton19September1916.Relinquishinghiscommandthefollowingyear hewasappointedactingMajorintheDevonshireRegimenton27August1917whilstservingatHeadquarters.Re-appointedactingLieutenantColonel,heassumedcommandof1stBattalionDevonshireRegimentatYpreson18October1917andledhisbattalioninactionatPolderhock Chateauxon6November1917;forhisgallantryduringthisactionhewasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceOrder.Subsequentlyentrainingwith hisbattalionforItalyon9November1917theymovedtotheAsiagoPlateau.RelinquishinghiscommandinFebruary1918herevertedtoacting Major before departing Italy 20 March 1918.

Anderson-Morsheadnexttookcommandofthe2ndBattalion,DevonshireRegimentatVillersBretonneuxindefenceofAmiensinApril1918and successfullyrepulsedtheGermanattack atCachySwitchon24April1918.InthefrontlinetrenchesnearJuvincourt,12-20May1918,the2nd battalionwaswithdrawntobrigadereserveatRoucy,southoftheAisne,on20May.Thebattalionwaswarnedofanimpendingenemyattackand movedtoundergroundsheltersattheBoisdesButteson26May1918.Emergingfromthetunnelsat4:00a.m.withorderstoholdthelinetothe laston27May1918.IntheensuingepicrearguardactionAnderson-Morsheadwaskilledinaction,oneof23oﬃcersand528otherranksofthe battalionreportedaskilledormissingatBoisdesButteson27May1918.However,theireﬀortswerenotinvain,astheyhadsuccessfullydelayed theGermanadvanceasordered.Itwaslaterreportedthatlessthan50men,manywounded,returnedacrosstheRiverAisne.Forthisactionthe 2ndBattalionwerecitedintheFrenchOrdersoftheDayandcollectivelyawardedtheFrenchCroixdeGuerre,the frstBritishunittoreceive such an honour.

Originallyreportedamissing,Anderson-Morshead’sdeathwasconfrmedtotheWarOﬃcebytheBattalion’sAdjutantinDecember1918:‘He waskilledrunningacrosstheopen...thenearestpointistheBoisdesButteswhichisontheroadbetweenRoucyandJuvincourt’.Hehasno known grave and is commemorated on the Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France. Amemorialcommemoratingtheactionon27May1918bythe2ndBattalionDevonshireRegimentwaserectedatLaVilleauBoisanddedicated on6November1921.InJanuary1924theBattleHonoursfortheGreatWarweredulypromulgatedandtheseincludedBoisdesButtesforthe DevonshireRegiment.WithintheRegimenttheheroicactionatBoisdesButtesandtheawardoftheCroixdeGuerreiscontinuedtothisday, with their successor unit, the 1st Battalion, the Rifes, wearing the riband of the Croix de Guerre on their upper arm.

Note: Duringthe1970’sabook-dealerfromKingsteignton,DevonacquiredthegroupofmedalspurportingtobethoseofLieutenant-ColonelR. H.Anderson-Morsheadandsupposedlyoriginatingfromafamilyconnection.ThisgroupofmedalswassubsequentlyacquiredbytheDevonshire RegimentMuseum,thenatExeterandnowheldatTheKeep,Dorchester.Subsequentexaminationofthemedalsrevealedthatthethreenamed items–theStar,BritishWarMedalandVictoryMedal–hadallbeenre-engraved,withhisrankshownasLt.Col.onallthree, andadditionally (andincorrectly)engravedwiththepost-nominallettersD.S.O.onallthree.Itwasassumedinthe1970’sthathisfamilyrenamedhisoriginal medals,butitnowappearsmorelikelythatthefamily,orsomeoneelse,madeupareplicagroupofmedalsandhadthemengravedtorefecthis acting rank at the time he was killed.

SoldwithaframedprintofTheLastStandofdthe2ndDevonsatBois-des-Buttes,27May1918,byW.B.Wollen,mountedinaglazeddisplay frame; and extensive copied research.

The Last Stand of the 2nd Devons at Bois des Buttes, 27 May 1918

Imperial Service Medal, E.VII.R., Star issue ((WWiilllliiaamm JJ.. RRaammssddeenn)) good very fne

WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnRRaammssddeennwasborninStratford,Essexin1850.Inthe1871CensusheisrecordedasaRailwayEngineFitterresidinginForeStreet, Illogan,Cornwall,andinthe1881CensusheisrecordedasanEngineFitteremployedatH.M.KeyhamYard,Devonport.AwardedhisImperial Service Medal as Fitter, Devonport Dockyard on 14 October 1910, he died at St Austell, Cornwall on 30 April 1914, aged 63. Sold with copied research.

Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Circular issue, 1st ‘coinage head’ issue ((FFrraanncciiss JJaammeess VViinnnniiccoommbbee..)) extremely fne £50-£70

FFrraanncciissJJaammeessVViinnnniiccoommbbeewasbornatClystStMary,Devon,in1870andwasappointedtotheBritishPostalServiceasPostman,ClystStMary andGreendale,DevoninMarch1897.Inthe1921CensusheisshownasRuralPostmanaged50employedbytheGeneralPostOﬃceatClystSt Mary.HewasawardedhisImperialServiceMedalonretirementfromthePostOﬃceon5March1929,anddiedatExeteron23June1958,aged 87.

SSoolldd wwiitthh tthhee ffoolllloowwiinngg oorriiggiinnaall ddooccuummeennttss::

i) Staﬀ Rule Book and Rules for Postmen employed on Rural Duties 1924 ii) Instruction for the Rural Postman from ‘Clyst St Mary P.O. to Greendale’

iii) Instructions Relative to the Rural Post ‘Clyst St Mary to Greendale’ signed by Vinnicombe 15 March 1897

iv)RouteInstructions‘ClystStMarytoGreendale’detailingOutwardandInwardJourneysignedbyVinnicombe14June1920;andcopied research.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse((11445533..PPttee..JJ..CChhiillvveerrss,,11--1111tthh..FFoooott)) edgenicksandminoredgebruise, nearly extremely fne

JJaammeessCChhiillvveerrss wasborninBungay,Suﬀolkin1841.AnAgriculturalLabourerbyoccupation,heattestedatBungayforthe54thRegimentofFoot (WestNorfolk)on19May1859andservedwiththeRegimentinIndiafromcircaAugust1860untiltransferringtothe1/11thRegimentofFoot atFyzabadon6October1865.ReturningwithhisbattaliontoDevonporton13April1877,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct Medalthefollowingyear.Hewasdischargedathisownrequestwithamodifedpensionon8October1878,havingspent16yearsand8months soldiering in India. He died at Devonport on 9 July 1905, aged 63.

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WWiilllliiaammLLeewwiisswasbornatCroyde,Georgeham,NorthDevonin1875.AFarmLabourerheenrolledintheBoardofTradeLifeSavingApparatus VolunteersatCroydeStation,IlfracombeDivision,NorthDevonon18August1899.Hisnameappearsinthesurvivingannualreturns(copies included)for1920throughto1928whenheisbelievedtohaveretired.Bothhissons,WilliamandCharles,alsoservedatCroydeandtheir namescontinueontheannualreturnsthroughto1933.WilliamLewiswaspresentedwithhislongservicemedalon14October1920bythe Divisional Coastguard Oﬃcer. He died at Croyde on 25 February 1942, aged 66. Sold with copied research.

NationalFireBrigadesUnionLongServiceMedal,bronze(2),bothwithFiveYearsclaspandTenYearstopbroochbar,theedge ofthe frstoﬃciallynumbered‘1787’andthereverseadditionallycontemporarilyengraved‘HHaarrrryyTTiibbbbss’;theedgeofthesecond oﬃciallynumbered‘4827’andthereverseadditionallycontemporarilyengraved‘WW..HH..LLaanngglleerrAAsshhbbuurrttoonnJJuullyy2233rrdd11991133’, nearly extremely fne (2) £60-£80 117733

HHaarrrryyTTiibbbbsswasborninTeignmouth,SouthDevon,in1862.AChimneySweepbytradehewasappointedFiremanbytheTeignmouth CorporationFireBrigadecirca1890andpresentedwithhisNationalFireBrigadeLongServiceMedalfor10yearsservicein1904andqualifedfor hisadditional5yearclaspinApril1905.HeisrecordedasresigningfromtheFireBrigadeafter23yearsserviceinMarch1914.Hediedat Teignmouth on 19 March 1939, aged 77.

WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyLLaanngglleerrwasborninAshburton,Devonin1871.ASaddleandHarnessMakerhewasamemberofhislocalFireBrigadeandwas electedtoAshburtonUrbanCouncilin1907,holdingnumerouslocalvolunteerappointmentsincludingChairmanoftheAshburtonUrban CouncilandCaptainoftheAshburtonFireBrigade.HewasawardedhisFireBrigadesUnionLongServiceMedalon23July1913.Hediedat Ashburton on 25 April 1925, aged 53.

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Rocket Apparatus Volunteer Long Service Medal, G.V.R. ((WWiilllliiaamm LLeewwiiss)) scratch to reverse, very fne £100-£140

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BoardofTradeMedalforGallantryinSavingLifeatSea,V.R.,large,silver(RobertFrood,wreckofthe“Shamrock”onthe3rd November1899)inembossedcaseofissue;Lloyd’sMedalforSavingLifeatSea,2ndsmalltype,bronze(RobertFrood. “Shamrock”3rdNovr.1899.)incaseofissue;RoyalNationalLifeboatInstituteVellumCertifcate,inscribed‘MrRobertFrood ‘Shamrock’3rdNovember1899’,andsignedbyH.R.H.thePrinceofWales,thismountedinaglazedgiltframe, extremely fne(3) £800-£1,000

RRoobbeerrttJJaammeessFFrrooooddwasbornatTurnchapel,Plymstock,Devonon8July1859andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinH.M.S. Impregnable,theTrainingShipforBoysatDevonport,on15April1874.RatedOrdinarySeamanin1877,AbleSeamanin1879andLeading Seamanin1886,heservedathomeandonboththeChinaandCapeofGoodHopeStations.PromotedPettyOfficer2ndClassin1889and PettyOfficer1stClassin1895hewasdischargedtoShorePension9April1897.HesubsequentlyfoundemploymentwiththeteamofTrinity PilotsoperatingoutofTurnchapelasaSeamancrewmemberforNo1PilotCutter‘Drift’ .ThreePilotsandtwoSeamen(includingRobertFrood) fromNo1PilotCutter‘Drift’rescued5personsfromthe‘Shamrock’wreckedofJennycliffeBay,PlymouthSoundon3November1899.Each wasawardedRoyalNationalLifeboatInstitutionCertifcateonVellumvoted14December1899,theBoardofTradeSeaGallantryMedalinsilver presentedatPlymouthon17February1900andtheLloyd’sMedalforSavingLifeatSeainbronze.Additionallyeachmanwasawardedan engravedgoldEnglishWatch,boughtfromsubscriptions,atanofficialpresentationatPlymouthGuildhallattendedbyPlymouthCitydignitarieson 18January1900.RobertFrooddiedaged60atPlymptonStMary,Devonon23November1919andwasburiedintheparishofStJohn,Hooe on 27 November 1919.

The’Shamrock’rescueof3November1899andtheawardsmadewerecoveredindetailin TheLifeSavingAwardsResearchSocietyJournal Number 42 June 2001: ‘OnThursday2ndNovember1899adeepdepressionaffectedweatherconditionsthroughouttheUnitedKingdom.BydaybreakontheFriday widespreadsouth-westerlygales,theworstforover30years,were causingmajordisruption.PartofafactoryinStaffordshireandscaffoldingin Essexwereblowndown,arailwayguard’scarriageandthreecoacheswerealsoblownoverintheIsleofManandafurthertrainoverturnedin Portmadoc-manyofthemaintelegraphicandtelephonewiresthroughoutthecountryweredown.Lifeboatswerelaunchedtoaidshippingall aroundthecoastandtheCrossChannelferryserviceswerehalted.Theworstofthegalewasexperiencedbetween12noonand3pmonFriday the 3rd.

The crew of the No. 1 Pilot Cutter Drift (Frood far left)

InPlymouthHarbour,insidethebreakwater,onlytheverylargestofvesselswereabletoremainatanchor;withtheaidoftugsallotherswere takenintosafermoorings.Acontemporarylocalnewspaperreportdescribesforty-footwavespassingcleanoverthebreakwaterasthoughitdid notexist.Onecraftthatwasunabletoescapewasthe Shamrock,awoodenhulkconvertedtoa foatingfactoryshipbelongingtotheFishOiland GuanoCompanyofLondonandDublin.Formerlyabrigantineof363tonnes,builtin1863,shehadbeenemployedintheIrishcoastaltrade,now fttedoutwithmachineryofconsiderablevalueforthemanufactureof fshoilandguanofrom fshoﬀal.ShewasanchoredinJennycliﬀeBay,about halfamilefromtheshore.HercrewcomprisedherCaptainJBTackaberry, fvemenandaboy.Fortunatelyatthetimetwoofthecrewwereat businessonshore,leavingthecaptainandfourothersatthemercyofthestorm;quitequicklyhertenderwaswashedawaygivingthemnomeans ofescape.Justafter2pmonthe3rdthe Shamrock wasseenfromtheBarbicantodriftawayfromhermooringswithherensignhoistedupside down – the sign of distress.

Atabout2.30pmthetug Sleuthhound steamedouttoherassistance,butbeforeitcouldreachherthe Shamrock hadbeendriven,bythesouthwesterlygale,ontotherocksunderMountBattencoastguardstation.Shewasholedandquicklybeganto fll,heelingovertoportshe fnally settledonherstarboardside.Thelifeboatwassignalledandlaunchedbutwasunabletomakeheadwayduetothestrongon-shoreseas.The Coastguardsmannedtheirrocketapparatusandalinewassuccessfullythrownoverthewreck.Owingtotheheavyseasthecrewwereunableto fxit;hadtheydonesoitwouldhavebeentoolowtoenablethemtobepulledashoreowingtothehighseasandtherocks–theywouldhave been battered to death in the surf.

TheTrinityPilotsfromTurnchapel,PlymouthmannedNo.1PilotCutter Drift mooredintheCattewater,buttheyalsowereunabletomake headwayaroundMountBattenandtheyreturnedtotheirmooring.Nottobethwartedthethreepilots-JohnPascho,GeorgeHenrySkiltonand ThomasStaddon,withtheirtwoexperiencedseamen–WilliamSkiltonandRobertFrood,thensetoﬀ intheirsixteenfootrowingboatusedasa tender.TheyrowedtoBatten,pulledtheboatonshore,andwiththeaidofspectators,upthecliﬀsandoverthe feldsanddowntheotherside, fnallylaunchingthemselvesandtheirsmallboatintothetremendousseas.Notwearinglifebeltsorcorkjacketsandatgreatpersonaldangerto themselves,bysuperbseamanshiptheyreachedthesideofthe Shamrock,grabbedthepetrifedcrewof fveandsuccessfullyrowedbackthrough theragingseastotheshore.TheyrescuedCaptainTackaberry,OwenBulgertheMate,JohnMahonyandMichaelFoleythetwoengineers,anda boyJamesOatesfromPlymouth.Ninemenandayouthinasixteenfootrowingboatintheseseveresouth-westerlygaleconditionscalledfor seamanshipandbraveryofthehigheststandard.The Shamrock wasonherbeamendswiththeseabreakingoverhertoaheightofthirtytoforty feet from the huge waves coming right over the breakwater and Batten Pier – it was certain that by night she would become a total wreck. OnreturningtoshoretheTurnchapelmenreceivedaheroeswelcome,theirboatwascarriedbackforthemandthe fverescuedmenall survived. The rescuers and the rescued were photographed soon after in the rowing boat that had been their salvation.’

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RoyalNationalInstituteforthePreservationofLifefromShipwreck,G.IV.R.,silver(Lieut.JohnRothery.R.N.Voted6June1838) witheyeletandringsuspension;Lloyd’sMedalforSavingLifeatSea,1sttype,silvermedallion,73mm, fttedwithasilverband inscribed,‘Lieutt.JohnRotheryR.N.20thJune1838’,boththeobverseandreversecompletewithglazedlunettes, nearly extremely fne (2)

£1,200-£1,600

Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck: 19May1838:LieutenantRothery,with fveofhiscrewanda fsherman(JohnRadford),launchedtheCoastGuardboattogototheassistanceof theGuernseyschooner Agnes whichwasseentobeindistress.Whentheygotnearthesternoftheschooner,theirboatwasswampedandthe menwashedout.Allmanagedtoreachtheshore,veryexhausted,andsomewereinjured.Theschoonersoonafterdroveonshoreandthe Master and crew of six all saved. Voted silver medal 6 June 1838.’

Lloyd’s Minutes of Meeting of Committee of Management 20 June 1838:

‘ReadletterfromCaptainBowlesof29thMay,enclosingletterdated21stMay1838fromCaptainBrown(InspectingCommanderofCoast Guard,Exmouth)andfromLieutenantRothery,ChiefOﬃceratSidmouth,statingthatwith fveofhiscrewanda fsherman(JohnRadford) launchedtheCoastguardboatandproceededtoaschoonerindistress,the Agnes.Whentheygottothesternofthevesselatremendoussea brokeintotheboat,asecondsucceededwhichcompletely flledherandwashedthemallout.LieutenantRotheryandfouroutofthesixmen succeededingettingholdofheragain,buttheseasbythattimeweretremendous,anditwaswithgreatdiﬃcultytheygotbacktothebeachvery muchexhaustedandsomeofthemensomuchinjuredastobeunftfordutyforsometime.Theschoonersoondroveontheshoreandthe crew were all ultimately saved.’

Ordered that the Silver Medal be presented to Lieutenant Rothery and that an award of 1 sovereign be made to each of the six men.’

JJoohhnnRRootthheerryywasbornatSouthwark,Surreyon11February1790andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaFirst-ClassVolunteerinDecember1800.He frstservedinH.M.S. Alligator,28guns,attachedtotheforceintheMediterranean,andwassubsequentlyemployedasMidshipmanintwoother vesselsintheMediterraneanuntilSeptember1803.HenextservedintheWestIndiesandtheChannelinthe Pandora andasMateinthe London, 98guns,from7July1806.FollowingNapoleon’sadvanceintoPortugal,BritainagreedtoescorttheRoyalFamilyofPortugaltosafetyandexilein Brazil. London accompaniedtheBraganzaRoyalFamilytoBrazil,departingLisbonon29November1807andarrivingatSalvador,Brazil, accompanied by Marlborough, Bedford and Monarch on 22 January 1808.

RotherypassedtheexaminationforLieutenanton7June1809andtransferredtothe Rosario,10guns,asActingLieutenanton31July1809.He servedasMidshipmanandMaster’sMateintheBaltic,NorthSeaandtheChannelinthe Rosario andwaspresentduringtheactionoff Dieppe whenthebrigs Griffon and Rosario engagedadivisionoftheFrenchBoulogne fotillaandcaptured3prizesanddrove2onshoreon27March 1812.NominatedasSecond-Masterofthe Montagu,74guns,on9October1813andservedasActing-LieutenantandLieutenantin Montagu in theNorthSeaandtheMediterraneantoJuly1816.HetransferredtotheCoastguardasaLieutenantandChiefOfficer,CoastguardStation,on2 November1820.AppointedinchargeofastationintheCoastguardon10November1829hewasnextappointedincommandofthe CoastguardRevenue-vessel Cheerful on11October1834beforeresumingasChiefOfficerCoastguardStationon7November1837.AsChief Officer,SidmouthCoastguardStation,hetookpartintherescueofthecrewofthe Agnes off Sidmouthon19May1838andwasvotedtheRoyal NationalInstitutionforthePreservationofLifefromShipwrecksilvermedalon6June1838.HewasalsoawardedtheLloyd’sSilverMedalfor SavingLifeatSeaattheirGeneralMeetingheldon20June1838.HeretiredfromtheCoastguardon5November1841andwasgrantedPension £30perannum.In1847hewasawarded,asMidshipman,theNavalGeneralService1847MedalwithclaspRosario27March1812,oneofonly sevenmedalsawardedwiththisclasp.HistotalRoyalNavyandCoastguardservicewas40yearsand11months.AdvancetoCommander,R.N.,in retirement, he died in London on 7 February 1867, aged 76.

Note: MidshipmanJohnRothery’sNavalGeneralServiceMedalwaslastrecordedasextantintheSpinkNumismaticCircular,August-September 1953.

For a representative display example of the Naval General Service Medal with clasp Rosario, see the following lot, Lot 176.

ErasedMedal:NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Rosario27March1812[7issued], erased,theoriginalclaspfacinghaving been recently added to carriage, about extremely fne £240-£280

Only7Rosario27March1812claspsissued,toJohnBrown,ActingMaster(adubioussingle-claspmedalknownbutlackingrank);JamesGillman, SupernumeraryPilot;GeorgeNorris,Pte.R.M.(HoneymanCollection,HuntingtonLibrary,U.S.A.);JamesRothery,Midshipman(Known);George Starr, Purser (Patiala Collection, Sheesh Mahal Museum, India); William Watson, Surgeon (National Maritime Museum); and John Webber, Gunner. Onthemorningof27March1812,theten-gunbrig Rosario, CommanderBootyHarvey,cruisingaboutfouror fvemilesfromDieppe,spotted 12brigsandaluggerstandingalongshore.ThiswasadivisionoftheBoulogne fotilla,boundforCherbourg.Eachbrigcarriedthreelongtwentyfour-pounders,andaneight-inchhowitzer,withacrewof fftymen.The Rosario madesailtocutoff theleewardmostofthebrigs,whereupon thewholedivisionformedinlineandengaged Rosario insuccession,andafterwardsboredowninanendeavourtolayheronboard.Thesixteengunbrig Griffon, CommanderGeorgeTrollope,appearingintheoffing,CommanderHarveysummonedhertohisassistance,andassoonashis signalwasanswered,ataboutfortyminutespastnoon,againengagedtherearoftheenemy,whoweretryingtorunfortheportofDieppe. About fftyminuteslater Rosario ranintothemiddleofthe fotilla,drovetwoofthebrigsonboardeachotherbycuttingawaytheirrunning rigging,andbackinghermaintopsail,engagedthemwithinmusketshot,untiltheygotclear,andthenstoodonandengagedathirdbrig,whichshe soondismastedandcompelledtoanchor.Passingher,the Rosario drovethenextbrigonshore,andbearinguptoLeeward,rananotheron boardandcarriedher,beingthennomorethanthreequartersofamilefromthebeach.Takinghisprizeintow,CommanderHarveyboreaway beyond the reach of the batteries, and met the Griffon coming up under a press of sail to join in the action.

CommanderTrollopeengagedanotherbriganddroveitashoreinStAubin’sBay,underaheavy frefromthebatteries,afterwhichCommander Harveywhowasrepairinghisdamages,signalledthe Griffon toattackthepartofthe fotillawhichhadanchoredneartheshore.Trollopegallantly ranhisbrigbetweenoneoftheenemy’sbrigsandtheshorewhichheboardedandcaptured,cuthercablesandbroughtheroutunderafurious frefromthebatteries.Findingthe Griffon toobadlydisabledinherriggingtorenewtheattack,Harvey,althoughhisprisonersequalledhiscrewin number,nextranalongsidethebrighehadearlierdismasted,and fndingherabandoned,broughtheraway.Withtheirthreeprizesintow, the Rosario and Griffon madesalefortheDowns,whiletheFrenchCommodore,withhissevenremainingvesselsenteredDieppe.Inthisreally gallantachievement,theonlylosssustainedbytheBritishwasonemidshipmanandfourmenwoundedonboardthe Rosario. Commanders Harvey and Trollope were both promoted to post rank for their gallant conduct on this occasion. For the life-saving medals awarded to Commander James Rothery, see the previous lot, Lot 175.

RoyalHumaneSociety,largebronzemedal(successful) (JJaammeessHHiillll1155JJaannyy..11885511..))piercedat12o’clockforringsuspension, light contact marks, very fne £240-£280

R.H.S.CaseNo.15,014:‘On15January1851oﬀ SidmouthEdwardBartlett, fsherman,andJamesHill,boatmanoftheCoastGuard;wentoﬀ in twoboats,and,driventhroughatremendoussurf,rescuedsixpersons,thecrewoftheschooner‘JaneEliza’ofCarnarvon,whowereclingingto the rigging; the schooner having been driven on shore during a gale.’ Bronze Medal (successful) to Bartlett and Hill.

JJaammeessHHiillllwasborninCountyAyr,Ireland,circa1806andenteredtheRoyalNavyasGunner’sMateinH.M.S. Vigilant on22November1826, transferringtotheCoastguard,ratedBoatman,on10December1831.PromotedtoCommissionedBoatmanon1December1835hewas stationedatSalcombeRegisnearSidmouth,EastDevon,andtogetherwithJamesHillhesuccessfullyrescuedduringagalethecrewofthe schooner‘JaneEliza’ atSidmouthon15January1851,forwhichbothmenwereawardedtheRoyalHumaneSociety’sBronzeMedal.Hewas discharged from the Coastguard to pension on 31 August 1863.

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Note: The Royal Humane Society Medal awarded to Edward Bartlett for the same action was sold in these rooms in June 2025.

RReeggiimmeennttaallllyy rraarree RRooyyaall HHuummaannee SSoocciieettyy BBrroonnzzee MMeeddaall aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee WW.. JJ.. WWyyaatttt,, DDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt RoyalHumaneSociety,smallbronzemedal(successful) (PrivateWilliamWyatt12thSept1926)withintegralbronzeriband buckle, suspension loose, edge bruising, nearly very fne, rare to unit

One of only three Royal Humane Society Medals recorded as being awarded to serving Devonshire Regiment personnel.

£160-£200

R.H.S.CaseNo.48,668:‘PrivatesW.WyattandE.J.Trigg,DevonshireRegimentsavedPrivateW.P.Whiteat3:00p.m.on12September1926 fromtheSeaatAden.Whitewasinacanoewhichcapsizedthreequartersofamilefromshore,wheretheseawas18to20feetdeepandthere wasdangerfromsharks.Bothsalvorsswamoutandsupportedhimuntilaboatpickedthemup.’BothWyattandTriggwereawardedthe Society’s Bronze medal that were sent to the War Oﬃce on 14 December 1926.

WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnWWyyaattttwasborninSutton,Plymouth,on25September1904andattestedfortheDevonshireRegimentatPlymouthon10 October1922.Postedinitiallytothe1stBattalionatDevonporthewasdraftedtothe2ndBattalionandjoinedtheminDelhi,Indiaon28January 1925.ReturninghomewithhisbattalionviaAdenhecarriedouthisactofbraverywhilstswimmingoﬀ Adenon12September1926.Postednext tothe1stBattalionheembarkedwiththebattalionforShanghaiwherein1927theyformedpartoftheShanghaiDefenceForceandlaterserved inMalta.Hereturnedhometobedischargedonterminationofengagementon9October1934.HisRoyalHumaneSocietyBronzeMedalwashis solemedallicentitlement.The1939RegisterrecordshimresidingatPlymptonStMary,aFruitandVegetableHawker.HediedatPlymouthon9 November 1961, aged 57. Sold with copied research.

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DevonportRoyalSwimmingAssociationandHumaneSocietyBronzeMedal,33mm,theobversedepictingtwomeninthewater surroundedbyribboncontainingwords‘DevonportRoyalSwimmingAssociationandHumaneSociety’,thereverseengraved ‘‘PPrreesseenntteeddttooWW..HH..PPoowweellllffoorrssaavviinngglliiffeeoonnMMaayy1133tthh11990077’’withinlaurelwreath,unmounted, very fneandpossiblyaunique award £140-£180

R.H.S.CaseNo.35,345:‘At7:00a.m.on13May1907atDevonport,HarrietBradley,inanattemptatsuicide,threwherselfintotheCamelHead Creek,7feetdeepand20yardsfromtheside.Powellrantotheplaceandjumpinginandwassuccessfulinsavingher.AwardedParchment Certifcate.’

WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyPPoowweellllwasborninEastStonehouse,Devonon27October1852andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassinH.M.S. Ganges,theTrainingShipforBoys,on1July1870.AdvancedtoBoyFirstClassheembarkedinH.M.S.Repulsein1875tospendthenextthree yearspatrollingthePacifcfromPatagoniatoBritishColumbia.Servingintotal23yearswiththeRoyalNavyhewasshorepensionedintherateof PettyOﬃcerFirstClasson12October1893.SubsequentlyemployedasaLabourerwiththeBoroughCouncilatCamel’sHeadCreek, Devonport,herescuedHarrietBradleyfromdrowningon13May1907.ForhisbraveryhewasawardedtheDevonportRoyalSwimming AssociationandHumaneSocietybronzemedalandon19SeptembertheMayorofDevonportpresentedhimwiththeRoyalHumaneSociety’s Parchment Certifcate for the same rescue. He died at Stoke, Devonport on 17 April 1912, aged 59.

TheDevonportRoyalSwimmingAssociationandHumaneSocietywasformedin1863,withtheHumaneSocietypartofthetitledatingfrom whenmembersoftheclubwereresponsibleforretrievingbodiesfromtheHamoazeandPlymouthSound.PortofPlymouthSwimming AssociationwasresponsibleforthePlym,theBarbicanareaandaroundtoWesternKings.DevonportwasresponsiblefromWesternKingsupto Saltash.CurrentlythisfunctioniscarriedoutbytheMinistryofDefencePoliceriverpatrols.TodatethisawardtoPowellisthesingleknown example of the Devonport Royal Swimming Association and Humane Society medal.

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PortofPlymouthHumaneSocietyBronzeCross,thereverseinscribed‘PPoorrttooffPPllyymmoouutthhHHuummaanneeSSoocciieettyyAAwwaarrddeeddttooAAllbbeerrtt BBeeaauummoonnttffoorrssaavviinnggtthheelliiffeeooffaacchhiillddaattSSttoonneehhoouusseeoonn1166tthhAApprriill11889944’,withintegraltopbronzeribandbuckle, nearlyvery fne £100-£140

‘On16April1894AnnieBursley,aged4years,residingat3HighStreet,Stonehouse,whilstplayingoﬀ StonehouseQuay,fellintothewater. Albert Beaumont jumped overboard with all his clothes on and rescued her, and she was taken home in a critical condition.’

AAllbbeerrttEErrnneessttBBeeaauummoonnttwasborninPlymouthin1877.Aged17andemployedbythePlymouthTramwayCompanyhelefthistramandjumped fromStonehouseBridgetorescueAnnieBursley.HewaspresentedwithhisPortofPlymouthHumaneSocietyBronzeCrossbythePresiding MagistrateatStonehousePettySessionson22June1894.HeenteredtheRoyalNavyasanActing2ndCookon25September1895being fnally dischargedtoPensionasChiefPettyOﬃcerCookon9June1921.ForhisnavalservicehereceivedtheBritishWarMedalandtheRoyalNavy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He died at Weymouth, Dorset on 16 September 1952, aged 75. Sold with copied research.

RoyalSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimalsLifeSavingMedal,silver((FFmmnn..BB..GGllaannvviillllee..11995599)) completewith‘For Humanity’ top suspension brooch, nearly extremely fne £200-£240 118811

TheHeraldExpress of30December1959records:‘R.S.P.C.A.silvermedalshavebeenawardedtoStationOfficerW.DoddandFiremanB. Glanville,ofBrixhamFireBrigadefortheirpartinrescueofasheepfromcliffsatIvyCove,Kingswear,onSeptember29.Theanimalwasabout 50ftabovetheseaona250ftcliff face...itwasaverytrickyrescue,MessrsDoddandGlanvillewerelowered50ftbyropestothesheepand secured it in a harness so that it could be hauled to safety.’

Sold with copies of newspaper reports of the rescue and presentation, together with a letter from RSPCA confrming the award.

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SidmouthLoyalArtilleryMedalcirca1801,acircularengravedmedalwithintegralropedborder,66mm,silver,hallmarksfor London1800,theobversefeaturingacrownedroyalcypherGRoveranartillerycannon,legendaround‘SidmouthLoyal Artillery’,thereverseengraved‘‘FFiirrssttPPrriizzeeAAddjjuuddggeeddttooGGuunnnneerrGGeeoo..SSmmiitthhffoorrsskkiilllliinnGGuunnPPrraaccttiiccee’’,with fattenedring suspension loop, good very fne

£160-£200

Referenced in Balmer, V.828; and in Hastings Irwin.

Note: OwingtotheuncertaintythatexistswiththeoriginalprovenanceandmanufactureofsomeearlyengravedVolunteerMedals,thislotissold as viewed.

£40-£50 118833

WarMedalsandDecorations,byD.HastingsIrwin,publishedbyL.UpcottGill,London,1910,FourthEdition,Enlargedand Corrected, 536pp., with index and numerous plates and line drawings, hardback, good condition

Pair: PPrriivvaattee TThhoommaass WWiillkkiinnssoonn,, RRooyyaall HHoorrssee GGuuaarrddss,, wwhhoo wwaass sseevveerreellyy wwoouunnddeedd aatt WWaatteerrlloooo MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,2clasps,Vittoria,Toulouse(ThomasWilkinson,RoyalHorseGuards.);Waterloo1815 (ThomasWilkinson,RoyalHorseGuards) fttedwithreplacementsteelclipandringsuspension, lightcontactmarks,minoredge bruising and some abrasive scratching to edges of both medals, otherwise nearly very fne (2) £3,000-£4,000

TThhoommaassWWiillkkiinnssoonnwasbornintheParishofStMartin’s,Leicester,andwasenlistedintotheRoyalHorseGuardson2September1808,aged19, abutcherbytrade.HeservedinthePeninsula,includingthebattlesofVittoriaandToulouse,andatthebattleofWaterlooinCaptainW.R. Clayton’sTroop.HewasdischargedatWindsoron17February1816,inconsequenceof‘awoundbyashellonthehipjointinthebattleof Waterlooonthe18thJune1815,destroyingagreatportionofthemusclesoftheleftthighrenderingthehipjointstiﬀ andthelegnearlyuseless.’ He was admitted to an out-pension at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, of 9d per diem, Sold with copied discharge papers.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee PP.. JJeennkkiinnss,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee SouthAfrica1834-53(PhilipJenkins.1st.Bn.RifeBde.);Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol(P. Jenkins. 1st. Batn. Rife Bde.) oﬃcially impressed naming, edge nicks and minor edge bruising, nearly extremely fne (2) £800-£1,000

PPhhiilliippJJeennkkiinnssattestedfortheRi feBrigade,andservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheThirdKaﬃrWar,1850-53,and subsequently in the Crimea. The Crimea medal roll is annotated ‘Medal to War Oﬃce - deceased’.

Pair: 11sstt LLiieeuutteennaanntt EE.. WWiilllliiss,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinneess,, wwhhoo wwaass wwoouunnddeedd iinn tthhee aattttaacckk oonn tthhee PPeeiihhoo FFoorrttss iinn 11885599 Baltic1854-55(Lieut.E.Willis.R.M.)contemporaryengravednaming;China1857-60,3clasps,Canton1857,TakuForts1860, Pekin 1860 (Lieut. E. Willis, R.M.) oﬃcially impressed naming, toned, nearly extremely fne (2) £800-£1,000

Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.

EEddwwaarrdd WWiilllliiss was born in Madras, India in April 1836, where his father was serving as a Captain in the Honourable East India Company’s forces. Commissionedasa2ndLieutenantintheRoyalMarinesatWoolwichinSeptember1854,andhavingjoinedH.M.S. Nile inApril1855,hesaw actionintheBaltic.Presentatnumerousbombardments,includingthoseagainstthefortsontheRiverNarvainJuneandinSveaborginAugust,he was also present in the boat attack on Viborg, in addition to being landed for services ashore. Advancedto1stLieutenantinAugust1856,WillisnextservedontheNorthAmericaandWestIndiesstations,followingwhichhejoinedthe1st RoyalMarineBattalioninChinainAugust1857.HewassubsequentlypresentatthecaptureofCantoninDecember1857andintheattackon theWestGate,Cantonin1858.HealsoparticipatedintheexpeditiontoFaiYungandintheattackonthePeihoFortsin1859,duringwhich latteractionhewasslightlywounded.So,too,intheexpeditiontoNorthChinainthefollowingyear,whenhewaspresentintheengagementat SinhoandinthestormingpartyatthecaptureoftheTakuForts.Finally,heendedhisarduousfour-yearChinesesojournintheadvanceonPekin, and in the actions at Chang-cheng-wan and Ca-li-isien, 18th and 20th September 1860. Willis’slastseagoingappointmentwasinthe Formidable andhewasplacedontheRetiredListonhalf-payathisownrequestinApril1864.It seemshisprivatelifehadtakenaturnfortheworseforhewasdeclaredbankruptinMay1865.However,theCourtshowedleniencybygranting him a discharge on condition that he assented to paying oﬀ his debts at a rate of £20 per annum. AnaccompanyinginscribedprintedcopyoftestimonialsfromseniorRoyalMarineoﬃcerssuggeststhatWillisappliedforapostintheFireSalvage CorpsinLiverpoolaboutthistime,whilstanoldhandwrittencopyofaletterhesenttoColonelG.B.RodneyinOctober1876revealshehad moved to America. By the time of his death in October 1912, however, he had moved to Toronto, Canada.

Pair: EEnnggiinneeeerr RR.. TT.. MMaarrtteellll,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(Asst.Engr.R.T.Martell,H.M.S.”Terrible.”)privatelyengravednaming, fttedwitha contemporary Bailey,Coventry,topsilverbroochbar, thiswithpinremoved;TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedas issued,pluggedand fttedwithanIGS-stylesuspension, fttedwithacontemporarytopsilverbarsuspensionengraved‘Crimea’, good very fne (2) £300-£400 118877 xx

RRiicchhaarrddTThhoommaassMMaarrtteellllwasborninPortsea,Hampshire,in1827andenteredtheRoyalNavyasanAssistantEngineerThirdClassin1849.He servedinH.M.S. Terrible from4November1853to21March1856andsawactiveserviceduringtheCrimeancampaign:duringtheNaval BombardmentofSebastopolon17October1854 Terrible wasthenorthernmostshipoftheAlliedlineandsuccessfullybombardedthe KonstantinBattery,thenorthernfortprotectingSebastopolHarbour.HeretiredfromtheRoyalNavyin1870,andsubsequentlyservedinthe Mercantile Marine, dying at sea of apoplexy whilst serving as an Engineer in the S.S. Angola in 1876.

Sold with copied research.

Four: PPrriivvaattee TT.. GGoowweerr,, 1111tthh HHuussssaarrss,, llaatteerr 1177tthh LLaanncceerrss aanndd 55tthh LLaanncceerrss Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol,unnamedasissued, theclasplooseasissued;IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp(Thos.Gower, 17th.Lancers);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(1112Pte.Thos.-Gower5th.Lancers);TurkishCrimea1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, and ftted with a straight bar suspension, minor edge bruising, nearly very fne and better (4) £400-£500 118888

TThhoommaassGGoowweerr,abaker,wasborninChelmsford,Essex,around1835,andattestedforthe11thHussarsatWestminsteron14June1854. AppointedPrivate,heservedfor1yearand24daysintheCrimea,beinglaterengagedwiththe17thLancersinoperationstosuppresstheIndian Mutiny;themedalrollconfrmshispresenceintheactionwithrebelson29December1858andatBarodaon1January1859.Transferredtothe 5thLancerson1December1864,hewaspromotedCorporalon19January1875andwasdischargedathisownrequestwithpensionafter21 years’ service.

Sold with copied service record and medal roll extracts.

Three: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. EEaaggaann,, 11sstt RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol, unoﬃcialrivetsbetween frstandsecondclasps (2865.John.Eagan.1st. Battn.1st.Roya..)depotimpressednaming;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2865John,Eagan.1st.Bn.1st. Foot);TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue(2865JohnEagan.RoyalRegiment)contemporarilyimpressednaming,pluggedand ftted with a Crimea-style suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne (3)

Sold with the original medal ribands, and copied medal roll extracts.

£400-£500

Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. FFllaacckk,, 2200tthh RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff ddiisseeaassee aatt SSccuuttaarrii oonn 2211 FFeebbrruuaarryy 11885555 Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol(W.Flack.20th.Regt.)oﬃciallyimpressednaming;Turkish Crimea1855,Britishissue,unnamedasissued,piercedwithringsuspension, edgebruisingto frst,otherwisegenerallygoodvery fne (2)

£500-£700

WWiilllliiaammFFllaacckk frstappearsonthemustersforthe20thRegimentofFootin1841,andservedwiththeRegimentintheCrimea.Evacuatedto hospital at Scutari, he died of disease on 21 February 1855. Sold with copied research.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. RRuummlleeyy,, 3300tthh RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott CanadaGeneralService1866-70,1clasp,FenianRaid1866(62Pte.J.Rumley,30:Regt.)oﬃciallyimpressednaming;ArmyL.S.& G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(62.Pte.J.Rumley,30th.Foot) minoredgenickstolatter,otherwisenearlyextremely fne (2) £300-£400

JJoohhnnRRuummlleeyywasbornatBristolandattestedthereforthe30thRegimentofFooton17October1857.PromotedCorporalon20December 1859,hewasreducedtoPrivateon11April1860havingbeendrunkatTattoo.Hewasdischargedon7September1878after20yearsand321 days’ service, of which 7 years and 11 months were spent soldiering in Canada.

Sold with copied research.

Pair: BBllaacckkssmmiitthh JJ.. WWaattssoonn,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(J.Watson.B’smith.H.M.S.“Thalia”.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedas issued, mounted court-style for display, contact marks, nearly very fne (2) £100-£140

AAuunniiqquueebblluueejjaacckkeett’’ssggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooCCoommmmaannddeerrFF..WW..MMeellvviillll,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,‘‘aabbrriilllliiaannttaannddmmoossttppooppuullaarroo ﬃﬃ cceerr’’ wwhhoowwaassttwwiicceemmeennttiioonneeddiinnddeessppaattcchheessaannddssppeecciiaallllyypprroommootteeddffoorrhhiisssseerrvviicceessiinnCCaappttaaiinnJJoonneess’’ssNNaavvaallBBrriiggaaddeeiinntthheeBBooeerr WWaarr

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,noclasp(F.W.Melvill,Midn.R.N.H.M.S.“Minotaur”)aslightlylaterissuewhich shouldhavethedatedreverse;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’s Nek (Lieut: F. W. Melvill, R.N. H:M:S Forte); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, good very fne (3)

£600-£800

Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.

The recipient was the only naval oﬃcer to receive this clasp combination. FFrraanncciissWWiilllliiaammMMeellvviillllwasborninBrompton,Middlesexon16April1867,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia inJuly1880,aged 13. His frst seagoing appointment was in as a Midshipman in the Minotaur, in which he served oﬀ Egypt in 1882. Amongothernotableappointmentsinthe1880s,heservedinthe Alexandra, fagshipoftheMediterraneanFleet, fyingthe fagofVice-Admiral H.R.H.TheDukeofEdinburgh.AdvancedtoLieutenantinApril1890,MelvillwentontoserveontheNorthAmericaandPacifcstationsandwas givenhis frstcommand,thegunboat Heron,inSeptember1897.Duringhistenureofcommandinthefollowingyear,tenofhiscrewwerelanded for operations on the Niger River.

Asittranspired,Melvill,too,wouldshortlyseeserviceasabluejacket,for,inOctober1899,hewasappointedFirstLieutenantofthecruiser Forte ontheCapeofGoodHopestation.HostilitieshavingbythencommencedinSouthAfrica,hewaslandedassecond-in-commandofthe NavalBrigadeunderCaptainE.P.Jones,R.N.,inwhich,amongotheroperations,hewaspresentinthebattlefortheTugelaHeightsandatthe reliefofLadysmith.Intheformerengagement,on23February1900,MelvillhadchargeoftheNavalBrigade’s12-pounderunit,whichwasplaced onahighkopje.There,incommonwiththe4.7-inchand5-inchnavalguns,itcameunderheavy fre:‘Duringthewholedaytheenemyshelled very vigourously, and it is beyond my comprehension how so small amount of damage was done, as they were shooting with great accuracy.’

InhisdespatchtoGeneralBulleron14June1900,CaptainJonesalsoreportedthatMelvillwas‘indefatigableinhiswork’inselectingpositionsfor thenavalgunsatVanWyck,whilstinBuller’sdespatchdated19June1900,hewascitedforhis‘goodservice’intheengagementatAllemann’s Nek on the 11th. Moreover, he was specially promoted to Commander in October 1900.

Ondeparting Forte inJanuary1901,heheldasuccessionofappointmentsintheChannelSquadron,amongthemthebattleship Illustrious.Andit wasduringthatappointmentthattragedystruckonhistakingthehelmoftheship’ssteampinnaceoﬀ Weymouthon2October1903.Helosthis footingandfelloverboard.Asreportedin TheTimes,itwasverydarknightwithstrongwindsandaheavyseaandalthougheveryeﬀortwas made to rescue him, he was pulled down by the weight of his uniform and a heavy coat.

Inwritingto TheTimes,Vice-AdmiralLordCharlesBeresfordstatedthat‘CommanderMelvill'sdeathhadcastagloomoverthewholeChannel Fleet. He was a much respected oﬃcer and the service has lost a brilliant and most popular oﬃcer.’

Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. PPeeaarrccee,, 2211sstt HHuussssaarrss

£140-£180 119944

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,TheNile1884-85(1503.Pte.W.Pearce.21/Husrs.);Khedive’sStar,dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style for display, edge nicks to frst, otherwise very fne (2)

WWiilllliiaammPPeeaarrcceewasborninBrightonin1858andattestedforthe21stHussarsatHounslowon11October1876.PostedtoEgyptfrom26 September 1884 to 24 July 1885, his Army Service Record confrms entitlement and notes that he was discharged at Canterbury in October 1886.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. BBuuttlleerr,, 55tthh ((RRooyyaall IIrriisshh)) LLaanncceerrss

EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,Suakin1885,Tofrek(2715Pte.W.Butler5th.Lancers.);Khedive’sStar, dated 1884-6, unnamed, pitting and edge bruising to frst, solder repair to claw, fne and better (2) £140-£180

Sold with copied medal roll extract.

Family Group:

Seven: LLiieeuutteennaannttEE..FF..JJ..IIvveess,,RRooyyaallHHoorrsseeAArrttiilllleerryyaannddRRooyyaallFFiieellddAArrttiilllleerryy,,llaatteerrCCaappttaaiinn,,HHoommeeGGuuaarrdd,,wwhhoowwaasswwoouunnddeedd bbyy gguunnsshhoott dduurriinngg tthhee GGrreeaatt WWaarr oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1111 AAuugguusstt 11991177 IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(4640Gunr.E.F.J.Ives“F”By.R.H.A.);1914Star,with copy clasp(4640B.Q.M.Sjt.E.F.J.Ives.R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.E.F.J.Ives.);DefenceMedal(Capt.E.F.J.Ives. 8thBux.H.G.)privatelyengravednaming;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(4640B.Q.M.Sjt:E.F.J.Ives.R.H.A.);Army MeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,3rdissue(4640W.O.Cl.2.E.F.J.Ives.R.A.)mountedcourt-styleforwear, lightpittingfrom Star, otherwise good very fne and better

Pair: SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. EE.. IIvveess,, RRooyyaall HHoorrssee AArrttiilllleerryy,, wwhhoo wwaass ccaappttuurreedd aanndd ttaakkeenn pprrssiioonneerrtt ooff WWaarr aatt WWoorrmmhhoouuddtt oonn 2299 MMaayy 11994400 1939-45Star;WarMedal1939-45,mountedcourt-styleforwear,withnamedOHMStransmissionboxofissue,addressedto‘Mr A. E. Ives, 4 Labley Road, Holloway, London, N7’, extremely fne (9) £800-£1,000

EErrnneessttFFrreeddeerriicckkJJoohhnnIIvveess wasborninWindsor,Berkshire,in1875andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryinLondonon3July1894.Posted to‘F’Battery,heservedwiththeminIndiafrom17September1895to15October1914,duringwhichperiodhesuﬀeredfromseveralboutsof Malaria,andsawactiveserviceonthePunjabFrontier.PromotedBombardieron17March1905,andSergeanton7Decemberofthatsameyear, hewaspostedto‘A’AmmunitionColumnon1May1907,revertingto‘W’Batteryon21February1910.AppointedBatteryQuartermaster Sergeanton9November1911,hewaspostedto‘C’AmmunitionColumnandwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon1 April1913.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11November1914,beforebeingpostedtotheDepoton6 September 1915.

IveswascommissionedSecondLieutenanton21November1915,andsawfurtherservicebackontheWesternFrontwith‘B’Battery,331 Brigade,RoyalFieldArtillery,servingasAdjutantfrom15August1916to11May1917.PromotedLieutenanton1July1917,hewaswoundedby gun-shottotherightlegatNieuport-les-Bainson11August1917,andwasadmittedtothe3rdCanadianCasualtyClearingStationthesameday. Recovering,hesuﬀeredfrominfuenzainthe feldon11October1918,andsawfurtherservicepost-WarasanActingCaptain,attachedRoyal ArmyOrdnanceCorps,from30Aprilto2July1920.He fnallyretiredafter26years’service,ofwhich19yearswerespentsoldieringinIndia,and wassubsequentlyemployedasaClerkattheMinistryofPensions.InretirementhealsotriedtoclaimanOﬃcer’swoundgratuity,anddespite writingtoboththePrinceofWalesandtheChancelloroftheExchequer(amongstothers)wasunsuccessful.Hesawfurtherserviceduringthe SecondWorldWarasaCaptainwiththe8thBattalion,BuckinghamshireHomeGuardfrom1February1941to18November1944,andwas awarded the Meritorious Service Medal without annuity per Army Order 98 of 1953. He died in Slough, Buckinghamshire, on 12 April 1964.

Sold with an extensive fle of copied research.

AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddIIvveess wasborninEton,Buckinghamshire,on21November1911,thesonoftheabove,andenlistedforthe17/21stLancersasa BoySoldieron24November1925.HetransferredtotheRoyalHorseArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheSecondWorldWaraspartof theBritishExpeditionaryForce.HewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaratWormhoudt,France,on29May1940,andwasheldsuccessively atStalag344atLamsdorf,Poland,fromJune1940toJune1942;OfagVIIBatWarburg,Germany,fromJunetoNovember1942;StalagVIIAat Moosburg,Germany,fromNovember1942toFebruary1943;andStalag383atHohenfels,Germany,fromFebruary1943toApril1945. Repatriated following the cessation of hostilities,

Sold with the recipient’s Army Second Class Certifcate of Education; and copied research.

Pair: SSttoorree--SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. LLaaiinngg,, IInnddiiaann OOrrddnnaannccee DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98(424S...Sergt.J.Laing.Ordce.De...Bl.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R., 3rdissue,smallletterreverse(Store-...gt.J.Laing.Ordce:Deptt.Bl.Comd.)mountedcourt-styleforwearfromatopdouble silver brooch bar, heavy contact marks that has partially obscured naming, better than good fne (2) £120-£160

Four: PPrriivvaattee FF.. JJ.. SSttaacceeyy,, 1122tthh ((PPrriinnccee ooff WWaalleess’’ss RRooyyaall)) LLaanncceerrss

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(5202Pte.F.J.Stacey.12th Lancers);1914Star,withclasp(5202Pte.F.J.Stacey.12/Lrs);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-5202Pte.F.J.Stacey.12-Lrs.) good very fne (4)

£160-£200

FFrreeddeerriicckkJJaammeessSSttaacceeyywasborninWandswortharound1880,andattestedforthe12thLancersatColchesteron12October1900.Postedto SouthAfricafrom28November1901to21September1902,hetransferredtothe1stClassArmyReserveon5December1908,hisconduct andcharacternotedas‘exemplary’-thoroughlysoberandreliable.HisArmyServiceRecordfurtherdescribeshisdesiredtradeoremploymentat this time as policeman, adding: ‘a good horseman, with patience & good temper in breaking in young horses.’ RecalledtotheArmyupontheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,StaceyservedoverseasaspartoftheBritishExpeditionaryForcefrom15August 1914.AppointedPaidLanceCorporal10April1915,hewasrevertedtoPrivateduetodrunkenness.SenttoadispersalunitatDoveron12 February 1919, he was demobilised a few weeks later and likely returned to his former equine employment. Sold with copied service record.

Four: PPrriivvaattee FF.. CC.. WWiinntteerr,, 1199tthh HHuussssaarrss,, llaatteerr AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,DefenceofLadysmith,Transvaal,OrangeFreeState, OFSclasplooseonriband (3942. Pte.F.C.Winter.19/Hrs)engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3942 Pte.H.C.Winter.19th.Hussars.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(DM2-096503Pte.F.C.Winter.A.S.C.)mountedforwear, light contact marks, toned, very fne and better (4)

£180-£220

Sold with copied medal roll extracts that confrms entitlement to all clasps.

Five: CCaappttaaiinn,,llaatteeRReeggiimmeennttaallQQuuaarrtteerrMMaasstteerrSSeerrggeeaanntt,,MM..TThhwwaaiitteess,,22nnddBBaattttaalliioonn,,YYoorrkksshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinn aaccttiioonn dduurriinngg tthhee BBaattttllee ooff LLooooss,, 3300 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991155

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4966Corpl:M.Thwaites.York:Regt) unoﬃcialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps;1914Star(4966R.Q.M.Sjt.M.Thwaites.2/York:R.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(Capt.M.Thwaites.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(4966Q.M.Sjt:M.Thwaites.York:Regt.)withnamedcardboxof issue,andconcertinawhitemetaldrinkingvessel,thelatterhousedinaleathercasewiththe‘M.T.XIX.’embossedingold lettering, generally good very fne (lot)

£300-400

MMaarrmmaadduukkeeTThhwwaaiitteesswasthesonofMarmadukeandElizabethThwaites,ofMillGate,Richmond,Yorkshire.Hisfatherwasastonemasonand builder.Thwaitesservedintheranksofthe1stBattalion,YorkshireRegimentduringtheSecondBoerWar.Heresidedwithhiswifeat29 WoodlandsTerrace,Stanningley,nearLeeds.ThwaitesadvancedtoRegimentalQuarterMasterSergeant,andservedwiththe2ndBattalionduring the Great War on the Western Front from 5 October 1914. He was discharged to commission in the 2nd Battalion, 10 October 1914. ThwaitesadvancedtoCaptain,andwaskilledservingwiththeBattalionattheBattleofLoos,30September1915.CaptainThwaiteswasaged34, andiscommemoratedontheLoosMemorial,PasdeCalais,France.HisbrotherAlexanderThwaiteswasalsokilledduringtheGreatWar,17 September1916,whilstservingasaPrivateintheDurhamLightInfantry.BothbrothersarecommemoratedontheRichmondFriaryGardens War Memorial.

Pair: WWaarrrraanntt OO ﬃﬃ cceerr CCllaassss IIII RR.. JJ.. SSllyy,, WWeesstt RRiiddiinngg RReeggiimmeenntt Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Transvaal(4216Serjt:R.J.Sly.W.Riding Regt.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4216Serjt:R.Sly.W.RidingRegt.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne (2) £120-£160

RRoobbeerrttJJaammeessSSllyywasborninPortsea,Hampshire,on10April1870,thesonofaGunnerinRoyalNavy,andattestedfortheWestRiding Regimenton17July1894.AdvancedSergeanton5September1899,heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,and wasappointedSergeantandOrderlyRoomClerkon19March1901.HesawfurtherserviceinIndiafrom5October1905to18February1918, andwasappointedQuartermasterSergeanton25January1907.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalwithGratuityper ArmyOrder117ofApril1913,andwaspromotedWarrantOﬃcerClassIIon29January1915.ArrivingbackintheU.K.on31March1918,he wasattachedfordutytothePrisonerofWarcampatCatterickon31May1918.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasalsoentitledtoa British War Medal. He retired on 30 March 1920, and died due to suicide whilst of unsound mind at Portsmouth on 19 June 1931. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extracts, and other research.

Six: RReeggiimmeennttaallQQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerrSSeerrggeeaannttEE..JJ..BBeennaalllliicckk,,WWeellsshhRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaassbbootthhMMeennttiioonneeddiinnDDeessppaattcchheessaanndd aawwaarrddeedd aann IImmmmeeddiiaattee MMeerriittoorriioouuss SSeerrvviiccee MMeeddaall Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,SouthAfrica1901,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,DiamondHill,Belfast, clasps mountedinthisorder,thedateclaspatailor’scopy (7360Sejt.E.J.Benallick,Vl:Co:WelshRegt.);1914Star(205R.Q.M.Sjt.E.J. Benallick.1/6WelshR.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(205W.O.Cl.2.E.J.Benallick.WelshR.);Army MeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(265023R.Q.M.Sjt:E.J.Benallick.6/WelshR.);TerritorialForceEﬃciencyMedal,E.VII. R.,withAdditionalAwardBar(205C.Sjt:E.J.Bennalick[sic].6/WelshRegt.) lacquered,contactmarksandedgebruising,nearly very fne and better (6) £400-£500

M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918.

M.I.D. London Gazette 25 May 1917.

EEnnoocchhJJ..BBeennaalllliicckkattestedfortheWelshRegimentandservedwiththeVolunteerCompanyinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andthenas RegimentalQuartermasterSergeantofthe1/6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom29October1914.Forhisservices duringtheGreatWarhewasbothMentionedinDespatchesandawardedanImmediateMeritoriousServiceMedal,andwasawardedthe Additional Award Bar to his Territorial Force Eﬃciency Medal per Army Order 66 of 1925.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee DD.. PPrroouuddffoooodd,, HHiigghhllaanndd LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Wittebergen(6908Pte.D.Proudfoot,1.High:Lt.Inft.);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(6908Pte.D.Proudfoot.HighlandL.I.) edgebruisingandcontact marks, nearly very fne (2)

£120-£160

DDaavviiddPPrroouuddffoooott,aminer,wasborninMo ﬀattin1875andattestedfortheHighlandLightInfantryatEdinburghon24April1899.Postedto SouthAfricafrom8May1900,hisArmyServicerecordnotesthathewasawardedtheMountedInfantryCertifcatein1902andservedwiththe BritishExpeditionaryForceinFrancefrom29November1914.HewassubsequentlydischargedatDumbartonfromthe1stGarrisonBattalion, HighlandLightInfantry,upontheterminationofhissecondperiodofengagementon23April1916,hislatterworkintheQuartermaster’sstores described as ‘very good’.

£280-£340 220044

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Four: CCoommppaannyy SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr PP.. NNiicchhoollaass,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(7651Corl.P.Nicholas.A.S.C.);King’sSouthAfrica 1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(7651Serjt.P.Nicholas.A.S.C.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R., 1stissue(S/7651W.O.Cl.2.P.Nicholas.R.A.S.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(S.Q.M.Sjt:P.Nicholas.A.S.C.)mountedforwear, contact marks, very fne (4)

PPeeaarrsseeNNiicchhoollaass,aBakerfromMarylebone,London,wasbornaround1867.HeattestedintotheArmyServiceCorps,aged20,in1887,and servedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.HisL.S.G.C.wasawardedwithgratuityon1April1908,andhewasdischargedafter21yearsservice, asaCompanySergeantMajor,on19September1908.Heappearsinthe LondonGazette on2February1915asaWarOﬃceestablishedcivilian employeeworkingintheSupplyReserveDepotandwasplacedontheArmyRegisterfortheawardofaM.S.M.withgratuityon17August1917, following a recommendation of 25 August 1915.

Pair: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell EE.. DDaavviiss,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal(Major.E.Davis.R.A.M.C.) engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(MajorE.Davis.R.A.M.C.)engraved naming, minor edge nicks and light contact marks, nearly extremely fne (2)

£300-£400

EEddwwaarrddDDaavviisswascommissionedintotheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpson30May1885andservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarasa MedicalOﬃceroftheInfantryDivision,andwaspresentattheReliefofLadysmith,includingtheoperationsof17to24January1900andthe actionatSpionKop;theoperationsof5to7February1900andtheactionatVaalKranz;theoperationsofTugelaHeights,14to27February 1900,andtheactionatPietersHill;andoperationsintheTransvaalfromAugust1901to31May1902.AdvancedLieutenant-Colonelon30May 1905,hetransferredtotheRetiredListon24November1906,butsawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19 October 1914, and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 22 June 1915).

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Pair: CCoorrppoorraall GG.. AA.. CCooddlliinngg,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek(8661 Cpl.G.A.Codling.R.A.M.C.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(8661Corpl.:G.A. Codling. R.A.M.C.) light contact marks, good very fne (2)

£140-£180

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Four: LLiieeuutteennaanntt RR.. CC.. CCllii ffff ,, AAuussttrraalliiaann IImmppeerriiaall FFoorrccee,, llaattee PPrriinnccee AAllffrreedd’’ss OOwwnn CCaappee AArrttiilllleerryy Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(327Dvr:R.C.Cliff.PrinceAlf:O.CapeA.);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(327Dvr.R.C.Cliff.P.A.O.C.Arty.) renamed;BritishWar andVictoryMedals(Lieut.R.C.Cliff.A.I.F.);togetherwiththerecipient’srelatedminiatureawards;andSilverWarBadge,the reverse officially numbered ‘A27621’, edge bruising and contact marks to KSA, this nearly very fne; the rest better (4) £140-£180

Soldwiththerecipient’sribandbar;andtherecipient’sVolunteeredforActiveServicelapelbadge,thereversenumbered‘16374’;A.I.F.Returned fromActiveServicelapelbadge,thereversenumbered‘49612’;andReturnedSailorsandSoldiersImperialLeagueAustralialapelbadge,the reverse numbered ‘33851’.

Seven: RReeaarr--AAddmmiirraallHHoonn..AA..LL..OO..FFoorrbbeess--SSeemmppiillll,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassmmeennttiioonneeddiinnddeessppaattcchheessaannddaawwaarrddeeddtthheeRRuussssiiaann OOrrddeerr ooff SStt.. SSttaanniissllaass ffoorr hhiiss sseerrvviicceess iinn tthhee bbaattttlleesshhiipp HH..MM..SS.. VVaalliiaanntt aatt JJuuttllaanndd China1900,noclasp(Lieut.TheHon.L.Forbes-Sempill.R.N.H.M.S.Centurion);1914-15Star(Commr.TheHon.A.L.O. Forbes-Sempill.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.TheHon.A.L.O.Forbes-Sempill.R.N.); DefenceMedal;Coronation1911,unnamedasissued;RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofSt.Stanislas,2ndclassneckbadgewithswordsby Edouard, St Petersburg, gold and enamels, the frst nearly very fne, otherwise good very fne (7)

£2,000-£2,400

Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.

Russian Order of St. Stanislaus, 2nd Class London Gazette 5 June 1917.

AArrtthhuurrLLiioonneellOOcchhoonnaarrFFoorrbbeess--SSeemmppiillllwasbornatFitzroyHouse,Fitzroy,Aberdeenshireon24September1877,thefourthsonofthe17th Lord Sempill.

EnteringtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia inJuly1891,he frstwenttoseaasaMidshipmaninH.M.S. Edgar ontheMediterraneanstationin the summer of 1893.

BythetimeoftheBoxerRebellion,hewasservinginthebattleship Centurion,inwhichhewaspromotedtoLieutenant.Then,inFebruary1900, afterbeinggivencommandofthetorpedogunboat Tweed,hewaspraisedforhisconductincapturingaChineselaunchwhichhadbeenpirating intheWestRiver.Andamonthortwolater,hewasappointedtothetemporarycommandofthegunboat Sandpiper,andwasfrequentlycalled upon to embark the Commander-in-Chief, China Station, Admiral Sir E. H. Seymour, on his assorted visits.

IntheperiodleadinguptotheGreatWar,Forbes-SempillservedonthePacifcandMediterraneanstationsandwaspromotedtoCommanderin December 1910. And he was awarded the Coronation Medal for his ‘special services’ at the Coronation Review in 1911. SoonaftertheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,hejoinedthebattleship Valiant,then fyingthe fagofRear-AdmiralH.Evan-Thomasinthe 5thBattleSquadron.AndhewassimilarlyemployedatthebattleofJutland,hisservicesonthatoccasiongaininghimamentionindespatchesand specialpromotiontoCaptaininJune1916,inadditiontotheOrderofSt.Stanislas,2ndClass,withswords.His‘mention’statedhewas‘avery ableexecutiveoﬃcerwhohadthearrangementsfor fre,repairandotherpartiesextremelywellorganisedandwhowasofgreathelpthroughout the action.’ (London Gazette 15 September 1916, refers).

Hissubsequentwartimecommandscomprisedthedepotship Leander (September,1916),thecruiser Blonde (February,1917)andthecruiser Cordelia (June,1917).Andinthepost-warera,priortohisbeingplacedontheRetiredListasaRear-Admiralinthesummerof1927,he commanded the battleship Colossus, fying the fag of his old Jutland boss, Rear-Admiral Maurice Woollcome, C.B.

During the Second World War, Forbes-Sempill served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Home Guard. He died in May 1962, aged 85

Five: AAbbllee SSeeaammaann NN.. JJoohhnnssoonn,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy China1900,noclasp(N.JohnsonA.B.H.M.S.Arethusa.) renamed,withsuspensionre-aﬃxed;1914-15Star(187773,N.Johnson, A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(187773N.Johnson.A.B.R.N.);RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue (187773 Ch.B.1200 N. Johnson. A.B. R.F.R.) mounted as worn, nearly very fne (5)

£100-£140

Pair: HHaavviillddaarr JJhhaannddaa SSiinngghh,, 3322nndd SSiikkhh PPiioonneeeerrss Tibet1903-04,1clasp,Gyantse(3263Lce.Nk.JhandaSingh32nd.SikhPioneers.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Abor 1911-12 (3263 Havdr. Jhanda Singh 32d. Sikh Pioneers) light contact marks, very fne (2)

£600-£800

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Pair: NNaaiikk SSuurrbbiirr GGuurruunngg,, 22--22nndd KKiinngg EEddwwaarrdd’’ss OOwwnn GGuurrkkhhaa RRii ff eess,, IInnddiiaann AArrmmyy

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Abor1911-12(3448RifemanSurbirGur...1st.Bn.2nd.K.E.O.Goorkhas);BritishWar Medal1914-20(3448Nk.SurbirGurung,2-2KEOGrks.) edgebruisingandwearto frstwithevidenceofformerbrooch mounting to reverse which partially obscures naming, likely replacement suspension, fair to fne, the second better

Pair: SSuubbaaddaarr KK.. GGuurruunngg,, 22--88 GGuurrkkhhaa RRii ff eess

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1937-39(Subdr.KulbahadurGurung,2-8G.R.);Jubilee1935, unnamed, rank to frst oﬃcially re-impressed, nearly very fne and better (4)

£120-£160

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Five: AAbbllee SSeeaammaann GG.. HH.. HHooooppeerr,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall FFlleeeett RReesseerrvvee NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,PersianGulf1909-1914(SS.2564.G.H.Hooper,A.B.H.M.S.Philomel.);1914-15Star (SS.2564,G.H.Hooper.A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SS.2564G.H.Hooper.A.B.R.N.);RoyalFleetReserveL.S.& G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (SS.2564 Po.B.6263 G. H. Hooper. Sig. R.F.R.) light contact marks, good very fne (5) £240-£280

GGeeoorrggeeHHeennrryyHHooooppeerrwasborninBristolon7May1890andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanOrdinarySeamanon6August1908.PromotedAble Seamanon30July1910,heservedinH.M.S. Philomel from5October1911to16July1913,seeingactiveserviceduringtheoperationsinthe PersianGulf.HetransferredtotheRoyalFleetReserveon9August1913,butwasrecalledforWarserviceon2August1914,andservedduring theGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandsshorebasedestablishments,mostnotablyinH.M.S. Bloodhound from7February1916untilthecessation ofhostilities.Demobilisedon2June1919,here-enrolledintheRoyalFleetReserveon6August1920,andwasawardedhisLongServiceands GoodConductMedalon24April1924.Hewas fnallydischargedon22June1925,andsubsequentlyservedintheMercantileMarine,latterlyas Boatswain’s Mate in the yacht Iolanda from 21 October 1935 to 23 May 1936.

Sold with the recipient’s original Parchment Certifcate of Service; two testimonial letters; and copied research.

Four: PPrriivvaattee GG.. WW.. PPeeaarrssoonn,, 11sstt ((KKiinngg’’ss)) DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss

1914Star,with copy clasp(1253S.Sth:G.W.Pearson.1/D.Gds.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(D-1253Cpl.G.W.Pearson.1D.Gds.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(1253Pte.G.W.Pearson,1K.D.Guards.) minor staining to obverse of VM, generally very fne (4) £120-£160

GGeeoorrggeeWW..PPeeaarrssoonnattestedforthe1stDragoonGuardsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom11 November1914.Hewascourtmartialledon31July1916,butlaterservedwiththeRegimentontheNorthWestFrontierofIndiaduringthe Third Afghan War.

Four: AAccttiinngg SSeerrggeeaanntt GG.. DDrreeww,, 77tthh DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss 1914Star,withclasp(2146Pte.G.Drew.7-D.Gds.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2146A-Sjt.G.Drew7D.Gds.);India GeneralService1908-35,2clasps,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919,Waziristan1919-21(37671A-Sjt.G.Drew.R.E.) lightcontactmarks, generally very fne (4) £100-£140

GGeeoorrggeeDDrreeww,agroom,wasborninLondonin1889andservedwiththe7thDragoonGuardsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from13October1914.TransferredtotheRoyalEngineersasActingSergeanton28February1915,hesubsequentlyservedwith‘B’Divisional Signals at Quetta, and was discharged from the Royal Corps of Signals at Canterbury in May 1924. Sold with the recipient’s card identity tag; and copied research.

Note: The recipient’s Medal Index Card states that duplicates of all of the recipient’s medals were issued at Public expense on 1 June 1927.

Three: PPrriivvaattee FF.. JJaacckkssoonn,, 1122tthh LLaanncceerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2233 FFeebbrruuaarryy 11991155 1914Star,withclasp(3882Pte.F.Jackson.12/Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-3382Pte.F.Jackson.12-Lrs.) extremely fne (3)

£140-£180

FFrreeddeerriicckkJJaacckkssoonnwasborninSecunderabad,India,in1892,thesonofFarrierSta ﬀ SergeantFrederickArchibaldJacksonof‘C’Squadron,21st Lancers,whorodeinthechargeatOmdurman.Heattestedforthe12thLancersasPrivateandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom15August1914.Hewaskilledinactionafewmonthslateron23February1915;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedon the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Nine: CCoolloonneellWW..HHoollddsswwoorrtthh,,1133tthh//1188tthhHHuussssaarrss,,ffoorrmmeerrllyy1188tthhHHuussssaarrss,, wwhhoowwaasstthhrriicceeMMeennttiioonneeddiinnDDeessppaattcchheessaannddtthhrriicceewwoouunnddeedddduurriinnggtthhee GGrreeaattWWaarr,,aannddwwaassiittsssseenniioorroo ﬃﬃ cceerroonnaammaallggaammaattiioonnwwiitthhtthhee1133tthh HHuussssaarrss

1914Star,withclasp(Lieut:W.Holdsworth.18/Hrs.);BritishWarand VictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lt.Col.W.Holdsworth.) naming invertedonVMbutalignsperfectlywiththatontheBWM;1939-45Star; AtlanticStar;PacifcStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;RRoommaanniiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm, OrderoftheCrown,FourthClassbreastbadge,withswords,silverand enamels, thislackingreversecentreandenamelschippedonobversecentre, otherwisenearlyvery fneorbetterandauniquecombinationofawardsto the Regiment (9) £400-£500

M.I.D. London Gazette 19 October 1914; 30 January 1915; 16 March 1919. Romanian Order of the Crown Fourth Class, London Gazette 20 September 1919.

WWaalltteerrHHoollddsswwoorrtthhproceededonservicewiththeregimenttoFranceon15August1914,andwasMentionedinDespatchesinOctober1914. WoundedatLeGheron20October1914,hewasalsorecommendedforhisbraverythatday‘whenincommandofamachinegundetachment hehadthegunputoutofactionbyahigh-explosiveshell.andalthoughwoundedintwoplaceshebroughthegunoutofactiononhisshoulders.’ PromotedtoCaptainon8April1915,havingrecoveredfromhiswoundsHoldsworthreturnedtoFrance,onlytobewoundedagainon24April 1916.HewaspromotedtoTemporaryMajoron26May1918,andwaswoundedforathirdtimeon28August1918.Hewasappointedtothe temporarycommandoftheregimenton14October1918.MajorHoldsworthassumedcommandofthe18thHussarson17September1922, andwasitssenioroﬃceonamalgamationwiththe13thHussarsinNovember1922,becoming13th/18thHussars.Asaretiredoﬃcerhewasreemployed on 30 May 1941, and was employed on Troop ships during the Second War. Sold with copied research, which shows that he was the only member of the Regiment to be awarded the Romanian Order of the Crown.

Four: PPrriivvaattee RR.. HHaacckkeetttt,, 11sstt ((KKiinngg’’ss)) DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss

1914Star(6604Pte.R.Hackett.1/D.Gds.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(D-6604Pte.R.Hackett.1-D.Gds.);IndiaGeneral Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (6604 Pte. R. Hackett. 1 K.D. Guards.) very fne and better (4) £120-£160

RRoobbeerrttHHaacckkeetttt,acarpenter,wasborninSouthamptonandattestedforthe1stDragoonGuards.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom11November1914,beforeproceedingtoIndiaon26October1917,andsawfurtherserviceontheNorthWest FrontierofIndiaduringtheThirdAfghanWar.HewasdischargedmedicallyunftatCanterburyin1920,hisintendedplaceoffutureresidence being noted as Priory View, Bournemouth.

Pair: SSeerrggeeaanntt NN.. MMccLLeeoodd,, SSoouutthh WWaalleess BBoorrddeerreerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 3311 OOccttoobbeerr 11991144 1914Star(9511Sjt.N.McLeod.S.WalesBord.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(9511Sjt.N.McLeod.S.WalesBord.);together with an erased Victory Medal 1914-19, good very fne (3) £70-£90

NNeeiillMMccLLeeooddattestedfortheSouthWalesBorderersandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom22 August1914.Hewaskilledinactionon31October1914;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheYpres(MeninGate)Memorial, Belgium.

Three: PPrriivvaattee SS.. CC.. VV.. SSyyllvveesstteerr,, AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss 1914 Star (M1-6812 Pte. S. Sylvester. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (M1-6812 Pte. S. C. V. Sylvester. A.S.C.) very fne

Pair: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall RR.. JJ.. MMoooorrhheeaadd,, 4422nndd BBaattttaalliioonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy British War and Victory Medals (127402 L. Cpl. R. J. Moorhead. 42-Can. Inf.) very fne (5)

£80-£100

SSaammuueellCC..VV..SSyyllvveesstteerrattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom22 November 1914 (the last day for qualifying for the 1914 Star).

Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. AAddaammss,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss 1914Star(530Cpl.A.Adams.R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(530Sjt.A.Adams.R.A.M.C.);ArmyMeritoriousService Medal,G.V.R.,1stissue(530Sjt:A.Adams.5/C.C.S.R.A.M.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(7253870Sjt.A.Adams.R.A.M. C.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne and better (5)

£180-£220

AAllbbeerrttAAddaammssattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsandservedwith5CasualtyClearingStationduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom20August1914(alsoentitledtoaclasptohis1914Star).PromotedSergeant,forhisservicesduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Front he was awarded an Immediate Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette 1 January 1918).

Sold with copied research.

Four: NNuurrssiinngg SSiisstteerr MMaarryy MM.. MMuuiirr,, CCaannaaddiiaann AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss 1914Star(N.SisterM.Mc.BMuir.C.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(N.SisterM.M.Muir.);Jubilee1935,unnamedas issued, nearly extremely fne and better (4) £140-£180 222211 xx

MMaarryyMMccBBrriiddeeMMuuiirr,atrainednurse,wasbornatGreengairs,Lanarkshire,Scotland,on1September1878.Aresidentof88FifthAvenue,Ottawa, Ontario,sheattestedfortheCanadianExpeditionaryForceatQuebecon25September1914andservedinFrancefrom8November1914.Sent toNo.1CanadianGeneralHospitalfrom10April1915to10May1915,shespent1916and1917employedasaNursingSisteratvarious militaryhospitalsincludingNetley,Cliveden,NetheravonandShorncliffe.Itwasataroundthistermthatherhealthbegantofailher,withrepeated referencesinherservicerecordstoextremeanxietyandnervousnessassociatedwithherworkonaT.B.ward.Sufferingfrom‘strainofservice’as advocatedinhernotes,she fnallybrokedowninApril1917andwastakenoff duty.Permittedtoresignfrommilitaryservice30September1918, she returned to Canada and died on 27 March 1953.

Sold with copied research.

Three: LLiieeuutteennaanntt PP.. SSttrriicckkllaanndd,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss iinn HH..MM..SS.. DDuubblliinn aatt tthhee bbaattttllee ooff JJuuttllaanndd 1914-15Star(Lieut.P.Strickland.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.P.Strickland.R.N.)togetherwithMemorialPlaque (Percy Strickland) extremely fne (4)

£600-£800

PPeerrccyySSttrriicckkllaannddwasborninLondonon4July1880,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia inMay1905.AdvancedtoLieutenantin March1911,hewasservinginthedepotshipH.M.S. Aquarius ontheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914andremainedlikewiseemployeduntil joining the cruiser Dublin in March 1916. HewassubsequentlypresentatJutlandon31May1916,when,inthenightactionthatfollowed, Dublin expended1176-inchshellsandsharedin thedestructionofanenemydestroyer.Butshewasherselfseverelydamaged,beinghitby fve5.9-inchshellsfromtheS.M.S. Elbing andeight4.1inch shells from the Stuttgart, and suﬀering casualties of three killed and 27 wounded. OneofthosefatalitieswasStrickland,whowasmortallywounded.Aged27,heleftawidow,GwendolenStrickland,andisburiedatKinlossAbbey in Morayshire

Three: AAccttiinngg YYeeoommaann ooff SSiiggnnaallss FF.. WW.. WWhheeaattlleeyy,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1914-15Star(J.26805,F.W.Wheatley,O.Sig.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.26805F.W.Wheatley.Sig.R.N.) nearly very fne

Pair: OOrrddiinnaarryy TTeelleeggrraapphhiisstt SS.. BB.. HHoowwkkiinnss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy British War and Victory Medals (B.Z. 10770 S. B. Howkins. O. Tel. R.N.V.R.) VM oﬃcially re-impressed, good very fne BritishWarMedal1914-20((119999333399RR..TThhoommaass..PP..OO..RR..NN..));RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue((CC..22227711..JJ.. MMaaccLLeeoodd.. LLgg.. SSeeaa.. RR..NN..RR..)) minor edge bruising, nearly very fne (7)

£80-£100

FFrraanncciissWWiilllliiaammWWhheeaattlleeyywasborninPortland,Dorset,on3June1898andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson17September1913. AppointedOrdinarySignalleron3December1915,heservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwas promotedSignalleron20September1916,andLeadingSignalleron10June1924.hewasshoredischarged,timeexpired,on2June1928,and joinedtheRoyalFleetReservethefollowingday.RecalledforWarserviceon15June1939,hesawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar, and was advanced Acting Yeoman of Signals on 5 October 1940. He was fnally released on 11 September 1945.

SSiiddnneeyyBBeerrnnaarrddHHoowwkkiinnsswasborninUttoxeteron19September1899andenlistedintheBristolDivision,RoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon26 July1917.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWar,andwasattachedtotheRoyalAirForcefrom1Aprilto14July1918Hewasshore demobilised on 12 August 1919.

RReeggiinnaallddTThhoommaasswasborninCornwallon21August1880andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaaBoySecondClasson11May1898.AdvancedPetty Oﬃceron1May1912,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon29September1913,andservedduringtheGreatWarina variety of ships and shore based establishments. He was invalided out of the service due to insanity on 25 June 1919.

JJoohhnnMMaaccLLeeooddwasborninStornowayonChristmasDay1880andenrolledintheRoyalNavalReserveon1January1902.MobilisedforWar service, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 26 November 1917. He was shore demobilised on 29 January 1919.

Sold with copied research.

Four: PPeettttyy OO ﬃﬃ cceerr FF.. BBuurrlloonngg,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1914-15Star(220854,F.Burlong,A.B.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(220854F.Burlong,P.O.1RN.);RoyalNavyL.S.& G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fxed suspension (220854 F. Burlong. P.O. H.M.S. Victory.) contact marks, very fne and better (4) £80-£100

FFrreeddeerriicckkBBuurrlloonnggwasborninLind feld,Sussex,on31May1886andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson26May1903.Promoted AbleSeamanon20December1906,heservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietytoshipsandshorebasedestablishment,mostnotablyH.M.S. Birkenhead from26August1915until7June1919,andwaspromotedLeadingSeamanon29June1916,andPettyOﬃceron12May1918.He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 8 March 1926, and was shore pensioned on 30 July 1926.

Five: SSttookkeerrPPeettttyyOO ﬃﬃ cceerrEE..JJ..WWiillttoonn,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassppiicckkeedduuppaannddttaakkeennPP..OO..WW..ffoolllloowwiinnggHH..MM..SS.. NNoommaadd’’ss hheerrooiicc aaccttiioonn aanndd lloossss iinn tthhee bbaattttllee ooff JJuuttllaanndd 1914-15Star(304347E.J.Wilton.Act.S.P.O.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(304347E.J.Wilton.S.P.O.,R.N.);Royal NavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(304347E.J.Wilton.S.P.O.H.M.S.Vivid);IIttaallyy,,KKiinnggddoomm,MessinaEarthquakeMedal1908,silver, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, very fne (5)

£400-£500

EEddwwiinnJJoohhnnWWiillttoonnwasborninBodmin,Cornwallon25April1883,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClassinJune1903.Havingthen beenlandedfromthecruiserH.M.S. Sutlej tolendassistanceaftertheMessinaearthquakein1908,hewasservingasaStokerPettyOﬃcerinthe depot ship Leander on the outbreak of war.

InMarch1916,hereturnedtoseainthedestroyer Nomad,andwassubsequentlypresentatthebattleofJutland,whenshewassunkaftera heroicduelwithenemybattlecruisers,aduelforwhichCommandertheHon.BarryBingham,R.N.,inthe fotillaleader Nestor,wasawardedthe V.C. Wilton’s captain, Lieutenant-Commander Paul Whitfeld, R.N., was awarded the D.S.O., the citation stating: ‘Incommandof Nomad,gallantlysupported Nestor and Nicator inanattackontheenemybattlecruisers. Nomad wasbadlyhitanddisabled duringthisattack,butlatersucceededinsinkingadisabledGermandestroyer,and fnally fredallhertorpedoesattheHighSeasFleet,waitingfor the last moment before doing so, though the Nomad was sinking at the time.’

Thereinliesamuch-describedstoryofstoicismandcourage,notleastas Nomad satmotionlessandhelplessaftertakingahitinherengineroom. AndwhentheGermanbattlecruisers fnallydescendeduponherandthecrippled Nestor,therecouldbebutoneoutcome.Mercifully,however, mostof Nomad’s crewwereforwardandtheenemy’sshellsmainlystruckaft,therebykeepinghercasualtiestoeightkilledandfourwounded. Her survivors amounted to 72 oﬃcers and ratings, who were picked by German torpedo boats and taken prisoners of war. Onbeingrepatriatedatthewar’send,WiltonremainedintheRoyalNavyuntilbeingpensionedashoreinJune1925.Hewasalsoissuedwitha duplicate Messina Earthquake medal to replace the one lost in action at Jutland.

Three: SSttookkeerr11ssttCCllaassssJJ..YYaatteess,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonniinnHH..MM..SS.. GGooooddHHooppee aatttthheebbaattttlleeoofftthheeCCoorroonneelloonn 11 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991144 1914-15 Star (305453 J. Yates, Sto.1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (305453 J. Yates, Sto. 1, R.N.) extremely fne (3) £140-£180

JJoohhnnYYaatteesswasborninGrimsby,Lincolnshireon5May1884,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClassinNovember1903.Havingthen beenpermittedtopurchasehisdischargeas‘aspecialcase’inJuly1906,hewasrecalledfromtheRoyalFleetReserveinAugust1914,whenhe joined the cruiser H.M.S. Good Hope as a Stoker 1st Class. Justovertwomonthslater,atthebattleoftheCoronelon1November1914, GoodHope wassunkbythecombined freofAdmiralSpee’s Scharnhorst andhercruiserescort.Compelledfromtheoutsettoclosetheenemytobringherowngunsintorange, GoodHope -Admiral Craddock’s fagship-washitbymultipleshellswhichlefthertopsidesallablaze,priortoignitingherforwardmagazine.Therewerenosurvivors from her complement of 926 oﬃcers and men. Yates is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

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Four: AAbbllee SSeeaammaann FF.. SS.. AAyylliinngg,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, wwhhoo wwaass aammoonngg tthhoossee lloosstt iinn HH..MM.. ssuubbmmaarriinnee EE..1100 iinn tthhee NNoorrtthh SSeeaa iinn JJaannuuaarryy 11991155 1914-15Star(236228F.S.Ayling,A.B.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(236228F.S.Ayling.A.B.R.N.);IIttaallyy,,KKiinnggddoomm, Messina Earthquake Medal 1908, silver (F. S. Ayling. H.M.S. Exmouth 1908) good very fne (4)

£400-£500

FFrraannkkSSttuuaarrttAAyylliinnggwasborninPortsea,Hampshireon5May1890,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinApril1906.Havingthen volunteeredforthe‘SilentService’,hewasservingasanAbleSeamaninH.M.submarine E.10 ontheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914. Orderedwithherconsort E.5 tocarryoutapatroloﬀ HeligolandBightinJanuary1915,shedepartedYarmouthonthe18thbutwasneverseen again. She was subsequently oﬃcially listed as lost with all hands on the 21st. Aged24,AylingwasthesonofAliceFaithCarolineAyling,ofHartingCoombe,Rogate,Sussex,andthelateCharlesEdwardAyling.Heis commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

Five: AAbbllee SSeeaammaann WW.. CCuulllluumm,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall NNaavvaall RReesseerrvvee 1914-15Star(SS.770,W.Cullum,A.B.,R.N.)with fattened namedcardboxofissue;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(SS.770W. Cullum.A.B.R.N.)with fattened namedcardboxofissuefortheBWM;ImperialServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(Walter Cullum.)incardboxofissue;RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(SS.770Ch.B.6078.W.Cullum.A.B.R.F.R.); togetherwiththerecipient’s10YearsSafeDrivingMedla,thereverseengraved‘W.Cullum’,withtop‘1941’ribandbar, minor edge bruising, good very fne (6)

£100-£140

WWaalltteerrCCuulllluummwasborninHull,Yorkshire,on28November1885andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanOrdinarySeamanon22August1904.He waspromotedAbleSeamanon10January1907,antransferredtotheRoyalFleetReserveatChathamon22August1909.RecalledforWar serviceon13July1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,latterlyinthearmedmerchant cruiserH.M.S. Almanzora from3February1917untilthecessationofhostilities.Hewasshoredemobilisedon5February1919,andsubsequently re-joinedtheRoyalFleetReserve,beingawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon23November1923.LatterlyaPostmanatthe Filey sub-Oﬃce, Scarborough, he was awarded the Imperial Service Medal upon his retirement (London Gazette 12 October 1943).

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Pair: EEnnggiinnee RRoooomm AArrttii ff cceerr FFoouurrtthh CCllaassss AA.. CC.. GGrreeeennwwoooodd,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1914-15Star(M.14417,A.C.Greenwood.A.E.R.A.4.,R.N.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(M.14417A.C.Greenwood.E.R.A.4R. N.) good very fne

Pair: AAbbllee SSeeaammaann JJ.. DD.. SSaannddss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall VVoolluunntteeeerr RReesseerrvvee

British War and Victory Medals (L.Z. 3535 J. D. Sands. A.B. R.N.V.R.) nearly extremely fne 1914-15Star((228877660055FF..JJ..MMoooorree..SSttoo..11..,,RR..NN..));BritishWarMedal1914-20(2)((MM..1111668811AA..CC..RR..HHiillll..LL..VV..AA..,,RR..NN..;;AA..BBoonnaarr.. FFmmnn.. MM..FF..AA..)); Victory Medal 1914-19 ((1177006600.. AA.. IIrrvviinnee.. SSmmnn.. RR..NN..RR..)) very fne (8)

£100-£140

AArrcchhiibbaallddCCeecciillGGrreeeennwwooooddwasborninPlymouth,Devon,on15May1894andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanActingEngineRoomArti fcer FourthClasson13July1915.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwasinvalidedoutofthe service on 19 February 1920.

JJaammeessDDaanniieellSSaannddsswasbornon9September1883andenrolledintheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveon18October1915.Heservedduring thegreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andRanon30May1916.Recovered,hespentseveralperiodsfortherestof the War in the cells, and was shore demobilised on 9 March 1919.

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Three: SSuubb--LLiieeuutteennaanntt JJ.. CCllaarrkk,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall RReesseerrvvee

1914-15 Star (S. Lt. J. Clark. R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medas (S. Lt. J. Clark. R.N.V.R.) very fne

Pair: OOrrddiinnaarryy SSeeaammaann VV.. GG.. CClleemmeennttss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.73499V.G.Clements.Ord.Sea.) bothoﬃciallyre-impressed,andbothmarkedas Replacements, very fne

MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18(2)((OOssbboorrnneeRR..TThhoommaass;;WWiilllliiaammSSmmiitthh)) thesecondplanchetonly,andlacking suspension;togetherwitharelatedminiatureaward;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead((JJ..4444443311AA..WW.. TTuurrnnbbuullll.. AA..BB.. HH..MM..SS.. RReevveennggee..)) edge bruising, polished and worn, good fne and better (8) £100-£140

Three: SSttookkeerrAA..BBoossttoocckk,,RRooyyaallNNaavvaallRReesseerrvvee,,wwhhoossuurrvviivveeddtthheessiinnkkiinnggooffHH..MM..SS.. NNaattaall wwhheennsshheewwaassttoorrnnaappaarrttffrroommaa mmaassssiivvee iinntteerrnnaall eexxpplloossiioonn aatt CCrroommaarrttyy HHaarrbboouurr oonn 3300 DDeecceemmbbeerr 11991155 1914-15Star(S.8381,A.Bostock,Sto.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8381S.A.Bostock.Sto.R.N.R.) generallygoodvery fne (3)

£80-£100

AArrtthhuurrBBoossttoocckkwasborninCheshireon9January1896andjoinedtheRoyalNavalReserveatHartlepoolon18August1915.Heservedasa StokerinthecruiserH.M.S.Natalfrom1December1915,andwasaboardtheshipwhenshewastornapartbyamassiveinternalexplosionwhile lyingatCromartyharbouron30December1915.Hewasoneofthe170survivorsdraggedfromthefreezingwater,beingrescuedbyasmall boat from the Achilles. Subsequently posted to H.M.S. Wildfre, he was shore demobilised on 16 May 1919. DuringtheGreatWartheRoyalNavylostfourshipstointernalexplosionswhilstlyinginharbour,theotherthreebeingH.M.S. Bulwark,H.M.S. PrincessIrene andH.M.S. Vanguard.Atthetimetherewasmuchspeculationthattheselosseswereduetosabotagebyenemyagents.However, themorelikelyexplanationisthattheyweretheresultofdeteriorationinthestocksofhighexplosivescarriedonboard.Totallossesinthe Natal explosion were over 390 souls.

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Ten: CCoorrppoorraall HH.. GG.. WWyyaatttt,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinnee AArrttiilllleerryy,, wwhhoo ssuurrvviivveedd tthhee lloossss ooff tthhee WWaarrrriioorr aatt tthhee bbaattttllee ooff JJuuttllaanndd 1914-15Star(R.M.A.11938Gr.H.G.Wyatt);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R.M.A.11938Cpl.H.G.Wyatt.);1939-45Star; AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, fxedsuspension(R.M. A.11938H.G.Wyatt.Cpl.R.M.A.);NavalGoodShootingMedal,G.V.R. (11938Gunr.H.G.Wyatt,R.M.A.,H.M.S.Warrior1914, 3 Pdr. Q.F.) mounted as worn, contact marks, therefore fne and better (10) £800-£1,000 223322

HHaarrrryyGGeeoorrggeeWWyyaattttwasbornon25August1888,atKingston,Taunton,andwasanelectricalengineerbytrade.On25February1907he enlistedintheRoyalMarineArtilleryatExeterfortwelveyears.HewastrainedattheR.M.A.DepotatEastneyandservedinthebattleships Temeraire (1909-11) and Prince of Wales (1911-13). In musketry training he frst qualifed as a marksman in 1908. In1913hewasdraftedto Warrior,anarmouredcruiser.Hewasoneoftheguncrewfortheship's3-pounderquick-frers(forprotectionofthe shipagainstenemytorpedo-boats)anddistinguishedhimselfinthe feetgunnerytrialsof1914.HewasawardedoneofthecovetedGood Shooting Medals, the last year in which they were awarded.

In1916 Warrior waspartofthe1stCruiserSquadron,commandedbytheerraticRearAdmiralSirRobertArbuthnot, fyinghis faginthe Defence.AtJutland Defence and Warrior attackedaGermancruiser.Awitnessrecalled"Theymadeoneofthe fnestsightsIhaveeverseen, fringincrediblyfast,andonemassof fashesfromendtoend."However,becauseofthepoorvisibilityArbuthnotdidnotrealisethathewas bringinghistwoshipsdangerouslyclosetotheGermanbattlecruisersuntilitwastoolate.TheGermansopened freatcloserangeand Defence blewupwiththelossoftheentirecrewof900men. Warrior wasrepeatedlyhitandwouldhavesharedherfatebut,justthen, Warspite's rudder jammedandsheinvoluntarilychargedtowardstheGermanline.TheGermanshipsshiftedtheir fretothebattleship,allowing Warrior toescape. Shehadcasualtiesof66killedand40wounded,ofwhomanotherfourdied.ShewastakenintowbyH.M.S. Engadine.However,shehadbeen toobadlydamagedandbynextmorning,shewaslyingdeepinthewaterwithtonsofseawaterinsideherandwaveswerebreakingoverher deck. The captain ordered abandon ship.

WyattremainedintheRoyalMarinesuntilhisretirementin1928.Hewentontoservein Warspite himself,waspromotedtoColourSergeant andawardedhisL.S.G.C.medal.WyattwasmobilizedontheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWaranddraftedtothetroopship Ettrick,inwhich heservedasananti-aircraftgunner.ShetookpartinevacuatingtheB.E.F.fromFrance,andthenintheexpeditiontoVichy-heldDakar.Wyattwas transferred to a job ashore in 1941, employed as a D.E.M.S. instructor. He was demobilized in 1945.

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Three: MMuussiicciiaann SS.. EE.. PPiinneeggaarr,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinneess BBaanndd 1914-15Star(R.M.B.1428,Mus.S.E.Pinegar.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R.M.B.1428Mus.S.E.Pinegar.) contactmarks, some staining, nearly very fne (3) £70-£90

SSttaannlleeyyEEnnoossPPiinneeggaarrwasborninWandsworth,London,on16January1892andjoinedtheRoyalMarinesBandasaBandBoy,playingthe clarinet,on6March1908.RatedMusicianon22October1908,heservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Carnarvon fromtheoutbreakofWar to9February1918,beingpresentattheBattleoftheFalklandIslandson8December1914.PromotedCorporalon25November1918,hewas invalided from the R.N. School of Music on 25 August 1919. He died in Claro, North Yorkshire, in 1979. Sold with copied record of service.

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Four: SSiiggnnaallmmaann JJ.. AA.. TTaayylloorr,, 11sstt ((KKiinngg’’ss)) DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss 1914-15Star(GS-12028Pte.J.A.Taylor,1-D.Gds.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(GS-12028Pte.J.A.Taylor.1-D.Gds.);India GeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(14126Sig.J.Taylor,1K.D.Guards.) edgepreparedpriortonaming on last, minor contact marks, otherwise very fne (4) £100-£140

JJaammeessAA..TTaayylloorrattestedforthe1stDragoonGuardsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom18December 1914. Qualifed as Signalman he witnessed further active service on the North West Frontier of India during the Third Afghan War.

Five: SSttaa ﬀﬀ SSeerrggeeaanntt FF.. AA.. CCooooppeerr,, 55tthh ((RRooyyaall IIrriisshh)) LLaanncceerrss,, llaatteerr 1100tthh HHuussssaarrss 1914-15Star(L-5346.Pte.F.A.Cooper.5th.Lrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(L-5346Pte.F.A.Cooper.5-Lrs.);ArmyL.S.& G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(312229S.Sjt.F.A.Cooper.,10-H.);ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(Frederick Arthur Cooper) mounted as worn, the Great War trio polished, these good fne, the last two good very fne (5)

£100-£140

FFrreeddeerriicckkAArrtthhuurrCCooooppeerr,abricklayer,wasborninBirminghamandattestedthereforthe5thLancerson3March1914.Heservedwiththem duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom18May1915,transferredtothe10thHussarsfollowingthecessationofhostilities,andwas dischargedon2March1935.SubsequentlyemployedasaPostmanintheLondonPostalRegion,hewasawardedoftheImperialServiceMedal upon his retirement (London Gazette of 14 March 1961).

Four: CCoorrppoorraall WW.. FF.. OOrrffoorrdd,, 66tthh ((IInnnniisskkiilllliinngg)) DDrraaggoooonnss,, llaatteerr MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn CCoorrppss ((CCaavvaallrryy)) 1914-15Star(4601Pte.W.F.Orford.6-Dns.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(4601Cpl.W.F.Orford.6-Dns.);ImperialService Medal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue(WilliamFrederickOrford)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, minorspotsofverdigris,nearlyvery fneand better (4) £100-£140

WWiilllliiaammFFrreeddeerriicckkOOrrffoorrddattestedforthe6thDragoonsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom16December 1914.AdvancedCorporalintheMachineGunCorps(Cavalry),hewasdischargedtoArmyReserveon11March1919andwaslaterappointeda Postman in London. Awarded the Imperial Service Medal upon his retirement, he died on 20 July 1967.

Six: RReeggiimmeennttaallSSeerrggeeaannttMMaajjoorrRR..JJ..CCaannnn,,77tthhHHuussssaarrss,,llaatteerrRRooyyaallSSiiggnnaallss,,wwhhoowwaassMMeennttiioonneeddiinnDDeessppaattcchheessaannddwwaass aawwaarrddeedd aann ‘‘IImmmmeeddiiaattee’’ MM..SS..MM.. ffoorr sseerrvviicceess iinn MMeessooppoottaammiiaa 1914-15Star(5213.Sjt.R.J.Cann.7th.Hrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(5213Sjt.R.J.Cann.7-Hrs.); IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(5213Sergt.R.J.Cann.7Hrs.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal, G.V.R.,1stissue(5213Sjt:R.J.Cann.7/Hrs:);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension(532939W.O.Cl.II.R.J. Cann. R. Signals) contact marks throughout, the Great War trio polished, therefore fne; the remainder good fne (6) £240-£280

M.I.D. London Gazette 7 February 1919.

M.S.M. London Gazette 15 October 1918:

‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in Mesopotamia during the present war.’

RReeggiinnaallddJJoohhnnCCaannnnwasborninSalisburyon19June1892andattestedforthe7thHussarsasPrivateon10January1910.Heservedduringthe GreatWarinMesopotamiafrom23April1915,andforhisservicesagainsttheOttomanforceswasbothMentionedinDespatchesandawarded anImmediateMeritoriousServiceMedal.DischargedatYorkon5July1919,here-enlistedintheRoyalSignalsandlaterreturnedtoIndiawith No. 2 Cavalry Brigade Signal Troop. Discharged after 21 years’ service on 28 March 1931, his military testimonial was exemplary: ‘Anexceptionally fnetypeofman.Heishonest,sober,reliableandthoroughlytrustworthy...Hehashadalongexperiencewithhorsesand horsemastership and has excellent control over men.’

SoldwithoriginalFirst,SecondandThirdClassCertifcatesofEducation;originalM.I.D.Certifcate;ArmyFormZ.21CertifcateofDischarge; MilitaryreferencefromtheHon.Secretary,Salisbury&DistrictSignalsO.C.A.;Aphotographoftherecipient’sgraveandothercontemporary documentation relating to the recipient in later life.

Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. PPiillbbrrooww,, RRooyyaall HHoorrssee AArrttiilllleerryy 1914-15Star(42526.Dvr.W.Pilbrow,R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(42526Sjt.W.Pilbrow.R.A.);GeneralService 1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(1036663Sjt.W.Pilbrow.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(1036663Sjt.W.Pilbrow.R.A.) number oﬃcially corrected on last, mounted court-style for display, generally very fne and better (5) £120-£160

WW..PPiillbbrroowwattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom17December1914. He subsequently saw further service in post-War Mesopotamia.

Three: GGuunnnneerr RR.. DDaavviissoonn,, RRooyyaall HHoorrssee AArrttiilllleerryy 1914-15Star(99630Gnr.R.Davison,R.H.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,with copy M.I.D.oakleaves(99630Gnr.R. Davison.R.A.);togetherwiththerecipient’sGreatWarTributeMedal,silver,withgoldhighlighting,thereverseengraved ‘PresentedtoR.DavisonbytheOldShildonWorkmensClubforDutyintheGreatWar1914-18’,allmountedcourt-stylefor wear, good very fne (4) £100-£140

M.I.D. London Gazette 23 December 1918. RRiicchhaarrddDDaavviissoonn attestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom4September 1915.

SoldwiththeoriginalribandsfortheGreatWartrio;andfourR.A.O.B.Jewelspresentedtotherecipient’sson,twoinsilver-giltandenamel;the other two in gilt and enamel, all named to ‘Bro. Thomas H. Davison’ of the Tom Wood Lodge no. 2052, one in case of issue.

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Three: BBoommbbaarrddiieerr CC.. WW.. MMccGGuuiirree,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy

1914-15 Star (9765 Bmbr: C. W. McGuire. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (9765 Cpl. C. W. McGuire. R.A.) very fne

Pair: BBoommbbaarrddiieerr WW.. HHaarrddiinngg,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy

British War and Victory Medals (127575 Bmbr. W. Harding. R.A.) very fne

IndianArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.((11339977OOPPHHaavvSSaaddaarraaSSiinngghh,,BBeennggaall..SS&&MM..)) edgebruising,otherwisevery fne (6)

£80-£100

CChhaarrlleessWWiilllliiaammMMccGGuuiirree,aFurniturePorterfromHomerton,London,attestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryon5September1914andserved during the Great War on the Western Front from 8 July 1915.

WWiilllliiaammHHaarrddiinngg,aTravellerfromDarlington,attestedfortheRoyalArtilleryon8November1916andservedduringtheGreatWarintheItalian theatre from 14 April 1917.

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Three: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall CC.. JJ.. SSllyy,, NNoorrffoollkk RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 66 JJuunnee 11991155 1914-15Star(13861L.Cpl.C.J.Sly.Norf.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(13861Pte.C.J.Sly.Norf.R.) nearlyextremely fne

SilverWarBadge,reverseoﬃciallynumbered‘222288224477’,completewithreversepin, aﬃxingchaincrudelysolderedtoreverse, nearly very fne (4)

£70-£90

CChhaarrlleessJJoohhnnSSllyywasborninHampstead,London,on27March1893andattestedfortheNorfolkRegimentatWestminsteron1September 1914.AppointedLance-Corporalon17December1914,heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12 May 1915, and was killed in action on 6 June 1915. He is buried in Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Belgium.

FFrreeddeerriicckkWWiilllliiaammDDaaggggeettttwasborninYorkandattestedtherefortheYorkshireRegimenton12October1914.Heservedwiththe3rd BattalionduringtheGreatWarintheGallipolitheatreofWarfrom14July1915,andsuﬀeredagunshotwoundtotherightarmoninAugust 1915.AdmittedtohospitalinCairo,hewasrepatriatedhomeon15October1915,andwasdischargedduetosicknesson28April1917,being awarded a Silver War Badge no. 228,247. He died in York on 9 April 1955.

Sold with copied research.

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Three: PPrriivvaattee EE.. JJ.. MMaarrsstteerrss,, NNoorrffoollkk RReeggiimmeenntt

1914-15Star(2443Pte.E.J.Marsters.Norf.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2443Pte.E.J.Marsters.Norf.R.) generallyvery fne (3)

£80-£100

EEddwwaarrddJJaammeessMMaarrsstteerrss,anativeofCastleRising,Norfolk,attestedfortheNorfolkRegimentandservedwiththe1/5thBattalionduringthe GreatWarinGallipolifrom6August1915.Amemberoftheso-called‘VanishedBattalion’,hesurvivedtheWar(presumablybeingoneofthose membersoftheBattalionwhofoundtheirwaybacktocamphavingbeenwoundedorbecomeexhaustedbeforethemainbodyoftheBattalion entered the forest during he attack on Kuchak Anafarta Ova on 12 August 1915), and was disembodied on 4 July 1919.

£40-£50 224433

Three: PPrriivvaattee AA.. AA.. CCooooppeerr,, RRooyyaall BBeerrkksshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1914-15Star(1576Pte.A.A.Cooper.R.Berks:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1576Pte.A.A.Cooper.R.Berks.R.) mounted for wear, very fne (3)

AArrtthhuurrAA..CCooooppeerrattestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentandservedwiththe1/4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 30 March 1915.

Five: CCoorrppoorraallGG..WWrriigghhtt,,RRooyyaallIIrriisshhFFuussiilliieerrss,,llaatteerrRRooyyaallIIrriisshhCCoonnssttaabbuullaarryy((SSppeecciiaallBBrraanncchh))aannddRRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoowwaass sseevveerreellyy wwoouunnddeedd dduurriinngg tthhee GGrreeaatt WWaarr oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt,, aanndd ssuubbsseeqquueennttllyy sseerrvveedd dduurriinngg tthhee IIrriisshh CCiivviill WWaarr 1914-15Star(5783Pte.G.Wright.R.Ir:Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5783Cpl.G.Wright.R.Ir.Fus.);GeneralService 1918-62,1clasp,Kurdistan(351751.Cpl.G.Wright.R.A.F.);IIrraaqq,,KKiinnggddoomm,ActiveServiceMedal,noclasp, contactmarks,nearly very fne (5) £500-£700

GGeeoorrggeeWWrriigghhttwasborninLurgan,CountyDown,Ireland,on7January1893,andattestedfortheRoyalIrishFusilierson1June1912.Heserved withthe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19December1914,andwasseverelywoundedbygunshottohisneck andshoulderduringthe fghtingforFampouxvillageon11-12April1917.EvacuatedtoEngland,hewasdischargedduetohiswoundson27 March 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. B168,540. WrightsubsequentlyenlistedintotheRoyalIrishConstabulary(SpecialBranch)asaSergeant,andservedwiththemfrom13September1921to 4March1922duringtheIrishCivilWar.HenextservedwiththeRoyalAirForce,andsawactiveserviceinKurdistan,beforebeinghospitalisedin Baghdad from 12 January to 2 March 1923. He returned to England on 14 January 1926, and was discharged on 16 May 1926.

Sold with copied research.

Five: SSeerrggeeaannttFF..HHaattcchh,,RRooyyaallDDuubblliinnFFuussiilliieerrss,,llaatteerrIIrraaqqPPoossttaannddTTeelleeggrraapphhSSeeccttiioonn,,wwhhoossaawwaaccttiivveesseerrvviicceeaassaacciivviilliiaannwwiitthh tthhee NNoorrtthh PPeerrssiiaa FFoorrccee aanndd rreecceeiivveedd aa ‘‘ddoouubbllee iissssuuee’’ GGeenneerraall SSeerrvviiccee MMeeddaall 1914-15Star(9436Cpl.F.Hatch,R.Dub.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(9436Sjt.F.Hatch.R.D.Fus.);GeneralService 1918-62(2),1clasp,Iraq(F.Hatch.Posts&Tels.) claspremountedfacingreverse;2clasps,Iraq,N.W.Persia(F.J.Hatch) light contactmarks,minoredgebruisingtolast,very fneandbetter,believedauniquecombinationtotheRoyalDublinFusiliersanda scarce double-issue (5) £500-£700

FFrreeddeerriicckkJJaammeessHHaattcchhwasborninPlumstead,Kent,andattestedfortheRoyalDublinFusilierson28December1905.PostedtoIndia,heserved withthe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarinMesopotamiafrom18December1915asaCorporalattachedtothe33rdSignalsCompany,Royal Engineers.HesurvivedtheMesopotamiacampaignandtookhisdischargeincountryasaSergeanton1July1919,hisaddressbeing1Telegraphs, Baghdad.Subsequentlyemployedasaaciviliantelegraphengineer,hesawfurtherserviceinpost-WarIraqasoneofthosemenmaintaininglines of communication.

Sold with copied medal roll extracts, confrming the award of all fve medals.

Four: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. JJ.. HHaaddlleeyy,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(71167.Pte.J.J.Hadley,R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(71167Pte.J.J.Hadley.R.A.M.C.);Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (John Joseph Hadley.) good very fne

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.E.Asia1945-46((1100--5500770077JJeemm..SS..CC..MMiittaall,,II..AA..MM..CC..));EﬃciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue, Territorial ((887777005566.. PPttee.. GG.. CC.. KKaayy.. AA.. && SS..HH..)) frst initial oﬃcially corrected; contact marks, nearly very fne (6)

£80-£100

JJoohhnnJJoosseepphhHHaaddlleeyyattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsandservedduringtheGreatWaronHospitalShipsfrom9October1915.He was discharged Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 20 May 1919 and was subsequently employed as a Postman in Birmingham. Sold with copied research.

Three: DDrriivveerr EE.. GGrraayy,, CCaannaaddiiaann AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(30452Dvr.E.Gray.Can:A.S.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(30452Dvr.E.Gray.C.A.S.C.) theStarsometime silvered, good fne and better

Pair: PPrriivvaatteeJJ..AA..MMccLLeeoodd,,CCaannaaddiiaannMMoottoorrMMaacchhiinneeGGuunnBBrriiggaaddee,,wwhhoowwaassttwwiicceewwoouunnddeeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt iinn 11991188

British War and Victory Medals (911399 Pte. J. A. McLeod. C.M.M.G. Bde.) nearly very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee PP.. NNeellssoonn,, 88tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy

British War and Victory Medals (625002 Pte. P. Nelson. 8-Can. Inf.) nearly very fne and better (7)

£120-£160

EEddwwaarrddGGrraayy,afarmer,wasborninBingley,Yorkshire,on16September1891,andattestedforthe23rdBattalion,CanadianExpeditionaryForce atValcartieron23September1914.PostedtoFrancewiththe1stLineTransport23June1915,hewasevacuatedbackacrosstheChannelto hospitalinBrightonsuﬀeringfromaseptic fngerinJune1916.Herecoveredandwassubsequentlypostedto1stCanadianInfantryBrigade HeadquarterstocompletetrainingasaheavytransportdriverinNovember1917.Invalidedsickwithgastritis1January1919,Grayembarkedfor home per H.M.T.S. Canada on 24 March 1919.

JJoohhnnAAlleexxaannddeerrMMccLLeeooddwasborninDunvegan,Ontario,on14June1890,andattestedforthe196thBattalion(UniversityofAlbertaCompany), CanadianExpeditionaryForce,atEdmontonon3April1916.Postedtothe1stC.M.M.G.Brigade,therecipient’sArmyServiceRecordnotesthat hereceivedagunshotwoundtothescalpnearCamierson26March1918.DischargedfromNo.18GeneralHospitalon10May1918,hewas furtherwoundedinactionbyagasshellon2November1918,alittleoveraweekbeforetheArmistice.ExaminedatSeaford,hewasstruckoﬀ strength and returned to Canada on 12 April 1919.

PPeetteerrNNeellssoonnwasbornintheCityofChristiana,Norway,on22December1875,andattestedforthe131stOverseasBattalion,Canadian ExpeditionaryForceon29February1916.HesailedfromHalifaxforEnglandperS.S. California 23September1916,andservedinFrancewith the 8th Canadian Infantry from 13 November 1916. Discharged at Winnipeg 7 May 1919, he died in 1953.

Pair: SStteewwaarrddeessss NNeelllliiee GGrrii ﬃﬃ tthhss,, MMeerrccaannttiillee MMaarriinnee

British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Nellie Griﬃths) nearly extremely fne (2)

NNeelllliiee GGrrii ﬃﬃ tthhss was born in 1880 and served during the Great War as a Stewardess in the Mercantile Marine.

£80-£100

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AA NNaavvaall GGoooodd SShhoooottiinngg ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPeettttyy OO ﬃﬃ cceerr FFiirrsstt CCllaassss EE.. AA.. BBoowweenn,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy NavalGoodShootingMedal,E.VII.R.(155405E.A.Bowen,P.O.2Cl.,H.M.S.Arun,19066Pr.Q.F.);BritishWarandVictory Medals(155405E.A.Bowen.P.O.1.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(155405E.A.Bowen.P.O.1Cl.H.M.S. Impregnable.) mounted court-style for display in this order, light contact marks, very fne and better (4) £300-£400

EEddwwaarrddAAllbbeerrttBBoowweennwasborninLiverpoolon16November1874andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson5May1890.Advanced PettyOfficerSecondClasson2April1901,hetransferredtotheCoastGuardasaBoatmanon27March1902,andwasbasedatBallycroneenin theSouthofIreland.HerevertedbacktotheRoyalNavyasaPettyOfficerSecondClasson28November1903,andwasawardedhisNaval GoodShootingMedalin1906.AdvancedPettyOfficerFirstClasson21September1906,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandHoodConduct Medal on 8 February 1912, and saw further service during the Great War. He was invalided out of the service on 18 October 1916. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

Three: PPeettttyy OOﬃﬃ cceerr FFiirrsstt CCllaassss,, RR.. TTeellffoorrdd,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(200868R.Telford.P.O.1R.N.);RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(20868CH.B. 4835 R. Telford. P.O. R.F.R.) good very fne (3)

£60-£80

RRiicchhaarrddTTeellffoorrdd,aBoatswainfromLiverpool,wasbornon22November1882.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyon22November1900andwas advancedPettyOﬃcer2ndClasson10May1907.Purchasinghisdischargetoshoreon29November1907,hejoinedtheRoyalFleetReserve thefollowingdayandservedduringtheGreatWarinthesurveyshipH.M.S. Hearty.AdvancedPettyOﬃcer1stClasson1April1918,hewas demobilised on 5 June 1920.

Sold with copied service papers and copied medal roll extract confrming the recipient’s additional entitlement to a 1914-15 Star.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee GG.. LLeeee,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinneess LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 99 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991177

British War and Victory Medals (PO.18439 Pte. J. G. Lee. R.M.L.I.) very fne

Pair:LLaanncceeBBoommbbaarrddiieerrAA..MM..RRoobbeerrttssoonn,,RRooyyaallGGaarrrriissoonnAArrttiilllleerryy,,wwhhooddiieeddooffwwoouunnddssoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnnFFrroonnttoonn2288 DDeecceemmbbeerr 11991177

British War and Victory Medals (107206 Gnr. A. M. Robertson. R.G.A.) extremely fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. SSiimmoonnss,, EEaasstt KKeenntt RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaattee EEaasstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt

British War and Victory Medals (37218 Pte. H. Simons. E. Surr. R.) contact marks, some staining, nearly very fne (6) £80-£100

GGeeoorrggeeLLeeeeattestedintotheRoyalMarinesLightInfantryandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe1stRoyalMarines Battalion, Royal Naval Division. He died of wounds, aged 18, on 9 September 1917 and is buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France.

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AArrcchhiibbaallddMMaatthheerrRRoobbiinnssoonn,fromStirling,Stirlingshire,attestedintotheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedon theWesternFrontwiththe156thSiegeBattery.Hediedofwoundson28December1917andisburiedinMendinghemMilitaryCemetery, Belgium.

Sold with copied research.

225522

Three: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall JJ.. MM.. GGiibbssoonn,, 11sstt ((KKiinngg’’ss)) DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(D-10707Pte.J.M.Gibson.1-D.Gds.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F. 1919 (10707 L-Cpl J Gibson. 1 K.D. Guards) generally very fne (3) £80-£100

JJoohhnnMMooiirrGGiibbssoonnattestedforthe1stDragoonGuardsatAberdeenon11September1914andservedwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForce duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30January1916to15October1917;hesubsequentlyservedwiththeRegimentontheNorth West Frontier of India during the Third Afghan War.

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Five: PPrriivvaattee GG.. SSeeaabbrrooookk,, 11sstt ((KKiinngg’’ss)) DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss BritishWarandVictoryMedals(D-9355Pte.G.Seabrook.1-D.Gds.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F. 1919(9355Pte.G.Seabrook.1K.D.Guards.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(D-9355Pte.G.Seabrook.1-K.D.Gds.); Defence Medal, good very fne (5) £120-£160

GGeeoorrggeeSSeeaabbrrooookk,acarman,wasbornintheParishofSt.Luke’s,Middlesex,around1893,andattestedforthe1stDragoonGuardsinLondonon 11August1914.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14October1915to14October1917(alsoentitledto a 1914-15 Star), and later served with the Regiment in India and Mesopotamia. He was discharged at Canterbury in 1930. Sold with copied research.

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Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. HH.. BBuurrcchheellll,, 33rrdd DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1111 AApprriill 11991177

British War and Victory Medals (GS-7018 Pte. H. H. Burchell. 3-D. Gds.) good very fne

Pair: TTrrooooppeerr WW.. JJ.. SSuurrrreellll,, HHoouusseehhoolldd BBaattttaalliioonn,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1144 OOccttoobbeerr 11991177

British War and Victory Medals (2379 Tpr. W. J. Surrell. Household Bn.) good very fne (4)

£100-£140

HHeennrryyHHoorraacceeBBuurrcchheellllservedwith3rdDragoonGuardsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontandwaskilledinactionon11April1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessSSuurrrreellll,fromLowestoft,Su ﬀolk,servedwiththeHouseholdBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontanddiedof wounds on 14 October 1917. He is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee CC.. EE.. RRuuxxttoonn,, 22nndd CCoouunnttyy ooff LLoonnddoonn YYeeoommaannrryy ((WWeessttmmiinnsstteerr DDrraaggoooonnss))

British War and Victory Medals (2975 Pte. C. E. Ruxton. 2-Co. of Lond. Y.) good very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. FF.. MMaacclleeaann,, WWeellsshh GGuuaarrddss

British War and Victory Medals (2798 Pte. J. F. Maclean. W. Gds.) very fne (4)

£70-£90

Pair: GGuunnnneerr RR.. HH.. DDuunnssttaann,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy

British War and Victory Medals (81522 Gnr. R. Dunstan. R.A.) mounted as worn, minor edge bruise to BWM, very fne

Pair: AAiirr MMeecchhaanniicc SSeeccoonndd CCllaassss LL.. JJ.. KKeeeenn,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee

British War and Victory Medals (235684. 2.A.M. L. J. Keen. R.A.F.) nearly extremely fne TThhee11991144--1155SSttaarraawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeHH..WWiilllliiaammssoonn,,EEaassttKKeennttRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnnFFrroonnttoonn 1133 JJuullyy 11991166

1914-15Star(G-1664Pte.H.Williamson.E.KentR.);MemorialScroll‘Pte.HenryWilliamson,EastKentRent.’;togetherwith Buckingham Palace enclosure, the scroll and enclosure both mounted on card, extremely fne (4) £100-£140

HHeennrryyWWiilllliiaammssoonnattestedfortheEastKentRegimentandservedwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom28 July 1915. He was killed on the Somme on 13 July 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Sold with a ‘Faithful unto Death’ uniface hexagonal gilt medal.

Four: GGuunnnneerr JJ.. MMaarrrriiootttt,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(584Gnr.J.Marriott.R.A.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, light contact marks, generally very fne and better

Three: DDrriivveerr JJ.. AA.. MMaacckklliinn,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(618460Dvr.J.A.Macklin.R.A.);DefenceMedal,mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, edgebruising and contact marks, generally nearly very fne and better

Three: GGuunnnneerr CC.. JJoorrddaann,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy,, llaatteerr UUnniioonn DDeeffeennccee FFoorrccee

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(604405Gnr.C.Jordan.R.A.);AfricaServiceMedal(ACF141518C.A.Jordan.)mountedcourtstyle for display, good very fne and better Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) ((6666116677 TT//CCppll .. HH.. WWaattkkiinnssoonn.. RR..HH..AA..;; 11553333 DDvvrr.. FF.. GG.. RRoodddd.. RR..AA..)) nearly very fne and better (12) £80-£100

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Pair: GGuunnnneerr RR.. HH.. SSiimmppssoonn,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy

British War and Victory Medals (203686 Gnr. R. H. Simpson. R.A.) nearly very fne

Pair: DDrriivveerr GG.. WWaarrdd,, AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss

British War and Victory Medals (T-392008 Dvr. G. Ward. A.S.C.) mounted for wear, very fne

1914Star((SSSS--33004400PPttee..JJ..DDaawwssoonn..AA..SS..CC..));BritishWarMedal1914-20(4)((445577998888DDvvrr..SS..JJ..AAnnnniiss..RR..EE..;;118822886611SSpprr..RR..NNoorrnn.. RR..EE..;;TT44--224477444422CC..QQ..MM..SSjjtt..HH..MM..HHoowwaarrtthh..AA..SS..CC..;;114422AA..CCppll..HH..HHoollmmeess..RR..AA..MM..CC..)) planchetsonly,withsuspensionbroken onallfour;VictoryMedal1914-19(2)((002222883388PPttee..FF..GGrreeeenn..AA..OO..CC..;;TT..TThhaacckkrraayy,,BB..RR..CC..&&SStt..JJ..JJ..));togetherwithtwoSilver War Badges, the reverse oﬃcially numbered ‘BB2200999900’ and ‘BB223366665511’ generally very fne (11)

£120-£160

JJaammeess DDaawwssoonn attested for the Army Service Corps and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 26 August 1914. JJaammeessWWooooddattestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon2November1915,andwasdischargedfrom155SiegeBatteryduetosicknesson5 October 1918, being awarded a Silver War Badge no. B20990.

AAllffrreeddCCoouuttttssattestedfortheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon25November1915,andwasdischargedduetosicknesson25June1919,being awarded a Silver War Badge no. B236651.

Sold with a Royal Engineers cap badge.

Pair: SSaappppeerr TT.. CChhaammbbeerrss,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss

British War and Victory Medals (8108 Spr. T. Chambers. R.E.) slight edge dig to frst, very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. TT.. RRoobbeerrttss,, WWeellsshh RReeggiimmeenntt

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(73214Pte.W.J.Roberts.WelshR.)suspensionslackwith edgebruisingandpolishingto frst, otherwise good fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee SS.. BBaarrnneess,, CCaammeerroonn HHiigghhllaannddeerrss

British War and Victory Medals (S-31979 Pte. S. Barnes. Camerons.) contact marks and edge bruising, good fne (6)

£70-£90

Three: PPrriivvaattee TT.. AAnnddeerrssoonn,, WWeellsshh GGuuaarrddss

£60-£80 226600

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3816Pte.T.Anderson.W.Gds.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue (Thomas Anderson) some staining, edge dig to last, very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee EE.. OO.. JJoonneess,, WWeellsshh GGuuaarrddss

British War and Victory Medals (2752 Pte. E. O. Jones. W. Gds.) good very fne (5)

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Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. TTaarrnnlleeyy,, RRooyyaall WWeesstt SSuurrrreeyy RReeggiimmeenntt

British War and Victory Medals (4535 Pte. W. Tarnley. The Queen’s. R.) nearly very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee AA.. EE.. BBrroowwnn,, KKiinngg’’ss RRooyyaall RRii ff ee CCoorrppss

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R-20945Pte.A.E.Brown.K.R.R.C.)innamedcardboxofissue,andouterOHMStransmission envelope, addressed to ‘Mr. A. E. Brown, 1st Petroe Terrace, Padstow, Cornwall’, extremely fne (2)

£60-£80

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Pair: SSeerrggeeaanntt HH.. BBeeaauummoonntt,, RRooyyaall LLaannccaasstteerr RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 22 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991188

British War and Victory Medals (2979 Sjt. H. Beaumont. R. Lanc. R.) good very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee RR.. AAbbbbootttt,, RRooyyaall LLaannccaasstteerr RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 99 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991166

British War and Victory Medals (3427 Pte. R. Abbott. R. Lanc. R.) polished, nearly very fne (4) £80-£100

HHaarroollddBBeeaauummoonntt‘wasbornatLongwood,nearHudders feld,Yorkshire,on11October1887,andvolunteerforactiveservicesoonafterthe outbreakofwar,andenlistedintheRoyalLancasterRegimentinSeptember1914.HeservedwiththeExpeditionaryForceinFranceandFlanders from17July1915,andwassubsequentlyappointedInstructoroftheLewisGunSchoolinFrance.Herejoinedthe1stBattalionofhisRegimentin October1918andwaskilledinactionatthecaptureofPressiens,nearValenciennes,on2November1918.HeisburiedinPreseauCommunal CemeteryExtension.HisCommandingOﬃcerwrote:“Hewaskilledinstantlybymachine-gun frewhilstcommandingaplatoon,justafteramost successfulattackbythecompany...Ihadknownhimforsomemonths,butitwasthe frsttimehehadactuallyservedundermeintheline,andI was much struck by his coolness under fre and his good leadership”.’ (Roll of Honour refers).

RRoobbeerrttAAbbbboottttattestedfortheKing’sOwnRoyalLancasterRegimentatLancasteron10May1915andservedwiththe1/4thBattalionduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom3June1916.Hediedofwoundson9September1916,andisburiedinBernafayWoodBritish Cemetery, Montauban, France.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. JJ.. TTuurrnneerr,, NNoorrtthhuummbbeerrllaanndd FFuussiilliieerrss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1100 AApprriill 11991188

British War and Victory Medals(19-1245 Pte. J. J. Turner. North’d Fus.) very fne

Pair:PPrriivvaatteeGG..CCllaarrkk,,2222nndd((TTyynneessiiddeeSSccoottttiisshh))BBaattttaalliioonn,,NNoorrtthhuummbbeerrllaannddFFuussiilliieerrss,,wwhhoowwaassddiisscchhaarrggeeddaassaaccoonnsseeqquueenncceeooff wwoouunnddss rreecceeiivveedd oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt

British War and Victory Medals (22-1421 Pte. G. Clark. North’d Fus.) very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. GG.. BBrriiggggss,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2222 MMaarrcchh 11991188

British War and Victory Medals (59404 Pte. J. G. Briggs. Durh. L.I.) good very fne (6)

£100-£140

JJoohhnnJJoosseepphhTTuurrnneerr,fromBlackhill,Co.Durham,attestedintotheNorthumberlandFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWar.Heservedonthe WesternFrontwiththe19thBattalionand,asamemberofECompany,waskilledinaction,aged23,on10April1918.HeisburiedinEtaples Military Cemetery, France.

Sold with copied research.

GGeeoorrggeeCCllaarrkkattestedintotheNorthumberlandFusilierson9January1915forserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFront withthe22nd(TynesideScottish)Battalion.Dischargedasaconsequenceofagunshotwoundon10August1917,hewasawardedaSilverWar Badge, No. 223824.

Sold with copied research.

JJoohhnnGGeeoorrggeeBBrriiggggss,fromSouthShields,attestedintotheDurhamLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWestern Front with the 15th Battalion and was killed in action on 22 March 1918. He is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France.

Sold with copied research.

Pair: CCoommppaannyy SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr HH.. RR.. SS.. PPrreessttoonn,, LLiivveerrppooooll RReeggiimmeenntt

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(16283W.O.Cl.II.H.R.S.Preston.L’Pool.R.)in fattened namedcardboxesofissue,with named bestowal slip, some staining to second, otherwise very fne

Pair: CCoommppaannyy SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr JJ.. HHaarrrroopp,, MMaanncchheesstteerr RReeggiimmeenntt

British War and Victory Medals (275251 W.O. Cl. II. J. Harrop. Manch. R.) good very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee GG.. WW.. JJaarrvviiss,, EEaasstt KKeenntt RReeggiimmeenntt

British War and Victory Medals (10318 Pte. G. W. Jarvis. E. Kent. R.) good very fne (6)

£70-£90

Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. EE.. PPrriiccee,, LLiivveerrppooooll RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2299 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991188

British War and Victory Medals (56415 Pte. J. E. Price. L’pool. R.) very fne

Pair: CCoorrppoorraall AA.. GGrraavveerr,, WWoorrcceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 44 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991144

British War and Victory Medals (202015 Pte. R. O. Roberts. Manch. R.) court mounted for display purposes, good very fne (6) £100-£140 226655

British War and Victory Medals (12968 Cpl. A. Graver. Worc. R.) very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee RR.. OO.. RRoobbeerrttss,, MMaanncchheesstteerr RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2255 AAuugguusstt 11991188

JJoohhnnEEddmmuunnddPPrriiccee,fromLiverpool,attestedintotheKing’s(Liverpool)RegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWestern Frontwiththe4thBattalion.Hewaskilledinactionon29September1918duringtheactionatSt.QunteincanalandisburiedinVillersHill British Cemetery, Villers-Guislain, France.

Sold with copied research.

AAllffrreeddGGrraavveerr,fromBurnhope,Co.Durham,attestedintotheWorcestershireRegimentandwasadvancedCorporal.HeservedduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontwiththe3rdBattalionfrom12August1914andwaskilledinactionon4November1914.Heisadditionallyentitled to a 1914 Star and clasp.

Sold with copied research.

RRiicchhaarrddOOwweennRRoobbeerrttss,fromNewborough,Anglesey,attestedintotheManchesterRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWar.Heservedon the Western Front with the 12th Battalion and was killed in action on 25 August 1918.

Sold with copied research, damaged cap badge and regimental lapel pin badge.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee RR.. SS.. FFrraannccee,, LLiinnccoollnnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt

British War and Victory Medals (49376 Pte. R. S. France. Linc. R.) very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee GG.. BB.. PPeeaarrssoonn,, EEaasstt YYoorrkksshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt

£100-£140 226666

British War and Victory Medals (22597 Pte. G. B. Pearson. E. York. R.) good very fne

Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt FF.. GG.. WWaallkkeerr,, MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn CCoorrppss,, llaatteerr TTaannkk CCoorrppss

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(46669Sjt.F.G.Walker.M.G.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(7809084Sjt.F.G.Walker. Tank Corps) very fne (7)

Pair: PPrriivvaattee GG.. EE.. BBaarrkkeerr,, EEaasstt YYoorrkksshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt

British War and Victory Medals (54790 Pte. G. E. Barker. E. York. R.) very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. HHoorrsslleeyy,, EEaasstt YYoorrkksshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(44858Pte.H.Horsley.E.York.R.)soldwithGreatWareraEastYorkshireRegimentcapbadge, slight edge dig to frst, very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee GG.. WWhheerrlleeyy,, EEaasstt YYoorrkksshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt

British War and Victory Medals (14270 Pte. G. Wherley. E. York. R.) very fne

Pair: CCoorrppoorraall JJ.. GG.. MMiillnnee,, NNoorrtthhuummbbeerrllaanndd FFuussiilliieerrss

British War and Victory Medals (21-269 Cpl. J. G. Milne. North’d. Fus.) slight edge bruising to frst, very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. WW.. AAnnddrreewwss,, MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaattee YYoorrkksshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn 2222 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991177

British War and Victory Medals (45175 Pte. J. W. Andrews. York. R.) very fne (10)

£140-£180

JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammAAnnddrreewwss,fromWalker,NewcastleuponTyne,attestedintotheYorkshireRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandserved ontheWesternFrontwiththe2ndBattalion.HesawfurtherservicewiththeMiddlesexRegimentandwaskilledinactionwhilstservingwiththe 23rd Battalion on 22 September 1917. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Sold with copied research.

Pair: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraallCC..HH..BBrroooommee,,KKiinngg’’ssOOwwnnSSccoottttiisshhBBoorrddeerreerrss,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnnFFrroonnttoonn2233 JJuullyy 11991188

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(21661Pte.C.H.Broome.K.O.Sco.Bord.);MemorialPlaque(CharlesHenryBroome) very fne (3) £70-£90

CChhaarrlleessHHeennrryyBBrroooommeewasborninSpennymuir,CountyDurham,andattestedtherefortheKing’sOwnScottishBorderers.Heservedwiththe 7/8thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionon23July1918.Hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Soissons Memorial, France.

Three: PPrriivvaattee EE.. WW.. SSllyy,, DDoorrsseettsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2529Pte.E.W.Sly.Dorset.R.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(200842Pte. E. W. Sly 4/Dorset: R.) good very fne (3)

£100-£140

M.S.M. London Gazette 22 September 1919.

EEddwwaarrddWWiilllliiaammSSllyywasborninBlandford,Dorset,on7September1890andattestedfortheDorsetshireRegiment(TerritorialForce)at Dorchesteron7September1914.PostedwithhisBattaliontoIndiainOctober1914,heservedwiththe4thBattalionduringtheGreatWarin Mesopotamiafrom18February1916,andforhisserviceshewasawardedanImmediateMeritoriousServiceMedal.AppointedLance-Corporal on 14 May 1919, he was demobilised on 31 October 1919, and died in Dorchester on 6 October 1960.

Sold with copied research.

Pair: SSeeccoonndd LLiieeuutteennaanntt SS.. CCoollppiittttss,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(35071Pte.S.Colpitts.Durham.L.I.) thesecondlackingitssuspensionringwiththebarrel somewhat fattened and unoﬃcial pin suspension, some staining, otherwise nearly very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. EEmmmmss,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

British War and Victory Medals (54211 Pte. H. Emms. Durh.L.I.) very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee RR.. BB.. NNiicchhoollssoonn,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

British War and Victory Medals (7591 Pte. R. B. Nicholson. Durh. L.I.) contact marks, nearly very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. SSkkeellddiinngg,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

British War and Victory Medals (10089 Pte. H. Skelding. Durh. L.I.) very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. WWiillssoonn,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

British War and Victory Medals (54210 Pte. J. Wilson. Durh. L.I.) very fne (10)

£120-£160

SSyyddnneeyyCCoollppiittttssattestedintotheDurhamLightInfantryandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe15thand22ndBattalions.Hewas commissioned Second Lieutenant on 14 September 1918 but does not appear to have served on active service in that rank.

Sold with copied medal roll extract confrming the return and re-issue of the recipient’s Victory Medal.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee AA.. CC.. AAddaammssoonn,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 99 AAuugguusstt 11991188

British War and Victory Medals (36161 Pte. A. C. Adamson. Durh. L.I.) very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee TT.. RRaammsshhaaww,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2299 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991188

British War and Victory Medals (74187 Pte. J. [sic] T. Ramshaw. Durh. L.I.) scratches to the obverse of frst, otherwise very fne

Pair:PPrriivvaatteeEE..GG..SSmmiitthh,,DDuurrhhaammLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,llaatteeRRooyyaallFFuussiilliieerrss,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnnFFrroonnttoonn1155 OOccttoobbeerr 11991177

British War and Victory Medals (302455 Pte. E. G. Smith. Durh. L.I.) good very fne (6)

£100-£140

AAllbbeerrttCCoorrnneerrAAddaammssoonn.aCartmanfromDurham,attestedintotheDurhamLightInfantryon15June1916forserviceduringtheGreatWar. HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe19thBattalionfrom11October1916andwaskilledinaction,aged21,on9August1918.Heis commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

Sold with copied service papers.

TThhoommaassRRaammsshhaaww,aMinerfromBowburn,Co.Durham,attestedintotheDurhamLightInfantryon4November1916forserviceduringthe GreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe20thBattalionanddiedofwounds,aged19,on29September1918.Heiscommemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

Sold with copied service papers.

EEddwwaarrddGGeeoorrggeeSSmmiitthh,aGrocer’sCarter,fromErith,Kent,attestedintotheDurhamLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.Heserved ontheWesternFrontwiththe12thBattalionandwaskilledinactionon15October1917.HeiscommemoratedontheTyneCotMemorial, Belgium.

Sold with copied entry from the Commonwealth War Graves Register.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. EE.. AAnnddeerrssoonn,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt 3300 MMaayy 11991188

British War and Victory Medals (80607 Pte. J. E. Anderson. Durh. L.I.) edge bruising, some staining, otherwise very fne

Pair: AAccttiinngg CCoolloouurr SSeerrggeeaanntt DD.. RR.. LLaammbbeerrtt,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

British War and Victory Medals (42819 A. C. Sjt. D. R. Lambert. Durh. L.I.) very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. GG.. MMuunnnn,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

British War and Victory Medals (1225 Pte. H. G. Munn. Durh. L.I.) very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. NNoollaann,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(262Pte.H.Nolan.Durh.L.I.)soldwiththerecipient'snamedhallmarkedsilverNationalSafety First Medallion with fve additional clasps, very fne

Pair: AAccttiinngg SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. RRoobbiinnssoonn,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

British War and Victory Medals (3730 A. Sjt. A. Robinson. Durh. L.I.) very fne (10)

£140-£180

JJoohhnnEEddwwaarrddAAnnddeerrssoonn,fromBingley,Yorkshire,attestedintotheDurhamLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe Western Front with the 22nd Battalion. He was killed in action on 30 May 1918 and is commemorated on the Soissons Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.

Three: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. TT.. BBeellll,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2224Pte.J.T.Bell.Durh.L.I.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue(John T. Bell) contact marks, good fne

Pair: TTeemmppoorraarryy CCoommppaannyy SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr HH.. CC.. BBuurrggeessss,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

British War and Victory Medals (4287 T. W. O. Cl. 2. H. C. Burgess. Durh. L. I.) very fne

Pair: PPttee.. EE.. EEaagglliinngg.. DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5-2396Pte.W.Eagling.Durh.L.I.)in damaged namedcardboxofissue,withtherecipient’sSilver War Badge (254303) good very fne

Pair: AAccttiinngg RReeggiimmeennttaall SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr TT.. WWaallllaaccee,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

British War and Victory Medals (6289 A. W. O. Cl. 1. T. Wallace. Durh. L.I.) with regimental lapel pin badge, very fne (9) £120-£160

WWiilllliiaammEEaagglliinnggattestedintotheDurhamLightInfantry0n31August1914forserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFront withthe1/5thBattalion.Hewasdischarged,aged40,asaconsequenceofwoundson13April1917andawardedaSilverWarBadge,No. 254303.

Sold with copied research.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee MM.. CCaarrtteerr,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1166 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991166

British War and Victory Medals (30806 Pte. M. Carter. Durh. L.I.) with torn bestowal slip, good very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee EE.. PPaalllliisstteerr,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2266 JJuullyy 11991188

British War and Victory Medals (78356 Pte., E. Pallister. Durh. L.I.) in fattened named card box of issue,

Pair: PPrriivvaattee HH.. LL.. WWaallkkeerr,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1166 OOccttoobbeerr 11991166

British War and Victory Medals (32717 Pte. W. [sic] L. Walker. Durh. L.I.) good very fne (6) £100-£140

MMaatttthheewwCCaarrtteerr,fromConsett,Co.Durham,attestedintotheDurhamLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe WesternFrontwiththe10thBattalionfrom6August1916.Hewaskilledinactionthefollowingmonthon16September1916andisburiedin the A.I.F. Burial Ground, Somme, France.

Sold with copied research.

EErrnneessttPPaalllliisstteerr,fromDoncaster,SouthYorkshire,attestedintotheArmyServiceCorpsforserviceduringtheGreatWar.Transferringintothe DurhamLightInfantry,heservedontheWesternFrontwiththe19thBattalionandwaskilledinactionon26July1918.Heisburiedin Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Sold with copied research and an original card identity tag impressed ‘Pte. E. Pallister. WES 78356’.

HHeennrryyLLllooyyddWWaallkkeerr,fromSouthShields,Tyneside,attestedintotheDurhamLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe Western Front with the 2nd Battalion. He was killed in action on 16 October 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Sold with copied research

Pair: PPrriivvaattee SS.. MM.. CCllaarrkkee,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2222 AAuugguusstt 11991177

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(201342Pte.S.M.Clarke.Durh.L.I.)withbestowalslipand fattened namedcardboxofissue, nearly extremely fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. HH.. CCoolleemmaann,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2211 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991177

British War and Victory Medals (2038 Pte., W. H. Coleman. Durh. L.I.) very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee RR.. HH.. MMuurrpphhyy,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2211 JJuullyy 11991188

British War and Victory Medals (23223 Pte. R. H. Murphy. Durh. L.I.) very fne (6)

£100-£140

SSttaannlleeyyMMoossttoonnCCllaarrkkee,aCabinetMakerfromHackney,London,attestedintotheDurhamLightInfantryon11December1915forservice duringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe10thBattalionandwaskilledinaction,aged38,on22August1917.Heis commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

Sold with copied service papers.

WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyCCoolleemmaann,aBlacksmithfromSunderland,Co.Durham,attestedintothe7thBattalionDurhamLightInfantry,TerritorialForce,on 15April1914.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe10thBattalionfrom17July1917.Woundedonthe7thand9thofApril1917,upon recovery, he was killed in action on 21 September 1917 and is buried in Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium.

Sold with copied service papers.

RRoobbeerrttHHeennrryyMMuurrpphhyy,aMinerfromPrudhoe-on-Tyne,Northumberland,attestedintotheDurhamLightInfantryon31July1915forservice duringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe17th(TynesideScottish)Battalionfrom23January1917andwaswoundedon 19April1917.AfterrecoveryathomehereturnedtotheWesternFronton2April1918withthe1/9thBattalionandwaskilledinactionon21 July 1918. He is buried in Courmas British Cemetery, France.

Sold with copied service papers.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee TT.. HHiinnkkssmmaann,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2211 MMaarrcchh 11991188

British War and Victory Medals (13473 Pte. T. Hinksman. Durh. L.I.) good very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. TT.. FFoorrsstteerr,, DDuurrhhaamm LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 33 OOccttoobbeerr 11991177

£100-£140 227766

British War and Victory Medals (28211 Pte. J. T. Forster. Durh. L.I.) very fne

Pair:PPrriivvaatteeWW..OOxxlleeyy,,DDuurrhhaammLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,llaatteeRRooyyaallFFuussiilliieerrss,,wwhhoosseerrvveeddoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnnFFrroonnttaannddwwaasspprreessuummeedd ddeeaadd bbeettwweeeenn 66 AAuugguusstt aanndd 66 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991188

British War and Victory Medals (G-80020 Pte. W. G. Oxley. R. Fus.) very fne (6)

TThhoommaassHHiinnkkssmmaann,fromFelling,Co.Durham,attestedintotheDurhamLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.Heservedonthe WesternFrontwiththe15thBattalionandwaskilledinactionon21March1918,thesamedayasthe15thBattalion’sCommandingOﬃcer,Lt. Col. H. W. Festing.

Sold with copied associated War Diary entry.

JJoohhnnFFoorrsstteerrattestedintotheDurhamLightInfantryforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe15thBattalion and was killed in action on 3 October 1917. He is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium.

Sold with copied research.

WWiillffrreeddGGoollddtthhoorrppeeOOxxlleeyy,aMotorDriverfromWellgate,Rotherham,attestedintotheRoyalFusilierson26March1917forserviceduringthe GreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontfrom30March1918,transferringintotheDurhamLightInfantryonthesameday.Servingwiththe 15thBattalion,hewasreportedmissing,withmentionofhimpossiblybeingtakenprisoner,butwithnofurtherinformationavailable,hewas oﬃciallypresumedasdeadbetween6Augustand6November1918,yettheCommonwealthWarGravesRegisternotesthedatesasbetween 27 May and 29 May 1918.

Sold with copied service papers and copied research

Pair: PPrriivvaattee FF.. HHaallll,, 119911sstt LLaabboouurr CCoommppaannyy,, LLaabboouurr CCoorrppss,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff iinn ff uueennzzaa oonn 2211 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991188

British War and Victory Medals (352459 Pte. F. Hall. Labour Corps.); Memorial Plaque (Fred Hall) nearly extremely fne (3) £80-£100

FFrreeddHHaallllwasbornon30January1892andlivedwithhiswifeEdithat156OldhamRoad,Middleton,Manchester.HeservedwiththeLabour CorpsduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,anddiedofinfuenzaatNo.50(1/1stNorthumbrian)CasualtyClearingStation,whichatthat time was stationed at Premont in the Aisne department, on 21 November 1918.

Family Group:

Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. BBeellll,, 1111tthh ((FFiinnssbbuurryy RRiiff eess)) BBaattttaalliioonn,, LLoonnddoonn RReeggiimmeenntt

British War and Victory Medals (453285 Pte. J. Bell. 11-Lond. R.) slight edge digs to second, otherwise very fne

TThheeMMeerrccaannttiilleeMMaarriinneeMMeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeJJ..AA..BBeellll,,RRooyyaallWWeessttKKeennttRReeggiimmeenntt,,llaatteeMMeerrccaannttiilleeMMaarriinnee,,wwhhoowwaass kkiilllleedd oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1177 MMaarrcchh 11991188

Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Joseph A. Bell), good very fne (3)

£60-£80

JJaammeessBBeellll,aCarmanfromCubbitTown,Poplar,London,wasbornaround1886.Heattestedintothe11th(FinsburyRi fes)Battalion,London Regiment,forserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom2March1917.AdvancedActingCorporal,hetransferredinto the 10th (Hackney Rifes) Battalion on 3 April 1917.

Sold with copied 1911 census entry, copied Medal Index Card and copied medal roll extract.

JJoosseepphhAAllffrreeddBBeellll,youngerbrotheroftheabove,aSeamanfromCubbitTown,Poplar,London,wasbornin1898.Heattestedintothe MercantileMarineandservedduringtheGreatWarbeforeattestingintotheRoyalWestKentRegiment,withRegimentalNo.G/20454,on6 November1914.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe6thBattalionfrom19January1918andwaskilledinactionon17March1918.Heis buried in Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-D’Armentieres, France.

Sold with copied research.

Five: CCoommppaannyy SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr WW.. JJ.. HHuummpphhrriieess,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss BritishWarandVictoryMedals(S-29247T.W.O.Cl.2.W.J.Humphries.A.S.C.);WarMedal1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R., 2ndissuewith fxedsuspension(S-2251W.O.Cl.II.W.J.Humphries.R.A.S.C.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1st issue (S-29247 T. S.Q.M.Sjt. W. J. Humphries. R.A.S.C.) mounted for wear, contact marks, edge bruising (5) £160-£200

M.S.M. London Gazette 14 October 1919.

WWiilllliiaammJJaassppeerrHHuummpphhrriieess,attestedintotheArmyServiceCorpsandservedduringtheGreatWar.AdvancedSquadronSergeantMajor,hewas later commissioned and was further advanced Captain, serving during the Second War.

Sold with copied research.

Pair: LLiieeuutteennaanntt SS.. WW.. TTaayylloorr,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. S. W. Taylor. R.A.F.) very fne

Women’s Voluntary Service Medal, unnamed as issued, nearly very fne (3)

£60-£80

SSiiddnneeyyWWooooddwwaarrddTTaayylloorr,fromRaynesPark,London,wasbornon11January1890.HewascommissionedintotheEastSurreyRegimentand servedontheWesternFrontwiththe9thBattalionbeforetransferringintotheRoyalFlyingCorps.AdvancedLieutenant,heservedwith103 Squadron and was demobilised on 13 January 1919.

Note.Thereisanothermanwiththeseinitialsandsurname,StanleyWedgwoodTaylor,aSouthAfricanwhoattestedintotheNatalCarbineers andservedinGermanSouthWestAfricabeforebeingcommissionedintotheRoyalAirForce.AdvancedCaptain,heisadditionallyentitledtoan M.C., A.F.C. and 1914-15 Star.

Sold with copied Medal Index Card and copied service papers.

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Six: SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. WW.. BBaarrnneess,, LLoorrnnee SSccoottss ((PPeeeell,, DDuu ffff eerriinn aanndd HHaallttoonn RReeggiimmeenntt)),, llaattee 1199tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy BritishWarandVictoryMedals(757025Pte.A.W.Barnes.19-Can.Inf);DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;Canadian VolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue, Canada, with Second and Third Award Clasps (Sgt. W. A. [sic] Barnes Lorne. Scots.) mounted as worn, good very fne (6) £80-£100

AAllffrreeddWWiilllliiaammBBaarrnneesswasborninEssex,England,on8May1898,andattestedfortheCanadianExpeditionaryForceatHamiltonon24 November1915.Embarkedwiththe120thBattalionfromHalifaxtoLiverpool14August1916,heproceededtoFranceon23May1917andwas takenonstrengthofthe19thBattalionontheWesternFront.AdmittedtoNo.4CanadianFieldAmbulancesuﬀeringfromashrapnelwoundto the left arm 12 August 1918, he rejoined his unit on 17 October 1918 and was demobilised on 24 May 1919. Returninghometohismother’saddressatBeamsville,Ontario,BarnesenlistedintheLorneScotsandwaslateradvancedSergeant;mobilisedfor activeserviceon1September1939,manyofitsmenservedatLiverpooldetailedtothedisembarkationandembarkationofCanadiansoldiers. StationedatSeaforthBarracks,theyfacedthebruntoftheLiverpool‘Blitz’andsoongarneredareputationforvolunteeringatnightwhilsttheair raid sirens sounded.

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Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt FF.. WW.. SSmmiitthh,, 2200tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(404596Pte.F.W.Smith.20-Can.Inf.);CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal;WarMedal1939-45, Canadianissueinsilver;EﬃciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Canada(Sgt.F.W.SmithNo.2D.D.,C.A.)mountedforwear,thelast mountedwithtwosilverrosettesuponriband;togetherwiththerecipient’scorrespondingdressminiaturemedals,theEﬃciency Medal with Second and Third Award ‘Canada’ clasps, similarly mounted for wear, nearly very fne and better (5) £100-£140

FFrreeddeerriicckkWWiilllliiaammSSmmiitthhwasborninPortsmouth,England,on7September1894,andenlistedintheCanadianExpeditionaryForceatNiagaraon 23June1915.PostedtoFrancefrom21February1916withthe20thBattalionCanadianInfantry,therecipient’sArmyServiceRecordstatesthat hesufferedagunshotwoundtotherightarmon26June1916.EvacuatedtoNo.12CasualtyClearingstation,herejoinedhisuniton24July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme and was later treated for shell shock in October 1916 whilst attached to No. 250 Tunnelling Company. Transferredfromthe20thInfantrytotheCanadianLabourPool29May1918,Smithbegantostrugglewithmilitarydiscipline;triedandconvicted byF.G.C.M.forusinginsubordinateandthreateninglanguagetohissuperiorofficer,hewassentencedto9month’sincarcerationwithhard labour,latercommutedtodetentionatNo.4MilitaryPrison.Releasedfromthecells8dayspost-Armistice,SmithwassenthometoCanadaon 16April1919,butappearstohavecontinuedtoserveasSergeantatNo.2DistrictDepot,Toronto,laterbeingawardedtheEfficiencyMedal with Second and Third Award clasps.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee RR.. CChhaarrbboonnnneeaauu,, PPrriinncceessss PPaattrriicciiaa’’ss CCaannaaddiiaann LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

British War and Victory Medals (3055446 Pte. J. Charbonneau. P.P.C.L.I.) contact marks, very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. HH.. CCoolleess..,, CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy WWoorrkkss CCoommppaannyy,, CCaannaaddiiaann EExxppeeddiittiioonnaarryy FFoorrccee

British War and Victory Medals (198780 Pte. W. H. Coles. Can. Inf. Wks. Coy.) some staining very fne

Pair: SSaappppeerr LL.. AA.. JJoohhnnssoonn.. CCaannaaddiiaann RRaaiillwwaayy TTrroooopp,, CCaannaaddiiaann EExxppeeddiittiioonnaarryy FFoorrccee

British War and Victory Medals (2627024 Spr. L. A. Johnson. C.R.T.) very fne (6)

£70-£90

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Pair: LLiieeuutteennaannttLL..DD..BBiicckkffoorrdd,,UUnniivveerrssiittyyooffTToorroonnttooCCoonnttiinnggeenntt,,llaatteerrCCeennttrraallOOnnttaarriiooRReeggiimmeennttaannddCCaannaaddiiaannRRii ff eess,,wwhhoo sseerrvveedd iinn eeaasstteerrnn RRuussssiiaa aass ppaarrtt ooff tthhee CCaannaaddiiaann EExxppeeddiittiioonnaarryy FFoorrccee ((SSiibbeerriiaa))

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. L. D. Bickford.) good very fne (2)

LLeennnnaarrddDDuunnddaassBBiicckkffoorrddwasborninDundas,Ontario,on14February1887,thesonofCharlotteBickfordof2094StearnsRoad,Cleveland, Ohio.HeenlistedintheUniversityofTorontoOverseasCompanyasLieutenanton30July1917,andwasappointedtoacommissionedrankin the1stDepotBattalion,CentralOntarioRegiment,on24January1918.EmbarkedfromHalifaxtoEngland3February1918,hewassoonrecalled toNiagaraCamp,Ontario,beforebeingsenttoRussiawiththe259thBattalion,CanadianRifesaspartoftheSiberiandraft,Canadian ExpeditionaryForce.DisembarkedatVladivostok12January1919,heserved fvemonthsinRussiaalongside16thInfantryBrigadeaspartofthe AlliedForcesineasternRussia.Bickford fnallyreturnedhometoCanadaper EmpressofRussia on19May1919,the259thBattalionlaterbeing awarded the battle honour Siberia 1918-19.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee CC.. GGoouulldd,, CCaannaaddiiaann SSiibbeerriiaa EExxppeeddiittiioonnaarryy FFoorrccee

British War and Victory Medals (3190529 Pte. C. Gould. C.S.E.F.) good fne and better

Pair: PPrriivvaattee CC.. PPllaannttee,, 2288tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy,, llaattee 2222nndd SSaasskkaattcchheewwaann LLiigghhtt HHoorrssee British War and Victory Medals (887835 Pte. C. Plante. 28-Can. Inf.) good very fne and better

Pair: PPrriivvaattee MM.. JJ.. SSttiilleess,, 55tthh RReeggiimmeenntt,, CCaannaaddiiaann MMoouunntteedd RRii ff eess,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn bbeettwweeeenn 3300--3311 OOccttoobbeerr 11991177 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(832046Pte.M.J.Stiles.5-C.M.R.) theVMpolished,nearlyvery fne,theBWMnearlyextremely fne (6) £120-£160

CCyyrruussGGoouullddwasbornatCapeBauld,WestmorlandCounty,NewBrunswick,on14December1896,andattestedforthe1stNovaScotia RegimentDepotBattalionatCampAldershoton11September1918.DisembarkedatVladivostok27October1918,heservedfrom3April 1919 attached to “B” Mess, Base Headquarters, later returning home from Russia to Canada per S.S. Monteagle on 5 June 1919. CChhaarrlleessPPllaanntteewasborninSaskatchewanon6April1897,andattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatBattlefordon9 December1915.PostedtoFrancefrom15November1917,hesurvivedtheGermanSpringOﬀensiveandreturnedhometoCanadain September 1919.

MMaaxxwweellllJJoobbSSttiilleesswasbornatRiverside,NewBrunswick,on14October1897,andattestedfortheCanadianExpeditionaryForceatMoncton on28December1915.HeservedinFrancewiththe5thCanadianMountedRifesfrom27October1916,andwaskilledinactiononthe WesternFrontbetween30and31October1917duringtherain-soddenBattleofPasschendaele.HeisburiedatPasschendaeleNewBritish Cemetery, Belgium.

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Three: LLiieeuutteennaanntt WW.. JJ.. EEgggglleessttoonn,, 1166tthh BBaattttaalliioonn,, AAuussttrraalliiaann IImmppeerriiaall FFoorrccee

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.W.J.Eggleston.A.I.F.);Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued,mountedasworn, goodvery fne (3)

£70-£90

WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnEEgggglleessttoonnwasBarnawatha,Victoria,Australia,in1879andattestedfortheAustralianImperialForceatFremantle,Western Australia,on27March1916.Postedtothe16thBattalion,hewascommissionedSecondLieutenanton16May1917,andembarkedatFremantle per the S.S. Canberra on 24 November 1917, serving overseas on the Western Front. He was discharged on 24 June 1919. SoldwiththenamedBuckinghamPalaceenclosurefortheJubileeMedal;anAustralianCommonwealthMilitaryForcescapbadge;andcopied research.

Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. TThhaacckkeerr,, NNeeww ZZeeaallaanndd CCyycclliisstt BBaattttaalliioonn,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 3300 AAuugguusstt 11991188

£140-£180 228877

British War and Victory Medals (10/4008 Pte. J. Thacker, N.Z.E.F.) some staining, generally very fne BritishWarMedal1914-20((11331133PPttee..AA..SS..WWoooodd..AA..NN..&&MM..EE..FF..));VictoryMedal1914-19((667755PPttee..EE..DD..BBiirrdd..2255--BBnn..AA..II..FF..));

Memorial Plaque ((FFrraanncciiss WWaalltteerr FFaacceerr)) generally very fne (5)

JJoohhnnTThhaacckkeerr,aButcherfromPatea,NewZealand,wasborninLondonon5July1898.HeattestedintotheNewZealandExpeditionaryForce on15November1915andservedontheWesternFrontwiththeNewZealandCyclistBattalion.Hediedofwoundson30August1918andis buried in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Sold with copied service papers and detailed copied research.

AAuurreelliiuussSSaammWWooooddattestedintoAustralianNavalandMilitaryExpeditionaryForceon2May1918forserviceduringtheGreatWar.Aged43, he had previously been rejected on medical grounds due to his lack of teeth. After service in New Guinea, he was discharged on 9 August 1919. SoldwithcopiedservicepapersconfrminghissoleentitlementtoaBritishWarMedalandacontemporaryfamilyphotographwiththerecipient in uniform.

EEddwwaarrddDDoouuggllaassBBiirrddattestedintotheAustralianImperialForcesforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedwiththe27thMachineGun Company of the 25th Battalion.

Sold with a copied photograph of the recipient taken from an unknown publication.

FFrraanncciissWWaalltteerrFFaacceerrwasborninLondoninearly1884.EmigratingtoAustraliaaround1911heattestedintotheAustralianImperialForcesin July1915forserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwith29thBattalionandwaskilledinactionon26September1917 as a result of sniper fre at Polygon Wood. He is buried in Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium

Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. MMccAArrtthhuurr 22nndd SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann IInnffaannttrryy

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. W. McArthur. 2nd S.A.I.) very fne

Pair: PPrriivvaattee WW.. AA.. PPaauuttzz,, 44tthh SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2200 JJuullyy 11991188

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. W. A. Pautz. 4th S.A.I.) very fne

Pair: LLaannccee CCoorrppoorraall RR.. DDuunnccaann,, 44tthh SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann IInnffaannttrryy

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (L/Cpl. R. Duncan. 4th S.A.I.) very fne

Pair: AAccttiinngg CCoorrppoorraall FF.. NN.. HHuunntt,, 44tthh SSoouutthh AAffrriiccaann IInnffaannttrryy

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (A/Cpl. F. N. Hunt. 4th S.A.I.) very fne (8)

£90-£120

WWiilllliiaammAAllbbeerrttPPaauuttzz,fromKingWilliam’sTown,EasternCape,SouthAfrica,attestedintotheSouthAfricanInfantryforserviceduringtheGreat War.HeservedintheWesternFrontwiththe4thBattalionanddiedofwoundson20July1918.HeisburiedinLonguenesse(St.Omer) Souvenier Cemetery, France.

Pair: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall AA.. OO.. SSiimmppssoonn,, 11sstt ((KKiinngg’’ss)) DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss

BritishWarMedal1914-20(D-14424Pte.A.O.Simpson.1-D.Gds.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,AfghanistanN.W.F. 1919 (14424 L-Cpl. A. Simpson, 1 K.D. Guards.) nearly extremely fne (2)

£80-£100

AAllffrreeddOO..SSiimmppssoonnservedwiththe1stDragoonGuardsinIndiaduringtheGreatWarandthensawfurtherserviceontheNorthWestFrontier of India during the Third Afghan War. This is his entire medallic entitlement; he was not entitled to a Victory Medal.

Four: SSeeccoonnddLLiieeuutteennaannttJJ..CC..BB..DDrraakkee,,CC..SS..II..,,CC..II..EE..,,CC..BB..EE..,,2200tthhDDeeccccaannHHoorrssee,,IInnddiiaannAArrmmyy,,llaatteerrIInnddiiaannCCiivviillSSeerrvviiccee,,wwhhoo rroossee ttoo hhiigghh oo ﬃﬃ cciiaallddoomm aass aa MMeemmbbeerr ooff tthhee CCoouunncciill ooff SSttaattee,, GGoovveerrnnmmeenntt ooff IInnddiiaa BritishWarMedal1914-20(2.Lieut.J.C.B.Drake.);DefenceMedal;DelhiDurbar1911,silver,unnamedasissued;Jubilee1935, very fne and better (4) £240-£280

C.S.I. LondonGazette 2January1933:JohnCollardBernardDrake,Esq.,C.I.E.,C.B.E.,IndianCivilService,SecretarytotheGovernmentofIndia, Commerce Department.

C.I.E. London Gazette 5 June 1926: John Collard Bernard Drake, Esq., O.B.E., Indian Civil Service, Secretary to the High Commissioner for India.

C.B.E.(Civil) LondonGazette 8July1930:JohnCollardBernardDrake,Esq.,C.I.E.,O.B.E.,IndianCivilService,formerlySecretarytotheHigh Commissioner for India.

O.B.E.(Civil) LondonGazette 9January1919:JohnCollardBernardDrake,Esq.,IndianCivilService,MagistrateandDeputyCollector,Ranchi, Bihar and Orissa.

JJoohhnnCCoollllaarrddBBeerrnnaarrddDDrraakkeewasbornon7March1884andwaseducatedatBlundell’sSchool,Tiverton,andBalliolCollege,Oxford.Entering theIndianCivilServicein1908,hewasemployedasUnderSecretarytotheGovernmentrevenuedepartmentin1912,wasmadeAssistant MagistrateandCollectoratBiharandOrissain1913,andwaspromotedPrivateSecretarytotheLieutenant-Governorin1915.Appointedto militarydutyfromSeptember1918asSecondLieutenant,20thDeccanHorse,Drake’s MIC confrmssoleentitlementtotheBWMwhichwas issued in India.

ReturningtotheIndianCivilServiceatLahore,DrakeservedasDeputySecretaryatthedepartmentoflabourandindustriesfrom1920-24,and subsequentlybecameSecretarytotheHighCommissionerofIndia.AwardedtheC.B.E.in1930,hewasappointedSecretaryofCommercein 1931, serving 4 years in the role before taking his retirement to Devonshire Cottage, East Coker, Yeovil, in 1935. Soldwithextensivecopiedresearchincludinga fnehalf-lengthportraitphotographoftherecipientbyBassano,asheldbytheNationalPortrait Gallery, London; with riband bar confrming entitlement, as worn by the recipient.

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Three: MMaajjoorr WW.. LL.. HHeeaatthh,, CCaannaaddiiaann RRii ff eess

BritishWarMedal1914-20(MajorW.L.Heath.);ColonialAuxiliaryForcesOﬃcers’Decoration,G.V.R.,thereverseengraved ‘MajorW.L.HeathNor.Rif.’,withintegraltopribandbar;ColonialAuxiliaryForcesLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.(MajorW.L. Heath. Nor. Rif.) good very fne

Pair: BBooyy WW.. TTrreevvaasskkiiss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvaall CCaannaaddiiaann VVoolluunntteeeerr RReesseerrvvee

BritishWarandVictoryMedals(W.Trevaskis.Boy.1584.R.N.C.V.R.)innamedcardboxofissue,withoutertransmissionlabel addressed to ‘Miss Lillie Trevaskis, 172 Young Street, Hamilton, Ont.’, extremely fne (5)

£200-£240

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Six: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell HH.. EE.. GGaarrllaanndd,, 22--33 GGuurrkkhhaa RRii ff eess,, IInnddiiaann AArrmmyy

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,2clasps,Waziristan1921-24,NorthWestFrontier1930-31(2/LtH.E.Garland.2-3Gurkhas) renamed;IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1937-39(Maj.H.E.Garland.2-3G.R.);1939-45Star; AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedforwearandhousedina Spinkk,London,case, lacquered,goodvery fne (6) £120-£160

HHaarrrryyEEaarrlleeGGaarrllaannddwasborninReigateon8March1901andwasappointedtoanEmergencyCommissionintheIndianArmyon24December 1920.Attachedtothe2ndBattalion,3rdGurkhaRifesfrom9March1922,hegainedhisRoyalAeroClubAviators’Certifcateon27June1929 atSuﬀolkAeroClub,Hadleigh,pilotingaBluebird80h.p.Genet.PostedtoIndia,helaterwitnessedextensiveserviceontheNorthWestFrontier of India, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He died at Framlingham, Suﬀolk, on 16 September 1992.

Three: WWaarrrraanntt OO ﬃﬃ cceerr AA.. AA.. GGrraayy,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,SouthernDesert,Iraq(363855.A.C.1.A.A.Gray.R.A.F.);IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1 clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31(363855.L.A.C.A.A.Gray.R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(W/OA.A. Gray. R.A.F.) mounted court-style for wear, light contact marks, nearly extremely fne (3) £1,000-£1,400

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Six: GGrroouupp CCaappttaaiinn JJ.. LL.. WWaallsshh,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aa mmoottoorr aacccciiddeenntt wwhhiillsstt oonn dduuttyy oonn 22 DDeecceemmbbeerr 11995599 IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1935(F/LJ.L.Walsh.R.A.F.);IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp, NorthWestFrontier1936-37(F/LJ.L.Walsh.R.A.F.);BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1953(Gp. Captain J. L. Walsh R.A.F.) mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fne (6) £400-£500

JJoohhnnLLoovviittttWWaallsshhwasborninMalvern,Victoria,Australia,in1907andswaseducatedattheChurchofEnglandGrammarSchool,Melbourne, andtheUniversityofMelbourne,wherehestudiedmedicine.In1933heemigratedtotheUnitedKingdom,andjoinedtheRoyalAirForce MedicalServicewiththerankofFlyingOﬃcer,completingaFlyingInstructioncoursefromSeptember1933toFebruary1934.Returningto MedicaldutieshewaspostedtoIndiain1935andservedtherepriortotheSecondWorldWarontheNorthWestFrontier,andthenduringthe SecondWorldWarinIndiaandBurma.AdvancedGroupCaptainin1951,hewasawardedtheCoronationMedalwhilstservedatAirH.Q.Iraq. Returning to the U.K., he died in a car accident whilst on duty on 2 December 1959. Soldwiththerecipient’sPilot’sFlyingLogBook,coveringtheperiod13September1933to13February1934;CommissionDocumentappointing therecipientanOﬃcerintheRoyalAirForce,dated25July1935;twoChurchofEnglandGrammarSchool,Melbourne,prizemedal,onebronze, theotherwhitemetal,the frstnamedtotherecipient;variousMedicalcertifcates;twophotographsoftherecipient;acopyofthe Times announcingtherecipient’sdeath,dated5December1959;andotherephemera,includingtherecipient’swoodendoorplate,inscribed‘Group Captain J. L. Walsh.’

Eight: CChhiieeffPPeettttyyOO ﬃﬃ cceerrVV..JJ..HHuuttcchhiinnss,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwoonnaa‘‘mmeennttiioonn’’ffoorrhhiisssseerrvviicceessaassccooxxsswwaaiinnooffHH..MM..ssuubbmmaarriinnee UUrrssuullaa iinn‘‘nnuuiissaanncceeppaattrroollss’’iinntthheeMMeeddiitteerrrraanneeaanniinn11994422--4433,,iinncclluuddiinnggSS..BB..SS..ffoollbbooaattmmiissssiioonnss,,tthheewwhhoolleeeennaacctteedd‘‘wwiitthhaann iimmppuuddeennccee aanndd ddaarriinngg wwhhiicchh iiss mmuucchh ttoo bbee ccoommmmeennddeedd’’

NavalGeneralService1915-62,4clasps,Palestine1936-39,Palestine1945-48,Minesweeping1945-51,S.E.Asia1945-46 (JX.134164V.J.Hutchins,A.B.R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;BurmaStar;Defence andWarMedals1939-45,M.I.D.oakleaf;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue(X.134164V.J.Hutchins,P.O.H.M.S.Drake) the stars lightly gilded, good very fne and a rare 4-clasp Naval General Service medal (8)

£600-£800

VViiccttoorrJJoohhnnHHuuttcchhiinnsswasbornon8August1914,andenteredtheRoyalNavyinAugust1932.VolunteeringforsubmarinesinNovember1938, he was serving in the Proteus on the outbreak of hostilities and remained similarly employed until July 1941, latterly as a Petty Officer. Havingthenpassedhiscoxswain’scourse,hejoinedthe Ursula inMay1942,andinherwitnessedextensiveserviceintheMediterranean. CommandedbyLieutenantR.B.Lakin,D.S.O., Ursula actedinsupportofOperation‘Torch’inNovember1942andwascreditedwithsinking enemysupplyshipsandwithhostingaSpecialBoatSection(S.B.S.)teamforoperationsoff Italyinthefollowingmonth.Anditwasinrespectof these operations that Hutchins was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 9 March 1943, refers). AfterparticipatingintheNorthAfricanlandings, Ursula wassentona‘nuisancepatrol’betweenToulonandGenoa.SheleftGibraltaronthe20 November1942,withalandingpartyoftheSpecialBoatSection,andreachedtheFrenchcoastoff Hyèresonthe27th.Severalshipswere encounteredalongthecoast,butheavyseaspreventedtorpedoattacks.Savonawasreconnoitredonthe30thandherfolboatpartylandedthat nightwiththeintentionofminingarailwaytunnelinthevicinity.Thisprovedimpracticableduetothevigilanceofthesentries,butanopenspace ofthetrackwassuccessfullyblownup.Forthenextfewdays,thetrafficalongtherailwaywasreducedfromsome40trainstofouraday.

As Ursula madeoﬀ fromthecoast,sheencounteredtheA./S.schooner Togo withinhalfanhourofembarkingthefolboatparty.Theresultant gun action caused the Italian crew to abandon ship very hurriedly, leaving Ursula to collect the confdential books and sink the ship.

On2DecembertherailwaylineatSantaLorenzowassuccessfullybombarded,destroyingtheoverheadpowercables,thisattackbeingfollowed upshortlyaftermidnightbyabombardmentoftheoiltanksatOnegliaatarangeof1,500yards.Maximumdamagewasnotinfictedasthegun kept jamming, but Ursula had some 20 minutes of undisturbed action before the shore batteries began to retaliate.

Ontheafternoonof3December Ursula encounteredthesteamer St. Marguerite boundforNaplesfromMarseillesandsankherbya combinationofgun,torpedoanddemolitioncharge;theGermancaptainandtheengineeroﬃcerweretakenprisoner. Ursula leftherpatrolline on4December,butthreedayslaterencounteredaSpanishschooner.FlyingtheGermancolours, Ursula sentaboardingpartyonboard.This partymadethemselvesasthoroughlyunpleasantasconsiderednecessaryforanti-U-boatpropaganda,beforereturningtotheirsubmarineand proceeding to Algiers.

OfthispatrolAdmiral‘ABC’Cunningham,CommandingtheNavalExpeditionaryForce,remarked:‘ThesouthcoastofFranceandGulfofGenoa havebeenselectedasasuitablepatrolareaforcausingdivisionanddispersionofenemyA./S.eﬀort. Ursula ininauguratingtheseactivitiesdidso with an impudence and daring which is much to be commended.’

Unhappily, Ursula’s Mediterraneansojournwascutshortattheturnoftheyear,whenshewasrammedbyashipshehadtargetedoﬀ CapeSan Vito and compelled to return to the U.K. for repairs.

Hutchins returned to regular ‘surface duties’ in early 1944.

£140-£180 229966 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

Five: CCoorrppoorraall FF.. RReeeedd,, GGrreeeenn HHoowwaarrddss,, llaatteerr 11sstt RRooyyaall DDrraaggoooonnss,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn 2200 OOccttoobbeerr 11994444 IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1936-37(4388205Pte.F.Reed.GreenHowards.);1939-45Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, nearly extremely fne (5)

FFrraannkkRReeeeddwasborninBedlington,Northumberlandon5August1911andattestedfortheGreenHowardsatNewcastle-on-Tyneon30 August1933.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninIndiaontheNorthWestFrontierin1936-37,andthenduringtheSecondWorldWar,before transferringtotheRoyalArmouredCorpson28July1942.Postedtothe1stRoyalDragoonson14March1944,hewaskilledinactioninNorth West Europe on 20 October 1944. He is buried in Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands. SoldwithaRegimentalBoxingMedal,silver,theobversewiththeGreenHowardsbadge,‘RecruitsBoxing’engravedbelow,thereverseengraved ‘1933NovicesWelterWeightWinnerPte.F.Reed’;therecipient’sArmyCertifcatesofEducation,SecondClassandThirdClass;Certifedcopy of Attestation; and copied research and other ephemera.

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Seven: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoommmmaannddeerrTT..NN..MMaayy ff eelldd,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaasssseerrvviinnggiinnHH..MM..SS.. AArrkkRRooyyaall wwhheennsshheewwaassttoorrppeeddooeedd aanndd ssuunnkk iinn tthhee MMeeddiitteerrrraanneeaann iinn MMaayy 11994411 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942-43;ItalyStar;PacifcStar;WarMedal1939-45;NavalGeneral Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-48 (Lt. Cdr. T. N. Mayfeld. R.N.) mounted for display, extremely fne (7) £400-£500

TThhoommaassNNooeellMMaayy ff eellddwasappointedanActingBosuninOctober1936,soonafterwhichhejoinedthetrawler Topaz inthe1stAnti-Submarine Flotilla.

BytheoutbreakofhostilitiesinSeptember1939,hewasservingashoreat St.George,theIsleofMantrainingestablishmentbutinAugust1940 hejoinedthecarrier ArkRoyal.Havingthenparticipatedinthefamous Bismarck actionofMay1941, ArkRoyal wastorpedoedandsunkinthe Mediterranean by the U-81; she remained afoat long enough for all but one her crew to be rescued.

Afteraperiodofleaveandshoreduties,Mayfeldwasappointedtothebattleship Howe inAugust1942,inwhichhesawactionintheAtlantic, ArcticandMediterranean,includingtheNorthAfricaandSicilylandings.HavingthenbeencommissionedasaLieutenantinMarch1944,hejoined the destroyer Wessex in the following month and saw action in the Indian and Pacifc oceans, including the Okinawa operations.

Intheimmediatepost-warera,heheldtwoappointments–asFirstLieutenantofthelandingship Persimmon andofthefrigate LochShin –both ofwhichparticipatedintheSouth-EastAsiaoperationsin1945-46.AdvancedtoLieutenant-CommanderinApril1948,Mayfeldwasplacedon the Retired List in 1950.

Four: LLiieeuutteennaanntt((AA..))WW..GG..HH..BBoonnhhaamm,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnppiilloottiinnggaannAAllbbaaccoorreeooffNNoo..882288SSqquuaaddrroonniinn aann aannttii--sshhiippppiinngg sswweeeepp iinn tthhee MMeeddiitteerrrraanneeaann iinn MMaayy 11994433 1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45,withtheiroriginalO.H.M.S.cardboxofissue,addressedtohisnext of kin at Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, together with named Admiralty condolence slip, mounted for display, extremely fne (4) £300-£400

WWaalltteerrGGeeoorrggeeHHuugghhBBoonnhhaammwasborninAlton,HampshireinJanuary1920,thesonofLieutenant-ColonelC.B.Bonham,D.S.O.andtheNoble Camille Bonham, a daughter of the Maquis Luigi Olivier. WalterenteredtheRoyalNavyasaMidshipmaninMay1938andqualifedasapilotintheFleetAirArm,andhewaslikewiseemployedatthe timeofhisdeathinactionon3May1943.BythattimeattachedtoNo.828NavalAirSquadronatHalFar,Malta,hefailedtoreturnfromanantishippingsweepandtorpedostrikeonshippinginthePantellaria,Kelilia,andZembraislandsarea.So,too,hisobserver,MidshipmanL.E.W. Burbridge, R.N. Both men are commemorated on the Lee-on-Solent Memorial, Hampshire.

Five: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoommmmaannddeerrWW..PP..AA..GGooooddmmaann,,RRooyyaallNNaavvaallVVoolluunntteeeerrRReesseerrvvee,,iinnwwhhiicchhhhee ff eewwooppeerraattiioonnaallllyyaassaappiilloottiinn tthhee FFlleeeett AAiirr AArrmm

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;NavalGeneralService1915-62,E.II.R.,1stissue,1 clasp, Malaya (Lt. Cdr. W. P. A. Goodman. R.N.) good very fne (5)

£300-£400

WWiilllliiaammPPhhiilllliippAAllffrreeddGGooooddmmaannwascommissionedasanActingSub.Lieutenant(A.)inthe‘WavyNavy’inAugust1944,afterundertakingpilot trainingintheU.S.A.at Saker inBrunswick,Maine.Hesubsequently fewoperationallyoverFranceinCorsairsofNo.1853NavalAirSquadron (N.A.S.), prior to converting to Seafres in No. 799 N.A.S. in November 1946.

GrantedapermanentcommissionintheRoyalNavy,GoodmancontinuedtoserveintheFleetAirArm,includinginFirebrandsof813N.A.S.in thecarriers Implacable and Indomitable intheearly1950s.Havingthenconvertedtohelicopters,hejoined813N.A.S.inthecarrier Illustrious, fying Dragonfies.

AdvancedtoLieutenant-CommanderinApril1955,Goodmanservedin848N.A.S.attheRoyalNavyAirStationatSambawang,Singapore,in 1957-59.AndonhisreturntotheU.K.inthelatteryear,heresignedhiscommissiontotakeupapostincivilaviationasahelicopterpilot.He died in 1989.

Four: WWaarrrraannttOO ffiffi cceerrCCllaassssIIBBaannddmmaasstteerrRR..CC..RRiiddeewwoooodd,,44tthhHHuussssaarrss,,wwhhoosseerrvveedddduurriinnggtthheeSSeeccoonnddWWoorrllddWWaarraass MMuussiiccaall DDiirreeccttoorr ooff tthhee MMiilliittaarryy BBaannddss iinn tthhee SSoouutthheerrnn CCoommmmaanndd,, aanndd ddiieedd ooff ttuubbeerrccuulloossiiss oonn 2255 JJuullyy 11994422 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;WarMedal1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(5042142W.O.Cl.1.R.C. Ridewood, 4-H.) partially officially corrected, polished, very fne and better (4) £80-£100

RReeggiinnaallddCCllii

ffff oorrddRRiiddeewwooooddwasborninYorkin1907andoriginallyjoinedthe2ndBattalion,NorthSta ffordshireRegimentasaBandBoyatthe ageof14,subsequentlystudyingattheRoyalMilitarySchoolofMusicatKnellerHall.In1930,hejoinedamilitarybandinGibraltar,wherehewas alsoinfuencedbythemusicofneighbouringSpain,andwroteseveral pasodobles foradancer,JoanMay,whomhelatermarried.Healso composedthedancebandfavourite‘DesertPatrol’.AppointedBandmasterin1937,heservedwiththe4thHussarsduringtheSecondWorld War,andwasappointedmusicaldirectorofthemilitarybandsintheSouthernCommandin1942.Contractingtuberculosis,hediedinSalisbury on 25 July 1942, aged 35, and is buried in Warminster (St. Denys) Churchyard, Wiltshire.

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Five: MMaajjoorr DD.. CC.. HHeennnneesssseeyy,, llaattee BBoommbbaarrddiieerr,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1930-31(753222Bmbr.D.C.Hennessey.R.A.);1939-45Star; FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,thelastfourimpressedinBoots’stylenaming‘MajorD.C. Hennessey’, very fne (5) £60-£80

DD..CC..HHeennnneesssseeyyattestedintotheRoyalArtilleryandservedinthe1stIndianDivisionalAmmunitionColumnduringtheNorthWestFrontier Campaign of 1930-31. He was later commissioned and served during the Second War.

Five: GGuunnnneerr WW.. BBeeeenneeyy,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy 1939-45Star;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EﬃciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(1430693GnrW. Beeney RA) mounted for wear, very fne

Four: SSaappppeerr HH.. GG.. RRoobbeerrttss,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EﬃciencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Militia(1984920Spr.H.G.Roberts.R.E.) in named O.H.M.S. card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. H. Roberts, 37 Thomas St. Abertridwr, Glam’, good very fne (9) £90-£120

Five; CCoorrppoorraall SS.. SSiimmppssoonn,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;EﬃciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial(2075843Cpl.S. Simpson.R.E.)soldwithcorrespondingminiaturegroupmountedforwear(TheEMwithanextraawardbar)andfournamed Royal Antediluvian Order of Buﬀaloes medallions, contact marks, very fne

Four: PPrriivvaattee NN.. LLiiddddllee,, WWeesstt YYoorrkksshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn dduurriinngg tthhee BBaattttllee ooff PPeegguu,, BBuurrmmaa,, oonn 77 MMaarrcchh 11994422 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,soldwithlaternamedUnderSecretaryofStateforDefence(Army) bestowal slip, all later issue and named ‘4535903 Pte. N. Liddle. 1/West York. Regt.’, some staining, good very fne

Four: MMiissss VV.. TThhoorrnnttoonn,, QQuueeeenn’’ss AArrmmyy SScchhoooollmmiissttrreessss

1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mountedforwear,withArmyCouncilbestowalslip,namedletterin relationtotheawardoftherecipient’sAfricaStaraddressedto‘Q.A.S.MissThornton,StartDayInn,Torcross,Nr.Kingsbridge, Devon’, and named St. John Ambulance examination medallion, very fne (13)

£140-£180

SSttaannlleeyySSiimmppssoonn,aMotorMechanicfromNewcastleuponTynewasbornon16February1908.HeattestedintotheRoyalEngineerson26April 1939forserviceduringtheSecondWarandservedinNorthAfricawiththe235thFieldParkCompanywherehewastakenprisoneron23May 1942.

Sold with copied Prisoner of War questionnaire.

NNoorrmmaannLLiiddddlleeattestedintotheWestYorkshireRegimentandservedinPalestinebeforefurtherserviceduringtheSecondWarwiththe1st Battalion.AdvancedCorporal,hewaskilledinaction,aged24,on7March1942,duringtheBattleofPegu,whenBritishandIndianforcestriedto defendthecityofRangoonagainsttheJapanese,withhisBattalion fghtingarear-guardactionandanambush.Heiscommemoratedonthe Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar.

Eight: MMaajjoorr WW.. HH.. BBeeddffoorrdd,, LLaannccaasshhiirree FFuussiilliieerrss

1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;Coronation1953; ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(3436361Sjt.W.H.Bedford.Lan.Fus.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI. R., 1st issue (3436361 W.O.Cl. 1. W. H. Bedford. L. F.) mounted for wear, contact marks, very fne (8) £300-£400 330044

WWiilllliiaammCChhaarrlleessHHeerrbbeerrttBBeeddffoorrddwasborninGibraltaron13January1904.HeattestedintotheLancashireFusiliersasaBandBoyin1919and servedinIndiawiththe2ndBattalionuntil1934.AdvancedCompanyQuartermasterSergeant,heservedduringtheSecondWarattheretreatto Dunkirk,returningHomeon6June1940.AdvancedCompanyQuartermasterSergeantheservedinNorthAfricaandItalybeforebeing commissionedinFebruary1944.AppointedQuartermaster,heservedwiththe1/6thBattalion,EastSurreyRegimentandthe2/7thBattalion Queen’s(RoyalWestSurrey)Regiment.AwardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedal,hewasreleasedon31July1947,butwasrecalledwithintwo weeksandgrantedaregularcommission.ReturningasQuartermastertothe2ndBattalion,LancashireFusiliersin1952.RetiringtoLondonin 1955,hespentmuchofhisretirementtravellingandwasawardedalargenumberofunoﬃcialmedalsfromoverseasveteransassociations,the majorityofwhichhavebeenmountedforwearalongsidehiscommemorativeDunkirkMedal,andareoﬀeredwiththislot,togetherwithalarge number of supporting certifcates and award scrolls. He died in Hastings, East Sussex on his 83rd Birthday, 13 January 1897. M.I.D. unconfrmed.

Four: RReeggiimmeennttaall SSeerrggeeaanntt DD.. WWeebbbb,, KKiinngg’’ss SShhrrooppsshhiirree LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;WarMedal1939-45;CadetForcesMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(D.Webb.ACF.),withtwo clasps, court mounted for wear, very fne (4)

£100-£140

DDeerreekkWWeebbbb,fromBasingstoke,Hampshire,servedwiththeHomeGuardduringtheSecondWarfrom21October1943to18September 1944,beforeattestingintotheShropshireLightInfantryon22December1944.HeservedinNorthWestEuropeandwasdischargedon2 September1945.Heappearstohavere-attestedforfurtherserviceintotheKing’sOwnYorkshireLightInfantry,andservedinIndiawiththe2nd Battalionthefollowingyear.HesawfurtherserviceasaRegimentalSergeantMajorInstructorwiththeHampshireArmyCadetForcebetween 1952 and 1983.

Soldwithoriginalphotographs,paperwork,copiedresearchconfrmingtheawarddatesfortheCadetForcesMedalandclasps,aninscribed ‘Historyofthe11thArmouredDivision’,alargeplateservingdishengraved‘ToDerek&WendyonretirementfromAldershotAreaR.S.M.I.D. Webb Served in Hampshire A.C.F. 1952-1983.’, and an engraved tankard.

Seven: LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall RR.. DD.. WWoooolllleeyy,, PPaarraacchhuuttee RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48 (37721784Pte.R.D.Woolley.A.A.C.) numberoﬃciallycorrected;EﬃciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial(3772178Pte. R.D.Woolley.Para.Regt.)mountedasworn,andfurthermountedfordisplayonaboardwiththerecipient’scapbadgeand other Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces insignia, light contact marks, good very fne (7)

£300-£400

RRooggeerr DDoouuggllaass WWoooolllleeyy served with the 6th Royal Welch Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps, during the Second World War. Sold with Army Medal Oﬃce letter confrming the recipient’s Second World War entitlement.

Six: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell AA.. CC.. FF.. GGrreeeenn,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;ArmyEmergencyReserveEﬃciency Medal,E.II.R.,dated‘1955’toreverse,indamaged RoyalMint caseofissue,withSecondAwardBar,thisdated‘1962’and mounteduponaseparatepieceofriband;togetherwiththerecipient’sbrassReservistsBadge;andtherecipient’swife’sWar Medal1939-45,unnamedasissued,inO.H.M.S.cardboxofissue,addressedto‘Mrs.A.C.F.Green,86,HagleyRd.,Edgbaston, Birmingham16.’,withArmyCouncilcompliment’sslip, nearlyextremely fneMMaarrmmaadduukkeeTThhwwaaiitteesswasthesonofMarmadukeand ElizabethThwaites,ofMillGate,Richmond,Yorkshire.Hisfatherwasastonemasonandbuilder.Thwaitesservedintheranksofthe1stBattalion, YorkshireRegimentduringtheSecondBoerWar.Heresidedwithhiswifeat29WoodlandsTerrace,Stanningley,nearLeeds.Thwaitesadvanced toRegimentalQuarterMasterSergeant,andservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom5October1914. He was discharged to commission in the 2nd Battalion, 10 October 1914.

ThwaitesadvancedtoCaptain,andwaskilledservingwiththeBattalionattheBattleofLoos,30 September1915.CaptainThwaiteswasaged34, andiscommemoratedontheLoosMemorial,PasdeCalais,France.HisbrotherAlexanderThwaiteswasalsokilledduringtheGreatWar,17 September1916,whilstservingasaPrivateintheDurhamLightInfantry.BothbrothersarecommemoratedontheRichmondFriaryGardens War Memorial.

£100-£140

SoldwithanoriginaltypedletterfromTheArmyMedalOﬃce,dated5April1962,forwardingtheSecondAwardclasptotheArmyEmergency ReserveDecoration,asawardedtotherecipientinthe LondonGazette on19January1962;withasecondletterfromtheIssuesController, Branston, to Major A. C. F. Green, M.B., issuing the Reservists Badge on 5 July 1951.

Three: FFllyyiinnggOO ﬃﬃ cceerrFF..HH..JJeennkkiinnss,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,aaHHaalliiffaaxxPPiilloottwwiitthh5588SSqquuaaddrroonn,,wwhhoowwaasssshhoottddoowwnnaannddkkiilllleeddoovveerrtthhee BBaayy ooff BBiissccaayy oonn 1166 AAuugguusstt 11994433

1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;WarMedal1939-45,withnamedAirCouncilenclosure,inOHMStransmissionbox, addressed to ‘Mrs. D. Jenkins, 52 Beecroft Road, Crofton Park, London, SE4’, extremely fne (3)

£300-£400

FFrreeddeerriicckkHHaarroollddJJeennkkiinnsswascommissionedPilotO ﬃcerintheRoyalAirForceon9June1942,andwaspromotedFlyingOﬃceron20 November1942.Postedto58Squadron,hewaskilledwhichhisHalifaxHR746wasshotdownbyaJu.8860mileswestnorthwestofCap Ortegal whilst conducting anti-submarine patrols over the Bay of Biscay on 16 August 1943. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Sold with copied research.

Three: PPiilloottOO ﬃﬃ cceerrRR..AA..SSiimmmmoonnss,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,aaHHaalliiffaaxxppiilloottwwiitthh1100 SSqquuaaddrroonnwwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonndduurriinnggaarraaiiddoonnEEsssseennoonntthheenniigghhttooff 2266--2277 MMaarrcchh 11994444

1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;WarMedal1939-45,inAirMinistry namedcardboxofissue,addressedto‘Mrs.R.Simmons,7,CrescentRoad, Upton Manor, Plaistow, E13’, extremely fne (3)

£240-£280

RRoonnaallddAAllffrreeddSSiimmmmoonnsswasborninEssexon5September1917andwas commissionedPilotOﬃcerintheRoyalAirForceon20January1944.PostedasPilot to10Squadron, fyingHalifaxes,his frstoperationalsortiewasamine-layingmissionon 4February1944. On22March1944hewasinvolvedinaraidonFrankfurt,wherehe hadtodotworunsoverthetargetduetonight fghteractivity.Twodayslaterhetook partinaraidonBerlin,whereheexperiencedmoderate fakwithlotsof fghteractivity. HisseventhoperationalsortiewasaraidonEssenonthenightof26-27March1944. PilotingHalifaxIIIHX295,Simmonsandhiscrewtookoﬀ fromR.A.F.Melbourneat 19:57,butwereshotdownoverBelgium,with fveofthecrew,includingSimmons, beingkilled(themiduppergunnerandthetailgunnerbothsurvived,andbothmanaged tosuccessfullyevadecaptureandmakeitbacktoEngland).Simmonsisburiedin Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium.

Sold with an original photograph of the recipient; and copied research.

Five: CChhiieeff TTeecchhnniicciiaann WW.. EE.. WWeebbsstteerr,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(612837Ch.Tech.W. E. Webster. R.A.F.) mounted as worn, very fne General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus ((661122883377 CChh.. TTeecchh.. WW.. EE.. WWeebbsstteerr.. RR..AA..FF..)) very fne (6)

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Three: PPiilloottOO ﬃﬃ cceerrJJ..EE..CCoorrrriiee,,NNoo..4444((RRhhooddeessiiaa))SSqquuaaddrroonn,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrcceeVVoolluunntteeeerrRReesseerrvvee,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonn oonn 66 OOccttoobbeerr 11994422

1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;WarMedal1939-45,allprivatelynamed‘P.O.Corrie.J.E.44RhodSqdnR.A.F.’;together withtherecipient’sCaterpillarClubBadge,goldwith‘ruby’eyes,thereverseengraved‘T/SgtJ.CorriePresbyIrvingCo’, good very fne (4)

£600-£800

JJoohhnnEEddwwaarrddCCoorrrriieewasborninBombayon25November1909,thesonofArthurEdgarCorrieofGuildford,Surrey.Heservedduringthe SecondWorldWarintheRoyalAirForce,andthepresenceofacaterpillarclubbadgewouldindicatethatatsomestagehehadtobaleoutof hisaircraft.SubsequentlycommissionedtemporaryPilotOﬃcerintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveon27July1942,hewaskilledinaction whilstservingasaLancasterMid-UpperGunnerwith44Squadronon6October1942whilstonabombingmissingtoOsnabruck;hitby fak,his AvroLancasterW4188crashedintotheRehmstrassewithall7crewmenkilled.Theirbodieswerelaterexhumedfromthewreckageandwere buried at the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany.

Seven: PPeettttyy OO ﬃﬃ cceerr SSeeccoonndd CCllaassss JJ.. EE.. AAsshhwwoorrtthh,, RRooyyaall CCaannaaddiiaann NNaavvyy 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar,1 copy clasp,Atlantic;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal 1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(J.E.Ashworth6261‘E’);U.N.Korea1950-54(J.E. Ashworth.6261‘E’);CanadianForcesDecoration,E.II.R.,withSecondAwardclasp(PO2/cJ.E.Ashworth) darkstainingtoStars and U.N. Korea, nearly very fne and better (7)

£120-£160

Five: FFlliigghhttSSeerrggeeaannttJJ..GG..MMccIInnnneess,,114499((EEaassttIInnddiiaa))SSqquuaaddrroonn,,RRooyyaallCCaannaaddiiaannAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonn88 OOccttoobbeerr 11994433

1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseas clasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianMemorialCross,G.VI.R.(F.S.PilotJ.G.McInnesR128075) theACE Star cleaned, very fne (6) £300-£400 331133 xx

JJoohhnnGGeeoorrggee‘‘JJaacckk’’MMccIInnnneesswasbornin1915,thesonofJohnMcInnesofCarroll,Manitoba,Canada.HavinggraduatedfromtheUniversityof Saskatchewanwithapharmaceuticaldegree,heenlistedintheRoyalCanadianAirForceatYorktonandreceivedhis‘wings’on5November1942. PostedtoEngland1December1942,hewitnessedactiveservicewith149SquadronoperatingShortStirlingIIIaircraftfromR.A.F.Lakenheath. Hediedonthenightof7-8October1943whilstdetailedtoaminingoperationoﬀ theFrisianIslands,hisaircraftand6fellowcrewmenbeinglost without trace in the waters of the North Sea. Aged 29 years, he is commemorated upon the Runnymede Memorial.

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Five: FFllyyiinngg OO ﬃﬃ cceerr AA.. PP.. OOuueelllleettttee,, 116622 SSqquuaaddrroonn,, RRooyyaall CCaannaaddiiaann AAiirr FFoorrccee,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oovveerr EEggyypptt oonn 22 JJuullyy 11994422 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (F.O. A. P. Ouellette J.15390) good very fne (6) £180-£220

AAllpphhoonnsseePPeetteerrOOuueelllleetttteewasborninWindsor,Ontario,on30June1918andservedwith162Squadron,RoyalCanadianAirForceduringthe SecondWorldWar.HewaskilledinactionwhenhisWellingtonX9986andwaslostoverEldhaba,Egypt,on2July1942;hehasnoknowngrave and is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt.

Sold with a cloth R.C.A.F. brevet; and a photographic image of the recipient.

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Five: FFllyyiinnggOO ﬃﬃ cceerrDD..II..CCrruuiicckksshhaannkk,,221111SSqquuaaddrroonn,,RRooyyaallCCaannaaddiiaannAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoovveerrBBuurrmmaaoonn1144 MMaarrcchh 11994444

1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;War Medal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianMemorialCross,G.VI.R.(F.O.D.I.CruickshankJ12883),theCrosssuspended from silver RCAF ‘Wings’ sweetheart brooch, very fne (6) £140-£180

DDoonnaallddIIaannCCrruuiicckksshhaannkk,ateacherandresidentofCereal,Alberta,diedalongsidehisnavigator,FlyingO ﬃcerDavidMcKenzie,R.A.F.V.R.,ona daylightanti-shippingmissionagainstImperialJapaneseforces.PilotingBeaufghterLZ237fromR.A.F.BhatparainIndia,bothmenwereinitially listedasmissinginaction;incommonwithmanyairmanoperatingabovethedensejunglelandscapeofBurma,theirbodieswerenotrecovered for burial despite reports of their aircraft going down in the vicinity of Marlhelm. Aged 21 years, he is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.

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Five: PPiilloott OO ﬃﬃ cceerr WW.. NN.. IIrrvviinngg,, 229999 SSqquuaaddrroonn,, RRooyyaall CCaannaaddiiaann AAiirr FFoorrccee,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn 66 AAuugguusstt 11994444 1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteer ServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianMemorialCross,G.VI.R.(P.O.W.N. Irving J87928) court mounted for display purposes, heavy glue residue to reverse of Cross, otherwise good very fne (6) £300-£400

WWaalltteerrNNeellssoonnIIrrvviinnggwasbornatLuseland,Saskatchewan,on6February1919,andspenthischildhoodlivingatNewWestminster,British Columbia,Canada.HeenlistedintheRoyalCanadianAirForceinSeptember1941andwasselectedforaircrewtrainingasW.A.G.atBrandon, MacDonaldandWinnipeg.Hegraduated26October1942andwaspostedtothenewlyformed299SquadronatR.A.F.StoneyCross, Hampshire;designatedaspecialoperationssquadron,itbecamefullyoperationalinApril1944droppingS.O.E.agentsacrossoccupiedterritoryin northernFranceandBelgium.OperatingtheMks.IandIILockheedVenturaandtheStirling,299Squadronwasparticularlybusyduringthe Normandy landings delivering paratroopers and later, air-towing 16 Airspeed Horsa gliders across the English Channel.

AssignedtoaspecialmissionoverFranceaboardStirlingL.J.878,Irving’sluck fnallyranoutonthenightof5-6August1944.Struckby fak,his aircraftcrashedintoafarmhouseonthefringeofthetownofPlougoumelen,reportedlykilling3Frenchcivilians.Therewerenosurvivorsaboard the Stirling. Irving and his fve fellow crewmen are buried at Plougoumelen Communal Cemetery, Brittany, France.

Five: PPiilloott OO ﬃﬃ cceerr WW.. JJ.. JJoonneess,, 442200 ((SSnnoowwyy OOwwll)) SSqquuaaddrroonn,, RRooyyaall CCaannaaddiiaann AAiirr FFoorrccee,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd oonn 1144 OOccttoobbeerr 11994422 1939-45Star; copy AirCrewEuropeStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,with overseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianMemorialCross,G.VI.R.(P.O.W.J.JonesJ-15726)court mounted for display, the ACE Star a copy, very fne and better (6) £100-£140

WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessJJoonneesswasbornin1919,thesonofErnestandHelenIsabelJonesofWinnipeg,Manitoba,Canada.AresidentofDrumheller, Alberta,heenlistedintheRoyalCanadianAirForceandkilledonhisreturnfromanightbombingmissiontoKiel;WellingtonDF636was reportedtohavecrashedinthedarkwhilstattemptingtolandatR.A.F.Leeming.PilotOfficerA.M.Wardrop,SergeantH.J.Gray,Warrant OfficerW.B.CroftandPilotOfficerR.E.E.Gurdwerealsokilledinthewreckage.Aged23years,JonesisburiedatRiponCemetery,Yorkshire, just a short distance from the airfeld.

Five: FFlliigghhttSSeerrggeeaannttWW..EE..BBrriiggggss,,442200((SSnnoowwyyOOwwll))SSqquuaaddrroonn,,RRooyyaallCCaannaaddiiaannAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonndduurriinnggaa rraaiidd oonn SSttuuttttggaarrtt oonn tthhee nniigghhtt ooff 1155--1166 MMaarrcchh 11994444

£300-£400

WWiilllliiaammEEddmmuunnddBBrriiggggsswasbornin1914,thesonofJosephandMargaretBriggsofVancouver,BritishColumbia,Canada.Qualifyingasnavigator, heservedinthespringof1944withNo.420SquadronoperatingHalifaxIIIaircraftfromTholthorpeairfeldinnorthYorkshire.TheOperational Record Book details his fnal mission aboard Handley Page Halifax III (Serial No. LW418): ‘Operation:Stuttgart.863aircraft,37losses(4.3%).ThebomberstreammadeitsapproachthroughFrancecrossingtheGermanborderaslateas possibledelayingthepointatwhichtheGerman fghterswereabletoenterthestream.PFFmarkingwaswellshortofthetarget,possiblydueto thestrongwindsastheconditionswereclear.Althoughsomeoftheearlybombingfellinthecitymuchofthelaterbombingfelloutside.Damage was light - 88 deaths and 203 injuries.

Reasonforloss:Hitby fakkillingthenavigatorandinjuringthepilot,althoughthepilotbravely fewonconcealinghisinjuriesfromtherestofthe crew.The fakalsowreckedthestarboardinnerengineasaresultofwhichtheaircraftlostheightandwasagainengagedby fakat5000’.Sgt.N. E. Ranson, the bomb aimer, assumed the role of navigator and the aircraft was landed safely at Friston airfeld in Sussex.’

Extricated from the heavily damaged aircraft, Briggs was buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey.

Nine: SSeerrggeeaanntt PP.. HH.. MMccLLeeoodd,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess

1939-45Star;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal, withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SM800352P.H. McLeod);U.N.Korea1950-54(SM800352P.H.McLeod);CanadianForcesDecoration,E.II.R.(SgtP.H.McLeod) goodvery fne and better (9) £120-£160 331199 xx

Seven: JJ.. OO.. CChhaarrttrraanndd,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseas clasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SH-101134J.O.Chartrand) oﬃcially re-impressed naming; U.N. Korea 1950-54 (SH-101134 J. O. Chartrand) generally very fne (7) £80-£100

Seven: CC.. LL.. HHoowwssoonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess

1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseas clasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SK22199C.L.Howson);U.N.Korea 1950-54 (SK 22199 C. L. Howson) light contact marks throughout, nearly very fne (7) £100-£140

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Five: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoommmmaannddeerr GG.. NN.. DDuurrhhaamm,, RRooyyaall AAuussttrraalliiaann NNaavvaall VVoolluunntteeeerr RReesseerrvvee,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall NNaavvaall AAuuxxiilliiaarryy SSeerrvviiccee 1939-45Star;PacifcStar;WarMedal1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,thesefouralloﬃciallyimpressed‘G.N.DurhamR.A.N.V. R.’;RoyalNavalAuxiliaryServiceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.(GNDurham)mountedforwear, aboutextremely fne,thelastraretoan Australian (5) £240-£280

GGeeoo ﬀﬀ rreeyyNNoorrmmaannDDuurrhhaammwasborninPerth,WesternAustralia,on18October1925andwasappointedaMidshipmanintheRoyalAustralian NavalVolunteerReserveon1May1944.Heservedduringthe fnalyearoftheSecondWorldWarinthecorvetteH.M.A.S. Gympie and subsequentlycommandedtheMotorStoresLighter MSL707 priortobeingdemobilisedin1947.AdvancedLieutenant-Commanderon31 December1956,heemigratedtoEnglandin1957,hisoccupationstatedas‘Dentist’.HesubsequentlyjoinedtheRoyalNavalAuxiliaryService, and died in Portsmouth in 1994.

Sold with copied research.

Five: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoommmmaannddeerr NN.. RR.. RReeaadd,, RRooyyaall AAuussttrraalliiaann NNaavvyy 1939-45Star; copy PacifcStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,theStarsbothunnamed,thelastthree all oﬃcially impressed ‘N. R. Read. R.A.N.’, nearly extremely fne (5)

£60-£80

NNeevveennRRoobbiinnssoonnRReeaaddwasborninCobar,NewSouthWales,on3December1903andjoinedtheRoyalAustralianNavyasaCadeton1 January1917.AppointedMidshipmanin1921,hewasadvancedLieutenant-Commanderin1933,andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarina variety of minesweepers ands corvettes. He transferred to the Retired List on 21 March 1952. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.

Family Group:

Three: BBoommbbaarrddiieerr GG.. AA.. RRuuttlleeddggee,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (1403040 Bmbr. G. A. Rutledge. R.A.) GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Borneo,MalayPeninsula, unoﬃcialretainingrodbetweenclasps ((2222220000556655CCppll..VV..GG.. RRuuttlleeddggee.. RREE..)) in part named card box of issue, very fne (4)

£80-£100

Five: HH.. GG.. MMoorraann,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadian issueinsilver;Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SG-27620H.G.Moran);U.N.Korea1950-54(SG.27620H.G.Moran) nearly very fne and better (5)

£80-£100

Three: FFllyyiinnggOO ﬃﬃ cceerrMM..FF..SStteevveennss,,RRooyyaallCCaannaaddiiaannAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddoonn2288JJaannuuaarryy11994455wwhheennhhiissHHaalliiffaaxxIIIIII bboommbbeerr ccrraasshheedd iinnttoo hhiigghh ggrroouunndd nneeaarr PPaatteelleeyy BBrriiddggee,, YYoorrkksshhiirree,, wwhhiillsstt oonn aa ccrroossss--ccoouunnttrryy aanndd bboommbbiinngg eexxeerrcciissee DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadian issueinsilver;CanadianMemorialCross,G.VI.R.(F.O.M.F.StevensJ41771)themedalsincardboxesofissue, nearlyextremely fne (4) £100-£140

MMaauurriicceeFFrreeddeerriicckkSStteevveennsswasbornin1911andenlistedintheRoyalCanadianAirForceatOttowaon15December1942.Hewaspostedto No.1164HeavyConversionUnitasFlyingOﬃcer/AirBomberoperatingStirlingaircraftfromR.A.F.Dishforth,andwaskilledon28January1945 whenhisHalifaxIIIbombercrashedintohighgroundnearPateleyBridge,Yorkshire,whilstonacross-countryandbombingexercise.Thereport on a fying accident or forced landing not attributable to enemy action adds a little more detail: ‘Fromthestoryofthetwo[surviving]gunners,thePilotreturnedearlyfromacross-countrywithlowoilpressureonPortOuter.Thenavigator informedpilotthathehadGeeFixandwaswithin5milesofbase-North.Lettingdownthroughsolidcloud,theycametoonebreakandboth gunners saw hills. Crashed immediately after. No loss of control. Apparently navigation error.’

ThelossofStirlingLL576resultedinthedeathsoffourairmen.Aged34years,StevensisburiedatStonefallCemetery,WetherbyRoad, Harrogate, Yorkshire.

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Five: SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. AA.. AA.. RR.. GGiigguueerree,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess

CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;Korea1950-53,Canadian issue,silver(10805GiguereJ.A.R.);U.N.Korea1950-54,Frenchlanguageissue(10805J.A.O.R.Giguere)‘Coree’claspbroken fromsuspension;CanadianForcesDecoration,G.VI.R.(SgtJ.A.A.R.Giguere) glueresiduetothereverseofallmedals,nearly very fne and better (5) £100-£140

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Five: CCoommppaannyy SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr AA.. EE.. WWiillssoonn,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess

CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SC -850421A.E.Wilson);U.N.Korea1950-54(SC-850421A.E.Wilson);CanadianForcesDecoration,E.II.R.(CSM(WO2)A.E. Wilson) very fne and better (5) £120-£160

Three: PPoolliicceemmaannLL.. FF.. SShhaannddlleeyy,, CCiittyy ooff VViiccttoorriiaa PPoolliiccee,, CCaannaaddaa CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,noclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianAssociationofChiefsof PoliceServiceMedal,silver,thereverseengraved‘CityofVictoriatoL.F.Shandley1966’andoﬃciallynumbered‘1566’,with35 year clasp, mounted court-style for display, very fne (3) £70-£90

LLoorrnneeFFrreeddeerriicckkSShhaannddlleeyywasborninVictoria,BritishColumbia,on28January1926,thesonofCharlesHoraceShandleyandhusbandofPhyllis Rose Shandley. He witnessed long service with the Victoria Police and died at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, on 19 September 1993.

Three: WWaarrrraanntt OO ffiffi cceerr NN.. KK.. BBaarrrreetttt,, RRooyyaall AAuussttrraalliiaann AAiirr FFoorrccee WarMedal1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,thesebothofficiallyimpressed‘427425N.K.Barrett’;GeneralService1918-62,1 clasp,S.E.Asia1945-46(427425N.K.Barrett.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay;togetherwithasilverR.A.A.F.sweetheart brooch, good very fne, the last scarce to Australian personnel (3)

£240-£280

Approximately 200 S.E. Asia 1945-46 clasps awarded to Australian personnel.

NNoorrmmaannKKeennnneetthhBBaarrrreettttwasborninPerth,WesternAustralia,in1915andenlistedintheRoyalAustralianAirForceon14July1942.He qualifedasaPilotinMay1943,andwasadvancedWarrantOﬃcerinNovember1944.Postedto35SquadroninTownsville,Queensland,on6 September1945, fyingDC3s,thesquadron fewAustraliansoldiersandex-PrisonersofWarhomefromtheDutchEastIndies.His fightlog recordsthaton19September1945hewas‘fredonbynatives’atMerauke,andagain‘freduponbynativepopulation’atBalikpapanon26and 28November1945.Inastatementmadebytherecipientinlaterlife,herecordshowononeoccasionheborrowedsomegrenadesfromthe Army,andusedthemtokillthreeguerrillaswhowere fringuponthemastheylanded.HewasdischargedfromtheRoyalAustralianAirForceon 12 March 1946 and died in Perth in 1985.

Sold with a hand-written account by the recipient of his service; and copied service records and fying log records.

Pair: SSttookkeerr MMeecchhaanniicc JJ.. SSmmiitthh,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy

£70-£90 333311

Korea1950-53,1stissue(D/SKX.894689J.Smith.S.M.R.N.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued, contactmarks,slightedge digs, good fne (2)

Pair: PPrriivvaattee AA.. GG.. EEvveerreetttt,, KKiinngg’’ss SShhrrooppsshhiirree LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy

Korea1950-53,1stissue(22183224Pte.A.G.Everett.K.S.L.I.)initsnamedcardboxofissue;U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamed,in card box of issue, extremely fne (2)

£100-£140

Pair: AAbbllee SSeeaammaann GG.. MMccIInnaallllyy,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy

Korea 1950-53, 2nd issue (P/SSX.852274 G. McInally. A.B., R.N.); U.N. Korea1950-54, unnamed, extremely fne (2)

£80-£100

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Four: PPeettttyy OO ﬃﬃ cceerr CCllaassss II RR.. DD.. DDeewwaarr,, RRooyyaall CCaannaaddiiaann NNaavvyy

Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(R.D.Dewar11078‘E’);U.N.Korea1950-54(R.D.Dewar11078‘E’);CanadianVoluntary ServiceMedal(RDDewar11078-E);CanadianForcesDecoration,E.II.R.,withSecondAwardBar(PO1/cR.D.Dewar) very fne and better (4)

£120-£160

Pair: GGuunnnneerrDD..EE..TThhoommppssoonn,,11ssttFFiieellddRReeggiimmeenntt,,RRooyyaallCCaannaaddiiaannHHoorrssee AArrttiilllleerryy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn dduurriinngg tthhee KKoorreeaa WWaarr oonn 1166 JJuunnee 11995522

Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SA-840D.E.Thompson);U.N.Korea 1950-54(SA-840D.E.Thompson) minorpatchofstainingtoobverseofU.

N. Korea, nearly extremely fne (2)

£300-£400

DDoonnaallddEEddwwaarrddTThhoommppssoonnwasbornatNewMarket,Ontario,on22August1931.He enlistedintheRoyalCanadianArtilleryatLondon,Ontarioon10November1949and waskilledinactioninKoreaon16June1952whilstservingwiththeRoyalCanadian Horse Artillery. He is buried at the United Nations Cemetery (Pusan), South Korea.

Pair: LL.. AA.. BBiirrdd,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess

Korea 1950-53, Canadian issue, silver (SH-4402 L. A. Bird); U.N. Korea 1950-54 (SH 4402 L. A. Bird) good very fne

Pair: RR.. WW.. HHuubbbbaarrdd,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess

Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SH800344R.W.Hubbard);U.N.Korea1950-54(SH800344R.W.Hubbard) light contact marks, better than good fne (4)

£100-£140

Pair: HH.. LL.. BBuurrbbiiddggee,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess

Korea 1950-53, Canadian issue, silver (F-800465 H. L. Burbidge); U.N. Korea 1950-54 (F-800465 H. L. Burbidge) nearly very fne

Pair: LL.. MM.. DDeeaammoonndd,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess

Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(M-800295L.M.Deamond);U.N.Korea1950-54(M-800295L.M.Deamond) goodvery fne (4)

£100-£140

Pair: HH.. DDeemmeerrss,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess

Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SC17565H.Demers);U.N.Korea1950-54(SC17565H.Demers) goodvery fneand better

Pair: PPrriivvaattee AA.. AA.. LLaammbbeerrtt,, CCaannaaddiiaann AArrmmyy

Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SD17786A.A.Lambert);U.N.Korea1950-54(SD17786A.A.Lambert)withthe recipient’s original metal dog tag ‘SD-17786 Pte Lambert AA RC CDN’, nearly extremely fne (4)

£100-£140

Three: LL.. RR.. KKiirrkkppaattrriicckk,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess

£120-£160 333399 xx

Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SB7466LKirkpatrick);U.N.Korea1950-54(SB7466LKirkpatrick);CanadianVolunteer Service Medal for Korea (SB 7466 L. R. Kirkpatrick) good very fne and better

Three: LL.. JJ.. LLeebbllaanncc,, CCaannaaddiiaann FFoorrcceess

Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(SC-8842L.J.Leblanc);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;UnitedNationsEmergency Force Medal, unnamed as issued, very fne (6)

£240-£280 334400

Three: MMaajjoorr LL.. WW.. GGoorreehhaamm,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy OOrrddnnaannccee CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,ArabianPeninsula(S/19076871W.O.Cl.2.L.W.Goreham.R.A.S.C.);GeneralService1962 -2007,2clasps,Borneo,NorthernIreland(19076781W.O.Cl.1.L.W.Goreham.RAOC.)unoﬃcialretainingrodbetweenclasps; ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(S/19076871W.O.Cl.1.L.W.GorehamRASC.)courtmountedfordisplay purposes, minor oﬃcial correction to unit on last, very fne (3)

LLoouuiissWWiilllliiaammGGoorreehhaammwasbornon10April1928.HeattestedintotheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsandservedintheArabianPeninsuala campaignbeforefurtherserviceinBorneo.AdvancedWarrantOﬃcerClassI.hewasawardedhisL.S.G.C.MedalinSeptember1964. CommissionedLieutenantintotheRoyalArmyOrdnanceCorpsinSeptember1966,hewasadvancedCaptain(Quartermaster)inMay1971.He servedin1972atHeadquartersR.A.O.C.NorthernIrelandandafterwardswithOrdnanceDepot,Cyprus,beforefurtherserviceinNorthern Ireland,forwhichhewasawardedaG.O.C.NorthernIrelandCommand'sCommendationinrecognitionofhisworkasOﬃcerinCommandof Barracks Northern Ireland East from 1972-74. Advanced Major, he retired on 29 December 1982.

Sold with copied research.

Three: BBaatttteerryy SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr PP.. MM.. MMuurrrraayy,, RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy

£220-£260 334411

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24167761Gnr.P.M.Murray.R.A.);Gulf1990-91,1clasp,16Janto28Feb 1991(24167761WO2PMMurrayRA);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(24167761WO2PMMurrayRA) court mounted for wear, edge bruising to second, otherwise very fne (3)

£200-£240 334422

Three: FFuussiilliieerr JJ.. JJ.. MMccLLaauugghhlliinn,, RRooyyaall HHiigghhllaanndd FFuussiilliieerrss GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24707403FusJJMc.LaughlinRHF);Gulf1990-91,1clasp,16Janto28Feb 1991(24707403FusJJMc.LaughlinRHF);U.N.Medal,onUNPROFORriband,unnamedasissued;togetherwiththerecipient’s Saudi Arabian and Kuwati Medals for the Liberation of Kuwait, all mounted court-style for wear, nearly extremely fne (5)

334466

Pair: CChhiieeff PPeettttyy OO ﬃﬃ cceerr SStteewwaarrdd RR.. MM.. RRiicchhaarrddssoonn,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy Gulf1990-91,noclasp(POSTDRMRichardsonD113906FR.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.(POSTD.RMRichardson D113906FR.N.);togetherwiththerecipient’sSaudiArabianandKuwaitiMedalsfortheLiberationofKuwait,the frstwithits named card box of issue and the last two in their cases of issue, nearly extremely fne (4)

£240-£280

RRoobbeerrttMMiicchhaaeellRRiicchhaarrddssoonnwasbornon7December1953,andenteredtheRoyalNavyinAugust1969,whenheelectedtojointhecatering branch.ActiveserviceintheGulfaside,hegainedsteadypromotiontoChiefPettyOﬃcerStewardandwasawardedtheL.S.andG.C.Medal.He fnally came ashore in June 1993, after a career spanning 24 years.

Sold with copied Certifcate of Discharge where his character is stated as exemplary.

Five: MMaarriinnee EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg MMeecchhaanniicc HH.. MM.. EEmmmmeerrssoonn,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy,, llaatteerr RRooyyaall FFlleeeett AAuuxxiilliiaarryy GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Gulf(MEM(M)2HMEmmersonD211558JRN);N.A.T.O.Medal1994,1clasp,Former Yugoslavia,unnamedasissued;OperationalServiceMedal2000,forAfghanistan,noclasp(3/O(E)HMEmmersonRFA) impressednaming;Iraq2003-11,1clasp,19Marto28Apr2003(2/O(E)HMEmmersonRFA)laser-engravednaming;Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, good very fne (5)

£500-£700

Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. CC.. OO.. GGrreeeenn,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss,, llaatteerr UUllsstteerr DDeeffeennccee RReeggiimmeenntt GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24676515LCplWCGreenRE);Jubilee2002,unnamedasissued; AccumulatedCampaignServiceMedal1994,E.II.R.,withtwoAdditionalAwardBars(24676515PteWCOGreenUDR) mountedcourt-styleasworn,withthenamedcardboxofissuefortheJubileeMedal(showingtherankofSergeant), extremely fne (3)

£400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2008.

Three: CCoorrppoorraall GG.. VV.. HHoorrkkaann,, GGrreeeenn HHoowwaarrddss,, wwhhoo sseerrvveedd aass aann AArrmmyy DDoogg HHaannddlleerr iinn bbootthh AAffgghhaanniissttaann aanndd IIrraaqq GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(25113745PteGVHorkanGH)laserengravednaming;Operational ServiceMedal2000,forAfghanistan,1clasp,Afghanistan25113745CplGVHorkanGH)impressednaming;Iraq2003-11,no clasp(25113745LCplGVHorkanGH)laserengravednaming,mountedcourt-styleasworn, aboutextremely fne,theOSMand Iraq medal both rare to unit (3)

£400-£500

GGaarryyVViinncceeHHoorrkkaannwasborninMiddlesbrough,Yorkshire,on22June1983andjoinedtheGreenHowardsaged16.EmployedasanArmyDog Handler,workingwithbothGermanShepherdsandSearchdogs,hesawactiveserviceinNorthernIreland,Afghanistan,Iraq,andBosnia.Helet the Army in 2006.

Sold with copied research.

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Copenhagen 1801 ((WWiilllliiaamm MMoooorree..)) clasp face a little bent, otherwise good very fne £1,200-£1,600

Provenance: Whalley Collection 1877; Debenham’s, February 1900.

WWiilllliiaammMMoooorreeiscon frmedontherollasanAbleSeamanaboardH.M.S. Bellona atthebattleofCopenhagen;heisenteredtwiceontheroll, once as Ordinary Seaman and again as Able Seaman. Five other men of this name are shown on the rolls for various clasps. HewasbornatColchesterandjoinedtheshipon10June1797,aged22,andisstillonboardforthemusterofJuly1802(accompanyingresearch notes refer).

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria ((HHeennrryy WWaarrrreenn,, MMaattee)) about extremely fne

HHeennrryyWWaarrrreennenteredtheNavyon3May1827,asaVolunteer,inH.M.S. Victory,andthefollowingSeptemberhebecameMidshipmanofthe Isis 50,underCaptainSirThomasStaines.InJanuary1828,whilstservinginthisship,heassistedatthereductionofthepiraticalfortofCarabusa, intheislandofCandia,andatthedestructionthereofseveralvesselsbelongingtothefreebooters.HecontinuedemployedintheMediterranean inthe Ganges 84,underCaptainGeorgeBurdett,untilMarch1832,beforetransferringtothe Donegal 78,underCaptainArthurFanshawe,the latterontheLisbonstation;andinthemonthofJune,1834(inthecourseofwhichyearhepassedhisexamination),hewasnominatedMatein successionofthe Hastings 74,underCaptainHenryShiﬀner,and Winchester 52,the fag-shipoftheHon.SirThomasBladenCapel,whomhe accompaniedtotheEastIndies.InMarch1840hejoinedthe Pique 36,underCaptainEdwardBoxerintheMediterranean,andserved subsequentlyintheboatsandonshoreintheoperationsonthecoastofSyria,beingpresentatthebombardmentofSt.Jeand’Acre.Atthe stormingofSidonhehappenedtobeonboardthe Stromboli steamer,underCaptainWoodfordJohnWilliam,andasarewardforhisserviceshe waspromotedtotherankofLieutenanton4November1840.HesubsequentlytransferredtotheCoastGuard,andwaslatterlyemployedin protecting the Jersey fshers.

Sold with copied research.

334488

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,3clasps,Talavera,Busaco,Fuentes D’Onor((CC..AA..LL..BBiilllleebb,,LLiieeuutt..22nnddLLiinneeBBnn..KK..GG..LL..)) topclaspfaceslightly bent, otherwise extremely fne £2,400-£2,800

CChhaarrlleess((CCaarrll))BBiilllleebbservedintheranksoftheK.G.L.untilhewasappointedEnsignin the2ndLineBattalionon26August1808,andpromotedtoLieutenanton17March 1812.HeservedinHanoverin1806,intheMediterranean1806-07,intheBaltic1807 -08,inthePeninsulafromSeptember1808toApril1814,intheNetherlandsin1814, andinthecampaignof1815.HewaspresentatthecrossingoftheDouro,thebattles ofTalavera,28July1809,wherehewasseverelywounded(LondonGazette refers), Busaco and Fuentes d’Onor, and at the battle of Waterloo.

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,3clasps,Salamanca,Vittoria,Toulouse ((CChhrriissttiiaann BBooddee,, 11sstt LLtt.. DDggnnss.. KK..GG..LL..)) minor marks, otherwise extremely fne £1,400-£1,800

CChhrriissttiiaannBBooddeewasalsopresentatthebattleofWaterloowhereheservedinCaptain Philip Sichart’s Troop No. 5..

‘Intheattacksmadebythealliedcavalryatthistimeoftheday,aboutfouro'clock,the frstdragoonsandthirdhussarsofthelegionwereconspicuouslyengaged:thesecond dragoonshadbeendetachedtoBrainelaleudforthepurposeofobservingsomeofthe enemy'scavalrywhohadshewnthemselvesinthatdirection,andsirWilliamDörnberg's brigadewasthereforereducedtothetworemainingregiments,namely:the frst dragoonsofthelegion,andthetwenty-thirdEnglishdragoons;thesemadesome brilliantcharges,bothincolumnofsquadronsandinline,andalthoughoutnumbered andobstinatelyresistedbytheFrenchcavalry,succeededoneachoccasionineventually causingthemtofallback;buttheirlosswassevere:captainPeters,lieutenantsLevetzow andKuhlmannwerekilled,colonelvonBülow,majorsvonReitzenstein,andSichart, captains von Bothmer and Hattorf, lieutenants von Hammerstein, Nanne, Trittau, Mackenzie,Bosse,Fricke(adjutant)werewounded,thegreaternumberseverely,andsir WilliamDornbergcommandingthebrigade,wasalsowounded.’(Beamish’s Historyof the King’s German Legion refers).

MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,5clasps,Salamanca,Pyrenees,Nivelle, Nive,Orthes((MM..CCoonnnnoorr,,3322nnddFFoooott)) claspfacingsslightlybuckled,nearly very fne £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Glendining, July 1909 and November 1939; Sotheby, November 1993. MMaarrttiinn CCoonnnnoorr served with the Light Company, 32nd Foot.

AlexanderDavison’sMedalforTheNile1798,bronze, piercedat12o’clocktofacilitatewearingwithachain,heavilyworn,fairto fne £80-£100

ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Ava((MMiiddsshhiippmmaannJJ..GG..DDiicckk..))shorthyphenreverse,oﬃciallyimpressednaming, someedge bruising and surface marks, otherwise very fne

£1,600-£2,000

JJoohhnnGGooooddrriicchhDDiicckkwasbornon22November1806,eldestsonofJohnDick,AdmiraloftheBlue,whodiedon10September1854,at Southampton.DescendedfromafamilyofgreatantiquityinNorthBritain,threeofhisancestors flledtheofficeof frstMagistrateorLord ProvostoftheCityofEdinburgh,viz,in1296SirWilliamDeDyck;in1638-39SirWilliamDick(who,beingsubsequentlydenouncedbythe Parliamentarians,was fnedinthesumof£64,000,(inexcessof£20milliontoday)wasultimatelythrownintoprisonbyCromwell,anddiedat Westminsterin1655);andin1682-3,SirJamesDick,whowaswreckedintheformeryearinthe Gloucester man-of-war,hadthegoodfortuneto effecthisescapealongwiththeDukeofYorkandMr.Churchill,afterwardsthecelebratedDukeofMarlborough,whilemanyothersofthe highestrankwerelost.SirJamesDickentailedhisestatesonthesecondandyoungersonssuccessivelyofhisdaughter,andonlysurvivingchildby herhusband,SirWilliamCunyngham,Bart.,ofCaprington,conditionallyontheirassumingthenameofDick,whichestateswiththetitlehave descended to the present Sir William Hanmer Dick Cunningham, Bart. ThisofficerenteredtheRoyalNavalCollege7October1819,andembarked,9October1821,asFirst-ClassVolunteer,onboardthe Euryalus 42, CaptainAugustusWm.Jas.Clifford, fttingatPortsmouth.Onbeingsoonaftertransferredtothe Liffey 50,bearingthebroadpendantof CommodoreChas.Grant,heproceededtotheEastIndies,whereheboreapartintheBurmesewarin1824-5,andwaspresent,on11Mayin theformeryear,atthecaptureofRangoon.InNovember1825,henextjoinedthe Leven 24,CaptainWm.FitzwilliamOwen,underwhom,and CaptainAlex.Thos.EmericVidalofthe Baracouta surveying-tender,heserved,off thecoastofAfrica,untilafewdaysafterhisexaminationfor Lieutenant,whichtookplace6September1826.FromthefollowingDecemberuntilthereceipt ofhis frstcommission,28March1831,Mr.Dick appearstohavebeenfurtheremployed,asMate,andlatterlyasActing-Lieutenant,inthe Spartiate 78,CaptainFred.Warren, Falcon tender, Lieut.-CommanderWm.Fred.Lapidge, Ocean 80,CaptainPatrickCampbell, Wasp 18,CaptainsThos.Edw.HosteandBrunswickPopham,and Philomel 10,CaptainHughBerners,ontheLisbonandMediterraneanstations.Wesubsequently fndhimappointed–17August1831,tothe Britannia 120,CaptainsWm.Jas.HopeJohnstoneandPeterRainier–21October1832,tothe Stag 46,CaptainNicholasLockyer,fromwhich shipheinvalidedinconsequenceofaseverefractureoftheleg,9September1833to19July1834,tothe NorthStar 28,CaptainOctavius VernonHarcourt–4July1835,tothe Dublin 50,bearingthe fagofSirGrahamEdenHamond–12October1835,tothe Blonde 46, CommodoreFrancisMason–29March1838,asSeniorLieutenant,tothe Andromache 28,CaptainRobt.LambertBaynes–13May1839,tothe Revenge 78,CaptainHon.Wm.Waldegrave–1November1839,tothe Howe 120,asActingFlag-LieutenanttoSirRobt.WallerOtway, Commander-in-ChiefattheNore–and,1October1840,tothe Britannia 120,bearingtheFlagofSirJohnOmmanney.Inthoseships,Mr.Dick servedontheHome,Lisbon,SouthAmerican,NorthAmericaandWestIndia,andMediterraneanstations.HewaspromotedCommanderon23 November1841,wasonhalf-payforthefollowingfouryearsandfrom1July1845,wasemployedasanInspectingCommanderintheCoast Guard at Falmouth. He was advanced to the rank of Captain on 5 February 1858.

CaptainDickhasreceivedamedalfortheBurmeseWar.HemarriedatStGeorge’s,HannoverSquare,7December1843,Harriet,onlydaughter oftheRev.Chas.Baker,VicarofTilmanstone,co.Kent,sisterofLieut.Chas.HoughamBaker,R.N.,andnieceofVice-AdmiralthelateSirThos. Baker, K.C.B., by whom he has two sons and four daughters. Advancedtothelist ofCaptainsRetiredon22February1870,CaptainDickdiedathishomeinPaignton,Devon,on12February1871,aged64, and is buried in St John the Baptist Cemetery, Paignton.

For Captain Dick’s miniature medal see Lot 575.

335544

335555

HonourableEastIndiaCompanyMedalforSeringapatam1799,bronze,48mm,SohoMint, fttedwithasteelclipandsplitring suspension, edge nicks and contact marks, very fne £200-£240

Candahar1842((PPttee..HH..NNoorrwwoooodd,,HH..MM..4400tthhRReeggtt..))engravedinrunningscriptinaslightlylaterstyle,withreplacementsteelclip and large ring suspension, small collector’s number ‘542’ impressed near clip, minor edge bruise, good very fne

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2013.

Approximately 64 Candahar 1842 Medals awarded to the 40th Regiment of Foot. The reverse of the riband is inscribed in ink, ‘Sergt Hagar Norwood died 17 Aug 42 at Killa Abdulla Quetta’. Note: Other examples of the Candahar 1842 medals are known named to this recipient.

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£300-£400

China1842((JJ..KK..WWiilllliiaammss,,SSuubb--CCoonndduuccttrr..,,MMaaddrraassOOrrddnnaannccee..)) fttedwithoriginalstraightbarsuspension, tracesofhavingbeen held in a circular mount, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fne

£400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2014.

335577

Hyderabad1843 ((RRaammSSiinngg33rrddLLtt..CCaavvyy..))impressednaming, fttedwithsteelclipandbarsuspension, edgebruisingandcontact marks, otherwise nearly very fne

£400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, May 2018.

Sutlej 1845-46, for Aliwal 1846, 1 clasp, Sobraon ((CCaapptt.. CChhaass.. EE:: DD:: WWaarrrreenn 5533rrdd.. RReeggtt..)) nearly extremely fne

£600-£800

CChhaarrlleessEEddwwaarrddDDaawwssoonnWWaarrrreennwascommissionedEnsign,bypurchase,inthe53rd(Shropshire)RegimentofFooton5June1827,andwas promotedLieutenant,bypurchased,on11June1830,andCaptainbypurchase,on1December1837.HeservedwiththeRegimentduringthe First Sikh War, and was killed in action at the Battle of Sobraon, 10 February 1846.

NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1866((33665511JJoohhnnPPoouulltteerr,,44tthh..BBaattttnn..MMiilliittyy..TTrrnn..))withacontemporarytopsilverriband buckle, thislackinghook;themedalsometimepiercedandthenneatlypluggedat12o’clockwithsuspensionre-aﬃxed,edge bruising, nearly very fne £160-£200

JJoohhnnPPoouulltteerriscon frmedupontherollofthe4thBattalionMilitaryTrainhavingservedinthe feldfrom19Aprilto20June1866.Hewaslater discharged aged 26 years on 20 July 1869, his character described as ‘bad’. Sold with copied research.

Punjab1848-49,noclasp((LLiieeuutt..CCooll..DD..DDoowwnniinngg..CCoommmmgg..44tthh..NN..II..))engravedinamixtureofupperandlowercaseserifletters as issued by the Calcutta Mint, ftted with contemporary top silver riband buckle, edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fne £300-£400

DDaavviiddDDoowwnniinnggwasborninBallyscullion,CountyLondonderry,in1802andwascommissionedEnsignintheHonourableEastIndiaCompany’s Forceson16August1819.Postedtothe2/6thNativeInfantry,hewaspromotedLieutenanton2March1822,andtransferredtothe3rdNative InfantryinMay1824.HeservedasSecondinCommandofthe7thLocalHorsefrom28December1824to1830,andwaspromotedCaptainon 3July1832.HesawactiveserviceduringtheShekhawatExpeditionin1834,andcommandedtheJodhpurLegionfrom25July1836.Promoted Majoron15September1839,andLieutenant-Colonelon12October1845,hewaspostedtothe4thNativeInfantryandsawactiveservice during the Second Sikh War, at Jullundur and Bari Doabs, and with Brigadier Wheeler’s Force (Medal). Downingwasgrantedleave‘toBombay’for fvemonthsinJanuary1850,preparatorytoapplyingforfurloughtoreturntoEuropeonamedical certifcate.Herelinquishedcommandofthe4thBengalNativeInfantryinMarch1850,andtransferred inabsentia tocommandthe39thNative InfantryinMarch1850.Grantedthreeyears’furloughtoEuropeonamedicalcertifcateinJune1850,hereturnedtoIndiainlate1852,andwas appointedtothecommandofthe27thNativeInfantryinOctober1852.AppointedColonel,39thNativeInfantry,inJune1855,hewaspromoted Major-Generalon15September1857;Lieutenant-Generalon23August1869;andGeneralon23August1875,anddiedinKenton18 December 1888, aged 86.

Sold with copied research.

Note: Theoriginalmedalrollforthe4thBengalNativeInfantryshowstherecipient’snamescoredthrough,withtheannotation‘OnFurlo’,Medal returned.’PresumablyonhisreturntoIndiainlate1852Downingthenappliedforhismedal,andwasissuedthemedalinthislotnamedupto him by the Calcutta Mint.

Punjab1848-49,noclasp((EEnnssiiggnnNN..WW..EEllpphhiinnssttoonnee,,44tthhBBeennggaallNN..II..)) edgebruisingandcontactmarks,thereforenearlyvery fne £500-£700

Provenance: Roger Perkins Collection, Sotheby’s, December 1990

NNiiccoollaaiiWWiilllliiaammEEllpphhiinnssttoonneewasborninRiga,Latvia,in1825,hisfamilybeinglongestablishedintheserviceofImperialRussia.Educatedonthe familyestateatWattram,andlaterinGermany(DresdenandBonnUniversity),hewasacceptedbytheHonourableEastIndiaCompanyonthe recommendationofhiscousin,MountstuartElphinstone,andarrivedinIndiaattheendoftheSutlejCampaignin1845(toolatetoqualifyforthe medal).Heservedwith4thBengalNativeInfantryduringthePunjabCampaigninatleastonewelldocumentedskirmish,butinnoneofthethree majorbattles.PromotedLieutenantin1852andhand-pickedbyJohnLawrenceasoneofhissubordinatesinthePunjabCommission,hewas appointedAssistantCommissioner,GujranwalaDistrictin1856,andthenSettlementOﬃceratGugera.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreat SepoyMutiny,heraisedanddespatchedseveralunitstoassistinthesiegeofDelhi,butwasthenhimselfbesiegedby10,000dissidentsatGugera. WithLawrence'ssupport,hepacifedtheDistrictandsubsequentlyreceivedtheMutinyMedal(withoutclasp).Heremainedinvarioussenior administrativeappointmentsinIndiauntil1865when,asLieutenantColonelandDeputyCommissionerofJullundurDistrict,heretiredtoTours in Western France.

FollowingtheoutbreakoftheFranco-PrussianWarof1870-1871,ElphinstonewasinvitedtoorganisetheworkinWesternFranceof'TheBritish NationalSociety'(whicheventuallyevolvedintotheBritishRedCrossSociety).AsthePrussianArmysweptacrossFrance,Elphinstoneandhis wifecreateda'BritishAmbulance'whichdealtwiththousandsofFrench,PrussianandBavariancasualties.Healsoagreedtoactaslocal correspondentfor TheTimes newspaper,andmadeseveraljourneystoviewthe fghtinginhisroleasjournalist.Theseadventuresledtohis arrestandimprisonmentbytheFrenchonspyingcharges.Forhisworkincaringforthesickandwoundedofthethreecombatantarmies,hewas subsequentlymadeaChevalieroftheLegionofHonourbythe newFrenchGovernment.FromtheMunicipalCouncilofTourshereceivedaVote ofThanks.Ayearlater,bytheEmperorofthenewGermany,hewasawardedtheOrderoftheCrown,4thClass.Atthesametimehereceived theOrderofMilitaryMeritfromtheKingofBavaria.ItisbelievedthathewasentitledalsotoaRussianOrder,presentedtohimbytheTsarof Russia (who was godfather to Elphinstone's son).

In1877ElphinstonesucceededtotheBaronetcyofLopnessandBlytheswoodonthedeathofhiselderbrother,Major-GeneralSirJohn Elphinstone,andbecamethe10thBaronet.HediedatWiesbadenon3February1907,aged81,withoutanheir,atwhichpointtheBaronetcy became extinct.

Soldwithcopiedresearch,includinga24pptypedaccount‘TheLifeandTimesofLieutenant-ColonelSirNicolaiElphinstone,Bt.’compiledby Roger Perkins; and an erased Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-59, no clasp.

Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, minor edge bruising, good very fne

£100-£140

Crimea1854-56,noclasp,unnamedasissued,containedincontemporary H.T.Lamb&Co.,Goldsmiths&Medallists,London, ftted case, obverse lightly polished, otherwise good very fne £100-£140

Crimea 1854-56, no clasp, unnamed as issued, good very fne

£80-£100

Crimea1854-56,noclasp(2),bothunnamedasissued, edgebruisingandcontactmarksto frst,thisnearlyvery fne;thesecond better (2) £120-£160

Crimea1854-56,noclasp((5522LL..TTeerrrraaiilllloonn44994477..))contemporarilyengravednaming,andmostlikelyissuedtoaforeignnational; TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue((NNoo..22112233CCoorrppll..FFrraanncciiss..MMiilllleerr..7722dd..HHiigghhllaannddeerrss..))contemporarilyengravednaming, pierced as issued with small ring suspension, edge bruising to frst, otherwise very fne (2) £120-£160

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol ((TThhoommaass BBllaakkee 1199tthh.. RReeggiimmeenntt)) oﬃcially impressed naming, good very fne

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£100-£140

336699

Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Alma,Inkermann,Sebastopol((HH..BBrriissttooww..RRll..SSaapprrss..&&MMiinnrrss..))oﬃciallyimpressednaming, about extremely fne

£600-£800

HHeennrryyBBrriissttoowwwasborninKentc.1830andisrecordedasservingwiththe4thCompanyRoyalSappersandMinersonMaltain1851.Hesaw active service in the Crimea, and died there on 22 February 1855. SoldwiththeoriginalenclosureletterfortheCrimeaMedalassenttotherecipient’snextofkin,datedWarDepartment,HorseGuards,5 November 1856, this in relic condition; and copied research.

TThhee CCrriimmeeaann WWaarr mmeeddaall aawwaarrddeedd ttoo MMrr SS.. DDiicckkeennss,, cciivviilliiaann sseerrvvaanntt ttoo HH..RR..HH.. tthhee DDuukkee ooff CCaammbbrriiddggee Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol(Mr.S.Dickens.)contemporaryengravednaming, goodvery fne £700-£900

The medal roll confrms medal with four clasps to Mr S. Dickins ‘Civilian servant to H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge’ (WO 100/24 refers). Sold with copied medal roll entry.

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu ((NNaaiicckk GGuunnggtthhoonngg AArrrraaccaann LLooccaall BBaattttnn..)) very fne

Provenance: A. M. Shaw Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2012.

£200-£240

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Persia ((44tthh.. CCllaassss EEnnggrr.. JJnnoo.. MMuurrrraayy SStteeaamm FFrriiggaattee ‘‘FFeerroooozz’’)) good very fne

Approximately 143 Persia clasps issued to Europeans and 160 Persia clasps issued to native crewmen of the steam frigate Ferooz

£200-£300 337722

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier((66224466..GGuunnrr..JJ..BBuuttlleerr33rrddCCoo..33rrddBBaattttnn..BBeennggaallAArrttyy..)) edge bruising, otherwise very fne

JJoohhnnBBuuttlleerrwasborninBradford,Yorkshire,in1826,aLabourerandMinerbytrade.HeattestedfortheHonourableEastIndiaCompan’sArmy atLiverpoolon16February1849,for12years'service.OnarrivalinIndiahewaspostedtoNo3Company,1stBattalionBengalArtillery.In additiontotakingpartintheNorthWestFrontieroperationspriortotheIndianMutiny,hewasoneofonly48EuropeanstoreceivetheIndian Mutinymedalwithfourclasps.Butlertookhisdischargeon9August1859,atLucknowratherthanjointheBritishArmy.Hischaracterwas describedas‘Bad’andhewastriedbyRegimentalCourtMartialseventimes,hisintendedplaceofresidencefollowingdischargerecordedas Bradford, Yorkshire.

Sold with copied record of service and Indian Mutiny medal roll confrming 4 clasps awarded.

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak ((880099 PPttee JJ.. MMoossss.. 11--1100tthh.. FFoooott..)) edge bruise, nearly extremely fne

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1885-7((335599PPttee..RR..CCaatthhiiee..22dd..BBnn..RR..SSccoo..FFuuss..)) suspensionslightlyloose, otherwise very fne £100-£140

RRoobbeerrttCCaatthhiieewasborninCamberwell,London,in1865andattestedfortheRoyalScotsFusilierson28May1883,havingpreviouslyservedwith the8thSurreyVolunteers.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalioninIndiafrom26November1884to3March1891,andwaspresentduringthe operationsinBurmain1885-87;anoteonthemedalrollstates:‘activelyengagedagainstdacoits.’TwicetriedbyDistrictCourtsMartial,in1885 and1887,receiving54days’imprisonmentforthe frstoﬀence,and102days’imprisonmentforthesecond,hetransferredtotheArmyReserve on 11 March 1891, and was discharged on 27 May 1895. Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,N.E.Frontier1891((44445599CCoorrppll..TT..SShhaarrlleeyy..44tthh..BBnn..KK..RR..RRiiff..CC..)) minoredgebruising, nearly very fne £120-£160

TThhoommaassSShhaarrlleeyywasborninLymington,Hampshire,in1866andattestedforthe60thKing’sRoyalRi feCorpsatWestminsterPoliceCourtasa Boysoldieron31May1880,histradebeingmusician.Heservedwiththe4thBattalioninIndiaandBurmafrom26September1881to23January 1894,andsawactiveserviceduringtheManipurExpeditionontheNorthEastFrontierin1891.AdvancedColourSergeanton1October1898, hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon1April1901,andwasdischargedon16June1901,after21yearsand17days’ service.

Sold with copied record of service and medal roll extract.

337766

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,N.E.Frontier1891((11226688JJeemm............22nnddGGuurrkkhhaa......));IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp, AfghanistanN.W.F.1919(2)((JJeemmddrr..UUddaahhaannggLLiimm......//1100//GGkkss..;;SSuubbddrr..GGuunnjjbbiirrGGuurruunngg,,11--44GGrrkkss..)) the frstwornwithrecipient’s name largely illegible, the second part erased and heavily worn, these fair, the last nearly very fne (3) £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Burma1885-7,Burma1887-89, toplugsremovedfrom frstclasp,withclaspcarriage alteredtoaccommodateadditionalclasp,andwithunoﬃcialtopretainingbar ((33664466PPttee..TT..SShhaakkeesshhaafftt11sstt..BBnn..RRiiff..BBrriigg..)) suspension claw slightly slack, minor edge bruising, very fne £120-£160

Sold with copied medal roll extract.

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Burma1887-9,Burma1885-7, claspsremountedinthisorder,asusual,withunoﬃcial retainingrodbetweenclaspsandtoplugsremoved ((993388PPrriivvaatteeJJ..EEllssddeenn22nndd..BBnn..RR..WW..SSuurrrr..RR..)) suspesnionclawcrudely reaﬃxed, edge bruising and contact marks, good fne £80-£100 337788

JJaammeessEEllssddeennwasborninTottenhamin1866andattestedfortheRoyalWestSurreyRegimentatGuildfordon3July1884.PostedtoIndiaand Burmafrom15December1885to28January1892,hisArmyServiceRecordconfrmsentitlementanddescribeshimas‘steady,solidandwilling’, with his intended future occupation as warder. Sold with copied research.

IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Hazara1888,Samana1891, toplugsremovedfrom frstclasp,withclaspcarriagealtered to accommodate second clasp ((22667700 SSeeppooyy AAhhmmaadd KKhhaann 2299tthh.. BBll.. IInnffyy..)) edge bruising, polished and worn, good fne £120-£160 337799

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp ((EEnnssiiggnn SS.. RR.. FFoorrsstteerr,, 8844tthh.. RReeggtt..)) nearly extremely fne

SSeeaattoonnRRaallpphhFFoorrsstteerr,ascionoftheForstersofBamburghHall,Northumberland,oneofthenorthofEngland’sgreatfamilieswhoseancestry datesbacktotheConqueror,wascommissionedEnsigninthe2ndRoyalSurreyMilitiaon27January1855,beforebeinggrantedaregular commissionasEnsigninthe48th(Northamptonshire)RegimentofFooton23November1855.Exchangingintothe84th(YorkandLancaster) Regimenton2February1858,heservedwiththeminIndiaduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny,andwaspresentwithBrigadierDouglas’Columnin theactionofBurrahpore,theassaultandcaptureofJugdespore,andthesubsequentoperations.PromotedLieutenanton17September1858,he exchanged into the 76th Regiment of Foot on 4 November 1859, before resigning his commission in 1862. He died in 1902.

Sold with various newspaper cuttings and other ephemera relating to the Forster family.

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp ((SSaammll.. WWyykkee,, 11sstt.. BBoommbbaayy EEuurrnn.. FFuussrrss..)) edge bruising and contact marks, better than good fne £160-£200

IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,DefenceofLucknow[claspentitlementnotconfrmed]((CC,,HH,,CCaammppbbeellll..CCiivviillSSeerrvviiccee..)) edge bruise, otherwise good very fne £400-£500

Defence of Lucknow clasp is not confrmed. CChhaarrlleess HHaallllyybbuurrttoonn CCaammppbbeellll (c.1827-30 January 1911) was a civil servant in India and later a local politician in Kensington, London. BorninScotland,CampbellwastheyoungerbrotherofSirGeorgeCampbell,sometimeLieutenant-GovernorofBengalandLiberalPartymember ofparliament.In1845hejoinedtheIndianCivilServiceandinMay1859hewasappointedCollectorofMymensing.HerosetobeCommissioner of Revenue and Circuit by 1872, when he returned to the United Kingdom. CampbellwaselectedtoKensingtonVestryandtoitssuccessorbody,theKensingtonBoroughCouncil.WhentheLondonCountyCouncilwas createdin1889hewaselectedasoneoftwoModeratePartycouncillorsrepresentingKensingtonSouth.Hewasre-electedonfouroccasions, retiringfromthecouncilin1904.Hewasaprominentmemberofthecountycouncil's fnancecommittee,whereheappliedhisexperienceof colonial administration. He died at his Cromwell Road home in January 1911, aged 84.

338833

China1857-60,noclasp((LLiieeuutt..WW..AA..WWaarrrreenn55BBnn..MMaaddrraassAArrttyy..))oﬃciallyimpressednaming, fttedwithhallmarkedsilver ribbon buckle, very fne £400-£500

Provenance: Brian Ritchie Collection, March 2005. WWiilllliiaammAAnnddrroossWWaarrrreennwasbornatClifton,Gloucestershire,on8July1839,sonofLieutenant-ColonelS.R.Warren,65thRegiment).Hewas educatedatCheltenhamCollegeandenteredAddiscombein1856andpassedoutas2ndLieutenanton10December1856.Hewaspromoted LieutenantintheMadrasArtilleryon11December1858.TransferringtotheRoyalArtilleryin1861whilstinIndia,hemarriedon26November 1863,atKamptee,India,ElizabethLewis,daughterofRichardLewisofHobartTown,Tasmania.ShediedinIndiaon2February1872.Warrenhad beenpromotedto2ndCaptain,26January1870,andattachedtotheCheshireArtilleryVolunteersthefollowingOctober,becomingMajoron24 May1877.MajorWarrendiedinIndiaofentericfeveron11December1880,whilstservingwith“H”Battery,6thBrigadeRoyalArtilleryandwas buried in All Saints Church cemetery, Lucknow.

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£80-£100 338844

China1857-60,1 copy clasp,Pekin1860((SSaappppeerrJJaass..GGiibbssoonn..1100tthh..CC..RRooyyaallEEnnggrrss..)) fttedwithacontemporarytopsilverriband buckle, clasp loose on riband, the suspension claw crudely re-aﬃxed and no longer swivels, therefore good fne

JJaammeessGGiibbssoonn,acarpenter,attestedfortheChathamDivisionoftheRoyalEngineerson6March1856.PostedtoCeyloninOctober1857,he transferredtoCanton,HongKongandTienTsin,returninghometoRochesterinApril1862.Hewassubsequentlydischargedbypurchaseat Aldershot on 28 June 1862.

Sold with copied service record.

China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1858, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, good very fne

£240-£280 338855

£240-£280 338866

CanadaGeneralService1866-70,1clasp,FenianRaid1866, withunoﬃcialtopretainingrod ((SSggtt..SS..CCoobbeeaann,,OOwweennSSoouunnddII.. CCoo..)) o ﬃcially impressed naming, about extremely fne

Approximately37medalsawardedtotheOwenSoundInfantryCompany(listedasSamCobeauonthelatestpublishedtranscriptofthemedal roll).

CanadaGeneralService1866-70,1clasp,FenianRaid1866((PPttee..SS..FFllyynnnn,,NN..HHaammbbuurrgg,,II..CCoo..))oﬃciallyimpressednaming; together with a Veterans Association 1866 bronze star, unnamed, with small ring but lacking suspension, good very fne (2) £180-£220

Approximately31medalsawardedtotheNewHamburgInfantryCompany(althoughFlynnisnotlistedonthelatestpublishedtranscriptofthe medal roll).

SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1877-8((PPttee..RR..SSuuttttoonn..QQuueeeennssttoowwnnBBuurrgghhss..)) minoredgenicks,nearlyextremely fne,raretounit £600-£800

Oneofonly28SouthAfricaMedalsactuallyawardedtoamemberoftheQueenstownBurgherForce(143Medalsallwithclasp1877-8were originally issued, but 115 were returned to Woolwich).

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878 ((CCoorrppll.. JJ.. BBaayylliissss.. DDiiaammoonndd FFddss.. HHoorrssee)) extremely fne

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2001.

305 Medals (140 with clasp 1878) issued to the Diamond Fields Horse, of which 127 were returned to Woolwich.

£500-£700

JJaammeessBBaayylliisssswasborninDudley,Worcestershire,in1842,andhavingemigratedtoSouthAfricaservedasaPolicemaninCapeTown.Hemoved totheDiamondFieldsatKimberleyinthe1870s,andislistedintheGriqualanddirectoriesasaStorekeeper.HediedinKimberlyon27August 1881, aged 39.

Sold with copied research.

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 ((TTrroooopprr.. JJ.. TTeeggeettmmeeyyeerr.. FFeerrrreeiirraa’’ss HHoorrssee..)) minor edge bruising, polished, very fne

201 Medals (100 with clasp 1879) issued to the Diamond Fields Horse, of which 116 were returned to Woolwich.

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Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((LLiieeuutt:: JJ.. DD.. KKiirrwwaann.. DD//BB.. BBddee.. RR..HH..AA..)) minor edge bruise, very fne

339900 JJoohhnnDDeenniissKKiirrwwaann wascommissionedLieutenantintheRoyalHorseArtilleryon2May1872,andservedwithDBattery,BBrigade,R.H.A. during the Second Afghan War. He was promoted Captain on 7 September 1881, and Major on the Half-Pay list on 29 October 1888.

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£400-£500

£140-£180

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((44002277.. SSeerrggtt.. JJ.. MMuurrrraayy.. DD//BB.. BBddee.. RR..HH..AA..)) suspension claw neatly re-aﬃxed, very fne

£70-£90

£80-£100 339933

339944

339955

Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp((44003322FFaarrrr..SSggtt..JJ..SSllaaddee..DD//BB..BBddee..RR..HH..AA..))mountedcourt-stylefordisplayalongsidetheriband for the L.S. & G.C., light contact marks, very fne

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((44225511.. GGuunnrr.. FF.. HHaarrddmmaann.. DD//BB.. BBddee.. RR..HH..AA..)) slight scratch to obverse feld, good very fne

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((33557788 GGuunnrr.. MM.. SStt.. CCllaarree.. DD//BB.. BBddee.. RR..HH..AA..)) traces of lacquer, good very fne

£80-£100

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((55111122.. GGuunnrr.. WWhheeaattlleeyy.. DD//BB.. BBddee.. RR..HH..AA..)) suspension slightly bent, minor edge bruise, very fne £80-£100 339966

£80-£100 339977

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((44114444.. DDrriivv:: JJ.. FFaagggg.. DD//BB.. BBddee.. RR..HH..AA..)) good very fne

Afghanistan1878-80,noclasp((44009933..CCoorrppll..WW..IIrrwwiinn......BBddee..RR..HH..AA..)) heavyedgebruisingthathaspartiallyobscurednaming, good fne £60-£80

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((11551100.. PPttee.. FF.. GGiibbbbss.. 66tthh.. DD..GGddss..)) edge bruising, polished and worn, otherwise good fne £70-£90 339999

339988 xx FFrreeddeerriicckkGGiibbbbsswasborninSouthsea,Potsmouth,around1845,andattestedforthe15thHussarsinLondonon21October1863.Transferred fromChichestertoMhowin1870,hewassenttoMeerutin1873anddischargedfromtheserviceuponexpirationofhis frsttermof engagementon19January1876.Re-appointedtothe6thDragoonGuardson1April1876,hewasadvancedSergeantin1877,butreducedto Private, fnedandimprisoned-reasonunknown-shortlythereafter.RestoredasaSergeanton14December1886,hereturnedhometoEngland on 21 November 1888 and was discharged six months later.

Sold with copied service record.

440000

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp ((CCaapptt.. HH.. HH.. SSwweetteennhhaamm.. 2211 BBll.. NN..II..)) toned, extremely fne

£300-£400

LLiieeuutteennaannttHH..HH..SSwweetteennhhaammservedwiththeregiment,asAdjutant,throughoutthe frstcampaign,andtillJanuary1880,duringthesecond.(Since deceased). (The Afghan Campaign of 1878-1880, S. H. Shadbolt, refers).

440011 xx Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Charasia, Kabul ((990011.. GGrr.. WW.. TTaayylloorr.. FF//AA.. RR..HH..AA..)) good very fne

440033 xx

Afghanistan1878-80,2clasps,PeiwarKotal,Charasia((990066GGrr..JJ..WW..WWiillssoonnFF//AARR..HH..AA..))mountedcourt-stylefordisplay alongsidean oﬃciallyrenamed duplicatemedal,3clasps,PeiwarKotal,Charasia,Kabul((NNoo..990066GGrr..JJ..WW..WWiillssoonn..FF//AABBddee..RR..HH.. AA..)) generally good very fne and better (2)

440022 xx Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2001.

440044 xx

440055

£300-£400

£200-£240

Afghanistan1878-80,3clasps,PeiwarKotal,Charasia,Kabul((884488..AAccttgg..BBoommrr..TT..CCllaarrkkee..FF//AA..RR..HH..AA..)) unoﬃcialrighthandrivet between frst and second clasps, otherwise very fne

£400-£500

440066

Afghanistan 1878-80, 3 clasps, Peiwar Kotal, Charasia, Kabul ((885566.. GGrr.. WW.. EEnngglliisshh.. FF//AA.. RR..HH..AA..)) nearly extremely fne

Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 ((11337799 SSeerrggtt.. JJ.. CChhrriissmmaass 99tthh.. LLaanncceerrss)) nearly extremely fne

£400-£500

£160-£200

JJoohhnnCChhrriissmmaasswasborninBrightonaround1853andattestedforthe9thLancersatWestminsteron2August1871.Initiallysenttobarracksat Woolwich,York,andColchester,hewaspostedtoIndiaper Euphrates on12February1875andwitnessedextensiveactiveservicein Afghanistan.StationedatAmballa13December1880,hewasadvancedSergeant1June1888andwasdischargedtopensionafter21yearswith the Colours, with permission to reside in India.

SoldwithcopiedservicerecordconfrmingfurtherentitlementtoAfghanistanMedal1878-80with3clasps;andaLongServiceandGood Conduct Medal.

EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir((LLccee..DDuuﬀﬀ rr..KKooookkuummSSiinngghh66tthh..BBeennggaallCCaavvyy..)) lightpittingfrom Star, good very fne

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£140-£180

440077

440088

Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, the reverse Regimentally impressed ‘888811.. TTpp.. SSggtt.. MMaajj.. SS.. AAllccoocckk.. 1199tthh.. HHrrss.. 11888822’, good very fne £70-£90

SSoolloommoonnAAllccoocckkwasborninLeek,Sta ﬀordshire,in1849,andattestedforthe19thHussarsatNewcastleunderLymeon6July1867.Postedto Egypton10August1882,hisArmyServiceRecordconfrmsentitlementtoanEgyptandSudanMedalwith fveclasps,includingAbuKlea, togetherwiththeKhedive’sStarandLongServiceandGoodConductMedal.AdvancedTroopSergeantMajoron21April1887,hewas discharged on 10 July 1888.

EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,forMwele1895-6,noclasp((3333GGuunnnneerrPPiirrBBaakkhhsshh,,11ssttKKoohhaattMMnnBByy)) contactmarks,nearly very fne £100-£140

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2001.

440099

BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,noclasp((GGuunnrr..WW..AA..KKiinngg..AA..TT..)) minoredgebruising, very fne £200-£240

TThheeIInnddiiaaGGeenneerraallSSeerrvviicceeMMeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooSSeeppooyyNNiikkuu44tthhKKaasshhmmiirrRRii ff eess,,wwhhoowwaassaawwaarrddeeddtthheeIInnddiiaannOOrrddeerrooffMMeerriitt 33rrdd CCllaassss ffoorr hhiiss bbrraavveerryy iinn tthhee DDeeffeennccee ooff CChhiittrraall

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,DefenceofChitral1895(578SepoyNiku4th.KashmirRifes.) oﬃciallyre-engraved naming, suspension slightly loose, good very fne £1,000-£1,400

I.O.M. Third Class London Gazette 16 July 1895.

NNiikkuu(alsorecordedasNikoo)servedwiththe4thKashmirRi fesduringtheDefenceofChitralandwasawardedtheIndianOrderofMeritThird ClassforhisgallantryduringtheDefence,wherehewasoneofthetwovolunteerswhojumpedintothemineintheSummerHousewith Lieutenant Harley during the sortie on 17 April 1895.

Onthatdaythesoundofthebesiegers’tunnelbecamesodistinctthatthedefenderswereabletohearit.Theloudnessofthepicksshowedthat thetunnelwasclosetotheGunTowerandtherewaslittletimetotakesuitablecountermeasures.Explosivesinthebesiegers’tunnelmightbe detonatedatanytime,bringingdowntheGunTunnel,leavingasubstantialholeinthedefences.Inparticulartherewasinsufficienttimeforthe garrisontodigacounter-mine.Asortietocaptureanddestroytheminetunnel,clearlyoriginatingintheSummerHouse,wasorganisedwith greatspeedandlaunchedat4:00p.m.thesameday.LieutenantHarleyledaforceof40Sikhsand60KashmirRifes(includingSepoyNiku)ina bayonetchargeoutoftheGardenGatetocapturetheSummerHouse.Thebesiegersweretakenbysurpriseandwithdrewtocover,fromwhere theybuiltasangarandopenedaneffective fre.LieutenantHarley'spartybayonetedtheremainingChitralisastheyemergedfromtheminetunnel, killingsome35men.Atthetunnelmouthitwasunknownhowmanymoreenemywereinthetunnelandvolunteerswerecalledfortogoinwith LieutenantHarley.Twomenwentinwithhim,SepoyNikubeingoneofthetwovolunteers.Twobagsofgunpowderweretakenintothetunnel andafuselit:‘Theeffectofthepowderbagwasexcellent,althoughitexplodedbeforetheywerereadyanditwasuntamped.Thewholemine wasburstopenrightuptothefootoftheguntowerandlayexposedlikeatrench.Twooftheenemywerekilledintheminebythepowder. Harley and his party had done their work well.’ (London Gazette 16 July 1895 refers).

Sold with copied research.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98((33884477PPttee..TT..DDoouugghheerrttyy44tthh..DDrraaggoooonnGGddss..)) heavyedge bruising, therefore good fne £100-£140

TThhoommaassDDoouugghheerrttyy,alabourer,wasborninLisburnaround1871andattestedforthe4th(RoyalIrish)DragoonGuardsatBelfaston26June 1891.PostedtoIndiaon12September1894,hisArmyServiceRecordconfrmsserviceontheNorthWestFrontierofIndiafrom1897-98.He returnedhomeon2February1899,andtransferredtotheReserveon4February1899.RecalledtotheColourson13November1899, followingtheoutbreakoftheBoerWar,heservedduringtheperiodoftheconfictonhomeservice,beforetransferringagaintotheReserveon 21 September 1902. He was discharged on 25 June 1903, after 12 years’ service. Sold with copied service papers.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98((33115522SSeerrggtt..FFaarrrriieerrJJ..MM..MMeerrrriiff eelldd1111tthh..HHuussssaarrss)) small patches of lacquer, very fne £120-£160

JJoohhnnMMaakkeerrMMeerrrrii ff eellddwasborninTavistockaround1870,andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatDevonporton31January1888.Transferredto the11thHussarsuponreorganisationin1890,hewitnessedextensiveoverseasserviceinSouthAfricaandIndia,includingoperationsonthe PunjabFrontierfrom1897-98.Qualifyingshoeingsmithandcompletingaveterinaryclass,heservedinEgyptfrom1899-1900,beingreducedin rank at around this time from Sergeant Farrier to Private in consequence of absence from parade.

Sold with copied service record.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98((44993333LLccee..CCoorrppll..TT..HHaarrddiiee11ssttSSccoottttiisshhRRiiff eess)) contact marks, slight edge bruising, slack suspension, otherwise very fne and a scarce regimental award

£140-£180

TT.. HHaarrddiiee served with the Scottish Ri fes, attached to the Commissariat Transport Department during the Punjab Frontier campaign of 1897-98. Sold with copied medal roll extract confrming the award of this clasp to only four members of the Scottish Rifes. A scare regimental award.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98((33667733CCoorrppll..HH..GGeeaarryy..55tthh..RRyyll..IIrriisshhLLccrrss..)) very fne

£140-£180

HHaarrrryyGGeeaarryywasbornatGosport,Hampshire,in1872andservedinIndiawiththe5th(RoyalIrish)Lancers,attachedCommissariatTransport Department.

Sold with copied research.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98((33660077PPttee..TT..WW..GGiillll..1111tthh..HHuussssaarrss..)) ftted withareplacementsuspension;togetherwiththerecipient’sArmyRifeAssociationQueenVictoria’sCupPrizeMedal,silver,the reverse engraved ‘T. W. Gill 11th. Hussars.’, contact marks, nearly very fne; the Prize Medal extremely fne and scarce (2) £120-£160 441155

TThhoommaassWW..GGiillll,aliasHenryGarner,wasborninCamberwell,Surrey,in1873,andattestedforthe11thHussarsatWoolwichon27September 1892.HeservedwiththeRegimentinIndiafromJanuary1893untilOctober1899,andtheninEgypt,beforetransferringtotheMilitaryMounted Policeon1August1900.AdvancedSquadronSergeantMajoron14December1912,hewasawardedhisArmyLongServiceandGoodConduct Medal in 1913 per Army Order 333, and was discharged on 26 September 1913, after 21 years’ service. Akeenmarksman,Gillwaspartofthe11thHussarsteamthatwontheQueenVictoria’sCupin1898and1899.TheQueen’sCupforCavalry wasinstitutedin1896bytheNationalRifeAssociation,andwasopentoallCavalryRegimentshomeandabroad.Itonlyexistedfor7years,asin 1903theregulationswerechangedandtherebecametwocups-oneforCavalryandInfantryathome,andanotherforCavalryandInfantry abroad.Inthe7yearsthattheQueenVictoria’sCupwascontestedthe11thHussarswonit fvetimes,in1896,98,99,1900,and02.Competed forbyteamsofeight,only56winners’medalswereawarded,with40ofthesegoingtothe11thHussars.RegimentalSergeantMajorW.T. Aldersonwasinthewinning11thHussarsteamonall fveoccasions,andfourothermenwonitonatleastthreeoccasions;Gillisoneofa number of men who were awarded it on more than one occasion.

441166

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,Tirah1897-98,PunjabFrontier1897-98, claspsmountedinthisorder,withunoﬃcial retaining rod between clasps ((LLiieeuutt.. MMaaxxwweellll DDiicckk II..MM..SS..)) renamed in upright capitals,nearly extremely fne £100-£140

Provenance: Colonel D. G. B. Riddick Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2007. MMaaxxwweellllDDiicckkwasbornon14March1870.AttendingUniversityCollegeLondonhegainedtheM.R.C.S.andL.R.C.P.Londonin1894.Hewas appointedaSurgeonLieutenantintheI.M.S.on29July1896andservedontheNorthWestFrontier,1897-98,includingtheaﬀairatShinkamarin whichhewasslightlywounded.PromotedCaptain29July1899andMajoron29January1908,hetookhisretirementon13February1914but rejoinedforserviceduringtheGreatWar.AdvancedLieutenantColonelon21October1916,helaterresumedhiscareerasBarrister-at-Law, Middle Temple, from July 1919.

IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,4clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897,Tirah1897-98,Waziristan1901-2, clasp carriageadjustedtoaccommodatetopclasp ((11995566NNaaiicckkMMoottiillaallLLaammaa11sstt..BBnn..22dd..GGhhuurrkkhhaass..)) minoredgebruisingandcontact marks, nearly very fne £160-£200 441177

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98, unnamed, edge bruise,very fne

£80-£100

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp, silver issue, unnamed as issued, edge bruising, very fne £70-£90

Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum, silver issue, unnamed as issued, edge bruising, nearly very fne £70-£90

British North Borneo Company Medal 1898-1900, 1 clasp, Tambūnan, bronze issue ((5577 PPrriivvaattee KKaalllloooo)) good very fne

£500-£700

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2014.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,DefenceofMafeking((111177PPttee..MM..CCrraannsswwiicckk..BBeecc’’llaannddRRiiff::)) smalltestmarktoedge before naming, minor edge bruising, nearly extremely fne

£1,800-£2,200

Approximately 11 Oﬃcers and 114 men of the Bechuanaland Rifes served at the Defence of Mafeking.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,(2),2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902((55004422PPttee..WW..CCuurrssoonn..WWoorrcc::RReeggtt..));4clasps, CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, unoﬃcialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasps ((2299449933rrdd CCllTTpprr::HH..JJ..HHeennddoonn..SS..AA..CC..)) initialsandsurnameunoﬃciallyre-engravedonlatter,edgebruisingandcontactmarkstoboth, generally very fne (2) £100-£140

Note: No trace has been found of a H. J. Hendon on the medal rolls for the South African Constabulary.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1902((22887777PPttee..GG..FFeerrrryymmaann..KK..RR..RR..CC..)) contactmarks, slightly polished, good fne £70-£90 442244

Sold with copied medal roll extract.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Natal, Belfast ((778800 PPttee.. HH.. OO’’NNeeiillll.. RRll:: IInnnniiss:: FFuuss::)) minor edge nicks, good very fne £120-£160 442255

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442277

442288

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902, unoﬃcialretainingrodbetweenandaboveclasps ((22445533

SSoowwaarr HHuusshhyyaarr AAllii KKhhaann.. 22nndd.. BBoommbbaayy LLrrss..)) edge bruising, nearly very fne

£180-£220

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal((11555500PPttee..JJ..BBaarrrryy..KK..RR..RR..CC..)) contact marks, very fne £70-£90

Sold with copied medal roll extracts confrming additional entitlement to a ‘South Africa 1901’ clasp.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Elandslaagte,DefenceofLadysmith,Belfast((44669933PPttee..JJ..CCrroofftt,,MMaanncchheesstteerrRReeggtt..)) nearly extremely fne

£300-£400

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,DefenceofLadysmith,Laing’sNek,Belfast((44222266PPttee..TT..JJoohhnnssoonn,,MMaanncchheesstteerrRReeggtt..)) edge bruising, polished, nearly very fne £140-£180

TThhoommaassJJoohhnnssoonnwasborninSalford,Lancashire,in1875andattestedfoetheManchesterRegimentinManchesteron26May1894,having previouslyservedinthe4th(Militia)Battalion,LoyalNorthLancashireRegiment.HeservedwiththeRegimentinIndiafrom18December1895 to30November1897,andthenwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom23August1899to5September1902(also entitledtoaKing’sSouthAfricaMedal),andwasslightlywoundedatBadfonteinon2September1900,duringtheBattalion’sadvancedtoKomati PoortenroutetoLydenberg.HetransferredtotheArmyReserveon2November1902,andwasdischargedon25May1906,after12years’ service.

Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extract.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((447744TTpprr::RR..EEddmmoonnddss..SSccoottttiisshh HHoorrssee..)) very fne £80-£100 443300

RRoobbeerrttEEddmmoonnddss,aLabourerfromBermondsey,Surrey,wasbornin1874.Heattested,aged18,intotheRoyalWestSurreyRegimenton6 January1891.Aserialdefaulter,heservedinIndiafrom17January1895to18April1899andtookpartintheTirahcampaign.Invalidedfromthe servicehenextattestedintotheScottishHorseinJohannesburg,andservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheBoerWar.Hewasseverely woundedatMoedwilon30September1901anddischarged‘medicallyunft’on28November1901.HeattestedintotheDorsetshireRegiment forserviceduringtheGreatWaron7September1914andservedontheWesternFrontfrom7September1914to23September1916, afterwardsservingatHomeuntilhisfurthermedicaldischargeasaconsequenceofshellshockon19December1916.Hesadlyappearsinthe register of inmates for the City of Westminster Union dated 31 March 1917.

Sold with copied research.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901, unoﬃcialrivets between third and fourth clasps ((115511 CC..QQ..MM.. SSjjtt:: TT.. JJ.. MMaarrttiinn.. RRllyy:: PPnnrr:: RReeggtt..)) very fne £80-£100 443311

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Wepener,Wittebergen,Belfast((885588CCppll::HH..JJoonneess..BBrraabbaanntt’’ssHHoorrssee)) minor edge bruise, very fne £400-£500

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2013.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Rhodesia,ReliefofMafeking,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal((669988TTpprr::AA..HHoowweess..SS.. RRhhoodd:: VVoollss::)) oﬃcially re-impressed naming, minor scratch to obverse feld, nearly extremely fne £200-£240

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,Belmont,ModderRiver,Driefontein,SouthAfrica1902, unoﬃcialrivetsbetweenthird and fourth clasps ((336699 PPttee.. JJ.. WWhhiittee,, CCllddssttmm:: GGddss::)) edge bruising, otherwise good very fne

£120-£160

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Laing’sNek,Belfast((44337700PPttee..TT..DDyyssoonn,,KK..RR..RR..CC..)) good very fne

£140-£180

TThhoommaassDDyyssoonnwasborninBradford,Yorkshire,in1870andattestedfortheKing’sRoyalRi feCorpson21February1888,havingpreviously servedwiththe3rd(Militia)Battalion,WestRidingRegiment.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninIndiafromNovember1890toJanuary1896,and sawactiveservicewiththeMiranzaiExpeditionaryForceunderBrigadierGeneralSirW.S.A.LockhartfromApriltoMay1891(entitledtoan India General Service Medal 1854-95 with clasp Samana 1891).

TransferringtotheArmyReserveinFebruary1896,DysonwasrecalledforWarservice,andservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom December1899to8January1901(alsoentitledtoaSouthAfrica1901clasp).Hewasdischarged,timeexpired,inMay1901.Hesawfurther servedonMaltafromJuly1901toJune1903,andthenwiththeRifeBrigadeasaSpecialReservistduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from13November1914(alsoentitledtoa1914Startrio).Hewasdischargedmedicallyunfton12October1917,andwasawardedaSilver War Badge.

Sold together with a Relief of Ladysmith King’s Royal Rife Corps Reserve Battalion commemorative embossed ribbon; and copied research.

£80-£100 443366

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 ((2277338800 SSjjtt.. WW.. WWaarrdd.. 110044tthh CCooyy.. IImmpp.. YYeeoo..)) contact marks, good fne

443355 xx WWaalltteerrWWaarrdd,aClerkfromAllenton,Derby,attestedintothe104th(Derby)Company,ImperialYeomanryon18February1901andservedin SouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom14March1901.AdvancedSergeanton11December1901,hereturnedHomeon11August1902before his discharge on 18 August 1902.

Sold with copied medal roll extracts.

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,Talana,DefenceofLadysmith,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,Laing’sNek,SouthAfrica 1901, unoﬃcialrivetsbetween ffthandsixthclasps ((8811443399SSeejjtt..JJ..WWooooddss,,6699::BB,,RR..FF..AA..)) minoredgebruisingandlightcontact marks, good very fne

£160-£200

£140-£180 443388

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Wittebergen ((554433 SSeerrjjtt:: JJ.. EE.. MMeeaakkiinn,, RR..FF..AA..)) nearly extremely fne

Provenance: John Chidzey Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2012.

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444411

Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast,SouthAfrica1901 ((33335555LL..CCoorrppll..CC..LLoonnddoonn..2200tthh..HHuussssaarrss..)) medalrimbearingevidenceofclawmounting,claspalittleloose,otherwisegood very fne £80-£100

CChhaarrlleessLLoonnddoonn,agrocer’sassistant,wasborninAldershotin1873andattestedforthe20thHussarson19March1891.AdvancedLance Corporalon8August1894,hepassedaclassofinstructioninTelegraphyatPoonaon1July1896andlaterservedinSouthAfricaduringthe Boer War from 6 December 1899 to 3 November 1901, attached to 9 Bearer Company, Royal Army Medical Corps.

Dischargedfromthe20thHussarson22February1902,Londonre-enlistedintheArmyon18September1914andservedinEnglandwiththe ChineseLabourCorpsandRoyalDefenceCorpsuntil7June1919.HereturnedtoFrancepost-Armisticefrom4August1919to15March1920, as Company Sergeant Major in the Chinese Labour Corps, likely detailed to the highly hazardous job of clearing up the Western Front.

The QSA medal roll indicates that a duplicate medal was issued to this man; this appears to be his original issue.

King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((33996655PPttee..JJ..HHeeaalleeyy..BBoorrddeerrRReeggtt..)) contactmarks, nearly very fne £50-£70

SoldwithcopiedmedalrollextractsconfrmingadditionalentitlementtoaQueen’sSouthAfricaMedalwiththeclaspsCapeColony,OrangeFree State, Transvaal, Tugela Heights and Relief of Ladysmith.

China1900,noclasp((....HHaannnnaaffoorrdd,,PP..OO..11CCll..,,HH..MM..SS..UUnnddaauunntteedd..)) areasoferasurebothbeforeandafternaming,asifto obliteratesomeprivatelyengravedadditionaldetails;togetherwitha renamed Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,AhmedKhel((33991166 CCppll..DD..EE..GGaallllaagghheerr..44tthh..BBnn..RRii ff eeBBrriiggaaddee..)) testcutandheavycontactmarksto frst,thisfairto fne;thesecondrenamedbut otherwise good very fne (2) £80-£100

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China1900,noclasp(2)((33770033RRiiff nn..MMaannrrooyyGGuurruunngg11sstt..BBnn..44tthh..GGuurrkkhhaaRRii ff ee;;33221188RRii ff nn..NNaarraauullGGuurruunngg11sstt..BBnn..44tthh.. GGuurrkkhhaa RRii ff ee)) suspension replaced on second, edge bruising and both heavily worn, therefore fair (2) £80-£100

China1900,1clasp,ReliefofPekin((773355SSeeppooyySShheerrMMuuhhaammmmeedd11sstt..SSiikkhhssIInnffyy..)) minoredgebruisingandcontactmarks,nearly very fne £240-£280 444433

AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1908-10((SSSS..11998899WW..TTaattee,,AA..BB..HH..MM..SS..PPhhiilloommeell::)) minoredgenick,nearly extremely fne £120-£160

WWiilllliieeTTaatteewasborninDoncaster,Yorkshire,on31May1889andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanOrdinarySeamanon23July1907.Heservedin H.M.S. Philomel from12February1908to25July1909,andwaspromotedAbleSeamanon13February1909.Whilstservingin Philomel theship assistedintherescueoperationsfollowingtheMessinaEarthquakeinDecember1908,butTatewasnotoneofthosemenfromtheshipwho landedandthushedidnotqualifyfortheMessinaEarthquakeMedal.HetransferredtotheRoyalFleetReserveon20July1912,butwasrecalled forWarserviceon2August1914,andservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandsshorebasedestablishments,mostnotablyH.M.S. PrincessRoyal from1October1915untilthecessationofhostilities.Hisservicerecordnotesthathe‘Ran’on28February1915,andduringthe course of the War spent several periods in the Cells. He was shore demobilised on 19 February 1919. Sold with copied research.

Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya ((7744 TT..PP.. MMuullaannddii MMwwaattuu..)) good very fne

£50-£70

Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi ((11777799 SSeeppooyy GGaaiinnddaa 5522nndd.. SSiikkhhss..)) nearly very fne £140-£180

Tibet 1903-04, 1 clasp, Gyantse, bronze issue ((DDoooolliiee bbeeaarreerr PPuubbuu NNoo.. 7711 NN..FF.. HHoossppll..)) nearly extremely fne

Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 ((PPttee.. TT.. QQuuiirrkk,, NNaattaall RRaannggeerrss..)) good very fne

445500

445522

£300-£400

445533

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 ((DD--3333667788 PPttee.. WW.. HH.. WWhhiittee,, 11--KK..DD.. GGuuaarrddss..)) very fne £60-£80

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp(2),AfghanistanN.W.F.1919((226655229955PPtteeAAGGSSwwiinnaarrdd22--66RR..SSuussss..RR..));Mohmand1933 ((1100335544SSeepp..BBuuddhhSSiinngghh,,55--1122FF..FF..RR..));GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48((1144445500115577PPttee..HH..FFiinnkk..FFoorreesstteerrss..)); IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1937-39((RRiiss..MMaajj..SSaarrwwaannSSiinngghh,,RR..II..AA..SS..CC..((AA..TTpptt..))));WarMedal 1939-45;IndiaServiceMedal,theselasttwobothoﬃciallyimpressed‘VV//22554422DDffddrr..RRaammjjiiDDaassss,,II..AA..VV..CC..’, the frstoﬃciallyreimpressed, nearly very fne and better (6) £100-£140

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 ((116633777766 PPttee.. JJ.. HHaarrvveeyy.. MM..GG.. CCppss..))

JJoohhnnHHaarrvveeyyinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarasaPrivateinthe7thHussars.UsingavarietyofaliaseshetransferredtotheReserveRegiment ofCavalryandlater,MachineGunCorps.His MIC giveshishomeaddressasLowerMountStreet,Dublin,withtherollfortheIndiaGeneral Service Medal stating service with 22nd Squadron, M.G.C., during the Third Afghan War. He was discharged on 31 March 1921.

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,Mahsud1919-20((22444455HHaavvrr..BBhhiimmbbaahhaadduurrGGuurruunngg,,22--55GGrrkkss));BritishWarMedal1914 -20((1111559933PPttee..EE..MM..DDeeaaddmmaann..WWiillssttss..RR..));GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,S.Persia((110011DDvvrr..CChhaannMMoohhdd..3344MM..BB..));UUnniitteedd SSttaatteessooffAAmmeerriiccaa,VictoryMedal,3clasps,DefensiveSector,Meuse-Argonne,Oise-Aisne,unnamedasissued, edgebruisingand contact marks, nearly very fne and better (4) £80-£100

IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp(2),Waziristan1919-21((887733NNkk..AArrjjaannSSiinngghh,,6622PPjjbbiiss..));Waziristan1921-24((BBrr..AAbbdduull GGaaffuurr,,22--66RRaajj..RRiiff..));CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal;AfricaServiceMedal(2)((7766991144JJ..ddeeJJoonngg;;221144557799BB..WWeeeekkss));South Africa Medal for War Service, the frst lacquered, generally good very fne and better (6) £60-£80

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1925 ((334411115533.. CCppll.. TT.. CCooooppeerr.. RR..AA..FF..)) good very fne £1,200-£1,600

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 ((554455778844 TTpprr.. SS.. BBooootthh.. 1155--1199--HH..)) nearly extremely fne £60-£80

SSyyddnneeyyBBooootthhwasborninHorncastleon17September1908andattestedforthe7thHussarsinShe ﬃeldon15February1926.Transferredto the15-19Hussarsninemonthslater,hewasdischargedintherankofSergeantin1938andlaterservedwiththeRoyalCorpsofSignalsfrom October 1942.

1914Star((88996699PPttee..AA..JJ..DDaagglleeyy..11//RR..BBeerrkkss::RR..));BritishWarMedal1914-20(3)((116633559999DDvvrr..FF..FFrraanncciiss..RR..AA..;;221111118877SSpprr..SS.. SStteevveennssoonn..RR..EE..;;771188PPttee..JJ..JJoonneess..RR..AA..MM..CC..));togetherwithtworelatedminiatureawards;VictoryMedal1914-19(2)((GGSS--7744998877 PPttee..WW..SS..TTuurrnneerr..RR..FFuuss..;;2266223333PPttee..WW..BBllaanneeyy..SS..WWaalleessBBoorrdd..));BilingualVictoryMedal1914-19((CCppll..PP..TT..KKoorr ﬀﬀ CCaappee CCyyccllee CCoorrppss..)) generally nearly very fne and better (7)

AAllffrreeddJJaammeessDDaagglleeyywasborninBattersea,London,andattestedtherefortheRoyalBerkshireRegiment.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12September1914(alsoentitledtoaclasptohis1914Star).Transferringtothe2ndBattalion,he died of wounds on 19 November 1915, and is buried in Sailly-sur-la-Lys Canadian Cemetery, France. Sold with an ‘On War Service 1915’ lapel badge, the reverse numbered ‘79989’.

1914-15Star(2)((2266774433PPttee..TT..HH..JJoohhnnssoonn..LL’’ppoooollRR..;;22112200PPttee..WW..HH..CCaammppbbeellll..DDuurrhh::LL..II..));VictoryMedal1914-19(3)((22.. LLiieeuutt..FF..AA..TTiimmssoonn..;;225511004466PPttee..HH..JJoohhnnssoonn..MMaanncchh..RR..;;112211553333PPttee..LL..BB..SStteewwaarrtt..1144--CCaann..IInnff..));MemorialPlaque((JJaammeess TThhoommppssoonn)) soldermarkstoreverse;togetherwithaSilverWarBadge,thereverseoﬃciallynumbered‘0011222255’, generallyvery fne RenamedMedals(3):1914Star((DD..99116666LLtt..GGDD..WWiicckkssRR..FF..CC..)) renamed;1914-15Star((2233991100LLtt..AA..MMuurrpphhyyRR..FF..CC..)) renamed; Victory Medal 1914-19, erased; the two Stars both recently renamed, very fne (10) £80-£100

TThhoommaassHH..JJoohhnnssoonnwasborninSouthport,Lancashire,andattestedtherefortheLiverpoolRegiment.Heservedwiththe12thBattalionduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom24July1915,andwaskilledinactionon7October1915.HeisburiedinRue-du-Bacquerot Graveyard, Laventie, France.

WWiilllliiaammHH..CCaammppbbeellllattestedfortheDurhamLightInfantryon4May1914,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 19 April 1915. He was discharged due to sickness on 7 February 1919, and was awarded as Silver War Badge, no B320077.

FFrraannkkAArrtthhuurrTTiimmssoonnwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheLancashireFusilierson1august1917andservedwiththemduringtheGreat War on the Western Front from 29 September 1917.

HHeennrryyJJoohhnnssoonnattestedfortheManchesterRegimentandservedwiththe1/6thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Hewas killed in action on 6 November 1917, and is buried in Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium.

LL..BB..SStteewwaarrttwasborninChatham,NewBrunswick,on3August1894andenlistedintheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceon9 December1915.Heservedwiththe14thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,anddiedofwoundson18 August 1917. He is buried in Chocques Military Cemetery, France.

1914-15Star(2)((RR--222255PPttee..FF..BBaallllaarrdd..MMiidddd’’xxRR..;;PPSS--11004422..PPttee..JJ..MM..MMiillkk,,MMiiddddxx..RR..))thesecondinnamedcardboxofissue; BritishWarMedal1914-20(3)((22..LLiieeuutt..EE..JJoonneess..;;GG--99336622PPttee..JJ..NN..BBeerrrryy..EE..KKeennttRR..;;GG..1100444488SSjjtt..FF..JJ..WWeebbbbeerr..MMiidddd’’xxRR..)); Eﬃciency Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, Territorial ((66220055556688 PPttee.. EE.. RRaawwlleeyy.. MMxx..)) generally very fne and better (6) £80-£100

TThheeBBrriittiisshhWWaarrMMeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooSSiicckkBBeerrtthhAAtttteennddaannttAA..GG..SS..NNaayylloorr,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,, wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnwwhheennHH..MM..SS.. HHaammppsshhiirree wwaass ssuunnkk oonn 55 JJuunnee 11991166

British War Medal 1914-20 (M.6821 A.G.S. Naylor. S.B.A. R.N.) very fne

£80-£100

AAllbbeerrttGGooddffrreeyySSaannddeerrssoonnNNaayylloorr,aClerk,fromDover,Kent,wasbornon13November1895.HeattestedintotheRoyalNavyon25 November1913,andaftertrainingatHaslarNavalHospital,servedinH.M.S. Hampshire from30April1915.Hewaskilledinactionon5June 1916whenshestruckaGermanmineoﬀ Orkney,whilstconveyingFieldMarshalLordKitcheneronadiplomaticmissiontoRussia,sinkingwithin 15 minutes with the loss of 737 lives. There were only 12 survivors. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

Sold with copied research.

British War Medal 1914-20 ((22.. LLiieeuutt.. SSiirr JJ.. LL.. HHaannhhaamm,,

SSiirrJJoohhnnLLuuddlloowwHHaannhhaamm,,BBaarrtt,wasbornin1898,thesonofSirJohnAlexanderHanham,9thBaronet,ofDeansCourt,Wimborne,Dorset,and succeededtotheBaronetcyuponhisfather’sdeathon21February1911.EducatedatWinchesterandMagdalenCollege,Oxford,hewas commissionedSecondLieutenantintheGrenadierGuardson25January1917andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom24October1917(wounded).CalledtotheBarin1926,amonghismanypublicappointmentsheheldtheoﬃcerofApparitor-General totheArchbishopofCanterbury,andfrom1930to1932servedasAide-de-Camptohisuncle,ViscountBledisloe,whenhewasGovernorGeneralofNewZealand.SubsequentlyasDeputyLieutenantfortheCountyofDorset,hewasforovertwentyyearsamemberoftheDorset County Council. He saw further service during the Second World War, and was advanced Captain. SirJohnhadaconsiderablyknowledgeofnumismatics,and‘possesseda fnecollectionofcoinschiefystrongintheAnglo-Saxon,Norman,and Baronialperiods,butwhatheprizedmostwashiscollectionofseventeenth-centuryDorsetTokens.HewasaVice-PresidentoftheBritish NumismaticSociety,andaregularattendantattheirmeetings.In1948ontheformationoftheWessexNumismaticSocietyhebecamePresident, takingaveryprominentpartintheSociety’sactivities.’(therecipient’sObituaryinthe BritishNumismaticSociety’sJournal refers).Hediedon30 April 1955, aged 57.

SoldwithaNewZealandNumismaticSocietyBronzeMedallion,50mm,theobversefeaturingthebustfacingrightofLordBledisloe,GovernotGeneral of New Zealand 1930-35, the reverse dated 1935; and a section from the recipient’s coatee with four crowned buttons.

RenamedMedals(3):BritishWarMedal1914-20(3)((22nndd..LLiieeuutt..GG..NN..BBrroowwnn..RR..NN..)) thisrecentlyrenamed;theothertwo erased, very fne (10) £100-£140 446611 xx

446622

BritishWarMedal1914-20(7)((LLiieeuutt..AA..LL..MMiillnnee..;;330000007744PPttee..HH..VV..HHeeaarrdd..LLaann..FFuuss..;;3344338844PPttee..SS..BBrroooommGGlloouucc..RR..;;5522113388 PPttee..HH..HH..HHooppee..RR..IIrr..RRiiff..;;2266550066PPttee..WW..SSiisstteerrssoonn..GG..GGddss..;;55664400PPttee..FF..HH..CCaarreeyy..NNoorrff..RR..;;2288220066WW..OO..CCll..22..HH..MMoooorree.. RR.. BBeerrkkss.. RR..)) the last three planchets only, with suspensions broken on all three, otherwise generally very fne

TThheeBBrriittiisshhWWaarrMMeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeAA..LLaawwss,,2233rrdd((TTyynneessiiddeeSSccoottttiisshh))BBaattttaalliioonn,,NNoorrtthhuummbbeerrllaannddFFuussiilliieerrss,,wwhhoowwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn 11 JJuullyy 11991166,, tthhee ff rrsstt ddaayy ooff tthhee BBaattttllee ooff tthhee SSoommmmee

British War Medal 1914-20 (23/609 Pte. A. Laws. North’d Fus.) lacking retaining rod, otherwise nearly extremely fne £200-£240

AAnntthhoonnyyLLaawwsswasborninChoppington,Northumberland,andattestedintotheNorthumberlandFusiliersforserviceduringtheGreatWar.He servedontheWesternFrontwiththe23rd(4thTynesideScottish)Battalionandwaskilledinactionon1July1916,the frstdayoftheBattleof theSomme,onwhichdatetheBattalion,alongsidethe1st,2nd,and3rdTynesideScottishBattalion,aspartofthe102ndBrigade,34thDivision, wastaskedwithattackingtheGermanpositionsatLaBoisselle.Theyattackedsouthofthevillageat7:30a.m.andweremetwithheavymachine gunandshell fre.ThetremendouscasualtiessufferedbythefourTynesideScottishbattalionswereamongtheworsteverrecordedonthe Somme,withlossesincludingallfourCommandingOfficerskilledandallsecondincommandsandadjutants.Ofthe80officersthatwentinto actiononlytenreturned,andofthemensome80percentbecamecasualties,with940otherrankskilledandsome1,500wounded.Lawswas amongst those killed. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.

British War Medal 1914-20 ((RReevv.. II.. MM.. NN.. SSmmiitthh..)); Victory Medal 1914-19 ((SSiisstteerr FF.. LL.. BBoowwrriinngg)) very fne (2) £100-£140

RReevveerreenndd II.. MMcc.. NN.. SSmmiitthh, a member of the Church Army, served during the Great War on the Western Front from August to November 1918. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and copied medal roll extract confrming the recipient’s sole entitlement to a British War Medal. FFlloorreenncceeLLoouuiissaaBBoowwrriinngg,wasborninBournemouth,Dorset,on28October1879.EmployedasaNurseatFulhamIn frmary,London,she attestedintoQueenAlexandra’sImperialMilitaryNursingReserveandservedduringtheGreatWarinSalonikafrom27July1917andwas advanced to Sister. She died in Louth, Lincolnshire, on 26 October 1936. Sold with copied Medal Index Card, copied Medal roll extract and copied service papers.

British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue ((33334400 PPttee.. MM.. PPiittssoo.. SS..AA..NN..LL..CC..)) nearly extremely fne

British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue ((1188 CCoooollyy MMeehhaarr DDiinn 22 LLaahhoorree LLaabboouurr CCppss)) good very fne

446677

AAssccaarrcceeBBrriittiisshhWWaarrMMeeddaalliinnBBrroonnzzeeaawwaarrddeeddttooMMuulleetteeeerrMMiicchhaaeellKKyyrriiaakkooss,,aaGGrreeeekkCCyypprriioottsseerrvviinnggwwiitthhtthheeMMaacceeddoonniiaann MMuullee CCoorrppss

British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue (7682 Muleteer Macedonian Mule C.) slight contact marks, very fne

£100-£140

MMiicchhaaeellKKyyrriiaakkooss,aGreekCypriot,attestedintotheMacedonianMuleCorpsandservedduringtheGreatWarinMacedoniafrom18June1917 to 2 July 1918.

Sold with copy Medal Index Card and copy medal roll extract.

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(2),Kurdistan((661155338899AA--SSjjtt..HH..MMuunnnn..MMiidddd’’xxRR..))Iraq((LLiieeuutt..RR..JJ..WWrriigghhtt..)) the frstwithlight contact marks, very fne, the second nearly extremely fne (2)

£120-£160

446699

HHaarrrryy MMuunnnn initially served in Kurdistan with the Middlesex Regiment, later transferring to the Indian Signal Corps. RR.. JJ.. WWrriigghhtt was awarded his General Service Medal whilst serving as a Lieutenant in the 23rd Sikhs, Indian Army.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Northern Kurdistan ((FF//OO.. AA.. EE.. SSmmiitthh.. RR..AA..FF..)) nearly extremely fne, scarce £1,000-£1,400

Only 66 R.A.F. oﬃcers qualifed for this clasp, the only one issued with the George V crowned head obverse.

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48((1199112299445500SSpprr..AA..CCaarrrr..RR..EE..)) contactmarks,edgebruising,otherwisevery fne £50-£70

Sold with copied medal roll extract.

TThheeGGeenneerraallSSeerrvviicceeMMeeddaallffoorrMMaallaayyaaaawwaarrddeeddttooFFlliigghhttLLiieeuutteennaannttBB..MMccGGiillll,,RRooyyaallNNeewwZZeeaallaannddAAiirrFFoorrccee,,wwhhoowwaass aawwaarrddeedd aa QQuueeeenn’’ss CCoommmmeennddaattiioonn ffoorr VVaalluuaabbllee SSeerrvviiccee iinn tthhee AAiirr iinn 11995555,, aanndd wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aa ff yyiinngg aacccciiddeenntt oonn 1155 AApprriill 11995577

GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(72345Flt.Lt.B.McGill)mountedcourt-stylefordisplayalongwiththe recipient’s Q.C.V.S.A. oak leaf, extremely fne

£300-£400

Q.C.V.S.A. London Gazette 13 January 1955.

BBrruucceeMMccGGiillllwasborninInvercargill,NewZealand,on27April1926andenlistedintheRoyalNewZealandAirForceon13January1944, commencingPilottraining.DischargedfromtheserviceinSeptember1945followingtheendoftheWar(entitledtoaWarMedal1939-45anda NewZealandWarMedal),here-enlistedasaPilotin1948and fewHastingsandDakotasinEngland,Singapore,andNewZealand,qualifyingfor hisGeneralServiceMedalwithclaspMalayaforcumulatedtimeoverseveralyears fyingoutofSingapore.Grantedapermanentcommissionas FlightLieutenant,hewasawardedaQueen’sCommendationforValuableService,beforebeingpostedasaFlyingInstructor.Hewaskilledduring a fying accident at Birdlings Flat, New Zealand, on 15 April 1957, when the Harvard he was piloting crashed and killed both occupants.

Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

£70-£90 447711

GeneralService1918-62(2),1clasp,Cyprus((2233447711662255GGnnrr..JJ..PPeerrrryy..RR..AA..));2clasps,Malaya,Cyprus,E.II.R.((33996600660099PPttee..HH.. LLllooyydd.. QQuueeeennss)) edge bruising and digs to the latter, otherwise nearly very fne (2)

447733 xx

447722 Sold with copied medal roll extract which confrms both clasps.

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus ((22669922221199 LL..AA..CC.. CC.. EE.. RRuusssseellll RR..AA..FF..)) good very fne

£60-£80

IndiaGeneralService1936-39,2clasps,NorthWestFrontier1936-37,NorthWestFrontier1937-39, secondclasplooseon riband, as issued ((55888822665599 PPttee.. WW.. HH.. SSmmiitthh.. NNoorrtthh’’nn RR..)) nearly extremely fne

£140-£180

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1939-45Star(3);AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;PacifcStar;BurmaStar;ItalyStar(2)FranceandGermanyStar(2);DefenceMedal(3), one a Canadian issue in silver; War Medal 1939-45, generally nearly extremely fne MiniatureMedals:1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;PacifcStar;BurmaStar;DefenceMedal; War Medal 1939-45 (2); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, generally very fne (lot)

£60-£80

Sold with an empty South Africa 1900 Christmas tin; and two riband bars.

AtlanticStar;PacifcStar;ItalyStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal(4);WarMedal1939-45(8);U.N.Korea1950-54, unnamedasissued;togetherwitha copy AirCrewEuropeStar;a copy PacifcStar;anda copy BurmaStar, generallygoodvery fne (lot)

£60-£80

Rhodesia Service Medal, unnamed as issued, minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fne

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia(2)((2244009944771133GGnnrr..II..TT..BBaaiilleeyy..RR..HH..AA..;;2233888800225511GGnnrr..LL..RR..EElleeyy..RRHHAA..)) nearly extremely fne (2)

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,SouthArabia(2)((2233889999114411GGnnrr..RR..HH..HHaarrttllaanndd..RRHHAA..;;2233884466991111BBddrr..RR..SS..WWiillssoonn.. RRHHAA..)) the frst in named card box of issue, nearly extremely fne (2) £100-£140

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp(2),MalayPeninsula((CChhiieeffOOﬃﬃ cceerrJJ..HH..MMcc..LLoouugghhlliinn..));NorthernIreland((22LLttTTGGCCoorreetthh 77GGRR)) nearly extremely fne (2)

£100-£140

GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland((2244004488221188LL//CCppll..AA..WW..MMoonnaagghhaann..LLGG..))mountedcourt-styleasworn, about extremely fne

£180-£220 448822

GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Borneo,MalayPeninsula, unoﬃcialretainingrodbetweenclasps ((1166002266LLSSJJKKRRMMiihhaaeerree HHMMNNZZSS RRooyyaalliisstt)) extremely fne, scarce

JJaammeessKK..RReeggiinnaallddMMiihhaaeerree,aMaori,wasborninOpotikiin1940,andenlistedintheRoyalNewZealandNavyinJanuary1957attheagedof16. InitiallypostedasaRadarOperator,itwaspresumablyinthiscapacitythatheservedinH.M.N.Z.S. Royalist duringtheIndonesianConfrontation inthe1960s.Healsoundertookanavigator’scourse,andeventuallybecameaspecialistdiver;inApril1968hewasoneofasmallteamofNavy diverswhodivedonthestricken Wahine toassessthedamage.Mihaeresaid‘thereefwaslikea fletothebottomoftheship,likeahuge fleand itjustcutbitsout.Oneoftheholeswasaboutahundredfeetlong...andoneholeyoucoulddriveaMinithrough.’HeretiredintherateofChief Petty Oﬃcer.

Soldwithacopyof MaoriandMilitaryServicefortheCrown1946-2017,compiledbyPhilipCleaver,(andwhichformedpartoftheWaitangi Tribunal), in which the recipient is referred to on several occasions.

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TThheeSSoouutthhAAttllaannttiiccmmeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooPPeettttyyOO ﬃﬃ cceerrVV..JJ..‘‘PPiinncchheerr’’MMaarrttiinn,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassaannEElleeccttrroonniiccWWaarrffaarree ooppeerraattoorraabbooaarrddHH..MM..SS.. CCoonnqquueerroorr wwhheenntthheebbooaattwweennttiinnttooaaccttiioonnwwiitthhoorrddeerrssttoossiinnkktthhee BBeellggrraannoo aannddsshhoorrttllyyaafftteerrwwaarrddss ttooookkppaarrttiinntthhee hhiigghhllyysseeccrreettaanndduullttiimmaatteellyyssuucccceessssffuullmmiissssiioonnttooccaappttuurreeaaccoommpplleettee‘‘ttoowweedd--aarrrraayyssoonnaarrssyysstteemm’’ffrroommaa SSoovviieett ssppyy--sshhiipp

South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (ALS(TS)(SM) V J Martin D163149E HMS Conqueror) edge bruise, otherwise good very fne £3,000-£4,000

VViinncceenntt JJoohhnn MMaarrttiinn was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, on 11 November 1958, and passed an aptitude test at a Royal Navy Recruitment Centre and joined the Royal Navy as a Radio Operator 2nd Class on the 26 October 1976. He joined for an initial term of nineyears,andasaRating,attended HMSRaleigh,theRoyalNavy’s‘Phase1’basictrainingdepotatTorpoint,Devon.AfterfurthertrainingatH. M.S. Mercury, thehilltopbasedRoyalNavySignalsSchoolinEastMeon,Hampshire,hewasdraftedtoSubmarinesandsentto Dolphin. In November1977hewassentto Neptune, theNuclearSubmarinebaseatFaslaneandthefollowingmonthdraftedtoH.M.S. Churchill,the frstof threeChurchillClassnuclearsubmarinescommissionedinJuly1970.InMay1978hewasdraftedtoH.M.S. Dreadnought, theoldestand frst nuclearboatintheRoyalNavy,and,inOctober1980,tothe Conqueror andshortlyafterwardspassedasanActingLeadingSeaman(Tactical Systems) (Submarines) or (ALS(TS)(SM).

Ratedthus,‘Pincher’MartinplayedhispartinthesubsequentconfictintheFalklandswhen,inApril1982, Conqueror headedsouth.On2May 1982, Conqueror movedintopositionandsanktheBelgranowiththreeMark8torpedoes, fredatthree-secondintervals.Havingensuredthathe hadhithistarget,CommanderWreford-BrowntookConquerordeepandfastforasprintawayfromtheimmediatearea,andspentthenext two days patrolling the area around the site of the attack.

Inthebuilduptotheattack‘Pincher’Martinwasinhisownwords‘theLeadinghandTechnicalSystemsofsecondwatchonthe1300/1900and 0100/0700shiftintheboatcontrolroom.Fromthetimesonarpickedupthe Belgrano andherescortswewereat‘watchstoodto’.Myjobfor thefullsixhourshiftwasastimebearingplotoperatorworkingtorecalculaterange,courseandspeedinconjunctionwiththetorpedobearing plotoperator,contactevaluationplot,local operationsplotandviatheOﬃcersofthewatchandCaptainoftheperiscope.’However,‘On receivingwordtosinkthe Belgrano theboatwenttoActionStations.RelievedbyGingeHiggins,theSeniorLeadinghand,ItookmyplaceasEW Electronic Warfare operator.’

Theinitialeuphoriaofthecrewimmediatelyafterwardsastheboatwentdeepandranwassilencedbyaloudbangafterafewminutesasthey thoughttheywerebeingdepthchargedbutitwasinfactexplodingammunitionandboilersfromthe Belgrano. Theinfantrybattleforthe Falklandscapital,PortStanley,hadbegunon11June,andfourdayslaternewsreached Conqueror thatthe fghtingwasoverandshewasordered toheadforhome. Conqueror arrivedatFaslanetoatriumphantreceptionon13July,proudly fyingtheJollyRogerembellishedwithher achievements.

Aftertheirreturn,thecrewweresenthometorecuperateafterbeingatseaformorethan ffteenweeks,andweretoldthatitwouldbeatleast twomonthsbeforetheywouldbecalleduponagain.Butitwasnottobe.Laterthatsamemonthintelligencereportswerereceivedthattwo Polish AGIs [Auxiliary General Intelligence vessels] were using towed-array sonars in the North Atlantic.

PPoosstt FFaallkkllaannddss ooppeerraattiioonnss Conqueror wasstilloneofthedesignatedsubmarinesforcarryingout‘sneakies’,andanywayhadbeen fttedwiththeBarmaidequipment designedforseveringthetowing-cablesandretrievingthearray.Infact Conqueror hadcarriedoutseveralpracticeBarmaidexercisespriortothe FalklandsconfictbutallthoughtsabouttherecentoperationsintheFalklandswereputtooneside,andarequestwentfromtheheadofNaval Intelligence to DS5 for political clearance to carry out an operation to try to capture the longed-for apparatus.

Theusualcomplementofahundredorsooﬃcersandcrewalsoincludedfourskilledandspecially-traineddivers.OncetheAGIhadbeenlocated andthecable hadbeencut,itwouldbetheirjobtoensurethatitwassecuredtotheexteriorofthesubmarinesothatitcouldbecarriedbackto friendlywaters.Thetasktheyfacedwasachallengingone.Astheyknew,thetowed-arraywouldbeattachedbyasteelcablethreeinchesthick, andmightbeasmuchas3,000yardslong.Towed-arraysusedbytheUSandUKweredesignedtohaveneutralbuoyancy-theywouldneither sinktothedepthsnor foattothesurfaceifleftunsupported.However,itwasnotknownwhetherthoseusedbytheSovietsweredesignedin thesameway.Ifthecapturedarraywasheavierthanwater,oncedetachedfromthetowingvesselitwouldimmediatelybegintosinktothe bottom of the ocean.

Andso,inOctober1982, Conqueror foundherselfintheBarentsSea,somewhereclosetotheborderbetweenNorwayandtheUSSR,stalking thetwoPolishAGIsthathadbeenreportedoperatingtowed-arrays.ThetargetAGIwascloseto,orinside,theterritorialwatersoftheUSSR. Aftermanyminutesofstealthilyclosingthegap,Wreford-BrownbelievedthatConquerorwascominguptoapositiondirectlybeneathand behindthetrawler.Nowthetaskwastoreducespeedandtoriseasslowlyandgentlyaspossible,inordertocomeliterallywithinreachofthe hull of the target boat, but without actually touching her. It would be the most delicate submarine manoeuvre that it was possible to imagine. NowjustfeetbelowtheAGI, Conqueror edgedintoits fnalposition...Thereshewas,thenuclearsubmarine Conqueror,4,900tonsof machinery,almostliterallyholdingherbreathlikeagiantwhale,allbutmotionlessinthewater,inchingforwardinthegloom.Anudgeforward.A nudgeforward.Throughtheperiscope,Wreford-Browncouldnowseethehullofthetrawler,justyardsabovehissubmarine.Theship’s propellerswereafewfeetorsofromtheperiscopemast.Andthenthereitwas,visibleonthemonitorsdisplayingtheoutputoftheforward cameras,athree-inchthickwound-steelcable,withinfeetofthejawsofthegiantpincerswhichwerereadytognawtheirwaythroughit.Through thegloomitwaspossibletoseethepowerfulcuttingedgesclosearoundthecable;theorderwassentfromcontrolroomtosonarcompartment, and the blades began carefully to cut the cable. wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

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Inthesonardepartmentfromwherethecuttingequipmentwasalsobeingoperated,therewasaconstantstreamofreportsbackandforthto thecontrolroom.Secondstickedby,andtheoﬃcersandcrewaboardthesubmarineexpectedatanymomentthattheirpresencewouldbe detected...AGIswerenotheavilyarmed,buttheydidcarrydepth-charges,andadepth-chargedroppedfromthetrawlerabovethemcould destroy the submarine and kill everyone inside it.

Atlastthepincershadcompletedtheirwork,andsuddenlytheweightofthetowed-arraywastransferredtothesubmarine.Intheevent,the capturedtowed-arrayhadfewer fotationmeasuresthanitsBritishandAmericanequivalentstocounteritsweightinthewater,andsowasfar heavierthananticipated.Thesuddenadditionalweightcaused Conqueror tosinkquickly,andtherewasimmediateconcernthattheturbulence beneaththeAGIwouldalerther.Thenormalresponsewouldbetoblowoutwaterfromthesubmarinetoregainbuoyancy,butthatcarriedtoo greatadangerofdetection.Onlyveryslowlyandgraduallydidthesubmarineregaincontrol,andverygentlyshewithdrewtodeeperwaters,all the while listening carefully for any signs from the AGI that the operation had been detected. It seemed that it had not.

Whenitwasfeltsafetodoso,andat frstlight, Conqueror returnedtothesurfacesothatthediverscouldsecurethestolenapparatustothe submarineforthejourneyhome.Thiswastobeanotherverytrickypartoftheoperation... Conqueror wascarefullymanoeuvredsothatthe surfaceofthewaterwaslevelwiththetorpedo-loadinghatch,andthefourdiverswentintothewater.Withthehelpofacapstanwhichis mountedjustinfrontofthetorpedohatch,thediversslowlyandcarefullyfedthecapturedarrayintothetrench,windingitroundandroundina largeloopinsideastheydidso.Itwasdiﬃcultanddangerouswork.Oncetheapparatuswassafelystowed,thehatchsealed,andthediversback on board, Conqueror turned and headed for home, not stopping or surfacing before she reached the west coast of Scotland.

TheBarmaidmissionwascomplete,thetriumphwasabsolute.Onboardthesubmarine,thesenseofprideandachievementfaroutweighed anythingthathadbeenexperiencedduringtheFalklandsWar.CommanderWreford-Brownwassaidtohaveconsideredittobehisgreatestand toughestoperationofhiscareer.MrsThatcherwasjubilant,andwasheardtosay“thankgoodnessitwasoneofoursubmarineswhichhaddone it”.Yearsafterwards,wheneverthenameof Conqueror wasmentionedinthePentagon,senioroﬃcialsmarvelledattheexpertiseandcourageof the men who had achieved success in so delicate an undertaking.

‘Pincher’Martin’sserviceaboard Conqueror cametoanendinJune1984andhissubsequentservicewasmainlyaboardH.M.S. Sceptre,thefourth ofthe‘SwiftsureClass’boatsandthe10thnuclearsubmarinetoenterservicewiththeRoyalNavy,inwhichboatheremainedemployeduntil October1988.DuringthisperiodhewasadvancedtoActingPettyOﬃcerinMarch1986andconfrmedPettyOﬃcerinApril1987.From October1988toJanuary1989,MartinwastransferredtoH.M.S. Warspite,anold‘ValiantClass’boatthatwasinforareftatDevonport. Consequently,hespentnoseatimeinherandhespenthislastweeksinbarracksatH.M.S. Drake awaitinghisreleasefromtheRoyalNavywhich took place on 9 February 1989.

SoldwithoriginalR.N.CertifcateofService,threephotographs,andH.M.S. Conqueror Falklandstourcommemorative“TheJuntaHunta!”t-shirt; together with comprehensive career research.

Jubilee 1887, clasp, 1897, silver, unnamed as issued, glue residue to reverse of medal and riband, very fne

£160-£200

Coronation1902(2),silver;bronze,bothunnamedasissued, the frstcleanedwithscratchestoreverse,goodvery fne;the second polished to high relief, better than good fne (2)

£100-£140

Pair: PPoolliiccee CCoonnssttaabbllee JJ.. MMccKKeennzziiee,, SSccoottttiisshh PPoolliiccee VisittoScotland1903(P.C.J.Mc.Kenzie.) lackingintegraltopThistleribandbar;Coronation1911,ScottishPolice(P.C.,J.Mc. Kenzie.) good very fne

Jubilee 1897, Metropolitan Police ((PP..CC.. FF.. WWeebbbbeerr.. SS.. DDiivvnn..)) minor edge bruising, very fne (3)

£100-£140

£120-£160 448877

Coronation1911(2);Coronation1937(2);Coronation1953,allunnamedasissued, the frstlacquered,goodvery fneandbetter (5)

Delhi Durbar 1911, silver ((44004422 CCppll.. FF.. AAllllssoopppp IInnnniisskkiilllliinngg DDrraaggoooonnss)) contemporary engraved

D.C.M. London Gazette 26 June 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Hecontinuallywentbackwardsandforwardsbetweensquadronheadquartersandthefrontline underheavyshellandmachinegun fre,carryingorders.Hiscourageandexamplewereofthegreatestassistanceinthesuccessfulorganisationand defence of the line.’

FFrreeddeerriicckkAAllllssooppwasborninBirminghamaround1878andattestedforthe6thRegimentofDragoonsinhishomecityon12October1898. PostedtoSouthAfricafrom16April1900to29October1902,helaterservedinIndiafor6yearspriortotheoutbreakoftheGreatWar,and isconfrmedontherolloftheDelhiDurbarMedalwhilstaCorporalinthe6th(Inniskilling)Dragoons.PostedtoFrancefrom16December1914, he was advanced Squadron Sergeant Major and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1918.

Sold with copied service record and extensive research, including an image of the recipient wearing full medal entitlement.

Jubilee 1935 (2); Coronation 1937, all unnamed as issued, extremely fne (3)

449900

£70-£90

Coronation1937(2),bothunnamedasissued;Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal(4), G.V.R.(3),1stissue(2)((JJoohhnnAAllllssoopp));1clasp,TheGreatWar1914-18((SSeerrggtt..RRoobbeerrttPPaaiinnee));2ndissue((RRiicchhaarrddTTaannnneerr..));G.VI. R., 1st issue ((AAllbbeerrtt TThhoommppssoonn)) good very fne (7)

£80-£100

Sold with a George VI Coronation Medallion by Metcalfe, 32mm, bronze, in case of issue.

Imperial Service Medal, E.VII.R., Star issue, unnamed, in Elkington, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fne

£80-£100

ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Starissue((JJoohhnnRRuudddd))in Elkington,London,caseofissue;Jubilee1977,unnamedasissued,incard box of issue; Jubilee 2012, unnamed as issued, in card box of issue, nearly extremely fne (3)

£100-£140

ImperialServiceMedal(6),G.V.R.,Circularissue,2nd‘Coronationrobes’issue((JJaammeessWWiilllliiaammssoonn..));G.VI.R.,2ndissue((RRiicchhaarrdd AAllffrreeddWWiigghhaamm));E.II.R.(4),1stissue((JJoosseepphhKKiinnnnuurree));2ndissue(3)((MMaarrggeerryyPPhhyylllliissMMaaccee;;AAllffrreeddRRoobbeerrttPPeeaarrccee;;LLeeoonnaarrdd SSttaannlleeyy TTaayylloorr)) all in cases of issue, good very fne and better (6)

£80-£100

AA ff nnee‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..SS..MM..aawwaarrddeeddttooCChhiieeffMMaasstteerrMMeecchhaanniiccRR..HHaarrddiinngg,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,llaatteeRRooyyaallFFllyyiinnggCCoorrppss,,wwhhoo llaatteerr wwiittnneesssseedd ffuurrtthheerr aaccttiivvee sseerrvviiccee iinn NNoorrtthh RRuussssiiaa RoyalAirForceMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.(1408Ch:Mas:Mec.R.Harding.R.A.F.) minoredgenickstoreverserim, otherwise extremely fne £300-£400

M.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1919.

RRiicchhaarrddHHaarrddiinngg,amechanic,wasbornatNewtonPoppleford,Sidmouth,Devon,in1887.HeenlistedintheRoyalFlyingCorpson10August 1914andwasspecifcallycommendedon24February1917for‘valuableservicesrendered’whilstonhomeservice.PostedtoFrancewith70and 28Squadronsrespectivelyfrom14September1917to4March1919,hewasadvancedChiefMasterMechanicuponcreationoftheRoyalAir Forceon1April1918andawardedtheMeritoriousServiceMedalfollowingthecessationofhostilities.ReturnedtoDepotatHaltonCamp19 May1919,Hardingwentontoservewith“P”Section,No.2SquadronaspartoftheNorthRussianExpeditionaryForcefrom4July1919to11 October 1919, before taking his discharge and returning home to Gosport.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2)((882266......SSeerrggtt..WWWWiillccooxx..77tthh..DDrraaggoooonnGGuuaarrddss;;SSeerrggtt..EE..MMcc..DDoonnaalldd CCoommmmyy..DDeepptt..)) ‘Lance’partofrankerasedon frst;thesecondshowingsignifcantsignsofhavingbeenheldinacircularmount, and also ftted with a replacement suspension; otherwise very fne (2) £70-£90

WWiilllliiaammWWiillccooxxwasborninChesteraround1835,andattestedatWestminsterforthe7thDragoonGuardson11February1854.Advanced Sergeant1October1857,hewasashortwhilelaterplacedinconfnement,triedandreducedbacktoPrivateforreasonunclearintherecipient’s ArmyServiceRecord.DischargedatCavalryDepot,Canterbury,in1866,here-engagedwiththeColoursandspent8yearsdeployedintheEast Indies before claiming release from service in 1876 upon termination of his second period of engagement.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2)((8866..TTpp..SSeerrjjtt..MMaajj::BB..HHuugghheess,,33rrdd..HHuussssrrss..;;118899..SSeerrggtt..HH..MMiilllleerr..55tthh.. LLaanncceerrss)) both mounted from contemporary top silver brooch bars, good very fne (2)

£120-£160

BBeennjjaammiinnHHuugghheesswasborninDublinaround1839,andattestedforthe3rdLightDragoonsinhishomecityon18November1857.Postedto theEastIndies,hewitnessedsteadypromotionthroughtheranks,beingappointedQuarterMasterSergeantinthe3rdHussarsaround1880. Discharged after 22 years with the Colours, his Army Service Record states his character and conduct as ‘very good.’

HHeennrryyMMiilllleerr,agroom,wasbornintheParishofSt.Marylebone,London,around1838,andattestedforthe5thLancersatWestminsteron17 March 1858. He served 11 years in the East Indies and was advanced Sergeant on 1 August 1874.

Sold with copied service records.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2)((11114499..PPttee..SS..PPeerrrryy..55tthh..LLaannccrrss..;;11774466..PPttee..JJ..MMuussggrraavvee..99tthh..LLaanncceerrss)) minor edge nicks to frst, very fne and better (2)

£120-£160

SStteepphheennPPeerrrryywasbornatBallybriggan,Dublin,around1839,andattestedforthe83rdRegimentofFootatLiverpoolon22January1857. Transferredtothe5thLancersasPrivateon14June1866,heservedover17yearsintheEastIndiesbeforebeingdischargedinconsequenceof chronic rheumatism - associated with ‘long tropical service’ in India.

JJoosseepphhMMuussggrraavveewasborninLeedsaround1839andattestedforthe5thLancersatBradfordon13May1858.AppointedTrumpeter13May 1861,here-engagedforasecondtermon29September1868andtransferredtothe9thLancersasPrivateon16August1874whilststationed in India. Discharged at Canterbury on 3 May 1879, his future address was noted as 46 Carr Street, Leeds.

£120-£160 449988 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2)((999988..TTpp::SSggtt..MMaajj::CC..PPiinnnneellll..1111tthh..HHuussssaarrss..;;33220066..SSaaddddlleerrCCppll::JJ..EE.. WWaalltteerrss.. 1122//LLaanncceerrss..)) the frst lacquered, good very fne and better (2)

CChhaarrlleessPPiinnnneellllwasbornintheParishofBadminton,Bristol,around1849.Heattestedforthe11thHussarsatLiverpoolon20March1867and wasadvancedSergeanton7February1875andTroopSergeantMajoron4December1878.Re-engagedatColchestertocomplete21years,he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with a £5 gratuity in August 1885.

JJaammeessEEvvaannssWWaalltteerrss,ashoemaker,served21yearswiththe12thLancers,latterlyasSaddlerCorporal.DischargedatAldershoton1October 1898, his conduct and character was stated to be ‘exemplary’ with his future residence given as 28 Old Dover Road, Blackheath, London.

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550033

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Long Service Medals

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2)((22224433..PPttee..WW..MMaacceeyy..1155//HHuussss..;;998899..TTpp::SSggtt..MMaajj::WW..PPeeaatt..2211sstt.. HHuussssaarrss..)) both engraved naming, the second with contemporary top silver brooch bar, good very fne and better (2) £120-£160

WWiilllliiaammMMaacceeyywasborninKensingtonaround1858andattestedforthe8thHussarsatBowStreeton9August1876.PostedtoIndiaon16 December1878,helaterservedduringtheAfghanCampaignof1880beforetransferringtothe15thHussarson29April1885.Awardedhis LongServiceandGoodConductMedalinApril1895,hewasdischargedatAldershotafter21yearswiththeColourson10August1897,his character described as ‘very good.’

WWiilllliiaammPPeeaattwasborninClaphamin1851andattestedforthe21stHussarsatWestminsterPoliceCourton21June1870.Hepassedclassesof instructionintelegraphyatAldershot,pioneeringatChatham,andmusketryatHythe,serving3yearsinIndiabeforebeingawardedhisLong Service and Good Conduct Medal on 20 June 1888. He was discharged on 31 March 1893, having served over 22 years with the Colours. Sold with copied service records.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2)((11554444..SSeerrggtt..JJ..LLaannddeerr..RRll..SSccoottss..;;997766CC..SSggtt..WW..BBaaxxtteerr..RRooyyaallFFuuss::)) the frst engraved, the second impressed, minor spots to reverse of second, good very fne (2)

£120-£160

JJaammeess LLaannddeerr is recorded in 1871 as serving at Ranikhet, India, as a Private in the 2nd Battalion, 1st Foot or Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment). WWiilllliiaammBBaaxxtteerrwasborninLondonin1864andattestedfortheRoyalFusiliersatHounslowon11June1883.PostedtoGibraltarper Crocodile 22December1884,BaxterlaterservedwiththeRegimentinCairoandPoona,India,beforeelectingtoextendhisservicein1890.Discharged medicallyunftfromthePermanentStaﬀ,7thRoyalFusiliers,on31August1905,helaterre-attestedatHounslowon3July1915andserveda further 3 years and 143 days on home service, likely detailed to the instruction of new recruits.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2)((226655..CCrr..SSeerrggtt..EE..BBrryyaanntt,,3333rrdd..FFoooott;;332277..CCrr..SSggtt..TT..PPuullssffoorrdd..WW.. YYoorrkk.. RR..)) the frst engraved, the second impressed, the frst abrasively cleaned, nearly very fne (2)

EEddwwaarrddBBrryyaannttwasborninClerkenwell,London,in1840,andattestedforthe33rdRegimentofFootatLondonon12February1858.He initiallyservedinIndiafor14yearsand6months,followedbyafurther7monthdeploymenttoEastAfricaduringtheAbyssinianWarof1867 (Medal). Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with £5 gratuity, he was discharged at Lucknow on 11 March 1881.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(2)((11116666..PPttee..JJ..SSeexxttoonn..DDoorrsseett::RR..;;889988..PPttee..EE..RR..LLaawwss..DDeerrbbyy::RReeggtt..)) both engraved, the frst polished, generally very fne (2)

£120-£160

JJoohhnnSSeexxttoonnwasborninMonmouthin1850andattestedforthe39thRegimentofFootatWestminsterPoliceStationon5August1868.Posted overseastotheEastIndies,MediterraneanandEgypt,hewasdischargedathisownrequeston9August1886,hischaracterandconductreported to be ‘exemplary’.

EEddwwaarrddRRoobbeerrttLLaawwsswasborninPoolein1846andattestedforthe45thRegimentofFooton18August1863.HeservedinEastAfricaduring the Abyssinian War of 1867-68 (Medal). Returned home to England, he was discharged on 2 September 1884.

Pair: CCoonndduuccttoorr FF.. GG.. SSppaarrkkeess,, OO ﬃﬃ ccee ooff tthhee AAddjjuuttaanntt GGeenneerraall iinn IInnddiiaa,, llaatteerr SSiimmllaa VVoolluunntteeeerr RRii ff eess

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(Condr.F.G.Sparkes.OﬃceroftheA.G.inIndia);VolunteerForceLong Service Medal (India & the Colonies), E.VII.R. (Volr. F. G. Sparkes. Simla Volr. Rifes.) very fne and better (2) £100-£140

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse((SSeerrggtt..WW..SSccaarrﬀﬀ ..MMoouunnttAAbbuuSSaanniittaarriiuumm..))engravednaming, fttedwitha contemporary top silver brooch bar, edge bruise, good very fne and rare to unit £140-£180

The Mount Abu Sanitarium, located in the hill station of that named in Rajasthan, was a centre for the treatment of patients with tuberculosis. Sold with a postcard photograph of the Mount Abu Sanitarium.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.((22663377PPttee..JJ..RRoobbeerrttss..22nndd..DDrraaggoooonnGGddss..));ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(2)((331122118822SSjjtt..JJ..WW.. SShhaarrpp.. 1177--2211--LLrrss..;; SSttaa ﬀﬀ --SSjjtt.. HH.. WWhhiittmmaann BBaarrrraacckk DDeepptt)) good very fne (3) £100-£140 550055

JJaammeessRRoobbeerrttsswasborninLewes,Sussex,around1862,andattestedforthe2ndDragoonGuardsatBrightonon5April1884.Postedoverseas toIndiaandEgypt,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1904.DischargedatHounslowin1909,hediedofheartfailure in London on 5 March 1941.

JJaammeessDDaavviiddssoonnSShhaarrpp,aliasJamesWalshSharp,wasborninWarwickaround1880,andattestedforthe21stLancersinLondonon14January 1914.AppointedSergeant,hesometimetransferredtotheIndianUnattachedListandwasawardedtheBritishWarMedalforserviceduringthe Great War.

HHaarrrryyWWhhiittmmaann,abutcher,wasborninIpswicharound1874andattestedfortheDevonshireRegimentinLondonon26November1895.He servedwiththeTirahExpeditionaryForcefrom1897-98andfoughtinSouthAfricafrom21September1899,hisArmyServiceRecordadding: ‘includingactionatElandslaagte,DefenceofLadysmithandBelfast.’Therecordfurthernotesthathereceivedaseveregunshotwoundon6 January1900.Transferredtothe1stBattalion,DorsetRegiment,on8October1908,hewasadvancedSub-ConductorintheIndianArmyon24 October 1916 and was appointed Conductor in 1927, shortly before his retirement. Sold with copied service record

Long Service Medals

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(2)((33556655PPttee..CC..HHeerrbbeerrtt..55tthh..LLaanncceerrss;;33774411FF..SS..SSjjtt..RR..GG..BBrraanntt..1177//LLrrss..)) minoredgenicks,very fne and better (2) £100-£140

CChhaarrlleessHHeerrbbeerrtt,agroom,wasborninEpsomaround1865,andattestedforthe4thHussarsinLondonon17October1884.PostedtoIndia,he transferredtothe5thLancerson17October1890andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1903,followingthreeyearsof active service during the Boer War. He was later discharged at his own request in 1905.

RRiicchhaarrddGGeeoorrggeeBBrraanntt,ashoeingsmith,wasborninLondonaround1873andattestedforthe17thLancerson6October1892.Advanced CorporalShoeingSmithin1895,hisArmyServiceRecordstatesthatheattendedveterinarycollegeatAldershotandlaterservedinSouthAfrica duringtheBoerWar.AppointedFarrierStaﬀ Sergeantin1903,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalwithagratuityof£5 in 1911.

Sold with copied service records.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.(3),E.VII.R.(2)((22446611CC..SSjjtt::WW..FFooxxwweellll..MMiiddddxx::RReeggtt..;;11884499QQ..MM..SSjjtt::AA..SSeeyymmoouurr..GGaarrrriissoonnSSttaaﬀﬀ ));G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army ((66119944226633 CCppll.. AA.. RR.. EEllllwwoooodd.. MMiidddd’’xx RR..)) very fne and better (3)

£100-£140

WWiilllliiaammFFooxxwweellll,afootman,wasbornintheParishofPitminster,Somerset,in1869,andattestedforthe18thHussarsinLondonon27February 1888.Transferredtothe1stBattalion,MiddlesexRegimentundertheauthorityofHorseGuards25April1888,hewaspromotedCorporalin 1893andSergeantin1900.AdvancedColourSergeant,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinApril1908andlater witnessed 4 years of active service in France.

AA.. SSeeyymmoouurr was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with gratuity in April 1905.

Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (2) (3908 Sjt. W. H. Barrett. R.E.; S-Sgt. W. H. Barrett, Bk. Dept.) good very fne (2) £80-£100 550088

550099

AAnnuunnuussuuaall‘‘ddoouubblleeiissssuuee’’lloonnggsseerrvviicceeppaaiirraawwaarrddeeddttooCCaappttaaiinnWW..HH..BBaarrrreetttt,,RRooyyaallEEnnggiinneeeerrss((SSaappppeerrss&&MMiinneerrss)),,llaatteerr IInnddiiaann AArrmmyy

WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyBBaarrrreettttwasborninNewcastleon27April1881andattestedfortheRoyalEngineersasSapperon27October1899.Initially postedtoHongKong,hewasraised2ndCorporal(Sappers&Miners)on24March1906andsenttoIndia.AdvancedSergeant24September 1908,hewaspostedtotheIndianUnattachedListasStaﬀ Sergeant27March1911,andwitnessedactiveserviceinEgyptduringtheGreatWar; decoratedbytheFrenchGovernment,hisArmyServiceRecordfurthernotes:‘AwardedtestimonialbyRoyalHumaneSocietyforattempted rescue from drowning on 25.7.15.’

AwardedtheFrenchMedalofHonourwithSwordsinsilverforhisservicesduringtheGreatWar(LondonGazette 5March1920),Barrett returnedtoIndiawasawardedhis frstLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder110ofApril1920,withasecondissuederived fromtheIndiaMintasStaﬀ Sergeant,BarrackDepartment.AdvancedSub-ConductorintheBarrackDepartmentoftheMilitaryEngineerServices andPublicWorksDepartment,helaterservedatPeshawar,RawalpindiandQuettain1926.AppointedAssistantCommissarywiththerankof Lieutenant,laterDistrictServicesOﬃceratPeshawarinMarch1931,heendedhiscareerasCaptain(DeputyCommissary)andAssistantGarrison Engineer(Furniture&StoresBranch)atPeshawarin1935;accordingtotherecipient’sArmyServiceRecord,hisintendedplaceofretirementwas “Khyber”, Wise Lane, Sittingbourne, Kent.

Sold with copied Army Service Record and extensive research.

ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissuewith fxedsuspension((11226666NNaaiikkPPuunnnnoooonnKKhhaann..HH..KK..SS..RR..GG..AA..)) lightcontactmarks,very fne, scarce to unit £100-£140

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,Anchorobverse((JJoohhnnDDuuﬃﬃ eelldd..SSeerrjjeeaannttHH..MM..SS..PPooiiccttiieerrss2211YYeeaarrss))piercedwithsmallringsuspension, contact marks, nearly very fne £1,000-£1,400

PPuunnnnoooonn KKhhaann served with the Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Garrison Artillery.

Long Service Medals

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension ((WWmm.. CC.. CChheenneeyy BBooaattmmnn.. HH..MM.. CCooaasstt GGdd..)) engraved naming, very fne £120-£160

WWiilllliiaammCC..CChheenneeyywasbornintheParishofPuncknol,Dorset,on20June1845,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson1February 1862.AppointedBoatmanon8March1874,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon13January1876andservedwiththe CoastGuardatClaggan,EllyBayandBelmullet,latertransferringtothebooksof Shannon asChiefBoatmanon16January1886.AdvancedChief Boatman in Charge on 3 April 1889, Cheney was shore pensioned on 30 June 1900. Sold with the recipient’s original Certifcate of Service on vellum.

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension((WWmm..MM..MMcc..GGrraatthh..AA..BB..((RRiiggggeerr))HH..MM..YY..VViiccttoorriiaa&&AAllbbeerrtt))impressednaming, good very fne £120-£160

WWiilllliiaammMMiilleerrMMccGGrraatthhwasborninQueenstown,CountyCork,Ireland,on16July1853andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClassin 1868.PromotedAbleSeamanon14October1872,heservedintheRoyalYachtH.M.Y. VictoriaandAlbert from19May1875to31March 1880,beforetransferringtoH.M.S. Asia asaRiggeron1April1880.Hereturnedto VictoriaandAlbert on19February1881,wasawardedhis LongServiceandGoodConductMedalon25October1991,andwaspromotedCaptain’sCoxswainon4October1884.Hewasshore pensioned on 26 October 1891, and was subsequently appointed Assistant Warder of Lewes Naval Prison.

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(3),1stissue((119977996600..DD..AA..GGrriiﬃﬃ tthhss..SShh..CCppll..11CCll..HH..MM..SS..BBrriittaannnniiaa..));2ndissue, fxedsuspension (2) ((JJ..99229999 AA.. EE.. EEvvaannss.. PP..OO.. HH..MM..SS.. MMaallaayyaa..;; 223355999911 WW.. JJ.. FFeeaarryy.. YY..SS.. HH..MM..SS.. VViiccttoorryy..)) nearly very fne and better (3) £100-£140

DDaavviiddAAlleexxaannddeerrGGrrii ﬃﬃ tthhsswasborninSouthsea,Hampshire,on9May1880andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson14January 1898.AdvancedShip’sCorporalFirstClasson28March1911,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon17August1913. HeservedfortheentiretyoftheGreatWarinH.M.S. Britannia,andwaspromotedMasteratArmson14December1914.Hewasshore demobilised on 11 June 1920, and subsequently joined the Royal Fleet Reserve.

AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddEEvvaannsswasborninWoolwich,Kent,on19July1893andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson2August1910. AdvancedAbleSeamanon13September1912,heservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. QueenElizabeth from29January1915untilthe cessationofhostilities,andwaspromotedLeadingSeamanon1January1917,andPettyOﬃceron18April1918.HewasawardedhisLong Service and Good Conduct Medal on 9 October 1926, and was promoted Chief Petty Oﬃcer on 4 April 1928.

WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessFFeeaarryywasborninHull,Yorkshire,on26March1890andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson18March1906. AdvancedLeadingSignalleron1February1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andafter thecessationofhostilitiesproceededtoNorthRussiaonSpecialService.HewaspromotedYeomanofSignalson18April1922andwasawarded hisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon5April1923.Hewasshorepensionedon25March1930,andjoinedtheRoyalFleetReservethe following day.

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(3),1stissue((229944554444..JJ..EE..SSiimmmmoonnss,,MMeecchhnn..HH..MM..SS..SSuuppeerrbb..));2ndissue, fxedsuspension(2) ((222266221111RR..WW..SSmmiitthh,,PP..OO..HH..MM..SS..DDoollpphhiinn..;;MM..88447788AA..PP..PPeeaarrccee..SShhpptt..11..HH..MM..SS..FFuurriioouuss)) edgebruisingandcontactmarks, nearly very fne (3) £100-£140

JJaammeessEEddwwaarrddSSiimmmmoonnsswasborninMaidstone,Kent,on30June1881andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson29January1900. AdvancedMechanicianon1January1912,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon22February1915,andservedduring theGreatWarinH.M.S. Malaya from28January1916untilthecessationofhostilities.HewaspromotedChiefMechanicianon1July1920,ands was shore pensioned on 28 January 1922.

RReeuubbeennWWrriigghhttSSmmiitthhwasborninHalesworth,Su ﬀolk,on10October1887andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson15May1908. PromotedAbleSeamanon1December1906,andservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwas advancedPettyOﬃceron1February1918.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon2February1922,andwasshore pensioned on 9 October 1927.

AAllffrreeddPPiiccttoonnPPeeaarrcceewasborninMillwall,London,on23December1886andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaShipwrightSecondClasson7 September1914.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwasadvancedShipwrightFirstClass on 4 June 1923. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1929, and was shore pensioned on 6 September 1936.

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, fxedsuspension(3)((336633334400AA..OO..LLyynncchh..OO..SS..11..HH..MM..SS..CCaalllliiooppee..;;KK..1188338822JJ..HHaannlleeyy.. LL.. SSttoo.. HH..MM..SS.. EErreebbuuss..;; JJ..88664433 WW.. HH.. MMoouullee.. PP..OO.. HH..MM..SS.. MMaaiiddssttoonnee..)) contact marks, nearly very fne (3) £100-£140 551155 xx

AArrtthhuurrOOwweennLLyynncchhwasborninCamdenTown,London,on20March1886andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaDomesticSecondClasson10 February1905.AdvancedOﬃcersChiefStewardon1January1914,hewasloanedtotheRoyalAustralianNavyfromthatdatebeforereverting totheRoyalNavyon9January1917.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductmedalon28June1922,andwasshorepensionedon 21 June 1929.

JJoohhnnHHaannlleeyywasborninAghada,CountyCork,Ireland,on15March1895andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson29March 1913.HeservedduringtheGreatWarprimarilyinH.M.S. Doris fromtheoutbreakofWaruntil15January1917,andtheninH.M.S. Suffolk from 17May1917untilthecessationofhostilities,andwaspromotedLeadingStokeron1November1916.HewasawardedhisLongServiceand Good Conduct Medal on 23 April 1928, and was shore pensioned on 28 March 1935. WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyMMoouulleewasborninDevonporton10July1894andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson20June1910.Heserved duringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,notablyH.M.S. Doris fromtheoutbreakofWaruntil15January1917, andtheninH.M.S. Sturgeon from11July1917untilthecessationofhostilities,andwaspromotedLeadingSeamanon1June1916,andpetty Officeron1June1920.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon28August1927,andwaspromotedChiefPettyOfficer on 13 September 1932. He was shore pensioned on 9 July 1934.

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Long Service Medals

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead(3)((JJ..5555229999WW..HH..CCllaarrkkee..AA..BB..HH..MM..SS..LLaabbuurrnnuumm;;JJ..8811880033PP..WW..PPeerrkkiinnss.. AA..BB.. HH..MM..SS.. MMeeddwwaayy..;; JJ..9933880011 AA.. EE.. JJeennkkiinnss.. PP..OO.. HH..MM..SS.. VViiccttoorryy..)) good very fne (3)

£80-£100

WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyCCllaarrkkeewasborninSouthport,Lancashire,on6October1900andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson13July1916. Advanced Able Seaman on 22 January 1920, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 23 November 1933.

PPeerrccyyWWiilllliiaammPPeerrkkiinnsswasborninBournemouth,Hampshire,on25August1902andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson12 December1917.AdvancedAbleSeamanon18October1921,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon31October1935. He saw further service during the Second World War, and was released Class ‘A’ on 15 October 1945.

AAllbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddJJeennkkiinnsswasborninHammersmith,London,on14March1903andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson5December 1918.AdvancedPettyOﬃceron18October1934,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon28April1936.Hesawfurther service during the Second World War, and was promoted to Temporary Acting Commissioned Boatswain on 18 June 1945. Sold with copied research.

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead((JJ..110044666644LL..HH..HH..BBrriicckkllee..AA..BB..HH..MM..SS..RRooddnneeyy..)) minorcontactmarks, good very fne £60-£80 551177

LLeewwiissHHeennrryyHHuubbeerrttBBrriicckklleewasborninPembroke,Wales,on19May1904andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoyFirstClasson17October1921. PromotedAbleSeamanon30March1923,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon27May1937,andsservedduringthe SecondWorldWarinitiallyinH.M.S. Defender.SubsequentlypostedtotheminesweeperH.M.S. Britomart,hewaskilledinactionintheEnglish Channeloﬀ Normandyon27August1944when Britomart’s fotillacameunderrocketattackbyR.A.F.Typhoons,andbothH.M.Ships Britomart and Hussar tookdirecthitsandweresunkbyfriendly fre.TheincidentwasfoundtobeduetothefailureoftheFlagOﬃcer,BritishAssaultArea, toensurethattheapprovaloftheextendedminesweepingoperationhadbeenpassedontotheAirAuthorities;theshipswereassumedtobe enemycraft,sincetheaircommandersbelievedhatnoalliedshipswereintheareaatthetime.BrickleiscommemoratedonthePlymouthNaval Memorial.

Sold with copied record of service and copied research.

RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.(4),G.VI.R.,1stissue((MM..3388884411SS..VV..SSuuggggiitttt..CC..EE..RR..AA..HH..MM..SS..MMoorreettaa..));E.II.R.(3),1stissue((MMXX772299774400MM.. VV..MMeerrvvyynn..LL..PP..MM..HH..MM..SS..DDrraakkee..));2ndissue(2)((JJXX..224455553333JJ..KK..RR..MMaarrssttoonn..PP..OO..TTeell..HH..MM..SS..MMeerrccuurryy..;;MM998822661133XXDD..CC.. PPaarrttoonn PPOOCCEELL HHMMSS TTaammaarr)) generally good very fne (4)

£80-£100

SSiiddnneeyyVVeerrnnoonnSSuuggggiittttwasborninRichmond,Yorkshire,on30August1909andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanEngineRoomArti fcer’sApprentice on31December1924.AdvancedChiefEngineRoomArtifceron6April1940,heservedduringtheSecondWorldWarinavarietyofshipsand shorebasedestablishments,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon1February1943.Hewasshorepensionedon29 August 1949.

MMiicchhaaeell VViinncceenntt MMeerrvvyynn was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 10 February 1955. JJoohhnn KKeennnneetthh RRiicchhaarrdd MMaarrssttoonn was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1 April 1958. Sold with copied research.

RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.(3),G.V.R.((331144994422CCppll..((AA//SSggtt..))CC..WW..EEddwwaarrddss..RR..AA..FF..));G.VI.R.,1stissue((335566775555..SSggtt..WW..AA.. WWaarrrriinnggttoonn..RR..AA..FF..));E.II.R.,2ndissue((44002200662211CCppll..GG..HH..HHaarrtteerryy..RR..AA..FF..)) minorcontactmarkstoobverseofsecond,very fne and better (3) £140-£180 551199 xx

CChhaarrlleessWWiillbbeerrttEEddwwaarrddsswasborninPlymouth,Devon,on26January1890,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasBoySecondClass.PostedtoR.N.A.S. Chingford asPettyOﬃcerMechanicon1November1916,hewasadvancedChiefPettyOﬃceron15December1916andtransferredtothe Royal Air Force as Chief Mechanic (Aero Rigger) upon its formation on 1 April 1918. WWiilllliiaammAAuugguussttuussWWaarrrriinnggttoonnwasborninWoolwichon10October1905andenlistedintheRoyalAirForceon5December1923.Advanced LeadingAircraftmanon1September1935,therecipient’sR.A.F.ServiceRecordstatesdeploymentfromNo.948SquadrontoNo.603(Cityof Edinburgh)Squadronon6January1940.AdvancedSergeanton28February1941,WarringtonwaslaterMentionedinDespatches(London Gazette 8 June 1944) and awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 25 August 1945.

Pair: SSeerrggeeaanntt RR.. LL.. SSnneellggrroovvee,, RRooyyaall CCaannaaddiiaann AAiirr FFoorrccee

RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(707332250CplR.L.Snelgrove);CanadianForcesDecoration,E.II.R.(SgtR.L. Snelgrove) suspension almost detached on LSGC, otherwise nearly extremely fne (2) £70-£90

IndianArmyL.S.&G.C.(4),E.VII.R.((22117788PPttee..MMaadduurraannaayyaaggaamm2233dd..WWaallllaajjaahhbbaaddLLtt..IInnffyy..));G.V.R.(2),1stissue((22221188,,SSoowwaarr MMuuhhaammmmaaddKKhhaann,,1199tthh..LLccrrss..((FFaannee’’ssHHoorrssee))..));2ndissue((11336644SSeepp..DDaassuunnddhhiiRRaamm,,33--1177DDooggrraaRR..));G.VI.R.((11442266SSttoo..PP..OO.. ((TTyy..)) IIssmmaaiill IIbbrraahhiimm,, RR..II..NN..)) scratches and test marks to last, otherwise very fne and better

IInnddiiaa,,RReeppuubblliicc,MeritoriousServiceMedal((44443388002222HHaavv..SSaarruuppSSiinngghh,,SSiikkhhLLII..));RakshaSurakshaCorpsMedal((77999944886666SSeeppKK SSiinngghh DDSSCC)) good very fne (6)

£100-£140

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal(2),V.R.,unnamedasissued;G.V.R.((SSeerrjjeeaannttCC..MM..MMaacckkaayy--JJaammeessoonn..AA..VV..LLtt..HHoorrssee)) engraved naming; together with a V.R., ‘Victoria Regina et Imperatrix’ related miniature award, good very fne and better (2) £70-£90

VolunteerForceLongServiceMedal,E.VII.R.,‘EdwardvsVIIKaisar-i-Hind’((22dd..CCllPPeettttyyOOffiffi cceerrHH..JJ..WWeessttoonnCC..PP..DD..VVoollttrr CCoorrppss)) engraved naming; Territorial Force E fficiency Medal, G.V.R. ((9977 CCppll.. WW.. MMeettccaallff.. 11//WW.. LLaanncc:: BB.. RR..FF..AA..)) good very fne (2) £100-£140 552233

552244

552299

553300 xx

IndianVolunteerForcesOﬃcers’Decoration,E.VII.R.,silverandsilver-gilt,thereversecontemporarilyengraved‘CCaapptt..TT..DD..DD.. ddee GGrruuyytthheerr LLuucckknnooww VVoollttrr RR ff ss’, with integral top riband bar, in case of issue, nearly extremely fne

£120-£160

TThhoommaassDDoonnaallddDDuunnbbaarrddeeGGrruuyytthheerr,aSchoolmasteratLaMartiniereCollege,Lucknow,servedwiththeLucknowVolunteerRi fes,andlatterly with the 5th (Lucknow) Group Garrison Artillery, Indian Defence Force.

EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial,reverseofficiallydated‘1941’, lackingintegraltopribandbar;Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. ((44444400339955 SSjjtt.. JJ.. CCoolllliieerr.. 77--DDuurrhh.. LL..II..)) very fne (2)

£80-£100

EﬃciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial((22006633550077..WW..OO..CCll..22..RR..JJ..PPiirriiee..RR..AA..));RoyalNavalReserveDecoration,G.VI.R., 1st issue, reverse oﬃcially dated 1941, good very fne (2)

£80-£100

EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial(2)((44227733228844FFuuss..TT..EE..MMcc..LLaauugghhllaann..NN..FF..;;22008877883399PPttee..HH..PPeerrkkss..NN..SSttaaffff ss..)) minor edge bruising to frst, very fne (2)

£80-£100

TT..EE..MMccLLaauugghhllaannwastakenPrisonerofWarinFrancewhilstservingwiththe7thBattalion,RoyalNorthumberlandFusiliers.SenttoPodgorz Camp in Poland, he was released in 1945.

EﬃciencyMedal(3),G.VI.R.,1stissue,Canada(2)((PPttee..HH..RRoossssRR..HH..LL..II..));withSecondAwardClasp((AA//SSggtt..FF..JJ..TTeellffoorrddCC..AA..CC..)); E.II.R., 1st issue, Canada, with Second Award Clasp ((HH3355663366.. BBddrr HH.. GG.. HHiillll)) nearly extremely fne and better (3) £100-£140

RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(3)((LLiieeuutt..RR..JJ..MMiilllleerr..;;CC..PP..OO..TT..CC..CCooookkeerr..;;CC..CCuutthhbbeerrttPP..OO))allengraved naming as issued in the Dominions, good very fne (3)

£100-£140

CanadianForcesDecoration,E.II.R.(4)((LLSSLLMMJJCCyyrr;;AA//SS//LLGG..JJoohhnnssoonn;;FF//OO..WW..MM..LLaauuddeerr));withSecondAwardBar((SSggttLL PPooiirriieerr)) the frst three in cases of issue,;togetherwith a single related miniature award, extremely fne (4) £120-£160

LLaauurreennttPPooiirriieerrenlistedinthe46thRoyalCanadianRegimentofArtilleryinOctober1949andservedasInstructoroftheCorpsofCadets (Quebec) from 1968 to 1973. Advanced Sergeant, he was awarded the 1st Clasp on 5 September 1971; sold with copied service record.

553311 xx

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553333 xx

CanadianForcesDecoration,E.II.R.(2)((SSggttLLHHoorrttoonn));withSecondandThirdAwardClasps((SSggttLLHHoorrttoonn))inoriginalcasesof issue, the second case with label aﬃxed to underside ‘106 525 918 Sgt L Horton Replacement CD’, extremely fne (2) £50-£70

RoyalCanadianMountedPoliceLongServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue((FF..LL..TT..KKiinngg))mountedasworn,in fttedcaseofissue, extremely fne £200-£240

FFrreeddeerriicckkLLeesslliieeTTrreevvoorrKKiinnggwasbornatNewbridge,Ireland,on1March1907andoriginallyworkedasaclerkfortheBankofNovaScotiaat Saskatoon.HeenlistedintheRoyalCanadianMountedPoliceon19October1931andwassenttoDepotDivisionfortraining.Postedto“G” Divisionin1932(laterdesignated“K”Division),heattendedShortTrainingCourseNo.3atEdmontonin1937,graduating15th(of30)inclass withascoreof85%.Initiallydetailedaspayclerkandorderlyroomclerk,hewasraisedLanceCorporalintheclericalsection1August1939,and waslaterplacedinchargeofEvansburgDetachmentandrecommendedforpromotioninApril1944.AdvancedSergeant1May1959,Kingretired to pension on 28 October 1960, having witnessed extensive service at Edmonton, Evansburg, Bashaw and Saskatoon. Sold with copied research.

Pair: MMaajjoorr HH.. MMoorrrriissoonn,, LLeeggiioonn ooff FFrroonnttiieerrssmmeenn,, MMaanniittoobbaa CCoommmmaanndd,, CCaannaaddaa TheLegionofFrontiersmen,ManitobaCommand,EﬃciencyMedal,G.VI.R.,silver(MajorH.Morrison);TheLegionof Frontiersmen,ManitobaCommand,LongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,silver(MajorH.MorrisonC.D.M.M.E.M.);togetherwitha corresponding dress miniature Eﬃciency Medal in silver, and a Domain of Manitoba full-size clasp, good very fne (2) £80-£100

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553377

553388 xx

553399 xx

Badge of Priest-in-Ordinary to the King, G.V.R., silver, in Elkington, London, case of issue, extremely fne, rare

£300-£400

TThheeMMeemmoorriiaallPPllaaqquueeaannddCCaannaaddiiaannMMeemmoorriiaallCCrroossssttooCCoorrppoorraallAA..IInngglliissMM..MM..,,CCaannaaddiiaannLLiigghhttHHoorrssee,,wwhhooddiieeddoonn66 NNoovveemmbbeerr 11991188

MemorialPlaque(ArthurInglis)inBakeliteframe, somewhatpolished,good fne;CanadianMemorialCross,G.V.R.(551368CplA. Inglis M.M.) in case of issue with bestowal card and a contemporary poppy and pin, very fne (2) £140-£180

M.M. London Gazette 23 February 1918.

AArrtthhuurrIInngglliisswasborninWeymouth,Dorset,on12February1893.HeattestedintotheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceon21January 1915forserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontwiththeCanadianLightHorse.AdvancedCorporal,on3November 1917whilstincommandofapartywithdrawingeightmachineguns,hekeptthemwellorganisedandwithdrewallofthegunssuccessfullybefore returnedtorecoverseveralwoundedstragglers.AwardedtheMilitaryMedalon23February1918,hesubsequentlydiedofpneumoniaon6 November 1918. He is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France, and is also commemorated on the Weymouth Memorial, Dorset.

AAppooiiggnnaannttaannddmmoossttuunnuussuuaallGGrreeaattWWaarrCCaannaaddiiaannMMeemmoorriiaallCCrroossssttooPPrriivvaatteeOO..CCaassttoonngguuaayy,,2222nnddBBaattttaalliioonn,,CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoowwaasssseenntteenncceeddttooddeeaatthhffoorrddeesseerrttiioonnoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt,,bbuuttddiieeddooffwwoouunnddssaafftteerrhhiisssseenntteenncceewwaass ccoommmmuutteedd ttoo ttiimmee sseerrvveedd aanndd hhee wwaass sseenntt bbaacckk ttoo tthhee ttrreenncchheess

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (417112 Pte. O. Castonguay.) in case of issue, extremely fne

£120-£160

OOsswwaallddCCaassttoonngguuaayywasborninGreenville,NewHampshire,on1June1895,andattestedfortheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceat Quebecon1September1915.Initiallypostedtothe69thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,hetransferredtothe22ndBattalionupondisembarkation inFranceon4October1916.RemainingontheWesternFrontthroughoutthewinterof1916-17,Castonguaydeterminedtoescapethemisery oftrenchwarfareinthelead-uptotheSecondBattleofArras.HisArmyServiceRecord,adds:‘Inconfnementawaitingtrial5.5.17.Tried& convictedbyF.G.C.M.atBullyGrenay,12.7.17forwhenonActiveServicedesertingHisMajesty’sServiceinthathe,atMountSt.Eloyon18.3.17, afterhavingbeenwarnedfordutyinthetrenches,absentedhimselfwithoutleaveandremainedabsenteduntilapprehendedbytheFrench Gendarmerie at St. Brice en Cogles on 5.5.17. Found guilty & sentenced to death 12.7.17.’

Thesentenceofdeathwaslatercommutedto15years’penalservitudeon19July1917.SenttoMilitaryPrisonatRouen,Castonguayserved approximately1yearand1monthinthecellsbeforebeingreleasedon11August1918andsentbacktothetrenches.Rejoiningthe22nd Battalion,CanadianInfantry,hesuﬀeredaseveregunshotwoundtothelegandfooton28August1918;evacuatedtoNo.7CasualtyClearing Station, he died of his injuries the following day. He is buried at Ligny-St.Flochel British Cemetery, Averdoingt, France.

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. ((2255663300 PPttee.. HH.. EE.. QQuuiicckk)) very fne

£60-£80

HHaarroollddEEwwaarrttQQuuiicckk,aShipperfromBristol,wasbornon9November1890.Heattested,atVancouver,intotheCanadianOverseas ExpeditionaryForceforserviceduringtheGreatWar.HeservedontheWesternFrontwiththe14thBattalionanddiedofwoundson15May 1916. He is buried in Bristol (Greenbank) Cemetery, Bristol, Avon.

CanadianMemorialCross(3),G.V.R.((880055446666PPtteeSS..EE..WWhhiittee));G.VI.R.((DD9988664433TTpprr..DD..GGrraahhaamm));E.II.R.,unnamed,thisadapted withpinremovedfromsuspensionandmakeshiftlugsaddedinitsplace,allthreemounteduponafeltboardfordisplaypurposes, heavy glue residue to the reverse of each, generally very fne (3)

£100-£140

SSttaannlleeyyEErrnneessttWWhhiitteediedon1March1917whilstservingasPrivateinthe75thBattalion,CanadianInfantry.HeisburiedatLaChaudiere Military Cemetery, Vimy, France.

DDeenniissGGrraahhaammdiedinEnglandon15May1943whilstservingasTrooperintheRoyalMontrealRegiment.HeisburiedatBrookwoodMilitary Cemetery, Surrey.

CanadianMemorialCross,G.VI.R.((116699002277PPttee..JJ..WW..RR..EEllpphhiinnssttoonn))incaseofissuewithoutercardbox,togetherwithoriginal Government of Canada forwarding card, extremely fne

£60-£80

JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammRRoobbeerrttEEllpphhiinnssttoonnwasborninBombayon28June1884,andattestedforthe17th(Reserve)Battalion,CanadianOverseas ExpeditionaryForce,atEastSandlingon24June1916.PostedtoFrancefrom2September1916withthe16thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,the recipient’sArmyServiceRecordstatesthathereceivedagunshotwoundtotherightshoulderon10October1916duringtheBattleofthe Somme.

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CanadianMemorialCross,G.VI.R.((AA..5577884422PPttee..RR..CC..TTuullll))incaseofissuewithoutercardbox,togetherwithoriginal Government of Canada forwarding card, extremely fne

£60-£80

RRoobbeerrttCChhaarrlleessTTuullllwasbornin1920,thesonofThomasHenryandLilliasMyrtleTull,ofDelaware,Ontario,Canada.HeservedinEngland duringtheSecondWorldWarwithNo.1BaseOrdnanceWorkshop,RoyalCanadianOrdnanceCorps,anddiedon1March1943.Heisburied at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey.

CanadianMemorialCross(2),G.VI.R.((776600772266CCppll..SS..WWiillssoonn))withtopsuspensionbroochpin;E.II.R.((SSKK--1144884466CCppll..HH..GG.. MMaarrttiinn)) nearly extremely fne (2)

£80-£100

SSaammuueellWWiillssoonnwasborninLondonon14April1881andenlistedintheCanadianOverseasExpeditionaryForceatVancouveron3January 1916.PostedtoFrancefrom26February1917withthe54thBattalion,CanadianInfantry,hewasadvancedCorporal25March1919andwas struckoﬀ strength31May1919.ReturnedhometoVancouverperH.M.T.S. Mauretania,helikelyreturnedtohispre-warcivilianemploymentasa cook. He died on 18 December 1947.

Canadian Memorial Cross, E.II.R. (2), both unnamed specimens, nearly extremely fne (2)

£80-£100

£80-£100 554433

NewZealandMemorialCross,G.VI.R.(2),bothunnamed,onewithoriginaltopringremovedandreplacedwithasilverfern sweetheart brooch, with small hook soldered to reverse to facilitate wear, nearly extremely fne (2)

554444

Durham Miner’s Association, Marsden Lodge Memorial Tablet. Averygoodandscarceexamplesmallbronzetablet,approximately170mmx140mm,mounteduponawoodenshaped backgroundwith‘DurhamMinersAssociationMarsdenLodgeInHonourofJHumblewhomadethesupremesacrifceforhis country in the Great War 1914 - 1919’, with brass chain, very good condition

£40-£50

JJaammeessHHuummbbllee,fromSouthShields,attestedintotheYorkshireRegiment(GreenHowards)forserviceduringtheGreatWar.Heservedonthe Western Front with the 9th Battalion and died of wounds on 17 October 1918. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Sold with copied research.

£40-£50 554455

AgoodVictorianwhitemetalexampleHampshireRegimentshootingmedallion,engravedonitsobversewithinanuntested yellowmetalband ‘BestShotRife1928(AllRanksMarksman1927)’ withdie-strucklaurelsandbattlehonoursbelowaQueen’s Crownand ‘XXXVII’,allwithinascroll,centredwithatigersurmountinganEnglishrose.Thereversewithcrossedrifescentred withalaurelwreath,withasuspensionbarandoriginalregimentalribbonandcrossedrifesand ‘37’ belowaVictoriancrown,45 mm diameter, very fne

Sold with a damaged cloth ‘Hampshire’ shoulder epaulette.

554466

ANZACCommemorativeMedal,bronze,75x50mm.,obversescenedepictingPrivateJohnSimpsonKirkpatrick,3rdField Ambulance,A.I.F.,withdonkey,withthelegend‘1915ANZAC’,reversewithanoutlineofAustraliaandNewZealand,withthe ‘SouthernCross’,engraved,‘JJAALLeewwiiss’in fttedcaseofissue,withassociatedAustraliangovernmentslipnamedto‘JohnArthur Lewis 38. [sic] I.A.F. [sic] M.M.’, extremely fne

£90-£120

M.M. London Gazette 24 January 1919.

JJoohhnnAArrtthhuurrLLeewwiisswasborninHallett,SouthAustraliaon13December1890.HeattestedintotheAustralianImperialForceandservedduring theGreatWarwiththe48thBattalion.RecommendedfortheMilitaryMedalforgallantryanddevotiontodutyontheWesternFronton3May 1918,hewasfurtherrecommendedandthistimeawardedtheM.M.forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyduringtheadvanceon Proyart, on 8-9 August 1918. He died in Adelaide, aged 74, on 1 March 1965. Sold with copied research.

RoyalWarrantHoldersAssociationMedal,E.II.R.,silver(hallmarksforLondon1978),thereverseengraved‘JJ..GG..BBeellllaakk’,in Garrard, London, case of issue, extremely fne £60-£80

JJoohhnnGGeeoorrggeeBBeellllaacckkwasbornintoaJewishfamilyinLeipnik,Czechoslovakia,in1930,andhavingemigratedtoEnglandin1938waseducatedat UppinghamSchoolandClareCollege,Cambridge.AppointedMarketingDirectorofRoyalDoultonin1970,hesubsequentlybecamethe company’smanagingdirectorandChairman,anditwasinthiscapacitythathewasawardedtheRoyalWarrantHoldersAssociationMedal.He subsequentlybecameChairmanofSevernTrentWater,andnavigatedthecompanythroughthediﬃcultchallengesofprivatisation.Hediedin Shrewsbury in 2021.

Sold with copied research.

Shanghai Municipal Council Emergency Medal 1937, bronze, unnamed as issued, good very fne £240-£280

SSiixxllaattee1188tthhaannddeeaarrllyy1199tthhCCeennttuurryyFFrreenncchhssiillvveerrbbeeaakkeerrss,,tthheeggiiffttooffMMrr..JJoohhnnRRaannddaallPPaarrssoonnssttootthheeccrreewwoofftthheeCCoorrnniisshh mmiinneesswweeeeppeerrHH..MM..YY.. EEssmmeerraallddaa,,ttooddeelliivveerrtthheemmoorrnniinnggRRuummRRaattiioonnttootthheeMMeemmbbeerrssoofftthheeSShhiipp''ssCCoommppaannyyffoorrtthheedduurraattiioonn ooff tthhee SSeeccoonndd WWoorrlldd WWaarr

Frenchsilverbeakers(6),anearmatchingset,eachattractivelyengravedtoouterrimincursivescript'Thesesixcupspresented toH.M.Y.EsmeraldabyJ.R.P.April1943.',individuallyengravedtobase'No.1date1784;No.2circa1800;No.3circa1800;No. 4circa1810;No.5circa1820;No.6circa1770',bearingFrenchsilversmith’shallmarks,withadditionalinitialsrelatingtoformer ownership,containedinapurpose-builtteakcase,withinnerbrassplaque'PresentedtoH.M.Y.EsmeraldabyJ.R.P.April1943', withcarryinghandleandcabinmountingholestoreverse,beakerheightsapproximately5.5-7cm,totalsilverweight380g, ingood condition throughout and scarce (6) £600-£800

JJoohhnnRRaannddaallPPaarrssoonnsswasbornon27December1884,sonofTheHonourableRichardClereParsonsandgrandsonofWilliamParsons,3rd Earl Rosse.HemarriedTheHonourableAliceEsmeraldaO'Neill,daughterofthe2nd BaronO'Neillandnieceofthe11thEarlofDundonald,at Knightsbridgeon29November1909andservedduringtheGreatWarasBritishNavalAttacheatPetrograd;decoratedwiththeRussianOrder ofSt.StanislausandOrderofSt.Anne,heleftRussiafollowingtherevolutionandreturnedtoCadoganSquare,London,becomingChairmanof GilletteBrothers(DiscountCompany)in1925.ElectedMemberoftheRoyalYachtSquadroninMay1934,heenjoyedthesummerof1935racing hisnewyacht Shireen inTheSolentandpresentingattheJubileeReviewoﬀ Spithead.Perhapslookingforanalternativetosail,Parsonswenton tocommissionamotoryachtfrom Camper&Nicholson atGosport;namedafterhiswifeandpaidforinOctober1935, Esmeralda wasduly deliveredtoSt.IvesinCornwallandmooredintheHayleEstuaryawaitingtrialsandappointmentofalocalcrewofninemen.Usedasafamily pleasureboat, Esmeralda playedhosttoLordFalmouthandhisfamilyintheCarrickRoadsandspent1936-39navigatingthewaterwaysof Scotland and coastline of Belgium, Holland and Denmark under the Captaincy of St. Ives resident and fsherman, John Paynter.

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RequisitionedbytheAdmiraltyupontheoutbreakofwar,thecrewof Esmeralda werelargelyretainedaspertherecommendationsoftheRoyal NavalReservetoemploymenwithanin-depthknowledgeoflocalwaters;sensibleadvicegivenCornwall'shistoryofshipwreckandthepresence of theDoomBarashortdistancefromSt.Ivesharbour.OperatingalongthecoastlineofNorthCornwall, Esmeralda wasemployedaspartofthe 183rdMineSweepingGroupand1st MinelocationFlotilla(VernonMineRecoveryFlotilla),detailedtoprotectthevaluableAlliedshippingroutes throughtheIrishSeaanduptheBristolChannel;renownedforitsdangers,theworkofclearingtheseasofGermanacoustic,magneticand pressureminesandpatrollingthecoastlineforU-Boatactivityprovedexhaustingandrequireda frmconstitution.OperatingfromSt.Ivesand Hayleharbours,thecrewwerefurtherendangeredbyenemyactivityfromtheskies,notleastinAugust1942whenPorthminsterBeach,thelanes ofSt.Ivesandthelocalgasworksweremachine-gunnedandbombedbytworaidersfrom100feet.Oneresidentwaskilledand11woundedin the attack, with holidaymakers scattering on the beaches as the planes skimmed across the rooftops.

TheendoftheSecondWorldWarbroughtpeaceonceagaintoSt.Ives.Inaccordancewiththewishesoftheirbenefactor,thebeakerswere usedbythecrewtocelebratetheoccasionandweresubsequentlyreturnedtoParsonsviahisprivatebankCoutts&Co.; theylikelyremainedin hispossessioninLondonuntil1949when Esmeralda wasreleasedfromAdmiraltyserviceandreturnedtohimforuseasapleasurevesselonce again.Remainingwithintheircase,ParsonslatergiftedthebeakerstohisformerCaptainJohnPaynterwhohadservedasLeadingSeamanaboard Esmeralda forthedurationofthewar;PaynteractedasSecondinCommandunderanumberofR.N.R.SkippersandisrecordedbyAbbottand Tamplinin BritishGallantryAwards asoneofjust12mentoreceiveaBartotheBritishEmpireMedalintheSecondWorldWar,thecitationfor the Second Award Bar (London Gazette 3 July 1945) adding a little more detail regarding operations: ‘Forcourage,daringandgreatdevotiontodutywhilstservinginHMShipEsmeralda(Vernonecho-soundingYacht)inminelocationandrecovery operations oﬀ the coasts of Great Britain and the north of France.’

Paynter and his wife were later photographed with the beakers whilst sitting on the front steps of their cottage in Albion Terrace, St. Ives. Soldwithtwoframedandglazedlettersasfeaturedintheabovementionedphotograph,the frstatypedletterfromParsons tothewartime crew of the Esmeralda detailing his motivation, this originally mounted in the cabin during the War: ‘April1943.H.M.Y.Esmeralda.InpresentingthiscaseofSixSilverCupstoH.M.Y.Esmeralda,Ioﬀerasmalltokenofmycontinuinginterestinthe welfareofthosewhoserveaboardher.AroundthesecupsIhopethatthetraditionmaybeformedthattheyareusedonlybymembersorexMembers of the Ship's Company for the morning Rum Ration and by no one else or for any other purpose. J. R. Parsons. M.Y. Esmeralda R.Y.S.’ ThesecondatypedletterfromtheShip'sCaptain,dated24October1945,returningthesilverbeakerstoParsons:'Twoandahalfyearshave passedsincewe frstdrank"Esmeralda's"andyourhealthinthecupswhichIamnowreturningtoyou.Duringthattimeithasalwaysbeenthe traditionthatthesixmembersofthecrew,regardlessofrank,withthelongestserviceintheShipshouldusethecupsandtheyhavecelebrated notonlyVEandVJDays,butalsoourownpersonallittletriumphsand"Esmeralda's"third,fourthand ffthanniversariesasoneofH.M.Shipsin commission as an operational vessel.’

For H.M.Y. Esmeralda’s Ship’s Bell, see the following lot, Lot 550.

TThhee oorriiggiinnaall bbrraassss SShhiipp’’ss bbeellll bbeelloonnggiinngg ttoo tthhee SSeeccoonndd WWaarr CCoorrnniisshh mmiinneesswweeeeppeerr HH..MM..YY.. EEssmmeerraallddaa Mountedfromoriginalbrasswallbracketwithclapperandreplacementtally,bellheight21cm,diameter20cm, ingoodworking condition £400-£500

Provenance: Originally gifted to Leading Seaman J. Paynter, B.E.M. and Bar, Royal Naval Reserve, by her owner, Mr. John Randal Parsons.

For a detailed write-up relating to H.M.Y. Esmeralda, see the previous lot, Lot 549.

555522

TheNelsonSociety,facsimileoftheLargeGoldMedalawardedposthumouslytoVice-AdmiralLordNelson,producedbyBigbury Mintin2005tocommemoratethebicentenaryofthebattleofTrafalgarandthedeathoftheAdmiralon21October1805, silver-gilt,hallmarkedLondon2005,No.196ofalimitededitionof300medals,initsoriginalcaseofissuecompletewithneck ribbon and Certifcate of Authenticity, a little tarnished, otherwise extremely fne £100-£140

AnoriginalNapoleonicWarNavalOrdersignedbyRearAdmiraloftheWhiteGeorgeMartintoRobertMitford,Commanderof H.M.Sloop Espoir atMessina,instructinghimtoproceedtoSea‘themomentyouareready–andtocruisefroThreeWeekson theCoastofNaplesandCalabriafromtheBayofNaplestotheGulfofSt.Eufemia–takingcaretoapproachtheformerwith caution...Givenonboardthe Canopus inPalermoBay,30August1809’andsigned‘GeoMartin’,1page,13inchesx8inches, folded, with light stains commensurate with age, otherwise good condition £80-£100

AAddmmiirraalloofftthheeFFlleeeettSSiirrGGeeoorrggeeMMaarrttiinnsawserviceduringtheAmericanWarofIndependence,andtheFrenchRevolutionaryandNapoleonic Wars.In1797CaptainMartin,thencaptainofthe Irresistible,74guns,playedaconspicuouspartintheBattleofCapeSt.Vincenton14February 1797,andtowardsthecloseoftheactionhoistedthebroadpennantofCommodoreNelson,whoseship,the Captain,wascompletelydisabled. HisconductonthisoccasionprocuredhimaGoldMedalandthethanksofParliament.Heservedinfurtheractions,andinFebruary1800whilst incommandofthe Northumberland,74guns,acquiredtheapprobationofLordNelsonforhisalacrityandgoodconductatthecaptureofthe French74-gunship Généreux.LaterthatyearhesucceededCaptainTroubridgeinthecommandoftheblockadingsquadronbeforeMalta.On5 September1800CaptainMartin,whoseperseveranceinthedischargeofhisblockadingdutieshadbeenunremitting,hadthehonourofsigningthe capitulationinvirtueofwhichtheimportantislandofMaltabecameannexedtotheCrownofEngland.HislastappointmentwasCommander-inChiefatPortsmouth, fyinghis faginH.M.S. Victory.Hisservicetotalled32yearsonfullpayand39yearsonhalfpay.Hewasraisedtohis ultimate rank of Admiral of the Fleet on 9 November 1846, and he died on 28 July 1847.

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555533

AnoriginalMemorandumletterfromRearAdmiralandCommander-in-ChiefCharlesNapier,ofH.M.S. St.Vincent,oﬀ Lisbon,10 February1848,toCaptainW.H.Hall,ofH.M.S. Dragon,discussingthepaymentandallowances‘relativetothepassageofthe DukeofSaxeWeimarandSuiteinthe Dragon’,andsigned‘Chas.Napier’,1page,6inchesx8inches, reasonablecondition commensurate with age

£60-£80

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£80-£100 555544

CCoommmmiissssiioonn DDooccuummeenntt aawwaarrddeedd ttoo CCoorrnneett MMaarrkk BBeeaauuffooyy SSttoonnee,, EEaasstt IInnddiiaa CCoommppaannyy ACommissionDocumentsignedbyTheHon.SirJasperNichollsK.C.B.,Commander-in-ChiefofalltheQueen’sandCompany’s ForcesintheEastIndiesCommissionappointingMarkBeaufoyStoneanCornetintheQueen’sArmy,onlyintheEastIndies,East Indies,dated20August1842andsigned‘J.Nicholls’,withcompletewaxseal,withinawoodenandgildedglazedframe,445mmx 340 mm, some foxing and creasing, otherwise generally very good condition

MMaarrkkBBeeaauuffooyySSttoonnee,thesonofBeaufoyHenryandMargaretStone,ofHarrowWeald,Middlesex,wasbaptisedatSt.Mary’sChurch,Harrow,on 15January1822.HewascommissionedasaCornetintotheEastIndiaCompanyon20August1842,anddiedinCawnpore,Indiaon21June 1845.

The S.A.S. and L.R.D.G. Roll of Honour 1941-47.

CompiledbyEx-Lance-CorporalX,Q.G.M.,published2016,beingathoroughanalysisofall374individualsofboththeSpecialAir ServiceandtheLongRangeDesertGroupkilledduringtheSecondWorldWar,threevolumes,withadditionalUserGuide,this setbeingno.582ofalimitededitionof750,Vol.I,141pp.;Vol.II,227pp.;Vol.III,339pp.,withnumerousphotographs,hardback, in slip case, very good condition £70-£90 555555

Casesofissue(10):TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,2ndtype,by RoyalMint;MilitaryCross,GreatWar era;DistinguishedFlyingMedal,by RoyalMint;MilitaryMedal,by RoyalMint;BritishEmpireMedal,by RoyalMint;RoyalVictorian Medal,unmarked;NewfoundlandVolunteerServiceMedal,thiswith‘186’writtentoinsidelining;CanadianMemorialCross(3), the frst of Great War vintage, the remainder Second War, in generally good condition (10)

£100-£140

Second Award Bar for D.C.M. or M.M., on carriage with both top and bottom lugs, extremely fne £100-£140

Queen’sCommendationforBraveConduct,twosilverlaurelleafsprays,withpin fttings,in RoyalMint caseofissue, teartosilk lining of case, otherwiseextremely fne (2) £140-£180

Copy Medals: Three representative Victoria Cross groups comprised entirely of copy medals

PPrriivvaattee EE.. SSppeennccee,, 4422nndd RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott,, 1155 AApprriill 11885588

VictoriaCross;Crimea1854-55,3clasps,Balaklava,Sebastopol,Alma, claspsmountedinthisorder;IndianMutiny1857-59,1 clasp,Lucknow,TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue,allunnamedmoderncopies,mountedinaglazeddisplayframewithengraved name label, good very fne

CCaappttaaiinn EE.. SS.. DDoouuggaall,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy,, 1100 AApprriill 11991188

VictoriaCross;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,allunnamedcopymedals,mountedina glazed display frame with engraved name label, good very fne

LLiieeuutteennaanntt PP.. KK.. EE.. CCuurrttiiss,, DDuukkee ooff CCoorrnnwwaallll’’ss LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, aattttaacchheedd GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, 2222--2233 AApprriill 11995511

VictoriaCross;WarMedal1939-45;Korea1950-53;U.N.Korea1950-54,allunnamedcopymedals,mountedinaglazeddisplay frame with engraved name label, good very fne (13) £100-£140

PPrriivvaattee EEddwwaarrdd SSppeennccee,, 4422nndd RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott

V.C. London Gazettes 27 May 1859 and 15 January 1907:

‘PrivateEdwardSpencewouldhavebeenrecommendedtoHerMajestyforthedecorationoftheVictoriaCrosshadhesurvived.HeandLanceCorporalThompson,ofthatRegiment,volunteered,attheattackoftheFortofRuhya,onthe10thApril,1858,toassistCaptainCafe, commandingthe4thPunjabRifes,inbringinginthebodyofLieutenantWilloughbyfromthetopoftheGlacis.PrivateSpencedauntlesslyplaced himselfinanexposedpositionsoastocoverthepartybearingawaythebody.Hediedonthe17thofthesamemonthfromtheeﬀectsofthe wound which he received on the occasion.’ (V.C. approved by H.M. King Edward VII on 15 January 1907).

CCaappttaaiinn EErriicc SSttuuaarrtt DDoouuggaallll,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy

V.C. London Gazette 4 June 1918:

‘Formostconspicuousbraveryandskilfulleadershipinthe feldwhenincommandofhisbattery.Capt.Dougallmaintainedhisgunsinactionfrom earlymorningthroughoutaheavyconcentrationofgasandhigh-explosiveshell.Findingthathecouldnotclearthecrestowingtothewithdrawal ofourline,CaptainDougallranhisgunsontothetopoftheridgeto freoveropensights.Bythistimeourinfantryhadbeen pressedbackinline withtheguns.CaptainDougallatonceassumedcommandofthesituation,ralliedandorganisedtheinfantry,suppliedthemwithLewisguns,and armedasmanygunnersashecouldsparewithrifes.Withtheseheformedalineinfrontofhisbatterywhichduringthisperiodwasharassingthe advancingenemywitharapidrateof fre.Althoughexposedtobothrifeandmachinegun frethisoﬃcerfearlesslywalkedaboutasthoughon parade,calmlygivingordersandencouragingeverybody.Heinspiredtheinfantrywithhisassurancethat"SolongasyousticktoyourtrenchesI willkeepmygunshere".Thislinewasmaintainedthroughouttheday,therebydelayingtheenemy'sadvanceforovertwelvehours.Intheevening, havingexpendedallammunition,thebatteryreceivedorderstowithdraw.Thiswasdonebyman-handlingthegunsoveradistanceofabout800 yardsofshell-crateredcountry,analmostimpossiblefeatconsideringthegroundandtheintensemachinegun fre.OwingtoCaptainDougall's personalityandskilfulleadershipthroughoutthistryingdaythereisnodoubtthataseriousbreachinourlinewasaverted.Thisgallantoﬃcerwas killed four days later whilst directing the fre of his battery.’

LLiieeuutteennaanntt PPhhiilliipp KKeennnneetthh EEddwwaarrdd CCuurrttiiss,, DDuukkee ooff CCoorrnnwwaallll’’ss LLiigghhtt IInnffaannttrryy,, aattttaacchheedd 11sstt BBaattttaalliioonn,, GGlloouucceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt V.C. London Gazette 1 December 1953:

‘Duringthe frstphaseoftheBattleoftheImjinRiveronthenightof22nd/23rdApril,1951,“A”Company,1Glosters,washeavilyattackedbya largeenemyforce.Bydawnon23rdApril,theenemyhadsecuredafootingonthe“CastleHill”siteinverycloseproximitytoNo.2Platoon’s position.TheCompanyCommanderorderedNo.1Platoon,underthecommandofLieutenantCurtis,tocarryoutacounter-attackwithaview todislodgingtheenemyfromtheposition.Underthecovering freofmediummachineguns,thecounter-attack,gallantlyledbyLieutenantCurtis, gainedinitialsuccessbutwaseventuallyheldupbyheavy freandgrenades.Enemyfromjustbelowthecrestofthehillwererushedtoreinforce thepositionanda ferce fre-fghtdeveloped,grenadesalsobeingfreelyusedbybothsidesinthisclose-quarterengagement.LieutenantCurtis orderedsomeofhismentogivehimcovering frewhilehehimselfrushedthemainpositionofresistance;inthischargeLieutenantCurtiswas severelywoundedbyagrenade.Severalofhismencrawledoutandpulledhimbackundercoverbut,recoveringhimself,LieutenantCurtis insistedonmakingasecondattempt.Breakingfreefromthemenwhowishedtorestrainhim,hemadeanotherdesperatecharge,hurling grenadesashewent,butwaskilledbyaburstof frewhenwithinafewyardsofhisobjective.Althoughtheimmediateobjectiveofthiscounterattackwasnotachieved,ithadyetagreateﬀectonthesubsequentcourseofthebattle;foralthoughtheenemyhadgainedafootingona positionvitaltothedefenceofthewholeCompanyarea,thissuccesshadresultedinsuchfuriousreactionthattheymadenofurthereﬀortto exploittheirsuccessinthisimmediatearea:hadtheydoneso,theeventualwithdrawaloftheCompanymightwell haveprovedimpossible. Lieutenant Curtis’s conduct was magnifcent throughout this bitter battle.’

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556611

AA llaattee 1199tthh CCeennttuurryy ccooppyy VViiccttoorriiaa CCrroossss aattttrriibbuutteedd ttoo QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerr GG.. HHiinncckklleeyy,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy VictoriaCross,thereverseofthesuspensionbarengraved‘G.Hinkley’,thereverseoftheCrossengraved‘Oct9th1862’,on original Royal Navy blue riband, very fne

£600-£800

V.C. London Gazette 6 February 1863: George Hinckley, Able Seaman of Her Majesty’s sloop Sphinx. Date of Act of Bravery, 9 October 1862 ‘Forvolunteering,whileundertheEastGateofthecityofFung-wha,tocarrytoajosshouse,ahundredand fftyyardsdistant,underaheavyand continuous freofmusketry,gingallsandstink-pots,Mr.Coker,Master'sAssistantofthe Sphinx,whohadbeenwoundedintheadvancetothe gate;inwhichobjectHinckleysucceeded.Onhisreturntothegate,underasimilar fre,heagainvolunteered,andsucceededincarryingtothe joss-houseMr.Bremen,anoﬃcerofWard'sforce,whohadbeenalsowoundedintheadvanceonthegate;andheagainreturnedtohispost under the gate.’

GGeeoorrggeeHHiinncckklleeyywasborninLiverpoolon22June1819andjoinedtheRoyalNavyinthelate1830s.HejoinedH.M.S. Sphinx ontheChina Stationon28May1860,andwasawardedhisVictoriaCrossforhisgallantrescueofMr.Cokerofthe Sphinx,andCaptainBremenofthe ImperialChineseArmy,atFung-wha,southofNingbo,China,duringtheTaipingRebellionon9October1862.Forhis‘veryexemplaryconduct’ hewasadvancedQuartermasteron1July1863,andwasinvestedwithhisVictoriaCrossbytheCommander-in-Chief,Plymouth,Admiral HoustonStewart,atDevonporton7July1863.HewasshorepensionedintherateofQuartermasteron29June1867,aged48,anddiedin Plymouth, Devon, on 31 December 1904.

Note: HinckleyreportedlylosthisoriginalVictoriaCrosswhilstattendingafuneral(althoughtheoriginalwassubsequentlydiscovered),andwas charged 24 shillings for an oﬃcial replacement. Possibly he obtained this copy V.C. to prevent such a mishap occurring again. Soldwithahandwrittenaccountoftheactionwhichstatesthat‘HinckleygottheCrossforhisCourage’,butthenerroneouslystatesthathe never obtained promotions; and an original A. H. Baldwin & Sons paper packet, these both in relic condition.

Copy,Renamed,andDefectiveMedals(7):MatthewBoulton’sMedalforTrafalgar1805,bronze-gilt, thisacastcopy;Crimea1854 -56(2),noclasp, erased;3clasps,Inkermann,Balaklava,Sebastopol((DDaavviiddHHeennddeerrssoonn..5577tthh..RReeggtt..)) re-impressednaming,with claspsmountedinthisorder; Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,Relief ofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek((44889988PPttee..TT..KKiinngg..RR..II..FF..)) re-engravednaming;1914-15Star((1155338855HH..MM..MMaarrsshhaallll..AA..CC..PP.. 11--BBaatttt..MM’’dd’’xx..)) renamed;BritishWarandVictoryMedals((LLiieeuutt..RR..KKnniigghhtt..)) attemptederasureofrank;contactmarks,generally nearly very fne and better (7)

£100-£140

£300-£400 556622

ErasedMedals(2):Waterloo1815, namingneatlyerased,and fttedwithareplacementsilverpillarandstraightbarsuspension; togetherwiththe planchetonly ofaQueen’sSouthAfricaMedal1899-1902, namingerasedbutsomeoftheoriginaldetailsjust aboutvisible,theoriginalrivetholeat12o’clockslightlyenlargedpresumablytoenablethemedaltobewornonafobchain, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne (2)

RenamedandDefectiveMedals(8):Sutlej1845-46,forAliwal1846,noclasp, namingerased;Crimea1854-56,noclasp,unnamed asissued, planchetonly,with suspensionbrokenandwithtestmarktoedge;EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp ((111177114455..AA..JJ..TTrreewwiinn..BB..11CCll..MMiinnoottaauurr..)) renamed;Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued, lackingsuspension;Queen’s SouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg((44000077PPttee..WW..RR..GGwwiinnnneetttt..SS..WWaalleessBB::)) renamed;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((44000077PPttee..WW..RR..GGwwiinnnneetttt..SS..WWaalleess BBoorrdd::)) renamed;1914-15Star((1122--2233PPttee..JJ..HHiicckkss,,EE..YYoorrkk..RR..)) suspensionbroken,andwithlargetracesofsoldertoreverse; VictoryMedal1914-19((1166553311PPttee..WW..TThhoommaass..KK..SS..LL..II..)) planchetonly,withthereversebroochmounted;good fneandbetter (lot) £100-£140 556633

Soldwithamiscellaneousselectionofunoﬃcialmedals,capbadgesandotherinsignia,includingtwobronzeRoyalLifeSavingSocietySwimming ProfciencyMedals;twosilverTemperanceMedals;twosilverA.R.P.badges;amountedgroupofthreeminiaturedressmedals,comprisingM.B.E., British War Medal; and Victory Medal; and an attractive Order of the British Empire brooch.

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556644

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TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,K.C.M.G.,KnightCommander’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel;The RoyalVictorianOrder,K.C.V.O.,KnightCommander’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel;Coronation1953,mountedasworn, good very fne (3) £100-£140

K.C.M.G. London Gazette 11 June 1960: Arthur Wendell Snelling, Esq., C.M.G., High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in Ghana.

C.M.G. LondonGazette 10June1954:ArthurWendellSnelling,Esq.,DeputyHighCommissionerfortheUnitedKingdomintheUnionofSouth Africa.

K.C.V.O. London Gazette 1 January 1962: Sir Arthur Wendell Snelling, K.C.M.G.

SSiirrAArrtthhuurrWWeennddeellllSSnneelllliinnggwasbornon7May1914andjoinedtheDominionsO ﬃcein1936.Acareerdiplomat,heservedsuccessivelyas DeputyHighCommissionerfortheUnitedKingdominNewZealand(1947-50);DeputyHighCommissionerfortheUnitedKingdominthe UnionofSouthAfrica(1953-56);HighCommissionerfortheUnitedKingdominGhana(1959-67);andAmbassadorfortheUnitedKingdomin theRepublicofSouthAfrica(1970-73).Followingretirement,heservedasVice-PresidentoftheUnitedKingdom-SouthAfricaTradeAssociation, and died in London on 25 June 1996.

SSoolldd wwiitthh tthhee ffoolllloowwiinngg oorriiggiinnaall DDooccuummeennttss::

i) Bestowal Document for the C.M.G., dated 10 June 1954.

ii)BestowalDocumentappointedSirArthurWendellSnellinganOﬃceroftheDiplomaticService,dated30March1966,withaccompanying Diplomatic Service Administration Oﬃce letter.

iii)BestowalDocumentappointedSirArthurWendellSnellingAmbassadorExtraordinaryandPlenipotentiaryatCapeTown/Pretoria,dated2 January 1970, with accompanying Foreign and Commonwealth Oﬃcer letter

iv) Bestowal Document for the Coronation Medal 1953, n original envelope.

TThheemmoouunntteeddggrroouuppooffsseevveennmmiinniiaattuurreeddrreessssmmeeddaallsswwoorrnnbbyySSiirrHHeerrbbeerrttDD..WW..LLeewwiiss,,CCoommmmiissssiioonneerrffoorrWWaalleess,,OOrrddeerrooff SStt.. JJoohhnn ooff JJeerruussaalleemm

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,K.B.E.(Civil)KnightCommander’s1sttypebadge,silver-giltandenamel;The OrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,KnightofGrace’sbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles;1914Star;BritishWar andVictoryMedals;Coronation1911,St.JohnAmbulanceBrigade;St.JohnServiceMedal,mountedasworn, generallygoodvery fne and better (7)

£100-£140

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2017 (when sold alongside the recipient’s full-sized awards).

K.B.E. London Gazette 17 November 1922.

SSiirrHHeerrbbeerrttDDaavviiddWWiilllliiaammLLeewwiisswasbornon25February1872,theeldestsonoftheReverendDavidLewis,RectorofBritonFerry,andwas educatedatRossallSchool.HeservedwiththeBritishRedCrossandOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalemthroughouttheGreatWarfromAugust 1914asCommissionerforWales,andrepresentedtheOrderofSt.JohninFranceattheAlliedForcesHospitalinBoulogne;inadditionhe organisedSt.JohnHospitalsthroughoutWales;raised1,000menformilitaryhospitals;andformedseveralVoluntaryAidDetachmentunits. AppointedanOﬃceroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireforhisWarservice(LondonGazette 7January1918),hewaspromotedtoKnight Commander in November 1922, and was additionally created a Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John. He died on 23 January 1931.

AAmmoouunntteeddggrroouuppooffssiixxmmiinniiaattuurreeddrreessssmmeeddaallssaattttrriibbuutteeddttoo//rreepprreesseennttaattiivveeoofftthhoosseewwoorrnnbbyyCCaappttaaiinnSSiirrWWaalltteerrAA.. EEddmmeennssoonn,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy KnightBachelor’sBadge,silver-gilt;TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.,(Civil)Commander’s2ndtypebadge, silver-giltandenamel;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;Coronation1953;UUnniitteeddSSttggaatteessooffAAmmeerriiccaa, Freedom Medal, bronze, with silver palm on riband, mounted for wear, good very fne (6) £100-£140

Knight Bachelor London Gazette 12 June 1958:

‘For public services in Northern Ireland.’

C.B.E. London Gazette 8 June 1944:

‘For services as Shipping Representative of the Ministry of War Transport in Northern Ireland.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 13 November 1916.

SSiirrWWaalltteerrAAlleexxaannddeerrEEddmmeennssoonnwasborninLondonon2December1892andservedduringtheGreatWarasaCaptainintheRoyalField Artillery,beingMentionedinDespatches.HesubsequentlyservedastheShippingRepresentativeoftheMinistryofWarTransportinNorthern IrelandduringtheSecondWorldWar,forwhichserviceshewasappointedaCommanderoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.LatterlyPresident oftheUlsterSteamshipCompany,andtheDirectorofseveralothershippingcompanies,hewasawardedtheCoronationMedalinhiscapacityof ChairmanoftheNorthernIrelandCivilAviationAdvisoryCouncil,andforhisservicestoindustryinNorthernIrelandhewasappointedaKnight Bachelor in 1958. He died on 6 October 1992, two months shy of his 100th Birthday.

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AAmmoouunntteeddggrroouuppooffttwweellvveemmiinniiaattuurreeddrreessssmmeeddaallssaattttrriibbuutteeddttoo//rreepprreesseennttaattiivveeoofftthhoosseewwoorrnnbbyyAAiirrVViicceeMMaarrsshhaallTT..CC.. TTrraaiillll,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee

TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.,(Military)Companion’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel;TheMostExcellentOrderof theBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Oﬃcer’s2ndtypebadge,silver-gilt;DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.V.R.;1914-15Star;British WarandVictoryMedals;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-1939[sic];1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,North Africa1942-43;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;Coronation1937;UUnniitteeddSSttaatteessooffAAmmeerriiccaa,LegionofMerit,Oﬃcer’s badge, gilt and enamel, with gilt rosette on riband, mounted as worn, generally very fne (12)

£300-£400

C.B. London Gazette 1 January 1948.

O.B.E. London Gazette 11 July 1940.

D.F.C. London Gazette 8 February 1919: ‘Anoﬃcerofmarkedskillandbravery,whohasshotdownthreeenemymachinesandseriouslydamagedafourth.On23rdOctoberhismachine accidentallycollidedwithoneofoursataheightof7,000feet,andapartoftheleftplanewascarriedaway,themachinebeingtherebyrendered outofcontrol.WithgreatpresenceofmindCaptainTraillorderedhisobservertoclimboutandsodirectedhimtobalancethemachinewhich enabled him to obtain partial control. Displaying rare skill and determination, he managed to land his damaged machine safely.’

M.I.D. London Gazettes 2 June 1943 and 8 June 1944.

United States Legion of Merit, Officer London Gazette 11 April 1944. TThhoommaassCCaatthhccaarrttTTrraaiillllwasbornintheArgentineon6August1899andwaseducatedattheRoyalNavalCollegesatOsborneandDartmouth. AppointedaMidshipmanintheRoyalNavy,hetransferredtotheRoyalFlyingCorpsin1917,andwascommissionedtemporarySecond Lieutenanton11October1917.Assignedto20SquadronasaBristolF.2pilot,heachieved‘Ace’statusduringtheGreatWar,beingcreditedwith eightaerialvictories,andwasawardedtheDistinguishedFlyingCross.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar,holdingvariousStaff appointments,andlatterlyservingastheRoyalAirForces’LiaisonOfficertotheUnitedStatesArmyAirForces,andwasadvancedtohisultimate rank of Air Vice Marshal in 1949. he retired on 21 September 1954, and died on 1 October 1973.

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TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel;Distinguished ServiceOrder,V.R.,goldandenamel,withintegraltopgoldribandbar;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Def.ofMafeking; King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves,mountedasworn, minor blue enamel damage to obverse motto on frst, otherwise nearly extremely fne (7)

£240-£280

Provenance: Spink Anglo-Boer War Anniversary Sale, October 1999. GGeeoorrggeeBBrriiddggeesswasattachedtotheProtectorateRegimentwhenitwasraisedbeforetheoutbreakofhostilities.Hewasseverelywoundedat MafekingduringthelastBoerattackof12May1900.CreatedaCompanionoftheDistinguishedServiceOrderin1901,hesawfurtherservice during the Great War and was created a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1917.

TThhee mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff ssiixx mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss wwoorrnn bbyy CCaappttaaiinn AA.. SStt.. VV.. KKeeyyeess,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s1sttypebadge,giltandenamel;Distinguished ServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I. D. oak leaves; Coronation 1911, mounted as worn, minor blue enamel damage to top arm of CBE, good very fne (6) £140-£180

Provenance: Christie’s, April 1991 (when sold alongside the recipient’s full-sized awards).

C.B.E. London Gazette 11 June 1919:

‘For valuable services on the Staﬀ of the Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth’.

D.S.O. London Gazette 16 August 1915:

‘InrecognitionofservicesasmentionedintheforegoingDespatch...LieutenantCommanderKeyesshowedgreatcoolness,gallantryandability. Thesuccessofthelandingon“Y”beachwaslargelyduetohisgoodservices.Whencircumstancescompelledtheforcelandedtheretore-embark this oﬃcer showed exceptional resource and leadership in successfully conducting that diﬃcult operation.’

M.I.D. London Gazettes 16 August 1915 and 14 March 1916

AAddrriiaannSStt..VViinncceennttKKeeyyeesswasbornin1882,thebrotherofAdmiralSirRogerKeyes,enteredtheRoyalNavyin1896andwascommissionedSub Lieutenantin1901.PromotedLieutenantin1902,hespecialisedinsubmarinesfrom1903,andretiredasaLieutenantin1912.Appointedto ShearwaterI,RoyalCanadianNavy,asCommander,SubmarineFlotilla,on6August1914,heservedinnavalchargeofthelandingat“Y”Beach, Gallipoli, on 25-26 April 1915, and was Mentioned in Sir Ian Hamilton's Despatch (as quoted above).

KeyessubsequentlyservedasCommanderofQ-Ship26(S.S. Mavis),whichwastorpedoedinJune1917,beforebeingpostedtocommand Devonport’s‘HuntingFlotilla’from1917-18,duringwhichtimeallsubmarinehuntingwasorganisedonalocalbasis.AdvancedActingCaptainon theStaﬀ ofCommander-in-Chief,Plymouth,in1919,forhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasappointedaCommanderoftheOrderofthe British Empire. He died in 1926.

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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.,(Military)Commander’s1sttypebadge,gold(18ct)andenamel; DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,gold(18ct)andenamel,withintegraltopgoldribandbar;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1 clasp,OrangeFreeState;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withsmallfull-sizedM.I.D.oakleaves;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,Legionof Honour, Oﬃcer’s breast badge, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, with rosette on riband, mounted as worn, extremely fne (6) £400-£500

C.B.E. London Gazette 12 December 1919.

D.S.O. London Gazette 1 June 1917.

M.I.D. London Gazette 23 July 1917.

French Legion of Honour, Oﬃcer London Gazette 17 March 1920.

PPhhiilliippHHeennrryyJJoohhnnssoonnwasbornin1877andservedwiththeSteamRoadTransportDepartmentasassistanttotheDeputyAssistantAdjutant GeneralofSteamTransportinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar.EmployedbytheMinistryofMunitionsfollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreat War,hewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheArmyServiceCorpson20April1916,andservedwith711MotorTransportCompany duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom22September1916.Hetransferredto‘A”HeavyBranch,MachineGunCorpsasaWorkshop Oﬃceron18November1916,andthentotheTankCorps;withabackgroundinheavrymachineryandtractionengines,bytheendoftheWar hehadrisentotherankoftemporaryLieutenant-ColonelandwasemployedasaSuperintendentintheTankDesignandExperimental Department. Post-War he directed the development of the Medium ‘Mark D’ Tank which achieved a top speed of 20 m.ph.

Sold with copied research.

AAmmoouunntteeddggrroouuppooffssiixxmmiinniiaattuurreeddrreessssmmeeddaallssrreepprreesseennttaattiivveeoofftthhoosseetthhaattwwoouullddhhaavveebbeeeennwwoorrnnbbyyLLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell TT.. HH.. WWaattssoonn,, WWoorrcceesstteerrsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn 2233 MMaarrcchh 11991188 DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;1914-15Star;British WarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves;RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofSt.Stanislas,CivilDivision[sic],ThirdClassbadge, silver-giltandenamel,ofContinentalmanufacture,mountedforwear, suspensionbarbentonBWM,otherwisegenerallyvery fne (6) £120-£160

D.S.O. London Gazette 3 June 1918.

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1917.

M.I.D. London Gazette 23 May 1918.

Russian Order of St. Stanislas, Third Class (with Swords) London Gazette 1 June 1917. TThhoommaassHHoovveennddeennWWaattssoonnwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheWorcestershireRegimentfromtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhust,on 4September1912,andservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom10August1914(entitledtoa1914Star, notthe1914-15Starthatappearsintheaboveminiaturegroup).AdvancedactingLieutenant-Colonel,hewaskilledinactionontheWestern Front whilst attached to the 1st Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment. He is buried in Roye New British Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research.

AAmmoouunntteeddggrroouuppooffsseevveennmmiinniiaattuurreeddrreessssmmeeddaallssaattttrriibbuutteeddttoo//rreepprreesseennttaattiivveeoofftthhoosseewwoorrnnbbyyCCoommmmaannddeerrLL..KK..‘‘BBuusstteerr’’ CCrraabbbb,,RRooyyaallNNaavvaallVVoolluunntteeeerrRReesseerrvvee,,aaRRooyyaallNNaavvyyffrrooggmmaannwwhhoovvaanniisshheeddiinnssuussppiicciioouusscciirrccuummssttaanncceessdduurriinnggaa rreeccoonnnnaaiissssaannccee mmiissssiioonn aarroouunndd aa SSoovviieett ccrruuiisseerr bbeerrtthheedd aatt PPoorrttssmmoouutthh iinn 11995566

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Oﬃcer’s2ndtypebadge,silver-gilt;GeorgeMedal,G.VI.R.,1st issue; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, good very fne (7) £60-£80 557722

O.B.E. London Gazette 11 December 1945:

‘For distinguished service during the War in Europe.’

G.M. London Gazette 25 January 1944 (in a joint citation with Petty Oﬃcer D. Bell):

‘For gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty.’

TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘ThisOﬃcerandratingarerecommendedforcontinuedbraveryanddevotiontodutyindivingon numerousshipsatGibraltarinordertosearchforandremoveenemysabotageminesattachedtotheirbilgekeels.Workingunderwateron thesemineswhichareliabletoexplodeatanymomentisalwaysextremelyhazardous.InadditiontomanyvainsearchesMrCrabbactuallyfound and removed mines from:

Willowdale: 3 December 1942

Camarata: 8 May 1943

Hartbridge: 7 July 1943

PO Bell found and removed a mine from:

Hartbridge:7July1943andfromtwoshipson4August1943.OnthisoccasionhewaspreparingtodetachminesfromtheSS Stanbridge andwas onthepointofdescendingwhentheexplosionoccurred.Althoughslightlywoundedheatoncedivedonothershipsinthevicinity.Theworkon Hartbridge wasparticularlydiﬃcultowingtothestrongtidethatwasrunning.Thegallantryshownbythisoﬃcerandratingonseveraloccasionsis considered to be of a high level and well up to the standard required for the George Medal.’

LLiioonneellKKeennnneetthhCCrraabbbbwasbornon28January1909andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaRoyalNavymineandbombdisposaldiver. SubsequentlyrecruitedbyMI.6,hewaspresumedtohavediedon19April1956,havingvanishedinsuspiciouscircumstancesduringa reconnaissancemissionaroundaSovietcruiserberthedatPortsmouth.Muchhasbeenwrittenabouthisdisappearance,andspeculationastohis fate continues to this day.

Note: The recipient’s full-sized medals are held by the Royal Naval Museum.

AA mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff ff fftteeeenn mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss rreepprreesseennttaattiivvee ooff tthhoossee wwoorrnn bbyy SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr AA.. MM HHiillll,, GGrreennaaddiieerr GGuuaarrddss MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,Orange FreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901;1914Star,withclasp;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;DefenceMedal;RoyalVictorian Medal,E.II.R.,2ndissue,silver;RoyalVictorianMedal,E.VII.R.,bronze;Jubilee1935;Coronation1937;Coronation1953;ArmyL.S. &G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue;ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue, suspensionbroken,withplanchetdetachedbut present; Civil Defence Long Service Medal, E.II.R., mounted for display, generally very fnd and better (15) £160-£200

Provenance: Ex. Ian McInnes Collection.

M.C. London Gazette 27 July 1916; citation published 16 August 1916 (as Sergeant Major, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards):

‘For conspicuous and consistent gallantry and good work. He has set a fne example of coolness in action and had been severely wounded.’

D.C.M. London Gazette 21 October 1918:

‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.HewasofthegreatestassistanceinhelpingtoreorganisetheBattalionafterithadtakenpartin attacks. The eﬀorts of the younger N.C.O.s was died to his training. His conduct has been exemplary and he has proved himself invaluable.’

R.V.M. in Silver London Gazette 2 June 1962:

‘For services as Her Majesty’s Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard.’

R.V.M. in Bronze awarded 7 June 1910:

‘For services at the funeral of the late King.’

M.I.D. London Gazettes 13 June 1916 and 8 July 1919.

AArrtthhuurrMMuunnnnssHHiillllwasborninWare,Hertfordshire,on3December1876andattestedfortheGrenadierGuardson21January1895.Heserved withtheminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andthenduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom22August1914.Advanced RegimentalSergeantMajorofthe3rdBattalion,forhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasawardedboththeMilitaryCrossandthe DistinguishedConductMedal,andwastwiceMentionedinDespatches.DischargedtotheReserveon1May1920,hewasaMajorintheHome GuardduringtheSecondWorldWar,andwasawardedhisMeritoriousServiceMedal,withoutannuity,perArmyOrder161of1946.He subsequently served as Yeoman Bed Goer, Yeoman of the Guard, and died in Kent on 16 February 1969. Sold with copied research.

557755

AAmmoouunntteeddggrroouuppooffttwweellvveemmiinniiaattuurreeddrreessssmmeeddaallssrreepprreesseennttaattiivveeoofftthhoosseewwoorrnnbbyyYYeeoommaannWWaarrddeerrGG..AArrmmssttrroonngg,,llaattee GGrreennaaddiieerr GGuuaarrddss

DistinguishedConductMedal,G.VI.R.;1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals,withM.I.D. oakleaf;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Palestine1945-48,Malaya;Coronation1937;Coronation1953;ArmyMeritorious ServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy;ArmyBestShotMedal,G.VI.R.,mountedfor display, very fne and better (12)

£80-£100

Provenance: Ian McInnes Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2007.

D.C.M. London Gazette 15 June 1944: Drill Sergeant (A/C.S.M.) George Thomas Armstrong, 5th Battalion Grenadier Guards ‘Duringthe fghtingontheAnziobridgeheadthe5thBattalionGrenadierGuardswasalmostcontinuouslyinactionfrom25Januaryto9February 1944andthisWarrantOfficerwasactingasRegimentalSergeantMajor.ThroughouttheperiodDrillSergeantArmstrongwassufferingsevere painfromrheumatism,butrefusedtogosick.Onthenightof7-8FebruarytheenemybrokethroughthefrontandheavilyattackedBattalion Headquarters,whichwaspracticallysurrounded.ThisWarrantOfficerledthedefencewithTommygunandhandgrenadesandbyhisextreme gallantryandpowersofleadershipsucceededinholdinghisposition.Hewastwiceblownoverbyenemyhandgrenades,butthismadeno differencetohiscontinueddisregardforhisownsafetyandhisabilityto fghttheenemywiththemeansathisdisposal.Throughouttheperiod thattheBattalionwasinclosecontactwiththeenemyDrillSergeantArmstrong’scheerfulnessanddevotiontodutywereaninspirationtoall with whom he came in contact, and his conduct is deserving of the highest commendation’.

GGeeoorrggeeTThhoommaassAArrmmssttrroonnggwontheArmyBestShotMedalinboth1951and1955asRegimentalQuartermasterSergeantinthecompetitionat Bisley for the Military Forces at Home. He was subsequently appointed a Yeoman Warder.

TThhee BBuurrmmeessee wwaarr mmiinniiaattuurree mmeeddaall aattttrriibbuutteedd ttoo CCaappttaaiinn JJ.. GG.. DDiicckk,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava, toned, good very fne

For Captain Dick’s full size medal see Lot 353.

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£160-£200

£100-£140 557766

TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Oﬃcer’s1sttypebadge,silver-gilt;BritishWarandVictory Medals;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-1915;SSeerrbbiiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheWhiteEagle, CivilDivision,FifthClassbadge,silverandenamel,mountedasworninthisorder,withanindicationthattheVictoryMedalatone point had M.I.D. oak leaves, very fne

AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss

AArrggeennttiinnaa,,RReeppuubblliicc,OrderofMerit,SecondClassbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withrosetteandgold/silver fashesonriband; JJaappaann,,EEmmppiirree,OrderoftheSacredTreasurer,ThirdClassbadge,silver-giltandenamel,withrosetteandsilver fashesonriband; NNiiccaarraagguuaa,,RReeppuubblliicc,OrderofRubenDario,FourthClassbadge,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,withrosetteonriband,allworn from a triple gilt brooch bar with vertical suspension pin, good very fne

MiniatureMedals:IIttaallyy,,KKiinnggddoomm,IndependenceMedal1865,silver;RomeReclaimedforitsLiberatorsMedal1870,bronze, good very fne (10)

£60-£80 557777

557788

AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff tteenn mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss MilitaryCross,G.V.R.;1914Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;DefenceMedal;Jubilee1935;Coronation1937;Coronation 1953;IIttaallyy,,KKiinnggddoomm,AlValoreMilitare,silver;WarMeritCross,V.E.III.R.,bronze,mountedforwear(thelastdetachedbut present), generally very fne

Miniature Medals: British War Medal 1914-20; Victory Medal 1914-19, good very fne (12)

AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff ff vvee mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss

King’sPoliceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue,withSecondAward(laurel)Bar,onGallantryriband;IndianPoliceMedal,G.V.R.,for DistinguishedConduct;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;Coronation1937,mountedaswornandhousedina Kenning&Son, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fne (5)

£120-£160

Note: Priorto1934full-sizedSecondAwardBarsborethedateoftheaction;in1934individualdatedbarswerereplacedbyagenericlaurelleaf bar. However, for miniature groups one could reasonably expect that all Second Award Bars would be of the generic laurel leaf design.

MiniatureMedals:TheRoyalGuelphicOrder(2),CivilDivision,a fne-qualityContinental-sizedbadge,16.5mmincludingcrown suspensionx11.5mm,goldandenamel,withsmallgoldringsuspensionforwearingfromaContinentalchain;MilitaryDivision,a fne-qualityContinental-sizedG.C.H.KnightGrandCrossStar,13.5mm,silver,goldappliqué,andenamel,thereverse fttedwith small gold ring suspension for wearing from a Continental chain, about extremely fne, rare (2)

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£200-£240

MiniatureMedal:Waterloo1815,19mm,silver,unnamed,withballandsmallringsuspension, ofcontemporarymanufacture,good very fne £100-£140

Miniature Medal: Waterloo 1815, 20mm, silver, planchet only, unnamed, of contemporary manufacture, nearly extremely fne £70-£90 558811

558822

558833

TThheemmoouunntteeddggrroouuppooffeelleevveennmmiinniiaattuurreeddrreessssmmeeddaallssaattttrriibbuutteeddttoo//rreepprreesseennttaattiivveeoofftthhoosseewwoorrnnbbyyGGiiaannGGiiaaccoommoo BBoorrgghheessee,, ssoommeettiimmee GGoovveerrnnoorr ooff RRoommee

IIttaallyy,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheCrown,FirstClassStar,silver,gilt,andenamel;MedalforCivilValour,bronze;WarMeritCross,V.E. III.R.,bronze;ItalianAustrianWarMedal1915-18,bronze,4clasps,1915,1916,1917,1918;CommemorativeMedalforthe70th AnniversaryofItalianUnifcation1848-1918,bronze;OrderofStMauriceandSt.Lazarus,Chevalier’sbadge,giltandenamel; GGeerrmmaannyy,GermanEagleOrder,SecondClassStar,silver,gilt,andenamel;AAuussttrriiaa,,FFiirrssttRReeppuubblliicc,AustrianMeritOrder,Second ClassStar,giltwithwhiteenamel;GGeerrmmaannyy,CrossofHonouroftheGermanyRedCross,FirstClassStar,silverandenamel; PPoollaanndd,,RReeppuubblliicc,OrderofPoloniaRestituta,SecondClassStar;HHuunnggaarryy,,RReeggeennccyy,OrderofMerit,CivilDivision,FirstClassStar, silver,gilt,andenamel,mountedasworn(theWarMeritCrossand70thAnniversaryMedalbothdetachedbutpresent), generally good very fne (11)

£240-£280

GGiiaannCCiiaaccoommooPPaaoollooLLuuiiggiiBBaallddaassssaarreeRRoossaarriiooBBoorrgghheerrsseewasbornon25July1889,thesonofPrinceGiuselleBorgherse,DukeofPoggioNato, andmemberofoneofthegreatRomanfamilies.EducatedatLaSapienzauniversityinRome,heservedasapilotduringtheGreatWar,before joiningthenationalistmovement.HeservedasPrefectofPietifrom1933to1936,andsubsequentlyPresidentoftheProvinceofRome. AppointedGovernorofRomeon30August1939,heresignedon21August1943,shortlybeforeItaly’ssurrendertotheAlliedForces,and ultimately retired to Palermo. He died on 28 September 1954.

MiniatureMedals(6):GGeerrmmaannyy,,HHaannnnoovveerr,WaterlooMedal1815,14mm,silver;WarMeritMedal1813,bronze;WarMerit MedaloftheKing’sGermanLegion,bronze;LLiippppee,CampaignMedal1808-15,silver;PPrruussssiiaa,LongServiceCross(2),bothfor25 Years’Service,gilt, the frstthreewithsmallringsuspensions,thelastthreewithsmallloopbutlackingmainringsuspensions,all of contemporary manufacture, generally good very fne (6)

£200-£240

558844

558855

AAuussttrriiaa,,EEmmppiirree,BraveryMedal(4),‘DerTapferkeit’,FranzJosephI(2),largesilvermedal;smallbronzemedal;‘Fortitudini’,KarlI, bronze;MilitaryMeritMedal‘SignumLaudis’,KarlI,bronze, lackingringsuspension;CommemorativeMedal1898‘Signum Memoriae’ (2), bronze; Commemorative Cross 1848-1908, bronze; Iron Merit Cross 1916, iron, generally good fne and better AAuussttrriiaa,, FFiirrsstt RReeppuubblliicc, War Commemorative Medal 1914-18, bronze, good very fne (9)

£140-£180

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofLeopold(8),CivilDivision(4),O ﬃcer’sbreastbadge(3),giltandenamel,onewithFrenchmotto,the othertwobothwithbilingualmottos,twowithrosettesonriband;Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silverandenamel,Frenchmotto; MilitaryDivision(2),Chevalier’sbreastbadge(4),silverandenamel,twowithFrenchmottos,theothertwowithbilingualmottos, on with crossed swords device on riband, two in cases of issue, some enamel damage, generally nearly very fne and better (8)

£120-£160

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheCrown(11),O ﬃcer’sbreastbadge(2),giltandenamel,bothwithrosettesonribands; Chevalier’sbreastbadge(9),silverandenamel,twowithcrossedswordsdevicesonriband,themajorityincasesofissue, some enamel damage, generally nearly very fne and better (11)

£100-£140

558877

558888

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheCrown(16),GoldPalmsoftheOrder(5),gilt;SilverPalmsoftheOrder(3),silvered;Gold MedaloftheOrder(7),gilt,threewithFrenchmotto,theotherfourwithbilingualmotto;togetherwitharelatedminiature award;SilverMedaloftheOrder,silver,Frenchmotto, thiswithrepairedsuspension,someincasesofissue, generallynearlyvery fne and better (16)

£80-£100

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofLeopoldII(9),O ﬃcer’sbreastbadge(2),giltandenamel,onewithFrenchmotto,theotherwith bilingualmotto,onewithcrossedswordsdeviceonriband;Chevalier’sbreastbadge(7),silverandenamel,twowithFrench mottos,theother fvewithbilingualmottos,twowithcrossedswordsdevicesonriband,oneincardboxofissue, someminor enamel damage, generally nearly very fne (9) £100-£140

£100-£140 558899

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofLeopoldII,Chevalier’sbreastbadge(10),silverandenamel,eightwithFrenchmottos,twowith bilingualmottos,eightwithsilverpalms(fourA.I.R.,fourL.III.R.)devicesonribands,someincasesofissue, minorenameldamage, generally nearly very fne and better (10)

£60-£80 559900

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofLeopoldII(11),GoldMedaloftheOrder(8),gilt;SilverMedaloftheOrder(3),silver,someincases of issue, some minor verdigris spots, nearly very fne and better (11)

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,RoyalOrderoftheLion(3),O ﬃcer’sbreastbadge,giltandenamel,bilingualmotto, lackingringsuspension; Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silver,gilt,andenamel;GoldMedaloftheOrder,gilt,Frenchmotto;ServiceStar(2),smallsilverstar, withgiltstaratcentre,withsilverbaronriband;largesilverstar,withgiltstaratcentre,withsilverbaronriband;togetherwitha fnequalityBelgiangroupofsevenminiaturedressmedals,includingthebadgesoftheRoyalOrderoftheLionandtheOrderof the Crown, mounted as worn on a gilt pin bar, generally good very fne (5) £140-£180

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,CroixdeGuerre(27),A.I.R.(22),bronze;L.III.R.(5),bronze,withavarietyofribanddevices, generallyvery fne and better (27) £100-£140

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,MilitaryDecoration(16),gilt,L.II.R.reverse(3);A.I.R.reverse(9);L.III.R.reverse(1);BelgianLionreverse(3), four with chevron devices on riband, and two with gilt palm devices on riband, generally very fne (16) £60-£80

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,YserCross,bronzeandenamel;YserMedal(10),bronzeandenamel, twolackingringsuspensions,generally nearly very fne and better (11) £80-£100

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,CommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar(14),bronze,withavarietyofribanddevices;AlliedVictoryMedal (4),bronze;FrontlineFireServiceCross(7),bronze;WarMedal1940-45(17),bronze,withavarietyofribanddevices, generally very fne and better (lot) £120-£160 559955

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,CivilDecoration,1sttype(37),FirstClassCross,giltandenamel,incaseofissue;togetherwiththerelated miniatureaward;SecondClassCross(5),silverandenamel;FirstClassMedal(6),gilt;togetherwithtworelatedminiatureawards; Second Class Medal (16), silver; Third Class Medal (9), bronze, one in case of issue, generally very fne and better (37) £80-£100

£100-£140 559977

559988

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,CivilDecoration(16),2ndissue(9),FirstClassCross(2),giltandenamel,bothwith1914-1918clasp;Second ClassCross,silverandenamel,with1914-1918clasp;FirstClassMedal(2),gilt,bothwith1914-1918clasp;SecondClassMedal (2),silver,bothwith1914-1918clasp;ThirdClassMedal(2),bronze,bothlackingclasp;3rdissue(7),FirstClassCross(2),giltand enamel,bothwith1940-1945clasp,oneincardboxofissue;SecondClassCross(2),silverandenamel,bothwith1940-1945 clasp,oneincardboxofissue;FirstClassMedal,gilt,with1940-1945clasp;SecondClassMedal,silver,with1940-1945clasp; ThirdClassMedal,bronze,with1940-1945clasp;MilitaryCross,2ndissue(2),FirstClassCross,giltandenamel,withrosetteon riband;SecondClassCross,giltandenamel,withoutrosette;NavalWarMeritDecoration(5),FirstClassCross,giltandenamel, withgiltanchordeviceonriband;SecondClassCross,silverandenamel,withsilveredanchordeviceonriband;FirstClassMedal, gilt,withgiltanchordeviceonriband;SecondClassMedal,silver,withsilveredanchordeviceonriband;ThirdClassMedal, bronze, with bronze anchor device on riband, good very fne and better (23)

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,DecorationofWorkersandArtisans(23),FirstClassbadge(13),silvered,gilt,andenamel,elevenwith rosettesonriband;SecondClassbadge(10),silveredandenamel;togetherwitharelatedminiaturegroupfeaturingboththeFirst andSecondClassbadges;SpecialDecorationforIndustryandAgriculture(13),FirstClassbadge(5),silvered,gilt,andenamel,all withrosettesonriband;togetherwitharelatedminiatureaward;SecondClassbadge(8),silveredandenamel,somewithcard boxes of issue, minor enamel damage in parts, generally nearly very fne and better (36)

£100-£140

£80-£100 559999

BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,alargeselectionofmiscellaneousMedalsandmedallions,mainly20thCentury, generallynearlyvery fneand better (lot)

660000 xx

660011

BBeellggiiuumm,, KKiinnggddoomm, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R. (2), bronze, one with bronze palm on riband, good very fne FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreastbadge(2),silverandenamel, onewithsignifcantenameldamage; CroixdeGuerre(7),bronze,reversesdated1914-1916;1914-1917;1914-1918(2);1939;and1939-1940(2),collectivelywith four bronze stars and two bronze palms on ribands; Commemorative Medal for the Great War, bronze, generally very fne (12)

£100-£140

BBuullggaarriiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofNationalMerit,CivilDivision,Knight’sbreastbadge,withoutcrownsuspension,silverandenamel, very fne

IIttaallyy,, KKiinnggddoomm, Order of the Crown, Knight’s breast badge, silver and enamel, good very fne

SSppaaiinn,,FFrraannccooPPeerriioodd,OrderofMilitaryMerit,breastbadge,giltandwhiteenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;OrderofNaval Merit,breastbadge,giltandwhiteenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;OrderofAeronauticalMerit,breastbadge,giltandwhite enamel,withintegraltopribandbar;1936-39CampaignMedal,gilt;VizcayaMedal,bronze;20thAnniversaryMedal1933-53, bronze, these three mounted as worn, generally good very fne (8)

£80-£100

CCuubbaa,,RReeppuubblliicc,AlliedVictoryMedal1914-19,bronze,o ﬃcialtype,theedgestamped‘Bronz’andwithChobillonmark, nearly extremely fne, scarce £400-£500 660022

Approximately 6,000 - 7,000 Cuban Victory Medals awarded.

660033

FFrraannccee,,SSeeccoonnddRReessttoorraattiioonn,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silver,goldappliqué,andenamel, thecrownpossibly taken from an earlier badge, signifcant enamel damage to tips of points of star and suspension bent, therefore fair to fne FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreastbadge(4),silver,goldappliqué,andenamel, somesignifcantenamel damage to tips of points of star, and some traces of restoration, generally good fne and better FFrraannccee,, FFiifftthh RReeppuubblliicc, Legion of Honour, Chevalier’s breast badge, silvered, gilt, and enamel, nearly very fne (6) £120-£160

660044 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk

FFrraannccee,,SSeeccoonnddEEmmppiirree,LegionofHonour,O ﬃcer’sbreastbadge,silver-gilt,goldappliqué,andenamel,withrosetteonriband, signifcant enamel damage with traces of restoration, therefore fair £60-£80

are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)

£100-£140 660055

660066 xx

FFrraannccee,,SSeeccoonnddEEmmppiirree,MedailleMilitaire,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel, blueenameldamagetobandsaroundbothobverseand reverse central medallions, nearly very fne

FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,MedailleMilitaire(11),silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,oneincaseofissue, somewithblueenameldamage to bands around both obverse and reverse central medallions, generally nearly very fne and better

FFrraannccee,, FFiifftthh RReeppuubblliicc, Medaille Militaire, silvered, gilt, and enamel, very fne (13)

FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,LegionofHonour,Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silver,goldappliqué,andenamel;FrenchRedCrossMedalfor theFranco-PrussianWar1870-71,bronze,withoriginalembroideredriband, minorblueenameldamagetobandsaroundboth obverse and reverse central medallions on frst, and these central medallions both loose, nearly very fne

GGeerrmmaannyy,, PPrruussssiiaa, War Merit Medal 1870-71, non-combatant’s type, iron, good very fne (3)

660077

£70-£90

FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,CroixdeGuerre,bronze(16),reversedated1914-1915(2);reversedated1914-1916(2);reversedated 1914-1917(3);reversedated1914-1918(9),withavarietyofribanddevices, acoupleinreliccondition,somedintingandothers with bent swords, generally nearly very fne and better (16)

£60-£80

660088

660099

661100

Sold with a French Croix de Guerre lanyard.

FFrraannccee,,FFiifftthhRReeppuubblliicc,OrderoftheAcademicPalms(3),O ﬃcer’sbreastbadge,giltandenamel,withrosetteonriband; Chevalier’sbreastbadge(2),silverandenamel;OrderofAgriculturalMerit(3),Oﬃcer’sbreastbadge,giltandenamel,with rosette on riband; Chevalier’s breast badge (2), gilt and enamel, minor enamel damage in parts, nearly very fne and better (6)

£60-£80

FFrraannccee,, RReeppuubblliicc, a large selection of miscellaneous Medals, mainly 20th Century, generally nearly very fne and better (lot)

£100-£140

661111

GGeerrmmaannyy,, PPrruussssiiaa, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, nearly extremely fne

£50-£70

Sold with a fne hand written letter to ‘Charlie’ from ‘George’, dated 4 June 1919: ‘R.E. Carrier Pigeon Serv. Eastern Div. Sigs. B.E.F. Germany. Dear Charlie, Justafewlinestoyousincerelyhoping&trustingsame fndsyoualsowifeandchildreninthepinkasitleavesmesameatpresent.Well,OldPal,I promisedyouthatwhilehomeonleavethatIwouldgetyouanIronCross&hereitisenclosedinthisletter...it,beingagoodsouvenir,the ribbon attached just the same as worn by the Germans here ...’ With original registered envelope of transmittal, addressed to Mr. E. J. Eve, c/o Messrs. John Kidd & Co. Ltd., 419 Old Ford Road, Bow, E.3.’

GGeerrmmaannyy,,PPrruussssiiaa,WarMeritMedal1870-71,combatant’sissue(3),bronze;MilitaryLongServiceMedal,for12years’service, bronze;RedCrossMedal,ThirdClass,iron, this fttedwithreplacementringsuspension;WarAidMeritCross,zinc;Crossof Honour1914-18,combatant’sissuewithswords(3),bronze;WarServiceCross1939,SecondClass,withoutSwords,bronze, unmarked; War Service Medal, bronze, generally very fne and better (11)

£140-£180

AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd ppoosstt--WWaarr HHuunnggaarriiaann OOrrddeerr ooff LLaabboouurr ((MMuunnkkaa ÉÉrrddeemmrreenndd)) iinn GGoolldd ggrroouupp ooff nniinnee HHuunnggaarryy,,PPeeooppllee’’ssRReeppuubblliicc,OrderofLabour(MunkaÉrdemrend)inGold,1975issue,giltandenamel;OrderofLabour(Munka Érdemrend)inSilver,1954-63issue,silverandenamel;PublicSecurityMedalinGold,giltandenamel;PublicSecurityMedalin Silver,silverandenamel;PublicSecurityMedalinBronze,bronzeandenamel;Medalforthe25thAnniversaryofVictoryinthe SecondWoldWar1970,giltandenamel;FloodProtectionMedal1965,bronze;FloodProtectionMedal1954,bronze-gilt; Distinguished Labour Medal 1977, gilt and enamel, mounted as worn, good very fne (9)

£100-£140

IIrreellaanndd,,FFrreeeeSSttaattee,GeneralServiceMedal1917-21,Combatant’stypewithComracbar,bronze,unnamed,withintegraltop riband bar, very fne £200-£240

IIrreellaanndd,,FFrreeeeSSttaattee,GeneralServiceMedal1917-21,non-Combatant’stypewithoutbar,bronze,unnamed,withintegraltop riband bar, good very fne £80-£100

JJaappaann,,EEmmppiirree,OrderoftheSacredTreasure,SecondClassbreaststar,silver,silver-giltandenamels,withlapelrosetteinitsrionuri lacquer ftted case of issue, good very fne £240-£280

661177 xx

PPoollaanndd,,RReeppuubblliicc,OrderofPoloniaRestituta,O ﬃcer’sbreastbadge,giltandenamel;OrderofMilitaryVirtue,GoldCrossofthe Order,giltandenamel;CrossofValour,bronze,reversedated1940;MonteCasinoCross,bronze,thereverseoﬃciallynumbered ‘2781’; Medal of Merit on the Field of Glory, Third Class Medal, bronze, reverse dated 1943, good very fne PPoollaanndd,, PPeeooppllee’’ss RReeppuubblliicc, Order of Polonia Restituta, Knight’s breast badge, gilt and enamel, good very fne (6)

£100-£140

RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofSt.Vladimir,FourthClassbreastbadge,giltbasemetalandenamel,reversestamped‘K’, minorred enamel damage to obverse left hand arm, otherwise good very fne £100-£140

RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,MedalofSt.GeorgeforBravery,FourthClass,silver,thereversenumbered‘382011’;CommemorativeMedal forteReignofTsarAlexanderIII1881-94,silver;MedalfortheRusso-JapaneseWar1904-05,bronze, scratchestoreverseof frst, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fne (3) £140-£180

661199

662233 xx

SSwweeddeenn,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheSword,CivilDivision,SilverCross,2ndissue,56mmincludingcrownandcrossedswords suspension x 37mm, silver, with gold and enamel obverse central medallion, nearly extremely fne £60-£80

TThhaaiillaanndd,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheCrown,3rd(1941)issue,Lady’sSecondClasssetofinsignia,comprisingshoulderbadge,71mm includingcrownsuspensionx43mm,silver-giltandenamel,maker’smarktoreverseofcrown,onlady’sbowriband;Star,623mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, with maker’s mark to reverse of retaining pin, extremely fne (2) £60-£80

UUnniioonnooffSSoovviieettSSoocciiaalliissttRReeppuubblliiccss, OrderoftheRedBanner,2ndtype,Firstaward,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘309832’, with MonetnyDvor mintmarkandribandsuspension;OrderofthePatrioticWar,SecondClass,3rd‘1985’type(3),silverand enamel,reversesofficiallynumbered‘2322473’,‘2345134’,and‘5100561’,allwith MonetnyDvor mintmarksandscrewback suspensions;OrderoftheBadgeofHonour,3rdtype,silver,silver-giltandenamel,reverseofficiallynumbered‘530688’,with MonetnyDvor mintmarkandribandsuspension;OrderoftheRedBannerofLabour,6thtype(2),silver,silver-giltandenamel, reversesofficiallynumbered‘699124’and‘1162861’,bothwith MonetnyDvor mintmarks,the frstwithribandsuspension;Order oftheRedStar,2ndtype(2),silverandenamel,reversesofficiallynumbered‘1342998’and‘3195101’,bothwith MonetnyDvor mintmarksandscrewbacksuspension;OrderofGlory,ThirdClass,2ndtype,silverandenamel,reverseofficiallynumbered ‘527024’,withribandsuspension;MedalforBravery(2),silverandenamel,reverseofficiallynumbered‘162601’and‘2068589’; MedalforCombatService,silverandenamel,unnumbered;CaptureofBerlinMedal,gilt;MedalforVictoryoverGermanyinthe GreatPatrioticWar1945,gilt;MedalforValiantLabourintheGreatPatrioticWar,bronze;Medalforthe50thAnniversaryof theSovietArmedForces1918-68(2),giltandenamel;Medalforthe70thAnniversaryoftheSovietArmedForces1918-68,gilt; Medalforthe20thAnniversaryofVictoryintheGreatPatrioticWar1945-65,gilt;Medalforthe30thAnniversaryofVictoryin theGreatPatrioticWar1945-75,gilt;Medalforthe40thAnniversaryofVictoryintheGreatPatrioticWar1945-85,gilt;Jubilee Medalforthe100thAnniversaryofLenin’sBirth1870-1970,gilt;MedalforaVeteranofLabour,silvered, nearlyvery fneand better (24) £200-£240

UUnniioonnooffSSoovviieettSSoocciiaalliissttRReeppuubblliiccss,OrderofthePatrioticWar,SecondClassbadge,3rd1985type(3),silver,gold,andenamel, thereversesoﬃciallynumbered‘3356901’,‘5811073’,and‘6570603’,allwith MonetnyDvor mintmarksandscrew-back suspensions;CommemorativeMedalforthe60thAnniversaryoftheSovietArmedForces1918-78,gilt;CommemorativeMedal forthe70thAnniversaryoftheSovietArmedForces1918-88,gilt;MedalforValiantLabourintheGreatPatrioticWar1941-45, bronze; Medal for a Veteran of Labour, silvered, good very fne and better RRuussssiiaa,,FFeeddeerraattiioonn,CommemorativeMedalforthe50thAnniversaryofVictoryinheGreatPatrioticWar1945-95,gilt, good very fne

PPoollaanndd,,PPeeoopplleessRReeppuubblliicc,CrossofMerit(3),FirstClass,giltandenamel;SecondClass,silveredandenamel;ThirdClass,bronze, good very fne and better (lot) £80-£100

Sold with a copy Nakhimov Medal; two miscellaneous Polish Medals; and a large medallion depicting a Second War soldier.

UUnniioonnooffSSoovviieettSSoocciiaalliissttRReeppuubblliiccss,NakhimovMedal,bronze,edgeo ﬃciallynumbered‘4506’,withribandsuspension, contact marks, nearly very fne £100-£140

UUnniitteeddSSttaatteessooffAAmmeerriiccaa,ByrdAntarcticExpeditionMedal1933-35,silver,theedgeengraved‘KK..LL..RRaawwssoonn’, withreplacement loop and ring suspension, cleaned, very fne, rare £800-£1,200

662255

IInntteerrnnaattiioonnaall,alargeselectionofmiscellaneousWorldMedalsandMedallions,mainlyEuropean,andmainly20thCentury, generally nearly very fne and better (lot) £300-£400

Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.

1st (Royal) Regiment of Foot Oﬃcer’s Forage Cap Badge.

Averygoodandscarcepost1861examplewithasilverOrderofTheThistleStarmountedwithagiltovalwiththemotto ‘NemoMeImpuneLacessit’ abovetheregimentaltitle ‘TheRoyalRegiment’, withintheoval,afrettedorderoftheThistleCollar centredwithSaintAndrewholdingaSaltire,mounteduponadeepblueenamelground,aswornbythe1stBattalion,thereverse with a brooch pin fxing, excellent condition £260-£300

Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) Oﬃcer’s Glengarry Badge.

Averygoodexample,1937-1952patterninsilverandgilt,withanelongatedOrderoftheThistlestarmountedwithan Edwardiancrownedoval,withtheregimentalmotto‘NemoMeImpuneLacessit’,withthistlespraystotheouteredges,witha silverSt.Andrewholdingasaltiretothecentre,aboveasphinxmountedonaplinth,thereversewithtwosilverloop fxings,the plate with an open back and maker’s plate in silver ‘J.R.Gaunt London’, very good service worn condition £80-£100 662277

662288

1st Argyll Highland Rife Volunteers Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.

Averygoodandscarcedie-stampedwhitemetalexample,inthestyleofthepatternwornbytheArgyllandSutherland Highlanders,withawreathofthistlesaroundaslightlydomedcentralcirclet,inscribed ‘1stArgyllHighlandRifeVolunteers’,with acoronetaboveaboar’shead,centredwithacatandcypher,thereversewithtwoloops,bothnicelytarnished, verygood condition

£100-£140

662299

Inverness Rife Volunteers Oﬃcer’s Shoulder Belt or Pouch Belt Plate.

Averygoodearlyandscarcedie-stampedexamplewithalargebronzedcircularplatedecoratedwithadeepandwidewreathof thistlestotheouteredge,centredwiththearmsofthecityofInverness,thereversewiththreeoriginalscrewpostsandbolts, with all of its original fnish, excellent condition £160-£200

British Cavalry Badges.

AgoodselectionofVictorianandEdwardianBritishCavalryBadges,including:RoyalHorseGuards,bronze,King’scrown;3rd DragoonGuards;6thDragoonGuardsVictoriancrownbi-metal;7th(Queen’sOwn)Hussars,Edwardiancrown;9thLancers, silverorwhitemetal,withanImperialcrown,thereversewithfourloopsandasupportbar,anotherwithaKing’scrownvariant, thereversewithaslider;17thLancers;18thHussarswithanEdwardiancrown,bi-metal,thereversewithaslider;13th/18th HussarsKing’scrown;20thHussars,King’scrown;HampshireYeomanry,King’scrown,etc., generallygoodconditionandbetter (lot) £80-£100 663300

Assorted Overseas Badges.

£60-£80 663311

663322

Agoodselectionincluding:Australia,1stArmyCommandoRegiment,withawhitemetaldaggerrivetedtoagildedmetal boomerang,embossedwiththemotto ‘StrikeSwiftly’,thereversewithtwoloops;TheCyprusRegiment,brasswithaKing’s crown,withaslidertoreverse;NewZealandMedicalCorps,brasswithaKing’sCrown,withloopstothereverse;3rd (Auckland)Regiment,NewZealandInfantry,gildingmetalwithaKing’scrown,thereversewithabrooch fxing;RoyalAustralian AirForce,OtherRanksCapBadges(2)the frstinbrass,theotherblackened,bothwithmaker’smarksandloopstothereverse; King’sOwnMaltaRegiment,ingildingmetalwithaKing’scrowngildingmetal,centredwithawhitemetalMalteseCross,witha slider to reverse; Canada; Fiji; Netherlands; etc., good condition and better (lot)

Life Guards Horses’ Full Dress Head Furniture.

Ascarceexample,wornuponthebrowofamount,withalinkedchainwithasilverstartoeachoftheelevenlinks,withtwo largeovalbossesateachendofthesamedesignalsomarked ‘L.G’ toouteredge,withmaker’smarkstothereversefor ‘Firmin London’, stamped ‘53’, ‘L.G.’, lacking its leather backing, very good condition

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£60-£80

Royal Canadian Air Force Operational Wings

TwoR.C.A.F.OperationWings,bothwithBars,thereversesofbothstamped‘BirksStirling’,bothwithdoublescrewback suspensions, in card box of issue, extremely fne (2)

£100-£140

Soldwithasmallquantityoforiginalsilkribandforthe1914-15Star;BritishWarMedal;andVictoryMedal;andthreeSecondWorldWarMedals viz. India Service Medal; Australia Service Medal; and South Africa Medal for War Service, these all unnamed.

An Imperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot’s Badge.

A fnequalityPilot’sBadge,57mmx58mm,bronze-giltandenamel,comprisingabronzeeaglewithlighteningboltsinitsclaws, fastenedontoanovallaurelwreath,withshieldwithmonogramofKarlIattop,andthecoatofarmsoftheAusto-Hungarian Empireatbottom,thereverse fttedwithtwoloopfasteners,unmarked, somewhiteenameldamagetowreath,otherwise generally very fne

£200-£240

A French Eagle Helmet Badge

AFrenchEagle,probablyfromaGuardsman’sHelmet,52mm,bronze,completewiththreereverselugs,withaﬃxedlabelstating ‘From Battlefeld of Waterloo (18 June 1815)’, reasonable condition commensurate with age

£60-£80

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If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with Conditions 6 and 10, or if there is any other breach of either of those Conditions, Noonans as agent of the seller shall, at its absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights it may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies:

(a) to proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract.

(b) to rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the defaulting buyer at the same or any other auction.

(c) to re-sell the lot or cause it to be re-sold by public auction or private sale and the defaulting buyer shall pay to Noonans any resulting de ciency in the ‘total amount due’ (after deduction of any part payment and addition of re-sale costs) and any surplus shall belong to the seller.

(d) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer and, in the case of storage, either at Noonans’ premises or elsewhere.

(e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month on the ‘total amount due’ to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 5 working days after the day of the auction.

(f) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the sale or any other auction and release it only after payment of the ‘total amount due’.

(g) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer at any future auctions or obtaining a deposit before accepting any bids in future.

(h) to apply any proceeds of sale then due or at any time thereafter becoming due to the defaulting buyer towards settlement of the ‘total amount due’ and to exercise a lien on any property of the defaulting buyer which is in Noonans’ possession for any purpose.

13 Liability of Noonans and sellers

(a) Goods auctioned are usually of some age. All goods are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. Illustrations in catalogues are for identi cation only. Buyers should satisfy themselves prior to the sale as to the condition of each lot and should exercise and rely on their own judgement as to whether the lot accords with its description. Subject to the obligations accepted by Noonans under this Condition, none of the seller, Noonans, its servants or agents is responsible for errors of descriptions or for the genuineness or authenticity of any lot. No warranty whatever is given by Noonans, its servants or agents, or any seller to any buyer in respect of any lot and any express or implied conditions or warranties are hereby excluded.

(b) Any lot which proves to be a ‘deliberate forgery’ may be returned by the buyer to Noonans within 15 days of the date of the auction in the same condition in which it was at the time of the auction, accompanied by a statement of defects, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at which it was purchased. If Noonans is satis ed that the item is a ‘deliberate forgery’ and that the buyer has and is able to transfer a good and marketable title to the lot free from any third party claims, the sale will be set aside and any amount paid in respect of the lot will be refunded, provided that the buyer shall have no rights under this Condition if:

(i) the description in the catalogue at the date of the sale was in accordance with the then generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a con ict of such opinion; or (ii) the only method of establishing at the date of

publication of the catalogue that the lot was a ‘deliberate forgery’ was by means of scienti c processes not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which was unreasonably expensive or impractical.

(c) A buyer’s claim under this Condition shall be limited to any amount paid in respect of the lot and shall not extend to any loss or damage su ered or expense incurred by him or her.

(d) The bene t of the Condition shall not be assignable and shall rest solely and exclusively in the buyer who, for the purpose of this condition, shall be and only be the person to whom the original invoice is made out by Noonans in respect of the lot sold.

CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING SELLERS AND CONSIGNORS

14 Warranty of title and availability

The seller warrants to Noonans and to the buyer that he or she is the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. The seller will indemnify Noonans, its servants and agents and the buyer against any loss or damage su ered by either in consequence of any breach on the part of the seller.

15 Reserves

The seller shall be entitled to place, prior to the rst day of the auction, a reserve at or below the low estimate on any lot provided that the low estimate is more than £100. Such reserve being the minimum ‘hammer price’ at which that lot may be treated as sold. A reserve once placed by the seller shall not be changed without the consent of Noonans. Noonans may at their option sell at a ‘hammer price’ below the reserve but in any such cases the sale proceeds to which the seller is entitled shall be the same as they would have been had the sale been at the reserve. Where a reserve has been placed, only the auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller.

16 Authority to deduct commission and expenses

The seller authorises Noonans to deduct commission at the ‘stated rate’ and ‘expenses’ from the ‘hammer price’ and acknowledges Noonans’ right to retain the premium payable by the buyer.

17 Rescission of sale

If before Noonans remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the buyer makes a claim to rescind the sale that is appropriate and Noonans is of the opinion that the claim is justi ed, Noonans is authorised to rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to Noonans in respect of the lot.

18 Payment of sale proceeds Noonans shall remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller 35 days after the auction, but if by that date Noonans has not received the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer then Noonans will remit the sale proceeds within ve working days after the date on which the ‘total amount due’ is received from the buyer. If credit terms have been agreed between Noonans and the buyer, Noonans shall remit to the seller the sale proceeds 35 days after the auction unless otherwise agreed by the seller.

19 If the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within 3 weeks after the auction, Noonans will endeavour to notify the seller and

take the seller’s instructions as to the appropriate course of action and, so far as in Noonans’ opinion is practicable, will assist the seller to recover the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer. If circumstances do not permit Noonans to take instructions from the seller, the seller authorises Noonans at the seller’s expense to agree special terms for payment of the ‘total amount due’, to remove, store and insure the lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Noonans shall in its absolute discretion think t, to take such steps as are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer to the seller and if necessary to rescind the sale and refund money to the buyer if appropriate.

20 If, notwithstanding that, the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within three weeks after the auction and Noonans remits the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the ownership of the lot shall pass to Noonans.

21 Charges for withdrawn lots

Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, Noonans reserve the right to charge a fee of 15% of Noonans’ then latest middle estimate of the auction price of the property withdrawn, together with Value Added Tax thereon if the seller is resident in the UK, and ‘expenses’ incurred in relation to the property.

22 Rights to photographs and illustrations

The seller gives Noonans full and absolute right to photograph and illustrate any lot placed in its hands for sale and to use such photographs and illustrations and any photographs and illustrations provided by the seller at any time at its absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with the auction).

23 Unsold lots

Where any lot fails to sell, Noonans shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-o er the lot for sale or to collect the lot.

24 Noonans reserve the right to charge commission up to one-half of the ‘stated rates’ calculated on the ‘bought-in price’ and in addition ‘expenses’ in respect of any unsold lots.

GENERAL CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS

25 Noonans sells as agent for the seller (except where it is stated wholly or partly to own any lot as principal) and as such is not responsible for any default by seller or buyer.

26 Any representation or statement by Noonans, in any catalogue as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his or her own judgement as to such matters and neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions.

27 Whilst the interests of prospective buyers are best served by attendance at the auction, Noonans will, if so instructed, execute bids on their behalf. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for any neglect or default in doing so or for failing to do so.

28 Noonans shall have the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission to its premises or attendance

at its auctions by any person.

29 Noonans has absolute discretion without giving any reason to refuse any bid, to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to withdraw any lot from the auction and in case of dispute to put up any lot for auction again.

30 (a) Any indemnity under these Conditions shall extend to all actions, proceedings costs, expenses, claims and demands whatever incurred or su ered by the person entitled to the bene t of the indemnity. (b) Noonans declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants and agents of the bene t of every indemnity under these Conditions to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the bene t of its servants and agents.

31 Any notice by Noonans to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder or buyer may be given by rst class mail or airmail and if so given shall be deemed to have been duly received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

32 These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. All transactions to which these Conditions apply and all matters connected therewith shall also be governed by English law. Noonans hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and all other parties concerned hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

33 In these Conditions:

(a) ‘catalogue’ includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or other publication; (b) ‘hammer price’ means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the auctioneer to the buyer;

(c) ‘total amount due’ means the ‘hammer price’ in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer in pounds sterling;

(d) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source which is not shown to be such in the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with that description;

(e) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller being the ‘hammer price’ of the lot sold less commission at the ‘stated rates’ and ‘expenses’ and any other amounts due to Noonans by the seller in whatever capacity and howsoever arising;

(f) ‘stated rate’ means Noonans’ published rates of commission for the time and any Value Added Tax thereon;

(g) ‘expenses’ in relation to the sale of any lot means Noonans charges and expenses for insurance, illustrations, special advertising, certi cation, remedials, packing and freight of that lot and any Value Added Tax thereon; (h) ‘bought-in price’ means 5 per cent more than the highest bid received below the reserve.

34 Vendors’ commission of sales

A commission of 15 per cent is payable by the vendor on the hammer price on lots sold. Insurance is charged at 1.5 per cent of the hammer price.

35 VAT

Commission, illustrations, insurance and expenses are subject to VAT if the seller is resident in the UK.

AT NOONANS OUR EXPERTISE EXTENDS BEYOND THE KNOWLEDGE WITHIN OUR SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS TO INCLUDE ALL ASPECTS OF OUR AUCTION HOUSE, FROM OUR PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO TO OUR ADVANCED PROPRIETARY ONLINE BIDDING SYSTEM.

We’re a close-knit team of experts with deep knowledge across our specialist subjects: banknotes, coins, detectorist finds, historical & art medals, jewellery, medals & militaria, tokens and watches. Focusing on these fascinating items, we share this expertise with an international community of sellers and buyers.

Each sale item that passes through our Mayfair auction house is appraised by an expert recognised as a leading authority in a particular field of interest, ranging from ancient coins and military medals to jewellery and vintage watches. This depth of knowledge across all departments sets us apart from other generalist auctioneers.

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Respected worldwide for the breadth and depth of our specialist expertise, we can connect you to a broad, deep pool of potential buyers. Over the years, we’ve brought together an international community of people who share our particular passion. As recognised experts, with a vast store of freely available in-house knowledge and experience, we’ve earned the trust of buyers across the globe.

Our fees are transparent. Unlike many other auction houses, we don’t charge for collecting your lots, photography or marketing and there’s no minimum lot charge.

Not surprisingly, our position as a trusted authority, with deep global reach, often leads to the achievement of higher than expected prices at auction.

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If you’re interested in selling your items and you’d like a free auction valuation, without obligation, our specialists will be happy to help. You can submit online or bring your sale item to a valuation day at our Mayfair auction house or at a regional venue. Alternatively, request a home visit.

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We’re here for you, whether you’re an experienced collector with a depth of knowledge or an occasional buyer attracted to a particular piece of jewellery or vintage watch.

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Delve deep into our website and you’ll discover a vast store of helpful background data, including prices achieved for similar items at previous auctions. Informed and empowered, study our detailed online catalogue, then place your bid in complete confidence.