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TheMostEminentOrderoftheIndianEmpire,C.I.E.,Companion’s3rdtypeneckbadge,goldandenamel,withshortsectionof neckribandfordisplaypurposes;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith (Capt:F.W.Bagshawe.I.S.C.)engravednaming;DelhiDurbar1911,silver,unnamedasissued, edgebruisingtoQSA,goodvery fne and better (3) £800-£1,000
C.I.E. London Gazette 3 June 1918.
M.I.D. London Gazette 26 November 1918.
FFrreeddeerriicckkWWiilllliiaammBBaaggsshhaawweewasborninIndiaon6March1868andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheOxfordshireLightInfantryon 22August1888.HetransferredtotheMadrasStaff Corps,IndianArmy,on19September1889,andwaspostedtothe29thMadrasNative Infantryon12May1890,servingasaWingOfficerfrom14November1890.Hetransferredtothe8thMadrasNativeInfantryon16October 1893,andthentotheMilitaryAccountsDepartmenton10February1897.PromotedCaptainon28August1899,heservedinSouthAfrica duringtheBoerWar,andwaspresentattheReliefofLadysmith,includingtheactionatColensoon15December1899;attheoperationson TugelaHeights,14-27February1900;andatoperationsintheCapeColony,southoftheOrangeRiver.Forhisserviceshewasawardedthe Queen’s South Africa Medal with three clasps.
PromotedMajoron22August1906,BagshaweservedasMilitaryDeputyAccountantGeneralfrom10August1907,andwasawardedtheDelhi DubarMedalin1911.AdvancedLieutenant-Colonelon22August1914,hewasappointedSeniorController,MilitarySupplyandMarine Accounts,on3October1915,andservedfortheentiredurationoftheWarinIndia;althoughnotentitledtoanycampaignmedals,forhis servicesduringtheGreatWarhewasbothMentionedinDespatchesandappointedaCompanionoftheOrderoftheIndianEmpire.Promoted Colonel on 29 July 1920, he retired on 29 July 1922, ansd died in Bristol on 23 July 1945.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.,(Military)Commander’s1sttypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,with neckriband,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Natal,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal (Lieut.W.S.Mackenzie.Glouc.Rgt.)engravednaming;1914-15Star(Capt.W.S.Mackenzie.A.P.D.);BritishWarandVictory Medals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(MajorW.S.Mackenzie.);Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued,mountedasworn, minoredgebruising to QSA, toned, good very fne (6)
£700-£900
C.B.E. London Gazette 4 June 1934.
M.I.D. London Gazettes 13 July 1916 and 25 September 1916 (both Egypt)
WWiilllliiaammSShhaannddMMaacckkeennzziieewasborninComrie,Perthshire,on5September1876,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe3rd(Militia) Battalion,SeaforthHighlanderson29July1896.HetransferredtotheRegularArmyasaSecondLieutenantintheGloucestershireRegimenton3 June1899,andservedwiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,beingcapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaratFarquhar’sFarmon30 October1899.ReleasedonthecaptureofPretoriaon5June1900,hewaspromotedLieutenant,beforebeingattachedtotheArmyPay DepartmentinCeylonon18June1902.HetransferredtotheArmyPayDepartmentwiththerankofCaptainandPaymasteron16March1904. SecondedtotheArmyAccountsDepartmentasAssistantAccount,SecondClass,from1May1905to1January1910,heservedduringthe GreatWarinEgyptfrom1April1915,andwaspromotedtemporaryMajorandStaff Paymasteronthesamedate.TwiceMentionedin DespatchesforhisservicesinEgypt,hewaspromotedBrevetLieutenant-Colonelon3June1919,andwasconfrmedinthatrankon1April 1920.PromotedColonelandChiefPaymasteron10April1925,hewaswasappointedaCommanderoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe 1934 Birthday Honours’ List, prior to his retirement on 5 September 1936. He died in Fleet, Hampshire, on 19 December 1944. Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalCommissionDocument;namedBuckinghamPalacebestowaldocumentfortheJubileeMedal,withWarOffice enclosure; named Central Chancery enclosure for the C.B.E.; a hand-written summary of the recipient’s service; and copied research.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.,(Military)Commander’s2ndtypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamel,with shortsectionofneckribandfordisplaypurposes;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Natal,Belfast(4072Cpl.J.Feehally, RifeBrigade);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(4072Corpl:J.Feehally,RifeBrigade.); DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V. R.,1stissue(1210Sjt:J.Feehally.A.P.C.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(1210S.Sjt.-A.S.S.Mjr.-J.Feehally.A. P.C.) mounted court-style for display, contact marks to the Boer War pair, these very fne; the rest nearly extremely fne (9) £700-£900
C.B.E. London Gazette 13 June 1946.
O.B.E. London Gazette 11 July 1940.
M.S.M. London Gazette 22 February 1919.
JJoohhnnFFeeeehhaallllyywasbornon18July1881andenlistedintheRi feBrigadeasaBoy Soldieron18October1895,beingpostedtothe2ndBattalion.Heservedwiththem inSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,beforetransferringtotheArmyPayCorpsasa CorporalinJanuary1903,andwaspromotedSergeanton26January1911.Postedto theLondonDistrictin1912,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct MedalperArmyOrder99of1914,andservedathomethroughouttheGreatWar. PromotedStaff Sergeanton26January1917,forhisservicesduringtheWarhewas awardedanImmediateMeritoriousServiceMedal,andswasadvanceStaff Sergeant Major on 25 June 1920.
FeehallywascommissionedLieutenanton15August1926,andafterservingin Shanghaifrom1928toJune1930waspostedtotheWarOffice.Hewaspromoted Captainon15August1934,andMajoron1April1938,andwasappointedanOfficer oftheOrderoftheBritishEmpirein1940.AppointedBrevetLieutenant-Colonelon1 July1941,hewasplacedonretiredpaylaterthatmonth,butwasre-employed,and wasappointedaLocalColonelon22January1944.AdvancedtoaCommanderofthe OrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1946BirthdayHonours’List,hediedinAthloneon 7 March 1973.
Sold with a photographic image of the recipient, and copied research.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Officer’s1sttype,breastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1919;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, toplugsremovedfromCC clasp,withthedateclaspblocklooseonriband (Capt.A.Morland,A.P.D.)engravednaming;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. A. Morland.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne (4)
£360-£440
O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919.
M.I.D. London Gazettes 21 July 1917 (Salonika) and 5 June 1919 (Egypt).
AAllggeerrnnoonnMMoorrllaannddwasborninDinder,Somerset,on24November1871andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheSu ffolkRegimentfrom theRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,on19July1893.HewaspromotedLieutenanton24March1897,beforetransferringtotheArmyPay DepartmentasaCaptainandPaymasteron28January1899.HeservedwiththeArmyPayDepartmentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,and waspromotedMajoron23January1910.HesawactiveserviceduringtheGreatWarasChiefPaymaster,GreekMacedonia,Serbia,Bulgaria, EuropeanTurkeyandtheislandsoftheAegeanSeafrom20June1916to1September1917,andwasMentionedinDespatchesforhisservicesin Salonika.ProceedingtoEgyptforservicewiththeEgyptianExpeditionaryForceon28August1918,hewasagainMentionedinDespatchesand wasappointedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire.PlacedonRetiredPaywiththerankofLieutenant-Colonelon3May1922,hedied in Kew, London, on 2 November 1947.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Officer’s1sttype,breastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1930,thereversecontemporarilyengraved‘Capt.C.GrimshawR.A.P.C.’;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,SouthAfrica 1901,SouthAfrica1902,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,claspsinthisorder,withunofficialrivetsbetweenstateanddateclasp blocks(785Corpl:C.F.Grimshaw.A.P.C.);GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(LieutC.Grimshaw.);Jubilee1935(MajorC. Grimshaw.O.B.E.,R.A.P.C.)contemporarilyengravednaming;Coronation1937(MajorC.Grimshaw.O.B.E.,R.A.P.C.) contemporarilyengravednaming;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(785S.Q.M.Sjt:C.Grimshaw.A.P.C.)mountedasworn, very fne and better (6)
£300-£400
O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1932.
CChhaarrlleessFFrraanncciissGGrriimmsshhaawwwasborninBarkingon15December1877andattestedfortheEssexRegimenton27November1895,having previouslyservedintheEssexMilitia.PromotedCorporalon2December1898,hetransferredtotheArmyPayCorpson31July1899,and servedwiththeminSouthAfricafrom16Novemebr1901.AdvancedStaff QuartermasterSergeanton27August911,hewasawardedhisLong ServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder99of1914,andwaspromotedStaff SergeantMajoron17July1916.Hewascommissioned LieutenantasanAssistantPaymasterintheArmyPayDepartmenton17June1918,andwaspromotedCaptainon17June1926.Appointedan OfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1932BirthdayHonours’List,hewaspromotedMajoron17June1933,andhavingbeenawarded both the 1935 Jubilee Medal and the 1937 Coronation Medal, retired on 11 August 1937. He died at Newport, Isle of Wight, on 3 August 1956. Sold with copied research.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;1914-15Star(1343. Pte.H.G.Ensoll.A.P.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lieut.H.G.Ensoll.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted court-style for wear, good very fne and better (8) £300-£400
O.B.E. London Gazette 14 October 1943.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Icannotspeaktoohighlyoftheservicerenderedbythisofficer.Hehascarriedoutallthedutiesof AssistantCommandPaymasterinamostefficient,tactful,andhelpfulmannerandwithoutsparinghimselfinanyway.Hissoundtechnical knowledgehasbeenofgreatassistancetothestaff andthemanyofficersandotherswhocalledatthePayOfficeforadviceandassistancein manymatters.TheabsenceofaFinancialAdvisorinthisCommandthrowsareheavyandextraburdenontotheA.C.P.andMajorEnsollhas carriedoutallthoseextradutieswithgreatmerit.IunderstandfrommypredecessorthatMajorEnsollhasbeenrecommendedonprevious occasions.HehasservedinMaltainhispresentcapacity(withnoadvancementbypromotion)since1939andwas,Iaminformed,inalarge measureresponsibleforkeepingtheofficegoingandup-to-dateduringalltheblitzes(duringwhichtheofficesufferedonthreeoccasions)andhis calmness,tact,imperturbabilityandcheerfulnessseta fneexampletohissubordinates.IhaveknownMajorEnsollforaverylongtime;heretires in June next and I make the recommendation in the full knowledge that any honour awarded him will be thoroughly merited.’ M.I.D. London Gazettes 6 December 1916 (Salonika); 24 June 1943 (Malta).
HHeennrryyGGoorrddoonnEEnnssoollllwasborninStokeNewingtonon24June1883andservedpriortotheGreatWarfor9yearsinthe5thCountyof LondonBattalion,RoyalFusiliers.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarheattestedfortheArmyPayCorpsinLondonon25September 1914,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30March191,beforeproceedingtoSalonikaon26November 1915.AppointedActingSergeanton29March1916,hewasMentionedinDespatches,beforebeingcommissionedLieutenantintheArmyPay Departmenton18September1918.PromotedCaptainintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson18September1923,andMajoron18September1934, hewaspostedtoMaltaon2November1939,andservedduring theSecondWorldWarontheislanduntilretiring,havingreachedtheagelimit, on24June1943.ForhisservicesduringtheSecondWorldWaronMaltahewasbothMentionedinDespatchesandcreatedanOfficerofthe Order of the British Empire. He died in Eastbourne on 1 September 1962.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Military)Member’s2ndtype,breastbadge,silver;DefenceMedal, Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;WarMedal1939-45,Canadianissueinsilver, mounted court-style for wear, nearly extremely fne (4)
£140-£180
M.B.E. London Gazette 8 June 1944.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘ThisofficerjoinedtheCanadianArmyActiveinSeptember1940andproceededoverseasinFebruary1941. HehasbeeninchargeofallpayservicesfortheCanadianForestryCorpssinceJuly1941,andhasadministeredandsupervisedtheworkof paymastersattachedtoallotherunitsoftheCanadianForestryCorps.Hisdutiesandresponsibilitieshavebeenafargreatestscopethanthoseof a unit paymaster. He has consistently displayed outstanding ability, initiative and leadership. CCllaarreennccee AAyyeeaarrsstt was invested with his M.B.E. by H.M. King George VI at Buckingham Palace on 4 July 1944.
SoldwiththeoriginalCentralChanceryletterregardingtheInvestitureatBuckinghamPalace,namedtotherecipientanddated21June1944; namedCentralChanceryenclosureletterfortheWarrantofAppointmenttotheOrderoftheBritishEmpire;andaletterofcongratulationsto the recipient on the award of his M.B.E. from Brigadier P. Kelly, Chief Paymaster, Canadian Army Overseas, dated 9 June 1944.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;MilitaryCross,G.VI.R. reverseofficiallydated1945;1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1918-62, 2clasps,Malaya,ArabianPeninsula,G.VI.R., unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps (Capt.G.F.D.Long.M.C.R.A.);General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (Major G. F. D. Long. M.C. RAPC.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, good very fne (8) £2,400-£2,800
O.B.E. London Gazette 15 June 1974.
M.C. London Gazette 20 December 1945.
GGuuyyFFrreeddeerriicckkDDoowwnneerrLLoonnggwasborninWorplesdon,Surrey,on30October1920andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryasaGunnerin1938.He wascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArtilleryon16December1939,andwaspromotedLieutenanton16June1941.Awardedthe MilitaryCrossin1945,hewaspromotedCaptainon1July1946,andMajoron16December1952.HetransferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorps on2September1958,andwaspromotedLieutenant-Colonelon31December1968.AppointedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpirein 1974, he retired on 20 March 1977.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Military)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon 1918;1914-15Star(Lieut.F.M.Gingold.A.P.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lieut.F.M.Gingold.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Lieut. F. M. Gingold.) edge nicks to last, very fne and better, last scarce to unit (5) £300-£400
M.B.E. London Gazette 12 December 1919: ‘For services in Egypt and Palestine’ FFrreeddeerriicckkMMaauurriicceeGGiinnggoollddwasborninFulhamin1887,andincivilianlifewasemployedasaStockjobberwithMessrsHughesBrothersinthe LondonStockExchange.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarheenlistedasaPrivateintotheArmyPayCorpson14December1914,and wascommissionedLieutenant(ActingPaymaster)intheArmyPayDepartmenton21September1915.HeservedduringtheGreatWarin Mudros,Palestine,Egypt,andSyria;wastwiceMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 14June1918and5June1919),andwasappointeda Member of the Order of the British Empire. He is mentioned in the British Jewry Book of Honour. FollowingthecessationofhostilitiesGingoldwassentouttoBaghdadwiththenewlyamalgamatedRoyalArmyPayCorps,andreceivedthe GeneralServiceMedalforIraq.Herelinquishedhiscommissiononcompletionofhisserviceon31March1922,andthefollowingdaywas commissionedFlyingOfficerintheRoyalAirForce,StoresBranch.HetransferredtotheRoyalAirForceAccountantBranchon17June1924, servinginEgypt,andwaspromotedFlightLieutenanton1July1925.Herelinquishedhiscommissiononaccountofill-healthon26August1925, and died in Worthing, Sussex, on 28 May 1959.
Sold with the original Buckingham Palace telegram requesting his attendance at the Investiture of his M.B.E.; and copied research.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Military)Member’s1sttype,breastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon 1919; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (Capt. E. L. Brash.) mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fne (2) £160-£200
M.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919.
EErrnneessttLLiivveettttBBrraasshhwasborninBermondsey,London,on7May1881and,havingpreviouslyservedasaCivilianactingPaymaster,wasgranteda temporarycommissionasCaptainandPaymasterintheArmyPayDepartmenton19October1918,attached17thand18thDivisionsinIraq. AppointedaMemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1919BirthdayHonours’List,heremainedinIraqandwassubsequentlyemployed asaCiviliancontractortotheFinancialSecretaryinIraquntilrelinquishingthatappointmenton25April1928.HediedinCheltenhamon22 January 1940.
Sold with copied research which confrms that this is his full entitlement.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver,hallmarksforLondon1929; AfricaGeneralService1902-561clasp,Nyasaland1915(S.S.Murray,NyasalandVol.Res.);Coronation1937,unnamedasissued; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, very fne (4)
£400-£500
Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003.
M.B.E. London Gazette 1 March 1929.
SStteepphheennSSaammuueellMMuurrrraayywasborninGreenwichon1August1887,thesonofaDairyman.HewaseducatedatDulwichCollege1902-06,and enteredtheColonialCivilServiceinJanuary1912,beingappointedaClerkintheNyasalandProtectorate.Heservedinthisterritoryforthenext twentyyears,andwasActingChiefTransportOfficerinJanuaryandFebruary1913,andagainfromMay1918toApril1919.Asamemberofthe NyasalandVolunteerReserve,heservedduringthesuppressionoftherisingledbytheRevd.JohnChilembweduringJanuaryandFebruary1915, andreceivedthemedalwithclasp.MurraywasActingPaymastertotheKing’sAfricanRifesduringJune1913toApril1914,andagainfrom January to March 1915. He was also Cashier in the Treasury from April to July 1914. AftertheWar,MurraywasActingLandsOfficerandDirectorofMines,MaytoDecember1919,andthenActingChiefClerkintheSecretariat fromApril1920.InNovember1920hewasappointedActing2ndAssistantuntilMarch1921,andagainfromJunetoDecember1921.Murray rosetobecomeSeniorAssistantSecretaryoftheSecretariat,NyasalandProtectorate,andinthatpositionwasappointedaMemberoftheOrder of the British Empire on 1 March 1929. He retired in 1932. Murrayhadpublishedin1922,bytheCrownAgentsfortheGovernmentofNyasaland, AHandbookofNyasaland, asecondeditionofwhichwas publishedin1932.ReturningtoEngland,MurraywasappointedinMarch1935,theNyasalandCommissionerinLondon,andservedas Commissioner for Nyasaland until 1955, when that office was closed following the formation of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Sold with copied research.
AA SSeeccoonndd WWaarr MM..BB..EE.. ggrroouupp ooff ssiixx aawwaarrddeedd ttoo LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell HH.. KKiinngg,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Military)Member’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver;DefenceandWar Medals1939-45;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(929S. Q.M. Sjt: H. King. A.P.C.) mounted as worn, good very fne and better (6) £160-£200
M.B.E. London Gazette 11 July 1940.
HHaarrrryyKKiinnggwasborninSalisburyon25September1880andattestedthereforetheRoyalArtilleryon25April1899.HetransferredtotheArmy PayCorpsasaPrivateon3April1901,andwaspromotedCorporalon3April1902;Sergeanton3April1907;andStaff Sergeanton29June 1912.HeservedthroughouttheGreatWarathome;waspromotedStaff QuartermasterSergeanton29June1915,andwasawardedhisLong ServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder333of1916.PromotedStaff SergeantMajoron25June1920,hewascommissioned LieutenantintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson24January1929,andwaspromotedCaptainon24January1937,andtemporaryMajoron13June 1940.AppointedaMemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpirein1940,hewaspromotedtemporaryLieutenant-Colonelon24June1941,and was fnally retired on 21 August 1945. He died in Teignmouth on 16 June 1954. Sold with copied research.
TheoriginalRecommendation,dated14November1975,states:‘MajorBrydenretiresfromtheArmyinApril1976havingcompleted36yearsof dedicatedservice.Heappliedforandwasgrantedanextensionofoneyeartohisserviceinorderthathemightseethe1stBattalion,Scots GuardsthroughitsthirdtourinNorthernIreland,allofwhichhehasattended,andalsocoverthemovefromGermanytoLondon.Thisis indicative of his devotion to duty, even in his 56th year.
HewascommissionedintotheRoyalArtilleryin1939andservedwiththeIndianArmyfor fveyears,seeingactiveserviceinNorthAfrica.In 1957,whenaDeputyAssistantAdjutantandQuartermasterGeneralonthestaff ofaformationheadquarters,hetooktheunprecedentedstepof transferringintotheRoyalArmyPayCorps.Hedidthisagainstthewishesofhissuperiorofficers,forhewasbothsuccessfulandstaff trained,but withforesightanddeterminationMajorBrydenpursuedhiscoursebecauseherealisedthattherewasatthattimeasuperfuityofofficersofhis age and seniority in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, and he had to take into account reasons of personal necessity.
Hehasservedthe1stBattalionScotsGuardsasthePaymasterinanexemplarywayfor12years.Hehasbeenwithabattaliononactiveservicein Malaysia and Northern Ireland, and was in Sharjah unaccompanied for nine months.
Duringthelastdecade,hehasexperiencedmanychangesintheBattalion,andwithinhisownCorpsanditsmethods.Hehasunfailinglyadapted to them all and given himself tirelessly to his work, in which he has a long established reputation second to none.
Apersonofgreatcharacterandsplendidsenseofhumourheisheldinrespectandearnsaloyaltyofeveryonewithwhomhecomesincontact. Hehasdevotedalargeproportionofhislifetothegoodofbattalionandthewelfareofhissoldiers,andthenumberofScotsGuardsmen,now scattered far and wide, who owe him a debt of thanks is very large.
Heisalwayspreparedtogivehiswisecouncil,basedonhisexpertknowledgeandhiswealthofexperience,toanyonewhoseeksit,notonly withintheBattalionbutalsofromoutsideit.Hehaswillinglyundertakenmanytasksbeyondthecallofhisnormaldutyandfulflledtheminan admirableway.Whenheretiresanderawillpass,butitismostappropriatethathissonistoperpetuatehisnameintheRegimenttowhichhe has given such outstanding service. This long service is synonymous with a selfess devotion to duty which richly merits official recognition.’
JJoohhnnHHeewwggiillllAAnnddeerrssoonnBBrryyddeennwasborninShoeburyness,Essex,on30April1920andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyal Artilleryon3July1939.PromotedLieutenanton3January1941;Captainon1July1946;andMajoron3July1952,heattendedtheStaff College, Camberley,from23Januaryto16December1953andwasappointedaDeputyAssistantAdjutantandQuartermasterGeneralinFebruary1954. HetransferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorpson9January1957,andwaspostedasPaymastertothe1stBattalion,ScotsGuardsinJune1964.He retiredon30April1976,andwasappointedaMemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthatyear’sBirthdayHonours’List.Hediedin Edinburgh on 12 January 2008.
AAGGrreeaattWWaarr‘‘WWeesstteerrnnFFrroonntt’’MM..CC..aannddSSeeccoonnddAAwwaarrddBBaarrggrroouuppooffeeiigghhttaawwaarrddeeddttooMMaajjoorrAA..FF..NNuuttttiinngg,,RRooyyaallAArrmmyyPPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee KKiinngg’’ss RRooyyaall RRii ff ee CCoorrppss,, wwhhoo wwaass wwoouunnddeedd dduurriinngg tthhee GGrreeaatt WWaarr oonn ffoouurr ooccccaassiioonnss MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,withSecondAwardBar,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(Q.M.&Lieut.A.F.Nutting.K.R.Rif.C.);British WarandVictoryMedals(Capt.A.E.Nutting.);1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Major A. E. Nuttins. [sic] M.C. R.A.P.C.) mounted court-style for wear, good very fne and better (8) £1,600-£2,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2006.
M.C. London Gazette 26 July 1918:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Ononeoccasion,whenhisColonelhadbeenkilled,heshowedgreatcoolnessandskillwhile withdrawingthebattaliontoanewposition.Later,asAdjutant,hispersonalreconnaissanceswereofgreatvaluetohiscommandingofficer;and throughout, his fne example did much to steady and encourage the men.’
M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 3 June 1918.
AArrtthhuurrFFoorrddeeNNuuttttiinnggwasborninWandsworthon30March1890andwaseducatedatSherborneSchool.ACharteredAccountantby profession,hewascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe11thBattalion,King’sRoyalRifeCorpson18December1914,andwaspromoted temporaryLieutenantandQuartermasteron30June1915.Heservedwiththe11thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom 21July1915,andwaswoundedatYpreson14February1916.PromotedLieutenanton3August1916,hewaswoundedasecondtimeat Guillemonton31August1916,beforebeingappointedAdjutanton8October1916,andwaspromotedCaptainon24February1917.Wounded forathirdtimeatRifeWoodon31March1918,hewasawardedboththeMilitaryCrossandaSecondAwardBar(andunusuallytheBarwas GazettedbeforetheM.C.!),withtheM.C.beingawardedforoperationsduringtheGermanSpringOffensive.Hewaswoundedforafourthtime at Le Catelet on 5 October 1918, and was released in 1920.
ResuminghisprofessionasaCharteredAccountant,upontheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarNuttingwascommissionedintotheRoyal ArmyPayCorpsasaLieutenanton15April1940,andendedtheWarasatemporaryMajorandStaff Paymaster.InOctober1946hesignedup for a short service commission and retired on 1 October 1950 as an Honorary Major. He died in Norwich on 10 July 1971.
‘For distinguished service in connection with Military Operations in Italy.’ EErrnneessttAAllbbeerrttCCooooppeerrwasborninBengalon1April1867andattestedfortheHampshireRegimenton26July1883,servingwiththe2nd BattalionintheBurmacampaign.HetransferredtotheCorpsofMilitaryStaff Clerksin1892,transferringtotheArmyPayCorpsonitsformation on1April1893,andwasadvancedStaff QuartermasterSergeantpriorto1906.hewasdischargedtopensionasaStaff QuartermasterSergeant on 27 February 1914, after 30 years and 217 days’ service.
CooperwassubsequentlycommissionedQuartermasterandHonoraryLieutenantinthe14th(Service)Battalion,WestYorkshireRegimenton26 December1914,andservedwiththe11th(Service)BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2December1915.Subsequently servinginItalyfrom14November1917,hewaspromotedCaptainon26December1917,andforhisserviceshewasbothMentionedin DespatchesandawardedtheMilitaryCross,thelatter‘forbraveryinconveyingammunition&c.tothetrenchesunderheavyshell fre.’He relinquishedhiscommissionon1September1919,andwasawardedhisMeritoriousServiceMedalperArmyOrder18of1947.Hediedin Exeter on 21 June 1950.
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AAGGrreeaattWWaarr11991188‘‘PPiiaavveeFFrroonntt’’MM..CC..ggrroouuppooffssiixxaawwaarrddeeddttooMMaajjoorrCC..SSuuttttoonn,,WWiillttsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,aattttaacchheeddDDeevvoonnsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt,,llaatteeAArrmmyyPPaayyCCoorrppss,,wwhhoowwaasswwoouunnddeeddbbeeffoorreessuubbsseeqquueennttllyysseerrvviinnggiinnNNoorrtthhRRuussssiiaa,,tthheeAAnngglloo--IIrriisshhWWaarraanndd tthhrroouugghhoouutt tthhee SSeeccoonndd WWaarr MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,unnamedasissued;1914-15Star(2381Pte.C.Sutton.A.P.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2-Lieut.C. Sutton.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very fne (6)
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M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918:
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyinreconnoitringforandtakingpartinadaylightraidinfullviewoftheenemytrenches,assistingin securingaprisoner,andholdingoff anenemyparty,thusenablinghisownpartytogetclear.Thisoperationwascarriedoutinfullviewofour lines, and furnished a splendid example to the men of daring and skill.’
CChhaarrlleessSSuuttttoonnwasbornin1893atMiddleburg,SouthAfricaandwaseducatedatGeorgeWatson’sCollege,EdinburghandLincolnCollege, Oxford.HeattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpson8August1914andtransferredtotheArmypayCorpson8September1914,servingwith themduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2December1915to28January1917.On26June1917hewasdischargedonbeing appointedtoatemporarycommissionasaSecondLieutenantinthe3rdWiltshireRegiment,attachedtotheDevonshireRegiment.Hejoinedthe 9th(Service)Battalion,DevonshireRegimentinItalyon21December1917andwasawardedtheMilitaryCrossforhisactionson21May1918 while serving with them on the Piave Front. The War Diary of the 9th Devonshire Regiment provides the following information: ’20May1918–BattalioninleftsubsectorAsiagoplateau.At08.30adaylightpatroloftwoofficersandoneNCOcrossedtheGelphacand reconnoitred the enemy sap running from Border Trench. A post of six enemy was located near the junction of the sap and the main trench. 21May1918–BattalioninleftsubsectorAsiagoPlateau.2/LtTHHaine,2/LtCSuttonandSgtJNWilliamstookoneprisoner.Officersawarded MC. Sergeant awarded DCM.’
ThefollowingPatrolReportwrittenbyMajorD.N.Brunicardi,Commanding9thDevonshires,wassubmittedtoaccompanytheWarDiaryof May 1918:
The prisoner proved to be of the 6th Dragoon Regiment.’
The9thDevonshiresreturnedtoFranceinSeptember1918,joiningthe7thBrigade,25thDivisionfortheFinalAdvanceinPicardy.TheOfficial Historyofthe25thDivisiongivesastatementofofficercasualtieswhichlistsSecondLieutenantC.Suttonamongthewoundedofthe9th Devons.Hewasdemobilisedon26April1919andrelinquishedhiscommissionbutre-attestedforShortServicewiththeRoyalArmyOrdnance Corpson1May1919andembarkedforservicewiththeNorthRussiaReliefForceon18May1919.HistimeinRussiawasbroughttoa conclusionafteracourtmartialfoundhimguilty,on25August1919,ofdrunkennessanddisobeyinganorder.Heforfeited28daysofpayand returned to the United Kingdom on 29 September 1919.
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On20August1920,SuttonjoinedtheRoyalIrishConstabularyAuxiliaryDivision,servingasSectionLeaderHCompanyatatimeofescalating violenceduringtheAnglo-IrishWar.On23December1920,SuttonshotandkilledAndrewMoynihan,aprisonerintransitwhowasattempting toescape.AMilitaryCourtofEnquirywasheldatTraleeon24December1920.Moynihanwasa43yearoldmarriedfarmerwhohadbeen arrested by Auxiliaries in Kerry after incriminating documents had been found in his house. Sutton told the enquiry: ‘attheprisonersrequestItookhimabituptheroadtorelievenature.Thedeceasedmadeadashsoastoescape.Icalledonhimtwiceashe was trying to get over a wall and the night was dark. I ran after him and fred two shots in rapid succession with my revolver.’ Themedicalreportonthebodyconfrmedtwobullets fred,onewoundonthechestandtwoonthefaceduetothesamebullet.T/CadetJH JenningswhowasoneoftheguardspresentconfrmedSutton’saccount.Lessthanfourmonthslater,Sutton’sCompanyCommander,John AllisterMackinnonM.C.,D.C.M.,M.M.,wasmurderedbytheProvisionalI.R.A.whileplayinggolfinTralee.Suttonwasonthecourseatthetime. The Auxiliaries went on a spree of reprisal killings and arson, which in turn led to further I.R.A. killings.
Suttonworkedforashippingagencyfrom1927to1939.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson1September 1941, remaining with them until his retirement with the rank of Honorary Major in February 1955.
D.C.M. London Gazette 15 April 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantry.WhenhisCompanywashotlypressedbythreecounter-attackLanceCorporalLowrywithtowbagsofbombsheldup one attack single-handed.’
AArrtthhuurrCCyyrriillLLoowwrreeyy(alsorecordedasLowry)wasborninDublinin1895andattestedfortheRoyalFusilierson30October1914.Heserved withthe9thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom31May1915,andwasawardedtheD.C.M.forhisgallantryinholdingoff enemycounter-attacksduringtheattackmadebythe8thand9thBattalionsRoyalFusiliersattheHohenzollernRedoubton2March1916.He sufferedagunshotwoundtothethighon9March1916andasecondmoreseriousgunshotwoundtothebackinAugust1917;thislatter woundresultedinhistransfertotheArmyPayCorps.HetransferredClass‘Z’Reserveon3March1919.HediedinFolkestoneon24 September 1966.
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AARR..VV..MM..ggrroouuppooffeeiigghhttaawwaarrddeeddttooSSttaa ffff QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerrSSeerrggeeaannttJJ..WW..CCootttteerriillll,,RRooyyaallAArrmmyyPPaayyCCoorrppss,,llaattee55tthhDDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss,, 11sstt DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss,, aanndd 44tthh//77tthh DDrraaggoooonn GGuuaarrddss 1914Star(7888L.Cpl.J.W.Cotterill,5/D.Gds.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(7888Pte.J.W.Cotterill.5-D.Gds.);Defence andWarMedals1939-45;RoyalVictorianMedal,G.V.R.,silver,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.3rdissue,Regular Army(389709W.O.Cl.IIJ.W.Cotterill4-7D.G.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Militia(389709S/Sjt.J.W.CotterillR.A.P. C.) mounted court style for display in this order, contact marks, fne and better (8) £400-£500
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammCCootttteerriillllwasborninRotherhamon7January1895andattestedforthe5thDragoonGuardsatAldershoton17February1913. HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom16August1914aspartofthe1stCavalryBrigade,1stCavalryDivision, andwasappointedLance-Corporalon20August1914.Postedas‘Missing’intheretreatfromMonson5September,helaterbecamereunited withhisunit.Hewaswoundedbygun-shottotherightthighon13May1915,duringtheSecondBattleofYpres,andfollowinghisrecovery,he waspostedtothe1stReserveCavalryRegimentandthen,inFebruary1916,tothe1stDragoonGuards.Withthemheremainedatthefront until April 1917 when he was repatriated as sick, and in October 1917 he was posted to the 4th Reserve Cavalry Regiment.
CotterillwasawardedtheRoyalVictorianMedalontheoccasionofKingGeorgeV’svisittoAldershoton25May1920–probablyforhisservices asastandardbearer.PromotedSergeanton12November1923,andWarrantOfficerClassIIon17November1927,beingappointedSquadron SergeantMajoronthesamedate,hetransferredtothe4th/7thDragoonGuardsinIndiaon18March1929.HewasawardedhisLongService and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 208 of 11 December 1931, and was discharged on 16 February 1934.
CotterilljoinedtheRoyalArmyPayCorpsSpecialReserveMilitiaon10April1934,remainingwiththemuntiltheoutbreakoftheSecondWorld Warwhenhewasremobilised.HeservedthroughoutthewaronHomeService, frstlyinManchesterandthenatAldershot,beingawardedthe EfficiencyMedalperArmyOrder164inOctober1943.Hewas fnallydischargedfromtheReserveon19February1951,anddiedinGuildford on 28 November 1976.
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2006 (when sold as a single British Empire Medal).
B.E.M. London Gazette 9 January 1946.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Thisnon-commissionedofficerhasshownoutstandingabilityandinitiativeduringhislongperiodoffaithful serviceintheofficeofPaymaster,FaroeIslandsForce,sinceJanuary1941.Byhistactandcourtesy,SergeantHeywoodhascontributed considerablytotheexcellentrelationsestablishedbetweenthepayserviceandciviliansthroughouttheislands.Outsideofhisnormalsphereof paydutieshehas,byhisenthusiasmandhardworksubstantiallyassistedinthe fghtagainstinfationandinparticularthatangleofitrepresented by the savings campaign.’
EEddwwaarrddHHeeyywwooooddenlistedintotheRoyalArmyPayCorpsinlate1939,shortlyaftertheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar,andwaspostedto the Faroe Islands in 1940. Awarded the British Empire Medal, he was still serving in 1946.
BritishEmpireMedal,(Military)E.II.R.(7670688S/Sgt.AlfredG.Littlewood,R.A.P.C.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;General Service1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus(7670688S.Sgt.A.G.Littlewood.B.E.M.R.A.P.C.);Jubilee1977,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.& G.C.,E.II.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(7670688S.Sgt.A.G.Littlewood.B.E.M.R.A.P.C.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,E.II.R., 2nd issue (7670688 W.O. Cl. 2. A. C. Littlewood. B.E.M. RAPC.) mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fne (7) £300-£400
B.E.M. London Gazette 1 June 1953.
TheoriginalRecommendation,dated11February1953,states:‘ThisNonCommissionedOfficerhasbeenemployeduponadesigning,provision, controlandissueofallarmyformsandstationaryrequirementsusedbytheRoyalArmyPayCorps.Heisalsoresponsibleforthecontrol, supervisionandmaintenanceofaccountingmachinesinArmyPayOffices.Hehasshownexceptionalinitiative,imagination,andenthusiasminhis workandhischeerfullyandwillinglyacceptedresponsibilityconsiderablyabovethatnormaltohisrank.Hisoutstandingdevotiontodutyhasbeen a constant example to his subordinates.’
AAllffrreeddGGoorrddoonnLLiittttlleewwooooddwasborninShe ffieldon30August1914andservedwiththeRoyalArmyPayCorpsduringtheSecondWorldWar, beingpromotedCorporalon10August1943.AdvancedStaff Sergeanton23October1952,hewasawardedtheBritishEmpireMedalthe followingyear,andhavingbeenpostedtoCyprusinApril1956waspromotedStaff QuartermasterSergeanton18March1958.Hewasawarded hisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon24June1958,andhisMeritoriousServiceMedalperArmOrderyofJanuary1969.Hewas dischargedon26August1969,andwasawardedtheSilverJubileeMedalinhiscapacityasChiefStewardGradeI,MinistryofDefence.Hediedin York on 27 September 1987.
Crimea1854-56,3clasps,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol, thelastclasplooseasissued (J.Hely,Esqr.11thHussars) contemporarilyengravedinuprightcapitals;TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue,unnamedasissued,crudelypluggedand fttedwith anIGS-stylesuspension;SSppaaiinn,,KKiinnggddoomm,MilitaryOrderofSt.Ferdinand,breastbadge,giltandenamel, somechipstogreen enamel;CrossforMorella1840,breastbadge,goldandenamelsurmountedbygoldmuralcrownsuspension, smallchiptoblue enamel on obverse centre; generally good very fne or better and a rare group (4)
£1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Buckland, Dix & Wood, May 1993.
JJoosseepphhHHeellyywasborninRamsgate,Kent,on18May1807andservedasaCaptaininthe1stLancersoftheAngloSpanishLegionin1835,and wasengagedatthecastleofGuevara,thestrongholdoftheCarlists;andafterwardsatMendegur,Azua,andheightsofArlabaninAlava,16-18 January1836;alsoatthepassageoftheUrumeaon28May1836andcommandedthesquadronwhichtookpassagesonthatday;andagainon the right of the lines when Alza was attacked, together with the constant skirmishes in front of Vittoria.
ReturningtotheUnitedKingdom,HelywascommissionedEnsigninthe49thRegimentofFooton16February1839,andexchangedintothe7th Hussarson10April1840.PromotedLieutenanton11November1845,heexchangedintothe58thRegimentofFooton27October1848, beforebeingappointedPaymasterofthe11thDragoonson8December1848.HeservedintheCrimeaasPaymaster,11thHussars,andwas presentatthebattlesofBalaklava(althoughasPaymasterdidnotrideinthecelebratedChargeoftheLightBrigade)andInkermann,andthesiege ofSebastopol.HewasappointedHon.CaptainandPaymaster,4thRegimentofFoot,on6September1861,beforeexchangingintothe73rd RegimentofFooton29July1862,andwaspromotedHonoraryMajoron6December1863.HetransferredtotheHalfPayListon6December 1866, and died in Hackney, London, on 7 September 1884.
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Three: PPaayymmaasstteerr LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell WW.. HHuugghheess,, 8822nndd RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott,, llaattee 2222nndd RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott MeeaneeHyderabad1843(ColorSerjt.Wm.Hughes,22nd.Regt.) fttedwithreplacementsilverclipandbarsuspension;India GeneralService1854-95,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier(Qr.Mr.W.Hughes.H.Ms1st.Bn.22nd.Regt.);IndianMutiny1857-59, noclasp(PayMr.W.Hughes,82nd.Regt.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, the frstnearlyvery fne,otherwisegoodvery fneand a scarce group (3) £1,600-£2,000
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2001.
WWiilllliiaammHHuugghheessservedasaColour-Sergeantwiththe22ndRegimentofFootinthecampaignof1842-43inScinde,includingthedestructionof Imaumghur,andbattlesofMeeaneeandHyderabad(Medal).HewasemployedinthecampaignintheSouthernMahrattaCountryin1844-45,and waspresentattheinvestmentandcaptureofthefortsofPanullaandPownghur.HewascommissionedasEnsigninSeptember1846,as LieutenantinJune1849,andservedontheNorthWestFrontierofIndia,nearPeshawur1851-55,andtookpartintheexpeditionagainsttheBori Afridis in November 1853 (Medal with clasp).
HugheswasappointedPaymasterinthe82ndRegimentofFootinApril1856,andservedwiththeregimentintheNorthWestProvincesinthe suppressionoftheGreatSepoyMutinyin1857-58,includingtheoperationsatCawnporeunderWindhamanddefeatthereoftheGwalior Contingent,actionofKalaNuddee,occupationofFurruckabad,defenceoftheJailandsubsequentoperationsatShahjehanpore(Medal). PromotedtoHonoraryCaptainon1April1861andHonoraryMajoron1April1866,hetransferredtotheHalfPayListwiththerankof Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel on 28 May 1870.
HHeennrryyKKiillbbyywasbornatDeptford,Kent,in1827andattestedfortheRoyalMarinesatChathamon17February1847.Postedto45Company, ChathamDivision,heservedasaCorporalinH.M.S. RoyalGeorge intheBaltic,andasaSergeantinH.M.S. Transit intheCrimea.Hewas dischargedduetolengthofserviceon15May1869.HisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalwasissuedinJanuary1869,therankof‘Pay Sergeant’ being unique on a wide suspension Naval long service medal.
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Four: CCaappttaaiinn aanndd QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerr JJ.. AAyylleetttt,, 2200tthh RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott Crimea1854-56,4clasps,Alma,Balaklava,Inkermann,Sebastopol(Qr.MasterJ.Aylett.XXthRegt.)contemporaryilyengraved naming;IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow(Qr.Mr.J.Aylett,1stBn.20thRegt.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,largeletterreverse (Js.Aylett,20thRegt.11thMay1854.No.806Qr.Mr.Serjt.) fttedwithreplacementstraightsuspensionwithsilverclasp;Turkish Crimea, British issue, unnamed as issued, pierced with small ring suspension, light contact marks, otherwise good very fne (4) £1,400-£1,800
JJaammeessAAyylleettttwasborninLeitram,Ireland,andenlistedintothe20thRegimentofFootatBlegaum,India,on15October1832,by‘special permissiontobetrainedasDrummer’,aged16years.HewasappointedprobationaryOrderlyRoomClerkon10January1837,andpromotedto Corporalon31May1837;PaymasterSergeanton15February1839;;andQuartermasterSergeanton1July1851.HewasawardedhisLong ServiceandGoodConductMedalon11May1854,andwascommissionedasQuartermasterwhilstservingintheCrimeaon9February1855.He wasinitiallyrecommendedforanEnsigncy,being‘themostdeservingnon-commissionedofficer’intheregiment,buttookthepositionof Quartermasterathisownrequest.AfterserviceinIndiaduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny,heexchangedintothe29thRegimentofFooton23 March1859,andthereafterservedatHomeandinIrelanduntilhewentonhalf-paywiththehonoraryrankofCaptainon30June1865.He retired on 1 July 1881, and died on 21 May 1882. Sold with copied research.
CChhaarrlleessBBooyysseeRRoocchheewasborninRamsgate,Kent,on16October1805andservedasaVolunteerfromDecember1826untilbeing commissionedanEnsigninthe45thRegimentofFooton18January1828.HewaspromotedLieutenanton21June1832,andwasappointed Paymasterofthe34thRegimentofFooton30November1838.HeservedwiththeRegimentintheCrimeafrom9December1854,andthenin Indiafrom7August1857,beingpresentduringtheGreatSepoyMutinyatCawnporeduringtheactionsof26-28November1857.Promoted Majoron1January1860,hetransferredtotheHalfPayListwiththerankofLieutenant-Colonelon15October1870,and fnallyretiredon18 January 1881, aged 76. he died in Bathwich, Somerset, on 10 May 1883. Sold with copied research.
Four: PPaayymmaasstteerr SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. CCoonnddoonn,, 11sstt WWeesstt IInnddiiaa RReeggiimmeenntt,, llaattee 33rrdd BBeennggaall EEuurrooppeeaann RReeggiimmeenntt IndianMutiny1857-59,noclasp(JohnCondon,3rd.Bengl.Eurpn.Regt.);Ashantee1873-74,noclasp(909.PayMr.Serjt.J. Condon.1st.W.I.Regt.1873-4);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,V.R.(Q.M.Sejt.J.Condon.I:W.I.Regt.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R., 3rdissue,smallletterreverse(909Qr.Mr.Sgt.J.Condon,1st.W.I.Regt.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, lightcontactmarks, good very fne and better (4) £800-£1,000
JJoohhnnCCoonnddoonnwasborninLimerickc.1839andsawactiveserviceinIndiawiththe3rdBengalEuropeanRegimentduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny. Hetransferredtothe76thRegimentofFooton29October1860,andwasappointedPaymasterSergeantofthe1stWestIndiaRegimenton1 March1868.PromotedQuartermasterSergeanton18May1874hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon1January1879, andwasdischargedon29November1881.HewasawardedhisMeritoriousServiceMedal,togetherwithanAnnuityof£10,on25November 1899, and died in Edmonton, London, on 21 October 1911.
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Pair: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneell HH.. PPootttteerr,, AArrmmyy PPaayy DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt NewZealand1845-66,reverseundated(Dy.A.S.StoresH.Potter,Milty.Stores);Ashantee1873-74,noclasp(PayMr.Potter. Control Dept. 1873-4) edge bruise to frst, otherwise good very fne (2) £600-£800
HHeennrryyPPootttteerrwasbornon7August1836andwasappointedaTemporaryOrdnanceClerkatWoolwichon11July1855.Hewasadvance DeputyAssistantSuperintendentofStoreson7March1856,andwasgrantedthehonoraryrankofLieutenanton1April1861.Heservedin NewZealandduringtheMaoriWarsfrom1863to1866,leavingtheislandson29January1867,andwasappointedanAssistantPaymasterinthe ControlDepartmenton12February1870.AppointedDeputyPaymasteron1January1873,heservedasPaymaster,PaySubDepartment,with therankofMajorintheAshantiWarof1873-74,andtransferredtothenewlyformedArmyPayDepartmentasaStaff Paymasteronits formation on 1 April 1878. He was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 November 1887, and retired on 7 August 1896. Sold with copied research.
Pair: PPaayymmaasstteerr--SSeerrggeeaanntt RR.. BBaallllaarrdd,, RRii ff ee BBrriiggaaddee CanadaGeneralService1866-70,2clasps,FenianRaid1866,FenianRaid1870(4683,C/Sgt.R.Ballard.1/R.B.);ArmyL.S.&G.C., V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(4683PaymasterSergt.R.Ballard1st.Bn.RifeBrigade)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, both medals with small collector’s number ‘1453’ to rim adjacent to claw, nearly extremely fne (2)
Pair: PPaayymmaasstteerr--SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. BBuutttt,, DDeerrbbyysshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt Abyssinia1867(1417J.Butt.H.M.45thRegt.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(912.PayMr.Sgt.J.Butt. Derby: R.) suspension re-affixed on the frst, contact marks, this good fne; the second very fne (2)
£400-£500
JJoohhnnBBuuttttwasbornatSt.MartinintheFields,London,on2January1845andattestedforthe45thRegimentofFootatPoonaon24August 1867.HeservedwiththeRegimentinAbyssinia,landingon2February1868,andhavingthenreturnedtoMadras,waspromotedCorporalon1 September1872,andSergeanton6February1877.HewasappointedColourSergeanton30December1878,beforetransferringtothe3rd RoyalGuernseyMilitiaon13April1883.ThefollowingyearhetransferredtotheDerbyshireRegiment,andson16October1884waspostedto the3rdBattalionatDerbyasPaymaster-Sergeant.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin1886,andwasdischargedathis own request on 9 June 1887. He died in London on 18 September 1921. Sold with copied research.
JJoohhnnEEddwwaarrddFFaauullkksswasbornatMarcraft,Uppingham,Rutland,c.1850andattestedthe80thFootatLeicestershireinAugust1870.Advancedto CorporalinJuly1872,whilstservingintheStraitsSettlements,heparticipatedinthePerakExpedition1875-76andwasadvancedtoSergeantin Augustofthelatteryear(Medalandclasp).HavingthenservedinChina,hewasembarkedforSouthAfricainMarch1877,whereheservedinthe operations of 1878 and in the Zulu War (Medal and clasp), and was promoted to Colour-Sergeant in October 1879.
FaulkestransferredtotheNorthStaffordshireRegimentinJanuary1883,inwhichregimenthewasemployedasaPayMasterSergeantandwas awardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinMarch1889.TheninJuly1890hetransferredtotheCorpsofMilitaryStaff Corpsinthe rankofStaff QuartermasterSergeantandthence,inApril1893,totheArmyPayCorps.Heremainedsimilarlyemployeduntiltakinghisdischarge atChesterinJuly1901,after30yearswiththeColours.Ontakinghisdischarge,heworkedforthePearlAssuranceCo.until1922,andwas awarded an Annuity Meritorious Service Medal per Army Order 73 of 1912. He died in Warrington in December 1931, aged 82 years. Soldwithanimposingpaintedportraitphotograph,oils,withtherecipientwearinghisIndiaGeneralServiceandSouthAfricaMedals,inaglazed wooden frame; together with copied research.
Pair: PPaayymmaasstteerr SSeerrggeeaanntt CC.. CCuurrwwoooodd,, 9900tthh RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1877-8(499,Pay.Mr.Sgt.C.Curwood,late.90th.Foot.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,small letter reverse (499 Py. Mr. Sergt. C. Curwood, 90th. Foot) light contact marks, good very fne (2)
£500-£700
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Approximately 72 ‘1877-8’ clasps awarded to the 90th Regiment of Foot. CChhaarrlleessCCuurrwwooooddwasborninCullompton,Devon,in1834andattestedforthe90thRegimentofFootatBristolon13December1858. AppointedPaymasterSergeanton1October1869,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal,togetherwithagratuityof£5,on 16September1878,andwasdischargedon22June1880,after21yearsand194days’service,ofwhich10yearsand3monthshadbeenspent soldieringinIndia,and1yearand9monthsinSouthAfrica.HesubsequentlyservedasPaymasterSergeantofthe4th(Militia)Battalion, Manchester Regiment, from 19 February 1881 to 31 May 1885. He died in Enfeld Lock, Middlesex, on 25 January 1911.
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Four: MMaajjoorr TT.. PP.. LLllooyydd,, AArrmmyy PPaayy DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt,, llaattee 6600tthh RReeggiimmeenntt ooff FFoooott Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,Kandahar(CaptainThos.PrinceLloyd,2/60thFoot);KabultoKandaharStar1880(Capt.T.Prince Lloyd,2/60Foot);EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,noclasp(Maj.&Paymr.T.P.Lloyd,A.P.Dept.);Khedive’sStar, dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style for display, very fne and better (4)
£700-£900
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TThhoommaassPPrriinncceeLLllooyyddwasborninTemplemore,Irelandon25July1841andwaseducatedattheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.InJuly1861he wasappointedanEnsignwithoutpurchaseinthe15th(EastYorkshire)Regiment;inAugustthesameyearhetransferredasanEnsigntothe93rd SutherlandHighlanders,againwithoutpurchase,joiningtheminIndiainNovember1861.PromotedLieutenantbypurchaseinNovember1864, hereturnedtoEnglandin1869,andexchangedtothe2ndBattalion60thRoyalRifesinMarch1871.WiththemhereturnedtoIndiain1872and waspromotedtoCaptaininJune1879.InSeptember1879hetransferredtotheArmyPayDepartmentbutretainedhispositionservinginthe 2/60thRoyalRifes;assuchheservedintheSecondAfghanWar.AppointedHonoraryMajorinSeptember1884andappointedHon.Majorand PaymastertotheYorkshireRegimentin1885hesawfurtheractiveserviceinEgypt,theregimentbeingactivelyinvolvedatthebattleofGinnison 30December1885.AppointedStaff PaymasterinJanuary1890,hewaspromotedHonoraryLieutenant-Colonelon1April1895,andretiredon 15 April 1899. He died in Dover on 14 March 1904.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(Maj:C.Smith.19th.Hussars.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamed as issued, mounted court-style for display, edge bruising and light pitting, very fne (2)
£240-£280
CClleemmeennttSSmmiitthhwasborninFranceon24January1848andwascommissionedEnsigninthe65thRegimentofFootfromtheRoyalMilitary College,Sandhurst,on8August1868.HewaspromotedLieutenanton22June1870,beforeexchangingintothe19thHussarson24April1872, andwaspromotedcaptainon25May1878,andMajoron26April1882.Heservedwiththe19thHussarsintheEgyptianWar,andwaspresent attheactionatKassasinon9September1882,andatthebattleofTel-el-Kebir.AppointedPaymasteron11August1884,hewassecondedfor service with the Army Pay Department on 11 November 1884, and retired on 11 March 1891. He died in Hove on 18 October 1894.
SSeeyymmoouurrSSaacckkvviilllleeCCaarreewwDDoollbbyywasborninLondonon17January1851andwaseducatedatEton.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantin theArgyllandSutherlandHighlanderson24July1872,andwaspromotedLieutenanton24July1873,andCaptainon11May1880.He transferredtotheArmyPayDepartmenton14February1882,andwaspostedasPaymastertothe1stBattalion,ColdstreamGuards,on13 February1885,beingpostedtotheSudanwiththemon19February1885.Hetransferredtothe1stBattalion,CameronHighlanders,on19July 1885,beforebeingpostedbacktoEnglandinSeptember1885,andwasattachedtothe1stBattalion,RoyalWestSurreyRegimentfrom26 October 1885.
PromotedMajoron14November1891,DolbywaspostedtojointheAshantiExpeditionin1895,andswasoneofonly3officersoftheArmy PayDepartmenttoqualifyfortheAshantiStar.AppointedStaff Paymasteron27December1896,hesawfurtherinSouthAfricaduringtheBoer War,andwaspromotedLieutenant-Colonelon27December1901.RemaininginSouthAfricafollowingthecessationofhostilities,hewas promotedColonelandChiefPaymasteron19October1904,beforereturningtoEnglandon16April1905,andretiredon17January1911.He died on 27 March 1921.
Akeenbadmintonplayer,DolbyservedasSecretaryoftheSouthseaBadmintonClub,andin1893convenedameetingofallknownEnglish BadmintonClubs(manyofwhichhadtheirownrules)inordertostandardisetherulesofthegame;themeetingresultedintheformationofthe EnglishBadmintonAssociation,withDolbyelectedastheHonorarySecretaryandTreasurer.Forhisservicestothesporthewasappointedon the the Inaugural Members of the International Badminton Federation Hall of Fame on its founding in 1996. Sold with copied research.
Five: MMaajjoorr WW.. JJ.. CCrryyeerr,, AArrmmyy PPaayy DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt,, llaattee AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss aanndd NNoorrffoollkk RReeggiimmeenntt IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Burma1887-89(1367Pte.W.J.Cryer2nd.Bn.Norf.R.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899 -1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902,unofficialrivetsbetweenstate anddateclasps(354St.Sjt:W.J.Cryer,A.P.D.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.W.J.Cryer.);Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (354 St. Q.M. Sgt. W. J. Cryer. A.P.C.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne (5) £400-£500 3377
WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnCCrryyeerrwasborninSt.John’s,Newfoundland,on5February1871andwaseducatedattheRoyalHibernianMilitarySchool.He attestedfortheNorfolkRegimentasaBoysolideron5May1885,andservedwiththe2ndBattalioninIndiafromSeptember1886,seeingactive serviceduringtheBurmesecampaignin1888.ReturningtotheU.K.inMarch1890,hetransferredtotheArmyPayCorpsinAugust1892,and sawactiveservicewiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfromJanuary1901.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal perArmyOrder172of1903.AdvancedStaff SergeantMajoron18January1908,hewascommissionedLieutenantintheArmyPayDepartment on23Mach1913,andservedasanAssistantPaymasterduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom15February1916.PromotedCaptain on1July1917,forhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 30December1918).PromotedMajoron 24 May 1928, he retired having reached the age limit on 5 February 1931, and died in Hove on 3 October 1933. Sold with copied research.
GGeerrvvaasseeGGiillhhaammHHeewwlleettttwasborninEgham,Surrey,on23August1869andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheLeicestershire Regimenton6March1889.HewaspromotedLieutenanton25February1891beforetransferringtotheArmyServiceCorpson15Maythat sameyear.PromotedCaptainon1April1895,hetransferredtotheArmyPayDepartmentasPaymasteron20January1898,andservedwith theminSouthAfricathroughouttheBoerWar.PromotedMajorandStaff Paymasteron11March1907,andLieutenant-Colonelon11March 1912, he retired on 4 July 1919, and died in Bournemouth on 10 September 1953. Sold with copied research.
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EErrnneessttCCaammppbbeellllEEiicckkeewasborninPaddington,London,on27December1859andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheEssexRi fes Militiaon24November1877.HetransferredtotheRegularArmyasSecondLieutenantintheWiltshireRegimenton23April1881,andwas promotedLieutenanton1July1881,andCaptainon11June1890.HetransferredtotheArmyPayDepartmentasPaymasterandHonorary Captainon5January1893,andwaspromotedMajoron29November1900.HeservedinSouthAfricathroughouttheBoerWar,andwas MentioninDespatches(LondonGazette 16April1901).AdvancedLieutenant-Colonelon29November1905,heretiredon1February1917, and died in Greenwich on 29 March 1918.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(Lt.Col.J.C.S.Irving.A.P.D.)engraved naming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Lt.Col.J.C.S.Irving.A.P.D.)engraved naming, mounted court-style for wear, edge bruise, good very fne (2)
£240-£280
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JJoohhnnCChhaarrlleessSSaarrlleeIIrrvviinnggwasborninGreenwichon24March1843,andwaseducatedattheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.Hewas commissionedEnsigninthe18thRegimentofFooton7April1863,andwaspromotedLieutenantin1867.HewasappointedInstructorof Musketrywiththe39thFootin1878,andwaspromotedCaptaininthe102ndRoyalMadrasFusilier(laterRoyalDublinFusiliers)on4September 1880.HewasappointedPaymasterintheArmyPayDepartmentin1886,andwaspromotedMajoron30May1896,andLieutenantColonelon 6October1899.HeservedwiththeArmyPayDepartmentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwasMentionedinDespatches.Heretired due to ill health in 1903, and died at Folkestone on 29 November 1914.
WWaarrddSSaauussmmaarreezzCCaarreeyywasborninGillinghamon26October1866andwaseducatedatRossallSchoolandtheRoyalMilitaryCollege, Sandhurst.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheWestYorkshireRegimenton14November1888,andwaspromotedLieutenanton 24September1890,andCaptainon20March1895.Heservedwiththe1stBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,from21October 1899,andsawactiveserviceduringtheoperationsinNatal1899,includingtheReliefofLadysmithandtheactionatColenso;duringthe operationsof17-24January1900andtheactionatSpionKop;theoperationsof5-7February1900andtheactionatVaalKranz;theoperations onTugelaHeights,14-27February1900,andPietersHill;duringoperationsintheNatalfromMarchtoJune1900includingtheactionatLaings Nek,6-9June;andoperationsintheTransvaalfromJuly1900to31May1902.ForhisservicesinSouthAfricahewasMentionedinLordRoberts’ Despatchforhaving‘renderedspecialandmeritoriousservice’(LondonGazette 10September1901),andwaspromotedBrevetMajor.He transferred to the Army Pay Department as Paymaster on 1 July 1901, and retired in 1920. He died at Goring-on-Thames on 18 February 1940. Sold with copied research.
Six: MMaajjoorr JJ.. HHeeppbbuurrnn,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(695Corpl.J.Hepburn.A.P.C.)engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901 -02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(695Serjt:J.Hepburn.A.P.D.[sic]);1914Star(695S.S.Mjr.J.Hepburn.A.P. C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lieut.J.Hepburn.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(695S.Q.M.Sjt:J.Hepburn.A.P.C.) mounted as worn, the 1914 Star gilded, contact marks and minor edge bruising, generally very fne (6) £300-£400
JJaammeessHHeeppbbuurrnnwasborninGateshead-on-Tyneon7August1877andattestedfortheKing’sOwnScottishBorderersatBerwick-on-Tweedon 7November1895.HetransferredtotheArmyPayCorpson30November1897andwaspromotedCorporalon30November1898.He servedwiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom7March1900,andwaspromotedSergeanton30November1903;Staff Sergeanton 14February1906;Staff QuartermasterSergeanton14February1909;andStaff SergeantMajoron30May1913.HewasawardedhisLong ServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrderof1914,andservedduringtheGreatWarattheHarveBaseA.P.D.Unitfrom18August 1914.CommissionedHonoraryLieutenantasanAssistantPaymasterintheArmyPayDepartmenton12February1915,hewaspromoted Captainon12February1918,andMajoron12February1930.Heretiredon1March1944,andhavingemigratedpost-WartoJersey,hediedin Jersey of mushroom poisoning on 16 September 1948.
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Five: SSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr HH.. GGeeoorrggee,, AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall MMuunnsstteerr FFuussiilliieerrss,, llaatteerr aa YYeeoommaann ooff tthhee GGuuaarrdd Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,Natal,SouthAfrica1901(53S.S.Maj.H.GeorgeA.P.C.);Coronation1902,bronze; Coronation1911,silver;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.(53St.Q.M.Sgt.H.George.A.P.C.);MeritoriousServiceMedal,V.R.(ICl.S.Sjt. Maj: H. George A.P.D.) mounted court-style for display, minor contact marks, otherwise very fne or better (5) £600-£800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2003.
HHaannssGGeeoorrggeewasborninShankhill,Belfaston19January1858,andenlistedintotheRoyalMunsterFusilierson19January1876,aged18years. HavingreachedtherankofColourSergeantinJuly1882,hewasappointedPaymasterSergeantinSeptember1882andtransferredtotheArmy PayCorpsonitsformationon1April1883.PromotedStaff SergeantMajoron14March1894,heservedwiththeCorpsduringtheBoerWarin SouthAfricabetween20October1899and10April1901,andwasMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 8February1901).Hewas awardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinJuly1894andtheMeritoriousServiceMedalwithanannuityof£5on8May1901.Hewas appointed to the Yeomen of the Guard in 1908 and received the Coronation Medal in 1911. He died on 11 July 1921.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Natal(244S:Q:M:S:H.Balls.A.P.C.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica 1901,SouthAfrica1902(244S.Qr:-Mr:-Serjt:H.Balls.A.P.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(244S.Serjt:Maj:H.Balls.A.P.C.) mounted court-style for display, light contact marks, good very fne (3)
£260-£300
HHaarrrryyBBaallllsswasborninEarsham,Norfolk,on5December1863andattestedfortheNorfolkRegimentatNorwichon20April1885.Promoted Corporalon6October1886,andPaymasterSergeanton1November1887,hetransferredtotheCorpsofMilitaryStaff Clerkson15January 1891,andthentotheArmyPayCorpsonitsformationon1April1893.PromotedStaff QuartermasterSergeanton13April1894,heserved withtheArmyPayCorpsinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom20October1899,andforhisservicesinSouthAfricawastwiceMentioned inDespatches, frstbyLordRoberts(LondonGazette 10September1901),andthenbyLordKitchener(LondonGazette 29July1902). Promoted Staff Sergeant Major on 1 April 1903, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 75 of 1904. BallsservedathomethroughouttheGreatWar(andconsequentlywasnotentitledtoanyGreatWarmedals),andtransferredtotheRoyalAir Forceasafoundermemberon1April1918.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantandtemporaryLieutenanton1June1918,andwas employedattheR.A.F.CentralPayOffice.PromotedFlyingOfficer(AdministrationBranch)on1December1919,herelinquishedhiscommission on 19 September 1922.
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Three: SSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr WW.. HH.. HHooooppeerr,, AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, wwhhoo wwaass MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Natal,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(212.S.Q.M.S.W.Hooper.A.P.C.);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(212S.Serjt:-Maj:W.Hooper.A.P.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R. (212 vSt. Sergt: Maj: W. H. Hooper. A.P.C.) mounted as worn, contact marks, very fne (3) £240-£280
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyHHooooppeerrwasborninBlandford,Dorset,on18September1860andattestedfortheCheshireRegimentatBirminghamon18June 1883.PromotedSergeanton11May1886,hewasappointedPaymasterSergeanton23February1887,andQuartermasterSergeanton11May 1892.hejoinedtheCorpsofMilitaryStaff Clerkson8November1892,andtransferredtotheArmyPayCorpsonitsformationon1April1893. HeservedwiththeArmyPayCorpsinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwaspromotedStaff SergeantMajoron1April1901.Mentionedin LordKitchener’sDespatchof23June1902(LondonGazette 29July1902),hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalthatsame yearperArmyOrder235,andreturnedtoEnglandon18December1902.HesawfurtherserviceathomeduringtheGreatWar,andswas fnally discharged on 30 June 1917, after 34 years and 13 days’ service. He died at Carshalton, Surrey, on 26 January 1938. Sold with copied research.
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Three: SSttaa ffff QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerr SSeerrggeeaanntt WW.. EE.. BBuurrgggg,, AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState(502.Serjt.W.E.Burgg,A.P.C.)engravednaming; King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(502S.Serjt:W.E.Burgg.A.P.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C., E.VII.R. (502 S. Sjt: W. E. Burgg. A.P.C.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, otherwise very fne (3) £140-£180
WWaalltteerrEErrnneessttBBuurrggggwasborninMooltan,India,on24August1875andattestedfortheRoyalArtilleryatWoolwichon20September1889, aged14.HetransferredtotheArmyPayCorpson31October1893,andwaspromotedCorporalon1November1894,andSergeanton1 November1899.HeservedwiththeArmyPayCorpsinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom2November1899,andwaspromotedStaff Sergeanton1April1902.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder77of1908,andwaspromotedStaff QuartermasterSergeanton1September1914.HeservedathomeduringtheGreatWarandwasdischargedatAldershoton19September 1917, after 28 years’ service. He died in Aldershot on 17 January 1945, whilst employed as a Civil Service Clerk. Sold with copied research.
WWaalltteerrHHaarrrryyHHoobbbbsswasbornatWoottonBridge,Newport,IsleofWighton11June1879andattestedfortheScottishRi fesatParkhurston3 May1897.AppointedLance-Corporal,heservedwiththeRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom23October1899,arrivingbackin theU.K.on8July1900.TransferringtotheArmyPayCorpson3June1901,hereturnedwiththemtoSouthAfricaon16January1902,andwas promotedCorporalon3June1902;Sergeanton3June1907;andStaff Sergeanton2May1913.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheGreatWarat theCommandPayOffice,Rouen,from17August1914.HewaspromotedStaff QuartermasterSergeanton2May1916,andwasawardedhis LongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder125of1917.AppointedActingStaff SergeantMajoron8February1918,hewas discharged on 2 October 1920, after 23 years and 153 days’ service.
JJ..WW..LLeewwiisswaseducatedatDovetonCollege,Madras,andservedduringtheSomalilandcampaignasaMemberoftheFieldAuditO ffice.Hesaw furtherserviceduringtheGreatWarasaDeputyExaminer1stGrade,MilitaryAccountsDepartment,andwassubsequentlyadvancedDeputy Chief Military Accountant whilst serving at the Treasure Chest Office, Bombay.
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GGeeoorrggeeWWaallllaacceeNNeellssoonnwasborninRawalpindi,India,on27December1894andattestedforthe9thBattalion,RoyalScots,atEdinburghon7 December1909.HetransferredtotheLothianandBorderHorseYeomanryon3May1912,andthentotheGordonHighlanders(Regular Army)on28December1912.AppointedLance-Corporalon14February1914,heservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom13 August1914,andwaspromotedLance-Sergeanton4May1915.Woundedon17May1915,hewasevacuatedtotheU.K.,andwas commissionedaSecondLieutenantintheGordonHighlanderson24May1915.ReturningtoFrancewiththe3rdBattalionon6April1916,he wascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWaron18July1916,duringtheBattleoftheSomme.PromotedLieutenanton2October1916,whilstin captivityhewasrepatriatedviaSwitzerlandon13September1917,andwasappointedtoatemporarycommissionatLieutenantandAdjutantof the13thBalloonBase,R.A.F.Rathmullan,LoughSwilly,CountyDonegal.Attendingamedicalboardhewasfoundpermanentlyunftforduty, having suffered gun shot wound to his right thigh and a subsequent amputation.
NelsontransferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorpsasaLieutenantandPaymasteron18June1920,andwaspromotedCaptainon18June1925. Heservedwiththemintheinter-WaryearsinShanghaiandMalta,andwaspromotedMajorandStaff Paymasteron5April1929;andLieutenantColonelon5April1934.AppointedActingColonelandChiefPaymasteron9December1940,heservedduringtheSecondWorldWarinEgypt from21March1943,andswasappointedChiefPaymaster,PalestineandSyria,on10May1943.PromotedColonelandChiefPaymasteron4 September 1951, he retired on account of his disability on 20 September 1952, and died in Tavistock, Devon, on 30 January 1987.
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2001. HHeennrryyHHiicckksswasborninStepney,London,on15April1879andattestedfortheRoyalWestSurreyRegimenton5July1899,andtransferredas aSergeanttotheArmyPayCorpsin1907.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom12August1914,and transferredtotheRoyalAirForceasaFounderMemberon1April1918.Hewasdischargedon1September1925,after26yearsand59days’ service, and died on 28 January 1968.
WWaalltteerrHHoollmmaannwasborninBermondsey,London,on19June1885andwascommissionedtemporaryLieutenantintheArmyPayDepartment on27October1914,proceedingtoFrancethefollowingday.MentionedinDespatches,hewaspromotedCaptainon20October1917,and Majoron1July1918,andrelinquishedhiscommissionon14February1919.Anaccountantincivilianlife,hewassubsequentlyPresidentofthe Society for Incorporated Accountants. He died in Purley, Surrey, on 14 November 1964. Sold with copied research.
Five: WWaarrrraanntt OO ffiffi cceerr CCllaassss IIII RR.. MM.. DD.. GGoorrmmaann,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss 1914Star(1088Sjt.R.M.D.Gorman.A.P.C.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(1088S.Sjt.R.M.D.Gorman.A.P.C.);VictoryMedal 1914-19, namingerased;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Iraq(7657158W.O.Cl.II.R.M.D.Gorman.R.A.P.C.);ArmyL.S.&G. C., G.V.R., 1st issue (1088 S. Sjt. -A.S.S. Mjr.- R. M. D. Gorman. A.P.C.) nearly very fne and better (5) £180-£220
RRiicchhaarrddMMaajjoorrDDuuddlleeyyGGoorrmmaannwasborninArmagh,Ireland,on24June1881andattestedinitiallyfortheRoyalGarrisonArtillery.He transferredtotheArmyPayCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom18August1914.Hewasawarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 338 of 1919, and died in Lancaster on 23 May 1947.
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A Collection of Medals to the Royal Army Pay Corps
GGuussttaavvWWiilllliiaammFFeeuurreerrwasborninLiverpoolon9March1882,thesonofaSwissnational,andattestedfortheRoyalHorseArtilleryin1900.He transferredtotheArmyPayCorpsin1911,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom10August1914aspartof theadvancepartytosetupaFieldPayOfficefortheBritishExpeditionaryForce,oneofonly81officersandmenoftheArmyPayDepartment/ ArmyPayCorpstoqualifyforthe1914Star.AdvancedActingStaff SergeantMajor,forhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasMentionedin Despatches( LondonGazette 1January1917)andwasawardedanImmediateMeritoriousServiceMedal.HewasawardedhisLongServiceand Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 47 of 1919, and was discharged on 12 December 1925. He died in Exeter on 30 October 1952.
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Eight: MMaajjoorr AA.. CC.. DDooww,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall AArrmmyy MMeeddiiccaall CCoorrppss 1914-15Star(32070.Sjt.A.C.Dow,R.A.M.C.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(32070S.Sjt.A.C.Dow.R.A.M.C.);Defenceand WarMedals1939-45;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(7733153W.O.Cl.1.A.C.Dow.R.A.P.C.);Army MeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue(32070Sjt.-A.S.Sjt.-A.C.Dow.R.A.M.C.);BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,CroixdeGuerre,A.I. R., bronze, mounted court-style for wear, light contact marks, the Great War awards nearly very fne, the rest better (8) £300-£400
M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919:
‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in France and Flanders.’ Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 4 September 1919.
AAllffrreeddCChhaarrlleessDDoowwwasborninLewisham,London,on4October1891andattestedfortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpsatWoolwichon2 September1914.Heservedwiththe28thFieldAmbulance,R.A.M.C.,duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom10May1915,andwas promotedStaff Sergeanton19July1918.ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewasawardedbothan‘Immediate’MeritoriousServiceMedal and the Belgian Croix de Guerre.
DowtransferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorpsasaWarrantOfficerClassII(Staff QuartermasterSergeant)on9December1925,andwas promotedWarrantOfficerClassI(Staff SergeantMajor)on5September1928,beingawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalper ArmyOrder63of1933.CommissionedLieutenanton16November1939,heservedduringtheSecondWorldWarathome,beingappointed OfficerinchargeCosting,SouthernCommand,andwaspromotedCaptainon16November1942,andMajoron1November1947.Heretired on 27 February 1951, and died in Chelmsford on 22 January 1978.
FFrreeddeerriicckkJJoohhnnJJaammeesswasborninWelshpool,Montgomeryshire,on3September1892andattestedfortheArmyPayCorpsinLondonon19 November1914.HetransferredtotheEastSurreyRegimenton29May1918,andservedwiththe8thBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom20September1918.PromotedCorporalon9November1918,andSergeanton11November1918(justintimetohave therankrecordedonhisBritishWarandVictoryMedals),hewasdischargedon18September1919,beforere-enlistingintheRoyalArmyPay Corpsthefollowingday.HeservedwiththeminMesopotamiafrom27February1920,andwaspromotedSergeanton28July1921;Staff Sergeanton13October1926;andStaff QuartermasterSergeanton13October1929.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConduct MedalperArmyOrder63of1933,anddischargedon31July1939.HewasawardedhisMeritoriousServiceMedalperArmyOrder98of1953, and died in Ramsgate, Kent, on 14 January 1976.
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Seven: BBrriiggaaddiieerrPP..FF..CC..BBllooxxaamm,,CC..BB..EE..,,RRooyyaallAArrmmyyPPaayyCCoorrppss,,llaatteeWWeessttYYoorrkksshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoo,,ffoorrhhiisssseerrvviicceessdduurriinngg tthhee SSeeccoonndd WWoorrlldd WWaarr iinn NNoorrtthh WWeesstt EEuurrooppee,, wwaass bbootthh MMeennttiioonneedd iinn DDeessppaattcchheess aanndd aawwaarrddeedd tthhee OO..BB..EE.. 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,1stArmy;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf; GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,NearEast(Col.P.F.C.Bloxam.O.B.E.Staff.);Coronation1953,unnamedasissued,mounted for wear, lacquered, generally very fne (7) £200-£240
C.B.E. London Gazette 12 June 1965.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘BrigadierBloxamwascommissionedinJanuary2925intotheWestYorkshireRegiment.InJanuary1939,he wasattachedonprobationtotheRoyalArmyPayCorps,andtransferredtothatCorpsinOctober1940.DuringWorldWarTwoheservedin NorthAfricaandwith2ndArmyGroupinEurope,andsincetheWarhasservedinHongKong,Malta,andwithHeadquarters2CorpsasChief Paymaster during the Suez Operations.
BrigadierBloxamhasbeenCommandPaymasteratHeadquarters,SouthernCommandsinceJuly1962,andunderhiswiseand frmdirection,the PayServicesintheCommandhavefunctionedwithcompleteefficiency.Themanyemergencymovesofindividualsandunitsof3Division,andthe reinforcementsforBritishGuiana,havecreatedmanyadditionalproblems,butthearrangementsmadebyBrigadierBloxamhaveensuredthatthe needsoftheindividualsandunitswerealwaysprovidedforintime.ThroughouthisService,hehasdisplayedquiteexceptionaldevotiontoduty, andloyaltytohisCorpsandtheArmy,andhas,withoutanydoubt,maintainedtheveryhigheststandardsprofessionally.BrigadierBloxamis retiring in June this year, and it is recommended that his long and valuable service should be appropriately recognised.’
O.B.E. London Gazette 11 October 1945 (North West Europe).
TheoriginalRecommendation,dated22May1945,states:‘Lieutenant-ColonelBloxamhasrenderedvaluableserviceinhiscapacityofAssistant Paymaster-in-Chief,SecondArmy.Hiswork,whichhasbeenofaveryhighstandardthroughoutthecampaign,hasbeenspeciallymeritorious duringtheperiodunderreview.InspiteofalongLofC,involvingchangesofcurrencyowingtothecrossingofseveralfrontiers,inspiteofthe widedispersionofformations,resultingfromthreeCorpsbeingalmostcontinuouslyinaction,hehascontrivedtoorganisethepayServicesofthe Amy with remarkable efficiency and skill. He has carried out his duties with outstanding ability.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 22 March 1945 (North West Europe).
PPaattrriicckkFFrraanncciissCChhoollmmlleeyyBBllooxxaammwasbornatPinner,Middlesex,on9June1905,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe West YorkshireRegimentfromtheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst,on29January1925.PromotedLieutenanton29January1927,heresignedhis commissionasaLieutenanton29March1930,butsubsequentlyrejoinedtheWestYorkshireRegiment,andwassecondedforserviceinthe RoyalArmyPayCorpson4January1939.PromotedCaptainon3May1940,heservedasTemporaryMajorandStaff PaymasterfromOctober 1940toJune1941,beforeembarkingforNorthAfricaon30October1942.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorldWarinNorth WestEuropefrom17June1944.ForhisservicesduringtheSecondWorldWarhewasappointedanOfficeroftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire and was Mentioned in Despatches.
Post-War,BloxamremainedintheRoyalArmyPayCorps,andhispostingsincludedCommissionedPaymaster,HongKong,1948-49,andthe sameappointmentforMaltafromFebruary1954.HewasadvancedtoLieutenantColonelandStaff Paymaster1stClasson1February1951,and retiredasanHonoraryBrigadieron9June1965.ForhisserviceshewasadvancedaCommanderoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1965 Birthday Honours’ List. He died in Poole, Dorset, on 6 September 1990.
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Seven: MMaajjoorr JJ.. CC.. DDeeaann,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall AArrttiilllleerryy 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918 -62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(Capt.J.C.Dean.R.A.P.C.);EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial,withoneAdditionalAward Bar (Lt. J. C. Dean. R.A.) mounted court-style as worn, lacquered, some staining, very fne (7) £140-£180
JJoosseepphhCCyyrriillDDeeaannattestedfortheRoyalArtillery(TerritorialForce)in1938,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenanton16November1940. HewaspromotedLieutenanton16May1942,andCaptainon1December1948,beforetransferringtotheRoyalArmyPayCorpson1 February 1950. He was promoted Major on 16 November 1953, and relinquished his commission on 21 may 1960. He died on 19 April 1976.
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Six: MMaajjoorr RR.. PP.. HHuugghheess,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall SSiiggnnaallss 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya(Capt.R.P. Hughes. R.A.P.C.) generally very fne (6)
£180-£220
RRaayymmoonnddPPeerrcciivvaallHHuugghheesswasborninIslingtonon12October1919andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantfromCadet,intheRoyalCorps ofSignalson9October1941.PromotedLieutenanton1October1942,andCaptainon1November1947,hetransferredasCaptainand PaymastertotheRoyalArmyPayCorpson11April1954,andwaspromotedMajoron4July1955.HetransferredtotheReserveofOfficerson 2 December 1956, and died in Selsey, West Sussex, on 24 June 191.
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Five: CCaappttaaiinn JJ.. AAsskkeerr,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt aanndd NNoorrtthh SSttaa ffff oorrddsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya(Capt. J. Asker. R.A.P.C.) mounted as worn, good very fne (5)
£120-£160
JJoohhnnAAsskkeerrwasborninBurton-upon-Trenton30October1913andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheMiddlesexRegimenton24 December1943,seeingactiveservicewiththeminNorthWestEuropeduringtheSecondWorldWar.HetransferredtotheNorthStaffordshire RegimentasaLieutenanton4February1947,andwaspromotedCaptainon28January1951.HetransferredagaintotheRoyalArmyPayCorps on12February1952,andservedwiththeminKenyaduringtheMayMauRebellion.herelinquishedhiscommissionon8March1957,anddiedin Burton-upon-Trent on 14 January 1998.
Six: SSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr EE.. RR.. HHuullbbeerrtt,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall TTaannkk CCoorrppss 1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Palestine1945-48,ArabianPeninsula, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps (7888712S.Sjt.E.R.Hulbert.R.A.P.C. numberpartiallyofficiallycorrected;U.N.Korea 1950-54,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(7888712W.O.Cl.2.E.R.Hulbert.R.A.P.C.) mounted court-style as worn, generally good very fne (6) £140-£180 6622
EEddwwiinnRRaallpphhHHuullbbeerrttwasborninAldershot,Hampshire,on19June1919andattestedtherefortheRoyalTankCorpson11October1937.He transferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorpson18April1939,andservedwiththemduringtheSecondWorldWarbothathomeandinSierra Leone.HewasadvancedStaff Sergeanton16January1943,Staff QuartermasterSergeanton1April1952,andStaff SergeantMajoron12 October 1955, and was discharged on 6 March 1962. He died in Corsham, Wiltshire, on 27 June 1979. Sold with copied research.
WWiilllliiaammBBrroowwnnwasborninCorsham,Wiltshire,andoriginallyattestedfortheWiltshireRegiment,beforetransferringtotheRoyalArmyPay Corps.PromotedStaff Sergeanton21June1941,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder61of1951,and was promoted Staff Quartermaster Sergeant on 1 April 1952. He was discharged on 8 December 1964, and died in Salisbury on 5 August 2000. Sold with copied research.
Six: SSttaa ffff QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerr SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. HHiibbbbeerrtt,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall SSiiggnnaallss 1939-45Star;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Malaya,Cyprus,G.VI.R., unofficialretaining rodbetweenclasps (2574372S/Sgt.A.Hibbert.R.A.P.C.) minorofficialcorrections;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial (4574372Cpl.A.Hibbert.R.A.P.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(2574372W.O.Cl.2.A.Hibbert.RAPC.) mounted court-style for wear in this order, light contact marks, good very fne (6) £160-£200
AArrtthhuurrHHiibbbbeerrttwasborninManchesteron17October1917andenlistedintheRoyalSignals(TerritorialArmy)on10November1937.Called upon1September1939,heservedwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForceduringtheSecondWorldWarinFrancefrom11April1940before beingevacuatedon31May1940.HetransferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorpson20June1943,andwaspromotedWarSubstantiveSergeanton 4September1945.Here-enlistedasaRegularatSingaporeon14August1947,andwaspromotedStaff Sergeanton21June1953,andStaff Quartermaster Sergeant on 27 April 1963. he was discharged that same year, and died in Canterbury on 15 October 1974. Sold with copied research.
Seven: SSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaanntt SS.. GG.. AArrrroowwssmmiitthh,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R. (23223582Pte.S.G.Arrowsmith.R.A.P.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(23223582Sgt.S.G.Arrowsmith. RAPC.) mounted court-style as worn, lacquered, good very fne (7) £140-£180
SSttaannlleeyyGGeeoorrggeeAArrrroowwssmmiitthhwasborninLewisham,London,on9October1914,andattestedfortheRoyalArmyServiceCorpsatCroydonon 18December1939,havingpreviouslyservedinthe5thBattalion,RoyalWestKentRegiment(TerritorialArmy).HeservedwiththeBritish ExpeditionaryForceduringtheSecondWorldWarfrom4April1940,beforebeingevacuatedbacktotheU.K.on17June1940;hesawfurther serviceduringtheSecondWorldWarinEgyptfrom18January1941,andinCeylonfrom15March1942,mainlyemployedasaBaker.Hesaw furtherserviceinMalayafrom11June1956,andtransferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorpson7October1957.PromotedCorporalon7 October1958,andSergeanton7October1963,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder22on2January 1968. Promoted Staff Sergeant on 4 May 1970, he was discharged on 24 July 1971. He died in Southampton on 18 November 1983.
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Six: SSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaanntt GG.. RR.. GGooooddwwiinn,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss 1939-45Star;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R. (10400621Sjt:G.R.Goodwin.R.A.P.C.) initial‘G’officiallycorrected;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(10400621 S. Sgt. G. R. Goodwin. R.A.P.C.) mounted for wear, generally very fne (6)
£100-£140
GGeeoorrggeeRRaayymmoonnddGGooooddwwiinnwasbornininLeeon15September1922andservedwiththeRoyalArmyPayCorpsatGeneralHeadquarters, Singapore,from1953,beingpromotedStaff Sergeanton4August1953.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmy Order 47 of 1960, and was discharged on 27 October 1963. he died in Northampton on 2 August 2006.
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Eight: SSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaanntt HH.. FF.. HHaarrddyy,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss 1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,S.E.Asia1945-46,Malaya() 7663002S.Sjt.H.F.Hardy.R.A.P.C.);Korea1950-53,1stissue(7663002S/Sgt.H.F.Hardy.R.A.P.C.);U.N.Korea1950-54, unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,1stissue,RegularArmy(7663002S.Sgt.H.F.Hardy.R.A.P.C.)mountedcourt-style as worn, good very fne (8) £360-£440 6677
HHaarroollddFFrraannkkHHaarrddyywasborninBournemouthon23February1918andwasconscriptedintotheRoyalArmyPayCorpsatExeteron17 January1940.HewasadvancedStaff Sergeanton8January1957,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConducton16January1958.He was discharged on 16 January 1962, and died in Worthing, West Sussex, on 22 April 2004. Sold with copied research.
Six: SSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaanntt MMaajjoorr AA.. AAuusstteenn,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss AfricaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Palestine1945-48,Malaya, secondclasploose onriband (6337833W.O.Cl.1.A.Austen.R.A.P.C.) surnamepartiallyofficiallycorrected(from‘Austin’?);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.VI. R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(6337833W.O.Cl.1.A.Austen.R.A.P.C.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue (6337833 W.O. Cl. 2. A. Austen. R.A.P.C.) mounted as worn, good very fne (6)
£260-£300
AArrtthhuurrAAuusstteennwasborninErith,Kent,on8February1904andattestedfortheRoyalWestKentRegimenton24February1922.Hetransferred totheRoyalArmyPayCorpson20November1923,andwaspromotedCorporalon21November1924;Sergeanton14November1940;Staff Sergeanton2July1941;WarrantOfficerClassIIon8August1943;andWarSubstantiveWarrantOfficerClassIon6November1943.Posted totheMiddleEaston11February1946,hesawactiveserviceinpost-WarPalestine,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal perArmyOrder88of1950.HewasawardedhisMeritoriousServiceMedalon28March1957,andwasdischargedon31October1962.He died at Westgate on Sea on 27 January 1993. Sold with copied research.
ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Korea1950-53,1stissue,withM.I.D.oakleaf(MajorD.E.Grant.R.A.P.C.);U.N. Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(Lt.Col.D.E.Grant.R.A.P.C.)mounted court-style for wear, edge bruise to last, light contact marks, good very fne (6)
£400-£500
M.I.D. London Gazette 29 April 1952.
DDoonnaallddEEddwwaarrddGGrraannttwasbornontheislandofJerseyon19August1913andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArmyPay Corpson7December1940.HewaspromotedLieutenantandappointedPaymasteron7June1942,andwaspromotedCaptainon1July1946 andMajoron18August1949.HeservedduringtheKoreanWarasFinancialMemberoftheWarOfficeMissiontoGeneralMacArthur’s Headquartersfrom25August1950,anddisembarkedatPusanwith73FBPOon3November1950,andforhisservicesinKoreawasMentioned inDespatches.PromotedLieutenant-Colonelon18July1955,hewaspostedasAssistantDeputyPaymasterinChief,GeneralHeadquarters, FARELF,andwaspromotedColonelon1May1960,andBrigadieron31December1970.heretiredon18August1973,anddiedinJerseyon9 January 2005.
JJoosseepphhJJoohhnnGGeeoorrggeeBBuuttlleerrwasborninDurhamon7December1919andattestedasaboysoliderintheDurhamLightInfantryon19June 1935,aged15.HetransferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorpson18April1939,andwaspromotedCorporalon18April1940;Sergeanton18 April1945;andStaff QuartermasterSergeanton1April1952.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalperArmyOrder66 of1954(anditissurelyjustanadministrativeerrorthathisLS&GCmedalisimpressed‘R.A.S.C.’ratherthan‘R.A.P.C.’),andwaspromotedStaff SergeantMajoron21January1956.HewasawardedhisMeritoriousServiceMedalon17December1962,andwascommissionedLieutenantin theRoyalArmyPayCorpson1June1964.PromotedCaptainon3August1965,andMajoron3August1971,hewasawardedanAdditional Award Clasp to his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 1 August 1972, and died in service in Cambridge on 11 April 1978. Sold with copied research.
JJaammeessHHaammiillttoonnLLeeiigghhttoonnwasborninChester-le-Street,CountyDurham,on4June1916,andattestedfortheRoyalTankCorpsatNewcastleon-Tyneon3May1938.HetransferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorpson18April1939,andwaspromotedCorporalon18April1940;Sergeant on18April1945;andStaff QuartermasterSergeanton1April1952.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon3May1956, andwaspromotedStaff SergeantMajoron9January1957.SecondedtotheNigerianArmyon23July1958,heservedinLagosfrom7August 1958andwaspresentduringNigeria’sIndependence.ReturningtotheU.K.,hewascommissionedLieutenantintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson2 June1964,andwaspromotedCaptainon22September1965,andMajoron22September1971.Heretiredhavingreachedtheagelimiton4 June 1976, and died in the Transvaal on 8 April 1987. Sold with the recipient’s riband bar; and copied research.
VViiccttoorrRRoobbeerrttSSaammuueellDDyykkeewasborninDoverCastleon1February1916,thesonofaSergeantintheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryBand,and attestedfortheRoyalArmyPayCorps(TerritorialArmy)on2April1940.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArmyPay Corpson15August1945,andwaspromotedActingCaptainon8June1946,beingpostedtoBritishTroopsIraqasCommandCashier.Hewas awardedhisArmyEmergencyReserveDecorationon1958(LondonGazette 19September1958),andtransferredtotheRegularArmyReserve of Officers on 1 May 1961. He fnally retired on 1 February 1971, having reached the age limit, and died in Rochford on 5 December 1990. Sold with copied research.
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2013 (when sold without the Defence Medal and the Malaya clasp). TThhoommaassWWiilllliiaammHHaammbblleettttwasborninWestBromwichon28May1925andservedduringtheSecondWorldWarforfouryearswiththe31st SouthStaffordshireBattalionHomeGuard.HevoluntarilyenlistedatWolverhamptonintotheGeneralServiceCorpson19October1945,and waspostedtotheSouthStaffordshireRegimentthefollowingyear.AppointedLanceCorporalon24November1947,hetransferredtothe RoyalArmyPayCorpson1January1951,andwasadvancedStaff Sergeanton2July1962.AwardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalin 1964,hewaspromotedStaff QuartermasterSergeanton2July1965,andwasdischargedon24March1968.HediedinAshton-under-Lyneon6 November 1984.
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A Collection of Medals to the
Three: SSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaanntt JJ.. WW.. HHoowwaarrdd,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss WarMedal1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus(10690864Sgt.J.W.Howard.R.A.P.C.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (10690864 Sgt. J. W. Howard. R.A.P.C.) mounted as worn, good very fne (3) £80-£100
JJoohhnnWWiillffrreeddHHoowwaarrddwasbornatBarford,Norfolk,on25May1927andattestedfortheRoyalArmyPayCorps.PostedtoCyprusinJanuary 1958,hewaspromotedSergeanton16February1958,andsStaff Sergeanton4April1966.HetransferredtotheReserveon24May1968and died in Salisbury on 13 May 1983.
WWiilllliiaammDDaavviiddDDeennhhaammJJaacckkssoonnwasborninGateshead,CountyDurham,on7February1928andattestedoriginallyfortheLeicestershire Regiment,seeingactiveservicewiththeminKorea.HetransferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorpson13September1954,andswaspromoted Sergeanton13September1959;Staff Sergeanton8April1967;andStaff QuartermasterSergeanton8April1970.Hewasdischargedon19 August 1972, and died in Gateshead on 22 July 2006.
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Three: SSttaa ffff QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerr SSeerrggeeaanntt RR.. SS.. BBooaagg,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee MMiiddddlleesseexx RReeggiimmeenntt Korea1950-53,1stissue(21030939Pte.R.Boag.Mx.);U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp, Cyprus (21030939 Sgt. R. S. Boag. R.A.P.C.) mounted as worn, good very fne and better (3)
£120-£160
RRooyySStteewwaarrttBBooaaggwasborninNorthKensington,London,on6July1929andattestedoriginallyfortheMiddlesexRegiment,seeingactiveservice withtheminKorea.HetransferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorpson30November1953,andservedonattachmentwiththeMiddlesexRegiment inCyprusfromOctober1955.HewaspromotedSergeanton29November1958;Staff Sergeanton18March1967;andStaff Quartermaster Sergeant on 18 March 1970. He was discharged on 7 December 1970, and died in Kensington on 23 May 2012. Sold with copied research.
Pair: CCaappttaaiinn HH.. SS.. MMaaccrraaee,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(Capt.H.S.Macrae.R.A.P.C.);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Kenya (Capt. H. S. Macrae. R.A.P.C.) extremely fne (2)
£160-£200
HHaammiisshhSSiimmppssoonnMMaaccrraaeewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArmyPayCorpsontheNationalServiceListon17September1955, andwaspromotedLieutenantandPaymasteron3June1957,withtherankofActingCaptain.HetransferredtotheTerritorialArmyReserveof Officers on 23 May 1960.
EEddwwaarrddGGrraayyssoonnwasborninLambethon31January1936andattestedfortheRoyalArmyPayCorps.HewaspromotedCorporalon3March 1956,Sergeanton2March1961,andStaff Sergeanton15November1968.HewaspromotedWarrantOfficerClassIIandappointedStaff Quartermaster Sergeant on 15 November 1971, and was discharged on 1 August 1976. He died in Southsea on 30 November 2001. Sold with copied research.
Pair: SSeerrggeeaanntt MM.. RR.. EEnnddeerrbbyy,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall MMiilliittaarryy PPoolliiccee GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(23203089Sgt.M.R.Enderby.R.M.P.);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp, Borneo (23203089 Sgt. M. R. Enderby. RAPC.) very fne and better (2)
£100-£140
MMiicchhaaeellRRoobbeerrttEEnnddeerrbbyywasborninHullon12June1936andattestedtherefortheRoyalMilitaryPoliceon25May1954.AppointedActing Sergeanton22January1956,heservedwiththeminMalayaandSingaporefrom18December1958to26October1959,beforetransferringto theRoyalArmyPayCorpson16November1959.HesawfurtherservicewiththeR.A.P.C.inMalayafrom7July1962with248(Gurkha)Signal Squadron,andthenonactiveserviceinBorneowiththe1/2ndGurkhaRifesfrom4Octoberto15November1963,andagainfrom27 December 1963 to 27 January 1964. He was discharged on 24 May 1969, and died in Leeds on 31 October 1996. Sold with copied research.
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DDoonnaallddCCoorrnneerrwasborninWhitby,NorthYorkshire,on8November1934andattestedfortheRoyalArmyPayCorpson23July1952. PromotedCorporalon4May1954,hewaspostedtoCyprusinJanuary1957,andwaspromotedsuccessivelySergeanton4September1957; Staff Sergeanton1April1963;Staff QuartermasterSergeanton1April1966;andStaff SergeantMajoron24November1969.Hewasawarded hisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon2September1970,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArmyPayCorpson20 September1971,beingpromotedLieutenantthatsameday,andCaptainon20September1973.Heretiredon30November1975,anddiedin Stockton-on-Tees on 3 June 2000. Sold with copied research.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Cyprus(14109684S/Sgt.F.H.Harbottle.R.A.P.C.);GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps, Borneo,MalayPeninsula, secondclaspatailor’scopylooseonriband (14109684W.O.Cl.2.F.H.Harbottle.RAPC.);ArmyL.S.& G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(14109684W.O.Cl.2.F.H.Harbottle.RAPC.)mountedcourt-styleforwear, about extremely fne (3) £160-£200
FFrraanncciissHHaalleeyyHHaarrbboottttlleewasborninLynemouth,Northumberland,on15November1927andjoinedtheGeneralServiceCorpson3January 1946.HetransferredtotheRoyalArmyPayCorpson14February1946,andwasadvancedStaff Sergeanton26May1957,andStaff QuartermasterSergeanton26May1960.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalinJanuary1964,andwaspromotedStaff SergeantMajoron1April1966.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArmyPayCorps(TerritorialForce)on1January1976, andwasappointedPaymasterto257GeneralHospital,RoyalArmyMedicalCorps.PromotedLieutenanton1January1977,andCaptainon1 January 1978, he died in Bedford on 16 December 1983.
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Three: SSttaa ffff SSeerrggeeaanntt AA.. QQuuiinnnneellll,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss,, llaattee RRooyyaall EElleeccttrriiccaall aanndd MMeecchhaanniiccaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss GeneralService1918-62,2clasps,Cyprus,ArabianPeninsula, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps (2228940Cpl.A.Quinnell.R. E.M.E.);GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Radfan,SouthArabia, unofficialretainingrodbetweenclasps (2228940Sgt.A. Quinnell.RAPC.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,RegularArmy(2228940Sgt.A.Quinnell.RAPC.)mountedasworn, good very fne and better (3) £180-£220
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, February 1998.
AArrtthhuurrQQuuiinnnneellllwasborninFulhamon4September1933andattestedfortheRoyalElectricalandMechanicalEngineers.Hetransferredtothe RoyalArmyPayCorpson1June1959,andwaspromotedSergeanton1June1964.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedal per Army List 80 of 1969, and was promoted Staff Sergeant on 28 May 1973. He died on 26 April 2008.
KKaarrllWWaalltteerrAAllddeerrsseeaaLLyynnaammwasborninRipley,Derbyshire,on30April1928andattestedfortheGeneralServiceCorpsatDerbyon17April 1946.PostedinitiallytotheRoyalArmouredCorps,hewastakenonstrengthofthe16th/5thLancersinJanuary1949.hetransferredtothe RoyalArmyPayCorpson29January1951,andremainedattachedtothe16th/5thLancers.PromotedCorporalon29January1953,and Sergeanton29January1957,heservedwiththe1stBattalion,2ndKingEdward’sOwnGurkhaRifesintheFarEast,andwaspromotedStaff Sergeanton2August1964.HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon4April1965,andwasfurtherpromotedStaff QuartermasterSergeanton2August1967,andStaff SergeantMajoron2January1973.Hewasdischargedon18August1974,anddiedin Telford, Shropshire, on 13 February 1994. Sold with copied research.
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Pair: SSeerrggeeaanntt GG.. HHiinnddllee,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayyss CCoorrppss GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,MalayPeninsula(14467139Sgt.G.Hindle.RAPC.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue,Regular Army (14467139 Sgt. G. Hindle. RAPC.) extremely fne (2)
PPhhiilliippBBrriiaannBBrroowwnnwasborninBournemouthon1August1935andhavingattestedfortheBritishArmytransferredtotheRoyalArmyPay CorpsasaCorporalon22August1960.PromotedSergeanton22August1965,hewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon 3May1971,andwaspromotedStaff Sergeanton4May1972.HewasawardedtheSilverJubileeMedalwhilstservingasStaff Quartermaster Sergeant posted to 1 Regiment, Royal Military Police, and was promoted Staff Sergeant Major in September 1979.
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(2389325WO2AMBoyleRAPC);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue, RegularArmy(23893325WO2AMBoyleRAPC);BBrruunneeii,,SSuullttaannaattee,OrderofLoyalty,FourthClassbreastbadge,silver-giltand enamel, obversecentralmedallionloose;BruneiGeneralServiceMedal,silverandenamel,unnamedasissued,mountedcourt-style as worn, good very fne and a rare combination (4)
£500-£700
AArrcchhiibbaallddMMccCCrroonneeBBooyylleewasborninMusselburgh,Midlothian,on24June1942andattestedfortheRoyalArmyPayCorpson9November 1961.PromotedCorporalon9November1962,andSergeanton9November1967,hewassecondedtotheRoyalBruneiMalayRegimenton6 September1973,andwaspromotedStaff Sergeanton22October1973.AppointedStaff QuartermasterSergeanton22October1976,hewas awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with gratuity on 21 March 1879, and died in service in Hameln on 28 January 1982.
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Three: SSeerrggeeaanntt SS.. FF.. BBoonneess,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy PPaayy CCoorrppss GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24348229Cpl.S.F.BonesRAPC.);U.N.Medal,onUNFICYPribbon;Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (24348229 Sgt S F Bones RAPC) nearly extremely fne (3)
£160-£200
Provenance: Sotheby’s, July 1998.
SStteevveennFFrreeddeerriicckkBBoonneesswasborninBillericay,Essex,on21February1956andattestedfortheRoyalArmyPayCorpsatSouthend-on-Seaon3 June 1974. Advanced Sergeant in July 1988, he was discharged in 1992, and died in Cambridge on 1 May 2009. Sold with copied research.
ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Bhurtpoor((PPaayymmrr..SSeerrjjtt..WWmm..BBeettssoonn,,1111tthhLLtt..DDrraaggss..))shorthyphenreverse,officially impressed naming, ftted with a contemporary top silver riband buckle, edge bruise, good very fne £1,000-£1,400
Provenance: W. Phillips Collection, Glendining’s, June 1925; John Cooper Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, April 2001.
WWiilllliiaammBBeettssoonnwasborninCorkon15August1798andattestedforthe11thDragoonson12May1818.HejoinedhisRegimentinIndiaon12 July1819,andwaspromotedCorporalon8August1822,andSergeanton5January1824.AppointedPaymasterSergeanton7January1825,he was present at the siege and capture of Bhurtpoor from 10 December 1825 to 18 January 1826. CommissionedQuartermasterofthe11thLightDragoonson1November1835,BetsonexchangedasQuartermasterintothe15thLight Dragoonson28March1839,andwentonhalfpayon1September1848.HesubsequentlyservedasPaymasteroftheConsolidatedCavalry Depotfrom20June1854,andwaspromotedhonoraryCaptainon23February1858.AppointedPaymasterofthe18thLightDragoonson10 March 1858, he retired with the honorary rank of Major on 16 May 1862. He died in London on 18 October 1873.
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Ghuznee1839((PPaayymmaasstteerrHH..CCaarreeww,,XXIIIIIIoorrPPrriinncceeAAllbbeerrtt’’ssLLtt..IInnffaannttrryy))engravedinuprightsans-serifcapitalstoedge,and ftted with a contemporary replacement silver straight bar suspension, contact marks, very fne
£700-£900
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, February 2010. HHeennrryyCCaarreewwwasbornin1792,thesonofCaptainHenryCarew,RoyalNavy,andenteredtheHonourableEastIndiaCompany’sserviceasa Cadetaged10.HewascommissionedEnsigninthe17thLightDragoonson1January181;waspromotedLieutenanton19March1814;andsaw activeserviceinthecampaignsontheNerbuddain1814;inKattywarandKutch,attheSiegeofAnjarin1815;inDwarkarin1816;inthe Pindarrie campaign in 1817-18, and at Candeish in 1820. He was placed on Half Pay on 28 August 1823. AppointedPaymasterinthe17thRegimentofFooton1February1831,Carewthenjoinedthe13thLightInfantryandsawactiveservicewith them at Ghuznee. Transferring again to the Half Pay List on 19 December 1850, he died at Booterstwon, near Dublin, on 18 September 1854. Sold with copied research.
South Africa 1834-53 ((PPaayy MMrr.. SSeerrjjtt.. JJoohhnn CCrroozziieerr,, 9911sstt.. RReeggtt..)) edge bruise, better than good fne
Crimea1854-56,2clasps,Alma,Sebastopol((PPaayyMMrr..AA..CClleennddiinnnniinngg,,1199tthh..FFoooott))officiallyimpressednaming, suspensionclawreaffixed, minor edge bruising, good very fne
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Pegu((MMiiddsshhiippmmaannOO..WW..HHiillll,,II..NN..)) minoredgenicksandcontactmarkstoobverse,good very fne
£300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2000.
OOccttaavviiuussWWiilllliiaammHHiillllwasbornatseac.1839,andwasappointedaMidshipmanintheIndianNavy,seeingactiveserviceduringthePegucampaign in1853.HewascommissionedanEnsigninthe58thRegimentofFooton1June1855,andwaspromotedLieutenanton8January1858,and Captainon13November1872.HewasappointedPaymasterintheArmyPayDepartmenton1April1878,andwasappointedPaymasterofthe 2nd Battalion, 6th Regiment of Foot. He died at Fort William, Calcutta, on 15 June 1882.
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EEddwwaarrddBBooyylleewasborninDublinon8November1833andwascommissionedEnsigninthe69thRegimentofFooton6July1855.Promoted Lieutenanton25January1856,andCaptainon18July1865,heexchangedintothe96thRegimentofFooton20April1866,andservedwith themduringtheAbyssiniacampaign,incommandofaDivisionoftheTransportTrain,andwasMentionedinDespatchesforthe‘extentandvalue ofhisassistance’(LondonGazette 10July1868).PromotedBrevetMajoron1October1877,hetransferredtotheArmyPayDepartmentonits formationon1April1878,andwasappointedPaymastertothe32ndRegimentofFootin1880.AppointedStaff Paymasterwiththerankof HonoraryMajoron1June1882,hewaspromotedLieutenant-Colonelon1June1889,andretiredon18December1893.HediedinKensington on 10 August 1918.
Boyle’sson,Lieutenant-CommanderEdwardCourtneyBoyle,servedwiththeRoyalNavyduringtheGreatWar,andwasawardedtheVictoria Cross for his gallantry as a submarine commander in the Sea of Marmora in 1915.
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Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp ((LLiieeuutt.. WW.. RRuutthheerrffoorrdd,, 22nndd WW..II.. RReeggtt.. 11887733--44)) one or two edge bruises, polished, very fne
£300-£400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2003.
WWiilllliiaammRRuutthheerrffoorrddwasborninDublinin1832andattestedforthe83rdRegiment(afterwardstheRoyalIrishRi fes)inMarch1846,agedjust14 years.AppointedaDrummeron19May1848,heservedwiththeRegimentinIndiafromMay1849,andwasadvancedPaymasterSergeanton17 April 1855, and to Colour-Sergeant on 17 April 1858.
Rutherford,describedbyhisC.O.,ColonelHawkes,as‘amanofverysuperioraddress,educationandmanners’,wassuccessfullyrecommended foracommissionin1868,beingappointedanEnsigninthe2/WestIndiaRegimentthatOctober.AdvancedtoLieutenantinMarch1871,he served in the Ashantee operations of 1873-74, onetime being based at Elmina, and fnally retired as an Honorary Major in June 1879. Sold with copied research.
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Abyssinia 1867 ((CCaappttnn.. EE.. BBooyyllee HH..MM.. 9966tthh.. RReeggtt..)) minor edge nicks, good very fne
Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp,AliMusjid((PPaayymmrr..CC..HH..HHiiggnneetttt..8811sstt..FFoooott..)) withreplacementretainingrod,heavilypolishedand worn, fair, the reverse better £240-£280
CChhaarrlleessHHaarrrriissoonnHHiiggnneettttwasborninStapleford,Cheshire,on16September1837andwascommissionedEnsignbypurchaseinthe45th RegimentofFooton12February1858.PromotedLieutenanton18June1861,herelinquishedhiscommissionon17September1861,and,tow yearslater,purchasedacommissionedintheRoyalCanadianRifeson28July1863.ArrivinginCanadaon9December1863,hewaspromoted Lieutenanton7November1868,andwaspostedtoNewfoundlandon19June1869.AppointedPaymasterinthe3/60thKing’sRoyalRife Corps,heexchangedtothe81stRegimentofFooton31October1874,andproceededwiththemtoIndiaon8January1875,servingwiththem asPaymasterduringtheSecondAfghanWar.HewaspromotedHonoraryCaptainintheArmyPayDepartmenton1April1878,andwas promotedHonoraryMajoron10May1881.AppointedStaff Paymasteron1October1881,hewaspromotedHonoraryLieutenant-Colonelon 1 October 1888, and was placed on the Retired List on 16 September 1897. He died in Hammersmith on 23 May 1909.
ddeellaaPPeerreeRRoobbiinnssoonnwasbornon7February1842andwascommissionedEnsigninthe16thRegimentofFooton24June1862.Heexchanged ontothe20thRegimentofFooton7April1863,andwaspromotedLieutenanton28October1871.AppointedAdjutantofthe1stBattalionon 26February1876,hewaspromotedcaptainon16February1878,andwasappointedPaymasterintheArmyPayDepartmenton29March1880. AppointedPaymastertothe1stBattalion,LancashireFusiliers,heservedwiththeminEgyptin1885,andwaspromotedMajoron29March1885, and Lieutenant-Colonel on 9 August 1896. He retired in 1904, and died in Crewe on 20 October 1918.
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Sierra Leone 1898-99 ((CCaapptt:: JJ.. EE.. BBeennbbooww,, AA..PP..DD..)) extremely fne
£300-£400
JJoohhnnEEddwwaarrddBBeennbboowwwasbornatCowleyHallMill,Hillingdon,Middlesex,on19August1858andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe 1stDragoonGuardson22January1881.PromotedLieutenanton1July1991,andCaptainon25January1888,hewasappointedaPaymasterin theArmyPayDepartment,withrankofCaptain,on8May1894,andservedasDistrictPaymaster,WestAfricaSettlements,atSierraLeoneand ontheGambiafrom1899.HewaspromotedtoStaff PaymasterwithrankofHon.Majoron7February1902,andwasadvancedsubstantive Lieutenant-Colonel on 7 February 1907. He died in London on 2 January 1909, whilst still serving.
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General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq ((77665577885555 CCppll.. GG.. HHoorrnnssbbyy.. RR..AA..PP..CC..)) good very fne
£70-£90
GGeeoorrggeeHHoorrnnssbbyywasborninBedfordon2June1885andattestedtherefortheBritishArmyon24June1916.Calledupforserviceon14 October1918,hewaspostedtotheArmyPayCorpsandwaspromotedCorporalon17October1919.HeservedwiththeRoyalArmyPay CorpsinMesopotamiafrom2November1919to18November1921,andwasappointedLance-Sergeanton17October1921.Hewas discharged on reduction of the establishment on 26 June 1922, and died in Eastbourne on 27 May 1959.
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GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Radfan,NorthernIreland, secondclasplooseonriband ((2233554477553300SSggtt..KK..EE..CCaarrppeenntteerr.. RRAAPPCC..)) with named card box of issue for the NI clasp, extremely fne
£120-£160
KKeeiitthhEErriiccCCaarrppeenntteerrwasborninLittlehamptonon31October1939andattestedfortheRoyalArmyPayCorpsatBrightonon28March1958. HewaspromotedCorporalon8April1959,andSergeanton8April1964;andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArmyPay Corpson28August1965.PromotedLieutenanton28August1965,Captainon17December1967,andMajoron17December1974,he retired on 14 February 1978.
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TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,K.C.B.(Military)KnightCommander’ssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadgeandbreast star,silver,silver-giltandenamels;China1842(E.B.Rice,Mate,H.M.S.Dido.)originalstraightbarsuspension;IndiaGeneral Service1854-95,1clasp,Pegu(E.B.Rice,Commr.“Hastings”);Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopolunnamedasissued,oldrepair toclaspface;TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued, fttedwithcontemporarysilverbarsuspension, light contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne or better (6) £3,000-£4,000
Provenance Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
K.C.B. London Gazette 21 June 1887.
EEddwwaarrdd BBrriiddggeess RRiiccee was born on 30 October 1819, the son of E. R. Rice of Dane Court, Kent, a Liberal M.P. for Dover. EnteringtheRoyalNavyin1832,youngEdwardwasappointedaMatein1839andservedinH.M.S. Dido duringtheoperationsontheYangtseKiangintheFirstOpiumWar1840-42.HavingthenbeenadvancedtoLieutenantinAugust1844andtoCommanderinApril1850,hewasgiven chargeof fotillaofboatsontheIrrawaddyRiverinthePeguoperations1850-53.InthatcapacityheengagedtheBurmeseatMetha,destroyed theirmagazinesandwarboats,anddispersedtheirtroops,followingwhichhecommandedthebluejacketsandnavalgunsatthecaptureofProme. He was mentioned in despatches and received the thanks of the Governor-General in Council. Thenin1854,havingtakencommandofthe Prometheus,heattackedtheRiff piratesonshorenearCapeTresForcasandrecapturedtheEnglish brig CuthbertYoung.TheGovernorofGibraltar,inreportingthisservicetotheSecretaryofStateandtheAdmiralty,drewtheirattentionto‘the admirable manner in which this duty was fulflled.’ In consequence, Parliament voted the Prometheus £1,000. Onbeingadvancedtopost-rankinFebruary1855,RicewasemployedasFlagCaptainatBalaklavainthe Leander,inwhichcapacityhewas present in the Sebastopol operations and at the evacuation of the Crimea.
HavingthenservedasanA.D.C.toQueenVictoriain1869-73,andattained fagrank,hewasawardedtheC.B.in1881.His fnalappointmentwas asCommander-in-ChiefattheNorein1882-84,inwhichlatteryearhewasadvancedtoAdmiralandplacedontheRetiredList.Inretirement, andincommonwithhislatefather,heservedasaMagistrateandDeputyLieutenantfortheCountyofKent.ElevatedtoK.C.B.incelebrationof the 50th year of Queen Victoria’s reign, he died in October 1902.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)breastbadge,silver-giltandenamels;EgyptandSudan1882-89,undated reverse,noclasp(Lieut.R.N.,H.M.S.Hecla);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(Capt.R.N.,H.M.S.Doris); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Capt. R.N., H.M.S. Doris); Khedive’s Star 1884
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’s,breastbadge,silver-giltandenamels;EgyptandSudan1882 -89,undatedreverse,noclasp(Lieut.F.St.L.Luscombe,R.N.H.M.S.Hecla.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Cape Colony(Capt.F.St:L.Luscombe,R.N.H.M.S.Doris);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (Capt. F. St. L. Luscombe, R.N.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884, mounted for display, nearly extremely fne £2,400-£2,800
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
OneofjusteightawardsoftheC.B.totheRoyalNavyfortheBoerWar.Just31King'sSouthAfricamedalsawardedtotheRoyalNavyand Royal Marines.
C.B. LondonGazette 31 October 1902: ‘For services at Transport Officer at Cape Town.’
FFrreeddeerriicckkSStt..LLeeggeerrLLuussccoommbbeewasborninMoorlinch,Somerset,on28April1857,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia inJuly 1870,aged13.AppointedaMidshipmaninH.M.S. Sultan inJuly1872,hewaspromotedtoSub-LieutenantinApril1876andservedinthatrankin thegunboats Decoy and Dwarf ontheCapeofGoodHopeandWestCoastofAfricastations.HavingthenbeenadvancedtoLieutenantin December1880,hejoinedthetorpedodepotship Hecla,fromwhichhewaslandedatSuakininMarch1884insupportofthemilitaryoperations in Egypt.
HissubsequentshipappointmentsoverthecomingdecadeincludedserviceontheNorthAmericanandWestIndiesstation,andtheAustralian station,andhewasadvancedtoCommanderinDecember1894.HavingthenservedontheChinastationforseveralyears,hewasappointedto the cruiser Doris, the fagship on the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa station. OnreachingCapeTown,hewaslandedfortransportdutiesinNatal,whereheservedfromOctobertoDecember1899.Then,onpromotionto Captaininthelattermonth,hewasre-appointedto Doris andbecamePrincipalTransportOfficer,CapeTown,aposthehelduntilNovember 1902.FavourablymentionedinKitchener’s fnaldespatch,hewasalsoawardedtheC.B.OnreturningtoEngland,Luscombeattendedasignals course and was placed on half-pay, and he died suddenly in February 1904.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Civil)Companion’sbreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarkedLondon1912;Egyptand Sudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,TheNile1884-85(Lieut.C.L.Napier,R.N.)impressednaming;Coronation1902,silver; Coronation 1911; Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, mounted on card for display, good very fne (5)
£800-£1,000
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
C.B. London Gazette 21 September 1912.
CChhaarrlleessLLiioonneellNNaappiieerrwasborninChelsea,London,on16November1861,theeldersonofAdmiralGerardJohnNapier,ofPennardHouse, Shepton Mallet, a younger branch of Lord Napier and Ettrick’s family, and entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet in 1875. HavingthenbeenadvancedtoLieutenantinJune1884,hewaslandedfromthe fagshipH.M.S. Alexandra forservicewiththeNavalBrigadeinthe Nile expedition for the relief of General Gordon at Khartoum.
Following his return home, he and his brother had rather a memorable encounter. Charles’s Times obituary takes up the story: ‘Itwasin1911thattherare,probablyunique,coincidenceoccurredofacollisionbetweentwocapitalshipsoftheRoyalNavycommandedby brothers.On26May1911,the Infexible,CaptainCharlesLionelNapier,andthe Bellerophon, CaptainTrevyulyanDacresWillesNapier,came into collision off Portland during Fleet exercises, fortunately without any loss of life or serious injury.’
Afterleavingthe Infexible Napiercommandedthebattleship Monarch andwaspromotedtoRear-AdmiralinJanuary1913,whenhealso relinquisheddutyasanA.D.C.totheKing.Asfurthernotedbyhis Times obituary,‘hisadvancementto fagrankcameratherinopportunelyfrom thestandpointofwarservice,ashewasonhalf-paywhenhostilitiesbegan,andtherewerenovacanciesafoatforRear-Admirals,butinOctober 1914 he was nominated for Special Service at the Admiralty where he served during the greater part of the war.’ Napier,whoretiredonbeingpromotedtoVice-AdmiralinJanuary1918andfouryearslaterwasadvancedtoAdmiralontheRetiredList,diedat his home at La Croix, Var, France in March 1934, aged 72.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamels;Coronation1911; SouthAfrica1877-79,noclasp(J.S.Sanders.Engr.R.N.H.M.S.“Shah”);EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,noclasp(J.S. Sanders,Engr.R.N.H.M.S.Euryalus.);EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,BeninRiver1894(J.S.Sanders,Stf.Engr.,R.N.,H. M.S. Phoebe.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884, mounted for wear, light contact marks, otherwise good very fne (6) £3,000-£4,000
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000. C.B. London Gazette 19 June 1911.
JJoohhnnSSttoocckkeerrSSaannddeerrsswasborninPlympton,Devon,on9October1852,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasanAssistantEngineer2ndClassin September1873.His frstseagoingappointmentwasinH.M.S. BlackPrince, fagshipofRear-AdmiralLordJohnHay,C.B.,Commander-in-Chiefof theChannelSquadron.HavingthenbeenpromotedtoAssistantEngineer1stClass,hejoinedthefrigate Shah, fagshipofRear-AdmiralAlgernon deHorsey,Commander-in-Chief,PacifcStation.Anditwasduringthisappointmentthathewaspresentin Shah’s engagementwiththerebel Peruvian turret ship Huascar in May 1877.
InthecourseofanotuncommonrevolutionarymovementinaSpanishAmericanrepublic,theinsurgentcandidateforthepresidencyofPeru, NicholasdePierola,soughttogainpowerbymeansofnavalarms.HissupportersandsomeofficersandmenfromthePeruviantrainingship Maranon persuadedtheofficersofthePeruvianturretship Huascar torebelagainstthecentralgovernment.ThisBritishbuiltarmouredturret ship,armedwithtwo9-inch300-pounderrifedArmstrongguns,wasseizedwithoutresistanceinCallaoharbouron6May1877andthensailed south to commence her unlawful adventures with Pierola’s son aboard.
Rear-AdmiralAlgernondeHorsey,whoarrivedatCallaoinhis fagship Shah shortlyafterwards,laterheardthattherebelsaboardthe Huascar hadcommittedactsofaggressionagainstshipsoftheBritish-ownedPacifcSteamNavigationCompany.Heimmediatelylodgedaformalcomplaint totheauthoritiesinLimabutthePeruviangovernmentrefusedtotakeresponsibilityfortherebelship.DeHorseythereforetookupthebaton himself, informing the president of Peru that he would hunt down the Huascar
The Shah sailedsouthfromCallaoontheeveningof18Mayandmet-upwithherconsort,thecorvette Amethyst,atIquiqueon23May.Fortwo orthreedaystheycruisedseparatelywithoutavailbuton28MaytheAdmiralheardfromthePacifcSteamNavigationCompany’ssteamer John Elder that the Huascar had been sighted ten miles south of the town of Pisaqua, which place she had recently bombarded. Justafternoonon29May,withbothshipssailingwithinsignaldistance,avesselwassightedbythe Amethyst off theportofYlo.Anhourlaterat 1.15 p.m. it was identifed as the Huascar fying the Peruvian fag, with decks noticeably cleared for action. Shewas‘broughtto’bythefasterBritish fagshipaftertryingtoescapeandafull-blowngunneryactioncommencedat3.06p.m.andcontinued until5.45p.m.,anengagementthatsometimesclosedtorangesasshortasafewhundredyards.DuringtheactionaWhiteheadtorpedowasfor the frsttime fredinangerby Shah butthe Huascar managedtoavoiditandsteamedtowardsportat11knots,thisbeingtwoknotsfasterthan thetorpedochasingher!Theinaccuracyofthegunnersaboard Huascar ledtonohitsbeingscoredontheunarmouredhullsof Shah and Amethyst,andalthoughthe Huascar washitsome80to90times,thepoweroftheBritishprojectilesprovedtobeineffectiveagainstherbeltsof amour plate; one direct hit from Shah’s 7-inch gun pierced her armour only to a depth of three inches. Duringthenight Huascar madegoodherescapeandonthefollowingday Amethyst wasdespatchedto fndher.AdmiraldeHorseyandCaptain Bedfordthendevisedaplanthatonce Huascar wasfoundtheywouldsinkherbyWhiteheadorSpartorpedoescarriedbytheship’swhaler. Amethyst signalledtothe fagshipon31Maythatshehadfoundthe Huascar lyingatanchorinIquique,incompanywithotherwarships.Aboard Shah allwasmadereadyforthetorpedoexpedition,thewhalerincommandofLieutenantCharlesLindsay,R.N.,wouldcarrythetorpedoandbe supported by the ship’s cutter and pinnace.
Theboats’crews,numberingintotaleightofficersand30hand-pickedratings,wereallwell-armedwithrifes,revolversandcutlassesandwere droppedoff afterduskjustoutsidethesurfrunningacrosstheharbouratIquique.Theyweretomaketheirownwaytothetarget.Somelittle whilelater Amethyst hoveintosightandsignalledto Shah thatthe Huascar hadsurrenderedearlierinthedaytothePeruvian feet.Therecall signal was immediately made to Shah’s boats which by this time were only about one mile from their target. Inthefollowingyear,the Shah returnedtoEnglandandwasrecommissionedforserviceontheCapeofGoodHopeandWestCoastofAfrica stations. Sanders, who had been promoted to Engineer in March 1879, remained with her and saw active service off South Africa in the Zulu War.
So,too,inhisnextappointment,thecorvette Euryalus,the fagshiptoAdmiralSirWilliamN.W.Hewett,V.C.,K.C.B.,K.C.S.I.,Commander-inChief, East Indies Squadron, in which he served in the military operations off the Sudan and was promoted to Acting Chief Engineer in June 1884. InOctober1891,afterservingonthestaff oftheNavy’sengineeringschoolandbeingadvancedtoStaff Engineer,Sandersjoinedthe Phoebe,in which,inAugust1894,hewaslandedforserviceintheNavalBrigadeunderthecommandofRear-AdmiralFrederickBedford,C.B.,Commanderin-ChiefoftheCapeofGoodHopeandWestCoastofAfricastations.HeandhisfellowbluejacketswerechargedwithsubduingChiefNannaof Brohemie,whohadterrorisedalargeareaofthesurroundingcountrysideandhadrecently fredonthelaunchof Alecto whilstonherlawful business.FollowingaheavybombardmentoftheChief’sstronghold,theNavalBrigade,comprising180officersandmen,waslandedand,after destroyingandburningastockade,returnedtotheirships.Laterstill,on19September1894,thetownofBrohemiewasshelledandonthe followingdaytheNavalBrigadewasagainlandedandstormedthetownwhichwasquicklytaken.ChiefNannahadhowever fed,buthisguns,gun powder, and other war stores were destroyed.
OnreturningtoEngland,SanderswaspromotedtoFleetEngineerinApril1896,and,followingfouryearsatGibraltar’sdockyard,hewas appointedanInspectorofMachineryinApril1902;thetitleofhisnewrankwassubsequentlyamendedtoEngineerCaptain.Havingthenenjoyed abraceofappointmentsincapitalshipsintheAtlanticFleet,followedbyastintasChiefEngineerofGibraltarDockyard,hewaspromotedto Engineer Rear-Admiral in March 1909.
AwardedtheC.B.ontheoccasionoftheKing’sCoronationin1911,SanderswasplacedontheRetiredListinOctober1912.Hewasnotrecalled in the Great War and died in April 1936, aged 84.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels;EgyptandSudan1882 -89,datedreverse,noclasp(W.J.S.Alderson.Nav:Cad:R.N.H.M.S.Agincourt);1914-15Star(Capt.W.J.S.Alderson.R.N.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.W.J.S.Alderson.R.N.);Coronation1902,silver;Coronation1911; FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,LegionofHonour,O fficer’sbreastbadge,goldandenamels, somechipstogreenenamel;Khedive’sStar, dated1882;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,noclasp,unnamed,thelastninemountedfordisplay, the frstwithlightpittingfromstar, otherwise good very fne or better (10)
£2,000-£2,400
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
C.B. LondonGazette 2 January 1922.
WWiilllliiaammJJoohhnnSSttaannddllyyAAllddeerrssoonnwasbornatAngelHill,BurySt.Edmonds,on10June1867,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia in July1880,aged13.AndhewasstillaCadetatthetimeofjoiningH.M.S. Agincourt intheMediterraneaninthesummerof1882,aboardwhichhe participated in the Egypt operations.
HavingthenbeenappointmentaMidshipmaninJanuary1883,whileservinginthe Northampton ontheNorthAmericastation,hereturnedhome to an appointment in the Channel Squadron and was advanced to Sub Lieutenant in January 1887. Nextappointedtothe Boadicea,hewasadvancedtotheactingrankofLieutenantinJanuary1889andservedasFlagLieutenanttoRear-Admiral Hon.E.R.Fremantle,Commander-in-Chief,EastIndies.ConfrmedintherankofLieutenantinOctober1890,hewasorderedhomeinthe following month, Fremantle writing, 'I much regret losing his services as Flag Lieutenant, he is a zealous and capable officer.’ Furtherseagoingappointmentensued,intheChannelSquadronandfurtherafeld,off NorthAmericaandtheWestIndies.TheninSeptember 1895hejoinedthe Melita intheMediterranean,inwhichheservedoff theSudanesecoastduringtheDongolaoperationsinApril-June1896, therebyqualifyingfortheKhedive’sSudanmedal.AndaspateofnewappointmentsintheperiodleadinguptotheGreatWarwitnessedhis advancementtoCommanderinDecember1902andattendanceoftheSeniorOfficer’sGunneryandTorpedoCourse.So,too,servicesatthe Admiralty in 1909-11.
InJuly1914,Aldersonwasappointedtothecommandofthefamousbattleship Dreadnought,andheremainedlikewiseemployeduntilJuly1916. On28March1915, Dreadnought claimedafamousGermanscalp,thatofOttoWeddigen,whohadoverseenthedestructionofthe Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue off theBroadFourteensinSeptember1914.Thatwasinthe U-9 butatthetimeofhislossto Dreadnought,Pour-Le-Meriteholder Weddigen was in command of the U-29. Sir Julian Corbett takes up the story in his NavalOperations: ‘Bynoontheywerewithin fftymilesoftheFirth,andasignalwasmadetoAdmiralSturdeetothe4thBattleSquadrontothesouthwardto proceedtoCromarty,passingunderthesternoftheothertwosquadrons.Hewasjustdoingsowhen,at12:15,the Marlborough, fagshipofthe 1standsouthernmostsquadron,signalledtherewasasubmarineahead.Atorpedohadjustbeenseentopassastern,andtheenemywasclearly bentonanothershot.ButasAdmiralSturdeehadjuststartedtoswingtostarboarduponhisnewcoursehecouldnotturnaway,aslaiddownin standingorders.The Dreadnought wasoutermostshiptoport,thesubmarine’speriscopewasonherportbow,andincreasingtofullspeed CaptainW.J.S.Aldersonmadedirectlyforit;the Temeraire,whichwasnextinline,didthesame.Invainthesubmarinedoubledthiswayand that;the Dreadnought,handledasshewasbyCommanderH.W.C.Hughes,thenavigatingofficer,wastoonimbleforher,andafterabreathless tenminutesthefamousbattleshipcrashedoverher.Foraminuteherbowsrearedoutofthewaterasternofthe Dreadnought,therewasjust timetoreadthenumber‘29’andthensheslowlysettledbythesternandthatwasherend.Nothingbutoilandalittlewreckagecametothe surface;everymanwentdownwithher,includingCaptainWeddigen,hercommander,andthuswasavengedthelossofthethree‘Cressy’s’and the Hawke.’
AldersonreceivedtheapprobationofTheirLordshipsand,followingaspellincommandofScottishEastCoastandWesternCoastGuard Districts,hewasappointedCaptainofDevonportDockyard.InApril1917,hewasappointedDeputySuperintendentandKing’sHarbourMaster. SubsequentlyawardedtheLegionofHonour(LondonGazette 21June1918,refers)andappointedNavalA.D.C.totheKinginJanuary1919, Alderson was advanced to Rear-Admiral in September 1919. His fnalappointmentwasasCommandingOfficeroftheReserveFleetattheNorein1921-22,whenhe fewhis faginthebattleship Erin,buthe was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List in 1925. He settled at Ovingham House, Cardigan, where he died in May 1946.
SoldwithhisoriginalvellumwarrantforhisappointmenttoOfficeroftheFrenchLegionofHonour,inthenameof‘CaptainWilliamJohnStandly Alderson, Grand Fleet’, and dated 28 August 1918, together with three portrait photographs and miniature medal ribbon bar.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Civil)Companion’s,neckbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarkedLondon1951,inits damaged fttedcaseofissue;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Asst.Constr.2Cl.H.S.Pengelly.R.C.N.C.) minorofficial corrections to the Victory Medal, otherwise extremely fne and rare (3)
£400-£500
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2001.
HHeerrbbeerrttSSttaaddddoonnPPeennggeellllyywasbornon1October1892,andeducatedatStokePublicHigherSchool,Devonport;H.M.DockyardSchool, Devonport;andR.N.C.,Greenwich.HewasappointedAssistantConstructor2ndClass,RoyalCorpsofNavalConstructors,in1916,andserved asConstructorLieutenantaboardH.M.S. Renown, 1917-18.AfterexperienceatseaduringtheGreatWar,PengellybecameLecturerat GreenwichandKeyham.By1923hehadbegunhiscareerinbattleshipdesign,workingforSirStanleyGoodallonthe Nelson butremainingvisiting lectureratGreenwich,wherehebecameProfessorin1929.Heleftin1934,havingbeeninvolvedwiththetrainingofeveryConstructorentering Greenwichfrom1918to1933,aremarkablerecord.OnhisreturntotheAdmiralty,hedesignedthe KingGeorgeV class,onwhich Lion and Vanguard werebased.AsFleetConstructorCaptaintotheFarEastFleet,1942-44,hehadthedistinctionofservinginuniforminbothworld wars.HewassubsequentlyappointedAssistantDirectorofNavalConstruction,1942-51,andPrincipalDeputyDirector,October1951to November 1954, when he retired from Admiralty Service and was created a Companion of the Bath.
Sold with a copy of The History of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors by D. K. Brown.
TheMostDistinguishedOrderofSt.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels,inits Garrard&Co.Ltd. caseofissue;1914-15Star(Capt.H.Escombe.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves (Capt.H.Escombe.R.N.)theseofficiallyre-impressed;Coronation1902,silver;Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Sudan1899 (Lieut.H.Escombe,R.N.);GGrreeeeccee,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheRedeemer,3rdclassneckbadge,goldandenamels, thislastwithchip to one reverse arm, otherwise good very fne (7)
£1,800-£2,200
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
C.M.G. LondonGazette 1 January 1918.
HHaarroollddEEssccoommbbeewasborninWestend,Hampshireon16September1874,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia inJanuary1888, aged13.His frstseagoingappointmentwasasaMidshipmaninthecruiserH.M.S. Undaunted intheMediterranean,underLordCharles Beresford.HavingthenbeenadvancedtoLieutenantinthebattleship Revenge inJune1897,hewasspeciallyselectedbytheCommander-in-Chief inFebruary1899tobeoneofthreenavalofficersthathadbeenaskedforbyGeneralLordKitchenerforservicesontheNileduringtheclosing stagesofthereconquestoftheSudan.HewassubsequentlymentionedindespatchesbyColonelSirReginaldWingateforservicesinconnection withoperationsagainsttheKhalifaontheWhiteNileinNovember1899(LondonGazette 30January1900,refers),inadditiontoreceivingthe approbation of Their Lordships.
IntheperiodleadinguptotheGreatWar,EscombeservedasFlagLieutenanttoRear-AdmiralSirG.Noel,FlagOfficercommandingReserves andtheCoastGuard,andasFlagLieutenanttoVice-AdmiralSirG.H.U.Noel,K.C.B.,K.C.M.G.,Commander-in-ChiefoftheChinastation.He alsospecialisedinSignalsandWirelessTelegraphyandwasservingasanIntelligenceOfficerattheAdmiraltyontheoutbreakofhostilitiesin August1914.InJanuary1915,hejoinedthe Infexible asaCommanderandstaff officerintheMediterraneanFleet,andinMarch1915hejoined Egmont asFlagCaptaintoRear-AdmiralR.E.Wymyss,C.M.G.,M.V.O.Justamonthlater,however,hewasappointedSeniorNavalOfficer, Mudros.Andhecommandedthe Europa fromJuly1917,then fyingthe fagofRear-AdmiralA.Hayes-Sadler,C.S.I.ForhisservicesintheEastern Mediterranean, Escombe was awarded the C.M.G. and the Greek Order of the Redeemer, 3rd Class (LondonGazette 17 April 1918, refers). Returninghomeinthesummerof1918,hereceivedhisC.M.G.atBuckinghamPalaceon1JuneandwasappointedAssistanttotheSeniorNaval Officer,Liverpoolat Eaglet. Havingtheninheritedthatofficefromhispredecessor,hewasplacedontheRetiredListasaCaptaininSeptember 1920. He died in March 1933, aged 59.
Sold with copied research including record of service and Wingate’s despatches.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.(Military)Commander’s1sttypeneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels,inits Garrard&Co. fttedcaseofissue;EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(“E.Lees”Midn.R.N.,H.M.S. “Northumberland”)namere-engraved;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFree State,ReliefofLadysmith,Laing’sNek,Belfast(CommanderE.Lees,R.N.)officiallyengravednaming;Khedive’sStar,dated1882; JJaappaann, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd class breast star, silver-gilt and enamels, nearly extremely fne (5) £2,200-£2,600
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
Althoughtherewere63Medalswith6claspsissuedtotheRoyalNavyandRoyalMarines,justfourofwhichweretoofficers,thisistheonly medal with this combination of clasps.
C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1919: 'In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the war.’
EEddggaarrLLeeeesswasbornon11May1866,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetinJuly1879.His frstseagoingappointmentwasasaMidshipmanin theoldironcladH.M.S. Northumberland intheChannelSquadron.AdvancedtoSub-Lieutenantinthecorvette Sapphire ontheChinastationin October1885,andtoLieutenantinthegunboat Orwell inhomewatersinAugust1888,Leesnextcameashoretoqualifyintorpedodutiesat Vernon.Dulyqualifed,hewasappointedTorpedoLieutenantinthecruiser Immortalité intheChannelSquadron,buthereturnedto Vernon asa senior staff officer in 1895.
Thenin1897,hewasappointedFirstLieutenantofthe Doris, fagshipofAdmiralSirRobertHarrisattheCape,anditwasinthatcapacitythathe waslandedforserviceasanA.D.C.toSirRedversBullerintheperiodNovember1899toOctober1900.PresentatthereliefofLadysmith,and intheactionsatTugelaHeights,Laing’sNekandBelfast,hewaspromotedtoCommanderinJune1900andtwicementionedindespatches. Firstly,inBuller’sdespatchofMarch1900,forbeing‘athoroughlycapableanddeservingofficer,whorenderedmegreatassistance’,and,secondly, inhisdespatchofJune1900,asbeing‘stronglyrecommendedforconsideration’.Moreover,hisQueen’sSouthAfricaMedal,whichhereceived from the hands of the King, was a unique naval award on account of its clasp combination.
InJanuary1903,Leestookcommandofthegunboat Hazard,thenemployedasatendertosubmarinesand,onbeingadvancedtoCaptaininJune 1904,hesucceededAdmiralBaconincommandofthedepotship Thames,thentheHeadquartersofthe‘underwatercraft’.Inthelatter appointment, in addition to his executive and administrative work, he superintended the designs of the early submarine boats. InNovember1906,onbeingplacedontheRetiredListasaRear-Admiral,hebecameManagingDirectoroftheWhiteheadTorpedoWorksat Weymouth.AnditwasinthatcapacitythathewasawardedtheC.B.E.forhisworkduringthewar,inadditiontotheJapaneseSacredTreasurein April 1921. He died Harrogate, Yorkshire in September 1925, aged 60.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,C.B.E.,(Civil)Commander’s2ndtype,lady’sshoulderbadge,silver-giltand enamel,onlady’sbowriband,withadditionalfullsectionofneckriband,in Garrard,London,caseofissue;DefenceMedal; Coronation1953,unnamedasissued;VoluntaryMedicalServiceMedal,withone‘GenevaCross’AdditionalAwardBar(TheLady (Marie Enid) Burnham), the latter three all mounted court-style for wear, extremely fne (4) £300-£400
MMaarriieeEEnniidd,,BBaarroonneessssBBuurrnnhhaamm,wasborninBuenosAireson27May1894,thedaughterofHughScottRobson,aBritish-Argentinepoloplayer, andmarriedColonel(laterMajor-General)EdwardFrederickLawson,D.S.O.,M.C.,on28January1920;herhusbandhadservedwithdistinction duringtheGreatWarwithboththeRoyalBucksHussarsandlatertheMiddlesexYeomanry,andpost-Warresumedhisnewspapercareerwith the DailyTelegraph (whichwasownedbyhisuncle,the2ndBaronBurnham),ultimatelybecomingthe DailyTelegraph’sgeneralmanager.He succeeded his father as 4th Baron Burnham on 14 June 1943.
LadyBurnham(asshebecamein1943followingherhusband’ssuccessiontothepeerage)servedasPresidentoftheBuckinghamshireRedCross Societyfrom1936to1964,andPresidentoftheBuckinghamshireFederationofWomen’sInstitutesform1947to1952.Aleading fgureinthe GirlGuidesmovement,sheservedsuccessivelyasChiefCommissionerforEnglandfrom1951to1960;asPresidentfrom1961to1970,andthen asVice-Presidentfrom1971untilherdeathon29July1979.ForherservicestotheGirlGuidesmovementshewascreatedaCommanderofthe Order of the British Empire in the 1957 Birthday Honours’ List.
DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar,thereverseofthesuspensionbar contemporarilyengraved‘5/8/16’,thereverseofthetopribandbarcontemporarilyengraved‘G.L.D.Rewcastle’,in Garrard, London, caseofissue;MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereversecontemporarilyengraved‘G.L.D.Rewcastle.28/3/18.’;BritishWarand Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major G. L. D. Rewcastle.) the last two mounted for wear, very fne (4) £3,000-£4,000
D.S.O. London Gazette, 12 November 1916.
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.AssistedbyaGunner,heextinguisheda freinastoreofmortarbombsandammunition. Although twice knocked down by explosions, he succeeded in preventing the fre reaching the S.A.A. boxes, thus saving many lives.’
M.C. London Gazette, 22 June 1918.
‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Whenincommandofhisbatteryduringanenemyattack,hekeptallhisgunsinactiondespite veryheavyshell freuntilorderedtowithdrawThewithdrawalwascarriedoutinperfectorder,gunbygun, frebeingmaintaineduntilthelast moment. His coolness and skilful handling of his command were most marked.’
M.I.D. London Gazette, 2 January 1917.
GGeeoorrggeeLLyyoonnDDuunnccaannRReewwccaassttllee,wasborninSouthShieldson15November1890.HeattestedintotheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon27 November1914forserviceduringtheGreatWar.Commissionedon18October1915,heservedontheWesternFrontandwasawardedthe D.S.O.whilstaSecondLieutenant,forgallantryatTronesWoodon7August1916.ItwaspersonallypresentedtohimbytheKing.AMilitary MedalwasadditionallyawardedtoaGunnerforthesameaction.Hiswoundstripewasauthorisedon7September1916.Analmostidentical episodeisalludedtoinAGMacdonell's, 'EnglandTheirEngland',publishedinLondon,1933.AdvancedActingMajoron12March1918,hewas awardedtheM.C.forhisactionsduringtheGermanSpringOffensive.PostWar,hejoinedtheNigerianPoliceon19July1919.AppointedActing CommissionerofPolice,hewasshotandkilledduringanambushwhilstattendingadisputewithvillagerson27January1924,atAchima,Onitsha, Nigeria.TwoAfricanPoliceMeritoriousServiceMedalsmedalswereawardedtoSergeantMajorAdegbiteOffaandConstableLawaniIdah, Nigerian Police, for distinguished service on this patrol.
SoldwithcopiedMedalIndexCard,copiedmedalrollextractanddetailedcopiedresearchinrelationto thecircumstancessurroundinghisdeath in Nigeria.
D.S.O. London Gazette 16 September 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontoduty.Thisofficertookovertemporarycommandofthebrigadeatatimewhenitwasmuchdepleted after48hours' fghting,andconsistedofsmallpartiesofvariousbattalions,holdingalineofover5,000yards,coveringtwobattalionsofanother Divisionwhoweredigging.Forthebestpartofthreedayshewasuntiringinhisefforts,collectingscatteredpartiesandorganisingthehastily occupiedandextendedline.InparticularwhenBrigadeHeadquartershadbeenrushedbytheenemyandnearlysurrounded,itwasduetohis energythatthepersonnelwasextricatedwithlittleloss.Hispersonalreconnaissancesandunfailingresourceindealingwithdifficultieswerethe mainstay of the line.’
M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1918
M.I.D. London Gazettes 1 January 1916, 4 January 1917, and 20 December 1918.
French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 7 January 1919.
WWiilllliiaammPPaarrkkeerr‘‘BBiillllyy’’WWrraatthhaallllwasbornin1894,thesonofWilliamWrathall,astonemasoncontractorfromGrassington,NorthYorkshire,and attheageof11hadmovedwithhisfathertoBelgium;WilliamSnr,whosetradewasstone,hadtakenlodgingsinBrussels,andhisplanwasto spendhiseveningsinthebaroftheMetropoleHotel,thesmartestinthecity,untilanopportunitypresenteditself.Runningperilouslyshortof fundsandabouttogiveupandgohome,hefellinwithsomeIrishmenwhowereworkingonabuildingprojectthatcalledformarbleand suggestedheapproachacompanycalledGarstonetFrèresinAalst,atownwestofBrussels.Williamwasgivenajobasamanager,andBillywas enrolledataJesuitschool,whichheattendedwhenhewasn’tneededbyhisfathertoassisthimatwork.Thebusinessthrived,andintimeWilliam setuphisowncompany,WrathallPèreetFils,boostedbyacontracttosupplythemarbletothefast-growingchainofLyonsCornerHouses opening in England.
OnholidayinScotlandinAugust1914whenwarbrokeout,Wrathall,thenaged20,immediatelyenlistedatthenearestrecruitingoffice,which happenedtobeinNorthQueensferry,nearEdinburgh,andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe6th(Perthshire)Battalion,Royal Highlanders(BlackWatch),TerritorialForceon13August1914.HewaspromotedLieutenanton19December1914,andservedwiththe6th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom2May1915, frstseeingactionattheBattleofFestubert.MentionedinDespatches forthe frsttimeinJanuary1916,hewaspromotedCaptainon1June1916,andwaswoundedinactionon31July1916,duringtheBattleofthe Somme–thepreviousdaytheBattalionwasinvolvedinanattackontheeasterncornerofHighWood;theyadvancedwithin30yardsofthe enemy’sfrontline,butsufferedheavycasualtiesamongsttheleadingcompanies,andwerehelddownunderheavy freuntilorderedtowithdraw atdaybreakon31July.Thebattalionsufferedtotalcasualtiesof260,includingWrathall,whoretainedashardofshrapnelinhisthighfortherest of his life.
ReturningtotheFrontassoonashehadrecovered,WrathallwasMentionedinDespatchesforasecondtimeinJanuary1917.Secondedtothe GeneralStaff on7February1917,hewasawardedboththeMilitaryCrossandtheDistinguishedServiceOrder.MentionedinDespatchesfora thirdtimeinDecember1918,andawardedtheFrenchCroixdeGuerre,WrathallwasappointedBrigadeMajoron8April1919,priortobeing demobilised later that same year.
Followingthecessationofhostilities,WrathallreturnedtoBelgiumtoworkforthefamilybusinesswhich,afterdiversifyingintometals,eventually changingitsnametotheAnglo-BelgianSteelCorporation,whichhadofficesontheRueRoyaleinBrussels.HemarriedAliceMaryPilkington (knownasBunny),whohadnursedwiththeVoluntaryAidDetachmentatEtaplesduringtheGreatWar,in1922,andlivedinasuccessionof eleganthousesasthebusinessgrew,withsummerholidaysontheBelgiancoast,atraditionthatlastedintooldage.Agolferwithanot-quitescratchhandicap,hewasregularlyaskedtoplaybyKingLeopold.Healsoretainedlinkswithhisregimenthavingbeenchosentocommandthe BritishdetachmentattheunveilingoftheMemorialtotheFallenofthe51stHighlandDivisionatBeaumont-Hamelwhenitwasunveiledby Marshal Foch in September 1924.
FollowingGermany’sinvasionofBelgiumin1940,Wrathall,Bunnyandtheirfourchildren fedtoEnglandwithalltheycouldcarry.However,asa prominentmemberoftheBrusselsChamberofCommercewithconnectionsintheUnitedKingdom(forservicestowhichhewasawardedthe BelgianOrderoftheCrown),hewasco-optedintohelpingtoevacuatetheBankofBelgium’sgoldreserves–insuitcases–acrosstheChannel forsafekeepinginEngland.ButonreturningtoZeebruggeafteronesuchtripandlearningthatBrusselswasunderoccupation,hecommandeered a lorry, drove to Dunkirk and came back, along with members of his old battalion of the Black Watch, with the Little Ships. Thereafterlifewasneverasgood–orasadventurous–again.Toooldtoserve,hejoinedtheHomeGuardandwaseventuallyhiredbythe LondonRubberCompany,the frstofasuccessionofjobshediduncomplaininglyinvariouspartsofthecountry:Baldock,Shrewsburyand eventuallyBeaconsfeld, bywhichtimehewasworkingforaGermanengineeringcompany.Buthismarriagewasanexceptionallyhappyone–he livedtobe89,Bunny88–andtheytookgreatprideintheirchildren.Theireldestson,John,joinedtheRifeBrigadeandsawactionasaDesert RatinEgyptduringtheSecondWorldWar;theirdaughter,Sheila,joinedtheWRNSandbecameabombeoperatoratBletchleyPark;andtheir younger sons, Richard and Christopher, both did their National Service in the Black Watch. AbronzemodelofthemonumentofsoldierinakiltandBlackWatchbonnet–calledTheJock–thatGeorgeH.Paulindesignedasthememorial to those of the 51st (Highland) Division who died at Beaumont-Hamel remained prominently displayed in his house until his death in 1983.
DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,silver-giltandenamels,reverseofficiallydated1939,withintegraltopribandbar;1939-45 Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;BurmaStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953, the group mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely fne (8) £2,800-£3,400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2002.
D.S.O. LondonGazette 23December1939:‘Forsuccessfulactionsagainstenemysubmarines:Lieutenant-CommanderRichardIwanAlexander Sarell,RoyalNavy,H.M.S. Broke.’Soldwithcopied13-pageoperationalreportofprobabledestructionofasubmarineby Broke on10September 1939,andforanunsuccessfulattackonthefollowingday.InadditiontotheawardoftheD.S.O.toSarell,oneD.S.C.andtwoD.S.M’swerealso awardedforthisaction.ThisGazettecontainedthevery frstoperationalawardsoftheD.S.O.totheRoyalNavyintheSecondWorldWarand were the only such awards gazetted in 1939.
RRiicchhaarrddIIwwaannAAlleexxaannddeerrSSaarreellll(‘Ivan’)wasborninDunkirkon22February1909,thesonofPhilipandEthelSarell.Hisfatherworkedforthe ConsularserviceandwasatthattimeBritishConsulinthetown.SarellwaseducatedatAshdownHousepreparatoryschoolbeforejoiningthe RoyalNavyasa13-yearoldCadetin1922.HeleftDartmouthin1926andundertookseatraininginthebattleship Malaya andthecruiser Effingham beforeattendingSub-Lieutenants’coursesatGreenwich,whereheobtainedthemaximum fve frst-classcertifcates.Hereturnedto sea,servinginthebattleships Barham and Valiant andthedestroyer Brilliant. In1934hequalifedasaGunneryOfficerandthenspentmostofthe remainingyearsofpeaceatsea,inthebattleship Revenge andthedestroyers Exmouth and Whitehall. Sarellwasakeenfencerandduringthis period took part in many events at the Royal Tournaments when not at sea. Attheoutbreakofthewar,Sarellhadtemporarycommandofthedestroyer fotillaleaderH.M.S. Broke whichhadrecentlybeenreactivatedfrom theReserveFleetinDevonport.HewasawardedoneoftheearliestnavalD.S.O’softhewarwhensherammedaU-boatintheautumnof1939. Afterleaving Broke,Sarelljoinedthecruiser Mauritius, stillunderconstructionatSwanHunterontheTyne.HewasMentionedinDespatchesfor hispartinOperation‘Husky’,theAlliedlandingsonSicilyinJuly1943. Mauritius, ofwhichSarellwasGunneryofficer,wasoneofseveralcruisers providingshorebombardmentinsupportofthetroopsashore. Mauritius wentontosupportlandingsontheItalianmainlandinSeptember. PromotedCommanderin1943,SarellwasappointedtotheGunneryandAnti-AirWarfareDivisionattheAdmiralty.Hereturnedbriefyto Mauritius for the Normandy landing, as squadron gunnery officer of Force ‘D’, in support of the landings on ‘Sword’ beach. In1946SarellwasappointedasExecutiveOfficer(second-in-command)ofanothercruiser,H.M.S. Bermuda. Fromtherehewenttothedirecting staff oftheJointServicesStaff College,andwaspromotedCaptaininJune1948.HeservedasNavalAttachéinMoscowuntil1951,atatime whentheColdWarwasintensifying.WiththeStalinregimeatnewheightsofparanoiainitsterminalyears,theatmospherewasoneofintense secretiveness,repressionandsuspicionofforeigners.ButSarell’sacquisitionofRussianandhisstudyoftheSovietNavyledtohisbecoming acknowledgedasaleadingexpertonthelatteramongtheWesternAllies.Hewas,inparticular,hugelyrespectedbytheAmericanIntelligence establishment.AfterattendingtheImperialDefenceCollege,andservingasChiefStaff OfficertotheCoronationNavalBrigade,Sarelltook command of a new Home Fleet destroyer, H.M.S. Diamond, in 1953.
In Diamond CaptainSarellwasresponsibleforcreatingasmallpieceofnavalfolklorewhen,inSeptemberofthatyear, Diamond tookpartina majorN.A.T.O.exerciseoff Iceland,inappallingweather.Theshipcollidedwiththe fagship, Swiftsure, causingextensivedamagetobothships. The Times subsequentlyreportedanexchangeofsignals.Inresponsetothe fagship’squeryastohisintentions,Sarellwasreportedtohave signalledback“Buyafarm.”Thestorywaslaterrepeatedinatleastonehistoryofthepost-warNavy.Infact,nosuchsignalswereeversent, whichtheAdmiraltydirectedbeenteredin Diamond’s Ship’sBook.ThatSarellmutteredthesewordsisnotindoubt,butitwasnomorethanan off thecuff remark,unfortunatelyoverheardandrepeatedtothepressandnowembeddedinnavalfolklore.Itiscertainlytrue,however,that Sarell’s career, hitherto destined for fag rank, never fully recovered from the collision. Afterhiscourtmartialandconsequentreprimand,Sarellreturnedto thesphereofstrategicaffairsastheNavalrepresentativeoftheinter-service DefencePolicyResearchStaff in1954.FromNovember1954toFebruary1955,hewastheBritishNavalrepresentativeonajointU.S.Navyand U.S.AirForcestudyprojectatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.MuchofSarell’spost-warworkwasassociatedwiththedevelopmentof nuclearweaponsandpropulsionand,inApril1955,heattendedtheNuclearWeaponTrialsinNevada.Realising,however,thatadvancement beyondtherankofcaptainwasnevergoingtocomehisway,heretiredin1957andworkedintheanalysisdepartmentofthestockbrokersJ.&A. Scrimgeour, until 1974. Captain Ivan Sarell, D.S.O., R.N., died on 31 October 2001, aged 92. Thegroupisalsosoldwiththefollowingoriginaldocumentsandphotograph:WarrantfortheawardoftheD.S.O.,dated23December1939 (Lieutenant-Commander,R.N.,H.M.S. Broke);M.I.D.Certifcate(Commander,D.S.O.,R.N.,H.M.S. Mauritius,21December1943);namedaward certifcatefor1937CoronationMedal;a fnestudioportraitphotographbyJanetJevensofLondon;Admiraltyletterofappreciationuponhis retirement,includingacareersummary,andotherinformation;togetherwithsixbronzeRoyalTournamentprizemedalsforfencing,allvariously namedanddated1930-38;anotherinsilverbutunnamed; fveothervarioussportsprizemedals,includingtwonamed;RoyalLifeSavingSociety ‘AwardofMerit’silveredbadge;R.L.S.S.bronzeprofciencymedal,namedanddatedJuly1923;andanamusingstick-pinfashionedoutofa Mauritius silver quarter-rupee of 1934.
TheRoyalVictorianOrder,M.V.O.,Member’s4thClassbreastbadge,silver-giltandenamels,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘333’; Coronation1902,silver;EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(Sub,Lt.F.R.W.Morgan,R.N.H.M.S.“Minotaur”); Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,1clasp,Natal(Comdr.F.R.W.Morgan,R.N.H:M:S:Tartar.);FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,Legionof Honour,Officer’sbreastbadge,goldandenamels, somelightchipstoenamel;Khedive’sStar,dated1882;SSppaaiinn,,KKiinnggddoomm,Order ofNavalMerit,2ndClassbreaststar,silver-giltandenamels,inits Cejalvo,Madrid caseofissue, thislastwithchipstoblueanchor, the frst six mounted court-style as worn, generally good very fne or better (7) £1,800-£2,200
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
M.V.O. London Gazette 11 August 1905.
FFrreeddeerriicckkRRoobbeerrttWWiilllliiaammMMoorrggaannwasborninDover,Kenton17November1861,thesonofCaptainW.G.H.Morgan,R.N.,andenteredthe RoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia inJuly1874.His frstseagoingappointmentwasasaMidshipmaninH.M.S. Sultan,thecommandofCaptainH. R.H.theDukeofEdinburgh,K.G.,K.T.,G.C.S.I.,G.C.M.G.,ontheMediterraneanStation.HavingalsointheinterimservedontheChinastationin IronDuke,the fagshipofVice-AdmiralRobertCoote,C.B.,youngMorganreturnedtohomecontinuehisstudiesandwasadvancedtoSubLieutenant in February 1881.
Appointedtothe Minotaur inMay1882,the fagshipofVice-AdmiralSirWilliamDowell,K.C.B.,heandhisshipmatesweresubsequentlydeployed toAlexandriainsupportoftheMediterraneanFleetduringtheopeningphasesoftheEgyptianWar.Moreover,Morganwaslandedforserviceon shore,wherehehadchargeofthestationatTel-el-MahutaandservedintheNavalFlotillaontheSweetwaterCanal.Hewasdulymentionedin Admiral Seymour’s despatch and was specially promoted to Lieutenant in November 1882. AlengthyspellintheFarEastensued,inthecorvettes Curacoa and Champion,priortohisgaininghis frstcommand,TorpedoBoatNo. 70,in thesummerof1887.Havingthenattendedgunneryandtorpedocoursesat Excellent,heservedinthebattleships Colossus and Camperdown;in the latter he was Flag Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Squadron. Morganthengainedthemuch-covetedpostofFirstLieutenantintheroyalyacht Victoria&Albert,inwhichheservedfromAugust1881until August1884andwasadvancedtoCommander.Clearlymarkedoutforpostrank,henextenjoyedalengthysojournintheAdmiralty’sNaval Intelligence Department from November 1885 until July 1899.
Betterstill,anotherstintofactiveservicebeckonedwhen,inJuly1899,hewasappointedtothecommandofthecruiser Tartar ontheCapeof GoodHopestation.IntheabsenceofCaptainBearcroft,whowasservingonshorewiththeNavalBrigade,Morgantooktemporarycommandof the Philomel in1900,fromwhichhewaslandedwiththeDurbanDefenceForceandalsomuchemployedwiththeblockadeofDelagoaBay.He was promoted to Captain in June 1900.
InJune1904,theAdmiraltyappointedhimNavalAttachétoFrance,SpainandPortugal,anditwasinthatcapacitythathewasawardedhisM.V. O.,ontheoccasionoftheFrench feet’svisittoPortsmouthin1905.InMayofthefollowingyear,heattendedthemarriageofKingAlfonsoXIIIin Madrid, an event that went off with a bang. The diary of the Prince of Wales - later King George V – takes up the story: ‘Beautifuldaybutveryhot….BombwasthrownfromanupperwindowattheKingandQueen’scarriage.Itburstbetweenthewheelhorsesand thefrontofthecarriagekillingabouttwentypeopleandwounding fftyorsixty,mostlyofficersandsoldiersliningtheroute….TheBritish AmbassadorSirMauricedeBunsen,GeneralSirCecilLowtherandCaptainF.R.W.Morgan,R.N.,andfourofficersofthe16thLancers,who wereinahotelcloseby,rushedoutandstoodinprotectionaroundthecarriageandassistedEnaoutofthecarriage.BothsheandAlfonso showed great courage and presence of mind …. ‘
AfterthreeyearsasNavalAttaché,hereturnedtoseainSeptember1907,whenhetookcommandofthebattleship Britannia intheChannel Squadron.PromotedtoRear-AdmiralinJune1909,heattendedtheSeniorOfficersWarCourseandwaslookingforwardto fyinghis fagforthe frst time. Alas, fate intervened, and he died of a heart attack on 13 April 1910, aged 48.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Military)Officer’s1sttype,breastbadge,hallmarkedLondon1919,inits Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Rev. W. S. Page.) extremely fne (3) £260-£300
O.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 3 June 1919: ‘Valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in East Africa.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 11 June 1920 (East Africa).
RReevv.. WWaalltteerr SSuuttttoonn PPaaggee served as a 4th Class Chaplain with the Royal Army Chaplains’ Department in East Africa.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘SinceOctober1941Lt.ColonelBarberhascommandedinactiontheUnitwhichisnow10CorpsSignals. ThroughoutthewithdrawalJune-August,1942theBattleofAlameinandthesubsequentpursuitoftheenemy,theunitcommandedbythis Officerhasprovidedcommunicationsofthehighestorder.ThishasbeeninalargemeasureduetoLt.ColonelBarber’spersonalconduct.No circumstancesofdanger,discomfortorfatigueaffectedhisenthusiasm,cheerfulwillingnessorefficiency.Hisforethoughtandorganisation overcame all difficulties and his bearing in action was an example to all ranks.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 20 December 1940:
‘In recognition of distinguished services in connection with operations in the feld for the period March-June, 1940.’
TheoriginalRecommendation[EarnedasaMajoraspartof3CorpsSignals]states:‘On26May1940thisOfficerwasproceedingina2-seatercar totheSignalDumptobringupstores.Infrontofhimwasa2seatercarwhichwassuddenly fredatbyanenemytank.TheOfficerofthiscar waskilledandthedriverblownoutintotheditch.MajorBarberatoncepulledupalongsideofthewoundedman,pickedhimup,placedhiminhis car,andthoughheavily fredatbytheenemytank,heturnedhiscar,andgotthewoundedmanbacktoCorpsH.Q.Hispromptandgallantaction saved the wounded man’s life. Major Barber then proceeded by another route to the Signals Dump to carry out his original order.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 15 December 1942:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East during the period November, 1941, to April, 1942.’
PromotedLieutenantColonelon1May1947,BarbedwasadvancedHonoraryColonelon1March1948,andwasawardedthreeadditional awardbarstotheEfficiencyDecoration(LondonGazette 13July1951).Heretiredon11March1961havingexceededtheagelimit.Incivilianlife hewasalsotheChairmanandPresidentofTrentBridgeCricketAssociation(NottinghamshireCountyCricketClub)andwasaCommittee memberfrom1935to1971.HewasalsoaMilitaryMemberoftheNottinghamTerritorialHeadquarters.HediedatEastLeeke,Nottinghamon 23 June 1975.
Soldwiththerecipient’stwooriginalM.I.D.certifcates,bothmountedinglazedframeswithhangingdevices;WarOfficeletter,dated7 September1945grantinghimthehonoraryrankofColonel;handwrittenTheNationalSchemeforDisabledMen,WarOfficeletter,dated18 September1945thankinghimforhisservicestotheRoyalSignals;fourphotographsoftherecipientinuniform-oneshowingSollumBayinthe backgroundandBardiaatthebottom,bothbeingkeyareasoftheWesternDesertCampaignsontheEgyptian-Libyanborder;andcopied research
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.(Civil)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge;DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R. (F.4597.R.Connor,P.O.Mech.R.N.A.S..1917.);1914-15Star(F.4597R.Connor.A.M.1R.N.A.S.);BritishWarandVictory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (F.4597 R. Connor. P.O.M. R.N.A.S.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fne (5) £2,400-£2,800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2001.
O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1955: Director and General Manager, Measurement Ltd., Oldham, Lancashire.
D.S.M. LondonGazette 1May1918:‘AwardstomenoftheRoyalNavalAirServiceforzealanddevotiontodutyduringtheperiodfrom1stJuly to 31st December 1917.’
Therecommendationstates:‘R.N.A.S.Cattewater1917.AnextremelycapableW/TandObserverrating.Hisdevotiontodutyisconspicuousand example he has shown has been splendid’ (ADM 116/1560 refers).
M.I.D. London Gazette 1 October 1917: ‘For services on patrol duties and submarine searching in home waters.’
RRoobbeerrttCCoonnnnoorrwasbornatLossWade,Midlothian,on26March1894.Hisoccupationisdescribedas‘Wireless’atthetimeofhisvolunteering forservicewiththeRoyalNavalAirServiceon8May1915.Hewaspostedtotheseaplanecarrier Laconia,22Mayto13August1915,East Africa; Hyacinth,14August1915to12August1916,Zanzibar;returnedtotheU.K.inOctober1916andremainedonhomestationsforthe remainderofthewar.HetransferredtotheRoyalAirForceinApril1918andwasplacedontheunemployedlistas2ndLieutenant,R.A.F.,on15 April 1919.
SoldwithcaseofissueforO.B.E.,namedcardboxesofissuefortrio,andsilverschoolprizemedal,BurdiehousePublicSchool‘RobertConnor, Dux1904-05’;togetherwithseveralportraitphotographs,andanexceptionalandrarecontemporaryphotographalbum,33cmx25cm,covering theperiodfromMay1915untillate1916,detailingtheeventsofthewarinGermanEastAfricaasexperiencedbyConnorandNo.8Seaplane Squadron,withgoodphotographsofpersonnel,seaplanesandotheraircraft,R.N.armouredcars,armouredtrains,aerialshotsofthe Koenigsberg in the Rufji river, the seaplane carrier Laconia, and the monitors Mersey and Severn, approximately 370 photographs, all neatly captioned.
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O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1948: William Louis Charles Gerard Cook, Esq., Indian Police, Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Bengal. WWiilllliiaammLLoouuiissCChhaarrlleessGGeerraarrddCCooookkwasborninChorlton,LancashireinJanuary1904andwasappointedProbationaryAssistantSuperintendent intheIndianPoliceinBengalon13November1923,beingconfrmedinthatroleon30March1927.HewaspromotedSuperintendent (Additional)on22February1936,andservedasAssistantInspectorGeneralofPolice(Bengal)FromMarch1938untilMarch1941,andthen DeputyInspector-GeneralofPolice,BurdwanRange,fromOctober1942toFebruary1943.HewasawardedtheIndianPoliceMedalfor Distinguished Conduct on 1 January 1943, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1948 New Year’s Honours’ List. ReturningfromIndia,CookwascommissionedFlyingOfficerintheProvostBranchoftheRoyalAirForceon1September1948,andwas promotedtoFlightLieutenanton29January1949,beingappointedAssistanttotheProvostMarshal.HetransferredtotheReserveon12August 1950,andwasappointedSuperintendentoncontractwiththeMalayanPoliceServiceon15August1951,seeingfurtherserviceduringtheMalaya Emergency until 5 March 1953. He emigrated to Australia the following year, and died in Australia in 1980.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver;BritishWarandVictory Medals(Capt.C.W.Mayer.);TerritorialForceWarMedal1914-19(Capt.C.W.Mayer.Devon.R.);togetherwith9Shooting MedalsawardedbytheWesternCountiesAsylumRifeClub1906-1913(1gold(9ct.,7.20g),5silverand3bronze),8engraved to C. W. Mayer, nearly extremely fne (13) £400-£500
CChhaarrlleessWWiilllliiaammMMaayyeerrwasborninWalthamstow,Essexin1886,beforemovingtoLittleham,Exmouth.EducatedatHele’sSchool,Exeter,he waslateremployedasaclerkwiththeWesternCountiesAsylumatStarcross,Devon.AmemberoftheWesternCountiesAsylumRifeClub, affiliatedtotheNationalRifeAssociation,hewonnumerousshootingprizeswiththembetween1906and1913.Heserved fveyearswiththe 1stVolunteer(Rife)BattalionDevonshireRegimentandfollowingtheoutbreakoftheGreatWarenlistedasaLanceCorporalinthe7th(Cyclist) TerritorialBattalion,DevonshireRegiment,on7August1914.EmbodiedforGreatWarservicethebattalionwasemployedpatrollingtheNorth EastCoastbetweenScarboroughandSeatonDelavalandassistedinrescuingsurvivorsfromtheHospitalShip Rohilla whichwaswreckedoff Whitby on 30 October 1914. The following December they were involved during the German Naval bombardment of the East Coast towns. CommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe7th(Cyclist)Battalion,DevonshireRegiment,on25November1914,Mayerwasappointedtemporary Captainon1January1916,andembarkedtojointheBritishExpeditionaryForceon7March1917,servingintheArrasSectorwiththe19th CorpsCyclistBattalionuntilbeingmedicallyevacuated10June1917duetosynovitisoftheknee.OnrecoveryhejoinedtheArmyCyclist TrainingCentreatChiseldenon26October1917andwaspromotedCaptainon17June1918.Disembodiedon18November1919hewas restoredtotheestablishmentofthe7th(Cyclist)BattalionDevonshireRegiment.ReturningtohiscivilianappointmentattheWesternCounties Institution,Starcross,hewasappointedSecretaryandSuperintendenton4June1924,andinrecognitionofhisservicestotheInstitutionhewas appointedaMemberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireinthe1931NewYear’sHonours’List.HediedattheTorbayHospital,Torquayon17 January 1960, aged 73.
Sold with copied service record and other research.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,thereversehallmarkedLondon1914andcontemporarilyengraved‘A.H.S.Casswell. Nieuport,1915’;1914-15Star(S.Lt.A.H.S.Casswell,D.S.C.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Lieut. A.H.S.Casswell.R.N.);FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,CroixdeGuerre,bronze,thereversedated1914-1916andthereversearms contemporarily engraved ‘A. H. S. Casswell, Nieuport’, with bronze star emblem on riband, nearly very fne (5) £1,600-£2,000
Provenance: Glendining’s, November 1986; Dix Noonan Webb, September 2000.
D.S.C. LondonGazette 7August1915:‘Forconspicuouscoolnessandgallantryonthe28thApril,1915,wheninchargeofanavalgunonshorein Belgium in removing ammunition from a burning building under heavy and well directed fre.’
AArrtthhuurrHHeennrryySSeeyymmoouurrCCaasssswweellllwasappointedSub-LieutenantR.N.V.R.on15September1913,andLieutenanton15July1915.FromMarch 1915hewasborneonthebooksofH.M.S. Victory atPortsmouth,for‘Miscellaneousduties’,andfromDecember1916hewas1stLieutenantof H.M.S. Rosalind.Hewasincommandofthetorpedoboatdestroyer Owl fromOctober1918,andsubsequentlyservedin Carlisle and Benbow. CasswellbecameLieutenant-CommanderinJuly1923andsawfurtherserviceaboardtheaircraftcarrier Pegasus andthesubmarinedepotship Titania, becomingNo.2onherinNovember1930.In1934hewasservingasanR.N.V.R.instructorandretiredwiththerankofCommanderon 5 September 1937.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.,hallmarksforLondon1916;1914-15Star(Lieut.H.B.ConbyR.N.R.);BritishWarandVictory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lieut. H. B. Comby R.N.R.) note spelling of surname on the last two, extremely fne (4) £1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2002.
D.S.C. London Gazette 27 June 1917: ‘In recognition of services in vessels of the Auxiliary Patrol between 1 February and 31 December 1916.’ Therecommendationstates:‘Fortheexcellentservicesrenderedbyhimatalltimes;hehasbeenpresentwiththePatrolinalltheprincipal operations against the enemy.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 14 July 1916: ‘For services in vessels of the Auxiliary Patrol.’
HHeennrryyBBrrooddiieeCCoonnbbyywasappointedaSub-LieutenantintheRoyalNavalReserveinJanuary1915andadvancedtoLieutenantinMarch1916.He waskilledon3June1917,whenamineexplodedaboardhiscommand,H.M.Drifter GeorgeV intheEnglishChannel,off Dover,anincident referred to by Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon in The Dover Patrol 1915-17: ‘AsadlosswassustainedbyusinJune1917,whenthedrifter H.M.GeorgeV wassunkthroughtheexplosionofoneofherownmines; LieutenantH.B.Conby,R.N.R.,A.E.Cook,skipper,andsevenhandswerekilledandonemanwounded.Thecasewasclearlyprovedtobeoneof neglecttocarryoutregulationsthroughoverconfdence,whichisalwaysoneofthegreatdangersofhandlingexplosives.LieutenantConbywas oneofthesmartestandmostgallantandhardworkingofficersinthePatrol.HehadbeenpreviouslyrecommendedfortheD.S.C.forhisworkin 1916; his widow subsequently received it. His loss was greatly deplored by the Patrol.’ Conby has no known grave and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Soldwithaquantityoforiginaldocumentation,includingM.I.D.certifcate,withrelatedAdmiraltyletterforwardinganoriginalcopyoftherelevant LondonGazette entrytotherecipient’swidow;commissionwarrantfortherankofSub-Lieutenant,R.N.R.;memorialscroll(cutdown);aprinted letter of condolence from the S.N.O., Drifter Patrol, Dover; and an old photograph of the relevant panel on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
Provenance: Sotheby’s, March 1980. Dix Noonan Webb, December 2001.
D.S.C. LondonGazette 11August1917:‘Inrecognitionofzeal,devotiontodutyandgallantrywhilstservinginRiverSteamersforlongperiods during the operations in Mesopotamia.’
Major-GeneralSirGeorgeMacmunnrecommendedtotheAdmiraltythatFarrellandanotherR.I.M.officerbeawardedtheDistinguishedService Crosswiththiscommendation:‘TheloyalsupportofthesepermanentRoyalIndianMarineofficershasmadethereorganisationoftheRiver Transport comparatively easy.’
TThhoommaassJJoosseepphhFFaarrrreellllwasborninLondonon26September1885.HewasemployedinR.M.S.PacketCompanyas5th,4thand3rdO fficer priortojoiningtheRoyalIndianMarineasSub-LieutenantinSeptember1907.FromAugust1916toFebruary1917,FarrellwasAssistantMarine TransportOfficerwith“D”Force(IndianContingent),Mesopotamia.TheMesopotamiaCommissionReportstates:‘AdefciencyofRiver TransportexistedfromthetimetheArmylefttidalwaterandadvanceup-riverfromKurna.ThisdefciencybecameveryseriousastheLinesof Communicationlengthenedandthenumbersoftheforcesincreased.Uptotheendof1915theeffortsmadetorectifythedefciencyofRiver Transportwerewhollyinadequate.Duringthefourmonthsof1916theshortageofTransportwasfataltotheoperationsundertakenforthe relief of Kut. Large reinforcements could not be moved to the front in time to take part in critical battles.’
In1916responsibilityforMesopotamiawastransferredfromIndiatotheWarOfficeandresponsibilityfortransportwastransferredtotheInland WaterTransport.InFebruary1917,FarrellwassecondedtotheRoyalEngineersasTemporaryCaptainandeventuallybecameTemporary Lieutenant-Colonel,AssistantDirector,InlandWaterTransport,MesopotamiaExpeditionaryForce.HeretiredasLieutenant-Commanderon10 May 1920.
Sold with copied record of service, London Gazette notices and other research.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated1942,hallmarksforLondon1942,in Garrard,London,caseofissue; NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-1939(Lieut.R.S.Howlett.R.N.) surnamepartiallyofficiallycorrected; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, extremely fne (7) £1,800-£2,200
D.S.C. London Gazette 11 June 1942: ‘Foroutstandingzeal,patience,andcheerfulness,andforneverfailingtosetanexampleofwholehearteddevotiontoduty,withoutwhichthehigh tradition of the Royal Navy could not have been upheld.’
RRoonnaallddSSttaannlleeyyHHoowwlleettttwasborninBristolon9May1907andwascommissionedprobationarySub-Lieutenant,RoyalNavalReserve,on23May 1920.PromotedLieutenant,RoyalNavalReserve,on30January1935,hetransferredtotheRoyalNavyon30March1937,withseniorityfrom9 May1931,andservedinitiallyinthebattle-cruiserH.M.S. Repulse,beforetransferringtothedestroyerH.M.S. Douglas,the fotillaleaderofthe1st SubmarineFlotilla,Mediterranean,asExecutiveOfficeron25November1938.PromotedLieutenant-Commanderon9May1939,hewas appointed Commanding Officer of the destroyer H.M.S. Vortigern on 2 January 1940.
Howlettcommanded Vortigern duringherparticipationwithForce‘H’,includingOperation Catapult,thedestructionoftheFrenchFleetatMersel-Kebir,nearOran,on3July1940,andthensubsequentlyasanescortforH.M.S. ArkRoyal andH.M.S. Hood onNorthAtlanticconvoyduties andanti-Submarinepatrols.InNovember1940the Vortigern waspostedtothe12thDestroyerFlotillabasedatRosyth,Scotland,andwas deployedtoescortconvoysintheNorthSea.On9December1940whilstescortingoneconvoy,shecameunderattackbyaGermanseaplane off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. The destroyer continued her patrols and convoy escort duties all through 1941 nad into the spring of 1942. Howlettwaskilledinactionwhenthe Vortigern wastorpedoedandsunkintheNorthSeaoff CromerbytheGermanmotortorpedoboat S -104 on15March1942,whilstescorting52shipsofthesouthboundConvoy FS.749 enroutefromtheFirthofForthtoitsdestinationofthe Thames.Thenightwasdarkwithnomoon,andthe seacalm,idealconditionforanattackbyE-boats.WaitinginshoreoftheconvoynearCromer ontheNorthNorfolkcoast,theGermanE-boatattackstartedshortlybefore22:00hours. Vortigern washitbytwotorpedoesandsankwithin minutes,withthelossof7officerand140ratings,thehighestnumberofcasualtiessufferedbyanyescortintheNorthSeaduringtheSecond WorldWar.Therewereonly12survivors.ForhisgallantryHowlettwasawardedaposthumousDistinguishedServiceCross;hisbodywas recovered from the sea and he is buried in Lowestoft (Beccles Road) Cemetery, Suffolk.
DistinguishedServiceCross,G.VI.R.,thereversedated1942,andadditionallyinscribed‘JohnstoneDickie’;1939-45Star;Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Defence & War Medals 1939-45,mounted as worn, lacquered, otherwise good very fne (6) £800-£1,200
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2001.
D.S.C. LondonGazette 21May1942:‘Forgreatgallantry,daringandskillintheattackontheGermanNavalBaseatStNazaire.’Surgeon LieutenantDickieservedaboardthe Atherstone whichwasresponsibleforrescuingagreatnumberofsurvivors,manyofthemverybadly wounded, especially from the Motor Launches.
D.S.C. London Gazette 10 July 1945: ‘Forcourage,tenacityanddevotiontodutywhilstservinginLightCoastalForces,in operationslastingfourmonths,frequentlyperformedunderrapidlychangingconditions and with difficult lines of communications, on the Arakan Coast.’
The original recommendation states:
‘Theseawardsarefortheamphibiousoperationsduringtheearlypartoftheyearin Burmaandrecognisemanyactsofgallantryontheapproachestolandingbeachesand among the Chaungs (waterways).
Lieutenant-CommanderT.H.L.MacDonaldledaM.L.Flotillathataccountedformany Japanese craft trying to escape from Ramree Island.’
OneofonlyeightawardsoftheD.S.C.totheRoyalIndianNavyintheSecondWorld War.
Inthesummerof1941,onapplyingforacommissionintheRoyalIndianNavalVolunteerReserve,hereportedtoFortWilliaminCalcutta,and onpassinghismedicalhewasappointedaTemporaryLieutenantinJuly.Aswatheofspecialistcoursesensued,fromseamanshiptosignals,and gunnerytonavigation,followingwhichheappearstohavebeenemployedasastaff officer.Hencehisappointmenttoastaff roleintheRoyal Indian Navy’s Coastal Forces in August 1942. ByFebruary1944,hewasservingasaNavalLiaisonOfficertoXVCorpsontheArakanfront,aroleinwhichhedid‘extremelywell’andfor whichhewasrecommendedforpromotion.Andthatadvancementarrivedinthefollowingmonth,whenhewasappointedanActingLieutenantCommanderandseniorofficerofthe55thMotorLaunchFlotilla.Here,then,thecommencementofactiveserviceoff theArakancoast,especially intheperiodNovember1944toMarch1945,whenthe55thearnedtheirnicknamethe‘NipNippers’.Thiswaslargelyonaccountoftheunit’s M.L.s ramming numerous small craft which were supporting and supplying the Japanese. InhiscapacityasaFlotillaC.O.,MacDonaldwasregularlyinaction, TheRoyalIndianNavy1612-1950,byCommanderD.J.Hastings,R.I.N.V.R., referringtohispartinallmannerofoperations.BasedatChittagongfromOctober1944,the55th’smotorlaunchesregularlypatrolledoff the Arakancoast,mountinghitandrunattacksagainstenemyheldharbours,thesametacticsusedbymembersoftheS.B.S.whowereembarkedand disembarked - for like operations.
Andthe fotillawasalsocalledupontoassistinwideroperations,theassaultonAkyabinearlyJanuary1945beingacaseinpoint.Onthat occasion,theonerous responsibilityoflayingbuoystoguidetheAlliedarmadaassembledontheMayuRiverfelltoMacDonald,atasksuccessfully accomplished;hisM.L.operatedtowithinhalfamileoftheJapanesebatteriesbutmanagedtoavoiddetection.Laterinthemonth,insupportof thelandingsatMyebon,thesurroundingwaterwaysweredominatedbythepresenceofhis fotilla’smaraudingM.L.s,whichhadplentyofexciting encounterswithenemysupply-carryinglaunches.Indeed,accordingtoHastings,theeasternnightskywasoftenlitupbyamassivepillarof fame and smoke as the M.L.s claimed another victim.
Butallsuchmajorassaultsdemandedpriorreconnaissancework,theproposedattackonKyaukpyu-RamreeIsland-beingnoexception.Hence MacDonaldembarkingapartyofS.B.S.menunderMajorLivingstone,inordertocarryoutarecce.oftheisland’smainharbourandthe surrounding area. The S.B.S. party returned safely to a pre-arranged rendezvous four nights later, their mission accomplished.
MacDonaldsubsequentlywroteapersonalaccountofhiswartimeexperiences,anaccountthatresidesintheBritishLibrary’sAsianandAfrican studies centre. He was demobilised at Bombay in December 1945 and died in Cuckfeld, Sussex in January 1976.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,thereversecontemporarilyengraved‘2nd.Lt.D.C.Davis.M.G.C.IIIYpres.26.10.17.’;1914-15Star(Stk -1263Pte.D.C.Davis.R.Fus:);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,with copy M.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.D.C.Davis.);DefenceMedal, mounted as worn, good very fne (5) £700-£900
M.C. London Gazette 18 January 1918.
M.I.D. London Gazette 24 December 1917.
DDoouuggllaassCCaarrddDDaavviissattestedfortheRoyalFusiliersandservedwiththe10th(Stockbrokers)BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom31July1915.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheMachineGunCorpson26September1916,andwasawardedthe MilitaryCrossforhisgallantryattheThirdBattleofYpreson26October1917.AdvancedCaptain,forhisservicesduringtheGreatWarhewas additionally Mentioned in Despatches.
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‘Asinmoststoriesofwarthisonehasheroes,andtheyaretobefoundonbothsidesoftheconfict.Butfortheauthor Royleistheprincipalhero.HewasanexceptionalofficerintheEgyptianCoastguardCamelCorpsbeforethewar;andduring thewarhewasaRoyalFlyingCorpsofficer,inactionoverSinai,theWesternDesertandPalestine,aswellasanintelligence officerthroughouttheSanusicampaign.Whilehispresenceiswovenintothestoryfrombeginningtoend,thepatternit makesissometimesbrightandobvious;atothertimesitisbutathread,barelyvisible.YetRoyleisthereatalmostevery engagementinEgypt,andthedenouementofthestory–therescueofthe‘Tara’crewfromcaptivityinLibya–wasonly possiblebecauseofhisknowledgeofthedesertandhisrapportwithhisBedouinguides.Curiously,althoughhehadbeenan unsungheroinhisowncountry,inthe frstyearsofthe21stcenturytheauthorencounteredoldBedouinintheWestern Desert who still remembered the name of Leopold Royle.’ The Sanusi’s Little War, by Mark McGuirk, refers.
MilitaryCross,G.V.R.,reverseengraved‘Capt.L.V.A.Royle.R.F.C.29.Oct.15.’;1914-15Star(Capt.L.V.A.Royle.Attd.R.F.C.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Capt.L.V.A.Royle.R.A.F.);EEggyypptt,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheNile,4thClass breastbadge,by Lattes,Cairo,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,maker’snametoreverse, centrelooseandwhiteenameldamage; OOttttoommaannEEmmppiirree,OrderofOsmanieh,4thClassbreastbadge,silver,silver-giltandenamels;IIttaallyy,,KKiinnggddoomm,AlValoreMilitare, silver,unnamedasissued,mintmarkcrowned‘Z,mountedoncardfordisplay,inadifferentorder, edgebruisingtolast,generally very fne or better unless otherwise stated (lot) £4,000-£5,000
M.C. London Gazette 29 October 1915.
Turkey, Order of Osmanieh, 4th Class Egyptian Gazette 11 April 1913.
Egypt, Order of the Nile, 4th Class London Gazette 21 August 1917.
Italy, Al Valore Militare, silver London Gazette 31 August 1917.
LLeeooppoollddVViiccttoorrAArrnnoollddRRooyyllee-knownas‘Leo’-wasbornon9April1882,theeldestchildofDr.ArnoldRoyle,C.B.,whowasthepersonal physicianofPrinceLeopold,thehaemophiliacyoungestsonofQueenVictoria.Theprince,whowasoneofLeo’sgodparents,diedin1884,leaving abequestof£1,000tothedoctorandasmalleramounttohisgodson.Moreover,theRoylefamilycontinuedtoliveontheprince’sestate-at Albany Lodge in Esher, Surrey – up until 1919.
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EducatedatWellingtonCollege,RoylejoinedtheEgyptiangovernmentserviceattheturnofthecenturyandremainedlikewiseemployeduntil theoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914.Intheinterim,asamemberoftheCoastguardCamelCorps,heacquiredasignifcantknowledgeofthe desert and its people, particularly the Senussi.
Infact,againstacomplexbackdropofTurkishandGermanintrigue,hewasoneofahandfulofEnglishmentohavewonthevoteofSayyidAhmad al-Sharif,theGrandSenussi.AndthatvotewasacquiredonthebackofRoyle’ssuccessinentertainingtheGrandSenussi’syoungerbrother,Sidi Halal,insplendidcircumstances,nearSiwainFebruary1913.Indeed,itwasforhiscrucialroleanddiplomacyatthatimportantgatheringthat RoylewasawardedtheOrderofOsmanieh,4thClass.HisrelatedreportsbacktoCairomakeforfascinatingreading,andhereceivedthegiftofa goatfromtheGrandSenussi,inadditiontoaletterforLordKitchener’sattention,enclosing70Turkishpoundsandashoppinglistwhichincluded a request for 16 Colt 45s!
ThisassociationwiththeSenussi wastoprovepivotalintheensuingmachinationsoftheGreatWarera,achapteradmirablyrecountedinthe pages of Russell McGuirk’s The Sanusi’s Little War, in which Royle emerges as a key player. Bywayofcapturingaglimpseofhimatworkinthepre-warera,inwhichhereceivedinstructionfromanexperttracker,HusseinFaris,McGuirk quotes Andre von Dumreicher, then the senior officer of the Coastguard Camel Corps: ‘HusseinsoonbecamethefavouritewithallmyyoungEnglishofficers,whoadmiredhimimmensely;andaftersavingRoyle’slifeinthemountains whenthelatternearlyfelloveraprecipice,thetwobecameinseparablefriends…[Royle]wasaboutthesameageasHussein,andonecouldnot helpindelightinginthesetwoboys.Muchastheydifferedinappearance,education,andideas,theyweresimilarincharacter,equallyfearless, daring and persevering, and they both fell under the spell of the desert. Hussein showed Royle how to live there independently of civilization. Thepatrolsalwaystookwiththemprovisionsforsixweeks,butRoyle,withHusseinandanotherBishari,remainedsixmonthsinthewilds.They lefttheircamelsinshadyravinesandclimbedthemountains.Theyhuntedgazelleandhare,andshotgrouseandpartridge.Oncoralreefsthey foundlobstersandmussels…once,ashorsd’oeuvre,theypartookofanoyster-likemusselafootlong,whichwouldhavepoisonedtwenty ordinarymen,butdidnotupsettheirostrich-likedigestion,and,toroundoff theirmeal,theydevouredawholestork,thetoughestofbirds,with theexceptionofbeakandlegs,anddeclaredbothdishesexcellent.RoylespentthehappiestyearsofhislifewithHussein.Hewastheonly Europeanwhocouldreadatrackeasily,andhecould fndwellsbyfollowingthetrailofthewildanimalsgoingtodrink.Henaturallybecamethe idol of the Bedouins.’
Sixyearsintohiscareer,RoylewasorderedtotheWesternDeserttocombattheillegaltradeinhashish.Inattemptingtocurtailtheactivitiesof onesmuggler,aMaghrebiArabbythenameofal-Hasuna,hespenttheastonishing,above-citedsix-monthsojourninthewilds,afeatconsidered to be unprecedented for a European.
Infact,Royletookimmensepersonalriskincombatingsuchcriminalactivity,so,too,inkeepingtabsontheSenussi.Someofthelatter,from Yemen,spokeopenlyofmurderinghim,buttheGrandSenussiwouldn’thaveit,saying–inparallelswithT.E.LawrenceandhisArab compatriots - Royle was better disposed to them than any of his fellow officers.
AndthatfaithresultedinanimportantmeetingbetweenRoyleandtheGrandSenussiinNovember1914,thelatterhavingdirectlyrequestedhis presence.ExpectationswerehighinbothCairoandLondon,forthethreatofTurkishandGermansupportforaSenussiuprisingwasrunning high.Asittranspired,afteralessthanfriendlyreceptionattheir frstencounter,theGrandSenussiassuredRoyleofhisdistasteforTurksand Germans and presented him with a splendid sable-lined Arab robe. Mission accomplished, or so it seemed.
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Earlier,ontheoutbreakofwar,RoylehadbeenloanedtotheRoyalFlyingCorpsandundertakentrainingasanobserveratIsmailia.Now,free from his commitments to G.H.Q. Cairo, he joined No. 30 Squadron.
Dulyairborne,heexperiencedhis frstnotable‘prang’inDecember1914,inwhichhispilotbrokeanarmandhewasbadlybruised.Posted‘off games’ for several weeks, Royle nonetheless entertained Cairo by making another visit to the Grand Senussi.
HavingthenreturnedtoanoperationalfootinginNo.30Squadron,heundertookarecord fightinMarch1915,whenhisS.E.5awas fttedwith anespeciallylargefueltankfora175-milereturntriptoattackanenemyencampmentatal-Murra.Onreachingthetarget–whichcomprised some200tentsand300angryTurks-Royleandhispilotcarriedoutasuccessfulbombingattack,allthewhileunderaheavy fre.Theythen returned to Ismailia in triumph, having fown the longest fight so far made by the R.F.C. in Egypt.
Here,then,theactionthatpromptedtherecommendationforhissubsequentawardoftheM.C.Inaddition,hewasmentionedinadespatchin August 1915 (London Gazette 21 June 1916, refers), the frst of four ‘mentions’ granted him before his death in action.
Roylewaspatentlysettlingintoapromisingoperationalcareerintheair,butwiththeadventofthelong-suspectedSenussiincursionintoEgypt, Lord Kitchener collared him for military intelligence duties in the country’s Western Frontier Force (W.W.F.).
OneofRoyle’s frstmissionswastoapprehendapartyofSenussiwhohadattackedthemarketatSidiBarani,amissionthatentaileda60-mile journey in two Ford cars. The resultant action was clouded by local politics, and the opposing sides gradually withdrew in confusion.
ButRoylewentontoobtainfarmorepositivesresults,forthearrivalofsomeR.F.C.aircraft permittedhimtocombinehisskillsasanobserver, desertspecialistandintelligenceofficer.AndthoseskillsweremuchindemandintheW.F.F.’sforthcomingactionsagainsttheSenussi,acasein point being his discovery of their army in a recce fight in mid-January 1916.
BasedatMersaMatruh,RoylewasalsoresponsibleforinterviewingArabandTurkishprisoners,theresultantintelligencebeingforwardedto ‘Intrusive’ at G.H.Q. Cairo, namely T. E. Lawrence.
Andhisinterrogationwork–andaseagoingreconnaissancemission-ledtohisestablishingthewhereaboutsofover90Britishprisoners.The wholehadbeenhandedovertotheSenussibytheGermansaftertheytorpedoedthearmedboardingsteamer Tara andthetransport Moorina, in the frst week of November 1915. Russell McGuirk’s The Sanusi’s Little War takes up the story: ‘On10November,CaptainRoylewentalongthecoasttotryto fndphysicalevidencethatthe Tara hadbeentorpedoed.Hetookasmall sailboatinthedirectionofBaqbaqandonthewayhefoundwhathewaslookingfor.Amongamassof fotsamoff thecoastRoylecountedsome fftydeckrafts.Healsofoundonebody…the Moorina hadgonedownaconsiderabledistancetothenorth-westofSollumandfarouttosea. This wreckage almost certainly came from the missing Tara. Royle hauled the body into his boat and sailed back to Sollum.’ NewsofRoyle’sdiscoverywasdulyrelayedbacktotheMilitaryIntelligenceOfficeinCairo,whereT.E.Lawrenceincludeditinhisdailysummary ofeventsfortheGeneralStaff.Furthermore,hevisitedSollumtoconferwiththelikesofRoyleandhisboss,Lieutenant-ColonelCecilSnow. Here, then, an early encounter with the future ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, with whom he shared such a special knowledge of desert life. Atlength,Roylewasabletolocatethewhereaboutsoftheprisonersfromthe Tara and Moorina,andarescueoperationswungintoaction.Inhis subsequent report, General J. G. Maxwell, the C.-in-C., Egypt, wrote:
‘ItwasknownthatsomewhereinCyrenaicatheSenussiheldsome95Britishprisoners,survivorsfromthe Tara and Moorina,whichhadbeen torpedoedinNovember1915.Afterthoroughexaminationof[enemy]prisonerstakenon14June1916,CaptainRoylecametotheconclusion thattheseprisonersweretobefoundataplacesome75mileswestofSollum. Itwasdecidedtomaketheattemptand,ashasalreadybeen reported,itwasalsoacompletesuccess.ThetaskwasentrustedtotheLightArmouredCarBatteryunderMajortheDukeofWestminster, accompaniedbytheMotorAmbulances.Thedistancetravelledwas120miles,andthefacttherescuewaseffectedbywithoutlossoflifedoes not, in my opinion, detract in any way from the brilliance of the exploit.’
Royle also advised the Duke and his armoured car squadron in an earlier action. H. A. Jones’s The War in the Air takes up the story:
‘IntheafternoonSollumwasoccupiedwithoutoppositionandthenewsthattheSenussiwere feeingfromBirWaerwasbroughtinbyanair observer.ThereupontheformerRoyalNavalAirServicearmouredcars,underthecommandoftheDukeofWestminster,wereorderedto pursuetheenemy,and,aftera fnedashacrossthedesert,foundthemainbodyoftheSenussiatBirAzzizaandroutedthem,takingthreeguns, nine machine-guns, and a quarter of a million rounds of ammunition, without suffering casualties.’
TheDukewasputforwardfortheawardofaVictoriaCross,apropositionreducedtoaD.S.O.AndRoylewasrecommendedbyGeneral Maxwell in the following terms:
‘TemporaryCaptainL.V.Royle…receivedtheMilitaryCross…intheearlierpartofthewar.Buthisserviceswereofvaluefor,besidesan intimateknowledgeofBedouinsandthedesert,hewaspresentineveryengagementonthecanalandonthewesternfrontier.Hewasan aeroplaneobserverofexceptionalvalue,and fewincessantlybothintheCanalareaandintheWest.Itwasmainlyduetohimthatthearmoured cars of the Duke of Westminster were able to locate the prisoners of H.M.S. Tara, and he thoroughly deserves the D.S.O.’
MaxwelladdedthatLordKitchenerknewofthegreatvalueofRoyle’sservicesandwasparticularlyinterestedinhiscase,suchcommentary receiving the warm approbation of Henry McMahon, the British High Commissioner in Egypt.
Forreasonswhichhavedefedinterestedpartiessince,Maxwell’sworthyrecommendationwasreducedtoamentionindespatches (London Gazette 21June1916,refers).Ofsomeconsolation-perhaps-wasRoyle’ssubsequentappointmenttotheEgyptianOrderoftheNile,4thClass and his award of the Italian Al Valore Militare, in silver.
HislaterservicesincludedvaluableinputintheoperationsatGirbaandSiwainFebruary1917,theirultimatesuccessbeingattributabletohis intimatelocalknowledge.Bywayofevidence,thepasswhichthemainBritishforceusedtosurprisetheenemywassubsequentlychristened ‘Royle’s Pass’, and it was recorded as such on Ordinance Survey maps until the 1930s.
ReclaimedbytheEgyptian GovernmentaftertheSenussicampaign,RoylewasappointedGovernoroftheWesternProvince,whichembracedthe coastal sector of Alexandria and the Siwa Oasis.
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Finally,inlate1917,aftermuchbadgering,heonceagainescapedgovernmentemployandtrainedasapilot,inwhichcapacityhejoinedNo.111 Squadron, a fghter unit equipped with the S.E. 5a, at Ramleh, Palestine, in April 1918. ByallaccountshegainedahighreputationforhisdaringandskillasaFlightCommander.Certainly,thesquadron’swardiaryrevealsthathe few regularlyonoffensivepatrolsupuntilhisdeathinactionon17August1918,anincidentcloudedinmystery.Somesourcesstatehisaircraftsimply broke-up in mid-air, others that it was hit by fak, and yet another that it was shot down by two enemy aircraft.
Whatever the precise fate of Royle’s aircraft, he was aged 36 and buried in Ramleh War Cemetery. Sold with copied research, and a copy of The Sanusi’s Little War, by Mark McGuirk wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk
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M.C. London Gazette 23 September 1943.
Theoriginalrecommendationstates:‘Foroutstandingcourageanddevotiontoduty.Duringthewholeoftheperiodoftheattackand consolidationsby24GuardsBrigadefrom23rdAprilto4thMay1943.AsBatteryCommander,96/97FieldBatteryR.A.,wasinsupportof,and duringthisperiodliaisedcontinuouslyinpersonwithO.C.1BnIrishGuardstowhomhewasofgreatassistanceduringaveryunpleasanttime underveryheavy fre.After1BnIrishGuardscapturedHills212and214heremaineduponthehills,wherehewasalwaysexposedtoeverytype ofdanger,andplayedaconspicuouspartintheInfantrydefenceagainstconstantenemyattacks.Atonetime,hewasincommandoftheremnants ofNo.1Coywhomheledwithgreatdaringandzeal,andallthesemenwereextremelyhappyatbeingunderhiscommand.Hewascool, cheerful and heedless of danger during the whole proceedings and was a great example to the men with whom he was associated.
M.C. Second award Bar London Gazette 15 June 1944.
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RRooggeerrSSaannddeeffoorrtthhSSttrreeaattffeeiillddwasbornon12April1918,thesecondsonoftheReverendC.A.C.Streatfeild,RectorofSymondsbury,Bridport. AfterschoolatMarlboroughCollege,heattendedPembrokeCollege,CambridgewherehestudiedMathematicsandLaw,graduatingMAin1943. FollowinghiseducationheimmediatelyjoinedtheArmy.Itwasonlyamatterofmonthsbeforehewonhis frstMilitaryCrosswhilst fghtingin TunisiaaspartofawellrecordedthreedayactionatDjebelBouAoukaz,a700fthillthathadbeentakenbytheIrishGuardswhichbecame known as the battle of ‘Banana Ridge’ and during which heavy casualties were taken.
Peacetimesawhiscontinualrisethroughtheranksandeventually,asaBrigadierhewascommandantoftheUnitedKingdom'sSchoolofArtillery atLarkhill.InlatercivilianyearsBrigadierStreatfeildwasawellrespectedcountycouncillorandchairman ofOxfordshireEducationCommittee,a tough no nonsense man determined to do his very best for the county's education. Brigadier Streatfeild died on 6 December 1980.
SoldwithtwonamedshootingmedalsawardedtoLieutenant-ColonelStreatfeildin1958,miniaturemedalsandribbonbars,andacomprehensive collectionofphotographs,lettersanddocuments,includingnamedBuckinghamPalaceenclosureforM.C.,commissionsas2ndLieutenantand Lieutenant,contemporarycopiesofawardrecommendations,CambridgeUniversityqualifcationcertifcatesforBAandMA,Officer’sRecordof Service, together a quantity of press cuttings.
Note: The recipient’s uniform will be offered for sale in our next auction, to be held on 5 November 2025.
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.’
TheoriginalRecommendation,dated18June1942,states:‘ThroughoutthetankactionsintheKnightsbridgeareaSecondLieutenantWhorlow kepthistroopofGeneralGranttankssteadfastlyinactionforthe frst11daysofthebattle.Duetohisveryaccuratetankgunneryandranging, histroopaccountedfornofewerthan11ofthetanksknockedoutbyhissquadron,andalsodestroyed8enemylorriesand3enemyguns.His leadershipwasgallantandinspiringandabsolutelyregardlessofpersonaldangerandhischeerfulnessduringthelongdaysofhard fghtingwasan inspiration to his men.’
PPeerrccyyAAuugguussttuussWWhhoorrlloowwwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalArmouredCorpson22November1941andservedwiththe3rd CountyofLondonYeomanry(Sharpshooters)aspartofthe22ndArmouredBrigade,1stArmouredDivision,30CorpsduringtheWestern DesertCampaign.HewasawardedtheMilitaryCrossforhisgallantryinandaroundtheKnightsbridgeBox,aspartoftheBattleofGazala. Whorlowrelinquishedhiscommissionon2July1946,andwasgrantedthehonoraryrankofCaptain.HewassubsequentlyawardedhisTerritorial Efficiency Medal in 1950 (London Gazette 13 October 1950).
Agroupphotographentitled‘1Troop’NorthAfrica1943,includingtherecipient,isheldintheNationalArmyMuseumaspartof206 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).
TThheeeexxttrreemmeellyyrraarreeaannddppoossssiibbllyyuunniiqquueeSSeeccoonnddWWoorrllddWWaarr‘‘11994422’’DD..FF..CC..ccoommbbiinnaattiioonnggrroouuppooffsseevveennaawwaarrddeeddttoo WWeelllliinnggttoonnppiilloottWWiinnggCCoommmmaannddeerrLL..WW..GGooooddmmaann,,RRooyyaallAAiirrFFoorrccee,,EEaassttSSuurrrreeyyRReeggiimmeennttaannddRRooyyaallAArrttiilllleerryy((TT..AA..)),,wwhhoo ff eewwiinnaattlleeaasstt3322ooppeerraattiioonnaallssoorrttiieesswwiitthh1122SSqquuaaddrroonn--iinncclluuddiinnggOOppeerraattiioonn FFuulllleerr aaggaaiinnsstttthhee SScchhaarrnnhhoorrsstt,,GGnneeiisseennaauu aanndd PPrriinnzz EEuuggeenn,, 1122 FFeebbrruuaarryy 11994422,, aanndd oonn bbootthh ooff tthhee ff rrsstt ‘‘TThhoouussaanndd BBoommbbeerr RRaaiiddss’’ ttoo CCoollooggnnee aanndd EEsssseenn DistinguishedFlyingCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated‘1942’;1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;DefenceandWarMedals 1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;EfficiencyDecoration,G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial,reverseofficiallydated‘1950’,andadditionally engraved‘MajorL.W.GoodmanD.F.C.T.D.R.A.F.’, withG.VI.R.SecondAwardBar,thereverseofficiallydated‘1950’,andE.II.R. ThirdAwardBar,thereverseofficiallydated‘1956’,withintegraltopribandbar;EfficiencyMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,Territorial (S/Ldr. L. W. Goodman. D.F.C. R.A.F.) mounted on card for display, generally good very fne (7) (7) £2,800-£3,200
Provenance: Christie’sMay2001(medalsonly,asnowlisted,withtheexceptionoftheT.D.‘E.II.R.’bar);Denham’sofHorsham,May2021(when anunnamedrepresentativegroup-excludingtheT.E.M.butincludingtheT.D.‘E.II.R.’bar-appearedalongsidetheLogBook).Thelatterlotwas withdrawnandthenofferedofferedastwoseparatelots-medalsseparatelyfromthelogbook-inAugustofthesameyear.Thecurrentvendor bought both lots from Denhams, and made the necessary reunites.
D.F.C. London Gazette 26 October 1942. The original recommendation states: ‘F/Lieut.Goodmancompleted32operationalsortieswithNo.12SquadronagainstsuchtargetsasHamburg,Cherbourg(3),Wilhelmshaven(2), Brest(2),Hanover,Bremen(2),Kiel(2),Essen(6)andDuisberg(2).Atalltimeshecarriedoutdeterminedattacksandhaspersistedinhis endeavours to obtain photographs.
This Officer has at all times shown the keenest enthusiasm and devotion to duty, and has been an inspiration to his Flight and Squadron.
Remarks of Station Commander:
A frst-classoperationalcaptain.Hehasa fnesenseofjudgementandbalance,andwasalwaysabletomakeaquickmentalappreciationofenemy defences which allowed him to attack from the lowest reasonable height.
Strongly recommended for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 14 January 1944.
LLeesslliieeWWiilllliiaammGGooooddmmaannwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe5thBattalion,EastSurreyRegiment(T.A.)inDecember1937.He transferredtotheRoyalArtillery(T.A.)inAugust1939,andadvancedtoCaptain.GoodmanwasgrantedaTemporaryCommissionasPilot OfficeronbeingemployedwiththeRoyalAirForceinMarch1941.HecarriedoutpilottrainingatNo.13E.F.T.S.,Peterborough,andatNo.9F. T.S.GoodmanwaspostedtoNo.23O.T.U.,PershoreinSeptember1941.Thefollowingmonthhewaspostedasapilotforoperational fying with12Squadron(Wellingtons)atBinbrook.Goodman fewinatleast32operationalsortieswiththeSquadronbetweenNovember1941-July 1942, a good number of which are listed in his D.F.C. recommendation above.
Goodman fewas2ndpilottoWingCommanderAlbertGolding,D.F.C.andBar,aspartofOperation Fuller -adaylightoperationoff theDutch CoastintendedtoscuttletheGermanbattleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau andtheheavycruiser PrinzEugen, 12February1942.Amongst Goodman’s other operations with the Squadron, were the frst two ‘Thousand Bomber Raids’ to Cologne and Essen respectively.
Havingcompletedhistourofoperations,GoodmansubsequentlyservedasaninstructoratNo.19O.T.U.,KinlossandNo.3F.I.S.Hewasposted toNo.30O.T.U.atHixonandhadadvancedtoActingWingCommanderbyOctober1943.GoodmansubsequentlyservedatNo.28O.T.U., priortobepostedtoR.A.F.InghamandR.A.F.Faldingworth.Hecarriedouta6monthcourseattheStaff College,Camberley,January-July1945, priortobeingpostedtoIndiaonStaff Duties,30July1945.GoodmancontinuedtoservedatH.Q.A.C.S.E.AuntilJanuary1946(awardedhisE.M. in May 1947, with the bars to his T.D. being gazetted in November 1950 and March 1956).
AAppoosstt--WWaarrAA..RR..RR..CC..,,OOrrddeerrooffSStt..JJoohhnnggrroouuppooffffoouurraawwaarrddeeddttooSSuuppeerriinntteennddiinnggSSiisstteerrPPaattrriicciiaaMM..WWiillkkss,,QQuueeeenn AAlleexxaannddrraa’’ss RRooyyaall NNaavvaall NNuurrssiinngg SSeerrvviiccee RoyalRedCross,2ndClass,E.II.R.,silverandenamel,reversedated1965;TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,Officer’s(Sister’s) shoulderbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles,onlady’sbowriband;DefenceMedal;U.N.Korea1950-54, unnamedasissued,the frst,third,andfourthmountedasworn;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,thesesimilarly mounted, good very fne (4) £240-£280 113311
A.R.R.C. London Gazette 12 June 1965.
Order of St. John, Officer London Gazette 30 January 1975.
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginalBestowalDocumentfortheOrderofSt.John,namedtoPatriciaMargaretWilks,A.R.R.C.,Q.A.R.N.N.S.,and dated24July1974,thismountedinaglazeddisplayframe;therecipient’sQ.A.R.N.N.S.hat;twoNursingBadges,thesebothnamedto‘P.M. Wilks’; and other ephemera.
TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem,ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,1974-84issue,silverandenamel;1939-45Star;PacifcStar; WarMedal1939-45;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofStJohn,silveredbasemetal,withAdditionalAwardBar,unnamed,mounted for wear, good very fne
British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Owen W. Evans) good very fne Pair: PPrriivvaattee BB.. WW.. HH.. HHaallll,, 66tthh DDrraaggoooonnss,, wwhhoo ddiieedd ooff wwoouunnddss oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 1199 JJuunnee 11991188
British War and Victory Medals (D-9943 Pte. B. W. H. Hall. 6-Dns.) good very fne
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(158177Cpl.J.H.Mavety.LabourCorps.);SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2nd issue (John H. Mavety.) mounted as worn, good very fne (15)
£120-£160
BBeerrnnaarrddWWiilllliiaammHHaarrddyyHHaallllattestedforthe6thDragoonsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternfrontfrom17February 1915 (also entitled to a 1914-15 Star). He died of wounds on 19 June 1918, and is buried in Montigny Communal Cemetery, Somme, France. Sold with named Record Office enclosure for the 1914-15 Star, addressed to ‘Mrs. K. A. J. Flood, 8 Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, SE19’ JJoohhnnHH..MMaavveettyyattestedfortheLabourCorpson10August1914,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarpost-1916.Hewasdischarged due to sickness on 28 February 1919, ands was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. B312891.
Sold with a copy Air Crew Europe Star with copy France and Germany clasp; and an unofficial Hallmarked silver ‘For General Service’ Cross.
AAnniinntteerreessttiinnggaannddrraarreeBBooeerrWWaarrDD..CC..MM..ggrroouuppoofftthhrreeeeaawwaarrddeeddttooTTrrooooppeerrJJ..MMccKKeennnneeyy,,RRoobbeerrttss’’HHoorrssee,,llaatteerr JJoohhaannnneessbbuurrgg MMoouunntteedd RRii ff eess aanndd aa SSeerrggeeaanntt iinn tthhee CCaannaaddiiaann SSccoouuttss DistinguishedConductMedal,E.VII.R.(971Tpr.J.McKenney.Roberts’Horse)surnameofficiallycorrected;Queen’sSouthAfrica 1899-1902,3clasps,ReliefofKimberley,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg(971Tpr:J.McKenney.RobertsHorse);King’sSouth Africa1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(36817Serjt:J.McKenney.Candn:Scts:)mountedaswornfrom rather frayed ribbons, toned, good very fne (3) £1,200-£1,600
D.C.M. London Gazette 27 September 1901: ‘Trooper J. McKinry Chadwick, Roberts’ Horse.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 16 April 1901: ‘No. 971 Trooper J. McKuiry Chadwick, Roberts’s Light Horse.’
Q.S.A.rollforRobertsHorseconfrms‘971TrooperJ.McKenny’withclaspsaslistedaboveandmarginalnotes‘issued9-7-13alsoD.C.M.&K. medal. 667 JM Rifes. 36817 Can: Scouts.’
JJoohhnnMMccKKeennnnyy//MMccKKeennnneeyyisrecordedasbeingbothanEnglishNationalandanAustralianNationalwithabrother,Alfred,listedasnextofkin livingatReefton,SouthIsland,NewZealand.TheLondonGazetteentryfortheD.C.M.appearstobeaconfusionofLeonardChadwickandJohn McKenney(McKinry/McKuiry).ChadwickwasalsoaTrooperinRobertsHorseandwasoneofthefourrecipientsofQueenVictoria’sscarves.His entryintheD.C.M. flesatTheNationalArchivesreads‘Chadwick,J.McKinry,Trooper971RobertsHorse’butChadwickhasbeencrossed throughwithanote ‘shouldbeMcKenney.ThisisnotLeonardChadwick,RobertsHorsewhowasawardedoneoftheQueen’sscarves.Medal returnedbyO.C.DischargeDepot,CapeTown12/11/04,notrace.’ Thus,fromamongstallthisconfusion,McKenney fnallyreceivedhisD.C.M.in 1913,oneofonly fveawardedtotheregimentaccordingtotheLondonGazette.McKenneyhadservedwithRobertsHorsefor14monthsand with the Johannesburg Mounted Rifes for 6 months before enrolling in the Canadian Scouts on 19 September 1901. Soldwithcopiedresearchincludingservicerecords,medalrollsanda considerableamountofcorrespondencerelatingtotheunravellingofthis confused story.
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.V.R.(10318Pte.H.Cox.1/R.Berks:R.);1914-15Star(10318Pte.H.Cox.R.Berks:R.);British WarandVictoryMedals(10318Pte.H.Cox.R.Berks.R.)with fattened lidofnamedcardboxofissuefortheBWMandVM, edge bruise and a couple of light scratches to obverse of DCM, light contact marks, very fne and better
D.C.M. London Gazette 20 October 1916: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryinmanyengagements.Ononeoccasionherepeatedlycarriedammunitionthroughaheavybarragetoallpartsofthe front line, where it was urgently needed.’
HHaarrrryyCCooxxattestedfortheRoyalBerkshireRegimentandservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19 January1915,andwasawardedtheDistinguishedConductMedalforhisservicesduringthe frstcoupleofmonthsoftheBattleoftheSomme; the‘oneoccasion’referenceinhiscitationwasmostlikelyatDelvilleWoodon27July1916,onwhichdatetheBattalionadvancedfromSouth Street to the captured Princes Street, suffering 252 casualties.
FFrreeddeerriicckkCCooxxwasborninAbingdon,Berkshire,andattestedtherefortheRoyalBerkshireRegiment.Heservedwiththe2/4thBattalionduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontpost-1916,anddiedofwoundson2April1917.HeisburiedinNesleCommunalCemetery,France,and his Memorial Plaque was sent to his mother, Mrs. Emily Cox.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(316533Gnr.H.C.Massingham.R.A.);togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,these mounted as worn, good very fne (3)
£300-£400
D.C.M. London Gazette 30 October 1918: ‘Forconspicuousgallantryanddevotiontodutyduringanenemyattack.Hecontinuedtoinfictheavycasualtieswithhisgunontheenemyuntil practicallysurrounded.Whentheenemytriedtobombhisgunherushedforwardwithhisrevolver,andgavehisguntimetowithdrawandcome into action further back. His courage and determination inspired his men to exceptionally good work throughout the operations.’
GGeeoorrggeeMMoouunnttaaiinnattestedfortheBritishArmyatCharlton,Kent,on9December1910andservedwiththe21stBattalion,MachineGunCorps duringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontpost-1916.ForhisgallantryhewasawardedboththeDistinguishedConductMedalandtheFrench CroixdeGuerre(LondonGazette 7January1919).Hewasdischarged,nolongerphysically ftforwarservice,on26October1918,andwas awarded a Silver War Badge, no. B142103.
HHeerrbbeerrttCC..MMaassssiinngghhaammattestedfortheEssexHeavyBattery,RoyalGarrisonArtillery,atForestGate,London,andservedwiththemduringthe Great War post-1916. He is listed in the War Office Weekly Casualty List on 13 August 1918.
DistinguishedConductMedal,G.VI.R.(7915294L.Cpl.J.L.Coombes.R.TankR.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, some small scratches to obverse of DCM, otherwise extremely fne (6) £2,400-£2,800
D.C.M. London Gazette 13 January 1944:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’
TheoriginalRecommendation,dated1October1943,states:‘On25thSeptember,1943,Lance-CorporalJohnLathomCoombeswasthe GunlayerintheleadingtankcommandedbyaSergeantsupportingthe2/4thBattalion,HampshireRegimentinanattackatCavadeTirreni[6 milesnorth-westofSalerno].Thetankwasadvancingdownthemainroadwhichitwasunabletoleaveduetothecloseprecipitousnatureofthe country.Asthetankadvanced,itwasheldupbymineslaidonthesurfaceoftheroad.TheTankCommandergotoutofthetanktoexaminethe mineswhenhewasimmediatelyshotbytwoenemymachinegunsandfellinfrontofthetankintheroad.Lance-CorporalCoombesimmediately assumed command of the tank and engaged both enemy machine gun posts, though they were difficult to locate in the close country.
HethenputdownsmokefromthetankandwithgreatcouragegotoutandascertainedthatthetankCommander,whowaslyingintheroad, wasdead.HegotbackintohistankandinformedhisTroopLeaderthatbehadtakencommandofthetankandagainre-engagedthemachinegun postswhichthenremainedsilent.Withadepletedcrew,hekepthistankinactionforafurtherthreehoursduringwhichtimethetankwas subjectedtointensemortar freandsniping.AfterthreehourshistankwashitbyanAnti-Tankgunwhichsetiton freandkilledanothermember ofthecrew.Lance-CorporalCoombesagaindisplayingsterlingcourageanddevotiontodutyorderedevacuationofthetankandstillunder machine gun fre and sniping, he evacuated successfully the remaining two members of the crew.
Hissustainedcourage,greatcoolnessand fghtingspiritwasamagnifcentexampleandworthyofthe fnesttraditionsoftheRoyalTankRegiment. I have the honour to recommend he be awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.’
AAnnoouuttssttaannddiinnggSSeeccoonnddWWaarrGGeeoorrggeeMMeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooMMrr..AArrcchhiibbaallddCCooookk,,aannEEnnggiinneeDDrriivveerrwwiitthhtthheeLLoonnddoonn,,MMiiddllaannddaanndd SSccoottttiisshhRRaaiillwwaayyCCoommppaannyy,,ffoorrhhiissggaallllaannttrryydduurriinnggaanneenneemmyyaaiirrrraaiiddnneeaarrDDuuddddeessttoonn,,BBiirrmmiinngghhaamm,,oonn3300JJuullyy11994422,,wwhheenn iinncceennddiiaarryybboommbbsssseett ff rreettoohhiissttrraaiinnwwhhiicchhwwaassccaarrrryyiinngghhiigghheexxpplloossiivveess--aalltthhoouugghhwwoouunnddeeddbbyyaasspplliinntteerrsshheellll,,hhee ssuucccceeeeddeeddiinnuunnccoouupplliinnggtthheeccaarrrriiaaggeessoonn ff rreebbeeffoorreeddrriivviinnggtthheerreessttoofftthheettrraaiinnttoossaaffeettyy,,aalllltthheewwhhiillee‘‘ffuullllyyaawwaarreeoofftthhee ddaannggeerr ffrroomm tthhee eexxpplloossiivveess ttoo wwhhiicchh hhee wwaass eexxppoosseedd’’ GeorgeMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(ArchibaldCook)onoriginalinvestiturepin;togetherwiththerecipient’ssilverpocketwatch,on silver fob chain, the Watch somewhat worn but in apparent working condition; the Medal toned and extremely fne £3,600-£4,400
(l-r): Henry Harrison, Archibald Cook, and George Simkiss
G.M. LondonGazette 18December1942:ArchibaldCook,EngineDriver,London,MidlandandScottishRailwayCompany(inajointcitationwith GeorgeHerbertSimkiss,Fireman,London,MidlandandScottishRailwayCompany[alsoawardedtheGeorgeMedal];andRichardEdwardBarrett, KitchenPorter,Birmingham;GeorgeCarter,Warden,CivilDefenceWardensService,Birmingham;WilliamEricDeakin,Machinist,Birmingham; and Henry Jacob Harrison, Length Ganger, London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company [all awarded the British Empire Medal]) ‘Incendiarybombsset fretoatrainwhichwascarryinghighexplosives.DriverCookbroughtittoastandstillbutcouldnotextinguishthe fames. Hedecidedtoisolatetheburningvanand,withthehelpofSimkiss,uncoupleditanddrewthefrontportionofthetrainforward.Itwasthen found that a second vehicle in the rear portion was on fre and Simkiss isolated this also. Carter,DeakinandBarrett,althoughtheywerewarnedofthecontentsofthewagonsandunderstoodthedanger,renderedeverypossible assistancetopreventthe frefromspreading.ItwaseventuallybroughtundercontrolbytheN.F.S.,anditwasthenfoundthatboxesofexplosive wouldhavetobeunloaded.CarterandDeakinhelpedtopullopenthedoorofoneofthevans.Asitopened, famesandsmokewereemitted from the interior of the truck and Carter, Deakin and Barrett sustained burns to the face and eyes, and all three had to go to a frst aid post.
GangerHarrisonenteredanothervanandthrewoutboxesontotheline.Whilstsodoing,oneofthesefellandpinnedhimdownbythelegbut, withhelp,hefreedhimselfandcontinuedtoworkuntilthevanwasemptied.Thelineswereblockedwithheapedupboxesofexplosiveand Harrison,thoughwetthroughbywaterfromthehosesandsufferingfromaninjuredlegandburnthands,continuedtoworkaloneforthirteen hours to clear the lines and allow traffic to proceed.
Allthemenshowedgreatcourageanddevotiontoduty.Enemyaircraftwereoperating,aheavyanti-aircraftbarragewasinprogressatthetime and the men were fully aware of the danger from the explosives to which they were exposed.’
The original Recommendation adds some additional information:
‘Atabout1.45amThursday,30thJuly1942anairraidtookplacewhileafreighttrain,withDriverArchibaldCook,FiremanGeorgeH.Simkissand GuardJamesReynoldsonboardarrivedinthegoodsyardwithaloadofTNTin27wagonsand23otherwagons.ProceedingfromBordesley JunctiontowardsLawleyStreetsidingsonajourneyformGloucestertoCrewe,andshortlyafterpassingCoventryRoadBridgetwowagonswere struckbyincendiarybombs.Fireswerecausedinthesewagons,whichwereloadedwithTNTinboxesofabout50lbperbox.The freswere noticedbythedriveronthesignalatStAndrewssignalbox,beingfoundtobeagainstthetrain.Theguard,obeyinginstructionsleftthetrainto informthesignalboxatBordesleyJunctiontoinformtrainsarrivingfromthatdirection.The fremaninformedthesignalboxatStAndrewsfor thesamepurposeinadvisingtrainsfromtheotherdirection.Thedriver, fremanandguard,assistedbythesignalmen,thencommencedto uncouple the blazing trucks from the main portion of the train.
CivilDefenceWardenCarterarrivedonthescenealmostatonce,alsotheyouthsW.A.DeakinandR.E.Barrattandalthoughtheywerewarned ofthecontentsofthewagonandunderstoodthedangertheyremainedandrenderedeverypossibleassistance.Theyextinguished fresonthe embankmentwhichwerecausedbyfragmentsthrownfromtheburningtrucks.Carterclimbedontothetrucksanddidallpossibleuntilthe arrivalofthe fremen.Itwasdecidedtoendeavourtosavesomeofthecontentsandthesealofoneofthevanswasbroken.CarterandDeakin helpedtopullopenthedoor.Asitopened, famesandsmokewereemittedfromtheinterior ofthetrucksandCartersustainedburnstotheface andeyes.DeakinandBarrattalsosustainedslightburnstotheeyesandallthreerequiredtreatmentata frstaidpost.Allpresenthelpedin removing boxes of burning TNT from the vans.
Theworks freservicefromtheNewHudsonWorks,GarrisonLanearrivedanddidalltheycouldtoholdthe fresincheckuntilthearrivalofthe regular National Fire Service units under D. O. Peters, Bordesley Green and Section Leader Gregory, Station 2.Y.
AllthemembersoftheservicesassistedinremovingboxesofburningTNTfromthevansonthe frebeingsufficientlycontrolledtoenable dampingdowntotakeplace.Duringthistimetheairraidcontinuedandtherewasheavyanti-aircraftbarrage.’(HeroesoftheBirminghamAir Raids, by Michael Minton refers).
Heroes of Road and Rail, By George C Curnock, gives further details:
‘DriverArchibaldCook,withatrain-loadofmunitionsbehindhim,600tonsofhighexplosivespackedin50freightvans,wasmakingallthespeed hecouldtoreachanordnancedepotduringthenight,whenhefoundthesignaloutsidealargetownagainsthim.Alreadyhehadwatchedthefall of incendiaries and the bursting of AA shells.
GeorgeSimkiss,his freman,climbeddownfromthefootplateandwashalfwaytothesignalboxto fndoutwhythetrainhadbeenstopped, when Cook called him back.
“Theso-and-so’shave fredthetrain”bellowedthedriver.Onevanwasalreadyalight.Bothmendidtheirbesttoputoutthe fre.Itwastoo muchforthem.Theydidthenextbestthing.Uncouplingthisvan,CooksentSimkisstolookforhelp,andthenpulledthefrontpartofthetrain clear of it with all the steam he could crowd on.
“ThenIranback”hesays.“Theblightershadgotusagain.Simkissuncoupledoncemore,andIpulledanothersectiontosafety.”Allthistimethe raiders were busy overhead and Cook had already had an ankle injured by a shell splinter while running up and down the track.
Whilethiswasgoingonandonevanalreadyburstingwithsmallexplosions,GangerHenryHarrisonarrivedwiththreeHomeDefenceworkers, two only 17 years old. Cook’s advice to the youths was: “Clear out. This is our job. There's enough here to blow you as high as a plane”
Thethreeyoungdefendersstayedandhelpedtoopenaburningvan.Flamesburnedtheirfaces.GangerHarrisontoldthemto“gettohelloutof here”,but,asCooklaterstated“hemightaswellhaveaskedJerrytostop slingingdownbombs.Theycarriedonascalmlyasiftheywerecleaning thekitchentable”.SoheleftthemtohelptheNationalFireService,nowatthesceneofaction,andturnedtothetaskofheavingheavyboxesof explosive out of another wagon on the line, and then to clearing the line after the danger was passed, despite burned hands and soaked clothes.’
AArrcchhiibbaallddCCooookkwasborninDuddeston,Aston,Birmingham,on19January1905andwasemployedasanEngineDriverbytheLondon,Midland, andScottishRailwayCompany.AwardedtheGeorgeCross,hewasinvestedwithhismedalbyH.M.KingGeorgeVIatBuckinghamPalaceon16 March 1943.
Soldwithalargequantityoforiginaldocumentsandletters,includingCentralChanceryletterregardingtheInvestiture;London,Midlandand ScottishRailwayCompanyletterofcongratulations;NationalRegistrationIdentityCard;variouspensionletters;therecipient’sBirthandMarriage Certifcates;acopyof HeroesoftheBirminghamAirRaids,byMichaelMinton,whichfeaturesaphotographoftherecipient;variousnewspaper cuttings and other ephemera.
GeorgeMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(RobertDonaldForbes);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,unnamedasissued,mountedon board for display with two Fire service badges, good very fne (3) £2,000-£2,400
George Medal London Gazette 18 September 1945: ‘15th/16th September 1944; ammunition factory at Kirkby, Lancashire
AnexplosionoccurredattheRoyalOrdnanceFactory,Kirkby,duringthe fllingofhighlydangerousammunition.Thenightwasexceptionallydark, therewasnomoon,anditwasrainingheavily.Themajorexplosionwasfollowedbyothers.Almostalllightswereextinguishedandsoontheonly illuminationinandaroundtheshatteredbomb-strewnbuildingwasgivenbythe freswhichbrokeout.Themoraleofthefactorystaff wassuperb. Alltheoperativeswereawareofthedangerousnatureoftheworkandimmediatelythenoiseoftheexplosionwasheard,rescuersranfromall thenearbybuildings.Girloperatives,whohadmadetheirescapefromthebuilding,returnedtobringouttheirinjuredfriends.Thefactory fre brigadewereonthespotwithinamatterofminutesandrantheirhoseintothebuilding.Whilstthe fresblazedandbombscontinuedtoexplode, theinjuredwerebroughtoutanddesperateattemptsmadetoreleaseatrappedman.Theycontinueduntiltheassistantsuperintendent,whowas inchargeintheabsenceonleaveofthesuperintendent,orderedeveryonetoleavethebuildingandtakeshelterbehindthemounds.The responsibilitylaiduponMrDennywasheavy,buthisdecisionwasjustifed,asinafewminutesanotherexplosionbroughtdownmorewreckage. Itwasnearlyday-breakwhenapileofbombsintheirwoodencrates,crushedbeneaththefallenroof,wasseentobeon freandoutofreachof the fremen's hose. The fre was gaining and, had it taken hold, the consequences would have been disastrous over a wide area of the factory.
MrDennyenteredthebuildingalone.Hesoughtsomewayofgettingatthe famesandhavingfoundthis,cameoutandexplainedthepositionto ForbesandTopping.Withouthesitationthetwomenvolunteeredtoenterthebuildingandtacklethe frefromwithinattheproposedangleand range.Thethreemencautiouslygropedtheirwayintothewreckedbuilding.Standingamongthedamagedammunition,whichtherushofwater was sufficient to disturb, with consequent risk of detonation, they brought the fre under control and completely extinguished it.
Byron,ChristianandHankintooktheirhoseintoanotherpartofthewreckedbuilding.Theyshoweddevotiontodutyandvoluntarilyexposed themselves to the danger of death or serious injury.
MrGale,whowasonleavewhentheexplosionoccurred,returnedimmediately.Apreliminarysurveywasmadeandaschemeevolvedbythe Superintendent.Itwas carriedsuccessfullyintoeffectmainlythroughhisinitiativeandleadership.Heorganisedandthoroughlytestedthesafety precautions,waspresentaconsiderablepartofeverydaywhenworkwasinprogressandnofreshstepwastakenuntilhehadpersonallyassured himselfthatthemethodswereassafeashisknowledgeandingenuitycouldmakethem.Byhiscoolness,ability,courageandinspiringleadership, Mr Gale completed a unique and terrifying salvage task without a single casualty.
Bywater,Edwards,Fitzmaurice,Murdoch,PantonandRowlingformedtheteamofvolunteerswhoclearedthewreckedbuilding.Inatask presentingvastproblemstheydisplayedcourageandco-operationofthehighestorder.Theammunitionwhichhadcausedtheaccidentwasantipersonnelandanti-disturbance,andthefuzedtime-bombs,scatteredoverandunderthedebris,madeclearancenearlyimpossiblebydetonating withoutwarningandinanabsolutelyunpredictablemanner.Aconstantriskwasthemovementofwreckageandanyonememberoftheteam could, by ignorance, negligence or a moment's carelessness endanger the lives of the others.
The high standard of the team work at Kirkby is shown by the fact that during the clearance operations there was no casualty. Allmembersoftheteam,undertheleadershipofMrGaleandMrDenny,showedhighcourageanddevotiontodutyinvolunteeringforand carrying through over a period of three months, so arduous, unpleasant and dangerous a task.’
King’sPoliceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue(WilliamA.P.Hankinson,ActingInsp.MadrasCityPol.)on‘Gallantry’riband,in slightly distressed embossed case of issue, minor edge nicks, nearly extremely fne
£300-£
K.P.M. London Gazette 31 December 1921.
ThefollowingcitationwaspublishedinthelocalMadraspress:‘WilliamAdolphusPercivalHankinson,ActingInspector,MadrasCityPolice.Mr. HankinsonwasinchargeoftheVeperyDivisionduring1920and1921whentherewasaseriesofstrikesintheBuckinghamandCarnaticMills andwasresponsibleformostoftheprecautionstaken.Heneverswervedfromthefaithfuldischargeofhisdutythoughhislifewasisdanger morethanonce.Thestrikersknewthathewasdirectlyresponsibleforopposingtheirhooliganismandkeepingthemincheck.Hekepthismen underadmirablecontrolandsetthemasplendidexampleofpluckanddevotiontoduty.Itwasduetohimthatmurderandlootingdidnot become general.’
K.P.F.S.M. London Gazette 2 January 1950. M.I.D. London Gazette 7 July 1919.
HHaarroollddJJaammeessCCooxxwascommissionedSecondLieutenantinitiallyintheLabourCorpson12March1917,anduponbeingpostedtotheRoyal EngineersservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom9May1917.PromotedLieutenant,forhisserviceshewas MentionedinDespatches.HesubsequentlyservedasaFireman,initiallywiththeFrimleyandCamberleyUrbanDistriictCouncilFireBrigade,and thenwiththeSurreyFireBrigade,andwasawardedtheKing’sPoliceandFireServiceMedalinthe1950NewYear’sHonours’Listwhilst employed as the Station Officer at Camberley Fire Station.
Sold with a postcard photograph, believed to be of the recipient; and the recipient’s riband bar.
D.S.M. London Gazette 22 June 1917. The recommendation states: ‘CoxswainH.M.S. Milne. RammingofGermanSubmarine UC26 9May1917.Forthepromptandcapablewayhecarriedoutmyorderswhileat the helm.’ (ADM 137/2098 refers).
Bar to D.S.M. London Gazette 26 April 1918: ‘For operations on the Belgian Coast.’
Only 67 bars and two second bars were awarded to the D.S.M. during the Great War.
‘AtdawnonMay9th, UC.26 wassuddenlysightedonthesurfacenorth-westofCalaisbythedestroyer Milne, CommanderV.L.A.Campbell,D. S.O.Thesubmarineattemptedtodive;butdelayedafewsecondstoolong.Campbell,asquickashislook-outs,hadinstantlyalteredcourseand increasedtofullspeed,steadyinghisshipforhertarget. UC.26 wasgraduallygettinglowerandlowerinthewaterasshestrovetoescape.The moments seemed interminable. Would the Milne reach her before she disappeared?
Shedid,strikingherjustbeforetheconning-tower,whenthelatterwasstillclearofthesurface.Thesteelramatthebottomofthedestroyer’s stemcrashedthroughthesubmarine’shulllikecardboard.Overwhelmedbyatorrentofwaterspurtinginthroughthegreatgash, UC.26 sankina rushandstruckheavilyonthebottom,whereshewasdepth-chargedbytwootherdestroyers.Therewas,however,stillachanceofescapefor the28officersandmeninsideher.Asthewaterrosewithinthehull,thepressureofairincreasedandformedvariousair-locks.Sevenmen actually managed to open the engine-room hatch, 5 of whom seemed to have come to the surface. But only 2 were picked up alive.
The Milne camebackintoharbourwithpiecesofthesubmarine’splatingstillstickingtoherram,andforthissmartpieceofworkCommander CampbellreceivedabartotheD.S.O.hehadalreadyearnedwiththeRoyalNavalDivisioninGallipoli.LieutenantPearson,theofficerofthe watch,whohad frstseen UC.26,wasawardedtheD.S.C.,whilethecoxswain,FrederickRobinson;aleadingsignalman,LeonardPearson;andtwo men of the engine-room department, Ernest Pike and John Reason, were all granted the D.S.M.’ For his continued good services in the Milne with the Dover Patrol on the Belgian Coast, Robinson was awarded a well-earned Bar to his D.S.M. Sold with original parchment Gunnery & Torpedo History Sheet, parchment Certifcate of Service to September 1812, and portrait photograph.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(271072R.Mills,Act.C.E.R.A.2Cl.H.M.Sub.E12) edgebruisingandcontactmarks,otherwise nearly very fne £1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2002.
D.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1916. Therecommendationstates:‘H.M.Submarine E.12, SeaofMarmora16Septemberto26October1915.Fortheexcellentwayinwhichhehas run the engines and looked after the machinery under his charge. During the six weeks we were away the engines having run 3,000 miles.’ On18June1915H.M.Submarine E12,underthecommandofLieutenant-CommanderK.M.Bruce,sailedunderordersfromImbros,andon19th Junejoined E14 (CommanderE.C.Boyle,R.N.,V.C.)intheSeaofMarmora. E12 hadnotarrivedwithoutdifficulty.Sincethepassageof E14, whichhadenteredtheSeaafewdaysbefore,theminefeldsintheNarrowshadbeenreinforcedbysteelsubmarinenetsstretchedacrossthe Straits.Afterdivingsuccessfullybeneaththe frstminefeld, E12 becamecaughtinthenetandwasbroughttoastop.Upaboveher,watchingthe indicatorbuoysonthenets,waitedtheenemypatrolcraftreadyto freassoonasthesubmarinebrokesurface.Theyhadatthisstageofthewar noalternativemethodofattack,fortheunderwaterbombanditsdepthchargewerestilltobeinvented.Bruce frsttriedtoease E12 outofthe netbygoingslowlyastern.Itwasnouseandsheremained frmlycaught.Theonlywayleftwastobreakthrough,toputsomuchforceonthe steelstrandsofthenetthattheypartedunderthestrain. E12 wasorderedtogofullspeedahead.Asshesurgedfurtherintothenetitbrought hertoastop.Shethenwentfullastern,untilthenetstoppedheragain.Backandforthshewentatfullpowerontheengines.Onebyonethe steelstrandspartedandatlastshemadeaholelargeenoughtoletherthrough.ShereachedtheSeaofMarmorasafelybutherengineshadbeen damaged in her fght with the nets.
Sixdayslater,on25June, E12 wasagainintrouble.Shehadsightedtwosteamerstowing fvesailingvessels,andclosingonthesurfacesignalled themtostop.Oneobeyed,theotherwenton. E12 wasbroughtcloseupalongsidethestationarysteamshipandhertwotoweddhows.She lookedunarmedandhercrewshadalreadydonnedlife-belts.BruceorderedhisFirstLieutenant,T.Fox,toboardherandsinkherbyopeningher seacocks.JustasFox,followedbytwoseamen,scrambledoverherside,aTurkonboardthrewabombontothedeckof E12.Itwasadudand bouncedharmlesslyoff intothesea.ButitwasthesignalfortheTurkishcrewtoopen frewithrifes,whileasmallgunconcealedaftwas unmaskedandopened fre.MostawkwardlyplacedwereFoxandhismen.Onboardthesteamertheyhadtakencoverandwere fghtingfortheir lives.Behindthem E12’s gunhadbeenmannedandwaspumpingshellsintotheenemyatarangeofnineyards.Atthesametimethetwodhows tookahandinthebattleandcameinonthedisengagedside, fringrifesandattemptingtofoul E12’s propellorsbytowingaropeacrossthem. Foramomentitwastouchandgo.Bruce,ignoringthesteamerforamoment,concentratedonthedhowsanddrovethemoff.Hethen fnally silenced the steamer, and recovered Fox and his two men. Then, withdrawing to a more discreet range, he sank all three by gunfre. Withthosethreesettled, E12 setaboutovertakingtheothersteamer.Shewaswellawayandmakingfortheshore.Opening freatarangeof 2000yards, E12 hithertwiceandandstarteda freforward.Theenemyslippedthethreedhowsshewastowingandbeachedherself.When E12 closedto fnishheroff,shewasherself fredonbytroopsashorewithabatteryof feldguns. E12 retired,andsinkingthethreedhows,wentin searchofquieterwaterstocarryoutrepairstoherengines.Thesehadbeengivingtroubleeversincetheepisodewiththesubmarinenetinthe Narrows.Oneofthemwascompletelyoutofaction,theotherfrequentlybreakingdown.Itwasmorethanhercrewcouldmanageunaidedand, aweekafterenteringtheSeaofMarmora, E12 madeherwayhomeon27Juneforthemorecompleterepairsthatonlyadepotshipcouldcarry out.
InSeptemberofthatyear E12 wasagainorderedintotheSeaofMarmora.ShehadbeentoMaltaforareftandcamebackcarryingafour-inch gun,thelargestyet fttedtoasubmarine.SheusedittobombardthepowdermagazineatMudaniaandalsotosilenceseveralbatteriesofguns ashore.Itwasthe frsttimethatthesebatteries,setupbytheenemyatvariouspointsalongtheshoreoftheSeaofMarmara,hadbeenseriously engaged and they invariably had the worst of the encounter.
To E12 iscreditedthe frstexperimentinunderwatersignalling,Brucehavingworkedoutasystemofcommunicationbytappingonthepressure hullwithahammer.Thissystemwaslatertriedbythe frstofthelaterH-boatsandtheseearlyexperiments fnallyledtothedevelopmentofthe Fessendengear,anelectricapparatuswhichbysendingoutasonicbeamintothewaterallowedsubmarinestocommunicatewitheachotherat ranges of up to two or three miles or more.
E12’s mainexcitementcameonherwayhome.Shegotthroughthenetsfairlyeasilybutindoingsotoreawayalargeportionwhichdrapeditself overherbowsandgotentangledwithherforwardhydroplanes.Itwasimmovableandtheextraweightofthenettookthesubmarinedownata steep angle. She passed 100 feet and the blowing of the forward ballast tanks failed to check her downward plunge.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(162765.E.G.Temlett,C.P.O.H.M.S.Erin.31.May,-1.June,1916);AfricaGeneralService 1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04(E.G.Temlett,P.O.1Cl.,H.M.S.Highfyer.);1914-15Star(162765E.G.Temlett,C.P.O.,R. N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(162765E.G.Temlett.C.P.O.,R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.VII.R.(162765E.G.Temlett, P.O. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Monmouth.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, otherwise very fne or better (6) £1,400-£1,800
D.S.M. London Gazette 15 September 1916: ‘For services rendered in the action in the North Sea.
EErrnneessttGGeeoorrggeeTTeemmlleettttwasborninPlymouth,Devonon1January1876andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinSeptember1891. PromotedtoPettyOfficer1stClassinMarch1902,hewasawardedhisL.S.&G.C.MedalinFebruary1909andjoinedthe Erin ontheoutbreak ofhostilitiesinAugust1914.Hewastoremainsimilarlyemployedforthedurationofthewar,inwhichperiodhewasawardedtheD.S.M.forhis servicesatthebattleofJutland.Onthatmemorableoccasion,underthecommandofCaptaintheHon.V.A.Stanley,M.V.O.,R.N., Erin’s main opportunitytoengagetheenemywasfrustratedbyRear-AdmiralLeveson’s fagshipthe Orion,whichstraggledoutoflineandobstructedherarc of fre.Whenattendingaconferenceimmediatelyafterthebattle,JellicoeaskedStanleywhyhehadnotengagedtheenemy.‘Therestandsthe reason!’ Stanley replied, pointing at Leveson. Temlett was demobilised as a Chief Petty Officer in March 1919.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(197277T.G.Payne,P.O.H.M.S.“C.15”EnglishChannel.3.Nov.1917.);Queen’sSouth Africa1899-1902,1clasp,CapeColony(T.G.Payne.Ord:H.M.S.Monarch);1914-15Star(197277,T.G.Payne,P.O.,R.N.); BritishWarandVictoryMedals(197277T.G.Payne.P.O.R.N.);RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(197277T.G.Payne,P. O., H.M.S. Forth.) mounted as worn, good very fne (6) £1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2001.
D.S.M. London Gazette 28 February 1918: ‘For services in action with an enemy submarine.’
The original recommendation states: ‘For the excellent manner in which he dived the boat during a long attack.’
TThhoommaassGGeeoorrggeePPaayynneewasborninAlverstoke,Hampshire,on22June1881,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinJanuary1898. HavingthenbeenlandedasabluejacketfromH.M.S. Monarch forservicesinCapeColony,hevolunteeredforsubmarinesinMay1907andwas awarded his L.S. & G.C. medal as a Petty Officer in June 1914.
Paynejoinedthe C-15 ashercoxswainandhewassubsequentlypresentather‘sub.onsub.’actionagainstthe UC-65 intheEnglishChannelon3 November1917.Thelatterwaszigzaggingonthesurfacewhensighted. C-15 fredtwotorpedoesfromarangeof600yards,oneofthemhitting the enemy submarine aft. It sank immediately.
Therewere fvesurvivors,includingKapitanleutnantClausLafrenzandLeutnantDiedrichBraue,thelatterbeingdescribedbyoneofour intelligence officers as ‘a typical middle class Hun’ who was brutal to his crew, whom he ill-treated. Payne remained in the C-15 until January 1919 and was pensioned ashore as a Chief Petty Officer in July 1921. SoldwithcopiedrecordofservicetogetherwithAdmiraltyreportoftheactionwithrecommendationsforawards,andinterrogationreporton German survivors.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(J.30094.T.H.Ripley,A.B.,Nl.Bde.Zeebrugge-Ostend.22-3Apl.1918.)namewithofficial corrections;1914-15Star(J.30094,T.H.Ripley,Ord.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(J.30094T.H.Ripley.A.B.R.N.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fne (4) £2,000-£2,400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2002.
D.S.M. LondonGazette 23July1918:‘ForservicesduringtheoperationsagainstZeebruggeandOstendonthenightofthe22nd-23rdApril, 1918.’ Able Seaman Thomas Henry Ripley, Seaman Storming Party (‘B’ Company). Seven D.S.M.’s awarded to ‘B’ Company for Zeebrugge. Lieutenant-CommanderA.L.Harrison,supremecommanderof Vindictive’s seamanstormingparties,andAbleSeamanA.E.McKenzie,of‘B’ Company,werebothawardedtheVictoriaCross.Allthatremainedof‘B’Companywhenthesurvivorsmusteredonthepierthefollowingday werethirteenmenunwoundedoutof fftytwo.AbleSeamanRipleywasamongstthosewhowerewoundedandhewassubsequentlydischarged fromtheNavyinconsequenceofhisgunshotwounds.Hisservicerecordisstamped‘ParticipatedinballotforV.C.grantedforoperationsagainst Zeebrugge & Ostend, 22-23 April 1918. (London Gazette 23/7/18)’.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(J.5037E.W.Wright.P.O.“Widnes”Mediterranean.1918.);1914-15Star(J.5037,E.W. Wright, L.S., R.N.); together with erased British War and Victory Medals, pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fne (4) £600-£800
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).
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(D.2158A.S.Stokes,Lg.Sea.R.N.R.AtlanticOcean.10.Mar.1917);1914-15Star(D.2158,A. S.Stokes,Smn,.R.N.R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2158DA.S.Stokes.L.S.R.N.R.);RoyalNavalReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R., 1st issue (D.2158 A. S. Stokes, Sean. R.N.R.) good very fne (5)
£1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2001.
D.S.M. London Gazette 12 May 1917.
The original recommendation states:
‘Thegun’screwarereportedashavingdoneverygoodservice.TheMasterspeciallymentionstheNumberOneofgunNo.1,A.Stokes, provisional Leading Seaman. The conduct of A. Stokes, a senior rating, was highly commendable throughout the action and worthy of recognition.’
AAllbbeerrtt SSiiddnneeyy SSttookkeess was born in Plymouth, Devon on 26 November 1878, and joined the Royal Naval Reserve in January 1899.
HavingthenbeenawardedhisL.S.andG.C.MedalinSeptember1916,hewasservingintheS.S. Aracataca atthetimeofhercloseencounterwith anenemysubmarineoff theIrishcoaston10March1917.Onthatoccasionsheexpendedsome40roundsfromher12-pounder,asuperiorrate of frecomparedtoheradversary’s35rounds. Aracataca washitthreetimesbutsurvivedtheencounter,andtheenemysubmarinebrokeoff the action after itself being hit, thanks to Stokes’s good gunnery work. Stokeswasstillservinginthe Aracataca ontheoccasionofherlosson18April1917,whenshecollidedwiththeS.S. Moliere off BeachyHeadon 18 April 1917.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(S.D.1435R.Armstrong.Dk.Hnd.R.N.R.AtlanticOcean.9.June.1917) fttedwith replacement fxedsuspension;BritishWarandVictoryMedals(1435S.D.R.Armstrong.D.H.,R.N.R.) edgebruising,therefore nearly very fne (3) £600-£800
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2001.
D.S.M. London Gazette 17 November 1917: ‘For services in action with enemy submarines.’
The original recommendation states:
‘H.M.S. Helgoland. Actionoff ToryIsland,9June1917.Thisratingjoined Helgoland oncommissioninginSeptember1916,andhisnamewas inadvertentlyomittedfromthelistofofficersandmengiveninparagraph3ofmyletterdated24July1917.Thathewasnotpresentduringthe engagementon11Julybetween Helgoland andanenemysubmarineisduetothefactthatintheactionwhichoccurredoff ToryIslandon9June hewasseverelywounded.SincethisdatehehasbeenundermedicaltreatmentattheR.N.Hospital,PembrokeDock,andhasonlyrecentlybeen discharged. His wound will leave him a cripple for life.’
RRoobbeerrttAArrmmssttrroonnggwasenrolledintheRoyalNavalReserveinBarrow,Cumbriaon5June1915.HavingthenservedattheFalmouthauxiliary patrolbase DreelCastle,andinthedestroyer Sabrina,hevolunteeredfortheclandestineworldofQ-shipsandwasdraftedtothe Q-17 –a.k.a. Helgoland - in September 1916.
Armedwithfour12-poundersandoneMaxim, Helgoland foughttwomajoractionswithenemysubmarinesinthelatterhalfof1916.Andshe wasbackinactionoff ToryIslandoff thenorthcoastofIrelandon9June1917,whenanenemysubmarineobtainedadirecthitontheafter-gun houseofthebrigantine,killingoneman,woundingfourratings,andstunningthewholeoftheafter-guns’crews.But Helgoland, withhercharmed life, was not sunk, and she shelled the submarine so fercely that it had to dive. Armstrong,ascitedabove,wasoneofthefourratingswoundedinthisaction,inhiscaseby‘shellwoundscausinglossofanklebyshorteningof muscle’.
AwardedtheD.S.M.,hewasinvalidedfromtheservice inOctober1917,laterbeinggrantedadisabilitypension,theSilverWarBadge,andthe King’s Special Discharge Certifcate.
AArraarree11991144‘‘RRuu ff ggiiDDeellttaa’’DD..SS..MM..ppaaiirraawwaarrddeeddttooPPrriivvaatteeTT..MM..SSyymmoonnss,,RRooyyaallMMaarriinneeLLiigghhttIInnffaannttrryy,,HH..MM..AArrmmeeddVVeesssseell DDuupplleexx,, aa ssuurrvviivvoorr ooff tthhee ssiinnkkiinngg ooff HH..MM..SS.. PPeeggaassuuss bbyy tthhee KKöönniiggssbbeerrgg iinn SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991144 DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.V.R.(PLY.9603Pte.T.M.Symons.R.M.L.I.,H.M.V.Duplex.E.Africa.23Dec.1914);BritishWar Medal (Ply.9603 L.Cpl., R.M.L.I.) some very minor official corrections to the frst, otherwise nearly extremely fne (2) £800-£1,200
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2001.
D.S.M. London Gazette 21 April 1917. The only award of the D.S.M. for this action. ThefollowingrecommendationwasextractedfromAdmiraltyrecords:‘Reconnaissanceincourseof Königsberg-guardingoperationsoff Rufgi Delta.’
“Duringtheabovereconnaissance[intotheSimbaUrangamouthoftheRufgiRiver]on23December1914PrivateT.M.SymonsR.M.L.I.,H.M.S. Pegasus,servingatthetimeinH.M.ArmedVessel Duplex, wasinchargeofa3-pdrgun.OnhisNo.2(PrivateHarbronR.M.L.I.,ofH.M.S. Fox) beingmortallywounded,PrivateSymonsaftercarryingthewoundedmantoaplaceofshelter,returnedimmediatelytohisgunandunderraking fre from the enemy continued to fght it by himself.”
TThhoommaassMMiittcchheellllSSyymmoonnsswasborninStAubyn,Devonport,on10September1879,andenlistedatPlymouthon22February1899.HejoinedH. M.S. Pegasus inMarch1913andwasstillservingaboardherwhenwarbrokeout.On20September1914, Pegasus waslyingatZanzibar undergoingrepairstohermachinery.Thearmedtug Helmuth wasplacedonguard,andonboard Pegasus themensleptattheirguns.Steam couldberaisedattwohoursnotice.At5.25onthismorningthe Helmuth sightedtheGremanlightcruiser Königsberg approaching,butwasnot abletowarn Pegasus. The Königsberg opened freat9,000yards,atwhichrangethegunsoftheBritishcruiserwereimpotent. Pegasus wasput out of action in eight minutes, and sank some time later. Her losses were two officers and 29 men killed and 55 wounded. On21September1915,SymonswasgrantedaHurtCertifcatefor‘Burnsonleftupperarm,puncturedwoundinlowerpartof leftbiceps,tipof rightindex fngerremovedwithoutinjurytobone.’Asaconsequence,hewasinvalidedfromtheserviceon14August1916.Symons,whoisalso entitled to the 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal, was also awarded the French Medaille Militaire London Gazette 28 August 1918.
D.S.M. LondonGazette 1 January 1917: ‘The following awards have been approved for service in the battle of Jutland.’
One of just eight D.S.M.s awarded to Royal Marine personnel for Jutland, namely three to the R.M.L.I., four to the R.M.A. and one to a Bandsman.
LLeeoonnaarrddDDaawwRRoobbeerrttsswasborninIslington,Londoninon24April1882,andenlistedintheRoyalMarineLightInfantryinEastneyinMay1899. AdvancedtoCorporalinMarch1903,hisshoreappointmentsincludedatourofdutywiththeLegationGuardinSeoulin1904andheservedfor several years as swimming instructor at Deal.
CometheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,however,hewasservingasaSergeantinthebattleshipH.M.S. Superb,inwhichhewasawarded hisL.S.andG.C.inSeptember1915.AndhewassubsequentlypresentatthebattleofJutland,onwhichoccasionhewasstationedintheshell room of Superb’s 12-inch ‘X’ turret. In total she expended 54 of her 12-inch shells. Havingthendeparted Superb inAugust1916,Robertsservedin3rdR.M.BattalionintheAegeanuntilreturninghomeinDecember1918.Hewas invalided from the service as a Colour-Sergeant in June 1919.
SoldwithanoriginalletterfromanotherMarinewhoservedin‘X’TurretwithhimatJutland,whichstates‘hisactionstationwasthesameas minethatwasintheshellroomofXTurretwhichhadtwo12”guns.Thejobwasthesupplyofammunitiontothegunsabove.Whenhewas awarded the Medal, he was told it was for the turret’s crew but that he was to wear it for them.’
AA ff nnee SSeeccoonndd WWaarr ‘‘MMaallttaa CCoonnvvooyyss’’ DD..SS..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff eeiigghhtt aawwaarrddeedd ttoo CChhiieeff SSttookkeerr WW.. SSeenniioorr,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(K.60780W.Senior.Ch.Sto.)impressednaming;BritishWarMedal1914-20(SS.117833W. Senior.Sto.2R.N.) smallcorrectiontoOfficialnumber;AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Somaliland1920(SS.117833.W. Senior,Sto.1Cl.,H.M.S.Clio.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar,1clasp,NorthAfrica1942 -43;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,coinagehead,withadditionalLongServicebar(K.60780W. Senior.Ch.Sto.H.M.S.Frobisher.) theearliermedalswithedgebruisingandcontactmarks,nearlyvery fne,otherwisegoodvery fne and a scarce long service group (8) £1,400-£1,800
D.S.M. LondonGazette 8September1942“Forgallantry,skillandseamanshipinH.M.Ships, Avonvale,Beaufort,Breconshire,Carlisle,Cleopatra, Dido,Dulverton,Eridge,Euryalus,Havock,Hero,Hurworth,Jervis,Kelvin,Kingston,Kipling,Legion,Lively,Penelope,Sikh,Southwold and Zulu ina brilliantactionagainststrongenemyforces,whichweredrivenoff andseverelydamaged.ThisactionresultedinthesafepassagetoMaltaofan important convoy.”
Seedie'sRollconfrmstheD.S.M.forservicesinH.M.S. Cleopatra whilstescortingMaltaConvoyMW10.Thefollowingisanextractfromasignal sent by the Prime Minister Winston Churchill to Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Commander in Chief Mediterranean Fleet: “IshallbegladifyouwillconveytoAdmiralVianandallwhosailedwithhimtheadmirationwhichIfeelatthisresoluteandbrilliantactionby whichtheMaltaconvoywassaved.Thatoneofthemostpowerfulmodernbattleshipsafoatattendedbytwoheavyandfourlightcruisersanda fotillaofdestroyersshouldhavebeenroutedandputto fightwithseveretorpedoandgunfreinjury,inbroaddaylight,byaforceof fveBritish lightcruisersanddestroyers,constitutesanavalepisodeofthehighestdistinctionandentitlesallranksandratingsconcernedandabovealltheir commander to the compliments of the British nation.”
SupplyconvoyMW10sailedfromAlexandriaforMaltaon20March1942.ThecruiserH.M.S. Penelope anddestroyerH.M.S. Legion (Force‘K’) leftMaltaon21Marchtorendezvouswiththeconvoyon22March.At1422hoursonthe22MarchtheItalianbattlegroupsightedtheconvoy andcoveringBritishforceandendeavouredtoenticetheescortgroupontothebattleship Littorio. Theactionwhichfollowedbecameknownas the‘SecondBattleofSirte’whereavastlysuperiorenemyforceof1Battleship,2HeavyCruisers,4LightCruisersanda fotillaofDestroyers were beaten off and severely injured in broad daylight by a British force of 5 Light Cruisers and Destroyers.
WWiilllliiaamm SSeenniioorr was born at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, on 22 April 1900, and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 2 May 1918
Sold with Post Card portrait photograph of the recipient taken whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Clio.
D.S.M. LondonGazette 18April1944:‘Forgallantry,skillanddevotiontodutyinsuccessfulpatrolsinH.M.Submarines.’Theofficialletter accompanyingthisimmediateawardstates‘...forcourageandcoolnessshownwhileinchargeofthedivingmachineryofHisMajesty’ssubmarine Templar in successful War Patrols in Far Eastern waters.’
M.I.D. LondonGazette 12May1942:‘ForbraveryandskillinsuccessfulpatrolsinH.M.Submarines.’Theofficialrecommendationstates‘For devotiontodutyinthefaceoftheenemyonthenightofMonday8thDecember1941,duringanactionwithanenemydestroyermistakenfora submarine,hewasmostefficientasNo.2attheBrenGunkeepingthegunsupplied,thismateriallyassistedAbleSeamanMorsewhois recommended for award of a decoration. In addition his manner and bearing during six depth charge attacks has inspired confdence around him.’ AbleSeamanMorse,mentionedabove,receivedtheD.S.M.andhiscitationaddsfurtherlightonthesituation‘...duringanactionwithanenemy destroyermistakenforasubmarinehemaintainedawelldirected frefromhisBrenGunontheenemy’sbridgepersonnel.Onidentifyingthe enemyasadestroyerattemptingtoramwhenabout70yardsawayhecontinuedto freuntilthelastpossibleminutethuspreventingtheenemy from returning Talisman’s fre and enabling the bridge personnel and gun’s crew to get below.’
GGeerrttJJoohhaannnneessJJuurrggeennssdduuPPrreeeezzwasaSouthAfricanwhojoinedthesubmarineserviceatAlexandriaon13July1941.Hewasimmediately postedtoH.M.S/M. Talisman,underthecommandofLieutenant-CommanderM.Willmott,andleftonhis frstpatrolon21August1941. Talismancarriedoutaseriesof fvewarpatrolsfromAlexandriaand,inadditiontotheactionalreadynoted,shesankthreeshipstotalling15,000 tons,twoschoonersbygunaction,anescortedenemysupplyshipof15,000tons,engagedinagunactionwith anenemyU-boatscoringahiton theconningtower,plusreconnaissanceandspecialoperationswiththeScottishCommando.Lieutenant-CommanderM.Willmottwasawarded the D.S.O. following this commission.
DuPreezreturnedtotheU.K.in Talisman and,afteracourseatDevonport,joinedthenewly-built Templar.Hethentravelledviathe MediterraneantotheFarEastwhereheremaineduntil1946.Itwasduringthesepatrols,on27January1944,that Templar encounteredthe 7,000tonJapanesecruiser Kitagami and fredalleightbowtubetorpedoesatlongrangedespitetheescortforceofthreedestroyersandwas rewardedwithtwohits. Templar alsotorpedoeda3,000tonsteamerbuttheusualtargetswereschoonerswithgunfre,inadditiontospecial operations and mine-laying.
SoldwithoriginalAdmiraltynotifcationofawardofD.S.M.asquotedabove,togetherwithagoodamountofresearchincludingcopiednews cuttings, photographs and Admiralty patrol reports.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(Temp.P.O.J.Kirtley.D/JX.135494);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,Franceand Germany; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal, mounted as worn, very fne (6) £1,200-£1,600
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2001.
D.S.M. LondonGazette 29May1945:‘Forcourage,skillandperseveranceshownwhileservinginH.M.Ships.. LauncestonCastle,PevenseyCastle and Portchester Castle in successful operations against enemy submarines.’
Therecommendationstates:‘CaptainofSquid[H.M.S. LauncestonCastle].Whilepatrollingoff theSouthCoastofIrelandcontactwasgainedwith asubmergedU-Boat,whichwasforcedtothebottom.Contactwasheldfor72hours.TwodayslaterasecondU-Boatwasattackedby PorchesterCastle and LauncestonCastle wasorderedtojoinher.Contactwasheldfor24hoursinbadweatherandwasregainedlaterinthe same position and held for a further 12 hours.
Foroutstandingability,determinationanddevotiontodutyduringtheaction,when15Squidattackswerecarriedout.Theefficientandrapid reloading of the Squid, particularly in the night attacks, contributed considerably to the success of the action.
Thespeedandefficiencyof LauncestonCastle’s Squidteamincarryingoutatotalof15attacksdeserveshighpraise.AsCaptainoftheSquid, Kirtley got the best out of his team by his own hard work and the fne example he set.’
The U-1200 wascommissionedon5January1944andwascommandedbyOblt.HinrichMangles.Ithadbeenonpatrolssince1September1944, and was lost with all hands on 11 November 1944.
Sold with copied H. & A. Recommendation.
AASSeeccoonnddWWaarrllaannddiinnggccrraaffttooppeerraattiioonnssDD..SS..MM..ggrroouuppooffssiixxaawwaarrddeeddttooLLeeaaddiinnggSSeeaammaannLL..FF..AAttkkiinn,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaass ddeeccoorraatteedd ffoorr ggaallllaanntt sseerrvviicceess aass aann LL..CC..TT.. ccooxxsswwaaiinn iinn nnuummeerroouuss ooppeerraattiioonnss iinn tthhee MMeeddiitteerrrraanneeaann DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(A/L.S.L.F.Atkin.C/JX.190877)officiallyengravednaming;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1 clasp,FranceandGermany;AfricaStar;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45,togetherwithrelatedswimmingmedalsfromtheearly 1930s (5), three of them named, extremely fne (11) £800-£1,000
D.S.M. London Gazette 11 December 1945: ‘For distinguished service during the war in Europe.’
The original recommendation states: ‘Foroutstandingcourage,leadershipandskillinoperationsintheMediterranean,namelySicily,Reggio,Adriatic,Elba,Anzio,andsouthernFrance. As Coxswain of an L.C.T. this rating has been outstanding in his leadership both in action and during the long and arduous ferry service period.’
Soldwithaquantityoforiginaldocumentation,includingAdmiraltyletterofnotifcationfortheawardoftheD.S.M.,dated1January1946,and relatedBuckinghamPalaceforwardingletter;hisGunneryHistorySheet,withentriesfromH.M.S. Carthage,January1942;correspondencerelating tohisrepatriationcostsandpassport,fromMarseillesinMarch1947;andhisNavalGratuitycertifcatefor£20,dated2February1949;together with case for D.S.M. and original named O.H.M.S. card forwarding box for campaign medals.
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(A.B.G.W.Smith,P/JX.297815)officiallyengravednaming;1939-45Star;AfricaStar;Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, the frst polished, therefore nearly very fne and better (6) £3,000-£3,600
D.S.M. London Gazette 14 August 1945: ‘For services in the clearance of the Aegean and the relief of Greece during the period 1944-45.’ The original recommendation, written by Lieutenant N. B. Clegg, D.S.C., R.N.V.R. of the 1st Anglo-Hellenic Schooner Flotilla, states: ‘GeorgeWilliamSmith,AbleSeaman,borneinH.M.S. Mosquito.ServedinAnglo-HellenicSchoonersengagedinthelandingandpicking-upof raiding and reconnaissance parties in the enemy-controlled Aegean Islands.
Hasshowninitiative,coolnessandleadershipinoperationsintheAegean.Frommyexperienceofthisrating’squalities,Ihavealwaysentrustedto himthetaskofreconnoitringthevarioushostileanchoragesinafolboatbeforeenteringwiththecaique.Thiswasfrequentlydoneunderdifficult anddangerousconditions,butheneverfailedtobringbackafullandaccuratereportonthesituation.Thisratingshowscunningandingenuityin locating hide-outs on which the safety of the ship’s company depends.
IntheSymiraidinJuly,whenwewereactingascommunicationship,camoufagedintheisland,heledapatrolashoreintheearlystagesofthe raidtodefendourposition.Hesucceededindiverting fveoftheenemyintothehandsoftheS.B.S.,whotookthemprisoners.Bydoingthishe savedtheenemyfromdiscoveringourhide-out,andsobyhisresourcefulnessunderharassingconditions,W./T.communicationwiththeNaval forces in the area was preserved.’
GGeeoorrggeeWWiilllliiaammSSmmiitthh,anativeofBrick feld,Worcestershire,waspatentlyavolunteerforspecialforcesandmayevenhavebeenafounder member of the Levant Schooner Flotilla, afterwards re-titled the Anglo-Hellenic Schooner Flotilla.
Theactivitiesofthe fotilla’sschooners,caiquesandmotorlaunchesaredescribedindetailin UndercoverSailors byA.CecilHampshireand Dust UpontheSea byW.E.Benyon-Tinker.Their‘humancargo’variedinsizefromasingleS.O.E.agenttoareconnaissancepartyfromL.R.D.G.,oras many as 70 S.B.S. and Greek Sacred Squadron raiders, the whole charged with creating havoc amidst the German-occupied Aegean Islands. HidingupininletsontheTurkishcoastbetweenoperations,the fotilla’sassortedcraftwereotherwisecrammedwithboxesofammunition,hand grenadesandplasticexplosives,leavingscarceopendeckspaceforthecrewof fveorsixmenandtheirownpersonalarms.Anddefensive frepower usually comprised a 20mm. cannon forward, Browning machine-guns on each bow, and a Vickers anti-aircraft gun on the quarters. ItisevidentfromtherecommendationforSmith’sD.S.M.thatheplayed akeyroleinnumerousoperations,hisextremelygallantworkinafolboat inhostileanchoragespermittinghiscaiquetoundertakeherdisembarkationandsubsequentre-embarkationofassortedcutthroats.Andhisactive partinOperation‘Tenement’,thehighlysuccessfulraidmountedagainstenemyforcesontheislandofSymiinJuly1944,wasespecially praiseworthy, leading as he did an onshore patrol to face-off the enemy.
TheforceallocatedtoraidSymicomprised100menoftheS.B.S.ledbyMajorIan‘Jock’Lapraikandanother225menfromtheGreekSacred Squadron.TheywerelandedfromtenMotorLaunchesandsupportingschoonersandcaiques.Theenemygarrisonwastakenbysurprisebut nonethelessputupadetermined fght,thestruggletoobtaindominancyoftheisland’shighpointsandthecastleoverlookingtheharbourproving especiallychallenging.Atlength,however,thesituationwasbroughtundercontrolandS.B.S.demolitionteamssetaboutplacingchargesongun emplacementsandinammunitionandfueldumps.Moreover,19Germancaiques,somedisplacing150tons,weredestroyedintheharbour.The raiders then withdrew with assorted prisoners by way of booty.
Asittranspired,‘Tenement’wasthelastsuchoperationundertakenbytheS.B.S.intheAegean.Itisworthspeculatingtherefore,givenhispartin earlieroperations,whetherSmithwaspresentintheraidonSantorinion24April1944,aparticularlyviolentaffairthatbecameknownas ‘Lassen’sBloodbath’.Eitherway,hesurelycrossedpathswiththeV.C.-winning‘TerribleViking’atsomepoint,andpossiblyevengottohearofhis memorable summary of the Santorini raid: ‘Landed. Killed Germans. F....d off.’
DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(LdgSeaWalterCharlesKingLT/JX194320)namingofficiallyre-impressedandadditionally stamped‘R’forreplacement;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;PacifcStar;WarMedal1939-45,together with RNPS silver sleeve badge, good very fne (6) £300-£400 115566
D.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1946. Seedie’s roll confrms award for services in British Yard Mine Sweeper 2278.
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WWaarr NNaarrvviikk 11994400 ooppeerraattiioonnss DD..SS..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff nniinnee aawwaarrddeedd ttoo CCoolloouurr--SSeerrggeeaanntt RR.. DD.. PPaaggee,, RRooyyaall MMaarriinneess DistinguishedServiceMedal,G.VI.R.(PO.X.1613R.D.Page.Cpl.R.M.)impressednaming;NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp, Palestine1936-1939(O.X.1613R.D.Page.Mne.R.M.)officialcorrectiontoname;1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;Pacifc Star,1clasp,Burma;WarMedal1939-45;RoyalMarineForcesVolunteerReserveL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.(RMV/8485R.D.Page.D.S. M. Clr. Sgt. R.M.F.V.R.) minor official corrections; NNoorrwwaayy, War Cross, mounted as worn, very fne or better (9) £1,800-£2,200
Provenance: Glendining’s, November 2000.
D.S.M. LondonGazette 26 September 1940: ‘For services in and around Narvik.’
The original recommendation states: ‘Aftertheshiphadbeenhitbybombsplinterson5July1940,CorporalPageshowedresourceinextinguishinga frethathadstartedonthe catapultplatform.HethennoticedthataClarkson’sCasewassmouldering,thelidhavingbeenblowoff.Heimmediatelycausedthecasetobe thrown overboard, his prompt conduct thus averting what might have been a serious accident.’
Norwegian War Cross LondonGazette 13 October 1942: ‘For great gallantry and leadership before the enemy during the Norwegian campaign.’ RRooyyDDaavviiddPPaaggeewasbornon18December1915,andjoinedtheRoyalMarinesintheearly1930s.AndhewasservingasaCorporalinthe cruiserH.M.S. Enterprise on,orabout,theoutbreakofhostilitiesinSeptember1939.AsashipoftheHalifaxEscortForce,oneof Enterprise’s frst missions was Operation ‘Fish’, the transferral of £10 million in gold bullion to Canada. Earlyin1940, Enterprise transferredtotheHomeFleetunderCaptainJ.C.Annesley,D.S.O.,R.N.,anditwasinthiscapacitythatshewas allocatedtotheNorwegiancampaign.InApril-MayshesupportedourtroopsashorebycarryingoutbombardmentsinandaroundNarvik,whilst attheendofthelattermonthshemadeanother‘goldrun’,sailingfromHarstadforGreenockwithathirdofNorway’sNationalTreasury’sgold deposit, an eventful journey in which she was twice attacked by enemy aircraft. Here,then,thebackgroundtoPage’sawardsoftheD.S.M.andNorwegianWarCross.HewasinvestedwiththeformerinMarch1943andthe latterinOctober1942.Detailsofhissubsequentwartimecareerhaveyettobereleased,butifhestayedinthe Enterprise,hewouldhaveseen furtheractioninForce‘H’intheMediterranean,includingOperation‘Catapult’,theattackmountedagainsttheFrenchVichy feetatMers-el-Kebir in July 1940, in addition to operations in the Far East in 1941-42. Page died in Rugby, Warwickshire in November 1978.
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AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo GGuunnnneerr DD.. FF.. CCuurrttiiss,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy Military Medal, G.V.R. (249224 Gnr: D. F. Curtis. R.F.A.) very fne
M.M. London Gazette 20 August 1919.
£180-£220
DDeennnniissFFrraannkkCCuurrttiiss,aLabourerfromWarminster,Wiltshire,attestedintotheRoyalFieldArtilleryforserviceduringtheGreatWar,andserved on the Western Front.
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(72851Sapr.R.M.Lyon.2/A.Sig:Coy.R.E.);1914-15Star(72851Pnr:R.M.Lyon.R.E.);BritishWarand Victory Medals (72851 Pnr. R. M. Lyon. R.E.) some glue deposits to reverses, otherwise good very fne (4)
MilitaryMedal,G.V.R.(14830Pte.-L.Cpl.W.Cuthill.2/S.Gds.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(14830Pte.W.Cuthill.S.Gds.) very fne (3)
£240-£280
M.M. London Gazette 12 June 1918.
Sold with copied Medal Index Card.
£300-£400 116622
AA GGrreeaatt WWaarr ‘‘WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt’’ MM..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo CCoorrppoorraall TT.. HHooggaann,, LLeeiinnsstteerr RReeggiimmeenntt Military Medal, G.V.R. (4123 Pte. T. Hogan. 7/Leins. R.) edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fne
M.M. London Gazette 26 March 1917. TThhoommaassHHooggaannattestedfortheLeinsterRegimentandservedwiththe7thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront.Advanced Corporal,hewasawardedtheMilitaryMedalandsawfurtherservicewiththe2ndBattalion.HeisnotedashavingreceivedaGunShotWound to his thigh, and was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 12 June 1919. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and copied medal roll extract.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(7901529Tpr.F.S.Smith.R.A.C.);1939-45Star;BurmaStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,mounted court-style for wear, extremely fne (5)
£1,600-£2,000
M.M. London Gazette 27 July 1944:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma.’
TheoriginalRecommendation,originallyforaD.C.M.,dated23April1944,states:‘TrooperFrederickStephenSmithwasdriverofatankinthe attackontheNungchigum[Nunshigum]feature,nearImphal,on13April1944.Ashistank,whichwasaleadingone,reachedtheobjective,it cameunderveryheavy fre,andthecommanderandthe37mmGunnerwerebothkilled,whilethetankwasimmobilisedthroughthestarter motorbecomingjammed.Thistankwasonthesummitoftheridgefor3hours,generallyunderheavy fre,andallvisionslitsandperiscopeswere soondestroyed.Forthegreaterpartofthistime,TrooperSmith,thoughinfullviewoftheenemy,whowerewithin100yardsofthetank,found targetsforthe75mmgunbyopeninghisownvisorandgivingdirectionstotheGunner.The frethusproducedhadmuchtodowiththerepulse ofthreedeterminedenemycounterattacks.Later,hedismountedunder fre,toattachatowropetohistank,sothatitcouldbemovedandthe starter motor freed. Throughout the action his coolness and courage under very trying conditions were beyond praise.’
‘TheJapanesewere frmlyduginonthetopofasteephill,risingsome600feetfromthevalley.Twotroopsofthe3rdCarabineersandtwo companiesofthe17thDograRegimentwere giventhejobofcapturingthehill.At10.30onemorningthetanksandinfantrystartedtoclimb, whiletheartilleryplasteredtheenemypositionabove.Thetanksroaredandclattered,slippingandskiddingsidewaysorbackwardsasthey laboriouslymadetheirwayupwards.Indianengineersaccompaniedthemtohelpthemovertheworstplaces.Sosteepwastheslopethatone tanksomersaultedbackwards,and,althoughthecrewescapedwithashaking,sixSepoyssittingontopweretrappedunderneath.TheCarabineers andDograsreachedthetopwithoutopposition,andstoppedtogettheirbreathbeforethemainassault.There,100yardsaway,wastheJapanese position on three bumps on top of the ridge.
Theridgewasonlywideenoughforonetankatatime,withthehilldroppingawayprecipitouslyoneitherside,andcloudspouringacrosslike fast-blowingsmoke.Startingforwardinlineahead,withtheDograsclosebehindthem,thetankstravelledatonlyamileanhour–thefastestthey coulddo.Thenheavy fghtingstarted.TheJapanesewereallaround,ontheslopesofthehillbelowandonthebumpabove,tenyardsfromthe tanks, but only dimly seen through the drifting clouds.
Barbedwire,piquetsandammunitionhadbeenbroughtupinandonthetanks,andsoontheDograswereduginandsecure.Thecounter-attacks whichfollowedwereallrepulsed.Forty-sevendeadJapanesewerefoundinthebunkers,and,inall,thebodiesof277enemywerecountedonthe hill.TheDograshadcapturedaJapaneseofficer'ssword,acovetedtrophy.TheDograC.O.decidedthatthemanwhomostdeserveditwas Squadron Sergeant Major Craddock. And who was better qualifed to make the presentation than his comrade-in-arms, Subadar Ranbir Singh.’
AAggooooddSSeeccoonnddWWaarr‘‘iimmmmeeddiiaattee’’IIttaalliiaanntthheeaattrreeMM..MM..ggrroouuppooff ff vveeaawwaarrddeeddttooLLaanncceeCCoorrppoorraallSS..AA..WWaaiinnee,,2222MMeecchhaanniiccaall EEqquuiippmmeennttPPllaattoooonn,,RRooyyaallEEnnggiinneeeerrss,,aannAArrmmoouurreeddDDoozzeerrddrriivveerrwwhhoooofftteennccaammeeuunnddeerrssnniippeerraannddmmoorrttaarr ff rree,,aannddoonnoonnee ooccccaassiioonnccaammeeuunnddeerraattttaacckkffrroommaaTTiiggeerrttaannkk,,wwhhiillssttpprreeppaarriinnggtthheeAARRKKccrroossssiinnggss((mmoobbiilleebbrriiddggeeccrroossssiinnggss))ffoorrtthheerriivveerrss SSeenniioo aanndd SSaanntteerrnnoo iinn AApprriill 11994455 MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(2130313Spr.S.A.Waine.R.E.) suspensionmountedadjustedtoretainapin;1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1 clasp,1stArmy;ItalyStar;WarMedal1939-45,withribandbar,clothshouldertitles,Soldier’sServiceandPayBook,photographs of recipient in uniform and other ephemera, otherwise good very fne (lot) £1,200-£1,600
M.M. London Gazette 18 October 1945.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘Onthenight9/10April1945SprWaineandhispartnerwereoperatinganarmdD7angledozerinsupport of"F"AssaultSqnoftheArmdEngineerBdewhowereplacingARKsintheSENIOforthetankcrossing.Duetothepoorvisibilityandthe difficultyofseeingfromtheinteriorofthearmddozeritwasnecessaryforSprWainetostandoutintheopentoguidehispartneratwork. Despitesnipers,mortaringandshellingthetwooperators,takingitinturntostandintheopenandguidetheother,continuedworkuntilthe approachhadbeencutthroughthebank.WhentheARK[ArmouredRampCarrier-turret-lessChurchilltank]wasplaced,theycrossedtheriver and cut a way through the far bank in a similar manner.
The speed and skill with which this difficult task was done undoubtedly contributed greatly to the success of the tank crossing.
Throughoutthe10thand11thAprilthetwooperatorscontinuedwiththeadvance fllinginditchesandcratersunderthespasmodicshelland mortar fre with very little opportunity for rest or sleep.
Onthenightof11/12April"F"AssaultSqnsentaShermandozertocutthroughthebankoftheriverSANTERNOforanARKtankcrossing. Afteranhour'swork,duringwhichtimetheenemybecamefullyawarethatacrossingwasbeingmadeatthatplace,theShermandozersheda trackandbecameimmovableinthehalf-fnishedcutting.SprWaineandpartnerwerebroughtupandcommencedtocutanewapproachthrough the foodbankstotheARKsiteunderheavyandcontinuous fre.ATigertankalsoappearedonthefarbankandproceededtoshootatthedozer, one shot carrying a bracket off the side of the machine.
DespiteallthisinterferenceSprWaineandpartner,eachalternatelyoperatingthemachineandguidingitfromtheopen,continuedwiththetask untilthecuttingwasmade.WhentheARKwasplacedtheycrossedtheotherbankandcutanexitroadthroughthefarbank.Thegreatgallantry andcompletedisregardofdangershownbySprWaineandhispartnerthroughoutthesefourdaysundoubtedlycontributedverygreatlytothe success of these operations and set a standard of conduct which could hardly be surpassed.’
M.I.D. Oak Leaf affixed to 1939-45 Star, but this not confrmed.
SSttaannlleeyyAArrtthhuurrWWaaiinneewasborninPutney,LondoninJune1924.HeenlistedintheBritishArmy14November1940atManchester,andserved withthe22MechanicalEquipmentPlatoon,RoyalEngineersinAfricaandItaly.WaineadvancedtoLanceCorporal,andtransferredtotheArmy Reserve in July 1946.
British War and Victory Medals (2/3113 Gnr. B. Waine. N.Z.E.F.) with cap badge, ‘Wain’ on VM, very fne
BBeerrttiieeWWaaiinneewasthefatheroftheabove.Atrainedcivilengineer,hewasworkinginNewZealandatthetimeoftheGreatWar,subsequently enlistingintheNZEF.Waineservedon theWesternFrontwiththeNewZealandFieldArtillery(HowitzerBattery)throughout1917-18.Hewas discharged in his native England.
MilitaryMedal,G.VI.R.(M-41334CplPBayleyRCanEng)additionallystamped‘R’forReplacement;1939-45Star;ItalyStar; FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal,Canadianissueinsilver;CanadianVolunteerServiceMedal,withoverseasclasp;War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, these last six all unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, good very fne (7) £400-£500
M.M. London Gazette 2 August 1945 (North West Europe).
‘On11April1945,2CanadianInfantryBrigadewasmakinganassaultcrossingoftheIjsselRiver.The4thCanadianFieldCompany,Royal CanadianEngineerswasresponsiblefortheconstructionofa350-footF.B.E.bridgeatthispoint.ActingCorporalBayleywasinchargeofaraft construction site with one section of engineers under his command.
TheraftconstructionsiteofwhichCorporalBayleywasinchargewasinfullviewoftheenemy.Theenemyinanattempttodenythisimportant crossingto2CanadianInfantryBrigadehadbroughtdownheavyartillery freontheimmediatevicinityofthebridgingsite.CorporalBayley, realizingtheimportanceofhistask,carriedonwithhisdutiesdespitethecontinuousshelling.Undertheseharassingconditionsandatgreatriskto hisownpersonalsafetyheorganizedandmaintainedtheworkontheconstructionsiteforwhichhewasresponsible.Byhis fneexampleof courageandleadership,heinspiredhissectiontotheirmaximumeffort.Atonetime,theshellingbecamesointensethatsixofhissectionbecame casualtieswithinafewminutes,Neverthelesshecarriedonandbyhiscalmnessandsteadydirectionhesoinspiredhisownsectionandthe personnel of two other platoons working beside him that the bridging was completed in record time.
Asaresultofthisrapidconstruction,2CanadianInfantryBrigadewereabletoquicklycontinuetheiradvanceandtosecuretheirobjectiveonthe far side of the river.’
LLaannccee--CCoorrppoorraall‘‘BBiillll’’BBeennttlleeyyMM..MM..,,22PPaarraammeeddiicc,,llaatteerrrreettrriieevveeddBBiinngglleeyy’’ssbbooddyyffrroommtthheebbaattttllee ff eelldd,,‘‘IIttwwaassaammoovviinnggmmoommeenntt ffoorreevveerryyoonnee..GGaazzwwaasstthhee ff rrssttooffoouurrddeeaaddttoobbeerreeccoovveerreedd..TThheessttoorryyooffhhiissllaassttffeewwmmiinnuutteessoofflliiffeehhaaddaallrreeaaddyyrreeaacchheedd uusstthhrroouugghhBBaazzGGrraayylliinngg..TThheeyyhhaaddbbeeeennmmaakkiinnggaaffrroonnttaallcchhaarrggeeoonnaannAArrggiieemmaacchhiinnee--gguunnppoosstt..GGrraayylliinnggwwaasshhiittaattcclloossee rraannggeeiinnhhiisswwaatteerrbboottttllee;;iitteexxppllooddeeddsshhaatttteerriinngghhiisshhiipp..AAssGGrraayylliinnggccoollllaappsseedd,,ssttiillll ff rriinngg,,tthheeyyssiilleenncceeddtthheeAArrggiieeMMGG..BBuuttaass ffaatteewwoouullddhhaavveeiitttthheellaassttffeewwrroouunnddssssqquueeeezzeeddoo ffff bbyytthheeAArrggiieegguunnnneerrrriippppeeddtthhrroouugghhGGaazzBBiinngglleeyy’’sshheeaadd,,kkiilllliinngghhiimm iinnssttaannttllyy.. BBootthh BBiinngglleeyy aanndd GGrraayylliinngg wweerree aawwaarrddeedd tthhee MMiilliittaarryy MMeeddaall ffoorr tthheeiirr hheerrooiicc ee ffff oorrtt..’’ MilitaryMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(24521305PteBJGraylingPara);SouthAtlantic1982,withrosette(24521305PteBJGrayling Para) withofficialcorrections;GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(24521305PteBJGraylingMMPara) mounted as originally worn, very fne (lot) £50,000-£70,000
M.M. London Gazette 8 October 1982:
‘InthedarkearlyhoursofFriday28May1982,the2ndBattalionTheParachuteRegimentlaunchedanightattackonanenemybunkersystemin the area of the Goose Green settlement on the Island of East Falkland.
PrivateGraylingandLanceCorporalBingleyweremembersofamachinegunteamwhentwoenemymachinegunpostsopeneduponthe Company’s right fank. The enemy’s heavy rate of fre threatened to stop the advance.
PrivateGraylingandLanceCorporalBingleymovedtoapositionwheretheythoughttheycouldputdownsuppressive fre.Instead,theyfound themselveswithintenmetresoftheenemy.Withatotaldisregardfortheirownsafetytheyimmediatelyattackedanddestroyedtheenemy machine gun position. Lance Corporal Bingley was killed and Private Grayling continued and successfully pressed home the assault. Theirheroicactionensuredthatthecompanycouldcontinueitsadvance.Forhispartinthisattackinwhichhisconduct,bearingand determination were of a very high order indeed.’
CorporalG.D.‘Gaz’Bingley,listedabove,wasawardedaposthumousM.M.forhisgallantryatGooseGreen(thismedalgroupappearingatpublic auction in 2018)
BBaarrrryyJJaammeessGGrraayylliinnggwasborninJanuary1963,andresidedinFelixstowe,Su ffolk.HejoinedtheBritishArmyinMay1979,andsubsequently attendedselectionfortheParachuteRegiment.Havingcompletinghisrecruittrainingandinitialjumpstraining,Graylinggainedhiswingsandwas assigned to 2 Para. After a very brief posting to Germany, Grayling served in Kenya, 13 November - 18 December 1981. GraylingembarkedfortheSouthAtlanticonOperation Corporate on26April1982,uponthesuccessfulcompletionofwhichhereturnedtothe U.K.andthenservedinBelize,April-October1983.GraylingservedatourofoperationsinNorthernIreland,5November1984-19March 1985,withotherpostingsincludingtotheU.S.A.,Belize,CyprusandCanada.Hewasdischarged,8January1990,havingserved10yearsand230 days with the Colours.
Graylingwasamemberof11Platoon,‘D’Company,underthecommandofMajorPhilNeame.HisPlatoonLeader,andbestfriend,beingLanceCorporal ‘Gaz’ Bingley. 2 Para were due for a proposed tour of Belize, the latter being cancelled as the situation in the South Atlantic unfolded. Lieutenant-ColonelChristopherKeeble,D.S.O.,whoassumedcommandof2ParaattheBattleofGooseGreenfollowingthedeathofColonel ‘H’JonesV.C,givesaninsightintotheethosofthemenoftheBattalionastheyembarkedfora21dayvoyageoftrainingandpreparationsforwar whilst afoat:
‘IwasenormouslyattractedtotheParachuteRegimentbecauseofthiswonderfulfeelingofcomradeship.Weallhavetogothroughatraumatic selectionprocess,whichweedsoutagreatnumberofpeople.Weareunitedinourhardship,bywhatwehavedone.Itisaverygoodwayof preparingfortheactualtraumaofwar.Soldiersdonot fghtforQueenandcountry,orevenforMaggie-they fghtforeachother.Buttheyneed toknowthattheircomradeswoulddothesame.Selectionproducesthatmutualtrust.That'showitisin2Para.Wehadspentourpracticetrainingfusingtheindividualstogether.The freofwarmerelytemperedthatprocess.Wewouldneverhavegivenup.Wewouldhavefoughtto the last man rather than not achieve the mission.’
Littlewonder,then,thattheParachuteRegimenthasbeenactivelydeployedforalmosteveryyearofitsexistenceanditsmenhavebeen decoratedoutofallproportiontotheirnumber;theiraccoladesincludingtwoVictoriaCrosseseachforArnhem,andinmorerecentyears, Afghanistan.Mostpertinentlythough,andperhaps,unsurprisingly,bothV.C.sawardedfortheFalklandsWaralsowenttomenfromtheParachute Regiment;onebeingtoSergeantIanMckay,3Para,forMountLongdon.Theother,awardedtoLieutenant-ColonelH.Jones,O.C.2Para,wasfor GooseGreenanditishardto fndabetterexampleoftheParachuteRegiment’saforementionedqualitiesthanin2Para’scelebratedandepic battleon28and29May1982onthecold,boggyandtreelessterrainoftheisthmusof theDarwinandGooseGreensettlements.Indeed,asignal, sentto2ParaafterthebattlefromtheChiefoftheGeneralStaff statedthattheBattalionhad‘executedafeatofarmsandgallantryprobably unsurpassedintheglorioushistoryoftheBritishArmyPDitwillcertainlyratewiththeothergreatexamplesofcouragebytheParachute Regiment such as the Normandy Landings and Arnhem’.
ThemainbodyoftheBattalionembarkedintherequisitionedNorthSeaferry,theMV Norland,fromPortsmouthon26April1982.MajorPhil Neame,OfficerCommandingDCompany,2Para,describesthechangingatmosphereamongthemembersofthebattalionduringtheir21day journey to the South Atlantic:
‘Therewasalotoftrainingandsortingoutofstoresandsoon.Butnoonetooktheexerciseseriously,italllookedlikelythatwewouldgofora niceSouthAtlanticcruise,abigshowofarmsandmaybeevengoashore,butnoonereallythoughtthatweweregoingtoshedbloodatthat stage - they were all hoping we would, but didn’t really believe it was going to happen. Isupposeitallstartedtochangewhenthe Belgrano wassunk.Thatofcoursegoteveryonechauvinisticandexcited;thenacoupleofdayslater the Sheffield wassunk.Itwasatthispointthattheshipbecamerathermorequietthanithadbeen,everyonewrappedupintheirownthoughts, butprobablynotuntilthenhaditdawnedreallythatthiscouldbearatherbloodybusinessandthatwemightnotallbecomingback.’(MajorPhil Neame’s personal account of the action at Goose Green published in Above All, Courage by Max Arthur, refers.)
AlthoughlatetodepartfromtheU.K.,themenof2Parawereamongthevery frstoftheTaskForcetobeputashore,landingon‘BlueBeach’in Bonner’sBay,SanCarlosWater,onthedark,earlymorningof21May,whencetheywereordered,ladendownwithextremelyheavybergens,to moveuptothetopofthedominatingfeatureofthearea,SussexMountain,toensurenoArgentineforcehadanychanceofdisruptingthe landings, ‘D’ Company at the rear:
‘Aswemovedoff weendedupattherearofthebattalionsnakegoingupSussexmountain.Isupposeeveryonewascarryingabout80lbs butthe guyswiththemortarsmusthavebeencarryingaround120lbsandofcoursewereholdingusupattheback.WithArgentineairstrikesexpected atdaybreakthiswasalittletrying.Knowingourrearwasbythensecure,Iovertookthem,butwewerestillleftstrugglingupthemountainwhen the frst strikes came in’ (Ibid)
Fortunatelyfor2Para,theArgentinianaircraftwerefocussedmostlyonthelargenumberofshipsinthebay,someofwhichwerehit,to devastatingeffect.ThebattalioncouldonlystareassuccessiveMirageorSkyhawkattackswentin,whileintheCommandPostworkhadto continueregardlessoffeelingsofvulnerability.The2Parapositionwasquiteuniqueinthatmostoftheenemyaircrafthadtopassoverthe battalion before getting to the ships.
TheirgrandstandonSussexmountainallowedtheMachine-GunPlatoontoproduceabarrageofbulletswhichresultedinaclaimofatleastthree hits.Similarstorieswererepeatedoftenintherifecompanies.Soonthecombinationofinactivityandfrustrationatthecarnagebeingwreaked belowbegantotakeeffect.Aboveall,therewasnocleardirectiongiventotheproceedings,andasyetnodecisionhadbeenmadeforabreakout. Theconstantwinddidlittletoboostspiritseither-atthisstage,for2Para,themajorcauseofcasualtieswastheeffectofcoldandwetonthe feet. Trench foot put numbers of men out of action.
Aperiodofagonisingfrustrationnowfollowedinwhich,ontwoseparateoccasions,2ParawereprimedtoraidGooseGreenonlytohavethe operationaborted.Onthe frstoccasion,12PlatoonhadevengoneaheadandsecuredCanterraHouse,adwellingapproximatelyhalfway betweenSussexMountainandthestartoftheGooseGreenisthmus.Linkingupwiththeremainderof‘D’Company,chosenastheadvanceguard fortheraid,theyhadthensetoff fortheirimmediateobjective,CamillaCreekHouse,beforehearingthattheoperationhadbeenshelved.12 PlatoonreturnedtoCanterraHouseandtherestofDCompany,includingGrayling,trudgedbackoverthe7orsomilesoftracklessmoorland, arrivingback,lateintothenight,atSussexMountainwet,tiredandmiserable.AlackofairsupportduetoSASprioritisationhadbeenthecauseof thecancellationandColonelHJoneswasfurious,exclaiming‘I’vewaitedtwentyyearsforthis,andnowsomef------marine’scancelledit’.He showedlittlesympathy,however,forthemenofDCompany,suchwerehishighexpectations,tellingthemto‘stopwhingingandgetonwithit’. Thefollowingmorningasecondplannedoperationwasalsocancelled,thistime duetobadweather,andso12Platoon,bynowtiredandhungry themselves, ‘tabbed’ back from Canterra House to rejoin 2 Para in the trenches on Sussex Mountain.
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Finally,on26May,tohisgreatrelief,JoneswasinformedbyBrigadierJulianThompson,O/C3CommandoBrigade,thatthemissionwasbackon. Thistimeitwasnottobejustaraidhowever;theordersnowwerefor2ParatoactuallycaptureGooseGreenanditsgarrisonofcloseto1100 well-armedtroopswhowereinpreparedpositions,protectedbyminefelds.Andso,justafterduskon26Mayhavingalreadylosttheequivalent ofaplatoonofmentotheravagesoffrostbiteandexposure,theparatroopersof2ParaBattalion(approximately450men),onceagainledby‘D’ Company,movedoff themountainandnavigated,inpitchdarkness,the8miletrekthroughthemarshyandrockstrewnterraintowardsthe unoccupiedCamillaCreekHouse,intheenvironsofwhichtheentirebattalion,barthoseonpatrols,spentthefollowingdayrestingandpreparing theirequipment.Themen,nowinlight fghtingorder,werecarryingtheirweapons,includingammunition,twowaterbottlesandfoodforfortyeighthours.The2inchmortarswereleftbehindsinceH.M.S. Arrow wouldbeonhandtoprovidestarshellilluminationbutatthelastmoment ‘H’ agreed to bring two 81mm mortars. Radio equipment, three Milan missile fring posts and 17 missiles were also taken. Then,inarathershamefulturnofevents,theSignalsPlatoon,tuningintothe10amBBCWorldService,realisedtheirmissionhadbeen compromised;thenewsreaderannouncingtotheworld:‘AparachutebattalionispoisedandreadytoassaultDarwinandGooseGreen’.Their incredulousColonelragedincandescently,fulminatingthathewouldsuetheCorporationandthegovernmentinduecourse.Theculpritwas neverfoundbutpoliticalexpediencyfromwithinThatcher’swarcabinetwasalwayssuspected.Nonetheless,workingwithverylittle fresupport andlimitedinformationabouthistarget,‘H’gavetheordersfortheattacktohiscompanycommandersandbattalionspecialistslateon27May, shortly after which the various companies moved into their start line positions at the top of the isthmus, highly motivated for a fght.
ItwasknownthattheArgentinedefencescomprisedofatleastthreerifecompanies,inadditiontosomeAirForcepersonnel.Mixedintelligence gatheredfrompreviouspatrolsintheareadidlittletoclarifythesituation.Itwas,however,knownthattherewasasystemofatleast16trenches near Darwin Hill, with more in and around Boca House and Darwin itself. Whatresultedwasasix-phase,night/dayaction,withthegroundandnumbersbothinfavourofthedefenders.Thisdidnotdeterthe‘Red Machine’.2Paraweretaskedwithcovering14km,capturingGooseGreenanditsgarrison,allwithin14hours.Grayling’s11Platoonwas commandedbythenineteenyearoldSecondLieutenantChrisWaddington,knownbythenickname‘BoyWonder’.Thelatterwasthesameage as Grayling. The 24 year old ‘Gaz’ Bingley being the Platoon Leader.
Major Neame’s account offers further detail of his Company’s action:
‘ThelastthingIwantedwastoendupaheadof‘A’and‘B’Companiesandgetcaughtupintheircrossfre.Sowetrodaverycarefulpathbackto a known start point, found the track and sat down to wait for our battle to start.
Fortunately‘A’and‘B’Companieswerestillaheadofus,butwhatIhadn’ttakenintoaccountwasthatwehadgotaheadofH’sTacticalH.Q.He camestompingdownthetrack,foundusandtookthisasamostimmensepersonalaffrontthathisreservecompanywasactuallyclosertothe battlethanhewas.Suitablychastenedwejustsatwherewewereandwatchedhimgostompingfurtherdownthetrackonlyto fndhimself caughtincrossfrefurtherdown.Bythistimeboth‘A’and‘B’Companieshadputinanattackofsorts.H.camestompingbackandhavingbeen shotat,identifedonepositionwherehethoughtthe frecamefromanddirectedmetogoand destroyit.MyonlydifficultywasthatIcouldn’t reallyseewherethispositionwasandhedidn’treallyknowwhereitwasonthemap.Sowecalledupa fremissionfromtheshipthatwas offshore,hopingitwasoneofthepre-targetedobjectives.Theygaveusabouttworoundsandthenthegunjammedontheship,sothatwasa great start! We were already underway so it just became an advance to contact and hope for the best.’
CCoorroonnaattiioonn PPooiinntt -- aa FFaattaall CChhaarrggee,, bbuutt SSaavveedd bbyy aa WWaatteerr BBoottttllee Grayling’s company found themselves thrust up against a trench system held by the Argentine Lieutenant Manresa’s Company: ‘Bythenwewereaheadoftheothertwocompanies.Wedimlysawapositionontheskylineaheadofuswhichofferednooppositionatall.So wejustwentstraightintoafrontalassaultwhichwasthe frsttimeI’dbeeninactioninmylife.Itallseemedtobegoingwell,whensuddenlytwo machine-gunsopeneduponusfromtheright....Bynowweweresuddenlycaught fat-footed.Therewasalreadyoneplatoonclearingtheposition infrontofus,theplatoononmyrightwascompletelypinneddownbytwomachine-gunsandthedifficultywasgettinganytroopsavailableto manoeuvre around and actually assault this position....
Myotherforceavailablewasmythirdplatoonandanydirectiontheywerelikelytoattackfromwouldmeanassaultingstraightintowardsthe directionIthought‘B’Companywas.After...suckingofteethandwonderingwhatthehelltodo,IsawChrisWaddington[11Platoon Commander]hadalreadystartedbringinghisplatoonacrosssothattheycouldassault.Iwasstillconcernedthatthey’dbeshootingup‘B’ Company in the process, but there was no option.
BythistimeH.wasyellingto fndoutwhatthehellwasholdingusup.SoItold Christogoinandassaultandinhewent.Igotafewexpletives fromJohnCroslandaboutthenumberofroundsthatwerecominghiswayandIansweredwithexpletivesaboutthenumberofroundsthatwere coming my way and we just got on with it.
The assault led to four casualties. One of those killed was Corporal Bingley who was very brave. 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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He’dgonetogroundnotreallyknowingquitewherethesemachine-gunswereandfoundhimselfvirtuallyoverlookingtheposition.Heand Grayling just went in and did an immediate assault and the two of them took the fve-strong position between them.
ButBingleywaskilledintheprocessandGraylingslightlyinjured.Itwasthatsortofimmediategetupandgoand fairthatreallygotusoutofa very sticky situation.’ (Ibid)
BingleyandGrayling’sfrontalassaultonthepositionisfurtherdescribedbythe2ParamedicLance-Corporal‘Bill’Bentley(whowasalsoawarded an M.M. for his gallantry during the Falklands confict) in Goose Green, A Battle Fought to be Won, by M. Adkin: ‘Asdaylightapproached,westartedtosearchforthoseof‘D’Coystillmissing.PadreCoopercalledmeover,hehadfoundGazBingley.Gazhad beenshotthroughthehead.IhelpedthePadrecarryGazbacktotheRAPinaponcho.Iwillneverforgetthatshortwalk,hisheadkeptbanging againstmyknee...Itwasamovingmomentforeveryone.Gazwasthe frstofourdeadtoberecovered.Thestoryofhislastfewminutesoflife hadalreadyreachedusthroughBazGrayling.TheyhadbeenmakingafrontalchargeonanArgiemachine-gunpost.Graylingwashitatcloserange inhiswaterbottle;itexplodedshatteringhiship.AsGraylingcollapsed,still fring,theysilencedtheArgieMG.Butasfatewouldhaveitthelast fewroundssqueezedoff bytheArgiegunnerrippedthroughGazBingley’shead,killinghiminstantly.BothBingleyandGraylingwereawardedthe Military Medal for their heroic effort.’
Grayling returned to the UK:
Awarveteranat19-that’sBarryGrayling,whohasbeensettlinginforafewdays’relaxationathisparents’homeinPhilipAvenue[Felixstowe] afterhisreturnfromtheFalklands...Barry,who fewintoRAFBrizeNortonearlierlastweek,wasabletorevealhislifewasprobablysavedbyhis waterbottle,whichdefectedbullets fredbytheArgentines....Hearrivedtoarapturouswelcome...Barrywasreluctanttotalkindetailofhiswar experiences-butsaidhehaddifficultyinadjustingtothewarmthofsummertimeBritainafterthezerotemperaturesoftheSouth Atlantic...’ (Newspaper cutting included with the lot refers)
Grayling later added in another newspaper interview: ‘Itwashardand tiring.Mycompanykeptattackingpositionsandpushingforwarduntilwegottotheairfeld...Ilostsomeverygoodfriendsout there. I am just glad the job is over and glad to be home.’
Soldwiththefollowingarchiveofrelateditemsanddocuments:Recipient’sIdentityDisc;ShortbrimmedJungleBushHat,‘Grayling’writtenin markerpeninside;RegularArmyCertifcateofService;typedcopyofM.M.citation,thisglazedandframed;anumberoflettersofcongratulation writtentotherecipientontheoccasionoftheawardofhisM.M.,theseincludingfromBrigadierM.J.A.Wilson,O.B.E.,M.C.,Headquarters5 InfantryBrigade,ColonelG.D.Farrell,M.B.E.,RegimentalH.Q.,TheParachuteRegiment,MajorJ.S.Williams,D.C.M.,Para,Major(Q.M.)F.J. Miller,29CommandoRegimentRoyalArtillery,andMrT.L.Savage,TheMayorFelixstowe;anannotatedscrapbookcompiledbytherecipient, repletewithphotographsfromservicecareer,includingwith‘Gaz’Bingley,andlabelled‘Kenya1981’;anotherscrapbookrepletewith contemporarynewspapercuttingsrelatingtotherecipient’sinvestitureand2ParathroughouttheFalklandsWar;pairofframedandglazed photographsofrecipientinuniform;copiesof GooseGreen,ABattleisFoughttobeWon,byM.Adkinand 2ParaFalklands,TheBattalionAt War, by Major-General J. Frost.
DistinguishedFlyingMedal,G.VI.R.(1561906F/Sgt.W.R.Mc.Intyre.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;WarMedal1939 -45, good very fne (4) £1,400-£1,800
D.F.M. London Gazette 13 April 1943.
TheoriginalRecommendation,dated18January1943,states:‘FlightSergeantMcIntyrehascompleted31operationalsortiesincludingmanyofthe mostheavilydefendedareasinGermany.Hiskeennessandskillhaveatalltimesbeenaninspirationtohiscrewanda fneexampletotheless experiencedAirGunnersofthesquadron.Onthreeoccasionshesavedhisaircraftfromdamageandpossibledestructionbysightingenemy fghters frstanddrivingthemoff byhisaccurateshootingbeforetheenemyaircraftopened fre.IwishtorecommendFlightSergeantMcIntyre for the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.
RemarksbytheStationCommander:ThisAirGunnerhasmaintainedahighstandardofkeennessanddevotiontodutythroughouthistourand has set an excellent example to other gunners in the squadron. I strongly support his Squadron Commander's recommendation.’
WWiilllliiaammRRooyyMMccIInnttyyrreeservedduringtheSecondWorldWarasaFlightSergeantin218(GoldCoast)Squadron, fying31OperationalSortiesin both Wellingtons and Stirlings.
Sold with an R.A.F. cap badge.
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A.F.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919.
Approximately 102 A.F.M.’s awarded for the Great War.
AAllbbeerrttJJaammeessWWoooollhheeaaddwasborninLoughton,BuckinghamshireinJuly1898.HeenlistedasActingAirMechanicIintheRoyalNavalAirService, 20July1916.WoolheadservedatH.M.S. PresidentII, andsubsequentlyatR.N.A.S.Killingholme(seaplanebase).Hewasservingatthelatterwhen hetransferredasCorporalMechanictotheRoyalAirForceinApril1918.WoolheadservedattheseaplanebaseatSouthShields,OctoberDecember 1918, before returning to Killingholme. He transferred to the R.A.F. Reserve in March 1919.
AA ppoosstt--WWaarr AA..FF..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff sseevveenn aawwaarrddeedd ttoo MMaasstteerr NNaavviiggaattoorr RR.. WWaattmmoorree,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee AirForceMedal,G.VI.R.,2ndissue(1625536Sgt.R.Watmore.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939 -45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,G.VI.R.(1625536F.Sgt.R.Watmore.R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R., 2nd issue (M. Nav. R. Watmore (1625536) R.A.F.) good very fne (7) (7)
£1,200-£1,600
A.F.M. London Gazette 5 June 1952.
RReeggiinnaallddWWaattmmoorreeservedwiththeRoyalAirForce,andadvancedtoMasterNavigator,14August1954.HestillappearsasservingintheAir Force List of 1964.
TThhoommaassHHuuggggaarrdd,anativeofCountyKerry,wasbornon25February1899andworkedasafarmerbeforejoiningtheRoyalIrishConstabulary on5August1919andservedasaConstablewithTipperaryPolice.HetransferredtoLongfordinearly1920,andwasstationedattheR.I.C. barracksatBallinamuck.Itwasaformidablebuilding,whichhadbeenconstructedearlyinthe19thcenturytooverawethesurroundingarea, where Irish rebels aided by French troops had been defeated during the 1798 Rebellion, giving it an iconic status in republican tradition. ThemostcomprehensiveaccountoftheattackontheR.I.C.atBallinamuckisthatofFrancisDavis(I.R.A.WitnessStatement496):‘EarlyinJune [Sean]ConnollycontactedmeandtoldmehewasgoingtoattackBallinamuckR.I.C.barracks.Itoldhimthatitwasaregularfortress.Itwasacut stonebuildingsurroundedbyahighwallwithroundtowerswhichwereloopholed;onetoweronthenorth-westcornerandoneonthesoutheastcorner.Onthewestsidetherewasa ffteenfootwallwithaspikedrailingontop.Onthenorthsidetherewasaball-alleyabouttwenty-fve feethigh.Thisstoodbackontheoutsidefromthebarrackwallwhichwasabout ffteenfeethighwithapassagebetween.Onthesouthsidethe wallwasabouttwentyfeethighwithapproximatelyafour-footgrowthofivyontop.Entrancetothebarrackswasguardedbyanirongateabout twelvefoot[sic]high.Ontheeastoftheyardtherewereout-officebuildings.Thebuildingorbarracksproperwasofdoubleconstructionwitha valley roof.
OnthefollowingtwonightsConnollyandImadeadetailedreconnaissanceofthebuildingandIgavehimalltheinformationIhadaboutitandthe garrison.AfterthesecondvisithetoldmehisplanofattackandthathewouldrequirealadderthatwouldreachtothetopoftheBallAlleywall andaskedifIcould fndasuitableladder.IknewahousethathadsuchaladderandonthenightoftheattackIprocuredit.Theplanwasto throwhome-madebombs-Cartwheelboxes flledwithgelignite-ontothevalleyoftheroof,followedby bottlesofpetrolandmorebombsto set the place ablaze.
On10June1920,betweenthelocalI.R.A.andthemenofourBattalionIestimatethattherewassomewherebetweeneightyandonehundred menengagedonoursideinthisoperation.Elaborateprecautionsweretakentoguardallroadsleadingtothearea.Wehadaboutsixservicerifes forthejob,theremainderwerearmedwithshotgunsandrevolvers.Therifeswereusedto freonthewindowsinopeningtheattackandso keepthepoliceengaged,andthis,withthenoisecreated,woulddistractthemfromtheoperationsontheroof.Theattackwentoff asplanned–Connelly,McEoinandothersgotintotheballalleyandthrewthebombsandpetrolonthevalleyroof,settingtheplaceablaze.Itwasbreakingday whenthe frestarted.WhentheR.I.C.foundtheroofon freandindangeroffallingonthemtheyretiredtooneoftheout-officesandremained there until we withdrew. There were no casualties and no arms were captured.’
FortheirgallantryinthedefenceofthePoliceBarracksatBallinamuck,SergeantsMichaelFlanaganandHughMcGuire,andConstablesThomas Huggard,ThomasCollins,PatrickKenny,andMichaelMorrisroewereallawardedtheConstabularyMedal.HuggardwasfurtherCommendedthe followingyearforcourageousconductintheGranardarea.Fallingillsoonafter,hediedoftuberculosis(likelyexacerbatedbywounds)inDublin on 5 February 1922, aged 22, and is buried in Mount Jerome Protestant Cemetery, Dublin. Sold with copied research.
AA ‘‘RRooyyaall HHoouusseehhoolldd’’ RR..VV..MM.. ggrroouupp ooff ffoouurr aawwaarrddeedd ttoo MMrr.. HH.. JJ.. NNeeiill,, TThhaattcchheerr aanndd GGeenneerraall LLaabboouurreerr,, WWiinnddssoorr RRooyyaall FFaarrmmss RoyalVictorianMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue,silver,unnamedasissued,in RoyalMint caseofissue;Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued; Coronation1937,unnamedasissued,incardboxofissue;RoyalHouseholdFaithfulServiceMedal,G.V.R.,2ndissue,suspension dated ‘1910-1930’, with ‘Thirty Years’ bar (Neil, Herbert J.) in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fne (4) £500-£700
HHeerrbbeerrttJJaammeessNNeeiill(alsorecordedasNeal)wasemployedasaThatcherandGeneralLabourerontheWindsorRoyalFarms,and,asanoutdoor worker,wasinitiallyawardedtheRoyalHouseholdLongServiceTokenin1930.SubsequentlyexchangingitfortheMedal(hencewhyhereceived a2ndtypemedal),hewasawardedthe‘ThirtyYears’BartohisRoyalHouseholdFaithfulServiceMedalin1940,andwasawardedtheRoyal Victorian Medal in silver on 11 June 1942.
AA SSeeccoonndd WWaarr ‘‘CCiivviill DDiivviissiioonn’’ BB..EE..MM.. aawwaarrddeedd ttoo MMrr.. WW.. AA.. HHiillll,, MMoottoorr MMaaiill VVaann DDrriivveerr,, MMccNNaammaarraa aanndd CCoommppaannyy,, LLttdd.. British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (William A. Hill) minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fne £100-£140
B.E.M. London Gazette 15 June 1945: William Albert Hill, Motor Mail Van Driver, McNamara & Company, Ltd.
BritishEmpireMedal,(Civil)E.II.R.(JosephH.Tapley.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(326017Spr.J.H.Tapley.R.E.);Imperial ServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(JosephHaroldTapleyB.E.M.)mountedasworn;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,these similarly mounted, good very fne (4) £160-£200 117733
B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1955: Joseph Harold Tapley, Postal and Telegraph Officer, Head Post Office, Wrexham, Denbighshire.
I.S.M. London Gazette 28 November 1958: Tapley, Joseph Harold, B.E.M., Postal and Telegraph Officer, Wrexham.
B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1959: Phoebe, Mrs. Bradley, Centre Organiser, Henley Municipal Borough, Women’s Voluntary Services. SoldwithanewspapercuttingreportingonthepresentationoftheB.E.M.totherecipientbytheLordLieutenantofOxfordshire,theEarlof Macclesfeld, dated 17 July 1959, with a photograph of the investiture
BritishEmpireMedal,(Civil)E.II.R.(AlexanderThainKay)in RoyalMint caseofissue;ImperialServiceMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue (Alexander Thain Kay) in Royal Mint case of issue, about extremely fne (2) £120-£160
B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1967: Alexander Thain Kay, Technical Officer, Telephone Exchange, Pitlochry, General Post Office.
I.S.M. London Gazette 27 August 1963: Kay, Alexander Thain, Technical Officer, Dundee, General Post Office.
Baronet’sBadgeofNovaScotia,amagnifcentlate18thCenturyneckbadge,41mmx34mm,goldandenamel, fttedwithsmall ringsuspension,completewith a fneandrareGeorgiansilkneckcravat,50mmwide,825mmoveralllength,completewithgilt3 pronged fastening buckle, some very minor enamel chipping, otherwise extremely fne and rare
£3,000-£4,000
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbreastbadge,18caratgoldandenamel,hallmarksfor London1871,completewithswivel-bargoldsuspensionandintegralgoldribandbuckle, thislackingoneprong,somelightenamel damage to reverse wreath and solder repair to suspension, otherwise good very fne
£1,400-£1,800
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Officer’s1sttype,breastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1917, in Garrard, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fne £100-£140
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Civil)Officer’s1sttypebreastbadge,silver-gilt,hallmarksforLondon 1918, in Garrard, London, case of issue, good very fne £80-£100
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TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Officer’s2ndtypebreastbadge,silver-gilt;mountedcourt-style for wear alongside a 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; and War Medal 1939-45, extremely fne (5) £80-£100
TheImperialServiceOrder,G.V.R.,silver,goldandenamel,hallmarksforBirmingham1923, minorblueenameldamagetocentral cypher, otherwise good very fne £160-£200 118822
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Civil)Member’s1sttype,lady’sshoulderbadge,silver,hallmarksfor London 1919, on lady’s bow riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, good very fne £80-£100
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Civil)Member’s2ndtype,breastbadge,silver,in RoyalMint caseofissue; together with the related miniature award, extremely fne
£100-£140
M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1961: Edward Coleby Kidson, Esq., lately Chief Estimator, Silley Cox and Company, Ltd., Falmouth. Sold with named Prime Minister’s Office letter to the recipient informing him of the award of the M.B.E., dated 29 November 1960.
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.,(Civil)Member’s2ndtype,lady’sshoulderbadge,silver,onlady’sbow riband, in Spink, London, case of issue, extremely fne £80-£100
AirForceCross,G.VI.R.,reverseofficiallydated1941,inits RoyalMint caseofissue, thisscuffedandhingedefective,otherwise good very fne £1,000-£1,400
A.R.R.C. London Gazette 24 October 1917: Miss Gladys Burroughs, Sister, Q.A.I.M.N.S.R., Alexandra Hospital, Cosham. GGllaaddyyss MMuurrsseellll BBuurrrroouugghhss was invested with the insignia of the Royal Red Cross by H.M. King George V at Buckingham Palace on 27 April 1918.
£120-£160 119900
Sold with a St. John Ambulance Association Re-examination Cross, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘332244774444 MMaarryy DDeeeeddeess’. TheOrderofSt.JohnofJerusalem(2),Commander’s(Brother’s)neckbadge,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles; ServingBrother’sbreastbadge,1948-73issue,silverandenamel,withheraldicbeastsinangles,incardboxofissue;togetherwith therelatedminiatureawardforthelatter;ServiceMedaloftheOrderofSt.John((2233334400..AA//SSiiss..AA..NNiicckklleessss..NNoo..77DDiiss..SS..JJ..AA..BB.. 11994411..)) nearly extremely fne (3)
Royal Victorian Medal, E.VII.R., bronze, unnamed as issued, in case of issue, light pitting, good very fne
£100-£140 119911
Royal Victorian Medal, G.V.R., silver, unnamed as issued, mounted on investiture pin, extremely fne
£100-£140 119922 xx
Royal Victorian Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, silver, unnamed as issued, on lady’s bow riband, extremely fne
Baltic1854-55(HenryP.Garvey.Mid.H.M.S.Dragon)contemporaryengravednaming;Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol, unnamedasissued;IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow(Hy.P.Garvey,Mate.Shannon.);TurkishCrimea1855,Britishissue, unnamed, mounted for display, good very fne (4) £6,000-£8,000
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
HHeennrryyPPeeppppeerrGGaarrvveeyywasbornon6June1837,thesonofGeorgeGarveyofThornValeintheparishofBallycormick,Co.O ffaly,andentered the Royal Navy as a 1st Class Volunteer in 1851.
AsaMidshipmanhesubsequentlywitnessedactiveserviceintheBalticinH.M.S. Dragon, andintheBlackSeainthe Odin duringtheCrimean War.Forhisservicesinthelatterconfict,hewasfavourablymentionedinAdmiralSirEdmundLyons’sdespatch,dated11July1855,andnoted for early promotion.
HavingnextbeenappointedaMateinthe Shannon,GarveywaslandedinCalcuttaforserviceintheNavalBrigadeduringtheIndianMutiny,in whichhedistinguishedhimselfasA.D.C.toCaptainWilliamPeel,V.C.UpuntilhisuntimelydeathinMarch1858,heparticipatedinallofthe brigade’s actions and was once more ‘mentioned’ and recommended for early promotion.
‘Foraguidetheyhadanativewhosaidthatheknewexactlywherethegunwas;hewaspromisedasubstantialrewardifhebroughtthemtothe spot,butatthesametimehewaswarnedthat,ifheledthemintoatrap,asoldierwasinreadinessat‘full-cock’toblowhisbrainsout.Allwent well.Theypassedtheouterpicketsandthenenteredthenarrowstreetsofthecity;buttheenemywerepresumablyalsotiredout,fornoone wasencounterednorwasasingleshot fredoneitherside.Themarchwasmadeinperfectsilence,andatlasttheyarrivedatthecapsizedgun, lyingjustasithadbeenleft.Thepicketswereposted,andthejobofclearingawaythestonesandotherobstructionswascommenced,also withoutanunnecessarywordbeinguttered.WhenenoughhadbeenclearedawayGarveyorderedthegunandwheelstobemanned;when everyonewasreadyandknewexactlywhathehadtodo,hewhispered‘Heave!’andupsherighted.Limberingupandcallingtotheescortto follow,thepartymarchedbackwiththegunintotheentrenchmentsandwithoutashothavingbeen fred.OnarrivalLieutenant-ColonelAdye,R. A.,whohadcommandedtheescort,returnedhisbestthankstothesailorsandgavetheminstructionsto‘splicethemainbrace,’thoughhe probably did not say those exact words.’
Garvey’sownaccountoftheCawnporeactionsappearedin TheTimes on11February1858.Hewrote,accordingtoRowbotham,withallthe enthusiasm of a young officer, the following extract – which describes an action fought on 6 December 1857 - being a case in point: ‘Wetookourtimefromtheright,andsuchacrashofartilleryyouneverheard;housesfell,treesdisappeared,andtheairrangagainwiththe whistling of shot, fzzing of shells, etc. It was noble fun. In little more than an hour, I fred 75 rounds from each of the guns in my battery.’
ThecircumstancesofGarvey’ssubsequentfate,nearDilkushaPalaceontheoutskirtsofLucknowon11March1858,arebestdescribedby Captain O. J. Jones, R.N., in his Recollections of a Winter Campaign in India 1857-58: ‘Herewehadasadaccident.A fneyoungfellow,calledGarvey,aMateof Shannon,camedownwithsomemessagetoVaughanonhorseback, and,asheturnedtogoaway,rodeinfrontofamortarbattery,whichwasontheroadofthecompoundleadingtothegate.Justbeforehe passed,thequickmatchwithwhichtheyare fredhadbeenlit;theofficerinchargeofthebatterycalledtohim,buttoolate–themortarwent off justashepassed,andknockedhisheadcleanoff.Hewasamostamiablefellow, fneyoungman,andhisunfortunatedeathwasmuchdeplored by all his messmates and friends.’
Animpressivememorialtabletwaserectedtohismemorybyhisfatherin BorrisnafarneyChurch,Moneygall,Co.Offaly,Ireland.Itsurvivesthere to this day.
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Four: GGuunnnneerr AAlleexxaannddeerr EElllliiss,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy Baltic1854-55,unnamedasissued;Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol(A.Ellis,H.M.S.Gladiator)contemporaryengraved naming;Abyssinia1867(A.EllisGunr.H.M.S.Nymphe);TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue,unnamedasissued, contactmarks, nearly very fne or better (4) £700-£900
HHeennrryyWWeesstteerrmmaannwasbornatDevonport,Devon,in1813andjoinedtheNavyon24July1839,aboardthe Belleisle asanAbleSeaman, indicatingpriorseaservice,probablyintheMerchantservice.Hejoined Hogue asCaptainoftheForetopinSeptember1852andservedinthis shipuntilMay1856,includingserviceintheBaltic1854-55.HislastshipwasH.M.S. Terrible inwhichheservedasShip’sCookfromMay1865to May 1869 and received his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 12 May 1869.
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Pair: GGaarrrriissoonnSSeerrggeeaannttMMaajjoorrJJ..CCaammppbbeellll,,GGeenneerraallSSttaa ffff RReeggiimmeenntt,,llaattee7711ssttHHiigghhllaannddeerrss,,wwhhooaassPPoorrttSSeerrggeeaannttiinnGGiibbrraallttaarr wwoouulldd hhaavvee ttaakkeenn ppaarrtt iinn tthhee CCeerreemmoonnyy ooff tthhee KKeeyyss IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Umbeyla(260.Sergt.J.Campbell.H.Ms.71st.Regt.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,small letterreverse(PortSergt.J.Campbell,Genl.Staff) contactmarks,theIGSpolishedandworn,thereforegood fne;theLS&GC better and scarce to unit (2) £240-£280
JJaammeessCCaammppbbeellllattestedforthe71stHighlandersandservedwiththemduringtheUmbeylaCampaignin1863.AdvancedSergeant,hewas stationedwiththeRegimentatGibraltarin1871,andsoonafterwardstransferredtotheGeneralStaff RegimentasaPortSergeantinGibraltar. HewasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalasaPortSergeant,whichwasunusualasmostPortSergeantswereappointedwhen alreadyinpossessionofthemedal,andoftenawardedwhilstwithanotherunit.AsPortSergeanthewouldhavetakenpartintheyearly Ceremony of Keys in Gibraltar. By 1879 he was a Garrison Sergeant Major still in Gibraltar.
Four: MMaajjoorr CC.. FF.. MMuurrrraayy--MMaaccGGrreeggoorr,, CCaappee PPoolliiccee,, llaattee CCoommmmiissssaarriiaatt aanndd TTrraannssppoorrtt SSttaa ffff SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879(Actg.Comst:OfficerC.F.M.MacgGregor.) asomewhatlaterissuewithimpressednaming; CapeofGoodHopeGeneralService1880-97,1clasp,Bechuanaland(Capt.C.F.M.Mc.Gregor[sic].C.Pol.);Queen’sSouth Africa1899-1902,2clasps,OrangeFreeState,DefenceofKimberley(MajorC.F.Murray-MacGregor,CapePolice)engraved naming;MayorofKimberley’sStar1899-1900,reversehallmarkwithdateletter‘a’,unnamedasissued,withintegraltopriband bar, minor edge bruising, generally very fne (4)
£1,600-£2,000
CC..FF..MMuurrrrrraayy--MMaaccGGrreeggoorrservedasanActingCommissaryO fficerwiththeCommissariatandTransportStaff inSouthAfricaduringtheZulu War, before joining the Cape Police, and served with them in Bechuanaland, ant then with ‘C’ Squadron during the Defence of Kimberley
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(Lieut.B.Currey,R.N.,H.M.S.Téméraire);1914-15Star(R.Adm.B. Currey.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(V.Adm.B.Currey.R.N.);OOttttoommaannEEmmppiirree,OrderoftheMedjidie,FifthClass breastbadge;IIttaallyy,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofSt.MauriceandSt.Lazarus,SecondClasssetofinsignia,comprisingneckbadge,goldand enamel,andbreaststar,silver,goldandenamel,by Cravanzola,Roma; FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,LegionofHonour,Commander’s neckbadge,goldandenamel,inits Aucoc,Paris, caseofissue;SSppaaiinn,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofNavalMerit,2ndClassbreaststar,silvergilt and enamel; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, generally good very fne or better (10) £1,200-£1,600
InJuly1879,hejoinedthecorvette Bacchante asherseniorMidshipman.AnditwasinthatcapacitythatheaccompaniedthenavalcadetsPrince Georgeandhiselderbrother,theDukeofClarence,ontheirmemorablevoyagearoundtheworld.Asittranspired,thatcloseroyalassociation continuedwhenhewasappointedaLieutenantinthecorvette Canada ontheNorthAmericastationon1May1883,thesamedaythatPrince George joined her as a Midshipman. They served together for the next 12 months.
Intheinterim,asaSub-Lieutenant,Curreyhadbeenlandedfromthebattleship Temeraire fordutywiththeNavalBrigadeinEgyptandclearly distinguishedhimselfatthebattleofTel-El-Kebir,forhebecameyoungestrecipienttobeappointedtotheOrderofMedjidie,5thClass. Moreover,inpassingforLieutenant,henotonlytookthree‘frsts’butalsowontheBeaufortTestimonialandGoodenoughMedalandthuswas promoted at the age of just 20 years.
HesubsequentlyspecialisedasatorpedoofficerandservedinseveralshipsontheAustralia,ChinaandMediterraneanstations,gaining advancementtoCommanderinJune1895andtoCaptaininJune1901.Andhenearedthepinnacleofhisspecialisationonhisappointmenttothe Admiralty as Assistant Director of Torpedoes, in which post he was instrumental in starting the trawler reserve for minesweeping. TwoyearslaterheresumedseadutyasCaptainofthebattleship Agamemnon intheHomeFleet,andinApril1910hebecameChiefofStaff to AdmiralSirEdmundPoe,Commander-in-ChiefintheMediterranean,untilhewashimselfpromotedto fagrankinMarch1911.Inaddition,from 1909 to 1910 he was A.D.C. to King Edward VII, and from 1910 to 1911 to his old shipmate, King George V. BytheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,CurreywasincommandoftheHomeFleetatPortsmouth, fyinghis faginthebattleship Princeof Wales,anditwascapacitythatheconveyedthePortsmouthBattalionoftheRoyalMarineBrigadetoOstend.TheninSeptember1915,hewas appointed Senior Naval Officer in charge at Gibraltar, in which post he was advanced to Vice-Admiral and served until June 1917.
Asnotedbyhis Times obituarist,‘althoughhisworkdidnotreceivetherecognitionthatitwarrantedfromtheBritishGovernment,itwas appreciatedbythegreaterAlliedPowers,asshownbyhisappointmentasCommanderoftheLegionofHonourandasaGrandOfficerofthe Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus of Italy.’
CurreywasplacedontheRetiredListonhispromotiontoAdmiral,afewweeksaftertheArmistice,andhediedinSussexinJune1936,aged74. His papers are held in the collection of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
Sold with an original photograph of a wedding party, including the Admiral wearing his awards.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,Suakin1884,El-Teb_Tamaai(Lieut.W.H.B.Graham.R.N.H.M.S.“Seagull.”); Coronation 1902, silver; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, mounted for display, good very fne (3) £1,600-£2,000
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
WWaalltteerrHHooddggssoonnBBeevvaannGGrraahhaammwasbornon13October1849,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia inJanuary1864.Advanced toLieutenantinApril1874,heenjoyedaprotractedappointmentinthegunvesselH.M.S. Seagull intheperiodJanuary1877toJanuary1883, including active service in the Egypt operations of 1882.
NextappointedFlagLieutenanttoVice-AdmiralSirWilliamHewett,V.C.,Commander-in-ChiefintheEastIndies,hewaslandedfromthe fagship Euryalus foroperationsintheEasternSudan.Hesubsequentlyservedassecond-in-commandoftheNavalBrigadeatthebattlesofEl-Teband Tamaai.IntheformerengagementhecommandedahalfabatterywithtwoGatlingandoneGardnermachine-gunsandledtheNavalBrigadein thestormingofalargebrickbuildingwithloopholedwalls,surroundedbyrifepits.AndatthebattleofTamaai,inwhichthreeofhisfellownaval officerswerekilled,Graham’sconductattractedthepraiseofCommanderRolfe,R.N.Hewasmentionedinbothnavalandmilitarydespatchesfor his services, in addition to being specially promoted to Commander in May 1884.
It was during the campaign that a Sub Lieutenant G. A. Ballard, R.N., ended up on the sharp end of one of Graham’s ‘wrathful outbursts’: ‘Atlastwegotthecamelsalongtowherethegeartheyweretocarrywaslyinginreadinessmorethananhourlate,onlyto fndthecolumnhad longsincestartedanyway.Onesolitary fgurewasimpatientlywaitingonapony,FlagLieutenantGraham,whowassecond-in-commandofour batteryandrightlyknownas“Ginger”Graham.Hewasinadevilofarageatmydelayanddeaftoexplanations.IthoughtIhaddoneprettywell tosnatchanycamelsatallinthecircumstances,buthecursedmeasunfttowhackacamel’ssternwithotherremarksofthekind,andthen galloped off to catch up the column after ordering me to load up at once and follow on as fast as possible.’
GrahamnextaccompaniedAdmiralHewettonhismissiontoKingJohnofAbyssinia,followingwhichhewasgivencommandofthegunvessel Ready ontheNorthAmericastationandadvancedtoCaptaininJune1891.Duringthenexttenyearshehadapracticallycontinuousspellofsea service,commandingsuccessivelythecruiser Wallaroo ontheAustraliastation,thecruisers Blenheim and Diadem intheChannelSquadron,and the battleship Royal Oak in the Mediterranean.
InJanuary1901,GrahamtookchargeoftheMedwayDockyardReserveandinAugust1902hewasappointedSuperintendentofSheerness Dockyard,whereheremainedforatimeafterhispromotiontoRear-AdmiralinFebruary1904.Aroundthistime,healsoservedasanA.D.C.to King Edward VII, in which capacity he attended the Coronation in 1902. Oneofhis fnalappointmentswasinthe Resolution,inwhichhehoistedhis faginJanuary1905andcommandedthereservedivisionattheNore. He was promoted Vice-Admiral in March 1908 and retired in January 1911, in which year he also became an Admiral on the Retired List. OnhisdeathinAugust1931,aged81,his Times obituaristnotedthatGraham‘preferredactivecommandsatseatoshoreappointments’,a preference which clearly dominated his remarkable career of nearly 50 years.
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Seven: VViiccee--AAddmmiirraall CC.. HH.. MMoorrggaann,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,noclasp(C.H.Morgan.Midsn.R.N.H.M.S.“Tourmaline”);1914-15Star(Capt.C.H. Morgan.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R.Adml.C.H.Morgan.R.N.);Coronation1902,silver;Coronation1911; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, mounted on card for display, the frst with light pitting from star, otherwise very fne or better (7) £500-£700
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
CChhaarrlleessHHeerrbbeerrttMMoorrggaannwasborninLondonon16November1865,thesonofCaptainE.E.Morgan,R.N.,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasa Cadetin Britannia inJuly1878,aged12.His frstseagoingappointmentwasinthecorvette Tourmaline,inwhichhewasappointedMidshipmanin February 1881 and served off Egypt in 1882.
Backhome,andhavingspecialisedinnavigation,hewasadvancedtoSub-LieutenantinJune1885,and,atourofdutyhavingensuedinthe Swinger ontheAustralianstation,hewaspromotedtoLieutenantinOctober1888.Morgansubsequentlyservedinthe Porpoise ontheChinastationand inthe Orlando ontheAustraliastationandwasadvancedtoCommanderinDecember1901.Then,inthefollowingyear,hewasgivenamuchcoveted appointment in the royal yacht Osborne, in which he remained employed for three years.
Infact,Morgannowembarkedonasuccessionofseniorcommands,notleastafterhisadvancementtoCaptaininJune1907,andbytheoutbreak ofhostilitiesinAugust1914,hewasincommandofthebattleship Venerable inthe5thBattleSquadron.Andheremainedlikewiseemployeduntil early 1915, when he was found to be medically unft and placed on the Retired List.
Notwithstandingthose fndings,hewasquicklyemployedbytheAdmiraltyinaCoastGuardrole,followingwhich,inJune1915,hewasloanedto theAustralianGovernmentasSeniorNavalOfficerfordutyattheRoyalAustralianNavalCollegeatJervisBay.Andthereheremaineduntil October 1917, when he returned home to assume command of the cruiser Terrible Advanced to Vice-Admiral on the Retired List in July 1932, Morgan died in May 1942. Sold with copied research.
GGeeoorrggeeSShheeddddiicckkwasborninPortbury,Somerset,on22March1863andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson19September1879. HeservedinH.M.S. Monarch from7March1882to5September1884,andwaspromotedAbleSeamanon1April1884;afterabriefperiodin H.M.S. Invincible inSeptember1884,herevertedbackto Monarch from1October1884to18August1885,andsawfurtherserviceduringthe Nile campaign, being past of the Nile Flotilla. He was shore discharged, time expired, on 8 April 1891.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(1363.Cr.Sergt.W.Musgrove.1/ScotsGds.);Khedive’sStar,dated 1882, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style for display, extremely fne (2) £280-£340
WWiilllliiaammMMuussggrroovveeattestedfortheScotsGuardsasaDrummerboyin1864,agedjust11,andwasadvancedColourSergeantin1881.He proceededwiththe1stBattaliontoEgypt,andhavingsurvivedtheBattleofTel-el-KebirdiedofdysenteryatAlexandriaon2October1882.Heis commemoratedontheScotsGuardsMemorialtabletatSt.Columba’sChurch,whereheisthemostseniorrankedcasualtyofthe21Scots Guardsmen who died from wounds or sickness during the Egyptian Expedition 1882.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(256.Pte.J.Milles,2/High:L.I.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamed as issued but with some light scratched identifcation to reverse, pitting and contact marks, good fne (2) £180-£220
JJaammeessMMiilllleesswasborninBonnybridge,Stirlingshire,inOctober1859andattestedfortheHighlandLightInfantryon8August1881.Heserved withthe2ndBattalioninEgyptfrom1882until18February1883,andtheninIndiafrom1884to1889.HetransferredtotheReserveon21 February 1889, and was discharged on 7 August 1893, after 12 years’ service. His service record confrms that this is his full medallic entitlement.
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Three: CCoommppaannyy QQuuaarrtteerrmmaasstteerr SSeerrggeeaanntt GG.. DDaavviiss,, AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,2clasps,TheNile1884-85,Kirbekan(3792...G.Davis.10th.Co....);Khedive’sStar, dated1882,unnamedasissued;ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(3792.C:Q:M:Sgt.G.Davis.A.S.C.) mountedforwearinthisorder, heavypittingthathaspartiallyobscurednamingon frstandedgebruising,thereforegood fne, the last better (3) £400-£500
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2011.
GGeeoorrggeeDDaavviisswasborninManchesterin1862andattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpson4December1880,havingpreviouslyservedwiththe HampshireEngineeringMilitia.Heservedwiththe10thCompany,CommissariatandTransportCorps,inEgyptfrom27Julyto24October1882, andagainfrom25August1884to5July1886.PromotedCorporalon11April1885;Sergeanton1April1887;andCompanyQuartermaster Sergeanton19August1891,hewasinjured,sufferingconcussion,whilstoff dutyon9January1896,reputedlyfromhavingfallenoff hisbicycle whilst intoxicated. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in April 1899, and was discharged on 3 June 1899.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,Gemaizah1888(W.H.White,Chf.Engr.R.N.H.M.S.Dryad.)impressed naming; Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, good very fne (2)
£1,600-£2,000
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyWWhhiitteewasbornon31July1846,and,aged20,enrolledasastudentattheRoyalNavalSchoolofArchitecture,Kensington. AppointedasAssistantEngineer2ndClassinAugust1866,hejoinedtheIndianMarine’stroopship Crocodile andwaslikewiseemployedwhen advancedtoAssistantEngineer1stClassinAugust1869.Havingthenservedinthe Asia,the fagshipofRear-AdmiralGeorgeG.Wellesley,C.B., atPortsmouth,herejoinedthe Crocodile andwasadvancedtoEngineer1stClassinSeptember1871.Asittranspired,hisassociationwithIndian Marinetroopshipscontinuedoverthecomingdecadeorso,hissubsequentappointmentsincludingthe Malabar and Jumna,inwhichlatterhewas promoted to Chief Engineer in September 1883. WhitealsoservedontheChinastationinthisperiod,includingaspellofemploymentinHongKongdockyard.ButhewasservingontheEast Indiesstationwhenappointedtothesteamsloop Dryad inNovember1883,inwhichheparticipatedinthenavalandmilitaryoperationsinthe Sudan.
Subsequentlyappointedtothe Racer,forserviceontheCapeofGoodHopeandWestCoastofAfricaStation,hewaspromotedtoStaff EngineerinSeptember1887.Inthefollowingyear, Racer wasdetachedtorelieve Condor ontheMediterraneanStation,butwhilstproceedingup theRedSeashereceivedorderstodiverttoSuakin.On19December1888,theSeniorNavalOfficeratSuakindispatched Racer toMerseKuwai, sixmilesnorthofSuakinandoppositeOsmanDigna'scampatHandoub. Racer,incompanywiththeKhedive’sships Noor-el-Bahr,Damanhour and Hodeidah,departedSuakinharbouratnightwithoutlights,anotinsignifcantachievement.Then,onarrivingattheirallottedposition,the shipsopened freatdaybreakon20December,theaccuracyof Racer’s gunscontributinggreatlytothesuccessoftheattack.AndtheNaval Brigade,whichlandedunderCommanderHenryMay,R.N.,SeniorNavalOfficer,didexcellentwork,too.Oneandalldulyqualifedforthe ‘Gemaizah 1888’ clasp, a rare distinction for the Royal Navy. Hissubsequentappointmentsincludedafurthertourofdutyinthe Crocodile andaprotractedcommissioninthecruiser Active,inwhichperiod hewasadvancedtoFleetEngineer.AndhewasplacedontheRetiredListasanInspectorofMachineryinSeptember1899.Sadly,however,his retirement was short-lived, for he died in the following year.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,2clasps,Suakin1885,Tofrek(2533.Pte.J.Field.5th.Lancers.);Khedive’sStar,dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, pitting and contact marks, with abrasive scratches to obverse feld of frst, nearly very fne (2) £260-£300
Only one squadron (102) of the 5th Lancers was present at Tofrek.
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Pair: BBooaattmmaann JJ.. WWrriigghhtt,, OOttttaawwaa CCoonnttiinnggeenntt,, CCaannaaddiiaann VVooyyaaggeeuurrss EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,TheNile1884-85(285Boatn.J.Wright.OttawaContgt.);Khedive’sStar, dated 1884-6, unnamed as issued, toned, nearly very fne (2)
£1,600-£2,000
Approximately 392 Canadian boatmen received the medal for the Nile campaign, of whom 169 served in the Ottawa Contingent.
Three: BBaannddssmmaann GG.. JJ.. MMiilleess,, RRooyyaall GGrreennaaddiieerrss,, llaattee CCoonnssttaabbllee,, NNoorrtthh WWeesstt MMoouunntteedd PPoolliiccee NorthWestCanada1885,noclasp(732ConstableG.Miles)impressednaming, fttedwithunofficialribbonclaspinscribed ‘NorthWest’;BritishWarMedal1914-20(767141Pte.G.J.Miles.123-Can.Inf.);ColonialAuxiliaryForcesLongServiceMedal,G. V.R.(BandsmanG.J.Miles.RoyalGrenadiers)mountedasworn,togetherwithribbonbar,onelargeandtwosmallN.W.M.P. buttons, 123 Bn. cap badge and two collars, and 10 Bn. cap badge, a little polished, otherwise nearly very fne (3) £1,000-£1,400 220099 xx
GGeeoorrggeeJJaammeessMMiilleesswasbornon13April1861andenlistedintotheNorthWestMountedPoliceatTorontoon22April1881,aged21,having beenamemberofthe10thRoyalBattalionofActiveMilitia.Heservedfor5yearswith“D”DivisionN.W.M.P.andwasdischargedatReginaon 22June1887.InAugust1916heenlistedintotheC.E.F.andwasattachedto123rdBattalionRoyalGrenadiers,statinghistradeasaMusician.He servedwiththe123rdinEnglandfromSeptember1916untilFebruary1918,beingdischargedatTorontoon4April1918.TheawardofhisC.A. F. L.S. medal was announced in G.O. 209 of 1921. George Miles died on 10 February 1946. Sold with copied records of service and photograph of his grave.
Three: CChhiieeff SSttookkeerr TT.. FF.. HHuurrrreellll,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,1892(T.F.Hurrell,Lg.StokerH.M.S.Racer.);Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp (T.F.Hurrell,Ch:Sto:H.M.S.Doris);RoyalNavyL.S.andG.C.,E.VII.R.(127761T.F.Hurrell,Ch.Sto.H.M.S.Cornwallis.) light contact marks, otherwise good very fne and very rare (3)
£2,000-£2,400
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
Just nine East and West Africa Medals with clasp ‘1892’ were awarded to the Royal Navy, 6 to Racer and 3 to Sparrow.
TThhoommaassFFrreeddeerriicckkHHuurrrreellllwasborninDevonporton18November1864andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClassinMay1884.Having beenadvancedtoLeadingStoker2ndClassintheinterim,hejoinedH.M.S. Racer inOctober1890,anditwasinthatcapacitythathewitnessed activeserviceonthewestcoastofAfricainApril1892.Amongahandfulofratingslandedasbluejackets,heparticipatedintheattackonChief SulimanSanta’sstrongholdatToniataba.Thetownwaswell-fortifedandtheenemyresistedstronglyandonlyafterahard fghtwasittakenand destroyed. Hurrell was advanced to Leading Stoker 1st Class in March 1893. SubsequentlyappointedaChiefStokerinMarch1896,hejoinedthe fagship Doris ontheCapeofGoodHopestationinthefollowingyearand waslikewiseemployedatthetimeoftheBoerWar.PensionedashoreinMay1904,hewasenrolledintheRoyalFleetReservethefollowing monthbut,somewhatunusually,hewasallowedtorejointheRoyalNavyforafurtherperiodof fveyears.Whilstservingaboard Cornwallis Hurrell was awarded the L.S. and G.C. medal before coming ashore for a fnal time in the summer of 1909, being discharged as medically unft.
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Tirah1897-98(LieutG.H.I.Graham.1stBnDevon.Regt.); Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Elandslaagte,DefenceofLadysmith,Belfast(Lieut.G.H.I.Graham.Devon.Rgt.);King’s SouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(Capt.G.H.I.Graham.DevonRgt.) surnameofficially corrected;1914-15Star(Capt.G.H.I.Graham.44-Merwaras.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(MajorG.H.I.Graham.) minor edge bruising overall, generally very fne (6) £1,200-£1,600
GGeeoorrggeeHHuummpphhrreeyyIIrrvviinnggGGrraahhaammwasborninBenares,Indiain1873,andwasthesonofMajorGeneralG.F.I.Graham,BengalSta ff Corps,and laterresidedatStewart-town,Rosemount.Heinitiallyservedintheranksofthe2ndDragoons(ScotsGreys),andadvancedtoSergeantbefore beingcommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe1stBattalion,DevonshireRegimentinJuly1897.GrahamservedwiththeBattalioninIndia,including aspartofthecaptureoftheSempaghaandArhangaPasses.HewentwiththeBattaliontoSouthAfrica,beingoneofthe frstregimentstoarrive and engage in the Second Boer War.
GrahamservedintheoperationsinNatalduring1899includingBattleofElandslaagte,Reilfontein,andLombardsKop.Hewasalsopresentduring theDefenceofLadysmithincludingtheactionon6January1900,knownastheBattleofWagonHill(Platrand).OnthisdayBoerStormingParties underGeneralC.J.DeVilliersbeganclimbingWagonHillandCaesar’sCamp,afterbeingspottedbyBritishworkingpartieswhowereemplacing guns, the Boers captured the edges of both areas but could not advance any further, the British also failed in their counter attacks.
Atnoon,deVilliersmadeanotherattackonWagonHill,someoftheexhausteddefenderspanickedand fed,butHamiltonledreservestothe spotandrecapturedsomeemptygunpits.Lateintheafternoonaterrifcrainstormbrokeout,leadingtheBoerstowithdrawunderthecoverof it. The British suffered casualties of 175 Killed and 249 wounded, with 52 dead Boers left in British Positions they had attempted to capture. GrahamthentookpartintheoperationsinNatalfromMarchtoJune1900,followedbyoperationsinTransvaal,includingthebattleofBelfast& Lydenburg.
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TheMorningPost,London 12December1900,reportsGrahamontheircasualtylistashavingbeendischargedfromHospitaltodutyduringthe weekending2December1900,foranunknownreason.Havingreturnedtoduty,GrahamservedasOfficiatingIntelligenceOfficerat Machadodorp,September1901-November1901.HethenreturnedtoIndiawiththeRegiment,andservedthereJanuary1902-February1903. Graham advanced to Captain, and was seconded for service as Adjutant of the East Indian Railway Volunteers in March 1906. GrahamsubsequentlytransferredtotheIndianArmyinMarch1911,andservedwiththe44thMerwaraInfantryduringtheGreatWar.He servedwiththeRegimentintheMesopotamiantheatreofwarfrom1915,takingpartintheBattleofShaiba,actionsinSouthernIraqandother actions leading up to the campaign to relieve Kut.
Major Graham was killed in action during a rearguard action near Butaniyeh, 7 February 1916: ‘Inthe frstdaysofFebruary,1916,SirPercyLake,whohadsucceededSirJohnNixontothechiefcommandoftheBritishforcesinMesopotamia, dispatchedGeneralBrookingfromNasariyehwithacolumnuptheRiverShatt-el-Har,abranchoftheTigris,tomakeareconnaissance.On February7,1916,onhiswayback,GeneralBrookingwasattackedbyhostileArabsnearButaniyeh.Hewasalsoattackedbytribesmenwhohad beenconsideredfriendlytotheBritishandwhoissuedfromvillagesalongtheroute.Therewassomesharp fghtinginwhichthelosseswere heavyonbothsides.TheBritishhad373menkilledorwounded,whiletheArabdeadnumbered636.Onthe9thasmallpunitiveexpeditionwas sentagainstthetreacheroustribesmen,andfourArabvillagesweredestroyed.Theincidentofferedanotherstrikingproofthatnodependence could be placed on the faith of the Arabs.’ (The Story of the Great War by Churchill, Miller and Reynolds refers)
AninquestintothisdisastrousactionwasheldbyLake,includingascathingreportoftheNativeregiments(includingthe44thMerwaras)who disobeyed orders and abandoned the line leading to massive casualties. Major Graham is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.
Sold with 2 portrait photographs of recipient in uniform, one of which is framed and glazed; with copied research and service papers.
JJoohhnnGGeeoorrggeeMMccLLeeaannwasborninSt.Nicholas,Aberdeen,around1862andattestedintotheMedicalSta ff Corpsin1885.AdvancedSergeant,he served in the Sudan during the 1896 campaign.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts, confrming no entitlement to the Khartoum clasp on the Khedive’s Sudan medal.
MMeennttiioonneeddiinnddeessppaattcchheessffoorrhhiissccoommmmaannddoofftthheebbooaatteexxppeeddiittiioonnttooFFoorrttLLookkkkooiinnSSiieerrrraaLLeeoonneeiinnMMaarrcchh11889988,,hhee aafftteerrwwaarrddss ccoommmmaannddeedd tthhee bblluueejjaacckkeettss eemmbbaarrkkeedd iinn tthhee ccoolloonniiaall yyaacchhtt CCoouunntteessss ooff DDeerrbbyy oonn tthhee BBuummppee RRiivveerr iinn SSiieerrrraa LLeeoonnee EastandWestAfrica1887-1900,1clasp,SierraLeone1898-99(Lieut:F.K.C.Gibbons,H.M.S.Fox);AfricaGeneralService1902 -56,1clasp,Somaliland1902-04(Commr.F.K.C.Gibbons,R.N.,H.M.S.Merlin.);BritishWarMedal1914-20(Capt.F.K.C. Gibbons.R.N.);CChhiinnaa,OrderoftheStripedTiger,3rdClassneckbadge,silver-giltandenamels,completewithneckcravatincase of issue, clasp defective on this, otherwise good very fne (4)
£2,000-£2,400
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
FFrreeddeerriicckkKKeennrriicckkCCoollqquuhhoouunnGGiibbbboonnsswasborninPaddington,London,on14June1865,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetinJuly1878. His frstseagoingappointmentwasasaMidshipmaninH.M.S. Cleopatra in1880-84.HavingthenbeenadvancedtoLieutenantinJuly1886,and specialised in gunnery, he saw service on the Pacifc station and obtained his frst command, Torpedo Boat 51 ButitwasasaFirstLieutenantandgunneryofficerinthecruiser Fox thathe frstsawaction.Stationedoff thewestcoastofAfrica, Fox was enlistedbySirFrederickCardew,theGovernorofSierraLeone,toassistinquellingwhatbecameknownasthe‘HutTaxWar’.ANavalBrigade wasdulyraisedanditsmemberstookpartinseveralboatexpeditionsinMarch-May1898.GibbonshadcommandoftheexpeditionsenttoFort Lokkointheformermonth,whereheshelledanddestroyedthetownpriortolandinghisbluejacketsandtroops.TheninearlyMayhejoineda reliefexpeditiontoSherbo,heandhisbluejacketsbeingembarkedinthecolonialyacht CountessofDerby ontheBumpeRiver.Inhissubsequent despatch,SirFrederickthankedGibbonsforhis‘opportuneservices’atFortLokko5March,hisactionshavingcontributedinnosmallmeasureto the success of the expedition. 255 clasps were awarded to members of the Naval Brigade, 87 of them to Fox’s crew. PromotedtoCommanderinJune1899,hewasappointedtothesloop Merlin,inwhichhesawfurtheractiveserviceoff Somalilandin1903-04, followedbyseveralyearsonsecondmenttotheCoastGuard.HavingthenbeenplacedontheRetiredListasaCaptaininJuly1913,Gibbonswas recalledinOctober1914,butremainedemployedintheU.K.,henceappointmentsinconnectionwithanauxiliarypatrolareaandasSeniorNaval Officer,Tyneinthe periodMarch1915toMarch1916.Hewasalsoemployedonthestaff oftheInspectorofMerchantShipbuilding.Finally,in November1917,hewasappointedtotheChineseMissiontoEngland,inwhichcapacityhewasawardedtheOrderoftheStripedTiger,3rd Class (London Gazette 17 January 1919, refers).
Placed back on the Retired List, Gibbons died in September 1954.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp(J.Keating.Ord:H.M.S.Monarch);AfricaGeneralService1902-56,1clasp,Aro1901 -1902(200936A.B.J.Keating.H.M.S.Thrush.);1914-15Star(200936.J.Keating.A.B.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals (200936J.Keating.L.S.,R.N.);NavalL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,1stissue(200936JeremiahKeating,Boatman,H.M.CoastGuard.) mounted as worn, contact marks to the frst two but generally very fne or better and rare (6)
£1,200-£1,600
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2001.
Only 46 clasps for Aro issued to the Royal Navy, all to Thrush.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Natal,OrangeFreeState,Belfast(3979Pte.A.Richards.5/Lcrs.)engravednaming; King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(3999[sic]Pte.A.Richards.5th.Lancers.)mountedas worn, light contact marks, good very fne (2) £200-£240
AAllffrreeddRRiicchhaarrddsswasborninBirminghamin1873andattestedthereforthe5thLancerson16November1891.HeservedwiththeminIndia from10March1894to4March1898,andtheninSouthAfricafrom5March1898to9June1899.TransferringtotheArmyReserveon13June 1899,hewasrecalledtotheColourson13November1899,andsawactiveserviceinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom10February1900 to 8 July 1902. He re-transferred to the Reserve on 22 February 1903, and was discharged on 15 November 1903, after 12 years’ service. Sold with copied service papers, which confrm that his Regimental Number was 3979.
Five: SSaaddddlleerr CCoorrppoorraall,, llaattee BBoommbbaarrddiieerr CCoollllaarr MMaakkeerr WW.. JJ.. GGooooddaa,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(18096Bomb.Cr.Mr.W.J.Gooda,20th Batt.R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(18096Bmbr.C.M.W.J.Gooda,20th Batt.R.F.A.);1914-15Star(11247Sd:Cpl.W.J.Gooda.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(11247Cpl.W.J.Gooda.R.A.) some edge bruising, slightly polished, nearly very fne and a scarce rank (5)
WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessGGooooddaa,aShoemakerfromNorwich,andaformermemberofthe1stVolunteerBattalion,NorfolkRegiment,attestedintothe RoyalFieldArtilleryon18January1897.HeservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarandwasadvancedSaddlerCorporalon14September 1903.TransferringtotheArmyReserveon15January1904hewasrecalledforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFront from 25 February 1915.
Sold with copied service papers and copied medal roll extracts.
Five: CCoorrppoorraall JJ.. WWhhiittccrroofftt,, RRooyyaall FFiieelldd AArrttiilllleerryy Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Laing’sNek, Belfast(78224Bomb:J.Whitcroft.R.F.A.);King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(78224 Bombr.J.Whitcroft.R.F.A.);1914Star(94272Bmbr:J.Whitcroft.R.F.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(94272Cpl.J. Whitcroft. R.A.) KSA and VM both officially renamed, lacquered, nearly very fne (5)
£160-£200
JJoohhnnWWhhiittccrrooffttattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedwiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andsubsequentlywiththe22nd Brigade during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 October 1914.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Johannesburg(29632Gnr:W.Milner,74:B,R.F.A.); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(29632Gnr:W.Milner.R.F.A.) edgebruising,nearly very fne (2) £140-£180
WWiilllliiaammMMiillnneerr,aLabourerfromNorthallerton,Yorkshire,attestedintotheRoyalFieldArtilleryon22August1898.HeservedinSouthAfrica during the Boer War and afterwards saw further service in India, and at Home. He was discharged on 21 August 1910.
Sold with copied service papers and copied medal roll extracts.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,ReliefofKimberley,Paardeberg,Driefontein,Johannesburg,DiamondHill,Belfast (Lieut.E.S.Broun.York:Rgt.)engravednaming;King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (Lieut.E.S.Broun.York.Rgt.)engravednaming,mountedcourt-styleasworn;togetherwiththerelatedminiatureawards,these mounted as worn; and the recipient’s riband bar housed in an outer silver frame, light contact marks, good very fne (2)
£400-£500
EErrnneessttSSccoottttBBrroouunnwasbornatOrchardCarlukeon7December1879andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheYorkshireregimenton 4February1899.HeservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andwaspresentattheoperationsnearColesberginJanuary1900,andinthe marchalongtheModderRiver,includingtheReliefofKimberley,actionsatPaardeberg,Kitchener'sKop,PoplarGrove,Driefontein,and occupationofBloemfontein.HewasalsowiththeadvanceonDewetsdorpandactionatLeukop;inthemarchtoPretoriaandtheactionsat Brandfort,VetnadZandRivers,KroonstadtandJohannesburg;andintheadvanceeastwards,intheactionsatDiamondHillandBelfast.(Queen’s South Africa Medal with 6 clasps; and King’s South Africa Medal with 2 clasps).
PromotedLieutenanton29Deceember1900,andCaptainon6April1906,BrounservedasAidedeCamptoSirL.Probyn,K.C.M.G.,Governor ofBarbados,from19July1911,beforeproceededtoFrancewith2ndBattalionon5October1914,andwaskillednearYpreson30October 1914.The BridgetownPaper gavethefollowingobituary:‘HewasaverypopularmemberofsocietyinBarbados,possessinganexceedinglygenial dispositionandurbanityofmanner.Hisearlydeathisgreatlytobedeplored,butconsolationistobetakenfromthefactthathediedatthepost of honour where a good soldier loves to die.’
ForhisservicesduringtheGreatWarBrounwasposthumouslyMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazette 22June1915).Hehasnoknown grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Four: MMaajjoorr EE.. CC.. BBaarrnneess,, IInnddiiaann AArrmmyy,, llaattee SSccoottttiisshh RRii ff eess aanndd BBeeddffoorrddsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal,Laing’sNek,OrangeFree State, claspsmountedinthisorderwithtoplugsremoved (Lieut.E.C.BarnesScottishRif:)engravednaming;1914-15Star(Capt. E. C. Barnes, 1/19/Pjbs.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. E. C. Barnes.) mounted as worn, the QSA cleaned, very fne (4) £300-£400
EEddwwaarrddCChhrriissttiiaannBBaarrnneessattestedfortheScottishRi fesandservedwiththe2ndBattalionintheranksinSouthAfrica,beingpresentatthe BattlesofColensoandSpionKop,beforebeingcommissionedSecondLieutenantintheBedfordshireRegimentinthe feldon5May1900,in successiontoLieutenantH.D.Selous,killedinaction.HewaspromotedLieutenanton16February1901,andtransferredtotheIndianArmyon 12December1902.Postedtothe19thPunjabis,hewaspromotedCaptainon5May1909,andservedwithboththe1/19thPunjabisand59th ScindeRifesduringtheGreatWar,beingpromotedtemporaryMajoron5May1916.Hewasstillservingwiththe19thPunjabiswhentheywere presented to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on his Visit to India in 1922. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient.
WW..HH..HH..PPaauullattestedintothe54th(2ndBelfastorNorthIrishHorse)Company,ImperialYeomanry,andservedinSouthAfricaduringthe BoerWar,wherehewascommissionedintotheLoyalNorthLancashireRegiment,servingwithboththe1stand2ndBattalions.Heresignedhis commission on 20 September 1902. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,5clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902 (5923Pte.S.Yule.R.W.KentR.);1914-15Star(12833Pte.S.R.Yule.R.Fus.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(12833Pte.S.R. Yule.R.Fus.);mountedfordisplay;togetherwithduplicateBritishWarMedal1914-20(9640Pte.S.R.Yule.3-Can.Inf.)andRoyal Frontiersmen cap badge, shoulder title and button, polished, nearly very fne (lot) £200-£300
SSaammuueellRRiicchhaarrddYYuulleewasborninCamberwell,London.Heservedwiththe2ndBattalion,RoyalWestKentRegimentduringtheSecondBoer War,andwas‘Invalided’.YuleemigratedwithhiswifeMargarettoToronto,Ontario,Canadain1911,andwassubsequentlyemployedwithhis wifebytheGrandUnionHotel,174FrontStreet,Toronto.YulewasemployedasawaiterattheGlobeHotel,Collingwood,Ontario,whenhe enlistedinthe3rdBattalion(TorontoRegiment),C.E.F.inAugust1914.Hehadbeenalreadyservingasmemberofthe2ndRegimentQueen’s Own Rifes (Militia).
Yulewentwiththe3rdBattaliontotheUK,wherehewasemployedasaBatman.Hetransferredtothenewlyformed25th(Frontiersmen) Battalion,RoyalFusiliers,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarintheEastAfricatheatreofoperationsfrom10April1915.Yulewas hospitalisedinNairobiandCapewithMalariaandanenlargedspleeninAugust1915.HewasinvalidedtoCapeTownthefollowingyear,having sufferedmultiplerelapsesofMalaria.Theunitwasdissolvedin1917,andYulewassubsequentlytransferredtotheGloucestershireRegiment.He returnedtoToronto,CanadainMarch1919,andre-enlistedforservicewiththeCanadianArmyMedicalCorps.YuleadvancedtoCorporal,and was posted to the Dominion Orthopaedic Hospital. He was discharged at the age of 40 in October 1920.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,4clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal,SouthAfrica1902(5662Pte.W.Beattie. Cam’nHighrs.);1914Star(5662Pte.W.Beattie.Cam’nHighrs.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(5662Pte.W.Beattie.Cam’n Highrs.) mounted for wear across two pairs, very fne (4)
£240-£280
WWiilllliiaammJJaammeessBBeeaattttiiee,aLabourerfromShankhill,Belfast,Co.Antrim,wasbornin1879.HeattestedatGlasgowintotheCameronHighlanders on18December1900andservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarfrom28April1902to14September1902.TransferringtotheArmy Reserveon13August1904,hewasmobilisedforserviceduringtheGreatWaron5August1914andservedontheWesternFrontwiththe1st Battalionfrom13September1914.HereceivedaShrapnelWoundtohisleftsideandwastakenPrisonerattheactionnearNonneBosschen WoodduringtheFirstBattleofYpreson11November1914andwassubsequentlyheldatGardelagenCamp.Hewasdischarged‘ClassZ’on22 April 1919.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal(6831Pte.C.Leadbeater,A.&S.Highrs:); King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902(6831Pte.C.Leadbeater.A.&S.Highrs:) darktoned, good very fne (2)
Three: PPrriivvaattee HH.. GG.. SSmmiitthh,, HHeerrttffoorrddsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt aanndd MMaacchhiinnee GGuunn CCoorrppss 1914Star,withclasp(2556Pte.H.G.Smith.1/1Herts:R.);BritishWarMedalandVictoryMedals(2556Pte.H.G.Smith.Herts. R.) mounted for wear, contact marks, slight staining, very fne (3)
HHeerrbbeerrttGG..SSmmiitthhattestedintotheHertfordshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe1/1stBattalion from 6 November 1914. He subsequently transferred to the Machine Gun Corps. Sold with copied Medal Index Card confrming the issue of the clasp to his 1914 Star.
British War and Victory Medals (8174 Pte. H. L. Coulson. R.A.M.C.) good very fne
Victory Medal 1914-19 ((7722003344 PPttee.. JJ.. WW.. BBrruunnggeerr.. RR..AA..MM..CC..)) good very fne (8)
£120-£160
EEddwwaarrddBBeenn ff eellddattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsnon15August1914andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from5October1914(althoughthereisnomentiononhisMedalIndexCardofhimreceivingaclasptohis1914Star).Hewasdischargeddueto sickness on 30 July 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. B320279.
EErrnneessttFFrraanncciissCClloowweesswascommissionedtemporaryLieutenantintheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpson7June1915andservedwiththemduring the Great War on the Western Front from 1916. He was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 240311.
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammBBrruunnggeerrwasborninFaversham,Kent,andattestedtherefortheRoyalArmyMedicalCorpson9October1915.Heservedwith the133rdFieldAmbulanceduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1916,andwaskilledinactionon3September1916.Heisburiedin Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France.
1914Star(R.M.B.1344Bd.Cpl.M.H.Lane);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(R.M.B.1344Bd.Cpl.M.H.Lane);RoyalNavyL.S.& G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, fxedsuspension((R.M.B.1344M.H.Lane.Bdmr.2R.M.B.)mountedcourt-style, contactmarks,otherwise nearly very fne (4)
£200-£240
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Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2001.
MM..HH..LLaanneeenlistedintotheRoyalMarinesin1907,andwaspromotedtoBandCorporalin1913.HewasservingaboardH.M.S. Africa atthe outbreakofthewarin1914,andsubsequentlytransferredtoH.M.S. KingEdwardVII. Hewasamongthosesavedwhenthe KingEdwardVII struckamineoff CapeWrathon16January1916.LanelaterservedasBandmaster2ndClassinH.M.S. Furious in1925,andsubsequentlyas Bandmaster 1st Class in the Hood, Pembroke, and Renown. He died on 22 January 1950.
1914Star(14671Pte.C.F.JamiesonG.Gds.);BritishWarMedalandVictoryMedals(14671Pte.C.F.Jamieson.G.Gds.) mounted for display, very fne (3) £120-£160
CChhaarrlleessFFiisshheerrJJaammiieessoonn,fromRamsgate,Kent,wasbornin1892.HeattestedintotheGrenadierGuardsandservedduringtheGreatWarwith theKing’sCompanyofthe2ndBattalion,ontheWesternFrontfrom13August1914.Hediedofwoundson4September1914,mostlikely received during the Battle of the Marne at Villlers Cotterets Forest, and is buried in The Guards Grave, Villers Cotterets Forest, France.
Sold with Medal Index Card confrming the issue of the clasp to his 1914 Star, and copied research.
FFrreeddeerriicckkRRoobbeerrttMMiillllsswasbornatEltham,Kent,andenlistedatWoolwick,Kent.HeservedinFrancewith1stBattalion,Northumberland Fusiliers, from 8 August 1914, and died on 1 November 1914. He is commemorated by name on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres.
1914Star(513Pte.A.E.Lazonby.R.War:R);BritishWarMedalandVictoryMedals(513Pte.A.E.Lazonby.R.War.R) good very fne (3)
£100-£140
AAllbbeerrttEE..LLaazzoonnbbyyattestedintotheRoyalWarwickshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalion from22August1914.Hewaskilledinactionon25April1915;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedontheYpres(MeninGate) Memorial, Belgium. Sold with copied research.
HHeerrbbeerrttNNeewwbbyyattestedintotheLincolnshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe2ndBattalionfrom5 November1914.HesawfurtherservicewiththeNorthumberlandFusiliersandwasdischargedasaconsequenceofShellWoundson12April 1918, being awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 401,731.
Sold with copied Medal Index Card and copied Silver War Badge roll extract.
WWiilllliiaammFFrraannkkLLoonnggmmaannattestedintotheSomersetLightInfantryandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalion from 11 November 1914. He subsequently transferred into the Devonshire Regiment on 9 September 1916.
1914Star(3-5300Pte.L.Farmery.1/E.York:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(3-5300Pte.L.Farmery.E.York:R.) some staining to the frst, otherwise good very fne (3)
LLoouuiissFFaarrmmeerryyattestedintotheEastYorkshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalionfrom10 September1914.Hewaskilledinactionthefollowingmonthon18October1914,duringtheFirstBattleofYpres;hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
1914 Star (4-6898 Pte. J. Salmon. 2/Bedf: R.); British War and Victory Medals (6898 Pte. J. Salmon. Bedf. R.) very fne(3)
£100-£140
JJaammeessSSaallmmoonnattestedfortheBedfordshireRegimentandservedontheWesternFrontwiththe2ndBattalionfrom11November1914.Hesaw further service with the Northumberland Fusiliers.
FFrreeddeerriicckkWWeessttmmoorree,fromKentishTown,London,attestedintotheRoyalScotsFusiliersandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontwiththe1stBattalionfrom14August1914.Hewaskilledinactionon26September1917;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
Sold with copied research and a regimental sweetheart brooch with regimental tartan backing.
1914Star(6894Pte.A.E.[sic]MacLean.5/Sco:Rif.);BritishWarMedalandVictoryMedals(6894Pte.E.A.MacLean.Sco.Rif.) some staining to the reverse of the star, otherwise good very fne (3) £120-£160
EEwwaannAAlleexxaannddeerrMMaaccLLeeaannattestedintotheCameronians(ScottishRifes)andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe5th Battalionfrom5November1914.Hewaskilledinactionon20July1916duringtheBattleoftheSomme;hehasnoknowngraveandis commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
Sold with copied research.
224433
Three: CCoorrppoorraall JJ.. SS.. WWhhyyttee,, RRooyyaall HHiigghhllaannddeerrss 1914 Star (630 Pte. J. Whyte. 1/5 R. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (Cpl. J. S. Whyte. R. Highrs.) very fne (3) £90-£120
JJaammeessSSmmiitthhWWhhyytteeattestedintothe5thBattalionRoyalHighlanders,TerritorialForce,andservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront from 1 November 1914. Discharged, he re-enlisted into the Royal Field Artillery and was advanced Corporal. Sold with copied research.
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1914Star(10139L.Cpl.E.W.Ford.2/Notts:&Derby:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(10139Pte.E.W.Ford.Notts.& Derby. R.); Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (Elijah William Ford), very fne (4)
£140-£180
EElliijjaahhWWiilllliiaammFFoorrddattestedintotheNottinghamshireandDerbyshireRegimentandservedwiththe2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWaronthe WesternFrontfrom8September1914.HewascapturedandtakenprisonerofWaratLilleon20October1914andwassubsequentlyheldat HamelnCamp,Germany.PostWarheworkedasaPostmaninAlfreton,Derbyshire,andwasawardedhisImperialServiceMedaluponhis retirement (London Gazette 21 November 1947).
1914Star(8609Pte.G.V.East.2/R.Berks:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8609Pte.G.V.East.R.Berks:R.) contactmarks, very fne (3)
£90-£120
GGeeoorrggeeVViiccttoorrEEaassttattestedintotheRoyalBerkshireRegimenton12November1907andservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe2ndBattalion ontheWesternFrontfrom6November1914.Additionallyentitledtotheclaspforthe1914Star,hewasdischargedasaconsequenceof wounds on 23 December 1916 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 105,605.
1914Star(8413Pte.W.F.Faulkner.2/R.Berks:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8413Pte.W.F.Faulkner.R.Berks:R.) contact marks, good very fne (3) £140-£180
WWiilllliiaammFFrreeddeerriicckkFFaauullkknneerrattestedintotheRoyalBerkshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe2nd Battalion from 6 November 1914. He was killed in action on 27 May 1915 and is buried in Royal Irish Rifes Graveyard, Laventie, France.
1914Star(8919Pte.F.Godfrey.1/R.Berks:R.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(8919Pte.F.Godfrey.R.Berks:R.) contact marks, slight edge bruising, very fne (3)
FFrreeddeerriicckkGGooddffrreeyyattestedintotheRoyalBerkshireRegimenton17June1908.HeservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe 1stBattalionfrom13August1914andsawfurtherservicewithboththeNorthumberlandFusiliersandtheBedfordshireandHertfordshire Regiment. He was discharged on 30 May 1919 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 459361. Sold with copied research.
1914Star(8321Pte.H.Rowles.1/R.Berks:R.);BritishWarMedalandVictoryMedals(8321Pte.H.Rowles.R.Berks.R.) good very fne (3)
£70-£90
HHaarrrryyRRoowwlleessattestedintotheRoyalBerkshireRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom30 August 1914. He subsequently saw further service with the Royal Engineers.
FFrraannkkCCaarrtteerrattestedfortheMiddlesexRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalionfrom11August 1914; he subsequently saw further service with the 4th Battalion.
Sold with copied Medal Index Card confrming the issue of the clasp to his 1914 Star.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. WW.. FFiieellddiinngg,, MMaanncchheesstteerr RReeggiimmeenntt,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 2211 DDeecceemmbbeerr 11991144 1914 Star (736 Pte. J. W. Fielding. 1/Manch: R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (736 Pte. J. W. Fielding. Manch. R.) very fne
Victory Medal 1914-19 ((1133996699 PPttee.. JJ.. FFiieellddiinngg.. MMaanncchh.. RR..)) very fne (3)
£80-£100
JJoohhnnWWiilllliiaammFFiieellddiinnggattestedintotheManchesterRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe1stBattalionontheWesternFrontfrom 21 December 1914. He was killed in action on 21 December 1914; he has no known grave and is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France.
JJoosseepphhFFiieellddiinngg,fromMossSide,Manchester,attestedintotheManchesterRegimentforserviceduringtheGreatWarandservedonthe WesternFrontfrom16July1915.HesawfurtherservicewiththeRoyalDefenceCorpsandtheLabourCorps.HisMedalIndexCardnotesthe issue of a duplicate British War and Victory Medal.
1914 Star (9143 Cpl. J. Milburn. Y. &. L.R.); British War and Victory Medals (9143 Pte. J. Milburn. Y. & L.R.) very fne (3) £90-£120
JJoohhnnMMiillbbuurrnnattestedintotheYorkandLancasterRegimentandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe2ndBattalionfrom 9 September 1914. He transferred into the Machine Gun Corps on 25 January 1916 and was discharged, as a Private, on 10 March 1919. Sold with copied research and the recipient’s card dog tags stamped ‘18938 J Milburn MGC CE’.
225544
Three:PPrriivvaatteeJJ..JJaarrvviiee,,CCaammeerroonnHHiigghhllaannddeerrss,,wwhhoowwaasskkiilllleeddiinnaaccttiioonnoonntthheeWWeesstteerrnnFFrroonnttdduurriinnggtthheeBBaattttlleeoofftthheeAAiissnnee oonn 2266 SSeepptteemmbbeerr 11991144 1914 Star (6433 Pte. J. Jarvie. Cam’n: Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (6433 Pte. J. Jarvie. Camerons.) very fne (3) £140-£180
JJaammeessJJaarrvviieeattestedintotheCameronHighlandersandservedduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontwiththe1stBattalionfrom14 August1914.HewaskilledinactionduringtheBattleofAisneon26September1914;hehasnoknowngraveandiscommemoratedonLa Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.
M.S.M. London Gazette 9 November 1916. RReeuubbeenn HHeerrbbeerrtt served in France and Flanders from 16 August 1914. Sold with copied Medal Index Card which notes that British War and Victory Medals returned unclaimed (K.R. 1743).
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Six:EEnnggiinneeeerrCCaappttaaiinnTT..JJ..FFoouullkkeess,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassmmeennttiioonneeddiinnddeessppaattcchheessaannddaawwaarrddeeddtthheeFFrreenncchhCCrrooiixxddeeGGuueerrrree ffoorr hhiiss ggaallllaannttrryy iinn tthhee ddeessttrrooyyeerr HH..MM..SS.. OOnnssllooww aatt tthhee bbaattttllee ooff JJuuttllaanndd 1914-15Star(Eng.Lt.Commr.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,M.I.D.oakleaf(Eng.Lt.Commr.,R.N.);Defence&War Medals 1939-45; France, Croix de Guerre, with palm (6) 1914-15Star(Eng.Lt.Cr.T.J.Foulkes.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(Eng.Lt.Commr.T.J. Foulkes.R.N.);DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,CroixdeGuerre1914-17,withbronzepalm, good very fne2800 £400-£500
French Croix de Guerre LondonGazette 2 November 1917.
TThhoommaassJJoohhnnssttoonnFFoouullkkeesswasbornatAirdrie,Lanarkshire,on20December1881,andwasadirectentrycandidatetotheRoyalNavyasan Engineer Sub-Lieutenant in July 1904.
BytheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,hewasservinginthebattleshipH.M.S. Exmouth,inwhichheservedintheDardanellesandwas advancedtoEngineerLieutenant-Commander.ComingashoretoattendanengineeringcourseinSeptember1915,hereturnedtoseainthe destroyer Onslow in the following month and it was in that capacity that he saw action at the battle of Jutland. Onthatoccasion,underLieutenant-CommanderJackTovey,R.N., Onslow servedwithdistinction,engagingtheS.M.S. Wiesbaden witharound 60roundsof4-inchshellsandtorpedoingherinthestern.But Onslow’s audacitycameataprice,forshewashitbythree5.9-inchshellsfromthe Lutzow andtwo4.2-inchshellsfromthe Rostock.Remarkably,inthecircumstances,hercasualtiesweresurprisinglylight,namelytwokilledand threewounded,buttheresultantdamagewassubstantial.AlargesectionofherdeckandsidewastornawayandthelikesofFoulkeshadtodeal withtheconsequencesofahitinherboilerroom.Takenintowbythe Defender,andlargelythankstoFoulkes’sefforts, Onslow managedto make Aberdeen.
RemainingintheRoyalNavyafterthe war,Foulkeswas fnallyplacedontheRetiredListasanEngineerCaptaininDecember1931.Recalledon therenewalofhostilities,heappearstohavebeenemployedasanassistanttotheAdmiralty’sseniorengineerinGlasgowforthedurationofthe war. He was released from service in August 1946 and died in August 1952.
Sold with copied research.
Three: CCoommmmaannddeerrMM..DDaasseenntt,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaasssseeccoonndd--iinn--ccoommmmaannddooffHH..MM..SS.. HHaammppsshhiirree wwhheennsshheessttrruucckkaammiinneeoo ffff tthhee OOrrkknneeyyss oonn hheerr wwaayy ttoo RRuussssiiaa wwiitthh LLoorrdd KKiittcchheenneerr iinn JJuunnee 11991166 1914-15 Star (Commr. M. Dasent, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Commr. M. Dasent. R.N.) extremely fne (3) £1,200-£1,600
MMaannuueellDDaasseennttwasborninLondonon13May1879,thesonofSirJohnandLadyEllenDasentandagrandsonofthelateAdmiraloftheFleetSir HenryJohnCodrington,K.C.B.Followinginhisgrandfather’sfootsteps,heenteredtheRoyalNavyasaCadetin Britannia inJuly1892.Bythe outbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,hewasservingasaCommanderinH.M.S. DukeofEdinburgh, inwhichcapacityhesawactionatthe stormingandcaptureoftheTurkishFortressofSheikSeydattheentrancetotheRedSeainNovember1914.Then,backinhomewaters,hewas appointed second-in-command of the Hampshire in June 1915.
On5June1916, Hampshire departedScapaFlowwithEarlKitchenerembarkedonasecretdiplomaticmissiontoRussia.Sheencounteredheavy seas,lostherdestroyerescortand,onreachingtheareaofMarwickHead,aboutamileandhalfoff themainlandofOrkney,struckoneofseveral mines that had earlier been laid by the U-75 Therest,astheysay,ishistory.Ofthe655crewandsevenpassengersaboard,only12managedtoreachshoreonCarley foats;Dasentwasnot among them. His body was later washed ashore in the Orkneys and buried at the Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery on Hoy.
Four: LLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoommmmaannddeerrJJ..MM..KKeennwwoorrtthhyy,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,1100tthhBBaarroonnSSttrraabboollggii,,aaccoonnttrroovveerrssiiaallppoolliittiicciiaannaannddhhiissttoorriiaannwwhhoo ppuulllleedd nnoo ppuunncchheess iinn hhiiss aauuttoobbiiooggrraapphhyy SSaaiilloorrss,, SSttaatteessmmeenn && OOtthheerrss 1914-15Star(Lieut.J.M.Kenworthy.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Lt.Commr.TheHon.J.M.Kenworthy.R.N.); Defence Medal 1939-45, mounted for display, very fne (4) £600-£800
Provenance: Spink N.C., December 2000.
JJoosseepphhMMoonnttaagguueeKKeennwwoorrtthhyywasborninLeamingtonon7March1886,thesonoftheRev.CuthbertKenworthy,whoin1916successfully establishedadoubtfulclaimtotheancientBaronyofStrabolgi,whichhadbeeninabeyancesince1788.DirectfromHarrow,theboyKenworthy enteredtheRoyalNavalAcademy,nearWinchester,andafterwards Britannia,andsubsequentlyservedasaMidshipmaninasuccessionof‘big ships’ on the China Station, prior to returning home and joining H.M.S. Glory in the Channel Squadron in 1905.
Describedasayouthofmassiveproportions,but‘somewhatlackingintact’andof‘aratherbullyingnature’,heassertedhimselfearlyonasa powerful boxer and ultimately bludgeoned his way to become Heavyweight Champion of the Navy.
AdvancedtoSub-LieutenantinApril1906,hewasappointedtothetorpedogunboat Hussar,whichindefanceofnavalcutbackshadbeen convertedforuseastheyachtoftheC.-in-C.Mediterranean,AdmiralSirC.Drury.Thus,asayoung‘Sub’in Hussar,theever‘inquisitive’and ‘zealous’Kenworthywouldbuttonholemanyeminentguests–evensix-year-oldDickyMountbattendidn’tescapehisattention.Healsoreceived the Gold Medal of the Order of Liakat on the occasion of an official visit to Sultan Abdul Hamid at Constantinople. KenworthynextservedintheHomeFleetcruisers Arrogant and Achilles and,inJune1911,obtainedhis frstcommand,atorpedoboatat QueenstowninSouthernIreland.InJanuary1913,hesucceededtothecommandofthedestroyer Bullfnch inthe7thDestroyerFlotillaandwas likewise employed on the outbreak of war, when she was deployed to patrol duties in the North Sea. Whilstoccupiedinsuchwork Bullfnch wasrammedbyaDutchmerchantmanKenworthysuspectedofbeingaGermanminelayer.Theensuing CourtofEnquiryabsolvedhimandevencongratulatedhimongetting Bullfnch intoGrimsby,but,the fndingnotwithstanding,hisrecordwas indeliblymarred.Hehadalreadybeencautionedforsteeringadangerouscourseafteroneof Bullfnch’s shellshadstruckthedestroyer Leopard Thistime,theAdmiralCommanding,Orkneys’andShetlands’,concluded‘LieutenantKenworthyisnota ftpersontobeincommandofa destroyer’ and he was superseded in Bullfnch on account of his unsatisfactory conduct.
‘‘YYoouunngg TTuurrkk’’ –– PPrriimmee MMiinniisstteerriiaall mmeeeettiinnggss Undaunted,Kenworthyappliedforthecommandof‘arigidairship’,butnosuchofferwasforthcoming.Amonthorsolaterhisfathersucceeded inhisbaronialclaimandKenworthywaspleasedtoinformTheirLordshipsthathenceforthhewouldenjoythecourtesytitleof‘TheHonourable’. InNovember1915,hewasappointedLieutenantandForeTurretOfficerofthebattleship Commonwealth intheThirdBattleSquadronofthe GrandFleet,butitwasnotasuccessandhisCaptainsuggestedStaff work.Kenworthyagreedand,havingdeliveredseveralthought-provoking lectures concerning the progress of the Naval war, stood on the threshold of his political career. Hebecameaconfederateof‘TheYoungTurks’,agroupofforward-thinkingNavalofficerswhowere‘inmentalrevoltagainstthepolicyofthe BoardoftheAdmiralty’.NomeanstheleastofKenworthy’svaluetothegroupwashisacquaintancewiththepowerfulpressbaronLord Northcliffe, through whom direct access to Prime Minister Lloyd George was possible. In his autobiography, Kenworthy wrote: ‘NorthcliffeaskedmeifIdaredgowithhimtoDowningStreetandtellthePrimeMinisterhimselfsomeofthethingswehadbeendiscussingface toface?HewasgoodenoughtowarnmethatthevisitwouldbeknownandreportedtotheAdmiralty;thattherewerespieseverywhere,and thatthearmoftheBoardwaslong.ThisinterviewwithLloydGeorgewasexactlywhatIhadhopedforformonths.Iknewthathehadhadno direct contact at any time with officers from the sea going Fleet, and the possibility of reprisals did not worry me in the least … ’ KenworthydulymetthePrimeMinisterontwooccasionsinMay1917,andinsodoingbelieved‘Whateverhappenedtomebeforeorsince, whateverpartIhave playedinpolitics,Ididthenperformaservicetomyprofession,mycountryandtotheAlliedcause,whichIcanlookbackon withsatisfaction’.Hisautobiographystressesthathewasfarmorethanameremessenger-‘Certainofthestrategicalplansafterwardsadopted originated in my own head’.
Andwithaneyetothefuture,heappliedtotheAdmiraltytoserveasaLiaisonOfficerwiththeAmericanFleet.Amongthepointsheraisedwith theP.M.,heaskedwhatplanshadbeenmadeforutilizingtheU.S.Navy,thenthethirdlargestintheworldaftertheBritishandGerman.None had,andhisrequestwasnoted.Theninthe‘greatnavalshake-up’hefoundhimselftohissurpriselent,ifonlytemporarily,tothe‘veryhubof navalaffairs’,thisbeingCaptainDudleyPound’sSection16oftheAdmiraltyOperationsDivision.TogetherwithColonelHalliday,V.C.,R.M.,of PekinLegationsfame,andCaptainCarpenter,R.N.,hewasinvolvedindevisingplansforblockadingU-boatbasesandtheepicZeebruggeand Ostend Raids of 1918, in which Carpenter was awarded the V.C.
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Attheendofthis fvemonthattachmenttothenewlynamedPlansDivisionhefeltsufficientlyconfdentto freoff aboldmissivetoTheir Lordships,butwasdefatingly‘InformedT.LstakeexceptiontotoneofhisletterapplyingforretentioninthePlansDivision,andaresurprisedhe shouldattempttodictatetothem’.Accordingly,inDecember1917,hewassenttoGibraltarasAssistantChiefofStaff,wherehewastoremain until the penultimate month of the war.
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WhilstExecutiveandGunneryOfficerofthe Blake, KenworthyhadreceivedpermissiontostandforParliament,and,followingafailureat RotherhaminDecember1918,wonaby-electionatKingston-upon-HullfortheLiberalPartyinMarch1919,slashingtheformerTorymajorityby 9,000 votes. He was released from the Navy in the same month.
KenworthyenteredtheHouseofCommonswithcharacteristicgustoandinitiallyannoyedbrotherofficerswithhisadvancedradicalviews.Inthe Houseitselfhewasat frstremarkeduponasaboxer,theMemberswithasenseofhistorycommentinguponthefactthat‘thisaccomplishment hadbeenunknownamongtherepresentativesofthepeoplesinceGully,theprize-fghter,satintheHouseinthethirtiesofthelastcentury. Kenworthy’s Times obituary otherwise notes:
‘HadheconsultedanyoldandexperiencedMemberastosuccess...hewouldhavebeenadvisedtogoslowtoacclimatizehimselftothe atmosphereoftheHouse,tomasteritsrulesofprocedure,andtoconciliatetheMembersbyspeakingrarelyandwithdiffidenceonafewsubjects wellinformed.ThatisstillthetraditionoftheHouseofCommons.ButKenworthy,ifheeverheardofit,entirelyignoredit.Hetookallsubjects to be his province. He spoke in almost every debate’.
In1926,afterdifferencesofopinionwiththeLiberalParty,heresignedhisseatandwasadoptedbytheLabourPartyasacandidateforCentral Hull.Then,onthedeathofhisfather,hesucceededtotheBaronyandwasremovedtotheUpperHouse.FromtheLordshecalledforaction against Italy during the conquest of Abyssinia and proved to be a determined opponent of General Franco.
Kenworthywaswidelytravelled.In1923curiositytookhimtoBolshevikRussia,andin1930hesurvivedanaircrashwhenreturningfroma fact fndingmissiontoIndia.HewasalsoanearlyadvocateofIndianIndependenceandin1930hadafour-hourdiscussiononthesubjectwith MahatmaGandhi.HefoundnodifficultyinbeingonequallycordialtermswithseveralleadingIndianprincesandin1930,theCouncilofPrincesof India nominated him as their choice for the next Viceroy of India.
LordStrabolgifurtherenjoyedasuccessfulcareerasanauthoroftheHistory-up-to-the-Minuteseries,hisbestknowneffortperhapsbeing The BattleofTheRiverPlate.Critics,however,preferredhis SeaPowerintheSecondWorldWar,‘whichwasredolentofhisprofessionaltraining anddemonstratedthatinspiteofhisquestingmindandalmosttoowideinterests,hisnavalupbringinghadbeenthefoundationofhischaracter’. Lord Strabolgi died in 1953.
Sold with copied research and a quantity of photographs.
Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue ((FFrraanncciiss WWiilllliiaamm IIddee)) in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fne (11) £240-£280
RReeggiinnaallddCCaarrddwweellllIIddeewasborninEastLavant,Sussex,on8April1871andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson16June1887. PromotedtoActingGunneron7January1900,hewasadvancedChiefGunneron8January1915,heservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Griffon from24March1915to18December1917,andwasawardedtheDistinguishedServiceCross‘forthezealandabilityhehasshownatall times,andespeciallywhensalvingthegun’scradleandmountingfromtheRussianTrawler T19,whenshewasashoreinQueendaleBay,Shetland Islands,thetrawlerhavingalistofforthdegreesatthetime.’(LondonGazette 23May1917).Heretiredon12August1922,havingreachedthe age limit, with the rank of Lieutenant.
LLeeoonnaarrddLLeesslliieeIIddeewasborninDevonporton22March1908,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanActingChiefEngineRoomArti fcerFourthClass on18April1929.HesawactiveservicethroughouttheSecondWorldWar,andwastwiceMentionedinDespatches(LondonGazettes 8 September1942,and1August1944),the frstforserviceinH.M.S. Carlisle duringtheMaltaConvoys,thesecondforservicein LST319 in Operation Shingle,theAnzioLandings.AwardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon23March1944,hewaspromotedChiefEngine Room Artifcer on 5 May 1945, and was shore pensioned on 15 March 1952.
FFrraanncciissWWiilllliiaammIIddeeservedasaChargemanofShipFittersatH.M.DockyardDevonport,andwasawardedhisImperialServiceMedaluponhis retirement (London Gazette 8 December 1961).
WWiilllliiaammGGeeoorrggeeCCoottggrroovveewasborninLambeth,London,on18January1898andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson29April1913. HeservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,includingH.M.S. Arethusa from7November1914,andwas advancedLeadingSeamanon1August1918.RemainingintheServicepost-War,hewaspromotedPettyOfficeron1November1920,andwas commissionedActingGunneron1January1920.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorldWarasaCommissionedGunnerinH.M.S. Hornet, and was placed on the Retired List on 18 January 1948, aged 50. He died on 30 July 1966. Soldwithamodelofatorpedo,225mminlength,mountedonadisplaybase;andaSecondWar-erastopwatch,theperspexcoverdetachedbut present.
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2001. PPhhiilllliippDDaanniieellEElllleennddeerrwasborninteParishofNorthbourne,Dover,Kent,on3February1889,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClass on16January1908.AtthetimeoftheZeebruggeRaidon22-23April1918,hewasaStokerP.O.borneonthebooksofH.M.S. Pembroke, the R.N.BarracksatChathamandhispapersgivenoclueastohisactualemploymentduringtheraiditselfbuthewasnodoubtavolunteeraboard one of the participating ships which led to his nomination for the subsequent V.C. ballot. SoldwithtwobulliontradesleevebadgesandoriginalParchmentCertifcatesofServiceandQualifcationswhichcarrytheannotation: “ParticipatedinBallotforawardoftheVictoriaCrossgrantedforoperationsagainstZeebruggeandOstendonthenightofthe22nd-23rdApril 1918 (London Gazette 23 July 1918)”.
FFrraannkk JJoohhnnssoonn was born in Llandudno, Wales, on 4 July 1889 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in November 1905. Havingthenvolunteeredforthe‘SilentService’,hewasservingasaLeadingSeamaninthe C.15 ontheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,and he remained likewise employed until the end of the following year. Hisdateofjoiningthe E.47 isnotknown,buthewascertainlyservinginherbythesummerof1917.BasedatHarwichinthe9thFlotilla,shewas engagedincarryingoutpatrolsoff theDutchandGermancoasts.Anditwasonjustsuchapatroloff TexelIslandon20August1917,thatshe was lost with all hands.
Aged 29, Johnson left a widow, Emma, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
Four: PPeettttyyOO ffiffi cceerrSS..RR..PPaarrrryy,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassccoommmmeennddeeddffoorrhhiissggaallllaannttrryyaassaagguunnllaayyeerriinnHH..MM..SS.. TTiiggeerr iinntthheebbaattttllee ooff JJuuttllaanndd 1914-15Star(186440.S.R.Parry,P.O.R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(186440S.R.Parry.P.O.,R.N.);NavalGood Shooting Medal, G.V.R. (186440 S. R. Parry, P.O. H.M.S. Bulwark, 1911. 12 In. B.L.) mounted as worn, good very fne (4) £600-£800
SSttaannlleeyyRRiicchhaarrddPPaarrrryywasborninLiverpoolon10November1879,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaBoy2ndClassinNovember1895. AdvancedtoPettyOfficer1stClassinDecember1908,hispre-warappointmentsincludedthebattleshipH.M.S. Bulwark (April-September1911), in which he was awarded the Naval Good Shooting Medal for good work as a gunlayer on her 12-inch guns. ShortlyaftertheoutbreakofhostilitiesinAugust1914,hejoinedthecruiser Tiger andheremainedlikewiseemployedfortheremainderofthe war.HewasconsequentlypresentatthebattleofDoggerBankon24January1915,whenhereight13.5-inchgunsdidgreatexecution,notleast inaprotractedduelwiththe Moltke andthe Seydlitz.However,the Tiger,incommonwithBeatty’s fagshipthe Lion, didnotescapeunscathed,as evidenced by her Captain’s description of the time when she received her third hit from a large calibre shell: ‘Tiger steeredinthedirectionofthe feeingenemyandthen,atthisverycriticalmoment,whenquickdecisionhadtobemade,whenthegreat speedoftheGermansmeantthateverysecondbroughtthemnearertosafety,thereoccurredaverylargeexplosionwhichrattledusallinthe conning-towerveryconsiderably.ItappearedthatashellhadenteredtheIntelligenceOffice,whichwasimmediatelybelowtheconning-tower, andhavingexplodedthere,blewupthroughtheguncontroltower,renderingeverybodyinit horsdecombat andkillingEngineerCaptainTaylor and six men, and wounding three officers and six men.’
Tiger sustainedyetgreaterdamageandlossesatJutland.Hitatotalof17timesduringthebattle,shesufferedalossof24menkilledand46 wounded.Notwithstandingsuchseverepunishment,shedeliveredover300shellsfromhermainarmamentandafurther136roundsfromher6inchguns,infictingtellingdamageonthe Moltke,Wiesbaden and VonderTann. Parryservedasagunlayerin‘B’turretthroughouttheaction, Tiger’s gunneryofficernoting:‘Checkedtheammunitionused,andfoundthat‘B’turret,whichasfarasIknownevermissedasalvothroughout theaction,had fred fveorsixcommonshells,astheshell-roompartieshadnotbeenabletogetthearmour-piercingshellsintothecagesquickly enough.’
Parrywasdulycommendedforhisgoodwork,hisservicerecordbeingendorsed,‘Showedgreatcoolnessingunlayingof‘B’turretthroughoutthe action of 31st May 1916.’ Having fnally departed Tiger in April 1919, he was pensioned ashore in February 1920.
Sold with the recipient’s original parchment Certifcate of Service, H.M.S. Tiger cap tally and medal ribbon bar.
Six: EElleeccttrriiccaall AArrttii ff cceerr FFiirrsstt CCllaassss SS.. CC.. JJoonneess,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy 1914-15Star(M.721,S.C.Jones,E.A.3.,R.N.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(M.721S.C.Jones.E.A.2R.N.);1939-45Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, contact marks, nearly very fne
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(40288Gnr.W.Villette.R.A.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.,3rdissue,RegularArmy(1049436Gnr. W. Villette. R.A.) mounted as worn, very fne
Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted together, good very fne (11)
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SSiiddnneeyyCCoolllliinnJJoonneesswasborninSouthamptonon30February1887andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasanActingElectricalArti fcerFourthClasson27 October1908.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinH.M.S. Superior fromtheoutbreakofWaruntil1February1915,andthenfortherestofthe warinH.M.S. Dolphin,andwasshoredischargedintherateofElectricalArtifcerFirstClasson28June1922.Here-enteredtheserviceon14 September 1939, and was fnally retired on 18 May 1949.
M.I.D. LondonGazette 14September1917.Soldwithcopyofrecommendationforthisaward,whichissharedwithtwootherofficersofH.M.S. Osmamaneih. ‘...forgoodservicesontheoccasionofanattackbythe Racoon onanenemysubmarine,whentheactiontakenbythe Osmanieh wasofmaterialassistancetothe Racoon. On23June1917the Osmanieh wasattackedbytwoenemysubmarinesandthepromptnesswithwhich fre was opened and the ships course altered undoubtedly led to the failure of the attack.’
Lieutenant-CommanderDavidRichardMasonwasloston31December1917,whilstincommandofH.M.S. Osmanieh, whenshestruckamineat theentrancetotheharbouratAlexandria.Atthetimeshewascarryingtroopsandmedicalstaff,shesankveryquicklytakingwithhertheCaptain (Lt.-Cdr.Mason),twootherofficers,21crew,onemilitaryofficer,and166otherranksandeightnurses.Lieutenant-CommanderMasonis commemorated on the Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
Soldwithacopyofadetailedreportregardingthelossofthe Osmanieh, fromwhichthefollowinginformationisextracted.StatementofSu Lieut.H.S.Barnes:‘...Atabout10:20a.m.Ireceivedthepilotonboard.FollowinghimupontothebridgeIquestionedthepilotastotheship docking. The order “slow ahead” had just been given when the explosion occurred.
TheCaptain[Lt.-Cdr.Mason]andmyselfstandingtogetherwereblownthroughtheroofofthewheelhouseandbackontothedeck.He immediately gave orders “stop engines” telling me to clear away the boats...’
StatementofLieut.Col.P.R.C.Groves,D.S.O.:‘WhentheexplosionoccurredIwasstandinglookingovertherailonthepromenadedeck,on theportside,closetothestepsleadinguptothebridge.IimmediatelyranupthesestepsontothebridgeandaskedtheCaptain[Lt.-Cdr. Mason]howmuchtimewehad.Hereplied“Afewminutes”.Isaid“Istheordertobe,intothewater?”Hesaid“yes”...TheCaptainpointedout tomethattheshipwasgoingdownbythebowandalsotoldmetogeteveryoneforward.Hewasapparentlythinkingoftheboilersexploding... Finally,whenthe boatwaslevelwiththewaterandtheforwardwelldeckwasnearlyfull,IturnedtotheCaptainandsaid“whataboutitnow”. He said “yes, we must be off”. He then ran to the port side of the bridge whilst I went to the starboard...’
Thecourtofenquirystatedthefollowingintheirsummingupoftheincident:‘Weconsiderthelosswasoccasionedbystrikingamineormines. ForthisnoblameisattributabletotheCaptainorofficersoftheOsmanieh,andtheirconductthroughout,andthatofthecrew,withafew exceptions was marked by courage and devotion to duty
Pair: JJoohhnn WWaallllaaccee,, MMeerrccaannttiillee MMaarriinnee British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (John Wallace) very fne 1914 Star ((3344448899 GGnnrr.. JJ.. GGaarrrreetttt.. RR..FF..AA..)) very fne (6)
JJoohhnnGGaarrrreetttt,aLabourerfromStratforduponAvon,Warwickshire,attestedintotheRoyalFieldArtilleryon14October1904.Heservedduring theGreatWarontheWesternFrontwith15thBrigadefrom19August1914anddiedwoundson5September1917.Heisburiedin Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium.
SoldwithparchmentCertifcateofServicewhichconfrmsallmedalsandprizebountyforJutland,CertifcateofDischarge,namedcardboxof issueforB.W.M.andV.M.,copiedphotographofhiminuniformwearingNavalGoodShootingmedal,andasilkpendantwithpaintedcrestofH. M.S. Monarch.
1914-15Star(53782Gnr.J.R.T.Sumner.R.G.A.);BritishWarandVictoryMedals(53782Sjt.J.R.T.Sumner.R.A.);Defence Medal;SpecialConstabularyLongServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue(JohnR.T.Sumner);BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,,CroixdeGuerre,A.I.R., bronze, contact marks, nearly very fne (6)
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Belgian Croix de Guerre, London Gazette 12 April 1918.
JJoohhnnRRoobbeerrttTTaayylloorrSSuummnneerr,aRiggerfromFleetwood,Lancashire,attestedintotheRoyalGarrisonArtilleryon19November1914forservice duringtheGreatWarandservedontheWesternFrontfrom15July1915to13July1918.HewaspresentedwiththeBelgianCroixdeGuerre byLieutenantGeneralT.D.Snow,G.O.C.WesternCommand,atBlackpoolMilitaryHospital,whilsthewasbeingtreatedforKidneyStones. Discharged ‘Class Z’ on 14 May 1919, he joined the Special Constabulary, serving during the Second World War.
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British War and Victory Medals (2431 Pte. C. W. Banes. Bedf. Yeo.) very fne BritishWarMedal1914-20((4444336633PPttee..EE..BBeettttaannyy..SSuuffff ..RR..));togetherwithaSu ffolkRegimentcapbadge;MemorialPlaque ((WWiilllliiaamm HHeerrbbeerrtt SSaaddlleerr)) in original card envelope, suspension claw re-pinned on frst, minor edge nicks, very fne (7) £100-£140
CChhaarrlleessRRoobbiinnNNaappiieerrGGrroooommattestedforthe28th(Artist’sRi fes)Battalion,LondonRegiment,andservedwiththemduringtheGreatWaron theWesternFrontfrom11January1915.HewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheEastKentRegimenton18November1916,andsaw further service during the Great War with the 1st Battalion. EErrnneessttBBeettttaannyywasborninStoke,Sta ffordshire,andoriginallyattestedfortheSouthStaffordshireRegimentatBurslem.Heservedwiththe2nd BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontpost-1916,andwaskilledinactionon27September1918.HeisburiedinLowrie Cemetery, Havrincourt, France.
1914-15 Star (Lieut. S. Watts. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. S. Watts.) good very fne (3) £70-£90
SSaammuueellWWaattttsswasborninManchester,andwaseducatedatManchesterGrammarSchoolandCorpusChristiCollege,Oxford.Heservedin FrancewiththeManchesterRegiment,originallywiththe20thBattalionandlaterwiththe2ndBattalion,attached96thTrenchMortarBattery.He waswoundedinthe2ndBattalion’sattackatJoncourton1October1918,anactioninwhichWilfredOwenwasrecommendedfortheM.C. Captain Watts died of his wounds at Millbank Military Hospital on 28 October 1918, and is buried in Heaton Mersey Congregational Cemetery.
AAlleexxaannddeerrBBrreemmnneerrattestedfortheArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersandservedwith them during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 May 1915.
EEddwwiinnBBaaxxtteerrattestedfortheArmyVeterinaryCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom24January1915, subsequentlytransferringtotheRoyalFieldArtillery.IncivilianlifehewasemployedasaLeadingStoremanattheAirMinistry,andwasawarded his Imperial Service Medal upon his retirement (London Gazette 27 November 1951).
Note: TwoofficerswiththenameR.ParkreceivedBritishWarandVictoryMedalsinscribedwiththerankofCaptain:RoswellPark,andRobert Park, both of the Royal Army Medical Corps.
TheSilverWarBadgeno.B177908wasawardedtoPPrriivvaatteeGGeeoorrggeeEEddwwaarrddHHiibbbbss,,WWoorrcceesstteerrsshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,whoattestedon28June1916, and was discharged on account of wounds on 9 May 1919.
WWaalltteerrHHaarrvveeyyFFrraammeeattestedfortheRoyalFlyingCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14December 1915. He was subsequently commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Administration Branch, Royal Air Force on 22 May 1918.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves(331927W.O.Cl.2G.H.Scougall.C.F.A.)withrecipient’sidentitydiscs, named card box of issue, photographs and other ephemera, BWM planchet only, otherwise extremely fne (lot) £360-£440
WWaalltteerrMMoowwbbrraayySSccoouuggaallllwasborninQuebec,CanadainAugust1884.HewasthesonofWilloughbyScougall,andwasarancherpriortothe GreatWar.Hehadtwoyearspriorservicewith8thRegiment,RoyalRifesofCanada,beforeenlistingasaTrooperintheLordStratchcona’s Horse.Scougallwassubsequentlycommissionedintothe24thBattalion(VictoriaRifes),CanadianInfantry,andwaskilledinactionwhilstserving ontheWesternFront,15August1917.CEFBurialRegistersgives,‘KilledinAction.Killedinstantlybya"whizzbang"shellwhengoingoverthe top in the vicinity of Lens on the morning of August 15th, 1917.’
TheRegimentalHistoryrecords‘the frstthreewavesoftheBattalion'smanoeuvrepassedthroughCiteSt.Edouardinsafety;butthe4thwave, composedoftwoplatoonsof"D"Company,wascaughtintheblastoftheGermanbarrage,whichwoundedCapt.P.I.Walker,theCompany Commander, killed Lieuts. W. M. Scougall and H. S. Ritchie, commanding Nos. 16 and 15 Platoons, and killed or wounded a number of their men.’ Lieutenant Scougall is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.
GGeeoorrggeeHHaammiillttoonnSSccoouuggaallllwastheyoungerbrotheroftheabove,andwasborninQuebec,CanadainJuly1885.HewasaEstateAgent,who residedinMacleod,AlbertapriortotheGreatWar.ScougallhadpriorservicewiththeQueen’sOwnCanadianHussars,Quebec,priorto enlistingintheCanadianFieldArtillery.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe61stBattery,15thArtilleryBrigade,CanadianFieldArtillery(M.I. D. London Gazette 11 July 1919, and awarded Silver War Badge).
BritishWarMedal(Mid.J.J.G.Poole.R.N.R.);MercantileMarineWarMedal(JohnJ.G.Poole);VictoryMedal(Mid.J.J.G.Poole. R.N.R.) together with memorial plaque (John Jeffery Graham Poole), extremely fne (4) £300-£400
JJoohhnnJJee ffff eerryyGGrraahhaammPPoooolleewasappointedaMidshipmanintheRoyalNavalReserveinNovember1917,andwaskilledinactionaboardH.M.S. Almanzora in the English Channel on 24 October 1918. Aged just 17 years, he was buried in Margate, Kent, his hometown. SoldwithoriginalBoardofTradeforwardingletterfortherecipient’sMercantileMarineWarMedal,addressedtohismother;andthreerecent photographs of his grave.
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BritishWarandVictoryMedals(Mid.W.G.L.Cooper.R.N.);1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;Defence&WarMedals 1939-45; PPoollaanndd, Cross of Valour, the frst two with contact marks and edge bruising but generally very fne or better (8) £500-£700
PolishCrossofValour LondonGazette 21October1941:‘InrecognitionofservicestothePolishNavyandinPolishships.Lieutenant Commander William Guy Loy Cooper, R.N., O.R.P. Blyscawica.’
Therecommendationstates:‘InrecognitionofthegallantryandbraveryshownduringoperationsonboardPolishships,intheMediterranean,in Norwegian waters, at Dunkirk and during the evacuation of the Polish Army from France to England in British ships.’
ThePolishdestroyer Blyscawica washeavilyengagedinthewithdrawaloftroopsfromDunkirkinMay1940.On27thMayshewasattackedbya bomberwhichcamedowntolessthan1000feet,sprayingherdeckswithmachine-gunbullets.ThePolishshipopened freinreplyandtheplane crashedshortlyafterwards.Stillunderdesultoryattacksheputherboatsinthewatertopickupmenfromthebeachesinobedienceto instructions.On29thMayshewasinadivisionoffourdestroyers,hurryingacross,whentheywereattackedbyaU-boat.Thetorpedomissed and Blyscawica carriedoutanimmediatedepth-chargeattackandtheleadingdestroyer,circling,attackedinherturn.Whiletheyweretakingup positiontodropafreshpatternofdepthchargestheywereattackedfromtheair;abomberdivedon Blyscawica outoflowcloud,droppinga stickofbombsandmachine-gunningthedestroyer’sdecks.Intheearlyeveningofthesameday, Blyscawica tookthebadlydamageddestroyer Greyhound intowtoDover.Evenoff DovershewasbynomeanssafeforGermanplanesdroppedmagneticminesabout3000yardsaheadof theshipsontheircourse.Theyavoidedthedangers,however,andthecripplewastakensafelyin.On31stMayshecameundertorpedoattack from an E-boat which she engaged with gun fre but without success.
Sold with copied record of service and other research.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,CanalZone(22954236SigmnDSomersetRSignals)laserengravednaming;FireBrigadeL.S.& G.C.,E.II.R.(FiremanDonaldSomerset)mountedcourt-stylefordisplaytogetherwithanunofficial‘SuezCanal’Medal,gilt (22954236CplSomersetD.1953-1956.RoyalSignals);andanunofficialNationalServiceMedal1939-60(22954236CplSomerset D. 1953-1956. Royal Signals), about extremely fne (6)
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(18981Pte.W.R.Beeken.C.Gds.);togetherwiththerecipient’sSilverWarBadge,thereverse officially numbered ‘B256097’; and the recipient’s cap badge, very fne and better
Erased Medals: British War Medal 1914-20; Victory Medal 1914-19, both erased, nearly very fne (6)
£60-£80
CCyyrriillBBuucckkwasborninCobham,Surrey,andattestedfortheGrenadierGuardsatGuildford.Heservedwiththe1stBattalionduringtheGreat WarontheWesternFrontpost-1916,anddiedofwoundson28September1918.HeisburiedinGrevillersBritishCemetery,France.HisMedal IndexCardoriginallyrecordedhissurnameatButt;thishasbeencrossedoutandcorrected,andthecardisannotated‘BW&VMreturnedfor adjusting (name) 13.8.1921 and re-issued 17.9.1921’.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.L.A.Webber.)innamedcardboxofissue,togetherwithMemorialPlaque(Leonard Alexander Webber) in its original card envelope with Buckingham Palace enclosure, extremely fne (3) £120-£160
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Pair: SSeeccoonnddLLiieeuutteennaannttJJ..CC..JJoonneess,,77tthhBBaattttaalliioonn,,CChheesshhiirreeRReeggiimmeenntt,,wwhhoo wwaass ttaakkeenn pprriissoonneerr ooff wwaarr oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt,, 2255 OOccttoobbeerr 11991188 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.J.C.Jones.);withPoetrySociety PrizeMedal,bronze,reverseengraved‘D.Jones(S)13.7.40’,and2portrait photographs of recipient in uniform, good very fne BritishWarMedal1914-20((1133553377PPttee..AA..AA..OOssiippaa..55--CCaann..IInnff..)) suspension claw crudely re-affixed, very fne SpecialConstabularyLongService,G.V.R.,2ndissue((EEddwwaarrddTT..AArrnnoolldd-FFoorrsstteerr..)) nearly extremely fne (lot) £70-£90
JJoosseepphhCCaarrttmmeellllJJoonneessinitiallyservedduringtheGreatWarintherankswiththe7th Battalion,BorderRegimentintheFrenchtheatreofwarfrom2September1916.He wascommissionedSecondLieutenantinthe7thBattalion,CheshireRegiment,25June 1918.Joneswastakenprisonerofwaralongwith2otherofficersand22otherranks nearBossuytontheWesternFront,25October1918.Hewasrepatriated24 November 1918.
AAnnddrreewwAAnnttoonnOOssiippaawasborninZbaroz,AustriainJune1890,andwasthesonof Mrs.MaryJ.OsipaofParkdale,Manitoba.HeservedduringtheGreatWarwiththe5th Battalion(WesternCavalry),C.E.F.ontheWesternFront.PrivateOsipawaskilledin actionontheWesternFront,2June1916,andiscommemoratedontheMeninGate (Ypres) Memorial and the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial.
British War Medal 1914-20 ((22.. LLiieeuutt.. RR.. AAllddwwiinncckkllee..));Victory Medal 1914-19 ((5577338800 PPttee.. JJ.. BBooyydd.. LL’’ppooooll RR..)) good very fne
RRaallpphhAAllddwwiinncckklleewascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheDukeofCornwall’sLightInfantry,beforetransferringtotheKing’sOwnRoyal LancasterRegiment,andservedwiththe11thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfromMay1916.Hewaskilledinactionon 15November1916,whilstattachedtothe10thBattalion,LoyalNorthLancashireRegiment,andisburiedinFrankfurtTrenchBritishCemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France.
JJoohhnnBBooyyddwasborninUrr,Kirkcudbright,andattestedfortheLowlandDivisionalCyclistCompanyatGlasgow.TransferringtotheLiverpool Regiment,heservedwiththe20thBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFront,andwaskilledinactionon9April1917.Heisburiedin Henin Crucifx Cemetery, France.
WWiilllliiaammMMaarrsshhwasborninWigan,Lancashire,andattestedfortheSouthLancashireRegimentatEarlstown,Lancashire,Heservedwiththe8th BattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1916,andwaskilledinactionon21October1916.HeisburiedinReginaTrench Cemetery, Grandcourt, France.
BritishWarandVictoryMedals(2.Lieut.R.Anderson.);Jubilee1935,unnamedasissued;Coronation1937,unnamedasissued, mounted for wear; together with a matching contemporary miniature medal group of four, in a leather case, very fne (4) £100-£140
Pair: PPrriivvaattee CC.. SS.. RRooppeerr,, 7755tthh CCaannaaddiiaann IInnffaannttrryy,, wwhhoo wwaass kkiilllleedd iinn aaccttiioonn oonn tthhee WWeesstteerrnn FFrroonntt oonn 11 MMaarrcchh 11991177 BritishWarandVictoryMedals(681770Pte.C.S.Roper.75-Can.Inf.);MemorialPlaque(CharlesSidneyRoper)withBuckingham Palaceenclosureandoriginalreceiptnotifcationcard,incardenvelope,andoutertransmissionenvelope,addressedto‘Mrs. Barbara E. Roper, c/o The Sec’y Soldiers Aid Comm., 116 College St., Toronto, Ont.’, extremely fne (3) £100-£140
CChhaarrlleessSSiiddnneeyyRRooppeerrwasborninLondon,England,on5November1888andhavingemigratedtoCanadaattestedfortheCanadianOverseas ExpeditionaryForceatTorontoon26April1916.Heservedwiththe75thBattalion,CanadianInfantryduringtheGreatWarontheWestern Frontfrom6December1916,andwaswoundedbygunshottotheshoulderon27December1916.Recovering,hewaskilledinactionon1 March 1917, and is buried in Zouave Valley Cemetery, Souchez, France.
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1935(3304932Pte.F.Phillips.H.L.I.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, the frst lacquered, good very fne and better (5) £140-£180
M.I.D. London Gazette 20 December 1940.
TheoriginalRecommendationstates:‘FordevotiontodutyduringheperiodofandimmediatelybeforetheevacuationfromtheBritish ExpeditionaryForce.SergeantFrederickCharlesPhillipscarriedonhisdutiesasChiefClerk,destroyedsecretcorrespondence,andsavedessential documentsduringthewithdrawal,frequentlyunder fre.Hedidnotabandonhisofficeequipment,despitegreatdifficulties,untilorderedtodoas at Dunkirk. He kept and preserved a full record of his unit’s work until its arrival in England.’
NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-39(K.61106J.E.Parrot.S.P.O.,R.N.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;ItalyStar; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fne (5) £180-£220
Stoker Petty Officer J. E. Parrott was killed in action, aged 38, whilst serving aboard the destroyer H.M.S. Janus on 23 January 1944.
Four: LLeeaaddiinnggSSttookkeerrJJ..WW..CCaarrrr,,DD..SS..MM..,,RRooyyaallNNaavvyy,,wwhhoowwaassaawwaarrddeeddtthheeDD..SS..MM..ffoorrhhiisssseerrvviicceessiinnHH..MM..SS.. JJaagguuaarr dduurriinngg OOppeerraattiioonn DDyynnaammoo,, tthhee eevvaaccuuaattiioonn ooff DDuunnkkiirrkk NavalGeneralService1915-62,1clasp,Palestine1936-1939(K.63042.J.W.Carr.L.Sto.R.N.);1939-45Star;WarMedal1939 -45,theSecondWarawardsbothcontemporarilyengraved‘J.W.Carr.S.P.O.,D.S.M.D.K.630421939-1945’;RoyalNavyL.S.& G.C.,G.V.R.,2ndissue, fxedsuspension(K.63042J.W.Carr.L.Sto.H.M.S.Protector.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplayalongside a copy D.S.M., lacquered, minor edge bruising and contact marks, good very fne (5)
£160-£200
D.S.M. London Gazette 16 August 1940: Acting Stoker Petty Officer James William Carr, D/K.63042, H.M.S. Jaguar. ‘For good services in the withdrawal of the Allied Armies from the beaches at Dunkirk.’
JJaammeessWWiilllliiaammCCaarrrrwasborninNewcastle-upon-Tyneon12November1905andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClasson23 November1923.PromotedStokerFirstClasson23November1924,andLeadingStokeron6May1936,heservedinH.M.S. Protector 20 December1936to21June1939,andwasawardedhisLongServicedandGoodConductMedalon28October1938.Hesawfurtherservice duringtheSecondWorldWarinH.M.S. Jaguar from12September1939,andwasawardedtheD.S.M.forhisgallantryduringOperation Dynamo, the evacuation of Dunkirk, being promoted Stoker Petty Officer on 18 August 1940. He was invested with his D.S.M. on 29 February 1944.
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(2819009Pte.A.Cartwright.Seaforth.) minorofficialcorrectiontosurname;1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, the Second War awards both slightly later issues, good very fne (3) £120-£160
AAnnddrreewwCCaarrttwwrriigghhttwasborninGlasgowon12July1911andattestedfortheSeaforthHighlanders,servingwiththe1stBattalioninpre-War Palestine,andthenwiththeservedwiththe2ndBattalion,aspartofthe51st(Highland)Division,duringtheSecondWorldWarinFrancefrom 18October1939.AftertheevacuationatDunkirk,the51st(Highland)DivisionwasthelastcompletedivisionremaininginFranceandcontinued to fghtarearguardactionuntilforcedtowithdrawtoSt.Valery-en-Caux,wheretheyweretobecollected.Butnoboatscametomeetthem, norwastherefoodorammunition.Surroundedbythe7thPanzerDivisionunderRommel,theDivisionwasforcedtosurrenderonthemorning of12June.Some10,000menofthedivision,includingCartwright,werecapturedalongwiththousandsofFrenchtroops.Hewasheldasa prisonerofwaratStalagIXCBadSulze,withPrisonerofWarnumber1891.Repatriatedfollowingthecessationofhostilities,hediedinGlasgow in 1991.
Six: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. AA.. KKeennnneeddyy,, SSppeecciiaall AAiirr SSeerrvviiccee,, llaattee BBeeddffoorrddsshhiirree aanndd HHeerrttffoorrddsshhiirree RReeggiimmeenntt GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine(7012809Pte.J.A.Kennedy.Bedfs.&Herts.R.);1939-45Star;AfricaStar;Franceand Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, edge bruise to frst, otherwise very fne (6)
Soldwiththerecipient’soriginal‘RedBook’CertifcateofService,hisS.A.S.associationclothcoveredmembershipcard,withcorresponding enamelledlapelbadge,bothnumbered ‘912’, fouroriginalsmallphotographsoftherecipient,includingtwoSecondWarerawearingS.A.S. insignia, an original S.A.S. association rule book, an S.A.S. association constitution booklet dated 1997 and research paperwork.
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Six: WWaarrrraanntt OO ffiffi cceerr RR.. YY.. FFoorrdd,, RRooyyaall AAiirr FFoorrccee IndiaGeneralService1936-39,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1937-39(518038Cpl.R.Y.Ford.R.A.F.);1939-45Star;Defenceand WarMedals1939-45;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine1945-48(W/O.R.Y.Ford.(518038)R.A.F.);RoyalAirForceL.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (W/O R. Y. Ford. (518038) R.A.F.) mounted as worn, good very fne (6)
£200-£240
RRaayymmoonnddYYeerrbbuurryyFFoorrddwasbornin1915andservedwiththeRoyalAirForce,beingadvancedWarrantO fficerin1942.HediedinHastingsin January 1999.
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M.I.D. LondonGazette 1November1949:‘ForoutstandingcourageanddevotiontodutywhileservinginH.M.ShipsLONDON,CONSORT,and BLACK SWAN during their attempts to assist H.M.S. AMETHYST while under very heavy gun-fre on 20th-21st April, 1949.’
WWiilllliiaammHHeennrryyBBoonnnneerrwascommissionedasaTemporarySubLieutenantintheRoyalNavalVolunteerReserveinJuly1941,thesamemonthin which he joined the anti-submarine trawler Man of War; he had previously served 18 months as a rating.
AdvancedtoTemporaryLieutenantinFebruary1944,Bonnerwasappointedto Monck,theCombinedTrainingH.Q.atLargs,Ayrshire,which establishment also covered Combined Operations Carrier Training at Port Glasgow. HavingthenbeengrantedanextendedcommissionintheRoyalNavyasaLieutenantafterthewar,hequalifedasaGunneryOfficerandjoined thecarrier Venerable inDecember1947.Butitwasinhisnextseagoingappointment–inthedestroyer Consort –thathewastodistinguish himself under fre, having joined her at Nanking in August 1948.
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On20April1949,thefrigate Amethyst wasproceedinguprivertorelieve Consort atNanking,when,famously,shewasengagedbyCommunist forcesonthenorthbank.Repeatedlyhitandwithheavycasualties,sheranagroundnearRoseIsland.AtNanking,CommanderI.G.Robertson,D. S.C., R.N., picked up the stricken Amethyst’s fash signal and immediately proceeded down river to her assistance. Ofalltheattemptsmadetoreachandrescue Amethyst, Consort’s wasbeyonddoubtthemostdetermined.FlyingsevenWhiteEnsignsandthree UnionJacks,shesteameddownfromNankingatanincredible29knots,comingunderheavy freasshenearedhergoal.Her4.5-inchguns–underBonner’sablecommand-managedtosilencesomeoftheoppositiononthenorthbank,butsheremainedunder frefromaconcentrated numberof37mm.anti-tankgunsassheattemptedtotake Amethyst intowontwoseparateoccasions.When,atlength,shewascompelledto abandon her mission, she departed the scene after taking 56 direct hits and 39 casualties, ten of the latter fatalities. Bonner–whogaveasgoodashegotwithhiscontrolof Consort’s 4.7-inchguns–wasmentionedindespatches,oneofadozenorsosuch distinctions for the incident; Roberston was awarded the D.S.O.
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Ondeparting Consort inearly1950,hejoinedthecarrier Ocean,inwhichcapacityhewasawardedtheU.N.KoreaMedalforservicesintheSea of Japan in the early stages of the Korean confict.
Laterstill,followinghispromotiontoLieutenant-CommanderinMay1951,hecommandedasuccessionofM-classminesweepers.Andhewas transferred – at his own request – to the List of Emergency Officers in January 1956.
Sold with copied research and a Post Card image of H.M.S. Consort.
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000. Approximately145medalsorclaspswereissuedforsixmonthsconsecutiveworkinthedisposalofbombsandminesindifferentpartsofthe world. The medal was issued with three obverse types, viz. G.VI.R., 2nd issue, and E.II.R., 1st and 2nd issues.
1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar;WarMedal,withnamedAdmiraltycondolenceslip(ActingCaptainJohnSimcoeCole,R. M.)andcardboxofissueaddressedtohismother;togetherwiththeDefenceMedalawardedtohissisterMissC.E.Cole,inits named card box of issue addressed as before, extremely fne (5)
£300-£400
JJoohhnnSSiimmccooeeCCoolleewasthe21yearoldsonofFrancisSimcoeandPhyllisEvelynCole,ofStarcross,Devon.AnActingCaptainincommandofthe RoyalMarinedetachment,hewasonboardthecruiser Curacoa, leadingthespecialRoyalNavaltaskforceofsixdestroyerswhosejobwasto escortthegiantCunarder QueenMary, carrying10,000Americantroops,onthe fnallegofherjourneytoGourockontheClyde.Inthese dangerouswatersthe QueenMary’s onlydefenceagainsttheomnipresentthreatfromattackbysubmarineswasherspeed,combinedwithher zig-zagcourse.Everyfewminutes,toapre-setbutsecretschedule,shechangedherheading,sometimestoport,sometimestostarboard, sometimesby25degrees,sometimesby50,confusinganysubmarinecommanderwhomight fndhimselfbriefywithinrange,yetalwaysmaking good her course for Britain.
ThemainproblemforCaptainJohnBoutwoodinthe Curacoa, wasthathisagedGreatWarcruiserwasmarginallyslowerthanthe QueenMary. Anevengreaterproblemlaywiththeothersixdestroyersinhisforce;theycouldonlymuster20knots,5lessthanthe Curacoa herself.Inorder togivethe QueenMary hismaximumpossibleprotectionhedecidedtotakeupstationaheadofher,andthen,beforesheovertookhim,to increasetomaximumspeed,stayingascloseashecouldforaslongaspossible.Bythesemeanshewouldbeabletoofferreasonableprotection until she came within the cover of shore-based fghters.
At14.04onFriday2ndOctober1942,the QueenMary madeherscheduledchangeofcourse,of25degreestostarboard,andtosomeofthose officersonboarditseemedthatthe Curacoa hadbeenholdingaroughlyparallelcourseforsometime,alsozig-zagginginordertoholdher positionwiththegiantliner.Thiswasnot infactthecaseandtheshipswereactuallyconvergingonacollisioncourse.Thus,twentymilesoff the Irishcoast,inbrightsunshineandperfectvisibility,twoshipsthathadbeenincompanyandinregularcontactbysignalformanyhours,withno enemy forces threatening, and with nothing else in sight except the masts of friendly destroyers, seemed about to annihilate each other.
BothCaptainsbelievedthattheyhadrightofwayandthattheothervesselwouldbethe‘give-way’ship.CaptainIllingworthunderstoodthatit wasanescort’sdutytokeepclearoftheescortedvesselandnottoaddtoherhazardsbygettingintheway.Article21oftheCollision Regulationsmadethatabundantlyclear.CaptainBoutwood,forhispart,knewthatthe QueenMary, astheovertakingship,wasunderan obligationtokeepclearofhim.Article24oftheCollisionRegulationsmadethatabundantlyclear.Thusthecaptainsofthetwoships,intheir separate ways, both had marine law on their side.
Aftersomedoubtsandhesitationonthepartofbothcaptains,eachbelievingthattheotherwasabouttoaltercourse,itsuddenlybecame abundantlycleartoeachofthemthatcollisionwasinevitable.Withthetwoshipsjust150yardsapart,Robinson,theofficerofthewatch,ordered the QueenMary ‘Harda-port!’,butsuchalargeshipwouldnotrespondintheshorttimeavailable.Onboard Curacoa, CaptainBoutwood’sonly chanceseemedtobetosteadyhishelmandeventoportatthelastinthehopethatthe QueenMary mightmisshimastern.Severalseconds beforetheimpacthesawtheimpossibilityofescaping.Notuntilthelast fvesecondsdidthe QueenMary appeartosteadyupandbeginher swingtoport.Then,toweringabovethecruiserlikealeviathan,shecrashedintoheratanacuteanglejustforwardofherafter-director,about twothirdsofthewaydownherportside.With81,000tonsopposedtoamere4,500,thebowsofthe QueenMary pushedthecruiserroundto makeanangleof90degrees,thenrodestraightoverthetopofher,andwithinsecondsthoseknife-edgedbowshadcutrightthrough.Thetwo halves of the Curacoa, writhing like some severed worm, were separated by the vast bulk of the Queen Mary as she bulldozed inexorably on. Whatevertheeffectmightbeonthe QueenMary, the Curacoa wassurelydoomed.Theforepartlayonherbeamends,thesternturnedturtle, baringherscrewstothesky.Cloudsofsmokeenvelopedbothsectionsandthehissofescapingsteamwasdeafening.Whenthe QueenMary fnallypassedthroughthegap,thetwosectionswereseparatedbyoverahundredyards.Ofthe Curacoa’s complementof430men,somewere alreadydead,othersweredying,othersweredrowning,manyweretrapped.Butthevastmajorityofthemwereclingingtenaciouslybut precariouslytolife.Anyhopeofimmediaterescue,beforeexposureintheicyseasbegantoclaimitsvictims,laywiththe QueenMary. But CaptainIllingworthwasfacedwithanappallingchoice.Eitherheturnedbacktopickupsurvivors,deliberatelyhazardinghisshipwithitsmany thousands of passengers, or he steamed on, leaving hundreds of men to their fate. In the end his choice was inevitable.
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Seamanshipmustcome frst,humanitysecond,thesafetyofhis10,000passengers,andofhisship,mustbehisonlyconsideration.Eventhoughit wouldbeseveralhoursbeforetheycouldreachtheareaagainsttheheavyseas,Illingworthgaveordersfortheescortingdestroyerstomovein andpickupsurvivors.Thus,hehadvirtuallypassedsentenceofdeathonscoresofmenwhomightotherwisehavesurvived.Thewakeofthe Queen Mary did not deviate as she sailed straight on for the Clyde.
Thetotallossoflifeamountedto329officersandmen,includingCaptainJohnCole.Therewere101survivorsinall,includingtwoofficers,oneof whomwasJohnBoutwood.Thesurvivorswereorderedtosaynothingoftheincidentandtheykepttheirwordsowellthatthesinkingofthe Curacoa becameoneofthebest-keptsecretsofthewar.Itwasnotuntil1945thatthelosswasrevealedandtheAdmiraltyinitiatedactionagainst Cunardfordamages.IftheAdmiraltywontheircase,therelativescouldalsosueCunardfordamages.Itwasahighlypublicisedandemotional casethatdraggedonformanymonthsbuteventually,on21January1947,MrJusticePilcherdeliveredhisjudgement.Hefound Curacoa entirely to blame.
Six: MMaajjoorr((QQuuaarrtteerrMMaasstteerr))EE..GG..PPeeaarrssoonn,,RRooyyaallAArrttiilllleerryy,,llaatteeBBaatttteerryySSeerrggeeaannttMMaajjoorr,,wwhhoowwaassmmeennttiioonneeddiinnddeessppaattcchheessffoorr sseerrvviiccee wwiitthh tthhee BB..EE..FF.. iinn FFrraannccee 11994400 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf;ArmyL.S.&G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (Lieut. (Q.M. E. G. Pearson. R.A.) cleaned, generally nearly very fne or better (lot) (6) £260-£300
M.I.D. London Gazette 20 December 1940.
Soldwithfollowingrelateditems:M.I.D.Certifcate,dated20December1940,thislaminated;CommissionappointingrecipientasLieutenant (QuarterMaster),dated23July1943;CommissionappointingrecipientasCaptain(QuarterMaster),dated16May1947;RegularArmy CertifcateofService;typedtranscriptofrecipient’sdiarywhilstservinginNorthAfricaandItalyduringtheSecondWorldWar,1January194428 December 1944, the original of which is held by the National Army Museum; and 2 photographic images of recipient in uniform. EEddwwaarrddGGeeoorrggeePPeeaarrssoonnwasbornat16CoronationStreet,Darlington,CountyDurhaminMay1912.HeenlistedintheRoyalArtilleryat DurhaminAugust1927,andservedinEgypt,January-December1938,andthenwiththeBritishExpeditionaryForceinFrance,8November 1939-15June1940.PearsonreturnedtoEgypt,andservedthereJuly1940-May1943.HavingadvancedtoWarrantOfficer,Pearsonwas commissionedLieutenant(QuarterMaster)inJuly1943.WhilstservinginNorthAfrica,Pearsonwashospitalisedafterbeinginvolvedinacar crash.Hesubsequentlyrecuperated,wentontoserveinItalyandadvancedtoMajor(Q.M).Hewasdischargedin1947,anddiedattheDerby City Hospital in March 1973.
JJoosseepphhWWhhiittttaakkeerrwasborninSalford,Lancashire,on4November1924andinitiallyenlistedintotheGeneralServiceCorpsonhis18thbirthday. Afterinitialtrainingwaspostedto70thWelch,hetransferredintothe13th(Lancashire)ParachuteBattalionon13October1943.Hewaspartof 9Platoon,‘C’CompanythatjumpedintoNormandyonthenightofthe5-6June1944.Aboardaircraft325were19Paratroopersanda motorcyclebelongingto9Platoon,'C'Company.Thestoryistakenupin 13-LuckyForSome:TheHistoryofthe13th(Lancashire)Parachute Battalion by Andrew Woolhouse, quoting the following Paratroopers:
‘Private Len Cox (9 Platoon, 'C' Company):
"Weemplanedandwerewaitingintheaircraftfortake-off whentheenginessplutteredandthenwentsilent.Wehadamadde-busandwere loadedintoanotherDakota.The fightasfarastheFrenchcoastwasOK,butthenweranintoheavy fakandseemedto fyonandon.Itwasn't until the third run in that we actually jumped; something or other went wrong on the frst two."
Wewentstraightdownthisroadtogetherandheardanoiselikeatank,sosaid,‘Let'sgetbehindthehedgeandthrowsomegrenades.’Sowe pulledthepinfromoutgrenades,readytothrowthemoverthehedge,andwhoshouldcomeridingpastwereamanandawoman.Luckily,we kept the pins and rings and pushed them back on, peeked out and they disappeared round the next crossroad. Wegotbackontheroad,realisingweshouldgoinanortherlydirection,whenaTyphooncameover.IthoughtitwasgoingItostrafeus,sowe divedinthehedgerowandfoundalittlepathalongintoawood.Isaid,‘Ifwestayoff theroad,we'llmakeit.’AfterIawhileIsawthisfarmhouse, andgotmybinocularsoutandlookedatit.There,wassmokecomingoutofthechimney,butitwaswellprotectedfromtheroad.Ithoughtwe couldgetroundthebackwithoutanyonenoticingandIwentroundandsawthedoorwasopen.Itwasnowgettingonforabout6o'clockinthe morning. knocked on the door and this French lady came. She didn't look surprised; she just looked at me and said, ‘M'sieur?’
IaskedheriftherewereanyGermansinthehouseandshesaidnoandsoIsaid,‘I'vegot2woundedcomrades,canyoulookafterus?’Shesaid yes,enterifyouwish.Isaidcanyougiveusanyideawhereweareandsheshowedusonalittletinyrailwaymapwherewewere.Isaidthe British will be here in 3 days, will you hide us? She said yes, and took us out 3 months”.’
Whittaker,FellandMesckiremainedinthebarnforthreemonthsandwereeventuallyliberatedwhentheirbattalionreachedPontL’Everque.Fell would later be killed in Operation Varsity
Afterliberation,WhittakerreturnedtotheUKmalnourishedandhewassenttoSwanseatorecoverfromhisordeal.Hewastorejoinhis battalioninFebruary1945.On24March1945,hewouldjumpintocombatinOperation Varsity,whenthebattalionadvancedintoGermany,and by7AprilhadreachedPetershagen,inbetweenOsnabrückandHanover.Itcontinuedtoproceedeastbymotortransportandencountered enemyforcesdefendingWunstorfairfeldataround14:30hours,althoughearlier reconnaissancereportshadindicatedthatithadbeen abandoned,resultingintheambushoftheleadingelementscrossingthebridgetoapproachit,andheavycasualties.Whittakerwaswoundedbya high explosive shell to his left arm.
AfterthesurrenderoftheJapanese,WhittakersailedtoSingaporeandtheFarEastandwasinvolvedintheroundupof‘stray’Japanese servicemenontheMalay-Siamborder.InNovemberandDecember1945heservedinJavatohelpputdowntheIndonesianRebellion.Therewas aninfamousmutinyofthe13th(Lancashire)ParachuteBattalioninMay1946duetopoorconditions.HewasdischargedinNovember1946,his services no longer required; it is not known if he was one of the 251 mutineers whose charges were later dropped. In1958WhittakerrejoinedtheTerritorialArmyandtheRoyalArtilleryforayear.HesubsequentlyappliedfortheEfficiencyMedal(Territorial), but this was refused, with his records stating ‘Very Naughty Boy’. He died in Salford on 1 September 1991.
Note: The recipient’s Second War medals were issued in November 1980; and his GSM in December 1982.
Six: WWaarrrraanntt OO ffiffi cceerr CCllaassss IIII LL.. FF.. CC.. CCooooppeerr,, RRooyyaall AArrmmyy SSeerrvviiccee CCoorrppss,, llaatteerr DDiissttrriicctt CCoommmmaannddaanntt,, KKeennyyaa PPoolliiccee RReesseerrvvee 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,with‘8’emblemonriband;ItalyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AfricaGeneralService1902 -56, 1 clasp, Kenya (M.1091 A.S.P. (R) L. F. C. Cooper.) mounted court-style for display, good very fne (6) £120-£160
LLaawwrreenncceeFFrreeddeerriicckkCChhaarrlleessCCooooppeerrwasborninLondonin1918andservedwiththeRoyalArmyServiceCorpsduringtheSecondWorldWar, beingadvancedWarrantOfficerClassII.HewasalsoamemberoftheCivilAirGuard,havingobtainedhiscivilpilot’slicencein1939.Movingto Kenya in 1952, he was appointed a District Commandant in the Kenya Police Reserve in September 1953. He returned to the U.K. in July 1956.
‘In recognition of distinguished services in the Borneo Territories.’
EErriiccKKeerrrrLLeeyyddeennwasborninMarch1925,andenlistedintheRoyalAirForceinSeptember1943.LeydencarriedouthisinitialtrainingasaFlight EngineeratNo.4S.ofT.T.,R.A.F.St.AthaninMay1944.HewassubsequentlypostedtoNo.1652C.U.,beforebeingpostedforoperational fyingwith462Squadron(Halifaxes)atDriffieldinAugust1944.CrewedwithFlightSergeantCarthyashispilot,Leyden fewinatleast22 operationalsortieswiththeSquadron.Hiscrewthentransferredto466Squadron,alsoatDriffield,inDecember1944,andcarriedoutthe remainder of their operational tour on targets all in Germany.
LeydenstayedintheR.A.F.afterthewar,withpostingstoCranwellandthenNo.230O.C.U.,Lindholme.Hecommencedpilottrainingin1948, andgainedhis‘Wings’thefollowingyear.Leydenwaspostedasapilotto70Squadron(Valettas)atFayid,EgyptinApril1951.Hetransferredto 683Squadron(Valettas)atKhormaksar,AdeninFebruary1952.LeydenreturnedtotheUKinApril1953,andwaspostedtoNo.6F.T.S., Ternhill.AfterastintwiththeMaintenanceCommandCommunicationSquadronatAndover,andhavingadvancedtoFlightSergeant,Leydenwas postedforhelicoptertrainingatA.S.T.HambleinNovember1956.Hewassubsequentlypostedto705Squadron(Whirlwinds)atLee-on-Solent, before being posted for overseas service with 155 Squadron (Whirlwinds) at Kuala Lumpur in May 1957. LeydenreturnedtotheUKinApril1958,andwaspostedto22Squadron(Whirlwinds)atSt.MawganinJuneofthesameyear.Hemovedwith theSquadrontoValley,andadvancedtoMasterPilot.Befttingofhisnewrank,an‘InstanceofAvoidancebyExceptionalFlyingSkillorJudgement ofLossorDamagetoAircraftorPersonal’wasrecordedbyGroupCaptainW.D.Hodgkinson,O/CR.A.F.St.Mawgan(andisaffixedinLeyden’s Log Book):
Leyden (in towel) with crew, post rescue from the sea
LeydenmovedwiththeSquadrontoChivenor,andthenwith‘D’FlighttoManstoninJune1961.Theywereengagedinsearchandrescue,aswell as public demonstrations. On of the latter is recorded by Leyden’s winchman Sergeant M. Dane in The Goldfsh Club by D. Danziger: ‘...I[Dane]wenttosearchandrescuehelicopters.WeusedWhirlwinds....Therewerethreecrew;Iwasthewinchman,theonewhogoesdown on the cable to rescue the person in trouble; the winch operator was Flight Lieutenant David Crawford, and Eric Leyden was the pilot. WewerestationedatManstoninKent.We’dsitinthecrewroom,andwhenthescramblebellwentoff wewouldrushouttothehelicopter, andyouneverknewwhatyouweregoingto fnd.Youcoulddolandorcliff rescues,mountainrescues,orsomeonemightbeinthesea,clinging on to a boat, or they might even be in the boat, but in distress...
InOctober‘61,weweredoingademonstrationfortheRoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution,inparticulartheRamsgateLifeboat,whowerehavinga fagdaytocollectmoney.Oursearchandrescueunithadonlybeengoingforthreemonths,andthiswasour frstexercisewiththelifeboats.We weredoingawinchingexercisejustoff thebeachatRamsgate,whereIwouldgodowntothelifeboat,pickupa‘survivor’,whowasoneofthe squadronpilots,inthiscaseanR.A.F.guycalledReynell,takehimuptothehelicopterandputhimbackdownagain....itwasthesortofthingwe did for real and a lot of people had assembled on the shore to watch.
Whenthedemonstrationwasover,thelifeboatshotoff...andwewentfurtherouttosea,andstartedwet-winchingtraining.Afterthatwas fnished,wewereintheharbour,about fftyfeetabovethesea,stationary.Iwassittinginthedoorwaywithmyfeetoutsidetheaircraft-inthose daysthewaterproofnginthehelicopterswasverybasic,andweusedtohangoutsideaslongaswecouldtodrainoff theseawatertotryand avoid getting salt-water in the aircraft, which was made of aluminium, and would just corrode.
Asthehelicopterstartedtomoveawayandclimb,DaveCrawfordclamberedupintotheleft-handseatnexttothepilot-accidentallyturnedthe fuel cock off, and the engine stopped right away, because it had no petrol. I can tell you it’s very quiet when the engine stops, unbelievably silent. Ahelicopterhastotakeaccountofheight-velocityratio,or‘deadman’scurve’asit’scalledbysomepilots.Ahelicoptercanstillbecontrolledif theenginestops,butyouneedoneoftwothings:youeitherneedplentyofheight,atleastfourhundredfeet,becausethen,asitfallsthroughthe air,thewindthroughtherotorswillkeepthemturning,whichmeansthepilotcanstill fyit;or,youneedplentyofforwardspeed,somethinglike a hundred miles an hour. It’s got to be one or the other.
Theproblemwaswehadnoheightandnospeed,sowewerealwaysgoingtodowhatwedid,whichwasfallstraightintothesea.Wewerein theseawithinseconds.Iwasstillsittingintheopendoor,andaswehittheseathewaterwashedmeintothecabin,andIcouldseenothingbut millions and millions of little bubbles. Very fortunately, there was an air pocket in the back of the cabin into which we were thrown.
Thebladeshitthesea,and,becausetheywerehigh,astheycamearoundtheychoppedthetailoff thehelicopterandoneoftherotorbladeswas embeddedevenfurtherdownthebodyinthesideofit,andthefrontendwassmashed.Well,IthoughtIwasgoingtodie,becausewhenwehit thewaterthehelicopterthenrolledover-helicoptersinvariablyturnupsidedownbecausealltheweightisintheroof.Butthereisalittleplastic windowintheback,whichisanescapewindowreally.Ijustpuncheditout...andIcanvividlyrememberthereliefthatcameovermeasmybody slidthroughthegap.Reynellcamenext,andwebothhadimmersionsuitson,whichwerebuoyant,sonaturallywe foatedtothesurface.We found the winch operator already in the sea; he had got out through the top left-hand window. I was very glad to see him.
Theaircraftthensankinaboutthirtyseconds,withthepilot[Leyden]init,andhewentalongwaydowntoo,thirtyorfortyfeet,butfortunately hewasasub-aquaperson andkepthiswitsabouthim,andmanagedtofreehimself.He’dalreadyblownuphislifejacket,andhecameoutofthe water like a cork from a champagne bottle, almost up to his knees - we actually saw him shoot up.
Sothereweallwere,andaswe foatedinthewaterweaskedeachotherifwewereOK,andwewereallOK,andIrememberthefourofus laughing our heads off in the water, waiting for the lifeboat to come.’
Theabovetookplaceoff PegwellBay,11October1961.Thehelicopterwassalvagedbythe Rangemoor,butultimatelywritten-off andscrapped. Leydencontinuedto fyinthesamecapacity,andcarriedoutmultiplesearchandrescueoperationswiththeSquadronoverthenextyear.He convertedtoSycamoreswith110SquadronatR.A.A.FButterworth,Penang,MalaysiainJanuary1963,and fewmanyMedevacandCasevac operationsduringtheBorneoconfict.HisLogBookfortheperiodcontainsthefollowinghandwrittenCommendationfromtheOfficer Commanding, R.A.A.F. Butterworth: ‘On6thMay,1963,M.Plt.Leyden fyingaSycamoreaircraft,wasengagedonoperationsinsupportoftheFarEastAirForceJungleRescueTeam who had been winched in to the wreckage site of a crashed Belvedere in the Trusan Valley. Hewasabouttodropfoodandothersuppliestotheteamandwasjustcomingtothehover,whenhisenginefailed.Reactingquicklyand correctly to this emergency M. Plt. Leyden turned his aircraft to port and dived towards the nearby river in order to maintain his rotor R.P.M. Whenhewaslevelwiththetopsofthetreeswhichcloselyborderedbothsidesoftheriverhisenginepartiallypickedupandhemadehisway withgreatdifficultyuptherivertothehelicopterlandingpadatLongMererap.ThepadwasunfortunatelyoccupiedbyanotherSycamoreandhe wasthereforecommittedtolandingwithintermittentpowerinthesurroundingareawhichwasonlypartiallyclearedandcontainednumerous tree stumps approximately 3 feet high every 5 or 6 feet.
Ashecircledtopositionforhislanding,smokepouredfromhisengineanditalmostfailedcompletely.Hiscrewman,Sgt.Fittonjettisonedthe freightastheturnwassteepenedbutastheaircrafttoucheddown,atreestumpfouledthestarboardundercarriageandtheaircraftrolledover breaking off the main rotor blades.
ThereisnodoubtthatM.PilotLeyden’sinstinctivereaction,knowledgeoftheaircraftand fyingskillsavedthelivesofhispassenger,crewmanand himself and that but for the fact that the landing pad was occupied he would have landed his aircraft safely.’ LeydenmovedwiththeSquadrontoR.A.F.SeletarinJanuary1964,andnow fewWhirlwinds.HereturnedtotheUKinAugust1965,andwas posted toC.F.S.Ternhill(Sioux).LeydenwascommissionedFlyingOfficerinSeptember1966,andadvancedtoFlightLieutenantinSeptember 1969.SubsequentpostingsincludedtoA.A.C.MiddleWallopandH.O.C.F.Odiham.HavingprogressedtotheWessexhelicopter,Flight Lieutenant Leyden was killed in a mid-air collision, 12 November 1970:
‘FiveR.A.F.menwerekilledyesterdaywhentwoWessexhelicopterscollidedintheairoveranairfeld.Itallhappenedinanovercastskyat Odiham, Hampshire, while the Wessex Mark II helicopters were on a short local training fight.
Onboard:fourR.A.F.officersandoneN.C.O.-instructorsandpupilpilotsonaconversioncourse.Therewaslowcloudandalittledrizzlebut “quite fair” visibility. And everything was normal - strictly routine.
Thenat200ft.-disaster.Thehelicopterstouched,lockedtogether,andexplodedinballsof fre.ThentheydroppedtothemainrunwayoftheR. A.F. station from which they had taken off just a short time before.
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Flight Lieutenant is commemorated on the Armed Forces Memorial.
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1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar;WarMedal1939-45,withnamed condolenceslip( laminated),namedandnumberedmedalentitlementtickertapeend(laminated),and2annotatedphotographsofrecipientinuniform, oneofwhichaspartofhiscrew, cleaned,lastalittletarnishedtoreverse, otherwise very fne or better
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RReeggiinnaallddWWiilllliiaammYYaarrwwooooddwasborninWandsworth,SurreyinMay1914,andwasthesonofMrandMrsJosephYarwood.Heservedduringthe SecondWorldWarasaWirelessOperator/AirGunnerwiththeRoyalAirForce.SergeantYarwood fewoperationallywith115Squadron (Wellingtons)fromMarham.Hewaskilledinactionwhilst fyinganoperationtoattacktheMarshallingYardsatHamm,29/30December1940. TheentirecrewofWellingtonICT2465KO-O,pilotedbyPilotOfficerP.G.H.Salmon,werekilledandareburiedtogetherintheReichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. JJoohhnnEEddwwaarrddYYaarrwwooooddwasborninNewington,Southwark,LondoninSeptember1909,andwastheelderbrotheroftheabove.Heserved duringtheSecondWorldWarasaGunner(1700997)withtheRoyalArtillery.HavingenlistedinNovember1940,hewentontoservewiththe 16th Field Regiment, R.A. in Burma. Yarwood died at 313 Battersea Park Road, Battersea, London in March 1999.
1939-45Star;AirCrewEuropeStar,1clasp,FranceandGermany;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,innamedcardboxof issue, addressed to ‘Mr H. R. Renwick, 50 Kirkwood Drive, North Kenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne’, extremely fne (lot) £400-£500 330066
HHaarrrryyRRoobbiinnssoonnRReennwwiicckkwasborninApril1921.HeenlistedintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserve,5June1940.Hecarriedouttrainingas anAirGunneratNo.4A.G.S.,MorpethfromJune1943.andwassubsequentlypostedtoNo.1483BomberConversionFlight,Newmarket.After convertingtoStirlingsatNo.1665C.U.,WoolfoxLodge,Renwickwaspostedforoperational fyingasamid-uppergunnerto75(NewZealand) SquadronatMepal,inNovember1943.He fewinatleast26operationalsortieswiththeSquadron,18November1943-20July1944, convertingtoLancastersafterthe7thoperationalsortie.Renwick’sops,primarily fownwithPilotOfficerC.R.Baker,D.F.C.,R.N.Z.A.F.,included: Mannheim/Ludwigshaven,18November1943,‘HeavyFlak.SevereIcing.FormatedonbyJu.883times’(LogBookrefers);MiningLaRochelle; FlyingBombsitesnearAbbeville(2);MiningBiarritz,4January1944,‘HeavyFlakatLaRochelle.TurretHitbyFlak.EngineCutSuccessful1603 Miles’(Ibid);Heligoland;MininginKielBay,28January1944,‘BalticCombatOff Terschelling.F/EandMyselfWounded.Crash-landatColtishall Successful.Me.110’(Ibid);LeMans;Duisburg;Dortmund;Trappes;Calais,3June1944;Cherboug,6June1944;Lisieux,6June1944;Fougeres,8 June1944,‘CombatbyMe.110.NoHitsSeen.LightFlak.Successful’(Ibid);Dreux;Gelsenkirchen;LeHavre;Valenciennes;St.Omer;VillersBocage; Linzeux and Homberg Oil Plant, 20 July 1944, ‘1x4000. 16x500lb. Plenty S/LS, Fighters. Heavy Flak. Hit by Flak’ (Ibid).
Renwick advanced to Sergeant, and subsequently served at R.A.F. Tuddenham. He was discharged, 25 April 1946 Soldwiththefollowingrelatedcontemporaryitems:Buttonsandclothinsignia;RoyalAirForceNavigator’s,AirBomber’sandAirGunner’sFlying LogBook(14June1943-20July1944) slightlydistressedcondition; RoyalAirForceServiceandReleaseBook;Pilot’sNotesGeneral;R.A.F. TravelWarrant,dated4March1945;R.A.F.FlyingClothingCard;photographofrecipientinuniformsittingnexttohisbrother,alsoinservice uniform, and other ephemera.
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CCeecciillAAlleexxaannddeerrWWeelllliinnggttoonnTTrreeuueerrwasborninEn feld,NewSouthWales,on25March1906andenlistedintheAustralianArmyatPaddington, NewSouthWales,on27May1940.Heservedwiththe2/4thFieldAmbulanceduringtheSecondWorldWar,embarkingforoverseasserviceon 19October1940,andtransferredtotheAustralianNewGuineaAdministrativeUniton7November1943.HewasadvancedWarrantOfficer Class II on 6 August 1945, and was discharged on 13 November 1945.
MMaatttthheewwDDoonnaallddWWiinnkklleewasborninWaverley,NewSouthWales,on26March1913andenlistedintheAustralianArmyatPaddington,New SouthWales,on19June1941.Heservedwiththe2/4thLightAnti-AircraftRegimentduringtheSecondWorldWar,embarkingforoverseas service on 1 November 1941, and was discharged on 29 March 1946.
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Six: LLaannccee--SSeerrggeeaanntt GG.. FF.. HHeeiinnrriicchh,, AAuussttrraalliiaann FFoorrcceess 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;PacifcStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,allofficially impressed ‘SX7561 G. F. Heinrich’, nearly extremely fne
Six: PPrriivvaattee WW.. AA.. WWhhyyaatttt,, AAuussttrraalliiaann FFoorrcceess 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;PacifcStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,allofficially impressed ‘QX17387 W. A. Whyatt’, lacquered, extremely fne (12)
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GGeerraallddFFrriieeddrriicchhHHeeiinnrriicchhwasborninKapunda,SouthAustralia,on19April1902andenlistedintheAustralianArmyatAdelaide,South Australia,on2July1940.Heservedwiththe2/8thFieldAmbulanceduringtheSecondWorldWar,embarkingforoverseasserviceon29 December1940,andtransferredtotheHeadquarters,9thAustralianDivision,on29August1941.HewaspromotedCorporalon10October 1941, and was appointed Lance-Sergeant on 28 May 1942. He was discharged on 23 June 1944, and died on 12 June 1960. WWiilllliiaammAAllffrreeddWWhhyyaattttwasbornatBrisbane,Queensland,on4February1914andenlistedintheAustralianArmyatKelvinGrove,Queensland, on29July1940.Heservedwiththe2/3rdFieldAmbulance,AustralianArmyMedicalCorpsduringtheSecondWorldWar,embarkingfor overseas service on 27 June 1941, and was discharged on 22 December 1945.
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Six: PPrriivvaattee AA.. JJ.. SSmmiitthh,, AAuussttrraalliiaann FFoorrcceess 1939-45Star;AfricaStar,1clasp,8thArmy;PacifcStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,allofficially impressed ‘VX20067 A. J. Smith.’, nearly extremely fne (12) £100-£140
EErrnneessttJJoohhnnssoonnwasborninLondonon1May1910andhavingemigratedtoAustraliaenlistedintheAustralianArmyatPaddington,NewSouth Wales,on22October1939.Heservedwiththe2/1stBattalionReinforcementsduringtheSecondWorldWar,embarkingforoverseasservice on 10 January 1940, and was promoted Corporal on 11 July 1941. He was discharged on 3 June 1944.
AAllffrreeddJJoosseepphhSSmmiitthhwasborninQueenstown,Tasmania,on11July1905andenlistedintheAustralianArmyatAlbury,NewSouthWales,on20 February1940.Heservedwiththe2/8thBattalionduringtheSecondWorldWar,embarkingforoverseasserviceon14April1940,and transferred to Headquarters, 6th Division, on 26 January 1942. He was discharged on 1 February 1944.
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Six: PPrriivvaattee JJ.. DD.. MMuurrrraayy,, AAuussttrraalliiaann FFoorrcceess 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;PacifcStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,allofficiallyimpressed ‘NX71870 J. D. Murray’, nearly extremely fne
Six: PPrriivvaattee BB.. TT.. WWrriigghhtt,, AAuussttrraalliiaann FFoorrcceess 1939-45Star;AfricaStar;PacifcStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;AustraliaServiceMedal,allofficiallyimpressed‘SX2571 B. T. Wright’, nearly extremely fne (12) £100-£140
JJaammeessDDoottMMuurrrraayywasborninAberdeenon31July1905andhavingemigratedtoAustraliaenlistedintheAustralianArmyatPaddington,New SouthWales,on25March1941.Heservedwiththe1stTrainingBattalionduringtheSecondWorldWar,embarkingforoverseasserviceon27 June 1941, and saw further service with the 2/2nd Battalion. He was discharged on 11 January 1946.
BBeerrnnaarrddTThhoommaassWWrriigghhttwasborninKentTown,SouthAustralia,on28October1910andenlistedintheAustralianArmyatWayville,South Australia,on29April1940.Heservedwiththe2/10thBattalionduringtheSecondWorldWar,embarkingforoverseasserviceon28August 1942, and after a service career punctuated by numerous charges, was discharged on 5 October 1945.
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United States Bronze Star London Gazette 14 May 1948: ‘In recognition of distinguished services in the cause of the Allies.’
Theoriginalcitationstates:‘GordonJ.Rackstraw,FirstLieutenant,Artillery,6thSouthAfricanArmouredDivision.Formeritoriousachievementin connectionwithmilitaryoperationsagainsttheenemyoftheUnitedStatesandtheAlliedNationsinItalyfrom14Octoberto6November1944. WhileservingasLiaisonOfficerbetweenthe6thSouthAfricanArmouredDivisionandthe1stUnitedStatesArmouredDivisionintheApennine Mountains,southofBologna,FirstLieutenantRackstrawtravelledovershell-torn,muddyroadsbothdayandnight,oftenunderdirectenemy observationandartillery fre,inordertoco-ordinatetheeffortsofthetwodivisions.Hesucceededinobtainingthemostaccurateandrecent informationforthebeneftofbothorganisationsandonseveraloccasionsvoluntarilyvisitedlowerunitsofhisdivisiontoprocureinformation whichwasagreatvalueinplanningfutureoperations.Hisexampleofcourage,tacticalskill,andaggressivenessrefectsgreatcredituponhimself and the military service.
AAnntthhoonnyyJJoohhaannnneessPPrreettoorriiuusswasbornintheTranskei,SouthAfrica,on21January19178andservedwiththe2ndBattery,1stFieldArtillery, UnionDefenceForceduringtheSecondWorldWar.AveteranofOperation Crusader,HalfwayPassandtheBattleofGazala,hewascaptured andtakenPrisonerofWarattheFallofTobrukon21June1942,andwasheldatPG.54atFara-on-Sabina,Italy.Heescapedcaptivityon8 September1943,andsuccessfullyevadedcaptureforover50days,hidinghimselfinacave;hewasrecapturedbyGermantroopson1November 1943, and after being interrogated at gunpoint was sent to Stalag VII-A at Moosburg. He was liberated by American forces on 30 April 1945. Sold with copied research, including transcripts of this M.I.9 Questionnaire. GGeeoorrggee CC.. GGaarrrriicckk was not entitled to any Great War medals but was a key specialist in developing the tanks used in the Great War.
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Three: CCaappttaaiinn HH.. RR.. GG.. DDuucckkhhaamm,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss,, llaattee CCaammeerroonniiaannss FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withM.I.D.oakleaf,withArmyCouncilenclosure,innamedcard box of issue, addressed to ‘Capt. H. R. G. Duckham, 9 Langham Mans., London SW5’, extremely fne Pair: AAttttrriibbuutteedd ttoo AA.. LLuukkaasszzuukk DefenceandWarMedals1939-45,withArmyCouncilenclosure(whichgivesentitlementtojusttheWarMedal),innamedcard box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. Alexsy Lukaszuk, 172 Newcastle St., Perth, West Australia’, extremely fne DefenceMedal;WarMedal1939-45;IndiaServiceMedal;NewZealandWarServiceMedal;AustraliaServiceMedal((NNXX5522551122GG.. JJ.. RReeiillllyy)) nearly extremely fne (10)
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HHeennrryyRRiicchhaarrddGGooddwwiinnDDuucckkhhaammwasborninLondonin1920andwascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheCameronianson15December 1943.HetransferredtotheRoyalEngineersasaSecondLieutenantinOctober1943,andsawactiveservicewiththemduringthe fnalmonthsof theSecondWorldWarinNorthWestEurope;hisArmyCouncilenclosureslipindicatesthathewasMentionedinDespatches,butnotraceof this award has been found in the London Gazette. He died in Westminster in July 1996.
GGaavvaannJJoohhnnRReeiillllyywasborninPaddington,Sydney,on20May1920andattestedfortheAustralianMilitaryForceson4July1940,andwasposted asaTroopertothe2nd/7thCavalry(Commando)Regiment.HeservedwiththeminPapuaNewGuineainthedefenceofPortMoresby,andwas killedinactioninthevicinityoftheHugginsRoadblockontheSananadaTrackon19December1942,oneof54fatalcasualtiestheRegiment suffered in Papua New Guinea. He is buried in Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea.
EEddnnaaBBeennnnwasborninMarrickville,NewSouthWales,on28March1914,andenlistedintheAustralianWomen’sArmyServiceatPaddington, New South Wales, on 18 May 1943. She was discharged on 23 February 1945.
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JJeeaannMMaarryyKKeeeelliinnggwasbornatBrokenHill,NewSouthWales,on2March1908,andenlistedfortheRoyalAustralianAirForceatSydney,New South Wales, on 11 April 1942. She served at 2 Recruit Depot, Cootamundra, and was discharged on 29 August 1945.
Pair: PPrriivvaattee NN.. HH.. TTaayylloorr,, RRooyyaall EEnnggiinneeeerrss War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (2217512 Spr. N. H. Taylor. R.E.) very fne EfficiencyMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue(2),Territorial((2222222200889966FFuuss..TT..YYoouunngg..RR..NN..FF..));T.&A.V.R.((2222668800005500SSggtt..MM..DD..JJ..DDaalllleeyy RRAA)) very fne (4)
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NNeellssoonnHHeennrryyTTaayylloorr,fromTunbridgeWellsKent,attestedintotheRoyalEngineersandservedatHomeduringtheGreatWarwith314th Company. Post war he transferred into the Royal Artillery, Territorial Army and served with 455 H.A.A. and 894 F.C. Bty, (T.A.).
Sold with copied Second War Medal Card and copied Royal Artillery Tracer Card.
Pair: FFuussiilliieerr JJ.. RR.. TTrreemmbbllaayy,, FFuussiilliieerrss MMoonntt--RRooyyaall aanndd VViiccttoorriiaa RRii ff eess ooff CCaannaaddaa Korea1950-53,Canadianissue,silver(D.503978J.R.Tremblay);U.N.Korea1950-54(D.503978J.R.Tremblay);Canadian Forces Decoration, E.II.R. (Fus R. [sic] Tremblay) campaign awards officially renamed in 1970’s style, generally very fne (3) £70-£90
JJoosseepphhRRoommeeooTTrreemmbbllaayy(alsoknownasRomeoTremblay)wasresidedinMontreal,Canada.HeservedwiththeVictoriaRi fesofCanada (Militia),July1943-October1945;withtheFusiliersMont-Royal,October1945-June1950;theV.R.C.,June1950-October1955,andbackwith the F.M.R. until his discharge in November 1965 (awarded C.D. in December 1963).
Sold with copied service papers.
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Korea1950-53,1stissue(R.R.SinclairR.A.N.);U.N.Korea1950-54(R.R.SinclairR.A.N.)mountedcourt-stylefordisplay, UN Korea partially officially corrected, lacquered, nearly extremely fne (2)
£400-£500
RRiicchhaarrddRRoossllyynnSSiinnccllaaiirrwasborninNedlands,WesternAustralia,on14May1929andwascommissionedSub-Lieutenant(Pilot)intheRoyal AustralianNavyon31August1951.Heservedwith805SquadroninKorea,andwaskilledinactionon7December1951–servingasaSeaFury pilotfromH.M.A.S. Sydney,hewashitby faknorthwestofChinnampo,NorthKorea,andalthoughhesuccessfullybailedoutofhisburning aircraft,hehitthefallingaircraft’stail,andwasfounddeadwhenrecoveredbyhelicopter.HisbodywascommittedtothedeepwithfullNaval honours, and he is commemorated on the U.N. Memorial in Pusan, South Korea.
Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (1/7004 R. C. Hutton); U.N. Korea 1950-54 (1/7004 R. C. Hutton) good very fne (2)
£160-£200
RRooggeerrCCaannnniinnggHHuuttttoonnwasbornon13April1929andwascommissionedLieutenantintheRoyalAustralianInfantryon13December1950. Postedtothe3rdRoyalAustralianRegimenton30September1951,hesawactiveserviceinKorea,andwaspromotedCaptainon13December 1954, and Major on 12 December 1960.
Vietnam 1964-73 (A222023 La Grasta G.); South Vietnam Medal 1964, no clasp (A222023 La Grasta G.) extremely fne (2) £300-£400
GGaaeettaannoollaaGGrraassttaawasborninGenoa,Italy,on22September1946andattestedfortheRoyalAustralianAirForceon28October1966.He servedasaCook’sAssistantattheBaseSupportFlightinVietnam,andwasmortallystabbedbyaSouthVietnamesesoldieratVungTau,South Vietnam,onthenightof18-19June1967.Hewaspronounceddeadinthe36thEvacuationHospitalatVungTau,andisburiedinRockwood Cemetery, New South Wales.
Sold with copied research.
Pair: PPeettttyy OO ffiffi cceerr ((RRaaddiioo OOppeerraattoorr)) JJ.. AA.. HHaallll,, RRooyyaall NNaavvyy GeneralService1962-2007,2clasps,Dhofar,NorthernIreland(D082959UJAHallALRORN);RoyalNavyL.S.andG.C.,E.II.R., 2nd issue (ALRO J A Hall D082959U HMS Mercury) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fne (2)
£400-£500
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
JJoohhnnAAnntthhoonnyyHHaallllenteredtheRoyalNavyin1963,whenheelectedtojointhecommunicationsbranch.In1972,hejoinedH.M.S. Jufair,the shorebaseinBahrain,fromwhichhewassecondedforservicesattheHeadquartersCommunicationCentreinDhofarProvince.Andheadded the‘NorthernIreland’clasptohisCampaignServiceMedalforservicesinthepatrolboat Cygnet in1979,thesameyearinwhichhewasawarded his L.S. and G.C. Medal. Hall was promoted to Petty Officer (Radio Operator) in 1980 and retired from the service in 1982.
PPeettttyy OO
HH..MM..SS.. GGllaassggooww iinn tthhee FFaallkkllaannddss WWaarr SouthAtlantic1982,withrosette(LMEM(M)SAppletonD148580HHMSGlasgow);GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,Mine Clearance-GulfofSuez(POMEM(M)SAppletonD148580HRN);RoyalNavyL.S.andG.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue(POMEM(M)S Appleton D148580H RN) mounted as worn, good very fne (3)
£1,400-£1,800
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
SStteepphheennAApppplleettoonnwasbornon9August1958,andenteredtheRoyalNavyasaboyratinginNovember1974.Electingtojointhemarine engineeringbranch,heservedasaLeadingMarineEngineeringMechanicinthetype-42destroyerH.M.S. Glasgow duringtheFalklandsWar.She wasdamagedoff PortStanleyon12May1982,byabombdroppedbyA-4BSkyhawkjetsofGrupo5.Thebombpassedthroughthehullbut failedtoexplode.Nonetheless, Glasgow’s fueltankswererupturedandhergasturbineintakesandhigh-pressureairlinesdamaged,inadditionto her propulsion system. After minor repairs, she limped back to Britain.
FollowinghisadvancementtoPettyOfficerstatus,AppletonservedinmineclearanceoperationsintheGulfofSuezandaddedtheL.S.andG.C. Medal to his accolades in 1992. He fnally came ashore in June 1995, after a career spanning 21 years.
SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879((11889911,,PPttee..WW..WWaarrrreenn,,11ssttDDnn..GGddss..)) tracesofbroochmarkstoobverse,suspensionreaffixed, good fne £300-£400
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South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 ((22225599 PPttee.. JJ.. BBrraaddlleeyy.. 22//33rrdd FFoooott)) toned, extremely fne
£400-£500
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South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 ((883333.. PPttee.. DD.. RRoobbeerrttssoonn.. 22--2211sstt FFoooott..)) good very fne
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SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1877-8((228844..PPttee..WW..MMccNNuullttyy..11--2244tthhFFoooott..)) lightlypolishedandminoredgebruises,otherwise very fne £600-£800
WWiilllliiaammMMccNNuullttyywasbornintheParishofWrexham,Denbighshire,andenlistedatWrexhamon16June1874,aged21years10months,a collier by trade. He served 25 years 137 days and was discharged as a Colour-Sergeant on 31 October 1899. Sold with copied discharge papers.
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South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 ((11552255.. PPttee.. TT.. DDrriissccoollll.. 22--2244tthh FFoooott..)) a few light edge bruises, otherwise good very fne
£800-£1,000
TThhoommaassDDrriissccoollllwasbornintheParishofDawlais,Glamorgan,andenlistedfor25thBrigadeatBreconon29January1878,aged18years6 months,a fremanbytrade.Heservedinthe2/24thintheSouthAfricancampaignof1879andintheBechuanalandexpeditionof1884-85.He was discharged on 21 March 1890. Sold with copied discharge papers.
SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879((5500//11223355..PPttee..HH..GGooooddeenn..5577tthhFFoooott..))surnameofficiallycorrected, twosmalledgebruises, otherwise very fne £400-£500
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South Africa 1877-79, no clasp ((11440000.. CCppll.. JJ.. MMccCCrraacckkeenn.. 5588tthh FFoooott..)) good very fne
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 ((2299//8811.. PPttee.. AA.. SStteewwaarrtt.. 5588tthh FFoooott..)) toned, extremely fne
Provenance: Glendining’s, December 1989.
£800-£1,000
PPrriivvaattee AA.. SStteewwaarrtt served with the 58th Regiment of Foot in South Africa, and was severely wounded at Laing’s Nek on 28 January 1881.
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South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 ((880022.. PPttee.. RR.. KKiirrkk,, 9911sstt FFoooott..)) a few small edge bruises, otherwise nearly extremely fne £500-£700
SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879((TTpprr..WW..CCaarrttoonn..AA//33rrddCCaappeeYYeeoorryy..)) smalledgenickandscratchtoobverse,otherwise toned, good very fne
£400-£500
SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1878-9((CCoorrppll..FF..BBaahhllmmaannnn,,GGeerrmmaannBBuurrggrr..CCoonnttggtt..)) minoredgebruises,otherwisetoned,good very fne
£400-£500
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EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(958Tp:Sergt.Maj:W.Burgin.7/Dn.Gds.);Khedive’sStar,dated 1882, unnamed as issued, clasp face slightly bent, otherwise good very fne (2)
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(6404.Driv:J.Penny.J/3Bde.R.A.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882, unnamed as issued, pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fne £140-£180
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(1187.Pte.G.Crago.2/D.ofC.L.I.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882, lower reverse point impressed ‘1187’, good very fne (2)
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir(1887.Cr.Sgt.J.Lockhart.1/R.Hrs.);ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rd issue,smallletterreverse(2197Q.M.Sgt.J.Lockhart.R.Highrs.);Khedive’sStar,dated1882,unnamedasissued, lightcontact marks from star, otherwise good very fne (3)
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,4clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,Suakin1884,El-Teb_Tamaai,TheNile1884-85(1843Pte.T. Hardiman. 1/Gord: Highrs); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, good very fne (2)
£400-£500
TThhoommaassHHaarrddiimmaannwasbornintheParishofStThomas’,Birmingham,andenlistedfor39thBrigadeatWalsallon26December1879,aged18,a brassfounderbytrade.Heservedwiththe1stGordonHighlandersinEgypt1882,intheEasternSoudan1884,andintheNileExpedition1884 -85. He was discharged at Aberdeen on 25 September 1891. Sold with copied discharge papers.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir((AA..TT..CChhaammbbeerrss,,GGuunnnneerr,,RR..MM..AA..))laterimpressednamingasfor East and West Africa 1887-1900, ftted with scroll suspension, pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fne £60-£80
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir((2211..PPttee..EE..GGaallllaagghheerr..22//YYoorrkk::&&LLaanncc::RR..)) pittingfromstar, therefore good fne £100-£140
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir ((883399.. PPttee.. JJ.. MMeettccaallff.. 22//HHiigghh:: LL..II..)) toned, good very fne £140-£180
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EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir((337744,,PPttee..JJ..IInngglleess,,11//SSeeaa::HHiigghhrrss::)) pittingfromstar,otherwise nearly very fne £140-£180
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir((11440044..PPttee..OO..SShhaannlleeyy..11//RR..IIrr::FFuuss::)) pittingfromstar,otherwise nearly very fne £120-£160
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir((SSeeppooyySSoooonndduurr2200tthhPPuunnjjaannIInnffyy..)) pittingfromstar,otherwise nearly very fne £80-£100
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,3clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,Suakin1884,El-Teb_Tamaai((22667744..PPttee..FF..NNeellssoonn..11//RR..HHrrss..)) edge bruise over last part of unit, pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fne £140-£180
Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, the reverse impressed ‘‘3344 JJ.. CC.. 11sstt BBnn.. tthhee RR..SS.. RReeggtt..’’, nearly very fne £50-£70
WWiilllliiaammSSmmaallllrriiddggee(alsorecordedasSmallbridge)iscon frmedonthereconstructedrollforEgyptasCoxswainaboardH.M.S. Romulus, a36-gun ffth rate frigate, converted to a troopship in 1799 for the Egyptian campaign and landed troops for the battle of Aboukir on 8 March 1801. One of fve clasps issued to this ship.
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Trafalgar((JJoohhnnRRooaaff,,..))‘Carpenter’erasedaftername, claspwithsmallcutandalittle bent, re-affixed to carriage, some edge bruising, otherwise very fne
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2001.
John Roaf is confrmed on the rolls as Carpenter aboard the Polyphemus at Trafalgar. Only 22 medals to this ship.
£3,000-£4,000
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 4 Novr 1805 ((JJoohhnn RRyyaann..)) toned, extremely fne
£1,600-£2,000
Provenance: Spink, August 1959; Glendinig’s, March 1989; Dix Noonan Webb, February 1998; Colin Message Collection, August 1999.
JJoohhnnRRyyaanniscon frmedasanAbleSeamanaboard Caesar on4November1805.Twoothermenwiththisnameareshownontherolls,onefor Trafalgar and one for Java, both as Privates in the Royal Marines.
Ryanservedaboardthe Caesar, SirRichardStrachan’s fag-ship.HecamefromWaterfordandwasaged30inMay1805.Alandsman,hewas advancedtoordinaryseamanon7July1805,andtoAbleSeamanon1February1806.Likemostof Caesar's crew,followersofSirRichard,he had joined from Renown when she was paid off
FourFrenchships,underRear-AdmiralDumanoirLePelley,hadescapedtothesouthafterthebattleofTrafalgaron21October1805,and eventuallydecidedtomakeforoneoftheAtlanticports.ItsohappenedthatatthistimeRear-AdmiralAllemandwasatseawiththeFrench Rochefort squadron and was playing havoc with British commerce, and several British squadrons were looking for it.
On2November,thefrigate Phoenix hadsightedfourlargeshipswhichshesupposedtobefromtheRochefortsquadronandconveyedthisnews toSirRichardStrachan,whoatoncegavechase.HefoundtheFrenchsquadronbutlostthemagainduringthenightofthe2nd/3rd.Butat9.00a. m.nextday,north-westofCapeOrtegal,Strachan,incompanywiththreeshipsofthelineandthefrigate SantaMargarita,madecontactonce more.
ThefourFrenchshipswerecontinuallyharassedbythe SantaMargarita andthe Phoenix whichhadalsocomeup.TheBritishvesselsgradually overtookDumanoirLePelley,whorealisingbythe4thNovemberthathecouldnotavoidaction,formedhiscommandintoline, DuguayTrouin 80, Formidable 74, Mont Blanc 74, and Scipion 74.
Strachanin Caesar,nowhadwithhimonly Hero and Courageux;the Bellona,beingapoorsailer,havingpartedcompany.Justaftermiddaythe battlebegan.At2.45thegeneralactionwasalsojoinedbythe Namur,andthe Revolutionnaire hadalsocomeup.TheFrenchsufferedseverely fromthesuperiorBritishgunneryandsoonthe Formidable andthe Scipion strucktheircolours.By3.55theotherFrench74'shadalso capitulated.TotalFrenchcasualtieswereover750killedandwounded.ThefourprizeswerebroughtbacktoPlymouthwheretheywereadded to the British navy.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Basque Roads 1809 ((GGeeoo.. PPhhiilllliippss..)) minor edge nicks, about extremely fne
£1,200-£1,600
GGeeoorrggeePPhhiilllliippssservedasanOrdinarySeamaninH.M.S. L’Aigle duringLordCochrane’ssuccessfuldestructionofanumberofFrenchships, includingfourshipsoftheline,intheBasqueRoads,off St.Nazaire,on11-12April1809;twoothermenwiththisnameappearontheAdmiralty Claimants’ List, as single clasp awards for Algiers and Syria respectively.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Guadaloupe ((JJoohhnn HHaarrddyy..)) very fne
£1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Glendining’s, December 1984; Dix Noonan Webb, February 1998. JJoohhnnHHaarrddyywasborninThoroton,Nottingham,in1791,andjoinedtheRoyalMarineson12September1809.HejoinedH.M.S. Sceptre (74guns) inOctober1809andservedasaPrivate,RoyalMarines,aboardH.M.S. Sceptre duringtheoperationsoff (andsubsequentcaptureof)theislandof Guadeloupe between 28 January and 6 February 1810.
UnderthecommandofCaptainS.J.Ballard,H.M.S. Sceptre tookpartintheattackoftwoFrench fûtes, Loire and Seine, anchoredinBarque Cove,aboutninemilestothenorthwestofthetownofBasse-Terre.TheFrenchwereforcedtoabandontheirshipsandsetthemalight.Later, whilstothertroopswerelandedontheisland,Ballardcreatedadiversionoff Trois-RivièresbeforelandingBluejacketsandmarinesfromthe Sceptre between Anse à la Barque and Basse-Terre, with the fghting with the broadsword in order to capture Guadaloupe.
TwoothermenwiththisnameappearontheAdmiraltyClaimants’List;asingleclaspawardfor‘Anholt27March1811’;andasingleclaspaward for ‘Syria’.
Sold with copied research.
NavalGeneralService1793-1840,1clasp,Hawke18Augt1811,theimpressednamingalmostcompletelyerasedexceptforfaint traces of the frst and fnal letters (W and S.) otherwise as issued, nearly extremely fne and very rare
£2,000-£2,400
Provenance: Jubilee Collection, Glendining’s, May 1992; Dix Noonan Webb, July 2001.
WilliamPerkins/PerkisisconfrmedontherollsasanOrdinarySeamanaboard Hawke atthecaptureoftheFrenchbrig Heron nearBarfeuron 18 August 1811. Only 6 clasps issued for this frigate action and no other William Perkins or Perkis are shown on the rolls.
Sold with full report from the Home Office Forensic Science Laboratory, Chorley, which concludes:
“Animpressedinscriptionhasbeenremovedfromthebottom,circumferentialedgeofthemedalbya flingaction.Theonlyvisibleremainsofthe inscriptionarewhatmaybepartofaletter‘W’atthestartoftheinscriptionandwhatmaybepartofaletter‘S’andafullstopattheendofthe inscription.Thebottomedgeofthemedalhasbeenchemicallytreatedandthefollowingpartsoftheinscriptionhavebeenrecovered:WIL---P E - K - N S.
Examination of the Naval General Service Medal submitted confrmed the opinion that the original recipient was William Perkins.”
WWiilllliiaammPPeerrkkiiss//PPeerrkkiinnsswasbornatRyde,IsleofWight,in1789,andenteredtheNavyaboardH.M.S. Dryad asaBoy3rdClass,aged14,in1803. Hejoined Hawke inJuly1809andtookpartinthesuccessfulactionagainsttheFrenchNationalbrig Heron,andwasseverelywoundedonthat occasion.Consequently,heenteredHaslarHospitalsufferingfromgunshotwoundson23August1811,remainingthereuntiltheendofOctober. HissubsequentserviceappearstohavebeenasaShip’sCook,theeffectsofhiswoundsnotdoubtpreventinghimfromcarryingoutthenormal dutiesofaSeaman.Hewas fnallydischargedfromH.M.S. Victory asSupernumeraryCookon11April1837.HediedasaGreenwichoutpensioner on 24 May 1855, after hanging himself at his home at Southsea, Hampshire. Sold, in addition to the forensic reports, with a large quantity of related research.
AAbbrraahhaammMMooggrriiddggee(alsorecordedasMogdridge)wasborninCrediton,Devon,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoyThirdClassinH.M.S. Ethalion atPortsmouthon3July1810.Hewaspaidoff amonthlaterandjoinedH.M.S. RoyalWilliam,beforemovingtoH.M.S. Northumberland in September1810asaBoySecondClass.Hewaspresentfortheactionon22May1812when,inthecompanyofthegun-brigH.M.S. Growler,the Northumberland destroyedtheFrench40-gunfrigates L’Arienne and L’Andromaque,andthe16-gunbrig Mamelouck,whoseunited fretogether with that of a destructive battery, had killed 5 and wounded a further 28 of the crew.
MogridgejoinedH.M.S. Puissant inJanuary1813andwasdraftedtoH.M.S. Gladiator inMarch1813.RaisedOrdinarySeamaninAugust1813,he was paid off in October 1815 and it is reasonable to assume he left the service at this point. Sold with a typed biography.
MilitaryGeneralService1793-1814,1clasp,Java((PPaattrriicckkCCaarrrroollll,,8899tthhFFoooott)) slightcontactmarksandedgebruising,otherwise very fne £800-£1,000
Provenance: EatonCollection1880;DalrympleWhiteCollection,Glendining’s,July1946;ElsonCollection1963andDix,NoonanWebb, November 2007.
PPaattrriicckkCCaarrrroollllwasbornatRathkeale,Co.Limerick,andenlistedthereon24March1806.HeservedintheEastIndiescontinuouslyfrom December1808untilhisdischargeinIndiaon6December1822,duetorheumatismandgeneraldebilitywitharupture.Therecipientisalso entitled to an Army of India medal, clasp Ava. Another man of this name received a medal for Chrystler’s Farm.
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Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Nive ((JJaammeess MMoorrrriisstt,, 8844tthh FFoooott..)) contact marks, very fne
Provenance: Glendining’s 1975; Spink 1987.
£700-£900
JJaammeessMMoorrrriissttenlistedforthe2/84thFooton11May1807,andwasdischargedatFermoyon6October1814,inconsequenceof‘disabledleft handfromgunshotwoundinactionoftheeleventhofDecr.1813nearBayonne.’Aplastererbytrade,hewasadmittedtoout-pensionat Kilmainham Royal Hospital on 17 December 1814.
Sold with copied discharge papers.
ArmyofIndia1799-1826,1clasp,Ava((JJ..SShhaannnnoonn,,8899tthh..FFoooott..))shorthyphenreverse,officiallyimpressednaming, suspension slack, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fne
£1,000-£1,400
Ghuznee1839,unnamedasissued,alatestrikingfromworndiesonathicker fan, fttedwithstraightbarsuspension;together with defective MaharajpoorStar1843,reconstitutedwithasilverplatesolderedtothereverse,thiswithcontemporarilyinscribed ((PPttee.. TThhoommaass FFiinneeggaann 4400tthh FFoooott)) fair condition, the frst very fne (2)
£100-£14
China1842((RRiicchhaarrddFFaaggaann,,1188tthhRR..IIrriisshhRReegg..IInnffaannttrryy..))originalstraightbarsuspension, someedgebruisingandcontactmarks, nearly very fne £500-£700
Sold with copied research. NewZealand1845-66,reversedated1861to1866 ((22995544JJoohhnnFFiittzzggeerraalldd,,5577tthh..RReeggtt..))o fficiallyimpressednaming, goodvery fne £360-£440
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TThheePPuunnjjaabbMMeeddaallaawwaarrddeeddttooLLiieeuutteennaanntt--CCoolloonneellSSiirrNN..WW..EEllpphhiinnssttoonnee,,BBtt..,,44tthhBBeennggaallNNaattiivveeIInnffaannttrryy,,wwhhoo,,ffoorrhhiisswwoorrkkiinn ccaarriinnggffoorrtthheessiicckkaannddwwoouunnddeeddoofftthheetthhrreeeeccoommbbaattaannttaarrmmiieessdduurriinnggtthheeFFrraannccoo--PPrruussssiiaannWWaarr,,wwaassssuubbsseeqquueennttllyyhhoonnoouurreedd bbyy tthhee FFrreenncchh,, GGeerrmmaann,, aanndd RRuussssiiaann ssttaatteess Punjab1848-49,noclasp(EnsignN.W.Elphinstone,4thBengalN.I.);togetherwithrepresentativeexamplesoftherecipient’s otherhonoursandawards, viz. IndianMutiny1857-59,noclap, namingerased;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,LegionofHonour, Chevalier’sbreastbadge,silver,goldappliqué,andenamel;RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,OrderofSt.Vladimir,FourthClassbreastbadge,gilt basemetalandenamel,reversestamped‘K’;GGeerrmmaannyy,,PPrruussssiiaa,WarMeritMedal1870-71,non-combatant’stype,iron;FFrraannccee,, TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,FrenchRedCrossMedalfortheFranco-PrussianWar1870-71,bronze,withoriginalembroideredriband, edge bruising, contact marks and some enamel damage in parts, generally nearly very fne (6) £1,000-£1,400
Provenance: Roger Perkins Collection, Sotheby’s, December 1990 (when sold as just the single Punjab Medal).
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.
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Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Chilianwala ((CC.. EEggeellttoonn,, 2244tthh FFoooott..)) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fne £500-£700
CChhaarrlleessEEggeellttoonnwasbornatSwindon,Wiltshire,andenlistedintothe21stFusiliersatBathon21December1842,aged20years3months.He volunteeredtothe24thFooton1November1847,andservedwiththatregimentuntildischargedon8October1861,whenitisstated‘heisin possessionofFourGoodConductBadges-ServedwiththeArmyofthePunjabin1848/49.BattlesofSadoolapore,ChillianwallaandGoojeratSabre Cut on left shoulder at Chillianwalla, & is in possession of Medal and two Clasps for Punjab Campaign.’ Medal roll confrms entitlement to clasps Chilianwala and Goojerat. Sold with copied discharge papers.
South Africa 1834-53 ((MMoosseess GGuutttteerriiddggee.. 4433.. LLtt.. IInnffaannttrryy..)) re-impressed in small upright capitals, heavy contact marks, good fne
MMoosseessGGuutttteerriiddggee(alsorecordedasGuthridge)attestedforthe43rdLightInfantryandservedwiththeminSouthAfricaduringtheThirdKa ffir War, 1850-53. He saw further service in India during the Great Sepoy Mutiny (entitled to a no clasp Indian Mutiny Medal).
Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, minor edge nicks, good very fne
Crimea 1854-56, no clasp ((JJ.. SStteevveennssoonn.. GGrr.. && DDrr.. RRll.. AArrttyy..)) officially impressed naming, slight edge dig, very fne
£160-£200
JJoohhnnSStteevveennssoonnattestedintotheRoyalArtilleryandservedwiththe11thBattalionduringtheCrimeanWar.Heisadditionallyentitledtothe claspsAlmaandInkermnan.Auniquerankandnametotheregimentconfrmedonthemedalroll,however,itshouldbenotedthatanother recipient,JosephStevenson,servedasaBombardierwith‘N’Battery,RoyalArtillery,whowasadditionallyentitledtotheSebastapolclaspand died during that siege on 21 June 1855.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
Crimea1854-56,1clasp,Sebastopol((NNoo..33114411..DDiinnss..HHeenneesssseeyy..8899tthhRReeggtt..))Depotimpressednaming, contactmarks,edge bruising, nearly very fne £140-£180
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
TurkishCrimea1855,Sardinianissue((FFrraanncciissSSuutthheerrllaannddCCaapptt22nndd..DDrraaggssSSccoottssGGrreeyyss..))contemporaryengravednaming,witha silver claw and suspension ring, somewhat polished, otherwise very fne
£400-£500
FFrraanncciissSSuutthheerrllaannddpurchasedaCornetcyinthe2ndDragoonsinSeptember1847andaLieutenancyinApril1851.HisadvancementtoCaptain inNovember1854,however,waswithoutpurchase,andpossiblyrefectedhispartinthepreviousmonth’sactionatBalaklava.Duringthat celebratedengagement,heservedasoneoffourTroopLeadersintheScotsGreys,andwasmemorablycalleduponto‘dresstheranks’asthe RussiancavalrysweptdownontheBrigade-ThisentailedturninghisbackontheenemyandfacingthemeninhisTroopandno-onemoveduntil thesecond-in-commandconsideredtheregimentreadyandbroughtthemround.HeresignedhiscommissioninFebruary1856andappearsto have settled in Herefordshire, before a suggestion that he fnally retired to Great Malvern, Worcestershire. HiscontemporarilyengravedexactlynamedCrimeaMedal,togetherwithanunnamedTurkishCrimeaMedalandaquantityoforiginal documentation and related artefacts, were sold in these rooms in September 2006.
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,1clasp,Pegu((CCoorrppll..PPeetteerrAAsshhttoonn,,22nnddBBeenngg..EEuurr..FFuussrrss..)) asomewhatlaterissuewith impressed naming, good very fne
£140-£180
PPeetteerrAAsshhttoonn,aFustianCutterfromWarrington,Lancashire,attestedintotheEastIndiaCompany’sInfantryatBromptonBarracks,Chathamin June1839,aged18years.AllocatedtotheBengalArmy,hesailedforIndiainAugustandwaspostedtothe2ndBengalEuropeanFusilierson arrivalatCalcutta.HesubsequentlysawactiveserviceinthePunjaboperationsof1848-49,whenhewaspresentatChilianwalaandGoojerat,and in the Pegu operations of 1853. He was invalided Home in January 1854. Sold with copied research.
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Persia ((CCaapptt.. HH.. JJ.. WWiilllloouugghhbbyy,, 22nndd BBoommbbaayy EEuurr.. RReeggtt.. LL..II..)) toned, good very fne
£500-£700
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Retired as Lieutenant-Colonel in June 1859.
IndiaGeneralService1854-95,2clasps,Burma1887-89,Burma1885-7, claspsremountedinthisorder,withunofficialretaining rod between clasps ((MMrr.. EE.. GG.. DDuurrrraanntt,, IInnssppeeccttoorr ooff PPoolliiccee)) very fne
£160-£200
EEddwwaarrddGGeeoorrggeeDDuurrrraannttwasborninIndiaon27July1861andservedasInspectorofPoliceatPyinmanain1888;AssistantSuperintendentin LowerChindwinin1890;AssistantSuperintendentinMaubinandThongwain1895;andAssistantSuperintendentinMandalayin1905.Hediedat Dehra Dun, India, on 6 February 1909, aged 48.
£240-£280 338822 xx
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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp ((TThhooss.. SSaalltt,, 66tthh.. DDrraaggnn.. GGddss..)) light contact marks, very fne
TThhoommaassSSaallttwasborninWorcesterandattestedforthe6thDragoonGuardsatBirminghamon25April1855,aged19.Heservedwiththemin IndiaduringtheGreatSepoyMutinyandwas‘woundedtwice,on16thNovember1857atNarnoul,inthechest,andintheleftarm’(recipient’s dischargepapersrefer).Hewasdischargedon10December1867,after12yearsand77days’service,ofwhich4yearsand7monthswerespent soldiering in India.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp ((11777766 CCrr.. SSeerrggtt.. EE.. SSmmiitthh HH..MMss.. 8811sstt RReeggtt..)) very fne
EEddwwaarrddSSmmiitthhwasbornintheParishofKillmore,nearKillishandea,CountyCavan,andattestedthereforthe81stFooton19January1843,aged 19years.PromotedtoCorporalinJune1845,toSergeantinDecember1850,andtoColourSergeantinMarch1856,hewasawardedtheL.S.& G.C.medalwithagratuityof£5on24June1861.HerevertedtoSergeantinDecember1863andwasdischargedatChathamon25January 1864, having served just over 21 years, including 6 years 10 months in the East Indies.
Sold with copied discharge papers.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp ((RRhh.. RRiiddeerr JJaass.. SSoorrrreellll,, 11sstt.. BBddee.. BBeennggaall HH.. AArrtt..)) good very fne
PromotedBombardieron7September1859,hevolunteeredfortheRoyalArtilleryon6March1861,andwaspromotedCorporalon4 December1861.HetransferredtoCBrigade,RoyalHorseArtillery,on6January1863,andwaspromotedSergeanton21January1864.he transferredtotheCoastBrigade,RoyalArtillery,asaGunneron1May1868,andwaspromotedBombardieron19May1869.Hewasdischarged on 8 June 1872, after 22 years and 140 days’ service, of which 13 years and 10 months were spent soldiering in India.
Sold with copied record of service.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi ((JJoohhnn BBrroowwnn,, 11sstt.. BBnn.. 88tthh.. RReeggtt..)) minor edge bruising, very fne
£500-£700
JJoohhnnBBrroowwnnattestedforthe8th(King’s)RegimentofFootandservedwiththe1stBattalioninIndiaduringtheGreatSepoyMutiny.He distinguished himself before Delhi on 9 July 1857, as recorded in the Regimental History: ‘onthe9thJulytheregiment,commandedbyLieutenant-ColonelGreathed,withoutertroops,wassenttodislodgealargerebelforcewhichhad occupiedsomegardensbeyondtheextremerightoftheBritishposition.Thesegardenswerethicklywoodedandenclosed,andtheycontained somehouseswhichhadbeenconvertedintodefensiveposts.Afteraseverecontest,lastingseveralhours,theenemywasforcedtoretireon Delhi,butbeingreinforcedtheyrallied,andagainadvanced,andsurroundedaseraiwhichhadbeenoccupiedbytheregiment.Astheammunition wasbeginningtorunshort,andastheenemyhadeffectedalodgementcloseunderthewalls,andhadbeguntopierceopeningsfor fringintothe serai,itbecamenecessarytoevacuatetheplace.LieutenantGreathed(thebrotherofLieutenant-ColonelGreathed),BengalEngineers,witha smallparty,volunteeredtoholdthegateoftheserainextthetown,whilstColonelGreathedandthemainbodyretiredbyanothergate.Colonel Greathedmetwithnoseriousopposition,butwhenLieutenantGreathed’spartypreparedtofollowthefoundaconsiderablenumberofrebels barringtheirwayoutoftheserai,andhadtoforceapassagebyadeterminedchargethroughthegateway.No.2041[ sic]PrivateJohnBrown greatly distinguished himself by his gallantry in the charge, and in consequence was promoted to the rank of Corporal.’
Afurthercontemporaryaccountstates:‘PrivateJohnBrowngreatlydistinguishedhimself.Seizingthebarrelofhismusketwithhistwohandshe whirleditroundandbroughtthebuttdownwithterrifcforceonthedarkheadsbeforehim.Whenatlastthebuttbrokeoff,heusedthebarrel withonehandwhilehedeftlywieldedthebayonetwiththeother.Hedidsuchexecutionandseemedsoimmunefrom freandsword,thatthe rebels gave way and ultimately he and his party won their way through.’
Further advanced Sergeant, Brown was wounded in the hip at Delhi on 23 July 1857, during an attack on Ludlow Castle.
Note: Brown’sservicenumberonthecasualtyrollandonthemedalrollis3087,not2041aslistedintheRegimentalHistory.However,thereis only one J. Brown, 8th Foot listed on the published medal roll, and there is no 2041 Brown from any unit on the roll.
Sold with copied research.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi ((CC.. CCoollllyyeerr,, 5522nndd LL..II..)) minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fne £360-£440
CChhaarrlleess CCoollllyyeerr died in India on 5 October 1857.
IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,CentralIndia((DDaannllOO’’SSuulllliivvaann,,33rrddBBoommbbaayyEEuurrppnn..RReeggtt..)) edgebruisingandlightcontactmarks, very fne £160-£200
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (Capt. & Bt. Major F. A. Willis, C.B. 84th Regt.) good very fne £2,000-£2,400
FFrreeddeerriicckkAArrtthhuurrWWiilllliisswasborninKensingtonon16July1827,thesonofLieutenant-GeneralBrowneWillisoftheRoyalArtillery.Hewas commissionedasEnsigninthe70th(Surrey)Regimentin1844,risingtoCaptainin1852,andexchangedtothe84th(YorkandLancaster) Regiment the following year.
DuringtheIndianMutinyinBengal,WilliswaspresentwithMajor-GeneralSirHenryHavelock'sFieldForceintheactionsofOonaoandBuseerut GungeinJuly1857,andhecommandedthe84thRegimentintheactionsofBuseerutGunge,BoorbeakeChowkeeandBithoorinAugust,and MungawarandAlumBaghinSeptember.CaptainWilliswasalsoincommandofthe84thcontingentof191menattheFirstReliefofLucknowon 25September,duringwhichhisRegimentsufferedveryseverelosses(27killed,59wounded),andwherehehimselfwaswoundedinactionby grape-shotintheleftkneeandbyamusketballintherightthigh.Onaccountoftheheavycasualtiessustained,theReliefForcewastooweakto breakoutoftheResidencyandhadtoremaininside,undersiege,alongwiththeoriginaldefenders.CaptainWilliscommandedthe84th throughouttheepic53-daydefenceoftheLucknowResidencywhichensued.TheSecondReliefForce fnallyarrivedon16November,when WillisledapartyofmenissuingfromtheResidencytomeetitsCommander,GeneralSirColinCampbell.Laterthatday,CaptainWillis commandedtheRightColumnatthestormingoftheHirnKhannah(theKing'sDeerParkandBuildings),forwhichhewasthankedinDivision OrdersbyMajor-GeneralHavelock.CaptainWillis'sactivitiesduringtheperiod19September-22Novemberaredescribedingreatdetailinalong letterwrittenbyhimanddatedLucknow,21November1857(thisletterisreproducedinTheYorkandLancasterRegiment,Vol.1,pages278 -289, copy sold with Lot).
Afterthe fnalReliefofLucknow,WilliswaswithMajor-GeneralSirJamesOutram'sForceattheAlumBagh,commandingthe84thuntillate January,andwaspresentatthecaptureofLucknowinMarch1858.HelateraccompaniedBrigadier-GeneralSirEdwardLugard'sForceandwas presentattheReliefofAzimghur. HesubsequentlyproceededwithBrigadierDouglas'scolumninpursuitoftherebelchiefKoerSinghandwas present at the actions of 17 and 20 April.
CaptainWilliswasthankedinCouncilbytheGovernor-GeneralofIndiaforhisinvaluableservicesinconnectionwiththereliefofLucknowand, on24March1858,hewasmadeaCompanionoftheOrderoftheBath.Inaddition,hewasmentionedindespatches(LondonGazette 17 February1858),wasawardedBrevetsofMajorandLieutenant-Colonel,wasgrantedanadditionalyear'sserviceforthedefenceofLucknow,and received the Indian Mutiny medal with two clasps.
WillisreturnedtoEnglandin1859,waspromotedtoMajorlaterthatyear,andexchangedtothe38th(Staffordshire)Regimentin1860.On13 September1860hemarriedAugustaEmmaYoung,thedaughterofMr.JohnG.YoungofBrighton,atAstonChurchinYorkshire.Williswas promoted to Colonel in 1865 and assumed command of the 38th later that year.
ColonelWillissubsequentlysawfurtherserviceinIndiawhenhecommandedtheDurbundFieldColumnduringtheHazaraExpeditionof1868. Althoughhewasmentionedindespatches(LondonGazette 15June1869)hedidnotqualifyfortheIndiaGeneralServicemedalwith'North West Frontier' clasp which was awarded to some participants of this expedition.
In1870,followinghisreturntoEngland,WilliswaspromotedtoMajor-Generalanddidnotseeanyfurthercampaignservice.Hewasexchanged tocommandthe26th(Cameronians)Regimentin1871,andin1882assumedcommandofthe2ndInfantryBrigadeatAldershot.Between1884 and1886,whenhewaspromotedtoLieutenant-General,WilliscommandedtheNorthernDistrict,withheadquartersatYork.Hewasplacedon retired pay in 1891 and became Colonel of the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1895.
Lieutenant-GeneralWillisdiedon28May1899,athisresidenceinWorplesdonnearGuildford.HewaspromotedK.C.B.(MilitaryDivision)inthe Birthday Honours List of 1899 but, sadly, the official announcement was not made until a few days after his death (London Gazette 3 June 1899).
IndianMutiny1857-59,2clasps,ReliefofLucknow,Lucknow((DDrrmmrr..GGeeoo..CCuullll,,11ssttBBnn..2233rrddRR..WW..FFuussrrss..)) edgebruisingand polished, otherwise nearly very fne £360-£440
IndianMutiny1857-59,2clasps,ReliefofLucknow,Lucknow((WWmm..MMccKKeellvveeyy,,5533rrddRReeggtt..)) suspensionslack,contactmarksand edge bruising, good fne £300-£400
Soldwithcopiedmedalrollextractsconfrmingtherecipient’sadditionalentitlementtoanIndianGeneralServiceMedal1854-95withtheclasp ‘North West Frontier’.
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China1857-60,1clasp,TakuForts1860((JJoohhnnDDeemmppsseeyy,,22nnddBBnn..6600tthhRReeggtt..)),officiallyimpressednaming, suspensionre-affixed, edge bruising and contact marks, very fne £140-£180
CanadaGeneralService1866-70,2clasps,FenianRaid1866,RedRiver1870((GGrr..RR..FFoorrssyytthh,,NN..BB..GG..AA..))Canadianstyleimpressed naming, good very fne £400-£500
Clasp for Fenian Raid 1866 confrmed in Thyen’s roll under St. John Volunteer Battalion but not entitled to Red River clasp.
South Africa 1877-79, no clasp ((2299//996688.. PPttee.. SS.. BBiilleess.. 5588tthh.. FFoooott..)) minor edge nicks, good very fne
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 ((11119900 PPttee.. TT.. CCoorrlleeyy.. 8888tthh FFoooott..)) very fne
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 ((PPttee.. JJ.. VViieettzz.. FFrroonnttrr.. MMttdd.. RRiiff eess)) good very fne
Approximately 261 South Africa medals with clasp 1877-8 awarded to the Frontier Mounted Rifes.
£300-£400
£400-£500
£300-£400
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South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 ((GG.. VViinneeyy.. PPttee.. RR..MM.. HH..MM..SS.. ““AAccttiivvee””..)) edge bruising, very fne
Approximately 30 South Africa medals with clasp 1877-8-9 awarded to the Royal Marines.
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 ((11334477 PPttee.. CC.. MMccAArrtthhuurr.. 9900tthh FFoooott)) extremely fne
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1878((TTpprr..RR..FF..ddeeBBeeeerr,,WWooddeehhoouusseeTTrruueeBBlluueess)) tracesofbroochmountingtoobverse, suspension claw re-affixed, edge bruising, cleaned, very fne
£300-£400
Approximately 28 South Africa medals with clasp 1878 awarded to the Wodehouse True Blues.
£300-£400 440011
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 ((TTpprr.. JJ.. DD.. KKoocckk.. 11sstt.. CCaappee YYeeoorryy..)) edge bruise, very fne
Approximately 56 South Africa medals with clasp 1879 awarded to the Lydenburg Rifes. DuringtheFirstBoerWar,Lydenburgwasthesceneofasiege,6January-30March1881;theBritishGarrisonofsome100menbeing commanded by Lieutenant Walter Long. SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879((TTrroooopprr..XXRR..LLeewwiiss..LLyyddeenngg..RRiiff eess..)) frstinitialunofficiallyobliteratedwithaX,tracesof brooch mounting to obverse, edge bruising, nearly very fne
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FFrraanncciissEElllliioottttLLllooyyddwasbornatBath,Somerset,on13December1842,andwaseducatedattheRoyalMilitaryCollege,Sandhurst.Hewas commissionedEnsigninthe76thFooton3July1860,andwaspromotedLieutenanton5July1864,andCaptainon9May1872.Hetransferred tothe25thFooton12June1878,andservedwiththeRegimentinAfghanistanduringtheBazarValleyExpedition.PromotedBrigadeMajor,he subsequently served as a Field Engineer with the Kurram Valley Force, and retired with the rank of Major on 1 January 1881.
Sold with copied Statement of Services.
Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Kandahar ((11665533.. PPttee.. HH.. TThhoorrnnee,, 6666tthh FFoooott..)) minor edge nicks, otherwise good very fne £220-£260
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir ((663399.. PPttee.. JJ.. MMaarrrroonn.. 22//RR.. IIrr:: RR..)) very fne
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
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440088
440099
£160-£200
EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,1clasp,Tel-El-Kebir((22443377..PPttee..JJ..PPlleevviinn..22//MMaanncchh::RR..)) edgebruisingandlightpitting, nearly very fne £120-£160
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 ((22224499 PPttee.. CC.. RRiicchhmmoonndd.. 55tthh LLaanncceerrss..)) very fne £140-£180
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
EgyptandSudan1882-89,undatedreverse,1clasp,TheNile1884-85((11111188PPttee..JJ..SSmmiitthh..11//RRll..IIrr::RReeggtt..)) contactmarkswith heavy pitting from star, good fne £100-£140
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 ((22005566,, SSeerrggtt.. PP.. GGiibbbboonnss,, 55tthh LLaanncceerrss..)) good very fne £200-£240
Sold with copied medal roll extracts, annotated that the recipient was discharged as a consequence of misconduct.
Khedive’s Star (2), dated 1882; dated 1884-6, both unnamed as issued, contact marks, nearly very fne (2) £100-£140
Khedive’sStar,dated1884-6,thereverseimpressed‘‘11888833RRII’’, severecontactbruisetoapointofthestarfromcontactwithan Egypt and Sudan Medal, otherwise nearly very fne £50-£70
Soldwithcopiedmedalrollextractsfor11888833PPttee..JJaammeessNNoorrrriiss,,RRooyyaallIIrriisshhRReeggiimmeenntt,whowasadditionallyentitledtoanEgyptandSudan Medal with the clasp The Nile 1884-85.
North West Canada 1885, no clasp, unnamed as issued, toned, nearly extremely fne £260-£300
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North West Canada 1885, 1 clasp, Saskatchewan ((DDaavviidd HHaarrttlleeyy BB..MM..II..)) contemporary engraved naming, toned, extremely fne £800-£1,000
DDaavviidd HHaarrttlleeyy is con frmed on the roll of No. 1 Troop, Bolton Mounted Infantry at Russell, Manitoba.
Sold with copied Land Grant application and certifcate, and picture of headstone recording his death in 1944.
WWiilllliiaamm JJaammeess MMeeaacchhaamm is con frmed on the roll of 90th Winnipeg Battalion. NorthWestCanada1885,1clasp,Saskatchewan((WWiilllliiaammJJ..MMeeaacchhaamm9900tthhBBaattttnn..))contemporaryengravednaming;together withArmy&NavyVeteransmedal,silverandenamels,thereverseinscribed‘‘440088WW..JJ..MMeeaacchhaamm4488tthhBBaatttt..11888800--9900tthhRRiiff eess 11888833 ttoo 11888899’’, toned, nearly extremely fne (2) £1,000-£1,400
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East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Witu 1890 ((JJ.. JJeennnniinnggss,, SSttoo..,, HH..MM..SS.. BBooaaddiicceeaa..)) nearly very fne £200-£240
JJoohhnnJJeennnniinnggsswasbornatLandport,Portsmouth,on9November1869,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStoker2ndClasson2March1888.He joined Boadicea on10May1888,andservedonboardfor3yearsincludingtheWitucampaignof1890.Followingextensivefurtherseaservicein avarietyofvesselsandeventualpromotiontoStokerPettyOfficerinJuly1906,hewasshorepensionedon10April1910,joinedtheRoyalFleet Reserveafewdayslaterandwasdischargedon25July1910,tojointhe fedglingNavalServiceofCanada.HeemigratedtoCanadalaterthatyear and is confrmed on the crew list of H.M. Canadian ships Kestrel and Rainbow in 1911.
Sold with copied record of service, medal roll entry and other research relating to the early days of the Royal Canadian Navy.
BritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal1890-97,reverseRhodesia1896,noclasp(Trpr.L.C.Kennedy.M.R.F.) goodvery fneand scarce to a Jameson Raider £900-£1,200
Note: KennedywasissuedwithanofficialreplacementB.S.A.Companymedalin1908,havinglosthisoriginalmedalin1905whiletakingpartin theDukeofConnaught’sReview.Themedalofferedaboveishisoriginal‘lost’medal.Kennedy’sreplacementmedal,togetherwithhisfullgroup entitlement was sold by Spink in July 2019.
LLeesslliieeCCoolleerriiddggeeKKeennnneeddyywasbornat26WaltonRoad,Kirkdale,Lancashireon8January1876,thesonofaphysician.Heenlistedintothe MatabeleMountedPoliceatCapeTowninOctober1895,andwasencampedatPitsaniontheBechuanaland/Transvaalborderonemonthlater, whenDr.LeanderStarrJamesonbeganrecruitingforaraidintoTransvaal.ThediscoveryofgoldatJohannesburgin1884hadcausedaninfuxof BritishsettlersintotheBoerterritoryofTransvaal.TheBoersrespondedbyprotectingtheirgoldmineswithtraderestrictions,andlimitingthe votingrightsofnon-Boers.TheBritishColonialSecretary,JosephChamberlain,andthePresidentofCapeColony,CecilRhodes,drewupplans foramartialshowofforcetodeterPaulKruger'sgovernmentfromfurtherdiscriminatingagainst'Uitlanders'(outsiders).Some600men,including TheMatabeleMountedPolice,wereplacedunderthecommandofDr.Jameson,whoseordersweretosupportananticipatedUitlanderuprising in Johannesburg. When the uprising never transpired, Rhodes sent an urgent telegram to Jameson, ordering him to stand down. It was too late. Duringtheearlyhoursof29December,theJamesonRaidbegan.ThenominalrolloftheJamesonRaiders(TNA,CO 179/193)confrmsKennedy ashavingenteredtheTransvaalasamemberof'C'Troop,MatabeleMountedPolice.Jamesonhopedfora3-daydashtoJohannesburg,beforethe Boercommandoscouldmobilise.Tocoverhistracks,heorderedalltelegraphwirestobecut.Unfortunately,thetelegraphwirestotheBoer capitalofPretoriaremainedintact,enablingtheBoerstotrackJameson'smovementsfromthemomenthecrossedtheborder.TheRaiderswere freduponbyaBoeroutpostat6a.m.on1January.Sixhourslater,havingadvancedtwentymiles,theyfoughtasharpskirmishwithBoer marksmeninentrenchedpositionsatKrugersdorp.Theywithdrewsouth-eastinanattempttooutfanktheBoers,butwere confrontedbyafar largerforcewaitingforthematDoornkop.Afteraninitial frefghtinwhichthirtyRaiderswerekilled,Jamesonsawthehopelessnessofhis situationandsurrendered.HisentirecolumnwasimprisonedbytheBoersatPretoria,withinternationalrepercussions.TheGermanKaiser, sympathetic to the Boer cause, sent a telegram to Paul Kruger congratulating him on his success. KennedywasbriefyimprisonedbytheBoers,beforebeingdeportedtoEngland.HisnameappearsonalistofdeportedRaiderscompiledatthe time(TNA,CO 179/193).HesailedaboardS.S. HarlechCastle on24January1896,alongwithmanyother'MountedPolicemen',andis mentionedontheship'spassengerlist,whichincorrectlygiveshisageas22(TNABT 26PieceNo89).HereachedPlymouthon26February 1896.
TheRaid'sringleaderswerelessfortunate.DespitebeinglionisedintheBritishpress,Dr.JamesonandMajorWhite,hisChiefofStaff,wereputon trialinLondonin1896.JosephChamberlainpubliclycondemnedtheJamesonRaid,andCecilRhodeswasforcedtoresignasPrimeMinisterof CapeColony.MajorWhite'spocketdiary,capturedbytheBoersandsenttoLondonforthetrial,wasusedasevidencetoincriminatehim.One oftheexcerptsreadoutincourtwasarollcallofmenrecruitedbyWhiteatPitsaniinNovember1895.Kennedy'snameappearsonthislist.The diary, which includes hand-drawn maps of the actions at Krugersdorp and Doornkop, is held at The Bodleian Library ( MSS. Afr. S. 220, p132).
Hemayhavebeensparedthetrial,butKennedywasstillundercontracttotheBritishSouthAfricaCompany.HesailedbacktoCapeTownwith nineteenotherMountedPolicemenaboardS.S. Norman on28March1896,disembarkinginmid-April.InMarch1896,whiletheBritishwere distracted,theMatabelepeopleofRhodesiasawachancetogaintheirindependence.Hundredsofwhitefarmersweremassacredbythe tribesmen,thesurvivorsmakingtheir fnalstandatBulawayo.ColonelPlumer wasgivencommandoftheMatabelelandReliefForce,inwhich Kennedyservedasatrooper.Severalyearslater,KennedywrotealettertoMajorGordon,theMilitarySecretaryatCapeTown,claimingtohave served:'allthroughtheMatabeleCampaignasaGunnerinMaximDetachmentM.R.F.'TheMaximDetachmentplayedavitalroleinsuppressing the Matabele. An armed clash in the Umlugulu Valley on 5 August was reported by The Times in the following terms: 'ThenativesfoughtsteadilyandwelluptothemomentofthearrivaloftheBritishreinforcements,butthentheybrokeandranfortheirlives,the Maxims doing great execution among them as they fed.'
TheMatabeleReliefColumnwasthendisbanded,havingachieveditsmission,andKennedyresidedat2AdamsStreet,CapeTown.Heenlisted intoKitchener'sHorseon2February1900,servingduringtheSecondBoerWar,butavoidedthefateofapproximately100menofthatunitwho wereoverwhelmedbyGeneralChristiaandeWet'sforcesatPaardebergandforcedtosurrender.HetransferredtotheSouthAfricanLight HorseatMaitland,CapeTownon3January1901,becomingSergeantMajoroftheRegiment.Hewasdischargedas'timeexpired'on5 September 1901, receiving £8 5s 8d in back pay. He retired to Arklow Villas, Upper Buitenkant Street, Cape Town.
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Re-enteringmilitaryservice,KennedyjoinedtheCapeFieldArtilleryasadriveron5July1905.WhiletakingpartintheMilitaryReviewheldbyHis RoyalHighnesstheDukeConnaughtinSeptember1905,KennedylosthisoriginalBritishSouthAfricaCompanyMedal.Hepaid8shillingsforan officialreplacement,whichwassentouttohimbytheMilitarySecretaryon29September1908.Kennedy'sapplicationforareplacementMedalis held at the Cape Archive Repository (KAB GH 35/250).
KennedyemigratedtoAustraliain1908,workingasapainterinSydney.Hemarriedawidow,HarrietArmstrong,fatheringtwochildren.The familylivedat15TrafalgarStreet,Enmore.AttheoutbreakofwarinAugust1914,heimmediatelyenlistedasaDriverinthe1stFieldArtillery BrigadeAmmunitionColumn(BAC),FirstAustralianImperialForce.Hesailedwiththe frstA.I.F.convoy,leavingSydneyon18October1914. AfterawaitatAlbanyinWesternAustralia,heboardedS.S. Argyllshire,boundforEgypt,reachingAlexandriaon5December.BilletedatMena Camp,hejoinedtheMediterraneanExpeditionaryForceon4April.HisunitboardedS.S. Indian andsailedforLemnosinpreparationforthe Gallipolilandings.HeappearstohavebeenwoundedatGallipoli,forheembarkedT.S. Ballarat atAlexandriaon5July,'fortransporttoAustralia forthepurposeofdischarge',andwasdescribedas'medicallyunft'.Hewasdischargedon5December1915.Hediedon2June1945,his occupation given as 'book keeper'.
Sold with copied research including full roll of the Jameson Raiders. SeealsoNigelRobson'sdefnitivearticle, 'LeslieColeridgeKennedy:aRaiderRevealed', OMRSJournal,December2011,Vol.50,No.4,pp.207 -214.
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,1clasp,PunjabFrontier1897-98((33003355CCoorrppll..HH..HHiillll11sstt..BBnn..SSoommLLtt..IInnffyy..)) edgebruising, very fne £80-£100
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,2clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897((44669922PPttee..WW..FFoowwlleerr22nnddBBnnRRyyllIIrr::RReeggtt..)) edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fne £100-£140
WWiilllliiaammFFoowwlleerr,aLabourerfromMayglass,Co.Wexford,attestedintotheRoyalIrishRegimentin1893andservedinIndiawiththe2ndBattalion during the Punjab Frontier and Samana campaigns of 1897-98.
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
IndiaGeneralService1895-1902,3clasps,PunjabFrontier1897-98,Samana1897,Tirah1897-98,bronzeissue((118800DDrriivveerrMMoottii JJhhiinndd II..PP.. TTrraannssppoorrtt DDeepptttt..)) traces of verdigris to top
1896, unnamed as issued, very f
Khedive’sSudan1896-1908,1clasp,Khartoum((PPttee..TT..NNiicchhoollllss..GGrreenn..GGddss..))Regimentallyimpressednaming, edgebruisingand contact marks, nearly very fne
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((55558899 PPttee.. GG.. JJoonneess,, WW.. YYoorrkk:: RReeggtt..)) minor edge bruising, very fne
£100-£140
£60-£80
£60-£80 442255
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp ((33779933 PPttee.. GG.. JJoonneess.. SS.. SSttaaffff :: RReeggtt..)) edge bruise, nearly very fne
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony ((1100449922 DDrr:: WW.. AA.. JJoonneess,, AA..SS..CC..)) edge bruise, otherwise good very fne £60-£80
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal ((1100558855 BBoommbb:: GG.. JJoohhnnssoonn.. 22nndd WW..DD.. RR..GG..AA..)) edge bruising, nearly very fne £120£160 442277
Sold with copied medal roll extract annotated that the recipient was invalided to England.
EE..LL..JJoonneessservedwiththe2ndBattalion,DevonshireRegimentinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,anddiedofdysenteryatKroonstadon16 September 1900.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal ((2211111144 BBoommbb:: WW.. JJoonneess.. 66tthh CCooyy.. WW..DD.. RR..GG..AA..)) very fne £80£100 442299 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)
WWiilllliiaammJJoonneess,aLabourerfromPreston,Lancashire,attestedintotheRoyalGarrisonArtillery,fromtheLancashireArtilleryMilitia,on15July 1897.HeservedinSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWarandwasadvancedBombardieron1February1902.HetransferredtotheArmyReserveon 14 July 1905.
Sold with copied service papers and copied medal roll extract.
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Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,2clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal((11554455PPttee..JJ..JJoonneess,,KK..RR..RR..CC..)) numberofficiallycorrected,light pitting, very fne £70-£90
LLaannccee--SSeerrggeeaanntt HHeezzeekkiiaahh MMoonnkkss was killed in action at Wynne’s Hill, Natal, on 22 February 1900.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Natal, Transvaal ((11663355 PPttee.. TT.. HHyyllaanndd.. LLeeiinnsstteerr RReeggtt..)) very fne
Approximately 74 Natal clasps were awarded to the Leinster Regiment. Sold with copied medal roll extract and research.
£120-£160
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,OrangeFreeState,Transvaal((22558888PPttee..MM..GGuuiillffooyyllee..55tthhRRll::IIrriisshh RReeggtt..)) slight edge bruising, otherwise good very fne
£140-£180
MMiicchhaaeell GGuuiillffooyyllee attested into the 5th (Kilkenny Militia) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, and served in South Africa during the Boer War. Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,Transvaal,Wittebergen((33004411PPttee..JJ..MMccTTiieerrnnaann,,LLeeiinnss::RReeggtt..)) suspension slack, very fne £120-£160 443344
JJ..MMccTTiieerrnnaannattestedintotheLeinsterRegimentandservedinSouthAfricawiththe3rdBattalionduringtheBoerWar.AdvancedLance Corporal, he died of disease at Vrede, on 17 November 1900. He is erroneously referred to as ‘McFiernan’ on the casualty roll.
Sold with copied medal roll extract and copied casualty roll extract.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, unofficialrivetsbetweenstateand date clasps ((22997744 PPttee.. WW.. PPrraatttt.. SSccoott:: RRii ff eess)),, contact marks, edge bruising, good fne
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443377
443388
£70-£90
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,CapeColony,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902, unofficialrivetsbetweenstateand date clasps ((229900 CCppll.. HH.. WWiillmmootttt,, EE.. SSuurrrreeyy RReeggtt..)) heavy edge bruising, suspension claw re-affixed and re-pinned, good fne
SoldwithcopiedmedalrollextractsconfrmingtheissueofallclaspsandthatthemedalwassenttoMrs.D.Henry,CrossfeldRoad,Cleaton Moor, Cumberland in 1908.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,Elandslaagte,DefenceofLadysmith,Belfast((44778800,,PPttee..TT..HH..BBoowwmmaann..55//LLccrrss..)) engraved naming, good very fne £500-£700
Sold with copied medal roll extracts confrming additional entitlement to a Cape Colony clasp.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,3clasps,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal((44555511..PPttee..GG..FF..JJoonneess..1133//HHuussssaarrss)) engraved naming, edge bruising, slightly abrasively cleaned, very fne
Sold with copied medal roll extracts confrming the recipient’s additional entitlement to a two clasp King’s South Africa Medal.
£240-£280 444422
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,6clasps,CapeColony,Talana,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Transvaal ((44555577 PPttee.. WW.. MMccCCaarrtthhyy,, RRll.. DDuubblliinn FFuuss::)) light contact marks and scratches, otherwise good very fne
WW..MMccCCaarrtthhyyattestedintotheRoyalDublinFusiliersandservedinSouthAfricawiththe2ndBattalionduringtheBoerWar.HereceivedaGun ShotWoundtohisbackon23February1900,duringtheactionatHart’sHill,TugelaHeights.HeisadditionallyentitledtoatwoclaspKing’s South Africa Medal.
Sold with copied medal roll extracts.
Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,7clasps,CapeColony,TugelaHeights,OrangeFreeState,ReliefofLadysmith,Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast ((22776699.. SSeerrjjtt.. WW.. BB.. CChhaappmmaann.. 1144//HHrrss..)) minor edge bruising, very fne £200-£240
WW.. BB.. CChhaappmmaann served with the 14th Hussars in South Africa during the Boer War, and is shown on the medal roll as ‘Discharged, Time expired.’
King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((33004411CCoorrppll::FF..AAddaammss..1100tthh..RRll..HHuussssaarrss..)) contact marks, nearly very fne
£50-£70
Sold with the recipient’s riband bar for the QSA and KSA.
King’sSouthAfrica1901-02,2clasps,SouthAfrica1901,SouthAfrica1902((44993366GGnnrr::PP..OO’’BBeerriinneess..RR..FF..AA..)) suspensionslack, very fne £50-£70
PPaattrriicckkOO’’BBeerriinneessattestedintotheRoyalFieldArtilleryandservedinSouthAfricawith78thBattery.HeisadditionallyentitledtoaQueen’s South Africa Medal with the clasps Cape Colony, Transvaal, Tugela Heights and Relief of Ladysmith.
MayorofKimberley’sStar1899-1900,reversehallmarkwithdateletter‘b’,unnamedasissued, lackingintegraltopribandbar, good very fne £200-£240
Ashanti1900,1clasp,Kumassi((4488PPttee..MMaattaakkeennyyaa,,11ssttKK..AA..RR..CC..)) suspensionslackwithsuspensionclawre-affixed,edgebruising, contact marks and somewhat polished, therefore fair £140-£180
Sold with copied medal roll extract.
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya ((2222115577770055 SSggtt.. DD.. CChheesstteerr.. RRAAPPCC)) extremely fne
Sold with the named card box of issue for the recipient’s General Service Medal with Cyprus clasp.
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya ((II..PP..II.. AA.. RRoobbiinnssoonn)) good very fne
£60-£80
Natal1906,noclasp((MMppuunnyyuu,,AAmmaaffuunnzzeeTTrriibbee..)) fttedwithareplacementcopysuspension,tracesof fredamage,edgebruising and contact marks, therefore fne
£60-£80
IndiaGeneralService1908-35,1clasp,NorthWestFrontier1908,bronzeissue((7733GGrraassssCCuutttteerrKKhhaarrkkuu2211ttCCaavvyy)) suspension slightly slack, polished and worn, good fne
AAllbbeerrttSSttrriicckkllaannddattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheFrontierRegionsofIndiafrom5September 1915. He saw further service during the Third Afghan War attached to No. 8 Cavalry Combined Field Ambulance.
GGeeoorrggeeSSiimmkkiinnssattestedforthe21stLancersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheFrontierRegionsofIndiafrom8October1915. HesubsequentlytransferredtotheMachineGunCorps(Cavalry),andsawfurtherservicewiththe22ndSquadronM.G.C.duringtheThird Afghan War.
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India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Malabar 1921-22 ((77117777447722 PPttee.. AA.. CCuulllleenn,, LLeeiinnss.. RR..)) suspension slack, very fne
£160-£200
Sold with copied medal roll extract annotated that the recipeint had transferred to the South Staffordshire Regiment.
1914Star,with copy clasp((7711333344DDvvrr::WW..HH..CChhaallmmeerrss..RR..FF..AA..));1914-15Star(2)((5577440044SSjjtt..SS..AAggnneeww..RR..EE..;;111111443399PPnnrr..AA.. SSwwaann.. RR..EE..)) very fne and better (3)
WWaalltteerrHHeennrryyCChhaallmmeerrsswasborninRochester,Kent,andattestedfortheRoyalFieldArtilleryatChatham,Kent.Heservedwiththe29th Battery,42ndBrigadeduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom19August1914,andwaskilledinactionon4July1915.Heisburiedin Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate, Ypres, Belgium
SSaammuueellAAggnneewwattestedfortheRoyalEngineerson12September1914,andwaspromotedCorporalon9November1914,andSergeanton19 February1915.Heservedwiththe121stFieldCompanyduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom4October1915,andwasdischarged due to sickness on 24 April 1918, being awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 389804.
AAllffrreeddSSwwaannattestedfortheRoyalEngineersandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom23August1915. Subsequently transferring to the Labour Corps, he was discharged, Class ‘Z’, on 27 March 1919.
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1914Star(2)((NNoo..11117733DDvvrr..FFaatteehhKKhhaann,,99//MMuulleeCCoorrppss..;;NNoo..11220066SSaaddllrr..MMoohhddRRaajj,,2288//MMuulleeCCoorrppss..));BritishWarMedal1914 -20 ((992200 LL--NNkk.. MMiirraa,, 1166 MMuullee CCppss..)) generally very fne (3)
£70-£90
1914-15Star(2)((110044005533TT..JJoonneess..LLddgg..SSttoo..HH..MM..SS..TTaarraannttuullaa..;;7722334477TTppttrr..FF..JJ..EEddwwaarrddss,,RR..FF..AA..)) frstofficiallyre-impressed; BritishWarMedal1914-20(4)((KK..5544006611WW..EE..BByytthheewwaayy..SSttoo..22RR..NN..;;LLaawwrreenncceeMMuulllliiggaann;;222299224411GGnnrr..AA..WW..JJoonneess..RR..AA..;; 22//LLiieeuutt..CC..OO..LL..JJoonneess..RR..AA..FF..));MercantileMarineWarMedal1914-18((GGeeoorrggeeJJoonneess));VictoryMedal1914-19(4)((4488222255PPttee.. WW..JJoonneess..RR..AA..MM..CC..;;44119911LL..CCppll..WW..SS..PPrrooccttoorr..MM..FF..PP..;;MM..BBoosswweellll..BB..RR..CC..&&SStt..JJ..JJ..;;440088776600..22..AA..MM..GG..WWiillmmootttt..RR..AA..FF..)) nearly very fne and better (11) £120-£160
CC..OO..LL..JJoonneesswascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalAirForceon12September1918,andtransferredtotheUnemployedListon6 March 1919.
1914-15Star((1144333377CCppll..WW..RRiicchhaarrddss..RR..WW..FFuuss::));BritishWarMedal1914-20(6)((4422337744PPttee..EE..GG..BBuurrttoonn..RR..WWaarr..RR..;; 229900994488SSjjtt..JJ..MM..JJoonneess..RR..WW..FFuuss..;;220022553399..PPttee..HH..BBuurrnneetttt..GGlloouucc..RR..;;224422886655PPttee..WW..PPiicckklleess..WW..RRiidd..RR..;;1177330088PPttee..AA.. PPeeaacchh..DDoorrsseett..RR..;;7744228822PPttee..II..JJoonneess..WWeellsshhRR..));VictoryMedal1914-19(5)((5599221100PPttee..JJ..FFiinnddllaayy..RR..SSccoottss;;3322991111PPttee..JJ.. WWaattssoonn..TThheeQQuueeeenn’’ssRR..;;44661144PPttee..SS..JJoonneess..LLeeiicc..RR..;;55889933PPttee..TT..MMccNNaammaarraa..RR..IIrr..RReeggtt..;;55225599PPttee..GG..EE..JJoonneess..55--LLoonndd..RR..)) nearly very fne and better (12)
£120-£160
£60-£80 446600 wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk
WWiilllliiaammWWaalltteerrSSiisssseennwasborninLeatherhead,Surrey,on7February1890andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaStokerSecondClassinMay1909.He died of pneumonia at Haslar Hospital on 8 November 1918, ands is buried in Haslar Cemetery. Sold with copied research. BritishWarMedal1914-20(5)((5588995544AA..HH..CC..SStteevveennss..PP..OO..RR..NN..;;KK..1188227700JJ..OO..GGaalllloowwaayy..SSttoo..11..RR..NN..;;110088661155WW..WW.. SSiisssseenn..SSttoo..11RR..NN..;;MM..1177336688WW..BBrroowwnn..SS..RR..AA..RR..NN..;;SS..ZZ..111199BB..WW..KKnniigghhtt..PP..OO..RR..NN..VV..RR..));togetherwithBrown’stwocard identity discs, generally nearly very fne and better (5)
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BritishWarMedal1914-20(2)((112277773311SSpprr..JJ..JJ..AArrmmssttrroonngg..RR..EE..;;4455445566PPttee..CC..JJ..BBlloooommff eelldd..TThheeQQuueeeenn’’ssRR..));VictoryMedal 1914-19((99880022PPttee..WW..GGrraaddyy..88--HHrrss..));ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Circularissue,2nd‘Coronationrobes’issue,initscaseof issue ((WWiilllliiaamm BBllaacckkeetttt WWoooodd)) edge bruising contact marks, generally nearly very fne and better (4)
£50-£70
I.S.M. London Gazette 7 September 1937.
‘Wood, William Blackett, Postman, North and South Sheilds.’
Soldwithcopied LondonGazette entry,a copy claspfora1914Star,anL.C.C.King’sschoolattendancemedallion((AA..JJ..SSttrriinnggeerr)),a commemorative Coronation 1902 medallion, and two commemorative Coronation 1911 medallions.
British War Medal 1914-20 ((22..LLiieeuutt.. NN.. LL.. MMaayyllee.. RR..AA..FF..)) frst initial officially corrected, very fne
C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1951.
NNoorrmmaannLLeesslliieeMMaayylleewasbornon19September1899andattestedfortheRoyalFlyingCorpson19September1917.AftertrainingasaThird ClassMechanic,hewaswascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalFlyingCorpson27February1918,andservedwith1Squadron.He transferredtotheUnemployedListon6September1919,andresumedhiscareerasaCivilServiceClerkintheColonialOffice.Herosethrough theranks,servedbriefyasHeadoftheEastAfricaDepartmentin1943,andwasappointedaCompanionoftheOrderofSt.MichaelandSt. Georgeinthe1951NewYear’sHonours’List,whilstservingasAssistantSecretary,atwhichtimehewastaskedwithprovidingsupportfor Australian and Commonwealth Prisoners of War during the Korean War. He died in 1980.
Sold with a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research.
British War Medal 1914-20 ((442244 LL--CCppll.. AA.. GG.. MMyyaallll..
AAmmbbrroosseeGGeeoo ffff rreeyyMMyyaallllwasoriginallyborninSurrey,England,andwasworkingasamechanicalengineerinYoung,NewSouthWales,whenhe enlistedintheA.I.F.inAugust1914.HeleftSydneyinOctober1914onH.M.A.T. Suffolk, andarrivedinEgyptinDecember1914.InFebruary 1915 he contracted pneumonia and died on the 11th, being buried in the British Protestant Cemetery in Cairo. On27July2015,Lance-CorporalA.G.MyallwasthesubjectoftheLastPostCeremonyattheAustralianWarMemorial.Atranscriptofthe ceremony is included with the Lot.
Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) ((336633991177 PP.. JJeennkkiinnssoonn.. OO..SS..11 RR..NN..;; 22//LLiieeuutt.. WW.. NN.. FFoorrmmbbyy.. RR..AA..FF..)) nearly very fne and better (2) £70-£90
PPeerrccyyJJeennkkiinnssoonnwasborninHasborough,Norfolk,on18June1887andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaDomesticThirdClasson6September1905. HeservedinH.M.S. Cressy from4September1913,andsurvivedhersinkingintheNorthSeaon22September1914aftershehadbeen torpedoedby U-9;hecontinuedtoserveduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwasawardedhisLong ServiceandGoodConductMedalon24May1921.HewasshorepensionedintherateofPettyOfficerStewardon10April1928.Recalledfor War service during the Second World War, he served predominately in H.M.S. Ganges, ands was invalided out of the service on 17 January 1944. WWiilllliiaammNNiixxoonnFFoorrmmbbyywascommissionedSecondLieutenantintheRoyalAirForceuponitsformationon1April1918,andservedasaMotor Boat Officer; he had previously served as a technical engineer with the Royal Naval Air Service in both Malta and at East Fortune. Sold with copied research.
VictoryMedal1914-19(2)((SS--77663377PPttee..SS..OOvveerreenndd..EE..SSuurrrr..RR..;;66991177PPttee..GG..BBuurrrroowwss..SS..LLaann..RR..;;1144--445522PPttee..EE..PPhhiilllliippss..YYoorrkk && LLaanncc.. RR..)) minor edge bruising, very fne (3) £120-£160
SSaammuueellOOvveerreennddattestedfortheEastSurreyRegimentandservedwiththe3rdBattalioninSouthAfricaduringtheBoerWar,andthenwiththe 1stBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom22October1914.Hewaskilledinactionduringthebattalion’sepicstandatHill 60on20April1915,duringwhichtheBattalionsuffered7officersand106otherrankskilled,and8officersand158otherrankswounded,and was awarded 3 Victoria Crosses, 2 Military Crosses, and 9 Distinguished Conduct Medals. He is buried in Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium. GGeeoorrggeeBBuurrrroowwsswasborninSt.Helens,Lancashire,andattestedfortheSouthLancashireRegimentatWarrington,Lancashire.Heservedwith the2ndBattalionduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom14August1914,andwaskilledinactionatFrameriesduringtheBattleof Mons on 24 August 1914. He has no known grave and is commemorated on La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, France. EEddwwaarrddPPhhiilllliippsswasborninHanley,Sta ffordshire,andattestedforthe14th(2ndBarnsleyPals)Battalion,YorkandLancasterRegimentat Barnsley.HeservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom1916,andisrecordedin SoldiersDied ashavingbeenkilledin actionon8July1916;however,anothersourcestatesthathewasinfactmortallywoundedduringtheBattalion’sassaultontheGermanlineat Serreonthe frstdayoftheBattleoftheSomme,1July1916,andwascapturedandtakenprisonerofwar,dyingincaptivityaweeklater.Heis buriedinCaudryOldCommunalCemetery,France;inJuly1916thetownofCaudrywasinGermanhandsandwasacentreofvariousmedical units, which gives further credence to this latter suggestion.
Naval General Service 1915-62, E.II.R., 2nd issue, 2 clasps, Malaya, Near East ((LLiieeuutt.. GG.. FF.. NN.. KKnnooxx,, RR..NN..)) extremely fne £260-£300
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
GGeerraallddFFrraannccooyyssNNeeeeddhhaammKKnnooxx,,tthhee77tthhEEaarrllooffRRaannffuurrllyy,wasborninMarylebone,LondoninJanuary1929,thesonofCaptainJ.N.Knox,R. N.,andattendedWellingtonCollegepriortoentering Britannia asaCadetinSeptember1946.AppointedaSub-Lieutenantonpassingoutofthe college,andadvancedtoLieutenantinJune1951,hewitnessedactiveserviceoff MalayaincommandoftheSeawardDefenceMotorLaunch 3514 in1953-55.Andheundertooklikeserviceinthedestroyer Undine atthetimeoftheSuezCrisisin1956.Inthefollowingyear,Knoxtookup appointmentasSeniorCommunicationsOfficerat Falcon,theRoyalNavyAirStationatHalfar,Malta,inwhichcapacityhewasadvancedto Lieutenant-CommanderinJune1959.Havingthenresignedhiscommission,hesucceededtothefamilytitleas7thEarlofRanfurlyin1988and died one month before his 90th birthday in December 2018.
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GeneralService1918-62,1clasp(3),Iraq((CCooookkSShhaannkkaarr1122--PPiioonneeeerrss..));S.E.Asia1945-46((2266223311HHaavv//CCllkk..PPrriittaammSSiinngghh,,BBeennggaall EEnnggrr..GGpp..,,RR..II..EE..));ArabianPeninsula((88221133LL//CCppll..HHaannddyySSeerriisseennaa,,AA..PP..LL..)) contactmarks,the frstandthirdnearlyvery fne;the second good very fne (3)
£120-£160
HHaannddyy SSeerriisseennaa served with the Aden Protectorate Levies.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine ((22335599 BB.. CCoonnsstt.. SS.. EE.. TTuurrnnbbuullll.. PPaall.. PPoolliiccee)) nearly extremely fne
£50-£70
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 ((1199006666442200 TTpprr.. HH.. DDeennyyeerr 1177//2211 LL..)) cleaned, good very fne £50-£70
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(2)((2233448833552244GGnnrr..JJ..DDiicckkmmaann..RR..AA..;;2222993333333355GGnnrr..JJ..MM..FFaarrrryy..RR..AA..));General Service1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland((2244226688445522GGnnrrIIAADDWWrreennRRAA)) the frsttwowithedgedigs,otherwisenearly very fne, the third nearly extremely fne (3)
£90-£120
GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Malaya,E.II.R.(2)((2222665533444422PPttee..GG..HHeeyywwoorrtthh..RR..AA..MM..CC..;;LLtt..FF..EE..WWiilllliissccrroofftt..QQ..AA..RR..AA..NN..CC..)) surname on latter partially officially corrected, extremely fne, the latter scarce to a female recipient (2) £120-£160
FFrreeddAAlllleennWWiilllliissccrrooffttwascommissionedLieutenantinQueenAlexandra’sRoyalArmyNursingCorpson16May1949,andservedwiththemin Malaya. She transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers on 16 May 1955, and relinquished her commission on 15 May 1959.
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. ((2233660077224466 PPttee.. JJ.. PPrroovviiss.. RR..AA..MM..CC..)) edge nick, nearly extremely fne £50-£70
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Canal Zone ((2222770044664444 GGnnrr RR SS HHaarrrriiss RRAA)) impressed naming, extremely fne £80-£100
1939-45Star;AtlanticStar;AfricaStar(2),1withclasp,8thArmy;PacifcStar;BurmaStar(2);ItalyStar;FranceandGermany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, some staining, generally very fne (12)
£60-£80
Sold with copy Battle of Britain, 1st Army and Atlantic clasps.
1939-45Star;AfricaStar;BurmaStar;FranceandGermanyStar;DefenceMedal;WarMedal1939-45,allunnamedasissued; together with a small quantity of miscellaneous World medals and other ephemera, generally nearly very fne and better (lot)
£60-£80
Crew Europe Star, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fne
Air Crew Europe Star, contact marks to the reverse, some staining, nearly very fne
£160-£200
DefenceMedal,unnamedasissue,withsilverAnti-SubmarineandMinesweepinglapelbadgeaffixedtoriband;GeneralService 1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland((2244330066332266GGddssmmAAWWiilllliiaammssoonnCCoollddmmGGddss))mountedcourt-styleasworn;IIrreellaanndd,,FFrreeee SSttaattee, EmergencyServiceMedal1939-46,Army,AirCorps,Navyissue,withone1939-1946clasp,bronze,unnamedasissued, with integral top riband bar, in card box of issue, nearly extremely fne (3)
U.N.Korea1950-54,unnamedasissued;U.N.Medal(9)UNTSO;ONUC(3),1withclaspCongo;UNDOF,1claspOSGAP; UNIFIL(2);UNPROFOR;UNTSO(2);UNPSG;N.A.T.O.MeritoriousServiceMedal;N.A.T.O.Medal1994(3)1clasp,Former Yugoslavia; another, 1 clasp, Kosovo; another, 1 clasp, Non Article 5, some staining, generally very fne (15)
£80-£100
Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000.
KKeeiitthhRRiicchhaarrddJJoohhnnAArrnnoollddenteredtheR.N.C.DartmouthasaCadetinMarch1949and frstwenttoseainthecruiserH.M.S. Gambia,inwhich hewasappointedaMidshipmaninMay1950.OncompletionofhisstudiesinMay1951,hewasconfrmedintherankofSub.Lieutenant,andhis subsequentappointmenttothe Teredo in1952-53wouldsuggestprobableconsiderationofemploymentinthesubmarines.Instead,however,he returned to regular seagoing duties in the minesweeper Marvel, in which ship he was advanced to Lieutenant in December 1953.
Subsequentappointmentsinthelead-uptoArnold’spartinoperationsoff SouthArabiaincludedtimeaboardthesurveyingship Dampier andhe wasadvancedtoLieutenant-CommanderinDecember1961.TheninMarch1963hewasappointedFirstLieutenantofthefrigate Zulu anditwas in that capacity that he served in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf, and qualifed for his Medal and clasp.
FollowingapostingtoR.N.A.S. Goldcrest inthemid-60s,Arnoldjoined Sheba,theR.N.baseatAden.Hehadearlierqualifedasaninterpreterin Russian,inwhichdisciplinehere-qualifedinSeptember1967,shortlybeforetakinguphis fnalappointmentatN.A.T.O.Heretiredathisown request in 1971.
Sold with copied research. General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia ((LLiieeuutt.. CCoommddrr..
GeneralService1962-2007,1clasp,NorthernIreland(2)((2244001199999911SSpprr..FF..LLaannee..RREE..;;2244774488224466PPtteeJJHHiippggrraavveeAACCCC))the second in its damaged named card box of issue, extremely fne (2)
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Gulf ((PPOOMMEEMM ((LL)) FF LL BBrriissttooww DD117788661100RR RRNN)) extremely fne
LL.. BBrriissttooww served in H.M.S. Southampton
General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, N. Iraq & S. Turkey ((MMnnee SS EE KKiirrkkccaallddyy PP004477666611QQ RRMM)) extremely fne £360-£440
Sold with copies of the recipient’s Royal Marines Interim Certifcate of Discharge and Royal Marines Testimonial.
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GeneralService1962-2007,3clasps,SouthArabia,Borneo,Radfan, unofficialretainingrodsbetweenclasps ((2233887755669900TTpprr..JJ..VV.. HHoobbbbss 44tthh RR..TT..RR..)) good very fne £400-£500
JJoosseepphhVViiccttoorrHHoobbbbsswasbornon1October1944andservedwiththe4thRoyalTankRegiment.HesubsequentlyemigratedtoAustraliaunder theAssistedPassageMigrationSchemeon6January1968(whichexplainswhyhewasnotawardedtheNorthernIrelandclasp),andsubsequently served with the 2nd Special Air Service Squadron, part of the Australian Special Air Service.
Sold with the following items, all of which appear to have been removed (along with the medal) from a glazed display frame:
ii) A set of S.A.S. wings which show signs of having been worn; together with a metal S.A.S. lapel or shoulder strap insignia.
ii) A Royal Tank Corps badge.
iv)Twospecialforcesmedals,the frstsilveredwithU.S.jumpwingstofront,‘AirbornealltheWay’torear;thesecondbronzewithSpecial Forces beret to front and ‘Soldier of Fortune’ to rear.
v) Name plaque, inscribed ‘Joseph Hobbs 23875690 4th R.T.R, 2nd S.A.S., B.A.O.R., Malaysia, Aden, Borneo, Vietnam, Persian Gulf.’
SoldwithsixBritishRedCrossSocietybadges,forProfciencyinRedCrossNursing(withdatebarsfor1937,1939,1943,1944,and1945);for ProfciencyinRedCrossFirst-Aid(withdatebarsfor1938and1940);forProfciencyinAnti-GasTraining(withanA.R.P.barfor1941);forMerit (withdatebarfor1941);andaCountyofCornwallbadge,allnamedto‘N.J.Rowse-Gill’;anda3Years’Servicebadge(withthreeadditional‘3 Years Service’ bars), the reverse numbered ‘10676’.
Jubilee1897,MetropolitanPolice(P.C.A,High.X.Divn.);Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze(P.C.A.High.X.Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C., A. High.) mounted as worn, very fne
Coronation1902,MetropolitanPolice,bronze(P.C.C.Ramsey.C.Div.);Coronation1911,MetropolitanPolice(P.C.,C.Ramsey.) minor edge bruising to latter, very fne (5) £100-£140 449955
Visit to Ireland 1900 ((CC.... JJ.. EEggaann.. RR..II..CC..)) with integral top Shamrock suspension bar, good very fne
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Visit to Scotland 1903 ((PP..CC.. JJ.. KKiidddd)) with integral top Thistle suspension bar, polished and worn, good fne £70-£90
DelhiDurbar1911,silver,unnamedasissued; EdwardPrinceofWalesVisittoBombay1921(2),ovalbronzemedal,theobverse withbustofEdwardPrinceofWales(laterEdwardVIII),surmountedbyPrinceofWales’feathers,thereverseinscribed‘Visitof His Royal Highness, Bombay, November 1921’, both with small ring suspension, contact marks, nearly very fne (3) £100-£140 449988
Jubilee1935(J.44871R.H.Smallbone,Smn.Rgr.H.M.Y.Victoria&Albert)contemporarilyengravednaming,mountedfordisplay withthenamedBuckinghamPalaceBestowalDocumentinaglazeddisplayframe;Coronation1937(J.44871R.H.Smallbone, Smn.Rgr.H.M.Y.Victoria&Albert)contemporarilyengravednaming,similarlymountedfordisplaywiththenamedBuckingham Palace Bestowal Document in a glazed display frame, extremely fne (2)
£60-£80
RReeggiinnaallddHHeennrryySSmmaallllbboonneewasborninDitchling,Sussex,on30March1900,andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson29January 1916.HeservedduringtheGreatWarinavarietyofshipsandshorebasedestablishments,andwaspromotedAbleSeamanon16August1918, andLeadingSeamanon17May1925.HejoinedtheRoyalYachtH.M.Y. VictoriaandAlbert on1December1928,andwaspromotedSeaman Riggeron23December1929.AwardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon27April1933,itwaswhilstservingintheRoyalYachtthat hewasawardedboththe1935Jubileeand1937CoronationMedals.HesawfurtherserviceduringtheSecondWorldWar,waspromotedActing Petty Officer on 1 February 1940, and was fnally shore released on 12 December 1945.
Sold with portrait photographs of members of the Royal Family, all taken on board H.M.Y. Victoria and Albert, comprising the following groupings:
i) H.M. King George V and H.M. Queen Mary
ii) H.R.H. The Duchess of York (later H.M. Queen Elizabeth), H.R.H. The Duke of York (later H.M. King George VI), and H.M. Queen Mary. iii) H.R.H. The Duchess of York (later H.M. Queen Elizabeth) and H.R.H. The Duke of York (later H.M. King George VI).
iv) H.R.H. The Duchess of York (later H.M. Queen Elizabeth).
v)H.R.H.ThePrincessElizabeth(laterH.M.QueenElizabethII),H.M.KingGeorgeVI,H.M.QueenElizabeth,andH.R.H.ThePrincessMargaret,all similarly mounted in gilt display frames.
Jubilee 2002 (2); Jubilee 2012, all unnamed as issued, all in card boxes of issue, extremely fne (3)
Coronation 2023, unnamed as issued, in card box of issue, extremely fne
£100-£140
£80-£100
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Imperial Service Medal, E.VII.R., Star issue, unnamed, in Elkington, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fne £80-£100
550033
550044
ImperialServiceMedal,G.V.R.,Starissue(2)((AAlleexxaannddeerrLLeeaann;;TToommSSttaannlleeyy))the frstadditionallyprivatelyengraved‘1913Retired Postman’; the second in Elkington, London, case of issue, good very fne (2) £100-£140
I.S.M. London Gazette 11 April 1913: Lean, Alexander, Postman, Glasgow.
I.S.M. London Gazette 25 April 1919: Stanley, Tom, Postman, Ashby-se-la-Zouch Sub-Office, Burton-on-Trent.
ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,1stissue((SSSS--33889955CCppll..DD..II..PP..JJoonneess..RR..AA..SS..CC..));SpecialConstabularyLongService Medal,G.VI.R.,1stissue((FFrraannkkCC..WWiilllleettttss));NationalFireBrigadesAssociationLongServiceMedal,bronze,theedgeofficially numbered ‘6587’, minor edge bruising to last, good very fne (3) £80-£100 550055 xx
M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.’ DDeevviiIIddrriissPPeennrryyJJoonneessattestedfortheArmyServiceCorpsandservedwiththemduringtheGreatWarontheWesternFrontfrom30 September 1914 (also entitled to a 1914 Star trio).
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ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.VI.R.,1stissue((77888800447777WW..OO..CCll..22..JJ..HHyyllaanndd..RR..TTkkss..)) edgebruising,replacement retaining rod, otherwise good very fne £70-£90
M.S.M. awarded per Army Order 156 of 5 December 1953, without annuity.
RoyalMarinesMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,FieldMarshal’sbust(M.R.Blackford.Sergt.R.M.L.I.)withoriginal RoyalMint paperpacket;RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension(Ml.R.Blackford.Sergt.R.M.H.M.S.Flora.)engravednaming, mounted as worn in this order, good very fne (2)
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse(3054.Sgt.E.Young.Glouc:R.);ArmyMeritoriousServiceMedal,G.V.R.,3rd issue,coinagehead(1932-38),(Sjt.E.Young.Glouc.R.)withnamedcardboxofissue, smalledgebruisetothe frst,otherwise good very fne or better (2)
£400-£500
Annuity M.S.M. awarded circa 1935.
EEddwwaarrddAAllbbeerrttYYoouunnggwasbornon10November1860intheParishofBleadon,WestonSuperMare,Somerset.Heattestedfor37thBrigadeat Bristolon10December1880,aged19,hissubsequentservicebeingperfectlysummarisedinanaccompanyingtypescriptstatementonthe announcement of the award of the Meritorious Service Medal: ‘WearepleasedtorecordthatMr.E.Young,whohasbeenamemberoftheStaff forthelast17yearshasbeenawardedbyH.M.TheKingthe Meritorious Medal for his long service in the Army.
DuringhistimeinIndiahewasappointedRegimentalGymnasticInstructortotheBattalion.In1888intheAssault-at-ArmsatPoona(opentoall troopsintheBombayPresidency)hewasawardedtheBronzeMedal,whichwaspresentedtohimbytheDukeofConnaught.In1890hewas awardedtheSilverCupintheFencingTournamentatBombay(competedbyalltroopsinthePresidency).Onthisoccasionthisprizewas presented to him by the late Duke of Clarence.
After13yearsServiceinIndiaSergeantYoungreturnedtotheDepotatHorfeldBarracks,BristolandwasemployedontheGymnasticStaff until his retirement in 1901, having completed 21 years service. In 1898 he was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
AttheoutbreakoftheGreatWarMr.YoungvolunteeredhisserviceswhichwereacceptedinAugust1914andjoinedthepermanentArmy GymnasticStaff atAldershot.AfterdoingdutyontheSalisburyPlainAreaasGymnasticsInstructortotheTroopsstationedtherewasreleasedin May1918withtherankofCompanySergeantMajor,forthepurposeofjoiningthestaff atDownsideasGymnasticInstructortotheOfficers Training Corps.
We wish him many years to enjoy the honour recently conferred upon him.’
Sold with the following accompanying prizes and documents:
i.RoyalMilitaryTournament,BronzeMedal,thereverseinscribed‘DistrictCompetitionBombayPresidency1888,winner1stPrize.Bayonetv. Bayonet E. Young.’
ii. Silver Cup (plate), inscribed ‘Bombay Vol. Athletic Sports. Winner 1st Prize Fencing Sergt. E. Young.’ Awarded in 1890 (see above).
iii.3rdV.B.GloucestershireRegiment,Marksman,CharlesThomasVolunteerPrizeFund,BronzeMedal,reverseinscribed‘1902Serg.E.A.Young’, in presentation case, the lid gold-embossed with regimental crest.
iv.3rdV.B.GloucestershireRegiment,Marksman,CharlesThomasVolunteerPrizeFund,SilverMedal,hallmarkedBirmingham1907,reverse inscribed ‘Sergt. E. A. Young C Company’, in presentation case, the lid gold-embossed with regimental crest.
v. 6th Batt: Glos: Regt. 1908. ‘C’ Compy., Silver Shooting Prize, hallmarked Birmingham 1908, the reverse inscribed ‘Sergt. E. A. Young.’ vi.Documentfolder (ArmyFormB.2067A.)containingavarietyofdocumentsincludingparchmentCertifcatesofDischargeandCharacter(7 January 1902), Certifcates of Discharge and Character (15 May 1918), copy Birth and Marriage Certifcates, news cuttings, etc.
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ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse((1111889999CCoo..QQ..MM..SSggtt..FF..DDrraappeerr..RR..EE..)) edgebruisingandcontactmarks, nearly very fne £60-£80
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse((445555..PPttee..MM..CCoouugghhlliinn,,6677tthhFFoooott));RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,G.VI.R.,1st issue ((336666004477 FF//SSggtt.. EE.. JJ.. BBeeeessee.. RR..AA..FF..)) minor edge bruising to frst, otherwise very fne (2) £90-£120
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse((SSeerrggtt..JJ..HHaannlleeyy..CChh::WWddrr..MMiillyy::PPrriissoonnTThhaayyeettmmyyoo..));IndianArmyL.S.&G. C., G.VI.R. ((SS--332255 BBaakkeerr CCll.. II SSaajjaawwaall SShhaahh,, RR..II..AA..SS..CC..)) good very fne and better (2)
£70-£90
JJoohhnnHHaannlleeyy(alsorecordedasHanly)servedasChiefWarderattheMilitaryPrisonatThayetmyo,UpperBurma,andwasawardedhisLong Service and Good Conduct Medal without gratuity on 30 September 1899. SSaajjaawwaall SShhaahh was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 31 December 1938. Sold with copied research.
ArmyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,3rdissue,smallletterreverse((220099GGeeooee..HHoollmmeessRRll..CCaannaaddiiaannRRiiff eess))impressednaming;Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue ((RRiicchhaarrdd JJoonneess)) good very fne (2)
GGeeoorrggeeHHoollmmeesswasborninStratford-upon-Avon,Warwickshire,in1822andinitiallyattestedfortheRoyalMarinesatRochester,Kent,on21 August1845.HeservedwiththeRoyalMarinesuntilpurchasinghisdischargedon7November1856,after11yearsand79days’service,before attestingfortheRoyalCanadianRifeson16June1858,withhisformerservicebeingallowedtocount.AwardedhisLongServiceandGood ConductMedal,hissolemedallicentitlement,hewasdischargedon23June1868,afteratotalserviceof21yearsand72days.Hediedon1 October 1882.
Soldwitha damagedandtorn letterimplyingthatRRiicchhaarrddJJoonneessservedwiththeCityofLondonPoliceReserveandwasawardedhisSpecial Constabular Long Service Medal on 28 September 1930, although the letter is not named to any recipient.
RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,V.R.,narrowsuspension((JJeesssseeAAllllaanndd,,AA..BB..RRiiggggeerr,,HH..MM..YY..OOssbboorrnnee..))impressednaming suspension slightly loose, very fne
£120-£160
JJeesssseeAAllllaannddwasborninHolt,Wiltshire,on22July1867andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson15November1883.Promoted AbleSeamanon1October1886,heservedintheRoyalYachtH.M.Y. Osborne from9June1889,andwasawardedhisLongServiceandGood ConductMedalon25September1900.Shorepensionedon20March1908,hejoinedtheRoyalFleetReserveatPortsmouthon23October 1908. Recalled for War service on 2 August 1914, he served in H.M.S. Dolphin until being demobilised on 2 September 1915.
FFrreeddeerriicckkCChhaarrlleessGGrriimmeesswasborninCheltenham,Gloucestershire,on5September1875andjoinedtheRoyalNavyasaBoySecondClasson 19August1891.AdvancedLeadingSeamanon14February1901,hejoinedtheRoyalYachtH.M.Y. VictoriaandAlbert on15October1901,and wasawardedhisLongServiceandGoodConductMedalon9September1905.Hewasshorepensionedon10June1909,andjoinedtheRoyal FleetReserveon18June1909.RecalledforWarserviceon2August1914,heservedinthearmedmerchantcruiserH.M.S. Viknor,anddied when Viknor sankwiththelossofallhandsinaheavyseaoff ToryIsland,CountyDonegal,Ireland,on13January1915.Heiscommemoratedon the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
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RoyalNavyL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue((JJXX..223377008800EE..RR..JJoonneess..AA..BB..HH..MM..SS..FFaallccoonn..));RoyalFleetReserveL.S.&G.C.,G.V.R.(2), 1stissue((KK..1199996699((PPoo..BB..1122779966))LL..HH..JJoonneess..SSttoo..11..RR..FF..RR..));2ndissue((JJ..33337700((CChh..BB..1177770000((GG..TT..JJoonneess..AA..BB..RR..FF..RR..)) very fne (3) £80-£100
RoyalAirForceL.S.&G.C.,E.II.R.,2ndissue((CChhffTTeecchhAAEERRoobbiinnssoonn((MM00668899110077))RRAAFF))innamedcardboxofissue;Cadet ForcesMedal,E.II.R.,2ndissue((AAcctt..FFlltt..LLtt..JJ..SSuunnddeerrllaanndd..RR..AA..FF..VV..RR..((TT))..)) the frstextremely fne;thesecondwithedgebruising and light contact marks, therefore very fne (2) £100-£140
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Volunteer Officers’ Decoration, E.VII.R., hallmarks for London 1902, with integral top riband bar but lacking pin, very fne
Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1922, with integral top riband bar, good very fne
£80-£100
EfficiencyDecoration(2),G.VI.R.,2ndissue,Territorial,reverseofficiallydated1951,withintegraltopribandbar,in RoyalMint case of issue; E.II.R., Australia, reverse officially dated 1955, with integral top riband bar, extremely fne (2) £120-£160
L.S. & G.C., E.II.R. ((RRaayymmoonndd SSaauunnddeerrss)) all in Royal Mint cases of issue, extremely fne (3)
AA rraarree PPrruuddhhooee ((NNoorrtthhuummbbeerrllaanndd)) BBooeerr WWaarr GGoolldd TTrriibbuuttee MMeeddaall
PrudhoeTributemedal,SouthAfrica1901,9caratgoldandenamels,35mmx32mm,hallmarkedBirmingham1900,centralshield withengravedmonogram‘BL’belowcrownedcrossedrifesandtabletdated‘1901’,enamelledscrollbelowinscribed‘South Africa’;thereverseinscribed‘PrudhoeEnglandPresentedtoB.LawsforhisServicesinSouthAfricaonbehalfofhisNative Country’, integral loop and small ring for suspension, good very fne and rare £1,000-£1,400
Not recorded in Hibbard.
ThetownofPrudhoe,Northumberland,preparedsixgoldmedalsforpresentationtothemenwhowentoutwiththeVolunteerActiveService Company,1stBattalion,NorthumberlandFusiliers.Althoughsixmenoriginallywentout,onlyfourhadreturnedwhowerepresentedwiththeir medalsatabanquetheldintheDrillHallatPrudhoeon22May1901;PrivateTweddlehaddiedinhospitalatBloemfontein,whilstPrivateWard remainedbehindtosettleinSouthAfrica.Aseventhmedal,however,wasmadeforPrivateBurnettLawswhowasborninPrudhoebuthad emigratedtoCanadain1897,joinedN.W.M.P.in1899,andserved15monthsinSouthAfricawiththe1stCanadianMountedRifes.Hereturned toCanadaviaEnglandandattendedhisfather’sfuneralinOvinghamon10January1901.DischargedfromN.W.M.P.in1904,heserved8yearsin theMilitia(SaskatchewanLightHorse)andattestedinC.E.F.asLance-Corporalinthe1stCanadianMountedRifes.Hewascommissionedand promotedrapidlytoMajor(1916)andLieutenant-Colonel(1918),winningtheD.S.O.,FrenchCroixdeGuerreandtwo‘mentions’.Hediedat Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, on 1 October 1947, aged 70.
Sold with research including contemporary reports from the Newcastle Evening Chronicle 14 May 1901, and the Morpeth Herald 25 May 1901.
2ndCruiserSquadronMedal1908,12clasps,Durban,Pietermaritzburg,Pretoria,Johannesburg,Bloemfontein,Ladysmith,Port Elizabeth, Capetown, St. Helena, Rio de Janeiro, Monte Video, Buenos Aires, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fne £140-£180 553311 xx
2ndCruiserSquadronMedal1908,14clasps,Durban,Pietermaritzburg, Pretoria,Johannesburg,Bloemfontein,Ladysmith,EastLondon,PortElizabeth, Simonstown,Capetown,St.Helena,RiodeJaneiro,MonteVideo,Buenos Aires, unnamed as issued, good very fne and scarce with full tally of clasps £300-£400 553322 xx
‘This officer has displayed the highest qualities of devotion to duty in operations against the enemy. Since being awarded the Distinguished FlyingCross,FlightLieutenantKnightshascompletedalargenumberofsorties,manyofthemagainstwelldefendedanddifficulttargets.Hehas invariably pressed home his attacks with great determination and precision and his coolness and courage under enemy fre has been most inspiring. Flight Lieutenant Knights took part in all three attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz. In the fnal operation, during which the vessel was sunk, this pilot pressed home his attack with great resolution. His was one of the several bombs which straddled the vessel.’
D.F.C. London Gazette 21 April 1944.
RRoobbeerrttEEddggaarrKKnniigghhttsswasborninFulham,London,on18January1921andwaseducatedatFulhamSchoolforBoys,whereheexcelledat football,playingfortheLondonSchoolboys’XIthatwontheSchoolboys’CupatStamfordBridge,Chelsea.VolunteeringforserviceasaPilothe wascalledupinMarch1941,andtrainedinAmericaundertheArnoldScheme.‘When fyingoverFlorida,hisinstructormanagedtogetthemlost andKnightswasforcedtobaleout–afarmerthoughthewasaGerman.AfterreturningtoEnglandtocompletehistraining,hewasforcedto bale out again, badly injuring his hand, when his aircraft crashed through the roof of a barn.’ (The recipient’s obituary, Daily Telegraph refers).
KnightswascommissionedPilotOfficerintheRoyalAirForceVolunteerReserveon10June1943.Postedto619SquadronasaLancasterPilot thatsamemonth,heundertook30operationalsortiesoverthenextsixmonths,includingnofewerthan8tothe‘BigCity’,Berlin,andforhis serviceswasawardedtheDistinguishedFlyingCross.PromotedFlyingOfficeron10December1943,hesubsequentlyvolunteeredalongwithhis crewforservicewith617(Dambusters)Squadron,and fewafurther37operationalsortieswithhisnewunit,includinginOperation Taxable,a deceptionoperationfortheD-Daylandings,and,mostnotably,themissiontodestroythe Tirpitz underWillieTaiton21November1944,his lastoperationalsortieoftheWar.PromotedFlightLieutenanton10June1945,herelinquishedhiscommissionthefollowingyear,andjoinedB.O. A.C., ultimately fying the Boeing 747 for British Airways. He retired in 1976, and died on 4 December 2004, aged 83.
Falkland Islands Volunteer Corps Great War presentation award Badge.
AnverygoodandscarcehallmarkedsilverexampleawardedtoPrivateG.Perry,FalklandIslandsVolunteerCorps,theobverse withashieldbearinganelephantsealandthesailingship Desire,surroundedbyascrollbearingtheIsland’smotto ‘Desirethe Right’,thereverseembossedwith ‘FalklandIslandsVolunteerCorps’,andengraved ‘Pte.G.Perry’ aboveanembossed ‘1914’ and laurelspray,withhallmarksforBirmingham1926andmaker’smarks ‘F&S’,forFirminandSons,withastoutandattractivewavy pin and hook fxings, very fne and scarce £300-£400
TheFalklandIslandsVolunteerCorpswasestablishedin1892bytheIslands’Governor,SirRobertGoldsworthy,followingaperceivedthreat posedbytheChileansteamer Maipo, whichhaddockedinPortWilliamforenginerepairswhilstcarrying200membersoftheChileanArmy. Althoughpeaceful,thepresenceofsuchalargearmedforcewasperceivedasasecurityriskwhichledtotheordertoformanarmedVolunteer Force,withthe frst37volunteersbeingsworninatGovernmentHouse,PortStanley,on13June1892.UpontheoutbreakoftheGreatWar, theCorpsweremobilisedforserviceatassortedsentryandviewingpostsaroundPortStanley,andon1December1914,eightmemberswere killedinanaccidentwhenanovercrowdedsmallferrypuntoverturnedintheCanache,asmallbayinPortStanleyharbour.Aweeklater,on8 December1914,theGerman feetwerespottedbyoneoftheoutposts,andsubsequentlytheoutpostonSapperHillprovidedvaluable information on their movement ahead of the Battle of the Falklands, which resulted in a decisive victory for the Royal Navy.
In1926,upontheproposaloftheGovernoroftheFalklandIslands,160SilverBadgeswereproduced,withonebeingsenttoanaddressin England,andtwounnamedexamplessenttoPortStanley,togetherwith157namedexamples,whichwereissuedtotheOfficer’s,Non CommissionedOfficer’sandOtherRanks,whoservedintheFalklandIslandsVolunteerCorpsduringtheGreatWaranddidnotseeservice elsewherethatwouldhaveentitledthemtoGreatWarcampaignmedals.ItwassuggestedthattheawardwouldbewornupontheTam O’Shanter’s of the men still serving at the time of issue.
GGeeoorrggeePPeerrrryy,originallyfromEngland,appearsinthe1915 FalklandIslandsGazette andisnotedasanActingPoliceConstable.Heattestedinto theFalklandIslandsVolunteerCorps,servingupontheIslandsduringtheGreatWar.InlaterlifehebecametheLandlordofTheShipHotel,Port Stanley, and afterwards worked as a Caretaker before his retirement. He died in Port Stanley, aged 72, on 5 April 1963.
Sold with copied research and copied badge roll extract.
Anunused10yardrollofRayonBritishWarMedal1914-20ribandproducedby TheWickNarrowFabricCompany, Philadelphia, PA., in its original, slightly torn packaging, with manufacturer’s labels on both sides, generally very fne £50-£70
553388 xx wwwwww..nnoooonnaannss..ccoo..uukk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)
RenamedMedal:EgyptandSudan1882-89,datedreverse,5 copy clasps,Tel-El-Kebir,Suakin1884,El-Teb_Tamaai,TheNile1884 -85,AbuKlea((PPttee..WW..LLaaww11//GGoorrddHHiigghhrrss))renamedinlargeslopingcapitalsand fttedwithcontemporarytailor’scopyclasps, suspension bar a little bent, otherwise nearly very fne £80-£100
Sold with copied discharge papers which confrm entitlement to medal and clasps.
TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Military)Companion’sbadge,silver-giltandenamel, lackingreversecentral medallion;TheMostHonourableOrderoftheBath,C.B.(Civil)Companion’sbadge,silver-gilt;TheMostDistinguishedOrderof St.MichaelandSt.George,C.M.G.,Companion’sbadge,goldandenamel;China1900,1clasp,ReliefofPekin;1914-15Star; BritishWarandVictoryMedals;DefenceandWarMedals1939-45;Coronation1902,silver;Coronation1937,mountedcourtstyle as worn, good very fne (11) £240-£280
TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,O.B.E.,(Military)Officer’s1sttypebadge,silver-gilt;Afghanistan1878-80,1clasp, Kandahar;Queen’sSouthAfrica1899-1902,noclasp;1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals,withM.I.D.oakleaves; TerritorialDecoration,G.V.R., lackingintegraltopribandbar;FFrraannccee,,TThhiirrddRReeppuubblliicc,OrderofAgriculturalMerit,Officer’sbadge, silver-giltandenamel,withrosetteonriband;CroixdeGuerre,bronze,reversedated1914-1915,withgiltstaronriband, mounted as worn, nearly very fne (9) £70-£90
1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;GeneralService1918-62,1clasp,Palestine;DefenceMedal;IIrraaqq,,KKiinnggddoomm,Order of El Rafdain, Fifth Class badge, silver and enamel; Active Service Medal, no clasp, mounted as worn, very fne (7) £100-£140 554411
SoldwithaletterrecommendingtheawardoftheIraqActiveServiceMedal,togetherwithanaccountoftheactionHerfordwasinvolvedin; lettersforboththeHomeOfficeandtheForeignOfficeregardingtheOrderofElRafdain;eightChristmasCardsfromIraq,1930-32,eachwitha photograph of the recipient or the local area; and three other photographs.
1914-15Star;BritishWarandVictoryMedals;DefenceMedal;Coronation1953;EfficiencyDecoration,G.V.R.,Territorial,with integraltopribandbar;EEggyypptt,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheNile,FifthClassbadge,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel;JJoorrddaann,,KKiinnggddoomm, Order of Renaissance, Fifth Class badge, silver and enamel, mounted as worn, very fne (8)
AAnn uunnaattttrriibbuutteedd mmoouunntteedd ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee mmiinniiaattuurree ddrreessss mmeeddaallss 1914-15Star;BritishWarMedal1914-20,7clasps,Mediterranean1914,NorthSea1915,NorthSea1916,Jutland31May’16, Narrow Seas 1917, Home Seas 1918, Black Sea 1918-20; Victory Medal 1914-19, mounted for wear, nearly extremely fne (7) £120-£160
MiniatureMedals:TheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire,M.B.E.(Civil)Member’s1sttypebadge,silver;1914-15Star; BritishWarMedal1914-20(2);VictoryMedal1914-19(2);Coronation1902,silver(2), onelackingitssuspensionring,generally very fne (8) £70-£90
MiniatureMedals:DistinguishedServiceOrder,G.VI.R.,silver-giltandenamel,withintegraltopribandbar;TheRoyalVictorian Order,M.V.O.badge,silveredbasemetalandenamel;DistinguishedServiceCross,G.V.R.;Cabul1842;IndiaGeneralService1854 -95,1clasp,Burma1885-7;IndianMutiny1857-59,1clasp,Lucknow;SouthAfrica1877-79,1clasp,1879;BritishWarMedal1914 -20(3),collectivelywith10clasps,FalklandIs.8Dec’14,Baltic1915,21stApril1917,Mediterranean1917,Baltic1917,Ostend10 May1918,Russia,PacifcIslands,Submarines,“Q”Ships;Coronation1911;TerritorialDecoration,E.VII.R.,withintegraltopriband bar; Naval Good Shooting Medal, G.V.R., all of 20th Century manufacture, generally good very fne and better (13) £200-£240
MiniatureMedal:ConstabularyMedal(Ireland),2ndtype,‘RewardofMeritRoyalIrishConstabulary’, swivelsuspension‘sprung’at one side, otherwise very fne and scarce £200-£300
MiniatureMedals:AmiscellaneousselectionofGreatWareraminiatureawardsfromtheAxisPowers,mountedinavarietyof Continentalstyles,includingfourPrussianIronCrosses1914;threeOttomanGallipoliStars,andfourOttomanLiyakatMedals; togetherwithtwoImperialGermanIronCross/CrossofHonourlapelpins;andanassociatedribandbar, generallynearlyvery fne and better (lot) £80-£100
WWiilllliiaammMMaatttthheewwOO''NNeeiillwasbornin1912andraisedonthefamilysheepstationonthenorth-westplainsofNewSouthWales.EducatedatDe LaSalleCollege,Armidale,andtheUniversityofSydney,atuniversityhewasawardedtheLithgowScholarshipandtheFrankAlbertPrizein PsychologybeforegraduatingasBachelorofArtswith frstclasshonoursandtheUniversityMedalforPsychologyin1933,andthenasMasterof Arts and the University Medal for Psychology in 1935.
Between1936-1940O’NeilservedasPsychologist-in-ChargeoftheVocationalGuidanceSectionintheNewSouthWalesDepartmentofLabour andIndustrybeforemovingtoSydneyTechnicalCollegeasVocationalandResearchOfficer,beingappointedtotheMcCaugheyChairof Psychologyin1945.Aleading fgureinthedevelopmentofacademicandprofessionalpsychologyinAustraliaandarespectedadministrator,he wasappointedDeputyViceChancelloroftheUniversityofSydneyin1965,andwasappointedanHonoraryFellowoftheAustralianPsychological Societyin1969.RegardedasoneoftheforemostpsychologiststhatAustraliahasproduced,he fnallyretiredin1977,andwasappointedan OfficeroftheOrderofAustraliainthefollowingyear’sBirthdayHonours’List.Theauthorofseveralacademicpapersandbooks,hediedin Sydney on 1 June 1991.
SoldwithtwoUniversityofSydneyPrizeMedalsinbronze,bothby A.Wyon,both52mm,thereverseofthe frstengraved‘B.A.Examination, 1933W.M.O’Neil,Psychology’,thereverseofthesecondengraved‘M.A.Examination,1933W.M.O’Neil,Psychology’,bothin WilliamKerr, Sydney, cases of issue.
BBeellggiiuumm,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderoftheCrown,SecondClassbreaststar,by GustaveWolfers,Brussels,76mm,silver,silver-gilt,and enamel,withoriginalhingeandhooktoreversebutlackingretainingpin,andwithtwoadditionalsupporthooks,incaseofissue; CommemorativeMedalfortheGreatWar,bronze;AlliedVictoryMedal,bronze,incardboxofissue;FrontlineFireServiceCross (2), bronze, good very fne and better (5)
FFrraannccee,,SSeeccoonnddEEmmppiirree,MedailleMilitaire,silverandsilver-gilt, lackingenamelaroundcentralmedallion;ItalianCampaignMedal 1859, by Barre, silver, ion ftted case of issue, the frst very fne, the second nearly extremely fne (2) £70-£90
AA GGeerrmmaann GGrreeaatt WWaarr IIrroonn CCrroossss ggrroouupp ooff ff vvee
GGeerrmmaannyy,, PPrruussssiiaa, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge, silver with iron centre; BBaavvaarriiaa, Military Merit Cross, Second Class breast badge, silver and enamel, with crossed swords suspension; GGeerrmmaannyy, Cross of Honour 1914-18, combatant’s issue with swords, bronze, reverse marked ‘G15’; BBaavvaarriiaa,LongServiceCross,FirstClass,for15Years’service,gilt;ArmyJubileeMedal1905,bronze,mountedGerman-styleas worn, nearly very fne and better (5)
£140-£180
£80-£100 555533
IIrraaqq,, KKiinnggddoomm, Active Service Medal 1924-38, no clasp; together with the related miniature award, good very fne IIrraaqq,,RReeppuubblliicc,PalestineWarMedal1948;BraveryMedal(2);MotherofBattlesMedal;togetherwithaRepublicanGuardbadge, very fne (5)
IIrreellaanndd,,FFrreeeeSSttaattee,GeneralServiceMedal1917-21,Combatant’stypewithComracbar,bronze,unnamed,withintegraltop riband bar, lacking wearing pin, otherwisevery fne £200-£240
IIrreellaanndd,,FFrreeeeSSttaattee,GeneralServiceMedal1917-21,non-Combatant’stypewithoutbar,bronze,unnamed,withintegraltop riband bar, very fne £100-£140
IIrreellaanndd,,FFrreeeeSSttaattee,GeneralServiceMedal1917-21,non-Combatant’stypewithoutbar,bronze,unnamed,withintegraltop riband bar, very fne £100-£140
IIrreellaanndd,,FFrreeeeSSttaattee,EmergencyServiceMedal1939-46,NavalReservereverse,noclasp,withintegralNationalServicetopriband bar, nearly extremely fne £100-£140
IIrreellaanndd,,FFrreeeeSSttaattee,EmergencyServiceMedal1939-46(2),Army,AirCorps,Navyreverse,with2clasps;VolunteerReserve reverse, with 1 clasp, both with integral National Service top riband bars, some staining, very fne (2) £60-£80
IIrreellaanndd,,FFrreeeeSSttaattee,EmergencyServiceMedal1939-46,26thBattalionIRAreverse,with2clasps,withintegralNationalService top riband bar, good very fne £240-£280 555599
IIrreellaanndd,,FFrreeeeSSttaattee,EmergencyServiceMedal1939-46(2),AirRaidPrecautionsreverse,with2clasps;LocalSecurityForce reverse, no clasp, both with integral National Service top riband bars, contact marks to the reverse of frst, very fne (2) £80-£100
IIrreellaanndd,,FFrreeeeSSttaattee,EmergencyServiceMedal1939-46,ArmyNursingServicereverse,with2clasps,withintegralNationalService top riband bar, good very fne £400-£500
IIrreellaanndd,,FFrreeeeSSttaattee,EmergencyServiceMedal1939-46,VolunteerAid(RedCross)reverse,with1clasp,withintegralNational Service top riband bar, good very fne £60-£80
IIrreellaanndd,,FFrreeeeSSttaattee,PermanentDefenceForcesServiceMedal1939-46(2),noclasp((883366449922JJ..PPhheellaann));1clasp((5599559999JJ..DDaarrccyy)) both with integral Service top riband bars, the frst a somewhat later issue, edge bruise to latter, otherwise very fne (2) £100-£140 556644
556655
556666
IIrreellaanndd,,RReeppuubblliicc,Survivors’Medal1921-71,bronze,unnamedasissued,withintegraltopribandbar, suspensionbarlackingits reverse pin, very fne £100-£140
IIrreellaanndd,,RReeppuubblliicc,UnitedNationsPeacekeepers’Medal(2),((HHWWaallsshhNNoo..880066443355)),theotherunnamed;DefenceForceGood Conduct Medal, unnamed; together with two commemorative medals, very fne (5) £70-£90
Sold with two commemorative medals.
£100-£140 556677
IIttaallyy,,RReeppuubblliicc,OrderofMerit(3),GrandO fficer’sStar,70mm,silver,silver-gilt,andenamel,togetherwithaminiatureofthestar; Commander’sneckbadge,73mmincludingcrownsuspensionx55mm,silver-gilt,withshortsectionofneckribandfordisplay purposes,in Cravanzola,Rome,caseofissue;Officer’sbreastbadge,60mmincludingcrownsuspensionx46mm,silver-giltand enamel, lackingcentralstaronbothobverseandreverse, withlapelrosettebutlackingrosetteonriband,in Johnson,Milan,case of issue, generally very fne (3)
£240-£280 556688
LLeebbaannoonn,,RReeppuubblliicc,OrderoftheCedarofLebanon(4),SecondClassStar,65mm,silverandsilver-gilt, lackingreversecentre,with retainingpinandtwoadditionalsupporthooks,silvermarktoretainingpin;ThirdClassneckbadge,77mmincludingwreath suspensionx60mm,silver,silver-giltandenamel,withneckriband;FourthClassbreastbadge,55mmincludingwreathsuspension x39mm,silver,silver-giltandenamel;FifthClassbreastbadge,56mmincludingwreathsuspensionx37mm,silveredandenamel, the last three all unmarked, enamel damage to second and third, generally very fne (4)
GGeerrrriittWWiieelliinnggaawasbornatSneekon13October1912andservedwiththeRoyalDutchIndonesianArmyduringtheSecondWorldWarasa WarrantOfficerintheGeographicalService.HewascapturedandtakenPrisonerofWarbytheJapanese,andwasheldinitiallyinJava,andthen atNo.6Camp,Thailand.Whilsttherehewrotevariouslettershome,althoughclearlytheywerewrittenpartlyforthebeneftofhisJapanese captors - a typical entry reads: ‘My health is excellent and the Japanese treat us well.’ He was repatriated at the end of the War.
Sold with the following original documents and other ephemera:
i) Bestowal Certifcates for the War Cross and the Cross for Order and Peace, these both named to G. Wielinga.
ii) The recipient’s two identity cards.
iii) Bestowal Document giving details of the recipient’s War service.
iv) Various letters and telegrams written to and from the recipient whilst a Prisoner of War in both Java and Thailand.
v)Ahand-drawnmaponcanvasofthecentralThailand,depictingtherouteoftheBurma-SiamRailway,believedtohavebeendrawnbythe recipient whilst a Prisoner of War.
vi) Rank and unit insignia; and other ephemera.
AAnn OOmmnnaaii OOrrddeerr ooff tthhee SSppeecciiaall RRooyyaall EEmmbblleemm ggrroouupp ooff tthhrreeee aawwaarrddeedd ttoo MMrr.. MM.. CCoocckkbbuurrnn,, MMiinniissttrryy ooff DDeeffeennccee OOmmaann,,SSuullttaannaattee,OrderoftheSpecialRoyalEmblem,Expatriate’ssetofinsignia,by Asprey,London,comprisingsilvermedal, 38mm,hallmarksforLondon1985,miniaturemedal,ribandbarandpresentationscrollnamedto‘MauriceCockburn,Ministryof Defence’anddated18November1985,allincaseofissue;PeaceMedal,incardboxofissue,withrelatedminiatureaward; Glorious15thNationalDayMedal,incardboxofissue,withrelatedminiatureaward,thethreeminiaturesallmountedcourtstyle as worn, virtually mint state (3)
£200-£240
£80-£100 557711
557722
557744
OOttttoommaann EEmmppiirree, Liyakat Medal, silver, pierced with ornate suspension bar, good very fne
SoldwithasmallselectionmiscellaneousOttomanawards,includinga castcopy MedalforSt.Johnd’Acre1840;andtheplanchetsofaTurkish Crimea Medal 1855; and a Karadag Medal 1862.
OOttttoommaannEEmmppiirree,GallipoliStar1915,silveredandenamel,reversestamped‘BB.&Co.’,withretainingpin, redenamellosstoone arm of Star, and silver fnished rubbed in parts, especially on reverse top arm, therefore nearly very fne
£70-£90
RRuussssiiaa,,EEmmppiirree,Russo-TurkishWarMedal1828-29,silver;Russo-TurkishWarMeal1877-78(2),silver;bronze,Crossofthe OrderofSt.George,FourthClass,whitemetal,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘1279752’;togetherwitha castcopy Medalfor Bravery, Fourth Class; and a Centenary Commemorative Medal 1812-1912, nearly very fne (6)
£240-£280
SSeerrbbiiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofSt.Sava,Knight’sbreastbadge,61mmincludingcrownsuspensionx38mm,silverandenamel,Bishop with red robes, unmarked, in Arthus Bertrand, Paris, case of issue, about extremely fne £70-£90
SSppaaiinn,OrderofSt.SalvadorofAragon(2)breastbadge,47mm,giltandenamel,withpin-backsuspension;Star,70mm,giltand enamel,withreverseretainingpinnadtwoadditionalsupporthooks,bothhousedina Toye,Kenning&Spencer,London,case, of modern manufacture, extremely fne (3) £120-£160
TTuunniissiiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofNichanIftikah,2ndtype,FirstClassstar,80mm,silverandenamel,silvermarktoretainingpinand mint mark to reverse, with two additional support hooks, of local manufacture, nearly very fne £120-£160
TTuunniissiiaa,,KKiinnggddoomm,OrderofNichanIftikah,2ndtype(3),FourthClassbreastbadge,67mmincludingbowsuspensionx49mm, silverandenamel,mintmarktoreverse,oflocalmanufacture,withrosetteonriband;FifthClassbreastbadge(2),70mmincluding bowsuspensionx49mm,silverandenamel,silvermarktobowriband,oflocalmanufacture;62mmincludingbowsuspensionx 42mm, silver and enamel, unmarked, but of French manufacture, some enamel damage, nearly very fne (3) £80-£100
AA SSoovviieett UUnniioonn OOrrddeerr ooff tthhee PPaattrriioottiicc WWaarr ggrroouupp ooff ssiixxtteeeenn aawwaarrddeedd ttoo PPrriivvaattee II.. BB.. BBoonnddaarreennkkoo UUnniioonnooffSSoovviieettSSoocciiaalliissttRReeppuubblliiccss, OrderofthePatrioticWar,SecondClassbreastbadge,3rd‘1985’type,silver,gold,and enamel,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘3415422’,with MonetnyDvor mintmarkandscrew-backsuspension;UkrainianOrderof Courage,ThirdClassbadge,silver,gilt,andenamel,thereverseofficiallynumbered‘226542’; MedalforVictoryoverGermanyin theGreatPatrioticWar1945,bronze;CommemorativeMedalfortheCentenaryofZhukov’sBirth1896-1996,bronze; CommemorativeMedalforthe20thAnniversaryofVictoryintheGreatPatrioticWar1945-65,bronze;CommemorativeMedal forthe30thAnniversaryofVictoryintheGreatPatrioticWar1945-75,bronze;CommemorativeMedalforthe40thAnniversary ofVictoryintheGreatPatrioticWar1945-85,bronze;CommemorativeMedalforthe50thAnniversaryofVictoryintheGreat PatrioticWar1945-95,bronze;CommemorativeMedalforthe60thAnniversaryofVictoryintheGreatPatrioticWar1945 -2005,bronze;CommemorativeMedalforthe65thAnniversaryofVictoryintheGreatPatrioticWar1945-2010,bronze; UkrainianMedaltoaDefenderoftheFatherland,bronze;UkrainianMedalforthe60thAnniversaryofLiberation1944-2004, bronze; JubileeMedalforthe50thAnniversary oftheArmedForcesoftheSovietUnion1918-68,bronzeandenamel;Jubilee Medalforthe60thAnniversaryoftheArmedForcesoftheSovietUnion1918-78,bronze;JubileeMedalforthe70thAnniversary oftheArmedForcesoftheSovietUnion1918-88,bronze; UkrainianMedalforaVeteranoftheSecondWorldWar,bronze, with enamelled brooch bar, mounted as worn, about extremely fne (16)
£80-£100
SoldwiththeAwardBookletsandbestowalcardsforallthemedalsapartfromthelast;andthemedallionforthe25thAnniversaryofVictoryin the Great Patriotic War 1945-70, silvered and enamel.
UUnniitteeddSSttaatteessooffAAmmeerriiccaa,LegionofMerit,O fficer’sbreastbadge,giltandenamel,thereverseofficiallyengraved‘Paul Leistenschneider’, with gilt enamel emblem on riband, nearly extremely fne
PPaauullLLeeiisstteennsscchhnneeiiddeerrwasborninBasse-Yutzon16January1907andwasalawyerbyprofession.MobilisedatthebeginningoftheSecond WorldWar,hewasanearlysupporteroftheResistance,joiningtheKlébernetwork.InNovember1940,aftertheannexationofhisnative Moselle,hebeneftedfromtheimpositionofGermannationality,whichallowedhimtotravelfreelyinGermanyandAustria,andusedthis freedomtoprovidevaluableintelligencetohisnetwork.However,suspectedbytheGermanauthorities,hedecidedtojointheFreeFrenchin London;havingcrossedintoSpaininNovember1942,hewasinitiallyinternedintheMirandacamp,before fnallymakingittoEnglandinMarch 1943 where he joined the Free French forces and volunteered for special missions in France under the codename Carré AppointedregionalmilitarydelegatefortheMontpellierregion,LeistenschneiderwasdroppedbyplanenearLons-le-Saunierfromwherehe joinedhisassignmenton15September1943.CreatingalargeResistancenetworkofagents,hewassoonadditionallygivenoperationalcommand oftheToulouseregion,wherehemanagedtounifythedisparateresistancegroupsintoaco-ordinatedforce,beforeaddingtheLyonregiontohis areaofoperations.InJune1944,aftercarryingoutashortintelligencemissionduringtheGermanattackontheVercorsmaquis,hereturnedto Lyon;havingnotedthesuperiorityoftheGermantroopshedecidedtomakecontactwiththeAmericanarmyandthe1stFreeFrenchDivision; settingoff aloneonamotorcycle,hecrossedaregionheavywithGermanpatrolsandmanagedtojointhe36thAmericanDivisioninorderto proidethemwithvitalintelligencepriortotheirattackonLyon.WiththehelpofinformationprovidedbyLeistenschneider,the36thUSDivision and the 1st Free French Division liberated Lyon on 3 September 1944.
West Kent Yeomanry, Officer’s 1829-40 Pattern Shako Helmet. Averygoodandscarceattributedexample,1829-40pattern,Officer’s(BellTop)ShakoHelmetwithitsoriginalnamedJapanned helmettin,withabrassnameplate‘C.W.Martin,WestKentYeo,y’,thehelmetwithablackbeaverbody,sunkentop,gilton brassplumebaseandoriginalheartshapedgiltonbrassscrew,with38mmregimentalpatternsilverlacetoitsuppersection,the frontuppersectionwithacentralgiltmetalrosette,silverorwhitemetalLionmaskswithloopsattachedeastandwest,alarge detailedsilverWhiteHorseofKentbadgetothefrontcentrewithitsfeetuponapatentleatherbandthatcirclesthehelmet, withablackenedbuckletoitsreverse,attachedtothis,eastandwest,twolargeplateddiscswithalionuponacrownwith sixteenblackvelvetbackedgraduatedsilverplatedchinscalesattachedtoitsoppositematchingscalesviaapatentleatherstrap andblackenedbuckle,withadeeppatentleathersilvertrimmedpeak,theinteriorwitha63mmtanleathersweatbandwitha satincrimsonhalflinerattached,thebase,againwithsatincrimson,withacirculardiskstitchedtoapaperbackingwiththe maker’slogoanddetailsof ‘MOORE(LateBicknal&Moore)OldBondStreet’.(BicknalandMoorewerethepatenteesforthe regulationcapoftheBritishArmyatthattime,theywerealsoHat&GlovemakerstotheRoyalFamily).TheHelmetiscomplete withits fnebullionsilvercaplinesandtwoelaboratetasselled founders, withonetasselabsent,ablackhorsehairplumewithits silver ring and brass plume holder, overall very good and better condition, extremely well made and scarce £3,000-£4,000
CChhaarrlleessWWyykkeehhaammMMaarrttiinn,thesonofFiennesWykehamofLeedsCastle,Kent,wasbornon11September1801.EducatedatEtonCollegeand BalliolCollege,Oxford,in1821hisfatherassumedtheadditionalsurnameofMartin.ElectedasaFellowoftheRoyalSocietyofAntiquaries,a correspondingmemberoftheAcademyd'ArcheologiedeBelgique,andFellowoftheRoyalStatisticalSociety,hewasappointedasaDeputy LieutenantandJusticeofthePeaceforKent,andasaJusticeofthePeaceforHampshire.HewascommissionedintotheWestKentYeomanry andlateradvancedCaptainon11February1836,beforefurtherservicewiththe3rdBattalion,WestKentRifeVolunteers,withwhomhewas advancedLieutenantColonel.StandingunsuccessfullyforParliamentfortheNewport(IsleofWight)constituencyin1837,hewaselectedasthe MemberofParliamentin1841.Losinghisseatin1852,henextstoodunsuccessfullyforMaidstonein1853butwaselectedforWestKentatabyelectionin1857asaLiberal,losinghisseattwoyearslater.Atthe1865generalelectionhewaselectedforNewportagainandre-electedin1868, holding the seat until his death, aged 69, at Leeds Castle, on 30 October 1870.
Royal Sussex Regiment Officer’s Service Dress Cap; and Officer’s Insignia. ARoyalSussexRegimentServiceDressCap,theCappossiblyalaterexample,withbrassmountedbuttons,leatherstrapanda verygoodexampleOfficer’ssilverandenamelcapbadge,marked‘Sterling,London’,themaker’smarkillegible,withaGarterStar properwithblueandredenamelsupontheRousillonplumeandtitlescrollatbase,thereversewithtwolongcopperloops, very goodcondition;withaverygoodVictorianbullionandsilverexamplelargeForageCapBadge,thelowerhalfwithredbacking clothtomatchtheregiment’scapband,theupperhalftomatchthedarkbluecapcolour,withaGarterStarproperwithblue andredenamelswithinametalsilvercentre,withabullionwireRousillonplumeandbackstarandbullionsilverwiretitlescroll below‘RoyalSussexRegiment’,thebackingdetached,otherwiseverygoodcondition;withaRoyalSussexRegimentCollarBadge, with red green and blue enamels, the blue enamel mostly absent, good service worn condition (3)
£140-£180
Afghan Horse Artillery Officer’s Helmet. Agoodexample,verysimilartothe1847BritisharmyAlbertpattern,thispatternwornbeforeandduringtheSecondAfghan War,withagiltorbrassskullwithalargeplatewithalionmaskand foraldesignaboveabrassovaldiscmounteduponacopper star.centredwithtwocannonsfacingleftandAfghancalligraphyaboveandbelowthecannons,withbrassscrollworktrimming thehelmet,theleatherlinerandchinchainallpresent,withapurpleAlbertpatternplume, theleatherchinchainbackingatfault, some scratches and minor dents etc., good service worn condition
£200-£240
Royal Navy, Full Dress Lieutenant's Post 1902 Cased Epaulettes and early Victorian Royal Navy Sword Belt and Slings. Very fnequalitypost1902examplesintheir fttedtintransportcase,namedto‘LieutG.P.Sherston.R.N.’ withasilverbullion anchoruponagiltboardwithtwentyregulationgiltbulliontasselsattachedtothecrescentofeachandagiltKing’scrownbutton attached,markedtotheundersideingiltletteringonapatentleatherbase,withtheRoyalCrest‘BySpecialAppointmentToHis MajestyTheKing’‘GievesLimited’,itsJapannedmetalcasewithmaker’smarksuponabrassshieldfor‘GieveMatthews& SeagroveLtd.Portsmouth.London.Devonport’, verygoodcondition; withascarceVictorianexampleearlyOfficer’sRoyalNavy SwordBeltandSlingsforaJuniorOfficer,thebuckleingiltmetalwithaVictoriancrownaboveafouledanchorwithinawreath, unusuallythebartotheanchorisatanangle, withbenchmarks‘4’uponboththemaleandfemaleparts,theleatherbeltwith two gold bullion lines and heavy duty solid brass hooks clips etc., service worn condition with minor scuffs, etc. (lot) £160-£200 558833
GGeeoorrggeePPoonnssoonnbbyySShheerrssttoonn,thesonofMajorC.D.Sherston,wasborninCo.Kildare,Ireland,on31August1883.Hewascommissionedinto theRoyalNavyandadvancedLieutenant-Commanderon1April1913.ServingduringtheGreatWarhewasadvancedCommanderon30June, 1917andawardedboththeUnitedStatesNavyCrossandtheFrenchCroixdeGuerre.Continuedtoservepostwar,hewasplacedonthe RetiredListon10September,1927andsubsequentlyadvancedCaptain(Retired)on31August1928.RecalledforSecondWarservice,he revertedtotheRetiredListon31March1946andretiredtoKenya,wherehefarmedontheKamutwaSlopes,Machakos.HediedinNairobi, Kenya, on 25 June 1963.
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Royal Navy Division, Drake Battalion Cap Badge.
AverygoodbrassandwhitemetalexamplewithaKing’scrownaboveascrollinscribed‘Drake’,thesideswithoakleafsprays risingfromahalfglobewithasilveredshiptoitsvoidedcentre,withascrollbelowinscribedwiththemotto,‘AuxilioDivino’,the reversewithtwoloops,aslottothereverseoftheship,andatabletwithmaker’smarksfor ‘JRGauntLondon’ tothereverseof the crown, excellent condition £40-£50
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5th (Royal Irish) Lancers Other Ranks Full Dress Lance Cap Plate. And a 9th Lancers Plume and Base.
Agooddie-stampedgildedexample5th(RoyalIrish)LancersOtherRanksFullDressLanceCapPlate,withaKing’scrowned RoyalCoatofArms,aHarp,theMaidofErinandbattlehonoursuptoSouthAfrica1899-1902,withtheregimentaltitlebelow, thereversewithtwoscrewpostsandoriginalwasherandfastener fxings;the9thlancersblackhorsehairplumewithitsbrassgilt base, very good condition £60-£80
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7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars, Indian Mess Waiter or Servant’s Turban Badge.
Ascarcelargeandelaborateexample,sandcastwhitemetalwaiterorservant’sTurbanbadgewithalargecircularGarterbelt surmountedwithaVictoriancrown,withintheGarterbelttheregimentaltitle ‘7thQueensOwnHussars’,tothevoidedcentrea regimental monogram ‘QO’ reversed, 90 mm x 60 mm, the reverse with a brooch ftting, very good condition and scarce £100-£140
AgoodVictorianexample,circa1899-1901,withapairofuprightlancers,with,betweenthelancesanImperialcrownabovea Victorian cypher, the lower section with the numerals ‘XXI’, the reverse with four well toned loops, very good condition
£120-£160
21st (Empress of India’s) Lancers Officer’s Cap Badge.
Royal Armoured Corps Second War era Officer’s Beret Badge.
Avery fnehallmarkedsilverdie-castexample,withhallmarksforBirmingham1942-1943,andmaker’smarksfor ‘JRGaunt& Son’,withamailed fstwithabilletonthewristofthegauntlet‘RAC’,fromthewrist,twoconcentriccircles,eachwithbarbed ends, all surmounted with a King’s crown, the reverse with three silver loops, excellent condition £80-£100
General Service Imperial Yeomanry Slouch Hat Badge.
Agood,possibleOfficer’sexample,ofaRosetteofscarletandpurple,centredwithabronzePrinceofWales’plumeoffeathers abovetheletters ‘IY’, therosetteshowssignsofbeingremovedfromaslouchhatwithcottonstillbeingattached,excellent service worn condition
Scots Guards Sergeant’s Foreign Service Helmet Badge. Ascarcedie-stampedbrassexamplewithanImperialcrownedGarterstar, thereverselackingoneofitsthreeloops,the remaining two with damage due to mounting, otherwise very good condition
£80-£100
This design badge was also worn by early Scottish prison officials.
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
£280-£340
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4th and 5th Battalion’s (Queen’s Edinburgh Rifes) The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), Officer’s Glengarry Badge. Agoodsilverplatedexample,circa1908-1921,withastaroftheOrderoftheThistlemountedwithagiltImperialCrownabove thecentralmotto ‘NemoMeImpuneLacessit’andagiltstrungbuglebelow,centredwithagiltthistleandbuglewith damaged greenenamelbehindthecentraldevice,thereversewithtwoloopsandmaker’smarksfor‘Marshall&Aitken,Edinburgh, Registered number ‘540927’,good service worn condition, with some enamel damage
£60-£80 559966
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4th and 5th Battalion (Queen’s Edinburgh Rifes) The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) Officer’s Glengarry Badge. AgoodexampleofanOfficer’sGlengarryBadge,circa1908-1921,withasilverplatedstaroftheOrderoftheThistlemounted withanImperialcrownabovethecentralmotto‘NemoMeImpuneLacessit’,withastrungbuglebelow,withagiltcrown,central thistleandbugle,withgreenenamelbehindthecentraldevice,thereversewithtwo strengthened loopsandfeintmaker’smarks for ‘Marshall & Aitken, Edinburgh’, ‘Registered number ‘540927’, good condition
4th Volunteer Battalion, The Royal Scots, Other Rank’s Glengarry Badge.
AverygooddiestampedwhitemetalexamplewithaThistlestarbearingregimentaltitlescrolls ‘4thVolBatt’‘TheRoyalScots’, with Saint Andrew holding a Saltire to the voided centre, the reverse with two copper loops, very good condition
£40-£50
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6th Volunteer Battalion, The Royal Scots, Other Rank’s Glengarry Badge.
AverygooddiestampedwhitemetalexamplewithaThistlestarbearingtitlescrolls ‘6thVolBatt’,and ‘TheRoyalScots’,with Saint Andrew holding a Saltire to the voided centre, the reverse with two copper loops, very good condition
£40-£50
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Queen’s Edinburgh Rifes, Shoulder Belt Plate.
Averygooddie-struckblackenedbrassexamplewithadomedcircletinscribeduponthestrapwiththemotto‘NisiDominus Frustra’ , to the centre Edinburgh castle upon a checker board background, the reverse with two screw posts, excellent condition £60-£80
2nd (Grantham) Volunteer Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment, Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate.
Averygoodsilvereddie-struckexample,circa1883-1901,withacrownedblankplinthwithaVictoriancrownsurmountinga sprayoflaurelscentredwithalargesilversphinxtoadomedovalpolishedground,tothebaseofthespray,aregimentaltitle scroll‘2ndVolunteerBattalion’,belowthisanother‘TheLincolnshireRegiment’,thebackingplatewithfourscrewpostsandits completeoriginalnutandwasher fttings,withretailer’smarksfor ‘SamuelBrothers,Outftters,London’, bothsidesoftheblank scrollbelowthecrownhavedetachedfromthespraywhichdoesnotdetractfromthebadgeasthecrownisheldinpositionvia its screw post and fxings, otherwise very good condition £180-£220 660000
AverygoodVictorianexamplewithasilverplatedVictoriancrownedbuglecentredwithalargethistlerestinguponastippled ground, the reverse with two white metal loops, excellent condition £80-£100 660011
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2nd Volunteer Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers Other Ranks Helmet Plate.
AgoodandscarceVictorianexamplewithaVictoriancrownedwhitemetalstarwithlaurelsprayscentredwitharegimental GlengarryBadgewithregimentaltitleandmottoscrollswithafurthertitlescrollbelow ‘2ndVolunteerBattn.’,thereversewith three nicely toned lugs, very good condition and scarce £140-£180
3rd Lanarkshire Rife Volunteers Shako or Glengarry Badge.
Agoodqualitydie-stampedwhitemetalexample,circa1861-1901,withaVictoriancrownsurmountingaThistlepatternstar, centredwith ‘3’ uponastippledground,surroundedwithastrap‘LanarkshireRifeVolunteers’,thereversewithtwolug fasteners, north and south, excellent condition £60-£80 660033
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4th Lanarkshire Rife Volunteers Other Ranks Helmet Plate.
AgoodVictorianblackenedbrassexamplewithaVictoriancrownedMaltesecrosswithlionsbetweenthearms,withacirclet aroundthevoidedcentreinscribed‘BorderRifeVolunteers’,centredwithacrownedheartbelowamottoscroll‘DoeOrDie’, the reverse with three long loops, very good condition £100-£140
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Border Rife Volunteers, Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
AverygoodVictorianblackenedbrassexamplewithaVictoriancrownedcircletinscribed ‘BorderRifeVolunteers’ withavoided centre, with a crowned heart below the motto scroll ‘Doe Or Die’, the reverse with two loops, very good condition £50-£70
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Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) Officer’s Glengarry Badge.
Agoodexample,1937-1952patterninsilverandgilt,withanelongatedOrderoftheThistlestarmountedwithanEdwardian crownedoval,withtheregimentalmotto‘NemoMeImpuneLacessit’,withthistlespraystotheouteredgesaboveasphinx mounteduponaplinth,centredwithSaintAndrewholdingaSaltireinsilver,thereversewithtwocopperloops,theplatewitha closed back, a small area of verdigris stain to the ‘L’ and ‘A’ of ‘Lacessit’, otherwise good condition £70-£90
42nd Royal Highlanders Regiment of Foot (Black Watch) Sergeant’s Glengarry Badge.
£100-£140 660099
AverygoodVictorianexample,1868-1901pattern,inwhitemetalandcoppergiltwithanelongatedOrderoftheThistlestar, mountedwithaVictoriancrownedovalofathistlespraywiththeregimentalmotto‘NemoMeImpuneLacesset’,centredwith silver numerals ‘42’ above a sphinx mounted upon a plinth, the reverse with two well toned loop fxings, excellent condition
Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) Territorial Battalion Glengarry Badge.
Agood1908-1921patternexampleinwhitemetal,withanelongatedOrderoftheThistlestarmountedwithanEdwardian crownedoval,withtheregimentalmotto‘NemoMeImpuneLacessit’andthistlespraystotheouteredges,centredwithSaint AndrewholdingaSaltire,withtwopartregimentaltitlescrolls‘RoyalHighlanders’and‘BlackWatch’,thereversewithtwo copper loop fxings, good condition
AverygoodmultipartexampleinsilverandgiltwithanelongatedOrderoftheThistlestarmountedwithanEdwardiancrowned oval,withtheregimentalmotto‘NemoMeImpuneLacessit’within,withthistlespraystotheouteredges,centredinsilverwitha SaintAndrewholdingaSaltire,aboveasphinxrestinguponaplinth,withatwopartscrolleithersideofcrowninscribedwith ‘TheGlasgow’‘Highlanders’,withafurthertwopartscrolltothebasewiththeregimentaltitle ‘9th.Bn.’‘HLI’,thereversewith two copper loops and further pins holding the centre pieces, excellent condition £100-£140
2nd Volunteer Battalion Highland Light Infantry Other Ranks Helmet Plate.
AgoodandscarceVictorianexamplewithaVictoriancrownedwhitemetalstarwithlaurelsprayscentredwitharegimental GlengarryBadgeaboveatitlescroll ‘2ndVolunteerBattn.’, thereverselackingoneofitsthreeloops,theremainingtwonicely toned, otherwise very good condition and scarce £140-£180 661122
Highland Cyclist Battalion Territorial Force, Other Rank’s Glengarry Badge.
Averygoodwhitemetaldie-stampedexamplewithanelongatedOrderoftheThistlestarmountedonanEdwardiancrowned oval,withtheregimentalmotto‘NemoMeImpuneLacessit’ inscribedwithinthestrap,withthistlespraystotheouteredges, centredwithSaintAndrewholdingaSaltire,withtwopartregimentaltitlescrollseithersideofcrown‘Highland’‘Cyclist’ anda furthertwopartscrolltothebasewith‘Battalion’‘TF’,thereversewithtwocopperloops, someweartothehighpoints otherwise very good condition £50-£70
1st Fifeshire Rife Volunteer Corps Officer’s Helmet Plate.
AverygoodandscarceVictoriansilverplatedexamplewithaVictoriancrownedsilverplatedstarbearinglaurelspraysanda Garterstrapinscribed ‘1stFifeshireRifeVolunteerCorps’,centredwiththeThaneofFifeuponablackvelvetground,thereverse with three loops, very good condition £220-£260
1st Fifeshire Rife Volunteer Corps, Other Ranks Helmet Plate.
VerygoodexamplewithanovalwhitemetalwreathcentredwithSaintAndrewholdingaSaltire,thereversewithtwoloop fxings north and south, excellent condition £60-£80
2nd Aberdeenshire Rife Volunteers Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
AverygoodandscarceVictoriandie-stampedwhitemetalexample,circa1880-84,withanovalivywreathwithaninnerbelt inscribed‘2ndAberdeenshireR.V.’,withathistlespraytothelowerhalf,withSaintAndrewholdingaSaltiretothevoidedcentre, the reverse with two well toned loops, very good condition £100-£140 661177
3rd (Buchan) Volunteer Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders, Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
Averygoodandscarcedie-stampedwhitemetalexample,circa1885-1908,withanivyspraywithavoidedcentre,withathe crestoftheMarquessofHuntley(astag’shead)restinguponacoronet,inturnsittinguponamottoscroll‘Bydand’,abovea regimental title scroll inscribed ‘3rd V.B.G.H’, the reverse with two nicely toned loops,very good condition £180-£220
AverygoodVictorianexample,circa1880-87,withasilverplatedwhitemetalcircletinscribedwiththeregimentaltitleand motto‘InvernessHighlandR.V.ConcordiaEtFidelitas.’,withSaintAndrewholdingaSaltiretothevoidedcentre,thereversewith two nicely toned loops, excellent condition £60-£80
88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment, Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
AgoodVictorianbrassexample,circa1874-81,withaVictoriancrownaboveaharp,withthenumerals‘88’below,thereverse with two brass loops, east and west at the top of the harp, good service worn condition £50-£70
South Mayo Rifes Militia Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
AverygoodVictoriandie-stampedwhitemetalexample,circa1874-81,withshamrockspraysenclosingaVictoriancrownedoval witharegimentaltitle “SouthMayoRifes’ andthecountyprecedencenumber ‘15’,withaspreadeagletothevoidedcentre,the reverse with two lug fasteners, (see K.K. 1293), very good condition
£90-£120
1st Argyll Highland Rife Volunteers Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
5th Volunteer Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
£120-£160 662233
Averygoodandscarcedie-stampedwhitemetalexamplewithapointedwreathofthistles,withacoronetaboveacirclet inscribed,‘5thV.B.Argyll&Sutherland’,withaslightlydomedinnercircletcentredwithaboar’shead,wildcatandcypher,the reverse with two nicely tarnished loops, very good condition
1st Argyll Highland Rife Volunteers Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
Averygoodandscarcedie-stampedwhitemetalexampleinthepatternwornbytheArgyllandSutherlandHighlanders,witha wreathofthistlesaroundaslightlydomedcentralcirclet,inscribed‘1stArgyllHighlandRifeVolunteers’,withacoronetabovea cypher centred with a boar’s head and a cat, the reverse with two loops, very good condition
£120-£160
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Leinster Regiment, Officer’s Glengarry badge.
Agoodandscarcepost1881VictorianexamplewithaVictoriancrownedgiltgarterwithablackeneddomedsilvercentrebearing thePrinceofWales’splumesovertwomapleleaveswithabi-partbattlehonourscrollinscribed’Central’‘India’,thereversewith two nicely toned loops, very good service worn condition and scarce £180-£220
105th (Madras Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot Other Ranks Glengarry Badge.
AverygoodVictorianbrassexamplewithaVictoriancrownedFrenchHorn,centredwiththenumerals ‘105’,thereversewith two brass loops east and west, very good service worn condition and scarce £60-£80
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Officers Pagri Badge.
AscarceexamplewithanelongatedFusiliersbrassgrenadeithawhitemetalcastlecentredtotheball,withthe fagfacingleft, below a title scroll inscribed ‘Inniskilling’, the reverse with a stout pin and loop fxing, good service worn condition £80-£100
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Hertfordshire Regiment Officer’s Helmet Plate.
Agoodandscarceexample,circa1905-12,withanImperialcrownedeight-pointedstarpatternbackplatewithalaurelwreath, withacentrecircletwiththeregimentaltitle ‘TheHertfordshireRegiment’,withalodgedHarttothevoidedcentreuponablack velvet ground, the reverse complete with three loop fasteners, good service worn condition £200-£240
University College School, London Cadet Corps, XXth Middlesex Artist Rife Volunteers Cap Badge. Averygoodandscarceblackenedmetalorbronzediestampedexample,circa1902-1908,withavoidedcrownaboveascroll ‘CadetCorps’,withinalaurelsprayadoubleovalcirclettothecentreoutercirclewith‘XXthMiddlesexArtistRifeVolunteers’, theinnercirclecentredwiththeconjoinedheadsofMarsandMinervawiththemotto‘CumMarteMinerva’,tothebase,atripart scroll ‘University’ ‘College School’ ‘London’, the reverse with two loops, excellent condition £80-£100 663300
Assorted Scottish Officer Training Corps Cap and Sporran Badges. AgoodselectionofScottishOfficerTrainingCorpsCapandSporranBadges,includingagildingmetalStAndrew’sUniversityO.T. C.withaKing’scrown,withaslidertoreverse;EdinburghUniversityO.T.C.(2),whitemetalKing’scrowncapbadges,withsliders tothereverse;anothersimilarSporranBadge,with fttingtothereverse;EdinburghAcademyO.T.C,castwhitemetal,thereverse withtwoloops;GlasgowUniversityO.T.C.,bronze,thereversewithtwoloops;MerchistonCastleSchool,whitemetal,ovalwith themotto ‘ReadyAyeReady’ withinanovalGarterstrap,centredwiththeSchoolcrest,thereversewithtwoloops, verygood condition and better (7)
£100-£140
Lauderdale Rife Volunteers, Pouch Badge.
Averygoodandscarceovaldie-stampedblackenedbrassexample,outlinedwiththeregimentaltitlestrap ‘LauderdaleRife Volunteers 1860’, centred with Madonna and the child, the reverse with two loops, excellent condition £180-£220 663322
36th Division, Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) Cap Badge.
AverygoodandscarceGreatWareradie-castbronzeovalexamplewitharaisedrolledrimbearingtheHandofUlsterupona stippledground,thereversewithtwooriginallongloopsandmaker’smarksfor ‘Sharman.D.NiellLtd.Belfast’, verygood condition and scarce £80-£100 663333
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236th (New Brunswick Kilties) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force Cap Badge.
Averygoodbronzeddie-struckexamplewithaKing’scrownaboveasprayoflaurelwreathscentredwithSt.Andrewholdingthe Saltire,withthreescrolls ‘Sir’‘Sam’s’Own’ insideabeltinscribed ‘TheNewBrunswickKiltiesCanada’ abovethenumerals ‘236’ betweentwoscrolls ‘Overseas’‘Battalion’,withtwofurthermottoscrolls ‘SemperFidelis’ above,and ‘NemoMeImpune Lacesset’ below, the reverse with two loops, very good condition
£90-£120
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257th (Railway Construction) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force Cap Badge.
Averygoodbronzedie-struckexample,withamapleleafsurmountedwithaKing’scrownabovethesceneoftheconstruction ofarailway,centredwiththenumerals ‘257’,between ‘Over’ and ‘Seas’ belowatitlescroll ‘RailwayConstruction’,with ‘Battalion’ and ‘Canada’ below, the reverse with two loops, very good condition
AverygoodandscarceSecondWarbrassdie-stampedexamplewithavoidedcrownandlionsurmountingawingedparachute, the reverse with two nicely toned loops, excellent condition
£140-£180
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Parachute Regiment Officer’s Service Dress Collar Badges.
AverygoodmatchingpairofSecondWarbronzeddie-stampedexamples,withavoidedcrownandlionsurmountingawinged parachute, the reverses with two nicely toned loops, very good service worn condition £80-£100
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Army Air Corps Officer’s Hallmarked Silver Cap or Beret Badge.
AverygoodSecondWarsilverexamplewithavoidedKing’scrownedlaurelwreathandaneagleclutching,initstalons,anarched scrollwith‘A.A.C.’frettedwithin,thereversewiththreesilverlugswithhallmarksforBirmingham1942,andmaker’smarkstothe lower portion for ‘J R G & S’, for J.R. Gaunt and Sons, excellent condition
£360-£440
Army Air Corps Officer’s Service Dress Collar Badges.
Ascarcedie-stampedwhitemetalexampleNavalYardPoliceCapBadge,1stpattern,aropedovalwithaVictoriancrownupona fouled anchor to a voided centre, the reverse with two copper loops, excellent condition
£50-£70
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Assorted Police Badges.
AgoodandscarceselectionofPoliceBadgesincludingawhitemetalVictoriancrownedAberdeenshireConstabularyOfficer’scap badge,thereversewithtwocopperloops;awhitemetalCambridgeBoroughPoliceHelmetPlate,King’scrownwithabronze centre,thereversewiththreeloops;awhitemetalBournemouthBoroughPoliceCaporCollarBadge,thereversewithtwolong loops;ascarenickelsilverplatedPaisleyBurghPoliceKing’scrownhelmetplate,thereversewithtwoloops;anickelsilverFife (Fifeshire)ConstabularyCapBadge,thereversewithabrooch ftting;achromedKing’scrownGuernseyPoliceHelmetPlate,the reverse with two loops, the last possibly a copy, otherwise very good condition and better (6)
£160-£200
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Officer’s and Other Ranks Badges.
AselectionofOfficer’sandOtherRanksBadgesincludingabronzeImperialcrownedGeneralOfficer’sserviceCapBadge,the reversewithtwoloops;aStaffordshireYeomanryVictorianwhitemetalCaporCollarBadgewithaVictoriancrownabovea Staffordshireknot,thereversewithtwoloopsandanovaltabletbearingmaker’smarksfor ‘Firmin&Sons’ withfulladdress details;aFifeandForfarYeomanryNonCommissionedOfficer’sCapBadge,awhitemetalopenvisorexample,thereversewith twonicelytonedloops;a1stWiltshireRifeVolunteerswhitemetalGlengarryBadge,thereversewithtwonicelytonedloops;a RoyalArmyChaplain’sDepartment,Christianchaplain’sImperialcrownedpre1922patternunmarkedsilver(untested)example CapBadge,thereversewithmakersmark’sfor ‘H&S’ andtwoloops oneslightlybent,someslightscratchestotheobverse;a 24thMiddlesexRifeVolunteersbronzedImperialcrownedCollarBadge,thereversewithtwoloops;aMachineGunCorps Officer’ssilverCollarBadge,withhallmarksfor1918-19andmaker’smarksfor ‘J&Co.Birmingham’,thereversewithtwosilver loops, generally very good condition (7) £140-£180
A selection of Scottish Other Ranks Badges Agoodselectionincludingabrassexample26thRegimentofFootGlengarryBadge,thereversewithbrassloops, withminor damage;AKing’scrownsmallerversionwhitemetalexampleKing’sOwnScottishBorderersBadgewithavoidedcentre,the reversewithtwo pinched loopstoreverse;ananodisedexampleGordonHighlandersOtherRanksGlengarryBadge,thereverse withtwoloops;awhitemetalexampleSeaforthHighlandersGlengarryBadge,thereversewiththreeloops;awhitemetal exampleArgyllandSutherlandHighlandersGlengarryBadge, thereverselackingoneofitstwoloops;awhitemetalexample CameronHighlandersGlengarryBadgewithitsoriginaltartanbackingcloth,thereversewithtwoloops;aKing’scrownbrass exampleRoyalScotsFusiliersGlengarryBadge,thereversewithtwoloops;awhitemetalexampleArgyllandSutherland HighlandersGlengarryBadge,thereversewithtwoloops;awhitemetalexampleCameronHighlandersGlengarryBadge of modernmanufacture,thereversewithaslider;ananodisedexampleHighlandBrigadeGlengarryBadge,thereversewiththree loops, generally very good condition and better (10) £100-£140
Assorted Overseas Badges.
A good selection including a Victorian crowned Canadian General List white metal large badge, the reverse with two loops and a tablet with maker’s marks for ‘J R Gaunt’, very good condition; part of a brass Canadian Highlanders badge with a Stag’s head, the reverse with three loops, good condition; Australian, 9th Light Horse, cast in gilding metal, the reverse with two loops; Australian 13th Light Horse (2), the frst in blackened copper, both reverses with two loops, the frst with fattened and damaged loops; New Zealand 5th Wellington Regiment, Officer’s full gilt Badge, the reverse with a brooch ftting and maker’s marks for ‘J. R. Gaunt. London’; 16th Waikato Regiment, brass, the reverse with two loops; India, 1st Punjab Regiment, brass, King’s crown, the reverse with two loops; Dehra Dun Contingent Auxiliary Force, 1925-47 pattern, gilding metal; Ceylon Planter’s Rife Corps (2) the frst die-struck brass, the other one blackened die-cast, both reverses with two loops, north and south; Northern Rhodesia Regiment, copper, the reverse with a slider and maker’s marks for ‘Dowler Birmingham’; Transvaal Cadets, a white metal Pagri Badge, the reverse with a brooch fxing; a 1st Battalion Nigeria Regiment, large Pouch Belt Plate, the reverse with three loops; 11th Sudan Infantry Cap Badge, brass with a King’s crown, the reverse with two loops; Malay States Volunteer Force, white metal, the reverse with a slider (16) £180-£220
A selection of British Cap Badges and Shoulder Titles.
Agoodselectionincluding17thLancers(2)the frstnickelplatedorchromed,thereversewithasliderwithmaker’smarksfor ‘FirminLondon’,thesecondplatedwithloopstothereverse;anearlybrassLoyalSuffolkHussarsShoulderTitle,thereversetwo loops;averygoodRoyalArtilleryOfficer’sServiceDressexample,thereversewithblades;anearlybrassexampleWelshGuards ShoulderTitle,thereversewiththreeloops;aKing’sLiverpoolRegimentOfficer’sCollarBadgeorSideCapbadge,thereverse withtwoloops;agoodearlyexampleBuffs(EastKentRegiment),thereversewithtwotonedloops;aLeicestershireRegiment CapBadge,1898-1902pattern,thereversewithnicelytonedloops;LincolnshireRegimentShoulderTitles(2),bothbrass examples, the reverses with loops, generally very good condition (10) £90-£120
Agoodselectionofbrass,bronzed,giltandawhitemetalexamplesofGreatWareraregimentalbuttons,allCanadian,including 2ndEastOntario;16thCanadianScottish;31stAlberta;43rdCameronHighlandersofCanada;49thEdmontonRegiment;75th Toronoto;85thNovaScotiaHighlanders;253CanadianOverseasBattalion,etc.,mounteduponacard,assortedsizes, generally very good condition (39) £50-£70
Royal Scots Fusiliers Pipe Banner.
Alikelymid20thcenturynavybluePipeBanner,withagoldenfringe,theobverseembroideredwithathistleinsidetheregimental motto ‘NemoMeImpuneLacessit’,surmountedbyacrownwiththeregimentaltitlescroll ‘Royal.Scots.Fusiliers.’ aboveSt. AndrewholdingaSaltire.Thereversewithanembroideredcrestfeaturingaredlionrampantuponawhiteshieldwithapattern ofarrows,surmountedbyabishop'smitreandaredandwhitetorse,withamottobannerbelow ‘JesusHominumSalvator’, the topofthereverseofthebannerwithwearholesandateartothelefthandside,withamissingareaofmaterialapproximately 40 mm x 30 mm, otherwise good condition £50-£70
O RD E RS, D ECORATIONS,M EDALS ANDMIL ITA RIA R 2025
Please bid on my behalf at the above sale for the following Lot(s) up to the price(s) mentioned overleaf. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids or any reserve.
I understand that in the case of a successful bid, a premium of 24 per cent (plus VAT if delivered or collected within the UK) will be payable by me on the hammer price of all lots.
Please see the Terms and Conditions of Business for any other charges which may be applicable.
Please ensure your bids comply with the steps outlined below:
Up to £100 by £5
£100 to £200 by £10
£200 to £500 by £20
£500 to £1,000 by £50
£1,000 to £2,000 by £100
£2,000 to £5,000 by £200
£5,000 to £10,000 by £500
£10,000 to £20,000 by £1,000
£20,000 to £50,000 by £2,000 etc.
Bids of unusual amounts will be rounded down to the bid step below and will not take precedence over a similar bid unless received rst.
NOTE:
All bids placed other than via our website should be received by 4 PM on the day prior to the sale. Although we will endeavour to execute any late bids, Noonans cannot accept responsibility for bids received after that time. It is strongly advised that you use our online Advance Bidding Facility. If you have a valid email address bids may be entered, and amended or cancelled, online at www.noonans.co.uk right up until a lot is o ered. You will receive a con rmatory email for all bids and amendments, Bids posted to our o ce using this form will be entered by our sta using the same Advance Bidding Facility. There is, therefore, no better way of ensuring the accuracy of your advance bids than to place them yourself online.
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SUCCESSFUL BIDS
Should you be a successful bidder you will receive an invoice detailing your purchases. All purchases are sent by registered post unless otherwise instructed, for which a minimum charge of £12.00 (plus VAT if resident in the UK) will be added to your invoice. All payments for purchases must be made in pounds sterling. Please check your bids carefully.
PRICES REALISED
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CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING BUYERS
1 The buyer
The highest bidder shall be the buyer at the ‘hammer price’ and any dispute shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion. Every bidder shall be deemed to act as principal unless there is in force a written acknowledgement by Noonans Auctions Ltd. (“Noonans”) that he acts as agent on behalf of a named principal. Bids will be executed in the order that they are received.
2 Minimum increment
The auctioneer shall have the right to refuse any bid which does not conform to Noonans’ published bidding increments which may be found at noonans.co.uk and in the bidding form included with the auction catalogue.
3 The premium
The buyer shall pay to Noonans a premium of 24% on the ‘hammer price’ and agrees that Noonans, when acting as agent for the seller, may also receive commission from the seller in accordance with Condition 16.
4 Value Added Tax (VAT)
The buyers’ premium is subject to the current rate of Value Added Tax if the lot is delivered to or collected by the purchaser within the UK.
Lots marked ‘X’ are subject to importation VAT of 5% on the hammer price unless re-exported outside the UK, as per the conditions below.
Buyers who wish to hand carry their lots to export them from the UK will be charged VAT at the prevailing rate and importation VAT (where applicable) and will not be able to claim a VAT refund.
Buyers will only be able to secure a VAT free invoice and/or VAT refund if the goods are exported by Noonans or a pre-approved commercial shipper. Where the buyer instructs a pre-approved commercial shipper, proof of correct export out of the UK must be provided to Noonans by the buyer within 30 days of export and no later than 90 days from the date of the sale. Refunds are subject to a £50 administrative fee.
5. Artist’s Resale Rights (Droit de Suite)
Lots marked ARR in the catalogue indicate lots that may be subject to this royalty payment.
The royalty will be charged to the buyer on the ‘hammer price’ and is in addition to the buyers’ premium. Royalties are charged on a sliding percentage scale as shown below but do not apply to lots where the hammer price is less than 1000 euros. The payment is calculated on the rate of exchange at the European Central Bank on the date of the sale.
All royalty charges are paid in full to The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS).
Portion of the hammer price Royalties
From 0 to €50,000 4%
From €50,000.01 to €200,000 3%
From €200,000.01 to €350,000 1%
From €350,000.01 to €500,000 0.5%
6 Payment
When a lot is sold the buyer shall:
(a) con rm to Noonans his or her name and address and, if so requested, give proof of identity; and
(b) pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling within ve working days of the end of the sale (unless credit terms have been agreed with Noonans before the auction). Please note that we will not accept cash payments in excess of £5,000 ( ve thousand pounds) in settlement for purchases made at any one auction.
7 Noonans may, at its absolute discretion, agree credit terms with the buyer before an auction under which the buyer will be entitled to take possession of lots purchased up to an agreed amount in value in advance of payment by a determined future date of the ‘total amount due’.
8 Any payments by a buyer to Noonans may be applied by Noonans towards any sums owing from that buyer to Noonans on any account whatever, without regard to any directions of the buyer, his or her agent, whether expressed or implied.
9 Collection of purchases
The ownership of the lot(s) purchased shall not pass to the buyer until he or she has made payment in full to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’ in pounds sterling.
10 (a) The buyer shall at his or her own expense take away the lot(s) purchased not later than 5 working days after the day of the auction but (unless credit terms have been agreed in accordance with Condition 7) not before payment to Noonans of the ‘total amount due’.
(b) The buyer shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges on any lot not taken away within 5 working days after the day of the auction.
(c) The packing and handling of purchased lots by Noonans sta is undertaken solely as a courtesy to clients and, in the case of fragile articles, will be undertaken only at Noonans’ discretion. In no event will Noonans be liable for damage to glass or frames, regardless of the cause. Bulky lots or sharp implements, etc., may not be suitable for in-house shipping.
11 Buyers’ responsibilities for lots purchased
The buyer will be responsible for loss or damage to lots purchased from the time of collection or the expiry of 5 working days after the day of the auction, whichever is the sooner. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents shall thereafter be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, while any lot is in its custody or under its control.
Loss and damage warranty cover at the rate of 1.5% will be applied to any lots despatched by Noonans to destinations outside the UK, unless speci cally instructed otherwise by the consignee.
12 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchase
If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with Conditions 6 and 10, or if there is any other breach of either of those Conditions, Noonans as agent of the seller shall, at its absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights it may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies:
(a) to proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract.
(b) to rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the defaulting buyer at the same or any other auction.
(c) to re-sell the lot or cause it to be re-sold by public auction or private sale and the defaulting buyer shall pay to Noonans any resulting de ciency in the ‘total amount due’ (after deduction of any part payment and addition of re-sale costs) and any surplus shall belong to the seller.
(d) to remove, store and insure the lot at the expense of the defaulting buyer and, in the case of storage, either at Noonans’ premises or elsewhere.
(e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month on the ‘total amount due’ to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 5 working days after the day of the auction.
(f) to retain that or any other lot sold to the same buyer at the sale or any other auction and release it only after payment of the ‘total amount due’.
(g) to reject or ignore any bids made by or on behalf of the defaulting buyer at any future auctions or obtaining a deposit before accepting any bids in future.
(h) to apply any proceeds of sale then due or at any time thereafter becoming due to the defaulting buyer towards settlement of the ‘total amount due’ and to exercise a lien on any property of the defaulting buyer which is in Noonans’ possession for any purpose.
13 Liability of Noonans and sellers
(a) Goods auctioned are usually of some age. All goods are sold with all faults and imperfections and errors of description. Illustrations in catalogues are for identi cation only. Buyers should satisfy themselves prior to the sale as to the condition of each lot and should exercise and rely on their own judgement as to whether the lot accords with its description. Subject to the obligations accepted by Noonans under this Condition, none of the seller, Noonans, its servants or agents is responsible for errors of descriptions or for the genuineness or authenticity of any lot. No warranty whatever is given by Noonans, its servants or agents, or any seller to any buyer in respect of any lot and any express or implied conditions or warranties are hereby excluded.
(b) Any lot which proves to be a ‘deliberate forgery’ may be returned by the buyer to Noonans within 15 days of the date of the auction in the same condition in which it was at the time of the auction, accompanied by a statement of defects, the number of the lot, and the date of the auction at which it was purchased. If Noonans is satis ed that the item is a ‘deliberate forgery’ and that the buyer has and is able to transfer a good and marketable title to the lot free from any third party claims, the sale will be set aside and any amount paid in respect of the lot will be refunded, provided that the buyer shall have no rights under this Condition if:
(i) the description in the catalogue at the date of the sale was in accordance with the then generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts or fairly indicated that there was a con ict of such opinion; or (ii) the only method of establishing at the date of
publication of the catalogue that the lot was a ‘deliberate forgery’ was by means of scienti c processes not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which was unreasonably expensive or impractical.
(c) A buyer’s claim under this Condition shall be limited to any amount paid in respect of the lot and shall not extend to any loss or damage su ered or expense incurred by him or her.
(d) The bene t of the Condition shall not be assignable and shall rest solely and exclusively in the buyer who, for the purpose of this condition, shall be and only be the person to whom the original invoice is made out by Noonans in respect of the lot sold.
CONDITIONS MAINLY CONCERNING SELLERS AND CONSIGNORS
14 Warranty of title and availability
The seller warrants to Noonans and to the buyer that he or she is the true owner of the property or is properly authorised to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. The seller will indemnify Noonans, its servants and agents and the buyer against any loss or damage su ered by either in consequence of any breach on the part of the seller.
15 Reserves
The seller shall be entitled to place, prior to the rst day of the auction, a reserve at or below the low estimate on any lot provided that the low estimate is more than £100. Such reserve being the minimum ‘hammer price’ at which that lot may be treated as sold. A reserve once placed by the seller shall not be changed without the consent of Noonans. Noonans may at their option sell at a ‘hammer price’ below the reserve but in any such cases the sale proceeds to which the seller is entitled shall be the same as they would have been had the sale been at the reserve. Where a reserve has been placed, only the auctioneer may bid on behalf of the seller.
16 Authority to deduct commission and expenses
The seller authorises Noonans to deduct commission at the ‘stated rate’ and ‘expenses’ from the ‘hammer price’ and acknowledges Noonans’ right to retain the premium payable by the buyer.
17 Rescission of sale
If before Noonans remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the buyer makes a claim to rescind the sale that is appropriate and Noonans is of the opinion that the claim is justi ed, Noonans is authorised to rescind the sale and refund to the buyer any amount paid to Noonans in respect of the lot.
18 Payment of sale proceeds Noonans shall remit the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller 35 days after the auction, but if by that date Noonans has not received the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer then Noonans will remit the sale proceeds within ve working days after the date on which the ‘total amount due’ is received from the buyer. If credit terms have been agreed between Noonans and the buyer, Noonans shall remit to the seller the sale proceeds 35 days after the auction unless otherwise agreed by the seller.
19 If the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within 3 weeks after the auction, Noonans will endeavour to notify the seller and
take the seller’s instructions as to the appropriate course of action and, so far as in Noonans’ opinion is practicable, will assist the seller to recover the ‘total amount due’ from the buyer. If circumstances do not permit Noonans to take instructions from the seller, the seller authorises Noonans at the seller’s expense to agree special terms for payment of the ‘total amount due’, to remove, store and insure the lot sold, to settle claims made by or against the buyer on such terms as Noonans shall in its absolute discretion think t, to take such steps as are necessary to collect monies due by the buyer to the seller and if necessary to rescind the sale and refund money to the buyer if appropriate.
20 If, notwithstanding that, the buyer fails to pay to Noonans the ‘total amount due’ within three weeks after the auction and Noonans remits the ‘sale proceeds’ to the seller, the ownership of the lot shall pass to Noonans.
21 Charges for withdrawn lots
Where a seller cancels instructions for sale, Noonans reserve the right to charge a fee of 15% of Noonans’ then latest middle estimate of the auction price of the property withdrawn, together with Value Added Tax thereon if the seller is resident in the UK, and ‘expenses’ incurred in relation to the property.
22 Rights to photographs and illustrations
The seller gives Noonans full and absolute right to photograph and illustrate any lot placed in its hands for sale and to use such photographs and illustrations and any photographs and illustrations provided by the seller at any time at its absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with the auction).
23 Unsold lots
Where any lot fails to sell, Noonans shall notify the seller accordingly. The seller shall make arrangements either to re-o er the lot for sale or to collect the lot.
24 Noonans reserve the right to charge commission up to one-half of the ‘stated rates’ calculated on the ‘bought-in price’ and in addition ‘expenses’ in respect of any unsold lots.
GENERAL CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS
25 Noonans sells as agent for the seller (except where it is stated wholly or partly to own any lot as principal) and as such is not responsible for any default by seller or buyer.
26 Any representation or statement by Noonans, in any catalogue as to authorship, attribution, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. Every person interested should exercise and rely on his or her own judgement as to such matters and neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for the correctness of such opinions.
27 Whilst the interests of prospective buyers are best served by attendance at the auction, Noonans will, if so instructed, execute bids on their behalf. Neither Noonans nor its servants or agents are responsible for any neglect or default in doing so or for failing to do so.
28 Noonans shall have the right, at its discretion, to refuse admission to its premises or attendance
at its auctions by any person.
29 Noonans has absolute discretion without giving any reason to refuse any bid, to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots, to withdraw any lot from the auction and in case of dispute to put up any lot for auction again.
30 (a) Any indemnity under these Conditions shall extend to all actions, proceedings costs, expenses, claims and demands whatever incurred or su ered by the person entitled to the bene t of the indemnity. (b) Noonans declares itself to be a trustee for its relevant servants and agents of the bene t of every indemnity under these Conditions to the extent that such indemnity is expressed to be for the bene t of its servants and agents.
31 Any notice by Noonans to a seller, consignor, prospective bidder or buyer may be given by rst class mail or airmail and if so given shall be deemed to have been duly received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.
32 These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. All transactions to which these Conditions apply and all matters connected therewith shall also be governed by English law. Noonans hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and all other parties concerned hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
33 In these Conditions:
(a) ‘catalogue’ includes any advertisement, brochure, estimate, price list or other publication; (b) ‘hammer price’ means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the auctioneer to the buyer;
(c) ‘total amount due’ means the ‘hammer price’ in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and additional charges and expenses due from a defaulting buyer in pounds sterling;
(d) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source which is not shown to be such in the description in the catalogue and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with that description;
(e) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller being the ‘hammer price’ of the lot sold less commission at the ‘stated rates’ and ‘expenses’ and any other amounts due to Noonans by the seller in whatever capacity and howsoever arising;
(f) ‘stated rate’ means Noonans’ published rates of commission for the time and any Value Added Tax thereon;
(g) ‘expenses’ in relation to the sale of any lot means Noonans charges and expenses for insurance, illustrations, special advertising, certi cation, remedials, packing and freight of that lot and any Value Added Tax thereon; (h) ‘bought-in price’ means 5 per cent more than the highest bid received below the reserve.
34 Vendors’ commission of sales
A commission of 15 per cent is payable by the vendor on the hammer price on lots sold. Insurance is charged at 1.5 per cent of the hammer price.
35 VAT
Commission, illustrations, insurance and expenses are subject to VAT if the seller is resident in the UK.
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