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Naval Sextant, a good brass and gun metal naval sextant, constructed by J. Coombes Optician and Instrument Maker, Devonport. The scale further inscribed with the owners name ‘H. Bouverie Deedes R.N.’ Contained in its original mahogany brass bound case, the lid with inset brass plaque inscribed ‘Bouverie Deedes R.N.’, also with ivory makers plaque, complete with accesories. The interior of the lid with origial card certificate of the National Physical Laboratory, this dated December...
£500–£600
Cap badges and other insignia, Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps etc., see illustration (49)
£150–£200
Midshipman’s Journal, an important wartime journal kept by Lieutenant Cameron St Clair Ingham, Royal Navy, for the period August to December 1914, whilst aboard H.M.S. Invincible at the battles of Helgoland and the Falkland Islands; together with a good quantity of original documentation, including portrait photograph, Certificates of Appointment to various ships, Captain’s ‘flimsies’, and three volumes entitled ‘Ashore and Afloat 1900 to 1950’ being his unpublished...
£1,500–£2,000
Pair: Driver Nur Bakhsh, No. 6 Bombay Mountain Battery India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1889-92, Lushai 1889-92 (530 Driver, No. 6 Bo. Mn. By.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (530 K. Driver, No. 6 Bo. Mtn. By.) contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (2)
£160–£180
Three: Captain A. B. Baines, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (Lieut., Oxf. & Bucks.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.), Bronze Memorial Plaque (Athelstan Basil Baines) this with envelope and card box of issue, together with cap badge and copy photograph mounted for display in a wood frame, extremely fine (4)
£450–£550
A Great War ‘First Day of The Somme Casualty’ Trio to Second Lieutenant S. Thomas, Suffolk Regiment, formerly Honourable Artillery Company 1914-15 Star (3982 Pte., H.A.C.); British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut.) with Bronze Memorial Plaque (Sydney Thomas) this neatly pierced at 6 o’clock and 12 o’clock; together with an original letter from the War Office Accounts Department, dated 4 October 1916, detailing the monies due to his estate after his death, showing a total of forty...
Six: Group Captain T. J. X. Canton, Royal Air Force General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (F/L., R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D., good very fine (6)
£180–£220
Six: Sergeant D. L. Smith, Royal Artillery, later Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D.; Efficiency Medal, Territorial, E.II.R., with two additional service bars and two rosettes (933791 Bdr., R.A.), together with the recipient’s uniform jacket with insignia of Royal Surrey Regiment, bullion Sergeant’s stripes and corresponding medal ribbons; original letter from 3rd Bn. Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment,...
£80–£100
Four: Warrant Officer M. Whitmore, Wireless Operator and Air Gunner, Nos. 210 and 423 Flying Boat Squadrons, Coastal Command, who flew several sorties with Flying Officer J. A. Cruickshank, later to win the Victoria Cross 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals, together with two photographs and the recipient’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book for the period June 1941 to October 1944, good very fine (4)
£200–£250
Pair: Flight Lieutenant R. H. Vartan, Squadron Medical Officer, No. 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron Defence and War Medals, together with R.A.F. Identity Card, Notice of Calling Out (1939), document of appointment as Medical Officer at R.A.F. Station Hucknall, various news cuttings and a photograph album relating to his time with the squadron, extremely fine (2)
£100–£120
Four: Sergeant I. C. Seager, No. 512 Squadron, Royal Air Force, killed in action during a supply sortie in support of the D-Day ‘Overlord’ landings on 6 June 1944 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, these in their card box of issue with named condolence slip addressed to his mother, together with the recipient’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book for the period May 1943 to June 1944, R.A.F. Sight Log Book, a Telegram reporting him missing,...
£300–£350
Three: Flight Sergeant G. H. Davison, No. 613 Squadron, who carried out Anti-Aircraft Calibration flights in Lysanders over London during the Battle of Britain and was later killed in action with No. 83 Squadron 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal, together with several photographs and the recipient’s two Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Books for the period June 1940 to April 1942, good very fine (3)
£400–£500
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (2837 Pte. J. Short, 1/R. Suss. R.) the second clasp a contemporary tailor’s copy, brooch marks to the obverse, therefore good fine
Five: Flight Lieutenant Stanley Few, Nos. 26 and 12 Squadrons, South African Air Force 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; War Medal; Africa Service Medal, the War Medal renamed, otherwise all officially impressed (543861 S. Few) together with the recipient’s Flying Log Book for the period February 1943 to October 1945, Radio Note Book, photograph album and other related original documents, good very fine (5)
£250–£300
The group of Decorations awarded to Sir Henry Hallett Dale, O.M., G.B.E., M.D., F.R.S., Nobel prize winner in 1938 and one of Britain’s most outstanding leaders of Medical research The Order of the British Empire, G.B.E. (Civil) 2nd type, sash badge and breast star in silver, gilt and enamels, the set complete with evening dress sash in its Garrard & Co. Ltd case of issue, small enamel chip to the point of one arm of the badge; Knight Bachelor Badge, 1st large type breast badge in...
£1,800–£2,200
A C.I.E. group of nine awarded to Lieutenant W. H. E. Garrod, who served with the Royal Marine Divisional Engineers in Gallipoli before transferring to the Royal Engineers and later to the Indian Service of Engineers The Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., neck badge in gold and enamels, enamel repaired in several places; 1914-15 Star (Deal 629-S, Spr., R.M.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. (Lieut.); War Medal; India Service Medal; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953,...
£300–£400
A superb D.S.O., D.F.C. and Bar group of eight awarded to Group Captain Robert McFarlane, Nos. 83, 9 and 50 Squadrons, Royal Air Force, a pilot on Hampdens and Manchesters, three times mentioned in despatches and decorated for the attack on the German warships “Scharnhorst”, “Gneisenau” and “Prinz Eugen” during their Channel dash in February 1942 Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., the reverse of the lower suspension officially dated ‘1944’; Distinguished Flying Cross,...
£3,500–£4,000
A fine ‘Berlin Airlift’ O.B.E., ‘Middle East Operations’ D.F.C., and ‘V.I.P. Flight’ A.F.C. group of ten awarded to Wing Commander H. S. Grimsey, Royal Air Force The Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) 2nd type; Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1944’; Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1947’; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star;...
£2,400–£2,800
An interesting Air Gunner’s D.F.C. and Bar group of six awarded to Squadron Leader A. D. Webb, Nos. 78 and 77 Squadrons, Royal Air Force, whose sorties included Operation ‘Colossus’, the first British airborne operation of the war Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1941’, with Second Award Bar, the reverse officially dated ‘1945’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals, together with...
£1,500–£1,800
A fine V-1 ‘Diver’ Ace’s D.F.C. group of five awarded to Flight Lieutenant D. C. ‘Denny’ Parker, No. 129 (Mysore) Squadron, Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1945’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France and Germany; Defence and War Medals, together with the recipient’s original R.C.A.F. Pilot’s Flying Log Book for the period January 1942 to April 1946, good very fine (5)
£1,600–£1,800
A ‘Burma Front’ Supply Pilot’s A.F.C. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer H. E. Marsh, No. 117 Squadron, Royal Air Force Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1945’; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, together with his R.A.F. Pilot’s Flying Log Book for the period January 1942 to June 1944, his Air Forces in India Pilot’s Flying Log Book for the period July 1944 to February 1946, a leather document case and various documents, good very...
£800–£900
A Second World War Flying Instructor’s A.F.M. group of three awarded to Warrant Officer D. W. Palmer, Royal Air Force Air Force Medal, G.VI.R. (1188071 F/Sgt. D. W. Palmer, R.A.F.); Defence and War Medals, together with four Pilot’s Flying Log Books for the period September 1941 to September 1945, various Aviator’s Certificates, numerous photographs, letters, flying maps and other documents including Civil Air Guard badges and insignia, and the Great War pair awarded to his father...
£1,000–£1,200
The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Civil) silver-gilt neck badge (an officially converted breast badge) hallmarked London 1913, in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue, extremely fine
£110–£130
The Order of St. Michael and St. George, K.C.M.G., neck badge in gold and enamels, 67 mm excluding crown and suspension, and breast star in silver with appliqué centre in gold and enamels, 88 mm, the set complete with neck ribbon and gold clasp, contained in its damaged R. & S. Garrard & Co. case of issue, some very minor enamel chips to the centres of the badge, otherwise extremely fine (2)
The Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., breast badge in gold and enamels, complete with gold ribbon buckle, in a later Garrard & Co. case of issue, minor enamel chip to one arm, otherwise extremely fine
The Royal Victorian Order, G.C.V.O., sash badge and breast star, in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, both pieces officially numbered ‘465’, the set complete with full dress sash in its Collingwood, London case of issue, extremely fine (2)
£900–£1,200
The Royal Victorian Order, C.V.O., Lady’s breast badge in silver-gilt and enamels, the reverse officially numbered ‘C11L’, mounted on bow and tails in its Collingwood, London numbered case of issue, small chip to the blue enamel central circlet, otherwise extremely fine and scarce
The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., 4th class, Lday’s breast badge in silver-gilt and enamels, the reverse officially numbered ‘27L’, mounted on bow and tails in its Collingwood case of issue; The Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) 1st type Lady’s breast badge, with Jubilee hallmark for London 1934-35, mounted on bow and tails in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue; Jubilee 1935, mounted on bow in its card box of issue; Coronation 1937, mounted on bow in its card box of...
The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., 5th class, Lady’s breast badge in silver, gilt and enamels, the reverse officially numbered ‘L.93’, mounted on bow and tails in its numbered Collingwood case of issue; together with Jubilee Medal 1977, mounted on bow, in its card box of issue, the first with a minor chip to blue enamel central circlet, otherwise extremely fine (2)
Allied Subjects Medal, bronze, unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fine and scarce
£350–£400
King’s Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom, G.VI.R., unnamed as issued, nearly extremely fine and scarce
Pair: Private S. E. Bunyan, Worcester Regiment British War and Victory Medals (43348 Pte., Worc. R.) in damaged card box of issue with forwarding envelope, together with Certificate of Transfer to Reserve on Demobilisation, this officially endorsed “Repatriated Prisoner of War”, nearly extremely fine (2)
Hammer Price: £25
British War Medal (2) (49662 Dvr. F. Tennant, R.A.; 4672 Pte. H. Timms, K.R.R.C.); Great War Pairs (2) (3306 Pte. S. A. Windsor, Midd’x. R.; W. M. Carnie, B.R.C.S.) very fine (6)
Hammer Price: £30
Three: Acting Sergeant J. A. Gentle, Royal Artillery British War Medal (180506 Gnr., R.A.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (180506 A/Sgt.., R.A.); Defence Medal, together with corresponding dress miniatures, with additional O.B.E. 2nd type and Victory Medal, nearly extremely fine (8)
Hammer Price: £35
Efficiency Medal, Territorial, G.VI.R., 1st issue (4270659 Fus. J. O. Meekins, N.F.) good very fine
Three: Engineer Lieutenant Commander Arthur H. Tilt, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (Eng. Lt., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Eng. Lt. Cr., R.N.) nearly extremely fine (3)
Hammer Price: £40
Pair: Lieutenant R. H. A. Dunn, Royal Naval Reserve 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal (Lieut., R.N.R.) Pair: Midshipman F. A. C. Thacker, Royal Naval Reserve British War and Victory Medals (Mid., R.N.R.) the War Medal officially re-impressed, otherwise extremely fine (4)
Family Group Three: Private R. W. Anderson, Royal Army Medical Corps 1914-15 Star Trio (58400 Pte., R.A.M.C.) Four: Sergeant L. L. Anderson, Royal Air Force 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, in their named card box of issue together with photograph, R.A.F. Association Life Membership Card and two ribbon bars, the trio nearly very fine, otherwise good very fine (7)
Hammer Price: £45
Five: Rifleman Manbahadur Gurung, 11th Gurkha Rifles 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal; India Service Medal; Indian Independence Medal 1947, all with impressed naming (9400595 Rfn., 11 G.R.) very fine (5)
Pair: Sapper L. E. Baker, Royal Engineers Korea 1950-53 (22541918 Spr., R.E.); U.N. Korea, official correction to surname, otherwise good very fine (2)
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